June 27, 2012
Paper on trial for stories linking ex-mayor to rape of Pueblo girl
The Gallup Independent is being sued for defamation and libel for publishing stories that linked the former mayor of Gallup, New Mexico, to the sexual assault of a Zuni Pueblo...
Frank Chee Willeto, Navajo Code Talker, passes away at age 87
Frank Chee Willeto, a Navajo Code Talker and a former vice president of the Navajo Nation died on June 23. He was 87. Willeto was born on June 6, 1925,...
Snoqualmie Tribe makes agreement for early payoff of hospital
The Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington reached an agreement that revised the purchase price of a hospital. In 2008, the tribe bought the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital for $30 million. The tribe...
Mark Trahant: Day before tomorrow -- thoughts on Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will most likely issue a decision on Thursday that will leave a mess behind. I doubt there will be a clean decision -- up or down --...
Oglala Sioux Tribe honors activist Russell Means on special day
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota honored one of its most famous citizens on Tuesday. The tribe recognized June 26, 2012, as Russell Means Day in honor of activist...
Tribes unite for new organization to protect Internet businesses
Tribes have formed a new organization called the Native American Financial Services Association to protect their Internet payday loan businesses. The organization was formed by the merger of the Native...
Makah Nation acquires ceded lands with $25M trust settlement
The Makah Nation of Washington has used about half of its $25 million trust settlement to reacquire some ancestral territory. The tribe spent $12.5 million on about 3,000 acres that...
Tanya Fiddler: Reservation communities boost their economies
"Indians have long struggled with a loss of wealth and reservations are often portrayed as poverty-stricken. Many Americans are struggling too, and the median net worth of families in the...
Man charged with murders of Native women may be serial killer
A man who has been charged with murdering three Native women in Manitoba may have been targeting other Native women across Canada, authorities told the Canadian Press. Shawn Cameron Lamb,...
Senate Democrats call for inclusion of tribal provisions in VAWA
Deborah Parker, the vice chairwoman of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, joined Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in calling on Congress to protect American Indian and Alaska Native...
Winnemem Wintu Tribe wants federal status before ceremony
The Winnemem Wintu Tribe of California needs federal recognition to protect its ceremony and sacred sites, Chief Caleen Sisk said. Sisk and her nephew have been fasting for nine days...
BIA cites Carcieri in backing Chumash Tribe land-into-trust bid
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved a land-into-trust application for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians of California. The BIA approved the application for 6.9 acres on June...
Lytton Band to pay more than $1M to cover land-into-trust bid
The Lytton Band of Pomo Indians has agreed to pay more than $1 million to offset the impacts of its land-into-trust bid. The tribe will pay $500,000 over 10 years...
Opinion: Indian activists not welcome by federal appeals court
"The message from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was clear: if you are concerned about the environment; if you want to protect Native American sacred areas; or even if...
Native Sun News: IHS bars access to emergency contraceptives
The following story was written and reported by Evelyn Red Lodge, Native Sun News Correspondent. All content © Native Sun News. Sunny Clifford at a solidarity march for women’s rights...
BLM offers more time on fracking rules that affect Indian lands
The Bureau of Land Management has extended the public comment period on a proposal to regulate hydraulic fracturing, a controversial energy-processing technique that's commonly known as fracking, on Indian lands....
DC Circuit backs EPA rules aimed at addressing climate change
The Environmental Protection Agency can regulate gas emissions that contribute to global warming, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a unanimous decision on Tuesday. The EPA issued an...
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe treats case of missing boy as criminal
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan said the case of a missing four-year-old boy has turned into a criminal probe. Spokesperson Frank Cloutier said a search warrant was served...
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