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June 28, 2012
Mark Trahant: Supreme Court ruling changes health care debate
The entire debate over “ObamaCare” is now fundamentally different. It’s the law of the land that has been upheld by the Supreme Court. And, deep in the pages of...

White House: Supreme Court affirms Obama's health reform plan
"Today, the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act ensures hard-working, middle class families will get the security they deserve and protects every American from the worst insurance...

Search underway in case of murdered Native women in Manitoba
Authorities in Winnipeg, Manitoba, are conducting a major search in connection with the murders of three Native women. Tanya Nepinak, 31, Carolyn Sinclair, 25, and Lorna Blacksmith, 18, all went...

Navajo Nation reminds visitors to parks of its tribal jurisdiction
Navajo Nation officials are reminding the public that tribal parks fall under tribal jurisdiction. Due to cultural taboos, the Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Department bars the dispersal of human...

New Mexico tribe awaits state ruling on $11.25M easement deal
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission will decide whether to approve a $11.25 easement agreement between Ohkay Owingeh and Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative. The reservation hosts a high concentration of...

Saginaw Chippewa family ties boyfriend to case of missing boy, 4
The family of a four-year-old boy who went missing from the reservation of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan is laying blame at the person who was supposed to...

Man pleads not guilty in Nez Perce court for murdering mother
The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho is prosecuting a man in connection with the murder of his mother. Kenneth D. Broncheau, 47, pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, domestic...

Cahto Tribe working on contract to manage operations at park
The Cahto Tribe is in negotiations to manage a state park in California. The tribe has a connection to the Westport Union Landing State Park. Chairman Richard “Joe” Smith says...

Cocopah Tribe donates $50K to community food bank in Arizona
The Cocopah Tribe donated $50,000 to the Yuma Community Food Bank in Arizona. The donation will help the food bank provide services to people in need. The organization helped 24,436...

San Carlos Apache Tribe moves forward with radio station plans
The San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona is still working on establishing its own radio station. The tribe received Federal Communications Commission approval in 2009 to operate KYAY at 91.1...

New store in Whiteclay seeks to improve Oglala Sioux relations
A non-Indian woman has opened a new store in Whiteclay, Nebraska, in hopes of improving relations with members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. KC Willis says the LightShine Thrift Store...

USDA Blog: Loan provides housing at Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
"I was honored to attend the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Annual Homebuyers Fair on June 20, 2012 in Sisseton, South Dakota. Although the previous evening and early morning rain saturated the ground,...

Native Sun News: Dakota artist honors the Sioux Uprising of 1862
The following story was written and reported by David Arredondo, Native Sun News Summer Journalism Intern. All content © Native Sun News. Yankton Dakota Lyle Miller Sr.’s “The Taking of...

Outdoors: Red Lake Nation launches venture to promote fishing
"RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, Minn. — We could see the fish was a big walleye by the flash of its tail, which was the size of a large man’s hand,...

Supreme Court issues long-awaited decision on health care law
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its long-awaited decision on the landmark Affordable Care Act. By a 5-4 vote, a majority of the court upheld the law's requirement for all...

House subcommittee plans another federal recognition hearing
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, plans to call another hearing on federal recognition in order to get the views...

Rep. Young promises passage for Virginia tribal recognition bill
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, promised to pass a bill to recognize six tribes in Virginia. H.R.783 has yet...

Bill terminates lease for North Carolina's Indian Cultural Center
A bill moving through the North Carolina Legislature terminates the state's 99-year lease for the N.C. Indian Cultural Center. Rep. Charles Graham (D), a member of the Lumbee Tribe, is...

Rep. Lujan serves as top Democrat on key House subcommittee
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-New Mexico) is the new ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Lujan takes over the spot from Rep. Dan Boren...

Flintco relocates Native American headquarters to New Mexico
Flintco, an Indian-owned construction firm, is moving its Native American headquarters to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Flintco established a Native office in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2009. The move to New Mexico...

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