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July 5, 2012
KNOM: Women's shelter in Alaska Native village receives funding
"In May, the Emmonak Women’s Shelter – one of only two shelters in western Alaska and the only shelter located in a native village – was on the verge of...

Opinion: Critical moment for county on land-into-trust application
"This coming Tuesday, July 10, our county Board of Supervisors will be deciding whether or not to oppose annexation by the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians of 6.9 acres...

Nakia Zavalla: Chumash Tribe welcomes basketweavers meeting
"California’s native people have a reputation for weaving some of the world’s finest baskets. But this traditional art form in some communities was almost lost, often due to efforts to...

Column: Eastern Band working to keep hatchery going after flood
"Members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation, whose tribal lands reside in the mountains of Western North Carolina, were here bright and early the morning of June 25...

Navajo Nation Council to take up Arizona water rights settlement
The Navajo Nation Council is in special session today to consider a settlement to a long-running water rights dispute in Arizona. The agenda lists items related to S.2109, the Navajo-Hopi...

Shinnecock Nation asserts ownership of shoreline by reservation
The newly recognized Shinnecock Nation of New York is asserting ownership of the shoreline near its reservation. Tribal trustee Lance Gumbs said the tribe has never relinquished its shellfish rights...

Cocopah Tribe schedules election for chair, vice chair and council
The Cocopah Tribe of Arizona is holding an election tomorrow. The tribe will elect a chair, vice chair and three council members. Nominations and voting all take place tomorrow evening....

Miccosukee Tribe accuses ex-chair, Billy Cypress, of stealing $26M
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida filed a lawsuit against former chairman Billy Cypress, accusing him of stealing $26 million. The lawsuit says Cypress conspired with others -- including two of...

MPR: Study shows American Indian students not making progress
"A report out Tuesday says the academic progress of American Indians is, for the most part, not improving. The National Indian Education Study found roughly one-half to two-thirds of fourth-...

Turtle Mountain Band is first customer of subprime data company
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota is the first customer of a new company that provides data to subprime lenders, The New York Times reports. The...

Indian Country is disproportionately impacted by energy facilities
About 10 percent of all power plants in the U.S. are located within 20 miles of reservations, the Associated Press reports. According to the AP, many of the 51 plants...

Bond denied to man accused of assaulting Saginaw Chippewa boy
A federal magistrate denied bond to a man accused of assaulting a boy from the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe who later died. Anthony Bennett, 20, has been charged with assaulting...

Members of tribe in Brazil protest after murder suspects released
Upwards of 50 to 60 members of the Munduruku Tribe reportedly burned down a police station in Brazil after two murder suspects were released. Tribal members reportedly attacked the police...

In a shift, Mitt Romney calls health care insurance mandate a tax
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney now says the health insurance mandate in the Affordable Care Act is a "tax." After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the mandate survives under...

Native Sun News: Newspaper makes its move into bigger building
The following story was written and reported by Native Sun News Staff. All content © Native Sun News. An exterior view of the now three-suite corporate home of Native Sun...

Native Sun News: Couple celebrates almost 50 years of marriage
The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Joyce, left, and Chris Eagle Hawk celebrate 45 years...

Editorial: Nuclear waste storage problem deserves a new solution
"Lawmakers and policy planners must revive the search for safe ways to store used fuel rods from nuclear power reactors. The long-term solution favored by most experts, which we endorse,...

Gabe Galanda: Indian inmates get their day for religious freedom
"Despite the barbwire fenced entryway, security pat downs, and presence of several armed corrections officers, a sense of freedom filled one corner of the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla...

Shawn Yanity: Protect our water and our resources from pollution
"Many Washington residents, including treaty Indian tribes, believe that we should be limiting pollution, not the amount of fish and shellfish that we eat. Oregon recently raised its fish consumption...

Gyasi Ross: Fireworks and freedom on the Suquamish Reservation
"For many Indians, fireworks seasons is about freedom. I know that this is time for many to puff poetic about the political significance of Fourth of July, both positive and...

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