July 11, 2012
Oklahoma governor chooses Kaw Nation woman as tribal liaison
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) Jacque Secondine Hensley, a member of the Kaw Nation, as her Native American liaison. Hensley will advise the governor on tribal issues. Her position was...
Editorial: Santa Clara Pueblo faces another disaster without aid
Sen. Tom Udall (far right) speaks with Kris Schafer (far left), Army Corps of Engineers, and Santa Clara Gov. Walter Dasheno (middle). Photo Courtesy Santa Clara Pueblo. "Many of...
Appeals court rejects challenge to highway project near Haskell
Federal and state officials adequately considered the environmental impacts of a highway near the Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday. The...
State court orders new ruling in Oneida Nation employment suit
The former executive of a business owned by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin will get a second chance to plead his case in state court. John Kroner, who is not...
Shinnecock Nation to discuss fishing concerns with local leaders
The Shinnecock Nation is due to meet with leaders in the town of Southampton, New York, to discuss fishing and harvesting concerns. In two recent incidents, tribal members have clashed...
New group lobbies Congress to change Indian Child Welfare Act
A new group called the Coalition for the Protection of Indian Children and Families is lobbying Congress to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act. The group wants to limit the...
Donald McCovey: Resighini Rancheria denied say in Klamath talk
"The Resighini Rancheria is a small federally recognized tribe with a reservation at the top of the Klamath River estuary. We are of Yurok ancestry. Our people have fished the...
Travels: A key stop in the historic journey of the Nez Perce Tribe
"The key stop in understanding the historic plight of the Nez Perce tribe is the National Park Service visitor center at Spalding, Idaho. It's part of the headquarters of the...
Yankton Sioux Tribe shocked by murder of two-year-old toddler
Leaders of the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota say the murder of a two-year-old girl highlights jurisdictional problems on the reservation. RieLee Lovell was found dead in a home...
Native Sun News: Venerated Lakota site put up on auction block
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy, Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Lying in the heart of the Black Hills, the majestic...
Chukchansi Tribe is the latest to jump into payday loan industry
The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of California has started an Internet payday loan business. The tribe started offering loans online last month, The Fresno Bee reported. A former...
BIA investigates death of baby girl on Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is investigating the death of a two-month-old girl on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation in North Dakota. Deborah Kaye Anderson died on Saturday in the...
County won't dispute Chumash Tribe land-into-trust application
The board of supervisors in Santa Barbara County, California, voted 3-2 against fighting a land-into-trust application for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. A large crowd turned out for...
Julianne Jennings: Italian chain offers 'Squaw Steak' on its menu
"The legend of the Wild West in contemporary Europe as portrayed by Hollywood has determined the many ways most Europeans embrace the mythology of the American Frontier—to enhance, imbue, or...
Steven Newcomb: Military drones to descend upon border tribes
"Given that a capitol dome is part of what constitutes domination of and by “the State,” it makes sense to talk in terms of ‘The Domeland,” rather than ‘The Homeland.”...
NYT Blog: Shinnecock woman captures personalities of icebergs
"One might think these majestic images of massive icebergs were the work of a master landscape photographer. They are not. They’re the work of an insightful portraitist who is able...
University on Yakama Reservation resumes classes after blaze
A private college on the Yakama Nation in Washington resumed classes on Tuesday after a fire destroyed the institution's first building. A Roman Catholic nun founded Heritage University in 1982....
House set to vote on repeal of health reform law including IHCIA
The Republican-led House is set to vote today on a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, including the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The vote comes after the...
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