July 17, 2012
Eastern Shoshone Tribe files brief in federal eagle permit case
The Eastern Shoshone Tribe submitted a brief in a lawsuit filed by the Northern Arapaho Tribe over a disputed eagle permit. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a permit...
Gila River Indian Community donates $3K to conservative PAC
The Gila River Indian Community donated $3,000 to a political action committee run by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), Capitol Media Services reports. The donation was one of the largest...
Raw sewage from community being pumped onto reserve land
Raw sewage from a community that's jointly administered by the Tsuu T’ina Nation is being diverted and pumped onto the reserve, CBC News reported. The sewage from Redwoods Meadows has...
Man killed in shootout with Jicarilla Apache police was fugitive
A man killed in a shootout with police officers from the Jicarilla Apache Nation of New Mexico was fugitive Rex Michael Sherwood. Sherwood, 48, was known to tribal police after...
Child's death on Fort Mojave Reservation remains under probe
The death of a child on the Fort Mojave Reservation. remains under investigation. The Mohave Daily News reported the girl's death last week. But no new information has been released...
Cheyenne River Sioux man sues hospital for scars from surgery
Vern Traversie, a blind member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota who has been called a victim of a hate crime, has sued the hospital where he...
Yankton Sioux leader calls methamphetamine a major problem
Methamphetamine remains a big problem for the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, Chairman Thurman Cournoyer said. Meth is classified as a controlled substance in tribal law. But with just...
Witness List: SCIA hearing on tribes and environmental change
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold an oversight hearing on Thursday to discuss the impacts of environmental change in Indian Country. The hearing takes place at 2:15pm in Room...
WH Blog: Promoting economic development in Indian Country
"To promote economic growth in tribal communities, Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service published new guidance today on allocating Tribal Economic Development Bonds (TEDBs). The TEDB program was established under...
Blog: Tribes team up with scientists to address climate change
"Native American tribes are teaming up with climate scientists to monitor environmental changes along the coast, changes that are disrupting indigenous ways of life that tribes say are key to...
All-Indian 'The Daughter of Dawn' silent film from 1920 released
"The Daughter of the Dawn," an all-Indian silent film that was produced in 1920, is finally seeing the light of day thanks to the restoration efforts of the Oklahoma Historical...
NGM: Oglala Sioux Tribe perseveres in Wounded Knee's shadow
"Almost every historical atrocity has a geographically symbolic core, a place whose name conjures up the trauma of a whole people: Auschwitz, Robben Island, Nanjing. For the Oglala Lakota of...
Jay Tavare: Elbys Onea Naiche Hugar was the last of her breed
"In American history, there have been many icons that we know about, but also a few most of us have never heard of who have had an impact on so...
Native Sun News: Sacred white bison born on Connecticut farm
The following story was written and reported by David Arredondo, Native Sun News Summer Journalism Intern. All content © Native Sun News. Sacred white buffalo born in Connecticut By David...
Chad Yazzie: IRS wields its power in taxing tribal governments
"A disruptive trend in governmental relations was revealed in recent Senate hearings over IRS taxation of American Indian tribal government functions. A fundamental component to constitutional federalism, intergovernmental immunity restricts...
NYT says founding Mormon families chased by Indians in 1800s
The founding families of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were "chased by Indians" as they trekked across the west in the mid-1800s, The New York Times reports...
Romney's VP contender accepted donations from Jack Abramoff
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) accepted $4,000 from tribes represented by convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff when he served in the House, The Washington Post. Portman was among dozens of Republicans who...
Cherokee Freedmen dispute appears headed toward resolution
A long-running dispute over the status of the Freedmen within the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma could be headed toward resolution in federal court. The Freedmen are the descendants of former...
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