July 19, 2012
Shawn Atleo wins re-election to lead Assembly of First Nations
Shawn Atleo of the Ahousaht First Nation in British Columbia won re-election as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. After three rounds of balloting, Atleo secured 341 votes...
Column: Aboriginal issues a growing area of law inside Canada
"Thomas Isaac can hardly believe how the world of aboriginal law has changed. Mr. Isaac is leader of the national aboriginal law group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP and is, according...
Worldcrunch: Fort Peck Tribes reconnect with bison traditions
"There is an end-of-the-world feeling along the two main streets in Wolf Point, a town of 2,600 at the heart of the Fort Peck Indian reservation in the northern state...
Blog: Moapa Band solar energy project promises employment
"Recently the Obama administration approved a record breaking 350 megawatt solar project on tribal land. The massive solar project will be constructed on 2,000 acres of the Moapa Band Paiute...
OPB: Cowlitz Tribe keeping traditions alive with Canoe Journey
"Dozens of Native-Americans from the Cowlitz tribe landed on the shores of Fort Vancouver in a traditional canoelanding celebration on Tuesday. Tanna Engdahl, a Cowlitz descent, stood at the shore...
Memorial walk planned in honor of Yankton Sioux girl who died
Members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota will hold a memorial walk on July 30 to remember the life of Rielee Lovell and to protest the effects of...
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe court set to rule in enrollment dispute
A judge for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe in Michigan heard an enrollment dispute involving two people who were granted membership in the 1980s. In addition to a blood quantum standard,...
Cherokee Nation council approves representative district map
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is moving to a new districting system. The current system has five districts. A new map approved by the council increases the number of districts...
Opinion: Native Hawaiian recognition bill resurfaces in Senate
"Congress is approaching its annual 5-week August recess (returning September 10). With election distractions and little time left in the 112th Congress, the Akaka bill probably cannot come to the...
Travel: Visitors can feel welcome to the Nez Perce Reservation
"Lapwai, Idaho, is the headquarters of the Nez Perce tribe. The town is on U.S. 95, bout 15 miles southeast of Lewiston. It is similar in many ways to Warm...
USDA Blog: Mississippi Band uses $1M grant for water upgrades
"Trina N. George, Mississippi State Director for USDA Rural Development and Phyliss Anderson, Chief for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians held a Photo Op on Tuesday, July 17, 2012...
Native Sun News: Santa Fe Indian School looks toward its future
The following story was written and reported by David Arredondo, Native Sun News Summer Journalism Intern. All content © Native Sun News. In 2010, Southwest Youth Services hosted the 4th...
Turtle Mountain Band launches payday lending business online
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota has launched a payday lending business. BlueChip Financial provides loans over the Internet. The company employs 12 people and plans...
Vincent Armenta: Land-into-trust fight shows need for museum
"Our tribe in 2000 began the steps to create a museum to celebrate our heritage. Since then, what we’ve witnessed would make an informative exhibit on the ignorance and hatred...
Steven Newcomb: 'Normalcy' in U.S. looking like totalitarianism
"In a previous column on this topic, I pointed to various historical illustrations of plans by agents of the U.S. government, by means of ‘the Indian system,’ to destroy Indian...
North Dakota tribal members facing eviction amid energy boom
Dozens of members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota are being evicted from a mobile home park to make way for housing for energy workers. Around...
Tribes in Klamath Basin see restoration agreement go nowhere
A deal to remove dams from the Klamath River has stalled amid opposition from a local Tea Party group, The New York Times reports. Tribes in northern California and southern...
Military in Colombia reclaims camp in struggle with Nasa Tribe
The Colombian military reclaimed a camp site from the Nasa Tribe on Wednesday. The Associated Press said eight people were injured as soldiers reclaimed the site. Tribal members had previously...
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