July 30, 2012
IHS reprimands employee who warned about Spirit Lake children
The Indian Health Service has reprimanded an employe who raised concerns about the welfare of children on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation in North Dakota, The Fargo Forum reports. Michael...
September trial scheduled for murders of two Spirit Lake siblings
A man accused of murdering two children on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation in North Dakota is due to go to trial on September 23. Valentino “Tino” James Bagola, 19,...
Nez Perce Tribe donates $3M to NARF for work on trust fund case
The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho donated $3 million to the Native American Rights Fund, the single largest donation in the organization's 40-year history. NARF represented the tribe in...
President Obama signs Indian housing bill to law at White House
President Barack Obama signs H.R. 205, the HEARTH Act of 2012, in the Oval Office, July 30, 2012. Standing behind the President, from left, are: Bryan Newland, Senior Policy...
Jodi Gillette: Strengthening tribal communities with HEARTH Act
"President Obama understands that by allowing greater tribal control over tribal assets, we encourage economic growth, promote community development in Indian Country, and support tribal self-determination. That’s why this Administration...
DC Circuit set to hear appeal in one Cherokee Freedmen lawsuit
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments on October 18 in Vann v. Salazar, a Cherokee Freedmen case. Marilyn Vann, the president of the Descendants...
Health care reform act provides many benefits in Indian Country
The Affordable Care Act, the landmark health care reform law, includes many benefits for Indian Country. The biggest is a permanent reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Tribes...
Santa Clara Pueblo gets $11M in long-awaited emergency funds
Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico has received $11 million in long-awaited emergency funds. The Los Conchas Fire burned 16,000 acres of the reservation a year ago. Since then,...
Turtle Talk Poll: The best federal circuit courts for tribal interests
"It’s been a long time since we had a TT poll, so how about this? What is the best federal appellate circuit for tribal interests? We already know the Eighth,...
Border Patrol discovers rare items near Tohono O'odham Nation
U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered several rare pots on federal land near the Tohono O'odham Nation in Arizona. The reddish-brown pots were found intact and were well preserved. They were...
Kevin Abourezk: Nebraska tribes look to rebuild their economies
"The Ponca Tribe isn’t the only tribe fighting for its people’s economic welfare. Tribes across the country have begun establishing economic development organizations designed to start businesses that can help...
Native Sun News: 'Fractivists' making case known on Capitol Hill
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. ‘Fractivists’ to invade Capitol Hill July 26...
Kenneth Deer: Olympic host broke promise to Iroquois Nationals
"Soon the world will be watching the greatest sporting event in modern times and the United Kingdom will be in the spotlight with all its glory. But its glory is...
Steven Newcomb: Examining the new state of federal Indian law
"In a column published in December 2011, I criticized Charles Trimble and “Sam” Deloria, Jr., for what I considered to be personalized remarks directed at a Mohawk law professor, Carrie...
Hayley Hutt: Dam removal needed on Klamath to restore salmon
"Two major events that could decide the fate of Klamath salmon recently occurred. First, the Department of Interior decided to analyze putting extra water into the Trinity River to avert...
Travel: Following a Navajo sheep herder through the mountains
"At 7 o’clock on a June morning, Irene Bennalley opened the gate of her livestock pen, and 800 little hooves, give or take a few, kicked up a copper-colored cloud...
Marc Simmons: Comanches taught bison hunting to new settlers
"On occasion in past columns, I’ve referred to the New Mexican buffalo hunter, called a cibolero, derived from the local word cíbolo, meaning buffalo. Recently, in my file on the...
Tim Giago: Cloaks and daggers within the Indian Health Service
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji – Stands Up For Them) I had what I thought was a simple request of the Indian Health Service. To...
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