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July 31, 2012
Column: Yankton Sioux Tribe uses death to rally against meth
"The message “Happy 3rd Birthday” written on the window of a boarded up house was a stark reminder of why people gathered here Monday afternoon. It would have been RieLee...

Turtle Talk Poll: 9th, 10th and Federal Circuits deemed friendly
"27 percent thought the Ninth Circuit was one of the top 3. Everyone thinks the Ninth Circuit is liberal, but there are several dozen judges, and some of them are...

Child abuse charges added for death of Yankton Sioux toddler
Additional charges were filed in connection with a two-year-old girl who died at a housing complex operated by the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. Taylor Cournoyer, 21, and Laurie...

Seven members of Colorado River Indian Tribes killed in crash
Seven members, including five children, of the Colorado River Indian Tribes were killed in a crash in Arizona. A woman, her daughter and five children were killed when their van...

TV: A murder and tribal disenrollment on episode of 'Longmire'
"Catch the ‘Longmire’ episodes on Hulu or on IMDB. This recent episode is called, ‘Dog, Horses & Indians.’ It’s KHRN Cheyenne radio with DJ Ross Strong-Bow portrayed by Marcus Red...

Law Article: Guidelines for Tribal Economic Development Bonds
"On July 16, 2012, the IRS released Notice 2012-48, which solicits applications for the allocation of available amounts of national bond issuance authority limitation (volume cap) for Tribal Economic Development...

History: Mayan tomb found by border of Guatemala and Mexico
"Recent excavations have turned up some remarkable finds in the ancient Maya city of Uxul, buried deep within the jungle near the border between Mexico and Guatemala. After unearthing two...

Alaska Native corporation still waiting on land promised in 1971
Sealaska, an Alaska Native regional corporation, is still waiting for land promised by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. The law settled Alaska Native claims for cash and...

Salish and Kootenai Tribes to share half of $150M trust payout
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana will distribute half of a $150 million trust fund settlement with its members. The tribal council vote last week to authorize a...

Study shows extremely high rate of suicide for Alaska Natives
Alaska Natives are more than twice as likely to commit suicide than non-Natives, according to a report released on Monday. Based on data from 2003 to 2008, researches found the...

NMAI Blog: Julia Keefe kicks off concert series in New York City
"When the exhibit Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians In Popular Culture was conceptualized there were two main messages we wanted to convey. The first is that American Indians have...

Native Sun News: Lakota men are latest Rapid City casualties
The following story was written and reported by Karin Eagle, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Lakota men latest casualties near Rapid Creek By Karin...

Charles Kader: Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination
"The desire to see a successful Native North America has long been espoused by federal governments on all sides of the North American border. By Mexico, Canada, and the United...

Simon Moya-Smith: DNA research and the Bering Strait Theory
"It’s not every day that you get a revered professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School to publicly confirm that the Bering Strait theory is “not a fact.” Well, today...

Charges dropped against officer who was fired by Isleta Pueblo
Prosecutors in Albuquerque, New Mexico, dropped all charges against a former police officer from Isleta Pueblo. Mark Zuni, 43, was accused of sexual assault and kidnapping. But just minutes before...

Indian housing law seen as a boost to economic development
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...

IHS employee cited for 'misconduct' in Spirit Lake controversy
An Indian Health Service employee who raised concerns about the welfare of children on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation in North Dakota was reprimanded for "misconduct," according to a letter...

Editorial: IHS should explain reprimand of a tribal whistleblower
"The sad and troubling news coming from Spirit Lake got a little more troubling over the weekend. A whistleblower who called attention to the situation there has been reprimanded and...

Navajo Nation sees opposition to Grand Canyon tourism project
The Navajo Nation is seeing opposition to its proposal for a tourist attraction near Grand Canyon National Park. Earlier this year, President Ben Shelly signed a memorandum of understanding to...

Impasse continues on renewal of Violence Against Women Act
Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse over a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The Democratic-led Senate passed S.1925 in April. It includes tribal jurisdiction provisions that...

Opinion: Violence Against Women Act must help Indian women
"Violence against women is a distressingly common problem in all segments of US society, but American Indian women and girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual and domestic violence. Data show...

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