August 3, 2012
Opinion: Paddle to Squaxin continues a journey of healing, hope
"Ray Krise raised his hands in thanks as the eagle circled overhead, as if greeting the canoes coming around the bend from Budd Inlet into East Bay July 29. On...
State threatens to reallocate $50M in Seneca Nation road funds
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) threatened to reallocate $50 million in road funds affecting the Seneca Nation as part of a dispute over a Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance fee....
Winnebago Tribe enters deal to host wind farm on reservation
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska signed a deal to host a wind farm on the reservation. The tribe is working with Bluestem Energy Solutions. The deal calls for a 10-megawatt...
Yankton Sioux Tribe didn't use $157K methamphetamine grant
The Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota failed to use a $157,252 grant aimed at combating methamphetamine, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports. The tribe received the money from the...
IPR: Derek Bailey, ex-Grand Traverse chair, campaigns for seat
"Derek Bailey, the former chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians is running against Copemish businessman Allen O’Shea in the 101st State House of Representatives district....
IREHR: Tea parties, property rights and anti-Indians in Klamath
"An accord known as the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA), aimed at settling long-standing conflicts over resource and water rights between Indian Nations, farmers, environmentalists and dams in the Klamath...
Blog: Learning more about Arizona tribes at the Heard Museum
"The Heard Museum highlights the culture and artifacts of southwest Indian tribes -- Navajo, Hopi, and Apache. Navajo and Apache most likely descended from the Athabascan people, who, about 15,000...
KVNO News: Native voters from Nebraska share their concerns
"ven with all the election year polls and surveys available, it’s almost impossible to find research about what issues are of concern to Native American people. As part of the...
Native Sun News: Tow company won't go to Pine Ridge at night
The following story was written and reported by David Arredondo, Native Sun News Summer Journalism Intern. All content © Native Sun News. Tow Pros of Rapid City refuses to travel...
Navajo Nation and Zuni Pueblo air dispute on surplus property
Leaders of the Navajo Nation and the Zuni Pueblo aired a land dispute at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs on Thursday. The defunct...
Audio from House subcommittee hearing on tribal land issues
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held an oversight hearing on Thursday to consider some tribal land disputes. Lawmakers focused on two disputes. One is between the...
Congress clears bill to allow Tigua Tribe to define membership
A bill that allows the Tigua Tribe of Texas to define its own membership standards is being sent to President Barack Obama for his signature. In 1968, Congress placed the...
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe awaiting return of more fish on river
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington has already spotted the return of salmon to a river that was blocked by dams. The tribe has seen the first dozen or...
Judge in Brazil blocks rail line expansion, citing threats to tribe
A judge in Brazil blocked the expansion of a rail line, citing threats to a remote tribe in the forest. Vale planned to expand the line in order to service...
Tricky timing for Senate confirmation of Kevin Washburn at BIA
President Barack Obama moved quickly to fill the top leadership post at the Bureau of Indian Affairs but election year uncertainties and scheduling on Capitol Hill pose some timing problems....
Praise for Kevin Washburn as Bureau of Indian Affairs nominee
Praise rolled in for Kevin Washburn, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, has been nominated as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. The Navajo Nation welcomed the announcement by...
IHS rescinds reprimand of employee in Spirit Lake controversy
The Indian Health Service has rescinded the reprimand of an employee who raised concerns about the welfare of children on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation in North Dakota. The reprimand...
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