August 10, 2012
Council for Native American Farming and Ranching sets meet
The Council for Native American Farming and Ranching will hold its first meeting in Washington, D.C., next week. The council was created by the Keepseagle settlement over discrimination at the...
DOI issues consultation policy for Alaska Native corporations
The Interior Department announced its consultation policy for Alaska Native corporations. Congress authorized the creation of the corporations through the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 and has passed...
Randy Noka: Narragansett Tribe fights arrogance and ignorance
"This is in response to Aug. 1 editorial titled, “How about that tribal housing?” The editor portrayed the Narragansett Tribe as being only focused on having a casino, inferring that...
Cobell attorney fine with law firm's work for tribal trust cases
The lead counsel in the Cobell trust fund lawsuit said his fellow attorneys informed the late Elouise Cobell before they started working on trust cases for four tribes. Dennis...
Native Sun News: Honoring Oglala Lakota man killed by officers
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy, Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Jenn Ghost Bear, Oglala Lakota, pays powerful tribute, in the...
Harsha Walia: Hate crimes by supremacists not just 'random'
"The crimes of white supremacists are not exceptions and do not and cannot exist in isolation from more systemic forms of racism. People of color face legislated racism from immigration...
Steven Newcomb: Book takes on Native genocide in California
"Once in a while a book comes along that is transformative. Murder State, by Brendan Lindsay, is such a book. Recently released by University of Nebraska Press, Murder State is...
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