August 22, 2012
Editorial: Hydropower as important as salmon for Northwest
"The Pacific Northwest is well-known for its dams that provide carbon-neutral hydropower. Now we are also becoming famous for taking them down, undertaking a series of dam demolition projects that...
KUOW: Washington tribes dispute state on fish consumption
"Jim Peters has been a longtime fisherman. Jim Peters: "My kids, we eat a lot of fish, and shellfish. Let's just say during fishing season where we are consuming a...
History: Klamath Tribes rebuild community after termination
"The Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin band of Snake Indians have lived in the area around Upper Klamath Lake and into the Sprague River Valley since time immemorial. When settlers began...
Lobbyists say Mitt Romney met with tribal leaders last week
Two lobbyists told Indian Country Today that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney met with tribal leaders last week. Details were scarce but the meeting apparently took place August 17 in...
Outside: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe seeing a return of salmon
"The Elwha Dam is gone. The Glines Canyon Dam is nearly gone. With the dams no longer blocking fish from their migratory route up the river, Chinook (king) and other...
Authorities ax case against 'Apache' man in United Kingdom
A United Kingdom man who claims to live as an Apache won't face a trial for allegedly violating wildlife laws. The 60-year-old man goes by the name Mangas Coloradas, who...
Cayuga Nation wins decision on foreclosure of non-trust land
A county in New York can't start foreclosure proceedings against the Cayuga Nation, a federal judge ruled on Monday. The tribe has acquired some property within its original reservation. However,...
Oneida Nation hails apparent end to local foreclosure lawsuit
It looks like the Oneida Nation of New York has succeeded in preventing two counties from foreclosing on its property. The tribe has acquired more than 17,000 acres within its...
Couple pleads not guilty over death of Yankton Sioux toddler
A young couple entered not guilty pleas in connection with the death of a two-year-old girl from the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. Taylor and Laurie Cournoyer, 21 and...
HHS Secretary Sebelius visits 3 reservations in South Dakota
Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is wrapping a tour of three reservations in South Dakota. On Tuesday, Sebelius visited the Pine Ridge...
Blackfeet Nation suspends council member accused of crime
Another council member was suspended from the Blackfeet Nation of Montana after being accused of criminal conduct. Paul McEvers was removed at an emergency meeting on Sunday, The Great Falls...
Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation back to drawing table on water
The Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation will head back to the drawing table to resolve their long-standing water rights to the Little Colorado River in Arizona. Opposition within both...
Colville Tribes will share another $58M from trust settlement
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation of Washington will distribute another $58 million from its trust fund settlement. The tribe received $193 million as part of a settlement with...
Court backs Alaska Native corporation in shareholder dispute
Federal courts have jurisdiction to rule on Alaska Native corporation shareholder disputes, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday. Cook Inlet Region Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation,...
Johnny Flynn: Lakota people look to buy stolen sacred lands
"All across South Dakota meetings are being held this week and next on the various Lakota Indian reservations to try and raise enough money to make a bid on the...
Dave Baldridge: Limiting the definition of Indian for Medicare
"The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in implementing provisions of the Affordable Care Act, has added another level of complexity in the "who's an Indian" debate. In its recently...
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