August 28, 2012
Acoma Pueblo reportedly withdraws from rights-of-way talks
Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico has reportedly withdrawn from rights-of-way talks with a utility that supplies power on the reservation. The tribe's prior agreement with the Continental Divide Electric Cooperative...
Oglala Sioux Tribe opens $3.6M building for housing authority
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota dedicated a new building for its housing authority. The tribe secured a $3.6 million loan from the Department of Agriculture for the 13,500-square-foot...
Suquamish Tribe sues to stop Navy from building $715M wharf
The Suquamish Tribe of Washington is suing the U.S. Navy and other federal agencies to stop the construction of a $715 million explosives handling wharf. The tribe say the wharf...
Column: Tribe struggles between past and prrsent in Colombia
"On an ordinary day in 1988 a group of 49 mostly women and children walked out of the jungle and into the small village of Calamar, in the Amazon region...
Cocopah Tribe investigating police chief for misplaced firearm
The Cocopah Tribe of Arizona is investigating its police chief after he apparently left his service firearm at a home with small children. Police Chief James Spurgeon went to a...
Opinion: ICWA punishes child returned to her Cherokee father
"Marcia Zug knows a lot about family and Indian law. In her recent Slate piece, she swims against the strong current of outrage that ensued when “Baby Veronica,” age 2½,...
Column: Stanley Crooks sought to share Shakopee Tribe story
"When I talked with Stanley Crooks, the Shakopee Mdewakanton tribal chairman, a few weeks ago by phone, I was struck by how he wanted to tell his life story. He...
Little Shell Chippewa Tribe schedules powwow in new location
The Little Shell Chippewa Tribe of Montana is moving its powwow to a new location this year. The Little Shell Pow Wow takes place September 1-2 in Great Falls. It...
Kevin Abourezk: Whiteclay protesters removed in horse trailer
"A protest in the Nebraska border town of Whiteclay ended Sunday after officers used a horse trailer to move five protesters to a nearby town. Olowan Martinez, a Lakota woman...
Column: Learning from the 'collapse' of the Mayan civilization
"With drought draped across all of New Mexico and much of the United States to our east and west, it’s an interesting time to think about the prehistoric Mayan city...
New Mexico Republican staying in post after Custer joke email
A Republican National Committeeman who angered tribal leaders in New Mexico by bringing up George Armstrong Custer looks to be staying in his post. In an email, attorney Pat Rogers...
Muscogee Nation reaches tobacco tax compact with governor
The Muscogee Nation signed a tobacco compact with Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) on Friday. The tribe was the last major holdout to a compact. The deal ends years of...
BIA reportedly sets deadline over Spirit Lake Nation contracts
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has reportedly set a September 10 deadline to take over self-determination contracts for the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation in North Dakota. Sen. John Hoeven (R-North...
Blackfeet Nation declares emergency amid leadership turmoil
The Blackfeet Nation of Montana declared a state of emergency on Monday as a leadership dispute deepened. The council suspended three more members, bringing the total number of suspended or...
Chippewa Cree Tribe responds to audit on use of $12.3M grant
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana said it is implementing new procedures in response to a Department of Justice audit. The tribe received $12.3 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment...
Harold Monteau: Republican shares racist Custer joke in email
"What in the present atmosphere of the Anglo American existence makes it acceptable for someone to ridicule, demean and dehumanize non-Anglo people and then try to justify what they have...
Native Sun News: Rosebud Sioux Tribe debates term limit issue
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy, Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. After having a term-limit challenge filed against him, Rosebud Sioux...
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