September 7, 2012
South Dakota court ends Indian boarding school abuse lawsuits
The South Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday put an end to two lawsuits that alleged abuse at a boarding school on the Yankton Sioux Reservation. Former students of the St....
Village debates appeal after losing Oneida Nation taxation case
The Oneida Nation has prevailed in a taxation lawsuit but the village of Hobart, Wisconsin, is considering an appeal. Judge William C. Griesbach ruled that the village's storm water management...
Evacuation of Cortina Rancheria ordered as wildfire approaches
Authorities in California ordered all residents of the Cortina Rancheria to evacuate due to an approaching wildfire. The 16 Complex Fire has burned 12,500 acres so far. It doesn't appear...
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs sets hearing
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs will hold a hearing next week to discuss taxation of per capita payments. Individual Indians across the nation are benefiting from...
Sherman Alexie: Barack Obama has been a 'terrible president'
"Obama has been a terrible President for Native Americans, for us Indians. Well, he hasn't been terrible. He's been disinterested. Even inert. In writing this little essay, I tried to...
Former president of Tonkawa Tribe sentenced to prison for theft
Anthony E., Street, a former president of the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for theft. Street, 48, admitted that he and two other...
Indian plaintiffs file papers in effort to end 'Redskins' trademarks
A group of young Indian activists filed papers seeking to cancel trademarks held by the Washington Redskins. The plaintiffs say "Redskins" is a racial slur that disparages Indian people and...
Turtle Talk Tournament: Greatest decisions in federal Indian law
'Match-up No. 13 (2) The Kansas Indians defeats (31) Cherokee Nation v. Leavitt: 74 percent to 26 percent Match-up No. 14 (15) United States v. Wheeler defeats (18) White Mountain...
T. Lulani Arquette: UNDRIP should renounce Doctrine of Discovery
"The United Nations adopted the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in September 2007. There is an effort to include language in the UNDRIP repudiating the Doctrine...
Gyasi Ross: Denise Juneau, underdog, takes center stage at DNC
"One of the strongest pieces of evidence of Native people’s ascent within the political infrastructure is the rising star of Denise Juneau, a powerful young educator of Mandan, Hidatsa and...
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