September 14, 2012
SoundCloud: Audio for Kevin Washburn nomination hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing this afternoon for Kevin Washburn to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. The hearing lasted about an hour. Audio can be...
Director of Ute Tribe's economic development arm resigns
Forrest Cuch, the executive director of the economic development corporation for the Ute Tribe of Utah, resigned unexpectedly this week, The Vernal Express reports. Cuch, a tribal member, joined the...
Grand Traverse Band submitted land-into-trust application
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians has submitted a land-into-trust application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe wants 170 acres in trust for various economic...
Nakia Zavalla: Chumash Tribe set for 17th annual powwow
"In our Samala language, the words “kiyushk’al” mean “we are strong.” It’s an apt theme for our annual Chumash pow-wow — which next month will draw in hundreds of dancers...
SoundCloud: House hearing on taxation and per capitas
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing this morning to discuss taxation of per capita payments. The hearing lasted about an hour and 13 minutes....
Turtle Talk Tournament: Greatest federal Indian law rulings
"You’ve been waiting all day, I bet, for the results of this round. Well, here it is (I was busy). (3) Ex parte Kan-Gi-Shun-Ca (Crow Dog) defeats (14) Bryan v....
Blog: Solar energy holds great promise for Indian Country
"Photovoltaic power and solar water heating have been warmly embraced by an increasingly wide demographic within the United States, including Native Americans. American Indian groups across the country have been...
Kevin Washburn set for confirmation hearing to run the BIA
Kevin Washburn will go before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee this afternoon for his confirmation hearing as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. Washburn, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, was...
GOP candidate didn't look at 'details' of contracts for tribes
Markwayne Mullin, the Republican candidate for Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional district, continues to maintain he didn't know he benefited from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Two plumbing businesses owned by...
Native Sun News: UN report cites violence against women
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. In a recently released report, James Anaya,...
Haskell University making 'corrective actions' for athletics
Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas said it has taken “corrective actions” to address problems with its athletics program. Haskell has been suspended by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics...
Steven Newcomb: Colonizing language adopted by Indians
"In English grammar we find pronouns for first person (“I’), second person (“you”), and third person plural (“we”). I’d like to add focus on the colonizing possessive adjective “our,” which...
Slain US ambassador to Libya was member of Chinook Nation
Chris Stevens, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya who was killed in an attack on September 11, was a member of the Chinook Nation of Washington. "To all of the...
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