September 20, 2012
Hospital in South Dakota sues over $1.6M in unpaid IHS bills
A hospital in South Dakota is suing the Indian Health Service for $1.6 million in unpaid bills. The Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home regularly provides service to members of...
Editorial: BIA takeover of Spirit Lake social services welcome
"The unusually quick decision by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to take over Spirit Lake Nation social services underscores the failure of tribal leadership to protect children. In formal terms,...
More tribal trust fund settlements expected in coming weeks
The Obama administration has settled 55 tribal trust fund lawsuits but even more deals are in the works. Most of the deals were announced in a White House ceremony in...
Turtle Talk: The Final Four -- Greatest decisions in Indian law
"Now we’re down to the final four cases. Because of the strange and arbitrary way I did the seeding (the older the case, the higher the seed), some incredibly important...
Mark Trahant: Native students protest abortion posters at UNM
"The debate about abortion rights surfaced on the University of New Mexico campus this week – and American Indians were the focus. A poster with a fetus inside of a...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee approves Indian energy bill
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee last Thursday approved S.1684, the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2011. The National Energy Policy Act of 2005 created a voluntary...
House backs Mescalero Apache Nation water leasing measure
By a voice vote, the House passed H.R.1461, the Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act, on Wednesday. The bill allows the Mescalero Apache Nation of New Mexico to lease contract...
Innu Nation still struggling with substance abuse after move
The Mushuau Innu First Nation in Labrador is still struggling with substance abuse among its youth even after a high-profile relocation of the entire community. Huffing among youth has gotten...
Kevin Abourezk: Winnebago Tribe finds success with business
"Lance Morgan posted a link on Facebook to a news story about his tribe’s new arena football team on Tuesday afternoon. Within two hours, a Native lawyer who had written...
DOJ report shows highest rate of violent crime in Indian homes
American Indian and Alaska Native households saw the highest rate of violent crime from 1993 to 2010, according to a new Department of Justice report. According to the data, six...
Indian inmates in South Dakota win religious freedom lawsuit
In a lawsuit filed by Indian inmates, a federal judge in South Dakota struck down the state's ban on the use of tobacco in religious ceremonies. The Native American Council...
Obama to declare Puebloan site in Colorado a new monument
President Barack Obama will declare the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area as a national monument, according to news reports. Chimney Rock covers about 4,726 acres in southwestern Colorado. It was an...
House backs bill to recognize disaster declarations from tribes
By a voice vote, the House on Wednesday passed the FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2012, which includes a section to allow tribes to request disaster declarations from the federal government....
NIEA names Ahniwake Rose, Cherokee, as executive director
The National Indian Education Association has named Ahniwake Rose, a member of the Cherokee Nation, as its executive director. Rose has worked for the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona and the...
Gyasi Ross: Breaking news - Wealthy Mitt Romney is an elitist
"Now, Mitt Romney. The son of a governor. Gazillionaire. Perfect hair. And folks are acting surprised that he is an elitist? C’mon man … quit lying—everybody and their mama knew...
Native Sun News: Panel talks energy leases in Indian Country
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Panelists address the public on oil boom...
Charles Kader: Mohawk man called upon to defend land rights
"It has recently been announced that land theft charges against Kanaretiio, the Bear Clan representative from the Kanienkehaka Akwesasne Territory (aka Mohawk), have been dismissed due to technicalities, after a...
Former judge for Spirit Lake Nation calls child abuse 'normal'
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking over social services on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation of North Dakota after years of neglect. Molly McDonald, a former tribal court judge,...
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