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Editorial: Tule River Tribe emerges as a strong economic force (September 24, 2012)

"When the Oak Pit Restaurant on North Main Street closed in May, many people expressed both shock and disappointment. They hated to see a Main Street mainstay go away and feared it may take quite some time to see it...

Mark Trahant: The myth that won't die -- Indians DO pay taxes (September 24, 2012)

"The myth won’t go away: Indians don’t pay taxes. The roots come from a phrase in the U.S. Constitution, “… Indians not taxed.” But that provision wasn’t even dealing with taxation, but how Americans are counted for representation in Congress....

Tim Giago: Still fighting 'Indian' mascots, ignorance and racism (September 24, 2012)

Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2012 Native American Journalists Foundation, Inc. Twenty years ago I was on the Oprah Winfrey Show with Michael Haney and Suzanne Harjo to talk about the use of Native Americans...

Senate passes three Indian measures during late night session (September 24, 2012)

After a late night session that saw the confirmation of Kevin Washburn as the new leader of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Senate approved three Indian bills early Saturday morning. By unanimous consent, the Senate approved H.R.1272, the Minnesota...

Turtle Talk: Down to final two for greatest Indian law decisions (September 24, 2012)

"Here are the results, so we now know the top two cases. (1) Worcester v. Georgia defeats (20) Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe: 63 percent to 36 percent The last practical sovereignty case bites the dust in favor the case...

Beneficiaries want Supreme Court to review Cobell settlement (September 24, 2012)

A group of Indian beneficiaries is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement. Charles Colombe, Carol Eve Good Bear and Mary Lee Johns filed their petition on September 19, the last day possible,...

Marc Simmons: Spanish explorers tempted by tribal 'treasure' (September 24, 2012)

"By the late 1530s, rumors had reached the viceregal capital that treasure-laden cities of the Indians lay to the far north, beyond the frontier. Mendoza was interested but skeptical. So he sent a small party led by Fray Marcos de...

AlterNet: North Dakota tribe deals with impact of energy boom (September 24, 2012)

"When the black gold rush began, no one on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation expected it to take down Main Street. A modest strip of one- and two-story buildings framed by undulating plains, Main Street doubled as the reservation’s community...

Byron Nelson: Hoopa Valley Tribe settlement should benefit all (September 24, 2012)

"Some people will agree that there is a group of Tribal Members, small in number, willing to discard tribalism for individual gain for less money than the price of a new car. Tribalism makes us what we are. It’s a...

Carla Rodriguez: Tribes celebrate another Native American Day (September 24, 2012)

"Throughout history, across all cultures, music has been used for celebration, inspiration, storytelling, and even to express sorrow. For Native Americans, music and history are tightly interwoven. A tribe's unique heritage is constantly told and retold through songs that link...

Ray Cook: Company was once a big part of Mohawk community (September 24, 2012)

"I remember looking through a book on Massena (Akwesasne Mohawk Territory) history, studying the pictures and seeing my uncle, Noah Cook. It was 1922. Uncle Noah had to have been 18 or so years old at the time. He was...

Larry Spotted Crow Mann: Mitt Romney showing his true colors (September 24, 2012)

"For a man who prides himself on being a great businessman, Mitt Romney now carries the ignoble distinction of CEO of the most disastrous, chaotic and self-imploding campaign in modern history. In a perpetual drunken kabuki dance, Mitt has staggered,...

Obama nominates Vince Logan, Osage, as new Special Trustee (September 24, 2012)

Vincent G. Logan. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of the Interior It looks like Kevin Washburn won't be the only new face at the Interior Department when it comes to Indian issues. On Friday, President Barack Obama announced Vincent Logan,...

Senate confirms Kevin Washburn as Assistant Secretary at BIA (September 24, 2012)

The Senate on Saturday confirmed Kevin Washburn as the new Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. Washburn, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, will now be in charge of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the remainder of the Obama administration....
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