October 22, 2012
Russell Means, Oglala Sioux activist, passes after cancer battle
Longtime activist and actor Russell Means, Oglala Lakota, speaks at the Dakota Conference on the campus of Augustana College in Sioux Falls April 27. The theme for this year’s...
10th Circuit won't revive Northern Arapaho Tribe taxation suit
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals won't allow the Northern Arapaho Tribe to pursue its taxation lawsuit. The tribe says the state of Wyoming and Fremont County are illegally taxing...
Native Sun News: Kristi Noem and Matt Varilek meet for debate
The following story was written and reported by Brandon Ecoffey, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Republican Congresswoman Kristi Noem and her Democratic challenger Matt...
Opinion: Tribal division hurts Klamath River restoration efforts
"Your report – Tribes Object to Chemical Tests on the Klamath River in the October 9 edition – quoted PacifiCorp spokespersons as stating that they are allowed to release algaecides...
NCAI kicks off 69th annual conference in Sacramento, California
The National Congress of American Indians kicks off its 69h annual convention in Sacramento, California. Speakers today include Gov. Jerry Brown (D), White House adviser Jodi Gillette, Interior Secretary Ken...
APRN: BIA refuses to support Alaska Native language program
"The tune is familiar, but the words are pure Alaskan. The children attend the Chickaloon Tribe’s Ya Ne Dah Ah school near Palmer. The school is owned and operated by...
Photos: Jesuit priest documents decades of life in Indian Country
"When the Rev. Don Doll arrived on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota in 1962, he was an earnest 24-year-old Jesuit who had joined the order straight out...
Steven Newcomb: Canonization in context of spiritual conquest
"When Pope Benedict XVI canonizes Kateri Tekawitha (1656-1680) this month, she will be declared the Catholic Church’s first American Indian saint. What is the historical context of her beatification? It...
Cedric Sunray: Non-recognized tribes treated with 'disrespect'
"I recently read an article concerning the murder of a highly articulate, cultural young Indian woman who was attending the University of North Carolina when this horrific tragedy occurred. She...
Tim Giago: Kristi Noem is still the right choice for South Dakota
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2012 Unity South Dakota I’ve never met Matt Varilek, the Democrat running against incumbent Kristi Noem (R-SD) for the lone...
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