October 25, 2012
NCAI to debate membership rule to bar state recognized tribes
The National Congress of American Indians is being asked to restrict its membership to federally-recognized tribes. Since the 1970s, NCAI has welcomed state recognized and historically recognized tribes. Leaders from...
IHS leader vows to follow Supreme Court decision on contracts
The Indian Health Service will abide by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, Director Yvette Roubideaux said on Wednesday. Federal agencies must fully fund self-determination...
Aide to Sen. Akaka confident on support for a land-into-trust fix
A fix to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar has enough votes to pass the Senate, an aide to Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) said on Wednesday. Akaka,...
Richard Gomez: Chumash Tribe preserves the Samala language
"Our people’s native language — known as Samala — has a rhythm and sound to it that warms our hearts every time we hear it spoken and sung. It was...
Native Sun News: Indian family cites KKK threat in South Dakota
Members of the Fraternal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan participate in the 11th Annual Nathan Bedford Forrest Birthday march July 11, 2009, in Pulaski, Tenn. The Traditionalist...
Opinion: A different brand of anti-Indian politics in Washington
"Here in Washington State, our own brand of anti-Indian politics can be seen in the race for Governor—not the vulgar, highly visible kind like back east, but the variety that...
Heidi Heitkamp: A promise to work for Indian Country in Senate
"When I spend time on North Dakota reservations, so many friends ask me how I am holding up from all of the negative attacks from out-of-state millionaires. My response is...
Q&A: Louise Erdrich talks Indian crime issues in 'Round House'
"Q. In The New York Times Book Review, Maria Russo said this book represented a departure because your novels “have usually relied on a rotating cast of narrators, a...
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