February 13, 2013
Editorial: Alaska Native corporation on the hunt for some oil
"It’s good to see Doyon, Limited back at the petroleum exploration business in the flatlands west of Nenana. Almost four years ago, the company drilled a well in the area...
Column: Native community feels loss after teen girl's murder
"Under any circumstances it would have been a memorable picture. It caught in an instant a bright young lady with a wonderful smile participating in the ancient customs of her...
Native Sun News: Program helps keep tribal families together
The following story was written and reported by Christina Rose, Native Sun Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Program brings families together through Self-Exploration By Christina Rose Native...
Spokane Tribe finds man who escaped from detention facility
The Spokane Tribe of Washington arrested a man who escaped from a detention facility. Tribal police went to a hotel room in Airway Heights to execute a search warrant. They...
Chickasaw Nation welcomes patients to new medical facility
The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for a new health facility. The Tishomingo Health Clinic is more than four times the size of the...
Lac Courte Oreilles Band cites rise in prescription drug abuse
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe Indians of Wisconsin has a "severe" prescription drug problem, Chairman Gordon Thayer said in the current issue of the tribe's newsletter. The tribe...
Members of Maine Indian child welfare commission sworn in
The five members of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission were sworn in on Tuesday. The commission was established by Gov. Paul LePage (R). Its goal is...
Opinion: Native women deserve protection from violence too
"This week, Congress is poised to reauthorize the landmark Violence Against Women Act, a bill that aims to protect women in cases of domestic violence, rape, and other forms of...
Hayley Hutt: Hoopa Valley Tribe against Klamath water deal
"Dam removal is needed on the Klamath River. However, the proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement, or KBRA – the focus of a recent op-ed in The Bee ("Time for Congress...
MPRN: Lawmakers want state to ax Indian mascot complaint
"Republican lawmakers at the state Capitol have some harsh words for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. During a budget hearing today, state Representative Anthony Forlini , said the department...
Bad River Band emerges as strong opponent in mining battle
The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians has emerged as a strong opponent against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) and Republican lawmakers who want to...
NYT Magazine: Polarizing scholar pens 'Noble Savages' book
"Among the hazards Napoleon Chagnon encountered in the Venezuelan jungle were a jaguar that would have mauled him had it not become confused by his mosquito net and a...
Tribes hail passage of VAWA with tribal jurisdiction provision
Tribal leaders hailed the passage of S.47, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act that includes provisions to protect American Indian and Alaska Native women. The Senate voted...
Native woman who was placed on display reburied in Mexico
A Native woman who was mummified and put on display by her European husband was reburied in Mexico, more than 100 years after her death. Julia Pastrana suffered from...
Obama doesn't mention Red Lake in discussing gun violence
President Barack Obama discussed gun violence in his State of the Union on Tuesday night but failed to mention the Red Lake Nation shooting in 2005. Obama cited several recent...
Nathan Lefthand: Make the Navajo Nation into the 51st state
"This is probably not a new idea; most ideas are not. So let’s say it’s an idea that’s time has come about again. The idea is to make the Navajo...
Mark Trahant: Indian Country set to feel pain with sequester
"In Congress there is much talk of “pain” ahead. We are three weeks away from the sequester and about a month away from the expiration of the budget, last year’s...
Native Sun News: Senate passes VAWA with tribal provisions
The following story was written and reported by Brandon Ecoffey, Native Sun Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Senate passes VAWA with tribal provisions included By Brandon Ecoffey...
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