May 17, 2013
Rep. Hastings asks DOI for answers about Jeanette Hanna
Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Washington), the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, is pressing the Obama administration for answers about Jeanette Hanna, a Bureau of Indian Affairs employee who has...
Ray Cook: Native leaders should put people first not politics
Ray Cook on tribal leadership: Too often we simply accept that tribal governments (as opposed to our traditional governments) have elected representatives—presidents, chiefs, chairmen or CEO’s and so forth. They...
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe calls for boycott in honor song flap
The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe is calling for a boycott of Chamberlain, South Dakota, after the school board refused to allow an honor song at the high school graduation ceremony....
Judge promises ruling in Nooksack Tribe disenrollment suit
A judge for the Nooksack Tribe of Washington promised a ruling within a week in a disenrollment lawsuit. The tribe plans to remove 306 people, including two sitting council members,...
Analysis: A power dispute within Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
Analysis of a leadership dispute within the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: In western Oklahoma, tension and drama seem perpetually to surround the governance of the Cheyenne & Arapaho...
MPR: 22 graduates complete tribal administration program
University of Minnesota Duluth graduates 22 in Master of Tribal Administration and Governance program: Tiger Brown Bull has traveled great lengths to earn his masters degree. In two years he...
BIA detention facility had highest sexual misconduct rate
A Bureau of Indian Affairs detention facility on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota had the highest rate of staff sexual misconduct than any other in the U.S., according...
House repeals health care act, including IHCIA, once again
The House voted 229-195 to pass H.R.45, a bill that repeals the Affordable Care Act. All Republicans voted to repeal the ACA. That included the only two tribal members in...
Washington Post: Mitsitam Cafe at NMAI is a 'dining oasis'
The Mitsitam Cafe at the National Museum of the American Indian is one of the picks for The Washington Post's Spring Dining Guide. The cafe offers Native foods from...
Native Sun News: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe hosts summit
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Kevin Keckler is slated to deliver the welcoming address on May 20 at a five-day series of talks, films and festivities designed to inspire sustainable land and water management.
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