Another conservative site questions leader of Oneida Nation (October 15, 2013)

The Daily Caller, a conservative leaning web site, is questioning the legitimacy of Ray Halbritter, the federally-recognized representative of the Oneida Nation.

City in Montana plans to use Salish language on certain signs (October 15, 2013)

The city council in Missoula, Montana, is asking the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for guidance on the Salish language.

Indicted Blackfeet Nation council member won't quit position (October 15, 2013)

Shannon Augare, an indicted council member for the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, won't step down from his post.

House passes measure to fund BIA and IHS at sequester levels (October 15, 2013)

The House voted 233-160 on Monday to pass H.J.Res.80, a bill that funds the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service at sequester levels.

Supreme Court declines to take up Onondaga Nation land claim (October 15, 2013)

The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to review the Onondaga Nation land claim.

WPR: Lac Courte Oreilles Band shifts funds as shutdown lingers (October 15, 2013)

Wisconsin Public Radio reports on the effects of the federal government's shutdown on tribes.

WPR: Bad River Band joins hike thru controversial mining site (October 15, 2013)

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians joins tour of controversial mine site in northern Wisconsin.

Opinion: Canada committed genocide against Native peoples (October 15, 2013)

Phil Fontaine, a former chief of the Assembly of First Nations, and Bernie Farber, a former head of the Canadian Jewish Congress, discuss the genocide of Native people in Canada.

Opinion: New York authorities trespass on tribal sovereignty (October 15, 2013)

Attorney Bruce Fein discusses efforts to stop tribal-owned Internet lenders from doing business in New York:

Highlights from Day 1 of National Congress of American Indians (October 15, 2013)

Highlights from the opening day of the National Congress of American Indians 70th annual convention.

Stevens and Leecy: Establish a Native American Heritage Day (October 15, 2013)

Ernie Stevens and Kevin Leecy, the chairman and vice chairman, respectively of the National Indian Gaming Association, call for the creation of Native American Heritage Day.

Ray Cook: No problem with Columbus Day or any other holiday (October 15, 2013)

Ray Cook isn't bothered by Columbus Day in the United States or Thanksgiving in Canada.

Julianne Jennings: Moving forward on Indigenous Peoples Day (October 15, 2013)

Julianne Jennings welcomes a new era in indigenous history on the 512th anniversary of the 'discovery' of the Americas.

Morgan and Galanda: Tax credits create jobs in Indian Country (October 15, 2013)

Lance Morgan, the CEO of Ho-Chunk, Inc., and attorney Gabriel Galanda, discuss the benefits of the New Markets Tax Credit in Indian Country.

Steven Newcomb: Don't let tribes become just another minority (October 15, 2013)

Steven Newcomb warns of the pitfalls in federal Indian law and the federal-tribal relationship.

Native Sun News: Uranium mine threatens wild horse sanctuary (October 15, 2013)

Champagne Lady is a mustang whose octogenarian caretaker Dayton O. Hyde rescued at his 11,000-acre Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary on the Cheyenne River in South Dakota.

Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux Tribe council member reinstated (October 15, 2013)

After being suspended by the OST tribal council for nearly two months, Wounded Knee District Representative Garfield Steele, is back to work.

Tim Giago: The mother of all blizzards hits the road to Rapid City (October 15, 2013)

But a funny thing did happen on the road to Rapid City: It was a mother of all blizzards!