Standing Rock group discusses 'Fighting Sioux' (November 6, 2007)

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe met with students, alumni and faculty to discuss the University of North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. The group of about...

Judge dismisses reservation voting lawsuit (November 6, 2007)

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that alleged voter fraud and discrimination on the Crow Reservation in Montana. The Citizen Equal Rights Alliance, a group that opposes treaty...

Jodi Rave: UM opens Indian research institute (November 6, 2007)

"Michael Ceballos can't believe there isn't a national American Indian research institute in the United States, so he's creating one at the University of Montana. On Monday, Ceballos placed...

Mashantucket Tribe elects two women to council (November 6, 2007)

Voters of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut went to the polls on Saturday to choose two council members. Voters re-elected Marjorie Colbut-Jackson and chose newcomer Maureen Sebastian....

Northern Cheyenne Boys & Girls Club gets leader (November 6, 2007)

Geri Small has been named the chief professional officer of the Northern Cheyenne Boys & Girls Club. Small, a former president of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, has been working...

Prairie Island Tribe elects council members (November 6, 2007)

The Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota will be seeing some new faces on its tribal council. Tribal members went to the polls on Friday. They re-elected three incumbents and...

Lummi Nation promotes healthy marriages (November 6, 2007)

The Lummi Nation of Washington is working on a Healthy Marriages Initiative. With a $1 million grant from the Administration for Native Americans, eight tribal elders surveyed people on...

La Jolla Band accepting donations after fire (November 6, 2007)

Members of the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians are in need of clothes, food and other supplies after seeing their reservation nearly destroyed by fire. Calvin Rodriguez is organizing...

Penobscot man to receive France's highest honor (November 6, 2007)

Charles Shay, a member of the Penobscot Nation of Maine, is being presented with France's highest military and civilian honor today. Shay, 83, will receive the National Order of...

Terminated Utes hope to keep trust lawsuit alive (November 6, 2007)

A group of mixed-blood Utes who were terminated in the 1950s are back in court to seek an accounting of their trust funds. Judge Richard W. Roberts dismissed the case,...

Lawmakers to rally for Virginia tribal recognition (November 6, 2007)

Sen. Jim Webb (D-Virginia), Rep. Jim Moran (D-Virginia) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Virginia) will hold a rally on Thursday to call for recognition of six Virginia tribes. H.R. 1294 has...

Review: 'Part-Time Indian' worth rooting for (November 6, 2007)

"Sherman Alexie overcame a childhood of crushing poverty on the Spokane Indian Reservation to become an award-winning poet, novelist and filmmaker. In his remarkable new young-adult novel, the Seattle...

Soo Tribe closes health center due to water damage (November 6, 2007)

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan has temporarily closed its health center due to water damage. A water line ruptured on the third floor of...

Eastern Cherokee paper editor told to change jobs (November 6, 2007)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina is telling its newspaper editor to change jobs or be forced to resign. The tribe told Cherokee One Feather editor...

Ho-Chunk president questioned for 1972 conviction (November 6, 2007)

In 1972, Wilfrid Cleveland was convicted of assaulting a deputy sheriff in Wisconsin, a crime that might lead to his removal as president of the Ho-Chunk Nation. The tribe's constitution...

Judge approves Michigan treaty rights deal (November 6, 2007)

A federal judge on Monday approved a treaty rights settlement between the state of Michigan and five tribes. The deal allows the tribes to set their own hunting, fishing and...