Tourism: Complaints about Hualapai skywalk (March 28, 2008)

"When the Hualapai Indian Tribe opened the controversial Grand Canyon Skywalk one year ago, members of the tribe were optimistic that they would get 600,000 visitors a year by...

Indian high school opens on Tulalip Reservation (March 28, 2008)

A high school with a focus on Indian culture finally has a permanent home on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington. The Heritage High School previously operated out of temporary...

Polar bear killed near Alaska Native village (March 28, 2008)

A polar bear was killed near an Alaska Native village, word of which has stirred some interesting comments on The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner's web site. The bear was far out...

Rincon Band hosts conference for Indian youth (March 28, 2008)

The Rincon Band of Mission Indians is hosting a conference for Indian youth on Saturday. Speakers include Rincon Chairman Mark Romero and Maggie Steele, who is Apache. They hope to...

Oneida Nation, county meet for first time in years (March 28, 2008)

Leaders of the Oneida Nation and Madison County met for the first time in six years on Wednesday. The tribe and the county said the meeting was positive. But both...

Blue Lake immunity case before Supreme Court (March 28, 2008)

A 65-year-old California woman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a sovereign immunity case involving the Blue Lake Rancheria. Rita Carls wants to sue the tribe over a...

Attorney hails ruling in Blackfeet housing case (March 28, 2008)

Members of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana are moving forward with a class action housing lawsuit against the tribe. The families say the tribe built 153 shoddy homes. They blame...

UND probe of sorority party to last about two weeks (March 28, 2008)

The University of North Dakota's investigation of a sorority party in which attendees dressed up as "Indians" and "Cowboys" will take about two weeks, The Grand Forks Herald reports....

Ruling faults Cherokee Nation on tobacco compact (March 28, 2008)

The Cherokee Nation has breached its tobacco compact with the state of Oklahoma, an arbitration panel said. The tribe agreed to sell cigarettes with an 86-cent per pack tax. A...

Navajo Nation signs wind energy partnership (March 28, 2008)

TheNavajo Nation has signed a partnership with Citizens Energy Corp. to develop wind energy on the reservation. The tribe hopes to develop several sites and market power to neighboring communities....

Native woman missing for more than two months (March 28, 2008)

A pregnant woman from the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario has been missing for more than two months. Tashina General, 21, was last seen on the reserve on January...

Chuck Haga: 'Indian' party another black eye at UND (March 28, 2008)

"You might say the timing was bad, given the University of North Dakota's ongoing controversy over its use of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo for its athletic teams....

Defense rests in Narragansett smokeshop raid case (March 28, 2008)

Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island was the final witness in the case over the state's raid of the reservation. Thomas said state troopers stormed...

BIA urges mediation in Lac du Flambeau dispute (March 28, 2008)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is urging some type of mediation to address a split within the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of Wisconsin. BIA officials,...

Three Makah whalers plead guilty for illegal hunt (March 28, 2008)

Three members of the Makah Nation of Washington pleaded guilty for hunting a gray whale without a federal permit. Frankie Gonzales, Theron Parker and William Secor Sr. pleaded guilty...

Navajo Nation wary of new uranium mining (March 28, 2008)

Mining companies are once again looking at lands on and near the Navajo Nation for uranium development. With the price of uranium at an all time high, companies say development...