NCAI backs Cobell settlement, rejects Barrasso amendment (June 23, 2010)

The National Congress of American Indians reaffirmed its support for a settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit and rejected a controversial amendment that tribal...

Opinion: Safety concerns at Peabody mine on Navajo Nation (June 23, 2010)

"The Obama administration has announced a review of existing regulations and Rep. George Miller publicly released a list of the 48 mines with a pattern...

Alaska Native corporations worried about contracting change (June 23, 2010)

Alaska Native corporations say they weren't given a chance to address an amendment that limits their participation in federal government contracting. Congress passed the amendment...

First Nation uncovers burial site of 4,600-year-old Native man (June 23, 2010)

The Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation of Ontario invited a team of archaeologists to excavate the burial site of a 4,600-year-old Native man. Tribal fishermen came...

Shinnecock Nation interested in first tribal college in the East (June 23, 2010)

The Shinnecock Nation of New York is interested in starting the first tribal college in the East. The tribe has had preliminary discussions to operate...

Reward offered for information on Navajo Nation rape suspect (June 23, 2010)

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest or conviction of a rape suspect on the...

Eastern Cherokees take action to address membership audit (June 23, 2010)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina updated its enrollment ordinance to address issues raised by a recent audit of its membership rolls,...

ICT interview with Gabe Galanda about starting new law firm (June 23, 2010)

"Seattle lawyer Gabriel S. Galanda, Round Valley, has launched his own law firm after 10 years with Williams Kastner, one of the largest law...

Column: Learning from visit to Eastern Cherokee Reservation (June 23, 2010)

"My memories of Cherokee, N.C., were vague, considering that I had not been there since the early 1960s. I remembered it as a tacky town,...

FBI aids search for Sisseton Wahpeton man last seen in April (June 23, 2010)

The FBI is joining the search for Andrew Lufkins, a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of South Dakota who has been missing for...

Turtle Talk: Trouble ahead if Supreme Court takes on Cobell? (June 23, 2010)

"My guess is no, but there’s a possibility that the Court will hold the case for a period of time to allow for Congress to...

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin: The passing of an American hero (June 23, 2010)

The following is the opinion of Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-South Dakota). This week, we mourn the passing of an American hero, Clarence Wolf...

Judge blocks Obama moratorium on offshore drilling projects (June 23, 2010)

A federal judge said the Obama administration failed to justify a six-month moratorium on off-shore drilling projects but the Interior Department said it will issue...

Supreme Court to consider petition in Cobell trust fund case (June 23, 2010)

Update: The Cobell plaintiffs on Monday filed a motion to withdraw the petition of certiorari, a spokesperson said, in anticipation of Congressional authorization of the...

Out of prison, Abramoff works at pizza restaurant in Maryland (June 23, 2010)

Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff is working at Tov Pizza, a kosher pizza restaurant in Maryland, The Baltimore Jewish Times reports. Abramoff was released from prison...

Bradford: Abramoff singled out for being a successful lobbyist (June 23, 2010)

"On the heels of Alex Gibney's Casino Jack, actor and Clinton aficionado Kevin Spacey will star in Bagman, a propaganda movie about super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff's...

Chippewa Cree Tribe declares disaster due to major flooding (June 23, 2010)

The Chippewa Cree Tribe declared a disaster due to major flooding on the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana. About 300 homes are without running...

NPR: FCC looks to boost broadband service in Indian Country (June 23, 2010)

"Only 63 percent of all Americans have high-speed Internet connections. That's low compared with other countries. But when it comes to American Indians, the Federal...