Press Release: NACA statement on 8(a) legislation (November 22, 2010)

SENATOR CLAIRE MCCASKILL, REP. BENNIE THOMPSON INTRODUCE ANTI-NATIVE LEGISLATION  $p Bills Intend to Harm America’s Most Impoverished, Indigenous People  $p Washington, DC (November 22, 2010): ...

Book Review: War in Vietnam affects man's life in 'Extra Indians' (November 22, 2010)

"It's one of life's more infuriating facts that things we do when we are too young to do things wisely affect us well into our...

Cherokee Nation begins work on $7M hospital expansion project (November 22, 2010)

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma broke ground last month on a $7 million expansion of the W.W. Hastings Hospital. The project will add 27,000 square-feet...

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe seeks an increase in tourism business (November 22, 2010)

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada is working to bring more tourists to the reservation. Pyramid Lake remains the biggest draw. The tribe recently...

Charles Trimble: Racism still alive and growing in Indian Country (November 22, 2010)

I appreciate the emailed responses I receive about my published columns, even when the writers are critical of my expressed opinion, or even of my...

Muscogee Nation chief to ask Obama for apology at tribal summit (November 22, 2010)

A.D. Ellis, the principal chief of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, wants President Barack Obama to apologize for the federal government's mistreatment of Native peoples....

Mary Pember: Indian farmers told to stay 'patient' for settlement (November 22, 2010)

"American Indian farmers are advised to “be patient.” No kidding. Even as the U.S. Senate voted Friday to pay settlements in two large lawsuits —...

Senate passes water rights settlements for tribes in three states (November 22, 2010)

The Senate approved water rights settlements for tribes in three states on Friday. S.4783, the Claims Settlement Act of 2010, includes settlements for the White...

Opinion: Make attempt to meet your neighbors in Indian Country (November 22, 2010)

"I was in my mid-30s the first time I visited Pine Ridge Reservation. Growing up in South Dakota, I knew there were places named Rosebud,...

Opinion: Saginaw Chippewa settlement not so fair to non-Indians (November 22, 2010)

"As a result of settlement agreements approved by both the city of Mt. Pleasant and Isabella County, non-native residents are going to feel the impact...

Wisconsin Watch: Suicide among Native Americans remains high (November 22, 2010)

"Fifteen years after Schuyler Webster took his own life at age 14, his mother still sees him everywhere. He’s in her front yard “Schuyler Tree,”...

Senate approves $3.4B settlement for Indian trust fund lawsuit (November 22, 2010)

The Senate approved the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit on Friday. The plaintiffs and the Obama administration announced the settlement last...

Melvin Martin: The importance of keeping Indian languages alive (November 22, 2010)

Just last Friday as I stood outside in the frigid south Minneapolis air, the elderly Caucasian woman approached me without the typical fear that most...

Tim Giago: Giving thanks is part of the Native American tradition (November 22, 2010)

By now I believe most Americans understand that the creative stories surrounding the first Thanksgiving are, for the most part, a myth. There are few...