The National Congress of American Indians is being asked to restrict its membership to federally-recognized tribes. Since the 1970s, NCAI has welcomed state recognized and historically recognized tribes. Leaders from these tribes have served in elected positions within the organization...

The Indian Health Service will abide by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, Director Yvette Roubideaux said on Wednesday. Federal agencies must fully fund self-determination contracts with tribes, the court ruled in June. That means...

A fix to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar has enough votes to pass the Senate, an aide to Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) said on Wednesday. Akaka, the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, has made...

"Our people’s native language — known as Samala — has a rhythm and sound to it that warms our hearts every time we hear it spoken and sung. It was not that long ago that the idea of tribal members...

Members of the Fraternal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan participate in the 11th Annual Nathan Bedford Forrest Birthday march July 11, 2009, in Pulaski, Tenn. The Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan chapter, which is...

"Here in Washington State, our own brand of anti-Indian politics can be seen in the race for Governor—not the vulgar, highly visible kind like back east, but the variety that allies state political authority with groups and individuals that attack...

"When I spend time on North Dakota reservations, so many friends ask me how I am holding up from all of the negative attacks from out-of-state millionaires. My response is to simply tell them why I got in this race....

"Q. In The New York Times Book Review, Maria Russo said this book represented a departure because your novels “have usually relied on a rotating cast of narrators, a kind of storytelling chorus.” There’s a fairly large cast of...