Chris Stearns: JFK was a mighty warrior for Indian Country (November 22, 2013)

Attorney Chris Stearns reflects on the legacy of President John F. Kennedy in Indian Country.

New route through Oregon and Idaho for megaload shipment (November 22, 2013)

A megaload shipment will be back on the road this Sunday but the route won't pass through the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho.

Man sentenced to 68 months in scam to defraud Paiute Tribe (November 22, 2013)

A former employee of the Paiute Tribe of Utah was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison.

Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes spend millions on elder services (November 22, 2013)

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma has spent $2.7 million on elders this year, Gov. Janice Prairie Chief-Boswell said.

David Thorstad: White Earth Nation adopts new constitution (November 22, 2013)

The White Earth Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota took a historic vote to adopt a new constitution.

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Navajo Nation hit hard by diabetes (November 22, 2013)

The Ute Mountain Tribe and the Navajo Nation are struggling with high rates of diabetes.

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes discuss sacred site (November 22, 2013)

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of explained the significance of a land-into-trust application in Ravalli County, Montana.

Obama nominates Brad Carson, Cherokee, to top Army post (November 22, 2013)

President Barack Obama plans to nominate Brad Carson, a member of the Cherokee Nation, as Under Secretary of the U.S. Army.

Missing Indian children found safely on Montana reservation (November 22, 2013)

Three Indian children who were the subject of a missing/endangered persons advisory were handed over to authorities on the Flathead Reservation in Montana on Thursday.

Tribes in Wyoming seek treatment as state status from EPA (November 22, 2013)

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe. are seeking treatment as state status from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Gyasi Ross: Racial slurs are accepted within football culture (November 22, 2013)

Gyasi Ross discusses racism in football and how the use of certain slurs are accepted.

Interior Secretary Jewell to visit Citizen Potawatomi Nation (November 22, 2013)

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will visit Oklahoma on Monday to meet with the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.

WPR: Members of Ho-Chunk Nation rally against frac mining (November 22, 2013)

Members of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin are standing up against frac sand mining.

NPR: Interview with Brian Cladoosby, new president of NCAI (November 22, 2013)

NPR interviews Brian Cladoosby, the chairman of the Swinomish Tribe of Washington who was recently elected president of the National Congress of American Indians.

Column: Ex-Pequot leader to blame for bad business moves (November 22, 2013)

Columnist says Michael Thomas, the former chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, deserves punishment for bad business decisions.

Senate votes to restrict filibusters for presidential nominees (November 22, 2013)

The Senate voted on Thursday to eliminate the use of filibusters for most presidential nominees.

Peter d'Errico: Thomas King wins with 'The Inconvenient Indian' (November 22, 2013)

Peter d'Errico offers strong endorsement for The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America, a new novel from Thomas King.

Native Sun News: Sioux Addition asserts right to treaty lands (November 22, 2013)

At the North Rapid Town Hall Meeting, Rapid City Mayor Sam Kooiker, U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson, and South Dakota Secretary of Tribal Relations J. R. LaPlante were on hand to answer questions from the standing room only audience.