Marc Simmons: Sacred items at Cochiti Pueblo lost in 1692 raid (May 19, 2014)

Sacred items and ceremonial objects were supposedly buried in a stream.

DOI looks to spend $100M on Navajo Nation for Cobell buy-back (May 19, 2014)

Navajo is among 21 reservations that are being targeted in the next phase of land consolidation.

RCMP cites high number of missing and murdered Native women (May 19, 2014)

Nearly 1,200 Native women have gone missing or have been murdered between 1980 and 2012.

Editorial: Honor the sacrifices of Navajo Code Talker Tom Jones (May 19, 2014)

Newspaper pays tribute to Navajo Code Talker Tom Jones Jr., who died last week at the age of 89.

Radio: Exhibit shares story of Ute people in Colorado homeland (May 19, 2014)

The Aspen Historical Society in Colorado added items to its exhibit on the Ute people.

Tlingit leaders hope to block auction of sacred hat in New York (May 19, 2014)

Clan hat could be sold for $300,000 to $500,000.

Choctaw Nation soldiers served as Code Talkers in world wars (May 19, 2014)

During World War I, Choctaw Telephone Squad consisted of 19 tribal members.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee business meeting and hearing (May 19, 2014)

Seven bills are on the agenda while the hearing will focus on Indian education.

Cook Inlet Tribal Council set to launch first Native video game (May 19, 2014)

Never Alone features an Inupiat girl and her companion, an Arctic fox.

Tex Hall: Distribute minimum payments from Cobell settlement (May 19, 2014)

A minimum payment of $800 could be sent to Indian beneficiaries immediately.

Ex-sheriff says no one looking into Paskenta Band theft claims (May 19, 2014)

Theft allegations are behind a leadership and disenrollment dispute within the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians.

Tim Giago: Class of 2014 walks in the footsteps of great warriors (May 19, 2014)

If I was to give a graduation speech this year I would in all probability begin by stating the obvious.

Alaska tribes turn to banishment to protect small communities (May 19, 2014)

Tribes want to protect members of their small communities from drugs, alcohol and violence.

Indian Times: Weekly recap of news affecting Oklahoma tribes (May 19, 2014)

Tobacco compact, Indian education, federal nominees and the minimum wage were in the news.

Obama to choose new Housing and Urban Development leader (May 19, 2014)

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will be tapped as secretary

Long-delayed Cobell payments range from $850 to nearly $10M (May 19, 2014)

More than 490,000 Indian beneficiaries are waiting for their second payment from the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement.

Washoe Tribe's objections kill plan to name site for Mark Twain (May 19, 2014)

The author once used a derogatory word to describe the Washoe people.

Native Sun News: Uranium mining poses threat to sacred sites (May 19, 2014)

A bird’s-eye view of the corridor stretching from Mt. Taylor westward to Chaco Canyon is filled with sacred sites and ancient roads made by the native Puebloan and Diné people.

Steve Pavlik: Billy Frank Jr. was part of the greatest generation (May 19, 2014)

The late treaty rights advocate Billy Frank Jr. wanted to be remembered as a fisherman.

Laura Waterman Wittstock: A tribute to journalist Tom Richards (May 19, 2014)

Alaska Native journalist covered the Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act.