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KBIC members debate ouster of Dakota from council (February 8, 2008)

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of Michigan has certified a petition to remove controversial former chairman Fred Dakota from the tribal council. Dakota was elected less than two weeks...

Senate panel vows speedy action on IHS nominee (February 8, 2008)

INDIANZ.COM LISTENING LOUNGE Senate Indian Affairs Committee confirmation on Robert McSwain to be director of the Indian Health Service. February 7, 2008. • Opening Statements • Jacquie Van Huss •...

Report cites high rate of violence against Native women (February 8, 2008)

American Indian and Alaska Native women suffer from the highest rates of domestic violence, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. In the largest-ever survey of...

Journey of the Sacred Hoop stops in Minnesota (February 8, 2008)

The Journey of the Sacred Hoop, a national movement to promote sobriety in Indian Country, is making five stops in Minnesota. Don Coyhis, the president and founder of White...

Decision due on Torres-Martinez trailer park (February 8, 2008)

A federal judge is due to rule on Monday on the future of a trailer park on the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Reservation in southern California. The Bureau of Indian Affairs...

Cherokee Nation dedicates $23M health center (February 8, 2008)

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma dedicated its new $23 million health center in Muskogee. The 105,000-square-foot Three Rivers Health Center is double the size of the existing facility. It...

Opinion: Disparity in justice for South Dakota Indians (February 8, 2008)

"In the 1800s when Native Americans in South Dakota were accused of a crime, no matter if they were not guilty, the harshest sentences were imposed upon them. Today, that...

First Nation meets after tragic deaths of toddlers (February 8, 2008)

The Yellow Quill First Nation of Saskatchewan held a meeting on Thursday in the wake of the tragic deaths of two young girls. The community buried three-year-old Kaydance Pauchay and...

Police alerted to Native residential payout scams (February 8, 2008)

Authorities in Alberta are preparing for rush a fraud, scams and drug activity as the $2 billion Native residential school abuse settlement is being distributed. As much as $50 million...

Yankton Sioux Tribe tries to save emergency room (February 8, 2008)

The Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is working against the clock to keep the emergency room at its clinic from reducing services. The clinic in Wagner has a...

Tribes in Dakotas thank CITGO for heating assistance (February 8, 2008)

Tribes in North Dakota and South Dakota held an honoring ceremony on Thursday to thank CITGO Petroleum, Venezuela's oil company, for providing heating assistance to their communities. Through a...

House oversight hearing on Interior's 2009 budget (February 8, 2008)

The House Natural Resources Committee is holding an oversight hearing on the Interior Department's fiscal year 2009 budget request. The hearing takes place Thursday, February 14. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne...

McCain seals GOP nomination after Romney exit (February 8, 2008)

Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), the former chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, all but secured the Republican nomination for president after former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney dropped out...

Judge blasts state in Narragansett raid case (February 8, 2008)

The judge handling the Narragansett raid case criticized the state of Rhode Island for not turning over evidence to the defense in a timely manner. Judge Susan E. McGuirl is...

Steve Russell: Cherokee Nation breaks its word (February 8, 2008)

"How can the Cherokee Nation take the position that the U.S. cannot abrogate Indian treaties by implication but claim that Cherokees have done so in an election where treaty abrogation...
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