January 21, 2010

Sophie Pierre: Series on treaties in British Columbia (January 21, 2010)

"In British Columbia, treaty making is unfinished business that is costing the provincial economy billions of dollars because of continuing uncertainty over ownership of millions...

Chickasaw firm secures land consolidation contract (January 21, 2010)

Chickasaw Nations Industries, the economic development corporation of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, has landed a contract for the Indian land consolidation program for the...

Oneida Nation to help launch Native American $1 coin (January 21, 2010)

The Oneida Nation of New York will help launch the new 2010 Native American $1 coin at an event next week. Oneida Nation Representative...

Cook Inlet Tribal Council shares donated Ugg boots (January 21, 2010)

Cook Inlet Tribal Council Inc., the social services arm of Cook Inlet Region Inc., will share about 2.900 pairs of Ugg boots with needy...

Senate Indian Affairs hearing on tribal unemployment (January 21, 2010)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee. will hold an oversight hearing next Thursday on unemployment in Indian Country. The hearing will take place at 2:15pm in...

Jim Kent: An Oglala Sioux takeover in January 2000 (January 21, 2010)

"Chief Red Cloud once said "we do not want riches, but we do want to teach our children well." I thought of those words last...

Three Affiliated Tribes chairman seeks second term (January 21, 2010)

Marcus Levings, the chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota, will seek a second term in office. Levings, 43, was...

Agua Caliente Band gets $1.8M grant for road work (January 21, 2010)

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will use a $1.8 million stimulus grant for road work in California. The tribe will pay for widening,...

Gyasi Ross's Rez Rules #1: Growing up with Journey (January 21, 2010)

"In order to live/appreciate/know the Rez, you have to live/appreciate/know Journey. All you Santa Fe weirdos dying your hair black and figuring out your...

MPR: Study examines Ojibwe artisans in Minnesota (January 21, 2010)

"A new University of Minnesota study suggests that if helped, Native American artists could become a major economic asset to the state. Demographer Ann...

Mississippi Choctaw business cuts over half of staff (January 21, 2010)

IKBI, Inc., a general contracting firm owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, has eliminated over half of its workforce. The firm laid off...

Interview with Cherokee actor Wes Studi of 'Avatar' (January 21, 2010)

Brad Balfour interviews Wes Studi, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma who stars in the award-winning hit Avatar. "Q: Avatar's native characters...

House due to consider three Indian water rights bills (January 21, 2010)

The House is due to consider three Indian water rights bills today. The bills are: • H.R.1065, the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification...