February 15, 2010

Opinion: Sheriff small-minded over tribal police deal (February 15, 2010)

"Benewah County Sheriff Robert Kirts isn’t going to win his battle to continue to treat Coeur d’Alene tribal police with contempt. He’s already losing that...

Hundreds seek roles in film from Indian author's book (February 15, 2010)

Hundreds of Native men, women and children turned out for a casting call in Montana over the weekend with the hopes of landing a...

Mark Trahant: Alaska Natives create model system (February 15, 2010)

"It takes about 30 seconds of walking around the campus of the Alaska Native Medical Center to appreciate that you are in a special...

Indian designer lands in show at Vancover Olympics (February 15, 2010)

Louie Gong, an educational-resource coordinator at Muckleshoot Tribal College in Washington, is finding newfound fame as a fashion shoe designer. Gong, who is of...

Cherokee critic announces retirement from Congress (February 15, 2010)

Rep. Diane Watson (D-California), who criticized the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma for its treatment of the Freedmen, will retire from the U.S. House this year....

Redding Rancheria nears deal to buy city-owned land (February 15, 2010)

The Redding Rancheria is close to a deal to buy 82 acres from the city of Redding, California. The tribe has been interested in the...

Oklahoma seizes tobacco bound for Muscogee shops (February 15, 2010)

The Oklahoma Tax Commission seized 77 cases of cigarettes that were on their way to smoke shops on the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The commission says...

Column: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe weathers storm (February 15, 2010)

"Not many Americans are aware that the blizzards that blew through the Great Plains last month left more than 30,000 people on the Cheyenne River...

Erich Longie: Divide and conquer for 'Fighting Sioux' (February 15, 2010)

"The same old divide-and-conquer tactics are now being used on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. It is my understanding that six of the eight districts...

Opinion: State asks Obama to break pledge to tribes (February 15, 2010)

"The decision by the federal gvernment in 2007 to recognize the Mashpee Wampanoag as a historic Indian tribe documents tribal efforts to preserve their rights....

Opinion: Broken promises for winter storm response (February 15, 2010)

"With most of the midwest and the east coast hammered by winter storms, it should come as little surprise that the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation...

Marc Simmons: Spanish suppressed Pueblos religion (February 15, 2010)

"Among the Pueblos of the Southwest, supernatural rain-bringers known as kachinas have long been at the heart of their religion. Masked dancers, impersonating various...