February 17, 2010

Study finds low graduation rate for Indian students (February 17, 2010)

Less than 50 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native students Pacific and Northwestern regions graduate from high school, according to a new report. The...

Elise Patkotak: Domestic violence ad wasn't political (February 17, 2010)

"As someone who has worked for more than 30 years in the field of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse, I cannot express how...

Man admits guilt over Alaska Native woman's death (February 17, 2010)

A man who was acquitted for the murder and rape of an Alaska Native woman has finally admitted he killed Della Brown in 2000....

Another Little Shell council member resigns position (February 17, 2010)

A second council member for the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana resigned in protest of President John Sinclair. Leona Kienenberger joins John...

Letter: Give tribes time to think over 'Fighting Sioux' (February 17, 2010)

"What has happened to the Sioux nickname? Has all of Grand Forks given up on keeping the name, or is the Herald publishing only...

Northern Cheyenne school administrator won't leave (February 17, 2010)

The principal/superintendent of a school on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana refuses to leave even though she was fired. The Northern Cheyenne Tribal School...

Former Rosebud Sioux council member heads to trial (February 17, 2010)

A former leader of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe is set to go to trial next month on charges that he solicited a minor and engaged...

Trial opens for Pueblo leader charged over hit and run (February 17, 2010)

A leader of Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico went on trial on Tuesday in connection with a fatal hit and run on the reservation....

Fort Sill Apache Tribe not allowed in Geronimo lawsuit (February 17, 2010)

A federal judge won't let the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma intervene in a lawsuit over the reburial of the remains of Apache warrior...

Navajo family opens traditional eatery in New Mexico (February 17, 2010)

A family from the Navajo Nation opened a restaurant based on traditional Navajo foods in Farmington, New Mexico. Bernice and Dexter Begay, along with...

Formerly shunned Wampanoags lose council election (February 17, 2010)

Two formerly shunned members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts lost their bid for seats on the tribal council but one said she will...

Margo Gray-Proctor: Supporting Native businesses (February 17, 2010)

"Imagine Indian country 1,000 years ago, when we were the only inhabitants of this land. Our tribes had broad systems of commerce, and we bartered...

Elouise Cobell answers questions about settlement (February 17, 2010)

Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, will be answering questions about the proposed settlement to the case. Cobell is a...