April 6, 2010

Convicted officials removed from Crow Creek Sioux election (April 6, 2010)

The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has removed three convicted felons from an upcoming ballot. Vice Chairman Randy Shields, Treasurer Norman Thompson Sr....

Charges dropped against passenger in Pueblo man's death (April 6, 2010)

A judge in New Mexico dismissed charges against a man who was a passenger in the vehicle that struck and killed William Tenorio of San...

Indian students in Oklahoma participate in language event (April 6, 2010)

The 8th annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair began on Monday. The event is being held at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of...

Wilma Mankiller, former Cherokee Nation chief, passes on (April 6, 2010)

Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to lead the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, died this morning. She was 64. Mankiller was born in 1945 at the...

Petition forces decision on project by Cherokee sacred site (April 6, 2010)

The North Carolina Utilities Commission will make a decision about an energy project near Kituwah, the ancestral Cherokee home. A group called Citizens to Protect...

Crow Nation Tea Party criticizes sale of water in energy bid (April 6, 2010)

The Crow Nation Tea Party is criticizing on the Crow Tribe of Montana for selling water as part of an energy project. The group...

Column: Potawatomis come home to ancestral reservation (April 6, 2010)

"Wish-kuk-ke-ash-kuk is his Potawatomi name but Ryan Dyer is the English name he uses most of the time. He is one of the seven members...

Chumash Tribe purchases ranch property for reported $40M (April 6, 2010)

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians of California announced the purchase of a 1,390-acre ranch property. The tribe bought the land from Fess Parker...

Navajo Nation to create new jobs with help of stimulus grant (April 6, 2010)

The Navajo Nation is creating new jobs for a project to develop a high-speed Internet network on the reservation. The tribe received $33.2 million from...

Deadline approaches for Indian farmers discrimination suit (April 6, 2010)

The Obama administration has until April 21 to reach a settlement in Keepseagle case over discrimination at the Department of Agriculture, The Hill reports. The...

New research looks into urban Native population in Canada (April 6, 2010)

The Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study, an in-depth look into the urban Native population in Canada, was released today. Researchers interviewed 2,614 First Nations, Métis and...

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe considers 'Fighting Sioux' petition (April 6, 2010)

Leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will consider a petition that that seeks a reservation-wide vote on the controversial "Fighting Sioux" nickname and...

Chickasaw Nation extends smoking ban to more businesses (April 6, 2010)

The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma has expanded its non-smoking policy. Last May, the tribe banned smoking in tribal health centers. Now, all restaurants, food courts...

Two New York tribes working to keep their languages going (April 6, 2010)

The Shinnecock Nation and the Unkechaug Nation of New York are working to revitalize their languages. The tribes speak closely-related Algonquin languages. But the last...