GOP who criticized Alaska Native corporations shows up at AFN (October 25, 2010)

Joe Miller, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, attended the Alaska Federation of Natives convention last week after accusing Alaska Native corporations of trying...

Democratic hopeful suggests racism behind subsistence battle (October 25, 2010)

Ethan Berkowitz, the Democratic nominee for governor of Alaska, said racism might be behind the state government's longtime fight over Native subsistence rights. During a...

Opinion: An apology to Alaska Native victims of church's abuse (October 25, 2010)

"I just returned from the Alaskan Federation of Natives Convention in Fairbanks. I joined my brother bishops, Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz and Fairbanks Bishop Donald...

Mark Trahant: Don't overlook Native vote in the 2010 elections (October 25, 2010)

"The election is nearly a week away and predictions are cheaper than a cup of bad coffee. “We see good news for Republicans,” says The...

Lisa Snell: In northern California hills with Sacheen Littlefeather (October 25, 2010)

"I waited for her in front of the supermarket when she drove up in her little compact car. She quickly parked and got out, looking...

Echo Hawk names Alaska Native woman to policy adviser post (October 25, 2010)

Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk, the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, named Elizabeth “Saagulik” Hensley as a policy adviser in Washington, D.C....

Alaska Native corporation named in sexual harassment lawsuit (October 25, 2010)

Calista Corp. has been added as a defendant in a sexual harassment lawsuit. Emily Davenport, 28, served as president of a Calista subsidiary. She claims...

Oglala Sioux man runs as independent for South Dakota Senate (October 25, 2010)

Anthony Valella, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, is running as an indepdent for the South Dakota Senate. Valella wants to represent District...

Rep. Herseth Sandlin questions complaint on reservation feeds (October 25, 2010)

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-South Dakota) says no one questioned ties between food and voting until it happened on reservations. Herseth Sandlin attended Democratic rallies...

Column: Fort Gibson represents the disaster of the Trail of Tears (October 25, 2010)

"One of the disasters in our handling of the American Indians was the Trail of Tears, during which 46,000 members of the Five Civilized Tribes,...

Kiowa woman hopes to unseat Republican for Oklahoma House (October 25, 2010)

Maya Torralba, a member of the Kiowa Tribe, is running for the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Torralba, a Democrat, wants to represent House District...

Candidates for Seneca Nation president make pitch before vote (October 25, 2010)

Members of the Seneca Nation of New York will go to the polls on November 2 to choose a new president. Robert Odawi Porter, 47,...

Osage Nation asks Supreme Court to review reservation status (October 25, 2010)

The Osage Nation of Oklahoma has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its reservation status case. The tribe's petition was filed on October 22....

US Attorney in Montana develops crime unit for Indian Country (October 25, 2010)

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Montana has created an Indian Country Crime Unit. Six prosecutors will run the unit. They will focus on enhancing communication...

Editorial: Stronger safeguards needed for offshore development (October 25, 2010)

"The six-month anniversary of the BP oil spill passed quietly last week. The well has been capped, and commerce in the Gulf of Mexico is...

Judge backs Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation in voting rights dispute (October 25, 2010)

A federal judge ordered Benson County in North Dakota to open polling sites on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation. Judge Ralph Erickson said there was...

NPR: 'Yellow Dirt' examines history of uranium at Navajo Nation (October 25, 2010)

"In her book Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed, former Los Angeles Times reporter Judy Pasternak documents the...

Letter: Outrage against poor 'health care' for Native Americans (October 25, 2010)

"In regard to the happenings at Fort Yuma Health Services, I just have to wonder how this could happen in this day and age? A...

Blog: Tribal issues front and center during journalist conference (October 25, 2010)

"A drive from Portland’s emerald green landscape took me into the Columbia River Gorge and the reds, golds and browns of autumn in eastern Oregon...

Opinion: 'Chief Illiniwek' a symbol that symbolizes nothing at all (October 25, 2010)

"Trivia question: what do you call a person who fights tooth and nail for a symbol that symbolizes nothing? Answer: a terribly confused person....

Tim Giago: More to the Aquash murder case than meets the eye (October 25, 2010)

The law can be complex, just, frustrating, hurtful, and sometimes, unfair. A motion filed by South Dakota Attorney Dana L. Hanna to quash a subpoena...