Editorial: Choose Jeff Jones, Osage, as prosecutor in Oklahoma (October 28, 2010)

"Osage County First Assistant District Attorney Jeff S. Jones is well suited and well qualified to succeed long-time District Attorney Larry Stuart, who serves a...

Don Young: Re-election bid for Congress not 'stealth' campaign (October 28, 2010)

"I would like to respond to Elise Patkotak's piece dated Oct. 20, 2010, "2010: Year of the stealth candidate" and her remark that I am...

Indian National Finals Rodeo set for November 8-13 in Nevada (October 28, 2010)

The Indian National Finals Rodeo will take place November 8-13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ed Harry, a member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, said...

Metis activist and partner dead after apparent murder-suicide (October 28, 2010)

A Metis activist and his partner are dead in what authorities in Alberta say is a murder-suicide case. Ronald Stuart Jones, 61, is believed to...

South Dakota governor candidates promise to work with tribes (October 28, 2010)

South Dakota's candidates for governor say they will work with tribes if they are elected. Democrat Scott Heidepriem said he will establish a Cabinet-level position...

Cherokee Nation receives $1.3M in grants for law enforcement (October 28, 2010)

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has been awarded more than $1.3 million in grants from the Department of Justice. The Cherokee Nation Marshal Service received...

Non-Indian landowner won't submit to Rincon Band jurisdiction (October 28, 2010)

A non-Indian property owner is refusing to comply with the laws of the Rincon Band of Mission Indians in California. Marvin Donius owns land that...

Solve Climate: Congress taking interest in tribal green energy (October 28, 2010)

"Another bill, introduced earlier this year by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), sought to ease some of the restrictions imposed on tribal renewable projects. The Indian...

Five members of Hopi Tribe plead guilty for taking baby eagles (October 28, 2010)

Five members of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona pleaded guilty in connection with an eagle taking incident. Eugene Mansfield, Brendan Mansfield, Eldrice Mansfield, Emmett Namoki...

Rex Pooyouma, last Hopi Code Talker, passes away at age of 93 (October 28, 2010)

Rex Pooyouma, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona who served as a Code Talker during World War II, died on October 23. He...

New Mexico pueblo concerned about safety for trick-or-treating (October 28, 2010)

Concerns about safety - motivated a decision to ban trick-or-treating at Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico, Gov. Joshua Madalena said. The Santa Fe New Mexican...

Editorial: No question Pamunkey Tribe deserves federal status (October 28, 2010)

"Most of Virginia's several Indian tribes have sought recognition through congressional statute. The Pamunkey tribe is an exception; it is trying to gain acknowledgment through...

Native Sun News: Protest seeks better services for FAS children (October 28, 2010)

The following story was written and reported by Randall Howell. All content © Native Sun News. KYLE, SOUTH DAKOTA –– They’re numbers may have been...

County loses challenge of Meskwaki Tribe land-into-trust ruling (October 28, 2010)

The Interior Board of Indian Appeals rejected a challenge to the the Meskwaki Tribe's land-into-trust application. The board of supervisors in Tama County, Iowa, didn't...

Color Lines: US not accountable for rights of indigenous people (October 28, 2010)

"Well before America was known as the land of plenty, it was a land of plunder. About four centuries after the first colonial encounter set...

NPR Blog: 'Wizard of Oz' author advocated genocide of Indians (October 28, 2010)

"Finding out that childhood heroes have feet of clay is nothing new. Sometimes it can actually be reassuring in an odd way, that they too...

Editorial: Obama administration pushing for renewable energy (October 28, 2010)

"Global warming, energy independence and good 21st-century jobs are three compelling reasons why Washington must do a lot more to promote renewable energy. Congress seemed...