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Alaska Natives participating in DNA and cultural heritage study (June 6, 2012)

Alaska Natives from the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian tribes are participating in a DNA and cultural heritage study. Tribal members previously submitted DNA samples as part of a 2008 study. The results confirmed the genetic nature of the Raven and...

Two incumbents and four newcomers win Osage Congress vote (June 6, 2012)

The Osage Nation of Oklahoma held an election for its Congress on Monday. Two incumbents won re-election: Archie Mason and Shannon Love Edwards. Four newcomers were elected: R.J. Walker, John Maker, Maria Whitehorn and John Jech. The Osage Nation Congress...

Federal judge travels to Standing Rock for drug trafficking case (June 6, 2012)

A federal judge went to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on Tuesday to hold first appearances for 10 people who have been charged in a drug trafficking case. Magistrate Judge Charles Miller held the hearings at Fort Yates, on the...

Two Navajo lawmakers survive primary challenge in New Mexico (June 6, 2012)

Two New Mexico lawmakers who represent parts of the Navajo Nation won their primary elections on Tuesday. Sen. John Pinto (D), who represents District 3 , defeated Matthew Tso, also Navajo. Pinto does not have an opponent so far in...

Second death in crash that took life of Eastern Shoshone liaison (June 6, 2012)

A second person has died as a result of an accident that claimed the life of Edward L. Wadda, a member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe who served as a liaison to the state of Wyoming. Diana K. Soundingsides, 22,...

Oglala Sioux girl who died from hantavirus was seven years old (June 6, 2012)

Maria White Butterfly, a seven-year-old member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, died last week after succumbing to the hantavirus. Louise White Butterfly told the Associated Press that her granddaughter was an energetic young girl. It's not clear how Maria contracted...

Editorial: Spend tribal and Cobell trust fund settlements wisely (June 6, 2012)

"Forty-one tribes, and thousands of individual Native Americans, must soon decide what to do with the proceeds from two legal settlements negotiated with a federal government that over decades was even more careless with their community and personal resources than...

Interview: Author's books explore Indian perspective on Bigfoot (June 6, 2012)

"David Paulides has written some of the best Bigfoot books out there. Starting with The Hoopa Project: Bigfoot Encounters In California and his second book Tribal Bigfoot. I have interviewed David Paulides at The Church Of Mabus radio show and...

Onondaga Nation reclaims ancestors, property from association (June 6, 2012)

The Onondaga Nation of New York is reclaiming ancestral remains and cultural property from the Onondaga Historical Association. Dorothy Webster, a late clan mother, sought the return of the remains and the items for several years. She died in 2010...

DOJ works with tribes to combat violence against Indian women (June 6, 2012)

The Department of Justice has awarded grants to four tribes to help them combat violence against Indian women. The grants enable the tribes to cross-designate a prosecutor who will pursue violence cases in both tribal and federal courts. The money...

City official criticized for 'peace pipe' comments during meeting (June 6, 2012)

A city alderman in Chicago, Illinois, is coming under fire for comments he made about a 'peace pipe' during a public meeting.

Attorney repays money received during Oneida Nation litigation (June 6, 2012)

The attorney for Madison County in New York has repaid some of the money he received during the course of litigation involving the Oneida Nation. John Campanie repaid $5,952 to the county and $30,074 to Nixon Peabody, the law firm...

California tribes among biggest contributors to political causes (June 6, 2012)

Three southern California tribes were in the top 20 contributors to political causes in the last 12 years, according to a new report from California Watch. The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians donated $52.6 million to various causes since 2001,...

Voters of St. Regis Mohawk Tribe oust two of three council chiefs (June 6, 2012)

Voters of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York ousted two of three chiefs who were seeking re-election. Incumbent Chief Mark Garrow and incumbent Sub-Chief Stacy Skidders lost their seats on the council. Paul Thompson will now serve as...

Former San Manuel Band chair headed to runoff for county seat (June 6, 2012)

James Ramos, the former chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, won the most votes in the race for 3rd district supervisor in San Bernardino County, California. But since Ramos didn't win a majority of the vote, he...

Lloyd Miller: Supreme Court to rule in self-determination lawsuit (June 6, 2012)

"Last month the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case testing whether federal contracts with Tribes are really contracts at all. The case involves contracts that the Bureau of Indian Affairs awards tribal governments under the Indian Self-Determination Act,...

Stephanie Woodard: Beer profiteers fighting Whiteclay lawsuit (June 6, 2012)

"The Oglala Lakota elder spread out the map on her kitchen table. It showed the dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where possessing, consuming or selling booze can land you in jail. “People living in the western part of the reservation...

NYT Blog: Photographs of cloaks from tribal cultures in Australia (June 6, 2012)

"She is backstage at the Sydney Opera House. She is going to perform. A young woman, a photographer, takes her picture. She wears a cloak made from possum pelts stitched together, each individual square adorned with images that contain countless...

House approves measure for Pascua Yaqui Tribe land-into-trust (June 6, 2012)

The House approved H.R. 4222, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act, on Tuesday. The bill places about 20 acres in trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. The tribe gained federal recognition in 1978. The tribe plans to...

Native Sun News: US sees indigenous abuses in other countries (June 6, 2012)

The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. WASHINGTON, DC –– The U.S. State Department’s May 24 release of its annual Country Reports on Human...
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