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Sequestration forces tribes to make budget cuts to programs (August 22, 2013)

Sequestration of the federal budget is forcing cuts to education, health and social service programs in Indian Country.

Oneida Nation leader loses bid to stop removal proceedings (August 22, 2013)

Members of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin have collected enough signatures in their bid to remove Chairman Ed Delgado from office.

Crosscut: Lummi Nation raises hurdles to big energy project (August 22, 2013)

Floyd McKay explores Lummi Nation opposition to a coal port in Washington

Opinion: Fashion industry exploits Native American cultures (August 22, 2013)

Writer discusses recent controversies affecting Native Americans and the fashion industry.

APRN: Alaska Natives meet for conference to discuss suicide (August 22, 2013)

Alaska Native leaders are in Anchorage to discuss high rates of suicide among their people.

Opinion: Army Corps plan impacts tribes along Missouri River (August 22, 2013)

Attorney David L. Ganje says tribes in North Dakota and South Dakota are being hurt by federal water management practices along the Missouri River.

Vincent Armenta: Facts on Chumash Tribe's land application (August 22, 2013)

Vincent Armenta, the chairman of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, explains the tribe's land-into-trust application.

Blog: Energy, environmental justice issues in Indian Country (August 22, 2013)

Writer examines renewable energy and environmental justice issues in Indian Country.

Research looks into trafficking of Native women in Minnesota (August 22, 2013)

Researchers are continuing their ground-breaking work into the trafficking of Native women in Minnesota.

DOJ sides with Penobscot Nation in river jurisdiction lawsuit (August 22, 2013)

The Obama administration is siding with the Penobscot Nation in a lawsuit against the state of Maine.

Meet Native America: Kevin Brown, chief for Pamunkey Tribe (August 22, 2013)

The National Museum of the American Indian continues its "Meet Native America" series with Kevin Brown, the chief of the Pamunkey Tribe of Virginia.

Opinion: Tribes in Washington manage their forest lands well (August 22, 2013)

Writers say tribes in Washington contribute to economy through their forest lands.

Chelsey Luger: Oglala Sioux Tribe makes right call on alcohol (August 22, 2013)

In this video, Chelsey Luger, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, offers her thoughts on a decision by members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe to legalize alcohol.

Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe cleared for horse sale (August 22, 2013)

The Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of Nevada will be able to sell 149 unbranded horses after a federal judge lifted a temporary restraining order.

Patricia Michaels plans to stay at art gallery despite incident (August 22, 2013)

Fashion designer Patricia Michaels of Taos Pueblo plans to stick with an art gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, even though employees there accused her of stealing works she created.

Editorial: Middle ground with Chumash Tribe remains elusive (August 22, 2013)

Newspaper calls for compromise with Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians amid new land-into-trust application.

Blog: 'Terrible' t-shirt features image of stereotypical Indian (August 22, 2013)

The Washington Post's Sports blog brings word of a T-shirt that could be considered 'incredibly offensive' because it features a stereotypical image of an Indian.

Native Sun News: Federal sentencing impacts Indian inmates (August 22, 2013)

In a speech to the American Bar Association last week, United States Attorney General, Eric Holder, introduced a dramatically different approach to how the federal government will now prosecute and sentence non-violent drug offenders.

Opinion: Change 'archaic' racial categories for the US Census (August 22, 2013)

Kenneth Prewitt, a former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, calls for changes in the way the federal government records race, ethnicity and nationality.

Julie Kitka: Engage Alaska Natives on safety and voting rights (August 22, 2013)

It is time you meet with leaders of the Alaska Native community to be part of the solution on greater safety for Alaska Native women and children and equal rights at the ballot box.
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