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Judge promises ruling in Nooksack Tribe disenrollment suit (05/17)
A judge for the Nooksack Tribe of Washington promised a ruling within a week in a disenrollment lawsuit. The tribe plans to remove 306 people, including two sitting council members,...

Analysis: A power dispute within Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes (05/17)
Analysis of a leadership dispute within the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: In western Oklahoma, tension and drama seem perpetually to surround the governance of the Cheyenne & Arapaho...

BIA detention facility had highest sexual misconduct rate (05/17)
A Bureau of Indian Affairs detention facility on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota had the highest rate of staff sexual misconduct than any other in the U.S., according...

Navajo Nation weighs tougher sentences for some crimes (05/16)
The Navajo Nation is holding public hearings to discuss changes in criminal sentencing. In 2000, the tribe eliminated or reduced the punishments for nearly 30 offenses, The Farmington Daily Times...

Arrests reported after protest at Berry Creek Rancheria (05/16)
A standoff on the Berry Creek Rancheria in California has ended with arrests, according to news reports. A group of people reportedly locked themselves inside the Tyme Maidu Tribe's headquarters...

Secretary Jewell mum on Little Shell Tribe recognition bid (05/16)
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell declined to comment about federal recognition for the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana at a hearing on Wednesday. During the Clinton administration,...

Law Article: Supreme Court due for decision in ICWA case (05/16)
Attorney discusses forthcoming decision in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, an Indian Child Welfare Act case that was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court last month: In this most recent...

NPR: South Dakota officials boycotted tribal ICWA summit (05/16)
Amid complaints about their compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act, state officials boycott the Great Plains Indian Child Welfare Act Summit in Rapid City, South Dakota: Federal officials met...

Native Sun News: County's ICWA abuses called 'shocking' (05/16)
The alleged abuses of the Indian Child Welfare Act in the Pennington County court system has been called “shocking” by two attorneys.

Appeals court rules for Cahto Tribe in disenrollment dispute (05/15)
Disenrollment decisions made by the Cahto Tribe of California cannot be appealed to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today. The tribe removed 22...

Montana tribe anticipates problems with Affordable Care Act (05/15)
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana is anticipating problems with the new Affordable Care Act. Enrolled tribal members won't have to comply with the insurance mandate in the...

Agua Caliente Band sues agencies to safeguard water rights (05/15)
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians sued two water agencies in southern California to protect its water rights. The tribe is asserting senior water rights in the Coachella Valley....

Agency urges states to lower threshold for drunken driving (05/15)
The National Transportation Safety Board is urging states to lower the threshold for drunken driving. The current threshold is a blood alcohol content of 0.08. The NTSB said lowering it...

Court delays action on retired judge over racist Obama email (05/14)
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has delayed action on a former federal judge who sent a racist e-mail about President Barack Obama. Judge Richard Cebull admitted that he circulated...

South Dakota won't attend Indian Child Welfare Act meeting (05/14)
The South Dakota Department of Social Services won't be sending representatives to an Indian Child Welfare Act summit, the Associated Press reports. A spokesperson for the department said the Bureau...

BIA releases schedule for more tribal court training sessions (05/14)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs will be hosting more tribal court training sessions. The BIA's Office of Justice Services is providing training to tribal court prosecutors, defenders and judges. The...

Closure date set for Torres Martinez Reservation trailer park (05/14)
A federal judge has ordered a trailer park on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Reservation in southern California to close by June 30, The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported. Upwards of 3,000...

Health care reform law includes limited definition of 'Indian' (05/13)
The Affordable Care Act requires all Americans to obtain health insurance but a key provision exempts American Indians and Alaska Natives who receive care through the Indian Health Service. But...

Community to appeal decision in Jim Thorpe reburial dispute (05/13)
The remains of Jim Thorpe won't be returned to Oklahoma any time soon despite a federal judge's decision favoring the legendary athlete's sons. Judge A. Richard Caputo ordered the borough...

Two sentenced for stealing from Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (05/10)
Two people were sentenced for their role in stealing nearly $346,000 from the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota. Tammie Strutz, 52, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and Jacqueline...

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