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Fund established for Cheyenne River fire victims (05/09)
A fund has been established for the family who lost two children in a house fire on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. Wenona Rooks lost Keya, 4, and Marvin, 2, in the May 2 fire, which destroyed...
Omaha Tribe holds meeting to set future goals (05/09)
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska held a two-day meeting to discuss its future goals. The tribe has set two main goals. The first is to ensure tribal members have a greater say in tribal decisions. The second is to...
Another honor for Native veteran Woody Keeble (05/08)
The late Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble, a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, will receive the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, North Dakota’s highest honor. The award will be presented to Keeble's family this summer. It comes after President...
Puyallup Tribe donates $685K to Tacoma zoo (05/08)
The Puyallup Tribe of Washington is donating $685,000 over the next five years to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. The donation will help fund a new red wolf exhibit at the zoo. The zoo will be...
Brother of Cheyenne River fire victims indicted (05/08)
The 18-year-old brother of two children who were killed in a fire on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota has been indicted in connection with their deaths. Akeem Rooks was charged in federal court with intentionally setting the...
Better Native count sought for 2010 Census (05/07)
The U.S. Census Bureau can do a better job at counting American Indians and Alaska Natives, officials were told at a meeting in Great Falls, Montana, on Tuesday. The 2000 Census identified 4,000 Native Americans in Cascade County. But local...
Cheyenne River chair opposes Black Hills payout (05/07)
Joe Brings Plenty, the chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, is opposing an effort to distribute a settlement for the theft of the sacred Black Hills. Brings Plenty said the Sioux Nation doesn't want money. "Those...
Arrest made in connection with Cheyenne River fire (05/07)
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a house fire on the reservation. The fire killed two children in the remote community of Cherry Creek. The victims were Keya Rooks, 4,...
Native candidate speaks about sexual assaults (05/06)
Diane Benson, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House, didn't expect her past sexual assaults to be a part of her campaign. But after Benson, who is Tlingit, spoke about being a survivor at a conference last week, she has...
Two children killed in fire at Cheyenne River (05/06)
A two-year-old boy and his four-year-old sister were killed in a house fire on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota on Friday. The fire occurred in Cherry Creek, a remote area that is more than 30 minutes from...
Mildred Loving, interracial marriage figure, dies (05/06)
Mildred Loving, the African-American and Indian woman who won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down laws against interracial marriage, died on Friday. She was 68. Loving was of Rappahannock, Cherokee and African-American ancestry. She and her...
Rosebud President: 'Black Hills are not for sale' (05/06)
"The Black Hills are not for sale," Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Rodney M. Bordeaux said on Monday. Bordeaux said the tribe does not support efforts by a South Dakota attorney to represent people who want to accept an Indian Claims...
Anchorage Daily News series on rural economies (05/05)
The Anchorage Daily News is running a series on rural economies and is putting some focus on Alaska Natives. Today's story highlights the lack of banking services in rural Native villages. Even though residents are far from cash poor --...
Billings Gazette: Natives and Newcomers series (05/05)
The Billings Gazette is running a special report on tribal sovereignty, tribal-state relations and the effects of sovereignty on business and non-Indians. The stories in "Natives and Newcomers" have focused on a wide range of topics -- from jurisdiction to...
Q&A: Why weren't DJs fired for Native comments? (05/05)
"Q. Shouldn't the Fox radio station have fired Woody and Wilcox? Wasn't what they did sexual harassment? In our company, a lot of the guys tune into another station and the daily comments are far worse than anything the Fox...
Meeting focuses on Black Hills trust settlement (05/05)
In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court said the Sioux Nation was entitled to $146 million for the theft of the Black Hills. But the Sioux people have refused to accept the money. Since then, the trust account has grown to...
Oklahoma tribes back Colorado genocide measure (05/05)
Two Oklahoma tribes support a resolution in Colorado that recognizes the genocide of American Indians at the hands of European settlers. The measure specifically mentions the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864, when a Colorado militia killed more than 150 Cheyennes...
Shakopee Tribe reclaims ancestral territory (05/05)
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota is stirring some local controversy with its land buys. The tribe has purchased 2,000 acres since the 1990s. Gaming revenues and low land prices have sped up the buys. Not all of...
North Fork Rancheria suspends former chairwoman (05/02)
The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California has suspended former chairwoman Jacquie Davis Van Huss from membership for two years, The Fresno Bee reports. Van Huss abruptly resigned last month. She now says she was ousted over disputed...
Census figures show slow rise in Native population (05/02)
The American Indian and Alaska Native population rose by 1 percent from 2006 to 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Thursday. Although the percentage increase was lower than most other racial and ethnic groups, the figures show the Native...
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