Partnership seeks to boost tribal energy projects (July 7, 2009)

California Indian Manpower Consortium Inc. and U.S. Science and Technology announced a partnership to promote renewable energy projects on tribal lands. CIMC will use USST's...

Seneca Nation forms $28M investment company (July 7, 2009)

The Seneca Nation of New York announced the creation of a $28 million holding company that will invest and buy new businesses. The tribe wants...

Tiger Woods to play at Notah Begay charity event (July 7, 2009)

Golf superstar Tiger Woods will play at the second annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge, which takes place on the Oneida Nation of New York...

Quileute Nation opens doors to 'Twilight' fans (July 7, 2009)

The Quileute Nation of Washington is welcoming fans of the hugely popular "Twilight" franchise to the reservation. The tribe hired a public relations company to...

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe combats substance abuse (July 7, 2009)

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of Colorado is turning to its traditions to combat alcohol and drug abuse on the reservation. The tribe's Drug and...

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe objects to wind plan (July 7, 2009)

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts says the state's plans for commercial wind farms do not take into account the tribe's views. The state's draft...

9th Circuit affirms sentences for Blackfeet men (July 7, 2009)

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the sentences of two men who were convicted of an assault on the Blackfeet Nation of...

Mother, daughter plead guilty to artifact theft (July 7, 2009)

A mother and her daughter pleaded guilty in connection with the theft of Indian artifacts from public and Indian lands in Utah. Jeanne Redd, 59,...

Three Navajo cross-dressers killed in four years (July 7, 2009)

Three Navajo cross-dressers have been killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, over the past four years but authorities don't know whether the crimes are related. All...

Four plead not guilty for Swinomish smoke shop (July 7, 2009)

Four people pleaded not guilty in connection with the sale of tobacco products on the Swinomish Reservation in Washington. Four members of the Wilbur family...

County sheriff reaches out to California tribes (July 7, 2009)

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department is seeking to improve its relationship with the 12 tribes in the southern California county. Alex Tortes, a member...

David Swallow: The Black Hills are everything (July 7, 2009)

"The white man calls me David Swallow, Jr. but my real name is Wowitan Yuha Mani. I am a Tetoh Lakota of the Wa...

Mark Trahant: IHS could be a model for reform (July 7, 2009)

Note: Follow Mark Trahant on Twitter. He is attending the Indian Health Service consultation in Denver, Colorado. "The federal government accepts a double standard: Any...

Public Radio: Young Umatilla family buys home (July 7, 2009)

"Toddler Dakota McLaughlin is getting one of her first riding lessons on her gentle Quarterhorse, Dose. It's a warm spring day. Her father Ryan...

Child's remains returned to Kanosh Paiute Band (July 7, 2009)

The state of Utah repatriated the remains of a child to the Kanosh Band of Paiute Indians. The remains were uncovered in 1999. They were...

Bad River Band wins treatment as state status (July 7, 2009)

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has won treatment as state status from the Environmental Protection Agency. The tribe will set its...