November 19, 2009

Senate Indian Affairs hearing on drugs and gangs (November 19, 2009)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds an oversight hearing this afternoon to discuss drug smuggling and gang activity in Indian Country. The hearing takes place...

Standing Rock chairman not pushing 'Sioux' vote (November 19, 2009)

Charles Murphy, the new chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, said he won't be pushing for a vote "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo...

Senate Indian Affairs action on IHCIA postponed (November 19, 2009)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee won't be taking action on S.1790, the Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009, today. The committee...

Cherokee Nation to contribute $54K to politicians (November 19, 2009)

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma approved $54,000 in contributions to political candidates and political action committees. The tribe's Executive Finance Subcommittee will donate $2,400 to...

Group fights sacred site protection in New Mexico (November 19, 2009)

A group of landowners and energy companies is challenging the placement of sacred Mount Taylor on the Register of Cultural Properties in New Mexico. The...

DOI disbursed $765M to Indian trust beneficiaries (November 19, 2009)

The Interior Department said it disbursed $765 million to tribal and individual Indian beneficiaries in fiscal year 2009. According to an independent audit, $414 million...

Suspect in custody as First Nation mourns death (November 19, 2009)

The Esgenoopetitj First Nation in New Brunswick is mourning the loss of 16-year-old Hilary Bonnell, whose body was found last week after having been...

Navajo woman killed in accident at Southern Ute (November 19, 2009)

Cassandra Yazzie-Hotchkiss, a member of the Navajo Nation, was killed in an accident on the Southern Ute Reservation in Colorado on Monday. She was...

BIA goes after drunk driving on reservation roads (November 19, 2009)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is deploying four BATmobiles in Indian Country to keep drunk drivers off reservation roads. The blood alcohol testing vehicles allow...

Native Sun: Indian gaming and tribal sovereignty (November 19, 2009)

The following editorial by Tim Giago and cartoon appeared in The Native Sun News. There have been gala celebrations in and around Deadwood to commemorate...

Max Baucus: A promising future in Indian Country (November 19, 2009)

The following is the opinion of Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. I am proud to recognize and share my...

Arizona tribes welcome business to reservations (November 19, 2009)

The Gila River Indian Community, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the Tohono O'odham Nation met with the Building Owners and Managers Association of...