December 3, 2009

Employment: Graton Rancheria Senior Accountant (December 3, 2009)

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria is seeking a Senior Accountant with a strong understanding of accounting theory and practice, federal grant compliance and...

Buddhist nun leads strike for reburial of ancestors (December 3, 2009)

A Buddhist nun is leading a four-day hunger strike to seek the repatriation of remains held by the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at...

Native community mourns loss of Mitch Demientieff (December 3, 2009)

Mitch Demientieff, an Athabascan leader from Alaska, died on Tuesday. He was 57. Demientieff was elected mayor of Nenana when he was 18 and...

Hearing scheduled over alcohol sales in Whiteclay (December 3, 2009)

Nebraska lawmakers will hold a hearing on December 11 to look into alcohol sales in Whiteclay, a town near the Pine Ridge Reservation. Only 14...

Schedule for upcoming tribal consultation meetings (December 3, 2009)

The Interior Department held the first tribal consultation session on a new government-to-government policy in Alaska on Wednesday. Tribes are being asked about the Interior's...

Montana tribe sponsors Indian business conference (December 3, 2009)

Margo Gray-Proctor, a member of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma, delivered the keynote at the Indian Business Development Expo in Montana on Wednesday. Gray-Proctor was...

Obituary: Maisie Shenandoah, Oneida clan mother, 1932-2009 (December 3, 2009)

MAISIE SHENANDOAH July 12, 1932 - December 2, 2009 Wolf Clan Mother - Oneida Nation Haudenosaunee Confederacy Surrounded by her loved ones, Mary “Maisie” Shenandoah,...

Audit looks at sexual assault against Native women (December 3, 2009)

Mending the Sacred Hoop and the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault, along with local law enforcement agencies, released a report that looked...

Pueblo leader set to go to trial for fatal hit-run case (December 3, 2009)

A leader of Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico suffered a setback in a fatal hit-and-run case. Lt. Governor Linda Diaz, 52, is accused of...

Navajo Nation upgrades Monument Valley offerings (December 3, 2009)

The Navajo Nation is getting ready to welcome more visitors to the Monument Valley Tribal Park. The tribe remodeled the visitor center at the park...

Cowlitz Tribe to debut senior housing development (December 3, 2009)

The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington will host an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for a senior housing project today. The $5 million development features 32...

Passamaquoddy Tribe receives ANA language grant (December 3, 2009)

The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine recently received a $73,329 grant from the Administration for Native Americans. The tribe will use the money, along with other...

Letter: Let's get rid of offensive and racist mascots (December 3, 2009)

"I wanted to applaud The Vindicator for printing an editorial from the Los Angeles Times, “‘Redskins’ is wrong” on the Nov. 28 editorial page that...

Doctor: IHS plagued by lack of adequate resources (December 3, 2009)

"The Federal government runs three systems: The VA, the Military system, and the Indian Health Service. My expertise is number three. How the Indian Health...