Federal judge to hold status conference in Indian trust fund suit (October 14, 2010)

Judge Thomas Hogan will hold a status conference tomorrow in the Indian trust fund lawsuit. Hogan took over the case in June. He hasn't issued...

Meth dealer sentenced to 16 years for dealing on reservations (October 14, 2010)

A man from Montana was sentenced to nearly 16 years in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine on two reservations. George Victor Morris, 60, pleaded guilty...

Justice Department reviewing settlement in Indian farmer case (October 14, 2010)

A top official at the Department of Justice is reviewing a settlement in a lawsuit filed by Indian farmers and ranchers who experienced discrimination at...

New Mexico tribe puts damage estimate from hail storm at $2M (October 14, 2010)

Preliminary estimates from Kewa Pueblo in New Mexico put damage from a recent hail storm at $2 million. Of about 600 homes on the reservation,...

Turtle Talk: Supreme Court singling out tribes for damage cases (October 14, 2010)

"It’s a long enough answer, full of subjectivity, but worth discussion in the context of the United States v. Tohono O’odham Nation case, to be...

Obama signs Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act into law (October 14, 2010)

President Barack Obama signed the Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act into law on Tuesday. The new law ensures that Indian veterans who receive federal disability...

Native Sun News: Pumpkin Seed runs Oglala Sioux Tribe election (October 14, 2010)

The following story was written and reported by Randall Howell. All content © Native Sun News. PINE RIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA –– He’s now working in...

Suit over Oneida Nation land-into-trust pending in federal court (October 14, 2010)

A lawsuit over the Oneida Nation land-into-trust application is still pending in federal court, more than two years after it was filed. The state, two...

Column: Tennessee powwow a good way to learn about culture (October 14, 2010)

"When I interviewed Sally Wells, a Choctaw woman who is one of the chief organizers of this weekend's Pow Wow festival, I made the...

Professor: Republican Party's role in genocide of Native people (October 14, 2010)

"The real culture of violence in the American West of the latter half of the 19th Century sprang from the U.S. government’s policies toward the...

Ute man convicted in daughter's death sentenced for violation (October 14, 2010)

A member of the Ute Tribe of Utah who was convicted for his daughter's death has been sentenced to a halfway house for violating the...

Echo Hawk to testify at hearing on Indian transportation issues (October 14, 2010)

Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk, the leader of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will testify at a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on tribal transportation...

Authorities call off search for missing fisherman from Hoh Tribe (October 14, 2010)

Authorities in Washington called off a search for a member of the Hoh Tribe who went missing after his boat capsized. David Hudson Jr., 21,...

Ute Tribe leaders remove chairman after second recall election (October 14, 2010)

Curtis Cesspooch has been removed as chairman of the Ute Tribe of Utah after a second recall election was determined to be valid. In...

Opinion: Strong ethics and just salary needed for Soboba Band (October 14, 2010)

"Soboba is partly responsible for Bobby Salgado’s demise. On Oct. 5, Salgado pleaded guilty to accepting $875,000 in bribes and personal income tax evasion. To...

MPR: Prairie Island Indian Community loses fight on nuke plant (October 14, 2010)

"The Prairie Island nuclear power plant at Red Wing may be allowed to operate for another 20 years. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has rejected claims...

Editorial: Good reasons to end moratorium on off-shore drilling (October 14, 2010)

"Just a week after an independent report revealed that the federal government underplayed how much crude was spewing into the Gulf of Mexico during the...

Ray Wahnihtiio Cook: Oneida Nation sovereignty lives in people (October 14, 2010)

In Iroquois culture, and history for that matter, we have always believed that sovereignty lies in the heart of all human kind. Individuals are sovereign...

US Attorney recused in Crow Creek Sioux Tribe chairman's case (October 14, 2010)

For unexplained reasons, the U.S. Attorney in South Dakota and the entire office is recused in the case against Duane Big Eagle, the chairman of...

MPR: White Earth Band seeks more control of law enforcement (October 14, 2010)

"Unhappy with the way criminal cases are handled on the White Earth Indian Reservation, tribal officials are seeking more control over law enforcement and the...

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