Tribes ready for another White House Tribal Nations Conference (November 16, 2010)

Tribal leaders will once again descend on Washington, D.C., for the White House Tribal Nations Conference. President Barack Obama announced that his annual summit will...

Count of write-in votes gives Lisa Murkowski lead in Senate race (November 16, 2010)

An ongoing count of write-in votes in Alaska has put Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) ahead of Republican Joe Miller. According to the latest count, Murkowski...

Officer waited four seconds before shooting Native wood carver (November 16, 2010)

A police officer waited just four seconds before opening fire and killing John T. Williams, a traditional Native woodcarver, The Seattle Times reports. Officer Ian...

County finally returns illegally seized tobacco to Cayuga Nation (November 16, 2010)

After nearly two years, Cayuga County in New York has finally returned tobacco that it illegally seized from the Cayuga Nation. The county took 7,627...

Energy firm spends $925M for land on North Dakota reservation (November 16, 2010)

The Williams energy company announced it will spend $925 million to acquire land on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. The company said it...

Tribes weigh Congressional agenda at NCAI meet in New Mexico (November 16, 2010)

With the 111th Congress winding down, tribes are focusing on their priorities for the next session. Republicans will be in charge of the House while...

Quechan Nation elders stage protest against solar energy plant (November 16, 2010)

Elders from the Quechan Nation are holding a protest against a solar power project on federal land in southern California. Tribal members say the 709-megawatt...

Analysis: How the Anishinabe fought and won their treaty rights (November 16, 2010)

"In spring of 1986 I got a call from Walter Bresette, a Red Cliff Anishinabe (aka Anishinabeg, Ojibwa, Ojibwe, Chippewa) native American. Walter was a...

United Auburn teen shares struggle with depression in new film (November 16, 2010)

A young member of the United Auburn Indian Community of California who struggled with depression is sharing her story. Janessa Starkey began cutting herself when...

Lobbyists worried about a rival land-into-trust fix on Capitol Hill (November 16, 2010)

Rumors of a potentially negative fix to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar have lobbyists in Washington, D.C., playing a cloak and...

Peterson Zah leaves tribal affair job at Arizona State University (November 16, 2010)

Peterson Zah, the former president of the Navajo Nation, is leaving his post at Arizona State University. Zah has served as special advisor to the...

Editorial: County should stop discrimination against Indian vote (November 16, 2010)

"Fremont County's attempts to circumvent a federal judge's order to stop disenfranchising American Indian voters have thus far been stubborn and foolhardy. The latest --...

Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation prepares for new chairman (November 16, 2010)

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota has a new chairman and that means political appointees from the last leader have been let...

Vincent Armenta: Chumash vice chair recognized for leadership (November 16, 2010)

"Earlier this week our tribal leadership team attended the 2010 American Indian Heritage Month Local Leadership Awards ceremony honoring a handful of tribal leaders —...

Letter: Cayuga Nation of New York isn't the 'real' Cayuga Nation (November 16, 2010)

"A question: Have the Seneca and Cayuga lawyers and representatives been fighting the wrong Cayuga tribe? The one that is not the correct legal Cayuga...

Former Abramoff associate found guilty on five of eight counts (November 16, 2010)

A federal jury found Kevin Ring, an associate of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, guilty on five of eight counts in his corruption trial. Ring...

IRS broadens demand for Miccosukee Tribe financial documents (November 16, 2010)

The Internal Revenue Service has widened its demand for financial documents from the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida, The Miami Herald reports. The IRS has been...