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Navajo Nation suspends Matthew Tso from education position (May 22, 2012)

The Navajo Nation suspended Matthew Tso from his job within the Department of Dine Education, The Farmington Daily Times reported. Tso was suspended for a week as a legislative analyst. Reasons were not disclosed. "Reasons for his suspension are a...

Rosebud Sioux woman charged in connection to murder case (May 22, 2012)

A woman from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota has been charged in connection with a murder case. Allisa Kendra Hawkman, 21, is charged with misprision of a felony. Federal prosecutors say she concealed information about the assault and...

Census Bureau reports 4.9 percent undercount on reservations (May 22, 2012)

The U.S. Census Bureau missed 4.9 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives who live on reservations, the agency said today. The rate was similar to the 4.74 net undercount of American Indians and Alaska Natives on reservations on the...

David Treuer: America focusing on extremes in Indian Country (May 22, 2012)

"During the election cycle we tend to ask: What does America mean; where are we going? And then someone decides to check on the Indians to find out the answer, as though Indians represent America's soul hidden in the attic....

Canada again objects to death penalty for Blackfeet murders (May 22, 2012)

The Canadian government is once again objecting to the death penalty for a man who was convicted of murdering two young Blackfeet Nation cousins. Ronald A. Smith, a Canadian citizen, admitted he shot and killed Harvey Mad Man Jr., 24,...

Eastern Cherokee chief wants apology for treatment of mound (May 22, 2012)

The leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians says the tribe deserves an apology for the use of weed killer on the historic Nikwasi Indian Mound. Chief Michell Hicks said the tribe wasn't consulted by the town of Franklin...

Newspaper told to leave Shoshone-Bannock candidate forum (May 22, 2012)

The Idaho State Journal wasn't told to leave a candidates' forum for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. The paper was allowed to hear opening statements from the candidates who attended the "public" forum on Monday. But the actual forum itself was closed....

Dwanna Robertson: Tribes only asking US to live up to promises (May 22, 2012)

"Contrary to popular belief, especially among non-Natives, American Indians did not simply relinquish their rights to lands, waters, and other natural resources. Indeed, as a result of historic negotiations and treaties between the U.S. government and tribal nations, federal agencies...

Navajo Nation starts offering identification cards to members (May 22, 2012)

The Navajo Nation has started selling identification cards to its members. The cost for the card is $17. It's available to the tribe's 300,000-plus citizens. “It is a priority that the Navajo people have an identification card that better serves...

MPBN: Maliseet man launches campaign for Maine Legislature (May 22, 2012)

"Many of the 800 members of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians had long argued that they should have a voice in the Maine Legislature right alongside the tribal representatives from the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot nations. The Maliseet position was...

Witness List: Senate Indian Affairs Committee veterans hearing (May 22, 2012)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing on Thursday on Native veterans. The hearing takes place at 2:15pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. It will begin with a Kiowa Veterans song performed by Dennis...

Gila River landowners seek another election on highway route (May 22, 2012)

Landowners from the Gila River Indian Community of Arizona are seeking another vote on a controversial highway project. The tribe held a referendum in February in which members said they didn't want the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway running through...

Eastern Shoshone Tribe to submit brief in eagle permit lawsuit (May 22, 2012)

A federal judge says the Eastern Shoshone Tribe can submit a friend of the court brief in a lawsuit filed by the Northern Arapaho Tribe. The two tribes share the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. They are at odds over...

Store on Crow Reservation concerned about rise in shoplifting (May 22, 2012)

Members of the Crow Tribe of Montana met on Wednesday to discuss issues affecting a grocery store on the reservation. The Little Horn IGA in Lodge Grass closed temporarily last week in response to an increase in shoplifting incidents. Tribal...

Comanche Nation family welcomes Johnny Depp into the tribe (May 22, 2012)

Actor Johnny Depp, who is reprising the role of Tonto in the film version of The Lone Ranger, has been adopted into a family from the Comanche Nation. At a private ceremony in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week, Depp was...

Rincon Band joins local group to boost economic development (May 22, 2012)

The Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians in California has joined a local economic development group. The tribe donated $40,000 to Properity on Purpose. The group will promote business, tourism and other economic development efforts in the area. The tribe recently...

Native Sun News: Indians be dammed -- Missouri River revisited (May 22, 2012)

The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Author and historian Michael Lawson PART 1 RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA –– Sioux tribes finally are being...

DC Circuit affirms fairness of $3.4B Cobell trust fund settlement (May 22, 2012)

The D.C Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the $3.4 billion settlement to the Cobell Indian trust fund lawsuit. Kimberly Craven, a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota, challenged the settlement. She argued it was unfair to hundreds...

Hundreds march in support of blind Cheyenne River Sioux man (May 22, 2012)

Hundreds of people marched in support of Vern Traversie, a blind member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe who may have been the victim of a hate crime at a Rapid City, South Dakota hospital. Traversie, 69, underwent emergency surgery...

Ex-leader faces genocide charge for massacre at Indian village (May 22, 2012)

Efrain Rios Montt, a former president and dictator of Guatemala, will face a charge of genocide for ordering the massacre of an Indian village. A judge said Rios Montt could be held responsible for the December 6, 1982, attack on...
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