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Hospital in South Dakota sues over $1.6M in unpaid IHS bills (September 20, 2012)

A hospital in South Dakota is suing the Indian Health Service for $1.6 million in unpaid bills. The Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home regularly provides service to members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe who would otherwise receive care from...

Editorial: BIA takeover of Spirit Lake social services welcome (September 20, 2012)

"The unusually quick decision by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to take over Spirit Lake Nation social services underscores the failure of tribal leadership to protect children. In formal terms, the tribe asked the federal government to take control, but...

More tribal trust fund settlements expected in coming weeks (September 20, 2012)

The Obama administration has settled 55 tribal trust fund lawsuits but even more deals are in the works. Most of the deals were announced in a White House ceremony in April. Some 41 tribes settled for a total of $1.023...

Turtle Talk: The Final Four -- Greatest decisions in Indian law (September 20, 2012)

"Now we’re down to the final four cases. Because of the strange and arbitrary way I did the seeding (the older the case, the higher the seed), some incredibly important cases never made it to the second or third rounds....

Mark Trahant: Native students protest abortion posters at UNM (September 20, 2012)

"The debate about abortion rights surfaced on the University of New Mexico campus this week – and American Indians were the focus. A poster with a fetus inside of a medicine wheel read: Abortion Extinction. Then it said, “Today, an...

Senate Indian Affairs Committee approves Indian energy bill (September 20, 2012)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee last Thursday approved S.1684, the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2011. The National Energy Policy Act of 2005 created a voluntary program aimed at speeding up development in Indian Country. Participating...

House backs Mescalero Apache Nation water leasing measure (September 20, 2012)

By a voice vote, the House passed H.R.1461, the Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act, on Wednesday. The bill allows the Mescalero Apache Nation of New Mexico to lease contract or transfer adjudicated water rights. The tribe will be able...

Innu Nation still struggling with substance abuse after move (September 20, 2012)

The Mushuau Innu First Nation in Labrador is still struggling with substance abuse among its youth even after a high-profile relocation of the entire community. Huffing among youth has gotten so bad that at least one mother has sent her...

Kevin Abourezk: Winnebago Tribe finds success with business (September 20, 2012)

"Lance Morgan posted a link on Facebook to a news story about his tribe’s new arena football team on Tuesday afternoon. Within two hours, a Native lawyer who had written a book about Native sports mascots posted a response. “Is...

DOJ report shows highest rate of violent crime in Indian homes (September 20, 2012)

American Indian and Alaska Native households saw the highest rate of violent crime from 1993 to 2010, according to a new Department of Justice report. According to the data, six percent of Indian households experienced some sort of violent victimization...

Indian inmates in South Dakota win religious freedom lawsuit (September 20, 2012)

In a lawsuit filed by Indian inmates, a federal judge in South Dakota struck down the state's ban on the use of tobacco in religious ceremonies. The Native American Council of Tribes, a group that holds ceremonies for inmates, and...

Obama to declare Puebloan site in Colorado a new monument (September 20, 2012)

President Barack Obama will declare the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area as a national monument, according to news reports. Chimney Rock covers about 4,726 acres in southwestern Colorado. It was an ancestral home of today's Pueblo tribes, some of whom still...

House backs bill to recognize disaster declarations from tribes (September 20, 2012)

By a voice vote, the House on Wednesday passed the FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2012, which includes a section to allow tribes to request disaster declarations from the federal government. Under the Stafford Act, only states can request declarations. Section...

NIEA names Ahniwake Rose, Cherokee, as executive director (September 20, 2012)

The National Indian Education Association has named Ahniwake Rose, a member of the Cherokee Nation, as its executive director. Rose has worked for the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona and the National Congress of American Indians. She also helped study the...

Gyasi Ross: Breaking news - Wealthy Mitt Romney is an elitist (September 20, 2012)

"Now, Mitt Romney. The son of a governor. Gazillionaire. Perfect hair. And folks are acting surprised that he is an elitist? C’mon man … quit lying—everybody and their mama knew that he wouldn’t pee on a person making less than...

Native Sun News: Panel talks energy leases in Indian Country (September 20, 2012)

The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Panelists address the public on oil boom questions in Spearfish Friday, Sept. 14. From left, Kent Ellis,...

Charles Kader: Mohawk man called upon to defend land rights (September 20, 2012)

"It has recently been announced that land theft charges against Kanaretiio, the Bear Clan representative from the Kanienkehaka Akwesasne Territory (aka Mohawk), have been dismissed due to technicalities, after a judicial review by New York State Supreme Court Justice Robert...

Former judge for Spirit Lake Nation calls child abuse 'normal' (September 20, 2012)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking over social services on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation of North Dakota after years of neglect. Molly McDonald, a former tribal court judge, said she saw 20 to 30 child abuse sex cases...
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