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The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians suffer from the highest rates of all forms of harassment, according to an employee study.
In the first two years of the Trump presidency, complaints of wrongdoing, corruption, fraud and misuse of funds increased 16 percent at the agency with the most responsibilities in Indian Country.
Haskell Indian Nations University is mourning the loss of Darrian Diwayan, a basketball standout from the Pueblo of Laguna.
The embattled leader of the Haskell Indian Nations University has been removed from her position at the federally-operated tribal college but won't be going far.
Some employees and students blame President Venida Chenault for creating an atmosphere of fear at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Bry Cordell Smiley, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, will be hosting the first-ever Two-Spirit powwow at Haskell Indian Nations University.
The federally-operated institution in Kansas is facing two lawsuits in connection with an unresolved sexual assault case.
President Venida Chenault is being accused of nepotism because her son is employed at the federally-operated institution.
Angelina Adams alleges she was demoted after she assisted a student who was the victim of the assault.
Some faculty members and some students at the tribal college in Kansas see nepotism at work.
The board advises the Bureau of Indian Affairs on ways to meet the needs of Indian children with disabilities.
My first contact with the issue of disenrollment occurred as a student at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.
The tribal college in Kansas needs between $111 million and $123 million to upgrade aging structures and build new dorms, classrooms and other facilities.
The Navajo Nation citizen is well known for her fight against racist mascots in sports.
Haskell has endured many hardships. She stands like a grand old lady forgotten, neglected and disrespected.
The bills address a wide range of issues affecting public schools, Bureau of Indian Education schools, tribal colleges, Native language grants and teacher recruitment.
Two land-into-trust bills for tribes in Oregon and three Indian education bills are on the agenda.
Matthew 'Cougar' Downing, Jr., has enjoyed a long career in basketball, both as a player and as a coach.
The market runs Saturday and Sunday and the powwow takes place on Saturday.
Students at the tribal college in Kansas can finally get Internet access in their dorm rooms.
The trek to Haskell Indian Nations University is one which countless Indigenous people have taken for many generations.
The Higher Learning Commission visited the campus in 2015 for a 10-year evaluation.
Mary Iorio and Joshua Cunningham want to know how hydraulic fracturing has affected water supplies on the reservation.
The football program will be suspended for the upcoming season and four of 10 sports are due to be eliminated.
After more than 130 years of existence, Haskell is experiencing extreme funding shortfalls and reducing the necessary funding to provide educational as well as student extracurricular activities, such as athletics.
Over 200 students are graduating this year, as Haskell celebrates its 130th anniversary.
The path to an education was nothing new to the many small Indian communities in the East and South who had been pushed far to the margins of American society.
The agency would see $143 million in fiscal year 2016, a $3.9 million increase from 2015.
Only a handful sexual assaults have been reported in the last few years.
Venida Chenault, a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, is the new president of Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas.
Cedric Sunray expresses hope that Haskell Indian Nations University will live up to its commitment to educate all Indian students.
Haskell Indian Nations University, a tribal college in Kansas, is once again in need of a leader.
David A. Patterson, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, brings a unique perspective to social problems facing Indian Country. Patterson, who has Cherokee ancestry, struggled with substance abuse...
"The sequester is now nine days away. So happens next Friday? The Pentagon may begin the furlough process this week. Reuters news agency said Congress will be notified that 800,000...
"I had better not bury the lede: The sequester is going to rip apart higher education in Indian Country. It’s going to be ugly, folks, and worse, self-defeating. Haskell Indian...
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Kansas investigated academic fraud at Haskell Indian Nations University but declined to file charges, The Lawrence Journal-World reports Employees at the school were accused of...
"Shane Murray vividly recalls the scowl on the face of the young Native woman at Haskell Indian Nation University’s Cultural Center when he placed a pair of tiny handcuffs on...
"For such small objects, the child’s handcuffs are surprisingly heavy when cradled in the palms of one’s hand. Although now rusted from years of disuse, they still convey the horror...
Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas said it has taken “corrective actions” to address problems with its athletics program. Haskell has been suspended by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics...
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has placed the men's and women's athletic programs at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas on probation. Details are scarce but the NAIA website...
Federal and state officials adequately considered the environmental impacts of a highway near the Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday. The...
Haskell Indian Nations University President Chris Redman has indefinitely postponed a meeting with The Lawrence Journal-World as the paper looks into an investigation of falsified student-athlete test scores. Redman has...
The Department of Education investigated Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas for falsified student-athlete test scores, The Lawrence Journal-World reports. As a result of the investigation, Haskell disciplined some employees...
Members of non-federally recognized tribes have attended Haskell Indian Nations University since the 1950s but a recent rule change blocks them from enrolling. “We here at Haskell can only accept...
"The naming of a new, permanent president is great news for Haskell Indian Nations University. After almost two years without a full-time president on campus, the school is in serious...
Chris Redman, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, is the new president at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas. Redman has worked for the Bureau of Indian Education as an...
After more than a year without a president, Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas expects to have a new leader "very soon," a spokesperson said. Ten people were reported to...
Haskell Indian Nations University of Kansas has recovered nearly $4,900 from the state's unclaimed property fund. Two students who are serving as interns for a state lawmaker found out that...
Colene Wagnon, a member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, will be the first in her family to graduate from college. Wagnon, a mother of three, earned an...
Justin McGee, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, died suddenly on Friday after collapsing during a basketball game at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas. McGee was a...
Haskell Indian Nations University is still without a president after more than a year. Linda Sue Warner, a member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, resigned in November 2010. But...