May 28, 2009

Aroostook Band election in dispute after two years (May 28, 2009)

A woman who was elected chief of the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians two years ago wants the Maine tribe to call a new...

Thomas Claw, Navajo Code Talker, dies at 87 (May 28, 2009)

Thomas Claw, a member of the Navajo Nation who served as a Code Talker during World War II, died on Tuesday. He was 87....

HUD announces $252M in stimulus funds for tribes (May 28, 2009)

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $252 million in Indian housing funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. HUD Secretary...

HUD, Education secretaries visit Indian Country (May 28, 2009)

Two of President Barack Obama's Cabinet secretaries made their first trip into Indian Country on Wednesday. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and...

California tribe returns to cemetery amid dispute (May 28, 2009)

Members of the Colfax-Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe of California returned to the cemetery where their ancestors are buried amid a dispute over the site's...

Pueblo woman sought police help before son's death (May 28, 2009)

A Zia Pueblo woman who is accused of murdering her 3-year-old son went to police seeking help just hours before he died, The Albuquerque...

Augustine Band sparks interest with solar energy (May 28, 2009)

The Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians of California is generating more than power with its new solar energy system. The tribe is the first...

Murkowski supports study of Native youth suicide (May 28, 2009)

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to fund a study into Alaska Native youth suicide. Murkowski said...

Margaret Dalton pulled 'fast one' on government (May 28, 2009)

Margaret Dalton, the late former chairwoman of the Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California, "pulled a fast one" on the federal government in...

Alabama report examines Indian health status (May 28, 2009)

The Alabama Department of Public Health released the first-ever report into the health status of tribes in the state. "Health Survey of American Indians of...

Pascua Yaqui Tribe to use special border ID cards (May 28, 2009)

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona will issue special ID cards to members who cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The tribe reached an agreement with the...

Editorial: Lawmakers shouldn't decide recognition (May 28, 2009)

"The Tennessee House of Representatives sent a bill that could have given state recognition to local Yuchi Indians to “summer study” on Tuesday, effectively killing...

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe moves on development (May 28, 2009)

The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe is moving forward with plans for a hotel and retail complex in Standish, Michigan. The tribe plans an 80-room hotel and...

Steve Russell: Ward Churchill faces a third jury (May 28, 2009)

"Ward Churchill’s second jury has spoken. That would be the jury in his wrongful termination lawsuit that found, not irrationally, that Churchill would still be...