February 5, 2010

Oglala Sioux Tribe plans drug testing of employees (February 5, 2010)

The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota approved drug testing for all employees. But the testing won't occur unless the tribe finds funding and develops...

Rep. Bono Mack calls for probe of tribal TANF program (February 5, 2010)

Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-California) called on the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program run...

Canoe Lake First Nation lays 10-year-old boy to rest (February 5, 2010)

The Canoe Lake First Nation of Saskatchewan was in mourning as the community laid a 10-year-old boy to rest. Keith Iron was killed by...

South Dakota tribal leaders meet with US Attorney (February 5, 2010)

South Dakota tribal leaders met with U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson for a "listening conference" on Thursday. Tribes discussed law enforcement, crime, gangs, jurisdiction and youth....

Coeur d'Alene law enforcement bill stirs controversy (February 5, 2010)

A proposed bill that would expand the arrest authority of police officers for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe is stirring up controversy in the Idaho Legislature....

National Guard delivered over 40,000 meals to tribes (February 5, 2010)

The Arizona National Guard delivered over 40,000 packaged meals to members of the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation but some people -- particularly...

EchoHawk fills positions in regional offices and in DC (February 5, 2010)

Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk is moving to fill some director positions at the Bureau of Indian Affairs although half of the regional offices in...

Yellow Bird: Indian Country will miss Senator Dorgan (February 5, 2010)

"My way of life has changed since I left Grand Forks. Where I used to have my car serviced in hours, it now takes...

Editorial: Approve wind farm over sacred site concerns (February 5, 2010)

"For nine years, the developers behind the Cape Wind project have jumped through regulatory hoops in hopes of erecting 130 turbines in Nantucket Sound, a...