February 22, 2010

Elouise Cobell answers questions about settlement (February 22, 2010)

Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, will be answering questions about the proposed settlement to the case. Cobell is a...

Indian Country losing more Capitol Hill advocates (February 22, 2010)

Indian Country is losing some of its strongest advocates on Capitol Hill this year. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the chairman of the Senate Indian...

US Attorney in Arizona to discuss reservation crime (February 22, 2010)

Dennis Burke, the U.S. Attorney for Arizona, will discuss crime and public safety in Indian Country at a media briefing tomorrow. Burke will be joined...

Interior announces action plan on tribal consultation (February 22, 2010)

The Interior Department announced plans to develop a new consultation policy, saying it will support self-determination and self-governance by giving tribes a greater voice in...

Witness List: SCIA hearing on tribal budget priorities (February 22, 2010)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing this Thursday to examine tribal programs and initiatives in the fiscal year 2011 budget. The committee...

Mark Trahant: Reaching consensus on Indian health (February 22, 2010)

"President Barack Obama is hosting a health care summit Thursday at the Blair House. It will be televised live. We can all watch and judge...

Groups file first brief over Chumash land-into-trust (February 22, 2010)

Two groups filed their opening brief in a challenge to the land-into-trust application of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians of California. Preservation of...

Alaska Native village lifts ban on traditional dance (February 22, 2010)

The Alaska Native village of Noorvik has lifted a longtime ban on ceremonial dancing. The ban was put in place when the Inupiat village...

Letter: 'Fighting Sioux' not honoring Indian people (February 22, 2010)

"As an English instructor at the Sisseton Wahpeton Tribal College in Sisseton, S.D., I collected from a young Dakota woman a paper that mused...

Little Traverse chairman targeted in recall petition (February 22, 2010)

The two top leaders of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan are the target of recall petition. Chairman Ken Harrington...

Derek Bailey: Tribes a part of Great Lakes solution (February 22, 2010)

"Three decades ago many thought that the Great Lakes fisheries resources would be ruined by American Indian tribes exercising "treaty-fishing" rights. After the federal courts...

HuffPo: Palin's grandson receives care through IHS (February 22, 2010)

Tripp Palin, the grandson of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (R), receives the "majority" of his health care through the Indian Health Service, according to...

Sokaogon Chippewa chair hospitalized for accident (February 22, 2010)

Aryln Ackley, the chairman of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community of Wisconsin, has been hospitalized. Ackley, 59, was involved in a serious accident over the weekend,...

Editorial: Cayuga Nation tobacco battle a big issue (February 22, 2010)

"The Cayuga County Legislature will vote Tuesday night on a resolution that asks state officials to pick up the legal bill for its fight against...

Editorial: America slow to assist South Dakota tribe (February 22, 2010)

"Americans’ response to natural disasters has been valiant. America has given nearly $2 billion to Haiti since their earthquake, which is just one of countless...