Wasted in Whiteclay: Town tells 4.1M cans of beer a year (March 24, 2010)

Whiteclay, a town in Nebraska with less than 15 full-time residents, has four liquor stores that sell 4.1 million cans of a beer a...

Cobell responds to questions about trust fund settlement (March 24, 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...

North Dakota court hears case on 'Fighting Sioux' name (March 24, 2010)

The North Dakota Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit over the controversial "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North...

Forest County Potawatomi busines names top executive (March 24, 2010)

The economic development corporation of the Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin has a new chief executive officer. Pepi Randolph will serve as CEO...

Cobell discusses settlement on Fort Belknap Reservation (March 24, 2010)

Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, met with members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community of Montana on Tuesday. Cobell,...

Tribes present testimony at House Appropriations hearing (March 24, 2010)

Nearly 40 tribal leaders, Alaska Native executives and Indian organizations presented testimony to the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, on Tuesday. Tribes...

State won't get involved in Little Shell Chippewa dispute (March 24, 2010)

The state of Montana won't get involved in a leadership dispute within the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Two groups claim control of the...

Effort underway to preserve Salish language in Montana (March 24, 2010)

Members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana have developed an action plan to preserve the Salish language. Fewer than 50 people on...

Judge won't stop state from going after Creek cigarettes (March 24, 2010)

A federal judge refused to bar the state of Oklahoma from seizing tobacco products being sold within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The tribe asked for...

Bill for Cedar Band Paiute tax exemption 'dead' for now (March 24, 2010)

The Cedar Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah said it will continue to push for a tax exemption from the state. The exemption...

Prison time for sexual abuse on Saginaw Chippewa land (March 24, 2010)

A 41-year-old man was sentenced to 36 months in prison for sexual abuse of a minor on the Isabella Reservation of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe....

Man sets guilty plea for murdering Coeur d'Alene athlete (March 24, 2010)

A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Tim Wolfe, a member of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of...

Oneida Nation foes tie Osage case to land-into-trust feud (March 24, 2010)

Foes of the Oneida Nationof New York believe a recent case involving the Osage Nation of Oklahoma will help them in their land-into-trust litigation. Officials...

Mardi Gras 'Indians' want legal protections for costumes (March 24, 2010)

The Mardi Gras "Indians" of New Orleans say they are tired of people using their images without permission. The "Indians" come up with elaborate...

New dinosaur discovered at ancestral Pueblo site in Utah (March 24, 2010)

Researchers announced the discovery of a fossil of a previously unknown type of dinosaur. The fossil was found at an ancestral Pueblo site in...

Sherman Alexie receives national honor for 'War Dances' (March 24, 2010)

Author Sherman Alexie has won the 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for "War Dances," his latest collection of short stories. Alexie, who is Spokane...

IAIA president wins American Indian College Fund award (March 24, 2010)

Robert Martin, the president of the Institute of American Indian Arts in New Mexico, has received the 2010 American Indian College Fund Tribal College Honoree...

Nottawaseppi Huron Band to elect new chair next month (March 24, 2010)

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan will elect a new chairperson on April 24. Laura Spurr was serving as chair until her...