Nez Perce man sentenced to six months for state trooper incident (December 7, 2010)

A member of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho was sentenced to six months in federal prison for an assault involving a state trooper. Ricardo...

Senate Indian Affairs Committee sets hearing in IHS investigation (December 7, 2010)

Update: The hearing has been CANCELED. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has scheduled another hearing into its investigation of the Indian Health Service. The committee...

Sen. Dorgan: Congress must act quickly on Indian diabetes funds (December 7, 2010)

"The “lame- duck” session of Congress has a lot of important work to do in a very short time. Much of that work involves very...

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe swears in Kevin Keckler as new leader (December 7, 2010)

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has a new leader. Kevin Keckler was sworn in as chairman this morning. He defeated Derek Bartlett...

Man acquitted of 1975 Aquash murder takes stand in another trial (December 7, 2010)

Testimony continues in the trial for the 1975 kidnapping and murder of American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash. Richard Marshall, a member of...

HHS Secretary Sebelius names members of tribal advisory panel (December 7, 2010)

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the members of the first Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee. The committee is composed of representatives from the...

Cherokee Nation partnering with hospital for a new dialysis center (December 7, 2010)

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma broke ground on a new dialysis center in partnership with the Tahlequah City Hospital. The center will be located next...

Alaska Natives ready to litigate for repatriation of sacred artifacts (December 7, 2010)

Alaska Natives say they are ready to go to court to reclaim sacred artifacts that are being held by a university in Pennsylvania. The...

Oglala Sioux Tribe to inaugurate new president and other leaders (December 7, 2010)

The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota will inaugurate a new president and other leaders today. John Yellow Bird Steele defeated outgoing president Theresa Two...

Commission clears store employee for removing Indian customer (December 7, 2010)

The Community Relations Commission in Farmington, New Mexico, won't pursue a discrimination case against a store whose employee removed an Indian customer from the premises....

Brothers await sentencing for 'punk a Nav' incident in New Mexico (December 7, 2010)

Two brothers await sentencing for kidnapping and beating a man from the Navajo Nation. Jose Garcia and Joshua Garcia pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping...

Editorial: More transparency needed over salaries at First Nations (December 7, 2010)

"There are plenty of aboriginal politicians who work hard for reasonable salaries and live by strict ethical rules. But there are also some chiefs and...

Letter: Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation people lose their jobs (December 7, 2010)

"How great it was to see Tex G. Hall speaking at engagements such as the National Congress of American Indians, while on Nov. 5, we...

Recall against chairman of Southern Ute Tribe lacks enough votes (December 7, 2010)

A recall election against Matthew Box, the chairman of the Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado, failed when not enough tribal members voted. According to the...

Joe Miller: Alaska Native corporations ran a 'slimy' election effort (December 7, 2010)

"Lisa Murkowski proved this past week that she has learned nothing from the message of the midterm elections. The main issues that drove people to...

Interview: Lance Morgan on proposal to change the 8(a) program (December 7, 2010)

"Tribal economies have already been affected by recent restrictions placed on sole-source federal contracts they obtain through the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program, according to...

Harlan LaFontaine: Making the case for tribal buffalo consultation (December 7, 2010)

"It is often said that, as a people, American Indian tribes are the most legislated group in our nation's history, having had to invoke special...

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