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Navajo president's statement on 'Geronimo' as codename (May 4, 2011)

Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly released the following statement today. As the leader of the largest Indian nation in America, I am appalled and disappointed that United States Military leaders would dishonor the legacy of war leader—Geronimo and the Apache...

Fort Sill Apache Tribe to President Obama about 'Geronimo' (May 4, 2011)

The following is the text of a letter from Jeff Houser, the chairman of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, to President Barack Obama. I am writing on behalf of and in my capacity as the Chairman of the...

Seminole Tribe letter to President Obama about 'Geronimo' (May 4, 2011)

The following is the text of a letter from Mitchell Cypress, the chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, to President Barack Obama. Dear President Obama: I am almost without words and I struggle to write how I feel after...

Subpoena seeks documents from Cobell lawyers by May 13 (May 4, 2011)

Subpoenas issued by the Republican majority on the House Natural Resources Committee demand documents from two attorneys in the Indian trust fund lawsuit no later 12pm on May 13. The Blog of Legal Times posted a copy of the subpoena...

House Appropriations Committee hears from tribal leaders (May 4, 2011)

Representatives of more than 30 tribes testified before the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies held a morning session and an afternoon one to hear about Indian issues. Tribal leaders said federal funding...

Native Sun News: Veterans upset by 'Geronimo' codename (May 4, 2011)

The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA — “We have a visual on Geronimo,” CIA director Leon Panetta told President Barack Obama and his team who...

First man going on trial over branding of Navajo Nation man (May 4, 2011)

The first of three men accused of branding a Navajo Nation with a swastika goes on trial today in Farmington, New Mexico. William Hatch, 29, is charged with first-degree felony kidnapping, second-degree felony conspiracy to commit kidnapping, third-degree felony aggravated...

Cherokee Nation donates $333K for scholarship endowment (May 4, 2011)

The Cherokee Nation has donated $333,334 to create an endowed scholarship at Oklahoma State University. Combined with matching funds from the Pickens Legacy Scholarship Match program, the scholarship will provide $1 million for eligible Cherokee citizens at OSU. "Partnering with...

Women's shelter on Navajo Nation in limbo amid court fights (May 4, 2011)

The Shiprock Home for Women and Children in Shiprock, New Mexico, is almost finished but litigation with the Navajo Nation has put the facility at risk. RJN Construction started work on the $6 million shelter eight years ago. But a...

New York Senate creates new committee for tribal relations (May 4, 2011)

The New York State Senate has created a new Committee on State-Native American Relations. The committee will be chaired by Sen. George D. Maziarz (R). It will address issues like taxation, land claims and economic development. "We need a way...

Turtle Mountain Band makes improvements at waste facility (May 4, 2011)

The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians is making improvements at a controversial waste facility on the reservation. The Indian Health Service and the Environmental Protection Agency have been raising concerns about the facility. It was built as a waste...

Military's use of 'Geronimo' codename was apparently recent (May 4, 2011)

The use of "Geronimo" as codename for the U.S. military's mission against Osama bin Laden was apparently recent, The Washington Post reports. The paper said the name didn't come up in news reports until this weekend. And no agency --...

Opinion: Geronimo is back in the news with Osama bin Laden (May 4, 2011)

"Geronimo was an Apache leader in the 19th century. More than 100 years after his death the Native American warrior's name is back in the news when it was revealed that "Geronimo" was the code name used for Osama Bin...

Onondaga Nation leaders criticize military use of 'Geronimo' (May 4, 2011)

Leaders of the Onondaga Nation of New York say the U.S. military was wrong to use "Geronimo" as a codename in the mission against Osama bin Laden. "This is a sad commentary on the attitude of leaders of the U.S....

Fort Sill historian doesn't think 'Geronimo' name is a big deal (May 4, 2011)

The historian at Fort Sill in Oklahoma doesn't think the use of "Geronimo" as a codename for the U.S. military mission against Osama bin Laden is a big deal to Apache people. Towana Spivey, who has served as historian at...

Cheyenne River Youth Project welcomes Illinois volunteers (May 4, 2011)

The Cheyenne River Youth Project in South Dakota recently hosted a group of young volunteers from Illinois. Ten teens from the Youth Crossroads spent seven days on the reservation. They helped out at two Cheyenne River Youth Project centers, learned...

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe upset by vandalism at sacred site (May 4, 2011)

The sacred Stone Mother at Pyramid Lake in Nevada. Photo © Marilyn Newton/Reno Gazette Journal. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada has closed access to parts of Pyramid Lake due to vandalism at a sacred site. Vandals have...

SCIA to address use of 'Geronimo' as codename at hearing (May 4, 2011)

The use of "Geronimo" as a codename for the U.S. military mission against Osama bin Laden will be discussed at the Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on racist stereotypes tomorrow. The hearing was scheduled before the use of the codename...

NCAI statement on use of 'Geronimo' for Osama codename (May 4, 2011)

Jefferson Keel, the president of the National Congress of American Indians, issued the following statement on the use of "Geronimo" as a codename for the U.S. military mission against Osama bin Laden. Keel, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, is...

Lise Balk King: US drops bomb with 'Geronimo' as codename (May 4, 2011)

"The US government may have captured and killed Osama Bin Laden with a surgical strike, but it also dropped a bombshell on Native America in the process. “We’ve ID’d Geronimo,” said the voice of the Navy SEAL who reported the...

Steven Newcomb: US still treats Indian people like terrorists (May 4, 2011)

"What the hell were they thinking? Why would the first African American President of the United States, as U.S. Commander in Chief, think nothing of U.S. military forces applying the code name “Geronimo” to Osama bin Laden during the reported...
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