Oglala Sioux Tribe prepares for referendum on alcohol sales (June 14, 2013)

A date hasn't been set but members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe will be voting in a referendum on alcohol sales.

Lawmakers press IHS to confront HIV/AIDS on Navajo Nation (June 14, 2013)

Lawmakers whose districts include theNavajo Nation are urging the Indian Health Service to confront a rise in HIV cases on the reservation.

Taos Pueblo woman serves up traditional fare at food stand (June 14, 2013)

A woman from Taos Pueblo has reopened her food stand on the tribe's reservation in northern New Mexico. After spending a few years in California, Annette Vigil and her husband set up the Annette’s Home Cooking two weeks ago, The...

Della Warrior, Otoe-Missouria, to lead New Mexico museum (June 14, 2013)

Della Warrior, a member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, has been named director of the New Mexico Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Warrior, a former president of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, was selected after a...

Maryland orders Indian payday loan firm to cease business (June 14, 2013)

The Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation ordered a payday loan firm owned by a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to stop doing business.

Amah Mutsun Tribe moves up in BIA's federal recognition list (June 14, 2013)

The Amah Mutsun Tribe of California has moved up one slot in the Bureau of Indian Affairs federal recognition waiting list

Montaukett Nation welcomes action on state recognition bill (June 14, 2013)

The Montaukett Indian Nation is moving closer to state recognition in New York. The tribe lost its status by a state court ruling in 1910. A73-2013, which passed the Assembly on Thursday, sets up a process to evaluate the tribe...

Review: A Tribe Called Red starts a conversation with music (June 14, 2013)

The Ottawa Citizen gives four stars to Nation II Nation, the second release from A Tribe Called Red: The Ottawa trio’s entrancing music, a mix of contemporary electronica and powwow traditions, has always had an undercurrent of activism. The three...

WPR: Lac Courte Oreilles Band protests mining development (June 14, 2013)

Wisconsin Public Radio reports on tribal opposition to huge mine development.

HCN: CERT hosts tribes for energy conference in New Mexico (June 14, 2013)

High Country News reports on energy conference hosted by the Council of Energy Resource Tribes:

Darwin Hill: Statement to the UN forum on indigenous issues (June 14, 2013)

Chief Darwin Hill of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation statement at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Opinion: Enough is enough - Eliminate the 'Redskins' mascot (June 14, 2013)

An open letter to Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins.

Supreme Court backs Oklahoma in water dispute with Texas (June 14, 2013)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Oklahoma in a water dispute with Texas that impacts tribal rights. The justices held that the Red River Compact, a multi-state agreement, does not require the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to sell...

Review: Young man captured by Comanche Tribe in 'The Son' (June 14, 2013)

A young man is captured by the Comanche Tribe in The Son by Philipp Meyer.

Native Sun News: Charlie Colombe, Rosebud Sioux, passes (June 14, 2013)

Charles Colombe, former president of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, was killed in an ATV accident while chasing livestock near Rosebud.