From Cobell to Abramoff, the downfall of J. Steven Griles (March 26, 2007)
Few can say they didn't see it coming. Everyone from environmental groups to the Cobell plaintiffs raised alarms about J. Steven Griles, the former deputy secretary of the Interior Department....
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Editorial: The $200 billion question for Alberto Gonzales (March 26, 2007)
If U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales still has his job by the end of the week, there's a big question Congress needs to ask him. But it's not about his...
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Choctaw chief faces questions over Abramoff scandal (March 26, 2007)
As he seeks re-election to an eighth term as chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Phillip Martin is again facing questions over his role in the Jack...
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Column: Controversy over statue in El Paso (March 26, 2007)
"El Paso is the true gateway to the modern American West. Lewis and Clark may have been the first Anglo Americans to explore the vast area between the Mississippi and...
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Colorado Senate opposes urban Indian health cut (March 26, 2007)
The Colorado Senate voted 34-0 on Friday on a resolution to oppose President Bush's proposal to eliminate the $33 million urban Indian health program. Democrat Sen. Suzanne Williams, a member...
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Former Choctaw Nation chief released from prison (March 26, 2007)
Hollis Earl Roberts, a former chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, was released from federal prison on Friday after serving 11 years for sexual assault. Roberts was indicted in...
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Man convicted for murder of 13-year-old Native girl (March 26, 2007)
A 21-year-old man was found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old Native girl in Edmonton, Alberta. Nina Courtepatte was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered in April 2005. Five people, including...
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Southern Ute Tribe close to agreement on hunting (March 26, 2007)
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado is reasserting hunting rights on 3.7 million acres of land that was once part of its reservation. In 1874, after the discovery of...
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Navajo Nation brings technology to ranchers (March 26, 2007)
The Navajo Nation is introducing radio identification technology to ranchers on the reservation. Under new tribal regulations, all sheep, horse and cattle ranchers are required to outfit their animals...
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Review: Alexie's 'Flight' a rollercoaster ride (March 26, 2007)
"Few writers grab you by the emotional throat quicker than Sherman Alexie, and he doesn't let go until the end. Actually, not after that, either. "Flight," his first novel...
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House hearing on royalty collection at Interior (March 26, 2007)
The House Natural Resources Committee is holding an oversight hearing this Wednesday on royalty collection issues at the Interior Department. The witness list includes Kevin Gambrell, the former director of...
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Senate hearing on trust fund litigation on Thursday (March 26, 2007)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding an oversight hearing this Thursday on Indian trust fund litigation. The committee received a letter on March 1 from U.S. Attorney General Alberto...
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Viewpoints: 9th Circuit ruling on sacred site (March 26, 2007)
Rob Smith: "Clean water and public lands for the common good were reaffirmed by the recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision on the San Francisco Peaks. These mountains...
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Yellow Bird: UTTC begs for funding year after year (March 26, 2007)
"When news came across the wire Thursday afternoon that, indeed, United Tribes Technical college in Bismarck finally was funded $3.5 million for operations, I knew there would be a...
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Mark Trahant: Spring cleaning for the government (March 26, 2007)
"This is a perfect time to start spring-cleaning. The presidential election cycle is beginning early -- and more exposure on the campaign trail ought to give candidates enough time to...
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Jodi Rave: Lawmaker a symbol of Old West ignorance (March 26, 2007)
"An Old West Montana lawmaker recently shot himself in the foot - again - after making antiquated remarks about the history of Native peoples. But this isn't the first...
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Tim Giago: Tribes continue to surrender sovereignty (March 26, 2007)
The quasi-sovereign status of the Indian nations of America has slowly eroded since the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 became the law of the land. The Act made it...
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