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Former Rumsey chair disputes ex-advisers (January 16, 2008)

The former chairwoman of the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians is stepping into a lawsuit between the tribe and its former advisers. Last October, the tribe sued prominent attorney Howard...

Shoshone Band to receive cemetery in Utah (January 16, 2008)

The owners of a cemetery in Utah will donate the five-acre site to the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. The cemetery was long thought to be in the...

Rep. Hastings opposes NAGPRA regulation (January 16, 2008)

Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Washington) says the Interior Department is proposing a regulation that would block study of the Kennewick Man. The rule affects the handling of certain remains under the...

Deal calls for removal of Klamath Basin dams (January 16, 2008)

A coalition of tribes, farmers and fishermen announced a deal on Tuesday to eliminate four dams in the Klamath Basin. The Karuk Tribe and the Yurok Tribe, both of northern...

Oklahoma urged to create tribal cabinet position (January 16, 2008)

The Oklahoma Academy on Tuesday presented a report that recommended the state create a Cabinet position for tribal relations. The Secretary for State and Tribal Relations would oversee tribal-state partnerships....

Haskell welcomes students for spring semester (January 16, 2008)

Haskell Indian Nations University President Linda Warner welcomed students, faculty and staff to the Kansas tribal college's spring semester. Warner, a member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, was brought...

Standing Rock woman to lead Indian studies at USD (January 16, 2008)

Patrice H. Kunesh, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, has been named director of the University of South Dakota's Institute of American Indian Studies. Kunesh, an assistant...

Yellow Bird: Barack Obama is my choice for 2008 (January 16, 2008)

"I set 2007 aside slowly, letting it simmer a little before I lifted the lid to have a look. This kettle of yearlong events was a good one --...

Rule change helps reservation addiction counselors (January 16, 2008)

The state of South Dakota has opened its addiction treatment referral system to reservation counselors. Tribal counselors will now be able to refer substance abuse patients to the state system....

Mohegan Tribe donates $200K to city's fund (January 16, 2008)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut made the first $200,000 donation to an economic development initiative in the city of Norwich. The tribe agreed to donate $2 million over five...

Oklahoma tribes compete for IHS contract (January 16, 2008)

Two tribes are vying for control of the W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians both want to...

Lakota man killed in accident in Pennsylvania (January 16, 2008)

Ivern Broken Nose, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, was killed in a road accident in Pennsylvania on Monday. He was 44. Broken Nose, who...

Indian issues ignored in Democratic debate (January 16, 2008)

Indian issues were ignored on Tuesday night at a Democratic presidential debate that was billed as a forum for African-American and Hispanic issues. The "Black-Brown" debate featured Sen. Hillary...

Editorial: Polar bears, oil and climate change (January 16, 2008)

"Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dale Hall's announcement on Jan. 7 that his agency was delaying its recommendation on whether the polar bear should be listed as a "threatened"...

Romney wins Michigan Republican primary (January 16, 2008)

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the Republican primary in Michigan on Tuesday. Romney won 38.9 percent of the vote, easily surpassing Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), who had 29.7...
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