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Alaska state troopers meet with Native village (February 22, 2008)

The Alaska State Troopers sent a representative to meet with the Aniak Traditional Council after complaints of racial profiling and harassment by officers. A spokesperson said the troopers aren't unfairly...

Hundreds attend meeting on Native land swap (February 22, 2008)

Hundreds of people attended a public meeting on a controversial land swap between the federal government and an Alaska Native regional corporation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking...

Rep. Renzi indicted on 35 counts for land deal (February 22, 2008)

Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Arizona) was indicted today on 35 criminal counts stemming from a land deal in his home state. The charges include extortion, wire fraud and money laundering....

Late Dakota veteran to receive Medal of Honor (February 22, 2008)

President Bush has finally approved a Medal of Honor for the late Woodrow W. Keeble, a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe. Keeble served in World War II and...

Elders asked to improve Mount Rushmore programs (February 22, 2008)

Tribal elders praised the superintendent of Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota for asking them about ways to improve interpretive programs at the national memorial. Elders from the...

High court weighs Narragansett land-into-trust (February 22, 2008)

The U.S. Supreme Court is meeting in a private conference today to consider the Narragansett Tribe's land-into-trust case. The state of Rhode Island says the Bureau of Indian Affairs can't...

Cason to brief counties on Oneida land-into-trust (February 22, 2008)

Associate deputy secretary Jim Cason will brief officials from two New York counties about the Oneida Nation's land-into-trust application. The officials from Madison and Oneida counties are meeting with Cason...

BIA set to rule on Oneida Nation land-into-trust request (February 22, 2008)

The Bush administration is set to make a decision on one of the most controversial land-into-trust applications in Bureau of Indian Affairs history. In a Federal Register notice published today,...

Leadership dispute stirs San Ildefonso Pueblo (February 22, 2008)

A leadership dispute at San Ildefonso Pueblo is stirring change within the northern New Mexico tribe. James Mountain resigned as governor last fall after being accused of sexual assault....

Canada to apologize to Native residential students (February 22, 2008)

The Canadian government is preparing to apologize to former students of Native residential schools. The apology is part of a $2 billion settlement to former students. No time frame...

North Dakota tribes tired of 'Sioux' talks (February 22, 2008)

North Dakota's tribes are tired of talking about the "Fighting Sioux" controversy, the state's top higher education official said on Thursday. University System Chancellor William Goetz met with the...

Column: Reservations are more than just land (February 22, 2008)

"Recently a student in an Indian Studies class I teach asked me what, exactly, is an Indian reservation. He had never been on one, he said, but had seen signs...

Democrats expect over 100 Indian delegates (February 22, 2008)

The Democratic National Committee is expecting more than 100 Indian delegates at the party's convention this August. Frank LaMere, a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska who chairs the...

Iowa lawmakers weigh Native commission (February 22, 2008)

A bill to create a Commission on Native American Affairs is making its way through the Iowa Legislature. The commission would have 11 members. Four would represent the tribes...

Lumbee Tribe irked by 'Lumbee' cigarettes (February 22, 2008)

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is urging its members not to buy "Lumbee" cigarettes. The cigarettes started popping up in local stores last December. But tribal leaders say...

Monteau: Keeping money in Indian Country (February 22, 2008)

"Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Carl Artman, Mashantucket Chairman Michael Thomas, Seminole Chairman Mitchell Cypress and other United South and Eastern Tribes recently announced a new economic development initiative that...
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