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Appeals court judge strikes blows against Indian rights (May 5, 2008)

In just under three years on the bench, one of President Bush's controversial judicial nominees has written negative rulings in three high-profile Indian law cases. Janice Rogers Brown sits on...

Anchorage Daily News series on rural economies (May 5, 2008)

The Anchorage Daily News is running a series on rural economies and is putting some focus on Alaska Natives. Today's story highlights the lack of banking services in rural Native...

Billings Gazette: Natives and Newcomers series (May 5, 2008)

The Billings Gazette is running a special report on tribal sovereignty, tribal-state relations and the effects of sovereignty on business and non-Indians. The stories in "Natives and Newcomers" have focused...

Q&A: Why weren't DJs fired for Native comments? (May 5, 2008)

"Q. Shouldn't the Fox radio station have fired Woody and Wilcox? Wasn't what they did sexual harassment? In our company, a lot of the guys tune into another station and...

Meeting focuses on Black Hills trust settlement (May 5, 2008)

In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court said the Sioux Nation was entitled to $146 million for the theft of the Black Hills. But the Sioux people have refused to accept...

Oklahoma tribes back Colorado genocide measure (May 5, 2008)

Two Oklahoma tribes support a resolution in Colorado that recognizes the genocide of American Indians at the hands of European settlers. The measure specifically mentions the Sand Creek Massacre of...

Shakopee Tribe reclaims ancestral territory (May 5, 2008)

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota is stirring some local controversy with its land buys. The tribe has purchased 2,000 acres since the 1990s. Gaming revenues and low...

Native teen dies in accident on Saskatchewan reserve (May 5, 2008)

A 15-year-old boy died at the scene of a vehicle accident on a First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan. The teen and three others were in a pickup truck that rolled...

Cherokee teen drops 80 pounds at weight-loss school (May 5, 2008)

Carol Oocumma, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has lost 80 pounds since enrolling in a weight-loss boarding school in North Carolina. At 5-foot-8 and 270...

Fire burns on Mescalero Apache Reservation (May 5, 2008)

A fire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in southern New Mexico has burned about 3,000 acres. The fire started last Thursday. About 200 residents were ordered to evacuate but were...

Superdelegate Kalyn Free endorses Sen. Obama (May 5, 2008)

Kalyn Free, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a supedelegate for the Democratic Party, has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama. (D-Illinois) for president. Free is the founder of...

Jodi Rave: Games help Native youth tackle tough topics (May 5, 2008)

"Leslie Hale-Hammerberg, a certified therapeutic foster parent, has invented board games to help Native youths talk about what happens in their world. It's hard for kids to talk about...

Opinion: Rescind Wounded Knee massacre medals (May 5, 2008)

"On the cold, crisp morning of Dec. 29, 1890, the Sioux Chief Big Foot and some 350 of his followers were camped on the banks of Wounded Knee Creek. Surrounding...

Tim Giago: It's time for action on the Black Hills (May 5, 2008)

Once again there is talk by non-Indian lawyers to pursue the allocation of the monies awarded the tribes of the Great Sioux Nation for the theft of the Black Hills...

House hearing on Missouri River compensation (May 5, 2008)

The House Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing this Thursday on H.R.155, the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act. The bill compensates the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe...

Senate committee sets hearing on contract health (May 5, 2008)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing on contract health services in Indian Country. The Indian Health Service uses contract health services funds to pay third-party providers for...

Yellow Bird: Diversity in the United States (May 5, 2008)

"Years ago, my uncle, Clyde Wesley Plenty Chief, was very ill and came near death. When he recovered, he told me his strength was regained by the many, many...
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