March 23, 2009

Obama response awaited in sacred site case (March 23, 2009)

Tribes around the country, backed by religious groups, have submitted their views in a sacred site case up for consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to meet over military site (March 23, 2009)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will meet with Massachusetts National Guard officials to discuss the Massachusetts Military Reservation. The tribe has ancestral ties to the reservation,...

8th Circuit to hear appeal in Aquash murder case (March 23, 2009)

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on April 15 for one of the men accused of murdering American Indian Movement activist Anna...

Yurok Tribe hosts first anti-meth conference (March 23, 2009)

The Yurok Tribe of California is hosting its first ever conference on methamphetamine and its effect on youth. The three-day Methamphetamine and Tribal Child Welfare...

Cobell hasn't heard from Obama administration (March 23, 2009)

Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, hasn't heard from President Barack Obama or his administration about a settlement to the...

House panel to take testimony on Interior budget (March 23, 2009)

Correction: The hearings take place Wednesday and Thursday. The House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, will take testimony from tribes, Alaska...

Florida newspaper visits Miccosukee tribal court (March 23, 2009)

The Miami Herald visited the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida last week to find out more about the tribal court system. The tribe's modern-day court began...

Minnesota city's survey reveals rift in race relations (March 23, 2009)

Tribal members who live in or near Bemidji, Minnesota, say they have experienced discrimination. But most non-Indians say everything is alright. According to the Shared...

Sixth annual memorial service for Lori Piestewa (March 23, 2009)

The sixth annual memorial service for Lori Piestewa, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona who was killed in Iraq, was held today...

Muscogee Nation buys land for college campus (March 23, 2009)

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma has purchased land for its first tribal college campus. The tribe will buy 145 acres from the Oklahoma State...

Arrest warrant filed over death of Omaha toddler (March 23, 2009)

An arrest warrant has been filed in connection with the death of an Omaha toddler, KCAU-TV reports. Nathaniel Saunsoci-Mitchell was 20 months old when died...

The Observer: Tribes fight to preserve languages (March 23, 2009)

"In the unlikely surroundings of a cluttered art room in a rural Oklahoma high school, a dying language was being given the kiss of...

Editorial: Learning from Exxon Valdez spill (March 23, 2009)

"Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of one of this country’s great ecological disasters. The Exxon Valdez slammed into Bligh Reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound,...

Tribes protest against land-into-trust decision (March 23, 2009)

The Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island led a protest on Saturday against the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. More than 100...

Mary Pember: A family's journey through ICWA (March 23, 2009)

"I’m mad at you!” my son Danny said one morning. He was perched midway on the stairs from my bedroom to the living room where...

Salazar to develop plan for Indian Country crime (March 23, 2009)

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he will develop a plan to address high rates of crime in Indian Country. Salazar, a former attorney general from...