July 27, 2009

Tim Giago: Voting Native and voting independent (July 27, 2009)

If you are an "Independent" in South Dakota you have to get around a silly (stupid, actually) law that says you cannot vote in the...

Book Review: Little River Band in 'Our People' (July 27, 2009)

"As I read " People, Our Journey: The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians," I kept thinking about a question I was asked years...

ICT: Interview with Mellor Willie, NAIHC director (July 27, 2009)

Indian Country Today interviews Mellor Willie, a member of the Navajo Nation who is the new executive director of the National American Indian Housing...

Dakota pipemakers fear loss of tribal traditions (July 27, 2009)

Dakota pipemakers are worried that important tribal traditions will be lost unless a younger generation takes interest. Gloria Hazell and Chuck Derby, husband and wife,...

Cherokee Nation court hears Freedmen dispute (July 27, 2009)

A Cherokee Nation judge heard arguments in a dispute over the citizenship of the Cherokee Freemen. The Freedmen are the descendants of former African slaves....

Alaska tribes owe millions in back payroll taxes (July 27, 2009)

Alaska tribes and Native nonprofits owe millions of dollars in unpaid payroll taxes and penalties, according to a report from the state Division of Community...

Colville Tribes ready for Chief Joseph Hatchery (July 27, 2009)

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation of Washington are preparing to break ground on the $41 million Chief Joseph Hatchery. The hatchery will return...

OST adds Alaska to list of consultation sessions (July 27, 2009)

The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians will be holding two consultation sessions in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 13. The sessions will focus...

South Dakota to change offensive place names (July 27, 2009)

The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names will review offensive "squaw" and other place names in the state. The board was created by the 2009...

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe plans diabetes center (July 27, 2009)

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York is raising $6.8 million for the Diabetes Center for Excellence. The center will provide treatment and prevention...

Class action accuses BIA of bias against Navajos (July 27, 2009)

A class action lawsuit accuses the Bureau of Indian Affairs of discriminating against members of the Navajo Nation. Two former employees say the BIA failed...

Teens arrested for Pueblo man's death in Utah (July 27, 2009)

Two teens have been arrested in connection with the death of a Zuni Pueblo man in South Jordan, Utah. Stephan Jon Lasiloo, 21, was fatally...

EPA works with Navajo Nation on uranium sites (July 27, 2009)

The Environmental Protection Agency is working with the Navajo Nation to identify and clean up uranium sites on the reservation. Of the 113 structures tested...