August 6, 2009

NPR: Muckleshoot Tribe lets youth tell the story (August 6, 2009)

"Bob Charlo patiently hands out disposable cameras to his summer photography class. Little fingers scramble at the plastic packaging and wrestle to open them....

Tulalip Tribes in 'shock' over young man's death (August 6, 2009)

Johnny Enick, a 23-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington who was as a promising radio show host and active participant at the...

OST financial skills training set for North Dakota (August 6, 2009)

The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, in partnership with the First Nations Development Institute, will offer financial skills training to employees and...

Indian business lands $3.5M Defense contract (August 6, 2009)

Keres Consulting Inc., an Indian-owned business in New Mexico, landed a $3.5 million contract to support the Native American Land Environmental Mitigation Program at the...

Native veterans remembered as 'Fallen Heroes' (August 6, 2009)

Of the eight South Dakotans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003, three of them were Native American. U.S. Marine Cpl. Brett Lee Lundstrom was...

More suspects in big Indian artifact theft case (August 6, 2009)

Federal prosecutors say they are likely to charge more people in connection with the largest Indian artifact theft case in history. So far, 25 people...

Program aids Native fathers and Native mothers (August 6, 2009)

A program that was started to help fathers on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona marks its eighth anniversary this month. Back...

Indian Affairs Committee meeting and hearing (August 6, 2009)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a business meeting and hearing this afternoon. Three items are on the agenda for the business meeting. According to...

Dartmouth admits 45-year-old Native student (August 6, 2009)

Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, the Ivy League school known for its Native community, welcomes a unique student this fall. Don Rains, 45, will be...

Crow Tribe opens natural gas production wells (August 6, 2009)

The Crow Tribe of Montana began producing natural gas for the first time. The tribe partnered with Ursa Major of Oklahoma to drill seven...

Red Cliff Band to take waste barrels from lake (August 6, 2009)

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians will use a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Defense to remove barrels of military...

Tulalip Tribes find replacement for police chief (August 6, 2009)

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington didn't have to look very far to find a new police chief. Jay Goss, who ran the tribal police department...

Store removes offensive 'Indian name' t-shirts (August 6, 2009)

A tourist shop in Duluth, Minnesota, won't be selling any "Indian name" t-shirts after receiving complaints from the Indian community. Donna Blue Bird, a...