December 4, 2009

Saginaw Chippewa chief ousted in special election (December 4, 2009)

The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan held a special runoff election on Thursday. The runoff was held due to a tie between incumbent chief Fred...

Mask of Ira Hayes' face returned to family for burial (December 4, 2009)

A face mask of Ira Hayes, the Pima man whose participated in the iconic raising of the American flag during World War II, was...

NPR: 5th Circuit to hear Native boy's long hair case (December 4, 2009)

"It seems like something from an earlier century in which native American children were forced to give up their Indian ways and for the...

Albert Bender: Bring back Indian worker programs (December 4, 2009)

"With the deepening of the recession, Native Americans – in particular reservation populations – need to find a ready alternative source of income, especially since...

9th Circuit blocks mining on sacred Shoshone land (December 4, 2009)

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction barring the Interior Department from approving the expansion of a gold mine...

IRS auctions 7,100 acres of Crow Creek Sioux land (December 4, 2009)

The Internal Revenue Service auctioned off 7,100 acres of land owned by the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. The land sold for $2.6...

Number two at Department of Justice to step down (December 4, 2009)

David W. Ogden, the number two at the Department of Justice who was helping the Obama administration with its Indian Country crime initiatives, announced...

Statement from NAJA on closing of Hopi newspaper (December 4, 2009)

The following is a statement from Ronnie Washines (Yakama), the president of the Native American Journalists Association. It was personally and professionally disheartening to hear...

Opinion: Abortion debate poisons Indian health bill (December 4, 2009)

"Though it has lurked on the sidelines in the national health care debate, Indian Health Services is one instructive example of a government-run health system...

Indian Health Care Improvement Act clears hurdle (December 4, 2009)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee approved S.1790, the Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act, at a business meeting on Thursday. The bill permanently...