December 17, 2009

Column: Gathering honors Indian elders in Denver (December 17, 2009)

"The party is scheduled to start promptly at 5 p.m., which, given past history and cultural cliches, I figure means sometime after 5:30. But by...

Two dead and four injured in accident near reserve (December 17, 2009)

Two people died and four were injured in a one-car accident near the Waterhen Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan. The accident occurred late Wednesday...

Skokomish Tribe to acquire campground under deal (December 17, 2009)

The Skokomish Tribe of Washington will acquire a campground as part of an agreement with Tacoma Power. The tribe settled a long-running fishing rights dispute...

Indian lawmaker denies striking colleague in arm (December 17, 2009)

New Mexico State Rep. Sandra Jeff (D), a member of the Navajo Nation, did not hit a colleague "in any way, shape or...

Tournament organizers tackle Indian youth suicide (December 17, 2009)

Organizers of the annual Lakota Nation Invitational required all players to attend a suicide prevention program. The Bear Characters, a student drama group from the...

Yurok elder Ada Charles celebrates 100th birthday (December 17, 2009)

Ada Charles, a member of the Yurok Tribe of California, celebrates her 100th birthday today. Charles has dedicated her life to preserving tribal traditions....

Aquash murder trial scheduled for February 2010 (December 17, 2009)

A federal judge set a February 16, 2010, trial date for two men charged with murdering American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash. John...

Victim shot outside Lakota basketball tournament (December 17, 2009)

A 20-year-old South Dakota man is in critical condition after being shot three times outside the arena where the Lakota Nation Invitational is taking...

Column: Navajo soldiers created unbreakable code (December 17, 2009)

"From watching the History Channel or from school, some of you may have heard about the “code talkers” of World War II. Sometimes they were...

Tim Giago: Brown's classic 'Bury My Heart' turns 40 (December 17, 2009)

"When Dee Brown wrote his book “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” he could not have known that it would become a classic. This year,...

House panel approves Native Hawaiian recognition (December 17, 2009)

After considerable debate, the House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R.2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009. The bill extends the policy of self-determination...

Editorial: Racial segregation and Native Hawaiians (December 17, 2009)

"President Obama speaks proudly of his childhood in Hawaii, so we wonder what the state's voters think of his support for a bill that would...

Senate panel passes land swap opposed by tribes (December 17, 2009)

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved a compromise to S.409, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009. The bill...

DOI updates schedule for tribal consultation meets (December 17, 2009)

The Interior Department updated the schedule for its tribal consultation meetings in January 2010. Tribes are being asked about the Interior's existing consultation policy and...