January 7, 2010

Pine Ridge woman gets $650K settlement for assault (January 7, 2010)

The federal government has agreed to pay $650,000 to a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota who was sexually assaulted by a...

Arrests of Taos Pueblo members expunged by court (January 7, 2010)

The New Mexico Supreme Court on Tuesday expunged the arrests of 32 people -- most from Taos Pueblo -- who were jailed after a judge...

Lawmakers meet over Haskell University leadership (January 7, 2010)

Staffers for Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) and Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-Kansas) met with Bureau of Indian Education to discuss leadership issues...

Judge rules in Yakama Nation tobacco taxation case (January 7, 2010)

Sales of tobacco to non-Indians can be taxed by the state of Washington, a federal judge ruled in a case involving the Yakama Nation. The...

Millions coming to Montana under Cobell settlement (January 7, 2010)

Tribal members in Montana could receive at least $14.4 million or as much as $43.2 million under the Cobell settlement. The Great Falls Tribune reports....

BIA opens applications for energy internship program (January 7, 2010)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is accepting applications for the Tribal Energy Student Internship Program. Twelve post-secondary students will be selected for the program, which...

Court calls for new trial in Kickapoo corruption case (January 7, 2010)

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday lifted the convictions of three people who are accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from...

Interior plans stricter process for oil and gas leases (January 7, 2010)

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced reforms to the oil and gas leasing process that he said will reverse the Bush administration's "anywhere, anyhow" view of...

Editorial: Resolve tribal objections over wind project (January 7, 2010)

"The Obama administration will risk forfeiting any claim to leadership in green energy if Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar does not quickly resolve the...

White House won't object to Salazar leaving Interior (January 7, 2010)

Update: Ken Salazar will not be leaving the Obama administration to run for governor of Colorado. White House officials are encouraging Interior Secretary Ken...

Yellow Bird: Reflecting on changes in tribal traditions (January 7, 2010)

"Indian culture and identity make important contributions, not only to our people but also to the rest of the nation and world. But when...

North Dakota tribe thanks Dorgan for years of service (January 7, 2010)

Sen. Byron Dorgan with Marcus D. Levings (seated) and former council member Malcolm Wolf during a visit to the Fort Berthold Reservation in September...

Charles Trimble: Some thoughts on Lakota spirituality (January 7, 2010)

The reader response to my recent column published in Indian Country Today and indianz.com, “On Being a Nobody,” was mostly positive. Actually, I didn’t really...