February 16, 2010

Donations aid Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe after storm (February 16, 2010)

Members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota are still digging out of a severe winter storm that knocked out power and water...

Column: Panhandlers not good Indian-White relations (February 16, 2010)

"A few weeks back, I stopped by a Rapid City grocery store for a few items before returning to Hot Springs. About 20 yards from...

Split Lake First Nation teenage girl killed in house fire (February 16, 2010)

A teenage girl from the Tataskweyak Cree Nation of Manitoba was killed in a house fire on Monday. Ashley Grieves, whose age was reported...

Evidence box halts trial for Aquash murder defendant (February 16, 2010)

A new box of evidence has delayed the federal court trial of a man accused of murdering American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash....

Southern Ute Tribe suspends officials' code of ethics (February 16, 2010)

The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado has suspended the code of ethics that applies to elected officials and appointed employees. The tribal council gave no...

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe creates land dispute tribunal (February 16, 2010)

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York has created a tribunal to resolve land disputes on the reservation. The tribal council used to hear...

Blackfeet Nation makes do with just 11 police officers (February 16, 2010)

The Blackfeet Nation in Montana covers 1.5-million acres but the tribe only has 11 officers on the job. Of those 11, only six officers...

County ends foreclosure proceedings on Cayuga land (February 16, 2010)

Legislators in Cayuga County, New York, voted to withdraw foreclosure proceedings against the Cayuga Nation, but they could pick up the issue in the future....

Opinion: A 'Hollywood' tribal ceremony at sacred site (February 16, 2010)

"On Ground Hog Day, Feb. 2, in the town of Mashpee, Mass., U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar met in the pre-dawn hours with the...

Editorial: Don't put electrical station near sacred site (February 16, 2010)

"The Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has adopted a resolution protesting the construction of a Duke substation near a sacred...