March 12, 2010

Utah Legislature backs $33M settlement for Navajo trust (March 12, 2010)

The Utah Senate joined the Utah House in approving a $33 million settlement for the Utah Navajo Trust Fund. The deal provides $1 million to...

Pueblo woman asks for new trial in fatal hit and run case (March 12, 2010)

Linda Diaz, the former lieutenant governor of Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico, is asking the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals for a new trial...

Job Ad: Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, Water Quality Specialist (March 12, 2010)

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is currently advertising for a full-time Water Quality Specialist. This position emcompasses outdoor activities, laboratory and management duties. This position...

Obama donates $125K to American Indian College Fund (March 12, 2010)

President Barack Obama donated $125,000 to the American Indian College Fund. The money came from Obama's $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award. He selected the...

Editorial: Court confirms Oklahoma has no reservations (March 12, 2010)

"Barring a successful appeal, the Osage Nation has lost the argument that the county bearing its name is in fact a reservation. A judicial decision...

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to get 'Fighting Sioux' petition (March 12, 2010)

Supporters of the controversial "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota will submit a petition to the Standing Rock Sioux...

AZ101: Apache tribes had their own women warriors too (March 12, 2010)

"The Apaches raised boys and girls to learn more or less the same skills and let them decide how to spend their lives. If the...

Column: Doing something about the Whiteclay situation (March 12, 2010)

"Whiteclay is a blot on the road in northwest Nebraska, within easy stumbling distance of the Oglala Sioux reservation in South Dakota. Members of the...

Lance Morgan: PACT Act a hidden power grab for states (March 12, 2010)

The US Constitution has what is known as the Indian Commerce Clause. It basically states that Congress has the power to regulate commerce with Indian...