March 17, 2010

Tanana Chiefs Conference plans to create damp shelter (March 17, 2010)

The Tanana Chiefs Conference is working on establishing a shelter for homeless chronic inebriates in Fairbanks, Alaska. The leader of the organization's Justice Task Force...

Creek Nation wants to buy back historic council building (March 17, 2010)

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma is seeking to reacquire its historic council building. The Creek Council House was the tribe's original capital. It...

Navajo woman named to Indian affairs post in Colorado (March 17, 2010)

Carol Harvey, a member of the Navajo Nation, has been named executive secretary of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs. Harvey, an attorney, will...

Editorial: Navajo substance abuse center holds promise (March 17, 2010)

"Anticipation continues to grow as the new Navajo Regional Behavioral Health Center in Shiprock gains momentum. The 56,000-square-foot facility is opening in phases and last...

HUD audit finds fault with Fort Belknap housing program (March 17, 2010)

The Fort Belknap Indian Community of Montana isn't managing federal funds properly, the Department of Housing and Urban Development said in a March 7 audit....

Editorial: PACT Act puts a halt to Internet tobacco sales (March 17, 2010)

"A bill that would ban the shipment of cigarettes and certain tobacco products through the U.S. Postal Service was approved unanimously by the Senate last...

Cowlitz Tribe welcomes threatened listing for smelt fish (March 17, 2010)

The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington praised the Obama administration's decision to list the Pacific smelt fish as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. The...

Mary Pember: 'Lost Birds' find their way home to tribes (March 17, 2010)

"The arrest of white missionaries trying to adopt allegedly orphaned Haitian children struck a chord with me. Similar media stories about well meaning white celebrities...

NCAI pushes for settlement in USDA discrimination suit (March 17, 2010)

The National Congress of American Indians is pushing the Obama administration to settle the Keepseagle case over discrimination at the Department of Agriculture. NCAI President...

EPA announces new office for tribal government affairs (March 17, 2010)

The Obama administration has created a new office at the Environmental Protection Agency for tribal issues. Tribes will now be grouped with international efforts at...

Opinion: 'Liberal elites' saw dollar signs in Indian tribes (March 17, 2010)

"Indian tribes were originally designed to be profit generators from which their creators could raise money for political candidates, trade victimization for votes, and generate...

University of Michigan to consult tribes about ancestors (March 17, 2010)

The University of Michigan says it will comply with new federal regulations that affect "culturally unidentifiable" Native ancestors. The school plans to consult tribes with...

Montana tribal members push to save sacred Chief Cliff (March 17, 2010)

Members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana have launched a campaign to protect the sacred Chief Cliff from development. Chief Cliff, a...

Witness list for SCIA hearing on law enforcement hiring (March 17, 2010)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a hearing tomorrow to discuss law enforcement in Indian Country. The committee will look into recruitment, training, hiring and...