Opinion: Mankiller's death a huge loss for Indian Country (April 12, 2010)

"I was heartbroken and deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Cherokee Tribal Chief Wilma Mankiller. I want to share my personal experiences...

Editorial: A lot at stake in Chehalis Tribe taxation dispute (April 12, 2010)

""We won." With those two simple words, Thurston County Assessor Patricia Costello summed up a three-year battle to force Great Wolf Lodge to pay property...

Oglala student can't wear traditional dress at graduation (April 12, 2010)

A public school in South Dakota won't let a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe wear traditional clothing during graduation ceremonies. Aloysius Dreaming Bear,...

Editorial: Not another 14 years for Indian trust fund case (April 12, 2010)

"Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackfoot Tribe in Montana, has been trying for 14 years to get a settlement from the federal government for...

'Avatar' director takes up indigenous environmental fight (April 12, 2010)

James Cameron, the award-winning director of the blockbuster Avatar, is taking up indigenous environmental causes. Cameron said he was always interested in environmental issues....

Opinion: Michigan mining endangers sacred Ojibwe lands (April 12, 2010)

"For far too long, the voices of affected and concerned Ojibwa people have been ignored in the midst of Kennecott's proposed Eagle Mine in Michigan's...

NPR: Hopi site at risk after Arizona shuts down five parks (April 12, 2010)

"As states across the country scramble to close budget gaps, many are targeting state parks. Arizona is the first to go through with it....

Tribal college and Indian arts organization join forces (April 12, 2010)

The Institute for American Indian Arts (IAIA) and the Southwestern Association for American Indian Arts (SWAIA) have announced plans to collaborate on a number of...

Mark Trahant: Health reform debate to continue for years (April 12, 2010)

"Congress passed the health care reform legislation – and President Barack Obama signed the bill into law. The Indian Health Care Improvement Act was included...

Opinion: First Nations poverty and lack of property rights (April 12, 2010)

"Several years back, the Canadian Senate provided a useful example on how “elephants in the room” are studiously avoided, including why many First Nations are...

Joplin Globe: Wilma Mankiller was a truly inspiring leader (April 12, 2010)

"The words of Wilma Mankiller would serve us all well in these uncertain times. They certainly provided inspiration for members of the Cherokee Nation. Mankiller...

Paul Chaat Smith: Wilma Pearl Mankiller's trail of triumph (April 12, 2010)

"Remembering Wilma Mankiller, who died this week, isn't hard, because first of all, who can forget a name like that? Wilma Pearl Mankiller. What a...

Arizona Living: Tribes named themselves and each other (April 12, 2010)

"Today's question: How did Indian tribes get their names? Did splinter groups just go off and say, "We are going to be the Hopis" (or...

Ines Hernandez-Avila: Names matter for First Americans (April 12, 2010)

"Naming. It is always about naming, about knowing how to name. I am an indigenous woman of the Americas, daughter of Janice Andrews Hernandez,...

Richard Nephew: Unity key in New York tobacco tax battle (April 12, 2010)

Richard Nephew is the chairman of the Seneca Nation Council, Cattaraugus Territory, New York. I am writing in response to Doug George's piece of April...

Tim Giago: Black Hills land claim settlement fund tops $1B (April 12, 2010)

The riches that have fallen upon those Indian nations blessed to be located next to urban centers with huge populations have bypassed the very poor...

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