Video: Obama delivers message at Gathering of Nations (April 26, 2010)

President Barack Obama delivered a video message at the 27th annual Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday. "Native Americans, the first...

Vernon Lane, former Lummi Nation chairman, dies at 79 (April 26, 2010)

Vernon Lane, a former chairman of the Lummi Nation of Washington, died on April 21 after a long struggle with lupus. He was 79. Lane...

New Mexico tribe celebrates $1M water delivery system (April 26, 2010)

Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico turned on a new water delivery system that was funded by the Department of Agriculture. The $1 million system includes...

Torres Martinez Tribe to pay fine with reduction in grant (April 26, 2010)

The Administration for Children and Families says the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians of California can pay off a $1.2 million fine through a reduction...

Opinion: Alaska Native opposition to huge Pebble mine (April 26, 2010)

"Among our Alaskan Native tribes, a promise made is a promise kept. For generations, survival in the Far North depended on this trust. Such promises...

Cherokee and Cheyenne football players drafted to NFL (April 26, 2010)

Two American Indian players were drafted by the NFL this year. Sam Bradford, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, was drafted by...

Appeals court rejects new trial in case over Native jury (April 26, 2010)

An Alaska Native man whose trial was moved 450 miles away from his Native community lost his bid to overturn his assault conviction. Gregory Lestenkof...

Alaska Native hunters told to purchase US duck stamps (April 26, 2010)

The Association of Village Council Presidents is trying to get the Interior Department to rescind a legal opinion that says Alaska Native hunters must...

Brownback pushes White House for apology ceremony (April 26, 2010)

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) is pressing President Barack Obama to hold a public ceremony to apologize to Native peoples for being mistreated by the...

Lac du Flambeau president remains in power amid feud (April 26, 2010)

Jerome "Brooks" Big John will continue to serve as president of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians pending resolution of a...

House Speaker Pelosi backs settlement for Cobell case (April 26, 2010)

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California), the Speaker of the House, added her support to the $3.4 billion settlement in the Indian trust fund lawsuit. "I'm committed...

Supreme Court asks for DOJ views on Alaska ICWA case (April 26, 2010)

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Department of Justice for its views on a Hogan v. Kaltag Tribal Council. In the case, Alaska questions...

At least five candidates seek Navajo Nation presidency (April 26, 2010)

At least five candidates plan to run for president of the Navajo Nation, The Farmington Daily Times reports. Donald Benally and Rex Lee Jim have...

Editorial: Public suffers in Coeur d'Alene policing dispute (April 26, 2010)

"A stubborn clash was reignited last week between the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe and Benewah County over tribal police authority. It may look like a...

Editorial: Fighting drug trafficking on the Navajo Nation (April 26, 2010)

"Headlines in the war on meth were made last week when federal and tribal authorities announced arrests following an interagency undercover operation. The resulting shared...

Clock ticking for Congress to approve Cobell settlement (April 26, 2010)

Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, said she's frustrated by the failure of Congress to approve a $3.4 billion settlement...

Salazar expected to make wind farm decision by Friday (April 26, 2010)

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to announce a decision on a controversial wind farm in Massachusetts by Friday. The Cape Wind has generated significant...

Kevin Abourezk: Finding a little bit of hope at Whiteclay (April 26, 2010)

"Jack Andersen pulled beer cans and plastic bottles from a flooded ditch Saturday, trying to make a dent in the pile of garbage that...

Column: White Earth leader prefers diplomacy on treaty (April 26, 2010)

"Erma Vizenor is tribal chairwoman of the White Earth band of Chippewa, whose 48,000-acre reservation lies in northwest Minnesota. The reservation is home to 530...

Charles Trimble: A Lakota sense of place on reservation (April 26, 2010)

A few years back the hot topic in academic and literary circles was that of “sense of place.” Spanish-American philosopher/author George Santayana described it best...

Tim Giago: Democrat reaches out to South Dakota tribes (April 26, 2010)

It has been more than 30 years since a Democrat sat in the seat of the governor of South Dakota. A Democrat who fashions his...

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