Allen Dale June, one of original Navajo Code Talkers, dies at 91 (September 10, 2010)

Allen Dale June, one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers, died on Wednesday in Arizona. He was 91. June served in the U.S. Marines...

Editorial: Racial issues affecting county's business in South Dakota (September 10, 2010)

"It's unfortunate that the political drama now playing in Shannon County is creating a pile of unnecessary expense for taxpayers at a time when all...

Parks Canada employees disciplined for sending offensive e-mail (September 10, 2010)

First Nations leaders in Manitoba are calling on two Parks Canada employees to be fired over an offensive e-mail circulated through their government accounts. The...

Navajo Nation warns chapter about interfering with Shiprock Fair (September 10, 2010)

The Navajo Nation is warning one of its chapters not to take over the upcoming Shiprock Navajo Fair. The Navajo Nation Department of Justice said...

Five members of Hopi Tribe charged for collecting golden eagles (September 10, 2010)

Five members of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona were charged for taking golden eagles without a federal permit. Eugene Mansfield, Brendan Mansfield, Eldrice Mansfield, Emmett...

Missouri school board upholds ban on award-winning Alexie book (September 10, 2010)

A public school board voted 7-0 to ban an award-winning Sherman Alexie book from the curriculum and voted 7-2 to keep the book off...

Lac Vieux Desert council members remain in jail over contempt (September 10, 2010)

All nine council members for the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan remain in jail as part of an ongoing...

Social networking site 'ndn.me' aims to keep Natives connected (September 10, 2010)

The Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians of California has created a new social networking site for Indian Country. The tribe received a grant from...

Couple sentenced over hate crime attack on Alaska Native man (September 10, 2010)

A young man and woman were sentenced to federal prison for a hate crime attack on an Alaska Native man. Robert Gum, 19, was sentenced...

Editorial: Officer shooting of Native man threatens public's trust (September 10, 2010)

"In the wake of the shooting death of a Native American totem carver, there has thankfully been an absence of the blue wall of silence....

Native Sun News: Thelma Rios denies role in 1973 Aquash murder (September 10, 2010)

The following story was written and reported by Evelyn Broecher. All content © Native Sun News RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA –– Thelma Conroy-Rios, an...

Billy Frank: On the road to a successful recovery of tribal salmon (September 10, 2010)

"It’s raining hard today, the first heavy rain we’ve seen in awhile, and it makes me feel good. The air is clean, the fish are...

Witness list for Senate Indian Affairs field hearing on BIE schools (September 10, 2010)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a field hearing tomorrow on Indian education. The hearing focuses on conditions at Bureau of Indian Education schools. It...

Eastern Shoshone Tribe votes down ban on possession of alcohol (September 10, 2010)

Members of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of Wyoming rejected a proposed ban on alcohol possession but approved other changes to the law and order code....

Gabe Galanda: Working to defend religious rights of Indian inmates (September 10, 2010)

"On Father’s Day, as I sweated with a group of Native inmates in a Monroe prison sweat lodge for the Summer Change of Seasons, I...

Crow Tribe seeks removal of IHS doctor who has a criminal record (September 10, 2010)

The Crow Tribe of Montana called on the Indian Health Service to remove a doctor with a criminal past. A. Scott Devous works at the...