Alaska Federation of Natives prepares for annual convention (October 11, 2010)

The Alaska Federation of Natives holds its annual convention October 21-23 in Fairbanks. This year's theme is “Village Survival!” “This is a declaration that the...

Candidates for New York governor back tax on tribal tobacco (October 11, 2010)

Both candidates for governor of New York say they will take a tough stance against tribes when it comes to tobacco. Democrat Andrew Cuomo, who...

Witness List: Senate Indian Affairs hearing on transportation (October 11, 2010)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a field hearing this Friday on transportation issues in Indian Country. The hearing takes place on the Flathead Reservation...

Indian lawmaker in Montana faces opponent in reelection bid (October 11, 2010)

Forrestina "Frosty" Calf Boss Ribs, a member of the Blackfeet Nation, is running for re-election to the Montana House. Calf Boss Ribs, 55, was first...

Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation files suit over lack of polling sites (October 11, 2010)

The Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation of North Dakota has filed a lawsuit over the lack of polling sites on the reservation. The tribe says Benson...

Mark Trahant: Government creates employment opportunity (October 11, 2010)

"You’ve probably heard this phrase a lot during this campaign season: “Government doesn’t create jobs.” It’s the ultimate dismissal of self-government, usually reinforced by a...

GOP candidate says Native corporations not helping villages (October 11, 2010)

Joe Miller, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska, says Alaska Native corporations aren't helping their shareholders in rural villages. Miller, an attorney who...

Shooting in North Dakota may be tied to anti-Indian remarks (October 11, 2010)

Authorities in North Dakota say a shooting suspect may have acted in response to anti-Indian remarks. Allen Rencountre, 37, is charged with attempted murder, fleeing...

Opinion: Androgyny common among indigenous in Americas (October 11, 2010)

"Native Americans have often held intersex, androgynous people, feminine males and masculine females in high respect. The most common term to define such persons...

Michael Honhongva: Marking indigenous resilience worldwide (October 11, 2010)

"Indigenous Peoples’ Day commemorates the resilience of indigenous peoples worldwide, throughout campaigns of exploitation, prejudice, and outright genocide. But this year, you might know it...

New Mexico tribe struggling to recover from major hailstorm (October 11, 2010)

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) signed a disaster declaration for Kewa Pueblo but tribal leaders and members say the state isn't doing enough to...

Opinion: Christopher Columbus wasn't as bad as some tribes (October 11, 2010)

"On Columbus Day it is appropriate to discuss Christopher Columbus's legacy. Critics seem emboldened on the day we recognize the famous mariner's arrival in the...

Little Traverse Bay Bands debate changes in council salaries (October 11, 2010)

Elders of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians don't think the tribe should change the salaries for its council members. Council members currently...

Opinion: Dartmouth should honor Abenaki Tribe with mascot (October 11, 2010)

"Especially for a school that prides itself so much on its communal spirit, Dartmouth’s lack of a mascot is shameful. Harvard shares this distinction, and...

The Crime Report: A liquor ban on the Pine Ridge Reservation (October 11, 2010)

"Few places in America are as scarred as Pine Ridge, a sunburnt expanse of sand hills and buttes that crumble into the Badlands. The...

Turtle Talk: The Supreme Court Bar not so great for Indian law (October 11, 2010)

"The NYTs’ Adam Liptak published a fairly scathing article on the so-called “Supreme Court Bar” — the specialists that argue more than 50 percent of...

Opinion: Political salaries on First Nations should stay public (October 11, 2010)

"If Canadians suspect there's a good case for the disclosure of political salaries on First Nations reserves, that hunch should be reinforced by examples of...

Tim Johnson: Thoughts on South Dakota Native American Day (October 11, 2010)

The following is the opinion of Sen. Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota). In 1990, the State of South Dakota declared the second Monday in October as...

Column: Catawba Nation pays honor to eldest women in tribe (October 11, 2010)

"In the tribal round room of the Longhouse on a beautiful fall Saturday afternoon, the Catawbas taught the world a lesson - to honor the...

Art Review: Contemporary Native art collection at NMAI in DC (October 11, 2010)

"Those with power make money. Those without, make art. I'm not sure my aphorism always holds true, but it often comes to mind when...

Column: Oneida man faced ouster from sheriff's post in 1958 (October 11, 2010)

"The case of Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz reached one level of closure this week when he resigned amidst the sordid "sexting" controversy. That...

Tim Giago: Reconciling by dancing to the beat of many drums (October 11, 2010)

With 1,200 dancers filling the floor of the Rapid City Convention Center and another 5,000 packing the bleachers, the beat of the drums echoing to...

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