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St. Regis Mohawk Tribe still raising money for big diabetes center (July 7, 2011)

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York had broken ground on its Diabetes Center for Excellence. The 14,000-square-foot facility will offer diabetes treatment, diabetes prevention, fitness equipment, a kitchen and a wading pool. It will be home to all...

Navajo Nation aims to put ID card in hands of 300,048 members (July 7, 2011)

The Navajo Nation aims to provide new identification cards to all of its members. The tribe updated its membership count last week. Enrollment was put at 300,048 -- making the Navajos the single largest federally recognized tribe in the U.S....

Indian woman walks 800-mile journey from Alabama to Oklahoma (July 7, 2011)

An Indian woman with Cherokee, Lakota and Blackfeet ancestry recently completed an 800-mile walk from Alabama to Oklahoma. Belinda Miller, 56, felt compelled to retrace the Trail of Tears. Three months ago, she left her home in Alabama, pulling a...

City won't oppose Citizen Potawatomi Nation land-into-trust bid (July 7, 2011)

The city council in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, said it won't oppose a Citizen Potawatomi Nation land-into-trust application. The tribe wants several properties placed in trust. City officials are worried about the loss of property taxes but they said they wanted to...

Members of Cayuga Nation push BIA to recognize new leadership (July 7, 2011)

Members of the Cayuga Nation of New York are asking the Bureau of Indian Affairs to recognize their new leaders. Tribal members removed Clint Halftown as their federally recognized representative at a council meeting on June 2. They want the...

Secretary Salazar seeks nominations for Indian trust commission (July 7, 2011)

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is seeking nominations for the new Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform. The commission was created as part of the $3.4 billion settlement to the Cobell trust fund lawsuit. It will consist of five members...

Fallon Paiute Shoshone man cited for gathering cat-tails at refuge (July 7, 2011)

Wesley Dick, a member of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, has been cited for gathering cat-tails in the Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. Just like his ancestors, Dick has been gathering at the refuge for decades. No one was...

Column: Judge rules against Seminole Tribe in mobile home fight (July 7, 2011)

Les Minthorn was elected chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon. Minthorn defeated four other candidates in a special election that was held on Tuesday. He previously served as chairman from 1974 to 1980 and...

8th Circuit accepts tribal court convictions for federal prosecution (July 7, 2011)

Federal prosecutors can use tribal court convictions against a Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation man even though he wasn't provided with an attorney, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday. Roman Cavanaugh Jr. was charged in federal court with...

Crow Tribe planning to take over shelter operation from Red Cross (July 7, 2011)

The Crow Tribe is preparing to take over operation of a shelter that was set up by the American Red Cross of Montana. The Red Cross set up the shelter in Billings, off the reservation, when flooding hit. At one...

Native Sun News: Yankton Sioux judge rules in election challenge (July 7, 2011)

The following story was written and reported by Stephanie Woodard. All content © Native Sun News. WAGNER, SOUTH DAKOTA — Yankton Sioux Chief Judge Curtis Carroll has dismissed the petition of four tribal members who charged that persons on the...

Richard Gomez: Chumash Tribe honors 55 graduates at ceremony (July 7, 2011)

"On Sunday, June 26, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians honored 55 of our tribal student graduates at a special ceremony at Hotel Corque in Solvang. Hosted by our Education Committee and attended by some 150 people, the event...

Transcript posted from fairness hearing for Cobell trust fund case (July 7, 2011)

The transcript from the June 20 fairness hearing in the Cobell trust fund lawsuit has been posted online. Judge Thomas F. Hogan approved the $3.4 billion settlement to the case at the end of the proceeding. He heard from the...

First woman to lead Mississippi Choctaws wants to be called chief (July 7, 2011)

Phyliss J. Anderson, the newly elected leader of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, wants to be known as "chief." Anderson defeated incumbent Beasley Denson for the post. Denson was known as "miko," the Choctaw word for chief, but Anderson...

Column: Judge rules against Seminole Tribe in mobile home feud (July 7, 2011)

"Three years ago, the Seminole Tribe settled a business dispute with the managers of a mobile home park by calling in its armed muscle. A dozen tribal cops seized the rental office and kicked out employees as tribal leaders announced...
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