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Dancers from Sagkeeng First Nation win Canada's Got Talent (May 16, 2012)

A youth dance group from the Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba are the first winners of Canada's Got Talent. Brothers Dallas and Brandon Courchene and Vincent O’Laney of Sagkeeng's Finest combined traditional Native dancing with modern steps. Their unique style...

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe hosts grand opening for water park (May 16, 2012)

The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting for the Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel on May 21. The 45,000 square-foot water park is the largest in the state. It will be known as...

Ex-tribal officer accused of harboring fugitives in North Dakota (May 16, 2012)

A former police officer for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota has been charged with harboring fugitives. Federal authorities say Jessica Folden allowed two men who escaped from the Gerald Tex Fox Justice Center to enter her...

Montana tribe again moves toward agreement at bison range (May 16, 2012)

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana are once again moving toward an agreement at the National Bison Range. The tribe wants to handle some functions at the range, which is located entirely within the boundaries of the Flathead...

New Scientist: Remains at center of NAGPRA feud in California (May 16, 2012)

"They may have been dead for more than 9000 years, but the future looks uncertain for two early Americans unearthed in 1976 below the University of California in San Diego. Members of a local Native American tribe – the Kumeyaay...

Town won't apologize for using weed killer on historic mound (May 16, 2012)

Leaders in Franklin, North Carolina, won't be apologizing to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for spraying weed killer on the Nikwasi Indian Mound. Alderman Bob Scott drafted a letter to the tribe but other leaders said there was no...

Mohegan Tribe worried about housing project on historic sites (May 16, 2012)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is worried that a housing development will harm historic sites. The 120-unit project includes property that belonged to Uncas, a tribal official said. Uncas led the tribe in the 1600s during the Pequot War and...

Oglala Sioux Tribe concerned about store that sold old meat (May 16, 2012)

The leader of the Oglala Sioux Tribe said a supermarket on the Pine Ridge Reservation was selling outdated meat. President John Yellow Bird Steele encountered the problem fiirst-hand. He purchased some chicken at the Sioux Nation store only to find...

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe expects $250K for hosting festival (May 16, 2012)

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada expects to receive $250,000 for hosting a festival that will culminate with a solar eclipse this Sunday. The tribe awarded a one-year permit to the organizers of the Symbiosis Gathering, a six-day festival...

Mary Annette Pember: Indian girls being exploited in Minnesota (May 16, 2012)

"Mary G. was born from the boats. Her children were born from the boats too, all fathered through her liaisons with male customers. She has never known anything else. Like generations of Native girls and women before her, Mary and...

Letter: Vote for James Ramos, ex-San Manuel chair, in county (May 16, 2012)

"In response to the April 23 Point of View by Michele Derry: I am a citizen of San Bernardino County and have been for the past 67 years. I am very active in my community. My observance of James Ramos...

Letter: State recognized tribes are just as authentic as others (May 16, 2012)

"Researchers such as the late Frank Speck spoke to the authenticity of state tribes after the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Many of these tribes maintain their culture and languages due to geographical and racial isolation, unlike some of the...

Linda Grover: Students explore contributions of Indian women (May 16, 2012)

"As I write this, it is almost the end of spring semester at the University of Minnesota Duluth. This time of year is always very busy for college students, who know that in a short time their class performances will...

Opinion: Cheryl Seidner, ex-Wiyot chair, a trustworthy leader (May 16, 2012)

"I had the opportunity while serving as the mayor of Eureka to work with many people on various projects. One of my most positive experiences was with Cheryl Seidner, then chairwoman of the Wiyot tribe and current candidate for 1st...

Native Sun News: State seeks tribe's help with energy impacts (May 16, 2012)

Correction: Due to an error in posting by Indianz.Com, the dateline of the story incorrectly placed Spearfish in the wrong state. Spearfish is located in South Dakota. The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News...

Doug George-Kanentiio: 'Crooked Arrows' scores on the screen (May 16, 2012)

“Crooked Arrows” Producers: J. Todd Harris and Mitchell Peck Co-producers: Neal Powless (Onondaga) and Ernest Stevens III (Oneida) Director: Steve Rash Writers: Tod Baird and Brad Riddell Crooked Arrows marks a new venture in filmmaking, one in which Native...

Karla General: Protecting sacred places with indigenous rights (May 16, 2012)

"The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples presents a new opportunity and a new kind of legal authority that could help Native peoples to secure rights to sacred places, and to preserve and protect cultural, religious, and spiritual...

KPLU: Officials questioned tax status of Chehalis Tribe resort (May 16, 2012)

"Great Wolf Resorts is a Wisconsin-based chain of indoor water parks and hotels. Four years ago, the company expanded what it calls its “paw print” to the Northwest. It opened its first west coast property at Grand Mound, Washington south...

GOP bill report questions data on crime against Indian women (May 16, 2012)

A Republican-controlled House committee adopted a report on Tuesday that questions long-held statistics on domestic violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women. The Obama administration and tribes have repeatedly cited Department of Justice studies that show most perpetrators of...

DC Circuit dismisses challenge to Western Shoshone trust bill (May 16, 2012)

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit that challenges the distribution of a $185 million trust fund. Congress passed a law in 2004 to distribute the money to individual Western Shoshones. The Timbisha...

White House raises veto threat against Republican VAWA bill (May 16, 2012)

The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto H.R.4970, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, because it lacks provisions that would protect Native American women. In a statement of administration policy, the White House said the bill...
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