The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York is defending its land claim with the support of the Department of Justice. The tribe sued the state over 12,000 acres of stolen land. A federal magistrate recommended that the case go...

A judge in Seattle, Washington, said Mayor Mike McGinn can reorganize the Indian Services Commission, an urban Indian organization. The commission sued when McGinn removed two members of the board and appointed a board chairman. The judge said the mayor...

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing next Thursday, November 29. The hearing is titled "Reclaiming Our Image and Identity for the Next Seven Generations." It takes place at 2:15pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office...

"I think airport conversations–when you’re waiting for your flight–are the most interesting conversations you can have. The reason why? Who knows? Could it be that the possibility of dying within the next few hours from a drunken pilot using his...

"I want to take this opportunity to talk with you about the upcoming six weeks, and how important we can make them when it comes to economic development in Indian Country. During the holidays we spend billions of dollars on...

In 1620, the English ship Mayflower landed on the North American coast off-loading some 100 Puritan religious fanatics (the so-called “Pilgrims”) in the middle of the New England winter. The indigenous inhabitants of this area had already been reduced to...

The following story was written and reported by Brandon Ecoffey, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. The Oglala Sioux Tribe’s president-elect, first-time politician Bryan Brewer, speaks Nov. 15 during the opening of the fifth annual...

"Roughly 400 years after this first Thanksgiving, many Native peoples are dependent upon public assistance to eat, including the USDA’s commodity food program. Statistics also tell us that Native people in 22 states receive commodity food, and that approximately one...