June 18, 2010

Mohawk girls soccer team faced taunts at game off reserve (June 18, 2010)

A girls soccer team from the Kahnawake First Nation in Quebec were taunted at a game off the reserve, parents said. The girls said players...

Blog: Red Earth honors Cheyenne Arapaho artist Yellowman (June 18, 2010)

"Growing up, Gordon Yellowman Sr. always knew what he was getting in his Christmas presents. “Every Christmas, I’d get art supplies. I never got toys....

Forest County Potawatomi Tribe outlines development plan (June 18, 2010)

The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin plans a $29 million development in Milwaukee. The land will be used for tribal offices, a cultural center,...

Sauk-Suiattle Tribe praises opening of replacement bridge (June 18, 2010)

The Sauk-Suiattle Tribe of Washington has been cut off from its land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest for nearly seven years. A flood wiped...

Editorial: A sobering look at violence against Native women (June 18, 2010)

"The mother tries to be strong, looking at the photos of her dead daughter’s beaten and bruised face. She tries not to cry, but eventually...

BIA doesn't want to interfere in Dry Creek leadership dispute (June 18, 2010)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs says it won't get involved in a recall of the leader of the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians...

OPB: Yakama Nation members scammed for Gulf Coast jobs (June 18, 2010)

"Ryan Craig is a 28-year-old radio DJ for the Yakama Nation. He's pretty mad today for his friends and family. Many of the people he...

NYT Lens Blog: Familial Bonds among the Apsaalooke Nation (June 18, 2010)

"It often seems as if America has only two frames through which to view its native culture: ceremony and pageantry or poverty and addiction....

San Carlos Apache Tribe beats White Mountain Apache Tribe (June 18, 2010)

The San Carlos Apache Tribe sailed to victory over the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the Arizona tribes' ongoing basketball series. Tribal council members and...

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe ends discussion on Fighting Sioux (June 18, 2010)

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe passed a resolution to end discussion on the controversial "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota....

Blog: Mohegan Tribe 'scalps' the poor and gets federal loan (June 18, 2010)

"Corrupt Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd lends $54 million of your tax dollars to the Mohegans, who had $1.3 billion in revenues from their casino in...

Wyoming tribes oppose amendment to trust fund settlement (June 18, 2010)

Correction: The United Tribes of North Dakota, representing the five tribes in the state, have not taken a position on the Barrasso Amendment. The tribes...

Gyasi Ross: New generation of Indian fathers working harder (June 18, 2010)

"Two of my closest friends were hellions growing up. They were older than me, and both were admittedly knuckleheads; therefore, my overprotective mom didn’t...