White Earth Nation Opens First Off-Reservation Cannabis Dispensary in mn MOORHEAD, Minn. – The White Earth Nation made history in late May with the opening of a cannabis dispensary in Moorhead – the first recreational marijuana store in Minnesota to operate outside of tribal lands. “This has never been done before – being the first […]
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TRUMP SEEKS CUTS IN INDIAN COUNTRY BUDGET WASHINGTON, DC – Donald Trump is seeking drastic cuts in education, health, housing and other key programs in Indian Country. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service are among the many losers in Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget. Budget details show both agencies being reduced […]
MN HOUSE WANTS OIL PIPELINE TO SKIRT REGULATOR ST. PAUL, MN (AP) – Republican law-makers advanced legislation in late April that would allow a Canadian energy company to bypass regulatory hurdles and build a $7.5 billion replacement for an existing oil pipeline in Minnesota. It was part of a larger jobs and energy bill that also […]
TRUMP TO MAKE MAJOR CUTS TO INDIAN COUNTRY WASHINGTON, DC – In his very first budget blueprint, Trump seeks a 12 percent cut at the Department of the Interior and a 17.9 percent cut at the Department of Health and Human Services. While the 62-page document is just a proposal – it’s up to Congress […]
ELOUISE COBELL HONORED WITH MEDAL OF FREEDOM WASHINGTON, DC – The late Elouise Cobell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 22. Cobell, who passed away in October 2011, was the lead plaintiff in the land-mark Indian trust fund lawsuit. Her efforts helped hold the federal government accountable for millions of missing funds […]
Honor the Earth awards $90,000 for sacred sites and culture Honor the Earth has awarded $90,000 in new grants to Indigenous organizations in North America and the Pacific. “This year’s grants are particularly focused on protection of sacred sites, and the continuation of strong cultural traditions in our Native communities”, said Board Co-Chair Shannon Martin […]
CHOCTAW ACTIVIST DEATH BEING INVESTIGATED IN MISSISSIPPI PHILADELPHIA, Miss. – A private autopsy is under way for Rexdale W. Henry, a 53-year-old man found dead inside the Neshoba County Jail on July 14. According to local media reports, detention officers found Henry’s body around 10 a.m.; he was last seen alive 30 minutes earlier. The […]
BIA ADOPTS NEW TRIBAL RECOGNITION PROCESS WASHINGTON, D.C. – All groups seeking recognition of their status as tribes must follow the same process under a new policy being adopted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The federal acknowledgment process formally began in 1978. Yet some groups have gained recognition, clarification or affirmation of their status […]
ONEIDA NATION APPROVES GAY MARRIAGE GREEN BAY, WI – The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin is the latest in Indian Country to join the marriage equality movement. Tribal law currently defines a marriage as a union between a "husband and wife." The phrase will now be replaced by the word "spouses." Members of the business committee […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s comparisons of Islamic terrorism to the cowboys and Indians stereotype drew fire from the National Congress of American Indians on May 7. In his presidential run announcement on May 5, Huckabee said, “When I hear our current president say he wants Christians to get off their high […]
OBAMA INVITES NATIVE YOUTH TO WHITE HOUSE ON JULY 9 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – President Barack Obama reached out to Native youth on April 25, inviting them the first-ever White House Tribal Youth Gathering this summer. In a video message delivered to the 32rd annual Gathering of Nations powwow in New Mexico, Obama said he was […]
