Local Briefs
Mystery barrels in Lake Superior investigated
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For five years the Red Cliff Band of Chippewa has investigated the more than 1,400 barrels that have sat at the bottom of Lake...
Local Briefs
Wisconsin smoking ban won’t affect tribal casinos
A bill that bans smoking in public places won’t affect tribal casinos in Wisconsin. Tribes could pass their own smoking laws or address the...
Local Briefs
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe starts wind energy business
Crow Creek, S.D. (AP) – The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and a partner have created a company to develop a wind...
Local Briefs
MN bill includes $1.25M for Native languages
St. Paul, MN (AP) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) signed a funding bill that includes $1.25 million for Native language preservation.
The Legacy Act...
Local Briefs
Menominee Nation files off-reservation casino suit
The Menominee Nation of Wisconsin filed a new lawsuit over the rejection of its off-reservation casino. The Bush administration rejected the proposed Kenosha casino...
Local Briefs
Wisconsin tribes stand to gain from tobacco tax hike
Madison, WI. (AP) – Wisconsin tribes stand to gain another $81.5 million over the next two years if the state increases its tobacco tax,...
Local Briefs
Indian candidates seek office in South Dakota city
Martin, S.D. (AP) – At least three Indian candidates are seeking office in Martin, South Dakota.
The city got rid of its voting districts and...
National Briefs
NCAI purchases building for tribal embassy in DC
Washington, D.C. (AP) – The National Congress of American Indians has purchased a building for the Embassy of Tribal Nations in Washington, D.C. Dozens...
National Briefs
IHS still losing equipment, despite prior warnings
Washington, D.C. (AP) – The Indian Health Service continues to lose property at an alarming rate, according to a draft Government Accountability Office report...
National Briefs
Tribes seek cleanup of contaminated Arizona site
Tuba City, AZ. (AP) – The Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe are going to court to seek the cleanup of a contaminated site...
National Briefs
Pascua Yaqui Tribe to use special border ID cards
Tucson, AZ (AP) – The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona will issue special ID cards to members who cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The tribe...
National Briefs
Former NAIHC chair indicted on housing charges
Washington, D.C. (AP) – Chester Carl, the former two-time chairman of the National American Indian Housing Council, has been indicted on conspiracy, bribery, and...
National Briefs
First tribe receives direct road funding from stimulus
Washington, D.C. (AP) – Transport-ation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the first tribal grant of direct road repair funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment...
National Briefs
Swine flu death reported on Gila River Reservation
Laveen, AZ. (AP) – A 57-year-old woman from the Gila River Indian Community died after contracting the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu,...
National Briefs
Larry EchoHawk confirmed as assistant secretary
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New Native writers competition
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Community News
Controversy at Women of nations
The controversial departure of the executive director of Women of Nations has sparked public outcry over the decline in American Indian representation within the...
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Powwows
Sept. Sept. 4-6 Red Lake Traditional PowWowPonemah, MN. Red Lake Nation Labor Day Traditional Pow-wow Ponemah, MN.Sept. 9-12 41st Annual United Tribes International Powwow...
Community News
Call for Alaska Native/Native American Artists
Submission Deadline: August 10th, 2009A project of Catalyst, curated by Carolyn Anderson & Emily JohnsonThe art exhibit, This is Displacement: Native Artists Consider...
Native Blogs
Unlocking prejudice
I was about 13 years-old when my family moved from New Jersey to central Minnesota. My parents, both raised in urban areas, decided to...