Tribal leaders address top concerns with Obama administration

Federal Transit Administration invests $15.1 million in Indian Country

Recent allegation against police in Canada raises concerns among First Nations

Tribal leaders prepare for their meeting with President Obama

New academic achievement report shows gaps among Native students

U.S. Attorney for South Dakota decides not to prosecute allegations of vote-buying

Assembly of First Nations passes resolution calling on chiefs to publicly disclose salaries

Zuni Governor says after decades of work Zuni Salt Lake granted further protections

Native HIV/AIDS center says more education and testing needs to happen in Indian Country

The family of a Native women murdered more than 30 years ago says justice has come

Indian Affairs Assistant Secretary launches initiative to strengthen law enforcement training on domestic violence

"Top 200" colleges and universities exceptionally supportive of Native students is out

Retiring U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan urges colleagues to continue work on Indian issues

Hopi Tribe declares state of emergency due to lack of proper solid waste disposal

Tulalip woman celebrates 100th birthday becoming oldest tribal member

Obama signs historic Cobell Indian trust settlement into law

U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan to deliver farewell speech

Western tribes talk about impacts of climate change

Mashpee Wampanoag woman appointed to tribal health advisory board

Federal officials discuss sex trafficking with Alaska Native people

Lakota speaker says No Child Left Behind hurting language retention efforts

More than 60 British Columbia First Nations protest a proposed oil pipeline

Interior Department marks the 50th anniversary of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

As Congress debates Don't Ask, Don't Tell, gay Navajo veteran talks about his experiences

Testimony continues this week in case involving decades old murder on South Dakota reservation

Washoe Tribe makes history by electing its first woman to lead the tribe

Seneca Nation makes bid to own hydropower dam that caused destruction to Senecas more than 40 years ago

Federal agencies hear from Alaska Native people about suicide during a listening session in Anchorage

Indigenous rights advocate seeks to establish Australia’s first Indigenous political party

The long legal battle over using treated waste water on Arizona Native sacred site may not be over

Anonymous donor gives collection of Alaska Native objects to Sealaska Heritage Institute

Some First Nations groups are defending the salaries of Native leaders who earn more than Canada's top politicians

Legislation authorizing settlement of the historic Indian trust lawsuit heads to President Obama

U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico holds the first-of-its-kind tribal consultation

Jury selection begins in South Dakota for John Graham charged with the 1975 murder of a Native woman

Tribes in Wisconsin keep an eye on a Canadian company's plan to open a copper mine near Lake Superior

Federal official discusses four water rights settlements included in the Claims Settlement Act of 2010

Oil field plans near Bear Butte anger some Native people

Federal agencies to hold tribal consultations on sacred sites

First Nation receives one million dollars from nuclear waste organization

Australian government to develop suicide prevention strategy for Indigenous children

"The Winter Bear" focuses on teaching Native youth culture and building self-esteem

Young Native man uses comedy to help him live a positive life

Suicide among Alaska Native men is addressed in the play "The Winter Bear"

National Park officials ask Wisconsin tribes for ideas on preserving park history

Menominee people look to spiritual beliefs to address high rates of suicide in their community

New York tribe partners with homeless advocacy organization to help feed homeless and hungry people

Wisconsin tribe gives up a land claim for an opportunity to open a casino in New York

Native American mother shares her story of losing her son to suicide

New project to provide financial education and counseling to low-income Native Hawaiians

Wisconsin tribal leaders prepare for second tribal leaders summit with President Obama

Lead Plaintiff in historic Indian trust case welcomes U.S. Senate action on settlement

Tohono O’odham woman honored by Bureau Indian Affairs as Jail Administrator of the Year

Alaska Native people say they overwhelmingly supported Senator Murkowski’s write-in campaign

The Navajo Nation sings a racial discrimination agreement with a New Mexico city

Young Native people focus on their issues at NCAI

A Canadian First Nation gets into the potash business

First Nation leader who died in car crash remembered in New Brunswick

Tribal leaders discuss needs as Obama announces second tribal summit

New NCAI caucus focuses on issues facing Native women and children

Canada formally endorses the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Two Arizona tribes in dispute over land purchase near Phoenix

Oklahoma tribe's gaming effort in the state's capital city is denied

Two Wisconsin residents file suit over the state’s school mascot law

Aleut veterans work to form group for Native veterans in the Aleutian Islands

First Nations are shocked at decision by Canadian government over mining

U.S. Attorney for South Dakota says he’ll meet with tribes in the state twice a year

Native Americans travel to Turkey to develop relationship with Turkish officials

Part of New Mexico highway being dedicated to Navajo Code Talkers

South Dakota woman charged for part in 1975 murder of Native woman

Three Affiliated Tribal members vote to change enrollment to blood quantum

Native American television station in the works in Oklahoma

Longtime Oneida Nation tribal chairman laid to rest in Wisconsin

Some Native owned companies say they’ve survived the recession and are succeeding

South Dakota newspaper starts series on childhood life on the state’s reservations

Massachusetts tribe receives large grant to help Native students with post-secondary education

Information meeting on USDA settlement to be held in North Dakota for Native farmers

Tribes take notice of company's mining interest in Wisconsin

Native farmers may be eligible for repayment and debt forgiveness

Village of Eyak receives EPA award to help reduce exposure to toxins

South Dakota State University to open American Indian Education and Cultural Center

New board of First Nations University of Canada says there’s hope for the struggling institution

Red Sucker Lake First Nation residents told to stop drinking tap water after bacteria found

Family and friends celebrate the 100th birthday of the oldest Oglala Lakota tribal member

Canadian government to spend 10 million dollars to help find missing and murdered women

Current Vice President of Navajo Nation claims victory as next tribal President

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe plans burial for remains being returned by museum

Former New Mexico tribal Lt. Governor sentenced in fatal accident case

Native organizations and tribal leaders encourage people to get out the Native vote

The Indian Health Service asks tribal leaders and health professionals for input on long term care

USDA loan to create jobs for Native people in South Dakota

Five Hopi members enter guilty pleas for taking young golden eagles from Navajo land

University of Wyoming accepts transfer credits from colleges in the state except Wind River Tribal College

Manitoba National Park email outrages some Native leaders who call for resignations

Delegation from Western Australia establishes relationship with Alaska Native people

Native leaders wonder how possible Republican takeover in U.S. House could impact Indian Country

Alaska Native elders and youth focus on keeping and making their languages stronger

Alberta First Nations ask federal government to save Woodland Caribou

South Dakota’s governor seeks federal disaster aid which would benefit a tribe

Inuit people look at how to control oil development and climate change to survive in changing world

U.S. Census says push to count Native people paid off in South Dakota

Southcentral Foundation receives grant to address high suicide rate of young Alaska Native men

Hopi Code Talker believed to be last of 10 died Saturday in Arizona

First Nations people plan to launch lawsuit over Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan

Alaska Native woman to join Obama administration as Policy Adviser to Indian Affairs Assistant Secretary

New Zealand higher educator shares ideas with Alaska Native people

Nevada tribes hold an Inter tribal convention

Alaska Native people focus on village survival

Elders and youth conference wraps up with talking circle

Montana tribal officials raise concerns about bison range

Alaska Native elder shares with youth the importance of getting down with their culture

Young Native men show others how to navigating in today’s world in a healthy way

First Nations family files lawsuit after loved one dies waiting for treatment at emergency room

Alaska Native youth encouraged to become leaders at statewide gathering in Fairbanks

Native people keep pressure on Obama administration to support Indigenous people worldwide

Alaska Native elders and youth focus on culture, language and identity

White Mountain Apache Tribes says new nursery will grow more than trees

Nevada tribe celebrates a Super Wal-Mart

Arizona tribe closes reservation to tourists due to flooding

BIA to hold consultation on Tribal Law and Order Act

Oklahoma’s governor criticized for money directed to help pay for a Native museum

Navajo people turnout to hear candidates running for their next tribal president

President Obama signs Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act into law

U.S. Senator asks North Dakota U.S. Attorney to review Spirit Lake voting issue

Arizona tribal leader helps celebrate groundbreaking of Native cultural center

Not all people in Alaska are celebrating 50th anniversary of ANWR

Tribal leaders and Native organizations call on Native people in New Mexico to vote early

Montana and Wyoming tribes receive millions of dollars for substance abuse recovery efforts

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services establishes Tribal Advisory Committee

Crow landowners say proposed wind farm will benefit community

Wisconsin school district has about a year to drop its Indian mascot

Native people participate in Real History of Americas event

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Viruses at an Indian Health Service Facility Raises Concerns in Arizona

Hopi Community Radio Celebrates its 10th Anniversary

Kenaitze Tribal Member is in the Running for Cosmo’s Hottest Bachelor of the Year

Tribes in Nevada and California file federal lawsuits to block natural gas pipeline construction

A Mashpee Wampanoag tribal linguist earns the title of genius for her efforts to revive her tribal language

An Initiative to Bring More Visitors to Wisconsin’s Strawberry Island Is Underway

The U.S. Supreme Court has Denied Hearing an Alaska Tribal Adoption Case

The White Mountain Apache Tribe Breaks Ground on a 2 Million Dollar Native Plan Nursery

Michigan Governor Signs a Law Allowing Tribal Elders to Teach Tribal Language and Culture with out State Teaching Certificates

New report shows Native Hawaiians overrepresented in Hawaii’s criminal justice system

Musicians from Ireland and Native singers perform together in Wisconsin

Alaska Native village focuses on renewable energy project

Discussion to focus on high suicide rates in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

South Dakota museum exhibit focuses on Native college students

Native journalist shares story about adoption by non-Natives in book

Native sex abuse victims protest new South Dakota law

EPA awards Oklahoma tribes more than 700 thousand dollars

Native people in British Columbia oppose mining project near lake

Cree woman buried nearly a decade after being murdered by Canadian serial killer

Early voting starts late on South Dakota's Pine Ridge reservation

Cobell disappointed settlement did not make vote on Senate floor

U.S. Senate panel grills the Indian Health Service director

Federal funds awarded to tribes to support pregnant and parenting teens and women

Navajo lawmakers consider bill on decades old water rights settlement

Senators focus on investigation into the Indian Health Service

Tribes help get job done in Pacific Northwest in U.S. Forest Service Legacy Roads Program

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe receives grants to support wildlife study and lake restoration

Native veteran in New Mexico says veterans need help on both national and state level

South Dakota university helps Native students transition to college life

Ho Chunk Nation swears in its first-ever police chief

Cherokee Nation not allowed to join Oklahoma in lawsuit against poultry companies

U.S. Congresswoman's legislation seeks to fund Navajo area that hasn't been developed in decades

New Mexico tribal leaders work on efforts to get out the Native vote in November election

Tribal health consortium included in 2010-2011 flu vaccine distribution in Alaska

First Nations leaders urge Canadian lawmakers to improve education for their people

Navajo Nation to hold groundbreaking ceremony for new justice and public safety complex

HUD awards more than two million dollars to Hawaii and Alaska universities for Native initiatives

First of its kind magazine created to reach Indigenous women in Australia

Menominee Nation archives newly-discovered documents on its federal status

Wyoming tribe has a way to go in its effort to raise scholarship funds

Native people protest New York governor's visit to Western New York

St. Francis Indian School benefits from Recovery Act funds

Public inquiry being called to see why Aboriginal women were targets of Canadian serial killer

Government agency and mining company to clean up uranium sites on Navajo and Hopi reservations

Interior Department hosts youth listening session at Haskell Indian Nations University

Plans look at creating first ever Tribal National Park in South Dakota

Alaska Native man instrumental in development of the North Slope Borough has died

Taos Pueblo commemorates 40th anniversary of the return of Blue Lake

Native people rally for New Mexico's Democratic candidate for governor

Hopi Tribe celebrates farming with films, planting and symposium

Safety concerns delay tribe’s effort to remove Cold War barrels from Lake Superior

Native parents and Washington Indian education office work to improve curriculum

California walkers trace ancestors relocation steps from Chico to Round Valley

Western Canadian Native leader Mary Richard has died

Firefighters from Rosebud Reservation battle Colorado blazes

Inter-Tribal Wellness Center opens for Montana and Wyoming tribes

Women’s Self Worth Foundation pledges scholarship money for Native women

South Dakota universities working to improve Native numbers in engineering

USDA awards more than $4 million to 22 tribal colleges

KIDS COUNT report shows disparity among Native Americans in Minnesota

Native organizations call on Canadian government to fully endorse UN declaration

World Suicide Prevention Day-Think Globally, Plan Nationally, Act Locally

Missouri school board votes to keep ban on Native author’s award-winning book

One of original 29 Navajo Code Talkers dies of natural causes

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to hold hearing on Minnesota reservation

Montana study looks at cancer drug’s impact on Native people

Alaska Native leader says his actions protect subsistence fishing

Mi'kmaq man raises jurisdiction questions after being found guilty on hunting charge

Navajo Nation receives funds to make one of New Mexico’s most dangerous highways safer

Wyoming tribal college almost doubles its student enrollment since last year

Alaska Native whaler testifies about offshore oil drilling at Senate committee field hearing

Native American Rights Fund marks 40th anniversary protecting tribal sovereign rights

Former Indigenous model talks about Australia’s move in fashion industry to tackle body image

Family, friends and fans pay tribute to late Navajo celebrity Vincent Craig

Cherokee Nation chief announces bid for re-election

Arizona city rejects plan to use drinking water to make snow on sacred site

Indian Affairs leader works to regain accreditation for New Mexico tribal college

Saskatchewan First Nation celebrates its famous chief with three day event

Three Canadian First Nations sign agreement to receive revenues from proposed copper and gold mines

Federal stimulus funds help install alternative energy projects on South Dakota reservations

State’s plan to collect taxes on Native American tobacco halted by New York Appellate Court

Veterans’ Service Officer talks about challenges Native veterans face coming home from Iraq

Two tribes gain temporary order in preventing New York from collecting tobacco taxes

U.S. Representative John Salazar talks about Fort Lewis College Native American Tuition Wavier bill

Indigenous man in Australia makes history declaring win in House of Representatives

Court battle in South Dakota looks at rights of tribal government to oversee telecommunications

Special dedication for longtime Native leader part of Mi'kmaq summer games opening

Women golf professionals help Notah Begay fight obesity and diabetes in Indian Country

Tribes in Southwest unite to oppose city’s plan to sell water to Arizona ski resort

Plaintiffs in Wyoming Indian voting-rights case disappointed county continues to fight

Researchers say Wisconsin’s wild rice harvest will be smaller this year

Troubled First Nations University of Canada faces job cuts

New computer software released to teach Navajo language

New York governor promises to collect Indian tobacco tax

HUD Secretary renews commitment to address housing needs in Indian Country

California drug task force seizes marijuana plants worth millions of dollars

First Nation leader says Canadian government not protecting people this fire season

Two Navajo members win seats in Arizona legislature after Tuesday's primary election

Federal officials tour South Dakota reservation to address housing needs in Indian Country

PBS children's show being dubbed in Lakota in effort to preserve language

Oklahoma tribe creating public sex offender database

Tribe opens soccer field with Native golfer's help

Teach For America expands on New Mexico reservations 

The National Congress of American Indians calls on New York City mayor to apologize

A sneak peak of the Indigenous film Bran Nue Dae is shown in Santa Fe 

Moving images new classification at the Santa Fe Indian Market

Wisconsin school district invites members to vote on its Indian mascot

Senate Indian Affairs Committee to hold joint oversight field hearing in South Dakota

Alaska Native corporation faces opposition in bill to give it thousands of acres of national forest

Revenue from Oklahoma tribes helping state with its budget problems

Six Nations leaders want New York state to delay tobacco tax collection date 

New program to help with nurse shortage especially on remote First Nations communities

Seneca Nation calls on Mayor Bloomberg to apologize and resign after cowboy and shotgun comments

Interior Department denies Central Band of Cherokee recognition as Indian tribe

Interns spend summer studying wild rice and surveying 40 lakes in northern Wisconsin 

Lawmakers praise the late Ted Stevens for his work on Native issues

Arizona university given green light to build new Native American cultural center

Navajo officials sign loan documents for two of five new casino projects 

First Nations stand up for Native traditions and rights in Canada

Native people take part in canoe journey to commemorate Sandy Lake Tragedy 

Wisconsin tribe teaches its members traditional gardening

Indigenous people from Ecuador visit Louisiana tribe to discuss oil contamination  

Mohawk people and developers clash in weekend incident

Wisconsin school district intends to keep its Indian mascot

UN celebrates Day of World's Indigenous Peoples by recognizing Indigenous films

Archaeologists uncover large bison hunting complex on Blackfeet reservation

Wisconsin officials hope Indian Country businesses in the state continue to grow

Alaska Native hunters talk about oil development threats to the Western Arctic Caribou Herd

South Dakota Congresswoman to hold field hearing on Indian education in Eagle Butte

President Obama signs bill to strengthen law and order in Indian Country

Wisconsin's education department holds meeting on state's new mascot law 

First Nations want an energy company to halt British Columbia project after oil leak in Michigan

United Houma council members weigh option of taking fight to preserve way of life to U.N. 

A Wisconsin school district is ordered to stop using its Indian mascot

A South Dakota technical college is partnering with a tribal university for a wind turbine program  

A Saskatchewan First Nation holds its celebration despite a tornado which devastated the community

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary visits Jemez Pueblo to see program tackling obesity

Oklahoma tribe and Indian Health Service celebrate new medical center  

South Dakota tribe to receive more than five million dollars from federal housing grant

Navajo soldier who died in Afghanistan is laid to rest in Arizona  

First Nations in Canada want more control over gaming

Native students get hands-on training by Native media professionals  

A section of Minnesota’s Twin Cities Uses Indigenous Aesthetics to Tell its Story

26th Annual Native American Journalists Conference Comes to a Close 

A Navajo Playwright Takes Native Identity to a Minneapolis Playhouse Stage

Minnesota Police and Native Advocates Open the Dialogue on Best Practices in Reporting Sexual Assault

Grand Canyon tribe hopes new welcome center and air terminal will boost tourism

Federal appeals court rules Texas school district can't discipline Native boy for having long hair

New tobacco tax rules go into effect to curb tobacco use among First Nations people in Saskatchewan

Severe weather forces First Nation people from their homes on a reserve in Canada

IHS assists people on the Rocky Boy Reservation following a devastating flood

Brisbane's Indigenous Day observance has become one of the biggest celebrations in Australia

Interior Department fines BP-America over alleged misleading royalty reports on tribal land

First Native American on University of Wisconsin Board of Regents talks about student success

First Nations leaders say it's time for Aboriginal person to be Canada's Governor General

Thursday, July 1, 2010

First Nation calls for public investigation into shooting death on Nova Scotia reserve

U.S. Small Business Administration Native office official says there's some good news about lending

Montana tribes ask people to pray for efforts to stop and clean up oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

Some Native leaders in Canada are upset they were left out of an agreement between paper companies and environmental groups

Aboriginal people across Australia participate in Sorry Day to heal and celebrate their culture

April 28, 2010

Federal jury finds man not guilty in 1975 reservation slaying case

Alleged methamphetamine dealers nabbed on Navajo land

Navajo Nation leader says he's committed to coal fired power plant project

Services planned in Farmington for Navajo Code Talker George Chavez, Sr.

Rosebud college student elected president of national legal society

Wisconsin tribe selling herd of buffalo because of high cost to raise

U.S. House passes resolution to honor late Cherokee leader Wilma Mankiller

Native association encourages President Obama to appoint Native person to Supreme Court

Eagle totem pole to be raised at University of Alaska Southeast

Arizona college holds forum on Indian Self Determination Act as it turns 30 this year

Superintendent of Mount Rushmore named National Park Service Assistant Director for American Indian Relations

Rosebud tribe to receive 300,000 dollar grant for health insurance program for children

Wisconsin bill addresses cooperation between tribal, local and state law enforcement agencies

South Dakota school district refuses to allow Native student to wear Lakota dress to graduation

Family and friends prepare for memorial service on Ft Peck reservation for Native journalist

Indian Country mourns loss of former Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller

Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum dedicated

Gwich'in group stresses importance of protecting ANWR

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe receives anonymous donation of old artifacts

Federal council backs tribal claims against proposed wind farm project in Massachusetts

Tribal and federal sweep nabs crack cocaine and meth dealers on Arizona reservation

South Dakota tribe continues to recover from harsh winter weather with help from outside donations

Oklahoma tribe partners with federal health officials to promote healthy eating and reduce tobacco use

Friday, April 2, 2010