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Ho-Chunk Inc manager to discuss self-determination (10/30)
Maunka Morgan, a senior manager of Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, will speak at the University of Nebraska at Omaha on Monday. Morgan's topic is "The Future of Self-Determined Native Nations: A Practitioner's...
Extension possible for 'Fighting Sioux' nickname (10/29)
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will probably get more time to consider its position on the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota. The North Dakota Board of Higher Education set an October 31 deadline...
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe mum on UND nickname (10/28)
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe hasn't said whether it will hold a referendum on the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota. The North Dakota Board of Higher Education set an October 31 deadline to...
Indian enrollment on rise at University of Arizona (10/22)
The University of Arizona continues to draw more and more American Indian and Alaska Native students. The university reported 792 Indian undergraduate students this fall. That's up from 730 in 2008, 631 in 2007 and 545 in 2006. Indian enrollment...
Couple named Indian parents of the year again (10/20)
A couple from Oklahoma has been named Indian Parents of the Year again, this time by the National Indian Education Association. Brent and Kennetha Greenwood were honored last year by the Oklahoma Indian Education Association. Brent is Ponca and Chickasaw...
Wind River Reservation schools closed due to flu (10/15)
The Wind River Reservation in Wyoming has been hit hard by the flu. The Fremont County School District closed all seven schools on the reservation after nearly a quarter of the student body reported absent on Tuesday. At another school...
School official calls Crow man 'biggest drunk' (10/14)
Members of the Crow Tribe are demanding the resignation of a school superintendent, who referred to the Indian sheriff as the "biggest drunk" in Big Horn County, Montana. At least 50 tribal members attended the Hardin School Board meeting...
Book describes journey of Alutiiq masks (10/08)
Giinaquq (Like A Face), the University of Alaska Press best-selling book of 2009, describes how the Alutiiq people on Kodiak Island reconnected with ceremonial masks that were taken from them in the late 1800s. A French anthropologist collected more...
Oglala college registers record enrollment (10/06)
Oglala Lakota College in South Dakota reported a record-high enrollment of 1,804 students. The large student body means the college is running out of space, President Thomas Shortbull said. A Department of Housing and Urban Development grant of $800,000 will...
Washington tribes pledge for Native center (10/06)
Tribes are donating money and materials for a longhouse-style Native center at the University of Washington. The Yakama Nation agreed to provide wood for the UW House of Knowledge. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe plans to donate $25,000. “Right now...
CMU Dean: Respect Chippewa name and tribe (10/05)
"“Chippewa” is the official nickname adopted by Central Michigan University in 1942. Since that time there have been periodic affirmations by the university’s administration of that decision and statements by the leadership of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe supporting the...
Tribes give $30K for gym on Blackfeet Nation (10/05)
Two tribes donated $30,000 for a new gym at a public school on the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians of California donated $20,000 and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota donated $10,000...
Another deadline set for 'Fighting Sioux' nick (10/02)
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education set a "drop-dead" deadline to gain tribal approval of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. The board said it would wait until October 31 to hear from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe...
Deadline comes for 'Fighting Sioux' nickname (10/01)
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education will meet today to discuss the future of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. The board gave University of North Dakota until October 1 to gain support from the Spirit Lake Dakotah...
Rally against 'Fighting Sioux' nickname at UND (09/30)
Students at the University of North Dakota have organized a rally against the school's "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. Speakers include American Indian Movement activists Clyde Bellecourt (White Earth) and Duane Martin Sr. (Oglala Sioux), United Tribes Technical College...
Indian law question pushed for Arizona bar test (09/28)
The Arizona Supreme Court is considering a petition to add an Indian law question to the state bar exam. Indian law practitioners say a question is long overdue. Arizona is home to nearly two dozen tribes. "It's a no-brainer, and...
Fool Bear: Democracy and Standing Rock Sioux (09/28)
"Some believe that the issue of the Fighting Sioux nickname at UND issue is a cause that should be decided by an outspoken few. But that idea completely contradicts the fundamental principles of our civilization: majority rule and democracy....
BIE school first in New Mexico to close for flu (09/25)
Officials at a Bureau of Indian Education school on the Navajo Nation decided to shut down after a third of the student body came down with flu symptoms. The Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Community Grant School is the first school in New Mexico...
'Fighting Sioux' foes seek Spirit Lake reversal (09/25)
Opponents of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota hope to persuade the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation to reverse the tribe's stance on the issue. The tribal council passed a resolution that supports the...
BIE school closed for large number of flu cases (09/24)
A Bureau of Indian Education school on the Navajo Nation is closed due to a high number of cases of the flu. The Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Community Grant School in New Mexico will be closed until October 1. "The high number of...
BIE schools to take part in new health program (09/23)
Students at five Bureau of Indian Education schools will participate in a new health program that was announced by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today. The "Our Way to Health" program was developed by Myron L. Rolle, a Rhodes Scholar and...
Swine flu reported at Oglala Sioux Tribe school (09/23)
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is urging people who are sick to stay home in order to stop the spread of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. The tribe reacted after a teacher and several second-grade...
School district cancels eagle feather ceremony (09/23)
A public school district in Oregon will no longer be hosting an eagle feather ceremony for Indian students. The Lincoln County School District presented participants in the Indian education program with feathers when they graduated. But the ceremony stopped this...
Western Shoshone professor joins Yale faculty (09/23)
Ned Blackhawk, a member of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone, is the second American Indian professor at Yale University in Connecticut. Blackhawk is a history professor in the History and American Studies Department. He most recently taught at...
DOI to announce Indian student health program (09/21)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary Larry EchoHawk will announce a health program for Indian students on Wednesday. The program was designed by Myron L. Rolle, a Rhodes Scholar and former Florida State University football player, for Indian students...
Spirit Lake Nation clarifies 'Fighting Sioux' stance (09/21)
The Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation supports the "perpetual" use of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota. The council passed a resolution that says the university has the tribe's "permission" to continue using the...
Blog: Top BIE officials leave Haskell in jeopardy (09/21)
"Haskell seems to be getting the short end of the stick with the school's President being detailed to another Native school while Haskell itself is undergoing the accreditation process. I am sure you are all familiar with the Cobell litigation...
Indian parents plan to pursue dress code case (09/18)
Parents of students on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota plan to continue a lawsuit against a school district's dress code. The parents will find a new lawyer to pursue the case after the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe...
Board asked to extend deadline on 'Sioux' nick (09/18)
Supporters of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota asked the North Dakota Board of Higher Education to extend an October 1 deadline on the issue. Members of the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation voted...
Spirit Lake Nation backs 'Fighting Sioux' vote (09/17)
The Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation passed a resolution that acknowledges tribal member support for the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota. The resolution could help UND keep the controversial name and logo. But the...
Indian parents in court over school dress code (09/17)
A federal judge holds a hearing today to determine whether to stop a school district on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota from enforcing its dress code. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and some parents sued the Cheyenne-Eagle...
Haskell president on SIPI detail until January (09/16)
Haskell Indian Nations University President Linda Sue Warner will be on detail at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in New Mexico for three months. Warner, a member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, starts the detail on September 28. She...
Three suicides seen on Mescalero Reservation (09/16)
The Mescalero Apache School has established a crisis center to address recent suicides among young people on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. A 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl committed suicide in separate incidents last week. Another young...
Apology for video depiction of 'Indian' mascot (09/16)
The athletics director at the University of Virginia apologized for the use of an Indian image in a pre-game video. UVa played the College of William & Mary last week. Even though W&M has dropped Indian imagery associated with...
Choctaw Nation and college form partnership (09/16)
The Choctaw Nation and the University of Tulsa formed a partnership to improve achievement levels of tribal members. The partnership will provide a four-year scholarship to certain Choctaw students, assistance in seeking outside scholarships for Choctaw students, free tutoring for...
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