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San Manuel Band donates $250K to REACH group (10/30)
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians donated $250,000 to a community outreach program in San Bernardino, California. The donation will help the Project REACH program at Priscilla's Helping Hands. The program helps low-income families, mainly those headed by single...
Alaska groups help rural residents get back home (10/28)
Cook Inlet Tribal Council is partnering with Lutheran Social Services of Alaska to expand a stranded traveler program. The program was started to help people who came to Anchorage for medical or other reasons get back to their villages....
North Dakota tribe was making payments in case (10/28)
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota was making regular payments in a $6.3 million arbitration case when the full amount was called by surprise. The move led to the garnishment of the tribe's bank accounts. "We had...
NMAI set to debut 'African-Native Lives' exhibit (10/28)
The National Museum of the American Indian will host an exhibit on American Indians and African Americans from November 10 through May 31, 2010. “IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas” features photographs and text that depict the intertwining...
Tribes in Texas prepare for 2010 US Census count (10/28)
The U.S. Census Bureau met with tribes in Texas to encourage them to participate in the 2010 Census. Texas is home to three federally recognized tribes and other tribal groups. According to the 2000 Census, 0.8 percent of the...
OPB: Coeur d'Alene Tribe marks potato harvest (10/27)
"On the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Water Potato Day is a holiday, celebrated with singing and drumming. While tribal members have the day off, a hundred children and their teachers from nearby schools are hard at work. Their classroom is...
North Dakota tribe apologizes for finance mishap (10/27)
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota apologized to employees and members for a finance mishap that affected payroll and tribal government services. The tribe's bank accounts were frozen as part of a $6.3 million dispute with an...
Coyhis of White Bison wins $100K Purpose Prize (10/27)
Don Coyhis, the founder of the White Bison wellness and sobriety group, was announced as a winner of the $100,000 Purpose Prize. Coyhis, 66, is a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Band of Mohican Indian of Wisconsin. He founded...
Artist Michael Kabotie dies from flu complications (10/26)
Michael Kabotie, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, died on Friday due to complications from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. He was 67. Kabotie was painter, jeweler and poet who incorporated traditional and modern...
NPR: Jobs are still scarce on Navajo Reservation (10/26)
"Like thousands of Navajos on the reservation, where jobs are scarce, artist Elizabeth Whitethorne-Benally makes a living selling arts and crafts. But now her living room in the little town of Shonto in far northern Arizona is stuffed with...
Alaska Federation of Natives meet for convention (10/22)
The Alaska Federation of Natives kicks off its annul convention in Anchorage today. About 4,200 people are expected to attend the event, which runs through Saturday. AFN President Julie Kitka said tribal issues, subsistence, energy, health and economic development...
Mohegan Tribe cuts contribution to Sachem Fund (10/22)
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut has reduced its annual contribution to a fund it created with the city of Norwich. The tribe and the city announced the Sachem Fund in 2007. The tribe promised to donate $2 million over five...
Interviews: Alaska Native youth talk about future (10/21)
The Anchorage Daily News talked to Alaska Native youth who are in Anchorage as part of the First Alaskans Elders & Youth Conference. The event leads up to the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention, which takes place Thursday-Saturday....
Foul play feared with disappearance of BIA driver (10/21)
Navajo Nation authorities are seeking information about the disappearance of Nate Browning, who was last seen on October 9. Browning was last seen at the tribe's casino near Gallup, New Mexico. His burning car was found a few hours...
Ferry to be named for Klallam Chief Chetzemoka (10/21)
A new ferry in Washington will be named for Chetzemoka, a chief of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe who lived in the 1800s. The Washington State Transportation Commission approved the naming of the ferry for the chief. “It’s always good...
Photos: Pine Ridge Reservation 'scariest' place (10/20)
"Aaron Huey arrived on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota at the start of a self-assigned photographic road trip to document poverty in America. The poverty he found on the reservation stopped him cold. “Pine Ridge is the...
Upper Sioux woman proud to represent in Army (10/19)
Lisa Marie "Sherman" Smith, a member of the Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, is one of the few women in the U.S. Army to serve as a Chinook Crew Chief. Smith always knew she wanted to join the military...
Editorial: Navajo Nation soldier being laid to rest (10/16)
" It is with sad hearts that we bury yet another local son lost to war. Adding to the sorrow and tragedy is the fact that he is the second son to be lost in his family. The funeral...
Pascua Yaqui Tribe reports benefits of stimulus (10/16)
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona has created or saved 116 jobs with the help of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The tribe received a total of $24 million in recovery funds. The 116 jobs were associated...
OPB: 'Hard Times' on Warm Springs Reservation (10/16)
"Jeanie Brisbois sits in her cramped office, next to a loud air conditioner and a noisy walkie-talkie. Her job, as an office manager for the local vehicle pool, isn’t glamorous. But she is content -- and in many ways, her...
DOI distributes $47M to tribes for water projects (10/15)
The Interior Department announced another $47 million in tribal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the money to five tribes in North Dakota, South Dakota and New Mexico. That's in addition...
Willard Varnell Oliver, Code Talker, passes at 88 (10/15)
Willard Varnell Oliver, a member of the Navajo Nation who served as a Code Talker during World War II, died on Wednesday. He was 88. Oliver used the Navajo language to develop and transmit unbreakable codes. He served in...
Tigua Tribe looks for economic development (10/14)
The Tigua Tribe of Texas is looking for ways to boost economic development on the reservation. The tribe recently received a $124,044 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services for job-training, education and other activities. Another $1.2 million...
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...
EchoHawk opens BIA building in Palm Springs (10/14)
Assistant Secretary Larry EchoHawk opened a new Bureau of Indian Affairs building in Palm Springs, California, on Tuesday. EchoHawk said the 14,500-square-foot office represents a new era in federal-tribal relations. “Of all the groups in the U.S., California has...
Delaware Tribe back on track with recognition (10/14)
The Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma is working to restore its programs and services after regaining federal recognition. The Delawares lost all federal funding when they were taken off the list of recognized tribes. But an agreement with the Cherokee Nation...
NCAI to host gala for tribal nations embassy (10/13)
The National Congress of American Indians will host a gala on November 3 to celebrate the opening of the Embassy of Tribal Nations in Washington, D.C. Earlier this year, NCAI purchased its first home in the nation's capitol. Tribes,...
Interview: Black Hills, White Justice author (10/12)
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader interviews Edward Lazarus, an attorney and author of Black Hills, White Justice about efforts to return the Black Hills to the Sioux Nation. Lazarus said the public has lost awareness of the issue. He...
Two dead after 'sweat' incident in Arizona (10/09)
Two people died and a third person was in critical condition after a "sweat lodge" incident in Arizona. The Arizona Republic said people began feeling ill inside the sweat lodge on Thursday night. Over 20 people were taken to the...
Black Hills Pow Wow kicks off in Rapid City (10/09)
The 23rdh annual Black Hills Pow Wow kicks off today in Rapid City, South Dakota. This year's theme is “Honoring the Four Generations, Strong Lakota Women, Mending the Sacred Hoop." The host drum is Rock Hill of the Yellow...
Mankiller on mobilizing rural communities (10/09)
Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, delivered the keynote at a rural community conference in Montana. Mankiller offered a lesson in mobilizing rural communities from her tribe. She said one community...
NCAI to host Indian Country Counts kickoff (10/09)
The National Congress of American Indians will host the kickoff for the "Indian Country Counts" campaign at its 66th annual conference in Palm Springs, California, next week. The U.S. Census Bureau hopes to improve the count of American Indians and...
Email hoax claims Columbus parade killed (10/09)
The Columbus Day Parade in Denver, Colorado, will go on as planned, organizers said in response to a fake email that claimed the controversial event was canceled due to lack of funds. Sons of Italy President Richard SaBell said he...
Daniel Lewis: Get tribal finances in order (10/08)
"If one good thing comes out of these challenging economic times I hope every tribe would take some time to conduct a thorough assessment of its financial standing. Imagine if your tribe had conducted that assessment several years ago...
Johnson and Thune cool to Black Hills talk (10/08)
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) and Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota) aren't eager to talk about the Black Hills even as Sioux tribes have been holding historic meetings to discuss a potential settlement. Johnson isn't taking a position because he...
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