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Washington tribes evacuate coast in response to tsunami threats (03/11)
At least three tribes conducted late night and early morning evacuations in response to tsunami advisories along the coast of Washington. The Quileute Tribe evacuated about 350 to 400 people last night. The reservation sits in a tsunami and flood...
Chukchansi man hopes to make jousting into a national passtime (03/11)
Charlie Andrews, a Chukchansi man from California, hopes to turn jousting into the next major sporting event. Andrews co-founded the Ultimate Jousting Championship. His efforts to make jousting a national sport through the Knights of Mayhem will be featured...
Tom LaPahe, former Navajo Nation lawmaker, passes away at 59 (03/10)
Tom LaPahe, a former delegate to the Navajo Nation Council, died on Thursday. He was 59. LaPahe served the e Tachee, Blue Gap and Whippoorwill communities for 24 years. He only spoke Navajo on the council floor. "I am shocked...
Virginia museum returns Tlingit headdress in first NAGPRA action (03/10)
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts repatriated a headdress to the Lúkaax.ádi clan of the Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska. The headdress dates to the the late 19th century and early 20th century. It was the first piece of...
Philanthropy: Hoopa Valley Tribe station fears ax in federal funds (03/10)
"As the NPR video controversy grabs headlines in Washington, public radio stations in local markets across the country are particularly worried that they will be the ones most hurt by the fallout. Some Republican lawmakers have seized on the controversy...
Discovery of remains leads to speculation about Squanto's burial (03/10)
The Massachusetts Historical Commission is investigating the discovery of an unmarked grave, leading some to speculate that the remains may be those of Squanto, the Patuxet man who helped the Pilgrims survive the New England winter. Squanto died in Chatham,...
Native Sun News: South Dakota Legislature approves tribal ID bill (03/09)
The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA — The South Dakota State legislature considered a bill that will authorize the use of tribal identification cards as the...
Kevin Abourezk: Chuck Trimble discusses the ongoing Indian wars (03/09)
"Chuck Trimble doesn't like Indian casinos -- not because he opposes them morally, but because he's not very lucky. He never witnessed abuse at the Native boarding school he attended. And he didn't wear a breast plate and choker to...
Activists protest Oglala Sioux Tribe handling of elderly program (03/08)
The Strong Heart Warrior Society says the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is mistreating elders. Strong Heart activists have been peacefully occupying the building that houses the elderly meals program since March 4. They are accusing the staff of...
NMAI Blog: Research library donated to tribal colleges across US (03/08)
"The closing of the Resource Center posed one significant challenge for us: What to do with the approximately 5,500-volume research library? The library was built over a six-year period, and reflected the needs and interests of a diverse crowd—schoolchildren...
Interviews: Tracey LeBeau, director of new Indian Energy office (03/08)
The Arctic Sounder interviews Tracey LeBeau, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe who serves as the director of the new Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs at the Department of Energy. "Question: The Office of Indian Energy...
Arizona tribes to benefit from $33.6M in federal broadband funds (03/07)
Four tribes in Arizona will benefit from $33.6 million in federal broadband funds. The Tohono O'odham Utility Authority will receive $17.4 million to install at least two wireless towers and lay 150 miles of fiber-optic cable. The project will serve...
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe launches House of Seven Generations (03/07)
The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington has launched the House of Seven Generations, its online museum. The site will preserve the tribe's history and tradition through photographs, video and other items. The first exhibit documents the effort to gain federal...
United Methodist Church donates $50K for center at Sand Creek (03/07)
The United Methodist Church has donated $50,000 to help build the Sand Creek Massacre Learning Center in Colorado. Col. John M. Chivington led the 1864 massacre at Sand Creek, where soldiers killed more than 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho women, children...
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe security officer reports UFO encounter (03/07)
A security officer for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe came into contact with a UFO and two aliens, according to the Mutual UFO Network. The man left his job at the Standing Rock Sioux casino late Sunday night and was...
HCN: The story of Radmilla Cody, an unusual Miss Navajo Nation (03/07)
"Radmilla Cody knows the way home. It's not an easy journey. The dirt roads are canoe-shaped and gouged by rain. They curl around hills and plunge into deep draws, finally bringing us to the family homestead near Grand Falls, on...
Police seek information on Native man missing since November (03/04)
Police in Billings, Montana, are asking the public to help find Timothy Scott Roundstone Jr., a 21-year-old Native man who has been missing since November 2010. Roundstone was last seen leaving a friend's apartment on November 19, a night...
Dixon Palmer, Kiowa artist from Oklahoma, passes on at age 90 (03/04)
Dixon Palmer, a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, died on Thursday. He was 90. Palmer was an artist, dancer and tepee maker. His tepee work was featured in the Southern Plains Indian Museum and at the Smithsonian Institution....
Echo Hawk urges Crow Tribe to approve water rights settlement (03/04)
Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk urged members of the Crow Tribe of Montana to approve a water rights settlement that was signed into law by President Barack Obama last December. Echo Hawk said the deal protects the tribe's rights...
Church of the Month: Navajo students discuss traditional beliefs (03/04)
The Logan Herald Journal interviewed Jeorcinda Slick and Dawnelle John, both members of the Navajo Nation, about their traditional beliefs. Slick and John are students at Utah State University and are attendants to Miss Indian USU Cassie Largo. "Describe the...
Blackfeet Nation 'in pretty good shape' with more snow on way (03/03)
The Blackfeet Nation of Montana expects even more snow this weekend after declaring an emergency on Tuesday. The latest storm brought the snowfall to more than three feet in some places on the reservation. Another round of snow is coming...
Blackfeet Nation declares state of emergency after major storm (03/02)
The Blackfeet Nation and Glacier County, Montana, declared a state of emergency on Tuesday due to blizzard conditions on the reservation. The latest storm brought 10 inches of snow to the reservation. That's on top of 27 inches already on...
Joe Antonio Silversmith, Navajo Code Talker, passes away at 86 (03/02)
Joe Antonio Silversmith, one of the Navajo Code Talkers, died on Monday. He was 86. Silversmith, who lived in New Mexico, received a Silver Congressional Medal of Honor for serving in World War II. He helped transmit codes in the...
William Kelly, a descendant of last Maidu chief, dies in California (03/02)
William Kelly, a descendant of Maidu Chief Kelly, died in Nevada City, California, after complaining that police took his bedding gear. He was 51. Kelly's frozen body was found under a bridge on Sunday night. It's not clear when he...
Native Sun News: 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty tribes urged to unite (03/02)
The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA — Paha Sapa (Black Hills), the oldest set of mountains in the United States, has been home to indigenous...
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