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North Dakota governor will sign bill to save 'Fighting Sioux' name (03/11)
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) said he will sign a bill to save the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo at the University of North Dakota The bill passed the state Senate after being placed on the calendar today. Previously,...
Column: Montana could legalize use of traditional atlatls in hunts (03/11)
"Back in January, upon hearing that Thompson Falls Sen. Greg Hinkle had proposed a new state law that would legalize the use of atlatls for big-game hunting, I sent a note to my editor, proposing that I find someone...
Sen. McCaskill used taxpayer funds to cover private plane flights (03/11)
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), a leading critic of tribal and Alaska Native corporation contracting, used taxpayer funds to pay for flights on a private jet owned by her husband. McCaskill will repay the government $88,000 for the flights. But the...
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe enlists ex-Rep. Delahunt as lobbyist (03/10)
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts has hired former Rep. William Delahunt (D-Massachusetts) as its lobbyist. The tribe has a long relationship with Delahunt, who left Congress in January after 14 years. He helped the tribe during its quest for...
Lummi Nation doesn't want BIA involved in talks over ferry lease (03/10)
The Lummi Nation says officials in Whatcom County, Washington, shouldn't have asked the Bureau of Indian Affairs to get involved in a dispute over the Lummi Island ferry. The tribe has been negotiating a new lease with the county for...
Indian lawmaker pushes for defeat of bill to save 'Fighting Sioux' (03/10)
North Dakota Sen. Richard Marcellais (D), a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, is leading the fight against a bill to revive the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo at the University of North Dakota. Marcellais sits on...
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...
10th Circuit hears argument in Wyoming Indian voting rights suit (03/10)
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing oral arguments today in Large v. Fremont County, an Indian voting rights case from Wyoming. Members of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe said Fremont County's at-large system diluting...
Lumbee Tribe moving toward shutdown in dispute with chairman (03/10)
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is moving towards a government shutdown as part of a dispute with Chairman Purnell Swett. Council members say Swett has refused to share details about employment and consulting contracts. So they are moving to...
Funds at United Tribes Technical College caught in budget debate (03/10)
The United Tribes Technical College in North Dakota remains in limbo as Republicans and Democrats continue to debate the federal government's budget. The House passed a budget bill that leaves out UTTC. The Senate considered an alternative that included nearly...
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...
Lawmakers question Obama's cut to BIA loan guarantee program (03/09)
Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk defended the Obama administration's proposed cut to a loan guarantee program at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Testifying before the new House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, Echo Hawk said the $5...
North Dakota Senate committee votes against Fighting Sioux bill (03/09)
A bill to protect the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo at the University of North Dakota could be headed toward defeat after a state Senate committee voted against it. The Senate Education Committee voted 5-2 against House Bill 1263. Sen....
Columbia River treaty tribes back bill to lethally remove sea lions (03/09)
Tribes with treaty rights on the Columbia River support a bill that will allow them to lethally remove California sea lions in order to protect endangered salmon runs. H.R.964, the Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act, authorizes the Warm Springs Tribes,...
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...
Lawmakers worried about action on genetically modified salmon (03/09)
Lawmakers from both parties are worried that the Food and Drug Administration will approve a request to market and sell genetically modified salmon in the U.S. One bill, H.R.521, bars the FDA from allowing AquaBounty to sell the modified salmon....
Little Traverse Bay Bands to narrow field for four council positions (03/09)
The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan will hold a primary election on May 9 to fill four council seats. Twenty-one candidates have filed to run. Two incumbents -- Gerald Chingwa and Regina Gasco-Bentley -- are seeking...
New York tax collector 'prepared to enforce' tobacco tax on tribes (03/09)
The new tax commissioner for the state of New York says he is "prepared to enforce" a tobacco tax on tribes. Thomas Mattox was confirmed to the head of the Department of Taxation and Finance on Tuesday. He said the...
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians re-elects five to committee (03/09)
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians of California re-elected all five incumbents to the tribal business committee. Chairman Vincent Armenta won re-election to a sixth term. He ran unopposed. Business committee incumbents David Dominguez, Richard Gomez, Kenneth Kahn and...
Local official claims Chumash Tribe doesn't need land-into-trust (03/08)
A local official says wealthy tribes like the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians of California don't need the land-into-trust process. The tribe hasn't filed a land-into-trust application for 1,400 acres it recently purchased in Santa Barbara County. But Supervisor...
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs (03/08)
The new Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs met today for its first hearing of the 112th Congress. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), the chairman of the subcommittee, called the hearing to discuss funding for Indian programs. Assistant Secretary Larry...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee sets budget hearing next week (03/07)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold its first oversight hearing of the 112th Congress next Tuesday, March 15. The hearing will focus on the Obama administration's fiscal year 2012 budget request for Indian programs. A witness list hasn't been...
Tim Giago: Indian tribes the easy victim in national budget crisis (03/07)
You can see it in the eyes of veteran Indian policy makers all across America because most of them have been there and done that: they are survivors of the federal budget ax. In a lot of ways there are...
Muscogee Nation Supreme Court won't remove judge from post (03/03)
The highest court of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma is refusing to remove a judge from his post. The tribe's National Council has passed resolutions to remove District Judge Patrick Moore. But the tribe's Supreme Court said Moore will remain...
Kevin Abourezk: Tribes in Nebraska oppose tobacco taxation bill (03/03)
"When Lance Morgan went to work for his tribe in 1992, the Winnebago Tribe had just $180,000 in discretionary funds. The Harvard law graduate helped create businesses and jobs, and the tribe now employs nearly 2,000 people and generates more...
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