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One-third of Native Americans lack health insurance (08/28)
Nearly one-third of all Native Americans lack health insurance, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. According to the data, 32.1 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives went without health coverage from 2005-2007. That's more than twice the national...
Shakopee Tribe among biggest donors in Minnesota (08/28)
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota has donated nearly $60 million to fellow tribes, Indian organizations and non-profits in the past two years, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The tribe's giving makes it one of the sources of philanthropy...
Gipp addresses Indian issues at Democratic convention (08/27)
Reporting and photos by Lise King, The Native Voice. Pick up the paper edition of The Native Voice for more exclusive reports from the Democratic National Convention. The second day of the Democratic National Convention was just ramping up...
Oklahoma tribes celebrate milestone at museum (08/27)
Oklahoma tribes celebrated a milestone in the construction of the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum in Oklahoma City. The Central Promontory Mound, inspired by historic Indian mounds, welcomes visitors to the facility. The 90-foot-high was built in about...
Yavapai-Apache Nation helps Havasuapai Tribe (08/27)
The Yavapai-Apache Nation has donated $15,000 to the Havasupai Tribe, whose economy was hard hit by flooding in the Grand Canyon. Yavapai-Apache leaders visited the Havasupai Reservation on August 21 to see the damage from the flood. Along with the...
Pueblo set to purchase federal property for $3.1M (08/27)
The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a deal to allow San Ildefonso Pueblo to reclaim 7,120 acres of ancestral property in New Mexico. The tribe will buy the land in the Santa Fe National Forest for $3.1 million....
Racing group won't hold events on Soboba Reservation (08/27)
The National Sand Drag Association has ended a business relationship with the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians of California over concerns about safety on the reservation. The group leased land from the tribe for events on the reservation and had...
Review finds BIA doesn't always follow driver policy (08/26)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs does not consistently follow its employee driver policy even after paying $4 million in a high-profile drunk driving controversy, according to a recent audit. In January 2002, two elderly couples were killed in New Mexico...
Havasupai Tribe seeks help after flooding (08/26)
The Havasupai Tribe of Arizona is seeking financial donations after recent flooding in the Grand Canyon. The tribe didn't see any injuries or lose any structures. But the flood has destroyed the tribe's economy, which depends heavily on tourists. Damage...
Barona Band drops support for trespassing bill (08/26)
The Barona Band of Mission Indians has dropped its support of a bill that critics said would allow tribes to punish disenrolled California Indians. SB 331 would have imposed fines and penalties on people who trespass on reservations. Tribe said...
Ex-employee claims retaliation by Viejas Band (08/26)
In a case testing sovereign immunity, a former employee of the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians said he was fired after he complained about a tribal elder. Jamal Kanj served as director of public works for the southern California tribe....
Three injured by propane fire at Pequot powwow (08/26)
Three people were injured when a propane tank ignited at Schemitzun, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation's annual powwow. One 56-year-man suffered burns to 25 percent of his body. He remains in the hospital in fair condition. Two others were treated...
Mohegan man uninjured after rescue from river (08/26)
A 76-year-old member of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut escaped injury after falling into the Thames River on Monday. Donald Tantaquidgeon was transporting his boat when he fell into the river. Authorities said the Navy veteran remained calm throughout the...
Coeur d’Alene Tribe funds popular bus service (08/26)
With gas prices at record highs, commuters are flocking the first tribal-county public transportation project in Idaho. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe started the service in 2004 to help members get around Kootenai County. Local governments have since joined forces with...
Oklahoma tribes bless new arena in Tulsa (08/26)
Representatives of four Oklahoma tribes blessed the city of Tulsa's new arena. The Osage Nation, the Muscogee Nation, the Cherokee Nation and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe took part in the ceremony on Monday. They prayed to ensure the success of...
Rita Keshena, Menominee chief justice, dies at 87 (08/26)
Rita Keshena, the chief justice of the Menominee Nation court, died on Sunday. She was 87. Keshena was a tribal member. She entered the law field at age 57 to help her tribe. "She was a strong voice for the...
Navajo council considers takeover of monument (08/25)
The Navajo Nation Council is considering legislation that seeks to take control of Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The Navajo Nation agreed to the creation of the monument in 1930. Delegates say it's time for the tribe to resume...
Coquille Tribe recognizes same-sex marriage (08/22)
The Coquille Tribe of Oregon has passed a law to recognize same-sex marriage. The tribe acted on the request of Kitzen Branting, 25, one of its members. She plans to marry her longtime partner, Jeni Branting, 27, who is...
National Park Service won't expand Bighorn center (08/20)
The National Park Service has dropped plans to expand the visitor center at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana. The $1.1 million expansion would have occurred at base of the hill where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and the...
Havasupai evacuees returning to reservation (08/20)
About 85 members of the Havasupai Tribe of Arizona are returning to their homes after being evacuated from the Grand Canyon on Sunday. No one was injured when a dam broke and flooded the village of Supai but damage...
Audit finds BIA schools unprepared for violence (08/19)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is unprepared to prevent violence and protect the safety of children and staff at its schools, according to a report released earlier this month. About 60,000 American Indian and Alaska Native children attend 184 elementary...
Havasupai evacuees unable to return to reservation (08/19)
About 85 members of the Havasupai Tribe who were evacuated from the Grand Canyon on Sunday aren't able to return home due to ongoing threats of flooding. The tribal members were evacuated from the village of Supai, on the bottom...
Nisqually Tribe regains land through settlement (08/19)
The Nisqually Tribe of Washington has regained ancestral land as part of a settlement announced on Monday. The tribe is receiving 12 acres in the city of DuPont. The three properties include two burial sites. The settlement was reached with...
Our Hometown: Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska (08/19)
"Symbols of pride and a rich history are found in Winnebago, Nebraska. The Village of Winnebago is home to about a thousand people. About 2,600 live on the Winnebago reservation. "I guess this is now the homeland, as we...
Red Cliff Band dedicates housing development (08/19)
The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa dedicated a new housing development last week. The 24-home complex is the first tribal-state project in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority provided $4.1 million in affordable housing tax credits...
Everett Herald: Death of Mylo Harvey, Tulalip teen (08/18)
"There's a hill above Tulalip Bay where the cedar and fir trees no longer stand, where on a clear day, there is nothing above but the distance to heaven. On that quiet hill is a young man's grave; a...
Havasupai Tribe evacuated from Grand Canyon (08/18)
About 400 people, including members of the Havasupai Tribe, were evacuated from the Grand Canyon on Sunday due to flooding. Tribal members and tourists were helicoptered out of the canyon after a dam broke. Evacuees were transported about 60...
More than $3 million in NAGPRA grants diverted (08/15)
The National Park Service has used more than $3 million in tribal grants for purposes not covered by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, according to a report released on Thursday. The 1990 law authorizes the Interior Department...
Cowlitz Tribe helps members get back on track (08/15)
The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington is operating the first tribal vocational rehabilitation program to win accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. The tribe started the program four years ago with a $1.3 million, five-year federal grant....
Project seeks radio on White Earth Reservation (08/14)
The White Earth Land Recovery Project is coordinating an effort to establish the first Indian radio station in Minnesota. Niijii Broadcast Corporation has been tentatively selected for a Federal Communications Commission license. Supporters hope to start on the Internet later...
Alaska Natives open cultural and visitors center (08/13)
The $27 million Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, was dedicated on Tuesday. The center is named for Morris Thompson, an elder from Tanana who died in 2000. He was praised as a leader who built...
Colville Tribes offer $90K reward in arson case (08/13)
A $90,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the people responsible for a large fire on the Colville Reservation in Washington. Tribal officials believe someone deliberately set the Columbia River Road Fire on August 12. The fire...
Hazel Brown, oldest Otoe-Missouria, dies at 103 (08/13)
Hazel Frances Barnes Brown, who was believed to be the oldest member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma, died on July 27. She was 103. Brown was born in Nebraska in 1904. Along with her siblings, she was placed in...
Rumsey Band donates $500K to womens' safe house (08/12)
The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians donated $500,000 to help an organization in Sacramento, California, build a safe house for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence. The 12,000 square-foot WEAVE Safehouse will provide more space to help women and...
Seminole Nation for domestic violence shelter (08/12)
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma will build its first domestic violence shelter. The tribal council approved $250,000 towards the safe house. Additional funds will be raised for the $500,000 project. The shelter will be open to tribal and non-tribal...
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