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Native woman US Attorney nears end of service (06/26)
Diane Humetewa is near the end of her service as the first Native woman to serve as U.S. Attorney in Arizona and colleagues are sad to see her go. “Diane has been an amazing representative,” former U.S. Attorney Tom...
Video: Larry EchoHawk speech at swearing-in (06/26)
Larry EchoHawk, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, was sworn in as the 11th assistant secretary of Indian affairs at the Interior Department today. After being given the oath of office by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, the new...
Navajo Nation to vote on reducing size of council (06/26)
Members of the Navajo Nation will vote on a proposal to reduce the size of the Navajo Nation Council. The council currently has 88 delegates. The proposal calls to reduce the council to just 24 seats. President Joe Shirley Jr....
Choctaw Nation cancels election for first time (06/25)
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has canceled a tribal council election for the first time in history. Tribal members were supposed to vote on six council seats. But since no one filed against the incumbents, the July 7 election was...
DOI to host swearing-in ceremony for EchoHawk (06/25)
Larry EchoHawk will be sworn in as the 11th assistant secretary for Indian affairs at the Interior Department on Friday. EchoHawk, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, will be sworn in by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. The ceremony...
Senate Indian Affairs hearing on Law and Order (06/25)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a hearing this afternoon on S.797, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009. The hearing starts at 2:15pm and will be webcast, according to the committee. The witness list follows: THE HONORABLE TOM...
House Resources Committee hearing on IHCIA (06/25)
The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing this morning on H.R.2708, the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The hearing lasted about 2.5 hours. The witness list, with links to written testimony, follows: Panel 1Dr. Yvette RoubideauxDirector,...
Mayor was charged with 1948 rape of Native girl (06/25)
The mayor of a city near the Navajo Nation was charged with the rape of a 16-year-old Native girl in 1948 but the case was never prosecuted, The Gallup Independent reports. Gallup Mayor Harry Mendoza said he never knew he...
BIA to hold swearing-in ceremony for EchoHawk (06/24)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is holding a swearing-in ceremony for Larry EchoHawk this Friday. Tribal leaders, Indian organizations and media are being invited to the event in Washington, D.C.. The BIA expects to issue a press release later today....
Senate panel probes Alaska Native corporations (06/24)
The Senate Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight released a preliminary analysis of Alaska Native corporations and their contracts with the federal government. According to the analysis, the corporations have received $23.8 billion in federal contracts between 2000 and 2008....
Witness list for hearing on IHCIA reauthorization (06/24)
The House Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing tomorrow on H.R.2708, the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The hearing takes place at 10am and will be broadcast on the Internet. The witness list follows: Panel 1 Dr....
Witness list for hearing on Law and Order Act (06/24)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a hearing tomorrow on S.797, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009. The hearing starts at 2:15pm and will be webcast, according to the committee. The witness list follows: THE HONORABLE TOM PERRELLI...
Obama signs tobacco regulation bill into law (06/23)
President Barack Obama signed H.R.1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, into law on Monday. The bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco. Supporters say the measure will reduce teen smoking and make consumers more...
Supreme Court rules in Voting Rights Act case (06/23)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in the final Voting Rights Act case of the term. The justices sidestepped a major issue in the case. They declined to rule on the constitutionality of Section 5 of the law, which...
House committee passes Interior appropriations (06/22)
The House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2010 Interior appropriations bill last week. For Indian programs, the bill contains $6.8 billion, $654 million above the 2009 level and $39 million above President Barack Obama's request. The Indian Health Service...
Union wants tribal help on health care option (06/22)
The Service Employees International Union is recruiting tribes in Montana to press for a public health insurance plan, The Hill newspaper reports. The union is turning to tribes because of their close relationship with Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana). As chairman...
Crow chairman meets Obama at White House (06/22)
Cedric Black Eagle, the chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana, had a private meeting with his adopted brother, President Barack Obama, at the White House last week. Black Eagle was in Washington, D.C., to lobby on Indian energy issues....
Senate Indian Affairs hearing on Law and Order (06/22)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing this Thursday on S.797, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009. The bill encourages more prosecution of crime in Indian Country, increases penalties for reservation offenders, reauthorizes key programs and...
House Resources Committee hearing on IHCIA (06/22)
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing this Thursday on H.R.2708, the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The hearing is the first on IHCIA in the 111th Congress. A version of the bill passed the...
Dorgan won't investigate artifact theft case (06/19)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee won't investigate a controversial Indian artifact theft case from Utah, a spokesperson for Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota). But Dorgan has asked the Government Accountability Office to study the enforcement of the Native American Graves...
Crow Tribe to vote for vice chairman post (06/19)
Members of the Crow Tribe of Montana will choose a new vice chairman on Saturday. Darrin Old Coyote, 36, and Calvin "Coolidge" Jefferson Jr., 60, are running for the post. Old Coyote's background is in education while Jefferson has focused...
Senate resolution apologizes for slavery (06/19)
The Senate unanimously passed S.Res.159, a resolution to apologize for slavery. The resolution states that it can't be used to make the case for reparations. The House is expected to pass a similar version next week. Congress has considered, but...
Attorney General defends Indian artifact case (06/18)
Attorney General Eric Holder defended the Obama administration's handling of a major Indian artifact theft case at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. Holder said federal agents took all the necessary precautions when dealing with people charged with crimes....
Senate confirms Hilary Tompkins for Interior (06/18)
The Senate confirmed Hilary Tompkins to be Solicitor of the Interior Department on Wednesday. Tompkins, a member of the Navajo Nation, is the first Native American and the first Native woman to hold the post. She will oversee all legal...
Indian Affairs hearing on Law and Order Act (06/18)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing next Thursday, June 25, on S.797, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009. S.797 was introduced on April 2. The bill encourages more prosecution of crime in Indian Country, increases...
Muscogee chief files lawsuit to force election (06/18)
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Chief A.D. Ellis has filed a lawsuit in hopes of forcing the tribe to hold a special election. Ellis said tribal members should vote on 14 amendments to the constitution. An election was to be held...
Blog: Coburn blasts Cherokee woman's nomination (06/17)
"The Department of Justice is defending President Barack Obama's contentious nominee to head its Tax Division, arguing that her litigation experience outweighs her lack of specialization in tax law. In a statement to The National Law Journal, the department...
Kim Teehee to start White House job in July (06/17)
Kim Teehee, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, said she is "elated and excited" to serve as the first-ever Indian senior policy advisor for Native American affairs at the White House. Teehee, a former House staffer, is...
Alaska attorney general nominee has Native ties (06/17)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) announced a new attorney general pick on Tuesday, one with connections to the Alaska Native community. But unlike Palin's prior choice, Daniel S. Sullivan seems to have a more favorable relationship with Alaska Natives. His...
Obama won't release White House visitor logs (06/17)
President Barack Obama is taking the same position as the Bush administration on the release of White House visitor logs. Obama says he is reviewing his policy on visitor logs. But for now, the Secret Service is rejecting requests for...
Obama to replace only Native US Attorney (06/16)
President Barack Obama is on his way to replacing Diane Humetewa, the first Native woman to serve as U.S. Attorney. Obama hasn't made a public announcement but members of Arizona's Congressional delegation say Dennis Burke, the former chief of staff...
Kildee congratulates Teehee on White House job (06/16)
Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Michigan), the co-chairman of the House Native American Caucus, hailed the appointment of a former staffer to a key White House position. Kildee said Kim Teehee, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, will do...
Cole opposes latest Cherokee Freedmen bill (06/16)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), the only Native American in Congress, opposes a new bill that would cut federal funds to the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until the Freedmen are restored to citizenship. Cole, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, called...
Kim Teehee named as White House Indian advisor (06/15)
Kim Teehee, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, has been named as senior policy advisor for Native American affairs at the White House. President Barack Obama, who promised to create the position during the campaign, announced Teehee's selection...
Hoh Tribe hoping for quick action on land bill (06/15)
The Hoh Tribe of Washington is hoping for speedy approval of a bill that would expand the reservation. The tribe wants to add 462 acres to the reservation. The tribe needs the land in order to escape constant flooding. The...
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