First Nations University set to close after losing federal funding
(SASKATCHEWAN) -- Canada's only aboriginal-run university has been run into the ground. Once considered “a beacon” for aboriginal education worldwide, the Regina-based First Nations University of Canada likely will close next month after Ottawa announced it would follow the province's lead and cut funding to the renowned school.
First Nations University looks to move on
(SASKATCHEWAN) -- The troubled First Nations University of Canada does not have a board of governors and its senior administrators are on a forced leave, but students and political leaders are expressing optimism about the institution's future.
Tribe’s AG issues FOIA warnings
(OKLAHOMA) -- Cherokee Nation Attorney General Diane Hammons Friday warned the tribe’s executive and legislative branches that failure to give public notice of meetings could constitute a violation.
Prosecutors seek gag order in sweat lodge case
(ARIZONA) -- Attorneys for a motivational speaker charged in the deaths of three people during an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony wasted no time going on the offensive after his arrest last week.
TIM GIAGO: Challenger to Rep. Diane Watson supports Cherokee Nation
(USA) -- How many of you know that a U. S. Congresswoman from California has twice tried to terminate the federal status of the Cherokee Nation? It may be the first and only time such an event has occurred. Representative Diane Watson (D-CA) is trying to do just that.
Blizzards in Indian country: Navajo Nation
(ARIZONA) -- Inclement weather on the Navajo Nation comes with the territory – it rains, it snows, it floods – and residents have learned to prepare for it and hunker down when it happens. But they really got socked this time and it’s not over yet by any means.
Tribal president: Baseball a step to more Loop 101 development
(ARIZONA) -- Construction of the Arizona Diamondbacks' new spring-training facility just east of Scottsdale is a sign that the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is competing for new commercial enterprises and entertainment venues, the tribal president told an economic-development group recently.
Justice for missing native children: Protesters
(CANADA) -- A few dozen protestors rallied outside a pair of downtown churches Sunday morning to call attention to the thousands of children who went missing or died during Canada’s residential schools era.
Group Wants School To Change Mascot
(OHIO) -- Pressure is building on the Talawanda School District to change its mascot. The brave, an American Indian warrior, became the symbol of the Talawanda Schools in the 50's. A community group is collecting signatures on a petition that will ask the school board members to get rid of its mascot.
Tribe plans meetings for off-reservation members
(NORTH DAKOTA) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes Business Council plans informational meetings in three North Dakota cities and the Minneapolis area for tribal members who live off the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Man Shot, Wash. Officers Injured in Scuffle
(WASHINGTON) -- A 33-year-old Suquamish man with a lengthy criminal history was shot by Suquamish Tribal police officers Saturday night after he drove a car at the officers.
Suspect shot after running over cops with car
(WASHINGTON) -- Two tribal police officers opened fire on a fleeing suspect after he hit them with his car in a wild confrontation Saturday night in the small Kitsap County town of Suquamish.
Area tribe makes $100,000 donation
(CALIFORNIA) -- The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians near San Bernardino announced today that the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation will receive $50,000 each for emergency relief operations to help respond to winter storms that swept through the reservations recently.
Yucca Mountain seen as possible reprocessing site
(NEVADA) -- A devastating blow last week to a plan to bury nuclear waste under Yucca Mountain has bolstered another controversial idea: reprocessing nuclear waste at the same location on the Nevada Test Site.
OP/ED: Tribal route preferable to harming preserve
(ARIZONA) -- Few people disagree on the need to build the South Mountain Freeway. But few people would say that the proposed route through Ahwatukee Foothills is ideal. It would require blasting through a beloved mountain preserve, bulldozing homes and impacting a large swath of suburban development.
Roberts: Tax filers beware: Rapid refunds are costly
(USA) -- Tax season is once again upon us and predatory lenders are looking to take your hard-earned tax refund. Refund anticipation loans (RALs) or “rapid refund” tax loans are widely advertised by predatory tax preparers as a quick and easy way to access tax refunds.
Census workers urge tribes to participate
(CALIFORNIA) -- Census officials are reaching out to hard-to-count groups such as Indian tribes and other minorities, and on Monday brought their road show to the offices of the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo in Healdsburg.
Alaska village programs facing big cuts in federal funding
(ALASKA) -- As part of an effort to shave earmarks from the federal spending plan, President Obama has proposed cutting $10 million from a Denali Commission program that pays to purchase health equipment and build village clinics and elder housing in rural communities.
OP/ED: This confederacy of thieves
(OREGON) -- In 1994, as mineral and gas corporations were discovering new reserves of oil and gas on tribal reservations across the West, a feisty middle-aged Blackfeet woman named Elouise Cobell decided the time had come to begin a long-overdue accounting of mineral royalties on tribal lands.
Uranium legacy continues, screenings offered
(NEW MEXICO) -- Currently 12 states are designated as high-level risk for radiation exposure. New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Utah have established Radiation Exposure Services and Educational clinics.
Slide show: School opens American Indian museum
(CALIFORNIA) -- Lobo Lodge, a museum with 2,000 authentic American Indian artifacts on display, opened Friday night at Clarence Lobo Elementary School, 200 Avenida Vista Montana, San Clemente.
Forum explores cultural language
(TENNESSEE) -- UT linguistics professor Jeffrey Davis spoke on the intricate system of sign language employed by Native American Indians at last week’s Science Forum.
Heard Museum opens new exhibit
(ARIZONA) -- Illustrious: American Indian Artists’ Books and Illustrations, opens Saturday, March 27 at Heard Museum North Scottsdale, showcasing established and emerging artists who are making innovative and sometimes unconventional art with books.
‘American Indian 101’ encouraged representation
(CALIFORNIA) -- The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Diversity Committee and Writers Guild of America, West American Indian Writers Committee co-presented the “American Indian 101” Panel Discussion Nov. 9, 2009 at the Television Academy’s Conference Centre in North Hollywood.
Martin Laid to Rest
(MISSISSIPPI) -- A final farewell was offered Monday to Phillip Martin, the longtime former chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
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