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Spokane Tribe warned about old uranium mine (06/26)
A report from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry warns members of the Spokane Tribe of Washington not to hunt, fish or gather medicinal plants near a defunct uranium mine. The report also said tribal members shouldn't use...
Public Radio: Burns Paiute Tribe goes with green (06/26)
"How many lightbulbs does it take to change a region’s energy efficiency? Over the next two weeks, workers with the Burns Paiute Tribe will screw in a historic lightbulb. And tribal members will become the first in the country to...
Tribes and the green energy revolution (06/25)
"At the Sovereignty Symposium in Oklahoma City June 3, the keynote speaker, T. Boone Pickens spoke about the Pickens Plan for meeting America’s energy needs. He said his standard response to people who criticize his plan is to ask them,...
Osage Nation interested in ancestral mound (06/24)
The Osage Nation of Oklahoma is interested in purchasing an ancestral mound in St. Louis, Mossouri. The tribe wants to preserve the 40-foot-high Sugarloaf Mound. Plans call for an interpretive center at the site. The mound is the only one...
Leech Lake Band seeks action on toxic site (06/24)
Members and leaders of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe expressed frustration with the lack of action at a Superfund site. The St. Regis Paper Company operated a wood treatment plant for 26 years. The site was placed on the...
Chumash Tribe signs firefighting agreement (06/24)
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians signed an agreement to provide firefighting services in the Los Padres National Forest in California. The joint protection agreement with the U.S. Forest Service covers wildland fire prevention, detection and suppression efforts....
Paiute tribes in Utah plant trees for future (06/23)
The Paiute Tribe of Utah and the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation have been busy planting trees. The Shivwitz Band of Paiute Indians planted 55 trees with the help of the foundation. The Cedar Band of Paiute Indians planted 30 trees....
Shakopee Tribe runs biomass energy plant (06/23)
The Shakopee Mdewkanton Sioux Community of Minnesota is the joint operator of a biomass energy plant. The Koda Energy Plant generates heat and electricity by exclusively burning natural products such as prairie grass, oat hulls and wood chips. The electricity...
High school won't ban Sherman Alexie's book (06/23)
Students at a public high school in Illinois will be allowed to read "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," the award winning-book from Spokane/Coeur d'Alene author Sherman Alexie. Some parents complained about vulgar and racial language in the...
Another defendant in artifact theft found dead (06/22)
A second defendant in the Indian artifact theft case was found dead last week. Steven L. Shrader lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was one of 24 people charged in connection with the theft and sale of Indian artifacts....
Rescued eagle sent to Iowa Nation aviary (06/22)
An immature bald eagle that was rescued and rehabilitated in Michigan has a found a new home with the Iowa Nation of Oklahoma. The eagle, known as "Golda," spent three years in captivity, couldn't be released in the wild...
Art dealer denies wrongdoing after artifact raid (06/18)
The attorney for a New Mexico art dealer says federal agents spent eight hours searching the home of his client and only left with three items. Forrest Fenn's home was raided on June 10, the same day Secretary Ken Salazar...
Judge allows bridge opposed by Miccosukee Tribe (06/18)
A federal judge has cleared the way for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a bridge in the Florida Everglades. Judge Ursula Ungaro had issued an injunction that prevented construction of the bridge. The Miccosukee Tribe said the...
Mining company buys land for Western Shoshone (06/18)
A gold mining company has purchased 3,629 acres in Nevada for the Western Shoshone Nation. Great Basin Gold Ltd. said it wants to protect the site from development. The company paid $825,000 for the land and the mineral rights, which...
Passamaquoddy Tribe cuts ties with developer (06/18)
The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine voted last week to end its relationship with an energy developer. Tribal leaders at Pleasant Point signed a contract with Quoddy Bay LNG to host a liquefied natural gas terminal on the reservation. But a...
Agents searched New Mexico art dealer's home (06/17)
An art dealer in Santa Fe, New Mexico, may be the next target in the Interior Department's investigation into stolen Indian artifacts. Federal agents raided the home of Forrest Fenn on June 10, the same day Secretary Ken Salazar announced...
Utah town upset over Indian artifact theft case (06/17)
Residents of a small town in Utah are still angry at the Interior Department over one of the largest Indian artifact theft cases in history. Of the 24 people indicted for stealing and selling artifacts from public and Indian land,...
9th Circuit enters award in Exxon oil spill case (06/16)
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals entered a judgment against Exxon Mobil Corp. for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. The award was based on $507.5 million in damages suffered by Alaska Natives, fishermen, landowners and other plaintiffs. With interest...
Blog: No end to fight over San Francisco Peaks (06/15)
"Thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, Arizona skiers may soon be spared the inconvenience of living in one of the Union’s warmest and driest states. Last week the high court removed the final legal hurdle blocking Arizona Snowbowl from making...
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...
Alaska Native village lands first whale in 72 years (06/15)
The Alaska Native village of Point Lay is celebrating after landing its first whale in 72 years. The community will hold a Nalukataq blanket toss feast on June 26. Hundreds are expected for the historic event. "It's a symbolic...
Videos: Lower Elwha Klallam journey of pain, healing (06/15)
"In August, 2003, state contractors building a dry dock on the Port Angeles waterfront inadvertently unearthed one of the largest, oldest Indian villages ever found in the Pacific Northwest. Within days, the first of many human remains were disturbed,...
Tribes support prosecution of artifact theft case (06/12)
The National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers praised the federal government for prosecuting two dozen people for stealing Indian artifacts. "Looting and trafficking is a serious threat to tribal communities as a whole," said Reno Franklin, the chairman of...
Defendant in DOI artifact theft case found dead (06/12)
James Redd, one of 24 people indicted in connection with the theft of Indian artifacts, was found dead at his home in Utah on Thursday. Redd had been charged with one felony count of theft of Indian tribal property. Along...
Campo Band announces major wind power project (06/11)
The Campo Band of Mission Indians of the Kumeyaay Nation and San Diego Gas & Electric are building a major power plant on the tribe's reservation in southern California. The plant will be the second largest of its kind...
New Mexico agency completes consultation plan (06/11)
The New Mexico Environment Department is seeking comments on the final draft on its tribal consultation plan. The department will consult with tribes to develop its tribal policy and will consult with tribes on decisions affecting tribes, according to the...
Navajo Nation loses millions in coal royalties (06/11)
The Navajo Nation has lost one of its major revenue sources with the closing of a controversial coal mine in northeastern Arizona. The tribe received about $29 million in royalties every year from the Black Mesa Mine operated by...
Quechan Nation pleased with action on sacred site (06/10)
The Quechan Nation is again calling on a Canadian company to withdraw plans for a gold mine at a sacred site in California. The tribe has been working to protect the Indian Pass area from development. The Interior Department and...
Yakama Nation withdraws from cleanup council (06/10)
The Yakama Nation of Washington is withdrawing from a natural resources council over tribal fishing concerns. The tribe says the Environmental Protection Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality need to include the Columbia River in cleanup plans for...
Spirit Lake men charged with eagle violations (06/10)
Two brothers have been charged in connection with the killing and sale of a bald eagle on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation in North Dakota. James Robertson, 44, is accused of killing the eagle on the reservation last year. He...
Jicarilla Apache Nation signs right-of-way deal (06/09)
The Jicarilla Apache Nation of New Mexico reached a right-of-way agreement with Enterprise Products Partners. The tribe and the company initially discussed a profit-sharing agreement. But they settled on a traditional right-of-way deal that is linked to the price of...
Tribes weigh next step in sacred site battle (06/09)
After being turned away by the U.S. Supreme Court, tribes in the Southwest weighed their next move in their battle to protect the sacred San Francisco Peaks of Arizona. The tribes might ask Congress to take action or ask President...
Editorial: Fight over Crow Creek Sioux Tribe's wind (06/09)
"Central South Dakota is a hot spot for high winds and two companies are willing to go to court to claim their rights to land on the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe reservation to build a wind farm and harvest the...
FWS cites increase in demand for eagle feathers (06/08)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has seen a "significant demand" for eagle parts in the west, a special agent told The Denver Post. A whole eagle carcass might sell for $1,000 or $1,500 on the black market. Tail feathers...
9th Circuit to consider injunction for sacred site (06/08)
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a sacred site case. A group that includes the South Fork Band Council of Western Shoshone, the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and the Western Shoshone Defense Project...
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