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Lummi Nation and county reach agreement over ferry (02/05)
The Lummi Nation and Whatcom County, Washington, reached an agreement for the continued operation of the Lummi Island ferry. The tribe agreed to a 25-year extension of the least for the ferry dock. Some details still need to be...
Mining company owes royalties to Coeur d'Alene Tribe (02/03)
A mining company says it needs more time to figure out how much money it owes to the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho. Sterling Mining Co. is in bankruptcy court. The tribe says it is owed $1.8 million in royalties...
Montana sends Yellowstone bison to Ted Turner ranch (02/03)
Over the objections of tribes and some conservationists, the state of Montana will transfer up to 88 bison from Yellowstone National Park to a ranch owned by media mogul Ted Turner. The Fort Belknap Indian Community and the Fort...
Salazar not expecting consensus on wind farm project (02/03)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he doesn't expect tribes and the developers of a wind farm to reach a consensus on the controversial project. Salazar went to Massachusetts to meet with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Aquinnah Wampanoag...
Salazar meets Wampanaog tribes to discuss sacred site (02/02)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is in Massachusetts today to discuss the controversial Cape Wind energy project. This morning, Salazar met with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to greet the sunrise at Nantucket Sound. The tribe is worried that 440-foot-tall wind...
Red Cliff Band worried about spread of deadly fish virus (02/02)
The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is taking extra steps to prevent the spread of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, a deadly fish virus. The tribe is worried the virus could harm one its main sources of food. Nearly all...
Editorial: Red Lake Nation restores fishery for its future (02/02)
"The state of Minnesota and the Red Lake Band of Chippewa on Thursday continued an important partnership in the preservation of Minnesota’s premier walleye fisheries. The two signed a new five-year agreement, which included the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs,...
Power returning to Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation (02/01)
Power is being restored to the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, which was hit by a major winter storm on January 21. Most people have electricity again but about 1,500 homes remain without power. It could be...
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe struggles after big storm (01/28)
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has exhausted its emergency fund and is trying to raise money to help hundreds of families affected by a severe winter storm. Power has been out across most of the reservation...
Omaha Tribe goes two weeks under boil water order (01/28)
A city on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska is going on two weeks under a boil water order and even went without power for five days. The water system in Macy has long been a source of problems. The Environmental...
Power restored to Standing Rock Sioux Reservation (01/27)
Power is finally being restored to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation after a severe winter storm forced about 500 families to seek shelter. The tribe has been providing shelter for people affected by the storm and the power outage. “This...
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe out of water after storm (01/27)
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe declared a state of emergency after thousands went without water following a severe winter storm. The system that supplies water to 14,000 people failed when the power went out on the reservation. Generators that were...
Rosebud Sioux Tribe to host renewable energy meet (01/27)
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota will host renewable energy conference from April 28-30. “Renewables on Tribal Homelands: A Rosebud Sioux Tribe Renewable Energy Conference” will take place at the the Rosebud Casino. Participants will visit renewable energy projects...
Emergency declared for Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation (01/26)
President Barack Obama signed a declaration of emergency to help the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation recover from a severe winter storm. Supplies were being flown and driven to the two reservations, where people were blocked in due to...
Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation battered by storm (01/26)
Power is out across most of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and water remains a big concern in the aftermath of a four-day winter storm in South Dakota. The storm caused power lines to snap and fall on the reservation....
Wampanoag tribes gain support in sacred site dispute (01/26)
The San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona and the United South and Eastern Tribes are asking Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to reject a controversial wind farm in Massachusetts. The tribes say the Cape Wind will harm Nantucket Sound, a site...
House backs three Indian water settlement measures (01/22)
The House voted largely along party lines to pass three Indian water settlement bills on Thursday. H.R.3254, the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, affecting Taos Pueblo of New Mexico, passed by a 254 to 158 vote. Only 14...
Groups tackle dog problem at reservation trailer park (01/22)
About 100 volunteers from five non-profits will head to the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Reservation in California in hopes of sterilizing dogs at a troubled trailer park. An estimated 400 to 500 dogs live at Desert Mobile Home Park, also known...
North Dakota tribes discuss Missouri River settlement (01/22)
Two North Dakota tribes met on Wednesday to discuss the settlement they each received for the loss of hundreds of thousands of acres of valuable land to the Missouri River. The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation received a $143 million...
House due to consider three Indian water rights bills (01/21)
The House is due to consider three Indian water rights bills today. The bills are: • H.R.1065, the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act, affecting the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona.• H.R.3254, the Taos Pueblo Indian Water...
Little Traverse Bay Bands pursues energy development (01/20)
The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan will use a $80,200 stimulus grant to pursue two energy projects. One is a wind project. The tribe will purchase equipment to conduct a one-year study on wind speed. The...
Obama nominates two tribal members to key positions (01/20)
President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate two tribal members to posts within his administration. Michael F. Tillman, a member of the Tlingit Tribe of Alaska, was nominated to serve on the Marine Mammal Commission. He is a former...
Two tribes pursuing plants to convert waste into energy (01/19)
Two tribes, one in South Dakota and another in Wisconsin, are looking to develop plants that will convert waste into energy. The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe signed a memorandum of understanding with EcoTech Fuels to host a $39 million fuel...
Native corporations to help Shell with off-shore drilling (01/14)
Two Alaska Native village corporations have entered into a partnership with Shell to provide services for off-shore drilling operations. Olgoonik Corp., the corporation for the village of Wainwright, will serve as shallow-water logistics hub. Ukpeaegvik Inupiat Corp., the corporation for...
Massachusetts tribes discuss concerns about wind farm (01/14)
The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe were cautious after meeting with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar about a controversial wind farm in Massachusetts. The tribes met with Salazar and Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk in Washington, D.C.,...
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe says officers acted illegally (01/14)
The Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe of Washington admitted two officers acted outside of their authority when they stopped and detained three non-Indian men off the reservation. The tribe fired Gus Goller, the lead officer who was in charge of the...
New Mexico tribe close to finalizing solar power plant (01/13)
Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico is close to finalizing a deal to sell power from a solar plant. The tribe plans to build a four-megawatt solar plant on 30 acres. It would be the first utility-scale project in Indian Country....
Salazar to meet tribes and wind farm developers in DC (01/13)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will meet with the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe today as part of an attempt to resolve a dispute over a proposed wind farm in Massachusetts. The discussions take place in Washington, D.C....
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes sue over swap of public land (01/12)
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Idaho filed suit against the federal government last week in hopes of stopping a land swap. The Bureau of Land Management plans to swap 719 acres of public land for 666 acres of land owned by...
Billy Frank: Status quo unacceptable on salmon efforts (01/12)
"The status quo jeopardizes wild salmon recovery. That’s what National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, the federal agency in charge of implementing the Endangered Species Act, told the Federal Emergency Management Agency in reviewing FEMA’s floodplain management plan. If...
Salazar to meet with tribes over wind energy project (01/08)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will meet with the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe next Wednesday as part of an effort to address their concerns about a controversial wind turbine farm in Massachusetts. Salazar set a March...
Tribes oppose transfer of bison to Ted Turner's ranch (01/08)
The InterTribal Bison Cooperative opposes a plan to transfer up to 74 bison from Yellowstone National Park to a ranch owned by media mogul Ted Turner. The Fort Belknap Indian Community asked the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and...
BIA opens applications for energy internship program (01/07)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is accepting applications for the Tribal Energy Student Internship Program. Twelve post-secondary students will be selected for the program, which runs May 25 through August 6 at the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, Illinois. The...
Interior plans stricter process for oil and gas leases (01/07)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced reforms to the oil and gas leasing process that he said will reverse the Bush administration's "anywhere, anyhow" view of drilling. Salazar said the Bureau of Land Management will require a more detailed environmental review...
Salazar sets deadline on wind project and sacred site (01/06)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar set a March 1 deadline for the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to reach an agreement with the developer of a proposed wind farm in Massachusetts. The tribe oppose the Cape Wind...
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