Strength in numbers

Letter to the Editor
February 29, 2008
[In the presidential campaign] American Indians are the lost issue because we lack the majority we need to actually count. State by state we matter, but nationally we don't... Read more

Russell: Assimilation and the borders of the Wanabi Nation

Steve Russell
February 29, 2008
Cherokees, as my Plains Indian pals never hesitate to remind me, are among the most assimilated peoples indigenous to North America... Read more

Newcomb: Examining the oral arguments in Dann

Steven Newcomb
February 29, 2008
The Internet is amazing. I came across the audio (along with a written transcript) of the 1984 oral arguments in the case U.S. v. Dann ... Read more

Conway: Sovereignty is more than just a word

Betsy Conway
February 29, 2008
I have represented the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation for 15 years, and cannot remember an issue that has generated more controversy than the labor issues facing the tribe today... Read more

Health care reauthorization bill clears Senate

Jerry Reynolds
February 29, 2008
WASHINGTON - After a marathon effort by its many long-time supporters and an ultimate showing of bipartisanship in Congress, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization ... Read more

US Supreme Court to review critical Narragansett land-into-trust case

Gale Courey Toensing
February 29, 2008
WASHINGTON - The U.S... Read more

BIA recommends trust land for Oneida Indian Nation

Gale Courey Toensing
February 29, 2008
WASHINGTON - Almost three years after the U.S... Read more

With homage to the past, Gilbert speech gathers up the many strands of Indian education today

Jerry Reynolds
February 29, 2008
WASHINGTON - Opening the National Indian Education Association conference Feb... Read more

Senators accuse UC - Berkeley of discrimination and secrecy over ancestral remains

Shadi Rahimi
February 29, 2008
SACRAMENTO, Calif... Read more

Apology Day in Australia coincides with Brownback resolution

Jerry Reynolds
February 29, 2008
WASHINGTON - While the United States and Canada weighed the prospects for an apology to Native people, Australia actually delivered one. Feb... Read more

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