Civil jurisdiction at issue in key Supreme Court case

Jerry Reynolds / Indian Country Today
April 21, 2008
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, hearing oral arguments in the first Indian law case to come before the court since his confirmation, sought the certainty of a so-c... Read more

Washington in brief

Jerry Reynolds
April 21, 2008
Half-year deficit hits a record high The federal deficit for the first half of fiscal year 2008, which began Oct. 1 and ends Sept... Read more

'To lift up some of the hurt he is carrying'

Richard Walker
April 21, 2008
Indigenous peoples offer love, encouragement, hope to the Dalai Lama SEATTLE - As the 14th Dalai Lama walked into the room, the reception was similar to one a family might give one... Read more

Maine endorses UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Gale Courey Toensing
April 21, 2008
AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's General Assembly has passed a resolution supporting the U.N... Read more

Russell: Odds & ends

Steve Russell
April 21, 2008
I've been writing an opinion column for one publication or another for more than 30 years... Read more

LaDuke: Just because you can, doesn't mean you should

Winona LaDuke
April 21, 2008
A power company now has the opportunity to pit Native against Native, thanks to a handful of former tribal chairmen... Read more

Sen. John Thune on reservation crime

Rob Capriccioso
April 21, 2008
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., a member of U.S... Read more

Southern Utes prosper by owning gas rights

McClatchy Tribune Business News
April 21, 2008
By Cyndy Cole -- The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (MCT) - Going to a daily job is optional for more than 1,400 members of one tribe in southwestern Colorado... Read more

Endorsing their rights

Gale Courey Toensing
April 21, 2008
Canadian Parliament passes UN Declaration resolution OTTAWA - The Canadian Parliament has endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by a majority ... Read more

Signed, sealed, delivered

Stephanie Woodard
April 21, 2008
Environmental concerns plague fast-tracked oil pipeline STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - In March 2008, the U.S... Read more

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