‘The Indian Portrait Gallery of Thomas L. McKenney’

Staff reports
February 26, 2009
OMAHA, Neb. – Thomas L. McKenney (1785–1859), the nation’s first superintendent of Indian affairs (1824–1830), was an avid admirer of the Indian cultures of North America... Read more

Turnout falters in Chippewa Cree Tribe's general election

February 25, 2009
The lines Tuesday were short — and the interest appeared to be mild — for the Chippewa Cree Tribe's general election, which had been delayed for months because of court litigation ... Read more

Navajo Council delegates attend American Indian Day at New Mexico State Legislature

Staff reports
February 25, 2009
SANTA FE, N.M. – Navajo Council Speaker Lawrence T... Read more

Editorial: Legislature needs to listen when state tribes speak

February 25, 2009
Members of the Wisconsin Legislature listened politely and applauded in the proper places Tuesday when Arlyn Ackley presented the fifth annual State of the Tribes address... Read more

Advocates think time is right for ban on Indian mascots, logos

February 25, 2009
No state has yet passed a law banning public schools from using American Indian mascots and logos, but advocates of a ban think Wisconsin is poised to become the first... Read more

A new generation of Southern Ute tribal leadership

Katie Burford, The Durango Herald
February 25, 2009
IGNACIO, Colo. – Politics, it would seem, is in the blood of new Southern Ute Tribal Chairman Matthew J. Box... Read more

Decision’s in. ‘Now’ begins work to fix Carcieri

Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Guest editorial
February 25, 2009
T he Supreme Court’s Feb. 24 decision in Carcieri v... Read more

Column: Stop calling on tribes to bail Minnesota out

February 25, 2009
The state of Minnesota has a revenue problem, and Rep. Steve Drazkowski apparently believes the state’s 55,000 Indian citizens should solve it... Read more

OVERSIGHT HEARING on Youth Suicide in Indian Country

February 25, 2009
Panel 1 THE HONORABLE HARRY REID Majority Leader, United States Senate, Washington, DC Read more

Council waives sovereign immunity for loan

February 25, 2009
The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council at its Feb... Read more

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