News has been circulating this week that a move could be made on the part of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the tribal provisions that are within it...
The jobs, jobs, jobs, mantra has special significance in Indian country where unemployment rates are far higher than the rest of the country...
WASHINGTON – In a new report , the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs explains the need for legislation aimed at fixing the controversial 2009 U.S...
A significant barrier to tribal homeownership may change as the House of Representatives, in a rare show of bipartisan support, has passed the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsi...
Gale Courey Toensing
December 01, 2011
Legislators in the House and the Senate have promised to move a Carcieri fix forward during the current congressional session. Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Rep...
American Indian voters scored some big victories for politicians on election night in America. In the days leading up to the November 6 election, incumbent Sen...

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