Fawn Sharp, president of the Quinault Indian Nation in Taholah, Washington and of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, was presented the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Merit Awar...

Nevada’s abandoned Rio Tinto Copper Mine, a Superfund site, will be cleaned up with $25 million from four companies under an agreement worked out by the U.S...

Payments made under the Keepseagle settlement will be sped up because of the drought gripping much of the U.S., attorneys for the Keepseagle claimants announced on Wednesday...

Former senior BP drilling engineer Kurt Mix has been arrested on the charge of obstruction of justice after he allegedly deleted 300 text messages, USAToday.com reports ...

During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week , recognized April 22-28, federal attorneys will join the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to honor Iva Fuller,...

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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration announced April 11 its intent to resolve 41 long-standing disputes with Indian tribal governments over the federal mismanagement of trust fund...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking public comments on a draft tribal consultation policy by December 31...