One of Minnesota’s largest farming operations has sued the White Earth Band of Chippewa after the tribe sought to regulate its water use on its reservation and surrounding land. In a move that could shape tribal treaty rights and water use across the state, the tribe started requiring anyone who pumps more than 10,000 gallons […]
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‘It’s Just That Simple’ | Oglala Sioux Tribe Chief of Police Chief Urges Lawmakers to Increase Funding for Tribal Public Safety
The acting chief of police for the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) Department of Public Safety, John Pettigrew, told lawmakers on Tuesday, May 9, about the harsh realities of maintaining law and order on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwest South Dakota with a gross lack of funding. During a hearing on the needs of […]
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Orcas attack a whale off Oregon coast. Its death is a ‘blessing’ for a local tribe
On May 6, an 18-foot gray whale calf lay lifeless on Tish-A-Tang Beach in southern Oregon, its body covered in gashes. The marks were from orca teeth — likely from an attack only hours earlier, locals surmised. The following afternoon, the tribal relations representative with Oregon Parks and Recreation realized this massive animal may hold […]
Germany’s Baerbock returns artefacts to Aboriginal tribe in Australia
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has officially returned cultural artefacts to the Kaurna Aboriginal tribe during her visit to Australia. The items in question are a wooden sword, a spear, a fishing net and a club, all of which were sent to Germany by two missionaries in the 19th century and were last on display […]
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Miccosukee tribe member charged after an argument-turned-shooting on the reservation
An argument on the Miccosukee Indian Reservation last week culminated in a violent ending and the arrest of a tribal member, who officials say has now been federally charged. Sutanga Rex Cypress, 42, was arguing with a man Friday when he pulled out a gun and shot him in the abdomen, according to the U.S. […]
Makah Indian Tribe Gets Nearly $300K for Ocean Mapping
The Makah Indian Tribe of Northwest coastal Washington just received a nearly $300K boon from the federal government to bolster its climate change readiness with ocean mapping. On April 1, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the $288,000 federal funding grant to the nation as part of a larger grant from the federal […]
CalPERS sells major, long-vacant lot in downtown Sacramento to local band of Miwok tribe
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians reclaimed a piece of its lost history Tuesday by purchasing landmark property in downtown Sacramento’s entryway — a lot once planned for ambitious development in California’s capital city that has since been relegated as an infamous and expensive “hole in the ground.” The California Public Employees’ Retirement System […]
Bill would transfer vast tract of Minnesota-owned woodlands back to White Earth tribe
A Minnesota state forest that spans three northwestern counties would be transferred to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe under a bill introduced by two Twin Cities lawmakers. State Sen. Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton, and Rep. Aisha Gomez, DFL-Minneapolis, put forward a bill that would give state-owned portions of the 160,000-acre White Earth State Forest […]
Seminole Tribe of Florida strikes a gambling deal with an estimate at $4.43B
A gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida is estimated to bring in $4.43 billion for the state through the 2028-2029 fiscal year, according to a report issued this week by state economists. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The deal, reached by the state and the tribe in 2021, allows the Seminoles to […]
Puyallup Tribe Prevails in Lawsuit Against Electron Hydro LLC
In a historic decision, a district court has ordered the removal of a segment of Washington’s Electron Dam from the Puyallup River, marking a win for environmental preservation and the protection of endangered species. The ruling signifies a crucial step toward restoring natural water flow along the river for the first time in nearly a […]