By: Gale Courey Toensing The Department of the Interior will take into trust 13,004 acres of the Oneida Indian Nation’s vast historical territory. Interior on May 30 announced its decision, that has been almost a…
By: www.poughkeepsiejournal.com Stories of the sacred sturgeon, passed down by the people of the Mohawk Nation since the beginning of time, are powerful human motivators for saving an endangered fish. Now the St. Regis Mohawk…
By: Anne Robicheaux KINDER, LA (KPLC) – The 19th Annual Coushatta Powwow is set for June 13-14 at the Pavilion at Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, La. Admission is $5 per day for adults. Children…
By: www.thevindicator.com Kountze High School’s Kings’Regiment Band performed a Tribute to Native Americans at its Spring concert on Earth Day, April 22. The KHS Band performed Mazama Pawnee Attack (Legend of the Pacific Northwest) by…
By: Brian Bandell The Seminole Tribe of Florida wants to acquire a bank to serve its members, but it won’t be Valley Bank as the tribe canceled its acquisition deal. The tribe filed an application…
By: www.northcountrynow.com AKWESASNE – The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has launched a new website – www.ResolveTheBoundary.com – to help the community understand a proposed settlement to boundary discussions that stretch back more than three decades.…
By: Michael Virtanen ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has reached agreement with the state and St. Lawrence County to buy land from willing sellers in northern New York to add to…
A newly-formed subsidiary of the Connecticut-based Mohegan Tribe has acquired a wood pellet production plant, formerly owned by Pennington Seed Co., in Ohio, US. Northeast Wood Products, the subsidiary, purchased the Ohio plant as well…
By: Don Worthington ROCK HILL, South Carolina — When the Catawba Indians wanted to turn a former grocery store into a bingo hall, they did what any other business would do: They hired a contractor.…
White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Update Welcome to the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs local update. In this week’s update, President Obama nominates San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to be Housing and Urban…