Federal Court Decides Yankton Reservation not Disestablished
The Federal Court for the District of South Dakota has held that the Yankton Sioux Reservation has not been disestablished and remains under the jurisdiction of the Tribal and federal governments. The... more »
United Nations Adopts Indigineous Rights Declaration
After 20 years of negotiations and three decades of drafts, on September 13, the United Nations General Assembly voted 143 to 4 to adopt the Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The only countries... more »
Indian Affairs Committee Approves Artman Again
On Thursday, after its confirmation hearing of Carl Artman for the position of Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs once again approved the Bush Administration's nomination... more »
Bush Returning U.S. to Termination Policy
In what is yet another example of the Bush Administration proving that those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it, the administration has responded to the Cobell Settlement before... more »
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