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;Islands of the People' home to Haida for more than 12,000 years SKIDEGATE, British Columbia - With views of pristine beaches, islands and the Pacific Ocean beyond, more than 1,200

TERREBONNE PARISH, La. - Hurricane Gustav hit the rural Terrebonne Parish and the non-federally recognized United Houma Nation communities southwest of New Orleans the hardest, causing heavy damage before movin

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Indian Country Today spoke with Richard Peter, Cowichan, Aboriginal Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association basketball player. Peter spoke from his hotel room in Beijing after a long da

WORLEY, Idaho - Law enforcement agencies and fire departments from area tribal reservations recently met at the Coeur d;Alene Casino to participate in a two day workshop put on by Concerns of Police Surviv

Dine member to be awarded the 2008 Marty Prairie Award TEMPE, Ariz. - On Sept. 18, Trudie Jackson, Dine, will be awarded the 2008 Marty Prairie Award by the National Native American AIDS Prev

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - The story begins, as many do, with curiosity. About 20 years ago, two men exploring a place known as Picture Cave found paintings on the rock walls and sent hand-drawn reproductions to arc

Senator Thune announced $2.9 million award for housing programs VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Sen. John Thune (R. S.D.) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A judge was told Aug. 29 that blocking Harrah;s Entertainment Inc. from going forward with plans to build and manage a state-owned casino in Sumner County could doom the project.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - The Cherokee Nation isn;t just surviving, it's thriving, the head of the tribe believes. In his annual address on Aug. 30 at the tribe's national holiday, which marks the

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Can ;'Minnehaha'' save Duluth? Maybe, if the 115-year-old Tiffany window depicting a fictional American Indian princess draws the bids experts say it might.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Tax Commission has launched an investigation into whether the Osage Nation is using a loophole in a new tobacco rule to supply low-tax cigarettes to Muscogee (Creek)-affiliated

KENAI, Alaska (AP) - Members of a Kenai tribe are trying to preserve their cultural heritage by keeping their language alive. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe, in partnership with the Administration for Native Americ

Canastota, NY - Click here to get a preview of what will be the new Indian Country Today website. It is not 100% complete, but it i

WASHINGTON - As Gov. Sarah Palin worked overtime at the Republican National Convention to make her views better known, Native Republicans began to speak out on their admiration for the governor from Alaska.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain;s presidential campaign announced the leaders of the American Indians for McCain Coalition at a Sept. 3 meeting in St. Paul, in time for the two-month home stretch to the Nove

WASHINGTON - The next time the Republican Party holds a national convention, planners might want to check in more than 48 hours in advance with one of the nation;s more powerful Indian leaders about their

WASHINGTON - Delegates and leaders of the Republican National Convention have approved a national party platform for the next four years that includes several Indian-focused provisions.

DENVER Six trout were caught - one over the legal limit of five - and some license plate numbers were recorded by law enforcement during a recent fish-in at a lake in South Dakota, according to a long-time Nati

Is Todd Palin the next LaDonna Harris? WASHINGTON - Some Alaskan politicos say that Todd Palin, the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin, has held unprecedented power over her decision-making process

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A federal judge has denied the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation;s appeal to restore its federal recognition in part because federal decision makers said they were not influenced by the frenzy