When representatives of the Institute for the Restoration of the Aborigines of SA (Irasa) conduct a day-long cleansing ceremony at the Rondebosch Common today, foremost in their minds will be a massive land claim - taking in the Common - they are fighting on behalf of the Janari family.

Federal officials Thursday released their proposal on how they plan to spend up to $1.9 billion to buy up Native American-owned fractionated lands and turn them over to tribes.

A federal investigation has begun into whether Wisconsin government officials went against rights established in Native American treaties by not talking with governments of tribes that could be affected by the a mining bill.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Department of Commerce and the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission is creating a new organization to address economic development among Native Americans.

OREM -- Miracles and surprises sometimes go hand in hand. That's the case with six-month-old George Elton.

The White Mountain Apache Tribe's chief judge has asked federal authorities to intercede in a governmental showdown that has divided the Native American nation near Show Low.

Sealaska to contribute 12 logs toward Shakes Island renovation project Sealaska directors approved donating 12 logs for the Wrangell Cooperative Association (WCA) Shakes Island renovation project.

The Pala Band of Mission Indians earlier this week disenrolled 154 people from its North County tribe — about 17 percent of the total nation.

Federal officials have released their proposal on how they plan to spend $1.9 billion to buy up Native American-owned fractionated land tracts and turn them over to tribes. The program is part of a $3.4 billion settlement of a class-action lawsuit over Indian land royalties mismanaged by the government.

Ricginda Dryer, 50, reads over an expulsion letter she received last month from the Chukchansi Indian tribe on Friday, in Ahwahnee. Two casino-owning tribes in California cut their membership ranks over the last several months.

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