posted on June 14, 2013 at 2:48 PM
The new powers were made possible by a March ruling of an administrative law judge confirming the tribes have the oldest water rights in the upper basin
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posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:04 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge has approved a $680 million settlement between the Agriculture Department and American Indian farmers who say they were denied loans because of discrimination.
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posted on October 22, 2010 at 2:10 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is offering American Indian farmers who say they were denied farm loans a $680 million settlement.
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posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:10 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is close to a settlement with American Indian farmers who have said the Agriculture Department discriminated against them for decades.
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posted on January 8, 2010 at 4:01 PM
WASHINGTON(AP)- Federal officials on Monday agreed to a request by two Indian tribes for special protections for Nantucket Sound, a move that could delay construction of a proposed wind farm off Cape Cod.
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posted on June 27, 2008 at 8:06 PM
(ap)A new case of mad cow disease was confirmed Monday in Canada, its 13th case since 2003.
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posted on May 23, 2008 at 8:05 PM
BURNHAM, N.M (AP) - In a corner of the Navajo Nation burdened by old and heavily polluting coal-fired power plants, it matters little to many tribal elders that another facility promises to be the most efficient and cleanest of all.
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posted on April 25, 2008 at 8:04 PM
PIERRE, S.D (AP) — Three members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking a federal judge to order a halt to construction of a large-scale hog farm west of Wagner.
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posted on September 15, 2006 at 8:09 PM
For the third time in just over a dozen years, a Wisconsin farm has seen the birth of a white buffalo.
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posted on April 1, 2005 at 8:04 PM
The Navajo Nation is one of the largest reservations in the country. Walter Whitewater is a member of the Navajo Nation and he is working with Lois Ellen Frank, a Santa Fe-based photographer, chef and author, to revive the Native American...
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posted on March 25, 2005 at 8:03 PM
The Navajo Nation is one of the largest reservations in the country. Walter Whitewater is a member of the Navajo Nation and he is working with Lois Ellen Frank, a Santa Fe-based photographer, chef and author, to revive the Native American...
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