BURLINGTON, Vt. - A composting business that has been running without a permit on land that is replete with American Indian archaeological sites has been ordered to curtail operations while it seeks state approval to continue.
The state's Natural Resources Board issued a stipulated order to the Intervale Center on Aug. 6,...
NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Long before the first European settlers, bands of Indians roamed the hills and woodlands in this section of northern Rhode Island. They hunted game in the hills and likely settled along the rivers and swamps.
If a bus headed to South Dakota drove by Barrington football player Matt Kasik, he'd jump on it in a heartbeat.
Kasik, a senior, has learned not to take things for granted. He realizes there are lots of people in the United States who don't have a fraction of what he has.
Kasik was one of 41 Barrington students who traveled to...
Vancouver -- An injunction application by Shell Canada to get native protesters off a road in northwestern British Columbia was adjourned yesterday and might not be heard for weeks.
Meanwhile, Tahltan elders can continue blocking the access road near Dease Lake that Shell...
The developer of the Whole Foods Market store at Ward Village Shops site in Kakaako says it considers the project cleared for completion, but the state is under even more scrutiny for how it is handling native Hawaiian remains.
This month, the state authorized General Growth Properties to remove 10 sets of remains beneath the planned Whole...
Fort Defiance, Ariz. - In a grassy clearing amid the dusty hills here, Donovan Nez bends over a bubbling spring. Mr. Nez, 26, is a Navajo Indian and a former marine. Though he wears his dark hair cropped in a military cut, he looks very much the civilian on this Sunday afternoon. He balances on a fallen log, turning every so often to flash a...
If the loss of oral traditions, such as prayers and ceremonies, has wounded the collective heart of American Indians, then losing the sacred land that came to define tribes could mean the end of an entire way of life.
Generations of people have come and gone and various cultures have appeared and...
SQUINTING against the harsh desert sun, Mike Jackson, leader of the Quechan Indians, looks out past his tribe’s casino and the modern sprawl of Yuma and points to the sandy flatlands and the rust-colored Gila mountain range shimmering in the distance. “They came this way,” he says, describing how his...
BERKELEY, Calif., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from five Native American tribes -- sovereign governments under Federal law -- today announced the formation of the Native American NAGPRA Coalition (NANC) to protest the University of California at Berkeley's elimination of the Phoebe Hearst Museum's autonomous NAGPRA unit. This unit is the highly...
HONOLULU (AP) _ The Army has notified two Native Hawaiian groups that they will not have access to four sacred sites in Makua Valley on Oahu.
Malama Makua and Hui Malama, who have been waiting two years for access, say the Army's June 12 letter may violate a 2001 court order guaranteeing cultural access.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It's hard to imagine a more powerful example of a sacred place than the U.S. Capitol. Early Thursday morning, hours before the solstice, the scene was already one of summer. Tourists wandered the grounds in shorts while congressional staffers rushed off to meetings. A cool breeze moderated the rising...
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - As Wendy Friar put the final touches on a health screening and powwow for Maryland's American Indian community, she had doubts about how the combination would be received.
"To be honest, we hope it's appropriate," said Friar, a community health director at Holy Cross, a Roman Catholic...