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'Most Beautiful Place' Faces Long Recovery
All evacuated Havasupai tribal members return home, but tribe says tourists won't be allowed back until flooded trails, bridges and other damage are repaired. (8/21/2008)

A Native Teen's Plea: 'We Need More Parental Supervision'
Wyoming reservation mourns loss of three young tribal members. 'We need more guidance,' says a 16-year-old Northern Arapaho. 'We need more activities out there that will keep kids involved.' (8/21/2008)

'Things Are Pretty Fragile' for Havasupai
Some evacuated Havasupai tribal members are allowed to return home as floodwaters recede. Crews ship horse feed to village for livestock. (8/20/2008)

As American as American Indians
Native Americans have played major league baseball since 1897 — a museum exhibit in New York chronicles their achievements on the field. Do you know who was the first Native elected to the Hall of Fame? (8/20/2008)

Rescued Havasupai Can't Go Home Yet
Thunderstorms continue to soak Grand Canyon region where flooding forced the evacuation of scores of people, including tribal members. (8/19/2008)

Natives, Tourists Evacuated From Flooded Tribal Canyon
Rescue crews planned to transport 120 tourists and residents out of Supai Canyon, home of the Havasupai Tribe near Grand Canyon. (8/18/2008)

The $7 Billion Offer That Never Was
Plaintiffs in Indian Trust lawsuit dispute media statements that they rejected a $7 billion offer from the government to settle the case. (8/14/2008)

Tribes Object to Fighting Fire in Sacred Places
Tribes from the Klamath River canyon are worried that the U.S. Forest Service is violating some of their sacred lands by fighting a remote wilderness wildfire rather than letting it burn naturally. (8/14/2008)

Guilty: Jury Rules Against Self-Proclaimed Chief
Case involved selling Kaweah Nation memberships to immigrants, saying tribal identification documents could be used to get Social Security cards, U.S. passports, health care benefits and driver's licenses. (8/14/2008)

Tribe at Odds With Florida Over Everglades Rescue
State attorneys tell court that Miccosukees' insistence on construction of reservoir would impair plan to purchase thousands of acres from sugar corporation; tribe says delaying project would harm its ancestral home. (8/14/2008)

That Scary Word: Sovereignty
'Sovereignty is a lot more mundane' than many non-Indians think, says Osage lawyer Elizabeth Homer. All it means is the power for tribes to govern themselves and to provide something that states don't do: basic services for tribal members. (8/11/2008)

Net Work: Fishing off Ninilchik’s Shore
Here's what it's like to be an Alaska commercial set-net fisherman: Be prepared to get dirty. You'll be soaked with fish slime and water. Scales will land on your face and chunks in your hair. Your drenched clothes will grow heavy. You could drown. (8/5/2008)

$4 Gas Limits Lifestyles on Rural Reservations
Tribal members 'can't drive 100 miles to shop at a big store,' says one gas station manager, and they're beginning to ask themselves, 'Am I going to eat or put gas in my car?' (6/19/2008)

How You Can Make Jacoby Ellsbury an All-Star
Calling all Native Americans: Write in the Navajo outfielder's name on the All-Star ballot, vote 25 times, re-register and vote 25 more times. (6/12/2008)

Gas Prices Pinching Tribal Programs
Many tribes are reassessing driving practices, reallocating funding, or making cutbacks on transportation services for tribal members.  (6/12/2008)

Government Disputes $58 Billion Claim in Indian Trust Trial
Lawyer says in opening arguments that amount would be 'in the millions not the billions' to settle mismanagement of century-old trust lands. (6/10/2008)

Indians Voting, With Reservations
"If they took care of the Native Americans like they take care of the foreigners, we'd be in heaven," says one Flandreau tribal member, expressing his skepticism of the political process.  (6/5/2008)

The View From Flandreau on Ages of Obama, McCain
The Democratic candidate's youth does not bother older Flandreau Santee tribal members, who have traditionally picked elders to lead them. (6/5/2008)

Rough Night for Joba, Fans in Winnebago
Not much interest was shown in Joba Chamberlain's debut as a New York Yankees starting pitcher in his hometown on the Winnebago Reservation. (6/4/2008)

Why Indian Country Is Cheering Tonight
Yes, it's the night of the last state primaries to pick presidential candidates. But it's also the night that a Native American pitcher takes the mound as a starter for the New York Yankees. (6/3/2008)