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Jodi A. Gillette works in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs as deputy associate director for tribal governments. She blogs about her recent visit to Anchorage and Native communities farther north.

A federal appeals court was told today that it should offer 500,000 Native Americans some form of "rough justice" as a result of the federal government's acknowledged mismanagement of their trust accounts.

National Congress of American Indians has purchased a building in Washington that will house its offices as well as related tribal organizations.

Fifteen University of Wyoming students are the recipients of Chief Washakie scholarships for the coming academic year.

Local community around the University of Phoenix Stadium has bustled with activity as "Chasing the Sun" attendees arrive before start of first powwow and 10K race to take place inside an NFL stadium.

Creators of Native American Basketball Invitational will host the inaugural NABI "Chasing the Sun" 10K Race and Pow Wow at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., May 1-3.

In mid-1990s, S. Timothy Wapato was a key player in coordinating the fight to preserve the status of tribal government revenues as sovereign funds free from federal and state taxation.

Here's a list of the official nominees for the North American Indigenous Image Awards, to take place April 23.

The North American Indigenous Image Awards is the first awards show of its kind for Native America and Canadian Aboriginals.

To enhance the golfing experience of its guests, The Meadows at Mystic Lake will open for the season on Friday, April 10, with a newly redesigned Hole Number 7, which now includes a water feature.

Fort Peck tribes and Native American Resource Partners of Salt Lake City agreed to create Fort Peck Energy Co. to co-develop the Montana reservation's hydrocarbon-based energy resources.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he wants to see the Indian Trust lawsuit settled but won't talk to the plaintiffs while 'the matter is in litigation.'

Breaking an eight-year cycle of being excluded from the Interior-BIA budget, United Tribes Technical College learns that its federal funding has been restored as part of the Obama administration budget.

Representatives of some of the nation's largest Indian organizations told the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee Thursday they applaud President Obama's new investments in Indian Country, but suggested a number of improvements to the budget outline for Indian programs.

The legendary Native journalist announces the April 1 start of the Native Sun News, whose mission is to cover the nine Indian reservations in South Dakota.

Turner Classic Movies channel is airing the 1934 film "Eskimo," which showcases the struggles of an Eskimo family to survive. It won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing.

Tribal leaders from around the country have come to Washington, D.C., to press their senators and representatives for support of federal climate legislation in 2009.

The Shakopee Mdewakanton announce a challenge grant of $500,000 to the National Indian Gaming Association to build a tribal leaders' center in Washington, D.C.

The Monument Valley Film Festival is inviting entries for this year's film festival, billed as the only one of its kind on the Navajo Nation.

NCAI president applauds Obama's signing of the economic stimulus plan, which includes nearly $3 billion in tribal provisions.

The University of Minnesota Press announces publication of a new book called 'Everything You Know About Indians Is Wrong' by Paul Chaat Smith.

Rhonda LeValdo, a University of Kansas Native American graduate journalism student, is scheduled to appear on "Close Up at the Newseum" on C-SPAN2.

NCAI president reaches out to President Obama's administration and federal agencies in hopes of a more improved nation-to-nation relationship: 'We embrace the promised White House summit between tribal leaders and the Obama administration.'

The Freedom Forum is recruiting participants for the 9th annual American Indian Journalism Institute at the University of South Dakota this June.

ational Congress of American Indians President Joe A. Garcia will deliver the 8th annual State of Indian Nations address Feb. 10 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington.

Recent animated films by Native directors are countering media misrepresentations and helping promote Native American stories and languages, a University of Missouri English professor says.

In Senate testimony, National Congress of American Indians Executive Director Jacqueline Johnson Pata requested $6.12 billion for tribal government infrastructure investment to be included in President-Elect Barack Obama's upcoming American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.

Ken Salazar, named by President-elect Obama to be the new Interior secretary, meets with 400 tribal leaders at pre-inauguration summit on Monday. 'We have to make sure that Native American communities of the United States are never left outside of the tent again,' he says.

One million dollar grants will go to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and the Yankton Sioux Tribe.

The Native American Music Association is asking for support for a toy drive on the Rosebud Reservation and for winter relief efforts on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.