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Tribes try selective fishing to boost catch without harming wild salmon

Washington's Colville Tribes experiment with selective fishing techniques and bring home more salmon than before.

by Dawn Stover, Dec 16, 2011
At last, Yellowstone bison catch a break

Montana is finally working on ways to deal with stray Yellowstone bison without killing them outright or keeping them indefinitely quarantined for fear of brucellosis.

by Mike Leahy, Oct 27, 2011
Regaining identity through restoration

Charles Wilkinson's new book, The People Are Dancing Again: The History of the Siletz Tribe of Western Oregon describes how a tribe "terminated" by the federal government fought to regain its identity.

by Chérie Newman, Mar 07, 2011
The Navajo Nation signals it's ready for more reforms

The Navajo Nation needs political reforms that will give it a more responsive and responsible government.

by Ivan Gamble, Jan 08, 2010
Cheewa James: Chronicler of the ‘Tribe That Wouldn’t Die’

Cheewa James digs into the little-known history of her own people: the Modoc Indians of southern Oregon’s Klamath Valley.

by Debra Utacia Krol, Sep 15, 2008
Tribal victory

In Washington state, the Yakama Tribe purchases its traditional fishing grounds at Lyle Point on the Columbia River

by Terri C. Hansen, Jun 11, 2007
A common problem

There’s a great diversity among American Indians, but the tribes share some of the same tragic ills that plague the rest of society – particularly those caused by methamphetamine abuse

by John Mecklin, May 28, 2007
Problems in Paradise

The brutal murder of a Japanese tourist shines an unwelcome spotlight on the social problems plaguing Arizona’s beautiful but troubled Havasupai Reservation

by John Dougherty, May 28, 2007
A brief, interpretive look at the Indian Wars

Michael Blake’s new nonfiction book, Indian Yell, fails to live up to its ambitious subtitle, “The Heart of an American Insurgency,” with its quick tour of 12 battles between the U.S. Cavalry and American Indians.

by Jared Blackley, Apr 30, 2007
Tribal religion trumps eagle protection

A recent court ruling on the ceremonial killing of eagles by American Indians collides with the Endangered Species Act, possibly sending the issue to the Supreme Court

by Brodie Farquhar, Nov 13, 2006