BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Federal officials address concerns with Spirit Lake Tribe's social services 
Federal officials are stepping up oversight of the Spirit Lake Tribe’s social services programs in response to warnings that children’s health and safety are endangered by mismanagement. Michael S. Black, director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has outlined plans for corrective action with Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and members of his staff.
By Patrick Springer , May 19, 2012
Top Bureau of Indian Affairs official resigns to accept position with Mormon Church
The top official for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is resigning to accept a full-time leadership position with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ending three years with the department that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says "opened a new chapter" in U.S. relationships with American Indian tribes.
By Associated Press , April 01, 2012
Agreement reached in BIA strip search lawsuit
The federal government has agreed to pay $61,666 to settle claims by three women that they were subjected to an illegal strip search in a federal Bureau of Indian Affairs jail.
By Associated Press , February 26, 2011
BIA officer settles assault case
A Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer accused of cutting his wife with a kitchen knife during a domestic dispute in Devils Lake has reached a settlement with prosecutors.
February 24, 2011
BIA officer set for trial in wife’s assault
The trial of a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer accused of cutting his wife with a knife during a domestic dispute in Devils Lake is slated for Feb. 24.
By Herald Staff Report , January 27, 2011
Bureau of Indian Affairs jailer charged with sexual abuse of a ward
Officials say 37-year-old Judson P. Elk of Belcourt pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of sexual abuse of a ward. Sentencing is slated for Oct. 18.
By Associated Press , July 20, 2010
Standing Rock getting more law officers
The Interior Department is sending 25 more law officers to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation straddling the South Dakota-North Dakota border.
By Associated Press , April 07, 2010
Dunseith man sentenced for assault on federal officer
A 21-year-old Dunseith man has been sentenced to four months in prison and four months of home confinement for assaulting a federal law officer.
By Associated Press , April 07, 2010
Brothers sentenced for fleeing at high speed in federal vehicle
Two brothers were sentenced today for taking a government-owned vehicle and leading officers on a high-speed chase on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, the U.S. attorney said in a news release.
By Herald Staff Report , March 19, 2010
N.D. man sentenced for sexually abusing child
A federal judge ordered a Dunseith, N.D., man Monday to serve 30 years in prison and five years of supervised release on a charge of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office.
By Herald Staff Report , February 01, 2010
Dunseith man gets 30 years for killing, abusing children
A Dunseith, N.D., man was sentenced Monday in federal court to 30 years in prison and five years of supervised release on voluntary manslaughter and child abuse charges, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office.
By Herald Staff Report , February 01, 2010
Minnesota DNR, Red Lake Band renew walleye agreement
A five-year agreement has been signed by the Minnesota DNR, Red Lake Band of Chippewa and Bureau of Indian Affairs to maintain a healthy walleye population in the upper and lower Red Lake.
By Herald Staff Report , January 28, 2010
Senate eyes 'broken' bureaucracy for new tribes
Federal recognition makes tribes eligible for economic assistance, housing grants and other government benefits. But some Indian groups have seen their petitions for recognition languish for decades without a decision from the Interior Department, including a group with its origins on land that became North Dakota.
By Matthew Brown , November 04, 2009
Justice Department holds Minnesota dialogue on Indian crime
Members from all 564 federally recognized tribes nationwide — including Alaskan Natives — were invited to attend the two-day listening session. It starts today and runs through Thursday.
By Associated Press , October 28, 2009
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS: Vandals destroy mobile home ... Tribal refinery comments ... Hospital CEO resigns ... more
Vandals destroyed a mobile home in the southwestern North Dakota town of Belfield. City building inspector Mel Zent said the rental home has been deemed uninhabitable because of the damage, which authorities believe was done in early September.
October 03, 2009
View your ad here! Cost effective targeted advertising.
Contextual advertising starting as low as $79/month. This includes targeted ad delivery and search results!
Add your business to the Marketplace »
RSS Feeds