Native Americans

Energy and Environment

Fracking rules expected to be finished in September

Zack Colman · August 29, 2014 5:42 pm

An Oregon state agency is expected to decide Monday whether developers can build a proposed coal export terminal, a ruling that would have broad ramifications for the coal industry's ability to tap into energy-hungry Asian markets. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

Expected Oregon ruling could kill coal industry’s hopes for U.S. exports to Asia

Zack Colman · August 18, 2014 8:35 pm

A house in Mandaree, N.D., on the Fort Berthold Indian . AnÃÂ underground pipeline several miles from Mandaree spewed 1 million gallons of saltwater, an oil production byproduct, into North Dakota's badlands in early July. For reservation residents, there is a difficult balance between the potential prosperity of oil and gas and the conservation of a land regarded as sacred by cultural beliefs. (AP Photo/Josh Wood)

Energy and Environment

Stakes are high in fracking debate on Indian reservations

Zack Colman · August 7, 2014 9:00 am

Oh good: Hillary weighs in on Washington Redskins controversy

Beltway Confidential

Oh good: Hillary weighs in on Washington Redskins controversy

Becket Adams · July 29, 2014 9:40 pm

Denise Mesteth poses outside the powwow grounds in Pine Ridge, S.D. Mesteth is a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, born and raised on the Pine Ridge reservation. She has signed up for health insurance through the federal marketplace. (AP Photo/Nora Hertel)

Some Native Americans wary about health reform

Associated Press · July 20, 2014 5:04 pm

the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has declared the term "Redskins" offensive and revoked the trademark. (AP Photo)

Government involvement in un-naming the Redskins is ‘patently’ dangerous

Alan Sears · June 25, 2014 4:37 pm

the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has declared the term "Redskins" offensive and revoked the trademark. (AP Photo)

The Redskins brouhaha has nothing to do with Native Americans

David Limbaugh · June 20, 2014 2:57 pm

A fan of the Washington Redskins watches the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedExField on December 12, 2010 in Landover, Maryland. (Larry French/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Redskins defy trademark ruling, say they’ll defend name

Sean Higgins · June 18, 2014 6:15 pm

the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has declared the term "Redskins" offensive and revoked the trademark. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Patent Office declares ‘Redskins’ offensive, revokes team’s trademarks

Sean Higgins · June 18, 2014 3:51 pm

Redskins lose trademark, Harry Reid says team will be ‘forced’ to change name

Redskins lose trademark, Harry Reid says team will be ‘forced’ to change name

Paul Bedard · June 18, 2014 3:50 pm

Dan Snyder has so far refused to change the Washington Redskins name, which remains popular with team fans. (AP Photo)

Harry Reid: Redskins have to change name now

Susan Ferrechio · June 18, 2014 3:25 pm

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rejects Redskins tickets, calls name ‘a racial slur’

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rejects Redskins tickets, calls name ‘a racial slur’

Susan Ferrechio · June 16, 2014 11:07 pm