Dec 26th, 2006 · Jonathan Day spent summers with his white father and Hopi stepmother on her reservation in Arizona. He learned about the tribe's traditions and way of life, but he has no illusions that a white man can fully understand what it's like to be an Indian.
Sep 8th, 2006 · A controversial plan to store tons of nuclear waste on a Utah Indian reservation seems to have been defeated. For 10 years, the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians has fought for permits for a temporary repository for spent fuel rods from nuclear power plants.
Jul 8th, 2006 · Every day of the year, a trailer housing the Haven Brothers diner parks in a reserved space at Providence City Hall, ready to serve diners into the wee hours. It's a tradition that goes back to the very beginnings of fast food.
May 8th, 2006 · The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe has vowed to build an abortion clinic on Indian land -- despite South Dakota's statewide ban on abortion. The clinic, which would be outside the jurisdiction of the state, could possibly remain open even if the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling were someday overturned by the Supreme Court. But some residents of the reservation oppose the plan, which has sparked a national fundraising effort in support of the clinic.
Dec 28th, 2005 · Daniel Kraker of Arizona Public Radio reports on the Navajo Nation's efforts to get tough on methamphetamine, also called crystal meth, and crimes related to the sale and manufacture of the highly addictive drug. Last month, an execution-style triple homicide shocked the reservation's law enforcement officials into action.