Sen. Akaka to retire after Term

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF                 The chairman of the Senate Committee of Indian Affairs related last week that he will retire at the end of his term.  Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), a Native Hawaiian who previously served 13 years in the House of...

Wyatt appointed to NGAC Committee

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF                 David Wyatt, GIS manager for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has been appointed by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to serve on the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC).  The committee meets...

Mankiller among NCAI Award Recipients

     WASHINGTON –  The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has announced the recipients of the organization’s prestigious Indian Country Leadership Awards. Senator Daniel Akaka (D – HI) Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Associate Attorney...