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Apr 16, 2013 — After a South Carolina couple adopted a baby girl, her biological father sought full custody. Normally, the Supreme Court does not hear such disputes, but this case tests a federal law meant to stop Native American children's being improperly taken from their families.
Apr 16, 2013 — The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case testing the meaning and reach of the Indian Child Welfare Act. The question before the court was whether a Native American biological father who gave up his parental rights could later object after the non-Indian mother gave up the child for adoption.
Feb 6, 2013 — Eight tribes have delivered a report to Congress saying South Dakota is willfully ignoring a federal law meant to protect Native American children. Several lawmakers are demanding action. The Bureau of Indian Affairs on Wednesday agreed to convene a summit meeting of key players, and says it will urge state officials to respond.
Jan 11, 2013 — Diane Tells His Name was 37 when she discovered she was adopted as a child. Rather than feeling anger or sadness, she embraced the opportunity to discover her Native American roots and eventually adopted a child of her own.
Nov 29, 2012 — Federal officials are working to send out $1,000 checks in the next few weeks to hundreds of thousands of Native Americans. The money stems from a settlement of the Cobell case, a landmark $3.4 billion settlement over mismanagement of federal lands held in trust for Native American people.
Special Reports
Audio Slideshow:Native Americans in baseball's past & present
David Sommerstein visits a new exhibit at the Iroqoius Museum celebrating ball players who were Native American.
Audio SeriesHydo Power in Cree Country
Brian Mann looks at hydro-electric development in Cree country in northern Quebec, where the desire for carbon-neutral energy resources comes into conflict with aboriginal rights, spiritual practice, and wilderness preservation.
Audio Slideshow:Following in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: An Exhibition of Hotinonshonni Contemporary Art
An exhibit at the Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University explores the past, present, and future of the Iroquois Confederacy through the eyes of its members.
Audio SlideshowHigh Steel" Prowess at Ironworker Festival
Mohawks and other Native Americans have built the world's most famous buildings and bridges, including the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center. They work the "high steel," a dangerous profession practiced high above the ground. The skill and craft of ironworking took center stage last month near Syracuse in a sort of ironworker olympics.
Pat Curran is on the cutting edge of a new and challenging energy revolution. Photo: Jasmine Wallace
Massena pellet mill at the forefront of renewable energy industry
Massena, NY, Jul 11, 2012 — This week, North Country Public Radio has been taking another look at how renewable and local energy might reshape the region's economy.
State and local leaders are making big investments in everything from hydro to biomass. And more and more families and businesses are slowly converting away from fossil fuels, adding solar panels or small wind turbines. But big hurdles remain. Start-up costs for green energy technology are steep. Government incentives can be confusing. Many consumers are sticking with natural gas and oil, at least for the time being.
One of the men on the front line of this turbulent energy revolution is Pat Curran. He opened Curran Renewable Energy in Massena three years ago with $11 million in support from the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency. He makes burnable wood pellets, supplying some big institutions, including Clarkson University in Potsdam and the Wild Center in Tupper Lake.
Wood pellets are cheaper than fuel oil and much better for the environment. But Curran has struggled to find enough customers to keep his plant operating. Jasmine Wallace has our profile. Go to full article
State and local leaders are making big investments in everything from hydro to biomass. And more and more families and businesses are slowly converting away from fossil fuels, adding solar panels or small wind turbines. But big hurdles remain. Start-up costs for green energy technology are steep. Government incentives can be confusing. Many consumers are sticking with natural gas and oil, at least for the time being.
One of the men on the front line of this turbulent energy revolution is Pat Curran. He opened Curran Renewable Energy in Massena three years ago with $11 million in support from the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency. He makes burnable wood pellets, supplying some big institutions, including Clarkson University in Potsdam and the Wild Center in Tupper Lake.
Wood pellets are cheaper than fuel oil and much better for the environment. But Curran has struggled to find enough customers to keep his plant operating. Jasmine Wallace has our profile. Go to full article
Cape Vincent mulls new rules governing wind development
Cape Vincent, NY, Jul 09, 2012 — The town of Cape Vincent has been torn over the prospect of a wind farm for years. A local committee has just completed a proposed new zoning law. Joanna Richards reports that local officials hope that those rules and not the state's new Article X process will govern future wind development in the town. Go to full article
Energy Secretary gives a nod to state's broad-based policy
Albany, NY, Jun 01, 2012 — U.S. Energy Sectretary Dr. Steven Chu was in Albany recently, just a few weeks after President Barack Obama visited the capitol.
Chu told The Innovation Trail's Marie Cusick New York is on the right track with its broad energy policy. Go to full article
Chu told The Innovation Trail's Marie Cusick New York is on the right track with its broad energy policy. Go to full article
Brasher supervisor sees a casino in the future
May 23, 2012 — Gov. Cuomo's proposal to expand gambling in New York gave one rural St. Lawrence County leader an idea.
"I was thinking when I read the governor's proposal to put... Go to full article
"I was thinking when I read the governor's proposal to put... Go to full article
1919 film: "Treasures of the Far Fur Country"
Ottawa, ON, Mar 22, 2012 — In 1919, two intrepid cameramen left New York City to trek across the Canadian North. Traveling by foot, canoe, dog sled and icebreaker they filmed scenes from Hudson's Bay... Go to full article
Senator back in Albany after casino fistfight
Albany, NY, Feb 14, 2012 — A state Senator from Western New York was back at work at the state capitol yesterday, following an incident over the weekend at the Seneca Nation Casino in Niagara Falls... Go to full article
Federal support for renewables in question
Washington, DC, Feb 13, 2012 — The U.S. government supports renewable energy with money for research and tax breaks. But as the Innovation Trail's Matt Richmond reports, that backing has come under... Go to full article
Governor takes first step to gambling expansion
Albany, NY, Jan 23, 2012 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released a bill to amend the state's constitution to legalize non-Native casino gambling in New York. Go to full article
Expanded gambling could change the game in Albany
Albany, NY, Jan 13, 2012 — One of the main planks in Governor Cuomo's State of the State address was the legalization of casinos in New York. Expanding gaming to non-Native casinos would require an... Go to full article
NPR examines the "miracle" of Kateri Tekakwitha
Fonda, NY, Dec 26, 2011 — Last week, the Vatican declared that a Washington state boy's recovery from a deadly and debilitating illness was a miracle. The Pope signed documents attributing... Go to full article
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