To learn more, see “The Dawes Act Started the U.S. Land-Grab of Native Territory”
Of all the holidays we Natives have to contend with in the U.S, Valentine's Day can be the most confusing for those of us looking to tradition for guidance in the ways of the heart. Native stories are big on themes like bravery, sacrifice, compassion and leadership, but when it comes to romance—not so much. ...... Read More
Women have always played a significant role in the existence and administrations of tribal nations. They have been instrumental due to their innate ability to reason and dispense wisdom. They also were characterized as wise because they originated the teachings for the children. The men were allowed to articu...... Read More
To learn more, see “The Dawes Act Started the U.S. Land-Grab of Native Territory”
A great photo taken by Diné activist, educator, scholar and artist, Larry Emerson. It was taken January 15 near Tsédaak’áán (Hogback), New Mexico.
With the Republican presidential candidates set to debate in Mesa, Arizona at 8 p.m. tonight, Indian Country Today Media Network is interested in what questions you would ask the ... read more
In mainstream culture, there are still many jokes, cartoons and conversations about Natives dancing to make it rain. Whenever there is a drought or even a few dry weeks, someone will say, ... read more
The U.S. Supreme Court will again tackle the issue of affirmative action where it pertains to college admissions. This case began in 2008 when Abigail Noel Fisher, a white student who was ... read more
Jim Thorpe, the incredible athlete from the Sac and Fox Tribe in Oklahoma who was named one of the top three greatest athletes of the 20th century, had wanted to be buried in his home ... read more
Unlike the statement in Indian Country Today Media Network’s “Best Presidents for Indian country” story, it’s a bit easier identifying the “worst” presidents for Indian ... read more
A new format for hearings before the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry—changing from a single-witness setup to a ... Read More
The Alaska Native group REDOIL has joined with eight environmental groups in an effort to stop a drilling ship from... Read More
Early this morning Indian Country Today Media Network asked what questions you would ask the Republican presidentia... Read More
In an effort to further preserve the Cherokee language, the Cherokee Nation Foundation has created a reading center... Read More
All the artists who traveled to Paris were excited to see their work exhibited in the Grand Palais, but perhaps non... Read More
Yesterday Wells Fargo entered a definitive agreement to buy the North American energy loan business of the French b... Read More
It’s a soupy, steamy sauna, smaller than Uranus but bigger than Mother Earth. Right out of central casting, planet ... Read More
The Associated Press reports that the University of Minnesota-Duluth has been forced to scold students in a letter ... Read More
Indian Country Today Media Network recently shared a few of Rick Santorum’s more outlandish quotes and how they con... Read More
First they were abused at residential school. Then they were each charged thousands in fees by the very attorney wh... Read More
Indian Country Today Media Network covered the draft critical habitat designation proposed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) ("Caribou Crisis Sparks Familiar Economy-vs.-Environment Debate" ICTMN Staff February 6, 2012) without contacting the Kootenai Tribe, whose territory is affect...... Read More
Congress all but guaranteed tribal finance to be a clear winner in the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. Included in the Act were two provisions that held the promise of jumpstarting local tribal economies (or at the very least, providing relief) and leveling the public financing playing field th...... Read More
The strength and the endurance of racism and discrimination against American Indians are easily traced to earlier periods of our history that we are desperately trying to understand and reconcile. No better example of the contradictions and the manifold effects of perceived racial superiority come from o...... Read More
On Valentine's Day, our thoughts turned to those we love and care for: friends, wives, children and elders. When the people we love go through hard times, we feel their pain and try to make things better. Unfortunately, many members of our tribal communities are going through dangerously hard times and t...... Read More
The natural gas industry has spent tens of millions of dollars trying to convince consumers that their product is the proverbial “silver bullet” that will save them thousands of dollars in home heating costs for years to come, if only they would switch fuels. But like almost everything else in life, if ...... Read More
When I began attending the University of Oregon, I read The Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told to Alex Haley, a book based on Haley’s interviews of Malcolm. One part of the book I found compelling was Malcolm’s time in prison. At that point he was barely literate. Eventually, he obtained a dictionary and...... Read More
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