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What Percentage Indian Do You Have to Be in Order to Be a Member of a Tribe or Nation?

Tribal Nations are the only recognized arbiter of belonging...

Why Do Tribes Have Matrilineal Societies?

Women have always played a significant role in the...

Why Should We Keep Tribal Languages Alive?

I can't stress enough the importance of retaining our...

What Are the Challenges of Walking in Two Worlds?

It is the realization that, at one time, this was only one...

Do You Still Do the Rain Dance, and Does It Work?

Dance and prayer have always been part of our people's way...

Why Is the Debate Over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux Mascot Important?

First of all, debate is important in airing out the...

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Distinguished Group, Including Sonny Skyhawk, Asks Dan Snyder to Change Name of His D.C. NFL Team

ICTMN Staff

April 05, 2013

A bi-partisan group of former FCC officials, including former chairman Reed Hundt, and distinguished practitioners, including Sonny Skyhawk , before the FCC today released a letter...

Aside from the U.S. Government's Attempt at Genocide, what Has Caused the Most Egregious Cultural Harm to the Psyche of the American Indian People?

Sonny Skyhawk

October 29, 2012

Pedophilia, which was an indirect consequence of the Boarding School system. In the late 19th century, when Indians were forced onto reservations by the U.S...

What Do You Think About Matt Lauer's Use of the Phrase 'Indian Giver'?

Sonny Skyhawk

August 10, 2012

On Monday morning I, like millions of other viewers, was watching The Today Show’ s broadcast from London, site of the 2012 Olympics...

Who Are Your Heroes, Past and Present, Native and Non-Native?

Sonny Skyhawk

July 12, 2012

Life is filled with people who become heroes and people whom you admire for one reason or another, but my heroes have always been my ancestors...

Why Is the Debate Over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux Mascot Important?

Sonny Skyhawk

July 02, 2012

First of all, debate is important in airing out the differences of opinion, and there is nothing wrong with that, as long as people RESPECT each other's right to their own opinion...

Do You Still Do the Rain Dance, and Does It Work?

Sonny Skyhawk

May 19, 2012

Dance and prayer have always been part of our people's way...

What Are the Challenges of Walking in Two Worlds?

Sonny Skyhawk

April 27, 2012

It is the realization that, at one time, this was only one world, and that it belonged to our people. That having been said, today we find ourselves in a complicated position...