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The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 2

This is part 2 of a series about the custody battle for...

Rios Montt Guilty of Genocide in Guatemala

On Friday, May 10th, former Dictator and General Jose...

Great Plains ICWA Summit Hoping to Address Native Foster Care Concerns

The Great Plains ICWA Summit has been a long time coming...

Freedom of Information Act Used To Push IHS To Offer Plan B Over the Counter

Mainstream Americans continue to battle over the...

Montana Governor Vetoes Three Anti-Bison Bills, Lets the Hunt Stand

Despite vociferous protest from tribes, Montana’s state...

Peaches Start To Blush in May

Many scholars dispute the existence of peaches in America...

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Indian Country Headline News

Oklahoma Awakes to Grim New Reality as Recovery Efforts Begin

Brian Daffron

May 21, 2013

As Oklahoma awoke to a devastating new reality—inasmuch as anyone had slept at all, that is—on the morning of Tuesday, May 21, the stirrings of recovery were evident, though commun...

Oklahoma Tornado Survivor Reunites With Missing Dog During Live Interview

ICTMN Staff

May 21, 2013

There was no Oz for Barbara Garcia to land in after Monday’s devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. But "Toto" did make it through...

Health and Harmony in the Workplace: Are You Really Listening?

Grace Marks

May 21, 2013

With so many distractions from cell phones, social media, to mental clutter, are we really tuning in to listen? Are we listening to ourselves, our co-workers, and customers?...

10-Year-Old Boy Held on $500,000 Bond Awaits Next Court Date at Mental Health Facility

Michelle Tirado

May 21, 2013

A mere probation violation, according to a San Carlos Apache woman, garnered her 10-year-old grandson living on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana a $500,000 bond...

President Obama to Oklahoma: Every Resource Is at Your Disposal

ICTMN Staff

May 21, 2013

As responders, including at least 250 National Guardsmen, sifted through debris looking for tornado survivors, President Barack Obama on Tuesday morning told Oklahamans that they d...

'A Name Change for the Redskins: Unpopular, Insufficient, and Necessary'

ICTMN Staff

May 21, 2013

Every week TheAtlantic.com Sports Roundtable discusses a hot-button sports topic of the moment. The conversations are engaging, thoughtful and lively...

Best Indian Food 2013: Smothered Muskrat, Tail Off, Teeth Showing

Jackleen de la Harpe

May 21, 2013

In Indian country, frybread, Indian tacos, curly fries and pizza have become as “traditional” as the dancing and socializing of annual pow wows and celebrations...

More Than 50 Dead as Tornado Decimates Moore, Oklahoma, Hometown of Rep. Tom Cole, and Levels School

ICTMN Staff

May 20, 2013

A massive tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, the hometown of U.S...

Perique Tobacco: Steeped in Choctaw Tradition

ICTMN Staff

May 20, 2013

Perique ( pronounced pə-réek ) is a rare, dark and richly flavored tobacco originally cultivated by the Choctaw Indians more than 400 years ago...

Tornadoes Slice Through Midwest, Threatening Indian Country

ICTMN Staff

May 20, 2013

Tornadoes cut swathes of destruction through Indian country last week and over the weekend, and on Monday May 20 the midsection of the U.S. was bracing for more...