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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

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...

Rise in HIV Cases on Navajo Nation Spur Fears of an Epidemic

ICTMN Staff

May 20, 2013

Doctors on the Navajo Nation fear the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may become an epidemic on the reservation if education and prevention outreach efforts do not increase and ...

American Indian Woman of the Year Named, Native Explorers Co-Founder Gets Award

ICTMN Staff

May 20, 2013

Nicole Schultz Walls, Chickasaw, is the youngest president in the history of the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women ...

Two-Spirit Leader To Represent International Indigenous HIV/AIDS Working Group

ICTMN Staff

May 20, 2013

The International Indigenous Working Group on HIV & AIDS (IIWGHA) has named Harlan Pruden as its new American representative...

Proud to Be Indigenous? Hash Tag It and Photograph It

ICTMN Staff

May 20, 2013

Are you ready to express indigenous pride?...

The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country, May 19

ICTMN Staff

May 19, 2013

It's our weekly roundup of the stories that mattered most in Indian country: DESTRUCTION: A construction company in Belize all but destroyed a Mayan pyramid more than 2,000 years o...

Elijah Harper Lies in State at Manitoba Legislature

ICTMN Staff

May 19, 2013

Elijah Harper will lie in state at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Sunday May 20 from 2:00 p.m...

Elijah Harper, Iconic Aboriginal Leader Who Scuttled Meech Accord, Walks On

ICTMN Staff

May 18, 2013

Condolences have poured in for revered aboriginal leader and politician Elijah Harper, who walked on at age 64 from heart failure induced by diabetes complications on Friday mornin...

5 Natural Pest Deterrents for Your Garden

Darla Antoine

May 18, 2013

Whatever pests you may be grappling with this year, I highly encourage you not to resort to commercial pesticides. The poisons used in these products are just that—poisonous...