Native & American Indian News, Culture, Tribes, Music, Art and More (Page 245)

Renowned Artist Donald Vann, Two Other Veterans Honored by Cherokees

The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans, including...

Idaho's Teton School District Drops 'Redskins' Mascot

Effective immediately, Teton School District, which serves...

Around the Web: Reactions to NFL Boss Goodell Supporting Redskins Name

Wednesday, news broke that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell...

The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 4

Editor’s Note: The Baby Veronica Case, recently argued...

New Sponsors, Speakers Join RES California

The list of sponsors and speakers continues to grow as RES...

Cougar Repopulates Turtle Island

The name bestowed on the mighty killer cats of North and...

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Door Closing for Wyoming Lawmakers on Resolution Against the Department of Energy

Tristan Ahtone

March 03, 2012

With only a week to go until the legislative session is over, Wyoming lawmakers are reviewing a number of bills, including a joint resolution requesting Congress to provide for inc...

Mashantucket Tribe Cuts Off Payments to Members

ICTMN Staff

March 03, 2012

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation , which owns and operates the Foxwoods Resort Casino, ended its per-capita payments to tribal members on March 2...

Murkowski Sees Iditarod as National Educational Tool

ICTMN Staff

March 03, 2012

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) sees the Iditarod as more than just “The Last Great Race.” She sees the 1,000-mile sled dog race as an opportunity to educate students all over th...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Asks Syrian Government to Allow Aid to Reach Those in Need

ICTMN Staff

March 02, 2012

With the ongoing fighting and tensions going on in Syria, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on March 2 asked the Syrian government to allow aid for those in desperate ne...

Study Shows Washington Tribes Significantly Benefit State Economy

ICTMN Staff

March 02, 2012

A new economic impact analysis reveals Washington's 29 tribes strongly bolster the state economy, reported the Snohomish County Business Journal ...

Tsilhqot'in Acquiesce to Test Drilling, Still Determined to Stop New Prosperity Mine

ICTMN Staff

March 02, 2012

As the Canadian government’s environmental assessment of the controversial New Prosperity Mine proposal gets under way, the Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin), whose territory would be decima...

Oglala Sioux VP Arrested in Alleged Alcohol-Related Incident

ICTMN Staff

March 02, 2012

Thomas Poor Bear, vice president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was arrested February 19 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in what police are saying was an alcohol-related incident...

Today Is Read Across America Day

ICTMN Staff

March 02, 2012

Join the National Education Association (NEA) today in celebrating Read Across America Day, a day created to motivate children to read...

Indigenous South African Tea Proving to Be a Health Remedy

Linda Daniels

March 01, 2012

For centuries, the people of the southernmost region of Africa have sipped a distinct red colored herbal tea and sworn by its soothing and healing properties...

Mashpee Wampanoags Planning Massachusetts Resort Casino

ICTMN Staff

March 01, 2012

A new destination resort casino is potentially coming to Taunton, Massachusetts. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell and Mayor Thomas Hoye, Jr...