Native & American Indian News, Culture, Tribes, Music, Art and More (Page 256)

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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Indian Country Headline News

San Francisco Peaks Ruling Draws Heavy Opinions

Anne Minard

February 13, 2012

Flagstaff, Arizona residents were out in droves on February 10, to enjoy a sunny and unusually warm winter’s day in the shadow of the San Francisco Peaks...

Oglala Sioux Tribe Files $500M Lawsuit Against Brewers, Distributors and Sellers of Alcohol in Whiteclay, Nebraska

Vincent Schilling

February 13, 2012

The Oglala Sioux tribe filed a $500 million lawsuit February 9 against brewers (Anheuser-Busch InBev, Molson Coors, Pabst, Miller Brewers), retailers and distributors of alcohol so...

Immersion School is Saving a Native American Language

ICTMN Staff

February 12, 2012

The White Clay Immersion School on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Harlem, Montana is trying to save the A’ani language...

Teen Tibetan Nun Dies After Setting Herself on Fire to Protest China

ICTMN Staff

February 12, 2012

A teenage Tibetan nun is the latest to die after setting herself on fire to protest Chinese occupation of her traditional lands...

Senator Mark Grisanti and Wife Attacked at Seneca Casino

ICTMN Staff

February 12, 2012

On February 10, the Seneca Nation Casino at Niagara Falls, owned by the Seneca Indian Nation, was raising money and awareness for the Seneca Diabetes Foundation with figurehead att...

Indigenous Peoples of Peru March in Protest of Mines

Barbara Fraser

February 11, 2012

A caravan of about 700 people from Peru’s northern Cajamarca region arrived in Lima, the capital, on February 9, at the end of a nine-day journey to protest a mine they said would ...

Education Report Calls for Urgent Action on First Nation Schools

Wawmeesh Hamilton

February 11, 2012

The eagerly awaited national report on First Nations elementary and secondary education conducted by the Assembly of First Nations in conjunction with the federal government has be...

Justice Department Monitoring Dawson Case

Valerie Taliman

February 10, 2012

FRESNO, Calif...

Neighbors in Hoods

Valerie Taliman

February 10, 2012

FRESNO – The day before the January 23 court hearing on her case, Patty Dawson prepared traditional Navajo naneskaadi (tortillas) over an open fire and served a potluck meal for fr...

Indigenous Leaders Call for Ecuador Government to Stop Oil Leasing Plans

Barbara Fraser

February 10, 2012

Indigenous leaders from Ecuador’s Amazonian lowlands are calling for the government to drop plans to auction 21 leases near the Peruvian border for oil drilling...