Native & American Indian News, Culture, Tribes, Music, Art and More (Page 267)

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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Notah Begay III Foundation Announces Game Changer Award Winners

ICTMN Staff

December 13, 2011

The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation initiative to recognize people making positive contributions to American Indian youth in underrepresented communities in New Mexico, called The...

Día de Guadalupe: Celebrating the Indigenous Virgin Mary

ICTMN Staff

December 12, 2011

Thousands of Mexicans flocked to the Basilica de Guadalupe on December 12 for the annual homage to the Virgin of Guadalupe, who it is said appeared to the Aztec peasant Juan Diego ...

State Immigration Laws on US High Court Radar

ICTMN Staff

December 12, 2011

Border states such as Arizona, feel they are suffering disproportionately due to illegal immigration and feel the federal government is not doing enough to address the situation...

Honor Past Warriors Through Service

Wilhelm Murg

December 12, 2011

Michael V. Smith was raised in the rich tradition of Navajo military history. His father, Samuel J. Smith Sr., served as a Code Talker in the Pacific theatre during World War II...

A Call for Obama to Spend Political Capital on Important Native Issues

Rob Capriccioso

December 12, 2011

The Atlantic’s Andrew Cohen, who has been increasingly vocal in his magazine on tribal legal issues, is calling on the Obama administration to take bolder steps on Native issues...

UN Declaration’s One-Year Anniversary: 'Much to Celebrate, Much More to Be Done'

Gale Courey Toensing

December 12, 2011

One year ago this month, the United States formally reversed its opposition to the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)...

New Partnership Hopes to Reach 700 Hawaiians Across the State

ICTMN Staff

December 11, 2011

A newly formed partnership was announced December 2 between the State of Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and the nonprofit Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) th...

Mexico Quake Kills 3 in Guerrero State, Rattles Nation's Capital

ICTMN Staff

December 11, 2011

Three people are reported dead in Mexico's Guerrero state in a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that rattled residents from Acapulco to Mexico City...

Know the Real Geronimo, Through Literature

ICTMN Staff

December 11, 2011

Who was Geronimo? Much has been made of the fact that his name was used as a code word for Osama bin Laden...

American Indian Youth Highlighted at White House

ICTMN Staff

December 11, 2011

On December 1, the day before the White House Tribal Nations Conference, tribal leaders from around the country and members of President Barack Obama’s administration honored 11 Am...