Native & American Indian News, Culture, Tribes, Music, Art and More (Page 272)

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

Obama's Indian Trust Commission Takes Form

Rob Capriccioso

December 01, 2011

WASHINGTON – With the Cobell settlement on appeal in federal court, the Obama administration is moving ahead with its efforts to reform federal management of Indian trusts...

Canada Racks Up Fossil Awards in Durban as Rumors of Kyoto Withdrawal Swirl

ICTMN Staff

November 30, 2011

As rumors swirled about Canada's potential withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, the nation continued its Fossil Award–winning sweep at the COP17 talks in...

Easing Federal Paternalism Over Indian Land Leasing

Rob Capriccioso

November 30, 2011

WASHINGTON – In a move requested by tribes for decades, the federal government is easing its rules for the approval of leases on lands that the federal government holds in trust fo...

Texas Novelty Plates to Honor Buffalo Soldiers Raises Concerns

ICTMN Staff

November 30, 2011

The Buffalo Soldiers from the 1800s are remembered as part of the U.S...

U.S. Interior Pushes for Solar, Wind Projects on American Indian Lands

ICTMN Staff

November 30, 2011

The United States Interior Department has revised the regulations addressing leasing of Indian land, according to a Federal Register memo released Monday...

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Endorses Rick Perry; A Match Made in Heaven?

Gale Courey Toensing

November 29, 2011

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the icon of anti-immigration and tough-on-crime policies, has endorsed Republican presidential wannabe Texas Gov...

Salazar Announces Finalization of Soboba Tribal Water Rights Settlement

ICTMN Staff

November 29, 2011

After three years, the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians has received its water settlement agreement from the United States government...

North Carolina Governor Approves Live Card Dealers at Harrah's Cherokee Casino

ICTMN Staff

November 29, 2011

Gov...

A Different View of History

Carol Berry

November 29, 2011

Over the last 12 years, the journey of the Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run journeyed down County Road 54 as a way to honor and remember the battle it was named after...

Washington State Agency Accused of Placing Native Foster Children with Pedophile Priests

Stephanie Woodard

November 28, 2011

On November 22, eight members of the Yakima and Colville tribes filed a lawsuit against Washington State’s Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)...