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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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Suing Shell Canada

ICTMN Staff

December 01, 2011

Claiming that Shell Canada has held back on promised funds meant to mitigate the effects of oil sands development on its territory, the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is s...

World AIDS Day: American Indians Join the Fight ‘Getting to Zero’ New HIV Infections

ICTMN Staff

December 01, 2011

Niki Graham December 1 marks World AIDS Day , a global health day first held in 1988 to unite people in the fight against HIV/AIDS, show support for people living with HIV/AIDS and...

Indigenous Action on Anti-Pipeline Front

Rob Capriccioso

December 01, 2011

WASHINGTON – Indigenous leaders in the United States and Canada have taken their latest steps in a string of well-cho

Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week Kicks Off With World AIDS Day

ICTMN Staff

December 01, 2011

Across the globe, health groups are striving to bring awareness of the scourges of HIV and AIDS in this 30th year of the first documented case...

Have the Terrorists Won? Rand Paul Speaks Out Against Martial Law Legislation

Gale Courey Toensing

December 01, 2011

Sen. Rand Paul, a first-term Republican senator from Kentucky, has been a vocal opponent of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012, S...

Some Apple Juice Contains High Levels of Arsenic

ICTMN Staff

December 01, 2011

Findings from a study released Wednesday reveal there are dangerous levels of arsenic and lead in some apple juice, reported ABC News ...

American Indian Empowerment Act Introduced

Rob Capriccioso

December 01, 2011

WASHINGTON – A newly introduced piece of legislation promises stronger tribal control over Indian lands. The American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011, H.R...

Carcieri: Indian Country's 'Number One Priority'

Gale Courey Toensing

December 01, 2011

Legislators in the House and the Senate have promised to move a Carcieri fix forward during the current congressional session. Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Rep...

Horses May Soon Be Slaughtered in U.S. for Human Consumption

ICTMN Staff

December 01, 2011

Congress has lifted a ban on funding horse meat inspections, paving the way for horses to be slaughtered and butchered for human consumption, reported the Argus Leader ...

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...