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Global Indigenous Women's Caucus Meeting Sets Priorities for UNPFII

The Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus focused on the...

Oklahoma Awakes to Grim New Reality as Recovery Efforts Begin

As Oklahoma awoke to a devastating new reality—inasmuch as...

President Obama to Oklahoma: Every Resource Is at Your Disposal

As responders, including at least 250 National Guardsmen,...

'A Name Change for the Redskins: Unpopular, Insufficient, and Necessary'

Every week TheAtlantic.com Sports Roundtable discusses a...

Best Indian Food 2013: Smothered Muskrat, Tail Off, Teeth Showing

In Indian country, frybread, Indian tacos, curly fries and...

American Indian Woman of the Year Named, Native Explorers Co-Founder Gets Award

Nicole Schultz Walls, Chickasaw, is the youngest president...

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Indian Country Headline News

Remembering the Attack on Pearl Harbor 70 Years Later

ICTMN Staff

December 07, 2011

It was on this day 70 years ago when 5,000 American Indians were serving in the military, a day when the attacks on Pearl Harbor happened and as President Franklin D...

Native American Soldiers Beat Drum of Warrior Spirit

Rob McIlvaine, Army News Service

December 07, 2011

The following story was written by the Army News Service and can also be found here ...

FEMA Wants Tribes to be Equal to States

Rob Capriccioso

December 07, 2011

UPDATED: 11:35 EST - WASHINGTON – Heeding calls from tribal leaders, the Obama administration announced December 7 that it supports a legislative amendment that would allow tribes ...

Attawapiskat Chief Boots Third-Party Auditor, Says 'Enough Is Enough'

ICTMN Staff

December 06, 2011

Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence met with Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AAND) John Duncan on December 5 in the wake of a federal takeover of the First N...

Watch Webcast of Special Chiefs Assembly December 6-8 in Ottawa

ICTMN Staff

December 06, 2011

The Special Chiefs Assembly is underway, and it started off with a standing ovation from the chiefs for Theresa Spencer, chief of Attawapiskat First Nation, for booting the third-p...

Yankton Sioux Seek Justice for 17-Year Old Case at the White House Tribal Nations Conference

Stephanie Woodard

December 06, 2011

During the recent White House Tribal Nations Conference, Yankton Sioux Tribe chairman Thurmond Cournoyer hand-delivered a message to Charles Galbraith, Navajo, associate director o...

Atleo Talks One on One with Peter Mansbridge About Attawapiskat

ICTMN Staff

December 05, 2011

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo sat down with Canada's premier newscaster, Peter Mansbridge, for a One on One about the crisis in Appawapiskat ...

Hopi Tribal Council Reduces Tribal Chairman’s Powers

Carol Berry

December 05, 2011

UPDATED December 9, 2011: The Hopi Tribal Council has voted unanimously to reduce the scope of the tribal chairman’s authority and to end the legal services of its tribal attorney...

Obama Signs Executive Order on Education and Tribal Colleges

Rob Capriccioso

December 05, 2011

Updated December 5, 2011 President Barack Obama made news on December 2 when the White House announced his signature of an executive order, titled, “Improving American Indian and A...

Obama, Indian Country's Problem Solver—But Where's the Boldness?

Rob Capriccioso

December 05, 2011

WASHINGTON – After a morning no-show at the White House Tribal Nations Conference he was supposed to be hosting, President Barack Obama made a grand entrance to the afternoon porti...