Native & American Indian News, Culture, Tribes, Music, Art and More (Page 278)

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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Indigenous Sovereignty Week Begins November 14

ICTMN Staff

November 14, 2011

The aboriginal activist group Defenders of the Land is launching its third annual Indigenous Sovereignty Week, several days of disseminating information and celebrating victories o...

Attempted Seneca CEO Takeover Voided by Law, Porter remains as CEO

Gale Courey Toensing

November 14, 2011

An attempted takeover of the Seneca Nation of Indian’s position of Chief Executive Officer has been voided under the Nation’s laws...

Canada Declares Polar Bears a 'Species of Special Concern'

ICTMN Staff

November 14, 2011

The Canadian government has listed polar bears as a “species of special concern” under the Species at Risk Act, a move that has various people up in arms, though for opposing reaso...

Aboriginals Mark First Anniversary of Canada UNDRIP Signing

ICTMN Staff

November 13, 2011

November 12 marked the one-year anniversary of Canada's signing of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and aboriginal and Canadian leaders ...

Investigation Request Details Complaint

Carol Berry

November 13, 2011

The ousted executive secretary of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs (CCIA) is requesting federal and state civil and criminal investigations into her recent termination by ...

Abramoff Making the Image-Rehab Rounds

ICTMN Staff

November 13, 2011

Jack Abramoff, notorious in Indian country for having bilked tribes out of millions of dollars, is out of prison and trying to resuscitate his image, with the media's help...

Seneca Nation’s Porter Removed as CEO

ICTMN Staff

November 13, 2011

In news that broke this weekend the Seneca Nation of Indians announced November 12 that the tribal councillors voted to remove Robert Odawi Porter as chief executive officer by a v...

Remembrance Day: Aboriginal Veterans Not Forgotten

ICTMN Staff

November 11, 2011

Aboriginals remember their fallen comrades in war today, with several groups and activities commemorating First Nations, Inuit and Métis veterans...

Honoring Native Veterans on Veteran’s Day 2011

ICTMN Staff

November 11, 2011

Today, November 11, 2011, Veteran’s Day, Indian Country Today Media Network looks to pay honor to those brave warriors that have served in the United States Military, defending the...

Statement by NCAI President Jefferson Keel on Veteran’s Day

Jefferson Keel

November 11, 2011

Today, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) joins all Americans in honoring the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces...