Native & American Indian News, Culture, Tribes, Music, Art and More (Page 6)

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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Project Aims to Transform Diabetes in Urban Aboriginal Toronto

Christine McFarlane

May 08, 2013

Diabetes affects Aboriginal peoples in greater numbers compared with mainstream and multicultural Canadian populations...

Zuni Pueblo and USDA Begin 'Self Help Housing' Program for 12 Families

ICTMN Staff

May 08, 2013

On May 7, 12 Zuni Pueblo families and United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner broke ground on the construction of the Pueblo’s first ...

Remembering Senator Daniel Inouye on Victory in Europe Day

ICTMN Staff

May 08, 2013

Today, May 8, is celebrated as Victory in Europe Day ...

Gardening Gone Wild: Composting Is Sexy

Darla Antoine

May 08, 2013

It’s natural. Healthy, even. It’s a little steamy and slightly dirty. And if you do it right, it will increase fertility. Even the city kids are doing it...

Chief Illiniwek Group Pushes for Return of Mascot at Illinois Campus

ICTMN Staff

May 08, 2013

The Council of Chiefs, a group made up of former University of Illinois (UI) students who had portrayed Chief Illiniwek, is pushing a plan that would return the mascot to campus...

Descending Drought Puts Klamath Tribes and Farmers on Brink of Water War

ICTMN Staff

May 07, 2013

The Klamath Tribes possess the oldest water rights in the nation, and as the Los Angeles Times reports, these Indigenous Peoples of Oregon are about to reclaim what they have been ...

Entrepreneurs To Vie for $20K in New RES California Business Plan Competition

ICTMN Staff

May 07, 2013

Entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses and compete to win $20,000 by presenting their business plans to a panel of judges at the Reservation Economic Summit (RES) to be held at ...

Native Heritage for Amanda Berry, One of Cleveland's Missing Women?

ICTMN Staff

May 07, 2013

“Help me, I am Amanda Berry, I’ve been kidnapped and I’ve been missing for 10 years. And I’m here, I’m free now,” those were the words a 911 dispatcher heard the night of May 6...

Health and Harmony in the Workplace: How to Say ‘No’ When Necessary

Grace Marks

May 07, 2013

Whether we like it or not, sometimes we sometimes have to say no to a customer, boss, or co-worker...

The New York Times: Politics Played a Big Role in Keepseagle

Rob Capriccioso

May 06, 2013

The most respected newspaper in the country has pointed out the sour political undercurrent in the 2011 Keepseagle settlement that awarded $760 million to Native American farmers f...