Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics

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...

Repeal Health Care Law? Again? So Now What?

The U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a vote...

Dr. Jill Biden to Deliver Navajo Technical College Commencement Address

You may not have heard of Navajo Technical College (NTC) in...

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...

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Two-Spirit Leader To Represent International Indigenous HIV/AIDS Working Group

ICTMN Staff

May 20, 2013

The International Indigenous Working Group on HIV & AIDS (IIWGHA) has named Harlan Pruden as its new American representative...

Proud to Be Indigenous? Hash Tag It and Photograph It

ICTMN Staff

May 20, 2013

Are you ready to express indigenous pride?...

Elijah Harper Lies in State at Manitoba Legislature

ICTMN Staff

May 19, 2013

Elijah Harper will lie in state at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Sunday May 20 from 2:00 p.m...

Mapuche of Chile Continue Struggle for Land Rights; A Leader in Prison

Barbara Fraser

May 19, 2013

Daniel Melinao used to draw water from a well on the land near his small, wood-frame house...

Elijah Harper, Iconic Aboriginal Leader Who Scuttled Meech Accord, Walks On

ICTMN Staff

May 18, 2013

Condolences have poured in for revered aboriginal leader and politician Elijah Harper, who walked on at age 64 from heart failure induced by diabetes complications on Friday mornin...

Joaquin Gallegos Named a Champion for Native Dental Health

Vincent Schilling

May 18, 2013

Among the 2013 Champions for Change named by the Center for Native American Youth is Joaquin Gallegos, Jicarilla Apache Nation/Pueblo of Santa Ana, a 22-year-old college student an...

BIA's Charles Addington Finalist for Public Service Medal

ICTMN Staff

May 18, 2013

On May 14, Kevin K...

Chiefs Declare Keystone XL Consultation Meeting Invalid, Walk Out on State Department Officials

ICTMN Staff

May 17, 2013

Elders and chiefs of at least 10 sovereign nations walked out of a meeting with U.S...

Full Text of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Association Statement Against the Keystone XL Pipeline

ICTMN Staff

May 17, 2013

On this historic day of May 16, 2013, ten sovereign Indigenous nations maintain that the proposed TransCanada/Keystone XL pipeline does not serve the national interest and in fact ...

ACLU Joins Huy in Support of Indigenous Prisoners' Religious Freedoms

ICTMN Staff

May 17, 2013

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issued a provisional emergency regulation denying indigenous prisoners access to items used in religious ceremonies in F...