Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 12)

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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Trail of Hope for Indian Housing Rallies D.C., Asks Congress to Act

ICTMN Staff

April 19, 2013

The crew behind the Oglala Sioux Tribe's Trail of Hope for Indian Housing is headed back to Pine Ridge, but the dilapidated home they hauled all the way from South Dakota to D.C...

Brazilian Indigenous Storm Congress Halting Vote on Territorial Rights

Rick Kearns

April 19, 2013

Hundreds of indigenous protestors occupied the Brazilian Congress on Tuesday, April 16 th , in an effort to stop a law that could weaken territorial rights of the communities accor...

National Labor Relations Board, Tribes At Odds Over Unionization on Sovereign Lands

ICTMN Staff

April 19, 2013

Can the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) assert authority over businesses owned and operated by tribal governments?...

Navajo Nation Council Tables Navajo Generating Station Lease

Anne Minard

April 19, 2013

The Navajo Nation Council has tabled a decision on a lease renewal with the Navajo Generating Station, the controversial, coal-fired power plant on tribal land near Page, Arizona...

Same-Sex Marriage Is A-OK With Little Traverse Bay Bands

Brenda Austin

April 19, 2013

The Little Traverse Bay Bands (LTBB) of Odawa Indians in Harbor Springs, Michigan made history March 3 when their council voted 5–4 to recognize same-sex marriages on their reserva...

Financial Transparency Legislation Renews Controversy Over First Nation Chiefs' Salaries

David P. Ball

April 18, 2013

Newly enacted federal legislation forcing First Nations to disclose their leaders' salaries and spending online has been decried by critics who say the public is being misled by “m...

Sand Creek Massacre Exhibit to Close for Tribal Consultation

Carol Berry

April 18, 2013

A controversial museum exhibit about the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 will be closed to the public as History Colorado consults with tribes whose ancestors were killed by U.S...

Shot, Left to Rot: Montana Officials Kill Bison Bull Wandering Outside Yellowstone National Park

Adrian Jawort

April 17, 2013

It was quite a sight: Eric Wandishin, gathering elk antlers on the Dome Mountain Ranch near Yellowstone National Park noticed a wild bull bison wandering just outside the boundarie...

New York Economic Summit Focused on Tribal-State Relationships

Gale Courey Toensing

April 17, 2013

Relationships are everything in business, Ray Halbritter, the Oneida Indian Nation representative, told state lawmakers Monday at a historic economic summit between tribal leaders ...

Founder of Full Tilt Poker Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Federal Court

ICTMN Staff

April 17, 2013

The founder of an Internet poker company operated from Dublin, Ireland, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in federal court, reported the Associated Press ...