Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 13)

Global Indigenous Women's Caucus Meeting Sets Priorities for UNPFII

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

Chad 'Corntassel' Smith Talks About Embracing One's Legacy

In 1991, I worked for the late Cherokee Nation Principal...

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,...

Hualapai Claim Victory in Latest Skywalk Court Round

In ongoing court battles over the right to manage the...

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

Daniel Melinao used to draw water from a well on the land...

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Cape Wind: Justice Department Urges Swift Lawsuit Resolution Before Tax Breaks Expire

Gale Courey Toensing

April 25, 2013

Lawyers from the Department of Justice have urged a federal district court to speed up its review of pending lawsuits against a proposed massive wind energy installation in the cen...

The Challenge of Mixed-Blood Nations

Duane Champagne

April 25, 2013

Countries with indigenous nations usually also have mixed-blood nations composed of people of indigenous descent and other nations or races...

Dennis Banks on the AIM Era: 'I Regret That It Ended too Soon'

Gale Courey Toensing

April 25, 2013

Dennis Banks, the famous Ojibway co-founder of the American Indian Movement, teacher, lecturer, author and activist, is still going strong...

Cromwell: Massachusetts Gaming Commission Is 'Rogue Group'

Gale Courey Toensing

April 24, 2013

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Cedric Cromwell spoke to Indian Country Today Media Network in this exclusive interview the day after the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted una...

Quinault Nation Restricts Lake Use Due to Habitat Degradation

Richard Walker

April 24, 2013

Quinault Lake has been a place of nurture since glaciers carved the lake and river valley in their retreat some 15,000 years ago...

S. 340 Hearing Could Restore 70,075 Acres to Alaska Natives

ICTMN Staff

April 24, 2013

On Thursday, April 25 the Public Lands Subcommittee will be holding a hearing on the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act, that will return...

Actress Michelle Thrush Helps Win Oil Company Concession for Indigenous Ecuadorians

Brandi Morin

April 23, 2013

Canadian Gemini award–winning Cree actress and self-proclaimed “artist in solidarity with Idle No More” Michelle Thrush is wielding her celebrity clout in defense of Indigenous Peo...

George Paul Horse Capture, One of the First Native Curators, Walks On

ICTMN Staff

April 23, 2013

A member of the A’aninin (Gros Ventre) tribe and one of the first Native American curators in the country, George Paul Horse Capture Sr., “ Nay Gyagya Nee ” (Spotted Otter), walked...

Worldwide Protests Demand Protection for Peru's Uncontacted Tribes

ICTMN Staff

April 23, 2013

In cities around the world today, Survival International supporters held protests outside Peruvian embassies and consulates – seeking an end to the deadly expansion of the Camisea ...

United Southern and Eastern Tribes Launches Quarterly Newsletter

ICTMN Staff

April 23, 2013

A new quarterly newsletter by the United Southern and Eastern Tribes (USET) shares the progressive steps and great achievements that tribes within the nonprofit's region are taking...