Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 149)

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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Ocotillo Express Wind Facility Opposition Grows

Gale Courey Toensing

June 06, 2012

The Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is no longer the only voice in legal protest against a proposed wind energy project on the delicate desert landscape surroundi...

Gambling Group Donation Linked to Gov. Cuomo's Push for Casino Expansion

ICTMN Staff

June 05, 2012

A $2 million contribution in early December 2011 from The New York Gaming Association (NYGA), headed by Genting and other gambling interests, to the Committee to Save New York (CSN...

Poll Shows Independents Care About Warren’s Native Fiasco

Rob Capriccioso

June 05, 2012

While some political spectators, including those within the Democratic campaign of Massachusetts U.S...

Rio+20: Where is the Path to Sustainable Development?

Sara Shahriari

June 05, 2012

How do we need to reshape the world economy, our city's infrastructures and our lifestyles to protect the environment?...

Will Bloomberg's Ban on Big Gulp Sodas in NYC Lower Obesity Rates?

ICTMN Staff

June 05, 2012

In an effort to curb obesity rates, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban to limit the serving size of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages sold at delis, fa...

Beer Profiteers Fight Oglala Lawsuit That Seeks Control of Alcohol Sales

Stephanie Woodard

June 05, 2012

The Oglala Lakota elder spread out the map on her kitchen table...

Noble Savages, Noble Nations

Duane Champagne

June 04, 2012

Considered from our 21st century standpoint, the term noble savage is patronizing and condescending...

Canada's 2012 Budget Bill Guts Fisheries Act, a Cornerstone of Environmental Protection: Critics

ICTMN Staff

June 04, 2012

Scientists, First Nations leaders and even former ministers are askance at provisions in the budget bill of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government that would disma...

Fulfilling the Legacy of Abenaki Chiefs, a Q&A with Brian Chenevert

Donna Laurent Caruso

June 03, 2012

Brian Chenevert, 37, is a former Abenaki Chief from Webster, Massachusetts who moves seamlessly between his band’s efforts to achieve state recognition, his work as a disability cl...

Open Letter Asks Obama to Meet Tribal Leaders on Ocotillo Wind Project

Gale Courey Toensing

June 03, 2012

An anonymous blogger has posted an open letter to President Barack Obama on Indigenous Reflections , asking him to meet with tribal leaders in southern California to talk about a m...