Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 17)

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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Important Cultural, Religious and Historical Resources Threatened by Drilling

Tanya Lee

April 08, 2013

The Hess Corporation’s development of oil resources on Taĥċa Wakutėpi (Killdeer Mountain) on the edge of the North Dakota badlands threatens to destroy the integrity of a site sacr...

Poetry From 'Beautiful Razor,' by Al Hunter, for National Poetry Month

Al Hunter

April 07, 2013

[ Editor’s Note: Al Hunter is the author of Beautiful Razor: Love Songs and Other Lies , and two other books of poetry...

Indigenous Scholars Oppose Navajo President 'Becoming Partners' With Israel

Gale Courey Toensing

April 06, 2013

A group of prominent scholars has written to Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly expressing disappointment at his support for Israel and urging him to pursue international relations...

First Nations Claim Coercion as Harper Makes Aid Contingent on Legislation Support

David P. Ball

April 06, 2013

Numerous First Nation bands are alleging that the federal government is threatening them with loss of funding for essential services if they do not, in essence, endorse controversi...

President Shelly Signs $2.3 Million Bill to Fund Continued Due Diligence Investigation into Coal Mine Acquisition

ICTMN Staff

April 05, 2013

On April 3, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed legislation that allows $2.3 million from the Undesignated Unreserved Fund Balance to go towards the continuation of the due d...

Shooting of Mexican Gray Wolf Being Investigated by Federal Government

ICTMN Staff

April 05, 2013

The Wildlife Services employee who shot a Mexican gray wolf in January is being investigated for the incident, officials with the U.S...

Maine Governor Allegedly Threatens Wabanaki Nations over Elvers

Gale Courey Toensing

April 05, 2013

Maine Gov...

NCAI, DOJ Weigh in on Behalf of Native Voting-Rights Plaintiffs

Stephanie Woodard

April 04, 2013

The National Congress of American Indians, which has been part of the Native suffrage struggle since its inception in the 1940s, cites Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in a March...

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Determined in Blockade Atop Four Enbridge Pipelines in Minnesota

David P. Ball

April 04, 2013

More than a month after members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa set up camp atop four oil pipelines to protest Enbridge Inc.’s alleged lack of easements across their tribal territ...

Georgia Students Fighting for First Integrated Prom

ICTMN Staff

April 04, 2013

What an odd headline to read and write in the year 2013—especially when the Supreme Court ruled racial segregation to be unconstitutional in 1954, but it apparently still happens...