Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 26)

Former Rosebud President Charles Colombe Walks On

He was a rancher, a rodeo cowboy, a businessman, and at one...

The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 4

Editor’s Note: The Baby Veronica Case, recently argued...

Center for Native American Youth Addresses Foster Care ‘Scandal’

“This afternoon we are having a discussion about scandal....

Goodsoldier May Become First Native, Female Board Member of National Alliance on Mental Illness

On June 20, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)...

Keith Harper Nominated by President Obama for Key Role

On Monday, June 10 President Barack Obama announced his...

Moore Named Interim Director of Indian Education for South Dakota

After being vacant for three months, Keith Moore will step...

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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 ...

Mashpee Leader to Mass. Gaming Commission: 'We Will Not Be Deterred'

Gale Courey Toensing

April 17, 2013

Tribe Launches PR Campaign against State Commission’s Commercial Gaming Plan In 2011, the Massachusetts legislators passed a bill allowing the development of three casinos in three...

Mario Cuomo: Wish We Could 'Package' Indian Strength and Intelligence

ICTMN Staff

April 17, 2013

In a recently meeting with Ray Halbritter, Oneida Nation representative and CEO of Nation Enterprises, parent company of Indian Country Today Media Network, former New York Democra...