Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 254)

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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Tribal Leaders Present United Front to Congress

Rob Capriccioso

October 13, 2011

WASHINGTON – Dozens of tribal leaders embarked on the nation’s capital this week in an effort to present a united front to Congress on a swath of issues impacting Indian country—mo...

Saginaw Chippewa Narrow Election Field

ICTMN Staff

October 13, 2011

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal Community has narrowed the candidate field for all districts in preparation for the upcoming election on November 8...

Grants Totaling $2 Million Awarded to 30 Tribes

ICTMN Staff

October 13, 2011

Forty-six projects by 30 tribes received news that they would be receiving funding grants from the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) on October 10...

'Oil Orgy' Interrupts UK-Canada Oil Sands Talks

ICTMN Staff

October 13, 2011

Opposition to the expansion of the Athabasca Oil Sands in Canada, reaching a fever pitch on Turtle Island as President Obama mulls approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, has moved t...

Assembly of First Nations Pulls Out of Missing Women Inquiry

ICTMN Staff

October 12, 2011

The Assembly of First Nations has officially pulled out of the British Columbia Missing Women of Inquiry Commission’s hearing procedures due to concerns over funding inequities bet...

Theda Clarke, Suspect in 1975 AIM Killing, Dies

ICTMN Staff

October 12, 2011

Theda Clarke, Oglala Sioux Tribe member and activist with the American Indian Movement most known for her connections in the 1975 killing of fellow AIM activist Annie Mae Pictou Aq...

Pawnee Warriors Honored Among the U.S. Military

ICTMN Staff

October 12, 2011

The American Indian culture as warriors who defend their homelands and families has long since been discussed, and could be a factor in why American Indians represent the largest p...

Columbus Day Protest Widens

Carol Berry

October 10, 2011

Smoldering and flaming, copies of two documents that initiated the destruction of Native cultures went up in smoke to loud cheers October 8, as opponents of the Columbus Day Parade...

Wounded Knee Post Office Under Siege, Citizens Fear Losing a Critical Service

Stephanie Woodard

October 10, 2011

Residents of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation , are facing the latest assault on their community with dread...

Mass Boycott of Missing Women Commission by Advocacy Groups

ICTMN Staff

October 09, 2011

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and Amnesty International have officially opted out of participation in hearings before the provincial Missing Women Commission of ...