Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 259)

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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President Declares Emergency for Puerto Rico

ICTMN Staff

August 23, 2011

In response to the affects of Hurricane Irene on August 21, The U.S...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Holds Roundtable Listening Session

ICTMN Staff

August 23, 2011

Loretta Tuell and Jade Danner, both with the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led a roundtable listening session August 22 with 75 people in attendance...

Fowler Becomes First Navajo Named County Chair

ICTMN Staff

August 23, 2011

August 15 became a memorable day for Lena Fowler and the Navajo Nation as she started her term as the first Navajo to be named chairwoman of the Coconino County Board of Supervisor...

No Voting Rights in Indian Country

Dr. Dean Chavers

August 22, 2011

Despite some very important lawsuits, agreements, and legislative actions, voting rights in Indian Country are severely limited...

NDP Leader Jack Layton Dies of Cancer at 61

ICTMN Staff

August 22, 2011

Less than a month after stepping down “temporarily” to confront a second bout of cancer, New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton has died of his illness, his wife and childre...

Indian Land Owners Raise Concerns over Federal Law

Rob Capriccioso

August 22, 2011

WASHINGTON – Indians are once again telling Congress that a 2004 federal law aimed at solving tribal land fractionation problems caused by the federal government has created proble...

Anti-Keystone Protesters Arrested in DC; Mark Ruffalo Weighs In

ICTMN Staff

August 20, 2011

Dozens of people have been arrested today at a sit-in staged in front of the White House to protest the proposed 1,700-mile-long Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas, which P...

Forrest Cuch, Fired Leader Takes New Job

Carol Berry

August 20, 2011

The former director of Utah’s Division of Indian Affairs, fired in February by Utah Gov...

Native American Youth Tackle Issues Facing Indian Country

ICTMN Staff

August 20, 2011

The 2011 National Intertribal Youth Summit gave about 175 youth from about 50 tribes the opportunity to address some serious issues facing Native American communities...

Salazar Snubs Wabanaki Nations

Gale Courey Toensing

August 19, 2011

The Secretary of the Department of the Interior has missed an opportunity to make good on the Obama administration’s promise to respect and foster the nation-to-nation relationship...