Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 265)

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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Chris Howell Named Kansas Governor’s Native American Liaison

ICTMN Staff

August 03, 2011

On July 29, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced the placement of Chris Howell as the Native American Liaison according to a press release by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation...

William Commanda, ‘Gift to the Algonquin People,’ Passes into Spirit World

ICTMN Staff

August 03, 2011

The Anishinabek Nation is mourning its grandfather, William Commanda, who passed away on August 2 at age 97...

McCain is Leading a Three-Pronged Legislative Assault on Land-Into-Trust Applications

Gale Courey Toensing

August 03, 2011

Republican legislators in Washington, D.C...

Suquamish Tribe Approves Same-Sex Marriages

ICTMN Staff

August 02, 2011

In a move Monday, the Suquamish Tribal Council changed its ordinances to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples...

Asia Indigenous Hearing: McGovern Renews Call for More Active U.S. Embassies

Jerry Reynolds

August 02, 2011

Confronted with testimony of yet another vast continent’s atrocities against Indigenous Peoples, Rep. James McGovern again resorted to the potential role of U.S...

B.C. Supreme Court Upholds Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations Fishing Rights

Lisa Wilcox

August 02, 2011

Reprinted with permissions from the Coast Salish Gathering News. — Eds...

Senate Passes Debt Compromise, President Signed Shortly After

ICTMN Staff

August 02, 2011

The Senate passed the debt compromise by a vote of 74 – 26, a compromise that guarantees more than $2 trillion in debt restructuring...

Navajo Nation Council Members Accused of Fraud

ICTMN Staff

August 02, 2011

In an Associated Press story released July 29, a lawsuit has been filed against 78 current and former Navajo Nation Council members alleging massive fraud in the use of $36 million...

“The Response” Promises Toxic Mix of Racism and Bigotry

Gale Courey Toensing

August 01, 2011

A mix of racism and bigotry against American Indians, Palestinians, Muslims, Jews, gay people and others is the backdrop to a mass rally billed as “A National Day of Prayer” that w...