Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 267)

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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Opinion Piece by Navi Pillay United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Defending Rights in Mexico

ICTMN Staff

July 25, 2011

16 July 2011 Last week, UN Human Rights launched an important campaign in Mexico entitled: “I Declare Myself.” It is devoted to all those brave women and men who fight for human ri...

Mega-quarry Backed by Boston Hedge Fund Wants to Eat Prime Spud Farmland

ICTMN Staff

July 25, 2011

More and more people are joining a fight against a limestone quarry that the Highland Companies, backed by a U.S...

Navajo First Lady Marches for Violence Against Family Act with Sign: ‘Respect Women. Women Are Sacred.’

ICTMN Staff

July 25, 2011

The proposed Violence Against Family Act was revived on the Navajo Nation on July 20...

Key Victory in Tax Exemption for First Nations

ICTMN Staff

July 22, 2011

The Indian Act’s fate may be hanging in the balance, but section 87 of the law was called into play on July 22 with a Supreme Court decision upholding the tax exemptions of two Fir...

Navajo Nation Washington Office Names New Associate of Education and Public Safety

ICTMN Staff

July 22, 2011

The Navajo Nation Washington Office has a new government and legislative affairs associate who will focus on education and public safety, Brian Quint...

Rep. Kildee, Native American House Caucus Founder, to Retire

Rob Capriccioso

July 22, 2011

WASHINGTON – A respected advocate of Native American-focused policy in the U.S. House of Representatives has decided that he will not seek re-election. Rep...

Treaty of Canandaigua Remains a Powerful Symbol of Native Sovereignty

Autumn Whitefield-Madrano

July 22, 2011

Darlene Whitetree is about to enact a vital component of a 217-year-old agreement between the United States and the people of the Six Nations, but to the unknowing observer, it’ll ...

USDA Designates Reservation in Arizona as Disaster Area

Rob Capriccioso

July 21, 2011

WASHINGTON – As a result of major losses caused by drought, high winds, excessive heat and wildfires that began this year, the U.S...

DOJ Offers Bill to Reduce Violence Against Native Women

Rob Capriccioso

July 21, 2011

The Obama administration is offering a sweeping new legislative proposal meant to dramatically curb violence against American Indian women...

Respecting American Indian Civil Rights

ICTMN Staff

July 21, 2011

The second annual Pathways to Respecting American Indian Civil Rights Conference will be held at the University of Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colorado August 10 and 11...