Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 271)

Global Indigenous Women's Caucus Meeting Sets Priorities for UNPFII

The Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus focused on the...

Chad 'Corntassel' Smith Talks About Embracing One's Legacy

In 1991, I worked for the late Cherokee Nation Principal...

Oklahoma Awakes to Grim New Reality as Recovery Efforts Begin

As Oklahoma awoke to a devastating new reality—inasmuch as...

President Obama to Oklahoma: Every Resource Is at Your Disposal

As responders, including at least 250 National Guardsmen,...

Hualapai Claim Victory in Latest Skywalk Court Round

In ongoing court battles over the right to manage the...

Mapuche of Chile Continue Struggle for Land Rights; A Leader in Prison

Daniel Melinao used to draw water from a well on the land...

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Activists in Peru Denounce Plans for Uncontacted Native Lands

David Dudenhoefer

July 18, 2011

With less than two weeks left in office, the administration of Peruvian President Alan Garcia faces a new controversy over its treatment of uncontacted Natives in the country’s Ama...

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Embezzlement Convictions Stand

Carol Berry

July 16, 2011

Two former Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma officials failed to convince a three-judge panel of the U.S...

Oneida Indian Nation and Navajo Nation Leaders Launch Discussion on Indigenous Issues

Gale Courey Toensing

July 16, 2011

The Navajo Nation with its spectacular Utah, Arizona and New Mexico landscapes of buttes, canyons, and wide open spaces is strikingly different from the Oneida Indian Nation of cen...

AFN’s Atleo Gone Rogue? Some Chiefs Think So

ICTMN Staff

July 15, 2011

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo has suggested abandoning both the Indian Act and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (A...

Cherokee Nation Tribal Council to Use Third Party in Run-Off Election

ICTMN Staff

July 15, 2011

At a recent tribal council meeting on July 12, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approved a resolution specifically designed to improve public confidence in the election process...

Snoqualmie Hereditary Chief Apologizes for Marijuana Resolution

ICTMN Staff

July 15, 2011

The hereditary chief of the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe issued an apology yesterday for the resolution recently signed by the tribal council to legalize marijuana...

Video by Tribal Attorney Tony Cohen: ‘Our Sovereignty’s Not For Sale’

ICTMN Staff

July 15, 2011

Tribal Attorney Tony Cohen created the video "Our Sovereignty's Not For Sale," which "documents a crucial period in the struggle of California Indian Tribes to achieve economic sel...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Blood Tribe Honorary Chief

ICTMN Staff

July 14, 2011

Blood Tribe Chief Charles Weasel Head was so moved by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s 2008 apology for the country’s residential schools era that he requested an honorary chieftans...

FBI Mississippi Choctaw Casino Raid May Relate to Chief’s Dealings

Mark Fogarty

July 14, 2011

A local television station is linking the unusual July 12 FBI raid of two Mississippi Choctaw casinos to dealings between chief Miko Beasley Denson and a gaming consultant in Atlan...