Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 296)

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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May 9 Deadline for $25 Million in Alternative-transport Grants

ICTMN Staff

April 26, 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Paul S...

A Thousand Slop Pails: INAC's Answer to First Nations’ Stop-gap Toilet Request

ICTMN Staff

April 26, 2011

There are sometimes 15 people to a toilet in some First Nations communities...

White Supremacists from 1920s Still Thwarting Virginia Tribes

Tanya Lee

April 26, 2011

Congress is once again considering legislation that would grant federal recognition to six of Virginia’s 11 state-recognized American Indian tribes—the Chickahominy , Chickahominy ...

No Acknowledgment for Choctaw Nation of Florida

ICTMN Staff

April 25, 2011

The Choctaw Nation of Florida’s 77 members received the news on April 22 from Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk that they were not acknowledged as a federally reco...

Grand Canyon Skywalk Operator Wages Legal Battle with Hualapai Tribe of Arizona

ICTMN Staff

April 25, 2011

The Hualapai Tribal Nation of Northern Arizona, which owns the glass-bottomed observation deck that juts out like a horseshoe over the Grand Canyon, is entangled in a lawsuit with ...

TRC Northern Hearings Announce Schedule Tweaks

ICTMN Staff

April 25, 2011

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has announced a schedule change for one of its northern hearings and reiterated the list for the others leading up to the National Eve...

Farms and Salmon Summit April 27 in Antioch

Dan Bacher

April 25, 2011

Farms and salmon will preside when congressional leaders descend on Antioch, California, on April 27 for the Farms & Salmon Summit to meet with farmers and fishermen about wate...

Navajo Chamber of Commerce in the Works

ICTMN Staff

April 25, 2011

Navajo business leaders are forming a chamber of commerce to lobby for their interests, reported the Navajo Times ...

Natives Occupy California Burial Ground to Stave Off Bulldozers

Dan Bacher

April 23, 2011

Native Americans occupying a burial ground facing development by the Greater Vallejo Recreation District (GVRD) are inviting the public to an Indigenous Peoples Earth Day and Inter...