Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 4)

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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Politics

Oneida Nation Donates $10,000 to Cooperstown School for Mascot Change

Leeanne Root

May 16, 2013

The students who started the petition didn’t think it would make it this far...

Murkowski: Administration Shirking Indian Health Cost Reimbursement

Rob Capriccioso

May 16, 2013

One of the leading senators focused on Indian affairs says the Obama administration is shirking its responsibility to reimburse Indian tribes for contract support costs they incur ...

Climate Change: Arctic Ocean Is Acidifying Fast, Study Shows

ICTMN Staff

May 15, 2013

The Arctic Ocean is heating up, its ice and permafrost are melting, and now … its ocean is acidifying...

Sally Jewell in for a Wild Ride with Indian Country

Rob Capriccioso

May 15, 2013

Sally Jewell, the new secretary of the Department of the Interior, spent a short time discussing firefighting at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 15...

Chickasaw Nation Governor Inducted into Historians Hall of Fame

ICTMN Staff

May 15, 2013

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anaotubby was inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame on April 19...

South Dakota School Won't Allow Native Honor Song at Graduation

ICTMN Staff

May 15, 2013

The Chamberlain Board of Education in South Dakota voted 6-1 to not allow a Native American Honor Song at its graduation ceremony May 19...

Proud to Be Indigenous Launched for UN Permanent Forum

Gale Courey Toensing

May 15, 2013

Indigenous Peoples around the globe will have the opportunity to celebrate themselves and their communities on the Internet during the 12 th session of United Nations Permanent For...

Native Parenting Nonprofit Competes in 2013 Text4baby State Enrollment Contest

ICTMN Staff

May 15, 2013

Native American Professional Parent Resources, Inc...

Climate Change: Mount Everest Is Melting

ICTMN Staff

May 14, 2013

In what may be the most glaring example of climate change yet, the glaciers atop iconic Mount Everest are melting...

Negotiating the Perilous Space Between Indian Tribes and Universities

Tanya Lee

May 14, 2013

The complex relationship between American Indian tribes and mainstream universities was the focus of a May 9 Nation Building Symposium sponsored by the Harvard University Native Am...