Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 35)

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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Austerity Begins Self Destructive Course

Mark Trahant

February 28, 2013

And so austerity begins across the United States...

Poverty Affects American Indians and Alaska Native Population More Than All Races

ICTMN Staff

February 28, 2013

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its American Community Survey that measured poverty rates by race from 2007 to 2011...

Rapid Reactions to House Passing of Violence Against Women Act

ICTMN Staff

February 28, 2013

American Indian women had their voices heard today as the U.S. House passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act with the U.S...

Bernard Valcourt Replaces John Duncan at Helm of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada

ICTMN Staff

February 28, 2013

Bernard Valcourt, Progressive-Conservative Member of Parliament for New Brunswick, has replaced John Duncan as Minister of aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AAND), Prime...

Violence Against Women Act With Tribal Provisions Passes House; On to President Obama for Signature

Rob Capriccioso

February 28, 2013

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization has passed the U.S. House by a vote of 286 - 138. It includes the U.S...

With 2014 Elections Looming, Ninth Circuit Agrees to Hear Native Voting-Rights Appeal

Stephanie Woodard

February 28, 2013

On February 20, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which includes the nine westernmost states, said it would hear the appeal of a Montana voting-rights lawsu...

Landslide Buckles Arizona Highway, Closing 20 Miles of U.S. 89 and Cutting off Parts of Navajo Nation

ICTMN Staff

February 28, 2013

A landslide caused a 150-foot section of U.S. 89 in Arizona to buckle, indefinitely closing a 20-mile stretch of a major route serving the Navajo Nation...

Tribes Oppose Obama's Nomination of Lynne Sebastian to Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Rob Capriccioso

February 28, 2013

Tribal leaders and American Indian activists are protesting President Barack Obama’s nomination of Lynne Sebastian to serve on the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP),...

New York Bridge Renovation Could Unearth Native Artifacts

ICTMN Staff

February 27, 2013

Historians and archaeologists are predicting that Native American artifacts could be found along Newtown Creek during the renovation of the Kosciuszko Bridge that connects Queens a...