Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 36)

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

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...

Cobell Deadline March 1 for Trust Administration Class Payments

Rob Capriccioso

February 27, 2013

The second Cobell settlement deadline is approaching on March 1...

Republicans Cave on Violence Against Women Act; Is the Sequester Next?

Mark Trahant

February 27, 2013

This is not a headline that any political party wants to read: “House GOP Caves: Violence Against Women Act Impasse Finally Broken.” The shape of a new deal is simple, according to...

A Violence Against Women Act Surprise? House Might Pass Tribal Provisions

Rob Capriccioso

February 27, 2013

Indian affairs law and lobby officials nationwide are mobilizing at the news that the House Republican leadership may soon consider an up or down vote on S.47, the Senate version o...

NCAI Responds to Sen. Grassley's VAWA Comments

ICTMN Staff

February 27, 2013

Comments made by Iowa Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) about the tribal provisions of the Violence Against Women (VAWA) this week, are being labeled as “fear mongering” by the Natio...

8 Questions For American Indian Society's Inaugural Powwow Master of Ceremonies, E. Keith Colston

Vincent Schilling

February 27, 2013

In 2013, the American Indian Society (AIS) celebrated another successful Inaugural Powwow and Ball in celebration of the re-inauguration of President Barack Obama...

NOVA Corporation To Sponsor Tribal Business Leaders Forum at RES 2013

ICTMN Staff

February 27, 2013

The Navajo Nation-owned information technology company NOVA Corporation will sponsor the Tribal Business Leaders Forum at this year’s National Reservation Economic Summit (RES), Ma...

Blackface-Wearing New York Politician Says he Won't Dress as an Indian

ICTMN Staff

February 27, 2013

There's a consensus in the United States of America that the wearing of blackface is a racist act...

Arizona Tribes and Environmental Groups Oppose HR 287 for Mining in the Tonto National Forest

Anne Minard

February 26, 2013

Environmentalists and tribal activists are crying foul on a mining proposal on sacred land in Arizona that’s been resurrected for the eighth year in Congress...