Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 5)

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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Kansas Designates 'Native American Day at the Capitol'

ICTMN Staff

May 10, 2013

On May 8, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law two bills drafted by Sen...

Sen. Udall Sees Cherokee's Focus on Health Care, Education and Housing

ICTMN Staff

May 10, 2013

On May 4, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker hosted U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) on a tour of the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma...

Global CO2 Concentrations Reaching High of 400 ppm for First Time in Human History

Terri Hansen

May 09, 2013

The human race, indigenous and non-indigenous alike, is about to cross a threshold, though it is not one of evolution and is nothing to brag about, scientists say...

Heritage Foundation Member Says Immigrants Have Lower IQs

ICTMN Staff

May 09, 2013

Heritage Foundation member Jason Richwine has been called out for his doctoral dissertation in which he says immigrants have an I.Q...

Taos Pueblo Former Governor Tony Reyna: 'Respected Universally by All'

Cristina Olds

May 09, 2013

My aunt dated Tony Reyna, Taos Pueblo's former two-term governor and local living legend, in the 1990s...

Indian Youth, Feds Celebrate Two Years of Let's Move! in Indian Country

ICTMN Staff

May 09, 2013

On May 1, about 50 Southern Ute Indian students from Montessori Academy hiked steep incline trails to the ancestral Puebloan ruins on the recently designated Chimney Rock National ...

Federal and Provincial Governments Lose Appeal Against First Nation Oil Sands Lawsuit

Brandi Morin

May 08, 2013

A First Nation from Alberta is hailing a court victory in its fight against expanded oil sands development near traditional territories and hunting grounds with the dismissal of a ...

Zuni Pueblo and USDA Begin 'Self Help Housing' Program for 12 Families

ICTMN Staff

May 08, 2013

On May 7, 12 Zuni Pueblo families and United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner broke ground on the construction of the Pueblo’s first ...