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

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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Mohawk Ironworkers Help Raise Spire for Freedom Tower at One World Trade Center

ICTMN Staff

May 16, 2013

From beginning to end, from rise to fall to rise again, the noble Mohawk ironworkers have shepherded the sky-scraping towers of the World Trade Center in New York City into existen...

Interior Releases Updated Proposal for Hydraulic Fracturing on Public, Indian Lands

ICTMN Staff

May 16, 2013

While roughly 90 percent of wells drilled on federal and Indian lands use hydraulic fracturing, the Bureau of Land Management’s current regulations governing hydraulic fracturing o...

Tribal Solutions: Small Native-Owned Business Expands, Seeks Indian Country Partners

Gale Courey Toensing

May 16, 2013

Francella Giatrakis knew from the very beginning of her work life not only that she wanted to own her own business one day, but also that she wanted it to enable her to help Indian...

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...