Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 56)

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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Gabrielle Giffords and Husband Launch Campaign Against Gun Violence

ICTMN Staff

January 08, 2013

Today, marks the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting and attempted assassination of former U.S. Rep...

Assemblyman Pushes for Native American Day to Replace Columbus Day

ICTMN Staff

January 08, 2013

Instead of Columbus Day, California Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, has introduced legislation that would recognize the second Monday in October as Native American Day...

Hillary Clinton Returns to Work, Says She'll Testify on Benghazi

ICTMN Staff

January 08, 2013

After being gone for a month due to illness, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton returned to work on January 7 to cheers and gifts...

Navajo President Declares Health Emergency at an Administration Building

ICTMN Staff

January 08, 2013

Yesterday Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed a resolution declaring a public health state of emergency for one of the tribe’s administration buildings due to fungi found ins...

Elated Mohawks Close International Bridge in Idle No More Solidarity

Gale Courey Toensing

January 08, 2013

Hundreds of Mohawks from both sides of the imposed Canada-United States border that slices through their aboriginal territory marched toward each other January 5 on an internationa...

'This is a Terrorist Act,' an Idle No More Poem by Alex Jacobs

Alex Jacobs

January 07, 2013

Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence is on a hunger strike since December 11, not far from the front door of Canada’s Parliament perhaps the most visible symbol of the newest trans bo...

American Indian Society's 2013 Inaugural Ball and Powwow Announces "Lifetime Legacy Award" Winners

ICTMN Staff

January 07, 2013

The American Indian Society's 2013 Inaugural Ball and Powwow has annouced this years "Lifetime Legacy Award" winners...

Rape, Kidnapping Being Investigated as Hate Crime in Thunder Bay

Valerie Taliman

January 07, 2013

The abduction, brutal rape and strangulation of a First Nations woman by two white men on December 27 in Thunder Bay, Ontario has stirred fear, anger and urgent calls to catch the ...

Tribal Rep Creates Scholarship, Makes Education a Priority

ICTMN Staff

January 07, 2013

When he was elected in June as the District 3 representative for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, 30-year-old LeRoy Staples-Fairbanks III promised to make education a priority, and h...

Payday Service To Stop 'Deceptive' Lending

ICTMN Staff

January 07, 2013

Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued a payday loan company, which claims to be owned by three Indian tribes, for allegedly deceiving borrowers and violating federal l...