Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 7)

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

Wounded Knee Mystery Bidders Working to Secure Land for Tribe

Vincent Schilling

May 08, 2013

On May 1 the site of the Wounded Knee massacre was put on the open market by owner James Czywczynski with a price tag of $4.9 million...

Descending Drought Puts Klamath Tribes and Farmers on Brink of Water War

ICTMN Staff

May 07, 2013

The Klamath Tribes possess the oldest water rights in the nation, and as the Los Angeles Times reports, these Indigenous Peoples of Oregon are about to reclaim what they have been ...

Ohio Names Native American Pipe Official State Artifact

ICTMN Staff

May 07, 2013

It’s been dubbed the Adena pipe and is now the official state artifact of Ohio, as soon as Gov. John Kasich signs off on it, which a spokesman says he will...

Peruvian Official Resigns Following Indigenous Consultation Disputes

Barbara Fraser

May 07, 2013

A top Peruvian government official responsible for intercultural affairs has resigned because of disputes in the government over prior consultation of indigenous communities...

Indigenous Colombian Authorities Arrest and Sentence FARC Guerrillas

Rick Kearns

May 07, 2013

On Monday, April 29 th an indigenous council in Northern Colombia sentenced two members of the FARC guerrilla forces to 40 years of prison for the recent murder of eight indigenous...

Grand Jury Discards Terrorist Charge Against Hickory Ground Protester

Gale Courey Toensing

May 07, 2013

Editor’s Note: This story has been revised per a communication and press release from the Poach Band of Creek Indians...

The New York Times: Politics Played a Big Role in Keepseagle

Rob Capriccioso

May 06, 2013

The most respected newspaper in the country has pointed out the sour political undercurrent in the 2011 Keepseagle settlement that awarded $760 million to Native American farmers f...

The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part I

Suzette Brewer

May 06, 2013

It is dinner time at the Brown home in Oklahoma...

Navajo Council Forms Liability Company to Buy Navajo Mine

Anne Minard

May 06, 2013

The Navajo Nation Council has voted to form a limited liability company to buy the tribe’s first coal mine, taking the controversial idea one step further...

Native Student Tackles the Powwow Trail and Preserving his Language

Simon Moya-Smith

May 05, 2013

Harvard wanted him. Yale wanted him. Dartmouth, UCLA, Stanford—they all wanted him. So who finally landed Julian Brave NoiseCat? Columbia University in New York City...