Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 63)

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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The Bennett Freeze's Surreal Nightmare Should Be Ending—But It's Not

Anne Minard

December 18, 2012

By rights, thousands of Navajos living in the former Bennett Freeze area should be able to repair their homes and build new infrastructure, since President Obama lifted prohibition...

Sen. Inouye Walks On With an ‘Aloha’

Rob Capriccioso

December 17, 2012

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, 88, passed away December 17 due to respiratory complications after having been hospitalized since early December, his office has confirmed...

Railroad to Disaster? Inland Tribes Fight to Avert Coal-Train Destruction

Jack McNeel

December 17, 2012

Objections to several proposals to ship coal to Asia via ports in the Northwest have made their way inland, all the way to the Northern Cheyenne Reservation...

NIGA Reiterates Commitment to Ensure Any Internet Gaming Legislation Preserves Tribal Sovereignty

ICTMN Staff

December 17, 2012

The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) released the following statement in response to reports about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nevada) bill for the federal gove...

Ernie Stevens Jr., NIGA Chairman, Reflects on Newtown Shootings

Ernie Stevens Jr.

December 17, 2012

The following are remarks from Ernie Stevens Jr., chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association following the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14: “Angered...

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Obama Administration Dedicated to Improving Native Access to Health Care

ICTMN Staff

December 17, 2012

Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S...

Limbaugh: ‘Elizabeth Warren, Heap Big Squaw Indian Giver’

ICTMN Staff

December 17, 2012

On December 13, the always controversial conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh made sure he was clear about his comments in regards to Massachusetts Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren,...