Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 8)

Former Rosebud President Charles Colombe Walks On

He was a rancher, a rodeo cowboy, a businessman, and at one...

The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 4

Editor’s Note: The Baby Veronica Case, recently argued...

Center for Native American Youth Addresses Foster Care ‘Scandal’

“This afternoon we are having a discussion about scandal....

Goodsoldier May Become First Native, Female Board Member of National Alliance on Mental Illness

On June 20, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)...

Keith Harper Nominated by President Obama for Key Role

On Monday, June 10 President Barack Obama announced his...

Moore Named Interim Director of Indian Education for South Dakota

After being vacant for three months, Keith Moore will step...

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Politics

Etsy Feather Controversy Goes International

Carol Berry

June 04, 2013

A teepee-maker and self-styled defender of Native rights was startled at the apathy he encountered when he sought support from the online Indian community in his conflict with a gl...

Obama Signs Revised Stolen Valor Act Into Law, Veterans Groups Applaud

ICTMN Staff

June 04, 2013

It's again a federal crime for people to lie about having received military decorations or medals. President Obama signed the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 into law yesterday, June 3...

'Gifts From the Elders': Documentary Follows Anishinaabe Youth Journey to Environmental Awareness

ICTMN Staff

June 03, 2013

In the film Gifts from the Elders , five Anishinaabe youth take a summer to embark on a journey via the stories of their Elders...

Inter-American Court Hears Mapuche Human Rights Case against Chile

Gale Courey Toensing

June 03, 2013

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has held hearings on several cases against the state of Chile concerning human rights abuses of land rights activists who were imprisoned u...

Family, Tribe, Seek Closure in Unsolved UNC-Chapel Hill Murder Case

Alysa Landry

June 03, 2013

Nine months after 19-year-old Faith Hedgepeth died, her family and tribe still wait for answers...

Federal Agency Supports UNDRIP: A New Era in Tribal-Federal Relations?

Rob Capriccioso

June 03, 2013

Native American observers are hoping that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s (ACHP) decision to support the United Nation’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peo...

UN Working Group, Navajo Nation Collaborate on Human Rights Issues

Anne Minard

June 03, 2013

The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission has stepped up its presence in the international human rights community, by calling out two businesses for failing to respect basic human ...

Chickasaw Hall of Fame Inducts Grandfather and Grandson

Brian Daffron

June 02, 2013

Many tribes honor those who have contributed heart and soul to their people, and the Chickasaw Nation is no exception...

Every Child Left Behind: Sequester Guts Indian Education, Part 3

Tanya Lee

June 02, 2013

Cuts to federal funding for tribal colleges and universities due to the sequester mean more than fewer classes and increased teaching loads to the people charged with fulfilling th...

Barbry Honored with United South and Eastern Tribes Award

ICTMN Staff

June 01, 2013

On May 14, the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. presented its inaugural USET Lifetime Achievement Award to Earl Barbry Sr., Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana chairman...