Native American Politics, Indian Law, Tribal Politics (Page 9)

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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Politics

Wounded Knee Sale Deadline Looms

Vincent Schilling

April 30, 2013

As the May 1 deadline approaches for the Oglala Sioux Tribe to purchase the historic site of Wounded Knee for millions of dollars, the tribe has made no statement that they plan to...

Huy Urges Urgent Action on Indigenous Prisoners' Religious Freedom

Gale Courey Toensing

April 30, 2013

In late February, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issued a provisional emergency regulation denying indigenous prisoners access to items used in religio...

Jacqueline Pata Talks ICWA on MSNBC Show Concerning 'Baby Snatching'

ICTMN Staff

April 30, 2013

On MSNBC Sunday morning, April 28, TV host Melissa Harris-Perry likened the removal of American Indian children from their tribal communities, placed in non-Native homes, to unauth...

Congress Quickly Fixes the Wrong Problem

Mark Trahant

April 29, 2013

Last week was a perfect illustration of the broken structure that is the United States government. Congress cannot pass a budget...

Quinault Nation: Applauding the President’s Drug Control Policy

ICTMN Staff

April 29, 2013

The Quinault Nation, based in Taholah, Washington, released the following statement approving the President's 2013 National Drug Control Strategy , released on April 24...

Sen. Max Baucus's Retirement Signals Another Indian Ally Lost

Rob Capriccioso

April 29, 2013

If a politician’s commitment to Indian country can be measured by the amount of money he’s directed to it, then retiring Sen...

Red Lake Hosts Successful and Fun Gathering of Elders

Michael Meuers

April 27, 2013

More than 350 elders attended Red Lake’s Third Annual Elder Gathering at Seven Clans Casino Red Lake on April 1 to 2. Much of the agenda was anishaa , or just for fun...

Inuit and Canadian Officials Lash Out at European Union's Seal Products Ban

ICTMN Staff

April 27, 2013

Canadian, Inuit and international trade leaders alike are lashing out at a European Union court decision to uphold a ban, first enacted three years ago, on seal products...

Bruce Ignacio Named to Business Committee by Northern Utes

Carol Berry

April 26, 2013

Bruce Ignacio edged out incumbent Irene Cuch, a two-year chairwoman of the Ute Indian Tribe’s governing Business Committee, in her bid for re-election to the Committee’s open Uinta...