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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...

NTC's 2nd Annual Honorary Graduation Powwow Is Open, Calling All Dancers

ICTMN Staff
April 30, 2013
Navajo Technical College will be hosting its Second Annual Honorary Graduation Powwow and Gourd Dance at its Crownpoint, New Mexico, campus this Saturday, May 4...

Daniel Snyder: 'RG3' Not Okay; 'Redskins' Okay

ICTMN Staff
April 30, 2013
The Washington Post 's entertainment and nightlife blog "The Reliable Source" reports that at the Vanity Fair/Bloomberg party in D.C...

Native Americans on Pro-Gun Billboards Create Controversy

ICTMN Staff
April 30, 2013
On April 29, two billboards in Greeley, Colorado featuring American Indians created quite a stir with their message...

Descendant Discusses Chief Pontiac’s Lasting Legacy

ICTMN Staff
April 30, 2013
During an April 24 Michigan Radio program Ben Hinmon, a descendant of Chief Pontiac, spoke about his great-great-great-great grandfather’s legacy...

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...

Jack Hoffman, 7, Scored Sweet TD for Nebraska and Continues to Inspire

ICTMN Staff
April 30, 2013
Jack Hoffman, the seven-year-old pediatric cancer patient who scored an inspirational touchdown during the Nebraska Cornhuskers spring game on April 6, got to visit the White House...

Report: Native Vets Still Lack Adequate Health Care Services

ICTMN Staff
April 30, 2013
On April 26, the Government Accountability Office released an alarming report titled VA and IHS: Further Action Needed to Collaborate on Providing Health Care to Native American Ve...

Three Native Artists Awarded $50,000 Grants

Gale Courey Toensing
April 30, 2013
LeAnne Howe (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne/Arapaho) and Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit/Aleut) were among the 54 artists to receive 2012 USA Fellowships from...

Watch and Listen as Crystallizing Lake Ice Needles Tinkle Like Shattering Chandeliers

ICTMN Staff
April 29, 2013
It sounds like the tinkling of a wind chime or a chandelier. But it's not something one would expect to hear lakeside in early spring...

Chief Illiniwek: Beloved by Students, (Still) Banned by the University

Vincent Schilling
April 29, 2013
During the first week of March, students at the University of Illinois were asked if they supported having Chief Illiniwek as the official symbol of the university...

Indian Country May Have Three NFL QBs Next Season

ICTMN Staff
April 29, 2013
A National Football League quarterback has to be smart, skilled, strong and a leader of men. Next season, three young Native men could be holding down this esteemed position...

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...

Star-spotting at GON: Natalie Portman, Patricia Michaels

ICTMN Staff
April 29, 2013
The video greeting by Johnny Depp gave the 2013 Gathering of Nations a touch of Hollywood flair, but unbeknownst to many attendees another major movie star was actually on site...

NIKE N7 Sport Summit Proves a Catalyst for Native Leaders, Athletes to ‘Define Tomorrow’

Terri Hansen
April 29, 2013
BEAVERTON, Ore.—Nike N7 has transformed into a movement for positive change by more than 350 Indian country movers and shakers who swelled NIKE World Headquarters for the April 18-...

Indian Country to Host 2024 Olympics?

ICTMN Staff
April 29, 2013
Could Tulsa, Oklahoma, be the host of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games? It's a possibility, one the mayor of the city is apparently pushing for. In February, the U.S...

Images of Native Americans Revealed During Vatican Fresco Cleaning

ICTMN Staff
April 29, 2013
During meticulous cleaning of a fresco titled “Resurrection” painted by Italian artist Pinturicchio on a wall in the Hall of Mysteries in the Borgia apartments, the Vatican declare...

George Jones: No One Will Fill His Shoes

John Christian Hopkins
April 29, 2013
When I first heard that country music legend George Jones had died, my first thought was, “I hope he’s just playing possum.” But, alas, it was true...

Red Lake Youth Leadership Conference to Feature Chaske Spencer

Michael Meuers
April 29, 2013
The Seventh Annual Red Lake Youth Leadership Conference theme this year is “Warriors Don’t Quit” and will feature a special appearance by Chaske Spencer , known for his portrayal o...

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