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Meet the New Miss Indian World, Kansas Begaye, Diné

ICTMN Staff
April 29, 2013
"Miss Indian World is one of the most prestigious honors in the Native American and indigenous world and the winner will serve as a role model for all Native Americans,"said Meloni...

The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country, April 28, 2013

ICTMN Staff
April 28, 2013
It's our weekly roundup of the stories that mattered most in Indian country: NATIVE COUSINS NOMINATED: The University at Albany Great Danes men’s lacrosse attackmen and cousins Lyl...

Mojave/Pima Poet Natalie Diaz: From Home to College to Basketball to Europe and Back Again

Richard Walker
April 28, 2013
Words have always been a powerful force in Natalie Diaz’s life...

Nephew Reflects on Maria Tallchief’s Passing

Brian Daffron
April 28, 2013
People throughout the world know of Maria Tallchief as one of America’s first and greatest prima ballerinas, but for Russ Tallchief, she was always a beloved aunt first...

A Video Tribute to Maria Tallchief

ICTMN Staff
April 28, 2013
This video tribute to Osage ballerina Maria Tallchief was produced for the Producers Guild of America's Celebration of Diversity awards in 2006 by Four Directions Productions...

Video: Johnny Depp Speaks to the Gathering of Nations

ICTMN Staff
April 28, 2013
The 30th Annual Gathering of Nations closed last night, April 27, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after another hugely successful run...

Turning Stone's Trifecta: Only NY Resort With 3 AAA Four Diamond Venues

ICTMN Staff
April 28, 2013
For the eighth consecutive year, The Lodge at Turning Stone has achieved the AAA Four Diamond rating, while the Tower Hotel and Wildflowers Restaurant each received their seventh c...

WWII Vet Who Provided Flag for Iconic Iwo Jima Photo Dies

ICTMN Staff
April 28, 2013
Alan Wood, a World War II veteran credited with providing the flag in the famous flag-raising on Iwo Jima, has died of natural causes, according to the Associated Press ...

Watch Spectacular Glacial Ice Bridge Collapse in Patagonia

ICTMN Staff
April 28, 2013
Periodically, the tongue of the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina edges forward enough to cut off an arm of Lago Argentino, in essence damming it...

For Love of Pow Wow and Mother Earth

Tish Leizens
April 28, 2013
After mortgaging her house, selling her car and battling controversy on how to manage the business affairs of a pow wow, Moreena Rocha Chavez, Apache, can finally breathe a sigh of...

Native Cousins Nominees for Tewaaraton Award for Best Lacrosse Player

ICTMN Staff
April 27, 2013
The University at Albany Great Danes men’s lacrosse attackmen and cousins Lyle Thompson and Ty Thompson were named as two of the 25 nominees for the men's 2013 Tewaaraton Award , w...

Video: Wisconsin Media Lab Releases Fifth Installment, Language Apprentice

ICTMN Staff
April 27, 2013
Wisconsin Media Lab has released the fifth video in a series of nine as a part of an online educational resource called “The Ways.” The project, which also includes interactive map...

Saturn, Ready for Its Closeup

ICTMN Staff
April 27, 2013
Over the past few weeks we’ve given readers eyeful upon eyeful of Saturn’s wonders via satellite photographs...

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...

Purify the Body With a Spring Tonic

Dale Carson
April 27, 2013
Like spring-cleaning your house, spring tonics often signal the end of dreary winter with a cleansing of the body—a promise to accept the nourishment of the new season...

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...

Let's Give Them Something to Talk About! Conversations With Champions

Vincent Schilling
April 27, 2013
When the Louisville Cardinals played in the recent 2013 NCAA women's basketball tournament championship final against powerhouse UConn, few in Indian country could contain their ex...

Northeastern Ocean Surface Temperatures at Highest in 150 Years: NOAA

ICTMN Staff
April 26, 2013
Ocean-surface temperatures from Maine to North Carolina have shot to their highest in 150 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on April 25...

Eyewitness Account: The Hopi Katsinam Auction in Paris

Annmarie Sauer
April 26, 2013
At the request of a friend who worked for the Hopi and is married to one, I got involved in opposing the sacrilegious sales of 70 Hopi katsinam by Neret-Minet Tessier & Sarrou ...

Bruce Ignacio Named New Business Committee Chair 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...

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