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Feds Reject Michigan Attempt to Ban Use of Indian Mascots by Schools

ICTMN Staff
June 03, 2013
In February, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights cited 35 Michigan school districts for discrimination , saying their American Indian mascots reinforce stereotypes and hurt Nat...

Martin Sheen Teaches Acting to Navajo Youth in Shiprock

ICTMN Staff
June 03, 2013
Actor Martin Sheen is currently at the 2013 Native Vision Sports and Life Skills camp taking place in Shiprock, New Mexico...

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...

Call for Submissions: June Jamz Music Showcase on Native Trailblazers

ICTMN Staff
June 03, 2013
ICTMN Correspondent and Native Trailblazers Radio Host Vincent Schilling is holding the Third Annual June Jamz Native Indie Showcase on Blog Talk Radio...

Native American Appointed to Prestigious National Travel Advisory Board

ICTMN Staff
June 03, 2013
Sherry L. Rupert, Paiute and Washoe, has been appointed as one of six new members to the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank...

Third Honoring of Oyate Wacinyapin, Russell Means, and Traditional Sun Dance

ICTMN Staff
June 03, 2013
A third honoring for Oyate Wacinyapin, Russell Means, will be held on June 13 in the sacred Black Hills at Wind Cave, South Dakota. At 4:44 a.m...

Native American Crafts for Kids at Mitchell Museum During Summer Break

ICTMN Staff
June 03, 2013
The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston, Illinois will offer special activities for youngsters June 11-14 during the first week of summer break for students in Evans...

New York Post's Phil Mushnick: No Good Defense to Keeping Offensive Name

ICTMN Staff
June 03, 2013
In his June 2 Equal Time column in the New York Post , Phil Mushnick took his look at the debate over the use of the term redskins by the Washington, D.C. NFL franchise...

Cherokee Nation Family Social Worker Earns Special Olympics Honor

ICTMN Staff
June 03, 2013
After nearly 40 years training Special Olympic athletes in track and field, swimming and even bowling, Bea Dougherty’s hard work was recognized by her peers, earning her the title ...

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 ...

Newsweek/Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky: The Racist Redskins

ICTMN Staff
June 03, 2013
For Newsweek/Daily Beast special correspondent Michael Tomasky , there's no debate about whether the Washington, D.C. NFL team's name is racist--of course it is...

Art on Pine Ridge: 45th Annual Red Cloud Indian Art Show

ICTMN Staff
June 03, 2013
Pine Ridge is the place to be for Native art this summer...

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Elects First Native American Bishop

ICTMN Staff
June 02, 2013
In electing its first Native American Bishop, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) also elected its first openly gay Bishop. The Rev. R...

The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country, June 2, 2013

ICTMN Staff
June 02, 2013
It's our weekly wrapup of the stories that mattered most in Indian country: KEYSTONE XL MANEUVERING: Although the U.S...

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...

A Conversation With Navajo Poet Sherwin Bitsui

ICTMN Staff
June 02, 2013
Editor’s Note: During National Poetry Month in April we profiled Sherwin Bistui, Diné (Navajo) of the Todich’ii’nii (Bitter Water Clan), born for the Tl’izilani (Many Goats Clan)...

Bill Would Restore GI Bill Benefits for Millions of Veterans

ICTMN Staff
June 02, 2013
Sen...

Desecrated Pow Wow Grounds Healing

ICTMN Staff
June 02, 2013
The sacred Mount McKay Pow Wow Grounds on Fort William First Nation land in Ontario are healing after being desecrated last month ...

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