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Was the Spokane Casino Helped by an Air Force Decision?

Kevin Taylor
May 31, 2013
For two years, one word has summed up opposition to a plan by the Spokane Tribe of Indians to build a casino and resort complex on off-reservation trust land near Fairchild Air For...

Native MLB News: Ellsbury Swipes Record, Joba and Lohse Return

ICTMN Staff
May 31, 2013
Jacoby Ellsbury is firing on all cylinders these days. And last night, he motored to a Boston Red Sox club record by stealing five bases versus the Philadelphia Phillies...

US Government Under Fire at Permanent Forum Ahead of World Conference

Gale Courey Toensing
May 31, 2013
Indigenous organizations attending the 12 th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) criticized the United States federal government for trying ...

Save the Date: Gathering at the Heart of Niagara

ICTMN Staff
May 31, 2013
Native American Community Services will be holding its welcome to summer celebration on Goat Island at Niagara Falls State Park (the oldest state park in the U.S.) June 22 and 23 i...

Every Child Left Behind: Sequester Guts Indian Education, Part 2

Tanya Lee
May 31, 2013
The cuts to K-12 education funding because of the federal sequester will impact students and teachers across the country, but many say they will hurt American Indian elementary and...

Five Year Expansion Starts at Suquamish Clearwater Casino

ICTMN Staff
May 31, 2013
Monday, June 3 will mark the ceremonial blessing and groundbreaking of Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort to kick-off the first phase in a five-year major expansion plan that will ...

'How to Succeed as an Indian Poet,' a Poem by Steve Russell

Steve Russell
May 31, 2013
In what we intend to be a regular weekly feature, we bring you a poem by ICTMN contributor Steve Russell -- a poem about being a poet...

Keystone XL Approval Bill Squeaks by but Alienates Former Supporters

ICTMN Staff
May 31, 2013
Although the U.S...

Let's Play 18 in Indian Country

ICTMN Staff
May 31, 2013
No good walks ruined at these upcoming golfing events. Instead, you'll be hitting the links to help some Indian country fund-raising efforts...

Head to Fairbanks, Alaska, for the Annual World Eskimo Indian Olympics

ICTMN Staff
May 31, 2013
This summer athletes, vendors, and spectators will gather from around the world in Fairbanks to celebrate the 52nd Annual World Eskimo Indian Olympics...

Watch 'America's First Sport' Documentary on Lacrosse, the Creator's Game

ICTMN Staff
May 31, 2013
From the Iroquois Nationals to University at Albany's Lyle Thompson to the Iroquois Ironmen , Native American lacrosse players and teams are excelling at every level of the Creator...

Tewaaraton Award Goes to Rob Pannell; 2014 Lyle Thompson's Year?

ICTMN Staff
May 31, 2013
This year the first Native American was named a finalist for the Tewaaration Award , which annually honors the top male and top female college lacrosse players in the U.S., but Ind...

100 Years After Historic Denali Climb, Descendants Do It Again

Kevin Taylor
May 31, 2013
It’s on for June. Family reunion at 20,000 feet. Don’t forget the axes, the rope—and the documentary guy...

Full-Service Events Planning Firm Red Note Inc. Knows its Niche

Lee Allen
May 30, 2013
“We want to be the event company for Indian country—we do business here because that’s who we are,” says Jason Coochwytewa, Isleta Pueblo/Hopi, president of Phoenix, Arizona-based ...

GM Gewas Schindler: Iroquois Nationals Urge FIL to Reject Postal Ballot

ICTMN Staff
May 30, 2013
On June 9, the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) will be holding a special ballot regarding the Iroquois Nationals omission from the Blue Division in the upcoming 2014 Wor...

The Native American Artist Behind a Titanic Mural Gets His Due

Vincent Schilling
May 30, 2013
In Delaware, a recent discovery of two signatures at the bottom of a mural painted to commemorate the Titanic has altered a bit of local history...

ICTMN Contributor Featured in Tuck Magazine

ICTMN Staff
May 30, 2013
Indian Country Today Media Network contributor Simon Moya-Smith has hit the ground running...

400-Year-Old Moss Emerges From Under Arctic Glacier, Still Alive

ICTMN Staff
May 30, 2013
It’s eons-old moss, and it has not been seen in at least 400 years, scientists say...

Rep. McCollum to Snyder: Change Racist Team Name

ICTMN Staff
May 30, 2013
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) has joined with nine other members of Congress and more than 50 tribes and organizations in urging Dan Snyder, the owner of the NFL’s Was...

Oneida Nation and New York Agreement Approved by Counties

ICTMN Staff
May 30, 2013
The historic agreement that was announced on May 16 between the Oneida Indian Nation and the state of New York moved two steps closer to reality this week following the approvals b...

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