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Qayaq Co-Op Campaigns on Kickstarter for $25K To Build High-Tech, Indigenous Boats

Ralph Richardson
May 15, 2013
When Traditional Culture Meets High-Tech Construction, The People Can Qayaq Forward More than 10,000 years ago, Eskimos constructed the first kayaks from stitched seal and other an...

Proud to Be Indigenous Launched for UN Permanent Forum

Gale Courey Toensing
May 15, 2013
Indigenous Peoples around the globe will have the opportunity to celebrate themselves and their communities on the Internet during the 12 th session of United Nations Permanent For...

Native Parenting Nonprofit Competes in 2013 Text4baby State Enrollment Contest

ICTMN Staff
May 15, 2013
Native American Professional Parent Resources, Inc...

Climate Change: Mount Everest Is Melting

ICTMN Staff
May 14, 2013
In what may be the most glaring example of climate change yet, the glaciers atop iconic Mount Everest are melting...

The Pop Star and the Hopi Katsinam: A Little Help From Joe Dassin

Dominique Godreche
May 14, 2013
In the days leading up to the April 12 auction in Paris of Hopi katsinam (commonly referred to as "masks") some observers wondered whether there might be a peaceful resolution that...

Negotiating the Perilous Space Between Indian Tribes and Universities

Tanya Lee
May 14, 2013
The complex relationship between American Indian tribes and mainstream universities was the focus of a May 9 Nation Building Symposium sponsored by the Harvard University Native Am...

First Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hearing With Sally Jewell Set

ICTMN Staff
May 14, 2013
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will make her first appearance in front of the Indian Affairs Committee on Wednesday, May 15 when Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-WA) will hold a U.S...

New Cancer Research Tailors to American Indian Populations

Charlotte Hofer
May 14, 2013
With one mind we address our acknowledgment, respect, and gratefulness to all the sacred Cycle of Life...

Wisdom of the Elders Nonprofit Celebrates 20-Year Journey

Pam Hughes
May 14, 2013
Founded in 1993 by the late Lakota spiritual leader and medicine man Martin High Bear and his partner Alaskan Athabascan Rose High Bear, Wisdom of the Elders in Portland, Oregon, i...

Grand Opening Celebrates Hotel-Casino Expansion at St. Regis

Gale Courey Toensing
May 14, 2013
It wasn’t called a grand opening for nothing. More than 300 of the St...

Cherokee Nation To Manufacture NextGen Illumination Supply in Stilwell

ICTMN Staff
May 14, 2013
Cherokee Nation Industries has partnered with Arkansas-based NextGen Illumination , known for its high-quality lighting solutions that reduce energy consumption, minimize waste and...

Indian Country Leading Green-Building Revolution

Nate Seltenrich
May 14, 2013
On the 108-acre Pinoleville Ranch­eria in Ukiah, California, two hours north of San Francisco, Nathan Rich showed me around the new home he planned to move into with his three kids...

Mother's Day Kicked Off National Women's Health Week

ICTMN Staff
May 13, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, released the following statement in celebration of National Women’s Health Week...

The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 2

Suzette Brewer
May 13, 2013
This is part 2 of a series about the custody battle for three-and-a-half-year-old Veronica, Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl , heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on April 16...

Rios Montt Guilty of Genocide in Guatemala

Rick Kearns
May 13, 2013
On Friday, May 10 th , former Dictator and General Jose Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity for his role in the murder, rape and displacement...

Repeal Health Care Law? Again? So Now What?

Mark Trahant
May 13, 2013
The U.S...

Oneida Nation to Present Cooperstown with Check for Mascot Change

ICTMN Staff
May 13, 2013
To help offset the cost of changing mascots from the Redskins to the Hawkeyes, Oneida Nation Representative and CEO of Nation Enterprises Ray Halbritter will present a check to the...

Dr. Jill Biden to Deliver Navajo Technical College Commencement Address

Cristina Olds
May 13, 2013
You may not have heard of Navajo Technical College (NTC) in the tiny town of Crownpoint, New Mexico, but Dr. Jill Biden has...

Depp's Tonto Is Faithful to Comanche Culture, Says Consultant

ICTMN Staff
May 13, 2013
With the July 3 premiere of The Lone Ranger approaching, a new article by the Associated Press asks "Will Disney’s new Tonto be any better?" , and presents comments by various expe...

Great Plains ICWA Summit Hoping to Address Native Foster Care Concerns

ICTMN Staff
May 13, 2013
The Great Plains ICWA Summit has been a long time coming and for the South Dakota tribes Oglala Sioux Tribal President Brian Brewer may have summed it up best when he said, “I’m an...

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