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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...

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...

Repeal Health Care Law? Again? So Now What?

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

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...

Freedom of Information Act Used To Push IHS To Offer Plan B Over the Counter

Eisa Ulen
May 13, 2013
Mainstream Americans continue to battle over the availability of Plan B. The U.S...

The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country, May 12, 2013

ICTMN Staff
May 12, 2013
It's our weekly roundup of the stories that mattered most in Indian Country: Native Heritage for Amanda Berry: “Help me, I am Amanda Berry, I’ve been kidnapped and I’ve been missin...

Montana Governor Vetoes Three Anti-Bison Bills, Lets the Hunt Stand

Terri Hansen
May 12, 2013
Despite vociferous protest from tribes, Montana’s state legislature has processed no fewer than four bills related to bison this year...

Creighton University to Graduate Largest Group of Native Students Ever

ICTMN Staff
May 12, 2013
At this year’s May 18 commencement ceremony, Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska will graduate its largest group of Native American students in the school’s history...

Video: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill to Lower Student Loans

ICTMN Staff
May 11, 2013
On May 8, Sen...

Jupiter and Tender Crescent Moon Flirt Chastely on Mother’s Day

ICTMN Staff
May 11, 2013
We've seen Jupiter, the moon and Venus cavort in the sky in various configurations for months...

Language Preservation Made Vance Home Gun a Champion for Change

Vincent Schilling
May 11, 2013
Vance Home Gun was inspired to become fluent in the Salish language when he was 11 years old and was taken to a language camp by his aunt...

Peaches Start To Blush in May

Dale Carson
May 11, 2013
Many scholars dispute the existence of peaches in America before colonization...

CO2 Has Arrived at Highest Level Since Before the First Peoples: NOAA

ICTMN Staff
May 10, 2013
The last time carbon dioxide was at this level in Mother Earth’s atmosphere, humans didn’t exist...

Tony Duncan Braces for NAMA 2013 as Both Performer and Nominee

Lee Allen
May 10, 2013
Five-time World Hoop Dancer champion Tony Duncan is accustomed to standard performance jitters from earlier presentations at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Nationa...

Kansas Designates 'Native American Day at the Capitol'

ICTMN Staff
May 10, 2013
On May 8, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law two bills drafted by Sen...

Chrysler Demonstrates Commitment to Fostering Workplace Diversity

ICTMN Staff
May 10, 2013
The editors of Winds of Change magazine, a quarterly production by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), recently released their first list of “The Top 50 Be...

Pow Wow Weekend Planner

ICTMN Staff
May 10, 2013
Who's ready to pow wow this weekend? We sure are! We've put together a great list of a few pow wows happening all over the nation this weekend just for you!...

Chickasaw Teacher Revels in History and Culture

ICTMN Staff
May 10, 2013
Chickasaw teacher Ellen Brooker has taught for 26 years at Southwest High School in San Antonio, Texas...

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