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Show Native Educators They're Appreciated This Week

ICTMN Staff
May 08, 2013
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to celebrate educators. How can you show the special educator in your life how much you appreciate them?...

Project Aims to Transform Diabetes in Urban Aboriginal Toronto

Christine McFarlane
May 08, 2013
Diabetes affects Aboriginal peoples in greater numbers compared with mainstream and multicultural Canadian populations...

Kiribati Fishermen Rescued After Month Lost in Pacific

ICTMN Staff
May 08, 2013
After almost a month adrift in the Pacific, surviving on raw fish and rain water, two fishermen from Kiribati, an island nation in the central tropical Pacific Ocean, were rescued ...

Federal and Provincial Governments Lose Appeal Against First Nation Oil Sands Lawsuit

Brandi Morin
May 08, 2013
A First Nation from Alberta is hailing a court victory in its fight against expanded oil sands development near traditional territories and hunting grounds with the dismissal of a ...

Zuni Pueblo and USDA Begin 'Self Help Housing' Program for 12 Families

ICTMN Staff
May 08, 2013
On May 7, 12 Zuni Pueblo families and United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner broke ground on the construction of the Pueblo’s first ...

Joseph FireCrow Nominated for Two NAMA Awards

Gale Courey Toensing
May 08, 2013
Joseph FireCrow, the renowned award winning Native American Flute Man, has been nominated for two major awards at the upcoming Native American Music Awards on May 10...

Native Gymnast From Flathead Rez Qualifies for National Championships

ICTMN Staff
May 08, 2013
Kiyana Price, Lakota/Wampanoag, of Dixon, Montana has qualified for the 2013 Junior Olympic National Gymnastic Championships in Minneapolis...

Remembering Senator Daniel Inouye on Victory in Europe Day

ICTMN Staff
May 08, 2013
Today, May 8, is celebrated as Victory in Europe Day ...

Gardening Gone Wild: Composting Is Sexy

Darla Antoine
May 08, 2013
It’s natural. Healthy, even. It’s a little steamy and slightly dirty. And if you do it right, it will increase fertility. Even the city kids are doing it...

Chief Illiniwek Group Pushes for Return of Mascot at Illinois Campus

ICTMN Staff
May 08, 2013
The Council of Chiefs, a group made up of former University of Illinois (UI) students who had portrayed Chief Illiniwek, is pushing a plan that would return the mascot to campus...

Wounded Knee Mystery Bidders Working to Secure Land for Tribe

Vincent Schilling
May 08, 2013
On May 1 the site of the Wounded Knee massacre was put on the open market by owner James Czywczynski with a price tag of $4.9 million...

Relive the Triumph of the Nishiyuu Walkers in Video

ICTMN Staff
May 08, 2013
More than a month after the Nishiyuu walkers marched triumphantly into Ottawa from the northern reaches of Ontario, they are continuing to inspire...

'Iron Man 3' Villain Invokes Sand Creek Massacre

ICTMN Staff
May 07, 2013
The villain in the blockbuster action flick Iron Man 3 has a list of grudges against the United States -- and one is a historical event that only periodically gets attention outsid...

Descending Drought Puts Klamath Tribes and Farmers on Brink of Water War

ICTMN Staff
May 07, 2013
The Klamath Tribes possess the oldest water rights in the nation, and as the Los Angeles Times reports, these Indigenous Peoples of Oregon are about to reclaim what they have been ...

Grammy Nominee Radmilla Cody Up for Three Native American Music Awards

Lee Allen
May 07, 2013
Combine exquisite beauty with unlimited natural talent and you get Radmilla Cody, a former Miss Navajo Nation and a Grammy-nominated singer...

Ohio Names Native American Pipe Official State Artifact

ICTMN Staff
May 07, 2013
It’s been dubbed the Adena pipe and is now the official state artifact of Ohio, as soon as Gov. John Kasich signs off on it, which a spokesman says he will...

Peruvian Official Resigns Following Indigenous Consultation Disputes

Barbara Fraser
May 07, 2013
A top Peruvian government official responsible for intercultural affairs has resigned because of disputes in the government over prior consultation of indigenous communities...

Entrepreneurs To Vie for $20K in New RES California Business Plan Competition

ICTMN Staff
May 07, 2013
Entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses and compete to win $20,000 by presenting their business plans to a panel of judges at the Reservation Economic Summit (RES) to be held at ...

Artist Call: Make Cleveland Indians Owner Into 'Grinning Idiot Mascot'

ICTMN Staff
May 07, 2013
On the heels of the Cleveland American Indian Movement protesting the use of the offensive "Chief Wahoo" mascot outside Progressive Field at the Cleveland MLB team's home opener on...

Matika Wilbur: Indian Enough Photography Exhibit Opens in Ohio

ICTMN Staff
May 07, 2013
As ICTMN reported in January , Matika Wilbur has embarked on a three-year project to photograph peoples and cultures that are not only alive but are thriving and a force in America...

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