Senate Passes 2013 National Defense Authorization Act; Feinstein Amendment May Extend Indefinite Detention Power

Gale Courey Toensing
December 06, 2012
The Senate approved the $631 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013 with an amendment that intends to protect U.S...

Early-Voting Advances in South Dakota—Montana Up Next

Stephanie Woodard
October 24, 2012
For the first time, Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation voters will be able to early-vote in a national election in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, their capital and population center...

Minnesota’s Proposed Voter ID Constitutional Amendment Could Jeopardize Use of Tribal Identification

Mary Annette Pember
October 12, 2012
The use of tribal identification for voting in Minnesota may be in jeopardy if voters pass the proposed voter ID constitutional amendment in the upcoming election ...

Stop the Shaming and Blaming of 'Teen Pregnancy' in Indian Country

Jessica Danforth
March 08, 2012
The term “teen pregnancy” is no stranger in Indian Country...

BIE School Being Sued for Discrimination Against Pregnant Teen

ICTMN Staff
March 06, 2012
After being kicked out of school and publicly humiliated for being pregnant, 15-year-old Shantelle Hicks now has the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU New Mexico on her side...

United Houma Nation Student Suspended For Refusing to Cut His Hair

ICTMN Staff
March 25, 2011
Seth Chaisson, was suspended March 15 from Juban Parc Junior High School in Denham Springs, Louisiana, because he has repeatedly refused to cut his hair...

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