The Challenge of Mixed-Blood Nations

Duane Champagne
April 25, 2013
Countries with indigenous nations usually also have mixed-blood nations composed of people of indigenous descent and other nations or races...

Northern Ute Tribal Enrollment May Rise, Pending Election Could Lower Blood Quantum

Carol Berry
April 09, 2013
A tribal nation with what could be North America’s strictest enrollment criteria may soon decide on more flexible rules that might, if adopted, increase the tribe’s current 3,000-p...
Steve Russell

Sovereignty and Slime

The interplay between law and language is fascinating. “Blood quantum” started without the modern racist connotations in early English cases involving inheritance from a particular person rather than from a racially defined category of persons....

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March 28, 2013

Dwanna L. Robertson: Indian Identity Still Controversial

Carol Berry
August 21, 2012
If she’d planned to tackle some of the most contentious issues in Indian country, a Mvskoke (Creek) sociologist couldn’t have done a better job...

Indigenous Nationalities and the Mestizo Dilemma

Duane Champagne
July 24, 2012
Mestizo. Métis . Mixed bloods. Though clearly different, all these terms are used to racially classify people with Indian ancestry...

Unfilled: Oklahoma’s Native Liaison Position Qualifications Changed, No Cabinet-Level Status

Brian Daffron
June 26, 2012
When Oklahoma Republican Governor Mary Fallin signed HB 2172 into law after the end of the 2011 legislative session, the 43-year-old Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission was effectiv...

Video Spotlight: Powerful Student Film Asks For Apology and Understanding in Minnesota

ICTMN Staff
May 05, 2012
The first word that came to mind to describe the 60-minute documentary by lecturer Carter Meland’s introductory American Indians in Minnesota class was “powerful.” From the histori...

2011’s Memorable Quotes: Good and Bad Part 1

ICTMN Staff
December 30, 2011
Every year Indian country is filled with leaders, politicians, broadcasters and talking heads provide memorable quotes for anyone listening to catch...

How Do You Prove You're an Indian?

ICTMN Staff
December 21, 2011
Read Matthew L.M. Fletcher's response to Treuer's opinion piece at Turtle Talk ...
Cedric Sunray

Disenrollment Clubs

A few weeks ago, I read the following paragraph in an NPR article about the Cherokee Freedmen:

"This is not a club; you can't just claim to be Cherokee and show up and be included," says Cara Cowan Watts, a vocal member of the Cherokees' tribal council....

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October 14, 2011

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