Julianne Jennings

Pre-Easter Celebrations an Insult to American Indians

While strolling with friends through the busy streets of Spoleto, an ancient Italian city in the province of Umbria, we stepped into the start of celebrations or carnivals called, Quaresima....

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February 24, 2013

The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country, January 13, 2013

ICTMN Staff
January 13, 2013
It's our weekly roundup of the stories that mattered most in Indian country: • PROTESTS CONTINUE: The spirit of the Idle No More movement remained vibrant, with actions all across ...

Assemblyman Pushes for Native American Day to Replace Columbus Day

ICTMN Staff
January 08, 2013
Instead of Columbus Day, California Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, has introduced legislation that would recognize the second Monday in October as Native American Day...

Educating is Key to Reclaiming Indian ‘Image and Identity’

Gale Courey Toensing
November 30, 2012
At a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing about countering the negative images of Indians in popular culture, Lynn Valbuena captured the problem and the solution in two sente...
Steven Newcomb

Fear and Loathing of History on Thanksgiving

On November 19, the Drudge Report linked to a story about a Native student group at the University o...

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November 24, 2012

12-Step Indian Rehab (A Modest Post-Thanksgiving Proposal from Alex Jacobs)

Alex Jacobs
November 24, 2012
In the 1970s I worked for Akwesasne Notes , the Mohawk Nation newspaper and the largest Native journal in the world...

Russell Means: A Look at His Journey Through Life

ICTMN Staff
October 22, 2012
As news of his walking on spreads across Indian country, we’ve taken the time to look back at Russell Means ’ storied life. He passed at 4:44 a.m...

Dwanna Robertson Discusses Stereotypes and the Season on Minnesota Public Radio

ICTMN Staff
October 16, 2012
Dwanna L...

The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country

ICTMN Staff
October 14, 2012
It’s our roundup of all the big news coming out of Indian country; this week saw an unprecedented dialogue with the Republican candidate for President and observance of Columbus Da...
Steven Newcomb

On President Obama’s Columbus Day Proclamation

Pursuant to two congressional resolutions, President Barack Obama proclaimed Monday October 8, 2012 as Columbus Day. “I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities,” he stated....

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October 14, 2012

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