Christopher Columbus, the Myths Behind the Man

ICTMN Staff
October 08, 2012
Columbus Day became a federal holiday to commemorate the landing of Christopher Columbus in the “New World” and his achievements in 1937, but throughout history those achievements ...
Suzan Shown Harjo

Statement of Vision Toward the Next 500 Years, Revisited

"Our Visions” was a historic gathering of 100 Native writers, artists and wisdomkeepers at Taos Pueblo and sponsored by The Morning Star Institute and The 1992 Alliance....

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October 08, 2012

'Fourteen Hundred Ninety-Two': The Columbus Poem Rewritten

Dana W. Hall
October 08, 2012
The following poem, a new version of a rhyme all of us are all-too-familiar with, was submitted by reader Dana W...

President Barack Obama’s Columbus Day Proclamation

President Barack Obama
October 08, 2012
The following is a proclamation from President Barack Obama in regards to Columbus Day...

Natives Gather in NYC's Columbus Circle for 'Indigenous Day of Remembrance' to Honor Ancestors

ICTMN Staff
October 08, 2012
Luis Ramos, left, with his family at Columbus Circle on October 7 Drizzling rain didn’t put a damper on the enthusiasm of participants at the Indigenous Day of Remembrance in New Y...

Recognizing and Celebrating First Peoples on Columbus Day: A Guide to Events Across Indian Country

ICTMN Staff
October 08, 2012
Although Columbus Day may be observed by the U.S. today, across Turtle Island it is instead a day to recognize, honor and celebrate First Peoples...

Huffington Post Blog Reminds Us of The Great Law of Peace, the Roots of American Democracy

ICTMN Staff
October 04, 2012
Jacob Devaney, in an October 3 blog for the Huffington Post, thought it was a good time—with Columbus Day coming up and election season upon us—to remind everyone about the roots o...

Chief Short Cake Math Assignment Gaffe Has Lac du Flambeau Members Urging Cultural Sensitivity

ICTMN Staff
October 04, 2012
“What happened after Chief Short Cake Died?” That was the question posed at the top of 17-year-old Noah Archer’s assignment on Friday, September 28...
Simon Moya-Smith

Harvard Professor Confirms Bering Strait Theory Is Not Fact

It’s not every day that you get a revered professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School to publicly confirm that the Bering Strait theory is “not a fact."...

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July 31, 2012

2011 Indigenous Day of Remembrance

ICTMN Staff
November 19, 2011
On October 9, the fourth Indigenous Day of Remembrance was celebrated by many...

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