Elections 2012: Driven by data? Make it so in Indian Country Too

Mark Trahant
November 08, 2012
One of the narratives of this campaign was how Team Obama was driven by data...

Interior Approves Land-Into-Trust Application for Three Affiliated Tribes’ Proposed Clean Fuels Refinery

ICTMN Staff
October 10, 2012
Tex Hall In a historic announcement today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said the agency has taken 469 acres of land into trust for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Na...

Obama Nominates Washburn to Lead Indian Affairs

Rob Capriccioso
August 03, 2012
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama announced August 2 that he was nominating Kevin Washburn to become Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs at the U.S...

BIA Announces Emergency Funding for Emmonak Women’s Shelter in Alaska

ICTMN Staff
July 03, 2012
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) recently provided the Emmonak Women’s Shelter in the Yup’ik Eskimo village of Emmonak, Alaska with a one-time emergency fund of $50,000 to help p...

Handbook on Crime-Reduction Best Practices from the BIA Office of Justice Services Released

ICTMN Staff
July 02, 2012
On June 18, acting Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Donald E...
Don Young, Congressman

The American Indian Empowerment Act: Setting the Record Straight

As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, I oversee most issues concerning Native Americans....

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March 30, 2012

Salazar Signals ‘New Era for Indian Country’

Rob Capriccioso
July 26, 2011
Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is using the Cobell settlement to kick off what he calls a “new era for Indian country nationwide.” Salazar and other top Interior ...

Laverdure Announces BIA Tribal Consultation Meetings on Draft Part 162 Leasing Regulations

ICTMN Staff
February 17, 2011
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Del Laverdure announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be holding tribal consultation meetings for tribal leaders to rev...

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