The following are remarks from Kathleen Sebelius, the 21st Secretary of the Department of Health, during President Barack Obama’s fourth annual White House Tribal Nations Conferenc...
Kathleen Sebelius

Last week, I toured the new Indian Health Service (IHS) Cheyenne River Health Center. The center, which opened last year, includes a new dental clinic, CT scanner and a Spiritual Room where patients and family can practice their traditions....

August 29, 2012
In another win for tribal self-determination, the U.S...
Dwanna L. Robertson

Contrary to popular belief, especially among non-Natives, American Indians did not simply relinquish their rights to lands, waters, and other natural resources....

May 22, 2012
Carol Berry
November 13, 2011
The ousted executive secretary of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs (CCIA) is requesting federal and state civil and criminal investigations into her recent termination by ...
Beginning this week Indian Country Today Media Network is introducing a weekly roundup from court cases that have been heard by the U.S...
Mark Trahant

It’s nearly impossible to know when a new political era has begun for certain....

September 21, 2011
Rob Capriccioso
August 26, 2011
WASHINGTON – Elders are among the most respected citizens of tribal communities, yet even in Indian country their wisdom is sometimes trampled upon, while some face the horrors of ...
Rob Capriccioso
December 30, 2010
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is suing the Oglala Sioux Tribe, arguing that the tribe failed to live up to grant requirements...

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