Donna Ennis

Task Force for Abused Children Presents Final Report

The National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence presented its final report and recommendations to Attorney General Eric Holder in December 2012....

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May 03, 2013

Casino Battle: Why the Opposition to Spokane Tribe's Anti-Poverty Plan?

Kevin Taylor
March 29, 2013
The Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a final report in February endorsing a large, off-reservation casino and hotel development for the Spokane Tribe in eastern Washington, but obse...

Mashpee Wampanoag, Massachusetts Signed New Improved Gaming Compact

Gale Courey Toensing
March 23, 2013
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Cedric Cromwell and Massachusetts Gov...

Shelly to Salazar: Navajo Gallup Water Supply Should Consist of 98 Percent Navajo Workforce

ICTMN Staff
October 05, 2012
In his opening statement during a meeting with Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on September 28, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly said he wants the staff building the...

Training Seminar Held For Sexual Assault Investigation and Prosecution Training in Indian Country

ICTMN Staff
August 28, 2012
For three days last week more than 75 participants from across the United States participated in a training seminar hosted by the Justice and Interior Departments for tribal and fe...

Interior Breaks Another Federal Law Involving Tribes and Indians

Rob Capriccioso
July 23, 2012
WASHINGTON – The Interior Department has confirmed that it broke a federal law by not publishing a list of federally recognized tribes by January 30, 2012...
Matthew L.M. Fletcher

TURTLE TALK: Quick and Dirty Commentary on Patchak

Four points on today’s decision in Patchak....

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June 21, 2012
Dwanna L. Robertson

Indian Benefits: Misnomer and Propaganda

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

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May 22, 2012

Cobell Concludes with the Rich Getting Richer

Rob Capriccioso
June 27, 2011
In the end, the long-running Cobell case was settled in less than a day...

Interior Rejects Wisconsin Tribe’s Off-Reservation Casino

Gale Courey Toensing
February 23, 2011
The federal government has rejected a bid by a Wisconsin tribe to build an off reservation casino in New York’s Catskills area, more than 1,000 miles from its land base, citing leg...

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