Laverdure Named Strategic Advisory With Akin Gump

ICTMN Staff
January 16, 2013
Donald “Del” Laverdure has a new role in serving Indian country. The former Indian Affairs official and political appointee in the U.S...

Sacred Sites Listening Sessions Scheduled

Marc Dadigan
August 06, 2012
The U.S...

Interior Releases Tribal Economic Data Not Gathered From Tribes

Rob Capriccioso
July 12, 2012
WASHINGTON – Amid calls from the U.S. Congress for the U.S...

Congress Investigating Interior on Missing Tribal Jobs Reports That Broke Law

Rob Capriccioso
July 11, 2012
WASHINGTON – Democratic and Republican Indian affairs leaders in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate are concerned that the U.S...

Legal and Political Questions Surround Interior’s Decision Not to Release Tribal Jobs Survey

Rob Capriccioso
July 05, 2012
A long-awaited survey by the U.S. Department of the Interior on tribal jobs will not be released this year, even though federal law requires regular reporting on such matters...

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...

Echo Hawk Sets Resignation Date For April 27

ICTMN Staff
April 09, 2012
The Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs just announced that Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk will resign his position effective April 2...

The American Indian Empowerment Act – a ‘Radical’ Tribal Land Plan

Rob Capriccioso
March 04, 2012
The American Indian Empowerment Act is going nowhere in Congress, but its sponsor, Rep...

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