Navajo Nation Thawing Out From Devastating Winter

Anne Minard
March 04, 2013
The Navajo Nation is finally emerging from Operation Winter Freeze, an unprecedented weather-related state of emergency in which more than 3,000 homes lost water due to frozen and ...

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians First to Receive Disaster Aid Under Amended Law

ICTMN Staff
March 02, 2013
On March 1, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians became the first American Indian tribe to receive a Presidential Disaster Declaration under the recently amended Stafford Act when ...

FEMA Archaeologists Discover Native Artifacts in New Orleans

ICTMN Staff
February 21, 2013
Pottery sherds, animal bones and pieces of clay tobacco pipes weren’t what they were expecting to find, but it’s what a team of archaeologists contracted by the Federal Emergency M...

President Obama Signs Law Putting Tribes on Equal Footing as States for Federal Emergency Aid

Rob Capriccioso
January 31, 2013
President Barack Obama has signed into law a piece of legislation passed by both the House and Senate that will put tribes on equal footing as states in requesting federal disaster...
Bryan Newland

A Retrospective on Federal Indian Policy During President Obama’s First Term

Sunday officially marks the conclusion of President Obama’s first term in office—as well as the beginning of his second term....

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January 19, 2013

Interview: FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate Applauds US House Passage of Tribal Bill

Rob Capriccioso
September 21, 2012
WASHINGTON – On September 19, the U.S...

FEMA Supporting Specific Legislation on Making Tribes Equal to States

Rob Capriccioso
June 15, 2012
WASHINGTON – It’s been over six months since the Obama White House and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said they were in favor of tribes being able to directly reque...

President Declares Emergency for Puerto Rico

ICTMN Staff
August 23, 2011
In response to the affects of Hurricane Irene on August 21, The U.S...

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