Violence Against Women Act – Why Native Women Matter

Winona LaDuke
February 18, 2013
The following is a column by Winona LaDuke originally published at News From Winona LaDuke originally published on February 13...

State of Indian Nations: 'A Moment of Real Possibility'

Mark Trahant
February 15, 2013
National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel began his annual report, State of Indian Nations, with a simple exclamation...

Jefferson Keel's State of the Indian Nations Address

ICTMN Staff
February 14, 2013
The following is National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel’s 11 th Annual State of the Indian Nations Address from this morning in Washington, D.C.: “Members o...

Senate Passes Pro-Tribal VAWA Again; SCIA Vice-Chair Barrasso Against

Rob Capriccioso
February 13, 2013
Rejecting attempts to politicize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a wide majority of the U.S...

Tribal Provisions Secure in Passing of Violence Against Women Act in Senate

ICTMN Staff
February 12, 2013
The first hurdle is cleared for the tribal provisions to the Violence Against Women Act, as the Senate voted 78-22 today to reauthorize VAWA...

Sequestration Will Cost Tribes $130 Million; Plus 800,000 Fewer IHS Outpatient Visits

Mark Trahant
February 11, 2013
Tuesday night President Barack Obama will lay out his case that Congress ought to reverse the $1.2 trillion worth budget cuts that are beginning March 1...

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...

The GOP House Leader Sank VAWA in 2012, the Fight Starts Anew in 2013

Rob Capriccioso
January 15, 2013
Native American and congressional advocates of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) are frustrated that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., held up a compromise in the wanin...

Senate Passes 2013 National Defense Authorization Act; Feinstein Amendment May Extend Indefinite Detention Power

Gale Courey Toensing
December 06, 2012
The Senate approved the $631 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013 with an amendment that intends to protect U.S...

Elections 2012: So the Election Is Over – Now the Politics Are About to Turn Nasty

Mark Trahant
November 08, 2012
President Barack Obama’s election celebration won’t last long...

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