Harold Monteau

The Politics of Diversion

In the 2012 Elections the GOP allowed itself to be led down a path that was based on a strategy that white people could be galvanized to vote Republican if they could be convinced that America was coming under the control of minorities, gays and foreigners....

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December 24, 2012

Q&A With Ken Salazar and Kevin Washburn

Edited by Gale Courey Toensing
December 03, 2012
Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar and newly appointed Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn sat down with Indian Country Today Media Network and Indianz.com just befor...
Steve Russell

Election 2012: Shot at and Missed

The battle is over, and pundits now stroll to the battlefield and shoot the survivors. I have used this bully pulpit to urge that Indians bloc vote only when threatened as Indians.  My own vote turned on threats I perceived to my family.  Your mileage may vary....

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November 11, 2012

Heidi Heitkamp: Taking the Senate Race to Native North Dakota

Patti Jo King
November 03, 2012
North Dakota’s Democratic Senate candidate, Heidi Heitkamp , is working hard for the Native vote...

Oglala Sioux Tribe Breaks Ground on Veterans Cemetery Despite Opposition

Vincent Schilling
November 02, 2012
With the benefit of a recent $6.5 million grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) in Pine Ridge, South Dakota broke ground in early October on a...

Two Red Lake Nation Members Run For County Commissioner Position, Discuss Issues at Candidate Fair

Michael Meuers
October 28, 2012
The Red Lake Nation in Minnesota faces a first this Election Day...

Akaka and Washburn Speak at Alaska Federation of Natives Convention

ICTMN Staff
October 18, 2012
Newly minted Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn will speak at the convention of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN), along with outgoing U.S...

Michigan Voters Have Lots of Decisions to Make On Election Day; Expanding Gaming Won’t Be One of Them

Alysa Landry
October 30, 2012
Several states this Election Day will consider expanding their gaming industries, but voters in Michigan , where the American Indian vote tops one percent of the total, will not ca...

Obama Follows Presidential Debate With Speech at University of Wisconsin at Madison

ICTMN Staff
October 04, 2012
In an effort to redeem himself after what many considered a loss at last night’s debates, President Barack Obama gave a spirited speech at the University of Wisconsin at Madison to...

Huffington Post Blog Reminds Us of The Great Law of Peace, the Roots of American Democracy

ICTMN Staff
October 04, 2012
Jacob Devaney, in an October 3 blog for the Huffington Post, thought it was a good time—with Columbus Day coming up and election season upon us—to remind everyone about the roots o...

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