Michael "T. Mayheart" Dardar

In the Eye of Isaac

It seems so long ago, those days on the water with my dad trawling for shrimp in the lakes, bays and bayous of our beloved homeland....

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August 30, 2012

Hurricane Isaac: Houma Nation Braces as Mighty Storm Bears Down

ICTMN Staff
August 28, 2012
As Isaac morphed from tropical storm to category 1 hurricane, members of the United Houma Nation in six parishes near the Louisiana shoreline hunkered down or evacuated as the trib...
Delvin Cree

Regarding FEMA Trailers and Health Issues

Over two years ago I addressed some health issues surrounding FEMA trailers my tribe, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, was receiving....

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July 12, 2012

Col. Thomas Brewer Makes a Career Out of Being a Warrior

Wilhelm Murg
March 23, 2012
Col. Thomas Brewer is currently going through a series of surgeries after surviving a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack in the Kabul region of Afghanistan in December of 2011...

The United Houma Nation, Staying Afloat

Frank McMains
October 06, 2011
Toward the southern end one of the many narrow, low, longitudinal ridges that extend from Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico, the United Houma Nation has been struggling to preserve...

Hurricane: From the Goddess Guabancex to Fierce Irene

ICTMN Staff
August 26, 2011
At this moment, Hurricane Irene makes her way up the eastern seaboard of the United States, causing havoc on lands that were once home to the indigenous peoples of Turtle Island...

Hurricane Isaac: Damage But Not Widespread Devastation as Feared

ICTMN Staff
August 31, 2012
Tribal officials were still sussing out damage to their territories on Thursday but on the whole expressed relief that they seemed to have been spared the worst of Hurricane Isaac...

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