Guatemalan Mayan Community Seeks International Help for Protection

Rick Kearns
March 26, 2013
The Maya Q’eqchi Agua Caliente community of Guatemala, some of whose members have been killed, threatened and tortured while trying to defend their territory from a mining company,...

Rapid Reactions to House Passing of Violence Against Women Act

ICTMN Staff
February 28, 2013
American Indian women had their voices heard today as the U.S. House passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act with the U.S...
Steven Newcomb

Rethinking Indian Law 30 Years Later

In 1982, the National Lawyers Guild published a book entitled Rethinking Indian Law....

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June 08, 2012

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...

Philanthropists and Indigenous Leaders Talk Solutions to World’s Pressing Problems

Terri Hansen
June 16, 2011
Philanthropy has often overlooked the world’s 300 million Indigenous Peoples...

Violence Against Native Women Gaining Global Attention; Congress Encouraged to Act

ICTMN Staff
October 11, 2012
In the 21 st Century, no woman should live day-to-day thinking about when they will be raped or how they will survive and cope after they are but that is the reality for American I...

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