Zachary Pullin

On Being Gay and Chippewa Cree

The intersection of my identity as a gay man and a Chippewa Cree tribal member begins at the intersection of Route 87 and Highway 448....

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January 22, 2013
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

Two Spirit/LGBT Rights Toolkit for Tribal Governments Introduced

Gale Courey Toensing
September 26, 2012
A first-of-its-kind guide complete with sample legal language is now available for tribal governments to adopt or amend their laws to recognize the rights of all their citizens, in...
Crystal Willcuts

Chick fil-A Controversy: When a Chicken Nugget Goes Rogue!

Oh Chick-fil-A, when will you love again? Why drag waffle fries into this? They are innocent I tell you!...

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August 02, 2012

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Speaks Out Against Watered Down VAWA as Rape Victim, Woman of Color

ICTMN Staff
May 20, 2012
Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisconsin) railed against the Republican-led House version of the watered down Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as an affront to herself as a woman of ...

Susan Allen, First American Indian Lesbian in State Legislature, Fights for Social Equality

Vincent Schilling
February 06, 2012
Susan Allen recently became the first American Indian woman elected to serve in the Minnesota State Legislature...

Susan Allen Becomes First American Indian Lesbian Elected to a State Legislature

Vincent Schilling
January 13, 2012
Minnesota Democrat Susan Allen made history January 10 as the first Native American Lesbian to be elected to a U.S. State legislature...

New PFLAG Phoenix Chapter Supports LGBT Families

ICTMN Staff
June 09, 2011
A new PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) support group starting in Phoenix, Arizona is focusing on supporting American Indian families and lesbian, gay, bi...

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