Lummi Diana Bob Elected President of Northwest Indian Bar Association

Richard Walker
November 10, 2012
Diana R. Bob, Lummi, has been elected president of the Northwest Indian Bar Association for 2012-13...
Edward J. Markey & Ben R. Lujan

A Response to Tom Cole's Interview by Indian Country Today Media Network

As the Ranking Members of the Natural Resources Committee and the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, which has primary jurisdiction over Indian issues in the House of Representatives, we feel compelled to respond to Representative Tom Cole’s unsubstantiated criticism of a report is...

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November 01, 2012

NCAI: ‘Historic’ Unity Vote Keeps Non-Federally Recognized Tribes as Full Members

Gale Courey Toensing
November 01, 2012
UPDATED NOVEMBER 5: This article was modified to correct the date of Kerry Holton’s blog post and his current status per a court ruling. SACRAMENTO, Calif...

Salazar and Washburn: Much Achieved, Much More to Do

Gale Courey Toensing
November 02, 2012
Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar and newly-appointed Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn sat down with Indian Country Today Media Network and Indianz for a “meet an...

Jefferson Keel: ‘Voting Is One of Our Greatest Sovereign Rights’

Gale Courey Toensing
October 25, 2012
The president of the National Congress of American Indians opened the organization's 69th Annual Convention and Marketplace with an urgent message to Native America to get out and ...
Gyasi Ross

Russell Means, Lightning and Sexiness: The Toughest Indian in the Whole Wide World

“…after I die, I'm coming back as lightning. When it zaps the White House, they'll know it's me."

Russell Means...

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October 25, 2012

Indian Country Reacts to Russell Means Passing

ICTMN Staff
October 24, 2012
As his life is honored in Kyle, South Dakota today, many across Indian country have reacted to the passing of self-described “Oglala Freedom Fighter” Russell Means , who began his ...

Elections 2012: Bipartisan at NCAI, VAWA and the Candidate, and Airbrushing History Since 1776

Mark Trahant
October 23, 2012
American Indian and Alaska Native affairs are bipartisan issues...

Elections 2012: National Congress of American Indians Challenges ID Laws, Promotes Native Voters

Mark Trahant
October 23, 2012
The National Congress of American Indians set an ambitious goal for this election cycle: The largest Native turnout in history...

A History of Indian Voting Rights and Why It’s Important to Vote

Dr. Dean Chavers
October 29, 2012
There has been no Indian Voting Rights Act , and no congressional hearings or testimony on such a bill...

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