The New York Times: Politics Played a Big Role in Keepseagle

Rob Capriccioso
May 06, 2013
The most respected newspaper in the country has pointed out the sour political undercurrent in the 2011 Keepseagle settlement that awarded $760 million to Native American farmers f...

Moose Meatloaf With Dandelion Pesto—How Brilliant Native Chefs Are Revolutionizing Food

Richard Walker
February 05, 2013
Chances are good the ancestors would have loved the cooking of chefs Flora Deacon and Rob Kinneen...
Darlene L. Barnes

Misconceptions Abound About Nutrition of Federal Food Programs

On November 28, 2012, Indian Country Today Media Network published this article on the diabetes problem in the Native American community....

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January 20, 2013

Arizona Snowbowl Protestors Charged in Federal District Court

Anne Minard
December 11, 2012
Three activists were charged in federal District Court in Flagstaff, Arizona, today with disrupting work in a U.S...

USDA Grants Helps Tribes Reduce Sugar, Starch by Promoting Nutrition Education

Brian Daffron
September 07, 2012
Commods , short for commodities —it’s a term used throughout Indian Country for the food available through the U.S...

USDA Issues Grants for Nutrition Education to Native Communities

ICTMN Staff
March 09, 2012
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested in educating Native communities on nutrition and physical activity habits to improve their health and lifestyles...

Manure-Fueled Electricity Generator Benefits Tribe and Local Farmers

ICTMN Staff
February 27, 2012
A renewable energy venture in the Puget Sound area of Washington State virtually turns manure into money...
Suzan Shown Harjo

USDA's Culture War Against Sacred Places

Amid the top-volume crossfire these days about whose religion and whose health could be threatened by federal actions, it’s noteworthy that debaters and bloviators alike don’t notice or don’t care about ongoing violations of Native American Peoples’ religious freedom and well being....

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February 15, 2012

Horses May Soon Be Slaughtered in U.S. for Human Consumption

ICTMN Staff
December 01, 2011
Congress has lifted a ban on funding horse meat inspections, paving the way for horses to be slaughtered and butchered for human consumption, reported the Argus Leader ...

Yakama Recognized for Environmentally Sound Solid Waste Handling

Richard Walker
October 26, 2011
In the last few years, the Yakama Nation has fought plans to ship refuse from Hawai’i to a landfill in the Columbia River Basin, and ridded the reservation of mosquito-breeding pil...

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