Oren Lyons

Celebrating 400 Years of the Two Row Wampum

Vanessa Parker

May 25, 2013

In an effort to maintain a separate and peaceful coexistence, an agreement was made 400 years ago between a group of Haudenosaunee nations and the incoming European settlers who we...

'America’s First Sport' Lacrosse Documentary Premiere and Symposium

ICTMN Staff

April 22, 2013

Onondaga Nation Faithkeeper and former Syracuse University (SU) lacrosse goalie, Oren Lyons ‘58, will join current and past SU lacrosse coaches, Roy Simmons Jr., ‘59 and Gary Gait,...

Steven Newcomb

The Holy See’s Destructive Legacy of Deprimantur

Pope Francis—Jorge Mario Bergoglio—is 76 years old. He is the first pope from Latin America, the first Jesuit pope, and the first pope of our time not born in Europe....

April 08, 2013

Vine Deloria Jr. Distinguished Indigenous Scholars Series

ICTMN Staff

January 18, 2013

In an effort to spread the voices and visions of indigenous scholars the University of Arizona American Indian Studies Program will hold the 2012-2013 Vine Deloria Jr...

Cayuga Museum Receives Replica Wampum Belt for Returning Haudenosaunee Spiritual Objects

Gale Courey Toensing

January 04, 2013

The Onondaga Nation has presented the Cayuga Museum of History and Art with a replica of a Haudenosaunee Confederacy wampum belt in appreciation for the return of 21 objects of spi...

Suzan Shown Harjo

A Life and Death in the Family: Appreciating Daniel K. Inouye

Senator Daniel K....

December 24, 2012

Suzan Shown Harjo

Statement of Vision Toward the Next 500 Years, Revisited

"Our Visions” was a historic gathering of 100 Native writers, artists and wisdomkeepers at Taos Pueblo and sponsored by The Morning Star Institute and The 1992 Alliance....

October 08, 2012

World Government And World Citizens

Duane Champagne

May 26, 2012

Many pessimists think that the only way out of our economic and political challenges is by organizing a world government and designating everyone on this planet a “world citizen”...

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