One year ago this month, the United States formally reversed its opposition to the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)...

WASHINGTON – After a morning no-show at the White House Tribal Nations Conference he was supposed to be hosting, President Barack Obama made a grand entrance to the afternoon porti...

Updated December 5, 2011 President Barack Obama made news on December 2 when the White House announced his signature of an executive order, titled, “Improving American Indian and A...

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WASHINGTON – Less clapping, less excitement. The mood was noticeably dimmer during the introductory session of this year’s White House Tribal Nations Conference...

WASHINGTON – On this, the day of the third White House Tribal Nations Conference held over the past three years, Indian Country Today Media Network takes a moment to reflect on the...

President Obama has appointed Keith M. Harper to serve on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships...

WASHINGTON – Good or bad, American Indians have long been associated with Thanksgiving...

When one is asked about important issues affecting Indian country today and where the work from improvement begins, answers like suicide and bullying prevention, energy efficiency ...

WASHINGTON – It was a risky strategy when Indian health advocates decided to get the Indian Health Care Improvement Act attached to the greater national healthcare reform law...