President Barack Obama's Budget Concerns Indian Country Leaders

Rob Capriccioso
April 15, 2013
Concerned Indian country leaders are saying that President Barack Obama, in his proposed budget for 2014, is not doing as strong a job at upholding the nation’s trust responsibilit...

Quapaw Tribe Files Suit Against Federal Government for Alleged Land Mismanagement

Brian Daffron
April 02, 2013
The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma filed suit against the United States in federal court on March 25...

Congressmen Explain Their Surprising Violence Against Women Act Votes

Rob Capriccioso
March 14, 2013
While the tribal court inherent jurisdictional provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed both chambers of Congress in February, and President Barack Obama subseque...

A Violence Against Women Act Surprise? House Might Pass Tribal Provisions

Rob Capriccioso
February 27, 2013
Indian affairs law and lobby officials nationwide are mobilizing at the news that the House Republican leadership may soon consider an up or down vote on S.47, the Senate version o...

House Republican VAWA Bill Offers Strong Tribal Protections; Will Cantor Accept?

Rob Capriccioso
February 22, 2013
Republican House members Tom Cole (Okla.) and Darrell Issa (Calif.) on February 20 issued new Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) legislation that includes stronger tribal jurisdicti...

Another Shot at a Clean Carcieri Fix in the House

Rob Capricciosob
February 14, 2013
While Democratic senators in Congress continue to suppress a clean legislative solution to the controversial 2009 U.S...

NCAI's Keel to Deliver State of Indian Nation Address February 14

ICTMN Staff
February 13, 2013
On Thursday, February 14, Jefferson Keel, president of the National Congress of American Indians will deliver the annual State of Indian Nations Address from the Newseum’s Knight S...

Senate Passes Pro-Tribal VAWA Again; SCIA Vice-Chair Barrasso Against

Rob Capriccioso
February 13, 2013
Rejecting attempts to politicize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a wide majority of the U.S...

Debts to Be Paid? The House Republicans and Their 'Native American Effort'

Mark Trahant
January 22, 2013
Are House Republicans about to begin a Native American voter initiative?...

The GOP House Leader Sank VAWA in 2012, the Fight Starts Anew in 2013

Rob Capriccioso
January 15, 2013
Native American and congressional advocates of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) are frustrated that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., held up a compromise in the wanin...

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