Steve Russell

Sovereignty and Slime

The interplay between law and language is fascinating. “Blood quantum” started without the modern racist connotations in early English cases involving inheritance from a particular person rather than from a racially defined category of persons....

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March 28, 2013
Laura Waterman Wittstock

40 Years Later, Wounded Knee Is Still Fresh in Our Minds

Hundreds of travelers left their home areas from points all over the United States and Canada last weekend to meet in the tiny village of Wounded Knee, South Dakota....

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February 27, 2013

Elections 2012: Saving the Republican Brand in Indian Country

Mark Trahant
November 08, 2012
The Republican Party doubled the number of American Indian tribal members serving in Congress, from one to two...
Frederick Hoxie

Russell Means and George McGovern Left Their Marks on Indian Country

History is often made by accident, so we should not read too much into the almost simultaneous deaths last week of South Dakotans Russell Means and George McGovern....

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October 29, 2012

Elections 2012: Taking a Look at George McGovern, the First Barack Obama

Mark Trahant
October 18, 2012
George McGovern was Barack Obama before Obama...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Talks Romney, Carcieri, Internet Gaming and Indians

Rob Capriccioso
October 17, 2012
Harry Reid, the Democratic leader of the U.S...

Is Current Indian Policy Sufficient?

ICTMN Staff
October 15, 2012
The year 1928 saw the release of the so-called Meriam Report, the first comprehensive overview of U.S. Indian policy since the 1850s...

Mitt Romney Answers Questions From Indian Country Today Media Network in Exclusive Exchange

Rob Capriccioso
October 10, 2012
Not willing to cede the American Indian vote in what promises to be a close presidential election this November, Republican candidate Mitt Romney agreed to discuss with Indian Coun...

Elections 2012: Vice Presidents’ Footnote to Indian History – Feeding Peanuts to Pigeons and Squirrels

Mark Trahant
October 10, 2012
The office of Vice President may be worth at least a footnote in the long history of tribal, federal relations...

Elections 2012: Prepping for the Debate – No Questions from Indian Country

Mark Trahant
October 01, 2012
Just two questions. Do you plan to watch Wednesday’s presidential debate between Republican challenger Mitt Romney and Democratic incumbent Barack Obama?...

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