Roseau River Ousts Chief Terry Nelson

ICTMN Staff
September 29, 2011
Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation has removed Chief Terry Nelson for the third time since 2007, and this time it looks as though it might stick: The five-term chief may opt not ...

Atleo on Education, Security and Self-Determination

ICTMN Staff
September 26, 2011
Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations , periodically addresses his constituents and other interested parties via the Internet...
Julia Good Fox

From Arab Spring Into Indian Summer?

Tellingly, when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave his speech before the General Assembly of the United Nations yesterday, he made no mention of the this year's u...

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September 23, 2011
Mark Trahant

Era of Contraction (Like Termination) Begins Slowly; Tribes Have Time to Find New Resources

It’s nearly impossible to know when a new political era has begun for certain....

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September 21, 2011

New Brunswick Chiefs Sign Negotiation Agreement with Feds, Province

ICTMN Staff
September 12, 2011
The groundwork has been laid for discussions to nail down treaty rights, self-government and consultation in an agreement between several Chiefs of the Mi'gmag and Wolastoqiyik (Ma...

Webinar June 3 on Governance

ICTMN Staff
June 02, 2011
As part of Aboriginal History Month, which started on June 1, the Assembly of First Nations will host a webcast on Governance and Accountability . See the AFN website for details...
Mark Trahant

Throw Away the Old Playbook: Tribes and Counties Are Better Off Working Together as Neighbors

Property Taxes Chart...

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June 27, 2011

What Have You Done For You Lately?

Mark Fogarty
March 14, 2011
The driving force behind recent gains in American Indian and Native Alaskan economic prosperity is not funding from state and federal programs but rather self-determination and sov...

Tribal Self-Determination and Congress

Rob Capriccioso
December 15, 2010
WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats and Republicans have been strong advocates for Indian self-determination for decades, but change is in the air, according to a new research pap...

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