Myrna Gardner

A Republican Native American? How Can That Be?

In a speech to fellow Republicans in Chicago in December 1856, Abraham Lincoln said: “Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion, can change the government, practically just so much....

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March 09, 2012

Showing 'Indianness' for ICWA Benefits Isn't Easy

Carol Berry
February 15, 2012
Proving Indian identity, a sometimes-difficult task, is a crucial challenge when dealing with Native children in the foster-care system...

Dream Weaver: Internationally Renowned Artist Teri Rofkar’s Incredible Textile Masterpieces

Jordan Wright
March 18, 2012
Teri Rofkar (Tlingit of the Raven Clan from the Snail House) of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska sees patterns and shapes emerge from wool and roots...

Film Winners Abound at Montreal First People’s Festival

ICTMN Staff
August 16, 2011
A lost Navajo sheepdog. An Amazonian Tribe, 15 years later. A Tlinlit entrepreneur...

Taku River Tlingit First Nation Balances Stewardship with Development in Historic Deal with B.C.

ICTMN Staff
August 13, 2011
A sign requesting respect welcomes visitors to Taku River Tlingit First Nation in British Columbia, Canada...

A Chat With One of the Smokin’ Fish Filmmakers

Kelly Koepke
July 30, 2011
Smokin' Fish tells the story of Cory Mann, a Tlingit entrepreneur who decides to spend a summer at his family's fish camp in Alaska...
Rosita Worl

Southeast Alaska's Native People Wait 40 Years for Return of Their Land

Over-regulation and anti-Native bias seem to touch every aspect of life for Native peoples in Southeast Alaska, from how our people make teddy bears to whether the U.S. will keep its pledge to restore85,000 acres of our homelands to us....

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May 29, 2011

Alaska Natives Capitalizing on Tourism Opportunities

ICTMN Staff
April 06, 2011
The Associated Press reports that Alaska Natives, such as the Tlingit and the Sitka, are establishing solid foundations in the state's tourism industry...

Ishmael Hope: Alaska Native Art & Culture Educator

Gale Courey Toensing
January 27, 2011
Call him Ishmael, but this storyteller, actor, playwright and poet is no sailor wandering across the foamy brine...

Prince of Wales Island

Lee Allen
January 25, 2011
Mention ”Alaska” and there are usually two kinds of reactions— a smile from people who have been there and are eager to return, and that wistful look from those who have never been...

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