A Proud Day for Tribal Advocates of the Violence Against Women Act

Rob Capriccioso
February 28, 2013
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization passed the U.S. House on February 28 by a vote of 286 to 138...
Mark Trahant

State of the Union: A North Star That Guides the Country Toward a Growing Economy

Let’s jump right to the big questions: Did President Barack Obama’s State of the Union do anything to resolve the deep differences in philosophy and policy on Capitol Hill? Was there any common ground?...

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February 13, 2013

Tom Cole Calls for Redskins Name Change (so Does Katt Williams)

ICTMN Staff
January 18, 2013
Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), one of two Natives in Congress, yesterday joined the groundswell of support for a new name for Washington, D.C.'s NFL franchise...

2012 Hall of Fame and Mantle of Shame Awards

Suzan Shown Harjo
December 28, 2012
HALL OF FAME: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for winning second terms by a whopping 332 electoral votes to 206 for Republican challenger Mitt Romney and Repres...
Brian Patterson

Let Us Protect Our Communities

I have been taught that “no nation is truly defeated until the hearts of its women are on the ground.”  Native women have strong hearts, but that strength is constantly challenged by the high rates of domestic violence on many Indian reservations.  Of course, domestic violence is not limited to w...

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December 14, 2012

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...
Edward J. Markey & Ben R. Lujan

A Response to Tom Cole's Interview by Indian Country Today Media Network

As the Ranking Members of the Natural Resources Committee and the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, which has primary jurisdiction over Indian issues in the House of Representatives, we feel compelled to respond to Representative Tom Cole’s unsubstantiated criticism of a report is...

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November 01, 2012
John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives

Speaker of the House John Boehner: 'We Can Do Better'

In recent months, my role as Speaker of the House has allowed me to travel much of our great nation—including Indian country—and talk to Americans of all walks of life. Wherever I go, conversation quickly turns to jobs and the state of the economy....

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October 25, 2012

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole Says There's Bipartisan Support for American Indian Causes

Rob Capriccioso
October 24, 2012
Many partisans on both ends of the political spectrum were surprised to read in September that U.S...

Kevin Washburn Receives Senate Support for Indian Affairs Leadership Nomination

Rob Capriccioso
September 17, 2012
In a nomination hearing on September 15 before what U.S...

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