Elections 2012: A Better Bureau of Indian Affairs Budget From Republicans

Mark Trahant
September 05, 2012
An omission: Yesterday I reported that Rep. Tom Cole was much less visible at the Republican Convention in Tampa than he was in St. Paul four years ago...

Elections 2012: Including Indian Country at the Republican Convention

Mark Trahant
September 04, 2012
Four years ago, one of the most prominent Native Americans in Congress – Oklahoma’s Tom Cole, a member of the Chickasaw Nation – posted daily reports on YouTube from the convention...

Controversial Liens Removed From Cobell Settlement

Rob Capriccioso
August 15, 2012
WASHINGTON – After intense scrutiny from tribal interests , Indian appellants, and the U.S. Congress, the U.S...

VAWA Passes House Sans Tribal Court Provisions

Rob Capriccioso
May 16, 2012
WASHINGTON – A reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed the Republican-led U.S...
Robert Odawi Porter, Seneca Nation of Indians President

No Question of VAWA Constitutionality

Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) recently issued a statement on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Sen....

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May 08, 2012

Three-Day Tribal Leaders’ Summits Urges 'Clean Carcieri Fix'

Gale Courey Toensing
June 18, 2011
The United South and Eastern Tribes and the National Congress of American Indians will host a two-day “Carcieri fix” summit in Washington June 21-23...
Rep. Tom Cole

Democrats Stoke Unnecessary Fear Over Ryan Budget and Indian Country

In their recent letter to Indian Country Today Media Network, Congressmen Ed Markey and Ben Ray Lujan expressed concern that chronically underfunded tribal programs are in jeopardy of damaging further spending reductions....

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November 05, 2012

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