Montana's Native Vote Could Decide US Senate Control

Stephanie Woodard
April 26, 2013
The decision of U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) not to run in 2014 means that the state’s Native vote could be very important next year...

U.S. Senate Endorses Keystone XL 62–37 in Symbolic, Non-Binding Vote

ICTMN Staff
March 24, 2013
In an amendment to the budget bill—the first fiscal plan it has approved in four years—the U.S. Senate on Friday voted 62–37 in favor of the Keystone XL pipeline project...

Rapid Reactions to House Passing of Violence Against Women Act

ICTMN Staff
February 28, 2013
American Indian women had their voices heard today as the U.S. House passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act with the U.S...

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Rededicate Headdress Honoring Late-Sen. Inouye; Tribe Pushes for Return of Land

Rob Capriccioso
February 26, 2013
In a small, quiet ceremony in a U.S...
Ray Cook, ICTMN Opinion Editor

State of the ICTMN Opinion Section

In the Northeast among the forests and along the shores of Iroquoia we have a dance called the Women’s Shuffle Dance, or the Women’s Dance. The men sing an ancient song meant to honor and recognize the role of women and the female spirit....

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February 18, 2013

Murray Says She’s Eager to Contrast the Senate Budget With Those From the House

Mark Trahant
January 24, 2013
It’s hard to see the U.S. Senate as a democratic institution in the 21st century. A voter from Wyoming has nearly 70 times the representation as a citizen from California...

Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act Passes Senate Today, Help for Military Working Dogs Coming

ICTMN Staff
December 04, 2012
The Retired Military Working Dog Assistance Organization (RMWDAO) is reporting that the Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act passed in the Senate today, December 4...

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