Suzan Shown Harjo

White Privilege

White privilege in America first stood for wealth advantage, the provenance of white men, no matter how amassed, deserved, shared or inbred. Among its prominent symbols are oil baron J.D....

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April 20, 2012

Lawyer Reflects on Supreme Court and Indian Health Law

Rob Capriccioso
March 30, 2012
WASHINGTON – Geoffrey Strommer, a partner with Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, has been the lead Native affairs lawyer in the nation following how the U.S...

Indian Health Law in Danger at Supreme Court

Rob Capriccioso
March 29, 2012
WASHINGTON – If the U.S. Supreme Court decides to throw out the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major Indian health law would go out with the bathwater...

High Court Denies Ute Hearing on Levied Taxes

Carol Berry
February 23, 2012
The U.S...

Supreme Court Will Revisit Affirmative Action in College Admissions

ICTMN Staff
February 21, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court will again tackle the issue of affirmative action where it pertains to college admissions...

100 Years Ago in Indian Country

ICTMN Staff
January 06, 2012
In 1912… Jim Thorpe , Sac and Fox, won the gold medal in both the pentathlon and decathlon at the Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden...

Not a Good Year for Indian Country in the Courts or Congress

Gale Courey Toensing
December 25, 2011
The year 2011 provided few bright spots in the courts or Congress for Indian nations. The year began inauspiciously in January with a ruling from the U.S...

Utes Approach the Supreme Court

Carol Berry
December 15, 2011
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of southwestern Colorado, Utah and New Mexico has asked the U.S...

Supremes Take Up Gun Lake, Feds' Quiet Title Act and Standing Petitions

Gale Courey Toensing
December 15, 2011
The “Patchak case” will come before the U.S. Supreme Court ...

Supreme Court Approached on ICWA Issue

Carol Berry
December 10, 2011
The Cherokee Nation and one of its members have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide issues raised by a ruling of the U.S...

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