Cedric Sunray

VAWA Tribal Provision Continues Caste System in Indian Country

Senator Maria Cantwell, the chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, stated in regard to tribal provisions in VAWA, “If you think you are rooting out crime in America and you are letting a sieve happen in Indian country you are not rooting out crime....

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February 26, 2013

House Republican VAWA Bill Offers Strong Tribal Protections; Will Cantor Accept?

Rob Capriccioso
February 22, 2013
Republican House members Tom Cole (Okla.) and Darrell Issa (Calif.) on February 20 issued new Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) legislation that includes stronger tribal jurisdicti...

Grassley on VAWA: 'The Non-Indian Doesn't Get a Fair Trial'

ICTMN Staff
February 21, 2013
As the Violence Against Women Act discussion moves to the Congressional side of D.C. following its Senate passing on February 12, some senators are still opposed to it. Take Sen...

Two Books Add Perspective to Current Debates Over Indian Country's Future

Mark Trahant
February 19, 2013
This morning President Barack Obama will make yet another pitch, calling on Congress to stop the sequester with a balanced approach. Of course nothing will happen today...

Violence Against Women Act – Why Native Women Matter

Winona LaDuke
February 18, 2013
The following is a column by Winona LaDuke originally published at News From Winona LaDuke originally published on February 13...
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
Ruth Hopkins

Who Does NCAI Represent?

This past Thursday, Jefferson Keel, President of the National Congress of American Indians, delivered the 11th Annual State of the Indian Nations Address....

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February 17, 2013

Jefferson Keel's State of the Indian Nations Address

ICTMN Staff
February 14, 2013
The following is National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel’s 11 th Annual State of the Indian Nations Address from this morning in Washington, D.C.: “Members o...

Senate Passes Pro-Tribal VAWA Again; SCIA Vice-Chair Barrasso Against

Rob Capriccioso
February 13, 2013
Rejecting attempts to politicize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a wide majority of the U.S...

Tribal Provisions Secure in Passing of Violence Against Women Act in Senate

ICTMN Staff
February 12, 2013
The first hurdle is cleared for the tribal provisions to the Violence Against Women Act, as the Senate voted 78-22 today to reauthorize VAWA...

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