The Spirit to Speak Out: Documentary Features Oglala Sioux Woman's Heartbreak and Redemption Through Custody Battles, Abuse

Anne Minard
April 18, 2013
To say that Robin Poor Bear, Oglala Sioux, struggled with the decision to allow a documentary film crew to make a movie about her life is an understatement...

Guilty Verdict in Murder of Kiowa Man

Wilhelm Murg
March 06, 2013
It only took the jury an hour to come to a guilty verdict in the case of Jordan Michael Heathco, 31, who was standing trial for the attempted murder of Matthew Dean, and the murder...

Human Rights Watch Details Alleged Abuse, Rape, of Aboriginal Women by RCMP Officers in British Columbia

David P. Ball
February 14, 2013
Explosive allegations of gang rape, widespread abuse and anti-Native racism have rocked Canada's national police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which vowed on Feb...

Louise Erdrich Novel The Round House Finalist for National Book Award

ICTMN Staff
October 10, 2012
Famed Ojibwe author Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, published this month, is on the short list for a National Book Award, the National Book Foundation announced on October 10...

Worldwide Observances to Mark Annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil for Aboriginal Women

ICTMN Staff
October 04, 2012
International voices will be raised today along with those of Canadian aboriginals for the annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil to be held collectively across Turtle Island and beyond...

Oldest DNA Match in Interpol’s History Links Dead American Convict to Highway of Tears Victim

Wawmeesh Hamilton
September 28, 2012
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have linked the DNA of a deceased American convict who had a history of violent offences against women to at least one victim from British ...

Law Enforcement Gaps Leave Native Women Vulnerable to Rape and Domestic Violence

Kimberly N. Alleyne, America’s Wire
September 21, 2012
WASHINGTON—A gap in law enforcement on Native American lands creates an environment in which Native women suffer a higher rate of violence than any demographic in the United States...

National Native Women’s Summit Announced to Tackle Inequality and Violence

David P. Ball
July 31, 2012
Unequal economic and social conditions for indigenous women in Canada will be the focus of a national conference to be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, from November 1–2...

Indigenous Colombians Evict Soldiers and Guerrillas

Rick Kearns
July 29, 2012
Indigenous guards of the Cauca region of western Colombia took steps to evict both the Colombian Army and the FARC guerrillas from their territory last week...

Missing Women Inquiry Hearings End Amid Cover-Up Charges From Victims’ Families

David P. Ball
June 15, 2012
Eight months after they began, hearings into police failures to arrest British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton earlier wrapped up on June 6 much as they began: with outraged ...

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