University of California Student Brings Young Women’s Flower Dances Into the Spotlight

Marc Dadigan
October 01, 2012
When Cutcha Risling Baldy started menstruating as an adolescent, she preferred to keep her body’s development private, but her mother surprised her by acting happy and celebratory...

The Meth Wave Is Crashing Down on Indian Country, Sweeping Away Lives and Dreams

Allie Hostler and Jacob Simas
September 04, 2012
He snorted his first line of dope when he was 15. He remembers the day...
Susan Masten

International Women's Day: In Honor of Our Next Women Warriors

Each year, International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8. Thousands of events take place worldwide to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women....

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March 08, 2012
Hawk Rosales

A Sea of Change for Tribal-State Relations

“I hope that if one thing comes out of this process, it's the beginning of long term trust between sovereign [tribal] governments and the state of Ca...

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November 28, 2011

Yurok Acquire 22,000 Acres of Ancestral Territory on Lower Klamath

ICTMN Staff
April 15, 2011
Ancestral lands around the lower Klamath River in California now officially belong to the Yurok Tribe, after its acquisition of 22,237 acres from the Green Diamond Resource Company...

Yuroks Seek to Own Part of Redwood Forest

ICTMN Staff
January 10, 2011
The Yurok Tribe, California’s largest at 5,000 members, is seeking to own and/or manage 1,200 acres of national forest that lies on reservation land at the mouth of the Klamath Riv...

EPA Approves Historic Klamath River Cleanup

ICTMN Staff
January 05, 2011
Protecting Native American cultural uses of Klamath River is one goal of a historic restoration plan for the waterway announced on Jan. 4 by the U.S...

Tsunami Surge Swept Yurok Descendant, 25, to Sea at Mouth of Klamath River

ICTMN Staff
March 16, 2011
A 25-year-old man and descendant of the Yurok Tribe was swept out to sea at the mouth of the Klamath River on March 11, reported the Associated Press ...

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