North Dakota ‘Experiencing a Movement’

Mark Trahant
6/17/16
TRAHANT REPORTS —North Dakota’s primary Tuesday was supposed to be routine: After all the Native American candidates were running unopposed in their primary races...

Making Little Dollars Count; Native Dem Congressional Candidates

Mark Trahant
5/20/16
TRAHANT REPORTS —This week a small contribution to a political campaign is worth a lot more...

Tribes Weigh In, Power of Endorsement

Mark Trahant
4/28/16
TRAHANT REPORTS —Tribes in Montana and North Dakota went on record last week “endorsing” candidates. The Salish Kootenai Tribe endorsed Denise Juneau’s bid for Congress...

Lateral Violence Amongst Native People: Elouise Cobell, Billy Frank Jr. and Chase Iron Eyes

Gyasi Ross
4/12/16
Quick Story: I remember one of the first public things that I ever wrote (time flies—that was about a decade and a half ago); I was still in school, a wannabe writer and I was hopi...

Chase Iron Eyes Runs In North Dakota Out of ‘Necessity’

Mark Trahant
4/3/16
TRAHANT REPORTS – Chase Iron Eyes will officially announce his candidacy for Congress today at the North Dakota Democratic Convention...

When Is it Right to Disenroll Indians?

Chase Iron Eyes
2/10/16

Our D/Lakota ancestors Vine Deloria, Jr., and Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman warned us of culture vultures. As Westerman sang:

And the anthros keep on digging our sacred ceremonial sites...

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National ‘Stop Disenrollment’ Visual Advocacy Movement Launches

ICTMN Staff
2/8/16
Indigenous People across Turtle Island will put their palms in the air to commence a national advocacy campaign: #stopdisenrollment, beginning today at 2 p.m. PST...
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Racism in the Heart of America: DOJ Must Expose Discrimination Against Natives in SD

Lakota People’s Law Project
11/24/15
Following the Lakota People’s Law Project’s comprehensive study demonstrating widespread corruption in South Dakota’s state government, the Department of Justice filed a civil righ...

Department of Justice Sides With Natives, Files Lawsuit Against SD for Discrimination

Sarah Sunshine Manning
11/13/15
On Tuesday, November 3, the U.S...

Activist Chase Iron Eyes to Pope Francis: Revoke the Doctrine of Discovery

Sheena Louise Roetman
10/5/15
Indian Country Today Media Network recently sat down with Chase Iron Eyes, community activist and attorney from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, to talk about a...

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