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Rights vs. Identity: Divisions Run Deep Over Hickory Ground

The recent arrest of Wayland Gray, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen, has set off a firestorm of criticism against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians....

March 26, 2013

2012 Retrospective: October

ICTMN Staff

December 27, 2012

Take a look back at September 2012's biggest stories from the pages of our weekly magazine, This Week From Indian Country Today ...

Editor's Picks

Thing About Skins

We are firmly in graduation season. All of my graduations happened at least a decade ago, so I barely remember them. I do vaguely remember... Read More

Ask N NDN

I can't stress enough the importance of retaining our tribal languages, when it comes to the core relevance or existence of our people. Our... Read More

Health & Wellness

This is part 2 of a series about the custody battle for three-and-a-half-year-old Veronica, Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, heard by the U.S... Read More

Veterans

Ira Hamilton Hayes was a Pima Indian from the Gila River Reservation who volunteered to fight as a U.S. Marine in World War II. He gained... Read More

Politics

In ongoing court battles over the right to manage the world-famous Grand Canyon Skywalk, the Hualapai Tribe claims victory in the latest... Read More

Genealogy

While the U.S. government and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) denies their existence, Native American tribes... Read More

Astronomy

Astronomers may operate in the dark, but they actually want to share the light. Starlight, that is. With all the varieties of pollution... Read More

Sports

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, city leaders on May 17 filed a notice they will appeal U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo's decision last... Read More

Education

My bowling partner’s ball hugged the edge of the lane before curving into the pocket. He started game one with a spare, and followed with... Read More

Environment

It sounds like the tinkling of a wind chime or a chandelier. But it's not something one would expect to hear lakeside in early spring. "... Read More

Pow Wow MCs

“If you believe in yourself, who you are, where you come from, your culture and more importantly your language, it will take you to places... Read More

American Indian History

The first person to walk here did so over a thousand years ago when the Hohokam arrived at what is now known as Colossal Cave Mountain... Read More

Pow Wow Dancers

The 30th Annual Gathering of Nations pow wow and events held April 25-27 in Albuquerque, New Mexico was again a huge success. North America... Read More

Indian Gaming

In 1993, then New York Governor Mario Cuomo and Oneida Nation Representative Ray Halbritter creating history by signing a gaming compact... Read More

Travel

By museum standards, things are about to get a lot flashier, fresher and faster at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum in Mashantucket,... Read More

Business

A lack of resources to help Native Americans learn effective money management techniques has stunted the ability of many Native families to... Read More

Canada

Numerous First Nation bands are alleging that the federal government is threatening them with loss of funding for essential services if... Read More

World News

Daniel Melinao used to draw water from a well on the land near his small, wood-frame house. Now a fire truck has to come once a week to... Read More

Pow Wow News

The Mount McKay Pow Wow Grounds have been desecrated, according to NetNewsLedger.com. The grounds are located on Fort William First Nation... Read More

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