What Gen. Washington Learned from Native Warriors: Indians and the Colonial Army

Steve Russell
6/12/15
The United States Army celebrates its 240th birthday on June 14, dating the beginning of organized American arms from that date in 1775, when the Second Continental Congress declar...

Take Oak Flat to a Higher Court: Why US & Canada Fear Human Rights Courts

Steve Russell
6/1/15
Hundreds of Apaches are occupying Oak Flat, a sacred site to Apache people since long before the state of Arizona, where Oak Flat lies, existed...

Native History: Citizenship Thrust Upon Natives by U.S. Congress

ICTMN Staff
6/2/14
This Date in Native History: On June 2, 1924, Congress granted United States citizenship to Native Americans born in the United States...

Disenrollment Is a Disaster

Steve Russell
12/16/13

Prof. David Wilkins is dismayed by language chosen by the Chief Judge of the Nooksack Tribal Court in a disenrollment decision....

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Don't Treat Indian Nations as a Minority Group

Steven Newcomb
10/14/13

On July 8, 1970, President Richard Nixon delivered a “Special Message on Indian Affairs,” in which he formally ended what he called “forced termination.” The Termination Era was the result of several pieces of legislation, including House Concurrent Resolution 108, passed by Congress in August, 1...

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Generations of Service: Honoring a Family of Veterans

ICTMN Staff
5/20/13
The Buckner family knows what service and honor is all about...

Native Empowerment: One State at a Time

Dustin Monroe
4/6/13

The Montana voter registration and mobilization program started by Western Native Voice in 2011 had a large impact on the 2012 election....

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