Idaho Has a History of Success for Native Candidates

Mark Trahant
7/1/16
TRAHANT REPORTS — Joe Garry was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives in 1957. He was, of course, the first American Indian to serve in that body...

Fraud? Mormon Prez Summoned to Defend Church Teachings on Natives

ICTMN Staff
2/5/14
A British magistrate has summoned Thomas S...

Lucille Echohawk to Hold Holiday Family Fundraiser in Nation’s Capital

Rob Capriccioso
11/27/13
Lucille Echohawk, executive director of the Denver Indian Family Resource Center (DIFRC), found herself this holiday season needing to be in Washington, D.C...

Vote to Change Timbisha Constitution Cancelled

Gale Courey Toensing
11/20/13
The Bureau of Indian Affairs in California has cancelled a vote on a proposed new Constitution for the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe that tribal leaders say would violate the existing Co...

Great Plains ICWA Summit Hoping to Address Native Foster Care Concerns

ICTMN Staff
5/13/13
The Great Plains ICWA Summit has been a long time coming and for the South Dakota tribes Oglala Sioux Tribal President Brian Brewer may have summed it up best when he said, “I’m an...

Hayes' Departure Shines a Light on Interior's Successes and Failures

Rob Capriccioso
5/3/13
The highs for Indian country with David Hayes serving as the Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior were exceptionally high...

Your Great-Great Grandmother Wasn't a Cherokee

Jay Daniels
1/25/13

Once, at a tribal consultation meeting, Larry Echo Hawk, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, asked me to join him for lunch. Upon learning that I was a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, he asked about my opinion of the Freedmen issue....

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Kevin Gover Has Some Advice for Kevin Washburn

Rob Capriccioso
1/2/13
Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) since 2007, is one of the few Native American leaders who have led the main Ind...

The Most Important Stories of 2012

ICTMN Staff
12/31/12
The most widely read stories aren't always the most important ones. We recently published our list of 2012's most popular stories by page views ...

2012’s Biggest Indian Country Surprises

Rob Capriccioso
12/28/12
From naughty politicians to a bevy of folks playing Indian to policy predicaments and beyond, Indian country had plenty of reasons to be perplexed in 2012...

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