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Is It Enough? Senate Committee Reviews Indian Country Budget

Tanya H. Lee

3/16/16

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs didn’t hear much that was surprising during a March 9 oversight hearing on President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal...

Sen. Cantwell Speaks About Carcieri, Fed Rec, Duwamish and More

Richard Walker

8/5/15

Indian Country Today Media Network caught up with U.S. Sen...

For Indian Health, Burwell-Roubideaux Relationship Takes Center Stage

Rob Capriccioso

2/12/15

Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sylvia Mathews Burwell wants American Indians, Congress, her employees and the press to know that she fully supports ...

Interview: How Tester’s Sen. Committee on Indian Affairs Will Shake Things Up

Rob Capriccioso

7/3/14

In comparison to predecessors who have led the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Jon Tester (D-Montana) is a different creature...

Sen. Heitkamp Reflects on Historic Presidential Visit to North Dakota

Vincent Schilling

6/24/14

In the wake of the historic Presidential visit to Indian country by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND], talked to ICTMN about being...

The Missing Native Vote and the Senate at Stake?

Stephanie Woodard

6/11/14

Wandering Medicine v. McCulloch, is a voting rights case in Montana that Stephanie Woodard has covered extensively for ICTMN...

History Will Always Treat Well the Life of Billy Frank Jr.

Richard Walker

5/14/14

Billy Frank Jr.’s funeral was less a time of mourning and more a time of celebration for all he did in defense of treaty rights and Native sovereignty and the environment...

Parallels Drawn Between NBA’s Sterling and NFL’s Snyder on Racism

Rob Capriccioso

5/5/14

Politicians from both sides of the aisle, major publications and networks, and sports professionals are ramping up calls for NFL Redskins owner Dan Snyder to learn from the NBA Cli...