Washington Post Finds 500 People Who Don't Find R-Word Offensive; Half Say They Are Enrolled Tribal Members

Simon Moya-Smith
5/20/16
It didn't take long after The Washington Post published a report claiming 9 out of 10 Native Americans do not find the name of the Washington NFL team offensive before prominent Na...

‘Bring Jim Thorpe Home’ Campaign Begins; His Sons Ask Supreme Court to Resolve Burial Dispute

ICTMN Staff
6/4/15
The “Bring Jim Thorpe Home” campaign launched Wednesday after lawyers for Thorpe’s sons petitioned the U.S...

Controversy Over Jim Thorpe’s Remains Subject of Play Reading, Panel Discussion

Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Turtle Talk
1/21/15
The Penn Museum in Philadelphia will hosts a staged reading of My Father's Bones , a short play by nationally renowned Native American writers and activists Suzan Shown Harjo and M...

Thorpe’s Family Appeals Court Ruling; Gains Powerful Supporters

Tish Leizens
12/12/14
Former Colorado Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell and the National Congress of the American Indians (NCAI) joined the sons of Jim Thorpe and his Sac and Fox Nation in petitioning a P...

Suzan Shown Harjo Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom in White House Ceremony

ICTMN Staff
11/24/14
Suzan Shown Harjo has become known of late for her efforts to get the name of the Washington DC football team changed...

Reporter Says Obama Awarded Medal of Freedom to Support Anti-Redskins Movement

ICTMN Staff
11/16/14
A reporter for The Arizona Republic says President Obama’s decision to award the Medal of Freedom to Suzan Harjo is a nod to the anti-Redskins movement...

Indian Country Celebrates Redskins Trademark Revocation; Snyder Resists Name Change

Rob Capriccioso
6/18/14
Celebration spread throughout Indian country June 18 given a ruling from the United States Patent and Trademark Office canceling the Washington Redskins trademark registration...

SiriusXM Radio Host Joe Madison to Broadcast All-Star Redskins Roundtable

Vincent Schilling
11/2/13
Following the historic meeting between the NFL and the Oneida Indian Nation on Wednesday, SiriusXM’s Joe Madison, also known as “The Black Eagle,” held a roundtable discussion abou...

Revered Advocate Suzan Harjo Heads to NYC to Talk About Racist Mascots

ICTMN Staff
8/6/13
Suzan Shown Harjo of the Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee nations will be at the American Indian Community House in New York City Aug...

Vine Deloria Jr. Distinguished Indigenous Scholars Series

ICTMN Staff
1/18/13
In an effort to spread the voices and visions of indigenous scholars the University of Arizona American Indian Studies Program will hold the 2012-2013 Vine Deloria Jr...

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