Great Plains Tribal Leaders' Letter Asks Congress to Strike Land Swap From Defense Bill

ICTMN Staff
12/11/14
The 16-member Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association has written to members of Congress and the U.S...

Greg Grey Cloud: ‘Senate Decision to Oppose Keystone XL Called for an Honor Song’

ICTMN Staff
11/20/14
Greg Grey Cloud, Crow Creek Sioux, was arrested on November 18 after bursting into song when legislation enabling construction of the Keystone XL pipeline was defeated by one vote ...

Video: Watch Lakota Song Unhinge Sen. Warren After Keystone XL Vote

ICTMN Staff
11/19/14
As Senator Elizabeth Warren announced that the Keystone XL pipeline vote had failed to pass, the wailing strains of the Lakota unci maka wiwayang wacipi song floated down from the ...

What Worked, What Needs Work, and Why Be Optimistic About Native Vote

Mark Trahant
11/5/14
This was a tough election...

Tlingit Haida Central Council: Sen. Begich Will Fight for Our Future

Richard Peterson
11/3/14
The following is a letter by Tlingit Haida Central Council President Richard Peterson...

Get-Out-The-Vote Revs Up on Pine Ridge and Rosebud

Stephanie Woodard
10/15/14
“Suddenly, we have resources for get-out-the-vote,” said Pine Ridge Indian Reservation resident Kevin Killer, who’s Oglala Lakota and represents the area in the South Dakota House ...

Keith Harper on Indigenous Rights, Redskins and the Israel/Hamas Conflict

Gale Courey Toensing
8/11/14
Keith Harper, a Cherokee Nation citizen, was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the United State ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council and confirmed by...

Jewell Applauds Kia’aina Confirmation as Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas

ICTMN Staff
7/14/14
Esther Puakela Kia’aina, Native Hawaiian, was nominated on September 10, 2013 to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas at the U.S. Department of the Interior...

Daniel Akaka, Michael Chun Endorse Colleen Hanabusa for Senate

Daniel Akaka & Michael Chun
1/21/14

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Hug a Bison! Nov. 2 First National Bison Day

ICTMN Staff
11/2/13
After being all but wiped out by European settlers in the 1800s, the American buffalo is finally getting its due recognition: November 2 marks the first official National Bison Day...

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