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Opinion: Native Hawaiian bill creates race-based entity (03/15)
"Hawaii, the 50th state will become the 49.6th state if U. S.1011, a bill creating the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, passes the Senate. Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) has introduced...
Editorial: It's time to settle the Cobell trust fund lawsuit (03/15)
"It’s true that $1.4 billion is a long way from $50 billion. It’s true that $50 million to $100 million for legal fees is a chunk of change by anyone’s...
Editorial: Court confirms Oklahoma has no reservations (03/12)
"Barring a successful appeal, the Osage Nation has lost the argument that the county bearing its name is in fact a reservation. A judicial decision last week confirms that although...
AZ101: Apache tribes had their own women warriors too (03/12)
"The Apaches raised boys and girls to learn more or less the same skills and let them decide how to spend their lives. If the girls wanted to be warriors,...
Column: Doing something about the Whiteclay situation (03/12)
"Whiteclay is a blot on the road in northwest Nebraska, within easy stumbling distance of the Oglala Sioux reservation in South Dakota. Members of the tribe go to Whiteclay to...
Lance Morgan: PACT Act a hidden power grab for states (03/12)
The US Constitution has what is known as the Indian Commerce Clause. It basically states that Congress has the power to regulate commerce with Indian Tribes. Unfortunately, Congress just outsourced...
Valerie Taliman: Stop racist attacks on Native children (03/11)
"Just as we think we’re making progress, another hate crime rears its ugly head. And this time, it’s against our children. Last week the Web site UsedWinnipeg.com ran an...
Column: Statue of Navajo leader Manuelito stands tall (03/11)
"An 8-foot-tall statue of Navajo leader Manuelito has stood in Gallup for more than 100 years. For most of that time, it was propped in a second-story niche of an...
Kim Teehee: Combating youth obesity in Indian Country (03/11)
"In his address on the State of the Union, President Obama announced that First Lady Michelle Obama would be taking the lead in the Administration’s efforts “to tackle the epidemic...
Column: Indian lawmaker spends funds on entertaining (03/10)
"State Rep. Sandra Jeff is a first-term lawmaker from Crownpoint on the Navajo Nation in northwestern New Mexico. Her district is about 130 miles from Albuquerque. But her most...
ditorial: Little Traverse meetings should be open to all (03/10)
"The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indian’s government needs to learn the definition of an open government. Recently, the tribe’s elections board released an opinion from its attorney that...
Rob Capriccioso: Indian actor needed in DC for film role (03/09)
"I just received an announcement that a producer for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is currently in production on 16 videos to be viewed by probation and pretrial...
Opinion: Wampanoag leaders speak with forked tongue (03/09)
"My satiric headline is a paraphrase of the phrase from a thousand western movies of our unenlightened past, always spoken in the films by a Native American after being...
Billy Frank: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe restores fishery (03/09)
"I am excited that those two Elwha River dams will begin to come down next year, and you should be excited too. It’s been a long time coming. After...
Rob Capriccioso: McCain claims ad insulting to Indians (03/08)
"J.D. Hayworth, Sen. John McCain’s challenger for his Arizona seat, released the following image in a fundraising appeal today, depicting the past presidential candidate in Avatar-like war paint: The image...
Charles Trimble: Fiction and myth surrounding the IRA (03/08)
Around Indian Country and in the general public some people – perhaps many – see the Oglala Sioux Tribe as a failure in tribal self-government. Indeed, some people on the...
Mark Trahant: Facebook group gathers IHS war stories (03/08)
"How does a health agency listen to patient complaints in the era of social media? Each unit, clinic or hospital has a formal process, but most complaints aren’t filed, they...
Editorial: Women play important role in Mohegan Tribe (03/08)
"Women have always played an important role in the Mohegan Tribe. So news last week that Lynn Malerba will be inducted as the Mohegan's new chief for life later...
Editorial: More than tribal rights at stake for wind farm (03/08)
"After nearly a decade of acrimonious debate, there are those who think that the fate of the proposed wind factory on Nantucket Sound now hinges on one crucial point: Does...
Letter: Ask Chippewa tribes to use name for UND teams (03/08)
"It’s getting so old reading and hearing about all the steps regarding the UND Fighting Sioux nickname change; it’s every day. I have an idea: Have UND go to...
Tim Giago: Statistics and health care in Indian Country (03/08)
The British statesman, Benjamin Disraeli, purportedly said, “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies and statistics.” Native Americans have been the guinea pigs of statistics since the politicians...
Editorial: Alaska Native lawmaker owes public apology (03/05)
"The Legislative Ethics Committee has told Sen. Albert Kookesh to write a letter of public apology to the city of Craig. The committee even told him how to write...
Editorial: Not all Indian mascots are offensive to tribes (03/04)
"Schools should be able to use Native American names and mascots as long as they are respectful to the tribes they represent. The Wisconsin State Assembly recently signaled support for...
Opinion: Indigenous identities hidden by 2010 Census (03/04)
"It was when I first stood atop the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico in 1976 that I was finally able to grasp something my parents first communicated to...
Editorial: Lack of leadership moves Haskell backwards (03/04)
"It’s good that members of the Kansas delegation in Congress are continuing to press for answers concerning the unsettled situation at Haskell Indian Nations University. Having received no response to...
Yellow Bird: Those missing millionaires at Fort Berthold (03/03)
"The Feb. 24 story by The Associated Press about the millionaires on the Fort Berthold reservation in North Dakota was a surprise to many of us who live here....
Opinion: Say 'aloha' to Native Hawaiian recognition bill (03/03)
"What's the worst piece of legislation before Congress associated with the letter H? Most conservatives and Republicans, many moderates and Independents and even some liberals and Democrats would answer: one...
Gabe Galanda: Indian Nations need to 'Buy Indian' too (03/02)
"This year we “celebrate” the 100th anniversary of the Buy Indian Act. Under that federal law, the Department of Interior and its agencies “shall” employ Indian labor and purchase “the...
Rob Capriccioso: A Capitol Hill bias against tribal press (03/02)
"I was reading an interview with Ana Marie Cox, of Wonkette fame, the other day. Before losing her job with the shuttered Air America, she said she had a difficult...
Mark Trahant: IHS not mentioned at Blair House summit (03/01)
"I didn’t figure the Indian health system would be a huge agenda item at the Blair House bipartisan meeting last week. On paper, at least, the Indian Health Care Improvement...
Editorial: Follow through on New York tobacco tax plan (03/01)
"New York state has failed to implement a system that would preserve the rights of Indian nation members to obtain tax-free cigarettes while sales to non-Indians are taxed. For many...
CSKT Chair: Changing climate a threat to Native people (03/01)
"The history of American Indians is varied and each tribe has its own customs, but one belief that binds us all is our deep respect for the earth and the...
Opinion: Offensive mascots hurt learning environment (03/01)
"A bill passed in the Wisconsin State Assembly this week would allow community members the right to file complaints against school districts that promote discrimination or stereotyping through racially-based school...
Editorial: Reject recognition for Native Hawaiian entity (03/01)
"As farewell presents go, few lawmakers get to redistribute an entire state's wealth based on race. That was the send-off for Representative Neil Abercrombie, who is retiring this week to...
Tim Giago: Indigenous in America, Australia share paths (03/01)
There is a colonization connection the indigenous people of Australia and America share. Both were driven to the brink of annihilation by invaders. Both had their children ripped from their...
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