October 24, 2011
Ex-priest accused of abusing as many as 500 Native boys
A former Anglican priest who has been convicted of more than 50 charges of child sex abuse is believed to have abused as many as 500 Native boys in Canada....
Arizona Republic runs series on American Indian traditions
The Arizona Republic is running a series this week on the traditions of tribes in Arizona. The state is home to 21 federally recognized tribes. The series so far has...
Obama announces White House Tribal Nations Conference
President Barack Obama will host the White House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington, D.C., on December 2. As part of his campaign, Obama promised to hold yearly meetings with tribal...
Mark Trahant: Separate and unequal care in Indian Country
Remember health care reform? The Republican presidential candidates all promise repeal just as soon as they win the White House. But we ought to ask, just where will they get...
Edith Blackwell exits DOI amid reorganization of legal staff
Edith Blackwell, an attorney who handled Indian issues at the Interior Department, has left her post amid a reorganization under Solicitor Hilary Tompkins. Blackwell's last day was Friday. She will...
David Bender: Sioux family turns to traditional food again
"Taŋyáŋ yahípi—Welcome. My name is David Bender, and my goal is to raise awareness of food addiction. The reason I write about battling food addiction is to save lives and...
Column: South Dakota ballots no longer offered in Lakota
"South Dakota election officials don’t need to make special provisions any longer for speakers of American Indian native languages in any of the 66 counties. Previously the federal government had...
Editorial: Tribes push for strong water standard in Oregon
"Oregon has a rich tradition of national environmental leadership — and it now includes the most rigorous standards for toxic water pollution in the United States. The U.S. Environmental Protection...
Colorlines: (Un)occupy Albuquerque linked to tribal rights
"The 99 percent movement that’s swept the country has reached Albuquerque, New Mexico. But organizers there have decided to alter the “Occupy” name. They are doing this out of respect...
Editorial: Navajo goods should be made by Navajo artists
"The "Navajo" hip flask, panties and other items are gone from the website of retailer Urban Outfitters. Or rather, the products are still there, but they no longer carry the...
Editorial: Cherokee Nation moving forward with new chief
"The election for principal chief of the Cherokee Nation is over — finally. Incumbent Chad Smith has exhausted a final appeal and conceded the election to challenger Bill John Baker....
Editorial: Poarch Creeks in bed with Alabama Republicans
"We imagine only those who view state politics through rose-colored lenses were surprised by the news last week that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians gave $550,000 to a Republican...
Chloe Thompson: NLRB rule poses a threat to sovereignty
"The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been intruding on tribal sovereignty for several years, by asserting authority over businesses owned and operated by tribal governments, including those located on...
Robert Desjarlait: Decolonization and 'Occupy Wall Street'
"As far as financial inequity is concerned, we, the red and the brown peoples of the Americas, have suffered financial inequity ever since the oppressors first invaded our shores. Socio-economic...
Hilary Tompkins: Signing the Osage Nation trust settlement
"Today, we joined Osage Tribe Principal Chief John Red Eagle, other tribal leaders, and our colleagues at the Treasury Department, in a ceremony to commemorate an historic settlement marking...
Charles Trimble: Doing right for the 'Children of the Plains'
Ed. Note: The original version of this column failed to attribute quotes that were originally reported in a copyrighted piece by Brenda Norrell on Censored News. I was in the...
Tim Giago: Re-examining Christianity and traditional beliefs
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2011 Unity South Dakota It is written (Niehardt – Black Elk Speaks – 1932) that in the end, Black Elk...
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