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One of our favorite past times is watching TV and we finally
got to tell you about our viewing habits this week. We first
took at look at Sherman Alexie not only on television but also
in books.
If you hadn't heard by now, Alexie just released
The Toughest Indian in the World, but we decided to take
a look at his views on another book On the Rez by
Ian Frazier. Impose
a moratorium on all white writers, says Sherman. We also
took a look at Sherman on the TV show Politically Incorrect
where he appeared opposite a silly host and an equally bizarre
guest. "Well, that's why we're giving you the gambling casinos,
because we're not gonna uphold the rest of the treaties," she
said. We'd rather see a moratorium on her.
We then watched a 1980 episode of CHiPS which suprisingly
featured a story line involving an Indian family. We met an
interesting grandfather and his son, roughing it in an "ancient
tribal home" in the Southern California hills. We also met a father
not too happy about their campouts. While the show was hardly
accurate in its portrayal of Indian culture, it gets points
for recognizing that existence of Indians in that state. Now
all we need is an more accurate update of the tribes in
that state!
Get the Story:
Sherman in the
Spotlight (Arts and Entertainment 5/30)
California
Indian Patrol (Arts and Entertainment 5/31)
Indianz.Com plays letter writer
OK, who's next to write a letter on the Pequot controversies?
Not only did we see the requisite letters from townsfolk who seem to
know a lot about Indian tribes and law, we also saw local
towns writing even more letters to the BIA requesting help.
Of course, as we've already reported, they probably won't
get it in the format they expect. At least The New London
Day found a couple of lawyers who contradicted some of
the claims the towns have been making. And in a letter to
Indianz.Com, a reporter for the Connecticut newspaper promised
to double check her future reporting on laws and regulations.
But the real interesting comments came from Tim Giago,
publisher and owner of the Lakota Nation Journal out of
South Dakota. We couldn't help but respond, hoping to
correct some of the fallacies presented to the majority
white readers of the newspaper. We're all for more Indian
viewpoints on the recent happenings because they are sorely
lacking, but we hope they
don't play into the stereotypes and anti-Indian, anti-soveriegnty
views of the local anti-Pequots.
Get the Story:
The
Pequot Letters (The Talking Circle 5/30)
Towns
want Pequot documents (Tribal Law 5/31)
Towns:
BIA unresponsive (Tribal Law 6/1)
Tribes'
lawyers rebuff towns (Tribal Law 6/1)
Tim
Giago: Out where the Indians are real (The Talking Circle 6/1)
More
Pequot Letters (The Talking Circle 6/2)
Pequots
represent at GOP convention (The Talking Circle 6/2)
Indianz.Com plays Court TV
We learned about three potentially important legal battles
that face Indian Country this week.
New Mexico's twelve gaming tribes await a lawsuit that will
finally determine just how much money they will pay the state.
The Yakama Nation of Washington filed their own lawsuit,
seeking custody of the 9,000 year old Kennewick Man. And
the man who is no stranger to legal battles will appear in
court over his involvement in protests last year.
Get the Story:
Tribes
prepare for fight (Money Matters 6/1)
Yakama
Nation files Kennewick Man suit (Tribal Law 6/1)
Means
to stand trial (Tribal Law 6/1)
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