Opinions
June 27, 2011
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Idaho’s Bannock County is considering an ordinance that would create an “overlay” zoning district on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation ("Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment: Special Lands District," PDF). The idea is that the county would “serve”... Mark Trahant
June 25, 2011
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This week, nearly 40 passengers (unarmed peace activists and media people) will board The Audacity of Hope, a U.S. flagged boat, which will set sail from Greece and join the international Freedom Flotilla II. These courageous passengers join people... J K?haulani Kauanui
June 23, 2011
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One seldom has an opportunity to converse with one of the brethren of the U.S. Supreme Court, as I did on August 31, 2006. Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was a guest of the University of San Diego School of Law, and on that day I attended a talk... Steven T. Newcomb
June 23, 2011
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The Supreme Court issued its decision in the Dukes v. Wal-Mart sex discrimination case on Monday, a frustrating ruling that doesn’t challenge the existence of bias, but that exempts the company from accountability.
The case highlights the difficulty... Rinku Sen
June 22, 2011
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James Ray’s Arizona trial for manslaughter played like a bad movie; Harry Potter meets John Wayne. And now he's been found guilty of negligent homicide.
For $9,695, Ray promised that Native American wisdom, imparted by him, would make you healthy,... Steve Russell
June 22, 2011
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The new Era of Constriction—shrinking all levels of government—is both an opportunity for tribes and a threat.
First, the problem. State and local governments are in deep financial holes. The optimistic view is that state governments have seen the... Mark Trahant
June 21, 2011
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"What is past and cannot be prevented should not be grieved for."
I read that quote on a beautiful card I bought in the gift shop of the Acoma Pueblo’s fine museum in New Mexico.
I encourage you to heed that advice. There will be some who will tell... ICTMN Staff
June 20, 2011
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Do you know what it means to be un-American? I’ll tell you. To be un-American means to be respectful, humble, spiritual, truthful, caring, and selfless. To be American means to be immature, greedy, deceitful, disrespectful, arrogant and egocentric... Crystal Willcuts
June 17, 2011
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As Alaska records unprecedented revenue, are we hurting future Alaskans by saving as much as we do? Why do you or anyone save money? A simple answer is to preserve purchasing power or wealth for the future. Individuals save to prepare for rainy... Brad Fluetsch
June 16, 2011
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Kanatsiohareke, a Mohawk community located in central New York State, is working hard to help revitalize Kanienkeha, the Mohawk language. The community has been offering Mohawk language immersion classes for the last fourteen years. This is... Kay Olan
June 15, 2011
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Words have a history. Words from the past have the ability to colonize the present. Words shape and create reality.
Reconciliation has a history; it has the ability to colonize the present for Indigenous nations and peoples; it can be used to... Steven T. Newcomb
June 14, 2011
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"...everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it,
and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence."
Christine Quintasket p/k/a Mourning Dove, Okanagan
Congratulations, all Indian graduates.
Whether you... Gyasi Ross
June 13, 2011
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How bad is this economy? Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers wrote in the Financial Times this week that the United States is now halfway to a lost economic decade (similar to Japan’s) and that the number of working Americans has dropped from... Mark Trahant
June 11, 2011
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Washington, DC can be a frustrating place—truly. Each time I meet with our federal partners or my Native brothers and sisters that reside there, I always tell them that I am praying for their sanity. As a traditional councilwoman for the Pauma... Juana Majel Dixon