Opinions
May 25, 2013
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There is a thriving movement in Indian country focused on food sovereignty and increased control of local food systems. Like other assets in Indian country, Native food systems have been colonized, altered and, in some cases, destroyed. Today, many... Raymond Foxworth
May 24, 2013
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Urban Indians are not new to the urban scene, as New York Times reporter Timothy Williams suggested in his article, "Quietly, Indians Reshape Cities and Reservations," published online Saturday, April 13.
Nor is their ongoing struggle against... Ralph Forquera and Polly Olsen
May 23, 2013
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In May 2011, the spectacle of political theater took a quickly forgotten detour into the realm of the absurd when minor protests erupted over the participation of Chicago rapper Common in a White House poetry slam. Karl Rove decried the recording... Cole R. DeLaune
May 22, 2013
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Greetings from the Chiefs, Clanmothers, Faithkeepers, and people of the Haudenosaunee Six Nations Confederacy, People of the Longhouse.
The Grand Council of Chiefs would like to take this time to remind its citizens of the Haudenosaunee position... Chief Sidney Hill
May 21, 2013
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Mitakuyapi, Cante waste napeciyuzapi.
I am a parent of children who attend school in the Chamberlain School District in Chamberlain, South Dakota, and I am also one of the individuals who is involved in a movement against the decision that the... Tally Monteau-Colombe
May 20, 2013
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Although the Navajo Generating Station carries the name of the Navajo people, the “Navajo” Generating Station previously negotiated in 1968 and 1969 had significant flaws for the Navajo Nation. First, five power companies along with the United... Dwight Witherspoon
May 18, 2013
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The “dental divide”—the absence of services and access to dental health services in low income communities—is real, especially in Indian country.
Native people represent America’s most rural communities and those communities struggle to find... Jacqueline Pata
May 17, 2013
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Dear Readers:
Too often we simply accept that tribal governments (as opposed to our traditional governments) have elected representatives—presidents, chiefs, chairmen or CEO’s and so forth. They are entrusted with great powers and are expected to... Ray Cook, ICTMN Opinion Editor
May 16, 2013
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There's an old saying, "Ignorance of the law is no excuse." It means the law applies whether or not you know the law exists. It's based on the idea that you have an obligation to know the law, and assumes that the law makes itself known.
But how... Peter d'Errico
May 14, 2013
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A thousand people were asked in April if the Washington NFL franchise should change its name and (shocker) 79 percent said no. Respondents were mostly white (65 percent), middle-aged (55 percent, 30-64), conservative to moderate (70 percent) pro... Suzan Shown Harjo
May 13, 2013
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Tony Hillerman used to say there’s more cultural distance between city folk and country folk than between non-Indians and Indians. Whether he was right or wrong, the categories overlap substantially.
Most Indians, in the 21st century, remain country... Steve Russell
May 12, 2013
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“The American Indian is of the soil . . . He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers, he belongs just as the buffalo belonged... Ryan Dreveskracht
May 10, 2013
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The Cold War was described as a "balance of terror" maintained by the opposing nuclear arsenals of the United States and the Soviet Union. Each side had enough weapons of mass destruction to destroy not just the other side, but all of the world's... Peter d'Errico
May 08, 2013
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The majority of mainstream Americans know little to nothing of the violent and unjust history of the colonization of Native America. Anytime such truth is revealed to the public on the big screens, it should be done fairly since these are rare... Dr. Leo Killsback