He went from piloting a B-24 bomber named “Big Chief” to serving as the chief of the Wyandotte Nation for 28 years...
Dina Gilio-Whitaker

The Background and Context of Native American Heritage Month...

November 19, 2012
Very little contemporary American Indian education is tribally focused...
One of the narratives of this campaign was how Team Obama was driven by data...
President Barack Obama’s election celebration won’t last long...
Edward J. Markey & Ben R. Lujan

As the Ranking Members of the Natural Resources Committee and the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, which has primary jurisdiction over Indian issues in the House of Representatives, we feel compelled to respond to Representative Tom Cole’s unsubstantiated criticism of a report is...

November 01, 2012
Laura Waterman Wittstock

It would be a shame for Russell Means (1939-2012) to be remembered only as a maker of trouble, an unreasonable negotiator, and someone who pushed the limits of human behavior to the breaking point. I met him when I was an American Indian press reporter in Washington, D.C....

October 31, 2012
A close up of the bison bones that were ritually crushed...
Tribal Culture Must Be Integrated Into the Decision-Making Process for Energy Projects Many Native communities, like the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT), argue that expediting ...
Frederick Hoxie

History is often made by accident, so we should not read too much into the almost simultaneous deaths last week of South Dakotans Russell Means and George McGovern....

October 29, 2012

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