2012 Retrospective: July

ICTMN Staff
December 24, 2012
Take a look back at July 2012's biggest stories from the pages of our weekly magazine, This Week From Indian Country Today ...

The Political Wit and Wisdom of Will Rogers

Steve Russell
October 31, 2012
Will Rogers, the Paint Clan Cherokee cowboy turned entertainer turned political pundit, used to say he did not make jokes...

Will Rogers Started Poor, Died Rich, and Left Behind a Lot of Laughter

Steve Russell
September 18, 2012
Will Rogers was born to Cherokee parents in 1879 in Indian Territory, a rural backwater where Indian tribes had been sent to die, yet this Paint Clan Cherokee became internationall...
Steve Russell

The Gymnastics of Patriotism

I've been watching and thinking about Gabby Douglas, the teenage heroine of the London Olympics. Or so I view her....

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August 19, 2012

Will Rogers: Actor, Comedian, Political Pundit, Truth Teller—And Proud Cherokee

Steve Russell
July 23, 2012
In our time, we can remember where we were when a few transformative events occurred—the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the killing of John Lennon...
Steve Russell

Will Rogers on Occupy Wall Street

“It’s all right to let Wall Street bet each other millions of dollars every day but why make these bets affect the fellow who is plowing a field out in Claremore, Oklahoma?”...

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November 05, 2011

Beau Jennings Celebrates Will Rogers in Song and Film

ICTMN Staff
April 18, 2011
An Oklahoma-born musician and an Austin, Texas-based filmmaker are gearing up for a multimedia tribute to Will Rogers...

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