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If history has shown us one thing, it is that this system fears a culture that honors the earth as sacred simply because they will not participate in its destruction and they will die to protect it; this system will kill whole races of peoples to get that concept wiped…
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It has taken years for women to walk from the extreme violence they are being abused with from their husbands, boyfriends, and even their family members. The list of violence that women have had to live through is long, a few examples sexual harassment, rape, forced…
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In the criminal justice system, we speak of “charging for the use of the courtroom,” or “charging rent” for short. If that does not get your attention, it should, because you pay taxes to keep courtrooms and judges available if you need them. You should not have to pay…
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For the past several years, I have been observing many people from San Carlos and Globe succumbing to the devastating illness of cancers and like problems. Even though cancer is only one disease there is a myriad of illnesses that we have in epidemic proportions here in…
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Halloween is the season most synonymous with cultural appropriation. Annually, Native people and allies of Native folks find themselves in uncomfortable situations where they are forced to address racially and culturally insensitive Halloween costumes either on social media…
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Being the youngest child in the family, we all know that the youngest is the one to get the fantastic family news last. As I write this letter to you, Michel Trudeau, I am to inform you that your brother Justin, has become the new Prime Minister of Canada. With a large…
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Some days I leave my classroom unsure that what I have taught has any real effect on my students, but then there are days like today. Today, we revisited the era of the Indian Removal Act and specifically the impact that President Andrew Jackson and the IRA had on the…
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There are a couple of interesting stories that have emerged that will have some impacts for Indigenous nations and peoples. The first is about the process taking place in Hawaii to re-establish a government for the Indigenous Hawaiians. As reported in Aljazeera America…
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Click below for Indian Country Today Media Network Opinion columns organized in relevant categories such as Politics, Business, Education, Language, Health, History, Legal and the powerful Circle of Violence Series. Regular columnists include Suzan Shown Harjo, Steve Newcomb, Mark Trahant, Ruth Hopkins, Steve Russell, Chuck Trimble and Crystal Willcuts. Published regularly online and weekly in print in This Week From Indian CountryToday, Opinion commentary sheds light on common struggles for Indigenous Peoples worldwide.
We are able to think back to a time when our ancestors were living entirely free from and independent of ideas developed across the Atlantic Ocean in a place called Christendom. We know that our Native ancestors were in no way subject to Christian ideas before the…
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“Breaking News. Colin Kaepernick joins Native American protest in North Dakota to force media to cover actual news.” That internet meme thanks to FreeThoughtProject.com shows us how corporate media works. Big Media is divisive, because it’s profitable. They pit us against…
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