Lateral Violence Amongst Native People: Elouise Cobell, Billy Frank Jr. and Chase Iron Eyes
Quick Story: I remember one of the first public things that...
Diabetes and Native People: Rethinking Our Relationship with Sugar
QUICK STORY: It seems like every time I talk to my mom (...
President Obama: A Letter of Recommendation for Diane Humetewa for The Supreme Court
President Obama, I hope you are well; congratulations on...
COINTELPRO, Cherokee Freedmen and Survival Tactics: Black History Month For Natives Pt.2
They kept the pot of animosity boiling. Whites turned...
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Thing About Skins

A Few Thoughts on The Election and What President Trump Means for Indian Country

Gyasi Ross
11/16/16
I was a Bernie supporter who voted for Hillary Clinton. I was never “with her” but I voted for Clinton because Trump simply was not an option...
White Dudes with Guns

Update on Standing Rock: White Dudes with Guns, Peaceful Natives and Shoddy Reporting by Politico.Com

Gyasi Ross
11/14/16
The image, above, is a real image. It is not photoshopped...
Joye Braun - Facebook

Obama, Extortion and the DAPL: Joye Braun Explains Why “There Are No Acceptable Rerouting Options”

Gyasi Ross
11/3/16
As many of you witnessed, the State of North Dakota is getting more violent in its treatment of the Water Protectors on the Standing Rock Reservation...
NoDAPL - Standing Rock - Photo Courtesy Rob Chanate

Not Raising Hell in Standing Rock: “We’re Here to Stop a Pipeline”

Gyasi Ross
11/1/16
As my buddy Rob reminds me: there’s a point to everything that’s been going on in Standing Rock. It’s important to not lose sight of that...
tito ybarra

Voices From The Front Lines In Standing Rock v.3: Comedian Tito Ybarra And Rethinking The Bigger Picture

Gyasi Ross
10/12/16
There are people from all walks of life staying at the Prayer Camps in Standing Rock...
Alayna Eagle Shield

Voices from The Front Lines in Standing Rock V.2: Alayna Eagle Shield and Educating a New Generation of Revolutionaries

Gyasi Ross
10/7/16
Standing Rock’s Prayer Camps have become communities. Communities identify needs. Communities have accountability and responsibilities...
Jimmy Starkey speaks with young people at Standing Rock - Photo: Marshall Lee, Yakama Nation.

Voices From the Front Lines in Standing Rock v.1: Artist Jimmy Starkey and Defeating the Strategy of Death

Gyasi Ross
10/2/16
Every single person at the various Standing Rock Prayer Camps has a different story. Some of them have more than one...
Thing About Skins: Obama’s legacy is on the line: The Dakota Access Pipeline could tarnish his place in history

Obama’s Legacy On the Line: The Dakota Access Pipeline Could Tarnish His Place in History

Gyasi Ross
9/24/16
Obama and Native nations have worked hard over eight years to create a special and healthy relationship during his tenure. Not a perfect relationship, but definitely special...

Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance: Stay in the Game. We’re Winning

Gyasi Ross
9/7/16
As has been well chronicled, the Prayer Camps in Cannonball in Hunkpapa Territories have been HUGELY successful in slowing down this well-funded Dakota Access Pipeline...
Indian Land Poster - Indian Affairs Archives

Indigenous Economics Part 1: Native Americans and Environmental Protest

Gyasi Ross
8/12/16
"We know our lands have now become more valuable...

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