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3/4/15
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In a February 17, 2015 article titled “Lake was never given to the tribe” posted on DailyWorld.com, Guy Boudia builds his argument on a tacit and flimsy premise of Christian domination. He attempts to use this against the Quinault Nation, and by… Steven Newcomb
3/3/15
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We must recognize that we have hit bottom and that war dehumanizes and dehumanizes us,” — Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia
This week marks the 15th anniversary of the kidnapping and assassination of Menominee leader Ingrid Washinawatok El… Winona LaDuke
3/3/15
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How can we help in an effort to change the mascot of a North Haven (Conn.) high school away from the “Indians”? An alumnus, Talia Gallagher, who is now a student at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. started a petition campaign to change the name… Stanley Heller
3/2/15
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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain
When I recently came across these words attributed to Mark Twain more than a century ago, they provoked some thoughts about our nations as… David E. Wilkins
3/1/15
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When Congress enacted the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988 (IGRA), it included an important provision to allow for self-regulation of Class II gaming by tribal governments that established a record of successful gaming regulation. Tribes that… Joseph H. Webster
2/28/15
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Occasionally I receive messages from readers who take issue with some of the things I write about. Sometimes they are people with no indigenous ancestry who are offended by what they see as a divisive, race-based ideology. One particular reader… Dina Gilio-Whitaker
2/27/15
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The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) has developed an important and visually striking exhibit titled “Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations.” It opened on September 21, 2014 and will run until… Steven Newcomb
2/26/15
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At the start of December I came late to a Ferguson protest being held in New Haven and started video recording. Happily I got a good chunk of the remarks of an American Indian student at Yale, Sebastian Medina-Tayac. It’s here entitled “We Are Your… Stanley Heller
2/26/15
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A historic event happened in Indian Country this month. As part of President Obama’s budget request to Congress, federal funding for tribal contract support costs (CSC) for three years beginning in 2017 will be moved from the “discretionary” to “… Donna Ennis
2/25/15
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The Oscars seem to produce a Sacheen Littlefeather moment every year, and this year Patricia Arquette, accepting the little gold guy for Best Supporting Actress in Boyhood, departed from the script of thanking the academy, family, colleagues, and… Steve Russell
2/25/15
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There is Women’s History Month, Native American History Month, Latino History Month, Jewish American History Month, LGBT Pride Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and so on. With all of these months and days celebrating various… Julianne Jennings
2/24/15
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RELATED: Reasons Why President Obama Must Reject Keyston XL, Part 1
Now that Congress has passed a bill approving the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and President Obama has said he will veto the bill, what’s next? When he does veto it, will the… Dean B. Suagee
2/24/15
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Before every February, I get numerous requests to participate in programming for Black History Month. And I say no to none of them because I love doing them. I’ll pause here to share a brief piece of knowledge in case you didn’t know. In 1926,… Kyle T. Mays
2/23/15
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February is Black History Month, a time to acknowledge African American contributions to the United States and celebrate black identity. It also inevitably means revisiting the very troubling history of this country to understand how European and… Dina Gilio-Whitaker
