Breaking Dawn on a New Series for Indians

Gyasi Ross
11/22/11
What better way to start off a new column in Indian Country Today Media Network than to talk about an Indian boy who is hopelessly for—against the weight of supernatural forces, no...

DKMAI Author Speaks Out Against Obesity & Muffintops!

ICTMN Staff
11/14/11
Here's Gyasi Ross, author of Don't Know Much About Indians , taking a stand against obesity. Check out his site, DKMAI.com .

Gyasi Ross Doesn't Know Much About Indians—Or So He Says

ICTMN Staff
10/25/11
Gyasi Ross’s work hits you between the eyes...

Circle of Violence: An Open Letter to People Regarding the Rape and Sexual Assault of Indian Women

Gyasi Ross and Michael O. Finley
8/4/11

The time has come to make meaningful change. Native women need to be protected from the sexual predators who repeatedly victimize them, without consequence or repercussion....

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A Modest Proposal on Hippie Sweat Lodges

Gyasi Ross
7/27/11

(The following is a satire inspired by Jonathan Swift, with apologies to April.)

Scorching hot hippies. Patchouli oil steaming from the bodies....

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The Purpose of Graduation

Gyasi Ross
6/14/11

"...everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it,
and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence."
Christine Quintasket p/k/a Mourning Dove, Okanagan

Congratulations, all Indian graduates....

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Sizing Up the Vote: The Key Races and Issues Across Indian Country, Part 1

ICTMN Staff
11/3/12
While most of the media attention this election cycle has focused on the close presidential race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, there are many other campaigns and ...

Nebraska Teen Program Teaches Self-Knowledge, Leadership

Stephanie Woodard
11/13/12
“Being a leader isn’t being the loudest person around,” said 15-year-old Bart Kennedy...

Well Done Indian Country: Amazing Job During the Election, but Now the Hard Work Begins

Gyasi Ross
11/9/12
Ok, now the election’s done. Good. Thank God—it went on about six months too long...

Native Family Reunions (A Classic Revisited)

Gyasi Ross
10/16/12
My family doesn't really have reunions. Not pre-planned family reunions, anyway—you know, the kind with hats, t-shirts and what have you...

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