Younger Voters Don’t Trust Candidates or the System (And Thus Too Willing to Give Up Their Own Power)

Mark Trahant
10/3/16
TRAHANT REPORTS —Will young people vote in 2016? And, more important, at least for our purposes, how about the younger generation of American Indians and Alaska Natives?...

Why the White House Needs to Get Involved in the Standing Rock Dispute

Mark Trahant
9/9/16
TRAHANT REPORTS —I’ve been thinking a lot about the silence from the White House on the situation at Standing Rock...

A Champion for Change Will Be on South Dakota’s Ballot

Mark Trahant
7/2/16
TRAHANT REPORTS — It’s easy to dismiss this election. Every day there’s more news about something outrageous that was said by a presidential candidate. Grab the remote. Click...

The Deep Political Divide on Energy and Climate Issues

Mark Trahant
6/2/16
TRAHANT REPORTS —There is probably no greater divide between Republicans and Democrats than on energy and climate issues...

Republicans Aren’t Getting Much Attention or Votes From Indian Country

Mark Trahant
3/31/16
TRAHANT REPORTS – Who’s winning Indian country this presidential election season? On social media it is an intense debate. Sen...

Feeling the Bern; Support Grows For Sanders in Indian Country

Jacqueline Keeler
2/25/16
On Wednesday, Nick Carter, deputy political director for the Bernie Sanders campaign, gave an update on new Native American policy initiatives at the National Congress of American ...

‘Are You Going to Honor the Treaties?’ Clyde Bellecourt Asks Bernie Sanders

Jacqueline Keeler
2/15/16
On Thursday, Clyde Bellecourt, founder of the American Indian Movement and elder statesman in the Twin Cities civil rights community, was the last audience member to be given the m...

Could Low Oil Prices Help Usher in a New Era?

Mark Trahant
1/27/16
Second in a series A few minutes before noon on November 6, 2015, President Barack Obama stepped into the White House briefing room to announce that the Keystone XL Pipeline would ...

Keystone XL: Counting Coup on SD Utilities Commission Delivers Powerful Message

Mary Annette Pember
1/11/16
Although the touch of her cane was as light as a feather, the weight of counting coup on Keystone pipeline supporters was heavy with symbolism...

Keystone XL: TransCanada Files $15 Billion Lawsuit Over Pipeline Rejection

ICTMN Staff
1/7/16
A day after the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission approved its permit, TransCanada Corp...

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