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In These Times: Obama administration picks (11/17)
Winona LaDuke Says: "The most serious challenge facing the new secretary of interior will be the bureaucratic mayhem that politicians have created. Worse, many of these lawmakers still fail to recognize Native people as part of true sovereign nations, especially...
Kevin Abourezk: Stereotypes and Thanksgiving (11/14)
"In two weeks, families across the country will sit down at tables covered with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy. They'll get tired and fall asleep as the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys toss the pigskin on the boob tube....
Jodi Rave: Indian Heritage Month ignored (11/14)
"As north winds whip across the prairies and mountains, we should expect to hear more conversational gusts about Native people as we reach the midway peak of American Indian Heritage Month. Or will we? It reminds me of the International...
Billy Frank: Act now to protect water resources (11/14)
"Rockfish are part of the bounty that the Pacific Ocean has always provided for the Indian tribes along the Washington coast. Fish, shellfish, marine mammals and other marine life have been staples of our diets and economies for as long...
Opinion: Consolidate Alaska Native villages (11/13)
"A village of 200 or 300 people, only half of whom are adults, cannot offer adequate education or health care. It can't provide law enforcement or effective local government. There are few social services, minimal intervention for drug and alcohol...
Column: Dakota woman arrested for the truth (11/13)
"During Minnesota's Sesquicentennial, Woman from the North has been arrested three times for telling the truth. The year isn't over. I'm not betting against a fourth. Her name is Waziyatawin, a Dakota (or Sioux) word meaning Woman from the...
Editorial: A new deal for tobacco in Oklahoma (11/13)
"Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation have signed a new tobacco agreement, which hopefully signals an end to years of disputes over an arcane but important issue. There's reason to suspect the deal will be a model for future, similar pacts...
Suzan Shown Harjo: Racial buzz phrases after Obama (11/13)
It’s one week after the Nov. 4 national election and I’m still marveling at the fact of it. Like most friends in the Washington, DC area and throughout Indian country, I haven’t stopped crying, laughing, smiling and talking in short,...
Yellow Bird: Racism doesn't end with Obama (11/13)
"There’s no doubt that this was a historic election. Obama is the first black person to be president of the U.S., the most powerful position in the world. Many other world leaders and their people were jubilant when Obama...
Charles Trimble: Indian warriors serve nations (11/12)
At the Wounded Knee massacre site there is a stone monument marking the mass grave of the Dakota men, women and children slaughtered there by a troop of US Cavalry. Juxtaposed around the monument are several plain white headstones of...
Opinion: Canada's Obama will be a Native person (11/12)
"Canada has its own identity and its own course. We already have a black Governor-General, an office that may be titular but is nevertheless important, and Canada elected a female prime minister long before Hillary Clinton had to endure the...
Ernie Stevens: Saluting our Native veterans (11/11)
The following is a statement by Ernie Stevens Jr., a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association. Today we pause to celebrate and honor our veterans, past and present - those...
S.E. Ruckman: Oklahoma benefits from Indians (11/11)
"Karma is a spiritual force that basically means “what comes around goes around.” The theory is that both the good we do and the negative come home to roost. This carries with it a silent admonishment that we should beware...
Letter: Treaty history and Wyoming tribes (11/11)
"I would like to comment on the news stories that were reported in the Riverton Ranger as it pertains to the Shoshone and Arapaho tribes and the controversy that it has caused within our communities. At some point in time...
Sen. Thune: A proud legacy for Native Americans (11/11)
The following is the opinion of Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota). One of my greatest honors in public service has been working with the Great Sioux Nations. South Dakotans are fortunate to live in a state with a rich historical...
Column: Obama gives hope to Native people (11/11)
"It appears to me that George W. Bush has left the United States in such a mess that no white man will want to be president. The United States is involved in two wars, it's mired in debt, its international...
Opinion: Indian people are losing their identity (11/10)
"I am a Crow tribal member of Eastern Montana. I was raised on the reservation up until fifth grade by my grandparents, which is very typical in my culture. Grandparents can actually ask for the oldest grandchild, and I am...
Column: A Lakota who supports 'Fighting Sioux' (11/10)
"Fifty years ago, hardly anyone on the UND campus knew anything about Bill LeCaine, let alone much about his life, dreams and hopes. How he evolved from that to being an important spokesman for the school in its battle...
Column: 'Dirty Indian' story stirs controversy (11/10)
"Two stories that I wrote last month about a brawl in Cut Bank with racial overtones stirred up a lot of interest. The first was about Glacier County Attorney Larry Epstein's decision not to press felony charges against three...
Tim Giago: Native American Day in South Dakota (11/10)
An unprecedented event happened in South Dakota 18 years ago, an event that has not been equaled by any other state: South Dakota adopted October 12 as a state holiday to be called Native American Day. By selecting October 12,...
Editorial: Balance needed at Interior Department (11/10)
"Candidate Barack Obama didn't address Western issues in any serious way while on the campaign trail, but President-elect Obama will significantly impact the management of the vast public lands on which we Westerners so rely. Talk now abounds about whom...
Column: Light punishment for rich Indian siblings (11/10)
"It looks like the defense lawyers persuaded the Probation Department, the prosecution and the judge that their clients were just a couple of naive kids who were misled by peer pressure. Forget that the "boy" was in his 30s and...
Yellow Bird: No smoking or drinking in casinos (11/10)
"In the coyote’s bag of tricks are addictions to gambling, alcohol and smoking. The casinos stand almost alone in modern America, where many communities no longer allow smoking in public places. Some casinos now have smoke-free areas, but smoke...
Column: Disparity lives on in Indian Country (11/10)
"This is a tale of two Indian tribes. Both are tiny and poor. Both signed the same treaty 153 years ago, giving away the land where Seattle and King County now sit. And both, this month, have built something...
Ernie Stevens: Optimism and change in Washington (11/07)
The following is a statement by Ernie Stevens Jr., a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association. On behalf of our 184 member tribes, I want to congratulate President-Elect Barack Obama,...
San Manuel Chair: Tribe works with governments (11/07)
"The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians, a tribal government, recognizes that it has an important role within the San Bernardino region, which includes obligations to the local community. That is why the Tribe has entered into agreements with...
Editorial: A shining moment in American history (11/07)
"The man who became a son of the Crow Nation and given the name “One who helps people throughout the land” is now a world leader. On Nov. 4, 2008, Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the...
Yellow Bird: Grief the same among all cultures (11/06)
"I moved to Grand Forks about 18 years ago. There was a death in the community of someone I knew. That was when I learned there are differences between American Indian and non-Indian rituals of death. Specifically, the non-Indian...
S.E. Ruckman: Race card played during election (11/05)
"Playing the race card is an expression often bandied about like the phrases “raise awareness” or “step up to the plate.” These idioms do not indicate a literal card on racism but rather that race is a predominant factor within...
Editorial: Mashantucket voters looking for change (11/05)
"The Mashantucket Pequots, who voted in tribal elections last Sunday, have a lot in common with voters across the country who went to the polls Tuesday angry and frustrated. Americans were looking for a change. And so are the Mashantucket...
Editorial: Kudos for Navajo language school book (11/05)
"The recent celebration of a Navajo language textbook is a reassuring sign that an effort is being made to help bring our American Indian culture back to life. In the presence of Gov. Bill Richardson, Farmington High School freshmen were...
Opinion: Questions for the newly elected president (11/05)
"Some questions for the next President of the United States: Will you pledge to fully restore and respect tribal sovereignty? Will you offer a fair settlement of the Cobell v. Kempthorne trust lawsuit? If hundreds of billions of dollars are...
Opinion: Sen. McCain addresses Indian issues (11/04)
"It is reminiscent of the good old days, I presume, as Sen. John McCain headed out across the country on the last day of his campaign. He began in Florida and ended in his home state of Arizona. My state...
Mary Kim Titla: Still believing in the Native vote (11/04)
"The primary elections for New Mexico, Alaska and Arizona have since come and gone. There were three Natives, including myself, running for congress in these states. The other two candidates Benny Shendo (New Mexico) and Diane Benson (Alaska) are to...
Opinion: Strengthen ties to Alaska Native families (11/04)
"Alaska Native students have historically had the highest dropout rate and lowest graduation rate of all ethnicities in the Anchorage School District. The latest Anchorage School District Profile of Performance reports a decline in the dropout rate district-wide for all...
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