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Tim Giago: South Dakota Public Radio flunks on two counts (05/20)
It is ironic that when experienced reporters familiar with Indian Country are replaced by new reporters or broadcasters with little or no experience in reporting from Indian country, when given the opportunity to enlighten their audience on the true history between historical and fictional events, fail the test.
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Indigenous Holocaust museum at Wounded Knee (04/29)
Since 1492 the history of the Western Hemisphere has been marked by one of the greatest holocausts in the history of the world.
Filed Under: Opinion
Charles Trimble: Saving sacred ground -- Wounded Knee saga (04/29)
As the May 1st deadline approaches for the auctioning of the Wounded Knee land by owner James Czywczynski, I hope any source that may offer to buy the land for...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Remembering Al Neuharth, South Dakota newsman (04/22)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago, Nanwica Kciji © Unity South Dakota A man dressed in black and silver approached me at a newspaper convention in San Francisco 30...
Filed Under: National
Native Sun News: Rapid City observes April 5 as Tim Giago Day (04/15)
After more than 30 years as a journalist, April 5, 2013, was declared Tim Giago Day in Rapid City, S.D.
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Signing off after more than 30 years of columns (02/11)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota We all, eventually, reach that point in our lives when it is time to move on. For...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Separating the mixed-bloods from the full bloods (02/04)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota Racism isn’t just confined to individuals. Sometimes democratic governments are guilty of it. Take the case of...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Was the Indian Reorganization Act good or bad? (01/28)
By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2011 Unitysodak1@knology.net This is a story that deserves to be repeated again and again. It was 75 years ago on June 18, 1934 when...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Eulogies for three great leaders in Indian Country (01/21)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota Perhaps there are many people in America who do not know of the three great Native Americans...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: The destruction of Wounded Knee by AIM in 1973 (01/14)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota In a couple of weeks flyers will be strewn across the Pine Ridge Reservation asking the residents...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Tim Giago: Incompetence overwhelms at Bureau of Indian Affairs (01/07)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota When measuring incompetence in the federal government where does one begin? An excellent starting point is with...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: 'Wiping away the tears' after Wounded Knee 1890 (12/31)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota It was just six days after the horrible massacre of nearly 300 Lakota men, women and children...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: The Olympics of Indian basketball in South Dakota (12/24)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota It started out in 1977 as a tournament to bring American Indian teams together and prepare...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: 'There are no words to describe it' - Wounded Knee (12/17)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota While trying to talk about the tragedy at Newtown, Connecticut, last week it was said over and...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Gays and lesbians respected in traditional society (12/10)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota Can the government refuse marriage and federal benefits to gays and lesbians? Those are the questions before...
Tim Giago: South Dakota Public Radio flunks on two counts (05/20)
It is ironic that when experienced reporters familiar with Indian Country are replaced by new reporters or broadcasters with little or no experience in reporting from Indian country, when given the opportunity to enlighten their audience on the true history between historical and fictional events, fail the test.
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Indigenous Holocaust museum at Wounded Knee (04/29)
Since 1492 the history of the Western Hemisphere has been marked by one of the greatest holocausts in the history of the world.
Filed Under: Opinion
Charles Trimble: Saving sacred ground -- Wounded Knee saga (04/29)
As the May 1st deadline approaches for the auctioning of the Wounded Knee land by owner James Czywczynski, I hope any source that may offer to buy the land for...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Remembering Al Neuharth, South Dakota newsman (04/22)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago, Nanwica Kciji © Unity South Dakota A man dressed in black and silver approached me at a newspaper convention in San Francisco 30...
Filed Under: National
Native Sun News: Rapid City observes April 5 as Tim Giago Day (04/15)
After more than 30 years as a journalist, April 5, 2013, was declared Tim Giago Day in Rapid City, S.D.
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Signing off after more than 30 years of columns (02/11)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota We all, eventually, reach that point in our lives when it is time to move on. For...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Separating the mixed-bloods from the full bloods (02/04)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota Racism isn’t just confined to individuals. Sometimes democratic governments are guilty of it. Take the case of...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Was the Indian Reorganization Act good or bad? (01/28)
By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2011 Unitysodak1@knology.net This is a story that deserves to be repeated again and again. It was 75 years ago on June 18, 1934 when...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Eulogies for three great leaders in Indian Country (01/21)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota Perhaps there are many people in America who do not know of the three great Native Americans...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: The destruction of Wounded Knee by AIM in 1973 (01/14)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota In a couple of weeks flyers will be strewn across the Pine Ridge Reservation asking the residents...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Tim Giago: Incompetence overwhelms at Bureau of Indian Affairs (01/07)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota When measuring incompetence in the federal government where does one begin? An excellent starting point is with...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: 'Wiping away the tears' after Wounded Knee 1890 (12/31)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota It was just six days after the horrible massacre of nearly 300 Lakota men, women and children...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: The Olympics of Indian basketball in South Dakota (12/24)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota It started out in 1977 as a tournament to bring American Indian teams together and prepare...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: 'There are no words to describe it' - Wounded Knee (12/17)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota While trying to talk about the tragedy at Newtown, Connecticut, last week it was said over and...
Filed Under: Opinion
Tim Giago: Gays and lesbians respected in traditional society (12/10)
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © Unity South Dakota Can the government refuse marriage and federal benefits to gays and lesbians? Those are the questions before...
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