January 18, 2010

MinnPost: Indian woman's fight to escape prostitution (January 18, 2010)

"After losing her house and kids in 1996, Denise Ellis resorted to prostitution to support her crack habit. For 12 years, Ellis worked the streets,...

Doug George-Kanentiio: A Mohawk's review of 'Avatar' (January 18, 2010)

The movie Avatar is a painful experience for Native people because we know the ending after the first minutes of the film. The plot...

Mark Trahant: IHS Director Roubideaux on passing IHCIA (January 18, 2010)

"The Indian health system is stuck in a world of conditional sentences. That’s a sentence with the phrase, “if … then.” If Congress passes...

Interview with Elliott Levitas, attorney for Cobell case (January 18, 2010)

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution interviews Elliott Levitas, a former U.S. Congressman from Georgia, about the Cobell Indian trust fund lawsuit. "Q: What is the significance of...

Robert Salgado, Soboba leader, placed in intensive care (January 18, 2010)

Robert Salgado, a longtime leader of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians of California, was placed in intensive care at the Loma Linda University Medical...

Colorado lawmakers seek cut in Native tuition program (January 18, 2010)

Two Democratic lawmakers in Colorado are sponsoring a bill to cut the Native student tuition program at Fort Lewis College. The state currently covers the...

Editorial: Saginaw Chippewa land-into-trust a big issue (January 18, 2010)

"The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is following the lead of many other Tribes across the country by purchasing land, then asking that the land be...

Sen. Dorgan describes priorities for last year in office (January 18, 2010)

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) said he will continue an "aggressive fight" in his last year in the Senate and as chairman of the Senate...

North Dakota tribes commend Sen. Dorgan for service (January 18, 2010)

News from the United Tribes Technical College in North Dakota. The tribes of North Dakota will miss Sen. Byron Dorgan's leadership on policy and legislation...

Charles Trimble: Dreaming of a new Oglala Sioux empire (January 18, 2010)

The following story came to me in an email, and I imagine it’s making the rounds through the entire Indian Internet circuit even as I...

Tim Giago: No honor in 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee (January 18, 2010)

The United States Army has a flag with battle streamers that it breaks out for important parades and celebrations. One streamer is inscribed, “Pine Ridge...