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Mario Gonzales: Oppose effort to distribute Black Hills settlement (03/11)
The following essay by Mario Gonzales appears in the current issue of The Native Sun News. All content © Native Sun News. A federal class action lawsuit called Different Horse v. Salazar was filed in U.S. District Court by the...
J.D. Colbert: Cobell attorney fee request a sign of greed, betrayal (03/11)
To the Mount Rushmore of Greed and Betrayal -- including among others, Benedict Arnold, Judas, Bernie Madoff and Jack Abramoff -- must now be added the visage of Elouise Pepion Cobell. For good measure there might be added small busts...
Editorial: More accountability needed on salaries at First Nations (03/11)
"Over the past year, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a taxpayer watchdog group, revealed the exorbitant salaries paid to many native politicians, based on the leaks it acquired through its own sources. According to the CTF, in 2009, "approximately 50 reserve...
Opinion: Chumash Tribe lobbies Rep. Gallegly for land-into-trust (03/10)
"The latest in the politics of casino tribes is what we are finding out about Chumash Casino chairman Vincent Armenta’s discussions with Congressman Elton Gallegly to put the 1,400 acres, in the heart of Santa Ynez, into federal trust/reservation status....
Steve Fool Bear: Revealing the truth about 'Fighting Sioux' name (03/10)
"About three years ago, I wrote a letter that helped spark a different perspective on the logo issue, a perspective that resonated across the state and much of the nation (“Sioux: Embrace culture,” Page D2, March 23, 2008). The letter...
Timothy Chavez: Tribes looking for energy development partners (03/09)
In 2009, federally recognized tribes across the U.S. received a collective $54.8 million in federal funding from the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program to support energy efficiency and conservation initiatives. These funds are critical...
Editorial: Protect Havasupai Tribe from uranium mine exploration (03/09)
"In July 2009, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar imposed a two-year halt to uranium exploration and mining on one million acres around the Grand Canyon. The moratorium was a much-needed timeout to a rush of prospecting claims near the canyon, most...
Opinion: Native American veterans deserve housing assistance (03/08)
"With American Indians and Alaska Natives more than 2 1/2 more likely to join the armed services than all other ethnicities, care of our veterans is of vital importance to Indian country. Agreeing that our war veterans in need deserve...
Opinion: 'Indians' mascot helps honor tribes that 'disappeared' (03/08)
"A few days ago an editorial appeared in your paper re: Berlin should confront mascot question. The Final Thought stated that we should "charter a new mascot that fits the city's proud history." Our mascot already represents our proud history....
Opinion: Fighting Sioux name not an honor to Native Americans (03/07)
"How does one, in fact, honor our Native American neighbors through the use stereotypes? Frankly, I still await conclusive proof from nickname supporters as to exactly what they do to honor American Indians with the use of the Fighting Sioux...
Mark Trahant: Policy will costs thousands of Indian Country jobs (03/07)
Finally the economy seems to be creating jobs again. Last week a federal jobs survey showed an increase in 222,000 private sector jobs, a full year of growth that added 1.5 million jobs at companies and small businesses. As...
Letter: Tribes ignored as lawmakers fight to keep Fighting Sioux (03/07)
"The North Dakota House recently passed House Bill 1263, which has been referred to the North Dakota Senate for review and possible passage. The bill seeks to legislate the permanent use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo by UND’s...
Column: Charles Eastman introduced world to Indian health care (03/07)
"Ancient cultures viewed health as a kind of oneness, a harmony between body, soul and mind, and between man and the cosmos. It involved a spiritual approach to physical life—one that perceived unseen, divine meaning pervading and ordering the material...
Column: An Indian perspective on Santa Fe's 400th anniversary (03/07)
"Of the several fine books recently published honoring the 400th anniversary of the founding of Santa Fe, one of the most challenging to my mind is White Shell Water Place, which is the Tewa Pueblo name for the original site...
Tim Giago: Indian tribes the easy victim in national budget crisis (03/07)
You can see it in the eyes of veteran Indian policy makers all across America because most of them have been there and done that: they are survivors of the federal budget ax. In a lot of ways there are...
Vi Waln: Yankton Sioux Tribe fights state to protect reservation (03/07)
Oppression is a word used by Indian people on a regular basis, I believe. My favorite online dictionary lists one definition of oppression as “an unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power.” I believe one effect of long term...
Column: Harvard students learn a lot from trip to Navajo Nation (03/03)
"This past J-term, a group of ten Harvard students travelled to New Mexico to deliver health care to people that are historically more ‘American’ than most of us, the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation is the largest tribe in America...
Nakia Zavalla: Chumash Tribe seeks to protect our sacred places (03/03)
"At the end of last year our tribe commemorated the winter solstice with a ceremony that included traditional songs, prayers and celebration. Celebrations that usher in a new season are not new to our tribe. John Peabody Harrington, an American...
Column: Native woman was survivor of residential school ordeal (03/03)
"On Tuesday night, Doreen, a close friend of mine, passed away. She was a survivor of residential schools. Doreen's story is remarkable not only for the trauma to which she was exposed as a child, but for the way she...
Billy Frank: Tulalip Tribes keeps salmon in balance with business (03/02)
"More than 1,500 salmon were seen spawning in Coho Creek on the Tulalip Tribes' reservation last fall. Pretty good considering 10 years ago, the creek was nothing but a drainage ditch in the Quilceda Creek watershed. The Tulalips created spawning...
Opinion: Christian group spreads misinformation on Trail of Tears (03/02)
"The Trail of Tears was a low point in American history when the United States government brutally carried out a systematic removal of Native Americans from locations throughout the South to the Indian Territory (now eastern Oklahoma). Broadly speaking, the...
Opinion: 'Fighting Sioux' nickname an insult to Native Americans (03/02)
"You see, the word Sioux was created by French trappers/colonials who chopped the “sioux” part off of the already existing Algonquin word Nadouessioux and used it as an obscenity to demean Native Americans. Now for the sake of discussion, we’ll...
Charles Trimble: Taking a lesson from reader Rodney Little Bird (02/28)
The responses I get from readers offset the sometimes drudgery of meeting a weekly deadline as a columnist. Some are critical of my stands on any subject, some are complimentary, and some are humorous. I learn from them all, and...
Beverly Jensen: Shinnecock Nation exercises free speech right (02/28)
"We wrote an article for a tribal publication that wound up putting us on that collision course. The first thing we did was to voice a protest. The article was crisp. It brimmed with facts and figures. It was descriptive...
Vi Waln: Questions remain about $3.4B Indian trust settlement (02/28)
I believe there are many Indian people who still have unanswered questions about the Cobell Settlement. We now know that certain Individual Indian Money (IIM) account holders will receive a $1,000 cash award for being part of the historical accounting...
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