Tag: Native Americans
The Unfulfilled promises of the Fort Laramie Treaty: A deep dive...
Uncovering historical injustices—the ongoing struggle of the Sioux Nation against treaty violations.
Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act
The Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which maintains Indigenous children under state care stay within their tribe rather than being placed outside their community.
Solving the climate crisis requires traditional ecological knowledge
Native study of the natural world is exceptionally deep and nuanced at understanding and protecting ecosystems.
‘Reckoning’ with the economic marginalization of Native Americans
Efforts to narrow the racial wealth divide must address the disparities that are at the heart of our nation's founding and still run through its veins in the 21st century.
How the Native American population in the US increased 87% says...
Another way to describe this recent adoption of Native American identity is what I call “racial shifting.”
Clueless Santorum perpetrates ‘second genocide’ of Native Americans
Thus do racists defend “manifest destiny,” the delusion that God endorsed genocide, the greatest single theft of land, freedom and property in history.
Pro-fossil fuel senators grill Deb Haaland as she bids to become...
Congressmember Deb Haaland, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Interior Department, could become the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary if she is confirmed.
‘Indian Country’ is excited about the first Native American secretary of...
Indian Country finally has a seat at the table.
Native Americans on police response to Capitol insurrection
“No way would Black or Brown people be treated that way had they attacked a symbol of our democracy.”
Native leadership for the US Department of the Interior
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez called it a “truly a historic and unprecedented day for all Indigenous people.”
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
In five years, Chicago has barely made progress on its court-ordered police reforms. Here’s...
Now many of the city’s reform advocates have lost faith in the process and are increasingly concerned that the opportunity for lasting reform is slipping away.