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Barak Obama's Anti-Christian View No Friend to Blacks, Church

     Since taking office, President Barak Obama and his allies in Congress have careened into the headlines and pummelled Republicans still reeling from defeat and dissent within their own...

Good Fox and Tamez: Palestine and Indian country

By Brenda Norrell Julia Good Fox, Pawnee, describes the parallels between the ongoing genocide in Palestine, carried out by Israel with US support, and the genocide of Native Americans by the colonizers of the US. Good Fox describes the theft of land by the invaders, human...

Few Blacks and Minorities in Obama Administration

OK, So the American people seem to be happy with Barack Obama. Hey, But call me politically incorrect, "I'm still concerned that Barack Obama has failed to reach the bar created by Bill Clinton who promised to change the government's complexion. Bill Clinton appointed blacks...

Underreported Struggles for May 2008

A land reclamation in Colombia, an historic gathering Brazil, and two massive lawsuits filed by Indigenous Nations in Canada highlight this month’s roundup of Underreported Struggles. The Permanent People’s...

Native activists release map of new nation Lakota

"Lakota Oyate, a Native American activist group that just a couple of weeks ago declared the sovereignty of Lakota Sioux land in the north-central U.S., has issued a map outlining the newly free and independent nation of Lakota. It's shown below, click on image for a...

The Catawba Indians -- Rocky Path to Success

Almost everyone who has taken Interstate 95 to Florida has driven through North and South Carolina -- the old Catawba Indian territory. The town of Santee, South Carolina lies halfway through the state and marks...

Nike Designs Shoe For Native Americans

For the first time, Nike has created a shoe designed for a specific ethnic group. According to the shoe maker, the Native American foot has a unique shape and size. From the article: Nike said it is the...

What happened at the Little Bighorn?: Archeological technology sheds light

Modern archeological technology has joined forces with military science to shed new light on the Battle of the Little Bighorn. No U.S. cavalrymen survived at Custer's Last Battle in southern Montana on June 25,...

VerseDay: Strike Straight

"In this week's poetry thread, I'd like to acknowledge pieces written by Americans of color, including African-Americans, Latinos, native peoples, etc., specifically (shorter) works capturing some aspect of life in America as perceived from the vantage point of a...

CU and the Churchill Affair: how did this happen in the first place?

"The wait is over and the inevitable has happened: the University of Colorado yesterday formally dismissed Professor Ward Churchill. If Churchill is guilty of academic dishonesty, then he needed to go. However, it's a huge mistake to see the Churchill case exclusively in...

Understanding Indigenous People

I was reading a piece that described the wonders, joy and innate value of the lifestyle and beliefs of an indigenous ethnic group.  I started wondering just exactly which groups qualify for that exalted...

Judge: S. Dakota City Discriminated Against Indian Voters

Native Americans in South Dakota won a four-year-old legal battle this week when a federal court ruled that the city of Martin violated the Voting Rights Act and discriminated against American Indian voters.

illegal immigration is a bad thing

Homeland Security should pay bounty money for every illegal immigrant reported.

The Crossing

A visit to the borderlands.

Daily Eats - Tery Spataro Interviews Aliza Sherman-Risdahl

Aliza Sherman-Risdahl joins Tery Spataro in an interview about life in Alaska, her new book, "The Everything Blogging Book", and new film projects. Podcast (Gabcast) live from Phoenix, AZ/Anchorage, Alaska   

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