Crazy Horse shouted the battle cry, "Hoka hey!" meaning "It's a good day to die!" (Crazy Horse stole that from the Klingons.) Oglala Sioux activist Russell Means need not shout that today... but he can shout whatever he wants, in…
Posts tagged as “Native Americans”
Rob Capriccioso of Indian Country Today Media Network includes Congresswoman Kristi Noem on his list of "Heroes on the Hill" for Native American issues. His praise for Noem comes from one issue, her introduction of a bill to "defend tribal…
I hear that at least one legislator is working on legislation to address problems with South Dakota's compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act, as identified in a controversial October NPR report by Laura Sullivan and Amy Walters. Legislators looking…
Mark Tilsen, president of Native American Natural Foods, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on November 10 about economic development in Native American communities. (As far as I can tell, unlike what happens at hearings with Rep. Kristi Noem, Tilsen…
Former South Dakotan John Hinderaker issues a heavy rebuttal (read parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) to what he calls NPR's "disgraceful" three-part investigation of South Dakota's treatment of Native Americans in its foster care system. Hinderaker challenges the…
Three weeks ago, I suggested that mutual opposition to the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline could restart Anglo-Lakota reconciliation in South Dakota. Lakota activist Debra White Plume recognizes the historical parallel that could join our hoops with the Lakota:…
Our Native American neighbors post a couple of positive cultural notes this week: The Red Cloud Indian School's Heritage Center has received a $110,000 grant from ArtPlace, a collaboration of the federal government and private foundations promoting the arts as…
Last month Congresswoman Kristi Noem followed her GOP House leaders and voted for HR 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act. On the surface, HR 1904 seems like a pretty good deal: the federal government trades 2422 acres…