2008 Archives

AUTHOR: Wilma MankillerNow, as the campaign has narrowed to a general election, my hope for the future of this country and its policies toward tribal governments and individuals only grows. I know we have an advocate in Sen. Barack Obama, who unveiled his First Americans platform while the campaign was still in its infancy and has since been meeting with tribal leaders around the country.Continue to Sen. Barack Obama has been meeting with tribal leaders throughout the country →

AUTHOR: Roxana Hegeman The self-proclaimed leader of a group that claims to be an American Indian tribe was found guilty Wednesday of defrauding immigrants by falsely telling them tribal membership would make them U.S. citizens.Continue to Unrecognized indian tribe found guilty of defrauding immigrants →

AUTHOR: Roxana Hegeman The self-proclaimed leader of a group that claims to be an American Indian tribe was found guilty Wednesday of defrauding immigrants by falsely telling them tribal membership would make them U.S. citizens.Continue to Fake indian tribre found guilty of defrauding immigrants →

AUTHOR: Jerry Reynolds / Indian Country Today McCain entered the presidential campaign with considerable standing in Indian country – not bad for a Republican on overwhelmingly Democratic turf. But even prior to the rapprochement with Reed, a number of announcements and positions had compromised his support in some quarters and led to a re-evaluation in others.Continue to Would John McCain be good for Indian Country? →

In an article published in the Star Tribune, Minnesota’s best-selling state-wide daily newspaper, Jeffrey Kolnick proposed that Minnesota “take a leadership role in the nation in dealing with the legacy of the genocide of indigenous peoples in the Americas”.Continue to Proposals to help heal the genocidal wounds of indigenous peoples →