If the U.S. accuses China of forced assimilation of the Uyghur people, they can say “you did it too,” and they’d be right. Early 20th century attempts to force Native Americans to become “white” are a dark chapter in American history. “Assimilation” was a di[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Native Americans’
April 23rd, 2022 - 3:05 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Could tribes go into the abortion business?
If the Supreme Court lets states outlaw abortion, could abortion clinics still operate on Native American reservations in those states? In theory, the answer appears to be “yes,” because reservations are federal land, and states can’t legislate what happens there. It’s actual[...]
Biden’s pick of a Native American for Interior Secretary is a sea change
Joe Biden, fresh from his Electoral College victory, and now officially president-elect, named Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM, photo left) as his choice for Interior, the federal agency that oversees federal lands and Native American affairs. Obama’s first interior secretary, Ken Salazar, called her &[...]
The hubris of youth
There’s a certain age at which boys know everything, and way more than elders with vastly greater knowledge and experience of life. Life is simple then. Should we warn him this lovely simplicity won’t last? Nah, let him enjoy this moment and find that out in good season. Read story here [...]
October 9th, 2017 - 1:01 am § in America
Columbus Day
Remembering the rest f the story .. the travails of the Lakota people at the hands of Abe Lincoln.[...]
February 12th, 2017 - 11:27 am § in Misc.
Lincoln’s Birthday: Lincoln’s racism
Mark Cochran FACEBOOK This picture is of 39 men that were ordered to be executed by Abraham Lincoln for treaty violations(hunting off of their assigned reservation)Yes the “Great Emancipator” as the history books so fondly referred to him as. Authorities in Minnesota asked President Lin[...]
A FACEBOOK DIALOG ON STANDING ROCK
Mary Anne Campbell I just heard from a client who trains her horses in North Dakota. She has another side of this story from the other people who live in this community. While I absolutely stand with the principles being defended at Standing Rock, I think it’s very apparent this year that [...]
November 27th, 2016 - 1:50 pm § in Environment, Misc.
The Impasse in North Dakota
Will Winter Wilt the Protests? At some point, facts become less important than the symbolism of protest. The facts about real environmental damage or legal issues relating to property do not matter in North Dakota. A bridge has become the front line of this fight. Passionate news flares across FAC[...]