About 300 protectors from the Oceti Sakowin, Red Warrior, and Sacred Stone camps, along with other supporters from some surrounding camps, decided that strong prayers were needed at the site where construction continues on the Dakota Access Pipeline. “WE CAME HERE TODAY TO OFFER PRAYERS TO OUR CREATOR TO STOP THIS CONSTRUCTION, AND TO HAVE…
From 1854 to 1890, the Northern Plains Indians fought with the US government in what was called the Sioux Wars. The American Indians were being forced into smaller and smaller reservations, out of the lands they once roamed freely. While many acquiesced and retreated to the reservations, a number of American Indians resisted, fighting the…
The slaughter of American Indians at Wounded Knee left such a cultural wound, that it is often used to describe any wrongs done to the natives by the white men. American Indians dispute the title of “battle” for the incident, and many prefer that it be called the Massacre at Wounded Knee. The U.S. government…
The modern Indian reservation is at once a far cry from what these set-apart lands were once intended to accomplish as well as an unfortunate continuation of decades of neglect toward the American Indian people by the U.S. Government. To hear the Bureau of Indian Affairs talk about ‘life on the rez’ today, conditions have…
Sitting Bull is remembered as a Sioux leader who united his people against the oppression and injustice of the white men. He had a distrust of the white people around him and often tried to avoid confrontation with them rather than engage in outright acts of hostility. The Tribal Leader’s Early Life Born Tatanka Iyotake,…
Most experts agree that the earliest Native American ancestors came over the land bridge from Eurasia around 5000 BC, settling in the Pacific Northwest. A separate group broke away and made their way into North America. This group settled there and eventually spread out to the Great Plains, what is now called the Midwest, and…
There was a serious attempt, in the 1930s, to make amends for the way the United States Government had historically treated the Native Americans. In the wake of the changes brought on by President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, many of the same socioeconomic changes were attempted on Indian reservations. This was, in many respects, a…
Added: Erin Brokovich to Tour Affected Areas Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye said yesterday that he will be showing evidence of the devastation brought to trial land by the wastewater spill at Gold King Mine to Erin Brokovich, noted environmental activist. The spill happened one month back and released massive amounts of toxic sludge into…
Law Enforcement administration officials for a number of Indian reservations have signed on to support National Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, October 22. The Drug Enforcement Agency has been encouraging participation in the annual event for years in order to recover prescription drugs from medicine cabinets. The Office of Justice Services in the Bureau of…
For those of you who ride, or know riders who might be interested, the 23rd Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride is scheduled for Saturday, September 17th. A link below to the official site is available but here are some details to whet your appetite: This year’s route runs from Bridgeport, AL to Waterloo, AL,…