Archive for category native american
Indians Split on Whether Change Is Coming
Posted by taino8632 in analysis, native american, news, politics on July 2nd, 2008
Tribal members don’t think their vote will matter.
~reznetnews.com
“It’s a daily struggle to get through 24 hours,” Gilbert said. “OK,” she added, pausing, “you’re asking me to vote. Vote for what? … I can’t even get milk, food and now gas.”
…presidents have not followed through on promises concerning Native issues. She cited struggles on the reservation and said votes can make a difference. Voting may not be a top priority, but Natives must take it seriously, she added.
Leaving the Campaign at Wounded Knee
Posted by taino8632 in analysis, civil rights, native american, news, politics, racism on June 30th, 2008
young Indian organizers take the chance to speak out about issues
~New America Media
“Young people need to know who they are. With Native people, at the core of that is culture and spirituality. That’s how our people have survived all the things the government has done to us.”
Native Americans paying the price in search for knowledge
Posted by taino8632 in native american, news, politics, racism on June 14th, 2008
~ChicoSol
“They’ve dug us up, they’ve examined us, they’ve turned us inside out,” Angle said. “They’ve run us through carbon dating, DNA… whatever they can do to figure out what we looked like, what we ate, and how we survived all these years without European influence.”
