Article History
Nine Little Girls - Part 1
Via: Kavika • News & Politics • 46 Comments • 13 Likes • last year
“For years, nine Native sisters courageously fought the South Dakota Legislature for the right to seek justice against the Catholic Church for...”
A good look at how the Catholic Church, lawyers, and South Dakota legislature conspired to deprive Native American men and women of their rights to sue the ''The Church of the Holy Pedophiles''..
Will the mass robbery of Native American graves ever end? - America's Grave Robbers
Via: Kavika • News & Politics • 13 Comments • 6 Likes • last year
“For centuries, everyone from archaeologists to amateurs pillaged artifacts — and human remains. Now, the FBI is cracking down on those who continue...”
THIS IS A LONG ARTICLE ABOUT A SUBJECT THAT I DOUBT MANY OF OUR MEMBERS KNOW MUCH ABOUT. AMERICAN'S GRAVE ROBBERS, MUSEUMS, UNIVERSITIES, AND PRIVATE COLLECTORS HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NATIVE AMERICAN SKELETONS BONES, FUNERAL ITEMS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER ITEMS SACRED TO NATIVE AMERICANS...
The Delayed Return of Native Remains— America's Grave Robbers Exposed.
Via: Kavika • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 5 Likes • last year
“Under new federal rules, museums must gain consent of Native American tribes before displaying their cultural items. While some museums rushed to...”
Since the passage of the the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, was meant to help return them, but decades after its 1990 passage, many tribes are still waiting. Tens of thousands of remains of our ancestors and funeral and other sacred items remain in museums and...
Tribes want to mete out justice to non-Indian drug offenders : NPR
Via: Kavika • News & Politics • 39 Comments • 9 Likes • last year
“As the fentanyl crisis ravages Native American communities, some of their leaders want Indian police and courts to go after non-tribal dealers. But...”
Florida school sends permission slip for reading by Black author
Via: Kavika • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
“A school in Florida faced backlash after it asked students to get their parents' permission to participate in a book reading by a Black author.”