The government still owes the tribal peoples

'This is our land': New Mexico's tribal groups gear up to fight for their home “We wanted our water and land protected and that’s the declaration President Obama signed,” she said. “If we don’t protect what we have, my people and the pueblo peoples, we’re going to become non-existent. We have a...

The western idea of private property is flawed. Indigenous peoples have it right

This is the final paragraph of the article: Between the productivity of property and the recognition of indigenous rights and the rights of nature, there lies the potential for a more just future for the land, the water and their human relations....

Native Land: The Expropriation Continues

Native Land: The Expropriation Continues “Our spiritual leaders are opposed to the privatization of our lands, which means the commoditization of the nature, water, air we hold sacred,” said Tom Goldtooth, a member of both the Navajo and the Dakota tribes who runs the Indigenous Environmental...

John Ross fought for his rights with tactics that perfectly prefigured America’s 20th-century civil rights battles.

The Cherokee leader who paved the way for MLKI have read the story of the Cherokee Nation and Jackson of course. I just had never thought of the story in this way.You can expel us by force, Ross wrote in 1838, ...but you cannot make us call it fairness.Between the 60 hour weeks and not much rest,...

Young members of Louisiana’s Houma Nation try to reclaim tribe’s lost language

A moving story of attempting to recover one's heritage. But one thing struck me while reading this story.Just how Byzantine are the rules of the American government for being recognized as a Native American people?

Our 7 Ojibway Teachings:

Watched this last night. Powerful stuff whoever you are. Words for all to live by.

The 1491s Do the Daily Show

Behind the Scenes of Our Tense Segment on The Daily ShowA couple of weeks back, the 1491s got an email from a producer atThe Daily Showhosted by Jon Stewart. They were recruiting for a panel discussion regarding the Washington Redskins, and the mascot controversy that surrounds the team. And they...

Swinomish tribe worries rising sea levels threaten tradition, culture

With 95 percent of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Communitys reservation borders on the water, the tribe is concerned about the rise in sea level and storm surges expected as the planetwarms.As sea level rise pushes high tides and winter storm surges farther inland, coastal tribes in the Northwest...

What Have Libertarians Done to Cause So Much Screaming?

This week I have seen two articles condemning libertarians as wrong-headed, foolish and even stupid. I have seen articles on other sights doing the same thing. This got me to thinking: What is all the screaming about?Are libertarian starting to threaten someone? Have they upset the apple cart?...

Redneck Raisin'

I often describe myself as a long haired, classical guitar playing, redneck from Texas. Here is a tribute to the redneck part:Preacher Stone - Old Fashioned Ass Whoopin' Sum... by Preacher_Stone