Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, in a statement, called the signing of the two bills “a historic day for all tribes across the country” and thanked lawmakers, tribal leaders, and grassroots advocates “who fought long and hard to push these important…
To Make and Keep America Great, end the spread of tribalism as an unconstitutional governing system in the United States by restoring the United States of America to “One nation under God.” An open letter from Native American policy expert,…
"Chronic voter fraud and irregularities on Indian reservations occur at polling precincts located on federal Indian trust land, where there is no oversight or enforcement authority of a Secretary of State." by Elaine Willman* This is a quick heads-up that…
The Founders of our country never contemplated separate tribal governments, nor authorized such entities within language the U.S. Constitution. It is Congress, through Treaties and later legislation that arbitrarily authorized itself to create “Federally Recognized” tribes. Commentary by Elaine Willman…
Only 3 percent of its length would need federal approval, and in those places the pipeline was designed to run next to existing utility lines, meaning that approval would presumably be hard to deny. Even in those cases, the company…
The question of Indian rights goes far beyond the location of a single pipeline: Shouldn’t Native Americans be free to make their own decisions about the use of natural resources in Indian Country? It’s Time for the Feds to Get…
On Indian lands, companies must go through at least four federal agencies and 49 steps to acquire a permit for energy development, compared to as few as four steps off reservations. The effect of this complicated bureaucracy is to raise…
"Photo ops with tribal children in native dress, pleasant pronouncements, and end-of-term self-congratulatory press releases, cannot hide the fact that federal nanny-statism along with Obama's confiscatory federal land policies have made poverty, division, and disenfranchisement within Native American communities much worse." On September 26,…
"If you sometimes wonder what the future holds for Western ranchers — AND OTHERS — take a close look at conditions on most American Indian reservations today." Chris Misita of Redoubt News From Rangefire "If they want the land, they just…
Failing American Indians Again Review: Naomi Schaefer Riley, 'The New Trail of Tears: How Washington Is Destroying American Indians' A man and child on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation / AP BY: Tyler Arnold Washington Free Beacon "Poor education combined…