Every year Indian country is filled with leaders, politicians, broadcasters and talking heads provide memorable quotes for anyone listening to catch. Some ignorant, some out of touch, and some commendable. Indian Country Today Media Network has compiled a list of…
December 30, 2011
2011’s Memorable Quotes: Good and Bad Part 1
December 11, 2011
Know the Real Geronimo, Through Literature
One of the main stories of 2011 was the killing of Osama bin Laden. His death reverberated throughout Indian Country for a myriad of reasons, not least of all because the operation was code-named Geronimo. These books introduce us to Geronimo in showing why the code name could not have been more wrong.
September 20, 2011
Vanity Fair Looks at Geronimo and His Legend
Geronimo recently made headlines with the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, as it was made known that the code name used was “Geronimo.” Many American Indians were outraged at this and Indian Country Today Media Network covered the issue….
June 28, 2011
June 7, 2011
Legal Scholar Matthew Fletcher on Government Slurs of Indians and U.S. Law
Dr. Matthew L.M. Fletcher is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University College of Law and Director of the Indigenous Law and Policy Center. He was asked to comment on the legal and moral issues surrounding the federal government’s recent…
Andrew Jackson’s Actions Model Anti-Speech, Perpetual War Legislation
Andrew Jackson’s illegal and heavily censured actions during the First Seminole War in 1817 were cited recently during the military trial of a Guantanamo prisoner and was used as a precedent for the $690 billion defense authorization bill recently passed…
May 26, 2011
Why an Apology from Obama on Geronimo is Unlikely
When President Barack Obama bounded into office in January of 2009, he brought with him the goodwill of tribal leaders who vouched for him, as well as the adoration of tribal citizens who voted for him. And he was freshly…
May 25, 2011
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