Category: Politics

Symptoms of Eroding Treaty Responsibility to Indian Health Care
Providing Native Americans with even basic health care has been an ongoing struggle between the federal government and sovereign tribes since the treaty times.

Advocating for Change for the 2018 Federal Food Policy
The main contributing factors surrounding nutritional deficiency within Native American communities consist of extreme poverty, lack of natural resource conservation, and insufficient health education.

Protecting Native Lands – Bears Ears
Examining the controversy surrounding the Bears Ears National Monument and Native lands.

Voices for Those Who Have Been Silenced: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Examining the issue of missing American Indian women throughout the United States.

Breaking Down Bears Ears: Understanding American Land Ethics
Examining the controversy of Bear Ears National Monument and land ethics.

The 2017 Keystone XL Pipeline Spill and What the DAPL Protests Sought to Prevent
Examining The 2017 Keystone XL Pipeline spill and how the fundamental philosophical differences expressed in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests foreshadowed such dangers.

Why the No LNG Movement Matters
A video interview with Dakota Case about why the No LNG movement matters.

The Historical Origins of Native American Heritage Month
The historical pathway for the establishment of a Native American month has been a longstanding filled with endurance and advocacy.

Trump’s Decades-Long Battle with Indian Gaming
Donald Trump’s tumultuous history with American Indian tribes and Indian gaming has been longstanding, hostile and quite vicious.

An Insular Look into Indian Gaming in ‘Tribal Sovereignty and American Politics’
Offering a more isolated exploration into Indian gaming.

The Deadly Inheritance of Uranium Mining for the Navajo Nation
The deadly environmental destruction and tribal disputes that have originated due to uranium mining in the Navajo Nation.

The Complicated Trade-Off of Indian Gaming in ‘The Casino Compromise’
Navigating the complex legal nature of Indian gaming and tribal sovereignty.