Yesterday, we as a nation watched as the United States Supreme Court held that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Indian Reservation was never disestablished. We celebrate as the United States upholds the Treaty with the Muscogee Creek Nation and the government’s promise. Until yesterday, Oklahoma has governed as if Indian reservations in Oklahoma did not exist. […]
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Image Courtesy of IllumiNative July 8, 2020 Dear Dan Snyder and NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell, As Native American youth, we live and thrive well beyond any caricature or stereotype. We look toward a future where we only see ourselves manifested in power and brilliance. Yet, for decades, Native American youth have lived in the shadows […]
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By: Nina Berglund, Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota I am writing this as a young Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota winyan to tell you July 6th 2020 was a joyous day of victory for the Oceti Sakowin. I woke up that morning and started scrolling down my social media feed, and to my complete surprise […]
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Last month’s removal of the statue of former Washington football team owner was a long time coming. Marshall was a man who opposed racial integration and refused to sign black athletes until forced to do so by the government. The statue was removed on Juneteenth, the same date which is observed to end slavery in […]
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