Editorial

Gladstone showcases creations of Indigenous designers and artisans on the red carpet

Many natives watched with pride, as Lily Gladstone, of Siksikaitsitapi and Nimiipuu heritage, strolled onto the Red Carpet at the Oscars in a strapless midnight blue velvet gown with a long midnight blue velvet cape flowing behind her. True to her word, the “Killers of the Flower Moon” actress showcased indigenous designs and artistry. The top of the bodice of […]

Noem family live on government dollars

Why does Kristi Noem tell her supporters that the government can’t help them? She gets millions of dollars and defends it by saying it’s necessary and is not a bailout. On cue, they get angry when she tells them that government is a big waste. She openly displays hostility to her basic obligations of public service. And they don’t care. […]

No to the bromance

Whatever our differences may be with the performance of our democracy, relinquishing it to strongmen like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is not the answer. Giving it up to authoritarians, Nazis, autocrats, religious zealots, misogynists, gay-hating closet gay men in bow ties, trad Christian women and plain ole angry-for-no-reason white men is not the answer. Exchanging our democracy for “something […]

Gov. Noem is ‘crackbrained’


Governor Kristi Noem in her quest to secure the nomination as Donald Trump’s running mate made a speech before the South Dakota Legislature touting the southern border issue as a crisis so menacing that the assistance of South Dakota’s National Guard was needed to fix the problem. To accentuate her point, Noem feigned concern for tribal nations within the State […]

Gov. Noem cried ‘Ghost Dance’ to incite fear

In her speech to SD Legislators, Governor Kristi Noem spoke two words, Ghost Dance and militia, two words that ignite fear in South Dakota citizens as well as its Native American population. If we recall history, in 1890 just shortly after the Ghost Dance movement spread throughout South Dakotas Native American tribes, SD citizens, politicians and the U.S. Government feared […]

Is Nikki Haley really a ‘birdbrain?’

Can it be that “birdbrain” is a term of endearment? After all, Nikki Haley does things that Trump would do. After leaving Trump the first time, Nikki Haley got a high-paid position on the Boeing board and promptly killed an initiative that would have required them to disclose how much they spend to influence safety regulators. Haley shielded Boeing from […]

To every little rez kid

Lily Gladstone, a Native Blackfeet woman became the first ever indigenous person to win Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture at the Golden Globe awards for their role as Mollie Burkhart in “Killers of the Flower Moon” which is based on the true story of the Osage Nation. To have one of our own grace the […]

Who ‘poisoned the blood of our country?’


If immigrants are poisoning the blood of our country as Donald Trump said recently, then isn’t he to blame? Wouldn’t that mean that all of the immigrants, the millions of immigrants who have flocked to this country from all over the globe, are to blame? Including Ivanna, Melania and all of the Trump children. Yes, Tiffany too. Almost everyone in […]

No one erodes public trust more than election deniers


News pundits this week began talking about a “crisis of trust,” finally. Trust in institutions eroded and reached an all-time high in 2020. That isn’t surprising at all, because elected Republican leader Kristi Noem and her colleagues were spreading disinformation and lies almost as fast as the spread of COVID in South Dakota. But it’s been going on so long. […]

Trump will create concentration camps

In a move that sounds eerily too familiar to Native Americans in this country, Trump has vowed that if re-elected he would crack down on immigrants by conducting sweeping roundups of immigrants who would be detained in large concentration camps. According to his advisors they would be held in these camps awaiting deportation. And the aim isn’t just to deport […]


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