As a community organizer, I start every public and private event here in Oregon with: Read more

Thanks Nick. I have a couple, immediate thoughts. Part of the problem (apart from the historic and current racism and dehumanizing of native peoples, and of course bad parenting by these kid’s parents) is that these kids have probably never interacted with / known a native person in their life. Kentucky seems to have… Read more

WHO DAT TAKIN’ OUT SCHOOOL MONAH? GUMBO GUMBO NAWLIN’S NO SIHR! Read more

If you have 15 minutes to shake your head at the terrible decision-making process that keeps Louisiana so poor, this video is definitely worth your time.

It’s ridiculous that this is even an issue when the district is already running a $30M deficit. Read more

Looks like the well.... Read more

We don’t need statues to understand history. These statues don’t represent history. They are propaganda, meant to celebrate traitors who fought for the right to brutally subjugate an entire race of people.  Read more

Why put up a statue approx. 50 years after the end of the Civil war? It’s almost as if it’s not about “preserving history.” Read more

And nothing of value was lost. Read more

It was really f’ing good. Especially for us native women and girls Read more

I hope having two representatives of Native American background in politics will serve for a better representation across US, from sports to Hollywood to just general discussion. Growing up in the thick of Cree Nation in Alberta, it’s baffling that Native American is really summed up between savages (Ballad of Buster… Read more

That video of them hugging brought tears to my eyes - I am just a regular ass white person. I can’t imagine what it must have felt like to watch that as a Native American. Read more

I love this article but let’s not forget how many non-natives love to mention how nice it must be to go to college for free. If I had a dollar for every time someone said that to me then my student loans would be paid off. Read more

I’m glad the indigenous people of this land are finally starting to come to terms with the fact that, as US citizens, the government is something they can be a part of, to use in a way that moves indigenous people forward, rather than allow the government to persist as an outside entity that stands in opposition of… Read more

This makes me so happy. Deb Haaland is my rep and I proudly voted for her.  Read more

I am so damn psyched to have Ms. Haaland representing her district in Congress, and Ms. Davids as well. When I heard Deb Haaland talking about making the climate crisis her top priority and forming up (or joining) a caucus of Congresscritters who agree with her, I was so psyched I jumped out of my chair and screamed.… Read more

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As a REGISTERED Native American, the reason many of us are pissed about her claims is simple - we have worked hard for YEARS to be taken seriously as Natives, and this person comes in gets benefits that could have gone to a true Native and then jokes about it. My people have been fighting for the Federal Government to… Read more

I grew up in Minnesota so I saw first hand how ignored Native communities can be even in a place where the people are more left wing than right wing.      One reason I love Splinter is their commitment to covering stories and perspectives that don’t have a place in some of the bigger media outlets.   Read more

Isn’t it a little manufactured considering Native American issues rarely get covered by the media? I would be willing to bet in the last 5 years there has been much more intense Native anger on different topics that got zero coverage in the media. I mean the media barely bothered to cover voter suppression. Seems a… Read more