Should Tribes Quit the U.S.? Al Jazeera Reports
Should Tribes Quit the U.S.? Al Jazeera Reports

The Al Jazeera English language news channel reports on the recent effort, led by activist Russell Means, to remove the Oglala Lakota tribe of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation from the jurisdiction of the United States.

 (10/15/2008)

Red Round Up, 7/10/08

In today's Red Round Up, we have sentincing, museum openings, AIM, treatment centers and Al Jazeera.  Read up, everyone.

Cherokee Ex-Worker Sentenced

from the Tulsa World:

A former Cherokee Nation Enterprises official was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a money-laundering charge.  

  • Tell us what you think about the 'Navajobama' T-shirt, and we'll send your comments to the manufacturer—and to the Obama for President campaign. (No profanities, please.)

  • A Native American gay wedding ceremony takes place at a Two Spirit gathering in Montana.

  • Omission disappoints Native Americans attending the presidential candidate's speech in Wisconsin. Others express concern over Obama's stance on Indian gaming.

  • A Tennessee high school, whose mascot is the Indians, takes the Native American motif one step further: It calls school grounds "The Reservation."

  • The Native actor’s role on 'Law and Order: SVU' is coming to an end, but he plans to stay busy with an Internet TV show, a book and a new baby.

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