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By Lee Longhorn
Very recently, I told my eldest brother that I am a democrat. We hadn’t talked in quite some time, so you can imagine the awkwardness when he opened the conversation with, “So who’s gonna vote for Obama?”
I responded simply, “I am.”
Well, it got me thinking about my right to vote. I wasn’t always political or interested in these matters until I was graduating this past spring semester. Why shouldn’t I exercise my right to vote more frequently and deliberately? It also got me thinking about my ability to vote in all my tribal elections.
By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana
Across Indian Country there is a big push to get kids active and keep them active. As technology advances, the population seems to get lazier.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
Halloween is just around the corner and with the holiday it brings TONS of candy.
People spend $6 billion on Halloween candy a year. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Snickers, M&M’s, Pop Rocks and (my personal favorite) Kit Kat’s are the top five candy Americans find most popular .
Yeah, all those candies are delicious but if trick-or-treaters came a-knocking on Rez doors, they’d probably hard pressed to find America’s favorites.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
Halloween is my second favorite holiday because how can you overlook a day that’s held for wearing crazy costumes and trying to scare yourself while stuffing your face with sugary sweets.
Halloween for most of America usually has kids in Ironman and princess costumes going from door to door collecting candy. You can’t exactly do this on the Rez because they are usually spread out over vast landscapes.
But that doesn’t mean that Halloween gets overlooked by Natives.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
There are imitation tepees all over this country that can usually be seen at gas stations and highway side shows, and now, in downtown Missoula.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
“Call me Zits.
Everybody calls me Zits.”
This is the beginning of “Flight,” a book written by Sherman Alexie.
Alexie is pretty well known in Native circles for his books as well as his iconic and gut busting screenplay “Smoke Signals.”
I read “Flight” over the summer and as with most of Alexie’s work, I laughed till I cried then cried till I laughed.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
Elouise Cobell died Sunday at the age of 65 according to an article at but left a legacy of inspiration.
Cobell was given the name Yellow Bird Woman and was the great granddaughter of Mountain Chief of the Blackfoot tribe.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
Where is the line between offensive and playful?
For years national sports teams have used Native American symbols for mascots. This has been the center of debate among native communities for years.
One recent controversy involves the University of North Dakota, whose mascot is the Fighting Sioux and has the two tribes that live within the state torn, according to The Iowa State Daily.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
Occupy Wall Street is coming upon its fourth week since it started September 17th.
Since then it has quietly grown into a revolution that has sparked similar protests in major cities like Boston, Los Angeles and now has arrived in Missoula, Mont.
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