The Senate passed an amendment Tuesday that calls for an apology to Native Americans on behalf of the government for its past misdeeds. But is an apology really what is needed when our health care, our security, our children's lives are at stake?

The lack of information about a second officer-related shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota has invited public speculation as to the facts of the incident. Tribal police need to give more information about the shooting, lest the speculation overcome them.

Will Sen. Al Franken's (D-Minn.) recent appointment to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee lower the committee's reputation in Indian Country? Not likely, said one Minnesota Indian.

Michael Jackson's death stirred many thoughts Thursday, including questions about whether his outrageous behavior - including trying to erase his African American features - has forever tainted his music. At least for this listener, the answer is no.