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Opinion. Each May in Holland, Michigan — about 30 miles from where I live — one of the largest annual public gatherings in the United States takes place. The Holland Tulip Festival attracts around 500,000 visitors from across the country, generating an economic impact of nearly $50 million annually.
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- By Levi Rickert
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Guest Opinion. On March 20, President Trump signed an executive order that could significantly reshape how the federal government purchases common goods and services. While the stated goal is efficiency, streamlining procurement through the General Services Administration (GSA) and reducing waste, it could have serious unintended consequences for Tribal enterprises across the country, particularly those participating in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program.
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- By Kevin J. Allis
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Guest Opinion. One of the earliest residential schools for Native children planted the seeds for reading and writing as a powerful and fearful knowing, then later criminalized it commissioned in 1714, this year is the 310th anniversary of Ft Christanna in southeastern Virginia near the present day North Carolina border. Gov. Spotswood of Virginia named it to honor Christianity and his Queen. As one scholar has described it:
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- By Professor Victoria Sutton
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Guest Opinion. The Cherokee word “gadugi” is so ubiquitous in our culture that everyone, even if they’re not fluent in the Cherokee language, knows what it means: to work together as a community for the good of us all. This is one of our most cherished values.
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- By Chuck Hoskin Jr
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Guest Opinion. Part 3 of 3 Ninety-three percent of all American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students attend public schools while just seven percent attend Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools across 64 reservations.
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- By Aaron Payment
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Guest Opinion. PART 2 of 3 On January 29, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order–Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunities for Families for which Section 7 which includes:
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Guest Opinion. PART I of 3 It may surprise many to learn that education is not explicitly a direct Constitutional right for most Americans. However, it is protected as an equal protection right under the 14th Amendment—meaning that if any government provides education, it must not be denied to any American citizen. Federal Title funding and the U.S. Department of Education were established to safeguard this equal protection right and to address funding inequities when states or local districts fall short, supplementing the additional costs that districts cannot afford to offset the disadvantages some students face when they enter school.
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Guest Opinion. Does the dismantling of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives replace our American Core Value of "Love thy neighbor as thyself?"
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- By Theresa Hinman
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Guest Opinion. In January 2025, with the epic fire destruction of the Palisades home development area and surrounding regions of Los Angeles, poor resource management became very real and experienced.
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- By Professor Victoria Sutton
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Opinion. When Donald Trump casually floated the idea of purchasing Greenland in 2019, many dismissed it as another outlandish moment in his long history of headline-grabbing statements. But as more recent reports emerge of his administration’s alleged discussions about acquiring Greenland, Canada, Panama, and even Gaza, a troubling pattern comes into focus—one that mirrors the very colonial impulses that led to the near destruction of tribal nations.
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- By Levi Rickert