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Opinion. The recent veto by Oklahoma Governor Kevn Stitt of a bill that protects the right of Native American students to wear tribal regalia and other cultural items during graduation ceremonies drew some raised eyebrows throughout Indian Country this past week.
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- By Levi Rickert
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Opinion. The wild buffalo of Yellowstone Country are being considered for Endangered Species Act protection. Their population is not doing well. But, it seems the native hunters who come to kill them don’t care — it’s all about us tribes and our treaties, not the buffalo.
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- By Jaedin Medicine Elk
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Guest Opinion. For many young Cherokees, college is the doorway to realizing their dreams. It is the path to many different rewarding careers and ways to support a family. No young Cherokee who dreams of going to college should have to cancel those dreams because of the cost.
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- By Chuck Hoskin Jr
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Opinion. The GOP-led House of Representatives last week passed the 2023 Limit, Save and Grow Act that would raise the debt limit, slash government spending and roll back key parts of the Biden administration’s agenda. The measure passed the House by a razor-thin margin of 217-215.
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- By Levi Rickert
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Guest Opinion. Nothing is more important to me as a husband, father and grandfather than protecting my family. That’s a value shared by most Cherokees everywhere. At the Cherokee Nation, we extend the value of family by working to protect all our citizens.
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- By Chuck Hoskin Jr
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Guest Opinion. Cherokee Nation’s history is rich, but the details of our story are not well-known – even among our own citizens. We must be better informed. Our past informs our present in how we interact with each other, with other tribes, and even with the United States Government. In order to make informed decisions about where we are going, we must better understand where we came from.
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- By Chuck Hoskin Jr
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GUEST OPINION.
Dear Justice Alito,
Like many Indigenous people in the United States, I watched the Supreme Court hearings on Brackeen v. Haaland live last November. This case essentially puts the federal Indian Child Welfare Act on trial.
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- By Stephen Carr Hampton
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Opinion. A week ago on a Thursday evening, Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old black teenager, was asked by his mother to pick up his 11-year-old twin brothers from their friend’s home in Kansas City. Ralph made an innocent mistake of going to the wrong address.
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- By Levi Rickert
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Guest Opinion. In the modern economy, competition for jobs and investment is fierce. Large, globalized companies come and go in search of a better deal. Especially in rural and small-town America, whole regions of our country have been left behind.
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- By Chuck Hoskin Jr
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Opinion. This week is celebrated as Earth Week. On Saturday, April 22, Americans will commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the first Earth Day back in 1970. The day was established as a community-based effort to bring awareness to environmental issues.
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- By Levi Rickert
