Politics: Dicks a go-to guy for federal funding for state - After nearly four decades in the U.S. House, Rep. Norm Dicks has had his share of good days on Capitol Hill...he brokered the Puyallup Land Claims deal, a $162 million package of land, cash and social programs that persuaded the Puyallup Tribe to relinquish its claims to the land under much of downtown Tacoma, the Port of Tacoma, Fife and Puyallup.
February 2012
Politics: Obama spends big for small donations - The Victory Fund also accepted $189,000 from a handful of Indian tribes, including Idaho’s Coeur D’Alene Tribe, Minnesota’s Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Alabama’s Poarch Band of Creek Indians, California’s Santa Ynez Band Mission Indians and Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians and Washington state’s Quinault Indian Nation, Snoquaimie Tribe and Tulalip Tribe.
Politics: Flexing Our Muscles at the Polls: Natives Voting Native in 2012 - The year 2012 is a big one for the country. Not only will we be voting to re-elect a President, we will also be voting on key political positions throughout the country that affect and influence a range of Indian issues, including education, health, natural resources, and economic development.
Politics: AIM founder in Spokane: Indians continue to face disrespect - While Americans celebrated news of Osama bin Laden’s death at the hands of U.S. Navy SEALs last spring, Clyde Bellecourt was disturbed by one detail of the story: the SEALs’ code name for bin Laden was "Geronimo." "They compared the world’s worst terrorist to one of the greatest chiefs in the world," Bellecourt told a crowd of about 70 people Saturday in Spokane.
January 2012
Politics: Russell Means Endorses Ron Paul
Politics: Washington lawmakers, try these ideas for reforms - Washington state's deficit will not go away forward. The gap between spending and revenues will continue to widen unless the Legislature makes serious cuts and reforms to bend the spending line downward. The Seattle Times editorial board offers some suggestions. Tax the tribes by reopening the state agreements on Indian-operated gambling. Washington is big on other "sin taxes." Why not this?
December 2011
Politics: Inner tribal dispute threatens Sacramento's Thunder Valley Casino - Situations like this serve as object lessons for all tribes. Keeping in mind that the U.S. Supreme Court recently decided that defamation and libel do not apply to the internet, just imagine how intense a tribal fight could be if one of the parties involved cared only about the truth and the welfare of their tribe and was unconcerned by any threats against them, personally. One might expect that would serve as a powerful inducement for everybody else to be sure they were serving the best interests of their tribe.
Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist [Hardcover]: Jack Abramoff is synonymous with Washington scandal, but his memoir is engrossing, informative, smart, funny and charming. Abramoff on the front pages could not be further from the Jack Abramoff who's ready to tell his honest and compelling story.
