Today's Opinions
Wildcat: It’s time to issue a Red AlertI get angry when I think about global warming, or global burning, as I prefer to designate this world phenomenon. I get angry because I know the history of involuntary removals and relocations indigenous peoples throughout the United States and around the world have endured. So, when nearly a decade ago I began hearing the reports of what was beginning to manifest itself on the landscapes and seascapes of the circumpolar Arctic and banks of the Yukon River in Alaska, I got angry. Angry because I thought, Here we go again – another removal of indigenous peoples. Read more » 
Trahant: The abortion debate overrides health care reform
 I’d love to be wrong, but health care reform is dead. Read more » 
Avery: The lessons we’ve learned
After more than a decade of intense attention to diabetes, including funding for new programs and services, what have we learned? We have learned the risk factors associated with diabetes; that diabetes is a costly yet controllable condition; and there can be serious consequences from not treating it. We have learned diabetes can be prevented with a low fat diet and 150 minutes of exercise each week. We have learned of our amazing capacity for gaining new knowledge and how effective diabetes research in Indian country can be. We have learned how to quickly align ourselves with one another to collaborate around diabetes and other health promotion programs. We have learned that diabetes spares no one; directly or indirectly, we are all affected. Read more » Behind the scenes of a historic day
Heading to the Tribal Nations Conference?” said a gentleman I assumed was a tribal leader outside the Donovan House Hotel the morning of President Barack Obama’s historic meeting with more than 400 of Indian country’s top leadership. Read more » Russell: Political theory according to Tonto
In that famous joke, the Lone Ranger said “Tonto, we are surrounded by hostile injuns. We’ve come to the end of the line, old friend.” Read more » ‘Enough is enough’
As the Hopi Tribe moves toward its 2009 general election, there are many issues the Hopi and Tewa voters need to learn about and consider before casting their votes. Read more » Honoring the legacy of tribal veterans
There are few South Dakotans who do not have a friend of family member who is a veteran of our Armed Forces. This is especially true in tribal communities, where there is a long tradition of exemplary military service. This Veterans Day, South Dakotans will show their gratitude for those loved ones who served and remember especially those who gave their lives in defense of our freedom. Read more » Trimble: Down from the summit
As I read accounts of the now-historic Tribal Nations Conference I can’t even imagine the excitement and power that filled the air at the meeting. With the gala opening of the National Congress of American Indian’s new embassy, and separate tribal consultation meetings in all the departments, the town had likely not seen such an array of tribal leaders since the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. Read more »
Trahant: ‘Unrealistic’ high expectations for tribal consultation
More than 20 years ago, the BBC captured the essence of bureaucracy in a sitcom called, “Yes, Minister.” The basic plot was the Minister for Administrative Affairs Jim Hacker would come up with an idea – sometimes wonderful, sometimes odd – only to have its implementation sidetracked by civil servants. Read more » 
Being Frank
If you caught a fish this fall, chances are you have a salmon hatchery to thank. Read more »
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