Sunday, August 26, 2018

Importance of Voting in Indian Country, USA

By now Indian Country, USA knows that little or nothing will get done under this current presidential administration.  Plus, the president nominates key positions that directly impact all of Indian Country, USA. The president has put into place adverse executive orders, like oil pipelines which are opposed by Indian Country, USA. And the president has opened up National Parks for oil and mining companies.

What has been done under Republican Controlled Congress?  The Republicans put into place sequestration the cutting of budgets for Native Federal Programs, stole sacred tribal lands from the San Carlos Indian Reservation and now a nominee for associate Supreme Court Judge all Natives and Tribes need to contact your US Senator; for the nominee, will be under question by US Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Indian Country,  USA needs to telephone, write letters, flood the social media that Alaska Natives and Native Americans Oppose or Support Brett Cavanaugh.  The GOP has forgotten the working people and covering special interest groups the Democratic Party needs to work for all people and stop the adverse executive orders and breaching Trust Responsibility and Tribal Sovereignty.  Seek waiver if the Republican sequestration putting into place 100% Federal Funding for all Native Programs.

Why vote? Those that are seeking political office are seeking your vote.  More importantly, across Indian Country seeking to get into office and this is where you vote counts.  Plus, we need to vote for those that we vote for will be creating legislation, policies, laws that have a direct impact upon our lives and our very existence.   

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Creating better World for Indian Country, USA


From Ourselves, Creating a Better World for Indian Country, USA

By

Terrance H. Booth, Sr. (Neesh Wil Gum – Keeper of Gun Power)

The real People of North American, know what fully faces them on a daily basis.  They confront daily the real problems that exist since this country America was formed. Today those that govern us as people have stolen sacred lands of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and recently opened up national monuments for mining; some lands deem sacred to Native American People.  Current President has written adverse executive orders that have environmentally impacts America’s Indigenous People.  Congress has grossly by passed tribal sovereignty and trust responsibility yet existing Native American laws in place that suppose to give full consultation to Native Americans.  The current majority party of Congress have forgotten the people that they supposedly serve and pay more attention to special interest groups who directly funded their campaign.

This writer remembers Congress reading the US Constitution; it needs to be re-read underling “we the people.”  Further, existing written policies on tribal sovereignty and trust responsibility need to be restated to end and prevent any adverse legislation fully imposing tribal consultation.

Native life’s matter, end the killing, murdering and trafficking of our Native American Women and Men  Fully impact all of the media, social media tools and amass public hearings at State, Counties, Cities and Towns to full make known that we Natives no longer tolerant any death of our Indigenous People.  This for the well-being of existing Native families.

Start educating all peoples starting a pre-school, middle schools, high schools, community colleges and universities.  This writer noted on Twitter that Harvard University being 378 years old finally hired a Native American Professor.  Start a Native American curriculum for all levels of education to give the true tribal history, stories, songs to promote understanding and create a truly livable world  where all races can be in unity and harmony.
All this writing is to bring an end to racism, mis-understandings, to gain direct insight of all Native cultures of North American’s Indigenous People.  If Gandhi as one person leading the way for independence of India from British rule; we have existing tribal leadership pulling  us to new levels of economic development happening across Indian Country, USA.  We can do this for the good of our future Indigenous generation