Native Americans
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defends indefensible
June 18, 2013The racist slur that adorns the Washington, D.C. football team continues to be an embarrassment for all sports fans, and resistance to the name is growing.
Read moreToday in labor history: Homestead Act signed, for good and bad
May 20, 2013President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act. It was a freedom opportunity for many, but also resulted in massive displacement of Native Americans.
Read moreJust outside of Vegas, coal plant gambles with lives
March 21, 2013For years, the NV Energy-owned Reid Gardner coal plant just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada has been poisoning the Moapa tribe of Paiute Native Americans.
Read moreRare disease suddenly arises on Navajo Reservation
March 6, 2013A rare disorder, characterized by some authorities as genetic, has abruptly surfaced on the sprawling Navajo Reservation in the Southwest.
Read moreIdle No More: Native movement sweeps Canada and U.S.
January 25, 2013Native communities from coast to coast in the U.S. have embraced this upheaval.
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