Native Americans – Page 47

“Winter in the Blood”: compelling Native American drama

July 9, 2013 By Ed Rampell

Winter in the Blood is a compelling, no-holds-barred look the impact of conquest, genocide and displacement

Keystone XL pipeline means “death” for Native Americans

July 8, 2013 By Albert Bender

The KXL project, if approved, would stretch 1,179 miles to transport tar sands oil, the dirtiest in the industry, from Canada through the U.S. Northern Plains to refineries in Texas.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defends indefensible

June 18, 2013 By Neil Parthun

The 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.

Today in labor history: Homestead Act signed, for good and bad

May 20, 2013 By Special to People’s World

President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act. It was a freedom opportunity for many, but also resulted in massive displacement of Native Americans.

Just outside of Vegas, coal plant gambles with lives

March 21, 2013 By Blake Skylar

For 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.