Albert Bender
LATEST ARTICLES BY Albert Bender
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Cherokee war chief led armed struggle against white settlers 235 years ago
March 28, 2016Native Americans and others from throughout the state commemorated the life of the great Cherokee war chief, Dragging Canoe, with a celebration.
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Judge rules second time for tribes in South Dakota Indian child welfare case
March 7, 2016The old maxim applies: "Justice delayed is justice denied."
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Bernie Sanders should have done better with Clyde Bellecourt’s treaty question
February 22, 2016Sanders was asked a very important question looming in the minds of American Indian voters, and could have done much more.
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Indian treaty enforcement could benefit from Oregon occupation
February 9, 2016The Northern Paiutes, the historical antecedents of the present-day tribe, never had an agreement that was ratified by the U.S. Senate as required by law.
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“We were here first”: Occupied Oregon land still belongs to Paiute tribe
January 13, 2016The forcible removal of the Paiute people from the Malheur Reservation brings to mind the failure of the U.S. to live up to its treaty obligations.
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John Trudell: Another warrior for Native rights passes on
December 14, 2015Another dauntless advocate of American Indian activism has walked on with the passing of Native rights stalwart John Trudell.
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“The Green Inferno” is new low in racist film making
November 23, 2015Filmmaker Eli Roth, who specializes in the horror genre, has no problem time traveling in the wrong direction.
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Native student challenges California professor who denies genocide
November 4, 2015In 1852 the California legislature paid $1.1 million to citizen militias to hunt and kill Native Americans.
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