WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL
Posted on March 13, 2009 - Filed Under POLL | Leave a Comment
A Wisconsin legislator has proposed a bill that would require their state Department of Public Instruction to investigate Indian mascot complaints. Schools that still use Indian mascots would be given an opportunity to defend their mascot. The schools would have to argue that their mascot does not discriminate, harass or stereotype. If the State Superintendent […]
“THE COWBOYS ALWAYS WIN” Thomas Builds-The-Fire
Posted on March 5, 2009 - Filed Under Political | Leave a Comment
I am sure most Indians will remember the scene from the movie Smoke Signals when Thomas uttered those words to Victor upon getting evicted from their seats on the bus by two white guys. We laugh because as tribal members, we have experienced and witnessed that scene in our own lives. We know that […]