Another article by Timothy Williams from today’s New York Times.
Glad Mr. Williams is out there doing this good work. Lack of resources surely plays a part, but in my opinion, there’s likely some apathy when it comes to Native American on Native American crime. Let’s see the percentages when there’s a white victim or the accused is politically active. Reminds me of the 1970’s on Pine Ridge when it seems they turned a blind eye to all except their pursuit of AIM members.
Documentary made by Native American youths for Native Lens http://longhousemedia.org/programs.html about themselves and their efforts to interview tribal leaders and politicians in regards to Shell Oil’s March Point Oil refinery in Washington State.
2-Scribbled while on a train out west…
Each light in every tiny town is a legacy to falsehood-
A circle that cannot be squared,
A pool of blood and money.
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The title of this blog is from a poem by Paul Carroll. I will focus here on issues concerning contemporary Native America. This first post is a link to a recent article in the New York Times by Timothy Williams about conditions on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. I was particularly struck by the statistics in paragraphs 7 and 8. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/us/wind-river-indian-reservation-where-brutality-is-banal.html
