Native Opinion an American Indian Perspective

This episode of native opinion (And it’s a long one at 1.5 hours) covers stories from December of 2015 with full discussion including: Choctaw vs Dollar General store, The Adam Sandler film “ridiculous six” controversy, 5 things that may surprise you about native americans, and listener e-mail.   Subscribe to our podcast. It’s free!   Our E-mail: hosts@nativeopinion.com   Website: www.nativeopinio...

Happy New Year from the Native Opinion show!  We are really excited about our upcoming new year, with many guests, and more rock solid reporting from America's Indian Country! Please feel free to reach our show! E-mail: hosts@nativeopinion.com     Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes, documentaries, and other speical...

In this episode of Native Opinion, we remember Native American Activist, Poet,Author,musician, and actor, John Trudell. His passing was felt by thousands of people around the world. John Trudell (February 15, 1946 – December 8, 2015) was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginn...

Episode 8:   Double Standard: In this episode, we take a look at whether or not there is there a double standard in the application process, and the issue of conceal and carry laws in this country when “minorities” apply for conceal and carry licenses? Native Opinion takes a look at some new issues around this subject.   Links to the stories that we discuss in this episode:   http://countercurrent...

Episode 5-5b: It’s not your art: In this episode of Native Opinion, we discuss the appropriation of Indigenous art, and misused and copied by non-natives. http://www.indianz.com/News/2015/019388.asp http://theonefeather.com/2015/07/congressional-house-chairman-calls-native-american-artifacts-bull-crap/ http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/09/15/fake-indian-terry-lee-whetstone-convicted-u...

Episode 4: Evading responsibility:  In this episode of Native Opinion, we take a look at why governments apologize to its indigenous people, and how those apologizes seem hallow in comparison. Here you will find a link to the Sacred Land Film Project. (refer to their Youtube channel), and the second below is link titled “What good is an Apology?” The remainder of the show speaks for itself. https:...

Episode 3: Immigration: This episode covers topics on immigration as well as other subject matter relating to immigration. One of the topics in this episode also covers people assuming cultural identities that are not theirs. The first segment of the show centers around people assuming cultural identities that are not theirs. The links are listed below. http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/us/washington-...

This episode concerns past attempts at c of Native people here in the US. We also touch on problems for Indigenous people around the world. There are things that have happened in recent times to thwart the efforts of Native peoples here in the US, who are attempting to create and maintain self-sufficiency. The link below refers to the President renaming Mt. McKinley.  One of the ways genocide is a...

The show’s topic is about tribal disenrollment, and how disenrollment is detrimental to individual and tribal existence and identity. When tribes decide to remove people from their rolls, individuals who have been on tribal rolls for many years, decades, the action(s) of removing tribal members, if the reasons are other than to maintain the safety of tribal members, is a move to weaken your tribal...