Native Opinion an American Indian Perspective

  This episode covers critical issues including Native sovereignty, voter suppression, ICE activities, and geopolitical conflicts. The hosts share insights on recent legal settlements, tribal sovereignty challenges, and the impact of U.S. foreign policy on indigenous communities and global stability. Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video vers...

In this episode of Native Opinion, hosts Michael Kickingbear and David GreyOwl discuss the legacy of actor Graham Greene, the need for better representation in cultural institutions,  They emphasize the importance of Indigenous voices in storytelling. Trumps attacks on museum institutions basing it on DEI program elimination, the implications of birthright citizenship for Native Americans, and the...

Summary: In this episode of Native Opinion, hosts Michael Kickingbear and David GreyOwl discuss personal updates, the current political climate, and insights from the National Congress of American Indian (NCAI) Mid-Year Conference. They delve into the plenary power doctrine and its implications for tribal sovereignty, as well as the recent political violence in Minnesota. The conversation emphasiz...

Podcast Summary:    In this episode of the Native Opinion Podcast, hosts Michael Kicking Bear and David Greyowl discuss the pressing issues facing Indigenous communities, including political disenfranchisement, disenrollment, and the crisis of indigenous commercial fishing in Alaska. They emphasize the importance of community activism and the need for Indigenous voices to be heard in political dis...

NATIVE OPINION EPISODE 437 TITLE: "The Backwards Upside-Down World."   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ EPISODE SUMMARY: The United States is in an upheaval. With a new and decisively corupt presidential administration and a congress dominated by equally corupt republicans and do-nothing democrats, the already strained relationship between Indian country and this government is at...

Wishing everyone a happy new year!   Looking forward to sharing news, stories, Political analysis, interviews,  and more from Indian Country in 2025! Please be safe! -The Native Opinion Team http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes, documentaries, and other speical content.  https://www.youtu...

We take a closer look at President Biden's recent apology for the historical atrocities committed through Indian boarding schools, analyzing the substance of his remarks versus the expectations for actionable measures. We debate whether an apology alone suffices or if it requires a commitment to reparative actions, such as increased funding for mental health services and the repatriation of remain...

The 2024 political election, and season is fast coming to an end. We wish it would also be an end to the chaos. Given the lead up to this presidential, as well as Senate and Congressional races, what issues are being debated by any of these candidates relevant to America’s Indigenous County? From the perspective of the hosts of this show not much. In fact, we are still (again) very much invisible...

Title: Usually, when the government is being so gracious, there is usually something they want in return! Topics discussed in this episode: 1). BREAKING NEWS... Biden is out of the Presidential Race. But now what?    2). Arizona congressional delegation introduces massive $5 billion tribal water rights legislation which would guarantee three tribes access to land and water…     3).   A Native Amer...

In thos episode of Native Opinion: * Biden/Trump Debate Coverage... What the ?!?!?!? * Judge Orders Rail Operator to Pay $400 Million to Tribe for Trespassing * House Subcommittee Considers Bills to Expand Tribal Land Trust Authority * Israel's Netanyahu blames Biden for withholding weapons. US officials say that's not the whole story * Oklahoma's top education official orders schools to teach the...

Episode Description: It is rare in America to see a wealthy, white male convicted of a Felony crime. But that rarity disappeared recently for Donald Trump.  Jurors convicted Trump on 34 counts of falsification of business records in the first degree, which is a felony in New York. Trump was a resident of New York most of his life, and generated wealth dealing in real estate, among many other busin...

Episode 431: “The Youth Can Lead the Way” Our Native youth can lead the way if we show them how, give them the tools to do so, and then get out of the way.  Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes, documentaries, and other speical content.  https://www.youtube.com/@NativeOpinion

Ever since Hamas attacked Israel, United States Federal  Government has sworn to Support Israel’s stance of “it’s right to defend itself by continuing to fund them. But the killing of over 20,000 Palestinians of all ages and genders makes us believe this is genocide. Indigenous people of Turtle Island know all too well what genocide is. We have been experiencing all forms of it for the past 300 ye...

In this episode of Native Opinion, we do a deep dive into the fires which eliminated the town of Lahaina, in Maui, Hawaii. From the loss of life, to greedy venture capitalists looking to acquire more land from the Kanaka Hawaiian people who have already lost so much. We also look at the politics involved, and try to bring a perspective that was never shared by Main Stream news media outlets who on...

In this Episode: The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, or “NAGPRA” Provides for the ownership or control of Native American cultural items (human remains and objects) excavated or discovered on Federal or tribal lands back to Federally recognized tribes. Among several aspects of the act, it directs Federal agencies and museums with possession or control over holdings or colle...

First, there was an acknowledgement by the Catholic Church about sins it committed against Indigenous people dating back to the 13th century. Then, in July of 2022, a mere Two Thousand, Thirty Four years since the church blessed and approved the genocide of Indigenous people to colonize North American continent and beyond, Pope Francis, who represents the entire Catholic church, issued an apology...

The question of whether Indian Country and the United States should be viewed as separate entities or as one unified country has been a topic of debate for decades. Given the history of colonization, genocide, and ongoing oppression faced by Indigenous peoples in the United States, tribes have argued that they should be recognized as true sovereign nations, separate and distinct from the U.S. On t...

Are Non-Natives still that afraid of Native people? Non-Native people still do all they can to destroy Native cultures and ways of life. Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes, documentaries, and other speical content.  https://www.youtube.com/@NativeOpinion

"A corrupt act or practice." Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes, documentaries, and other speical content.  https://www.youtube.com/@NativeOpinion

The theft is appaling. Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes, documentaries, and other speical content.  https://www.youtube.com/@NativeOpinion

"We have seen bans on education and bans on the truth before. It never ends well." Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes, documentaries, and other speical content.  https://www.youtube.com/@NativeOpinion

"The misery inflicted on people of color because of hatred has to end. Tribes in the West are trapped, locked in during a deadly storm because of no infrastructure, (roads), problems created by hatred. People dumped on streets during the coldest Christmas night in DC history, because of hate. Accountability has to take place." Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our You...

"As we approach 2023 it is anybody’s guess how this nation ends up. With the midterms out of the way, the Republican Party already has their new version of Trump in Representative-Elect Santos. He ran his entire campaign on a lie, and of course, there are right wing voters who are embracing him, and to be fair, some who want him gone." Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visi...

This podcast is sponsored by The Mohegan Trading Post , selling Native American fine art, apparel, indigenous based foods, and craft supplies. Episode Description: Another "Christmas" holiday is here. How do you celebrate? How do Native People Celebrate? In this episode, we explore this question just a bit... Also, Climate change is contributing to severe droughts in the lower 48 states, but Glaci...

The lie about equality and equal rights is just that. They are just that, lies. When laws have to be created to create “equal rights and protections”, then there was never any intent to provide “equal rights and protections” for everyone without it being forced. Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes, documentaries, an...