Native Opinion an American Indian Perspective

It really feels like the desire of some folks to embarrass themselves and the country as a whole has finally reached the pinnacle of Lowes. In this episode, we run another story about the Port Neeches Grove High school in Texas, and their continued disgusting behavior of appropriating Native American culture through their athletics sports program, this time their cheerleader squad performing at Wa...

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They still don’t understand or don’t want to understand. 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 theory of the census count favoring and skewing the census numbers to favor non- melaninated people has been proven by the census bureaus’ own confession. 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

"Why?" 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

In relation to Native cultures non-Natives have no interest in the preservation of our cultures. There are many non-Natives who will more times than not do everything possible to either destroy our cultures or stand in the way of our pursuits of our cultures. At this stage of the game, it is no longer a guess as to why this happens. The actions speak loudly for themselves. Visit Native Opinion Onl...

"The high prices of goods had already affected Native peoples adversely. Now even higher prices will make it even more difficult for many Native families who are already struggling." 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

In This Episode: 1). Academics, artists, and allies have signed a petition to stop the infamous Theodore Roosevelt statue from being relocated from a storage facility to the ancestral homeland of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) people in North Dakota. 2). Nooksack Tribal leaders say UN’s call for the U.S. to stop evictions of dis-enrolled citizens is filled with ‘misinformation’ Plus listen...

The return of Bison to the American plains is significant for many reasons. 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

"Why do non-Natives have to think about whether or not to give tribes and nations the rights to govern themselves?" 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

Realization is a real eye-opener and a motivator. When we as Native people realize outside forces will usually lie with their false promises of help and assistance, Native people will take action to move ahead and work around the obstacles. DISCLAIMER: This week's episode of Native Opinion will not be this episode will containing explicit language. Please consider using headphones when listening....

"The powers that be would be believed more often if they just come right out and say they refuse to consult with Native people." 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

Will the curse ever be lifted? Natives continue to suffer because of colonialism despite the paltry, token amounts offered as appeasement. 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

"Tribes are discovering endless possibilities for Native communities whose time has come to move forward boldly." 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

Even after stolen land and court rulings favor Natives the stolen land and the favorable rulings are always at a price of some sort. It is never a case of something for nothing. 🤦‍♂️ 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

"There is a pervasiveness always to deny Native people what we are entitled to. The question begs an answer, why is that? The answer: Racism is the opinion." 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

In this episode of Native Opinion: NEWS: 1). Joe Manchin is facing calls from a powerful group close to his heart to reconsider his opposition to the Build Back Better Act: Coal miners. https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/business/coal-miners-joe-manchin/index.html 2). A new round of grant funding by the Department of Housing and Urban Development — $83 million — will benefit 74 tribes across the count...

"Many tribes have decided to improve their healthcare services instead of waiting on the Indian Health Service (IHS). The Cherokee Nation is one of those tribes grabbing the bull by the horns." 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

Why is money always the go-to solution to try to absolve wrong-doers of their injustices? To add insult to injury time is used as the salt in the wound until there is nothing else to be gained from the original harm. 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....

"How dare lawmakers place unnecessary burdens on those they are supposed to serve. To vote against legislation that will ensure a little extra food in the house is a prime example of how lawmakers don't care about those they are supposed to serve. The actions of the lawmakers couldn't be more obvious." Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video ve...

There has always been a false and incorrect idea about what the beliefs of the US represent. Anyone who is paying attention will know the belief system of what the US represents is a false set of beliefs. In this Episode: 1). Millions of Angry, Armed Americans Stand Ready to Seize Power If Trump Loses in 2024 2). The Shinnecock Indian Nation is fighting to save what’s left of its land as climate c...

Someone needs to inform the Republican Governors that it is time to stop the attacks against Natives, no matter what form those attacks are. I don’t believe those Governors know what time it is. 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

To start of the new year, we are introducing our first mini-series entitled "Indigenous Slavery...a History Obscured." This series is written, produced, and voiced by Michael Kickingbear Johnson, an enrolled member of The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe. This is Part one in the series. This Episode Covers: 1.) A explanation of the participation of Cristobal Columbus in the selling and trading of African...

It would seem some things need more of a nudge toward change than others. Will the fallout be any less? We submit no. Duck and Cover! 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 year of years for sure! Not the strangest we have experienced but one in the running of the title of the strangest. Will we do what is needed to keep us solvent as a society or will we allow the powers that be finish their work? Visit Native Opinion Online! http://www.nativeopinion.com Visit our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes, documentaries, and other speical content.  https:...