For five days, Republican Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy has kept silent as a growing number of Montana tribal leaders have come forward to condemn the racist remarks he made about members of the Crow Tribe and demand an apology. But Levi Black Eagle, secretary of the Crow Tribe, one of largest Native American tribes in … Read more
In August 2023, shortly after launching his bid for the U.S. Senate, Tim Sheehy took to social media to post a picture of two horses, each with one of his campaign signs strapped to its saddle, at the annual Crow Fair. “Proud to be at the Crow fair today!” the businessman and former Navy SEAL … Read more
It took Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) only about a minute to say all he had to say about becoming the most politically powerful Native American currently in elected office, and possibly the most powerful one since the 1920s. “I care a lot about Native American history. I’m from a state that has a huge tribal … Read more
WASHINGTON — A couple of months ago, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) walked onto the Senate floor with an unusual plan: public shaming. Speaking to the C-SPAN cameras, Schatz began listing off the names of universities and museums with large collections of human remains and sacred funerary objects that belong to Native Americans. They were supposed … Read more
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