McCain Has Cigar Indian!

Check out McCain's cigar store Indian he keeps in one of his 7 homes. Hopefully he'll treat tribes with a little more respect!
Indianz.com reports

Navajo Nation Pres. Shirley Endorses Barack Obama

http://navajotimes.com/politics/index.php
http://www.daily-times.com/news/ci_10595532

Derek Fish Hanging on Blackfeet Rez for Obama

Yes, the Fish is campaigning for Obama on the Blackfeet Rez in Montana. Hahahaha I'll still vote for Obama despite the Fish's presence.

New Natives for Obama Video

Obama Supports Tribal Sovereignty Over Freedman Objections

Old news, but people are so mislead. Many still believe Obama unequivocally supports the Congressional Black Caucus on the Cherokee/Freedman issue. Weak. Well, here's the entire statement as well as a link to an article that discusses it. Forward on peeps.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080511_1_a17_hthes26208

From the campaign:

Barack Obama has reiterated his support for tribal sovereignty. Senator Obama said, "Tribal sovereignty must mean that the place to resolve intertribal disputes is the tribe itself. Our nation has learned with tragic results that federal intervention in internal matters of Indian tribes is rarely productive - failed policies such as Allotment and Termination grew out of efforts to second-guess Native communities. That is not a legacy we want to continue."

With respect to the Cherokee Freedman issue, Senator Obama said that while he is opposed to unwarranted tribal disenrollment, congressional interference was not warranted at this point. "Discrimination anywhere is intolerable, but the Cherokee are dealing with this issue in both tribal and federal courts. As it stands, the rights of the Cherokee Freedmen are not being abrogated because there is an injunction in place that ensures the Freedman's rights to programs during the pendency of the litigation. I do not support efforts to undermine these legal processes and impose a congressional solution. Tribes have a right to be self governing and we need to respect that, even if we disagree, which I do in this case. We must have restraint in asserting federal power in such circumstances."

Obama also reiterated his support for fulfilling the treaty obligations to tribes. "The Cherokee Freedmen issue highlights the larger issue of the unfulfilled treaty promises made by the federal government to tribes. It is these promises that Barack is most concerned with as the future president. Barack understands that the federal government owes a legal and moral obligation to tribes to provide health care, education and other essential services to tribes. This is not a handout, but compensation for millions of acres of land relinquished by tribes."

Phil Jackson is the Shit Again

Yes, Phil Jackson is cool once again (he lost his cool status when he came back to coach Kobe for $ instead of sticking to his guns).

The Zen master came out against his alma mater swinging on the mascot issue and tried to set those non-understanding white-folks straight on why to get rid of the mascot. Thanks to Honor Indians blog for putting this up.

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Phil Jackson, Head Coach for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, received an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater, the University of North Dakota on August 25^th. Honor Indians Institute would like to honor Coach Jackson, not for his receipt of the honorary doctorate, but for his remarks to the UND community. Coach Jackson used his public appearance at UND to address the “Fighting Sioux” mascot controversy. He suggested that his alma mater “…do the right thing…” and they “…have to rethink probably our nickname and moniker.” Jackson also stated that the “Fighting Sioux” mascot was “not beneficial” to the Lakota people, and that “…objectification of people is limiting to ourselves… as well as to the people objectified.” Honor Indian Institute honors Coach Jackson for using his stature in the UND community for taking this opportunity to try to gracefully resolve the “Fighting Sioux” mascot controversy.