Monthly Archives: May 2013

Originally posted on rgourneau:
LETTER: Go ahead and negligently rant, Steve Novotny By: Roquel Gourneau To the Editor:   This letter is in response to an editorial that your paper had posted about an economic boycott in Chamberlain by the Tribal Chairman of the Crow Creek reservation, titled “Go ahead and boycott us, Brandon Sazue”.…

By Faith Spotted Eagle, Ihanktonwan Grandmother of Brave Heart Society An urgent conversation needs to be held about the parallels between sexual violence, conquest, colonization, environmental racism and the rape of Mother Earth.  All are related. Let’s talk about environmental racism in regard to KXL.  Ben Chavis (civil rights activist in 1994) coined “environmental racism”Continue reading “KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE FOLLOWS IN THE TRACKS OF CONQUEST, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND COLONIZATION”

May is designated as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Balanced children are mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually healthy. Schools are places where our children are required to spend a significant amount of time. The overall condition of our young peoples’ mental health is directly affected by their experience at school.   It’s not only theirContinue reading “School Boards are responsible for the mental health of students”