Category: Indian Affairs

‘Big Deal’ is the coming federal budget cuts

BY MARK TRAHANT (Mark Trahant is a writer, speaker and Twitter poet. He is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and lives in Fort Hall, Idaho. Trahant’s recent book, “The Last Great Battle of the Indian Wars,” is the story of Sen. Henry Jackson and Forrest Gerard.) Last December hundreds of American Indian and Alaska […]

Monday November 28th, 2011 in Indian Affairs | No Comments »

Remember health care reform? Law, funding remain on separate and unequal tracks

By Mark Trahant Mark Trahant is a writer, speaker and Twitter poet. He is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and lives in Fort Hall, Idaho. Trahant’s recent book, “The Last Great Battle of the Indian Wars,” is the story of Sen. Henry Jackson and Forrest Gerard, now available at www.lastgreatbattle.com Follow him on Twitter […]

Monday October 24th, 2011 in Health care, Indian Affairs | No Comments »