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Why Ryan Zinke will Expand Federal control as Interior Secretary

Montana U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke’s appointment as U.S. Secretary of the Interior by President Elect Donald Trump must be stopped. Montana U.S. Representative Zinke, U.S. Senator Daines, U.S. Senator Tester, Governor Bullock and AG Fox are all holding hands with the feds and the Montana reservation tribes NOT THE MAJORITY OF THE MONTANA PROPERTY OWNERS […]

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Update on Congressman Ryan Zinke’s List of Works on behalf of Tribes

This is not good for those of us fighting for our rights! We have to find a way to stop this appointment. I am not sure what that is but focused prayer is the only thing I can think of immediately Hi Folks, you may want to share this widely with your email lists and […]

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Federal Notice “Traders with Indians” — feds going back to the dark ages…

Today’s Federal Register notices an upcoming proposed rule for “Traders with Indians”… It is astounding to me that all Indian reservations are co-located within counties and towns wherein tribal governments have no jurisdiction over non-tribal persons, businesses or properties… AND YET… the escalating efforts to reverse history and further federalize the states, Indian reservations and […]

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Warpath: Obama’s Indian Policy Threatens All Americans, Both Tribal and Non-tribal Citizens

“I do solemnly swear that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Montana, and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity (so help me God).” — Constitution of the State of Montana, Article III, Sec. 3 A profound and […]

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Dual and Dueling Economies – the American Economy and the ‘National Indian Economy’

It is easy to imagine thousands of Sears and K-Mart stores sprinkled across the country. It took each of these corporations over one hundred years, including many national economic downturns and corporate bankruptcy periods to reach a point that in November 2004 resulted in K-Mart acquiring Sears for a venture encompassing assets worth 11 billion […]

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Indian Casinos… Too Big To Fail!

Imagine a major Indian casino, the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, reporting that its slot revenues reported to the state in April have “stabilized,” slipping only 1 percent. The same casino reported $1.3 billion (with a “B”) in gross revenue for 2009. However, the economy is still dark, customers have less disposable income to slough into […]

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The Spreading Epidemic of Tribalism in America

‘We will now have wealthy little Sharia compounds on Indian reservations’ “Officials in a small Montana town say they will have to disincorporate the community or declare bankruptcy over an ongoing dispute with the Blackfeet Tribe about water and utility service…lawsuits filed by the Blackfeet Tribe, Two Medicine Water Company and certain tribal members have […]

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