Another study demonstrates the importance of American Indian tribal economic activities to state economies. A new study of tribes in Oklahoma, http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/6724, demonstrates the impact and contribution of the 39 federally recognized tribes on that state's economy equals $10.8 billion, according to an economic impact analysis released by Oklahoma City University. The study also found that tribal [...]

I have blogged and stated many times that there is a need for, and great value in, Indigenous peoples writing their own histories.  Euro-American societies only respect and pay attention to written materials and scholarly publications.  The oral cultures and histories of American Indians, for example, are almost totally ignored by the federal courts, educational institutions, and [...]

I'm visiting Australia again and giving talks in Brisbane, Adelaide, and Tasmania at various universities and other locations about the Doctrine of Discovery in Australia and gave one talk about Indigenous economic development.  I just left the Museum of Western Australia in Perth and am struck once again by how sad Australia's treatment of Aboriginal peoples was and the [...]