by Rich Wandschneider | May 30, 2022 | Abe Streep, apartheid, Arlee Warriors, Lapwai, Mandela, rez ball, Steve Kerr
“Sports is a refuge but not a hiding place from the world of violence.” Golden State Warriors basketball coach Steve Kerr said that in an impassioned press conference right after the Uvalde shootings. Or someone retrieved an old quote to go along with his new press...
by Rich Wandschneider | Dec 29, 2016 | apartheid, Bears Ears National Monument, Corps of Engineers, Gandhi, Garrison Dam, Mandela, peace politics, Raymond Cross, Standing Rock
Fortunately, 2016 might be the year in which some significant portion of the general public sees that what is good for American Indians is good for all of us, that Indian affairs are American affairs. That, for me, is one lesson of the now well-told story of Standing...