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Steve Russell : ‘Chief’ Was Born on Death Row

The North Block entrance to Condemned Row at San Quentin. Image from Strong as an Ox.‘Chief’ Stankewitz:Born on death row Just as you can’t discuss federal Indian policy without recourse to history, it’s hard to understand Douglas Stankewitz and his … Continue reading

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Steve Russell : ‘Chief’ Was Born on Death Row

The North Block entrance to Condemned Row at San Quentin. Image from Strong as an Ox.‘Chief’ Stankewitz:Born on death row Chief has now spent 33 years of his life on California’s death row, but virtually all of his life before … Continue reading

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Steve Russell : In Memory of Jay Spotted Elk

In memory of Jay Spotted Elk It became possible to prove that Jay Spotted Elk’s last night on earth was not unusual in the history of Sheridan County, Nebraska. By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / August 9, 2010 … Continue reading

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Steve Russell : Hate Speech Without Hate

Cartoon from NJ.com.The hypocritical heckle:Hate speech without hate What strikes me is that much of the hate speech directed towards Indians, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans and homosexuals is uttered by people who know better. By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading

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Steve Russell : On Being ‘Outed’ as an American Indian

Tribal secrets:Carrying the freight of being an Indian Being outed as an American Indian changed my professional life, starting with an overnight 20 point drop in my IQ. By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2010 Steve … Continue reading

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Steve Russell : Let Us Now Praise (Not) Famous Women

There’s a little “Wonder Woman” in all women. Image from the Wonder Woman Museum.Let us now praise womenAnd the roles they play in our lives By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / October 14, 2009 I just came from … Continue reading

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Steve Russell on Native Hawaiians: Got Indigenous?

A sea of people of all ages embraced and honi’d, or touched noses, in early March at Lahaina while celebrating the end of a weeklong, 193-mile torch march around Maui to raise attention for Native Hawaiian issues. Photo from Hawaiian … Continue reading

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Steve Russell : Ranting on Obama and Ike

Put on the spot by Obama: Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu, at weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Sunday, June 7, 2009. Photo by Jim Hollander / AP.A rant in recognition of June 6 Yes, it will be difficult. No, he may … Continue reading

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Steve Russell, Indian : Advice to Myself at 14

I seldom got caught skipping school because the last place they would look for a truant was the public library. I read books by the shelf rather than by author or topic. It was a small library. By Steve Russell … Continue reading

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Alan Pogue and Steve Russell : Somalia and Big Oil

Oil exploration in Somalia. Chevron photo. ‘The point is that the oil is there and the U.S. energy companies, among others, want it.’ A Ragblogger dialogue with Alan Pogue and Steve Russell. ‘What would Obama do? Hillary? It was her … Continue reading

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S. Russell on Obama and Civility

Obama and this matter of negative politicsBy Steve Russell / May 7, 2008 / The Rag Blog [Steve Russell wrote the following to introduce an article entitled “Outright Barbarism vs. The Civil Society” by Sara Robinson. It is a fascinating … Continue reading

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Interdependence Is a Good Thing – S. Russell

War and Peace and GlobalizationBy Steve Russell It’s an article of leftist faith that capitalism breeds war. Sounds reasonable. War is, after all, the ultimate competition. In the heyday of colonialism, economic clashes came in the form of exploitation licenses … Continue reading

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