Slingshots and metal darts see tribal violence ‘horrors’ worsen in Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea
TThe spread of slingshot-style weapons that fire metal arrows has exacerbated violence in Papua New Guinea’s northeastern East Sepik province and led to a rise in traumatic injuries, authorities and medical workers said after attacks that killed dozens of people in the region. Last month, young men attacked three remote villages in Angoram district, East […]
Ohio historical society moves closer to gaining control of ancient tribal site, now a golf course
An Ohio historical society is close to gaining control of an ancient ceremonial and burial earthwork built by Native Americans and now maintained by a country club whose members play golf next to the mound. A court ruling will determine how much the historical society must pay for the land following a 2019 ruling that […]
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem banned from all tribal lands in her own state | Kristi Noem
South Dakota’s far-right governor, Kristi Noem, is now officially banned by Native American groups from visiting all tribal lands in her home state. The blanket ban is the latest development in the divisive relationship between Governor Noem and Native American tribes following her controversial comments linking tribal leaders to international drug cartels. This is just […]
Noem now banned from all South Dakota tribal lands
South Dakota Governor Kristy Noem (R) is now banned from all tribal lands in the state after the Flanders Santee Sioux voted Wednesday to ban her from the reservation, citing her repeated claims that tribal leaders are in league with drug cartels. Noem sparked controversy in March when she said tribal leaders benefited from the […]
Gov. Kristi Noem now banned from all South Dakota tribal lands
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was exiled from even larger swaths of the state after all nine tribes banned her. The Republican who shot the dog was expelled from the Flandau-Santee Sioux Tribe on Tuesday. The tribe is the last to take such action in response to her comments accusing Native Americans of colluding with […]
Bill Maher: I speak for the ‘vast middle’ and ‘normies’ tired of tribal politics
“Real Time” host Bill Maher claimed to represent American “norms” fed up with the far right and left in politics. Maher spoke to CBS correspondent Robert Costa about his upcoming book, “What This Comedian Said Will Shock You,” and explained that his goal with the HBO show was to avoid becoming “tribal.” . “I represent […]
It’s Sad Berliner Left NPR, It’ll Make the Newsroom More ‘Tribal’
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” “PBS News Hour” correspondent Jane Ferguson said it was a tragedy that Uli Berliner left NPR, and that when something like this happens “people become isolated. , newsrooms just become isolated and completely tribal.” in this way. And I think the saddest thing was to see him actually […]
Multiple South Dakota tribal nations ban Noem from reservation land: What to know
Several tribal nations in South Dakota have banned Gov. Kristi Noem (R) from their reservations, citing comments related to immigration, crime and race. Relations between the governor and the tribe have been strained since he took office in 2019. But his recent comments have further fueled tensions, with the governor now unable to set foot […]
Third South Dakota tribal nation bans Noem from reservation
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has become the third tribal nation to ban Kristi Noem (R) of South Dakota from its reservation. On Wednesday, the Standing Rock Tribal Council accused Noem of “racial harassment” at a town hall event, alleging that some tribal leaders “personally benefit” from Mexican drug cartel activity on the reservation. The […]
HOWARD KURTZ: Is our fiercely tribal politics just a distortion of reality?
We live in times of extreme polarization. Can anyone really argue with that? The two leading presidential candidates have called each other a threat to democracy. Donald Trump says Joe Biden is pulling strings to get him jailed over hush-money scandal. Joe Biden said Donald Trump is a dictator-in-waiting. How NPR went “off the rails” […]