The Struggle Continues: The ongoing fight to reform the 1872 Mining Law
Community members involved with Red Thunder, Inc were pivotal in bringing awareness to the corporate and governmental alliances between the U.S. and Canada and their…
Contributed Essays
What makes a mountain, hill or prairie a ‘sacred’ place for Native Americans?
For several months Native American protesters and others have been opposing the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The plans for construction…
Why is water sacred to Native Americans?
The Lakota phrase “Mní wičhóni,” or “Water is life,” has become a new national protest anthem. It was chanted by 5,000 marchers…
Environmental History and Native American Activism
Environmental history is the study of how humans have changed the environment over time and, conversely, how the environment has altered society….
RED THUNDER, INC. -VS- PEGASUS CYANIDE GOLD MINES 1989-1998
Photo: Joe W. Azure in front of the new Ceremonial Sweat Lodge, in Big Warm, Mt., on May 29, 2017 Speech given…
Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Things
About 15 years ago the anthropologist Shepard Krech sparked a controversy with his book, The Ecological Indian, which basically argued that the North…
A Spiritual Journey
I’m older now—it’s funny how one’s mind starts to reminisce about the past. I once heard that while you’re in your mother’s…
Calling on the Spirits
We called on the ancestral spirits and those that once shared these Little Rocky Mountains. We paid tribute to the families, healers…
Native Lands and the National Park Service Anniversary
On August 25th the nation celebrated the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, a federal agency that manages National parks and…