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Opioid Crisis

Sackler Hall of Shame

- BY RUDYARD KIPLING

Montana Senators That Voted No On Hanna's Act
Purdue's Sackler embraced plan to conceal OxyContin's strength from doctors, sealed deposition shows By DAVID ARMSTRONG - PROPUBLICA FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Sackler family, known for ties to prestigious institutions, stays quiet on opioid crisis accusations CBS News. January 25, 2019
McKinsey Advised Purdue Pharma How to 'Turbocharge' Opioid Sales, Lawsuit Says The New York Times. By Michael Forsythe and Walt Bogdanich Feb. 1, 2019
Nan Goldin's Activist Group Escalates Its War Against the Sacklers With an Open Call to Action at the Met artnet.com By Kate Brown, February 8, 2019
The Sackler family is known for its philanthropy. But it's now facing legal pressures for its ties to OxyContin. Boston.com By GEOFF MULVIHILL AP, updated on January 18, 2019

First Nations gather for opioid healing conference to discuss crisis CBC News - Posted: May 07, 2019
The Giants at the Heart of the Opioid Crisis By Danny Hakim, William K. Rashbaum and Roni Caryn Rabin. The New York Times. April 22, 2019
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs published the resolution it passed endorsing the Opioids conference (Resolution 2019-13).
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs demanding province take action on opioid crisis Dominika Lirette - CBC News - Posted: Mar 12, 2019
In Indigenous call for action, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip reveals his son is among those lost to B.C.'s overdose crisis by Travis Lupick on March 11th. Straight Talk
Putting Trudeau On Notice, Union of BC Indian Chiefs Declares Opioid Crisis "A State of Emergency" And Supports First Nations Conference to Address The Epidemic BY NATIVE NEWS ONLINE STAFF / 08 MAR 2019
UBCIC Recognizes Opioid Crisis as "A State of Emergency" Press Release, from the Union of BC Indian Chiefs
UBCIC Recognizes Opioid Crisis as "A State of Emergency"
Massachusetts Attorney General Implicates Family Behind Purdue Pharma In Opioid Deaths NPR. January 16, 20196:27 AM ET
Big Pharma is Killing Native Americans with Opioids, Tribes are Fighting Back The Ring of Fire Network. By Josh Gay - June 23, 2017

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Sacred Grizzly

Letter from Jared Huffman, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife May 7, 2019
Zinke's DOI Retreats on Stripping Protections from Sacred Grizzly in Blackfoot Confederacy and CSKT Glacier Heartland NATIVE NEWS ONLINE / 24 NOV 2018

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Making Pot Legal

Marijuana industry hunts for votes after helping to oust top opponent The Hill. by REID WILSON. December 19, 2018
How the U.S. Government Is Profiting From Keeping Pot Illegal Rolling Stone. by Amanda Chicago Lewis. February 1, 2018

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NO2SILENCE

National Leadership On Native American Opioid Crisis United States District Court Northern Division of Ohio Eastern Division 7/23/18
The 'forgotten people' of the opioid epidemic The HILL. by Rachel Roubein - 05/10/18
NIH abruptly changes course on industry opioids partnership after ethics flags raised The STATNEWS. by Lev Facher. April 19, 2018
The Insanity of Taxpayer-Funded Addiction The New York Times. by THE EDITORIAL BOARD. NOV. 10, 2017
Former executive charged with conspiring to illegally distribute fentanyl The Washington Post. by Katie Zezima. October 26, 2017
Founder and Owner of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested and Charged with Racketeering US Department of Justice. Thursday, October 26, 2017
Mourning a journalist in Mexico who said 'no to silence' PRI's The World. By Monica Campbell - May 17, 2017
The drug industry's triumph over the DEA The Washington Post. By Scott Higham and Lenny Bernstein - October 15, 2017
Big Pharma is Killing Native Americans with Opioids, Tribes are Fighting Back The Ring of Fire. By Josh Gay - June 23, 2017
The Family That Built an Empire of Pain The New Yorker: October 30, 2017

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JIM THORPE Bring Him Home

Letter from William Thorpe August 25, 2016
Sixty-three years after Jim Thorpe's death, his sons still believe their father isn't at rest. ESPN.com. July 28, 2016

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AK SIS TO Blackfeet for Courage.

What Do Native Americans Want From a President? Story by David Montgomery. The Washington Post. MAY 13, 2019
Navajo Nation alleges elections officials discriminated against tribe's voters Dustin Gardiner, Arizona Republic Nov. 21, 2018
VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA. And Proof of Service
In North Dakota, Native Americans Try to Turn an ID Law to Their Advantage The New York Times. Oct. 30, 2018
Department of Justice Proposes Legislation to Improve Access to Voting for American Indians and Alaska Natives United States Department of Justice. Thursday, May 21, 2015
Tribal Equal Access to Voting Act of 2015 United States Department of Justice.
Statement of Interest United States Department of Justice. October 3, 2016
Tester's full letter to Sessions and Toulou United States Senate. May 16, 2018
First voting on Paiute reservation inspires big turnou Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal. November 8, 2016
DOJ will monitor polls in Washoe, Mineral counties Reno Gazette Journal. November 7, 2016
In Nevada, some Native Americans have to travel 270 miles to vote LA Times. November 9, 2016
Paiute Lawsuit Victory Brings Voting Sites To Reservations Nevada Public Radio. November 1, 2016
99-year-old native votes at Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation News 4-Fox 11. November 4, 2016
Statement on Nevada Native American Voting Effort by Tom Rodgers November 5, 2016
For Native Americans, Jim Crow is Alive & Well in the West edited by Val Merlina, Jurist. Wednesday 2 November 2016
Native Americans vote early at court-mandated polling place in Nixon By Ben Margiott, NEWS 4. Sunday, October 23rd 2016
Pondera County Voting Issue (Closed Session) Tyson T. Running Wolf, Secretary. Blackfeet Tribal Business Council
Federal judge orders Florida to provide method to fix vote-by-mail ballot signatures Jurist - Monday 17 October 2016 at 1:10 PM ET
Court ruling could be game changer for Dems in Nevada The Hill By Megan R. Wilson - 10/12/16 06:00 AM EDT
STATEMENT OF INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Submitted to the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General. Civil Rights Division. October 3, 2016
State official 'pleased' with satellite voting numbers Great Falls Tribune. July 20, 2016
Make voting easier for Native Americans on reservations Great Falls Tribune. October 24, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Joseph R. Biden Office of the Assistant Attorney General. May 21, 2015
Montana voting rights case inspires national legislation Great Falls Tribune. August 14, 2015
Tribal leaders welcome Holder's voting access plan Billings Gazette (AP). June 10, 2014
Montana's Northern Cheyenne tribe fighting to secure voting rights The Guardian. October 7, 2013
Tribes' lawsuit could decide who controls Senate in 2015 The Hill. July 16, 2013
Tribes say rights violated in 2012 election USA Today. March 18, 2013

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- November 2011

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Read the Billings Gazette Article, Sunday, February 20, 2011

The Legacy of the Abramoff Scandals.
"You know, scandals are very effective tools for the opposition in an election year. And we saw, particularly in 2006, when the Republicans lost the House of Representatives and in large measure, they lost it - at least according to exit polls among the voters - because of the Abramoff scandals, where, you know, a prominent lobbyist in Washington was wining and dining and paying off members of Congress, some of whom went to jail."
-NPR News analyst Cokie Roberts, March 8, 2010

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Tribes Disappointed After Gifts to DNC Land-Seeking Indians Who Gave $107,000 Cite Pressure to Hire Consultants, Donate More

DUE DILIGENCE
Inspector General at Interior To Probe Solicitation of Tribes

DU Alumnus Tom Rodgers Sought Justice For Fellow Native Americans In One Of The Largest Scandals Washington Had Ever Seen

FIRST AMERICANS
Last to vote, first to blame

LEGACY
Breaking Jack Abramoff

LEGACY
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- Rick Hill

LEGACY
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Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe & Jack Abramoff