AIPMI Columns
Columns and Commentaries
The American Indian Policy and Media Initiative has written or commissioned many columns and commentaries for placement in both mainstream and Native media and online news venues. Here are some of the pieces by the Initiative's staff or fellows.
- Letter: Quoting Hate Groups. This letter by Kara Briggs is a commentary on a newspaper article in Washington State (Summer 2007)
- UN Forum: An Indigenous Point of View. Kara Briggs reports from the United Nations permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples. (Spring 2007)
- After the Deluge. This commentary by Kara Briggs was published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the destruction of Celilo Falls, a Native fishing center on the Columbia River. (Spring 2007)
- The Cherokee Nation Exercised Sovereignty, Not Racism. Robert Miller's analysis of media coverage of the Cherokee citizenship vote. (Spring 2007)
- The Cherokee Nation's Contradictory Stance. Steve Newcomb's opinion piece argues that Delaware's enrolled in the Cherokee Nation also deserve citizenship rights. (Spring 2007)
- Christopher Columbus: Exhumed. This column by Kara Briggs compares scientific and archeological treatment of the remains of Columbus with those of "Kennewick Man." (Spring 2006)
- The Aliens Amongst Us... Or People of the Sacred Corn. This commentary by Roberto Rodriguez and Patrisia Gonzales focuses on the First peoples of Meso-America. (Spring 2006)
- Shaping Public Opinion: Slanted Coverage in the City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation, Tom Wanamaker's analysis of newspaper coverage of the taxation lawsuit against the Oneida Nation. (Fall 2006)
- Double Standard? Letter to the editor by kara Briggs in response to a news report about tribal economic development. (Summer 2006)
- High Huckleberry Demand Hurts Tribe. Guest Editorial by Kara Briggs. (Summer 2006)
These opinion pieces have been published in newspapers such as The Duluth Tribune, The Oklahoman, The Spokane Spokesman-Review, The Seattle Times, and Buffalo ArtVoice. They also have been published in Native publications including Indian Country Today, The Yakama Nation Review, The Navajo Times, and The Lakota Times. The Initiative also has coordinated a radio interview with WBAI in New York City. Commentaries have been disseminated through various websites and blogs, including Women's E-News.