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Healing the Heart of Democracy and Moving Forward on Climate Disruption

In order to move forward with solutions to our most pressing challenges, we must understand that we are all in this together. Palmer writes that we need to learn to value our nation’s diversity of opinions and backgrounds, and states that we must “find a true point of identity with people” whose foundational beliefs are different than our own.

Refugees, Faith, and Action

How do we respond to fear with the power of Love? How do we get beyond the rhetoric and hate speech to act in a way that starts to transform us and our neighbors? How do we live our faith through action?

Opening the Door to Peace in Israel-Palestine

The hypermilitarized U.S. approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs to change. Unconditional U.S. military aid to Israel — making up 20 percent of Israel’s military budget — is part of the problem.

The Quest for Equal Voting Rights

Native Americans can face great obstacles in the United States when it comes to registering to vote, accessing polling places and actually casting their votes.

Recognizing the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina?

Lumbee members, who number some 55,000, have been pressing for federal recognition since 1888. Although Congress enacted legislation recognizing the Lumbee in 1956, the Act also inexplicably denied tribal members the privileges and immunities, financial benefits and services that are afforded to other federally-recognized tribes due to their status as Indians.

Federal Sentencing Reform and Indian Country

Jurisdiction over crimes in Indian country is complicated, to say the least. With recent changes, tribal police and courts can arrest and prosecute for certain crimes with sentences of up to three years. A selection of more serious felonies are handled through state courts in nine states, even when they take place on reservations.

The State of Indian Nations Is...

Just two days after President Obama declared in his final year in office that the state of the Union is strong, President Brian Cladoosby of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) gave the State of Indian Nations address. The verdict? The State of Indian Nations is at moment of both progress and promise.