On AlterNet: native american

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Exposing the GOP's Shameful Historical Role in the Native American Genocide

Thomas DeLorenzo, Consortium News. October 11, 2010.

How the Native American extermination campaigns merged the dangerous forces of a standing army with the business/political interests of the Republican Party.

Anti-Abortion Law Targets Native American Women

Mike Lillis, Washington Independent. March 6, 2008.

A new bill makes it more difficult for Native American women to access reproductive health services. So why are some Democrats supporting it?

U.S. Government Turns Blind Eye to Rape Victims

Suemedha Sood, WireTap. October 5, 2007.

The rate of sexual assault among Native American women is 3.5 times higher than for any other racial group. Yet many Native rape victims do not even have access to basic health resources.

One Student Holds Out at California's Only Tribal College

Shadi Rahimi, Indian Country. September 14, 2007.

After D-Q University closed in 2005, its administration ordered students to leave and only Chris Yazzie remains on the 643-acre campus.

Sexual violence against indigenous women

Guest Blogger, April 26, 2007.

Lucinda Marshall: An excellent new report from Amnesty on the impact of sexual assault on Native American women.