Abandoned In Indian Country

Abandoned In Indian Country
LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT, MT, JUNE 25, 2003 - Geaorge  Amiotte  (Heave Fire) of Oglala Sioux explains the history of Little Bighorn Battlefield , MT., during the dedication of Indian Memorial ' Peace Through Unity' at the field on Wednesday. The Indian Memorial was dedicated to remember and honor ancestors who fought and died at The Battle of the Little Bighorn, June 25 -26, 1876. (THE DENVER POST PHOTO BY HYOUNG CHANG) (Photo By Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT, MT, JUNE 25, 2003 - Geaorge Amiotte (Heave Fire) of Oglala Sioux explains the history of Little Bighorn Battlefield , MT., during the dedication of Indian Memorial ' Peace Through Unity' at the field on Wednesday. The Indian Memorial was dedicated to remember and honor ancestors who fought and died at The Battle of the Little Bighorn, June 25 -26, 1876. (THE DENVER POST PHOTO BY HYOUNG CHANG) (Photo By Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

It’s an old American story: malign policies hatched in Washington leading to pain and death in Indian country. It was true in the 19th century. It is true now, at a time when Congress, heedless of its solemn treaty obligations to Indian tribes, is allowing the across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester to threaten the health, safety and education of Indians across the nation.

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