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By Mary Annette Pember
Arts and Culture | People to Know | Religion and Faith
12/08/2008
The majority of Native Americans are now urbanites. Mary Annette Pember looks back at the federal Relocation Program that moved Indians off their tribal lands and two cultural centers where native traditions have rooted in Chicago.
I was looking forward to a silent, solitary hike up Mato Paha. I found something noisier, harder and better. 
Are there Native Americans who plan to vote for the GOP's presidential candidate? Indeed. M.A. Pember knows two.
Mary Annette Pember gives a lesson in rez manners (good, but maybe not what you thought you wanted).Racing For '08/Archive
09/04/2008
Ojibwes from a VFW post in Minnesota helped open the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. But after they left the stage, there wasn't much left for Native Americans to see.
Native Americans blessed the Pepsi Center, carried the flag and sang the national anthem. Meanwhile, the Green Zone in Iraq may be safer than some reservations.Arts and Culture | Growth and Development | Main Street Economics | Politics and Government
08/12/2008
After twelve-years in court, Indian plaintiffs were awarded only 1% of what they have sought from the U.S. government. The largest class-action suit ever may also become the longest.
What happens after the soldiers come home? Mary Annette Pember mourns an Army medic and holds a Navy Corpsman tight.
Director Morgan Spurlock went Navajo for his 30 Days TV show on FX. He botched the history, but at least the guy listened -- and still races the sun.
Both Republicans and Democrats have sought out the Indian vote. It's nice to be wanted, and all the attention can even score a spot on the Colbert Report. But reservations await the details.
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