Rebecca Clarren’s next stop on her book tour for “The Cost of Free Land” is Bismarck on April 29, where she’ll be having a reading and open discussion about the dispossession of Indigenous land. Photo by Shelby Brakken, photo courtesy of Rebecca Clarren
Tim Giago and Chuck Trimble have had some noteworthy exchanges on journalism and reliance on facts, truth and ethical obligations of using the press as a moral and just means of bringing awareness to a situation. Giago and Trimble are both Lakota men from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. And they’ve been slugging it out with each other in print. I posted Trimble’s commentson Giago’s journalism ethics. Now I’m posting Giago’s repsponse. It’s the last time Giago said he will respond. We’ll have to wait and see if that’s true. Both men’s columns have been posted on Indianz. com.
Jodi Rave
Max Bet
Jodie: The people who cannot speak out for themselves thank you and Tim Giago for being the voice for us. You and Tim keep up the good work. Your writings have shined a light on the corruption that is happening all over Indian Country. You could really help the native people by starting a coalition or some type of organization that can be heard in Congress that stops corruption. People all over Indian country are held hostage by their own Leaders. Our Leaders go to DC and lobby their own self-interests not the true interests of the people. Our interests are fairness, rights, accountability, justice, transparency, and fair elections. Even Jack Abrahamoff rigged an election on a reservation in California. You could really make a difference in the lives of the common indian through your writings and credibility.