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‘Response’ endorser says event healed Native American cannibal curse

By | 09.14.11 | 12:39 pm

Image by Matt Mahurin“The Response,” Gov. Rick Perry’s August prayer rally, not only brought thousands of Christians to pray for a “nation in crisis,” but also broke the curse of Native American cannibalism, said Cindy Jacobs, a self-proclaimed prophet and an endorser of the event.

Windy Economic Times

By | 10.10.08 | 4:50 pm

The extension of federal tax credits for the production of wind energy could help boost the economies of some Indian tribes, reports the New York Times.

In South Dakota, the Rosebud Sioux tribe is working on a 30-megawatt wind farm that could bring some needed revenue for residents. Per More…

Palin Family Could Apply for Free Federal Health Care

By | 10.07.08 | 7:00 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — When Gov. Sarah Palin said during the vice presidential debate Thursday that her family has gone through periods where they’ve been uninsured and she understands what it’s like for Americans “to sit around the kitchen table and try to figure out how are they going to pay More…

Palin And Alaska Native Women

By | 09.04.08 | 8:54 pm

Blogging off my beat for a minute, I wanted to add a few points to the Gov. Sarah Palin discussion. We’re hearing a lot about Palin as the “glass-ceiling-shattering” nominee, meant to soak up votes of women who supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton — and just as More…