Protect Bear Butte

1,200-year-old home foundIt contains pit house, hearth and broken potsBy Mark HavnesThe Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 08/20/2008 10:21:51 PM MDT
Posted: 10:14 PM- KANAB – For a nearly 1,200-year-old home, it’s held up pretty well. “Amazing” and “pristine” were the words archaeologists used to characterize the site of the ancient settlement [...]

McCain offends by not meeting Great Plains tribes Posted: August 12, 2008 by: Rob Capriccioso
Photo courtesy Tamra Brennan — Traffic was backed up more than normal at Sturgis as Sen. John McCain made a stop at the annual event. Area Natives took offense to his visit which did not include meetings with any [...]

Cindy McCain as Miss Buffalo Chip?Vigilant Ticket readers know we always are on the alert for historic firsts. This presidential campaign has provided us our fill — most recently, the chance to reflect upon the unprecedented age gap between the two major-party White House contenders.
Now comes another barrier shattered, noted by The Times’ Bob [...]

Column: McCain policy should uphold Native religious freedoms, sites – Wednesday, August 6, 2008By JODI RAVE of the Missoulian
“I believe the federal government has a special ethical and legal responsibility to help make the American Dream accessible to Native Americans.”
- John McCain, Native policy statement
It’s with some irony that Sen. John McCain has touted the [...]