Angelina Newsom

Angelina Newsom

Angelina Newsom is a member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe currently writing about politics, Indigenous issues, culture, and women’s rights for various outlets while navigating life in Europe.

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Community policing during the pandemic in Montana’s Northern Cheyenne Tribe
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Community policing during the pandemic in Montana’s Northern Cheyenne Tribe

As COVID-19 started to bear down on the United States, the sheer scope of the global pandemic sparked concern among Native communities. Those impacted the hardest would be the most culturally significant. The keepers of stories. The purveyors of tradition, songs, religion, and language. The elders. Stark historical reminders of

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5 Min
By: Angelina Newsom
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Gender & LGBTQIA+

Just a photo op? Task forces to find missing Indigenous women have been ineffective from the start

In November 2019, with Indigenous supporters by his side, President Donald Trump signed an executive order touted as a solution to the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and people. One of the objectives assigned to the task force was to “develop model protocols and procedures to apply

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4 Min
By: Angelina Newsom
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Gender & LGBTQIA+

Disappearance of Native American teen adds to family tragedy

When 16-year-old Selena Not Afraid disappeared from a Montana rest area on New Year’s Day, local indigenous communities launched into the tragically familiar work of rallying to the side a grief-stricken family as they searched. Her family promptly set up an incident command post at the rest area where

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5 Min
By: Angelina Newsom
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Gender & LGBTQIA+

How pardoning war criminals puts victims of military sexual assault at risk

President Donald Trump recently pardoned a handful of convicted war criminals against all recommendations from the Pentagon. Clint Lorance was convicted of second-degree murder for ordering troops to shoot three unarmed Afghan men and was sentenced to 19 years confinement. He was released with a full pardon from Trump after

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4 Min
By: Angelina Newsom
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Gender & LGBTQIA+

I was sexually abused by a white doctor on my reservation, and I’m not alone

by Angelina Newsom In the United States, there’s a popular misconception that Native Americans receive healthcare from the federal government at no cost. Although Indian Health Services doesn’t exact a monetary charge on patients, for me and so many other children residing on Indian reservations, trips to the

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