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"This week, the Senate Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight held a hearing about whether Alaska Native Corporations have an unfair advantage when it comes to being awarded government contracts."
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- Written by Carmen Van Kerckhove
- July 18th, 2009 at 11:01 am
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- Racialicious is a blog about the intersection of race and pop culture. Check out our daily updates on the latest celebrity gaffes, our no-holds-barred critique of questionable media representations, and of course, the inevitable Keanu Reeves newsflashes.
brownstocking wrote:
…wait, what’s that?
Oh, time turning back a couple of decades.
Posted 19 Jul 2009 at 3:58 am ¶
Catherine wrote:
Great coverage, thank you! I appreciated hearing each side. Have to say, hard to imagine Alaskans are getting the short end of the stick given the beautiful territory they live in there.
Posted 19 Jul 2009 at 6:43 am ¶
Rob Schmidt wrote:
Natives are following this story closely. But I’m not sure whether Alaska Native Corporations have an unfair advantage or deserve one.
Other stories worth mentioning–race in general:
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/955392.html
http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/07/watch-rachel-maddow-slams-pat-buchanan-over-sotomayor-bias/
Native American:
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/plains/51024282.html
http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2009/07/souvenir-demonstrates-rapid-city-racism.html
Posted 19 Jul 2009 at 10:53 am ¶