Chelsey Luger

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Chelsey Luger is a Lakota and Anishinaabe writer and wellness advocate, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, and a descendant of the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux Tribes.

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Tackling Opioid Addiction in Indian Country

Chelsey Luger / Truthdig Feb 12, 2018 Pharmaceutical companies should be held accountable for their role in further damaging Native peoples’ well-being, but that’s only the beginning. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Was 2017 the Beginning of the End of Social Injustice in America?

Chelsey Luger / Truthdig Dec 27, 2017 Donald Trump's election might be the best thing that ever happened to marginalized and oppressed people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hey, Victoria’s Secret: Cultural Appropriation Isn’t Hot. It’s Wrong.

Chelsey Luger / Truthdig Dec 1, 2017 Stealing or misappropriating Native culture is a problem in the fashion world. Hiring indigenous people would solve it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Do We Owe Indigenous America?

Chelsey Luger / Truthdig Nov 22, 2017 It’s impossible to say how much money, land and lives indigenous people have lost to colonization over the years, but it’s worth a look—especially now, on Thanksgiving. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )