Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation

In January of 2010 a severe ice storm hit the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.  Electricity and water systems were devastated.  People were without heat and water and food in a very cold time of year.  Did you hear about this????  No, because the media and the politicians do not pay any attention to the plight of our Native Americans.  To my knowledge the only national media comment on this was done by Keith Olbermann on Countdown on MSNBC.  In just over 72 hours his viewers raised over $270,000.00 to support the Sioux as they try to rebuild their water system and get power back.  This money also provided blankets, food and water.
As reported by the tribe, this money arrived before any FEMA money.  There was no information on the website of the Indian Affairs Agency.  One of the colleges in South Dakota advertised "Bring Your Sole to the Game" asking people to bring shoes that could be donated to the tribe.
Now I don't begrudge the money sent to Haiti as that was surely a tragedy but I do resent the fact that our government and we as their brothers and sisters treat the Native Americans as though they are less than equal.  We need to do for them what we have done Hispanics and African Americans.  We keep them on reservations and in poverty.
I have written to Huffington Post to ask where was their coverage of this event.  I have written to President Obama and Senator Olympia Snowe asking why there is not a better response to this situation.  Of course there was no response.  Where is the heart of this nation?  We can send money all over the world but we neglect some of our own.
This is a time when I wish I had the resources and the knowledge to set up a charitable organization to help the downtrodden in our society.  But each of us must take the responsibility to advocate for all of those who have nothing when we have so much.  I have included links to the page where donations can be made to this particular cause and a link to the website of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
http://www.razoo.com/story/Cheyenne-River-Sioux-Tribe-Storm-Relief-Emergency-Assistance
www.sioux.org/English/CRST_2010_Disaster_Relief.php