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  • Inland waters now named ‘Salish Sea’

    SAN JUAN ISLANDS, Wash. – These waters have been the marine highway of the region’s first peoples since the glaciers retreated an estimated 15,000 years ago, leaving behind a network of sounds and straits dotted by islands.

  • $867K for Montana tribe on hold after state audit

    BILLINGS, Mont. – State agencies have withheld $867,000 in grants and stimulus money from a Montana Indian tribe since auditors revealed lax accounting practices had opened the door to potential financial abuse.

  • AISES conference attracts America’s next young leaders

    PORTLAND, Ore. – The enthusiasm level was over the top at the 31st annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s conference which drew 1,000 professionals and 500 students Oct. 29 – 31 at the Oregon Convention Center.

  • Ceremony held for white buffalo at Pa. resort home

    FARMINGTON, Pa. (AP) – Native American songs and dances welcomed a sacred white buffalo to its new home at a sanctuary established at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort following the closure of the zoo where it was born.

  • Ruby Tiger Osceola remembered

    TAMPA, Fla. – Ruby Tiger Osceola, matriarch of the Seminole Tribe’s Tampa reservation, passed away in 2002 at the age of 106, but her memory will never die.
 
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    ICT - National - Northeast

  • Ceremony held for white buffalo at Pa. resort home

    FARMINGTON, Pa. (AP) – Native American songs and dances welcomed a sacred white buffalo to its new home at a sanctuary established at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort following the closure of the zoo where it was born.

  • Cautious days ahead for IHCIA in Senate

    WASHINGTON – Late on the evening of Nov. 7, the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act overcame a major hurdle, passing the U.S. House of Representatives as part of larger health care reform legislation. Whether it can do the same in the Senate remains to be seen.

  • Rep. Luján votes to reform health insurance

    WASHINGTON – On Nov. 7, Rep. Ben Ray Luján voted in favor of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), which will make health insurance more affordable and accessible for all Americans. The legislation passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 220-215.

  • Slots revenue down at Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun

    MASHANTUCKET, Conn. – The two largest Indian casinos in the country reported that slot machines revenues continued to fall in October.

  • Yakama settles NIGC violation for $5,000

    WASHINGTON – The Yakama Nation has agreed to pay a fine of $5,000 to settle a notice of violation from the National Indian Gaming Commission that could have resulted in fines up to $25,000 a day per violation for distributing per capita payments to each of its citizens last Christmas.
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    ICT - National - Northwest

  • Inland waters now named ‘Salish Sea’

    SAN JUAN ISLANDS, Wash. – These waters have been the marine highway of the region’s first peoples since the glaciers retreated an estimated 15,000 years ago, leaving behind a network of sounds and straits dotted by islands.

  • Educating our neighbors

    SPOKANE, Wash. – The Masonic Center in downtown Spokane was packed with at least 1,500 people from 21 schools to learn more about the Spokane Tribe, its long involvement with the Spokane River, and tribal history. The tribe was taking advantage of the opportunities during National American Indian Heritage Month to help celebrate with and educate students from area schools.

  • AISES conference attracts America’s next young leaders

    PORTLAND, Ore. – The enthusiasm level was over the top at the 31st annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s conference which drew 1,000 professionals and 500 students Oct. 29 – 31 at the Oregon Convention Center.

  • Casino projects await Interior decision

    PORTLAND, Ore. – Both the Cowlitz Tribe and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are inching one step closer to a final decision from the U.S. Department of Interior on their land into trust applications, which if approved, would allow each tribe to build a casino close to Portland, Ore.

  • Roll for a million dollars at Red Hawk Casino

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Red Hawk Casino Rewards Club members have an opportunity to roll four dice for a chance to win $1 million Nov. 21 between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m.
 
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    ICT - National - Plains

  • Seven donors award $21,000 in Native scholarships

    DENVER – The Colorado Indian Education Foundation awarded 10 Native scholars $1,000 each in a ceremony at which Gov. Bill Ritter proclaimed Native American Heritage Month and additional scholarships were announced.

  • $867K for Montana tribe on hold after state audit

    BILLINGS, Mont. – State agencies have withheld $867,000 in grants and stimulus money from a Montana Indian tribe since auditors revealed lax accounting practices had opened the door to potential financial abuse.

  • Riverton agreement with tribe raises concerns

    RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) – Some residents of the Riverton area are expressing concern about a proposed agreement between the city and the Northern Arapaho Tribe to cooperate on common interests.

  • College, tribe to train health workers

    NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) – Fort Berthold Community College in New Town plans to work with the Three Affiliated Tribes to train staff for the Elbowoods Memorial Health Center being built on the Fort Berthold Reservation.

  • White Bison founder says award will fund his dream

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Older people are sometimes overlooked, but one Native 66-year-old innovator in the substance abuse field has been recognized with a $100,000 award for his work.
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    ICT - National - Southeast

  • Ruby Tiger Osceola remembered

    TAMPA, Fla. – Ruby Tiger Osceola, matriarch of the Seminole Tribe’s Tampa reservation, passed away in 2002 at the age of 106, but her memory will never die.

  • Proper foot care can help diabetics

    ASHEBORO, N.C. – Twenty-four million children and adults in the United States live with diabetes, a disease that leads to potentially life-threatening complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and blindness. Without proper care, 15 percent of diabetics will develop foot ulcers which can lead to an increased risk of foot amputations.

  • Recognition issues may kill Indian Affairs panel

    NASHVILLE (MCT) – Nearly 180 years after President Andrew Jackson forcibly began uprooting American Indians from the Southeast, a Tennessee commission that deals with Native American issues may die amid a fight involving groups wanting state recognition.

  • James Robinson is a product of his tribe

    CHOTCAW, Miss. – A member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, James Robinson grew up on the Choctaw reservation and graduated second in his class from Choctaw Central High School. With encouragement from his grandmother, family members and his tribe, he attended Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., earning a bachelor’s degree in business management.

  • New Trail of Tears markers to go up in Arkansas

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – New signs and markers along Arkansas’ portions of the Trail of Tears should be erected by spring, officials said after President Barack Obama signed an act that expands the historic trail to more than 4,900 miles in nine states.
 
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    ICT - National - Great Lakes

  • Despite 35 years, Michigan Indian Day slow to catch on

    EAST LANSING, Mich. – About 200 American Indians, local community members and students gathered in East Lansing to participate in festivities marking the 35th annual Michigan Indian Day Sept. 25.

  • Tribe needs nuclear waste solution

    RED WING, Minn. – The Prairie Island Indian Community called on President Barack Obama to follow the law and deliver on the federal government’s decades-old mandate and promise to establish a permanent repository for the nation’s commercial nuclear waste.

  • ‘7 Artists, 7 Teachings: Contemporary Great Lakes Native Art’

    EVANSTON, Ill. – Seven contemporary Native American artists from the Great Lakes region will unveil interpretations of the revered principles known as The Seven Grandfather Teachings in an exhibit on view Sept. 20 to Dec. 30, at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 Central St., Evanston, Ill.

  • Smudge quest continues

    STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Native students at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point have had to get through a lot of red tape – or in this case, white tape, some say – in order to fight for the right to smudge in their dorms.

  • Can ‘Minnehaha’ save Duluth?

    DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – Can “Minnehaha” save Duluth? Maybe, if the 115-year-old Tiffany window depicting a fictional American Indian princess draws the bids experts say it might.
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  • Canada complicit in torture of hundreds of Afghan detainees

    The Angryindian
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:45 am
    Image by Getty Images via DaylifeCanada complicit in torture of hundreds of Afghan detainees: "A Canadian diplomat, who was posted to Afghanistan in 2006-7, told a parliamentary committee Wednesday... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]

  • The Need For a Revolutionary Response to the Current Crisis: From Africa to the Americas

    The Angryindian
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:44 am
    Pan-African News Wire: Over the last year the global economic meltdown has continued unabated with rising unemployment in the United States, in Western Europe and throughout the both the... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]

  • Peruvian gang 'killed victims for their fat'

    The Angryindian
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:30 am
    Times Online: "Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing around 60 people to sell their fat on the blackmarket for cosmetic use in Europe, authorities say. Three suspects who... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]

  • South Africa: Youth Leader Calls for 'Debate' Over Prosecuting Mbeki (Page 1 of 1)

    The Angryindian
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:31 pm
    allAfrica.com: "Johannesburg — THE Young Communist League (YCL) yesterday repeated its call that former president Thabo Mbeki be prosecuted for AIDS-related deaths, saying it sided with victims... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]

  • Application to Destroy

    The Angryindian
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 pm
    Fourth World Eye: "In uncharacteristically forthright language, a German mining corporation has applied to the Australian Department of Indigenous Affairs for approval to destroy aboriginal sacred... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
 
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  • A Navajo Veteran's Day Appreciation Event w/ Photos

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:22 pm
    I spent last weekend visiting my family on the Navajo reservation in Northern Arizona to attend their 3rd annual Veteran's Day Appreciation Event at Inscription House where my mother was born. My family honors the local veterans and families of fallen soldiers with a flag ceremony, luncheon and gift baskets. The whole family gathered early to cook a feast, reservation style while enjoying a snow storm, hail storm and then beautiful sunny skies. The last two years our Code Talker Bahe Ketchum from Navajo Mountain attended but this year he was still in NYC attending the festivities there.

  • The 141st Anniversary of the Washita Massacre of Nov. 27, 1868

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:55 pm
    The intent to commit genocide at Washita is hidden in plain view, unless key elements are brought together. These are: that the Cheyenne were placed on land where they would starve while promises to avert starvation were broken; that George Bent observed how Civil War soldiers did not harm white women and children by a "code of honor," while Indian women and children were slaughtered; that Sheridan declared "The only good Indians I ever saw were dead;" and that the War Department did not differentiate between peaceful and warring Indians. Hence, the orders "to kill or hang all warriors." As…

  • The Massacre For Which Thanksgiving Is Named

    19 Nov 2009 | 2:21 pm
    http://images.google... "In a little more than one hour, five or six hundred of these barbarians were dismissed from a world that was burdened with them." "It may be demanded...Should not Christians have more mercy and compassion? But...sometimes the Scripture declareth women and children must perish with their parents.... We had sufficient light from the word of God for our proceedings." -Puritan divine Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana Frank James, a Wampanoag tribal member, would have given a speech in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1970; however, the ones in charge of the Thanksgiving…

  • Origins Of The Native American Flute

    18 Nov 2009 | 2:07 pm
    The clear origins of the Native American Flute date back several thousand millennia to flutes made of bone, to petroglyphs, and oral history. Unclear "origins" involve the Spanish Conquest insofar as the Spanish stealing the bamboo flute from Asia, and then introducing it to the Five Civilized Tribes. A Cheyenne Flute Maker relayed this to me. The idea goes, that the bamboo flute was made out of river cane by the Five Civilized Tribes after the Spanish "brought" the bamboo flute to the "New World." Subsequently, river cane flutes then proceeded to be constructed out of cedar wood by the…

  • Action: Rescind Wounded Knee Medals of Dis Honor

    2 Nov 2009 | 4:14 pm
    Petition: Medals of Dis Honor Twenty-three soldiers from the Seventh Calvary were later awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for the slaughter of defenseless Indians at Wounded Knee. We are asking that these Medals of DIS Honor awarded to the members of the 7th Calvary of the United States Army for the murder of innocent women children and men on that terrible December morning be rescinded. Credit & permission for image to & by www.myspace.com/removewoundedkneemedals (Reposted for obvious reasons, and to firmly state the fact that a reconciliation event that ends in "native artifacts and…
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  • 11th hour, 11th day, 11th month

    EBW
    11 Nov 2009 | 6:25 pm
    Armistice Day, the hour, day and month set by the general commands of the belligerent states for the cessation of offensive operations, after the abandonment of the policy of political gain by military operations by the governments of the belligerent states. It is not endorse-political-gain-by-military-operations day, its the reverse. It is not veterans day, it is the day of no more veterans. The first day of 1918 when boys turning 17 were not called up for training, the first day of 1918 when boys 17 and a few months older were not sent to the trenches. Today is Armistice Day. The hour, day,…

  • Twenty three US nationals sentenced for kidnap

    EBW
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:41 pm
    Photo: Judge Oscar Maggi reading the findings of the court. From the Milan-based Corriere della Sera Abu Omar, Cia condannata MILANO- L’ex direttore del Sismi, Niccolò Pollari, e l’ex funzionario dello stesso servizio, Marco Mancini, non devono rispondere del sequestro di Abu Omar perché non sono giudicabili a causa del segreto di Stato. Per Pollari erano stati chiesti 13 anni, 10 per Mancini. Sono stati invece condannati 23 agenti della Cia (quasi tutti quelli imputati) 22 a cinque anni di reclusione mentre Robert Seldon Lady è stato condannato a otto anni. Gli Stati Uniti sono…

  • Maine results

    EBW
    3 Nov 2009 | 6:25 pm
    Adam Bink is doing a fine job in diaries over at OpenLeft [1] and OpenLeft [2]. The site is overloaded, there's a lot of interest. MB just shouted down to me that the Penobscot Nation precinct voted "No".

  • The Digital Gender Divide

    EBW
    2 Nov 2009 | 5:03 pm
    The most striking change at ICANN-36 in Seoul last week was not that IDN ccTLDs were approved, nor that new gTLDs were delayed even more than at any time in the past two years, it was that the ICANN Board (voting members) now contains only one woman, who is unlikely to attend any meetings in the proximal future after a profoundly unfortunate personal injury, and only two women as non-voting liaisons. One (XY) might think that there are no real gender issues, but one could start simply with the staff org chart and salaries (which several people track, myself included). The top pay for any XX…

  • Chamber of Commerce vs Yes Men or DCMA knocks down Hurricane Electric

    EBW
    24 Oct 2009 | 9:32 am
    The Chamber bluffed Hurricane Electric into shutting down, not just the Yes Men's fair use protected political satire site, but every stie managed by May First / People Link. Via NANAOG, where the story in the HuffPo is covered. The technical nuisance is whether HE null routed a /32 which hundreds of virtual hosting sites shared, or if HE dropped an entire downstream over a DCMA notice. So ... if one were to dress up in a blue conservative pant suit or suit, and style oneself as the local Chamber of Commerce, say a name pin or carry some Chamber lit, or lit similar to Chamber lit, and appear…
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  • James Cameron's "Avatar"

    17 Nov 2009 | 8:43 am
    http://www.avatarmovie.com/Original screenplay written by James Cameron with inspiration from the Edgar Rice Burroughs "John Carter, Warlord of Mars series." The inhabitants of planet rich in desireable resources are referred to as "indigenous" and "savages." And a love story to rival John Smith and Pocahontas.

  • Posh Nosh A Satirical Cooking Show

    13 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm
    A thorough delight if you like all things "embarrassed" "scared" and "disappointed."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzjR0yL4f0Y

  • In Praise of Immigration

    10 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    Last night after retail therapy I found myself standing at a McDonalds' register about to order some chicken strips.  The friendly Filipino woman attempted to take my order, attempted to record it on her register, but she was still learning to speak and understand English and kept putting in the wrong order.  Which is fine with me.  Because I didn't want to eat from there anyway.  I shouldn't eat there, for political and health-conscious reasons.  So I said never mind and walked away.

  • Mark Twain's Take on Natives reposted from Jennifer Fox Bennett's LJ.

    8 Nov 2009 | 1:25 pm
    The Noble Red Man by Mark TwainFirst published in The Galaxy 1870In books he is tall and tawny, muscular, straight and of kingly presence; he has a beaked nose and an eagle eye.His hair is glossy, and as black as the raven's wing; out of its massed richness springs a sheaf of brilliant feathers; in his ears and nose are silver ornaments; on his arms and wrists and ankles are broad silver bands and bracelets; his buckskin hunting suit is gallantly fringed, and the belt and the moccasins wonderfully flowered with colored beads; and when, rainbowed with his war-paint, he stands at full…

  • The Grappling with Fashion's Wrath

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:10 pm
    Ralph Lauren's latest fashion statement A'la Grapes of Wrath: a nod to our tough economic times.  Can someone raise me a legwarmer? Because last week I saw stirrup pants.Another snippet:  Gordana's vagina dress from last night's Project Runway.
 
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    ICT - Business

  • Slots revenue down at Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun

    MASHANTUCKET, Conn. – The two largest Indian casinos in the country reported that slot machines revenues continued to fall in October.

  • New 3D slots unveiled at Cliff Castle Casino

    CAMP VERDE, Ariz. – Cliff Castle Casino recently installed two rows of new, state-of-the-art IGT slot machines featuring 3-dimensional play and which include dozens of games on the same machine.

  • Santa Ana Star Casino launches live weekly game show

    SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. – Combining the formats, games, prizes and fun of the nationally televised game shows “The Price is Right” and “Let’s Make a Deal,” Santa Ana Star Casino, one of New Mexico’s leading Native American gaming casinos, launched “Your Game Show” to provide casino guests with the prizes, excitement and fanfare of a nationally televised game show.

  • Casino projects await Interior decision

    PORTLAND, Ore. – Both the Cowlitz Tribe and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are inching one step closer to a final decision from the U.S. Department of Interior on their land into trust applications, which if approved, would allow each tribe to build a casino close to Portland, Ore.

  • Annie Duke to host one-day tournament in Pala’s new poker room

    PALA, Calif. – Southern California poker players can win a share of $25,000 and test their skill against poker pro Annie Duke when she hosts the “$25,000 Annie Duke Free Roll Poker Challenge” starting at 9 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 in the new Poker Room at Pala Casino Spa & Resort.
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  • Educating our neighbors

    SPOKANE, Wash. – The Masonic Center in downtown Spokane was packed with at least 1,500 people from 21 schools to learn more about the Spokane Tribe, its long involvement with the Spokane River, and tribal history. The tribe was taking advantage of the opportunities during National American Indian Heritage Month to help celebrate with and educate students from area schools.

  • Focused on women’s health

    After searching for her Native American heritage from a young age, Sahar Nouri finally feels at home working for IHS.

  • Walking the red carpet

    LOS ANGELES – “It was even crazier than I thought it would be,” said Kiowa Gordon, Hualapai, about the Hollywood premiere of the much-anticipated “New Moon,” the second installment of the “Twilight” saga.

  • Student’s past buoys her future

    Repeated visits to the doctor’s office; back-to-back seizures; prescription upon prescription and treatment upon treatment; so went the childhood of Jazmin Villaviencio. Each doctor visit added to her curiosity about how doctors treat patients, and more specifically, how they deal with issues of the brain. By her late teens, her seizures ended and she was able to live normally. Her experience with doctors put her on a path for a career in medicine.

  • Seven donors award $21,000 in Native scholarships

    DENVER – The Colorado Indian Education Foundation awarded 10 Native scholars $1,000 each in a ceremony at which Gov. Bill Ritter proclaimed Native American Heritage Month and additional scholarships were announced.
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  • Wildcat: It’s time to issue a Red Alert

    I get angry when I think about global warming, or global burning, as I prefer to designate this world phenomenon. I get angry because I know the history of involuntary removals and relocations indigenous peoples throughout the United States and around the world have endured. So, when nearly a decade ago I began hearing the reports of what was beginning to manifest itself on the landscapes and seascapes of the circumpolar Arctic and banks of the Yukon River in Alaska, I got angry. Angry because I thought, Here we go again – another removal of indigenous peoples.

  • Trahant: The abortion debate overrides health care reform

    I’d love to be wrong, but health care reform is dead.

  • Avery: The lessons we’ve learned

    After more than a decade of intense attention to diabetes, including funding for new programs and services, what have we learned? We have learned the risk factors associated with diabetes; that diabetes is a costly yet controllable condition; and there can be serious consequences from not treating it. We have learned diabetes can be prevented with a low fat diet and 150 minutes of exercise each week. We have learned of our amazing capacity for gaining new knowledge and how effective diabetes research in Indian country can be. We have learned how to quickly align ourselves with one another to…

  • Behind the scenes of a historic day

    Heading to the Tribal Nations Conference?” said a gentleman I assumed was a tribal leader outside the Donovan House Hotel the morning of President Barack Obama’s historic meeting with more than 400 of Indian country’s top leadership.

  • Russell: Political theory according to Tonto

    In that famous joke, the Lone Ranger said “Tonto, we are surrounded by hostile injuns. We’ve come to the end of the line, old friend.”
 
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  • Supreme Court drops the ball on Redskins suit

    A 17-year effort to end the use of the Washington Redskins’ name hit a stone wall Nov. 16 when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit over the NFL team’s name and trademark.

  • Pursuing the ‘American Indian dream’

    President Barack Obama met with tribal leaders in Washington Nov. 5. The president upheld a campaign promise to meet with Indian leaders annually, and he made good for the first year.

  • Obama making good on promises

    Looking to end decades of government negligence of Native people, President Barack Obama spoke Nov. 5 to tribal leaders gathered from across the nation for the White House Tribal Nations Conference.

  • Cultural training needed for FBI

    Federal Bureau of Investigation agents don’t receive cultural awareness or language training when assigned to serve Indian reservations. Many tribal communities don’t believe non-tribal court personnel and non-tribal police are culturally sensitive.

  • Gathering again to discuss climate crisis

    Native peoples have enjoyed a great many millennia of flourishing cultures and “green” economies in the rich and diverse environments that comprise these native homelands in the Americas long before “green” was fashionable. Every American Indian tribe today is the recognized descendant of indigenous ancestral nations, tribes, villages, bands and communities that have successfully adapted to changing environmental, historical and social circumstances to survive into these modern times. Simply put, those that did not adapt are no longer with us.
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  • Native American Rights Fund's climate change work is highlighted in Indian Country Today

    Native American Rights Fund
    3 Nov 2009 | 11:49 am
    BOULDER, Colo. – Climate change may be only the latest of many challenges facing Indian country, but it is having devastating effects in parts of the far North where at least one Native village faced with inundation by melting polar ice is suing energy companies it says are responsible.John Echohawk, executive director of Boulder-based Native American Rights Fund, said the village of Kivalina, Alaska, located on the Chukchi Sea coastline, is suing energy companies for contributing to the public nuisance of global warming it says is going to force the community to relocate to avoid being…

  • Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

    Native American Rights Fund
    3 Nov 2009 | 11:35 am
    Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by hosting a Native Justice house party on American Indian Heritage Day, November 27, 2009. Order your Community Action House Party Kit from NARF today and host a party with your friends and family.

  • The Washington, DC office of NARF has moved!

    Native American Rights Fund
    3 Nov 2009 | 11:34 am
    After nearly forty years at its 1712 N Street address, the DC Office of the Native American Rights Fund has moved to join with the National Congress of American Indians at the “Embassy of Tribal Nations” – an historic office building and carriage house located near Dupont Circle.The new office address is: Native American Rights Fund, 1514 P Street, NW (Rear) Suite D, Washington, D.C. 20005. The phone and fax numbers remain the same: phone: (202) 785-4166; fax: (202) 822-0068.To mark the move and celebrate the historic opening of the Embassy of Tribal Nations, Executive Director John…

  • NARF Attorney to Deliver Library of Congress's 2009 Celebration of Native American Heritage Month Keynote Address

    Native American Rights Fund
    3 Nov 2009 | 11:33 am
    Dawn Sturdevant Baum, Native American Rights Fund Staff Attorney, will deliver Native American Heritage Month keynote address for the Library of Congress's 2009 celebration of Native American Heritage Month on Nov. 18. This year's national theme is "Pride in Our Heritage. Honor to Our Ancestors."This event is free and open to the public.Wednesday, November 18, 20092:00 p.m.Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson BuildingWhittall Pavilion (first floor)10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C.Click here for more information

  • NARF to appeal Kivalina environmental case dismissal

    Native American Rights Fund
    3 Nov 2009 | 11:29 am
    On September 30, 2009 the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit by the Native Village of Kivalina (Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil, et al) against twenty-four oil, energy and utility companies. The Village sought damages under a federal common law claim of nuisance, based on the companies contribution to the excessive emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases which the Village claims is causing global warming. Judge Armstrong concluded that the Village’s federal claim for nuisance is barred by the political question…
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  • US Ski and Snowboard Expos Honor Tribes as Pioneers of Skiing and Outreach Native Kids this Vancouver Olympic ‘Tribal’ Year

    Suzy Chaffee
    21 Nov 2009 | 11:03 am
    COLUMN: U.S. Ski and Snowboard Shows are honoring Native American Tribes for pioneering skiing 8-10,000 years ago, along with a heart-warming ski outreach to expand snowsports opportunities for Native kids this Vancouver “Tribal” Olympic Year. Ski Legends like Billy Kidd, as well as this weekend, Donna Weinbrecht at the Boston Expo, and Wayne Wong at Sacramento, are honoring the tribes and getting the word out that underserved American Indian kids are warmly welcomed, along with all youth, to participate in the virtually free ski and snowboard “Passport” programs for…

  • ENow Mailscape V4.5 Delivers Customizable MS Exchange Reporting and Proactive Monitoring

    Aria Munro
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm
    ORANGE, Calif. — ENow, Inc., innovative leaders in the development of software and authors of the award-winning Mailscape V4.4, announced today the formal launch of Mailscape V4.5. This new edition of Mailscape is a complete systems management tool that combines all the key elements for Exchange monitoring, reporting and administration into a single, affordable solution. The highly-anticipated launch of V4.5 delivers customizable reporting that gives administrators complete flexibility in not only how they create reports, but also how they disseminate the information. Traditional…

  • EASEUS Offers Free Edition Windows 7 Partition Manager for Windows 7 HD Partitioning

    Tabitha Berg
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:24 pm
    NEW YORK, N.Y. — EASEUS Partition Master, comprehensive partition manager and system optimization software for Windows-based administration, has been updated to support Windows 7 and brings much convenience for Windows 7 hard drive management. Windows 7, as Microsoft’s latest system, boasts a lot of advanced features while some advanced partition management functions are still unavailable, such as resize the system partition without reinstallation. Supporting Windows 7 well for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems, EASEUS Partition Master offers both basic and advanced features to…

  • Georgia Family Finds Son Missing for 3 Years and Brings Him to Narconon Drug Rehab

    Tabitha Berg
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:17 pm
    ATLANTA, Ga. — A Narconon Drug Rehab graduate will be enjoying time with his family – a family, which, for three years, didn’t know if he was alive or dead. For the past three holiday seasons, Michael’s family pretended a holiday joy, and told others that Michael was off doing construction jobs. In their hearts, they feared he was dead. But Michael’s parents continued to email. His mother told counselors at Narconon Drug Rehab of Georgia: “We did not know if he was getting the emails but told him how much we loved him and gave news about the family. We…

  • Controversial new book exonerates Thomas Jefferson of having sexual relations with Sally Hemings

    Aria Munro
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am
    TAMPA, Fla. — “In Defense Of Thomas Jefferson” (ISBN: 978-0-312-56100-0), has just been published by St. Martins Press and concerns the major historical controversy surrounding Mr. Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings. In this startling and revelatory new book, William G. Hyland, Jr. shows not only that the evidence against Jefferson is lacking, but that in fact he is entirely innocent of the charge of having sexual relations with Hemings. The belief that Thomas Jefferson had an affair and fathered a child (or children) with slave Sally Hemings — and that such an…
 
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  • Faith and Family Review: The Twilight Saga - New Moon - Oregon Faith Report

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:04 am
    CTV.caFaith and Family Review: The Twilight Saga - New MoonOregon Faith Report breaks off their relationship and disappears, but the American Indian friend (Taylor Lautner) to whom she turns for solace not only wants to be more "Twilight" Sequel Sets New Opening-Day RecordABC Newsall 756 news articles »

  • Obesity activist crossing country to urge American Indians to embrace ... - Lawrence Journal World

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:15 am
    Obesity activist crossing country to urge American Indians to embrace Lawrence Journal WorldBy Karrey Britt Terrol Dew Johnson has stopped in Lawrence during a 3000-mile journey to raise awareness of the obesity rate among American Indians. and more »

  • A celebration of life and culture - News-Leader.com

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:11 am
    A celebration of life and cultureNews-Leader.comThe public is invited to join in the celebration, sponsored by the American Indian Student Association at Missouri State University. There will be dancing, and more »

  • Smith brings awareness to Indian heritage - Troy Messenger

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:57 pm
    WND.comSmith brings awareness to Indian heritageTroy MessengerSmith is the event organizer for the American Indian History Month Festival, which is from 4:30 until 10 pm tonight at the Dothan Civic Center. American Indian offers view of ThanksgivingThe AdvocateBook explains secrets of 1st Thanksgiving to 21st century consumersWND.comLETTER: Thanksgiving no celebration for WampanoagSouthCoastToday.comUI The Daily Iowan -The Banner-Graphic -Zanesville Times Recorderall 58 news articles »

  • THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON: D - Boston Herald

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:56 pm
    Telegraph.co.ukTHE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON: DBoston HeraldThe film features a group of buff, bare-chested young American Indian men running around in the woods of Forks, Wash., transforming in a flash of shredded "New Moon" Rises to No. 1 at Midnight Box OfficeABC NewsThe latest movies reviewed and ratedNew Zealand HeraldMeet the 'New Moon' Werewolf PackOK! MagazineThe Associated Press -Mid Columbia Tri City Herald -Inside Pulse (blog)all 5,120 news articles »
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    Wikio - National Museum of the American Indian

  • The Age Of Obama...War Hero's Remains Stolen Before Burial (Chicagoray)

    chicagoray@chicagoray.com (Chicago Ray)
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm
    ... Most of his buddies died in Korea. It may be one of the reasons he chose to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. 'He lived, they died in Korea. A lot of it had to do with that. To be with the people he sort of felt he should have died with because they all died around him,' said Schmidt's daughter, Carol. So the family came to Washington— all 22 of them-- including children,...Source : Chicagoray (subscribe)Explore : Fine Arts, Museums, Political Blogs, Politics, Republican blogs

  • Art Review | 'A Song for the Horse Nation': Brief, Productive Love Affair With ‘Big Dog’ (New York Times)

    12 Nov 2009 | 3:59 pm
    The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian brings to light a fascinating chapter in American history: the rise and fall of American Indian horse culture.Source : New York Times (subscribe)Explore : Fine Arts, Museums

  • Mayflower 1620 A New Look At A Pilgrim Voyage (A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy)

    9 Nov 2009 | 3:29 am
    Mayflower 1620 A New Look At A Pilgrim Voyage by Plimoth Plantation with Peter Arenstram, John Kemp and Catherine O'Neill Grace; Photographs by Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson . National Geographic. Library copy. The Plot: A look at the myths and legends of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth. Full of gorgeous photos from some of the sailing done by the Mayflower II. The Good:...Source : A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy (subscribe)Explore : Fine Arts, Museums

  • Go See Brian Jungen's Work (I Speak of Dreams)

    8 Nov 2009 | 8:03 am
    The blogging anesthesiologist sends strange visions. The artist Brian Jungen is a member of the Doig River band of the Dunne-za Nation in Northern BC. image source Brian Jungen has an exhibit running through October 2010 at the National Museum...Source : I Speak of Dreams (subscribe)Explore : Fine Arts, Museums

  • + Web Sites for Teaching Native American Heritage (Dyslexia Tutor: News-Resources)

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:24 pm
    other topics: click a “category” or use search box From EduHound’s “Classroom Tools & Tips,” which provides edtech resources for teachers, here are this week’s offerings. The topic is NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE Reconnecting the Circle –Encourages people to learn about Native American people and cultures, and to develop a more meaningful and complete perspective on Indian...Source : Dyslexia Tutor: News-Resources (subscribe)Explore : Fine Arts, Museums, National Museum of American Illustration
 
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  • "Clues on the Map: Using Historical Maps to Recreate California Indigenous Landscapes in a GIS" Ruth Askevold on GIS Day 09

    13 Nov 2009 | 8:24 pm
    The Indigenous Mapping Network invites you to attend Ruth Askevold's presentation at 
Berkeley’s Geospatial Innovation Facility on GIS Day November 18, 2009.  Her talk will be from 5:30 - 6pm. Ruth is the GIS Analyst, Historical Ecology for the San Francisco Estuary Institute. Her evening presentation is titled "Clues on the Map: Using Historical Maps to 
Recreate California Indigenous Landscapes in a GIS". Her presentation will examine how the Historical Ecology Program at the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) uses maps in a GIS to reconstruct historical landscapes, and how…

  • Review of "Whakairo te whenua, Whakairo te tangata: Carve the land, Carve the People " Dr. Simon Lambert, Maori Geographer

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:56 am
     "Whakairo te whenua, Whakairo te tangata: Carve the land, Carve the People " Dr. Simon J. Lambert, Lincoln University, New ZealandOn October 16th, we had the good fortune to have Dr. Simon Lambert come down from Davis to talk to us about Maori culture, history, socio-economics and horticulture.  We had some 20 people in attendance, with a few all the way from Stanford, one from Davis, and here at Berkeley we had some geography students and public policy students as well as environmental science students. The audience included both grads and undergrads as well as some community…

  • Indigenous Lands, Food Choices and Well-Being- Call for Abstracts/Speakers

    27 Oct 2009 | 9:22 am
    Indigenous people’s traditional foods are critical for maintaining health, preserving cultural identity and promoting sense of self-determination. In many regions of the world however, a complex set of factors are decreasing Indigenous peoples’ access to their traditional lands and territories, the result being that Indigenous peoples are now eating less traditional foods, and consuming more marketed, and/or pre-manufactured products.  This dietary change is having profound effects on the health, social, economic and cultural well-being of Indigenous peoples.  The objective of…

  • The 1994 USDA Tribal Scholars Application and Handbook

    20 Oct 2009 | 7:57 am
    A full-ride scholarship offered by the USDA to Native students in any field of study pursuing a Bachelors degree. They will help transfer to a master's program as well, any school, any field of study. The 1994 USDA Tribal Scholars Application (here) and Hand Book (here). If interested in applying, please mail Velma Real Bird, Velma.RealBird AT ascr.usda.gov , the first eight (8) pages of the application, an official transcript, and two letters of recommendation. The application will be due in February 2010. The Hand Book is for your reference regarding the 1994 Tribal Scholars Program.Forward…

  • Grant for Videos on Climate Change by Indigenous

    16 Oct 2009 | 8:17 am
    PRESS RELEASE - Indigenous Map-makers using video, take note!Las direcciones españolas están abajo Les directions françaises au dessous Dear Friends, There has been some confusion over what First Peoples Worldwide is seeking from our recent call for videos.  First Peoples Worldwide is looking for videos submitted by Indigenous-led NGOs or NGOs working with Indigenous Peoples.  These videos must show how climate change is impacting the Indigenous community, their local environment, and how the Indigenous Peoples are using traditional knowledge to adapt to and mitigate climate…
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