It’s back-to-school time for students of many ages. In Indian country, as in the rest of the nation, people from the tiniest tots to elder adults wanting a better life are heading to the classroom to discover new realms of possibility for personal and professional growth.
But in the Indian community, formalized education has not always [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Williams: New beginnings: You can be one in three million! (Indian Country Today)
Posted in Boarding School, Education, Federal Government on August 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Briggs: Undermining trust: Gonzales’ legacy in Indian country (Indian Country Today)
Posted in Federal Government on August 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In a scant two and a half years as the attorney general of the United States, Alberto Gonzales presided over far-reaching attempts to undermine U.S. trust responsibility to Indian nations.
He advocated for a cheap settlement of the Cobell case, which even more outrageously was contingent upon ending U.S. trust responsibility to tribal nations. His Justice [...]
From meager start, Totah Festival grows into major event for Native arts (Farmington Daily Times)
Posted in Art, Crafts, Culture, Powwow, Youth on August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
FARMINGTON — Local real estate broker Claudine Riddle started the Totah Festival in 1988 with $400.She wanted to create a place for local American Indian artists to sell their work and, with some help from city officials, trading post owners and local business people, the festival’s budget grew to more than $40,000 in 10 years.
“When [...]
Solar energy initiative aims at tribal residents (Phoenix Business Journal)
Posted in Energy on August 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano announced a new initiative to bring renewable energy education and technology to Native American Tribal residents not connected to the electrical grid.
Known as the Tribal Rural Electrification Program, the plan initially will lead to 60 solar panels on 10 homes in the Navajo Reservation. The goal is to bring solar power [...]
American Indian skeleton discovered in American Fork (Daily Herald)
Posted in Archaeology, NAGPRA on August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hundreds of years ago, a Fremont Indian woman’s remains washed down a river into what is now the south side of American Fork. Last week, a construction crew digging a trench for a water line discovered her skeleton, along with pottery shards.
The crew unearthed the woman’s skull and about 65 percent of her skeleton. When [...]
Blackfeet certified as state’s first Native American One-Stop System (Glacier Reporter)
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Funding, Tribal Leadership on August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Governor’s State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) proudly announced certification of Montana’s first designated Native American One-Stop System, Nit-Sit-Tah-Poh-Tahk-Kaaks, Working Friends, in Browning.
Celebrating their successful walk through inspection, Blackfeet Manpower representatives had lunch at Glacier Peaks Casino with State Workforce Investment Board members and Blackfeet Tribal Business Council members, as well as Glacier County Commissioner [...]
Kansas tribe says reputation tarnished by phony representatives (The Hays Daily News)
Posted in Crime on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A non-federally recognized American Indian tribe accused of scamming illegal immigrants says it has been undercut by others who are fraudulently using the tribe’s name and pitch.
In a twist that adds another layer to its controversial practice of offering tribal memberships to illegal immigrants with the promise of legal status, a [...]
Three Indian principals team up to offer financial services (Indian Country Today)
Posted in Banking, Financial on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
DENVER – The Native American Bank, Sycuan Funds of California and Seacrest Investment Management of South Dakota are forming a marketing alliance to bring the full range of financial services to Indian country from firms with Indian principals.
Credit the idea to Lynn Rapp, managing partner in the Buffalo Gap, S.D.-based Seacrest and an enrolled member [...]
Democratic Candidates Answer to Native American Questions (American Chronicle)
Posted in Campaign, Federal Government, Politics on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Picture of Howard Dean, Kalyn Free and Frank Lamere by June Caldwell
On Thursday, August 23, 2007, history was made in Indian Country at the Presidential forum following an exhaustive week of training for Native American political leaders. Three Presidential candidates and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Governor Howard Dean assembled at the Morongo Casino [...]
Nansemonds begin talks about land transfer for Mattanock Town (Indian Country Today)
Posted in Culture, Government, History, Land on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
SUFFOLK, Va. – The Suffolk City Council will begin negotiations with the Nansemond Indian Tribe for the transfer of property for an authentic American Indian village.
But the location of the property the tribe will receive remains uncertain.
The Nansemond Indian Tribal Association asked the city in 2001 for 104 acres of land along the Nansemond River [...]
