TEMECULA, Calif. – Tribally-owned casinos are often the only bridge between American Indian and non-Indian communities.
But too many times, roadblocks on that bridge can leave tribes in the crosshairs of the dominant culture.
“When they clash, it often has to do with issues associated with gaming,” said Marsha Kelly, a communications consultant in Minneapolis.
Kelly led a [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Natives not defined by tribal casinos (The Bismarck Tribune)
Posted in Business, Casino, Gaming, Race, tagged pechnaga on September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Native American students speak out on mascot issue (KTVZ.com)
Posted in Mascots, School Nicknames, Sports, Team Names on September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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tate Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo plans to recommend 14 public schools in Oregon change their American Indian mascots.But some native students in Madras tell me they they find it’s not the actual mascot that’s offensive, it’s how schools choose to portray Indian mascots that bothers them and others.
Madras High is one public school in Oregon [...]
Indian Ambassadors Hele Mai Molokai (The Molokai Dispatch)
Posted in Culture, tagged ambassador, hawaii, indigenous on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Native Americans and Hawaiians might be separated by thousands of miles of land and sea, but both cultures have a lot in common. Over the past week a group of 18 indigenous ambassadors traveled from North America to meet up with their Hawaiian cousins to explore their indigenous kinships.
From hard labor in Molokai’s fishponds and [...]
Harjo: Reject genocide-denier’s propaganda (Indian Country Today)
Posted in Culture, History, tagged , genocide, harjo, medved on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Michael Medved wants his audience to ”reject the lie of white ‘genocide’ against Native Americans” and says this is one of the ”most urgent needs in culture and education.” The neocon author blogged on Sept. 19 that ”the word ‘genocide’ in no way fits as a description of the treatment of Native Americans by British [...]
Sac Reverse to Honor Native Americans (Numismaster.com)
Posted in Culture, History, tagged coins, currency, Money, sacagewea on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The U.S. Treasury will issue $1 Sacagewea coins in 2009 and beyond with reverse images commemorating the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and American history.
President Bush signed H.R. 2358 on Sept. 20, the last day before the bill would have become law without [...]
Nike Designs Shoe for American Indians (Associated Press)
Posted in Business, Health, tagged nike, shoes on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Nike on Tuesday unveiled what it said is the first shoe designed specifically for American Indians, an effort aiming at promoting physical fitness in a population with high obesity rates.
The Beaverton-based company says the Air Native N7 is designed with a larger fit for the distinct foot shape of American Indians, [...]
Denver to host huge Indian convention (Denver Business General)
Posted in Government, tagged colorado, denver, national congress of american indians, ncai on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The 64th annual convention of the National Congress of American Indians will be held in Denver Nov. 11-16.
Founded in 1944, the Washington, D.C., group is the oldest and largest Native American organization in the country. It has 250 member tribes.
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) works to ensure the rights of native people, including [...]
Indian Right Advocate’s Talk Can be Heard by All, Thanks to UA Program (UA News)
Posted in Culture, History, tagged Shoshone on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By La Monica Everett-Haynes, University Communications
September 25, 2007
Carrie Dann, one of the most prolific advocates of indigenous peoples rights, is coming to Tucson to speak about current environmental threats to Western Shoshone land and her ongoing legal actions before international human rights courts.
Her discussion, slated for 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 28, will be broadcast live [...]
American Indian College Fund Granted $500,000 for Mellon Faculty Research Program (Earthtimes.org)
Posted in Culture, Education, tagged american indian college fund, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Grants on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
DENVER, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — American Indian people are one of the fastest-growing populations in America. Yet, they are often deemed statistically insignificant, resulting in their voices and perspectives being excluded. The nation’s tribal colleges and universities are taking hold of the research agenda in Indian Country to serve as a voice for Native communities. [...]
Proposed Deal Reached for Mich. Tribes (Associated Press)
Posted in Culture, Treaty Issues, tagged Michigan, tribes on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Five American Indian tribes will regulate hunting, fishing and plant gathering by their members on millions of acres in Michigan under a tentative agreement announced Wednesday with the state.
Supporters hope the proposal will end decades of bickering over what rights Indians retained when they signed away ownership of land that [...]
