The respect and recognition shown by Colorado lawmakers for a Native American language bill are encouraging and may portend smooth sailing through the legislative process straight to the governor’s desk for signing, the bill’s author hopes. State Sen. Suzanne Williams…
February 20, 2012
Big Boost for Native Languages
American Indian Monitors Help San Gabriel Dig Site Preserve Artifacts
A human foot bone fragment has been found at the archeological dig site near the San Gabriel Mission, the Whittier Daily News reports. The six-inch foot bone was found at the site of the Alameda Corridor East San Gabriel Trench…
The Spiritual Backstory of the Crown-First Nations Gathering
As aboriginals wait to see what actions or changes, if any, will come out of the Crown–First Nations Gathering that took place on January 24, their leaders have upped the pressure to let the federal government know that they are…
February 19, 2012
Cherokee Heritage Center Educates Visitors
The Cherokee Heritage Center in Park Hill, Oklahoma regularly welcomes field trip groups to teach school kids what it took to live in Indian territory. Visitors learn how to use a loom, how to cook, weave baskets, and how to…
February 18, 2012
Wind River Student Responds to New York Times Article
A February 2 article published by the New York Times has drawn a response from a Native American student. The story, “Brutal Crimes Grip an Indian Reservation,” details the Obama administration’s crime curbing plan and notes that crime on the…
New York City Fourth Graders Study Lenape Culture, Learn Respect
If most non-Natives know only Tonto, the local sports mascot, and a full-voiced “Geronominoooo!”as their key Indian country reference points, that’s partly because television and film have been their primary educators when it comes to all things Indian. Schools rarely…
February 16, 2012
New Echoes of Eta Carinae Explosion Seen by Aborigines 150 Years Ago
More than 7,500 years ago Eta Carinae, one of the Milky Way’s most massive stars, belched 20 times the sun’s mass in what has come to be known as the Great Eruption. For 10 years it was among the brightest…
AIM Founder Inspires Native American Students
Clyde Bellecourt, the White Earth Ojibwe co-founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM), recently visited North Idaho College where he inspired students by being passionate about what he believes in. “He inspired me to not only think of myself but…
February 15, 2012
Meryl Streep Ancestor Linked to Native American Battle
Academy Award winner Meryl Streep recently won the leading actress award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for her portrayal as Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister, in “The Iron Lady.” During her acceptance speech…
February 13, 2012
Tatanka Means on Valentines Day
He doesn’t buy chocolate or roses for his wife on Valentine’s Day, but he’ll make you laugh. “I’m a practical kind of gift giver. You know what I’m going to give my wife, I’m gonna fill up her gas tank…
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