On this day last year, I asked for one thing: GOTV funds for Democratic Indian candidates. This year, I want something more fundamental. I want you to help me save some lives. That is no exaggeration. Every year, we lose a few more people – mostly elders – because they freeze to death. The last … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Elouise Cobell, one of the most important Native American leaders in recent decades, has died. There’s lots of people who have offered up eulogies and tributes, including President Obama. Several of those are excerpted to close this diary. Cross-posted at Daily Kos Elouise Cobell was a force, including working to … Continued
————————————————– White “Civilization” Not Better Than Indian Life ————————————————– 1. White civilization built environment polluting factories. 2. White civilization created processed food which destroys health. 3. White civilization built prisons and there are more people in prison in America per capita than any other nation on earth. 4. White civilization created synthetic soles on shoes … Continued
Cobá was a Maya city located in the northern portion of the Maya region on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Most of the city was constructed between 500 and 900-a period corresponding to the Classic Maya Period. Most of the dated inscriptions found in the city date from the seventh century. Cobá had a population … Continued
TONIGHT, at 10 PM Eastern, ABC is airing a 20/20 special called “Hidden America: Children of the Plains” featuring Tashina Iron Horse, a 5 year old from Pine Ridge Reservation. Young Tashina Iron Horse is a competitive pow wow dancer. (credit: Elissa Stohler/ABC News) Pine Ridge residents live amid poverty that rivals … Continued
During the 1930s, with the United States in the midst of the First Great Depression, American Indian art began to emerge as a form of economic development as well as cultural expression. During this time there were a number of programs to educate Indian artists in both art techniques and in art marketing. The … Continued
In 1890 American fear, xenophobia, and religious intolerance led to the massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee in South Dakota. While there have been many books written about this massacre, there were a number of related incidents prior to this. Setting the Stage for Violence in 1890: In South Dakota, the Great Sioux … Continued
I am glad I am a member of this blog. I am glad that I have made the kind friendly acquaintences here, even though I cannot spell that word. I am glad, still. I am glad because of the people I have gotten to know a little, here. Navajo. You so rock. Words fail. Ojibwa. … Continued
A treaty is an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. Under the U.S. Constitution, Indian tribes are considered sovereign nations-or as dependent domestic nations, in the words of the Supreme Court-and thus the United States negotiated treaties with the tribes in order to obtain title to Indian land and open Indian lands to non-Indian … Continued
In 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States. He entered the White House better acquainted with both the Indian Service (later known as the Bureau of Indian Affairs) and Indians than any President since William Henry Harrison. While Roosevelt had a background with regard to … Continued
