( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey The totem pole has become the symbol of the Northwest Coast tribes. The totem pole is an art form unique to the First Nations who live along the Pacific coast in British Columbia, Alaska, and Washington. The totem pole is characterized by its tall, columnar form … Continued
Cross Posted at Native American Netroots Welcome to News from Native American Netroots, a series focused on indigenous tribes primarily in the United States and Canada but inclusive of international peoples also. A special thanks to our team for contributing the links that have been compiled here. Please provide your news links in the comments … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey The Spanish missionaries made a four-pronged approach into North America: Florida and the Southeast (beginning in 1549); New Mexico and Texas (beginning in 1581); California (beginning in 1769); and Arizona (beginning in 1687). While there are many histories about the Spanish missions in New Mexico and … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) I dreamed Obama signed the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights, and I still do. Canada has endorsed the UN Declaration on indigenous peoples three years after the declaration was approved by the General Assembly. In a statement released last Friday, Canada’s Indian and Northern Affairs department said, ‘The Government of … Continued
( – promoted by oke) By Mark Trahant There is a political article of faith: “Don’t raise taxes during a recession.” Just Google the phrase and you’ll find some 2.5 million results. The popular idea is that deeply embedded into our political thinking. Of course it makes economic sense: You want people to spend their … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey The West in the nineteenth century was at times violent and this violence was sometimes expressed in murder. This was particularly true with regard to interactions between Indians and Americans. Often, Americans who murdered Indians escaped any legal consequences for their actions. On the other hand, … Continued
photo credit: Aaron Huey What do you want to talk about this week?
My children and I are ignorant, not by choice, to much of our history. What we learned in school is not true yet my educators had the nerve to call it teaching. My son is half Siminole, because his father is full blooded native american. I, however, am a mixture of Dutch-Irish and Cherokee. I … Continued
photo credit: Aaron Huey The Argus Leader has an important and informative series on what it’s like to grow up Indian in South Dakota, on or off the reservations. The decades of multi-generational trauma and resulting pervasive poverty have taken their toll on our tribes whether they are fighting to maintain their traditional cultures or … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey A short time ago, as Veterans Affairs Correspondent for Native American Netroots, I was assigned to read an email from a Prairie Band Pottawatomi veteran from the reservation at Mayetta, Kansas. Twenty years on active duty in the U.S. Army, an artilleryman, a bearer of heavy … Continued