Throughout the United States, public school students usually have very little exposure to American Indian histories and cultures. Montana may be the exception. In Montana, all students in all grades and in all subjects are to be exposed to information about Montana’s Indian nations. This all started when the state adopted a new constitution in … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Reposted with permission of the author, Prof. Ernest R. Rugenstein, from his blog The Cultural Historian. The 370 million indigenous people around the world are beginning to reclaim the rights they once had. Most were the victim of Social Darwinism where with natural selection the stronger subdues and subjugates the … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Native voices heard at national language summit By Rob Capriccioso Cultural Survival Quarterly recently reported that “unless dramatic action is taken now, more than 70 Native American languages will become extinct within the next 10 years.” The publication helped sponsor the summit, citing its concern about the situation. I ended … Continued
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( – promoted by navajo) In 1799, a new religious movement was born among the Seneca Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. The new religious movement, considered to be a traditional Iroquois religion today, began with a series of visions received by Handsome Lake. Among this vision was the prophecy that the world would end in … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) World War II brought many changes to Indian reservations and to American Indians on the home front. These changes began during the war, and then continued following the war. It should be noted that an American Indian reservation was attacked during the war. In 1945, a Japanese bomb carried by … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Life experiences, the knowledge and wisdom obtained from them, and how it pertains to American Indian issues and Progressives were addressed at the American Indian Caucus at Netroots Nation’10. In relation to Progressives Meteor Blades sent a strong message. “We devour our own, so readily. The right wing doesn’t do … Continued
One in three Native American women will be raped at least once in her lifetime. And that’s why President Obama’s signing of the Tribal Law and Order Act today is so vital. Tribes will now have the right – and the resources – to investigate and prosecute rapes perpetrated by non-Natives on tribal lands. For … Continued
I am wondering about a phenomenon in identity and ethnicity. Recently I attended a poetry reading at a Hispanic Cultural Center. Each of the poets included a poem about an indigenous person either from Mexico or the Southwest USA and each of these poems was affectionate. When I asked one of the poets why, with … Continued
A high percentage of American Indian men served in the military during World War II. During the war, nearly 25,000 American Indians served in the military and received the following awards: Air Medal (71), Silver Star (51), Bronze Star (47), Distinguished Flying Cross (34), and Congressional Medal of Honor (2). More than 480 Indians were … Continued
