( – promoted by navajo) Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlarge The first Native American group encountered by Christopher Columbus were the Island Arawaks (more properly called the Taino) of Boriquen (Puerto Rico), the (Quisqueya) of the Dominican Republic, and the Cubanacan (of Cuba). It has been … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Racism is based on ignorance and is passed down generationally. One racist adult caretaker may infect a few children with their racism; however, one racist film or television show would infect many more and more deeply ingrain any racism that already was in existence in my opinion. Examples such as … Continued
( – promoted by SarahLee) With 4.5 million Native Americans in the U.S., both Clinton and Obama need the Native American vote in some key states, and are therefore courting votes. A while back, I diaried their policy proposals. Both were good, but I found Obama’s more comprehensive. Now, Obama has come out with a … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) …Among the Courts’ cases, 240 of 375 recognized American Indian treaties have been cited 992 times in 342 opinions between the years 1884 and 2004. Source ARTICLE VI This Constitution, and Laws of the United States which shall be made Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be … Continued
In a nutshell, because of a billing dispute, Internet service is likely to be shut off Monday for the whole Navajo Nation. There’s more… (For brevity, I’m excerpting from the referenced article without comment.) The thousands of Navajo Nation residents who rely on the Internet to work, study and communicate across their 27,000-square-mile reservation will … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Dr. Blair Rudes was a linguist & scholar of American Indian languages from UNC Charlotte. He died at the age of 57 from a heart attack. Word has spread slowly about the death last month of Dr. Blair Rudes. The linguist and renowned translator of American Indian languages died … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) According to an article over at the American Computer Science Organization: A public research website: http://www.cain2008.org has brought together diverse historical elements of factual proof that Senator John McCain’s was the key “point man” introducing, enacting and enforcing law that removed Dineh-Navajo Families from their reservation on the Black Mesa … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Source The justification for Public Law 93-531 passed by Congress in 1974 was that the Navajo-Hopi land dispute is so serious that 10,000 Navajos near Big Mountain, Arizona, must be relocated, forcibly if necessary. It would be the largest forced relocation of U.S. citizens since the relocation of Japanese-Americans during … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) I received this email from a friend of a friend concerning the official renaming of Squaw Peak in Phoenix to Piestewa Peak . from the email … We have just received word that the U.S. Board on Geographic Names will decide on April 10 whether to keep the derogatory … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Tonight I had the task of euthanizing a bird that had been hit by a car at the age of three months old. His injury prevented him from being released back into the wild, as his wing, even after veterinary care, did not heal with the proper alignment that would … Continued
