American Indian Caucus Thursday, July 22nd 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Connect with like-minded folks and talk with others from your community in our identity, issue and regional caucuses. Panel: Neeta Lind aka navajo and T. Lee Lange aka Meteor Blades Please leave a comment if you are attending. Who’s else is going? RSVPs so … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) On April 20, 2010, Chief Yonaguska Holloway of the New Jersey Sand Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians was invited to address the Assembly at the UN. I have been blogging about his case for the past two years. In February of 2009, Chief Holloway filed a lawsuit on … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) In 1877 the United States government informed the Ponca that they were going to be removed from their traditional homelands in Nebraska and reassigned to a reservation in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). The Ponca, a nation which had been at peace with the United States and was considered friendly, were … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Insanity is the key to the teabagger’s “success” stupidity, and if you look at recent history, Some of the nation’s top tea party leaders, are using you. history is merely repeating itself. A People’s History Of The United States. Zinn. p. 62. http://books.google.com/books?… It was one of those moments in … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) During the nineteenth century the United States pursued a policy toward American Indian nations which mandated their removal from their homelands if these homelands were desired by non-Indians. It was not uncommon for this removal to be accomplished through military force and for men, women, children, and elders to be … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) For many Native American nations there are certain geographic places which have special spiritual meanings. These sacred places are often portals to the spirit worlds. For the Apache in Arizona, one of these sacred places is Mount Graham: this place is called Dzil Nchaa Si An (Big Seated Mountain) and … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) In 1830, the United States passed the Indian Removal Act which called for the removal of all Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River. The rationale for removal rather than “civilizing” the Indians in their homelands is explained in one letter to the Cherokee agent: “ An Almighty hand … Continued
Post your links and snippets of news in the comment section. UPDATE: Oke was unable to post our news diary yesterday so we will keep this diary open to collect links for next week, April 25th.
Welcome to News from Native American Netroots, a Sunday evening 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 below. … Continued
Welcome to News from Native American Netroots, a Sunday evening 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 below. … Continued