( – promoted by navajo) In American society today there is some debate over gender and sexual identities. While there are some who are that there are only genders-male and female-and this should define the natural order of things, there are others who point out the wide variety of sexual orientation. To add to this … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) One of the largest pan-Indian spiritual movements during the past two centuries has been the Native American Church. This is a religious movement which began to emerge among the Indian nations in Oklahoma during the late nineteenth century. In its ceremonies the Native American Church incorporates elements of Christianity with … Continued
Here is the official website for Healing Turtle Island. The video is now up from the Reconciliation Ceremony between the Dutch Collegiate Church and three of the last Lenape tribes that took place in lower Manhattan on November 27, 2009. http://www.healingturtleisland…
( – promoted by navajo) In discussions about American Indians, one of the terms which often comes up is the BIA or Bureau of Indian Affairs. Officially the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Source “Brand new state, Brand new state, gonna treat you great! Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters, Pasture fer the cattle, Spinach and Termayters! Flowers on the prairie where the June bugs zoom, Plen’y of air and plen’y of room, Plen’y of room to swing a rope! Plen’y of … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) While there are more than 500 distinct American Indian cultural traditions in North America, those of the Northern Plains-Montana, the Dakotas, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Wyoming, Nebraska-have most frequently captured the imaginations of the popular media. As a consequence, when many non-Indians think about Indians, the images of the Northern Plains nations … Continued
The extent to which a Nation denies the genocide it has committed is a measure of that Nation’s social conscience. The social conscience of the United States is infected with numerous rationalizations that keep the dark light from shining. Federal and state institutions are named after mass murderers, and the land tells a story of … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) A negotiated settlement has ended the Cobell v Salazar suit involving trust management. As reported in an earlier diary, the case stems from government management of individual Indian lands. At the end of the nineteenth century, Indians were viewed as incompetent and therefore the government managed their lands for them. … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) This documentary examines the roots and legacies of colonization on the indigenous peoples of today, and ways to empower ourselves to rise above it. I am the writer/director, Sean Tambour Marshall, and am Slavey- a part of the Dene First Nations of Arctic Canada. Please check it out and tell … Continued
My name is Lisa I am currently a mental health graduate student working towards my career as a therapist. I am concentrating on how to better work with Native American populations in a culturally sensitive manner. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to discuss with me what a non-Native American counselor should be … Continued
