( – promoted by navajo) Consolidated Indigenous Shadow Report. p. 34. …the continuation and preservation of traditional Native American Religion is ensured only through the performance of ceremonies and rites by tribal members. These ceremonies and rites are often performed on specific sites…These sites may also be based on special geographic features…For most Native American … Continued
Yá’át’tééh Shik’is!, and hello everyone. Since this is my first post here, let me begin by introducing myself. I’m a (mostly) white grandfather with a bit of Mohawk in my background, and I live on the border of the Onondaga Nation in Central New York, USA. I’ve been disabled since 1995, and am a “handyman”, … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) I’m a white teenager from Bucks County, Pennsylvania who is hoping to get involved in the betterment for the Native American community. I joined this forum because it is so hard for me, having no background in the Native American culture, to really grasp where to start learning and understanding … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) …but the Arctic is the scene for a new kind of international gold rush… Arctic a potential conflict zone, Europe warned BRUSSELS, Belgium – European Union leaders will receive a stark warning next week of potential conflict with Russia over energy resources at the North Pole as global warning melts … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Carter Camp gave me his permission to repost his essay entitled “Mass Racial Taunting; America’s Weekend Sport” in the comments of “Stereotypical Elements (that) appear… in Athletic Contests” posted at Native American Netroots. I had mentioned that I wanted to cite the Shadow Report as an introduction, so here’s what … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) (At the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma) Where are the Buffalo? Gone The Great Chief in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land. How can you buy or sell the sky? The warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. Yet we do not … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) At approximately 10:12 p.m. last Tuesday MSNBC covered Native American issues after the presidential debate. “It’s high time we started covering these critical concerns affecting American Indians that are in our own back yard at least as much as we cover what happens across the ocean in other countries,” one … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) If link is still down see here The Consolidated Indigenous Shadow Report mentions “Racially Discriminatory Constitutional Foundations” and “The Denial of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, or any Other Field of Public Life.” I have found a couple videos that I think will clarify … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Red light of evening falls like rain. Rainbow’s my yarn the sky is my loom I will weave sunsets later on. Snow woman, climbing the wind. Blue light of winter fills her baskets. Changing woman, dance on the weather lightening and feather mark her trail Life lovers, splitting the worlds. … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) …human rights violations and an institutionalized racism against indigenous peoples is alive and thriving in the United States… Consolidated Indigenous Shadow Report III. Indian Reservation Apartheid “Apartheid” is certainly a strong word. And certainly, there are recognized tribes in the U.S. that are now achieving certain levels of relative prosperity … Continued
