In 1923 Deskaheh, a Cayuga chief from the Six Nations Reserve in Canada, traveled to Geneva, Switzerland. For more than a year he attempted to present his people’s case to the League of Nations so that the League of Six Nations could receive international recognition as a sovereign state. His mission failed and he returned … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) At the beginning of the European Age of Discovery in the sixteenth century, Europeans knew that all human beings had originally come out of the Garden of Eden and that this Garden of Eden was located at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Iraq. They knew … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) When the subject of slavery in the Americas is discussed, many people assume that this is about the 13 million Africans who were captured, enslaved and transported to the Americas to work on the plantations. Yet the history of slavery in the Americas starts long before this. From the very … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) On a number of occasions during the 18th century, English colonists took Indian leaders-termed as “chiefs” or as “kings”-to England where they would tour the country and meet with English royalty. The purpose of the visits was generally to impress the Indians with the great military, economic, and religious power … 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) Cross posted from Daily Kos and Blue Jersey Diary updated by navajo to include video In lower Manhattan, on what will now be known as Native American Heritage Day, November 27, 2009, in front of the Museum of the American Indian, a historical event centuries in the making occurred as … 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 navajo) However, nowhere does the insensitive misuse of American Indian images, icons, and stereotypical elements appear more brashly than in athletic contests at the public high school level in Oklahoma. Savage Country: American Indian Sports Mascots Part One The tomahawk chop motion, we see that all the time…they get thousands of … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Cross-posted from the Daily Kos. Even though I have a very strong personal opinion based on my position as an anti-war voter, I want to present both Obama’s and Clinton’s policy proposals on Native American issues. I believe that Amnesty International did a lot through its report, United States … Continued
