Thursday May 26, 2011
Let’s Move! in Indian Country at Menominee Nation
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
in Indian Country
KESHENA, WISCONSIN - The Office of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! Initiative and four federal Agencies Wednesday launched Let’s Move! in Indian Country at the Menominee Nation. Let’s Move! in Indian Country is an initiative to support and advance the work that tribal leaders and community members are already doing to improve the health of American Indian and Alaska Native children. Read More »
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Dennis Banks’ Maple Syrup Business Equipment Stolen
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Dennis Banks - Lakota
LEECH LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION - It is almost ironic. Dennis Banks, who has been on the Longest Walk 3 - Reversing Diabetes, fighting to bring awareness to the ill-effects of sugar diabetes among American Indians was burglarized of business equipment that is worth thousands of dollars. Read More »
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POWWOW News
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“Teaching Our Tradition” Powwow Opens the Michigan Outdoor Powwow Season
by Levi Rickert in Native Currents »
Sunny Day
BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN - On a beautiful Michigan Saturday afternoon, hundreds of people attended the “Teaching our Tradition” Powwow in Brighton, Michigan, 50-miles northwest of Detroit for the first outdoor powwow of 2011 held in Michigan. Read More »
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First American Indian Woman Dean of Law School Named
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Stacy Leeds-Cherokee
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS - Stacy L. Leeds, a tribal member of the Cherokee Nation, will become the first American Indian woman to serve as dean of a law school on July 1, 2011 when she assumes the dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law. Read More »
Discussion »
Tahnee Robinson Scores
5 points in WNBA Pre-season Opener Victory
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Conn 101
China 63
Tahnee Robinson - Shoshone
UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT - Tahnee Robinson made her WNBA professional debut in a pre-season exhibition game for the Connecticut Sun Thursday night. Robinson is the first American Indian to play in the WBNA. Read More »
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NFL Player Levi Horn Presents KinLani Bordertown Dormitory with Presidential Award
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
KinLani Award Winners
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA - NFL player Levi Horn of the Chicago Bears with Bureau of Indian Education Director Keith Moore presented the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge to the KinLani Bordertown Dormitory. The KinLani school is a Bureau of Indian Education-funded facility. Read More »
Discussion »
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Hugh Short-Inupiat Eskimo
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - Last Thursday, Hugh Short (Inupiat Eskimo) was named to the Small Business Administration’s Council on Underserved Communities. Of fifteen people named to the Council, he is the sole individual who is Alaska Native. Short believes that Alaska Natives, Native Americans, and Native Hawaiians interests are aligned and will work to represent those voices. Read More »
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15th Annual Vision Quest Conference Set for Wednesday and Thursday
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
May 18-19
WINNEPEG, MANITOBA - Vision Quest 2011 will be held at the Winnipeg Convention Centre on Wednesday, May 18 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and Thursday, May 19 from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.
Vision Quest brings together innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders to discuss and promote Aboriginal business, community and economic development. Read More »
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Chicago Bear Levi Horn and Nike N7 to Announce President’s Active Lifestyle Award
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Kinlani Dorm
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA - Chicago Bear Levi Horn (Northern Cheyenne) will join Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Director Keith Moore in Flagstaff, Arizona on Tuesday to announce the winner of the President’s Active Lifestyle Award. Read More »
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Navajo Nation Presidential Veterans Town Halls To Kick Off May 17
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Navajo Veterans
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - In a commitment to listen to all citizens of the Navajo Nation, President Ben Shelly is kicking off the Shelly-Jim Administration Presidential Veterans Town Halls this week to listen and discuss issues affecting Navajo veterans. Read More »
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“Teaching Our Tradition” Powwow Scheduled for May 21-22
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
May 21 & 22
BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN - The All Nations Veterans Council will host the 4th Annual “Teaching Our Tradition” Powwow this coming weekend - May 21 & 22 - at the Brighton State Recreation Area, approximately 50 miles northwest of Detroit.
“It is one of the most traditional powwows in Michigan,” Read More »
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EPA orders Western Environmental to Stop Noxious Odors on Cabazon Band Indian Reservation
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Health Impacts
SAN FRANCISCO - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered Western Environmental to stop noxious odors coming from its Mecca, California waste handling plant. The plant is located on the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Reservation. Read More »
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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s Golf Course is First Designed by American Indian on Indian Land
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Dedication May 15
MAYETTA, KANSAS - When sports celebrities Notah Begay III, Bill Self and Roy Williams play in a celebrity skins game this Sunday, May 15th, they will kick off a new first. The pros will play the first tournament at the first golf course designed by an American Indian on American Indian land. The new Firekeeper Golf Course is owned and operated by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Read More »
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First Nations Pastor Named VP of World Communion of Reformed Churches
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Pastor Fontaine - Cree
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - “Churches need to step out of the box in unique ways,” said Mary Fontaine, a Presbyterian pastor and member of the Cree Nation from the First Nations in Canada.
Fontaine is the first Indigenous person elected to a senior post in a global organization of Reformed churches. She serves as vice-president of the North American region on the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Read More »
Discussion »
Echo Hawk Conveys Nation’s Gratitude for Fallen Officers
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
The Fallen Honored
ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO - Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk conveyed the nation’s gratitude on Thursday to the families of seven police officers who were being honored at the 20th Annual Indian Country Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service. The ceremony was held at the United States Indian Police Academy in Artesia, New Mexico. Read More »
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Navajo Nation President Shelly Applauds President Obama
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Ben Shelly-Navajo
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - On Monday, the president of the Navajo Nation issued a statement applauding President Obama and the administration for the leadership President Obama exhibited and the concentrated efforts in finding Osama bin Laden. Read More »
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Dedicated to Service: Georgina Roy Leads Kateri Center of Chicago
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
A Spiritual Refuge
CHICAGO - For years, Georgina Roy and her mother, both Ojibwe women living in Chicago, frequented restaurants. Every time they went out to eat, Georgina’s mother ordered a hamburger.
Then one day Read More »
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Special for Earth Day
Protect Tribal Children and Communities from Coal’s Toxic Mercury Pollution
Special Guest to the Native News Network
by Lee Sprague in Native Currents »
Mercury Pollution Threat
Six years ago, my Tribe, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, along with many others, won a struggle to stop the construction of a new Tondu coal-fired power plant in Manistee, Michigan. This coal-plant threatened to harm our peoples through emissions of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas as well as mercury, lead, and other toxic air emissions that would have had a disproportionate impact on the health and welfare of our peoples, compared to others living elsewhere in Michigan. Read More »
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Navajo Nation Township is First Tribal Community to Adopt Green Construction Code
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Navajo Nation
SAN FRANCISCO - Located in northern Arizona - in the midst of the Navajo Nation - sits the small township of Kayenta. It is home to 5,000.
Kayneta also has the distinction of being the first American Indian tribal community in the United States to adopt the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). Read More »
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Tahnee Robinson becomes First American Indian Drafted into the WNBA
by Steve Mohan in Native Currents »
Tahnee Robinson - Shoshone
BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT - When Tahnee Robinson was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury and then traded to the Connecticut Sun for a 3rd round pick she became the first American Indian drafted in the WNBA draft. She also signed a two year contract with Nike to be apart of their Air Native N7 campaign that started in 2007. Read More »
Discussion »
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Still Shrinking
MINNEAPOLIS - On a percentage basis, giving benefiting American Indians has declined during the past ten years, according the “Foundation Funding for Native American Issues and Peoples” report just released by the Native Americans in Philanthropy.
The numbers are shockingly dismally small and still shrinking. Read More »
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American Indians Play Major Role at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Indian Arts Showcase
FORT UNION, NORTH DAKOTA - On what were the traditional homelands of the Assiniboine sits the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. It is featured this week as part of the “Experience America’s Best Idea National Park Getaways.” Read More »
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Government Cannot Solve All Our Problems Declares Navajo Nation President
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
President Ben Shelly
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - “Government cannot solve all our problems; it can only help create a better quality of life,” declared President Ben Shelly in the State of the Nation Address to the 22nd Navajo Nation Council at the Council’s Chambers on Monday Read More »
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Stimulus Dollars Make Bode’wadmi Trail Houses Possible for Gun Lake Tribe
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
New Houses
WAYLAND TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN - Money received from a Native American Housing Block Grant, which was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was used to build nine homes along Bode’wadmi Trail for the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians. Read More »
Discussion »
How could this happen to so many children?
by Mark Trahant in Native Currents »
Mark Trahant
Shoshone-Bannock
ST. MICHAEL, ALASKA - It’s trite to write that winter days are short this far north. And it is remarkable watching the sun skate through the sky in such a hurry to disappear. But more than the sun’s pace, it’s the angle that makes a December visit this close to the Arctic Circle so amazing. The rays from the low horizon create stark shadows, an almost frightening mix of light and dark Read More »
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Ten Native Students Chosen to be 2011 Udall Scholars
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
10 Future Leaders
TUCSON, ARIZONA - Ten American Indian or Alaska Native students have been selected as 2011 Udall Scholars by the Udall Foundation.
Each scholarship provides up to $5,000 for the Scholar’s junior or senior year. Five of the students intend to pursue careers in tribal public policy and the remaining five in the health care field. Read More »
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First Lady Michelle Obama Asks for Military Support Through New Program: Joining Forces
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON, DC - In an email to Native News Network editor, Levi Rickert, First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday afternoon asked all Americans to support those serving in the United States military by joining her in a new campaign called Joining Forces. Read More »
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Twelve Native Students Named Udall Interns
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
12 Future Leaders
TUCSON, ARIZONA- Twelve American Indian students from twelve different tribes were named 2011 Native American Congressional Interns by the Udall Foundation.
The ten-week internship is an intensive program that will take place this summer. Read More »
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Eve’s Fund For Native America Health Initiatives to Host Children’s Books Authors
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents
Donation of Over 500 Books
SHIPROCK, NEW MEXICO - The Eve’s Fund for Native America Health Initiatives, in partnership with the Health Promotions Department of the Four Corners Regional Health Center in Red Mesa, Arizona, will host mega selling and beloved children’s authors Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, who will participate in an event celebrating the re-opening of the Mesa Elementary School library.
The library was destroyed in a fire on September 12, 2010. Read More »
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These Are the Things that Worry Me
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Revered Elder
PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION - Wise American Indian elders have the skill to teach as they speak. Their wisdom comes through their long lives of observing, listening and then speaking. Read More »
Discussion »
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Read More »“I believe NIGA should progressively work with tribal and state regulatory agencies to improve the ability of our Native vendors to obtain work and contracts with our Indian casinos for the purpose of putting our Native vendors to work,”
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Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation to Host Author Paul Tough
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Preparing for College
LAME DEER, MONTANA - The Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation’s Promise Neighborhoods program will host a community forum with special guest, Paul Tough, author of “Whatever it Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America.” Read More »
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Early Childhood Development is Emphasis of Kellogg Foundation Grant
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Wakanyeja “Sacred Little Ones”
DENVER - The American Indian College Fund will oversee a $5,000,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, based in Battle Creek, Michigan. The grant will fund the establishment of four childhood development centers to be located at tribal colleges and universities.
The program, titled Wakanyeja “Sacred Little Ones” Early Childhood Development Initiative, will Read More »
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Challenges Faced By Chicago American Indians
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
We’re the conscience of the community
CHICAGO - Two-thirds of American Indians who live in the United States live in urban centers, such as Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Minneapolis, among others.
In Chicago, American Indian presence is often overlooked. If there Read More »
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Things are Three Times Worse for Indians Living in Chicago
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Chicago Conference
CHICAGO - Eighty-six year old, Susan Kelly Power, tribal member of the Yaktaonai Dakota from Standing Rock, South Dakota is a respected American Indian elder who has lived in Chicago since 1942.
She is the only surviving member of the original founding members of the Chicago American Indian Center Read More »
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Book Review
Editor’s Note: Last week, Native News Network published a book review of Calvin Helin’s first book, “Dances with Dependency: Out of Poverty Through Self-Reliance.” This week we are pleased to review “The Economic Dependency Trap: Breaking Free to Self-Reliance.” A member of the Tsimshian Nation, Helin seeks to inspire indigenous people of the Americas and others to reach beyond dependency on government to self’sufficiency.
Love Many - Trust Few and Always, Always Paddle Your Own Canoe
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
The Book is for Everyone
I must admit, the book cover for Calvin Helin’s “The Economic Dependency Trap: Breaking Free to Self-Reliance” with a dollar bill with the word “free” on a mouse trap caught my attention. Then as I determined the theme of the book, I was trapped.
In his latest book, Helin poses the question: how would an Olympic gold medal be valued if it were simply given to a recipient without having to work for it? Read More »
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ACLU Files a Lawsuit on Behalf of Native Student Suspended Due to Hair Length
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
“Seth deserves to know that he can go to school without fear of discrimination by school administrators,”
NEW ORLEANS - The ACLU of Louisiana has filed suit on behalf of Seth Chaisson, a tribal member of the United Houma Nations, who was suspended for the length of his hair even though he informed school authorities that he was growing it in accordance with his cultural and religious beliefs Read More »
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Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly to Testify at Tribal Energy Hearing on Capitol Hill
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Indian leaders to Testify
WASHINGTON DC - Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly will join five other Indian leaders to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs on Today. Joining President Shelly is: Read More »
Discussion »
Emotions Are Heated in LA by Mishandling of Indian Remains:
Protests are Being Planned
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
“One culture is celebrating, while another culture is being destroyed.”
LOS ANGELES - The Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians will host protests on April 9 at a $1,000-plate dinner opening of the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Museum and again on April 16 when the museum opens. The featured guest for the April 9 gala is “Desperate Housewives’” Eva Longoria. Read More »
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700 Possible Indian Children Remains Cause Concern for Tribal Officials
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Buried on abandoned property
SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE - The reports that there may be as many as 700 sets of remains of American Indian children, who died while enrolled at the Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial School, buried on abandoned property are of great concern to tribal officials of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan. The tribe is based in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Read More »
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Arizona State University Appoints Diane Humeweta
To Advise President on Indian Affairs
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
American Indian Affairs
TEMPLE, ARIZONA - Diane Humetewa, a tribal member of the Hopi Tribe, has been named special advisor to the President for American Indian Affairs at Arizona State University.
Humetewa is a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona. She was the first American Indian female in history to be appointed a U.S. Attorney Read More »
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Putting a Big “D” in the Word Diversity to Include American Indians
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Tony Hayes - Saponi
RALEIGH - Tony Hayes, the chief executive officer of the North Carolina Indian Economic Development Initiative, has a goal to increase the number of American Indians doing business in North Carolina.
His busy days may include meeting with state lawmakers or American Indian business owners. In order to make an impact Read More »
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American Indian College Fund Announces $100,000 Endowment for Native Nursing Students
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
$100,000 Fund
DENVER - The American Indian College Fund announced on Tuesday the establishment of $100,000 endowment fund to provide annual scholarships each spring to Native nursing students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing program at Salish Kootenai Tribal College in Pablo, Montana. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian Author Louise Erdrich Chosen Mentor by First Lady Michelle Obama
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Author Louise Erdrich
WASHINGTON DC - Award-winning author, Louise Erdrich has been chosen by First Lady Michelle Obama to participate in a women mentor program. The March 30th special event is part of Women’s History Month at the White House.
Erdrich, who is a tribal member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, has authored many books, including Read More »
Discussion »
Chicago Conference to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Groundbreaking Conference
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Donald Fixico - Shawnee
Arizona State University Professor Fixico to be Keynoter
CHICAGO - The School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago will host a one-day conference this Saturday called “American Indian Urban Families and Communities.” Read More »
Discussion »
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Indian Remains - Google Earth
LOS ANGELES - Last Thursday, the National Park Service sent a letter to Los Angeles County officials informing the county, it must settle the issue of unearthed American Indian remains during the construction of a newly constructed Los Angles museum before it will release grant funds earmarked for the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Museum. The amount on hold is $104,000. Read More »
Discussion »
Book Review
Dances with Dependency Provides Food for Thought
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Dances with Dependency: Out of Poverty through Self-Reliance
The 2008 world-wide economic crisis taught us there are no quick solutions to economic issues. Even with the economic stimulus plan in the United States that included a provision to create jobs, there are still far too many people unemployed.
American Indians in the United States and Aboriginals in Canada have a long history of high unemployment. Some reserves report unemployment rates that sometimes hit 70 percent. Read More »
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“Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day”
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Community Potluck
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - The Native American Veterans Association of Southeastern Michigan, Inc. is hosting a Community Potluck Feast in Recognition of the day in 1973 when US troops withdrew from Vietnam under the terms of the Treaty of Paris. Read More »
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President Obama Signs New Mexico Disaster Declaration
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
President orders aid
WASHINGTON, DC - President Barak Obama on Thursday declared a major disaster exists in a portion of New Mexico that was hit by a severe winter storm and extreme cold temperatures during the period of February 1 - 5. Read More »
Discussion »
New $1 Coin Depicts Treaty Between Wampanoag Tribe and Plymouth Settlers
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
New Wampanoag Treaty Dollar
PLYMOUTH, MASSECHUSETTS - The United States Mint will unveil its newest $1 coin today at 10:00 am EDT at the Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center on Plymouth Plantation.
The design’s theme is “Supreme Sachem Ousamequin, Massasoit of the Great Wampanoag Nation Creates Alliance with Settlers at Plymouth Bay (1621).” Read More »
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“Be Great & Graduate” is Motto of Gallup Boys & Girls Clubs
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Tseyaaniithi
GALLUP, NEW MEXICO - Even though it is Boys & Girls Clubs Week, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Gallup has little time to celebrate it - because it is also the week the students are taking the standardized test at school. So, the Gallup organization has the tasks of ensuring students get to school and encouraging them to do well on the test. Read More »
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His Long Hair Cuts Short His Education: Louisiana Native Discovers
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Honor their Spirituality
DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUISIANA - Seth Chaisson’s decision to honor his American Indian heritage and spirituality by growing his hair longer has cut short his education - at least for the time being.
Many American Indians grow their hair long as a means to honor their spirituality. They only cut the hair at a time of mourning. Read More »
Discussion »
Gun Lake Casino Hires an Additional 200 Employees:
Nearby Businesses Report Increased Business
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Employment Grows
WAYLAND, MICHIGAN - The Tribal Council of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, announced the hiring of 200 additional team members at its Gun Lake Casino, which sits halfway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Michigan. Read More »
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Stage Review
“The Frybread Queen” Reinterpreting Mythology
by Monica Whitepigeon, Reporter in Native Currents »
Playing thru March 27
Los Angeles, California - For years, Native Americans have been in the process of reintroducing themselves to the rest of the America. So much fantasy and mystery has become a part of our definition, while this can be agitating at times to Natives, it is not something that we should completely dismiss. Interacting with spirits to overcome tribal obstacles can be seen throughout Native mythology. In “The Frybread Queen,” playwright Carolyn Dunn takes this ideology and puts it into contemporary times with contemporary Natives. Read More »
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Time to Give Back: American Indian Artists Agree
by Native News Network staff in Native Currents »
Donated Bronze Sculpture
GALLUP, NEW MEXICO - After watching the television news coverage about the catastrophic events that happened in Japan - the earthquake, tsunami and explosions at a nuclear plant - Raymond Yazzie, 52, Navajo jewelry maker said he knew he had to do something to help the people in Japan.
He called his two close friends - forty-two year old Lyndon Tsosie and thirty-seven year old Darryl Dean Begay - and invited them to meet with him to discuss what they could do to help those in need in Japan. Read More »
Discussion »
Boys & Girls Clubs in Native America Provide Diabetes Programs
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Longest Walk 3 »
140,000 Native Youth Reached
FORT DEFIANCE, ARIZONA - Riding through Ft. Defiance and seeing graffiti sprayed painted on abandoned beige houses suggest gangs are present on the Navajo Nation. A short distance away sits the new Diné Youth Center, which houses the Office of Youth Development. Read More »
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American Indian Artists Working to Help Japanese Victims
by Native News Network staff in Native Currents »
Artists Extend Support
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - An independent group of American Indian artisans is seeking assistance in order to provide help to Japan, which was hit by one of the world’s worst recorded earthquakes that registered 8.9 on the Richter scale; the subsequent tsunami; and explosions and fires at a nuclear plant. Read More »
Discussion »
Book Review
Some Things Remain a Mystery: The Killing of Crazy Horse
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Some things in life remain a mystery. We never ever truly know the complete facts surrounding some historical events. We rely on written accounts and oral accounts to formulate history. Even then some things remain a mystery. Read More »
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Sunday is 5th Annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
by Native News Network staff in Native Currents »
Raising awareness of HIV/AIDS
WASHINGTON, DC - Sunday is the fifth annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is a day to educate and encourage American Indians and Alaska Natives to take action to stop the spread of the disease. Read More »
Discussion »
Blackfeet Warrior Society Veterans Carry Flags at Arlington National Cemetery for WWI Last Survivor
by Native News Network staff in Native Currents »
WWI Vet dies at 110
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - Members of the Blackfeet Warrior Society participated at the funeral on Tuesday of Frank Woodruff Buckles, who was the last remaining living American veteran of World War I. Buckles died at the age of 110 on February 27. Read More »
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American Indian-Owned Businesses: Potential is Still Unrealized
by Native News Network staff in Native Currents »
Donald Chapman - Mohegan
The U.S. Census Bureau released its Survey of Business Owners data for American Indian-Owned Businesses and Alaska Native-Owned Businesses. The information paints a picture of how American Indian businesses influence the growth of the US economy, the states and select city economies across the country.
What’s most important to know about these latest economic figures: Read More »
Discussion »
Movie Review
Impressions of Reel Injuns by Real Indians
by Monica Whitepigeon, Reporter in Native Currents »
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian is not a heart-wrenching documentary of the tragedy of American Indians in cinema. Instead, the film focuses on the wonder into what truly defines American Indians, even though it’s still a mystery to many Natives. Read More »
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Cal State Long Beach Pow Wow Promises to be Southern California’s Biggest
by Native News Network staff in Native Currents »
Long Beach Pow Wow
California State University, Long Beach’s 41st annual Pow Wow, an American Indian social celebration, returns to the campus’ central quad this Saturday and Sunday, March 12 - 13, 2011. Claiming to be the largest spring event of its kind in Southern California, Read More »
Discussion »
Seminole Tribe of Florida to be Honored by Riverwalk Trust
by Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
Tribe Honored March 10
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - The Seminole Tribe of Florida is to be honored by the Riverwalk Trust for its role in the growth and development of Riverwalk Park and the City of Fort Lauderdale at the Riverwalk Trust Tribute Read More »
Sam Deloria Set to be Keynoter at Native American Critical Issues Conference in Michigan
by Native News Network staff in Native Currents »
Sam Deloria
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - Sam Deloria, the former director of the American Indian Law Center, will be the keynote speaker at the Michigan Indian Education Council’s Native American Critical Issues Conference at the Marriott East Lansing at University Place in East Lansing, Michigan.
The conference begins on Thursday, March 9 and concludes by mid-afternoon Saturday, March 11. Read More »
Discussion »
Navajo Nation Mourns Loss of Code Talker:
Marine Cpl. Joe Antonio Silversmith, 86
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Joe Antonio Silversmith
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - President Ben Shelly, Navajo Nation, ordered the Navajo Nation flag to be flown at half-mast from March 2 to March 5 in honor of Navajo Code Talker Joe Antonio Silversmith, who passed away at his home in Coolidge, New Mexico on Monday. His funeral will be held on Saturday, March 5 at the Thoreau Baptist Church in Thoreau, New Mexico.
One of his daughter’s, Raedean Yazzie, who is married to Navajo Council Delegate Edmund Yazzie, issued a joint statement with her husband: Read More »
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White House Announces:
Tribal Nations Summit Follow Up Meeting
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Summit Follow Up Today
WASHINGTON, DC - The White House announced a follow up meeting today between tribal leaders and federal agencies following the National Congress of American Indians(NCAI) Executive Council Winter Session in Washington, DC.
The White House states: Read More »
Discussion »
Continuing the Fight for Tribal Justice and Safety
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
National Congress of
American Indians
WASHINGTON, DC - On Monday, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) recognized Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli for his commitment to tribal justice and safety. He was awarded the Governmental Leadership Award at the 13th Annual NCAI Leadership Awards Ceremony.
The NCAI is in session this week in Washington, DC for its Executive Council Winter Session. Read More »
Discussion »
Indigital: Reflections of a Tribal Community
Opens Saturday at Ziibiwing Center
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
ISABELLA INDIAN RESERVATION - The Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Cultural & Lifeways newest exhibit will open this Saturday, March 5 and run through October 1, 2011. The Ziibiwing Center is owned and operated by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan and is located at 6650 East Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
The new exhibit is free and open to the public on Saturday, March 5 only. Read More »
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NCAI Tribal Nations Legislative Session Summit This Upcoming Week in Washington DC
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Kimberly Teehee, Sr Policy Advisor
for Native American Affairs
WASHINGTON, DC - Tribal leaders from all parts of the United States will converge on the nation’s capital for the National Congress of American Indians Tribal Nations Legislative Summit is due to kick-off on Monday at the Westin Hotel in Washington, DC. Read More »
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Navajo Opens Doors at
White House
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Thirty-one year old Charles Galbraith, enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was appointed Associate Director of the Office of Engagement in the White House. In his role, Galbraith serves as the door keeper for Indian Country to the White House.
Even at his young age, Galbraith has had experience in governmental work. Read More »
The Long Wait is Over
Gun Lake Casino Now Open
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
10 Years
Tribal officials’ persistence paid off. When Gun Lake Casino opened on February 10, it did so at capacity crowds. During its first weekend of operation, casino management monitored traffic flow with the local law enforcement officials to ensure public safety. Read More »
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Obama Nominates American Indian to Federal Bench
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Arvo Mikkanen, nominee to federal bench
President Obama nominated Assistant U.S. Attorney Arvo Mikkanen, an enrolled member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and his law degree from Yale Law School.
Currently, there are 875 federal judgeships and with the U.S. Senate’s confirmation, Mikkanen will become the only American Indian to sit on the federal bench. He will be only the third American Indian to serve. The other two were; Frank Seay, nominated by President Carter in 1979, and Billy Burrage, nominated by President Clinton Read More »
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American Indian Unemployment in 2010
by Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
First-In First-Out
A recently released study by the non-partisan think tank Economic Policy Institute, based in Washington, DC, paints a valid argument that bears out the unemployment rate for American Indians is disproportionately higher than Caucasian Americans. Read More »
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