Native American Persecution Continues

Native American Persecution Continues From a boots-on-the-ground source, I have learned that authorities are confiscating animals that are a primary food source for Native Americans in Big Mountain/Black Mountain...

Native American Circle Gardens

"Indian Circle Garden" Potomac Overlook Park On a quiet morning, I walked along the farm road to a special place surrounded by woodlands and nature trails near the Potomac River where Donaldson Run and Marcy Creek...

Native Americans on warpath – call for deportation of non Indians

Chief Standing Wolf issues fatwa. It had to happen. Push enough buttons and truth will prevail. Native Americans are pushing back against white man’s laws imposed under the arbitrary statehood of Arizona....

Senator Sam Brownback reads apology to American Indians

Apology Acknowledges Years Of Wrongdoing By U.S. Government Toward American Indians United States Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) read a congressional resolution on Wednesday apologizing for "ill-conceived...

Real Lessons from Darwin

In "Darwin's Deadly Legacy," the author argues that evolution was the reason for the genocides and demicides of 20th century. Nothing can be further from the truth.Anyone who has actual understanding of evolution knows that evolution is based on mutation, and that differences...

Good Fox and Tamez: Palestine and Indian country

By Brenda Norrell Julia Good Fox, Pawnee, describes the parallels between the ongoing genocide in Palestine, carried out by Israel with US support, and the genocide of Native Americans by the colonizers of the US. Good Fox describes the theft of land by the invaders, human...

Few Blacks and Minorities in Obama Administration

OK, So the American people seem to be happy with Barack Obama. Hey, But call me politically incorrect, "I'm still concerned that Barack Obama has failed to reach the bar created by Bill Clinton who promised to change the government's complexion. Bill Clinton appointed blacks...

Underreported Struggles for May 2008

A land reclamation in Colombia, an historic gathering Brazil, and two massive lawsuits filed by Indigenous Nations in Canada highlight this month’s roundup of Underreported Struggles. The Permanent People’s...

Native activists release map of new nation Lakota

"Lakota Oyate, a Native American activist group that just a couple of weeks ago declared the sovereignty of Lakota Sioux land in the north-central U.S., has issued a map outlining the newly free and independent nation of Lakota. It's shown below, click on image for a...

The Catawba Indians -- Rocky Path to Success

Almost everyone who has taken Interstate 95 to Florida has driven through North and South Carolina -- the old Catawba Indian territory. The town of Santee, South Carolina lies halfway through the state and marks...

Nike Designs Shoe For Native Americans

For the first time, Nike has created a shoe designed for a specific ethnic group. According to the shoe maker, the Native American foot has a unique shape and size. From the article: Nike said it is the...

What happened at the Little Bighorn?: Archeological technology sheds light

Modern archeological technology has joined forces with military science to shed new light on the Battle of the Little Bighorn. No U.S. cavalrymen survived at Custer's Last Battle in southern Montana on June 25,...

VerseDay: Strike Straight

"In this week's poetry thread, I'd like to acknowledge pieces written by Americans of color, including African-Americans, Latinos, native peoples, etc., specifically (shorter) works capturing some aspect of life in America as perceived from the vantage point of a...

CU and the Churchill Affair: how did this happen in the first place?

"The wait is over and the inevitable has happened: the University of Colorado yesterday formally dismissed Professor Ward Churchill. If Churchill is guilty of academic dishonesty, then he needed to go. However, it's a huge mistake to see the Churchill case exclusively in...

Judge: S. Dakota City Discriminated Against Indian Voters

Native Americans in South Dakota won a four-year-old legal battle this week when a federal court ruled that the city of Martin violated the Voting Rights Act and discriminated against American Indian voters.

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