Please feel free to list any websites you know of that might interest other members! A few I can recommend:
http://choctawnation.com My own's nation's site. A good overview, with resources for Choctaws and maybe some interesting details for members of other nations?
http://kstrom.net/isk/mainmenu.html Herbal information, recipes, native astronomy, etc. Fun stuff.
http://tlc.wtp.net/na_web_links.htm A good index of native sites.
I am uncertain about all the DNA testing is about -- but perhaps that's just because I am certain I am indian! It might be useful to someone else though.
They also discuss powwow etiquette for those who have never been to a powwow before and wish to have a clue about what might be considered "offensive." Useful thing for those who are not indian or were not raised indian.
http://www.powwow-power.com/powwows.shtm
I hope you like it,
Tasha
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http://www.iroquois.net/
On this matter, I would be severely remiss if I did not mention Barbara Mann's numerous books on Iroqouis culture and history which include:
Iroquoian Women: the Gantowisas -- a look at the traditional role of Iroqouian women.
Debating Democracy (with Bruce Johansen) --this is about the struggles people have had when putting forth the idea that the US constitution borrowed heavily from Iroqouian law.
George Washington's War On Native America -- I think the title explains it all. It is an eye opener for those who were not raised with the oral traditions siting George Washington's slaughter and intentional war on native americans, in general, and the Iroqouis in specifics.
Native Americas, Archeologists and the Mounds -- This one clues people into the struggles of Ohio native have had in precuring safety for the Mounds in Newark, Ohio. Those mounds are currently underneath an exclusive golf course, although they are supposed to be held in trust as public property by the Ohio Historical Society!
Encyclopedia of the Haudenosaunee (Iroqouis Confederacy) -- also with Bruse Johansen -- exactly what it sounds like folks!
Native American Speakers of the Eastern Woodlands: Selected Speeches and Critical Analyses -- also self explanatory.
Hmm, these books are expensive to buy but you can find them on Amazon.com or you can request them from your library. They are academic in nature -- so know that it is not a pleasure read although I have never found them too difficult to get through.
Tasha
He had numerous tribal legends in it from the NE woodland nations.... and had many humorous ones as well. It was a childrens book and it had childrens activities etc... I used it once when I did a 'presentation' at my childrens school on AmerIndians....(bad move) I thought it would make things better ther for them... it only made it worse then they really started getting hassled about being different. Anyways I digress it is an excellent book and 'resource' manual for those whom are working with children.
http://www.avcnet.org/ne-do-ba/r_teachr.html
http://www.nativemetiswomenscouncil.com/About_Us.html
I am a member.... that is where I got the WEWIN article . I think you can subscribe to be on the mail list for free even if you are not a member
Ok it is for real a friend of mine emailed me the link I thought it was a joke I almost fell off my chair... But nope they are for real.... Not to sure I like the title I am still debating weather I want to join or not... Somehow the title 'skin' rubs me the wrong way... But it is a AmerIndian owned and operated site.. But can not give an feedback on the site, I may get myself a membership for my birthday...
Happy birthday to me
It is a site called Wisdon Keeper, Inc. Their mission is "Creating opportunities to learn about indigenous cultures from indigenous peoples ... Creating opportunities for indigenous cultures to preserve their past and improve their present for a stronger tomorrow."
There site is:
http://www.wisdomkeepers.org/index.html
Tell me what you think!
Tasha
Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing
Toward a Native American Critical Theory
Disrupting Savagism: Intersecting Chicana/o, Mexican Immigrant, and Native American Struggles for Self-Representation - Book Review
The future of Native American literature: a conversation with John E. Smelcer - Interview
Finding a place for David Cusick in Native American literary history - Critical Essay
Tasha
An interesting site regarding oral traditions. I would recommend it to you all.
Tasha
Welcome to the Tree of Peace Society!
As an organization based on the principles of universal peace, the Tree of Peace Society emphasizes individual responsibility for one’s actions, a deep personal relationship with the natural world, and the acknowledgement that all living things are blessings from the creator to be treated with sensitivity and respect.
With this in mind, we hope that your visit will allow you to recognize and/or extend your responsibility to the natural world and a peaceful existence as one of the Creator's finest creations.
Established in 1984 and incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 1992, the Tree of Peace Society office is located on the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation in Hogansburg, New York which borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario Canada along the St. Lawrence River.
The Tree of Peace Learning Center, which is an on-going project awaiting completion, is one hour away from Akwesasne, in a town called Rossie near the Thousand Islands at Alexandria Bay. With continued support and volunteerism, the Learning Center should be well established by 2006 with many more exciting interactive environmental and cultural education programs as well as an office on-site.
October 25, 2005
I think this is a great site but go there and see what you think.
Tasha
Links to info about many nations, all set up by that particular nations. Everything is listed alphabetically. So finding the info you desire is pretty simple.
Tasha
Our mission is to create awareness and support for Native environmental issues and to develop needed financial and political resources for the survival of sustainable Native communities. Honor the Earth develops these resources by using music, the arts, the media, and Indigenous wisdom to ask people to recognize our joint dependency on the Earth and be a voice for those not heard.
A Haudenosaunee Language Resource Homepage with links for all six nations.
http://www.seventhgeneration.com/site/pp.asp?c=coIHKTMHF&b=83249
This link is to a company called Seventh Generation. Here is what they say about themselves:
Seventh Generation is the nation's leading brand of non-toxic and environmentally safe household products. With distribution in thousands of natural product and grocery stores nationwide, we've become the authority when it comes to products that protect your health and the planet. We've also won over 15 major awards that recognize our efforts to preserve the environment.
We derive our name from the Iroquois belief that "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." Every time you use a Seventh Generation product you are making a difference by saving natural resources, reducing pollution, keeping toxic chemicals out of the environment and making the world a safer place for this and the next seven generations.
Here is a bit about them:
The Seventh Generation Fund is an Indigenous non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and maintaining the uniqueness of Native peoples throughout the Americas. We offer an integrated program of advocacy, small grants, training and technical assistance, media experience and fiscal management, lending our support and extensive expertise to Indigenous grassroots communities.
Our organization derives its name from a precept of the Great Law of
Peace of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy) which
mandates that chiefs consider the impact of their decisions on the
seventh generation yet to come. Learn about us, the programs and
services we provide, our grantmaking guidelines and giving
philosophies, upcoming events, on line publications and so much more!
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312452/default.htm
Tasha
New Age Frauds and Plastic Shamans -- helping to wipe out misappropriation of native cultures.
Tasha
Here is another one I'll bet most of you know about but just in case you don't:
www.nwf.org
National Wildlife Federation inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.
We have been working to protect America's wildlife since 1936.
We represent the power and commitment of four million members and supporters joined by affiliated wildlife organizations in 47 states and territories.
We channel the energy of thousands of volunteers from all walks of life to take action because they care about wildlife.
We unite Americans in their shared value of wildlife conservation.
Tasha
An End to Intolerance. Discussing the AMerican Holocaust and Genocide of native american people.
Tasha
A site dedicated to bring about awareness of the origins of the word "redskin" and its desire to eradicate it from our country's vocabulary.
Tasha
An interesting site that discusses repatriation issues.
Tasha
What they say about themselves:
Turtletown, Tennessee is a little town way back in the woods in eastern Tennessee. It is near
other towns like Etowah, Ducktown, Tellico, Ooltewah, Notchy Creek, Tomatla and Tallassee. It might become apparant from the names of the towns that there may be a bit of native heritage tied to such an area, and such is the case in this tiny corner of Tennessee. Once called the Overhills Settlements, this area was in the very heart of the Cherokee old lands. In fact, as the boundaries shrank, this one area became a stronghold of the Cherokee people.
Much of the information on this website has to do with Cherokee people and their history. History isn't always pretty, but we need to know it to avoid the pitfalls of the past....to forge a better future. We have to take our history as we find it, examine and analyze it carefully, compare it with other versions of the events and then come up with our own ideas as to what really happened, what transpired. It is in that sense that history remains alive, spurring controversy long after the event has expired and it's final course has been completed. History can bring people together, cause them to talk and think, pass ideas and opinions and formulate new approaches to old problems....if it is available and preserved.
Turtletown.org tries to present historical data without political comment, preferring to present it and allow you the freedom to draw your own conclusions. Our archives are not large, in fact they are diminuitive, but we certainly do hope that the little bit we have is an assistance to those seeking information about the Cherokees, the Turtletown area and the history of the same.
If you have an active interest in Cherokee history and wish to participate in the Turtletown Experiment by donating scans of documents for display on the net, please contact us so we can arrange it.
http://www.firstpeople.us/index.html
With many portions from clip art to actual native artists, to quotes and a section on treaties, as well as some legends.
Tasha
Resources for understanding current debates about legal status of indigenous art, music, folklore, biological knowledge and sacred places.
Welcome to the Indigenous Women's Reproductive Rights and Pro-Choice Page. The purpose of this page is to provide information concerning Indigenous women's reproductive health and their perspectives on pro-choice issues.
Throughout history, Indigenous women have interacted with other Indigenous women through various women's societies. Traditionally, the matters pertaining to women were the business of women. All decisions concerning her reproductive health were left up to a woman as an individual; her decision was respected, and was final. Oftentimes an Indigenous women would turn to other women within her society for advice, mentoring, and assistance concerning reproductive health.
With the imposition of colonization and Christianity, foreign values, belief systems, and practices were forced upon our communities. Within those foreign systems, decisions pertaining to reproductive health were made by the Church with little regard to individual rights. Traditionally, reproductive health issues were decisions made by the individual, and were not thrusted into the political arena for any kind of scrutinization. The core of decision-making for Indigenous women is between her and the Great Spirit.
Within traditional societies and languages, there is no word that equals abortion. The word itself is very harsh and impersonal. When speaking to traditional elders knowledgeable about reproductive health matters, repeatedly they would refer to a women knowing which herbs and methods to use "to make her period come." This was seen as a woman taking care of herself and doing what was necessary. Oftentimes women would turn to the women within her society that were the keepers of those herbs, medicines, and techniques for assistance.
An interesting site I stumbled upon looking for pre-contact maps of US and Native territories.
Check it out and let me know what you think. It focuses on loss of indigenous languages due to contact.
Tasha
Native languages in the United States are in the throes of a prolonged and deadly crisis. For the past 400 years, Native Peoples and their languages have been steadily and undeniably disappearing. Though the historical fate of Native Peoples has been reluctantly acknowledged, less is publicly known about the associated fate of their languages.
In recent years, this expanding crisis has reached a deadly climax. Of the many hundreds of languages spoken in North America before the arrival of Euro-American colonizers, only a handful, perhaps a dozen, can be considered viable enough today to survive.
The map below illustrates how Euro-American settlement between 1600 and today displaced Native Peoples and eradicated their languages. The map reveals how deliberate American policies and tactics resulted in nothing less than the linguistic cleansing of the native nations from the land that became the United States.
Tasha
The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC)
The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center's mission is to stop the spread of HIV and related diseases among American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, and to improve the quality of life for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Here is a site detailing why native people are rabidly against the usage of "indian logos. " Ms. Munson (the author of this article) responds lucidly to the following statements (and more) often thrown at native people about the subject:
We are honoring Indians; you should feel honored.
Why is an attractive depiction of an Indian warrior just as offensive as an ugly caricature?
Aren't you proud of your warriors?
What if we drop derogatory comments and clip art and adopt pieces of REAL Indian culturally significant ceremony, like Pow-Wows and sacred songs?
This logo issue is just about political correctness.
Tasha
The Crucible of American Indian Identity
Native Tradition versus Colonial Imposition
in Postconquest North America
By Ward Churchillhttp://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/jan98ward.htm
I had thought that I had placed this up here somewhere, but I cannot locate it so, I thought maybe I had just WANTED to place this article up for you all to read it. Churchill covers matters of "blood quantum" and traditional native responses to it.
Tasha
http://www.ibsgwatch.imagedjinn.com/index.htm
Mission Statement The Indian Burial and Sacred Grounds Watch web site exists as a tool for purveying and disseminating news on relevant issues which may appear on the internet and email lists. Its purpose is not to duplicate the efforts of others but hopefully to assist in the directing of individuals to items of interest. As many preservation efforts call for petition, letter and phone campaigns, the Indian burial and Sacred Grounds Watch web site has compiled a number of links to state and federal representatives, and other pertinent, potential contacts as an aid to individuals who would wish to pursue activism. For those who wish to be better informed, there is also a compilation of links and online material which may help educate in awareness as to the laws which effect relevant issues. Believing that there may be many who wish to involve themselves in activism, yet may be unsure about their ability to help, it's hoped that this web site may ultimately provide some basic assistance. If the Indian Burial and Sacred Grounds Watch web site proves helpful to even a single individual or preservation effort, then its purpose is served.
http://www.nativevillage.org
"NATIVE VILLAGE website was created for youth, educators, families, and friends who wish to celebrate the rich, diverse cultures of The Americas' First Peoples. Each week we offer readers a current events publication: NATIVE VILLAGE Youth and Education News or NATIVE VILLAGE Opportunities and Websites."
Present Matriarchal Societies - North America and Oceania
Dr. Barbara Alice Mann, Bear Clan of the Ohio Seneca, Iroquois (USA)
"They Are the Soul of the Councils."
The Iroquoian Model of Woman-Power
Woman-power may be a new cultural idea among Europeans and their descendants,
but it is an old and mature idea among the Native Americans, especially those
east of the Mississippi River. All eastern Nations recognized the political,
economic, spiritual, and social roles of Clan Mothers
as the power brokers of their people, but, in the twelfth century, the Iroquois
wrote those roles directly into their Constitution. In fact, by law, the
men's councils may not consider a matter that has not been discussed
by the women and forwarded to them by the women's consensus. Given
the boggling implications of this power structure, the Iroquoian Constitution
is careful to clarify that men have the same rights as women. When
the early American feminists learned of this legal set-up – and they
picked up on it in colonial times – they held up the Iroquoian Gantowisas, of
Official Woman, as their model of the possible. She remains the model of
the possible, to this day, as my talk will show.
Here is a link to the talk so you can listen:
http://www.fire.or.cr/sept05/audios-austin/audios.htm
I hope you find it interesting.
Tasha
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevey/51859478/
Tasha
http://www.airos.org/audio.html
Good site- great article about education. And I got to add a new nation to my list of "heard-ofs": the Iñupiaq nation.
I am wondering if Iñupiaq is the pre-european, self-given name for the Inuits, or if they're different people entirely. 
Must do some research, I guess. (darn you, Tasha)
NATIVE UNITY DIGEST: The Native American people need to find a way to pull together to become more visible to the rest of the world. This concept is being promoted in the Digest through news articles, features, OP/ED pieces and contributor submissions on all aspects of Native life and tribal cultures throughout the U.S.and Canada. Bobbie Hart O'Neill, editor, NAJA member.
Mission Statement:
The Institute of American Indian Arts is a multi-tribal center of higher education dedicated to the preervation, study, creative application, and contemporary expression of American Indian and Alaska Native arts and cultures.
http://angryindian.blogspot.com/
Voice of a native son: Intelligent Aboriginal Commentary
http://litsite.alaska.edu/healing/burhan.html
This site is dedicated to help NA cancer patients deal with their illness using a combination of Traditional Ceremonies and modern medicine.
Think Critically: Emergency Summit Produces Cutting-Edge Analysis, Action Plans to Defend Ward Churchill and Support Indigenous Studies October 9, 2006 on 1:03 am | In Academic Freedom
The Emergency Summit called by Dr. Michael Yellow Bird and held in Lawrence, Kansas, September 29-30, successfully examined the targeting of Ward Churchill and other academics in the context of the national and international movements to silence and discredit scholars and activists who think critically about the manifestations of colonialism and contemporary expansions of empire.
The Summit was sponsored by the Center for Indigenous Peoples’ Critical and Intuitive Thinking and the Human Rights Research Fund, and endorsed by numerous scholars and activists. The sessions included insightful presentations by:
- Ward Churchill (Cherokee), professor, University of Colorado-Boulder
- Jennifer Harbury, attorney, author, and human rights activist
- Barbara Mann (Seneca), author and lecturer, University of Toledo
- Chris Mato Nunpa (Dakota), professor, Southwest Minnesota State University
- Russell Means (Oglala Lakota), activist, author and attorney
- Glenn Morris (Shawnee), professor, University of Colorado-Denver
- Natsu Taylor Saito, professor, Georgia State University College of Law
- David Stannard, professor, University of Hawai’i-Manoa
- Tink Tinker (Osage), professor, Iliff Seminary, Denver
- Haunani-Kay Trask (Kanaka Maoli), professor, University of Hawai’i-Manoa
- Sharon Venne (Cree), attorney and international indigenous rights activist, Edmonton
- Michael Yellow Bird (Arikara/Hidatsa), professor, University of Kansas
Several plans of action at the local, national, and international levels emerged to counter the attacks on Ward Churchill and other scholars who, after much struggle, have managed to make counterhegemonic perspectives accessible within mainstream education.
Stay tuned – information on emerging actions as well as recordings
and transcripts of many of these presentations will be available soon.
http://wardchurchill.net/blog/
Tasha
A site mostly dedicated to teachers with an aim to help educate young students about NA life and thought. There are boards where kids can say what they think about a given topic, i.e. Mascots, Pocahontas, etc.
Tasha
Do you know this site? I found it accidentally while looking for an audiobook.
American Indian Folk Tales in mp3 audio format
With no written language, Native Americans living in the Lake Superior region passed their cultural identity down through the generations by way of stories. Far more than mere tales to amuse children, they passed along the collective wisdom of the tribes. In the 1830s, government Indian Agent and ethnologist Henry R Schoolcraft learned the language of these people and went out to collect and preserve their stories before the tribes disappeared under the westward rush of American civilization. Though these stories were recast as children's fairy tales in the 1920s, they contain much of the old wisdom of a culture which has largely disappeared.
http://www.freeclassicaudiobooks.com/audiobooks/AIFT/mp3/
The Native Language Preservation: A Reference Guide for Establishing Archives and Repositories explains why language repositories are vital to long-term language preservation efforts. It offers practical advice on what to preserve and how to think about cataloging. It includes helpful interviews with curators of large collections and descriptions of construction techniques that will assist in the preservation of irreplaceable treasures. It includes policies for repositories and instructions on how to find materials that have already been saved in government and other collections. It also contains information on how to develop a disaster plan, including contact information for people who may be able to assist you.
To order the the Native Language Preservation: A Reference Guide for Establishing Archives and Repositories you can use the Language Guide Submission Form (.pdf) or by calling the ANA Help Desk Toll Free at 1-877-922-9262.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana//programs/LanguageGuide.html
A great article by Ms. Jean who writes about the massive attacks of misappropriation by New Agers who twist native ceremonies to fit their lifestyle.
I especially enjoy the bottom "New Age" in the Stereotype of the Month Contest." Go check it out!
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by clicking on the region on the left. You may then go directly to your local group by clicking on "Go To" or you may immediately joining by clicking on "Join." It will generate an automatic e-mail which, when sent, will sign you up for the local group and send you a response with instructions on how it works. Can't find a group near you? You might want to consider starting one (click on "Start a Group" for instructions). Have fun!
The Freecycle Network was started in May 2003 to promote waste
reduction in Tucson's downtown and help save desert landscape from
being taken over by landfills. The Network provides individuals and
non-profits an electronic forum to "recycle" unwanted items. One
person's trash can truly be another's treasure!
Tasha
Native Report is an entertaining, informative magazine style series that celebrates Native American culture and heritage,
listens to tribal elders, and talks to some of the most powerful and influential leaders of Indian Country today.
The series is attractive to both a general and tribal audience, promoting understanding between cultures, tribes and
reservations…offering a venue for the stories of challenge and success coming from tribal communities…and educating public
television viewers about the culture and traditions of native citizens.
The Native Report production team is lead by host and co-producer Stacey Thunder, an enrolled member of the Red Lake Nation,
and co-host and co-producer by Tadd Johnson who is an enrolled member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, and executive
producer/director Juli Kellner.
Each Native Report season consists of fifteen episodes.
http://www.iroquoiscranberries.com/
Iroquois Cranberry Growers is owned and operated by the Wahta Mohawks. We welcome visitors through the spring, summer and autumn. Fall is an especially exciting time of year when visitors can see the cranberry harvest as well as enjoy the autumn colors. We welcome bus tours during our harvest season. We produce cranberry products including pure juice, cranberry sauce, chutney and jam, and cran-maple syrup.
PlanetYouth: The Native American Youth Connection
www.natv.org
Welcome to NATV Online—the digital online portal for news, commentary, history and culture from a Native American perspective. Governed by a dynamic Native American Board, NATV is focused on becoming one of the finest news and technology training organizations in America. NATV will bring you firsthand news reporting from the halls of Congress, the White House lawn, and the chambers of the Supreme Court on issues that impact all of Indian Country. Initial news coverage, commentary and video postings will appear on our website NATV Online at www.natv.org and at our MySpace site at www.myspace.com/natvonline anytime, day or night!
This poster appeared in Berkeley, California the morning after the Alcatraz removal. "Hoka Hay!!" translates roughly to "It Is Over."
Photo: © Ilka Hartmann
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/alcatrazisnotanisland/nativeland.html
Chronicaling the occupation of Alcatraz by AIM in the 1960's as a means to get native issues to be heard and recognized and taken seriously by mainstream population of America.
This post was modified from its original form on 07 Oct, 10:02
Check them out:
Oyate is a Native organization working to see that our lives and histories are portrayed honestly, and so that all people will know our stories belong to us. For Indian children, it is as important as it has ever been for them to know who they are and what they come from. For all children, it is time to know and acknowledge the truths of history. Only then will they come to have the understanding and respect for each other that now, more than ever, will be necessary for life to continue.
The great Lakota leader, Tatanka Iotanka—Sitting Bull—said, “Let us put our minds together and see what life we will make for our children.” The great Cuban revolutionary, José Martí, said, “We work for children because children know how to love, because children are the hope of the world.” Our work is to nurture in our children a sense of self and community. Our hope is that they will grow up healthy and whole.
Our work includes critical evaluation of books and curricula with Indian themes, conducting of “Teaching Respect for Native Peoples” workshops and institutes; administration of a small resource center and reference library; and distribution of children’s, young adult, and teacher books and materials, with an emphasis on writing and illustration by Native people.
Our hope is that by making many excellent books available to encourage many more, especially from Native writers and artists. Oyate, our organiztion’s name, is the Dakota word for people. It was given to us by a Dakota friend.
Our website is a growing and changing thing. We thank River Abeje, Marco Palma, Guillermo Prado, Ray Ryan, and Noam Szoke for their designs and enthusiasm. We thank and honor Paula Giese for insisting that we do this, Karen Rudolph for seeing that it got done, Rudolph & Sletten for initial funding, and Ted Wetherbee at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College for hosting our first website.
And we thank Sharon Williams (Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation) for allowing her photo, taken in 1978 when she was eight years old, to become our “logo.”
Click on the envelope to e-mail Oyate at oyate@oyate.org
http://www.oyate.org/aboutus.htmlhttp://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/vaiw.htm
Tasha
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Here is where he Blogs First: The other link above is at his Aunts Site, she is one of the Thirteen Grandmothers.
Carlos aka Buffalohair (2007 Edition) Need We Say More?
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And a Feature Blog at this picture link
Meet The 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1890675561
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I stumbled upon this today: a Mohawk woman making and selling corn husk dolls. Check it out.
Tasha
http://www.dlncoalition.org/dln_issues/american_indians_in_jail.htm
Much of the below information comes from or concerns the South Dakota
Prisoner Support Group, whose purpose is to "provide support to inmates
in jails and prisons and their families, and to prevent abuse of
incarcerated men, woman and children of all racial and ethnic
backgrounds." The South Dakota Prisoner Support Group is a
multi-racial/ethnic group. "We do not offer legal advice, We are not
attorneys nor do we practice law in any way. We do offer referrals,
links, websites, information, news, as well as share our own
experiences, problems, in regards to our incarcerated family
members/friends." Their Yahoo Groups address is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SouthDakotaPrisonerSupportGroup/. For more information on the SDPSG, to offer assistance or donate, contact Marletta at pachecomars@rushmore.com.
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On the page about the book is a link called 'books", I believe. If you follow that link and one more, it will take you to the TLC/Self Esteem company. There you will find all kinds of books and stuff for self help. You can find the "Brave Bart" book there and also other books that are geared for children. They also have books for adults.
Here's the link:
http://www.tlcinst.org/PTRCbravebart.html
www.NDNSkins.com.
ICT has an article about this site if you are interested in it,
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/greatlakes/29630464.html
