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AARP Honors Native Elders
Society & Culture  (tags: Native American, elders, honored, aarp, GoodNews )

Lone
- 1 hour ago - nativetimes.com
OKLAHOMA CITY - American Indians from across Oklahoma gathered for AARP Oklahoma's first Indian Elder Honors November 17th in Oklahoma City
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Mystery Lingers, Answers Few in Girls' Reservation Deaths
Society & Culture  (tags: death, TEENAGE GIRLS, overdose, drugs, sadness )

Lone
- 2 hours ago - cnn.com
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming (CNN) -- On a warm summer night last June, James Gardner gave his daughter permission to sleep over at a friend's house, something he almost never let her do.
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On "Black Friday", Bay Area Native Americans Call on People to Boycott Emeryville's Mall
Society & Culture  (tags: burial site, mall, Native Americans, boycott, sadness )

Lone
- 2 hours ago - indybay.org
On Friday, November 27th, a protest at Emeryville's Bay Street Mall will call on people to boycott the mall and to respect the sacred Ohlone site. The Bay Street Mall was built on top of an ancient Ohlone burial site after years of protest actions by the
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Click to Give
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, children, education, ethics, GoodNews, humans, women, world, rights, philanthropy )

Daphna
- 2 hours ago - clicktogive.com
All the charities listed on this site are given the direct login details to the advertising network responsible for supplying the actual advertising to ClickToGive.com. This allows them not only the reassurance that every dollar goes directly to them but
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Assult of Calabasas Boy Not Being Investigated as a Hate Crime
Society & Culture  (tags: discrimination, hate crimes, ethics )

Stephen
- 11 hours ago - newsfeedresearcher.com
Students in a middle school in Calabasas, California with red hair are being assaulted. Reports say that certain members of a group on facebook, inspired by an episode of South Park have targeted kids with red hair. Is this not a hate crime?
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Religious Right, Catholic Bishops Seek To Impose Religion On All Americans Through Law, Americans United Charges
Society & Culture  (tags: government, religion, politics, americans, church and state )

Tierney
- 12 hours ago - au.org
November 20, 2009 'Manhattan Declaration' Signals Conservative Church Groups' Intention To Undercut Separation Of Church And State, Says AU's Lynn Americans United for Separation of Church and State today expressed grave concern about a renewed push
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Coit a Towering Reminder of Alcatraz Occupation
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Alcatraz, culture, society, politics, rights, government, freedoms, activists )

Kat
- 13 hours ago - sfgate.com
As an art student living in San Francisco, Ben Wood rode his bicycle in the shadow of Coit Tower almost every day and always thought the white cylinder would make a great totem pole...
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John Trudell, Peace (VIDEO)   video
Society & Culture  (tags: John Trudell, Environment, Pollution, conservation )

Kat
- 13 hours ago - youtube.com
Peace to live with the past, Not in the Past. To Breath the gift of air. To Receive the gift of life. Money we use to feed the greed... it is the Land we need for the trees! We can live in Peace...
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Council Resolution Condemns Exploiters of Sweat Lodges
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Safety, culture, society, ethics )

Kat
- 13 hours ago - indiancountrytoday.com
PLUMMER, Idaho - The deaths of three people in Arizona in early October at a "Spirit Warrior" program has led to the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Council taking a stand in opposition to such programs. These three were part of a group of about 65 people who ...
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Our View-Obama Should 'AIM' at Pardoning Peltier
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, AIM, Leonard Peltier, Obama, culture, society, rights, ethics, government, politics )

Kat
- 13 hours ago - daily49er.com
Robbie Eich Most American Indian nations detest the distorted history of the first "American Thanksgiving" between indigenous peoples and the pilgrims. Traditionally, we write an article debunking myths about the "first" Thanksgiving in order...
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So Sioux Me
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Sports, Sports Logos, culture, society, ethics, americans )

Kat
- 14 hours ago - spectator.org
A North Dakota judge will hear arguments next month in a case of political correctness that has embroiled the state university for a number of years. In 2005, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced a complete ban on hosting post...
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Image of Sweat Lodges Are Misguided, Experts Say
Society & Culture  (tags: Americans, Native Americans, culture, society, interesting, safety )

Kat
- 16 hours ago - greenbaypressgazette.com
Sweat lodges -- enclosed structures where heat from either steam or hot stones is used to make participants sweat as part of a cleansing ritual -- are a staple of Native American cultures in North and Central America, said Johnny P. Flynn, an assistant ...
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40th Anniversary - Occupation of Alcatraz Island and the Birth of Contemporary Activism.
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, AIM, culture, society, politics, rights, ethics, GoodNews )

Kat
- 19 hours ago - indybay.org
The Bay Area must stand proud and stand up to the Forces that Be that negate FREEDOM. The Bay Area is the center of many a noble revolution. No one must ever forget the take over of Alcatraz Island some 40 years ago by the First People. A heavy prize ...
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100 Essential Academic Engines for Students & Educators
Society & Culture  (tags: Academic, Education, Educators, Students, Journals )

Katie
- 21 hours ago - onlineclasses.org
Academic search engines are much more useful and can you save you time when you're looking for scholarly journals and primary sources for your research. Here are 100 essential academic engines for students and educators.
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Cooking the History Books: The Thanksgiving Massacre
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Genocide, culture, society, crime, ethics, rights, sadness, freedoms, americans )

Kat
- 1 day ago - republicoflakotah.com
Thanksgiving is a holiday where families gather to share stories, football games are watched on television and a big feast is served. It is also the time of the month when people talk about Native Americans. But does one ever wonder why we celebrate ...
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