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Chiefs Declare Keystone XL Consultation Meeting Invalid, Walk Out on State Department Officials
Society & Culture  (tags: Keystone XL, Native Americans, Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Associati, Rapid City, South Dakota, Treaty Rights, DOS, environment, culture )

Angelika
- 3 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
"On this historic day of May 16, 2013, ten sovereign Indigenous nations maintain that the proposed TransCanada/Keystone XL pipeline does not serve the national interest and in fact would be detrimental not only to the collected sovereigns but all future
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Wounded Knee Historic Site Now For Sale On the Open Market
Society & Culture  (tags: indigenous land, historic site, justice, Wounded Knee, Native Americans, crime, family, government, americans, violence, ethics )

Nancy
- 19 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
The May 1 deadline came and went without a word from the Oglala Sioux Tribe, so James Czywczynski, who owns the site of the Wounded Knee massacre, has put the land on the open market.
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Can We Honor Native American Day By Doing Something About the Suicide Crisis?
Society & Culture  (tags: society, culture, Native Americans, health, suicide rate, politics )

Cal
- 236 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Native Americans have the highest suicide rate of any ethnic group in the country, and suffer particularly among youth suicide deaths.
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Stand Behind UN Call To Protect Native American Land ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, rights, native americans, land, environment )

Cher
- 381 days ago - forcechange.com
After a twelve day mission to assess the state of Native American land, UN special rapporteur James Anaya has called for the restoration of native land and rights across the country. He encountered universal sentiment from tribal peoples in seven
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October 10 Is Native American Day in South Dakota
Society & Culture  (tags: native american rights, Native Americans, Columbus Day, history, rights, news, politics, society, culture, law, government )

Cal
- 591 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
In 1989, the South Dakota legislature, after a proposal by Governor George S. Mickelson, changed Columbus Day to Native American day, to honor the more than 70,000 American Indian residents in the state.
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GOOD NEWS! Department of the Interior Provides Information to Native Americans Tracing Their Ancestry
Society & Culture  (tags: internet, Native Americans, politics, humans, culture, GoodNews, government, family, news, goodnews )

Cal
- 630 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
The U.S. Department of the Interior has a webpage dedicated to offering helpful tips and information on tracing Native American ancestry.
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'Smiling Indians' Depicts A Lighter Side Of Native Americans
Society & Culture  (tags: Native Americans, photography, indigenous cultures, American history, historical tribute, cultural perspective, art, social mores, smiles, smiling )

Rooibos
- 804 days ago - npr.org
Native American Red Corn sought to create a new visual of his culture. The result is his video, Smiling Indians. The video is four minutes long, and its smiles range from a self-conscious grin to a full-on belly laugh.
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Native American Comic Book: Project By Jon Proudstar
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Culture, children, education, freedoms, family, interesting, humans, rights, ethics, society )

Kat
- 810 days ago - kickstarter.com
Tribal Force is the first Native American Super heroes in comic book in the history of the United States! Originally published in 1996 Tribal Force was well received by fans within and outside of Native country! "It is extremely important for our youth...
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Bayou Tribes Want Payback From BP for Lost Way of Life
Society & Culture  (tags: ethics, culture, politics, BP compensation fund, native Americans, native Americanrights, bayou ribes, energy, BP oil spilll, society, rights, news, usa, government, interesting )

Cal
- 825 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
The approximately 20,000 American Indians living near Louisiana's coast, including Houma, Chitimacha, Choctaw and Biloxi tribes, amongst others, recruited a New York City lawyer in fear they would not be compensated fairly
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Shane's Campaign to Free Leonard Peltier
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Leonard Peltier, Genocide, cover-up, ethics, government, propaganda, culture, society, freedoms, politics, rights )

Kat
- 839 days ago - freepeltiernow.blogspot.com
For years, Shane Gray has been on a singular quest to raise awareness of the jailed Indian activist. But now his ubiquitous signs are drawing the ire of local law enforcement.... By John Geluardi
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Indians to HuffPo: What About Us?
Society & Culture  (tags: news, media, Huffington Post, native rights, press coverage, native Americans, native americans, usa, interesting, humans, freedoms )

Cal
- 841 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
On the news that the Huffington Post website is planning to launch a section for African American topics, Native Americans are asking the popular mainstream blog and news site to consider featuring a space that highlights the richness and diversity of Ame
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New Age Frauds & Plastic Shamans   video
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, AIM, Spirituality, americans, corruption, dishonesty, ethics, culture, rights, dishonesty, corruption )

Kat
- 844 days ago - youtube.com
Do you think you are "Indian at heart" or were an Indian in a past life? Do you admire native ways and want to incorporate them into your life and do your own version of a sweat lodge or a vision quest? Have you seen ads, books, and websites that offer...
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Black Hills Treaty Council Resolution Demands Release of Leonard Peltier
Society & Culture  (tags: Leonard Peltier, American Indians, Native Americans, Genocide, Political Prisoners, Freedoms, ethics, cover-up, government, propaganda, culture, politics, rights, society )

Kat
- 844 days ago - bsnorrell.blogspot.com
We send this out to the world with prayers for Leonard Peltier and call for his immediate release while acknowledging all the sacrifices of our warriors fighting for freedom.
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Leonard Peltier Family Accuses US of Medical Neglect
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Genocide, Leonard Peltier, cover-up, corruption, government, freedoms, rights, sadness, freedoms, ethics, health, healthcare, illness )

Kat
- 920 days ago - censored-news.blogspot.com
"A man dies from prostate cancer every 16 minutes in this country. Why does my brother have to wait over a year to receive even a diagnosis?"
52 comments
Aaron Huey: America's Native Prisoners of War : VIDEO   video
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Genocide, Lakota Sioux, government, ethics, corruption, americans, abuse, freedoms, HumanRights, politics, culture, society, rights, freedoms, ethics, sadness )

Kat
- 921 days ago - youtube.com
Aaron Huey's effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people -- appalling, and largely ignored -- compelled him to refocus. Five years of work later, his haunting ...
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