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Native American Pow Wow Comes to Greenbrier County (State Journal Featured Content)

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The pow wow will be at the state fairgrounds.

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Native Americans Learning Online (Blogs for the NC State Community)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:41:24 GMT

Hi, I'm a doctoral student working on a dissertation which describes the learning experiences of traditional Native American adult learners in higher education coursework. I'd love to hear your experiences either as learners or instructors working with Native American learners. Feel free to share your name if you wish or to post anonymously. Looking forward to talking to...

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Toyota Prius Global Cumulative Sales Pass One Million... Is That A Native American Crying? [Industry News] (Jalopnik)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:30:00 GMT

There's no doubt the Toyota Prius is a global phenom, blazing the way for eco-conscious consumers to show the world that they really, really, really do care about the environment. And now the little-hybrid-that-could is finally passing the one million global cumulative sales mark. That means that since the Prius went on sale in 1997, the super number one best awesome automaker from the land of the...

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Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (Wampum)

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:45:42 GMT

via J. Kehaulani Kauanui, American Studies and Anthropology, Wesleyan University Scholars Found Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Minneapolis, MN, May 13, 2008 A group of Native scholars have just co-founded the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association. In May 21-23, 2009 the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota will host the first annual...

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WHOIS :: A view into ICANN Policy and Politics (Wampum)

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:01:45 GMT

My comment to the GNSO-WHOIS-Study mailing list for the forthcoming report "WHOIS Study Group: Report to the GNSO Council, Recommendation on further studies of WHOIS" as some part of VIEWPOINT #1 -- NO FURTHER STUDIES OF WHOIS SHOULD BE INITIATED AT THIS TIME. We're summing up and us "nonists" (registrars, registries, non-commercial users) are drafting viewpoint #1. Enjoy watching policy at wonk....

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Another anti-miscegynation law bites the dust! (Wampum)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:05:58 GMT

Breaking, from Above the Law : n five minutes, at 10 AM Pacific time, the California Supreme Court will hand down its ruling on same-sex marriage. We will update this post -- and fill in the blank in the post's title -- once we have the substance of the ruling. A description of the questions presented appears on the court's website. The WSJ Law Blog also has a nice overview here. Stay tuned for news...

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Guest Post: Diane Watson "Barack Obama and the Cherokee Freedmen: Politics as usual" (Wampum)

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:33:18 GMT

On the same day that African American voters went to the polls to cast their ballots in North Carolina and Indiana, descendants of the former slaves of the Cherokee Nation (known as Freedmen) fought in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., to enforce their treaty rights guaranteeing them equality and voting rights in the tribe. Attorneys representing the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma...

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Some email from the wiretap-is-good camp (Wampum)

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:23:05 GMT

For reasons that pass understanding, I'm on Erick Erickson's "RedState" mailing list. Here's today's toast: The "Blue Dog" Democrats are the conservative Democrats in the House of Representatives. Twenty-one of the Blue Dogs signed a letter to Nancy Pelosi on January 28th urging her to move the bipartisan FISA legislation forward. The legislation would allow the government to eavesdrop on phone calls...

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An exchange of letters (Wampum)

Tue, 13 May 2008 15:02:17 GMT

Overnight I exchanged letters with an acquaintance in Beijing. I wrote "Where may cash be sent to aid the response to today's earthquake?". My acquaintance replied "I am not sure where can receive the donation. I watched TV yesterday. It said redcross can receive the donation. But I cannot access the website now." I'll see what I can do to get more information.

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Conyers/Lofgren submit HR 5994 (Wampum)

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:10:15 GMT

Not a bad draft, but see 28(a)(2) when combined with 28(d)(2) for potentially interesting unintended consequences. The use of "broadband" in this context is not how the term is used by network operators, designers and protocol developers, but it could be "democracy" or "virtue", so the abuse of language is not too absurd. DISCRIMINATION BY BROADBAND NETWORK PROVIDERS Sec. 28. (a) It shall be unlawful...

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Native American energy bar goes national (The Fight And The Future » Native N)

Mon, 12 May 2008 05:47:52 GMT

America’s craving for healthier foods has prompted a stampede of sorts for a modern version of the traditional Lakota food called “wasna” made by a company based on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. After two years of development, Native American Natural Foods launched the all-natural buffalo-and-cranberry Tanka Bar in October. They were initially available at www.tankabar.com and a [...]...

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I am a doughnut (Wampum)

Mon, 12 May 2008 05:04:45 GMT

We now have a contract for .berlin. The photo was taken there today, and I'm glad to say I'm no longer in the Central European Time Zone, I can smell the fog blowing down the Salinas Valley, and tomorrow I'll take the kids the back route via the Cachagua District to see mom.

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Mother's Day (Wampum)

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:04:56 GMT

Leaving it to the judiciary doesn't mean what it seems to. In the first instance, the "judiciary" has to work in the shadow of Wild Bill Rehnquist. He's dead, but none of his opinions have been overturned, and none are likely to be overturned by the current court. In the second instance, the SCOTUS just makes stuff up. There were no sales of land before Marshall. No drunken non-Indian ever pushed...

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Native American Outreach in Montana (Obama HQ)

Sat, 10 May 2008 18:06:51 GMT

Last week, Samuel Kohn, a member of the Crow tribe and our campaign's Native American outreach coordinator in Montana, met with members of the "Rocky Boy for Obama" and "Blackfeet for Obama" groups in the Hi-Line region of Montana. The meeting with the "Rocky Boy" for Obama" group took place on April 29 at Stone Child College. Samuel reports: It was an amazing opportunity to be a part...

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Books | Life on the River: The Archaeology of an Ancient Native American Culture (YubaNet.com)

Sat, 10 May 2008 13:46:06 GMT

In this detailed account of an archaeological dig along the banks of the Upper Sacramento River in Northern California, we gain unforgettable glimpses into the village life of a Wintu tribe 175 years ago, including signs of their often contentious interactions with other groups and evidence of the epidemic that nearly destroyed the tribe in 1833.

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Obama chooses sides... (Wampum)

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:21:11 GMT

More evidence that he's willing to take the politically expedient road. And shirk his Senate duties. From the Hill : Obama weighs in against CBC legislation on Cherokees By Kevin Bogardus Posted: 05/09/08 01:19 PM [ET] Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, has weighed in against legislation proposed by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) that would...

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10th Circuit Rules Against Native American in RFRA Case (Blog from the Capital)

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:34:17 GMT

Yesterday, a panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not protect a Native American who killed a bald eagle for a religious ceremony. You can read the decision here. A...

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Native American in Eagle Slay Row (Time)

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:03:48 GMT

A Native American who shot a bald eagle for use in a tribal religious ceremony must stand trial, a federal appeals court has ruled

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The Women's Museum Premieres 'Daughters of the Earth: Icons of Native American Women' (PR News Wire )

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:56:00 GMT

Exhibit Features Native American Crafts Transformed from Necessity to Art Form by Women Artisans DALLAS, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women's Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, today announced the opening of "Daughters of the Earth: Icons of Native American Women." The exhibit offers a historic and cultural tour through the day-to-day lives of Native American...

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Indigenous Native American Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (OYAX)

Thu, 08 May 2008 15:56:14 GMT

Indigenous Native Americans are beginning to take control of their own resources and archaeological sites. To do so requires they have a historic preservation officer. Here is a current list of THPOs.

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