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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Two young boys are having an argument while their fathers, resting in hammocks, look on. The argument is over something silly but escalates until the dads decide to intervene. See on www.slate.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations In August 2011, President Asif Ali Zardari extended the Political Parties Act of 2002 to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), a move locals hoped would pave the way for the area to be free from tribal obligations in politics. Whether the extension of the act brought some real change or not is arguable,
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Repeatedly rebuffed in court, the state and multiple Indian tribes are now banking on last-minute federal legislation to block the Tohono O’odham Nation from building a casino on the edge of Glendale. See on www.eastvalleytribune.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Native News Update April 22, 2013 – IndianCountryNewsTV.com Today’s stories: Navajo Technical College draws big names for commencement, Earth Day walk touts coal-to-solar efforts in Nevada, Kerr Dam nearing tribal ownership, Former Tohono O’odham chairman passes on, Joy Harjo to give IAIA commencement… See on www.indiancountrynews.net
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Coyote is a Trickster Figure and a symbol in Native American Culture and oral tradition… The Coyote based on the coyote (Canis latrans) animal. This character is usually male and is generally anthropomorphic although he may have some coyote-like physical features such as fur, pointed ears, yellow eyes, a tail and claws.
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Some Ojibwe Indians in Minnesota are worried about the fate of the state’s wolf population, which is now being considered healthy enough for hunting and trapping. 500Nations‘s insight: The wolf, in First Nation culture, respresents guidance, loyalty, order and community. By allowing the hunting and trapping of the wolf, they will be killing
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Ojibwe Leaders on Treaty Rights in Ceded Territory Penokee MineInfo March 22, 2013 – A panel of Ojibwe leaders discusses treaty rights and the importance of using them. Video by Rebecca Kemble See on www.youtube.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Keeping traditional Ojibwe beadwork alive for our future generations to come. See on www.indiegogo.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe tribe has opened a treaty harvest and educational camp on public lands in the Penokee Hills, near the site of the proposed worlds largest open pit iron mine, upstream from the Bad River Reservation. The site includes an area that hosted almost 200 Indian allotments in the late 1800
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Water is Life #4 – Defending Clean Water in the Penokees (2:28) – Indian Country News Testimony, video and pictures featured statements from those opposed to the proposed 22 mile long Open Pit Mine in the Penokee Range of Northern Wisconsin upstream from the Bad River Ojibwe Reservation. See on www.indiancountrynews.com
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