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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Need help developing that poetry or prose manuscript? Help is on the way! Institute of American Indian Arts, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has announced. See on www.poetryfoundation.org
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Suicide rates increase among middle-aged American Indians Cherokee One Feather Suicides are on the rise for middle-aged American Indians according to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released on Thursday, May 2. See on theonefeather.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Swedish Royal Family’s DC Visit Includes American Indian Museum, Library Of … 500Nations‘s insight: The Smithsonian Institution has three facilities dedicated to American Indian Heritage to include: -The National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. -The George Gustav Heye Center in New York City -The Cultural Resources
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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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