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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations EAGLE BUTTE, SOUTH DAKOTA – Ten sixth graders on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation want to make sure they properly show their respect and appreciation to the elderly women in honor of Mother’s Day, which is this coming Sunday. To learn more about the Cheyenne River Youth Project and its programs, and for information
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Two Greeley billboards on which images of Native Americans are used to make a pro-gun rights argument are causing a stir with some residents, who say the subject matter of the image is “offensive” and “insensitive.” The bill… See on www.gopusa.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Even in third grade, Susan Devan Harness knew she didnt belong in the white world. She already was being called “squaw girl” by classmates. See on www.denverpost.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations This year, the Idle No More movement called for Earth Day rallies to focus attention on the links between Indigenous issues and the environmental movement. Events leading up to Earth Day included an impressive ‘Nation2Nation’ (N2N) dialogue between Haudenosaunee and Anishnawbeg leaders like Ellen Gabriel and Leanne Simpson and Canadian activist Naomi Klein in
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations First Nations leaders meet over concerns into police investigation into Prince … The Province PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. See on www.theprovince.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations New approach to First Nations education – Leader Post Regina Leader-Post “If we want to improve educational outcomes for First Nations kids here, then they need to be connected to their culture – it’s as simple as that,” he says. See on www.leaderpost.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations The chief of the Snuneymuxw First Nation says the damage done disrespects native heritage. BC Hydro says it will work with First Nations to ensure it never happens again. See on www.news1130.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Preservationists working on a Renaissance fresco in the Vatican have uncovered what experts believe is the first European representation of Native Americans, from 1494. See on www.huffingtonpost.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations By Moni Basu, CNN (CNN) — Suzan Shown Harjo remembers when she walked into a store with her grandfather in El Reno, Oklahoma. She wanted to get something cool to drink on a summer day. See on inamerica.blogs.cnn.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Some comments made in the House Natural Resource committee hearing on HR 1548, the ‘Native American Energy Act’. Here’s committee member, Ms. Colleen Hanabusa (Hawaii), on her concerns about Section 5 of the bill which proposes to LIMIT public comment on energy development and all major federal actions in Indian Country. She describes Section
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