Everything Amerindian
This map shows the boundaries of the current 326 reservations, as well as all of the Tribal jurisdictional areas of Oklahoma and state reservations of the East Coast. Roughly 3% of the lower contiguous United States are still held by American Indian Nations. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.tribalnationsmaps.com
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By Adam Hoffman, Guest Contributor Given my lack of international travel experience, I had assumed that appropriation of American Indian culture was simply an American problem. But, it was standing outside of Apache Pizza in Dublin, Ireland that I witnessed the power of globalization. I realized the problem of appropriation of American Indian culture has moved well beyond the
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The Native Arts Artist-in-Residence for this fall is Gregg Deal, acclaimed muralist, performance artist, and painter of the Pyramid Lake Paiute tribe. Gregg’s work focuses on contemporary native political issues. Check out our interview with Gregg about his current project below. And visit him during public hours in his studio at the DAM. His residency will culminate with a performance at Untitled Final Friday
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Sacheen Littlefeather (1946- ), a Native American activist and actress, is best known for refusing an Academy Award on behalf of Marlon Brando in 1973. He had won Best Actor for playing Don Corleone in “The Godfather” (1972), his most famous role. Brando thought it better to go to the stand-off at Wounded Knee between AIM and the FBI than to go
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The number of unaccompanied minors detained at the U.S. border with Mexico continues to rise, with more than 6,700 taken into custody in December alone, according to the latest figures released this week. The number is a jump from roughly 5,600 detained in November and 4,973 in October, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Compared to same
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Guatemala’s recent history bears the mark of a 36 year long, painful internal armed conflict, during which the State systematically violated the rights of the Mayan population. According to the Report of the Commission for the Historical Clarification of Human Rights Violations in Guatemala, 83.3 percent of the human rights violations were committed against them. Indigenous women have particularly suffered
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Published January 14, 2016 LOS ANGELES– Red Nation Films is proud to congratulate Leonardo DiCaprio, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and the cast and crew of The Revenant for their Golden Globe awards. That’s especially true for the movie’s Native performers, including Forrest Goodluck, Duane Howard, Arthur RedCloud, and newcomer Melaw Nakehk’o, who stole the show at the end with her
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WASHINGTON — The White House announced Sunday that Lydia Doza, 24, an Alaska Native woman from Anchorage, will be seated with the First Lady Michelle Obama for State of the Union on Tuesday night. Each year, the White House selects citizens to sit in the First Lady’s box during the annual State of the Union address. Doza is one of
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The Burns Paiute tribe is a Native American tribe in Oregon. Most are from the Wadatika band of the Northern Paiutes. They were the main people living in south-eastern Oregon from at least 1000 to 1830. Continue reading Sourced through Scoop.it from: abagond.wordpress.com
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AKWESASNE, NEW YORK – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is pleased to announce it has increased the minimum wage for all tribal employees to $11.03. The new minimum wage went into effect on January 1, 2016 and will immediately benefit approximately 120 tribal employees. It is an increase of 95 cents from the previous minimum wage of $10.08 per/hour. Continue reading
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