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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations ‘Rhymes for Young Ghouls’ is one of several films with First Nations themes screening at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival See on www.theglobeandmail.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations “These examples only scratch the surface of what was going on in Pre-Columbian cities. I think it’s a fascinating topic because there are so many sites in good condition that can be visited. It’s a great way to study how people and crowds relate to public spaces and monumental architecture. ” See on www.urbanindy.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations In his new preface to this quality paperback edition, the author observes, ‘The Indian world has changed so substantially since the first publication of this book that some things contained in it seem new again.’ Indeed, it seems that each generation of whites and Indians will have to read and reread Vine Deloria s
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations A website dedicated specifically to Non-Status Indians and their issues. See on www.indigenousnationhood.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations For mtDNA variation, some studies have measured Native American, European and African contributions to Mexican and Mexican American populations, revealing 85 to 90% of mtDNA lineages are of Native American origin, with the remainder having European (5-7%) or African ancestry (3-5%). See on nativeheritageproject.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Sioux is not even a word?” It’s a partial word, a slang word; Sioux comes from two words.”Nadowessi” comes from the Chippewa’s and “Oux” comes from the French. The two words were put together is “Nadowessioux.” Sioux has no meaning in either the Chippewa or French language. “Nadowessi” is the main word; “Oux” is
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Basketball is an important part of life Native American communities. And nothing shows that better than the ascendence of Louisville’s Shoni and Jude Schimmel. See on colorlines.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Karina Lombard is an actress and singer. She was born in Tahiti. Her mother, Nupuree Lightfoot, is a medicine woman of the Lakota Nation and was an immigrant living in Tahiti. Her father, Henry Lombard, a banker, is a European aristocrat of Italian, Russian, and Swiss descent. Lombard is a naturalized U.S. citizen but
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Aaron Huey’s effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people — appalling, and largely ignored — compelled him to refocus. See on www.ted.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations “The singer was born Cherilyn Sarkisian. Her Mother, Jackie Jean Crouch is of Cherokee, English and German descent and her father is of Armenian Descent. Her father, John Sarkisian was an Armenian refugee who worked as a truck driver in the US” See on nativeamericanencyclopedia.com
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