Author: 500 Nations

Video Shows Non-violent Native Man Severely Beaten by Crazed Cop for Praying by a Seal

Honolulu, HI – Jamie Kalani Rice, a native Hawaiian, has filed a federal complaint against Honolulu police for an unprovoked beating he received from Officer Ming Wang, which was captured on videotape.   Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/native-hawaiian-man-pepper-sprayed-beaten-baton-maniacal-cop-chanting-monk-seal/#sQOECRGFWWbzU8Sz.99 Sourced through Scoop.it from: thefreethoughtproject.com

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Ten-Year-Old Wukchumni Boy’s Refusal to Sing Derogatory Song Leads to Song Removal

VISALIA, CALIFORNIA – Fourth-grader Alex Fierro, a member of the Wukchumni (Yokut) tribe, proves one person’s action–or lack of action–can make a difference. He is already at his young age a catalyst for change in his school district. Alex, 10, refused to sing “21 Missions” in his music class. “21 Missions” is a song that glorifies all 21 Catholic missions in California.

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Are You a Fan of Space Invaders? If so, You’re going to love INVADERS!

Remember the classic 8-bit game Space Invaders?   If you’re too young to remember, Space Invaders is a video game that became an instant hit after it’s release in 1978. It is considered to be one of the most addicting games ever made. And for us older geeks, Space Invaders holds the distinction of being one of the first video games

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Métis People

Métis people (aka Katipâmsôchik), one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations and European heritage. The Métis homeland includes regions scattered across Canada, as well as parts of the northern United States (specifically Montana, North Dakota, and northwest Minnesota).   Click through for more Sourced through Scoop.it from: mixedamericanlife.wordpress.com

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Interview with Choreographer Rulan Tangen

Rulan Tangen. Photo by Kate Russell   In this Episode we hear how Artist Rulan Tangen holds a deep and thorough understanding of dance as a cultural, artistic, educational and commercial medium that can renew culture, cross-pollinate other art forms, express diversity, inspire social, personal, environmental healing, strengthen communities, integrate language and can have a positive effect towards other components

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Red Lake Nation Agrees to $18.5 Million Settlement with Enbridge

Published December 30, 2015 RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION — On December 22, 2015, the Red Lake Nation Tribal Council voted to accept an $18.5 million offer from Enbridge to end an ongoing dispute over a oil line going through the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. On December 18, 2015, Enbridge officials met with the Red Lake Nation Tribal Council.

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Senate Passed Bill Expediting Fossil Fuel Extraction on Native American Land Two Days Before Paris Agreement

Indigenous peoples’ rights nearly did not make it into the global deal signed at the United Nations COP21 climate summit in Paris, serving as one of the more controversial sticking points in the road toward the signing of the Paris Agreement. Eventually, though, the Paris Agreement came to include five mentions of the importance of protecting indigenous rights with regards

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Coca-Cola under fire over ad showing Coke handout to indigenous people

Consumer rights and health groups are calling on the Mexican government to ban a new Coca-Cola ad depicting young white people handing out Coke as a service project at an indigenous community in southern Oaxaca state.         The ad has been criticised for its depiction of light-skinned, model-like young people joyously constructing a Coca-Cola tree in town and hauling

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