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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations McClatchy Washington Bureau Indian country torn over gay marriage McClatchy Washington Bureau Three years later, the Coquille Indian Tribe in Oregon became the first in the nation to approve a gay-marriage law. See on www.mcclatchydc.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Online Dating Scammers ‘Native American’ Indian Country Today Media Network While there is hardly agreement on the use of “Native American” or “Indian” as a generic term to describe the first peoples of Turtle Island, the multiplicity of meanings… See on indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations DOWAGIAC MICHIGAN In a soft spoken delivery late Saturday afternoon, Pokagon Band Potawatomi Tribal Councilperson Marie Manley reflected on how she and her husband became foster parents (Pokagon Potawatomi Highlight Need for American Indian Foster… See on www.nativenewsnetwork.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations A group of stakeholders dedicated to raising awareness on health disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) males has collaborated with Men’s (RT @MensHlthNetwork: American Indians & Alaska Natives males have alarming rates of… See on www.talkingaboutmenshealth.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Legislation is discriminatory and protectionist, Indian companies say. See on india.blogs.nytimes.com
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations As a lifelong civil rights activist, I remember the struggle to pass the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 and the reasons it is still so badly needed to protect our families and Native American cultures. See on www.equalvoiceforfamilies.org
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations When the Last American Indian Dies Indian Country Today Media Network They set the criteria of hierarchically ordered level descriptions, giving themselves the power to dictate the boundaries of group membership by defining race in terms of biology. See on indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
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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 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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