Swedish Royal Family’s DC Visit Includes American Indian Museum, Library Of … – Huffington Post

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Swedish Royal Family’s DC Visit Includes American Indian Museum, Library Of …   500Nations‘s insight: The Smithsonian Institution has three facilities dedicated to American Indian Heritage to include: -The National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. -The George Gustav Heye Center in New York City -The Cultural Resources

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Native News Update April 22, 2013 – Indian Country News

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Native News Update April 22, 2013 – IndianCountryNewsTV.com Today’s stories: Navajo Technical College draws big names for commencement, Earth Day walk touts coal-to-solar efforts in Nevada, Kerr Dam nearing tribal ownership, Former Tohono O’odham chairman passes on, Joy Harjo to give IAIA commencement… See on www.indiancountrynews.net

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Coyote

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations   Coyote is a Trickster Figure and a symbol in Native American Culture and oral tradition…   The Coyote based on the coyote (Canis latrans) animal. This character is usually male and is generally anthropomorphic although he may have some coyote-like physical features such as fur, pointed ears, yellow eyes, a tail and claws.

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Some Ojibwe tribal members object to wolf hunting, trapping

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Some Ojibwe Indians in Minnesota are worried about the fate of the state’s wolf population, which is now being considered healthy enough for hunting and trapping.   500Nations‘s insight: The wolf, in First Nation culture, respresents guidance, loyalty, order and community.  By allowing the hunting and trapping of the wolf, they will be killing

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Ojibwe Leaders on Treaty Rights in Ceded Territory – #IdleNoMore – Honor the treaties #NoPenokeeMine

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Ojibwe Leaders on Treaty Rights in Ceded Territory Penokee MineInfo March 22, 2013 – A panel of Ojibwe leaders discusses treaty rights and the importance of using them. Video by Rebecca Kemble See on www.youtube.com

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Lac Courte Oreilles Harvest Camp opened in Penokees (9min) – Indian Country News

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe tribe has opened a treaty harvest and educational camp on public lands in the Penokee Hills, near the site of the proposed worlds largest open pit iron mine, upstream from the Bad River Reservation. The site includes an area that hosted  almost 200 Indian allotments in the late 1800

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#Water is Life #4 – Defending Clean Water in the Penokees (2:28) – Indian Country News – #IdleNoMore

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Water is Life #4 – Defending Clean Water in the Penokees (2:28) – Indian Country News Testimony, video and pictures featured statements from those opposed to the proposed 22 mile long Open Pit Mine in the Penokee Range of Northern Wisconsin upstream from the Bad River Ojibwe Reservation. See on www.indiancountrynews.com

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Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River’s most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast. See on www.latimes.com

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