Everything Amerindian
Approximately 900 horses belonging to tribes along what is now the Idaho/Washington border were needlessly slaughtered in 1858. Source: indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations
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Taté Walker asks people and institutions to stop profiting from stereotypes proven to harm and dehumanize Native people. Source: goodmenproject.com See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations
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Five-Year-Old Navajo Boy Denied Admission on First Day of School Because His Hair is Too Long – Click through for more – Source: nativenewsonline.net See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations
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Wukchumni is both a Native Californian language and people. They are of the Yokuts tribe residing on the Tule River Reservation. The Tule River Reservation was established in 1873 by a US Executive Order in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is south of Fresno and north of Bakersfield. It occupies 55,356 acres. -Wikipedia “This short documentary profiles the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a
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The family of an 8-year-old Native American girl who was tazed by police in October is suing while the Pierre Police Department say it was justified. – Click through for more – Source: indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations
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Dedicated supporters staged a 15 hour sit-in until the early this morning, when the Alaska Senate passed the measure on an 18-2 vote. Source: www.ktoo.org See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations
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The journey of the Oglala Lakota of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, from their origins through to their contemporary life. The most comprehensive look at an Indian Reservation in a documentary made over 13 years by international award winning film-maker Steven Lewis Simpson director of Rez Bomb. Click through to Rent or Buy movie. Source: vimeo.com See on Scoop.it
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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In 2013 Matika Wilbur took on a project of massive scope: to photograph members of each Federally recognized tribe in the United States. “My dream,” Wilbur says, “is that our children are given images that are more useful, truthful, and beautiful.” – Click through for more
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WASHINGTON — Much of the debate over whether to keep the Washington football team’s name has centered around whether it’s actually offensive to Native Americans. Owner Dan Snyder has searched high and low to find American Indians who aren’t put off by the term “Redskins” as justification for keeping it. But according to Erik Stegman, an author of a new report on Native
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A line has been drawn in the sand over Native American cultural appropriation in the music industry. Source: fusion.net See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations
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