Everything Amerindian
A guest post by Jefe: The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is a Smithsonian museum with two galleries, one in Washington, DC and one in New York. Items not on display are stored in a cultural resource centre in Suitland, Maryland (Prince George’s County), which includes the Vine Deloria, Jr. Library. Both museums showcase the history, culture, anthropology and archaeology of the
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Welcome to Native American Heritage Month 2015! November is Native American Heritage Month in the US. On this blog that means there will be two to three posts a week having to do with Native Americans. Last year was a bust, I know. I hope to do better this year. If you have a suggestion for a post… Sourced through Scoop.it from: abagond.wordpress.com
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17 young adults at Kahnawake enrolled in two-year Mohawk immersion class Sourced through Scoop.it from: montrealgazette.com When people say “speak American”, this is one of the languages to speak. Hat tip for the article to Steven Riley @mixed_race
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Our words carry medicine. We use our words to pray for our children. We use our words to heal. We use our words to uplift and inspire. Our words, though, can carry poison as … Sourced through Scoop.it from: matikawilbur.com
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On July 12, 2015, Paul Castaway was shot and killed by Denver police while holding a knife to his own throat. The police initially claimed that Castaway, a mentally ill Indigenous man, had charged at them with a knife after stabbing his own mother in the neck. Surveillance footage would later contradict those claims and support the accounts of Castaway’s
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Feel free to Download and share our flier widely! And don’t forget to RSVP! If you’d like to volunteer, we’d so appreciate your help. Please complete and submit our Volunteer Form. Sourced through Scoop.it from: seedsandsoul.org After I saw Rulan at Stanford, I’ve been looking forward to see her again in the Bay Area! Woot!
Read moreMonday, October 12th is Columbus Day, which we have celebrated in this country since the eighteenth century… and that’s probably long enough. When you find out the actual facts of what Columbus did when he got to America, you’ll find one of the darkest chapters in American history. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola (Think Tank), hosts of the The Young
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How 14-year-old Auli’i Cravalho became the voice of Disney Moana Sourced through Scoop.it from: hapamama.com
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Indigenous Peoples Day, the new holiday replacing Columbus Day. Powwow and Indian Market in Berkeley, California. 23rd Annual Celebration 1992-2015 Saturday, October 10, 2015 10am – 6pm FREE Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park Berkeley CA. Martin Luther King, Jr Way, between Alston Way & Center Street (2180 Milvia St) 1-1/2 blocks west of the Berkeley BART Station
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Continuing with the ICTMN series, some elders, culture bearers and educators share 10 Things You Should Know About the Swinomish Tribe. Sourced through Scoop.it from: indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
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