by RoNeisha Mullen | The Flint Journal
Thursday February 21, 2008, 4:21 PM
FLINT TWP. — Local Native American education programs are seeing declining numbers, a sad statement on families rejecting their heritage, some educators say.
"For so long, Native Americans had been taught to deny their culture because they’d be tormented," said Jean Keen, a Native […]
Rochester - The Rochester Cultural Council has awarded $589 in funding to support the Native American Educational Outreach Project at the Robbins Museum of Archaeology, located at 17 Jackson St. in Middleborough.
Funding from the Rochester Cultural Council will cover the costs of transportation to and admission at the museum for local third-grade students […]
By Travis Coleman Journal staff writer
SIOUX CITY — The proposed creation of a Commission on Native American Affairs is up for a vote in the Iowa House of Representatives after being unanimously approved by the House State Government Committee this week.
The commission aims to work with tribal governments, groups and members in the areas […]
Texas State Technical College WacoReporter: Mary DrennonEmail Address: mary.drennon@tstc.edu
WACO) - Colorful costumes, social Native American dance and song and much more will be on tap this spring at Texas State Technical College Waco.
The Native American Student Association of TSTC will host the 2008 Waco Intertribal Powwow from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, […]
By Travis Coleman Journal staff writer SIOUX CITY — The proposed creation of a Commission on Native American Affairs is up for a vote in the Iowa House of Representatives after being unanimously approved by the House State Government Committee this week.
The commission aims to work with tribal governments, groups and members in the areas […]
By Blaine Kyllo
Propaganda Games (wiki) was formed three years ago by a group of former Electronic Arts staffers. Within months, it was acquired by Buena Vista Games, now Disney Interactive Studios. In an interview with the Georgia Straight at Propaganda’s Vancouver offices, general manager and vice president Josh Holmes said the company had been working […]
By Greg Flakus, VoA News
They have been called the Greatest Generation for what they did to stop the Nazis in Europe and the Imperialist Japanese army in Asia and the Pacific. Veterans of World War II are said to be dying at the rate of 1,000 a day. Among those still with us are a […]
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Science Conference Addresses Importance of Preservation
By Art Chimes, VoA News
San Francisco, CA - February 28, 2007 - There are nearly 7,000 languages on Earth, but experts say about half of them are endangered, meaning only a small and declining number of often elderly people speak the language. Major world and national languages crowd out indigenous […]
Race and Other Tricky Online Application Questions:
When Applying for Jobs Online, You Can Skip Certain Questions, Benefit from Others
By Perri Capell, CareerJournal.com
Question: When completing online job applications, I’m asked to provide my college graduation date and Social Security number. Does this give the HR department an opportunity to discriminate against me? Also, if I don’t […]
NCAI Empowers Native Youth through New Youth Ambassador Leadership Program
Release by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
In an effort to expand youth leadership in Indian Country, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has created the Youth Ambassador Leadership Program (YALP) to acknowledge the strong leadership capabilities and skills present within both Native youth.
“Native […]
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE
Thsi page has Native American timelimes, documents, treaties, etc.
It also has information that is important and impacting to Native Americans.
It contains many good links to other Native American themed websites, including Native American art, history and poetry
check it out here: http://www.teacheroz.com/Native_Americans.htm
Here is a great site with much information, original hard to find documents, great videos and a multilingual mailing list.
Some fo the sections of this site I found useful were the complete list of tribes and the listing Native leaders.
Thanks for offering such a great site!
Check them out at http://www.indigenouspeople.net/
“The world is full of stories, and from time to time they permit themselves to be told.”
Native American Ceremonies
Ceremony plays a vital, essential role in Native American religions. Whereas western religions typically consider ceremony the servant of theology, Native American religions barely recognize the distinction between myth and ritual.Often the ritual proves to be established and secure while the myth is vague and unclear. Indian ceremonies grew up within local groups; […]
Gods, Goddesses, Religions & Beliefs of the Native Americans
Native Beliefs share some common tendencies. Religion tends to be closely related to the natural world. The local terrain is elevated with supernatural meaning, and natural objects are imbued with sacred presences. Ceremonial rituals involving these supernatural-natural objects are meant to ensure communal and individual prosperity. These common […]
~ The Last Warrior ~
High on bleak, stony rag,
Unmoving, he sits astride
His ragged coated pony.
Only telltale frozen breaths,
Separate them from
The still, winter black boles
Of ancient leafless trees.
The pony, blown and lame,
Stands with lowered head,
Ears flattened to the sound
Of a distant wolf pack.
The man on his back,
All weapons lost,
Ignores the trickling blood
From savage wounds,
Mingling his war paint.
Eyes […]
Often, around the fire in the long house of the Iroquois, during the Moon of the Long Nights, this tale is told.
Three Arrows was a boy of the Mohawk tribe. Although he had not yet seen fourteen winters he was already known among the Iroquois for his skill and daring. His arrows sped true to […]
As Told By Glenn Welker
Long, long ago, the Hopis were greatly troubled by the wind. It blew and blew and blew and blew–all the time. The Hopis planted their crops, but before the seeds could begin to sprout, the wind blew the soil and seeds away. Unhappy and worried, all the people made prayer offerings […]
Long, long ago, animals and trees talked with each other, but there was no fire at that time.Fox was most clever and he tried to think of a way to create fire for the world. One day, he decided to visit the Geese, te-tl, whose cry he wished to learn how to imitate. They promised […]
