By SE RUCKMAN, World Staff Writer
11/26/2007
ANADARKO — Oklahoma had been a state for only two decades when Doris Jean Lamar was born in 1927. Her first spoken words were not English, but an American Indian language taught to her by grandparents.
Today, Lamar is the last fluent speaker in the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, a tribe [...]

Posted on November 27th, 2007 by hunwut
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By Onell R. Soto STAFF WRITER
November 26, 2007
SAN DIEGO – More than 30 years after establishing a department devoted to American Indian issues, San Diego State University will offer a bachelor’s degree in American Indian studies beginning next fall.
The university is one of several, primarily in the West, that now offer or or are [...]

Posted on November 26th, 2007 by hunwut
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By Brenda Norrell
Human Rights Editor
U.N. OBSERVER & International Report
SAN FRANCISCO — With the prayers, blessings and dances of the Shingle Springs Rancheria Miwok, Pomo, Pitt River and Calpullies, the Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering began, after 3,500 people crossed on boats to Alcatraz Island before first light.
With the scent of sage filling the dawn air, the Ohlone [...]

Posted on November 24th, 2007 by hunwut
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Mark Anthony Rolo, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
I usually try to keep a low profile when Thanksgiving comes around. As an American Indian, one has to be careful about admitting to the guilty pleasures of enjoying a turkey feast.White liberals are shocked to learn that Indians could celebrate a holiday that is essentially a funeral for them [...]

Posted on November 22nd, 2007 by hunwut
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To understand an American Indian perspective on Thanksgiving, you need some  information and some new viewpoints.
Most children know that Native Americans helped the Pilgrims and were invited to the first Thanksgiving feast. But most children do not know the following facts, which explain why many American Indians today call Thanksgiving a “Day of Mourning”.

Posted on November 22nd, 2007 by hunwut
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By David Kelly, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
November 22, 2007
LA JOLLA INDIAN RESERVATION — The firestorms that swept much of Southern California recently were especially cruel to this hardscrabble reservation clinging to the southern slopes of Mt. Palomar.
Residents described flames sweeping over lush hills and valleys, burning 94% of the reservation and destroying 59 of [...]

Posted on November 22nd, 2007 by hunwut
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(The Clothes Burning Ceremony will begin at dusk on November 21, 2007.  There will be signs pointing toward Barbara’s home on Hwy 94.  An all night wake will be held beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 30th, 2007 at the Campo Tribal Hall located at 36190 Church Road, Campo, CA 91906. Mass will be [...]

Posted on November 21st, 2007 by hunwut
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointments of Leslie Lohse, Marshall McKay, Laura Miranda, James Ramos and Julie Tumamait-Stenslie as members of the Native American Heritage Commission. Additionally, the Governor proclaimed November 2007 as Native American Heritage Month to honor the significant contributions and centuries-old traditions of the Native American heritage and culture.
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Posted on November 19th, 2007 by hunwut
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The California State University San Marcos are offering a position as Associate or Full Professor of Native Studies.
Native Studies at CSUSM: At CSUSM, Native Studies is an interdisciplinary program, which currently offers a minor. For further information see http://www.csusm.edu/ns or click below for all the details.

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