On Oct. 13, 2008 (Columbus Day), in Barcelona Spain, the World Conservation Congress (WCC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), voted to endorse and begin implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 13, 2007.
The motion passed by the [...]

Posted on November 7th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Robert Johnson

Our story begins nearly 20 years ago. During the early ’90s a new fad was born. The phrase “Politically Correct” entered the lexicon and brought us the suffix “-American.” Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians became “African-Americans, Spanish-Americans, and Asian-Americans.”
Everything was bubblegum, sunshine, and puppies until someone said, “what about the Indians?”

Posted on July 16th, 2008 by Larry Banegas
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By David Escobar
02/06/2006
WHEN THE controversial issue of day laborers loitering on the streets appears in the media, the ethnicity is always painted with the same brown brush: Latino. But who are these brown-skinned men with baseball caps?

What most Californians don’t realize is that many of these men and women who emigrate to the U.S. from [...]

Posted on July 16th, 2008 by hunwut
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A major puzzle of modern Indian policy is why President Richard Nixon created the innovative self-determination policy that prevails today. Nixon rejected termination policy and established that federal-Indian policy was based on treaties rather than programs of social welfare.

Posted on July 11th, 2008 by Larry Banegas
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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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New America Media, Commentary, Louis E.V. Nevaer
The United States is seeing a resurgence of Native Americans in the form of immigrants who are descendents of North America’s indigenous populations. As Native Americans, they are terrifying precisely because they have a moral claim to cross the borders imposed on their lands, writes NAM contributor Louis E.V. [...]

Posted on October 24th, 2007 by admin
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By Onell R. Soto, STAFF WRITER
Former Viejas Chairman Anthony Pico remembers going to a meeting of local tribal chairmen at the Pechanga reservation 45 years ago.
The tribe didn’t have a room big enough for the gathering, so they met under a centuries-old oak tree.
The big oak tree is still there, but when American Indian leaders [...]

Posted on October 1st, 2007 by admin
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By JODI RAVE, Lee Enterprises
Tribally-owned casinos are often the only bridge between American Indian and non-Indian communities.
But too many times, roadblocks on that bridge can leave tribes in the crosshairs of the dominant culture.
“When they clash, it often has to do with issues associated with gaming,” said Marsha Kelly, a communications consultant in Minneapolis.

Posted on September 29th, 2007 by admin
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By ADAM C. HARTMANN, The Press-Enterprise
Today a building preserved, tomorrow a culture.
The Dorothy Ramon Learning Center Inc. is renovating a post-World War II-era building in downtown Banning in hopes it will help the center meet its goal of preserving and celebrating Southern California’s Indian cultures.
The nonprofit center, founded in 2003, still is in its infancy. [...]

Posted on August 27th, 2007 by admin
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