A major exhibition of southern California baskets, “Generations of Symbols,” opens at the San Bernardino County Museum on Saturday, March 13. The exhibit, which will occupy both the Fisk and Schuiling galleries, runs through October 17. It is sponsored in part by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. Admission to the exhibit is included in [...]

Posted on March 4th, 2010 by hunwut
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Indian Island Vigil remembers massacre 150 years ago
Donna Tam/The Times-Standard
One hundred and fifty years ago, the Wiyot Tribe had its last dance ceremony on Indian Island.

Posted on February 26th, 2010 by hunwut
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By Maureen Magee, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
OLD TOWN (Kosa’aay) - Every week in the outskirts of Old Town, where the Kumeyaay Indians were colonized by the Spaniards more than 200 years ago, scores of urban Indians meet to dance, eat and keep their heritage alive.

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by hunwut
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Saturday, April 3rd & Saturday, April 10th
For information call: 951-849-7289 or check our website at: www.malkimuseum.org

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by hunwut
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By Roy Cook
There was a bit of disappointment with the Soaring Eagles at the no-show of the media last week. This week we went uptown to the Board meeting to assist the efforts to retain Ballard center for the benefit of children, parents and many ethnic communities.

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by hunwut
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By Roy Cook
SCAIR Soaring Eagle workshop, February 16, 2010, had an outstanding response by students, mentors and parent. This is still the best inter-tribal gathering to attend with our American Indian community for a sober, clean, positive, educational and cultural experience. Other organizations attend to distribute information and contact the culture active American Indian community [...]

Posted on February 17th, 2010 by hunwut
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By Matt Kettmann
Though local lore held that the so-called “scorpion tree” had been the work of cowboys, paleontologist Rex Saint Onge immediately knew that the tree was carved by Indians when he stumbled upon it in the fall of 2006.

Posted on February 9th, 2010 by hunwut
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By Roy Cook
Soaring Eagle American Indian SCAIR instructor Chuck Cadotte is starting ‘Duck and dive’ instruction, in the performance dance sequence. Many American Indian songs describe certain events or are familiar to native speakers within their vocals or percussive elements.

Posted on February 5th, 2010 by hunwut
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John Peabody Harrington relentlessly studied Indian families for decades. Today, a 71-year-old woman who considered him a pest is grateful for his intense scholarship.
By Steve Chawkins
Everyone thought the tall, strange white man was some kind of genius. But to teenage Ernestine De Soto he was a giant pain in the neck, a nosy, “Ichabod Crane-like” [...]

Posted on January 31st, 2010 by hunwut
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Jan. 10, Feb. 14, & Mar.14, 2010.
Held at Lorene Sisquoc’s classroom on the campus of Sherman Indian High School.
Held on Sundays from 10:00am - 4:00pm, potluck lunch.

Posted on January 7th, 2010 by hunwut
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