Jan Sears, Press-Enterprise
Michael Contreras Jr., a member of the Torres Martinez Band of Desert Cahuilla Indians, will talk about the history of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians at 7:30 p.m. March 24 at the San Bernardino County Museum.

Posted on March 7th, 2010 by hunwut
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Jack D. Forbes, Professor Emeritus Native American Studies
Heretofore the history of the United States has been largely treated as the story of a process, rather than the complete history of a land “from sea to shining sea.” And this process always begins either in Europe or on the Atlantic Coast of North America.

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by hunwut
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The Pueblo Revolt and the Mythology of Conquest by Michael Wilcox corrects the story of New Mexican Native populations while retelling the saga of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and promoting an indigenous approach to archaeology.
BY KATE CHESLEY
Historical, archaeological and anthropological portrayals of Native American experiences, especially during colonial periods, have focused on the decimation [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by hunwut
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By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji)
There is a colonization connection the indigenous people of Australia and America share.
Both were driven to the brink of annihilation by invaders. Both had their children ripped from their arms and placed into institutional boarding schools intent upon acculturation by whatever means (See the movie Rabbit Proof Fence).

Posted on March 1st, 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 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 VANESSA EBBELING, Special to The Press-Enterprise
The Temecula Massacre stands out as one of the bloodiest events in the region’s history, but local historians point out that some mysteries and misconceptions still surround the conflict.
In a canyon just west of Vail dam, dozens — possibly more than 100 — Luiseño Indians were ambushed and slaughtered [...]

Posted on February 6th, 2010 by hunwut
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Consultant says no plan in works
By J. Harry Jones, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
NORTH COUNTY - People wanting to have their say on what might happen to the 22,000-acre, privately owned property known as Rancho Guejito, considered by many to be the single-most pristine and historically significant nonpublic undeveloped area left in the county, will have plenty [...]

Posted on February 4th, 2010 by hunwut
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After feds reject plea for military medals, donor steps in
By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
His buddies called him “Chief.”
Augustine Quevas, a Santa Ysabel tribal member who served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, was captured by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March only to die when a torpedo sank [...]

Posted on January 24th, 2010 by hunwut
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By Roy Cook
He was 23 years of age when he perished on the Hell ship called Shinyo Maru.
Augustine J. Quevas, Sgt, Air Corps, 30th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group (Heavy) is listed as MIA as of the date of the sinking, September 7, 1944. He is listed on the Tablets of the Missing in Manila [...]

Posted on January 8th, 2010 by hunwut
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