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I'm so happy to see this! n/t

Aji — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:22:12 GMT

I have to wonder . . .

Aji — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:20:42 GMT

about how the declaration and the application were worded. As long as it took for Rounds to do his damn job, I can easily see him making sure that it covered only the minimum required - and things that could be extended to non-rez areas. I'd love to get my hands on the actual docs.

Forced sterilizations in Canada

Drama Queen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:32:49 GMT

If I remember correctly there are incidents mentioned in this remarkable video as recently as the early 1980s, particularly of women who were marrying into families of hereditary leaders.

The video is also a must-see for anyone (like me) who had very little understanding of the specific stories behind protests in Vancouver before and during the Olympics.

I wonder if this is the reason Amy Goodman was detained at the border over Thanksgiving. During the video, you hear the lengths the Canadian government has gone to squash these stories, destroying careers, ransacking at gunpoint the homes of witnesses. Now, I have to wonder that they were afraid Amy Goodman planned to report on these specific murders and sterilizations. We've never heard what they thought she was there to do, why they went through her laptop and ordered her to do her book tour and then get the hell out.

The 3rd Annual Rock The 9 Native Music Festival

translatorpro — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:35:34 GMT

http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/...

Albuquerque, NM, March 2, 2010 - Rock The 9 Native Music Festival is an annual rock and roll music showcase to be held in Albuquerque, NM from April 22nd through April 24th, 2010. The festival features the music and comedy of many aspiring Native American musicians, bands, and comedians as well as some of its most distinguished visionaries.

More info about festival: http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/...

Sorry, this landed in the wrong place, was a reply

translatorpro — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:41 GMT

to a comment by meralda in a different thread, but it jumped here for some reason.

Kim Teehee: Combating youth obesity in Indian Country

translatorpro — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:39:39 GMT

From Indianz.com:

...on February 9, the First Lady unveiled a nationwide campaign - Let's Move! - to fight the epidemic and improve the health of children. An integral part of the First Lady's campaign will be to work with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, where childhood obesity rates are particularly high."
While nearly one third of children in the United States are overweight or obese - a rate that has tripled in adolescents and more than doubled in younger children since 1980 - the overweight/obesity rate is even higher among AI/AN children, approaching 50%. This figure is particularly alarming given studies showing that obese children have a very high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other associated health problems such as hypertension and heart disease later in life...

http://64.38.12.138/News/2010/...

I'm trying to find news items that are a

translatorpro — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:54:15 GMT

bit more positive, because I remember SarahLee - one of our advisors on Rosebud - saying it would be a good idea to point out what's good about the reservations, too. She felt it was important for Native American youth - if they stop by here - to see upbeat postings, things they could also feel good about, as they are at such high risk for suicide as it is. At least, that's how I interpreted her post in the first community diary here (the introduction to NAN when the group was just getting started a month or so ago). If I'm wrong, please correct me.

Deep Harm is our resident expert

translatorpro — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:44:28 GMT

on FEMA. She would probably be able to answer this, but I haven't seen her online much lately. You might have to wait a bit or ask her in thread on DKos where she posts pretty frequently.

a more positive news item

meralda — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:24:43 GMT

The Ontario government has taken the final legislative step in relinquishing Ipperwash Provincial Park to Aboriginal control.

This was one result of the Ipperwash Inquiry released in 2007. http://www.aboriginalaffairs.g... Another was creation of a stand-alone Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs:

"The complexity and importance of Aboriginal issues have outgrown the institutional arrangements dedicated to them within the provincial government..."Creating this ministry would go a long way toward ensuring that Aboriginal issues receive the priority and focus they deserve, and it would also herald a commitment by the province to a new constructive relationship with Aboriginal People."

Background info:

Dudley George...and other First Nations men, women and children occupied Ipperwash Provincial Park... primarily to protest the federal government's refusal to return the Stoney Point Reserve. The federal government had appropriated this reserve as a military training site in 1942 pursuant to the War Measures Act and had promised to return it to the Aboriginal people after World War II. Frustration steadily increased for over five decades.
The occupation of Ipperwash Provincial Park...occurred in the early evening of September 4, 1995. Two days later, a confrontation occurred between the Ontario Provincial Police and the Aboriginal people outside the park. Dudley George was shot by the police and died.

SD Dec. and Jan. storm disasters approved but...

meralda — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:41:38 GMT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/...

However, a state request for individual assistance programs was denied.

Are homes on the reservations owned in any public sense that would allow FEMA $ to be used? Or is this as bad as it looks?

Santa Fe New Mexican

Land of Enchantment — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:30:05 GMT

http://www.santafenewmexican.c...

News: Santo Domingo Pueblo is no more. As San Juan Pueblo (now "Ohkay Owingeh") before them, they've chosen to go to a traditional name: Kewa Pueblo

Navajo trust fund settlement

navajo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:48:19 GMT

Lawmakers OK Navajo trust fund settlement
Salt Lake Tribune
The Utah Legislature has signed off on a court settlement sending $33 million to the Utah portion of the Navajo Nation for alleged state ...

http://www.google.com/url?sa=X...

Indian Country News

translatorpro — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:50:18 GMT

http://www.indiancountrytoday....

WASHINGTON - Indian leaders are increasingly weighing in on President Barack Obama's proposed budget for 2011. A general sense of satisfaction is in the air - especially given an overall federal focus to clamp down on spending - although desired areas for improvement are becoming clear.
Soon after the president released his proposed budget the week of Feb. 1, it was apparent that the administration plans to maintain and strengthen support for a variety of Indian country programs.

Tip Jar

KentuckyKat — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:27:12 GMT

please post any action suggestions that you may have as a response to this comment and I will update the diary.

National Native News, hope you like the google...

navajo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:51:24 GMT

Today's Headlines -
Monday, March 8, 2010

Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs a keynote speaker at DOJ symposium

Today's Headlines -
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Mohegan Tribe names woman as lifetime chief for first time in 300 years