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deltafoxtrot:

The Alaska Federation of Natives, in partnership with the National Congress of American Indians and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, has launched “Native Insight: Thoughts on Recession, Recovery & Opportunity,”” a writing competition designed to encourage Native Americans to share their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in the current economic and political landscape.

The national competition will distribute a total of $60,000 among three Alaska Native winners and three Native Hawaiian/Lower 48 American Indian winners ($10,000 each), with opportunities for their winning essays to be published in Native journals and magazines across the United States.

The competition is open to Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and American Indians of all ages.

For complete program information, visit the Native Insight Web site.

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Actually, the liberal leftists are the worst things that’s ever happened to America, let alone [to] the Indian people. They are, supremely, extremely racist against Indian people. The liberal left is our worst enemy. It’s been the Democrats in Congress that have consistently for almost two centuries, that have put the most debilitating laws into effect that strip us, bit by bit, of our freedoms.

Russel Means in an interview discussing Property Rights and Natives.

This is an intriguing interview with Russell Means by Scott Horton of AntiWar Radio that follows the same theme as yesterday by asking the question, Who really owns Indian land?

Delta Foxtrot: Rebuliding America, one Neighborhood at a Time - Russell Means with Scott Horton

Russell Means in discussion with Scott Horton on topics from Corporate Farming, Establishing Neighborhood Power and the Mass Thievery known as Property Tax.  Among other topics in this thirty minute interview, they speak to the imperial laboratory of Indian Reservations and how tactics perfected there have been exported to other countries, and now brought back to America itself.

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Many Native American communities are struggling with a basic question: just who is an Indian? As tribal numbers dwindle, many are reexamining how they define what it means to be a member. But lowering the blood requirement for membership has both political and economic impacts for many groups.

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deltafoxtrot:

BOULDER, Colo. – The Native American Rights Fund is initiating a working group to address government intervention in the lives of Native people who work with or use eagle feathers in traditional ways, and tribes are speaking out on the issue.

A number of feather workers and others from scores of tribes have called NARF to express concern about raids they said were conducted by the Fish and Wildlife Service, FBI and other law enforcement officials who have seized feathers and demanded documentation, said an attorney with the Native law/advocacy group.

According to a tribal member, the Northern Cheyenne tribal council recently passed a resolution to “continue to use eagles as has been the custom since time immemorial.”

The resolution also states that the tribal president will confer with the elected Wyoming-Montana tribal leadership, that a meeting will be convened with FWS and other federal officials, and that Congress should address the threat to traditional use of eagle feathers with legislation, said Steve Brady, of the Northern Cheyenne Cultural Commission.

Brady, who has testified on traditional eagle use before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said the resolution stemmed from the fact that eagles play a part in “every aspect of our culture and fundamental aspects of our way of life.”

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deltafoxtrot:

Any Reservations About This Mascot?

By Denny McAuliffe

North Side High School in Jackson, Tenn., is home of the Indians, but school officials have taken its Native American mascot one step further: It calls school grounds “The Reservation.”

The sign pictured above saying “Welcome to The Reservation” is painted on a building next to the North Side football field. North Side High School’s Web site displays a photo of a different sign with the same message.

Reznet invites you to leave a comment below and tell the school what you think of the Indians mascot and its claim to be a reservation.

Feel free to use this as a teaching opportunity: There are no reservations or federally recognized tribes in Tennessee, and you could educate school officials — and the students — on what it’s like to live on a real reservation. Invite them over to yours …

We’ll send your comments to the local paper, The Jackson Sun.

No profanities or personal attacks, please. It’s reznet’s policy to delete such comments.

There are four federally non-recognized tribes in Tennessee: the Cumberland Creek Indian Confederation, Cherokee of Lawrence County, Etowah Cherokee Nation and Red Clay Band of S.E. Cherokee Confederacy. Although Tennessee does not recognize any tribes, the state has an official Commission of Indian Affairs.

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lenxo:

With millions of dollars flowing into the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino near Coarsegold each month, the Indians of the Picayune Rancheria have tapped into a source of wealth they hope will end decades of poverty.

But not everyone gets to share the bounty.

Over the last several years, the tribe has expelled about half its members, stripping them of their Native American heritage, former members say.

This makes me sick.  The old ways are definitely dying.

The red road is a humble one.

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If I were President of the USA

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NVision is committed to raising political, social, and cultural CONSCIOUSNESS of current and emerging generations of young Native peoples and promoting INFORMED and INNOVATIVE ACTION.

NVision is a collective of dynamic Native men and women professionals, ages 25-40, involved in arts, multi-media, film, youth leadership development, Indian education, politics/community organizing, fundraising, community development, and music, who have banded together to develop innovative and cutting edge projects and programming that will:

1. Empower and promote the well-being of Native youth and young adults.

2. Promote a new generation of dynamic Native leadership in the arts, media, cultural revitalization, entertainment, education, and community development who are committed to protecting and exerting Native sovereignty and the traditional and contemporary cultural lifeways of Native Nations and peoples.

3. Raise consciousness about political, cultural, and social issues impacting Indian Country, and help give a voice to current and new generations of young Native peoples.

4. Support the development and dissemination of innovative and ground-breaking projects by up and coming Native youth and young adults in the areas of visual and performing arts, culture, education, community development, media, film, and research.

5. Build networks of communication, shared resources, and mutual support between emerging and established Native leadership from a variety of backgrounds, and with Native Nations and organizations that share a positive vision for Native youth and Indian Country.

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I would even take it one step further and instead of joining an Independent Party, why not form our own party and call it the Native American Party. This idea is not so farfetched. After all, there are people in the Libertarian and Green Parties that are not affiliated with either the Democrats or Republicans. Granted these separatist parties run their own candidates each presidential election year, but that does not mean that Native Americans should dilute their votes by doing likewise.

As a matter of fact, if there was a Native American Party, both Republicans and Democrats would be catering to that party in hopes of garnering their support for their candidates. When any party takes its voters for granted it spends little time or money reaching for their votes. Example: How many times have presidential candidates been invited to speak at national Indian events and failed to do so? If the Native American Party held a national convention you can bet your bottom dollar that they’d all be there.

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NativeBiz is pleased to announce the launch of the Native Vote ‘08 Action Center.

Located on the web at www.nativebiz.com/vote the center serves as an online resource for those wanting to share a ‘native’ perspective on the upcoming presidential election, voice concerns, ask questions and more.

Users may Submit stories, editorials, opinions and comments. Upload, Share and View photos and videos.Participate in a webchat or other group activities. Rate other member’s posts and stay up to date with the latest election news from throughout Indian country.

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