Stories:
Oklahoma Cherokee re-elect Chief Chad Smith, vote to exclude federal approval of constitutional amendments
Day of Prayer observed at Bear Butte: tribal leaders and organizations show support for preservation of sacred sites
Interview: Tim Giago, founder and former editor of Indian Country Today/Lakota Times
Celebrating Native American Day in South Dakota: speaking out and making change without protest and hostility
Monday, July 2, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
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Monday, May 28, 2007
29-052807
Stories:
The Cherokee Nation council considers another vote to reject federal approval of tribal constitutional amendments
Canada's Assembly of First Nations calls for national day of action to raise awareness
Interview: Chook-Chook Hillman of the Karuk Tribe of California
Part 2 on the issue of aging Pacificorp dams on the Klamath River, and the effects on salmon habitat and the Karuk people
The Cherokee Nation council considers another vote to reject federal approval of tribal constitutional amendments
Canada's Assembly of First Nations calls for national day of action to raise awareness
Interview: Chook-Chook Hillman of the Karuk Tribe of California
Part 2 on the issue of aging Pacificorp dams on the Klamath River, and the effects on salmon habitat and the Karuk people
28-052107
Stories:
Court orders DOI to present full financial accounting by October 10 in Cobell suit
El Paso Natural Gas Co. sues government to get uranium dump site cleaned up on Navajo lands
Oklahoma Choctaw "Long Walk" commemorated in Tushka Homma
Interview: Regina Chichizola, Klamath Riverkeeper
California tribes and supporters rally at Berkshire Hathaway stockholders' meeting to get Klamath River dams shut down
Music:
Traditional Karuk songs
(audio no longer available)
Court orders DOI to present full financial accounting by October 10 in Cobell suit
El Paso Natural Gas Co. sues government to get uranium dump site cleaned up on Navajo lands
Oklahoma Choctaw "Long Walk" commemorated in Tushka Homma
Interview: Regina Chichizola, Klamath Riverkeeper
California tribes and supporters rally at Berkshire Hathaway stockholders' meeting to get Klamath River dams shut down
Music:
Traditional Karuk songs
(audio no longer available)
Monday, May 14, 2007
27-051407
Stories:
Jamestown, 400 years later - Virginia tribes closer to federal recognition after House approval
Senate Indian Affairs Committee advances four bills - Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Hawaiian Native housing bill, Hawaiian Native self-governance, and formal U.S. apology to the Native Nations
Ousted Freedman descendents protest Cherokee vote, file suit in federal court
Columbus Day opponents chastise Colorado leadership for failure to repeal holiday this session
Commentary: Same Scene, Different Decade
All in all, the stories this week show a troubling trend in federal policy and the sovereignty of Native Nations. Limits on federal recognitioin and membership in tribes call into question our ability to define who American Indians are and how we shall live. Federal recognition is weighed in the balance with future financial gain. Civil rights of African Americans are leveraged against those of indigenous peoples. It is a sadly familiar situation in 400 years of North American history, but not one without hope. FNRN thanks those legislators who support apologies and reparations, but we hope to report on real progress in the coming months.
Yakoke.
Jamestown, 400 years later - Virginia tribes closer to federal recognition after House approval
Senate Indian Affairs Committee advances four bills - Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Hawaiian Native housing bill, Hawaiian Native self-governance, and formal U.S. apology to the Native Nations
Ousted Freedman descendents protest Cherokee vote, file suit in federal court
Columbus Day opponents chastise Colorado leadership for failure to repeal holiday this session
Commentary: Same Scene, Different Decade
All in all, the stories this week show a troubling trend in federal policy and the sovereignty of Native Nations. Limits on federal recognitioin and membership in tribes call into question our ability to define who American Indians are and how we shall live. Federal recognition is weighed in the balance with future financial gain. Civil rights of African Americans are leveraged against those of indigenous peoples. It is a sadly familiar situation in 400 years of North American history, but not one without hope. FNRN thanks those legislators who support apologies and reparations, but we hope to report on real progress in the coming months.
Yakoke.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
26-043007
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