William Madrigal Jr. is recognized for efforts to preserve the culture of California Indians.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - William Madrigal Jr., a UC Riverside junior from the Cahuilla Indian Reservation near Anza, Calif., has received a statewide award for his dedication and service in documenting American Indian cultural knowledge and teaching it to others.
The Santa Rosa-based California [...]

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by DIVERSE Staff
RIVERSIDE, Calif.
Health issues, language preservation and improving archaeology practices in California will highlight the 23rd annual California Indian Conference on Friday, Oct. 3, and Saturday, Oct. 4, at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Graduate Center, university organizers announced.
The conference theme is “Good Medicine and Healthy Nations.”

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By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
EAST COUNTY - A golden eagle with kidney problems is recovering at a La Mesa veterinary clinic after it was rescued Saturday night on the Viejas Indian Reservation.
The bird is expected to be released on the reservation once it is healthy enough to hunt.

Posted on September 29th, 2008 by hunwut
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Written by Jan Jennings - UCSD
Monday, 29 September 2008
San Diego, California - The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) will be up for scrutiny when four panelists offer different points of view to the Grave Injustice: UCSD Repatriation Teach-In Oct. 13 in the Student Services Center at the University of California, San Diego.
The [...]

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City News Service • September 28, 2008
Representatives from tribes throughout California will come together next week in Palm Desert to address issues surrounding American Indian health, traditions and land preservation.
The 23rd annual “California Indian Conference,” themed “Good Medicine & Healthy Nations,” is scheduled to start Oct. 3, at the University of California Riverside’s Palm Desert [...]

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CABAZON One person died from a stabbing, and three others were injured, in an apparent gang-related assault at a public cultural event being staged this weekend in a Casino Morongo parking lot, authorities said Sunday.One person was stabbed in the chest, one was stabbed in the abdomen, and a third person sustained a broken nose [...]

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Join the 12th Annual Pilgrimage Ancestor Walk of the Gabrielino/Tongva & Jauneno/Acjachemen People as we carry prayers to Honor the Spirits of our Ancestors
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
7:30 am to 6:00 pm

Posted on September 28th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Roy Cook
The American Indian Recruitment, AIR Program, 14th year Fundraiser and Banquet at the Sycuan Resort September 25, 08 is a fabulous, superbly attended success! Gathered tonight are elegant ladies, polite gentlemen, generous sponsors and Tribal tables of council members and proud relations. Randy Edmonds and his wife Bonnie along with Connie Greybull and [...]

Posted on September 27th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Kristin Bender, Oakland Tribune
9/26/2008
BERKELEY - Crews earlier this week began boring holes in the ground at the former oak grove next to UC Berkeley’s football stadium in an effort to prove that the 1.5-acre site is not a sacred Native American burial ground - as former tree sitters and their supporters have claimed, university [...]

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The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) will be up for scrutiny when four panelists offer different points of view to the Grave Injustice: UCSD Repatriation Teach-In Oct. 13 in the Student Services Center at the University of California, San Diego.
(Media-Newswire.com) - The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( NAGPRA ) [...]

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