By Dorian Hargrove
Mel Vernon leans against a black steel fence behind Quarry Creek Shopping Center, on the border of Carlsbad and Oceanside. Above him towers a massive signpost facing the traffic on State Route 78. Below him is El Salto Falls, San Diego’s largest coastal waterfall.

Posted on December 30th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Numismatic News
Orders for the new Native American dollar coins began being accepted by the U.S. Mint Jan. 2, 2009. The cost is face value.
Though the new coins resemble the preceding Sacagawea dollar, including the Glenna Goodacre rendition of the famous Shoshone guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition 1804-1806 on the obverse, the reverse [...]

Posted on December 29th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. - It is a story of pride and persistence, the struggle to reclaim a tribal nation and spread the word of its long history and rich legacy.
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, which at 308,000 square feet is one of the largest Native American educational institutions, tells [...]

Posted on December 28th, 2008 by hunwut
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Caltrans’ objection stalls construction
By Onell R. Soto, staff writer
JAMUL - A tribe’s desire to build a casino on a hilly, twisting, two-lane road without state interference is butting up against a state agency’s assertion that it needs to know what the tribe is building or it will block access.
The question has landed in federal court [...]

Posted on December 27th, 2008 by hunwut
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The Acjachemen quietly marked the win against the Foothill South toll road by honoring land that will not be disturbed.
On the chilly morning of the winter solstice last Sunday, the sun was just cresting the ridgeline of San Mateo Canyon as the Acjachemen talking circle started. Twenty or so people stood around a campfire. They [...]

Posted on December 27th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Roy Cook
On December 16, 08 the Barrio Station is pleased to add the Soaring Eagles American Indian Dance group to their Children Holiday program. Vickie Gambala and Chuck Cadotte coordinate this Traditional Plains cultural expression. Soaring Eagles are sponsored by: Southern California American Indian Resource, SCAIR under the auspices of the Southern California Tribal [...]

Posted on December 26th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Babette Herrmann, Today correspondent
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - When the final nominee list for the 51st annual Grammy awards were announced by the Recording Academy Dec. 3, mainstream artists Lil’ Wayne, Coldplay and Jay-Z - to name a few - made headlines with their multiple nominations.
With all the buzz surrounding the mainstream, it may be [...]

Posted on December 26th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Victor Morales, Today correspondent
VALLEY CENTER, Calif. - A ruling by the BIA that could decide the outcome of a tribal rift was handed down Dec. 1 upholding - for the second time - the tribal enrollment of a man and his decedents.
The BIA ruled that the enrollment committee of the San Pasqual Band of [...]

Posted on December 24th, 2008 by hunwut
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Grave Situation
Native American battle over the possible disturbance of an Indian burial site at a Mission San Juan Capistrano garden gets ugly
By MATT COKER
A legal battle over beautification of a long-neglected dirt lot over Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Old Cemetery is born out of “a vendetta,” according to one attorney arguing the case.
Ed Connor, who [...]

Posted on December 24th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Steven Newcomb
In his guest column, “How to fix U.S. tribal policy,” Francis G. Hutchins presents his own particular take on the history of U.S.-Indian policy since the beginning of the United States. (At one time, Mr. Hutchins was an expert witness for the Town of Mashpee, Mass., and therefore in opposition to the Mashpee [...]

Posted on December 23rd, 2008 by hunwut
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