by: Editors Report / Indian Country Today
December 28, 2007
For most of us, ringing in a New Year means making resolutions to become better individuals in one small way or another. Every Day One, we become a nation of quitters. We resolve to quit smoking, stop swearing, cut out the sugar and try again to become [...]

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by: Jerry Reynolds / Indian Country Today
December 28, 2007
WASHINGTON DC - Territorial sovereignty is not vested in individuals or groups of individuals, but in governments. Under international law, even governments aren’t considered sovereign until recognized by another prior sovereign.
That may explain the assiduous attention paid on Dec. 19 by Lakota activist Russell Means to Mario [...]

Posted on December 28th, 2007 by hunwut
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Los Angeles Times
December 27, 2007
IF one were to look back at Southern California’s top news stories of the year and wonder how a victim of wildfire could find solace in the loss of a home, Michael Bright has an answer.
In October 2003, as fire spread across Palmer and Evey canyons north of Claremont, the flames [...]

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BUSINESS WIRE
December 26, 2007
LOS ANGELES CA - Farmers Group Inc. will honor the Fire Departments of eight California Native-American Tribes at a special ceremony to be held Saturday, December 29 at 9:00 a.m. The recognition ceremony will be held at the building site of this year’s Farmers Rose Parade float located at Rose Palace, 835 [...]

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by: Dave Palermo / Native First Communications
December 26, 2007
FLAGSTAFF AZ - Raised on the vast, remote Blackfeet Indian Nation of Montana, it was not likely the great-granddaughter of legendary Indian leader Mountain Chief would become a friend of the San Diego filmmaker who until four years ago could not recall setting foot on an American [...]

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by: Babette Herrmann / Today correspondent
December 26, 2007
HOLLYWOOD CA - The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony at the Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood Dec. 6.
Under the category of Native American Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental), the nominees consist of Walter Ahhaitty & Friends, ”Oklahoma Style”; Black Lodge, [...]

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Onell R. Soto
December 25, 2007
NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY CA: The Rincon tribal government has placed its part-time fire chief on administrative leave after his Dec. 17 arrest on suspicion of drunken driving while taking his children to school in a department vehicle.  
Nobody was seriously injured when Gerad Rodriguez, 47, flipped his sport utility vehicle on state [...]

Posted on December 25th, 2007 by hunwut
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The Advocates for Indigenous Language Survival present the Language is Life Conference in Saulsalito, Ca April 4-6th, 2008.
For Registration or Contribution information go to AICLS.org or call contact Marina Drummer at (707) 486-6806
AICLS
221 Idora Ave.
Vallejo, Ca 94591

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SAVE THE DATE
April 29-30, May 1, 2008
Barona Convention Center
Barona Indian Reservation
Lakeside, CA

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Millions of cryptic notes from linguist John Peabody Harrington
By Lisa Krieger, Mercury News

12/23/2007
Bringing voices from the grave, volunteers at the University of California-Davis are working to decipher nearly a million pages of notes from conversations with long-gone Native Californians, reviving more than 100 languages from the distant past.

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