Barona Cummunity Event Announcement! “Bringing our communities together through Culture.”
Please join us for a night of Traditional Kumeyaay Singing and Dancing. Your presence is greatly appreciated.
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 @ 5pm
Barona Gymnasium
Located at Barona CVommunity Center
Dinner will be served*

Posted on November 28th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Mary Hudetz, ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 28, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore. - It may be a small step, but a day meant to honor American Indians’ contributions acknowledges a history and culture that many say is often overlooked.
For the first time, federal legislation has set aside the day after Thanksgiving - for this year only - to honor [...]

Posted on November 28th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Steven Newcomb
Despite years of well-voiced opposition from traditional Western Shoshones, the Bush administration, by-way-of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), approved a massive open-pit, cyanide heap-leach gold mine at Mount Tenabo.
Mt. Tenabo, not far from the Dann Family Ranch where elder Carrie Dann lives, is an area of tremendous cultural and spiritual significance to [...]

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On Dec. 4th, at 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Bringing The Circle Together presents a free Los Angeles premiere of ‘Our Spirits Don’t Speak English: Indian Boarding School’, with special guest speaker Lorene Sisquoc (Cahuilla/Apache) of the Sherman Indian Museum, and a guest performance by members of In Lak Eck!

Posted on November 28th, 2008 by hunwut
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8TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NATIVE FILM & CULTURE TO PRESENT DIVERSE INTERNATIONAL FILMS MARCH 4 - 8, 2009
PALM SPRINGS, CA - November 28, 2008: The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum will again present the Festival of Native Film & Culture from Wednesday, March 4 through Sunday, March 8, 2009. All screenings and receptions will take place [...]

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By ERIN WALDNER and JULIE FARREN, The Press-Enterprise
It’s Native American Heritage Day.
A bill introduced by Rep. Joe Baca, D-Rialto, and signed into law by President George W. Bush on Oct. 8 encourages public schools to teach students about the history, achievements and contributions of American Indians.

Posted on November 27th, 2008 by hunwut
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Patrick Springer, The Forum of Fargo/Moorhead
Prairie Rose Seminole’s family once observed the traditional Thanksgiving celebration, including the obligatory turkey dinner and trimmings.
But after the Fargo woman began embracing her traditional Arikara and Lakota roots, Thanksgiving took on an aura that was more reflective than celebratory.

Posted on November 26th, 2008 by hunwut
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
Imperial County sheriff’s officials are investigating the death of a man whose body was found early Wednesday morning next to railroad tracks near Yuma.
According to Charles Lucas, supervising deputy coroner with the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, the cause of the death is pending an autopsy, but the body has been identified as 21-year-old [...]

Posted on November 26th, 2008 by hunwut
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Kumeyaay- AIWA Color Guard- Drums
By Roy Cook
The SCAIR sponsored Soaring Eagles dance group, the Thundercloud Drum. Stanley Rodriguez and the American Indian Warriors (AIWA) Honor Color Guard participated in the November 22, 08 Native American heritage month festivities for the Chula Vista U. S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector headquarters. Native American liaison Paul Broderick [...]

Posted on November 26th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Victor Morales, Today correspondent
VALLEY CENTER, Calif. - The latest meditation attempt by BIA officials Oct. 12 to resolve a rift between members of a tribal council has failed, possibly threatening the legality of its lucrative casino operations, a senior BIA official said.
As it stands, the BIA does not recognize the split tribal government of [...]

Posted on November 25th, 2008 by hunwut
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