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Monday, 14 May 2007 |
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Federally Recognized Tribes What does it mean to be a federally recognized tribe? It simply means that the Federal Government of the United States has formally acknowledged a tribe as a sovereign entity which has exemptions from state and local jurisdiction. |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
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Once exposed to Black and Indian or African American and Native American ancestry many people come to a conclusion that a choice must be made to cling to one and submerge the other. This need to choose is even recommended by some elders. It is a way of keeping a clear racial, cultural, and ethnic delineation. |
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Saturday, 21 April 2007 |
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April 22 is designated “Earth Day”. I am told that a quote from Sitting Bull indicates that, "The Earth does not belong to us, but we belong to the Earth”. With that in mind let us reflect on how we can be good stewards of the Earth as it stewards us. |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
BLOOD MEMORY…IT’S IN THE BLOOD It is a fact that people carry within their bodies the DNA or genetic composition of their ancestors. This genetic composition affects our physical attributes and features. Comments like you have your mother’s eyes, or you and your dad have the same nose are evidence of the inheritance of our family’s genes. |
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Wednesday, 20 September 2006 |
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ETTIQUETTE FOR POW WOW The Native American Pow Wow is a great opportunity to learn about Native American culture. The Pow Wow consists of Native American dance, food, clothing, and crafts. Spring time begins the start of Pow Wow's in many communities. |
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Saturday, 10 March 2007 |
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Recently the Cherokee Nation voted to revoke the membership of the Freedman. This move is of course being challenged. But the action by the Cherokee Nation brings into question what constitutes a “Cherokee”. |
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Sunday, 04 March 2007 |
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Choose Your Friends Carefully In the early 1700’s the trans-Appalachian region of North America was occupied by Native Americans and some fur trappers and backwoodsmen who were Frenchmen from Canada and Englishmen from the British colonies. |
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