Florida Seminoles work to preserve isle where ancestors held

By Saundra Amrhein, 12/1/2013EGMONT KEY, Florida (Reuters) - As a fog bank rolled in behind them onSunday afternoon, several members of the Seminole Tribe of Floridadisembarked from a double-decker catamaran onto a small island off thecoast near St. Petersburg in west-central Florida.It was part...

'Nuff said

From The Daily Republican, a newspaper from Winona, Minnesota, dated September 24, 1863)

Words used to sway the early Native Americans - before they killed them?????

This may seem a bit long, but there are some in our group that really need to see how the Spanish actually met, greeted and massacred our peoples.The document is called "El Requerimiento" and it was issued in the name of King Ferdinand and Queen Juana (his daughter) and used whenever the Spanish...

Who Is Te Ata?

"Te Ata (1895-1995), whose name means bearer of the dawn, was an award-winning storyteller and trained actress whose one-woman interpretations of American Indian folklore earned her national and international acclaim throughout her 70-year career. Te Ata became the first Native American woman to...

Do you have an opinion - and how "right" is it?

Everyone has an opinion and, as individuals, they are entitled to their opinion. Is green pretty? To some, green is very pretty and to some it is not pretty at all. But who's right? Better yet, who has the right to TELL you that your opinion is correct or not? The answer is really quite simple -...

Obama Nominates Native American Woman to Federal Court

"Responding to widespread requests from tribal leaders and Indian legal advocates, President Barack Obama has nominated a Native American to serve on the federal bench.The president announced September 19 that Diane J. Humetewa is a nominee for the U.S. District Court for Arizona. She is a Hopi...

Betcha didn't know - did ya?????

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Smallwoodhttp://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1920/1926.aspx1926Norma Smallwood Tulsa, OklahomaNorma Descygne Smallwood, an art major in her sophomore year at Oklahoma State College, was the first Native American (Cherokee) to capture the Miss America...

Definition of Native American - Education Series, # 5

There is a lot to be said about Native Americans. Even though they are a small portion of the population, they weren't always and they have played a critical part in our country's history. For a subject worked and reworked so often in novels, motion pictures and television, Native Americans...

Get your spirituality in order - it can happen to you

Yesterday, a friend of mine, and the manager of the apartment complex I'm staying in, came by for a visit and conversation. She sat on the couch and I sat in my computer chair, we each smoked a pipe (I had to load, tamp and light hers as this was her first "experience" (she'd run out of...

Native Americans to get millions after 'big victory' in Supreme Court

"The Supreme Court has ruled that the government must fully reimburse Native American tribes for millions of dollars they spent on federal programs.The federal government had agreed to fully reimburse money tribes spent on programs like law enforcement, environmental protection and agricultural...