Native American Heritage Month to Honor a true American Hero - M/Sgt Roy Benavidez MoH recipent

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Roy Benavidez Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez Born August 5, 1935 Died November 29, 1998 (aged 63) Place of birth Cuero, Texas Place of death Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas Place of burial Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Allegiance...

Native Tribes Are Taking Fire Control Into Their Own Hands

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Sometimes Vikki Preston is inching her way through the forest when she comes across a grove of tan oak trees that feels special. The plants are healthy, the trees are old, and their trunks are nicely spaced out on the forest floor. “You can feel that the grove has been taken care of,” she says....

'For poignancy and authenticity’ Wes Studi to receive Oscar on Sunday’s Governors Awards

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  10 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  7 years ago

Wes Studi:’I am deeply honored and humbled. I finally get to say ‘I'd like to thank the Academy’ Sunday is the day for Wes Studi.  After 30-plus years in the film industry and as a working Cherokee actor that has performed in such movies as Hostiles, Dances with Wolves and Heat, Studi,...

Trump admin sending thousands more troops to Saudi Arabia (And In Syria leaving the Kurds to be slaughtered)

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday it is sending more troops, fighter jets and missile defense weaponry to Saudi Arabia to help bolster the kingdom's defenses after a September attack on its oil facilities. © Kevin Lamarque Image: Trump meets with senior...

How Native American tribes are bringing back the bison from brink of extinction

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The age of extinction Wildlife The continent’s largest land mammal plays a crucial role in the spiritual lives of the tribes  Bison herd with calves in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone Park. Photograph: Neal Herbert/Yellowstone NPS On 5,000 hectares of...

36 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war

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On September 26, 1983, the planet came terrifyingly close to a nuclear holocaust. The Soviet Union’s missile attack early warning system displayed, in large red letters, the word “LAUNCH”; a computer screen stated to the officer on duty, Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, that it could say with...

Ancient Siberia was home to previously unknown humans, say scientists

Via: Kavika  •  Anthropology & Archeology  •  28 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  7 years ago

DNA analysis reveals hardy group genetically distinct from Eurasians and East Asians Nicola Davis  @NicolaKSDavis Wed 5 Jun 2019 13.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 5 Jun 2019 16.33 ED  The archaeological site near the Yana River in Siberia where two 31,000-year-old...

The Forgotten History of the Native Americans Who Helped the Underground Railroad

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Railroad An Underground Railroad historic marker on May 16, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio   Raymond Boyd—Getty Images BY ROY E. FINKENBINE / HISTORY NEWS NETWORK   SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 This post is in partnership with the History News Network,...

Americans for Indian Opportunity ‘deeply regrets’ participation in Dior campaign

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Jourdan Bennett-Begaye and Aliyah Chavez Americans for Indian Opportunity released a statement today addressing their involvement in the controversial Christian Dior perfume campaign. The nonprofit organization, co-founded by LaDonna Harris, worked with Dior, a French luxury goods company, on...

Dior's SAUVAGE campaign is deeply offensive, racist, and cultural appropriation at its worst

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The SAUVAGE advertising campaign is an example how a 'well-intentioned' collaboration can be done in an exploitative and racist manner says IllumiNative Luxury brands have a long history of exploiting and appropriating Native imagery. Brands invite consumers to try on Native identities...