The Strike That Shook America

Via: Kavika  •  History & Sociology  •  21 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  7 years ago

This coming Monday the U.S. will be celebrating Labor Day. The origins of Labor Day are not a picnic and BBQ, but brutal fighting for the rights of workers. This is one of the strikes that changed America. As the United States commemorates Labor Day, take a look back at a landmark victory for...

Lake Superior Fish Chowder

By: Kavika  •  THE NEWSTALKERS COOKBOOK  •  13 Comments  •  1 Like  •  7 years ago

Here is one of my favorite receipts passed down for centuries by the Woodland people, Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potowatomi of the upper midwest.  Lake Superior Fish Chowder. 5 cup stock 2 cups cubed yellow potatoes, skin on 1/2 cup minced butternut squash 2 tablespoons butter 1 small red onion,...

‘Tocabe’ brings its Native American cuisine to the road

Via: Kavika  •  Wine & Food  •  37 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  7 years ago

Native American foods and restaurants are becoming more popular every day. The Sioux Chef, Sean Sherman, and his Indigenous kitchen have become a mainstay for those that what to experience what we call the ''Three Sisters''...Corn, beans, and squash. True ''succotash'' is one of the very bests...

The 5th Generation Has Arrived.

By: Kavika  •  Other  •  52 Comments  •  18 Likes  •  7 years ago

The second member of the 5th generation of Kavika's has arrived.  Waagosheas (Little Fox) weighed in at 8 lbs 8 oz.  23 inches long and healthy.  He is the 2nd member of the 5th generation. (great great grandchild) He joins his sister and twelve great grandkids, four grandkids and two...

After mass shootings, this little-known FBI unit focuses on helping victims

Via: Kavika  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  7 years ago

The FBI employs 171 victims specialists who fan out to aid survivors and victims' families in the aftermath of mass casualty events. After mass shootings, this FBI team helps families through tragedy AUG. 10, 201902:40 Aug....

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reaffirms the Constitutionality of ICWA

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  17 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  7 years ago

Published August 9, 2019 PORTLAND, Ore. — Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals published its decision inBrackeen v. Bernhardt, the federal court challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The court’s decision affirmed the constitutionality of ICWA, recognizing the unique political...

Senators Warren and Klobuchar join Native American presidential forum

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  8 Comments  •  1 Like  •  7 years ago

I don't remember any such thing happening before. This is great news and it's become clear that this isn't to be a ''gotcha'' contest but one that the candidate has to lay out their plan for addressing Native American concerns.  Iowa forum will explore topics that are rare in presidential...

Early Native American Guitarist that Rocked, Rock

By: Kavika  •  History & Sociology  •  35 Comments  •  11 Likes  •  7 years ago

In 1958 a young guitarist named Link Wray, A Shawnee Indian from rural North Carolina rocked the world with his song ''Rumble''. Rumble was banned because it was said it would create gang violence.  Link is the only person ever to have an instrumental banned... Link introduced the power cord,...

REP. CHENEY ACCUSES TRIBES OF “DESTROYING OUR WESTERN WAY OF LIFE” OVER SACRED GRIZZLY PROTECTIONS

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  7 Comments  •  1 Like  •  7 years ago

Published August 1, 2019 RIVERTON, Wyo. — On a momentous day for Tribal Nations, Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY), the House Republican Conference Chairwoman, stated that the successful litigation by tribes and environmentalists to return the grizzly bear in Greater Yellowstone to the Endangered...

During the Civil War, Gen. Ulysses Grant Began Expelling Southern Jews—Until Lincoln Stepped In

Via: Kavika  •  News & Politics  •  57 Comments  •  9 Likes  •  7 years ago

The 1862 letter was short, but its meaning was clear—and devastating. “You are hereby ordered to leave the city of Paducah, Kentucky, within twenty-four hours,” it read. Cesar Kaskel couldn’t believe it. He had emigrated to the United States after leaving Prussia, where he was discriminated...