Multiple people shot in attack on Poway synagogue; police detain man for questioning

Via: Kavika  •  News & Politics  •  91 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  7 years ago  •  LOCKED

  © KTLA As many as four people were shot in at attack Saturday at a synagogue in Poway, San Diego County authorities said A man has been detained for questioning in connection with the shooting at the Chabad of Poway, authorities said. Deputies from the Poway station...

Oldest human footprint found in the Americas confirmed in Chile: researcher

Via: Kavika  •  Anthropology & Archeology  •  16 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  7 years ago

An ancient footprint is pictured, having formed cracks due to desiccation after being extracted from its original site, in Osorno, Chile sometime in April 2019. Universidad Austral de Chile, Laboratorio de Sitio Pilauco/Handout via REUTERS SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A 15,600-year old...

A Special Diet for NT Members Free of Charge from Kavika. Lose weight the Ojibwe way.

By: Kavika  •  The Lighter Side/ Humor  •  56 Comments  •  10 Likes  •  7 years ago

Many people have been at one time or another in their life on a diet...Yes the dreaded word that brings to mind eating only veggies for the rest of your life.  Americans spend billions every year on the latest fad diet. Many others take more extreme measures such as surgery.  Over all we are a...

12 Native Americans will be inducted into the Native American Hall of Fame - This is the story of one. A soldiers soldiers Pascal Poolow

Via: Kavika  •  News & Politics  •  31 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  7 years ago

The Epic Story Of Pascal Cleatus Poolow, Sr. Spans 20 Years Of Battle, And 42 Medals BY DAN DOYLE All those who go to war and who face the enemy on the field of battle know the challenges of courage under fire. Most prove themselves to be up to the task and are able to accomplish things that...

The Worlds Biggest Pow Wow Celebrating Kavika's Birthday - The Gathering of Nations Albuquerque NM

By: Kavika  •  The Lighter Side/ Humor  •  64 Comments  •  10 Likes  •  7 years ago

The forth week of April is nearing and the worlds biggest Pow Wow, The Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque NM is set for April 25th, 26th and 27th.  Of course my birthday is on the 24th and the 26th of April and they are a year apart. I know this may sound strange to you non Indian folks but...

Whooping Cough Killed 6,000 Kids a Year Before These Ex-Teachers Created a Vaccine

Via: Kavika  •  History & Sociology  •  13 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  7 years ago

After a long day in the laboratory in 1932, Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering walked out into the chilly Michigan evening with specially prepared petri dishes, called cough plates, in tow. The two scientists were on a mission to collect bacteria in the wild: one by one, they visited families...

'A Woman Of No Importance' Finally Gets Her Due

Via: Kavika  •  History & Sociology  •  16 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  7 years ago

Virginia Hall is one of the most important American spies most people have never heard of. Her story is on display at the CIA Museum inside the spy agency headquarters in Langley, Va. — but this is off-limits to the public. "She was the most highly decorated female civilian during World War...

Why Ancient Rome Needed Immigrants to Become Powerful

Via: Kavika  •  History & Sociology  •  30 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  7 years ago

The Caesars embraced newcomers, less out of idealism than out of self-interest. BARRY STRAUSSHow “Roman” was the Roman Empire? Well, by some measures: not very. As the Roman emperors sought to expand and strengthen their empire, they recognized that immigration was a means for...

Researchers interpret Cherokee inscriptions in Alabama cave

Via: Kavika  •  History & Sociology  •  19 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  7 years ago

For the first time, a team of scholars and archaeologists has recorded and interpreted Cherokee inscriptions in Manitou Cave, Alabama. (Spirit Cave). These inscriptions reveal evidence of secluded ceremonial activities at a time of crisis for the Cherokee, who were displaced from their ancestral...

The current insult to blacks, Indians and other minorities of being ''on the plantation''.

By: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  13 Comments  •  7 years ago

When I see some member throw out insults like ''plantation mentality, down on the plantation, lack of personal responsibility'' I often wonder if they are so stupid as to not understand that is a huge insult to a black person and of course Indians..Just change ''plantation'' with...