Executive Order -- Establishing the White House Council on Native American Affairs

New - today - signed before his $100M vacation to Africa.ESTABLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRSBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote and sustain prosperous and resilient Native...

Lesson # 3 - Cultural values and attitudes

The familiy is central to the Native American culture and in values and attributes that are essential. The cultural value and attitudes are quite different that the mainstream culture and historically have caused many misunderstandings which still continue today.1. Cooperation vs. competition -...

Religion - more education

The thoughts/comments below are nothing more than a "generalist" explanation of religion within the Native American community. It is skimming the surface because, in reality, everything in Native American lives is so enmeshed, deep and practiced that to even think about discussing/explaining what...

Something new - real - and personal

OK, let's try something new - real - and personal.We all do a lot of talking about the "things" in our lives that are important to us and we talk about how we like helping/working with others to help better all situations.But - who/what/why are we who/what/why we are?????I'm gonna start this out...

Wait a minute - Do What??? Student Denied Diploma, Fined $1000 for Feather

ATMORE, Ala. (WPMI) - An Escambia Academy High School student said she was denied a diploma and fined $1,000 for wearing an eagle feather at her graduation. For 17-year-old Chelsey Ramer, graduating on May 23 was supposed to be a joyous occasion. "I was excited," said Ramer. It has been more than...

Unfriggin' believable

"The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, also known as the Snyder Act, was proposed by Representative Homer P. Snyder (R) of New York and granted full U.S. citizenship to America's indigenous peoples, called "Indians" in this Act. (The Fourteenth Amendment already defined as citizens any person born...

Cultural Values

Below isa list of some "generalized" differences in cultural values.Have you/can you see them? Which do you place importance on (very important question).Native values - Formal (respect for others/elders/leaders); belief in family, group, village; value on being in harmony with others; place...

You wanna learn????

OK, let's get a discussion going about learning - or, better yet, finding out what the message is in the story being told.This is how most Indians teach and learn.Two Indians died and went to heaven. God welcomed them, walked them around and left them to themselves.Six months go by -God calls...

Backing out

Not wanting to cast a dark shadow over the festivities all of you have been enjoying, but I'm going to have to back out of this "Tribe" - for awhile.Maybe I just expect too much from folks who claim to have the interests of the Native People in their hearts and in their mindswho then start making...

Redskins Owner Dan Snyder on Name Debate: ‘We’ll Never Change the Name’

Time the courts weigh in and shut this man and his misplaced team (a losing team BTW) down.http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/05/09/redskins-owner-dan-synder-on-name-debate-well-never-change-the-name