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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Traditional potter Lisa Rutherford (Cherokee) and contemporary painter Jim Van Deman (Delaware) combine their unique artistic visions to present a one-of-a-kind exhibition entitled “The Potter & The Painter” on view at the Red Earth Museum in downtown Oklahoma City through September 28. Lisa Rutherford is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and lives on her family’s ranch near Tahlequah, OK. Her passion is traditional pottery and 18th century clothing. She has...
THAMESVILLE, ON—Ken and Ingrid Dieleman are honoring a War of 1812 hero with their Corn Maze. Chief Tecumseh is being remembered in the popular Thamesville, Ontario corn maze. A full-body image of the Shawnee leader, who died during the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813, stretches the length of the maze. “Last year we did the (bicentennial) logo,” said Ingrid Dieleman, who runs the popular Thamesville corn maze with her husband Ken and children, “this year it’s Ch...
TORONTO, ON—The Royal Ontario Museum’s special exhibit of Great Lakes art from the early 19th century to the present, currently on display for an “indefinite engagement,” is entitled “Sovereign Allies/Living Cultures: First Nations of the Great Lakes.” It conveys two themes: First, Great Lakes tribes helped British soldiers combat American soldiers during the War of 1812; Second, Native stereotypes continue into the 21st century. Housed in only one large display case among a l...
OMAHA, NE—The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska signed a deal to host a wind farm on the reservation. The tribe is working with Bluestem Energy Solutions. The deal calls for a 10-megawatt wind farm, enough to power 3,500 homes. “The tribe realized during its study of wind energy that it would need a significant partner with the resources to complete the multimillion dollar project,” Chairman John Blackhawk said in a press release. Groundbreaking is scheduled for 2013....
WARM SPRINGS, OR—Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have decided to spend nearly $11 million to build a new school. The vote was essentially a re-do of a referendum that failed in May due to inadequate voter turnout. Nearly three quarters of the tribal members who cast a vote in that first election favored the plan. Still, it failed due to a provision in the tribes’ constitution that requires at least 33 percent of all members over the age of 21 cast a ballot. Just by comparison, only 22 percent of reg...
KETCHIKAN, AK—Ketchikan Indian Community Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) continues its good work, recently wrapping up a second 16-class session with nine participants. This year’s first session, also with nine members, experienced similar success. Graduation ceremonies for the second class were held on July 26 at the KIC Clinic. The Diabetes Prevention Program is funded through the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) initially authorized by Congress in 1997. The...
NEW LONDON, CT—The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is set to open its first gas station this fall. The tribe has already begun work on the 24-pump station, The New London Day reported. It’s located on the reservation, near a hotel and the tribe’s casino. The paper did not say whether the tribe would offer gas at lower prices....
SPOKANE, WA—The Bark Canoe Store opened in 2000 in Spokane. Originally it began operating by making birch bark canoes and it expanded to provide birch bark for cabinet and furniture and construction. Then it expanded to accessories and things that might go along with birch bark canoes like Hudson Bay axes, packs, materials. Then came delivery of birch bark canoe building classes. “We are known for taking courses to communities, often First Nation communities,” says John Linde...
BILLINGS, MT—Joshua Peppers, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana, is back in the U.S. after being injured in Afghanistan. Peppers, 27, stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED) while on patrol. He’s in recovery at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Maryland after his right foot was amputated. “He said he felt pretty lucky to be alive considering what had happened,” his mother, Rae Peppers, told The Billings Gazette. “His spirits are positive and he is...
EAU CLAIRE, WI—William R. Fredenberg, a decorated combat veteran who was a member of the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin, died on July 21. He was 89. Fredenberg enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1942. He served in World War II, when he was shot down in France and taken as a prisoner of war. As a prisoner, Fredenberg led a daring escape of 13 fellow prisoners. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters for his efforts. Fredenberg enlisted in the Air Force a second time in 1950 and ser...
WINNIPEG, MB—Aboriginal and political leaders are set to meet in Manitoba for the third National Aboriginal Women’s Summit. According to Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson the summit will be held November 1 and 2 in Winnipeg. He said the summit is a “critical opportunity” to focus on ending violence against Aboriginal women and girls. “We all have a stake in stopping the abuse and exploitation of vulnerable women and girls in Canada,” he said. “This summit is a critical opportunity for governments to conti...
SPRUCE GROVE, AB—Joe Jespersen, 70, fought his final battle and was released from this earth to his heavenly home on July 29, 2012. Joe was a regular contributor to Indian Life for a number of years. Joe grew up on a dairy farm near Spruce Grove, Alberta. His family was always generous to the Aboriginal people who stopped by their farm. When a Metis neighbor was evicted, Joe’s dad moved the fellow’s house to the Jespersens’ land, where he lived the rest of his life rent fr...
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (ANS)—One of the marvelous facets of living in New Mexico is the Native American influence found in the cultural life of the state. New Mexico turned 100 years old this year—2012, admitted as part of the United States in 1912, with most of the political groundwork laid by President Theodore Roosevelt. Yet, President William Taft signed the Proclamation of Statehood on January 6, making New Mexico the 47th state of the United States of America. Though New Mex...
WHEATON,IL—Amongst the brick and ivy of Wheaton College in suburban Chicago, the 9th annual North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies (NAIITS) Symposium was held June 7-9. The topic of this year's symposium was "Giants in the Land: Metaphors for Native Evangelicalism," inspired by an old, well-known quote from Billy Graham: "The Native North American has been a sleeping giant. He is awakening. The original (North) Americans could become the evangelists who w...
I, like millions of other people--particularly in New Mexico-- had an amazing opportunity to see the Eclipse of 2012. As it turned out, Albuquerque, New Mexico was in the direct path for observation of a total eclipse. We weren't disappointed. Literally thousands flocked to the mountains, museums, and mesas to see the amazing natural event. Throughout history an eclipse has been an event of astronomical fascination--and even fear. At times the Ancients interpreted eclipses as...
OKMULGEE, OK--The Creek Nation dedicated its Prisoner of War statue Tuesday morning (May 29, 2012) outside the tribe's veteran's building in Okmulgee. The statue is proudly displayed outside the tribe's veteran center in Okmulgee. Among the crowd, are two very distinguished guests: the last surviving tribal members held as POWs. "They're treasures of the Muscogee Creek Nation and the United States of America," Muscogee Creek Nation Chief George Tiger said. One of those...
WASHINGTON, DC--The U.S. Census Bureau missed 4.9 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives who live on reservations, the agency said today. The rate is similar to the 4.74 net undercount of American Indians and Alaska Natives on reservations on the 2000 Census. It's a marked improvement from the 12.2 percent undercount on the 1990 Census. But American Indians and Alaska Natives on reservations were missed far more often than all other racial and ethnic groups, according...
OTTAWA, ON--On May 16, 2012, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo expressed gratitude to Dr. Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, for engaging with First Nations leaders and communities in gathering information regarding food security particularly in northern communities. "With the environmental impacts of climate change and the challenges of access to nutritious foods in northern and remote...
PORTLAND, OR—The Oregon Board of Education stands by its decision to ban the use of Indians as mascots, the group's chair said. Public schools will no longer be able to use mascots like the "Indians," "Chiefs" and "Braves." The "Warriors" can remain as long as the affected school eliminates associated Indian imagery. "Mascots are a divisive issue to all members," Brenda Frank, a member of the Klamath Tribes who serves as chair of the board, told The Oregonian. "We're not immune to being on different sides of the line." The b...
TUCSON, AZ—Eight Native American high school students from across Arizona are spending their summer exploring health-care career opportunities that could change the direction of their lives, thanks to Med-Start, an innovative program offered in Tucson and Phoenix by the University of Arizona College of Medicine's Office of Outreach and Multicultural Affairs. Med-Start is an academic summer program for Arizona high school students who will enter their senior year in the fall and who are interested in careers in the health p...
BILLINGS, MT—The U.S. Department of Justice is working with six Montana tribes on a new program aimed at addressing sexual assaults on their reservations. The sexual assault response team, or SART, program is the first of its kind in the state. It will bring together federal and tribal prosecutors, victim advocates, health care providers, law enforcement and others. "We hope that establishing SART teams on every Montana reservation will bring healing and justice to victims of sexual violence—the kind of help that will als...
