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Many little girls wish to grow up to be fashion models, but how many aspire to sit for hours as the model for a historical figure on a coin? Randy'L He-Dow Teton (Shoshone-Bannock/Cree) did just that when she was chosen as the depiction of Sacagawea, the legendary guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Born in southeastern Idaho in the Lincoln Creek district of the Fort Hall Reservation, she is the daughter of Randy Leo Teton and Bonnie C....
Inuit and others across northern Canada have taken to social media to post #sealfies, or photos of themselves wearing, eating or hunting seals. It began as a protest against Ellen Degeneres' decision to donate money from her Oscar #selfie to an organization that opposes the Canadian seal hunt. But the trend has emerged as a social phenomenon in itself-a mass collection of photographs that show how important the seal hunt is to Canadian Inuit and others....
OTTAWA, ON-Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently presented his government's plan to reform First Nations education. This plan was redone after it ran into opposition from First Nations who tried to undo the reform process. Now the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador is requesting the courts take a look at the government's plan for Aboriginal education. The group is asking the Federal Court to stop the legislation from going ahead without its approval....
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY-Yellowstone plans to slaughter between 600 and 800 bison before spring, according to park spokesman Al Nash. "We're going to seek opportunities to capture any animals that move outside the park's boundaries," he said. Yellowstone has set a "population target," of 3,000 to 3,500 animals. This is the first time Yellowstone has turned bison over to the tribes under the slaughter agreements. According to James Holt, a Nez Perce Tribal Member and a...
"The information that is to be gathered...respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of mankind, must be collected at once or the opportunity will be lost," Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868–1952) wrote in the 1907 introduction to his first volume of The North American Indian. He began taking photographs as a teen and started traveling the West in 1898. Curtis devoted 30 years to photographing and documenting more than 80 tribes west of the Mississippi; when all was s...
PRINCE RUPERT, BC-As a result of repeatedly hearing people's stories of abuse and recognizing the deep negative impact abuse has had on their lives, communities and culture, a group of First Nations leaders were convinced they had to do something. Remaining silent was no longer an option. Further, they believed that as First Nations people they needed to be the ones to rise up and take responsibility to help their own people. In 1992, they decided to organize a conference to...
WINNIPEG, MB-Perhaps the most successful and longest-running Native American singer is none other than Buffy Sainte-Marie. At 73, Buffy is still "on the road" making music and raising issues that affect First Nations. On a western Canadian tour, Sainte-Marie played a concert recently in Winnipeg at the West End Cultural Centre backed by her all Manitoban and Aboriginal band-Leroy Constant, on bass, Jesse Green, guitar, and Mike Bruyere on drums. "I'm actually working on a new...
CLEARWATER, FL (ANS)—The weekend of April 6-7 2014 has been designated as the 23rd Annual “Just Pray NO!” to drugs Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting. According to a news release received by the ASSIST News Service, since early 1991 “Just Pray NO!” has united millions of Christians from 150 nations and territories around the world in intercessory prayer on behalf of the addicted and their families. Organizers are asking for a formal commitment from believers worldwide for the upcoming weekend. The news release said even...
PHILADELPHIA, PA-An exhibition entitled Native American Voices: The People-Here and Now, opened at the Penn Museum on March 1, 2014. It challenges visitors to leave preconceptions about Native Americans behind-and discover a living tapestry of nations with distinct stories, identities, and contemporary leaders. The richly interactive new exhibition features a wide range of contemporary Native American voices-including artists, activists, journalists, scholars, and community...
ENID, Oklahoma-A Chickasaw athlete known for feats of brilliance on softball fields throughout Oklahoma and the nation was inducted into the Oklahoma Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame on January 25. The honor bestowed upon Vernon Straughn came 58 years after his death from injuries sustained in a 1955 automobile accident. He was 43 when he died. Straughn's inclusion in the hall of fame is a "dream come true" for his family, according to Straughn's 72-year-old son,...
WINNIPEG, MB-After several weeks of hearings into the death of Brian Sinclair, his family is putting pressure on the government to hold an inquiry. In order to make their point even stronger, they withdrew from the inquest hearings into his death. According to the Winnipeg Free Press, Robert Sinclair, Brian's cousin, said "his family no longer has confidence the inquest will get all the answers they were hoping to get, so they will boycott the rest until it gets to final...
WINNIPEG, MB-At a conference on urban-reserve development, Manitoba chiefs began to take steps in a plan to develop urban reserves in and around Winnipeg. The Long Plain First Nation Urban Reserve Conference set the stage for a promising future for First Nations in southern Manitoba. By the end of the conference, it was clear the next steps would decide the success of the venture. Long Plain Chief Dennis Meeches and Teddy Nelson of the Southern Chiefs Organization have a plan...
OTTAWA, ON-Another vigil was held on March 5 on Parliament Hill for missing and murdered women. This time for a young Inuit woman. There were hopes that this would prompt the Canadian government to conduct a public inquiry into the missing and murdered women in Canada. This vigil was made all the more urgent by the loss of Loretta Saunders, a young Inuit woman found slain on the side of a New Brunswick highway the weekend before. But it was not to be. On Friday, March 7, the...
WASHINGTON, DC-In a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on November 20, Congress bestowed its highest honor on 33 tribes whose languages helped the United States defeat its enemies. The Code Talkers developed and transmitted unbreakable codes during World War I and World War II. Their participation remained a secret for decades even as their own government carried out policies that attempted to stamp out their languages, ancestry and tribal nations. That changed with the Code Talkers...
BRASILIA, BRAZIL-Ambrósio Vilhalva, a prominent leader of the Guarani-Kaiowa Tribe in Brazil, was stabbed to death outside his home. Authorities believe Vilhalva was killed by his father-in-law, who has been arrested. He allegedly told his wife who attacked him as he stumbled into his home and died. Vilhalva pressured the government to demarcate lands for his tribe that has been forced out of their ancestral territory. He starred in the 2008 film Birdwatchers, about...
What is "The Canon of Indian Country?" Those stories that are recited in schools, the ones most young people know by heart, tales of valor, excellence and an optimistic future. We do have great modern stories to tell. How leaders like Joe Garry or Lucy Covington out-maneuvered Congress and put an end to the nonsense called termination. Or how Taos leaders patiently pressed the United States for the return of the sacred blue lake, even though that effort took nearly seven...
PINE RIDGE-It takes a special kind of person to continuously volunteer to place themselves in harm's way. To willingly travel into hostile territory knowing all the dangers takes someone who cares more about freedom around the world than the average American. Luckily, Myron Tapio is anything but average. That's because Tapio is a Marine. He is a part of the smallest, yet "the best," branch of the United States Military, according to many. Tapio is not your ordinary Marine...
PINE RIDGE, SD-The Oglala Sioux Tribe's land buyback program is set up and ready to get the word out to tribal members about their options regarding selling fractionalized interests. As part of the Cobell Settlement, $1.9 billion was set aside for the Trust Land Consolidation Fund to purchase and consolidate fractionalized trust lands across Indian Country. The land that is purchased will go back in to trust status and will be the property of the tribe. "The fractionalized...
COLUSA, CA-The Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of California, also known as the Colusa Indian Community, donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross. The money will be used for relief efforts in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. It will also help victims of recent tornadoes in the Midwest. The tribe presented the money to the American Red Cross on December 4. © 2013 Indianz.com...
SANTA FE, NM-Deb Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo, is seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in New Mexico. Haaland is the first Native American on a gubernatorial ticket in the state. She held her first campaign event on her reservation on December 10, 2013. "I have announced to my friends and family, as well as to the media. I have filed the appropriate paperwork and have hired a staff, so it's official!" Haaland said in a press release. Haaland is a...
WINNIPEG, MB-A Manitoba Member of Parliament is crying discrimination after two aboriginal women were not allowed to board a plane with her, even though they had tickets. Niki Ashton, who represents the Churchill riding for the New Democratic Party (NDP), said Gail and Joyce Nepinak were scheduled to fly to Ottawa from Winnipeg with her on Sunday evening, December 8, 2013. The Nepinaks had been invited by the House of Commons to speak at the special committee on missing and...
WASHINGTON, DC-The House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 2319, the Native American Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013, by unanimous consent on December 4, 2013. The bill authorizes the National Museum of the American Indian to raise funds and start work on a memorial for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian veterans. The memorial would be located on museum property on the National Mall. "This memorial to our Native American veterans will serve...
TORONTO, ON-Music legend Neil Young will perform four benefit shows in January for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta. The concert cities are Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, and Calgary. His concerts will include special guest Diana Krall. The "Honor the Treaties" tour will help the band with legal fees in its fight against oil sands development in the province, according to Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation spokeswoman Eriel Deranger. "All the ticket sales, all the...
McCALLA, AL-Students from an Alabama high school held up an offensive banner which read "Hey, Indians, get ready to leave in a Trail of Tears Round 2". A second banner was held up at a school in Tennessee which stated "Trail of Tears". Tod Humphries, the principal at McAdory High School in McCalla, Alabama, said he takes "full responsibility" for the banner. The banner was directed at the school's opponents, the Pinson Valley High Indians. On the school's website, the...
ELSIPOGTOG, NB-Since June, First Nations people have held protests at a potential shale gas site in New Brunswick. However, recent protests by Elsipogtog First Nations and their supporters resulted in a violent clash when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) moved in to enforce a court ruling against the protesters' blockade. According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), First Nations leaders had raised concerns about the failure of the government and the oil...
