Tribe teams with Google to make stand in Amazon Oct 19, 2009
As word spreads about the Surui project, Google has engaged in similar discussions with indigenous tribes around the world, including the Mori of New Zealand, the First Nations in Canada and the Masai of East Africa. The company is already working with other native Amazon groups on mapping projects. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mighty caribou herds dwindle Oct 5, 2009
And that puts pressure on Canada's "first nations," who for at least 8,000 years have relied on the harvest of caribou meat for the winter larder, have settled along migration routes, have built their material culture around the animal -- using skin, bones and sinews for clothing, shelter, tools, thread, even their drums. "There are probably ominous implications for communities relying on caribou," Russell said. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Let's finally give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders a voice Sep 21, 2009
We have seen this work through powerful organisations like the Assembly of First Nations in Canada or the National Congress of American Indians in the USA.. AFN National Chief Phil Fontaine was one of the first former students to go public with his own ordeal of the sexual and physical abuse he encountered in a residential school. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Family travel five: Ways to learn about American Indian culture Sep 15, 2009
First Nations, British Columbia ... The center showcases the living cultures of the Squamish and Lil'wat First Nations through exhibits, art, food, language, interactive activities and performances. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Shawnee Lookout May Be Largest Continuously Occupied Hilltop Native American Site In United States Sep 5, 2009
(June 24, 2008) A fortified village that pre-dates European arrival in Western Canada and is the only one of its kind discovered on the Canadian plains is yielding intriguing evidence of an unknown First Nations. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Area sculpture ruined Jul 26, 2009
ndokie wrote on Jul 25, 2009 7:57 AM:" The community must be pro-active in ending both racism and vandalism before it gets any uglier. To just blow it off as a bunch of juveniles who were drinking and got out of hand isn't enough. I grew up in a community not far from one of the reservations, and while I was fortunate in that my step-father honored the First Nations, most of our neighbors said ugly things about them and treated them like dirt. Not much has changed in the great state of North... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Native American artists programs open for applications Jul 13, 2009
The 2010 Cultural Capital and 2010 Artists in Business Leadership will accept applications from eligible artists from the Northern Great Plains and the Plateau Regions of the United States as well as Canadian First Nations members. Artist applicants must have five years or more experience in professionally marketing their art at Indian art markets, galleries and wholesale experience. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Zimbabwe: Finding White Rhodesia in the American West [interview] Jun 17, 2009
It goes back to]; when land in the west was initially parcelled out this is ignoring the initial genocide of the First Nations, so we're talking about the wave of settlers that came in the 1800s. Water is a huge, huge issue in the American west. (allAfrica.com)
Indian health care's victims Jun 16, 2009
truthful1 wrote on Jun 15, 2009 1:37 PM:" It tugs at my heart to read of any child's death, but more so when it is a First Nations child, because all too often these deaths were preventable. I, too, know first hand of the medical mayhem or lack of quality care and medicine at Indian Health run facilities and especially tribally managed facilities -the sad fact is that they are so underfunded that even if they had good doctors, these doctors would not be able to perscribe what is needed, nor... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Chief Shawn 'A-in-chut' Atleo launches campaign for Assembly of First Nations National Chief May 28, 2009
COAST SALISH TERRITORY, May 28 /CNW/ - Yesterday, Shawn 'A-in-chut' Altleo, hereditary Chief of the House of Glakiskpiitl of the Alhousaht First Nation, accepted a nomination to run for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, outlining his vision to unite First Nations across Canada in a true Assembly of Nations ... It outlines a vision for change rooted by four strong, interrelated and mutually dependant pillars: A FOUR PILLAR STRATEGY TO SUCCESS 1) First Nations Families and... (Canada Newswire)
Give us your ideas for a new UND nickname May 19, 2009
we First Nations People can't take them for free ... the Feisty First Nations. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Going To Market May 10, 2009
I usually start by checking to see what is happening at Ocean Art Works, a covered space of rough-hewn cedar timbers in the style of a First Nations carving shed or longhouse. Sometimes a canoe is being created amid a fragrant pile of cedar chips; at other times it might be the site of Chinese dragon dancing. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Pope sorry for sex abuse of native Canadians Apr 30, 2009
A delegation led by Phil Fontaine, leader of Canada's Assembly of the First Nations, met the Pope to discuss abuses inflicted on native children at residential schools in Canada run by the Catholic church ... They emerged from the meeting happy and comforted, said Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. (MSNBC -- International)
Pope laments Church abuse of Canadian Indian children Apr 30, 2009
The statement came after the German pontiff met with Phil Fontaine, national chief of Canada's Assembly of First Nations, and James Weisgerber, the archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba ... The pope "prayed that all those affected would experience healing, and he encouraged First Nations Peoples to continue to move forward with renewed hope", the Vatican statement said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Aboriginal cuisine preps for the world stage Apr 30, 2009
" When Mr. Dolbee was tasked with developing the caf and catering menus for Whistler's stunning new Squamish Lil'Wat Cultural Centre, he turned to Mr. George - a former member of the Native Haute Cuisine Team that competed (and won seven gold medals) at the 1992 International Culinary Olympics - to help fine-tune the dishes and ensure authenticity. Beyond Whistler, another modern approach to Canada's oldest cuisine will soon be available at the student-run Wild Salmon Caf, which opens next... (Globe and Mail)
Cousins Thomas, Steeprock share Native American bond on SU women's lacrosse team Apr 16, 2009
"So (the culture) has a little more tie to me too, and I truly appreciate the history they bring. Our First Nations people of North America created the game, so we should always thank them for giving us this game." Page 1 of 2. Article Tools. (Daily Orange, NY)
Residential school survivors granted audience with the Pope Apr 15, 2009
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other MP's listen as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine speaks in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 11, 2008 ... We're mindful of one thing, and that is traditionally the Catholic Church does not apologize, said Mr. Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. (Globe and Mail)
The sesquicentennial: A native view Apr 3, 2009
To highlight that sovereignty and illustrate their place in Oregon prehistory, the five federally recognized tribes of Western Oregon held a two-day festival Jan. 30-31 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds, called the Gathering of Oregon s First Nations Powwow. The tribes involved were the Grand Ronde the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Feds go after illegal feather trade Mar 29, 2009
Two years ago, I had a shabby looking bustle, said Anaquod, a First Nations Muscowpetung Native who lives in Missoula, Mont. My adopted brother honored me by giving me a bustle. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
George Webber's Prairie Photography... Mar 16, 2009
First Nations are frequently the bellwhethers of social breakdown in Alberta, often relegated to reservations on inferior land; struggling with addictions, domestic violence and poverty; and unable to offer young people an attractive future. George Webber catches images of people at emotionally volatile moments, where their ways of life are shaken by the disintegration of the world around them. (Suite101.com)
A 19th-century warehouse becomes a place of contemplation Mar 7, 2009
coise, the Jardin botanique's first nations pavilion, and the Michel Brisson men's clothing boutiques. Saucier imagines architecture as theatre: Stairs and benches clad in black steel are thrust into space, windows are superframed to direct views, and wooden ceilings are sculpted to undulate like a path in a forest. (Globe and Mail)
First Nations Traditional Healing Mar 5, 2009
Unlike western bio-medicine which focuses on the physical, traditional First Nations healing treates the whole person, body, mind, and spirit. To First Nations, the term healing has a much broader meaning than in Euro-Canadian society ... First Nations believe that there are four aspects of man Emotional, Mental (intellectual), Spiritual and Physical and they must be maintained in balance to be healthy. (Suite101.com)
First Nations Women in Politics Mar 4, 2009
According to First Nations prophecies, when the trees start dying from the top down First Nations women will once more take their traditional place in their communities. According to the teachings of many people including the Anishinabek, when the Creator made men and women they were given specific strengths that, when taken together would guarantee the survival of First Nations people ... In traditional First Nations society, women enjoyed an equal sharing of power in all areas of the society. (Suite101.com)
Sprott Resource Corp. Announces Launch of One Earth Farms Corp. Mar 4, 2009
TORONTO, March 4 /CNW/ - (TSX: SCP) - Sprott Resource Corp. ("SRC") announced today that it has launched One Earth Farms Corp. ("One Earth Farms"), a large scale, fully-integrated corporate farming entity, which intends to have operations on world class First Nations' farmland in the Prairie Provinces ... "We believe that the opportunities associated with this new venture are unprecedented in the agricultural industry," said Kevin Bambrough, President and CEO of SRC. "We intend to build a... (Canada Newswire)
Who Are The Elders? Mar 3, 2009
Understanding the roll of Elders in First Nations Communities ... Understanding the roll of Elders in First Nations Communities ... In First Nations societies, the Elders play an important role. (Suite101.com)
Canadian musicians hitting the ice Feb 24, 2009
SASKATOON - A judge has vindicated David Ahenakew in a case involving Anti-Semitic comments he made in 2002, but the former aboriginal leader says he's not sure if he will rejoin the world of First Nations politics. (Metro Canada - Vancouver)
