"We will dance when our laws command us to dance, we will feast when our hearts desire to feast. Do we ask the white man, 'Do as the Indian does'? No, we do not. Why then do you ask us, 'Do as the white man does?'" -
Kwakiutl elder
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Red Earth
By Tifani Davis • The Oklahoma Daily
The 21st Annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival is considered one of the foremost events of its kind in the world, and possibly the largest. Named one of the Top 100 Events in North America, last year alone there were over 24,000 in attendance, with over 5,000 participants, artists, performers and vendors.
Established in 1987, the festival was created to inform local residents and the nation of the rich cultural heritage that can be found within Oklahoma. Through community and tribal leaders, the once-small idea of a marketplace to hold American Indian artists’ creations has grown into a largely respected event that people across the world flock to experience.
This year will certainly live up to the expectations of previous years. The festival is the largest cultural event in Oklahoma, uniting over 100 tribes from across America. Downtown Oklahoma City will become the center of American Indian culture Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Want to know more? Click here: http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?item_id=2104466069
The 21st Annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival is considered one of the foremost events of its kind in the world, and possibly the largest. Named one of the Top 100 Events in North America, last year alone there were over 24,000 in attendance, with over 5,000 participants, artists, performers and vendors.
Established in 1987, the festival was created to inform local residents and the nation of the rich cultural heritage that can be found within Oklahoma. Through community and tribal leaders, the once-small idea of a marketplace to hold American Indian artists’ creations has grown into a largely respected event that people across the world flock to experience.
This year will certainly live up to the expectations of previous years. The festival is the largest cultural event in Oklahoma, uniting over 100 tribes from across America. Downtown Oklahoma City will become the center of American Indian culture Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Want to know more? Click here: http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?item_id=2104466069
Today in history -
1796: The Treaty of the Seven Tribes of Canada is signed by three Chiefs at New York City. The tribes give up all claims to lands in New York, except six square miles in Saint Regis. They are paid 1233 pounds, six shillings, and eight pence now, and 213 pounds, six shillings, eight pence annually, if five more Chiefs show up and sign the treaty.
1876: According to the San Diego Union, a San Diego California newspaper, there are disputes over land with the Campo Indians. "One Indian took refuge in the rocks . . . and continued firing. They soon discovered his whereabouts and silenced him, shooting him through the head, killing him instantly."
1876: According to the San Diego Union, a San Diego California newspaper, there are disputes over land with the Campo Indians. "One Indian took refuge in the rocks . . . and continued firing. They soon discovered his whereabouts and silenced him, shooting him through the head, killing him instantly."
Sen. Clinton bows out of Prez on Rez
Debra Gruszecki
The Desert Sun
May 30, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton has declined an invitation to speak at the first-ever, presidential candidate forum in Indian Country, according to organizers of Prez on the Rez at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa.
The forum is slated for Aug. 23 on the reservation of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians near Banning.
Kalyn Free, president of the Tulsa-based INDN’s List Education Fund, said Clinton was invited over six months ago.
This "willingness to ignore Indian voters on the campaign trail has made it clear that she lacks the courage to change lives in Indian County,'' Free said.
Phil Singer, a spokesman for Clinton, said several factors played into her decision. One is, "She will not be in California that day." The other is, "the labor issue."
But Singer stressed that Clinton's decision need not reflect an unwillingness to work on behalf of Native Americans.
She has an "extensive record" in that regard, Singer said, noting Clinton’s efforts to train Native American teachers, set up the first-ever Native American forum in the Senate and co-sponsor Indian health care legislation.
Click here to read full article: http://www.nativebiz.com/community/News,op=visit,nid=15552.html
The Desert Sun
May 30, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton has declined an invitation to speak at the first-ever, presidential candidate forum in Indian Country, according to organizers of Prez on the Rez at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa.
The forum is slated for Aug. 23 on the reservation of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians near Banning.
Kalyn Free, president of the Tulsa-based INDN’s List Education Fund, said Clinton was invited over six months ago.
This "willingness to ignore Indian voters on the campaign trail has made it clear that she lacks the courage to change lives in Indian County,'' Free said.
Phil Singer, a spokesman for Clinton, said several factors played into her decision. One is, "She will not be in California that day." The other is, "the labor issue."
But Singer stressed that Clinton's decision need not reflect an unwillingness to work on behalf of Native Americans.
She has an "extensive record" in that regard, Singer said, noting Clinton’s efforts to train Native American teachers, set up the first-ever Native American forum in the Senate and co-sponsor Indian health care legislation.
Click here to read full article: http://www.nativebiz.com/community/News,op=visit,nid=15552.html
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