"At my death paint my body with red paint and plunge it into fresh water to be restored back to life, otherwise my bones will be turned into stone and my joints into flint in my grave, but my spirit will rise." -
Crazy Horse - Oglala Sioux
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Ancient bones to be reburied
The remains of a Tocobaga Indian will be ceremoniously returned to sacred ground.
By KAMEEL STANLEY
SAFETY HARBOR - In fall 2003, someone left a small, unwanted box on the doorstep of the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History.
No one thought anything of it for months, until, during a routine inventory of the museum's artifact room, workers lifted the lid.
What they found - a pile of human bones and several ancient artifacts - set off an effort that lasted nearly a year and determined the remains are those of a Tocobaga Indian who lived in the area as much as 1, 100 years ago.
And so, after considering ways to handle the remains with dignity, the museum and a local American Indian group will bury them in a ceremony this Saturday.
"This is an unusual, rare proceeding, " said Walter Bowman, the museum's educational director. "It's something the public isn't going to see, if ever, again."
The Spirit People Intertribal Family, a multitribal group, is handling the burial.
"Our burial grounds have been desecrated, " said Pamela Davison, known as Waterbird, who is the group's spiritual leader. "It is a great and tremendous honor for us to be asked to bring this ancestor back to where they belong."
Click here to read more: http://www.sptimes.com/2007/06/28/Northpinellas/Ancient_bones_to_be_r.shtml
By KAMEEL STANLEY
SAFETY HARBOR - In fall 2003, someone left a small, unwanted box on the doorstep of the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History.
No one thought anything of it for months, until, during a routine inventory of the museum's artifact room, workers lifted the lid.
What they found - a pile of human bones and several ancient artifacts - set off an effort that lasted nearly a year and determined the remains are those of a Tocobaga Indian who lived in the area as much as 1, 100 years ago.
And so, after considering ways to handle the remains with dignity, the museum and a local American Indian group will bury them in a ceremony this Saturday.
"This is an unusual, rare proceeding, " said Walter Bowman, the museum's educational director. "It's something the public isn't going to see, if ever, again."
The Spirit People Intertribal Family, a multitribal group, is handling the burial.
"Our burial grounds have been desecrated, " said Pamela Davison, known as Waterbird, who is the group's spiritual leader. "It is a great and tremendous honor for us to be asked to bring this ancestor back to where they belong."
Click here to read more: http://www.sptimes.com/2007/06/28/Northpinellas/Ancient_bones_to_be_r.shtml
American Indian law added to state bar exam
Beginning in July, law students will be required to demonstrate knowledge on the basics of American Indian law to pass the South Dakota Bar exam.
The South Dakota Supreme Court voted to adopt a rule to require the state bar exam to include on essay question about American Indian law.
The essay question will include basic principles of federal American Indian law. It will not include tribal codes or customary laws.
South Dakota is the third state in the nation to add an American Indian law question to its state bar exam. The state board of bar examiners must report back to the state Supreme Court by Jan. 1, 2009, with an evaluation of the new rule.
The South Dakota Supreme Court voted to adopt a rule to require the state bar exam to include on essay question about American Indian law.
The essay question will include basic principles of federal American Indian law. It will not include tribal codes or customary laws.
South Dakota is the third state in the nation to add an American Indian law question to its state bar exam. The state board of bar examiners must report back to the state Supreme Court by Jan. 1, 2009, with an evaluation of the new rule.
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean meets with tribal leaders
It's a sign of the tribe's growing clout
By: SEAN COCKERHAM
Howard Dean, chairman of the national Democratic Party, wooed the Puyallup Tribal Council on Tuesday in a sign of the tribe’s growing influence.
Dean met with tribal council members for lunch in the Bridge nightclub at the tribe’s Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. Midday gamblers played blackjack and fed video terminals on the floor below while Dean dined in an intimate setting with council members in the largely darkened nightclub.
Dean was in the Puget Sound area for Democratic Party fundraisers. The Puyallup Tribe was the only tribe on his itinerary.
“They are politically very active,” Dean said in a brief interview before the meeting.
He also said the tribe is close with Kalyn Free, a Cherokee Indian whom Dean appointed to the Democratic National Committee. Free is founder of INDN’s List, a national American Indian political organization.
Click here to read the full article: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/updates/story/96824.html
By: SEAN COCKERHAM
Howard Dean, chairman of the national Democratic Party, wooed the Puyallup Tribal Council on Tuesday in a sign of the tribe’s growing influence.
Dean met with tribal council members for lunch in the Bridge nightclub at the tribe’s Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. Midday gamblers played blackjack and fed video terminals on the floor below while Dean dined in an intimate setting with council members in the largely darkened nightclub.
Dean was in the Puget Sound area for Democratic Party fundraisers. The Puyallup Tribe was the only tribe on his itinerary.
“They are politically very active,” Dean said in a brief interview before the meeting.
He also said the tribe is close with Kalyn Free, a Cherokee Indian whom Dean appointed to the Democratic National Committee. Free is founder of INDN’s List, a national American Indian political organization.
Click here to read the full article: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/updates/story/96824.html
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