The Black Lodge Singers is one of the most successful of North America's powwow drum groups. Specializing in the traditional Native American Northern Plains music, the 12-member group sings in their native Blackfoot language while each member beats a steady rhythm on a large, sacred buffalo drum. The group, which centers around Kenny Scabby Robe and his family, placed second in the contemporary style category at the Dance for Mother Earth Pow Wow in Ann Arbor in 1996 and placed third in 1997.
In 1994, the Black Lodge Singers sang on R. Carlos Nakai and William Eaton's Grammy-winning album Ancestral Voices. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide
Check out some of their music here: http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,404682,00.html
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Quotes
"I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love." -
Red Cloud - Oglala Lakota
Red Cloud - Oglala Lakota
Cherokee People: So proud to live, so proud to die ...
Battle of the Neches Memorial Ceremony
A memorial ceremony commemorating the Battle of the Neches is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the battle site off Texas Highway 64 in Van Zandt County. The annual event honors those who died on two days of battles July 15 and 16, 1839. That last armed conflict west of present-day Tyler between Texas militia and 12 allied tribes has been called the "Cherokee War" and resulted in the expulsion of the Cherokees from Texas.
Eagle Douglas, chairman of the American Indian Cultural Society Inc., which maintains the grounds, is master of ceremonies. Ceremonial leader is Danny Hair, chairman of the North American Indian Cultural Center of Texas. Steve Melendez, president of American Indian Genocide Museum, will speak, and genealogists will be on hand to help with family research.
Want to know more? Click here: http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070709/FEATURES/707080315
A memorial ceremony commemorating the Battle of the Neches is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the battle site off Texas Highway 64 in Van Zandt County. The annual event honors those who died on two days of battles July 15 and 16, 1839. That last armed conflict west of present-day Tyler between Texas militia and 12 allied tribes has been called the "Cherokee War" and resulted in the expulsion of the Cherokees from Texas.
Eagle Douglas, chairman of the American Indian Cultural Society Inc., which maintains the grounds, is master of ceremonies. Ceremonial leader is Danny Hair, chairman of the North American Indian Cultural Center of Texas. Steve Melendez, president of American Indian Genocide Museum, will speak, and genealogists will be on hand to help with family research.
Want to know more? Click here: http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070709/FEATURES/707080315
Blackfeet council declares emergency
HELENA, Mont. (AP) The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council has declared a state of emergency on the Blackfeet Reservation, due to extremely dry conditions, a rash of small grass fires, and a lack of water with which to fight them.
The council met with emergency services directors this afternoon before issuing restrictions, including an immediate ban on all outdoor smoking, open burning, campfires and fireworks.
The tribe's deputy disaster coordinator, Robert DesRosier, says volunteer firefighters responded to eight small fires yesterday, all caused by fireworks.
Officials also say Browning's water system is running low, and residents are being asked to forgo any outdoor water usage until further notice.
Information from: Ann James/KZIN-FM (Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 07-06-07 2055CDT
The council met with emergency services directors this afternoon before issuing restrictions, including an immediate ban on all outdoor smoking, open burning, campfires and fireworks.
The tribe's deputy disaster coordinator, Robert DesRosier, says volunteer firefighters responded to eight small fires yesterday, all caused by fireworks.
Officials also say Browning's water system is running low, and residents are being asked to forgo any outdoor water usage until further notice.
Information from: Ann James/KZIN-FM (Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 07-06-07 2055CDT
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