"They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they did." -
Red Cloud - Lakota
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Important dates in October -
October 5, 1877 - Chief Joseph (Nez Perce) surrenders to General Miles
October 7, 1988 - The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is signed
October 10, 1918 - The Native American Church is incorporation in Oklahoma
October 12, 1494 - Christopher Columbus initiates the enslavement of Native Americans
October 14, 1964 - Billy Mills (Lakota) wins the 10,000 meter race at the Tokyo Olympics
October 26, 1882 - U.S. Navy destroys Tlingit village of Angoon
October 30, 1990 - The Native American Indian Language Act is passed.
(Provided by Native American Rights Fund. We ask for nothing more and will accept nothing less than the U.S. government keeping the promises it has made to Native Americans.)
October 7, 1988 - The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is signed
October 10, 1918 - The Native American Church is incorporation in Oklahoma
October 12, 1494 - Christopher Columbus initiates the enslavement of Native Americans
October 14, 1964 - Billy Mills (Lakota) wins the 10,000 meter race at the Tokyo Olympics
October 26, 1882 - U.S. Navy destroys Tlingit village of Angoon
October 30, 1990 - The Native American Indian Language Act is passed.
(Provided by Native American Rights Fund. We ask for nothing more and will accept nothing less than the U.S. government keeping the promises it has made to Native Americans.)
Feds return ancient remains to Tlingit tribes
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Human remains estimated to be more than 10,000 years old will be returned to southeast Alaska Tlingit tribes 11 years after they were found in a cave in the Tongass National Forest.
It's the first time a federal agency has conveyed custody of such ancient remains to indigenous groups under the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, U.S. Forest Service officials said Oct. 19. ''It's a pretty substantial find,'' said Tongass spokesman Phil Sammon.
Vertebrae, ribs, teeth, a mandible and a pelvic bone were among the remains discovered in 1996 during a Forest Service archaeological survey for a proposed timber sale on northern Prince of Wales Island. The area is the aboriginal homeland for Tlingit tribes. Stone tools also were found inside On Your Knees Cave, an extensive limestone network.
The Forest Service immediately consulted with area tribes as required by the repatriation law, which mandates that federal agencies, and institutions receiving federal money, return American Indian remains and cultural items to tribes.
There was never any dispute that the remains should go to Tlingit tribes in Craig and Klawock, communities on the island. The tribes and Sealaska Corporation - the southeast Alaska Native regional corporation - in February petitioned the agency for custody of the remains.
This came after a lengthy process including scientific analysis that determined the remains were 10,300 years old. Through DNA and other testing, researchers identified the remains as belonging to an indigenous man in his early 20s who subsisted primarily on seafood.
Some tribal members initially balked at allowing the studies to be done instead of immediate interment. But in the end, they backed a study after determining the remains were scattered in the cave - possibly by scavengers - and not taken from a burial site.
In the remains, the tribes saw an ancestor offering himself for knowledge and learning, said anthropologist Rosita Worl, president of Sealaska Heritage Institute, the nonprofit cultural and educational arm of the Native corporation. ''The elders also saw it as a way of validating our ancient presence here in southeast Alaska,'' said Worl, Tlingit. ''A number of elders have said it proves we've been here since time immemorial.''
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Human remains estimated to be more than 10,000 years old will be returned to southeast Alaska Tlingit tribes 11 years after they were found in a cave in the Tongass National Forest.
It's the first time a federal agency has conveyed custody of such ancient remains to indigenous groups under the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, U.S. Forest Service officials said Oct. 19. ''It's a pretty substantial find,'' said Tongass spokesman Phil Sammon.
Vertebrae, ribs, teeth, a mandible and a pelvic bone were among the remains discovered in 1996 during a Forest Service archaeological survey for a proposed timber sale on northern Prince of Wales Island. The area is the aboriginal homeland for Tlingit tribes. Stone tools also were found inside On Your Knees Cave, an extensive limestone network.
The Forest Service immediately consulted with area tribes as required by the repatriation law, which mandates that federal agencies, and institutions receiving federal money, return American Indian remains and cultural items to tribes.
There was never any dispute that the remains should go to Tlingit tribes in Craig and Klawock, communities on the island. The tribes and Sealaska Corporation - the southeast Alaska Native regional corporation - in February petitioned the agency for custody of the remains.
This came after a lengthy process including scientific analysis that determined the remains were 10,300 years old. Through DNA and other testing, researchers identified the remains as belonging to an indigenous man in his early 20s who subsisted primarily on seafood.
Some tribal members initially balked at allowing the studies to be done instead of immediate interment. But in the end, they backed a study after determining the remains were scattered in the cave - possibly by scavengers - and not taken from a burial site.
In the remains, the tribes saw an ancestor offering himself for knowledge and learning, said anthropologist Rosita Worl, president of Sealaska Heritage Institute, the nonprofit cultural and educational arm of the Native corporation. ''The elders also saw it as a way of validating our ancient presence here in southeast Alaska,'' said Worl, Tlingit. ''A number of elders have said it proves we've been here since time immemorial.''
Seminoles open first Indian charter school east of the Mississippi
By: Gale Courey Toensing
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. - When back-to-school time rolled around this year, elementary school students at the Seminole Tribe of Florida's Brighton Reservation had a choice: return to the public schools in the nearby towns of Okeechobee and Moore Haven, or enroll in the tribe's new charter school on the reservation.
On the first day of school Aug. 20, 146 students chose Pemayetv Emahakv (pema-YA-ta ema-HAG-ah) Charter School.
The enrollment exceeded all projections, Principal Russell Brown said. ''We were expecting 80 to 100 students to start the year with.''
Given the choice and the development of the school, most parents in the community opted for Pemayetv Emahakv, Brown said.
''I think a lot of people are uncertain about something new like this and may take a year to see how it runs, but I think once the families saw the teachers that were hired - they're the best teachers from the surrounding counties - and I think once they saw the physical facility was actually going to be completed on time, and there was going to be a school here in the community in their neighborhood, and once they saw the technology the school was going to have, I think that's where the change of heart and willingness to jump in began,'' he said.
Brown, who has worked in education in the area for years, personally recruited the best teachers he knew to come to Pemayetv Emahakv.
On Oct. 4, the Seminole Tribe held a dedication ceremony for the new Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School, which is the first American Indian charter school east of the Mississippi River.
Pemayetv Emahakv, which means ''our way'' in the Creek language, serves primary school students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Want to know more? Click here: http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415936
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. - When back-to-school time rolled around this year, elementary school students at the Seminole Tribe of Florida's Brighton Reservation had a choice: return to the public schools in the nearby towns of Okeechobee and Moore Haven, or enroll in the tribe's new charter school on the reservation.
On the first day of school Aug. 20, 146 students chose Pemayetv Emahakv (pema-YA-ta ema-HAG-ah) Charter School.
The enrollment exceeded all projections, Principal Russell Brown said. ''We were expecting 80 to 100 students to start the year with.''
Given the choice and the development of the school, most parents in the community opted for Pemayetv Emahakv, Brown said.
''I think a lot of people are uncertain about something new like this and may take a year to see how it runs, but I think once the families saw the teachers that were hired - they're the best teachers from the surrounding counties - and I think once they saw the physical facility was actually going to be completed on time, and there was going to be a school here in the community in their neighborhood, and once they saw the technology the school was going to have, I think that's where the change of heart and willingness to jump in began,'' he said.
Brown, who has worked in education in the area for years, personally recruited the best teachers he knew to come to Pemayetv Emahakv.
On Oct. 4, the Seminole Tribe held a dedication ceremony for the new Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School, which is the first American Indian charter school east of the Mississippi River.
Pemayetv Emahakv, which means ''our way'' in the Creek language, serves primary school students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Want to know more? Click here: http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415936
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