http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, and Manifest Destiny Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:33:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have already posted one entry on the "real" Thanksgiving. Here is another lucid explanation from a professor at Univ. Texas at Austin about the reality of what the Thanksgiving myth hides in American history. I quote just a small part of the article: "Over the past few years a growing ... http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=3020 The Michigan State Press has just published a new book entitled "Facing the Future: The Indian Child Welfare Act at 30." It is a collection of chapters by different authors, many of whom spoke at a conference on this same theme in 2008. I co-wrote one of the chapters with ... http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=3016 I'm excerpting part of this opinion piece that ran in the Kentucky news. "on Nov. 5, hundreds of Native American tribal leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., fulfilling a campaign promise President Barack Obama made. One representative from each of the 564 federally recognized tribes was invited and nearly 400 ... http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=3014 The student newspaper at Western Illinois University has a great editorial by the paper's board on the truth about Thanksgiving: "Remember what the true meaning of Thanksgiving is next week" I'm only excerpting a bit of it here so if you want to read the entire editorial go to ... http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=3012 As just one example of what many tribes do with casino revenues, the press reports that the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has donated $30 million to charities since 2001. The tribe was recently recognized by the Council for Resource Development for giving to community colleges. Also, the Agua ... http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=3009 The Bureau of Land Management has nominated 63 sites along Nine Mile Canyon in Utah to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The canyon is known for rock carvings and paintings that were created by Ute people. The BLM wants to ultimately nominate up to 800 sites ... http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=3007 There is currently a shortage of nurses in the United States and a looming crisis due to a lack of nurses in the near future. The Fort Berthold Community College in North Dakota and the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation are taking steps to cure that problem both off and on ... http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=3004 Professor Steve Russell writes in part in a recent Indian Country Today: "Tecumseh, Pontiac, Dragging Canoe – you could make a long list of historical personages whose primary contribution to American Indian political thought was the realization that all Indians have a target on their backs and will ... http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=3002 The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin is restoring its corn farming tradition in hopes of improving tribal citizens' health and preserving its tribal culture. The Oneidas went to their ancestral homeland in New York 16 years ago to obtain seeds for white corn. "Even though we've been removed from New ... http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=3000 The Lower Brule Sioux tribe, based in South Dakota, purchased the Westrock Group. The company is reportedly the first fully Native American-owned investment firm. The press reports that as a result, Westrock will gain an advantage because tribal business do not have to pay federal income tax. Don Hunter, ... http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/?p=2998