Bill DeYoung: Pow-wow is Fort Pierce’s tribal muster
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- Bill DeYoung: Pow-wow is Fort Pierce’s tribal muster
- Indian remains held by SU going home to West Virginia
- Asia Times nline :: Asian news and current affairs
- Tribe takes stake in housing factory at tay Mesa site
- Body of man recovered in Southwest Washington tunnel network
- ‘Legend’ ballet set in Provo
- Benjamin Elkus – gave Indian art to Academy
Bill DeYoung: Pow-wow is Fort Pierce’s tribal muster
tcpalm.com – Mar 27, 2008
Webster’s defines a pow-wow as “a conference or gathering” involving American Indian interests. For the Florida Indian Hobbyist Association it’s a massive celebration involving a center ring for near-continuous dancing and singing and featuring representations of many tribes. There’s a Tipi Village more than 25 vendors with American Indian items for sale and (of course) food and beverage vendors. The 2007 princess Port St. Lucie’s Brianna Norman a student at Northport Middle School will pass along her crown this weekend. Gates open at 10 a.
Indian remains held by SU going home to West Virginia
Columbus Dispatch – Mar 27, 2008
ptr div –> After spending decades in boxes stacked in an hio State University laboratory the remains of about 600 American Indians will finally be going home to Buffalo W. The remains — mainly pieces of bones — were excavated in the mid-1960s from a site thought to be a village of the Fort Ancient culture that could date to 1200. The journey has involved two states and several universities but SU officials agreed to give the remains which are contained in more than 100 boxes to the Putnam County commissioners in West Virginia. Bringing those boxes back has been a mission for Maggie Crawford who lives in nearby Leon.
Asia Times nline :: Asian news and current affairs
Asia Times nline – Mar 27, 2008
So as God hath thereby cleared our title to this place those who remain in these parts being in all not 50 have put themselves under our protection. Notwithstanding Winthrop’s dubious claim of “God clearing our title to this land” which made a farce of the principle of private property rights particularly when such clearing had been accomplished by biological terrorism the historical fact was that smallpox was spread to Native Americans by the biological terrorism practiced by Lord Jeffrey Amherst commanding general of British forces in North America during the final battles of the so-called French and Indian war (1754-1763). Amherst distributed smallpox-infected blankets as instruments of germ warfare against Native Americans as reported in Carl Waldman’s Atlas of the North American Indian. Waldman writes in reference to a siege of Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) by Chief Pontiac’s forces during the summer of 1763:. Captain Simeon Ecuyer had bought time by sending smallpox-infected blankets and handkerchiefs to the Indians surrounding the fort – an early example of biological warfare – which started an epidemic among them.
Tribe takes stake in housing factory at tay Mesa site
San Diego Union Tribune – Mar 27, 2008
DATE>March 27 2008. CNTENT>The Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians is investing in an tay Mesa housing factory in hopes of eventually bringing jobs to its remote North County reservation. 25 million federal grant to get a 25 percent stake in the factory in a 125000-square-foot building at Brown Field tribal Chairman Mark Romero said. “It's an opportunity for us to learn that business” he said… A typical 1800-square-foot house sells for $270000 to $350000 he said. The 15 or so workers use computerized equipment at the factory to make about one house a day. The tribe also plans to create a company to market the environmentally friendly houses to the federal government which has committed to making purchases from American Indian-owned providers Romero said. The 700-member Mesa Grande band is one of seven San Diego County tribes that does not have a casino. About 150 of its members live on the reservation. The tribe dropped a controversial idea to build a casino in Garden Grove and hasn't announced plans for a gambling hall closer to its mountainous reservation northeast of Ramona. The tribe doesn't have any businesses on the reservation but that could change if the house-factory venture is successful Romero said.
Body of man recovered in Southwest Washington tunnel network
Seattle Times – Mar 27, 2008
“He dug under two big pine trees” Williams said. “He seemed pretty nice. His main story was he was American Indian and his belief was when they died they’d dig a hole and get buried. I guess he got his wish. com Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company More Local News headlines.
‘Legend’ ballet set in Provo
Deseret News – Mar 27, 2008
Julies Chavez trained by a Navajo Indian medicine man will dance the part of the Chieftain. Chavez is also the ballet’s cultural consultant. Using his extensive background and understanding of the traditional Native American culture Chavez has incorporated authentic American Indian sign language and various other elements. Story continues below Chavez lives in Many Farms Ariz. where he studies the Native American culture and way of living. URB has toured to Austria and China and performed “Legend of Timpanogos” at the 2002 Winter lympics in Salt Lake City. It was awarded the “Best of State” award in 2003.
Benjamin Elkus – gave Indian art to Academy
San Francisco Chronicle – Mar 27, 2008
Anthropology was a family interest – Mr. Elkus’ parents had been interested in Indian affairs for many years and helped the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest regain control of ancestral land and water rights that had been taken by squatters. They also fought for reform of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Their interest in Native American culture was passed along to their son. Benjamin Elkus spent over 40 years in the insurance business and was in the Army Air Forces during World War II serving as a radio operator aboard B-26 bombers in the European theater. Active in civic affairs Mr. Elkus was a member of the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco for over 70 years and was a member of the Toastmasters and the Lions Club which honored him as San Francisco’s Lion of the Year in 1968.
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