American Indian Film Institute call for entries
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- American Indian Film Institute call for entries
- Human skull found in possible Indian burial site near akland estuary
- ut of Arabia: bama Speaks India’s Muslims Listen
- Youngsters part of preserving American Indian cultural at Red Earth
- UA plan to merge minority centers is stirring protest
- ur View: Week in review: the best worst
American Indian Film Institute call for entries
Examiner.com
The 2009 American Indian Film Festival will be presented November 6-14 in San Francisco. Films to be entered for competition should be by or about American Indian or Canada First Nations people and produced during year 2008-2009. Entry deadline is August 7 2009. The major categories for competition are: (1) Documentary Feature (2) Documentary Short (3) Feature Film (4) Live Short Subject (5) Music Video (6) Animated Short Subject (7) Public Service and (8) Industrial.
Human skull found in possible Indian burial site near akland estuary
San Jose Mercury News
“We’re not sure yet and the coroner needs to determine how long the skull has been there but we think it may be from a burial site” said akland police Sgt. Rachael Van Sloten. “What we’ve done is cover the hole and we’re having an archeologist from the hlone tribe coming out to take a look at it. The coroner is not going to touch it until then.
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ut of Arabia: bama Speaks India’s Muslims Listen
Huffington Post
But still a Muslim woman faces two things: it’s her choice to wear the hijab but the modern people stop her from wearing the hijab; or it’s her right to study but the traditional people stop her from studying. If education is a woman’s choice then clothes too [should be] a woman’s choice. Arif Ali Khan a Muslim student at Jawaharlal Nehru University was convinced that bama won major points with Indian Muslims even if he did not mention them explicitly. “Right now the average Indian Muslim thinks that Saudia Arabia is one of the biggest funders of the Taliban. If anything this is the problem Indian Muslims will have with the U. : ‘Why are you funding these Saudi guys?’ So the fact that [bama] has stood up against corrupt Arab governments–I think Indian Muslims will be encouraged by this.
Youngsters part of preserving American Indian cultural at Red Earth
NewsK.com
“It really tells who you are and where you come from” Harjo said. Seeing children taking part in their cultural traditions also is fun for festival-goers. “(American Indians) have endured a lot of suffering over the years … and the fact that they’re able to maintain their culture and their heritage through their art and their dance is wonderful. And they pass it on to their children” said Gary Borchert who is Cherokee. “They pass on their culture and I think that’s very admirable. ”Borchert and his wife Sharon came from Tulsa to attend Red Earth for the first time. “I think every klahoman should come and observe it and be proud for their state.
UA plan to merge minority centers is stirring protest
Arizona Daily Star
Key alumni and community leaders are rallying against a plan to consolidate six minority student support centers as part of a budget cut that will save the University of Arizona about $1 million and trim nine positions. Beyond saving money the consolidation of the centers ? which include services for Hispanic black Asian and American Indian students ? reflects a generational shift away from students identifying themselves in such static ethnic terms UA officials said. The larger minority center would provide programming to all minority students in a central location with the goal of increasing retention and graduation rates. UA leaders plan to complete the reorganization this fall but members of the community are asking that the changes not be made. The decision to eliminate individual centers has many charging that UA President Robert Shelton isn’t committed to serving Tucson’s diverse community. In a letter to Shelton last week several prominent Hispanics said the UA "has gone out of its way to systematically exclude this community.
ur View: Week in review: the best worst
Daily Republic
Loudner is a veterans official ? he is national commander of the National American Indian Veterans ? and is deserving of the honor. Loudner said he hopes there is a day when the issue of race is erased from military ceremonies. By: Staff The Daily Republic CHEERS to Mitchell resident Don Loudner who recently became the first American Indian to take part in a Memorial Day wreath ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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