Who do charters educate?
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- Who do charters educate?
- A breakdown of the artifact theft charges
- Federal Agents Bust Ring of Antiquity Thieves Looting American …
- Daughter’s imagination helps workaholic dad
- American Journeys | Navajo Nation
- How much freedom do charter schools deserve?
- ‘Still going strong’
Who do charters educate?
Los Angeles Times
Legally charters are expected to reflect the demographic makeup of the region they serve. But that’s not the situation at akland’s badly misnamed American Indian charter schools. Asian Americans are 13. 4% of the total enrollment in the akland Unified district. African Americans make up 34.
A breakdown of the artifact theft charges
Salt Lake Tribune
two felony counts of violating ARPA two felony counts of theft of government property one felony count depredation of government property. Crites is a collector and dealer of American Indian items. According to an online catalog of the maha Auction Center his red clay Anasazi pot claimed to be about 800 years old sold for $200 in a February sale. A Web site for HD Enterprises a dealer of historic artifacts advertises five necklaces for $300 made from “prehistoric” shell disk beads found in La Plata Canyon N. with paperwork by Crites.
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Federal Agents Bust Ring of Antiquity Thieves Looting American …
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Fuhrman Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Salt Lake City Field ffice. The ring is charged with multiple counts of violating the Archaeological Resources Protection Act and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act as well as theft of government property depredation of government property and theft of Indian tribal property. The Four Corners region rich in archaeological resources contains priceless and sacred artifacts of vital importance to Southwest American Indian communities as well as of cultural and historical interest to scientists and academic scholars. The looting of the archeological sites also means the permanent loss of significant amounts of archeological cultural and historical information because the artifacts can not now be identified in their in-situ context. “These archaeological treasures are precious and protecting them preserves a rich history and heritage” said Deputy Attorney General gden. “That is why the Justice Department will use all of its tools to vigorously enforce the laws designed to safeguard the cultural heritage of Native Americans. Recommitting resources and focus to criminal justice in Indian Country is of paramount importance to the Justice Department.
Daughter’s imagination helps workaholic dad
Detroit Free Press
She’s withdrawn at school communes with imaginary princesses and dodges imaginary dragons. It’s only when she interjects at his workplace calling this company “crybabies” and other firms “kissing” (signifying a merger) that Evan gets curious about her world and tries to find a way into it. There’s real warmth to the father-daughter scenes but the film’s best moments involve the war between the poseur American Indian mystic and Evan who begins using childish metaphors to make his competing stock pitches to clients. Church gets the better of these exchanges because he has a much funnier character to play — howling like a coyote and pumping his son full of Red Bull in an attempt to make him a “child seer” like Evan’s kid. By comparison Murphy’s goofy bug-eyed hysterics seem played out and overly familiar. Evan is a guy who sits too deep in Murphy’s comfort zone to be surprising or funny. The inner Cosby should have told the actor that.
American Journeys | Navajo Nation
New York Times
Inside the 50-year-old structure which has no electricity or running water I found two twin beds a small couch and an upholstered rocking chair all draped with colorful blankets. I was kept company by a battery-powered radio tuned to KTNN (“The Voice of the Navajo Nation”). The announcer spoke Navajo and the tunes varied between country and western and traditional American Indian songs. The next day to see how the Navajo have adapted traditional crafts to modern commerce I visited the Toadlena Trading Post which is celebrating its centennial this year. The post sits at the end of a dirt road on the eastern slope of the Chuska Mountains which straddle the Arizona-New Mexico border. Trading posts have a longstanding history in the Navajo Nation gaining prominence in the 1880s after the completion of the transcontinental railroad which served as a resource for all types of goods. Many of the posts integral to the Navajo economy for decades continue to play a vital role in the lives of the locals.
How much freedom do charter schools deserve?
Los Angeles Times
Most parents choose charters because they are safer have stronger academics and maintain more discipline and control over students. Even at the American Indian Public Charter School in akland the ideological beliefs (not buying into progressive teaching pedagogy) are directed at the teaching staff not the students. In fact what critics seem to object to at American Indian is the explicit lack of ideological moments for students and the rigid focus on core academics. As controversial charter leader.
‘Still going strong’
San Diego Union Tribune
June 12 2009 Many years ago Carmen Mojado was at a local school to make a presentation on American Indian culture. At the end of her talk a boy raised his hand and queried ?Are there any Indians in San Diego?? That got Mojado a member of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians thinking about what could be done to raise awareness about her people culture and traditions. She consulted with other tribal leaders and came up with the idea for a powwow. The first Intertribal Powwow hosted by the San Luis Rey Mission Indian Foundation was held in 1997. ?We didn’t know if it would fail or succeed.
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