2007 Archives

AUTHOR: Paul HalveyThe two-headed creature is an archetypal character in folklore. Often representing choice or opposing views, it is present in tales across cultures. American Indian culture is no exception. So how would a two-headed being perceive the 13th annual Harvest Pow Wow? The event this weekend at Naper Settlement features performances of American Indian drumming and dance, as well as cultural crafts for sale. It is organized by the not-for-profit Midwest SOARRING Foundation, Save Our Ancestors Remains and Resources…

Following two years of intense product development, Native American Natural
Foods, a Pine Ridge based company,  is preparing to launch its new buffalo energy bar based on old traditional pemmican recipes at the Black Hills Pow Wow, Oct. 5-7, in Rapid City, S.D.

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The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian opened an exhibit Friday celebrating the history and culture of Montana's Blackfeet Tribe.

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AUTHORS: Lynda V. Mapes and Jonathan MartinIt was about 6:30 on a beautiful summer morning, with gray whales all around, when Wayne Johnson decided he had waited long enough: It was time to hunt whales again. Within minutes Saturday, Johnson and four other Makah tribal members were on the downtown dock at Neah Bay, boarding two motorized boats. By the end of the day, the men were in handcuffs and a whale was dead.Continue to Makah tribal member kills whale…

The camera slowly dollies in on the stern face of actor Kevin Geer. About
30 cast and crew members crammed into the third floor of the Watkins
Community Museum of History look on.

“This is not a prison. There are no walls. No fences. But there is a
clock,” Geer scolds. “You will learn to respect time.”

“Respect” and “time” are key words on the set of “The Only Good Indian,” a
film that takes place in the early 1900s when respectful treatment of
American Indians was at an all-time low.

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The deadline for Canadian native people to sign up for a multibillion-dollar national settlement came and went on Monday, with the critical number of people agreeing to take the money.

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