Native American news and events that occurred in Indian Country in 2008.
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–Obama visits Crow Nation
–BIA back online, after 6 years absence
–Fake indian tribre found guilty of defrauding immigrants
–Standing Horse wins Powwow Idol contest
–Voice your opinion on renaming Squaw Peak to ‘Piestewa Peak’
–70 foot Skywalk at Grand Canyon will open to public on March 28
–Gambling success brings controversy for Mashantucket Pequot tribe
Sitting Bull didn’t come to Montana to fight at the Little Bighorn, says his great-grandson, Ernie LaPointe. The great Sioux spiritual leader and former war hero came to dance.Continue to Sitting Bull exhibit to open at Little Big Horn Museum in June →
If elected, Obama promises to host an annual summit at the White House with tribal leaders to come up with an agenda for tribal communities while making sure treaty obligations are met while honoring the tribal and federal government relationship.Continue to ‘Obamamania’ hits the Crow Nation →
Something new is coming to Zion Canyon this summer. The people who brought you the Zion Canyon Art and Flute festival, are now proud to present the first Zion Canyon Native Flute School. The school will be held in conjunction with the Flute festival, said Betina Lindsay, organizer of the festival and education coordinator for the school. Lindsay, who is one of the originators of the school, said she helped start the school for a purely selfish reason.Continue to First…
Hillary Clinton unveiled her proposal to provide increased opportunity and improve the quality of services for South Dakota’s Native American community today. Her plan, grounded in the principle of tribal sovereignty, focuses on job creation, improving the quality of health care and combating crime. “For seven years, the Bush Administration has failed to live up to its commitment to the Native American community in South Dakota and across the nation,” Hillary said. “By making targeted investments to create good-paying jobs…
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama became an honorary member
of a native American tribe today and promised policies to help tribal
people if he wins the White House in November.
I'm in search of my history. My mother's mother was on an indian reservation in upstate New York. All I know is her first name Rachael or Rachel might have been Clark, Clarke, Cumbers, or Cummberlaw.
Continue to Looking for relatives of Clark, Clarke, Cumbers, or Cummberlaw →