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Celebrating Native American culture and achievements January 1-7 every year

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Native American Recognition Days offers look at culture

Shanna Hogan, Tribune
Hopi musician Casper Lomayesva calls his music edu-tainment.

“Most non-natives aren’t familiar with Native American culture,” he says. “We communicate our culture through our music. We educate and entertain at the same time.”

Based in the East Valley for the past 15 years, Lomayesva’s band, Casper and the Mighty 602, is an eclectic mix of traditional native music combined with reggae.
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Posted on November 3, 2007 at 2:27am —

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Correspondence with Virginia General Assembly delegates about Potlatch

Dear Mr. Martin



Thank you for your postcard and your suggestion that a national celebration of Native American achievements, culture, and traditions be established as an annual commemoration. I appreciate hearing from you.

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Posted on October 26, 2007 at 12:51pm —

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Native American mascots surrounded by controversy - kval.com

By Meghan Kalkstein



Oakridge - The warriors, the braves, the indians, these are the names of some area high schools mascots. Many of them are rooted in long standing tradition. But for Native Americans, these names have ot
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Posted on October 18, 2007 at 8:52am —

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Good Enough to Eat: Cooking up native traditions - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

By CHRIS SMITH
SPECIAL TO THE P-I


In his best-selling book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals," author Michael Pollan argues that America doesn't have a strong culinary tradition. We tend to make our food choices more on the bases of weight consciousness, perceived health benefits and convenience than on a historical sense of what's good to eat. Ironically, many of us are overweight, unhealthy and ultimately inconvenienc


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Posted on October 15, 2007 at 9:03am —

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Native American groups call on UC Berkeley to return museum

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP,October 8, 2007) - Native American groups are asking UC Berkeley in California to return thousands of museum artifacts to tribes from Californ

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Posted on October 9, 2007 at 9:14am —

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At 10:55am on May 28, 2009, reeba nell clarke said…
we are being invaded by porn flicks check out the new entrey i think her name is aneta or something like that but we need to get rid of her it is a discrace to our people to have some one promoteing somethink like that on this site thanks reeba
At 6:36pm on March 24, 2008, Dora May Henaire said…
Love the monkey!Show more! They are one of my favorite animals! To bad a person wasn't rich enough to start a rescue mission for them! That is a dream job of mine! how about you?
At 7:15pm on July 30, 2007, Dora May Henaire said…
After we increase our group we should have every one who joins the group start getting everyone to get their own pititons as many as we can so that we can approuch the congrass! I have invited some of my family and friends to join the group! give me some feed back if you want check out the pics i have there is a buch and when i find more native pics i will add them Your New Friend: Dora Henaire
 
 

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Bruce Willis is an advocate for Native Americans! Write to him c/o his publicist at:
Rogers & Cowan
Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Clint Eastwood
Malpaso Productions
c/o Warner Brothers
4000 Warner Boulevard
Building 81
Burbank, CA 91522-0811

Wes Studi
http://www.thestudigroup.com
c/o Innovative Artists
1505 Tenth St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
 

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