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“Aniyosgi Dotsigusdaa. ~ Unelanvhi Wigadoligi Ama Ayetli.”
We support our warriors! ~ God Bless America!
3rd Annual Native American Intertribal Cultural Festival
December 2nd-3rd 2017 10am - 7pm RedHawk Ranch 4110 C.R. 579 S. WIMAUMA FL, 33598 813-997-9639...
2017 Thundering Spirit Pow Wow – March 3 – 5, 2017
The People’s Paths
- Cherokee News Resources – general links
- Cherokee Culture/History/Facts Index – articles on Cherokee culture
- Cherokee Legal Archives – concerning the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
- Native American News Links – links to news articles
- Indian Gaming News & Links – list of casinos, regulatory information, news
- NAIIP News – North American Indian & Indigenous People’s News
— NAIIP General Articles
— Black Mountain / Black Mesa Articles, Land Dispute
- Political & Legal Issues – posts of historical political and legal events
- Literature, Stories, Poems – read posts of stories, legends, and poems
About
This Internet site was created in the hope that all people, no matter what their own culture, may be able to find a bit of information that might be helpful in the understanding of American Indian Culture and other Native Cultures from all over our Mother which is called Earth!
Native People’s Cultures are as diverse as nature, but with good reason! Nature is our teacher and guide for walking the path of life! The Native Cultures teach that it is the human species responsibility to take care of our Mother! Only appreciation is asked, for what she gives us, in return for her care!
Progress is a wonderful thing! If we can keep some of the beliefs from the First People’s Cultures, that are alive and well, incorporated with the technology that leads to progress, it may help all peoples to live in a more harmonious world not only with Nature but with each other as well!
It is time to Celebrate and Appreciate the Diversity in the Human Species as we do in Nature! The rose is beautiful, but how long would its beauty be appreciated if it was the only species of flower we had to enjoy! It does not matter what name the Creator goes by or if you believe in one, many or none at all! The experience of a storm, rainbow, or just the sun rising and setting tells us there is a much Greater Power that speaks to all cultures and this Power that we call Nature survives because of diversity!
Latest Posts
Finance-Guyana: Backers of Gold Mine Have History of Disaster
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (IPS) - Backers of the two gold mining companies implicated in Guyana's biggest environmental disaster were also associated with the two biggest cyanide-related gold mining disasters in this country, an IPS investigation has discovered. On Aug 19,...
Great Walks & Great Talks in Choctaw History
The View From The Hogan XII – Notes from Big Mountain
I have an alarm clock. Its called the Peabody Mine Plane. Most days it flies by a little before sunrise, so if I am still in bed when I hear it I know I'm running late. Its not a little 2-seater, but large enough to have cargo doors in the rear. A couple of years ago...
The View From The Hogan XVI – Notes from Big Mountain
Ya'a'tee First off, regarding the article A TRUST BROKEN, A HERITAGE BETRAYED: Battle for Native American Rights, which I urged you to read. Last time I checked, the magazine still hadn't put it on their website, but the editor (editor@freedommag.com) will send you a...
Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America
Written by Benjamin Franklin ~ 1784 Savages we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility; they think the same of theirs. Perhaps, if we could examine the manners of different nations with impartiality, we should find...
Sacred Sundance Ceremony – Used for Political Motives
Once again groups of Navajo resisters living illegally on Hopi Partitioned Lands (HPL) and their friends are flouting the laws of the Hopi Tribe - this time under the guise of participating in a religious ceremony. More than 100 individuals have set up camp on Hopi...
Cherokee Word List O
English to Cherokee ~ Words and Phrases Beginning with "O" Oak - Tsusga Oar - Digayawesdi Oath - Aselidodi Oats - Soquili unigisdi Obedience - Gohiyuhi Obedient - Uwohiyuhi Obey - Gohiyudiyi Obituary - Deganotsalv uyohusv Object - Digatilesdi Objection - Digatilvda...
John Stuart Beloved Father of the Cherokees
Arlene Hamilton’s Exclusion – By the Hopi Tribal Council
A note to the reader: I am going on the Internet for the first time with a direct statement to the global public for ONE REASON: To communicate with all my relatives who know and love Big Mountain and all that the Dine & Hopi Traditionals stand for - the Highest...
Begaye Met With Big Mountain Families
On Saturday, August 25, 2001, along with Navajo Nation Council Speaker Edward T. Begaye and other Navajo officials, I visited the Navajo families at Big Mountain to discuss with them the destruction of the Sundance ceremonial ground by the Hopi government. As you...
For All Those Who Were Indian in a Former Life
Current Trouble on Hopi Land Stems from lack of respect for an entire nation, by handful of Navajo.
No single issue has consumed more valuable time and irreplaceable resources than the century old dispute between the Navajo and Hopi over Hopi ancestral land. In spite of the turmoil, the Hopi have been steadfast in their belief that peace between our two people can...
Calls Needed Today to Repeal Rider
Destruction of traditional lands and sacred sites throughout the U.S. continues as a result of the Salvage Logging Rider. Your calls are needed today to urge repeal of the Rider. From Jim Jontz and Steve Holmer September 27, 1996 GORE SAYS: SALVAGE LOGGING LAW IS...
Tribal Representation in Washington D.C.
ITS PAST AND FUTURE ROLE IN EXECUTIVE BRANCH & CONGRESSIONAL POLICY-MAKING (A THREE-PART PAPER) National Indian Policy Center The George Washington University 2021 K Street, NW, Suite 211 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-973-7667 November 1993 FOREWORD The National...
Cherokee Word List W
English to Cherokee ~ Words and Phrases Beginning with "W" Wabble - Atsoasedi Waddle - Squala alasgvdi Wade - Aduhinvsdi Wage - Adatlosgi Wages - Gegaguyvehv Wagon - Daqualelu Wail - Asgonasdi Waist - Udatlosdv Wait - Agatidisdi Waited - Ugatidvgi Waiter - Gasgilv...
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