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November is National American Indian AND Alaska Native Heritage Month.
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— Nancy Thomas, Keeper of “the People’s Paths!”
“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
Happy New Year From Uncle Jake
Note From Uncle Jake Davies Author of Views From The Hogan Ya'a'tee, Konnichiwa, hello I hope all is well with you and yours, and that the new year brings much more of what you wish for. I apologize for the paucity of my communications this last year, But......as a...
Native People’s Rights In National Parks
Under Attack By National Park Service - A Human Rights Tragedy From the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, Native Rights Alliance The following article appeared in the October 22, 1996, issue of The Christian Science Monitor. If you are interested in further information or want...
Earth Lessons
Great Walks & Great Talks in Choctaw History
Cherokee Word List A
English to Cherokee ~ Words and Phrases Beginning with "A" Abandon - Diyohisdi Abandoned - Duyosvgi Abase - Eladi igvnododi Abasement - Eladi nanvenehv Abate - Adadisvsedi Abated - Unadadisvselv Abatement - Anadadisvsehv Abator - Adadisvsehi Abdicate - Usulagotsvgi...
To my many friends in Indian Country
By John Herrington, USN Commander, NASA Astronaut, Flight Engineer Now that the mission of STS-113 has come to a conclusion, I want to express my sincere thanks to everyone who flew with me in spirit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. I am humbled by the number of...
Why Won’t You Just Die?
Guest column by Deron Marquez These words seem to be on the minds of many folk. As Tribal Nations establish their rightful positions, many seek to quash their endeavors. I often write and speak about the infamous "them". This "them" is a variable that is often...
The First Inhabitants – The Hopi
"History, Rights, Joint Use, HPL" Provided by the Hopi Tribe All of the land within today's northeastern Arizona was once a part of the Hopi tutsqua, the ancestral and sacred homeland of the Hopi. It is estimated the tutsqua covers over 18 million acres. Hopi villages...
Wichita North Redskins
"Remarks by Clem Ironwing, Sioux, during a public Mascot/Identity Committee hearing." - November 11, 1996 In the spring of 1996 Wichita Unified School District 259, Wichita Kansas, formed a Committee on Desegregation. This committee made a unanimous recommendation to...
Livestock Permitting On HPL – Is Good Land Stewardship
A good deal of the propaganda spread by Navajo resisters living on Hopi land bemoans alleged harassment by BIA and Hopi police who impound the resisters' livestock. They would have the public believe that livestock confiscation is part of a greater conspiracy between...
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...
North American Indian Recipes
Navajo Resisters Jeopardize Own Water Supplies
A May 10, 2001 letter circulated on the Internet from Caroline Tohannie, a Navajo residing on the HPL in the Tonalea area, to Marsha Monestersky requested her help in restoring the Tohannie's only water source, a local windmill. Tohannie alleged that the Hopi Rangers...
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...
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...
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For All Those Who Were Indian in a Former Life
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
United Service Organizations
Fisher House Foundation
FaceTheFactsUSA.org
ThanksUSA.org
DAV Charitable Service Trust
Sherman Indian Museum
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