Native American Archives (2)

SOURCE: Press Release
Indian Trust.com

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­ Thomas N. Slonaker, the senior official entrusted by Congress with overseeing reform of the Individual Indian Monies (IIM) trust, told a federal judge today that two Interior Department Secretaries and their top aides filed misleading reports with the court and did virtually nothing in the past two years to comply with orders from Congress and the judge to provide Indian trust beneficiaries with an accounting of their money. 

When a filmmaker’s directorial debut is as noteworthy and successful as Chris Eyre’s 1998 award-winning Smoke Signals, it raises a high level of expectation for his next project as well as some trepidation.

SOURCE: Victor Rocha Just a reminder that ABC/DISNEY is still looking for Native Actors for their showcase. So far both Fox and ABC are setting up showcases. From what I hear at SAG, the other networks are following along. This is a wonderful opportunity to develop a data base for Native Actors. So if you […]

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Representative Tom Udall, D-N.M., a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, applauded President Bush for signing legislation into law that incorporates his effort to extend a direct housing loan pilot project for Native American veterans.

WHEN:February 9, 2002

WHERE: University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

Keynote Speaker: Lyle Marshall, Chairman, Hoopa Valley Tribe

From striking beaded clothing to souvenir beaded pincushions, the artistic, cultural, economic and political significance of beadwork in the lives of Iroquois people is explored in a new exhibition, titled “Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life.”

AUTHOR: Jerry ReidOneida Nation In a major effort to increase the presence of Native Americans on television, NBC and the Oneida Nation have established a talent search for Indian actors, comedians and writers. Information and updates about this uniqueopportunity are now available on a new web site. Oneida Nation Homelands – The Four Directions Talent […]

AUTHOR: Sadie Jo SmokeyThe Arizona Republic © 2002 The Seattle Times Company Shan Redhouse-Baldwin grew up wondering why Native Americans on TV had blue eyes. “We used to have a lot of questions for my mom,” says Redhouse-Baldwin, 28, a Navajo who grew up in Arizona and Utah. “They used to film Westerns in Monument […]

Next time on Earthsongs: Modern Music From Native America, new music from Natay, Howard Lyons, Spirit Nation and our feature artist, Lila Downs.

AUTHOR: Voices From The Circle Announcement
 

This week, VOICES FROM THE CIRCLE listeners can look forward to our annual Christmas program featuring Bill Miller and his heart felt “Listen To Me.”

Feb. 6th, 2002 will mark the 26th year since Leonard’s arrest. The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee has started a new campaign for Leonard that includes a number of legal actions by Leonard’s legal defense team.

AUTHOR: Hannah AllamPioneer Press The Sweetgrass Road Drum Group drove from Canada to the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul last month for a chance to show other young, Native American women that powwow drumming is no longer just a men’s tradition.

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s $900,000 donation is the first of its kind from an Indian tribe.

AUTHOR: Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Press Release Lare Aschenbrenner, the directing attorney of the Alaska office of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), is taking the lead for the plaintiffs in the Alaska Inter-Tribal Council v. Alaska lawsuit. Currently, NARF is representing ten villages, the Alaska Inter-Tribal Council and the Alaska Native Justice Center […]

Hector Barreto, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C., has been scheduled to speak at the 2002 Reservation Economic Summit and American Indian Business Trade Show. The conference, with the theme, “Economic Success in Indian Country: Making It A Reality,” will take place April 29 to May 2 at the Hyatt Regency […]