April, 2006

• A Native Embassy in Washington DC

  

  April 21, 2006  1,037 views 0 Comments Share

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  The Mdewakanton Sioux Tribe has suggested that the National Congress of American Indians should establish a headquarters in Washington DC and they have suggested an available modern building on the street where international embassies are located. An “Embassy of Tribal Nations” here might improve the national government’s recognition of tribal sovereignty; it could also provide [...]

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• Open Letter To the Gov of Canada, re: Caledonia

  

  April 12, 2006  1,181 views 0 Comments Share

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  Respectfully, In light of how Canada seems to be intent on allowing/inciting a violent confrontation with the Six Nations, to address this Federal-Jurisdiction matter in Caledonia, I thought I might share some thoughts which I hope will be considered and used towards Canada's acceptance of their role in the Nation-to-Nation relationship with the Haudenosaunee, rather [...]

  Filed Under Canada • Indigenous Peoples • Ontario • Six Nations

• Warrior Societies in Contemporary Indigenous Communities

  

  April 1, 2006  1,471 views 0 Comments Share

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  The following is an excerpt of the text "Warrior Societies in Contemporary Indigenous Communities" by Taiaiake Alfred, Ph.D. and Lana Lowe, M.A., written May 2005 (link to full text is below) B. THE WARRIOR IN HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS Contrary to the militaristic and soldierly associations of the term in European languages – and in [...]

  Filed Under Indigenous Peoples • sovereignty