Blessings from Above...

Finally, we got some water for all the plants and animals here in So California. Much needed rain has fallen this past week with almost non stop frequency ... Today there is a break in the weather...we are in between storms.

We can use all we can get down here... I only wish for more.

Happy holidays everyone....

AL..

Native American heritage month.... 2009

Native American month 2009 soon comes to an end now...

I have to say, that since I've been in the path of discovery this last decade... I have not seen such a rise in Native American awareness... I even read in the Press Enterprise that a Christian church back east apologized for having knowingly taken part in the assimilation and destruction of our native cultures and languages. It is a positive beginning ... to a long list of apologies that all Native Americans everywhere deserve to hear.

Aside from remembering the past this month, I have seen a positive growth of Native American Awareness... I can only applaud those of you that Gave of your time and shared your knowledge...

1. I bet the Old ones who Taught us would be smiling down that their stories still continue with your sharing all this month. I myself was taken out for some reason this year from learning and sharing more with my own culture. With this time I have been able to sit back and watch all of you.... Those who locally Work on Native Californian Indian Culture in So. California area moving Awareness to a new level ... This is Positive growth - for example, San Manuel's commercials making everyone aware of where and who we are was something that was not possible before and now is. I Can only see more of this sharing happening with others .... for example Native Americans Sharing their cultures With local colleges...(Like people such as Manuel BelMonte from MoVal ...& thanks William Madrigal and the Guys from UCR)
2. We Lost some Great people this year... I Myself along with a lot more people Lost a Great Friend and Teacher Alvino Siva.... Then there was basket weaver and teacher Donna Largo was a great example of dedication to the spiritual part of learning from one dream to reality, and what she taught will never be a loss. Then there was Anthony Andreas, or as we know a friend to know him as Uncle Biff, is a great, great loss to the people... It's what he taught that will go on... They all shared their stories and knowledge with us and now they can see all of you carrying on what they shared with us .... Continuing on with the TRUTH with how things are supposed to be and are made, sung or danced to....... It's a dream that's coming true and I am happy to be "alive" to see this happening.
3. I never know if anyone ever reads any of this... I hope this message get to those who deserve to know this and share it with other's who walk the path of sharing or native american experiences everywhere ... from the very tip of north America.. to the most southern part of the tip of south America... all pacific and Indigenous peoples everywhere... Great Job!!! and please tell everyone MORE!!!

Native American view on Thanksgiving.

3 teen girls from the Wind River Reservation of Wyoming

CNN: Wind River teens died of methadone overdose
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Filed Under: Law | National

Three teen girls from the Wind River Reservation of Wyoming died of a methadone overdose in a case that was ruled a homicide, CNN reports.

Ohetica Win Elyxis Gardner, 13; Winter Rose Thomas, 14; and Alexandrea "Alex" Whiteplume, 15, died after ingesting methadone at a home on the reservation in June 2008. The methadone apparently belonged to an elderly woman who rented the home from the Northern Arapaho Tribe.

"I said to my grandson, did you give them my pills? He said they were high already and he wanted to help them," the woman told CNN. She acknowledged that she didn't call authorities for more than 24 hours after the girls died, because she had been told by her grandson that they were sleeping.

The woman's grandson, along with another teen boy, reportedly pleaded guilty for their role in the girls' deaths. But the case has been shrouded in secrecy because it involved juveniles in the federal justice system.

"I wish I could talk because I would like people to know the real story because the rumors aren't true," the father of one of the boys told CNN. "I want people to know my real son."

The boys are reportedly serving sentences of less than two years. A federal judge has refused to acknowledge existence of the case or release more information about it.

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National Congress of American Indians is in Palm Springs in 09

This very Important event is happening here in our homelands...






66th Annual Convention and Trade Show
October 11-16, 2009

This is an election year for the National Congress of American Indians. We encourage all tribal leaders and members of NCAI to participate in the elections at the Annual Session in Palm Springs. NCAI is a great organization with a very important mission: to work in unity with Indian tribes for the protection of tribal sovereignty and treaty rights and to promote the welfare of Indian people. It is up to all of us to elect the members of the Executive Committee who will take on the responsibility to provide the leadership and ensure that this mission is accomplished.

http://www.ncai.org/Home.422.0.html

Meeting Location
Palm Springs Convention Center
277 N Avenida Caballeros
Palm Springs, CA 92262-6440
Sponsors

We would like to acknowledge our Annual Convention Sponsors

Sweat Lodge Tragedy >>>---------> gone wrong!

2 die, 19 overcome at Arizona retreat sweat lodge





AP – This undated photo provided by the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office shows a 'sweatbox' structure at Angel …
By FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press Writer – Fri Oct 9, 7:34 pm ET
PHOENIX – A sauna-like sweat lodge at an Arizona resort meant to provide spiritual cleansing became a crime scene Friday after two people died and others became ill during a two-hour session inside the crude structure.
In all, 21 of the 64 people crowded inside the sweat lodge Thursday evening were transported to hospitals. Four remained hospitalized Friday evening — one in critical condition and the others in fair condition.
Authorities haven't determined the cause of the deaths and illnesses; tests for carbon monoxide and other contaminants were negative. Yavapai County sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said authorities were checking into whether any of the attendees had pre-existing medical conditions and the possibility that some of them might have been fasting.
Among those sickened were a middle-aged man and a woman who were unconscious, according to a 911 call, and a third person who was found not breathing.
"It's not something you'd normally see at one of the resorts there, and it's unfortunate regardless of the cause," D'Evelyn said.
Investigators were working to determine whether criminal actions might have been a factor in the incident, D'Evelyn said.
The Angel Valley Retreat Center sits on 70 acres nestled in a scrub forest just outside Sedona, a resort town 115 miles north of Phoenix that draws many in the New Age spiritual movement.
Self-help expert and author James Arthur Ray rented the facility as part of his "Spiritual Warrior" retreat that began Oct. 3 and that promised to "absolutely change your life." The schedule had few details about what participants could expect, other than thrice-daily meals and group gatherings that started at 7 a.m. and ended 16 hours later.
The details came in a lengthy release of liability that acknowledges participants may suffer "physical, emotional, financial or other injuries" while hiking or swimming, or during a multi-day personal and spiritual quest in the wilderness without food or water or the sweat lodge.
No one was required to participate in the activities.
Some participants told detectives they paid up to $9,000 for the event. In a testimonial on the Angel Valley retreat's Web site, Ray said it "offers an ideal environment for my teachings."
Ray spokesman Howard Bragman confirmed that his client was holding an event at the retreat, as he has done in the past. Authorities said Ray was inside the sweat lodge Thursday evening and was interviewed.
"We express our deepest condolences to those who lost friends and family, but we pray for a speedy recovery for those who took ill," Bragman said. "At this point there are more questions than answers, so it would not be appropriate to comment further."
Ray's company, James Ray International, is based in Carlsbad, Calif.
Ray's most recent posting on his Twitter account said: "Still in Spiritual Warrior ... for anything new to live something first must die. What needs to die in you so that new life can emerge?"
The posting and two others were deleted Friday afternoon.
A woman who answered the phone at the Angel Valley resort Friday said its founders, Michael and Amayra Hamilton, would have no comment. A call to the Hamiltons' home went unanswered.



The Angel Valley Spiritual Retreat Center, built on former ranch property in the high-desert and red-rock country of northern Arizona, bills itself as a natural environment for self discovery and healing through a holistic approach aimed at balancing the mind, emotions, body and spirit.
The property includes American Indian structures such as teepees, guest houses and outdoor labyrinths made of stones.
Sweat lodges, like that held on the final day of the Angel Valley retreat, are commonly used by American Indian tribes to cleanse the body and prepare for hunts, ceremonies and other events. The structure used Thursday was crudely built and covered with tarps and blankets.
Stones are heated up outside a lodge, brought inside and placed in a pail-sized hole. The door is closed, and water is poured on the stones, producing heat aimed at releasing toxins in the body.
The ritual is helpful in restoring balance and changing people's attitudes and self-image, said Joseph Bruchac, author of "The Native American Sweat Lodge: History and Legends."
American Indian sweat lodges typically hold a maximum of 12 people.
People have died in sweat lodges in the past. They were either sick tribal elders who voluntarily stayed until they died or people who had heart conditions and were in poor health.
"The sweat lodge needs to be respected," Bruchac said. "When you imitate someone's tradition and you don't know what you are doing, there's a danger of doing something very wrong."
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Associated Press Writer Jacques Billeaud also contributed to this report.

Yosemite basket maker a living legend....On CNN

By John Torigoe
@ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/07/aif.yosemite.park.ranger/index.html#cnnSTCText





YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, California (CNN) -- Her hands are like the grand and timeless Yosemite Valley where she has lived the better part of 60 years. They are strong and steady, with the feel of permanence like the smooth granite faces of El Capitan and Half Dome.


Yosemite ranger Julia Parker is a basket weaver and cultural demonstrator.
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Her agile fingers still weave willow branches into masterful baskets. They are traditional baskets that are displayed around the world and have garnered her attention from adoring fans.

She considers the Earth her lifeblood. She is a living metaphor for a hard-earned life spent caring for the land.

Julia Parker, 80, is Native American. Born in Northern California, she is a mix of Coastal Miwok and Kashia Pomo tribes. "I do have an Indian name that was given to me. I'm called Hoo Wee Na, that means 'person of peace.'"

She is a park ranger with Yosemite National Park. She works as Native American cultural demonstrator at the Yosemite Museum. There are many 20-and 30-year employees at Yosemite, but Julia is the oldest and longest-tenured park employee with over 40 years.

"Julia interprets Native American culture to our visitors,"Yosemite National Park spokesman Scott Gediman says. "She shows visitors how baskets were woven, toys or brushes were made and acorns collected from native black oak trees, ground up using a metate and made into mush."

"Julia is truly a national treasure," he adds. "She's been honored by universities, she has baskets all over the country, she's consulted with museums." Watch Parker at work »

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In 1983, Parker presented Queen Elizabeth II a basket she'd worked on for a year. Her work is displayed in museums like the Smithsonian.

Her parents died when she was 12, leaving five children orphans. Since she was the oldest, Parker tried to keep all of the kids together. They went to an Indian boarding school in Carson City, Nevada.

When she turned 17, Parker took a job laundering clothes for the Yosemite Park and Curry Company. She lived in the Indian Village and married Ralph Parker, a Mono Lake Piute. His tribe's Yosemite roots date back nine generations. His mother, Lucy Telles, was a renowned basket maker and, along with the other Yosemite women, passed down their basketry skills to Parker.

Parker's daughter Lucy is learning basketry from her mother.

"She's a living legend," Lucy Parker says. "She's known throughout the world. People will come to Yosemite to visit her here."

Lucy Parker is accomplished in her own basketry and is determined to keep the Yosemite traditions alive.

"My mom Julia has guided me through the heart of basket making. She's taught me to give thanks, give blessings."

Now four generations of Parker women are making baskets. There's Lucy's daughter, Ursula, and Ursula's daughter, Naomi. Its legacy and artistry seem secure.



Julia Parker is sitting in the shade of the willows. She has stripped the stalks of their small leaves and begins fastening a base to a quick basket. Her seasoned hands and sharp eyes thread willow stalks as another basket takes form. She hums a tribal song. Its words are sacred and not for outsiders' ears. The sheer walls of Yosemite Valley frame a living legend.

"I learned from my elders. They told me, 'Julia, you take from the Earth with a please and give back with a thank you."

Teri Greeves, Beadwork I saw on Crafts in America

Teri Greeves

Teri Greeves (b. 1970) is a beadwork artist who lives in Santa Fe, NM. She is enrolled in the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.

Teri follows and updates the Kiowa tradition of beadwork, to tell the story of the American Indian, both contemporary and historical. Her works include beaded books, jewelry, and even high top sneakers! Her work is found in such public collections as the Heard Museum in Phoenix, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Brooklyn Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the National Museum of the American Indian, the Museum of Fine Arts of Santa Fe, and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, among others.






Teri Greeves, We Gave Two Horses for our Son: Beaded Tennis Shoes, 1999, Courtesy of the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Craig Smith photography

Link >>>>------> http://www.craftinamerica.org/artists_fiber/story_401.php?PHPSESSID=2a0960f95e183d22eaa656179ae97764

Crowd braves dreary weather to bless site of mound in Oxford

by Dan Whisenhunt
Staff WriterAug 31, 2009 | 2893 views | 25 | 31 | |

Protesters and supporters gathered Sunday to bless an American Indian mound in Oxford. Approximately 80 people attended the event despite foul weather. Photo: Trent Penny/The Anniston Star
OXFORD — The steady rain Sunday afternoon watered down a planned re-blessing of a stone mound behind the Oxford Exchange.

The mound, believed to be 1,000 years old and of American Indian construction, has been the subject of controversy since a contractor hired by the city's Commercial Development Authority began tearing away the hill underneath it. The initial plan was to use it as fill dirt for a Sam's Club. Oxford Mayor Leon Smith now says the contractor is not touching the mound. A private land owner says the contractor is getting dirt from him.

Sunday's event got off to a bumpy start. The American Indians and other people who showed up for the ceremony gathered behind the Home Depot and began to set up tents to shelter a drum. Employees at the Home Depot came and told them they could not set up tents on the store's property.

The group relocated a few feet over to a bridge connecting the shopping center to the hill, the tents surrounded by a large puddle of water. About 80 people came, according to event organizer Mark Davis, less than the 150 to 300 people that were expected. Several people drove up to the ceremony and watched from their cars. Among the apparent no-shows was Lou White Eagle, a Cheyenne priest and elder, invited to lead the ceremony.

Nearby, Oxford Police Chief Bill Partridge watched the events from a white car. He said he was there to make sure no one got hurt.

Davis, a Weaver resident who says he is of Cherokee and Tuscarora descent, originally planned to go on top of the mound to re-consecrate it. He later changed his plans after he was advised against it by the police department. There was also a plan to visit nearby Davis Farm, believed to be associated with the mound, but that was scrapped as well.

While the group waited for White Eagle, they played the drum, sang and burned white sage. Ruth Davis, Mark's wife, passed out small "prayer ties" with tiny bags of tobacco. The people who attended tied them to a gate separating them from the hill they'd come to bless.

"It's so our ancestors know we're here and praying for them," Ruth Davis said. "We're basically apologizing for the destruction of the site."

Area Presbyterian minister Monty Clendenin said a prayer and several people spoke in White Eagle's absence. Harry Holstein, Jacksonville State University professor of archeology and anthropology, fielded several questions about the site from the people gathered around the tents.

"It's been a dreary day but I think it made a statement," Holstein said of the event.

Mark Davis said White Eagle's absence was "somewhat of a setback," because he has expertise in this type of ceremony. He hopes the city will allow him to visit the hill later on and perform the ceremony. Clendenin felt like it was a solid turnout under the circumstances.

"This is probably a larger turnout than we've had, even (with) inclement weather," Clendenin said.
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CSU San Bernadino Native Day 2009 more...

CSU San Bernadino Native Day 1 2009

Wrightwood fire...

My sacred Place is going up in Flames...Wrightwood fire! sad , Sad day today sis, I wish for rain to just rain now for help...All the animals. the trees that are hundreds of years old, some are thousands years old Mt,Baden-Powel :( i'm prayin for rain!..I wanna go up there..... I wanna help... the dam roads are blocked!..4000 acres burned so far.... hopefully it will stop! three structures burned in the canyon, but has not reached the town...This town is just near of the Power place i go to , to sing to the wilderness..and spirits that have guided me for good works... :(..I weep for my friends the Trees, The Animals.. the mountain.... :(..i would do anything to be right there>>>-----> some of those old trees i know better than some two leggeds. It is a sacred place for me...My Deepest THANKS TO U WHO UNDERSTAND WHAT this all means, it's not just another crying NDN thing. :( it's where Knowledge comes from....for some of us.

Pow Wows for California in October 2009

See other powwows for California for Octoberhttp://www.powwows.com/calendar/displaymonth.php?mode=search&srchMonth=October&srchYear=2009&srchLocation=CA&x=11&y=4

Oct. 2, 3 & 4 powwow in Lucerne Valley

Big Time Gathering and Traditional Pow-Wow
Lucerne Valleys 1st Big Time Gathering and Traditional Pow-Wow. Free to the Public. Authentic Crafts, Food, Dancers and Drums welcome. Held at Midway Park in Lucerne Valley, CA. Corner of Rabbit Springs Rd and Midway Rd.
Gilbert Reyes 951 817-1807 or Ophelia Porter 760 885-5924 http://www.powwows.com/calendar/event-details.php?eventid=8088

October 3, 2009 Saturday

Victor Valley College Pow-wow, Victorville
1 day pow-wow some contest dancing.
11am to 10pm
Host Northern Bear Springs
Nice grassy soccer field
http://www.vvc.edu/student_clubs/native_american_student_association/


Oct. 9, 10 & 11

San Manuel Casino Powwow at Cal State San Bernardino

OVER $250,000 in Contest Prizes
6 Winners from each men's category
Grass, Chicken, Traditional, Contemp Traditional, Northern Fancy , Southern Fancy, Straight.
6 Winners from each womens category
Northern Cloth, Northern Buckskin,Jingle ,Southern Cloth, Southern Buckskin, Fancy Shawl,
Other contests for teens and juniors, and tiny tots.
Sweet Heart Dance
1st $3,000 2nd $2,500. 3rd 2,000, 4th $1,500, 5th $1,000 6th $1,000.
( San Manuel Tribal members will Judge this, not head judges)
Over $150,000 in Drum Prize money
Grand entry 10/09/2009 at 6pm
http://www.sanmanuel-nsn.gov/culture_powow.php

October 16, 17 & 18 Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree 1st Annual Exhibition Pow Wow

& Native American Cultural Days
Sportsman's Park, 6225 Sunburst Ave., Joshua Tree, CA 92252 (left at 3rd traffic light in Joshua Tree)
Open to the public
Free Admission
Friday & Saturday 10:00 AM -- 10:00 PM, Sunday 10 - 7 PM
For Vendor and More Information contact:
Joyce Running Deer (760)408-3944
MEET Native American Celebrities RUNNING DEER - SAGINAW GRANT - STEVE REEVIS AND OTHERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
MC: Saginaw Grant
Arena Director: Vic Chavez
Head Gourd Dancer: Richard DeCrane
Headman: Dave Patterson
Headwoman: Marcie Patterson
Host Northern Drum: Blue Star
Host Southern Drum: John Begay Singers
All proceeds go to the Joshua Tree No Kill Animal Shelter and Horse Rescue

Joyce and Running Deer who are putting on this powwow coordinated the Desert Hot Springs Powwow for years.There are still vendor spaces available.

My Sinserest sympathies go out to the victims of the Pacific Rim

My Sincerest and deepest sympathies go out to the victims of the earthquakes in Samoa, and the surrounding islands,

Also to the people of Indonesia.... with todays Earthquake... along with Peru...My deepest thoughts go out to all those

peoples... As with all the suffering...we would like to help the people out,But watch out for scams... places like

<<<<>

Helping out people for over 30 years.... please do what you can....

http://www.opusa.org/

Earthquake aid sent to Indonesia >>>>>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8283599.stm

Aftermath of the earthquake in Sumatra was aired on Indonesia TV

Deliveries of aid are being sent to western Indonesia after a powerful earthquake which left at least 100 people dead.

The quake, with a magnitude of 7.6, triggered a landslide in Sumatra that blocked roads and cut power lines.

Hundreds of buildings, including hospitals, collapsed in Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province.

Rescue workers say thousands of people could be buried under rubble and the number of dead is expected to rise.

Priyadi Kardono, a spokesman for Indonesia's National Disaster Agency, said some 100 to 200 people had died in Padang and more than 500 houses and buildings had collapsed.

"Many people are staying outdoors and some people are staying in public facilities," he told Reuters.

Mr Kardono told the AFP news agency about 150 military personnel, as well as police and Health Ministry workers, were in the affected area, but they urgently needed heavy machinery to lift the rubble.

Earlier, Rustam Pakaya, head of the health ministry's disaster centre in Jakarta, said there were "thousands of people trapped in the rubble of buildings".

He said a city hospital was among the ruined buildings.

The quake brought down telephone lines, severely affecting communications with the affected area and making it difficult to assess the scale of the damage.

The authorities said heavy rain was hampering the rescue attempt.

Burning buildings

The earthquake struck at 1716 local time (1016 GMT) some 85km (55 miles) under the sea, north-west of Padang, the US Geological Survey said.

MAJOR INDONESIAN QUAKES 26 Dec 2004: Asian tsunami kills 170,000 in Indonesia alone 28 March 2005: About 1,300 killed after a magnitude 8.7 quake hits the coast of Sumatra 27 May 2006: Quake hits ancient city of Yogyakarta, killing 5,000 17 July 2006: A tsunami after a 7.7 magnitude quake in West Java province kills 550 people In pictures: Sumatra earthquake Animated guide: Earthquakes

Witnesses said residents ran out of buildings in Padang - which has a population of 900,000 - and surrounding cities.

Jane Liddon, an Australian businesswoman in Padang, told Australian radio many large buildings in the town had been severely damaged.

"The concrete buildings are all down, the hospitals, the main markets, down and burned," she said.

"A lot of people died in there. A lot of places are burning."

But Ms Liddon said many smaller residential properties had escaped the damage.

Australia has offered to send emergency assistance to Indonesia if needed.

More @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8284139.stm

USGS reports 5.9 quake in Peru.....

USGS reports 5.9 quake in Peru, no signs of damage

LIMA (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 quake struck southeastern Peru on Wednesday near Bolivia's capital of La Paz, but it was not felt by witnesses and mines in the area.

The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported a 6.3 magnitude quake but later downgraded it. The temblor was 100 miles northwest of La Paz and fairly deep -- some 155.5 miles below the surface.

An official at the nearest big Peruvian mine, Xstrata's Tintaya, said the quake was not felt.

The temblor did not shake La Paz nor Peru's capital of Lima, people in those cities said.

There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties in Peru, a leading metals exporter.

(Reporting by Terry Wade in Lima, Editing by Sandra Maler)

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Aid flows to tsunami-hit Samoas >>>>

Aid flows to tsunami-hit Samoas

By ROD McGUIRK and AUDREY McAVOY (AP) – 37 minutes ago

APIA, Samoa — Police in green reflective vests searched a ghastly landscape of mud-strewn streets, pulverized homes and bodies scattered in a swamp Wednesday as dazed survivors emerged from the muck and mire of an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 119 in the South Pacific.

Military transports flew medical personnel, food, water and medicine to Samoa and American Samoa, both devastated by a tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake. A cargo plane from New Zealand brought in a temporary morgue and a body identification team.

Officials expect the death toll to rise as more areas are searched.

Survivors fled to higher ground on the islands after the magnitude 8.0 quake struck at 6:48 a.m. local time (1:48 p.m. EDT; 1748 GMT) Tuesday. The residents then were engulfed by four tsunami waves 15 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) high that reached up to a mile (1.5 kilometers) inland.

The waves splintered houses and left cars and boats — many battered and upside down — scattered about the coastline. Debris as small as a spoon and as large as a piece of masonry weighing several tons were strewn in the mud.

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Death threat from twitter....

This is a Death threat from a Sacred Mound Supporter....

"your the biggest piece of shit that ever lived. Your not an Indian your a coward that likes to give honest Indians a bad name. Did you not think that it would get around what you did to Blackbellied Jack? Did you not know that honest Indians are a tight community and do not disgrace eachother like cowards do?

Did you not know that it would get around to ALL Native American Activist's what you said on Twitter to BBJ? Did you not know that now you are being "black balled" in the Native American Community in California and across america now. I have made sure that your name is on the "Coward Roster". No one will believe a effin thing about how you are a honest Indian now! Your Loss. I would watch my back if I was you as most will not take kindly to what you said to BBJ! Don't be walkin down any dark streets or eatin with your back to doors or windows. You asked for this!"

This is because i did not ad a person name @kingsantini to a fav list... this is so HIGH SCHOOL.. I'm here, come over and visit to have a rational conversation, talk about it. I know I'm NDN, Native American, American Indian From California and San Carlos Rez AZ....and don't need this annoying person to use this hate to get me,threaten my life while Representing a Sacred Mound Preservation Effort , I don't believe that all Sacred MOUND SUPPORTERS are like This Bad example of a supporter .

I'm very Disappointed that there are Individuals out there separating us for no other reason but for their own EGOs....and not save their own lands...

This person is misguilded... Misinformed and very immature....

PS, I don't even know who is Blackbellied jack is, or what I suppose to have done to him or her...

Stolen Native Regalia!!!!! p.s.

Or just ask Arkamez Blankenship.... He found some ones reglia that got stolen from there... I heard

a while back!

Maybe he can help.

Stolen Native Regalia!!!!!

Some one Stole Native Regalia From the Morongo pow wow, out of the Native's own car....

Please help out... if you hear anything, just leave a message with Morongo, or just message me, I'll get it back to the right family....

also, just contact....

For additional assistance with the Morongo Thunder & Lightning Pow Wow, please contact: Pamela Mackey Pow Wow Coordination Office Morongo Casino Resort & Spa 49500 Seminole Dr. Cabazon, California 92230 Phone: (800) 252-4499, ext. 23800 Fax: (951) 755-5720 Email: powwow@morongo.com

Northern Manitoba First Nations Communities Received Body Bags Instead of Requested Medicines for the H1N1 Influenza

Leaders of remote reservations in Northern Manitoba requested the supplies needed to help ward off the H1N1virus spreading through their communities. They were hard hit by the swine flu in

the spring of 2009. With few or no resources immediately available in these remote communities, they look to the Canadian government for help. When the packages finally arrived, what they received from Health Canada shocked and horrified the members of these reservations. What they received was a supply of body bags for each of the reservations but no sign of the medicines needed.

According to The National Post, Wasagamack, God's River First Nation, Garden Hill and St. Theresa Point each received a supply of the body bags.

Is this the Canadian government's way of telling the reserves that they expect many people to die from the H1N1 or swine flu, or that they are writing them off?

What many people outside of these communities do not understand is how remote some of these reservations are and why these kits are so necessary. Many of the remote communities throughout the far recesses of Canada do not have full facilities, or even doctors available. They have few medical supplies. Doctor's visits involve long trips off the reserves, sometimes via plane or in the wintertime on remote icy winter roads. Instead they often rely on nurse's stations to deal with immediate and less serious health care issues.

More serious concerns or even positive medical events like the birth of a child mean a trip far away from home. There are no hospitals or facilities to accommodate the more involved medical needs in these far away communities or even basic checkups, hence the request for supplies to help deal with the spreading H1N1 illness. Shots are being prepared for distribution to the Canadian citizens at large but will they be available on the many remote reservations for those who are at high risk or who would chose to take the shots?

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2186465/northern_manitoba_first_nations_communities.html?cat=5