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May 1, 2008, Issue 188  

Volume 1  

Lummi Nation, Dalai Lama share vision of peace
An Olympic opportunity for Declaration
Buffalo Requiem: Indian ceremony honors slaughtered bison
Ancient stone tools found on Australia mine site
Ancient Americans believed dogs to be "divine escorts" for next life
Scientists find 17 living relatives of 'iceman' discovered in B.C. glacier
Compromise averts dustup over Native American relics in Ottawa County
Back to the earth
Indian cultre teaches energy sustainability
Pow Wow marked by protest
French City Vows to Return Maori Head
76-year-old Sioux man to run Boston Marathon
The Government of Canada Supports Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre

Volume 2  

Immersion program provides new hope for preserving Ojibwe language
Head Start Director Chosen for Panel
Crow Agency's child advocacy center seen as model for tribes
School boards join reserve fight
Students granted broadcast scholarships
Student named national scholar
Complaints grow against Indian education bureau
Tribal College Erects Small Wind Turbine
Lacrosse offers lessons in community, Native American culture
Sorority put on yearlong probation for Indian party
American Indian grants returned
American Indian College Fund Event Celebrates 40 Years of Tribal Colleges and Honors Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
American Indian Higher Education Consortium Prepares for New Leadership
Aztecs devised sophisticated arithmetic system
Location of Mass Graves of Residential School Children Revealed for the First Time

Volume 3 
Most racist' article attacked Native peoples in Paraguay
Native American Tribal Leader Not Allowed to Testify in Committee
NCAI President Joe Garcia Statement on Racist Broadcasts
Celebration of Spirit
Tribal court rules against hog farm
Arrest reported at hog farm protest
Suit filed in federal court to stop work on hog farm
Katrina, Rita and the Houma: A Nation in Recovery
Landmark Report Highlights Urban Indian America
Study Says Humans Neared Extinction
Fighting cancer with Native foods

Volume 4 
Half of Yellowstone Bison Herd Dies
Salmon Crisis on the West Coast
Who Knew? Octopuses Flirt, Hold Hands
Top 10: Extreme Weather Destinations (Land Based)
Mysteries of "Sacrificial" Maya Blue Pigment Solved?
Legislature announces Folk Heritage and honors Native American artist
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian Announces  New Recipients
Players chalk up a fun time
Native Americans Use Web Video to Keep Culture Alive in Wired World;
Inuit film industry renews talks about starting Nunavut TV network
Aboriginal films from around the world hosted on new Canadian website
All Time Favorite Native Films
The Invisible Ones: "Our own Third World"


NATIVE VILLAGE Opportunities and websites

April 15, 2008  Issue 186

Opportunities Highlights

Mother Earth Water Walk
Releasing of the Buffalo Spirits Journey
Cherokee Nation Healthy Nation Camp
Native American 5,000-meter Run National Championships
NCGLNAC Lecture Series
College Horizons: A Pre-College Workshop For Native American Students
National Indian youth Leadership Camp
Native American Student Advocacy Institute
American Indian Summer Transfer Academy (AISTA)
The National Storytelling Network Applied Storytelling Award

Libraries Highlights

Living Voices
Right Bite Card
Monarch's Shrinking Habitat
World Food Situation
Lakota Language Lessons
Ecological Footprint Quiz
Select a Tree
Maori Jukebox
Chipper and His Pal Talk Safety
Ancient Arctic Sports

  
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2008 Best Communities for Young People
Transcendent Magic: the World Premiere of "My Life Is My Sun Dance
 Messages From the People Highlights

Regalia Discovered in Dumpster
A Timeline for Indian Mascots
Helen Hunt Jackson
Native American Food Pyramid
 Inspiration Highlights
Hopi Traditional Song and Prayer
Power of the Circle
Elder's Message" Let Goodness Take Its Place
Native Nations along the Lewis and Clark Trail
HAWAIIAN KINGDOM LAW
 This Month in Native American History
MAY
Inupiat Whale Hunt
Andrew Akootchook Sage
Messages to Youth from Leonard Peltier
 
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