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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Klamath Tribes invoke water rights
Big news in Oregon water issues is the fact that the Klamath Tribes are exercising their water rights and the federal government will support those rights by limiting irrigation water to cattle ranchers and farmers in the Klamath basin this summer. … Continue reading
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Indian Mascots and schools
An oped article in today's Portland Oregonian addresses the possible veto by Gov. Kitzhaber of a bill just enacted by the Legislature to allow a sort of local choice for public schools to use Indian mascots. The authors wrote, in part: … Continue reading
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U.S. Supreme Court decides Indian Child Welfare Act case
On June 25, the Supreme Court decided only its second case interpreting the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (in 1989 the Court strongly upheld the Act in Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield, 490 U.S. 30 (1989)). In the 2013 … Continue reading
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President Obama creates a White House Council on Native American Affairs
On June 26, the President issues an executive order creating a White House Council on Native American Affairs. I have reprinted the order below. Executive Order — Establishing the White House Council on Native American Affairs Executive Order — Establishing … Continue reading
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Retaining Native languages
I have often blogged about the importance of native communities working to retain and restore their languages. Language is a crucial aspect of retaining traditional cultures and lives. This article from a Vancouver B.C. paper reinforces that point. Language is … Continue reading
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Idle No More is still busy in Canada
I received this press release from Idle No More activists. "July 1, 2013-North York—At this evening’s Canada celebration … a group of activists as part of Idle No More’s Sovereignty Summer campaign, scaled the main stage at Toronto’s official Canada Celebration … Continue reading
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