tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359689452012-04-15T17:52:26.926-07:00The blog companion to the Native American Village, the free community and careers site for indigenous peoples, part of the IMDiversity.com Multicultural Villages network. UNDER CONSTRUCTIONDiversityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561253435823952867noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-2649848550195829462010-04-06T12:09:00.000-07:002010-04-06T12:15:35.858-07:00Should Indian Country opt out, considering the failure of the Indian health system to bring to the res decent health care, and begin to choose their own health plans? There's a strong argument for...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/qp7Ckw7AFDI" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2010/04/should-american-indians-and-alaska.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-84566290837054232842010-03-09T15:18:00.000-08:002010-03-09T15:22:20.952-08:00This article, from the NY Times earlier this week, is inspirational and should signal a turnaround in the assembly-line and callous way women are treated at this crucial juncture in their, their...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/r3Nv0ROS5wA" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2010/03/lessons-at-navajo-hospital-about-humane.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-13655577751989774472010-02-22T09:35:00.000-08:002010-02-22T09:43:16.997-08:00With the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, the retirement of his son, Patrick, and Hawaiian Rep. Abercrombie leaving his seat to run for governor, actual and potential booster of appropriations for...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/iJ_BgNAaVdQ" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2010/02/is-future-of-indian-education-now-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-86315766449092277582010-02-15T12:47:00.000-08:002010-02-15T12:48:57.303-08:00African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian students who are high school seniors, or college freshmen, sophomores or juniors are among those who can now apply for a scholarship from the...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/uxnLJoQrM9U" height="1" width="1"/>Diversityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561253435823952867noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2010/02/upcoming-scholarship-deadline-native.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-35096946090640597992009-12-29T14:38:00.000-08:002009-12-29T14:39:16.071-08:00From IMDiversity.com Asian American Village Editor Frances Kai-Hwa Wang: You don't have to spend more than a few minutes hanging around the Native American Dioramas in Transition Exhibit at the...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/jXMzy_EanHI" height="1" width="1"/>Frances Kai-Hwa Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940337387873620578noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/12/adventures-in-multicultural-living-last.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-80478572275728676282009-11-29T05:07:00.000-08:002009-11-29T05:09:28.654-08:00From IMDiversity.com Asian American Village editor Frances Kai-Hwa Wang. Some interesting conversation in the comments about the ethics of celebrating Thanksgiving once you know the true history...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/UVb1NN2-51E" height="1" width="1"/>Frances Kai-Hwa Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940337387873620578noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/11/adventures-in-multicultural-living.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-52421605125229486602009-11-26T12:22:00.000-08:002009-11-26T12:30:56.895-08:00From Organic Consumer's Association 75% of the World's Food ...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/5nnraYTOu3s" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/11/some-truths-to-ponder-this-thanksgiving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-28193938531888804822009-10-19T09:48:00.000-07:002009-10-19T10:08:08.330-07:00Indian Country Today once again comes up with cutting edge news about the Native American community that can't be ignored, relating the obesity and diabetes that have already been undermining Native...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/jsy-CfgDMtM" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/10/can-we-turn-this-daunting-news-linking.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-33612970659519277992009-10-06T11:09:00.000-07:002009-10-06T11:18:47.666-07:00October 5th, 2009 
Jaret Cardinal, Grand Chief of Treaty 8 Alberta and Chief of Sucker Creek First Nation is working in Europe to build strong international relationships when it comes to Climate...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/XJlRf5VDkDQ" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/10/sucker-creek-first-nation-grand-chief.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-10218907661599976292009-09-04T03:42:00.000-07:002009-09-04T03:47:38.008-07:00Hey music fans! Robert Mirabal's "other," mystical persona--also Grammy winning--is out with a new CD. Here's a rundown from his label, Silver Wave Records <br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/BbFb5KdgRXk" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/09/johnny-whitehorse-rides-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-12283889409451443712009-08-26T09:50:00.000-07:002009-08-26T09:56:27.427-07:00The Denver Indian Center Native Workforce Program has published its schedule of Career Development classes for the fall at http://www.denverindiancenter.org/node/804. With a well-coordinated series...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/4snFWi32YMc" height="1" width="1"/>Diversityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561253435823952867noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/08/things-to-do-in-denver-when-you-need.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-6835882213710699462009-08-25T06:09:00.000-07:002009-08-25T06:13:19.339-07:00Good, inspiring piece from, as usual, Indian Country Today.<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/Fp5vfUHv7l8" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/08/artist-thinker-sisseton-wahpeton-oyate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-45869973285206809802009-08-07T04:27:00.000-07:002009-08-07T04:41:21.450-07:00Living on Earth independent media project reports on how the Navajo are looking for alternatives to mining on their reservation as well as minimizing dependence on fossil fuels. The Navajo Nation...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/UXYhJbjVaYE" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/08/navajos-go-way-green.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-13465768868669439962009-07-28T13:16:00.000-07:002009-07-28T13:34:30.514-07:00Indian Country Today reports that, thanks to a little help from their friends at ICT, the Episcopal House of Bishops unanimously passed a resolution called "Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery,"...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/E3eHdg4UIEY" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/07/you-go-episcopalians.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-81830036299736965122009-06-29T10:48:00.000-07:002009-06-29T10:49:09.837-07:00Following IMDiversity's recent migration to a new jobs database and job tools format at http://jobsearch.imdiversity.com, the editors have begun to restore a number of previously popular jobs...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/8pwCIeGy9-E" height="1" width="1"/>Diversityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561253435823952867noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/06/expanded-job-board-streamlined-tools-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-32450277281713834782009-06-29T06:25:00.000-07:002009-06-29T06:29:58.001-07:00Filing deadline, 15 August. Read the story in Indian Country Today<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/jx94qkROebs" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/06/guidelines-applications-for-tax-exempt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-36653648732957689002009-06-13T03:23:00.000-07:002009-06-13T03:30:00.381-07:00The Media Consortium, the Insight Center MC Contact: Tracy Van Slyke tracy@themediaconsortium.com America's most glaring economic injustice is the racial wealth gap: families of color have only 15...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/OgRk9Kzjcv4" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/06/journalist-webinar-briefing-closing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-33654597555476235582009-06-09T11:21:00.000-07:002009-06-09T11:30:23.278-07:00Recently posted on our new job bank: The Heart of American Indian Center of Kansas City, Missouri, seeks applicants for an Associate Director to provide support to the Acting Executive Director and...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/1EHJQkS4wVo" height="1" width="1"/>Diversityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561253435823952867noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/06/featured-job-associate-director-heart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-61909949381417545952009-05-23T04:57:00.000-07:002009-05-23T05:01:03.052-07:00June 13th, 2009 Schaumburg, IL-The American Indian Center of Chicago s Trickster Gallery is excited to announce its very first Navajo Fashion Show. Up-and-coming Navajo designer, LeAnn Ward, along...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/SM_2uxJWTwE" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/05/navajo-fashion-show-at-trickster.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-32538942152056460702009-05-04T10:39:00.000-07:002009-05-04T10:44:39.555-07:00With cautious optimism, we can digest a recent India Country Today article that points to a slight rise in the pitifully low numbers of Indian journalists, and think that maybe the tide against the...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/HJanLa-Kqoc" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/05/are-native-americans-finally-making.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-37378331281107303402009-04-27T12:33:00.000-07:002009-04-27T12:35:00.820-07:00Release from Harvard Business School: The Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP) is a week of Harvard Business School instruction that exposes high-potential college students in the summer...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/RJ99_o4eYnA" height="1" width="1"/>Diversityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561253435823952867noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/04/deadline-hbs-summer-venture-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-42255170535004746632009-04-26T12:08:00.000-07:002009-04-26T12:12:07.116-07:00From the Seattle Times This on a last-ditch gathering of Salish speakers from the Pacific Northwest.<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/xyb65Vpt1Zo" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-on-imperiled-native-languages.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-73267511777633235592009-04-20T11:12:00.000-07:002009-04-20T11:17:28.964-07:00Posted by our sister site, IMDiversity Asian-American Village: The results of the 46th Merrie Monarch Festival, held in Hilo, Hawai'i last week. The new overall winners were Ke Kai O Kahiki, and...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/CUYdMdDvOSk" height="1" width="1"/>Diversityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561253435823952867noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/04/merrie-monarch-festival-winners-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-18967382696459032292009-04-20T07:50:00.001-07:002009-04-21T04:54:52.800-07:00For many indigenous people world-wide, language is an endangered species, and when language dies, so, too, in many ways, does a people. I've seen it in more veiled, deceptive circumstances in the...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/1Icq0q2fe08" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/04/fate-of-imperiled-native-languages.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35968945.post-18449373219891022772009-04-10T12:03:00.000-07:002009-04-10T12:24:48.461-07:00The recent decision by Brown University to rename Columbus Day "Fall Weekend," and to rededicate the day to educating people about Columbus' legacy as a conquistador and the true history of Native...<br/> <br/> More...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NativeAmericanVillage/~4/uv-T9T7q40g" height="1" width="1"/>amorosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572093273639115490noreply@blogger.comhttp://nativeamericanvillage.blogspot.com/2009/04/should-columbus-day-be-shunned.html