Here.
Indian Arts and Crafts Act Issue with Lone Ranger Designer?
Here.
cultural resources
Indians and the Fourth of July
They usually ask us to be in the parade…
Yakama Indians in 1894
Pueblo Indians 1930
New York City Indians (n.d.) — it’s getting bad, but the worst is yet to come….
“Sonoma Indians” 2009. And even worse….
The “abandoned” Cleveland Indians commemorative ballcap (2013)
NYTs: “When Cars Assume Ethnic Identities”
Kake Cannery on List of 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
Montana SCT Authorizes Transfer of Yellowstone Bison to Fort Peck Reservation
Joint statement on progress of Tribal Consultation regarding Sand Creek Massacre Exhibit at History Colorado
Joint statement on progress of Tribal Consultation regarding
Sand Creek Massacre Exhibit at History Colorado
Sand Creek Massacre Exhibit at History Colorado
DENVER — Wednesday, June 19, 2013 — A Tribal consultation convened with the assistance of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs at History Colorado, June 18-19, 2013, where official Tribal representatives from the Northern Cheyenne of Montana, the Northern Arapaho of Wyoming and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, along with National Park Service Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and History Colorado officials, reviewed the History Colorado Center exhibit about the Sand Creek Massacre.
“The purpose of the Tribal consultation was to begin addressing concerns from the Tribes regarding the exhibit, as well as develop a plan for future relations between History Colorado and the Tribes. All of the participants agreed that this was an encouraging and productive meeting,” said Denver attorney Troy Eid, who mediated the consultation. Eid donated his time as a public service.
Participants agreed to meet again later this summer for further consultations regarding the exhibit and that the exhibit will remain closed during these ongoing Tribal consultations. The parties are also developing a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to guide their current and future relations. The purpose of the MOU will be to educate the public about the Cheyenne and Arapaho people and the Sand Creek Massacre and to prevent such tragedies from ever happening again.
Media may direct questions to Troy Eid at 303-572-6521 (office) or 303-918-6298 (cell), or email eidt@gtlaw.com.
Grantland on the Washington Pro Football Team Nickname: “Enough”
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Swinomish Tribe Sues City of Oak Harbor over Disturbance of Tribal Burial Ground
Here is the complaint in Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. City of Oak Harbor (King County Super.):
An excerpt:
The City’s SE Pioneer Way Improvements Project disturbed and destroyed a significant Lower Skagit and Swinomish village and burial ground and desecrated the graves of dozens of the Tribe’s ancestors. This has caused the Tribe and its members to suffer severe stress, anguish, and spiritual and emotional distress and to sustain significant economic losses.
Tenth Circuit Revives Establishment Clause Challenge to Oklahoma’s Indian Arrow License Plate (UPDATED)
Here is the opinion in Cressman v. Thompson. Update — Now with dissent: 12-6151
An excerpt:
This appeal concerns an image stamped on the standard Oklahoma license plate ofa Native American shooting an arrow toward the sky. Appellant Keith Cressman objects to the image as a form of speech and wishes not to display it on his personal vehicles.But Oklahoma law imposes sanctions for covering up the image, and the state charges fees for specialty license plates without it—fees that Mr. Cressman does not want to pay. Because he must either display the image or pay additional fees, he argues that the state is compelling him to speak in violation of his First Amendment rights.
And the briefs:
Lower court materials here.
Poarch Creek Member Fined $1000 for Wearing Eagle Feather at Her High School Graduation
Here.
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