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Monday, June 29, 2015

Soon-to-be award winning article on climate change


By John D. Sutter, CNN

You're making this island disappear

It's one of the clearest injustices of climate change: The Marshall Islands likely won't exist if we warm the planet 2 degrees. I traveled to the remote Pacific to learn what it's like to try to process that doomsday forecast. And why some people already are making the painful decision to leave. You voted for this coverage as part of CNN's two° series.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Native Children as Hope for the Planet


The Warrior Project is a photographic journey by Tailinh Agoyo that seeks to document the future, and what's important. The future: children, particularly those of Indigenous heritage. What's important: Earth. 


Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/25/native-children-hope-planet-warrior-project-snaps-kids-utah-and-rhode-island-160861
 
 




Weekend Pow Wow Guide

Now that the summer season has officially begun, one of the best things folks in Indian country can really enjoy are pow wows. And there’s something about the summer months that bring out a spirit of joy, excitement and peace. 


Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/26/ictmns-weekend-pow-wow-guide-160870?page=0%2C0
 
 

Strawberry Thanksgiving Heralds Sweet Summer Treats


It was a small, but sweet gathering for Strawberry Thanksgiving at the Tomaquag Museum in Exeter, Rhode Island. Guests sipped strawberry iced tea, ate strawberry shortcake, and sampled the berries piled high in a deep woven basket.
 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/26/strawberry-thanksgiving-heralds-sweet-summer-treats-160835
 
 


New Mexico's Native Women Tell Their Stories in 'A Thousand Voices'

A Thousand Voices gets it a thousand percent correct.  Departing from the usual Hollywood, romanticized notion of Native life, the film lets Native voices tell their own narrative.  


Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/22/new-mexicos-native-women-tell-their-stories-thousand-voices-160820
 
 

Friday, June 26, 2015

20 Stunning Views Along the Great Inka Road

The Inka Road stretches over 24,000 miles through six modern-day countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. It stands among the great feats of engineering in world history, serving as a network that linked Cusco (in modern-day Peru) with the far reaches of the Inka empire. The Inka road ranges over mountains, tropical lowlands, rivers and deserts and is still crucial in uniting contemporary Andean communities. 


Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/23/20-stunning-views-along-great-inka-road-160827
 
 

At the Heart of Mother Earth: Niagara Gathering Honors Grandmothers’ Message

At the 4th Annual Gathering at the Heart of Niagara against the backdrop of Niagara Falls, Mary Lou Smoke spoke of how important it is to preserve one of the earth’s most precious resources: water.


Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/22/heart-mother-earth-niagara-gathering-honors-grandmothers-message-160810




Hunting the Rock with Steve Sitting Bear

“Hunting is the most basic, yet most important survival skill we must possess. It'll be the most primitive of hunters who will survive and carry on our species when the resources are gone and western culture collapses. It is our duty as humans beings to carry on these skills. Steve Sitting Bear, founder of Hunting the Rock”
 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/24/well-culture-hunting-rock-steve-sitting-bear-160839
 
 

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Wes Studi's new film

You remember him in Robert Redford's films based upon Tony Hillerman's novels and as the clan leader in Avatar. Now see him take on a leading role in his new film.

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/15/get-ready-wes-studi-badass-native-antihero-ronnie-bodean-160729


Sunday, June 7, 2015

Tribe Wins Major Labor Dispute

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/04/tribe-wins-major-labor-dispute-tribes-check-your-treaty-language-160614

Human Rights Courts

Take Oak Flat to a Higher Court: Why US & Canada Fear Human Rights Courts - via