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NEW YORK, NY-Jacoby Ellsbury has landed a $153 million deal with the New York Yankees, according to news reports. Ellsbury just came off a second World Series win with the Boston Red Sox. He's due to sign a seven-year contract with the New York team, reported to be the third largest in baseball history for an outfielder. Ellsbury is a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. He is Navajo, one of the four tribes in CRIT. © 2013 Indianz.com...
This one didn't come easy for the Hopi Bruins, but as a team they sprinted to the finish line in full stride to claim both the boys and girls Arizona Division IV state cross-country title at the Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix. The boy's team set a national record by winning its 24th state crown with a bevy of newcomers. "We're not as stacked as we have been in the past," Hopi coach Rich Baker said. "We had some runners that didn't come out this year. We had some young guys...
WASHINGTON, DC-In a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on November 20, Congress bestowed its highest honor on 33 tribes whose languages helped the United States defeat its enemies. The Code Talkers developed and transmitted unbreakable codes during World War I and World War II. Their participation remained a secret for decades even as their own government carried out policies that attempted to stamp out their languages, ancestry and tribal nations. That changed with the Code Talkers...
What if the Bible is true? That question runs through my mind constantly as I listen and watch the world around me, and in the age of technology, that is quite a large world. I can’t get away from the question. There is an actual pain near my heart as I listen to the news media and watch the entertainment industry proclaim values different from God’s Word. I hear the Deceiver’s voice as they proclaim a false love for God and humanity. I picture a large rowboat filled with...
Have you ever gone for a walk in the forest and had the feeling something was watching you or following you? You are certain something is looking at you and you hope it is a deer and not a bear. Most of us aren’t in any real danger of being attacked or eaten by a bear. That doesn’t’ mean we aren’t afraid or that there aren’t dangerous things in our lives. We worry about our families, our health, our finances, our jobs, our friends. These are very real fears to us. Other people...
As we start this New Year, let's focus on the beginning. You might say, "The beginning of what?" Well, the beginning of creation. You might think, "Why should we do that?" Well, the reason why we can choose to do that is because that is where we find hope for the future. That's where we find the Word of God. That's where we will find healing for our broken hearts. John 1:1–5 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the be...
So you want to honor our Native people by keeping the Washington Redskins? Answer these ten simple questions first. 1. The Washington DC area is the homeland of which native nations? 2. Which of the four major sports were invented by Native people? 3. Which football teams played the first game in which the forward pass was legal? 4. Who was the quarterback that invented the spiral pass? 5. Who was the first president of the National Football League? 6. Which pro football player also played professional baseball, was a...
1. The Pamunkey and Piscataway nations: both of which have thriving cultures and communities in the US capital region. 2. Ice hockey, a winter form of the Native game lacrosse invented by the Iroquois and basketball taken from the Mayans of Central America. 3. Villanova versus the Carlisle Indian School, September 26, 1906. 4. Hawley Pierce, Seneca Nation, Carlisle Indian School, 1902. 5. Jim Thorpe, Sac and Fox Nation, voted president on August 20, 1920. 6. Jim Thorpe; he played baseball for the New York Giants, Cincinatti...
They chained me with the intentions of Breaking me through incarceration. Not knowing that to imprison my flesh, Was fuel for my will to break the chains. Each Day, my mental brow is stronger For me to give in spell's doom, Something I can't see... They hate that I see with my mind's eye Instead with what the eye can see. They hate that I think now, Instead of following my feelings. They are mad that I take the extra step To challenge myself, instead of The illusional...
Isn't it hard to believe another year has come and gone? Time waits for no man, and very few women, my father would say. Like the New Year, the wise men came after Christmas. They're not really part of the nativity set. Scholars believe the magi were Gentiles who had come from the east and that it's possible perhaps that at least one of them was a Canadian and probably Native. You see, the others brought gold & frankincense, but the Native brought myrrh, which if you know...
Autumn would pass, the first snow would fall, We tried to wait patiently for Dad to call: "The pond is frozen! Grab your gear. The skating pond is smooth and clear!" Our skates were sharp and polished like new And Mama pinned mitts on our parkas, too. "Hurray!" We'd shout bundled head to toe Thinking Mama would never let go. So many clothes seemed to get in our way But we hurried to the pond, on a prairie winter day. Dad always stayed near, within sight of us 'Cause he knew...
By the way, how was your New Year's Celebration? Now that the celebrations are over and we've returned to a regular routine of living how do you feel about your life and the shape our world is in? At the conclusion of one year and beginning of the next, it's good to reflect back on where we were and where we're heading. For many, a New Year is nothing more than changing calendars. But it's also a good time to evaluate life's situations and what we need to change. Think of it...
"Brother Adrian! Brother Adrian!" Chavo was flagging me down and calling me from about half the prison yard away. I was headed back to work, but I decided to meet him halfway. Chavo is a new believer who has been in prison for over 20 years. He has never had any outside financial support from anyone. So the little he does have is well taken care of. It is clear and obvious that he is grateful for everything he has. Last week one of the other leaders blessed Chavo with a simple...
HATE MELTED AWAY I read the book called Thunder in Our Hearts, Lightning in Our Veins by Crying Wind. I took my time reading that book and it took me 6 days to read other than normally a book of 138 pages would take me a few hours to read. I followed the recommendation of Mr. Phil Callaway and the stories have truly turned my ways of seeing God and killed all my hatred for Him and everything He stands for. I don’t know why or how completely why this book and its stories got me to pray the prayer in the back of the book yet it...
"The woman in front of me was in no shape to be on television. Her face was lifeless-her eyes red, swollen, vacant. She met my gaze as if begging to be told what to do, but I had no idea how to help her and felt every bit as lost as she looked." So begins the spiritual memoir of Nez Perce Indian Hattie Kauffman known to millions for her work as a network news correspondent for CBS News and ABC's Good Morning America. The surprise for readers is that the woman she is...
BRASILIA, BRAZIL-Ambrósio Vilhalva, a prominent leader of the Guarani-Kaiowa Tribe in Brazil, was stabbed to death outside his home. Authorities believe Vilhalva was killed by his father-in-law, who has been arrested. He allegedly told his wife who attacked him as he stumbled into his home and died. Vilhalva pressured the government to demarcate lands for his tribe that has been forced out of their ancestral territory. He starred in the 2008 film Birdwatchers, about...
What is "The Canon of Indian Country?" Those stories that are recited in schools, the ones most young people know by heart, tales of valor, excellence and an optimistic future. We do have great modern stories to tell. How leaders like Joe Garry or Lucy Covington out-maneuvered Congress and put an end to the nonsense called termination. Or how Taos leaders patiently pressed the United States for the return of the sacred blue lake, even though that effort took nearly seven...
PINE RIDGE-It takes a special kind of person to continuously volunteer to place themselves in harm's way. To willingly travel into hostile territory knowing all the dangers takes someone who cares more about freedom around the world than the average American. Luckily, Myron Tapio is anything but average. That's because Tapio is a Marine. He is a part of the smallest, yet "the best," branch of the United States Military, according to many. Tapio is not your ordinary Marine...
PINE RIDGE, SD-The Oglala Sioux Tribe's land buyback program is set up and ready to get the word out to tribal members about their options regarding selling fractionalized interests. As part of the Cobell Settlement, $1.9 billion was set aside for the Trust Land Consolidation Fund to purchase and consolidate fractionalized trust lands across Indian Country. The land that is purchased will go back in to trust status and will be the property of the tribe. "The fractionalized...
COLUSA, CA-The Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of California, also known as the Colusa Indian Community, donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross. The money will be used for relief efforts in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. It will also help victims of recent tornadoes in the Midwest. The tribe presented the money to the American Red Cross on December 4. © 2013 Indianz.com...
SANTA FE, NM-Deb Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo, is seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in New Mexico. Haaland is the first Native American on a gubernatorial ticket in the state. She held her first campaign event on her reservation on December 10, 2013. "I have announced to my friends and family, as well as to the media. I have filed the appropriate paperwork and have hired a staff, so it's official!" Haaland said in a press release. Haaland is a...
WINNIPEG, MB-A Manitoba Member of Parliament is crying discrimination after two aboriginal women were not allowed to board a plane with her, even though they had tickets. Niki Ashton, who represents the Churchill riding for the New Democratic Party (NDP), said Gail and Joyce Nepinak were scheduled to fly to Ottawa from Winnipeg with her on Sunday evening, December 8, 2013. The Nepinaks had been invited by the House of Commons to speak at the special committee on missing and...
WASHINGTON, DC-The House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 2319, the Native American Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013, by unanimous consent on December 4, 2013. The bill authorizes the National Museum of the American Indian to raise funds and start work on a memorial for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian veterans. The memorial would be located on museum property on the National Mall. "This memorial to our Native American veterans will serve...
TORONTO, ON-Music legend Neil Young will perform four benefit shows in January for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta. The concert cities are Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, and Calgary. His concerts will include special guest Diana Krall. The "Honor the Treaties" tour will help the band with legal fees in its fight against oil sands development in the province, according to Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation spokeswoman Eriel Deranger. "All the ticket sales, all the...
McCALLA, AL-Students from an Alabama high school held up an offensive banner which read "Hey, Indians, get ready to leave in a Trail of Tears Round 2". A second banner was held up at a school in Tennessee which stated "Trail of Tears". Tod Humphries, the principal at McAdory High School in McCalla, Alabama, said he takes "full responsibility" for the banner. The banner was directed at the school's opponents, the Pinson Valley High Indians. On the school's website, the...
