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In the good ol' summertime I can't help but get excited about almost every vegetable I see, but corn is a special favorite because of its versatility. Corn and byproducts thereof, are in just about everything to do with food, even down to the paper fish is wrapped in. Yes, it's true! But that's a whole other story. In this lush growing time, growing our own food is so important for freshness, nutrition and economy. If this isn't possible for you, I'd like to urge everyone to...
I AM HAPPY I want to make a statement. The Lord Jesus Christ came into my life and gave me the great gift of His love and then He gave me the great friendships with you, Carolyn, Len and the love of Indian Life staff. I am in prison and I am happy. I am happy every day of my life because Christ Jesus is in my life daily and that is great. I am sad for people on the street who are not free, but believe they have their freedom. You can only be free if you have Christ Jesus in...
By D. Peter Macleod Douglas & McIntyre Paper 96 pages We all know the saying that there is more than one side to every story. Well, this is certainly true of the war known as the War of 1812. According to D. Peter Macleod, there are four sides to this story. "For Canadians, the war was about American invasions. For Americans, it was about standing up to Britain. For the British, it was an irritating sideshow to the Napoleonic Wars raging in Europe. And for the Native Americans...
By Roxanna Green with Jerry B. Jenkins Worthy Publishing Paper 256 pages This is a true story that will warm your heart. You may remember the tragic shooting last year in Tucson, Arizona, that took the lives of seven people including a little girl named Christina-Taylor Green. This book is about Christina who was shot and killed on that tragic day as told by her mother with the help of New York Times bestselling author Jerry Jenkins. Christina's life was full of activities...
WHEATON,IL—Amongst the brick and ivy of Wheaton College in suburban Chicago, the 9th annual North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies (NAIITS) Symposium was held June 7-9. The topic of this year's symposium was "Giants in the Land: Metaphors for Native Evangelicalism," inspired by an old, well-known quote from Billy Graham: "The Native North American has been a sleeping giant. He is awakening. The original (North) Americans could become the evangelists who w...
I, like millions of other people--particularly in New Mexico-- had an amazing opportunity to see the Eclipse of 2012. As it turned out, Albuquerque, New Mexico was in the direct path for observation of a total eclipse. We weren't disappointed. Literally thousands flocked to the mountains, museums, and mesas to see the amazing natural event. Throughout history an eclipse has been an event of astronomical fascination--and even fear. At times the Ancients interpreted eclipses as...
OKMULGEE, OK--The Creek Nation dedicated its Prisoner of War statue Tuesday morning (May 29, 2012) outside the tribe's veteran's building in Okmulgee. The statue is proudly displayed outside the tribe's veteran center in Okmulgee. Among the crowd, are two very distinguished guests: the last surviving tribal members held as POWs. "They're treasures of the Muscogee Creek Nation and the United States of America," Muscogee Creek Nation Chief George Tiger said. One of those...
WASHINGTON, DC--The U.S. Census Bureau missed 4.9 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives who live on reservations, the agency said today. The rate is similar to the 4.74 net undercount of American Indians and Alaska Natives on reservations on the 2000 Census. It's a marked improvement from the 12.2 percent undercount on the 1990 Census. But American Indians and Alaska Natives on reservations were missed far more often than all other racial and ethnic groups, according...
OTTAWA, ON--On May 16, 2012, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo expressed gratitude to Dr. Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, for engaging with First Nations leaders and communities in gathering information regarding food security particularly in northern communities. "With the environmental impacts of climate change and the challenges of access to nutritious foods in northern and remote...
Jorie West is part of the award-winning duo Sayani. Music has always been a part of my life. When I was three years old, Mom and Dad put me on top of an orange crate so that I could reach the microphone at KPRO radio in Riverside, California, and my little voice hit the airwaves for the very first time. And I've been singing ever since. My father, E.V. Medley, of Cherokee/Choctaw/Irish/English heritage, was born in Catoosa, Oklahoma. He later moved to Arkansas where he met...
Editor's Note: Anthony Ervin, a swimmer who claims Native American Ancestry, qualified for a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic swim team. Ervin's father is Native American and African-American. OMAHA, NE--After one of the early rounds of the 50-meter freestyle here at the U.S. Trials, Anthony Ervin came out of the water and went over for one of those quicky interviews with NBC's Andrea Kremer. Everyone knows the deal. Except with Anthony Ervin, nothing is ever quite what you...
PORTLAND, OR—The Oregon Board of Education stands by its decision to ban the use of Indians as mascots, the group's chair said. Public schools will no longer be able to use mascots like the "Indians," "Chiefs" and "Braves." The "Warriors" can remain as long as the affected school eliminates associated Indian imagery. "Mascots are a divisive issue to all members," Brenda Frank, a member of the Klamath Tribes who serves as chair of the board, told The Oregonian. "We're not immune to being on different sides of the line." The b...
TUCSON, AZ—Eight Native American high school students from across Arizona are spending their summer exploring health-care career opportunities that could change the direction of their lives, thanks to Med-Start, an innovative program offered in Tucson and Phoenix by the University of Arizona College of Medicine's Office of Outreach and Multicultural Affairs. Med-Start is an academic summer program for Arizona high school students who will enter their senior year in the fall and who are interested in careers in the health p...
BILLINGS, MT—The U.S. Department of Justice is working with six Montana tribes on a new program aimed at addressing sexual assaults on their reservations. The sexual assault response team, or SART, program is the first of its kind in the state. It will bring together federal and tribal prosecutors, victim advocates, health care providers, law enforcement and others. "We hope that establishing SART teams on every Montana reservation will bring healing and justice to victims of sexual violence—the kind of help that will als...
Do you really trust God? How so? Can you tell someone what it means to trust Creator? Watching the fires ravage the hills surrounding Colorado Springs (a place I stood just a seven weeks prior), I wonder how many of these individuals who were evacuated--many losing their homes to the flames-- had been trusting God to protect them and their property. Or the folks in Florida who experienced flooding from Tropical Storm Debbie or those who suffered property damage and loss of power during the terrible heat wave across the Easter...
