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By Kenneth Prewitt, NY Times STARTING in 1790, and every 10 years since, the census has sorted the American population into distinct racial groups. Remarkably, a discredited relic of 18th-century science, the “five races of mankind,” lives on in the 21st century. Today, the census calls these five races white; black; American Indian or Alaska … Continue reading “Fix the Census’ Archaic Racial Categories”
Source: Native News Network ATLANTA – Heading back to school is an exciting time of year for students and families. As students go back to school, it is important that they eat healthy and stay active, are up to date on their immunizations, and know the signs of bullying for a healthier and safer school … Continue reading “Head Back to School Safer and Healthier This Year”
By Alex Jacobs, Indian Country Today Media Network What’s cool this year at Santa Fe’s 92nd Indian Market? Everything! Most of what’s cool is under the hot tents of over 1000 Native Artists who Occupy The Plaza for this weekend’s festivities. But you can cruise, walk, bike, skate, run, take a bus and drive to other … Continue reading “It’s Here! A Guide to 2013 Santa Fe Indian Market by Alex Jacobs”
Federal officials heard testimony Thursday in Solvang on proposed changes to the process for Native American tribes to get recognized, a procedure speakers described as expensive, lengthy and burdensome. July 26, 2013 LompocRecord.com Julian J. Ramos/jramos@lompocrecord.com In June, the Department of the Interior (DOI) released a draft of potential changes to its Part 83 process … Continue reading “Feds hear about Indian tribe recognition proposal”
By Douglas Main, Staff Writer for LiveScience July 25, 2013 06:01pm ET The waters off the Pacific Northwest are becoming more acidic, making life more difficult for the animals that live there, especially oysters and the approximately 3,200 people employed in the shellfish industry. Researchers from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will set sail … Continue reading “Cruise to Set Sail to Investigate Ocean Acidification”
Source: Indian Country Today Media Network Euphemistically known as waste-to-energy, the possibilities afforded by excrement are, well, excremental. David Waltner-Toews, a veterinarian, epidemiologist, scientist and author, wrote The Origin of Feces: What Excrement Tells Us About Evolution, Ecology, and a Sustainable Society, as well as other books about the intersection of humans and nature and … Continue reading “10 Ways Excrement Can Save the World”
Kirk Boxleitner, The Marysville Globe TULALIP — The Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce’s new Board of Directors represents a rare influx of new blood, according to Chamber President and CEO Caldie Rogers. Although Rogers estimated that the Board already averages a turnover of about one-third of its members each year, she deemed this year’s … Continue reading “Marysville Tulalip Chamber announces new Board”
John Upton, Grist Federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused an explosion at a West Virginia fracking site over the weekend. The blast injured at least seven people, including four workers who were sent to a hospital with life-threatening burns. Residents and activists have long complained about safety practices by frackers operating in … Continue reading “Explosion at West Virginia fracking site seriously injures four”
John Ahni Schertow, Intercontinental Cry With the constant barrage of news headlines we’re confronted with, it can be very difficult to get a good fix on what exactly is going on these days, especially if you don’t know where to look. Most news providers are only interested in the latest trends (and, of course, whatever’s … Continue reading “Indigenous Struggles to watch in the United States in Canada”
Joe Rao, Space.com The largest full moon of 2013, a so-called “supermoon,” will light up the night sky this weekend, but there’s more to this lunar delight than meets the eye. On Sunday, June 23, at 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT), the moon will arrive at perigee — the point in its orbit its orbit … Continue reading “Supermoon will rise in weekend night sky”
