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Wouldn't want one in my home.

Take a look! A Kentucky family was shocked to find this little guy in their Christmas tree. Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/mwtdu87s

Yes, it is an old article but it's still relevant today.

Peter d'Errico: United States admits to genocide in Supreme Court case Will the nation's highest court accept and approve of genocidal efforts against Native nations?

Hypocrites!!!!

Did you know that Jimi Hendrix came up with the name for the iconic 70s rock band Redbone? Brothers Patrick and Candido “Lolly” Vasquez-Vegas had been making music and performing from a young age in their hometown of Coalinga, California. By 1969 they were well known as the Vegas brothers and they were fixtures in the Los Angeles music scene. Hendrix was a fan who counted Lolly as one of his favorite guitarists. Hendrix, who also had Native American ancestry, encouraged the Vegas brothers to lean further into their Native American and Mexican heritage with their band name. At the time, redbone was a southern slang word for a mixed-race person. The following year, Redbone played “Chant 13th Hour” at the first Earth Day event in Philadelphia, it was a bluesy rock song that prominently featured Native American drumming and chanting. Redbone hit the top of the Billboard charts in 1974 with their hit “Come and Get Your Love.” The band continued to represent Native Americans and speak out for Indigenous political causes in their music. Their 1973 song “We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee” was a hit in European countries but initially banned by many U.S. radio stations that considered the lyrics controversial. Lolly Vegas died in 2009, while his brother Pat Vegas continues to make music. Redbone’s music and their positive impact on Native representation in rock and roll is forever.

A friend sent this to me and I found it a very interesting interview and conversation.

Who Can Claim to be Indigenous? | The Agenda The question of what defines Indigenous has been an historically complex and complicated issue. Who can claim status and citizenship? And how is that connect...

Please read the following statement from Kenneth Kahn, Tribal Chairman for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians:

“We are aware that a young member of our community attended a Kansas City Chiefs game in a headdress and face paint in his way of supporting his favorite team. Please keep in mind that the decisions made by individuals or families in our community are their own and may not reflect the views of the broader tribal community. As a federally recognized tribe, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians does not endorse wearing regalia as part of a costume or participating in any other type of cultural appropriation.”

Get ready for another good show. More than likely, we'll be talking about that kid, wearing a Plains Headdress at the Kansas City game last weekend.

AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT The Voice of the Indigenous Nation. Free Leonard Pe Online Radio by AIM THE PEOPLES TALK RADIO Voice of the Indigenous Nations

Kansas City, raising another generation of racists.

Prior to the forced removal of Indigenous peoples of northern Indiana, countless generations used an extensive network of trails that crisscrossed the region. These trails were crucial for travel around Lake Michigan; they followed paths of least resistance and avoided streams and wetlands when possible. Many of these trails followed old beach ridges left from ancestral Lake Michigan.

This map was developed by local historian and author Kenneth Schoon who compiled it using historic maps and accounts. The map notes village sites, including many with names as they were known around 1830. It generally highlights the major routes, though it's important to keep in mind that innumerable spur trails branched from these paths.

Not unexpectantly, these trails became the earliest roads of Northwest Indiana. Route 12 follows the old Calumet Beach Trail from the Laporte/Porter County line west to Oak Hill Road. Stretches of Ridge Road further west in Lake County also follow this trail. Many village sites became the first Euro-American communities; Chiqua's Town is today's Valparaiso, and McGuinn's Village became Merrillville.

The major east-west path was the Sauk Trail, a transcontinental route that split into the Oregon and Sante Fe Trails further west. From Dyer east to Valparaiso, Sauk Trail is today's Route 30, Hwy 330, 73rd Avenue, Old Lincoln Hwy, and Lincoln Hwy.

As you travel across the region, remember those who came before you that helped shape the landscape we experience today.

Image credit: Kenneth Schoon from his book "Calumet Beginnings."
Alt text: Black and white map of Northwest Indiana including historic Indigenous trails and villages.

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AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT The Voice of the Indigenous Nation. Free Leonard Pe Online Radio by AIM THE PEOPLES TALK RADIO Voice of the Indigenous Nations

40 years ago today the Zapatistas were founded. Created out of the energy and mindset of a past great indigenous leader, Emiliano Zapata.

Would be nice if Ohio stepped it up as well. Hey, Cleveland State... when are you going to return the human remains that you have?

California cracking down on universities failing to reunite Native American remains with tribes In California, a state law requires universities to show their work trying to reunite native remains with the tribes they belong to. Assemblymember James Ramos, who is a Native American, is calling out California universities that are failing to return those remains.

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