http://mendotadakota.com/mn Preserving, Protecting and Promoting the Dakota Culture for Future Generations. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:36:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (photo attached in jpeg) Photo Kahentinetha Horn hospitalized after attack by border special forces Kahentinetha Horn, publisher of Mohawk Nation News, hospitalized with a heart attack on June 14, 2008, after being attacked by special forces in Canada at the Cornwall/Akwesasne border. Photo by Sagowaiaks. By Brenda Norrell Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/ CORNWALL, Ontario -- Kahentinetha ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/05/kahentinetha-horn-hospitalized-after-attack/ Officials for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe believe their plans for a casino on the shore of Lake Oahe in central South Dakota will create jobs and generate essential revenue for programs on the financially strapped reservation. The tribe is considering several casino locations, including one in Stanley ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/05/sioux-tribe-to-open-new-casino/   1. We need raffle donations. 2. We need lots of cedar bough for the inipi NOW. 3. Regalia Class, Gerti will be going back home to Sisseton to live on her reservation. We will miss her dearly. So we are looking for a new teacher for regalia class. We will have class July 9, at 6:30 ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/04/hi-everyone-just-a-couple-things-to-talk-about/   **Please Forward Widely** Register Today! Space is limited! Intermedia Arts PROJECT GIRL DAYCAMP July 14-17, 2008 (For ages 10 to 18) Clear skin. White teeth. Red lips. Painted toenails. Flawless bodies ... Is this even real?  What are girls supposed to look like?     Come rap about it, write about it, paint about it, film about it, speak about it! At Intermedia Arts first ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/04/project-girl-daycamp/ Subject: Grand Forks Herald; Hospital's Smuding room shows sensitivity   COLUMNIST DORREEN YELLOW BIRD: Hospital's 'smudging room' shows sensitivity Dorreen Yellow Bird Grand Forks Herald - 07/02/2008 After traveling across western North Dakota and Montana last year, I was getting used to the brown and sparse landscape. On my trip to Montana last ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/03/columnist-dorreen-yellow-bird-hospitals-smudging-room-shows-sensitivity/ DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN WORKS DIABETES FAIR  -  ST PAUL AREA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES 1671 Summit Ave St paul, MN 55105  (Two blocks west of Snelling Ave at Summit and Pierce Sts) JULY 10 --  Thursday 2:30 - 6:30 pm Diabetes Screenings Medical providers on hand Healthy and nutritious snacks Enter a drawing for prizes A perfect place to start your goal ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/03/department-of-indian-works-diabetes-fair/ Explanation of Native American Spirituality "The Indian loved to worship. From birth to death, he revered his surroundings. He considered himself born in the luxurious lap of Mother Earth, and no place was to him humble. There was nothing between him and the Big Holy (Wakan Tanka). The contact was ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/03/native-spirituality-according-to-luther-standing-bear/ "Native American isn't blood.  It is what is in the heart.  The love for the land, the respect for it, those who inhabit it, and the respect and acknowledgement of the spirits and elders.  That is what it is to be Indian."White Feather, Navajo Medicine Man http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/03/quote-native-american-isnt-blood/ I was just sitting here thinking that I have never heard anyone say "I am part white" or "I'm 1/4 black"I thought of this after a friend of mine said "I am like 1/6 Native American". Who is keeping track of all these records of who is how much? Is it Whites? ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/03/part-black-part-white-part-indian/  The July 1, 2008 deadline was to meet the Minnesota Indian Scholarship Deadline; however, the program is still open for additional applicants. Thank you for attention to this important message.   http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/02/augsburg-college-is-still-accepting-applications-for-the-special-education-tribal-cohort/ In federal court, a harsh light is cast on Red Lake crack trade -- and tribal police By Mike Mosedale Monday, June 30, 2008 On June 16, seven members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians appeared before U.S. District Court Judge James Rosenbaum in Minneapolis, where they had come to plead ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/02/on-june-16-seven-members-of-the-red-lake-band-of-chippewa-indians-appeared-before-us-district-court/ Thank you Linda for asking us to add donations with our mission statement to our site. If anyone has any comments, or suggestions please email us, and we will get back to you asap. Sharon  from MMDC  651-452-4141 http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/02/pidamaya-ye-to-linda-brown/ If you have anything you want to sell on E-Bay. Call Connie Blaisdell at 651-454-6530 or e-mail her at cablaze@msn.com. She will help you sell it, call for the details. Sharon at MMDC http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/02/e-bay/   Hello,   The  Walker  Art  Center with the Sundance Institute’s Native American Initiative is proud to present a free film screening of Four Sheets to the Windand Sikumi (On the Ice) on Thursday, July 10 at 7:30 pm (details below).  Four Sheets to the Wind is a coming-of-age drama set within the rythms and landscapes of  Oklahoma , ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/02/four-sheets-to-the-windand-sikumi-on-the-ice-on-thursday-july-10-at-730-pm/   To view this and many other files from our web-site and the rest of the Internet, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. Download the latest version of Adobe Reader HERE   http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/02/mendota-9th-pow-wow-flyer/ Seven indigenous Maori tribes signed New Zealand's largest-ever settlement Wednesday over grievances arising from 19th century losses of lands, forests and fisheries during European settlement of the country.The $319 million Treelords agreement will transfer ownership of 435,000 acres of plantation forest and forest rents from the central government to ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/02/new-zealand-maori-sign-major-grievance-settlement/ FYI for all the precious summer babies!  The Cradle of Hope project, a Positive Alternatives grantee, has been granted additional state funds for 315 crib vouchers to be distributed to low income families with newborns anywhere in the state. Many areas of the state have designated Crib Sites (list attached) where ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/02/cradle-of-hope-application-for-financial-aid-cribs-for-babies/ police brutality against Indigenous Peoples' March in Columbus, Ohio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRrtl3jJnrI&feature=email http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/07/01/ohio/   American Indian foster families protect our children’s tender roots with warmth, care and love, so that they may grow and flower in the warmth of the sun.  As a foster parent you may be single or married, live in a house or an apartment and you may be older. You don't ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/06/30/american-indian-foster-families/ Duluth bridge renamed for American Indian vets Associated Press Last update: June 29, 2008 - 9:26 AM Featured comment Close comment Way to go, Duluth! DULUTH, Minn. - A highway bridge in Duluth has been renamed in honor of American Indian war veterans. A dedication ceremony on Saturday made official that the Highway 23 bridge over the ... http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/06/30/duluth-bridge-renamed-for-american-indian-vets/