Red Round Up, 7/18/08

Todays round up is a doozy, chock full of information that any self-professed in-the-know ultra-hyphenated native american should know.

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians set back in fee-to-trust case

from the Santa Ynez Valley Journal:

Red Round Up, 6-23-08

This would've been done sooner, but Vista is designed to not only compute data, but also to torment humans on a schedule.  Enjoy the intelligence report. 

Senate Indian Affairs hearing on contract health

from indianz.com:

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold an oversight hearing this Thursday on contract health services.

  • Tell us what you think about the 'Navajobama' T-shirt, and we'll send your comments to the manufacturer—and to the Obama for President campaign. (No profanities, please.)

  • A Native American gay wedding ceremony takes place at a Two Spirit gathering in Montana.

  • Omission disappoints Native Americans attending the presidential candidate's speech in Wisconsin. Others express concern over Obama's stance on Indian gaming.

  • A Tennessee high school, whose mascot is the Indians, takes the Native American motif one step further: It calls school grounds "The Reservation."

  • The Native actor’s role on 'Law and Order: SVU' is coming to an end, but he plans to stay busy with an Internet TV show, a book and a new baby.


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