Pura Fe: Follow Your Heart's Desire
Pura Fe: Follow Your Heart's Desire

A slideshow of singer Pura Fe', with images of members of her tribe, the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina.

 (9/29/2008)
Women's Fashions Change With Seasons
Women's Fashions Change With Seasons

Enjoy the last few warm days of the year and get ready for autumn chills, but do it with a sense of style that won't break your budget.

 (9/23/2008)
Comedian Howie Miller
Comedian Howie Miller

Native comedian Howie Miller performs in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His Web
site is www.howiemiller.com.

 (9/22/2008)
Al Jazeera Reports on Louisiana Natives
Al Jazeera Reports on Louisiana Natives

The Al Jazeera English news channel reports on the plight of United Houma
Nation after it was battered by hurricanes.

 (9/22/2008)
Flood Damage From Hurricane Ike
Flood Damage From Hurricane Ike

These photos show damage from Hurricane Ike after its massive storm surge swamped Louisiana's coastline and flooded the bayou communities where much of the state's Native American population lives.

 (9/15/2008)
Damage in Dulac
Damage in Dulac

The community of Dulac, La., in Terrebonne Parish, where many United Houma Nation tribal members lives, shows little sign of recovery from the direct hit it took from Hurricane Gustav last week

 (9/10/2008)
Tonemah Sings Pow Wow Song
Tonemah Sings Pow Wow Song

Native American Singer Songwriter Darryl Tonemah performs his popular song "Pow Wow Snag" to a full crowd at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

 (9/5/2008)

Native Americans and Spelling Errors

One of my responsibilities at Reznet is updating the redlines section every weekday and during the weekend if I'm feeling partiuclarly zazzy. You come across all kinds of odd things with a web crawl like that.

One of them being a grammatical error that most word processors just can't catch: Native American.  Unless you're dealing with journalists who don't lean on spell check, you'd spell it just like that. Capitals, two of them.

But those journalists who do rely on spell check like a crutch end up spelling it "native American."

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Native reaction to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain's vice presidential choice, is 'pretty mixed,' says one critic. A supporter says Palin 'has been open to and concerned about Alaska Native issues.'

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