November 26th, 2010 by
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“On April 2, 2001 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx pocketed close to $20,000.00 in cash and cheques, to cover his tracks, Xxxxxxxxxx created a bogus story of how he was held up by a vaguely described Aboriginal Man while trying to make the $20,000.00 deposit at a local bank, that morning.”(The Northern Pride, August 28, 2001)
Now he’s behind […]
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October 6th, 2010 by
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FADE IN:
INT. LIVING ROOM - MORNING
JOHN (30), a North American Indian Man, stands on the balcony of his Manhattan high-rise bachelor pad; he holds and speaks into a tape recorder. His apartment is meager: a sleeping bag on the floor, a chair, a table, an envelope and a laptop. John is dressed […]
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April 12th, 2010 by
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packing paper
newspaper
boxes of free stuff
bubbled plastic wrapping
and dropped books
dog-eared pages
chapters half-read
forgotten book-marks
enough said
enough read
all picked up
straightened
neatly wrapped and placed in a box and taped closed
for the next box
a note fell
slowly, hesitant at first
he picked it up
reading it
recalling
and what then befell
he thought, no
he shouldn’t let his mind dwell
instead he thought of a dream he had
he made […]
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December 9th, 2009 by
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Let’s begin here: there was a pause with the Radio DJ of NDR 1
he had just asked me if the Indianer costumes were authentic
i wanted to say no, they promoted racism
GROAN: is the sound of burden
don’t let them get to you, i was once warned
after awhile, they will say one thing too much
like today
i […]
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August 3rd, 2009 by
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On July 4th, in Munich, Germany, I had a chance to hear the live music of, hang out with, and sip on cappucino with the very cool Wade Fernandez. Our relaxed bohemian-like interview took place in a coffee shop, where all around us it rains cats and three-legged rez dogs. Wade sips at his tea, […]
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August 3rd, 2009 by
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when he first saw her
he wanted to steal her
he wanted her to look his way
he wanted
her
he wanted to call her
but she had no name
no ndn name
so
nothing to say to her
what do you say to a woman with no name
so
he watched her
she seemed to be making something
making a change
making a big plan
making a world tour
making a […]
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April 29th, 2009 by
NATV
For Immediate Release: April 22, 2009
Contact: Tara J. Ryan
Public Affairs Officer
NATV, Native American Television
TJRyan@natv.org
NATV to Focus on Education and Training
Tijer Lily Co on Entertainment
Due to the economy, and in the interest of streamlining our efforts, the organization believes it will be best to continue to represent the Native American Community by directing NATV’s efforts […]
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April 24th, 2009 by
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Samstag 16. Mai 09 Bahnhof Fischbach (near Friedrichshafen on the Lake of Constance = Bodensee)
19 Uhr door open, free seating, 20 Uhr beginning
Eisenbahnstr. 15, 88048 Friedrichshafen
ticketreservation: 07541-44224
Sonntag 17. Mai 09, Theater im Burgbachkeller SOLD OUT
17 Uhr beginning
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April 24th, 2009 by
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“Wait, relax, be calm, wait until you see the mirror.”
These were the first words I heard as I stepped into the Blauesschimmel studio, Oldenburg, Germany. Then it was suddenly, shrieks, grunts, and sounds of shock.
“Ummfff, awww owww”
“gurrr herrr, hurf”
This is the work of Steve Jarand, he works with half-masks and full masks. His […]
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April 24th, 2009 by
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“I fell asleep to the sound of our Ojibway language, our laughter, our storytelling.” Ojibway writer, Drew Hayden Taylor tells the 300 or so crowd at Phillips University, Marburg, Germany.
“Most new Native writers,” he continues, “write from the perspective of an angry and oppressed people. But, this is what happens when a […]
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