A.I.R. Policy Center http://www.airpi.org Knowledge and Education Thu, 17 May 2012 10:05:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Empowerment by Technology for the Native American http://www.airpi.org/empowerment-by-technology-for-the-native-american.html http://www.airpi.org/empowerment-by-technology-for-the-native-american.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 10:05:29 +0000 theadmin http://www.airpi.org/empowerment-by-technology-for-the-native-americann.html Native American communities are often portrayed as standing in the way of progress.  You’ll often read about how communities are blocking things like wind farms or factories being built on protected land.  However technology offers a real potential for many communities especially where local employment opportunities are limited.

Many organisations are helping native Americans use technology like the internet to set up businesses online and become internet entrepreneurs.  It’s an ideal solution to a traidtional problem of bringing employment to areas where there is little local commerce.  The concept is of course quite simple and is being used witgh success throughout the world in both rich and poorer countries.  Just put in some basic infrastructure to allow a decent level of internet access, perhaps grants and loans to allow equipment to be purchased and usually the budding entrepreneurs step forward.

The internet is of course a global market and you can build a very meaningful business online with minimal resources.  The one thing you need is to put in the work, an ethic that most native Americans already have when focussed on a goal.  There are literally limitless ways to grow an online business, however obviously marketing and selling a product or service is an obvious one. 

There are a few restrictions on countries you can market to, however a technically minded individual can bypass most of these artificial restrictions.  You can use similar concepts to those that people use to get access to the BBC Iplayer on their IPad in the USA, that is utlising proxy servers to change their location.  This also works well if you want to advertise on directories like Craigslist which block adverts from different areas – use a proxy to reach multiple markets.

There are thousands of native Americans who are using technology in a powerful way like this.  for instance companies like NATECH who are  award winning, Native American Woman owned-firm, a certified HUB Zone firm, and is designated by the Small Business Administration to participate as a Small Disadvantaged Business – this technology company has actually been around since 1999.

]]> http://www.airpi.org/empowerment-by-technology-for-the-native-american.html/feed 0 Why Match.com is a good dating site for Native Americans http://www.airpi.org/why-match-com-is-a-good-dating-site-for-native-americans.html http://www.airpi.org/why-match-com-is-a-good-dating-site-for-native-americans.html#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:11:47 +0000 theadmin http://www.airpi.org/why-match-com-is-a-good-dating-site-for-native-americans.html Online dating is the most preferred communication channel used by singles to be able to meet their potential partners and hopefully find love. This type of dating has many benefits attached to it that makes it easy for singles from any part of the world to interact with each other irrespective of the distance between them. Furthermore, people from diverse backgrounds are also available on leading online websites such as Match.com which gives its members the opportunity to interact with the kind of people that that they prefer to eventually have relationships.

The world is inhabited by many people who have diverse cultures that that they subscribe to and gives them a sense of identity. Some of these cultures are like those of the Native Americans who have held on to some of their traditions which they hold dear. There are even some families and individuals who have extended it into the area of dating. This means that they do not date anyone outside the tribes that make up the Indians. Fortunately, Match.com has embraced this need making it possible for Native Americans to meet the type of people that they provide thereby making it one of the leasing dating sites by Indians. Match.com has an international presence but can still be able to provide localized matches depending on the needs of the Native Americans on their site. A review on Match.com and its ability to match Native Americans to partners that are of the same origin or other cultures has been seen as largely successful with many of them signing up in hope of finding the love of their lives. Some of the tribes that compose the Native American culture include Apache, Cherokee, Blackfoot, Creek, Mohawk, Shawnee among others that can be found on the dating site.

]]> http://www.airpi.org/why-match-com-is-a-good-dating-site-for-native-americans.html/feed 0 Alternative Medicine http://www.airpi.org/alternative-medicine.html http://www.airpi.org/alternative-medicine.html#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:41:50 +0000 theadmin http://www.airpi.org/alternative-medicine.html I was having a talk with my Manhattan Chiropractor the other day and he told me he was planning a trip to visit a series of Navajo healers next Christmas.  It was interesting because he isn’t a guy I thought would be into alternative medicine on the extreme, he always presents his ideas with hard scientific facts and I don’t think anyone has done a ton of studies about healers and the effects of seeing them.

When I asked him about it, he said that when he was doing his pre-med undergrad he saw a series of drawings from the Navajo from thousands of years ago depicting what he thought was a chiropractic adjustment.  He’s wanted to visit the villages in New Mexico which produced those drawings for his entire life and now is finally going to make the trip.  He said that if they were doing chiropractic work thousands of years ago that he probably has a ton to learn which western medicine only started in the last few generations.

]]> http://www.airpi.org/alternative-medicine.html/feed 0 Songs from the Heart http://www.airpi.org/songs-from-the-heart.html http://www.airpi.org/songs-from-the-heart.html#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:03:07 +0000 jhgood http://www.airpi.org/?p=267
Many immigrants from Europe to America lost their original languages within 3 generations. This was done so intentionally in order to fit in with the new society being created in the USA which was based around speaking English. The same cannot be said for the languages of the Native American tribes.

For many years Native Americans were banned by law from using their native tongues. Of course, they kept their languages and cultures alive secretly. In the modern period many Native Americans have become dispersed; they no longer live on reservations. They watch TV, adopt modern consumer habits and have lost the ability to speak the ancient language of the Sioux, the Apache etc.

To stop native languages being lost the Center for Indian Education (CIE) at Arizona University has set out to document, transcribe and preserve the languages of Native Americans.

The CIE has been working closely with the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe. There is still a community of native speakers who are attempting to keep their traditions and culture alive.

Of particular importance to the Fort Mojave Indians is the bird songs. These are ceremonial songs with dancing and musical accompaniment. The words of the songs speak of the truths of the universe. They are moving and at the hearty of the Mojave Indian culture.The songs also contain unique words which are only used in songs.

We must not loose our songs; otherwise, the joy will bleed from our hearts.

]]> http://www.airpi.org/songs-from-the-heart.html/feed 0 The Politics of Nomenclature http://www.airpi.org/%3Fp%3D265 http://www.airpi.org/%3Fp%3D265#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:49:03 +0000 jhgood http://www.airpi.org/?p=265 The way you name something does a lot to color perceptions of a thing. One of the ways that ancient peoples, and people who choose to live in communities outside the modern nexus of private property – money – consumer society have suffered is by the way they have been named.

If I meet someone at a party and I saw my name is ‘Peter’ and that person calls me ‘Pedro’ all night I am going to get very irritated. We live in a multicultural world that has come to use foreign words with ease. Why is it that then that there is such confusion about naming indigenous people. They want to be called in the same way that they refer to themselves.

Indians live in India. Christopher Columbus made a mistake and called the first people he met ‘Indians’ and the racist mistake has stuck ever since. Here is a list of all the officially recognized tribes in the USA. These are our names. Not ‘Indian’ or ‘Native American’:

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
    Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California
    Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona
    Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas
    Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma
    Alturas Indian Rancheria, California
    Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
    Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
    Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians of Maine
    Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana
    Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California
    (formerly the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Augustine Reservation, California)
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin
    Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan
    Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California
    Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
    Big Lagoon Rancheria, California
    Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California
    Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
    Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California
    Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana
    Blue Lake Rancheria, California
    Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California
    Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
    Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon
 Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, California
    (previously listed as the Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Cabazon Reservation)
    Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, California
    Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
    (formerly the Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma)
    Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation, California
    Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, California
    California Valley Miwok Tribe, California
    (formerly the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California)
    Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California
    Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California:
        Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, California
        Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation, California
    Catawba Indian Nation
    (aka Catawba Tribe of South Carolina)
    Cayuga Nation of New York
    Cedarville Rancheria, California
    Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California
    Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California
    Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma
    Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
    (formerly the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma)
    Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota
    Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
    Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
    Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana
    Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
    Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
    Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma
    Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
    Cocopah Tribe of Arizona
    Coeur D’Alene Tribe of the Coeur D’Alene Reservation, Idaho
    Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
    Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California
    Comanche Nation, Oklahoma
    (formerly the Comanche Indian Tribe)
    Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana
    Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington
    Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington
    Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon
    Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah
    Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
    Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
    (previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation)
    Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon
    Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
    Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington
    (formerly the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation of the Yakama Reservation)
    Coquille Tribe of Oregon
    Cortina Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California
    Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
    Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon
    Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington
    Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
    Crow Tribe of Montana
    Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California
    Delaware Nation, Oklahoma
    (formerly the Absentee Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma)
    (formerly the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma)
    Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
    (formerly the Cherokee Delaware)
    (formerly the Eastern Delaware)
    Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
    Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada
 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina
    Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
    Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California
    Elk Valley Rancheria, California
    Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada
    Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
    Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California
    (formerly the Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe Reservation)
 Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California
    (formerly the Graton Rancheria)
    (formerly the Federated Coast Miwok)
    Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
    Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin
    Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana
    Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California
    Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California
    Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon
    Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona
    (formerly the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation)
    Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada
    Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona
    Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan
    Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
    Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California
    Guidiville Rancheria of California
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California
    (formerly the Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria of California)
    Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan
    Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona
    Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin
    (formerly the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe)
    Hoh Indian Tribe of the Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington
    Hoopa Valley Tribe, California
    Hopi Tribe of Arizona
    Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California
    Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of Maine
    Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona
  Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California
    (formerly the Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation)
    Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, California
    Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California
    Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska
    Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
    Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe of Washington
    Jamul Indian Village of California
    Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Louisiana
    Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico
    (formerly the Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation)
 Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona
    Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Washington
    Karuk Tribe
    (formerly the Karuk Tribe of California)
    Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, California
    Kaw Nation, Oklahoma
    Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
    (formerly the Pueblo of Santo Domingo)
    Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan
    Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma
    Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
    Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
    Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
    (formerly the Texas Band of Traditional Kickapoo)
    Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
    Klamath Tribes, Oregon
    Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
  La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, California
    (formerly the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla Reservation, California)
    La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation, California
    Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
    Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin
    Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan
    Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada
    Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan
    Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan
    Lower Lake Rancheria, California
    Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation, California
    (formerly the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation)
    Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada
    Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
    Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington
    Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
    Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington
    Lytton Rancheria of California
 Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, Washington
    Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California
    Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, California
    Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut
    Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Massachusetts
    Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan
    (formerly Gun Lake Indian Tribe)
    (formerly Gun Lake Village Band & Ottawa Colony Band of Grand River Ottawa Indians)
    Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California
    Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
    Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California
    Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico
    Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
    Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
    Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
    Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
    Six component reservations:
        Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake)
        Fond du Lac Band
        Grand Portage Band
        Leech Lake Band
        Mille Lacs Band
        White Earth Band
    Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi
    Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada
    Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma
    Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut
    Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
    Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California
    (formerly the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California)
    Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington
    Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma
   Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island
    Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
    Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho
    Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation, Washington
    Nooksack Indian Tribe of Washington
    Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana
    Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
    Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie)
    Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan
    (formerly the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.)
  Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota
    Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
    (formerly the Pueblo of San Juan)
    Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
    Oneida Nation of New York
    Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
    Onondaga Nation of New York
    Osage Nation, Oklahoma
    (formerly the Osage Tribe, Oklahoma)
    Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
    Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
        Cedar Band of Paiutes (formerly the Cedar City Band of Paiutes)
        Kanosh Band of Paiutes
        Koosharem Band of Paiutes
        Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes
        Shivwits Band of Paiutes
    Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California
    Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada
    Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California
    Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, California
    Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
    Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California
    Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine
    Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California
    Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
    Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California
    Penobscot Tribe of Maine
    Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
    Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California
    Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California
    (formerly the Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California)
    Pit River Tribe, California
    includes:
        XL Ranch
        Big Bend Rancheria
        Likely Rancheria
        Lookout Rancheria
        Montgomery Creek Rancheria
        Roaring Creek Rancheria
    Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama
    (formerly the Creek Nation East of the Mississippi)
    Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana
    Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
    Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
    Port Gamble Indian Community of the Port Gamble Reservation, Washington
    Potter Valley Tribe, California
    (formerly the Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California)
    Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas
    (formerly the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians)
    Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
    Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico
    Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico
    Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico
    Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico
    Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, Washington
    Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada
  Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
    Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California
    Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & Arizona
    Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation, Washington
    Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, Washington
    Ramona Band of Cahuilla, California
    (formerly the Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California)
    Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
    Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota
    Redding Rancheria, California
    Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
    Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada
    Resighini Rancheria, California
    (formerly the Coast Indian Community of Yurok Indians of the Resighini Rancheria)
    Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation, California
    Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
    Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
    Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California
    (formerly the Covelo Indian Community)
   Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
    Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
    Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma
    Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
    St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
    Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York
    (formerly the St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York)
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona
    Samish Indian Tribe, Washington
    San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona
    San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona
    San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California
    (previously listed as the San Manual Band of Serrano Mission Indians of the San Manual Reservation, California)
    San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California
    Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California
    Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, California
    (formerly the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa Reservation)
    Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California
    Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska
    (formerly the Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee Reservation of Nebraska)
    Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington
    Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan
    Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
    Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
    Seminole Tribe of Florida
        Dania Reservation
        Big Cypress Reservation
        Brighton Reservation
        Hollywood Reservation
        Tampa Reservation
    Seneca Nation of New York
    Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma
    Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota
    Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma
    Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
    Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California
    Shinnecock Indian Nation, New York
    Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington
    Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
    Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho
    Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada
    Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota
    Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington
    Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah
    Smith River Rancheria, California
    Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington
    Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California
    (formerly the Soboba Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Soboba Reservation)
    Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin
    Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado
    Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota
    Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation, Washington
    Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation, Washington
    Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota
    Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin
    Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington
    Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada
    Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation, Washington
    Susanville Indian Rancheria, California
    Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation, Washington
    Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
    (formerly the Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California)
 Table Mountain Rancheria of California
    Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada
    Four constituent bands:
        Battle Mountain Band
        Elko Band
        South Fork Band
        Wells Band
    Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma
    Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota
    Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona
    (formerly Papago Indian Tribe)
    Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York
    Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
    Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona
    Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, California
    (formerly the Torres-Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California)
    Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California
    Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington
    Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana
    Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
    Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
    Tuscarora Nation of New York
    Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California
    United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
    Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota
    Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington
    Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah
    Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah
    Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California
  Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada
    Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts
    (formerly Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Inc.)
    Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California
        Carson Colony
        Dresslerville Colony
        Woodfords Community
        Stewart Community
        Washoe Ranches
    White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona
    Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma
    Wilton Rancheria, California
    Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
    Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada
    Wiyot Tribe, California
    (formerly the Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe)
    Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma
    Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
    Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona
    Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona
    Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada
    Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California
    (formerly the Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California)
    Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada
    Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas
    Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California

In the same way, modern societies should take the time to find out the names of the Amazonian people, the tribes in Australia and in Borneo. Tourists who go to Khao Lak on holiday should stop calling the Moken ‘Sea Gypsies’ and so on. The white man has never felt the weight of hundreds of years of oppression and so has no idea of the dignity and pride and equality that comes from being called by your right and proper name.

]]> http://www.airpi.org/%3Fp%3D265/feed 0 The Burden of Debt on Native American Populations http://www.airpi.org/the-burden-of-debt-on-native-american-populations.html http://www.airpi.org/the-burden-of-debt-on-native-american-populations.html#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:05:00 +0000 bfh9351 http://www.airpi.org/?p=181 Native Americans have been saddled with countless hardships and oppressions spanning many centuries.  Many Native Americans today find themselves burdened by debt.  Ridding one’s debt is something that requires an action road map created by a comprehensive plan.  There are many tools available to help with this, not the least of which is the compound interest calculator.  A compound interest calculator can help a debtor by understanding how their debt grows on a recurring basis.

The financial world is not an easy one to navigate, even for very sharp minds. The advantage is that you will not have any need to ‘navigate’ it regularly unless you are employed in the industry. However, there are other things which affect the daily routines of almost everybody and you will have to master them if you are not to fall into a financial mess. Issues to do with credit and mortgage, for example, which necessitate the use of compound mortgage calculator, are things that everybody should master.

Before delving into the specific use of a compound mortgage calculator, it is first necessary to understand what compounding is. In investment or loan issues, compounding just means that interest is earned not only on the principal investment but also on the charges placed on the principal.

Compounding has its advantages and disadvantages. It is particularly beneficial in investment opportunities which incorporate it. A relatively small invested sum can grow to a huge amount if it is invested in a relatively ling time and the interest rate is appreciable. Therefore, this is one of the things you should look out for while comparing interest earning accounts in which to deposit your money.

The good thing is that even a slight increase on one of the major parameter greatly increases the invested amount. The two major parameters is the duration of the investment and the interest earned. The only complication here is that investment opportunities with promise of high interest rates do not usually run for extended periods.

This advantage of compounding in investment is the same factor which operates as a disadvantage where loan issues are concerned. Using compounding means that even a small loan can grow to be a very big one, if not repaid in time, or if it attracts very high interest rates. There are even cases where the interest earned alone eclipses the principal amount loaned.

For these loans, you should be very wary of loans with compounded interest. If you must have such form of credit, you must first compare the terms offered by different lenders. It is not always obvious that a higher interest rate is better than a lower one if other factors are not kept constant. This is where you need the compound interest calculator. With the calculator, you can enter all the necessary parameters and compare different loan products.

The good news is that there are online compound mortgage calculators which can be used for free. In case you are planning to use one of these calculators, look for an authentic site which will not harm your computer, or still your information. There are several being offered by lending or investment agencies. They are very secure and will not store your information for future use.

Since you cannot live without both credit facilities and investment opportunities, you should learn how to use a Compound interest calculator. That way, every time an opportunity comes your way you can first analyze it with the calculator and determine its true value before considering it. It can save you a lot of money.

 

]]> http://www.airpi.org/the-burden-of-debt-on-native-american-populations.html/feed 0 Native American Tribal Casinos and Bankruptcy http://www.airpi.org/native-american-tribal-casinos-and-bankruptcy.html http://www.airpi.org/native-american-tribal-casinos-and-bankruptcy.html#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:58:31 +0000 Wednesday41 http://www.airpi.org/?p=175 In recent history, declining Tribal gaming revenues have forced the question whether or not American Indian Tribes and their casinos can file for federal bankruptcy in the United States.  As “Domestic Dependent Nations,” it is not clear if tribes who own and operate casinos fit the necessary conditions to apply.  Recently, the Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribal Nation, who own and operate the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard Connecticut, have reportedly become insolvent, and are at serious risk for defaulting on their considerable debts.  The Mashantucket credit rating has been lowered to CCC by Standard and Poor’s, and they have been placed on credit watch.  This development has put a lot of focus on the issue of dealing with filing bankruptcy among Tribal groups.

Tribes seemingly have fewer options available to them in these kinds of situations.  They are unable to swap debt-for-equity or sell off assets on Tribal lands to refund creditors.  On the other hand, creditors do not have the right to take over control or assets of Tribal owned businesses.  As such, there is almost no precedent for handling a case of this size, in which tens of millions of dollars are owed to a variety of groups.  With practically no recourse for obtaining the funds needed to repay the debt, and no enforced change-of-ownership possible, it remains unclear what the best course of action is.  Obviously, complete cessation of operations will do nothing but increase the debt with no possibility of repayment.  The Tribe has cut hundreds of jobs and reduced benefits and pay for others, but there seems to be no foreseeable way for them to pay back the over 1 billion dollars they owe to Bank of America and Wells Fargo as well as private foreign investors.  This bankruptcy issue is of great importance moving forward as a struggling economy has hit the Native American community as hard if not harder than anyone else.  The Federal Government need to come to terms with the Native American Tribes so that amicable and helpful solutions can be found.

]]> http://www.airpi.org/native-american-tribal-casinos-and-bankruptcy.html/feed 0 Ancient Knowledge is Being Rediscovered http://www.airpi.org/ancient-knowledge-is-being-rediscovered.html http://www.airpi.org/ancient-knowledge-is-being-rediscovered.html#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:33:34 +0000 boydie http://www.airpi.org/?p=171 It’s a tragedy that only today is Native American culture truly beginning to be appreciated. Some of this is evidence in the organic food movement, and of the biodynamic food movement, which has to do with planting crops in relationship to the lunar cycle. Many of these practices originated in Native American cultures. Fertilizer for crops was originated by the Lenape Indians. They burried fish in the ground to be fertilizer for corn.

I think that in the next century we will see a rebirth resurgence of native cultures across the world. As more and more of the world begins to realize that advanced western civilizations do not offer a more advanced happiness, they will be seen as not worth the effort. Living off the land may seem and feel more difficult to some but it is also much more rewarding to those who choose to live as a negative person. Regardless of heritage, although I am Native American and most of this revolution and resurgence happened in mainstream American society. Soon, large groups will start to travel to reservations and make improvements to their infrastructure. Most of what native cultures want today is to be left alone. But some cultures in the Western states have deteriorated due to predatory sales practices by breweries. At one reservation alone over 5 million cans of beer were consumed in one year last year. This kind of alcoholism will not only lead to the loss of our livelihoods, but also our heritage. If this generation is unable to pass on what we’ve learned to the next, where will the secrets go? Having a written language has helped this point in the past 100 years, but it cannot solve every problem.

I have chosen to live off the reservation. I understand that there is no way to get more money to pay for a flat to rent. but I have a job and a roommate to lighten the burden. I’m going to pull my life together, and save my family.

]]> http://www.airpi.org/ancient-knowledge-is-being-rediscovered.html/feed 0 The Smoking Practices Of Native Indians http://www.airpi.org/the-smoking-practices-of-native-indians.html http://www.airpi.org/the-smoking-practices-of-native-indians.html#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:16:56 +0000 Nate http://www.airpi.org/?p=165 For thousands of years many different varieties of tobacco have grown in the Americas and at least three (N. attenuata, N. Bigelovii and N. glauca) of these were smoked by the Native Indians. The smoking of tobacco for these indigenous peoples was more of a ritual than a general pleasure like it is for most cigarette users these days.

The native Indians didn’t cultivate their tobacco leaves in the conventional sense but they did throw seeds on the fertile ground in the hope they would produce a harvest for their needs. They didn’t irrigate their crops, but relied on the heavens to provide the water needed and gave a helping hand in the growing process by doing a little weeding.

The harvested leaves were dried in a variety of different ways depending on the traditions of the particular tribe involved. Many of their original practices survive today in the production of the nicotine products now so popular in the West such as rolling tobacco, cigarettes, and the increasingly popular e cigarette.

The Indians used pipes in their ritual tobacco smoking which were generally made from soapstone and/or wood. It was a practice in which only men and women “doctors” who did many of the same jobs in the society as the men.

Because the native Indians only smoked tobacco on rare occasions it didn’t cause the same problems in terms of health as it does in the nicotine addicts of today. In fact smoking was actually used as a medicine these early societies for problems such as toothache and earache.

]]> http://www.airpi.org/the-smoking-practices-of-native-indians.html/feed 0 Learning Peace and Fighting Prejudice http://www.airpi.org/learning-peace-and-fighting-prejudice.html http://www.airpi.org/learning-peace-and-fighting-prejudice.html#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:14:42 +0000 t1ger http://www.airpi.org/?p=161 We can learn a lot from our ancestors and through our history books. The most important thing that we should learn, however, is to not discriminate anyone period. Any sort of prejudice related to race, ethnicity, gender, or skin color should be eliminated and we should treat people equally. If we overcome this type of discrimination, we will have peace not only throughout America, but throughout the world as well. There is no need to travel to other parts of the world to get away from the discrimination. If you really want to travel, without leaving your house, you can use a flight simulator program to simulate the act of flying an airplane. With a flight simulation you can get away to other countries without actually leaving. But, if we get rid of the prejudice in America, we won’t want to leave our country and therefore America will be a better place to stay in.

Isn’t peace what America is all about in the first place? America should be the place to get away from all the discrimination and prejudice and instead unite as one and not judge anyone by their ethnicity or any outer appearances at all. Whether a person is an American Indian or Canadian Indian, we should have the intelligence to call them by what they want to be called and treat them as one of our own. Promoting peace will save our country from swaying away from the good ideals of our forefathers. We need to acknowledge that wars have been fought and life’s were sacrificed to make America what it is today. We have abolished slavery, abolished racial discrimination, and have become the great country it is today, by getting rid of prejudice and we should keep it that way. In order to create peace and true freedom and liberty, we need to get any kind of prejudice we have in America.

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