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Friday, October 21, 2011

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NASA releases a bunch of educational videos, images, and animated visualization looking back over a decade of wildfires across the globe. Check it out!
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For more than a decade, instruments on NASA satellites have revolutionized what scientists know about fire's role in land cover change, ecosystem processes, and the global carbon cycle.
SOTRU contributor Mike McGrath of the NCL gives us the 411 on Somerset, MA's 311 - a system helping to ease the frustration of citizens by helping to answer civic inquiries and completing the information feedback loop between citizens and government.
stateofthereunion.comA few years ago, I had a little problem with the voting. I’d signed up for a mail-in ballot and as soon as I did, I knew it was a huge mistake.
 
Read this informative article from Emi Koyama on youth doing what they need to do to survive
eminism.orgRecently, there have been several articles in the media challenging the frequently cited “statistics” that claims anywhere between 100,000 to 300,000 children annually are trafficked into sexual slavery in the United States, most notably in Village Voice (06/29/2011).
 
SHOW ALERT!!! Today on NAC...Bad Mouthing Western Civilization. What do you think about this article by UCLA Professor Duane Champagne? Are you a student in a Native Studies Program at your University? Do you agree or disagree with this article? Join us today on Native America Calling live in a little over one hour!
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Native American studies programs can be used to right wrongs and to teach the general public about Native American history and culture.
Wait. You're saying protecting an endangered fish is bad for the economy? Protecting the environment is bad for the economy? The ESA kills jobs? Can't say I've ever heard that argument...
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The potential threat to the local economy and water supplies posed by expanding critical habitat for the Santa Ana suckerfish was discussed during a field oversight hearing in the Inland Empire yesterday.
 
 
 
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Zak Rosen asks himself, "Can I be a producer with an agenda? Can I be an advocate and keep my professional integrity?"
transom.orgWhen I tell people I’m a journalist I feel like a phony. And if I say I’m an activist or an organizer, I feel like a poser. I’m not sure if it really matters how I identify myself or what my title is, but, starting last year, as I rooted myself on Detroit’s east side
 
Today in National Native News History (10/20/11):
During this week in 2010, the U.S. Federal Government announced a settlement in the Keepseagle case. The lawsuit was filed in 1999 on the basis of discrimination and denial of access to farm loan programs. Under the agreement, the government would pay a total of $760 million with, $680 million of that amount towards damages and a forgiveness of $80 million dollars in outstanding farm loan debt.
 
 
Today's (10/20/11) National Native News Headlines:

2011 Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage, Alaska Ends With Bonding the Generations

U.S. Senators Praise the Life of the Indian Trust Fund Settlement Pioneer Elouise Cobell
Local Food in New Mexico shared a link.
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Event brings together cooperatives and highlights how cooperatives impact local, regional and state economic and social vitality. Learn about accessing resources and develop cooperative relationships. $20 Registration fee includes Presentations, Lunch and Field Trip RSVP by October 25, 2011.
From KVSC--How Occupy Wall Street sounds in...Minnesota OccupyMN #occupywallstreet
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Inspired by the Egyptian Tahrir Square uprising and other revolutionary movements across the world, the Occupy Wall Street movement has just entered its second month of activity. Minnesota’s very own Occupy movement began on October 7th and KVSC reporter Barbara Bates was there
 
Via Food Day: A message from our partner Slow Food USA: On Food Day, you can send a message to Congress by signing on to the Eat Real agenda or by taking the $5 Challenge or by doing both!
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Via Organic Consumers Association: Share this video of the love fest between the Gov't and Biotech.
 
PRI's Living on Earth shared a link.
www.loe.org
 
International corporations call on governments for decisive, sweeping action on climate change.
 
 
Latino children are among those at greatest risk for obesity and related health problems.

Salud America! The RWJF Research Network to Prevent Obesity Among Latino Children unites Latino researchers and advocates seeking environmental and policy solutions to the epidemic.
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Today, 23 million children and teenagers are overweight or obese. Thats more than 1 in every 3 young people. Latinos are younger, poorer and more overweight
Reminder!!!! Building Farmers in the West / Farmers Teaching Farmers. 8 Tuesday Sessions in Espanola. Nov 15, 2011 to Jan 17, 2012.

www.mrcog-nm.gov
 
This program is sponsored by: Farm To Table - A regional Partnership to build community and share knowledge among farmers and support sustainable local food systems. Funded by the USDA Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program.


‎94 Yellowstone Bison Freed by Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks, With a Little Help From Friends

"It was like a scene straight from an epic western: 94 wild Yellowstone bison, their instincts in full throttle..."

Read article by Jeff Welsch, Director of Communications for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition...
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ict_sbc/94-yellowstone-bison-freed-by-montana-fish-wildlife-parks-with-a-little-help-from-friends/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=94-yellowstone-bison-freed-by-montana-fish-wildlife-parks-with-a-little-help-from-friends&utm_campaign=fb-posts
 


Homeless Island leader Little Bit dies http://ow.ly/746Ph
 
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Homeless Island leader Little Bit dies
What will come of this ethics probe of Jesse Jackson Jr.? http://ow.ly/742ME
 
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After a two-year delay, the House Ethics Committee will look into whether he tried to buy Obama's Senate seat.


White flag day for local homeless shelters - Louisville - http://ow.ly/74cy1
 
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Local homeless shelters put out the white flag. That means no one will be turned away.
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Vietnam War veteran, Sergeant Andrew Brandi, said people shouldn't criticize his friend Terry Thompson for having an exotic animal farm.


Hollywood Portrait: The Homeless Artist-Art Teacher http://ow.ly/74GVE
 
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Stephen Shoep, although homeless, still aspires to create masterpieces.


The Keystone XL saga continues...with a Congressional letter-writing war.
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Congressmen debate Keystone XL pipeline


Join Amtrak to celebrate our 40 years as America's Railroad! Visit our exhibit train in Seattle, WA from Oct 22 - 23, or explore our history and archives on Amtrak40th.com
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Join Amtrak to celebrate our 40 years as America's Railroad. Visit our exhibit train in Milwaukee, WI from Oct 15 - 16, or explore our history and archives on this site.


Check out R.J. and Jay Paul's fan page for links to merchandise. Check out these two Houma Native's on SWAMP PEOPLE!
R.J. Molinere Jr. and his son Jay Paul not only hunt alligator together but they are also best friends. They are members of the united Houma Nation and have been hunting alligators all their lives. Jay Paul is also a championship arm wrestler and a Golden Gloves boxing champion.
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With proposed rules tighter than they are now but not as tight as some environmentalists would like them to be, the Environmental Protection Agency is taking fire from those on all sides of the political spectrum.
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With proposed rules tighter than they are now but not as tight as some environmentalists would like them to be, the Environmental Protection Agency is taking fire from those on all sides of the political spectrum.


Much of the actual construction of San Francisco's new Bay Bridge was actually done in China. The bridge was then shipped to San Francisco for assembly.
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Much of the actual construction of San Francisco's new Bay Bridge was actually done in China. The bridge was then shipped to San Francisco for assembly
Occupy Wall Street attracts more than protesters. It’s also drawing tourists from around the world.
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Occupy Wall Street attracts more than protesters. It’s also drawing tourists from around the world.
With 48 animals, some of them extremely endangered, dead in Ohio, animal rights activists are agitating for stricter laws concerning people who keep big cats and other exotic animals as pets.
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With 48 animals, some of them extremely endangered, dead in Ohio, animal rights activists are agitating for stricter laws concerning people who keep big cats and other exotic animals as pets.

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