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Visit the web's most comprehensive pow wows listings--now updated for the new season:

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Pow Wow Weekend Planner

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Pow wow season has officially begun, and this coming weekend is a big one in the world of pow wows, with celebrations and ceremonies.

 

New Mexico Environmental Law Center

Can't understand why we think we can survive without clean water.

America's Top 10 Most Polluted Waterways

motherjones.com

Do you live near one?

 

Indian Country Today Media Network

Tribal Provisions of Women Safety Law Under Senate Attack

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New Mexico Environmental Law Center

Happy Birthday César

César Chávez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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César Estrada Chávez (locally: [ˈsesaɾ esˈtɾaða ˈtʃaβes]; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW).[1]

 

National Museum of the American Indian

Don't forget, high school students...your deadline to get an essay in is April 30th!

 

Young Native Writers Essay Contest

www.nativewriters.hklaw.comThe Young Native Writers Essay Contest is a writing contest for Native American high school students and is designed to encourage young Native Americans to think about the critical issues impacting their tribal communities today.