============================================================ Hot. Cool. And FREE. Get outrageously awesome offers on stuff you want emailed direct. http://click.topica.com/caaacgGb1ddNBb2HgmNb/TopOffers ============================================================Greetings, the bimonthly ezine "We Have Many Voices" has been updated, we bring you the news behind the news. To read the articles in their entirety visit: "We Have Many Voices" Ezine http://www.turtletrack.org/ManyVoices/ Listed Below is a complete listing of each article we have added to our "We Have Many Voices" Ezine! Enjoy! ================================== Neal McCaleb Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs WASHINGTON – Interior Secretary Gale Norton today lauded the U.S. Senate’s action late Friday confirming Neal P. McCaleb as Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs. "I want to thank the Senate for expeditiously approving Neal McCaleb’s confirmation, " she said, "As an important member of my team, Neal’s solid leadership, management skills and experience will serve well the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Country and our Nation." ==================================
by JIM ROBBINS, The New York Times PORTLAND, Ore. — Throughout the Great Plains, images of men, horses and a nomadic way of life have been scratched into rock walls, a pictographic record whose precise meaning has long been a mystery to modern eyes. ==================================
by Vicki Lockard with help from NIGA In this series, I am going to explore Indian Gaming. Part 1 will provide some background and basic facts. Part 2 will focus on some specific tribes and the impact that gaming has had on them. Gaming has been a part of the United States from the colonial era up through today. Lotteries were critical to funding the Revolutionary War, and the colonization of America. All 13 original colonies established lotteries, usually more than one, to raise revenue. Playing the lottery became a civic responsibility. Proceeds helped establish some of the nation's earliest and most prestigious universities -- Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, Princeton, and William and Mary. Lottery funds were also used to build churches and libraries. Ben Franklin, John Hancock, and George Washington were all prominent sponsors of specific lotteries for public works projects. ==================================
by KaseyWolf Weaver Last month the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee rejected President Bush's proposal to stop citizen enforcement of the Endangered Species Act and to greatly decrease the budget for conservation spending. ==================================
PHILADELPHIAPRNewswire/ -- Exciting advances in the use of the Internet to provide more effective options in diabetes education and care were reported here today at the American Diabetes Association's 61st Annual Scientific Sessions. One presentation focused on the Association's site -- diabetes.org -- while the other presented new corporate initiatives. ==================================
by Raven Weaver "Wisdom's Daughters", by Steve Wall is one of my favorite books that I have in my possession. I have read it several times, and thumb through it often. It is one of the first books that I know of where spiritual leaders among Native women tell in their own way about their ancestral knowledge and traditions. This is a must read book for all women. ==================================
by Lynne Sageflower Pennington Projects covered in this article: How to make: Ends the Old Way Two Strand Bracelet Two Strand choker with horsehair Breastplate choker Ermine Tail Choker Turquoise nuggets and Hairpipe Choker ==================================
by Paul Barry In each issue, you will find a funny story here. Perhaps, even a true story or one with a moral. ================================== Moccasin Telegraph - News of Interest from Indian Country Gathered by Raven Weaver ==================================
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