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43 freaking years old. Freezing my patooty off in the dark, in the rain, away from home, learning drills, trying to keep up with the experienced, or the younger, or the better, or the whatever paddlers, trying to remember not to use my kayaking techniques because I am a dragon boat racer now. Hungry, cold, wet, tired, sore, sick, frustrated at my inability to do it just like the lead coach, Alden, who never bends that inside elbow and does his trunk rotaion with perfection...

WHAT am… Continue

Added by adem medina cardona on April 9, 2009 at 2:10am — 6 Comments

Dragon Wings

Last Wednesday my 6 month old grandaughter passed away. Possibly Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Two years ago on the same date my teen son passed away. These moments challenge us spiritually in ways we can never imagine until we are there. A well known artist in Japan and a good Canadian friend sent me a sculpted dragon (usually sells for $5,000.00 USD) in honor of my son. I was told that many Japanese believe the human spirit after death soars with… Continue

Added by adem medina cardona on April 3, 2009 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

HACIA DONDE NOS LLEVA EL PROGRESO ?

Por la carretera #2 de Puerto Nuevo hacia Bayamon .Caparra esta totalmente sepultada.Solo dejaron un pedazo de lo que era esta estructura

El progresso nos han quitado y utrajado un legado historico.Y sabra Dios que mas hay sepultado en mi pais.Todo es el progresso que no han dejado sin areas de bosques .Un plumon nesesario para descontaminar el ambiente.

Pero esto sigue pasando y nadie hace nada por parar esta situacion .

Yo… Continue

Added by Iris Antongiorgi Concepcion on March 28, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Health Care In Indigenous Guatemala: Book Review

Indigenous peoples around the world are at the center of many conflicts: natural resource management, intellectual property rights, sovereignty, identity, and health care to name just a few. In each country, and among each indigenous group, these conflicts differ. Adding to the complexity of each idiosyncratic conflict is the continued encroachment of non-indigenous (primarily Western) cultural practices, exacerbating specific situations for each indigenous group. The country and indigenous… Continue

Added by Peter N. Jones on March 7, 2009 at 9:44am — 4 Comments

http://ioumoulicou.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/le-projet-youmoulikou/

Last year, we crossed the channel beetween Martinica and Dominica. We did it in six hours, with paddles, in a kalinago pirogue. This blog is explaining our preparation and our adventure.
We project to do the same adventure (with our pirogue) but we'll arrived at Boriken.

I hope you understand my english, because, I'm french and it's not easy for me to write english.
Excuse me for that.

Added by MOURIESSE on March 2, 2009 at 11:03pm — 1 Comment

The Persistance of Our Tradition

Tau My Relatives

We often refer to something called "Taino Resurgence", a movement that awakened in the hearts of many of our relatives the fervent desire to return to the roots of their Indigenous heritage. The Resurgence has taken many paths and like many such social movements it suffers from growing pains, the greatest of which is disunity. That is not abnormal, and in a sense, there are many in the movement who are making great headway in… Continue

Added by Miguel Sague Jr on March 2, 2009 at 9:04am — 10 Comments

10 Billion Beats

Thanks to YOUniverse, I am participating in this event and organizing a group in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area...
if you are interested please call me or email me
thank you
~c

http://www.10billionbeats.com/

Added by adem medina cardona on March 1, 2009 at 4:52pm — No Comments

Jaguars in the Caribbean??

photo of jaguar in French Guyanan jungle credited to Dr Zoltan Takacs, original drawing of Caribbean Indigen wearing a jaguar tooth necklace and montage "Taino Jaguar Spirit" by Miguel Sague

Tau My Relatives

Not long ago the BBC television programing unit called NATURE featured a series entitled "SPIRITS OF THE JAGUAR". This beautifully photographed sequence of programs was narrated by David Attenborough and focused attention on…

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Added by Miguel Sague Jr on February 23, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

Tying the Knot; the tradition of tying sacred objects together in ancient Taino culture

My Relatives

As many of you already are aware, we in the Caney Indigenous Spiritual Circle celebrate the Spring Equinox with a ceremony that includes the act of separating two traditinal Taino sculpted images which have been kept tied together throughout the winter season.

One of those two images is the sculptural item popularly known by scholars as a "stone collar". We in th Caney Circle call them Coa Hoops. Coa Hoops were… Continue

Added by Miguel Sague Jr on February 22, 2009 at 10:00am — 6 Comments

Upcoming Significant Mayan Venus Cycle Date

Tau My Relatives

We are arriving at a very important nexus date of the on-going Maya Calendar Venus Cycle. The Venus Cycle is a significant series of astronomical events which manifest themselves in asociation with the repetitive movements of the planet Venus, one of the brightest objects of the night sky. The series in question includes a significant, regularly predictable number of days that the planet appears as a morningstar… Continue

Added by Miguel Sague Jr on February 16, 2009 at 8:00pm — 7 Comments

The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)

The Power of Chocolate

Saturday & Sunday

February 14 & 15, 2009

The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) celebrates one of the world's most beloved foods—chocolate. To the Maya and Aztec peoples, Theobroma cacao, as its Latin name indicates, was a "food of the gods." These programs present a rare opportunity for museum visitors to explore chocolate's culture, history, and place in contemporary society.

The 2009 Power of Chocolate… Continue

Added by adem medina cardona on February 13, 2009 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Modern Indian Boys - a poem

Modern Indian boys meet General Custer at the principal's office in high school and this time lose the battle.

War dances are held in front of the 7/11 while holding on to a 40 oz. for good luck.

Gang colors are the new traditional regalia as they fight each other instead of the true enemy.

Manhood ceremonies are now called hazings or gang bangs.

Modern Indian boys cut their hair short and wear bandannas around their heads that are now symbols of… Continue

Added by Rixturey on February 7, 2009 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

noticias (2) Animal Smugglers - English

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – From the live snakes that smugglers stuff with packets of cocaine to the white tigers drug lords keep as exotic pets, rare animals are being increasingly sucked into Mexico's deadly narcotics trade.

Drug gang leaders like to show off rarities like sea turtle skin boots and build ostentatious private zoos at their mansions.

They also reap additional profits by sharing routes with animal traffickers who cram humming birds into cigarette packs and baby… Continue

Added by adem medina cardona on February 6, 2009 at 11:42pm — 5 Comments

noticias Borinken, español

http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otras_panorama/noticias/desarrollo_de_casas_caras_amenaza__cueva_del_indio/271578

Added by adem medina cardona on February 6, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Dreaming Research

Would you like to participate in dream research?

I am collecting data for my Ph.D. dissertation research. For this particular research I am looking for participants who have experienced Shared Dreaming. This is when two people have the same dream. For this research participants must be born in the United States (this includes territories too, of course), must be 18 years or older, and have been in an intimate relationship with the person with whom they experienced the Shared… Continue

Added by Frank Pascoe on February 5, 2009 at 6:48pm — 1 Comment

TRIBES RECLAIM LAND AND CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

At 7:34pm on February 3, 2009, Debra Rincon Lopez said…

Klamath Tribes in southern Oregon buys back part of the lost reservation-and with that returns the tradition of caring for and being nurtured by the land. The Klamath,Modoc & Yahooskin peoples who make up the Klamath Tribes, entered into an option agreement Dec. 18. 2008. To purchase teh 90,000-acre Mazama Forest in south central Oregon near our tribal homeland of Chiloquin-also known as the Mazama Tree Farm. The forest was once… Continue

Added by Debra Rincon Lopez on February 3, 2009 at 8:36pm — 10 Comments

Sharing American Indian/Indigenous News, Issues and Special Features

In 2000, I started my publication, My Two Beads Worth, on a free website host and then in 2001, I obtained a private host so I could do more and have more room. This is the 8th year of publication. It is non-profit and I will not accept donations or apply for grants for its publication costs. It's something I wanted to do in honor of my Ancestors and to give something back. I do all the work myself, so sometimes, the work involved can be somewhat overwhelming, but it's well worth it. I have… Continue

Added by Svhiyeyi Aga on February 3, 2009 at 8:34pm — No Comments

International Holocaust Rememberance Day January 27

This day, for me a day of silent reflection and prayer.

http://indigenousreview.blogspot.com/2009/01/international-holocaust-remembrance-day.html…

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Added by adem medina cardona on January 26, 2009 at 8:57pm — 1 Comment

My Pledge of Allegiance

My Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to Creator and to the path Creator has put me on. I pledge allegiance to my family, to my ancestors who walked before me and to my future generations who will walk after me. I pledge to walk the way of the warrior, to protect those who need protection, to guide those who need guidance, and to help those who need my help. I pledge to be a man of honor and integrity and to do my part in making this world a better place to live. Aho.

Bear… Continue

Added by Bear Warrior on January 26, 2009 at 7:42pm — 1 Comment

Lucayan Taino

Does anyone know of Lucayan Taino archeaological sites that are opened for visitors? I am thinking of going on my honeymoon to the north Caribbean and would love to see Lucayan artifacts and culture while I am there.

Added by Martin Nieves-Morales on January 26, 2009 at 12:22pm — 2 Comments