Natives

Nearly 12% of American Indian and Alaska Native deaths over a four-year period were alcohol related, according to a CDC report released on Thursday, AP/USA Today reports. Researchers found after examining death certificates from 2001 to 2005 that 11.7% of deaths -- or 1,514 deaths -- among American Indians and Alaska Natives were alcohol-related. During the same time period, 3.3% of all deaths in

FRIEND (admiring the prodigy)—"Seventh standard, is she? Plays the planner an' talks French like a native, I'll bet."FOND BUT "TOUCHY" PARENT—"I've no doubt that's meant to be very funny, Bill Smith; but as it 'appens you're only exposin' your ignorance; they ain't natives in France—they're as white as wot we are."—Sketch._________________Short Funny Jokes

We found this interesting story from The Nature Conservancy:By Jen Newlin BellRogue prefers his steak medium-well. But when it comes to sniffing out a rare plant, this dog performs work that’s very well done, indeed.The 4-year-old Belgian sheepdog is part of a Nature Conservancy collaborative project to test the efficacy of using dogs to sniff out the threatened Kincaid’s lupine. The plant is

This clip is raw footage of a Brazilian official getting slashed by machete wielding Native Indians during a protest against a proposed hydroelectric dam. They gonna chase them crazy bald... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

[via Kaos Effect] These jumpoffs are called the Nike Natives but technically they’re the Nike Court Force Highs. Said to only be available in Japan, I’m sure they’ll trickle down... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Each summer and autumn, the Inupiat, natives of the arid north coast of Alaska, take their sealskin boats and gun-fired harpoons and go whale hunting. Kills are celebrated throughout villages as whaling captains share their catch with relatives and neighbors. Muktuk, or raw whale skin and blubber,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Each summer and autumn, the Inupiat, natives of the arid north coast of Alaska, take their sealskin boats and gun-fired harpoons and go whale hunting.Kills are celebrated throughout villages as whaling captains share their catch with relatives and neighbors. Muktuk, or raw whale skin and blubber, is a delicacy.But that traditional way of life is coming into conflict with one of the modern world's most urgent priorities: finding more oil.Royal Dutch Shell is determined to exploit vast reserves believed to lie off the Alaskan coast. The Bush administration backs the idea and has issued offshore leases in recent years.Those leases have received far less attention than failed efforts to drill in the U.S. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but they may prove far more important. By some estimates, the oil under the Alaskan seabed could exceed the reserves remaining in the rest of the United States, though how much can ever be recovered is uncertain.Shell is eager to find out. It tried to make

Nike released the Nike Air Native N7, the first set of shoes designed for Native Americans I’m usually more like the type of guy who likes to sit on his comfy couch and watch others sweat their shirts off running around the courts and fields. But for those who actually like being an active part of sports (I consider sports betting as being an active part, but, nevermind), this announcement probably left them with a big question mark over their heads.   Photo: Indianz.com It seems Nike has been working with the Native American community for quite a while to develop this new product. They also say all the profits from the N7 shoes will go to programs dedicated to promote a healthy life for Native Americans.  This looks like an awesome program to help, but… what on Earth could they have been thinking? I know they discovered that Native American’s feet are wider and all that stuff, but the whole idea is just weird. And there is the other think that just doesn’t make sens

A reader asked whether a list existed whereby Australian native plants could be substituted to create a Japanese Garden. To my knowledge such a list doesn't exist, until now that is. First, we have to pull apart the Japanese Garden style to understand how the substitution is going to work. Predominantly this form of garden design features the use of rocks and pebbles, water, conifers and evergreens, flowering deciduous trees (cherry, peach, magnolias etc), many flowering shrubs (azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias) and then there's the quintessential bamboo. The rocks and pebbles aren't a problem. It's fairly easy to locate granite rocks and river stones/pebbles. Even the water (as it is being constantly reused) isn't too difficult to source. So how do we choose water-wise Australian natives that will replace these plants and still pull off the effect of a Japanese Garden? Let's start with the conifers. Australia has a few conifers of its own and also a few plants that eas

The Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) is claiming responsibility for another series of explosions that went off today on Mexico’s natural gas pipeline. This time around the attack caused national and international corporations were shut down in Mexico and many of these corporations will be facing millions of dollars in losses, according to CNNMoney. Vitro SAB, a Mexican company that makes glass containers, said the shutdown of two plants would cost it about $800,000 a day. Vitro said in a statement that it was increasing production at other plants in Mexico to minimize effects on customers. It is being reported that Honda Motor Co, Kellogg Co’s, The Hershey Co, Nissan Motor Co, and Grupo Modelo SA were forced to suspend or scale back operations because of the lack of natural gas. Service was suspended on the 36-inch (91-centimeter) pipeline that runs between Mexico City and the industry-rich city of Guadalajara, capital of the western state of Jalisco. Service are also su

A Mexican leftist group, El Ejército Popular Revolucionario (EPR - Popular Revolutionary Army), is claiming responsibility for for a series of explosions that occurred this week and last week on Mexico’s owned natural-gas pipelines, PEMEX, according to La Jornada. Pemex is the third-largest oil supplier to the US. EPR issued a statement to the national and international mass media and to those who are fighting for human rights. A QUIEN CORRESPONDA PRESENTE Por medio de la presente hacemos llegar a los medios de comunicación y a nuestro pueblo el primer comunicado de nuestro partido en el estado de Guanajuato, en donde se expone nuestra posición política sobre las explosiones en los ductos de PEMEX. De antemano agradecemos la atención prestada para con nosotros y nos despedimos cordialmente. AL PUEBLO DE MEXICO AL PUEBLO DE GUANAJUATO A LOS MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN NACIONALES E INTERNACIONALES A LOS ORGANISMOS NO GUBERNAMENTALES DEFENSORES DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS ¡HERMANAS,

Northern Cree & Friends: Canadian “Life Must Go On“; ‘Vol. 5: Long Winter Nights‘ (2006) . Canada’s National Aboriginal Day Is On June 21st… . …it’s something our Government gave them a few years ago so Native Groups would stop threatening to blow shit up and blocking our railways. Like most of Canada’s Grand Plans regarding Natives — this [...]

“There are only two ways of dealing with the white man. One, either you pick up a gun, or you stand between the white man and his money.” TOM FLANAGAN Professor of political science at the University of Calgary, author of Self-Determination: The Other Path for Native AmericansThe Globe and Mail18 May 2007Last December, the Assembly of First Nations voted to make June 29 a national day of

As I venture further into society here and mingle with the natives, I have come to interesting findings along the way. I can recall a time when I was living on Long Island, New York and me and some friends were driving through Bay Shore when our car died. Mind you, this was the age of beepers and not many of us as teenagers and young adults had cell phones yet. We were at a corner with a 7-11 so we walked over and asked the man behind the counter if we could use his phone to call for some help; our car had died after all. No, use the payphone, its outside. There was three of us and wouldn’t you know it, all we had were five and ten dollar bills. Could you break a five for us so we can get some quarters? Nope, you need to buy something. Therefore, we bought something to get some change and called for help. The battery died so the tow truck jumped the car and we were on our merry way.Now let us fast forward a few years and into Holland. Dutchie did a very silly thing a couple of mo

Denny O'Neil, Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich all attended the Cape Girardeau Comic Con this week. The organizer, store manager Ken Murphy, had something to say that I agree with:Murphy, a sports-loving family man, hates the stereotypes that often are attached to comic book and gaming hobbyists -- people who Murphy says come from all walks of life. But Murphy also said the area has long supported comic books as a hobby and a creative pursuit, as evidenced by people like Thomas and Friedrich -- respected comic book names from Southeast Missouri.I completely concur with that. That's why I find the word "geek" which originally referred to a circus performer who ate chicken heads or something in the mid-1950s, so appalling. I remember that several years ago, when the first X-Men movie was being produced, there were quite a few press sources who seemed to use the word geek, and while it's always possible to wear it with staunch pride, that still doesn't mean it's justified. Sometimes I w

I'm currently looking for material on Borneo or Sarawak natives' folklore in the shops. I remember some of the stories my late grandmother (bless her soul) used to tell my sisters and I when we were young. Bedtime stories. Some of them involved a half-wit character called Amang Alui (in Bidayuh Sadong) or Apai Saloi (in Iban). Borneo's version of Mr. Bean. I have to type them down somehow.