Articles from the January 5, 2015 edition
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Security in 2015?
7 was quite the year. Atrocities and tragedies seem to abound. We read headlines of heart- breaking events within our country, within our schools and on our streets. Calamities... — Updated 1/17/2015
Healing the heart with "Living Water"
When I read the story of the woman at the well in John 4: 1-42. There are many issues that arise within this wonderful story. Here is a quick glimpse of some of those issues based... — Updated 1/17/2015
Throw the raindrops back into the sky
We all wish we could turn time backward and change something we’ve done or something we didn’t do. I was talking to a friend last week and he is convinced he has ruined his lif... — Updated 1/17/2015
A new beginning
I know of few things more disturbing to a man than having someone misplace his remote control. Perhaps the only thing more disconcerting is misplacing it himself. One night when... — Updated 1/17/2015
Moving forward?
8! Twenty fifteen sounds like the title of a sci-fi movie. Sometimes I feel like I am living in the middle of such an epoch. Every day, advances in technology expand way beyond... — Updated 1/17/2015
Questionable
For about fifteen days I personally went through my personal property and discarded anything that would be considered illegal or against the rules (in other words, anything... — Updated 1/17/2015
Letters from Our Readers
OPENS ONE’S MIND I truly do appreciate getting the Indian Life. It really opens a person’s mind to the Native American, their culture and ways of life. —D.M., Ontario REACHING PEOPLE This is J.T. from Death Row in Ohio. I just... — Updated 1/17/2015
The Choice is Ours
It’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone. Time is marching on. But with it, also comes increased violence and less compassion and care for one another. The past year 2014 was especially brutal and painful for m... — Updated 1/17/2015
WHAT'S THE CALLING ON YOUR LIFE?
In 1988, while attending a conference, Casey Church accepted a call to follow Jesus. “My calling was not the typical way of preparing for service. I prayed and sought God’s guidance in order to learn about this new approach He was... — Updated 1/17/2015
A Warrior brave enough to face the challenge
Several years ago I attended a small United Methodist church in Michigan. I had just begun my work in Native American ministry. During that time frame I had an experience that... — Updated 1/17/2015
Ontario student wins Forest Products Skills Award
WINNIPEG, MB-The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has awarded the third annual Skills Award for Aboriginal Youth to Shownoo Blackbird-Williams from Walpole Island First... — Updated 1/17/2015
Youth ambassadors attend White House Tribal Nations Conference
Native youth traveled to the nation's capital in December to participate in the annual White House Nations Tribal Conference. The White House Tribal Nations Conference Youth... — Updated 1/17/2015
Young motivator makes moves
WINNIPEG, MB-There's a young man who's been making waves in Winnipeg but this year he's going beyond the city. Michael Redhead Champagne, 27, was named one of the top three... — Updated 1/17/2015
Ancient canoe exhibit inspires thousands at Chickasaw Cultural Center
SULPHUR, OK-They were the metaphorical pickup trucks of their day. Native Americans used them to ferry families across rivers, move trade goods to market and a means of travel.... — Updated 1/17/2015
Members of Lumbee Tribe proud to carry on tradition of service
RALEIGH, NC-Two members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are proud to carry on the fighting traditions of an ancestor who took up arms against the Confederacy. Air Force Staff... — Updated 1/17/2015
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe donates $10K to local food pantry
FLANDREAU, SD-The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe donated $10,000 to a food pantry in Moody County, South Dakota. The tribe presented the donation to the Bread Basket at its annual... — Updated 1/17/2015
Church appointed Interim Director at Wiconi International
VANCOUVER, WA-Wiconi International announced the appointment of Casey Church to be the Interim Director, effective January 1, 2015. Church is a member of the Pokagon Band of... — Updated 1/17/2015
Robert Falcon Ouellette wants to run for federal Liberal Party
WINNIPEG, MB-According to the Canadian Press, mayoral candidate in Winnipeg's last election has stated that he is seeking the nomination of the Liberal Party in Winnipeg Centre... — Updated 1/17/2015
Laurier professor's book on Aboriginal land claims agreements wins prestigious prize
WATERLOO, ON—Christopher Alcantara, an associate professor of Political Science at Laurier, has been awarded the Canadian Studies Network’s Prize for the Best Book in Canadian Studies. Alcantara received the prize for his boo... — Updated 1/17/2015
Congress gives Native American lands to foreign mining company with new NDAA
WASHINGTON, DC-The U.S. Congress is poised to give a foreign mining company 2,400 acres of national forest in Arizona that is the cherished ancestral homeland to Apache natives.... — Updated 1/17/2015
Obama unveils plan to help young American Indians
WASHINGTON, DC-U.S. President Barack Obama announced an initiative on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, aimed at improving conditions and opportunities for American Indian youth, more... — Updated 1/17/2015
Students gather on Fond du Lac Reservation to ask "Would Jesus Eat Frybread?"
CLOQUET/CARLTON, MN-Over a wintery weekend in the middle of November 2014, over 155 Native American university students from 55 different tribal groups gathered from across Turtle... — Updated 1/17/2015
"Earth has shifted"-Inuit elders issue warning to NASA and the world
The Inuits are indigenous people that inhabit the arctic regions of Canada, the United States and Greenland and throughout history their very lives have been dependent on being... — Updated 1/17/2015
AFN chooses new grand chief
WINNIPEG, MB-Saskatchewan's regional chief Perry Bellegarde won a decisive majority vote on December 10, 2014, when he earned support from 63 percent of Canada's chiefs to become... — Updated 1/17/2015
North Dakota tribe receives millions in oil royalties but tribe still in poverty
GRAND FORKS, ND-The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation in North Dakota is in the middle of an energy boom but tribal members say they aren't seeing any of the benefits. Blessed with... — Updated 1/17/2015
