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Together Again as One People With the Same Goals |
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It is with great pride that both factions are merging for the betterment of our people under the leadership of Chief Ralph Justice Oxendine. WE hope to get together very soon and talk to all members about this decision and how it came about. We would like to hear from all members and potential members; just keep it clean please. We have tried very hard to stick to that in the past. This will be the real terst as to who has their heart ing what we are doing. We have exciting plans and ideas that we need to talk to everyone about and ALOT of mending to do; so we are trying to come up with a date soon, very informal; to sit around in the circle and pray for guidance and wisdom. Please let us know by email at oxendineralph@yahoo.com to let us know if you have a particular date that would be good for you.
As we are working on our website; please keep checking on the calendar for upcoming events.
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We're Back! |
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Hello Tribal Members. I am delighted to inform you that we now have our original web site back! We now own .org, .net, .com and .biz. Please visit either site. If you are registered with .com or any of the others; when you log in, it will take you to this site. Please enjoy and remember, feel free to post what ever you would like to let others know. Please, keep it clean.
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The Indian Ten Commandments |
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1. Treat the Earth and all that dwell therein with respect.
2. Show great respect for your fellow beings.
3. Remain close to the Great Spirit.
4. Work together for the benefit of all Mankind.
5. Give assistance and kindness wherever needed.
6. Do what you know to be right.
7. Look after the well-being of Mind and Body.
8. Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good.
9. Be truthful and honest at all times.
10. Take full responsibility for your actions.
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US Census Peports Multiple Checked Boxes Leads to Native Demographic Growth |
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Census Bureau has released data indicating that almost half of people who identify as Native American report being more than one race.
The research, based on 2010 data, was released January 25. It shows that approximately 44 percent of the Native population – 2.3 million people – reported being American Indian and Alaska Native in combination with one or more other races. According to Census numbers, this multiracial group grew by 39 percent from 2000 to 2010.
“The multiple-race American Indian and Alaska Native population increased by more than 50 percent in 18 states,” according to the report. “North Carolina, Delaware and South Dakota experienced the most rapid growth in this population at more than 70 percent. In all but three states, the multiple-race proportion of the American Indian and Alaska Native alone-or-in-combination population increased from 2000 to 2010.”
In total, 5.2 million people, or 1.7 percent of the United States’ population, identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, either alone or in combination with one or more races. That equated to a growth in the Native population of 27 percent from 2000 to 2010. 2.9 million residents reported being American Indian and Alaska Native alone, an increase of 18 percent from 2000 to 2010. The total U.S. population increased by 9.7 percent from 2000 to 2010, so Native growth significantly outpaced it, but the overall percentage of Natives compared to the overall population remained the same from 2000.
There had been a major push by Native organizations to have more American Indians counted in 2010, in order to make up for what were thought to be past shortfalls in counting and methodology.
Another major finding was that more than three-fourths (78 percent) of the Native population lived outside of tribal areas. “At the same time, most counties with relatively higher proportions of American Indians and Alaska Natives tended to be in close proximity to reservations, trust lands or Oklahoma tribal statistical areas,” the Census reported.
The ten states with the largest number of American Indian and Alaska Native population in 2010 were California, Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas, New York, New Mexico, Washington, North Carolina, Florida and Michigan. “Among these states, Texas, North Carolina and Florida experienced substantial rates of growth in this population at 46 percent, 40 percent and 38 percent, respectively,” the Census reported.
In terms of tribal citizenship, the largest number of people who identified with an American Indian tribal grouping, either alone or in combination, identified as Cherokee (819,000), according to the report. Navajo had the largest number of individuals who identified with one tribal grouping and no other race (287,000). Blackfeet had the highest proportion of individuals reporting more than one tribal grouping or race with 74 percent.
The largest Alaska Native tribal grouping was Yup’ik (34,000), followed by Inupiat (33,000). Yup’ik also had the largest number of people who identified with one tribal grouping and no other race (29,000). Among all Alaska Native tribal groupings, Tlingit-Haida had the highest proportion (42 percent) who reported more than one tribal grouping or race.
Throughout the decade, the Census Bureau plans to release additional information on the American Indian and Alaska Native population, including characteristics such as age, sex, and family type, which is expected to provide greater insights to the demographic characteristics of this population at various geographic levels.
The U.S. government uses information on race to implement and evaluate programs or enforce laws, such as the Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Fair Housing Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Act, and the 2010 Census Redistricting Data Program.
Public and private organizations use race information to find areas where groups may need special services and to plan and implement education, housing, health, and other programs that address these needs.
According to the report, Census information also helps identify areas where residents might need services of particular importance to certain racial groups, such as screening for hypertension or diabetes.
More information on specific race groups in the United States is located at www.census.gov under the “Minority Links” section. This site includes further information about the 2010 Census and provides links to reports based on past censuses and surveys focusing on the social and economic characteristics of the Black or African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander populations.
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Australian PM Gillard Escorted Away From Indigenous Right Protestors |
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made an early exit along with opposition leader Tony Abbott from an awards ceremony being held on Australia’s National Day Thursday as protestors from a nearby indigenous rights event arrived and began banging on windows of the Canberra restaurant Gillard and Abbott were in according to an Associated Press article.
Around 200 protestors chanted “shame” and “racist” outside the restaurant, directing the words at Abbott, as police escorted the political leaders away.
Australia Day, or Invasion Day to aborigines, marks the arrival of the first fleet of British colonists. The day marks the land settlement without treaty.
According to AP, Abbott had angered the protestors earlier, as they were celebrating 40 years of its tent embassy, saying it was time the embassy “moved on.”
While many mainstream indigenous leaders have condemned the activists who mobbed the restaurant, those responsible accused Abbott of inciting racial tensions accorting to an article in The Australian.
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