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Native American Traditional Dance
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delve into the roots of traditional Native dance practices across North
America and profile a handful of active Native dance troupes presenting
traditional dance: the Yellow Bird Indian Dancers, the Chinle Valley
Singers, the American Indian Dance Theater and the Le-La-La Dancers. By
Colleen M. Payton.
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Native American Tribes Restore Endangered Wildlife
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 Return of the Wild
Many
Native American tribal governments are embarking on ambitious ecological restoration
programs to protect endangered wildlife on their reservations. We visit the Nez Perce gray
wolf recovery project, the Yakama Nation shrub-steppe program for
sage-grouse, the Iowa Tribe’s eagle aviary, and the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs’ chinook salmon effort. Plus details on six other
endeavors. By Ben Ikenson.
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2006 September/October Happening (Events)
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 Indian
Summer Festival, held at Henry Maier Festival Park on Lake Michigan’s
waterfront in Milwaukee, bills itself as “North America’s largest
American Indian festival,” and there is no denying its impressive range
of activities and large crowds.
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2006 September/October On the Wind (News)
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 ON THE WIND
Film and television developments, a profile of a hair stylist to the
stars, and windbreaks on the Great Plains. Also, other important news
in the arts, education, the environment, business, politics, sports,
health and
other realms of life in Indian Country.
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