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Three years ago Doreen Lane, a member of the Lummi Nation, began working as a cook at the small Courtside Cafe at the Whatcom County Courthouse in Bellingham, Washington. This year she celebrated her one‑year anniversary as the owner.
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From Welfare to Business Owner
As federal officials bantered about ways to ease, push, pull, or prod people off of welfare, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and their tribal college have been watching successes in their GATE program on the Flathead Reservation in northwest Montana.
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Entrepreneurs Stimulate Tribal Economies
They may not be starting up corporations that employ hundreds of people. But each day more and more Native people are entering the world of business.
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Industry Working with AIHEC to Build Museums
Log cabins may provide the solution to creating a network of field museums at tribal colleges.
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Tribal Museums Keep Exhibits, Culture Alive
Despite great competition for the grant money available to tribal museums, more and more tribes are considering opening their own museums or cultural centers. Experts predict in the next five years the number of tribal museums will double.
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People of Terra Nullius: Betrayal and Rebirth in Aboriginal Canada
By Boyce Richardson
University of Washington Press
393 pages, $19.95Review by Carolyn Casey
More Than Lines on a Page
Boyce Richardson uses an unusual style of writing to discuss Canada’s treatment of the aboriginal,
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The Eagle Spreads Its Wings: Self governance may be the first step towards real tribal sovereignty
Last year the Self Governance Demonstration Project launched in 1987 was declared a success and made permanent by an act of Congress. Today there are 186 federally recognized tribes and Alaskan Native villages in self governance agreements with the federal government. If the Alaskan villages are not counted individually, there are 49 tribes in self governance.
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Crossing Cultures: A growing number of Christian churches work to support, not destroy Indian spirituality
Christian churches were once united in opposition to Indian spirituality. Today, some are apologizing and looking to make amends.
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Distorted Images: News coverage of Indian country is slowly improving, but the fourth estate still doesn’t understand the fourth world
News coverage of Indian Country will not improve until more Indians become reporters.
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World Vision: The Lummi Nation thinks—and acts—globally
The Lummi Nation has provided leadership and support for tribal groups around the world as they attempt to preserve their land and water.
