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Hawaiians march for sovereignty
Native Hawaiians share much in common with Native Americans
and Alaska Natives in the 48 states, including the fight
to maintain the right to govern themselves. This week,
Hawaiian activists took to the streets to educate others
on sovereignty and on the history of their former nation,
holding their own version of the Boston Ti Party at the
birthplace of the American resolution.
If the recent state
of Washington Republican party resolution on tribes
is any indication, educating others on sovereignty
is a tougher job than ever imagined. Still, the activists
plan to take their issue to the nation's capitol later
this summer to continue the movement.
As with Native Americans, the nation's capitol has been a
source of conflicting messages for Hawaiian sovereignty.
In 1993, Congress and President Clinton acknowledged the
illegality of the overthrow of the Hawaiian government over
a hundred years ago and the right for Native Hawaiians to
self-government.
This year, the Supreme Court ruled illegal an election in which
only Native Hawaiians could vote for offices that benefit
only Native Hawaiians. The ruling is already affecting the
ways in which land and money are allocated in the state.
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Sovereignty
protests aim to educate (The Talking Circle 7/3)
Hawaiians
march for sovereignty (The Talking Circle 7/5)
Group
challenges Hawaii (Tribal Law 7/7)
Tribes get funding
At least tribes in the states and in Alaska are getting
some funding of their own. The Department of Justice
awarded more than $5 million in grants to 44 tribes and
Alaska Native villages.
The funds will be used to plan, implement, or enhance
drug courts for tribes. Drug courts differ from traditional
courts in that they aim to treat and cure drug use, not simply
sentence offenders.
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Tribes
awarded key funding (Tribal Law 7/7)
Tribal
grantees in Drug Court Program (Tribal Law 7/7)
DOJ:
No California tribes applied (Tribal law 7/7)
Tribes
miss out on funds (Tribal Law 7/5)
Begay wins another round
Isleta Pueblo / Navajo golfer Notah Begay III is all about
breaking the rules and seems poised to continue doing so.
He won his second PGA tournament in just two weeks, capturing
the top prize at the Greater Hartford Open by just one
stroke.
Begay will be testing his skills in the coming weeks as
he travels across the ocean to England in an attempt
to qualify for the British Open, to be held in Scotland
July 20 through July 23. Check back for updates.
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Begay
wins another round (Sports 7/3)
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