http://www.inthesetimes.com/archives/tags/native+american/ In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. en-us Expression Engine jessica@inthesetimes.com seamus@inthesetimes.com Thu, 17 May 2007 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3195/sacred_lands_sewer_snow/ Just south of the Grand Canyon and seven miles north of Flagstaff, the volcanic San Francisco Peaks loom 12,000 feet above the Arizona landscape. They also sit at the intersection of a cultural, environmental and commercial controversy--one that could make its way to the Supreme Court. The Peaks, which are managed by the United States Forest Service (USFS) as part of the Coconino National Forest, are held sacred by 13 American Indian tribes. So when Arizona Snowbowl, a ski resort that leases almost 800 acres of the mountain, proposed in 2002 to expand its facilities and make fake snow out of water reclaimed from sewage treatment plants, environmentalists and tribal leaders came together in opposition. Snowbowl manager J.R. Murray says… environment native american David Sirota Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3321/can_brazils_quilombos_survive/ Unlike the United States, where slavery is too often relegated to the shadows of history, in Brazil the memory is still alive--especially in the Quilombos, the encampment communities that escaped or freed African slaves founded in the country's vast mountain ranges and deep jungles. Leonard Abrams' documentary, Quilombo Country, examines the legacy of slavery that haunts the people who live there, explores the vibrant culture of these communities and chronicles the challenges they face in modern-day Brazil. Quilombo Country opens with the frenetic beat of Tambor da Criola, a music native to the state of Maranhão. As women dance and turn, making their skirts swirl around them, the men drum and sing about traveling a long and difficult path. An… movies native american south america David Sirota Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3920/native_radio_building_community/ As new technologies take hold in the marketplace -- and in the minds of consumers -- old media are starting to look, well, older. FM radio is no exception. The debut of new cell phones that deliver audio applications spurred predictions of radio's demise. But for many communities, radio still promises a way to spread news, share stories and support a cultural or regional identity. This is especially true for the country's Native American tribes, which have seized a rare chance to start new radio stations as a way of strengthening their communities. Last fall, many Native people joined hundreds of schools, activists, churches and nonprofit groups that applied for new noncommercial FM stations with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).… Native Americans radio David Sirota Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3923/wastewater_ski_slopes/ A legal battle over the fate of the San Francisco Peaks, one of the southwest's most ecologically diverse and sacred mountains, could be heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. A coalition of six Native American tribes and three environmental organizations says it intends to file an appeal after an Aug. 8 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals favored Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort, permitting the company to expand development and make snow from reclaimed sewage wastewater on a mountain that 13 tribes consider sacred. The decision is the latest in a three-year legal battle -- between the U.S. Forest Service and Arizona Snowbowl, and the Save the Peaks Coalition -- over the 12,000-foot-high mountain range, seven miles north… environment Native Americans Supreme Court David Sirota