PHOTOS White House Tribal Nations Conference (Nov 5)

Jackeens

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Thu Nov-05-09 11:42 AM
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PHOTOS White House Tribal Nations Conference (Nov 5)

Edited on Thu Nov-05-09 12:13 PM by Jackeens

President Barack Obama signs a memorandum for closer consultation between Native American tribes and the federal government while speaking to tribal leaders at the White House Tribal Nations Conference held at the Department of Interior in Washington, DC, November 5, 2009. Leaders from 564 federally recognized tribes were invited to attend the conference.

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Richard Marcellais, Tribal Chairman Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, salutes during the presentation of colors at the White House Tribal Nations Conference

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ensho

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Thu Nov-05-09 11:48 AM
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1. kick

they needed more pics of the attendees

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niyad

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Thu Nov-05-09 11:51 AM
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2. exactly what I thought

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Jackeens

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Thu Nov-05-09 12:11 PM
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5. I agree ensho!

Up until two mins ago Getty and Daylife had only had two photos of the attendees (included above), the rest were of the President. Trying to find more now.

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liberal N proud

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Thu Nov-05-09 11:53 AM
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3. What's with these two?

Looks like the President is scouting for something?

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Jackeens

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Thu Nov-05-09 12:12 PM
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6. Blinded by the lights, apparently. Hey, that'd make a great song title.

:shrug:

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alsame

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Thu Nov-05-09 12:24 PM
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8. The lighting was very strange this morning, they had a lot of

floodlights facing the stage. At times when the camera panned back you couldn't even see the Prez, he was washed out. So I'm sure he was having trouble seeing into the audience.

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sandnsea

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Thu Nov-05-09 11:58 AM
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4. It's Native American Heritage Month

Full Text of the President's Proclamation

http://obama-mamas.com/blog/?p=572

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Clio the Leo

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Thu Nov-05-09 12:22 PM
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7. Anyone notice the irony?

The ORIGINAL tea party protestors ..... the ones in Boston in the 18th century ........ how did they dress?

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bain_sidhe

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Thu Nov-05-09 12:49 PM
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10. They dressed to show that they identified with

the inhabitants of their adopted home... i.e., as Native Americans

Great catch!

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Clio the Leo

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Thu Nov-05-09 10:01 PM
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13. Ah ..... thank you ..... I could not remember the reason. NT

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Cha

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Thu Nov-05-09 12:48 PM
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9. Thanks Jackeens~ I prefer

"Ojibwa"..of which I have a wee amount of blood on my Mom's side of the family:)

<snip>

"Ojibwa or Chippewa"

"According to Ojibwa tradition, the tribe originally emigrated from the region of the St. Lawrence River in the east, in company with the related Ottawa and Potawatomi. The three tribes separated at what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, the Ojibwa spreading west along both shores of Lake Superior, while the two other tribes went south.

The Ojibwa tribe was scattered over a vast area. It comprised a large number of bands divided into permanent clans. Originally, the clans were divided into five phratries, or groups, from which more than 20 clans developed. One of the clans claimed the hereditary chieftainship of the entire tribe; another claimed precedence in the councils of war.

The economy of the Ojibwa was based chiefly on hunting, fishing, farming, and the gathering of wild fruits and seeds, particularly the abundant wild rice; they also made sugar from maple syrup.

Their houses were built on pole frames in wigwam shape and were usually covered with birchbark. Birchbark sheets were also used for keeping simple pictographic records of tribal affairs.

Ojibwa mythology was elaborate; the chief religious and superstitious rites centered around the Medewiwin, or grand medicine society."

<more>
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/nativeamericans/ojibwa.htm

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Broken_Hero

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Thu Nov-05-09 06:59 PM
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11. K and R. :) nt

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AspenRose

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Thu Nov-05-09 07:34 PM
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12. Barack Black Eagle!

this poster is impressive

http://www.buffalonickeldistro.com/bbe-traditional-print.html

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AspenRose

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Fri Nov-06-09 10:52 AM
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14. Kick

:kick:

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