Skipping stones on the Schroon River in the Adirondacks over Memorial Day

MP3: Nick Lowe – I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass

Posted: June 3rd, 2009 under Art/Photography.
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We know we spend too much time here talking about Edward Abbey, but with news about The Monkey Wrench Gang movie, it seems like a good idea to take a look at a video from 1981 of Abbey speaking at the Glen Canyon Dam protest where he and other protesters infamously displayed the “crack” banner. One of the most memorable scenes in The Monkey Wrench Gang involves Seldon Seen Smith on his knees at the dam praying for an earthquake to ruin it.

“Surely no man made structure in modern American history has been hated so much by so many for so long with such good reason as Glen Canyon Dam.” – Ed Abbey

The video is after the jump…

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Posted: June 3rd, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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The House is considering two bills today that will grant the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and six Virginia tribes hundreds of millions of tax dollars in housing, education, and health benefits. The name “Lumbee” is derived from the region near the Lumber River in Robeson County, North Carolina. In 1956, the United States Congress passed House Resolution 4656, know as the Lumbee Act, which recognized the Lumbee as American Indians but prohibited them from receiving federal services ordinarily provided to federally recognized tribes. The Lumbee is the only American Indian tribe caught in these circumstances and there has been lots of opposition from other tribes, especially the eastern branch of the Cherokee, who do not consider the Lumbee’s genetic make-up pure enough for full Native American status. Obama’s administration has pledged to support recognition of the Lumbee tribe, but has yet to pledge support for recognition of the Virginia tribes. (AP)

MP3: Andy Griffith – North Carolina, My Home State

Posted: June 3rd, 2009 under Native American.
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