22Nov2012
Books by Native Writers Key to Building Accurate Knowledge About American Indians
GOOD
On Thanksgiving, families across the country will be gathering 'round their tables to celebrate. In elementary school some of you may have dressed up to reenact the "First Thanksgiving." The thing is, those reenactments - and a lot of what Americans "know" about American Indians - are inaccurate.

22Nov2012
College Students Urge Metro Riders to Be Courteous
Infosurhoy.com
Shoving, rudeness and crisscrossing through restricted areas are just some of the misconduct demonstrated by a portion of the five million who use the Mexico City Metro system every day. But an advocacy group wants the disobedience to stop.

22Nov2012
Big News! Wikipedia is Adding Video Capabilities
Revolution-Productions
You heard right, video lovers! Wikipedia and video will finally unite. This means that videos can now be added to its millions of entries and be seen by its half-a-billion monthly visitors.

22Nov2012
Mexico To Fight Deforestation With $15M Loan
Hispanically Speaking News
Mexico will receive $15 million in financial and technical assistance to support climate change mitigation efforts in five of the states with the highest levels of net forest loss: Oaxaca, Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Jalisco and Campeche.

22Nov2012
12 Ways to Occupy Black Friday and Reclaim the Spirit of the Season
Code Pink
Out of every $100 spent at local businesses, $45 stays in the local economy. Out of every $100 spent at chain stores, all but $14 leaves the local economy.

21Nov2012
Thanksgiving Turkey Obama Gave 'Presidential Pardon' Was Mexican Immigrant
VOA News
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday and roast turkey is the definitive centerpiece of the holiday feast. But the domesticated turkey is not an American invention. It's Mexican.

21Nov2012
Why Moms and Cops Are Uniting to End the Drug War
KPBS.org
When families gather together for Thanksgiving, along with the eating and talking, people usually take lots of photographs as keepsakes. This year a group, called Moms United to End the War on Drugs, wants families to take different kinds of photographs - of empty seats at the table.

21Nov2012
As Travel Business Booms, Indigenous Groups Are Fed Up With Doomsday Myth
Naharnet
From Mexico's Maya Riviera to ancient sites in Guatemala, the region foresees a tourism bonanza from the fateful December 21 date in the Mayan calendar, but indigenous groups are fed up with the doomsday myth.


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