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Native American culture on display
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - Samantha Fowler is a fry bread aficionado. From the time she was 12 years old, she’s worked at her family’s food booth at Indian powwows across the Midwest, making and selling the rich bread that can be eaten alone or with...Tags: Hands, Minority Groups, Culture, Arts and Culture, Breads
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Landmark gay history bill goes to California governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum. The bill, passed on a...Tags: Minority Groups, California, Nazi Party, Germany, Politics
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Vacant land in Detroit turned into beer garden
DETROIT (AP) — A group of local artists, designers, writers and others has transformed a piece of vacant land in Detroit into a European-style beer garden. The Tashmoo Biergarten will pop up once a week and feature a rotating selection of beer by...Tags: Minority Groups, Europe, Detroit
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I-69 expansion creates dispute over ancient stone
SCOTLAND, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana property owner may wind up in court to resolve a dispute over a centuries-old rock that was unearthed in Greene County as part of the state's work to expand Interstate 69. Georgia Flinn tells The Herald-Times a...Tags: Minority Groups, Indiana, Georgia
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ACLU sues school system over long-hair suspension
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Louisiana school system that suspended a 13-year-old Native American student for having long hair, which violates the dress code. Attorney Katherine Schwartzmann says Seth Chaisson...Tags: Minority Groups, Louisiana, Education, American Civil Liberties Union, Teaching and Learning
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Native American actor, Rochester icon, dies
Basil "Chief White Eagle" Heath, a veteran of Hollywood and a Chicago television pioneer who retired to northern Indiana, died Monday.
In the 1930s, Heath — born in 1917 on the Iroquois Indian River Reservation in Ontario — walked among...Tags: Human Interest, Minority Groups, Television, Cinema Industry, History (tv network)
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Fourth annual mustache competition benefits firefighter charities
SOUTH BEND – Lip sweater. Nose neighbor. Cookie duster. Soup strainer. Lip tickler. Flavor saver. Or just plain mustache.
Whatever the name, plenty were on display Saturday at the fourth annual “Mustache Bash” at Corby's Irish Pub....Tags: St. Joseph County (Indiana), Human Interest, Minority Groups, Fires, Disasters and Accidents
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Study: USDA still plagued by civil rights problems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite acknowledging a legacy of discrimination, the Agriculture Department is still plagued by civil rights problems that have in the past led to unequal treatment of minorities seeking loans and other help, according to a...Tags: Minority Groups, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Heads of State, Crime, Law and Justice, Marketing
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Eccentrics, dreamers and seekers flock to Crestone, Colo.
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFor thousands of years, the high, arid San Luis Valley has spawned tales of the strange and the fantastic. Native Americans called it the Bloodless Valley, setting aside their weapons as they made vision quests up sacred Blanca Peak, the great sentinel...Tags: Minority Groups, Vehicles, United Nations, Hinduism, Buddhism
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On a pilgrimage to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe White Mountains that straddle the California-Nevada border are known for their extreme environment. They get less than a foot of rain a year. The wind blows almost constantly, and the temperatures can dip to well below zero. Hard to imagine, then,...Tags: Minority Groups, Conservation, Weather, Tourism and Leisure, Science and Technology
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Fashion Diary: Tribal influences for fall
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticMuch of what's out there for fall looks like it could have been ripped from the pages of Cowboys and Indians magazine: arrow print maxi-skirts, blanket-stripe ponchos, suede jackets with swinging fringe, cowboy booties and T-shirts with more Navajo...Tags: Minority Groups, Proenza Schouler, IKEA, Social Media, Isabel Marant
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Pendleton's new indie spirit
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticCan Pendleton conquer the hipster class? For many, the brand is associated with career clothes and mom jeans, with Indian blankets and plaid shirts worn by the Beach Boys. But Pendleton has been working to attract a new generation of contemporary...Tags: Minority Groups, Proenza Schouler, Isabel Marant, Politics, The Beach Boys
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