Indian Times: Native church burns down (Mar 01, 2008)
On Indian Times this weekend Susan Shannon speaks with Pastor Darryl Tiger about the burning of the Sallateeska Baptist Church, a rural Native American church serving the Shawnee and Tecumseh areas. The Native American Journalists Association?s Executive Director Jeffrey Harjo speaks about the upcoming UNITY conference in Chicago July 23-27. Student applications are due by March 31st. Also discussed are the resignations of two native newspaper editors who claimed censorship by their tribal leaders. And a Cherokee student at Sequoyah Indian High School near Tahlequah was named Quarterback of the Year. His name is Nathan Stanley, and we hear from his coach, Brent Scott.

For more information on the March 11th Osage Nation Sovereignty Day Celebration, visit http://www.osagetribe.com

Learn more about the Eugene B Adkins collection featuring Taos artists as well as Native American art. It opens to the public on Friday March 7th.

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