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  2. Eagle-bone whistle - Wikipedia

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    Eagle bone whistles are used in many ceremonies of various American Indigenous cultures. [1] The eagle bone whistle may be considered as a ceremonial or sacred object which may not be considered a musical instrument, if music is defined as entertainment: "There is no time or need...to wallow in distinctions between a feather-and-bone raptor and a bone whistle avian mysticism; one would no ...

  3. R. Carlos Nakai - Wikipedia

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    Nakai's music prominently features improvisations on the Native American cedar flute. He also plays the eagle-bone whistle, and uses synthesizers, chanting, and sounds from nature. Although he occasionally plays arrangements of traditional melodies, most of his music attempts to "[create] original compositions that capture the essence of his ...

  4. Lakota people - Wikipedia

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    The Lakota population was estimated at 8,500 in 1805; it grew steadily and reached 16,110 in 1881. They were one of the few Native American tribes to increase in population in the 19th century, a time of widespread disease and warfare.

  5. United States Congressional Joint Special Committee on ...

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    The Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes was formed on March 3, 1865, by resolution of both houses of U.S. Congress for the purpose of "directing an inquiry into the condition of the Indian tribes and their treatment by the civil and military authorities of the United States". [1]

  6. Indian arts and crafts laws - Wikipedia

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    [14] American Indian is defined as "a person who is a citizen or enrolled member of an American Indian tribe." The law defines American Indian tribe as "any Indian tribe federally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior". The penalties are between $25 to $200 and/or imprisonment from 30 to 90 days.

  7. Indian Land Claims Settlements - Wikipedia

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    Kim Isaac Eisler, Revenge of the Pequots: How a Small Native American Tribe Created the World's Most Profitable Casino (2002). Nicole Friederichs, A Reason to Revisit Maine's Indian Claims Settlement Acts: The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , 35 Am. Indian L. Rev. 497 (2011).

  8. 23 Best Books to Read After Watching 'Killers of the ... - AOL

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    The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present. Ojibwe author David Treuer asserts that Native American history does not end at Wounded Knee, as Dee Brown argued in Bury My ...

  9. A good day to die - Wikipedia

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    In "Black Elk Speaks" published in 1932, recounting the Battle of the Little Bighorn described the warriors under Crazy Horse: "off toward the west and north they were yelling 'Hokahey!' like a big wind roaring, and making the tremolo; and you could hear eagle bone whistles screaming". "Hokahey" is simply an exclamation to draw attention ...