The human trafficking statistics presented by the Oakland Police Department at the November 10th City of Oakland Public Safety Committee Meeting were disappointing, and show that the city is still struggling with effective ways to […]
Rents are on the rise in Oakland, and that is forcing good people out of the city. One bedroom apartments in Oakland are now going for a minimum of $1,300 or so, and they ask […]
The Oakland Symphony kicked off its new season with Renshaw and Rachmaninoff at the Paramount Theater on Friday October 2nd, 2015. It was the first time I had been to the symphony in years. I […]
Intertribal Friendship House (IFH) is a special place. We call it our “Urban Rez” and it is a vital part of the Bay Area Native American Community. It is one of the first urban Native […]
Sitting outside our local gas station Seminary Gas & Food, I realize that this is probably the busiest spot in our neighborhood. There are lots of customers stopping for gas, cigarettes, coffee, snacks, alcohol and […]
As I venture out and walk out my front door I see houses lining my street. Eight houses on each side. All are different in their own way, yet similar. There are three palm trees […]
My grandmother Minnie was quite the woman. She was the first Alaskan Native Athabascan woman to win the title of Miss Alaska, back in 1940. What an amazing opportunity for a young native woman whose […]
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