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INDNsList https://www.dailykos.com/news/INDNsList News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Sun, 26 Jan 2020 11:00:26 +0000 Sun, 26 Jan 2020 11:00:26 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Bad News for Indian Country: INDN's List Closes https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/12/21/930805/-Bad-News-for-Indian-Country-INDN-s-List-Closes How does the American Indian improve his life today?  If he's not completely <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/3/3/838303/-Revealing-Pine-Ridge-Rez-Demographic-Information">strapped down</a> by the <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/4/872263/-Pine-Ridge:-American-Prisoner-of-War-Camp-#334">terrible conditions</a> of most of our reservations he or she would get involved with politics. That's how we change things. It was good for us that groups like INDN's List existed to help elect American Indians to public office. Today we received the news that INDN's List is going to shut down. <a href="http://nativeamericannetroots.net/">Native American Netroots</a> is deeply saddened to lose this important group. More below: My email notification: <blockquote>In 2005, many of you joined in my dream and vision of building an organization to recruit, train, support and elect American Indians to public office across America.  Some of you volunteered countless hours, some gave thousands of dollars and others the proverbial widow’s mite, some shared your expertise at our INDN Campaign Camps, one made a quilt while others generously bid on it, and hundreds of you sent encouraging words of inspiration and prayed for our candidates and staff. As we say goodbye to another year, we also say goodbye to INDN’s List.  I am deeply saddened to tell you that INDN’s List is closing our doors.  In 2009 and 2010, I personally financially supported INDN’s List and paid most of our overhead and salaries.  Regrettably, we have simply been unable to expand our donor base beyond a handful of visionary tribes, unions and individuals.  And, the tribes who supported us in our first four years just did not come through these last two years. Because of you, in the last six years, INDN’s List has achieved tremendous success.  We helped American Indians win 63 elections.  Prior to this election cycle, we won 70% of our races.  We helped an American Indian woman win statewide office in Montana, helped Indians win office in several chambers where they had never served, helped bring more Indians into office than at any point in history and were instrumental in holding caucuses on reservations for the first time in a presidential primary in Nevada. Equally as important, INDN’s List trained hundreds of volunteers, staff and candidates and cast a bright spotlight on the dearth of Indians serving in public office.  I have always said, “Little Indian boys and girls cannot be what they cannot see.”  I am most proud that INDN’s List played a role in giving future generations of Indian children concrete examples of what they can be. The Republican onslaught took out so many of our excellent office holders and candidates.  Sadly, INDN’s List will not be around to help Indians regain the ground we have lost.  Even with our major losses, Indians are more represented today than we were six years ago. This would not be true without the generous support of several tribes, labor unions, organizations and individuals. Among the most faithful of our supporters are: Governor Howard Dean * Congressman Mike Honda * Senator Al Franken * Senator Michael Brown * Chairman Gus Franks * Vice Chairman Glynn Crooks * Chairman Robert Martin * Councilwoman Mary Ann Andreas * Chief Jim Gray * Chairman Ron Allen * Councilman Bill John Baker * Councilwoman Cara Cowan Watts... More below: </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (Neeta Lind) AmericanIndians INDNsList NativeAmericanNetroots Recommended _930805 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:35:07 +0000 All I Want for My Birthday - $$ and GOTV for NDN Candidates! https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/20/912081/-All-I-Want-for-My-Birthday-and-GOTV-for-NDN-Candidates Well, okay, maybe not all I want - but I'm guessing six winning Lotto numbers are out of the question. Anyway, yes, today is my birthday.  No, I'm not gonna tell you how ancient I am.  I wasn't even gonna tell you that it's my birthday, but I decided that I should use it as leverage.  So here's what I want: Over the jump is a list of candidates, either Native Americans or those who support Native issues.  Where they have an ActBlue page, I've linked to it.  If you're feeling inclined to give a few bucks to a candidate who needs help, please consider giving to one of these.  We need them and they need you. rss@dailykos.com (Aji) Arizona BenNesselhuf ChrisDeschene CoryWilliams INDNsList JeffJones JohnOceguera Nevada Oklahoma RaulGrijalva RonVolesky South Dakota SouthDakota SteveBurrage _912081 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:32:48 +0000 Do Indian Country voters have the President's back? https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/9/20/903721/-Do-Indian-Country-voters-have-the-President-s-back I'm donating my diary tonight to new user at <a href="http://nativeamericannetroots.net/">Native American Netroots</a> and Daily Kos Mark Trahant. <table align="center"><tr><td><img width="421" alt="Trahant Reports" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5010642272_dbaebc9e8c.jpg" height="56" /></td></tr></table> <blockquote> By <a href="http://www.marktrahant.com/MarkTrahant.com/Mark_Trahant.html">Mark Trahant</a> By any objective measure Barack Obama has been the most engaged and effective president on American Indian issues since at least since Richard Nixon. You could even make the case that Obama is better than Nixon because there has been so much successful legislation and Executive Branch action in less than two years. A quick review of the Obama record: <ul> <li>A <a href="http://buffalopost.net/?p=4148">summit with elected tribal leaders</a> where the president and cabinet members held a town hall. Immediately after the meeting the Office of Management and Budget was charged with the task of improving the government-to-government consultation process;</li> </ul> [bullet points continued below] </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (Neeta Lind) AmericanIndian INDNsList NativeAmericanNetroots TrahantReports _903721 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:47:31 +0000 The Winner of the Star Quilt https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/9/3/897901/-The-Winner-of-the-Star-Quilt <a target="_blank" href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/?action=view&current=IMG_0870.jpg"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border /></a> "All My Relations" The last day of August was the day!  A drawing was done for the <a href="http://www.nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/139">star quilt</a>, a "friendship quilt" with 200 signatures from Netroots Nation in Austin, TX – plus four. Sorry for the late announcement -- but it took a little while to connect with the winner!  And I needed to do that because I did not know her nom de blog... rss@dailykos.com (Sara R) 'All My Relations' act blue AllMyRelations CommunityQuiltProject INDNsList Recommended starquilt _897901 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:04:29 +0000 Last Call for the Star Quilt (plus pix of 100+ signers) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/15/893345/-Last-Call-for-the-Star-Quilt-plus-pix-of-100-signers <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/starquilt?refcode=thermometer"><img alt="Goal Thermometer" hspace="20" align="left" src="http://i.actblue.com/page/starquilt/thermometer/dark.png" /></a><img hspace="20" align="right" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border /> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/6/890900/-Help-progressives,-help-INDNs-List,-win-a-quilt">Support INDN's List and you could win this quilt!  >>></a> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/19/885478/-One-of-the-Best-Things-I-Ever-Did">Sara R is donating a quilt</a> to raise money for <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>, the Indigenous Democratic Network which focuses on electing Native American candidates and mobilizing the Indian Vote. <a href="http://www.actblue.com/page/starquilt">Every contribution of $10+ today on this Act Blue page</a> gets chance in a drawing for the quilt on August 31. No cash, no problem, see essay entry instructions (50 word limit) <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2010/8/6/141810/7922/98#c98">here</a>. rss@dailykos.com (Land of Enchantment) CommunityQuilts INDNsList Recommended _893345 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:57:03 +0000 One More Day - Help Native American Democrats Gain Public Office https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/14/893009/-One-More-Day-Help-Native-American-Democrats-Gain-Public-Office If you have not already done so, please listen to this clip and learn about <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>, an organization dedicated to better representation of Native Americans in public office: <object width="480" height="385"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fpw-KH2x4MY&hl=en_US&fs=1" name="movie"></param><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"></param><embed width="480" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fpw-KH2x4MY&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="385"></embed></object> <a href="http://www.actblue.com/page/starquilt">DONATE HERE THROUGH ACT BLUE - THANK YOU</a> rss@dailykos.com (Sara R) Democrats INDNsList NativeAmericans Recommended starquiltfundraiser _893009 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:02:34 +0000 In Memory of My Sister: Of Silver Butterflies, Star Quilts, and Native Democrats https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/13/892788/-In-Memory-of-My-Sister-Of-Silver-Butterflies-Star-Quilts-and-Native-Democrats <img width="300" align="left" alt="K1" src="http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af23/Ajijaakwe/J10001.jpg" title="K1" /> This is my sister, Kaye*.  She would have been 60 today.  We lost Kaye some two decades ago to a random murder.  (If you want a little background, you can read a bit <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/5/12/865663/-Criminal-InJustice-Kos:-Another-Way#c99">here</a>.) But today is not about sorrow, but about celebrating her life.  And I can think of no better way to do that today than to promote a little universal healing for our people.  Join me over the jump to help elect Native American Democrats to office, and get a chance at a piece of healing for yourself:  Sara R's powerful star quilt, and for today's donors only, Mr. Aji's newest work, in honor of Kaye - a silver butterfly pendant/pin. rss@dailykos.com (Aji) Butterflies CommunityQuiltProject IndigenousDemocraticNetwork INDNsList starquiltdrawing _892788 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:23:20 +0000 INDN's List: Kossack Cuddle Time https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/12/892593/-INDN-s-List-Kossack-Cuddle-Time <img width="200" hspace="10" align="left" src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r41/patriotdaily/INDN%20list/Picture5.png" />Thanks to INDN's List's (Indigenous Democratic Network) support at the local, state and national level, <a href="http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/home/content/34082779.html">"23 American Indian candidates from 11 states and 16 tribes won state and local elections"</a> in 2008. As Kalyn Free, INDN's List founder stated: <blockquote> This is not just an historic year for America, but for Indian country as we elected more tribal members to state and local office than ever before. In 2006, we elected 20 American Indians, and in 2008 we elected 23. Because of our efforts at INDN’s List, tribal members are engaged at all levels of government in an unprecedented manner. To shape history, you have to be willing to make it. </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse) communityquilt Drawing IndigenousDemocraticNetwork INDNsList Progressives Sara R SaraR _892593 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:24:44 +0000 To benefit Native Americans -  like our niece https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/11/892083/-To-benefit-Native-Americans-160-like-our-niece <img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border /> <a href="http://sara-r.dailykos.com/">Sara R</a> has produced many beautiful quilts but her finest work to date is now being donated to benefit <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>, the Indigenous Democratic Network which focuses on electing Native American candidates and mobilizing the Indian Vote. INDN’s List has <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/ourstory">helped elect 45 candidates</a> in 16 states and has a 70% win record. Please enter the drawing as many times as you like to increase your chances of winning! The details are below the fold. On the personal side -  Why the title?  The daughter of one of my wife's sisters is a registered member of a tribe - her father is a retired Marine major who is fully native American, raised in the community of one of pueblos of NM.  Since there may be some <a href="http://tinyurl.com/28fhvop">Mi'qmaq</a> blood on her mother's side, even my wife might be part Native-American (Canada is part of N America), which would be a nice mix with her Mayflower and Jewish lines as well! rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) Community INDNsList Miqmac NativeAmericans Quilt Recommended _892083 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:06:26 +0000 Help Native American Democrats Gain Public Office https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/10/891706/-Help-Native-American-Democrats-Gain-Public-Office Listen to this clip and learn about <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>, an organization dedicated to better representation of Native Americans in public office: <object width="480" height="385"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fpw-KH2x4MY&hl=en_US&fs=1" name="movie"></param><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"></param><embed width="480" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fpw-KH2x4MY&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="385"></embed></object> <a href="http://www.actblue.com/page/starquilt">DONATE HERE THROUGH ACT BLUE - THANK YOU</a> rss@dailykos.com (Sara R) CommunityQuiltProject INDNsList KaylynFree NativeAmericancandidates Recommended starquilt _891706 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:24:04 +0000 Own the Signatures of All These Kossacks! FINAL DAY https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/15/891682/-Own-the-Signatures-of-All-These-Kossacks-FINAL-DAY <img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border /> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/6/890900/-Help-progressives,-help-INDNs-List,-win-a-quilt">Help progressives, help INDN's List and you could win a quilt!</a> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/19/885478/-One-of-the-Best-Things-I-Ever-Did">Sara R is donating one of her amazing quilts</a> to raise money for <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>, the Indigenous Democratic Network which focuses on electing Native American candidates and mobilizing the Indian Vote. <a href="http://www.actblue.com/page/starquilt">Every contribution of $10 or more per day on this Act Blue page</a> TODAY will represent one chance in a drawing for the quilt on the last day of August. No cash, no problem, see essay entry instructions <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2010/8/6/141810/7922/98#c98">here</a>. If 100 photos of the signers won't compel you to enter I don't know what will... IT's the FINAL DAY! [i.e. Photo Heavy Below!] rss@dailykos.com (Neeta Lind) CommunityQuilts INDNsList Recommended _891682 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:59:19 +0000 Sara R’s Beautiful, Powerful Quilts https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/9/891510/-Sara-R-8217-s-Beautiful-Powerful-Quilts Meet Sara R - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/neeta_lind/4819136555/" title="IMG_1815 by Neeta Lind, on Flickr"><img width="500" alt="IMG_1815" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4819136555_6591529357.jpg" height="375" /></a> Sara R makes quilts, beautiful quilts. In addition to being beautiful, they are powerful. Sara R’s quilts are powerful because they bring together good people for important causes. Today Sara R is asking us to come together for <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a> a network dedicated to electing more Native American candidates and mobilizing the Indian vote. Native Americans have one of the lowest turnout rates among any demographic, and are often targeted in voter suppression efforts. INDN’s List battles that by assisting inspirational candidates and beating the odds by increasing turnout. Learn how you too can help INDN’s List in their mission, and win one of Sara R’s quilts in the process. rss@dailykos.com (gina) INDNsList SaraRsquilts _891510 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:15:28 +0000 Step Right Up and Take Home a Beautiful Democracy Prize https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/7/891059/-Step-Right-Up-and-Take-Home-a-Beautiful-Democracy-Prize <img width="300" align="right" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" />The Prize is a quilt that was lovingly made by Sara R and signed by more than 200 of us at Netroots Nation. This beautiful star quilt pictured on the right has a name "All My Relations." The cause is the Indigenous Democratic Network which focuses on electing Native American candidates (Who are Democrats) to public office and mobilizing the Indian Vote. INDN’s List has <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/ourstory">helped elect 45 candidates</a> in 16 states and has a 70% win record. This is a donation for a worthy cause and since this is a progressive drawing, if you don't have the cash you can win too. You can enter by writing an essay of 50 words or less on this subject: "INDN's List's Mission -- Why it Benefits Everybody" or you can go to the <a href="http://www.actblue.com/page/starquilt">INDN's List Star Quilt Fundraiser page</a> at Act Blue and make a donation for ten dollars or more.   Please enter the drawing as many times as you like to increase your chances of winning! The details are below the fold. rss@dailykos.com (Eddie C) act blue communityquilt CommunityQuiltProject Drawing INDNsList NativeAmericans Progressives Recommended starquiltdrawing _891059 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:43:38 +0000 Help progressives, help INDN's List, win a quilt https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/6/890900/-Help-progressives-help-INDN-s-List-win-a-quilt <table align="right"><tr><td align="center"><img width="300" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" /> All My Relations</td></tr></table>Sara R's quilts have touched the lives of countless Kossacks. Not just those needing healing for whom the quilts were lovingly made, but also others who have donated money and injected energy into the process. If you're unfamiliar with the background, you can learn more from a diary I wrote a couple of months ago, <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/6/12/875383/-Community-power!-Community-quilts">Community power! Community quilts</a>. Now Sara has undertaken an additional effort - raising money for progressive candidates. Here's how it works: You put up $10 or more or write an essay to enter a drawing to win the star quilt pictured on the right. The money then goes to the <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">Indigenous Democratic Network</a>, known as INDN's List, a group seeking to get Democratic Indians elected to public office. Their success won't just benefit Indians, it will benefit us all. Below the fold is an INDN video. That's one of the reasons I'm especially partial to this project. The other is that I love that quilt. Not because my moniker's one of more than 200 on it, but because it is gorgeous and filled with the love that Sara put into making it. You can be assured that I've put some dough into the drawing, too. So far, however, there are only 139 donors and we've only got $2355 of the $10,000 we want to raise by Aug. 15, just nine days away. You can donate at <a href="http://www.actblue.com/page/starquilt">ACT BLUE</a>. If you do it today, you'll also be entered in a mini-drawing for a dinner with me and a more famous guest at Netroots Nation 2011 in Minneapolis. If you win that mini-drawing but will not be going to Minneapolis but live in or near Los Angeles, I'll buy you dinner here instead. (But not at Spago). rss@dailykos.com (Meteor Blades) communityquilt Drawing IndigenousDemocraticNetwork INDNsList Progressives Recommended Sara R SaraR _890900 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:20:25 +0000 Support INDN...and win a quilt and/or a graphic https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/5/890663/-Support-INDN-and-win-a-quilt-and-or-a-graphic <table align="left"><tr><td align="center"><img width="300" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" /> All My Relations</td></tr></table>TODAY ONLY, as announced on <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/5/890300/-Cheers-and-Jeers:-Thursday">Cheers & Jeers</a> and by <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/5/135319/4014">SaraR</a>, if you enter the star quilt drawing by donation or by writing an essay (details below), you will be entered ALSO in a mini-drawing for a print of one of <a href="http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc143/rserven/?start=32">my graphics</a> (your choice of one at my photobucket account or a new design in a color scheme of your choosing.  I will print the graphic, sign it and send it to you. But best of all, you will be supporting INDN's List and helping Native Americans (Democrats) run for public office -- something that will benefit us all. This is a cause I firmly believe in.  Some of you know that my daughter is 1/16th Oklahoma Cherokee.  She has chosen not to recognize that fact, but I do. It's time to step up...so when Sara asked me to promote this tonight, there is no way I could refuse. rss@dailykos.com (rserven) CommunityQuiltProject INDNsList NativeAmericans rservengraphics starquilt _890663 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:26:43 +0000 Win a graphic by rserven - support INDN's List https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/5/890569/-Win-a-graphic-by-rserven-support-INDN-s-List <a target="_blank" href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/?action=view&current=IMG_0870.jpg"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border /></a> "All My Relations" TODAY ONLY, as announced on <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/5/890300/-Cheers-and-Jeers:-Thursday">Cheers & Jeers</a>, if you enter the star quilt drawing by donation or by writing an essay (details below), you will be entered ALSO in a mini-drawing for one of <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/rserven">rserven's beautiful graphics</a>.  She will print the graphic and send it to you.   But best of all, you will be supporting INDN's List and helping Native Americans (Democrats) run for public office -- something that will benefit us all. rss@dailykos.com (Sara R) CommunityQuiltProject INDNsList NativeAmericans rservengraphics starquilt _890569 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:14:39 +0000 Star Quilt for INDN’s List! https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/30/888991/-Star-Quilt-for-INDN-rsquo-s-List <a target="_blank" href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/?action=view&current=IMG_0870.jpg"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border /></a> "All My Relations" <a href="http://www.nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/139">Two hundred people</a> signed the diamond patches in this star at NN08 in Austin, TX.  Yes, two hundred people focused good intent on the welfare and well-being of our indigenous people in signing this quilt – and then four more were added by mail – Dengre, Meteor Blades, Winter Rabbit, and Ojibwa.  <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/19/885478/-One-of-the-Best-Things-I-Ever-Did">I poured my heart into making this quilt</a> – and it could be yours. Yet, so far we have only 86 donations of $10 or more to <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>, a great organization that supports Native Americans who are running for public office, in a drawing to win the quilt – and one essay. <a href="http://www.actblue.com/page/starquilt">DONATE HERE THROUGH ACT BLUE - THANK YOU</a> rss@dailykos.com (Sara R) act blue INDNsList Recommended Star _888991 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:20:05 +0000 AZ-SoS:  Elect Diné Dem Chris Deschene - and Maybe Win a Star Quilt! https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/8/888683/-AZ-SoS-160-Elect-Din-233-Dem-Chris-Deschene-and-Maybe-Win-a-Star-Quilt <img align="left" alt="Chris Deschene" src="http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af23/Ajijaakwe/ChrisDeschene.jpg" title="Chris Deschene" /> Meet Chris Deschene.  He's Diné (Navajo).  He's a Democrat. He's running for Arizona Secretary of State.  And he's <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/node/123">endorsed</a> by INDN's List. You can read Mr. Deschene's entire bio <a href="http://descheneforarizona.com/">here</a>.  He's a lawyer specializing in renewable energy, an engineer, an Arizona state legislator, a Marine Corps veteran, a husband, a father of two children - and a solid progressive Democrat.  He's already declared that one of his priorities will be cracking down on voting irregularities - as in voter suppression.   And lest anyone forget how important the Secretary of State's office is in Arizona, remember that it's first in line of succession to the Governor's mansion.  Indeed, that was how we got Jan Brewer:  a Republican Secretary of State who ascended to the governorship by default when Janet Napolitano was appointed head of DHS.  And that, my friends, is how we got <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/29/1815/89352">the abomination that is AZ SB 1070</a>. rss@dailykos.com (Aji) AZ-SOS ChrisDeschene CommunityQuiltProject IndigenousDemocraticNetwork INDNsList starquiltdrawing _888683 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:06:23 +0000 Support INDN's List * Your Chance to Own A Star! https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/27/888028/-Support-INDN-s-List-Your-Chance-to-Own-A-Star <a href="http://sara-r.dailykos.com/">Sara R</a> has produced many beautiful quilts but her finest work to date is now being donated to benefit <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>. Please enter the drawing as many times as you like to increase your chances of winning! The details are below the fold. From Sara R's announcement diary: <blockquote> The Community Quilt Project Supports INDN’s List <img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border />"All My Relations" It is with great pleasure that I announce a drawing for a quilt.  The above pictured star quilt, "All My Relations", was made from 200 diamond shaped patches signed at the 2008 Netroots Nation in Austin, TX. An additional four signatures of prominent bloggers were appliqued in the four corners: Meteor Blades, Speaks Lightning (known as Ojibwa on Daily Kos), Winter Rabbit, and Dengre.  A full list of signatories may be found <a href="http://www.nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/139">here</a>.  My own design, I machined pieced and hand quilted this piece. </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (RiaD) CommunityQuiltProject INDNsList starquilt _888028 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:39:08 +0000 Elect Native American Democrats - and Win a Star Quilt?! Here's How. https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/25/887173/-Elect-Native-American-Democrats-and-Win-a-Star-Quilt-Here-s-How <a href="http://sara-r.dailykos.com/">Sara R</a> has produced many beautiful quilts, but her finest work to date is now being donated to benefit <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>. Please enter the drawing as many times as you like to increase your chances of winning! The details are below the fold. From Sara R's announcement diary: <blockquote> The Community Quilt Project Supports INDN’s List <img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border />"All My Relations" It is with great pleasure that I announce a drawing for a quilt.  The above pictured star quilt, "All My Relations", was made from 200 diamond shaped patches signed at the 2008 Netroots Nation in Austin, TX. An additional four signatures of prominent bloggers were appliqued in the four corners: Meteor Blades, Speaks Lightning (known as Ojibwa on Daily Kos), Winter Rabbit, and Dengre.  A full list of signatories may be found <a href="http://www.nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/139">here</a>.  My own design, I machined pieced and hand quilted this piece. </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (Aji) AmericanIndian INDNsList NAN NativeAmerican NativeAmericanNetroots Netroots Nation NetrootsNation NN10 Recommended starquiltdrawing _887173 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:54:16 +0000 Support Native Candidates - Maybe Win a Star Quilt! https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/23/886781/-Support-Native-Candidates-Maybe-Win-a-Star-Quilt <a href="http://sara-r.dailykos.com/">Sara R</a> has produced many beautiful quilts, but her finest work to date is now being donated to benefit <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>. Please enter the drawing as many times as you like to increase your chances of winning! The details are below the fold. From Sara R's announcement diary: <blockquote> The Community Quilt Project Supports INDN’s List <img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border />"All My Relations" It is with great pleasure that I announce a drawing for a quilt.  The above pictured star quilt, "All My Relations", was made from 200 diamond shaped patches signed at the 2008 Netroots Nation in Austin, TX. An additional four signatures of prominent bloggers were appliqued in the four corners: Meteor Blades, Speaks Lightning (known as Ojibwa on Daily Kos), Winter Rabbit, and Dengre.  A full list of signatories may be found <a href="http://www.nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/139">here</a>.  My own design, I machined pieced and hand quilted this piece. </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (Aji) AmericanIndian INDNsList NAN NativeAmerican NativeAmericanNetroots Netroots Nation NetrootsNation NN10 starquiltdrawing _886781 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:51:12 +0000 See the Star Quilt at NN10 & Support INDN's List https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/22/886699/-See-the-Star-Quilt-at-NN10-Support-INDN-s-List <a href="http://sara-r.dailykos.com/">Sara R</a> has produced many beautiful quilts but her finest work to date is now being donated to benefit <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>. Please enter the drawing as many times as you like to increase your chances of winning! The details are below the fold. <div class="align-center"> <figure class="image-captioned"><img alt="Ann and Sara at Netroots Nation 2010" src="https://images.dailykos.com/images/705584/large/Sara_Ann_NN10.JPG?1565388122" title="Ann and Sara at Netroots Nation 2010"> <figcaption>All My Relations quilt in background.</figcaption> </figure> </div> rss@dailykos.com (linkage) Actblue communityquilt Drawing INDNsList NativeAmericans _886699 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:56:53 +0000 Be a STAR * Support INDN * Win a STAR (quilt) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/20/885949/-Be-a-STAR-Support-INDN-Win-a-STAR-quilt <a href="http://sara-r.dailykos.com/">Sara R</a> has produced many beautiful quilts but her finest work to date is now being donated to benefit <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>. Please enter the drawing as many times as you like to increase your chances of winning! The details are below the fold. From Sara R's announcement diary: <blockquote> The Community Quilt Project Supports INDN’s List <img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border />"All My Relations" It is with great pleasure that I announce a drawing for a quilt.  The above pictured star quilt, "All My Relations", was made from 200 diamond shaped patches signed at the 2008 Netroots Nation in Austin, TX. An additional four signatures of prominent bloggers were appliqued in the four corners: Meteor Blades, Speaks Lightning (known as Ojibwa on Daily Kos), Winter Rabbit, and Dengre.  A full list of signatories may be found <a href="http://www.nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/139">here</a>.  My own design, I machined pieced and hand quilted this piece. </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (RiaD) CommunityQuiltProject Fundraising INDNsList starquilt _885949 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:20:02 +0000 One of the Best Things I Ever Did https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/19/885478/-One-of-the-Best-Things-I-Ever-Did <a target="_blank" href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/?action=view&current=IMG_0870.jpg"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border /></a> "All My Relations" In 2007, at the second Yearly Kos, I told Navajo that I would like to make a quilt to benefit the Native American people of our country if she would choose some organization to give to.  There it is in the picture above.  Now let me say upfront that I am white – with a few drops of native blood that has yet to be identified – but at a difficult time in my life I found a spiritual path that was enriched by extraordinary people from a number of tribes.  Abenaki, Shawnee, Cherokee, Chippewa-Cree, Navajo, Quechua, Mic Mac – my path crossed with people who knew what I was going through. I fasted.  I sweated.  I was given the name Rain. I will always be grateful for what I learned about being human, about myself.  This quilt is my way of giving something back. rss@dailykos.com (Sara R) AllMyRelations CommunityQuiltProject CommunityQuilts INDNsList NativeAmericans Netroots Nation NetrootsNation NN10 Recommended starquiltdrawing _885478 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:06:06 +0000 Enter a drawing to win one of SaraR's quilts  ;D ! https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/15/884541/-Enter-a-drawing-to-win-one-of-SaraR-s-quilts-160-D <a href="http://sara-r.dailykos.com/">Sara R</a> has produced many beautiful quilts but her finest work to date is now being donated to benefit <a href="http://www.indnslist.org/">INDN’s List</a>. Please enter the drawing as many times as you like to increase your chances of winning! The details are below the fold. From Sara R's announcement diary: <blockquote> The Community Quilt Project Supports INDN’s List <img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border />"All My Relations" It is with great pleasure that I announce a drawing for a quilt.  The above pictured star quilt, "All My Relations", was made from 200 diamond shaped patches signed at the 2008 Netroots Nation in Austin, TX. An additional four signatures of prominent bloggers were appliqued in the four corners: Meteor Blades, Speaks Lightning (known as Ojibwa on Daily Kos), Winter Rabbit, and Dengre.  A full list of signatories may be found <a href="http://www.nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/139">here</a>.  My own design, I machined pieced and hand quilted this piece. </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (Neeta Lind) CommunityQuilts INDNsList Recommended _884541 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:01:15 +0000 The Community Quilt Project Supports INDN’s List https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/14/884405/-The-Community-Quilt-Project-Supports-INDN-rsquo-s-List <a target="_blank" href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/?action=view&current=IMG_0870.jpg"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border /></a> "All My Relations" It is with great pleasure that I announce a drawing for a quilt.  The above pictured star quilt, "All My Relations", was made from 200 diamond shaped patches signed at the 2008 Netroots Nation in Austin, TX.  An additional four signatures of prominent Native American bloggers were appliqued in the four corners: Meteor Blades, Speaks Lightning (known as Ojibwa on Daily Kos), Winter Rabbit, and Dengre.  A full list of signatories may be found <a href="http://www.nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/139">here</a>.  My own design, I machined pieced and hand quilted this piece.   rss@dailykos.com (Sara R) act blue CommunityQuilts Drawing INDNsList NativeAmericans _884405 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:05:12 +0000 Updated: Thank You For The Quilt! https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/1/7/822783/-Updated-Thank-You-For-The-Quilt The amazing Community Quilt from my friends here at Daily Kos has arrived. <img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/tim_timroff/quilt1.jpg" /> This diary is to thank all of you who participated -- THANK YOU!!!!!! OMG! WTF! BBQ!* -- but also to ask your help in raising support for some progressive causes and candidates. Join me on the flip side for more pics, and a question that maybe you can help answer. UPDATE: According to Sara R, who made the quilt, <blockquote> "One of the reasons I've been talking to Timroff about the quilts signed at the conventions is that I offered to do one to help feed people (I've got some really nice food-themed fabrics).  But it does not make sense to make another one if there is no way to do the drawing. If someone is a lawyer who could figure this out, I am sure we could raise the money to pay the necessary fees.  It would be a good thing to get done -- because the quilts provide such a neat focus on issues.  They draw attention -- and that can only help." </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (Timroff) Ann BlogPac communityquilt Fundraising INDNsList Meta Photos Recommended Sara R SaraR _822783 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:07:39 +0000 Netroots Nation Star Quilt - All My Relations https://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/5/762398/-Netroots-Nation-Star-Quilt-All-My-Relations <a target="_blank" href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/?action=view&current=IMG_0870.jpg"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/kimowahn/IMG_0870.jpg" border /></a> <a href="http://www.nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/139/">Two hundred signatures</a> from the 2008 Netroots Nation in Austin, TX.  Four signatures from noted Native American bloggers: rss@dailykos.com (Sara R) AllMyRelations givingliberallyidea INDNsList NetrootsNationstarquilt _762398 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:35:27 +0000