who else shows indian movies and honors indian people like tonight? this is a great, great honor to be here in city hall of san francisco. the person that nominated me for this award is laverne roberts. maybe some of you knew her as laverne morrisy. she went home to her reservation. she is piute and went to her home. where is her home? >> [inaudible] >> in earring ton nevada. we went there once and she has a beautiful house and live there is and now she is even running for the council of her tribe. laverne was going to surprise me and be here this evening, but she had an outbreak of one of her illnesses. her foot started to bleed and now she has to be on crutches for a while, so she had to turn in her plane ticket and her taxi fare, but otherwise she would have been here tonight and many of us know laverne and we would like to say a prayer that she gets better soon and can come and see us. this is for laverne. yes. please let's clap our hands for laverne. [applause] >> thank you. laverne roberts was honored here in this space two years ago. thank you

indians are poor.ndians are poor and that's whys the programs are important. >> maybe these programs are why indians are poor? >> well, i don't think that's fair thing to say. in fact i think they are the most neglected, the most neglected of any population -- >> the government needs to do more. >> yes. >> and ery freeloader wants more. >> welfare checks, granthecks, food stamps, but if you look at the farmers and ranchers, they get the same thing of that's what subsidy payments are for. >> it's true tha sub digoes to farmers and ranchers and big companies but just like the gifts given these people, subsidies keep you dependent. the handouts haven't helped american's indians. >> we got all kind of indian programs in america. the homeless program. the stimulus package, it's all welfare. it's a con. >> speaking of cons. the only time i freeloaded. next we'll show you how the biggest freeloaders are rich people like me. >>'m ashamed to admit it but i'm a freeloader and in big government america it's we ri

go dancing rocking san francisco city hall indian way. how about a big round of applause for all our dancers? all right. [applause] all right. once again let's hear it for your singers, our dancers from everywhere here in the san francisco bay area. [applause] all right. good singing. good dancing. posting the eagle staff at this time. be shout out to larry harrison for taking care of our eagle staff. you maybe seated. calling up to the podium at this time michael lupdtin and vice president of the marketing and branding for this station. >> hi everyone. can you hear me? hello everyone. i am from kqmd and i wanted to welcome you to this eighth annual indian heritage celebration. we are honored to be honoring four heroes from the community who have tirelessly worked throughout the year to provide the kind of service that admissible media is about and engaged community and robust heritage is about. nominated by community leaders they have worked at the grass-roots level and share the highest values we all share. as a public supported media o

of an indian student. all five could face the death penalty. syria's president has set up a plan to end the conflict, but he says police will only be possible if rebels stopped fighting. australia is bracing for more bushfires. prime minister giulio could -- julia gillard has warned new south wales of catastrophic conditions. protests and vigils are continuing across india over the gang rape of a student. people want tougher laws to deal with cases of sexual assault. the father of the victim has her in a wants to name th newspaper. others say she should only be named its the new law is named after her. the founder of the human rights organization says what is needed now is a total revamping of the police force and judiciary. >> i would like to prioritize police reform and judicial reform, because for us tampering with that, it will receive next to nothing if the police force remains as incompetent and corrupt and dysfunctional as it is, and are forced continues to drag ordinary cases for decades, and even

children in indian homes, melanie?nica was always a part of our home from birth and we just felt like she was in a happy place and that those kinds of needs could have been met through us. i just don't think that was what congress was thinking about when that act was passed and so many american and native children were being removed from their homes just like veronica was being removed from our home. >> matt, she wasn't removed from an indian home, correct? >> no. she wasn't. and we certainly would have never deprived her knowing anything about, you know, her indian heritage. or we never would have deprived her knowing that side of her family if they had ever asked to know her. but, you know, we wouldn't deprive her knowing her mexican heritage either or, you know, any part of her heritage. she is multi racial. and she is just a beautiful little girl and she's our daughter and we love her. >> she is beautiful. no doubt about that. in this case as i mentioned it was a nonindian mother who initiated the adoption and she

alright, indian, you lead the way.alright. ♪ ♪ lose the mask, ranger. found the gun sheriff. i can explain. howdy, two gun! jim what the same hell's going on here? who are these people? who's this mask man? what about judge knox shooting? somebody's got a heap of explaining to do. and after the killers knocked me out, changed guns with me... my friend and his indian pal brought me here. it's a very interesting story, jim. what's more interesting maybe, is that you've convinced me, then mask man here, is fighting on the right side of the law. i'm glad you're convinced, sheriff. so butch cavendish, is the judge's murderer? yep. right now, he's some where in this here vicinity. wounded. with my bullet in him. wounded, huh? say, maybe that explains something. doc drummin, is the only doc in these parts and he's missing. maybe that explains something. and the one who has been fetched to fix up cavendish. yeah, problem now is, where's cavendish? he left a trail leading away from jim's farm. i think i might be able to follow

in the singular, american indian culture. i wanted to play it for you to give you an example of what might be considered traditional style because after this i'd lake to bring up two guests and play two arrangements that were created especially for this festival that bring in both the irish american and the urban indian. so this is a cedar flute song for you. (playing flute) so now that you have a little bit of powwow and a little bit of cedar flute in your ears, i would like to invite two guests up to perform for you, two arrangements which i made especially for today. first, rita lindall, rita and i are both in the same cohort as the music program at uc berkley and we've been saying for 4 years, we need to play music. so we finally made it happen. so, rita lindall, and then masuro koga. mas and i have been playing together for a very long time, so much so that we wore the same shirt without having to talk to each other about it. mas is in high demand both as a teacher and as a session side man, having played with everybody

they say they were killed by troops who crossed over into indian territory. francois hollande has denied the accusations. >> according to the indian army, the group of soldiers took good vantage to cross what is called the line of control that separates india and pakistan in parts of kashmir. >> while the patrol was out, they came across pakistani troops, which come into indian territory, and they probably made use of bad weather conditions. while the pakistani troops were challenged and firefight ensued between the parties. >> two indian soldiers died, and one was mutilated. pakistan has released this statement. pakistan military officials denied accusations of unprovoked fighting. the latest incident is being seen as one of the most serious breaches of the ceasefire between the countries. >> the potential for escalation is considerable, and i hope the facts of the case are established at the very earliest, because in the of zandt the pakistani military had been taking the support of this, in many ways, this would be setting the population's back in a very i

indian soldiers whose bodies were mutilated.he pakistanis have dismissed the allegations as propaganda. india and pakistan have fought two wars over kashmir. diplomats started talking again two years ago to improve ties. but indians have been demanding that their leaders take a hard-line stance since the fighting resumed. >>> transport safety is a constant issue in egypt. a military train derailed just south of cairo early on tuesday. at least 19 people were killed and over 100 injured. the train was traveling from central egypt to cairo carrying 1,300 soldiers. the last two cars detached and derailed. one of the soldiers said there were problems before the accident. he said the train kept stopping. a hospital official near the site said many victims were in critical condition. two months ago a train and a school bus collided in the central province of assiut. over 50 people died. president mohamed morsi appointed a new transport minister this month to overhaul the railway system. >>> executives at japanese manufacturing firms a

the pakistani, the indian, and the iranian fradkin to me and said it wanted to collaborate. i thought that we ought to try to devise some arrangement in which i and some limited aspects, countries could participate. others in the others in the administration were opposed to any iranian role. relations between pakistan and india were at a nadir. coincident with 9/11 and the subsequent bond process, a pakistani base -- terrorist group had conducted a large- scale terrorist attack on the indian parliament. the countries were close to war. very close to war. the idea that they would collaborate in some joint venture in afghanistan was more difficult to conceive then that might be now. relations have to some degree improved. i do not think that india and pakistan between them would be able to substitute for the kind of assistance -- [indiscernible] for some time to come. to the extent the country's -- countries could agree on some form of joint collaboration, i would not oppose it. but neither would i look to it to shoulder much of the load in the short to medium term. >> front r

over one-third goes to sustain the indian affairs ever-growing bureaucracy. the have more and more employees making six-figure salaries and their kids get to go to great schools and drink clean water and are still not. there is something wrong with that picture. when you think about this legislation, we're not talking about just environmental protection. when they want to modernize the relationship, don't forget the prime minister almost 1 years ago promised first nations that to be certain, our government has no grand scheme to unilaterally repeal or amend the indian act. what has he done? introduced 14 pieces of legislation that some of them are like the act in the united states meant to break up communities so they will no longer have reserved land and no longer any special recognition. >> you cannot ignore a lot of the statistics which show there is a tremendous problem with poverty and substance abuse. clearly, something is not working and needs to be addressed. isn't some effort better than none? >> when you look at the correlation between harmful extra

society. -- view of women common in indian society. >> why do women have to wear tight jeans? women's clothing should be modest. it should be like a burr, -- the burkha. it is modest. >> such attitudes are fueling their outrage. she says something has to change and they have to fight against such attitudes. they light candles as a sign of resistance. >> pakistan has dismissed the provincial government in balochistan in response to the bombings that claimed the lives of 80 people. >> in the provincial capital of quetta, they have begun burying victims. they had refused to bury the dead to express their anger with the local government. the prime minister agreed to put the province under central federal control. >> the going abroad has always been a distant dream for most cubans, until now. starting monday, a new law promises the island's citizens more freedom of travel. >> it reverses restrictions imposed by the communist government more than five decades ago. travelers will be allowed to leave the country without any special exit visa and they will not need a foreign letter of

india has summoned pakistani envoy in new delhi to complain about an attack in which two indian soldiers died. accused pakistan of violating the cease-fire. >> the indian army paying tribute to the two soldiers killed on duty in kashmir. the territory is divided by what is called a line of control. india says pakistani soldiers took advantage of bad weather and low visibility to launch an attack on the indian side of that border. it has caused a diplomatic crisis and raised concerns over relations between the two countries. >> it is very important that we make sure that what ever happened should not be escalated. we cannot and must not allow the unfortunate events that have taken place. >> the pakistani ambassador to india was summoned to the interior ministry in very strong terms. the pakistani army has released a statement in response to demands for an investigation. indian authorities were informed that pakistan has carried out -- and checked and found out that nothing is being alleged by india. in the capital of pakistan in kashmir, the incident has had little impact on daily life. p

reservation and basically left the indian reservation to give up their twins for adoption.is the classic case that congress was concerned about when it passed this statute. here, you have a child who really has no direct connection to the reservation or indian lands because even the native american father isn't domiciled on the reservation, so her only connection to the native americans is through the birth father, and because the birth father, during the pregnancy, terminated his parental rights, if you were just looking at this as a matter of state law, he would be no different than a sperm donor. he would not have really any claim to interfere with the adoption procedures. so everything in the birth father's claim here, all of it stems from this federal law. >> sort of a subjective question. justice scalia talking about the 1989 case we were just talking about. he said that decision, having to turn the child over to the tribal council, was one of the toughest he ever had to make on the bench. what do you make of that? as you're getting ready to argue this case in front o

an indian army spokesperson says the shooting started when indian soldiers on patrol spotted pakistanis on the indian side of the line of control. pakistani military officials deny the indian allegation that the firing was unprovoked. a gunfight also occurred in kashmir on sunday. one pakistani soldier died, and another was injured. india and pakistan have gone to war three times since their independence in 1947. analysts say the latest incidents may have a negative impact on the comprehensive talks for better relations that resumed in 2011. >>> students at a university in north korea got a surprise visitor. google chairman eric schmidt. they showed him how they look for information online, by googling it. schmidt visited kim il sung university in pyongyang on tuesday. he traveled to north korea with former new mexico governor bill richardson and seven others. they spoke with students at a university computer lab. schmidt has emphasized that he's traveling as a private citizen and not representing google. some analysts say the visit was motivated by business. north korea wants to promo

defense ministry says pakistani troops opened fire first on indian posts in the indian-controlled part of kashmir. >>> we know more now about the standoff yesterday at a home in aurora, colorado. two women and two men, including the alleged gunman died in the incident. police say a woman who escaped from the house told them she had seen three bodies inside. authorities also tried to subdue the suspect with tear gas. ultimately he died in a shoot-out with police, aurora is where james holmes is said to have opened fire last summer in a movie theater, killing 12 people. and holmes is due in court tomorrow for a hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to try him for more than 150 crimes in that theater massacre. the charges include murder, attempted murder and weapons violations. prosecutors are set to call scores of witnesses, including shooting victims. holmes' attorneys are expected to argue that their client has diminished mental capacity. the hearing could last all week. >>> for people with autism, trying to integrate into the working world can be a challenge. in a minu

one morning the indians besieged the miners camp yet. you call that generating work have you seen all this damage you can create employment by destroying the environment like this all this cyanide you think it's good for the earth i went up with. the protectors of mother earth on one side the gold seekers on the other a clash is inevitable. and set fire to it and let it all. bring in more machines still same. in order to disperse the indians the excavator guards pull out their guns. luckily no one is injured. but by attacking a mining operation for the first time the naso indians are sending a clear message their sacred mountains are worth much more than all the gold in colombia. the first baby steps are joint. folds and bones are not a big deal. but they can cause terrible trauma. for children can be broken by bare touch. and only the will of life can make old pains and sores way. fragile people on our team. global economy. it lives it. belongs to live. live live. live. live. live live. live.

society. -- view of women common in indian society. >> why do women have to wear tight jeans? women's clothing should be modest. it should be like a burr, -- the burkha. it is modest. >> such attitudes are fueling their outrage. she says something has to change and they have to fight against such attitudes. they light candles as a sign of resistance. >> pakistan has dismissed the provincial government in balochistan in response to the bombings that claimed the lives of 80 people. >> in the provincial capital of quetta, they have begun burying victims. they had refused to bury the dead to express their anger with the local government. the prime minister agreed to put the province under central federal control. >> the going abroad has always been a distant dream for most cubans, until now. starting monday, a new law promises the island's citizens more freedom of travel. >> it reverses restrictions imposed by the communist government more than five decades ago. travelers will be allowed to leave the country without any special exit visa and they will not need a foreign letter of

many indians want a harsh sentence for the men. but demonstrators are also angry with the authorities, would they say do not take rape seriously enough. this man has made serious accusations against the police, the friend of the victim who was there during the attack and was severely beaten himself. he has now told indian television that it, too, the police 45 minutes to arrive. instead of taking them to the hospital, the officers discussed which preceded was responsible for the case. the depth of public anger is having an impact. the interior minister says he now wants to record another 2500 female police officers and has issued new guidelines to the police. >> specifically, we have called them to be very strict, vigilant as far as the women's harassment is concerned. >> according to statistics, a rape is reported in india every 20 minutes, but few cases actually ended in conviction. >> leflore in venezuela for the ailing president, hugo chÁvez, might be postponed. the opposition maintains that if javed does not attend next thursd

she wasn't removed from an existent indian home. she was never in an indian home.she was with us from the very beginning. >> this is her room. >> reporter: and in some ways, veronica is still with them. her bedroom is still set up. i look around and i see her toys and her books and her little cook set. >> it makes it harder but taking it away is the hardest. >> you know, this is her home. it will always be her home but she's going to come home. she's going to play with the stuff again. >> it's a symbol of our hope that she's coming home. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, charleston, south carolina. >> that is tough to watch. we're going to follow the court's decision very closely in the days ahead and of course we're going to bring it to you. >>> still to come, secretary of state hillary clinton back at home after being hospitalized with a blood clot and now there is word about when she's going to return to work and we're going to have it for you next. [ male announcer ] break the grip of back or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain

one morning the indians besieged the miners camp yet. you call that generating work if you see all this damage you can create employment by destroying the environment like this all this cyanide you think it's good for the earth so i went up with. the protectors of mother earth on one side the gold seekers on the other a clash is inevitable. and set fire to it but it all. bring in more machines just saying. in order to disperse the indians the excavator guards pull out their guns. luckily no one is injured. but by attacking a mining operation for the first time the naso indians are sending a clear message their sacred mountains are worth much more than all the gold in colombia. org. here the reindeer is everything for the herders. and when it suffers. people do their best to help go a. long as. the distances are. and the roads are tough and unpredictable. will the remedy be on time. victims multiply here each day. it's very profitable to invest in colombia with the very profit of asylum is a very high return on investment. which is good t