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Indians trade catcher Kelly Shoppach to Rays

Kelly Shoppach wants to get back to being the player he was in 2008. That's exactly what the Tampa Bay Rays are counting on.

Sandy Alomar Jr. hired by Indians

Sandy Alomar Jr.'s baseball career has brought him back home.

Indians hire Tim Tolman as bench coach

New Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta's coaching staff is nearly complete.

Correction: Indians Arise-Identity story

In a Nov. 9 story about native tongues at risk in Latin America, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the total number of indigenous languages spoken in the region. There are 420 languages, not 557, which is the number of distinct ethnic communities in the region, according to the "Socio-Linguistic Atlas of Latin America's Indigenous Peoples" being published by UNICEF this month.

Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive

In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class.

Indian political awakening stirs Latin America

In Ecuador, the Shuar are blocking highways to defend their hunting grounds. In Chile, the Mapuche are occupying ranches to pressure for land, schools and clinics. In Bolivia, a new constitution gives the country's 36 indigenous peoples the right to self-rule.

Aced Out: Indians fans brace to watch CC face Lee

The Cleveland Indians didn't prepare to play in the World Series this week. They hired a new manager.

Indians introduce Manny Acta as manager

Manny Acta had two choices for his second job managing in the majors. He picked Cleveland over Houston, where his baseball career began. Acta, Washington's former manager who turned down a chance to return to the Astros, was introduced as Cleveland's 40th manager on Monday. Acta signed a three-year contract with the Indians, who outbid the Astros over the weekend for the 40-year-old.

Indians give Torey Lovullo second interview

Torey Lovullo wants a chance to manage the Cleveland Indians after spending the last eight seasons working in the club's farm system.

Indians interview Valentine for manager job

Bobby Valentine would manage on Mars. He'd settle for Cleveland.

Senate approves apology to American Indians

The Senate has approved a resolution apologizing to American Indians for years of "ill-conceived policies" and acts of violence by U.S. citizens.

Ecuador government seeks end to Indian protest

Ecuador says it will consider changes to draft mining and water laws that provoked a clash with Indians last week that claimed a protester's life.

Red Sox coast into playoffs with 12-7 win

J.D. Drew homered twice, and Jed Lowrie hit his first career grand slam on Sunday and the Boston Red Sox headed into the playoffs with a 12-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

Indians fire Eric Wedge; he'll finish season

Eric Wedge lost his job and kept his uniform.

White Sox-Indians rained out, doubleheader Wed

The game between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed because of rain.

White Sox beat Indians 1-0 for doubleheader split

Eric Wedge's final home game was like so many others this season: empty seats, a young lineup and a loss.

Indians extend Orioles' losing streak to 10

Kelly Shoppach hit a three-run homer, David Huff pitched eight innings and the Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore 9-0 on Sunday to extend the Orioles' skid to 10 games.

Verlander strikes out 11, Tigers sweep Tribe

Justin Verlander pitched the Detroit Tigers closer to a division title and pushed the Cleveland Indians within one loss of matching a franchise record for futility with a 6-5 win on Thursday night.

A's hand Indians eighth straight loss

Adam Kennedy had three hits and drove in three runs to help the Oakland Athletics match their season high seven-game win streak, defeating the Cleveland Indians 11-4 on Sunday.

Cuddyer keep Twins in playoff chase with 7-3 win

Michael Cuddyer homered, doubled and drove in three runs Wednesday and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 for a three-game sweep.

Cuddyer's homer in 8th puts Twins past Indians 6-3

Michael Cuddyer's tying three-run homer rescued the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning, ruining a fine start for Cleveland by Jeremy Sowers in a 6-3 victory over the Indians on Monday night.

Royals' Davies beats Indians for 4th straight win

Kyle Davies carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his fourth straight start, pitching the Kansas City Royals past the Cleveland Indians 7-0 on Sunday.

Rangers complete sweep of Indians with a 10-0 win

Scott Feldman started the season in the bullpen. He'll end it as a Cy Young award candidate. Feldman (16-4) pitched seven shutout innings, Esteban German went 5 for 5 and Marlon Byrd hit a three-run homer as the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 10-0 on Wednesday, completing a three-game sweep within 24 hours.

Rangers-Indians rained out, doubleheader Tuesday

The game between the Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians scheduled for Monday night was rained out.

Brantley leads Indians past Twins 3-1

Michael Brantley hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two out in the seventh inning to lead David Huff and the Cleveland Indians to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

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Little monsters � The Dawn Blog » Blog Archive
Source: blog.dawn.com

There is nothing new anymore about the suggestion that over a span of about 30 odd years, the Pakistani military and its establishmentarian allies in the intelligence agencies, the politicised clergy, conservative political parties and the media have, in the name of Islam and pat …

Cooking the History Books: The Thanksgiving Massacre
Source: Republic of Lakotah

Thanksgiving is a holiday where families gather to share stories, football games are watched on television and a big feast is served. It is also the time of the month when people talk about Native Americans.

Is Thanksgiving a Religious Holiday?

In the United States Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday of November. Canada has a slightly different Thanksgiving day on the second Monday of October. Throughout history, since the development of agriculture, there have been harvest festivals in the fall.

Maybe Your Great-Grandmother Really Was Cherokee
Source: theroot.com

Black folks who always heard that grandma was an Indian—Cherokee, you say?—will get a sense of affirmation from a museum exhibit that just opened at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

Roy: "The heart of India is under attack" in state violence-backed corporate land grab
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Shocking report by prize-winning Indian writer and activist Arundhati Roy about the corporate land grab in India that has put millions of desperate people against the wall - "mounting rage of hundreds of millions of people"

China wants `healthy` ties with India: Wen
Source: Zee News : Entertainment

AGAIN: Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai- Than why CRIMINAL CHINESE are not vacating MILITARY OCCUPATION of Nothern Indian States and TIBET?Mao Tse Tung said to Nehru: TRUST ME- and Nehru died and Chinese are occuping several nothern states teriitories for 60+ years and India is IMPOTENT to  …

Indian hegemony continues to harm relations with neighbors
Source: People Daily

Nobody can deny that today's India is a power. In recent years, Indians have become more narrow-minded and intolerable of outside criticism as nationalism sentiment rises, with some of them even turning to hegemony.

Killed For Saying, 'I Am Not Indian'
Source: Pak Nationalists

My 72-year-old uncle was shot point blank because he refused to say, "I AM AN INDIAN" which he never was. You Indians are unwelcome and detested by Kashmiris at all levels except for those pro-India elitist few who are protected by your army.

India's rape victims lost in political row
Source: Guardian Unlimited

A war of words over compensation for rape victims has overshadowed the real issue, of violence against poor women...

Oil sands exploitation makes Canada "one of the biggest climate criminals in the world"
Source: Silobreaker

Massive oil sands exploitation in Alberta is making Canada "one of the biggest climate criminals in the world" - it is having a deadly impact on Indigenous People and also threatens the biosphere and Humanity.

Climate terrorism: Canada tar sands oil kills Indigenous people, pollutes N America & World
Source: Ode

As major supplier of oil to USA, Canada's tar sands kill the environment, locals, and pollute the world's atmosphere. Canada can never control its emissions with this giant carbon smokestack to the sky... now increasing 5x

Indians Take to Online Travel Agents
Source: Nielson Wire

Indians have embraced online travel sites as internet penetration continues to expand. According to Nielsen's India Online Travel Agent Study, 80 percent of Indians view these sites positively.

About Tomcats

Billa is the local Urdu word for Tomcat. Tomcats as you know are notorious for their lack of morals, ethics and loyalty. Billa is also the nickname in Punjabi for someone with tomcat-like grey eyes and again such people are considered shifty and unreliable—wrongly of course.

INDIA'S JASWANT MOMENT

Secular, Democratic, Shining and Incredible---these were the adjectives with which India marketed itself. No one except Indians---Hindoo Indians---used these descriptions of India.

Daily Dose: Another setback for Reyes

Already sidelined for over two months, Jose Reyes returned to New York to have his torn hamstring examined by doctors Tuesday after he experienced pain while rehabbing in Florida.

Potent quotables: Everyone loves bobbleheads

"Bobbleheads are our most expensive giveaway item. And they have the most perceived value."

Great Moments in Ballpark Promotions

Here's to you, bobblehead scheduler guy! Martinez leaves Cleveland a day before the Indians were to hold Victor Martinez Bobblehead Night at Progressive Field in their game against Detroit.

Report: Victor Martinez to Red Sox

Oh-boy. Here's the big one. According to a post on Twitter, Bob Nightengale of USA Today says: The Red Sox are about to acquire Victor Martinez from Indians.

Trade rumors Twitter out of control

Today we have a great example of the perils of a swirling rumor mill as we count down to Friday's trade deadline.

Link-O-Rama: Geer giving up gopher balls

* Some tidbits about Josh Geer's homer-allowing binge: He's allowed at least one homer in 16 of 17 starts.

Daily Dose: Giants get Garko from Indians

Giants general manager Brian Sabean has talked about wanting to bring in some offense for weeks now and finally pulled the trigger Monday by sending Single-A pitching prospect Scott Barnes to the Indians for Ryan Garko.

Good News in the Individual Indian Money Trust Fund Case

Heartening news from the Individual Indian Money Trust Fund litigation listserv of today's appellate decision: Today's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

Link-O-Rama: Choo sits on Korean Heritage Night

* Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com, on Eric Wedge's odd lineup last night: "Entering tonight, [Shin-Soo] Choo had started 91 of the Indians' 94 games this season. He hadn't been out of the starting lineup since way back on May 29.

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