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- Native Americans and Katrina- I've read quite a bit about Hurricane Katrina and this forum is the first time I've heard anything significant on this topic of Native Americans and Katrina. Thank you very much for filling out this picture, both of what happened and of how the media broadcast what happened and what did not.
- American Indians and Katrina- I am on the Social Justice panel scheduled for later today and will call attention to the media's lack of coverage of the Native Nations in Louisiana and Mississippi that were devastated by Katrina. In particular, see the informatoin provided on the webpages of the United Houma Nation: http://www.unitedhoumanation.org/
- Katrina Summit Sessions- Hurricane Katrina was a devastating natural disaster, but it also acted as a magnifying glass, revealing to us the tears in the social fabric that should unite us all. On September 27 – 30, 2006, Katrina: After the Storm – Civic Engagement Through Arts, Humanities and Technology will address the critical issues raised by the storm and its aftermath – issues of social justice and equity, broken connections and the need for community healing. While Katrina brought these issues into sharp focus in New Orleans, these are issues that every community must face in order to be united and strong.
- Re-Making Identity in the Wake of Catastrophe- ...Overwhelming events like disasters or catastrophes disrupt community identity and force community members to reproduce a sense of coherence and “story” about who they are or believe themselves to be. In our acts of communal recuperation through story telling we reaffirm and “rewrite” the values, beliefs, and social norms that determine who is properly inside or outside of our idea of community: for good and bad...
