Native American history

SnowShoe Launches New Gamified Loyalty Solution Pilot with Olympia Downtown Alliance

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Software, Restaurant, Bar, Other Retail, Destinations, Travel, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Retail, Native American history, Olympia, Washington, Olympia, Downtown, Human migration, the Olympia Downtown Alliance, SnowShoe, THE OLYMPIA DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE, SNOWSHOE

The new Go Downtown loyalty program uses a world-class shopping game application coupled with the unique Spark hardware solution to promote cross-store loyalty and bring people back to downtown Olympia.

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  • The new Go Downtown loyalty program uses a world-class shopping game application coupled with the unique Spark hardware solution to promote cross-store loyalty and bring people back to downtown Olympia.
  • Were thrilled that SnowShoe chose Olympia for this pilot, says Todd Cutts, Executive Director of Olympia Downtown Alliance.
  • Downtown Olympia is a vibrant area with hundreds of independent local businesses, and we hope everyone comes back downtown this summer as retail rebounds in Olympia.
  • The Go Downtown program is a great new way to discover the unique appeal of Downtown Olympia, says Dean.

Americans increasing alcohol and drug use to cope with mental strain; parents at highest risk

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Technology, Mental health, Human resources, Professional services, Software, Internet, Health, General Health, Other Professional Services, Substance dependence, Psychiatric diagnosis, Substance-related disorders, Psychiatry, Native American health, Native American history, Medical specialties, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism, the Mental Health Index, LifeWorks, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, THE MENTAL HEALTH INDEX, LIFEWORKS, HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION

The research revealed that close to one third of American respondents who use alcohol or other drugs reported an increase in alcohol consumption (31 percent) and other drug use (29 percent) during the pandemic.

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  • The research revealed that close to one third of American respondents who use alcohol or other drugs reported an increase in alcohol consumption (31 percent) and other drug use (29 percent) during the pandemic.
  • This trend is of particular concern among parents, as they are more than twice as likely to report an increase in substance use when compared to non-parents.
  • In addition to their own adjustments, parents have also needed to support changes their children have made over the past year.
  • The Mental Health Index is published monthly, beginning April 2020, and compares against benchmark data collected in 2017, 2018, 2019.

Spotlight on Campus Hotels Leading Economic Recovery: A Conversation with John Schultzel, Chief Growth Officer, The Olympia Companies

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Friday, June 4, 2021
Native American history, Olympia, Washington, Hotel

No one knows this better than Olympia Hotel Management , a division of The Olympia Companies, and an industry leader continually refining the concept of campus hotels for the past decade.

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  • No one knows this better than Olympia Hotel Management , a division of The Olympia Companies, and an industry leader continually refining the concept of campus hotels for the past decade.
  • John Schultzel, Chief Growth Officer of The Olympia Companies, recently spoke to the changes taking place at campus hotels as the company casts an eye on the post-pandemic outlook for this specialized market.
  • Can you give us an idea of how campus hotels can be bellwethers for the restart?
  • The outlook is strong for campus hotels, so in keeping with the category, I'd give them an A+.

Autobiography Brings Stories to Life from Jim Crow Through a Successful Career in Technology and Finally to God

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Friday, May 28, 2021
Indigenous peoples of North America, Anti-black racism in the United States, Regions of the United States, Native American tribes, Debt bondage, Discrimination in the United States, Jim Crow, Jim Crow laws, Native American history, Storytelling, Narrative, Crow people

Or, at least, the stories that had been passed down from generation to generation."

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  • Or, at least, the stories that had been passed down from generation to generation."
  • This is his narrative, related through the story-telling tradition of his family and relatives, passed down as a blessing to the next generation.
  • Weak Start Unapologetic Presentcovers the life and experiences of Lester Patrick, an African American born and raised in North Carolina during the Jim Crow and segregation periods of our country's history.
  • This book is written for audiences of all ages and races for this extraordinary time in our country's history.

Do You Trust Your Tap Water? New Survey Finds Black and Hispanic Americans Do Not

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Thursday, February 25, 2021
Other Energy, Utilities, Philanthropy, Other Natural Resources, Energy, Technology, State, Local, Natural Resources, Environment, Other Technology, Other Philanthropy, Public policy, Government, Bottled water, Race in the United States, Articles, Economic inequality in the United States, Social classes, Native American health, Native American history, Race and health in the United States

The survey showed that people in communities of color:

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  • The survey showed that people in communities of color:
    Just 24 percent of Black Americans and 19 percent of Hispanic Americans are very confident they can drink their tap water without any negative side effects, in comparison to 43 percent of white Americans.
  • Hispanic Americans closely followed this at 32 percent.
  • Following this lack of confidence in tap water, the data also found that 26 percent of Black Americans drink more bottled water now at home during the pandemic, followed closely by 20% of Hispanic Americans and only 10% of white Americans.
  • At the beginning of 2019, more than 30 million people in the U.S. lived in areas where water violated safety rules.

New Novel Explores Generational Curses Passed Down by Slave Ancestor and Their Effect on a Family’s Perception of Manhood

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Monday, February 1, 2021
Articles, White supremacy in the United States, Cultural history of the United States, Economic history of the United States, Native American history, Slavery in the United States, White supremacy, Slavery, Virility

Readers are introduced to Big Tom, a young man born into slavery in America in the early 1800s.

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  • Readers are introduced to Big Tom, a young man born into slavery in America in the early 1800s.
  • He is eventually used as a breeder by his master on a southern plantation and fathers many children.
  • After his death, his legacy as a virile man lives on through his descendants which comes to define their idea of the passage of manhood.
  • The impact this has on his great great grandchild, Cedric Newsome, is the focus of this exciting novel.

Attorneys Help Small Tribes Enter the Gaming Market Over Opposition from Oklahoma's Big Money Tribes

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Friday, October 16, 2020
Native American tribes, States of the United States, Indigenous peoples of North America, Cherokee Nation, Native American history, Kialegee Tribal Town, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, Native American gaming, Muscogee, OKLAHOMA, Blood quantum laws

The plaintiffs, four of the largest gaming tribes in Oklahoma, are attempting to block the United Keetoowah Band (Cherokee ancestry) and the Kialegee Tribal Town (Creek ancestry) from participating in Oklahoma's gaming industry.

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  • The plaintiffs, four of the largest gaming tribes in Oklahoma, are attempting to block the United Keetoowah Band (Cherokee ancestry) and the Kialegee Tribal Town (Creek ancestry) from participating in Oklahoma's gaming industry.
  • Four fellow Oklahoma tribes have filed a lawsuit to challenge the new gaming compacts between the United Keetoowah Band, the Kialegee Tribal Town, and the State of Oklahoma.
  • The United Keetoowah Band and the Kialegee Tribal Town do not operate a single Indian gaming facility.
  • But for seven months starting in December 2019, these two tribes negotiated the terms of respective tribal-state gaming compacts with Governor Stitt of Oklahoma.

‘Slavery, Religion & Regime’ by Phillip J. Linden Jr., gets a new marketing campaign

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Cultural history of the United States, Economic history of the United States, Native American history, Slavery in the United States, White supremacy, White supremacy in the United States, American society, Slavery, Race and society, African diaspora

This year, Linden launches a new press campaign for the book to reopen a discourse on the systems of slavery in the United States and around the world.

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  • This year, Linden launches a new press campaign for the book to reopen a discourse on the systems of slavery in the United States and around the world.
  • Slavery, Religion & Regime challenges readers to question the basis of a society founded on freedom for the elite and the subjugation and enslavement of natives and imported victims of slavery and slave trading.
  • Those who would like to know more and purchase a copy of Slavery, Religion & Regime may visit https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/797306-slavery-religion... .
  • After that, for four years before ordination to priesthood, Linden committed his life to live in inner-city parishes in service the poor.