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Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 10:53 a.m. Read more: Health , American Indians , Alaska Natives , Swine Flu , CDC ATLANTA a ' Health officials say American Indians and Alaska Natives have died from swine flu at a rate four times greater than other Americans.

A sign marks the Lower Brule Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The tribe is making its mark on Wall Street with the acquisition of the Westrock Group.

Last November, US-headquartered Qualcomm announced it was working on a low-cost personal computer alternative project, codenamed 'Kayak' - a sleek, simple yet very fast boat used by American Indians.

The Half Moon rode peacefully at anchor. It was a quiet, moonless autumn night, and the 85-foot-long wooden ship was floating in the river named after the Half Moon's original captain, Henry Hudson.

Saturday, September 26th. One of the nation's true folk heroes -- John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed -- is thought to have been born on this date in 1774 in Massachusetts.

Just west of the historic buildings that draw crowds to Main Street lies a sheltered stone monolith -- a tribute to the American Indians who once lived in the area and were buried at the site.

NEW ORLEANS - After 170 years fishing and crabbing in southern Louisiana's swamps and marshes, a group of American Indians repeatedly flooded by hurricanes says it is intent on moving from its ancestral island home.

You have to give the Frye Art Museum credit for presenting exhibits with great titles.

Take the lid off the Weber, throw some briquettes in the chimney starter and light them up.

When the Roman empire fell, the Catholic Church helped preserve Roman civilization.

Take the lid off the Weber, throw some briquettes in the chimney starter and light them up.

Take the lid off the Weber, throw some briquettes in the chimney starter and light them up.

Take the lid off the Weber, throw some briquettes in the chimney starter and light them up.

Q U E S T I O N : I like your book entitled Insights on Faith & History. Upon reading pages 132-134, I wondered how the American Indians reached the Americas.

Brian Bell and Tyon Hudson stretched the bearskin rug across the makeshift rafter in the blacksmith cabin at Historic Fort Steuben under the direction of Jerry Barilla.

I was so touched by the story that came out in The News Leader on June 15 on the U.S. Indian, it brought me to tears.