Canku Ota - A Newsletter Celebrating Native America |
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the moon (Month) of the Raccoon |
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"If today I had a young mind to direct, to start on the journey
of life, and I was faced with the duty of choosing between the natural way of my forefathers and that of the...
present way of civilization, I would, for its welfare, unhesitatingly set that child's feet in the path of my forefathers.
I would raise him to be an Indian!" |
We salute- Students of Color Coalition
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Artist: Paul
Goble Paul Goble is an award winning author and illustrator of children's books. Goble, a native of England, studied at the Central School of Art in London and later worked in that city as a furniture designer, industrial consultant and art instructor. He has lived in the United States since 1977 and became a citizen in 1984. Lincoln, Nebraska had been the artist's residence until he moved to Rapid City, South Dakota in 1998. click here |
Brainfood:
Teaching safety When I think about the youth of today, I thank Creator that I am not facing what they face. I come from a time, when the lines of right and wrong and good and evil were clearly marked. A time when staying outside on a summer night to catch fire flies or play hide-go-seek carried no danger. A time when trust in my teacher was assumed. A time when it was no big deal to walk to the neighborhood store to spend my allowance. click here |
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Tribe Gathers Historical Clam Harvest Once again, Native American treaty rights have been honored. Last week, the Suquamish Indian Tribe was allowed to dig for clams on private non-Indian land for the first time since 1994. click here |
Navajo Man A Natural For Physics Fred Begay was only 6 when his mother and father, both Navajo healers, began teaching
him the songs of the Blessingway ceremony. |
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Cherokee Scholarships Two legislative acts approved by Cherokee Nation councilors, in Tahlequah, during their regular meeting on Feb. 14 will reserve additional money for college scholarships. click here |
Wisdom of the Elders Rose High Bear lost 20 years before she was able to embrace her Native American heritage because her grandmother had been forbidden from teaching her the Alaskan Athabaskan ways. click here |
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Project Links Science Tribal Traditions Native American tribes in Washington are being invited to participate in a new project
to teach science and math, possibly by linking learning to daily activities in Indian communities. |
Meteorite Dispute Greets Opening of Planetarium Over the last few years, as the American Museum of Natural History put up its sleek
new planetarium on the Upper West Side, its enormous sphere and glass walls were erected around one of the museum's
oldest treasures, a great 15-ton meteorite that fell to Earth 10,000 years ago. |
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Educational Stats There's good news and bad news in the February 9, 2000 17th Annual Education Status
Report. |
University Troupe Passes on Traditions A dancing coyote and other animals taught children life lessons such as the importance
of patience Saturday. |
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A Short Tale-Activities |
Cherokee Festivals |
Meaghan's Pictograph |
Opportunities "OPPORTUNITIES" is from sources distributed nationally and includes scholarships,
grants, internships, fellowships, and career opportunities as well as announcements for conferences, workshops
and symposia. |
tribal census issues I come to you today as a member of the Census Bureau's American Indian and Alaska Native Advisory Committee with a unique perspective on the incredible process known as Census 2000. click here |
Learn to say hello in different languages |
this issue---Chickasaw |
hello is "Halito", which is pronounced ha-lee-toe. |
The Chickasaw are of the Muskogean linguistic family and are one of the Five Civilized Tribes. Their native written language is nearly the same as that of the Choctaw Nation; their speech is also very similar. At one time, the Chickasaw language served as a medium of commercial and tribal intercourse for all the tribes along the lower Mississippi River, which was virtually controlled by the powerful and warlike Chickasaw Nation during the 18th century. |
In Every Issue ... |
This Date click here |
Recipe: Kanuchi & Pemmican click here |
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Story:
Raccoon and the Crawfish |
What is this: Raccoons |
this issue's Web sites click here |
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