Canku Ota - A Newsletter Celebrating Native America march 11, 2000 - Issue 05

SHAWI Or SHA-KONO

the moon (Month) of the FLOWERS

VALLEY MAIDU

"Crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser and more responsible ones. Wilma P. Mankiller - Cherokee chief,1987 "

We salute- Kevin Shores In May, one veteran is going to ride over 200 miles in his wheelchair, from Moorhead to the capital of Minnesota, St. Paul, to demand answers about Gulf War Illness. Currently there are 186 thousand vets registered with symptoms of the Gulf War illness and thousands have died. Since the Gulf War information has been obtained that proves that there are many unanswered questions and the government is withholding the answers. click here

Artist: Joe Geshick Joe began painting at age 19. In the late 70’s, he studied at the Art Students League in New York. While attending school, he worked at the Museum of the American Indian, where he made pen and ink drawings of the museum artifacts. After completing his studies in New York, Joe moved to the Lac La Croix reserve in Ontario, Canada, where he taught art in an elementary school. click here		Sugarbush By Jim Northrup Yup, we made maple syrup again. The cycle of seasons continues and we were able to gather our share of the annual gift. I told my grandson, Aaron, the Creator must like us: we were given syrup again. click here

Builder Trains Navajo Apprentices A commercial builder has entered into an agreement with the Navajo Nation to include Navajo young people in the company's carpentry apprenticeship program. Commercial Enterprises Inc. agreed to sign on as many as twenty-five apprentices because the company expects to do several projects on the reservation. click here		After the Whale, Makah Making Points As a small town, like any other, that measures its pride through the achievements of its youth, Neah Bay in the months since the hunt has made its mark in state sports with teams proudly called the Red Devils. The Red Devil boys and girls basketball teams made it to the state Class B final tournament here. click here
Journey of the Sacred Hoop From April 2, until July 10 of 2000, a Hoop of 100 Eagle Feathers will be carried from Los Angeles, California to Washington, DC on a Walk dedicated to bring healing from drug and alcohol abuse and an ending to domestic violence in American Indian and Alaska Native communities everywhere. click here		150 Youths Join Efforts to Stop Racism Tina Sawchuk admits she has never seen any blatant racism reflected in the windows of her mostly white, middle-class Edmonton neighbourhood. But the 16-year-old high school student knew that wasn't the case throughout her city, province and country. That prompted her to join about 150 youths criss-crossing Canada in small groups this week in an effort to stop racism. click here
New Dawn Dancers Also Learn About Nature In their labor of love called New Dawn Native Dancers, youngsters learn the importance of proper etiquette in and out of the pow wow arena. But, the couple doesn't stop there. They try to open up new vistas to children who are far from reservations. click here		SugarBush Native Americans were the first to discover 'sinzibuckwud', the Algonquin word for maple syrup, meaning literally 'drawn from wood'. click here
Cherokee Festivals click here		Save the Rain Forest click here

Indian Education Timeline
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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. click here

OKIT Site Wins First Place and Best of Show in Internet Competitions click here

Learn to say hello in different languages

this issue---Cree

hello is "ta'n(i)si ", which is pronounced tahn-si.

"Hello.", "Hi.", "How are you?", "How are things?" Literally: "How?"

Algonquian Language family The Cree language is spoken in many communities across north-central Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, and in northern Ontario and Quebec, and they form a majority in the population of much of the area. The Cree language is one of the most widely used North American Native languages.

In Every Issue ...

This Date click here		Recipe: Maple Syrup Treats click here
Story: Spring Defeats Winter click here		What is this: The River Otter click here

Bonus Story: Manabozho and the Maple Trees click here this issue's Web sites click here

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