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Tribal School Teaches Language, Traditions
by Eric Burkett Anchorage
Daily News
SUTTON, AK - About 100 people participated in a powwow on the grounds of the Chickaloon
Native Village headquarters Saturday, a benefit for the village's tribal school. Yah Ne Dah Ah School was founded
more than a decade ago by elder and clan grandmother Kathleen Wade as a means to pass on Chickaloon's language
and traditions to the tribe's children.
Wade was pleased with the turnout in support of the school.
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Teams Will Aid Natives in Schools
by Rosemary Shinohara Anchorage
Daily News
A nonprofit Native group plans to spend up to $2 million annually in Anchorage public
schools to help the many Native students who either give up and drop out or stay in school and earn low grades.
Beginning this fall, Cook Inlet Tribal Council Inc. proposes to send teams of three people, including a counselor,
a tutor and a home coordinator, into middle schools and high schools to work one on one with Native students and
their families.
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Nez Perce Museum Boasts Huge Collection
of Ancient Canoes
by Rebecca Boone Lewiston Morning Tribune
SPALDING, ID - At the Nez Perce National Historical Park, two men crouch around a weathered,
wooden canoe.
Both work intently, focusing on cracks and structural weaknesses in the weathered wood.
Decades ago, long legs were tucked inside the bed of this canoe, along with baskets
of fish or dried meat and furs.
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Anishinaabe Horse Program Teaches Values,
Tribal Historical Ties to Animals
by: BEN LATHROP, Staff Writer Detroit Lakes Tribune
Sheldon Shebala sits erect on the paint horse, cowboy boots in the stirrups, black
waist-length braids dangling from beneath a white cowboy hat.
"This here is Ronald," he tells the two dozen kids standing outside the corral,
eager (or nervous) for their turn to ride. "I just met him yesterday. He seems to be a really nice horse."
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Family Event Highlights Miccosukee Culture
by Nicole T. Lesson Staff Writer Sun Sentinel
Covering himself with sand for a better grip, a 10-year-old boy climbed a greased pole
and was the first to reach a $100 bill taped to the top Sunday during the ninth annual Miccosukee Freedom Festival.
"I put sand everywhere and climbed up fast," said Luis Rodriguez of Leisure City, who won last year.
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Lumbees Celebrate Heritage
by Venita Jenkins Staff
Writer Fayetteville Online
PEMBROKE, NC -- It took James Hite nearly 50 years to attend his first Lumbee Homecoming.
He left the event Saturday afternoon planning to return next year.
Hite and thousands of other Lumbee Indians gathered in Pembroke for the tribe’s annual homecoming. Organizers estimated
more than 30,000 people attended this year’s event.
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Students Find Strong Connections in Tai
Chi
by Mary Pierpoint Indian
Country Today Staff
LAWRENCE, KS - Upward Bound students at Haskell Indian Nations University are finding
the ancient art of tai chi isn't all that far from the values of their own Native American roots.
Bill Douglas, a 20-year veteran of the art of stress relief, is teaching students this
summer to control their stress and even their anger.
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Tribes Try to Restore Native Languages
by Rhina Guidos Reno Gazette-Journal
Hilman Tobey dreams that his grandchildren one day will speak the language native to
the Nevada region where they are from.
And he’s not talking about English.
“Back in those days,” said the 86-year-old from Pyramid Lake, “the kids got together
and they spoke Paiute. That’s all they spoke. The only time we spoke English was in school.”
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'Windtalkers' Star is the Real Thing
by Brenda Norrell of Indian
Country Today Staff
TSAILE, AZ - "Oh just to hear that cadence again," the sound of the military
and marching, that's all Roger Willie really wanted after serving four years in the U.S. Army.
Willie's dream became a reality when he was cast as a Navajo Codetalker in the upcoming
movie, "Windtalkers," produced by award-winning director John Woo.
So, how did a Navajo Army veteran with two bachelor's degrees and a family become an
actor in a feature film?
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Ignacio's Yellow Jacket Drum Group Adjusts
to Changing Times
by Matt Joyce Durango
Herald Staff Writer
IGNACIO, CO – When the members of Yellow Jacket circle around their drum to sing, the
music that emerges is timeless.
"It’s something that’s been going on in Native American culture forever,"
said Tyson Thompson, a member of the singing group for four years. "We’re just trying to keep it alive."
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Sister Act: Corn, Beans and Squash
by Adrienne Cook Special
to The Washington Post
In an age of shrinking yards and gardens, it is useful to remember that Native American
tribes knew how to use land efficiently for food production. One ancient tradition was planting what was known
as the “three sisters” - corn, beans and squash.
These were sown together on the same bit of land, whether a small garden or a whole field. They complement each
other well.
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The Legend of the Cherokee Rose
by Cherokee.org
The Cherokee were driven from their homelands in North Carolina and Georgia over 100
years ago when gold was discovered in their lands. The journey known as the "Trail of Tears". It was
a terrible time for the people - many died from the hardships and the women wept. The old men knew the women must
be strong to help the children survive so they called upon the Great One to help their people and to give the mothers
strength.
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Two Cultures Shaped Leadership Style
by James May Indian Country
Today Staff
BELLINGHAM, WA - Though the idea of many American Indians living in two worlds has
often been derided by American Indian authors and social critics, it is becoming more and more of an everyday occurrence.
Take Amy Finkbonner for example. As last year's Associated Student Body president at Western Washington University,
Amy learned her heritage provided unique insight she found particularly valuable to her elected job.
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O'odham Celebrate First Graduation
by Brenda Norrell Indian
Country Today Staff
SELLS, AZ - Standing proudly in her graduation cap and gown, Rebecca Antone said she
will continue her education and hopes to inspire other young teenage mothers to pursue their education and dreams.
"Just don't give up. I know how hard it can be," said Antone, who became a mother at 14.
Antone was among the first 28 graduates of Tohono O'odham Community College.
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Meeting of Minds in S.D.
by Jennifer Weil New York Daily News
Cesar Pozo tucked a basketball under his arm when he took off for South Dakota's Pine
Ridge Reservation last week with 18 other city teenagers.
The teen basketball players — many who have never been out of the city or on an airplane — all have visions of
what awaits them.
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Crew Tries to Capture Whaling Culture on
Film
by Tim Macdonald Arctic Sounder
BARROW, AK - The day was warm and clear. A group of four Inupiat whalers paddled a
skin boat along the remaining shore ice followed by an aluminum boat full of filmmakers with a motion picture camera
grinding.
"This light is amazing," director Bestor Cram said. "This is great stuff. Did you get that?"
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American Indian Workshops Make Art from
Everyday Items
by Karen Pierce Gonzalez, San
Francisco Chronicle
Hal Brightcloud of San Rafael carefully painted his face half red, half black to show
how his native Muscogee (Creek) tribe in Oklahoma used to adorn themselves.
Speaking to the handful of people who have come to his Sunday afternoon face-painting
workshop in Novato, he explained that red represents blood, or life, and that face-painting has long been an important
form of art among American Indians.
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Actor, Musician Speak to Cherokee Campers
by Cherokee.org
TAHLEQUAH, OK - More than 30 kids at Cherokee Nation’s fitness camps got a special
treat this week with a visit by actor Steve Reevis and musician Tommy Wildcat.
Reevis, who has appeared in several movies, including Dances with Wolves, Fargo and
Geronimo, gave an inspirational speech instructing the campers about the importance of education and perseverance.
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Watonka: A Book Review
In a dream, the Great Spirit reveals to the descendant of a Sioux warrior how children
will help bring peace to the tormented spirits of Arapaho ghost dancers. Two mysterious young visitors join forces
with two boys in a small Oklahoma town, and are led to Little Fox, the great-niece of a revered Cheyenne medicine
man.
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A Family Story
by Richard L. Slater
This family story is for my children and grandchildren, whom I love very much. I sincerely
wanted them to have a record of their old people so that they would know where they came from and who their old
people were. Children, I ask that you remember and respect these facts of our lives.
Prior to writing this story of our family, I kept asking myself, "Where do I start? ".
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