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Canku Ota |
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(Many Paths) |
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An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America |
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August 11, 2001 - Issue 42 |
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Miiyu, greeting, singular. |
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Ajachmem /Luiseno |
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"TSENEAGA" |
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DOG DAYS |
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YUCHI |
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"Do not look outside yourself for the leadership you
have been waiting for." |
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We Salute It was an emotional afternoon as President George W. Bush presented the Congressional Gold Medal to four of the five living Navajo (Diné) code-creators on Thursday, July 26, 2001. This is the highest civilian medal that can be given. During World War II there were 29 Navajo code talkers who developed the unbreakable military code, thus helping the United States win the war. Following the award ceremony, MGM Studios hosted a reception at the Library of Congress in celebration of the code talkers and to publicly announce their soon-to-be-released epic motion picture Windtalkers, the first film to tell the story of the Navajo Marine code talkers' secret program of WWII. |
The information here will include items of interest for and about Native American schools. If you have news to share, please let us know! I can be reached by emailing: Vlockard@aol.com |
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We've added maps to our articles, so that you can see where the many paths of our People are. Additionally, we've provided these two maps of North America and a coloring book picture for you to print. We hope that this new feature is helpful. |
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Artist: L. Frank Manriquez is a Tongva/Ajachmem artist and cultural activist. Dedicated to the revival and preservation of Native California languages and cultures, she works with such organizations as the California Indian Basket Weavers Association, the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival, The Children of Tamaayawut, and the Native California Network. She has directed and participated in numerous conferences and workshops in traditional arts and language studies, and devotes time to working with and teaching children. |
The Code Talkers Bring Home Importance of
Language Language is the vehicle we use to touch the mind and heart of others. In some tribal nations, you cannot participate in a ceremony unless you know the language - it is that important. |
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Powwow Proud Wichita, KS - Sidney Toppah Jr. is waiting to have his picture taken on a hot July evening. The 7-year-old is dressed in his traditional regalia, known as the "fancy dance" style. The wind is blowing his feather bustles into a frenzy of color, a brilliant green-and-white blur. Not far away, a little boy on a skateboard stops to take a look, and gasps at Sidney's presence. But while some boys might duck their heads or retreat in embarrassment, Sidney simply stands there. He has no reason to be ashamed. |
Heritage Dances to Different Drummer Oklahoma City, OK - Walking into Eugene Field Elementary School, a visitor could feel the throb of Indian drums almost before hearing them. Inside the large two-story commons area, about 200 American Indian students, teachers and parents recently gathered for a powwow that included dancing, music and feasting on homemade Indian tacos. |
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Students Embody Nature in Hoop Dance Sioux Falls, SD - Thirty middle school students learned about the four seasons and
different cultures by performing a Lakota hoop dance Thursday at the Multi-Cultural Center. |
Iqaluit’s Musical Ambassadors IQALUIT — Thirteen-year-old Noodloo Pishuktie says she was surprised nerves didn’t
get the best of her during the Aqsarniit Quviasuttittijiit performance in Ottawa over the Canada Day weekend. |
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Canoe Trip Commemorates Chippewa Tribes
Sandy Lake Tragedy Jim Schlender and Neil Kmiecik are praying for good weather this week. They'll need it in order to complete an ambitious journey by canoe from Madeline Island in the Apostle Islands to Duluth, and up the St. Louis River to Fond du lac. |
The Great Peace August 4, 2001 — Three hundred years ago, the city of Montréal was a small French village on the banks of the St. Lawrence River called Ville Marie. Its 1,200 citizens -- ranging from noblemen and military officers to merchants and craftsmen -- witnessed the signing of one of the most remarkable peace treaties in the New World. It was both a trade and a security agreement between French settlers and the indigenous people -- a mutual understanding that would last well into the next century. |
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A Child's Dream Becomes a Rare Exchange
Between Two Cultures A welcome dinner gave some 20 exchange students from Aschau, Germany, an opportunity
to get reacquainted with their Santee hosts late last month. |
In a Technological Age, Some Things Remain
as They Always Were ELMO, MT - Indian families from Canada, California, Washington and Montana, plus a contingent of Hispanics from all over - children of migrant workers whose parents are in the Flathead area for this summer's cherry harvest - gathered at Standing Arrow Pow Wow Grounds on Thursday to begin the 2001 International Traditional Games. |
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Indians Value Their Language American Indians have learned that when language is lost, the culture is lost. So for the past 15 years, children from kindergarten to 6th grade have been learning Kickapoo as a second language. The school also offers evening classes during the spring and fall for adults. Tribal schools that teach children under 7 and their families American Indian languages could be eligible for funding from programs outlined in an amendment to the Native American Languages Act of 1990. |
Mohegans Rebuilding Language UNCASVILLE, CT - Fidelia Fielding, the last fluent speaker of the Mohegan language,
died in 1908. Since then, echoes of the language have faded into obscurity. It's a daunting task, but one that tribal elders say is worth the effort because resurrecting the Mohegan dialect is critical to restoring the tribe's sense of identity. |
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Pilchuck Totem a Big Step Forward for Haines
Studio Last year, and for many years, it was an ancient tree growing in the rain forest of
Prince of Wales Island in soggy Southeast. Next month, it'll be an avant-garde neon and glass object on display
at an international art school outside Seattle. |
Devotion to Dirt Arlington, WA - Calloused hands, skin rubbed raw by a shovel handle. Sun and sweat,
dirt and devotion. Taken together, it's an earthy education. Now, just more than nine months later, organizers have discovered that more than just red cedar saplings and sprouts of salal have grown stronger in the once fallow fields. |
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Honoring a Tribal Elder LA CONNER, WA — Vi Hilbert seems much like any grandmother on her birthday. |
Through the Eyes of an Elder FORT HALL, ID — Sitting and breathing in the fresh air at the Fort Hall festival grounds,
Layton Little John has the serious, knowing look of a man who has seen and has been involved in many things. He has lived his entire life caught between two worlds: |
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Rocky Boy's Embraces its Kids ROCKY BOY'S RESERVATION, MT -- Thursday was a special day, designed to help strengthen
the cultural ties for children on the Rocky Boy's Reservation. |
Kids Use Inuit Values to Try to Quit Smoking CAMBRIDGE BAY, NUNAVUT - Kids aged thirteen to sixteen in Cambridge Bay are going to
try a new way to kick a bad habit. A group of ten teenagers are going out on the land for a seven-day camping trip
without cigarettes. |
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Riding Club, Nez Perce Seeking Peace on
Trail Bonnie Ewing hopes the trail she leaves behind is filled with anything but tears. This is Ewing's 10th year taking part in the commemorative event sponsored annually since 1965 by the National Appaloosa Horse Club. She speaks with noticeable emotion about not only this year's ride but the devastating flight of her people in 1877. "I visualize how it must have been for them and what they went through," says a glassy-eyed Ewing, |
Birch Canoe Brings Back Memories and Traditions While June Porter diligently stitches together the honey-colored birch bark forming
the outside of the canoe, Hank Goodsky asks the young firetender how the ribs are doing. |
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New Links - Ancient Heritage WASHINGTON - Duane Blue Spruce is tracing his Laguna Pueblo roots in, of all places,
Washington D.C. |
Indians Race to Save Languages Many American Indian tribes are in a race against time to save their languages because
young people are not learning their tradition and the elders who would be their teachers are quickly passing from
the scene. |
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White Bison, Inc. and CSAT Network Together for September Recovery Events National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, as well as National Native American Wellbriety Month will take place this September. |
CBS News Internship Program Welcomes Native Students CBS News invites the Native American community to explore our internship program for college students. We place students at most of our news shows and departments. |
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About This Issue's Greeting - "Miiyu" |
Uto-Aztecan |
This Date In History |
Recipe: Corny Cooking!!! |
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Story: How Fox Saved the People |
What is this: Arctic Fox |
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Project: Hairpipes - Part 4 |
This Issue's Web sites |
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Opportunities |
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"OPPORTUNITIES" is from sources distributed nationally and includes scholarships, grants, internships, fellowships, and career opportunities as well as announcements for conferences, workshops and symposia. |
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