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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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September 8, 2001 - Issue 44 |
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"Chin'an gu nin yu" |
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Dena'ina Athabascan |
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"Thank you, you came here" |
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"DULISDI" |
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BLACK BUTTERFLY MOON |
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Cherokee |
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"The longest
journey you make in your lifetime is 18 inches, from your head to your heart, the centre of your being. That's
where spirituality lies." |
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We Honor August 17, 1862, The beginning of what would be considered by many as the start of
the great Indian wars. It was in Acton, Minnesota that a small group of Dakotah men found some eggs, argued about
their rightful ownership, and so led to what we know as the 1862 Conflict. To some it was but a mere skirmish,
to me and to many of my people it was the culmination of years of lies and deceit, of oppression and thievery by
top-ranking government officials and well known and respected traders and entrepreneurs. |
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: In searching for a comics project to stir his creative juices, Gene Gonzales looked
not to the high-flying costumed heroes that he loved as a child, but to his rich American Indian heritage. |
Comic Book Images of American Indians Changing LAWRENCE -- Comic books have run the gamut of portraying the American Indian from subhuman
to superhuman, according to Cornel Pewewardy, University of Kansas assistant professor of education. |
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Preparatory School Sends FARMINGTON, NM - On a recent afternoon at Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington,
the student body was choosing class officers while administrators were busy getting the first week of classes in
order. |
Students Aiming High FORT DUCHESNE — "Honoring the Past, Preparing for the Future." "Anthropology or medicine," said Ashley Groves. And she knows which university might offer the better opportunity, depending on her ultimate choice. "Brigham Young University has better courses in anthropology, but if I decide on medicine, it will be the University of Utah." |
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Where the Buffaloes Roam QUITAQUE - Nine baby buffaloes bounce about Caprock Canyons State Park these days. Sweptson said calving season lasts from the end of June to mid-September, with a nine-
to 9-month gestation period. |
Prairie Dog Conservation Efforts Making
Progress Plans to conserve black-tailed prairie dogs, a key animal in prairie ecosystems and
a candidate for federal protection, are progressing on several fronts. |
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Grade 12 Course Debuts at Kugaaruk School IQALUIT — Six high school students in Kugaaruk are studying poetry and reading adventure
novels in the school’s first-ever Grade 12 English literature class. |
Lummi School Sees Big Changes Despite losing most of its teaching staff last June, Lummi Tribal School opened this
week with a reconstituted staff and a new curriculum. |
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Woman Touring U.S. Lobbying Against Drilling
in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge In a legend of the Gwich'in people, the land that is now the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge is the place where all life began. |
Earth Day: 2001-Forever Earth Day…I’ve always considered it a silly tradition. Not a silly cause, mind you,
but a silly tradition. The reason, simply put, is my personal opinion that Earth Day should be everyday. Now, please
don’t misunderstand, I agreed whole-heartedly that it is a good cause and a good concept. At least, I felt this
way until recently. |
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Re-creating the Traditional Navajo Lifestyle WINDOW ROCK - As she moved slowly around the exhibit of her husband's work, she smiled
often and sometimes burst into laughter. |
Remembering a Basket Weaver's Magic CARSON CITY -- The roof of the small wooden house a stone's throw from the state Capitol
has begun to sag. Trash is strewn on the floors of its two rooms. |
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Tribe Casts Medals for Original Enrollees "There wasn't even an Oklahoma when I was born." |
Young Heritage Leaders Program Recognizes
Contributions of Youth TORONTO, Aug. 23 /CNW/ - Ontario youth who make valuable contributions to heritage preservation in their communities are eligible for recognition by the Ontario Heritage Foundation as part of the Young Heritage Leaders 2001 program. |
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Camp Places Focus on Native American Science Near BARWICK, Ontario - Trying to integrate traditional Native American science with Western
science is the aim of a summer science camp held recently at Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre. |
First We Take Tasiujaq, then We Take the
World IQALUIT — A coordinator of the ambitious new Nunatinnit Nomadic Media Lab says the
vagaries of weather still trump the power of the Internet. |
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Final Indian School Hooked Up To Internet WASHINGTON, Aug , 2001 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) -- Secretary of the Interior Gale
Norton today praised the strong partnership that brought the last Bureau of Indian Affairs school online. Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs Neal McCaleb, teachers and students celebrated the final hookup today at the Chichiltah/Jones
Ranch Community School on the Navajo Reservation outside Gallup, N.M |
Indigenous Takes Unique Road To Top HARTINGTON, Neb. -- They have toured the country, been to new and exciting places and
played with the musicians that some only dream of meeting. But now, before returning to the studio, South Dakota's
Indigenous will be performing in Hartington for the annual Hartland Festival. Though they have played large venues this year, Nanji said he enjoys returning to the smaller venues because of the intimacy the band gains from the crowd. |
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Victims of Adult Onset Diabetes Getting
Younger While diabetes screenings are now being recommended for many people in their 30s, doctors
here and across the nation say the disease is becoming epidemic among a much broader group as well: anyone who
is overweight and doesn't exercise, beginning as early as adolescence. |
The Long Journey Back to the Heart When the talk turned political, Fernie Marty slipped out of the big top tent, walked
over to a tree and began pulling sweet grass from the roots. Then he sat in the sun, wedged the roots between his
heels and braided the shiny strands. |
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NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS (NCAI) In conjunction with ITTI 2001 -a four-day conference that will provide critical information to tribal leaders and others about ways to increase access to telecommunications services in Indian Country -, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) will sponsor a scholarship program in an effort to attract the largest possible tribal attendance. ITTI 2001 will take place Sept. 23-26 at Bally's Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference is co-sponsored by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) |
Advocates of Indigeous California Language Survival When Native American languages die, we all lose part of our heritage. Beyond the linguistically important loss of grammatical, semantic and cognitive aspects of these native languages so much more is being lost. Language carries embedded within it the cultural values of the society it sprung from. Unique world-views, oral literature and whole bodies of knowledge disappear with each vanishing tongue. More importantly, language loss is a human rights issue. The native communities of California have had their languages taken from them involuntarily. Indigenous people view their languages as the bearers of their culture, transmitter of their ceremonies and record of their history, their way of life and their very identity. |
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About This Issue's Greeting - "Chin'an gu nin yu" |
The ancestral language was, apparently, the Na-Dene family of languages (containing Athabaskan - Eyak - Tlingit), which according to current linguistic theories, arrived in Alaska 6000-7000 years ago. Proto-Athabaskan diverged from the others about 3500 years ago and as recently as 2500 years ago was still undifferentiated and also showed no significant Eskimo language influence, suggesting the physicalseparation of the proto-Athabaskans from the ancestral Eskimo and Aleut peoples. Krauss has argued that eastern interior Alaska and adjacent west central Canada were probably the Athabaskan linguistic "homeland." By minimally 1500 years ago, this language family had differentiated into three main branches - Apachean, Pacific, and Northern, of which the contemporary Athabaskan languages of Alaska and Canada are a part. Dena'ina is a dialect of the northern Athabaskan family. |
This Date In History |
Recipe: Hot Breads |
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Story: Sunlight |
What is this: Snowshoe Hare |
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Project: Preparing Feathers - Part One |
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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