Canku Ota - September 21, 2002

	Canku Ota
	(Many Paths)
	An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
	September 21 , 2002 - Issue 70


	*"Bo zho, Bode'wadmi ndaw!"*
	The Potawatomi Greeting
	Means “Hello, I'm Potawatomi”


	"Wahpegiwi"
	Yellow Leaf Moon
	ASSINIBOINE

"Birds have always been important to the Indian because they go where they wish, they light where they may and they're free. ...The eagle flies highest in the sky of all the birds and so he is the nearest to the Creator, and his feather is the most sacred of all. He is the highest of the birds and so belongs to all the tribes, to all the peoples." Buffalo Jim-Seminole

We Salute
LaDonna Harris

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /U.S. Newsire/ -- All across Indian Country the generation in power is turning over the reins of responsibility to the next generation -- challenging the new leaders to develop initiatives and solutions while continuing the work of their predecessors.

Thus it is that on September 18th, LaDonna Harris (Comanche) -- nationally known activist and advocate of Native American causes -- steps aside as Chief Executive Officer of Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO) and will pass the feather of leadership to Laura Harris (Comanche) the current Executive Vice President, and her daughter. Americans for Indian Opportunity is a national non-profit the cultural, political and economic self-determination of Indigenous peoples.

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

Artist:
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK

Kenojuak is the most revered Inuit artist living in Canada today. Her imaginative drawings, prints and carvings are sought the world over and reflect her experiences and life in the North. "Drawing out of your imagination is a lot better to me anyway. What you see in your head is what you try to put on drawing...I try to make mine look attractive enough." While her imagery is varied, she is best known for her eloquently designed animals and birds, especially the Owl.

Ladder to the Sky

Long ago, in the old, forgotten time, Gitchi Manitou, the Great Spirit, created only strong, healthy people.

In those days, all the men were tall and brave. They could run like the storm wind. In their games, they were clever and swift, And knew all the secrets of the four-legged ones - the forest animals who were their brothers.

The women in those times sang as they worked. Their clear voices filled the forest with melodies, and they walked with light step and straight back, even when they were very old.

Thunderhawk The O'Malley's Meet Moose Lee by Geoff Hampton Writer Geoff Hampton shares this story that should delight both young and old.		Cowrate An Introduction by Geoff Hampton In the October 5th issue of Canku Ota, we will begin a series about Cowrate. So, let's get ready to have some fun.

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Skins - The Movie Filmed on location at the Pine Ridge Reservation, "Skins" tells the story of Rudy Yellow Lodge (Eric Schweig), a reservation cop whose job includes regular encounters with his unruly but endearing brother Mogie (Graham Greene). Haunted by memories of Vietnam, the alcoholic Mogie is a source of constant challenge for Rudy, while Rudy also finds himself stepping outside the law in his determination to ensure justice on the reservation. The tragedy that unfolds leads Mogie and Rudy into deep and dark waters, where they are finally able to start healing their relationship, and the legacy of their pasts.		First Indian in Space Began Journey in State It was a typical Friday night. John Herrington and his brother James huddled with a friend in a cardboard box in their back yard, pretending to fly to the moon. If only one day they could get there. By the end of this year, one of the boys will get the chance -- not to fly to the moon, but for a trip almost as good.

National Congress of American Indians to Partner With the Native American Music Association (Washington, D.C., Sept. 10) The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) – the country’s oldest, largest and most representative national American Indian and Alaska Native organization – has partnered with the Native American Music Association (NAMA). NAMA is the nation’s leading and only comprehensive source for contemporary and traditional music. The Association directly assists Native American artists while enhancing cultural preservation.		Students Bond with the North on Arctic Expedition Brian Tattuinee’s adventure began at a café in Rankin Inlet. It was there he saw an advertisement for Students on Ice, a Canadian organization that takes high school students and teachers on educational trips to the Earth’s poles. In the hopes of showing youth the importance of climate change and environmental issues, students, teachers and staff board a ship for two weeks to discover what the planet has to offer.

Miss Alaska 2002 . . . Peggy Willman		And the Winners Are ... 2002 Native American Music Award Winners

Monarch of High Country: Sure-footed Mountain Goat ALPINE FIRE LOOKOUT, Wenatchee National Forest — Morning sun glints on the mountain goat's dagger-like black horns and its immaculate white coat. Up nearly 6,300 feet atop Nason Ridge, the goat is 50 yards away, flicking its ears, its massive shoulders, big as a fullback's.		Kirkaldie team wins National Indian Relay Championship on sloppy track BLACKFOOT — Despite a sloppy track after two days of rain, the Kirkaldie team with rider Willie Kirkaldie won the National Indian Relay horse race championship here at the Eastern Idaho State Fair.

Breaking the Cycle While leading Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School to consecutive Class B state basketball tournaments in the early 1970s, Jesse Mendoza caught the eye of talent-hungry college coaches. But most didn't make the trip to visit Mendoza's home on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, where nearly 70 percent of Lakota residents live in poverty near the Missouri River in north-central South Dakota.		Nez Perce Site Dedicated NORTH OF LAUREL - Under a hot sun Saturday, unlike the weather 125 years ago, ground was blessed and broken to commemorate the site of a skirmish between the Nez Perce bands fleeing to Canada and the forces of the U.S. Army. On Sept 13, 1877, U.S. Cavalry under the command to Col. Samuel Sturgis encountered the rear guard of the Nez Perce as they moved up Canyon Creek.

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About This Issue's Greeting - "Bo zho, Bode'wadmi ndaw!"

The Potawatomi language belongs to the Algonkian language group; as such it is related in structure and vocabulary to the Ojibwe, Menominee, Kickapoo, Miami-Illinois, Shawnee and Cree languages, and most closely resembles Ojibwe and Kickapoo. Linguists classify it as a separate language that became a distinct entity long ago. Most Potawatomi who are involved with the language feel strongly that this is so.

The most important characteristic of the language is that it is oral. English, by comparison, is a written language. Pretty much all of us started school when we were young and quickly learned that words have definite shapes and boundaries, defined by blank spaces. In a truly oral language, that isn't the case.

Potawatomi has been written down from time to time, but a definitive and commonly accepted writing system has never been developed. There is a "traditional" orthography, and several others that were developed over the years, including ours. For the most part, though, people are free to write the language as they hear it, and no one is criticized for misspelling in Potawatomi.

This Date In History		Recipe: Soups for Diabetics

Story: How the People Got Arrowheads		What is this: Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

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Opportunities
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Conference Offers Taste of Indian Life SAN BERNARDINO - Inland area schoolchildren will have an opportunity to learn about the lives, history and culture of California Indians during the fourth annual California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference at Cal State San Bernardino. One-day field trips are being organized from Sept. 24 to 27 by the San Manuel Tribal Unity and Cultural Awareness Program.		Stevens Village Woman Heads to Dartmouth An anxious Joy Shockley is leaving for Dartmouth College in New Hampshire on Monday. Questions race through the 18- year-old Stevens Village woman's head. "How will I pay for it all?" "Will I be able to keep up in classes?"