Canku Ota - October 5, 2002

	Canku Ota
	(Many Paths)
	An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
	October 5 , 2002 - Issue 71


	"Ka-Hay. Sho'o Daa' Chi"
	The Crow Greeting
	Means “Hello”


	"Canwapekasna Wi "
	Moon of Falling Leaves/Changing Seasons
	Sioux

"In our story of Creation, we talk about each one of us having our own path to travel, and our own gift to give and to share. You see, what we say is that the Creator gave us all special gifts; each one of us is special. And each one of us is a special gift to each other because we've got something to share." -John Peters (Slow Turtle), WAMPANOAG

We Salute
Beverly Begay

A senseless slaying in May 1999 east of Gallup was not only a tragedy, but it presented a new path to Beverly Begay, Harris County chief medical investigator.

After that tragic incident, Begay, former McKinley County medical investigator, left Gallup. Today she is the only Navajo to achieve the position of chief medical investigator for a major city.

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:
Jamie Okuma

LA JOLLA INDIAN RESERVATION – Inspired by pride in her ancestry, a young member of this remote North County tribe is nurturing a talent that has vaulted her to the pinnacle of American Indian art.

She's only 24, but doll-maker Jamie Okuma has achieved what many would consider the accomplishment of a lifetime. She won her second "best of show" last month at New Mexico's prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market.

Naa-shoo . . . Naaschu . . . Oh, Forget It

Learning a language can be difficult and embarrassing, especially if you're foolish enough to try out new words in front of an audience - an audience that speaks the language. That is what happened to this naive columnist last week.

In my home community of White Shield, N.D., in the fall when berries and crops ripen, it is customary for the Sahnish people to celebrate and give thanks for all that Mother Earth has provided to us this growing season.

Thunderhawk - Cowrate - Ancient Art of the Bovine's by Geoff Hampton Writer Geoff Hampton shares this story that should delight both young and old.		LSI 7th graders establish the Colts News Flash Students and staff of Little Singer Inc. (LSI) charter school have their own newsletter. The Colts News Flash is the product of LSI’s seventh grade class, headed by teacher Stefan Vest.

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Waasa Inaabidaa - We Look In All Directions Duluth, MN, Waasa Inaabidaa - We Look In All Directions is a six-part television documentary series produced by WDSE in Duluth, Minn., about the second largest tribe in North America, the Anishinaabe/Ojibwe (Chippewa) nation of the upper Great Lakes region. The series includes more than 100 interviews with tribal elders, historians, youth and leaders from the 19 Ojibwe bands in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. These interviews, along with 3,000 archival photographs, interviews with academic historians, original and historic artwork, and dramatic re-enactments, illustrate the Ojibwe people, culture and language through the past two centuries.		Celebration Sends Strong Message to Campus The 30th anniversary of the Institute for Ethnic Studies was a time for reflection on the past and discussion of the future. An audience of about 30 followed the speeches and panels held Friday and Saturday with many questions and much discussion. In the opening event, Ken Bordeaux, a spiritual leader of the Teton Lakota, gave a prayer in Teton Lakota, which a few decades ago could only be said underground.

Native Thunder Distance Runners Prepare for First Marathon ONAMIA, MN– The all-American Indian running group, Native Thunder Distance Runners, is coming to the close of its training program in preparation for its inaugural marathon run in the Twin Cities Marathon on September 29, 2002. The running group, which is based on the Mille Lacs Reservation in central Minnesota, hopes to inspire other Indian runners to reclaim the athletic heritage of their People.		Indian Runners Stop at Pechanga Ancient Oak PECHANGA RESERVATION - Smoke from burning sage, fanned by eagle feathers, drifted among the massive limbs of the Pechanga tribe's sacred Great Oak south of Temecula at dawn Tuesday. Hands rubbed the rough bark of the sun-dappled oak as songs and prayers welcomed runners who embarked last week on a 700-mile journey aimed at winning Gov. Davis' signature on hotly debated legislation that could be used to protect such sacred Indian sites throughout California.

Technical Education Center Students Build House for Elderly Navajo Woman FARMINGTON, NM - Students with the area Technical Education Center building trades classes are joining efforts with business, the Navajo tribe and a Fruitland family to rebuild a house destroyed by fire. On Thursday the students of instructor Ed Ahlm were setting batter boards, running string lines and taking measurements to square the foundation for an 800-square-foot home. The dwelling will have two bedrooms, a bath, and a combination kitchen, dining and living room.		Trio honoured for daring rescues Paul Landry, Peter Gladden and Jayco Audlakiak received commissioner's awards for bravery at the highest level this week from Nunavut Commissioner Peter Irniq. Audlakiak, 13, was nominated for the award by his father after he saved his younger cousin Mosha Moesie Audlakiak from drowning in Qikiqtarjuaq in the summer of 1999. The cousins were walking with some friends one afternoon when Mosha slipped and fell into the water. While the others didn't know what to do, Jayco reached in and tried to pull his cousin to safety.

The Bones are Coming Home NEW YORK -- For years, Andy Wilson camped out on Anthony Island, a Haida hired by his people to protect ancient totem poles and abandoned village sites from grave robbers. Sailing into the bay, at the tip of the dagger-shaped archipelago off Canada's West Coast, you would usually find him on the beach of that ghost village.		Lecture Tells Indians' Side of History Crowds mobbing the train stations astonished the legendary Sioux Chief Red Cloud as he led a delegation of Sioux and Cheyenne to Washington, D.C., in 1870. The delegation doubted that so many white people could exist in the world. They surmised that white people packed up their cities the way tribes packed up their tepees and were following the train car from one city to the next.

A Lakota Lady with an "Explosive" Job PINE RIDGE — Dorothy Tobacco worked at the Badlands Bombing Range Project for several years, from 1996 to 1999, as one of the first Field Technicians with the project. Little did she know that her daughter, Jessica Tobacco-Pettigrew, would one day become the first and only Native American female to be certified as an Unexploded Ordnance - also known as UXO - Technician I working in the same project.		Valley Visionary A 28-year-old expectant mother from Chickaloon -- the small village north of Palmer just off the Glenn Highway -- has been recognized as a "young visionary" by a national magazine. "Did you know that the blue stuff in toilet bowl deodorizers is the latest chemical to turn up in human breast milk?" Native activist Shawna Larson asks, explaining her passion for work on environmental issues and tribal sovereignty.

Wisconsin Tribal Languages in Danger of Dying Out Due to globalization and the rapid spread of English and other world languages, tribal languages, such as the tribal language Menominee, are dying off at an unnaturally fast rate.		Regulations Trip up Language Program TUCSON, AZ - Siiki means red. Tosai - white. Tewei - blue. Juan Esquivias recited the colors in Yoeme, the native language of the Yaqui tribe. He was recalling words taught to him by teaching assistants Narciso Bule-Garcia and Maria Cupis, who are tribal elders.

Spirit of Spotted Horses The Appaloosa horse, tied deep into Nez Perce culture, carries modern-day riders into the past, transcending the bitterness of war and teaching today's young.		Keeping Their Stories Alive ARLINGTON -- Members of the Stillaguamish Tribe are sharing their family histories on video in a project that aims to preserve tribal history and pass that knowledge on to future generations.

Sally Ride Toys With Engineering

Mr. Potato Head, Etch-a-Sketch and Lite-Brite. And who could forget the Slinky or Lincoln Logs? Each of these playthings began as a creative idea engineered into a cherished toy. A similar process occurs for larger engineering feats like bridges, buildings and space shuttles.

Astronaut Sally Ride is challenging middle-schoolers to think like engineers by designing a toy for a competition called ToyChallenge. In the process, she hopes to encourage more girls to pursue careers in the field.

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About This Issue's Greeting - "Ka-Hay. Sho'o Daa' Chi"

In traditional and contemporary Crow culture, it is customary to greet each other with a quick glance away or a blink and nod of the head. If they are wearing a hat, they might tip the brim of the hat. Handshaking is a white man's custom and was only recently accepted as a greeting in Crow culture. You will rarely see Crow people embracing publicly.

This Date In History		Recipe: Meat Dishes for Diabetics

Story: Why the Deer Has No Gall		What is this: Mule Deer

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Inuktitut Flash Cards Distributed to Pre-schoolers IQALUIT, Nunavut - Jack Anawak, Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth (CLEY), has unveiled the new Inuktitut flash cards for pre-schoolers at the Inukshuk Infant Development Centre in Iqlauit.		Language preservation efforts boosted by $100,000 ELMO, MT - Last summer, about 50 kids in the Elmo area showed up twice a week to learn about the Kootenai culture through the Summer Youth Activity Program sponsored by the Ksanka Language Commission here.