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(Many Paths) |
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An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America |
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May 1, 2004 - Issue 112 |
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"Ka-hay Sho-o Dah Chi" |
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The Crow Greeting |
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Hello. How are you? |
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"Hotehimini kiishthwa" |
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Strawberry Moon |
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Shawnee |
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"A Warrior is
challenged to assume responsibility, practice humility, and display the
power of giving, and then center his or her life around a core of spirituality.
I challenge today's youth to live like a warrior." |
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Salute Although Haskell teacher education senior, Lydia Roach had written the essay for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) student of the year competition, the call she got on her birthday was completely unexpected. She had been named AIHEC's student of the year from Haskell. Roach, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, had never really thought about her accomplishments. The job she was doing at school and as a student teacher were just business as usual. But to the committee at Haskell that nominated her and to the officials at AIHEC, Roach's dedication and outlook on education were much more than "business as usual." |
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Our Featured Artist: |
Honoring Students |
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Marwin Begaye Life serves as a constant source of inspiration for art throughout the world. From the beginning of time, humans have used their surroundings to express aspects of their lives through paintings, drawings, sculptures and other artwork. Marwin Begaye, fine arts graduate student, recently earned an art award for putting these techniques into practice. |
American Indian College Fund Names 2004 Students of the Year The American Indian College Fund has named 34 American Indian students 2004 Students of the Year. Each honoree was selected to receive a $1000 scholarship. The award is based upon a student's academic achievement and community service. |
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Our Featured Story: |
Northwestern Wisconsin First Person History: |
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The
Eagle and the Snake – Redman Speaks – Part 8
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The
Indian Priest
Chapter 3 - Indian Childhood |
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Education News |
Education News |
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Plans Native-focused Charter School Of about 190 Native freshmen who started high school in 2000, she said, fewer than than 80 of those entered 12th grade four years later. "These are really staggering statistics," said Gillis, executive director for the Doyon Foundation. She, along with a committee of local Native and education leaders, hope the Effie Kokrine Charter School will help change those numbers. The group hopes to bring a proposal for the 150-student secondary charter school to the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District school board this summer. If approved, it would be the third public charter school in the district. |
Baca School awarded for Earth-Friendly Design Baca/Dlo´ay azhi Community School was honored Tuesday for its environmentally friendly design, construction, and operation and Navajo cultural aspects. It is the first Bureau of Indian Affairs school and the first building in New Mexico to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. It is one of only 104 buildings in the world to receive this certification. "I think its exciting to have LEED certified school," said Jacque Mangham, school principal. |
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Education News |
Education News |
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Native Science and Engineering Fair Jenna Parisien, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, designed a new method to transport DNA, while Daniel Concho, Acoma Pueblo, proved the power of the rhythm of Native drums to soothe and heal. Rachelle Bill, Navajo, found tea tree oil more effective than synthetic drugs. "This project has helped me decide what I want to do with my life," said Bill, junior at Fort Wingate High School in New Mexico. |
Native American Students Get Insiders View of RML Research Shannon Wetzel is one of a handful of people who has operated an electron microscope locally. Only three scientists operate the expensive scope at Hamilton's Rocky Mountain Laboratories. And they are the core facility for labs in Hamilton and in Bethesda, Md., both part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases that performs primary research on the world's most infectious diseases. |
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Honoring Students |
Honoring Students |
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Southern Ute teen finds solace in Classical Piano Gideon TwoCrow was out drinking with friends when the police caught him. Only two weeks after he finished his six-month probation for underage drinking, he was charged a second time and put on probation for another year. A Durango native and member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, TwoCrow, 16, never knew his father. He and his five brothers and sisters were raised by his mother, Jacqueline Frost, who supported her family by building houses. "I grew up in a rough family," he said. "My uncle was an alcoholic and stuff. It's been tough. Family members passed on. |
Non-traditional Students set Example Zannita Fast Horse takes care of her daughter and husband, tutors and mentors students full time, and maintains a 3.8 point GPA. This is all after a terrifying return to college which is now a very pleasant and comfortable experience at Oglala Lakota College on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Fast Horse, a woman who has a dream and a goal that only higher education can help her fulfill, is a mother to 4-year-old Zannita, who has seizures and a husband who suffered brain and heart damage due to a stroke while in the military. But she still finds the time to study environmental sciences at OLC with the plan that one day she will work as a park ranger. |
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Honoring Students |
Education News |
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Nunavut Welcomes Its First Two Inuit Nurses Many Inuit patients in Nunavut's clinics and hospitals are used to dealing with nurses through an interpreter. With the recent convocation of Lily Amagoalik of Kimmirut and Asenath Idlout of Pond Inlet, some will no longer have to. Last week, Amagoalik and Idlout became the first nurses to graduate from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Iqaluit's Nunavut Arctic College, offered in partnership with Dalhousie University. The gym at Inuksuk High School was packed for the convocation ceremony, where teachers, interpreters, hairdressers and carpenters were among the graduates. |
Indian Writers Bring Literature to Life for Students in Pablo Monday was not your typical day at Two Eagle River School, the grades 7-12 alternative tribal school in Pablo. Right out of the gate, Henry Real Bird, a 55-year-old Indian poet and rancher from the Crow Reservation, closed his eyes tight, thrust his arms toward the sky and shouted out a long, long line from one of his "cowboy" poems to a group of wide-eyed, 11th-grade students. The silver conchos on Real Bird's belt gleamed in the morning sunlight; his black ponytail reached almost to his waist, and his yellow shirt had the top two buttons open at the throat. |
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Living Traditions |
Living Traditions |
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Tribal Grants to Fund Diabetes Project, Land Purchase, Economic Development The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has announced three recent donations totaling more than a million dollars to Indian Tribes. A grant of $600,000 to the Upper Sioux Community in Granite Falls, Minnesota, and an additional $400,000 for fiscal year 2005 with be used for economic development. The Upper Sioux grant will fund an information technology, infrastructure development, public works, and tribal governance programmatic activities. |
Alaska Native Heritage Center will Celebrate Opening Day for Summer Season on Mother's Day The Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) will celebrate its Opening Day for the summer season on Mother's Day, May 9, 2004. To recognize the support the local community has given the Center and to celebrate Mother's Day, ANHC has dropped admission rates for this celebration. Mothers will be admitted free and everyone else pays only $1. Opening Day at ANHC also marks the beginning of the summer season with its new hours, 9am to 6pm daily. The theme for summer 2004 will be, "Living from the Land and Sea". |
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Preserving Language |
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Panel: Kids Key to Saving Language Native American students in South Dakota schools will be more successful in their studies if native language and culture are integral parts of the curriculum, a Todd County educator believes. Dottie LeBeau is part of an effort to revive the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota languages, both in schools and among adult Native Americans. It's a way to connect a people with their culture, says the school improvement coordinator and curriculum director at Todd County Schools. "Losing the language means losing the culture,'' LeBeau said. "We need to know who we are because it makes a difference in who our children are.' |
Enhancing
tradition Rituals need a little spice every now and then. Formed in 1987, the American Indian Dance Theatre has garnered worldwide acclaim for its interpretations of both sacred and secular American Indian dances. Traditional music, dance and culture combine with modern ideas to create a performance that spans centuries. |
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Education News |
A Poem | |
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Wood Shop Builds School Pride As the finishing touches were added to the school’s new trophy case in the northern wing, the classrooms adjacent to its location will be undergoing their own makeover in the coming year. Pyramid Lake High School, on the reservation of the same name, is in the midst of rejuvenating a spirit, both within the institution and in the community. Evident upon walking through the relatively new facility, pride emanates from the students and staff. Recently a surge in pride was provided by the varsity boys and girls basketball teams that advanced to the final four in their state categories. |
Saving the Environment? Where will the children
play? | |
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About This Issue's Greeting - "Ka-hay Sho-o Dah Chi" |
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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. From: Vincent Goes Ahead, Jr., Museum Interpreter, Vice Chairman of the Crow Tribe |
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This Date In History |
Recipe: Ole' |
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Story: The Falcon and the Duck |
What is this: Peregrine Falcon |
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Craft Project: Make a Terrarium |
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Opportunities |
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"OPPORTUNITIES" is gathered 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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