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Canku
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(Many Paths) An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America |
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April
2014
- Volume 12 Number 4
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"Yá'át'ééh!"
The Diné (Navajo) Greeting - pronounced Ya'`a't`e'e'h!. "Hello.", "Hi.", "How are you?", "How are things?" |
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"nvda
atsilusgi"
Flower Moon (when plants come to life and bloom again and the Earth is renewed) Eastern Cherokee |
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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."
~Billy Mills~ |
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Our Featured Artist: | Honoring Students | |
Hot
Ticket: When they first began pairing propulsive electronic beats with powerful powwow singing and drums, the three members of A Tribe Called Red had no idea their unlikely mix was about to catapult them into the international spotlight. Their first full-length recording, A Tribe Called
Red, was long-listed for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize; their
second, Nation II Nation, garnered two Juno nominations, landed on myriad
year-end lists including that of the Washington Post and
made the Polaris shortlist. Now, younger aboriginal artists from around
the globe are handing them samples of their electronic mixes."It's been
pretty mind-blowing.
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All
Girls Prep School Coming to Pine Ridge
By September of this year the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota may have a new all-girls college preparatory school. The school will combine college level classes, traditional culture and language in a safe, stable environment. This proven model is currently in the planning stages. In California, the Archer School For Girls was founded in 1995 with 30 students and has grown to almost 500 students. One of the founders, Victoria Shorr-Perkins said she had heard so much about people founding schools for girls overseas. "It occurred to me after reading about Pine Ridge, maybe we could found a girls school there," she said. |
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Our Featured Story: | Northwestern Wisconsin First Person History: | |
Gray
Whales Are Arriving And You See Them On Trips From Everett
An estimated 22,000 gray whales will swim past Washingtons coastline during the next few weeks as they migrate thousands of miles to rich feeding grounds near Alaska. |
Autobiography
of
Black Hawk Part 8 |
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Education News | Artistic News | |
NASA
Announces 2014 Tribal College and University Awards
NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has awarded approximately $2 million in new cooperative agreements to three tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). These new agreements provide opportunities for TCU students, faculty and staff to engage in NASA-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities. |
Kachina
Carver Overcomes Obstacles, Passes On Tradition To Son
Stetson Honyumptewa overcame difficulties with alcohol and a lack of career opportunities both in Arizona and New Mexico to become the signature artist at the 56th annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market March 1-2, 2014. Honyumptewa lived in Moenkopi until he was about 17 years old. He attended the Indian school in Phoenix for four years - nine months out of the year. |
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Artistic News | Education News | |
Navajo
Author Explores Culture Shock In New Novel
Michael Woestehoff's book "Shades of Aye," written for kids age seven and older, explores the challenges that Native American students face as they leave the familiarity of the reservation for college, the resulting feelings of isolation and the difficulty in discovering who they are and what is important to them in a new and different world. |
2015
Native American $1 Coin Design Candidates
Design candidates for the 2015 Native American $1 Coins have been released by the United States Mint. Twenty different images have been unveiled with each one depicting a design emblematic of the theme, "Mohawk Iron Workers." |
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Honoring Students | Honoring Students | |
Cherokee
Nation Selects 2014 'Remember The Removal' Riders
The Cherokee Nation has selected 13 Cherokee students for the 2014 Remember the Removal bike ride. Each summer, Cherokee students retrace the path their Cherokee ancestors were forced to walk along the northern route of the Trail of Tears. |
Wisconsin
Freshman Guard Koenig Making Ho Chunk Nation Proud
After leading Aquinnas High School to the Wisconsin State Basketball Championship during his sophomore year in 2011, Bronson Koenig, Ho Chunk Nation, was scouted by ACC powerhouses Duke and North Carolina. |
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Healthy Living | Healthy Living | |
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Return To Pre-reservation Diet May Be Key To Healing For Apache
Twenty years ago, while teaching employees of the San Carlos Apache Tribes Department of Forest Resources staff about traditional Apache plants, the late elder Wallace Johnson said, If we eat our traditional Apache food and exercised, there would be none of these new diseases. That simple statement has stuck in the heads of those employees, and they wondered if the knowledge of Mr. Johnsons generation (who was born in 1903) directly taught to him from forebears who grew up before Apaches were herded onto reservations held keys to combating the epidemics of poor physical and emotional health, suicide, and sexual violence amid the Reservation backdrop of generationally-embedded toxic stress. |
Nettle,
The Nutritional Nuisance: Hibulb Rediscovery Program Begins Annual Spring
Harvest Of Traditional Superfood
The nuisance in the back yard known for its annoying sting and pungent earthy smell, nettle is not the most desirable flora of the Pacific Northwest. For northwest tribes, however, nettle is a cultural and traditional staple. The Rediscovery Program at the Hibulb Cultural Center began their spring harvest of nettle sprouts March 12th, working to reintroduce the use of nettle into the community and continuing the revitalization of our culture. Bill, who has spent the last ten years learning about how to use nettle, harvested nettle sprouts on the bluff above Arcadia on the Tulalip Reservation. |
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Living Traditions | Living Traditions | |
The
Beginning Of North American Agriculture
Of the 10 historically recognized independent centers of plant domestication worldwide, five were in the Americas. Three of these occurred in South America, where chile peppers, squash, beans, yucca, yams and white and sweet potatoes were grown. North Americas contributions included squash, maize (corn) and beans the trifecta of New World foods as well as other species such as chile pepper. |
Piki
Bread
Piki bread is one of the Southwest regions precious gifts, a sacred and delicious tradition now recognized by Slow Foods Ark of Taste. The making of Piki is an art and a ritual taking years of practice to master, and the knowledge, along with the heirloom stone used to make the traditional bread, is passed down through generations from mother to daughter. In the past, a young woman was required to demonstrate that she had mastered the art of making Piki before she could be considered a suitable bride. |
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Living Traditions | Heads Up | |
Floor
Will Make Journey From Wisconsin Forest To Final Four In Arlington
The road to the Final Four or at least the floor starts in Menominee, in rural northeastern Wisconsin. The tiny town doesn't have a competitive college basketball program. But the work there makes all the difference on which team can call itself the nation's best. |
Announcing
The 2014 Young Native Writers Essay Contest
The Young Native Writers Essay Contest is a writing contest for Native American high school students and is designed to encourage young Native Americans to write about their experiences as a member of a Native American community and the culture that inspires them. The voices that emerge from this program honor the legacy of every Native American who has ever lived. Add your words to the thousands submitted through this project - all writers receive a Certificate of Honor for their submission. |
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Living Traditions | Living Traditions | |
Tribal
Member, Ovah Will Represent Hopi In Boston Marathon
The Hopi Tribe will have two runners represented at the 2014 Boston Marathon, Caroline "Kadoo" Sekaquaptewa and Stephen Lawrence Ovah of Sichomovi. The marathon is scheduled on Mon, Apr. 21, 2014. Ovah is 29 years old; he is from the Water clan. His parents are Marty and Joycelyn Ovah. He is the oldest of three kids and has two kids, a daughter 5 years old and a son 3 years old. His resume includes four state championships with Hopi High School. He went on to run for Haskell University where he ran cross country and track & field. |
Hopi
Runner, Sekaquaptewa Sets Sights On Boston Marathon
Caroline Kadoo Sekaquaptewa is water clan from the village
of Sipaulovi. Her parents are Rosa Honanie and the late Phil Sekaquaptewa.
She is the oldest of four siblings and a single mother of four girls ages
19, 16, 10 and 5 years old. She is in her 10th year of teaching at Salt
River Elementary School as an Early Childhood Educator. Moencopi Developers Corporation (MDC) is sponsoring both Sekaquaptewa and Stephan Ovah to participate in the Boston Marathon. MDC has paid for their registration fees and are having custom made uniforms designed for them. MDC is also helping them with fundraising efforts for their expenses. | |
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Living Traditions |
Calling
All Young Chefs! First Lady Michelle Obama is again teaming up with the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Epicurious to host a nationwide recipe challenge to promote cooking and healthy eating among Americas youth. Were inviting parents or guardians and their children, ages 8-12, to submit an original lunch recipe that is healthy, affordable, and tasty, with the opportunity to be invited to attend a Kids' "State Dinner" here at the White House where a selection of the winning healthy recipes will be served. |
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About
This Issue's Greeting - "Yá'át'ééh!"
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Navaho
is an American Indian language spoken by between one hundred twenty and
one hundred forty thousand people in the Southwestern United States.
Navaho is a member of the Athabaskan family of the Na-Dené group of languages. It is considered to be closely related to Apache. |
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Issue's Web sites
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A
Story To Share:
A Visit From the Creator |
Nature's
Beauty:
House Finch |
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