Canku Ota - September 2016

	Canku Ota (Many Paths) An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
	September 2016 - Volume 14 Number 9


	"Aquay" Mohegan Hello
	Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

	"Nasanmuya " The Feasting Moon hOPI

"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~

We Salute
Jim Northrup - A Connection To Home

Through the years, Canku Ota was blessed to share some of Jim Northrup's writings. R.I.P. our friend.

Our Featured Artist:		Honoring Students
New Great Law Of Peace Mural Created Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation (NOON) recently supported the creation of a new mural about the Great Law of Peace at LeMoyne Elementary School in Syracuse. NOON made arrangements with the school and funded the project. The new mural depicts the founding gathering for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, along the shore of Onondaga Lake. It includes Hiawentha and the Peacemaker, the Tadadaho and Jigonsaseh, along with other leaders.		Cheers For Lakota Speaking South Dakota Delegate At DNC During last night's state roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Oglala Lakota tribal member and South Dakota delegate Shawn Bordeaux introduced his delegation in the Lakota language before casting the votes that pushed Hillary Clinton toward history as the first woman presidential candidate in U.S. History.

Our Featured Story:		First Person History:
Important Message From Keeper Of Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe I, Chief Arvol Looking Horse, of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Nations, ask you to understand an Indigenous perspective on what has happened in America, what we call "Turtle Island." My words seek to unite the global community through a message from our sacred ceremonies to unite spiritually, each in our own ways of beliefs in the Creator.		Bering Strait Theory, Part Four: The Indisputable Facts in the Artifacts

Education News		Education News
Youth Inspired By Visiting Colleges Around Wisconsin The higher education department has had the summer college visit for over four summers now. Over the course of three weeks, youth traveled to Western Technical College, UW-La Crosse, UW-Marathon County, Northcentral Technical College, Southeast Technical College and Winona State University. "It is a good chance for the youth to do something in the summer," said Carla Nichols, pre college advisor in the higher education department. "It is open to middle school and high school students, and is a good opportunity for students to start thinking about college, which is what we are trying to promote".		IMLS Announces Over $4 Million In Library Services Grants For Native American And Native Hawaiian Communities The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced 243 grants totaling $4,055,022 through three library programs aimed at supporting and improving services among Native American and Native Hawaiian institutions.

Education News		Education News
2016-17 Little Cherokee Ambassadors Crowned Fort Gibson Elementary School fourth-grader Addison Rouse’s presentation on the significance of the corn bead and how it is used for traditional jewelry earned her the Little Cherokee Ambassador title Aug. 6. About 20 youth competed in the Little Cherokee Ambassador competitions at the Tahlequah Armory.		Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College Selected In Second Chance Pell Pilot Program The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College was selected to participate in the new Second Chance Pell pilot program.

Honoring Students		Preserving Language
Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Program Announces 2016-17 Fellows The Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Program recently selected Madisyn French, Kayla Johnson, Chloe Blythe, Rebecca Teesateskie, Faith Long, Brantly Junaluska, Jacob Long, Caleb Teesateskie, Tim Swayney and Michael Thompson as their 2016-17 fellows. The program develops leadership competencies through formal education and firsthand leadership experiences.		Mohawk Man Teaches Dave Matthews His Own Song In Effort To Keep Language Alive A Hamilton man's attempt to preserve the language of his ancestors has taken him farther than he ever thought possible — from humble YouTube beginnings to teaching a Grammy-winning, multi-platinum selling musician a new way to sing one of his own songs.

Living Traditions		Education News
Ashton Locklear (Lumbee Tribe) Excited To Be A Member Of The USA Olympic Gymnastics Team The Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games is tonight on NBC. Some throughout Indian Country and across the globe are already looking ahead to Sunday afternoon as the U.S. women's gymnastics team begins completion. Ashton Locklear (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina) will take part in her first Olympic games as a non-competing alternate for Team U.S.A.		THE 64th CHEROKEE NATIONAL HOLIDAY We invite you to join us for the Cherokee National Holiday, a celebration of Cherokee heritage, cultural awareness and reuniting families. Thousands of Cherokees and visitors from across the United States and abroad make the pilgrimage to the historic Cherokee Nation capital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to renew friendships and celebrate the Cherokee spirit. The holiday has been observed annually since 1953 to commemorate the signing of the 1839 Cherokee Constitution and the Act of Union reuniting Cherokees both East and West after the Trail of Tears.

Living Traditions		Living Traditions
Carlisle Journeys: Celebrating The American Indian Sports Legacy Operated from 1879 to 1918 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the first U.S. government-run off-reservation school for American Indian children. As noted by the Carlisle Journeys website, the school’s “legendary athletic teams and rigorous training programs influenced the complex legacies that used sports as a kind of propaganda tool and at the same time modeled the success of the track and football teams for other off-reservation boarding schools.”		Small Fort Chipewyan Film Earns Place At Toronto International Film Festival Putting his ancestral home of Fort Chipewyan in front of the lens has earned Kelton Stepanowich attention on the international stage. Gods Acre, set in the tiny hamlet 250 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, has landed a spot at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. "I was super ecstatic," the northern Alberta filmmaker said in an interview with CBC Edmonton's Radio Active. "It's such a validating thing to happen.

Saving Mother Earth		Living Traditions
Totem Pole Traveling Long Way To Protest Pipelines As the federal government wraps up its panel meetings to get feedback on the Kinder Morgan pipeline review, First Nations communities are ramping up another effort to protest the project by carrying a totem pole 5,000 kilometres.		Nighthawks Reflect On 2016 World Series Stickball Players from the Tahlequah, Oklahoma-based Nighthawks stickball team competed July 5-16 in the 2016 World Series Stickball tournament in Mississippi.

Preserving Traditions		Preserving Traditions
Park Employees 'Get Away' With Breaking Laws At Sacred Monument Top officials and employees at the Effigy Mounds National Monument were able to "get away" with breaking laws at the sacred site in Iowa for years, according to the results of an internal review. In the most egregious case, the superintendent took tribal remains from the facility and kept them hidden in garbage bags in his home for more than two decades.		Hopi Youth And Adults Work Together To Clean Up Hopi Village Springs And Trails This "Hopi Springs Activity" is a continuation of the 2014 Hopi Tribe/Kaibab National Forest Springs Restoration Project partnership between the Hopi Tribe Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Program (WIOA), Hopi Cultural Preservation Office and The Kaibab National Forest.

Living Traditions		Education News
Eleven-year-old Osage Wins 'County Born and Raised' At Cattleman Hall Of Fame Luncheon Annabelle Yates is an 11-year-old fifth grader at Pawhuska Elementary School. She is in her third year showing her cattle at the annual Osage County Livestock Show.		Tribal Colleges And University Gather To Improve Student Success Hundreds of tribal college and university administrators met last week at Salish Kootenai College campus for a four-day Tribal College University Summer training focused on campus effectiveness through better collaboration of academic and student services to enhance tribal college student success across the nation.

About This Issue's Greeting - "Aquay"

The Mohegan Tribe's language is an Algonquian dialect, which is currently undergoing restoration and revival

Nature's Beauty: Virginia Opossum	This Issue's Favorite Web sites	A Story To Share: Why Opossum Has A Pouch







	Canku Ota is a free Newsletter celebrating Native America, its traditions and accomplishments . We do not provide subscriber or visitor names to anyone. Some articles presented in Canku Ota may contain copyright material. We have received appropriate permissions for republishing any articles. Material appearing here is distributed without profit or monetary gain to those who have expressed an interest. This is in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107.

	Canku Ota is a copyright © 2000 - 2016 of Vicki Williams Barry and Paul Barry.

	The "Canku Ota - A Newsletter Celebrating Native America" web site and its design is the
	Copyright © 1999- 2016 of Paul C. Barry.
	All Rights Reserved.

Thank You