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(Many Paths) |
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An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America |
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May 5, 2001 - Issue 35 |
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"Halito! Chi chukma?" |
Chickasaw |
"Hello, How are you?" |
"Waabigwani-giizis" |
BLOSSOM MOON |
ANISHNAABE (CHIPPEWA, OJIBWE) |
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"All children are my children. I teach them the songs and whatever else I can. That's what Grandmothers are for - to teach songs and tell stories and show them the right berries to pick and roots to dig. And also to give them all the love they can stand. No better job in the world than being Grandmother." Leila Fisher Hoh |
We Salute American Indian actor-singer-activist Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman is helping
to organize a Native American film festival, which he said would counter falsehoods perpetuated by the United States
government over the years. |
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 |
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Artist: Andrew Vasquez whose Apache name "Ditkal Te-Bikas" means Cedar Stalk in the Apache language (that part of the Cedar Tree is where the music comes from) received NAMA's Best Male Artist award for "V3: An American Indian", at the Native American Music Awards show held in Albuquerque,New Mexico on November 11, 2000. |
Rez Robics Pam Belgarde's long-held dream is now a reality many can share and enjoy. Rez-Robics, a new video created with lots of heart and soul will have you "laughing," said Pam enthusiastically. I had the pleasure of meeting her and "the crew" during the filming of Rez-Robics in Albuquerque last November. |
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Speaker Highlights Life as Native American Lafayatte, IN - Bob Moody, who is Native American,
put in perspective what it's like to be asked just how much of an Indian
he really is. |
Scott Elementary Remembers Student Through Cultural Event Naperville, IL - A hushed crowd of watery
eyes sat motionless as the notes of an ancient healing song echoed through
the Scott Elementary School gymnasium. |
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Eiteljorg Announces Fellowships for 2001 The Eiteljorg Museum recently announced the recipients of its 2001 Eiteljorg Fellowships for Native American Art. The fellowships are a national program designed to identify, reward and raise public awareness of American Indian fine artists. |
Traditions Passed on at Tribal Museum As a boy on the Morongo Indian Reservation near Banning, Aaron Saubel never learned from the last generation of Cahuilla shamans. As a man who now sings bird songs with his uncle Alvino Siva -- a 77-year-old Cahuilla elder -- Saubel now wants to learn the traditions of the ancient culture. |
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Class Teaches Planners How to Host Indian Event The 33rd annual Kyi-Yo Powwow promises to be
one of the smoothest-running events in the powwow's history, thanks
to the dedication of 20 University of Montana students. |
Media Vet Woos Indian Students CRAZY HORSE — USA Today founder Al Neuharth
on Thursday encouraged a group of 112 American Indian students at Crazy
Horse Memorial to consider careers in journalism. |
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Artifacts Reveal Age of Ancient City The ancient Peruvian site of Caral may have
been one of the first urban centers in the Americas, thriving more than
a thousand years before other known cities, according to a study in
the 27 April issue of the international journal, Science. |
Poverty
Point The time was eight centuries after Egyptian slaves dragged huge stones across the desert to build the Great Pyramids, and before the great Mayan pyramids were constructed. The place was a site in what is now northeastern Louisiana. The people were a highly civilized group who left behind one of the most important archaeological sites in North America. |
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Four Brothers Follow Artistic Family Tradition Four brothers raised in Apache, Ok. are following
in their father's footsteps -- and emerging from his shadow. |
Students
Showcase Talents RED MESA, Ariz. (April 28, 2001) - A half hour after performing on the stage, 15-year-old Kenmery Begay's eyes were still bloodshot from an emotional scene where she cried twice in less than five minutes. |
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Club Message to Native Kids: Stay in School Vancouver, BC - At 10 years old in Grade 5, Kymberlee
Stogan is already making history: She loves school, has almost perfect
attendance and she excels at academics, sports and helping younger kids.
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Statement From Leonard Peltier to Haskell Indian Nations University Student Body I want to begin by thanking the Dine' Club for including my case in the agenda for tonight's event. I am always happy to see Native youth take the initiative to reach out to their peers and inspire them to be socially conscious and active. Each and every one of you should understand and embrace your ability to make a difference for our people. |
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'Speaker's Staff' given back to Quinaults Taholah, WA - After decades of separation,
a sacred "speaker's staff" has been reunited with the Quinault
Indian Nation. |
The Gifts For those in the past who have participated in the fundraiser's on Rodney's site, we extend our gratitude in helping us raise funds in particular through National Transplant Association Fund in the past for Bobby Camarillo (An ailing young man awaiting a double lung transplant!) We have always held successful raffles due to the outpouring of support from our list members of this site and from fans/visitors who visit as well. |
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Program Aimed at Preserving Indian Languages St. Paul, MN - In an unusual long-term commitment,
a St. Paul foundation has earmarked as much as 30 percent of its grant-making
during the next 15 years for preserving American Indian languages. |
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Year Later, |
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About This Issue's Greeting - "Halito! Chi chukma?" |
The Chickasaw are of the Muskogean linguistic family and are one of the Five Civilized Tribes. Their native written language is nearly the same as that of the Choctaw Nation; their speech is also very similar. At one time, the Chickasaw language served as a medium of commercial and tribal intercourse for all the tribes along the lower Mississippi River, which was virtually controlled by the powerful and warlike Chickasaw Nation during the 18th century. |
This Date In History |
Recipe: Breads |
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Story: The Woman Who Married A Frog |
What is this: Bullfrog |
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Project: The Beading Series - Part 5 - The Daisy Chain |
This Issue's Web sites |
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Opportunities |
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"OPPORTUNITIES" is 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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