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(Many Paths)
An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
 
March 1, 2009 - Volume 7 Number 3
 
 
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"Bozho Nikan!"
 
 
The Potawatomi Greeting
 
 
Greetings, friend!
 
 


Photo by Christopher Lacher Numpshunka.blogspot.com

 
 
"Istawicayazan Wi"
 
 
Moon of the sore eyes
 
 
Lakota
 
 

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"Humor is widely used by Indians to deal with life. Indian gatherings are marked by laughter and jokes, many directed at the horrors of history, at the continuing impact of colonization, and at the biting knowledge that living as an exile in one's own land necessitates. . . . Certainly the time frame we presently inhabit has much that is shabby and tricky to offer; and much that needs to be treated with laughter and ironic humor."
~Paula Gunn Allen~
 
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We Salute
Jessica Yee

Jessica Yee is fearless in her audacity as an organizer, educator, writer, facilitator, and activist. At 23 she has already spent almost half of her life committed to promoting and supporting youth, through feminist and aboriginal activism and has created numerous platforms to channel these movements. Jessica Yee is the 2009 Young Woman of Distinction.

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Honoring Students

Alecia Gonzales To Receive Public Humanities Award

Lifelong educator and Kiowa-Apache author Alecia Keahbone Gonzales will be honored once again for her contributions to those around her. Gonzales was selected as the recipient of the Oklahoma Humanities Council’s 2009 Public Humanities Award.

 

New Porcupine School Christened as Natural Learning House

"Respect the school, and respect yourselves. In it, you'll grow to be Lakota men and women of tomorrow," Eagle Bull told the student body. "Most of all, have fun here. But don't break anything!"

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Northwestern Wisconsin First Person History:

Family Finds Lakota Oral History

A rare, original oral history of Indian life has surfaced in the Twin Cities and it's one of the oldest known examples of its kind. In 1910, Lakota Chief Martin White Horse dictated stories about his community, located on a reservation in South Dakota. After the oral history, called a winter count, was typed up, the transcript went into storage. There it lay for decades, forgotten about.

 

The Indian Priest
Father Philip B. Gordon
1885-1948

Chapter 2 - Ancestry

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Living Traditions Honoring Youth

National Museum of the American Indian Announces Lineup for 2009 Native American Film and Video Festival

 

Example To Build On - Teen Named 'Youth Of Year' As Native Membership In Boys And Girls Club Rises

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Preserving Traditions Preserving Traditions

Apache Heirs Sue Skull and Bones Over Remains

The descendants of the Apache Geronimo, a warrior chieftain whose remains are rumored to be held inside Yale's oldest secret society, filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding the return of their ancestor's skull.

 

In Search Of Crazy Horse

 

Crazy Horse not subject of photo, research proves 1872 photo really shows Stabber, who attended Washington peace talks. The legend is true. The history is correct.

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Living Traditions Preserving Traditions

Miss Hopi Sends Hopi Troops 'Gifts Of Love'

The idea was to send each of the current active duty service personnel who are Hopi or Tewa a special remembrance package that contained hooma (white corn meal), kutuki (parched corn), playing cards and phone cards along with healthy snacks and letters and cards from their families and relatives.

 

Hopi Cookbook Focuses On Traditions Of Food

"Healthy Hopi Recipes" helps the larger community understand more about Hopi traditional foods, appreciating spirituality and special techniques, best practices in both growing, gathering crops as well as enhancing and sustaining transfer of traditional customs in Hopi food exchange during ceremonies.

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Native Journalism Camp a Life Changer

The Freedom Forum is now accepting applications for this summer's American Indian Journalism Institute, an intense, two-week, all-expense paid, hup-two-three-four, comes-with-everything-but-the-drill-sergeant journalism boot camp.

 

Eastman Johnson: Paintings and Drawings of the Lake Superior Ojibwe

Exhibit Showcases Paintings and Drawings of Lake Superior Ojibwe

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Homecoming To Explore Roles Of American Indian Women

In anticipation of the upcoming Dakotah Homecoming during which several women will be recognized, this is the first in a series exploring the roles American Indian women have played both in their cultures and that of the white settlers.

 

Hopi Students Attend Obama Inauguration

The presidential inaugural week is something nine Hopi High Close Up students will never forget.

The nine attended the inaugural parade after barely missing out on the inaugural swearing-in ceremony.

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About This Issue's Greeting - "Bozho Nikan!"
For more information about the Potawatomi Language visit:
The Neshnabé Institute for Cultural Studies
Opportunities
"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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