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Canku
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(Many Paths) An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America |
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August
2015
- Volume 13 Number 8
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"Ka-hay
Sho-o Dah Chi"
The Crow Greeting Hello. How are you? |
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"TSENEAGA"
Dog Days Yuchi |
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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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We
Salute
Very Young, and Very Talented: Amber Midthunder Co-Directs And Stars In #NightsLikeThese The talent, creativity and skill of Native women was prominently displayed during the 2015 New Mexico Women in Film Fiesta, which took place in Las Cruces, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe July 10-12. Two award-winning films by or about Natives were shown: A Thousand Voices and #Nights Like These. The former, narrated by Irene Bedard, received multiple awards from the Fiesta , including Best Cinematography; Best Directing; tied for Best Documentary; and The Grand Award for Best in the Festival. The latter, co-starring Amber Midthunder and Shay Eyre, has also been highly acclaimed and recognized on the film festival circuit, earning awards in New Mexico, Idaho, and New York. |
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Our Featured Artist: | Honoring Students | |
Sherman
Alexie's First Picture Book 'Thunder Boy Jr.' With Yuyi Morales Is Basically
Everything We Could Have Hoped For
Hes already a poet, short story writer, adult fiction author, young adult writer, and filmmaker (whew), but The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian author Sherman Alexie is making his first foray into books for even younger readers. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is expected to publish Alexies first picture book Thunder Boy Jr. May 2016, so you should probably already have it on your list for any baby showers or young birthdays next spring. |
Is
There A Doctor in the House? UNM Graduates 39 Native Medical Professionals
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center recently graduated a record 39 American Indians in the health professions. "We could almost open our own hospital!" quips Tassy Parker, Seneca, who holds several positions at the university, including director of the Center for Native American Health. Established as part of the Health Sciences Center in 2002, the CNAH partners with New Mexico's 22 tribes around health issues, addresses health disparities and runs a student recruitment and retention program. |
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Rosebud
Fair Welcomes Adoptees Home Tiwahe
GlukinIpi (Bringing the family back to life)
Generations of Lakota people have been cast out in to the Native Diaspora by state and federal policies designed to break down traditional familial units. |
History of
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Education News | Education News | |
Youth
Council Heads To D.C.
Washington, D.C. here they come. Native youth from across the country are on their way to D.C. to attend the first-ever White House Tribal Youth Gathering and the annual United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY). The Sunshine Cloud Smith Youth Advisory Council will be representing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe at both events Thursday, July 9 through Wednesday, July 15. The tribal youth gathering is apart of President Obama's Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Challenge, asking native youth to improve the lives of native youth and communities. |
White
House Hosts First-Ever Tribal Youth Gathering
For centuries, Native American leaders from across the United States have traveled to meet with the "Great White Father" in Washington to plead their case for justice, equality and a greater share of resources and opportunities that were once unequivocally theirs. Despite overwhelming challenges still faced by Native people, some things have changed. Unlike all of his predecessors, President Barack Obama is not white. And today, for the first time, the representatives of Indian nations who will gather at the White House are entirely tribal youth. |
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Education News | Education News | |
Coconino
Community College's TRiO Program Receives $1.1 Million Grant
The U.S. Department of Education has announced that the
Coconino Community College TRiO program received another five-year commitment. |
KSUT
Receives Grant For Documentary
When listening to mainstream radio, ever wonder about the stations history? Have you ever thought the same about tribal radio? The history of communication is timeless; communicating through the vast airwaves hasnt really been around that long. Take a guess how long tribal radio has been in existence. Wikipedia states: Many people were involved in the invention of radio in its current form. Experimental work on the connection between electricity and magnetism began around 1820. Tribal radio has not been around that long, considering radio communications has been in existence since the late 1800s. |
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Education News | Honoring Students | |
Florida
History Comes Alive In Brighton
Florida history recently came to life for Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School and Okeechobee's North Elementary School fourth-graders as they reenacted the era of the book "A Land Remembered" and saw the past through each other's eyes. |
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American Students Participate In STEM Summer Program
Native American students arrived at USU Eastern Blanding on June 29, 2015, eager to begin a summer of hands-on learning and self-discovery. |
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Education News | Honoring Students | |
Native
Skywatchers Team Encourages Participants To "Look Up" To Find Star Knowledge
Indigenous teachings encouraged 27 participants to "look up" as the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways unveiled their latest two-day educational workshop June 18-19: Native Skywatchers Ojibwe and Lakota/Dakota Star Knowledge. Ziibiwing Assistant Director and event coordinator Judy Pamp said Ziibiwing, Central Michigan University's College of Humanities and Social Behavioral Sciences and the Olga J. and G. Roland Denison Visiting Professorship of Native American Studies collaborated. |
Navajo
Freshman Earns Spot At College National Finals Rodeo
By all accounts, Delvecchio Kaye (Navajo) is just like any other first semester Diné College student, balancing his studies and personal life. What sets this 22-year-old freshman apart from his peers is that he is a rising star in the national collegiate rodeo arena. Delvecchio, a member of the Diné College rodeo team and first semester freshman, is headed to the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Bareback Riding, June 14-20 in Casper, Wyoming. He ended his freshman season in second place in the Grand Canyon regional standings, and 16th in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association standings. |
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Living Traditions | Living Traditions | |
Berbon K. Hamilton Is The Pawhuska District's New Drumkeeper Berbon K. Hamilton has been selected as the next Pawhuska Drumkeeper. Hamilton, 16, is a junior at Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation. He is the son of Berbon R. Hamilton and Angela Hammer. |
Keeping
Tradition Alive: An Osage Naming Ceremony
Saturday, July 11th, at the home of Osage Native and Osage Nation employee, William St. John, a naming ceremony was held. The planning of the event took just over six months as Buffalo clan relatives visited back and forth via social media, making the final arrangements. Dana Sellers was a key driving force behind the event. |
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Preserving Language | Living Traditions | |
Renaissance
On The Bayou: The Revival Of A Lost Language
In the summer of 1930, at the dawn of the Great Depression, a 21-year-old linguist named Morris Swadesh set out for Louisiana to record the area's Native American languages, which were disappearing rapidly. |
Aunt
And Nephew Win World Champion Honors At Pinto World Horse Show
Faren Anderson and Kristofer Revard are World Champions. When showing and demonstrating the abilities and beauty of Pinto horses, there aren't much better than Anderson and her 8-year-old nephew Kristofer. |
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Preserving Language | Preserving Language | |
American
Indian Millennium: Renewing Our Ways For Future Generations
Banishment was the strongest punishment my tribe imposed on a member unable to abide the tribal ways. Without realizing it, I had banished myself from my tribe. Every persons lifetime is a relationship between the time our life covers, and the space our bodies occupy. There have been countless lifetimes within my tribe and many to come. My lifetime as a tribal member is where past, present and future exists for me. |
Revitalizing
The Blackfeet Language In Montana
Inspiring story with an incredibly beautiful backdrop of Montana! In this video from the Montana Office of Tourism they spoke with Darrell Kipp, a Harvard scholar, U.S. veteran and member of the Blackfeet tribe who was well-known for his work revitalizing Native American languages. He was the director of the Cuts Wood School, a Blackfeet language immersion program for grades K through 8, which is featured in this film. | |
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Living Traditions | Living Traditions | |
Runners Cover 200 Miles On Anishinabe Spirit Run Sam Strong is running. He left Redby, Minn., in the Red Lake Nation on Wednesday with 50 other runners. Then, he and a smaller group headed for Leech Lake, aiming for Duluth. Friday they will run straight into a pow wow on the Fond du Lac reservation. |
Birch Bark Canoe Artists Keep Native American Tradition Afloat When Tom Byers of Whitefish, Ontario, first laid eyes on a birch bark canoe it was not what he saw that captivated him most. It was what he heard. | |
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Living Strong | Living Strong | |
Chickasaw Kayaker Wins National Trial In Houston A Chickasaw kayaker placed first in the 16K U.S. Marathon Trials held here June 6. Josh Turner bested 20 other kayakers to take the top medal with a time of 1:37 in the race which is just shy of 10 miles. Josh began his career in kayaking in a canoe and kayak league started by OKC Riversport and the Chickasaw Nation. The 17-year-old Mustang High School student - he will be a senior this autumn is dedicated to making the U.S. Olympic Team. |
Derek White Makes His Debut In NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Derek White, Mohawk from Kahnawake Territory, made history by being the first Native American to drive in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. White, who started racing in and around Kahnawake and Montreal area made his debut on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway at 1:30pm. He finished 39 out of 43 drivers. With a solid background in racing having finished the 2014 Canadian Tire Series 34th out of 61 drivers, the 2014 Camping World Truck Series, 77 out of 111 drivers and started 17 NASCAR Xfinity races finishing 32 out of 89 drivers in 2014. | |
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Who We Are | Living Traditions | |
Native Characters And Creators Thrive In 176-Page 'Moonshot' Comics Anthology Excitement crackles off the pages of Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, a handsomely produced book just out from AH Comics. The striking art and captivating stories by Indigenous authors and artists will appeal to adults in addition to the typical adolescent comic-book reader. Moonshot has a place in colleges, schools and libraries, as well as on individual bookshelves. |
Navajo Quilt Maker Susan Hudson Pays Tribute To Plains Ledger Art Susan Hudson, a member of the Kinyaa'a'anii or Towering House clan of the Navajo Nation, is a rising star on the Indian arts and crafts scene. Her unusual quilt designs are capturing the attention of artists, textile collectors, and art show judges alike, winning her top honors at a number of prestigious shows. | |
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Living Traditions | Who We Are | |
Sweet Summer Strawberry Nothing says summer quite like the strawberry. In the Haudenosaunee culture the strawberry is considered a gift from the Creator and the first berry of the season holds a special place for the Oneida. The earliest of the sweet red berries are celebrated with a special ceremony in mid-June and the fruit holds the distinction of being the Oneida name for June. |
Southern Utes Want Solar Plant The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is negotiating with La Plata Electric Association to transmit electricity on LPEA lines from a 1-megawatt solar-power plant to its tribal government buildings. The plant must be operating by the end of the year for the tribe to comply with a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Energy. | |
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Living Strong | Living Traditions | |
Runners converge In Albuquerque For The National Native American 10k Championship With a commanding lead over the second place runner, a member of the Zia Pueblo and past national cross country championship team at University of Colorado took home the title of National Native American 10k champion. |
From One Village To Another Standing together the No Face Dolls, hand-crafted in a fashion to symbolize the Three Sisters, received a blue ribbon in the Great New York State Fair in 2013. Since then the sisters, corn, beans and squash, stood together in Linda Williams (Turtle Clan) home. Now the award-winning No Face dolls have a new home: with Mohegan Council of Elders Chief Marilyn "Lynn" Malerba. | |
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Living History | Preserving Language | |
New Fort Robinson Memorial Will Honor Crazy Horse and His Band Crazy Horse was killed at Fort Robinson in 1877, marked solely by a rough carved stone set in the remaining foundation of the guardhouse where he was killed. The marker was dedicated in 1934, but it only recognized the death of Crazy Horse. Now, Doug Bissonette, spokesman for the Crazy Horse family in Pine Ridge, and Marvin Goings, Lakota, are working with Fort Robinson park officials and the Nebraska State Historical Society to design a new memorial that will also include the names of the 899 others who surrendered with him. |
Great Law Recital July 2015 On Saturday, July 25, 2015 Haudenosaunee from across the northern hemisphere will travel in the early morning hours to Tyendinaga, the birthplace of the Peacemaker. There a tobacco burning will take place to mark the recital of the Great Law in Akwesasne from Sunday, July 26, 2015 to Thursday, July 30, 2015. The Great Law of Peace; Kaienerakowa is the "oral constitution by which the Haudenosaunee is bound together. The protocols and principles within serve as the foundation upon which our nation is built. The recitation of the Great Law is a reminder of how our nations should be functioning to maintain peace and prosperity." | |
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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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