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Canku
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(Many Paths) An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America |
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"Cama-i"
Yup'ik "Hello, Greetings (Exclamation) usually accompanied by handshake and used after not seeing for a long time or meeting for the first time" |
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"WUKOUYIS"
Major Planting Moon Hopi |
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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 | |
Inuit Artists Find A Place To Carve At Montreal Homeless Shelter |
Prospect Resident Breaks Bread With Bill Gates Tiffany Locklear embarked on her educational journey
in 2003 after being awarded the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship.
Taking full advantage of that opportunity, Locklear received her undergraduate
and graduates degrees from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
and a doctorate degree from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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Our Featured Story: | First Person History: | |
"We
Were Not 'Governments' In 1492
We Were Kinship Societies."
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The 1840 Winnebago Removal |
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Education News | Education News | |
Jordin Tootoo, Calm Air Launch Video Contest To Improve Youth Mental Health If you're under 18 and live in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut, you could win airline tickets with Calm Air by creating a short video to share your thoughts on mental health. |
Meet Iqaluit's Newest Jane Glassco Northern Fellow Tina DeCouto describes the last few years of her life as: go, go, go. The Iqaluit woman completed a long-distance business degree, had two boys and, more recently, DeCouto took on a new job as assistant director of social and cultural development at Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. |
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Education News | Education News | |
B.C.
School Holds Traditional Naming Ceremonies For Sto:lo Youth
Jayden Bobb-Jollimore walks counter-clockwise around
a circle formed by his fellow students, teachers, and family. The 17-year-old
at Seabird Island Community School is heading toward a row of blankets
elders have laid on the floor of the gym.
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Mi'kmaq Youth Encouraged To Reach For The Stars As Astronaut Helps Open Maker Lab Mi'kmaq
youth in Nova Scotia will have the chance to let their imaginations
run wild in new science and technology labs being introduced to every
First Nation in the province.
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Honoring Our Heritage | Living Traditions | |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Says They Will No Longer Honor Teams With Native Mascots The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation a non-profit organization that gives an annual RWJF Sports Award to Sports organizations that contribute to health by strengthening and serving communities through sport says they will no longer honor teams with Native mascots. The Native Truth Project has issued a public statement in appreciation of the stance taken by the Foundation. |
How To Make A Beaded Rosette Medallion- Craft Tutorials This project will help you learn to do applique rosettes
on a small project. Beaded medallion necklaces have been popular for
both men and women dancers for many generations. These instructions
suggest using the new beading foundation as the material to sew the
beads onto. It is a stiffened fabric that helps you keep the rosette
flat while pulling the threads tight (Figure 1).
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Honoring Students | Education News | |
Snow Earns Collegiate Honors At University Of Mobile Cherokee Nation citizen Christian Snow, who plays first base and designated hitter for the University of Mobile Rams, was recently named the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Player of the Week for baseball. |
College-level Program Will Teach New Generations Cree Lifestyle In an attempt to better traditional skills, Cree in the James Bay region of Quebec are creating a college-level program that will teach a new generation of hunters, fishers and trappers. |
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Native Vote | Native Vote | |
#NativeVote18 -- Paulette Jordan Wins Over Idaho Democrats Who Pick Her As The Party Nominee Paulette Jordan won a convincing primary victory in her bid to be the next governor of Idaho. She convinced more than 60 percent of Democratic voters that her progressive message would work in November. |
She Hails From Tribal Chiefs. Now She's Ready To Be Idaho's Governor When you think of political dynasties in American history, you might think of the Kennedys or the Bushes. You've probably never heard of Paulette Jordan's family. |
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Preserving Language | Preserving Language | |
More Than Words: Why I'm Trying To Learn The Language Of My Ancestors I'm late for class. As I sit down, my teacher looks at me. "Aanakwadans, gwiinagam na?" he asks. Simple question. But I stare at him, blank-faced. I feel panic, frustration, shame. My mind races. N'gam. I'm trying to translate in my head. N'gam. Animate intransitive verb. |
Tsleil-Waututh Language Educators Find Allies Across Borders And Oceans Tsleil-Waututh language teachers Kalila George-Wilson and Nick George lead their class in a h?n?q??min??m translation of the song Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes. "Sx?aýes, xw?q´wten, sq?l?al??t?n, sn?x?x?n. Sx?aýes, xw?q´wten " |
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Preserving Language | Living Traditions | |
Kahnawake Street Signs Encourage The Use Of Traditional Language Road signs in the language, Kanien'kéha, are popping up all over Kahnawake. They're there because of Karihwiióstha Callie Montour. "The way it is right now, English is kind of the default language. You see it everywhere. Kanien'kéha isn't really being used," she said. "The thing with language is if you want them to survive and thrive, they have to be used." |
Sharpe Pursues Basketball Dream In Australia Western Australia From Europe to Western Australia, Cherokee Nation citizen Jeylyn Sharpe is making a name for himself overseas as a professional basketball player. "I get to continue to play the sport I love, get paid for it and see the world," Sharpe said. "If I didn't take the opportunity then I would never get that chance again and probably regret not doing it." | |
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Honoring Students | Honoring Students | |
Timber Lake Area Teen Headed To Stanford Hopes To Inspire Others On Reservation Elsie DuBray voices a slogan for her demographic. "Small-town kids can do big things." DuBray, a Timber Lake High School senior, is proof. She recently returned to her home on the Cheyenne River Reservation after a visit to Stanford University in California. |
BHSU Grad: 'I'm Going To Help My People' It's good to be young and Lakota.... That's the message 22-year-old Sierra Concha hopes to spread as she begins the next chapter of her life following graduation from Black Hills State University this weekend
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Living Traditions | Our Natural World | |
Crow Fair Celebrates 100 Years This Summer The Apsáalooke people of the Crow Indian Reservation south of Hardin, Montana, host the annual six-day event in Crow Agency with powwows, parades and rodeo. |
Pictorial Guide Aims To Keep Arctic Marine Mammals Safe From Shipping A new pictorial guide should help mariners in the eastern Arctic to identify and avoid disturbing marine mammals like whales, walrus, seals and polar bears. | |
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Education News | Living Traditions | |
Chester Teens Drill For Science A group of 12 students from grades nine through 11 at Victor Sammurtok School had a unique opportunity with the arrival of a pair of Winnipeg scientists in Chesterfield Inlet earlier this month. |
Passing Down An Ancient Game: Cass Lake-Bena Students Participate In Moccasin Game Tournament As his teammate drummed, a Cass Lake-Bena High Schooler
used a long stick to confidently flick aside a cloth square.
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Honoring | Honoring | |
Levi Oakes, Code Talker, Receives Surprise Visit From Quebec MP On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, Quebec Liberal MP Marc Miller made a surprise visit to Levi Oakes at his home in Tsi Snaihne. Miller was the first to speak in our Mohawk language in the House of Commons. According to research provided by the Library of Parliament, it was the first time the Mohawk language had been spoken in either of Canada's houses of Parliament since Confederation. |
One Of These Five Innovative Memorials Will Soon Honor Native American Veterans On Veterans Day 2017, the National Museum of the
American Indian made an unexpected but widely acclaimed announcement:
it would be soliciting submissions from the public detailing potential
designs for a brand-new memorial on the National Mall.
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Our Natural World | Living Traditions | |
Pictorial Guide Aims To Keep Arctic Marine Mammals Safe From Shipping A new pictorial guide should help mariners in the eastern Arctic to identify and avoid disturbing marine mammals like whales, walrus, seals and polar bears. |
Where The Buffalo Roam: Auctioned Bison Herd To Stay In Oklahoma In a first for the state, a herd of more than 60
bison were auctioned to the highest bidder this month a bidder
who has worked for decades to reintroduce the animals to what was once
part of their native habitat.
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Education News | Living Traditions | |
Descendants Of Cherokee Seminaries Award 2 Scholarships |
Enough
Is Enough His work focuses on issues of political interest
to Native peoples, a vital niche market. Native Americans have
been historically persecuted and marginalized by the dominant culture,
which has reduced them to a minority in their own lands.
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Living Traditions | Living Traditions | |
Inuit Artists Find A Place To Carve At Montreal Homeless Shelter Some Inuit artists in Montreal have carved out a space of their very own at a homeless shelter that aims to help them get a fair price for their work. |
Controversy Leads To Positive Outreach In Youth Lacrosse David Bross is a lawyer in Tulsa, Okla., who saw
a story on Deadspin about three mostly Native American lacrosse programs
dismissed from the Dakota Premier Lacrosse League shortly before the
season was to begin this spring.
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Preserving Language | Living Traditions | |
Learning A Native American Language |
Akwesasne Mohawk Festival Educates Community, Kicks Off "Big Read" Events Dozens of people of all ages packed into the Plattsburgh
High School gym Saturday to learn about the culture of the Akwesasne
Mohawk people.
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About
This Issue's Greeting -
"Cama-i"
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There are
more Yupik people than any other Alaskan Native people. About 20,000 live
in Alaska today. Most Yupik people live in small villages along the Bering
Sea and the lower Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers. Many Yupik people still
speak the Yupik language. There are many dialects in the language. The
same word can have different meanings between villages, but the most common
language is called Central Yupik. About 1/3 of the Yupik children learn
Central Yupik as their first language. Local radio stations even broadcast
in the language.
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Nature's
Beauty:
Kilauea Facts |
This
Issue's
Favorite Web sites |
A
Story To Share:
Pele, Goddess of Fire |
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