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This is a summary. To read the articles in their entirety visit: Canku Ota (Many Paths) http://www.turtletrack.org An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America April 20, 2002 - Issue 59 "Tau ah Taiguey" The Arawak Greeting "Hello and Good Day!" ****************************************************************************** "We can no longer live the way we used to. We cannot move around no more the way we were brought up. We have to learn a new way of life. Let us ask for schools to be built in our country so that our children can go to these schools and learn this new way of life." Chief Dull Knife ****************************************************************************** We Salute Byron Alonak Iqaluit, Nunavut - A 90-year-old was saved by his 12-year-old hunting companion last week after the two were caught in a sudden blizzard. The elder Buster Kailek and Byron Alonak went caribou hunting on Friday afternoon and were found in a shelter four days later. ****************************************************************************** Special Announcement "Sharpen your pencils! We are excited to announce that Canku Ota is teaming up with Peace Party for an art contest!! ****************************************************************************** Artist: Pictographic Petition to the President In the month of January, 1849, a delegation of eleven Chippewas, from Lake Superior, presented themselves at Washington, who, amid other matters not well digested in their minds, asked the government for a retrocession of some portion of the lands which the nation had formerly ceded to the United States, at a treaty concluded at La Pointe, in Lake Superior, in 1842. ... ****************************************************************************** A Night of Honour - A Night of Entertainment TORONTO - On Tuesday, April 16th at 8:00 pm on CBC Television, 14 outstanding Aboriginal heroes took centre stage to receive a National Aboriginal Achievement Award, the Aboriginal community's highest honour. ****************************************************************************** Indian Law Center Fills Vital Niche by Dorreen Yellow Bird When I talk to community groups, I usually tell them Minnesota, Montana, Michigan, North and South Dakota is Indian country. There are about 34 reservations in these states and they encompass millions of acres of land with resources like oil, gas, timber and minerals. They are the fastest growing groups of people on the Plains with a population of about 200,000 enrolled members. ****************************************************************************** Indian Activist Tells Students to Wade into Social Issues Native American students need to think long term, work hard and have trust to improve themselves, their school and their region, Indian activist Billy Frank Jr. said Tuesday. ****************************************************************************** An Ancient Tongue May Fall Silent Richard Littlebear and others of his generation may be the last ones to joke in the Cheyenne language. The last ones to pray in it, to use it to heal. ****************************************************************************** Revitalizing Native Tongues The ancient languages of Montana's tribes are remembered by only a dwindling number of elders. But a new urgency to save them has emerged, and an unlikely marriage of tradition and modern technology may be the answer. ****************************************************************************** Institute Bringing Blackfeet Language Into Next Century BROWNING -- Thirteen-year-old Jesse Des Rosier is the picture of confidence as he calls out commands in Blackfeet. ****************************************************************************** Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed to help out with the fifth annual Native American Youth Service Day in Browning by engaging in various service projects and fun activities throughout the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. ****************************************************************************** Local Student Wins American Indian College Honors DENVER - Crownpoint Institute of Technology student Tommy Yazzie became one of the recipients of the annual student of the year scholarships in March. ****************************************************************************** Brokaw Donates $25,000 to Endowment NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw, a Yankton native, has donated $25,000 to the Oglala Lakota College's Gerald One Feather Lakota Studies Faculty Endowment Fund. ****************************************************************************** Barona Seeks Charter School BARONA INDIAN RESERVATION – The Barona Band of Mission Indians plans to convert its 33-student school into a local charter school that will serve twice as many children. ****************************************************************************** Indian Students Urged To Go Forth Kenny Scabbyrobe left the Blackfeet Reservation about 30 years and two Grammy Award nominations ago. He now tours the country with the Black Lodge Singers, a group based in White Swan, Wash. He was in Billings Monday for the opening ceremonies of the 27th annual Northwest Indian Youth Conference. ****************************************************************************** Elk-teeth Dress is Epitome of Crow Status and Style LODGE GRASS - Before the invasion of silk, sequins and designer labels, the highest fashion west of the Mississippi was the elk-teeth dress. ****************************************************************************** Native Knowledge ST. PAUL - When the world was without clocks, calendars and computers, Incan tribes measured time and space with colored strings. Some of the pieces were woven together and had knots tied along the way to represent space and numbers. ****************************************************************************** Conference Inspires Students Two days into a student leadership conference, 16-year-old Timothy Snowball from St. Michael had mustered up the courage to do what many people fear most: speak in front of his peers. ****************************************************************************** Teacher Urges Schools to Spread Art to American Indian Students William Yellow Robe began writing plays because as an actor, there were no parts written for Indians. He then struggled to find enough Indian actors to fill the roles he had written. ****************************************************************************** Hopi Sinom Club Performs in DC The Hopi Sinom Club drew rave reviews for performing at the Smithsonian Institution’s Spring Equinox Celebration in Washington D.C. The event was sponsored by the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in anticipation of its opening of the National Mall Museum in the fall of 2004. ****************************************************************************** Who Will be Tomorrow's Great American Indian Leaders? What do Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe, 19th century Lakota Chief Red Cloud, author and activist Winona LaDuke and Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller have in common? They're American Indian leaders and role models, who've left their mark on Indian, and American, society. Who will be tomorrow's great Indian leaders? ****************************************************************************** Alaska Legislature Honors Lifesaving Aleut Fishing Captain Dwain Foster apparently has made a habit of saving lives on the open seas. Foster, a 46-year-old Aleut fisherman from Sand Point in the eastern Aleutians, and his crew of three rescued the crew of a sinking fishing vessel in the North Pacific Ocean in February, according to a citation by the Alaska Legislature. ****************************************************************************** Navajo Police Officer was Good-will Ambassador SHIPROCK - Life's returning to normal for veteran Shiprock Police Sgt. Frank Bradley III, who spent the entire month of February on patrol at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. ****************************************************************************** Healthy Lifestyle Combats Diabetes SHIPROCK - "When it comes to diabetes, members of the Healthy Lifestyles Group know their stuff. ****************************************************************************** The American Indian College Fund Receives Grant DENVER, Colorado (PRNewswire) -- "The American Indian College Fund has received a $60,000 grant from The Citigroup Foundation, the charitable arm of Citigroup. The two-year grant helped 98 Native American students from 19 tribal colleges to obtain scholarships in teacher training. ****************************************************************************** This Date In History Recipe: Kangaroo Story: How Kangaroos Got Their Pouch What is this: Red Kangaroo Project: Regalia - Outerwear - Iroquois, Menomini and Ojibwa This Issue's Web sites ****************************************************************************** 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. 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