( N A T I V E A M E R I C A N N E W S )
This issue contains articles from Fidonet Indian Affairs Conference,
IND-NET, NATIVE-L & NATCHAT Mailing Lists, UUCP & Genie (General Electric)
e-mail, UseNet newsgroups alt.native & soc.culture.native.
Articles appearing have been previously posted for public dissemination
and/or permission for inclusion has been secured.
Letters of authorization are on file. A list of those granting permission
to repost their words in this issue are listed at the end of part A.
I thank each of you for allowing your words to be shared with the people.
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This newsletter is a way of keeping the brothers and sisters who share our
spirit informed about current events within the lives of those who walk the
Red Road.
It is archived at the Native American FTP site ftp.cit.cornell.edu
in the directory /pub/special/NativeProfs/newsletters; and is being
sent to gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo) should he wish to
include it in his NATIVE-L or NATCHAT lists.
"In my opinion, it was chiefly owing to their deep contemplation in
their silent retreats in the days of youth that the old Indian orators
acquired the habit of carefully arranging their thoughts.
"They listened to the warbling of birds and noted the grandeur and
the beauties of the forest. The majestic clouds -- which appear like
mountains of granite floating in the air -- the golden tints of a summer
evening sky, and all the changes of nature possessed a mysterious
significance.
"All this combined to furnish ample matter for reflection to the
contemplating youth."
__ Francis Assikinack (Blackbird), Ottawa
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| Indian Pledge of Allegiance | The Indian Pledge of Alleg-
| | iance was first presented
| I pledge allegiance to my Tribe,| on 2 December '93 during the
| to the democratic principles | opening address of the Nat-
| of the Republic | ional Congress of American
| and to the individual freedoms | Indian Tribal-States Relat-
| borrowed from the Iroquois and | ions Panel in Reno, NV. NCAI
| Choctaw Confederacies, | plans distribution of the
| as incorporated in the United | Indian Pledge to all Indian
| States Constitution, | Nations.
| so that my forefathers |
| shall not have died in vain | Walk in Beauty! Night Owl
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O'siyo Brothers and Sisters!
There is news that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Census
Department are formulating a plan to identify individuals of multi-racial
ethnicity and create a new "multi-racial" race category.
Apparently, by the year 2000, the Census will contain questions within it's
structure that will aid in the identification of Native American, Hispanic,
Asian, and Black population that are a product of more than one race. The
individuals that are identified as a mixed race population will then be
excluded from the race with which they identify, i.e., Native American, and
be included in the count for the "multi-racial" population.
This is but another attempt by the wasicu invaders to assimilate and/or
eliminate all people who do not conform to the "American way". It is also
a thinly veiled attempt to reduce the cost to the Office of Management and
Budget to keep the last of many empty and false promises.
Those who wish to express their outrage at this latest effort to eliminate
the "Indian Problem" need to write their legislators today! You can also
write the perpetrators of this act at the following address:
Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20503
(202)395-3093
FAX: (202)395-7245
The First People were not removed, even with the Trail of Tears and the
deliberate wasting of the Buffalo. The First People did not forget their
ways, even with the forced dress codes and English only rules of the
punitive "Indian Schools".
The First People were here before the first invaders stepped foot on
Turtle Island and declared it "discovered. The First People will
continue here, even with laws that say they do not exist. The First
People will continue to follow the path Spirit has given, and will sing
songs to the Thunder Beings in the West when the Four Winds have shaken
the last empty promise from the face of Turtle Island.
Aho! Night Owl
, ,
(*,*) Gary Night Owl gars@genie.geis.com
(`-') P. O. Box 672168 gars@netcom.com
===w=w=== Marietta, GA 30067, U.S.A. gars@igc.apc.org
----------- News of the people featured in this issue ----------
Part A: Usenet and e-mail Part B: NATCHAT and NATIVE-L lists
- Donations for Kahnawak Survival School - Conferences and Powwows - online
- Explanation & Offering to Non-Indians - Stockbridge - Munsee
- Review: Voice of the Turtle - Snapple's Folly
- Review: Chickasaw: - Role of the Oneidas in the
An Analytical Dictionary Birth of the U. S.
- Grants to Indian Controlled Schools - Red Earth Film/Video Contest
- Poem: Corn Woman - Indian Survey (from 10 Year Old)
- Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days - Activists Shut GTE Printing Plant
- Conferences and Powwows - offline
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--------- "RE: Donations for Kahnawak Survival School" ---------
Date: 10-31-94 19:08:00
From: Frosty Deere (frosty.deere@f502.n167.z1.fidonet.org)
Subj: Donations For K.S.S. Project. Nov 4th
FidoNet Indian Affairs Conference
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Fund Raising Report November 4, 1994
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Goal is to reach $4000.00 Plus a few.
Money Raised:
Draw
Raised $31.00 With half and half, Sept 16
Raised $31.00 With half and half, Sept 23
Raised $28.00 With half and half, Sept 30
Raised $25.00 With half and half, Oct 7
Raised $31.00 With half and half, Oct 21
Raised $30.00 With half and half, Oct 29
Raised $ Being held over till Nov 11th
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Donations: $176.00
( I will not post names unless told to do so )
Cash $20.00 No name.
Cash $20.00 I know the name.
Check $60.00 US Check, I know the name.
Exch $19.44 US Exchange after we cash the check
Cash $ 4.00 FIDO Sysop
Stones $22.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets
Stones $23.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets
Check $15.00 US Check, Okla City.
Exch $ 6.00 US Exchange after we cash the check
Stones $54.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets
Stones $39.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets
Stones $61.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets
Cash $25.00 I know the name
Check $26.76 US Check with exchange. Thanks Robin.
Stones $33.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets
Stones S36.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets
Cash $20.00 Once again I know the name
MO $10.00 MO from Ontario Canada
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$484.23
Total Cash. $ 660.23
The US Exchange Rate runs about 1.36% to 1.40%. These rates depend on the
day the checks are cashed.
Purchased:
2 Triplite Power bars, $5,000 Ins $ 28.00 = $ 56.00
6 Mouse pads, ( Rubber ) $ 1.79 = $ 10.74
1 Box of 25 formatted Diskettes $ 11.00 = $ 11.00
2 Rolls of Tickets for H & H $ 8.00 = $ 16.00
4 Rolling Stones Tickets for Raffle $ 54.00 = $ 216.00
Photo Copy's $ 7.50 = $ 7.50
1 1.44 Floppy Drive ( Replacement $ 55.00 = $ 55.00
1 Rolling Desk $ 178.00 = $ 178.00
1 Box of 25 formatted Diskettes $ 11.99 = $ 11.00
1 Donation Carry Bag $ 15.00 = $ 15.00
1 Computer DX2/33 System $1400.00 = $1400.00
1 Computer Desk $ 178.00 = $ 178.00
1 Screen SVGA $ 275.00 = $ 275.00
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TOTAL $2,429.24
Credits Debits Balance ---------------------------------------
$660.23 $2,429.24 $1,769.01-
Please note I am covering the negative balance
till I can raise the money to pay myself back.
Hardware Donations:
Free... 1 NEC VGA Screen Francis
Free... 1 Original Microsoft Office 4.3 Frosty
Free... 1 Mavis Beacon Typing Software Frosty
Free... 2 New Keyboards Frosty
Free... 1 Adlib Card Eric
Free... Labour to fix some computers Raymond
Free... 2 Rubber Mouse pads Frosty
Free... 1 CD-Rom Creative Labs Kit Ed Center
Free... Labour Raymond
Free... 1 New 4" Hand Scanner $140.00 Rico's Rest
Free... Labour, install printers Jay
Free... ABCD printer boxes Frosty's
Free... MS Educational Programs Frosty's
Free... Labour Raymond
Free... Cables for Printer Frosty
Free... Labour install many things Raymond/Frosty/Jay
Free... Hard Drive Randy Peterson K.ED
Payments SVGA Screen Frosty
Free... SX486 Randy Perterson K.ED
Needs: NOW
Remove *1 Computer, I have given them one and will take payments from the
funds I raise. I had no choice I needed it now.
Needed 2 Computers with Hard Drives and SVGA screens. DREAM.
Remove *1 SVGA Screen, Cost $ 275
Remove *1 Extra Hard Drive.
Remove *1 ABCD Switch Box and cables.
Remove *1 ABCD Switch Box and cables.
Remove *1 Scanner Hand. ( Might have one to give them ) New one would be
better. ( Thanks to Rico we don't need one any longer. ) Dream 10
CD-Roms (Will have two single speed to give them soon)
1 Printer Inkjet Colour Printer. Cost around $349.00
Remove *1 Table to roll computer around from stockroom to classroom. Remove
*1 Table to roll computer around from stockroom to classroom. Remove *1 Power
Center for Rolling Desk
Need 1 Power Center for Rolling Desk
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Listed here are some of the things I have been doing to raise these
funds.... This part of the message I might drop in the near future.
Note 1:
Purchased Rolling Stones Tickets to be used to raise money by selling
Tickets at .50 each. The show is Dec 6th, 1994 and is held in Montreal.
This should help us to raise about $600 to $800 and get one CD-Rom that we
need. Have also requested from the promoter for a free set of tickets. If I
get them they will go to the student that sells the most tickets. ( I HAVE
THEM IN MY HANDS )
Note 2: I will not post anyone's name, only the amount I receive. If do you
not mind having your name posted I will do so if so stated.
Note 3: Have sent a message off to Donald K Donalds ( He is the
promoter in Montreal ) for free tickets to give to the student sells the most
Rolling Stones Chances. ( Looks like fat chance I will get any )
Note 5: Have requested a donation from a Hard Drive supplier, still waiting
on my request. Since I will be placing a large order this week, I will ask
again. ( Was told they couldn't help )
Note 6: I have no choice but to purchase a computer for my class at a cost
of $1,400. I will take the payments for this machine from donations and
ticket sales. I just could not wait any longer to get the 7th machine. Randy
Peterson has purchased a new 428HD and is giving me the old 260HD. I have
ordered the SVGA and Rolling Desk and so I have everything I need but it
mostly coming out of my own pocket till I can raise the money to get it back.
So I still need FUNDS. I would also hope that maybe I could raise enough
for about 4 more computer for next year. Would be so much better teaching
one student per machine than two or three as I am doing now.
If you like to help, you can do with as little as $1 to,
Attention Ronald Deere
C/O Kahnawak Survival School
Box 1978
Kahnawake
JOL 1BO
Sken:nen kowa and thanks from the Students and myself....
Origin: Igloo Station (514) 632-5556 (1:167/502)
--------- "RE: Explanation and Offering to Non-Indians" ---------
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 94 08:47:49 EST
From: R2JSQ@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Joe Quickle)
Subj: An explanation and an offering to non-Indians
Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native
Imagine a non-musician contemporary of Beethoven watching him
compose, then afterwards copying what he'd witnessed. The mimic
may tilt his head this way and that way, poke his pen in the air
and wave it about, and then jot down symbols on a piece of paper.
But he wouldn't be doing the same thing at all. Regardless of how
closely the physical movements of the of the composer were
mimicked, the latent processes (e.g., thoughts, mental
representations, and manipulations of these) would be absent, and
the end result would be meaningless. If played, the piece would
likely be an annoying clamor rather than a harmonious symphony.
Presented to master composers as being equal to their work, they
would undoubtedly would find this quite insulting.
Now imagine a non-Indian watching (or reading about) a sacred
ceremony and carefully noting what takes place, so he could copy it
later. Again, regardless of how close the physical expressions
match, the bulk of the event is in the underlying processes that
are hidden from sight.
This is the case for the great majority of non-Indians attempt-
ing to force their way into Indian culture. Without the _cultural_
_background_ - years spent with one's people - only a small fraction
of what the ceremonies are about can be grasped. This is IMHO why
so many ceremonies are considered to be for Indians only; non-
Indians (1) don't usually know what to do and are sometimes
disruptive, (2) won't have much of an idea of the significance of
that which is unfolding in front of them, (3) will generally get
only the smallest fraction of the intended enrichment, and (4)
often decide to imitate things on their own, while still in the
earliest infancy of understanding it.
However, this is not to say that non-Indians looking to us
cannot gain anything from us. While the specific ceremonial
expressions of our spirits should be viewed as off-limits unless
one is specifically invited and approaches it with the greatest
respect, there are themes that those who are interested can learn,
and hopefully will adopt. These are the themes which I feel many
of us (traditionals, at least) live by, and IMHO they should be
shared. With the shape of our country and the world today, I
believe they need to be shared.
The Circle
The circle is central to much of Indian thought, across many
peoples and nations. In the circle, past, present, and future are
one. We care for our ancestors just as we do our relatives alive
now, and just as we do the unborn generations yet to come. We do
what we can to take care of all in the circle.
Also, in the circle we are all related. Injustice against
others hurts us all. We are connected to the Earth and the
animals, and should treat them as our relations rather than capital
to be exploited.
The Creator
We pray to the Creator. We offer thanks to the Creator, in
many different ways. These are very important. Many of us feel
that if we listen and look closely enough with our hearts, we will
find that the Creator is showing us the way.
Acceptance, Tolerance, and Respect for other ways of being
There is no one right way; we come from many different
cultures and ways. Even within our respective communities, we are
all unique beings. IMHO, it is right to tolerate and appreciate
other ways of being (appreciate that they exist - I don't mean
"adopting" or copying them) so long as they are not disruptive of
our ways. For example, if others are of a different religion,
that's fine for them. However, if they seek to punish us for not
joining them in it, or to incorporate imitations of our ways, that
changes things. To the extent that we can, we have traditionally
endorsed others' rights to their own ways of being.
To these ends, I ask that Indian ways of being be respected,
and that those of us of all colors try to respect the same for
others as much as we can.
Community
I've heard others say things to the effect that "you can't be
Indian without a community," and this is to a large extent true.
Community plays a prominent role in the lives of many of us. Most
of us have traditions of being very devoted to our communities. It
is seen as right to sacrifice for the community, to give and
contribute to it.
We are all part of some community. We can all contribute. Do
something to help out those in need in your area. Make giving
something you value, something important to you. Seek to give more
than you take, especially for your community.
Responsibility for one's words and actions
Actions are often viewed as the "measure" of the person,
rather than what they profess to believe. Also, that which is
spoken should be followed through on.
A few final notes...
These are things I've been taught, as I've learned them; this
is all from my point of view so please comment on anything you
believe to be mistaken. There is a great deal of diversity among
American Indians, so it's difficult and in some ways inherently
inaccurate to come up with such generalized themes.
I invite all who read this to contribute, by adding anything they
feel I've left out, to point out how their own traditions are
similar or dissimilar, or to chastise me for getting anything wrong
in their opinion. At the very least I hope this will inspire some
useful (and positive) dialog.
Peace all.
Mitakuye Oyasin,
Joe Quickle
Two Crows
--------- "RE: Review: Voice of the Turtle" ---------
Date: 4 Nov 1994 02:43:46 GMT
From: brock@ucsub.Colorado.EDU (BROCK STEVEN GARY)
Subj: Review of Voice of the Turtle, edited by Paula Gunn Allen
Newsgroups:alt.native,soc.culture.native
VOICE OF THE TURTLE: AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE 1900 TO 1970,
edited by Paula Gunn Allen. 201 E. 50th St., N.Y., NY 10022, (800)
733-3000, (800) 659-2436 FAX. Bibliography. 336 pp., $25.00
cloth. 0-345-37526-2
REVIEW
With virtually every major American Indian author in the last
seventy years represented in "Voice of the Turtle," Allen's new
anthology is an authoritative introduction to the abundant, though
sporadic, body of literature that has accumulated during this
period. In her introduction, Gunn cites the theme of transforma-
tion that runs through many of the narratives, memoirs, oral
legends, poems, short stories, and excerpts from novels, that are
part of a "fundamental sacred process" that changes, yet endures.
While there will be many that criticize the anthology for not
including a particular work (I wished to see an excerpt from Ella
Deloria), "Voice of the Turtle," with selections from Black Elk,
Simon Ortiz, N. Scott Momaday, D'Arcy McNickle, Charles Eastman
(Ohiyesa), Mourning Dove (Humishuma), and others, bearing Allen's
strident and distinctive editorship, is guaranteed to transform
classes in Native American literature at universities across the
country. A more ambitious and inclusive second volume is in the
works. Grade B+
--------- "RE: Review: Chickasaw: An Analytical Dictionary" ---------
Date: 9 Nov 1994 01:16:59 GMT
From: brock@ucsub.Colorado.EDU (BROCK STEVEN GARY)
Subj: Review of Chickasaw: An Analytical Dictionary
Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native
CHIKASHSHANOMPAAT HOLISSO TOBA'CHI: CHICKASAW: AN ANALYTICAL
DICTIONARY by Pamela Munro and Catherine Willmond. University of
Oklahoma Press, 1005 Asp Ave., Norman, OK 73019, (800) 627-7377,
(405) 325-5000 FAX. Index, bibliography. 603 pp., $39.95 cloth.
0-8061-2662-0
REVIEW
The Chickasaw language, a member of the Muskogean family of
American Indian languages, is principally spoken by the Chickasaw
Nation of south-central Oklahoma. Munro, a professor of linguis-
tics at UCLA, and Willmond, a native speaker of Chickasaw,
collaborated for over seventeen years to assemble this dictionary,
which contains a Chickasaw-English lexicon (with over 12,000
entries, including definitions, grammatical information, etymolo-
gies, cross-references, and examples) and an English-Chickasaw
index. The wordbook also includes a Chickasaw alphabet and
sections on writing in Chickasaw and the structure of Chickasaw
words.
While not nearly as ambitious as the 1,488 page "Analytical
Lexicon of Navajo," the publication of this volume is opportune, as
there are now fewer than one thousand people who are fluent in
Chickasaw.
"Chickasaw: An Analytic Dictionary" is an indispensable
reference and historical document, a benefit to Chickasaw who do
not know their language, as well as programs to preserve native
languages. Who can let a language die that has words such as
"hashi'at 'oka oochi," which means "for there to be bars of light
and shadow stretching between clouds and the earth?" Grade: A
--------- "RE: Grants to Indian Controlled Schools" ---------
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 14:05:00 -0400
From: John Berry <BERRYJ%FDACD.bitnet@VM.CFSAN.FDA.GOV>
Subj: Grants to Indian Controlled Schools
Mailing List: IND-NET <IND-NET%WSUVM1.BITNET@cmsa.Berkeley.EDU>
RESOURCE: Grants to provide to Indian-controlled schools
to develop and implement cultural enrichment
programs for elementary and secondary schools
that are designed to meet the special
educational needs of Indian children
RESOURCE TITLE: Indian Education-Grants to Indian-Controlled
Schools
RESOURCE PROVIDER: Office of Assistant Secretary for Elementary
and Secondary Education
Department of Education
RESOURCE PROVIDED: Grants may be used to plan for and establish
Indian-controlled schools, and also to develop
and support special enrichment projects for
students attending Indian-controlled schools.
RESOURCE CONTACT: Cathie Martin
Branch Chief
Grants Administration Branch
Office of Indian Education
Department of Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
(202) 401-1943
--------- "RE: Poem: Corn Woman" ---------
Date: 3 Nov 1994 22:25:45 -0600
From: turtle@aicap.s21.com (Turtle Heart)
Subj: Corn Woman
Newsgroup: alt.native
Corn spider woman
marches up the red mountain
in the dark moon
where the sun has set
to sing with a feather
which has been sitting upon the skin of a drum
carrying the hearts of the women
the ones who are here now
she will sit singing
she will sent remembering
while the old man makes the evening stew
Tobacco Indian
________________________________________________
Turtle Heart turtle@soft21.s21.com (Ahnishinabeg)
American Indian Computer Art Project BBS 619-374-2100
PO Box 111 Johannesburg CA 93528-0111
Land of Kaw-ii-su ancestor: Land of Light
Land of Kaw-ii-su ancestor: Land of Light
--------- "RE: Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days" ---------
Date: 94/11/06 16:50
From: Kepola (dfsanders@genie.geis.com)
Subj:A HAWAI'IAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of November 13-19
GE Electronic Mail
A HAWAI'IAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of November 13-19
NOWEMAPA
(November)
(Welehu)
13
In the sunlit ocean, you can barely see the translucent beauty of the
Portuguese man of war.
14
Children can see a world which we have forgotten.
15
In this land, it is always spring.
16
The path of self-knowledge is different for every person.
17
If I can hear the ocean's song and feel the wind's caress, then I am at
peace.
18
All things return to the ocean at last.
19
Wishes made by starlight are wishes born of the heart.
(c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders
Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue
(With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream)
--------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - offline" ---------
Date: Thu, 10 November 94 08:00 -0500
From: Janet Smith (Evening Star) (jans@genie.geis.com)
Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows not previously posted
to Mailing Lists NATCHAT or NATIVE-L
GE Electronic Mail
=POWWOWS=
Sender: American Indian Discussions
<IND-NET%WSUVM1.BITNET@cmsa.Berkeley.EDU>
From: EIRP News <EIRPnews@COOPEXT.CAHE.WSU.EDU>
TA QUOS COUSINS PRESENTS - The Fifth Annual Hazel Pete - Chehalis
Basketry Show and Sale
November 25-27th, 1994
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Daily
Top of the Hill
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Nation
Oakville, Washington
"I am pleased to offer these baskets for your appreciation
and enjoyment. My children and grandchildren fully recognize
the importance of working with me and several of them will
have their work displayed at the show."
Hazel Pete, Chehalis
Indian Basket Maker
Hazel will feature Chehalis baskets and basketry items, beadwork, leather
articles, carvings, basketry awls, cloth Potlatch bags, and other crafts.
She will also have available fry bread and smoked fish.
Directions from Interstate 5; South bound from Olympia take exit 88, turn
right on to Hwy 12 and travel west about 10 miles. Turn left (south) on
Anderson Road, go one mile to The Top of the Hill. Watch for the signs.
The address is 137 Anderson Road, Oakville, WA 98568. North bound from
Portland take exit 88 B.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Hazel donates freely of her time and talents to Chehalis Indian Youth
and Cultural Development Projects. Over the years, she has taught many
Tribal people how to weave Chehalis baskets.
For more information contact Hazel's daughter, Trudy, after 6:00 PM at:
206.273.7274
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Sender: Extension Indian Reservation Programs
<EIRP%WSUVM1.BITNET@cmsa.Berkeley.EDU>
From: Rio Lara-Bellon <larabell@COOPEXT.CAHE.WSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Reminder of upcoming Symposium
Memo from IAC on USDA Service on Indian Reservations
TO: Tribal Leaders
Tribal Land & Resource Committees
Indian Agriculture Producers
RE: USDA Service on Indian Reservations
1990 marked the first time in history Indian agriculture was addressed
in a Farm Bill. The 1990 Farm Bill required the Secretary of Agriculture
to provide USDA Services to Indian Reservations at least one day per week
and established a Reservation Extension Program.
The intent of this law was to provide Tribal governments with additional
technical assistance and federal cost-share dollars in the management of
Reservation resources. It was also the intent of this law to provide
individual Indian agriculture producers access to the technical assistance
and cost-share programs which have been available to the agriculture
community at large since the 1930's.
The implementation of this law has been a slow process. However, some
Tribes have taken advantage of this law and have full-time, full-service
Soil Conservation Service offices on their Reservations. Some Tribes
have established local USDA committees to insure Tribal priorities are
addressed in the services provided by USDA.
We are encouraging Tribal Governments, Tribal Land, Tribal Resource
Committees, Tribal Grazing Committees, Tribal Farm Boards, and
individual Indian agriculture producers to attend the "US Trust
Responsibilities: USDA & Tribal Nations Building Government-to-
Government Partnerships," Conference sponsored by Terrene Institute
and SCS at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Denver, CO, November 8-10, 1994.
We feel EVERY RESERVATION AND EVERY INDIAN PRODUCER SHOULD HAVE
ACCESS TO FEDERAL PROGRAMS which could provide up to an 80% cost-
share for participation.
Come witness the utilization of USDA programs by Tribes and individuals
and bring those programs back to your Reservation.
If you have questions or would like additional information on this
conference, please contact: Julia Johnson or Lisa Grayson at the
Terrene Institute, (202) 833-8317. Or you may contact the IAC via
E-mail (indianag@coopext.cahe.wsu.edu) or call (406) 259-3525.
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Original Sender: John Berry 301-443-5988 FAX 301-443-6385
Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us)
To all - Celebrations for Native American Heritage Month
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++^+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
GEORGE GUSTAV HEYE CENTER - PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Tues. Nov. 1 through Thurs. Nov. 3
Talking Circles 10am-2pm Susan Billy (Pomo)
Sat. Nov. 5 & Sun. Nov. 6
Music Mini-Festival-Throughout the day with performances every
hour from 11am-4pm, Featured musicians will be:
Doc Tate Nevequaya (Comanche)
Clyde "Kindy" Sproat & Haunani Apoliona (Hawaiian)
Joanne & Diane Shenandoah (Oneida)
Tues. Nov. 8 through Thurs. Nov. 10
Talking Circles to be announced
Sat. Nov. 12 & Sun. Nov. 13
Film, Video, and Radio Mini-Festival
Tues. Nov. 15 through Thurs. Nov. 17
Talking Circles 10am-2pm Abe Conklin (Ponca/Osage)
Sat. Nov. 19 2pm-11pm and Sun. Nov. 20 1pm-10pm
NMAI Opening POWWOW; NMAI will sponsor an opening Powwow off
site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The main entrance
is at 11th ave. & 36th st., NY, NY
Featured:
DANCERS:
Osage & Ponca Round Dancing
Greatland Dancers-Yupik, Inupiak, and Aleut Dance
Iroquois Dance
Caddo Stomp Dances
QUILT DISCOVERY:
Margaret Wood, Ina McNeil (Hunkpapa Lakota)
Marsha McDowell Hocak (Winnebago)
LANGUAGE PROJECT DEMO.
LACROSSE WORKSHOP
NORTHERN ARAPAHO TIPI DEMO.
PONCA & OSAGE HANDGAMES
ESKIMO & INDIAN OLYMPIC DEMO.
HE THUS KA (songs)
Tues. Nov. 22 through Nov. 24
Talking Circles 10am-2pm Lloyd Kiva New (Cherokee)
Sat. Nov. 26 through Sun. Nov. 27
Oral Traditions Mini-Festival - to be announced
Tues. Nov. 29 through Thurs. Dec. 1
Talking Circles 10am-2pm Rina Swentzel (Santa Clara Pueblo)
Abstracted from "Native Peoples" - NMAI Smithsonian magazine
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Notices from Native papers about Powwows:
Nov 15-20 Bobby Henry's Seminole Indian Village 8th Annual
Thanksgiving Powwow and Festival, Tampa, FL
Info: 813-620-3077
Nov 17-20 Bears 5th Annual Intertribal Powwow, Lakeland, FL
Info: 813-686-5295
Nov 24-26 Powwow, Orange Springs, FL
Info: 904-669-4605
Nov 24-25 2nd Annual Native American Festival & Thanksgiving
Powwow, Gainesville, GA
Info: 404-215-0604
Nov 25-26 29th Annual LIHA Fall Powwow, Folsom, LA
Info: 504-588-5181
Nov 25-27 1st Annual Thanksgiving Powwow, Riviera Beach, FL
Info: 813-853-4997
Nov 25-27 2nd Annual South Carolina Inter-tribal Cultural Arts
Festival and Powwow, Loris, SC
Info: 803-776-9582
Nov 24-26 Qua Tla Nowit Nami En-Chi Tla Mi Yow, Warm Springs, OR
Info: 503-553-1196
Nov 24-27 Thanksgiving Mini-Powwow, Toppenish, OR
Info: 509-877-2823
Nov 24-25 24th Thanksgiving Homecoming, Atmore, AL
Info: 205-368-9186
Nov 25-27 Indian America, So. Tucson, AZ
Info: 602-622-4900
Nov 25-26 5th Prairie Bnd. Potawatomi, Topeka, KS
Info: 913-966-2255
Nov 25-27 American Indian OIC Thanksgiving, Minneapolis, MN
Info: 612-341-3358
Announcements found in:
_The Spike_, _Yakima Nation Review_, _News From Indian Country_
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