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Canku Ota - A Newsletter Celebrating Native America
February 26, 2000 - Issue 04
 
Wica Wi
the moon (Month) of the Raccoon
Dakota
 
"If today I had a young mind to direct, to start on the journey of life, and
I was faced with the duty of choosing between the natural way of my
forefathers and that of the... present way of civilization, I would, for its
welfare, unhesitatingly set that child's feet in the path of my forefathers.
I would raise him to be an Indian!"

"We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from
the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size
to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee
because of its indomitable spirit."

Tom Brown, Jr., The Tracker
 
We salute- Students of Color Coalition
A great frustration has challenged my spirit for the past fifteen days. It is
the same frustration that has confronted Native people here for 98 years.
Imbedded in disrespect it is combined with ignorance, ambivalence, racism,
and elitism and is rooted in the soils of colonialism and conquest. It is fed
by centuries of dishonesty and lies, and is strengthened with institutional
ties and policies, sprouting ferociously in the landscape of American
culture. This frustration transcends the small space in which it has
repeatedly surfaced: a rectangular “wigwam� high above the rest of the
University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus.
 
Artist: Paul Goble
Paul Goble is an award winning author and illustrator of children's books.
Goble, a native of England, studied at the Central School of Art in London
and later worked in that city as a furniture designer, industrial consultant
and art instructor. He has lived in the United States since 1977 and became a
citizen in 1984. Lincoln, Nebraska had been the artist's residence until he
moved to Rapid City, South Dakota in 1998.

Brainfood: Teaching safety
When I think about the youth of today, I thank Creator that I am not facing
what they face. I come from a time, when the lines of right and wrong and
good and evil were clearly marked. A time when staying outside on a summer
night to catch fire flies or play hide-go-seek carried no danger. A time when
trust in my teacher was assumed. A time when it was no big deal to walk to
the neighborhood store to spend my allowance.
 
Tribe Gathers Historical Clam Harvest
Once again, Native American treaty rights have been honored. Last week, the
Suquamish Indian Tribe was allowed to dig for clams on private non-Indian
land for the first time since 1994.

Navajo Man A Natural For Physics
Fred Begay was only 6 when his mother and father, both Navajo healers, began
teaching him the songs of the Blessingway ceremony.
 
Cherokee Scholarships
Two legislative acts approved by Cherokee Nation councilors, in Tahlequah,
during their regular meeting on Feb. 14 will reserve additional money for
college scholarships.
 
Wisdom of the Elders
Rose High Bear lost 20 years before she was able to embrace her Native
American heritage because her grandmother had been forbidden from teaching
her the Alaskan Athabaskan ways.
 
Project Links Science Tribal Traditions
Native American tribes in Washington are being invited to participate in a
new project to teach science and math, possibly by linking learning to daily
activities in Indian communities.
 
Meteorite Dispute Greets Opening of Planetarium
Over the last few years, as the American Museum of Natural History put up its
sleek new planetarium on the Upper West Side, its enormous sphere and glass
walls were erected around one of the museum's oldest treasures, a great
15-ton meteorite that fell to Earth 10,000 years ago.
 
Educational Stats
There's good news and bad news in the February 9, 2000 17th Annual Education
Status Report.

University Troupe Passes on Traditions
A dancing coyote and other animals taught children life lessons such as the
importance of patience Saturday.
 
A Short Tale-Activities

Cherokee Festivals
 
Meaghan's Pictograph

Opportunities
"OPPORTUNITIES" is from sources distributed nationally and includes
scholarships, grants, internships, fellowships, and career opportunities as
well as announcements for conferences, workshops and symposia.
 
Tribal Census Issues
I come to you today as a member of the Census Bureau's American Indian and
Alaska Native Advisory Committee with a unique perspective on the incredible
process known as Census 2000.
 
Learn to say hello in different languages
this issue---Chickasaw
hello is "Halito", which is pronounced ha-lee-toe.
 Hear the greeting
The Chickasaw are of the Muskogean linguistic family and are one of the Five
Civilized Tribes. Their native written language is nearly the same as that of
the Choctaw Nation; their speech is also very similar. At one time, the
Chickasaw language served as a medium of commercial and tribal intercourse
for all the tribes along the lower Mississippi River, which was virtually
controlled by the powerful and warlike Chickasaw Nation during the 18th
century.
 
In Every Issue ...
 
This Date
Recipe: Kanuchi & Pemmican
Story: Raccoon and the Crawfish
What is this: Raccoons
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.

Canku Ota is a copyright of Vicki Lockard and Paul Barry.
 

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