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Phil Konstantin's December 2008 Newsletter
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Greetings,
Well, I took American Indian Heritage month off. Not really, but it
sounds good, doesn't it.
I'm had quite a few projects I have been working on, add a bit of
laziness to that and you have some of the real reasons for there
not being a November newsletter.
Our Cherokee group here in San Diego continues to meet. We
keep trying to bring more information to the folks here in San
Diego. Our next meeting is December 14th. If you know any
Cherokees in this part of the country (or people who are
interested in Cherokees, please tell them they are welcome.
Dinner is on us this month. Our webiste is:
http://www.sandiegocherokeecommunity.com
Phil
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Link of the Month: December 2008
Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Their posting says:
"A long-standing problem with this section (and several others at this
site relating to traditional peoples' spiritual beliefs) has been the
lack
of authoritative information. We are in the process of expanding this
section by scanning public domain ethnographic accounts on specific
Native American religious and spiritual practices. We are fortunate that
there is a wealth of such material available, which makes it so much
more puzzling why more of it is not on the Internet yet."
Native American religion, mythology and folklore are covered extensively
at this site:
Aztecs, Californian, Inuit, Maya, Iroquois, Cherokee, Navajo, Zuñi, Hopi
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/
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Treaty of the Month:
TREATY WITH THE CHIPPEWA, 1837.
Dec. 20, 1837, | 7 Stat., 547. | Proclamation, July 2, 1838.
It covered such matters as:
"Fifty cents per acre to be retained, etc.
A location to be reserved for said tribe, etc.
The United States not obliged to advance the money required by 5th
article, treaty 14th Jan., 1837.
Parts of treaty of 14th Jan., 1837, abrogated.
Division of payments due certain chiefs.
Expenses to be paid of this and prior negotiations."
You can find a copy here:
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/chi0501.htm
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Request from a newsletter reader
(Please respond to her directly)
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Hi, my name is Katie. I am a member of the Cowlitz Indian tribe and
years ago I took a class on Pacific Coast Native Art. I have been
trying to remember the name of the art that consists of the usage of
animals and is often used as a selling vehicle for some of the
Washington tribes that sell salmon. It is usually done with black and
red and may at times have other colors. I have looked up the art, but
no one gives the name of the art itself. Often it is used with the
totem poles, pots and even some basketry. I am working on a book that
is going to highlight the talents of Native Americans from the United
States. It will include artist, writers and etc. I just feel that there
is a need for others to understand that the Native Americans have so
much to offer and that we are more or less the forgotten. It is going
to be an uplifting book, with the focus on the Native American's
importance in today's world.
I am also looking for any support with written material,( not financial
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from any Native Americans.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Katie
willywumpus @ centurytel . net
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Videos or TV programs:
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Miracle, the Sacred White Buffalo, and the prophecy is shared in a neat
video of the white animals which have appeared on earth since she was
born
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrdDoSM9r2M
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"We Shall Remain" PBS to Air 350 Years of History from Native American
Perspectives:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/reel_native
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Sherman Alexie on The Colbert Report
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011719.asp
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Articles:
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These are being presented as the opinions of their authors. I do not
necessarily agree with them. However, I do believe they might be
educational as to what people out there are thinking. Use your own
judgement as to how accurate they may be.
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"Mohawk Nation News"
BYE, BYE, CANADA! IT WASN’T NICE KNOWING YA!
MNN. Dec. 3, 2008. The vermin have come out of the woodwork. Now that
Canada’s Parliament has been suspended, it should now be obvious to
everyone, Canada is not a democracy. It never was. It is a colony that
has a single person, the Queen, sitting on top as the head of state.
It’s been run for the benefit of a few business interests. It only
pretends to protect the people.
Canada has no land base as Ongwehonwe never gave up anything. Turtle
Island and its resources belong to us.
On December 4th 2008 Canada’s Parliament was “prorogued”. In other
words, the pretense of representative government of the colony was
dissolved. Prime Minister, Stephen Harper presented a bogus budget to
Parliament. He wanted to cut corporate taxes, slash social, education
and health programs. He even wanted to cut off the election subsidies
to the parties. It was outrageous. He knew it would be rejected. His
party was outnumbered. Next Monday, December 8th, he would have had to
face a vote of “non-confidence”, lose and then step down. Then another
election would have been called with just about the same result as the
last one. Harper would have had another minority government.
Canadians have spoken. They don’t him to have too much power.
The other parties, the Liberals, New Democratic and Bloc Quebec, decided
to form a coalition, which was legal according to their colonial
structure. It made sense. It followed Canadian cultural precedent. It
has to have been anticipated by Harper and whoever pulls his strings.
What was the real plan? The Governor General of Canada, Michaele Jean,
had been sent to Europe to be near whoever pulls the strings of her
boss, Queen Elizabeth. The Governor General was called back “suddenly”
to fulfill this colonial metaphor about being a single head of state,
the “maharajah” who reigns over her subjects in Canada. Harper asked
the Governor General to discontinue Parliament for eight weeks [or
more].
“Prorogue” means to discontinue meetings of parliament without
dissolving it. In other words, it’s a dictatorship. The Prime Minister
can indefinitely extend his term of office if he can create the “need”
for it. It was a measure meant to take care of emergencies – like war.
It was not meant to allow a prime minister to assume dictatorial power,
or to do an end run around the discussions that should take place when
people living in widely separate places with different needs have to
work together. Canada’s chaotic state is a sign that differences are
coming out and their system cannot deal with it.
During this time Harper does either as he’s told or as he pleases
according to the secret clique that’s pushing him. In the meantime,
Harper has set up meetings across Canada to rile up the people into a
frenzy of anger, pitting everybody against each other. His remarks
about the people in Quebec have been particularly offensive and meant to
start fights. Is he trying to break up Canada? Or is he just trying to
create a “pretext” for martial law? Is it a coincidence that the
military conducted exercises to prepare for this eventuality just two
weeks ago? Why have there been so many problems lately with the police
who are freely killing, shooting and assaulting innocent people? This
has been happening everywhere involving city police, provincial police,
RCMP, CBSA and CSIS [secret service]. Are they trying to normalize
violence?
It’s been called an “economic crisis”. Then what’s the excuse for
setting up a totalitarian regime? Unless the time has come for someone
to cash in! Should Harper and his “counsel of foreign advisors” decide
that the situation has gotten “out of hand”, he could maintain martial
law indefinitely. This would give him time to bring everybody and
everything under control. His backers can then “take the money and
run”.
As it stands Harper can be sent around the world to make deals to sell
off our resources, and then pocket the money. Who can stop him? It’s
time for people to do some serious thinking about the real meaning of
“democracy”. There has to be some real consultation with the people,
which he doesn’t want.
Canada’s “pseudo democracy” is dangerous. It lets a single person take
dictatorial control to sell off resources without regard for the welfare
of the people. We would like to suggest to Canadians that it is time
for them to take a serious look at the Great Law of Peace, a tried and
proven model that shows how people can work together without having a
leader or head of state. It shows how differences of opinion are turned
into strengths that contribute to a solution that benefits everyone.
Today Canadians are groping to be saved. It is totally absurd that
someone in England can rule Onowaregeh, Turtle Island, through their
nominee, the “prime minister”. Equality failed for the colonists
because in their hierarchical system they want a “prime” minister,
governor general, queen or a Don to sit on top and dictate to everybody.
In the beginning the colonists looked at our Great Law constitution and
tried to create a model with some of the principles of equality and
everyone having a voice. It did not work because of their refusing to
create a balance of power.
The colonizers have no choice but to see the land our way if they want
to save themselves. Today there is no caretaking as access to our
resources is being dictated by outsiders who represent the colonizers,
who want to dig out everything and cart it away, leaving us to cope with
the toxic waste. Colonizers will not find balance as long as they have
imperial thinking that uses a single person as “head of state” or a CEO
to run the corporation.
The megalomaniacs think they can control the world and do anything they
please with impunity. It’s based on mathematical formulas where only a
few people are in control and get the benefits. The psychotics separate
themselves from the people and the natural environment. This
cannibalistic structure is being shaken.
It is supposedly the international position that everyone is a custodian
of the land. What is the reality? The whole economy of Canada and the
U.S. has been based on greed and expansion for the business viability
for a few. New technology pushes this idea along. In the long run this
can’t work because we are not looking after our mother as one earth
where we all have to stay rooted. So it’s coming to an end. We have
lots of challenges. We have to learn how to achieve balance and a way
of life that respects us, our land and everything on it. The bosses of
the colonizers must be forced to let go of their greed. Is this
possible?
As it looks, the Queen and the oligarchs have no further use for their
colonists here in their present state. They used their natural energies
and labor to build something false for themselves. They controlled
their minds. In fact, they enslaved them and took all the products for
themselves. Now they are taking them to a new level of bondage. Canada
has expired as they thought they knew it. We Ongwehonwe were spared
because we always resisted. So all they got from us was our resources.
We still have our minds and our basic relations with the land and with
each other.
Stephen Harper can do whatever he pleases because he is being protected
by?- the “mob”? It’s obvious he does not care about the decaying
infrastructure or crumbling programs that are falling apart. They were
always meant to be short term until they finished taking what they
wanted.
The squabbling colonists and their puppeteers have to get off our backs.
They have to go back to the original relationship with us as the owners
of the land and the colonizers as our “visitors”.
The North American Union NAU is the next totalitarian step. The
oligarchs are going to amalgamate the land of the Indigenous people of
the colonial entities of Mexico, U.S. and Canada. They want a free flow
of commerce to benefit a few capitalists. They want to tighten their
grip on the people and get rid of human rights. Everybody has to resist
this potential slavery. We demand that they leave their destructive and
grasping schemes behind and move toward a proper and legal relationship
with us.
To save yourselves, Canadians, you have to take on our basic principles
of equality, everybody having a voice, taking care of the land, living
peacefully and respecting us and each other.
Karakwine & MNN Staff www.mohawknationnews.com Mohawk Nation News
Katen-@yahoo.com kahenti-@yahoo.com Note: Your financial help
is needed and appreciated. Please send your donations to PayPal at
www.mohawknationnews.com, or by check or money order to “MNN Mohawk
Nation News”, Box 991, Kahnawake [Quebec, Canada] J0L 1B0. Nia:wen
thank you very much. Go to MNN “Canada” category for more stories; New
MNN Books Available now! Purchase t-shirts, mugs and more at our
CafePressStore http://www.cafepress.com/mohawknews; Subscribe to MNN for
breaking news updates
http://.mohawknationnews.com/news/subscription.php; Sign Women Title
Holders petition! http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Iroquois
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Bureau of Indian Affairs DENIES San Pascual's Bid to Eliminate Members
original pechanga <originalp-@yahoo.com>
FINALLY, the BIA stands up to a tribe that hurts it's own people.
They stood by while a shadow government took over Snoqualmie and
while the Redding Rancheria tossed out 70 members, while Pechanga
eliminated 25% of their tribe and when Chukchansi/Picayune terminated
50% of their tribal members.
http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2008/12/bureau-of-indian-affairs-denies-san.html
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The infamous "Wedgwood" china was originally made from "some of
the finest porcelain clay in the world," which was purchased from the
Cherokees.The holocaust of the forced Cherokee Removals were not
just a product of the Ross and Treaty Party factions. There were at
least half a dozen political factions within the old Cherokee Nation,
and most were guided by outside interests.
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Notices or Charity notes:
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There is no better way to keep your heart warm than to help those in
need. We would like to take a moment to remind you of one way to do just
that. The Cherokee Casinos are still collecting coats for the children
and elderly this winter. Coats will be taken through December 31st.
Items can be dropped off at the casino’s Player’s Club desk. For more
information, call one of the Cherokee Casinos -- [Tahlequah] (918)
207-3600 or [Fort Gibson] (918) 207-3593
http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2740/Page/Default.aspx
It's never too early to start planning for the Cherokee Nation Angel
Tree. It is always great to help those less fortunate in the spirit of
ga du gi, and Christmas is always a time providing ample opportunities
to intentionally seek out to fulfill that spirit. Please consider
donating your money and/or time.
For more information on how you can help out, please call
(918) 453-5000 ext. 7720 or (918) 458-6900.
http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/PublicNotices/4878/Default.aspx
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"Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art" free
presentation at the Pima County Public Library will be held on December
11. On December 9th, Allen Dart will present "Ancient Native American
Pottery of Southern Arizona" in a free presentation for the Friends of
Sonoita Creek, at Sonoita Creek State Natural Area Visitor Center near
Patagonia, Arizona. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council.
7-8:30 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public
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If you're interested, here's the link to the census job site:
http://www.census.gov/2010censusjobs/index.php
You can also call the Census Bureau's national jobs line at
866-861-2010.
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Former Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ada Deer (Menominee Nation)
Proposes Joanne Shenandoah Sing the US National Anthem at Obama's
Inauguration At a meeting of Native leaders November 3 on Oneida Nation
territory in Green Bay, Wisconsin former Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Ada Deer (Menominee Nation) proposed that Joanne Shenandoah
sing the US National Anthem at the US Capitol prior to President-elect
Barack Obama's taking of the oath of office. This idea was seconded by
the leaders of the Oneida Nation. To support this growing movement
contact the following members of the National Inaugural Committee in
Washington, DC:
US Senator Dianne Feinstein: 202-224-3841 or fax: 202-224-3954
US Senator Harry Reid: 202-224-3542 or fax: 202-224-7327
US Rep. Nancy Pelosi: 202-225-4965
Also supporting Joanne is NY Senator Charles Schumer. Contact him at
202-224-6542 or fax: 202-228-3027. NY Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton may
also help. Her number is: 202-224-4451 or fax: 202-228-0282.
Ms. Shenandoah will be performing with her band at the official Native
American Inaugural Ball on the evening of January 20th.
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Research, Scholarship, and Travel Grant Opportunities, Arizona
Archaeological and Historical Society: Awards are offered to students
and researchers who are members of AAHS and involved in the study
of archaeology, anthropology, American Indian studies, ethnohistory,
and history of the Greater Southwest. Applications must be postmarked
no later than February 15, 2009. Awards will be made by the AAHS
Board of Directors and announced during Arizona Archaeology Month.
All of the details, including instructions and application forms, are
available
at the following link.
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/aahs_grants_2009.doc -
Ms Word Document
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PRESS RELEASE PLEASE PUBLISH, ANNOUNCE AND DISTRIBUTE:
BACKGROUND: The California Indian Education Directors Association
(CIEDA) was formed in 2005 by a group of American Indian Education
Center Directors from throughout California. Our goals are to promote
the ongoing growth and success of programs serving the unique cultural
and educational needs of American Indian students in our communities.
CIEDA is the main sponsor of the annual CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE ON
AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION, being held this year March 29-31, 2009 in
Palm Springs.
PRESS RELEASE: The California Indian Education Directors Association
is pleased to announce that the32nd Annual California Conference on
American Indian Education will be held March 29-31, 2009 in Palm
Springs, CA. The theme for this event is “Building Success Through
tradition and Education.” The conference offers the opportunity to
share traditional and academic knowledge and teaching and learning
between educators, parents and American Indian education program
staff. This conference honors the commitment of the family and all
those who have contributed to the advancement of American Indian
Education in California.
CONFERENCE GOALS: To advocate for academic excellence and educational
opportunities for American Indian families, educators, tribal leaders
and board members; To provide opportunities for networking among
American Indian families, elders, tribal leaders, students and
educators; To recognize achievements of distinguished educators,
parents and students; To honor our elders, our most revered teachers.
TOPICS COVERED
CULTURE: Storytelling Programs, Oral Traditions, Traditional Arts,
Basketry, Beadwork, Regalia Making
LANGUAGE: Restoration Programs, Oral Traditions, teaching strategies,
immersion programs, Tribal efforts
PARENTING: Indian Child Welfare, Parenting Skills, College/Scholarship
Process, Helping With Homework, Interpersonal Relationships
EDUCATION PROGRAMS: Culturally Based Curriculum, Accountability,
Standards Based Education, Technology, Even Start, Early Childhood
Education Programs, Charter Schools, Title IV, Impact Aid, JOM.
If you have questions or would like more information please contact
Conference Co-Chairs Irma Amaro-Davis at (530) 275-1513 or Rachel
McBride (530) 895-4212. To download the Call To Conference please go
to : http://www.cieda. org
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Newspaper articles:
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Michael H. Price's 'Southwest Heritage': The Coming of Humankind
http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=9010
Leaders meet to discuss reconciliation
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/35159224.html
Educator awarded NIEA Elder of the Year
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=610&Itemid=37
Editorial: Navajo Nation rolls the dice with casino
http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2008/012290.asp
Native Americans Examine Heritage Tourism as a Possible Avenue for
Economic Development
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-navajo7-2008dec07
Obama appoints Native officials to transition team
http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/11/20/news/local/news03.txt
American Indian veterans honored annually at Arlington National Cemetery
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/35613689.html
Tim Giago: Yes Virginia, there is a BIA
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=609&Itemid=33
Review: 'Shadows at Dawn,' an Apache massacre
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012140.asp
Gardens for Humanity provides community nourishment
http://campverdebugleonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=21662
Tucson-area Students Discover Hohokam Lifeways
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/11/26/el_sol/doc492c866f1a691367622169.txt
Awaiting Klamath Dam removal
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/home/content/35306394.html
S.E. Ruckman: Tis the season for those per cap checks
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=608&Itemid=33
Native Eyes Film Showcase takes place in Arizona
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011961.asp
World Archaeological Congress honors Larry Zimmerman
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/34891559.html
Collaboration brings hope, help to Lakota reservation
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=607&Itemid=33
First Peoples Fund recognizes community spirit
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011936.asp
Museum Event Yields Information on Paleoindian Sites
http://hjnews.townnews.com/articles/2008/11/24/news/news01-11-24-08.txt
Indian leaders react favorably to Daschle’s Cabinet nod
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/home/content/35158934.html
Separation planned for Native conjoined twins
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=589&Itemid=1
Indian professor resigns from university post
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011909.asp
Learn about Hopi culture from artists at Homolovi Ruins
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2008/11/14/20081114weekend1114.html
Hopi people trust Prescott man with their katsina dolls
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=61326
Indigenous peoples particularly vulnerable to surge of TB
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/home/content/35158569.html
Tribe seeks restraining order against Nevada gold mine
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=595&Itemid=1
Books: Andrew Jackson, the Indian fighter president
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011755.asp
Early Agricultural Site in Tucson Rich with Evidence
http://www.kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=9327157&nav=HMO6HMaY
Tohono O'odham officials discouraging pilgrimage
http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/stories/KMSB_20081002_jh_pilgrim.d5360bd4.html
Help STOP Mascot Racism!
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/yourict/34212014.html
Domenici pushes feds for $2 billion in tribal funds
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=594&Itemid=1
Jodi Rave: Blackfeet artist turns junk into art
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011752.asp
Sycuan walks away from gambling compact
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081204-2041-bn04sycuan2.html
Hampshire kids learning about Native Americans
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/1315695,3_1_EL05_A1POWWOW_HM_S1.article
Law school honors first Native American regent
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/3385
County raid on Cayuga stores continues cigarette tax war
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/home/content/35562389.html
Cherokee chief plans to seek fourth term
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=593&Itemid=1
Appreciation: Tony Hillerman knew New Mexico
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011675.asp
Navajos grateful for Hillerman's focus on culture
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011648.asp
Amateur archaeologist stalks Black Hawk’s village
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/12/05/news/local/doc4938771e996ab230059819.txt?sPos=1
Wampanoag push forward on casino plan
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/04/wampanoag_push_forward_on_casino_plan/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Massachusetts+news
Eight more tribal housing agencies suing HUD
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/living/35562009.html
Native Hawaiians protest appeal over kingdom lands decision
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=592&Itemid=1
Writers guild taps Indian talent in Hollywood
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011601.asp
Kent officials tell tribe to go to court Who rules Indian tribe at issue
http://www.rep-am.com/News/383612.
Cut Bank officials listen to Blackfeet concerns about racism
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008812040301
Kinship commerce: New developments in inter-tribal trade
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/35559894.html
Tribal leaders, citizen groups lead Native vote
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=506&Itemid=1
Claremont parents clash over kindergarten Thanksgiving costumes
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-thanksgiving25-2008nov25%2C0%2C2245469.story
Why not a Ute statue at state Capitol?
http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_11121562
Donation To Help SD Reservations
http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=0,77241
Peltier family members work to revive support
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=601&Itemid=1
Blackfeet: Glacier County attorney must resign
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008812050322
Tribe gaming funds to aid local projects
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/12/03/20081203gaming1203.html
Quapaws open upscale resort hotel
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=560&Itemid=1
Wisconsin tribes work to keep languages alive
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012094.asp
Ruling may affect tribes here - An appeals court ruling has broad
implications for sovereign immunity, a lawyer says.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20081124_11_A1_hAnapp938925
NY Oneidas bring creation story to Macy’s parade
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=586&Itemid=0
Mixtecs and police clash at border
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/35306759.html
School changes mind on Seminole boy's hair
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012081.asp
Smithsonian opens diabetes exhibit at NMAI
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=397&Itemid=1
Smudge quest continues
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/35323339.html
Opinion: Alaska Native students need culture
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012045.asp
Cruiser to benefit Eastern Cherokees
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=398&Itemid=1
Nez Perce seek medal after a wild 202-year journey
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/35306574.html
Oklahoma players embrace Indian heritage
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011958.asp
Obama/Biden proposal provides better Native health care options
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=410&Itemid=1
Wind River Indian Reservation cracks down on DUI
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/34890774.html
Canada must probe cases of slain, missing aboriginal women: UN
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/24/missing-women.html
Living treasure Navajo elder celebrates 108th
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=605&Itemid=1
Coushattas, Israel establish friendship ties
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/34874829.html
Native leader faces another hate crimes trial
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012133.asp
Bison roundup shows species’ recovery on tallgrass prairie
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=604&Itemid=1
Indian hunt-and-kill site a rare find
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southeast/34890534.html
Tsuu T'ina Nation due back in court over utilities
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011930.asp
Pawnee Nation College hosts leadership conference
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=508&Itemid=1
Native public media expands network services
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/35306924.html
Replacement sought on Native truth commission
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/011794.asp
Comanche citizen excels at chemistry camp
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=526&Itemid=1
Tribal school offers culturally relevant curriculum
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/greatlakes/34888564.html
Government files first brief in Navajo trust case
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012255.asp
No burial for 10,000-year-old bones
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081029/full/4551156a.html
Cultural passion that runs deep
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/greatlakes/34198199.html
Internal tribal disputes an issue for Obama nominees
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012233.asp
ADOT unearths large Hohokam village at Cordes
http://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=74&subsectionID=696&articleID=28280
Can ‘Minnehaha’ save Duluth?
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/greatlakes/27913474.html
American Indian Inaugural Ball
http://www.aiibdc.org/index.htm
History of the Sinagua written in the red rocks of ruins
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2008/10/24/20081024palatki1024.html
Comanche Nation College president leaves fledgling college in good hands
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/plains/35322814.html
Officials hope Obama lifts gaming 'moratorium'
http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2008/012296.asp
Apache family exhibit retells 5 generations
http://newsok.com/apache-family-exhibit-retells-5-generations-apache-family-exhibit-retells-5-generations/article/3314949
Gipp recognized as Champion of Liberty by ACLU
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/plains/35321004.html
Jodi Rave: Indian business leaders inspire
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012293.asp
Obituary: Danny Lopez tirelessly taught Tohono O'odham culture
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/100460.php
Native cultures in the spotlight
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/hawaiialaska/34472294.html
Kevin Abourezk: Optimism on Indian health bill
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012291.asp
Archaeologist at San Bernardino National Forest sees plants as artifacts
of Indian culture
http://www.pe.com/localnews/riverside/stories/PE_News_Local_E_emccarthy21.448ca4b.html?npc
Juneau home to southeast Alaska Native research center
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/hawaiialaska/27130254.html
Quechan youth leader's death considered suspicious
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012287.asp
Navajo, Hopi and Lakota delegation warned Lehman Brothers of
consequences of mining sacred Black Mesa
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2008/09/navajo-hopi-and-lakota-delegation.html
Victory for Yup’ik speakers
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/hawaiialaska/27099644.html
Editorial: Cultures collide in Havasupai lawsuit
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012284.asp
Shore Patrol: Wetlands dispute goes to state panel
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativecaliforniaindians/message/8111
Elders working to save Kenai’s first language
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/hawaiialaska/27913024.html
Indian-themed films to be screened at Sundance
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/012289.asp
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Other Things:
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Dangerous cake recipe
5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug
Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix
thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate
chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The
cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to
cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).
And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?
Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any
time of the day or night!
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Here are some random historical events for December:
December 1, 524: Palenque Maya Lord Chaacal I dies according to the
museum at Palenque.
See my photos of Palenque here:
http://americanindian.net/mayae.html
or
http://americanindian.net/mexico14.html
December 2, 1794: A treaty (7 stat. 47) is concluded with the Oneida,
Tuscarora, and Stockbridge Indians, at Oneida, New York. The treaty is a
gesture of thanks for the tribes help during the Revolutionary war. They
receive $5000 for damages suffered during the war. Grist and saw mills
are built, and salary for their workers are provided for three years.
They receive $1000 to build a church. No further claims are made by the
tribes. The treaty is signed by Thomas Pickering for the United States,
and by eleven Indians.
December 3, 1598: Juan de Zaldivar "discovers" the Acoma.
December 4, 1833: Twenty-one Chickasaw Chiefs arrive at Fort Towson, in
eastern Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma). They assess the lands
the United States wants them to move to when they are removed from
Alabama. Meeting with local Choctaws about buying land from them proves
to be unfruitful.
December 5, 1855: The Columbia River volunteers, under Nathan Olney, are
near Fort Walla Walla, in southeastern Washington, when they encounter
Pio-pio-mox-mox's (Yellow Serpent) band of WallaWallas. Pio has looted
the Hudson Bay Company's Fort Walla Walla, but he has always been
neutral or helped the Americans in the past. He advanced under a flag of
truce and wanted to return the booty. But an agreement cannot be
reached. Pio refuses to fight, and Olney's men take Pio, and four
others, prisoners.
December 6, 1866: Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, Yellow Eagle, and High Back
Bone, and their followers, have been harassing Colonel Henry
Carrington's troops from Fort Phil Kearny, in northern Wyoming. They
stage several raids and ambushes along the road from the fort to the
nearby woods. Colonel Carrington leads his troops in some of the
fighting. Several soldiers are killed in the fighting. Carrington is
called "Little White Chief" by the Indians. This skirmish sets the stage
for the "Fetterman Massacre" on December 21, 1866.
See my photos of the area here:
http://americanindian.net/2003m.html
December 7, 1868: Sheridan and Custer leave Camp Supply (Oklahoma)
leading 1,600 soldiers and 300 supply wagons. They are en route to Fort
Cobb. It is primarily meant as a show of force to the local Indians. It
proves the army can march during the winter months.
December 8, 1818: Secretary of War John C. Calhoun presents a report to
the House of Representatives. Among the report’s proposals are: tribes
should no longer be treated as sovereign nations; Indians should be
saved from extinction; and Indians should be taught the correctness of
the concept of land ownership.
December 9, 1861: Colonel Douglas Cooper, again encounters the pro-Union
Creeks and Seminoles, under Chief Opothleyahola, in a battle on Bird
Creek, north of Tulsa. Many of his Cherokee troops, under John Drew,
defect and join the pro-Union forces. Cooper withdraws to Fort Gibson.
This is often called the "Battle of Chusto-Talasah," or the "Battle of
Caving Banks."
December 10, 1850: Federal agents sign a treaty with the Lipan Apache,
Caddo, Comanche, Quapaw, Tawakoni and Waco Indians near the San Sabá
River in Texas.
December 11, 1833: Captain Page, and almost 700 Choctaws, reach their
destination at Fort Towson, in eastern Indian Territory (present day
Oklahoma). The others in the group have split off and gone to Fort
Smith.
December 12, 1531: According to most sources, Juan Diego
(Cuauhtlatoatzin), a Nahua, sees the apparition of the Virgin Mary on a
hill called Tepeyacac in Mexico again. He first saw her on December 9th.
According to Juan Diego, the Virgin Mary instructs him to carry some
roses in his macehualli (a cloak) to the local Bishop as proof of her
appearance. When the macehualli is opened before the Bishop, an image of
the Virgin Mary appears on the cloak among the rose petals. The
macehualli is still on display in the church (Our Lady of Guadalupe)
built to honor the event.
You can see a copy of my photo of it on this page:
http://americanindian.net/mexico.html
December 13, 1640: A deed for Indian land is signed in New England. It
says, "It is agreed that the Indians above named shall have liberty to
break up ground for their use to the westward of the creek on the west
side of Shinecock plaine." In town meeting, 1641: "It is agreed that any
person that hath lotts up on Shinecocke playne in which there are any
Indian Barnes or wells lying shall fill them up."
December 14, 1763: A band of almost five dozen frontiersmen, called "the
Paxton Boys," attack a peaceful Susquehanna Indian village in Conestoga,
Pennsylvania. They kill eight of the twenty-two inhabitants in this
unprovoked raid. "The Boys" continue their rampage during the next two
weeks.
December 15, 1890: Sitting Bull is killed while being arrested at Fort
Yates, South Dakota by Eighth Cavalry soldiers and Indian police, near
Standing Rock on the Grand River in Montana.. Thirty-nine police
officers and four volunteers were assembled to arrest Sitting Bull.
Before it was all done, over 100 of Sitting Bull’s supporters arrived at
the scene. Several people are injured or killed in the subsequent
fighting. According to army documents, four soldiers and eight Indians
are killed. Three soldiers are wounded. Later this week, the editor of
the "Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer," writes a editorial about Sitting Bull.
One of the passages is as follows: "The proud spirit of the original
owners of these vast prairies inherited through centuries of fierce and
bloody wars for their possession, lingered last in the bosom of Sitting
Bull. With his fall the nobility of the Redskin is extinguished, and
what few are left are a pack of whining curs who lick the hand that
smites them. The Whites, by law of conquest, by justice of civilization,
are masters of the American continent, and the best safety of the
frontier settlements will be secured by the total annihilation of the
few remaining Indians." The author of this editorial is L. Frank Baum,
best known as the author of "The Wizard of Oz."
December 16, 1811: The New Madrid earthquake takes place on the
Mississippi River around 2:30 am. Many tribes tell tales of this event
for generations. Many people say that Tecumseh predicted this
earthquake.
December 17, 1890: Sitting Bull and the police killed during his arrest
are buried with honor. Today, members of the Hunkpapa Sioux arrive at
Big Foot's camp of Minneconjou Sioux seeking refuge. However, today will
also see the issuing of an arrest warrant for Big Foot, himself, for his
part as a "trouble maker" in the ghost dance religion.
See my photos of two of his disputed burial places here:
http://americanindian.net/2003u.html
December 18, 1892: Congress approve a monthly pension of thirty dollars
for Lemhi Chief Tendoy.
December 19, 1980: Chaco Canyon (New Mexico) is officially designated as
the "Chaco Culture National Historic Park." It is the home of many
Anazasi ruins.
December 20, 1812: Sacajawea dies at Fort Manuel, South Dakota,
according to some sources.
December 21, 1866: Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, Yellow Eagle, and High Back
Bone, and their followers, have been harassing Colonel Henry
Carrington's Second Cavalry and Twenty-seventh Infantry troops from Fort
Phil Kearny, in northern Wyoming. They stage several raids and ambushes
along the road from the fort to the nearby woods. Captain William J.
Fetterman had once said. "a company of regulars could whip a thousand,
and a regiment could whip the whole array of hostile tribes." A convoy
of wagons carrying wood leaves the fort. It is attacked by a decoy group
of Indians. Following up on his claim that he "could ride through the
Sioux Nation" with just eighty men, Fetterman pursues the decoying
Indians away from the fort. Here the Indians’ trap is sprung.
Fetterman’s entire force of three officers, forty-seven infantry,
twenty-seven cavalry and two civilians are killed in the fighting. The
soldiers call this the "Fetterman Massacre." The Indians call it the
"Battle of the Hundred Killed."
See my photos of there area here:
http://americanindian.net/2003m.html
December 22, 1898: President McKinley, by Executive Order establishes
the Hualapai Indian School Reserve for the purpose of educating the
Hualapai Indians in Arizona Territory. The reserve is in section 10,
township 23 north, range 13 west.
December 23, 1855: White volunteers surround a "friendly" Rogue River
Indian village they had visited the day before. The village is mostly
unarmed. The whites attack, and nineteen Indian men are killed. The
women and children are driven into the cold. The survivors arrive at
Fort Lane, in southwestern Oregon, with severe frostbite, and frozen
limbs.
December 24, 2012: One interpretation of the Maya calendar predicts
today will be the end of world or the present creation.
December 25, 1839: After the defeat at the Battle of the Neches on July
16, 1839, Cherokees under Chief "The Egg" attempts to escape to Mexico.
They make it as far as the Colorado River, before they meet resistance.
Colonel Edward Burleson leading Texan and Tonkawa forces engage them in
a fight. Seven Cherokee warriors are killed, and twenty-four women and
children are captured. Among the dead is The Egg.
December 26, 1862: The thirty-eight Santee Sioux condemned for their
actions in the "Santee Uprising" are hanged at Mankato, Minnesota. This
is the largest mass hanging in American History.
December 27, 1875: President Grant, by Executive Order, establishes
reservations for the Portrero, Cahuila, Capitan Grande, Santa Ysabel,
Pala, Agua Caliente, Sycuan, Inasa, and Cosmit Mission Indians primarily
in San Diego County, California. This order is modified on: May 3, 1877;
August 25, 1877; September 29, 1877; January 17, 1880; March 2, 1881;
March 9, 1881; June 27, 1882; July 24, 1882; February 5, 1883; June 19,
1883; January 25, 1886; March 22, 1886; January 29, 1887; March 14,
1887; and May 6, 1889.
1952: Phil Konstantin, author of these pages and a member of the
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is born. Thanks, Mom and Dad!
December 28, 1520: According to some sources, Hernán Cortés and his army
start their second excursion to Tenochtitlán (modern Mexico City) from
Tlascala, Mexico. This time they have made and bring a group of small
boats to use on the lake surrounding the city.
December 29, 1890: The Wounded Knee Battle or Massacre (depending on
which version you read) takes place. According to army records, one
officer (Captain G.D. Wallace), twenty-four soldiers (including Captain
G.D. Wallace), and 128 Indians are killed. Thirty-five soldiers, and
thirty-three Idians are wounded in the fighting.The army will give
Congressional Medals of Honor to the following soldiers: Sergeant
William G. Austin, for "using every effort to dislodge the enemy";
Company E musician John E. Clancy: "twice voluntarily rescued wounded
comrades under fire of the enemy"; Private Mosheim Feaster, Company E,
for "extraordinary gallantry"; First Lieutenant Ernest A. Garlington for
"distinguished gallantry"; First Lieutenant John C. Gresham for leading
an attack into a ravine; Sergeant Richard P. Hanley, Company C, for
recovering a pack mule loaded with ammunition, while under heavy fire;
Private Joshija B. Hartzog, Company E, First Artillery, for rescuing his
wounded commander while under heavy fire; Second Lieutenant Harry L.
Hawthorne, Second Artillery, for distinguished conduct; Private Marvin
C. Hillock, Company B, for distinguished bravery; Private George Hobday,
Company A, for conspicuous and gallant conduct; Sergeant George Loyd,
Company I, for bravery, especially after being severely wounded through
the lung; Sergeant Albert McMillian, Company E, for leading by example;
Private Thomas Sullivan, Company E, for conspicuous bravery; First
Sergeant Frederick Toy, Company C, for bravery; First Sergeant Jacob
Trautman, Company I, for "killing a hostile Indian at close quarters"
and remaining with the troops even though he was entitled to retire;
Sergeant James Ward, Company B, for fighting after being severely
wounded; Corporal Paul Weinert, Company E, for assuming command of his
artillery piece when his officer was wounded; and Private Hermann
Ziegner, Company E, for conspicuous bravery.
See my photos of the area here:
http://americanindian.net/2003s.html
December 30, 1950: A Constitution and By-Laws for the Eskimos of the
Native Village of Buckland, Alaska is ratified by a vote of 17 to 13
December 31, 1590: Spaniard Gaspar Castaño de Sosa is exploring the area
of what is now New Mexico. A few days ago, several men in his group have
a fight with some of the residents of the Pecos Pueblo. Sosa’s main body
reaches the pueblo. There is a brief fight, and Sosa takes some of the
Indians captive. Sosa would later return to the pueblo and get a better
reception.
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That's it for now.
Have a great month.
Phil Konstantin
http://americanindian.net
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