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OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... Inside,
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themes, interpreted ... fees and 2 percent of net gambling revenue
to an arts and education ...
Winterfest
events warm up hearts
Ithaca
Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA
... used his saw to carve out
a three-foot sized bust of a Native American chief, complete
... "I've already played in the 'bounce houses'
and did some arts and crafts ...
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From: "ghwelker"
[NA-CHICKAMAUGA] False Indian Organization Warning
Please feel free to distribute, please help us to combat the
exploitation of the American Indian People!
False Indian Organization Warning issued by Comanche Lodge.
http://www.comanchelodge.com/
For Immediate Release:
According to the authorities, an organization registered online as
the "Original Keetoowah Society" is operated by none other than
William Scott
Anderson of Cabool Missouri.
This individual is claiming to teach Cherokee Spirituality and
Religion over
the Internet.
The individual registered as operating this false organization has
also been
linked with numerous bogus Indian Tribes over the years that includes
the
following:
The Southern Cherokee Nation, Indian Creek Band of Chickamauga located
in
Deltona Florida, Western Cherokee Nation of Missouri, and last but not
least
the Amonsoquath Cherokees led by convicted felon Martin "Walking Bear"
Wilson.
All of the above mentioned groups are entirely false.
Anderson for several years was claiming on the Internet that the
Amonsoquath
Group he represented was a federally recognized Indian Tribe. Anderson
was
known to solicit donations online for several years under the false
auspices
of maintaining an Indian Reservation.
It is to be noted that the State of Missouri has no Indian
Reservations.
In 1996 Anderson was known to exploit the Lakota People by also
soliciting
donations on New Age Newsgroups while claiming to have received a
vision from
the Virgin Mary who Anderson claimed was the Lakota Peoples Sacred
White
Buffalo Calf Woman.
Anderson at that time claimed that the White Buffalo Calf Woman
instructed
him to go to Bosnia to stop World War III from taking place by teaching
Europeans the Lakota Religion, which would, according to him, spread
world
peace.
Anderson claimed this event would take place by gathering the people
of the
world in the very same way as was seen in the Hollywood Movie Close
Encounters of the Third Kind.
Anderson was caught committing this perverse exploitation by several
American
Indians. These individuals were informed that Anderson was begging for
money
on several New Age/Witchcraft discussion groups under the titles of
Pipe
Carrier, Native Peace Delegate, and also was representing himself as an
American Indian Prophet in the spirit of Wovoka the famous Paiute
Ghost Dance
teacher.
As a result of this intervention, Anderson was quickly exposed as a
fraud to
the American Indian Community through several popular Native
Newsgroups.
William Scott Anderson has now turned his greedy eyes towards the
Cherokee
Nation and is currently engaged in exploiting the names of respected
Cherokee
Indian Leaders as a way to solicit money online in yet another
monetary scam
being done in the name of the American Indian People.
Once again this Charlatan William Scott Anderson is exploiting yet
another
respected American Indian Nation, and he is currently engaged in
exploiting
the name of the Honorable Cherokee Chief Chadwick Smith.
In addition to these gross unethical abuses of honorable Indian
leaders,
William Scott Anderson also exploits the name of the Chief's own
ancestor the
respected Redbird Smith as yet another way for Anderson to beg for
money
online in the name of American Indian People.
Please be advised that none of the scams and the numerous false
organizations
operated by William Scott Anderson either now or in the past have been
authentic American Indian organizations and they have all been based
entirely
on falsehood and deceit.
William Scott Anderson is a wicked fraud and a very well known
exploiter of
the American Indian People and as such this depraved and twisted
individual
should be shunned by all.
Anderson is proud to boast associations with such dubious exploiters of
American Indian People such as Robert "Ghostwolf" Franzone, Harley
Swiftdeer,
Brooke Medicine Eagle, and many other well-known frauds who continually
exploit the American Indian People.
If you or anyone you know has been victim to the fraud perpetuated by
William
Scott Anderson, please report such incidents to the following
authorities:
United States Department of Justice:
U.S. Department of Justice
From: "ghwelker" <ghwelker3@comcast.net>
Subject: Outstanding American Indian Women
News 2/8/2005
This will be a special recognition. Read the narrative. I already
called
her and you can submit a color photo rather than black and white.
Please share this information with those who might wish to nominate a
fellow Tribal member or another outstanding Indian woman they know.
This
is a fairly painless thing to do to recognize a woman in your
community.
Thanks so much!
100 Outstanding American Indian Women - Call for Nominations, deadline
02.15.05
The National Congress of American Indians is hosting a reception in
March to honor this year's Outstanding American Indian Women. The call
for nominations is below. For more details, call Julie Johnson at
360-645-2548.
Request for Nomination
A book will be published in 2005 identifying 100 Outstanding American
Indian Women. A committee for outstanding contributions made at the
local, regional and/or national levels for Indian people will select
the
individuals for the book. Nomination deadline is February 15, 2005.
If you would like to nominate an individual:
1. Fill out an application form, which lists the name, tribe, her
address, phone, fax and/or e-mail address.
2. Submit a "resume" of the individual you are nominating.
3. Submit comments of accomplishments and why you think this individual
should be included in the book. Your comments may be included in the
publication.
4. Mail a 5 x 7 Black and White picture of the individual nominated.
5. Include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address in case we
need clarification or additional information on your nomination.
If you would like to nominate an individual and withhold your name,
just
mail the resume, positive comments on why the individual should be
considered, mail a 5 x 7 Black and White picture to Julie Johnson, Inc.
Post Office Box 827, Neah Bay, Washington 98357.
If you have any questions, please call 360-645-2548 (Home/Office),
360-645-2077 (Makah Consultant Office), 360-645-2500 (Fax), 360-640-
0222 (Cell Phone)
I close with appreciation for your time and services in helping me to
accomplish the goal of recognizing our Indian Women Leaders!
Sincerely,
Julie Johnson
The Americana Indian and Western Show is coming to our area. This
traveling show comes four times a year. First 4 shows will be held at
the Westpark Hotel in McLean, Va....The other three shows will be held
at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring, MD. The
Navajo Silversmith, Alvin Tso, will be a guest, only at the Tysons show
(Westpark Hotel). For further information on
dates/times/directions/items, pls access the link below:
National Center for Cooperative Education scholarship program*****
The National Center for Cooperative Education in Natural Resources
(NCCE) is interested in better serving students interested in pursuing
careers in natural resource fields with tribes, BIA, or other natural
resource agencies.
NCCE offers:
Minimum requirements are:
To apply:
Send Application Packet to:
Application DEADLINE: MARCH 5th
for additional information contact:
From: dorindamoreno
We are still in the process of looking for a Native American Student
Intern for Spring 2005 and for 2005-6 academic year. We hope to
find
an intern ASAP as we are eager to support the Native American
community.
Can you forward the below email to the members of the Native American
student community? Also if you have any suggestions on how to promote
the internship, please let me know. Thank you so much.
Jennifer
Now Hiring!!
From: "ghwelker"
Presention by Dr. Tom Porter, sponsored by Lotus Music and Dance
featuring the native traditional Areitos of the Iroquois Confederation
of the Northeastern USA and Canadian frontier.
From: George Lessard
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0816522782/104-4144017-1587941?v=glance&st=*
Palmer, Gus, Jr. Telling Stories the Kiowa Way. Tucson: University
of Arizona Press, 2003. 170 pp. ISBN 0816522782, $17.95.
Reviewed for the Anthropology & Education Quarterly by
David Samuels
University of Massachusetts
© 2004 American Anthropological Association. This review will appear
on the web site
The Anthropology & Education Quarterly publishes reviews of current
books in the anthropology of education and related fields. The Book
Review Editor identifies the books to be reviewed and solicits each
review from an appropriate scholar. The Book Review Editor may also
consider reviews submitted voluntarily at his or her discretion, but
volunteered reviews are rare. The Book Review Editor makes the
decision whether to accept the review for publication. This policy
has applied and continues to apply to all book reviews, whether
published on the AEQ web site or in the paper journal.
Please send your contributions for the ANKN Listserv to Alaska Native
Knowledge Network
If you have any suggestions, questions,
or
comments, please email Alaska Native Knowledge Network
George Lessard-Media Specialist
From: "ghwelker"
CALL FOR STUDENT WRITING
The 28th Annual California Conference on American Indian Education is
approaching quickly and, once again, we wish to showcase the writings
of American Indian students from our state in a small booklet
(chapbook) available to each participant who attends the
conference. We are requesting poetry, short stories, and photography
from all K-12 American Indian youths who reside in California. This is
the fourth year we have requested photographs. If possible we would
prefer black and white photographs but will accept color.
All submissions should address the conference theme "Educating
Tomorrows Leaders." Photographs and writings that demonstrate the power
of intergenerational education, whether formal or cultural, are
especially welcome.
Please inform your youths about this opportunity to have their work
published and encourage them to submit their writings to:
American Indian Education Program
Copyright will remain with the authors. Works submitted for publication
will not be returned, so please send copies only. Each youth who is
published will receive two free chapbooks from the Conference Planning
Committee. All works should be submitted for
review by Monday, March 7, 2005. Along with each submission, please
include the following information:
We are looking forward to publishing the writings and photographs of
our California Native American youths. If you have any questions,
please contact James Graham at (530)749-6196.
Thank you,
The 28th Annual California Conference on American Indian Education
Subject: Sundance Institute's commitment to supporting Native Cinema
From: George Lessard
The Sundance Institute's commitment to supporting Native Cinema is
woven throughout the 23-year history of the Institute along with its
support for the artistic vitality of American Cinema. Rooted in the
recognition of a rich tradition of story telling and artistic
expression by Native Peoples, the Institute established a Native
Program as a means of supporting the development of Native filmmakers
and the exhibition of their work. The Sundance Institute has
supported nearly 45 Native writers and directors over the past 23
years, and showcased nearly 100 films by Native filmmakers. The
Sundance Film Festival's Native Forum is a gathering of Indigenous
filmmakers from around the world, and offers opportunities for them
to share their expertise and knowledge with each other and the
independent film community through workshops, panels, networking
events, and special screenings.
Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand CHICAGO - A translucent, larger-than-life hand with long, tapering
fingers lends an air of mystery to a new exhibit of ancient and
little-known tribal art at the Art Institute of Chicago.
"Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand" is scheduled to be shown at The St. Louis Art Museum from
March 4 to May 30, 2005, and at the Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History from early July to late September.
Navajo artist Teddy Draper Workshops
Workshop information for 2005
March 15-19, instructor Elmer Yazzie, "cut yucca brush" watercolor technique.
May 16-20, instructor Teddy Draper, Jr., pastel techniques, insights into art, culture, and connecting to nature.
June 7-11, Indian Jewelry Basics (class limited to 4 students).
June 7-11, instructor Teddy Draper, Jr., pastel techniques, insights into art, culture, and connecting to nature.
Web Sites: Literacy in Indigenous Communities by L. David van Broekhuizen, Ph.D. (2000) Essay on the Zuni World View
Cushing also cited an
incidence where he showed a pole that accompanies a theodolite to an old Zuni
man and asked him what he thought the name of it was. In response the old man inquired as to the
use
of the
item. After briefly describing the
implementation of the device the old man provided a rather lengthy
sentence-word that Cushing translated as "heights of the world progressively
measuring stick". The next day Cushing
took the pole to the extreme corner of the pueblo and began "to flourish it
around" until a middle-aged man relented to curiosity and asked what it
was. Cushing then provided the Zuni
name he had learned the day before and the man promptly requested, "Can they
actually tell how far up and down journeying the world is?"
[105].
Indian band seeks to regain its birthright
Wintu Indians Coyote and Bull - Nez Perce
Coyote [itsaya' ya] was going along upstream, hungry as usual. He came
upon
a fat buffalo bull [qoq a' Ix tus' lirn]. Coyote said to him, "Friend,
I am
hungry. Can you change me into a bull just like you so that I, too,
could
become fat and sleek?" Bull heeded him not the least. He only wandered
away
grazing, and not a word would he reply to Coyote. Coyote was insistent.
He
said again and again, "I wish that I, too, were a bull so that I could
get
fat."
Finally, Bull got tired of hearing this and said to him, "Coyote! You
are
foolhardy in the things you do; you could never do what I might ask of
you.
You are becoming a great bother."
Coyote replied, "No, friend, I will do exactly what you tell me to do.
Here
I see you fat and sleek. Here is much grass, and you live well, while,
you
see, I am painfully hungry. I will do just anything you tell me."
Then Bull said to him, "Go over there and lie down." Coyote accordingly
went
and lay down. "Absolutely do not flee; do not move when I dash at you.
You
must remain absolutely still, and I will heave you upward with my
horns."
"Yes, friend, why should I flee?" replied Coyote as he lay down.
Bull went off to the side, and there he incited himself to terrific
anger.
He tore up the turf; he threw dirt upward; he bellowed and breathed
clouds
of vapor from his nostrils. He became terribly angry, and then he
dashed
upon Coyote. But Coyote had been glancing at Bull and he had seen him
become
so terrible. He saw Bull come at him, and he jumped quickly aside.
"Now that is what I spoke of-that you would run away," Bull said to
him.
"Let me try again, just one more," Coyote said. "I will not move next
time."
But Bull went away even though Coyote beseeched him weeping. Coyote
followed, tearfully entreating him, "Once more, just once more; I will
not
run away again."
Bull said to him at last, "You are most bothersome to me. Now I will
try you
once more; and if you move do not beg me anymore, for I will never heed
you
again. We are trying for the last time."
Coyote placed himself on the designated spot again, and Bull went
aside, as
before, to become terribly angry. Now he dashed at Coyote. This time
Coyote
steeled himself, and Bull threw him high into the air with his horns.
Coyote
fell and suddenly became a Buffalo Bull. He walked away and went along
grazing. He would see all kinds of things and eat them. Then, finally,
he
parted with the other Bull which now wandered off somewhere feeding.
Here
now another coyote met him and recognized him as formerly Coyote.
"Oh, friend, how is it that you have become like that? I am terribly
hungry;
I wish that you would make me like that, too." Coyote-Bull only looked
at
him sullenly and walked away to feed, unmindful of what the other said.
The
coyote insisted, "Friend, make a bull of me, too. I fare piteously and
you
are very fat."
Coyote-Bull then spoke to him, "You are very bothersome. You would
never do
those things which I would ask."
"Yes, friend, I will follow out absolutely every word you say. Try me."
"You have been a nuisance to me," Coyote-Bull said to him, "but place
yourself there and I will dash upon you angrily and toss you into the
air
with my horns. You absolutely are not to move. If you run away, do not
tearfully entreat me for another chance."
The coyote now placed himself there while Coyote-Bull made himself
angry. He
bellowed and pawed the ground. He imitated in every way those things
that he
had seen the other Bull do. Now Coyote-Bull dashed upon him, and oh! he
picked him up and hurled him upward with his horns. Now coyote
fell --"Thud!" To the ground he fell, still a coyote. At the very same
moment Coyote-Bull, too, changed back into Coyote. Here they were
suddenly
standing there, both coyotes.
They stormed, and they scolded each other. "You! You have caused me to
change back into a coyote. There I was a bull living happily, and you
caused
me to change back into coyote."
"Ha, you imitator! You thought you could make me into a bull too, as
the
other one did to you." Now one chased the other up the valley. The
coyotes
chased each other. There one lost interest and forgot that he had been
acting silly -- had become a bull. He went along up the valley from
there,
unmindful of all that had happened.
Taken from Tales of the Nez Perce by Donald M. Hines, Ye Galleon Press;
Fairfield, Washington, 1999 [gathered from other source books dated
between
1912 and 1949]
From Blue Panther Keeper of Stories
http://groups.msn.com/KeeperofStories Coyote and Butterfly - Nez Perce
Coyote [itsaya' ya] went up the valley. Butterfly [la' plap] shouted to
him,
"You, whoever it is who goes up the valley, come have sexual
intercourse
with me. He looked ad the valley and saw a lovely, elaborately dressed
woman
standing there. He crossed over in that direction. "What can this be
that
she values herself so little?" he thought. He came to where she was and
found her lying on her back. Here, [in the act of coitus] she crushed
him,
completely, to death.
"Oh, it was Coyote; that is why he was so spirited," she said to
herself.
Then she drag him down the hill and threw him into the water.
He floated downstream one and a half bends of the river. There he
floated
ashore. Magpie [a' k' ax] came along up the river. "Oh, my friend has
floated ashore here. Someone hassled him. Let me search for his
brow-fat."
Here he worked to get the brow-fat, pecking ["pok' a' t, pok' a 't,
pok' a'
t"] and pecked Coyote awake.
"What are you doing here flying about? You pecked me awake just as I
was
carrying the head of the valley's daughter across the river," Coyote
berated
him.
"How could you be carrying the head of the valley's daughter across the
river when a woman above here killed you? She is the Butterfly woman
and a
killer. She has killed many people in that way. Then, too, why should
you
think that any woman would desire you?" The Magpie now left him.
Then Coyote struck his hip with his fist and out tumbled his children.
They
battled with another until Coyote said to them, "Hurry, come inside.
Why do
you battle among yourselves?" They ran back inside; but as they did so
Coyote cut off the entry of the youngest. He said to him, "Inform me!"
He replied to Coyote, "Invariably you, who cause others to become
chilled in
the water at all times you try to conceal your stupidity by attempting
to be
clever. You will go up the valley. There you will find a brush pole,
and you
will pry her apart with that." .
"That is what I thought already; go along inside!" retorted Coyote. He
went
up the and found a brushwood pole. "With this I will pry her apart."
She said the same thing to him as he passed again. He ascended the
slope to
find her lying there elaborately dressed. There he pried her apart
[killed
her], and he said to her, "How is it that you should deign to do this
kind
of thing, to become a murderess? Already only a short time away is the
coming of the human race. Then it will be said, 'Here is Butterfly
flying
about; it has become that time of the year.'"
Taken from Tales of the Nez Perce by Donald M. Hines, Ye Galleon Press;
Fairfield, Washington, 1999 [gathered from other source books dated
between
1912 and 1949]
From Blue Panther Keeper of Stories
http://groups.msn.com/KeeperofStories
Subject: False Indian Organization Warning
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Internet: http://www.usdoj.gov/
Department of Justice Main Switchboard - 202-514-2000
Office of the Attorney General - 202-353-1555
http://www.americana.net
* Tuition assistance - $5,000 annually
* Summer employment
* Employment opportunities after graduation
* Completed freshman year in college and are in good standingpursuing
at
least a bachelor's degree
* Majoring in Natural Resource field
* Interest in working with Tribes, BIA, or other natural resource
agencies
* Complete Federal Employment Form OF 612 (www.opm.gov) or resume (with
all the information OF 612 form requests
* Complete "Verification of Indian Preference for Employment" form
* Letter of Application that includes your perception of you
academic and applied strengths, a description of your career goals and
objectives
* A letter of recommendation from academic advisor or faculty member
that includes how long and in what capacity they have known you as a
student, their perception of you academic strengths, any other
pertinent
information
* Proof of enrollment into a college of forestry to natural resource
program
* Transcript and current class schedule
* Letter of Support from tribal or BIA agency natural resource staff
(optional but helpful)
Doug Eifler>
Natural Resources Liaison Office
Haskell Indian Nations University
155 Indian Avenue, Box 5018
Lawerence, KS 66046
Dr. Doug Eifler: 785-749-8414 or daefler@fs.fed.us
Brenda Brown: 785-749-8493 or bwoodsbrown@fs.fed.us
Elaine Kiefer: 785-749-8427 or ekiefer@fs.fed.us
2005-2006 Native American Paid Internship
Positions Available
The Cross Cultural Center
GET PAID TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY BY:
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Advocating for Underrepresented and Underserved Groups
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APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT
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ALSO attached to this email
*** Deadline Extended: 4:00 pm, Monday, February
14, 2005 ***
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Assistant Director
UC Davis Cross Cultural Center
(530) 752-4287
FAX (530) 752-5067
Jenchow@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Mohawk Creation Legends of the Iroquois (online movie clip)
streaming video
Mohawk Creation Legends of the Iroquois
http://www.presenciataina.tv/CreationStory.mov
Subject: AEQ Book Review of Telling Stories the Kiowa Way
http://www.ubcpress.ubc.ca/search/title_book.asp?BookID=3875
http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?show=Trade%20Paper:Used:0816522782:13.50
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Marysville, CA 95901
Phone: (530) 749-6196 Fax: (530) 741-7840
email: jgraham@mjusd.k12.ca.us
Student Name Tribal Affiliation
Age of Student
Phone Number
Address Sponsoring organization (i.e., Title IX, IEC, or school)
http://festival.sundance.org/2005/?=native&107
Early tribal artifacts put in spotlight
Little-known items focus of exhibit in Chicago
Chinle, Arizona (Canyon DeChelly)-
Seminars and workshops have limited capacity and usually require enrollment months in advance.
dechelly2000@yahoo.com
Native American Links Page
Indigenous Peoples Literature
Wisdom of the Old People
Native American Summer Camp Info
Native Village(117K)
HTML Format (70K)
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Excerpt (Complete article is available in PDF)
By David Whitney
At War Against Dam, Tribe Turns to Old Ways
Petition in Support of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/keeper_of_stories_3
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/keeper_of_stories_3
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