Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival & Shad Fest

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From: Glenn Welker ghwelker3@comcast.net
Subject: Seeking Scholars of Northwest Indian Languages

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Lane Community College, Eugene OR, is seeking scholars of Northwest Indian languages to be considered for an Endowed Chair position. If you know of someone, please contact Jerry Hall and Susan Carkin (contact information below).

See the letter below from Jerry Hall for more explanation. Thanks for sharing this information with your networks.

Anselmo ----------

I would like to announce some very good news for American Indian languages in Oregon and here at Lane Community College, and I would like to ask of you a favor.

The accompanying letter (attached and also included in this email, below) announces an endowed position to initiate an American Indian Languages curriculum here at LCC. Please read and share this letter and if you can, please submit nominations for this endowed position.

Jerry D. Hall, Coordinator
American Indian Languages
Lane Community College
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97405
email: hallj@lanecc.edu
phone: (541) 463-5084
FAX: (541) 463-3961

Dear Friends,

Lane Community College is pleased to announce an endowed position to initiate an American Indian Languages curriculum. As you might know, Lane has been making plans for several years to offer students the opportunity to study Native languages. The recent anonymous gift of funds for an endowed chair will finally make this possible. The endowment will rotate among the college's instructional divisions on a regular basis and the first Endowed Chair position will be in American Indian Languages.

President Mary Spilde recently announced that for 2005-06 the college's first Endowed Chair will be bestowed on a recognized scholar of Native languages with an emphasis on the Northwest. The Chair position will oversee the development and implementation of a course of study for 100 and 200 level language classes in the Division of Language, Literature and Communication. In addition, the Chair will join others in leading LCC toward a form of Native American Studies certification and maintain contact with tribal and campus communities throughout the area.

At their April 2005 meeting, LCC's Board of Education approved the offering of an American Indian Language course of study to be offered beginning Fall 2005 with the following goals: (1) support the development of a course of instruction in a Northwest Indian language; (2) offer a sequence of classes at both 100 and 200 levels, and (3) establish articulation with the Oregon University System and with tribal benchmarks for student achievement and assessment. The Endowed Chair will work closely with the instructor of these classes to meet these goals.

Because of the timeline for the position, details of the role and job description will be negotiated by the invited Chair and the college.

You can help us with this process, if you would grant us a favor. We hope you will let us know of any scholars of Northwest Indian languages whom you could recommend. We would also welcome a brief comment about your nominees' qualifications. Based on the nominations received, the American Indian Languages Committee will send invitations to selected candidates to apply for the Endowed Chair position. The committee hopes to make final recommendations by the end of spring term.

You can also help us by sharing this good news with your community.

Please respond soon by contacting any AIL Committee member, or send information to:

Susan Carkin, Chair
carkins@lanecc.edu
Division of Language, Literature and Communication
fax: 541.463.4162
Lane Community College
Departmental Phone: 541.463.5419
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97405

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From: Glenn Welker ghwelker3@comcast.net
Subject: Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival: Powwow in Manhattan

Sunday, May 1st, 2005
Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival & Shad Fest 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Manhattan Drums Along The Hudson celebrates the spirit of the drum that is the heart, culture and tradition of the Native American people. The event features a powerful get-together of mesmerizing drumming from around the world and includes intertribal social dances like the Round Dance, the Iroquois Smoke dance, and the jingle dance. International foods, Native American crafts and artwork will be for sale.

Shad Fest celebrates the annual return of spawning shad to the Hudson River. Shad Planking demonstrations by Chris Letts of the Hudson River Foundation and free tastings are featured. "Planking " is a Native American cooking method taught to the Europen settlers. Shad, considered a delicacy, are the only fish that the D.E.C. permits to be commercially caught from the Hudson River because their life cycle allows them to remain PCB-free and, therefore, safe to eat.

Admission is free. Enter the park at Indian Road and 218th Street, three blocks west of Broadway.

Location:
Inwood Hill Park - Enter at Indian Road and 218 Street.
INWOOD HILL PARK
More Information:
Phone number: 212-627-1076 ext 16
"That which became has become; that which becomes is in the process of becoming" (;- Steven Trinidad
Office Aide III, Recorded Sound & Moving Image Collection
New York Public Library for the Perfroming Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New york, NY 10023
(212)-870-1875

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From: George Lessard media@web.net
Subject: Native Media Program of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

Native Media Program
The Native Media Program of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), includes two radio series, Living Voices/Voces Vivas and Time. The Native Media Program is designed for individuals, school and youth groups, museums, radio stations and media producers that service Native communities of the Western Hemisphere and Hawai'i to collaboratively produce audio segments and document community experiences. The purpose of the Native Media Project is to actively involve local communities in support of language preservation, communication and oral history projects. The program offers producers $2500 to record up to 3 interviews and produce a 3-5 minute and a 10-12 minute segment for radio broadcast. Download a 15-page information and application packet.
Deadline: May 2, 2005

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From: dorindamoreno- dorindamoreno@comcast.net Subject: Re: 6th Native American Symposium

6th Native American Symposium: Native Women in the Arts, Education, and Leadership

Sixth Native American Symposium: Native Women in the Arts, Education, and Leadership
Dates: November 10-12, 2005
Call for Papers Deadline: June 15
Location: Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, Oklahoma
http://www.sosu.edu/nas/

Abstracts are invited for the Sixth Native American Symposium to be held November 10-12, 2005 at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. Our featured speakers this year will be Buffy Sainte-Marie and Winona LaDuke.

The symposium theme is Native Women in the Arts, Education, and Leadership, but papers and presentations welcomed on all Native American topics and issues, including history, literature, autobiography, mythology, film, cultural studies, education, politics, the social sciences, and the fine arts.

Send one-page abstracts by June 15, 2005 in either hard-copy or electronic form to Dr. Mark B. Spencer, Department of English, Humanities, and Languages, Box 4121, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK 74701-0609, mspencer@sosu.edu.

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From: Glenn Welker- ghwelker3@comcast.net
Subject: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN E-NEWSLETTER

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN E-NEWSLETTER

VOL 1, APRIL 2005

WELCOME to the first edition of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian E-newsletter! Every few months you will receive an edition of our E-newsletter, which will update you about exciting news and programs offered by the museum. If you would like to receive an html version of the E-newsletter, we will provide that information in the next E-newsletter.

MUSEUM'S SIGNATURE FILM PREMIERS AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

On April 10th, the National Museum of the American Indian's dramatic new 43-minute signature film, A Thousand Roads, will be screened daily at the museum in Washington, D.C., in the Elmer and Louise Rasmuson Theater on the first level. An emotionally engaging film, A Thousand Roads is a fictional work that illustrates the complexity and vibrancy of contemporary Native life by following the lives of four Native people living in New York City, Alaska, New Mexico, and Peru. The Sundance Film Festival selected A Thousand Roads from thousands of entries for a January 22, 2005, premiere at the Festival in Park City, Utah. The film's director, Chris Eyre, has called this landmark film "a little film with a lot of heart - a prayer to Native people."

A Thousand Roads will be shown daily beginning Sunday, April 10.* 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.
12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.
Free. No tickets required.

*Daily shows are subject to change. Please visit the Welcome Desk the day of your visit for more information.

You can read more about this new film Here

THE STORY BEHIND THE COLLECTION: THE BEAVER AND THE MINK

On the first level of the museum, near the Chesapeake Museum Store and off the Potomac, visitors are greeted by a stunning wood sculpture by Canadian artist Susan Point (Coast Salish). Yet few of our visitors know the Coast Salish legend of the Beaver and the Mink depicted in this sculpture. The legend tells how the salmon, which now fill the rivers, evolved from the Salmon People who lived in one village along the river. The beaver and the mink, who were great friends, decided to have some fun and stole away with one of the Salmon People's babies. The beaver and mink paddled upstream with the sleeping infant, tearing small pieces of clothing off as they went to create a path before placing the baby safely in a basket floating upstream. When the Salmon People realized the baby was missing, they joined together and followed the trail of torn clothing. They swam against the strong current, through swift rapids, leaping over obstacles before arriving exhausted where the baby sle pt. The salmon decided to make the river their home. As the story is told, this is why there are salmon in the rivers today and why they return up the river to spawn each year. The chase is beautifully depicted in this stunning sculpture. You can learn more about the remarkable collection of the museum

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street &
Independence Ave., S.W.
MRC 590
Washington, DC 20560

Phone: 202-633-1000

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From: "Lisa" Subject: [Tradition_OF_The_Redroad] Oglala Com April News

Greetings,
The count down is on.. We have 11 weeks until the day of the event. We have an original oil painted by Leonard up on the auction block on Yahoo Auction.
It may be seen here: It may be seen at Please spread this letter widely to all mailing list. As always this auction piece as well as our own auction page goes directly for the cost of this event and the Peltier Scholarship. If this item is out of your range check out our
auction site
There are two pages now opened.

Things have been kicking in, as we are extemely busy trying to get the plans finalized, But finalization always depends on the funds. Our auctions raise about 90% of all the funds generated to carry this event through. Please if you win an item, get payment to me as soon as possible or leave the line of communitication open. I will have some items including more of Buddy's beadwork,along with his daughter's too. To them I want to send my sincere thanks to him and his family, they have faced some major crisis' and I get a letter saying he has more bead work to come..

If you haven't seen the concert page recently, it has been update and more names have been added. Still waiting on some more confirmations. Looks like all of Peltier's legal time will be there, support groups from Germany, France, Belgium, Canada. Free Speech TV may be back this year, so I ask everyone to bring a banner or poster with you if possible. A sign with your support group or Free Peltier along with your city or country, so that support from all over the world may be seen.

Some events leading up to the 26th may be announced soon. We are down to the last couple of months so things will be flying. It also looks like we will have a larger crowd this year so we are in desperate need of kitchen volunteers, food servers, cleaner- uppers.

You may contact me at oglala_commemoration@yahoo.com
Thats all for now.
Lisa
www.oglalacommemoration.com

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From: George Lessard media@web.net
Subject: NAJA seeking applicants for student journalism training

[Note: Native American Journalists Association programs such as this one are generally also open to First Nations journalists from outside of the US.]

Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:50:43 -0600 (MDT)
From: NAJA-Email Alerts naja@naja.com
Organization: NAJA-Email Alerts
List-Archive:
http://www.naja.com/cgi-bin/mojo/mojo.cgi?f=archive&l=naja

The Native American Journalists Association is seeking applicants for student journalism training programs being held at NAJA’s 21st annual convention in Lincoln, Nebr.

Project Phoenix, being held Aug. 6-11, 2005, will accept 15 high school students into a weeklong journalism-training program. This exciting program is being held at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Participating students will get the chance to learn from working professionals in the industry and have an opportunity to be published in one issue of a student newspaper, Rising Voices.

NAJA Student Projects, being held Aug. 8-14, 2005 is seeking forty-five qualified applicants for the weeklong journalism-training program. This program is similar to Project Phoenix but is geared toward college students and includes radio, television and online training. Participating students will learn basic journalism skills and reporting techniques from working professionals who are employed at newspapers, radio and television organizations across the United States. Students selected for the newspaper project produce three issues of a student newspaper called, Native Voice

For additional information about these exciting programs, including applications for each program, please visit the NAJA website at http://www.naja.com and click on the convention banner at the top of the home page.
Regards,
NAJA

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Navajo artist Teddy Draper Workshops
Chinle, Arizona (Canyon DeChelly)- Seminars and workshops have limited capacity and usually require enrollmentmonths in advance.

Workshop information for 2005

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.

Contact Teddy Draper at
dechelly2000@yahoo.com

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Native American Summer Camp Info
Indian band seeks to regain its birthright
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Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand
Early tribal artifacts put in spotlight
"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.
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation
Inuit film to tell story of last great shaman
Petition in Support of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe
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National Museum of the American Indian
National Powwow
Actual Location MCI Center, 601 F Street NW, Washington D.C. 20004
Event Dates August 12, 13, 14, 2005
*Vendor applications will be ready for distribution within the next couple of weeks. We will allow ample time, approx. 2 months for vendors to apply. Justin Giles will be the point of contact for vendors and he is currently taking names and info and will send application forms when ready.
*General Contact*
Number 877-830-3224 or 301-238-3023
nmainationalpowwow@si.edu
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(webpage in development-email announcement to staff when complete)

Literacy in Indigenous Communities by L. David van Broekhuizen, Ph.D. (2000)
HTML Format (70K)
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Literacy in first languages in indigenous communities is a complex topic that generates lively discussion. This research synthesis explores the notions of national, mother-tongue, multiple, and biliteracies. It presents important information pertaining to threatened languages, language shift, and language loss. Examples of culturally relevant uses of literacy in indigenous communities and issues related to first-language literacy instruction are also provided.

Essay on the Zuni World View
Excerpt(Complete article is available in PDF)
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].

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Coyote Creates Human Beings - Nez Perce.

One day, long before there were any people on the earth, a monster came down from the north. He was a huge monster and he ate everything in sight. He ate all the little animals, the chipmunks and the raccoons and the mice, and all the big animals. He ate the deer and the elk and even the mountain lion. Coyote couldn't find any of his friends any more and this made him very mad. He decided the time had come to stop the monster.

Coyote went across the Snake river and tied himself to the highest peak in the Wallowa Mountains. Then he called out to the monster on the other side of the rifer. He challenged the monster to try and eat him. The monster charged across the river and up into the mountains. He tried as hard as he could to suck Coyote off the mountain with his breath but it was no use. Coyote's rope was too strong. This frightened the monster. He decided to make friends with Coyote and he invited coyote to come and stay with him for awhile. One day Coyote told the monster he would like to see all of the animals in the monster's belly. The monster agreed and let Coyote go in.

When he went inside, Coyote saw that all the animals were safe. He told them to get ready to escape and set about his work. With his fire starter he built a huge fire in the monster's stomach. Then he took his knife and cut the monster's heart down. The monster died a great death and all the animals escaped. Coyote was the last one out. Coyote said that in honor of the event he was gong to create a new animal, a human being. Coyote cut the monster up in pieces and flung the pieces to the four winds. Where each piece landed, some in the north, some to the south, others to the east and west, in valleys and canyons and along the rivers, a tribe was born. It was in this way that all the tribes came to be. When he was finished, Coyote's friend, Fox said that no tribe had been created on the spot where they stood. Coyote was sorry he had no more parts, but then he had an ides. He washed the blood from his hands with water and sprinkled the drops on the ground.

Coyote said, "Here on this ground I make the Nez Perce. They will be few in number, but they will be strong and pure." And this is how the human beings came to be.

From Blue Panther Keeper of Stories

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