291 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5842505e2a7b4135b70d95c6d9c0df5e.pdf f08ad33f0af014b203f4d85a943c798b PDF Text Text RARC. .;i G ..2. I R:C TURTLE TALK �ffiJlliD RAPIDS INlER-lRIPAL COUNCIL TAU<" ''TURllE STNf: En ITOR I I • ' I • I I I • I • I I I I I •• I I • I •• I I • I • I I • I I I • I ••• I • I I ' I • ITON I A I FOSTER ASSISTANT EDITOR •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• VIRGINIA f'EDACCO HERR cIRCULATI ON I • I I I • ' I I I CLERICAL AIDE ••• I I I I I • • I I I I I • • • I ••• I •••• I •• I •• ' t I I I ' I I • • I ' • I I I ••• I I ••••• • I I I ' I I 'Ross • I ELIZA ''TOOTSIE 11 ruGAN PETOSKEY . OFFICE Ass1sTANT (PART Tifv'IE) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • •• Ross f'°bRGAN TYPISTS 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 o 1 1 1 1 • 1 • • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 • • 1 1 1 1 1 1 • 1 1 1 • 1 1 1 • 1 t 1 TON I A 1 FOSTER VIRGINIA f"EDACCO HERR ART I ST 1 1 • 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 • • 1 1 1 a 1 • s 1 1 1 1 1 • 1 1 1 • • • • 1 1 • 1 1 1 ' 1 1 l ON I At FOSTER A.PRIL 1979 WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WHO HELPED u9 WITH THE ASSEMBLING, STAPLING AND LABELING OF LAST flONTH S ISSUE: BARBARA TOOTHMAN KATHY HART . • �APRIL BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to: April Blumke Hobert J. Recollet Cardine Peters Buddy Raphael Steve Lewis April Heintzelman Don Bowen, Sr . John Har·t Eloise Montpetit Maryan Mashka Jim Toothman Troy Hitts Sammi Anewishki Kathy Wesa.w Laura Hitts Dawn Bush Robert Smith Joey Irey Della Parks Golda Allen David Bennett Margaret Boda Janet Bigler Wendy Turpin Misty Bowen Joanne Leaureaux Pamela Smith Linda Zukowski Chris Marcus BOO-SHOO! This is a very short reminder for those who may have forgotten the most important event to come our way in quite sometime, a couple of years to be exact! Because on March 24th and 25th, the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council will be sponsoring a powwow at the Aquinas College Fieldhouse in the 1600 block of East Fulton. So far, we know that there will be many traders and dancers coming from as far away as Denver, Colorado and many from the Great Lakes Region and CAnada. We want to welcome these Indian people to our t own of Grand Rapids and show them some of our own very fine hospitality!!! April April 1 April 1 April Apr·il April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April April 2 2 1 3 3 3 l1 5 5 1 11 11 13 15 17 17 18 19 22 22 25 26 28 28 28 29 "' And a belated happy birthdy to last month's oversights. We hope . to see many old and new faces there, and in case you might be interested in knowi ng that this Friday, March 23, some of the men here at the Center will be goj_n over to th.a fieldhouse to cover the field track which us ually takes a good 3 to 4 hours. And if you want to volunteer your ttme for a few .hours from 3:30 on it would be appreciated!! March Barbara Medawis March Kenneth Cnippewa March Terrilyn Wilson March Eileen Dudley March Maryanne Fasburg Shananaquet, Jr.March "Little" William v'hich takes us one step further, many women ar e needed in preparing food and feeding the dancers and traders. We would like to know t·i::i t if you are interested in volunteering ycu r t i.me for this i t also would be greatly 2pprec.iated ! ! ! !!Q?.E TO ~ ~ THERE! ! ! Gi t -ga-t1a-ba-min Na-gut ch! TONI A. FOSTER, Editor of TURTLE TALK GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL ®®© 1 3 6 10 13 13 27 �MICHIGAN INDIAN CHILD WELFARE AGENCY * Providing programs for restructuring the fragmented family wherever possible. Aneen! * My name is Henry (Tic) Bush Jr. and I work as a trainee for the Michigan Indian Child welfare Agency (M.I.C.W.A.). I'd like to acquaint you, the Native Ainerican Community, with myself, my job, and the organization I work for. I want to familiarize you with the programs and services availible through M.I.C.W.A. and ask for your input so that together we might work for a better Native American community. * Providing a liason between Native American families and outside govmental agencies in the child welfare area. After glancing at the above, it might look like we are: (a) biting off more than we can ches, (b) duplicating already existing services, (c) adding to the confusion of the bureaucrac.,y 1 or M.I.C.W.A. was initiated in .January of 1978 to provide a Native American community component for the welfare of Na- . tive American children who are abused, neglected, or left adrift as a result of broken homes. Our purpose is to offer services of crlild welfare closer to the Native American comn1unity than the distant bureaucracies of the local and s ':ate governments. Our rational. is this; t-ie believe that our children are our future; that we as a Nata:vB American community have the prerE:quisites and per~onnel to care for our own. Indeed, the Indian Child We} fare Act of 197'7 addresses itself to these issues. We see M•..~ .C.W.A. as a positive step toward· self-determination and the management of our own welfare. {d ) all of the above. M. I. C. W. A. E>pecializes in delivering assistance in the child welfare area. It is not our intent to needlessly duplicate already existing services or infringe on the "turf11 of other agencies. Our services are largely advisory, and specifically limited to the Native Ameri.can child welfare area. Our objectives are to provide high quality assistance i.n r.he Indian child_welfare area, and to monitor those activities that inn uence the well beinz: of the }la r, i ve American child and hi.s family. The fragmentation of a Native American f'arnily, for whatever .reasons, have farreaching consequences beyond the per3onal trauma and tragedy of tts individual family member'::>. The chi.ldren are often emotionally d~maged, sometimes beyond repai_r, and their development into mature, u::,eful adults is seriously compromised. The parents are left with feelJ.ngs of 1oss and dJ.spair, and burdened with the stigma of being hopeless failures. This in itself is tragic. But the irreparable damage is suffered by the Native American community. The children of these broken hom~~s are often times placed in foster or adoptive homes far outside the NaUve American community and its influence. These Native American foster or adoptive cbi1 children grow up without the knowledge or familiarity of the Native American community and often times lose their M.I.C.W.A. addresses itself to these &rean: * Attending to the needs of Native . ·American children who are neglected, abused, or from broken homes. * Providing counseling for frag111ented families. * Ass:i.sting in the foster care or adoption process. * Seeking out and training Native American adults who want to be fos ... ter or adopt.ive parents. * Providing programs and preservation and maintainance of the family unit. Providing legal assistance in the child welfare area. .2 �child w~lfare a~'ea. This is where you, the Native American community, can help me. Please feel free to contact me and t~ll ~e about your concerns and problems . I 11 ao my best to get the information you wa.'1t. identity as Native Americans. These truly symbolize the "vanishing Amer1can 11 concept so often voiced in the , non-Indian community. If the Native Am#· erican community loses enough of its childr·en, then in time, that community will cease to exist. This is where M.I.C.W.A. steps in. chil~ren One of the priorities of the M.I.C . W.A. is to insure the welfare of the Native American children from a point within the Native American community. In seeking out and training foste1~ and adoptive parents, we can be certain that- the Native American child isn 1 t lost from the community. In.instances where the child is placed in a non-Indian home, our priorities are to insure that he maintains contact with the Native American communi ty. We seek to provide counseling to the parents of the broken homes, to restructure the family so that is remains a.viable segment of the community. We also offer information on topics which include, parenting, emotional development of children, extended family concepts, survival and coping skills, self identity C1Dd the child, and bridging the generat.wn gap, to name a few. Rather than attempting to formulate our own programs in some of the .above areas, we recognize that there are already existing programs in the community. In these instances our job wi.11 be to match up our client with the services or programs they need, and monitor their progress. Thus we see the importance of a good working relationship with the other agencies within our community. As a member of the Native American community in the Grand Rapids acea, I have a good working relationship and knowledge of the agencies here. I have also had the opportunity through various seminars and training sessions to learn about child Welfare. My agency has provided me with excellent training, and I can't help but be ever mindful of the sensitive and highly vulnerable quality of the human dignity of the people I work with. From t ime to time I hope to contribute articles dealing with some aspect of the I think you'll agree with me that our children are ou:.' future, and that their future is i .n our hands. This year has been designated as the International Year of the Child, and I think it's irnperat:lve that we begin to develop a sensitivity to the needs of our cormnunity's most important commodity; our children. I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon. I can be reached at: 774-8331--G.R. Inter-Tribal Council. (Leave a message.) 534-6056--my home. (616) 729-5151--Huron Potawatomi Inc., Pine Creek Reservation My boss is: Wilma Thomas Inter-Tribal Council of Mich. 405 E. Easterday Ave. Sault Ste. t'1arie, Mich.49783 Ph- (906) 632-6896 My !1ome address is: Henry Bllsh 217 Floyd St. S.W. Wyoming, Mich. 49508 • 3 �;vJEL1 ING OF THE THRE:E FIHES PLANNING COMMITTEE: DATE: PLACE.: Monday, March 19, 1979 Room 9, Lexington School, L;5 Lexington Ave. t N. W. , Grand Rapids, Michigan PLEASE ATTEND!!! We wjll have ~ews on our grant from the Dyer-Ives Foundation. We need as much participation as possible from the fod:i.an comml.ilnity to set .Policy governj_ng next summer's event. Just as necessary is your participation in formulating and ca1~rying out the plans for a successful HOMECOMING OF THE THREE FIHES! ~~e value your opinions and suggestions, and we NEED YOOR,.HELP ! . Bring along intE;r'ested frJ.ends. Shirley Francis, Secretary - 459- 6820 THREE FIRES PLANNING COMMITTEE THE NATIVE AMERICAN Ef)UCATION PROGRAM NEWS! ! ! On February 14 1 1979 , there was a big si.gh of' re.lief in this offi.ce as that was the day th proposal for 1979-·80 was mailed to Washington, D. C. The deadline was February 15, 1979. Many thanks to the parents who attended and participated in the meetings prior to the writ;j_ng of the proposal. Indian parent participation in the assessment of needs and program development to meet the needs is required by the regulations of the Indian Education Act.. The results or benefits that can be expected from the program will be in the following 1vayThe design of the Native American Education Program is to provtde special assistance to Indian students in the Grand Rapids Public Schools so that they may develop academically, socially and culturally. r~ative American Service Specialists w.ill be involved in sending special s ervices to meet :.:•')eds of the Indian children. It will be through the Native American Speciialists that ~.c.ntacts between the Indian home and the school will be made possible. The Native America. SiJecialists w:ill establish support with students and when necessary, will refer Indian students and/or their parents to an appropri.ate agency or resource person that will help t;. improve any condi.t.i.on tha.t may prevent Indian children from attending school. May I call your attention to the new Indian Parent Committee made up of parents, teachers, and students that was formed on December 15, 197B. The officers are: Chairperson Vice-Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Sergeant,-at-Arms - Geri Conway Jeanette Pierc e Sue ?ox Sue Marks Charles Anderson Other members of the commi.ttee are the following : Margaret Boyle Gary Karr Toni A. Foster Barbra Toothman Dawn Bush Jerry Roberts Alice Bird Charles Shananaquet Mike Mc Sauby - Student Corrine Carey Steve Radosevich If you have concerns, contact any of these committee members. Mee-gwetch! J5ANETTE ST. CLAIR, COOHDDJATOR NATIVE AMERICAN l'.':DUCATION PROGRAM 4 They are your representativt �.t.'NTRODUCING •••••••••••• ! ! ! By Virginia Medacco Herr We are seriously asking people to send to us their change of address. STEVE PARSONS When the address the Post Office, is returned here five (25¢) cents Conscientiousness, dedication and enthusiam are all attributes which Steve Parsons brings into the classroom at the Indian Adult Learning Center in Lexington School, where he has a very good rapport with his students. Steve, who is a good looking six feet three inches tall, weighs 200 pounds, is single and looking. Hmmm! In his spare time he enjoys playing his guitar and listening to his Beatle records. (He has every one they ever made.) He also likes sports and plays some basketball in his spare time. rie says his work at the Adult Learning Center is really enjoyable and his philosophy of life is to, "Live my own life the best I can." This fall, he will also be working as the Coodinator for the Kelloggsville Public School's Title IV P~gram, and he's really looking forward to it. As for long range plans, he wants to stay where he is, but if things should change, he says he's pretty flexible And Steve, since you're a Beatle expert, do you think you could get me an introduction to Geor~e? {Ed. note: It has been really hard trying to be objective about this tall handsome, honorable, kind,sincere, friendly, extremely brilliant young man. Wh:y? Because I am his mother.) change is just left at the issue of TURTLE TALK at the cost of twenty to the Council. The cost of prin_ting issues of TURTLE TALK is increasing right along too. I don't think that with these costs expanding it wouldn't really be to muc~ to ask you to just send us your new m~il­ ing address 1 • We can't keep on shelling out coins for returns. Steve, who was born Stephen Paul Parsons in Muskegon, Michigan some twenty three years ago, is of Ottawa heritage and has been working at Lexington as a teacher since October 1977. He holds a B.A. Degree, graduating from Grand Valley State Colleges in June 1977, where he majored in History and minored in Political Science.This spring he will be taking classes at Michigan State University in Continuing Education, working toward his Masters. P L E AS E HE L P ! ! ! For if we have to keep doing this we wilJ. automatically extract your mailing labl e from our master list and then we will cancel your issue of TURTLE TALK to you the ceader. So please, keep this in consideration. It's not asking much!!! DO INDIANS STAND A CHANCE WHEN FIGHTING CITY HALL? My answer to that question is "Hell No!" If you think I sound bitter it's because I'm damn bitter! The just:i.ce our Indian Elders received from the Grand Rapids Public Librar>y and from Judge George R. Cook in the Circuit Court on February 12, 1979 in Grand Rapids was, in my opinion, no d:i.fferent than Indians received during the treaty years in the 17 and 1800's. Our Indian Elders who so graciously consented to take part in the "Native American Oral History Project" were told by the library, right from the start of the taped interviews, that the library would copyright each tape in the name of the Elder(s} who gave the interview. They were also promised that they would have sole control over how any and all materials taken from the tapes was used and any and all materials taken from the tapes would also be copyrighted in the name of the Elders involved. Of course these promises were oral, but nevertheless positive promises. These promises weren't put into writing tho\.1'1'.h.until the project was well under way (February 1976), but as proof that the promises were made there was a check for about $270 taken from our very first funding. This check was made out to the lib- 5 �dated, and witnessed or it don't mean didrary by the city treasurer in May or June dley! White Judges don't consider spoken o~ ~976 to be kept in the libraries' adpromises as being meaningful! What a sick ministration office until the tapes and sad, white society we are forced to live in; transcripts were ready to be copyrighted. where spoken promises are meaningless! In the last funding received from the National Endowment for the Humanities there There is another lesson to be learned here was allocated $450 to be used to obtain too! The Indian Community of the City of copyrights in the names of the Elders Grand Rapids, Kent County and the State of who~e statements and stories were used in Michigan had better wake up to the power of boo1<lcts that were to be written from the of th~ ballot! Anyone who reads or sees taped interviews. So what happened? The the results of elections in this city and tapes and transcripts have not been copycounty can•t help but not.ice the small turn r:-gh~ed. The Elders never were asked perout of voters in all city and county elemi~sion to use their stories in the bookctions. The winners of these elections usl~;s. The most inexcusable treachery of uslly win by only a few hundred or thousand a..L.1. occurred, when in complete reversal votes. When we, as Indians, know there are of t~e pr?mises made from the start and la- at least 3,500 people of Indian descent who ;~r ii:i written word, the Grand Rapids Pubare 18 years old or older in. this city and ~lc Library l1ad tbe booklets copyriot1ted county, it becomes obvious that if every one in the name of the.library. What h~pof us got registered and voted we could pened to the $720, all tolled, that was swing any election for 01~ against any per~llocated for many copyrights, when in son running for an elected office 1 however· ~ruth only one copyright was obtained? we choose to. judge Cook was elected! Tte =~ur~guess is ~s good as mine! The ·city Indian Community of Kent County don't need Lrea.,urer has ignored any and all requests him! Let's show it! This political arena for a week by week breakdown of expenditures is one area that the Indian Cormnuni ty, gen~equested by Indian Supervisory Committee erally speal<ing 1 has been weak in the past! h:::mber, ,Joe John, and b;r.. Barr" PV".l. r•.._,.,_,' '"' . . .. .J ,.u._. attorney for the Michigan Indian Legal We need strong leaders who will devote Sr:!rvices and by WCTV news. their time and efforts in edL1cating our people in the power of' the elective 1Ul this and much more was brougr1t out system! When we havE· aclueved this we in sworn '·e"'ti · ,, t.. · ·" • mo ny h ... e.1." ore ,Juage G·::ore;e R. will be a po~-tobe t'eclrnned'With2nd .,,,ook) in the hearing to determine if the not u.n'd l !"1.Cnyonc ··wishing to get restraining order to stop the di;::;tributior: glster:-C"ctand i.nstr·u.cted in the voting of' the booklets should remain in effect .. proced'..lre, I nm sure, can obtain tt1:Ls until all promises made to trie Indians were ~>ervicc: o.t the Grand };apids Interli \, ed up to by the library, Ac· for whether Tribal Council. I vow to devote a.s t.hcse promises were nm.dE;' right from the r-.. u.ch o;' my .spare time as ponsible to ~'..;ar'~, up until they were put in to writ t1::;n th:!.s cause bi;ofore every election in rcrm, it was, of course, the Indians word the future. Let's show Judge Cook and 2tainst the White's word whether an oral the forked tongues who hold hig.h posit- · contract did, indeed, exist. · ions with high salaries paid from your and my taxes that the bull-hit stops V!hose ~3worn testimony was believed to be here and now! tru0 by Judge Cook? The WM. te' s as usua·1 : ~· ~ h. ' ~. do.:, ing has changed in 300 years for our Respectfully submitted, people except they now allow us our day BEA BAILEY in court. In other words, there is an appearance of equal justice. P.S. To ou:r few hhite friends who are truly supportive of the Indians What can be done about it now? We could in our search for equality, you take the case into court as ·a law suit. know who you are and so do we. ~ut would the end be any different than it Tr1e preceeding letter is not i~ now? I seriously doubt it! A great and meant to reflect against you ~:i.t.ter lesson has once again been pounded into the heads of the Indians. Never ever ,:udge Cook did not even review the document's submitted by the Indian attorney, trust the whit_~! H~~ spoken- i..:ord' is Barry Levine, which included a sworn disposi-nr'lt. good! It must be put into writing, re=-- 6 �Jn by Alvina Anderson, who could not De fesent to testify in person due to the serous il'tnes.s of her mother. IHs Honor (Judge C'::>ok) made hi:-:> decis i.On by merE!ly asking both attorney's i f they wished to have clos:i.ng a.rguments 1 or if they would waive It~ they chose to have the closing tl1cm !1e 1tmuld have to set anotncr them, but if they agret.'d to wa:'.v<~ After the session, lunchtime was upon us ~e decided tha~ m~.1•be one " more ti.me, we could e.'?.t at a. restaurant, providing it wasn't too fancy, and we ~boose, not the Press Box this time, bu':. a little restaurant right next door'. (For variety's sake. ) Turned out to be ~iot too bad. Kathy ordere·d a ham sandwich, Dora haa: a f'isb dinner, witb white wine, and I indulged in spaghetti and meatballs. (Oh! The calories!) ~ <:l{;;c "Ya1·.... · 0 n C •.:! the r.ight. arguments date to he<-tr the right ':;hen he would rc:nder his decision right then, as he had already made up hj_s mind 1 so they waived. ·------------- Our tasty lurich over, we decided to try and fj_nd the In<U.an Center, since we had h•"ard so much about it. Asking direct- He made thPee comrran;:.s in his decj_.s1on which r. cannot vo:ic'-'! wo.rd for wcro 1 but only i.n my own way. They were: 1. ir, appears t~ the court that there was certa1.n. prom1.s.;:s mac.e ions, we walked a few blocks.1 finally loca t:i r.g i -c, only to find i t closed. They were all at the convention. (we should have known!} that were not kept, 2. th0 court symp<:.thizes with Mrs. Ba.:Lley for the bad position all thl s has placed her j n, 3. the court finds there is not enough evidenc1~ tract existed between to prove a con- interviewees' anc the Librar·y so ther·efore, tl1ere is r,o reason to continue tbe temporary injunction to keep the booklets in quest.ion from being ciistcibuted. ~he MY CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FILLED TRIP (OH HOW TO PA¢:K" A. LifETI~:1.!i. OF MEMO!~ INTO Ni.NE SHORT DAYS}. Part five. By Virginia Medacco Herr During the course of our conversation we decjded to waLc across the International Bridge and see the falls from the Canidian side this evening, since time was running out and we would be leaving for home the next day. _____J_, ______ _......__Niagara Falls ·w'ea'nesdau Octc"'ber 1i.J_ _ 197B. "Hmm! Delicious! 11 excla:i.med Dora, sipping at her coffee. Heading back toward our hotel, Dora acquired a sudden desire for ice cream (wv were so relieved when she didn't order pickles on the side),, so we stopped at the J.P. Morgan Deli on the mall and picked up our dessert. Sitting on the mall benches savoring our goodies, a familiar figure approached us, red hair- flying in the breeze. It turned out to be Eloise Montpetit, so we invited her to join us since we hadn't had time for a really good chat since we'd been here. Eloise obliged and the four Musketeers, headed for our room at the St. John Niagara Hotel, after the ice cream party. We had some very good conversation. Some of it serious, and some of it rather light banter. All in all, it was a very enjoyable afternoon and I think Eloise learned a few new Indian words during oi..tr tete' a tete' • Kathy and I noddecl in ag- reement. We were seated in a booth, in the coffee shop across the street from our hotel, preparing ourselves for th~ . oig da.y ahead. The coffee did th~ tr:i.ck. Feeling wide awake and perky, we neaaed once again for the Convention Cf,nter , to attend the worl<shop on Bj_cul tural ana Bi-Lingual Education, which was held at the Creel< Theatre there. We kriew it was a few blocks to the bridc;e but ha(1 no idea just how far we would really be walking, so bravely, the four Musketeers set out on their adventure!! The sun was a metP.llic ball of golden orc:mge, hangtng low in the west as we 7 �.-;t·2rted W3lKing toward ti1e bridge. VJ·~ neared Cl, ·:..hr.~:-: As tlF.~. ·r)r}.dgt: 1 the far1ilia.r~ rt)ar fa.11.s ,t~:reeted us. Vla_.lki ng across cr::.t b::idge is the only way to do H. T!::.' ~:; ttn·~llir.g! One c.:>uld oever exper·- ience the same enjoyment, riding in a c:tr·. And we WO'·::' net alone, Many people <l'ctded to do it this way. There was one t:Jing that put a damper on trie walk. Huge clacJ...-: spiders dangle :in Lh.:::J.r web~ an over that bridge. So one soon learns not to l'!.!an on the raDJ ng - unh:::s;:> one wants a big wet pet accompan:Lng him on his jour·ney. w~ls so blatant L"\i~ Li.kc: a '.30re thunii r (:if your 11 E-:xcuse the expression l , was the Skylon 1 which was situated on the Canad::_a,; side of the river, and notl.ceable for rni E' t.1.on 1 s5..nc(~ obvious! its ex:i.stenc.e .Standing 01.Jt WE: real:i.zed tbat the Skylon was our f:ic,.-\.t- n, tior1,.. It wa.::i block::i clt.)Wn the .street and jut high out of a hill overlooking the falb, Frankly, I didn 1 t think I could rr,,a~e it. My steam ind all run out! But garnering up courage and strength from some s01..u·c,:: i the optimistic four headed for th.is obje.:: 1• reaching skyward like some g.iant flying On the other si.d(:, we i;:;iddUy dropped on to the park benches that a\rmt ted us, panti.ng and gtg,gling. Toe benches were placed all around what looked like a formal g.::::·'·den at a country e!'Jtate i_n England. Statuary, fountains, sculptured shubbery and trees. (There were actually trees with "square 11 tops in tJ1a t park. ) It was all very (-:'lnchan ting Eke something out of a fair7 tale! I was back in Canada again. (Just a. week a.co today I was :Ln Stratford, Ontario with the teachers and students from the Lexington Adult Learning Center.) Restedt ...:e set forth once again on our adventure. Walking along the pat"k 1 Eloise suddenly blurted out, "I've seen this place in a dream!" We implored her to tell us more. "T dreamed about this place, and we came up or: a restaurant here named FISHERWOJl.1AN AND FISHERWOMAN 1 S FRIENDS, Inside the restaurant I was at a table with people warm in atmosphere - and a deep bond between us. 11 F'ascinated,we continued our walk. Shortly thereafter, we came upon a restaurant. Eloise shouted, "That's it!" We looked, but the restaurant was not called FISHERWOMAN AND FISHERWOMAN 1 S FRIENDS. "But that's still it, 11 declared Elotsef Ascending the terrace toward the restaurant, what should we see, but a fountain made up of four fish, water streaming out of their mouths. No one needed to say anything. Silently, we all threw a coin into the fountain, made a wish and continued our journey. Since our arrival in Niagara Falls, this one particular thing held our interest. It could not help but attract our atten- satH.':f;r r-eady .for ta1;:e oft." The s&ucer, \V<.,;·· actually a round revolving restaurant 1 perched atop this long slim 11 necdle 11 and the base held an amusement park. It looke• so close" and yet after w'alking blocks still had blocks to go. (Puff! Puff!) 11 >J• Finally, arriving at the bottom of the hill, there stood this thing! We had ce:nqu<::rE;d half our mission. (The othtH' half would. be to scale this ht1.J it} After a S·Jf, ficent rest period 1 we then endeavorEd '.::,:, climb the hill so that we migtt fins_lly reach the !>pot where the Skylon stood :010 "majestically." (Pant! Puff!) Feeli.ng a b:i..t triumphant, we finally marie it! Darkness was upon us as we entered a aoor at the base of this huge structure, Insl.Cle, we found three levels. The first level housed a merry-go-round with flick-ering lights and many booths w:Lth novelt.ic: to entertain you, much as you might find ;:,· a regular amusement park. The next two levels were more of the same. Catching Eloise's eye, was a booth wherein Madam rosa was ensconsed • Madam Hosa was a fer'" tune teller. However, at this point-we were really more interested in find:Lng place to eat. All that walking had given < us big appetites!!! We found a cozy littl• placE": called the Lady Bug. Eloise ordered a turkey sandwich and homemade mushroom soup (wbicb we all sampled and found ck Ucious). Kathy and Dora had roast beef' sandwiches (with red wine for Do:ra~ naturally) and I had a salami sandwicb. Yunrrny ~ Leaving the Lady Bug rested and happy, ·,,w explored the base of the Skylon some more, looking for the place where they take TY<l' picture going over the falls in a barreJ We found it, and decided to all get in tno barrel for tho picture.. But .sudclenly �:-;e df'cided not to get in the barrel. l think she was afraid of being • _.-1.. -t •..J.ast~eu ! 11 • ) A;'ter our picture taking session ( ,Jhich was more fun than a barre1 of monkeys tee hee) we rejoined Eloise. We ttien founc'1 ourselves in front of a handwriting analysis booth, where.we flad our handwriting analyzed. What fun! We also wanted to go up in that glass elevator which takes you up 800 feet 1 out.side the needle, to the top of the Skylon where the restaurant revolves, but did not find ·it within our financial means. Extremely tired, we knew the journey back was inevitable, and exited the base of the Skylon at a different level than the one we came i.n on, so became confused about directions since the thing is round. We did not quite know in which direction to go - at first. Dora and Eloise headed in the dir•ection they thought was correct, but these two Ottawa Sisters (Kathy and I) 1-~ne\<1 they were wrong. We might have been confused at first, but ::oon figured it out and decided to go in the direction where we heard the roar. Eloise and Dora turned around and followed 1e:gs crossed - arms foldec! in rest diDatior·- Yf0 CC"ll1.·=-i f.~ .:L tY~e !'~: the moon whicr1 glowed silvery white u_pon wi tX! c~ ld .,,..,( our faces. A few deep i.Jreaths had L1C_ fE:eling like new once more, and we were on o~r .-my. T1e walk on the bridge was exhilaratine,! Again we were giddy. High on nature's b<•auty, we laughed, we sang, we joked! Eloise swears we flew over the bridgebut I don't remember. It could well be! I remember running into some people from Australia with thei_r sort of' Cockney Accent. I remember Dora And Eloise lying down on the International line so that thei:r heads were in Canada and their feet were in the U.S. I remember thinking how nice if· this would never end! Did we sprout wings and soar?'/? I'm not really sure! Perhaps we did:;: as we seemed to come down with a thud at the other end of the br.:..Jge. Once more we were in the U.S. and stil~ had blocks to go before we woulCl'arrive at the hotel. (My feet had not done so much walking since my school days.} On our last legs, we finally made it to. our hotel and immediately went into the Ir.dian Lounge for some refreshment. us .. We came to a patn in a thickly wooded area, which lead down some steep steps. Tt1e four of us descended the steps in ,he bright moonlight. Th~ roar became lc:uc.ier with each step. At last we were <. '- the bottom of the hill. We crossed a busy .'.~trr~et, and were in the par·!< by the river. The sight was simply breathtaking! The beautiful falh:: illurnir.ated by brilli;;mt lights that kept changing colors. ·u was an enchanted evern.ng. An experience tbat will not. be forgotten We walked, we absorbed the :ieauty all ar0..:nd 1rn 1 and we appreciated our Cr-eatorr::. hag/1ificence ! It was fant;astic ! 1,e :.,trolled! It wa,i a leisure trip! The sp:,.ders couldn 1 t e'.rC:n sr)o:i.l it! In fact, t..~e tr lacy \<1cbs ln the moor.li,sht, adued to ·~ne ied her home. (Puff! Puff! Pant! Pant! ) Eloise was now i1ome safe and sound. We hoped for the .same. I' 11 have to adm.-L t, once seated in tne lobby of the RaViada, I truly believed .I could never make i r, b;:;,d.{ to our hotel! ! ! •1 .-JitS BEAT! ! ! .. n1 C2.C.' t ffi0V8' n I told t:r!.::.~ othe~· tt-.TO i'1U .--3- ket.1?.ers. nyou goctat 11 they said. 11 I 11 0h t•eauty! ! .\t the end of Lbe park, we plopped down once again on tt'ie sc.1~1e ber1cl1es which gave LS Eloise, Kathy a~d I ordered cokes ~4~d Dora had (you guessed it) red wine. We were soon on our way agaiu. This tim..::: it was to the Ramada Inn which was about five blocks from our hotel. This was where El.o:Lse was staying, so tve accompc:n- sud:: comfort upon our arrival here. Seated on those benches again - all four tl'1i•1!~. I'm dy.ing or dead 1 11 CC''it8 en! 11 they retor'ted . 1' 1.1 uever muke it. hcr'e or:. the sofa." 11 1 told thc,,r. I'm goini'..; to sleep �"Y" gotta come with us!" I tried to lift my foot. It. felt ltke lead! I tried the other. It wouldn't aove e.i ther ! POWWOW CALENDAR FOR 1979 AND SPECIAL EVEN?.'.?_ "I think you guys are going to have to carry me or somethingt 11 I said helplessly. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (Aquinas College) March 24 & 25 LANSING, MICHIGAN May 19 & 20 AMERIND June 30, July 1 KETTLE POINT, ONTARIO July 'l & 8 PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN . July 14 & 15 WALPOLE ISLAND, ONTARIO July 14 & 15 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (3 Fi:es Homecoming} July 21 & 22 WIKWEMIKONG , ONTAHIO August Lf, 5 & 6 CROSS VILLAGE , MICHIGAN (PICNIC AND DANCE1 August 12 FUNCTION JUNCTION August 11 & 12 PESHAWBESTOW?iJ, MICHIGAN Dora got behind 'llB. and pushed! Ka thy grabbed my hands and pulled! I was on my feet! 11 Maybe if you both just sorta pushed, I could slide or something," I suggested. 11 Use your willpower," Kathy said. It took . ev~ry iota of my will power to make everything start working again. I got up and walked out that door on automatic pilot! Dora and Kathy were looki{Jg a little weary by this time too. As we were walking down the dark empty '-'•,reet, with t he Niagara mist sprinkling upon us,a bus appeared out of nowhere. Dora, obviously not in her right mind, stood in the middle of the stl·eet facing the bus and waved her arms. L1rtuna tly, .i.t stopped! And it turned out bo be one of those convention buses which takes vo:.t around free of charge. August 18 & 19. BAY MILLS, MICHIGAN August 25 & 26 MORAVIANTOWN, ONTARIO Seotember 1 & 2 MUNCEY ONTARIO September 8 & 9 GRAND VALLEY AMEHICAN INDIAN LODGE September 8 & 9 Gra::-efully, we hopped on and rode home. ;;;:xhausted, weary and foot.sore, th·? three Musketeers fell into bed and imme,]iately zonked out! ATTEW,'ION NATIVE -----·--- A_~ AKWESASNE NOTES is starting production for their 1980 Lunar Calendar. Each year the; have tried to give exposure to NaUve. ~·..... , ,,,{·•·· t·h1t•r,un·h the use of tbtc'ir drawirw;,:;; Us. TO BE CONTINUED NEXT MONTH. V..J-~ ,,...._, .~.i .J ·,:;:, • in the ca:i. . Emdai.~, the newspaper~ ar;d t.he::..r poste~·s. li' ke to extend tbi.s · ~ 1 ear t.1···ev T.h:i.:J , J t.,rou_1l-1 ,,,, - onoort;uni _ . Native art:Ls0s. Tl10y · · t·y t;o 1no-.~e •. :.,~ "''1.r-i ,..,,, for ~i-.e com:.ribution of piecd'.:> V Ct...,> of art iri black and white and as close to 'r;':l ANNUAL REm:ION QJ_ .A Ll aturnni of the United States Indian Boarding School at Mount P1easa:it, Mi.chi. ~2.r; are being r;oLi.fied of the r:-:xt reunion, v 'l't e -rL dr. ··i· '"' o•n v~ ~ t~ · ":::' ~i- r~ vu.- work must work bor::tzontally, and m~s~ ~'~: • ·,.., t11-.. ~, l·i·""ld,-· THAN THI:. t· L.:: . .ld : l.:~ ,,l /,. c ... ~ ;:,: b•'' .J •in .\.. '-• L. nr,,1··;;-R ~ ... ~hich will be on Saturday 1 May 5, 1979, WEEt~ Mi cLigan • • Th·· ,--,• . . · .... 1\.c:c:-:>rd1ng to Joe 00.,i1 c-.i..,,J1rJ1.,,g 1 · ll"Xlrt 11 as pc1.SSl. bl 3. at the Grange Hall, on Apple Aven •.w, Muske-gG:; i a..,.l.,Jo...o.t;_; 0.:--' APH~:L ~ Pleas•.: send you:r subu~i.ssion;3 to; "OD""'tt·~"· <....· lb"-'' ·'J"· c11airman, Registratj_on will br~ trorr, 10:00 to 12 noc<J. A pot luck luncJ1 is Jlanned and an exce1lenL program of tradi,t.i.onal Indian singing and dc.ncing , ..wJ.· 11 f aJ' ..1. t:he rest of the afternoon until 5:CO p.m. Calendar Submissions &di. AKt~JEStlSNE NOrf~S P.O. Box 103 ('<Jl 's dead, New York 1 10 12969 �JUST A REMINDER THAT THE PARENT COMMITTEE ,,A. - Nat'l Indian Activity Assoc. MONTH. SO LET'S COME OUT AND LET THE PARENT COMMTTTEE KNOW THAT THSRE ARE OTHER PARENTS WHO WANT TO KNOW JUST WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE CHILDREN. ~0~ iron Kennedy has just completed workshop of the Nat'l Indian Park and Recreation 1anagement Training Program in Hoopa Caliornia. Workshop II'l theme was RECREATIONAL PROCRAM PLANNING which consisted of: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. iD CULTURE CLASSES Community Development & Assessing Needs Cultural Arts Program Building a Summer Program Selling Recreation Program Tournament Design. NOTE: Angie Yob has started Culture Classes at They meet once a week after school on Fridays. So far, they have made Ojo's and pony bead chokers. They have talked about legends and have listened to Indian music on tapes. Angie says she has a class of very good students and they have· such a good time they find 1. t hard to lea ve when the hour is over. . Sibley School. Congratulation Sharon on your recent safari!!! ®©® Debra Gibbs has classes at Stocking Schoo!. i..,ONELY DAYS on Thursdays after school. She has gom G"•. some legends and history so far with th(: children. On their next meeting they w1 .. begin on a craft project. The students i,. ·) attend the classes are from grades 3 thr i..t r,. Del)ra says she has a good group and th•:;y are very well behaved. Jemember me and the fun we had, We got a kick out of livlng bad. hemember the day we played hook±e, And i n study Ball we shared a cookie. T\emember when you gave me your ring, vfo s t arted going steady and everything. Gary Shawa started Culture classes at We:Jt. Middle on February 8th. They meet each Thurs day from 2: 30 to 4 : 00 p. m. Gary cor:imen ted that the f:lr.st couple of classes wore informal with those students that showed t.<p setting their own class progr"am ac ti vi t ic·: :iemember the time we broke up, 11Je couldn't take it, so we made up. ;.:,.?member the time we went all the way, rou cac1 forget it, But I mus t pay. I 1 m in a home for unwed mother::; 1 '»1}1 ] should you care, You've many others. Some i deas covered were beadwork, foods, leathercraft, language and l egends. Otl1 (~ r activittes that were discussed were the cleaning up of the Indian Mounds, Indian issues of the past & present, such as ci LL rights, treaty rights, and Indian contrj_bution to society. ':i ii 1 e I 'm writing fighting the pain, T' m having a child that won't have a name. .i.-;10 doctor came in a .minute ago 1 Fe said there would be trouble "'.J God Please No!" ~ found out the doctor wasn't lying, t · c Nurse said I was really dying. The baby she said will be alright, d;t I'll be somewhere else tonight. Gary says, "though the turn out thus far rn'3 Lu'L.. before I go and before I die . .• George Snider has begun classes at Harri;::, , .• Park Junior High. These are held on Thui ~Jj after school. Some of the subjects cover~~ .......... , thus far have been hj.story, legends and c .~ been at a minimum, future classes promise ~~o be quite a learning experience for both t he student and myself." l ove you Damian, take care and good bye! 4 'J. ' Geneieve Shi1 ley has a class at Walbr:i dg which meets everyday. The students havE: •·s ..:: going over legends, prophsies and events n history which have effected Indian peopl e~ Students have been making rosettes, pore ··"' quill chokers, earrings, moccasins and wc.r,\r on looms. Class participation has been 1:;."?"; "= 1 _l l �and I sure have some very talcni:,ed students. I have also started after school classes at Hillcre:;t on Thursdays of each 1,;c.::k. We have only met a couple of times srJ far and discussed legends and history. There are some very enthusiastic participants and they are fun to work with. Genevieve Shirley, N.S. Service Specialist NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM ®®® PUHPO~~E To be held August 18 & 19, 1979 The public is invited. There will be Dance Contests both traditional and fancy. weekend fee for. traders: $15.00 no electricity The $20.00 with electricity For more i nformation call Philip Chippewa and hi s phone number is (616 } 271 ..:.3544 @©® OF THE POWWOltl The powwow is the Indian'.:;; way of expressing visual lndianess. To t he observer this appea as ~mt.::~rtainment o:c theatr·L:s. The Peligi.ous overt.ones are not apparent and perhaps tr.ts one reason why U10 U • .S. Governmer:;t. has never tried to stop the powwow. Besides dancing an !:;1ngj_ng, one of the main purposes of the pO\.<WOli·i is to r enew old friendship::; and for new on DRUM The drl1rn is composed not only of the instrument but r..be head singer and a11 other singers feel they can qualify. Usually an Indian drum is considered 11 open 1; , that is t anyone may c snd s1.t in who reels qualified or has knowledge of Indian singing. A drum, on occasion, m be declared a 11 closed 11 drum and only those who have been invi ~ed may ;~~ng. In any case • .L i~ always proper to ask if one may sit in and the person to approach is usually the head s er. The importance of this pos.i tlon is to be observed at all tim...;s . .Indians regard the drum {instument) as the oldest thing he remember::; and it is looked upon something that has always been with him. The drum is considered to be grandmother and as ag,:d are to be looked upon with respect and dignity. Tl1ore shall be no profanity around '.::. drum and no person shall drink alcoholic beverages nor approach the drum if they have been drinking. Humility is a must. Any per.son who sits at the drum must feel :i.n his heart tha l1c is no better than any other person sitting around him. DANCE ARENA Dance arenas can be any open ground large enoueh to comfortable accomodate all the partici· pants and observers . The audience or observers may sit on lawn chai r s or bleachers if pro· videti, but must not sit on the benches pcovtdE~d for the dancers . Befoce any activities ha.; started, the dance <:trena has been "consecrated" for the duration of the powwow and organiz actl vi ties, including games foi~ the children, may be conducted within the dance arena. 1 It is the job of the Arena Director to see that all dancers are comfortable and that the s:Lngers and dancers have water and that their needs are fille d . He also has to obligation of maintaining the sanctity of the arena durj_ng the powwow period. He keeps the audience informed of the activities of the day. GIVE~AWAYS OR SPECIALS The giving of presents is a method of honoring individua1s or groups among the I ndian peop: The recognition is more important than the materlal value of the gift . The reasons for h:::' ing a give-away are many and varied. The process uGually requires a considerable amount c t1me and can become somewhat boring to an audience . The give-away is an extremely importa1 part of being Indian, and the entertainment of an audience is always secondary, therefore, a special or give-away must take priority over the wishes of an audtence. The honoring of friends and relatives is a very prominent part of the powwow and proper dtgnity must be ma: tained. As always, there are certain procedures which must be followed fol' both partici.pai and observers. When the song is sung and tne dance begins, observance must be maintained < to the leaders (a dancer must not infringe c,n the lineup of the leaders by puslaing in or d:mc:ing p2st the le&ders. ) The song is danced around the drum during the "tal.J. 0 of the soi ;-::.11 dancers face the drum and dance in place. Tt.-en all dancers shake hands with the indi v: l2 �· 11 · ·etary g" ft is acceptabl< · 1 f the s ecial and ')resent a gJ.ft, usua Y a rnou .l.. ,al responsJ.b e or 1. r1 o:,oP ~r~"'~'" tho~e not participating should stand and observe hthe pr< ,Jn.le the dancing is • ~~ '"'' ~' t · f''- J. ~ to pav onor to be given a gift is ar. honor and to accep a gi [, .:s J • ceedings. Rememb:~.L. ~t is n0t g·iven, many times gifts are placed '?n the ground around the If an individual o honored if these are picked up. drum and th.e person or persons giving ace STATES DEPARTMENT -UNITED ---·--- OF T.!1J2....INTI:;:~ . Memorandum ----Micbae l A. Fa:i.rbanks, Superint.endent 1 Micr1igan Agency FROM: 28 U.S.C. 2415 Claims Investigation ON THE PERSONAL SIDE ••••• FILE BY fliAY 1:., 1979 ON THE PERSONAL SIDE •.•.••.•••. Sl1c~ron Kerined.y is still on crutches aft.el in a vollybal.l game in J-l3;3 some0ne been trespassir.:g on your in- Ir1juring;Eer k"i:iee \han land; or your parents' or grandpar- February. ents• _L:.::l.n,1? Are there ~'1uildj_ng~-;; fences, cattle, etc., on your land whic:n you believe should not be th~rc? Ort nave ynu, your parents, etc.; 10::.t lar;d or had it t.aken from you illegally? Are you fo!"' rent of yc>u· la~.10., r)_g:htsof--'.:t:,y across your land, t>'c:c. ·? The Bureau c,f lnd:i.an Affs.iPs is tcying to recover lc:;:;t la.n.d;_; and money f.:.;r trib..:;;.o and h1dhr~ i•:lua1 Indj_ans and needs your help! If Poor gal had to haul t.ne crutches to Oklahoma and Cal:Lforn:La w:u:.n her, to those workshop she's attending. Better toss Lhe crutches away pretty S:lon, S});;,_ron ., ~:;ea son The softball is -~:p-· on us!!! (J'3t:.d r1ont"'~l you know of any instance of trespass, lost 1anos or money cwed, plea3c fill out an intake f(;.:nn so tne Bureau of Indian Affairs Cd.n ir1veDtig;atc.. Please f"ill it out as cc;mpletely as possible - tbc mos'e 5.oformation you givef the easier i::i_t. wj_ll be for 8 1.i:t"c~au of Ind.Ian Affairs to c'.Jmplete ~ts investigation. If you feGl you have a cJ.a:Lm, please send Ar:d .Jerry Robert:.:; has b(~en braceonrli"Snecl7 after a ;-1ei't.ring ri b:i.g hunk of ice fell on it u.nrJ sprained it. Sorry. Jer1""y. Ca;w, is ~;hat Dorothy Sheahan of Lake Chad es 1 L;;_. , call es he1;--new-1)al)y boy , It's a pretty name, Do-1 1 Congratulation, Steve Mav__ .,.....Pego .....,._.. ..- and ___,,, _:...;..._ are also the proud parents of a oaby born :recently, They cal.1 their 8 pound bundle of joy, REDBlRD frstty name for a pretty baby boy. ...,_,,. . - ttie completed intake form to the BIA office in your area. Intake forms are av&i1dble at the following addr1::ss: Congratulations also go out to shal1. or1 tY1e. recent b1rth. of a "i)21by-boy. 1Hl boys this month. DE:PARTMCNT OF TEE INTEfiIOE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS MICHIGAN AGENCY Jmd i. t ts sure nice having g_~ri Co~-1ay back with us, after a lengthy :illness and hospital stay. She lost a few pounds but is looktng good. Welcome back, Geri! ~-:> • 0 • BOX 88L1 , SAULT STE. tvi.ARIE I MI 49783 Su~!.. M<:!.:_- bouncir~;~~ Hrurnrn. ATTN: 2415 COOHDINATOR Also hospitalized recently were Betty Intake forms must be completed and returned to the BIA by May 15, 1979. Certainly- hope· they are all on the roa-d to recovery soon. IF YOU MOVE, PLEASE SEND US YOUR NEW ADDBESS!!-r-PLEASE??? Pamp, tvlilinda Hinrnon and Leo AnewTsT1ki. And our very deepest sympathy goes out t) the family of George Anewisbki who passed away recently. �THE NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM WISHES A SPEEDY RECOVERY TO GERI CONWAY OUR CHAIRPERSON AND TO JUNE FLETCHER OUR SECRETARY WHO ARE BOTI:i IN THE HOSPITAL AT THIS WRITING. WE MISS YOO BOTH AND HOPE YOU ARE AMONGST US SOONl HEALTH CAREERS WORKSHOP A workshop on Heal th Careers will be ho.~t, by Butch Sapcut on Monday March 26th. This will b i~ b ~ ld at the West Side Co!""'·)1 . Multi-Purpose Room at 1:00 p.m. Any - ··· dents, grades 9 thru 12 interested in MONTE CARLO CIRCUS A combined effort by the Native American Education Program and Owl Indian Outreach Pro~ram pr·oved once again to be a successful combination. Thirty-seven students and preschoolers attended the Monte Carlo <:;ircus at the Stadium Arena this last week. Everyone was certainly entertained with a wide variety of acts ranging from tight rope walkers, to those daring young men and women on the flying trapeze. ACTIVITY DAY On the lighter side of entertainment there were musically talented clowns, rotten candy and popcorn. We wish to thank all those people that helped make this activity such a successful time. Thanks a Bunch, GEORGE SNIDER, N.A. EDUCATION SPECIALIST N.A. EDUCATION PROGRAM. ®®® CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE MCSAUBY ON BEING ELECTED TO THE PARENT COMMITTEE. · MIKE IS FORMERLY OF COIT AND NORTHEAST JUNIOR HIGH AND JS PRESENTLY A lOTH GRADER AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ®®:® KNOW YOUR LANGUAGE One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten attending, please contact a Service Specialist at 456-4226, so that we can SA. permission s l ips to your school and w0r\ out this transportation. You will be surprised to learn there are over 300 Careers in health and they are not just doctors and nursing professions. If interested please give us a call 1 ! ! 1·;@1 An after school activities day has b f'E':'l scheduled for Tuesdays at Lexington Sc;<"' It has been set for those kids betwe er. t '" ages of 12 - 18. Different events .:ct.·~, basketball, volleyball, kickball, a11c • the weather permits, softball, have · · ~' ·.planned. So, come and have a good tinv- ! : ,JUST LIKE ME As I sat on my window pane, I watched a rnan walk by using a cane . And as my clock slowly ticked I watched that man throw that stick. And as that stick hit the ground, I watched that man come tumbling down, It hurt me to see ••.•• aBE WAS JUST LIKE ME!" CORRECTION OF ERROR In the March issue of TURTLE TALK, Ross Morgan's recipe for homemade bread had an error in it. The recipe should read: 1 stick ! lb . butter or margarine. Not ; lb. but t,: or margarine. be-jig Ni-j Nis-swi Ne-win Thanks for the recipe, Ross. I'm su • -· many people have been wait!hng for yv '"' share this recipe with us -. Mee-g'l' ~-l ; Na-non Nin-go-twa-swi Nig-was-swi Nish-was-swi Jong-as-swi Mid-as-swi 14 �~£ ~i~ 79 a M/JIV //A. 'I ~·- ,---·------ · - - - - - - - - -· , - TP&SPli '- ..... _ . . . - . c . .... 1omemakers Club @ .Sch . 6 : 30 pm Lei' ~ ·ru f=RI iJA.rn- Tfl 1,•1?_.f IA Y 1- J 'f N. A-. Educ. Prog. Pa1GRITC PotTuck @ tex. ent Com. Mtg. @ Sib Sch. Gym 6:30 pm Mtg. Ho~e~aker;Club@ ! 9i. . l 1, I .. _ /df GRITC Board Mtg. 7 :30 pm __ 1£1 ~ t~-L:.-J "14;/! 4,,., I''¢:· V-" Call 4~6-4226 for more detai.ls. ley Sch.-Art Rm. 94 CETA's Rules & Regs.} Sibley f...1W. G.R. 'l: 01 B~ There it's :£:or y3u ! l· . 791 04/5-7/79 YOUTH GOV'T . •1.1 c··o'l" 1.r:. @ L ansing, ll. c,).0;;> 've1-· "" 1-\PB IL ..dftl.....4!fftif ~t,,'i(..<f. 1-~(i '?> \)\.o.~· $~'?- . ceO. '\ ... \ 0. ()~·I ).- sc~ ,.._ x-1· - - - · - - .......·- --- ~ "i ,. (\'1 • Sch. 6:30 pm Ct r. @ v•"" . . ._,,).':I% 0 <:»· ,.::._t.-e-<: ( \ '··fS· < ~e~\"'r,... ••)'v 1 /i\\\~~~v -- /~ . ' I B / ·JN.A. CRITICAL ISSUES ! Ol+/19··21/79 Pac:clind tHotel. Reg. $40. 00 @. · d. 0 or. 1 · I lf I . ~· BOV£MAKER (SENIORS) _,..Do/ / 1 Lex. _11~ . •rA • o~, /f:t t ~I "?t:J I AREA AGENCY AG ING MTG • Lex. Sch. 6:30 pm ~3 ~ ~ j..lf 04/1-7179 SPRING BREAK N.A. Educ. Prog. at the I West Side Complex closed I »l 2-?I ... I 1 L ·~ "'-O. OPEN DRUM. Sat. 2-5 pm, 8-11 µrn. Call 764-6259 for more information.* , ........ Sun. 1-5 pm. And a Symposium 0'1 j • ·-· . -~--L_______ *ANN ARBOR POWWOW will be held at Clearly College Auditorium - 2170 Washtenaw Corner· of Hewitt St., Ypsi. Head Drum. fl "Hard Core", FISHERIES & :; • AMERICAN RIGHTS will be hel.l �~ '.•3) (J d\) ,_ ·,; I Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 756 Bridge, N.W., Grand Ropids, Mich. 49504 II NON PROFIT ORG. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Foster, Toni (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e9b5b19255d72e8e0d1a4eb1c5fce7ba.pdf 06709243bc2d14758ce79212e6546dc0 PDF Text Text ~"'- I GKJ:.. ''tur·tle talk'' TEARS .,- Ti1our;,l1 -L these shed I They are not of shame / or of persecution, Blit of pride. And as I walk the woods 1 I see my brothers the trees, ~Y ~rothers the animals My brothers the birds, Ly ins dead v;i th a. yearling .::i I n d y o u 11 [.; o n e .::; . And th.ink of 181{.'i, and before, and after, That's what these tears are for. So laLgh and laugh, Because , as you put . tl v' "Tbem who laugh first, laugh 1.ast~ 11 ----Richard Hiatt ~;l\1AY" 19 7 9 \.- . �GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT 11 TURTLE TALK" STAFF EDITOR: TONI A. FOSTER ASSISTANT EDITOR: CURCULATION: VIRGINIA MEDACCO HERR ......................... ....... .................. .. ,."' ~ _ *HAVAILABLE AT THE PHESENT TIME*** CLERICAL AIDE: OFFICE ASSISTANT (PAHT TIME): TYPISTS: •~"•••,..•••• ROSS MORGAN .. • • • • • .. ROSS MORGAN TONI A. FOSTER VIRGINill MEDACCO HEHR •••~t>&••••e•,..e•""•"'••"~"••--•Ji<li ARTISTS: ------- TONI A. FOSTER 1UCHA.RD HIATT ***The TURTLE TALK Staff would l.ike to say Ha thousands meegwetch11 to the following people wt,o helpe~ with the assembling, stapling and labe1tng of last montt:'s issue: rl8LEN HILLMAN, BAR.SHA TCCTf-WAN , JUNE~BliG DAY (BUG! ) , N!\RY PIGEON, and Dr~NN·:rs BU~JH • �, like to thank RICHARD HIATT for the .md drawing on this month's front page . .trd donated this ()age to us sometime ago, until now thi3 department has finally had opportunity to use i t as the front page. chard is a Cheyenne Indian who has been in our community for just about t.wo years now. Meo-gwetch to you, Richard! With the month of May coming upon us so soon, I would like to remind those that during the month there will be plenty acti vit.ies going on. There will be two graduation cerismonies with banquets that will follow. One will be at the .;J.vic Auditorium and the other will be hosted by the Titl(::l IV, Parent Committee Board and nv3mbers. Also, with the weather- warming up a b~t l would like tc say that we will be spon;;oring a pot luck supper and meeting during th,;! end of the month and this potluck and meet:Liig is JUST FOR YOU.! We wm~ld lH~e EACH MONTH, A DIFFEREN7 COVER WILL BE SELECTF') FOH THE TURTLE TALK. to S•Je many IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR ART llORK PH.INTED, PLELSE SEND IT IN ALONG wrr11 new faces attending these so please make it a YOUH NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, TIUBE, 1--ni,.it to try and corn·s out. dope t,o see you AND ANY':'HING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL JS f>.lll at this month's Ger,er4.'.l Membership Meeting! l BOUT YOURSELF. THE TURTLE TALK WOULD BE ?ROuL1 TO HAVE YOUH DRAWINGS AS ONE THAT IS FEATdRED M~:iy the Great Spirit, our Creator, protect :_is ON THE FHONT PAGE OF mm NEWSPAPER. IF YOUR and pr'ovide our Indian peopi.e in this area the INTERESTED IN THIS 1 SEND IT TO; MS. TONI A. ~;trength and peace in this coming cf the Full FOSTEH, ·GRAND .RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL, 'j'r_-,rj '"loon • BRIDGS ST. N ,W., GHAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Jtt10 •••• TBE UNITED NATION3 DECLAHATION OF THE RIGHTS G1t-3a-wa-ba-min Na-gut.ch! ·~·r)NI 495urt A. FOSTER, GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT GFAND RAPIDS U!TER-'I'HIBAL COUNCIL ~~~ The rir-;ht to affection, love and understanding, The right to adequate nutrition and medical care, The right to free education, CAREER DAY -- .... Midli.g;an ~ ___ ________ AT CENTRAL......._,,, MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ._... Commission on Indtan Affairs is co- The right to full opportunity for play and creatJ.on, r'B·- The right to special care, if handicapped, spon::oring its third American Indian Career DuJr on Wednt~sday, May 30, l 9'T9, at CAntral Mi.ch- The rlgbt t.o be among the first to receive rej_gan University in Mt. Pleasant, from 8: 30 to lief in times of disaster, 3: .JO pm. The right to be a useful member of society ancl 'l'!.1= Career Day will focus on 7th to 10th grad-- ers. This is a C!"i ts cal grcup as far as students developing curriculum that can be used after graduation for employment or higher educatJ.on. If you have any questions, please contact the Native American Education Program office at Lf56-4226. to d•?.ve.lop indi vi.dual abilities, period for this age Ttte r·ight to be brought up in a spirit of peace and universal brotherhood, and The right to enjoy these rights, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national, or social origin. THIS IS TO THE CHILDREN OF MANY WHO SHOULD AT SOMETIME REMEMBER THAT THE1' WEH2 GIVEN TO US SO TH.AT THEY MAY LEARN FROM US THSIR " PARENT. 1 �MAY BIRTHDAYS Dear Mr. President: Happy birthday to: WE THE TRUE AND TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS LE}. RECOGNIZED as such by the Hopj_ People, mai. Brian Leaureaux Ben Warren Rita Wemigwans Bi.11 Shananaquet Alicia Anewishki Steve Collins Linda Floyd Kevin Hill Tony Warren Joe Ann Peterson Phoebe Hall Henee Hanson Percy St. Clair. Dora Morgan Karen Petoskey Roger Martell Charles Gene:reaux Helen Raphael Sonny Raphael Adeline Warren James Wernigwans Paul Hart Gus Day Shirley Lark Elizabeth Sprague Elizabeth McBride David Pierce Charles Anderson Steve Medawis Kitt Pigeon Chris Shomin Sh3ron Kennedy 2 May May contained within the Western Hemisphere. We 3 are granted our stewardship by virtue of. our May 4 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 2 May 24 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 28 May 30 May 7 Tom Wemigwans Ronald Fox, Jr. Richard Hiatt And a belater happy birthday to last month's over· sights. Leonard {Casey) Church ,Janice Petoskey Steve Petoskey Conrad Church Ct ndy Pigeon K.C. Church ,Joan Petoskey Apr·.il April April Apr:Ll April instt•uction as to the meaning of .Nature, Peace and Harmony as spoken to cur People by Him, 6 known to us as Massau 1 u 1 the Great Spirit, who 6 long ago provided for us the sacred stone tab6 1 ets which we preserve to this day. For many 6 gen er" a tions before the coming of the white man• 7 for many generations before the coming of the 8 Navajo, the Hopi People have lived in the sa11 cred place known to you as the Southwest and 12 known to us to be the spiritual center of our 13 continent. Those of us of the Hopi Nation who 14 have followed the path of the Great Spirit 14 without compromise have a message which we are 15 committed, through our prophecy, to convey to 15 you. 15 15 The white man, through his insensitivity to 15 the way of Nature, has descrated the face of 16 Mother Earth. The white man's advanced tech17 nological capacity has occurred as a result of 18 h:is lack of regard for the spiritual path and 19 for the way .of all living things. The white 20 man•s desire for material possessions and po21 wer has bUnded him to the pain he has caused 22 Mother Earth by his quest for what he calls 5 May May May Viay 22 May 22 Melva Danielson Tcm~L Leaureaux tain full authorH.y over all land and life May 2 3 4 4 9 April 12 April 21 natural re::>ources. And the path of the Great Spirit has become difficult to see by almost all men, even by many Indi.ans - who have chosen instead to follow the path of the white men •••• Today the sacred lands where the Hopi live are being desecrated by men who seek coal and water from our soil that they may create mor•e power for the white manrs ctties. This must not be allowed to continue for if it does, Mother Nature will react in such a wa)' that almost all men will suffer the end of life as they now know it. 'rile Great Spirit said not to take from t.he Earth - not to destroy living things. The Great Spirit, Massau'u, &~id that man was to live in Harmony and maintain a good clean land for all children to come. All Hop.i Peoplt.::: and oUwr Indian Brothers are standing on this r·eligious principle and the Traditional Spiritual Unity movement today is endeavoring JlBKENYAN NEWSLETTER - VOL. 11, EDITION ~( MARCH to reawaken the spir'i tual nature :tn Indian peo-, The following letter was presented to the President of the United States by Hopi Religious Leaders, in protest of a coal mining operation defacing Indian lands. The letter states the consequences for tampering with Mother Earth. ple throughout this land. Your government has almost destroyed our basic religion which actually is a way of' life for all our people tn thts land of the Great Spirit. We feel that to surv5,ve the coming Purification Day, we must return tc the basic religious principles and to �I ,ogether on this basis as leaders of our .e. WEHB is broadcasting nightly from '7:30 to 11~00 and w:i.11 be expanding it's Schedule as mo:.~c v0 lunteers become available. ay almost all the prophecies have come to f.:.>s. Great roads like rivers pass across the Community Radio is something everyone car: :.:;et J.1ndscape; man talks to man through the cobwebs involved in. If you would like to find 0ut how r.... f telephone lines; man travels along the roads YOLI. can help, and recej_ve a free. WEH.B PrO[;ra.rr .in the sky in bis airplanes; two great wars Guic:e, wr:Lte to: WEHB, Suite 210 East Buildhave been waged by those bearing the swastika ingi 1514 Weal thy SE, Grand Rapids, Michig,;i,n 02 the rising sun; ma'! is tampering with the Lt9506, or caU. the station at LfSl-0797. 0§.)~J. Mc.,on and the stars. Mo.st men have strayed from the path shown us by the Great Sp1ri t. For Ma.ssau 'u alone is great W3.y enou1:~h to portray the LANSING POWWOW back to Him. May 19, 20, 1979 It is said by the Great Spirit that if a groud of ashes is dropped upon the Earth, that many INGHPJ1 COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS $1500.00 Prize Money. Mason, Michi.gan Grand Entry 2:00 PM Saturd'1y and 7:00 PM dlStj. L\ fe is near at hand. l1le jnterpr.et this as the Then on Sunday 2:00 PM only. dropoj_nij of atomic bambs on Hir-osh:i.ma and Dancer~; R.;;gi~tra.tion cJ.oses 1: 30 PM Satur::::i• , N•.1gas<.:ilci.. We:: do r.:.ot want to see th.is ha.pper, NO EXC~:P lI(JNS ! f ! to any place or any r,ation aga:ln 9 but instead "1c sho1..2.ld turn all this en:·.H"gy for peaceful Adults --- ::t2 .. 00/Cl'ti].. dren over us<:;.;:;;, not f'or• war. -- 50¢.. Bus loads - $20 ~GO Lanstns:; Scheel \'J.; the relig] ous leaden~ :::.nd rightful spokes- ChJ.1drs;:i Freel ni1.n for- the Hopi Independent Naticm, have been instr·ucted by the Great SpLrJ.t to cxpre.:;s the Tracfor;:, Ff;G: $15.00 f<ay/$25.00 WeeKend. :invitat::.on to 1.:J~1e Presidei'1t of the UI1it~~d States arid all ~ptri tual leader·s every~~1!H;;;re to No A.lcor~olj_ .c f;e\.te~ca;},t"'!f) f i~o Open Fires! (·;{;7J t11;;~ct \r~'i l..h us and disct1ss l:.be YJf~lfare of ma.11-k.i.nd sc that Peace, Un.l.ty, a.net Brotl1er·hood -.1.l.1 b<:cccme part of all men everywh,:;rG. :n•2n will die and that the end of tb:.\.a way of 1 The 25th Annual Pioneer Dayz; Craft Festival will b·:i held May 15r,h tr:u·cugh the ;20th ::.t '.bB C;1... a~1d H::t.pi{iS Public (.:::ngned) Thomas Br"'.nyacya, for aopi VHlage Pic,nee·r c.;~-(:~.:ft.s- :..:,t.1_ ...... {1 Ler· ch.\J:Vltt11g 1 ·:.andlemakin,::~~' spirn1:Ln[;S1 pa:~;~~,:--00 a.s vieil as Indi.an cra:fts v.J11.l be ~lc~~~1cst.rated. During the week sdwc.1 grouf\S wU 1. Mrs. ML1a Lansc1, 0.ra}.bi Claude Kawangyawma, n1ar~b~ int~ :-:'.hungopavy Starlie Lomayktewa? opportunity to experience an eL:0rted hcn1r pr Cf?;,rarr1 in ei tht-;r- t~ion'le \~rafts, Fa.~~m . ~ ing and 0ccu;:x1.Uonal Crafts 1 or T<-=xttl.:.;s--:1a.. ! Processing Clo th. These escorted programs ::;.c,: for• third through s.i..xth grades by resE:rv..:.tJ cm »)nly and 1.:r:i 11 be in the East BLnlding of' the !1cilJ~ Mushongnc1vi. Dan Katchongva, Hotevilla ~1Uf'ieurn ~ as blacl:sm5.thing, weo.ving, wood carvJ.nt, but ... Lead(~rs: ©@1) PUBLIC SERVICE ./\NNOUHCEMENT 1 fubl.ic Mw:>eum. Simultaneously J.n the W,;:;;::t, There rs a new r·adio station :Ln tmm that 1 s Bu.ilding there will be numerous self-guided the first of' J.t 's kind i.n Hicbiga.n. WEHB ao:ti vi t.tes which will be open to the pub LL:.. 90-FM is a· Listener···Sponsored Community '< J)ur:lnc tbe weekend the demonstration al"cJa;:, i.L Hadio St.ati.on sePving the people of South-· both the East. and West Bui.ld.ings will be oper; west Michigan with the kinds of programming to the public. The Pub1tc Museum hours f<:J1 • it's listeners want. The Initial Broadcast th:i.s event are 10 am to 2:30 pm, Monday t'·:rouph Schedule includes: News, Public Affairs Friday; l to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday. Ad1:1is~­ Programs, Free Community Access Time, Pre·- sion to the Grand Rapids Public Museum is tr ;;e sentations of Local Talent, Call-in Shows, although there will be a 50¢ per person cnargl:' and Alternative Music you can't hear wny for the escorted Pioneer Craft Programs for where else like; Soul, Bluegrass, Jazz, schools outside the City 1imi ts of Grand Hapi.d~:. Blues, Ethnic Folk, Polka, Gospel, and the Classics . 3 �INTRODUCING •••••• Mount Pleasant Government Indian School the former students of the Mt. Pleasant Governm.-.:nt Indian School will be holding their Pourtn. Annual Reunion, May 5, 1979 from 10:00 AM t.o midnight in the shelter house in John Guerney Park (just off U.S. 31) in Hart, MI. MANNY ME'.DAWIS By Virginia Medacco Herr 1 try to treat others the way I want to oe treated, 11 Manny Medawis answered when 1 ask(, 11 him if he had any philosophy for living. The location of the reunion had to be changed from the Muskegon Grange Hall, Muskegon, !"'..I. Due to the extensive remodeling of the Grange Hall which will be under way during the month ol' May. ©®® BOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LANSING, MICHIGAN NEWS RELEASE FROM: REP. RICHARD FITZPATRICK FOR RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 29 A full blood Potawatomi, with just a smidgeon of Odawa, Manny is a good looking man witl1 coal black hair and eyes. At the Council s1nce May of r78, he is the Job Developer for CE'3.'A' L Prior- to that he worked at Lexington Adult Education as a driver. At one time, he was also on the Board of Directors here and served as the Vice Chairman in 1972. He also set"1ed on the Board of Directors of Owl Indian OutI'each. Divorced, and the father of seven children (four boys and three girls) , Manny is origi.i-~ Cal.ling the need for better housfng on Indian ally from the Pine Creek Reservation in f>thc:n :;;; , reser-vations "desperate," State Represt'mtati ve Michigan. Richard Fitzpatrick (D-·Battle Creek) Wednesday :tntroduced a bill to pPovide for the estabOn the quiet side (being a Pisces), Manny nar3 a keen sense of humor which surfaces from tiTi•:· lishment of Indian housing authorities on to time. Indian reservations in this state. And occasionally one hears him ask . "How :Ls it?" which I think is equalivent t:o Fitzpatrick claimed the top priority on Mich-· "How are ·yo_u:w but I'm not sure. So when 1-ie i,gan' s eight reservatj_ons was hous:tng. "One asks me "How is it?" I never really know 1>ma:: or the fundamental rights of all people is to say, but I usually come with something dumb Lllat of decent shelter. Yet, this is unavail- like 11 F'ine. ll And to you Manny I ask, "Hc.w '-'"· ctbl,;:; to hundreds of lndia.ns in this state," it?" 0~: l.'.18 5aj_d. h'l»& t the bill, House Bill 4396, does is alJ.ow ANNOUNCEMENT resl.'"rvations to establish and actr:iinister their own Housing Authorities. FHzpatrick reported INDIANS lJNITED FOR ARTS & CRAFTS invites you to an there are federal funds available to build rH·,i_;sing if such autho.rities were set up. He :.mtere~-;·c festivity featuring a Po',~ Lu·~): Picnic free trader tables and a silent .:wr_ t.•..:/1 .. pointed to four other staLes that have passed Saturday, ,June 2, 1979 if ;. 1e:.:~;,.,,,.. permits fi·om ll;OO am to 4:00 pm. June 9, 1979 l ..'.o 1 ic:.in12e there are less than 2000 Indians lJ.vJ.ng tbc second date if on Junt~ 2, 1979 it is c<.... t. l i, :.)n reservations in Michigan , they d,n 1 t make Walter .Btish reside:"lcc t 3990 ?r . .: ;~t. ' .· ::iuch of a voting group, and thus have been ·~~ayland, Hich:igan Phone tf 1-';-,1.> t >;.h~ :~12d for yi.~ars by most politicians y 11 Cfll4 or C>3.ll Jenny Pigeon at :..... :·: +.::;patrick said. He called the· p2ssage of t~ s enabling J.egi.slation "~he lease we can 2445 or 1-673-8411 d~ring 6:J~ ~ ir. 1\-,r those who fir:3t mmed Hi.crri.gan. 11 to 5 :00 p1r. Monday thru Fr.idci.y~. ::.,.:_,ni..J.ar legislation and received housJ.ng funds re~ \tfoeu: their Indian reservations. £ interest in Indian legislation Tiley would 2.1~>'.:) Like to announce that i.f Y" '• ,c.,:;an as a result oC the probJems of the Huron plan c.·r. .set bng up a booth plE-~ase br·i.ng :·odr oim tanle s.nd table sett.1.n.t; for the pot.. ::_.~ch.¥ f)i"')~,~~-wa ton1i r-eservat:icin r1ear AtJ1ens., H'e naid u· 0 passage of th.is bi 11 trig;g;eri.ng federal Don • r~ forget. t}1r.:.. t d~t3lt to pc.ss .. i~zpatricK 1 s "r,us:i.ng assistance would go a long- way nthoir desperate houstng needs. 0 u:_, v-; to re~El\l\1 Any craf't. materials you cun dobate foe the ;:;' Le: ~:t.uc·cj_or1 i'l'iJ 1 be greatJ..y appr"ecia ted.. ;·:~ �TRIBUTE TO GRANDPA council 7 and help. ovr~r\·ih8lmini~~ se'1S>~ rt Bailey, age 95, of Honor, Michigan, hour.. Words cannot express :;i...r, cf' l·)SS and gC'ief at ' Our consolatiori is our knowledge, ., dS Indians 7 that we will see rdm again on 1,h< ': sed into the spirit world, April 8, 1979. was the last living great grandson of Chief day when we too wi.11 walk the spirit tra; ,_ . ..i .:obmoosa , Chief of the Ottawa Nation from 18110 the spirit land.· Again wet 11 listen tc; ~- ;_ 1 to 1866. Grandpa Bailey, as all who knew bim: of the past and hear him ai;ain playing UIndian and non-Indian alike, called him, was songs on his beloved mouth organ as we on' born in Elbridge Township 1 Oceana County, Ot" here en our mDtlrnr es.r>i:b. the reservation set aside for the Grand River 1sAz a sor~ of tbe ~forest I livect j_n B;:;;nds of the Ottawas through the treaty of 1i)55. He was the son of Soloman Bailey and my pride; '.':unice Robinson. Soloman> his father, was~ the as a ;~on of the forest my forefat:l'~­ died, son of Joe Bailey and Say-sa-gah, daughter of ::h.Lef Cobmoosa by tne chielf 1 s fourth ·i.-.rife, T111 I g:o to ~~he la.n d wt1ere thf~ brir .h-ne-me-ga. waters shine, I .Live by tneir gravest and their T write this with such a heavy heart at the s~eaves shall be mine; !Ja::.ising of the most wonderful, gentle, and I Linger not long, my nerves arc v: • K:nd man I have ever known. He never sopke strung; :_ll of anyone and \iould make excuses for those My death s0ng is ready, it soon ~,;.JJ who didn 1 t so right by him. He was a devoted be sung.vi r1u:c; band 1 father, grandfather, anQ great grandfather and was revered by his large family. Ifo llad 14 children, eight of whom are still H.i.s fu,.1eral was he.l<~ in the Bennet F\n:r.:... Iiv:LI1g, and leave 60 grandchildren, 74 gt>(~at t11 BeulaJ1, !'·lichic;an_ o:a f~pril 11, 19'/9 Y·15 • c;rai~dchildren and one gr•c,at) great gra:idchild, bu ''ial 1 :: :;ha:.-np Lem Hil:I. Ce1; ctary, Bene ~ '. f·? took great p:cide th<.•t he co:1ld remember i~~'u:~ Tt.LG rnass t-;;.t_s .:.;onductcd b~l Fatf;·~; ? all their names and recognize who was who. Hardner of tht:: Pcsha-11i'..J1;;;;toi.:ri Indian 1 .L · • Gr,ancipa Bailey had an amazi.ng memory and woulG It. v;as c~ t 8auti.ful. cc~_nt1iJ1a1;i0rt ct thi_:; '; t (::Jl endless experiences of his lifE: time, to lnd.ic~n iJradl.tior1~;; 2~t1·.~ t fJ_e Cat.t10J.tc 1'~lj '~' ­ u~·? who gladly gathered to lL-:iten. \-le have df::ar oJ d man to remembt:r. 1 in gra ti tudc;, for so much of the knowledge we 1 hj_~; fam:U.y, t ,f!.'l t DOW possess of the family history, of tbe old ways and b,:;liefs, and his1;ory of the Grand E~~ ver Ottawas, their culture and life style. ./ ' Pesha.i>1·t--:"~>tc1~'[t In~ti:3.11 cf'H).:t.r~ ~-~ztrj~ t~e " l:~: songs 2 .tJ t~yrrms .i.n the.:.r r.a ti vt:· languai'.<.· Anthony ch:Lng;man and his w.i fe, Alvina, assist~d in the ~ervice~. Chuck and Bea Bailey His life spanned an era from the bark wigwara, then the one room log house, to watching men 11alhing on the moon on television. Much of !:1is adult life was spent workinr~ in the lum- ber camps of northern lower Michigan while farming his O\>m ( ~f2...P_EHSQ1ill~ farm the be:::-.t he couldn. In spite of his own large family, his farm house was always open to anyone, Indian and non-Indian alike, needing a place to stay, a :neal, a small loan or whatever. Many times th?!re ware as many as four families staying in his small home at one time, to tide them overt vl.ntil they found employment and moved on. In :d.l the years l 've known "Gramps" not once was it that there wasn 1 t people staying temporarLLY in hh; home, until the last two years 1-1hen age and illness slowly overtook him so that he had to be hospitalized most of that time. He was not only our Grandpa, but our hero and our friend to whom we all turned for comfort, S.!J2.§; ••• Congrc:' tu lat i.ons to B.~;J.1J'1fI:ill1 and ~'1: film! on the bi:rtn of .[:1f.J1;HEW q_:LJfll!f; . -, ' 22, 1979. The little i:me ·,mighed in <0 t · 15 oz. Conr"ratulations also to ~MR~:· KI'JG IMA on their new arrival, KELLY rCrfr: l~elly weighted·~rn at 6 · . Mru~cb-l8i 1979. .3~ oz_s . t-'iARYANN5...l:]l;BUHG. is in the Osteopathic Er · ur:dergoing tests. Hope: chat everythL12, , right and that Mary will be home soon c.r,, ing better. JUNIOJL,.KIC~l.tlli had an overnight stay :in '=-·· hospital after getting :l.n a car acc.idc:-. i.:. car was totaled, and Junior received fP.c.: erations. Plea:.;;e be more careful in t: :<·) Junio:;• . • ·- , �,1-· .d to MU£~ FO:r.!£:R our editor 1 s son, he sure '· 2~1~ ... be i.i1 an ~:lccid(;nt c_~:"'r..:1.'2 o 1.. St)., Poor li~t.J..e r::ilow was hit by a car last month ( fortLmacaly I. saw Bobb:l at ~tie () Lr;ncr 1.ihere Charlie n:.t seriously inj":ired}, and r ecent'.1.y bad a bi- for u~: 2.nd med~.io1wd tc her tnat ii, woul(\ really nice if onl.y :( r;~;.d lhe nerve to a0k l:vcl.~; accident in Jc,h.n Ball Par~~. He .Jas a ... :::;,,,·Y'ed face and bumps arid bcnis<;s. Mun-son, CbarUc for an inti::r\1.i.CW fc:r TURTL.t. TALK. .... . l,;·~ rr1or~e cai-~efu1 • . . ? then 1nformed mr.: t I-lat, ~;2 would be inter"1:i.ew-. lng him the .follm-ri.ng morning and graciously Hopr- ;..omrn;TTA YOUNT L;::; feeli.ng better after offerev. to let n,e rd t J.n 0n the interview and ,. er recent car acc.idE:nt ;.=:tlso. ask some qtw:.::.tic•ns myself i.f I wanted. l~!.at 1 an. op poet.unity! J.\.n.d we see that JEHRY ROBERTS hc..s tbe br2,ce off n1 .:; neck so mustbe too. u1a:r-r:1is.-:i s fe,::lfrlg better Next morning, Bobbi, Ger,cv:i.eve Shirley (who acted :.s Official P~iotogra.pher} , and myself boarded the elev a tor for Charlie-' s room. Bob'1::n .in a car accident was ~JUNE BAILEY who ltie bi. j_~\ a. pro. I am a novice - a timid one at ... !'~ 1)8 is on the r oad to r·ecovery. that. And it was an experience to watch how a pro works. Sinc'C; it was Bobbi's interview, ti 1rY2 that ev eryone who went t.o watch Df~VII1 HALL I just mostly sat and watched a f ter she introi;lc:.y basketbal l at Calvin c-:ollege t~nj.oyecrtFK~m­ duced me to Char·lie. I believe I d id ask a couple questions, though. ::.>·:l ves. Ker r z H~.!].~~ should go feBt firt;t ·~--~ ---- wheri going th:rougt.l a door okay~> L~ess bro:<e11 , h~ad J that way Kerry. Glad y'our okay though. ,2rn ITS NEWS ! ! i ! ! ) r.m~i our v ery deepest sympathy gor-0·s out to the frcui.Ly of BOB ENGSTROM who passeci on .JttS•-· last rno ", Ul. ®®© Bobbi, pro that she tr.~, was at pe rfect ease, Charli.e while extremely friendly and per'sonable seemed a bit edgcy {which is t he exact opposite of what he is on stage). On s tage Charlie is in command. He did explain to us however, that he did not do .interv.iews, but was only just starting to give them. Bobbi's story is for the Press and I know she'll go in depth with it . Virgini a Medacco m1rr T~y JJ t1'.-'re' s anybody out there who has not heanj oi Cha.rlie Hill, it 1 5, my bet tt1i::1t. before long yr_.i w-·1 11 , because Charlie H:J.11 :-rLl be a b0u:~e­ h1'): d U. If(' young man who's star is on the r1se, a.nd to my delight I had the oppoctun:L ty to 'j <ri on an int erview with him. tr..A1.' J, '..L last fall, when I had the oppor':.uni ty to !: act at the NIEA Confc::f'encc i.n N1.;::;gara. · 1: :.. had never heard of Char Ur:' EEl 1 but .r:.rnediately that he would be going far·. 1 _ ... ') 1 great cxnedi.an ~· a gi~eat Tn:Jj_an <.:.omeL.hat is! One of our O\-ln ! 1. · '- "' ;;.,n Oneida. who was born in Warren, Michigan , and moved to Wisconsin at the age of ten . He went t,.J California originally to be a n actor ,rnd appear·ed in a movied called 11 Myst.eri ous Hord in no t i me. Ct.,:1,"'1.i.t' is an exceptionally talented, sensi- l. My story was in watching t.he i nterview. And :Ln doing that, I did learn that Cha rli e is Monster:> 11 and also had a part on t he Bionic ~ioman. fo? 's worked wi. th Richar d Pryor for ':Jhom h0 has rnuch respect and did t he Merv Gri.f'fin, V,ike DcuglGs an.Li Johnny Carson shows. ·ventucd.ly, he 1 d HJ:e to do a comedy album (which :::JtouJ d be a g-rcat seller), and would like ·i:.1 app:.:::irance NW~':> Saturday Night Live. r "iarlil~ would o. defir:<:\t r; asset . He i.s very cod looking, ';_'[ years o:;.d and has everything u ,}'or l"d m. I know he ' ~; gonna make i. t big! I caught him on two Mf•1· ·\i A.' 11 shows a~d a~a·i·· n he. was terrif1c ! ''N~t-~~.'; 1 T '-'a··· '"''"1te·j 1"'1~1-"a '-'1'·"' "'"'~:!·ffl. •r , .,. yv . ..;,,. vrle ..... _11··t:sr ... \. 'l''·-·r· b'Jtr.::.. 1 .,. )_ .'L"'" -. .. ci ..... ,,;:;, ... t,,· ,JiG:.Lr 1 ........ ~~ · - • oe at the Critical Issues Ccmfer(;,r,ce her~'. Fantlind Hotel on April 19th. l\.[;ain, i.agara Falls • 0 v :wed himself rantasti.c ! And thf hi(,j: the whole conferenl,,e for me wr... z, be1.ng ,=tel .: ',o s].t in on that intervit~w which Bobbi "· e F, ·:S 1 ' ·;·cra.ns (a f r ee lance writer for the Grand �MARCUS of the former TWO EAGLES TRADING in Rockford, is mar•ri ed. She was marr·ied t5SN STONE of Tul;:;a, Okla . , t r:iis Saturday '<.st April lL:, 1979 1 at the Fir.st Congrer;ationTht--;re w.s.s a. v~Jr~y n.J ce l. r;11urch in iloc.kford . W3iJ 1_ after the ceremony at the H.or.kford Com-· y Cabin. Th~ event l a.dy ~\,..;i.11 be t"!;-r~!n. t.ty inissed b:; rr12lDY pee .. ~ p L~ here as she is going away to l i ·1e :in folsa. 0~Gi ~ ~ nity '.1 evalua ~ .1.o t In tal<·.:: place _CroJn the J nd1.an poir:t (Jf vi,-·· , Americ;::,n High ts Fund and th0 Am:". l •·· lurLLan I.J~:ii:.J Cc;nt.er~ ha\/8 begu.n v;orlc or1 tl"h... Ntd~ive ~:.ern;:- :il ; Project.. J'he d,Jat'in (>1' t.-~· ts u1ade t.tp ()f; 2 . . ; ~ ·:raos J1Jet11<)) , Ffr~i-~dtnr: Bi[~~ B<)1/' { r:_~'-· '·· , r·r-ecai:jrn vi::;o.r:s for ClJ~ ~~'fo.rd. thi.~1 p:(~o.j;:;::ct f; lact-::- (E.si-:j_.rfi{)) , T·r,ttu~in. Da..tly t, Cs vi e have a Crisis Ir,tsrvention Frcgram. that's b.: :cr1 keeping us pretty busy. It is for lowi •icon::.e fami1.is·s and senior neignto,"s who have s ..1ffE:red wintec hardships, So fa:r, werve :w1 peel a few on utility bills and beating prob1,,•ms. Our deadline for t.his j s May 31, 1979, Sapicl (Penob;;,cot; ~ Pr::te Stump (Cre~;) 1 t . IvJi ssour:i.; t H.andy Kalah5.k.i ( l1ai·:a.i.i.) , f~obt::r t. Le·iAJ.s {_-z1. .~n.i}, Ar\~t-i'l.E:. Fire L. n.rne Deer (::3J.o J.< i Mil ton Marks \ Yurok) 1 Jot1ne.on M~)nin:Lsk , y , · ma) > L1 oyd G. Old Coyote (Crow) ~ Edward f ·~ Ba.t ( Cl1e~renr1e) '} tJiar le Har~<JY t Nfrva.jo ' 1 (}c. -r Gf:AJ\D Ri\.f'IDS JNTEH-TRIBAL COUNCIL •) tJTREACH DEPARTMENT t c.ae, Howard Tommie (St::rn:il;o.l.e:!). p:ccject needs exa.mples of proble@;; t rw " Indian peoples hav<'· had w.Lth federal lav.;:, r •.· gulations 1 and procedure.3 in the practice or Nat:i.ve American r'elig.ion.s. If you can t·it:;lp by telling of specific incidents or problcr1.::: , please contact a member of the Advisory £i.02 r or Native American Rights Fund. 1 1506 Bro.:: ;:.. , Boulder, CO 80302, Phone 303/447-B760. ~.:,., ; Thi~; su we will be extra busy to try to eet to w1eryone who is entitled to this program. Gi\'e Outreach a call as soon as possible and 'vV•~ wi 11 do cur best to help you if you meet t''!.e guidelines. HEMEt-fBER ! to report, the results of chis to Cont:::re;i::' by Aug:ust of 1979. F?t-.:~~ ..-ie:'.:~1.ous 1 "l f~ SHIRLEY MCDONALD 1 DIRECTOR G.R.I.T.C. OUTREACH DEPARTMENT tt::tS ©®~ TO THE PEOPLE ••. Deadline for Crisis Intervention Pro- I am an alcoholic, please listen to me wHr1 gram .is Ma,L 31, 1979 ! ! ! ! ycur hearts. I am scared of you. A friend aslrnd me how i felt and I said brand new, because that' 3 h0i,, I feel, llke a new born baby, naked and t:.··u ~:, ':..ing. Please don't make me fee 1 shame or d ~ .,. trust . I ask this because I 've been dmm ; ·- .. INDIAN RELIGIOUS ACT Have you ever been stopped from visitj_ng an fo,1ian sacred si.te on federal land? Have you road berfore. ever been told that you could not pick: plants r, e,:ded for medicine or crafts '.Used for Indian rel igior1? Have you ev·er~ been told that you c :>u.lctlhen do. you. thl.nk he' 11 get drunk. .peopli:; VJ.ho could riot hunt an anjmal you ne(~ded for relig- like to talk: I am mad; I' 11 give him t-hi_r1:, tom.; reasons? Have you ever had an Indian days ... people who like to talk, I am sad; I religious article searched or confiscated at the think he was at the bar ... people who like t c border, without your consent'? Are there any talk, I am hurtj he got into a figtlt and ... ft:deral laws, regulat:Lons or practices that you people who l:i.ke to talk, I am ashamed. feel are stoppi:'.l.g you from practicing Indian Peop.le who lu~.e to talk connot make use of r0l i.gion? If you can answer '1 yes 11 to any of their own abi.lit.ies. They cannot measure up these questions, or if you know of incidents to their own ego idealst they lift up their Oh involving these questions, then you may be self·-esteem by lowering and dancing on th::; able to help change the legal. picturr..:; surroundesteem of others. It seems easier to knoc~ h1g the practice of Indian religion. down others than to lift ones.elf up. a The Indian Religious Freedom Act states that vartous federal departments and agencies are he 1 ll nerv:er '.l'-!10unt to anything ... people who liKs to talk, I am happy I car; hanclle it . supposed to evaluate their law~1 and practice~> to see what changes are needed to allm-: IndL:m::,: to practice their religion wi.thout the fccera1 T.1ey' r·c no good for each •')tt1er so they sf1c,u~ (; ... people who like to talk, I was or.e of yo,) . ,:2;overnment)s interference. President CartE'r has to report the results of trlis evaluation _ 1 �.i.l he oon 1 t watch i t l1e '.i..l be DEAD ••. people who like to talk, I am scared for you. Mormon influence, ®©i2.! Even though TTIE MORMON CHURCH tri8 Mormcni Churcr1 i::.1 no 11.. sidered a ncul t 0 ' but is a r·~-;sp(~Ct(~d ant. ponsible ClrcisUan religion, :it is ques . w.bet112r Indian .youth ougbt to be st1bjec-t:~ infi.uence 'chat puts tt;em far fr-om tbei.r Y" fr1n1ll1-es 1 their (JWn cultures :t and their c-·~,,.vn relie:;i.on~J . 1 by Rupert Costo ..,t~eprinted from WASSAJA 1 Jan/Feb '79 A nmv law enacted by the U.S . Congress late in 1978 has been hailed as a. progres::.ivE~ step by Indian leaders and tribes. The act concerns Indian child welfare and attempts to correct a serious situation in wh:i.cb Indian child:cen are placed in foster home.s where the parents are non-In<hans, despite the fact that the tribes and the relatives of that child want. 5..t to be placed 1-Ji th Indian sponsocs. So many illegal and unethical incidents have occured that many states have a regular business going :i.n which non-Indian parents are vying for adoption of an Indian child. Other i.ncidents that have been reported include the forc.i.ble "adoption" of an Indi.an child by nonIndian parents 1 with t.he help and convenience of social welfare authorities. After a long time of lobbying for the bill, the act was finally passed and it is now hoped that the illegal situation will be corrected. However, it was not publicized, nor was l. t made known until former Senator James Abourezk r..:ductantly announced it, that the Mormon Gnurch was exef'!Pted from t.be provisions of the Indi.an Childre Welfare Act, We exempted it on purpos(~ and out of necessity. There would have been one hell of a political fight if we hadn't." The Said Abourezk : 11 statement was reported in the New York Times and repeated in Vince Lovett Is !'!_ewsnotes' em-~ anating from the BIA in Washington, D.C. 1 Mariy td bt.;s cons:lder tria t the Indi.an Child Welf'ax·e Act 1 as j_ t L> presently writt0n 1 rt eec;;j to be amended, elim.inating tbe Mormon Ct1urcL exemption. OH THE ORIGINAL WHITER 1 S COPY. THE MORMONS AND INDIAN CHILD PLACEMENT: J:;; NATIVE CULTURE BEING DESTROYED. By Beth Wood (Condensed from Indian Voice) ***The Indian Child Welfare Act, designeo to establish standards for the placement of TA_ dian children in foster or adoptive homt:s to nrevent the breakup of Indian families 1 Ha::, passed wJ. th some changes by the U.S. Congre:.>s. I Senator James Abou.rezk, who sponsored the 1eg-islation, explained that the Mormon Church, and certain private agencies are exempted fr-on. the act. Abourezk publicly stated, HThey had a very strong lobby 1 and we had to negot:Late to g'.:) t tt1e !vformon.s to agree to th.e bill \tJe sir1p1.;/ had to vexempt them. n affect the Mormons. The exemptions 12r•,?;ely . *** Indian children are place in foster homes or adoptt~d, at a rate of twenty times tb.e n& t:i.or:-- al average. The great majority of these place- ments and adoptions are into non-Indian home.':', The Mormons have the largest and most effective and many are through the Mormon Indian Pla·~e­ dd.ld adoption program in the entire country. men t Program. They have a "student placement program" which puts Indian children with Mormon homes for nine During the last school yeari the Latter months of the school yea.r. Saints pJ.ace 1, 9;~6 Navajo children from f\l'l·· zona and New Mex.ice. The BIA Social Serv .' c~~ ,' F'.vi.doncc shows, however, that most of these office in the Navajo admini::1tration cem:er of chilclrm1 remain all the year around, making the W:indow H~' ·:k estimates that this year the rum Mormon Church the largest adoption agency for ber will exceed 2 ,000 with an <.:HHt:i.onal Indian children in the country. to '700 piacc~ments . fccmi. the Utah section o '' ChJ.ldren ar":::: proselytJ.zed in these homes by tbose Mormon famjlit:"s~ as we have noted, through direct personal contact with many Ind:i.an childrer.. who have been subjected to ::i.uch the Navajo ResErvation. 0 Tbat 's jo 8. ~vhole population~ n lot of chtl.dren f.com tb,-: :\J::iJ,' - commented Nancy Evans 1··:com the �..:tl Services office. ermine its impact. 11 "There is no way to le U.S. Congress recently passed the Indian Child Welfare Act, desi.gned to manage the off reservation placement of Indian children, and to give priority to Indian families in such placements or adoptions. The bill establishes standards for- placement, and 3ims to prevent the breakup of Indian families. BOW PROGRAM BEGAN The adoption and placement program became an official function of the Mormon Church in 1954. Children are placed in Mc•rmon born,::s tiwoughout the U.S. for nine mon tb.S' of each year. The rs they at.t(:nd public ~:::chools, Mo1"!non religious classes, and take p<.H~t :in tbo many ac ti vi t :.es crnt fill Mormon life. P.lul Enciso 1 coordinator of tne place:-r;ent P'O- Placement of Indian children is fast becoming one of the primary concerns if, most iegal assistance programs in the Southwest. The Phoenix Indian Center's Legal Project is handling more and more custody cases each month. Jack Peterson, a Project staff memtier reports that most cases are very complex, since they cross state lines, and because the power of the tribal goverr..ment is as yet undefined. With cases involving d]stant reservations ' li~ those in the Dakotas, the legal procedures are very much like those i.n prisoner exchanges he- contends. 11 MORALLY RIGHT, THEY FEEL ' The process i.s loni~ u.od llarrowjJ1g for the Indiat1 fa.rnll.ies. t~nd it cer·ta·Lnly· isn t t t?- J y.by the ~1c,rmcn 's fr(:qu . ?~rjt2.y pat. ronizir1g a.t-·· t.i. tude:3 1:,m-Jcrd tt1e;ri. u~r:~it:-:re is such z 02a.1.r)~JSri;.:.ss. They feel they gram in the Albuquerque .Stake, contends that the: program givss the Indian child a sense of morally rlght. They arr; fulfilling a mora ~ obligation by ta.!o.ng an Indian child ir,t.:.,. a :identity. "The LDS family will nurture thc3 l.hiid j_n the values of that fa11nly." he explai11s. n1t will teach 11.tm to t)e a leader of his people, teach him speaking [>kills, how to Vr~ry talk at a banquet or in business meetings or church. better' i1<)ffk:~ ,. " Pe ce.rscn sa5_d .. 1i t t.1e p1.1ol:Lc .i~lfc·r·r~1<1t5.~on is knot...rn ·.iL ~·~~1 As iVi "~k1 · M.:.wmons are reluctant -.o tr1e LDS Ind~an P 1~3~~,z~;nBnt Progran1., Uiei.r other af'fair5 t give ~my data en·· hard f;;;c:ts about their> j)r·~c';:·~,, in::1tr·uctic . 1., ~ m::i.terial <:i:rculated among Mormons about 1~he Placement Program, but they are not ava1l.:.clr• ~rohhny Benally, a placement Navajo whose farn5.1y '.:-c non-Mo"mons. lives rn::ar Aneth, Utah; grew up with a Mormon The church publishes guiae~} for the Placei1K.:nv family and thinks there a.re serl.ous problems 11 studentftth,~ Natural Parent, arid the Fost,;r wLth that "new life. Parent. The guildes are specific and cleady 11 An Indian Mormon is a contradiction in terms. written. I guess i:t describes me though, 11 Benally admits. Though some of the Mormon educational techr1i.-· Lr. Jan Van Deusen, a pediatrician at the Tuba ques are well developed and admj_red by nonCity Arizona Hospital, said, "They don't know Mormon educators, Goldi.e D,3nny, direct.::;;· of whether th~y are Anglo or Indian. Time after social services for the Quinault Nation in time I have referred children to psychologists Washington State an•j NCAI 's child welfar8 C'Q n·for• emotional and psychological disorders, and rrd. t tee chairper::,on, says the. t Indian s:iould t>~ time o.fter time it is discovered they are from in control of their own curriculum. the LDS placement, and that's where the problem HEvery time I pm~ticipa te i.n hear.ings or ffi(•et.·· started." ings on Indian education, the Mormons arc there. It is like me going t.o Chinatown :l.n ). BLACK ~iARKET IN CHILDREN San Francisco and telling the residents t.her<:: how to educate their children. It is just that Mormon placement was practically a black mar11 ket operation j~ the 1960s 1 Van Deusen recalls. redi.culous. 11 She h::.c.; lived on the Navajo reservation for 24 Others, however, feel that Mormon teaching i:;ech year!. 9niques and the opportum. ties provided _by the ''The family molds the child's 1:Lf·3. 11.fe 1 11 Enciso said. It 1 s a netl T·r1ere a.rle rnany pan~phlets ar1d mu.ch �Placement Program are extremely positive. Mabel Yazzie, a legal administrator in the Nav,..:-jo Tribe Legal Department, was eight years fJl d uhen she was placed in Roy, Utah. "Mormons are some of the best when it to educational techniques," Emerson, o. Mormon' claims. urr you look at their (:. tional growth on the reservation, you rea. see results. They have an excellent cours in Navajo for their missionaries too. When I look back on the placement service, it fantastic. I am adapted to both cultures. I feel equally comfortable in them. 11 11 "Navajo educators might be able to pick up some ideas from the Mormons. It certainly would be better if .it were Navajos using '!azzie remembers the initial adjustment to her those techniques. Because no matter how good :·10rmon family as traumatic. "I cried all night their educational techniques are, the Mormon Church is a well-oiled machine out to Chr i_s-,~ lcng on the bus, n she recalls. I had nevet·· >•e-::n away from home outside Sheep Springs. I ' o tianize the Ind~ans," Emerson says. rk'i er been in a big city. I didn't speak one Hm..• successful the LDS Placement Pr-ogram :i.s ~G rd of English." .in achievj_ng that goal is extremely hard to det.erm.ine. Church records are secret, and ~1 ~L~ ;~ ie is grateful for her educatior1 a.nd fo:.~ :if released, a_ 1·e often misleading . .'~; ::• social skills. She is presently sending · ·"'r orother and sister, who are both in her 11 I have respect for the Mormon religion,n ._ t.t~ tody, to placement. Mabel Yazzie expla1ns 1 nBut I c.on't practice I respect the Navajo relig5-on tha t cy 1. 1 .., 1 sr,8 explained, !!My decision may have been it: 11 family practices. I don 1 t, r».::ally foll.ow ~1 11' ferc:1t had there been g."Ood schools here. e:i.ther one. I think many plac>.:::ment peopJ.e 'ir• _ .1(. · Evar1s agr'ees She asserts that the lack like that. I wonder about it a lot. ,+;\JOd education is the crux of the whole Johnny Bennally practices the Mor·mon fai t h. b «:t':: er. he abrees: Hif I met someone vJho I want::.. t. 11 to miw,vy and she wanted me to j©:i:n .her c.hm•c r:-i \" '" have no policy on children. We have not I 1 d drop my r·eli g ion f'or hers in a minute . •"'Ki ded as a tribe things like whether thGy There's no way a Navajo Mormon can be as dt:i· ~ J u .ld learn Navajo, if they should be placed voted to the chm~ch as a Whi t8 Mormon. 11 ori ~-Y when the si tua ti on is severe. h< ::> I I '' · ir office i.s push:i.ng the tribal cmmcil and rnii ..isr.ration to start dealing witn the issue (I:' ct1ildren. Once they do that; tbey will ·,:: to look at the LDS Placement Program, 11 ic. e said. 1 1;•. uCAT ION ON RES IS NOT AS GOOD . n.:;r2: is no education available on the r·eser1:c1 :-i.o"l that is competitive with that provided t E' . ..._,ugh Placement homes. Public schools are 'T,ti ~;h better in Salt Lake c::. ty, for instance, ~, 1a'.1 here. A whole review of educ2.tional pro, t· 'lm ; , and the lack of them, has to be done," , r•~ ,,oncluded. 1 • u ·,:·ry Emerson, a Shiprock, N.M. Navajo, who nm1 .. ches at Alburquerque Indian School, also i.s that Navajo parents have limited choices 'I , ,>' it comes to providing their children with i..;ood education. Dr. RobP.:rt BP.rgman, who started the Indian Heal t11 Service Mental Hea 1 tn program on t ne Navajo Reservation, feels that though statistics are not ;:;,va.i.lable to prove it~ the LDS Pl acement Program does do many Indian children harm. "If you grow up in Salt Lake City you hav ~ t( believe ~mat you left benind is no good. i\ kid w.1.ll think he• s good as long as he t h i nk: his family and race is bad. "The LDS Placement demands that a person pi. t. oneself first. The Navajo way of never p-.!tting yourself before your family and trj.bc gets pushed aside,n Bergman states. Bergman says it is unlikely that placement Navajos come beck to work and live on the t't'l ervation as adults. Most lose their native language and many are skilled in White man's ways, like Johnny Benally. are a Navajo mother and have no job and livestock is not well and the land is not 1 get pretty frustrated when I go bacK with poverty and a1conol.ism on the i>es, 11 said Ber r!X"-'. what can you do to give your children a ally, nr see an inability to adapt to the D•'; 1, tE~r :::uture r It Emerson asks. 'I f ,'OU ~ -. T 10 �wr:t 's ro ,-;ne f s pr:i orU.-.y right now," Evans _g society. But then, I remember my OW!i f.ion was pretty costly. I rw bet.,;er ofr' . )J€ Cl r,y. •p.j\~e ri<~ed ~,s_ys. .soTnecnf:~ t.o de; nothin_g else but gf~·'.. int.er ·n ""'~' pa.rents as to the 1·1Cr"::0c:.., 1 s·::;;,,~ t isti,:::; 5 nm.hod:::, anri bring ti:at inf'ormatie>r; to public ll ··cl Yazzie, however, works an d l:l ves :i.n Wlrn;,),¥V1cw, n .>ck. :>he points out that oecau.se her plc:iceD•.::nny ::;2rys number·s of chLldr-en on LD,S plc..cu~: 12r n: .r;. n t far:1\ly bad two or.her placement dli.1dn.m, art': ;.nia1ai1able. l!l~st].matcs go as h:i.gh as s'1} wa:.:~ able to mai.ntain bee Navajo languE:..i:;e. 20 1 GOO but LDS i~~- :::o :;.ecreti.ve, there L3 r:o w2.y ~1f :..:dcri-iJ'it~g~ B~~CCh~~~e trbe Morro.tin parer t<-j ". . 1 n,-_;~ "fh:.;. t rnakGs a big difference, !I Yazzie says. rcqu~"'st fo:."·t.er paynv;nts, ther·e are no gover"'. r1r,: ·~ !: 1 m rcai.ly glad I can still speak Navajo, thrugb I'd never be <-:tble to speak out at ·~hap­ record:':. of it, either. •t ter meet.ings or anything." # Evans stresses the impact of LDS Placeme:f;.l on A~1APTED t.he Navajo Nati.on: BY BOTH CULTURES so.id she is comfortable in both worlds, she adds, up1a.cement has made me lose tou~h hfi th rny cul ti1re. I ref)p~ct it, bu.t l don•t really feel it~s mine. 11 I"iough Yaz:~ie has r·:any custody cases involving LDS t1.3r around the issue of cultural flai:.:ements result in attempts by ; mnilies to legally adopt Indian ' The Plact=JmEmt ServLce is hit.ting a very v .. t,,J 1 part of the Navajo Nation, our young. The The children who 'tt '~ pla.c:eo. ai"e usually from good homes and t1c.';• started sci-tool with good grades. They arc tak-· Placerrcent, cen- ing tbc cream of our Navajo children. Thf;~ clash. Many could be our future leaders. 11 the Mormon Jonnn:t Benally is a caGe in point. He descr1 ;:·2~1 children. f'ut.ure hang::i on them. The Indian pa.rents often combat the argument his own expe:'.'ience. th;.;i.t the Mormons can provide a "better home," never' be White; yet I don't have a s<.~nse of bing Navajo. The sense of loss won 1 t. de~:: troy rnc by proving that a consistent cultural back- 11 1 am successfuJ 1 but I'll ground is more important than the White wocld's ana I will de well within the White manis concept of a 11 better home." society. Hut I cou.ld never go back and Lve on the reservation. The only thing I know abou t THZ CHILD CUSTODY CASES Indians I lear·ned from books. One case last year indicated that Mormons agree A WELL-OILED MACHINE with the importance of cultural identity. A :·'lorrnon family cared for an Indian infant in Benally feel strongly that the LDS PlaceiJ1ent Pro t.neir home near Provo 1 Utah, for over 2 year[,, gram has aff\.;cted t.he reservation as a who.; e ., ·,n. th the approval of the baby's natural rnoth•.or·, 11 If the Mormons haven't created the cul tur.;,1 <lihO had turned him over to them on a temporary clash theret they sure as hell have aggravate· i i t, 11 be concluaes. i'•IJ\& basist: hfter a few months of wr1-c.1ng the family for ~:ne r·eturn of' her son, the Indian mother fin-· ally b:ought suit. The Mormons argued .i.n court tl'1at reservation life would be too difficult for the child to adjust to; the cultural sliod: would be too '----------------------,·--.. -~- MT, PLEASANT GOVERNEMTN INDIAN SCHOOL THC: f·)R- rm'.i.fh. MER STUDENTS OF THE MT. PLEASANT GOVERNM::NJ' INDIAN SCHOOL WlLL BE HOLDING THEIR FODTH Ai; , 5, 1979 FROM 10: 00 AM TO VTD-· NIGHT IN THE SHELTEH HOUSE IN JOHN GUEllil!E ( PARK (,JUST OFF U.S. 31) • IN HART, MICHIGAN. THE NUAL Rl2UNION, i·ll\Y LOCATION OF THE REUNION HAD TO BE CHANGED FHOM Tne Mormon family won the case a~id the chi.ld j;, now .legally theirs and continues to li'l'e vii th them in Provo. THE MUSKEGON GRANGE HALL, fftJSKEGON, MICttiuAN DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE REMODELING O? THE C? 4?;GE HALL WHICH WILL BE UNDER WAY DURING THE ThoLlgh thousands of miles apart and \·mrking wi.th different tribes, Quinault Social Service OF MAY. ' Jorker Goldie Denny and Navajo Nancy Evans both ALSO, ALL SENIORS FROM THE GRAND RAPfo:? 2i:;ree that the LDS Indian Placement Serv:Lce WHO LACK TRANSP0HTATION TO THIS REUNION "i<':eds to be reckoned with. They feel its imCONTACT JOE JOHN, 458-3569. LEAVE YOUF ;1ortance is being overlooked. Mf)~:TH SO PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THIS. _c,; £;1 , ?LSJ'..3,~'. NAi'lE AND ADDRESS. FHEE TRANSPORTATION WILL BL P.: 'JIDED COURTESY ·JF THE GRAND VALLEY AMfhICAN INDIAN LODGF.;. .H .1· .•:f""' -------·-----·..-- .......r.....---,';I '.i.i':.t �:.. 1 'ctober 26 t 1977 the Burt L.:ike lndian:' becamz a bc.-id once again. After more than a :/I. of 1.;ork by George: Cornell, instructor in the Department of Hacial and Ethnic Studies, de::>· v~"n::!'~nt;:, of the Burt LakEJ r. 'l an Center on Michigan Banj g:-.Lthered in the "ltorefront offices of the Lansing North A-Ger ;\venue to pr<-1.~s for ~.;e<:. tlement of tbei.r land ownership claim M.;c.u" , '•P"''-. called Indianville approximately 20 miles south of the Straits of Mackinac. Corne.U decidrd to contact descendants of tne band af'cer he h<:-id heard sketchy stories of the bu:cr La~:e tragedy and had turned to i:ltate arch:1..'1es to check on their validity. In the arc11ivc~; '; found a. r>eport corroboratin;; the s~ory from co .lt:;::>s than Govc.rno:r Hazen S. Pingree who in ~~no decared: ''The State of Michigan owes thr;:;::;e Indians heavy damage which I will see an.· pal.(::. It is an outrage." The Govern;)c, however, diet• shortly after requ0sting an appropriation c.c : ('..,l,,')re the land, and h1s prom.:i.se d].ed wit.h hi.rn. ~.r.•we · l F. Collins. editor of an Indian history .:ulletin, r>opo!"t1.:~d in l 95E: "Theoretically , t:.e ,,: ;v<c~rrior of tbe State of Michigan still holds this la.n:i in trust for· the Indians as there s•:;err,[> :.o be no record of hi..:1 tru.st-~e;;nip l1aving beer! ten.,in. tee. 1' ':,r· ~-;; cold y wet October night 3. L the Lt<rn of t.hE. century 1 the Burt Lake Band, a gi~oup ot '-'')l Lh<..r .i !-. • ~.: gan Ottawa Incli2n.s, were forced f'rOrri thei" hom0s by a county sheriff. They sat by tLc 1·uc·ISi.de w:i.th their few possess:ion.s and watchec as their houses wece sot afire by the suppc·;J,'O !'1';.; Oc·iner of th,-~ir land. Llif~ dC'..::;out1t ;;e11::~ l" \,,r-: she fcund ()f 106-yea.r-.. old NGgoriee ~lltio, t:.pon 2eeing her home destr·oyed, v.rc1lkcd 30 Sbe di(3d slJorri.y a+-·~ici.»r:.r.:l. r·': ~nD ~~t1elter. ·•'-other member~ of the band ::;1_;":pcr:3ed, G"~rr:rirq wit .... tnem bit..t.er memories of tbeir force>! " ,,,...r1.ure - mP.uories wnich have teer1 kept a:Uvfe oy Jbe:Lr chil0ren arid grandchildren. ·· i_;!-,y years 1ater Corr.ell intenc;<)d to corre(::t th2.t. mistake. EquLpped with document.a.tion. re :~. i_,1ecl to make an attempt to reus:::emble Lhe Gu. t Lake Band. ·~n•at ser.:rned an impossibJ e- ta~; r. ... ' l"d.at.i.veiy simp1ei r1e say:1. 11 The band nevu· eeally fell apa.rc,. The Burt Lake Band is. - · - l .:ally, an ex.tend:::d +''amily. Pr->op.l e kno;,: who m..:i.rricd who and wem; i:here. 11 11 r ~~hem it ·.;as, 1 FoJJ.0'-i :Lt up 1GW or let. i', re~;t forever', If Co•~neLl remembers. Kno;.ing - ·.t would rwt be for.gotter:, the. m0:aber3 cot3,'r'tt'd t.o have C.)r'11ell pursue the matter w·1.VJ 'f- ti ve 1\merican Rtgtts Fund ( NAR1;') for repr·eseatation. ·old 1 ' 1 hTAHF J_,a~v-:yer, 1,.rl.:.L.n.Ja Loc:kleac, be:rc: 1r co:im:und.cations with iJ r'l'?presentati ve or L10 "'"'lot'. Tbough the few e1.dcrly pecple wlio r'f"iJt'rnber the Burt Lake village may never rd:.~r·1 ', , • land, their descendents will at h:1st knm. that the story of the Burt Lake Band fina· '"i' ~ ~:~ fJanuary ·'~-tn.d ed c~ r(::SfJ-f>n.;·;e., ./ "J havf~ any ill formation ab')\;t tl'h; art:.cle alJove, or know of anyone who migt1t 1 plea;;,3 c;r: ... Sh1W~t at 2/'f-625'1. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND COUFL! - Gary Sbawa at lf56-4226 er- Roseanna • • ,1'.:.f)N KENNEDY has corapleted workshop IJI cf t ·e Nat.1cnal Indian Park and Recreation Mar.~~r.-; • ".r,t. Training Program in Tahleq·,;ah, Oklahoma. Part of wor1rnllop III was Recreati.on F1..mdin .. l~i rttr1anc<.::, consi.stir1g of F'eder.al 1 State and L.oca_l ft1riding .. .. ": remainder of the workstiop consisted of au r·art:i.c i..pant 1nt, :::T:s Hi the training V'>:)gr o -~:.s:!..st at the National Indian Menas and Womens Ba~:;ketha11 Tournament. 0 ~IC City' Arizon took the Womens ChampU.on:;Jl";j i: in Basketball and the rndahoma City ~' "1~ thE' Mens Ci1ampionship. 12 •1 Indiat1~:; ~.wr= �AND DANCE YOU DON•T FORGET t FOR 28 U.S.C. sor1eone been 2415 CLAIMS tre~~passing FUNCTION ·cTUNCTION Augu.:;t .L .\. PESHAWBE'.STOWL, MICHIG.A..N Aug·ust l.c· u·': or your parents' or· grand.parents 1 land'! {f't· t!:wre building, fences, cattle etc., · j .:<_.- - ,''l - '. ·1 .' August 2 ~~~ l':t September ' '); September ·:~ September 2 . BAY HILLS, MICHIGAN MOHAVIANTOW;;f, ONTAHIO MUNCEY, ONTAHIO GHAND VALLEY IND. LDGE. on your Indi.an -. ')1 ) '· ··,~ ( your land which you believe :;:;hould not be nt3re? Or, have you, your parents f etc. , lost Th5.s prelimi.nary 1.ist of Great Lakes area. ~;.J~i\y(./w;., 1 Hid or had it taken from you illegally? Are and special events is the result of the rrKe::~5.v' recently h•::ld in Lansing by the Michigan To·..n'i. t<'u mwd money for r€·nt of your land, 'rights-· Association, and bacb=d by the Mj_chigan Ind-)::ir' r,f .• ~;ay across your land, etc'? The Bureau of i )'J , '<Ji?••n Affairs is trying to recover lost lands •• c1J money for tribes and individual Indians , .i·~d needs your l1elp ! If you know ot· any in~ .,;mce of trespass, lost lands or money owed~ .11ease fill out an intake form so the Bureau 1) r lndJ.an Affairs can investigate. Please 'U..l it out as completely as p<;ssible - the ·WC:;> information you g,i ve, the easier it will •e for Bureau of Indian Affairs to complete · .s investigation. C.:nnmission, Jo1-:; John~ who attended this as official representative of Grand Valley 1·\.mcrican Lodge brought this i.nformation back, We af'CO h:JpE:~f'ul that at the second meeting schcdu r for the near f\.rture 1 the committee will 2}_abo, ,. a litt.le more on location details as well a:c sponso'('ing organization and we will republish 1;,)·,,~ additionally nee<Jed informa·cion. In the m..:::antime, you can at ] 1~ast mark your calendars <.'cno start to count your nickels and dimes and "'"s<:: ,y,..,; many of these you can make this year . . f' you feel you have a claim, please send the MEE-GWETCH TO THE COUNCIL DRUM FOR THIS c..:'mpleted intake form to the BIA office in. 'lr area. Intake forn~s TION AND TO THE EDITOR are ava:llable at the 11 INFOHV11.~ MR. ED GILLIS". f".) llowing address: LIEPARTMENT OF TBE INTEHIOR BGHEAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ") .0. BOX 884 The Michigan Department of Labor 1 Office ·•f W: men ar::d ·work, will hold a series of thr,::t, p • liG he~~rin.f~S on tbtj is3u.e. of sexual haras~3·~:"Jier1~~ .3nUI.T .'.":>TE. MARIE, MICHIGAN in the work place. ft!}CHIGMl AGENCY ·1·tTN: 2415 COORDINATOH :ntai<e forms must be com.plet·sd and returned to !1~~, Bl;.\ tjy tv1a:1 15 ,. l 9't9 ! ! ! ~~© '·j]{t-~fCfU-r1·1ovr:~~~~~~Gi~A~ili ' s1~];JD-~ \f~j~ ·iOU1~· 4 tJE;,.,r liDD11E~)S..........! ! ! _,.,,...,,_,..._,.,._....,...... ..,.,.,,...-,.~ ______ ,,_ P:LEJ:\SE~? .. ,....-_...,_,"_.,,_, (2 ~"? . ~--~---,-·,...._,.. . ... Grand H&.pi<J:1, Michigan on April 25, 1979. Comr1d.ss:ion Chambers 9th Floor 1 City Bldg, 3'.'Jii l~cn.r·~oe ~1arcpJet.t,(-) J Ave(' Ni;W.: r~ttchig~an {)l_~ f~·1-.1y TT.:.f:.; ErI,J1e Rocn1, Don .II 1 ......._ 3 t l )79 Univco Cer. . ·~<;;1 Bott·~Y~-n _~,. Ve t[\).J ~ • i··tLch1Lsa. r 9. 1979 \)r1 City County Audtt.cr:it1u1 f 1 - t+prn) J-fc·c,--jw.ard .Ave. '\, . Bldg~ "": ;)ol:Ldc.trity Ea[:;t Jefrerson. Ave~ '.".. .... ".-}PElJ _ tJt=; a co;·_1f.;:;.re~1c.e organ.ized wj. th : . .~. ·' anri t.he I:risti.Lttte \.Jf Labor (-,,,(_r1c: -~_,,. du~t 1 ial Relatirn1s on October 20, 1979 st ~G~ Un:\. or M:Lch1gan. Please mark c2d.cu· ,,,.i: Fen~~ rnc•r\<~ in:form.::j.t·tor1 cor1ta.Gt: f·1ICtIIGAN ::-;;~:r- 1 ~fT-· t··:C~;Nt: (~F Lf1Ef)f: d~ ()f'"'F'IC-£ uot~lliN 1\.ND WOHK - 113 .. TfI.(H'11 E: ~JJ..:i.J FOF J 979 ________ ......-._....... A!'TD ..-..--SPECIAL ........ i--·ci~Ji-/()t~' Cl\.LJ~:ND.P"H ,,_ ,....,...,. ....-.... .......................,-..-._.,., ,,.,_~ ~ .........., -~,,._....,., .... ··•'..~-;~~~v: fo~cce EVENTS -...._._,..~--..,_-~~ M<.iY J. 9 & 20 1,\[SJ.NG ~ MICHIGAN June 3C ~ Jt1Iy 1 '-11 CHlGAN CITY, INDIANA t]lJDf-~ 30 v ~July l Af1;1fBIND J~ly 7 & 8 ·t;:_CTL£ POINT, ONTAHIC ,July 14 f.: l~~; ~ ~ 1C:)KEY ~ t'1ICHIGf'iJ\l .llLFOLE ISLAND, ONTARIO July 14 & 15 GH.f:.~I".\D RP1PIDS 1"'B.REE FIRE.$ HOl>J!ECCn'1ING ,h1ly 21 &: ;~2 1 hlIK.WJ~f11K~)NG, .__ \)J.tJ'ltll\JO . '.ROSS VILLAGE, MICHIGAN f'ICNIC 11.u..e;u,~.t Li-, ~) ,~ 6 PatriciD C~r~an, Direc~or 1 .. (517) 373-9475. �lt: I'1arch 20, 197q 5 J.n a t1i'.:;<:t:riJ1{: be for<~ ·:he rJatJ_cnaI_ G~- ·l.~~}_ H~i pJ'~·ts Co1rnnission tn rt'1°3.st1inc~tor, B::tiiey, D1rect01• of' t-he M1.cr1igan Corm\n.s:3ion on Indian Affairs, make the followin J •l",r, V. !'I h(-_'.: {~ ontroversy r , c.:~ 1=.f tr1c er.t..i.re over f:L ;)flJ~HfS: staI.<:: !t ~~- rit?;h ts fhJpuJ.a.tton crea,te(j ~t. 11 J4~.tcf1"i.e~ar1 t·1a:_:~~ fc;~ _., ,,r. c--d.uca.. t . ed he·li;;:;fs ree:rxt'(tir1e; ttte A!nertca.n '' Vfff'Y cornmuni.ty • tne n6xt "'-=t {r1a.\1t· cf racisrn that threa ~-en~ Lc:...(t1g suppres2ed attit-t4c £~ . ·~;_.1 now eru.ptJ_n_g 'Hith regularity in alrr·.) ~; ·t·· hcL.1iJ..recl yr:;ac.s.. lr1d:Lan!:~ c.u~e :reLn1lt of i~nsttbsta.nt.J.ated ar<.:.iclc:z3 ut.J.1:tz,~d by raass rn.edta comrn11nication. Ne1~r0 a 1~~ · U<:lc.s ch3rge Indians of :LUegally fisl1ing w:i.t-hout mention of the f:::i.ct that in AprH of l9'fl1 thi :t.ch:l.gan Supreme C01.1rt stated that Indians have t:he right to hunt and :fish. (People vs . .Ji)n(, ';"'c;'-' .t }: 1i:3 is the 384 Mi ch. 539 1 54'f; H5'5 NW:?.d l 971) . There is a great deal of rh.etoric about. the rape and di;;pletion ~)f' the resources of the Groat Lakes, but never any mention of ttle tearing asuncier and loss of good community relations bethi,~fn Indian people and others in their respective cciminuni ll.e:3. It i.s the posi~ion of the M.i.chigar, Commission on Indian Affairs tr..:1.t the fishing d1sput :i.s a •natter of Federal and Tribal off:i.c:lals to deci.de because of the unique and long-establistwo r -:o. -lationship between the Federal Governm.ent and sovereign and indigenous tri.bew in North Aw,.,.,.i n Cur concern is the rapidly growing hatred being generated by those who feel they have their :.\, .rn terests to protect, while eroding the legal and social rights of Amer:\. can Inclians. The pain suffered by the Indian families either d.irect1y or indirectly involved in the ffohir.g dispute is unconsciousable. Indian people have had to suffer in almost total silence because the suffering prompted by r · cial hatred and discrimination does not sell; as well ;:w impending threats of resource dep:.. e tion, violence, and the final victory over Indian people. The facts of the racial strife have been 1:-ecognized by national periodicals across the na.tirx: , and of a few concerned citizens. My' own father, who does not own any f1.sning apparatus) has feared for the safety of his c::nd e ther Indian peoplers live<> because of vigilante groups moving unimpeded by local and state ' a· enforcement officials. These same groups have been monitored by Indians and others. Th<'" .,.. ,._ - lantes are using Citizen Band radios to direct their efforts against Indian fishermen. How long must Indian people suffer''! and fears'? How can the sit-uation be explained to alleviate their t-'cun Will this inflammatory rhetoric re1sult ln the death or maiming of a child or t<::.._, ; i: on eithe"r side? These questions have been put aside and have not been fully recogn:i.zed a s ·t.!',' najor product of the fishing dispute. The citizenry of Michigan can not afford to continue to allow the civil rights of its mernbc:r'; to be violated, nor can they allow the children to become pawns in the cowboy and Indian 2ar,,c. created by their parents. ZS!.'' .------~ ·~~, -~~~~ �..... -·----~ ....-"' ~]7 -·---------------------------------- -·---·----·-,.......-- _..,..., ·------· ....... - r_!/~,V:r :/Vi.ONb!3_j tJ.!'£'f /)~ Y-~1 I .-J- ·--· ·- 7 77 MAY :JNBNfiS PA~ I I -I - J> 7ff //f?J PA I r-13 1 - 1'f1 ? !PAHENT COMMITTEE ~· 'J_ ~! I . /#-t 16 , - L -- 11-· ·~--~·--- . ' :$ ~/ II J . O d I Ce~tra - 8:30 A 3:30 PM I· I~ _J I cJ , - 17 I · J_ _ _ :lS II ..... -~ A JI _ _ _ _ _ _j______ - ...... ~ t~,t.. 6 ~+'----r- COMMENCEMENT Civic Audltorlum 6:30 to 8;00 PM Pleasaa~~tL 30 I Michigan si ty Career . Day. Uni.ver MMtt.o 1- ~tf I I -I , 111 - ~~ - I . I' I I I ..r .·;Mt. Plea sant Ind~an School re nion . at Gu ney Park. Har MI Graduation Dinner 6 to 9 PM Graduate Banquet 6:30 PM I 1 7 ./0 ,f,4 T. Northwest Fair 3 to 8 PM Lexington School parking lot. PARLNT COMMITTEE <'I 'f I / t1 - • J LUCK - 6 PM liOMEMAKERS CLUB at Stage 3 Play I . ~ '- Ff?Jf}AV bor II t ~ I _. �.....~~ (J Ll \J ,:;::_;_•',)_ n Grand Rapids li1t11r-Tribol Council -~ .......----~ ,....... : *'< >e ~-- I NON PJIOl'IT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO, 690 we:: ~ 756 Bridge, N.W., Grand Rapids, Nuch. 49504 , GRANO RAl'l~S, MfCH, --·------- ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED -·-- - I ----£_,__ _ Li bra ry a tt . Betty Jone s Grand Va n ey State Co 71 ege ---- A1 JendaJe • Mich . 49401 - o . ...J .. -- ---· - - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Foster, Toni (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/aac5668c03dd6d019efbe25c4fd7ee16.pdf 62711c62817cdde1ece6f796c45d3bb0 PDF Text Text ~j' .7~-;; ,~ .,.. . .. ,~ �GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT "TURTLE TALK" STAFF EDITOR ........· ..•. • . .. .••.• ,.. ...... ........... ., •••..... Toni A. Foster ASSISTANT EDITOR ••.•••••••..••..•..•...•• ViPginia Medacco Herr CIRCULATION ••..••....••..•.....•.....•.•••.•....•.• Ross Morgan TYPISTS ......... .................................... Toni A. Foster Virgi~ia Medacco Herr l\ HT I ST S • e • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • ,r; • • • • • • • • ., 'i' • • • • • • • • • • • • • To n i A .. t"' o s t e r Matthew Medawis *** The TURTLE TALK Staff would like to say once again, a thousand mee-gwetches to the following people who helped with the asse~bling, stapling and labeling of last month's issue: Mee-gwetch! Sharon Kennedy .Jimmy Raphael Richard Hiatt Joe King ;HtNE lSSUE-1979 • �____ JUNE BIRTHDAYS -...--.,..._, Happy birthday to: Boo-Shoo! The GRADUATION DINNER for the Ind.ian students completing their GED or High School Completion was a great bi~' success!!! On May 17, 1979, the Lexington Gymnasium was packed to the rafters wlth Indian People graduating from the Adult Learning Center, and their friends and relatives. Student recognition was conducted with each of the Indian students either completing their GED's or getting the:tr hJgh school diplomas. The night was something that most of the stud~nts will never forget, and I think the teachers deserve a big hand of applause! There was guest speakers from the House of Hepresentatives and from the Grand Rapids Commission Department. The Menu consisted of fry bread and corn and potato soup. And hats off also to t1.:mny Medawis (my dad) for be1ng the head cook tor th<:1t day. As we w~re about to pt·oceed to the main events, what Henry Sprague Liz Lewis Pam Sprague Shawn Judson-Day Ollie Pierce Brandy J. Shomin John Chi vis Jr. Diane Petoskey Vicki Neuman Winniefrd Fox Sue Maturkanich Dora Harris Sue Shepard Darlene Slagter Kay Compos Rita Blumke Richard Bush Vtola Compo · sue Martell Maurice Colter Ma1"i Comer Nicky Bush Betty Gibbs Marcia Raphael Joanne Kise Phyll.is Sheahan Marvin Han::;on Dav.i d Wonegeshik .Jr. do you U-.5.nk happened'? The school received a bomb thr.eat and cancelled .a c tiv:l.te::, for- about d Tr·eisa Kennedy Mary Manitowash Laura ll:i.tts half hour. What a relief that our school building didn 1 t ur- ln smoke! ! I think it would have been if 91.1ests a1:-riving were '~~reeted witl1, ' You Hl-:iy entet t:he bu.i.ldln·'.] , b•rt pleasr; don't WHliam Du1.1lop qo upstatrs becau::;e we have.-~ 1 ·t checiced ovet>si.ght.:;: JO June .June June June June June June June June June 3 3 4 5 5 'J 5 5 5 ' 6 June 7 <June 7 June 8 June 8 June June June June June 9 June June June June June June June June June June June June 16 14 15 15 ·15 June 16 17 18 19 19 20 23 26 28 29 30 .JO f1~nny And a belated happy birt!1day to last month's that far yet l t: Barba:na Traver May 5 May 9 Maria Ted1el • Li.z W6sc:.-i,,1 /,t1.c::;v..s t~L:1e Kiogin;.a jr. May 22 Donna .S:i.nkc told ,1l.J,ou t the b~)rni:; threat, my f Jrst thought was 7 11 I ~:mre hope that my dad turned o-f'f the stov€ so tf.e .: :.oup doesn't When J l'ldS burn. 11 Aft.e}'.' think5.ng that. 1 I finally r;.:',d:lized that l t di dn 1 t rn;ittcr to me that the building was goinry ~o blow up .. I just didn't want the :;.oup to bt,rn i ! l That 1 :> ole Toni. A. \foll, I hop:' that au. (If Oi.lr ~j'l'.'<10U2ites h;:.ve a. good t.ime next week at t~ 1e CJ.vie Audivn~­ lurn and i::xmt:i.nue t.hetr ,')ducatL)n In the near future. Because T kncm· that I certain1.:· w:~ll, :at:..-ga-wa-ba-m:i.n Na -Gutch ! TONI A. FOSTER GRA.PHlC~. DEPAHTMENT .nrn~R-TPU1Al COUNCIL May 7 -~· f or you. GRAND RAPIDS May 12 1 �Grand Rapids Press Tuesday, May 8, 1979 By Dave Burhenn In a landmark ruling, U.S •. Chief District Judge Noel P. fox has told the state of Michigan it has no power to regulate fishing in vast stretches of the Great Lakes by two bands of Indians. The ruling opens parts of the lakes to non-state-controlled commercial fjshing by members of the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault Ste. Marie band of Chippewa Indians. The judge issued his decision Tuesday in the hi.storic Indian fishing rights case. In a 131-page opinion, Fox ruled that the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has no authority to control commercial or subsistence fishing by Indians. Their Fishing rights, the judge ruled, are quaranteed by treaty and cannot be curtajled. The LinJ tee! States :i.nlt:;nded that the Michigan Indians be able to fish in ordt'r to maintain the1r l.i vel.:ihood 11 and way of life then and in the future, 1he rt.li.ng establishes ,~er.:tain 11 Fox stated. areas in which Indians may fish unrt~gulated by the state. {he <:;rea.s. wh5.ch contd.di some of the: best fishin9 in the Creat L..Jkes, are: •H·rhe M:i:;h.i~jiin (·lE--~Tl--ie l<lchi~F'tn ~'.:'" a'..~·.) pnrt.1.cr of Lak.:. Michigan from Grand Haven north to the Strdits of' Macklrwc; pm:tlon of Lak.e Superior· from th(? Chocolate R:b,er mouth near Marquette east to r·1led tr•c:t .i.t J~; of the state to ce2se .:.U enf'orcement of f.i.shin9 regulation..; expuny~ thP reco~rjs of Indians arrested for un-~0 lJ 1lc1tect fi:::.h.u:-g ,md to r·:1y •iam::.SJes anrt expen$es to tbo~.e arrested. rn th~ ~re~ i dr t~'.0Y J~?lY U.c dlt'(JY tn Indians and to [k.,.;ilust: lndlan 1 \.sl1hiq Ls prot·r·~Gted by t:'.·e;1,ty, Cvx 1'1.!11",d,1 ",th;:il right ls preserved and proteet 1'·< tmder the !:;urr 1 :~m.c· .l<.Jw yf the landi' and may nc.n; Le "re9u:.:11dd by the st:'\tc c)r its agents ex.::~ept as autt;(, ·.·izer1 t;_,. ::,·~Lg:cc.s:;:;. ·i Fo1. also rul.ed :·i-c.,t ··· c i'J. .:.h:i.r;· right is nor.: ..:1ffec;ed as t ..:. tl·ie sp.;;;;c'\.>::·3 fhe rul.i.nq comes of fL;h, •H'.igi.r of J;~: ftsh, the n:" tl\e p;.i·';sz:91::; purp,J&r:-; or- U5(, the ('\cs!:. piv.se of a t·<;.:1-pronq;.?;d trhl. 1}f years and ois "not l~ff':it1 or t:he tfme or rnanner of takinq. '' In the second phase, Fox wlll lhiv,; to flnd <.rn!;·.vers to tw·0 quet.Uons! Whdt f}_shi.nc; con'ff~•Ls., if <.my, can he estaDl.i:::.hed t)y Indi.:i.n~; ar.d th•:· feJf::ra l oovetrnr.:;nt, and wi·,o wil.l ,),:H1efi t h:.nm the n;l.~nq. ~-he Fox told fhe Press ne w-iJl 9rant a de'"Pn.se mot-lon :.:o in;:;lud~.~ oth1:::r 11 necie::.;.:>.:i.ry" parties dS r;1)f~l1L. 1tH"f;, ctueJng t.!Le ~>ec;)m1 phase. O.irrent1y~ only tv.o b.,:ind~, of Indian.'.:· are i.r.cl•Jded tn the· law::>u.it. Other p;wt:l.cs wo:1Jd pccsumdt•le i11cjurfe the C:-:.ippf-1•,a <mcl Ottaw>'l J.ndian!'i in the ::tate. l �1ling takes ~mmediate effect, but it could be stayed pending an expected appeal by the ;. DNR director Or. Howard Tanner has indi cated in the past that the state officials would the U.S. Supreme Court to make a final determination of the question. nflicts between Indian fishermen and sportsmen have resulted in some violence. and sportsmen have contended that unrequlated gill-net use by Indians •LlJ lakes of fish. would empty the The Indians have in turn indicated they could police thei.r fishing internally "o prevent destruction of the fi.sh population. rhr: case was begun in April, 1973 1 when the federal qovernment filed suit against the state on hl•half of the Bay Mills Indian Community near Sault Ste. Marie. •1, 197~i, ? • co-plaintiffs. the Sault Ste. Made tribe of Chippewa Indians intervened in the suit and were included f' e ~io vernment and Indians alleged that ONR fishing requlati.on policies were :i.nterfering with :.ore than a century of treaty protections. '.ht' state contended that the tre<.tties dJd not protect fishing rights and had been amended oy la '.er agreements. li1e dispute also included the powerful tHohigar, Jni ted Conservation Clubs, a ~1roup of state '->Um: t:::;men opposed to unregulated commercJal fl shing. nw, MUCC unsuccessfully attempted to enter the case as co-defendants with the state, but :.owed the group to intervene as a "friend of the Court. 0 i~ox al- Severa l weeks of trial were held last year on the lawsuit, during which historians offered C•)n' U.ctlng interpretations of the bach:ground and fl.avor of 191:.h-century tr.eaty negotiations w1th U1e Ind l ans. Jn his opJnion, fox came down clearly on the side of tLe trtbes ruling that they had not si9ned lway their 12,000-year-old practice of fishing in the Creat Lakes. f o;;; wrote, ".,.simple just.i.ce requires that thi:.> court be9iri to put an end to the unfa.i rnes s wtttch has plugued the Indians in the.ir dealings with the white man from thelr first contact w:i.th .:ir:it and restore to the Indian that which by na ture f.$ his, and now by right also." i {1X bdsed his ruling p:r.incipally on treati.es: the 1814 Treaty of Ghent> which ended the War of fS;2 be.tween Great Britain and the United State!>, and the 1reaty of 1836, which ceded lndi.ln L.mds to the inf ant state of Michigan. T!lt.:: Judge wrote that in the Treaty of Ghentj the United States agreed to protect the rights of tndians who had been the allies of Britain during the war. ln the Treaty of 1836, Fox r·uled, Indians never gave aw.ay their 11 aborigina.l" right to fish J.n t:he lakes adjacent to the ceded lands. The judge al.so stated th;lt treaty must be interpreted :w a light favorable to the J~dians. r nx found that in the 19th-century Indians' lim:\ted under.standlng of the terms of the 1836 tnMty , they could hunt and fish "as long as the sun rose and the waters flowed." state had claimed Jn its defense that another treatyr signed in 1855, took away the fisning privileges. Fox wrote that the pact did nothinq of the kind. "The United States could no t be .:·!':leased from a right originating in the Indians which Jt never owned and could never give," the opinion stated. The In the decision,. wh.ich often reads like a M story te>:t~ Fox reserved heavy criti.cism for the 19th-century traders and Indian agents who negotiated the treaties. �11 tH.chigan 's foremost Indian agent, Henry Schoolcraft, Js called a subth~, invidious and ins.id· l0us negotiator" who relied upon 11 fraud and duress" in his deali.19s with the tribes. f o x wr ote that "judging irom tl1e amoun~. vf tern tory which they ceded to the United States and t.1''' paltry s-m which the:y received i n exch.-rnge 5 " Otta.wa <v·.d Chippew.:i Indian chiefs who signed the l ):::(; treaty were probabiy drunk uand di d '.lO t kn:.1w hhtt they we re cloinf;." fo x had kinder word5 for t he moder n federal qoverrnnent. 11 The p1·esent actinn, 11 r1e wrote of th ~ • 1\'/ J U:i t, "marks the first t.ime d1.fring the lony ht story of these Im.ii.an peoples that the United St tes has not been the opposing party 1 11 their e ffort to sccurt:o dght.s granted to them by solemn 11 t t' •..•.ties. :~o t ing \..he controversial ndture of the ruling, the judge wrote that if it. "seems to deprive toddy's non-Indians of privile9e whjch they thought was theirs, it only points up the great i njus tice which has been done to tredty Indians during the r11<1ny years they have been deprived of the i r full rights for. the sake of others without rights. 11 ®®~ THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS [DJ.TORIAL PAGE Thursday, May 10, 1979 :IHDIANS AND FISHING To cries of doom that "the sky is falling!" and "the Hussians are coming! 11 can be added "the Indians are fishing!" U.!: . District Judge NoeJ Fox's :ru.Unq this week on Indian fishing r:i.ghts has produced an overabur~dance of intemperate if not threatening responses. Critics claim two Upper Peninsula Indian gr (•ups 1 fishing without stcite regulation, will disastrously deplete fish stocks. The fear ..tre 0v1: cdrawn. :h::ge Fox ~ased his ruLi.ng on interpretations of J 9th century treaties which ultimately, accorct: .. :1 ~,l) the :judge 1 ceded .land to Michi gan but pr-eserved traditional fishing, rights for the Indian> T, t: !.udge will determine later what flshfrig limits, i f any, can be imposed by the tribes or ~ :deral government. ~'·p c hief critlcs of the fox decision - Tom Wr,!:ihington of the Michigan United Conservation tlubs and Department of Natural REsources officials - seeni to miss completely the thrust Gt' the : w.9e 1 s ruling~ Treaties concluded wlth the Indians cannot be voided simply because they ·i1.c:rfere with acti.vi ties and regulations established by white men at a later date. And MI. '', '.> ~ • 1-ngton is simply wronq and he suggests that the deci.sion is, ln effect, a payoff for an-· '.:t':.r:t abuses of Indian rights. Restored rights are not a gift of prize. i ,.Usturblng is Mr. Washington's references to a res1..m11:1tion of violence between sport:'..:· , •t" f1·~i1 - 11 and Indians,, Surely the director of the conserv~1tion organization is aware that eve.!' 1 .ttrm of vi.olcnce puts ideas into the heads cf hot-headed fishermen or hunters who may c · ,;. 1,1 nc't be members of his group. Since vlolen<·~ alreaay lids played a part in the dispute, rti:. \\ · ) 11.gton, as head of a mostly \\ hi te sportsmei, 's group, should make an extraordinary effo r t '· · cool tempers. The Indldn isn 1 t likely to i r.ttlate v5olence. He won the case. r-:. ;:,~.v fon to the fishing decisi on doe!', noi:; lack comic-re!.ief. fc.r Mr. Washi,1gton and other ·~ t,1 <:• <'·':use Indians of exploiting state wildlife is ~-tidlcrous. The Indians did not eliminate ~«ie r: ~! an 1 s great buff d.lo he.rds, casually destroy .:::very passenger- pigeon or strip Michigan of 11u.Jreds of thousands of acres of forest$. 1 �,1er did they dig the canals that opened the Great Lakes to the sea lamprey, or pollute the both of which destroyed more fishing than a relative handful of Indians could accomplish they worked day and night. ~r, Jo doubt the Indians could, if they tried, deplete fish stocks in selected areas, but what wot.J.d that gain them? The comment by U.S. Rep. Robert Davis, A-Gaylord, about the Indi<rns' "proven record of explo1 tation 11 indicates a rather- abbreviated sense of history. Next, we'll be hearing that the Indi.1ns "ought to go back where they came from." t~t9t1 HOMECOMING OF THE THREE FIRES All participant~ and- their immediate families will be served two meals on Saturday and one on Sunday i.n St. f/iarys Church-School on Turner· The Homecoming of the Three Fires will be held July 21 and 22, 1979, in the new West Riverbank Park on the bank of the Grand River between Bridge and Pearl Streets. and Broadway . The highlight of the weekend wHl be the naming •::eremony in which the park will be gh'Em an Indian name choosen by a council of elders. There will be an a~i':.hentic Michigan Indian vil- lage constructed with Indian people portraying the life style of the Michigan Indians when white man first observed them. t.he Our progr·arn whJcb '.-1:!1.l t.:•kc place en .Saturday afternoon and even:Lng cfftd Sunda.y :lfternoon wi.11 be a series of short special. dance.~; and cere- monies which will dcp:i.ct the li <-'c: style and beliefs of the l."iichigan Trib1.~s in the lai:.,:; Thi~; room 8 of the Lexington School. needing peoplewfiO will tarre-p~a.rt ~e w1ii be in the Ind:Lcic village scene, plus in our program of special dances and ceremonies . We also need people (non-Indian spouses too) to a:Ld in field tr:l.ps to gather the nf!cessary materJ.al needed to constrL:ct tJ~e Indian v:Ulage and to help in acttnJ_ const.rucU -:m. This wi.ll be work, but hopefu12:.y it 1:nll also be culturally educat1.oual a.rid fur:.. AnyorH~ interestc')d in helping in thn plann.in2: i;:_; urged to at tend our rrK:etings. If L: :Ls c.on-- Ari :>ther imrortant feature will be the displays o ,"' U.::· t.ori.r.a 1 ly priceless M:i.chi.gan Indian objc.:;t ·c< and artifacts in a near by building. .l.700's <:,nd early 1300's. Our Three Fires Planning Committee will be meeting ~E~'l. Wednescl~L~?i~. at 7: ~~-1:~: in program wiil. be followed by drumming, singing, and dancing .in tbe style of the modern day powwows. venicnt to attend~ tut yon wisn to help eicher as 3. partic:J.:-;.i..1t or- in the gathering of matec- i.n:s and constructi.on of the v:i.111.ge, plea2.o cc-1 11 S:Lmon F'rar::::i8; c;mstruction committe·e chairper;:;~m ! 45g·-6820 oc Shieley Francis, Ti'i1·~ 33,~2, or Bea BaiL.;y 1 ~)3'+-1542 • We b;,ve rece:i \Tf'G "'- .::;rant for $190G. 00 fro:n u1,:; Dyer-T .;es F·)unda.tion in Gr·and Rapj_rJs to cover som~~ of thE! costs i.nvolved , and have r·a:; :>e<'. tr..i:) Traders are welcome {Indj_an traders only}, A rest ourselves. There wHl be no aJnd ttanc<~ flat fee of $15.00 a space will be charged whe- charge to the festivities and the public 1:; ther one stays one day or two. There will be welcome. ~ electri.ci ty available. Bea For part].cipants needing overnight camping there will be a camp area available at the north end of Riverside Park on north Monroe across from the vets. facility. NO ele~.:::··icl ty available. Bailey, Chairp·~rson Three fires Planning Committee 5 �tvff. CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FILLED TRIP (OR TO PACK A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES ..INTO NINE 0ct~~I DAYSJ. Part six. :'3 1 .: By Virginia Medacco Herr Have no fear! The saga of Niagara Falls wi.11 continue! (This is for those of you who thought I'd dropped the whole mattm' when we skipped an installment in last month's issue.) Due t.o lack of space, we had to forego an in;stallment, but rest assured, we will carry on from here. We had no intention of leaving you 3.ll sitting on the edge of your chairs, anxiously awaiting the conclusion of this exciting adventure. (Let me dream!) Trulyt I did get a couple inquiries · : to why it was n<it in J.."'st month's issue. Or was it one inquiry? ;,rdl , at least I know SOMEBODY is reading tt. · shal l continue ••. t i t 1J~fiSDAY, OCTOBER 12 t 1_978. NIAGAH~_:ALLS: some of' us on the spot, and little did our poor driver know that most of us were as nervous about the prospect as he was. Not Dora though! True to her word, she gave him a great big "smackern when we got there. The rest of us were lacking in courage 1 much to his relief, I'm sure. Back in the old familiar Convention Center, we seated ourselved in the hall and nibbled away at our "lunch" which consisted of stale crack~·· ers and cheese, while bidding farewell to some of our old and new found friends. Bye and bye our bus arrived. We boardedj and was soon heading south to Buffalo. The day was lovely and as we left the d.ty, we could see the mist rising where the Niagara River falls 6000 feet! (sigh! ) Soon it was out of sight. We arrived at the airport at four Of clock. our plane was scheculed to take off at eight. Four hours to 11 kil1." three Musketeers awoke with mixed emotions our last day in Niagara Falls. There was a certain sadness to be leaving, yet we were anxious to get home and see our famili.es again too. We leisurely dressed and packed as check out time was not until noon. Ready to depart, we looked around our room for the last tim~ with a little sigh. It didn't take friendly outgoing Dora long to make a new friend at the terminal. Before long she was introducing Kathy and I to Morry One Feather, a Souix who was going back home to North Dakota, and the four of us were soon headed for the lounge to help us "kill" the time. After a very nice chat, a friendly Chippewa from Canada joined us. His name was Ed. Soon the whole lounge was filled with fellow Closing the door beh:i.nd u.s, w~ headed for the N.ishnobes. Some familiar faces turned up and eLsvator and wa.ited and wai.ted and waited, also some new onE'S. The hours passed very It was out of order. ~Je were steered by a maid swiftly as we regaled in mirth and merriment! ! ! ~· - .. oack room where we could get a servicl~ el•evator ~ which took us down one floor. The Bef'o:re W3 knew it our plane was at the gate re~;t of the four floors ·ne took by foot drnvn ready to fly us homeward. Again, bidding our the back stairs, huffing and puffing. We fin- friends. farewell we boarded the plane but did· ally reached the ground floor only to find we not take off immediately, •. something about 'the didn't know the way out of those back rooms. land:Lng gear. But we didn't mind. We were deAfter investigating various exits, we finally lc:iye(t mayb(~ 45 minutes. located the one whtch took us into the lobby. It wa~1 d2.rl:{ when we finally 1ld . take off and I Luckily for us, the Uttle blue bus was wa:tt .. t:hougt1t that it would probably be . very duH inei.; to take passengers to the Center, where flying in the; dark 1 but I couldn rt have b:::~c n they could catch the big bus to the Buffalo more wrong! I kt.ow this sourds cornb:::1ll , but I a~rport . ,,,ras .in for a new thrill and could not be bla.se .'"~tc i~his , " " ·' '" · · being seated, Dora, i'.".I onB of her more "fun" moods, .informed the bus driver {who was a ouiet reserv~~d man) tt~at all the ladies on the bus were going to kiss h:i.m goodbye upon ouc :trrival at the Ccntert whereupon hi.s ears immed:i.ately turned a bright red! ! ! As did the faces of some of the ladies on the bus wh.om •Je didn rt even know. (Dora! Dora! J Th:Ls put about i t as all the rest of tl1e pa.ssent;ers seemed to be.J. put my face to the window like the country t)i.ck that I a.m and took in all the mil.Lions of tw:i.nkling lights below. ,Just like a giant Cbrfotmas tree! 1 loved i.t ! Ther-e is Just no thrill to cornepare with being that high up and :'1 ooking down on miles and mi.lc~s and :n:iJ.es of the earth. (Maybe 1 should be a lady pilot or (-;stronaut? ,1 Hm·~•~V·er, the sight was soon �ro1::..nn 1roubles and disapointments, Lost fa.ith in our fellow human beings, And when it seems like the weight of the world is upon my shoulders, I wonder is this all there is to life? 1ed out as we hit the clouds and then te was nothing but blaclrness and the stars bvr~. ~e no more than got up int~ the_ clouds w.he~ we ~tarted descending and again aL.1 the beautiful tw:inkling lights came into view. Oh Great Spirit, I know there must be more, Show me the path, Upon which to set my feet • The delay in Buffalo caused us to arrive in Detriot almo:::;\,. . t o o late to catch our plane to Grand Fapids. We rushed right out of one plane and .into the other. Almost too late! As children we see so many things, And have such high hopes and ideals; It still should be so in adulthood, But if it is ••• Why do I feel so inadequate? Why this feeling of complete loss? When all around me life is in bloom; Ah Spring, A time in which to renew our hopes ••• ·:'he short flight to Grand Rapids took us to 0tH' waiting families who wer as happy to see us as we were to see them~ We were finally home ..iith many many memories stored in our t.:easure chest of memories! I'm ready to go aga:rn ! Fini But then, Maybe I am like last years rose, Past my season, NEW STATE LEVEL ASSOCIATION FORMED f~fter a series of four organizational meetings, the commanly called 11 Just waiting, Michj_gan State Indian For our brother the wind, To scatter my worn and aged petals, Whereever he will ••• Powwow Committee" has adopted a constitut:Lon and by-laws and wtll be filing for incorporatlon status in May. The official name chos&n for thi2 state level group is _Th£: Mich1=.;.~:!l Ir19_~E1E-~~~Jt~1ra1 2-E~::,;1.atfonJ.•...1!1.£· The ma.in functions of this organization will bf:: The wind blows; lhe dried <md aged petals away, To allow for new growth, So maybe there is hope for me, After ail, And like the rose, I too will bloom again! .,.,. 1. To cict as a..resource cent.er for ar1y orgar1i- zations planning to put on a local pow-wow, ;~. !.'() work b,ji t.h t .. r1e bu.r"e3.u of com.'11.<:=n~ce at1d to:iri.sm to formulate: a yem"·ly powwow calendar, to a.id them fr, cc•rnpo~~i.ng a monthly mac··· a:;,i.n& with pa.<'t of ea.ch .i:3f>UE~ tc be on the 't'1.r'). 0 .1s 2.J..spec~.::...:: o.f ~·1.i chigar1 11-:i.Cl an cul t·urfi 1 Mee-gwetch Great Sp.i.rit, To all yo~r great knowledge, r'\nd splendor ••• 1 er ::.1. histori~a: ~itcs. - To formulate boc,kle':;s on rroper powwow i:.::di-quet.te an.cl ~..-;r()Ccdu:ee 1 Ci'\lerat~0 ccists, !:'.dl:T.g•.=;st-sd ways to ea1~n moc·'.e.y to cover cos'... s :n' a pO'h'WOW~ su~_~i;Est:.:d ways to .:i..:npr·:>te local. T t\M INDIAN 1 spectator L1terest ci.p~1t-ion. rft:~::s::~ fi.3 Wfll. a.s :::ndian parti- .P'f);;,1sibl1r; a"i::. ·3_~,c·1e. sp(\nscrr. . one 1:·n.r.ge. 5. poJ.!·tt stat~= 111 t1'1e. pcvJwu11J,. futL~re, 197? • S·::e me, bool<.}.(~t::: f,Ji..11 'be dtstr:i.buted freE. of chai';?;<:: upon request t.J groups plarning a loca 1 p<hvwO'.•J. 1.1-.. NES-WA~-BIN I am alive an~ dancing, And s.ing.:l[!fJ and talkin9, Wh2t I a.m, tr: I can walk ·'@Ong my people t And fi:;el qood because, I know wl;at I am. i'bst in:portant, t'.~ ac.~ <:rn a t-ax -exern.pt body \:.lwough which st.at8 fl-<nds can be f'unn<:led to varim<s powwow gr-..ups .to the state to a.:id See! ::: am "•11ve! F.. nd proud of what 1 am, them financialJ.y in coverin.,s expenses of their lOC:tl f/CH\-WOWS. For. 1 am lndi.ari 7' - RICHARD HIATl �DCTROIT WORKSHOP .tly Milwaukee, Dulutht Minneapolis, and Chic2;:· · all Region V locations . Eloise Montpetit On Thursday and Friday (May 10th and 11th), Shirley McDonald, Jean Warren and I {Eloise) , went to Detroit for an Outreach Training Wot'k.1hop sponsored by the Detroit Indian Center. We were on the road, sleepy-eyed and yawning at 4:45 A.M. Thursday. After a time of rid- ing through the pre-dawn darkness, I was lulled to sleep by the movement of the car and the songs from the radio . I awakened in full sunlight to find that we were parked in ? gas station lot, trying to figure out how to get to the Hotel Ponchartrain where we were to be staying. "Where are we?" I asked. We 1 re in Detroit! 11 r,horused Shirley and Jean. '1 the question was where in Detroit, and ~ to get to th<:: destined hotel. After much skillful maneurvering on the part of our driver, Jean Warrer., through the streets of doW11·town Detroit, and many mistaken turns later, Jean looked up and said, "There it is!" And ther" was the Hotel Ponchartra:Ln. ~3ut 1 told you to l::iok up, 11 she said, sensi.b.ly, "The names are always on the tops of the 11 b?.Jildings, 11 /l.t'ter driving ar1,1.md the hotel four or five ti.rn'.'S {we wcr·2 11 ca.sin;; the joint 11 ) , lcoking ;'or .? cJace tc. p:,rk, we finaJ .ly pulled intc tiH: right. place, u.nload(c:d our .luggage, regis~ercd and went to thf~· confcrenc0 r-oom on the 2':/th floor. l:!e t'r1ought we were late, fLpias dPlege.ticm i>!B.1:: ()fl€ but rur 1:i tt-le Grand of the f'ir!:~t triePe. l\f'te:r ~;ea ting oursc<i:. ·.·ec by a :Large window r!lrerlo;1king do'.mt;own Detriot., -..:e wat ted for tne conference to beg:in, Aci. ·vfi. Wright wa.s ;.:.~e::J0nt.., who 5.s c.ur l\NA Program Specialist 1 with Robert MoRant Deputy Regional Ad:11.i :..'is tea tor from U:e He,z:i.on V Offic.·2 of Human ulo~e Dr:;velr)~>me .., t, J ero:nc WarCJ. oud , one of U1e keyn.:; tc :"'peaks rs, was aJ. ~1<..> pl'esent. WarCloud i:~ r,bt~' ~~x~::ct~t.ii1e Dir-::ctor of the Clevelartd Arner- i::.an Indian Center.. Other Tt~dian centers represented by th~ir execu~ive directors and ;:i. fc~w members of OJtrPach staffs :i.ncluded tbos..: from Detroit.; Warren, l.ansir..g, Clev0land Initial remarks were given by Robert ~'0:1;;1 , who said, essentially, that ANA' s respon,,;~.o ­ ility was to provide advocacy activities to making services available at State levels '. <i Native Americans, and that the Office of H'Jman Development should encourage more respmsiveness to Native Americans at the State Jc. vel. Moman was followed by Anita Wright, "'L' , • after a few specific and significant ···err:.:.. k~, introduced JerorneWarcloud to our gather l~ir:. "What I have to say to you, 11 intoned vhl'..:.101<.J, "might make you a.ngry, but at least ysc1 ,; ~ fall asleep." He proceeded to sr.ir my own blood (not it~ , n-ger, but in agreement), with his words :,;l - .. '1. came from an AIM perspective and suppor~. · ). American Indian tradtional:ism. After c :i . .,, · ·.ing a profound historical knowledge ano .c.i -~·i '/sis of Na ti ve People's position in Nor":..J.J f: , ' ica, War·Cloud beg:'ln to speak of the stat. ,, ,.:"' Native Americans in the cities, and of < c.<:' 1. 1-·ban centers. He saw for the future a cor>i.:;1•, •eration of bu.sJ.r:messes with a "soci.al ::;ervices 3.rm!' whieh could furn! our centers. Be .'.1 '..:J that urban centers should evolve into cu.lt;.. r.;:,l c12.nter:s, with a phase-out cf some social :::.crvices pre.grams because the problems wili Jn''"' been :;oJ.ved. Warc.10ud saj d _that::.urbac ct:nt.ers are bt~cou1i:--J,'S too bureat1cra ti zed; meani ... · l thL1k that too much concentr<ltion is pJ. .. cPd on the bure.aucrat:ic proceedure and not c-ncug~1 on 2.£.f2}2l£ 1 a.:1d sped fical.ly the cultur<:.1 :'.r.m"r-tanc.e of tw:l.ng Native People. He o.dv1.~:e<J nringing Jn tradional people to t;he ci:·.nl::c·<- and to use tr-ad it :lo;-1a.1 leaders for cor..st"l c-1~ tion. Wm'c!_..Jud also mentioned that a 1.ct e;f 1..wba•1 centers r::a.y tbat reservations gc t a. d the go'J·c;rnmHit money. The reservatio•1 <::eoph, ac.::or-dj_ng t o i-Jar-cloud , are the ones ~!~1: suo··_:} d be gett1ngrnor.·c monE:y becaustJ the~, havi:.• :-:: !.:nd b<:\S"'1. Land i.:>, of cCJu.rse. the most irnp .. rLant. and intergo.l e:i.e1:1ent f'or the c ontinua tJ.o• NaU.vc I-1.mer-i.can n.11 ture. War"~'. loud rec..-·.r.r~ t~, a phr:L:J.ing-()1.At of urbc~.n ar·ea centers.. ·r· .~!<'-.-"= i:ieor:.Le who come to the c:i.ty from the r'-'- r , ,_ tj ons ~ 1.,led:1 clou(~1 say~>, '~Be stro11g~ or er ,c.~. n ~le e~!d:::~d h5s tau~ w.itb the earning of 1-V)'. ,. tor i:::a l a·-1d corr:.:.~"mp:waxY warriors, and '-- r ded , to &. rou:.1d of app.lause 1 "We are ei.'£ r ~>i!H~re . . ,r • 1- l· - �c got on with the other business of outreach and over the two day period we were ·taught methods to enable us to be more effecient and humanistic outreach administrators. Role-playing was done by members in the group where one person was the "client" and the other, the worker. Professional criticisms were offered by the two consultants in attendance and group criticism was encouraged. We were able to organize outreach services and community resources so as to document for ourselves and future outreach workers the systematic methods of performing outreach work. ~raining, Also present at this conference were two people from Michigan State University who are responsible for devising those blue forms with all the questions you are asked to fill out when you come into the center for assistance . The purpose of filling out these unpopular forms is to determine the needs wit~i~ our communicy so that we can plan for providing better services and adequately meet all our needs. We attended a total of sixteen hours intensive training within the two days, with much participation on our parts to contribute to the "group dynamic." I'd like also to mention the hospitality given ·to us and other visitors by the Detroit American Indian Center, who served us food at their Detroit center on Thursday evening and provided us with a mini pow wow. They took care to see that our room reservations were satisfactory, provided transportation with their cars and van, and generally helped to make us feel welc6me in their city. l\fter the conclusion of Friday's workshops, Jean, Shirley and I, along with some women from the Cleveland Center, toured Detroit. Six of' us women could be seen taking in the mid-afternoon sights of Detroit. Friendships, a s Jerome Warcloud asked in prayer earlier in the conference, were strengthened. We arrived back at the hotel to find Jerome patiently waiting for his staff to return. After saying our goodbyes, the Cleveland people piled into Jerome's Cherokee Chief vehicle ; Grand Rapid~> into Jean's car, and after a final wave thrOl.u the windows, we returned to our cities. We hope that what we learned throughout this conference will help us to work with you in the quality ways which you deserve when you enter the Council for outreach se rvi ces . Mee-gwetch, Eloise Montpetit **** **** **** **** It has been a good many years since I drop;v:. •. out of Ravenna High School in Ravenna, Mich-· igan and I suppose at that time, I didn't rea-· lize the importance of a high school diploma. Since then, I h.ave come to realize that i t is 'f.~!'l. important indeed, and not .only a_hi~ school diploma, but a college degree is a .....~ most essential if' one is to survive comfortably in this world. After my divorce, I was pushed out of the nest like a baby bird that does not knoi.; hrn,, to fly . Survival was the name of the game and I almost didn't! Having no working s kil.i ::. or experience, I soon realized that dropping out of high school so many years ago, was not one of my ;.riser decisions. I started taking classes through Wyoming .,c\1.roun:i ty Education and finally finished here 2 ;, the Indian Adult Learning Center and a.m p.r o'Jd to say that I will finally have my high e cho, ·l diploma. I am happy too, that my 17 yeard 0 ' ,! son Tom(who dropped out like 11is motner I, ab .; finished at the Lexington Adul 'c Learning Cent, e t' and so -we- will graduate together. The classroom situation at the Learning Cen ~e ..., was most unique tn that my oldest son ( <Wd Tom's older brother) Steve Pa.:csons,(who had tne wisdom and foresight to finish not or,1.y high school but college as well},was one of our tea.chers at Lexington. It was a gre;:<t l' Xperience for all three of us. All the gradtHtes from Lexintgon were hor1or· ' J at a spe·::ial clinnc~r which was very memJrab:~ ~:. I am happy and proud -for both Tom and 9 **** A NOTE FROM VIRGINIA my ~; eJ.f but would also like to extend cone;r·atulat:ions t o ou r editoc Tor1i Foster who will also jY• Ct~ ·­ i ve' he r diplvrna. It was ;;,. second chanCt:' 1.'c·r all of us. Now - it• s on to college! ! ! Rt gJ· c, Toni and Tom·t:? �-ON. THE PERSONAL - SIDE ••..• •• VICIOUS ATTACK BY LEGISLATORS Congratulations to Phil and Dora Harris on be1.ng brand new grandparents. They have a beautiful new granddaughter named Tanna Marie born the first part of May. Parents 1r.e Russ Harris and Annie Tardis. Guess Russ and · Annie should be congratulated too. And congratulations to Jeanette St. Clair ~ho received an award at .the Women's Recognition Celebration on May 9th. Jeannete was recognized in the NATIVE AMERICAN AWARENESS catagory. to· Eric and Shir~~~ld con9ratulations on your upcoming wedding anniversary June 29th. And Congratulations also to Jim and Celia O::.wabine who will be celebrating -theirs this month . well wishes go out to M~~anne Fasbu~ •>Jho is home from the hosp! tal recovering trom recent surgery. (, -t Our very deepest sympdthy goes out families of Bob Brunner, Art Lewis Shawa who passed away in Ma:, • --fk·Jb -at Owl Indian Outreach. They 1:Hl missed. to the and Bob worked be sadly The attack by legislators on treaty rights has been renewed. Among other items Mr. Davis of Michigan {for himself and Mr. Albosta} has introduced House Joint Resol ution 246. This is to engage that the States shall be able to regulate Treaty Rights hunting and fishing. Also Mr. Oavi.s of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Albosta) has seen fit to further introduce H.R. 2738 A Bill "To provide for the State regulation of hunting and fishing rights by the Ottawa, Chippewa, Pottawatamie and Menominee Indi ans of Michigan by terminating any hunting or fishing rights or otherwise gathering the fruits of the land such Indians may have under treaties with the United States. "Not to even gather the fruits of the land." THAT IS VICIOUS!!! . ANNOUNCEMENT On May 21, our editor Toni Foster, resigned her position here at the Council to take a new potition elsewhere. WE who are left in TURTLE TALK, want to wish Toni the very best in her new work. Toni has put forth much effort in past issues .of TURTLE TALK in her five or so years here -******* **** ***** l!-l(· * ·li-* * *-*** )(-·:>:* l<· -1.· * ·X * lf·*¥-*** *·JI-* and we will really miss her. **«** ************** *•***~****~•***** *** THANKS_ FROM THE SHAWA FAM.:f.~J In the meantime, we who are left will try our to carry on. Godd luck, Toni! Wish us the same. best Brothers, sisters 1 an a family of ~obe rt Shawa, wish to exprAss their ···in cere thanks to the Native American THE TURTLE TALK STAFF i.11dian Mission> the Grand Rapids Inter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . -........1.,, Triba l Council and to <lll f riends who the Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairsr ::ontr ibuted time, money. flowt:rs, Michigan Agency, P.O. Box 884, Sault Ste. cards, food and all other expressions Marie. MI 49783. Completed applications must . of smyp~thy and comfort. be re~eived by the Superintendent_ by the ,. *************"-*** '* ***-K-'A-ll··)lc*J(-**~ l'.·-M··l>-*-***il CLOSE OF BUSINESS {4: 30 PM Eastern Standard : ****** ************** ************¥***** · T:ime) November 15, 1979. ~ I JUDG~MENT CoTAWATOMI INDIAN M;IE.S vWRKSHOP ---.--· ', ~Iartford, Michigan. Potawatomi Indian Nation Inc. 595 North Center Street ~ Phone : 616-62 ·1-3852 I\ ~1 Date: Time : ~ June 5, 1979 9AM _ 5PM ~ f\opl i cations for enrollment for Patc•watomi ,,' k t 15 - K' 29 - J & "-?l7 arna' "1r:>-LI' v c.?:J:r.v. ' ,and ,·QC e S f;1 r The Hannahville Potawatomi Community, Route 1, '\1 Wilson , Michigan 49896 will develop and pretiare' the roll of persons who are enrolled or enf.i titled to be enrolled with the Hannah ville Patawatomi Community of Michigan in accordance· · f th T ·b 1 ~ i with the rpernbership pro~.isions o · ~ ri. a_._ Constitution. Appli~ations unde~ thi~ c~Let~.·.,orv1 ma'J' _ be obtained from the Tribal c.ha1r• • • person or ths Hannahv1lle Potawatom1 Community . . . 49896 146 for descendan ts entity aforen~ntioned, areRoute 1, Wilsom, Michigan. noH being accepted and may be obt.a:ir1cd from CONTINUED ON PAGE 11, COLUMN 2 • ' - - -- - - - - - - - - -......-..--~.it7.~lllllil!Mn.!!'•»iiGWIWlillt 10 •a - 1 tL • .......--~.,;. i I ~~ 1 �---- A~ PARTICIPANTS NEEDED -- ·-- CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES!!! Thursday, May 17, 1979 was the site of •:. WS RELEASE Three Fires Committ ee ·~ t r ley Lexington Scho0l. e:c on struction of a woodland lnd.ian village ,• The food that was was Potato soup, Corn soup and Fry se r ~~' bre~d . '!o\1 by the way was, how shall I say was de l l c · was before the white man came to our t 1' Inrlian Adult learning Center's graduat ic- Francis - 774-3842 or 459-6820 wi 11 be a major feature of the 1-fome,,un ' ng of the Three Fires taking place July 14 ,,, 15 at Grand Rapids 1 downtown West River- ~ ;11"' ." S Those people graduating are: Suzanne Bush Juidth Chippewa 1 .::nouqh voluPteer.s from the Indian commun.i ty p fc- rw<Jrd to help. Without Indian part;icJ .. :.rnn l t cannot happen! c..- • Toni Foster Dawn McGu ff Simon Francis Mary Jane Loon!-fini Ruth Manning Lottie OUver Sylvia Swanson Debra Gibbs Angela Hart f r <on ~: t".'uction committee is assembling the ,, · i a l s to make the v.illagc as realistic as Tom Herr Virginia Herr "We can't alwa ys use authentic ma·Gary Kenoshmeg 11 • '.:i , a committee spokesman said, "You just Les King 1 f ind birchbc.rk in big sheets anymore, but James McCann , · t utions we are making will be bel.ievable. 11 Shcrri Medawis Susal'I Menefee . J <lre donations of time, materials and Juidth Raphael Susan Shepard Lisa Tasior {. 1.i~ r,ceded ar-e catta.H mats, baskets, tools Charlotte Anewishki oi ,, .. ne, bone and wood,· clay po ts and pipes, Sam Johnson w; ,._i,• -1 bowls and spoons, cooper too ls ar,d ,jew<I:l ·Eliza Petoskey r, 1\~ athers of all kinds~ hides and fur 1·obes Mark frevino > : • 1'urs, buckskin dresses 1 breechcloths a.nd Terry frevino "', ·•ss. Oebbi.c Raphael 1 • '. 3. Julia nne Markus ., needed are demonstra tors of various craft ~ .Sandy Raphael .. ·· w~1 r-ry, says the comrr1ittee, "lf ymi Harold Bush 11 ,, k 1(, \'1 ':_ a 1.l v how , we've got peop 1e to teach you. Joan Otten Matthew Medawts Lisa Potts Viola Compo Gert M""lmgren Ron Judson Ruth Towers James Raphael. James Osw<lbine Harvey lewis Cletus Marsha1 1 \ fi vian Shorn.in Brent ;Jopher TirP Ensley Larry ~1:i 119 Sr. C.:.i.rolyn llinmon John Traver ifornw Lewis Hose Van Coverl ri 1 Velly Compo Henry Mar k l earning together." To all of you goes a hearty CONGRATULAT. · · '·1,_m ~· ctors are also needed . There are no t o Jeacn no speaking parts, just people · Jge 9 to act as famili es living out a day a'! U•dian vHlage of Jong ago. Needed ar~ d.ao d!to:c s f or the following par ts: 3~l e s ages 25 to 30 f em, l es, 20 to 30 chil dren, babfrs to 14 ·,dle <; <lge!' 40 to 60 l 1'er:iaics , t~O to 60 ~ dogs mo:e i nforwation or to sign up for audi'•ve~ . ---···~------· Addi t ionall ~· , ap plicants who a re enrol 1 ,, entitled to b6 2nro l l ed with the For e~~ Pota~mtomi of W.i sconsin should cont.ac l« inten dent, Bureau of Indian Affa i rs, Grcn1 Agency, Asb1 and, Wj. s con:}in 5t+806 for f i 11· , information ~ ' $, and the best of luck in whatever you fr endeavors may be. &dl l Simon ~nd Shirley Francis 459-6820 } o r 774-3842 (days.) 11 MI CHE.AL A. FAIRBANKS - SUPEtU\\!DEHDETl':· ' ' �EDITORIAL May 26..z...JJ79 As I wr•ite this, I am sick with shock and disbelief! I am disgusted! I am disappointed! 1 -:tm a.opalled ! It appears the human race is going to hell! ! ! And there is no 11 superior 11 race c>ther, for a sickening venom has spread tbr0ugh alJ mankind. a half-breed (half white-half India;;), I am sick to death of hearing how much the white:J riate Indians and how much the Indian hates the whites!!! People are people! And I've re- 1\s cently seen evil rear its ugly head in both white and Indian. I'd like to relate to you two nauseating event:" which recently occured. incident involving the Indian. I' 11 start with t:i' Two nights ago my son and I graduated together'. It started out as a happy occasion. r, vim: for celebrating. But the happy jubliance was m1rred by vjolence' As the merry-making was drawing to a close, my "l7 year old son who would not harm a fly, was brutally beaten!!! Br:hten by a man. (Man?) A.n Indian man. A growr man in his late thirties or early fortie ;:, • .t. understand. You know who you a.!:£!!! It wa.s an unprovoked attack! Brutal and merciless! At1d brought about by another evil - alcohol! occasi o'1; a honoring a young Indian man graduating from law school. But he ~LS unable to play "4 '5 ·<.:ui tar tonight, becaµse of that viscious at tack upon his person by a contemptable bufoon ! ~ ·. I :rne;ars are swollen out of shape with f'ingar nai,ls split down to the quick and his collci. _.u~ is broken. His handsome youthful face doesn't look so handsome at this moment either. !·,~ and his band did much rehearsing for this coming party 8.nd were eagerly looking forward ;- My ~c; on who is a musician, was to have played in a band tonight for another happy fJar~:y playing for jt. - Now i.t won't come to pass! Thanks to you Mr. S. ! Tiie incident involving the white person is neai>.Ly as disc;usting! A white relative on h-~ .. father's side, dropped by to see my son, I pre ...;umec! to offer a lUtle sympathy and comfol't.. Instead, to my son who lay with bruised and brol<en body 1 he screamed in a rage, " I hope ycu've learned a lesson! This is wnat you get Por associating with SCUM! You know damn .... ,'• 1 "!nians are no good! If I ever catch you associating with those peo~again, I'll bees:~ VGW' other collar bone! it 1- ..... s, a(, .,~_.is moment I feel disappointed with the whole humen race. I ponder! I question! In exa~peration, I ask is thece a chance for survival in thi5 s:::,__ c il and hatred.· which surrounds us? Living evil entities are all about us, created rwt Vi .. " 'ev~~l" but by human thoughts! And t.hese thoughts are not limited to just one race. ·i,:1r· pPevalent in all. These cr·eated en ti ties are vile hungry creatures ready to pounce .. l : i .e the vampire) , upon innocent vJ.ctims to infect them with their own cancerous disea[,e ... ~.l ed evil! <;.\ : ~ -c ·y to the Great Spirit, to God Almighty s to the Suµrer;•e Being to tbe Cosmic for pro~i: - ::.l • "'or my loved ones and myself. I ask to kt:>ep from being tainted by this ugly illne:::s th::it ·: l' mning rampant. I petition for strength; strength to stayabove the slimy mire that is , t ~ · · 1p '.:,o pull me down. Down to tho level where b.::•.se 1 sick, insecure, unhappy 1 flounder ln.r:, t' ~ " < ed minds exist! Minds that mus~ pull those Lore elevated minds down to their own levi::l, Ii.ming perhaps to sap some strength for their own use f'rorn the higher minds Or' maybe ou . 1 :-.usy just to rob the higher minds of someth.rng good which they do not possess and wm l ".1 .l to infect the higher minds wt th their own ugly evil. L <"rn not totally disillusioned! 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Foster, Toni (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4f3ff912a5c7d23308f03283a2646e12.pdf 197a6e066309cf56ff53222d3082a834 PDF Text Text RARC 221 GRI ''tu.r·tle talk'' HAPPY BIRTHDAY CW\u{L IE ! 1979 �GRAND RAPIDS 1NTER-IRIBAL COUNCIL GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT "TURTLE TALK" STAFF EDITOR •• I I I I I t I ' •• • ' • t I •• I •• I 11II.11 •• I t .VIRGINIA MEDACCO HERR ASSISTANT EDITOR .... ~Ross MoRGAN CLERICAL AIDE1111111111s111111 1e ~1t111111e11111111KELLY COMPO PART TIME OFFICE ................................... KAY COMPOS s ••••••••••••• • •••••••••••••• ***THE TURTLE TALK STAl=F WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WHO HELPED WIJH THE ASSEMBLING/ STAPLING AND ·LABELING OF LAST MONTH S ISSUE; MEE-GWETCH! MATTHEW MEDAWIS RICHARD HIATT KAY COMPOS . · �JULY BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to: Allen John Barbara Anderson Celia Oswabine Mark Bowen Peggy Raphael Ernie Davis Steve Pelletier Larry Shananaquet Betty Anderson Kim Cash Cindy Drake Charlotte Sheahan Glen Petoskey Steve Medacco Timothy Medacco Debbie Ftaphael Steve Parsons Andrea ·Yount Matt Blumke Melody Wilson Huth Towers Bob Johnson Buddy Medawis Helen.Kiogima Robert Marks Louise Medawis Pat St. Clair Duane Raphael David Wonegeshik Boo-shoo! With the resignation of Toni Foster in May, it was I who "inherited 11 her old title, being next in succession to the "throne, 11 and with that "authority" immediately appointed Ross Morgan Assistant Editor. · We shall try our very best (following in Toni's moccasins}, to continue to keep you informed •. Kay Compos has been a great deal of help to me, as has Matthew Medawis, who unfortunately for . us, is no longer with us at the Council. We are using a drawing of Matthew's, on the back of our current issue of TURTLE TALK, and it is a reduction of the poster he did for Festival's "Several Nations" poetry reading, which Eloise goes into further is this issue. Matthew is a very talented artist, as you'll probably remember from last month's cover of TURTLE TALK. Thank you for all the help, Matthew, however brief. July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July JUly July July July July July 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 9 10 · 10 12 D 13 14 14 14 16 16 17 17 19 22: 22 23 24 26 16 27 27 And a belated happy birthday to last month's oversights. Anna Dunlap June 27 *******•*************************************** HOMEMAKERS NEWS Homemakers Club will be meeting two Monday evenings a month for the summer. And now about our cover; we thought we'd try I will contact the members with the dates. something different, and seeing as how Charlie Hill (see May issue for story on this talented comedian) is born under the sign of Cancer, w~ thought we'd honor him this month, by putting him on our cover. HAPPY B.IRTHDAY, CHAHLIE ! And happy birthday, Daddy, Timmy and Stevie ATTENT'ION ! t ! ano Marky too. (My close kindred.) · All news for the August issue of TURTLE TALK, ~c hope you find this issue enjoyable reading! must be in by the 15th of July. We will acSee ya next month! cept nothing .later. Vi.rginia Medacco Herr Thank you. ~B EDITOR 1 �~oetry experiences P ve had tt.rnugh ·1 radi tim 4 l pe: · Reading at "Festival" ple who are pre sent f,J, ~ po~·t w0~'·~s or con+ ~~~~.--E~nce or other gathering~ is the f~~t tha~ h ~1q~ is given to the Creator by beginning a rwe::n ·· ing in prayer. I wanted to share this c<. · perience with othe~s (bGt because of my no.1Indian color. T thought it best to first receive the pernn.ssion ! ) Nearly everyone in the community is aware of the large number of Indian artists among us. At Lexington School, at the Council, and in our homes are paintings and sketches and wall murals done by local artists whose talents are remarkable ~nough-- and even moreso when you consider the fact that most of these artThe entire evening of readings was prcfounGists are self-taught. What has become clear ly moving, at times eartj), and po ... iticOJli over the past year or so of reading the TURTLE and strong. I !";as proud to see ries-wa .. rdn. TALK is that we have some budding poets among and Richard put as:i de the hesHation tht'Y us, too. Barb Toothman, whose real name is had felt abost ~ising before all those ~·co· Nes-wa-bin, provokes thought and profound emople to read. b•'C ::o11sc they both did so well , tion with her poetry which centers around sigand I heard f.roH Cvo.tMa tbat their mes:::-1<}.$ nlfJ.cant people in her life, both past and pre- clearly got across. sent; her spiritual and natural responses to the world; her joys and her sorrows; all afBesides reading srr;riL of my own poetry, ··~ 1 • ' fording us a deep view into her life as a Naread a work by Mar-y :~opez (Sweetgrass) " ' tive woman. Richard Hiatt, with his poem, was first pubH::.hec in the MrnAm< new·3J· ,~l~'· 11 Tears, 11 {which was published in both TURTLE from the Mashpee '.l«Jmµanoa l 1 fodj.;,n Tri t·"' 1 1 ' TALK and the newsletter from the Detroit Indi- · ell, in Massachusf'Us. (That work, en•' •· an Center)is one of those artists who is now "I fl.In Real" is .Lr.eL~dei in chi!O issee -. · venturing forth into poetry to paint inspiring TLE TALK). Mary is fro· thr" W.a~itJ2no,~o '. · pictures with his words. and her writing ¥las redd 11 exact•y u::. written" as w;2s th' rr·«•""~· .1nen l 1.alJ• i t«ic· There are other poets in our community who Ma <>.hnr-.a r,~. ·· - · · ..,c;..·mission to .i nclur;. 1 t have been published within TURTLE TALK, three in the reading. As one ;:if the poets whn r :'<'HL of whom are Donna Dunlop (Mohkeena), Virginia Barbara Cain, remarked, ooets are a cert:..1 ..r. Herr, and Debra Gibbs, whose expressive gifts breed of folks who at~ oi'ten look;ng Vtl'.· are given forth in poetry. (Donna is an artist deeply into life, arid dr.~w ing L Jill si. :. ' ' · · too). The beauty and meaning of words and the and people the materJal for the proce~s images that words are able to present te us creating poetry . In t',e same way, J ·.. L. ' deserve our time and spiritual attention. that a poetic consciousness is in t•.\W' 1> , ' Cyrithia Nibblelink, a reader of TURTLE TALK, the feeling s of people, ·nd Jf H1.ic Is and an enchanting poet (whose book, GYPSIES, I certainly intuiterl a lot of al f1,~m r,,, is one of my favorites), recognized this, and tensi ty in the aur<tienc.), •1hen I re·•1 i<nt Lopez 1 piece. I ~hanked he:r th ..;ri ,-,,,d ,. • 1 •.. · also the talent of Indian people when they translate these inner feelings and images infor thinking and 1 ivin~1 ::nd w.: i ·~.:>(, tfl-:• "' to words. Because of this realization and things from her i~atl.ve perspec 'LL"'e U•?t rec"' sensitivity to the works published in TURTLE to be sha~ed wlth othets. TALK, she invit~d people to read their poetry I say "mee-gweteh" to Matthew Med;:i ... · . , 1 ·• at the tenth annual Grand Rapids Festival of his support in cr.eatin~1 for the nine puet. the Arts. who read, c.• poster; of buffalo, Native m.r• and bird-- wh~ch !..tended with the name n<' And so, on Saturday, June 2nd, Richard Hiatt and Nes-wa-bin agreed to share their poems oor readir:a: "Several Nation.s. 11 ;,TLe n<l'.i' with a roomful of listeners at the State Court wcis given becan~se the µeopl e who read ~- n drawn fri'.l'm the Na'ive American, Black, <ll·;· of Appeals, on that Saturday evening. I, too, Latino Nations ~hybe Cynt ~i.a and I rei) was able to · bring for th some poetry . tor the Festival reading-- poems·that for the past sented the Woman Nation(???J along with two years have stayed hidden away in notebooks. women 'll'ho rcor ~f.er; te'1 the Black and Na ._: ,'' (Since graduating from TJC and leaving that American Nat~trms). community, there just hasn't been an opportunIn closln9, J emph:.;::J z.e my g"atltude t•. t,···~,~j ity to read!) After consul ting with some Na ·~ tive people, I received permission to open the who helped to Dake our voire~ heard in : .. · reading w.i th a prayer given in the Odawa lan-· Grand '.tap:.'.ds conJr;unity. T soulfull:· enj•.yed guage . I think that one of the most beautiful 4 2 �.!ryone 1 s reading: besides the people men• _. .oned, others were Randy Brown, Cynthia Niblelink, Scott Collins, Ricardo Garcia, and .imith Pettis. Hope we can gather ourselves ar ound another evening of poetry, to celebrate our vi sion of the world. This Moon, from Eloise '********************************************** l<•**************'******'**************'*********** NATIVE N£.R ICAN STUffNfS TOUR GfWfil Vf:illY And we are happy to report that Tof!l_tterr. (son of our editor) is coming along nicely aft··W• having his collar bone broken recently. And to Marx. pigeon who recently graduated from the Care Unit at Kent Co11111unicy Hospital, we offer congratulations and wish her much happiness in the future. We had a long t al k with Mary and found her to be a very open and courageous young woman. The following i s a message from Mary: On Wednesday May 9, 1979, Native American 1-ligh School students were entertained and given a tour of Grand Valley State Colleges Campus. The event was arranged through the efforts of Rob Yob~ Margaret Sprague and Pat Kay. A pot luck lunch was put together by the hosts and the leaders from the Native American Education Program, also Pat Kay's mot her, Irene Elk made up marvelous blanket dogs. Students were: Mike Sprague, Diane Kelly, Mary Kelly, Julie Krzeminaki, John Harrington, And congratulations are also in order for R,?gt'.,t,,SJ?rague and John Chivis Sr.who were el ected to the Tribal Council held by 1;he Huron Potawatomi Council in Parchment, Michigan on June 9th. If anyone doesn't know what the Care Unit is, let me inform you. It is a 21 day hospital stay to learn about alcholism. l a .. an alcoholic and I know who I am. I am Me! 11 Thank you everyone, for the support you hav0 given me. Thanks to the Grand Rapids Inter-~ Tribal Council Staff, Mary Roberts, June Fletcher and all my friends and family who are too numerous to mention. Cheryl Engstrom, Mike McSauby, Jessica Talsma-, Kim Cash, and Kathy Schrubbe God grand me the seren.tty to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to chanqe the things I can, and the wisdom to know the di ff ere nee. 11 Also the leaders from the Native American Education Program being: Jeanette St. Clair,Gary Shawa Genevieve Shirley, Jun~ Fletche r, and · Angie Yob, George Sni der. CARE UNIT - 774-3349 AA CLUB - 774-8820 *********-l<•**************' ****'**********'!t*' *"***** ******" ***********'*****'** ***'*"******************ON THE PERSONAL SIDE. •••••• Congratulations to 15 year old Mike Blumke, son .of Rita and Norm, who was .inducted into the NatTOnal·Honor Society on May 31st. We are proud of you Mike! And a great big congratulations also to Sand~ f{ aphael and Joa~in Alf O.f1Seca on the birth of t heir 7 lb. 14 Oz. baby boy who was born on May 31st. They call him. Andre~ And to Tony Vanas (cousin of our edi tor)'· we send get well wishes. Tony is in Blodgett Memorial Medical Center recovering from open heart surgery. Get well real soon Tony, so you can get that . fishing pole out again. 3 �1>RAYERS FOR THE TWELVE S1GNS OF THE ZODIAC /\RIES: EDITOR'S NOTE: THE PRAYERS FOR THE ZODIAC THE OPPOSITE COLUMN, WERE TAKEN FROM THE DETROIT "NATIVE SUN." BEING A STUDENT OF AS1 ROLOGY, I FOUND THEM RATHER FUN AND REAU. Y HITTING HOME SOMETIMES. Dear God, .I pray for patience And I want i t right now! TAUHUS: Dear God, Help me accept change - but not too soon. HURON POTAWATOMI INC. GCMINI: Dear God, Who is God? What is God? Where is God? Why is God? At a meeting held June 12, 1979, the follow-. ing officers We!'e elected: PRESIDENT: VICE PRESIDEi'iT: CANCER: says, "Dear God," and LEO: answers, "Yes?" VIRGO: Dear God, Please make everything perfect - and don't mess it up like last time! LIBHA: Please make me decisive. On the other hand, do what you think is best •. SCORPIO:Our Father, Forgive us our debts As we forgive our debtors, even though they don't deserve it! - ~~ SACITTARIUS:Dear God, - -- - If I've asked you once, I've asked you a million times, please help me stop exaggerating! CAPRICORN: God, I 1 d like to ask for your help, But I .'learned long ago not to rely on anybody. D~ar AQUAIUUS: Some say God it black, Some say, she's a woman, and I say, we're all God, So why pray? PISCES: God, As long as 1•m going to drink this fifth of scotch anyway, let it be to Thy glory! SECRETARY: TREASURER: Dave Hackety Henry F. Bush Jr. Roger Sprague John Chivis Jr. INTRODUCING ••••••• KAY COMPOS By Virginia Medacco Herr Even though she only started working as a rec eptionist at the Indian Adult Learning Center a t Lexington School in January of this year, soft spoken even tempered Kay Compos is not new to the area. She has been around this way before, working at the Council from 1973 through 1977t first ·as a receptionist and t hen as a book keeper. Ambitious Kay has also been attending Grand Valley State Colleges for t wo and a half years and before that, spent a year at Junior College. When finished with her schooling, Kay wants to go into social work, working with young Indian children. A surprising discovery recently made by Kay is that she . is a Potawatomi. You see, Kay always "thought" she was an Ottawa. Formerly Kay Shaganaby, she is now single (sort of), and is the mother of pretty and precocious Isabel, who is nine years old. Being out in the woods by the lake, pow wows, and ~usic makes Kay happy. She also enjoys playing the guitar. Rather quiet' for a Gemini, there is a side to her which she says she always keeps to herself. And her philosophy for living? 11 If lt feels good, and doesn't hurt anybody else, go ahead and do it!" Sounds interesting, Kay. 4 �MEMORANDUM June 11, 1979 To: Tndian Groups and organizations. Dave Dominic 4761 Giles Ave. Ada, MI 49301 (616) 456-5071 (work) (616) 874-6362 (home) From: Philip V. Alexis, Chairman. Daugherty Johnson 802 WEst Hamilton Subject: Cancellation of open council meeting . Flint, MI 48507 scheduled at Hannahville Indian Com- (313) 766-7335 {work) · munity, Wilson, Michigan, July 13 1 79. Robert Nygaard The Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs took 1112 Ashmun action at their Lansing business meeting on Sautl Ste. Marie 49783 June 8, 1979, to cancel the Open Council meet- (906) 635-0581 (work) ing which is · scheduled for July 13, 1979, at (906) 635"".9266 (home) the Hannaville Indian Community in Wilson, Michigan. Arnold J. So"1nick . 7200 'East Broadway Because of the recent resignation of our Dir- Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 ector John V. Bailey, the commission feels it (517) 496-4281 (work) is necessary to schedule a business meeting in (517) 773-3743 (home) place of the open council meeting. Yvonne Walker Therefore, the Michigan Commission of Indian 659 Hastings St. Affairs will hold a regular business meeting Tr~verse City, MI 49017 in Lansing, Michigan on July ' l3, 1979, from (616) 947-0900 (work) ~:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The public is invited. Meeting at Baker-Olin Building, Room 1-C, 3423 North Logan, Lansing, Michigan. · NOTICE COMMISSIONERS Time Limit for United States to File Suits to Recover Money Damages Upon Indian Claims Philip V. Alexis 1432 Hurd St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 (616) 849-3200 (work) (616) 925-5301 (home) Joan M. Bemis Route One, Box 22 Baraga, MI 49908 (906)524-1022 (work) (906)353-6733 (home) Thurman Bear 15830 Burgess Detroit, MI 48223 (313) 224-4962 (work) (313) 535•4354 (home) ' William Cross, 816 Armstrong Lansing, MI 48910 (517) 353-9525 (work) (517) 394-4267 (home) (28 u.s.c. 2415) SCOPE OF CLAIMS BARRED BY STATUTE Congress has enacted a statute of limita- tions establishing a time limit after which the United States is forever barred from commencing a lawsuit to recover money da. mages on behalf of Indian tribes, bands · or groups .of American Indians or individual Indians whose lands are held in trust or restricted status. Where the acts, transaction or occurrences upon which the claim .for money damages is based took place on or before July 18, 1966, the claim will be · barred unless the United States files suit .prior to April 1, 1980. If the events took place after July 18, 1966, the United States will be barred from convnencing such a suit unless the suit is filed six years and ninety days following the time to sue first existed. 5 �N1 REAL As I sit here looking out my window,.quarded by a reqiment of Sentinel Pines, surrounded '11'/ a beauty so vast that my heart weeps. for. joy, deep in a valley of love, I sense th.e G.r"eat Spirit haa chosen 111e, unworthy as I illll, to take part in the turning of the tide for the Indian people of Mashpee. . ., stripped of their lane, religion and cul. ture, our people have desperately held on to t~e idea that one day they would again walk in peace, live in th• teachings of our anoe•tora, and choose to work-to play-to be Indian. Long have they been misunderstood, these the sole inheritors of this great country, satisfied with a.l l that Mother Earth had bestowed upon them, able to live in a harmony known only to a few, wealthy beyond the wildest dre&lll.!I of Mank.ind. The Native American, devesta.ted by th0 coming of the White Man, sustained only hy a dre-.~ - to be Indian. My heart cannot hold the joy I feel because I was allowed to take part in the reincarnation of the Red Man - the Willllpanoag. The Indian movement ha.a bequn; it is so deep and private that there are no words to express our feelinqa. I shall therefore speak to you of them in a language of Nature, our religion. I do this so you might "see"; for you must "see" us before you can understand us. The thunder of the Orum is in our.hearts, of the surf, our voice, The wind in ~he trees, our song, The scent of the flowers, our breath, The chatter of the birds, our children, The softness of the deer., our women, The strength of the buffalo, our men, The roar The silence of the night, our love, We also differ Hl other values: you work 1rn that you nuqht pl.11.y; we play hard at work .. The warmth of the sun, our fires You chop down trees so that you might plant; we plant where there are no trees. You put fences around your cemetari.es; and dig up ours. You rationalize your *Tongs and change the laws t:o fit yo\U' needs; 'our p.eople sit l.n prison. laughing brooks, our babies, bottomLess lakes, our needs, To live in harmony, our religion. The The Your descendants asked for refuge; we .now seek a place of. our own. !t is your way to . possess and ours is to gl ve. The Whi·'l:e Man counts his wealth, while the Red Man walks on it. You li•.re in wealth, and hop, we sink in poverty. But different as our values are, tile laws, of l:i.fa remain the There are no words, 011ly the feeling, to be Indian is to be alive - ~eeeive sustenance. All that is in rhythm with the earth is Indian, is to be Indian. You have asked ~e to teach you the way of the Indian. I ask you to sit by a quiet stream:.· We differ greatly in our values, but heathens we are not; in your religion you acknowledge the Holy Ghost, in ours t!he Great Spir:i. t prevails. You take of the flesh of God, we the gifts of Mother Earth. On the Sabbath you give thanks for all you received; for all that ··~e receiv<!ld, we give thanks. You pray for mercy. we for strength. same - "Justice for all; sow and you sha.ll reap; gi.ve and you shall receive; trust and you shall be rewarded. It has been told to us "To be white is rH''•t and to be black is beautiful". I will t~ i i. ' you now "To ht:• .red is to be real" and we will not disappear to satisfy you~ guilt. We are the rightful peoples of this country you che.rJ.sh as your own. We are silent, but we are here! 6 We a.re red, but we are real! - Sweet Grass Mary Lopez �0ETRY 1 POW WOW SCHEDULE lHl CALL I was watching the woods one day, when I heard a mournful cry. I asked my Mother Earth if it was she, but !lhe said no. I walked pn. and I heard it once more. So sad that it would break your heart. I asked t he brook if it was he, and he sai d yes it was. I asked what could make him so very , sad. He said my brother s don't come to drlnk from me anymore, The beast of the woods ·won't .drink from me, and my water i s no longer clear as glass, and sweet as honey. · My water don't look as it once did, my banks are muddy, and no tree~ will grow by me anymore. Strong men come arid dump things in my water t o make me sick, and whoev.er_ drinks of me. How I wish, I was in the days when my brothers were young, then I could be free once more to run to my mother the sea. But t hose days are gone, and so is the life that used to come ·to me for ••• life. JULY 14-15 Walpole Island, Ontario Dave White-W2lfoceburg, Ont • . (take ferry from Algonac) July 21-21 Petoskey, Mich. Fairgrounds33 Bridge St . Aug. 4-5-6- Wikmemikong, Ontario - Mani tolin Isldrid · Aug. 11-12 Mendon, Mich. Function June U t'P Aug. 18-19 Peshawbestown, Mich. (616) 271- 3544 Aug. 25-26 Brimley, Mich. Bay Mills Pow Wow at:CINNINC WITH THE AUGUST ISSUE , WE WILL BL TH 'h ~ NING IN A MINI-SERIES, EXCERPTS FROM . A BOO~: WHICH WILL BE FORTHCOMING SOON BY THE POU~ PU~: LISHING COMPANY. THE BOOK IS TITLED "GEE-Bt•S·-C'>H THE WOLVERINE" ANO WAS WRITTEN BY WILLIA\11f;}tf1~'.J)r\ WHO IS AN OiiAWA INDIAN FROM PETOSKEY, MICHH-J\N ANO WHOSE DAUGHTER DONNA, INCIDENTALLY, USED TO . WORK WITH US IN TURTLE TALK. - Gar y H. "Eagle" Middleton IT WAS THROUGH MR. DUNLOP'S NUMERIOUS CONTRlBUTIONS TO TURTLE TALK THAT HE WAS RECOGNIZi:Ii l".'.i A WRITER OF MERIT BY THE POLK PUBLISHERS, AND ENLIGHTENMENT Struggling, Groping spirit, Bound To this earthly plane, Searching, Sear ching for truth, Her e , Again and again, Fervently I search! I see t he light, a tiny speck at first - then more and more and more , Now I know how, As well as why, The se rach is over, I 'm free ! APPROACHED .BY THEM TO WRITE A BOOK • . WE WILL HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING THE _FIRST TO GIVE A.PREVIEW. WATCH FOR IT!!! • - Virginia Medacco Herr 7 �N[WS FROM OUTREACH One of the most important things from the Outreach Department is to let the senior citizens know that we will be continuing to work with them. Viola Compo won't be with us due to a temporary lay off from the work experience proqram she was on.We are working on a position nor 'her through another program, ~o at the present time, we have Maryan Mashka tak1ng vi's place.Until something can be worked out,Maryan and myself will be the people you are to call, to carry on whatever tasks Viola was helping you with. were able to be of help to all of you on th. Emergency Crisis. Hopefully we'll be able t do it again next year. Shirley McDonald DIRECTOR OF OUTHEACH · SCHOOLS OUT! WelI, here.it is the end of another year. I want to th<rnk all of the students that I've had a chance to meet with this year. I especially want to thank those students who participated .in our culture classes at I'm happy the way our Crisis ·Intervention Pro- Harrision Park and East Leonard. We had some gram for 1979 went, this being the first time good times this year. t? operate th~s type of program. I'm sati~fied •.We ended the year with a 11 ttle party at each with what assistance we were able to provide to f th h l W"th h f · h the Native American Community and hope that they oth edsc. oo stl. l opes o seeing eac ,e• o er unng 1e summer. Maybe I '11 see you feel tl ' same• at Inter-Tri· bal 's summer program or hope f u11,Y ,at a pow-wow. With the time limit given us we had to work fast and hard to get as many families who met Have a good summer! the income guidelines, as we could. This was GEORGE SNIDER - Native American Specialist my reason for some families not_ getting the total •250.00 so that the balance of their allotment would help another family whose need was just as great. Out of the $8000 given us, we were able to help 39 families. Here is a general idea of the way the money was spent. On Fri.day, June 1, Walbridge Academy students .held various activities to raise money for the utility bill paid_$2620.41, for 17 families. ·cancer fund. There was a car wash, white c:c elephant sale and food booth. The food booth was sponsored by the Native American Culture Class Fuel purchased $835.21 for 6 families. and Indian food was served. The students from this class did the shopping, cooking and sellClothing & blankets $1975.40 on layaway for ing of food. The menu included Indian tacos, 15 families. blanket dogs, fry bread, strawberries 1 punch and c6ffee. Some of the students who particiHeating equipment purchased and rapaired. pated were Elaine Mashka, Laura Burfield, Liz $243.09 for 2 families. Wesaw, Kathy Schrubbe, Terri Leaureaux~ and Sandy Floyd. I would l.ike to extend a special Home repairs 729.36 for 5 families. thanks to Kathy Schrubbe and Sandy Floyd who stuck it out to the very end. They both worked Food provided $132;74 for 4 families. very hard. (Kathy makes great bread!!!) Also, a special thank~> to Mrs. Gee for her help in Other (relocation for back rent etc.) the .kitchen. Our booth was a great success. $855.00 for a total of: $7411.21: ·. The Number of households served - 39. L 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Me-gwe tch 11 Genevieve Shi"'lcy - NATIVE AMERICAN SPECIALIST Hie rest of the $8000 went for administration costs . Ago.in, I'm sincerely happy that we 8 �I BEMINOCR! Vor rr~G EJ WILL BE JUff 26, 1979. ECJIOO DAY! AI. LEX INGTOtf ScHOCL AND A 6: 00 PM TlfSDAY 1:00 Et1 IO 8:00 ·EJ1 A eon.ucK wILL BE HEL o AT LEx IMGIOO, REMEMBER, VOTING AT LEXIN~ION ~HOO... AND RIDES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DAY OF ELECTION FCR TRANSPORTATION, CALL //LJ-8551. I Ir IS If'IPORTANT TiiAT YOU, AS A NATIVE AMERICAN HAVE A SAY IN WHO IS ON OUR DIRECTORS, Bur FIRST YOU M.JST CQtvE ON OOWN AND SlGN UP! BoARn OF BEL<M IS A SN-f>LE OF THE BALLOT YW WILL BE USING. . B A L L 0 T NO. ------- DIRECTIONS FOR USING THIS BAI.,,LOT: Below are the names of (10) individuals who are presently running for the position of Board Member for the Grand Rapids Inter~Tribal Council. There are (5) five vacancies. Place an ~ on the space provided next to the pe1~son that you feel is most qualified . for this position. Each ballot may have (5) - five separate selections. Each ballot cannot have more than (5) five separate selections. CANDIDATES: SELECTIONS: . ! .! George Martin Barbara Arzola Paul Jackson, Jr. Kathy Stinger r Dora Harris Simon Francis ,John Hart ~ · Cindy (Fisher) F~oyd Bill Shananaq uet Barbara Su l a in is 9 . �NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM The school year has come to a close. I t is good to look back to a year that had p~ogr£ms and activities that invo l ved children and parents. It was good working with all of you and a big thank you go~s out to you for all the invlovement and 6~operation you gave. There is one regret, however, and that is the Native American tducation Program could not affer a summer program f or its students this year. There was a cut in this year's grant so it was not possible to make plans as we did ~th er summers. A number of programs ~0 take place in this area. You, perha ps would like to take advantage of wh at is being offered. Do give us a c all and we may be able to give you so s ome informati~n. 456-4226 JE ANETTE ST. CLAIR THE SELECTION ·"I AM REAL" (PAGE .6 OF THIS ISSUE) BY MARY LOPEZ, IS PRftiAe~ EXACTLY AS IT APP"EARED IN THE Mi I NEWSLETTER.ANYONE WANTING TO USE THIS EXCERPT, PLEASE QBTAIN PERMISS'ION FROM THE MASHPEE COUNCIL, INDIAN HEALTH TRENDS NOTED The department of Health, Educati o n, and Welfare Indian Health Servic e ha \ published a report on Indian health trends and services. The repnrt indicates that the death rate for American Indian infants was 71% lower . in 1975 than it was in 1955. During th.is same period, deaths due to g a s troenteric causes declined by 88% and that deaths from influenza and pneu - ' monia were reduced by 63%. Despite this progress, however, th e report shows that the health statu s of American Indians and Alaska Nativ e5 continues to lag behind that of th e general population. Particularly pr~­ valent is alcoholism and death an d injury from accidents. Individual copies of "Indian-'Hea Jth Trends and Services" are available free of charge from the Indian Heal th Service, Health Services Administ ration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockvil! ~, MD 20857. . INDIAN ADULT LEARNING CENTER NEWS '!:!!!!!!'!:!!!!! . ' ON THE PERSONAL SIDE ADDITION •••••• What a surprise to pick up the Grand k apids Press on the Friday evening of June 15th and see on the front page (taking up nearly one quarter of t he page) a picture of !:.._~nard Dud~ and his brother Jim Dudl·e}'. "cruising ciown Buck·Creek on a Thursday afterno on" in great big inner tub~s to c6ol o ff in one of our many heat waves.I'm s ure ma and pa Dudley (That's Elsie an d Jim) wer~ mighty proud! Something for the old scrapbook huh Elsie? And to Heien Hillman! (I'll ne~er tell wh at went on up at Lookout H.ill, if yo u don't!) That's a promise? PROIHS E ! ! ! There will be Suinmer School from June 18th to July 27, 1979,but Lexington School will be closed the entire week of July 2 through 6, due to the holiday. And ••• you can earn five credits for watchlng classic movies once a week, eating popcorn, having intelligent discussions and doing some creative writing. For more information call Joe Anne at 456-6985. ONCE AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER, THAT THE ELECTION FOR BOARD MEMBERS IS ON JUNE 26th.IF YOU REGISTERED BY JUNE 15th OF THIS YEAR, YOU ARE ELEGIBLE TO VOTE. ELECTIONS TO BE HELO AT LEXINGTON SCHOOL ! 1~. POTLUCK WILL BE HELD AT 6PM OF THE SA;.;~ .,, .. , ALSO AT THE SCHOOL. VOTING HOURS ARE FROM lPM to 8PM. BE THERE!!! 10 �IM•"''"~ 0~111£ NortTH CAl'1P•N(i P.l'lcA (LAST f:t.JO io_c. f(!.llV'AL t~C.'1 "'?P.RI( : . · i= Rd LE TT qo I"\ Co IHI t: FP.o!IN F,,.c.11..1ry-3.t./tn1 : R o 1= fY\ O f'...I R. o E # STS .) (\'\ 1 C.M I (,ft/J ' ) .Qc~o'l.C, M 1e.H. l}t:Tettl'llJS' No .ITH ~ET o W AT °?Cf'~\. 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Su, Gtr.and Rap-<.cl6, MI (.6e.e. map) TRAVER'S FEE $25.00 Fwin-<..6h awn tablu, c.hU!t.6 and e.le.c.:tJUc.dy. Food -<.n.6pe.c..tion and l-<.c.e.n.6-<.ng w,i,Le. be. done. an loc.a.tion. ALL NATIVE AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES (IJILL BE PROVIVEV: Ftr.e.e. Cam~ng. Ftr.e.e. me.al.6. PoUc.e. ptr.ote.c..tion -<.n the. c.amp-<.ng atr.e.a. Ptr.o6u.6-<.onal .6e.c.Wtdy guaJtcl6 6otr. fupf..a.y atr.e.a. Ftr.e.e. patr.k.-<.ng , wa.teJt, j ohn.6 (.6 OM if, no e.le.c.:tlUWtj. ) Ttr.ade.M atr.e.a.6 atr.e. on a 6ill t c.om e., 6-<.M t .6 eJtve. ba..6-<..6 • OTHER EVENTS BEING FEATUREV: Native. Amwc.an c.eJte.mon-<.al danung. Nam-<.ng c.eJte.mony ta g-<.ve. pCVLk. an IncUa.n name.. Ve.mon.6br..a..ti.on.6 06 W..c.h-<.gan IncUa.n c.tr.at)t6. WITH: ThWtman Be.a.Jr. a..6 MM.t.eJt an CeJte.mon-<.u Btr.adle.y Se.tte.e.me.n.t Vtr.wn - John BMh, He.ad S-<.nge.Jt INTER-TRIBAL POWWOW VANCING - OPEN VRUM VISPLAYS WILL INCLUVE: Native. Amwc.an atr..tit)ac.u (building ptr.ov-<.de.d) Re.c.on.6btu.c..tian ot) an IncUa.n v-<.llage. pJt,{.oJt ta Whde. man' .6 atr.Jt,{_va,l -<.n ou.tr. woodf..a.ncl6. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Be.a Baile.if 4347 41..6.t. St. Gtr.andv-<.lle., MI 49418 Phone.: 616/534-2542 Shnon Ftr.anw 457 ~ood,_S.E. Gtr.and Rap-<.cl6, MI 49506 Phone.: 616/459-6820 (e.vu.J Sh-<.Jtle.y Ftr.anc.-<..6 Phone.: 616/774-3842 (datj.6) AUTHENTIC NATIVE AMERICAN GOOVS ONLY NO ALCOHOL OR VRUGS ALLOWEV �------------·---------------------·------ - ' ._., .._.. ; / . ~ ~ tilf/ .. -·~ ~ ~-----------------· ...... /, '· . Wl=,O/V£f.IJ4 Y TP~SP~Y /f.10/Y/JAY - T/1-V;f'.) /) A-Y FR/PAV S/f-T 1: ' !J. I ~i '· 'f 3 j ~ 7 Th re :! Fires Home ~oming. West RiverBa k Park ! 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AFFAIRS . ..lEGfS tlBRARY SOURCES CENTfR �TURTLE TALK AUGUST 1 9 7 ·9 - Also want to thank Richard Hiatt\ for t j ..."'°'....."""'" ....... ,.._ _ _ _ _ _, ~:~-~~::: R~~~~: I!:~.~~~~.._couNCIL i jEXE.CUTIVE DIRECTOR •••••••••• J. Wagner Wheeler month 1 s cover and thanks also. to Buddy Medawis for contributing our back cover many drawings for this issue. Hope you a. enjoy our mini version th.i.s month.:. See ya soon! iASSISTANT DIRECTOR ••••• Joseph 11 Buddy" Raphael Virginia Medacco Herr I EDITOR - TURTLE TALK IPRESIDENT ••••••••••••••••••••••• George Martin 0 RESDI'-uT ii \ilCE . •. i:.1'i•. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Pat Raw.lings I ~;~_;_;:;_E·._·r_·A_L_K~_s_r_A_F_F__.....-_...~_·_·_·-_-_-_-_~~--~---:j AUGUST BIRTHDAYS Happ.y birthday to: E:DITOR •••••••••••••••••• Virginia Medacco Herrj ; Char Lewis i Cheryl Fox Jim Foster Donna Marie Colter (Dunloo) . Jeanette St. Clair Rachel L. Thomas Dawn Loonsf oot Dorothy Klogima Billy Petoskay !ASSISTANT EDITOR ................... Ross Morgan\ .. l . Buddy Medawis Rkhard Hiatt THIS MONTWS ARTISTS *****************'**** Joe Ferrere t\nd a. special thanks to the following people who helped with the assembling, labeling and stapling of last month's .issue-: Rick Irey Mary Roberts Kathy Bowen Kay Compos iootsie Petoskey Yvonne Harris J~an Inese Bennett (Uepins) Glenda Petoskey ***'l(•*•*'**•************-ll- Roxy Day ·1 he next couple issues of TUHTLE TALK will probably be pretty short editions as your <';:ditor will be lald up for awhile underoing so hope Kerry Jo H1llman Petrina HHlman Robyn Mashka Hosemary Taylor The big news for this month is the election of The Inter-Tribal CouncU Board members and subsequent electlon of officers. Congratuldtions to those re-elected to the board and dlso to newly elected member Simon Francis. The newly elected officers are as 'follows: i1 ;:e.sident Vice President Ireasurer Secretary Sgt . at Arms "' l August August August August August August August August August August August Ausust August August August l August August August August August August 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 15 16 17 17 19 18 18 21 22 26 27 28 29 And a belated happy birthday to last month 1 oversights. Hope to be back :1.n foll swing by September though, you 1 11 bear with us, until U ien • -·~-·-'·, John Fox Elaine Mashka Sandy Lewis l<areen Lewis Boo-shoo! and recovering from surgery. Warren August George Marti.n Pat Rawlings Jeanetts St. Clair Barb.::tra Arzola Paul. Jackson Jr. i ..... July 15 July 18 July 27 July 28 �··-:.,. ~ - Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 756 Bridge N.W. 49504 Phone: 774-8331 1. Results of Election - (5) Positions Open - (5) highest votes · Votes George Martin 50 2. Barbara Arzola 49 3. Paul Jackson Jr. 46 4. l<athy Stinger 39 s. Simon Francis 30 Uora Harris 27 John Hart 20 Cindy (Fisher) Floyd 27 Bill Shananaquet 17 Barbara Sulainis 16 I certify tne Grand Rapids Inter - Tribal Council Board of Directors election held on June 26, 1979 (Tuesday> from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. be true and valid. • OFFICIAL COUNTERS: Jeanette St. Clair Mary Church Barbara Arzola Kathy Stinger �THE FOLLOWI NG IS THE PROLOGUE FROM A BOOK THAT t ha t thi s one in his e stimation, WILL BE FORTHCOMING SOON. IT WILL BE PUBLISHED as himself. was a s , BY THE POLK PUBLISHING COMPANY, AND WAS WRITTEN FROM PETOSKEV:-MICrUGAN:--n IS THE FIRST IN A Weapons. This upright had them and used ti\ exceedingly we11. There was the arrow, ,.;HUES OF EXCERPTS WHICH WILL SE RUNNING IN launched by a bow. FOR THEM BY WILLIA.M DUNLOP, AN OTT MIA INDIAN Ghee-bos--gah thought thh TUHTLE TALK. very clever. The bow twanged and the arrow whistled through the air so fast the eye coul barely follow. Even the fleet footed deer could not escape this missle. Then there was the sharp tool which took the skin off the Bv WILLIAM DuNLOP deer and dismembered it as fast as the teeth Ghee--bos-gah, the wolverine stood in a clearing and powerful claws of Ghee-bos-gah himself. How Ghee-bos-gah envi.ed this upright's abilit ' atop the tallest of tall wooded hills on this day. The air was sweet and the golden rays of to fashion such things. the sun spread their. warmth upon the landscape Confidently, Ghee-bos-gah had done battle wit as hi"'' keen eyesight traveled to the far hor' zon of a gHstening lake so vast, he could not this other smart one, and would have beaten S(~e the opposite shore. Twice he turned a comhim too, had not another upright joined in. The club! That was the thing tha t defeated P~'~; te circle. Thick lush forest on the other three sides completed the c:i.rcles. him. Ghee-bos-gah had taken many blows ; .. '-'"' it. It was when the uprights had gotten on either side of him that he had to give ground Ghee-bos-gah k11ew every tree 1 every swale, When he faced one, he was struck from behind rock:r every crystal clear stream where by the other. He whlpped around to get at he might quench his thirst. Ghee-bos-gah felt oo<>. The craftiest creatm:.e in all the wood- that enerJy and was then clubbed by the other. Ghee-bos-gah growled 'thinking about it, but h land, he easily out-thought the others. Even ''huV.sha the fox t known throughout the animal salved his feelings. At least his honor went idnqdom for his cunning was no match for him. w:ith him in retreat. Two, against one, aftet battle not one could stand up to him. all- wielding those deadly clubs. And still CrPatures four and five times his size fled in he Ind bloodied them; one badly. He was sure cer:ct•r at the slightest sign of ht:E, presen~~e. this one would die of his wounds. But he was wrong. This upri~ht did not die. He had fought Ma-qua the be.::a· many t;lmes and bca ten him~ Now all he had to do ''as wait L'.n~::: l Ma-qua caught a fish~ threaten himt and Ma-.qua gave up his catch, with only a token growl of protest. 0n1 ~1 one creature came close to the pr·owess of This one only d.1 ct he give any respect. (Respect, given grudgingly.) fhis credtu:re did not go on all fours. He walked Chef:-bos-aah. ~:rr.,9ht 1 had no fur - exc·cpt '-'Pun his head w1·i.c:h grew long and black, and was a. killer, Ghee-bos-ga'.·1. SilW him many times after their flg~t and never ~penly attacked him again as tne we.cqx1ns were alwi,ys there* But Ghee-bosgah conte0ted himself by looking at the long scar on the face of his c id advers?1rv ,,.r,, · harrassed this clothed one as ur~en as he could. He s.prung the snares in the trapline~ anc. broke open the nr:ts and ate the fish him.:.,eJ f. Stealthy as a shadow he got into the food c"::\ohes and fouled them by defecation. Then laughed from a distance at the constern;: hunter, like himself. (Indeed, at times they ti on of h1s hur. ted each other. ) l'hi s upright adorned h1 s o-,:,, ·1 naked brown skin with the skins of the an- Ghee-bos-gah stood there atop the tall hill ; 'hliS :.. i~hc r he 'lad killed and e::r:..en. Like himself, advet~sary. and smiled in :rememberance of his deeds ag·- ani.mals fled before th is creature. Unhimself, so;1:e animals W(;re Ms servants. ainst his old foe. Me had gotten so he loo k~ forward to begu:Ui ng the uprights. It bec,1mf a game to him. He didn't adm.it it, but he ',. one al so knew hOYI to make fir::; and use it. wou1d have missed tf·1e long haired one had I c i . i": for warmth and fire to make his meat gone away for good" L;:;te better. Chee-bos-gah could not do this. Yes, he was content there in his forest hcnw.c" ' He h<">d to wait for a fire started by lighten1. · 1<··; ; '!q and then only could he eat the cooked meat of arimals. -~,Jpe (Animals not fast ~iough to es- the conflagration.) . Yes, he had to admit He was free. Getting what he wdnted when he wanted it. He was feared and respected. It would always be that way. Nothing could �TO MARVIN ----There's an empty space, In your old place~ A bit of sunshine 1 s gone, We long to see, Your smiling face, Wi. thout you it set-'tl'1s wrong. You brought us warmth, You brought us cheer, Ghee'."'bos-gah ran do\1•n the northeast side of the Then left a memory, hill to investigate this strange action of na-ture. Other members of the forest family fol- So heres to you, lowed. Scampering through the woods, they Dear Marvin dear, were all blissfully ignorant, that from this We drink your health, day on, their lives and the lives of the upWith tea? rights would be horribly transformed. P.S. ( We miss you.) They would soon behold the pale skin, the blue eyes, the blond hairy face and head of an altogether different breed of upright. lhe f.irst white man had arrived. TO BE CONTINUED NEXT MONTH. Congratulations to _t1o~~~ arid Kathl'.-oP.a~,e on trw birth of a new baby boy born July 5th. Congratulatlons also, to Leona Thomas on reA i~EMINDER FOR NEXT YEAR'S ELECTION It has been suggested by several readers of TUR·TLE TALK, as well as people who have just dcopped into the Co_uncil, that the candidates ceivi.ng her nursing certifTcate. She is now employed at Kent Community Hospital. Hope ~e Me::iawls :.s 'feeling better after h her recent hospital ;;,tay. running for the Board of Directors, submit small biographical sketches or some such information regarding the background, qualifications etc, to the voters who wHl be voting for them, so that they will know something about them. Several people have called or came in to say that the names of some of the people running for the Board are totally unfamiliar to them, that it would be easier to vote for some-· one i f they knew mor.e about them. This gives u~ some food for thought for next year as .it 1 s already too late for this year. aPd ~. f you want to be eligible to vote in next year's elect.ion come on in and register any:.'oe. Your membership never exp.ires. You rnu ~t be at least t Indian or married to somec-nc with at least k Indlan blood. And you ma~•t live in one of the following five count1 u!>. KENT, ALLEGAN, OTTAWA, MONTCALM or .!._ONIA. i d.s is YOUR community. The Inter-Tribal rouncH is for YOU. Have your. say in ho\\' it's :~·:.m ! Sorry to hear that Florence Lewis is in tne hospital. \1e send our very best-to Flo:n:)r;~e. Do hope that Charlotte Wayashe is feeling muci better too. ---- �POETRY THE TRAIL OF NO RETURN (Incarnation of Yellow Hawk.) Wh.Ue walking through the woods one day, A strange sight I did see I came upon a well worn path, Which wasn't meant for me Should I pursue this hidden trail? Just where would it lead? My heart beat faster at the thought, Of mystery and intrigue. The thought became enticing, Had I a lesson to be learned? And step by step I started, Down the trail of no return. I followed it a When much to my I saw a picture Right before my tong long way, · surprise, so unique, eyes,- Br.ight fires burned by tall tee pees, Childre·n laughed·\ in glee, Woman dressed in buckskin dresses, 1 fringed around the knees They had a quiet dignity, Like I had never seen, Who were the people living here? I asked what can this mean? I felt I was intruding in a pdvate family here, I tried to turn, Retrace my steps, But some force held me here. These people and this village, Seemed more like home to me, Are those my parents sitting there? I watched so silently. In thl.s life I lived before, I came to earth again, I felt so peaceful and content, Something held me then. The Great Chief came from out the darkness, Which had fallen now; A sadness settled on the village, The drum beat soft and low He spoke " Hark! People hear me, My heart is sad and torn, My son was ta:..:en from our. village Never to return. 11 1r1-1e left our village, food to seek The elk and deer to stalk: He cared not for the danger, He was mig!1ty Yellow Hawk. ri He found his prey and aimed his arrow, Then a rifle cracked, The valiant Yellow Hawk went down, 11 A bullet in his back," 11 The. white man laughed~. and tauntedJ 'That 1 s another one for me, · We got the gallant Yellow Hawk, Ota· Captain will be pleased.'·" And as his blood spilled on the ground. l'iis spirit to rebirth, A voice was softly heard to say, "I shall return to earth.n 1 felt h.is cour,;xge, hurt and pai.n, And knew his brave~y, It was a mystery no ··more; I knew, that I was he, Return again I have, 1hat 1 s the force impelled me home, I!ve come back to my people On the trail of no return. Do:rothy l~cdacco Sunshine, beautiful sunshine, On a day suet\ as this, Why do J feel so desolate? And in myself imposed prison, Thes~ four. rooms; how can that be'? It is I, that arn mistress of .. this Little world · of mine, sometimes, I think not. Day in day out the sameness pervade$, In my little realm. Have I lost tne competiveness to live In the world that exists beyond These two doors? - Nes-Wa·-Bin �CLASSES AT LEXINGTON! ! ! POW WOW ---· -- SCHEDULE -~- - - AUG. 11-12 Mendon , Mh~h • J ngton school soon. AUG. 18-19 Peshawbestown, Mich. POTTCRY AUG. 2S-26 Brimley, Mich. Grand Rapids' '. Inter-Tribal Council will ie o"'fering, beginning art classes at Lex- course offers free form.stoneware, handti-! ilding. Stoneware ls considered strong, v~ rsitile, with unlimited decor possibil.it ies. Such variety has for centuries pro•' i. c!ed man with i terns ranging from cooking and water storage to weapons of self defense. So why not fire up your imaginat ion . with an experience a.imed to better INTRODUCING ••••••• un:ierstanding of the freedom within ourselves while working with the element of SHIRLEY LARK .Jur very substance. (The Earth.) .BY Virginia Medacco Herr Th ~ f.. •.: . tiK classes will also be offered·, work.tr.g wl th bees wax and dyes. The Batik tec hnique is amazingly simple, but reh1u1ds us of the artristry of impression• _.t.:.0 art and detailed pattens like Indian .or~,n cs. You can design many things,.like •.'ur co1ns, pillow cases, towels, shirts, • resses, hand bags, wall hangings, framed ~rt and even formal wear. Why not try? ·~· t~!.JLE-5 ,\~ :-idle s create atmosphere and are great for Dickenst old Scrooge had the good fortune to have devoted Bob Cratchet slaving away for him at the bookst and we at the Council have Mr~ Cratchet's feminine counter-part - Shirely La:rk. fo the nearly two years that I've worked here I •nas almost certain that Shirley had taken root in that office. And another suspicion was that perhaps she was a mechanized robot, so engrossed in its work that it never peeps its nose out of the office. And should the door be open while you 1 re passing by, you're sure to see her crouched over those fi.gures nev er looking up. ' ·· ..:rqy conservation. They also make great <Xr v.1rsation pieces. Free form candle makJ ng sand cast candles, should offer a fun Seriously, She does stick pretty close to ~ ,r,·dence and . great for the ecology minded. that of flee doing her daily work as Assis- ·, ,. v zre also very practical for creating .1 1 i'e::·ent atmospheres. tant Book keeper here, which she has done · · since May of 1977. Born in Petoskey, she is of Ottawa descent, divorced and the mother of three boys,Gary, . , teative macre.rnae class offers freedom of Terry and Dean. In her spare time, she loves :.: 1.00 to enhance your flowers and plants or to play cribbage (at which she sdys she's ,J ·1 cl·eatures to add to that special not very good, winning only l out of 180 gam~ s). She also likes to crochet. '?urther information, please call the · ·, 1 a.t 774-8331. :· s'tare and , i. ng. enjoy1 Please join us. This is only the .ne lnoki - Instructor I've only just recently gotten to know Shirely ( it's difficult to get acquainted with somebody who sticks . that close to their desk!),. and find her t o be a very nice lady with that great sense of humor that everyone has who worK s here. (I believe :'i. t' s contagious and it is a good thing too, because that's what keeps us qolng someUmes.) . And Shirley, I leave you wlth one question. Do you smoke? Oh! �( '\-\\LOREN'S CD\.OR lA<l_E > ' f / / .' I ' ,, >' { .,,, / ~· / / I ; / I . I ,• / ./ I ,' .;~ ~· / j �r-;7 ----- --··- . . a----~-·- ·· . - -~~ e<·· .. ·~···---- ·~"~----·~-· ·---··-· ·------ -- · ---- - SUN M ()/V PAY rl/Ef'~AY WEIJA1t!J !JAY. TH vRJ"OA Y' FR I [) ~:;;V-.:;;:s_i tlf £,i.. 3 I ~ =- l I I j b 7 J I 1~1 13 /If 16 /G ! POW WOW Mendon, l Powfftw. /01~ ·-' '1 I I j on, F ~--L/ a' /71 Pes+~: (;!,./ ht :J-3 J!-'?" i owl ---,..,._,., ~o I ~ J..;;' Peshawb ,stown PO' W0\1 Br le\I, ~ Pow wowl Brimley Mich. :t-7 ;LtY ;LY 30 -j;t~ . .I _J_J �A:;1ii~~. , 'f ~ ll ,,. ..,.. t,. v ; i' 11 ~Bddne. Grm111tf R11pids lnt:u-Trillal Co11rrcil .· ~·~~-""'~==-.i=~...,.-::.~' "' ' NON l'ROfiT Ol!G. U.S. POSTAGE PA ID N.W., G•nnd Rapi d., Mkh. '95a4 GltAl'>!O RAPIDS, MICH. , PERMIT NO. 690 · • r:t. t 8 Ct£y . Jones: -. LI'b rary Grand Valley State Colleges LL9t~OJ. A1Ienda1.e·•t MI ~--- ~ .~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herr, Virginia Medacco (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6abedf98e054c6e0bc12a6673376fc9b.pdf 8a78e5b479cd90fae4c661b74aa7dc8e PDF Text Text GRAND VALLEY srl, E.fuLLEGEs llBRARY l!ijj/Of«L ~F[AIR~ BESouf!cts kf!/TQ AUG 2 8 1979 COLLEGES LIBRARY TURTLE TALK SEPT '79 �SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Turtle Talk September 1979 J ·cHAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL i \ / I I EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR •••••••••• J. Wagner I Wheeler i ASSISTANT OIRECTOR ••••• Joseph "Buddy" Raphael ' PRESIDEMT ••••••••••••••••••••••• George Martin ~ICE PRESIOENT ••••••••••••••••••• Pat Rawlings ! TURTLE TAlK STAFF EDITOR •••••••••••••••••• Virginia Medacco Herrl i I ASSISTANT I EDITOR •••••••••••••••••• Ross Morgan soo·sHoo It was never ·supposed that this person would be wrlting this column, however~ our fresh new EDITOR slipped away to some hospl tal to get her gall conquered, in all itrs ports. The Doctor said she had TOO much 1 so . he cut it out and. took all the gall away. 1'11ow when she returns the EDITOR will be one galless woman but, not guiless perhaps. one seems to have survived the sunmer, or. mostly, and we hear lots about back to S·'.!hool, if the school wasn 1 t moved or closed or other wise disposed of. So we suppose ..:hat all the fond parents will be soon bereft -~very the companionship of the dear little ones, wM.le the 1i ttle children are away all day at Llf school learning to good citizens and responsible adults; and a credit to society and all the rest of it. Yet don 1 t be sad dear p.arents the charming little ones w111 return to hearth and home each evening just like last year, for you to feed clothe and cherish till morning, when you send them forth again. )11 .)1'.~>... -7"-.~-- >. > > ~ ~~>>'" ~· ~~'b..---·,,,.RI.. J' _.. And a special thanks to the followlng people who helped with the assembling, labeling and stapling of last month's issue: Buddy Medawis Kelly Compo Kay Campos Sonny Raphael This month's front cover is taken from a photograph of the Inter-Counci~ Building. Happy birthday to: Rob Herr Rose Marsh Marlene Mauldenauto Loretta Yount Barbara Wemigwans - Shenoskey Sandra Floyd · Roger Sprague Tammy Wemi.gwans Dorothy Medacco Carlotta Anewishki Tom Herr Sarah Medawis Faron Bowen Dennis Sl'l'lith Carl Hamilton Clifford ColHns Alan Wayne Kiogima Jr. Shirley McDonald Richard Shenoskey Calleen Floyd Jennie Bruner Corky Hecollet Dorothy Jimenez Jackie McDonald Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. l 2 2 !~ 5 Sept. 5 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 11 12 14 15 16 17 21 22 22 23 24 28 29 29 And a belated happy birthday to last month'.s oversights. Barbara Bush Charlotte Bush Robbie Wonegeshik Margaret Neyome Charlene John MaudeHne McDonald Aug. 1 Aug. 12 Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 28 Aug. 29 llllll_ll Wedding Anniversary ·goes to: Butch & Betty Wonegeshik August 20th. On the Personal Side, JoAnn Peterson is going into a hospital soon ·to g;e de-galled, Barbara. tooth~n ;s no~ -~~u~ of' hospital} whywas she in? Chr.1.st ... ne Ma1...,us Stone visited upon the district recently .?{ * *' a? ffi Item of Transient Interest, Geri Conway Relates the tale that upon July of the 29th inst. she was bitten by a gigantic fish she call "The Long Lake Sharl<" Geri swears this is gospel truth. �CERTirICATION The Bureau of Indian Ai''fairs officially recognizes certification of degf'."ee of Indian Blood from the following persons: Mr. Frederick Dakota, Chairman Keweenaw Bay Tribal Center Baraga, Michigan lt9908 r--' -· • ' • f' DATE: SEPTEMBER 13r 1979 TIME: THURSDAY PLACE: LEXINGTON SCHOOL Mrs. Sally Halfaday, Chairperson Hannahville Tribal Center Wilson, Michigan 49896 Telephone No. 906-466-9931 Mr. Peter D. Otto, Chairman Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Center 7070 E.ast Broadway Mt. Pleasent, Michigan Telephone No. 517-772-5700 Mrs. Wauneta Dominic, President _ttgrt~1! Mich~.9.ai! .Q.!tawa .:.~~sociatipr;_ 911 Franklin Street Petoskey, Michigan 49770 Telephone No. 616-347-3415 H:r. Gordon Bush Huron Potawatomi, Inc. f\te. l ( 45 Lexir1gton BRING A DISH TO PASS . The summer has been slow so lt glves the Outreach Staff some ti.me for vacations wi.th their families and traveling to other areas for festivals, Pow-wows, C;.imp Meetings, or whatever. I, myself really enjoyed staytng home and spending time with my family. Hopefully \Ye will have more news next month. Outreach Department fl!! ff J.f If IJff ff #fNN! ft 1Nf #ff fl iNf tNNI 1Nf IN? 111f ff ff iU/ ff 11 :ff It ii# lN! # ifi ti if Northern Michigan Ottawa Association is arranging to peti Uon the Federal Gove:rrunen t. for federal recogni t.ion. Interested persons plea.:se make contact with Norther:n Michigan Mr. Joseph Winchester Potawatomi Indians of Indiana & Michigan Rte. 6, Box 526 Dowagiac 1 M1chigan 49047 Telephone No. 616-463-6791 LEXINGTON SCHOOL '{; 00 PM PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 12 NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRk"1 is moving to Lexington School by the end of August the Phone Number will be the sa."Ue 1;56-4226 This is to remind all people that you may need 1 ~-:erti fication 1 to reciE::ve Bureau of Indian Affairs education aid and also for Michigan 'State tution . '(!' ' U•F.~~lfl The fi.rst thing we would like to do is to express our sincere appreciation to HuthArm Chivis of the Huron Pottawatoml, Inc. Center for providing some of our community with Crisis Intervention Assistance. Ottawa Association. The same certification wtll apply to 'claimsf qualification. b b I Outreach News Fulton, fviichigan 4-9052 Telephone r~o. 616- 729-5151 o:c contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs. I l Telephone No. 906-353-6623 Mr. Arthur L. LeBlanc, Chairman Bav Mills Indian Community urlmley, Michigan 49715 lelephene Mo. 906-248-3241 6:30 p M A. Native American Sunday School is to meet at, West Side Complex beginn]:ng Sunday, Sept. 23. From 2: 30 to 3: '~5 A11 Ages Including Adt1lts. Nursery Provided Any Questions Call Mike Peters t '63-7859 �P 0 W- W0 W S C H E D U l E September 1-2 GRJWD Vf.lJ.ID NV£RICAN INDIAJ~ LOIXf ffiv VrM Mor.aviontown, Ontario Band Office (519) 692-4341 113 ThamesvUle, Ontario SEPTEMBER 8 &9 R.R~ ********************** CAf"P LYON ON NORTH DIVISION September 8-9 Muncey, Ontario COMSTOCK PARK Band Office (519) 289-5396 Carol Morrison (519) 264-1838 ffiAIERS BY INVITATION ONLY ** ********~* ********** NOOTHERN DRLM September 8-9 Grand Rapids, Michigan CRAFT CONTEST CONTACT FREE ADMISSION . FREE c.AJIPING TRADITia.IAL. DANCE STYLE Bill Van Dien 513 Cresent Grand Rapids, Mich. Traders by invitation Only Grand Valley Indian Lodge Publicity Chairman - Joe John (616) 458-3569 49503 Ike Peters 4240 Chicago Dr. S.W. Grandville, Mich. 49418 ***~****************** November 23-25 Chicago, Illinois NE W S T A f F ihis rs ""to tell you that we have some peo- Annual Pow-wow - Chicago Armory 234 £. Chicago Or. Willard E. LaMere (312) 275-5871 * * * * * * HOMECOMING. * * * * * *POW-WOW ** * * POTTAWATOMI GRAND RAPIDS ple added to our staff of workers here. Greg Bailey and Shirley Chamberlain are CETA III Co-ordinators, and Betty Cole is doing t~e secretary routif\~ in the Main Off. :Job Tra.ininq ihe-Grancn'faoids Inte:r.-iribal Council plans to operate an On Job Training program for person~ interested in seeking employment in the ,skilled trades. The program will begin operation in October of 1979. Persons 18 and over interested in this program should contact Greg Bailey or Shirley Chamberlain at 774-8331 for . more information. . ... Most strigent Federal Laws exist in all the land against inciting riot and against fomenting revolt, no matter,,.A<>w we see in and around North Western lower Penninsula of Michigan, very many signs and posters . as "SAVE A FISHt SPEA.~ AN INDIAN" and "SAVE A FISH, NET AN INDIAN" t~'int funny, Chomoke ****** 150~omecoming Pow-wow was. held Aug. 11&12 1979 at Function Junction just East of Mendon Mich. In conjunction .with the Pow-·wow a Softball Tournament was held on Aug. 11 in Memory of Henry Sprague Sr. The Tournament was won by Mt. Pleasant with six Sprague Grand Sons and one Grand Son by marr iage in the Line up. Grand Rapids with six Sprague's finished 2nd. Watervelet, Dawagic and the Pow-wow Singers and Dancers also .received Trop~ys. I spent the Day at the ball field in Mendon and presented the Trophys at the awards Ceremony. My Brother Henry Sprague Jr. gave a very (moving) talk thanking Leonard Pamp and everyone else involved for the Honor bestowed on our Father. The Pow-wow was enjoyed by all Rbg~r L Spragye · ·News Release the c""c;~ernor's Office for Aug. 14,1979 From and Item in Grand Rapids Press of Wed.,.Aug. 15} 1979. The Governor has directed hls staff to coordinate the development of a . NEW OWL INDI~N OUTB.~CH Enos Cabinaw Anna Marie Medawis Jeanette St.Clair Wag Wheeler Mary Jane Swanson BOARD David Kail Sister Patricia Malone Raymond Heidenga Mrs. Mamie (Joe )Maddrey . ~ ,Ji resource management plan for the Michigan. Great Lakes fishery. "··· I continue to be ::: concerned about maintalning Michlgan's fisheries resource. 11 said Milliken. But it i.s very clear he co4ld have beeaut.~ady to go 'on this the week after Judge Fox's decision and ~Q\lt he's really late. �******"'r*'l~******N 0 T I C E *********"/:*********** NOTICE************'k*** ANNOUCEMENT THE PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HELD THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1979 AT LEXINGTON SCHOOL AT 7:00 P.M. WE WILL BE HAVING A COMBINED POTLUCK WITH LEXINGTON SCHOOL - MEETING WILL BE HELD AFTER THE POTLUCK DINNER. PLEASE BRING A DISH TO PASS, MW WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE! t, ! ! ! ! ! ! *****************'k***********-id:*~'*********~'****************************** • �Grand Rapids Community Education Grand Rapids Public Schools at LEXINGTON COMMUNITY CENTER 45 Lexington Ave. N.W. &r11R111d1 Plbllc Schools • - ADULT HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION - LEISURE TIME CLASSES - CHILDREN'S AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES - 1 ' - COLLEGE COURSES ~-~' ·_ ._ .F - HOMEMAKER'S CLUB - RECREATION Childcare and transportation are free The center is open 58 hours a week - students pick the best time(s) and day(s) for their particular work/home schedules. For more information call 456-6985 or 456-3720 and ask for Steve, Mike, Sue or Dottie. �LEXINGTON COMMUNITY CENTER 45 Lexington Ave. N. W. Classes begin the week of September 10, 1979 - All classes meet for 17 weeks. Adult High School Classes 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. 10:25 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. MONDAY&: WEDNESDAY TUESDAY&: THURSDAY FRIDAY ONLY Clerical Skills General Merchandising Literature Through Films Art Independent Study Adult Basic Education Clerical Skills Sewing Nurse's Aide Spelling and Vocabulary Independent Study 8:30 - 12 NOON Clerical Skills English Grammar Women's Studies I Job-Seeking Skills Art Independent Study Adult Basic Education Adult Ba{jd_~cf on Clerical Skills U.S. History II Sewing Women's Studies II First Aid & Nutrition (Tuesday only) Community Awareness (Thursday only) Independent Study Adult Basic Education Cler!cal Skills Journalism Arts and Crafts Independent Study Adult Basic Education "''' ~6985 . ~ o•. ""•I• 4$6 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Clerical Skills U.S. History I Writing for Fun Sewing Energy & Environment Independent Study Adult Basic Education Clerical Skills Modern Problems Reading Improvement Home Service Aide Art Independent Study Adult Basic Education Independent Study Adult Basic Education Independent Study Adult Basic Education Driver's Education (Thursday only) MONDAY 6:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Government Modern Dancing Independent Study Adult Basic Education TUESl....AY Clerical Skills Self Defense Independent Study Adult Basic Ed. Pre-Apprentice WEDNESDAY Homemaker's Club U.S. History I Independent Study Adult Basic Ed. . • 4-.•. •. 6...-. ·. ·s ··. . ..... .. ' . . '2 . THURSDAY Community Night Speed Reading/ Study Skills Independent Study Adult Basic Ed. Pre-Apprentice Adult Basic Education and Independent Study classes are available from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon Fridays. ----CHILD CARE AND TRANSPORTATION ARE F R E E - - - Specific classes are offered as listed - or - you might choose individualized coursework where you work at your own pace. Home tutoring is also available. Adult High School Classes are Free to Non-High School Graduates and High School Graduates under 20 years of age. �~.,,_,. - -· .... ·-·- _......._.... . . . . _ '79 ........... ., _.,_,_.~~ SEPTEMBER SVN MO IV TfJ 5.J WEO . '7tt /h' I//( PR! SAT I Moravionto n Ontario 1 Pow~wow ~ Moravlontow1 Ontario Pow-wow I i j Gr and 9 3 /0 I Valle 16 /~ II Parent Colllllittee Lexington 7 p.m. ' Pow-wow Muncey Ont. Pow-wow I 6. 'f 17 Ii /'1 ~ . 13 Potluck Lexington School 7:00 p.m. .:i.o Sun y Scho1 ~l Wests de Comp le 130 ~ .!IS* tf If !!' Alcohol Educatton & Grand Valle Personal Awareness Pow-wow Muncey Ont. Group 8:30 p.m. Pow-wow Owl at Westside Alcohol Education & Personal Awareness Group 8:30 p.m. Owl at Westside eP-1 :i:t Alcohol Education & Personal Awareness Group 8:30 p.m. Owl at Westside ' ~ 7 :t.6 #..7 AP Alcohol ~ducation & Personal Awareness Group 8:30 p.m. Owl at Westside :1..9 �I Grand Rapids Inter- Tri/J11l Council 756 Bridge, N.W., Grand Rapids, Mich. 49504 ' NON PROFIT 0110. I PA l D \ u. s. POSTAGE GRA1'1.D RAPIDS, MICH . \ . PERMIT NO. 690 ~ • Betty Jones: Library 9rand Val ley Sta te Col le es nllendale, MI g 49401 I J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herr, Virginia Medacco (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/983eeca4090a65b3b1a0ca05f37b4476.pdf 5ae43ac50bee216d0853e7bf3d35c1c0 PDF Text Text / IN MEMORY . . PamP ·1.9 49- 1979 \ ......... October 1979 ''TU_l:tTLE TALK'' :. - -:, · -- -G'R·Amrr \IAI EY Pd 1 ...... - . "Tf:' r.r;• rr-:r·""'-' .._, \. ~T,;\ ;,., io., l ·-·" • PV > \f '. �TURTLE TALK October 1979 Mouz Pamp was 30 years old and much too yo1. GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL dication and commi ttment and most certainly was 'fulfilling in the 30 years we were allowm. to leave us - but Mouz's life was one of de. to have him with us. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ••••••• J. Wagner Wheeler My deepest sympathy to his wife Kathy, his two children, and his mother B~tty, plus all his other close relatives. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR •• Joseph "Buddy" Raphael PRESIDENT •••••••••••••••••••• George Martin Mouz 's ll·re was not wa·s ted I He \lfvcd ·it to ca·· paci ty ! It was a good Ii f e ! He w!ll be sadly VICE PRESIOENT •••••••••••••••• Pat Rawlings missed and I only regret that I did not have . the opportunity to know him better. Spirit World bring him contentment! TURTLE TALK EDITOR May the Virginia Medacco Herr Virginia Medacco Herr EDITOR - TURTLE TALK Boo-Shoo! Would like to excellent job absense. And ing as typist congratulate Ross Morgan on the FRONT COVER REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF THE he did with TURTLE TALK in my Ross says Sherri Medawis, act- GRAND RAPIDS PRESS. was very much help to him. A special thanks to the following people who helped with the assemblingt labeling and stapling of last month's issue: Unfortunately for TURTLE TAU<, Ross ls no longer with us here at the Council. Will miss' all the assistance he gave with each and every issuet not to mention all the · little details such as ordering supplies etc. which he attended to. Will miss ya, Ross, as I carry on solo! Buddy Medawis Sandy lewis Mike Schrubbe Wnile in the hospital, received some lovely FUNERAL flowers from the Inter-Tribal Board and Staff. members. Thanks all! Would also like to . thank everyone who sent me cards and came up to the hos.pi tal to .see me. Your thoughtful- Funeral and burial for Mouz Pamp were at the Brap:\.ey Cemetary on Saturday September 15. ness is much a,pprec.iated! Rob Herr Merri Medawis Liz Wesaw _ . Paul>:Johnson served as Master of Ceremonies and as Usher. The Ceremonles were led by Mr. Bearskin of the Native American Church. Bradley Settlement Singers and Hard Corps As I write this, there is much somberness here at the Council. News has reached us r.hat one who was known by all .in the . Indian Orum drummed and sang at the Cemetary:. People moved to George Martin 's for the feast ., At that time Eddie Benson Banai spoke and the Three Fires Drum from Red School House sang. Very many people attended from all across the land. Coi'M'. uni ty has passed on ·from this world! Even though I did not know Mouz Pamp well, I feel a certain sense of loss myself .Still, I did know Mouz - in spirit! I knew of his activities and his struggle for ' his people. I've seen him at all the pow wows and other gatherings. where I picked up on hls sense of brotherhood; his zest for living! And l once had the privilege of attending a Traditional Naming Ceremony for one of his children • . Mouz holds a special place in the hearts of all the people here at 'the Council, having worked here for some time. He was also the very first editor of TURTLE TALK. I~ �/OBER BIRTHDAYS ~~PY birthday NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCA1ION PROGRAM TITLE IV- to: Paul Raphael Robert Sheahan Stephen Sheahan Bartlett Gibbs Cletus Marshall Genevieve Shirley Jeffery Allan Medacco Joyce Hinkle Charlene Horman Danielle Sheahan Jeanette Pierce ryr one Raphael Matthew Anderson Jerry J. Roberts Joni Abella Ronald Judson Gary Shomin Ross Morgan Johnny King Ida Madoskin Eric McDonald Jr. Marilyn Church Cherie Chivis Marie Leyton Wilfred Wemigwans Ruth Dudley Margaret Sprague Barbara Toothman Leona Bush June Bug Day Oct. l Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 3 Oct. 3 Oct. 4. Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 9 Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 10 10 11 11 12 18 23 23 23 24 25 Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 25 Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 25 .26 27 30 31 31 And a belated happy birthday to last month's oversights: Di.ane Inoki Bobbi Jo Lewis Linda Menefee Sydney Martin Helen Chippewa Helen Hillman Jennifer Hall Melonie Anewishld Rachele Hillman Christopher Menefee Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. l 3 12 14 Sept. 17 18 Sept. . Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 21 24 24 28 PA!!_l3--· - The Title IV - Part A~ N.ative Amer:i.can Educa- tion Program has been refunded for the 197980 school year. The purpose of.this program is to provide assistance to Native American Students in the Grand Rapids. Public Schools (k - 12) to meet their special educational and cultural needs. The program employs five Native Ameri.can ~er­ vice Specialists, a secretary and a coord.tnator. Though several schools are assigned to · each Specialist, services are available to all Native American students (k ~ 12). The office for the program is located at Lexington School, 45 Lexington~ NW.~ Grand Rapi.ds, Michigan, 49504-. To contact the Native American Education Program staff or .if you want more informationt please call 456-4226. is A Parent Committee part of the program~ The Parent Committfbe.works closely with the school district in all phases of the program. The Parent Comm.lttee meets regularly on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PvM. For special functions you will receive a spespecial bulletin. All students, parentst elders and interested community persons are :invited to attend. The next Parent Committee meeting will take place on dctober 10, 1979, 7:00 P.M. at Lexington School. Megwetchl Jeanette St. Clair ,.COODINATOR KELLOGGSVILLE NATIVE NAE~ A!1QU~~N._ ~DUCA TIQ!i .PROGRAIM Kathy Bowen has been elected Chairperson'of the Kelloggsvllle Native Amerlcan Education Parent Committee. Meetings will be held at her residence, 897 Barnum SW - off Clyde Park - first street past the trailer park and south of 44th. Meetings will be second Sunday every month from 7:30 to 9:00 ~M. Kelloggsville Jr~ Hlgh home ec. room will be meeting room for the craft" class taught by ANNOUNCEMENT · Anita Smith, 7 to 9 PM every Thursday except on holidays. Refreshments will be served. Halloween Party at'S!bley School on October 30 9 Feel free to drop in. for children ages one through fourteen years old. Time - 3:30 to 5:30 PM. For any further questions regarding craft classes call Anita Smith 536-5394. ;~arty given by the Native American Education Program, Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and Elsie Dudley Owl Indian Outreach. NATIVE AMERICAN SPECIALIST KELLOGGSVILLE SCHOOLS ;J., �---ME-DA-WE-WIN--For the past four Fridays, a room has . been qiven to the young people ••• for the purpose of learning about ourselves, as well as our traditions. Tni s program is called "AMERICAN INDIAN AWARENESS." Which is conducted by our newly appointed youth councelor--- Cornelius Samuel Bush. These meeti~gs are held every Friday night, 8 to 10 o'clo¢k. At the WEST SIDE COMPLEX 215 Straight N.W. These meetings are yours. Your attendance, knowledge, and interest is what will keep the program going. Come on and check it out ••• HO! NEWS FROM OUTREACH Wi th summer almost over and nearly everyone through with their vacations we are now in the process of planning some new programs and activities for the coming year. And ln case you're wondering about what I meari by the "coming year" our program year . starts October and ends September 30. One of the things we are working on is the Ghost Supper in honor of our loved ones who've passed on, which will be October 24, 1979. We have a fielo trip planned also, for the. elders which will be October 4, 1979. We will be taking a tou~ of Musselman's Fruit Packing Plant in Paw Paw. We also are working on a couple of workshops which includes freezing and canning vegetables and fruit. More information will be available later on. If you have any questions or maybe new ideas in the line of activities, please give us a call at the Council. 774-8331 ON TH£ PERSONAL SIDE •••••• Congratulations to Patsy and Dave Wonegeshik on the arrival of daughte:r7. Cecelia Irene on August 14th. Baby girl weighed in at nine pounds and six ounces. And on August 12th. Ricky Norberg Jr. was born to Ric~y and f rancis Norberg. Junior weighed eight pounds and four ounces. Proud grandparents are Frank and Vi Com22. "Fudge" (Russell) ~nd Sue Menefee became parents on August 20th to R,ussell Louis Menefee Jr.. Little Fudge's birthweight was eight pounds and one and a half ounces. Happy to hear that _9.eorge Shagnabx is out of the hospital after a recent heart attack. George, stay out of that hospital! We miss you. Especially at picnics! Bob Johnson should be more careful on ladders Hehad a recent fall off· one and sprained his ankle. Our deepest sympathy· goes ouf to the family o1 Howard. Paul of Athens, who pas.sed away re- Megwetch, Shirley McDonald cently. DIRECTOR OF OUTHEACH Linda Zukowski is in the hospital undergoing .surgery. We wish her the best. HOMEMAKERS CLUB Homemakers Club is once again meeting at Lexington School in ' the nutrition room on Wednesday evenings from6:30 to 9:30 PM. Everyone is welcome and child care and transportation are provided. Call Jean Warren - 774-8331 or Native American Program - 456-6985 Jean Warren HOMEMAKERS CLUB 8. Mouz Pam£. well known not only in ·. the local Indian colilllunity, but nationwide, died of a brain hemorrhage in Lansing -0n September 12, 1979. His passing is a great loss to the Indian pe~ple and we shall:miss him., Thanks to·t~ Grand Rapids Press for the . front page--t'i-ibute - caption - "A GREAT~ SPIRIT IS LAID TO REST" and to WZZM TV f r their tribute on the 11 O'clock news. ~eepest sympathy to the family of Mouz Pa p! �JE:TRY MY MICHIGAN ISLAND I ran along the sunlight sand, W:.i. nd blowing through my hair, WhJte waves washed upon the shore, Wi th sea gulls calling near, l stopped to choose a stone or two, lo t oss into the sea, And t hen I stQpped in wonderment, For all the world to see, As all the beauty I beheld, Was hard to comprehend, r t ried to hold it still in time, f 111 I return again. Return I must, I have a fervent longing for the sea, The sun, the sand, the wind, fhc waves, Nature's calling me. l have this yearning which is sometimes hard to understand, What draws me to this special place? Along the sea and sand? Perhaps in life before I've . lived, My life along the sea, And gathered shells and stones, h.?1d fi shed with fam-i-ly. fo quell the longing in my soul, J mu st return again, t:..nd f eel the wind blow through my hair, Jlt.y bare Feet in the sand. f.) si t and dream and feel the softness, or the gentle sea, ·ro watch t he sunset softly glow, With peace engulfing me. - DOROTHY MEDACCO A$ a child, which to me seems, \ges and ages ago, r we:.~; always drawn t o this place, Sur.rounded ~y wnat to me was the biggest pine t r ees in my small world, .\nd ~ he little creek that ran, Sw1ft~ y by the bank , 'Jn which t he trees stood, 1 always felt like I belonged there, Or had been there before, Sitting quietly alone, Letting ~y imagination wander, Whereever it cared to roam, And listening as the wind blows through the trees, I lay on the bed of moss, And hear the tales, The aged pines had to tell, Of the old days, . When they were many and so very much younger, ot the many children, Running and playing, Crying beneath their outstreatched arms, It made no difference, If they were the color of Autumn, brown, Or the color of the snows, That cling so heavily to their branches, Or •• the color of cornsilk, Upon ripe corn, It matters not to the majestic pine, For they know, We are all of one being, And the Great Spirit, In all wisdom, Made us so. - NES-WA-BIN THE OLD WAY It was time for the Sun, To come over the mountains, A Bi:-'1-ve and hls woman, Got up from a peaceful night's sleep, He went down to the river, To clean his body, So he could be pure, And talk to the Great Spirit, To start his day as it should be done, · He took his plpe and tobaccos·~ For an offering, To.the four· Powers of the Earth, When all was done as it should be don~, He went back to his tepee and , ate the good food, · his woman had cooked for him, He then sat back forawhile, He looked out to see the vast land before him : He could see, The deer, fox, and birds, Hunting for thier food, He also saw q,..large herd of Bison. He watched, ..... ". As two bulls Joustedt Over a ycund cow, His heart feld good, �Becau::;e he was at pea.ce, With his Mother the Earth, He could talk, W•th all the Spirits of the land, When he felt trouble in his heart, Gr in mind, He could talk to the Spirits, And find peace, Wl thin himself. fhcn one day, He became lost, lost to all, That had been lost, To all th-at was to come, When he was troubled, There was no one to talk to, The Spirits, Would not listen to him anymore, Because he was, No longer pure, What has happened? To this .once noble breed of people:? They are still here, Walking the Earth, All tl1ey ne.ed to do, Is open their hearts, minds, and souls, to the people of the old way ••• to the people they once were ••• in the days ••• gone ••• past. - EAGLE MIDDLETON AMEIUCAN INDIAN WEDDING PRAYER Now you will feel no rain each of you will be sheltered to the other. SHANON MARTIN The above photo of Shanon Martin appeared in the Grand Rapids Press, August 27, 1979, accompanied by a very nice story. Shanon, .who is the daughter of George and Syd Martin,1 (George is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Inter-Tribal Council) was selected Miss Leelanau at the Peshawbestown pow wow recently. Selection was made on the youngster who best exemplified the desire to retain the Indian heritage. Shanon won over eight other contestants, and ls nine years old. Congratulations, Shanon! Fot• Now you will feel no cold For each of you will be warmth to the other. ANNOUNCEMENTS Oct. 13, 1979 Now you will feel no loneliness For. each of you will be companionship to the other Now you are two persons But there is only one life between you. Go now to your dwelling place To enter into the days of your life together. • ·~ Benefit dance for Wood:land Indians of Muskegon. For more information, cpntact Muskegon fodJ.an Center ••• Oct. 14, 1979 - American Indian All Stars Hockey Team will play IHL Muskegon Mohawks at L.C. Walker Arena at 7:00 PM: For ticket Information, contact American Indian Center, Muskegon 1 Mich., 1029 Forest Ave. Ph- {61~) 7U~426 ••• �_,_ . STATE OF MICHIGAN PENAL CODE 750.348 Inciting Indians 5ec. 348. Inciting Indians to violate treaty, etc. -. Any person who shall incite, or attempt to incite any Indian nation, tribet chief or ind.i vi dual to violate any treaty of peace with any other Indian nation or tribe, with the or United States, or to disturb the peace and tranquility existing between any Indian nation or tribe, or tribe, or the people of ·the Uni~ed.States, or who shall incite or attempt to 1nc.l te any Indian nation, tribe, chief or tndlvidual to violate any law of the United States, or of this state, shall be gui.lty of a felony. In l.ight of this law it can be clea.rly seen th~ signs, SAVE A FISH - NET AN INDIANt and SAVE A FISH • SPEAR AND INDIAN taken together- wfth t~~e.ttuly~-ridiculous behaviour of many 11 sports" fishermen and also that of many members of the Michigan Department of Natur,_11 Resources; clearly cons ti tu•te harrassment ~nd inciting to break the peace. Chomt.J1ke, obey your lawJ N~ ELIIRLY INDIA~ LADY IS f£EIID TO~ Fffi TffifE CHILrnEN WHilE f'OTIER AND FAT1£R \{RI(. UU f=JW(IS NCrufRG - l34-8947 ·-----<. --.. .-·---Jolll.JI-- !{URL ON THE PERSONAL SIDE •••• ~;~x~r~n~ .L~~if'~ was born September 20, ;;~ to the hup~y par~nts .f!o.b~f.! and i-i~!}~ .!!,:..1..elu~l£!: Baby girl weighed seven pounds and e.i ~lht ounces. Congratulations! . Ron Judson was the recent victim of a hlt and Hl s leg was badly injured and the driver was not found. Hope Ron will be · on the mend soon. ·i~{;·-.;:ccraen:t ~ ~·. ~~ ... ~.~,,~- ·~~~ -·-·• !--ong ago · when the world was new, '1'.hadai., the Roadl.~~~r, had beautiful, lo~plumage. CHAPTER XLIX that ~· LEGEND OF THE ROADRONNER One day when the Indians returned from the hunt} they discovered their fire had died down; only the gray ashes remained. .The Indians prevailed upon Roadrunner to rw1 to Lightning-God, keeper of the Fire, and ask him for ,one of his fire-sticks. · Ro.adrunner, being a good fellow, agreed and started at once for the mountain home of Lightning-God. His strong legs helped him to "fold up the earth" (make good time); soon he reached his destination. "What brings you here?" asked LightningGod. 11 The Indians badly need fire." t1No! 11 Lightning-(.lod angrily retorted. Roadrunner realized it was useless to ask again, so the first chance he had, he snatched one of the fire-sticks from the blazing fire. Hastily placing it across his back and curling his tail over it, \o,~ scampered away. Lightning-'1od grabbed some flaming arrows and began shooting at Roadrunner saw an arroyo and scurried into it, escaping the arrows. But the beautiful plu.'T!eS on his head were burnt 'off, leaving only 2 small tuft. His back was singed so trra.t it became a brownish color, and his eyes turned red fr·om the smoke he endured. Roadrunner .successfully brought the fire.stick to the Indians. When the women saw bis tired red eyes and his short, stiff bushy head they lougly wailed, "Shoik, Shoik, Shoik 11 (Poor Bird). Roadrunner was touched by their display of love and wail ed, "Poi, Poi, Poi." Ever since then the Roadrunner h~·.c: :-·:ir1·" i,:, hpme _in t.tle chaparral. Whenever he finds a fat lizard he cheerfully chants, 11 Thra v Thr'at' Thra! 11 When the Indians hear tis chant they smile grateftflly.remembering what~.Roadrunner did for them. REl?RINTED: Pima. 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PERMIT NO. 690 1 !.,,;,. . ....-' ~ .-~~ Bet ty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Al lendale , MI 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. Includes newsletters, event programs, flyers, posters and other printed materials. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-14_turtle-talk_1979-10 Title A name given to the resource Turtle Talk, October 1979 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1979-10 Description An account of the resource October 1979 issue of Turtle Talk by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herr, Virginia Medacco (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b939ea5f3dba2348f135b9343a2943a6.pdf 6afd31429faca79e9c29d30f52d943e0 PDF Text Text '//== /:_ .... {/.. . ilr.Q,; .......-......:'--..........J ;,; .st.w 14 1111t r .. ~ ~ 4'1~ 13, INb1iw ai' /IGAI(/) f'l!Nb, ONb "S°j>/A:.i'i / . ... . · . �TURTLE TA l K NOVEMB~~. 1979 EXECUTIVE OIRECTOR •••••••••• J. Wagner Wheeler ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ••••• Joseph "Buddy" Raphael PRESIDENT •••••••••••••••••••••• George Martin VIC£ PRESIDENT •••••••••••••••••• Pat .Rawlings TURTLE TALK EOITOR ••••• Virginia Medacco Herr ASSISTANT ••••••••••••••••••• Alicia Anewishki • We would like to thank the f~llowing people who helped with the assembling, labeling and stapling of last month's issue. (In alphabetical order.) · JtlCIA NEWISH<I LEO NEWISH<I RITA 11.lM<E I£TIY CCl..E RAPl1AB.. CJA'::£0 in all Her splendor put on Her last glorious show before the trees bec0me bare and winter sets in. It was pure enchantment!~. Like walking into. a painting, lll()vie se~ or a fairylandonly the real thing is far more spectactolar. The countryside was beautiful and the weather was perfect. What a privilege to witness such beauty! 'Tis . time to prepare.for the cold weather now but I wouldn't have it any other way. Each of the four seasons has its own unique beauj;y to offer and I love them all. Before closi~g, would.like to remind ~veryone about the Elder's lunches being served at Lexington School every Monday and Wednesday from noon.until 1:30 PM. · $2 for a regular lunch and $1.50 for a diet plate. All -proceeds go to the Elders of the community. · Try it • Virginia Medacco~ Herr.-:-TURTLE TALK EDITOR 'f- - --· ·-·,···~-· • -. ' ~,-•r ·- ...~ . --• ---· •••• _, -- • •- ••·----- No~MOCR a1Ritt0Avs' Happy birthday to: rwtiY t'EDAWIS f'V\TllE}I f'EIV\WIS SfERR I r6lJli/IS · ~y PHfili &aRFAAA TOOTI«A.N Toni Foster Carey Ann Bush Luella Coll.ins Russ Menefee Don Bowen Jr. Pat Lay Haye Danny Bush Diane ·Leareaux Kathy _H art Erika Smith Jessica Smith Marian Hoogterp Margaret Boyle Percy Bird Mike Berg Kathy Bowen Pete Recollet Jon Medawis Jo Anne Petus Carol Bennett Leonard Church Linda Wheeler · Leona Thomas Susan Marshall Nancy Bush Joyce Visser Yvonne -Chivis Robin ,King Dennis Bush Larry King K;iren Phiefer Boo-shoo! Time for another editon of TURTLE TALK and our cover this month is compliments of Matthew Medawis, one of our many artists who volunteer their talents to make sure we have a great Lover ecah month. Inside artwork is compliments of Richard Hiatt, another of our talented artists and I sincerely thank them both for their contributions. At this writing our Ghost Supper has not come to pass yet, but everyone is eagerly looking forward to it and I'm sure that we're going to have a ·big turnout. Barb Toothrnq.n sent me a reading for the Ghost Supper and I'd like to present it to you here. "Oh Great Spirit,, we say Hee-gwetch to you for allowing us the honor to live amongst all your creations; for us to remember our people that have passed on, . in andson tbis special day. So come.all our loved ones,Weeie~r:1in • .-Smoke, have drink, for this, :your supper. 11 Nov~ Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. .Nov. Nov. Nov. ~ov. • 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 Nov. Nev. Nov. Nov. Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 22 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 25 Nov • 25 .Nov. 26 .· Nov. 26 Nov. 30 And a belat~d happy birthday-'tb,. last m0nth.. 1 s•o\!firsights. . . ,,.,..,. .~~ . Shi.l"ley Chamber~ain Stacy Hinkle· Also wanted to mention that your editor had the _ :John · Al Big Joe opportunity to take a trip northward in our . : '. Jeremy George Anderson beautiful Michigan recently, to see Mother Eartn Greg Bailey I. Oct. 3 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 27 Sept. 25 �OUTREACH NEWS ELOISE MONTPETIT is fully .. responsiple for keeoinq Outreach records up to date, taking Since this is the beginning of our _in off~ce messages when we 're ,out, .. and doing gram year, I would like to refresh your mem- Outreach work when ne onG else is .:iyail~tle. ory on what the Outreach Department has to . offer.. Our purpose is to inform the Native VIOLA COMPO is the Elders Outreach worker. American individual of all the services and Her job ls totally working with the elders. opportunities that are now available to the community and to assist them in gaining ac- RUTH PETERS job is to assist.Viola in transcess to the needed services. portation for the elders to various appoint ments. Listed below are some of the services that we provide: My job as Outreach Director is to see that all Outreach services are provi.ded, to make 1. TRANSPORTATION: Give us notice a day reports and to work at ~ improving our service in advance so that we can schedule by attending various available workshops. I properly and be able to see that all am open to any ideas and suggestions that th rides scheduled are given. Native American community may have. We also would like to hear from you if you •ve beer1 2.-HOUSING: Although we do not have access happy with our services or dissatisfied with to housing lists, we do our best to them. Our number is 774-8331. assist in in finding a place to live, assist in obtaining furniture and Mee-gwetch. household goods if possible, or refer to other agencies if we can't meet the SHIRLEY DCOONALD need. Director of Outreach. . new pro- ' ·3. INFORMATION AND nEFERRAL: Any need that GRITC Outreach can't meet, will be referred to the proper agencies, or client will be l nf ormed where to go for the needed service. SENIOH CITIZEN NEWS We have been refunded by the Area Agency on 4. EMERGENCIES: We assist in any type of Aging to work with our Native American elder in Kent, Allegan, Montcalm and Ionia Countie emergency if at all posslble . Viola Compo will be working with you and mak 5. EMERGENCY FOOD: We provide food for ii· ngf po~e vis! t .sft~ s~el. wb.hlat mayibe neeRdedthan• two -or three days depending on the sit- n ar ming you o. ava1 a e serv ces •. . u uation at hand. We provide food once Pet~rs will assist her on transportation to . a month per family. If more is needed various appointments. in that period, we refer you to other agencies. This is done so that we can We provide transportation to the Senior meal : be able._to _.belp all the other fami lies and home delieveries to the home bound. Als1 shopping trips. when the service is needed. The Outreach Staff consists of DAWN BUSH, · who is Assistant Director and Outreach worker. She will assist you .in any way possible and will make home visits. JEAN WARREN is Homemaker Coodinator. Her: main job is the Homemakers Club which is every Wednesday at 6:30 PM at Lexington School. Jean also does Outreach work. We have also made it possible for you to mee every Monday and Wednesday from 10 to , 3 PM a Lexington School to participate in different act1v!tles such as cooking, crafts, quilting and card, games. Transportdtion ls provided. If you have any further quest.ions give Vi or Shi~ley a call at 774-8331. SHIRLEY MCDONALD : . tor Luella Collins is Transportation Coodinator. Outreach (C di Di.r~c tfil" .f Se 0 0 It's her job to transport the Seniors to na or n1or Citizens -Program} Senior lunches, grocery shopping trips and to any appointments we have scheduled ri.des for. �r NT R 0 DU CI HG •••...••..•• are very friendly," says he. When I asked him if he had a special philo~ . sophy for living, he said, "Keeping myself ' ~IRL.EY CHAMBERLAIN together, and also trying to help other peop out whan I can. 11 You can 1 t go wrong with th. On July 30th of this year, Shirley Chamberlain Creg. Hang in there! :Jme into the employ of the Grand Rapids Interiribal Council as Ceta III Coodinator. , \y Virginia Medacco Herr. 1\ petite lad/ , I found her to be very interest- lrig . She is the mother of four daughters, Brenda, Darlene (who is mar-· .'·-' .ried), was born in Mt. Pleasant, and has a ;ombinatlon of Potawatomi, Chippewa and Ottawa biood. Before moving to our vicinity, Shirley l''')!'ked in Mt. Pleasant at the Tribal Center tncre on the MEP Program which is also an on l,he job training program. Debra, Dianna, FROM CETA I If you are 55 and over and need a job, come down to the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Councj and talk to Manny, or see Linda at Lexing tor School. Or call Ma~ny at 451-8626 or Linda at 456-6985. You don't have to have any skills - just a desire to work. In her spare time 1 Shirley likes to bowl, read, write, dance and travel. She also used to like AhJ 1-r:':At-Lrb, DINE l"INII ·IS fOO<lNG Fffi A drawing, but doesn't flnd much time for it m n:n..rc:J\ 111.A\ L.: lately. Her philosophy for living is trying to LYll toc TO RENT, WITH f)f\('<'IJli (J>TirAI liO BUY, do what she can while she can, giving life her 11\JIJ.X. r\A)U U11 bt}st effort. And she believes that when a per- TU'\ ro TLDrr ocro~llC." WILI_ p v <J-')(V\ son ls on the job, personality counts for much, · lnv · U\ lrru:L .cx::JA\1.AA'll>• 'A1 iU..W1 how one meets the public and trying to get a!.ong with everyone. Elders also ho'id a special place in her heart and she wishes more people would pay attention to them. She once worked in a nursing home w:ith senior citizens and enjoyed being able to help them, and seelng their appreciation for the slightest bit ot attention. TERIAKI SAUCE 1 cup soy sauce - Japanese not Chinese. (different taste) ! cup wine, preferably dry or white. ( or sake -rice wine) Good tho~ghts, Shirley! It takes only a little to make them happy and if so deemed, we shall i cup sugar :rll be old some day! It 1 s nice having you with us .. 3 lg or 4 sm cloves garlic - ··pressed GBEG BAILEY Sµorts, particularily basketball, shooting traveling are the things ·.Jv1t Greg Bailey enjoys when time permits . Creg, who jained Shirley Chamberlain here at the Council as Ceta III Coodinator on August. r; h of this year, i's 22 years old, single and very nice looldng. He is a descendant of the fii·+·awas. 1 piece fresh ginger, size of illustration below. Smash like garlic for juice flavor. i.1001 , pow wows and : Eon, in Peshawbestown, he graduated from S<., ttons Bay Hi.gh School and attended Northern University. Greg says he really enJoys the city life here and that he also likes his job Mere at the CounQil. ."The people here l~ichigan 9. Optional - chopped green .onion to taste. 2 3 thinly sliced. Let stand over night or more - Aloha! Diane Inoki �1501 CEDAR STREET, N.E. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49503 Phone {616) 774-3700 ,L\. DALE STOPPELS,.Judge JOHN P. STEKETEE, judge RANDALL J. HEKMAN, judgt' DONALD J. DE YOUNG, Judge 1ntez--TribaZ Council .Papett 756 Bridge. N.w. Gmnd Rapids~ Michigan. 49504 Dear SiN The Kent County.Juvenile Court is in need of people ~ho are L>illing to ·provide temporary foster care 1or- teens. We J.Joutd like the ·'folZOllJing message and meeting notice to be printed in your paper. · "The Kent County Juvenile Court is cw•rent ly reorui ting foste'l' parents for teens in need of temporary care. The youngsters atJJaiting.foster care placement range from ages l2 to W and aome from many different ethnic and economic backg!'Ounds. The Court provides a ~eekZy payment of $52.08 boa.rd and care for each fostel' child and provides for clothing, medical and dental needs of the child. Each child is assigned a probation offiaer who is available for special problems and U10rks unth the youngsters family. New foster pal'ents are given a ZO hour orientation. An informational. meeting 1Jii7. be held at the Kent Cowity Juvenile Coun Center>, z.soz Ceda:P, N.E. on Monday, October 29th at 7:30 P.M. If you would like more information, catt the Kent Cowity Juvenile Court Foster Home Coordinator, Tom Sibley at 774-3752." Thanks for your help. Sinoerely, 1~~ Tom Sibley Poster Home Coordinator TS:pa : PHI LIP P. VERSLUIS, Director of Court Services I JO: .. N VIS, Ass't. Director & Superintendent of Detention OONALO W. GARTHE._ Staff Attorney & Referee I :!ACOB VANDER M.EULEN, Adoptions Referee �EJlE IR Y. i. MI-GI-ZI HALLOWED EVE Willows bending in the wind, A. cr.icket chirped - nearly, And then _! saw this mighty Eagle soaring in the sky. Bats fly by night Spiders crawl in darkness An owl breaks the silence Wings flutter ••• · Bat wings ••• Owl wings ••• A rusty door hinge squeaks On a door That has been closed too long Oare I enter? Or is it an exit? If I could have just one wish, I know what it would be, I'd be a mighty Eagle, Flying high and brave and free ' I'd spread my wings and soar, To all the lofty mountain peaks, And perch upon a rocky ledge, And just sit there and think. To live so free and fly so high, Would be my heart's delight, I'd love to be a spirit free Like the Eagle in his flight. - ZHARA -********** - DOROTHY MEDACCO "*'*****-ll•*** HATE i he hate of the heart, The hate of the tears, The hate of lonliness, The hate of a child's tears to her father, The hate of love, The hate of missing someone you love, Hate is paln. RICHARD HIATT / l WHITE MAN WITH FOOT IN ff'OUTH.... "Hey chief, come here. You too, Poca . l;lontas." Funny you don't look like an Indian.n 11 "Gees, a .real live Indian. seen an Indtan before." "How!" "I thoµghtthere wern't.any Indians anymore - just on TV." · · I've never . 11 Just like a bun9'1 of wild Indians." "Do you ~Indians have a religion?" Can 'you dance for me? say somethiny in Injun.' 11 "Columbus discovered America." �United States Department of the Interior .... .... " BUREAU OF INDIAN AW.AIRS MICHIGAN AGENCY POST 0Pl'1:CI BOX 884 SAULT STE. MARIE. MICHIGAN 49783 Potawatomi Docr..ets lS-lt, 29-J., 217 15-M. 29-K & 146 . .. August 23, 1979 NEWS RELEASE TO WH<ii"IT MAY CONCERN: -Potawatomi Deadline Nearing-_ On April 11, 1979 thie Agency announced that the final rules for distribution of more thari 6 million dollars awarded to the Potawatomi Nation had been published in the Federal Register and that applications for enrollment were being received at the Michigan Agency. The Judgment award granted by the Indian Claims Commission totaled $6. 401,689. and is· compensation for lands in Michigan, Indiana. ·Illinois and Wisconsin, ceded to the United States by the Potawatomi Indians during the treaty making period of 1975 to 1833. • _A plan for the disposition of said funds was developed, presented to Congress and approved on March 6, 1978. The distribution plan clearly states that the application muat be filed with and received by the Superintendent, Michigan Agency. Bureau of Indian Affairs. P.O. Box 884, Saolt Ste. Marie, MI 49783, by the close.of business (4:30 P.M.) ;Eastern Standard Time, November 15 1 1979. API?lications received after that date will be rejected for failure to file in time, regardless of whether the ap121ic~nt o;.1!.~.rwise '11!.eets the re.:.: su1rements for enrollment. • I As of this date, August 23, 1979. ~ur Agency has only received 128 applications file.d under the Potawatomi Dockets 15-K, 29-J, 217, 15-M, 29-K & 146. Again, may we remind the Potawat<>!i:l people and entitled descendants of the approaching filing deadline of November 15 1 1979.. Remember, the application is to be f:Ued with the Michigan Agency, address aforegiven, and not with any other Federal, State, Local, Tribal or Organizational Agency or office. Sincerely, �Steve Parsons, Geri Conway, Jeanebte St. Clair and June Fletcher attended the NEIA Corwentlon _in New.Orleans recently and understand they enjoyed it very much! That's all for this month, folks! *****'*************************************• -11•******·*****************-l<'***************** 'Y*'*.•*** ""'~· WH0 11 S WHO AMONG INDIAN WOMEN TO BE PUBLISHED NEXT SPRING Nominations are now being sought for the firs t "Who's Who Among American Indian-Alaska Nati vi·, Women," to be published next spring. The search for professional Indian women is being conducted nationwide. The listing will be circulated as a guide for employment and appointments on national, regional and community levels. :\lelani(' Anewishki 1259 Garfield Ave. NW Unemployed "1 like what we have." ON THE PERSONAL SIDE. •••••••••••••• :~e above photo of Melonie Anewishki appeared in ADVANCE, a west side newspaper and shoppers guide. She was interviewed by a reporter for that paper'and asked, "Do you think the U.S. President should be elected for a six year term for one term only?" Her answer appears under her pict~re. Melonie's mom, Geri Conway, workes here at the Council. · The project, funded by women's Educational Equity Act ( WEEA), is being developed in cooperation with a team of consultant-advisors who were sleeted to provide a broad based di versity in perspective, profession, geography, age and organization affiliation. The panel of consultants will develop criteria for listings in the directory to provide for diverse representation· and will make final selections for the publication in early winter. Congratulation,s go out to ~ and Inese Bennett on the birth of their son Nichols Karlists who was born on September 24th, 1979. Nichols welghed eight pounds and twelve ounces. Project Director is.Owanah Anderson, Choctaw, a ~•tlve of Oklahoma. Anderson and Tom Wemigwans are also to be congratulated on the birth of their son, ~hr.lsopher James who was born on Oct. 23rd. Little Chris weighed six pounds and eleven ounces. ********************'*'***********************'*·-l **************************************•***·JHE·*· l ··.,i.· Nominations should be forwarded to National Women's Program Development, Inc., 2304 Midwestern Parkway, Wichita Falls. TX 76308. ~inda THE ABOVE WAS REPRINTEO FROM HONGA 11 THE NEWSLETTER FROM THE AMERICAN . INDIAN CENTER OF OMAHA, INC. ************************************** **•*********************************** .\nd while we are sending out congratulations, we'd like to send some to Anna Louise Medawis who recently received her Associates of Arts Degree in Mental Health. Perseverance .really pays off, huhJ An.n? Congratulations, again! Attention, people who receiv~ Outreach rides, Homemaker rides and school ridesl P.LEASE call and cance+ your ride if you -oonnot go. It is a great inconvenience when we're supposed to pi9k up someone ' and they are not there when we go for ~orry to report that Judy ChiRpewa's house burned recently and everything was Iost. Thank goodness she did have insurance, though. Understand that Jeanette St. Clair was· Involved in a mishap and.totalled her car. luckily no one was seriously injured, alt ~ough her daughter Pat St. Clair received a cut on her forehead. 11 them. 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SblJ.QoJ 10:00 A.1 ~. ~~ HOMEMA~RS SENIOR CITIZENS MEETING --~2.L . ~~I ~~J CLUB Lexington School 6:30PM ,. 9:30 PM 10:00 AM Lexington School · • ~~1____ ~--· . ~d- . Senior Citizens txington School 10 0 ~!!- ! 9 ~ -l r· . ,Lu . ·-~t_:___J_~, -..---~.. _, �r--- NON PROFIT O;>G Grand Rapitl• Inter-Tri/Jal Council ""' U. S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 690 1 756 Bridge, N.W., Grand Rapids, Mich. 49504 .. CAANI> RAPIDS, MICH . • Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale , MI 49401 l 'i-- .. .. , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. Includes newsletters, event programs, flyers, posters and other printed materials. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gillis, Edward V. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/446">Edward V. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-14_turtle-talk_1979-11 Title A name given to the resource Turtle Talk, November 1979 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1979-11 Description An account of the resource November 1979 issue of Turtle Talk by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herr, Virginia Medacco (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/56f2de7c99169ecae0d34e4116740235.pdf d6fcbfbe584443692c5961056d5d1b25 PDF Text Text I · RA R( .l ~' GR~ TURTLE TA .L " · ts' 1 I! Hm 1,RMM8 Mlm STAT!: DEC 4 1979 rl)LLEGES LlBP.ARY Decei:nber . 1 979 ~ ',·• .'- ., ' ... - ·- .,_. .. ' ,._,.....,; . r ;i·::~G! JI~~-~ �PlfAt WIE CtWffJ 11 T U R T L E T A L K December 1979 EXECUTIVE OIRECTOR •••••••• J. Wagner Wheeler AS;:)ISTANT OIRECTOR ••• Joseph "Buddy" Raphael PHESIDE.NT ••••••· ••••••••••.••••• George Martin VICE PRESIDENT ••••••••••••••••• Pat. Rawlings DISREGARD n£ ANlOJNCEf.'ENT IN 1l£ LCMER RIGHT ~ CORNER CF PAGE oo, THE CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY. "ll MTE CONCERNING THE Dec, ttt.S BEEN flMW ro .DEc 19TH AND WILL BE FR<J.13:30 TO 6:30 PM.STILL AT·LEXINGTOO S000.. ._BE1£113ER, QIIUEEN'.S. . TURTLE TALK EOITOR •••• Virginia Medacco Herr ~j-:e~TY lJE~ .~-A.I ~~XTNTf"!~ ·' .. ... .;.14f;.,;,..:._, :·b - ,....,..,._"."'~"' ~·l"-t·~~ -~~~~!¥ . ~''*J+"'·t.:tt~«~, .,,~;~~~. .~~t•}l - J;t.,~;'-Mo.i"*-~~~ ~ - . ~ . l •• , "'41 .... .-, We give our thanks to the following people who helped with the assembling, labeling and stapling of. last month's issue. Boo-shoo I,· . ALICIA ANEWISHKI LEO ANEWISHKI Hope you all.enjoy our December edition of TURTLE TALK. Once agalri, want to thank Richard Hiatt for our cover. He always does a great job. . RICHARD HIATT MATTHEW MEOAWIS DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to: Patsy Wonegeshik Roberta Hinmon Alberta Popma Brenda Kuleck Geri Conway Barb Stalzer. Kathy Floyd . David Russell Gordon Bush . Ja.son colter Sue Menefee Ruthann Bailey Charlie Bush Jrlson Anewishki Nelxine Francis Jeremy Sheahan Ann Cooper June WJ.lson .A.ngeline John Raymond Montpetit Francis Norbert Alice Brigham Tammy Medacco Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 4. Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 D~c. 12 Dec. Dec. Oec. Dec. 16 16 17 18 Dec.' 19 Dec. 21 Dec: 21 Dec. 2.2 Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Oec. 24 25 25 27 31 31 belated happy birthday to la·st month 1 s oversights. And a Jackie Harris Carlene Contrado Jackie Shagnaby Trux lusi Lin Labonte Frederick Contrado Nov. 5 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Seems like only yesterday we were sweltering in a heat wave and now big fluffy snowflakes are making the scene pretty for me as I look out my window. Christmas WJll he here ·before we know it and I hope everyone has a merry one! I intend to. The ' Gho~t Supper was a huge success. I UOw derstand there were nearly 200 in attendance. And on the personal si.de• my own Thanksgiv~ ing was a huge success. Hosting our nclan" which includes my three sons,- Steve, Tom and Rob, my mom and dad Dorothy and Steve Medacco, my brother Tim, and my other sister Pam Smith and her husband Dennis and their children, (must mention their two precious two year old twin daughters, ~sslca and Erika, - just adorable) was my sister Kathy Bowen and her husband D'on, as weli' as their children, at their .cottage at . Croton Dam, for our annual festive Thanksgiving bash! (That's gotta be one of the longest sentences I ever wro.t e whew!) Seriously though, · there were 19 o·f us in all and what a feast we had. I always enjoy our . family get togethers.. I think I have a terrific family and I love them dearly. I don't mean to get carried away all syrupy sweet, .'bt'.lt sometmes ·we -take things for .granted and don't take time t°. stop and appreciate the things we have. Well, I appreciate my family because they are all g~eatf So there! · · · Until next time, I'in your old unpredictable TURTLE TALK editor·, V~RGINIA HEOACCO HERR �ANNOUNCEMENT ( R 0 DU CI NC •••••••• THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT THE WESTGATE INDIAN MISSION WILL TAKE PLACE SATURBy DAY, DECEMBER 22, 1979 AT 7130 PM. Matthew Medawis T.HE . MISSION IS LOCATED AT 4505 BEKINSHIRE NW. We, at TURTLE TALK, are proud and honored to THE FIRST STREET RIGHT BEHIND THE WESTGATE introduce to you, our newly appointed Youth BOWLING· ALLEY. EVERYONE WELCOME! REGULAR SERVICES ARE HELO EACH SUNDAY MORNING AT Counselor, Cornelius Sameul Bush. .10;00 AM. When Sam was young, he was separated from his parents, but after doing some research, 11 Jim Beame, · Ron Bacardi and Jack · he found information about his mother and· ~~niels have killed far more Indian father. So coming to Michigan, not only did People than George Custer~ Nelson he find a job, but he also met some of his Miles or George Crook ever di(I" relatives here in this beautiful state. ,Reprinted.from THE CIRCLE of the Boston Sam ·is from Minnesota, where he lived for Indian Council. · · seven years~ He earned a Minnesota G.E.O. and attenoed University.of Utah for one semNI 1..0 N 1 sster. There he studied Alcholit;n'I. He also attended two other colleges. Lakewood APOlllKJ('/llID PUB.IC I-EARING TO DISCUSS Conrnuni ty College, and Iverhills. At Lake~ . · wood Community College, he studied .Correct- 1980-81 TITLE IV PAAT ANATIVE N'ERICJVi AI I E ions, Psychology, Comunity Organizinq, . l(ATIOO Typing and English Composition.At: !Vert.dils.• :·· . He says he has experienced a lot of good He worked for the PR~. · In Minnesota, he met and married a Minnesota : Souix Indian lady and now ·they havt~ two won- : derful children. Sam says that he and his wife have gained a lot since working with Indian people and that they always will. Sam himself is a Potawatomi. He has recently gained knowledge of the Indian . Way and puts a lot of faith into our tradit;ional ways. His interests are making pipes, hunting and attending Indian Ceremonies. He hopes someday to sing on the Drum. have a chance in life. How aware we are of ourselves·will determine how successful we are in Hfe and how we live it. 11 (Sam Bush is .Youth Counselor for Owls.) --·-- : . SEE YOJ 11ERE1 state-~~~------------------­ of Minnesota as a Correctional Counselor II . within the prison system for Indian men. Samts phllosophy of life is, "We all ED- PROOW1 WILL JI: 1fLD AT LEXINGTCW · SCtm.. 00 f.ECEMtIR ]2, 1979 AT 6:30 PM, INPUT FRQ\111£ CCJ1YIJNilY IS I!VPffiTANT TO TI£ he studied Abnormal/Normal Behavior and His.tory • . things for himself. ll£ CHRISTMAS PARrv·-·FoR THE NATIVE AM£RICAN CHILDREN I~ THE AREA WILL. BE HELD iEC, 22, FROM 1:00 TO 4:30 PM AT LEXINGTON SCHOOLi DONATIONS ARE REQUESTED AS IS YOUR TI ME ,, TO MAKE TH IS CHRISTMAS PARTY SUCCESSFUL FOR THE CHILDREN a PLEASE CALL JEANETTE ~ St. C(AIR OR JUNE FLETCHER AT lf$6~~i ..,, �pcmy l HAI) A mEAM -ONCE; 'RE IN EVERYlliING I SEE ·., ..,_- ty.i) 1 RB"EMBER IT SO VIVIIl.Y ~~~~ ~F A~.;.. 111w SAIN, 1l£ SHINE, THE SNCM 1 ·SHALL f.J....WAYS MISS YOO . NEVER · LET YClJ GO. - FREE BYRD **I IO!ttl It IUU II If I I I 11 IU It ~ff* OF THE SURROOND ING AREA•· ~ IN TI£ IREAM, IHERE WAS A MAN . AND~ · A.T FIRST . DID NOT SEE THEM JJST KNEW TI£Y WERE THERE, i . N fl('{ MIND, OBE . S~T LIKE GUARDIANS I IN REALITY, . "LET . WA~!:~'.~ PER~. CH.Y AND NOT AF~I_D OF WHAT ~AS TO HAPPEN HE WATER Q..IMBED. lilGl£R ./JliJD. ltIGt£R ~ IXX:TORS SAID · · THESE BEAUTIFU.. PEOPLE WERE I:RESSED · ~ ITE LEATHER AND ,I,N vER.Y OONATE Han r-E INALLV REACHING HER SHCUJERS. BE~ ~If>'MING, SWIFil..Y, SURELY. ~, 11JJAD, PLEASE FORGIVE ~, BUT l HAVE TO KNCW. · SHE 11 BEAIMQRK, I11 KE YCU H'.l.D A HJRT CHILD. THEY SAID TQ ~y, . T l WJLD BE N...R I GHT .. POURED WATER \ HICH WAS VERY SOOTHING,•,• -EtED TO HAVE STRANGE EFFECT 00 fJE I • ' •. AS YOU CAN SEE, ~ CM TRUE · 0 GlJESTIOO THIS? IN THE n1srAN6:1 T\ilD SEAGULLS PLAYED NOisav, T~"!, FLEW OFF INTO THE DARKENING SKIES, . G . R IS SO filJCH DIFFERENT N THE SPRING AND SIJ+'ER AND FREEIXJ1 .fHOS~ l CAN'T BE WITH YOO PL.WAYS LOVE YClJ OOR FREEDC:t-\ N ALL THE THINGS WE DO. NOT THE ON..Y r.wt I 'VE ~ Noo SfWJ.. YOO BE M1 LAST fwD I CAN'T BE WITH YCll Nai You' RE Yoo ARE MY FURURE AND m PAST. fl ~alf>tINGBODY. IN THE EARLV ~·············***** I 0Htwcu..n BE WASHED ASHORE IN A DAY OR 00. ALL THE BEAUTIFUL ca...oos OF AlITlm "tt:e:GErod l/1 F~GET FREE THE-GIRLI.I.Rr:D, AND LIFE ~GAN LEAVING mE LEAVES ARE OiANG ING Ra-1 GREEN TWHOAMI ¥-ION T AWAY FRCJY! *'*************l*lllllH..SIM* ~- ' i &£ PAUSED, THEN SWAM ON, FARTHER ~EMv LIFE I WANTED CH.y TO FLy - FREE BYRD M STILL HERE, , , TER ALL tE FIND THE BEAUTY OF EVERLASTING l...IFE /' §!;E WALKED INTO 11£ DEPTH OF TrE WILD WAVES ™N WE CARE TO THINK ABOOT THE.R WIU. BE COvEREif BY THE ·BLANKET OF \+IITE THAT HCLDS HER BONDAGE IL , . HE SPRING CCH:S 1 • e t ,p.. - r£S4lA-BIN ff~ffHH4:tUUt 11itJHUEIICI111 I UH �~ kCIPIES TO TRY FOR THE HOLIDAYS LEXINGTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER · ~· 45 LEXINGTON NW CORN BREAD STUFFING GRAND RAPIDS, MI 8 cups crumbled corn bread t cup butter 1 cup celery, chopped 3/4 cup oniont chopped 1 tablespoon poultry $easoning i cup sunflower seeds 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup giblet broth Crumble corn bread into large mixing bowl. · Melt butter in skillet. Add celeny and onion and saute until ten- 49504 SIGN .UP NOW! COMING SOON- A SPECIAL FIVE SESSION· SERIES: SCHEDULE AS FOLLOWS: Monday, December 10, .10: 30.~-Noon Tuesday, December 11 10:30AM-Noon Personal Hy.g iene and Nutrition · Skin Care. and Makeup der. Stir this along with seasoning, Wednesday, December 12, sunflower seeds, salt and giblet broth 10:30AM-Noon into crumbled corn bread. ~ore or · less giblet broth may be used depend- Thursday December 13, ing on individu~l taste. Makes enough 10:30AM-NOON t o fill .; a ..12-14 lb. turkey. Posture & Poise and Social Graces CRANBERRY RELISH How to Get a Job Interviewing . 4 cups fresh cranberries 2 small oranges t lemon t cup honey l teaspoon cinnamon k teaspoon cloves ' Monday, December 17 10:30AM-Noon Learning to write a Resume and Filling Out Applications ONLY FIVE SHORT SESSIONS ANO YOU CAN EARN FUGH '~Ol CREDIT! Please Note: Put cranberries, oranges . and lemon . through food chopper using coarse ~ blade. Add honey and · spices. Stir · well and refrig~rate ·· overnight before using. l. Sign up sheet can be found in the lounge . (room 10). . . .. 'I' 2. Before signing up, please make sure it is alright with your instructor if it means mlssing class. INDIAN PUDDING 3. You can 3 cups milk 1/3 cup cornmeal t cup honey t teaspoon salt i teaspoon cinnamon l tablespoon molasses t cup raisins 4. Question.s? e~rn high school credit!~! Call Roxy at 456-3720. SIGN UP NOW!!! . . '- * ··· Scald . the .milk. Combine cornmeal with honey, salt and cinnamon. Pour hot milk over them and stir ~ell. Mix in molasses and raisins. Pour into buttered baking dish and bake at 350degrees for li hours. Stir several times during baking. Serve hot or cold, plain or with whipped cream. . '• 'fl . . ,._ - . �COVER THE COST OF PRINTING ANO MAJ.LI N\.. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TURTLE TAU<. Dear Editor: I want to thank you for sending me your Tribal Paper. This paper is very interesting. I am interested in reading about our Indian people here in Michigan. I am a white person who has very deep feelings for the Indian People. I am looking forward to my next issue. JIM Jf.N{, R~ BfCMDI AND .w::K·Jlt\NIB..S HAVE Klu.ED FM f'K'.F£ INDIAN F£CPLE 11W'1. G::ffif£ CUSTER, ~MILES rn <Effi<t eOO< f:\JER DID!" II (·· Reprinted from the CIRCLE of the Boston Sincerely, Indian Council.) BARBARA BABCOCK Battle Creel<, Michigan Dear Editor: I have been recieving TURTLE TALK for nearly a year now and have come to rely on it for news of my friends .in the Grand Rapids Native American Coimrunity. .Is it possible for you to continue sending me the .publication at my new address? . Many thanks, ' JAMES M~CCLURKEN West Point, Mississippi All news for January'' issue of TURTLE TALK should be in by Decembe r Dear Editor: 12th. Michigan Indian Manpower Consortium has read your recent News Letter and is impressed. We would like to be put on your mailing list. Thank you. ************************************* *********************************** •* IF YOU MOVE PLEASE SEND US YOUR NEW AOfiRESS. Please bill us. IT "cosrs LIS 25¢ FOR EACH RETURNED TURTLE TALK. ************************************ ************************************ * * Thank you. Sincerely, , . .. . FLOOENC~ ·tM.~~._Secretary SOUND or:f _.....__,_ Lansing, Michigan Oear Editor: I wish to sign my young cousin (Chippewa & Ottawa blood) for the TURTLE TALK magazine and wish to enter $2.50 for M:m, also $2.50 for myself. Check is enclosed. While in college, I was told that the two major minority groups that are.repressed in Grand Rapids are the Indians and the Blacks . I gave this statement some thought. The first thought that came into my mind ·was "How crude!" The next was what could I do ·or say about this matter. (I am a" Native Ame;rican.) Sincerely, MARIE BOICOURT Williamsville, Missouri EDITOR'S NOTE: TURTLE TALI< IS MAILED OUT FREE TO THOSE WHO WISH TO RECEIVE IT. HOWEVER, ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE WELCOME ANO WE THANK MARIE OOICOURT AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE SENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELP r:: V>. Well, this is what I think! Wt;ty should I patfonize any merchant who shows signs of -prejudice? These merchants need money to run their ,b~iness. I'f these people don' t like me, tltren they don't need my money. How many other repressed minorities feel this way? f> READER �~ . AE JOHN GRANQ RAf>IQS ,4 ,,THERN t1ICHICAN OTTAWA ASSOCIATION INIE:R-mlM' DIR£CIORS NF;FIIt"t . COt!tJ:ll ACWIQ· QF . .~"i Date: December 11 1 1979 To whom it may concern: Trme: The first cash settiement .of Indian Claims in Michigan since 1911 will be disbursed to c:h·}scendants of the Grand tUver Band of _ Ottawas in December 1979. . The Grand River· Band of. Ottawas .were covered under.the Treaty of 1821 with the Federal Gover~..ment Jn which one million acres of land was .' ;-;urned over to the government. The Grand River Band ot Ottawas received from two r:ents t? fifteen center per.acre, .prices whi~h were well below the going rate at that time. The one million acresiincludes the major areas of several counties south of t he Grand River. 7:30 ~!.: Room 13, at Lexington School ~TA ·, III....9.JLPr29ram P1·9gress Report: . As of i~ov. 15; 1979 we have had 1+5 people · sign up for O:JT. Most of thes.e applicants' have also been through the screening process with the screening committee, who are Jeanette St~ Clair, Linda Wheeler, Roger Sprague, an<f~a-th)t{':{il;iinger. The Ceta III screening~ Coordinators· also $it in6n the Our.program movies which were due Oct. 1, In 1?48, Congress passed the,Indlan Claims finally came the middle of November. Act to handle cases for Indians who had ~..,een paid below the going rate. In 1948, i{obert Dominic of the Northern Michigan Ottawa Association, ini tiated the cl.al.m · for the Grand River Band.for.reimbursement , t $1.25 per acre~ Through very lengthy r+;1ot.lations over the next 20 ~ear~, a ~i>ettlement was reached in 1968 for reimsur ... 11'!\';nt at ninety cents an .;i.ore. This money was held in trust unt.i.1 the present, accum1 ' , .adng interest, rf'hich makes the total :, :<i- ~ttlement approximatel y $1.7 million in Six persons ha•1e been interviewed for jobs, mainly in Sheet Metal (one position) and Assistant to Accountant (one position),,wfth one er{lployer. To,~date 1·'we have entered ·into conotrct with one employer for Sheet Metal training and have oeen able to place one persrn there. employment date starting 26. . Nov.,~ Due to inflation, things are slow right now with all employers . but they have promised to contact us if anythi.ng becomes available. 19'79 ~ D ~cendants who will :receive settlement be one-qua1:ter Indian from the Grand Rh ·~r Band of Otta·iras as est•:d:>ll shed in the l k.rant Roll of 1910. In 1870 and 1910, tn.::f1"e were l t450 Grand River Band Ottawas whi ch comprised 25% of the five b1:mds ou the 1:, .; '>t ;:an t Rell. The Bureau of Ir.diar Affairs sta·;e!'f that ~·ettlements will be rth1iled Decenber t}, 1979. Each descendant will :;,1.s f ·: . ..:.;.:!ve between $GOO to $700 in settlement. i We will keep trying to contact other.employers for the OJT Program to place our Native American people in. a skilled trade that will benefit them careCirwise. plann ~.ng 197'~, 1 ~ JC me~ting wa~ held Nov. 20, Two members attended~ · They Wt;;;r.e int::·oduced to the program and will recel ve a. copy of the monthly reports put out A council PM by the Ceta III O:JT Cood!nators. T.he next meeting is schedueld for Jan. 1980 after the Holiday seaaon. So much fer this report. Stay tuned TURTl..E TALK for moreinformation. Oece~ber 11, 1979 6:30 Room 11, Lexington School \· .rt n Title IV ... Al~ei;naUve Education P wt '·C Ht1e IV ,.,. · Indian Adult!fi!ducation t'1 .:· e~ ~~ d-.,., . .,_ ... -. .... ~......i..::-~ "':-<>:<e~ .,, .... ~-~~ : •. CFEG BAILE'/ SHIRLEY CHA~.f{LA IN · Cf.TA III COOOINATORS to �ON THE PERSONAL SIDE __,r;;-1111 · 11111111nil!lkilll!Mi.t'li! 1 ,.:1ns:a.it111· ELDERS GHOST SUPPER A SUCCESS ,,..._ -· ---,~ - Little Carla . L:tnn C~ made her . debut i'nto this worltrTn a most unusual way. On her birth certificate it states that she was born on the corner of Hall Sire.et and the Expre.ssway to Ke!_!x. Com,2..0. on November 19, 1979. ~ctually, It w-s in the automobile which happened to be on the way to the hospital at.the time • . Upon arrival at the hospital it was learned that little earl~ weighed 8 pound~ and 13 ounces •. Proud papa is Carl Wesaw and of course, proud granaparents ~who were driving ,the car at . the time) are Vi and Frank Compo,; What an experience·. that must have ' beeni Co~gratulations ~111 ~ ,. And · speaking of the Compos, · five year old steven Compo who was dressed as the lncredlble ·Hulk at. the · Westside complex.Halloween Party; won a . bicycle for having the best costume. Understand that he was one~happy little boy. Congratu1ations ::,Steven ! ' -~ ' ' . The eld~r ly held their Ghos·t -S upper a~ Se~\ · ·ior Center ZS Ottawa ~n Saturday Nov. 3~d. It was well attended .with lots of food. A special thanks to Jeanette Pierce for making .the fried bread for us and Clara mae Wasageshik for help with. the corn s~p. " THE. EJJ:a's CtfUS™6.S' PARTY WlU. BE HELD ~T L~.,l~ SQlXL .. THIS YEAH ON DECEMBER ltt, 1979 FROM 12 ~ UNTIL :, PM. VI COMPO WOULD LIKE THE. ELDERS TO KNOW THAT WHEN 1979 RENT REBATE FORMS ARE · ro·· BE· FILLED OUT ' SHE WILL ASSIST YOU AGAIN THIS YEAR IN. FILLING OUT THE FORMS. .,*********************************** And· to ~ue . f,o>s.and 9-a.!"l! Shawa we sen.d On No~ember 19 1 1919, ·the Lansing· Indian Cen- ··· our congratulations on . the birth of - ter hosted.a group of Grand Rapids elders for. their 11 ttle daughter Amb..f!r.,. Le.~ .Sha,wa, a Thanksgiving· dinner. Very many good foods who was born Oct •. 20, lm'!t,Io • loz • J . were prepared for :the people ·who attended. · GRITC Outreach Staff accompanied the elders· . A quilt made by our Seniors was raffled at the Ghost Supper on the We were greatly impressed with the hospitality 24th of Oct. Cheri Boda was the and friendliness from the people of the . i· lucky winner. lndian· Center. After the meal, we · we ree walk through the Center .. and meet And in attendance a~ , _the birthday ga- the staff members. Besides haviilg a wonderthering fo1· 5?eor;.Te S.fiider at the ful meal; a bingo game was offered for the "Watering Hole 11 wfiere-fte ent:rtains) . elders. A special highlight for some of us ~as J..!anette ~ .. Cla!_t, Gen!,V;te,v~~ was looking through the excellent books on all p,hirle·y;;, · be~bie GJ..ltll!, !f~;y .~9.lll£2J!, aspects of Indian culture whi~h the Center's ~l.char.q !1,iatt, ~£!J..~hki., <:;? .. f.Y. library contained. · <Sorry . Gary, I don 1.t remember the last name) and SJ...tz2rge 1 s.~.wf f et plus Meegwetch to t~e Center's director, Janice your editor. I can verify that a good Beckhorn, and to her staff tor a fine .and time was had by all! By ~he way. fest:I.ve occasion and,fea~t. George is a very good singer and musician OUTREACH,STAFF to And Genevieve Shirlef' who is a Nati"v'e · ************** 7\merican·Ter'vce Specialist, will be taking a leave of abse nce to attend Aquinas Colleg e in January. I am told that Geneieve is a very good artist and will be working toward a Fine Arts degree. Much good luck to you, Ginevlevef That's all for this month, folksl •' ,,'~ .;J--~ '.-.$ �t2., ALL INTERESTED NATIVE AMERICANS CHICAGO The U.S. Government needs our help with the 1980 Census. There will be job openi ngs January through August 1?80. ~lders application forms can be requested through the Post Office. . The 1980 census is a very important matter to Indians so ~~ can be counted. Forms 171 ••••• POSITION TITLE HOURLY PAY .RATE· " ( 198C> levels) .. . field .Operations Supervisor $8.15 Of flee Operations ·' Supervisor $6.85 Administrative Operations Supervisor $5.45 Special Place Operations Supervisor $6.10 Field Operation $5.45 . Assistant Off ice Operations Assistant $5.10 Forms DO 263 •••• Senior Off ice Clerk $4.00 Orfice Services Clerk $3.85 Senior Administrative Clerk was the A ·~,11tar~·; iw:here·. •.t he.· '.PoW :Wow is S3.55 Crew Leader $4.50' C. Enumerator. 0ther each year. · · There is always a feeling of joy and gratefulness in me on pow wow grounds to see all the people gather · in one spirit. Two strong drums were present and there were many traditional and fancy dancers. I had the privilege of meeting two elders of the Six Nations peoplei from Syracuse, New York. Mrs. Sundown talked deeply and candidly •bout the problems that some . of the young people are having with substance abuse, and th~ 'talks she gives to these young people to remind them of who they are and : ~o encourage them to begin the·, searc~tt..Or thelr pur ·· pose in life. - She says· tfiere are many people on her reservation who are strong and healthy and living· tradition- . ally. I enj-0yed being in the company of our own elders who always have so m~oh to share and are good to listen to. • Clerk Em~ctnerator. • Q WO~ ·from our communl ty and s.1.x .. ;. staff people from GRITC attended ~his year's Chicago pow wow. A bus was . chartered for our ·group, and room accomodations were arranged for our ·overniq~t $tay. We left Grand Rapids before sunrise, at 6 A.M., and after a brief stop for coffee, we were Qn the road towards Chicago. In high spirits for the first part of the journey, sQon everyone grew quiet and some of us slept, knowing how early we had ~­ wakened to catch the bus in time. Once in Chicago, we checked into the Acres Motel, had a good bre~kfast, and then met at the bus whose next stop h~ld .. paw $4.20 $4.00 As always, there were many booths set up with very beautiful Indian materials to buy. We left the pow wow at 4:30 P.H. on Sunday, · and arrived in Grand Rapids, at 9: 15. I h ope we cart go to mp1·e ,\ places with the elders and be in theit company aga ln . ELOISE , �WE DRANK ------ a tllltfUlll . . 3' • A • We drank for happiness and became unhappy, We drank for joy and became miserabl.e, We drank for soci.ality and became argument.;: <:ltlve, We drank for sophistication anc;t became obnoxious·, We drank for friendship and made enemies, We drank for sleep and awakened without rest. ' WHIJE We drank for strength and felt weak, ';I'M PART INDIAN, We drank medicinally and acquired health problems, fr We drank for relaxation and got the $hakes, F~~ ~TAU=T2ij3 !W1IAN We drank for confidence and became doubtful, EQOl lliIDllli MY GP.AND ti'D¥R WAS A CHEROKEE, SHE WAS A PRINCESS. 1 11 11 We drank for bravery and became afraidt ~ITH AfID rot Fa..KS WE !-'AVE A. SURPRISE FOR YOU, DANCERS WASHINGTON IS THE FATHER OF OOR COUNTRY." "CAN yrv1 DANCE:fa< ME? INJUN~ · SAY S<::M:THING IN . We drank to make conversatiort easier and slurred our s~eech, OUTREACH NEWS ~-•b We drank to' feel heavenly and ended up feeling like hell. We drank to forget and were forever haunted, ~ With the holiday season just around the corner, the Outreach team will be quite busy with planning holiday activities~ Our sen-· io11 eitizen:s had the pleasure of having the Lansing senior ci.tizens as 'their guests for a chicken dinner at Lexington School the 14-. We drank for freedom and became slaves, ot November. It gave them a chance to meet old friends and make new ones. The dinner We drank to erase problems and saw them was enjoyed by all 18 participants. The multi.ply, Lansing seniors. in turn invi t:;ed our seni01.·s to a Thanksgiving dinner on the 19th of Nov~ · We drank to cope with life and invited death. We also had an ovetnight field trlp to ChicBY JIM HALVERSON ago for our seniours where they took in the (Taken from the GVIA Newsletter.) Chicago Pow Wow. Th,ey le·rt Saturday morn- !ng at 6 AH and returned Sunday night, tired but happy. They really enjoyed th1s trip and look' forward to more. The1•e were 27 partici -,,, pants. We are having .a · Christmas Party. 1.o r our Eld- ers on Dec. 14 from ..12 to 5 PM: We hope to see ·vou all ~-here. · We will be in contact with .. you ab.out the detaHs. Shirley McDonald QIRECTOR OF OUTREAC~ · �.. a ;, ·, 'iliil ·-1fz nt u. wn •~iY1fWiia.;;.•aS( +r ·;x · r ,. ,. .ne ·, 1 : ~ .• • l ·• ttt'f-t w , -· 1c w·e ~•- --enrt ·,· ~,..et~ - nt ' f zw r mw· egu - 11·-~~=-~~~...-A~~~~a..~.:~·~,- a_~:b_1-'*"-!'·z:-4~~:1"J':->~~~ DECEMBER • TUESDAY MONDAY SU.NOAY n o ·1-saa ·· WEONESOAY .. .FR . THURSDAY -~ ,,; ' "" lf- • • .. ·it, . ~ ~' ~ •• .. ·1 MT Cl.ASS 6:30PM Lexington School ., • :+~ a· ' \, 2 3 .4 6 ;. 5 7 8 ' 1'nblt67:11e.atj.~j ~ . ~· ~ JITLtt TV Pa.Ft A Arts & Craft Potter Arts & Craft Potter i+ttl~;.: :tV--':Par't;', 8J_f;Y' Public Hearing . Sale - all day Sa le-all day ii:,,00.M ;~e.xtf.l!Jton ·· Lexington School Lexington School Lexington School 6 30 : ART CLASS . ~eF_-~ribal '-~~fd s & Craft Pott 1~~.e~t.11'9"~1.: 3.0 l™ · · ··. - Sale-Lexington >'°' • - ··~ . ·.~.flod~ · · o. 9 •· . f~ 1 4 ('.,.; ;.;....;.. VU1U..L Lexington Gym 3 18 ~~~~STMASI 24 .HAPPY NEW .YEAR! 31 19 ~- ', ~ . ~ ¥' '.... t )\ t Talent Show 1:00 PM 7 - t!GJ.QN I l 5 ,. Pot luck Lunch I 0 21 22 27 28 29 ~ 25 6 ' El.IERS C~ISTI-1AS .-.- PAAlY I · ·· hristmas Party 16 ,,. . ·.. . ,··. : ·~ · - (r~·t'nn!t~n· ~....tire" 1· \.r . t:" _., p ) ~1 ~. f ~ '- 1. �.... N~ P~OF!T 0 ,? G Stand Rapids lntsr-Tri/Jal C011ntil • ?'."'** =;:>41:::: 756 Bridge. N.W., Grand Rapids,. Mich. 4950.4 .;'.-Jlitfftl"~ "•"' U. 5. POSTAGE PA ID PERMIT NO. 690 ~ GIANJ) llAl'IDs,· MICH ··•!<-.,¢ Betty Jones: Library Gr and Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 p., ft. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herr, Virginia Medacco (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4a73a20df8e02ad610108b8b14e180cb.pdf da9d3d1e0de7d53be36e6b093568ef1e PDF Text Text HAPPY NE"V\l from . .... 1 ~· ~ . ' . .. .~ ' "SuSAN JESSICA . l TANNA MARIE &ERICA YE1~~ �· 1·u RTL E TALK · .· .. JANUARY 197?- .HAPPY BIRJHOOY IQ: .fbvA hlfJS I q5?D . EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ••• J. Wagner Wheeler ASSISTANT DIRECTOR •••••• Buddy Raphael PRESIDENT •.••••••••.•••••• George Martin JAN.:J . ROSEMAAY DAY JAN.1 .St£RRI ~WIS i"1ARa:LLA lJuN.Ap ' HARRY Jmsoo JAN. 2 JAN •. 2 JAN. 3 ~v VICE PRESIDENT ••••••••••• Pat Rawlings .JAN. · ~ RAPHAEL JAN. :G GARY SHeAtwi Ml SSY· hfNSON llRllE TftLJ< EDITCR - VIRGINIA ~cco HERR RYAN ~ VIVIAN Fo~R The. E'dl:torfal . Staff . would like to MARY CH.IRCH thank LEO ANtWISHKI, JOHN GEE and HELEN HILLMAN for assisting with the' EuGENE WARREN . stapling, assembling and lab~ling Els IE fuILEv . of lastmonth's issue. This always hfi consists of plenty of work and the volunteers who help are very m~ch SYLVIA SwANSON appreciated! .Many thanks ~gainf I I DEAN ~ ~.12 JAN, l2 JAN. l2 JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. . JAN. &..Aovs CH1v1s· TeNAv-A FoslER IRENE WESLEY MARIAN WESAW ' JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. .. . NIOD..AS 'BAILEY VIRGINIA SNvoeR 20 22 2'2 23 24 And a be.l.!Jted·"haJJPY ·birthday t0 : last .mon~Jr• s ·· CHOR.CE· MARTIH HA6'V.~Y ANDERSON . .HIKE ·tERRERE: LANELLE FEP ,<ERE CHIP MARTIN , . • --;·;GLADYS "'·· . l 15 15 16 IJ IJ 18 20 ' ' JAN. 21 EMBARA CREWS oversights; -- 9 JAN.~ ELIZABETH GIBBS YOUR EDITOR ... 8 ~. EL·1ZABETH MARKS f\JN-SON FoslER VIRGINIA l"EDAcco HERR ·SuSAN .SM111-1 Kw..v CCM>O It appears that they are lost, mislaid or have met with some other misfortune at· the post of(ice. I am sorry about that, but once we. mail them to you, it is out of. our hands and then the post offlce 1.s respon... · . sible. If you do not receive y-0ur TURTLE TALK (this· is assuming that you are reading a friend's issue), please let me know. I will complain to the post office• 8 liARa...D 11JSH ft:RRI · ~IS This has even happened to .me once. I purposely mail myseif an issue to see if I receive it, and one time I didn't! JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. 10 JAN. ll . SHERYL MAPES On occasion, it has come to my attention that people on our mailing list, sometimes do not receive their TURTLE TALKS. Please know that they are mailed to you. In bulk mailing we deliver them to the post of.flee in person, so what happens to them between the post off ice and your mailbox, I have ~ot the slightest idea. 7 9 JAN. 10 n: ATTENTION READERS ~~ .. -~ ~ .NOS ·· · · · · .:DEC. 2 OEC. ··5 6 16 16 . DEC. DEC. DEC. DEC. 22 �T Gcnorrah: might be. He 1 :. . the one who writes the Critical Corner Column.: Well, ne•s •S 1980 ·rapidly approache1h one wonders. what about s,tx foot four inches tall, ha$ a real the brand new year will hold and it also ' thick head full of unruly hair, is 16 years makes one. ponder on happenings of the pa$t. old and answers to the name of Rob. I beGo:odtimes; bad times; happy moments; moving liev~ hls la.st name i& Herr and sometimes he moments; and how we survived crises which at calls me . 11 Ma! 11 I'm kinda proud of him and the Ume seemed monumental, but turned ·out to it's my opinion that he writes well, put of be not so earth shattering after all. course, I would! ..i-~ooJ My own meandering thoughts found me mis'Sing, here at the Council, Ros.s Morgan's Friday · Well people,· here's hoping that each 'a.nd everyone ~f you have a .most fabulou!i and won- derful New Year. I would add prosperolis, . Foster, Barb Toothman, Donna Dunlop and their bl.it frankly, I think that's out for a good morning bread b1~eaking ritual with us.; Toni many of us, thanks to those monster5, ngreed" and 11 inflation. 11 Nonetheless, Iain truly · going to try and· have one of my best years ever. The same to you! ringing laughter and good f ellowshlp as we put tJ1e TURTLE TALKS together; Marvin Hans.on and hif always .smiling t'ace, .and my very good friend, Sharon Kennedy and our calorie loaded- lunches (ohr That homemade pie was our downfall!).. And $peaking of Sharon, she Virginia Hedacco Herr has proven to be a friend through thick and TUR~ TAU< EDITOR tM.n and always in a time of need. (As old Ben Franklin said, "That's a. friend indeedf 11) And I miss tho:s,e other people . who are no long~r here with us at .the Council. There!s ON THE PERSONAL SIOE. •• ... -. . Margaret Sprague, Norma .Chambers, Fred Chivi.s,.Who 1 ~·oawn Anderson? Well, she work$ in the Inese Liepins Bennett, Brenda Kuick, Carlotta Outreach Department but she'~ not new here Artewishki • Bill Carpenter and Rita Blumke. It 1 5 jus-t her name ~hat~ 5 been changed Ve; a lot .of new faces have . the former Da.wn &sh is now Hrs. Dawn Anders~n. turn~d up here at the Council and new friend-,She finallytie'd the' know with her everlovin' ships are forming. ~h.arles - "Jumbo" l\ndetson .. \.They became Hr. & on ROvember )()·, 1919. Congratulations, I am mnved ·and become nostalgic when I return R'r:s. you two! to my girlhOod home in rural t-ltskegon and watch my mother and father stand under the Carlotta Anewishki received some head injurtrees with birdseed in the. palms of their Ies' WFiile a~ 'p'iissen'ger in an auto that was in.hands calling the wild chickadees by name, · volved in an aecident. Thank goodness it and wat~ing the little birds ligh.t in the wasn't real serious, even though she has some palms of their hands and feed. · The birds black eyes and a few stitches.· Carlotta, . even flew to my open palms. What a thrilll £_leas~ be more careful! l f (Yes, Yes, I know you were only a passenger, but.you should try There are many more moments which come to and be: a better backseat driver!) mind, but I shall refrain from going into all .t hat here. I will, for the moment, take Got word that' Jos~h"Jo ·Jo 0 Blaekowl is home leave ·or my reminiscing and return to the recovering from afractured ieg. Seems he .:suspresent. tained it while sledding with little ~f<>..?~!t All those little· smiling faces.. looking out ·at Zukowski who had her own leg bro~en about this you from. our cover this month, belong to tne ~- titne la.st year. Colly, . y~u? gµys. Trying to "'hi· · a ndehild . ,. . outdo each other, or what.?. · · "'h ews .... ldren . , • gr · ren, ne1ces and ne,, ·,· of people here at the Council and in the COfh . . , munity. Hope you like it. And again, :I· would.Ar.Id we do hope that little Petrin" Hihman is like to apologize to John John and Joe .John feeling much better after her· recent surgery. who seem to confuse me. Once again, we , Also scheduled for St1rgery is little !'fatthe! pulled the same. boo boo as last year and fletcher and Mary Chirt9!!1!l!l• We wish them a have listed·on our birthday u.st . of January 10, Joe John, .when it should actually be John very speedy recovery!!! by the same token, John. Sorry again, fellow&! And for those of you who read the Lexington Schoo} paperi?~ you may probably be wonderinQ who So(tom'n~- 2 Congratulations to ~mon and Barb · Arzola who . are the new parents of a baby girl, born Dec. 14th.Name: ·stephanie Joyce .. Wt-: 5 lbs. 11 oz. �YOOTH ·fCTIVITIES . AJ T;E'Nr -1·0 N·r·1 ·1 ----~-i!IP-l "t -SWIMMING ........ Monday through Friday 4:30-5:00 PM Wedne$day · 7: 30 PM Sat urday 5:00-7:.00 PM the Treaty of 1821. Under P.L. 94-540, Section 6, dated October 181 1976, and P.l. 93 .. 13'•; Monday through Friday 4:00-6:00 PM Wednesday 7:00-9:00 PM Saturday 5:00-7:00 PM 7, dated October state and fed·e ral agencles are _reminded that:· "None of ··the · funds distributed per in, .trust under provisions of this Act shall be subje,o t to f-eci"era1""'.'"'or""·stitte 'income 'taxes, nor £_a'jii 'ta" 'o(,~eJ~. shaii ·such fu'nds or their availabilftx be considered as' income oi'"'ottier sources. or otherwls~••l!,ti,llzed . as....t~ basic .tor denxing_or reducing th~ financial assistance or other beJ)_eJll! to which such household or member would otnerWise ·be entitled to under the ·So- re- . Wednesday 7:00 ..9:00 PM Saturday 1:00-7:00 PM ofaI 'security .other' reciere]. On .March ?.7, 1968, · the .Indian Claims Ccmrdssion awarded · $9 32, 620 . ooi·'to the · Cr and fU ver Ottawa Indiana under Docket 40-1<, as addi- tion.al payment forl,140,740 acres of land ceded in Southern. Michigan under the 1821 Treaty. m ANY INDOOR §SORT, cORtACr GENE WILSON - 456-6985. The total amount o·f . the a.ward i11cluding principal and interest is now $1,878,534.00. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE . WHERE -DATE Union H.S. Dec. 20 9:15 PM Michigan Be.11 Union ·H.S. Jan. ~ ) 'AcFo~· anY O'r'"""Te'd~ally ~s~i-sted •.P!o.sram." BASKETBALL C.-\ME EVERY THURSDAY. ANYONE INTERESTED IN PLAYING BALL TEAM PLAYING 6:45 PM Randolph Sur. Northeast Junior High Jan. 10 9:15 PM Local 206 Northeast Jan. 24 6:45 PM Lakers II Junior High This is the first half' of the schedule. The second half will be in the next issue, sd keep a close look out. BOWLING 'EVERY WEDNESDAY 3:00.:.5:00 PM · CLIQUE LANES. 12-16 )'EARS OLD. IF · INTERESTED IN A LITTLE FUN t COME -ON · •·¢· ,, " The ·per capita payment under Docket 40-K for the Grand River Ottawas will be .the fir$t such Federal Gover~~ent Annunity Payment to Michigan Indians since the Ottawa/Chippewa Payment of 1911, coamonly referred to as the Durant Payment Roll, under the_T1:eaty of 1836. Supp. - DOWN. Sect~on ·19, 1973, individuals and local, city, county, The age group for these activities is 12 thrbugh 19 years old. You mu.st pick up a pass to parti¢pate in this program and passes will be given out in room # 11. If you have a conflict with this schedule, contact CENE WILSON at 456-6985. .' - • $650.00 in December 1979 for lands c~ed under· GAME ROOM \ ,., . AJ>proximately 2,880 Grand River Ottawa Indi~~ _primarly residing in Mioh1gan are ,expect~"<i ~o receive payment in the amoun~ of approxi.~ately GYMNASIUM ' ~I ii ,: 3 �\ REDim AS RAVEN' s WING, . HIU. STOOD HE, . . SLIM . STRCHi BODY.· CF RUSSET BROO, M Bl.ACK ·~A · . A.;.; ·. EVES \ I . . SAW DIGNITY IN HIS FN.:E., . LOO<ED AT HIM IN ~, . lRIED TO UNIERSTAND ntE 110.JGiTS, MJST BE THINKING N'.,M, . . t~ : II a:· EBONY thwr~~~~~~,· HN t£ mew THE BCM t£ ·H3..D, IGITNING SWIFT 11£ ARRCM SPED, T l'OJND ITS MARK. 1£ WARRY FELL . lll.JS IT SHll..D BE SQ, . HAT LITn.E CHIL.mEN FR<J-1 HIS TRIBE, ~~ NO M:RE 1-U'iGER Kt04. SAVE ~ CHERISl£D LAND AND SE.AS? · . . FCRESTS ~EEN, OOR FRIOOS# WR TREES? ITE LISTEN f£AR ~ PL.EA, BROnERf / ~ .~~~~::~~~' .·. ~ WATER ME, ro QUEr-ot M Tl-RIST. . · 0. FIU.11£ KJNGRY CRIES, . . L.tru:NT..WEEP AND PECFLE · DI~, . OOlMS ARE STILL... FIRES LONG en£, BROTHERS HARK SO BRAVE AND STRCH31 . EftEMBER KM IT USED TO BE I IOOJ) N WE WERE HAPPY .WE WERE FREE. ~ STOOD SO STRAI GIT AND TALL AND PRQJD, . . . S FEATt£RS BCl..D IN ti.JE, . ~ · RCWED M ~ · n£ IO.JNTAI. NS HIGH, . 1£ tlM'ER HAD ACCQ\'Pt..JSt£)), .· ·. LIKE Tt£ EAG..E IN .11£ SKY I . .. . T t£· SET ·wr ro oo, E AND BRAVE AND ST8CH3 AND TRUE, FIRES BlRNED BRIGHT, · · HIS IS ~ AND THIS IS YOO, . IRtJ+ERS SENT A l'£SSAGE UlJD AND CLEAR, . · . FAILS us rm, . . f . Ir CAN BE THIS WAY AGAIN, . t£ MIGHTY tt.MEB.t . ·. l .· WHITE BROnEBS - LISTEN! 1£1..P US· 11£N, . Cl.R !RIBE - RED~· / · . ~, ' ; ' CLEANSE OOR t.ARTH AND AIR. AND SEA, . - IkRontv \\~ l .. . THAT AU., fl.AV LIVE IN HARtON I ~ ,. . bcco .-~ ~cco · ~-l 4 ... . �&·o·u N"D 0 FF I ·1 ' -..~~'ilii. 1"'*.-t<--~~-- ' AS ... - AGRAND RI\f.R OTTAl!A (Ct£ HALF),, I WAS C!f,.Cf TIE FffiT'JNATE INDIVIll.llt.S WOO CPff: INTO ll£ BIG PAYGf I (11£ $653.15 Fffi LA1IDs C8EJ LINTER nE TREA1Y (f 182L) THIS ~WI· f'E !WfJY ~T Wl11fHIGHTfR RENT, fllCTRIClY, If.AT NfJ GASCtHE, BUT TIE MIN !S)lf lt:RE IS . ifil Tif ~ i RECEI\f], rur Ttf: K»EY ffilff MY .n-REE CHILrnEN lllfLW.T REcEI\£1 ! I .TIEY AAE 0f£ QUARTER OTIAWA, BUT VERE IEClARED IN.:l.IGiaE Fffi NN Cf TIE PAYM:NT MM. frf AffilRDlTY Cf Tl-HS 1S: F.Dlli MY SISTERS'; CHILIREN \'IERE IEl.AAEIJ. ELIGillE.. . . <a.R FATIER lS AFlll R.OOD OTIA\~ MID. OlR ELIGIBILITY CCM.:S FRCM· 1£ Ar() HIS MCESTCRS~) , f'ff 1\f](fS NID t£PifWS HAV£ 11£ SA!'E IIffiEE <F liOOD Tii!\T ~1Y CH!LffiEN 00 ..SO WHY TIEY rE.RE fJW.IFIED NID 001 Mt CHilJJ<EN MPKES f() ~tia: WHATSCE\A:R I WHAT'S.~, PU (f MY FIRST 1 COUSINS~ CHILOOF..N \£RE QUPlIFIEDI ( MY FIRST CCVSINS MF. T1£ CHILrnEN cr: MY FATIER S ffi011£R,) PU. Cf 11ESE ~TER B...tlJJS ftPf. {fFllf fl\OCI. ~'f. . mNtH .. SO lfrY\ilfY t£RE ALL tlWJFIED f.XCERT MY THREE CHILOOEN ~ SCJt£ ffiAVt ERRffi .ON 11£ PART CF 1li'& 0011\G TtE h • • • ' ' I . ~IPfING, . ' F£Rttl\PS lliIS ~NOS llKE "sa.R ffiff'ESU oor IT ROO.Y ISN'T I'M. H.tV-'Ff THAT nm OTIER fl!ARTER ll.OODS CfF .1tE SA~£ IJWCH VERE AB.£ TO RECEivE nEIR SHL\RE~~ IT IS JJST TPE Ui'l:PiIR~ESS TO M\tCHILrnEN 1Wff ffiIPES f\E. 11£Y \£RE EXTREf{LY DISPPPOIN1ED TO SAY TIE lEA.~TI l l IT w~s ATRErlfNDOJS t.ETil1A1NI f WHAT IS Tit ROOJNING PE.HIND THIS? Ct4N IWfPfJDY Till. VIRGI~IA fvEOA~ HERR · ~i!GHTER OF. .:>JEVE MErlA.CCO · ~ 1~ sON OF ;))SPEH r1~:1lAccr.t A~'O K~1e: . ~m . · Pm. t<A~~/~4s I~~,: ~LJi~a ~~RJ~vp~~i:~~~~ AGAIN,. CAN ANYBOUf 18.1 ~ WHY ·TI·E EMfl<? · ~ . -· . r::-:::··;~11•0•1HH*M*~·······~ ,. THAT ,YOU SEN~ US YO?R C,MAHGE OF 'AO~ . l .. l.a.UJl..,b I~ . . £ Q ,Jl . t..£.~, · .~ p~ESS.RET~RNEO TURTt..E 1Al~ COST·· ' t ' ·. -.: .. . .·. ·: . . . . I : US 25¢ APIECE. . ! ~ Jl....£.., ~I-JJ.,.• i;l l_.~ ~ f ~ -. J . ·- . 5 U ..JJ- ! .. . 1 1 , . I �CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TOUR ---·----···~~~~--1'<1J1;1- <ich ·" year the Grand Rapids Jaycees sponsor The month of December ha~ . .certainly been hectic around here. We had loads :of shop~· ping to do tor. the $enior Christmas Dinner and ch1ldren's Christma& Party.. I eapecially really enjoyed d,oing this for ~lUr the!:r annu-ll Clu•b.tmat, Shopping Tour f o.r underpt•:lv:lleiged chlJ.dren. The prlmar3· purpo$ie of thls project is to •dlow a number of underprivHeged children · 111 the community the opportunl t~· to. purchase Christmas gifts for mernbers of their f'amf .. lies. This helps the ~hildren to t::xperi .. ence the meani.ng <>f gJ ving in the Christmas spirit •• This project g.ave at least 250 ·/ children a chance to buy Vi.U'iows Christmas· Indian Community. It•s the t:i.me for gfv .. ing and ~aring, but also to realize what Christmas is all· abl)Ut. Also to know that it was made possible for us to help the Communit~1 enjoy the Christmas holidav a little more and to receive a little. ~thing. Our thank~ ·to' .Native American presents for their friends and family m-em-- tho:.e who made thl" .possible and 1-would • especially like to thank Eric antl MaudeU:11e McDonald ii-1 assisting us with the shopping be:rs. and glf t wrapplng. for both $enior$ and children.·· This year the twent took place at Ste:keees & Sons -in the Eastbrook Ma.11 t for. 35 Indian children from GRITC, on December HJ 1979. .Our party for the s.eniors _was held Friday i Each chi,J.d receivt.."Ct $13 fo1- gifts, a small · , lunch, and the main treat was a talk to Santa Claus; · lt~re Is a SPECIAL THANK YOU' ··to Sally and Stx~ve Jobes, Ruth Peters, Gary Shawa and Martin Wesaw, for donating their t.ime. Each did an . outstanding Job of cha.paron:t.ng and December 14th at Lexlngton Schoolf . We had around 60 Senior Ci Uzens attending or more, . ·from Grand Rapids,.. · Lowell, Suttons Bay, . Dorr, .Grand Haven and: Thompl'SOrav:Ule. We had a large turkey dinner :1m~ all t~e •trim.~ mings. Fol' entertainment, we had an afternqon of bingo. The ·g1~~md prl:ze for. bingt> w~s a battery operated. wall clock.won by .Izada Gee. Abo had.a door prize .. a toaate-:r. .won by ·Mary Days.on.. Before the party ended drlvlng all the children to thelr destinat:lons. Hy special treat of the tJV(~ning was to see and hear all the happ.int"ss and e>wi ment of a Christ.ma$ gift wa.s presented to each sen~ ior citizen. Our Seni.or Citizen Christmas Party tor 1979 wa$ successful and enjoyed by each child that attended. With <.ill the tur ... moll and violence of' these daysi those sweet innocent and thoughtl"ul children put me in .all. CRITC Staff the blanket. · Perison~ Gfeg Bailey~ ~n the Christmas mood. Shirley'Mcoonald OUTREACH DIRECTOR Even thou.gh we would have liked to have taken all the Indian ~hildren, wf'; were only able to i.:ake 35. Choosing those 35 ~>¥as one of the hardest· and most difficult thin~v;; that I had to do. Those that dldn 9 t go this year can t6l VEMS E'JE PARTY · LAKEWOOD CIVIC CENT~R LAKEWOOD, MICHIGAN .DECEMBER 31, 1979 look forward to going next year. Dawn Am:iers(m ASSISTANT OUTREACH DIRECTOR 8:00 TO. ??? $10.00 PER PERSON. - 17 YEARS.AND OVER . .. - $ 5c00 PER PERSON - 16 YEARS AND UNDER For reservatlons & 1nf'ot'l'i'lation, call Woodland Indians~ Harle- 894-9147 Rose- · .894-8794 Stella ..-· 773-2743 (area code 616) lakewo0d ~s located between Muskegon and Whi tehallv · · 6 �mlEirtj INDIAN . .. Bv SAM D.JsH The two most common questions I am asked in our community today are; "Atte·· you Indian, or are you traditional Indian?" I f eel being Potawatomi Indian, it's my .responsibility to have knowledge of these questions. · "Being Indian" to me means being born to an Indian parent. I can't understand how .. a person can be "Indian'! without having any . ancest~al blood in them • . So to me, just anyone can't have the privilege to sh~re in the inju$tice, stereotype, pride and all other things which we "Indians" share and experience. "Are you traditional Indian?" I find this question more difficult to answ~r. Trad~ ition means practicing your culture. (Having been .handed down from generation to generation.) Or further, how ! ·understand being traditional, means having spiritual beliefs. Spiritual to me, means living the truth of life, which.shouldn't -be confused with religion, which. I understand means living the church. AN INDIAN PRAYER - · O' GREAT' S?1131r, · ·. · · W HOSE VOICE l HEAR IN THE WINDS, . ~ Vff:>$E BREATH ·GIVES LIFE TO ALL TiiE hORlJ),. HEAR t.£ I I AM ~ . AND WEAJ<,. I NEED YOOR .STRENGT_H ·AND WlSDJ.1 . • Living the truth of life, our Most Sacred Mother Earth~ our Creator, our Grandfather, understanding how these and more can be . joined with and for everything in constant prayer while smoking our mast Sacred Pi pe. 'LET lrE WALK IN BEAUTY I AND Mi\KE MY EYES EVER 13EKi.:o THE RED AND PURPLE SUNSET I These few learnings I've shared with you were not ' to confuse you, but to help you ul'.'derstand what being "Indian" means. LET M: LEARN M4J<E flE WISE SO THAT I MAY utaRSTAND IBE TH INGS YOO HAVE TAUGHT MY PEOPLE I 11£ . LESSONS YCll HAVE HiDDEN IN EVERY LEAF AND ROCK, . 1 SEEK STRENGTH, NOT TO BE GREATER THAN MY BR011£R, BlIT TO FIGHT MY GREATEST SAM IS YOUTH COUNSELOR FOR XJWLS. ENEMY - MYSELF. MAKE M: PJ..WAVS READY TO CM TO YOO WITH . CLEAN tWIDS AND STRAIGHT EYES, . , So \+EN LIFE FA.res, AS THE FADING SUNSET, MY SP IR IT W\Y OM: TO YOO WITKlJT SHN-£, (R~printed from the Gennessee newsletter and submitted by .David Goff.) ... 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herr, Virginia Medacco (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/297a517986008441464ce2b9778066f6.pdf 37aaf23f438705a2056204ac9b431c00 PDF Text Text -p,~4- :1.;).-, ·-·· Git~ ,_ -- '+ ·~._.,._ -- ---:...-. 'TURTLE. TALK . ,, • . ' '•• F E B R UAR Y 1980 TIJRTLE TALK �GRAND RAPIDS.INTER"l"TRIBAL-t:OUNCIL · HAPPv ·aiR~v ro.: .r IJ.R.T L-E· .r.A.t .K. STATIA ~------------,------tn--~--------- F~ FEBRUARY 1980 FEB. 1 Cou.rns Louis EXECUTIVE OIRECTOR ••••••••• ~.J. W~ner Wheeler RICHARD l.EwIS · . . . . . . . . PAT RAWLI.NGS. .......... • ••••••• ~Vice President KENNY. REicHARD st. FEB. FEB. FEB. FEB. !< ATHY STiNGER ... . ........................ Hemller PfUTA HINMAN · CIS SIMot;l FRA ... 1-. .: • • • "' • • • • .. . * • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • M--k-... KIM e:uiuc;:li. . ; \ ! . HERMIE f'\n>Acco MAR Y CHURCH •••••••••••• ~ ................ Member ~ : ~is ' . . TlfffLE TPJ.J(,EDITffi .~ VIRGINIA .rfeDAcco .Mam . ·.. , 6ERT~EM . La<NA l'tDorw..D StURLEY WILSOO . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'!'""--_ _ _ _ _ _ w~ i KAY NevAt£ DARL.ENE{lAHAYE)FRt.El:a EVELYN · BICGS •••••• • • • ~ ••• •. •. • •••·•••.Member would like to thank. the following people for helping with the assembling, stapling, l abeling and zip ~de sorting last month's issue of ~· · , : -~1,t;:(';::Tl\tJ{;; ffee~'§wetch to: N , ··>< ,e,Y ... "·~ ' I: · Leo kEw1SHl<1 n....... SN-1 ~ ·· j . ' . . . HaRv L-u T. . · VUJJl Am:r1cm1 MAAK tRUWW . .. .. CECELIA SPRAQIE HON TH f . I s OVER SITES. JERRy__n~Ia. FRED CH!VIS • JAN, 4 JAN. 19 I:~ ~ JAN·, 18 · Lewis ·JAN. 22 JANi 29 We had a record number of TURTLE TAU(S re- turned . to ua last month. This was because peo ple moved without informing us of t heir address chang<L:and some left no forwarding address at allf As mentioned before, each returned TURTLE TALK cotts the Council 25¢. Close to 100 .were . returned last month and this really.adds up, so Pl£A$E let us know when you move·, before you mover ·Thank you. . ,, ANO A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY. TO LAST . ~1t 16 16 18 18 F~. 19 . -. fes, 22 . FEB. 24 Fea. 2't FEB.· 25 Fes.··26 FEB. 26 FEB. '}] FEB. 28 IkmBI ROSENCRANs PAUL JACKSON JR •••••••••••• • •••.•Sgt. at Arms 2 . FEB. 13 CLAIR •••••••••••••••• Treasurer URIS LOONSFOOT . . Pit£ ·Sf.a.1IN BARBARA ARZOLA ••••••••••• ~ ••••••••• Secretary MATTHEW ~Is JEANETTE Fes~ FEB. 7 FEB~ 10 · FEB. 11 ~ Fes. J3 JArE .ri:DAcco 'WAG .WHEaER TICKY WSH GEORGE MARTIN •••••••••••••••••••••• President 2 FEB. 3 · ~~HAEL . ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ••••••••••••••• Buddy Raphael LYNNE LEWIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FEB. ..;KIM IHtiHHUHIUllltt... Hl-lllHIHUIUUIUUtl• �Boo-shoo! She has done it again, h3~n 1 t shc~? I didn't think anything could compare to this past Autumn's magnJ. f.icer-~; dis.play 1 but: never have I seen such breathtaking beauty as the fairyland scene that our Mother Earth put on, Christmas eve and Christmas day. Beautiful rrostrci bushe~ and trees with intricate lacy branches and trees emerging from the 1'\1gqy mi.st all over the snowless but frosty countryslde was a sight incomparable to any l have ever beheld before. The Christmas tr lp to Mi.iskegon, had ever y(·ne "oohing" and "ahing" over each new and beautiful sight and l'1 earjer. aiit.ic1 pation over what new thing of beauty would greet our eyes just 2tr!.' t1nd che ""C!"ne • We were not disappointed. We drifted through a frosty misty make-be .i~v~ wonderland all the way to Muskegon. And Christmas for our family wa6 i'inothe::: memo:r.table occasion. Hope each and everyone of you had a good Christmus tco. The new year is well umh·r''i<'i l' no·.v a.nd I hope none of us is f'aced with any insurmountable obstacles. Yi"t'r t.~(1~.tOJL' L~; presently without an automobile and finding the situi.ition rathe1 <h:rficu1c, but I shall remain undaunted. For the first time in many moons I a1'TI experl~nei1 n what it is like for other people wl thout "wheels." Perhaps th.ls H 1:;tle; "hardship" is godd tor me. Want to remind everyone ab·'.:>..rt thie ;:1ders lunches which are served at. Lexington School every Monday and W~dnesday at noon. If you are 50 years old and over, there is no charge. For all others, the cost is $2.00. I understand they have very good food. So why not try it some ti.me? (Your editor has yet to try these lunches, but I'll get there soon~ I promise.} Also wanted to once again thank Richard Hyatt for Qur cover. Don't know what we'd do without all the fine ar.ticts around the community. One of them always comes through for .us. Thanks aga.ln, R1ch. Hope you all enjoy this issue. ·See you next month. · Virginia Herr- EDITOR 2 �ATTENTION I .• ********************************ii'********************************************* December 31, 1979 · From: Joe John,· .Unit 4 · Northern M.i.chiqan Ottawa Association To whom· it will concern: On March 28, 1836 the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan signed a treaty with the government fo the United s.tates turning over 13~536,449 · acres of Michigan land. The Indians received payment ranging from one-half Qent to £ifteen cents per acre for this land~ prices that were well below · the going rate at that time. 'r'his 13 million acre area included all of '~estern Michigan north of a line from Grand Haven to Lowell and west of a line-from Lowell to Alpena. It also included the .eG'lstern one-half of the Upper Peninsula. In 1946, Congress passed the In.dianClaims Act .to handle cases for Indians who had not received adequate payment for their land. In 1948, _Robert and Wanetta Do~inic of the Northern Michigan O~tawa Association, initiated a claim for the , Ottawa ·and Chippewa Indians for reimburs,e ment at . .1~. a rate of $1. 25 per acre. 11.'hrough lengthy negotiations ·over the next 25 · . years, a settlement was reached in 1972 for compen$"1tion ·at a rate·· of ninety cents per acre. This money is now being held in trust, accumulating interest, .which makes the total setUe:ment appr.oxirn<).tely $15 million by ·the end of 1979. a Negotiations are currently underway to estahlish distributfon plan for this settlement. It is likely that the fon:nul~ will be the same or very · similar to that used in the settlement with the Grand River Band of Ottawa for the Treaty of 1821. That settlement was based on the Annuity Payroll of 1911. In an 1870 :roll, and the 1908 Durant Roll, over ·a,ooo Michi.gan Ottawa and Chippewa who were one-half Indian or mor.e were listed. However. after careful screening to elminate those enr olled with other tribes and those who were not one-half Ottawa or Chippewa;. and· markin'\J them on the 1908 Durant Rc?ll with red and blue che ck marks, 5,644 Ottawa and Chippewa qua:fified for the 1911 annuity payment. The current settlement will be distributed equally to descendants ·of members. of the Grand River, Grand Trave rse, Little ·r:raverse, Sault Saint Marie Ba.~ds Mac~inac and that were parties to the 1836 treaty. Mrs. Wanetta Dominic, who ·chai.rs the 1821 and the 1$36 descendant's . committees has been doing certification work for the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of lower Michigan sin'c e the ear;ly 1960's whenever it was required for education, health and employment purposes. *****'****•1t****"*****"**'*****"*********************"**************~*************** •. 3 �,~TI\£· N'ERICAN ·Ern:ATIOO. ffioowt .. nav~ i.l ,aJ?l?~icf,'.1=~ Program. Of these, ~: have been tested (GATB} and screened by the &creening committee, ready to be.placed in . training when positions become available to us. As of January 15, on. file Greetings and good wishes from the Native American Educat.ton Program staff - Angfe, June, George, Gary and Oebbi.ef in the we now O:rt It is very important that all applicants be $Creened and take the CATS (general aptitude test battery) test when scheduled, as this determines your eligibility and sincere interest in working through the OJT .Program. These are And the activities we have had - Halloween rules.and/or,guidellnes that have to be folParty, Mouz Pamp dedication pow wow, Ghost lowed in this type of governmental program.·As Supper, Christmas Party, potluck suppers, coordinators ·we were required to take this test and Parent Committee meetings and dinners - also, which wasn't as hard as it is thought to it was good to see a good number of you pre ... · b sent and taking part: Do continue to be i n- e. vol ved in forthcoming events and activities If any of you that applied for OJT have found so that we may keep in t~ch. employment elsewhere, on your own, please contact our office and .let us know. When and if As you may know, Title IV Part A Program can this happens, we place you in the non-active be funded for five more years. There will files unless the aQ"Plicant notifies us otheralso be new rules and regulations and new wise. '!506 11 forms. So, Parents, do be patient and cooperative with us when you are approached If it's only a temporary position, until we can to sign another form. It is more detailed find you something thru OJT, we want to know· then ·the old form, .but if you need assistance this also. · help will be willingly given •. Just give us a call at 456~4226 or stop and see us at our Those of you that are scheduled f'or ·.t he GATB different location at 45 Lexintgon NW, in test or screening· coanittee, please keep your Lexington School, room 6. appointments. If you cannot come on the day or time given you, notify either one of us at the office . so that we can.reschedule you, and let the counselor.know you're not coming. We would. appreciate your help in this way, as it saves a GRITC - 03t PROGRAM - CETA III lot of time and effort, both for the counselor and screening committee members, and the proWe would like.to take this opportunity to gram .. Coodinatg-re.h Should there be any changes inform you, our Native American People, of in the OJT Program,: you will be notified. the following information. It has been awhile since:you have heard ·from us but we are still around working in assigned schools. i· . The OJT .Program is presently at a very slow pace - .almost at a standstill, due to the economy and the situation it is now in. The work field is down to near zero, W.ith very Httle work force. ·we have made quite a few contacts with local employers this past month (January), and find that they are not doing too much right now, Ih fact most employers a.re laying off their own employees, and don't expect to get back to work, or do any hiring until the spring of this year. Almost every employer has. stated that they would be glad to participate in the OJT Program and contract with us when the economy world picks up. In the meantime we will keep trying and hope for· some openings somewhere. · . . If. you have any que.stions, please feel free to call. the Tribal. office ..-and ask for either of the undersigned persons. GREG BAILEY I SHIRLEY CHAMBERLAIN Ceta III Coodinators. Thank you. �• I TRAIL Cf TEMS nREE: SISTERS Cf FATE ~ (fCR JJNE AND J:wfi\) . SCFT N 11£ . ~ID ~ OF ·nE RUSlLING WIND, OF NIGHT I . -~ SECRET GROllS . N 11iE DARK GARDEN RTURED.BY LQVE • Q.j ~, 1 BRING ED-PET~J... OFFERINGS ,..OR 'THE DEAD, AND YOO ~TAND IN TH: DISTANc:E, ·THE RYTtff4 OF THEIR STEPS, ~ ON UNTIL THE-LIGHT, • Iltl HEADS HELD HtGt, AND FEAllERS BRIGHT I . ·~oss THEIR S~...RS HUNG, . HE LONG LONG MARCH OF.~ M:X>NS, : 00 THEM HAD JUST BEGUN I . ACROSS THE STREAMS, ~ A~~ TANGLED IN n£ WINDS . Si.Ow:.Y; SL~...R THAN THE . NIGHTS PASSING, SL..Oh'ER THAN THE COASTAL Tlll!S v AND KMGER TOO< ITS WEARING nu. . 0 THE RIDil..E WITiiIN, CANNOT SPEAK THE FCREIGN TONOOE THE MYSTERY. WIU. fvf'f FACE GROW a..o· MY f'/011-!i:R' S FACE AGES, I LL MV SK IN GRCM CQ..D, BLISNED TO ASt£S, LL I LEAVE THIS EARTH Willi HALF To l<.EEP lHEIR BAB1Es WARM, . . tEART S!-RCllDED IN· THE MARCH WENT 00 AND ON, iEVER f'imE TO RISE AGAIN, THEIR .LNID OF BIRTH, 1 1l1RClJGH T FOR O..UES . 0 THE PLACE l t'AY FIND YOO. unrc.-•1<-. CPEN LIKE NIGHT FUlERS ~lfN tiJDll..ED Q..OSE TO 1161, Y DROPPED TO EARTH, AND SHEU.$, t-E f!1AAOiED ON WITH FROZEN FEET, !HEY HEARD 11£-WEAKENED BABIES' CRY, tR~ OOSK UNTIL THE DAWN,. ~TILL DarlN ROCKS LOOG WAITING IS HAAD. I SEARCH A Mm£R S CHILDREN $MIU., HE tl..D AND SICK, /is THE THE SKEIN UNRAVELS t\NLJ CXJGH ·THE GLADES AND DELI.., R t'EAOOt4S WILD·. AND WltE, ,.. CR. Tltvf: \W..D TB..L, r«>RlH WIND, FRIGID AIR, NGING WITH IT SNQi, Ii.:. MANY CF THEM \OLD SURVIVE, t\.';) OM'WID n£V MJST GO a Ha.PLESS AND CF WEAK, ~. OUR BREA11iS, Va.R SCENTS K>l!NTAINS HIGH, 'a...n · SfiADCJ'<S? . T IS THE THE YfEN . HE WITHERED OAK LEAVES, TILL Q..INGING TO-SLEEPING BAANOES, nt.E WITH WINDS, FILLS 11£ RAVINES THE STREAMS ARE FROZEN. S THE Tift£ *EN 11£ ta>E .- ~HEAL, • wtU..D SURVIVE, 10 CO."'E: BACK FRC»t DEFEAT, ~I fi.l"OiED STILL HAVE OOR tnm, HIS, WE'U.. fJJ...WAYS KEEP, UNITY IS ALJIDST CD'£-!'"!" . · THEN YOO BECCM: VISIIl.E, ING-A r-'ESSAGE IN THE BEAK NATION BORN CF COURAGE STRONG, S IN fJS;t)RY, Yoo LL NEVER BREAK Cl.JR SPIRIT, OR YAKE OUR DIGNITY, lf. A OOVE, nr FA\£., ls CALM.. ~ - ill"IDTHV ~CO ~ 11£ LINES LEAVE A!iD Mf SPIRIT IHERE IS A FLCMERING IN MY HAND, AND A IGHT RED CARDINAL VISITS f£ LONG-~T GRClJND. - ELOISE ~xs~ 5 1£00 �* SQ.ITUIE ·1 A LOOELV OOSK 00 A DESERTED BEACH, Ori SEAGl.ll IN 11£ DISTANCE, AND fv'E, HAVE TROOILE FINDING OOR WAY THRU- HE WILD STCRM, SAND IN MY EYES, CAN'T SEE. FALL TO THE G8QUNO, CRlM..E t'rf CAMERA W. EYES, l HEAR 'TiiE SEAQ.LL CRY N THE DISTANCE, SHE IS TIEN OPEN f'tff EYES AND SHAKE MY HEAD SLCl14..Y, DIZZJNESS GOES /JUAY, SPIRIT CF TIE rm-; ACCPPER CQ..CRED MAIIEN, HE SKY S WILD NIGHT TURNS INTO DAYBREAK, . IS CALM, A GIRL AND A C'.N-ERA TAl(E ,..... PICTURES AS I FLY HIGi AWAY, ~1INUE ttf JWRNEY, SEARO:tJNG FOR FOOD Y4Il LIVE L,IFE DAY TO 'DAY, l M FREE. · HAIR IN LCJ.IG IW<K BRAIDS, EVES AS SILENT AS THE NIGIT, ~ StE WAITED F~ THE BRAVES, ~ HEARD THE SOJNDS CF BIROi CN«ES, lN THE. PALE MXN...IGHT, ~ THEY SPEAK CF VICI®'? CF DEFEAT Vt( nus 1 SEE 'THE GIRL CFTEN ON 11iE BEAQt, AND EVERYTitE 1-FLV OVER, SHE SMILES AND WAVES AT M:, NIGHT"( - FREE HEADS WERE BOvED, hL EYES ~.JERE SAD, · WATCHED BUT CG.LI> NJT SeEAK, KNEW THAT HE WAS MISSING, TEAR FEU.. ON HER OEEK, ~ BYRD ••••••••••••••••••••• N0 T I C E As .of January 8, 1980, Owl Indian Outreach has moved from the Westside Complex. The new address is: Owl Indian Outreach 605 Bridge St. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 A LITil•.E OOY WAS WAITING, · F~ HIS FA11£R BP.AVE AND Ba...D, As WERE TI£ PEOPLE CF HIS TRIBE, Tt£ NIGHT WAS LJH; NfJ ca.n. ~~FACES SCARED OF THE SEA. SEE THE LIGHf, QUITE A BL<l"I, SO OOES SQ1Rat'4. Q..OAKEDIN SADtESS, ·~m . THE Ml GHTY FALLEN CHlE.F, Phone: {616) 458-7175 t£ mlJ.15 VCil.D TELL n£ ST(J{Y, AU. TH:· VIUAGE GRIEVED,. I') A formal openhouse will be held in the spring. But please feel free to drop by anytime for coffee and a chat. : . .l.D LITILE NAKEE UNDERSTANDr .~ "'HE SPOKE AND FELT HIS PAIN, VPLIANT WAARIOR FW.. TCJ.IIGHT, DID NOT DIE IN VAINo ~ BANQUET OINNER HI s LOVE -FCR YOO AND rE I AND AU. HIS PEOPLE TOO" -·he WA~ A MIGfl'Y CM-IEFTAIN-,. IJE LEFT A BANQUET DINNER WILL BE HELD AT THE UAW HALL ON VNION STREET IN BRONSON, MICHIGAN ON MARCH 8, 1980 AT 1:00 PM. PROCEEDS WILL CO TO THE FUNCTION JUNCTION POW WOWt SEE YA THERE! 0: THIS VILLAGE f'Eetm<OO, ~IS SPIRIT LIVES f.ffiEVER t'OOE, · 0 SPa<E THE <l.D WAY-StEE,• \\tEN YOO LOO< UP AT ·1l£ JvtX)N, .... U.. SMILE BACK, NAKEE. - lhwnlv flm\cco · • DEADLINE FOR MARCH ISSUE OF TURTLE TALK IS FEBRUARY 15TH, . THANK YOU •. ltH 1Hllr4111UllUtl'llUlll*1t 1 'Th~ way some people fi.od fault, you'd · think there was a rewa.J>d. " (FROM DETROIT'S "NATIVE SUN.") 6 �. i t •. If you are a West Side re$ident: · WESTSIDE COMPLEX Phone 774-3930 215 Straight NW · THE GRANO RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL WILL NOT .HAVE ANY Et£RCENCY ASSISTANCE THIS VEAR. · ALL THOSE WHO NEED IT, t«JST APPLY AT Tt£IR OWN , If you are a North East .resident: . NORTHEAST. COMPLEX Phone 774-3970 62;9: Michigan NE 774-...3971 COMPLEX~ ECAP provides assistance in meeting higher energy costs. If your total income is less than: · · HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD NON-FARM ..YEARLY INCOME · FAMILY Family/u,Ut of one $4,250 F/U of two ·$5,625 r /u of. tliree $7 ,'. 000. $3,638 $4,800 $5,963 $7,125 F/u of five f /u of six . $&,375 $9,750 $11,125 CEDAR ·SPRINGS COMMUNITY CENTER 81 NOrth Hain_ FARM FAMILY. f /u of four " If you are a rural resident: · EAST KENT COt+wtu:rv CENTER 129 East Main Caledonia 10763 Grand -· River Drive Lowell Phone 897-8485 $8,288 $9,450 MI D wJ-·NJE ·R ·p·o w· \fO w ... BAY DE rtt ~ITV Cw.EGE; US 41 bn1, ESCW\BA Mt CHI GAN. loc:ATI~: (The following must be pre$ellted .to an urban agent before an application can be taken.) . 3. Proof of income (for TOTAL household) a. Check stubs or copies b. SSI ·Letterof'Award DSS CertifiOation of Assistance (Documented .proof of denial of ~ny assistance from Department of Social Services.) . EVERYONE WELCOME! Three dance$ • .(Two Saturday and one Sunday) 3ohn Bosira, .Master of Ceremonies. Host Orum· plus Open Drum. .Also dance in memory of Mouz Pamp. Memorial sch(Jtaa:ablp1-fund to be started -from pow wow proceeds. for· information on local .motels or hotels, write or call Escanaba · area Chamber of Conweree, 230 Ludington St., Escanaba, HI 49829. or Phone 906-786-2192. . Current utility bill Proof of address a. Driver's license b • . Address on utility .bill c. other ------------FEBRUARY 8-9-10, l~ VERIFICATION DoettENTS NEEDED TO APPLY 2~ Phone 891-8163 EAST KENT·SATELLITE CENTER (Add $1,375 for each additional non-farm family member over six, and $1,162.50 for each additional family. member over six in a farm family.) 1. · Phone . 874..;6198 696-2010 874-6197 . PUBLIC-VISITORS .WELCOME. NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL PLEASE! 4. Social security Nunber For further information, cail your Kent Cornn.mi ty Action Program Neighborhood Center. . · I f you are ~ 59uth East resid~t: SHELDON COMPLEX ·PHONE 774-3900 or -121 Franklin SE 774-3901 If -, are a South West ~esidentt FRANKLIN·HALL ·COMPL.Elt Phone 774-3870 you 400 Franklin SW · 7 �• •*~***~******~***************** *•**** " I *************************************"****"' , 100 TltiNTED MTl'f£ MRICM.51111 'I( It i0ary 14, . 1980 (o W~om JANUARY 10 1 1980 · 1001 CASS STREET recent developments and subsequent ne- TRAVERSE CITY, MI It May Concern: Due to gotiations made with.the Phoenix Theatre in New York City, we have been afforded a rare opportunity to establish a base for.Native fur1e ricim actors. playwrights and teehnicians. The purpose being to identify Native American tc:ilent and .provide a .central mechanism for exposing such talent. Realizing that this talent is spread throughout the United States, .'/e thought it best to contact Indian Centers and rel~ted Indian o~ganizations. We hope you will spread the word through newsletters, notices, flyers or word of· mouth. The breakdown of what/what we ate looking for i s as follows: DEAR TURTLE TALK: I HAVE COT TO CET THIS Off MY CHE ~i: IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY THEY GAVE OU1 ·1J THE INDIANS UNDER THE TREATY OF 18~~ DOCKET 40-K. WE SIGNED UP FOR THIS WITH ROBE RT DOMINIC, BACK IN THE FIFTitS. AS cA~ AS I KNOW, EVERYTHING WAS COMPLE TE~ WE MADE ~UT ANOTHER FORM WITH THE ~x~ IN THE 500~ THEY TOLD ME EVERYT H• i; WAS ALRIGHT, BUT I HAO TO GET MY 01·.)r RECORD. SINCE THEN, I'VE LOOKED A L OVER THE STATE, BUT THERE IS NO HF.(;, OF IT. Hative American Actors/Actresses 49684 I WAS BORN IN A LOGGING MY DAO WAS. A WOODSMAN ".i .i· ,• LUMBERlAC ~­ I ncludes all media (TV, Flim, Stage, etc.). We would appreciate receiving pictures and · resumes. GRANOMOTHER ·wAS THE MIO-WIFE AT r> ...: Native American Plaxwrights I KNOW 30 TO 40.PEOPLE HERE IN TRAVL~'~ CITY, IN THE SAME BOAT. THERE I S ll TIME OF MY BIRTH. NO RECOROt THERE WAS NO . O~fit n 1 PEOPLE IM MY FAMILY WHO WERE LEF T OiiT ! In addition to traditional or contemporary works by Native American American writers, · we would like to. receive names and addresses of ~~S S HAPPENED TO OUR SHARE OF. I.Ht. playwrights/authors interested in consideration for possible productions. Also, ·any . scripts or plays sent to us will be analyzed JAMES '.YILSON· and all r.ights will be reserved in the authors **· * * *************'**********;(·**** ',...~ ~ name. · **·~*************·***************** ¥·" ·' }1 . Native American Technicians . PRISOO, RECEN1LY RECEIVED A NICE UfHSll'. - ..:. Cameramen; Lighting Technicians, Electricians, PRESENT. IT SEEMS SOM: OF HIS FRIENDS ("', - ~ Carpenters, Costume.and/or.Set Designers, _ Stage Managers, etc. We would like to receive GE11£R ANO RAISED $00.00 FOR HIM .. P.No he ,~; . resumes from-people .who have expertise in . TO EXPRESS HIS nwt<S' TO THEM THRU M:TLE . · .. these areas. When and if positions become avIT IS M'f UNDERSTANDING THAT HE \0.1.D /JJ...Si:, di.· ailable, these people will be notified. . TO RECEIVE sotE MAIL, SO OOSE OF YOU Wn'../ i-1l1 ~. This is a unique opportunity which we must act LIKE TO CCRRESPOND WlTH HIM CAN ~ITE TC" on immediately for time is.of the essence. With the dawn of a new decade. we can finally ROOAL.D DEAN SPRAooE, # l04ll fox 55, ~: r _.µ • establish Native American·talent in this ever MINNESOTA ~. I'M mJ» THAT t£ is ,,, ·:. ·. expanding industry. VERY GOOD ARTIST, SO MAYBE ~E CAN. cOA:< H H • ' · All correspondence should be directed to the ~ \GK fOR . us AT TrnllE TMJ(. How l\B'" attention of Ms. Jane Lind.or Mr. Machiste American Indian Conrnunity House,. Inc., 10 DEAN? . I, East 38 St. New York, NY 10016 Sincerely, Michael A. &.tsh, EXECUTIVE DIREC. TOR. -: Hachiste Quintana 8 �IN 1\91.R ILt1 January 14, 1980 Huron Potawatomi Athens Indian Reservation Fulton, MI 49052 On January 5, 1980, the ranks of our Potawatomi nation were thinned by the passing of our brother John Chivis Sr. Services for John were held Tuesday, January 8, 1980 at Vanderpool Funeral Parlor in Grand Rapids. During the latter part of John's life, he gave much of his time for others. This will dlways be remembered and appreciated by fellow tribespeople. _ One of the ways he served was being a member and treasurer of the Council. The faithful and persistent efforts he invested in this position will be greatly missed by all. . ' Mr . Chivis served as Pastor of an Indian Church in Grand Rapids. It is of commendable achievement that he could find the time he did to devote to the needs of the tribe. Those. who will feel the loss the most will be John's family. Heartfelt sympathies are extended on .their behalf. Dear Editor: ON TuE PERSONAL slI>E I • I • lT WAS A JOYFUL 72No BIRTHDAY FOR fJ.JzAaElh .f:M{, AS IT WAS CELEBRATED WITH A NICE SURPRI ~E PARTY GIVEN _BY HER CHILDREN AND GRAND- CHii:-DREN, "ft\4y MANY f'/OOE CM TO YOO, GRAtIDW\ AND BELOVED M:>THER/' SAY HER CHILDREN. THESE ~E M SAt'E SENTif'.ENTS WE ..:RE AT THE COUNCIL AND TURllE TJ\LK HAVE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! flND WE \'OJ..D LI~E TO SEND OUR DEEPEST SWPA- TH'( '19 .11:£. ~~!LIES OF En "/lnJS:~ PrneQN AND Jotifi (HIYIB SR. \+ief RECEN'rLY PASSED INTO THE SPIRIT WORLD,. . - . . AT T E NT I 0 N £ L 0 E R S ! l There is no charge for anyone over 50 ~or t~~ lOncb~f whJch ~~e served ~~ Le x ington School every Monday · and Jedne~day . There is a $2 charge for those who are under 50, however. Also, two afternoons a month, the elders will play bingo after lunch. The first game is scheduled for Jan. 28th on Monday afternoon. I want to say that your paper has really been a help to me. It takes me back to my roots. I never knew my grandmother Sophie Medacco, but wish I had. I know a little of her, from the stories the family tells. She must have had a hard life, especially through the depression. We are presently planning a box social for Feb. 15th. Any help or suggestions will be appreciated. For more information, call Rita 454-0630, Shirley McDo nald 774~8331 or Vi 454-1726. Thanks again for TURTLE TALK. YOUR LOCAL DRUM, BRADLEY SETTLEMENT Darlene (LaHaye) Friedel Fremont, Indiana · DRUM WAS I.NVITED TO THE CLEVELAND POW Duri ng the Christmas Sea~on, Betty Mark, Cecelia Sprague, Viola Wesaw, Rita Thinking back on the hard times my grandparentsWemigwans and Viola Compo visited our had makes me feel like we now are so lucky to shut- i ns at Kent Community Hor;pi tal and have what we have today. Faith Baptist Nurs i ng Home. A gift of . fruit and a lap robe was given to them. I have lived down here in Indiana for 30 years They were all so happy with the visit, but my heart still takes me back to Peacock, it was well worth the time spent. Michigan. We make our trip .there at least once a year and ·visit my grandparents'· graves VIOLA COMPO in Dublin. ~~~~~~'."."'--..,...--·---------*********** *********************** ***** WOW ON JANUARY 26, 1980. HOPE MANY OF YOU WERE THERE TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL NISHNru3E. �; :so " Il 1 INDIAN DANCING Board Meeting Lexington School 6:00-6:30 PM 6:30-9:30 Sct\ensul 's Sponsored bt Eastbrook Mall Title IV. ( R) 14 Lunch for NA elders. Le~. Sch. 5 3 Pow Wow Escanaba; fLexington INOIAN DANCING ' School .,MI. . 10 Lunch-Lexington Native American 111 Elderly 12 INDIAN DANCING LexingtonSchool Lunch-Lexington N.A. Elderly 17 . I l1a INDIAN DANCING Lexington School . lunch-Lexington N.A. Elderly 6 GR Parent Committ ee Meeting. Noon. Arbanas - Call June for reservations. 13.Elders Lunch 2 ow wow POW WOW- Escanaba, Michigan. US 41 North. Bay De Noc Community College - I 7 .. • 18 I 9· 14 15 1 2 scanaba; M ~ ,, • I .A 16 lunch-Lexington N.A. Elderly ' 19 '?Q 23 Lunch-Lexington N.A. Elderly •·..,~,·,.. ,, . �Gr•nd Rapids lntsr-Trillal Council NON 'ROf'IT 0110. · U. S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 690 756 Btld•Je, N .W. 4950·i GI.AND IAPIDS, MICH. ~~~ GO!tRECTION REQUESTER ----- Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herr, Virginia Medacco (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b52fb53fc1379c2ce3959b051d292fd6.pdf 090580e8784e3e6803c1a40a803cdc20 PDF Text Text March 1980 • Turtle Talk �IMPORTANCE OF INDIAN COUNT FOR 1980 ~rfi~os TURTLE TALK ....-....--·------···--•••11S1JJ• 1__ _.,..__••11111u••-•---• 1980 is a census year in the U.S. For Indian people, this means an opportunity to be seen MARCH 1980 within the total population.of this country. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR •••••••••• J. Wagner Wheeler In the past, the numbers have been low for . Indian people as reported by the .census Bureau. ASSISTANT OIRECTOR •• ~···········Buddy Raphael Indian people are here, and Indian people countt -m• • • ._:lll'il1l!i 111 ilf' BOARD OF DIRECTORS George Martin •••••••••••••••••••• * •• President Pat Rawlings ••••••••••••••••••• Vice President Jeanette St. Clair •••••••••••••••••• Treasurer Barbara Arzola •••••••••••••••••••••• Secretary p aul Jackson Jr •••••••••••••••••• Sgt. at Arms On Marcp 28~ .1980, a census form will be mailed out to your household, and is to be returned no later than April 1, 1980. This form contains information vital to the future of the Indian commµnity. For example, questions on the se9ond page of the census f.orm will reveal the n~ed in this cpmmunity for better housing. The facts gathered about .housing conditions -will be fed back into Grand Rapids (or where .. Kathy Stinger •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Member ever_ you live). From these t'actst we will Simon Francis ••••••••••••••••••••••.••• Member hav~ pfoof that.something must be done about housing conditions for Indian people. Evelyn Biggs ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Member households (one out of every six) will Mary Church •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Member Some receive a long ferm to complete. Along with the short census form, it is a very good idea to fill out the long form and return it, postTURTLE TALK EDITOR - VIRGINIA MEOA.CCO HERR age. free, no later than April 1, 1980. If for some reason the forms are not sent in, a cenASSISTANT EDITOR - Ross fbGAN sus taker will make home visits .:-.nd ask information in person. A great big thank you to the following people who helped with the assembling, staplingt lab- Aga.in, the census informatiOrt is important to ellng and zip code sorting of last month's all of us. The information requested is very issue of TURTLE TALK. Mee--gwetch to: general. . All census forms are confidental. LEO f.\NEWISHKI HENRY "fiJCKMAN" MARK U.S: government agencies, the Department of Social Services, the Internal Revenue Service, SAi~ BusH SHERRI Mi:DAWIS etc. are by law not allowed to examine indiviJuny TRUDEAU dual census formS.{ In the past, for example, the War Department requested census records · · · · -------·------for a certain group of non-Indians, and the Census Bureau refused to release the records. ANN ARBOR POW WOW The Supreme Court agreed with the Census Bureau, and the forms were not released). WHERE? HURON HIGH SCHOOL (CORNER OF FULLER RD AND HURON HIGHWAY) WHEN? April 12th and 13th 1980 FOR INFORMATION CALL: 764~5418 or 161-3767 SPONSORED BY THE NATIVE AMERICAN SfUDENT ASSOCIATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. PROGRAMS BEGIN: Sat. 2PM and 8PM Sun. 2PM DONATIONS: $3 Adults, $2 Students, 50¢ 12 and under. See ya all there!!! Please complete and mail y9ur census form or forms. As a person of American Indian descent, make sure you are counted! OUTREACH STAFF/GRITC 1 �CH BIRTHDAYS AND A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO . LAST MONTH'S OVERSIGHTS. 14f'PY BIRTHOAY TO: I I Ll. CARPENTER 1~L MARCH l MARCH 2 REICHARD I:I\ <BARA ~AWIS FEB. ~H p.J. BIRD JR .• FI J. SHEAHAN JuLrE f'tDAcco 2 MARCH 3 MARCH 4 LLS KING l ·r"'W'i...OTTE WAYASHE 1iENRY /;i1x:KMAN11 MARK 5 MARCH 5 MARCH 6 f 1TLDR..:o li4£DAcco Ki.. ,,•• ::rH FEBa ~~CH MICKI SHAGONABY BEN SHAWA BEN MEDACCO JUl..IA WILSON CHIPPEWA ANG~E l"EYERS r:l 1GfNE WILSON ~a;5 FRED CHIVIS ~. Mi\RCH 8 ~CH 8 fi4RCH 8 • ft'N' E UuRCH LrISA KENNEDY MARCH 9 TEm:.r LYN WILSON W1LLJ AM Toortt\6.N 10 MARCH 12 i::LEEN Dun.EV ~IARCH MARYANNE FASBURG fllARCH MARCH ~CH TOWN . Sou ,JACK . IRES 13 13 14 . TRUGEN MARCH ]9 i.. IL.LI P/.'\ WILSON SAMS MAAcH 19 .'IM K6.Y NEYot'E MARCH i:i&>lr: ~ PETOSl<.EY . MARCH 25 MARCH 26 fYAACH TJ MARCH 27 !~OGER tf!11<E CONNC.UY Ct''"·~ l GIBBS WtL'- IAM Sf.fANANAWET £..:N,Jl·..MI N HARREN JR I 11.!\ I SY SPRAfltJE '>-IN ' ' J~· JR. 27 MARCH 20 MARCH 29 (11111 STlNE WILSON &lYER Sli:R PETERS JR I ~CH fvAACH ~H. a rtf·~~ r 11 f un 11 co n nected with .it. Want t ( .: '"· Judy Trudeau for helping with so me cf our typing and Sherri Meda wi.s wh c so g rac i ofJS.ly consented to copy labe l·. A nd fin a lly a thank you to cousi n Darlene ( LaHaye) Friedel for a co n r but i on of $2.00 for TURTLE TALK. ; l- al so is much appreciated. Sf°' ou ld mention that there .i.s a d a.nc <-' coming up on Max·ch Z4th and there more information on ·that el.sewher .:: ; . i._ri TURTLE TALK • . Not ~uch otherwise e• cep t what you' 11 read further in t'· .. ::.• issue. MAAcH 21 \cRti A CHAMBER~ o Thank you, Brenda! . As· I sald A nd to our many volunteers who hel p with assembling TURTLE TALK, we ~ a nt t o say thanks ! This is- cl time co11'-":11n • in g ta s k, but mo~t always turns i n t~~ good social time too f with a sen sr- - 22 · ~CH 111. YOU department . We have many pe ~µJ to thank, so I ' ll start with Br c~~­ Charnberlain who did -our nice co v1;r f o re, one of our many talented always comes through for us. MARCH MARCH l\:\ rooNY SPRAGUE 17 FEB. 21 FEB. 28 FEB. 28 JAN. 9 First thing on the agenda is the T.. ·• us. 16 17 MARCH 17 J\R~Ef.JE BoDA FEB. ll FEB. 14 FEB. 16 Boo-shoo! MAACH 9 HARR I NGTOO ,Jf '.)f?GE SPRAGUE L.~ GEORGE.SHAGONABY MARCH 7 1 t ':LI A LEWIS SPRAGUE 11 Hope you all enjoy it. VIRGINL\ . MED\ CCO 29 31 2 HERR~ Edi tor .. �Feb 1, 1980 Dear Turtle Talk: Smile, someone loves you! This is the way I feel as I leave Crand Rapids to go .into training for my future job as counselor for American Indians, may they be adolesence, young married or senior cit:lzens. I have hopes of attaining other degrees in college but my first and only desire is to help some one with a problem which they may think isn't easy to solve. RfJffiT ON 1979 ~NT TO 11-E GRAND a UNIT 4, RI~ NORTHERN MICHIGAN OrrAWA ASSOCIATION Total payment: $1,750,000 Total number of applicants: 43S8 Total certified applicants: 2885 Number of minors: 862 As I go in this new home, people and sounds, Payments for minors are being held in trust by I go with a good feeling because I have the federal Government. The money is regularly learned a lot from my elders and friends reinvt~sted to earn the best interest rate .. here in Michigan. ·Number of applicants reported deceased before I know there are four risks: payment was made: 40 payments for persons now The risk one must accept deceased will be made to their heirs after The risk one can afford to take their estates have been probated. The risk one cannot afford to take The risk one cannot afford not to take Each certified applicant received a letter of congratulations from the Bureau of .Indian Risk taking ~s part of taking chances all Affairs, and a file number . for any future reour lives. To decide if we will be hurt by ference to the:lr claim. Questions should be the risk or gain but most of all was it referred by letter to the Sault Ste. Marie worth it? office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Not that I haven't loved or cared for each family; and each of my children. They understand my need to live my life as I see fit - not as a mother only. Bob and Waneta Dominic are the main reason these payments have been made. Bob died four years ago, after working over half his.life for a settlement of Michigan Indian Claims. He was an outstanding leader of Michigan'.s I have physical needs as well as I need em- Indians and a good friend. · It.is unfortunat~ otional outlets. I like and do a lot of re- that he did not .live to see these payments lating to others and have acqulred many made .. , Waneta has carried on their work . Their friends in doing so. I feel good about family- .and friends are'. proud of c ~he s~ccess changing my life. I'll continue to learn they· have achieved. from others· and my most exciting thing to come· now ls my spiritual well being- My spiritual satisfaction will come as I learn to pray, to sing out loud, to laugh at clean, meaningful jokes and crying honest tears - not wlth anger or lonesomeness but at somethlng good to hear. I need your prayers for .my contiued . guiding from on High. Thank you all for your friendship. I remain your friend, ANNA MARIE LOUISE MEDAWIS PO BOX 57 · TAHOLA, WA ' "----· . 3 �- - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- FIND TIE N/lli: PUZZl.£ V R AS 0 B A I T 0 Y0 U NT S Buddy Wheeler I C M W H E E L E R R A R WA R H Mary Raphael RAA0 E HT ADADN l L R0 A Youi1t Bob G G R A R J T R MP A R S 0 N S R Shirley Conway I N K 0 R U Y K Y H M0 U R D P 0 Dawn Roberts NGE R J DAR UAE L R ACAN Lark Jean I R L E C Y E I ME D A C C 0 N G Johnson Luella AUAE DUR T KL AB 0 C ND N Eloise McDonald DR 0 BERT SF H WIN.RWE I - · ·Anderson Vi.rginia E R J L L E V E T S I NAE ARA Roger Warren G E U S 0 K Q J M0 S P L G Y S L Carl Collins E H R MC D 0 N A L D T L 0 A 0 R Manny .Herr R U V U A H 0 WY A E I Y R 0 N E Montpetit ·· St eve G U MWN M A T U R K A N I C H B Linda Compo. UM .NS C 0 EH J YE LR I HS M Kay Sprague N A 0 J H I K N E R R A WP A R A Sherri Hamilton A NA NS T UHAMI L T 0 NA H Cole Medawis L NS 0 T 0 S E NAP S C T UT C Betty Conally L YVE 0 P E T E RS 0 N I AT H Maturkanich Judy E MM P R R E B A I L E Y L K E A Mashka Trudeau U A MA A MMT U L Y Z Q M H R G Peterson Sue L 0 GR M1 HA I T 0 C B D S 0 E Mike Parsons C U0 F I KANL T GN0 J AL R Medacco Wag E L 0 I S E S R Y D D U B A MR P Mark Geri Bailey Chamberlain Sharon Muck (as in Man) Greg These are the names or the people employed at the Council and Lexington School. To find them in the puzzle, you may go in a line forward and backward, either vertically, horizonally or diagonally. Answer next month. Good luck! • FOR SALE: ONE (1) 40 CHANNEL CB RADIO & ANTENNA w/WIRING (you REr1JVE)' BRAND NEW SET IN JULY OF 1979, OM..Y USED TWICE ON ROAD, NOT TRAVELLING ANYfvmE, t'UST SELL, ~IGINAL PRICE WAS $130.00. WILL SELL FOR $85.00 FOR EVERYTHING. EXTENTION CALL 774-8331 9. AFTER 5:30 DURING THE DAY PM CALL 4 8 TO 5 PM, 243. .7022 AND ASK FOR SHIRLEY, �TIE DAY Cf 1lf INDIAN CHILDHOOD fv'BmIES THE I WANDERED THRWGH THE FORESTS ~!CH WERE LUSH AND GREEN IN SPRING, ni'tlJ SAW SO MANY LOVELY THINGS, BRAVE GOES TO THE FOREST, T0 HUNT FOR THE DAY'S M:AT, WHILE HIS ~N SITS AND GRINDS Fc.R THE EVENING'S EAT, CORN,; .· WALKS SUK.yI so NOT TO BREAK A lWIG, HE HE LIKE HUPMING BIRDS ON WINGS, ADEER SEES IN THE DISTANCE, BUCK - REAL BIG! AE PULLS OUT AN ARROW, AT ~ SLCM...Y SETS HIS BOW, . ru: LETS GO OF TIE STRING, DJWN THE BUCK GOES, PICKS UP HIS KILL, CARR IES IT tiCM:, im ,.. i & f W131...E BEE CAt-E BUZZING BY, IGHT.WlNGS ALL A~IRL, . WANTEDSME TO. UNDERSTAND, IT WAS HI PRIVATE WORLD. FIRE IS WAITING, HIM TO CGE,- CORN IS ALL GROJND, PUT IN A SACK, THEN l SPIED A BlITTERFLY, E COOKS, THEY EAT, EN LAY BACK M~· BY AND A O..EAR AND SPARLKING BROOK, SCARED A RABBIT, CH WAS HIDING, HIS cozy NOOK. AND HE STROLLED STOPPED TO DR INK, TH. WINGS OF PUREST GO.J), FLUnERED BY, _ .. ALL ATE HEARTILY, ANOTHER DAY IS THROUGH, THE NIGHT DARKENS, ITH DARK SHADES OF BLUE, 0 CATCH MV EYE, t'-.IW HI s BEAUTY TO. BEHCl.D I . ~! LD FLO'h'ERS BLCXJIU NG ALL. ARCllND, ~~DIFFERENT HUES, _ . LIKE.A DOZEN RAINBCl'l FEU. TO EARTH, . - DARLENE (l.AHAYEJ FRIEJEL MY 1£.ART IS RED PURPLE, Mv HEART w1u. ru..wAvs BE Ren. I Mv fNDIAN CULTURE WILL NEVER BE CRIMSON, BLUE. PICK A StW.L BOOQUET, 1 HF..ARD A 'f.91 CE SO a.EAR, STQPPED TO ~ ~LEA~s:uwr~~!??~~~~A~HERE?" DE/{). l WILL ~WAYS KEEP MY HEAD UP fWrJ THE lNDIAN WAY--l'U. Af..WAYS LUVJ I WILL KEEP MY VALUES AND 9ELIEFS fv.m FRa.i THE KESERVATIC»t l LL NEVER AHOOT M.. 1-00TED LOUD AND a..EAR, J ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL ART OF BEA.OVmJ<, l TURNED AGAIN, A TREE JUST OVERHEAD, LEAVE, {\HD I ING IT WAS TJf1:, FOREST CREATIJRES GO TO BED • . t STEPS TO TAKE 1'E 1-tCJ€WARD, NIGHT FELL, KNEW 1 WOll.D REllJRN AGAIN, CK TO THAT SHADY DELL, MAKE MY LOOMS FRCJlt THE lREE BARK, Mv HEART CRIED OVER WouNDED KNEE BECAUSE THE INDIAN PEQ:>lE WISH TO BE FREE ~T &.M:: GOT LOCKED IN THE JAILS i ET f ~ (' . 1HEY KEPT STRONG AND THE IR NERVES AS TOOGH AS NAILSi LF1 1 S HOPE WE MJCH BEAUTY TO REfvEMBER I NEVER COULD FORGET, CHILDHOOD CHERISHED fvEK>RIES, E BY FAR, HE VERY BEST. t CAN LIVE IN PEACE ON OUR LAND WHILE ALL OUR PEOPLE GIVE A HELPING - lJoROTHY HAND. WE CAN. STILL LIVE AND NOT BE DEAD WHILE Cl.JR HEARTS STILL STAY RED. - RON RurtH NG BEAR CRON 1CK (REPRINTED FRCJ-1 TiiE NATIVE NEVADAN) 5 Maw:co �~a1.1rtj Laml..H::rt and Veronica Dabney our Ff.'dr.-;r.id Repert:•entatl ves from Washington were !lere O!'l! Feb. 12th to review the program op- era ti on and check on our 'flling system and budget. They were welcomed to the Center ,md gi.ven permission to ln_spect our little office. The f.iles were checked into and they went over our accounting system with Mr. :Johnson our Tri.bal a.ccountant. t..-erythlng sec."ffled to be in good order as they reviewed the whole operatlon of the OJT program. deep - inside q[C BAILEY ...>HIRLEY CHAMBERLAIN-Coordinators __ __ ____ _.....~_ ""'" Everyone had.a good ·time during the days activities, visiting, cheering for their teams and especially chowing down. Some of us ate too much fry bread and had a time bowling when we got back to Grand Rapids that night. But all in all it was exciting. It's good to see our Indian pebple gathering together and participating in these sort of activities. It makes for great fellowship with each other, and gives everyone a chance to visit With those we don't see very often. This is the way I like to see our people get along - not feuding with each other, or holding g,udges against their blood brother. It does sbmething to the heart which made me feel good to be able to bd there ahd wifness such a day of fellowship and enjoy myself with the rest of the peo~le. (I had to qh~er for two teams cause I had brothers on one·team and tlncl~s and cou~ins on.the other.) . __ ,.. 1he Iridian Basketball Tournament held ln Mt. Pleasant at their Tribal Cente~ Gym, on Feb. 9, 1980 turned out to be' quite a success and a fun day for everyone that participated. It was also exciting for those of us who wer• there to watch. · The next ga~e of Indian fellowship will be will be the Bowling tournament which will be posted a~ to the times and dates~ There's jus~ o~e thing about the gym that I missed, and that was a place to sit, for the spectators and visitors. Get busy yot.1 young men- ana ladies, and there were four Indian teams that took part in the games,they were: Lansing, Traverse City, Grand Rapids and Mt. Pleasant. Altogether~ raise some money fdr more equipment or Y'd be glad to help out if I possibly can, so keep me lnformed 1 brothers! ~leachers. Mt. Pleasant defeated Grand Rapids and One Who Enjoyed Herself, Traverse City. In the final play-off, A Cheerleader and Specataor, Lansing defeated Mt. Pleasant and were SHIRLEY A. (Sprague) Chamberlain the champions with a total of three wins. Mt. Pleasant came In second place wiLh a total of two wins. Grand Rapids took third place and Traverse City came in fourth. They all did a good job playing. and did their best. There also were good things to eat for all of the players and visitors thanks to young ladies of the reservation and the famous "fry bread" makert Eleanor Sprague. She did a good job of whipping up some Indian bread, golden brown in that real hot me-da, and at such great speed. · Me-gwetch Deb-e-sahn! 't j' 6 �@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@h II I AM ALCOHOL II \'-!AS BORN BEThf.EN 11-IE EARTii AND SPIRIT WOPlDS, BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, BE~fWEEN SUBSTANCE Ai\il) rti..CAY. I WAS ONCE A PART OF Tt!E ESSENCE OF LIFE, SLEEPING IN THE Pl.LP OR CORN, GRAIN AND i:-r,;urr. ri'IY EXISTENCE THERE WAS HARM..ESS·- - - I SLEPT WAITING FOR TiiE DEATH AND DECAY OF THE 'uur-LIFE, WHEN I WlJ..D AWAKEN FOO A FLEETING INSTANT TO f.1ARK TiiE FINAL DEC(JlfOTIION OF LIFE. t\NIMt;LS WHO HAVE EATEN OF lHE DECAYING FRUIT KOOW OF THE CIRQ..E OF MY E~BS.• Ar FIRST SENSATION IS MY POWERS TO BRING PLEASURE AND WA.RM FEELINGS TO THE lilST l INY&!E1 Mv WARMTH A~D CHEER HAVE EASED THE SUFFERING OF ~, Wl...MY OTHEB f.OliEBS jjAyf,l:.AIJSED PAlli AND IEAIH faJS'._!llll~SS JJ:WS~. FOR MY CIRCLE OF POWER BEGINS Willi PLEASURE BUT . . RUNS TOWARD PAIN l ~h -.H EP,,CH 00 INK OF MY ESSENCE• I~~S ·ARE ffi.QGBESSIYfl..'l ~, SO THAT EACH STEP WLCES. ll:E..1tm IQ CQNSUi'£ t:;[!Bf....A~. WHEN GRIPPED WITHIN MY POWER1 IHE.ffiSI P&CCH',S CON.EUSfD-HE TIHNK.S THAT PUR- · ~t'lNG MY POWERS WIU. GIVE HIM PMR :- Btff IT MAKES HrM P<l'JERLESS, HE. CONFUSES INCREASING n,.iJ;\I NITH INCREASING PLEASURE. 1' HE SEES MY ILLUSION .AS .REALITY, - HE SEES MY P<lv'ER OF teATH AS .C: t:SSENCE OF HIS LIFE. . .Y.J.1&.~~w:i..,..w.,s;:i~u,;,u.~.1.~.._.a.......1.~.i.i. TO THE FULL ROTAT I001 Qf1.Y. n£ .nDJGHT OE !:US l!:AllL.WllJ., aRlliG. eL.fAS.IJRE IO l.ilS Mliil FOR DEATH IS ONE OF lH~ 00 WAYS FOR Ra.EASE FRavt MY PC~·;-;::n, AND CXM'LETES "fHE CIRCLE. OM.:i QJH';R.l1A-'l_lS."f9.TIJ~N. IN_MI~IRCLE ~.euJ...QE ~-~'Arm EIGHT 1.tifJ"~ Si.If~ BY me m WE BEGl~. THE CI8Q.E. THIS BAffiE HAS BEEN FOUGHT BY MANY BUT ltiE WON BY FEW. ToosE FEW KNOW OF Wf STRENGTI1 AND FEROCITY--THEY HAVE BROKEN THE SPEU. OF A TER- FOR THE t-Et•DRY OF MY PLEASURE GIVING wiLL LURK WITHIN TH:rn HEARTS, WAITING BUT IwsE . . TO . BE . . SE17.ED . . . . . UPON IN A. MJMENT OF LONELY DISPAIR OR Ir-PULSE. b'.dILEU~SJ.,51..:Hl. AtlBA~~¥E~~. mI~. tt;Yl~(j . aa~ ERCM lli, .SPE-1 ,! ARE Ha.;Y l£H. TI-n.~...IDiE R~~~.SEIR IIS rn .lliE EARilJ k'IJRU2, AND THE IR REWARD IN THE SPIRIT WOOLD IS GREAT! lt-OSE Vffi PARTAKE OF MY. JUICES RESIST . . . . . BUT . '. 11-IE PULL OF THE CIRQ..E, TEt.PT MY PCMERS, BUT R'BL£ FOE, BUT .HAVE NOT DEFEATED f\'f, . . It:E'l..MAY. Bf.~. I~ J'li;Y 4\R~~ ~B~. OE..~. I;eRlS..E MIGtlt AMl ll..LUSORY.NAIURE. Bur lE. lht.Y~.sffUIEE ~ MEc JttEY WILL mE..IQJS.tW DEAIH! 11 (TAKE HEED, ALL VfKl ARE ENSLAVED i 1 IN f·l(!..OJHC1. S Pa-ERD . REPRINTED FROM THE WINNEBAGO DRY SHEET @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ !~C!·~f~±':J~ERs ~.Lua . . t..i~:-·nemar<ersClub meetings at Lexington ;~<~hoc] nutrition room are held every Wednes6?30 to 9:30 PM All are welcome! Child '···~and t:ansportation furnished! . . ~'oor prize every week. IF YOU PIAN TO MOVE, Pt EASE INFORM US OF ~H T Ya.JR ADDRESS c ANGE I! l ALL RE URNED TURTLE-lALKS COSTS US 25¢, Tit\ NK YOU! ·i·*' '*l:-* *M**•*• a.~11.**"> lli;lf;MclliirltniltM**'tllli***.&11.. Household hints and >.1 r-empes are often shared. For more information contact Jean 774-8.331 0 H E A ..... ·I S Homemaker Aide ,-· L I - N E. ·-. I S S U £ fll#I JEi:, M \IJ.'ARREN 0 .,_ ' il'FI& : O F F E T U R T L E x T ' T A L K -·--h. MA R C H l 4 ··· 7*-* ***~***** **"*·*-¥:-!!" .1 ::.._ ~ ---;s~ 4 R 0 ··---·- t ***-** ****-lE:*' ***"" *i!--·lt:ltil-t. �;·•· JH SAND, 97 DtES Surviving are . a -daughter, Margaret Scott of Thompsonville; a sister, Lucy Paul of Northport; four grandsons, a granddlughter and several great-grandchildren. raverse City Record Joseph Sand's death Monday at 97 leaves this Indian community without ne of its most colorful characters. SHAWBESTOWN~ ON Tff PERSONAL. sIIE. " oe ti II • Our apolog.ies to Ed Pi~on whom it seems we -· t tcr known as Ge boo - a knickname of unknown prema.turely- sent into t e·Spirit World. We i igin he acquired as a boy _ he drove to a inadvertently informed you that Ed "Amos" Pigeon ~1cal pub f ~r his nightly glass of beer sitting had p~ssed away when we should have told you a patr.iarch in a car big enough_ to match that it was simply Amos Pigeon. Ed, thank personal! ty. When his eyesight and heargoodness, is alive and well.. Again, we are n, began to fail a a few years ago, . his nephew sorry for the error • .1ffi ,,., Chippewa took over the driving. Barb Toothman recently spent some time in the hospital after knee surgery. Hope she if feeltall member of the Ottawa tribe, Geboo's aw was unclouded, his handshake firm and the ing much better. eace with which he fac..-ed the world evident in Also glad to hear tha~ Gordon Chippewa anq broPP w~des smile which broke through when rether· Danny are on the mend after their recent cun trng his early life. auto accident • . houqh a widower for many years living alone n d sparsely furnished cottage,. he was never Our deepest sympathy to the famiiy of Jose~h M. SylVcli,!l who passed .away on February 14t • onely. Surrounded by the Indian conmunity, Mr. Sylvain was a MOhawk from St. Regis in New someone was always dropping in. York state. 1kt '.tco:npany - my heavens, he always had lots of someone was always drifting in " said Art Ouh ..unel ~ another nephew. · ' Also our condolences to the f amilles of Esther Mani to~<~:!!!. of Northport and Jo¥ph Sand of - it, Peshawbestown who passed away recently. There is more on Hr. Sand in neighbQring article. Until about three y~ars ago, Duhamel said his uncle had never been to a doctor, apparently enjoying perfect health until these last few yeJrs. One of the youngest of 16 sons and two daughters, Geboo worked in area logging camps ,:;ind on a commercial fishing tug as a young man. He operated a steam engine in the once thriving Suttons Bay sawmill then later in the Kllway sQwmlll, retir~ng at age 70. When questioned about the fishing rights dispute of recent years, Geooo said once he couldn't understand it. "I used to look around the sky, the waters and the woods and I thought they belonged to God. Now I guess they belong to the DNR, ti he chuckled. On a happier note we'd like to send our.our congratulations to William (Bones) Fox and Joann Leaureaux who tfed the knot on Feb 15th _1980. Much happiness to you two. If THERE IS A MISTAKE IN THIS NEWSLETTER, CONSIDER IT PUT THERE FOR A R~SON. TURTLE TALK HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYOWE ••• INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR MISTAKES. (This is repr~nted fr<?fil the Detroit NATIVE SUN, but aptly applies to us.) Alifelong resident of Leelanau County, he was born in Omena an Aug. 21, 1883, the son of George and Louise (Shawnoskey) Sands. In 1908 he married.the former Mary Chippewa in Leelanau County, and she prec-.eded him in death in 1967. A son, Irving, 12 brothers and a sister also preceded him in death. 8 �6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. P U B 14 I C ------~--- ... H E A R I -- ------"'-""-· N G FOR PART A - ~- --·----- NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM ~ ... --.~---.--,_- ..... -- - ---·- ·- - ..,.......... ··--·...-"·~· -AND- -- G E T - T 0 G E T 'H E R - D A N C E ----------·-·- ·-- "--------·~----- ·- - - - MUSIC BY THE nFLINTLOCKS" COFFEE AND PUNCH SEE YOU ALL THERE NOTE ***** ELSEWHERE IN THIS ISSUE OF "TURTLE TALKu, THE DATE IS MARCH 24 DUE TO CONFLICTING PROGRAMS AT LEXINGTON, THE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MARCH 26 - - - - - - - - DON'T FORGET -- MARCH 26 �'ll ... ..--- --~:f!YW1WW.~'°'~~~~:r..;:i~~· '~-'~'i'~·:.12~·':: '*""::;;:a;"~~ ~ .80 "I~ ~~-~~-':'- ..·:'i;';.~: f~;..'~.:r.'·~~~'::;g.::~~-~·fl>1'C':c-_'7f.Ji..~';_~ ~.z.-~"--~::-"~~,.-":°_:,.~-',. ........... ~;:,~;:.~· ·.·.,., .· .· ll t"' c··. t!t\ l \ ~ • I ' ~ I I I ., J; ~4 _f Indian Dancing Lexington School 6:30 - 9:30• Spoi;tsored by Pow-wow Meeti'ng* lunch - Lexingto N.A. Elderly Homemakers Club Lexington School Title IV (GR) ·3 El~er~ L~nch 't Lunch-Lexington N.A. Elderly I ,' ' IJ- Indian Dancing t 9.j 80. '1';t ' .- Homemakers Club Lexington School j ~ .unch-Lexi ngton -/0 N.A. Elderl 1·2 II Indian Dancing , 13 l'I ,,...- ~o ~I ~ · Lunch-Lexington N.A • . Elderly Ir. I Lun~Lexington ~ ~N.A. Elderly t, Homemakers Club Lexington School II 19 Lunch.:Lexington N.A. Elderly ' -~ J , ! HOMEMAKERS CLUB SPRING DANCE · . I Indian Dancing L 1.!n.c,b." ~ ~~:..:.c.~,;.t.£ \a ·., ILe,. xln.·gton I. . \ .~ Schoo 2!.~-----. .~"~~~-~ n t-""'-.a.;.~.. 'J~, ,''.._ P· +. ... 1 i •J. .~.'tl ·t\:ferv Tut~~,,~v ) ot Lt..,.:Lnc,tt;r: ~---..JI--,-~-- s,.J-.ool . . . . . -"'"""'". - ' :( ,,, I . .. , . t'. ' ~litdi t··,.1ns u n~2!. --. ar.~ [ ~ 9'; ' • rea<~"'".;:·.\..:r - · , �" '·•' •· .... / -- it' -~ w;; ~ -- ..--:--.- ... NON Gr•nd Rapids Jntsr-Trija/ Council c::·:: -=:::::::nw::::::o:>~==- . 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herr, Virginia Medacco (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9a060f103e933bf896d9925e177ae65c.pdf ed18d14ac1b38d1b094a97ac1595cbf6 PDF Text Text ---------- Tt.L-/ lc �ffift.i~ RAPIDS iN11:R-TRIJR COUil.IL it was costing her over $5.00 a day t back and forth to .work (24 mile round\. which adged up to over $100 per month 1 s 1 tracted from her $494 "take home" pay pe::· month which left her a mere $394 to Hvc ()n EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ••••••••••••••••••••• Muckrnan Well, after subttacting money for groceries , utilities, car and house insurance, etc, i t ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ••••• ; •• •.•••••••• Greg Bailey not only left her a bi§ fat zero, it left her. in a hole. They feared she would wi nd up ir> debters prison, so t hose in power dec.ided to APRIL BOARO OF DIRECTORS · give her a raise. . Leo Anewishki ••••••••••••••••• PRESIDENT I suppose part of it was also in appreciation Elsie Oudley ••••••••••••• VICE PRESIDENT of her efforts for al ways getting the TURKE': . Do r a Harris ••••••.•••••••••••• TREASURER TALK out on time, gathering all the new5, typ~ ing all those articles, cutting stenci~~ and Linda Zukowski •••••••••••••••• ~ECRETARV cop~ing approxarnently 132,000 sheets Cthat 1 s George Shaganoby ••••••••••••••••• MEMBER- about 1400 .TURKEY TALKS) on .a machint tl•ac, · was , constantly spitting i nk ori her already wvrn Ka thy Bowen ••••••••••••••••• ~····MEMBER and tattered rags, _not to mention keept:1g the Buffy St. Marle •••••••••••••••••• MEMBER mailing list right up to . date and ansr1er.ln9 .neqessary cQrreSRondence. Donna Colter ••••••••••••••••••••• MEMBE R . Chief Dan George ••••••••••••••••• MEMBER Well, that raise was just .TOO HUCH - ::.he wa so overwhelmed with the sudden "windf.)U · ar. · . couldn't handle it so quit her job, bt·cau ··e she had to eat .a lot of "crown and "humU.e TURl<EY TAU< EDITffi .:. BuDDv RAPHAa pie" since she had been .storing up f ar· tO'). 't"".·1 ASSISTANT ED l TOO - SHIRLEY rti1oNALD _harbored rese_ntment. Now she is suffer; '\',J from the "guiltys." That is why you ~121\.r, c bra.nd new editor and i f you believe a . a. l th! •, We would like to thank the following people who stuff you' ve really fa.lien for a erode:! helped with the assembling, stapling, labeling APRIL FOOli and zi.p code sorting of last month's issue of TURKEY TALK · Thanks to: Your forme r editor VIRGINIA MEDACCO HERR ) (P.S. She knew there were a lot of people w~o . IRON EYES Coov MrCHAE!_ At-.JsAAA · wanted her out of here , we:ll now they 1 ve 9u t UR KE Y T AL K ., RAooa WaCH DEBRA PAGET their_wi_sh! cuz s~e 1 s gone! ) AS NIXON SAID,''THEY WON'T HAVE THAT . 1Dear Readers: First of all, would like to mention that our lovely cover this month was done in invisible ink but if you'll use your "sixth sense" you'll be able to see it. And now to get on wi th the more serious stuff and nonesense. FOOL TO KICK AROUND ANYMORE.'' TH1~·i" LAUGHING STOCK." "THAT COURT Jf:STfE 11 ! ii As you've probably noticed above, you now have a new editor. It is with heavy heart and much regret that this will be my last TURKEY TAU<. I have truly enjoyed putting i t out, but I am leaving because I am overwhemled with much emotion. You see, your editor finally got a raise aft er working here two and a half years. Her salary has gone up from $3.67 per hour t0 $5.00 per (just like her peers). Those in power felt sorry for your editor, since i . CM ~al., SHE WAS JUST A ''MICKEY . . -- . ... ·-' ~ fvb.1SEH ED1 ·;,~;\ - AfNWAY, (lllere 's not a word . of t~uth to .this page~ .... t ' s-.all APRIL FOOL 1 APRIL FOOL! APiUL FOOL!) �l ON THE PERSONAL SIDE ••••••••••••••••• • •• • ••. • H ..... ::c §E I- 0 - 0 :::> ::s: c:; z: <.O l.J.J 1- < 0:: LJJ ....J LiJ !/'} 1-i w 1::r: l- H .. / i.J.. > ~ :z: ~ <.:> 1-4 , ' LL. ....J o l- (/) ~ I-• .J ..J 0 :E: I.LI ::t: 0 :i:: < er: \.f) • ~ ~- _;, 4. 0 ' ::;?.: 0 :=. Li.. _J ,...... 5 :z <( - ix <( ~ ...... Wz ..... >- 5 ...J 0:: I- H <:: 0:: ('-· ~ ~ 1-- er 4 :::> (';) U :z: H- (/) "'().- - <><5 r./} ~i l1-1 >o_ C"") a. Z::;:, w z~ (/) ~ H~ * ~: (/) §; 1-1 0:: lJ.l :c Z...J . 0 ...J :::.i: j1 (/'~* )* >-1--1 c::~ w >:r W1- ::::> I- et:: <1:c WO U.l 0 :t:co ;J:: >-<H ..J Zw • 1-1_, .:I: <1-11- ....:r: :z t1< ~ 0::91: g; * i -·* a. :z _J 1-u.. ~~ * :1* u ?-.. Q s ~ ..J ~ :::~5~ H I.I.. 10 o H ~,_ 1- ~ :t: (.,,) 9!5 § l's~- ~ H u.. u.. Cl) z <( -· :.::> Ls.. z :::> LI.., ~ ~ .. ~ ~ f!: ..... ::;:: ~ ~- ~ ~ <( ~ -... 5I.I.. ; ~ !- ..... ...Cl ~ - 0:::: F - ~ 11·uu,11,.t ... v lHkfij 1IU,,j\./ H.LI!.>JS: - ,· ~1::w;J't{ ~~'l . .l . ; "' ,, 1 rn,4./ ... v ,,. 1Hkl\f i I '~ tGWJH ISUH 11 ~ JU ~H ~ ...... ..~ 1iii8f ~q~Jii1 ·UJ - ...1- •;E: ~ 3::: >- ~ ~ . ~::: BJ.MOR ~ ::::__ ~· ~~~ N· ){] 13VHdV}J Aanng ~ ~-- __J ·-'J :01 AVCIHUUS: AddVH I- (/) ~~J\J'd A..• .:"' ' l A3~ . } - 3: ~ -· r- (.!) ff\3N MOOA HUM t ·~w.oo 07 • ~c o:r~u1u11111•>."4"5 _ , · Ov 8l ·;: '·r. LT ~1 ,~·~-~· ·~ '-'V ;·~~ £ 1I~cJV "'·;S:'f;~< (!) <( ~ ..... ~ ~JI Cl3 DISMO>ll\ VGl\1 11 ~hl.: ' 1". ~~=a~ "' soon makes a trip to San Hope she has fu'! .a.nd en,jo~·s Lilt_ 1H:ld\f lipo~•·llfll:' U!f.11~~ ~ .. f: ~ ~ er ~ ~ Q . ool , of her r?'> ' .. ~, dis- 6l l! 3G' tlJJJlltl:'.l U! fMllt ~' >- ~ ~ l:tJ >- l dreams . <i3..U.38'. H~ 3a: TUM l~ ·3w S3::>fMIJ ':ffiJ. 31.Hlfli s I 1-U.Na'l \.L'(3N 'ID3HJ ';Ji 13SNON s HH =10 !Nno:> 3l'f~j\f 3~ v nNM nc.i. .:H aNV) ~ (,!) ' ne new.lous (Tl\f ClNV ~· ..::-ztu- j h~r of ' ELOIS~ MQ~Tf.ETIT iE 5 again transi s_<;:o. ~ · ..... ~ 8- MEDACCO H~RR met the -V(;;r--:--:1pµily \,. -:-" ," > f ter. SAY THIS REALLY IS PERSONAL, ISN'T IT? WELL, SINCE I NEVER MADE THIS COLUMN BEFORE, I'M MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME!!! - ~ ant. apr . ~ed in a pooof , f -.. , 'ice! 1 .; he i K ·, ·~r re ... .t.ly existed. r::~ was only ar. illusio11 .) ~ 8 ~ VTP~tNIA ~ w.. Lu (/) 3: ... "-" what? VIRGINIA MEDACCO HERR experien<'i::o a metamorphisls and turned from a jelly fis h like creature into vertebra type animal. {April fooil again! She's still the same slmple minded moron who stands directly under pigeors and other defecating things!) Guess _J {5 t- I- 8 ~ 5 >- ~ ~ .... ....~ ~ i g L!J Cl) .. ~ ::r: l- ...1- ~ ~ ::::.: z ~ < :E @ LI.. ·;..-f ~ \ ~ >- ! £rj ' I' ~ ~ Ch I (.j 1-i ::r.: ~ z w ,., ::> z ..... - ...J ;;i_ After two and a half years here, VIRGINIA MEDACCO HERR got a raise from her $3. 67.per Fiour which she started with on October 10, 1977. She is now getting:$5.00 per hou:c c;1s are her peers and even those who started ~':ork­ ing after she did . {April Fool! She's still getting that same $3.67 per hour, but thank heaven she still has a job. KISS! KISS! K"lS~). '. -Say didn't we go into all that befo~e?) 1 iE 1- w z l..IJ ._ IJ) - ....x z lWIAI S\fll'fP: il."'~"""'lf"l'. · '!r'"~'1 . , .. n. ,.; .., .- _.._..., ., ot_;'· ; ~'· Q~, ..,,,. ~ :ill,- -~I MON CftJv • �:u.: ::it:: ::it: MORE ON THE PERSONAL SIDE ••••••••• ::tt: Tom Herr has written a new best seller entitle~ ""THE MONSTER WHO ATE BRIDGE STREET .(and vom- Iu.d:r·. !!.udeal! will be moving back ~ Canada since her father is the Prime Minister again. ti3 S a ..... F cn a. ~ ;g: ~~ _ >- f2 ~ ~ _:...,_t:~ -. _ ~- ~;;. 8~--- !=~· :;i: oc:;lg u.. ... 0::: Cl. <C ~ ..J • O 0 1.J... -.. 0 ~ H cc: o. < ....J _._ >- ~ SUCt':Ocld et<r •• ~ •) ~- ,..,.._ ~ ~ '.:f:t:: ::it:: -::it: ::it:: ! :::tt:: *~ ~' MGOING \ ~ ;r; ;~ . 9 .._ ; i ~ ~ LL. ..•ti._.. !!! 1-0,.. "" "" <e U:. ~ :±: Lil Jii Q &! B r.:.:: w a:: >-• w- ... UJZ I CAN t T GO ANY FURTHER- INTO HYSTERICS •••••••• 0.. - course as you've no doubt already gt v~ sed, APRIL FOOL I ) LI.. ~ 5 -' ~ ! _, <( 0 0 L!... 0::: -' ..... c:::r ..s;: i:..::: 0... ..J _..; 0:: Q. < . 0.. LI.. H :>- ~m~~it>~ .J3 9.s.~o.. . ~-~ ~ .......I C> C> 1..1.. ....I 0 0 u.. i-1 a::: 0... < _J 0 0 Li.. -I H 0::: 0.. <( ...J 0 0 u... ~ - ~ ~ >ex: ~ frl ~ -~ o e -~ ~ ...I !-! a_ 0 0 i ~~~8~~~~ .! ooo . . '5mfilaU-= i~ =~~~~~~~:; ~ i:rl t: ~ I u... -' ......... ~ f:tl;>-~;;;~~-1 U) 0 0 0 0 a :;:: ...J ..... ~ i!=~r=i=~UJ~a ~ § & ~ ~ ~ t5 t: ~ .< - = .. <( -' 0 ~ ~ ~I- .~ ~ t-!'. !+' ~ :: ~ ~r- _i::=~u> :;g g ·~ fJ ~ .. ~ UJt::: er. a.. ....J ~ _..,.s~~°'~ 5~~ w·"- ~ ~ i-, <C • ~ ..J H 1-i E a ~ J3 ~ ::f: <.!> ... g; r,3 z ~ ~<Co:::::?r::o:: i= :::t: ~ >-.. a:: ~ ~ 4- L.. m 0 0 l.L 0 Q ........ ~..-. ...J> ~ w < ~ ?.-; o..: · Cl) o:: ~ . ...... w ...LU- o 0(1) ?= o.. u.. (.!) ... ~ _. C> !w . ~. ._. a· ~ -fil 0 0 . C> :tt: Bu "'~f R~eha~ will be running for President on t 1e Red kin ticket. (The WHAT Ticket?) l.ct's all get out and vote our first Indian t'_,., ~o.:i.d ent into off ice! ::Sl~ 'T THIS A CROCK? ffi ..... :?t: . ~ a. ~. . -.....;; ==l:i:: has been secretly studying at a seninary and will soon be a minister. Lets hooe poor Wag will be able to really s ave sone souls this time. (If at first you don't v, 0 -' ~·~:i~~t;E~ fl! There is new goverrunent m·oney on the way for !:Id F 3E some Michigan Indians. Only qualification is ~ ~ i::: ~ ~ that you can only be 1/32 Indian. That lets ~ F ~ ~ ~ UJ ~ "lUt all 1/.16, 1/8, 1/4. 1/2 and full bloods. ~ ;·_. :;.: :ti: ~ ~. Stu:ry about that I! ! ! I , ...,.,.. t:=- - ...... z L.I.. ..J H -K; Wd~.~ < -..:1 U: .... ::tt: >- (/) has come into a conside:r.-able ·sum of '~hat green stuff that so many of us crave, ( Poney?) and philanthropist that he is, he is c•oing to start his . own Indlan Center here in Gt·.cmd Rapids. However, I have it on good . iutohri ty that he i s going to be very se1ecL ·1e about whom shall be employed at said Center. But at least with ttlis bit of news, r.-e shall no longer have to worry about the Councll 's demise! 0.. 0 LI- ::t:t:: . (I)... j ~ 3'. The Council will be closing its doors . for the ~ • • . ::::: last time very soon now. R\eason ? No f un ding ~ > ffi :: ~ -~· 3: Ui ~ a z _ MvJ goodness what will we all do now? Mavbe ~ ~ < J :ti: ·a a--; u 1·· go back to our Wig-wam.s? . · w ~ ~ B f~'!:-"'..~~~ r9..<!!l I.. 0 I !. ~· 2§ ~ ~ ::tt: ~ There s to be a real live execution of a witch ~ 1n Salem Mass. (Just like ln the olden days.) ::tt: It sure i~ a good thing that Eloise Montpetit·~ and sound here. (For the time being, safe anyway.) Q J!: < ~ ~ ..... J!: ~ .... ~ ffi ~ ~ ~ ~:::: _ ~ z .. us ;;< <C t::: • B ts Cl) . a Q ~ en "" (!) F!: ..... w ...... <C 1 !;; . all > $: ::tt: to (I) 81- ~ ~ ~:z ~ ~ 1ted) 1' Makes for good exciting reading. And :it: it· s already scheduled to be made into a ~ mcvie thriller! (Can't be near as thrilling ~ as actually having been therel) ::tt: . I (J) > ~ ::ti: _J H ...t 0 0 LI.. ...J H ~ �1E FIRST FEW PAGES WERE APRIL FOOL, ··I've been exposed to all the "how tos 11 and JUT FROM- HERE ON OUT WE WILL TRY TO BE now all I have to do . is put them into · MORE SERIOUS. · THE FOLLOWING IS THE .practice. I have found astrology and meta- REAL LETTER FROM YOUR EDITOR. ·physics which gives me a little esoteric knowledge and I 'm madly in~. love with · · Charles Dickens. I find a bit of happiness Boo-shoo! listening to ·a symphony orchestra play What irony! When I wrote the April Fool letter compositions by Wagner, Mozart and Beethoven. I had no idea {well, maybe sort of) that this · oh, .I'll ·make it! Sometimes I will be found really would be my last TURTLE TALK.' But as straying from the path but that is only part it tt,1rns out that part of the letter was not of being human. I do know "where its at" April Fool at all! ~ received a letter yes(to .use a wor~ . out phra~e, once again) and terday imforming me of my termin~tion as of I have every intention of reaching.that March 28, 1980. It's called a lay off. Three Ultimate Frontier. . more from the Council will be joining m~. Good ·f>ye. to some really nic.e pe<)ple. Eloisei Remember the man who complained ·about his shoes ·Montpetit, Judy Trudeau, Ross-Morgan, Mary ~urting until he ran into a man with no feet? Roberts .and Wag Whee~er. Like your silly editor, complalnlng about no raise and now she has-- no job. r ·understand VIRGINIA MEOACCO HERR ... - ... Editor .TURTLE TALI< . the Council will do its best to try and .help **ii'***~********~ ~s find employment. That is encouraging. . I really have enjoyed working on this paper. TURTtE ··TALK ·NOTICE · It isn't o~ten that one can work doing some"Fhing which they really enjoy. This is the ~econd time in my life I've had such an opportunity. Many moons ago, I had the pleaJlzNoNE. INTERESTED IN ~INING A GQ..F LEAGUE sure of playing music as my livelihood. And ~t nevel' ceased to amaze me that I should get COOTACT: ED Sl£rm<EY (616)538-2577 paid for doing ·something ih which I took' such ' delight. I don•t know if I will ever have Tt£ _FIRST flfETING WllL BE HEµ> AT J3vRoN such an opportunity again - but I will try to HILLS ON THE FIRST rtlNI>Av IN MAv AT LJ:45 remain undaunted. Life is full of ups and downs and we must .meet : t~e downs with courage. THAT WIU. BE ON MAY 5TH. MENI I am grateful to the .Council for taking me under its wing when 1 was down and out - divorced, a high school drop out and two children at home. After coming here, I managed to get my high school diploma and even had one class at Junior College. It has been an experience working here . There have been some good times and I've met a lot of interesting people. It has also helped me be more in touch with my "roots." I am an Indian and my lndian-ness will always be with me. Still~ am an individual who will not be stereotyped. I .am MEI I will always be me. I pride my~elf on my individuality. To some, I must appear a complex person - ~ a paradox. But I know who I am. REirr.MNATIOO CF CHIEF Q?NJ KRSE He IS BACK WITH US, l HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH HIM, AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE, tWN· tlESSAGES FRCJ.1 S?IRIT I CALIFORNIA. CHEROKEE INDIAN JuANITA i believe I have found the right path for my~el f. ; I am refering to a "spiritual" path ~nd I have optimism that this will guide me as I continue my Earth joµrney. By accenting the positive and eliminating the negatives and learning to forgive (which is really har~ for a Scorpio), one can find a better 11 fe ~.:: 4 HE HE BRINGS RESII£S IN �Gra~d Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 756 Sridge N.W. 49504 Phone: 774·8331 TURTLE TAU< NEWS ITEM CETA III PROGRAM: On March 11 & 12, we attended a Works~op in Indianapolis~ Indiana regarding a new Tracking System·, with new forms to be used in the CETA III Programs. This Tracking system was introduced to us by the Federal RepresentatJv~s from Washington O.C., Mr. Willard Lambert and Mr. Joe Meadows •. It is designed to aide in a better, more accurate. filing system on all participants of the CETA programs. We feel the system is a good one and will benefit the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council in possibly their total filing system of all programs administered thru the InterTribal office. The Workshop turned out very well with Native American sponsors from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan, the Region 5 area. We had an enjoyable time and met some very nice people from these other areas. The weather was cool , and our flight was a little rocky on our way over, but other than that everything went well while we were there~ But, of <:0urse things were different on our journey back to Grand Rapids. Our flight from Indian<lpolis was an hour late in taking off 1 which also made us miss our transfer flight out of Detroit. This put us behind another hour. We were lucky to get another flight out the same night or we would have been in Detroit overnight. The waiting was tirf.ng and frustrating, but we f.inally landed at the Kent County Airport about 8 PM, two hours later than scheduled. Then we waited patiently at the airport for �a ride home. All this .made the trip memorable to us and also tested our patience. Thanks to Roger for taking us out to the Airport on Monday at noont and for sending his chauf~ered limo out to pick us up Wednesday night when we arrived. Me-gwetch Uncle! Also a personal thanks to Roger & Rita for keeping my daughter for me while I was gone on this trip. A double Me-gwetch! CETA III Coordinators Greg Bailey & Shirley Chamberlain FIND TIE hmD PUZZI£ E B 1 R T A M0 C I D 0 U T R E MI C H 1 G A N A I G E :f I R E 0 E R C·n D R U M S I J K .L U D N I W I M N 0 P E R A S N Y N K L A K E WR L M0 L C 0 D L R N G C P E T F T W I H WS K T U Y V H R WT TL 0 X ·v·s l A Z AT U B A C R D E D F WG T H A T N WR I J A K B E L M N E 0 E AGL E P I Q CRCS F T U V A B WJ U G N X L Z L C B Y S P 0 T A WA T 0 M 1 NKB I E C NT 0 DR UK0 S E P NAC L E ADR DP D YE NT C0 RRJ 0 T HG0 WC R E E K I C E S 0 U I X PEACE TURTLE FEATHER BEADS· CLOUD MI·CHIGAN INDIAN COUNCIL OWL OTTAWA LAKE SKY SOU IX FIRE DRUM ARROW POT AWA TOMI OJIBWAY DANCE EAGLE TRIBE . NATION CREEK WIND PIPE " Woi'-ds can be found. in , a i'inb· -ei thler forward · or.·~ ba.ck.ward verti~al1y ,' horizonally or diagonally. Answer next month. Good luck! · . ·~************************************************************************ -.,_ ',. . 6 �' 1.'.· ; Ncthf:IS & Dm.TATIONS roR Ttlim.B. T.WC RP'..A~ .l ~ Sth ANNUAL R!UNIOI or Mt. Pleasant Indian School Alumi, Bx-Students and _friends To be held i.n Peehawbsst.own, le.tori &all~ lm!lW'mlatft Coaeept.1oe Clan~h . ·, · .. ~ .ni:s.Ja~ · '10:00 A.M. Regiatntion Fee $L OO 12100 Jfoon Pot uiok Di.nrl'l!tr - lhtat. cG!fM~ -~i.:~: t$ble •rrlce- ·~tded Program a~d acti't'it.ies will. be announced u they dowlop arid planned.. la.lr auggeutione will be &PP1"9ciated. . . '· Camping facilities available.. Brint your family,. spo!fts equi.pmnt,· maic 11 pictures and sny run stuff". Rattle iteiu or your donation will be appl'f!ciated. we need 7ou. JOUI° friend• and your !'al'ld.ly. Call c.r lO"ite - l.ou1s and Esther Koon lt. l. Box 122, Suttons Bay, )H.ch.. 49682 616-271-)520 ••••••• The annual 3-11.ngs' Day Return Supper is on Saturd•T, April 12th starting ldt.h dinner aboat 6 P.M. at lateri Hall 1n Pesha~ibest011n. The three kings for Uw day are Catherine Bal1r:hd.n 1 ElMano:r Mille:r and CbueI< Eimr. Thie cm.ton was almost lost .. but t hrough the urging and encouraging bf on• matri!lroh, Susan Mille1·. • rerl~ i t and hop& i t will be carried on 19ar.rter year. This is one or we lco.ml! to Bh8 re. OQl" 'Indian Days• and food is uwally plentllil. Jtve.~ is The ,tollowing artic~ will be awarded en tb11t rattle: a 'blma ..ude quilt• _ an afghan. beadwork. quill box. beaded coi.n purae af.ld three dout1.oes t:>f Caab. 'We bop& to see you.. submitted by hldt Koon J ; '~ . l/~ 7 : I ·~ �., c STffiY Cf OOSADAYA So that this way Gosadaya did honor to t he 1980 REMORGAN ~ op f allen tree ~nd gave ease forpassing. Tt\en some of the other trees spoke to Gosadaya and told hi m t hat the fallen tree had been .their chief for .that part of the forest:, an~, s;o they mourned for their dead One day long ago .when I was very young, Very Eldest Aunt told me this story. Ever so much longer ago, before anytime, be- :'ore those people came up out of the Sea, · be- chief.. fore the forests were all gone away, there was the hunter Gosadaya. Gosadaya went deep into the forest hunting and, after walking fur three days~ Gosadaya stopped and made a &ial l lodge for himself to stay in. Gosadaya .riade hi s lodge with branches and some barks for covering. Then did Gosadaya say to the trees, 0 It is t ruly s?d to lose an honored leader, how do you choose a new leade_r'?" Then one of the Elder tr·ees 0 None of us now remembers for 'The One Who Ha.s Gone Before' _was so very much the Eld~r than any o( us t hat we ~o not kno\Y how h~ was chosen." Since t his l odge was deep into the: fo1·est t~ere were very many great trees about. So then Gosadaya went ~o a beautiful oak that was full grown and yet a young tree and he said to the ot her trees 1 "Can you accept this beauti ful on~ to . be your ~eader? 11 • After Gosadaya ate and, made a small place t o have a little fire in the next morning and, after he had gathered a small pile of cJ;a(~ ~aid, branches and, small wood pieces for his m-n·Yiing fire, after htJ made thlngs ready, tlen did Gos~daya go into his lodge and went t i ) s leep •. So the elder trees answered, "We will indeed UurJ.ng the Night -Gosadaya was awakened by a Gosadaya went from there out, into the forest, and.ga thered certain Medicine plants and watched, and, talked to animals. He talked to Chi pmunk , and, to Racoon, and, to Wolf. great crashing sound • This was followed by a g~ ea t sad moaning and crying. These sounds upset Gosadaya very much indeed (lnd so he tri ed to l ook out the lodge into the forest. The trees were very close together and t he night was very dark so that Co sad a.ya could not see any thing, but , yet the sbunds of moaning and crying continued ·in t he nlght. t ree that had died, and, fallen within gratef~l. 11 Then lie went from the water back · to his small l odge . He sat before the lodge a long time, and, lt was becoming sundown .. Now, GosadaytJ made a very i.ittTe -fire among t b• f!re stone• he riad ntlldc f'eaa.)i -nefora. ThiJ\ t~e put t<> the fire :s.~. ~;edic!ne Ke saw lying on the ground, stretched long 1 Oi;;. : oak' .and, we would say to you that we are Then Gosadaya went to · a smal). stream and puri f ied with water. Nlvm Dawn came, and, with it some day-li.ght then did Gosadaya go out of his lodge and look about. upon the earth a marvelous, beautiful great accept this $om& tnbaeco, and, leaves, and, naw came Chipmunk,, anOt brought three leav'1&, and, Gotiadaya put t he three leaves to the fire, and, now Ra- , coon er~, a~1d brought one leaf ·and two berries, and, Gcisadaya put the one l eaf ·and :;,he Hight. t he twoberries to the ·H :re, now W<ilf came, Then did Gosadaya hear again the sounds of and, brought one ..root and one small branch, ·noaning and crying. He understood that these so Gosadaya put the one .root and one $mall scw1ds came from the trees all around where branch to the ft.re. Now the animal s sat with the oak had fallen. Gosc::daya went to the oak tree and put tobacco upon it. Tnen he looked about the forest, Gosada.ya while the fire t~ok the tJlings·that he had put to it. The t:t,atook the' '1thlngs slowly, and t he tr,ees :rustled and whisper ed·. When all t he things were gone, then,'·':Gosadaya and picRed, and, brought to the tr,ee Wodahi, t~e fire to go out and went into his lodge tl1 c plant of' passing a.nd far journeys, for he f or the Night ~ kr.ew now thait this tree had died and that other trees were mourning for the fal len one. Go,sadaya did nQt e.a.t any~ thing in \!Ill .that . 8 Day. �He Jlept and dreamed. He dreamed he was before the Grandfathers, but, he could not understand at all what the Grandfethers said to him, and the dream went from him. G,R,O.I.C, MUL Tl ETHNIC PROGRAM Thetl came again Dawn,. and, Gosadaya went out GRITC and Lexington participated in the GROIC "Rainbow of a Nation" program at Sheldon Compl~x th.is past Feb. 28 and 29. Jeanette St. Clair introduced the various peopie. ~oger Sprague spoke on employment. Kay Compos read some Indian poetry titled Solutions: by a Souix mother, Grandmother: by Julia Chippewa. ,f his lodge, and, there was standinig before the lodge a Young Man. The Young Man said to Cosadaya, 11 The trees havegreat gratitude for your actlons. When ever there is Storm the trees will try to hold back their branches that they may not fall on you. The trees will also try to protect . you from Wind, or, Flood. They will, also show where there is game when The Woodland .area drunwers from Muskegon sang. The dancers ie full dress were Judy you hunt, and, wht~re there is fish when you fish. Raphael_, Kathy Shananaquet, Becky.. McDonal~ ~iz Wesaw, lau~a Burfie~d, 3ackJe Harris, Then Gosadaya hunted, and, fished fo:r three Brenda Chamberlain and Jeanette St. Clair. days, and with the Dawn after the third Day . as Gosadaya was making ready to return to his The _next day there was a fashion show, and village, a beautiful Young Woman camie to him, the. fo_llowing l.adies. modeled in full Ind.I an andt said, " I have Been sent by the Granddress. Judy Rapflael (Souix), !.-iz Wesaw Fathers to be your Wife." (Potawatomi and Ottawa), Laura Burfield (Ottawa), El_aine Mashka (Ottawa', and Mono}, Gosadaya said, 11 1 surely obey the Grandfathers, and Brenda Chamberlain(Chippewa, Ottawa .1.et us go to my village, to be with my people. "nand Potawatomi) •. Yet the· Woman who came said, "Not yet for a rhe_re 'was als.o a_n ethnic potluck luncheon. time, we should remain here among these trees Corn soup was made by Carol Shananaquet and . who, have taken you to be one of their people.fry bread by Debbie Gibbs and a lot of 111! So did the Grandfathers say to me to say to helpers. lhe whole thing_ was. quite hectic, you Gosadaya. 11 but all in all, it turned out quite successful. A good time was had by all. Thanks to Gosadaya said, "I surely obey the Grandfathers.all who participated. Let us make ready this lodge for Winter and Snow, for they will come soon now." ATTENTIONI rhen did Gosadaya and the the; small lodge, and they and in-side covers on the put much moss between the Woman make larger, did put out-side lodge. and, they THE FOLLOW THROUGH PROGRAM IS SAVING LABELS FROM: covers. The~ also Condensed soups looked for other fire stones to have inside Chunky soups ~he lodge in the Winter. lhey both hunted and soup for one Soups gatfered much food for the Winter. Yet they Bean roducts took nothing at all from the fallen tree. Toma tpoe j· u i ce Franco American Gravies Franco Americn pasta Produc~~ Swan canned Produtct TO BE CONTINUED NEXT ISSUE •••• JuST TO NAME A FEW. THIS PROJECT OF SAVING LABELS JS FOR THE CHILDREN SO THEY CAN GET NEW EQUIPMENT FOR THE SCHOOL. SO LET'S SAVE OUR LABELS TO GET THE CHILDREN EQUIPMENT. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR LABELS TO RAEANN AT LEXINGTON SCHOOL ROOM 11 OR TO CHAR IN THE FOLLOW .THROUGH OFFICE. ,9 '· �HEY! IT'S SPRING! SO COME ON DOWN.TO A Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and·LexingFAMILY FUN EVENING!!! ton School partic:lpated in the City Life program at the Civic Auditorium on March 7, 8,. and 9. They had a booth with phamplet.s and a WHEN: nu~rsday, April 24, 19SOt at 6: 30 PM side show. There were also some Iridi.an crafts on display; beaded earrings, lighters, WHERE: Lexington School Gym,. 45 Lexington NW key rings and some pottery. Grand Rapids, Michigan ~-~ EVENTS:Potluck. (Bring a dish to pass. Kay Compos and Robin King demonstrated how beadwork was done* The local TV came:i:·as happened to catch them whJ.le at work! Door Prizes - take home a bag of groceries. Free Balloons for the kids! Raffle and drawing! (tickets 3 for $1) Meet with friends you haven't seen all winter? - Laura Burfield, Elaine Mashka and Liz Wesaw also did beadwork for. show, but the)' didn rt make it on TV. stars, right? AHEM! We can't all be TV A big thanks to all who participated. . Learn _ LEXINGTON . We ·will furnish the meat and drink.) au about plans for this year Is HOMECOMING-OF THE THREE·FIRES! ART DEPARTMENT ~T GROU? SPONSORED BY: ...._.,.,..,__~,--------- The Art Department at Lexington School is organizing. an Art group to provide for the needs of Native American artists. If you have art talent, or know someone who does, let us know. We will not collect dues and no meetings are planned, but, we will meet with each artist t;o discuss your work or your needs, if you desire. We will be sponsoring events to promote Art in the Native American community. It yo~ have ideas let us know. Anyone interested may contact June· Gorman c/o Art Department t Lexington School, 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids. ON SATURDAY, l-tcMARD_STARRET CF Dow. MARCH 22, .. . Au1AC WlU.:·-:BE--.Of<DAINEil AS A DE:.ACON IN THE LATHCLIC CH.JRcil~ HE WILL BE COVERING Ha..Y ~TERNITY CHURCH IN Jb#AGIAC AND SACRED HEART A'T SILVER CREEK, SILVER CREEK lS AN CU> INDIAN MISSION, ~. STARRET, WHO IS A POTAWA.TQ-11, IS MARRIED TO lliE FORMER PAULINE GIBSON ft.ND 11£Y HAVE A DAUGHTER, Susn~ WHO WIU. BE GRADUTING FRCJ.\ HIGH SCHOO.. THIS JJNE ,' CON~ Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and The Three-fires Planning COfMlittee. *'*'*********•**********•*'************'*'*******•K-*•** OUTREACH rf.WS The Outreach staff has been ·t9king more training in communications and time management. The reason for all our training is how to be of more assistance and to be able to schedule our time right &o that we can spend more time searching out new clients. We have had a few resource workshops whlch will enable us to give clients up to date information. We had the pri.vilege of taking our Senior Cltiz.ens to Mt. Pleasant Reservation to have a lunch with their sen-iors. We had a very nice lunch which was enjoyed by all. It gave them the chance to visit old friends and relatives and also meet new onew. We were given a tour of thelr center which is remarkable. We wish to extend our thanks to Emily Kahgegak and her sen:lors for lnvi ting us·. There was a total of 17 who went. We in turn invited them to come and spend a day with us. We will ~ave more news next month. '· \• Shirley McDonald - DIRECTOR OF OUTRE.ACH. GRATULATiONSI 10 ... �r .: ~tJUNTAIN l HIT AGAIN, DEEPER SiILL · l..AST·HE Ft;as THE STING . I VE .\.()Fi THE FIGHT AJ T, <_:;TRUGQ..ED HARD TO REACH THE TCP J t(JUNTAlN WILD AND HIGH . '1..0 PEER ACROSS THE VAST TERRAIN m- £Pf. IT JOINS THE AZURE SKY ~JILES AND MILES OF FOREST GR~EN UF' FOR THIS NIGHT WHAT WILL TCM>RR<l"I BRING? - IXJ{OTHY.r{OACCO p~EW~~~~~ED tOJNTAINS .'1,i~li ACROSS A ROCKY GORGE .W INGS CF FIRE .; RIVER WAS CASCADING IN 1~ LOFTY WATERFALL id 11"1 A TliJNDER ING CRESCENIXJ :> ·T FELL THE LONGEST MILE 2 ~· FLYING NOW ON WINGS CF FIRE ING UPWARD EVER HIGHER HROOGH THE BOUNCY FLEECY a.oons .THE. .MIST Wl-IICH HANGS LIKE St-ROUDS ~ fNOOR SO ENCHANTING !)El\IJTY WILD AND SHY ,tcru..o I NV THINGS TAKE SHAPE BELCM . IBBON RIVERS, STREETS .AND ROADS ~ OOT TAKE MV GAZE AWAY './:\ 'HE TH:>UGiT CF A GOOD-BYE 1 1 1-.r;w ll ~ ' UMAN SPECKS THAT ftUJE ·ABOOT IM: ·1s SLIPPING IN AND arr ,_ 1 MJST RETRACE MY STEPS DIDN'T WANT TO GO LEAVE nus LOVELY SCENE BEHIND THIS LI KE ETERNITY? Y HAPPINESS AND : ' V.:SCEND TO EARTH BELON '·- ~ D 1 STAY HERE FCJ{EVER? .· P1'\RT OF ALL THIS PLAN? 1 I'<' 5ILENT As THE f¥D..INTAINs? i ~i WITH NATIJRE HAND. IN 1/'~0THY - . BLISS? OO<ING I'.O'JN ·AT ~T WE LEFT · HINKING OF OOR stf.ETiflES PAST . HAND? FLYING, FLYING EVER TRYING, · To ERASE ClJR YESTERDAYS OOR HEADS M!l:M. THE WITH f'EDPCCO M.JsT .TCl.ICH REALITY TODAY. .. *+l~*****·H a.ouos _ ImOTIN rfDACCO ti I I lf.lflt If II U It IUI JHc TIGER STALKS1 THE NIGHT IS DARK1 '< EJ.J.TiiY ON PADDED FEET 11-:~C·UGH THE TORRID STEAMING JUNG..E .~ Fq_y SILENTLY HE CREEPS 1''"'.f ~0 TWIGS SNAP BENF.ATH MY ~I GHT Hfr=TRAY tvlV HIDING PLACE 1j{Yw MJST RUN FOR MY LI FE i ( f W<E GCOD MY ESCAPE ************* • ~~~!:i\RTH..Y S<lJNDS IN THE NIGHT FOR SALE r·~.E MY BLOJD RUN COLD l~UN~' ING FAST, NO TIME TO LOSE I STAR CRAFT TRAILER CAMPER IN ·VERY GOOD SHAPE, SELLING FOR $1100, CONTACT GOI IS HE? kI'8 T LOO< BACK, JUST s HE COMING?''WHER~ 1 i'+•V IS IT SO STILL? 1. O.JGHTS GO QUICKLY TK«l.IGH MY MIND r;. 1_1 I HIS HUNGER FILL"( / J SEE 1. JoHt:J GEE OR 'I SETTA RAPHAEL AT · ASHLAND HIM NCM, CLOSER YETI (.l'l'J FEEL HIS BREATH ., !<JHFE IS POISED,; STRIKE SWIFTLY i.4KES ALL MY STRENG"n·I :·1 \11 NE OR PHONE 454-9198 1345 �ASAD FME\fil TO JAY SIL\{RtEEJ...S ASTROLOGY-THE MISUNDERSTOOD SCIENCE By Virginia Medacco Herr Jay Sil verheels left thi.s world on Wednesday Ma:rcl:l 5, 1980 ~ ·Jhe tollowing are quotations from AP .and UPI. (The following, is reprinted in part from The Wyoming 'Community Education Reporter where it was first published in March 1977 } "Born Harold J. Smith on the· Six Nations Indian Reservation in Ontario, Canada; he was given the name Silverheels by a Mohawk tribal elder. He used it as his stag~ name, legally changing his name to Silverheels nine years ago." Curio~ity, rather than being a "believer" ~'dlsbelievert 11 prompted me to go into the study _of astrology seven years ago·. Sfarting wj'..th a book.1which.to my amazement , described very aourately, characteristics of people born under certain "signs,'' my cur~osity was aroused ·.enough to investigate . fu;-ther. I ~tart~ with some.very basic classes in C01]111lUn,ity Education and that was enough get me started as a very serious student 9f astrology. And as I have alr eady stated, afte~ seven years of investigation and observatioo I am.throughly convinced that astrology is indeed VALID! "Among his other movie credits were 'Key Largo;' 'True Grit,' 'The Man who Loved Cat Dancing,' and 'The Will Rogers Story.'" to "Last Augest, Silverheels became the fir~t American Indian to have his star set in Hollywood's Walk of Fame." Jay founded 'the indian Actor's Workshop in Hollywood in 1960. He was always a strong supporter of the Indian cause. He will be greatly missed. . Astrology has been invaluable to me as far as gaining insight into my own personaHty and also in helping me really understand my children, family and friends better. Although the~e are many more skeptics when it comes to astrology, I am happy to report that there are some enlightened scientists, astronomers among them, as well as educators, psychiatrists, and psychologists who are using it in their work. . EVERYTliING TI£ PMR OF THE WoRo ooes ts IN A CIRQ..E, THE SKY IS ROUND, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT TIE EARTH IS ROUND LIKE A BALL, AND SO ARE THE STARS, THE WIND, IN ITS GREATEST P<JrlER,_W-IIRLS, BIRDS MAKE MIR NESTS IN CIRQ..ES, F~ THEIRS IS THE SAt<£ RE~E LJ GI 00 AS CXJRS I THE SUN CM$ FORTH AND OOES ~ AGAIN IN A CIRQ..E, iHE r1'XlN OOES EVEN THE SEA~ THE $NtE AND BOTH ARE ROUND. SONS FCR-:1 A GREAT CIRa..E IN MIR CHMGING, AND PLWAYS OM: BACK AGAIN TO \+ERE THEY WERE', THE LIFE OF A ~ IS A CIRCLE FRC»1 CHILIKlOD ~-~"' TO CHILD100D, AND SO IT IS IN EVERYTHING \+ERE ~~R KJVES I As I studied, observed and learned, I became not on~y a believer, but a knower. A "believer". is usually someone who believes in something on blind faith,. but being one who does not believe everything that s6meone tells them, f decided to find put for myself. "Arriving in Hollywood in 1933 as a profess .. lonal lacrosse player and a semi-professional hockey player, Silverheels by 1938 had turned to films as an extra at. the urging of sports minded actor Joe E. Brown." QUOTE o:r -a.ACK BJ< SPEPKS 12 •. It is very sad,to hear someone say, "That's a lot of hokey! 11 when they have no idea what it's all about •. A person should at least explore the subject before making that statement. And ther.e are those who seem to confuse astrology with some kind of antiChristian religion. This couldn't be further from the truth. I mean, after all, who created the universe in all it~s glo~y? Cer· tinly not the.Devil! On the contrary, astrol ... ogy is a tool from our Creator to help us understand our.selves and each o.ther better. For ~those who "Poo poo" it for one reason or another - it is THEIR loss. For me, .it ~. aJi::~·EXTRA KNOWLEDGE that I possess. -- ... - . - . �M ,~ f' Ch Ind '. an people have. a sense "togetherness, 11 a sense of being Indian.together, that most people don't have. When an Indian does· some9reat, all Indian people !mediately rise up ar.d say, "He's Indian, u and they share in his good deed. · :Of It is for the same reason that when a modern Indian does something bad, the whole group is made ashamed and is brought down lower. .Every t i me an Indian name appears in .the newspaper for doing something bad, ·such as being sent to jail, the whole group suffers fr0m it, is made ashamed, and is brought down lower in · the estimation of other people. . ~· ?. l / 1980 Boo-shoo. We are beginning this month a.series on the life and growth .in our spiritual life, that which effec~s every one of us, from the creation of Adam and Eve up until now. We will. look into the scriptures.and ask the Great Sp~rit to erveal to us about certain things. About why we were created and where w~ are going, . and how to get there. Many ~eople are looking.to the Spirit World for _comf~rt for their mind, body qnd souls; th~y are whrshiP.ing a spi~it alright, but a lot of the time we are worshiping the wrong · When this happens, many should not condemn a. spirit. whole group for the bad actions of one of sev_ . .· er.al members of that group; but whether they When .the_ Great Sp_irit _created this. unlver~e shoul d do 1 t or not, many people do. .It is he gave Adam the j~b of naming a.11 the fowls fo r this reason then, that every Indian · of the air and the beast of the fields, crawlshould think of dolng only good .things in ing things and_ names to every ~reature of the order to bring up the Indian image and in or- sea. The stars in, the heavens have rwmbers di~r to merit·, by his actions, pi:"aise arid pro- and names; every one_ of th.em (Psalms 149:4) fit f or the whole group. · If th~re is a nam~ for everything we can see then, the things we cannot see, also have i t ~ometimes happens, in some Indian communinames. When l·go to worship the Great Spirit ,te~ , when an Indian begins to do something I call him by his name. Gr~at .Spirit is not S J.)d. such as .being elected to the tribal. a name, it is a title, 0 There are many Greater council, that other Indian will get jealous Spirits who have this title. 0 • Therefore, of h;.m in order · 'to bring him down. They wtaen I want to get in .contact with the Great sh~ul a not do this. Everytime an Indian Spirit that I worship, I call him by his name, stcJ.rts to do something good, "raising his a name that is above all names in heaven and h~~id above the ~rowd," the other Indian peoi n earth and his name is 3esus. pl~ should be glad and boost him alonge If the~ · would remember and their value of generWhen we get our Spiritual life straightened oei t y and sharing, they would realize that out, then our natural life will straighten wnen he rises, he is taking the whold group out. We can call out to JEsus to put that w!. ti him and they will share his honor. peace in our hearts, a peace only.he can give. In the coming months we will get into the In t he old days ..the whole group was never scriptures in a greater way, so that someone j e~l ous of, never even talked about a will find that comfort that he or she is !Jreat warrior or hunter. They were_ glad for searching for. WE will ask the Great Spirit h5m because they were sharing in his good Jesus to show U$ how close we are to the end ::h;c•('.s. That's the way it should be now. of this age thru Bible prophecy. · · Irv'i2.ns won't be complete Indians unless they ki~f p ::heir values alive and use them rightly, .~: :,ot be jealous of the deeds of other Ind- Some of the things I have written can be ex!·, ". They should praise them and help them pl ained in greater detail so if you have any questions feel free to write me. r:.se~ because the whole group ls rising with or 1v~·r.i . May the Great Spirit, Jesu$, bless and keep you. . c•· ·r:•uer, Indian values of generosity and • l'\>i ..·lrg refers not only to sharing food and ' ~' tt'r, it also includes the sharing of Sincerely yours in Jesus' name, PAUL JACKSON JR. R.11 .2, 6th St. - .-.'.i.::.e and shame. . l/ _<,;.,"' I NDIAN NEWS , . Shelbyville, MI r:rom: Modern Psycology . l3 Next Month, "THE MISSING LHU< 0 49344 f-1 .. �f ,~r ..,.J.·'.'· .r--.f .~·~> I .!.,..~ <5 r( t}l. . :1 ··.f..,,,' :P-·. ,.,.~ ia;:. ~ l \i..-4' ... ~ ,,-u ~-~---·-·--~ - - - - ... ....- -~ ..:t.-:. 'f:~.;: \<c .... .. , ...... ··-·. - - -...__..,.____.,. .. I ·~~.. .:i:i~ !• " --·-~,- ~ ~~t.= ··-~---dt ~ ~~~~ t.7J.(.~.f l>1!.:.___U!1~~e.f~1.t .~ ~-1'-L·.-~·!YIJJR(Y/JAY.,_ I 1 . . . · · ~· ···-~~-- . :-~·~~ -~-,.. (H__!!_~f /JI- ~----~~rlf? bf!)::___,_lf_ .J"':!.L~-~ . . ·. I~Q\11.,lC . ~ LUJV i ,. - I at I 3 ~ 7 lo I n. &:1.o·~c FK IWW . .. . I ¥1 f // /;J . 7.·· Jack Neyome Westgate Indian Mission 7PM 131 Jack Ney0fl11 ~~~gate 7 PM .. !4if 1;1 /GI J-7 171 Jack Ney0me Westgate InCfian · Mission 7P~ ISi 12 ¥1 ;_, MEMBERSHIP AND BOARD MEETING 1:30 ~M THREE FIRES POTLUCK 6:30 PM Lexington School. . . 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herr, Virginia Medacco (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e35852801fec7150f8b4eef989db0a5a.pdf 4556a1e805b29b8c5d9cf249f99d96ea PDF Text Text RAYi?..L ~I 6~I Gf<~f\1" $P1Rri MA~e Mt . SRAVB" . Lf 1• Ml SIR!NGtfft~. 11\f-IG.lt PAJA/ 11'.S T~ '1REE' S1l'E~GNT~NS AfTeR &iitNW& AND t.tove:LY A'G"A-IJ\J 1\5 TttJ ~L.D\U~ G"fA-SS U 1~ TS Lf'T Me ~tSe.. P'ROM t-'\" S&flff.ows V-Jlltt QUifT i.Y,fj. i"<N 4'l.U ilV G-"'O .... ...u 'S .. V" ft ...... ,..,. , titA 1se, MAY/780 TVR rt E TA-t.11" /~--·----: /"' /'/ �* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CENSUS UPDATE TURTLE TALK It ia very important that the Indian Community fil .l out and retucn the Census forms you received in the mail. If anyone has not returned their forms or ar having a p~oblem filling out the forms --Please call GRITC 774-8331 or the Census Office at 458-2857 for assistance. Item of interest: Sharon Kennedy is presently working for the Census Bereau as an Enumerator. * * * * * * *' * * * * * * * * * * * MAY 1980 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TEMPORARY EDITORS: LORETTA AND GERI THANKS ~O ROSS MORGAN Who really does a great job helping put the "Turtle Talk" together!!!! Although ROSS only works part~time, He sure 0 crams" a lot of work in the f ew hours He is here. OUTREACH NEWS: Just to remind the Seniors who don't know about our Lexington Lunches, We have them every Monday and Wednesday from 11:30 to 1:30 at Lexington School. We provide transportation. Call 774-8331 if you need a ride. Why not come and join us for a good home cooked meal prepared by some of our Native American Elders. Also, Senior Power Day is May 14th GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL really misses the four (4) people who were laid-off March 28, 1980. VIRGINIA HERR - Our Editor who has done su~h ~ marvelous job with the "Turtle' Talk". SHERRI MEDAWIS - Our Receptionist who always is happy and outgoing. in Lansing. If we have enough participants w~ will attend this meeting. I will provide more information and news next month. If you have any needs or questions Why not give us a call at GRITC 774-8331. BETTY COLE - Our Typist who kept everyon,e happy. MARY ROBERTS - Our Counselor who n erved the Native American clients so well. So much more could be said for these four (4) people. We know the great work they were doing, as we who are still here really NOTICE do have to keep going!! Civil Service Applications will be at GRITC for potential Civil Service Employees. If you _ are interested in iu Civil Service positions, We can provide you with applications. Further information on this process will be published in 11 Turth~ Talk" next month. PERSONAL SIDE ~ In trying to put this issue together We are sure we would miss the Birth Announcements, arid any ~ther personal news that may be of interest to the community . for the month of ApriL In order for us NOT to miss anything on the Personal Side, be sure to contact Geri or Loretta at GRITC 774-8331 with any and all news. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Receptionist - Temporary position 40 hours a week, Starts 5/5/80. If interested, Please apply at GRITC Ceta III Progra~ Greg Bailey or Shirley Chamberlain - 774-8331. We know that this issue of the 11 Turtle Talk" is a "wee bit" on the late side, but· as the saying goes"Better late then never"!!!! 1 �.. : (:RADUATION im: NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE FOLLOWING RECOGNITION CEREMONIES AND DINNERS HONORING INDIAN STUDENTS A'ITENDING LEXINGTON SCHOOL. - GRADUATION POTLUCK LUNCHEON, LEXINGTON SCHOOL MAY 13 12 NOON TO 1 :00 MAY 15 * * * * * ENTERTAINMENT, * * * - GRADUATION DINNER, LEXINGTON GYM· * * * * * * * 6:30 p.m. * * * * * MAY 20 - - · -RECOGNITION DINNER, CENTRAL REFORMED CHURCH 8:00 p.m. FOR GED GRADUATES * MAY 22 * * * - CIVIC CENTER - * * * * * * GRADUATION FOR ADULT SCHOOL DIPLOMAS 8:00 p.m. • !'LEASE SUPPORT THESE HARD-WORKING GRADUA'fES BY ATTENDING THESE EVENTS ! ! ! ! ! ! I ! ! ! ! t ! ! ! l ! �NATIVE AMERICAN AWARENESS_,.lli l~~IAN MAY 20, 1980 Sponsored by: Anishnawbe of Grand Valley State riolleges. LANSING-- A nine-me~ber Indian Review Board has been appointed by Kenneth Eaton, Administrator of the Michigan Office of Substance Abuse Services (OSAS). Reig:ion Otfo - '.Bill Member to, Detroit Region two - Judith _Pamp, Lansing Region three - Richard Bailey, Weidman Region Four - Rose Shalifoe. Whitehall Region Five - Lewis Adams, Harbor Springs Region Six - George Nolan, Sault Ste. Marie Regibn Seven - Barbara Swartz, The progra~ will be a one day crosscultural event. The event will · foster greater underst~nding between Native American and non-Native American: Faculty, . students and .the general public. Highlighting historical and cultural values of Native American existence toda.y---will be a presentation by the man named by Time magazine · as one of the twelve most influentidl religious thinkers in the world. Dr. Vine Deloria Jr. (A Native American of SI~x · a"icestry) nationally known as authot and humanist, wi t h academic degrees in law and theology--will be the Keynote Speaker. . He will give first hand factual information ·on contemporary issues directly' affecting Na ti ve American life - at national, local and state ITC of MICH - Baraga. Geraldine P~rish, MC on IA Carolyn Keogima, Saul.t Ste. Marie L~nsing The Indian Review Board consists of nine members who will serve as an advisory body to the Michigan Off ice of Substance Abuse Services. -Taken from OSAS NEW BUREAU 4/15/80 - - levels~ .!_OSTERLING Jeany was an orphan, lost and alone, Jenny had no Mommy, Jenny had no - -. - £.1£..!tnd VslleI State. c:olleges. Calendar of Events for May 1a three (3) pages long - if anyone ia interested, contmct GRITC 77r-8331 f or more details. home. Jenny was an I :ndian, they called her red. Jenny had no tribe, her family was dead. Lost were the :Blders, lost was the lore, lost were the dJ;inces, lost was her fil~lE MAKERS Homemakers Club is meeting on a regtilar basis now. The school was clo8ed for spring break and I had a small vacation. The Club is in the p~ocess of making core. articles for sale at John Ball Park Jenny was dependant, child of the state, Jenny had to learn, white became her fate. Jenny adapted as chameleons do. Jenny lost herself, she was------Jenny wh~? on the 17th of May. All are welcome to come and lend a hand. Transportation provided along with child care. call 774-8331 for ride. Marie Techel won the weekly door prize at the Veda. (4/16/80) meeting. Jean Warren, Homemaker Coordinator Worked . on the farm, shipped off to school, taught the true meaning of "white" Golden Rule. Jenny is a product, quotient of ~our world". Jenny is a middle-aged lost little girl. Submitted by: Sarah Pigeon REVIEW BOARD "APPOINTEQ CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS IS? 2 �r;STffiY Cf .... ~YA ;" 1980 RfMorgian ,,.. . The brothe:i· threw in- th1e f.ire thebe&u and oorn cake aa.ying, •'Thls is not fit food for a man." · Gosadaya and the Woma1n staved and lived to .. q~'.:thec wJ.th the ·t:i.·ees ·for :that Autumn and Whe~i Winter. They heard often tt.e trees rustling the Woman we:ep.ii.ng and she said to him,, " GGlsadaya returned from hunting he found ,,:iml whispering, and; they learned from. the "Your brother has dishonored the gift of trees very much, very much. food I br:ought from the Grandfathers. I can lStay wl th you. no longer." fh,'}n cacnf~ the Spring, arid, Snow went, andf the bec:ame green, a1r1d, also the plants and 11 If youi ever wish t•:> :see me a.gain, walk ~1·ees grasses. Then the Wom.an aaid to Go$adaya, ·· straight t:a the East until you shall come nNow ls the proper time for us to go to your. to a Vf~ry hi.gr waterhole, there you shall lle people, ..:ind live in y1aur vlllage~ So did the down to re-st. Inthe Night you willhear the r ·.'~ndfathers say to me to say to you Gosadaya. 11 so.1..md of 1 baby cry.ing. When you shall . hear . that sound pGdn't one arrow in the directlon ~: o sadaya sald, ''I surely obey the Grandfathers_,'• of tne sound then, sleep until the Dawn. never doubting thls W1oman who came to him. Then the arrC1ir' will show you tlte path • •nen Gosadaya took the Woman and went to hls vi.llage and his peopl1e. Then the Woman went mJt of the lodge of Go:s.adaya and dlsappear~~:d .i.nto the Night. Tha.t same N.:l9ht bef'ore Da11¥n the people hc~~.a.rd '~os adaya and the Woma:n had been the village f<:ir only a little and the p~~ople bi~gan to a :s.ound as a falling rain. In the nex.t o~' Y tht:: pel;pl.E~ ~sm'f that sound had come from thll!' earn that had falle~n unripe, from th:· cob'... ' ;~ ...int food~ for Sp:t'ing plants for ,.,, :m d5 d the Wo:nan go to the, other women and The people m.Ji.ght not keep thia gift that c_; .1id, "Please help me fur a Httle aJ1d I will had be~~n dishonored. t x·y to show you some thin9$ about food. 11 rten of thE~ vJl.l.lctre went to hunt, but, game wa~~ y,e.ry soa.1:.-ce. .. o the W<11nan, Togethe.r with the other women, '" fent to ~~ome g:icouna, near the vi.Dage, and , 1P.ar a stream. LO$adaya wen't; then, to the East for many days f at iast he ca.me to a b1g waterhole, there ,--~re thej Woman ~howed th~ o!:her women how to he lay down to rest. Irt the Night he woke f'~ ant, and grow corn and .bean£~ and heard th1~ solmd of a baby crying. He polnted cme ,iJtrrow ln the direction of th-tr. sound .r•s the· Womcm bud told hlm to do, and • • ~ seed!> of the oo~n and beans had given to .; he Woman by the Grandfathers to bir-ing to la it down to .~leep •• Co1adaya"s peoplP. ~ ~ 1 •~ plants gre\V 1 and , la!;(::t lt v~as a i1ar.\'i~·st tl.me and the corn anc! bear,3 w.~re ripe to ~l :rt.her. 11 n1~. "\ the Worn3.n dj d show how to have corn. 1J,>J<.1nders,, a..nd, grlndinq stone!;, and, "alaQ '",w to "lave bake stones. :· ~~n the Woman showed how to make ready, and, cook the corn a.nd beans. how to mi:1l<e bean p- ~:r.r idge JI and, corn cake. · cajm~ D.~ and Gosadaya In thlJ Dawn G.::•::1a<foya looked to the arrow, and.. he f1.:>ll1owed the aii:ro'w, for three:' day:i:•• After t he third day th1;, Woman walked into hi:s camp. G•1sad.1;ra said at oncei to the Woman, crnr11~ "Plec.s('~ ar.'~ bacl' t1:> the village for the people hungry and starvlng. 11 , , Vet, the Woo;i.an said to IGosadaya, "I ca.n r.e w r go back, but I will stay here with you fo:r a time." So thc-iy lived 111 that; place through the Wlnter .and tn Sp:rlng~ Gosaday.ai heard the ., r r1 ther of Gosadaya to the lodge and asked the s.ound o'f cryi;'lg come frOM deep "1i thin the ',.fo '1an 1"01: f<>od to eat. earth,, The Woman !!1aid~ 111rhey are cry!ns;, b~~cau!~e I have been away so long. I must .•m one went away from .h'.:i vHl.age to gll.mt, and, that Oay came the • 1.- Woman of'fered to the brother of CosadayaJ . return to them .. Befox·e I go I will give you corn ctJi'.~e,· to :~J:l!i. co1·n to takEJ: ba."<)k to your. praople .. 11 4 c '••>ked b~=ans and �The Woman gathered a bundle of corn ears and. HANDICAPPED CONFE·RENCE she shook the bundle until it became very -·--·-----·---·small. She gave Gosadaya the bundle.Then she On t.hurs ,. April 3 and :Pri ~ April 4 > went. part of the Outx·each staff attended When she was gone, Gosadaya left his camp and went back to his. vlllage. He shook the corn bundle until it was ag.ai.n full slze~ Then GoS<adaya divided the grains among the wornen of the village. in Detroit, Michigan. Luella Collins, Jean Warren, Vi Compo and Eloise Montpetit were present for this series of Workshops on Sec. 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. Consultants from Oremt Utah of the MESA Corporation pro~ a conference on handicapped concerns Th!ey plainted the seeds, and because they they prayed vided their expertise, and raised and growing, our consciousne~e about handicapps. We learned~ for example, that the and, the prayed for Harvest. federal government and the law now Co:sadaya was pleased tio see h:i.s people happy see people with substance abuse problems as being handicapped and a.nd busy btJt, he longed for the Woman entitled to the same rights and very muclh. services accorded othe~ handicapped He went East to the big _waterhole , but, 1\0 pe~sons. We would like also to take this opportunity to let all · sound caine ·to him. Vet Gosadaya thought he handicapped persons know that GRlTC kn1ew the right direction, and, he went away does not discriminate on the basis frj:.im the waterhole. remembe~d what happened before to Spiri~t to bless the planting He did m>t turn back. Cosadaya did 1'1ot again come to his village. Dot'}S. he :~till look for the Woman? Yet beoa1Jse he returned befor1!l, he has hi:s nai:ne; Wh1>-Goes~Forth-And Returns, Gosadaya. So do ali~o we remember him, and, the Woman who came to him from the Grandfathers. of any handicap, and we'll do our best to service you. If you cannot come ta us~ our Outreach Department will visit you. Please phone us at 774-8331. li&aring impaired persona may visit our office, and we'll do our best to facilitate communication. E 1 o i s e Mont p e' t i t -The PESHAWBESTOWN .....~----- Officers and Directors of Whcm corn ls planted and ls growing we some- Leelanau Indians, Incorporated times caJt.1 it Gosad~ya.. For the corn goes, cordially invite you to attend an and, returns. .1!11 .!Q.Q.h, ..LENDING LIBRARY Are you in need of · & tool to help you repair your hom~? The Tool Lending Library is now in o~eratian and lend- ing tools to target area residents. If you live . outside the geneial target areas but within the city limits, there is a two dollar annual member3hip fee. This fee cah be waived for those who cartnot afford it. For more d~tails, call GRITC 774-8331. 'V.t· ' , ~ Open House in celebration of the new Community Center Facility Saturday afternoon, Hay 17th, from 3:00 to 6:00 • 6:00 to 7:00 - Cocktail hour 7:00 to 8:30 - Potlutk Dinner (Bring Large dish to pass) 9: 00 to l: 1)0 - Dan.c.e 10: 30 - Ra.ff le . An.yone interested in helping at the Open Hause please contact: Lou Scott 386-5284 Mabel: May 386-5284 •, Easttown F~it - May 17, 1980 John Ball Fair - May 17, 1980 ~ For more details - call above Assoc ia t io't'i s. • '"\ ~'----- ' CZs �.'l BIRTHDAYS LATE ADDITION NEW~ · FLASHES!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: Mar cia Wesaw ·,~·i.an Leaureaux i'\1;?n Warren Rit a Wemigwans Bill Shananaquet Alic ia Anewishki Donna Sinke Moni ca Raphael Bt eve Collins Lin da Floyd Kevin Hill Ton y Warren Joe Ann Peterson Augustine Keogima Jr. Leo Anewishki Pl,oe be Hall Rar bara Traver ftene e Hanson Mari a Techel . Pr~rc y St. Clair Dor a Morgan Karen Petoskey Roger Martell Cha rles Genereaux Hele n 'Raphael Sonn y Raphael Adeli ne Warren James Wemigwans 'PR.ul Hart Gus Day Shi rley Lark Eli zabeth Sprague Eliz abeth McBride Da·vi d Pierce Char les Anderson Liz Wesaw Steve Medawis Kitt Pigeon Chris Shomin Sharon Kennedy Melva Danielson Toni Leaureaux Tom Wemigwans Ronald Fox, Jr. Richa rd Hiatt * * Buffy Wheeler is doing well after a week of being sick with having her teeth cleaned and (1) tooth pulled. May .1 M.ay 2 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 5 May·6 May 6 May 6 May 6 May 6 Clyde Trudeau is the proud GrandFather of six (6) kitte~s born April 9, 1980 Mother & Kittens are 4oing fine. LEXINGTON SCHOOL Vacation time is here once again and Lexington School schedule will be as follows: St•rting June 13~ 1980 to Aug. 8,80 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. May "7 May 7 May 7 fu:?._}!:yenin~ ••c.!.asses. May 8 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May · PART-TIME STAFF FOR: .Independent Study G.E.D. Reading and Math Government 9 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 24 Have a Nice Summer!! Sue Maturkanich We would like to thank for their articles: .S hirley McDonald Eloise Montpetit Jean Warren Sue Maturkanich Ross Morgan for helping us put together - this issue of r 1 Turtle Talk" on such very aho~t notice. We are new at thie, and would appriciate your cooperation. by submitting your · news to us by the 15th of Each Month~ - May 2-4· May 25 May 26 - ~rices have gone up on everything as We are sure everyone is aware of, arid any Donat ions for "Tur t l .e Talk" costs will be greatly appreciated. '' May· 28 May . 30 May 7 Any news of interest we may have missed for April or May> we hope to pick'•up ·by June. Thanks for .·e:,v·eryone' s cooperation! We would like to take this o«p ort-unity to wish everyone that h< ·i a Birthday in April a Very ~ PY Belated Birthday. 6 �CETA II-B MOTHERS DAY IS MAY 11, 1980 We have come _halfway through . our program funding yeai a1ready. We have plenty of slot~ to fill ib the next fiYe and one/half (5~) months. Unfortunately, due to the downturn in the Econ~my~ our job placement · has fallen behind. Most of our worksites are at Public Schools on the Westside and Northeast side. If ·you live in Kent County and think you may be eligible for CETA training come . in. and fill out an application. Roger Spr.a gue Mothers are Very Special People. Even though thia ~ •pe~ial : one _ d~y, 11 is set aside for them, We all should remember th~t EVERYDAY is Mothers·nayt M~y --- - - --- ANN ARBOR POW-WOW At the Anne Arbor Pow-Wow held April 12 and 13, Darlene~Chippewa from Suttons Bay won 1st prize, and Monica Raphael from Grand Rapids wori 2nd prize. Congradulationst - .. - - - .- - - (Note: Also "Thanks" to Roger. for this arti~le on such $hort notice!) . -· ON THE STRANGE SIDE: Lets support our Senior Luncheons every Monday and Wednesday, held at Lexington School 12:00 to 1:30. Only $2.00 for non-Seniors and for those of you who are on diets - they even have ~ "diet special" for oniy $1.50! . Muckman Mark Cloud·" - a J~Dako ta Indian" - danced up a s tor·m.. at the Ann Arbor Pow-Wow! 11 Greg Bailey was missing for 2 daysWhere Wa.s He??? (He!!!.,!? He. was apartment hunting!) At the last minute, Bob Johnson Did The Westside Businessmen's Association remember to buy his Wife a Birthday Cake. (With a little help to remind recently held .a contest . to choose a him.) name for the area ~ Vally Street to~ the Ri~er, Sixth Street to Fulton Shirley & "Cat'* Lark are going to Street. GRITC is approximately right learn the •tchow, chow, ch own dance in the middle of this area. so they can be on T.V. The name "STOCKBRIDGE" was choosen from various other names submitted, Roge~ Sprague has decided to tak~ and it has a very catchy ring to it. "mean" pills daily, since the Outreach Women are always getting the best of him. (He's lost so much SENIOR FAIR TO BE MAY 8,9,and 10 AT wight and all his strength is gone!) 'E1iSTBR00I{ MA'.Lt. · The Coalition o~ Agi~g has chosen the tbeme,"Enjoying the Eighties" for the Senior Citizen Fair it is sponsoring. at Eastbrook Mall from lla.m. to 8p.m. during May 8 through 10. There are programs and activities to both i-nform and entertain~ the FAIR promises to live up to its theme. SENIOR POWER DAY MAY 14, 1980 Kent County Se~ior Citizens and Ad~ocates for the Elderly will be traveling to Lansing. If anyone is interested in going, please contact GRITC and ask - for the Outreach Dept. Number is 774-8331. ,· 7 THAT'S IT, FOLKS!! f • �MAY /9tfO SvN wePAre.sP.itY1 f //ltS.IJ,4. Y /\NJNPAV 1'1J'o r1-1v~SP-'Y Mt. Pleasant Indian Sch. Alumi Reun;icti Peshawbesto"1 I ! • Arts & Craft 3:30 to 5:30 Lexington 3-Fires Meeting /L 1senior Lunches - r 7:30 - Lexin ton Senior Lunche ~ 9T" Lex. Sch. 12:00 .:,) ' Senior Lunches 1llj ' Lansing ... Arts & CraftyLJ,,. Lex • 3: 30 5 :}tJf 13 Lex. Sch. 12 :OQf-" Arts & Crafts 3:30 5:30 Lex. Recognition Dinner 8:00 p.m •. Central Reformed Church. NATIVE AMERICAN Awareness Day ~,,J Senior Lunch~b/ J(A Lexinton Summer School begins I - - : . l .. . GRITC Bowli~g I _, Tournament Lincoln Lan<Js 1 q :00 a.m. /I /o John Ba ll Park Festival . room - Senior Power Day '\' II I 91 Coit Sch. (Lunch) 'ri i~ 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. :3 ~ Parent C';;mmittee '!Graduation Dinner Meeting 11:30 ,Lex. gym - 6:30 Potluck Lucheon 12 - 1 Lexington . Cl) Spring Festival Ottawa Hills High School· Lex. Seq. 12:" Graduation a>; ftl-T Fil/PAY lb 5pm I? /61 Graduation Ceremonies Civic Auditorium 8:00 p.m. JJ Lex. Sch. 12 ifl. :2..3 ,1_~ I Arts ~ & Crafts 3:30 to 5:30 . ~21 ;;;~:;~n~i ' dL__ rn,_!f? ;:» oi :~;_:-. . . ..#Ir J1"' '/ - F . JI �-.·_IF- ~ ... ..-- ,..,..,.-"' ....-........... ---- -- ~·--- -- --- -- - . J_=°!!'!!!:!!!:!::}~T_:!~!~=>~· ~- T~v Jlfid~. N.W . 4Sf•04 . . . Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. 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Although we,- as Indian people, are the most oppres~ sed minority in this country, we will not stand by and let the country of Iran use the minority issue as a weapon against this country of ours·• said Caled Shields, a tribal councilman for the Assinlboine Sioux tribes of' Montana. 1'We ARE calling for Native American volunteers to travel to Iran to of'f'er themselves as hostages in exchange for the remaining Americans at the Embassy in Tehran", he said. 11 TUR-TLE TALK *********** TEtf>ORARY EDITORS: LORETTA ANO GERI ******~***************** Thanks to so many who helped us put our paper together. · I Shields said their plan would ofter 50 Indian men and 50 Indian women in exchange f'o~ those .many people have called us lettings us know how still held. He said the idea was formulated only much they will miss Virginia (we two miss her). Tuesday night, and about a half dozen Indians associated with the Indian Organization had agreed to take part immediately. May was a ::;~ry •busy month for . everyone - Lexington had a very good turn out for their gr~d­ uation. There were a lot of happy people•grad- Shields.said the National Congress off.lee would uating. · screen applications of Indians who wished to take part to make the group representative or the entire Indian population. · CRITC Annual Membership was at the end of the month. The tribal councilman said the State Department had been informed of the plan and· had. not voiced In June it was voting time for CRITC. Many any objection. He added that he did no~ know didn't forget to register and vote for the person of their choice - there was 4 seats open. to what extent the government would assist in the effort. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ~ * * * * * * * Shields insisted the idea was serious and not Our sympathies goes out to PAULA HART onrthe merely symbolic. He did not sayt however, why passing of her son. We know there are no words the Militant Iranians holding the hostages would to take away the hurt. · be willing to accept Indian replacements. 0ontk.:8!id~Ollj;yiinee{,.irl.llhbe r~a ;)j!Jbpet;;;-Ji~r; •. -;SO_·.·. CYNTHIA FLOYD is in the hospital. recovery is very swift. Hope her ''We're hoping that by American Indian volunteering to go to Iran in exchange that this will clearly address the race issue, 11 he said. MELANIE AND LARRY ~ congratulations on the birth of their son who was born May lt1t 1Y80 at Si23, OTHE;R organizations represented at the news con ~ he weighed 8lbs .!8oz. f'erenee included the National Tribal Chairman rs Association .and North American Indian Woments We hear he 15 a cute little thing-looks like Association. his grandma. Kenneth E. Black, executive Director of the Tri Congratulatlons to BILL ANO MARY .SHANANAQUET bal Cl:t-J~~n's group, also told the news conon their 5th Wedding Anniversary. ference that ·several Iranian students have _contacted his organization out of a feeling t h,:rt Indians would be more sympathetic to the Iran* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ians position in this country. Some are asking about possible poll tical asylum on Indian reser ·We hope S~irley McDonald is feeling better vations, he said. · and will be soon. back with us. Black said all he could do was refer the studen t s to individual tribes but he said the Indian �"ation ge~erally ·1s. "very patriotic", so . . Hopkin,s High. SChool. m_et Fennville in a Tr.,.ck Aiment likely would be against granting asyiii >:', . Meet at Fer\rwille, and Jennie broke the .. ar, •• ••••• Hopkins High School record "for the High Jump placing 1st with her jump of 4'10". At the same track meet, Jennie won 1st place for the COURTESY Of: "JACKSON CITIZEN PATRlOT",. Thurs., Broad Jump at 14'8", 2nd place in the mile Nov~ber 22, 1979, pg. A-2 WASHINGTON (AP) * * * * * * * * · ·* ~* * * * * ~ * * * *.*·* * NOTICE OF MEETING · run. Chip Martin and Jennie won 2nd place in the 440 Relay. Septem~er 20, 1980, ?t:OO - 12:00 noon registration £':00 pm - Business meeting. 4-rf tenter, tounty Fairgrounds, Petoskey, Mich. ·- Ottc1Wa & Chippewa"s with at least Jennie and Marilyn Church were elected to the National Honor Society on Monday, April 28th. CONGRATULATIONS TO JENNIE, CHIP ANO MARILYM!! All in all, April was a very good month for FENNIE. . i ancestry or. rr.a:-e, · as substanciated ·by 1910 Durant Roil ... · O·.C. CHURCH has enlisted in the Marines, and . lift April 29, 1980. Iud.ld'n-fry bread and - ~oups will be available any.:. · Diego, California. time. · * * * * * * * * * * * * * •. * * * * * * * * * ~ WESTGATE INDIAN MISSION is m0ving to WEST SIDE COHPt.EX Hay 25, 1'980. . ~ime: 10:00 ~ * ~ ** * * * * *. He is stationed in San ***** * * * * *. * * * May 30,1980-Tacoma Indian News. Hanta Yo mimi~series delayed EXCERPT ••• 12:00 noon every Sunday thereafter. United Indians of All Tribes joined th~ ·~:-->·· ~-­ wes~ opposition movement iri April and ' * * ~ * ~ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • * * sponsored a .press conference May 1, at the Oavbreak Star Center.Panel ·members for the TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: co~ference included: JoAllyn Archanbault, Vine Oeloria, VictOr Douville, Roberta Wilsonr and Dale Running Bear. Each described a difI have been asked to find out how many soldiers are buried in Elbridge Indian Cemetery. The ferent aspectof the book and its irtpact on only thing I . could ~hlnk . of is to have it put in .:Cndian people. · ' . the paper (Turtle Talk) and have people who. know 1JCLA. turned clown an offer b, David Wolper, of anyone to write as- soon as possible . with in- . ~oducor of the mlni.;.serieg,,. _ t o use money formation. The Veterans here in Hart, Mich, would derived from the Hanta Yo mini-series fo:r Uke · to see markers put on_ the graves. Which . · ~ctlng scholarM.p5." ..... · :_ nill be furnished by the Government. Anyor.e can '""N3C said they would go ahead with the sed~.s scw.:i me tt.e infoimation such dS: if' Frar« Fools Cro·,, Pir:e Ridge medicine man, would support it •. He is against it. '· it:aine~ The Northwest group that organized t:he first .-What War, protest at Tacoma Community College is f.lJiJ14 What year born, and Jilli t against Ruth Bebe_ Hill. . · Year they died. ·-inc.National Treaty Council has-stated i t::; .opposition to the book and mini-series. Mt'.''/ address is LUCILLE PECO, R.R. #2 Jackson Rd., Marlon Brando supplied gas money for the H·.r:, Michigan 49420. Sioux people to travel to Lincon, Neb. where· i"'~s. Hill was to speak. When she tHlW * * * * * * '* * * * * * * * *·* * * * * * * * * so many Indl~ns .on .the campus, .she .left. -To date~ nine tribar counoil§ and sevente:!ih Nf,S FROM HOPKINS Indian orqanizatlons _have expressed formal ""°'····oppo~i"tion.to Hanta Yo in any form. t...tring~th~ month of April, JENNIE CHURCH has ac- _.::.:;;...;.:..;,,..;.;____.mc::::::m~==---..:.....---:-----··"1f C'C!"i~lished quite a reeord for.herself. At the NOTICE- c.~.I.T.c. Board of Directors meetin9~ S~ience Fair ·held in Benton Harbor on.April 19, 1or ~ly~ July 8,1980,~~~-7:00 pm at the I Jennie won lst prize, which was the Eastman.Kocouncil ( 756 Bridge N.W. ) •. If you can not d~k Scholarship. Jennie placed 2nd in overall --..J 1 attend, PLEASE call Loretta, 774... 8331. competition. I �·NOTICE Introducing Renee' Lehmoine. Employment Rehabilitation Aide.• C.R.I.l .C. ·· " Board of Directors Meeting. ·- · My name is Renee' lehmOine and I work of July 8,1980. for the Nishnabes' in the Bureau Rehabilitation ( formerly V9c-Rehab ). I expect to be 7:00 pm culturally r~sponsive to the special needs of the . Indian community. .· · · · At the Council (7S6· Bridge) The C.R. Bureau of Rehabilitation office . serves people who have physical -d!Sabilitle's or other health related problems that .might If you can not.~ttend,Please call Loretta. kee~. a person from. getting a job, .getting one . 774-8331. . that is in line with his or .her sk~ll: level, . .· or in hold,ing on a Job. The.se .related health *********n,11u-11*********!E'**H:*****'-****:*~** pr<>bl~ could be. a. lot .of different th.1:-ng's. Beginning July 23, 1980 at 7:00 PM. ;. · Becau~ l t would. be hard to 11 st them a11; I · · . wquld like ·to invite anyone who feels they "Images of Indians" to be.narr~ted . by . have .an employment r~lated problems to cc;mtact Will Sampson ("One flew Over the Cuckoos to me at the Inter. Tribal Council on Wednesday Nest") An examination of the Holly wood trea~nt mornings fr.om 9:00 - 12:00 • . At other times yriu can reach me at 459-9128. of Indians. " Images of Indians _is a Inter Tribal Coun.c il . has set up a. production of KCTS Seattle, co-produced relationshipwlth the Bureau of Rehab. office, by United Indians.of All Tribes. It will where I am employed, to better reach and aid . appear here in five 30min Programs, at'. the Native American People. . 7:00 PM on Wednesdays. , We can ~o a..lot of different thing•.s· to·. · *******"·************** 1111 u 1111 H************* g~ther to help . you get .the jobs you want. These . . . ·s~rvice's Include: financial· support for any FOR SALE kind ·of training programs, tools ·for work or training, work ·clothing, hearing aids, help Peacock wood stove and fireplace combo in finding a goodjob, and many· more. with _61n pipes Can I help you ? Can we work· together · 1-Zft galvanized insulated . to get you ·bet'b;r ._ jobs faster? I don't .know. l-3ft insulated I , would like. to tJ?y. ~ . If you .,choose to, we can ,J.-3ft galvanized stainlesssteel explore what you want to .do, what ·needs·to be Also4 floor bricks 2ftinsuated x 3f.t done ":o he.1 p you get there, and when will · 2 asbestos boards )ft x 4ft these things get done. . · spark arrester·mesh_screen Are you interested ? Please call me at original cost $800.00 for sale at $535,00 459-9128 or. see me Wednesday at the G.R.I.T.C .. . . . Refigerator 4ft 6in x 2ft . 6i~ good condition freezes ice· cream for $100.00 ~ ·Second Annual Homecoming ·of the .Three Fires pow-wow. Ju1Y12 &: 13,i§ao. . . -Dual Trace 3DMHZ, 8'1( . oscilloscope, excellent conditlon, .for$600.00 . Place: AH:--NAB-AWEN PARK, -Front &Pearl Street. ·Call 531-0346 Grand .Rapids, Michigan. ********************II ll 1111lltffilItIi1111 II JtM******** .. ' ****************************ll H11 ll II KII II********* . . .The public ·is invited to join the Indiar, .. people for the 5th Annual Michigan Indian Arts. · August 8,9,lOth at .the Tribal center, 7070 £ •. Broadway, Ht.Pleasant, Mich. Donations are- 2.00 ~dults. 1.00 students (12 yrs • . & unden). 1.00 Senior· Citizens (60 & older). Modern Campgrounds are availab1~. Phone (517}. 773-281+7 for rates and reservations. · For Adr.litlonal Information . call: Margaret SoMOock - (517) .772-5700 or i73-3743. Sponsored by: The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe and Friends. j �7 Shirts' Dave Shananag_uet by 3 original designs, hand silk-screened.with permanent .black ink on pre-washed, all white, 100% cotton T-shirts... Deliveries arranged or by mail. . (.50 charge). Address: 2130 Newark, Lansing, Mi. 48910. Sizes XL, L, M, S, 12, 10 & 6. $6.00 Others available by request, long $7.00. Phone orders: 517-882-6305. . . / . ORDERS: NOTE: DESIGN/ NO. I SIZE I NAME I ADDRE:SS I DBLIVERY/ SHIRT DESIGNS ARE ON DISPLAY AT GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL OOUNCIL. •. $ �. ~. ~···~,_;- Outreach News for the Month of July . The Director of Outreach - Shirley McDonald, recently bad a stay in the · . ...... . , . · hospital. ·' She · is now at home. The staff · and I wish her a quick arid restful recovery. ~· ~ -· ~· ·~. : UP COMING EVENTS:,, Homeinakers Club wili conduct their last meeting for the s1.1111Der on June 25, 80 .. The meetings will res~ in .the f~li ~gain. Senior Citizens will continue to offer deiicious and nutritiOu.s 111eals on Monday and Wednesday.at 12:00 noon. Where else in town can a person get a terrif:lc bargt'in like the Seniors offer: . 0 - 12 years $1.00 13- 49 years 2.00 50 and up Np Charge BonVoyage and Beat wishes to Eloise Montpetit. On July 17, 1980, Eloise .. will be lea~ng for ·san Francisco, California to take up residency. She will be endi.~g four (4) years of enthusi~tic and .dedicated work amC>ng this .I ndian Community. Eloise, you. Will be mis~ed by many. ~treach will be losing a good Co10rker/friend, and I will be losing one of .my best friends. Good Luck to you, Eloise! 0 Everyone have a nice and safe 4th of July holid~y. Dawn Anderson • �Second Annual HOMECOMING OF THE THREE FIRES July 12 & 13, 1980 AH-NAB-AWEN PARK, Front & Pearl Streets Grand Rapids, Michigan (see map) HONORING MICHIGAN'S INDIAN TRIBES ALL NATIVE AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE PROVtDED: Free camping. Free meals. Police protection in the camping area. Free parking, water, toilets (sorry, no electricity.) TRADERS' ROW - Fee $25.00 Traders' areas on a 'first come, first choice' basis. Furnish own tables, chairs and electricity. Food inspection and licensing will be done on location. NATIVE AMERICAN TRADERS ONLY. AUTHENTIC INDIAN GOODS ONLY. FEATURED EVENTS: Powwow - no entry fee Inter-tribal dancing Bradley Settlement Drum - John Bush, Head Singer Master of Ceremonies - Eddie Benton Benai OPEN DRUM Ceremonial dances WOODLAND INDIAN VILLAGE Authentically bui1t wigwams, pottery, tools, etc. This year s theme: "Barter Day" Under the arbors: Indian demonstrators of arts and cfafts 1 MUSEUM OF LIFE AND CULTURE OF GREAT LAKES INDIAN PEOPLE Indian family heirlooms, private collections especially desired. Displays protected and under cover during the day. All items will be locked up during the night. Professional security guards for display area. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Simon J. Francis Jr. 457 Briarwood Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 Phone: 616/459-6820 (eves.) 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IV'Hc (i~Tfli'HVC - - s > MAP ~ DowNTowN , N TP.ol'\ Soul.. To IHl-IVAB-AWOJ OF Gic"T off QaAr:AD l~~~tE 0 0 "' c ~ _, § 0 aJ /..tr;;.i'", r 131 <'f\.N'v.v~-.A/'V'V\.."'~VVU'...A...'"-A.._A..1\.-"'--"-...A_A-"' s E' l"IT -P£ARI... Sfll.EEI 'EXI\ 1\1\bol, 1'.,\~MT, Gio 1.-:0Loc.K To 1=1to~T SIME\ (S••E) Pr:i e~ �,, t/~,Ci .l }ti rveSbA-Y WtbNl!JPAY 11111/iS I> I} Y . I Senior's J_ ;i I /'I xO SUN MONPAY ..... - ' 13 3 Fires Homecoming Senior's Lunch Lexington 7 3 '-7 7:00 PM 756 Bridge 7 /0 .S enior's Lunch Lexington l'f .. Senior's Lunch Lexington .. I/ .. ' · ' ·; ;, IS- Senior's Lunch Lexington 3 Fire/:J.. Homecoming AH-NAB-AWEN . Park 17 13 19 ~ !l.'1 - • - '-0 ' 8 ~ 't( lfoliday) . CRITC BO Mtg. o r.. .fA r FRI/JAY Lunch .Lexington . ,~r;; :LI ·~ Senior's Lunch Lexington ;t3 J_!f Senior's · Lu~chlexing~on ' :t-3 ; Senior's lunch Lexington. ' '-'t'. • 30 Senior's . . Lunch Lexington 31 II �·, - ~ NON "'°"' OIO. 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TURTLETALK - Atlgust 1980 . t£MBER •••••.••••••••••••••••• ,,·. • • • IGRANO RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL ' PAUL JACK~ ME:tillEll ............ : • :••• • • • • • • • • • • • GEORGE MARTlttt:MSER •••••••••••••••••••••••••• BARBARA ARZOLA . . EXECUTIVE OIRECT9R ••.••••••••••• :J .. Wagner Wheeler ftEMBER ••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ ••••• ~ JO~tl HART .. Congratulations to those re-elected to the board ASSI STANT DIRECTOR~ ••• ~ ••• Joseph "Buddy":. ·R1o:tpbael and also to newly elected member John ~art. PRESIDENT ••••• ·~ • ; •••••••••••••• ~ -• • • • Pat Rawlings May the Great Spirit watcb and guide you and your family. VICE PRESIDENT ...................... Slmon Francis **************** TURTLE TALK STAFF AUGUST BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to: '· Grdnd.Rapidstltlter-Tribal Council Staff Barb Bush (Raphael) Char Lewis Toni A. Foster Cheryl Fox :'.f.HIS·'-MONTH 'S ARTISTS Jim Foster Donna Marie .Colter (Dunlop) **************** Jeanette $t. Clair And a ·special Thanks to the following people who Rachel L. Thomas · helped with the assembling, labeling and stapDawn Loonsfoot . ling of last !lion th' s issue: · Dorothy IUogima Billy Petoskey -Dora Har-ris Charlotte Bush Fran Bos .Joe Ferrere :->ercy St~ Clair Rick. Irey -Mary Roberts i·lf.E .. GWETCH t Inese ·Bennett (Liepins) Tootsie Petoskey Yvonne Harris **''.·MII ll*lt******** Clenda Petoskey BOO-SHOO I Roxy Day Robbie Wonegeshik · fhe next couple issues .o f TURTLE TALK will pro ... Margaret Neyome bably be pretty short editions and we hope to John fox be back in full swing soc:l, so we hope you'll Elaine Mashka bear with us until then. Charlene John Sandy lewis fo June of 1980 the: GRITC held its Annual EleeMaudeline Mcl>onald tion. The results of the Board Member Electi~ns Kareen lewis arc as followings: And a belated happy birthday to Jeanette St. rtair oversights: Pat Rawlings Mary Ct::...:rch JULY BIRTHDAYS August I August 1 August August August !\ugust August 1 :\ugust 2 4 5 6 7 August August August August August August August 8 10 12 15 16 17 19 18 - August 18 ~gust August 21 August 22 ~gust 22 August 24 August 26 August 2.1 August 28 August 28 Au~ust 29 August ~ast 29 mcinths · :John t!art The new board memht:r! and positions are as foll<:mt;! . . . PRESIDENT ....... .. .... . ..... .- •••••• Pat Rawlings VICE PRESi i)[NT. ~ ••••••• ~. • • • •.• • • .. • Simon f rancis TREASURER •••••••••••••••••••• Jeanette 5t. Clair Kathy Stinger S~CRETAHY ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 Happy birthday to: Allen John Barbara Anderson Celia Oswabine i · Hark Bowen Brenda Labonte Peggy Raphael July · 5 July July July July '6 July . 6 �Davis e Pelletier ~ry Shananaquet .ietty Anderson Kim Cash Cindy Drake Charlotte .Sheahara Gl en Petoskey Steve Medacco Debbie Raphael Steve Parsons Andrea Yount Matt 81Umke Shirley Rodreguez Kerry Jo Hillman Melody Wilson Petrina Hillman Jtitilly . I Ruth Towers Bernard Brown Bob Johnson Buddy Medawis helen .· 'Kiogima · Robert Marks Cloris Lovette Anna Marie Medawis .· Rob:yn· Mashka Rosemary Taylor Eagle. Middlet<?n 6 working .tn our Outreach Department, taking care 9 pointments, .and generally helping to assist area Indians in many types of social services • .7 of the .files .and ,records, transportation ap- July July July July July July July July July July July July July 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 16 16 17 17 July July July July July July July July July July July July July 17 18 19 20 22 22 23 24 24 26 27 28 20 Eloise's.many talants will be missed by ·all of us . and our only hope now is that while $he's .l living in California she don't burn very easily . Good luck Eloise and may the Great Spirit· be with you and guide you always. Take Care. **************** July i5 A LETTER FROM .AN INDIAN MOTtER TO NON-INDIAN **************** y~O A SPEC!AL .MEE·CWETCH to those people (and you know who you are). wtio helped, make the 3 Fires Homecomdmg PoWW9W.. a success. · The . powwow was · held on the weekend of July 13th · and 14th. To Ed~ie Benton Banal, his family, and the Red Schoolhouse Orum, .mee::.gwetch for traveling many miles ~ to be with us. · **************** .SlAFF MEMBt:H JOURNEYS ON ••• The CRITC staff would like to take this opport unity to 5ay good-bye to ELOISE MONTPETIT and t o thank hur for her contribution in making t he OUtreach Department very up-to-date. Eloise· f'\as moved on to Berkelpy, California, which. ls very near to San Francisco. Eloise 's primary responsibility while employed by the GRITC for .the :past 4 years has .been 2 T~ACftils Editor's note: The following letter was written by an Indian mother to a Non-Indian teacher .of Indian children. It isa sensitive and eloquent statement we feel sure will be of interest to our readers. The letter was first printed .in the Powell River News of British Columbia, Canada. · Oear Teacher: Before you take charge of the classroom that contains my child, please ask yourself why you are going to teach Indian children. What are your expectations - what r~ards do you anticipate - what ego-needs will .our children have to meet? · · Write down and examine all' the tnformation and opinions you .posses$ about Indians • . What are the stereotyf>es and interested assumptions that you br!ng with. you .into the classro~? How many negative attitudes towards Indians w.111 you put before my chil_d? · · · What values, class prejudices and moral ~ principle~ do you take for granted· as.· an!vers~l? Please remember that "dlfferent from" is .not the same as "worse than" or "better than", and the yardstick you use to measure your.oWf\ life satisfactori l y may not be appropriate for their · lives. The term 'culturally-deprived' was not invented by well~meaning middle-class whites to describe something they could not understand . Too ma(ly t eachers, :unfortunately, sefflll to see their ·role .. as. fescuer. My child dues not need to be rescued; he does not consider being Indian a misfortune. He has a culture, probably older than .yours; he has meaningful valuc;s ~nd a rich and.varied experimental background. However strange or incomprehensible it may seem ·tQ you, you .have no right to do or say ·a nything that implies to him that it ·is less than satlsfac~ory. �Our ehlldren•s experiences have· ;been different frooi those of the 'typical' · white. middle-class _ child for whom most schoo1-·curricula seem to ;: ;v have been designed. (I suspect that this 'typiQ ,: cal' child' does not exist except in the minds of curriculum writers) •. Nonetheless, my child's experiences have,. been as intense a~d meaningf ul to him as any .child's. like m0st Indian chi ldren his age, he is competent. He can dress himself, prepare .a meal for himself and clean up afterwards, care for a. younger ch.i ld. ~ knows his reseJ;"ves ·like the ~ack of his hand. Will you help my child to learn to read;. o. will you teach him that" he has a read' .~g pr<. blE.~m? Will .you help him develop problem-solvlng skills, or will· you teach him tha~ school is .where you try to guess what answer the teachers . wa~t? Will he .learn that his' sense of his own value and dignity is valid, or will he learn that he must forever to apologetic and try harder because .his isn't whit.e? Can you help him acquire the intellectual skills he needs without at the same time imposing your values on top of those he already ha_s? He is not accustomed to having-to ask permission t o do the ordinary things that are part of normal living. He is seldom forbidden to do any ... thing, more usually the consequences of an action are explained to him, and he.is allowed· to deside .for himself whether or not to act. He has a His entire. existence since he has been old enough to see and hear has been an . expe:dm~ntal learn- ing situation,· arranQ,ed to provide,.him with the opportunity to develop his skills and confidence in his own capacities. Didactic teaching will be an alien experience for him. AO UNIVERSITY Of MICHIGAN STUDENT SERVICE~ ASSOC. He ls not self-conscious in.the way many white children are.. Nobody has ever told him his ef- Counseling and developing cultural programs, p~rticularly for Native Americans; . serylng a.s forts toward independence are cute. He isa consultant to minority student groups.; . liaison young human being energetically doing his job, with Native American community in Michigan. whi ch is to get on with the ·process of learnWork with minority students in resolving firian·· i ng to function as an·adult human being. He cl al aid problems. · will respect you to do likewise to him. He has been taught, by percept, that cour.tesy is Bachelors degree or equivalent combina.tion of an essential part of human conduct and rudeness education and expe~ience necessary. Master' s i s any action that makes .another person feel . degree in Guidance & Counseling desirai?,'le. stupid, or foolish. Oo not mistake ~ hls . patlent Program development and inplementation skills. cour tesy for indifference or.passivity. Knowledge of Native American and Minority cul· He doesn' t speak standard English, but he · is in ture and experience; financial aid program$. no w~y 'Linguistically handicapped'- . If you Liberal benefit package includes five weeks wi l l take .the. time and courtesy to listen and vacation, excellent major medical and dental observe carefully, you will see · that he and assistance .plans, and an outstanding retirethe other Indian children communicate very well, ment program. Respond with resume to: both: among themselves . and with bther Indians~ They; speak functional English, very effectively UNIVERSITY Of MICHIGAN.EMPLOYMENT OFFICE augm~nted by their fluency in the .silent lang .. 2031 11 GR 11 Administrative Services - uage, _the subtle, unspoken oornmunication of fa• Ann · Arbor,_ Mlchigan 48109 cial:expressions, gestures, body movements and the use of ·personal space. A Non-.Discriminatory, Affirmative. Action £mploye1 Yoo will be we11 · advised to remember that our **************** children are skillful i~terpreters of the silent 11---------~~~~~~-------,_J language~ They will know your feelings and at~ t itudesiwlth unerring ·prec.i slons. no matter how careful y you arrange your smile er m0dulate JlfHfff , IS LIFE? -lt is the flash: Cf a. firefly i n your voice. They wUliearn.ln .:yQur classroom, because children learn· involuntarily. What they the night. . It is the Breath of a Buffalo in ~he · Wintertime. It is the Little Shadow which run5 learn will depend on you. aoro~s the grass and loses itself in the Sunset. -, 3 �s Cl,.Y 0 /(//) ~y ·Tv£r'/I. ·- MdNI/J. JI' ' ··· fll-T WIKf>EI- ~ l KOt«;, . ONTARIO POWWOW CONTACT: Ross Manitowabi (705)8593788 ' •::> !SENIOR LUNCH IL .:J r~.2:00 @ lexing...,' ton School POWWOW EVERYONE :INVITED 1! C'osts .· every . MOn • & GR1rc BOARD . . r MEETINC @ CENT&lt 7:30 .. ton School 0 !SENIOR 'L~H I I ' PIOOC . 12:00 @Lexingf:on LAGE &DANCE, Con- School tact Joe John gust 8,9,10 NOON, MI .. ;wwow 'BEGINS MENDEN, 0 cf' MI. POW-/ WOW@F1.mc- tlon .June- . tlon Contao Leonard Pam 553 Albert Rd. Bronson PARENT COMMITTEE 11:30 @ Lincoln Park/lunch in the park Wed •. is '$2.00 Adul and $1.00 Children SO COME ON DOWN!!! CROSS VIL/' 7 ·1SEN100 LUNCH /":' . 12:~0 @ lexinge7 I o'-II/ 'SENIOR LUNCH I ::/ l2:00 @ Lexin~~ If' , 15 PESHAW BESTCWN, Ml School POWWO\\ Contact: Phil! ·I@- '(&'!6)458~~~: ~ .'" 3569 Cl}ippewa ' • (616)271'3644 SHAWBES/ ,., 'SENIOR LUNCH OW'N f>Offi.w/ I9 12: 00 @ Lexln~&f< School 6th also, Mud' y, Ontario owwow Contac I QI 0 ISENIOR LUNCH!. @ Lexfi\gton !School · 12:00 µ BRIMLEd.. ~ MI • , Pff\Vf6W Contact: Ba Mills Powwo "/I Trjbal Off. -1 hip. Band Of •1• (9.JG)248-23lfl (519)264'."'.1528 NIOR LUNCH f. ~ ·2 :00 @ Lexinf£ofi chool · ) - ' jSENIOR LuNc.H- · jlJ · 12:00 @Lexington , .School J-J )-ii 30 �~.i>".fr5~1' !jl"#,n '' I~ ~ ) ~·~·.-.--- . -.-. --·-- . -- - -~ --- ... .. ... -· -: .... ~~-· · - ---......_........ ,~ S1M11Ra/!ift /,,,.,.. Ttit•I Co•11~il . · 756 Br!dge, N.W., Grand Rapids,- Mich. 4950.C ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, Ml 49401 ~ · '-.....;# .. ..j . ., .,. _. ' NOH '~tr ow;, U. 8. ttc>STAGE P f. I D PEIMlt NO. 690 .GIA.HD iv1os, . MICH. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. Includes newsletters, event programs, flyers, posters and other printed materials. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gillis, Edward V. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yount, Loretta (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/097ccc063d1956ed84507687ae307680.pdf 01e584e580b46a55ad65d05bdf71e7b1 PDF Text Text R ARC':t-. I GIWID RAPIDS IITTER-TRIIW. Clll'lCIL TURTLE TALK OCTOBER l~ G Rl- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR •...••••.•.••.•.........••.•.•...••..•............• J .W. Wheel er ASSISTANT DIRECTOR •.•..•...•..•.••..•......•..•.......•.•.•...•..•••. Buddy Raphael BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Rawlings . ........................................................ President Simon Francis ......................................................... Vice President Kathy St 1nger . ................................................ ·.. ·..... Secretary Jeanette St. Clair ................................................... Treasurer Paul Jackson Jr ...................................................... Sgt. at Arms George Ma rt in . ............ ~· •..........................•..........•.• . member Barbara Arzo 1a ..... ............•...........•......................•.• . member John Ha rt . ..•.....•..•.....•.......•.......•.•...................... . member Mary Church . .•...........................•..............•...•....... . member NOTE: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE NOVEMBER BABIES! MAY YOU HAVE MANY MANY MORE. A special thanks goes out to everyone who helped put this month's Turtle Talk together. A big thank you to Duane Raphael and George Snider for their donation of artwork to this month's issue. Also to Jumbo and Duane for helping to do the labeling. It was a tremendous help. ALSO MENTIONED IN THIS ISSUE IS THE THANKSGIVING POTLUCK TO BE HELO ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 AT LEXINGTON SCHOOL. THE POTLUCK WILL BE AT 12:00 NOON IN THE GYM. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. PLEASE BRING YOUR FAVORITE DISH TO PASS ANO YOUR FRIENDLY FACES. IT WILL BE ALOT OF FUN. Anyone wishing to have special poems, articles, personals, etc. printed in the Turtle Talk, please call Loretta at 774-8331 or Rae at 456-3744. We will be happy to get your items printed. �CONDENSED MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING HELD OCTOBER 7, 1980. ON FILE AT 45 LEXINGTON N.W. . ORIGINAL MINUTES Board Members Present: President Pat Rawlings, Simon Francis, Jeanette S~. Clair, Kathy Stinger, John Hart, Mary Church, & George Martin. Absent: Paul Jackson Jr., and Barbara Arzola Staff Present: Wag Wheeler, Buddy Raphael, Bob Johnson, Shirley McDonald, Greg Bailey, Wally Hall, Geri Conway, Shirley Lark &Loretta Yount. President Pat Rawlings called the meeting to order at 7:41 p.m. Jeanette St. Clair moved to accept the minutes of September 9, 1980. Seconded by John Hart. Unanimously approved. I '• Wag Wheeler, Executive Director, explained the Council was funded for CSA, but needed a signature on the "Statement of CSA Grant". We also need approval on Area Agency on Aging contract. Wag explained and distributed the material to ·the Board on the ·revised budget for CSA. George Martin moved to sign the "Statement of CSA Grant". Seconded by Mary Church. Unanimously approved. Kathy Stinger moved to accept the Area Agencies on Aging Contract .. . Seconded by John Hart. Unanimously approved. 1 .. G~orge Martin explained the Indian Commission . was very concerned with the certification of Indians going to college. There. should be a policy. adopted as t6 a certafn amount of blood quantum. Some schools use 1/4 and others use 1/2 blood quantum. They wou1d like to present a policy of 1/4 blood quantum for certification. George Martin wanted to request permission from the Board to use the g.YJll in ,, February for an ' In~ian Cof!llllissioner's meeting. Katny Stinger moved to have a ·comm·issions meeting here at Lexington School gym in February. Seconded by John Hart. Unanimously. Th~ next Board meeting will be November 4, 1980, at 7:30 p.m . . in the CETA Office. John Hart moved to adjourn. Seconded Jeanette St. Clair. Adjourned 11:02 p.m. .) �Part C Report for October 1980. Currently in Adult Education one individual has completed the credits for high school diploma and one individual has completed the G.E.D. test. Two other individuals have successfully completed sections of the G.E.O. test, currently twenty (20) Indian adults are actively working toward their G.E.D. or high school diploma. This is far below past years. Recently a reorganization plan has been developed in order to increase attendance by Indian adults. This will involve a reorganization of the community education staff so that certain staff members are assigned to work specifically with the Indian adults. Outreach Report for October 1980. Report prepared by Shirley McDonald. I don't have much to report at this time other than our Senior lunch program on Mondays and Tuesdays and it is really growing. We serve on the average of (20) elders each time. last year around this time we had on the average of 8 to 12 people. The Seniors participated in the Lexington Fall Festival selling baked goods and raffle tickets for home made quilt. This money goes towards keeping their program going. Right now we are trying to save for a second hand T.V. so they will have one to watch while the dinner is being prepared. I 1 m really happy for the way our Senior program is growing. Hopefully, we can plan lunch for more than 2 days a week in the near future. We are having our annual Ghost Supper for Native American community on Oct. 30, 1980. We are hoping for a good turn out. CETA Program Report. The CETA III Program this year will consist of a Public Service Program, PSE, Work Experience, and Classroom training. The PSE component will continue to fund the Outreach staff positions (5) and two office personnel positions. The Work Experience program is designed to provide the Indian community with manpower to assist in weatherization, painting, minor repairs, and hauling of trash. The program will be coordinated through the Outreach Dept. No funds are available for materials. Persons interested in getting help should fill out a Work Request form which is available at the GRITC office. The classroom training will provide an opportunHy for Indian students to classes at Lexington Community Ed. and work toward obtaining their G.E.D. high school equivalency. The participants will be paid an allowance, for 20 hours per week. Hopefully this will lead to the participants becoming employable. attend or up to more The CETA II B program wi11 provide an opportunity for participants to work on a worksite for 32 hours per week, and attend classes for 8 hours per week. The GRITC has been wol'"king on deve1oping additional worksite.s and so far we have gotten three more. Part of the classroom training portion incliJdes a career development class which is designed to teach participants skills in job seeking, such as; how to prepare for an interview, resume writing, and planning for a career. �Indian Child Welfare Sept. &Oct. Report We have written letters to various agencies in Grand Rapids to establish contact and to schedule meetings to explain our program and how we can be of assistance to them. We feel that after explaining our program, we will be receiving far more contacts and referrals than the first two (2) months of the program. We have eight (8) contacts regarding children. I attended a workshop in Mt. Pleasant on October 9, which was very helpful to me in understanding the roles of the Tribal Courts, Probate Courts, D.S.S. Protective Services in implementing the Indian Child Welfare Act. PERSONALS Cathy Raphael was recently in a car accident. doing fine. We all are very thankful she is Rita Blumke is going in for surgery next week in Pittsburgh. There will be a benefit dance for her held on November 15, 6:00 p.m. in Dowagiac, MI. We all wish her well. Levi Keiogima won the beautiful quilt from the raffle at the Ghost Supper. Congrats Levi! And thank you to the Seniors for donating it. Wag Wheeler donated a pair of hair ties for the door prize at the Ghost Supper. The lucky winner was Carl Wesaw. Our Senior Citizens are in need of a couch, an easy chair and a television. If you would like to donate any of these items, please call Shirely at 774-8331. A big thank you to Ruthie Crampton for helping with the Turtle Talk this month. Happy Birthday to Laura Burfield! Her birthday was November 5, 1980. turned 17 yrs. old. Congratulations Laura! She just LEXINGTON CHILDCARE Lexington's Childcare Center is open days and evenings for children up to age 10 years. It is a FREE service for children of Community Education stud.e nts. In the Childcare Center teachers plan daily learning activities to enhance growth physically, mentally, socially and creatively. STUDENT OUTREACH PROGRAM Lexington has a program called Student Outreach Program. It is a program designed to stimulate positive self attitudes, by generating participation in educational programs, employment opportunities, and social involvement. It also provides direction, aid, and alternatives to adult crisis. �PURPOSE ANfJ MISSION OF THE MICHIGAN INDIAN CHILD WELfAl<.t ------ ----~--~--- ~ --- ~<' AGU~C~ -~~ ---~---·--·--··-· --~-------- -----------··-· ---·--- - - - · The purpose and mission of the Indian Child Welfare agency is to prevent the unnecessary and unwarranted removal of Indian children from their natural parents and Indian environment. If at all possible, the Michigan Indian Child Welfare Agency win keep Indian children within the extended family and communities from which they came . To work with Indian families to reconstruct the natural. loving) and caring environment. Where it is not possible to return Indian children to their natural environment, it will utilize the existing Native American foster homes and/or adoptive homes. The MichiQan Indian Child Welfare Agency will actively recruit Indian families for foster and adoptive care. Additionally, the Michigan Indian Child Welfare Agency will wherever possible place only for short term care, with the best interest of the child in mind, and the eventual return to his or her own family. The Michigan Indian Child Welfare Agency is looking for Indian foster pJrents who are capable of offering a stable home, with plenty of love and affection to Indian children who for one reason or another cannot stay in their homes. article taken from GVIA newsletter UN DECLARATION OF TdE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD THE RIGHT •.•• to to to to to to to affection, love and understanding. adequate nutrition and medical care. free education. full opportunity for play and recreation. a name and nationality. special care, if handicapped. be &mong the first to receive relief in times of disaster. to 1 earn to be a useful member of society and to deve1op individuil 1 abilities. to be brought up in a spirit of peace and u"l i versal brotherhood. to enjoy these rights, regardless of race, sex , color . religio1 , national, or social origi~. Submitted by Dru LaBlanc, GVIA newsletter. . .. 41, . _£;f :- . : . . fa=: -- . J I �JUST FOR YOU! THANKSGIVING DAY RECIPES SUNFLOWER BREAD Yield: 1 loaf 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup soft butter 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp. salt 1 TBL. baking powder 1 1/2 cups ground sunflower seeds, shell and meat, or meats only l cup milk 1/2 cup whole or coarsely chopped sunflower meats Beat together honey and butter. Beat in eggs, Comb.foe flour, baking powder and salt and ground seeds. Add to honey/butter mixture alternately with the milk. Fold in whole sunflower meats. Pour into greased loaf pan and bake 1 hour at 325 degrees. Cool on rack. This bread slices better when cool. CURRANT CORNBREAD Toast cornmeal lightly by heating in a heavy skillet unti'l brown and fragrant. Combine toasted cornmeal, wheat flour, dried ground wild currants, bak i ng powder and salt. Add eggs, milk, shortening, and honey or sugar. Beat until smooth. Pour into greased loaf pan and bake at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes. ACORN SOUP 1 lb . stewing bee f 1/ 2 cup finely ground acorn meal salt pepper Place beef in heavy pan and add water to cover. Put lid on pan and simmer beef until it is very tender and is almost falling apart. Remove the beef from the liquid and chop the meat into very fine pieces. Return meat to the liquid in the pot. Stir in the acorn meal. Add salt & pepper to taste. Heat the mixture and serve. DO YOU ENJOY POTLUC KS? There will be a Thanksgiving Day potluck at Lexington School on Wednesday, November 26 at 12:00 noon. Everyone is welcome. Please bring your favorite dish to pass. Hope to see you all there. �KIDNEY DONOR NEEDED Twenty-seven year old Joseph (.Joker)_ Corbi'ne of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superi'or Chippewas: i's, badly- i:n need of a kidney donor, Corbine, a Vietnam war veteran lost both kidneys in a operation last year to save his life after both kidneys began to deteriorate, lost function and began to cause infections. Because of recent complications on the kidney dialysis machine, Corbine has been placed on a priority donor list across the country, but family members feel that due to his Indian ancestry, blood and tissue matches would have a better chance to match with another American Indian. Family tests for matching turned up negative. If in your family or community their is a death, where a kidney could be donated for trans pl ant, the family of Joe Carbine would appreciate greatly if you would contact doctors immediately, first to save the kidney of the deceased and secondly to see if they will match. Persons to contact are as follows: To notify the family call (.715} 634-3494, Ellen Gordon Rt. 2, Hayward, WI - For the Veterans Hospital (MN) call (612) 725-6767, Doctor Korchek - for the MN. Kidney Foundation, call (612) 645-8606 or write for donor cards at 1595 Selby Ave., St. Paul. Kidney Foundations around the country cross-reference for patients, but if you request them to check on Joe Corbines particular case they will. TAKE TIME Take time to think It is the source of power Take time to play It ts the secret of perpetual youth Take time to read It is the fountain of wisdom Take time to pray It is the greatest power on Earth Take time to love and be loved It is a God-given privilege Take time to be friendly It is the road to happiness Take time to laugh It is the music of the soul Take time to give It is too short a day to be selfish Take time to work It is the price of success, Submitted: Dru LaBlanc - �KNOW YOUR LANGUAGE - OJIBWA-OTTAWA 0-zhe-bee-ga ....••••..•....•••••••.••.•....•••.••.•••••.•••.•...••.•• Write 0-zhe-bee-gun •••..•••.•.••.•••••.•••••••••..•••••••••••••.••••••••••• Writing Mi s-quah-wun . .....•••.•...•.•••••••••.••••..••.••••...•••••...•....•• Yo 1k Ke-ne-tu-me-wah .......•..........................•..•................ Your turn Weesh-koo-bun ...........••........•.••..•...••...••..••..••........•. Sweet Shau-guh-naush .•• ~ •.••••••••..••.••..••••••.•.•.•..•••••••••••••••.•. English 0-zhe-mo ...............•..............•..•..•....•.....•.•........... Escape Owh mujje-uh-ya-wish ................................................. Evil One E-noo-daw-ze-wi n . .................................................... Fami 1y or tribe Sa-ge-ze, or goo-tau-je .............................................. Fear Nah-pah-na ................................................ ·........... Fl our 0-ne-tah-wun-daun ......... ...............................•........... Fond of Mee-j im . ..•.•..••....••..••.•..•.•.•.•••....•..•...•..•.•••.•...•.... Food Mah-wuh-des-she-wa ..•.................•............•.................Visit Ne-we-de-ga-ma-gun ....•......•.......•.••............•...............Wife Pe-moo-sa .......•.••......••• , •••..•.•..••..•.•...••.... , .•.•...•••.. Walk 0-nah-koo-ne-ga .........................•...........•.. , ............. Vote Me-ga h-dew- in ..••.•..•..•.••.••.••.......••...•..•..••.....•.....•..• War Muh-na-se .............................................................Want Taken from Nishnawbe News/October 1980 NOVEMBER 28-30: Chicago, Illinois Annual Pow-Wow Chicago Annory, 234 East Chicago Drive, Call Willard LaMere at (312) 275-5871. MOVING? Please call 456-3744 with your new address. We want to get the Turtle Talk to everyone so please let us know your mailing address. Are you in need of clothing? The Outreach staff is happy to help. to visit them at Lexington School. Stop in Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council building fund now totals $57, 450.00. Any and all contributions or donations welcome. If anyone in the conunun1ty has old ice skates they would like to donate to Lexington's Alternative Education Program, please drop them off at Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. Thanks. �-:::j 1: t. ,_£ v. "'?': ;s A ~"'1 - ~ .I I J ~~ '--'-' > 0\- z .- <{ Q !J ·-5 �r \~~\l~ ~ \'" . ~~11 ~ """'"-= - -· ~ . S~and Rapid1 lnt11- Tiillil Couaeil ff . ;__,.._._::MC H ff H * H , 4 N0t010ftr oao. .C-' U. S. POSrAQf 756 Bl'ld!Jll. N.W. ·4 9504 · PA ID 'hMIT NO. ~90 ~·.. ,....O&oUilQ IA"N. MJC:n. - .. Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. 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JOHN HART ~'li\RY CHURCH I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ' I I I I I I MEMBER MEMBER I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I MEMBER HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BIRTHDAYS IN NOYEMBER &DECEMBER. IF YOU WOULD Ll~ YQ!JlR NAME AND BJBTHDAY PRINTED IN THE I URTLE TALK., PLEASE CALL LORETTA AT //LH~55 OR RAE AT 4~.5/i.14 I AGAIN A BIG THANKS TO ALL WI-{) HAVE HELPED TO PULL THE TURTLE TALK TOGETHER. Ir's TEAM WORK THAT Mti.KES THINGS HAPPEN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE POEMS., ARTICLES., ETC~ PRINTED IN THE TURTLE TALK., PLEASE CALL loRETTA AT 774-8331 OR RAE AT 45&-)7f.14. EACH ISSUE WILL BE PRINTED THE FIRST WEEK OF EACH MONTH SO IF YOU HAVE INFORMJ\TION PLEASE GET IT IN BEFORE THAT TIME. �NOVEMBER OUTREACH REPORT SHIRLEY MCDONALD, DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH This year we are not having any special Thanksgiving occasion for the elders because of the Thanksgiving potluck that is being put on by Lexington Community Education. You recall last year they took a trip to Chicago for the pow-wow. We did have an afternood of Bingo, last Monday for the few that stayed after lunch. We have had people from Pullman and Holland come and share dinner with us lately. It shows that people from different areas are really interested in our lunch program. We are still looking for more support from staff and board members ... You see, the money we get for the lunches we sell is turned into food for the next meal. We have also been having bake sales every Friday for this cause. Starting December 1, we will be selling raffle tickets for the Seniors Christmas Party. We will appreciate any kind of donation (food, money, veg., etc.) that will help us out for the community's Christmas. Our work program has been picking up a little bit. Jobs so far have been raking leaves, moving people aDd different little odds and ends. Tuesday, December 2, we will be taking (35) youngsters from 5-12 years on a Christmas shopping trip sponsored by the Grand Rapids Jaycee's. NOVEMBER PART C REPORT MIKE CONNOLLY One more individual completed their GED test and one completed their high school diploma during the past month. This made four completions for the year. Five more individuals are within one test of earning their GED certificate. Indian Adult attendance has increased greatly since the beginning of the classroom training program under CETA III. A monitoring system is currently being developed and should be distributed to the Board by next meeting. The survey being undertaken has been completed. The response by participants was excellent. The data should be available by March. �CONDENSED MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 4, 1980. ON FILE AT 45 LEXINGTON N.W. ORIGINAL MINUTES Board Members Present: Pat Rawlings, Barbara Arzola, Jeanette St. Clair, Mary Church, John Hart, Kathy Stinger, George Martin. Staff Present: J.W. Wheeler, Mike Connolly, Shirley Lark, Geri Conway. Guests: Chuck Scalla Meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by President Pat Rawlings. Mary Church made a motion to accept the October minutes, seconded by Barbara Arzola. Motion carried. Chuck Scalla addressed the Board. Organizing a basketball league for kids 3rd grade thru 10 at the YMCA (downtown). He is recruittng ktds to participate and adults to volunteer as coaches. Registration is November 8, but could register at a later date. Basic fundamentals are taught first, with team assignments scheduled for December. Anyone interested may register at the YMCA or call 451-1141 ext. 234 or 235. Wag gave report on the Bridge St. building status for the National Historic Register. May be impractical due to the fact the building would have to be restored to exact structure and furnishtngs. Needs to be researched further. Very little response from HUD, possibility of city's Community Development Program funds for restoring. Selling is still a possibility. All utilities have been shut-off and pipes drained at the Bridge St. building, but maintenance (winter) is still our responsibility. Building should be utilized. possible to shut off upstairs because of the safety factor, and just use the downstairs offices. Need to check with the Fire Marshall as to whether we could bar the windows and still use the building. Mike Connolly gave a report on Adult Education, CETA III. A little hard to keep track of Indian students because of the whole Adult Education Program at Lexington combining. To date, one has their GED certificate and one has finished high school since September. CETA III has initiated a classroom training program for 17 to 21, with a few 16 year olds. They receive an allowance of $3.10 an hour for up to 20 hours per week. Twenty students are enrolled, with a waiting list of 15. The program planned for 50-75 to enter and finish the program, 40-50 will actually finish. We enrolled some people who have never been enrolled in any of our programs before to get them more involved. Wag gave Greg and Shirley McDonald's reports in their absence. Greg will be in Washington next week to finalize our CETA III grant. Our allotment for the 1980-81 program will be $148,333 - an increase of about $4,500 over the last years' grant. CETA IIB has initiated a 32 hr. work experience and 8 hour classroom program. The 32 hours are mandatory, with the 8 hours voluntary, but paid attendance. Seventy-five people are enrolled in the Career Development class, this combines the CETA III and II-B participants. The Ghost Supper had a hug~ turnout. �condensed minutes cont. Wag reported on the status of the Owl Program. Right now we are planning agreement for two months - October and November, but wil1 be extending into the middle of December. Said we could have $3,000 a month for expenses, but figure we can only spend $4,100 for the ten week period. We have received $1 ,000 advance, with the balance to be paid on a monthly reimbursement basis. Kim Hoag has been hired as a consultant to research various other Substance Abuse programs and resource people around the country. He is doing a fantastic job. We feel that the concept of the substance abuse program should be changed and incorporate both the Christian and traditional views in treating clients. We plan on holding a "Public Hearing" (rap session) in order to get input from the community on the kinds of help, assistance, program everyo~e feels is needed, probably in about three weeks. May invite some Christian and traditional people to have a prayer meeting to start the program off to a good start, thus eliminating any problems that may artse from the eventual direction of the substance abuse program. Geri Reported on the Indian Child Welfare Program I attended a workshop in Mt. Pleasant on October 9, 1980. It was very informative as to the problems that the Tribal Courts, D.S.S. Protective Services, and Probate Courts are having implementing the Indian Child Welfare Act. We have received two responses to our letters to the different agencies in town. Hopefully, we will hear this month from the rest. We have had eight contacts dealing with children the past two months. The next Board of Directors Meeting will be December 2, 1980, at Lexington School. Kathy Stinger made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by John Hart. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:57 p.m. **************************************************************************** PERSONALS We were all very happy to hear Rita Blumke, who recently had major surgery, is doing fine. She's a little tired but is looking forward to a nice Thanksgiving dinner. There was a newspaper article written about Rita in the Grand Rapids Press on Monday, 24, 1980. Please take time to read it. Congratulations to Terri Leureaux who had a new baby boy! His name is Paul! Congratulations also to Toni Genia who recently had a new baby boy! advanced Art students from Lexington School have some of their art displayed at Samarkand Art Gallery , near Gaslight Village in East Grand Rapids. If you get a chance, please stop by to see their beautiful work. ~The �BOOS HOO! Even though the school year is almost half over, the Native American Education Staff in the Grand Rapids Public Schools would like to extend a greeting to everyone. The staff has been busy identifying Indian students in the schools, serving as liaisons between the students, school and home, taking care of referrals for special assistance, tutoring in special cases, giving classroom presentations about Indians, and the list goes on and on. If there is any way in which we can further render services, do give us a call at 456-4226 or do stop and see us at 45 Lexington N.W. Parent Committee Meetings take place regularly on a monthly basis, namely, the second Wednesday of each month at 12:00 noon at Lexington School. If you wish to give any sug~estions or input into the program please feel welcome to attend any or all of the meetings. Remember, the Native American Education Program is a program that is serving your children. On December 17, 1980, at 7:00 p.m. a Public Hearing will take place for the purpose of planning next year's program. Do plan to attend and give your ideas. The program does render services to all the Indian children in the Grand Rapids Public Schools should a need arise, but since the staff is few in number they work in assigned target schools. The following list gives names of the Native American Specialists and their school assignments: 1. 2. 3. 4. Angie Yob - Sibley and Straight Elementary Schools Bev Meadows - Stocking, Coit Elementary Schools &Walbridge Academy Gary Shawa - Westwood Middle and Central High School George Snider - Union High, Harrison Park Junior and Harrison Park Ele. Me-gwetch Jeanette St. Clair Coordinator • �THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW 1. Parent Committee meeting December 10, 1980, 12:00 noon at Lexington School located at 45 Lexington N.W. 2. Title IV A Christmas Party will be December 18, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Lexington School. 3. Indian Drumming &Singing at Lexington School every Monday &Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. 4. There is a Beading class every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Lexington for all K-12 students. Judy Raphael is the instructor. For more information call Pat at 456-4226. 5. If you need to contact a Board member, please call Rae at the Inter-Tribal Council. The number is 774-8331. 6. Homemaker's class at Lexington every Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. 7. Senior's lunch program every Monday &Wednesday at 12:00 noon at Lexington. Lunches are FREE to senior citizens and there is a slight $2.00 charge for all others. Everyone is welcome. 8. Basketball practice is held on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. information call Wally at 774-8331. 9. All students attending classes at Lexington are asked to use the East entrance of the building after 4:00 p.m. For more 10. A Youth Program is soon to begin at Lexington. Activities will be planned for Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Will Kellogg, retired pro football player, will supervise these events. 11. The seniors provide a bake sale each Friday in the morning at Lexington. 12. If you would like information about any of the programs offered at Lexington School, please call Rae at 456-3744. 13. Welcome to a new member of the Inter-Tribal Council staff. been hired to coordinate a substance abuse program. 14. There will be a mini session at Lexington called Personal De-YeJopment. The class will be held January 12-18 & January 19-23. If you attend every class you will earn 2 credits. For more information call Sandy at 456-3717 or Roxy at 456-9382 . Kim Hoag has �,· I fixed my eyes upon the water the reflection stared back at me caught me in a moment of depth that echoed throughout my IDody Shrilling and Whiny Inside I was hollow I couldn't grab hold of it .... only remember The water used to arise in my soul impassion me with tranquility How I loved sitting on that hillside, with you Listening, tentively, to the ecstatic whisper of cool winds breeze about the lake Watch the sun disappear with a hint of red so delicate in the sky It seemed nothing could touch this virtue You filled my soul then But, that was, so long ago .... Kareen Lewis 2/5/80 �SENIOR Is NEWS ENERGY AID FOR SENIORS If you're 60 years of age or older, and you have a problem paying your gas bill write or visit Michigan Consolidated today. You may be eligible for financial aid through the Senior Citizen Energy Assistance Program. Here's how the plan works: When you tell us that you are a senior citizen and you are having bill payment problems, we'll do two things: First, we'll code your account as senior citizen so that, should you fall behind in your bill payments, your gas service will not be shut off in the winter. Second, we'll put you in touch with a Mich·1gan Community Action Agency or an Area Agency on Aging. They will see if you meet the income eligibility requirements for financial assistance. If you qualify, your heating bills could be taken care of until spring. So write or visit a Michigan Consolidated office today. Or visit your local Area Agency of Aging or Michigan Community Action Agency and ask about the Senior Citizen Energy Assistance Program. It's Michigan Consolidated's way of helping senior customers pay gas bills. There are many other programs available from Michigan Consolidated and from federal, state and local agencies to help seniors and all our customers. For a detailed description write for our free booklet: "ENERGY Assistance Programs" Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Energy Assistance Department 200 Monroe Avenue Grand Rapids, MI 49502 article taken from The Golden Years SENIOR LUNCHES There is still a wonderful lunch program at Lexington every Monday & Wednesday for Senior Citizens. The 1unches are FREE to senior citizens are they are delicious. It's a great chance for all of you to get out of the house so please stop by to visit. For more information, call 774-8331 and ask for Shirley. If you are in the building during the week, menus are posted on most bulletin boards. �FOR ALL TO KNOW WHAT IS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? First of all, let's define nonnal blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of the arteries. When the pressure within these blood vessel becomes too high, a person is said to have high blood pressure or hypertension. High blood pressure and hypertension does not necessarily mean you are a "hyper" or tense individual. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? Approximately 23 million people in the U.S. have high blood pressure. about 15% of the white population and 25% of the minority population. It affects WHO GETS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? Anyone can get high blood pressure (even children, although it is not as common as in adults). Those in a high risk group are people who are overweight, have a family history of high blood pressure, are older than 50 years and/or a minority group. HOW WILL I KNOW IF I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? High blood pressure is a "sneaky" disease. Usually, there are no symptoms. (Rarely, people with high blood pressure complain of headaches, nose bleeds, or shortness of breath). Usually the only way you can tell if your blood pressure is high is to have your blood pressure taken. Your doctor, nurse, or other professional can check it for you . WHAT CAUSES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? Although many idfferent diseases may cause high blood pressure, 90% of the time no cause is known. WHY IS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SO DANGEROUS? Simply stated, left untreated, it can knock years off of your li'fe. Life insurance companies have researched the relationship between high blood pressure and life expectancy. Their studies reveal that even mild high blood pressure, untreated, can mean actual years of life lost. If high blood pressure is left uncontrolled, it can damage vital organs namely the heart by causing heart attacks and heart failure. High blood pressure, in affecting the brain, is a leading cause of strokes. WHAT EFFECT DOES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HAVE ON THE KIDNEYS? High blood pressure can cause kidney damage. The type of high blood pressure causing this damage is called "primary" hypertension, and is incurable, but can be controlled. High pressure in the blood vessels of the kidneys causes them to become sclerotic (thickened). As this reduces the blood supply to the kidneys they can no longer function efficiently. Therefore, they become less effective in removing waste products from the body. Salt is retained instead of being properly eliminated, which causes the body to hold fluid. This extra fluid puts a burden on the heart causing it to fail. Which in turn creates a vicious cycle, as the heart then supplies the kidneys with less blood, causing the kidneys further damage. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? Have your blood pressure checked often. Sometimes it takes more than one reading to get the correct count. If your blood pressure is high your doctor will prescribe medication. WHERE CAN I GO TO GET MY BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED? You and your family may get your blood pressure checked FREE at Westside Complex from 9:00-11 :00 a.m. and from 1:00-4:00 p.m. every day. For more information call 774-3957. article from Talking Peace Pipe, Macomb County �/(> WHAT TO DO ABOUT AN ALCOHOLIC IN THE FAMILY HOW THE FAMILY CAN HELP DO'S Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do learn the facts about alcoholism. develop an attitude to match the facts. talk to someone who understands alcoholism. take a personal inventory of yourself. call the Alcoholism Information Center. maintain a healthy home atmosphere. encourage your problem drinker's new interests. take a relapse lightly if there is one. pass your knowledge of alcoholism on to others. DON'T --Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't preach and lecture. have a "holier-than-thou" attitude. use the "If you loved me" appeal. make threats you won't carry out. hide liquor or pour it out. argue with the person when they are drunk. make an issue over treatment. expect an immediate, 100% recovery. be jealous of their method of recovery. try to protect them against alcohol. r ~±: • IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO CALL KIM HOAG AT THE INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL. THE NUMBER IS 774-8331. IF HE CANNOT HELP YOU, HE WILL BE ABLE TO REFER YOU TO THE PROPEr:. AGENCY. newsletter MAAIC ************************************************************************************* ************************************************************************************* JOB ON CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE - Business and Finance. Salary range, C-4, $4.85-$7.18/hr. To perform specialized office duties with responsibility for coordination of and follow-through on specific matters associated with administrative operations. Three years of tratning and/or experience in a comparable area with good secretarial skills required. Inquire at the Grand Valley Personnel Office. ////////////l//////l////////////l///////l//////////////////////////////ll//////////// fa REMINDER - If the people in the community wish to pick up Christmas baskets, please get to the Complexes as early as possible . ... If you would like to volunteer to be a cheerleader for the Grand Rapids Skins team, please call Wally at 774-8331 . Let's help to cheer our team on! .f. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you have any winter boot s you would like to donate to Lexington's Alternative Education Program please call 456-4646 and they will come to your home to pick them up. �LOOK AND READ Long time ago when Buffalo were plenty and Mother Earth was young, Prairie Chicken would dance during mating season showing off his beautiful feathers for the woman he longed for. The Nishnawbe men were watching this great exhibition and thought how nice it would be if they could dance in this manner also, so they made feathered outfits of many colors and learned the dance well. Now the women were starting to become jealous of the men for having such a beautiful dance that they couldn't participate in, so they made their own outfits and learned their own style of the Prairie Chicken dance (fancy dance). Now the men and the women were both happy as they danced proudly with the sound of the drum penetrating through their bodies. The drum, we know is the heartbeat of all nations. The men drummed to honor the women in respect for the gift of life that women have. As time went on and people started to forget, or disregard their heritage, they lost respect for the drum which also showed lack of respect for women, and themselves. Today we are trying to bring back the spirituality of the drum for deep inside we all feel the respect and we are trying to pass this on at Pow Wows and in drum class, I hope we all learn well. Anonymous • .. ---------__...-;; �I J. LEXINGTON CHILDCARE As most of you know, Lexington Community Education offers FREE childcare to all Community Education parents. Each day new activities are provided and the children love it. Some of the mothers would like to thank the Childcare staff for the wonderful job they are doing. If it weren't for the Childcare Program, the students would not be able to attend school. SO THANK YOU TO THE CHILDCARE STAFF. YOU ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED! ****************************************************************************** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Concerning next year's Title IV Part A (Indian Education Act Program), will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 1980, at 7:00 p.m. at Lexington ~chool, which is located at 45 Lexington N.W., Grand Rapids, Mi. The purpose of the hearing is to review the anticipated 1981-82 proposal which will be submitted by the Grand Rapids Public Schools to deal specifically with the special needs of the Native American students of the Grand Rapids Public Schools. The hearing will be open to the public. We hope that all parents of Indian students now attending school in the Grand Rapids school district will attend. The agenda for discussion will be aired at the meeting. FAMILY WEAVING CLASS It is the hope of Lexington Communi'ty Education to offer a Family Weaving class second semester. The class concept will be for families to be able to go to school together . Learning from an elder is a learning experience we all hope to accomplish and this is our way of providing that opportunity to you. If you are interested in taking this class, please call Rae at 456-3744. If there is enough response from the community this class will be offered second se;11ester which will begin February 2, 1980. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Daisy Conzelman made a wonderful contribution to the Grand Valley American Indian Lodge so they are able to have a Christmas Party annually for the Indian children. The next Christmas party will be Saturday, December 20, 1980, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 1025 Three Mile Rd., N.E., Grand Rapids, MI. (Please Use Basement Entrance). Time - 1 :00-4:00 p.m. A special urge to all members to please contact any Indian families and their children to come so this Christmas party for "Daisy" can be the best ever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... . . .. . . .. . . . Anyone wishing to have information for the community printed in the Turtle Talk should call Loretta at 774-8331 or Rae Ann at 456-3744. If you are interested in drawing small graphics or submitting poems please let us know. �CHINIWIDWINA-BIGSTORM The wind howling Great with power .... Almost knocking you down lightning, to break the darkness trying to capture your attention As if mad Rain, pouring down As if trying to wash away all sins .. renew you .. in haste Screaming Thunder You can't help but listen Wondering What he'll say next then it passes With a whisper of silence And a rainbow to guide you .... on a new day. Kareen Lewis 12/ 3/79 �MRS. DOMINIC: "DEFINE AN INDIAN" by Dennis Chase The Northern Michigan Ottawa Association (NMOA) would like the word INDIAN redefined. loose interpretations have made it possible for white men to be recognized as Indian, according to Waunetta Dominic, president of the NMOA. "Take the fishing issue, 11 Mrs. Dominic said. 11 The State of Michigan, the Interior Department, the local clubs - they are dealing with white men not Indians. They are wasting time and money dealing with them. They still have to deal with treaty Indians. If they {government). want to talk treaty they should talk treaty with the Indians not the white men. They (Sault Chippewa Band) say they are exercising treaty rights. But what treaty are they talking about? They are not on the (Durant) roll. 11 The Durant roll was a federal census taken in 1910 to determine the number of Indians in the state who qualified under the terms of the Treaty of 1836. Persons listed on the roll were at least 1/2 Indian blood. 11 The government did not deal with anyone who didn't have 1/2 Indian blood or more, 11 she said, adding that a number of 11 recognized 11 Indians today have less than that . . Mrs. Dominic believes that a 1/2 blood definition would be fair with the stipulation that Indians could extend privleges to others with less than 1/2 blood. 11 If Indian was redefined, the government would save millions of dollars, 11 she said. "Right now they are paying for and allowing privleges to white men. They have really broadened the definition. There are some who claim they are 1/32 or 1/64 Indian. I don't think you can prove you're Indian when you get down that far. 11 "Indians should strive to keep their identy instead of letting the white man take over. 11 Mrs. Dominic said the NMOA is also concerned about 11 discrimination 11 against non-federally recognized tribes. 11 That 1 s another issue we question, 11 she said. 11 And we're going to push that issue, too. 11 Mrs. Dominic said 11 a lot of privleges and rights" are being granted to federally recognized Indians but not to non-federally recognized Indians. As an example, she said she recently won a decision that allowed non-federally recognized Indians to attend an Indian clinic at Kincheloe. However, she said, there is still a battle being waged as to whether non-federally recognized tribes can receive supplemental support if they need to go elsewhere for nedical reasons. Also, non-federally recognized tribes have not been extended the fishing rights that federally recognized tribes have, although Mrs. Dominic said only a handful of members from her association 11 want to commercial fish. 11 11 The majority of our tribe fish mainly for subsistence. 11 At its meeting on Saturday, the NMOA also agreed to get "some of the claim money" - that totals nearly $17 million - banked in Michigan. A member of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is working with the group on that matter. Mrs. Dominic said she has been in contact with officials from Michigan Bank North. 11 We strongly believe that the economy of Michigan is more important than the economy of other state. 11 The NMOA also elected officers Saturday. Those elected includes: Mrs. Dominic, president; Steve Shomin (Detroit), vice-president; Anthony Chinman (Pentwater), interpreter; Ann Smith (Bay Shore), treasurer; Pauline Barber (Williamsburg}, secretary; Don Davenport (Harbor Springs), Gladys laws (Lansing), Joe John (Grand Rapids) and Joe Ginia (Muskegon), counselors. The NMOA will appoint a committee to investigate the Child Welfare Act at a future meeting. �CIVIL SERVICE BOARD CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN Proceedings of the Civil Service Board Committee of the Whole Roll Call - Present: Absent: Mr. Brown, Mr. Jabin, Mr. Jones, Mr. Post, &Mrs. Williams. None The Civil Service Board, sitting as a Committee of the Whole, met on August 5, 1980 for the purpose of considering the matter of minority qualification of American Indians. The Chairperson asked for comments from any interested person present at the meeting. A general discussion ensued during which various persons stated their views on the question being discussed. It was generally agreed that some standard needed to be established in order that a person could be considered as an American Indian for minority classification purposes. The Chief Examiner explained both present and past practices with regard to this matter. It was moved by Mrs. Williams, seconded by Mr. Jones, and carried, that the following criteria be adopted for the purpose of establ isliing American Indian status for Civil Service Board purposes. American Indian Status ,.. That in order to qualify for City of Grand Rapids hiring, American Indians must be one-fourth blood degree, or 2. is a member of a recognized tribe or band of Indians, or 3. the individual establishes Indian status by means of community identification and recognition as a bona fide American Indian through the Inter-Trioal Council or the Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs, or by such other means as may be appropriate. It was noted that presentation of the appropriate certification documents would meet the criteria set forth in Items l and 2, and that the burden of proof would be with the individual in connection with Item 3 of the criteria. article submitted by Joe John �8/29/80 "THE PEOPLE OF IBE GRA\JD" -- a report on a new permanent exhibit at the Gra!1d Rapids ?ublic Museum prepared for Joe John by W. o.. fr~nkforter, Museum Di rector. ..-· . "The People of the Grand," a pennanent exh~bit on prehistoric and historic Indian cultures in the Grand Rapids area .w'ill open at the Grand Rapids Public Museum on November 14. This display, wh\ch has been in preparation for approximately four years, begins with a three-dimensional projection diorama which explains how the glaciers of the Ice Age modified the land, creating the Great Lakes, and producing the landscape into which the first Native Americans entered. There is evidence in the eastern United States that the Late Ice Age elephant, the mastodon, was still living when the first Indians came into the region, at least 11,000 to 12,000 years ago. This introductory exhibit is a full-scale diorama, incorporating a 40 by IS foot mural depicting the valley at Grand Rapids at that time. It shows the Paleo-Ind~ans hunting mastodons and, in the foreground .. the skeleton of a mastodon is shown sinking into a bog. This exhibit is based .on the discovery of a skeleton earlier in this century in a bog near 1-borland in northern Muskegon County. The scattering of the bones and the fact that some pieces were missing suggests that the animal was killed and dismembered by the early hunters. Mastodon remains have been found in gravel pits in Grand Rapids as well. The displays follow .. in chronological order .. illustrating the history of the Native Americans as reconstructed from archeological and historical records. The earl ie~t type of spe.arpoint .. named the "Clovis" point 1 is shown. Several of this type have been found in Michigan .. with at least four reported from Kent County. Following the Pal~-Indian section .. the display treats what archeologists call the "Archaic" period which spanned a period of time between 6, 000 and 3,500 B.C. Great changes were taking place at that time because of a warming trend following the · Ice Age. The mastodons died out and people turned more and more to the small animals and to fishing for food. Changes took place in the type of weapons and tools being made and the first gxound stone items, such as ''bird stones" and gorgets were produced. Next .. the displays show the beginning of horticulture with the introduction of squash and pumpkin.. as well as the first pottery. This occurred in what is called the Early Woodland .. between 1,500 and 500 .B.C. A large mural depicts the next stage .. the Middle Woodland which has been called the "Hopewell" taken from the name of the land owner in Ohio where the first scientific excavation of this culture was reported. This mural shows the Indian Mounds southwest of Grand Rapids at a time 2, 000 years ago when a burial ceremony is about to take place. This site is the largest remaining group of mounds in Michigan and is an extremely important prehistoric mom.unent. Also included is a painting showing a grandfather telling younger men the story of the great Megis (shell) which .. according to Ojibwa .legend, led their ancesters from the northeast coast to the Great Lakes ove~ a period of several generations. The exhibit continues with a large, three-dimensional scene showing an .Indian village at the time of the coming of the first French fur traders. This is a spring time setting with maple sap being gathered and incorporating a wigwam, as well as the trader and Indians bartering over the furs and trade goods. Opposite this diorama there is a small amphitheatre where approximately 30 individuals can be seated to watch slides or films on various subjects. �-2- ._. . 1be fi r. al four exhibit cases treat the Ottawa~ Potawatomi, and Ojibwa tribes in nlation to treaties, clothing styles/ quill work and beadwork, woodworking and general changes in life style that occurred because of the coming of the white man. lbis exhibit ends with another full-scale scene which includes a mural of the river and the Grand Rapids area in 1827 when the Baptist Mission had been built on the west side and Louis Campau was constructing his first fur trading post on the east side. A log cabin has been built to represent the Mission and will be outfitted with appropriate benches, a table, and other furnishings which would have been necessary. 1bis display will provide visitors with a concept of what happened during the prehistoric period in the Grand Rapids area. A second half of 111be People of the Grand" will treat the history of Grand Rapids from 1826 to the year A.O. 2,000. This portion of the display will not be done, ·however, until a master plan ~or the Museum, now being developed, has been completed. Consultant' on this exhibit have included Joe John, Rose Star Chief, Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. John Chisholm, Isaac Pet~rs, Loretta Antoine, Michael Dominic, and Dr. Richard Flanders. The exhibit has been designed, fabricated, and installed by the staff of the Grand Rapids Public Museum. �--· "..... 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yount, Loretta (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/db08513d681b471a0ed3abb42213305f.pdf 9219a8afc2e60ce4493c7139ff70187b PDF Text Text RA RL ~;).. \ GRI GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL TURTLE TALK JANUARY }ggQ1CJ1 \ Executive Director .................................................. J.W. Wheeler Assistant Di rector .................................................. Buddy Raphael BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Rawlings ........................................................ President Simon Francis ....................................................... Vice President Kathy Stinger ....................................................... Secretary Jeanette St. Clair .................................................. Treasurer Mary Church ......................................................... Sgt. at Arms Paul Jackson Jr ..................................................... Member George Martin ....................................................... Member Barbara Arzola ...................................................... Member John Hart ........................................................... Member HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE CHRISTMAS BABIES AND TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY IN JANUARY! If you would like your birthday printed on the calendar, please let us know. A big thanks to all who helped us put the Turtle Talk together last month. It was a big job, but with everyone's help it made it much easier. A special thanks to PPte: P.if and Jim Foster who donated their time on Friday afternoon. They helped make it possible to get the newsletter out on time. Thanks too to Ruth Crampton and Brenda Cantu. They were also a tremendous help! Last month the Thanksgiving potluck at Lexington was a big success. We had four large turkeys and they held out to the very last person. It was nice to see so many new faces. We hope everyone who came enjoyed themselves. Anyone wishing to have items printed in the Turtle Talk should complete the attached form and return it to Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. G.R., MI 49504. If you · have questions please call Loretta at 774-8331 or Rae at 456-3744. �CONDENSED MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING HELD DECEMBER 9, 1980. ON FILE AT 45 LEXINGTON N.W. ORIGINAL MINUTES Board Members Present: Pat Rawlings, Kathy Stinger, Jeanette St. Clair, Mary Church, Paul Jackson, Jr. and George Martin. Absent: Barbara Arzola, Simon Francis and John Hart. Staff Present: J.W. Wheeler, Buddy Raphael, Greg Bailey, Bob Johnson, Mike Connolly, Wally Hall and Geri Conway. The Senior Program is doing very well. They have anywhere from 27-40 people people in for their Senior meals. Shirley McDonald is coordinating this program. If anyone knows of any handicapped peopl~ who would be interested in going on a shopping spree to Steketees, please let us know. Loretta Yount is working en an Affirmative Action Program and should be done in January. The Substance Abuse Program had a o ~ L day meeting with other agencies dealing with the substance program. The meeting consisted of people who are involved with this program and many ideas were shared. Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council will be open December 22, 23, 29 & 30. 24 & 31 we will work half days. December Mike Connolly presented two requests for proposals B & C. Both proposals need to be in by Friday, December 19, 1980. The Council is requesting about the same amount of money for Part C as last year. Wag & Buddy made a trip to Lansing last week to present and discuss the Indian Child Welfare Program. They met with five centers. Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council would like a joint effort in helping one another with the Indian Child Welfare Program. It has been suggested to form a consortium as the other centers want and need the support from the Inter-Tribal Council. A proposal is due in January. George Martin will be sending information on the Indian Commissioners meeting here in Grand Rapids in February. George also explained the problems Native Americans have in getting funding from BIA. George Martin is making a trip to Jackson, Michigan, to visit the inmates and surrounding area. NEXT MEETING: Monday, January 5, 1980, 7:30 p.m. CETA Office. �It is our hope to make the Turtle Talk Newsletter a very interesting and informative paper for our community. With your help we can make it possible. Below is a space for you to write your favorite poem, a cultural or captivating story, an informative news tip which relates to the community, or anything you would like to see in the Turtle Talk. Please make sure you print your article so we make no mistakes when it is being typed. If you don't have an article, but you do have suggestions or comments, this form can also be used. It i s our goal to keep our community as well informed as possible. So your help ~nd suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. For more information, please call Loretta at 774-8331 or Rae at 456-3744. PHONE �WINTERIZATION PROGRAM THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL IS IMPLEMENTING A WORK PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE WORK ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. NO MATERIALS/SUPPLIES WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL. THE WORK PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: l. 2. 3. Weatherization (plastic - weather stripping) Painting Minor Repairs FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL 45 LEXINGTON N.W., GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504. THE NUMBER IS 774-8331. PLEASE ASK FOR THE OUTREACH DEPARTMENT. ************************************************************************** REQUEST FORM WORK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TELEPHONE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- DES CR IP TIO N OF JOB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TIME LIMIT FOR ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF FORTY (40) HOURS. REMEMBER: CALL THE OUTREACH DEPARTMENT AT 774-8331. *************************************************************************** �THE ANNUAL JAYCEE'S SHOPPING TOUR On December 2, 1980, thirty-five of our children were provided with money to purchase gifts for loved ones so they could experience the joy of giving at Christmas. The Grand Rapids Jaycees were the host and the shopping tour was held at Steketees in the Eastbrook Mall. Hot dogs, chips, soft drinks and Mr. & Mrs. Santa were also a welcome treat. A great big thank-you to Edwina Chippewa, Mary Chippewa, Mary Shananaquet, Rosemary Day . Jeanette Pierce, Shirley Raphael, Gary Shawa, Jim Foster, Jumbo Anderson, Ruth Peters and Shirley McDonald who gave of their time to be chaperones and drivers. (Couldn't have done it without you) After a little confusion at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, we split up into groups and were merrily on our way to a most exciting evening. Jean Warren ********************************************************************************* ******************************************************************"*************** Now - a very sad note from Sam Akao. "A Hitachi tape recorder, microphone and cassette tape were taken from my back pack on Monday, December 2, between 5:009:00 p.m. from the student lounge at Lexington. Please return them to the Community Education Office. No questions will be asked. I need the equipment to complete a project I am doing for the Lexington Adult Education Program. Thank you." NOTE: THIS IS THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. If you know of the whereabouts of the above items, please call us at 456-3744. No questions will be asked. The stolen items are very important to Sam in finishing his project. Thank you. ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* We very much need people to volunteer to help with graphics. We try to make the Turtle Talk interesting and informative, but graphics make it look so slick. If you are interested, please call Loretta at 774-8331 or Rae at 456-3744. If you are in the habit of doodling, send us your doodles. We can use them too. You can send your art to Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. in care of Turtle Talk. For more information, don't hesitate to call us. �LAMENTATION ASTRANGERO 0 Lord I am but a fragment, tossed and torn by destiny. Like a grain of sand degraded by the four winds. A desire for knowledge makes the mind impatient. Send it soaring through heavens search,ing for a bright star to light the path of destiny. It thirsts for knowledge and is prohibited by the indifference of the ignorant. Mankind without love is a lifeless body without purpose. If I tear my heart from my chest, and give it to you in a golden chalice, will you treasure it or would you throw it to the four winds? To be 1ashed by the lightning of universal storm. Sa tyra Compos *********************************************************************************± LOOKING FOR A JOB? Allegan Public Schools, Title IV Indian Education Program is in need of an instructor to teach fancy & traditional dancing. The class will be held on January 10 and 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m. They are also looking for a drumming & singing instructor. The pay is $50.00 for three hours plus 20¢ a mile (not to exceed $50.00). Lunch is also included. If you are interested, please call Marlene Austin at 673-2432 or Rosita Blodgett at 673-8883. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PUBLIC SHOWING OF "MORE THEN BOWS AND ARROWS" AT LEXINGTON SCHOOL, JANUARY 29, 7:00 P.M. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. ********************************************************************************** SO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE You are descended from the original inhabitants of this land, created by the Great Spirit here, and not across the sea. You are people, divided but in the same token united, united in the struggle to persevere under the most adverse conditions. You hold the destiny of your people in your hands, by your actions in the past, present and future. You have the power in you to give voice to the wrong that is being done to your Mother Earth, who gave you life. You have the power in you to give voice to the wrong that has been wrought upon your people. You are the one who has been made to wander because of intoxicating sins brought to you by others, because you welcomed them. You are one who now has a renewal of strength needed to fight evil, you will wander no more. You are all of these things and more, but in total of these you have become a strong people, a people with a future. You are the future of your people. For problems or understanding of alcohol or drugs, call Kim at 774-8331. �BASKETBALL NEWS Have you been to see the Grand Rapids Skins play yet? If not, you are missing a lot of fun and action! Wally (Julien) Hall has pulled together and is coaching an energetic and tough ball team. The G.R. Skins have played two games now, and although losing them, they played good hard ball. Last week, December 9, they played at Ottawa Hills. We were told they played one of the best teams in the league, but it didn't stop our team from playing an aggressive and exciting game. We have had one of the best cheering sections which shows a lot for our loyal fun loving ccmmunity. Below you will find a schedule of the upcoming games. Let's all make it to the games to cheer our team on to victory! 9: 15 Tuesday January 6 9: 15 Tuesday January 13 Tuesday 6:45 January 20 8:00 Tuesday January 27 Tuesday 8:00 February 3 8:00 Tuesday February 10 For more information, call Wally at 774-8331. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Riverside Middle Northeast Middle Northeast Middle Northeast River'.> i de Middle U~ion High School ********************************************************************************** BOWLING NEWS Kathy Stinger provided us with the following news on our bowling team: Congratulations to the winners of the first half- THE MPS TEAM! Members - Bill &Mary Shananaquet, Shirley Chamberlain &Amos Day. Congratulations to the second place team also! The William's Family took second and their members are Steve & Luella Collins and Norm and Rita Blumke. The big winners for the first half high game and actual series were: Shirley Chamberlain with a 203 high game and a 495 actual series! Mario Ramos with a high game of 254 and a 574 series. Congratulations to you both! • The winners of the high handicap game and series were: Gail Sprague Overbeck - 252 game and 643 series. Congratulations Gail! Mario Ramos - 285 game and a 667 series. What a terrific bowler! We're also very proud to announce that Margaret Sipkema, D.K. Sprague, and Joe and Sarah Sprague took first place in team events in the Lansing taur. Congrats! Also, the winner of the Thanksgiving turkey was D.K. Sprague! Congratulations to all the teams! Keep up the good work! �LEXINGTON SCHOOL NEWS l. Lexington will be offering a Personal Development Mini Series in January and everyone is invited to attend. The class will cover topics such as: Personal Hygiene Care, Skin Care, Figure Control, Communication Skills, Posture & Poise, Fashion for the Business World, How to Get the Job You Want, How to be Assertive, and Basic Make-up. The Mini Series will be held January 12-15 and January 19-22, from 10:25 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Persons attending EVERY session can earn 2 credits. To register sign sheet next to the Counseling office or call Roxy at 456-9382. 2. Lexington Community Education will be offering a Weaving class for all interested families next semester. The class will be centered around families who would like to take a class together. Mothers & daughters, fathers & sons, grandparents - the class is for everyone. In order for us to run the class we need to know if you are interested. If you would like to register, please call Rae at 456-3744. It's a great opportunity for the whole family to spend an enjoyable evening together. 3. The end of the first semester is January 30, 1981. that week. 4. Second semester is nearing. It's never too late to register! Lexington Community Education offers classes for everyone. What a perfect time to begin working on your high school diploma. It's a good way to work away the winter months. The staff at Lexington is looking forward to meeting you. You may visit us any time Monday thru Friday. If you he.ve questions, or need information about your records, please don't hesitate to call us at 456-3720. NOW rs THE TIME! 5. For all you parents who can't come to school because you must stay home to watch your children - Lexington Community Education offers a FREE Childcare Center. While you are working on your diploma, your children will be having a ball with the other children in the Childcare room. It's not only a fun time for them, it's a real learning experience. Exams will be given If you have never seen our fantastic Childcare Center, feel free to stop by to visit with the staff. They will be happy to show you and your child/ren around. For more information, call Peg at 774-8331. 6. Hey, all you senior citizens, have we got a deal for you! You can take classes at Lexington and on Mondays & Wednesday, enjoy a FREE lunch prepared by our senior citizens. The lunches are delicious! What a nice way to spend your day. 7. The staff at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and the Lexington Community Education staff hope you all had a very merry Christmas! �BIRTH-REBIRTH We become stronger with each new birth just look around and you'll see The little boys singing hard at the drum and wearing their braids proudly. When the heart beat of the drum is pounding do you feel it as your own And can you hear the voices singing Calling out to you, come home. Where all Nations join together and our elders faces glow To your native ways, your language where the peaceful waters flow. And do you feel the war's end is near in the "Battle of Alcohol" where many have died and still some yet to fall. The spirit is so strong you can feel the strength arising from all directions of the earth. Even those adopted into Non-Indian families are coming home to join us in our spiritual rebirth. Kareen Lewis 12/15/80 i i \ �OTTAWA NATION I know now that my goal is set The choice made not by me But by a will of greater men Those whose souls are free By those who give us strength in truth And keep our Nation alive By those who give us heart & health And help us to survive And though my mind is slightly fogged I'll one day see so clear And all my soul will be filled With strength more powerful than fear I'll show my kids the greatest love They will not know of greed They'll have the greatest strength of all For their hearts alone will succeed And when my bodies dead and gone My heart will live in the land And peace will sound on forever Just as the whispers of the sand ... Kareen Lewis 5/20/79 �t/'I ..\ ~ ~ "\ " ~ - rn ti; ________ ....... O'\ ~ - -,..---~--- J> :c E ~ - .. ;s.. ~ ,.... "' 0 VI -- 0 ~ l .. ti ~ '. OJ -~---- " 0. c. () :t l "S IA- ,J I II\ -·-· ~.... ~ II\• :. 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Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. Includes newsletters, event programs, flyers, posters and other printed materials. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gillis, Edward V. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/446">Edward V. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-14_turtle-talk_1981-01 Title A name given to the resource Turtle Talk, January 1981 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981-01 Description An account of the resource January 1981 issue of Turtle Talk by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yount, Loretta (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3ef550d800a07ae4d07c7a8d1485c3ab.pdf b8e5c0fa9f192b989c45d479bfd5afa6 PDF Text Text �CONDENSED MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING HELD JANUARY 5, 1981. FILE AT 45 LEXINGTON N.W. ORIGINAL MINUTES ON Board members present: President Pat Rawlings, Simon Francis, Kathy Stinger, Jeanette St. Clair, Mary Church, Paul Jackson Jr., and John Hart. Absent: Barbara Arzola and George Martin. STAFF REPORTS Part C - Mike Connolly Mike explained very little has been done during the month of December. Five people did complete their GED and two people completed their H.S. diploma. Grand Rapids Community Education Tech Center has sent out their winter brochure copy for 1981, for high school completion. So far, we have seven people interested in Auto Mechanics. The courses run 17 weeks. The brochure was distributed to all Board members. Junior College will be offering another class. The Council is thinking about offering Michigan Indian History. Anyone interested just let us know. Last year the Title VI, Kent County Ceta, was written ~r a recreation program. This year the youth will be working in the substance abuse program. Mike prepared the proposal CETA VI for the coming year. This needs approval and a resolution. The proposal must be sent in by Dec. 30, 1980. John Hart moved to accept the Kent County Ceta Title VI Project Proposal form and the resolution. Seconded by Jeanette St. Clair. Unanimously approved. CETA - Greg Bailey Ceta III has been running on no money since October. A check did come in today. Ceta III auditors will be in the end of the month. Ceta is not having much luck in the OJT Program. Greg's report was mailed to the Board members. Outreach - Shirley McDonald Shirley was unable to attend the Board meeting. The Seniors' Christmas party was a huge success. The money from the raffle tickets went to pay for a T.V. and two fruit baskets (Christmas) and four food baskets for people who could not get out. Accounting - Bob Johnson The auditors recommended the accounting office keep all personnel records. Indian Child Welfare - Geri Conway A meeting on January 8 & 9 has been set-up with four other agencies to plan a consortium. Each agency should have their proposal ready. The Council needs approval for the proposal and resolution. John Hart moved to accept the proposal, consortium and resolution for the Indian Child Welfare Program. THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 3, 1981, 7:30 P.M. IN THE CETA OFFICE AT LEXINGTON SCHOOL, 45 LEXINGTON N.W. NORMALLY THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL BOARD MEETINGS ARE THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7:30 P.M. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND. �Booshoo! A-neesh-na With a great sigh of relief I can say that the proposal for 1981-82 was sent in time to meet the deadline of January 12, 1981. Confirmation of tts reception was received in our office. The public hearing on December 17, 1980 was well attended and the persons in attendance gave good input. We want to thank all the persons who participated and voiced concerns and interests in the Native American Education Program. The direction the program will take in 1981-82 will be about the same as it has been. I would be glad to discuss the plans of the program in detail to anyone who would like this information. The Native American Education Program Office is in Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49504. The telephone number is 456-4226. Do give us a call or come to the office and see us anytime. We are here to help you in any way we can. You may want to get in touch with a particular Service Specialist. You may do that, too. The following is a list of the Specialists and the target schools: Angeline Yob - Sibley and Elementary Schools Beverly Meadows - Stocking and Coit Elementary and Walbridge Academy, Alternative Education Program Gary Shawa - Westwood Middle and Central High George Snider - Union High, Harrison Park Middle, Harrison Park Elementary, Alternative Education Program. Reminder: There is drumming and singing on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Beadwork on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Megwetch, ,_.. ,· .. tu , / J.L ' Cl..._:_.,_: Jeanette St. Clair, Coordinator Native American Education Program WANTED: Original Native American short poetry for publication by the Alliance for the Preservation of Native American Art Forms, an Art group, based at Lexington School. The publication will be offered for sale at Native American functions with the authors receiving a percentage of the profits. Contact June Gorman, Art Department, Lexington School, phone 456-3720. We sincerely thank the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council for allowing us to use their facilities to cook and sell Indian food. We will be at Lexington on Feb. 12 & 26 and March 12 & 26 and every other Thursday after that. Megwetch, · Bea Bailey, Secretary, Faith Gospel Church ����For more information about toil or other substances, don't hesitate to call Kim at the Inter-Tribal Council, the number is 774·8331. NOTICE AUTHENTIC INDIAN FOOD FOR SALE IN THE SENIOR'S ROOM AT LEXINGTON SCHOOL, 45 LEXINGTON N.W. ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, FROM 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. AND EVERY THURSDAY FOLLOWING. SPONSORED BY THE INDIAN MEMBERS OF THE FAITH GOSPEL CHURCH OF 7300 S. DIVISION. PLEASE PLAN TO STOP BY. Megwetch, Bea Bailey, Secretary DIRECTION VOICES Quiet forrest, silent birds only the wind to hear. Still your motions, settle deeply, let the sound drift near. Woman talking, low and laughing, down the creek away. Hear her voices, softly singing, words are still astray. Settle deeper, lie down with her, let the song inside you grow. Understanding one another like a river flows. Raise your voices, join in with her, sing your songs unto the wind. You have finally found Earth Mother and she has found a friend. Child, ask your mother where your path begins. Child, ask your father where your path ends. Child, ask the Grandfather to guide your feet lest you stray. Child, you have but to look where you walk, your heart knows the way. by Sarah Pigeon By Sarah Pigeon NOTICE THE SENIOR CITIZENS SPONSOR A BAKE SALE EVERY FRIDAY MORNING AT L£Xl~GTON SCHOOL. FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE HERE EVERY FRIDAY, WE KNOW HOW DELICIOUS THEIR BAKED GOODS ARE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT, PLEASE STOP BY. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ABOUT THE COVER: A special thanks to Sylvester Wesaw who drew the fantastic picture on the cover. of this month's issue of Turtle Talk. ���WHAT IF YOUR LANDLORD REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS? - A tenant could have three options: 1. In building with three or more units located in cities with more than 10,000 persons, you might be able to pay your rent to the city's rent escrow account. However, you may do this ~if your landlord never got a certificate of compliance with local bu1lding and health laws, or if your landlord has been investigated and his certificate of compliance has been suspended or withheld by the city. 2. Another thing a tenant can do is to refuse to pay any more rent to the landlord until needed repairs are done. Under state law, in most situations where a landlord tries to evict a tenant for not paying rent, a court has the power to reduce the rent that has to be paid for the reason that the landlord has not kept the rental unit in good repair. Because you cannot predict how much, if any, the court may reduce the rent that must be paid. It is very important that the tenant set aside and save the rent money amount as it becomes due. The tenant should also notify the landlord that the rent money is being withheld because .certain definite repairs are needed or certain conditions need to be improved. 3. A tenant may also take his or her rent money and use it to make needed repairs that the landlord refuses to do. If the tenant does this, he/ she should notify the landlord of doing these repairs, and the tenant should make sure to save any receipts or other records proving that the repairs have been done. If a tenant pays rent to the city rent escrow account, withholds rent, or uses rent money to make need repairs, it is very possible that the landlord may take the tenant to court to evict him/her. If the landlord sues to evict you, you may have good legal defenses to the eviction suit. You should try to get legal advice if you are paying rent to the city rent escrow account, withholding rent, or using your rent to make repairs. Under Michigan law, it is illegal for your landlord to forcibly evict you by locking you out of your apartment or cutting off your utility service. You may be able to get a court order to stop the landlord from interfering with your right to live in the apartment, plus money damages. If your landlord does try to forcibly evict you, you should seek legal advise immediately. If you have other questions, you can call the Tenant's Union at 241-6429 or call the Outreach Department at the Grand Rapids Inter-Triba.1 Council at 774-8331 . Another number to call if you cannot afford legal counseling is 774-2952. is the Family law Office of legal Aid. If you would like a copy of the DO YOU RENT brochure, call 774-8331 and ask for the Outreach Department. This ��Jackie Harris recently was moved from St. Mary•s hospital to Kent Conmunity hospital. We are sorry to say there has been no change in her condition. Her family and friends would appreciate your prayers. cold. Boredom, Boredom. Boredom. HEYi DON'T PIECES. PUT A LITTLE EXCITEMENT IN YOUR l1F£1 GO TD TO PIECES. COMMUNITY EDUCATION HAS A LOT TO OFFE~ Second semester begins February 2, so call 456-3720 TODAY! ��-------- ---- --- + NON PROFIT ORG. Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council » » • » • # • 45 Lexington, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 # » » U. S. POSTAGE rAID MC Phone:n4-8331 Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 I iw!i PERMIT NO. 690 GJIANO RAPIDS, MICH. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. Includes newsletters, event programs, flyers, posters and other printed materials. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yount, Loretta (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c48990080882afd115cae5586a01095c.pdf e773ec609ce146a1d35beee10f2b0aa5 PDF Text Text �CONDENSED MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1981. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: President, P. Rawlings, J. St. Clair, M. Church, P. Jackson Jr., G. Martin, B. Arzola, and J. Hart. ABSENT: S. Francis and K. Stinger. Wag Wheeler presented to the Board a resolution for funds from the Johnson O'Malley Indian Education Act to contract with the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council for students in this area. This would mean anywhere from $900 to $1 ,000 per student. John Hart moved to accept the resolution for Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council to be able to contract for the Johnson O'Malley funds. Jeanette seconded. Shirley McDonald, Outreach Director, was in an automobile accident about three weeks ago. She wasn't seriously hurt, but does have mtnor bruises and ts sttll sore all over. Outreach serves lunches on Mondays and Wednesdays. on Fri days. They still have their bake sale Kent Cap notified Wag concerning Dawn Anderson serving on Kent Cap's Board and she would be able to serve another year. We need approval for this action. John Hart moved to re-elect Dawn Anderson to serve on the Kent Cap Board of Directors. The CETA VI Proposal has been approved. This year's program was written toward youth to help in the Substance Abuse Program. Next Board Meeting will be held on March 19, 1981 at 7:30 p.m. in the CETA Office at Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. Meeting adjourned 11 :05 p.m. OUTREACH DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT - DAWN ANDERSON Shirley McDonald was involved in a car accident on January 24, 1981. was not seriously injured, but did spend a few days in the hospital. out of work for a while. Luckily she She will be Senior meals will continue on Mondays and Wednesdays. Rita and Ruth are working mainly with the Senior Citizens, dealing with any outreach problems that may arise. Rita is stationed at the West Side Complex most of the day to service clients in a barrier free facility. Lou Collins has been busy doing the transportation part of our program. attending the Monday night JC class. She is also Jean Warren has been involved with her montlhly meetings serving on the Community Housing Resource Board and the Fair Housing Board. Jean has been very pleased with the increased membership of the Homemaker's Club on Tuesday nights. She is planning a trip to Flowerland for a free workshop on Feb. 1 7' 1981 . �3 Outreach report cont. Jean is also organizi'ng a trip to Chicago, Ill. for a 504 Workshop on March 5 & 6. This workshop will deal with the "Legal Rights of the Handicapped." Travel, meals and lodging expenses for any handicapped participant who attends this workshop will be picked up by the people who are putting on the workshop. For the past month I've been attending my monthly meetings, Family Life Council, Public Safety Committee, and Kent Cap. CETA TITLE II-B & III-OJT MONTHLY PROGRAM REPORT - Greg Bailey, Director Shirley Chamberlain, Intake Starting out a new year, we have been busy with daily routine and office procedures as we progress in the field of processing our participants for employment through the GRITC CETA programs. Following is a report of our daily activities by the CETA Office staff: Jan. 5 Meeting with O.I.C. Attended by the Director and Assistant. For purposes of generati'ng employment services. Jan. 7 N.A.A. meeting attended by Greg and Wally. Jan. 12 Staff meeting held in the forenoon for all CETA staff. Jan. 14 N.A.A. meeting scheduled, cancelled. Jan. 12-15 Asst. Director out of office for funeral. Will be gone three days. Jan. 16-22 Asst. Director on sick leave, hospitalized. Scheduled staff meeting cancelled for CETA. Jan. 19 Asst. Director back in office. Jan. 23 re: Asst. Director not here. Jan. 23 Meeting with the G.R. Job Corp. Jan. 26 Meeting with Kent Oaks hospital personnel. Jan. 26 GRITC staff meeting attended by all staff. Jan. 26 Bureau of Rehabilitation meeting. Jan. 26 Bullock House. Jan. 26 Auditors here for the CETA III Program. Jan. 27 Meeting with Kent-Cap. Attended by Greg Bailey to discuss the possibilities of obtaining materials for the Weatherization Program at Lexington. Jan. 27 Meeting with Day Care Director. Jan. 29 N.A.A. meeting. Attended by Greg and Wally. Attended by Wally Hall. Meeting attended by Wally Hall. Attended by Wally Hall. Attended by Greg and Wally. For the rest of the time in the office we have been updating our list of participants through the II-B Program for 1981. Processing necessary paperwork for each new participant enrolled or terminated. �~ CETA monthly report cont. Budget review of both CETA titles. Follow-up on all II-B participants done by the Counselor. Submitted #811 forms on all applicants. Counselor out of the office for two days, sick. Intake person out of the office for two days, one day for moving, the other due to sickness. Placed 5 people on job sites under the County II-B slots. Enrolled and placed 4 persons on the City II-B slots. There was 1 termination for the month of January, 0 negative, 2 went into unsubsidized employment, l went back to school, and we transferred 3 participants over to the Title VII CETA through GRAETC, their job site being at the YWCA. This about covers our report for this month. INDIAN CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM QUARTERLY PROGRAMMATIC REPORT/NOV. l, 1980-JAN. 31, 1981 The Assistant Director and the Crtsis Intervention Worker of the Grand Rapids InterTribal Council met with the following agencies to explatn the Indian Child Welfare Program and to answer any questions the different agencies might have: Dept. of Social Services/Protective Services; Bethany Christian Homes for Children; Blodget Homes for Children. Meetings were also held with other Indian Centers in Western Michigan to discuss common concerns regarding Indian Child Welfare. A proposal was prepared during the second quarter for funding under the Indian Child Welfare Act for the new program year 1980-81. During the second quarter, the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Indian Child Welfare Program had nine (9) contacts regarding children. One (1) - Assisting a mother in the return of her two (2) children, non-court related. One (1) - Assisting in Wardship of child. Four (4) - contacts for certification of 1/4 or more Indian for children in care for different agencies. One (1) Assisting in placing a child in a group foster home. One (1) - Court hearing for termination of parental rights. One (1) - Assisting in certification of 1/4 or more Indian to adopt an Indian child. PART C - ADULT EDUCATION - ENDS JUNE 30, 1981 - MICHAEL CONNOLLY - MONTHLY REPORT Objective - serve 200 Indian Adults Goal - 200 Actual - 175 Objective 2 - GED/High School Completion Goal - 40 GED - 8 HSD - 3 Total: 11 Objective 3 - Admittance to vocational training program. Goal- 20 Actual - 25 Office Skills - 6 Auto - 11 Remodeling - 4 Data Processing - 3 Residential Construction - 1. Objective 4 - 15 students complete Basic Skills Component. Goal - 15 Actual - 4. �_,,- Part C Report cont. Objective 5 - Food and Nutrition - Career Devefopment Goal - 20 Actual - 25 Objective 6 - Completion of cultural component Goal - 20 Actual - unable to assess at this time Objective 7 - Independent evaluation Questionnaire completed. Final assessment scheduled for May. MINUTES OF BOARD MEETINGS ON FILE AT 45 LEXINGTON N.W., GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL. 4TH ANNUAL SNOWSNAKE TOURNAMENT by George Snider On Saturday, February 7, 1981, students from the Grand Rapids area, along staff and friends of the Native American Education Program, traveled to Milford, Michigan to attend the fourth annual Snowsnake tournament. A snowsnake is made out of wood and lead and made for throwing down a sn w path. The one who throws his snake the farthest is the winner. Transportation for this event, a bus chartered from G & M Coach provided by Title IV Part A. ? ~~ We arrived in Milford after a two and a half hour drive which gave cont~!~ t ' '! '! a chance to polish and wax their "Snakes". Enthusiasm was high among theJ / peo 1 ~~: e~~: ;: i :~o: n:r~: ~i :• ~~:~~.,: ~:.:o: n:o::er;:::~~e :;·:::~ :~~~: e~ 0 :o:flfst,~ ;; n 1i/\V! their d1v1s1on. vI' 'A giant bowl of delicious maccaroni sa1ad was made for the potluc dinne"i·1 \ which served so many different foods I won 1 t even attempt to 1 i st them I 'w·fl 1 note that there were tradit i ona 1 foods such as corn soup and fry bread a~; \ conventional foods 1 ike good ol' goulash. On the return trip everyone was treated I don't think there was anyone who did not enjoy themselves on this trip. As we \ returned to the city, I heard many talk of new designs, different styles and next year's competition. Anyone ~-dshing to write poetry, stories, news articles, etc. for the Turtle Talk should call Rae at 774-8331 or stop in at Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. If you have information you may mail it to Rae Santigo, 45 Lexington N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504. �PERSONALS/NOTES Shirley McDonald and her family were involved in an automobile accident on January 24, 1981. Everyone was a little banged and shook up, but fortunately everyone is doing fine. Mr. David Wasageshik passed away unexpectedly on February 1, 1981. sympathy goes out to his family. Our prayers are with you. Our deepest CONGRATULATIONS TO SHARON KENNEDY! Sharon Kennedy, a former Grand Rapids InterTribal Council employee, recently made the Dean's List at Junior College. It's certainly an accomplishment you should be very proud of achieving. Keep up the good work! Akwesasne Notes are on sale at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, 45 Lexington N.W. The cost is $1.25 per copy. If you ire interested, see Rae Ann in the main office. The Grand Rapids Skins will be sponsoring an all Indian basketball tournament sometime in March. More information will follow. Questions? Call Wally Hall at 774-8331. The Commission on Indian Affairs meeting was held at Lexington School on Friday and Saturday, February 20 & 21, 1981. Approximately 50 people were in attendance. Welcome back to Buddy Raphael who was off work for a couple days suffering from an attack of exhaustion. Buddy is back to work now and we all wish him well. ~ JOBS - 20 hours per week. Qualifications-must be Indian. Must be economically disadvantaged. Cannot have GED or high school diploma. CALL LORETTA 774-8331. JOBS - 40 hours per week. Qualifications-must be economically disagvantaged. MU: t be o..ble_+-t. W6rK 40 htaJr5 ptir wee!<• Program Meets . Needs Of Native Americans The Native American Education Program is funded through the U.S. Office of Indian Education, Washington, D.C. The program provides a wide variety of services to Native American students. The services include paraprofessional tutoring and support for students in need of special assistance, cultural awareness (field trips, book distribution and presentation), and identification of student health needs and services. THE ABOVE ARTICLE WAS PRINTED IN THE GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1979-80. �!. WHY ARE THE 506 FORMS SO IMPORTANT? WHY SHOULD YOU GET YOURS COMPLETED? The Federal government requires all Native Americans who are counted for funding under Title IV, Part A, to be certified. The certification can be documented in several ways. However, in all circumstances a federal form, called a "506" must be signed by parents or legal guardians. At this time there are less than 300 "506 1 s 11 out of an estimated 750 students. The possible loss of funds (about half), would drastically reduce the services of this program. Any student who has at least one grand parent that is 1/4 Indian is eligible. Let's help keep this fantastic program alivel If you have not completed the 506 form, ca 11 Jeanette St. Clair, or one of her· staff persons, at 456-4226. If you can, please stop by Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W., as soon as poss i b1e. POPCORN SALES The popcorn sales at Lexington are booming! Every day students from the Alternative Education Program pop the corn, bag it up, and sell it to Lexington's staff and students. Why? They are saving money to take a week long trip to Rooseveltown, New York, the place where they publish the Akwesasne Notes. If you are at Lexington and you see the students selling their popcorn, buy a bag to help them out. The charge is a measly 25¢ and the popcorn is delicious. Let's all help the Alternative Education students go on their trip! LEXINGTON CHILDCARE NEWS Rose and Susie share with us what has been happening the the Childcare Room. The Childcare center will have a Valentine party for the children on Thursday, February 12. They are asking mothers to bring Valentines plus a candy treat to be passed among the children. They will make their own grab bags to carry their treats home. They will also be making cupcakes with pink icing plus refreshments. Sounds delicious, you bet! Anything the adults can do, we kids can do better! So if you see happy children in the hallway, it will be Halloween all over again with their little grab bags. Comment: Sounds like you are doing ii fine job with the children in the Childcare Room. Keep up the good \'/Ork gfrls! �(THE FOLLOWING LETTER WAS SENT TO ALL PARENTS WHO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.) Dear Pa rent, This letter is a special request for you to sign the "506" form that is enclosed. An explanation about the program and services received from the pro gram fo 11 ows. The Native American Education Program in the Grand Rapids Public Schools provides financial assistance under Part A of the Indian Education Act to develop and carry out elementary and secondary school projects that meet the special educational and culturally related academic needs of Indian children. The program is staffed by six persons - the coordinator, a secretary and four Native American Service Specialists and the Specialists work mainly with students in target areas. Service, however, is rendered to any Indian student in the Grand Rapids Public Schools who is in need, and efforts are made to meet the need. The Service Specialists act as a liaison between students, school and home, cultural information is given, tutoring in special cases is provided and classroom presentations on Indians are given upon request. To be eligible for services from the Native American Education Program, the government requires that a "506" form be fi 11 ed out and signed by a parent or guardian. Without a form on file, a student may not receive any benefits from the program. Perhaps your child may not have any special needs, then signing a form may help some other Indian student who is in need. This letter and the "506" form are being sent to you because your child indicated he/she had Indian ancestry through a survey that was taken this fall in the Grand Rapids Public Schools. If you have already signed a form, then please disregard this request. If you have further questions, give us a call at 456-4226 or stop by and see us at 45 Lexington N.W., Lexington School, Room 6. Sincerely, ~.:«<---4l- ~.) Jeanette St. Clair, Coordinator Native American Education Program �EAGL E The Great Spirit was looking for something that would help guide the American Indian and all living creatures to make a living for themselves and to survive by hunting for their food according to the Great Spirit. A bird called "Gah-Eassle" by the Indians which was known as an Eagle was later adopted as a national bird by the Americans. The eagle was known by the Indians as the bird of wisdom, a bird of swiftness, a bird of bravery, a bird that could fly great heights, see all and guide all those who are in search of their wisdom. ,,• d ~~ ~ / // V ~ ~) The feathers from an eagle have been used as awards for warrior's achievement. For each event that was completed, an award was given by the chief. As each warrtor was honored and wore his feathers at all ceremonies, the accumu1at ion of feathers showed his bravery and accompli'shments in the tri'be. The Great Spirit helped the American Indian in using the eagle to illustrate what he stood for and his accomplishments for mankind. The American Indian has continued to use the eagle feather with a great deal of honor because of what the ancestors had known about the honor the eagle had given to the people and the powers that went wtth the user of the eagle feather, Toda/s American fndians use the eagle feather i.n all thetr I'ndi.an ins pi r~ ational ceremonies. By: John Bosin Joe John January, 1981 INDIAN CHILD WELFARE/MICHIGAN INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES Michigan Indian Legal Services of Traverse City and the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council are coordinating efforts to ensure that the Indian Child Welfare Act is followed and all Native American interests are protected. MILS has considerable experience representing Native Americans in state court proceedings involving involuntary removal of Indian children from their homes. MILS will represent both individuals and tribes in obtaining transfer of jurisdiction, placement of Indian children with members of the extended family when temporary removal is necessary, compel courts to provide remedial and rehabilitative services to reunite children with their Indian parents. MILS handles other legal procedures involving Indian Child Welfare issues such as: voluntary adoption, guardianship procedures, etc. If you are in need of any of the above services, or just interested and would like more information, please call: Michigan Indian Legal Services - (616) 947-0122 - Traverse City Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council - (616) 774-8331 �THE ORIGIN OF THE GRAND RIVER BAND OF OTTAWA INDIANS Gordon L. Olson December, l 980 PART ONE When Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle crossed Michigan's lower peninsula from the St. Joseph River to the area that is now Detroit, he described the region drained by the Grand River as a place "where the Indians did not hunt, because it lies between five or six tribes which were at war with one another, and they never entered it without taking great precautions, in order to surprise and kill some enemy. u l Three years later he reported that the area was 1argely vacant because of fear of the mighty Iroquois nation. Accounts by the traders and explorers who followed LaSalle into the region over the next century and a half tell of the steady efforts of the Ottawa from northern Michigan to establish dominance. Raiding parties were followed by winter hunting camps, until by about 1775, permanent villages had been established. Ottawa from the Straits region began to assert their interest in the area further south early in the 18th century. In 1706, an Ottawa party attacked the Miami on the St. Joseph River and Fr. Joseph J. Marest, a Jesuit missionary at Michilimackinac, wrote that if it were not for the presence of Jesuit pries ts, the Ottawa claim "that they would take so many men with them against the Miami that, in a short time, they would drive them out of this beautiful country. "2 A year later many of the Miami left the area and moved closer to Detroit. Despite the Jesuit efforts, Ottawa groups continued to visit the Grand River area. One band is reported to have wintered on the Grand in 1707-08, and in 1712, an Ottawa chief named Saguina led an attack against the Masco~tins of southwestern Michigan and then returned to Michilimackinac.3 This pattern persisted for several decades. By 1735, however, there were indications that some Ottawa were thinking of moving to the area permanently. Joseph Sieur de Celoron, Commandant at Michilimackinac reported in that ¥ear that the Ottawa of his area were moving to the Muskegon River area and planned to stay there. Celoron managed to dissuade them by arguing that "frequent maladies prevail at that place" that might destroy them and that their winter hunting would be adversely affected by their maintaining a village in the same locale.4 They continued to winter in the southern river valleys, bringing their fur harvest to Michilimackinac in the Spring. Because they went to the same locality each winter, some of these Indians became known as the Grand River Ottawa. In the late 1740's, Mechoukima, an Ottawa chief, was reported to have arrived in Montreal "with 34 warriors from Grand River ... 5 The British and French were engaged in a dispute known as King George's War during these ~• �II years (1744-1747), and the Indians were present to aid their French allies. The century-long contest between Britain and France for North America came to an end in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris that established British hegemony over the eastern half of the continent. Several diaries, reports and memoirs written during t he remaining years of the 18th century and the early years of the 19th century leave little doubt that the Ottawa moved into the Grand River Valley as year-round residents. Frederick Hamburgh, a trader, reported in his journal for 1763 that the Ottawa had a summer village at L' Arbre Croche (one account states that it was first occupied in 1742), where "they live partly upon fish which are very good and plenty at this place and in the Winter their chief hunting place is about the great river (Grand River) ... 6 An anonymous source dated 1771 reported that Ottawa had a village of eight large cabins at the confluence of the Grand River and Thornapple River.7 The source does not indicate if this was a permanent settlement or a winter camp, although the use of the term "vi 11 age" suggests the former. TO BE CONTINUED IN NEXT ISSUE OF TURTLE TALK 11 l. Margry, Pierre, Decouvertes et etablissements des Francois dans L'oeust et dans le sud de l 'Amerique septentrionale (1614-1754). (Paris, 1875-1886) Vol. I, p. 522; Vol. II, pp. 57-58. English translati'on. 2. Historical Collections of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. p. 267. 3. Ibib., p. 383-385, 538, 553-558. 4. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 367. 5. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York. p. 162. 6. Mereness, Newton D., Travels in the American Colonies. 7. Historical Collections of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. p. 248. Vol. 17, pp. 351, 364, Vol. 10, (New York, 1916) p. 361. THIS ARTICLE WILL BE CONTINUED IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF TURTLE TALK. THIS ARTICLE WAS SUBMITTED BY MR. JOE JOHN. Vol. 33, Vol. 10. �Booshoo! How did you know I'd planned to write to the Turtle Talk?! You left a neat little box with lines for me to write in. From this vantage point of 2,000 miles away in Berkeley, things look great in Grand Rapids! Seriously, the Turtle Talk looks terrific. All due respect to past editors, but I like this new format and color paper - very nice! I'm impressed with Kareen Lewis's poetry; always did like the traditional orientation to life and her work reflects that. Also, I liked Duane Raphael's drawing in a recent issue. It's on my wall, along with a poster he did, plus drawings by Toni Foster and Matthew Medawis. (Hope George Martin visits Matthew. I think that visit to Jackson sounds very good George!) The alcohol & drug program with Kim (someone I never met) sounds good with the 1a test "So You Want to Know Who You Are" piece - - it's the truth. Of course, I'm very pleased to hear of the Elders luncheons being so successful. Keep ~P the good, hard work, elders and Outreach! Shirley McDonald - I still like those articles you write for the Outreach news - always did like your writing style. (by the way, Shirley, I took a picture of Eric Jr. last summer that's really cute. It's on my wall with a bunch of other photographs). California is a very exciting place. There's a huge Indian population here in the Bay Area. There are pow wows here year round, and I go to many of them. Oh! I heard from a source I'll not identify (up around northern Wisconsin, Jean, that Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council's CSA proposal ranked #2) Hey! That's a lot of "jeuna" for Outreach & our community. Congratulations! Hello Loretta Yount and Geri! I never get a chance to say hello to you two! I won't write this much the next time, but it has been a while. Miss everyone, and write if you want: Eloise Montpetit 2111 Woolsey Street Berkeley, California 94705 Mee-gwetch �SPORTS: BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Skins - These great bunch of guys are doing their best at competing in the basketball city league. been in a city league and we're all enjoying watching them play. A of the "skins" from the Indian community and surrounding areas there every week to cheer them on. Even some of our Lexington teachers have been there to watch. The G.R. Skins played a great game on the 27th of January. They were tough and fought back all through the game and were points. So far the "Skins" have only won one game they are improving in their teamwork an d plays. got word today, here at the office, that five (5) other teams in this league. I think they deserve efforts and we should be Also, our be getting into the city tournaments which start in March. not known as yet. The times and dates are As soon as we get a schedule from the city, we will post it at the Inter-Tribal Council and inform all of the players. Let's give our "Skins" all the support they need, cheer them on, give them a hand, etc. Please try not to overdo yourself or get too excited. We'd hate to see someone fall off the bleachers and get hurt because you slipped or maybe jumped up too quickly while cheering. Here's wishing the G.R. Skins all the luck in the city tournaments! up the good work! Keep �IJ.\- ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (A.B.E. PROGRAM) Have you ever been in · a situation when someone asked you to read a letter, newspaper article, etc., and you have to say, "I can't read"? Have you avoided school because you are embarrassed because you can't read? Well, there is no need to feel embarrassed anymore! Lexington Community Education offers Adult Basic Education classes. You can be in a class where everyone is either learning to read or learning to read better. So you'll never feel alone. Why not stop by to visit. You can meet the teacher and find out what she can do for you. For more information call Sandy at 456-3717. 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 CAREER DEVELOPMENT CLASSES In this day and age, as we all know, jobs are scarce. When a position opens up it seems everyone in the city is there to apply for it. That's why it is so important we are prepared when we go for job interviews. There is so much competition! Career Development classes help you learn how to handle yourself on interviews, how to fill out an application, how to write a resume, how to choose the career for you, informs you of job openings and location of job sites, etc. It's an excellent class which will help you in many ways. If you are interested in taking the class call Jim Nausadis at 456-3720 today! 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000~00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 CLERICAL SKILLS CLASSES How many times have you gone on a job interview and they ask you to take a typing test? For those of you who have experienced this, you know it can be horrifying! Now is the time to brush-up on your typing skills! Lexington Community Education offers a fantastic Clerical Skills Program for beginners and advanced typists. The class offers Business Machine experience, Business Math & English, Spelling & Vocabulary, Shorthand, Typing I & II and Personal Development. It is a very worthwhile class for anyone hunting for a job these days. For more information call Debbie at 456-9382. 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ART If you have been to any of Lexington Community Education's Fall Fairs, bazaars, or Arts & Craft sales, you know the students at Lexington do beautiful work. You can learn beadwork, ceramics, pottery, sketching and much much more. The classes are held both days and evenings. You can stop in any time to visit the class. For more information call June or Judy at 456-3720. �;S TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: My name is Barry Provow (wesuhkoodwe). I am an American Indian. I have been incarcerated for 6 years now at the State prison of Southern Michigan. Since my incarceration I have asked many of the Indian people in Michigan to visit me and teach me the things of the tribes in Michigan. No one has offered to come. I am not part of the Michigan Indian tribes, but there are a lot of brothers who are, and yet our people (Michigan tribes) won't take the time to see them, to teach them the things of their people or to share part of our life with us here. It hurts even though I am not part of their tribe. There is a group here called Indian Nations United (I.N.U.). This group was to bring all the Indian people together and unite as one people. We were to remember that even though we come from many different tribes we are but one race, the red race. Since 1972 this group has tried to bring our own people from all over Michigan into the meetings to share with us their ways of life, to help us understand our history, our culture, and our religious beliefs, so we can understand what is happening to us as a people and what we can do to help ourselves and our people after we get out of prison. So far there has been nobody willing to help us. I stop and look at other prisons. I look at other brothers and sisters locked behind bars and I see that in other states the Indian people have not forgotten them. In other prisons they have teachers coming in, they have religious people of their tribes coming in, they have cultural classes so they can learn of their culture, and they have elders coming in and talking with them. They are learning from them so that one day they can help other Indian people so they won't end up in a prison · somewhere. Now getting back to me. I have written many of the Indian organizations throughout Michigan and the United States to ask for help in learning the ways of our people. I have asked for spiritual people to contact me. I want to learn more about the sacred pipe and the spiritual ways of our people. I would also like to learn the true history of all the Indian tribes throughout tile United States. In writing all these people and organizations, I have asked, in behalf of I.N.U., that they answer me. But nobody did. The only organization that offered to help was the Commission on Indian Affairs (Carolyn Kiogima) and Pinto Project. They can only do so much. Carolyn has brought people to the meetings, but they can't do that much for us. We need the Michigan Indians to do something. We need their backing. I am not asking for the group. I am asking for myself now. I want to learn, so I am asking if there is someone out there who is willing to give me some of their time. Will someone please give me a little time to teach me the ways of our people. Am I asking so much that my own people will turn me away? Do I have to beg just to keep alive what should be sacred to all of us? Have we become so much like them that we will turn our backs on our own? I have been writing for three years and before that others have written asking the same thing. How much more do we have to beg you? How many more of us will be turned away? We don't want to lose our true understanding of the Indian ways before our own wake up. We need you, I need you, our children need you, but who is willing to share with us? . I pray to our Grandfather that someone will help us. If you are Indian people please don't turn us away anymore. May you wake in peace. May your hearts be guided by the Grandfather. Sincerely, Barry Provow P.O. Box E 131575 Jackson, Michigan 49204 �' ' 10 LlXINl;TDN ALllRNATiVE ~04RAM ()r\O b.I n v.I\ I ng (Sfra.i9h.+ A) )!(- e.o.r rte.d Honorable JOhn J1t credi-1:.s • aon ~Cl.rt Rob·1Yl ~igh. .Don. Lea.u...rea.u. x.. To~i Lea..u.reo.-u.x.. Ha.r~ Sa..t·~ova.L Bi 11 ~ Sch.ru..bbe, Ka.~·, Spra.9u.,e., LEXINGTON ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM NEWS! Congratulations to all the students. They have all earned credits and are doing well. Special congratulations to the students below who have earned at least 25 credits! Toni Leaureaux Mary Sandoval Kari Sprague Lance Shirley Sandy Floyd John Hart Robin King* 2nd highest earner - 34 credits. Billy Schrubbe* 3rd highest earner - 30 credits. Don Leaureaux. Robin High* earned the most - 34 1/2 credits. �tl THE DRUNK BABY When the mother gets drunk, so does the unborn baby. Think of the baby's delicate, still-forming nervous system, how can it possibly cope with a drunk or a binge? It can't. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is the term used for babies born with defects caused by drinking mothers. In the last ten years extensive research from all over the world has shown that if a pregnant woman drinks the chance of having a child with some type of defect is almost certain. There is the possibility of a number of defects for infants born with FAS. Many FAS babies are born shorter and lighter and will never catch up to the weight and height they should be, even if special care is given. Stillbirths show a higher rate among mothers who are heavy drinkers. There is a high chance of the baby being born mentally retarded to some degree. Other possible defects are head and facial deformities, body deformities, heart defects, trembling, a weak grasp, poor coordination, hyperactivity, extreme nervousness and poor attention. Some FAS babies are born with all the above traits while others show only a few of these defects to one degree or another. There is no cure for a FAS baby. Such a child will be limited mentally and/or physically for 1 i fe. How much alcohol does it take? Pregnant women who drink at least six drinks a day (that's three ounces of liquor) run a sure risk of having a child showing FAS symptoms. In 19 out of a 100 children born to mothers who drank an average of four drinks a day show partial FAS abnormalities, as do 11 out of a 100 babies born to mothers who averaged two drinks a day. If you don't drink except for a binge now and again there is still a good chance of your child showing partial FAS symptoms. In fact, recent research shows that ~alcohol in the mother's bloodstream may affect the unborn child. If you are a mother, know the risks involved with drinking. If you must drink, do so slowly, eat as you drink, and do not drink much. Better still, especially if you don't have much will-power, don't drink. Depression is common among expectant mothers. If you're feeling down find a friend to talk to rather than reaching for a drink. Try writing your feelings down, take a long walk, turn on some music, pound your pillow, or try being creative with clothes or beads or paint. If something is deeply troubling you . try to find the right person to talk to. The Inter-Tribal Council may be able to help or try calling Our Hope (451-2039), which is an excellent woman's program. The Fetal Alcohol Syndrome finds its highest rate among Indian women. Why does this have to be? What you do does make a difference. You can increase the chances of having a normal~althy child by making intelligent choices about alcohol and drugs. Think about it, but don't feel as if you are alone. FEEL FREE TO CALL KIM AT THE INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL AT 774-8331 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR AID. ��Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Joseph Raphael BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Rawlings ........................................................ President Simon Francis ....................................................... Vice President Kathy Stinger ....................................................... Secretary Jeanette St. Clair .................................................. Treasurer Mary Church ......................................................... Sgt. at Arms Paul Jae ks on Jr ..................................................... Member George Ma rt in ....................................................... Member Barbara Arzo 1a ................·...................................... Member Jo hn Ha rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mem be r A very special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to everyone who has a birthday in April. HOPE YOUR BIRTHDAY WAS HAPPY to Les King who had a birthday in March. And a big Last month we mailed 1 ,400 copies of Turtle Talk. If you can use your imagination for a moment, I would like you to think about what a project it would be to fold 1 ,400 ten page copies, staple them, label them and sort them by zip code. Then they must be bound and counted. After this is done, they must be taken in person to the post office. As you've probably guessed, this project takes much team work. So this month I would like to thank the following people for making it happen. Kareen Lewis, Marti Ramseyer, Kimothy Anderson, Jumbo Anderson, Sandy Whiteman, Florence Babcock, Carl Hamilton, Charlie Korn, Bob Parkey and Tina McCall. Thanks again for your help!!!! If you have something you would like printed in the Turtle Talk, please call Rae at 456-3744 or 774-8331 . �IMPORTANT- MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL . MEETING Thursda.~ i Ma.~ 2% 1 199 I Lexina-Lon Sc.hool, 45 Lexinalon N.W. Gra.ndJ ~a.pidS a 1_: IO OO MichiganJ · p•m. PollvcK - You bri ns dish to pn.ss "" -l:.a..ble. service. G-RITC p~ovides - frN b~ea.d , me.a.l dri n Ks. 1- [LEcTi"on.. JUne JI DAy 1q~/ 8~00a.rn..- a:OOp·'"-· Lexi rt.j-l:otL SchooL 1 ) 45 Lex.in...9-lon N. W: GR.ITC will prov1.de refreshmenis (.-~. /) IJ(JJ.J._L . / Grartd Ro.rids Int.er- Tri ba.L Counc..i L - 77 4- 8331 �THE ORIGIN OF THE GRAND RIVER BAND OF OTTAWA INDIANS cont. After 1776, British agents attempted to secure Indian allies in their battle with the rebellious colonists. When Arendt Schuyler de Peyster, Commander at Fort Mackinack, approached chiefs Short Ears and Ganteaux of the Grand River, they refused to leave their families, further suggesting the permanance of their settlements.8 It should be noted that since about 1750 the fur trader and adventurer Charles Langalde had operated a fur post at the mouth of the Grand River. This may explain the establishment of permanent Ottawa villages in the region--they no longer found it necessary to go to the Straits to market their furs. Other British reports offer additional proof that a large number of Ottawa now regarded the Grand River as their permanent home base. In 1779, the sloop Felicity under the command of Samuel Robertson was sent to the Grand River to seize or destroy "all the grain grease & provision in that country" so that Americans led by George Rogers Clark could not get them. Robertson sent an interpreter to a village 10 miles from the mouth of the Grand, and in his report mentioned the presence of a Black trader known as Black Peter as well as a Frenchman, Hippolite Chaboly and a Mr. Legons. He did not find the cache of grain that he sought.9 However, the existence of this grain is further proof that the Ottawa were dwelling in the area during the summer growing season as well as in the winter. Three years later, John Coates, a clerk for the Indian Department, filed an enumeration of the Indians who came to Michilimackinac to trade. According to his estimate there were as many as 500 families or 1200 to 1500 people living on the "Grand River and Banks of Lake Michigan. 11 10 A 1786 document describes the Ottawa as living "along the south and east side of Lake Michigan, beginning at the distance of eight leagues (20 miles) from Michi1 imackinac and extending nearly to the River St. Joseph." The document goes on to say that these Ottawa are "the small remains of a numerous people" who can no longer hunt because "no more animals remain to call us out to the woods. 11 After 1783, the area was officially controlled by the new government of the victorious American revolutionaries. However, it was not until 1820 that Americans began to exercise actual control. In the intervening years, the accounts of traders in the area make it clear that the Ottawa occupied several villages along the river, although they still made regular journeys to the north. In 1790, Hugh Heward of the American Fur Company, kept a journal of a trip he made down the Grand River on his way from Detroit to the Illinois country. He arrived at the rapids of the Grand late in April and found a village at the head of the rapids, where a trader named Alexander McKenzie resided. An hour further down the river (probably in the area of present Grandville), he found a second village. The next day, at the mouth of the ri~er, he arrived at another village and the fur trading post of Charles Langlade.l Two later reports bear further testimony to the separation of the Grand River Ottawa from their bretre n to the north. An 1805 message from the "Ottawa of the South" to L'Arbre Croche states "We were originally of one fire, and we wish to come back again to you, that we may all derive heat from the same fire." The response suggests that the separation had become full and complete. 11 8collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 125. 9Ibid, pp. 203, 207-208. Vol. 11, pp. 121, 124- 10Historical Collections of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. p. 635. Vol. 10. 11 Ibid., Vol. 11, pp. 485, 493-496. 12 Quaife, Milo M. (ed.), The John Askin Papers (Detroit, 1934) Vol. 1, p. 352 �cont. "You took a coa 1 ... " responded the people at L'Arbre Croche, "now remain by your own coal. 13 Seven years later John Hays prepared a report for Ninian Edwards, Governor of the Illinois territory on the Indian villages of the region. Although he did not give their locations, he reported four villages with a total of 200 men on the Grand River.14 When one considers that each of these men represented a family, the total Ottawa population of the area may have been three or fou.r times larger. Given the vagaries of these early efforts to estimate population, it is reasonable to conclude that there were at least 750 to 1000 Ottawa living along the lower Grand River when Joseph La Framboise and his wife Marie, and later Rix Robinson and Louis Campau, along with missionaries like Issac McCoy, Leonare Slater and Fr. Frederic Baraga arrived in the vangaard of permanent white settlers. With their arrival, Indian occupation of the area entered a new stage. That unhappy story is all too well known. Treaties in 1821 and 1836 extinguished Indian title to the land, and the "removal" pol icy of the United States government attempted to place woodland dwellers on the high--and--dry--plains of Kansas and Oklahoma. The Ottawa resisted with any means available to them. The result was a dispersal that today finds some of their number living in Kansas, others living in northern Michigan, and still others remaining near the Grand River. The final irony is that over 140 years later, American courts are still attempting to define the language of the treaties and determine just compensation to the Ottawa for their land. 11 13 Schoolcraft, Henry R., Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes of the American Frontiers (Philadelphia, 1851) p. 483 14 Edwards, Ninian, History of Illinois from 1778-1833 (Springfield, 1870) pp. 315-318. N0 T I C E FAITH GOSPEL CHURCH 7300 S. DIVISION GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Pastor-D.J. Elk SUNDAYS 10:00 Sunday School 11 :00 Morning Worship 6:00 Evening Service (p.m.) WEDNESDAY 7:00 Bible Study (p.m.) N0 T I C E There will be an Easter Sunrise Service held at 6:00 a.m., Easter Sunday, April 19, 1981, at Faith Gospel (Indian) Church, 7300 S. Division. The regular Sunday services which are held at 11 :00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. have been cancelled for Easter Sunday so that our people may attend the special Easter services, morning and afternoon, at the American Indian Gospel Church out in Dunningville, and the evening revival service at the Salem Methodist Indian Mission. �WE ARE PLANNING A DINNER FOR OUR INDIAN GRADUATES ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1981, AT 6:30 P,M, tl-;c n 0 ) :s(1) IT IS AN EVENING OF RECOGNITION FOR ALL Tl-OSE STUDENTS ) WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO COMPLETE THEIR SCHOOLING AND EARN THEIR SHEEP SKINS! A IF YOU HAVEN'T GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCl-OOL, PLEASE ~ STOP IN TO TALK TO US (ROOM 6, ROOM "S" UPSTAIRS), >< :s CD c-4-0 ~ n 0 3 3 s= -::::> CALL 456-3720 - YouR FRIENDS AT LEXINGTON STEVE, SUE, MA.RYAN I • . Gd UJ (J ~ 0 0 �PERSONALS/NOTES Recently Eva McDonald, one of our favorite staff people, had major surgery. We've been told she now is resting at home. All the Lexington Community Education and Inter-Tribal staff wish you well. We hope to see you back to work real soon. We miss your smiling face!!! A letter we received from Mr. & Mrs. Jasper Shebonga, dated March 10, 1981, says: Mr. Nicholas Bailey, Route 1, Box 259, Brethren, Michigan, is now recuperating at home after spending about two months in Onekema Memorial Hospital this winter. He had to have his left leg amputated above the knee, when a bypass operation he had did not take care of a blockage in the left knee. Some infection still remains. He would love to hear from his friends. How about sending a card or a note to cheer him and Elizabeth? Fellowship &Singing Meetings scheduled Saturday, March 28, 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 25, 7:00 p.m. All meetings will be held at Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W ., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Persons calling the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council for rides to go to the doctor, Welfare Office, dentist, to pick up food stamps, etc., should ask for the Outreach Department. The Outreach staff will be happy to help you. NOTE: Our Homemaker's Club i~ in need of scissors and crochet hooks. If you were a member of the Homemaker's Club and you forgot to turn in your scissors and crochet hooks, please do so as soon as possible. Thanks. NOTICE: Authentic Indian food for sale April 9 and April 23, 11 :00-1 :30 p.m. Lunches will be served in the Senior's room at Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. Public Welcome!!! Sponsored by Indian members of Faith Gospel Church, 7300 Division, South. Megwetch, Bea Bailey, Secretary. Senior's lunches every Monday & Wednesday at Lexington. Lunches are FREE to seniors and there is a $2.00 charge for everyone else. The lunches are delicious. Please plan to stop by to visit. The Community Education graduation, to be held at the Civic Center, will be on Thursday, May 28, 1981. If you think you are close to gradua t ing and your records are at Lexington School, please call Steve at 456-3720. WHY NOT BE A 1981 GRADUATE? "Day of the Three Fires", Indian Awareness Day, Saturday, June 6, 1981, Ironwood Township Community Building, Lake Road, Ironwood, Michigan. 9:00 a.m. - Flag Raising. Everyone Welcome. FREE ADMISSION. Parenting classes every Friday at 8:30 a.m. at Lexington School. some of your experiences with the others. Come and share �INDIAN MASS A group of Indian Catholics are making preparations for a Mass to be celebrated on the second Friday evening following Easter. All are invited to gather together to celebrate this Mass with Fr. John Haskell, a Chippewa priest from Baraga, Michigan. The outdoor Mass will be offered in the tradition of local Indian tribes at Ah-nab-awen Park - weather permitting. It will be followed by a gathering of all who are interested in offering their ideas for the establishment of an Indian Ministry locally. More information will soon be available. If you are interested in hearing more, call: 458-3569 Joe John 363-4622 Jeanette St. Clair 459-6820 Simon Francis 451-3446 Mary Swanson Someday My Children I see them running running fast Hoping they won't fall down but children must play so if they fall I'll pick them up from the ground Their faces shining happily Like stars in the sky But one day They will leave And, tears I'll start to cry Though they'll be gone And have family too I wish they wouldn't go But again one day I will smile When they make their children's Hearts glow. 10/79 Kareen Lewis Changes We've been together four yea rs I took your name and beared your child No other love could be the same Together we have endured pain Suffered in unfaithfulness Cried tears of alcohol Yet, still we love no less Trying to find a new lifestyle You signed a paper and went away And 'though I know you'll be ~8~~ I miss you more each day. Sometimes I'm scared of how you've changed And I wonder if you are too If it's so much that you can't return Remember I've always loved you 2/5/80 Kareen Lewis May your every path be lead by wisdom And followed with strength. 1/1/81 Kareen Lewis �ABIG FAREWELL AND GOJD LUCK A BIG FAREWELL AND GOOD LUCK TO A VERY VALUABLE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL EMPLOYEE. RECENTLY; MICHAEL CONNOLLY; ACCEPTED A POSITION AS TRIBAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE GRAND TRAVERSE BAND OF OTTAWA INDIANS. MIKE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH THE INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS AS A "JACK-QFAll-TRADES11 PERSON. MIKE HAS BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF THE PART C PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN WRITING PROPOSALS FOR THE COUNCIL, MICHAEL HAS SPENT MUCH OF HIS TIME WITH STUDENTS; MOTIVATING THEM; HELPING THEM WITH THEIR STUDIES; ENCOURAGING (THEN DRIVING THEM) TO TAKE THEIR G.E.D. TESTS; AND MUCH MUCH MORE. EVERYONE ON THE lExINGTON CofvVvlUNITY EDucATION AND GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL STAFF WILL MISS HIM VERY MUCH; BUT KNOW THAT HE WILL SUCCEED IN HIS NEW POSITION. so} GOJD LUCK MIKE! EVERYONE IS INVITED TO THE: SALEM INDIAN MISSION, 134th St. April 12-19 at 7:00 p.m. SPEAKER: Ford Sony (Evangelist) PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND. EXERCISE CLASS EVERY TUESDAY FROM 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. BRING YOUR MOST COMFORTABLE CLOTHES. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL RAE AT 456-3744 or 774-8331 . �THE VISION (I am indebted to my friends at the Puyallup Bull's vision) Tatanka Yotanka, or Sitting Bull, the Sioux which was not translated until after his death. out from pi pe-1 i ke things which made .:......-...........-.... paths between the structures were Ma Man, had a vision On the other res which went straight uctures that blew smoke Rushing about on Some of them Around the shore any of his people oung ones and even the to help the drowning was overwhelming. Tatanka Yotanka saw agony and suffering. all, Tatanka Yotanka ttred and weak. Some returned to the water stroke. who were still sufferin and the dirty water whi The translation: smaller and odd shaped brothers structures structures huge were airplanes. The objects were The dirty water was pollution. And the great e body of water in which Tatnaka Yotanka witnessed many of his It was alcohol. This man we call Bull was a man of power because of his visions-they were seldom wrong. Survival is possible. Leaving alcohol behind is possible. Remaining Indian is possible. The Inter-Tribal Council is here to aid you. If you need help in leaving drugs or alcohol behind call 774-8331, ask for Kim. Some exciting things are beginning to happen to help you cross the water. �HERBS FOR MEDICINE Herbs can be loaded with vitamins, minerals, potent medical drugs, or poisons, depending, of course, on how they are used or for what. American Indians became very knowledgeable in using herbs for medicine. For instance, the Ojibwa used wintergreen tea or chewed the berries for headaches without knowing that it contained acetylsalicylic acid - aspirin. Unless you know what you are doing and collect your own, herbs and tinctures can be purchased at a good price at Harvest Health, an herb store on the corner of Eastern and Burton in Grand Rapids. The following are four herbs that are used for the problem of alcohol abuse: Angelica A decoction* of the root, or several grains of the powdered root, is an old remedy for developing disgust for liquor. Cayenne - (A hot pepper) To wean away from liquor, combine a few drops of tincture of cayenne (tincture of capsicum) and a few drops of tincture of orange peel and water. A few grains of the pepper may be added to hot herbal drinks for restorative and stimulative action. Chamomile -Chamomile tea is said to help offset some reactions to alcohol drinking. Watercress-Counteract postparty fatigue and alcoholic fumes by eating lots of watercress. Watercress is also useful to offset the smell and taste of smoking. The pure, pressed juice of watercress is imported from Germany. *To make a decoction simmer herb in almost boiling water for 30 minutes and strain while hot. Never use cast iron, aluminum, or cracked enameled cast iron. �\ ) ToN A r\T �SECTION 504 WORKSHOP After all (39) of our participants were transported to the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, a chartered North Star bus was boarded for a trip to Chicago, Illinois for a workshop conducted by the Minority Enterprise Services Associates (MESC). MESC Corporation is an Indian owned company which was awarded a contract by the office for Civil Rights and Administration for Native Americans to train Native Americans (handicapped persons, advocates, tribal leaders and service providers) in the rights of handicapped persons under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 prohibits discrimination and guarantees accessibility to programs which receive federal financial assistance. The MESC staff conducted the training and technical assistance workshops in areas legal and civil rights under Section 504. Meals, transportation and lodging for disabled participants were paid for by the MESC Corporation. Certificates of training were presented to all participants upon completion of the training. Respectfully submitted, Jean Warren ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* YOU ARE INVITED THE LEXINGTON WEAVING CLASS WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO VISIT THEIR CLASS ON TUESDAY} APRIL 7J 1981} AT 6:30 P.M, THEY WILL HAVE THEIR COMPLETED WEAVING PROJECTS ON DISPLAY. COFFEE WILL BE SERVED, THIS WAS TO BE THEIR FINAL WEEK OF CLASS} BUT BECAUSE OF THE POPULARITY OF THE CLASS} IT WILL BE EXTENDED ANOTHER 8 WEEKS, ANYONE INTERESTED IN REGISTERING FOR THIS CLASS SHOULD SEE STEVE IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE OR CALL 456-3720. ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* Anyone who still has scissors and crochet hooks from the Homemaker's Class at Lexington, should return them to the school as soon as possible. Your cooperation will be very much appreciated. �A PR s H ---- Iq81 w ITh l s~ or l u..n.c.-k.. T F 3 2.. s q I JeSSe. t. · Bodo.. s loir+~Aj b 5' se.n;or luhck '1 wea.\li~ " .. io Drll-n\~ "':9 b: 30 ~Se.t\.i " or I u..."-C. L 1 Rob;n Kott\ ~ bil"''t~O.~ J"e.FFKi.~ b• dA.~ !2. q 2.0 seiU01 lo~ v.. 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':~~ ..i.. ~~. ;-.. ~ ~·~ .,,f' 4 ""? ·;j>~ fl~"'~' ?~~~~ ~~ ~ " Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council ;:)QC Ml( MIC Ml( MIC MIC Mtc MK MM MIC: NON l'ROFI; I :'::lt'/dT N!,·. <!J?O 1 GP.Al,IP RAPIDS, /,".iCii 45 Lexington, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendalei MI 49401 - ----- t t ~~~.- ·1 U.S. POSTAGE P A : :.\ 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Santigo, Rae (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f1979dc403e0ef8689d736cd94cf0d5b.pdf 03fddda2c655988445e218d4c7061945 PDF Text Text GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL TURTLE TALK GRAN~ VALLEY ST;rfE COttEGfS UBRARY ML\Y 1981 REGIONAL AffAIRS RESOURCES CENTER Executive Director .................................................... J. W. Wheeler Assistant Director ....................... . ............................ Joseph Raphael BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Rawlings .......................................................... President Simon Francis ......................................................... Vice President Kathy Stinger ......................................................... Secretary Jeanette St. Clair .................................................... Treasurer Mary Church ........................................................... Sgt. at _Arms Paul Jackson Jr . ............................................ . ......... Member George Martin ............................................. . ........... Member John Hart ............................................................. Member Barbara Arzola ........................................................ Member If your birthday is in the beautiful month of May, we all wish you a very happy birthday and many many more! WOW! Do we have people to thank for helping with the Turtle Talk last month. Many many thanks to: JoEllen Wesaw, Elaine Mashka, Sandy Whiteman, Sam Bush, Maryan Mashka, Jean Warren, Jumbo Anderson, Angela Hart, Alisha Anewishki and Windy White. You all helped get the newsletter out in record time! A form is enclosed in this month's your material to be printed in the poems, etc., please don't hesitate forms to Rae Santigo, 45 Lexington issue to make it convenient for you to send in Turtle Talk. If you have community news, articles, to let us know about it. Please send completed N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49504 or call 774-8331. �You a.n.d membVUi 06 yoWt 6a.mily Me. c.otuii..a11-y in.v-<A:e.d to a;t;te.n.d ne.c.ogn.-<A:ion. c.e.ne.mon.ie...6 6on the. Gna.dua.te...6 06 the. Indian Adult. Le.Mn.in.g Ce.n.te.n. Spon6one.d by: Gna.n.d Ra.pid-6 In.te.n-Tttibal. Coun.fil T.ltle. IV, Pant A Pnogna.m & In.dia.n. Adult. Educ.a.tion. Pnogna.m. Vin.n.e.n - 6:30-9:00 p.m. Ha.m, -0oup & 6ny bne.a.d pne.pMe.d by A.lte.nn.a.tive. Educ.a:tlon. -0tud~. Va.te. - Ma.y 20, 1981 P.la.c.e. - We...6t Middle. Sc.hoot Gym 615 TWtne.n N.W. GRAVUATES - PLEASE CALL 456-3720 IF YOU NEEV TRANSPORTATION. (CHILVCARE PROVIVEV) AGENVA 6:30 p.m. - Invoc.a.tion Vinne.n 7:30 p.m. - Slide. Show 8:00 p.m. - MI-GI-ZI SingVUi �INDIAN CULTURE Adult workshop {ages 16 - adult) Making corn soup Monday, May 18, 1981 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Ron's room - Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. Student's workshop {ages 13-16) Tuesday, May 19, 1981, 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Instructor - Judy Raphael, sponsored by Title IV, Part A. Ron's room - Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. ATTENTION GRADUATES! I will be taking pictures of people who are going through the cap and gown ceremonies on May 28, 1981. During the week of May 25 through May 28, I will shoot you anytime from 1 :00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Lexington School. Hope to see you soon. Sue Maturkanich. Dear Graduates, We know this is a special time of year for you and you should be very proud. We at the Lexington Community Education Center and the Grand Rapids InterTribal Council are anxiously awaiting graduation. We want you to know we're very excited for you and wish you all the luck in the future. If there is anything we can do to help you please don't hesitate to call us at 456-3720. If we don't have the answer, we will find someone who will. So, congratulations and good luck. Your friends at the Lexington Community Education Center and Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �. ~~cY~t7~tmtlg/~-<&~cf~ 67~~ ~/.~@//cf ~u/b&J~~496cfz 6/6-Z7/-858cf April 6 1 1981 NOTICE Catherine C. Baldwin, Membership Coordinator for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Inter-Tribal Center, May 18th. & 19th.,1981 to accept applications for enrollment into the Tribe. Anyone wishing to enroll may do so at this time. Because we follow the same procedures as the BIA, we will need the following: 1-a copy of your birth record, baptismal record, etc., that would have your birthdate and parents name on it. 2-a copy of your parents birth record, baptismal, marriage, death, etc., that would have your grandparents names on it. 3-usually i f you are under the age of 35, sometimes we need copies of records for your grandparents also. 4-your social security number is needed also. The purpose of all this documentation is to substantiate your ancestory and to locate your ancestors in the Durant Roll Book of 1908. Eligibility requirements are: (a) prove yourself to be at least ~ blood of the Traverse Band. (b) and not be a member of any other federally recognized group, band, or tribe. A~ter careful research and your application accepted, you will be issued a membership card with your Tribal ID# on it and your number will be forever. Your number will never be re-issued. The fee for this card is $2.00 and replacements are $1.00. If you have any questions on this, please feel free to call me at 271-6969. I will be bringing my record books with me on May 18th. & 19th., 1981. �WE'RE ANXIOUSLY WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU. ANY NEWS YOU HAVE FOR US, POEMS, ARTICLES, ETC. WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. JUST JOT IT DOWN IN THE SPACES PROVIDED BELOW AND MAIL TO: RAE SANTIGO, 45 LEXINGTON N.W., GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504 oR CALL 774-8331 . • NAME: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ PHONE: --------------------- �PERSONALS/NOTES If you have extra bread bags at home, please save some for the Childcare Center at Lexington School. They need them for dirty diapers. You may drop them off anytime at 45 Lexington N.W. Thanks. If you have had your picture taken by Sue Maturkanich in the last two years, it may still be on file at Lexington School. If you are curious, call Rae at 456-3744. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1981, LEXINGTON SCHOOL, 45 LEXINGTON N.W., GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 774-8331. NOTE OF THANKS: Mrs. Dorothy Day and family wish to express their thanks to the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council for the beautiful flowers sent to them in the death of their loved one, Ms. Yvonne Harris, who passed on to the spirit world February 22, 1981. Thank you. Recently, Kim Hoag, Substance Abuse Coordinator for the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, had knee surgery. He is now at home recuperating. We at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and Lexington Community Center wish him well and hope to see him back to work very soon. Day of the Three Fires - Indian Awareness Day Saturday, June 6, 1981 Ironwood Township Community Building Lake Road - Ironwood, Michigan FREE ADMISSION - EVERYONE WELCOME Three Fires Pow Wow Grand Rapids, Michigan - Ah-nab-awen Park June 27 & 28, 1981 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL GENEVIEVE SHIRLEY AT 456-4226 or Indian Adult Learning Center graduation ceremonies will be held May 20, 1981, at Lexington Community Education Center, 45 Lexington N.W. M1gizi Drum was founded in 1978 in Grand Rapids, but was reorganized in September of 1980 under the present name of Migizi, which in Algonquian means Eagle. The singers are: Windy White, Lee Sprague, Paul Raphael, Dave Shananaquet, Freddy Raphael, Ron Yob, Billy Schrubbe and Wally Hall. Their charge for singing at a Pow Wow is $400.00. For more information call 774-8331 (Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council). COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS: William D. Memberto, 35475 Smith, Romulus, executive director of the Michigan Urban Indian Health Council, Inc., in Detroit, was appointed to succeed Wade I. Teeple of Brimley. He will serve the remainder of a term expiring August 15, 1982. He serves as president/chairman of the American Indian Health Care Association, vice-chairman of the Michigan Indian Review Board, member of the Comprehensive Health Planning Council, Southeastern Michigan, member of the executive committee Sub Area Advisory Council, Detroit, and a member of the North American Indian Association, Inc. Memberto attended Western Michigan University and is a graduate of Muskegon Community College and Ferris State College. �PERSONALS/NOTES cont. 9th Annual Pow-.Wow· - Dartmouth College - Hanover, New Hampshire. Saturday, May 9, 1981. Registration 2:00 p.m. (Storrs Pond). PRIZES!! Preceeding the Pow-Wow, on May 7 & 8, Symposium: Northeast tribes and communities: Energy needs and alternatives. For more information contact: Native American Program (603) 646-2110. 33rd annual NMOA meeting on September 19, 1981, at the fairgrounds in Petoskey, Michigan. GVAIL will have 20th annual pow-wow on September 19 and 20, 1981, at Riverside Park on Monroe Avenue, across from the Veterans' Facility, Grand Rapdis, Michigan. GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIPAL INVITATIOOAL BOWLING TOURNEY 1981 ! WHERE: LINCOLN LANES WHEN: Mt\Y 23) 1981 3485 LAKE MICHIGAN DR. N.W. CLOSING D8I!;:: GRAND RAPIDS) MI Mt\Y LOJ l~l EVENT FOR fvlORE INFORfv'lATION ON THE BOWLING TOURNAMENT CONTACT TIA SCHOONfv'lAKER (614) 532-0888. ENTRY BLANKS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL) (ETA OFFICE) MIXED FOURSCJ'ES - ABC/WIBC - LADIES TEA.f\15 - MENS TEAMS - $9.00 PER 45 lExINGTON N.W.J GRAND RAPIDS) MICHIGAN. CONGRATULATIONS TO: Two (2) of our Nish-na-be men of the community on their new jobs. Amos Day Jr. (June Bug) and John Chivis Jr. were both called to work by General Motors within the last month. Good Luck to you both and may the 'Great Spirit' above watch over you and guide you in your work. SPORTS - May 11, 1981, is the date set for the first game of the season for the Nish-na-be men's team. Let's get out there and cheer them on like we did in basketball. Time and place unknown at this time. Keep your ears open, you will be notified by 'moccasin telegram' (you all know what that is!), or contact Wally Hall at the Inter-Tribal Council a week prior to the above date. The number is 774-8331 . Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Gibbs family who just lost their loved one, Bartlette Gibbs. Mr. Gibbs passed away on April 9, 1981, after suffering from a lingering illness. N.A.I.A. Pow-Wow Detroit - July 11-12, 1981. Oakland County Community College, Highland Lakes Campus. OPEN DRUM. Shared dancers fee - no admission fee. INDIAN ADULT GRADUATION CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD AT WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL ON MAY 20, 1981. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL SUE, KAY, MARYAN OR STEVE AT 456-3720 . . GRADUATION CEREMONIES HELD AT THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1981. REHERSAL WILL BE ON MAY 26, 1981. �April 1, 1981 Dear President Reagan, I am Sarah Pigeon, the wife of a Vietnam veteran. In these troubled times drastic measures must be taken to save our economy. I can understand the need for everyone to make sacrifices as government spending is brought under control. However, I do not know how we as a nation can ask our veterans to make anymore sacrifices for us. A nation needs its soldiers, but a nation that turns its back on the veterans' needs may find itself without an effective army. I would like you to take a few moments from your busy schedule and remember as I do the sacrifices made by so many young men for this nation. R E M E MB E R The lights of the runway shimmered in my eyes as I tasted salt in my mouth. They called it a war when he left. It was a war. The plane rose slowly like the blade of a guillotine. It carried my heart. He was a boy, not a man, a tall boy hidden in a uniform. I could still feel the warmth of his arms around me. Would I ever feel them again, or would they soon be cold and stiff. Vietnam, where was it? I rushed home desperate to escape the great weight that was descending on me. Where was it? Looking at a map of the world I saw the small coastal country, but my mind couldn't imagine what it was like. I wanted to picture it, to see where he was going. I watched the evening news. I saw the reports on the war. I also saw the reports on student demonstrations. I hated them for being here while he was there. Vietnam. We'd been married three weeks. We'd been high school sweethearts for four years. Jerry volunteered for the draft, just before the lottery began. I wrote to him in Vietnam and told him his number had come up seven. My American Indian husband had been destined to go. I wondered how his destiny would bring him back, if he came back. I'd seen so many that went, some didn't come back, others came back changed. Helplessness is so suffocating. It weighs on you, frustrating and unrelenting. You imagine the horrors of war and the innocence of the one you love. You can not imagine the rape of that innocence even when the pictures and the letters come. The pictures told more than the letters. Letters were attempts at being cheerful and reassuring. He tried to make love to me with his words, trying to fend off the fear of infidelity, to be forgotten, Dear John, was an ultimate fear. The pictures were remarkably good. They showed more of the stark reality. Not by displaying violence, but by the obvious lack of it. It was a hot, dirty place, a permanent camping out, in holes dug into the dusty ground. One he sent, I'm sure, was to show me how cozy a bunker could be. It was a samll hole big enough for two air mattresses. Displayed on them were pictures of me in a small album, and a plastic bag that held the tattered lacy blue garter I'd worn at our wedding. The walls and roof were sand bags. I read the untold story in his pictures. The place was unlike anything he'd ever encountered in his nineteen years of life. He had known harsh reality as an Indian in a world that saw them still on horseback in old movies, massacring harmless white settlers, whose only crime was that they wanted the Native Americans homelands. But nothing before had the clarity that he faced as I saw it, looking at a picture of a loaded ninety milemeter recoiless rifle. The rifle was ready. The tripod held it just above ground level in the weeds. I gazed down the barrel at the field of vision, blurred by a misty, indistinctness, the unknown. Would they come or not? Did they? I don't know. I didn't dare ask in my letters. �! There was a jargon that went with Vietnam that made it less understandable to civilians and probably more bearable to the soldiers, The trip on a helicopter to a possible ambush was an eagle flight on a chopper to a "hot" L.Z. Things were graded from 1-10, 1 being good, 10 being "t:he worst. The enemy was V.V. or NVA, the people in general were gooks. All this tried to depersonalize the war, but there's something very personal about seeing the photograph of two youngsters standing next to a pole on which a human skull is stuck. Your nineteen year old husband and his buddy and an NVA skull, that he explained was to frighten the enemy. He didn't send pictures that showed the blood and gore that is war, the news media did that. He sent pictures of the cold equipment and the conditions in which he lived. It's funny because the real story was at first dimmed to me by my desire just to drink him in as I opened each envelope hoping for pictures. To see he was alive in the photograph, to count his arms and legs and look at his thinning figure, and see he was still real, it was ecstatic. I didn't really begin to understand the story in those pictures until much later. The longer he was there, the bleaker the pictures became. Clowning stopped soon to be replaced by pictures of things, a mountain, helicopter, bunkers, guns, aerial shots, and men - men who were close. I asked for pictures of him, and they came showing him gaunt, strained, lonely and afraid. I didn't see this at first, I only saw that he was alive, but the longer I looked, the greater became my understanding. It was very sobering to know that your future, your entire life is out of your hands. It was an agonizing year and it became a part of me. The knowing that you cannot control, you cannot effect, you must simply take it as it comes and hope for the best. It taught me more about the condition of human life on our planet and how insignificant you really are to everyone, but the few whose lives touch yours. It also taught me how significant the Creator is in His ability to know each person individually. It taught me the true meaning of trust and of luck. My husband came home, some of his buddies didn't, some of my friends didn't. He came home a man, a tormented man, who's seen mankind at its worse and knows the fragility of the human body. He knew the fine intangible line between living and being alive. This is part of him, its affect will be with him always. He may not consciously think of it everyday, but it's with him everyday for the rest of his life. He is one of the many, who fought, as I am one of the many who waited. We cannot change what was, only learn from it. But we must learn from it as a nation, a nation that didn't forget 52 hostages in Iran, and cannot afford to forget the Veterans of the war noboday wants to remember. It was a war - a real war. Young men died. Young men were maimed. People cannot erase their pain from the pages of history. The Indian culture throughout America has always recognized the special understanding of life that comes to the warrior. The ultimate knowledge of life and death, of giving and taking it. The veterans are all around us, their needs are clear to those who want to see. We must take care of our warriors, we must, because it was a war we sent them to, a real war, and we are all responsible. I watch my husband turn the pages in the album of Vietnam pictures. I see the haunted look in his eyes as he remembers, and answers the curious questions of our ten year old son. I watch and I wonder, when will I be asked to wait again, and how will the father handle the waiting for the son? Mr. President, the cost of the programs for the Vietnam veterans is an "earned expenditure" that this nation cannot default. Pl ease save these much needed programs. Respectfully, Sarah Pigeon cc: Governor Milliken Senator Levin Senator Reigle Vietnam Veterans of America �DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE APRIL lJ 1981 KENNETH L. SMITH, WESTERN TRIBAL LEADER, TO BE NOMINATED ASSISTANT INTERIOR SECRETARY. Interior Secretary James Watt said today that President Reagan had announced his intention to nominate Kenneth L. Smith, a member of the Wasco Tribe of Oregon, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, subject to Senate confirmation. "Ken Smith is a vigorous and highly qualified tribal leader who has worked effectively at the local and national level to improve the economic and social position of Indians in our society," Watt said. "Smith was selected only after extensive consultation with elected tribal leaders from a 11 across the Nat ion." Smith, 46, has been general manager of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, a federally enrolled Indian organization composed of the three tribes living on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon. He has spent his entire adult career with the Confederated Tribes, joining the organization in 1959 and serving in various capacities including accountant and comptroller. He has been general manager since 1972. After graduation from Madras High School, Madras, Oregon, Smith attended Oregon State University, Eastern Oregon College and was graduated from the University of Oregon in 1959 with a B.S. degree in business. While a student in high school and in college he worked as an engineering aide and forestry aide during the summer with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Smith has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Indian Lawyer Training Program; Oregon State Board of Education; and the Portland Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. He is a member of the Elks Lodge in Madras and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Indian Travel Commission, Lakewood, Colorado; the Oregon Heart Assn.; the Oregon Historical Society and the Intertribal Timber Council at Warm Springs. Smith, born in The Dalles, Oregon, is married to the former Jeanie M. Thompson of Portland. The couple has four children. SPECIAL THANKS I, Rae Santigo, would like to give special thanks to Duane and Freddy Raphael for all of the drawings they have done for the Turtle Talk. The object of our newsletter is to keep you informed, but the drawings make OUR Turtle Talk more personalized. Duane and Freddy have helped me, without question, when I needed a picture to spice up a page and I want them to know I appreciate all their time and cooperation. So again, thanks for helping to make the Turtle Talk look so nice. CONGRATULATIONS JANET SHOMIN JUST COMPLETED FIVE WEEKS OF TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL IN CHICAGO! THE STAFF AT THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRrBAL COUNCIL WISHES HER WELL IN ALL FUTURE ENDEAVORS, �INDIAN MASS An Indian Mass will be celebrated on Friday evening, May 15, 7:00 p.m. at Ah-Nab-Awen Park (on the river bank) in Grand Rapids. All are invited to gather together to celebrate· this Mass with Fr. John Haskell, a Chippewa priest from Baraga, Michigan. The Mass will be offered in the tradition of local Indian tribes. All who are interested in talking with people and Fr. Haskell about the Mass afterwards are invited to join in a gathering after the Mass. If you are interested in hearing more, call: Joe John (458-3569), Jeanette St. Clair (363-4622), Simon Francis (459-6820) or Mary Swanson (451-3446). In case of rain, the Mass and gathering will be held at St. James Church on Bridge Street in Grand Rapids. We apologize for the confusion about dates. TRANSCRIPT OF INDIAN FISHING RIGHTS STORY/2 Apr 81 WZZM SAVAGE STAND UP OPEN: This Federal building in downtown Grand Rapids has been the scene of a recrea t ion. Senior District Court Judge Noel Fox is trying to set the scene around the signing of an 1836 treaty between the Federal Government and the Indians. In it, Fox ruled that the Indians have retained aboriginal rights to hunting and fishing. It was a trade off: land for a state for the resources. SAVAGE: The 13th article hunt on the land ceded by in Article 3 that fishing ruled those statues still tures by Indians. of the 1836 treaty retains the rights of the Indians to the Federal Government. A second treaty of 1855 stipulates rights were retained by an earlier treaty. Judge Fox has stand today, up to and including commercial fishing ven- LE BLANC:" ... because Indians were commercial fishermen long before the white man came to this area. They traded, generally, with other tribes." SAVAGE: Both LeBlanc and John Scott, Chief of the DNR's fishery division, feel cooler heads should prevail. Both agree negotiations will settle the matter. SCOTT: "At least we're talking. And, we're looking at ways and means by which we might agree to a settlement at least in some facets of the treaty fishery." SAVAGE: LeBlanc and Scott argue it will take years to settle the matter, and both refused to speculate what that settlement could mean to either side. But both say this vented anger from both sides is useless, since it's a matter of law for the Courts. MS TV • 13 News. LISTEN I feel desperate need to save you from your now seen destiny If you can hear me when I speak these small words of wisdom Reach out to me and take my hand Walk beside me to forever land For there is destiny we all know And would be good if together We go 3/30/81 Kareen Lewis �ONCE THERE WAS YOU For weeks r hurt all over My eyes and every muscle Yearned for sleep At night sleep came hard Holding only my pillow And his memory So distant In my waking I tried to force a smile But the icilic grin faded For there were no arms To greet me Good-morning Only tears There is no time for fighting amongst ourselves now Hold back your petty angers and selfish cries Be strong in our ever growing circle of long life In our battle for survival and lasting truth Let me guide you through the unconditioning process And re-learn life as it was first taught by Grandfather We shall also phase out the English language And learn our own once again So untie your War-Braid And draw back your bow and arrow Make your new aim The fight down the spiritual road 3/24/81 3/ 30/81 Kareen Lewis Kareen Lewis EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTER CETA III - Program is operating at a smooth, but slow pace. We did have a few lay-offs in March involving Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council persons. They were put back on under another program here at Inter-Tribal, and are presently working. There are, as of February 24, 1981, 32 participants enrolled in the Classroom Training component. Title II-B - Has recently been cut from one of its components, PSE, as of March 31, 1981. There will no longer be placements in the Public Service Employment field. Work Experience (l ,000 hours or 25 weeks employability) and Service to Participants is still available to applicants. In II-B City - FY 1980/81, so far we have had 54 participants and 5 in STP. In II-B County - FY 1980/81 there are 30 participants as of March 31, 1981. Dear Parents, Teachers and Students, I This year the Native American Title IV-Part A Program will be holding its annual election for the Parent Committee on June 10, 1981. The following attachment explains the endorsement nominating procedure. If you have any questions concerning the election, please call 456-4226 or stop in at the office, 45 Lexington N.W., Lexington School, Room 6. The success of the Title IV-Part A program needs your involvement. It is hoped this election process will facilitate positive community response. Megwetch Sincerely, Jeanette St. Clair, Coordinator Native American Education Program (attachment on next page) �) Grand Rapids Public Schools - Parent Co111T1ittee Title IV - Part A Native American Education Nominating Endorsement I , ~--.-~~~~...,.....,..~~~~~~~' am presently seeking nominating signatures (person seeking office) for the Title IV - Part A Parent Committee under the category of (check one) Parent , Student , Teacher Each person seeking office must receive endorsement signatures from five (5) parents who have signed Federal Form 506 (parent whose child is Native American and attending the Grand Rapids Public Schools). Once a person has received the five (5) signatures, their name will be placed on the ballot for the June 10th, 1981 election. PLEASE NOTE: No eligible voter (parent) may sign the endorsement/nominating form for more than one person seeking office to the Parent Corrmittee. Endorsement Signatures Name Address Phone Number 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Signature of person seeking office Endorsement/Nominating form must be completed and turned in by 5 PM on June 5th, 1981, at Lexington School - Native American Education Program (%Jeanette St. Clair), 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49504. Note: Nominating endorsement signatures will be verified by the nominating corrmittee to be comprised of one person from the Grand Rapids Public Schools and one person from the current Parent Corrmittee. • �YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT On April 9, 10 & 11, 1981, three of our native youth had the opportunity to attend the 33rd Annual Youth In Government program at our state capitol . Youth In Government is one of the best programs offered to high school students. It is a state model legislative program where students learn by participation, the entire state legislative procedure. A student learns how an idea becomes law and how laws can be changed. Sessions were held in the House and Senate Chambers of the State Capitol in Lansing. If we, as an Indian people, are to influence our destiny, we need to have an understanding of how the process works in regards to law making and law amending. Youth In Government provides this training. The students received training in bill writing, campaigning for the elections, learned rules of personal conduct and received a clear overall view of what Youth In Government is all about. The days were long. We'd be up at 7:00 a.m., break for lunch at noon and resume until about 5:00 p.m. Other scheduled activities would keep us moving until about 11 :00 p.m. Of course it was not all work. Friday night we had a dance that was well attended by all. The students are looking forward to next year's Youth In Government. by: Gary Shawa, Specialist Native American Program Title IV, Part A �"( A letter from the "Milwaukee Indian News" Not long ago two young men were drinking in a bar and began quarelling with each other. One left, went home and got a gun, returned and shot the other. One is in jail, the other in the hospital. More recently a group of young men were boozing while riding in a car. The car went out of control, rolled over, injuring two, killing one. The driver will be in jail for a long time. These incidents got me thinking of all the otherwise good men who are ruining themselves because of drinking and doping. But they're also ruining it for all of us young women who are at an age of wanting to start families. I am a young, healthy Indian woman of average intelligence, but I am alone because I want a GOOD man to have my children with--and there aren't many around-at least not straight ones. Do I have to settle for a drunk? Or a doper?? Anonymous ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* Everyone seems overly concerned with statistics, that's true. But in playing around with some figures I've come up with some scary numbers. Every single day 22 teens are killed because of alcoholism. In the same day 110 teens are disfigured in some way because of the same reason. From the time it may take to make and eat supper (1 1/2 hours), one youth and maybe more will have been kill ed. In that same time about 7 youths will have been maimed due to drinking. And that goes on every hour and one half a day. Of course, you have to figure that Indian youths, both men and women, drink more that whites (Indian male youths have a 42% drinking problem rate as compared with 34% for Anglo males of the same age; and women are 31% compared to 25% Anglo). This means that you can probably up the figures killed and maimed when you are talking about Indian youth alcoholism. Interesting--look around you, and take a look at yourself; are you planning on being just another Indian statistic, or an Indian? Before Indians were statistics, they didn't drink. For more information about the Drug Abuse Program at the Grand Rapids InterTri ba l Council, ca 11 Kim Hoag at 774-8331 . ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* �"THE HOLIDAY INN INDIAN" Pack yer bags, boys, we're catchin' the plane Fer Denver, or Tucson, or Bangor, Maine. Git yer per diem, 1 cause we gotta have cash! We're holdin' a meetin' on the Great White Backlash! Well, damn them to hell, the low sons of b----s! They're whiners, complainers and back-stabbin' snitches. We're ruinin' our health by stayin' up nights Workin' and strugglin' fer Indian rights. Call Frontier, Western and Hertz Rent-a-Car. Be sure that the hotel has got a good bar. Git in the car or we'll miss the last flight. We're dancin' the boogie in Denver tonight! I'm neglectin' my wife and my sweet little tots, And that Coors and Cold Duck jest gives me the trots. And the perdiem we're gettin' ain't no big deal, Since most of the time, it won't pay the bar bill! Why are we goin'? Oh, who the hell cares! It's got something to do with "Indian Affairs. 11 So call the secretaries, we'll take the whole pack! We'll decide why they went ... when we git back. Well, lets fergit our troubles in this thankless job And let them people say we got a license to rob. We'll boogie and dance .... maybe take in the sights As we travel United for our Indian rights! Oh, say, did ye hear? low-life back-biters, Some sneaky, back-stabbing, rumor-inciters; Are sayin' our trips are jest poor excuses For boozin' and dancin' and other abuses! ****AUTHOR UNKNOWN**** Poem taken form the Red Letter March-April 1981 issue. THE SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE, INC. 7070 East Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858, (517) 772-5700 BINGO WEEKLY - $1 ,000.00 Jackpot to be given away every week plus $500.00 Jackpot in progressive numbers. BEGINNING SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1981 AT THE TRIBAL CENTER GYM (doors will be open at 5:30 p.m.) Earlybirds start at 6:30 p.m. EVERYONE WELCOME NO CHILDREN PLEASE For more information call 772-5700. Admission $2.00. Three miles east of Mt. Pleasant on Broadway. - - -----~--· �SUCCESS WITK GROWING VEGETABLES Have you ever planted a garden? If you haven't you don't know what you are missing. Last year I wanted to plant a garden, but everyone told me I couldn't because the soil in my yard wasn't good enough. Did I fool them. With a little determination I grew tomatoes, carrots, corn, radishes and lettuce. It was so much fun to watch everything grow! And it was even more fun to serve MY HOME GROWN vegees to my friends. If you would like to give it a try here are a few suggestions to help you get started. l. Plants grow best in moist, enriched soil and under full sun. 2. Choose a sunny site within reach of a hose. Keep the area small. 3. Soil that's going to grow good food crops should not have shrub, tree or other kinds of roots in it. 4. Avoid ground where puddles stand for days. 5. If you do not have a spot in your yard, rent a garden plot from Community Education. You may call 456-4589 for the garden plot closest to your home. The right time to cultivate soil is when you can squeeze a fistful of it and have it crumble again right away. If soil sticks together, wait until it gets drier. If ground is too dry and hard, soak it to a depth of 6 to 8 inches, then allow it to dry. Follow the following steps. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Strip sod or weed patch. Cultivate soil. Rake smooth. Apply fertilizer. Dig seed furrows. Plant seed. Cover seed. Dig holes for transplants. Soak soil. After planting follow these directions. l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Water often. Provide frost protection. Thin the seedlings. Stake plants early. Lay mulch. Get rid of weeds. Fertilize. WHEN PLANTING YOUR GARDEN YOU MAY HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS. DON'T HESITATE TO CALL A PLACE SUCH AS FRUIT BASKET OR MEIJERS. THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU. GARDENING IS GREAT FUN. WHY NOT GIVE IT A TRY? �~ ~ *~ 1 Le-l s ~ 't:{f Not r=-orget <:8? ®> $ THANKS ' MOM ~~$ ~ understanding.~ My mother is kind and She's always cheerful. She loves me because I'm me. Sometimes she questions my She al ways ca res. decisions~ ~ Ou..--- ~ @ My mother is wise and so patient. Sometimes she gets angry with me, But I never lose her love. ~~ .~ ,.ft')..~ ~ I love my mother. God, Let me be like her. ~ Thanks mom. Molher 's Duj· ~ She's funny. She makes me laugh. ~~ I love to laugh. ~...ro.. 'C1:1 Molhe.rs On. ~ You're the best! ~ ~ ~ AB ~~o~;s~;.;~®:~~ ~$$~ ~~cSS FIRST SONG $.iss.<&i$>-£'>~ First Mother more than mother c::rJ5" You are the song of my beginning ~ Your heart I embraced and danced to ~ each time I suckled and nuzzled warmth Eyes to raven's wing r<:J:>, and breath to wind '{Jr The first chant was love's song ('():).. The first wisdom was mother's crooning Cl)-' My memory is of milk and eyes and honey warmth molding me to stand and embrace and fight for that beauty that is mine ~ In time I will carry you as you cradled me But there is no death when your song is my heart First Mother .... you who are mine because of you my music reaches to the sky. <:$' ~ Kim Hoag 4/22/81 ~ ~ r(}:).__ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,C22 ey ~ c:O::J ® ~ ~ ~ ~~ $<$~~~~~~*~~~$48~ �- s T H -- w . s I~ TH ~ 1 -- l3 1t ~ S" senior '.s It> hCh Dri>MMin~ t,: 36 1 Senior's /ohc.h.. ])nJHf..t;n.9 '/; q 15 lb i,:3o WeruJi"':) b'. 30 UAPPY • MOTI\ERS bAY 10 II Se11i ors ll. I vhck. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Santigo, Rae (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e12ecf4bcecfe8a9c5acb32b06c7fa47.pdf 417a448202ae27118fbe0a47ab0a784f PDF Text Text ?;,~ I, GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL TURTLE TALK GRAND _. __ _ _ . _ JUNE 1981 ~;:G' · VAHEY ~~.ATE _COUEG~: LiJR11RY .I•~ JONAL AFFA1,,S RtSOU~:c:s (fNTfl~ Executive Director ................................................... J.W. Wheeler Assistant Director ................................................... Joseph Raphael BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Rawlings ......................................................... President Simon Francis ........................................................ Vice President Kathy Stinger ........................................................ Secretary Jeanette St. Clair ................................................... Treasurer Mary Church .......................................................... Sgt. at Arms John Hart ............................... . ............................ Member Barbara Arzo 1a .............................. . ........................ Member George Mart in ........................................................ Member Paul Jackson Jr ...................................................... Member Happy Birthday to those who have birthdays in the sunny and delightful month of June. We all wish you a very safe and happy birthday and many many more! May is a very busy time of year. We've been planning our adult graduation, making arrangements for the graduation at the Civic, getting things ready for the end of the school year and much much more. With all the activities going on, I was worried the Turtle Talk would get to your homes late. But never fear, my help was here!!! My special thanks to Jumbo Anderson, Elaine Mashka, Liz Wesaw, Laura Burfield, Al is ha Anewishki, Sandy Whiteman, Texanna Root, Jeanette St. Clair, Greg Bailey, THE ENTIRE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CLASS, and Sue Maturkanich. Thanks for helping to get the newsletter into the homes on time. I couldn't have made it without you. If you have questions, poems, notes, articles, hellos, goodbyes, etc., please don't hesitate to call Rae Santigo at 774-8331. �DBP4BTMBNT of the INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Fo r Rele a se May 8, 1981 press re lease Tom Wilson 202/343-3171 STATEMENT OF PROGRESS ISSUED FOLLOWING MEETING ON MICHIGAN INDIAN FISHING RIGHTS Federal, State and Tribal leaders met in Washington on May 6 and 7 to seek solutions to problems concerning the fishery in the northern Great Lakes off Mi chigan's coastlines. The group, composed of representatives of the Secretary of the Interior, Mi chigan Governor's Office and Michigan Department of Natural Resources and leaders of the Bay Mills, Grand Traverse and Sault Ste. Marie Tribes, issued the following statement: "These two days of meetings represent a good faith effort to solve the problems relating to the Great Lakes fishery. The discussions proceeded fully and frankly and the parties now have a greater understanding of each others concerns. Substantial progress has been made in establishing a process which will permit the achievement of an agreement protecting both the fishery resource and the interests of the State and the Tribes. The participants recognized that continued progress will require patience, understanding, and a cooperative attitude among the citizens of Michigan. "The group agreed upon the following course of action: "l. To continue initial progress with another meeting to be held in Washington, D.C. on June 4 and 5. "'l. A working group of biologists from the State, Tribal, and Federal governments was created to produce a report on the status of the affected fishery resource. All parties will share, information with the working group. The report developed by the task force will provide the common base of facts and projections necessary to derive and support future group decisions. Under "3. Another tripartite working group was created, headed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to examine factors_ related to some degree of conversion from large mesh gill nets to roore selective fishing gear. "4. A tripartite working group, headed by a Tribal designee, will the problem of access to fishing grounds. "5. The State of Michigan will work with the Tribes and other affected groups to make necessary adjustments to the recently issued State emergency fishing regulations assuming these regulations are put in place by the Federal Court." The meeting was attended by 22 persons. Secreta~y William P. Horn. examin~ I t was chaired by Interior Deputy lNT 2844-81 111 m 11111111111111111111 �'INDIANS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEMISE OF FISH' In regard to a recent Readertorial on gill net fishing by Jack Van Rhee, I would like to comment. Defensively, the majority is always quick to disclaim the racial implications in such confrontations as the fishing issue. The federal government was first to bring suit against the state of Michigan in the name of the tribes involved. The courts found that in fact the Indians had retained their aboriginal rights to hunt and fish in the areas named in the suit. This included the use of the gill net, an ancient form of fishing. One cannot ignore the perspectives that different groups use in viewing the same problem. To say this is not a racial issue is to refuse to understand the viewpoint of the Indians. Racial prejudice is a fact of their lives. That same prejudice has stolen their lands through the Removal Act, trapped them on reservations and has denied them equal rights in all aspects of life. How many rich Indian fishermen do you know, Mr. Van Rhee? I have read Judge Fox's decision in detail and it is my opinion that the sport fishermen are privileged to be allowed to fish at all! The Indians retained their fishing and hunting rights. I believe that means they kept them for themselves. It is embarrassing to hear the sportsmen covet the fishing rights of a few people who have so little else. Indians use gill nets, an ancient tool and sportsmen use radar-sonar devices, known as fish finders. Ironic, isn't it? The tribes involved always used fish as a trade item. It was their livelihood. The Indians were not responsible for the demise of the fish. The enterprises of white men were responsible: Uncontrolled and commercial fishing and the completion of the Welland Canal that allowed the sea lamprey into the Great Lakes. Sportsmen are concerned because fishing license fees are $14.50. After all fishermen, $14.50 for one fish dinner for a family is pretty cheap! Oh, by the way, my husband is a sports fisherman. by: Ruby Lawson, Holland, Michigan Apri 1 24, 1981 Below is a letter we received from Brandi Hawthorne, 904 1/2 Plaza St., Clearwater, Florida, 33515. Dear Turtle Talk, I have just found out that you publish the newsletter Turtle Talk. I would like it sent to me. I am of Apache blood and miss the surroundings of what I believe in, the Indian nation. It is lonely here, besides very few who believe as I do. I would truly enjoy having the Turtle Talk sent to me and if some of you would like to write to me that would be great. I am also teaching, or trying to teach, myself about all nations and if there is someone who wouldn't mind teaching me more it would put a smile on my face. I am an artist and also do some writing. I am sending you something I have written. I hope you like it! Thank you for your time. May the "Great Spirit" watch over you. (Brandi's poem is found on next page) �You are one who can see ..mat others can not, I call you friend ~ love fo::- you is of a..--i undying one, ! call 3rou friend I c2.ll yo:: fri.e::ld J/y prayer fo::- ya::. ::.J :'rienG. :!..r. this, >k.;r the ~ 11 Great Spi::-i:, ·: keep you sc..:: e n your jou.mey of life, :May the Moon light up t.'ie ;xi.th you 'W3.ll: from dark:1ess, May the St.a.rs guide you in t.'1e right G.irectio!i c:· whic:i you have chaser., 'Ihis I 'WciJ"lt for you_, j"..u::t remenber I c2.ll you friend, r;;:;t INDIAN GRADUATION ;;1/ ,I / /· Ii fr A special thanks to Sue Maturkanich and all those who helped make the Indian graduation such a huge success. The ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 20, at West Middle School, and it was delightful. Congratulations to all our graduates. The staff at Inter-Tribal Council and Lexington Community Education is very proud of you. We wish you all the happiness and success in the years to come. The graduation ceremonies held at the Grand Center for all of the Community Education graduates will be held on Thursday, May 28, 7:30 p.m. We hope to see you all there. �PERSONALS/NOTES FOR SALE: 25 ft. Holly Trailer on a lot 100 ft. x 50 ft, together or separate. Good hunting & fishing. Access to Big Star Lake in Lake County. Near Baldwin, Michigan. $2,000 or best offer. Contact Betty or Robert Wonegeshik at 1-616-965-1656. The Medacco family is saddened by the passing unexpectedly of one of their elders. Ben Medacco (Bennie}, age 65,passed away on April 18, 1981, in Muskegon. He was the brother of Steve Medacco of Muskegon, uncle of Virginia Herr, and great uncle of Steve Parsons. He left two brothers, Steve & Joe, and a great number of nieces and nephews. He will be sadly missed. A baby boy, Levi Albert Crampton, was born at 1 :56 a.m. on April 25, 1981. Levi was born at Memorial Hospital in St. Joseph, and weighed 8 lbs. and 15 ozs. The proud parents are Norma Wesaw and Robin Crampton. CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS to Karen Hacker who recently made the Porn Porn team at Union High School. CORRECTION: In the last issue it was stated that the MI GI ZI Drum charges $400.00 to sing at Pow Wows. We were given incorrect information. For more information please call Windy White or Wally Hall at ( 616) 774-8331 . SPECIAL SERVICES: FOR SALE: Place - Bradley Indian Mission, Date - June 4-7, 1981, Time7:30 p.m. each evening, Speaker - Joey Gilbert, from Walpole Island, Ontario. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. Genuine hand-crafted Indian-made turquoise and coral jewelry, bracelets, chokers, rings, watchbands, Bic lighter slip-on covers. Call Elmer Peters at (616) 458-6962 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday only. NISHNAWBEE SUMMER FESTIVAL SPONSORED BY: NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS UNITED. PLACE: JOHN GURNEY PARK - HART, MICHIGAN 49431 DATE: SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1981 TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 11 :00 p.m. EVERYONE WELCOME! FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL ISSAC BATTICE 873-3867 SPECIAL THANKS I would like to take this time to thank each and every one of you for the beautiful gifts and flowers that were sent to me while I was in the hospital, and all of you who supported me while I was down and not feeling so well. It means a lot to know that all of you care, because you all showed it in one way or another. Many Meqwetches! Kay Compos. �PERSONALS/NOTES Wayland Chamber of Commerce is holding its 4th Annual Art's and Craft show and sale on Saturday, June 27, 1981, on the streets of downtown Wayland. Enrty fee is $5.00 for a space. For more information call Jim Levandoski (after 7:00 p.m.) at 792-2537 or Nancy Kessler at the Gift Shaque 792-9336. Congratulations to Gail Overbeck who was the lucky winner of the 50/50 drawing for the Grand Rapids Skin's softball tean. Gail won the grand prize of $93.00. "THREE FIRES HOf1EU2fi~-"­ ART CONTEST 27) 1981 REGISTRATION - 10:00-2:00 P,M, SATURDAY) JUNE (ASH PRIZES AWARDED JUDGING - 2:00 P.M. - 5:30 P,M, SATURDAY REGISTRATION FORM NAME: ________._ _ _ __ ADDRESS: TRIPE: _ _ __ DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY: _ _ _ _ _ __ EARLY REGISTRATION VfILL BE APPRECIATED, MORE INFORMATION ON REVERSE SIDE �Homecoming of The Three Fires June: 9.7 th and 28th 1981 AH-NAB-AWEN PARK FRONT ST. AND PEARL ST. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (see map) Honoring Indian Art OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (no admission fee) Featured Events : Indian Dance Contest .. Fancy and Traditional -Cash Prizes Registration .. 10:00 A.M. Saturday June 27th .. no entry fee Indian Art Contest - Arts , Quilts , and Crafts .. Cash Prizes Authentic Indian Made ONLY Registration - 10:00 A.1\1. Saturday June 27th WOODLAND INDIAN VILLAGE (Display) $ 25.00 (Native American Traders with Indian Goods ONL }') pe NO IMPORTS PLEASE!! Traders Ro,v .. fee Authentic M.C.: John Bailey OPEN DRUM Grand Entry: Saturday June 27th at 1:00 P.M. FREE OVERNIGHT CAMPING AVAILABLE [no electricity] For Further Information Contact: Grand Rapids Inter .. tribal Center Lexington N.W. Grand Rapids Michigan [ph.1-616-774.. 8331 or 1-616-456-4646] NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS ALLOWED �GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL SOFTBALL SCHEDULES LET'S SUPPORT OUR TEAMS! MEN'S LEAGUE Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, June June June June June WOMEN'S LEAGUE l, 6:15 p.m. at Belknap 8, 8:45 p.m. at Belknap 15, 7:30 p.m. at Belknap 22, 7:30 p.m. at Belknap 29, 6:15 p.m. at Belknap Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, June June June June July 3, 7:30 p.m. Union BB 10, 7:30 p.m. Union BB 17, 6:15 p.m. Union BB 24, 7:30 p.m. Union BB l, 6:15 p.m. W. Union FORMER RESIDENT WILL BE THE SPEAKER AT LOCAL CAMPMEETING James C. Pego, a former resident and student, will be the main speaker at the Mt. Pleasant Indian Holiness Campmeeting from June 18 until June 28, 1981. It will also be a reunion between the Pegos and their parents, tribal friends, former church members and many other acquaintances. Mr. Pego is a former pastor who attended Shepard High School and Central Michigan University. He graduated from Bethany Nazarene College in Oklahoma while his wife graduated from Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Pego are certified in many areas. Mr. Pego has served on the Chippewa Tribal Council, Ministerial and Missionary work, classroom teacher, junior high girls and boys basketball and track coach, Indian Coordinator, Social Studies Consultant and other musical activities. Mrs. Pego is qualified to teach elementary grades, remedial courses and other activity. She is a Reading Specialist as well . Mr. Pego is the son of Mrs. Lena W. Strong who resides on the Indian Reservation. He pastored his home church as well as having the distinction of being married in the same sanctuary. It is fitting that he return to conduct services to the community that he and his wife have so faithfully served. ELECTICT'J DAY.1 ELECTION DAY.1 ELECTION DAY.1 ELECTION DAY.1 ELECTION DAY.1 ELECTION DAY! JUNE ll.1 1981 ,'i 8:00 A.M, TO 8:00 P,M, LEXINGTON srnOOL.1 45 LEXINGTON N. W•.1 GRAND RAPIDS.1 MIG-1IGAN 774-8331 �In response to the letter from the 11 Milwaukee Indian News" My thoughts and feelings are along the same line of thinking. I too, am an Indian woman right here in Grand Rapids, Michigan, alone, simply because I refused to go with a non-Indian person. And most of the Indian men that I know either have a drinking problem, or their lives are already so complicated that it would not pay to get involved with them. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing wrong with an occasional drink now and then, but within limits, of course. Many many of our Indian men are intelligent and, I might add, gorgeous but they are usually "gung-ho" on being Indian and being involved as an Indian person, but when they go their separate ways it is not an Indian woman that they share their life with. It is a non-Indian. I am not comdemning anyone because you cannot help who you fall in love with, but my question is, where does that leave us Indian women who want and need a good Indian man? And visa versa? signed, anonymous DRUNKEN IS NOT INDIAN Alcohol as a drinking institution is a white invention and not Indian. The Indian drinks with Indian values, and the alcoholic rate for Indians is higher than any other racial group. Remember, such values did not develop around an easily gotten supply of strength liquor. It is not Indian tradition that is at fault. Indian values in an Indian land make a strong people. But in dealing with the white world and its alcohol something new must be learned; but the traditional values are still good, they can still make a strong people. Bravery was highly regarded at one time. The courage to recognize an enemy and fight him. What greater enemy is needed than the alcohol that breaks up the family, takes away your job, drains away your health and future and stops you from being an Indian. Alcohol can be friendly and warm, but so can fire. Know how to control it. Know how to fight it. To understand or help you fight it, please call Kim Hoag or Bobbie Rosencrans at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council. The number is 774-8331. �May 14, 1981 Mr. Wally Hall Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal 756 Bridge Street Grand Rapids, MI 49504 Dear Wally, It's kind of hard for me to comprehend where all the time has slipped away to; we're a couple middle-aged Hopkins kids ~till out there flogging away. I wouldn't have it any other way though. And I must thank you for many things. Your ' call to me at the Sault came at a time when I most needed it. Your call and the organizing that you and Jirmny did down there in Grand Rapids and Muskegon added that one. dimension that has always been missing in our Michigan Indian meetings - you brought visual display of what committment is to our Michigan folks. And your call came when some folks were telling me why the "Teach Inn wasn't going to go. They couldn't hear the EAGLE. I am indebted to you on two coun_ts. As well as thanking you for your support I also want to commend your leadership by example, the "don't do only as I say; but do also as I do" model that is the basis of what E.A.G.L.E. is all about. Your youth became men on that walk; they' 11 never be the same again. They learned about themselves and they cannot achieve this without a few adults taking leadership responsibilities seriously. This is our station in life. With your help we also promoted respect among the many different Indian folks who came out to be with us. We Native people all have the common denominator of our oneness with the Creation as our bond to each other no matter l~w one dresses or worships. It was pleasing to feel our unity on that May 7th day. Megwetch Wally, and Jimmy; you did your part to make our people proud. I'd like to have the Mi-gi-zi Drum come up to the Sault sometime in the near future. We've got a lot of slides and tapes from the "Teach In" and we could re-live it for some of our home town folks who couldn't make it down. They need to hear the EAGLE as we do. I'll close now, Megwetch. Your o~~other, Bill Church P. S. Give me a call i f your interested in the getting together idea. help pay the bill. We can �FAMILY OUTREA~ "REACHING Our TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY LIFE" HASSLE OR PROBLEM? CoME To: FAMILY SERVICE 0urREACH 415 CHERRY S. E. (Ar JAMES) NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY FAMILY OUTREACH CENTER HouRs-8:30 A.M. ro 4:45 P.M. fwbNDAY THRU FRIDAY W-lAT IS FAMILY 0umEACH CENTER? FAMILY OUTREACH (ENTER IS AN EXTENDING ARM OF Cotv'MUNITY MENTAL HEALTH TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COM"v1UNITY. "f HE TEAM" PROVIDES SHORT AND LONG TERM COUNSELING FOR: HUSBAND-WIFE PROBLEMS1 BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN 1 PROBLEMS OF ALCOHOLISM OR DRUG ABUSE1 CHILD ABUSE OF NEGLECT1 TEENAGE PROBLEMS 1 SUICIDAL AND HOMICIDAL BEHAVIOR1 PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES1 MENTAL ILLNESS 1 PROBLEMS OF PHYSICAL-EM:>TIONAL HANDICAPS1 DEPRESSION1 OR ANY OTHER SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CONCERN YOU f\"AY HAVE. IF YOU NEED HELP OR INFORJ'tl\TION IN MN OF TiiESE ARFPSJ SIMPLY CALL 774-32CJ2. OR YAU< IN. ~WILL Ml\KE HC11E VISITS IF NECESSARY. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~xxxxxxxxxxx 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)()(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A WAY OUT FOR BATTERED WOMEN y wc I I I A EA TTERED WOMEN Is CENTER I 459-4681 AN ASSULTED WOMAN MAY FEEL: THAT SHE HAS NO PLACE TO GO; THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS TO HER; THAT SHE IS ECONOMICALLY HELPLESS; THAT SOMEHOW SHE DESERVED THE BEATINGS, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES~ TO WOMEN NOT AVAILABLE FROM OTHER AGENCIES1 TO EDUCATED THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE REALITY OF WOMAN-ABUSE1 TO ESTABLISH A SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN IN THE GRAND RAPIDS AREA AND TO END VIOLENCE AND VICTIMIZATION OF WOMEN, �CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!J ! The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council wishes the "Best of Luck" to the students who ·have earned their G.E.D. or high school diploma. Nice work!! INDIAN ADULT LEARNING CENTER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. 13. 14. l 5. 16. Sue Ives Charlene Norman Barb Shenosky Ruth Manning Pay Lay Kathleen Herbst Margaret Boda Chris Loonsfoot Bev Meadows Alicia Anewishki Ch r i s Do bke Dennis Shananaquet Peggy Raphael Lyle Pontiac Bee ky Sha l ifoe Misty Chandler UNION HIGH SCHOOL Jeff Beaudin Caroline Bradshaw David Marks Timothy Wheeler 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Jan ice Luke Liz Wesaw Lorna McDonald Mary Jo Campos Barb Traver Frank Shomin Jon Jackson Wanda Chandler Elaine Mashka Gary Malmgren Jonie Abella Toni Burfield Brenda Cantu Dave Chippewa Toni Genia Mike Schrubbe TITLE IV PART A CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Carla Kranich Greg Matulaitis Patricia Shafer 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. CRESTON HIGH SCHOOL Mi cha el Bl umke Chester Eagleman Carmen Genia OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL Jo-D Charles Charles Cepeda To STORMY ~~TERS THERE'S A MUSIC THAT HOVERS 'ROUND IN MY BRAIN WHERE HIGH TIDES HAVE SPLASHED, THEN STILLED, AND REMAIN STRAIGHT TO THE HEART DOES THIS BLOOD EVER FLOW AND HAVE l LOVED, YET ONLY I KNOW WHILE BURNING ABOUT ME IS A PEACEFUL EMBER THE WHY'S AND THE WHIMS FOR ONLY 1 TO REMEMBER, KAREEN LEWIS 5/26/81 Terri Leaureaux Buddy Med2wis Don Bo.,.1en Kathy Ra pha ei Arlene Boda Dorothy Boda Mike Herbst Wanda Raphael Ernest Loons foot Robynn Mashka Pauline Anderson Rosemary Day �~ _3-c~tJ!Jj,,~)_&_~_':A'- ,;.~t-.s·D-A-0--.1-----=--:J-1 1-q-8--'1--. -+--"'- Fathers are special. Especially mine. I'm like my dad in many ways and I'm proud of it. My dad is stern, but caring. He has taught me to be independent which has helped me in this crazy world. Now I'm grown and on my own. He's still standing behind me in all my accomplishments and disappointments. 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