1001 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ffac2f859cca66617b9fa42434882a1a.pdf dcb001650cc134f42376d0238d544aaa PDF Text Text TurtleTalk Volume 3 Number 6 Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council June 1993 1 993 HOMECOMING OF THE THREE FIRES Join us Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13, for the 14th Annual Homecoming of the Three Fires Traditional Pow Wow. This popular gathering will again be held at Comstock Riverside Park, at the Pavilion site along the Grand River. Last year over 20,000 spectators attended the event and more are expected this year. Traders of art, crafts and a variety of foods have booked their spaces. This year we are asking for donations of $2 or more which includes a souvenir program. The Pow Wow has historical, spiritual, and social value to American Indians. Often it brings together families who may live apart throughout the year. It is also a chance to demonstrate and display artistic ability with many arts and crafts common to Native peoples. Pow Wows are more than social events. They are a time of learning and carrying on rich cultural heritage. For some Native people the Pow Wow is the first expression of our culture they have had contact with in many years. There is a spiritual significance in the dances, songs, customs observed, and even preparations for the event. The Pow Wow provides an opportunity for our young to learn from our elders and carry on traditions. In Michigan alone, over 20 Pow Wows are hosted by Native groups and communities throughout the year, with at least that number in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario. Many families travel from place to place for these events. This has established inter-tribal friendships throughout the Great Lakes. An important duty prior to the gathering is purification of the grounds where the event will be held. This is to insure that only good thoughts will occur there, and everyone will have a good time. Once the ground is purified it is considered sacred, and everyone is asked to keep it as clean as possible. No drugs or alchohol are allowed on the Pow Wow grounds. Morning prayers are offered at a sunrise service the morning of the event. (continued on page 4) �June 1993 Boo-Shoo! June is a busy month for the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council. There are several fund-raisers planned for the month. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and acclaimed artist Paul Collins cordially invite you to an American Indian Art Show and Auction celebrating Great Lakes Native American Art at Bridgewater Place, 333 Bridge Street, N.W., Grand Rapids, on Friday, June 11, 1993 at 6:00 p.m. The art show will feature art by C. Marcus Stone and other various American Indian artists from around the State of Michigan. Food is included in the admission price; the price of admission is $15. Also, featured at the art show and auction will be American Indian drumming and dancing. It's Pow Wow time once again! American Indians enjoy Pow Wows because they provide us times of celebration through dancing, eating, and socializing with family and friends. This year's 14th Annual "Homecoming of the Three Fires" Pow Wow, June 12 and 13 at Riverside Park, Grand Rapids, has been in the planning stage for months. The Pow Wow Committee has worked tirelessly planning every detail of the event in order to make it more successful than last year's. Special "megwetches" to Loretta Antoine and the Committee. This year the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council's Young Eagles will - have a food booth at the Pow Wow - selling hot dogs, sloppy joes, potato chips, and soft drinks. Please come and support this venture of the Young fagles. Attention Golfers - On Saturday, June 19, 1993, the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council is sponsoring a golf open. The George Martin Golf Open will be held at the Monterey Golf Course at Dorr, Michigan. Tee-off time is 9:00 a.m. Call Denise Skorka at the Council for more information, 774-8331. Please join us at the above events. The Council was saddened by the news of the death of John Chivis, 42, on April 30, 1993. Mr. Chivis was a friend of the GRITC Board, staff, and many members of the American Indian community. Mr. Chivis was the Tribal Secretary of the Nottawasippe Huron Band of Potawatomies who are seeking federal recognition. John had tenacity and a strong eye for detail. He and other members of the tribe worked very diligently for tribal recognition. His efforts for the tribe were an inspiration for all Indians. At the time of his passing, John was one of the main organizers of the GRITC golf outing which will be held in June of this year. John's presence shall be missed. Levi A. Rickert Executive Director 2 • The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Hutchinson - Acting President Andra Robinson - Treasurer Loretta Antoine - Secretary Board Members Roger Williams Jeanne Harding Mary Roberts Bill Dunlop Rita Blumke Rosie Holmberg Staff Levi A. Rickert - F.xecutive Director Jeff Justin - Business Manager Human Services Hunter Genia Kristie Pagel Loretta Yount Carolyn Ogilvie-Cohen Lew Burrows Cindy Pigeon Support Denise Skorka - Secretary Chris Shomin - Accounting Clerk Susan Ives - Intake Facilitator Diane Laureaux - Prevention Bill Dunlop - Seniors Contacts Turtle Talk Marcia E. Barber - Editor Two eagles Marcus - Layout Michael Vanderwall - Graphics Advisor iii' Turtle Ta/k's mission is to provide its readership with reports of local and national interest which may affect and impact our Native American community. Turtle Talk welcomes submissions of announcements, articles, poems relative to issues relating to American Indians. All submissions must be accompanied by a signed name and address of the author. Please understand that space may be limited, due to the requirements of our funding source that 50% of the newsletter content be healthrelated. Deadline for submissions is the first of the week of each month for the upcoming month's issue. Turth! Talk is published monthly by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, 45 Lexington Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Phone (616) 774-8331, Fax (616) 774-2810. ~ �LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tbis is in regards to letting the non-native traders sell Anisbnabe goods at the GRITCJune Pow Wow. I don't want to sound prejudicial to anyone in particular, but the nature of our gatherings should be for our Anisbnabe people. And as for the non-native people, they should use these gatherings as an educational tool to learn from us, not as an opportunity to make money. In this day and age, I feel there is too much "hobbyist" and pseudo-Indian activity up and coming for our people. Initially the Pow Wow committee, with the backing of the GRITC Board of Directors, bad approved that all traders be Anisbnabe and sell authentic native goods at this year's Homecoming of the Tbree Fires. However, after pressure from a non-native trader, with the support of a few native f amities, some of the Pow Wow committee and members of the Board reversed their decision on this matter. Tbe committee and Board of Directors should not have bowed down to pressure from first a non-Anisbnabe trader, then second from a few Anisbnabe families . Tbis is not a racial issue, for I have non-Indian friends as well. Tbere used to be a time when certain protocol and etiquette bad to be followed rather than be self-inviting. Certainly we have protocol in taking a dancer's picture, videotaping a dance or recording a drnm 's song. Tbat same protocol and etiquette should be followed when wanting to participate as a trader, dancer or singer. just as the mascot issue or Crazy Horse malt liquor issue, this is insensitive, offensive and self-serving to many other Anisbnabe families or individuals. Tbere is a time and place for non-native participation, such as the Grand Valley Indian Lodge Pow Wow, or the Giss I Was Creek Pow Wow, and many others that can be named. Even our Pow Wow provides for Inter-Tribal dances. I realize there is a lot of public support for Pow Wows and that support is for Anishnabe people to come together, socialize, dance, eat, sing and just feel good about ourselves and who we are because we areAnisbnabe. I invite the public to come and enjoy our gathering as a student, observer and supporter of our ways and people, for this is not the issue. Let's not add a fourth fire to our confederacy called "wannabes. " Kchi-Meg-Wetch for listening. Respectfully yours, Larry Peshaba Moon of making fat (Sioux) Moon when the buffalo bulls hunt the cows (Omaha) Moon when the leaves are dark green (Tewa Pueblo) JUNE BIRTHDAVS Brandi Shomin Anthony Sams (Beak) Melinda Harmon Marcus Russell Virgil King Mable Ramos Jessica Valdez Shawn Day Ronald A. Boda Ollie Pierce Andrea Kaye Priest Rita Blumke Rose Shomin Billi Jo Russell Bill Shrubbe David Sams Cathy Rolan Mari Comer Kayle Crampton Karen Taylor Sue Maturcanich Fred Bell John Hart Joe Memberto Connie Cady Anna Ward Lisa Brummitt Kay Shagonaby Roseanne Martell Vicki Upton Terry Chivis William Jones Elizabeth Gibbs Bill Dunlop The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • 3 �(continuedjrom cover) HEAD PARTICIPANTS Head Pow Wow people are selected for their knowledge, skill and ability to carry out their tasks. It is a great honor to be selected to one of these positions. Master of Ceremonies: John Bailey It is the responsibility of the MC to coordinate the Pow Wow activities and keep events running smoothly. All announcements, information and explanation of events are made by the MC. The MC must have knowledge of all the songs, dances, customs, culture, tribes, and general information about Pow Wows, as he is expected to explain all aspects of Pow Wow activities during the event. He must be "on stage" for the entire Pow Wow. Host Drum: Little Weasel Thundenhild Singers (Shingue-sase) The Host Drum consists of five or more male singers. The Host Drum leads off each of the Pow Wow's dance sessions with the Grand Entry Songs. They also provide any specialty songs requested, and are ready and capable of singing any song requested. A typical drum group may have a repertoire of hundreds of songs. Head Male Veteran Dancer: Simon Francis Head Female Veteran Dancer: Josie Walters The Head Veteran Dancer is one of the most important dancers in the Pow Wow. He or she carries the eagle feather staff during Grand Entry, and leads the rest of the dancers into the arena. The Head Veteran Dancer represents all Native Americans who have given their service and lives in defense of our country. Head Male Dancer: Tim Gibson Head Female Dancer: Mon·ee Chivis It is an honor to be chosen as a head dancer. Head dancers are chosen for their extensive knowledge of the cultural meaning and purpose of Pow Wows. Head dancers are very skilled in their style of dancing and set an example of proper Pow Wow etiquette by upholding the traditions passed down from our Native American ancestors. The Head Male Dancer follows the Head Veteran Dancer and the other flag bearers into the arena during Grand Entry, and is expected to lead off, with the Head Female Dancer, all Inter-Tribal and specialty dances throughout the Pow Wow. Arena Director: Larry Peshaba The Arena Director is often the busiest person at the Pow Wow. He is responsible for coordinating everything which will ensure the dancing proceeds smoothly. If any singer or dancer has a problem with an on-site deficiency, the arena director makes every effort to remedy the situation. He must make sure all the drummers and dancers have everything they need to participate in the Pow Wow. He coordinates the Grand Entries and specialty dances, and deals with anyone behaving inappropriately during the dancing or in the arena. 4 • The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SATURDAY, JUNE 12 6:30 am Blessing of the Ground 9:30 am Breakfast for Participants 1:00 pm Grand Entry Flag Song Invocation Introductions Veterans' Song Inter-Tribal Dances Tree-Planting 2:30 Ceremony Specialty Dances Closing Ceremony 5:00 pm Dinner Break 5-7 pm Grand Entry 7:00 pm Flag Song Invocation Veterans' Song Inter-Tribal Dances Specialty Dances Closing 9:00 pm SUNDAY, JUNE I 3 9:30 am Breakfast for Participants 1:00 pm Grand Entry Flag Song Invocation Veterans' Song Inter-Tribal Dances Specialty Dances Give Away Pow Wow Committee Thank You 5:00 pm Closing �MORE TO SEE AND DO In addition to the drumming, singing and dancing, we are expecting Native American traders from around the country, selling a variety of arts. There will be traditional Pow Wow food such as fry bread, lemonade and corn soup, plus old favorites like hot dogs and soft drinks. Everyone is welcome to share in this community event. HOMECOMING OF THE THREE FIRES POW WOW COMMlnEE: Debbie Muller Loretta E. Yount Levi Rickert Alex Antoine Rick Sprague Christine Stone larry Peshaba Jeff Justin laura Powers Pam VanDyken Hunter Genia Carolyn Ogilvie-Cohen Loretta Antoine, Chair NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRICAN, & NEIGHBORHOOD ART THE ARTIFACTORY CONSIGNMENTS WELCOME 619 LY NE BE EN GRAND &U ION (61 ) 454-6344 *PAINT! S*PRINTS *SCULPTU *CARVING *JEWELRY*B~ •..,....---J EAT RIGHT••• FOR THE HEALTH OF IT! Overwhelmed by all the reports out there on diet and cancer? Don't despair. By following just a few tried and true guidelines, you can help protect yourself against certain cancers and add years of vitality to your life. And once you start, healthy eating can become habit forming. Lose Weight. You'll not only look great, you'll also fight colon, breast, gall bladder and uterine cancer. Asensible diet and regular exercise can take off pounds - and keep them off. Fight Fat. Adiet high in fat is suspected to be a major cause of breast, colon and prostate cancer (not to mention heart disease). Try to limit your intake to no mare than 30% of what you eat. Choose Fiber. Cereals and fresh fruits and vegetables are a winning cancer-fighting team. Feel free to eat plenty of them !but without high-fat accompaniments like butter and whole milk). Think "A" and "C". Mom was right- fruits and vegetables really are good for you. Dark green and deep yellow vegetables, and fruits such as oranges and strawberries, are great sources of vitamins Aand C, nutrients that can lower your risk for cancer. Eat Cruciferous Vegetables. Maybe they weren't your favorites as a kid, but cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, cauliAower and brussels sprouts might protect you against cancer. They may even taste better now that you're an adult. Slow Down on Smoked Foods. People who eat a lot of smoked and salt-cured foods have a higher incidence of esophagus and stomach cancer. Drink in Moderation. Heavy drinking, especially when it's combined with cigarette smoking, ups your risk of cancer of the mouth, larynx, throat and esophagus. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • 5 �SUNSCREENS More than 500,000 new cases of skin cancer are reported every year, making it the most common form of cancer. Ninety percent of all cases occur on parts of the body that aren't usually covered by clothing - like the face and hands. To protect yourself from skin cancer, follow these tips: 1) Use a sunscreen with an SPF (Sun Protection Factor) of at least 15; 2) Wear a hat and protective clothing, especially during the midday hours of 10 am to 3 pm; 3) See your doctor of you notice a mole that changes or a sore that does not heal; 4) Share the above information with family and friends. For more information, call the American Cancer Society toll free at 1-800-ACS-2345. Fortunately, skin cancer can be prevented. ""OMEN'S CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM DOING ""ELL The Women's Cancer Screening Program is thriving! Approximately 2,000 women in Western Michigan have benefitted from the program's affordable breast and cervic~I cancer screenings since the program was started last year. Funded by a special grant from the Centers for Disease Control, the program provides low-cost checkups for women 40 and older to detect breast and cervical cancer. Mammograms and help with any necessary follow-up treatment is included. The program has been especially rewarding for staff. "It's been a priviledge working with these women," says Mari Lane, RN of the Muskegon County Health Dept. "Each has her own unique background and life." In Kent County, convenience and a caring atmosphere are important. Coordinator Michelle Johnson lists the following as special efforts made: all screenings can be done in one visit, medical staff are female, the Clinicus Santa Maria has Spanish 6 • The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council speaking staff, and you can choose from six locations. Serving Oceana, Lake, Newago, Manistee, Mason, and Mecosta counties is the District Health Department Number 5. Gretchen Petz is the person to contact in this area, she is the enrollment clerk. She says, "It's a special benefit to those 40 and older, especially if they' re low income, because otherwise they'd tend to put it off." The program has been able to identify medical problems in some of its clients and has helped those clients to get further care. The Women's Cancer Screening Program is open to most women, even those who have health insurance or Medicare, and women who don't have to live in the service area to qualify. For more information, please call: In Muskegon 724-1286; in Grand Rapids 774-3058. For the District 5 Health Program call 1-800-968-7300. Submitted by Rosie Holmberg, American Indian Health Program �RESPECT YOURSELF, PROTECT THE FUTURE Respect is a gentle word I learned from my grandmother. She taught me to respect the earth and all that comes from her. She taught me to respect myself so Icould teach my future children. Today, my grandmother knows how important it is to get the facts about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. She wants me to know how to protect myself and our family's future. Together, we learned women and children are getting HIV faster than any other group. Unprotected sex, sharing needles while shooting drugs and closing my eyes to the drug use of others, puts me and my future family at risk. I could pass HIV to my unborn children. I could carry and pass HIV for years without knowing it. Carry our future; don't carry AIDS. Let's all watch the sunrise on the twenty-first century. For more information, call toll free. INDIAN AIDS LINE: 1-800-283-AIDS. Submitted by B. Joan Webkomigod, School Program Services, Michigan Deportment of Education. • • 1 0 STRATEGIES FOR ENCOURAGING YOUR CHILD BUILDING SELF ESTEEM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Give responsibility. Show appreciation for contributions at home. Ask your child for options and suggestions. Encourage participation in decision making. Accept mistakes. Emphasize the process, not just the product. Turn liabilities into assets. Show confidence in your child's judgement. Have positive expectations. Develop alternative ways of viewing situations. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • 7 �BEWARE NEW DRUG CALLED CAT The Kent Co~nty Health Department advises us that there is a clandestinely-produced stimulant drug called "CAT" that is now being used primarily in the Upper Peninsula. There are a number of reasons to believe that the use of this drug may spread to our region. Most users have been snorting or sniffing this drug, although there are a few reports of injection of the drug. PREVENT LEAD POISONING More than 200,000 children a year, as well as many adults, contract lead poisoning. That's why it's so important to know the facts. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, your home is at high risk of lead contamination if: • it has lead pipes and/ or lead connectors from the water main; • it has copper pipes with lead solder. The age of your home may also be a factor. Plumbing installed prior to 1930 most likely includes lead pipes. Plumbing with copper pipes installed before 1988 may contain lead solder. Preventive Steps: 1. Flush your pipes before use. This means running your tap water until it becomes as cold as it will get. 2. Use only cold water for drinking and cooking. 3. Inspect your plumbing system to detect lead. Lead pipes and solder are dull gray, when scratched they look shiny. 8 •The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 4. Dissolved lead is tasteless and odorless. Test your pipes with a lead detection kit that uses U.S. EPA-recognized laboratories. House paint is another potential source of lead contamination. Any house painted prior to 1978 is at risk of containing lead-based paint. Before conducting any home renovations, test all painted surfaces. If lead is detected, do not scrape or sand the surface - contact your local health department. For a free brochure on protecting your family from the dangers of lead contamination, call 800-4480535. OLDER ADULTS & ALCOHOL Elder adults face their own unique set of problems related to alcohol use and abuse. Several issues include: • How difficult it is for older adults to admit they have a drinking problem, particularly since they grew up during a time when alcoholism was considered a moral weakness, whereas today it's recognized as a disease; • Why alcoholism is often un-detected or overlooked in the older adult; • Reasons why older adults drink - loneliness, retirement, a divorce, loss of family and friends, and the mental and physical stresses of aging; • The lack of and need for treatment programs tai. lored specifically to the individual needs of older adults; and • The success rates of specialized programs of older adults. �DOCUMENTING MICHIGAN'S TRIBAL ROLLS: A Special Letter to the Detroit News by Greg Lamber We are facing a major crisis concerning all Native North American Indians and all members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. To maintain federal status as a recognized tribe, there must be an official documentation of tribal rolls. Without established uniform blood quantum levels, the unique and constitutionally recognized status of tribal members will become no more than a racial classification. I have spoken with Ann E. Bolton, superintendent of the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. She confirmed there has never been a formal investigation of the tribal membership rolls of the state of Michigan, on the federal level or through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. I am asking for a certified Indian genealogical record searcher from Washington to come and clean up our rolls. This issue is vitally important because it affects many other aspects of tribal policy. The importance of accurate membership rolls branches out to encompass state tuition waiver grants, distribution of state and federal benefits, land claims money, the gaming money from the casinos, and Indian hunting and fishing rights. These issues affect the Indian and non-Indian communities together. 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Call: (616) 451-1920 The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • 9 �Carlisle, Pennsylvania with Jim Thorpe, where she saw this man made of steel hit and carry four Army football players into the end zone for a touchdown! Coach Glen "Pop" Warner took Jim Thorpe and three other Indians named Arcasa, Tawanima and Arquet to compete in a track and field meet against Harvard by Bill Dunlop University. Coach Harold Bruce of Harvard stood at the train station with 56 of the finest athletes in the country. "Don't us Indians have a famous athlete like Babe They thought a band of howling, painted Indians would get Ruth or Jack Dempsey?" I was asked this question by a off the train. A few people got off the train at one end, a young Indian fellow, and was surprised he didn't know that brakeman at the other end. Then Pop Warner got off, folthe greatest athlete to ever walk on Mother Earth was an lowed by four well-dressed, neatly groomed Indian athIndian. letes. The big marching band of Harvard struck up their He had just mentioned another famous athlete who school song, and the four young Indian gentlemen stood was half Indian, the "half-breed" Jack Dempsey. He called and listened in appreciation. No howling savages there. himself "half-breed" and his fists pounded out the first milCoach Bruce came up to Pop and shouted, lion-dollar gates in the sport of boxing. Then there was "Where's the rest of your Indian team?" Warner pointed to "Chief' Allie Reynolds, the greatest relief pitcher ever. The the four Indians and said, "These are all I need." Coach superb catcher, Johnny Bench, is part Indian. Billy Mills, Bruce couldn't believe it; he said, "Do you mean to put the runner of Olympic fame, was a Sioux. these four up against my 56 who are the finest athletes in But the greatest of them all, no matter what nationthe country?" Pop said simply, "These are more than ality or ethnic mix, was Jim Thorpe. Wa-Tho-Huck (Bright enough." Path) was his Indian name. He was Sac-Fox. The next morning the meet began. The half-mile When you walk into the Sports Hall of Fame, the event was first, and Arquet and Tawanima won it, one and two. The two-mile next; Thorpe and Arcasa won it easily. Coach Bruce's He wanted to run faster, iump higher, throw longer, benign smile turned into a question knock a ball farther mark. The other Indian athletes rested while Thorpe took the pole vault, first thing you encounter is a life-sized statue of Jim Thorpe. high jump and shot put all alone. The hundred yard dash On a placque are these words: "The Greatest Athlete Who was won by Arcosa, then while Arcosa and Thorpe rested, Ever Lived." Tawanima and Arquet breezed across the finish line in the Yes, young Indians, when the talk turns to athletics mile race, in that order. Then Jim Thorpe took the hamyou may hold your heads high. For there never was, nor mer, the broad jump and the low hurdles. ever will be again, an athlete the caliber of Jim Thorpe. By this time Coach Bruce had turned into a wet Let me tell you of some of the accomplishments of rag. Those four Indians polished off the rest off the meet. this Indian - and there were many, for Jim Thorpe And the crowd was thundering their approval to Bruce for excelled in every sport he took part in, and he tried them inviting those Indians from Carlisle. He was the man of the all. He didn't like boxing, for its primary purpose is to hour. But he still breathed a sigh of relief when the train physically harm another person. He wanted to run faster, pulled out of the station with those Indians and Pop jump higher, throw longer, knock a ball farther - these Warner. kinds of sports were to his liking. (to be continued next month) My own mother went to the Indian School at THE GREATEST ATHLETE EVER JIM THORPE 10 •The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW BOARD APPOINTEE: At the Board of Directors meeting on April 28, 1993, Rosie Holmberg was appointed as a director to fill a vacancy. Her term will be until June, 1994. Rosie, as many of you already know, is the American Indian Health Program Community Representative who works for the Muskegon County Health Department. We look forward to working with Rosie as she fulfills her committment to the Council. Levi A. Rickert, F.xecutive Director WOMENS GROUP NOW FORMING: If you are between the ages of 18 and 50, this is the group for you! Each week we will look at what it is to be women today. We will talk ·about everything from ourselves to "why our children drive us nuts." But wait, that's not all we will be doing. Each week this group will be working on a traditional craft - could be a dream catcher or beadwork. Come one night and give it a try, there is no obligation. For more information or to arrange a ride, call Carolyn at 774-8331. Submitted by Carolyn Ogilvie-Cohen 4 STH ANNUAL NORTHERN MICHIGAN onAWA ASSOC. MEETING: Mark your calendars for this Annual Meeting to be held on June 19 at the Emmet County Fairgrounds at the 4-H Center in Petoskey, Michigan. The meeting begins at 1:00 pm. For more information, call Harriet Booth at (616) 347-6569 or Robert Dominic, Jr. at (616) 345-3442. Submitted by Joe john, Unit 4 JUNE GRADUATES: Marie Wheeler graduates from Central High School where she was a cheerleader. Tony Lett graduates from East Kentwood High School where he was on the football and wrestling teams. Both students plan to go on to Grand Rapids Community College in the fall. NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY AT POW WOW: This year at the "Homecoming of the Three Fires Pow Wow" there will be volunteers on the Pow Wow grounds asking if you will take ten minutes of your valuable time to fill out a needs assessment survey. In order for us to provide effective prevention programs, your voices need to be heard. So please take ten minutes out of your time and reflect on what's happening in the communi- ty and how we can address some of those issues on preventative measures. Your valuable input and time would be most appreciated. The results will be published in the July issue of Turtle Talk. Take the time! Submitted by Hunter Genia MICHIGAN INDIAN YOUTH RETREAT: The Michigan State Board of Education co-sponsors with Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, the 1993 Michigan Indian Youth Retreat. The sixth through eight grade program runs July 12-16 at Michigan State University; the high school program runs July 19-23 at the University of Michigan. The Michigan Indian Youth Retreats are designed to provide an opportunity for Native American young people to discover their potential as a person and as a student. Participants will have an opportunity to acquire academic support skills while working with Native American college students and professionals. Students will be staying in university residence halls with balanced meals and close adult supervision. In addition to academic skill building workshops, the cultural focus of the retreats is the American Indian. Cultural activities are designed to promote stronger selfidentification for Native students with their Native American heritage. There is a pre-registration cost of $25, non-refundable, due at the ,, time of application. Check or money orders should be made payable to: Michigan Indian Youth Retreat. A limited number of on-site registrations will be available for an additional $10 fee, for a total of $35 participant cost. This registration fee covers food, lodging, activities, supplies, field trips and access to a host of special presenters. For more information and application materials, contact Youth Retreat Coordinators: Pam (Dunham)Martell, Michigan Department of Education (517) 373-6059 or Eva Kennedy Michigan State University (517) 353-5210 MUSEUM REQUESTS MEMORABILIA The new Public Museum of Grand Rapids is seeking objects which would represent the boarding school period of Indian life for the exhibit entitled "Anishnabek" now under construction. They have received many donated photographs, but still need objects such as books, school uniforms, desks, papers, trade equipment or tools from boarding schools such as Mt. Pleasant. Curator of Collections and Project Director Brian Kwapil is also seeking objects, photos and stories relating to Native Americans employed in the furniture industry in Grand Rapids. PLease call Brian at 456-3973. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • 11 �JUNE POW WOW DATES Junes &6 12th Annual Day of the Eagle ..........................FAST JORDAN, MI. Pow Wow Anishnabe Inter-Tribal Council. Call (616) 536-7583 or 536-3465. June 11, 12, 13 N.A.E.S. College ........•............•..•.......................CIIlCAGO, IL. First Annual Pow Wow Native Am. Education Services. Call (312) 761-5000. June 12 & 13 14th Annual "Homecoming of the .................GRAND RAPIDS, MI 11iree Fires" June12 & 13 Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Call (616) 774-8331. Barrie Pow Wow ••............................................. BARRIE, ONTARIO, CANADA. Barrie Friendship Center. Call (705) 721-7689. June12 & 13 '93 Red Earth Contest ....................................... OKIAIIOMA 01Y, OK. Pow Wow Call (405) 943-2784. June 12 & 13 2nd Annual Cry of the Crane...........................THORNTOWN, IN. Pow Wow Festival grounds, Old Indiana. Call (317) 436-7448. June19 & 20 16th Annual Lansing Indian ........................... .IANSING, MI. Center Pow Wow East Lake Lansing Park. Call (517) 487-5409. June 19 Northern Michigan Ottawa Assn.....................PETOSKEY, MI. Annual Meeting Emmet Cty. Fairgrounds, 4-H Ctr. Call (616) 347-6569 or 354-3442. June 23-26 5th Annual Great Lakes Indian ........................TRAVERSE 01Y, MI. Artists Assoc. Workshop/Exhibit/Sale Woodland Indian Market. Call (616) 922-1030 or 267-7441. June 25, 26, 27 17th Annual Great Lakes ..................................WILSON, MI. Area Pow Wow June26& 27 Hannahville Potawatomi Res. Call (906) 466-2342. Pine River Gathering Traditional ....................ST. OAIR, MI. Pow Wow, Pre-1840 Rendezvous Pine River Stables and 3-Bar Rodeo (616) 281-3640 or (517) 484-1805. Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 45 Lexington, NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 690 Grand Rapids, Ml Library Grand Valley State Univ. 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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 Barber, Marcia (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/eaf8f016ecb41d987f6db41796f85d14.pdf f4455497f16b686d2057f01bdd2e1e75 PDF Text Text TurtleTalk Volume 5 Nu111hc·r 5 Gr.ind R1pid-, Inter -Trih.il C llllll'il THE INDIAN FOREST by Sandy Smith, age 11 Once there was an Indian in the forest. And then he heard a crackling behind him. He turned around quickly - he saw . nothing, so he kept walking. And when he got into the forest, he told the Chief that someone, or something was following him. So the Chief sent some other Indians to find out what it was. Then when they went in to the woods, they saw a herd of buffalo, so one called Strikes said, "TaTonka, TaTonka!" So they ran to the Chief, who was called Fujo, and told him. So they all hopped on their horses and took their bows and went farther down in the forest, and Fujo said, "Get those TaTonkas." So they shot them with bows, and they took the skins and ate the meat. ~1arch 199~ They had a big feast and danced all night long, with the fire flaming high. They were all happy. The next day, they got up, and Strikes was sent to see if there were any buffalo left. But when Strikes got there white fighters were there, so he rode as fast as he could to tell Chief Fujo. · Fujo told everyone to pack and get ready to move the village far away. The next day, they had to load everything and leave the forest. Everyone was upset. When they got to the new village far away from the other one, they started to unpack. They made it look very beautiful. By the time it was done it was night, so they went to sleep. The next morning it was very beautiful as it had snowed and the ground was covered in a blanket of white. All the children and adults had to go and get the buffalo skins they had shot in the summer. So they lived happily, but they were not as happy as they were in the forest. Ed. Note: Our cover story this month is a collection of writings by the Young Eagles, grades 3-6. continued on page 4 �March FROM THE DIRECTOR: G rand Valley State University and the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council are co-hosting the Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs meeting which will be held at Grand Valley State University's 1993 GRITC Board of Directors William Mernberto - President John Hutchinson - Vice-President Andra Robinson - Treasurer Loretta Antoine - Secretary Members Roger Williams Jeanne Harding Mary Roberts Bill Dunlop Rita Blwnke Eberhard Center at 301 W Fulton (parking in the south parking lot). The meeting will be held from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm on Friday, GRITCSTAFF March 12, 1993. Lunch will be served at GRITC, 45 Lexington, at Administration Levi A. Rickert - Executive Director Marcia L. Blacklidge - Human Services Director Jeff Justin - Accountant Chris Shomin - Accounting Clerk noon. Please plan to attend this meeting and you are encouraged to make comments about issues you feel are important to the Indian people of Western Michigan. The Young Eagles group has grown in numbers so that it became necessary to break the group into three sub-groups which meet on three different evenings (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday). The Human Services Hunter Genia Kristie Pagel Loretta Yount Carolyn Ogilvie-Cohen Lew Burrows Council is excited about the volunteer parents who give of their time to help with the groups. Call Hunter Genia if you have children who want to become Young Eagles. Volunteers are needed to help with the "Homecoming of the Three Fires" Pow wow which will be held on June 12 and 13 at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Last year it was estimated that 20,000 attended the two-day event. Large numbers Support Denise Skorka - Administration Clerk Susan Ives - Intake Facilitator Diane Leaureaux - Administration Bill Dunlop - Seniors Contacts Turtle Talk Marcia E. Barber - Editor Two eagles Marcus - Layout Michael VanderWall - Graphics Advisor of volunteers are needed to help assist the Council (see related article) before and during this event. Loretta Antione, board member, is chairing the pow W!.!._W committee this year again. Special thanks go out to the members of the Healthy Nations Grant Committee who so generously gave of their time during January and February to assist the staff in writing a grant request to the l~obert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Men's Group has been meeting on the third Wednesday each month. The purpose of the group is for American Indian men to deal with issues that men confront on an ongoing basis. All men are encouraged to attend. Levi A. Rickert Executive Director 2-The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Turtle Talk' s mission is to provide its readership with reports of local and national interest and happenings that may directly or indirectly affect and impact our Indian community. Turtle Talk welcomes any comments or opinions from its readership. However, we will consider publishing only those letters which have a signed name and address. It should be noted that letters to the editors express the views of the writers and not necessarily the views of this newsletter or GR/TC. Deadline for submission is the first week of every month. Turtle Talk is published monthly by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council located at 45 Lexington N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504, 61617748331, FAX 6161774-2810. �PfiSSlfiGS MARCH BIRTHDAY GREETINGS 312 jimmey Wesaw 3/4 Amanda Abella Jonnie Mackey 3/5 Henry Mark (Muck Man) 3/6 Norman Pigeon 3/7 Tammy Leaureaux Linda Shomin Jo Shomin 3/9 James Wesaw 3/11 Julius Lewis 3/12 Elsie Raphael 3/13 Tina Sams Pat Pigeon 3/18 Steve Wankazoo Kyle McSauby 3/19 Lance Shirley 3/21 Joe john 3123 Destry Contreras 3126 Bret Shomin 3/27 Big Will 3/29 Cherri Gibbs 3/30 Wanda Wesaw 3/31 Daisey Sprauge Tawas Thomas · Gary Shawa Darcy Emert Ed Gillis Al Recollect Paul Marrison Mary Anne Fasberg Charles V. Allman George Shomin HOMER A. McSAWBY (1932 • 1993) Homer Anthony McSawby, aged 60, of Suttons Bay, passed away January 22 in Traverse City. A lifelong Michigan resident, he worked as a steeplejack and truck driver. He was a member of Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church and Cherryland VFW Post No. 2780. A veteran of the Korean war, he served in both the Army and Air Force, receiving the United Nations Service Medal and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation. His sister, Mary Roberts, serves on our Board of Directors and is its Past President. CLARENCE PATRICK KOSEQUAT (1925·1993) Clarence Patrick Kosequat, aged 67, of Harbor Springs, passed away January 27 in Grand Rapids. Born in Good Hart, he was raised in Harbor Springs where he was a member of the Holy Childhood Catholic Church. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the US Marine Corps in the Pacific, where he was an aircraft mechanic. His sister, Jeanette St. Clair, also serves on our Board of Directors. HENRY (HANK) SPRAGUE, JR. (1928·1993) Henry Sprague, aged 65, of Grand Rapids, passed away February 5. He is survived by his wife Daisy (Medawis); a daughter Pamela Shrubbe; stepson Terry (Ruth) Chivis; four grandchildren, Erica, Andrew, Otetwin Shrubbe and Monee Chivis; three sisters, Anna (Alex) Chlebana, Margaret (Ed) Sipkema, Ardis (Dale) Badger; three brothers, Rev. Joseph Sprague, Roger (Rita) Sprague, D.K. Sprague; many nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. Internment Bradley Indian Cemetery. GR/TC extends sympathy from staff and Board to the members of all families. fiEW BEGlfifilfiGS ANTHONY HUNTER GENIA was born Friday, February 5 at 9:52 a.m. to Amy Popma and Hunter Genia. Anthony weighed in at six pounds, six ounces and was 19 inches at birth. Best wishes and good luck to the new family. MARCH IS Moon when the buffalo cows drop their calves (Sioux) Little frog moon (Omaha) Moon when the leaves break forth (Tewa Pueblo) Strawberry moon (Cherokee) Water stands in the ponds moon (Ponca) March is National Nutrition Month: To educate consumers about the importance of good nutrition by providing the latest practical information on how simple it can be to eat healthfully. Topics of interest include tips on cholesterol and fat reduction in diet, how to read food labels, and grocery shopping. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council•3 �ANISHNABE ANISHNABE MEANS INDIAN. OH GREAT SPIRIT, WHOSE VOICE DO I HEAR IN THE WIND? LlnLE BEAR His father let him fish as long as he wanted to fish. Sometimes he would help his mother carry baskets of sweet grass, and help to start the fire to burn Once upon a time there was a little Indian, and they wood. called him Little Bear. One day, his father came home with a whole His mom's name was Sheena, and she worked buffalo. Little Bear was so happy he jumped out of in the plains making pottery for her home. his teepee, and he ate alot of buffalo soup. She traded some, too. The next night he ate fish. Little Bear worked hard with his bow and arrow, his father taught him how to When he got up the next morning he saw a horse hunt. standing outside his teepee. just a couple more days and he could He jumped with joy: "Now I have a · ----- --------~-- horse!" go fishing. He loved to fish. by Sara Krupp (age 9) WHY THE DEER RUN WITH THEIR TAIL UP by John Recollet (age lJ) 4•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Of? Ce �NOTTAWASEPPI HURON POTAWATOMI TRIBAL ROLL The names on this list are members of the Nouawaseppi Huron Potawatomi Band. These names are being submiued lo the Bureau of Acknowledge and Research in Washington, DC, to complete our Federal Recognition Process. All people on this list are at least 1/4 Huron Potawatomi by blood quontum. Anyone no longer claiming to be a member of the Huron Potawatomi Nottawaseppi must submit a certified letter postmarked no later than March 31, 19')3, requesting the removal of their name from the list An additional list of names will be submiued after this membership ratifies a proposed Constitutional change (amendment) in April, 19')3. This list will include members who are 1/4 Indian blood quantum or more and can trace their ancesliy on the 1904 Taggart Roll. HURON POTA WA1DMI, INC., . Pine Creek Indian Reservation, 2221 - 1-12 Mile Road, Fulton,MI 49052 Hillman Helen Pigeon Jennie C. Pigeon Norman A. Pigeon Steven C Pigeon Woodrow A. Sahr Sharon A./Wright Sprauge Allen F. Pigeon Mary F. Williams Melody F. Winchester Mary A. WhitePigeon le;ter). Mandoka Leon ). Mandoka Ra;eann Marshall Laura L Simpkin Virginia Smith Henry W. Smith John A. Pigeon John E. Pigeon Andn:w D. Pigeon Cindy S. Pigeon Edmund Hayes Pamela K. J(jJgore Dwight E. J(jJgore Margaret Mandoka Andrea N. Mandoka Beverly K. Mandoka Denise L. Mandoka Grace H Mandoka Homer Jr. Mandoka Homer Austin Mandokajamie H. Quihuis Jewell Snyder Ju lie S. Tale Darlene Taylor Douglas Taylor Jooeph E. Wagner Colleen Rae Bc>e Kimberly Fisher Linda D. Harris Vonda J. Medawis Manhew A. Medawis Merri Louis Medawis Stephen A. Pamp Balaam). Pamp Betsy Lynn Pamp EliZ>bcth R. Brown Mary E./Pamp Pamp Matthew J. Pegp Yvonne/Bush Pfeiffer Karen Prancisco Angeline Gilbert Cynthia L Grisby Mary K. Hc>liday AnnaMarie Hc>liday Gilbert Jr. Holliday John Leith JoEllen Lewis Luella Lewis Morris Jr Mark Henry F. Sickal Phoebe Stuck Paula M. Church Mary B. Hall Phoebe Barker Carol Butdier Marianne Chisholm Madonna Drake Bonneiti Drake Mary Fox Velma Strunk Joanna J. Watson Frank Watson John L. Jr. Watson Wanetta M. Sullivan Morris Collyer Ronald D. Kerr Donis A. Pamp Alta Mae Schmucker Brenda Peters JoAnne Pap ma Albena). Presley Ann J Sprague Scou 0. Wells Alberta), Wells Elizabeth K. Hines Romona S. Homan Nellie E. Lew~ Mitchell Lumbert Winona Mackety David M. Mackety Hazel Mackety James Mackety Paul W. Mackety Thomas B. Mayo Leah L. Nahgahgwon Marian L Noonan Jaanet./Sprauge Pamp Adrenne Pamp Jeri Louise Foerster Mellisa D. Foester Philip E. Foester Thomas B. Fuller Danie Fuller Iva Joy Fuller Tina Marie Guess Lynne I. Jenkins Evelyn R. Manin Mary .E./Mackcty Wesaw Thomas Nelson Jr. Wesley Irene/Day Wesley Jooeph G. Jr. Cole Rachel Edwards Michale A. Eggleston Doreen L. Eggleston Doris May Eggleston Iva Joy English Shirley/Simmons Foerster Anthony Wesa w Charles L. Wesaw David F. Wesaw EliZ>bcth Wesaw Janel Wesaw John Levi Jr. Wesaw Lois Wesaw Lorett.a Wesaw Mariam Wesaw Martin Wesaw Rhionon Pratt Jacqueline Ann Sample Deloris J. Sample Jessica Smit Nancy A./Bush Sprague Ronald D. Stinger Katherine M. Terpening Pauline Townsend Mary Wesaw Andrea). Wesaw Beverly Mandoka Paul Mandoka Renee Mandoka Sten Ray Medawis Anna Marie Medawis Henry A. Jr. Medawis Sherri L. Medawis Toni A./Fooler Marseau Cheryl C. Mueller Debra K. Nugent Gwynncth Spurr Laura A. Joslyn Mary M. Keith Paula/Day Krabill Anita D./Day Mandoka Arnold Mandoka Deborah J. Mandoka Edward Mandoka Gary Mandoka M./Medawis Mandoka Michael A. Bush Richard L Sr. Chivis John L Jr. Chivis Robert Chivis Ronald). Davis Gladys/Chivis David Rhonda J. /Wesaw Day Arnao Jr. Day Cecil Neil Day Sarah Day William K. Bush Andrea N. Bush Cornelius Jr. Bush Brystal R. Bush Daniel L. Bush Frank Jr. Bush Gordon D. Bush Henry F. Bush Kenneth). !lush Lisa K. !lush Richard L Jr. Collyer Perry S. Collyer Tina M. Brauillet RjMandoka Sprauge Matthew Sprauge Paul P. Jr. Sprauge Randall L. Sprauge Richard C. Anewishki Virginia Anewishki Larry L. Brown Jamie E. Collyer Alden ). Collyer Donald E. Jr Collyer Gary.Sr. Shomin Linda./Sprauge Sprauge Alben Sprauge Carl M. Sprauge Daisy/Medawis Sprauge George Sprauge Henry S. Sprauge Herman Sprauge Jacob N. Sprauge Joopeh Jr. Sprague Louise Chivis Fred S. Chivis Mon-ee L Harris Bonita L. Chivis Rith Ann/Bailey Walker Richard H. Faught Eliza Anderson Carey Anderson Charles H. Anderson CharlO!Le M. Anderson Dawn E./Bush Oiivis Terrance A. Collins Luelle/Sprauge Falcon Marian/Sprauge Gabow Elma/Mandoka McDonald Maudelene Montour Frances Schoonmaker Tijuana The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal CounciI•5 �i ll [~~J l-3 by Bill Dunlop i [fl l~~ 0@ lJD ~ ! "Greater love hath /no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13. 1 i I 908 - :along the Great Lake. Kenoshmeg saw it first. He was at the hignest place on the tallest hill above Waganagasik, "the place of the ctooked tree," near what is now called Good Hart. He instantly '. knew the lake-boat was in very bad trouble. No ship captain would turn his craft sideways to those mountainous waves. Being a fisherman, he knew that in a storm you turned your boat into the wind, not sideways. Mik-sa-be came up behind Kenoshmeg, and he too quickly understood the situation. These two Indians hurried down the high bluffs to alert other Indians. Aboard the lake-boat, three non-Indian men were in mortal fear of their lives. They were William Prout, age 41, Alfred Shampine, 44, and Amad Lavake, 31. Their motor had quit and they had no steering. They had played out their anchor to it's full length, but the water was too deep and the anchor had nothing to hold it. There was nothing to do but pray - and pray they did, loud and hard. They had no way of knowing that many Indians were on the beach and on the tall hills of Good Hart watching, praying and trying to figure a way to rescue these men, who · would surely die if their vessel broke up. The storm was so fierce that the Indians feared to attempt a rescue with their row boats. The storm continued unabated the rest of the day, and as the light faded Ben Betose, who was on the high bluffs, could still see the boat tossing and writhing in the terrible wind. The Indians on the beach built a huge fire and kept vigil all through the night. A few Indians did the same on the high bluffs. They hoped whoever was on the storm-tossed boat would catch sight of the fires and take hope. The Indians could only hope and pray that the lake boat would hold up through the night. They knew that no rescue attempt could be made in the dark of night. The women kept food and hot tea and coffee available at the Kiogima home. The men, mostly fishermen and farmers, laid plans all night. Most of the men volunteered to try the rescue, but just two 6-The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council men were selected. Okenotego and Kishigobinesse (both named Joseph) would make the attempt. They were picked because they were the brawniest and the best rowers. And Kishigobinessi owned the best boat. The wind shrieked on, and when the deep purple dawn showed first light, every face was strained outward across the water. All they could see was the white tops of the huge waves. Ever so gradually it got lighter, and then great shouts went up - first from the Indians on the high bluffs, then from those on the beach. The lake boat had held together through the night. Better yet, the Indians knew the anchor had caught, for the distressed boat now faced directly into the storm. Best of all, the troubled boat was now only a half-mile from shore. Kishigobinessis' boat was dragged to the edge of the beach. They could only wait for a break in the waves, the lake was still too wild. The day wore on, but there was no let-up in the storm. The Indians knew the people in the cruiser could not last another night - and finally, at 3:00 pm, the two Indians named Joe pushed their row boat out into the lake. The Indians on shore cheered and cheered. continued on next page I \ �Muscles strained as the two ]oes pulled on the oars, aiming as best they could for the disabled boat. Sometimes they rode the crest of a huge wave, the next minute they disappeared into the deep trough between the waves. Some of the women knelt and said a rosary on the beach. High on the bluffs, Kadabinessi began to beat on his hand-drum while the rest sang a song of tribute to bravery. All their hearts and minds were with the two Indians in the small boat. Many times the small boat was almost swamped by the heavy breakers. After what seemed like an eternity, they bumped against the lee hull of the lake boat. They quickly took the pale, weak men from the lake boat into the rowboat, and headed back to shore. As they got nearer to shore, they feared the breakers would smash them against the rocks. Miraculously, a huge wave swept the rowboat up, and with just a thump, dumped them twenty feet up onto the beach. Great shouts of joy and thanksgiving went up from the people gathered on shore. Of course the story of this great rescue spread throughout the area . When it got to the right ears, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded Okenotego and Kishigobinessi their medal of valor, and a cash award of $500.* Ironically, the following morning huge waves set the crippled cruiser up on the beach, just as they had done for the Indians' little rowboat. Only then did they see the hole in the hull of the lake boat. ' (Established in 1904 by Andrew Carnegie, the Carnegie 1lero Fund Commission was created to recognize outstanding acts of selfless heroism performed in the United States and Canada. The Commission's Deed of Trust established a $5 million fund to recognize persons "in peaceful vocations" who act to "preserve or rescue their fellows .") Kenoshmeg: ancestor of Rita & April Blumke. Miksabe: ancestor of Mary Roberts. Hen Betose: ancestor of Bill Dunlop . Kiogimas: relatives of I·:velyn Kiogima BROKEN DREAMS by James Panchorillo Remington The Elders have strength. Why can't we use it? The Elders have wisdom. Why can't we learn? The Elders have love. Why do we reject it? The Elders have spirit. Why don't we? The Elders have drums pounding. Why can't we dance? The Elders have songs. Why can't we hear? The Elders walk on. Why can't we cry? Now it is gone. Why didn't we listen? Kadabinessi: relative of Catherine Boda. Okenotego: decendants unknown. Sources: frank Greenleaf, Ben Betose, Frank Michigan, Isaac Naska, john King. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council• 7 �TOBACCO MISUSE AMONG NATIVE PEOPLE hv Mark Ber:.;.11tw !Ben \JLl/.1 So cial Sarn <'.I D<'fll .i A pointed out in an article appearing in the United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) News, tobacco has an important role in traditional American Indian life. Some Indian religions teach that tobacco was a gift from the Great Spirit and was to be used for religious and ceremonial purposes. Among many tribes, tobacco was part of rituals, including healing, problem resolution, trading, preparing for war, trances, sundances, and sweat lodge ceremonies. Prized by deities, tobacco was often given as a gift to the Great Spirit. Tobacco leaves were usually mixed with parts of t h~ willow, dogwood, ::::·:4.!f'\, > sumac, bearberry, or rose bush. i@;,l!JY . . .,. However addiction Jv'< · '' to tobacco and the ' misuse) of cigahabitual frequent use (or rettes is posing a serious threat to the health of groups that Native people . Amon&,,,the ethnic can Indimake up the U.S. population, Amerians/ Alaskan Natives have the highest rate of habitual tobacco use. Indian Health Serstatistics show that two out of every five Indians are related to O(J~aµsed by smok- ing. Habitual misuse of tobacc6 is also common in the Bay Mills Indian Comrpunity. According to a survey conducted in Bay Mills by Wayne St~te UniVersity in 1990-91, which measured lifestyle and behavior risk factors of health, almost half(44%) of the tribal members surveyed smoked cigarettes, averaging almost one pack of cigarettes a day. In 1990, the Indian Health Service conducted an Adolescent Health Survey of Native Ameriean students ages 12 to 18 attending Brimley School. Among these . Bay Mills teens, daily tobacco use was reported by 22.4% of the students. One of the most preventable causes of death and illness among Indian people is tobacco misuse. Many lives are lost each year due to heart disease, cancer and emphysema, all of which are a direct consequence of smoking. According to "Trends in Indian Health" 0991/IHS) diseases of the heart and cancers are two of the leading three causes of death for Native people. Women who smoke are at even greater risk, especially if they also use oral contraceptives (the "Pill"). Pregnant women who smoke run a higher risk to their baby of miscarriage, stillbirth, low-birth weight, premature birth and birth defect. Babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy have a higher incidence of experiencing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Also, people who chose to smoke put the health of others around them at risk from the smoke in the air. Young children are particularly vulnerable to this "second hand smoke." They also tend to follow the example set by adults - parents who truly care about the health and well-being of their children have a responsibility to set an example by not smoking and by giving them the encouragement and support they need to resist pressures from friends and peers who smoke. The best thing Native youth can do to ensure a healthy life is to not start smoking. The nicotine in tobacco is an addictive drug and quitting ·the cigarette habit is probably one of the most difficult habits continued ort next page 8•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �continued from page 8 to break. The most important thing is to want to quit and to stick with it. A well-balanced diet that is low in fat, cholesterol and alcohol as well as regular exercise are essential to breaking the habit. Get help if you need it or quit with a friend or spouse. But don't quit quitting. Information on ways to help you stop smoking are available from the Bay Mills Health Clinic. Tobacco does have a very important role in Native American culture. The key is to understand the differences between use and misuse, and to work toward helping Native youth understand and respect the difference and to respect the gift of health that the Creator has given them by not misusing tobacco. i SO YOU WANT TO BE A LEADER? A study of leaders by the Center for Creative Leadership points out key faults that can get potential leaders off track: • Being insensitive to others; • Forgetting the future - leaders must work to plan changes; • Being cold, aloof or arrogant; • Betraying people's trust - successful leaders are friendly; • Overmanaging - leaders delegate; • Failing to staff effectively; • Failing to adapt to a boss with a different style - leaders need to adjust as necessary. ·---------------· : rn~ ~f mmm : I 15% DISCOUNT WITH THIS AD! I 6501 South Division I Grand Rapids, Michigan 49548 I Phone (616) 281-3640 I • Indian Jewelry • Indian Moccasins • I • Custom Jewelry • Silver Repairs• I I I I I I WINNING PARENTING SKILLS We are there to LISTEN, SUPPORT and OFFER OPTIONS ... not to judge. 1. Give kids a responsibility. 2. Give them a consequence that is logical, realistic and palatable to you. 3. When they blow it, give them the opportunity to do the first responsibility again AFTER they have experienced the consequences for blowing it the first time. SAY WHAT YOU MEAN. .. MEAN WHAT YOU SAY. .. DO WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO! SIX CRITICAL LIFE MESSAGES: 1. I Believe in You. 2. I Trust in You. 3. I Know You Can Handle It. 4. You Are Listened To. 5. You Are Cared For. 6. You Are Very Important To Me. LANGUAGE LESSON Anish-na-gigee: How are you doing? Mee-go-on-way: I'm doing fine. Nee-Mino-yaa: good (or) Nay-shin: good. Ahb-chi-go-ni-min-yahh: I'm feeling really good. ·---------------· The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council• 9 �MICHIGAN INDIAN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES, INC. H.U.D. PRESENTATION AT MARCH COMMUNITY POTLUCK Officials from the City of Grand Rapids' Housing Rehabilitation Office will present information about their new home improvement programs at our community potluck Tuesday, March 9 at 6:00 pm The new programs feature: • More grant funds for low income families; • Second time assistance; • More money per house; • More areas being served; • A special program for elderly homeowners; • A special program for handicapped homeowners; • A special program for emergency type repairs; • A lower interest rate on all loans. Call 456-3030 to find out more about these opportunities. Region Ill 2 Fountain Place 60 N. Division Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 ACTIVITIES &SERVICES Career Guidance: A para-professional counseling service to help applicants assume responsibility for making career plans and decisions. Job Referral: Qualified applicants are referred to employment after they have demonstrated they possess the required skills or abilities to do the job. Classroom Training: Assistance is provided in obtaining a GED or high school diploma. Work Experience: A short-term employment program for adults and youth over 14 years to develop basic working skills and provide job training in specific areas. Call: (6'16) 451-1920 MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS Meeting Highlights - January 15, 1993 MICH. INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES Michigan Indian Legal Services in Traverse City now has a toll-free telephone number available for use by clients and potential clients. Anyone is encouraged to call for information. 1-800999-9126. MCIA MEETING The Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs will hold its March 12 open meeting in Grand Rapids at Grand Valley State University's Eberhard Center downtown. GRITC will play host to the meeting and serve lunch at the Council's offices. RESOl.lJfTONS MCJA BUDGET 1NFORMA710N (93-1-15A). Executive Director to communicate with Dept. of Civil Rights and Dept. of Management and Budget regarding the budgetary s.tatus of the MCIA for the next fiscal year. AFFJRMA TIVE ACTJON StA TVS JN 77-!E STATE OF MJCHIGAN (93- 7158). Communication with the Civil Service Commission and the Dept. of Civil Service Lo determine numbers of 1/4 blood North American Indians employed in state classified service, in whatever form the Civil Service Commission and Department keep such information, whose jobs have been lost through budgetary review over the past 5 years , more or less, and such additional information deemed necessary, and to report on the same to the Commission on Indian Affairs at its next meeting. INGHAM COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES INDJAN OUTREACH WORKER (93-1-15C). Articulation of the importance of and need for continued funding of this worker position. Determi· nation of identities of the counties which do not fund Indian Outreach Workers. In addition, review of existing Indian Outreach Worker program. RECOMMBNDA710N OF 77-!0MAS W 7DPASH FDR DIRECTOR OF continued top of next page 1Q•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �continued from previous page. THE DEPT OF CIVIL RIGHTS (93-1-15D). NA TJVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS UNfT JN THE DEPT. OF ED. (93-115£) . Support for continuance of this program which is subject to complete elimination by the Dept. of Ed. due to continuing budgetary review . Submitted by Kim Sawmick, District 4 Commissioner Save your CASH REGISTER TAPES from D & W and Meiier to help support programs at GRITC. Drop off or send in the tapes to our office, care of Chris Shomin. ANISHNABE A.A. meets every Monday and Wednesday from 6:00-7:00 pm at GRITC, 45 Lexington NW. Everyone is welcome. Order your GRITC SWEATSHIRT or TEE· SHIRT soon - call us for color and size selections (774-8331 ). ~~®® TORTLE TALK IHFORMfiTIOH A one year subscription to Turtle Talk is $5 (Bronze Givers), additional contributions of $10 (Silver Givers) or $15 (Gold Givers) are greatly appreciated. Your tax-deductible contributions will help develop Turtle Talk into a bigger and better source of news and entertainment, and keep you informed of happenings in our Anishnabe community. Advertising Rotes Full Page: $100/month Half Page: $50/month Quarter Page: $25/month Business Card: $15/month A 5% discount is offered for a one-year contract, pre-paid. We can also offer graphics assistance in design and layout. Call the office at 774-8331. Hew Subscribers/Supporters Intergenerational Child Care Children 6 weekS ta school age have the opportunity ta develop spec/Ill frlendshlpa • with Seniors. An innovative intergenerational concept in child care located on the campus of Porter Hills Presbyterian Village. To rece ive an application for enrollment or further information. please contact Sandy TenHagen at 940-4049. • Financial Assistance is Available. James Ward Linda Marshall Diana Irish Max & Vivian Spenser Natasha Stewart Jimmie Stewart Anthony Stewart Curtis Vos, Jr. Helen Chippewa Joseph Beebe Helen Appel Lorraine Pinero M. Wanshon Dennis Resterhouse Terry Resterhouse Mary Lou Fassett Location: 3600 E. Fulton . in Grand Rapids Michigan . ONneC By Po-:er H s P''='sby:e· d": V11 a~t> • Ma...-d~td By T--e G·ar:c Ra.::i c:> f\.1'::'.'0. Y1.1CA So:...·~.,.32: B • a'"c~ The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council• II �MARCH POW WOW DATES MGrch 6 & 7 16th flnnuGI Cireqt LGkes lndiGn Culture Assoc. Mid-Winter Pow Wow OwGsso. Michigqn BGker College. CGll (313) 231-1389. Mench 6 & 7 7th flnnuql Centrql Wisconsin lndiGn Center Pow Wow Rothschild. Wisconsin Rothschild PGvilllon. CGll (715) 845-2613. MGrch 28 HeGrt of the EGrth SurvlvGI School. 8th flnnuGI Pow Wow ."~ MinneGpolis. Minnesotq Minn. Convention Center. CGll (612) 331-8862. HOMECOMING OF THE THREE FIRES Planning is underway for the annual Homecoming of the Three Fires Pow Wow, scheduled for June 12 & 13 at Riverside Park. We will again locate near the Pavillion, with the traders along the river and food booths to the north of the .dance circle. Traders fees have been set at $75 for the weekend, and discussions are still analysing the pros and cons of charging admission and the resulting security challenge. Corporate sponsorship will be solicited, and anyone having ties to business charitable departments should "plant the seed" for them to contribute. GRITC will have a booth to sell books, sweatshirts, tee-shirts and caps, plus the buttons and Pow Wow programs. Volunteers are needed in several areas: parking arid security, cleanup, runners for the traders, runners for dancers, water suppliers, electrical/sound set-up and maintenance, table set-up and tear-down, first aid and information, sales, and many more. Please give your time to make this pow wow successful! The Pow Wow planning committee, chaired by Loretta Antoine, meets Monday at 5:00 at GRITC (every other week); March meetings are 3/1 - 3/15 - 3/29. Please come! Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 45 Lexington, NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No.690 Grand Rapids, Ml ·-··-. -··--.-... . ~.. .._ ..... . - Library Grand Valley State Univ Allendale Ml 49 401 · 'fhis newsleuer is funded in part by United Way. Office of Substance Abuse Services , Community Mental Health, and private donations. A Service of 0 ullitedway l � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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"We've gone through a long period of time being told the way for us to become healthy was to become non-Indian," said Gerald Hill, MD, director of the Center of American Indian and Minority Health for the University of Minnesota School of Medicine in Duluth. "All of the government policies over the years, from removal to termination and relocation, have been designed to 'help' us by making us become less Indian," said Hill, a Klamath/Paiute. "But I truly believe that to be healthy, we have to become more Indian, and the more Indian we are, the more healthy we are going to be." Hill is one of a growing number of American Indian physicians and other Indian health-care activists who are bringing together Western medicine and the work of traditional Indian healers to more effectively deliver health care to American Indians. And that marriage of Western and Native concepts has come directly out of the experiences of Indian physicians themselves. "I was an Indian before I became a physician," said Dr. David Baines, immediate past president of AAIP. "I had to learn to meld the concepts of being a Western physician with being an Indian who has traditional beliefs regarding spirituality and health. When I was in my second year of medical school, I felt like I was losing my identity," said Baines, a Tlingit/Tsimshian who now is in family practice at the clinic in rural Idaho. "The traditional people helped me through that crisis with the sweat lodge and other ceremonies, and I have always retained an important place in my life for our traditions." Wholeness. All things are interrelated. Everything in the universe is a part ofa single whole. Everything is connected in some way to everything else. To truely understand something one needs to understand first bow it is connected to everything else. Continued on page 3 �Boo·Shoo! May is the month in which Mother's Day is celebrated. There is a common belief that American Indians treated women as servants under the system prior to white people arriving on this continent. Quite the contrary is true! Actually many tribes were matriarchal in nature. Mothers played an important role in American Indian society. In modem times, Native American mothers still are honored for their dedication to family. Mothers have much influence in decisions relating to the family unit. Newsweek magazine featured a cover story last month on "white male parano.ia." I was shocked to read that white males feel threatened by the advancements in recent years by women and minorities across America - since white males have had control for the past five hundred years! There has never been a woman or minority president of the United States, and white males control the majority of this country's social and legal institutions. White men get real nervous about affirmative action programs because they challenge the status quo; we as American Indian people need to make our support of affirmative measures known to the community. The struggle continues! On May 11, 1993, 6:00 p.m., there will be an Open House at our monthly potluck at the Council at 45 Lexington, N.W. At the open house the Council will be displaying articles made by the Young Eagles and Vision Seekers during this past school year. Some of the items to be shown will be Indian baskets and moccasins. Plan now to attend with your entire family to support our Indian youth. On June 19, 1993 we will be holding a golf outing as a fundraiser for the Council. This golf outing will be held at Monterey Pines in Dorr, Michigan, which is just south of Grand Rapids. Call Denise Skorka for more information at 774-8831. Remember the 14th Annual "Homecoming of the Three Fires" Pow wow on June 12-13 at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids. Volunteers are still needed. This year's pow wow is going to be bigger and more exciting than ever. Plan to attend. Levi A. Rickert, Executive Director 2 • The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Hutchinson - Aeling President Andra .Robinson - Treasurer Loretta Antoine - Secretary Board Members Roger Williams Jeanne Harding Mary Roberts Bill Dunlop Rita Blumke Staff Levi A. Rickert - Executive Director Marcia L. Blacklidge - Human Services Director Jeff Justin - Business Manager Human Services Hunter Genia Kristie Pagel Loretta Yount Carolyn Ogilvie-Cohen Lew Burrows Cindy Pigeon Support Denise Skorka - Secretary Chris Shomin - Accounting Clerk Susan Ives - Intake Facilitator Diane Laureaux - Prevention Bill Dunlop - Seniors Contacts Turtle Talk Marcia E. Barber - Editor Two eagles Marcus - Layout Michael Vanderwall - Graphics Advisor iii Turtle Talk's mission is to provide its .!!, readreship with reports of local and national interest which may affect and impact our Native American community. Turtle Talk welcomes submissions of announcements, articles, poems relative to issues relating to American Indians. All submissions must be accompanied by a signed name and address of the author. Please understand that space may be limited, due to the requirements of our funding source that 50% of the newsletter content be healthrelated. Deadline for submissions is the first of the week of each month for the upcoming month's issue. Turtle Talk is published monthly by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, 45 Lexington Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Phone (616) 774-8331, Fax (616) 774-2810. �(Continuedfrompage 1) Baines and other AAIP leaders are presenting cross-cultural workshops to help physicians and other health care professionals better understand the holistic philosophies of traditional Native healers, and to feel more comfortable working alongside them. "It's not a question of educating the medicine men about doctors," said Hill. "Medicine men know we're all working to help people. The resistance is coming from Western medicine." The approach is used not only to help nonlndian physicians better understand their Indian patients, but also to assist Native American doctors in strengthening their identities as American Indian physicians. Roger Grey Eyes, a Navajo physician active in AAIP, said that what he has learned from traditional healers has helped him to be a better doctor. "I have turned to our spiritual people to teach me about the natural order of the universe," Grey Eyes said. "Once I began to work with their teachings, I felt more at ease and more humble - not as arrogant." When Indian physicians return to their medical practices, they play an important role in bridging the chasm between Indian people and Western medical care. Some Indian Health Service facilities also have begun to respond to efforts by Indian health care activists to accord more respect to the culture and beliefs of patients. In facilities where traditional practices are welcomed, the results speak volumes about the value of bringing together the two systems of healing. "Our people looked at hospitals as a place to die," said Mary Mitchell, a Navajo nurse who now lives in the Pacific Northwest. She recently returned to her home in Chinle, Arizona when her elderly father had to be hospitalized for a serious illness, and was surprised to find the dramatic changes in the way medical care was provided at the Indian Health Services Hospital. "It was a wonderful experience for my dad," she said. "The medicine men came in to sing and pray with him before his surgery. His spiritual needs were being met. And he was able to go home in four days. "Our people no longer look on hospitals as a place to die." • There are four dimensions of "true learning". These four aspects of our nature are reflected in the four cardinal points of the medicine wheel. It cannot be said that a person bas totally learned in a whole and balanced manner unless all four dimensions of their being have been involved in the process. i The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • 3 �NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENTS FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES by Nancy Butterfield, Native American News Seroice The challenges faced by medical students as they travel the arduous path to an MD degree are well known; long hours of study, rigorous academic standards and personal sacrific: are ci~cu~tances that medical students must be prepared to face without flmchmg. But for the 242 American Indians currently studying to be physicians in the U.S., the obstacles can be even more formidable. Many Native American medical students are the first members of their families to graduate from high school, much less from college. A majority come from low-income families and receive no financial support from parents. On average, they are several years older tha.n their white counterparts, and many are single parents with young children to care for. But all have felt a special calling to be doctors, and the majority of Indian medical students plan to practice medicine in their home communities. Norma Blackwater, a 34-year old Navajo woman in her third year at University of North Dakota School of Medicine, said she came from a family of traditional healers. As a teenager, she took on the role of go-between for family members who needed medical care, and became fascinated with the way they were able to combine Western medical treatment with Navajo healing practices. Later, while she was teaching high school biology and chemistry in Los Angeles School District, Blackwater said, it was her students who persuaded her to study medicine. "My students told me, 'you're always telling us how to take care of ourselves - you should be a doctor.' and that's when I started to think about it very seriously." Many Native medical students encounter cultural conflicts during their study, particularly in the first year. Several students said they experienced spiritual disturbances connected with dissecting cadavers in anatomy courses, and some consulted with tribal spiritual leaders to learn to adjust to this aspect of their study. Native American students also often have to deal with racism, usually in subtle forms, and for females, sexism that is not so sub~~­ Blackwater said she left the University of Michigan School of Med1cme a few months after a male professor there refused to help her pass a 4 • The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Cou'ncil I also have people asking me what I'm going to do when I have to choose between a family and a career. I don't think anybody ever asks male students that question." course. "He said ' 'You're failing this class. You're female, you're Indian, what are you doing here? You should be home making babies,' she recalls. It took her a long time to report his comments to school officials. "I guess it's that boarding school mentality that I inherited from my folks " she said. "You don't say anything ' - you just accept it. We have to learn to speak up for ourselves. I also have people asking me what I'm going to do when I have to choose between a family and a career. I don't think anybody ever asks male students that question." The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) and its student counterpart, the Association of Native American Medical Students (ANAMS) play a crucial role in supporting Indians studying medicine and other allied health professions, including dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry and pharmacy. �NOW HEAR THIS May is Better Hearing Month: Hearing loss comes on slowly, painlessly and imperceptibly in most people, until one day they suddenly notice they can't hear conversations or sounds as well as they once did. America's noise levels have been creeping upward in much the same fashion: from loud appliances to amplified music to the general din of modern life, experts estimate that 20 million men, women and children in the U.S. are now exposed to dangerous levels of sound every day. Audiologists are especially concerned because hearing damage is cropping up among children. People used to develop noise-induced hearing loss between the ages of 40 and 50; but today many doctors are seeing teenagers with impaired hearing. Loud noise wears down the delicate hair cells in the inner ear, which translate sound into nerve impulses. If the noise is really high, as in an explosion, it can destroy the hair cells outright. At slightly lower levels - a rock concert, for instance, or a noisy industrial job - the damage is biochemical and the destruction is slow but steady. Occasional exposure to this type of noise isn't bad, but if it happens over and over again, permanent damage can occur. The danger zone begins at 80 to 85 decibels (dB) - the volume of a mini-bike or a rattling sink garbage disposal. People should limit their exposure to continuous sounds louder than this, or wear protective devices (ear plugs, etc.). It's Tough On Nerves, Too: Common sources of dangerous noise include: FIREARMS JET ENGINES ROCK CONCERTS AMPUFIED CAR STEREOS 140 to 170 DB 140 DB 90TO130 DB 115 DB AT FULL VOLUME PORTABLE STEREOS (WALKMAN, ETC) 115 DB AT FULL VOLUME POWER MOWERS JACKHAMMERS SUBWAY TRAINS VIDEO ARCADES FREEWAY DRIVING IN A CONVERTIBLE POWER SAWS ELECTRIC RAZORS CROWDED SCHOOL BUS SCHOOL RECESS /ASSEMBLY 105 DB 100 DB 100DB 100 DB 95 DB 95 DB 85 DB 85 DB 85 DB Even before noise gets loud enough to cause hearing damage, it can evoke a nervous reaction that hurts your body and mind in other ways. People who work in noisy factories or who live on heavily trafficked streets or under the flight path of jet airplanes run an increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, ulcers and headaches. Studies indicate noise can also impair prenatal development. Some research even suggests that people who live near large airports are more likely to be hospitalized for psychiatric illness and have a higher suicide rate. Noise makes people less humane as well. There's evidence that people who are already angry become even more aggressive when exposed to loud noise. The cries of a baby, intended by nature as a call for help, can be another source of stress for harried parents and may sometimes trigger child abuse. If we can possibly learn to live more quietly, doctors believe we might even avoid the "natural" hearing impairment that comes with age. When scientists examined a group of people living in the Sudan under Stone Age conditions not long ago, they discovered virtually no deterioration in the hearing of elderly tribe members. . From American Health Magazine, January/February 1992 The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • 5 �STRESS SAVERS Under S'ress? You Can Get It Under Control! Stress and your blood pressure: Is there a link between stress and high blood pressure? Effects may vary, but when you're under stress, your mind and body go into high gear. Repeated stress and tension ovr time appear to contribute to an increase in blood pressure in some people. Your Stress Is Your Own Do you feel under stress? Then you are. Someone may tell you, "You don't have any big problems. You shouldn't fecl under stress." The fact is, if you feel under stress, you are. Stress, like any feeling, is very personal. How Does Stress Feel To Sara Kmpp shows her talents. You? Physical symptoms - like upset stomach, loss of appetite, overeating, chronic headache, insomnia, rashes, rapid heartbeat - are signs of stress. Some feelings can be, too. Do you have any of the ones listed below? • tense • anxious • harried • apathetic • hurried • tired • depressed • irritable • uptight • flustered • overworked • worn out • worried • frazzled • panicked • frustrated • pressured • wound up Ways To Deal Better With Stress In Your Life Ease on down the road. Do you rush through each day trying to meet impos~ible deadlin~s: :ou may help lower your stress by better managing your tune. Be realistic m your goals, and establish priorities. Try using "to do" lists as an aid to organizing your time. Schedule time each day to relax even if it's only a short time. ' 6 • The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Grace Peters worked with the Young Eagles to create beautiful black ash baskets. Take A Mental Vacation Sit or lie down where you can be quiet and alone. Cfose your eyes. Imagine a restful place, a favorite room, a place at the shore or mountains. Or simply focus on a word or phrase such as "I am calm." If your thoughts wander, don't get too upset. Just refocus. Try doing this twice a day, 20 minutes at a time. Sing, Dance, Exercise Stress Away Exercise can help you deal with stress. Walking, dancing, swimming, are all good. Check with your doctor before starting an exercise program. And keep getting regular blood pressure checks. �YOUR MENTAL HEALTH May is Mental Health Month: According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Health for the Nation - 2, 000," Native American people are at unusually high risk for developing mental illnesses compared to the overall U.S. population. However, there are steps an individual can take to promote positive mental health. Mental health can be created and enhanced through what we take into and put out of ourselves. Things to take in: • • • • • • • wholesome nutrient dense foods that are low in fat and rich in vitamins, carbohydrates and fiber; awareness of others, their needs, their dreams, their problems, and their human worth; spirituality; healthy, enjoyable exercise; sensory stimulations of a positive nature; awareness and acceptance of ourselves as worthwhile and unique; the love of our families and children. Things to put out: • • • • vices, including gossip, excessive anger and malice, and pessimism; overblown self-interest; prejudice; toxins, including excessive alcohol use, drugs and junk food. KENT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Medical Alert: Are Your Children Protected? Immunizations can protect your child against serious, even life-threatening childhood diseases. Proper immunization is a parent's best defense against contagious diseases such as diptheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rhumatic fever, and haemophilus influenza. Kent County Health Department is offering free immunizations against these devistating diseases at their office at 700 Fuller NE (near Leonard) and at other local area clinics. Clinic hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Thursday from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Don't wait until your child is ready for day care or kindergarten. These immunizations should be given on a planned schedule,From age 2 months to 4-6 years. But even if you have waited, it's not too late to protect your child. For more information, call 774-3029. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • 7 �LEONA'S CANE by Bill Dunlop Anong other talents, Solomon Francis was an excellent woodworker. His daughter Leona needed a cane, so Solomon went into the woods and found a tree branch roughly resembling a cane. From this he made Leona a work of art in the form of a cane. With a red-hot iron, he burned designs and these words in the Indian language: SIM-QUE-SANCE LYONE (my little girl Leona) and SIM-DA-NIS TOP-TA WIN (this is her cane) Then he painted it in a shiny lacquer. But Leona had a heart attack and died before Solomon could give her the cane. So even in his grief, he burned Leona's birthday and date of death beneath her name. Years later, my own daughter Donna and I were looking for bargains at a yard sale. Donna called to me and asked, "Isn't this writing in Indian?" She had come across Leona's cane among the many things for sale. Donna quickly recognized it as a work of Solomon Francis. She was raised in Good Hart, where Solomon spent his whole life, and she had seen his work many times. I asked the lady running the yard sale where she had found the cane. She told us her husband bOught it from "a disheveled little man on Division Avenue, for a dollar." She added her husband didn't need a cane, but thought he would help the little man by buying it. Of course we quickly bought the cane, and planned to return it to one of Solomon and Leona's relatives. In a recent issue of Turtle Talk, I wrote of a daring rescue on Lake Michigan by two Indians: Kishigobinessi and Okenotego. I said then that Okenotego's relatives were unknown. Then Pamela Burton called the newsletter and said she was married to one of Okenotego's descendants. She also informed us that Solomon Francis' father had dropped the name Okenotego because white people had such a hard time prounouncing and writing it. His real full name was Solomon Francis Okenotego. Shortly thereafter, Pamela came to GRITC's office, bringing a young Marine with her. We learned he is Solomon's great-grandson, and he became the new owner of the beautiful work of art. Leona's cane had found it's way back home. 8 •The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • �MAY Moon when the ponies shed (Sioux) Mulberry moon (Creek) Moon when the little flowers die (Osage) Moon when the horses get fat (Cheyenne) Hoeing-corn moon (Winnebago) MAY 9 IS MOTHERS' DAY MAY BffiTIIDAYS Issac McCann Larry Shananaquet, Jr. Rita Wemigwanis William Shananaquet Linda Holt Dave Shananaquet Billie Jean Sams Roger Martel, Jr. Mike Denhof Jimmy Bush, Jr. Jordan Shomin Paul Hart Rocky Russell Gus Day Paul Jackson Kitt Pigeon Liz Wesaw Charlie Anderson Qumbo) Misheka Lloyd Dave Pierce Selina Gibbs Mary Shananaquet Chris Shomin Denise Skorka Toni Leaureaux Kari Sprague Leah Denhof Edward Sheman, Jr. Paul Shomin Ivanna Swainston Dave Fox John Crampton Dennis Resterhouse Jim Braddock Sue Barz Child Development Center For children 6 weeks to School age An innovative intergenerational concept in child care located on the campus of Porter Hills Presbyterian Village, located et 3600 E. Fulton, in Grand Rapids. Now accepting applications for enrollment! For information, please contact Sandy TenHagen at 940-4049. • °"'1ed By: POiler Hils Presbylerian Village •Managed By: The Grand Rapid& Metro. YMCA/ Soulleast B<anch • nnancial "'"1stance is Available. MICHIGAN INDIAN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES, INC. Region Ill 2 Fountain Place 60 N. Division Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 ACTIVITIES &SERVICES Career Guidance: A para-professional COlllseling service to help applicants assume responsilility for making career plans and decisions. Job Referral: Qualified applicants are referred to employment after they have demonstrated they possess the required skills or abilities to do the job. Classroom Training: Assistance is provided in obtaining a GED or high school diploma. Work Experience: A short·term employment program for adults and youth over 14 years to develop basic working sk~ls and provide job training in specific areas. Call: (616) 451-1920 The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • 9 �Salute to the Graduates: SPECIAL MAY POTLUCK • Young Eagles Featured: On Tuesday, May 11 our monthly community potluck will have some very special additions. Over the past months, the Young Eagles have created some beautiful projects - moccasins, woven baskets, paintings, medicine pouches, self-portraits, plants and keychains. Their arts will be on display for our community to admire. That evening, we will also be doing photography for an article in Cosmopolitan Home magazine. Food Editor Nancy Banaitis has asked members of the community to create recipes for an article on Native American foods. Highlighting traditional ingredients, the dishes include corn soup, fry bread with currant jam, salmon, rabbit, parsnips, and a sassafras tea. Project coordinator is Cindy Pigeon. College Experience for Native American Students: On June 23 and 24, the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and Grand Valley State University will be hosting a College Overnight Experience. This event is specially planned for those high school students who are interested in attending college after completion of high school. What is the cost to me? There is no fee for attending, and your meals and transportation will be provided. If you are interested in attending college, come and look forward to a good time. What am I going to be doing? We have plans for Native American speakers, fieldhouse and recreation activities, campus tour and more. How do I sign up? You have to hurry because there are limited spaces available and there are forms that neeGl to be filled out it's on a first come basis. The last day to sign up ' will be June 1st. For more information contact Hunter Genia at 774-8331. Baskets Created: On two Mondays in March, the Young Eagles (grades 3-6) were honored with a visit from the Pigeon family: John, Olive, Cindy, and Master Basket Weaver Edmund. They came to share the art and beauty of basket making with the group, who then created their own baskets - 22 in all. Also assisting were premier basket-maker Grace Peters, and her grandson David Sinclair. The materials were generously prepared ahead of time and donated by the Pigeon family. The group enjoyed the project so much, they would now like tq take a trip to the woods to see how the black ash trees are harvested and prepared for basketrnaking. 10 •The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Call or write Turtle Talk with the names of all 1993 graduates (any age!), list the name of their school and grade or degree, also list any special awards, honors or recognition. Anishnabe A.A. : Open Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held every Monday and Wednesday evenings at GRITC (usually in the conference room) from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Coffee is available, and speakers frequently visit. Everyone is welcome. AHention Golfers: The first George Martin Golf Classic will be held June 19th at Monterey Pines in Dorr. Proceeds benefit the Grand Rapids InterTribal Council. Cash prizes include: first/last place - $200; long drive - $50; long putt - $50; closest to pin - $50. Entry fee is $65 per player. For more information, call Denise at 774-8331. AHention Bo-wlers: The Annual Westgate Bowling Tournament will be held on Saturday, May 8 at the Westgate Bowl, 4486 Alpine NW in Comstock Park. Squads start at 11:30 and 2:30 pm, and a banquet will follow the tournament. Cost is $25 per person, $100 per team. For more information, call Chuck Shananaquet at 241-3164. Register Tapes: Do you shop at D & W and Meijer? When you do, please save your cash register tapes and send them to us. We turn them in for credits toward our programs, including the Young Eagles. Annual Indian Cemetery Clean-Up: May 21 and 22 are set aside for the Annual Indian Cemetery Clean-Up at the Elbridge Indian Cemetery, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Elbridge. On Friday only, an Indian Health Fair and Health Screening will be held at the church. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call (616) 724-4410. Building Mural Proiect: Turtle Talk's graphic designer, Ben two eagles Marcus, has been selected to design a mural for the maintenance building at the public park on the corner of Strait and Wilson, NW. The building had been defaced with graffiti by neighborhood youth. The John Ball Park Association which launched the project, hopes that by creating a mural on the building and enlisting the talents of all the neighborhood youth to paint it, everyone will take pride in their park, and protect it from damage. The design will be transferred to the building in outline form, and the kids will "paint-by-number" to create the mural. The theme of the art is the Native American heritage of the West Side. It is believed an Indian campground was once on this site. �Muskegon Correctional Facility Request: Chaplain Brander and the staff are looking for elders, spiritual leaders and traditional people to come to Muskegon Correctional Facility on occasion and spend time with the Indian prisoners. Anyone interested in volunteering their time, please contact Chaplain Brander at (616) 773-1122. If you would like to contribute to the prisoners' religious practices by donating sweetgrass, sage, tobacco, cloth or ribbon, please call (616) 744-4167. Michigan Indian Press: Call or write for an updated price list of the books and materials available through our Michigan Indian Press: (616) 774-8331. MIP, 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids MI 49504. ' r----------, I I I I I (~~ ~f l~( l~lll I I I I I 15% DISCOUNT WITH THIS AD! 6501 South Division Grand Rapids, Michigan 49548 Phone: (616) 281-3640 • Indian Jewelry • lndlan Moccasins • • Custom Jewelry • Sliver Repairs • L----------.J QUALITY NATIVE AMERICAN CRAFTS TURTLE TALK INFORMATION A one year subscription to Turtle Talk is $5 (Bronze Givers), additional contributions of $10 (Silver Givers) or $15 (Gold Givers) are greatly appreciated. Your tax-deductible contributions will help develop Turtle Talk into a bigger and better source of news and entertainment, and keep you informed of happenings in our Anishnabe community. Advertising Rates Full Page: $100/month Half Page: $50/month Quarter Page: $25/month Business Card: $ 1 5 I month A 5% discount is offered for a one-year contract, prepaid. We can also offer graphics assistance in design and layout. Call the office at 774-8331. NewSubscribers/Supporters End of the Trail Barb Gibault Lew Burrows Thomas Schmiedeknecht Madeleine Noble Jim Braddock MEGWETCH! GRAY WIND NATIVE AMERICAN OWNED 1117 BURTON SW, WYOMING, Ml 49509 G.R.l.T.C. BOARD ELECTIONS (616) 243-0003 INFANT, CHILDREN'S & ADULT MINNETONKA MOCCASINS $13.00 &UP GIVE AMERICAN MADE GIFTSI MAIL ORDERS WELCOME CHECKS OR MONEY ORDER -Jo;~~ SPECIAL WHOLESALE PRICES ON GLASS & PLASTIC ~ ~ GLA~S~~Pe~DS ~ \57 ~ 50/$1.15 100/$2.10 \!\I GLASS SEED BEADS $1.69/HANK 9~ Elections will be held on May 27th at the office, 45 Lexington NW, at 6:00 pm, for Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council's Board of Directors. GRITC is seeking 4 Board positions for a two-year term. Dedicated people willing to give of their time and expertise are urged to participate in this active organization. Requirements are: Native Americans who can attend each monthly meeting throughout the year, and participate in one of the Board's committees: Program, Finance, and Personnel. Nomination forms available at the Council office, contact Levi Rickert at 774-8331. PLASTIC PONY BEADS 100/$1.00 The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council • 11 �MAY POW WOW DATES May 1 & 2 Kateri Tekakwitha Circle Powwow Detroit, MI Traders Welcome, Call (313) 548-9068. May 15 & 16 Cleveland American Indian Inter-Tribal Assoc. Traditional Pow Wow Cleveland, OH Call (216) 881-9811. May 20 1993 Senior Power Day Mich. Services to Aging Lansing, MI Call (517) 482-4725. May 20 Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs Meeting Watersmeet, MI Call (517) 373-0654. May 21 & 22 Annual Indian Cemetery Clean-Up St. Joseph's Catholic Church Elbridge, MI Call (616) 724-4410. May 21 - 23 3rd Annual Giss I Was Creek Indian Pow Wow Marion, MI Call (616) 878-9443. May 22 & 23 5th Annual First People's International Trade Expo and Pow Wow Warren, MI S.E. Mich. Indians, Inc. Call (313) 756-1350. May 28 & 29 2nd Annual Traditional Pow Wow - United Tribes Hart, MI Call (616) 873-5887. May 31 MEMORIAL DAY 14th ANNUAL "HOMECOMING OF THE THREE FIRES" TRADITIONAL POW WOW, GRAND RAPIDS RIVERSIDE PARK, JUNE 12 & 13. Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 690 Grand Rapids, Ml Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 451.exington, NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 • Library Grand Valley State Univ. Allendale Ml 49401 A Service of ~ Ibis . :S funded in part by United Way, Office of Substance Abuse Seroices, Comr. . ital Health, and private donations. • uf!lit;ed way � 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 Barber, Marcia (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/07f63bf621a95c7900f58a244124117b.pdf 7756dd5754c39b891c7dfac6b55ca173 PDF Text Text Volume J •ovember 1993 •umber 11 TalK •••••• • by Bill Dunlop Odawa "WAR IS HELL." GENERAL SHERMAN SAID THAT and anyone who has ever been in mortal combat will agree. "Kill or be killed" is the fitting motto. The roar and din of the war machines is something that one never forgets. The strain and pressure on the nervous system is so great that some rren break down and never recover. You can see them in the Veterans' hospitals fighting, in their minds, the same battles over and over until the day they die. BUT EVEN IN WAR THERE ARE BREAKS WHEN pleasantness happens. And how much more these breaks are appreciated because of the timing. Llke a cold drink of water to a thirsty man in a desert. One of these breaks happened to two of our Indian soldiers in World War II. OUR ARMIES HAD LANDED SUCCESSFULLY ON the "toe" of Italy and were engaged in fierce fighting up the "boot" of the peninsula. Our men were pushing the Nazis back slowly, sorretimes yard by yard. Give the devil his due: the Nazis were hand fighters . Remember that at one time they were fighting half of the world all by themselves, and winning. ONE OF OUR INDIANS, ALBERT "POKEY" Shomin, was in a platoon that had fought its way to a place called Pisa. The German resistance had stiffened and the street fighting had gotten agonizingly slow. German artillery shells were in-coming. Enemy machine guns were trying to trap our men in the crossfire. This place called Pisa was turned into the "hell" General Sherman had spoken of. Our soldiers were ducking door-to-door, when the word came down to take cover and wait for tank support to come. POKEY BACKED IN TO A DOORWAY, bracing his rifle. He would hunker down and wait for word to start advancing again. He turned and noticed the door was opened a bit. It was a wine shop, by now deserted. The whole world knows what good wine makers the Italians are. Pokey decided he would put a bottle of "Dago Red" in his pack and enjoy it wherever he would spend that night. The store would probably be destroyed by the end of the day. HE WAS MOVING AMONG THE WINE RACKS when he heard a noise at the back of the store. His rifle carre up in position and he froze statuestill. Someone was moving, and in his direction. His eyes watched intently for the light green of the enemy uniform. His finger was on the trigger, ready to stop one more enemy soldier dead in his tracks. THEN IT HAPPENED - ONE OF THE MOST pleasant rremories in this soldier's life took place. Instead of German jack-boots, the brown combat boots of our own soldiers appeared in the doorway. His eyes went quickly to the face of the friendly soldier; his heart leapt for joy. It was his brother Enos! THEY HAD NOT SEEN EACH OTHER SINCE the States, and there in a world gone mad with hatred, these two brothers rushed to greet each other. continued on page 7 Grand Rapids Inter-Ir bal .Council �From The Director M•••••••• gritc . directors: PRESIDENT- John Hutchinson he Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, Grand Rapids Community College, and Vet Center <·. • ·•/ ••••••• are co-sponsoring a Veterans Pow Wow .. :Whfol:l\Vill be held at the Ford Field House on the . ~~~p\l§pf th~ c9J!ege in downtown Grand Rapids on · N()v~I1lber}3, 1993:<Jhis is the third year the Veterans . · PdW be held at the Ford Field House. / TREASURER- Andra Robinson SECRETARY- Rosie Holmberg MEMBERS: Loretta Antoine, Roger Williams, Jeanne . .v. / .\ of VICE PRESIDENT- Mary Roberts BOO-SHOO! m m board w&wwm T::~ ;~~~j~ ~'phasis w1;: '~~ 9n the g1£®i/~~: :arrior f The Pow w()w Committee feels §ff{.}llgiy that there are too many veteransoffqreigrJw~i~who have been virtually forgotten ,. Dt.tringqlj~ }'qy.r Wow, there will be)1special recognitibhceiel1loijy\honoring their $~hrice to their country. > ...·. ·.·.·.. ':l'?'.W·P·fll.PP~~,There ':: 12will be dt'\Jmming ~I~~ tryan.<i~illdancing rake place at for noon: en ):00 >the gefleral public to enJ(Jy> Americaqlndian traders wHJ bt: §elH?g hand-crafted articles such as baskets )~119 jewelry. In addition, there willf:)e Indian tacos ~[ld fry bread availableto enjoyed. ¥veryone is ...... .-. ..·.·.·.·.·.·.... >Tile Michigan Urtfao.J lldian Consorti\Jm, of which GRITC is a memb~t/ wilFhold a 10 l1nrty Pow Wow at Harding, Bill Dunlop, Rita Blumke, Jonie Abella, Francis Davis, Larry Peshaba, Bruce Trobridge g r c i s a Levi A. Rickert BUSINESS MANAGER- Jeff Justin HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATOR- Lee Ann Campbell EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- HUMAN SERVICES STAFF: Hunter Genia,Kristie Pagel,Loretta Yount, Carolyn Ogilvie-Cohen,Lew Burrows, Cindy Pigeon,Bill Dunlop SUPPORT STAFF: Denise Skorka,Chris Shomin,Diane Laureaux u e I a I k LAYOUT- Two Eagles Marcus GRAPHICS ADVISOR- Michael VanderWal TURTLE TALK'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ITS READERSHIP WITH REPORTS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL INTEREST WHICH MAY AFFECT AND IMPACT OUR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. TURTLE TALK WELCOMES SUBMISSIONS Of Af\NOUNCEMENTS, ARTICLES AND POEMS (PARTICULARLY NATIVE HEALTHRELATED) ACCOMPANIED BY THE SIGNATURE AND ADDRESS OF THE AUTHOR . SPACE IS LIMITED DUE TO FUNDING REQUIREMENTS. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS THE FIRST WEEK Of THE MONTH FOR THE UPCOMING MONTH'S ISSUE . THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN TURTLE TALK ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF GRIT( OR ITS BOARD Of DIRECTORS. TURTLE TALK IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE ~~~~:ba~~ ~n7~~J f~~rilt~~~fg!Jl1 :eeexkpee:~~d to §. R A N D .B. A P I D S l N T E R - I draw thousands tbDetroit Please plan to attend. 45 .The Board of Directors and staff of(]rand Rapids Inter-Tribal Councilwish that you ~pd your loved ones have a safe and fnjoyable Thanks~iving holiday! turtle talk information A ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO TURTLE TALK IS $5. FOR OUR REASONABLE ADVERTISING RATES, RI B A L ~ 0 U N C I L , LEXINGTON AVENUE NW, GRAND RAPIDS, Ml 49504. PHONE (616) 774-8331, FAX (616) 774-2810 . CALL THE OFFICE AT turtle 774-8331 . talk due dates : SUBMISSIONS TO TURTLE TALK MUST BE RECEIVED IN OUR OFFICE BY THE FIRST WEEK OF EACH MONTH FOR THE UPCOMING MONTH'S ISSUE. (NOT ALL MATERIAL SUBMITIED CAN BE USED IN TURTLE TALK) Executive Director Potawatomi PLEASE GET ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS IN TO TURTLE TALK BY THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH BEFORE THE EVENT. ~·.Grand Rap ds Inter-Ir bal .Counc �••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Men, women, and babies can get AIDS • You can get AIDS from having sex with anyone who has the AIDS virus. • You can get AIDS from sharing needles or syringes with anyone who has the AIDS virus. • Don't use alcohol or other drugs. Being drunk or high can lead to unsafe sex. STAY SAFE: • If you have sex, use a CONDOM! • NEVER SHARE NEEDLES BE SAFE: • It is SAFE .........to share a room with a person who has the AIDS virus. • It is SAFE ........to eat with a person who has the AIDS virus. • It is SAFE .........to use the same toilet as a person who has the AIDS virus. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? • Talk to one of the counselors at GRITC. • Call the Kent County Health Department at 774-3602 • Call the National AIDS Hotline 1-800-372-AIDS. ••••••••••••••••••••••• Kids Born to Poverty Likely to Stay Poor'' 11 This article by Candy J. Cooper was rcponing on a University of Michigan study which, according to Ms. Cooper, "indicates that for poor children the chances of dying rich are slim, no matter how hard they work". The number of poor in the United States has climbed to 36.9 million people, with 40 percent being children under 18 and one in four pre-schoolers living in poverty. The anicle continued by stating that boys raised in poor families earn more than 40 percent less than those from middle - upper class families, and being a minority diminishes the chances of climbing out of poverty even more. Arloc Sherman stated, "The impact of poverty in childhood is huge for later life." Where does this place us nationally with other nations? According to the study, the United States is rated the poorest among 27 Grand other industrialized nations as having children in deprived living conditions. Why is it that as one of the richest nations in the world we allow our children to grow up poor, while other nations are taking steps to prevent this from happening to their children? Intervention and prevention will not only bring better lives to our children but will also help more children to survive childhood. This is due to the fact that children born into poor families are more likely to die from car accidents, fires, drowning, suffocation, infections and parasite diseases than the middle or upperclass -income children. Submitted by Carolyn Ogilivie Cohen Rapids Inter-I ribal ~ ouncil ·~ �••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• A Prayer to the Great Spirits I pray to the Great Spirits for the safe keeping and the care and protection of the entire Native American Nation. That they will prosper in good health an prosperity as well as becoming a strong nation as one strong body in this land. I ask that all the hurt and agony be taken away that there will be a cure for the terrible diseases such as alcoholism and drug addiction. That we once again bold our beads erect in pride, that our young will learn our ways and cultures of the Native American. The main thing I pray is that the Native American will know the true meaning of Love and Peace. TAKFJV FROM A 19 78 ISSUE OF ThR11.E TALK SUBMrrrED mm BY BETTYJEAN WOLHNGFJ{ MICHIGAN INDIAN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES, INC. Region Ill 2 Fountain Place 60 N. Division Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 ACTIVmES I SERVICES career Guldlnce: A para-professional COl6l&elirr,i service to help applicanll assune responsibility tor making career plans and decisions. JobReteml: Ouahfied appbnts are relened to employment alter lhey hall& demonslrated lhey po&&eSS lhe required sk~ls or abilities to do the job. Cluaroom Training: Assistance is provided in obtaining a GED or high school diploma. Wor1t Experlenct: A short-telm employment p.-og-am tor adults and youth over 14 years to develop basic working skits and proykje job training in specific areas. i rM BA BENT'S GROUP ::n~tsf~:~~~~~~~~~li:~mple: :'. f ~ , JOHNNY DOES THIS, IS TIIAt normal? Sue does that, is it normal? We all have questions about our children's behavior and actions. Is what they do "normal."? Where do we go to get these and other questions answered? Come to the Grand Rapids InterTribal Council on Thursday nights starting November 11th at 5:30 p.m. There you will find a new group forming to address issues that a1coho1 & drug use, and many more. Listen as we invite community members and special guests to come in and talk about their experiences, share their philosophy on parenting. You as parents will be invited to provide input, listen, or ask questions pertaining to these certain issues. Come and take part in a program designed for you. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 774-8331. CALL FORVOLUNTEERS GRITC is in need of volunteers to J>rovide office support: • • • • • Answering telephones Opelling Mail Filing Typing Computer -.d ata ·. entry POW WOV\f VOLUNTEERS NEED.ED TO ASSIST AT VETERAN'S POW WOW NOVEMBER 13, 1993 FORD FIELDHOUSE CALL LORETTA YOUNT AT 774-8331 Pawating Magedwin United Methodist Church 441 Knapp - Grand Rapids Rev. D. Knapp conducting evening services at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is Welcome! Call: 616 451-1920 ~·.Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal ~ounc �••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• LEARN ABOUT ALCOHOLISM ALCOHOLISM IS A HARMFUL CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY: The first thing to know about alcoholism is that it is not a a character weakness. It is an addictive disease in which the victims are physically and psychologically dependent on a chemical alcohol. Alcohol becomes part of their body chemistry, and takes control of their behavior and thinking. Simply put, alcoholics are trapped. Child Development Center For children 6 weeks to School age An imowlliww i~ llllliollll corapl in dild CllN lacalllf Oii lhec.n.,...rl ...... Hilll l'nllbrllliln Vlllge....... at 3600 E. FulDn, In ~ Rapids. STAGES OF DEPENDENCY : Now accepting applications for enrollment! Early Stage For information, please contact Sandy TenHagen at 94<>-4049. Alcohol starts out as a friend that helps them cope with uncomfortable feelings . They drink too much too often and have trouble stopping. Their tolerance to alcohol increases, so they must drink more to get the same effect. They may start to sneak drinks, gulp the first drink, even do some "pre-drinking" drinking. --- v-. •Ownocli!r:-Hll~ •Mngod By: Tte Grand Al:idl-. YVCAI •fl .''ln:liml,...mil~ Middle Stage The dependency grows as alcohol begins to take hold of their lives. They start to withdraw from other interests and people. They drink daily, often secretly, and struggle to control their drinking. They may adopt limits or rules and even attempt periods of abstinence. They become unreliable. GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL Advanced Stage The dependency becomes dominant as alcohol takes control of their lives. They suffer loss of ambition, inability to cope with responsibility, and impaired thinking. They have indefinable fears and they distrust and avoid people. They must now drink to prevent withdrawal symptoms. VISION SEEKERS llwilel JOU ID join our rJ .,.,.,,.,.,~,,.,.,.,.,.,b.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,.,.,.,.,.,A_,,,,,.,.~_,,,,,~.,.,,,_,,~,.,,,.,.,,~.,.,.,,,,~,.,.,.,.,.,,~w,.,,;,,,,,,.,~"''"';"''"'"'~"''"''t"'"''~'''""l General labor Persons: Work involves lifting metal panels, cutting it panels and working on a scaffold. Person must be dependable, car . !l pooling is available. Applications are taken from 9 a.m. -12 p.m; 1 p.m il to 4 p.m. 6115 - 28th St. SE between Meijers and Cascade Rd. For more @ information call 956-9299 !l • i! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ il • Saginaw Chippewa: Currently has positions open for Bingo Floor ~ il Worker; in accordance with Indian Preference laws. Call (517) 772-1212. ~ ~L. .·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·;·.·;·.·.·.·.·.·.·... ..·.·:·.-;. -.;·.·.·;·:. . ,,,.;.;-;...,. .;. ,,,.;. .;,.,,..:·.·:-..,;. -;. .;. .;. . . .;.;.,., . .;..;. .;. . :. . . . . . . . . ..;. ~ ~ .,;-;o;·..........:.., ...., ............'-;.;....;...;..._...;.....;,.;v;;.,;.;.,;v...:............. ~rand Rap ds ................. Inter-Ir bal ~ounc l•fu) �••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME ETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (FAS) IS A BIRTII DEFECT IN WHICH A baby is born when the pregnant mother drinks alcohol. It is the second most common birth defect in the United States. Babies with FAS can have: • • • • • • • retardation small head and unusual facial features short height and lighter weight heart defects joint problems poor coordination behavioral problems WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT, OR WHO WANT TO BECOME PREGNANT, need to know about the problem of alcohol and pregnancy. Alcohol hurts the normal growth of an unborn baby. When a pregnant woman drinks, the alcohol goes right into the baby's blood; which can cause serious health problems for your baby. When you drink alcohol, whether it's a cocktail, wine, liquor or beer, your unborn baby also drinks the alcohol, and it crosses the placenta into the baby's blood. Because your baby is still growing, its delicate system can be hurt by even the smallest amount of alcohol. FAS WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED IN 1973 AND WASN'T CONSIDERED A leadingcause of mental retardation. Native American women are at a higher risk of producing a child with FAS for the following reasons: • Native American women have the highest @•.Grand Rapids Jnter-Iribal • • rate of late or no prenatal care of any reported group Alcoholism among Native Americans is at a death rate of 5-6 times that of the U.S. population Native American women 15-34 years of age, experience a cirrhosis death rate which is 37 times greater than for non-Indian women at the same age. TIIERE IS HOPE AND YOU CAN DO somethingBeing aware of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is everyone's responsibility. We as a community have the ultimate responsibility to care for one another. FAS is 0% curable, but 100% preventable. Educating ourselves and family members is the first step in reducing the number of babies born with FAS and its devastating lasting effects. For rmre information on FAS and supportive services available, please contact Kristie at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, 774-8331. ~ounc �••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• GRAND VALLEY INDIAN LODGE MAKES CHANGES: continued from cover THEIR MOMENT OF PLEASANTNESS didn't last long. The word came to begin advancing again. They gave each other the hand clasp their father had taught them so many years ago. Then one brother went out the back door to rejoin his unit, and the other went out the front. They would not see each other again until they got home to Petoskey, Michigan, both safe and sound at war's end. TO: jerry Church, Bonnie McKerchie, Laura Schwiderson and Bonnie Brady • :>> Ii ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 2nd,the Grand Valley Indian Lodge met at the West Side complex for their annual elections. The meeting which took place at 6:30 p.m. saw changes made at the top. The following were elected to the respective positions: Renee Wassonkweh Dillard stated as goals: To bridge the gap Chairperson/Chief replacing Gene between native and non-native Peters; Valerie Gibbs - Sub people, to make meetings more Chairperson replacing Kay pleasant and an informative Shagonaby; Frank Murphy learning experience, and to Treasurer (same), and Sally Kee increase the native membership in Secretary replacing Sherrie Farr. our lodge. Renee was very positive about what direction the lodge could Submitted by Renee Wassonkweh take. She wanted to express to the Dillard community the goals for the organization. The following were We, the Seniors of the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council would like verbal much to express our gratitude to you for the really wonderful trip you afforded, us; and the visit to Clarion Hotel and the Vegas Kewadin Casino. We wish to state that we have never been treated so royally. GHOST SUPPER Everyone of use came away elated and enriched. We are only sony we cannot reciprocate for we a rte not nearly so f ortunatej as you. We can oly publicly thank-you and pray the Great Spirit will continue to show you hi favor and guidance. Sincerely, Tbe Seniors from Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rap ds Jnter-Iribal touncil •ZJ �I November 13 Veterans Pow Wow Grand Rapids Community College: Ford Fieldhouse Grand Rapids,MI For more Info: 616-774-8331 November 19 Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs-Commission Meeting Saginaw, Mich. For more Info: 517-373-0654 November 27 & 28 1st Annual Michigan Indian Urban Organizations Traditional Pow Wow For more info: Lucy Harrison 313-895-7859 January 7, 1994 Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs-Commission Meeting Traverse Oty For more info: 517-373-0654 . . . Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID .......lt ... 690 Gr.... R·pld-.• A Service of ·' READ ME: This newsletter is funded in part by United Way, Office of Substance Abuse Services, Community Mental Health, and private donations. Library Grand Valley State Univ. Allendale Ml 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. 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 Barber, Marcia (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/535d0c726a7933868b7b750e9d85717e.pdf 301bc6c0f9166473e91adb0db086564e PDF Text Text Volume J ~ctober Number 10 . 1993 T a I K TUrllE •••••• • ti# BY HUNTER GENIA Education, Is It Doing American India n s .Justic e • The school systems have to make more than a commitment to bringing in speakers in regards to American Indian culture but they also have to make a commitment to using materials which are pertinent to getting the accurate past and present life of our people, not books/ materials which alienates the Indigenous point of view. N THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE DONE MANY presentations in the area school systems in and around Kent County. It seems no matter what grade were dealing with I always get asked, " Do you still live in teepees, do you ride horses, how many scalps do you have?" and this is just to name a few. It wouldn't necessarily be right to put all the blame on the school systems due to Hollywood's perception of American Indians and also sports teams who use Indigenous logos and do their half time entertainment. More recently I went to an area school and one of the first questions we asked was, when you hear the word American Indian or Native American what is the first thought that comes to your mind. Some of the responses were good like, " survivors, a different culture but one response that caught me is that we were a people of "a long ago". Ahhhhhh, what century are we in people but okay these kid~ are D in the 4th, 5th 6th grades so I shouldn't be to harsh, right?. Although what really gets me is that when asked to name three tribes that predominantly make up Michigan they couldn't name one. Most of the responses are Cherokee, Sioux, Shawnee (are we getting closer?) and even Pawnee (too much Dances With Wolves). So often our rich history and heritage here in Michigan gets so overlooked that I'm even wondering if I'm in the wrong state (joking). BASICAUY THE SCHOOLS EITHER HAVE A choice of making a commitment to their students or continue doing us a crime and their students who are learning from the system. Food for thought: IT WOULD BE NICE LlKE IN CANADA where all their children on the reserves speak their language to have something like that in Michigan. Why can't we? Couldn't we offer a school where they would take language, drumming or cultural arts as well as learning the regular school classes. We can complain, moan, groan about how were losing the language but the bottom line is if we don't do it ourselves, it will never happen. Do we expect the State's school system to adopt these courses as electives, "not". Even if they did, when the state's continuing cuts come around again it will be the first ones cut. So the time where our parents, grandparents were taught not to speak the language, cut their hair and just basically "forget that old Indian stuff' was strictly taught to them through the Government schools, we can make decisions today that will make our future generations much stronger. continued on page 4 Grand Rap ds Inter-Tr bal touncil �From The Director· M•••••••• gritc ············ < >> < \ • oay, ? .·.·.·... <~"N§topher Columbus as a great y§yagegy.rho discovered the New J fl~~~ ;~~~l4~ir~~~~b~~a~sf ~e~a~if!~r;ntly cl'eaf~y q~i¢Jo the W~stern Hemisphq~> for rfChe~i f t.. ·<·· ' Some\V@pper why aft~r 501 y¢ars, Indian peopl&: Jare still ups¢t.Jfpo\it ~e~,~~~:~~1\1i11~!)t~11,,~~ijlllt::: ~~~: 111liist~j611'~~ii d ;~II~;' i's u~1j 0 0 Andra Robinson SECRETARY· Rosie Holmberg MEMBERS: Loretta Antoine, Roger Williams, Jeanne Harding, Bill Dunlop, Rita Blumke, Jonie Abella, Francis Davis, Larry Peshaba, Bruce Trobridge g who has been gla.;Qlgttzed too lqng. r c i s a Levi A. Rickert BUSINESS MANAGER- Jeff Justin HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATOR- Lee Ann Campbell Hunter Genia,Kristie Pagel,Loretta Yount, Carolyn Ogilvie-Cohen,Lew Burrows, Cindy Pigeon,Bill Dunlop SUPPORT STAFF: Denise Skorka,Chris Shomin,Diane Laureaux u 1 He ~er~uepxt~1i :~~~~¢i~~c~qlt~s;.l~j~e~e ;~~~: of these expedjtign§ )~~~l"alJyr~p~d Native women, ~pg i@pp.¢ q th~ffi ?of tJ.i~ir goods I~*;~~~~~;:~:f~r;r~;~~;\:~~~t"; is e <l 1o le-examine eve.1 1tfas they re~Jly occurred. ) Today, in th~(diy when cult\.l~al diversity is enc9yp1ged seemingly everywhere, in . ~~hqols,corporations, and qlQer Organizations, the opportunity exists to, once-in-for-all rewrite, a paft)of history w h i c h c o n ta i n s ma n y i n a cc upff i e s . Columbus was no hero among Indian Country !! Levi A. 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EVfNT. ~ounc �····················~-·~····················· OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS by Bill Dunlop MY SPIRIT WILL HAVE DEPARTED THIS LIFE AND MY body will be sitting in my grave facing the wes~ but some of you young Indians will see the total collapse of this system the white man calls Civili?Ation. Greed, the love of money will be the main cause of this collapse. The pity of it is, the white men in charge of this system know it - know it even now as the destruction takes shape. But they are helpless to stop it, for they too are ruled by greed. Mammon, the love of money, is a sickness. A drastic sickness for which the cure is also drastic, and yet it is simple. just turn that love in another direction: love of God, love of Mother Earth, any positive direction. But tell them this and they will laugh in your face. Their corruption is so complete that you are a buffoon to them for not being in love with their god, Mammon. They double over and guffaw with laughter because the Indian calls the tree his brother. They can't seem to understand that the tree is our purifier. That the tree takes the poison (carbon dioxide) out of the air we breathe and puts oxygen back in so it is fit for us to breathe once more. Truly, the tree is our brother, without whom we would suffocate. But we are savages, not to be listened to; poor fools who call the earth Mother. They have cut down almost all the virgin forests of this country, there is very little left. There is no more pure air. The last of the pure air in this country tested out near Denver, Colorado in the 1940's. Still they devastate on and on. The huge rain forests of the world are disappearing rapidly, and still they cut on. Mammon drives them to it. They are beyond rational reasoning. EMPLOYMENT & Get in their way and they might kill you, literally. ..-------..,·CH-IG•AN-IN-Dl•AN-... TRAINING SERVICES, INC. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Region Ill 2 Founlain Place 60 N. Division Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 ACTIVITIES & SERVICES career GUdlncl: A para1JIOltllional colJ188ing l8Mce lo help appicanll Ull.llle responeibilily tor making Cll98f pllr1I and decisions. JobAefeml: Qualified applicants are relened IO employment altef lhey halo'9 demonsraled they possess Ille required sk~ls or abiHies lo do the job. Clallroom TrllMlg: Assistance is provided in oblaining a GED or hq, school diploma. Work Experltne9: A snort-lelm e_mployment pr~am IOr adults and youth over 14yecws10 deYelop basic working sklls and provide job lralning in spec:ilic nas. Call: 616) 451-1920 G. rand Robert Sheahan Angie Pigeon Fawne Cass Sharon Winters Mark Rueckert Shirley Chamberlain Anthony Emery Mark Smith Danielle Sheahan Jeanette Pierce Tyrone Raphael A.N. Wesaw Tracy Dougherty David Yount Terri Leaureaux Ron Judson Gary Shomin Paul Terpenning James Bueschel Leesa Sams Robert Williams Nancy Shenenah Hunter Genia Dorthy Boda Marilyn Rueckert John King Chris Anderson Jeremy Anderson Matt Anderson Jessie Arizola Jennifer Lynn Cuellar Art Pigeon Eugene Chisholm Barbara Toothman Duane T. Wesaw Amos "JuneBug• Day Linda Bessey David Conrad Lorraine Pinero Suzanne Allman Ryan Levi Rickert The 3-6 Young Eagles group was a busy crew over the summer. The highlight being the week of camp held at Pendalouan. We are meeting from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Monday evenings at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal council. We will be covering areas from self -awareness, general health issues and of course cultural projects which have always been a favorite of the Young fagles. The Young Eagles program meets for a wide variety of activities intended to prevent the use of substance abuse and gain a better of awareness of our culture. We will also through these various activities build: self-awareness, self-esteem, cultural enhancement and look at solutions to combat issues prevalent among our youth. For more information how your son/daughter can be a part of the Young Eagles Project please contact Ms. Cindy Pigwn at 71'1-8331. B apids Inter-I rib al t ouncil ·~ �•• * •••••••••••••••••• ·• ·· ·~ · •••••••••••••••••••• A MOMENT WITH ••Neganigwane., - Kenny Pheasant...... . In a recent conversation with Kenny Pheasant we had a chance to share thoughts and comments about why the Anishinabe language is so important to learn and maintain. The following comments are a few words that my brother Kenny shared and would like all the readers to think about... ..... "Anishnabemowin is the language of Anishinabe people in this region. There are four different dialects which include the Potawatomi, Ojibway, Odawa and the Cree." to instructor of Anishnabemowin. The reason being because I have the Odawa dialect and when you talk to people they make a big deal because I don't teach Ojibway language but what is important to know is that the base word is the same for all four dialects. When you take a look at fluent speakers from Canada who are Odawa and the Odawa people from Michigan there is also a different dialect but the base word is the same. So we should not be concerned whether it's an Ojibway dialect. I'm a speaker of the Anishnabemowin. I found out that those people who complain can't speak the language at all."(chuckle) to save an endangered bird or animal but our language signifies the importance of our people. The language truly identifies the meaning of our people. If people lose the language they have lost the meaning of our culture and traditions. We are lost in the white man's tongue, we use their language more than ours." Ahow! submitted by Hunter Genia "A lot of people aren't familiar with the language so they're afraid to make a commitment to learning it." "One of things that I am going to do is change the wording on my business card from instructor of the Odawa language A: " Because it belongs here, it's home and the first language of this land. People will spend thousands of dollars A FEW SHOTS FROM THE 1993 GRAND VALLEY INDIAN LODGE POW WOW. .Bap ds - --II. An....._ irlllrgone,..,,,., ......... .... lht ...... dPlrwHils Q: Kenny for those people who may be reading this for the first time or haven't heard you or know your passion for teaching the language, why is it so important to learn it? ~·Grand Child Development Center For children 6 weeks to School age Inter-Iribal ~ounc ~Vilmgt. 3600 E. fullon, in Gm lllpidl. Now accepting applications for enrollment! For information, please contact Sandy TenHagen al 940-4049. �••@••········································ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 This system is breaking down fast. This civilization is a failure. It makes one millionaire and a million paupers. There is no complete happiness under its ebb and debasement. This country of ours is 4-1/2 trillion dollars in debt, and we have nothing to show for it. Nothing but the paper it takes to write of it. The outrage is that we go deeper in debt by the rate of one billion dollars a day! And what do we get for our billion dollars? Nothing! That's because it all goes to pay the interest on the loan our government procured without the permission of any of us. Listen carefully, young Indians. Can't you hear the cracking of the foundations? Goosanh. Study the ways of the very old ones, qua-sanhs. Learn how your greatgrandroothers did it. The time is coming when you will have to emulate them to survive. I heard a politician say on the air the other day, "We are going to have to inflate our way out of this debt." Read that line again, for it is the death-knell of the monetary system of this country. Their false god, Mammon, is coming apart. But they are too blinded to see it. Let me ask you some questions, white men, from the mind of the red men. Does your system guarantee tribal control of tribal interests? Are its largest efforts to relieve misery and suffering of the whole tribe? Does your system guarantee absolute freedom of religion? Does your system provide for the sick, the old and the stranger? Is everyone in your community guaranteed food, shelter, protection and dignity, so long as your tribe has those gifts? Does your system work for the greatest happiness of the greater numbers? Does your system give each man and woman the product of their work? Docs your system accept the fact that material things are of doubtful value, while things of the spirit are enduring and worthwhile? Does your system set the larger value on kindness rather than strict justice? Does your system guarantee to every individual the force and rights of being in human-hood? Does your system discourage large material possessions in one man? And this one: does your civilization guarantee the absolute freedom of action so long as you do not encroach on the equal right of your neighbor to do the same thing? I'll save you the trouble of answering - no, it does not. These things spoken of are all in the Indian way. The way of life you strove so hard to destroy since you intruded on us 500 years ago. All white men are not possessed by this thing called Mammon. The other day I saw a bumper sticker that read, "Let's save their culture, it might save ours." To these, let us offer the message, the creed of the red man. We offer our culture as an improvement on their own. Even the implementation of our culture to the betterment of all, not the good life of plenty to the few at the expense of all the rest. You will agree that this is how it stands at present. Let us all, red, white, black and yellow take counsel of our creator. By whatever name you choose: Jehovah, Allah, Gotoma, Yahweh, Elohim or Jesus. It makes no difference, for there is but one God. Then we must do exactly as counseled. Then only will we experience the near heaven on earth this country of ours can be. This was how it once was and how it can be again. We have only to adhere to the two adroonitions of the Great Spirit: love the Creator, and love one another enough to show it. i rir t .Grand Bap ds l f'l/!lll , '•' '•/ ' " Inter-Ir bal .Counc l•fu) �·····················~······················· NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM VVOMEN'S GROUP IT'S TUESDAY NIGHT AND YOUR SITTING HOME wondering what there is to do? Well, every week you can find committee meetings going on - the program, finance and pow wow are all busy. You'll find the Young Eagles hard at work making one of their projects or discussing something important and the women's group meeting as usual. Women's Group? You mean there's a women's group, you got it and it's been meeting since April. There are regularly 6-12 women who attend each week on Tuesday's from 7-9 p.m .. The women's group is a self-support group that come and do everything from cultural projects to talking about women issues. The group provides women the opportunity to discuss issues that they face everyday from spouse topics to AIDS and more. The cultural projects have consisted from making mocassins to doing earrings. Responses have been good with people and when asked why they attend responses such as: "learn to make cultural arts", "able to talk freely with women about anything". The women's group is open to all women 18 & over and you don't have to be Native American to attend but the focus of the group will still be on Native women's issues. So don't say you didn't know there was anything going on, just come and check it out and see what you think. submitted by Carolyn Ogilivie Cohen @•Grand Rap ds tnter-Iribal The election of officers for the Parent Committee of the Native American F.ducation Program (fitle V) which is located at Westbridge School was held on September 8, 1993. Elected President was Simon Francis, who is very excited about being elected to the (X>Sition. Mr. Francis succeeds Fran Comix>, who served as President of the Parent Committee for the past three years. Fran served the (X>Sition well during her tenure. The Parent Committee is unique because no other program of the Grand Rapids Public School system has such parental involvement. Also, elected were Barb Shenoskey (Shawa-nos-akih), Vice-Presiden~ I.aura Mulholland, Secretary; and Madelyn Murray, Treasurer. The Parent Committee meets on the second Wednesday of the IJX>nth at 6:30 p.m. during the school year. The Committee reviews the Native American Program and helps to set the direction of the overall program to ensure American Indian students are receiving the best (X>SSible education. SPECIAL NOJ'E: This fall, Title V is S(X>nsoring Anishinabe language classes. Kenny Pheasant will be teaching the Odawa language on Mondays beginning at 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Elementary aged students will be taught from 5:00 - 6:15 p.m.; High School students and adults can participate from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Other activities are also being planned for this fall. For more information, call Pat DiPazza at 771-3318. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council would like to say a K-chi-Migwech to Fran Comix> for her commitment to the education of Native American students. ~ounc �·······················~····················· ALCOHOLISM: A FAMILY DISEASE If you have a family member, friend, or fellow worker who is dependent on alcohol, you many have noticed what an all-encompassing disease alcoholism can be. Not only does it trap the alcoholic, it absorbs that person's family, workplace, and society, as well. Because of their strong emotional ties, family members of alcoholics are especially affected, and often become as trapped by the bottle as the alcoholic is. But there is a way out for the family, for the alcoholic and everyone concerned can play a role in making that happen. GET HELP: Reaching outside the family unit for help is a necessary step in breaking the hold of alcoholism. Family members need support and guidance from people who understand the problem. Fortunately, there is plenty of help available for both the family members and the alcoholic. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS ,<: ·: . ··. A FAMILY DISEASE: Alcoholism is an illness that bottles up entire families. It seals off the alcoholic and isolates family members from each other and from the world around them. Because the feelings, thoughts, and actions of everyone in the family are being governed by the alcoholic's drinking, alcoholism is more than just an individual's disease, it is a family disease. GRITC is in need of volunteers to provide office support: • Answering the telephone A FAMILY REMEDY: To overcome the family disease of alcoholism, family members must first concentrate on freeing themselves, regardless of the alcoholic's drinking. This requires getting help from outside the family. Once they have broken the hold alcoholism has over their own lives, they may be in position to try to help the alcoholic, as well. There are three steps family members need to take in order to get the process of recovery started: they should learn about alcoholism, understand family roles, and get help from outside the family. • Filing • Typing • Computer - data entry LEARN ABOUT ALCOHOLISM: Alcoholism is a harmful chemical dependency that affects the alcoholic physically,k spiritual, mentally and emotionally (medicine wheel.) By unraveling the myths and learning the facts about this disease, family members will understand how to deal with more effectively. UNDERSTAND FAMILY ROLES: Family members play important roles in the alcoholic disease process. Often, out of love for alcoholic or to make life easier for themselves, family members do things which actually contribute to -the problem. By understanding how this works, family member can avoid being part of the problem. ~rand • Opening Mail .Rapids POW WOW VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO ASSIST AT VETERAN'S POW WOW NOVEMBER 13, 1993 FORD FIELDHOUSE CALL LORETTA YOUNT AT 774-8331. Jnter-Iribal .Council•LJ �1st Annual Michigan Indian Urban Organizations Cobo Hall Information: Lucy Harrison J1J-895-7859 November 1J Veterans Pow-Wow Ford Fieldhouse, Grand Rapids Co111111unity College Levi Rickert 616-774-83J1 November 19 Michigan Co111111ission on Indian Alfairs • Co111111ission Meeting Saginaw, Michigan For information, contact: 517-J7J..0654 Traditional Pow Wow NOii Profit Org. U.S. Postage 1~~1:::1:1; PAID PenaM No. 690 Grand Rapids. • ~¥ l~li}iF r READ ME: This newsletter is funded in part by United Way, Office of Substance Abuse Services , Community Mental Health, and private donations. Library Grand Valley State Univ. 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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 Barber, Marcia (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/08a498138921627e9bbc86360f79fab8.pdf 15aa29c05401f08fe75f10a5f9e8b4fc PDF Text Text Volume 3 September 1993 Number 9 TalK ·-··-· • rand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council's Executive Director, Levi A. Ricken, has been head of the organization for just over a year. Before that he served as a Board member, and has seen many changes occur in the last couple of years. He spent some time looking over the way GRITC has evolved, and gives Turtle Talk his thoughts on direction for the future. How has GRITC changed over the past year? The agency has down-sized in terms of number of staff in the last year. Is that good? I'm not sure. I feel bad that we didn't have a summer youth program this summer. But I think it's time for GRITC to really get a hold of what we have. It goes along with what I said last year, that I would rather do three or four things well than have ten or twelve things done poorly. Traditionally, I don't feel that a lot of funding sources and government agencies have been real kind to lndian groups in particular. On a national basis we are prolY.ibly average or below average, only because we have not had the technical assistance. It's all about survival. It's not that we don't feel good about GRITC and who we are, it's just that we're always worried about survival, and that's real troubling. What are some of our successes? I'm real happy with our Prevention program, what we have been able to do with Young Eagles. You see a lot of community unity, as evidenced by our special events and potlucks. We've had a tremendous amount of parent participation this year, and that's crucial when you're dealing with children. This coming year we are looking at doing some more things within Prevention, like parenting classes, a womens' group - I'm real happy with that, I think that is significant. Within Prevention, we are looking at some things that will help children in school this fall. We found our Indian kids are doing fairly well in elementary school, but something happens at junior high school age, and we lose a lot of them in high school. I'm worried about that and am looking to intensify our efforts to keep them in school. The art show is something we ar~ pretty proud of; We sold over $9,000 worth of art our first year. This event really gave an opportunity for GRITC to show another aspect of our very rich culture. continued on page 4 Grand Rap ds Inter-Tr bal ~ouncil �September 1993 From The Director GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT- Boo Shoo! lhic.; summer members of the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and the Huron Pot.awatomi Tribe worked dasely to secure the remains and personal belongings of an Ottawa Indian which were OO:ermined to be 200 years old A contraaor clis:overed these remains late last fall when he ~rted to dig the footings to a frundation to an addition on a cottage at Gun Lake, Michigan. Kathy Stinger and Ron Chivis, tribal leaders of Huron Potawatomi Tribe, approached the Council after the remainc.; had been turned over to them for proper burial without the personal belongings of the Indian. The property owners at Gun lake felt they owned the belongings and were reluaant to turn them over to us so that everything could be buried together once again. After two meetings with the landowners, they gave us the personal belongings. Recently, Frank Bush officiated over the re-burial of the Unknown Indian with a full pipe ceremony. Now, we have the b7f'dVC of the Unknown Indian. ·1his situation, as well as others, which Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council has been involved in rt.'Cent months brings to focus the need for &ronger laws which protecr the remains of American Indians in the State of Michigan. It is estimated that nationwide there are some 6CX),(XX) Indian remainc.; that are currently held in private collections and museums. Indian life, whether living or dead for centuries, has value and must be protected with human dignity. Currently, there are two House bills at the Legislature in Lansing (Hou.~ Bill<> 4052, and 4053) which deal with archaeological i$ues surrounding burial rightc.;, cultural items and remains of Indian peoples. Srate Representative ]aleph F. Young, Jr., Chairman, State Affairs Committee, intrcxiuced this legislation earlier this year. I encourage you to write our representatives to urge them to pass this legislation. The Council has the names and addresses of all representatives in Lansing; please call me if you need assistance. It's back to school time for students. Please support student efforts to receive a good education. If you know of teen-aged American Indian youth who are not attending school, find out why! Education for American Indians is imp::>rtant and essential as we apprO'dch the year 2CX)(). The Council is committed to quality education for all lndianc.;. John Hutchinson VICE PRESIDENT- Mary Roberts TREASURER- Andra Robinson SECRETARY- Rosie Holmberg MEMBERS: Loretta Antoine, Roger Williams, Jeanne Harding, Bill Dunlop, Rita Blumke, Jonie Abella, Francis Davis, Larry Peshaba, Bruce Trobridge G R T C S A F F Levi A. Rickert EXECUTIVE DIRECTORBUSINESS MANAGER- T Jeff Justin HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATOR- Lee Ann Campbell HUMAN SERVICES STAFF: Hunter Genia,Kristie Pagel,Loretta Yount, Carolyn Ogilvie-Cohen,Lew Burrows, Cindy Pigeon,Bill Dunlop SUPPORT STAFF: Denise Skorka,Chris Shomin,Diane Laure aux T U EDITORLAYOUT- R T L E T A L K Marcia E. Barber Two Eagles Marcus GRAPHICS ADVISOR- Michael Vanderwall .TURTLE T ALK'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ITS !! READERSHIP WITH REPOirrS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL INTERESr WHICH MAY AFFECT AND IMPACT OUR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. TURTLE TALK WELCOME SUBMISSIONS OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, ARTICLES AND POEMS (PARTICULARLY NATIVE HEALTH- RELATED) ACCOMPANIFD BY 1llE SIGNATIJREAND ADDRESS OF 1llE AU"IHOR. SPACE IS LIMlTIID DUE TO FUNDING REQUIREMENrS. DEADUNE R>R SUBMISSIONS Levi A. Rickert Exc..x:utivc Dirc..x.tor IS 1llE HRST WEEK OF 11IE MONIH R>R 1llE UPCOMING MONIH' S ISSUE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN TURTLE TALK ARE THOSE OF TiiE AU"IHOR AND NOT NECE.SSAR.ll..Y THOSE oF GRITC oR rrs BoARD OF DIRE.croRS. TURTLE TALK IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE GRANO RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL, 45 LEXINGTON AVENUE tm, GRAND RAPIDS, Ml 49504. 2-~rand Rap ds Inter-Jr bat touncil �SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Loretta Yount Rob Herr Louis Wesaw Jimmy Bush, Jr. Sandra Floyd Sean Winters Dorothy Medacco Karen M. Boda Tom Herr Faron Bowen Nicholas Cavasos Gary Rueckert Harold Shaw Jennie Pigeon Helen Hillman Melissa Shomin Rachele Hillman Kevin Ives, Jr. Loraine "Olive" Pigeon Robert Comer, Jr. Grace Peters Darcy Crampton Tanya Raphael Helen Chippewa Sandra Sanchez Toni VandeVoren John Noah TURTLE TALK INFORMATION A one year subscription to Turtle Talk is $5. For our reasonable advertising rates, call the office at 774-8331. TURTLE TALK DUE DATES: Submissions to Turtle Talk must be received in our office by the first week of each month for the upcoming month's issue. (Not all material submitted can be used in Turtle Talk) PLEASE GET ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS IN TO TURTLE TALK BY THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH BEFORE THE EVENT. A letter to the Indian community, sent to Shirley Francis, who shares it with Turtle Talk readers: Ms. Francis , I wanted to write a few lines to let someone know how much my children and I enjoyed the 1st Annual "Honor Our Mother Earth" Pow Wow in Cadillac, Michigan this past weekend. I had never been to a Pow Wow and did not know what to expect. What I found was an atmosphere of reverence, honor and joyfulness. The reasons for the different dancing was very interesting to me. I was particularly impressed by the honor shown to veterans. I also appreciated the fact that during times of prayer and honor, men had to remove their hats and we stood together and pictures were not allowed. So often when many people are gathered in one place for any type of celebration or ceremony there are many vendors who cheapen the meaning by selling junk and calling it authentic (rubber tomahawks, imitation clothing, roach clips with feathers, etc.). I was glad that the vendors involved this weekend sold only authentic crafts. The food was simple and very good. It was my first taste of buffalo. It was a wonderful experience for myself and my two children, who do have a bit of Native American heritage through their father. There were many people involved whose names I don't know, but some of the people whose names I heard, I wanted to share. They were friendly and let us have pictures of them in their beautiful clothing . They were John and Stephanie Bird (Byrd), Kenny Pheasant, Larry Laughing Bear, and Two Bulls, the storyteller. Most of all I wanted to thank you for sharing this ceremony with others and letting us see an important part of your lives. I am already looking forward to going again t<( Camp Cadillac next year for the 2nd Annual Pow Wow. . . \J Sincerely, Grand Rap ds Inter-Ir bal tounc 1•3 �CONTINUED FROM COVER. How important is volunteerism? As funding gets tighter and money is dwindling, I think volunteers become more and more crucial. We want to maintain the same output. We can't use volunteers for counseling and casemanagement, but we have to have an output of services as an agency. We see a lot of involvement at Pow Wow time. I think the main purpose of the Pow Wow to many on the Board is to maintain the integrity as a gathering place and time for our people. In a broader sense, the community at large has really bought into the richness of the Native American heritage, as evidenced by the vast number of people who show up every ycar number of members from 9 to 13, and that provides GRITC with new ideas. Across Indian country people want to deal with the hard issues like alcoholism and education. I think our new board members want to do all they can to reinforce what we have here, but move in a new direction in helping the council. We want to do more networking with other Indian organizations around the state and the country. Our youth are attending conferences with other Indian youth, our seniors are going up to Sault Ste. Marie in September, we're involved with the Urban Indian Consortium in planning a pow wow in Detroit this fall, we're linking Indians from all parrs of the state together. What are some directions for the future? What does GRITC mean to the community? For the future we want to look at the areas of education, and perhaps housing - there are still a large number of Indians who are homeless. If there are monies coming from federal government targeted for Indians we want to investigate those.: sources. We know that we have to do some things internally before we can move forward, but it doesn't hurt to explore future possibilities. Dr. Irv Berkowitz has been a tremendous resource for this council over the past year. He helps give me direction quite often, as far as how social agencies should be run, and I rely on him heavily to help us in those areas. The board is now relative new, having increased the Beyond areas we are funded for, the Indian population depends on us to provide information, education, services. People call this council for drumming, dancing, cooking, · genealogy, requests we don't get funded for. These are really exciting times for Indians, because the stigma isn't as bad as it used to be - to be an Indian - but it's exciting because we can feel good about who we are, participate in society better than in the past. We still have a long way to go, but those who are willing to go to the forefront to fight for rights for Indians will be able to see some of those things come to fruition because the climate in Airerica is definitely changing. p~ ITT ~llHllI I I ----: 15% DISCOUNT WTI1I TIIlS AD! 6501 South Division Grand Rapids, Michigan 49548 Phone: (616) 281-3640 •Indian Jewelry • Indian Moccasins • • Custom Jewelry • Silver Repairs • I I I L----------.J 4•Grand .Rapids Inter-Iribal VETERANS' POW WOW PLANNING COMMITTEE The committee needs your help and involvement to plan and carry out this year's Veterans' Pow Wow. The date of the event is Saturday, November 13, from 12 noon to 1Opm at the Ford Fieldhouse in downtown Grand Rapids. Please join the meetings, every Tuesday night at 5 pm at GRITC. ~ounc �r--"'NATIVE-AMERICAN PARENT COMMITTEE ~ ~ I ~ ~ ' ~ 1 ~ ~ I II Title V: Native American Education Program A N N U A L ELECTIONS September 8, 1993 at 6:30 pm West Middle School Building, Room 241 615 Turner, NW - Grand Rapids As stipulated by Title V, Part C. all parents of Indian grade school and high school students, teachers and II counselors of the ~rand Rapids Public Schools, and K~~t lnterme?iate School Districts are eligi~I~ for el~ction to ~ the Parent Committee and are encouraged to participate. Jam other parents who are stnvmg to improve L:_~-~r~"~~-=~~8o~:_______ ,_ ,,. ... N , , ,~ "'H""""' ... .. N .N _ __ _ _,,,,,,,,,,, __ __ ,,,,..,,,,,,,,,, ""'"" ,, ~ I ,,..J ~ educational services for our Anishnabe students. For more information, call 771-3318 or 771-2129, or Lora MICHIGAN INDIAN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES, INC. Region Ill 2 Fountain Place &> N. 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Classroom Training: Assistance is provided in oblaining a GED or high school diploma. wort Experience: A short-tenn employment program for adults and youth over 14 years to develop basic working skUls ·and provide job training in specific areas. Call: (616) 451·1920 Ci rand Rapids Inter-Tribal ~ouncil •5 �State of Michigan Department of Education Public Act 174of1976, As Amended MICHIGAN INDIAN TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM The Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver Program is an Act to provide free tuition for North American Indians in public state community or public junior colleges, public colleges or public universities. Here are some common questions about this program. Q. What is the most expensive part of a college education? A. Tuition. In college, the tuition cost is based on the number of credit hours for each course you take. The cost of tuition is waived for North American Indians who qualify for this state-sponsored program. Q. Do all North American Indians qualify for this program? A. The program is for all North American Indians who: • are Michigan residents for 12 consecutive months; • are not less than 1/4 blood quantum as certified by the person's tribal association and verified by the Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs. Q. What are the steps for certification? A. Your tribal organization or the Bureau of Indian Affairs can certify your blood quantum. You will need background information such as names of parents, grandparents and other relatives believed to have an American Indian bloodline. Be prepared to answer questions about your relatives, such as: • did they Jive on or near a reservation? If yes, for how long? Are they still alive? Did they have any contact with the federal government? After you have answered these questions to the best of your ability, contact one of these agencies: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Michigan Agency P.O. Box 884 Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 (906) 632-6809 U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Tribal Enrollment Washington, DC 20240 (202) 343-3592 • National Archives & Records Administration Natural Resources Branch - Archivist Bureau of Indian Affairs 8th at Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20408 (202) 523-3238 6 • G. r a nd H a p ds I nt er- r- r ba I .C o u n c . . �Proving your ancestry can be one of the longest processes that you will ever go through. For some people, it takes years, so begin today! Q. What are the steps for verification? A. Complete an Indian higher education tuition waiver application (you may use this same form for certification). You must specify which public institution of higher education to which you will apply. Q. Am I required to fill out any additional forms at the college I am applying to? A. Yes. Each college has its own requirements for financial assistance. All higher education institutions have a short financial aid application that must be filled out in order to process the tuition waiver. Q. When should I begin the tuition waiver and financial aid application process? A. At the same time you apply for admission. It will take at least 3 months to process your application for the tuition waiver, so apply early. Remember, applying for admission to a college is separate from the financial services process. Most 4year colleges encourage students to apply for admission at the beginning of the fall term of their senior year of high school. Q. What if I want to apply to more than one school or if I transfer to a different school? A. You send the tribal certification to the Commission one time only. However, you will need to complete a separate Indian higher education tuition waiver application for each school and complete all admissions and financial aid forms that each college requires. Indian Higher Education Tuition Waiver Application Forms are available from: • tribal education departments; • high school Title IV Indian education counselors; • financial services departments at each public college and university~• Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs. Q. can a North American Indian use this program to go to any college or university? A. To any Michigan public community college or university. This program only guarantees tuition payment, not admission. Admission is determined by individual schools. Q. Do I have to attend college as a full-time student to use the waiver program? A. No. The tuition waiver program also covers part-time and summer school students. Q. Are there programs which cover other college costs (room & board, books, fees, etc.)? A. Yes. There are federal, state, and private grant and loan programs to apply for in addition to the tuition waiver program. For more information or an explanation of the financial aid process for these programs, make an appointment with a financial services advisor at a college or university. If possible, bring your parents. If you have further questions or concerns, contact: Michigan Commission On Indian Affairs 611 West Ottawa Street P.O. Box 30026 Lansing, Ml 48909 (517) 373-0654 .Grand Hap ds Inter-Tribal ~ounc I •7 �- fl:sihEV.:o.1:;:1:0:A1Ds~" l:ii}i~ROW1NG GATHERINGW·GlVfNG:: tl @Knowledge I~~~~I~~lit~ Alive (t,ach how do it) by Angukuaq (Richard I.aFortune) D oes this sound like a method (and values) for living in a traditional culture? Perhaps for hunting and gathering - out in the woods or near the water? You arc exactly right. How did you know the answer? Some of us grew up with that knowledge, on the reservation - possibly in the city. Maybe our grandparents or parents taught us how to show respect to the Earth. Some of us had to learn it by book-learning, or hearing about it from others. Here's the mysterious part: I'm not talking about berries, rcx>t'i and fish . When we work in the area of HIV disease there are other survival issues we have to consider very seriously. If we do not use what we have wisely, what will we do when times get tougher? If we don't share knowledge about wise management, how can we hope that others will do it after us? Taking care of the Earth's resources in a practical and respectful way can be compared to how we take care of our own inner resources. When we take care of ourselves it means that we don't run out of the qualities that keep us alive and feeling well. Only when our spirit, heart, mind, and body arc nourished can we take care of others and give them our best. These ideas, given to us by our foremothers and forefathers, are helping us work in chemical health, HIV and AIDS, healing our families, and other ways of making the circle whole. Here are some ideas and questions that can be used as focxl for thought. The objective is to look at how we · maintain balance, both personally and professionally. Consider The Season It's hard to gather blueberries in the winter, and impossible to travel by dogsled when the grass is growing. Do you ever get the feeling that we try to do things the hard 8 • (i others r a nd R a p i d s I n t e r - T· r way? What is happening for me in terms of time? Is it the holiday season, which can be a difficult time for me? Perhaps I need to take steps to deal with emotions connected to that time of year, so that I do not feel distracted when I'm working in my office or at the clinic. It could mean that my budget year is coming to an end and I have to allot some special time for year-end reports. Is today the anniversary of my mother's death, or that of my lover? Is the the anniversary of my diagnosis? Is the rainy season a time when I feel depressed more often than usual? · Harvest Carefully (leave something to grow for the future) We don't harvest all of the salmon or wild rice; some is always left to return or grow for the next season. If I use all of my energy and resources on a big projec~ and forget to ask for help, I might find myself caught short for other important matters. Is my calendar too full? We all do it from time to time, but how often is too often? The magic word isn't always please, sometimes it is no. Does it leave enough time for my children, or my husband, or my sweetheart? Am I trying to do too many things at once? I don't want to burn out this year and feel useless next year. Work Together Making a longboat out of an eighty-foot cedar tree can be a hard thing to do alone. That's why everyone has certain responsibilities and talents that are used when creating these incredible vessels. Some of the northern people have always sat back-to-back when gathering plant foods, because that way they knew when a bear was coming! It took many years for me to realize that I'm not a bad person or a weak person if I need help. I still hesitate sometimes before asking for ba I t o u n c �help, but I'm getting better. Maybe I should check over the list Share of people who are my support group. Are there differences of Whether there is abundance or not, the principle of opinion that make it hard for sometimes (or all of the time)? sharing permeates our teachings. It continues to astonish nonHow can these differences be resolved? Native people who may never have had the opportunity to learn that by sharing everything we have, we gain more than Save Some For Later (some to use now, we can give. Even more surprising is the fact that those things which we give away, increase in value to both parties some seeds to plant) Yes, I'm hungry now, but I don't want to eat the whole thing. involved. Can we share our work, our joy, our discoveries, The practical thing to do is to save some for tomorrow: freeze and our pain? The difficult things become more manageable, it, smoke it, or dry it for the winter when food is scarce. I the joyous things become celebrations when we share. want to save the best seeds for planting when the warm weather returns. Maybe I can try to set aside a small amount Keep The Knowledge Alive (teach others from each paycheck, just in case I need it sometime. Can I how to do it) conserve my energy by figuring out what I really need to do Each generation does not have to go through the process rather than trying to attend every single board and committee of learning things from scratch. We certainly can add to meeting? existing bodies of information. This is how all of our traditional understandings of plant medicines and healing techniques come down to us. Keeping a healthy body (am I Use What We Have Wisely Perhaps there is potential for a state-wide network of getting enough rest, enough exercise, enough food, too much Native HIV educators in your region. Among the elders in our or enough sex?). Ta.king care of our physical selves is a community there are rich sources of cultural memory and learning process, requiring a great deal of patience for many of pride. Can our ciders be actively involved in HIV work? Are us. there artist~ or activists in my area who are conscious of This is only a sketch of some of the ways that we may including HIV and AIDS in their work, people who have the be able to adapt the philosophy of conservation. We really do respect and attention of the people in my community? Are have to "save some" for later, for ourselves, for our children, there providers who want to meet the cultural needs of Native and for those who will be living here long after we leave. The individuals and families affected by HIV? If I am HIV positive fact that we are working in the field of HIV (including the can I meet with other HIV positive Native people from a fivemany members of our community who are HIV positive or county or reservation area for monthly support and strategic living with AIDS) means we are part of the Great Healing that planning meetings? we see taking place among our people. This healing process has an irresistible momentum and is also a full time job in itself. Give Thanks The foods and materials we have always depended on I want to keep growing, gathering, and giving. I am exist in the world as gifts to our people. We work hard to needed to keep the circle complete. incorporate these resources into our everyday lives and we are taught to say thank you to the appropriate beings for these (Reprinted with permission from "SEASONS" 1be National gift~. Likewise, the people in our lives who work with us Native American AIDS Prevention 'Center Quarterly) deserve appreciation and recognition. Are there family members, people in our AA group, or administrators who deserve some recognition? What about spiritual or tribal leaders or state senators? Grand Rap ds Inter-Ir bal tounc 1•9 �••••••• • •• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• by Bill Dunlop I • 1 1 a c They called him "Lilac" and it wasn't because he smelled like one. But he was a nice old guy, balding, thin of build. One of those kind that are never cross, always smiling. He had a yen for booze. He didn't work anywhere - either couldn't or wouldn't. He slept down by the river in summer, and in the Mel Trotter mission in the winter. The mission also kept him in clean clothes. He took a shower and shaved there once in a while. I was a bartender in a "skid-row" bar called the Theater Bar. I let Lilac hang around there and codge drinks because he made him5clf useful, not only to me, but to the customers. Ile would gladly run errand'>, tell lies on the telephone to customers' bosses or wives, that kind of thing. It was a usual thing for a customer to come in and say, "G ive me a drink Bill, and give Lilac one." When he had "one too many" l let him sleep it off on the empty beer cases in the storcr<x>m. The waitresses, however, weren't very kind to Lilac (he wasn't at all handsome). When he got a little too loud or got in their way "Get out of here you bum," I heard them yell as they pushed him out the back door. One day two well-dressed men came in the door, white shirt-; and tics, polished shoes, definitely not the Theatre Bar type. "Detectives," I said to the guys, "looking for some poor guy to put in the 'gray- bar hotel'." "ls Harold Billingsly around?" they asked. "l don't know anyone named Harold Billingsly," I told them. "But all the people on the street said he is always here." "I know everyone on the 'row' and I don't know anyone named Billingsly," I said. Then as they started to walk out one of the boys told me, "Those aren't cops and Lilac's real name is Harold Billingsly." "Wait a minute!" l shouted at the two men. I hurried to the store room, woke Lilac up and asked his real name. When he said Harold Billingsly, I told him to get up and come out to the bar. It turns out that these men were lawyers. Lilac's brother 10 • ~ r a nd R a p had died in North Carolina. lilac was the only heir and was the recipient of $148,000 through the will. A huge sum anytime, but in 1958 it was even bigger (a quarter would get you a bottle of premium beer at that time). Lilac was flown to North Carolina, and when he came back he was a rich man. I hardly recognized him He had on a $200 sui~ alligator shoes, and I had never seen lilac with a proper haircut. He quickly made it a habit to buy everyone in the bar a drink. My boss and I both loved it! They say you can't buy love, but lilac had bought genuine affection. He seemed to have money in every pocket and the supply of it was inexhaustible. Seemingly, that is. All the skid row characters fawned over Lilac unashamedly. He was suddenly MR. lilac. The same waitresses who had thrown him out the door into the alley now sat on his lap, kissed his bald head and called him "Honey." He threw so much money around the bar I almost kissed him on his bald head. "B" girls are always worried about their ren~ but Lilac paid it for them - by the year! To them he was ST. Lilac. On and on it went. Lilac fed the hungry and clothed the pretty girls. He gave drink to the multitude, the petty thieves got quite a piece of the inheritance. It took quite a while, but all good things come to an end and so it was with lilac's money. He went broke. My, how the people changed when they learned he was broke! He went back to sleeping down by the river, eating in the Mission. lilac knew the routine well. The same waitresses resumed throwing him out the back door. Gone was all the fawning over him. He lost the title Mr. and was just plain Lilac once more. He quickly took up right where he left off cleaning the toilets, washing the ash trays, sweeping the floors and sleeping on the beer cases. But this story is not over. The same two lawyers walked in one day. "Not again?" I d s I n t e r - ·I r baI ~ o u n c �ANNOUNCEMENTS continued from page 10. said. "That's righ~ we found some Bonds we overlooked: $62,000 worth." I ran to the store room to wake Lilac up. Lilac was rich again, the word spread like a grass fire. They quickly re-knighted him, Sir, they called him. He got the kisses on his bald head again, the thirsty got drinks. He again fed the hungry and clothed the pretty girls. The end of my story about Sir lilac is a happy one. A preacher got hold of lilac, talked some sense into him, took charge of his money. He didn't have money to burn but he always had enough for all his needs and most of his wants. He was comfortable and respected all the rest of his days and when he died the preacher gave him a fine funeral. This is just another example of what money does to people. Anishnabe A.A. Meetings· Starting in September there will be Monday and Wednesday meetings of Anishnabe A.A., the 12-Step Opportunity, Friends of Bill. Meetings are at 6:00 pm at Lexington School, 45 Lexington NW, in room 2. For roore information, call 235-1064 or 774-8331. Young Eagles Feature Special Skit The Young Eagles meeting on September 13 will feature a special AIDS skit presented by the "Kids On The Block." Everyone is welcome to the 4:00 meeting for fun, entertainment and education. Fall Pow Wow Honors Chief Peters The Grand Valley American Indian Lodge's 32nd Annual Traditional Pow Wow will be September 11 & 12 at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids. This year the pow wow honors Chief Ike Peters, who passed on. Host Drum is Blue Lake Singers. For more information, call Gene Peters (698-6788) or Kay Shagonaby (245-1359). Honoring Heritage & Education On September 25 & 26 the 5th Annual Pow Wow at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo will be a contest event, with prizes from $200-$500 in dance categories. For more information, contact Eva Martinez (616) 388-4764 or Julie D'Artagnan (616) .?49-5387. Native American Council of Muskegon The Annual Meeting of the Native American Council of Muskegon will be held September 30 at 6:00 pm at Heritage Landing in Muskegon. The Board elections will follow a potluck picnic. Muskegon/Oceana Head Start It's not too late to sign up for Head Start in these lakeshore counties. Muskegon/Oceana CAAP Head Start for ages 3 and 4 years is still accepting applications. For assistance in arranging physicals and immunizations, call Rosie Holmberg ar 724-4410. Nokomis Receives Art Grant The Nokomis American Indian Cultural Leaming Center has received a grant for $59,450 from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to initiate a one-year projccr which will provide training and mentoring support for twentyfivt: Great l.ak~s Native American women artists and will culminate in a travelling exhibit. For more information, call Janice Reed, Executive Director, Nokomis Learning Center (517) 349-Sm. Ci rand Rap ds bringing people and jobs together through training ••• •••• ••••••••• "Without the financial support of PIC, I wouldn't have gone to college. . .I believe it is a very good program. From my standpoint it was a turning point in my life. I can't say enough good things about PIC. PIC Part,c,pant II ·- The Allegan-Uttnwa Prrvate Industry Council (PIG) otters · ;ueer assessment. <: areer tra1n1ng opportun1t1es. and work exp+•11ence prngrams Must meet program requirements Call today f<u ·nore information Fqual Oppe)rtunt1y Employer/Program Aux118• aids an<! serv1oi:·. 11 e ;:1v; ulat >le upon 1P.<JllP.SI tu 111r.llv1duals with • '' ab11i tie:- (616) 393-5644. (800) 752-8814 (616) 846-5110 (800) 649-3777 (Michigan Relay Center. voice and l 1 •D) 1~251 .fames Street. Holland. Ml 49424 Inter-Tr Allegan-Ottawa Private lndust Council bal touncil•ll �SEPTEMBER POW WOW DATES Sept. 3 - 5 33rd Annual Tecumesh Lodge Labor Day Pow Wow TIPTON, IN. Call (317) 773-4233. Sept. 4 & 5 12th Annual Traditional Pow Wow ST. IGNACE, Ml. Call (906) 643-7436. Sept. 4 & 5 Kee-Boon-Mein-Kaa Traditional Pow Wow SOUTH BEND, IN. Call (616) 782-6323. Sept. 4 & 5 1st Annual Lucille Pego Memorial Pow Wow HART, Ml. Call (616) 873-2343 . Sept. 11 & 12 32nd Annual Grand Valley Am. Indian Lodge Pow Wow GRAND RAPIDS, Ml. (616) 698-6788/245-13 59 Sept. 18 & 19 3rd Annual Zog-Da-Wah Traditional Pow Wow AU SABLE, Ml. Call (517) 739-5484. September 24 Michigan Indian Day Celebration & Pow Wow DETROIT, Ml. Call (313) 535-2966. Sept. 24 - 26 Woodlake Pow Wow JONES, Ml. Call (219) 264-4828. Sept. 25 & 26 N. American Indian Assoc. of Detroit Annual Pow Wow DETROIT, Ml. Call (313) 535-2966. Sept. 25 & 26 KALAMAZOO, Ml Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 45 Lexington, NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 l .!:'·..-··. ·. :·-· .. 'i L..~-· Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 690 Grand-Rapids, Ml I Library Grand Valley State Univ. Allendale Ml 49401 A Service of "Ib is newsletter is funded in part by United Way, Office of Substance Abuse Services, Community Mental Health, and private donations. H un • . 1· I ' !l"i \1in,\1dtdn : l l i l f i ll i i 1· ·• !i"! 0 u}!U1;ec1 way � 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 Barber, Marcia (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/0a3fac751805b6d637c887ee0940d659.pdf dcc96b4513b8c59657ecf990f5cabe8f PDF Text Text tfranCJ aUey S":- " Volume 4 1994 N u m b e r 1 JAN (' ~ 19 £v Ta·· I" l\'~ - •••••• • Legacy of First Nations heard at United Nations Prophecies of the earth's demise at the hands of development heard by international body The ancient Hopi Prophecies tell of a time when humanity will stand out of balance, teetering at the brink of self destruction. Earthquakes, fires, floods, drought, and diseases will ravage the world in preparation for the Purification that will cleanse Mother Earth of the pollution inflicted on her. The prophecies say the destruction of the natural world will be caused by man's greed for material things, and "all over the land, freedom of the people will be suppressed as evil ruler look more to material things than to the spiritual laws of the Great Spirit". The Hopi were told to watch for signs that mark a critical time in human history, a crossroads at which man's actions will decide the fate of all life on earth. The Hopi were given instructions on how to avoid the annihilation of the world which included a directive to travel to a "great house made of mica" (glass) built on the distant eastern shores of this continent where leaders of the earth's nations would gather." There, the Hopi were instructed to knock on the door of this house in order to deliver their message to those gathered there. If refused, they were to knock again, until they had done so four times. Since 1949, the traditional elders of the Hopi have knocked three times on the door of the United Nations and have been turned away by world leaders whose "house made of mica" sits on Native homelands. This year, in the International Year of Indigenous Peoples," the fourth and final knock on the door produced a historical gathering that is the final fulfillment of the spiritual instructions given to the Hopi. On November 22 & 23, spiritual leaders from the four directions gathered at the United Nations "house made of mica" to share ancient Native prophecies warning of environmental destruction of the natural world at a historic conference called " Cry of the Earth, the Legacy of First Nations." Ceremonies included messages from Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary General of the United Nations, and Interior Secretary Ada Deer, as well as an oration on sacred places by N.Scott Momaday, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Delegations from the Algonquin, Lakota, Hopi, Iroquois, Mi-kmaq, Huichol, and Mayan Nations delivered powerful messages handed down through the rich oral tradition of their peoples. "It's prophesied in our Instructions that the end of the world will be near when the trees start dying from the tops down - that's what the maples are doing today," said Leon Shenandoah, Tadadaho of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. "Our Instructions say the time will come when there will be no corn, when nothing will grow in the garden, when the water will be unfit to drink. "We were instructed to cany a respect for all the beings of the Earth and recognized that excessive exploitation can only lead to our own destruction. We cannot trade the welfare of our future generations for profit now. We must stand together, the four sacred colors of man, as the one family that we are, in the interest of peace. We continued on page 7 Grand Rap ds Inter-Tr bal .Council �From The Director •••••••• ci'!;;:;:;n::~ri~~l:~~d;:;!t "" year ~-.: :.::.::_..=~.·. .~-~.~-~.~-~.~ -.~.~ :;.;::·:·:·:·:··:·::;:::: ::::::::::::::::::::::: .~.~.~~..:.\.: ·..• ·..•·.. :: _ : : t•i~~IW&;;~~~~:~;~:~:o~~, ~~;~~~f~hat .· .• ~~u~~ i~~~=dl~i;i~tf-i~t ~~ ~~:l~~:ft~:~e : - ~Pt impacted tht:· s~~is~~:!:~J!,ct'tp. the community. ~!• fub~~; · IB~ 2~l~~~ioughJ.~ revamped its •J!J•j\jij!il i•{ifo1~~~~!~~:e~~~-~~u~~i~o~~~~e:o~ea~e serlii2es of Bandstra BuSlh~~s Services 'Which is owned w i!S~~~~~:!i~~~~!~i:;i:L j ? to convert our accoup~pg was a decislbn which was well \ researched and wi!L~ld. significant.G6st savings to the <.:.•·•.••.•.<:ouncil. •??•' •>< /: ·:• i ::· t The Counqi!¢8tj~ij~ to stm.;i~financially, but is ·• Loretta Antoine, Roger Williams, Jeanne Harding, Bill Dunlop, Rita Blumke, Jonie Abella, Francis Davis, Larry Peshaba, Bruce Trobridge g •.·.•.· ..... •, hlS MP.In¢~ at the Courttij)s not unli~~;:Wfl~t has happened·m.many corporatldn.s. aqq~:Xfuerica OOWNSIZINQ; Jn the past 18 '¢Q~tfil, the Council has : I:... board of directors: John Hutchinson VICE PRESIDENT· Mary Roberts TREASURER· Andra Robinson SECRETARY· Rosie Holmberg PRESIDEN'tr MEMBERS: . , ) .:.. m : ~~t,particularly difficult for the Council in terms of <<::tl1~ ·r~u2titin:Jr funding by various funding sources. ::::::::;: ::::::::::::::::;::::::: :-:.;.; gritc completely ~ob#m#.e& to;'!he delivery pf effective servic~i •.9~~J;Si. s?r~RHS}9 serv~t~~ elders, substance apµ~()uVi#ti~rii¢diiriS¢1µig, mental health case ffliri~g~fue~~ and preyerition progra~ - Young F.agles, Vision Seekers, a :o/()man's group, -arid: a parenting group. •erit~; ;~to ~~~k As we 1994 much is still required to improV~>Grand Rapids Inter-TrihiiI:council. ·.·.:-:.:··-·.·.·.. :-:-:-:.:·:· r c i s a Levi A. Rickert Jeff Justin HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATOR- Lee Ann Campbell EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- BUSINESS MANAGER- HUMAN SERVICES STAFF: Hunter Genia,Kristie Pagel,Loretta Yount, Carolyn Ogilvie-Cohen,Lew Burrows, Cindy Pigeon.Bill Dunlop SUPPORT STAFF: Denise Skorka,Chris Shomin,Diane Laureaux a e u k Two Eagles Marcus GRAPHICS ADVISOR- Michael Vanderwal LAYOUT- TURTLE TALKS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ITS READERSHIP WITH REPORTS OF LOCAL ANO NATIONAL INTEREST WHICH MAY AFFECT ANO IMPACT OUR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. TURTLE TALK WELCOMES SUBMISSIONS OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, ARTICLES ANO POEMS (PARTICULARLY NATIVE HEALTHRELATEO) ACCOMPANIED BY OF THE AUTHOR. REQUIREMENTS. THE SIGNATURE ANO ADDRESS SPACE IS LIMITED DUE TO FUNDING DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH FOR THE UPCOMING MONTH'S ISSUE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN TURTLE TALK ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR ANO NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF GRIT( OR ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. TURTLE TALK IS PUBLISHED ~RA N DR A p 1 D s i N TE R - 45 MONTHLY BY THE r R 1s A Lr o u N c 1L, LEXINGTON AVENUE NW, GRAND RAPIDS, Ml 49504. (616) 774-8331, FAX (616) 774-2810. PHONE turtle talk information A ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO TURTLE TALK IS $5. FOR OUR REASONABLE ADVERTISING RATES, CALL THE OFFICE AT 774-8331. turtle talk due dates: SUBMISSIONS TO TURTLE TALK MUST BE RECEIVED IN OUR OFFICE BY THE FIRST WEEK OF EACH Levi A. Rickert Executive Director MONTH FOR THE UPCOMING MONTH'S ISSUE. (NOT ALL MATERIAL SUBMITIED CAN BE USED IN TURTLE TALK) PLEASE GET ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS IN TO TURTLE TALK BY THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH BEFORE THE EVENT. ~·.Grand Rap ds Inter-Tr bat ~ounc �~~$·~®·~$$~$$~*~·*····~······················ LEONARD PELTIER Leonard Peltier, Anishnabe/I.akota is ' serving his 17th year of two consecutive life sentences in maximum security at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for a crime he did not commit. What he did was stand up for his people against the wishes of energy conglomerates to mine the rich uranium, oil and coal deposits beneath the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. What he did was dare to say "no" to continued injustices that were a part of life at Pine Ridge in the 70s. For this, he was convicted of the deaths of two FBI agents during a shoot-Out at Pine Ridge on June 26, 1075. He remains in prison today even though the government has actually admitted it doesn't know who killed the agents. THE BACKGROUND In the early 1970s the traditional I.akota people at Pine Ridge opposed leasing and selling reservation lands fro uranium rrurung. The government-backed tribal leader, Richard Wilson, favored uranium mining and was not adverse to vehemently attacking anyone who got in his way. Much of this violence was aimed at destroying the American Indian Movement (AIM) whom traditional I.akota people had summoned for protection against the onslaught of Wilson's FBI-backed police. Leonard Peltier was among the AIM members who answered this plea for help. They came, aware that Wilson's police were backed by military assault weapons, tactical support, and FBI-supplied intelligence about AIM supporters. The formidable presence which the FBI maintained on the reservation during this time was difficult to ignore. THE SHOOT-Our It was in this atmosphere of violence that, on June 26, 1975, two FBI agents drove onto a family's land on the res_ervation at high speed, in cars nobody coul~ identify, allegedly following a Native American in a red pick-up truck who had been accused of stealing cowboy boots. Their behavior precipitated a shoot-out in which the agent and a Native American man, Joe Stuntz Killsright, were killed. According to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, within hours for the shoot-out hundreds of paramilitary-equipped, combatclad FBI agents and U.S. Marshals staged a dragnet through the reservation in a fever of revenge in which men, women and children were terrified and properties and houses were ransacked. There was no investigation into the death of the Native American. THE TRIALS Of the four men eventually indicted for the murder of the agents, one was released due to "weak" evidence. Two others were acquitted in July 1976 when a jury concluded that although they had fired at the agents, they had done so in selfdefense. Leonard Peltier was indicted on the same charges but was not tried until the following year. Fearing for his life after the shoot-out, he had escaped to Canada but in 1976 was arrested and extradited based on affidavits that in 1985 government prosecutors admitted were fabricated. The government successfully created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation around Peltier's trial, and the presiding judge rejected all attempts by the defense to introduce evidence of FBI culpability. This, along with a prosecution team that withheld exculpatory evidence showing that the shell casing found closest to the scene of the Gary sh'e:a.han · = ~:e: ! i~:g:r·K::=i:w=~·,. Man u·iflt::co ntrera s Caro I e . ,.Ma rb I e e~ffi~:~11:r~1,~. ;o . , ., ~hi I Me m be rtb,. continued on page 6 Grand Rap ds _ Int er-_r1 T "b al .Counc I • ~ �Child Development Center For children 6 weeks to School age An in""""'""' inlergeneralional concep1 in child care localed on tne C3l1"flUS ol Porer Hills Presbylerian Vilage. located at 3600 E. Fulton. in Grmd Rapids. Now accepting applications for enrollment! For information, please contact Sandy TenHagen at 940-4049. • °"'1ed By: Por111f His Pre~ Wlage • "3mged By: Tre Gland Ropods Moire. YIK.>v Soulleast enn;, •fll'W'ICial°'SSIStan::eisAvailable. ANISHNABE STUDENTS: The new policy for the Tuition Waiver applicants is, per the Auditor General, that all applications now require proof of residency. On the reverse side of the T.W. application i n st r u ct i o n s # 2 , st a t es : W h e n fi II i n g o u t t h le "Length of Residency in Michigan" section, one of the following acceptable forms of proof must accompany this application: rent receipts, a Michigan drivers license, income tax return, employment record, voter registration card or affidavit. Should you have any questions please feel free to call me direct at this number: 517335-1641. Tuition Waiver Coordinator, Carolyn M. Kiogima. PARENTS GROUP MEETS THURSDAYS FROM 5:30 TO 7:00 P.M. MICHIGAN INDIAN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES, INC. WOMENS GROUP MEETS TUESDAY FROM 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. Region Ill 2 Fountain Place 60 N. Division Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 ACTIVffiES & SERVICES career Guidance: A para-professional counseling service to help applicants assune responsibility for making career planS and decisions. Joi> Referral: Qualified applicants are referred IO employment alter they have demonstrated they possess the required skills or abilities to do the job. Classroom Training: • · cALt•· FoR vol.ON~~E~§ ·GRffc•is•• in·· ne~· of volunte~r5 fo·· provideoffiC~ 5(J~J>'ort£ Assistance is provided in obtaining a GED or high school diploma. Worlt Experience: A short-term employment program tor adults and youth over 14 years to develop basic working skills and provide job training in specific areas. Call: (616) 451-1920 ~·~rand Rapids >·····•••••••••••••••••••-•<<··········· . ······· · Inter-Tr bal ~ounc •••U• �What's The Difference Between Discipline and Abuse? My Fitst Year...... In properly applied discipline, ooth the parent and the child know and understand the desired outcome of any action taken. The parent tells the child or demonstrates the desired behavior in a positive, supportive way. The child may then be allowed to practice the behavior, receiving praise for attempts to achieve the goal set by the parent. Parent/child interaction does not threaten either and allows ooth to express genuine feelings. Children can participate in making rules for the family, especially those that apply directly to him or her. Any failure to comply with rules has consistent, clearly defined, and appropriate consequences that help the child learn and grow. Abuse is improperly applied punishment taken by the parent to vent anger, express negative thoughts aoout the child, and eliminate opportunity for the child to understand parental motives. Impulsive, ·inconsistent, or harsh behavior by the parent is received as condemnation by the child. The message received is usually one that convinces the victim that he or she is a "bad" person. Resentment, hostility, and thoughts of retaliation often result instead of the desired outcome. Parents who apply the same "discipline" for every misbehavior are not in tune with the child's needs and the result is that the disciplinary action is usually ineffective. This leads to frustration and may even frighten the parent when the child becomes resistant, or defiant. The result is an acceleration of parent/child misunderstanding, harsher punishment, and perhaps mutual distrust and hatred. Parents who use corporal punishment exclusively on misbehaving children will find that as the child grows, becomes bigger and stronger, the "spanking" also must become stronger. The obvious result is that adolescents are perhaps beaten as the only control the parent now has over the child. There are ways to rear children without destroying their human potential or creating another child abuser. Since I have joined the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, I have seen the growth in the Young EaglesNision Seekers program. When I first came in I saw the Monday night and Wednesday night group and each had about 8-10 youth in each and now that number has increased at least double. The group that Diane Leaureaux runs on Tuesday night has also grown dramatically and some of the parents had even wanted them to expand the time from one hour to one and a half hours. When I first started Susan Ives showed me how the program worked on Monday nights and I appreciate the things she taught me. I really miss her as my partner and was nervous about continuing without her. Although I was left to work those nights solo I found strong support from various families. A special thanks to Kelly Loonsfoot for becoming my volunteer partner. I like where I work and believe that Hunter Genia has proven to be an excellent leader at work and all around for that matter. I will not say he is a boss for he is not bossy but more of a person to give direction. I thought I was here to share myself with the kids but I find they have just as much to share with me. The kids have taught me the most this year. They have given me a higher self-esteem. I have pride in our youth that just cannot be beat. They taught me many things, one being the acceptance of others who are true to themselves. They can show so much respect no matter what activity we are doing. The way they worked putting the Senior Care Packages together made me proud. The teamwork proves our future is going to be brighter. The week of camp, lock-ins, picnic, trip to colleges and the pow wow was great to experience with them. I see many powerful things from this group and I just want to thank everyone for giving me the opportunity to work with them. Migwech! Cindy Pigeon Ci rand Rap ds Inter-Tribal .Counc 1•fu5 �········~···································· Leonard... page 3 murder didn't match the gun allegedly used by Peltier, resulted in his conviction on tow counts of murder in the first degree. TIIE APPEALS Since Peltier's conviction in 1977, the courts ruive rejected three appeals for a new trial. During the second appeal, the Justice Department admitted that it had no idea who did kill the agents. When an appellate judge commented that he saw no credible evidence of first degree murder, the prosecution argued that Peltier should remain in prison because he had "aided and abetted" in the murder of the agents. Because Peltier had been convicted of close-up, first degree murder (not aiding and abetting) it was this change of theory by the government that became the basis of a third appeal for a new trial. But on July 7, 1993, this request was again denied. During the second appeal, the court acknowledged that Peltier had not been tried for aiding and abetting. They added that because charges of government misconduct either could or should have been litigated earlier, they could not be litigated now. The case against Leonard Peltier is so riddled with perjury, suppressed evidence, coerced witnesses and fabricated affidavits that over 20 million people from around the world, as well as 55 members of Congress, are urging the President to grant Peltier executive clemency. What can you do to help? * Call the Leonard Peltier: Support Group/ Kalamazoo (616) 387-8558 * Write Leonard directly: Leonard Peltier Box 1000 Leavenworth, KS 66048 * Send donations to: Leonard Peltier Defense Committee #98637-132 P.O. Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044 913-842-5774 @•Grand MICWA ... :: The Michigan Indian Child Welfare Agency (MICWA) is a tribally controlled child placing agency committed to maintaining Indian culture through providing child welfare services through Indian people, organizations, and services. Recently, Sylvia Evans, M.S.W. accepted the position of Acting Director of MICWA. Previously, Sylvia was Acting Director of Native American Affairs for the Michigan Department of Social Services. Sylvia has been active throughout the State when it comes to issues concerning Indian families. More importantly, as an Anishnabekweh, Sylvia has a strong sense of the importance of the Anishnabek family and will focus the Agency in this direction. The emphasis of the Agency is keeping children in the homes of their parents. When this is not possible, the Indian Child Welfare Act, P.L. 95-608, will be followed and the Agency's service delivery will be based on the family preservation roodel. That is, family centered casework and support services designed to: *strengthen families; *promote the protection and well being of children; * help parents improve their parenting abilities; * prevent, reduce or eliminate behavior which may place a child, family or community at risk; *expedite the return of a child and promote reunification with their family and communicate; *promote a stable and nurturing family environment where a child can grow and develop; and improve family functioning. The MICWA is now under the umbrella of Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc., in Sault Ste. Marie with its central office housed at ITC. MICWA also, has offices located at the Keweenaw Bay Tribal Center; Hannahville Tribal Center; Lansing and Grand Rapids. For more information call 454-9221or1-800-880-2089. Submitted by Fran Compo Rap ds .fnter-Iribal ~ounc �····~···~···································· from cover must raise leaders of peace and unite the religions of the world as the spiritual force strong enough to prevail in peace." Arvol Looking Horse, the 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred Pipe for the Lakota Nation, _ opened the Lakota delegation's presentation with a smudging of sweetgrass and a sacred song that was followed by statements from Birgil Kills Straight, Oglala Lakota, and Ollie Nespesni, Sicangu Lakota. Looking Horse's message, delivered in Lakota, was translated by Joe Chasing Horse. "The Lakota/Dakota/Nakota people are one voice, heart, and mind- we are one nation. Under Wakan Tanka, there are no boundaries that can separate us as people," Looking Horse said. "Mitakuye Oyasin" means "All My Relations," and in our philosophy we value and respect all living things. "The philosophy of Mother Earth as a living being has crucial importance for us. One cannot sell one's Mother. You cannot carve up and distribute your Mother who is the source of nourishment and support for your very existence. Yet that is happening." There is a crying need to mend this hoop of all nations which is included in our prophecy of Mending the Sacred Hoop. We all belong to and are a part of this sacred hoop. These past 500 years, our sacred relationship we have to one another has been eroded. Our spiritual life has been severely limited by our lack of connection to our Mother Earth." "Our sacred sites have been confiscated, our people have been prevented from praying at these places. We must again be allowed to access our sacred sites for the continued existence of all nations and for peace and harmony." The conference was preceded by a ceremonial planting of a Tree of Peace in New York's Central Park offered by the Iroquois Confederacy. Story written by News From Indian Country "PLAIN TALK" dealing with the angry child Handling children's anger can be puzzling, draining, and distressing for adults. In fact, one of the major problems in dealing with anger in children is the angry feelings that are often stirred up in us. It has been said that we as parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators need to remind ourselves that we were not always taught how to deal with anger as a fact of life during our own childhood. We were led to believe that to be angry was to be bad, and we were often made to feel guilty for expressing anger. It will be easier to deal with children's anger if we get rid of this notion. The goal is not to repress or destroy angry feelings in children- or in ourselves- but rather to accept the feelings and to help channel and direct them to constructive ends. Parents and teachers must allow children to feel all their feelings. Adult skills can then be directed toward showing children acceptable ways of expressing their feelings. Strong feelings cannot be denied, and angry outbursts should not always be viewed as a sign of serious problems; they should be recognized and treated with respect. To respond effectively to overly aggressive behavior in children we need to have some ideas about what may have triggered an outburst. Anger may be a defense to avoid painful feelings; it may be associated with failure, low self-esteem, and feelings of isolation; or it may be related to anxiety about situations over which the child has no control. Angry defiance may also be associated with feelings of dependency, and anger may be associated with sadness and depression. In childhood, anger and sadness are very close to one another and it is important to remember that much of what an adult experiences as sadness is expressed by a child as anger. In dealing with angry children, our actions should be motivated by the need to protect and to teach, not by a desire to punish. Parents and teachers should show a child that they accept his or her feelings, while suggesting other ways to express the feelings. An adult might say, for example, "Let me tell you what some children would do in a situation like this ..." It is not enough to tell children what behaviors we find unacceptable. We must teach them acceptable ways of coping. Also, ways must be found to communicate what we expect of them. Contrary to popular opinion, punishment is not the most effective way to communicate to children what we expect of them. Borrowed from a Mental Health Report c; rand Rap ds Inter-Tr bal t ounc I •LJ �find out exactly what is going on before you get the information from one or two people. Isn't there any This letter is in regards to the petitions which have possibility that all these people could come to the board recently been turned in here at G.R.I.T.C .. I won't go into meetings and state their say. Once in a while we as board detail about such petitions because you people in Indian members hear something here and there but never has more Country already know what it's about. Anyway, on the petition to remove the board members I than 30 of you ever come at once to address a problem This agency has been in existence for some 20 years and counted 130 signatures. Now let's cut to the chase, out of all these signatures I would say only about 30 have actually has gone through much adversity, turmoil and employment turnover but never has this agency closed. This agency has had any contact with G.R.I.T.C. in the last couple Qf years never intentionally tried to hurt anyone despite some bad and the number may even be less. decisions made on behalf of this agency by administrators Besides having such a high number of people signing which in the end we as board members are ultimately for negative P.R. against G.R.I.T.C. some of these people responsible. We could go on and on about past happenings weren't even Anishnabe a few years ago and have no but the community people we see won't change and the business petitioning us. As for the other petitioners they're only way this community or any community will change is if getting all their information as hearsay, so who are these we unite as one. Whether or not that rreans replacing people? What I as a board member would like to know is board members or administrators we'll see but the bottom how as an Anishnabe community you can unite this strong for something negative. Where were you when this agency line is that you need to know the facts by attending the meetings and you need to step up when these or if these needed a positive hand in volunteering, donations, youth positions come available ...... groups etc.... So if there is ever a time in the future your approached to petition against G.R.I.T.C. or any other Larry Peshaba organization I suggest you first go to the board meetings and TIME TO STEP UP ..... ~~ " ................. I ~t~f· J~v READ ME: This newsletter is funded in part by United Way, Office of Substance Abuse Services, Community Mental Health, and private donations. library Grand Valley State Univ. Allendale Ml 49401 Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID PenaH No. 690 Grand Rapids. Ml ......A ..S•e•rv•·.,,·e•o•f• � 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. Gillis Native American Publication Collection (RHC-14)</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-02-21 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Gi-gikinomaage-min Project (Kutsche Office of Local History) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-14 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1958-2000 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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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 Genia, Hunter (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/c8761e156fa788eee932bc40d45f3187.mp4 4c4b31f2125cd236e0329dea065a13b7 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/603cecbc86f9341a21354ca203463031.pdf aefb8996d9fbfac8ac7e185630160486 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Robert Twa World War II Total Time: 1:02:30 Pre-War (0:00:10) • • • • • • Born in Crystal Falls, Michigan, in 1922. His father and mother were both cooks. Attended Watervliet High School in 1940 His father and mother started a restaurant in Watervliet, Michigan, in 1934. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He enlisted at Manistique, Michigan, in June 1940. Training (04:05) • He was sent to Air Force Training School at Chanute Field, Illinois, where he took the AGCT test, which determined a recruit’s strengths. He tested well, so he got to choose where he wanted to go so he chose light trainer school, but that did not start for a long time so he chose weather school instead. • (0:06:30) The weather training school was at Chanute Field as well, and there were 600 other pupils in the class with him. • There was a lot of memorization in the training. They had class 8-5 with a ½ hour lunch. • The school was 6 months in length. • They didn’t do much on the weekends, as the pay was quite low. Active Duty (0:12:10) • After training, he was sent to Moffett Airfield in San Francisco, California, to a pilot training base where he worked in the weather station. • The base was overcrowded while he was there. • (0:15:05) James Stewart was housed in the Barracks next to them, and they used to go over and have conversations with him while he was there. • He was then transferred to Selfridge Filed in Michigan. • Selfridge Field had Pursuit Squadrons there and James Doolittle was stationed there for a time. He gave Doolittle briefings on a regular basis. • After Pearl Harbor, most of the planes that were on that base were shipped overseas. • (0:18:45) While he was at California, there was recruitment going on for the Flying Tigers, who would be sent to China. He took all of the tests for this but they never called him up. • He would go into Detroit some while he was at Selfridge Field when he had free time. �• (0:24:00) He was on a shift when Pearl Harbor was attacked. • (0:28:10) He was then sent to Greenland to a base called BW1 where he stayed for a time. There was a large Inuit village where he stayed while he was waiting for his base to be built. • They lived in a small cabin while they were there, and their job was to take continuous observations. • (0:31:40) They were there for around 3 months until they were moved to a fjord called Ikatek where they had to build their base from scratch. • They had some trouble with food while they were there. • They took weather observations while they were there 24 hours a day, and they also had to use a weather balloon to get high altitude observations. • They had to make their own hydrogen for the balloons while they were there because they couldn’t get helium shipped in. They took balloon observations every 6 hours. • He was in Greenland a total of 15 months. He was also the first one to leave the base for the south in October 1943. • He got 30 days leave and got reassigned to Bermuda. • This stop was on the South Atlantic Route, and he stayed there for a year. He worked in the weather office here as well. He was there for about a year. • (0:43:50) He was then sent to Goose Bay, Labrador. He worked there for around 6 months. • He was then sent to the US and worked training, and was then discharged. • (0:49:15) He remembers the weather in Labrador being very difficult to forecast. • He did code work for the Army, so he had to be checked by the FBI. • He was assigned to the 4th Region Weather Center, which was Georgia and some of the rest of the Southeast. • He was discharged September 17th, 1945. Post-Service (0:58:30) • • • He was home in Michigan for a couple of days after he was discharged, and then he went to Chicago, Illinois, where he signed up for the weather bureau. He volunteered to go to Alaska for the weather bureau. Got married in 1946. � 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 Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. 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In the foreground the auditorium is filled with audience members. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_1996F-Twelfth-Night_625 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 1996 Description An account of the resource Color Photograph of Grand Valley's 1996 production of "Twelfth Night." In this image several actors lie down on stage. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 1996s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c81af7ff6f5142c2763499719db26ffb.jpg 9202c2ffe339b94f4bb65b17453d631d 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2011-Twelfth-Night_001 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 2011 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2011 production of "Twelfth Night." Full cast promotional image. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2011s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1d18e6140f2fec046d7e1bb32df3fd3b.jpg 1919023afe8c2384147dfef71aae68dc 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2011-Twelfth-Night_015 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 2011 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2011 production of "Twelfth Night." In this image seven actors perform onstage. The set is designed like a palace walkway, with white arches and a coat of arms hanging on the left wall. Three performers are dressed in 18th century jackets and breeches and wear white wigs. They are positioned as servants or courtiers, with one holding a tray of brightly colored drinks. On the right four performers, dressed in white Grecian tunics with crowns of flowers, lounge around the steps of the palace. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2011s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/424e91bb6b0b470456f463dced11ae6f.jpg 0f80c3c3e7aac33544630f4af20d2dbb 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2011-Twelfth-Night_049 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 2011 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2011 production of "Twelfth Night." In this image a woman in the black of mourning walks down palace steps with a sorrowful expression. She holds a bouquet of white flowers. She is attended by two other women in black. On the left stand two men, one who looks down sadly, the other who peers over uncomfortably at the woman in mourning. The set is made with tall white columns and a potted topiary. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2011s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/84812dcd9a20bccf43eedb42bf5b4457.jpg b4e1a4fe8cb5483380b03c54c6e0617f 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2011-Twelfth-Night_094 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 2011 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2011 production of "Twelfth Night." In this image a gentleman and a pirate stand and face one another. The pirate holds a sword and a sac in addition to his own. The backdrop is a deep blue curtain. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2011s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f61b2bb6272aef416661011be5a18d0c.jpg 895cc388f6ddc24e96f57e9138561e0f 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2011-Twelfth-Night_121 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 2011 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2011 production of "Twelfth Night." In this image four performers sing together drunkenly. One stands and plays an accordion, two sit on white wicker chairs at a cafe style table, and the fourth is seated on the ground clutching a bottle. The set is made with tall white columns draped in sheer white cloth and potted topiary. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2011s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/36b00e38e48f239d4d52b00518e3fd62.jpg 5739d2cdedb46146cfefd977d848d60e 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2011-Twelfth-Night_258 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 2011 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2011 production of "Twelfth Night." In this image a man, otherwise dressed entirely in black, exuberantly displays his bright yellow stockings. Behind him three shocked women wince and turn away with faces of disgust. The set is made with tall white columns draped in sheer white cloth and potted topiary. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2011s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/207705e28ad52c9c1fee060c75dd5380.jpg a906d6bd1973f988073232e5b372eaa7 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2011-Twelfth-Night_289 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 2011 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2011 production of "Twelfth Night." In this image a man interrupts a duel to fix the right red ball at the end of a foil's point. The two duelers anxiously watch with blades crossed. In the background four ladies and two sailors observe with worried or interested expressions. The set is made with tall white columns. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2011s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a93f58f244546c9b802fa4db39cb226f.jpg e6ae53c7f07d141aa1ca700f997dc238 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2011-Twelfth-Night_334 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 2011 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2011 production of "Twelfth Night." In this image a woman sprinkles a large handful of glitter from a bucket over the head of a blindfolded man. He is standing in a hole in the floor, with his hands bound, and looks very confused. Beside him sit two other buckets. On the right, in the shadows are a man holding some kind of gadget and a man in a dark cloak. The set is made with tall white columns lining a raised walkway. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2011s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d7881e0179080261c83d411e2446a870.jpg e1d307c10d0814570c9db2b081844773 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2011-Twelfth-Night_382 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 2011 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2011 production of "Twelfth Night." In this image two identically dressed performers, one a man and one a woman, clutch at each other in surprise. Behind them four onlookers, one dressed as a bride, watch with mouths open in shock. The set is made with tall white columns. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2011s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/68a7f0bec98645765e3ebadc1b00fa14.jpg 08421c6e9609c665eb32dbd25fc4a1cf 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2011-Twelfth-Night_385 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Title A name given to the resource Twelfth Night (theater production), 2011 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2011 production of "Twelfth Night." In this image four performers stand on the steps leading to a raised walkway. Behind them a group of onlookers giggle as they watch the scene. On the right a woman dressed as a bride and a young man in blue hold hands and look at one another lovingly. On the left a man in a top hat appears to be giving a speech, while a young woman, also in a blue suit identical to the young man's, watches disinterestedly. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2011s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9ad04c789b61be4557b7b15138df6979.jpg d81ed506a6d4348a8ee94f5aecab7951 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 GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_1992F-TwilightLA_001 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Title A name given to the resource Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (theater production) Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's production of "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992." In this close up image a man in a windbreaker holds his hand to his heart. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 1992s