995 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9bf7b219617ffc4644ca15efe09e3154.pdf b354cfdea81585ccfd955d2c1b8bb26d PDF Text Text iJltMO VAi.LEY ST T REGIONAL AFFAIRAS ~c~OUEGES .LrJR1,~~ ·. •1ri.,JOURDES CENlf.R TURTLE TALK Executive Director Editor J. Wagner Wheeler Loretta Yount GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS President------------------George Martin Vice-President-----------------John Hart Secretary------------------Mary Roberts Treasurer---------------Fred Chivis, Jr. Sgt.-At-Arms---------------------Ron Yob Member---------------------Jennie Pigeon Member---------------------Sydney Martin Member--------------------Roger Williams Member-----------------------Debra Gibbs FEBRUARY 1985 SENIORS CHRISTMAS DINNER What a beautiful day it was for the seniors. Early in the morning you could smell the food cooking. By 12:30, everyone was hungry and could not wait any longer. So many good things to eat and and there was plenty! I don't believe anyone went away hungry. CONGRATULATIONS! Melinda Hinmon. She won that (7) foot stocking. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY IN FEBRUARY: When dinner was over, the Seniors Percy Bird, Rebecca McDonald, Richard Lewis, Ceclia Sprague, Gertrude Malmgren played Bingo. Pine Shomin, Yusheka Raphael, Wanda Raphael, Paul Rueckert, Kristy Shananaque~THANKS to all our volunteers. Ben Shawa and J. WAG WHEELER MOST OF ALL "THANKS" to Lou Collins PLEASE INFORM US IF YOUR ADDRESS HAS and Margaret Nelson for a most CHANGED. WE NEED TO KNOW THE OLD AND enjoyable day. THE NEW ADDRESS AND BOTH ZIP CODES. TO THE STUDENTS WHO HELP ME WITH TURTLE 1ALI~ "THANK-YOU SO MUCH" GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. BRADLEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES They would like to THANK EVERYONE who helped , with the Fund Raising Campaign. EMERGENCY FOOD HOURS: 8:00 to 12 noon One of the unfortunate truths about human beings -- is that it takes most of us a MONDAY THRU FRIDAY lifetime to grow up. In fact, few ever JUST ASK FOR MARGARET NELSON really complete the job. Pockets of immaturity is a goal we keep striving for. Nevertheless, complete maturity is a goal we keep striving for. That's a big When somebody you greatly admire order--- few of us will ever be so and respect appears to be thinking perfect. It is our credit, however, deep thoughts, they are probably that we keep trying. -------------------------- about lunch. ------~-------~--------- �i 'l ~pattern can vary, but generally follows th!.se stages.: The person - drinks to relieve tensions or to escape problems. 1~ ~C2>. 'The - makes promises to quit, but breaks them . - has to drink more and more to achieve the same effect. - has trouble stopping after the first drink. E.Afl.1,1~ alcoholisrn is di<l9nosed and rreateJ , the 8£TTUL the. . ~-.;.: :~. ·''" ·.:. •::- ~ -~ .. •.•••-s~ .· ' ,.... ..'.·1 e.a~ The person - denies drinking, drinks in secret and hides the alcohol. - drinks in the morning. - can't get through the day without a drink. - finds it harder and harder to get the same "good feeling," regardless of how much has been drunk . l~~~J}/6 The person - lives to drink - liquor comes before everything else. - avoids and distrusts people. - loses all ambition, Is unable to cope with any responsibility, Is often absent from work. - never seems to eat, suffers from malnutrition and "the shakes." alcoholic. dnn~ng pattern. 1}.e. one thi~ £,AC.I-I KAO •rJ CA>MfN)rJ an t.JrJe0rJ1120u.,A81..£ dnn~ng habit. P-U.OVE.'2-Y. Alcohohc.s are also sul?,jec.t to - •~VIS -- person has a different iS c..han1~ for ' ""'"" ~. . ·.. ',,.... ~ .~ ... ·:'. .,.-~.~~;'"'.~' .,/ ~;' ~ . ·~ . ;~~.~. ~~ "'~,~, ~ r;;;·'· . . .-, . .:Ii.; ·: :. ... ~ ·r:\ :<-_ Il?; .: ;~i\~ Jf~~i.liJ11nu~~li;dltn1'4;f~ptt(!;pa1nto)f~ofi(i'~~~!.:·.t~::- 3 ~ · : ·,.,:·...··,: inur1cius·:res:Ylt' ':iit.1cti .as:soo1at ' n< :"- r, ffill ~?:,.~ ;c· · ~i)ff,,bl ·' '.·• "· --.1,·tb4.,.-·nt .,_" · ,·r1;1,.n·.;~· ."nh'"''ys1ca1 dlsa ' fi· ty. ··" ....,(:.t\;1~:~·~-~'-8 .... ~. ... .:.· '•'"":~-« '"'~ .. ~ l'*'"'°".: 1 [:;u····, , ·~~5~~~r11.:\~~r:~··..:::<~:,'.~~d1+;tr0i{:)~:~;~ ·~v~;r({f'.~~;:~~i~:~~ ; ~ ... ;""j.~~- -- at first rare,~ more frequent. • P£F-60t-l,A.L.11y c.HAr.JC£..s -- person becomes ;:.: .':, ~1 can't remem- ber wl-at- happen. while drt~ng ti, ~ ,, .. ~ ~· ....... ~ ~ .. -·~ .~ ·1---:-tt'""\ .!\'.,..... : . .. tense, irritable, harder to get along w1#-i1 defensive, jealous. �A Message to Battered Women You both have the freedom and the responsibility to care for yourself. To do this you will need to learn to make choices and changes. Consider thinking about yourself in new ways. • I am not to blame for being beaten and abused. • I am not the cause of another's violent behavior. • I do not like the violence; I do not want the violence. • I don't have to take it. • l am an important human being. • I deserve to be treated with respect. • I do have power over my own life. •I can decide for myself what is best for me. • I can make changes in my life if I want to. •I am not alone; I can ask others to help me. • I am worth working for and changing for. • I deserve to make my own life safe and healthy. •I am a worthwhile person. (From Tri-County Council on Domestic Abuse Newsletter.) Sponsored by Baraga County Shelter Home Wednesday, July 25, 1984, The L'Anse Sentinel-15 �1985 HEAT BANK INFORMATION 12/84* The 1985 Heat Bank program will begin January 7. Beginning with that date, Heat Bank phones will be manned from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.rn., Monday through Friday. To receive Heat Bank assistance, every applicant must call the Heat Bank (454-4511) to schedule an appointment. The Heat Bank is designed to focus on people who fall into one of three categories: 1.) Applicant whose name is on the heating bill is 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. Applicants in this category must bring proof of age (i.e. driver's license, birth certificate, state-issued I.D. card, etc.) 2.) Applicant, or member of applicant's immediate family living in the home, has been HANDICAPPED/DISABLED for at least onB year. Applicants in this category must bring proof of handicap/disability (i.e. current SSI certification, disability card, or doctor-signed Heat Bank Handicap/Disability Statement). 3.) Applicant whose name is on the heating bill has been UNEMPLOYED FOR AT LEAST 9 MONTHS. Applicants in this category must bring MESC statement of unemployment benefits or MESC statement of ineligibility for unemployment benefits. In addition to these categories, other low-income households may also be eligible. APPLICANTS FALLING IN ONE OF THE ABOVE CATEGORIES MUST HAVE: Current unpaid bill (in apolicant's or deceased spouse's name) for heating personal and current residence · If MichCon customer, current shut-off notice · Proof of total household income for last year (or last 12 months) · ENP heating assistance denial* from the Department of Social Services (Anyone 60 years of age or older is not required to have this denial unless heat is already cut off.) · Confirmation of payments to heating supplier during last year *To qualify for Heat Bank assistance, the ENP heating assistance denial must not be for the following reasons: - Sanction - Refusal to supply proper documentation/verification - Refusal to pursue potential DSS resource(s) No bills for illegal usage will be paid by the Heat Bank. To receive heating assistance, anyone receiving ADC or GA payments, should call his/her caseworker at the Department of Social Services. Anyone not qualifying for Heat Sank assistance should call "First Call for Help" (459-2255) to see if he/she might be eligible for assistance through some other community program. THE HEAT BANK MAY PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ONLY ONE TIME DURING THE 1985 PROGRAM YEAR. �Kickapoo Land ,0.cquisition Status Nakai (River Rose) Breen and her husband, Bud, are continuing their ministry with the Kickapoo people of Eagle Pass, Texas. Nakai informs us that: The Bureau of Indian Affairs and INS are working with the tribe to complete the enrollment process which must precede the citizenship procedures outlined in the new law. Contract health services are being rendered using a voucher system. The Bureau of Indian Affairs Office has extended services to the tribe. Master plans for the new 113 acre tract are being developed. Offers of technical help and promises of grants for site development have made it possible to hope that much work can be done to build a community building and tribal offices within the next year. Developing an internal road system, water supply and sewage disposal facilities seem to be realistic possibilities very soon. Much remains to be done, however a great distance has been traveled, and there is hope for the future. Readable Resources The National Office receives many requests for different things. This short, non-definitive bibliography was sent in response to a request for sources of Creation Stories. We are publishing the list with these suggested uses: research; pleasure; personal/class enrichment; curriculum development. All should be available from or through a relatively good bookstore. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk Tales. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press 1961. (Grinnell) The Zunis: Self-Portrayals. New York. New American Library 1962. (Quam, Trans.) The Portable North American Indian Reader. New York. Vik- ·, Ing Press 1974. (Turner, ed.) The Southern Cheyennes. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press 1963. (Berthrong) Resolutions from Social Justice '4Vorkshop The following resolutions were supported and passed by the majority of the participants in the Social Justice Workshop at the 1984 Annual Tekakwitha Conference: 1. The Tekakwitha· Conference meeting at Phoenix, Arizona, August 5, 1984, condemns the use of United States Indian Health facilities for the performance of abortion and sterilization procedures upon American Indian, Eskimo and Aleut patients. 2. The Tekakwitha Conference meeting at Phoenix, Arizona, August 5, 1984, expresses its shock at the action of the Arizona State Republican Convention in passing a resolution recommending the abrogation of the United States Indian Treaties. It believes that great nations, like great men and women, should keep their words of solemn promise. The Tekakwitha Conference directs its Executive Director to forward this resolution to the Chairman of the National Republican Convention later this month in Dallas, Texas. 3. The Tekakwitha Conference meeti ng at Phoenix, Arizona, August 5, 1984, urges all the nations of the world to encourage the government of the United States to respect and to observe the commitments it has made in ratified treaties with American Indian Nations, which in .return forthese commitments, surrendered to the United States the vast majority of their homelands. Furthermore, the Tekakwitha Conference asks the nations of the world to be especially concernad about American Indian Nations which have had the boundaries of the United States between Canada and also Mexico established through their homelands so that members of these Indian Nations now live in different countries and suffer the effects of such divisions. The political and military powers which established those boundaries ignored their existence. Myths and Legends of the Indians of th~ Southwest. Bellerophon Books, 133 Steuart, San Francisco 94105 1978. (Dutton) The Only Land I know: A History of the Lumbee Indians. Indian Historian Press. San Francisco 1975. (Dial) Voices of Earth and Sky. Naturgraphic Press. Happy Camp, CA 1976. (Brown) Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest. Los Angeles. University of California Press 1953. (Clark) Masked Gods. New York. Ballentine Books 1970. (Waters) By Cheyenne Campfires. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press 1926, 1962. (Grinnell) Book of the Hopi. New York. Ballentine Books 1963. (Waters) The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Ways of Life. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press 1923, 1972. (Grinnell) Spirits of the Sacred Mountains. New York. VanNostrand and Reinhold Co. 1978. (Cofer) Cry of the Thunderbird: The Indians Own Story. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press 1950, 1972. (Hamilton) Coyote Tales of the Montana Salish. Browning, MT. Museum of the Plains Indian 1974. (Miiier) Sipapu: The Story of the Indians of Arizona and New Mexico. New York. VanNostrand and Reinhold Co. 1982. (Cofer) Windigo and Other Tales of the Ojibways. Toronto McClelland & Stewart 1969. (Schwarz) A Thousand Years of American Indian Storytelling. San Francisco. Indian Historian Press 1981. (Henry) Navajo Religion: A Study of Symbolism. Tucson University of Arizona Press 1983. (Reichard) Wisconsin Chippewa Myths and Tales and Their Relation to Chippew'i Life. Madison. University of Wisconsin Press 1977. Barnouw) �NATIVE RIGHTS, LAND Endorsed by Pope John Paul II In the text of the most strongly-worded speech of Pope John Paul's Canadian tour, the Pope said natives have a right to a just and equitable degree of self-government and to a land base with adequate resources. He also called on them to be "a dynamic example of the proper use of nature at a time when pollution and environmental damage threaten the earth". The Pope spoke of the importance of Christian freedom"the freedom from sin and from whatever would enslave us". "Today", he said, "I want to proclaim the freedom which is required for a just and equitable measure of self-determination in your own lives as native peoples". "In union with the whoie church, I proclaim all your rightsand their corresponding duties." "And I also condemn physical, cultural and religious oppression, and all that would in any way deprive you or any group of what rightly belongs to you." The Pope said people have a right to participate in decisions affecting their lives and that right applies in both the economic and in social and political fields. "This is true for everyone", he said. "It has particular applications for you as native peoples, in your strivings to take your rightful place among the peoples of the earth, with a just and equitable degree of self-governing." "For you a land base with adequate resources is alsoi necessary for developing a viable economy for present and future generations." "You need, likewise, to develop your lands and your economic potential, and to educate your children and plan your Dakota Way of lI I I I Lile Series ~ •aFLIFE ---- future." The Pope also stressed the need for forgiveness and reconciliation, noting the historical mistreatment of natives. "It is clear from the historical record that over the centuries your peoples have been repeatedly the victims of injustice by newcomers, who, in their blindness, often saw all your culture as inferior." "Today, happily, this situation has been largely reversed, and people are learning to appreciate that there is great richness in your culture, and to treat you with greater respect." Referring to land claims, the Pope said he knows that negotiations are in progress with much goodwill shown by all parties concerned. "It is my hope and prayer", he said, "that a totally satisfactory outcome will be had." Alberta's Native Affairs Minister Pahl said the Pope's message was one "we can all endorse". Reached at home, Pahl commented after being part of the speech over the phone. "I would not take exception to any of what he said." "He mentioned past obligations, rights and responsibilities of native people. We have all consistently supported, in the government of Alberta, the idea that native people should take more responsibility in their own affairs.", "I find the message encouraging and I hope everybody ac· cepts it in a positive spirit and uses it to build on the successes we've had in the past." The Pope also made it clear, in reviewing the role of mis· sionarles in the North, that the church would continue to aid natives in their struggle for greater self-determination. "As they preach the Gospel to you, the missionaries desire to remain close to you in your struggles and problems and in your rightful striving to obtain the full recognition of your human and Christian dignity as aboriginal peoples, as children of God", he said. Catechism Series Available Ttle "Dakota Way of Life Series" by Sisters Imelda Haag and Charles Palm a catechism series for elementary school students is c~rrently available. Texts for pre-school and high school students are in process. The lessons in the "Dakota Ww, of Life Series" convey the fundamentals of Christian faith that speak directly to today's Plains Indian. Where there are parallels to be drawn between Christian teaching and Indian traditions, they are drawn. As well as incorporating Indian legends and culture with Christian teaching, the "Dakota W(ff of Life Series" uses Indian designs, Indian art, and photographs of Indian people. Although it is Dakota, several other Indian nations like the "Indian Way" For further information, or to order, contact: American Indian Culture Research Center Blue Cloud Abbey Marvin, SD 57251 !1'________________________________,_,,....................,....________________________________....______.....,.!I . ~, �• • 1ew 01n OLIVIA P. MAYNARD, DIRECTOR MICHIGAN OFFICE OF SERVICES TO THE AGING ISSUE 38 LANSING, MICHIGAN •• January, 1985 HYPOTHERMIA Hypothennia, a subnonnal body temperature condition, may occur in anyone who is exposed to cold temperatures, but the elderly are especially vulnerable because they have difficulty producing and conserving body heat. A cold environment causes the body to lose heat. If body heat is lost faster than it can be replaced, body temperature drops from its nonnal of 98.6°F. A body temperature reading of 95°F and under is diagnosed as hypothennia, a condition in which the body cannot function properly. Body processes are slowed and body functions are often disrupted. Complications increase as the body temperature falls lower. While exposure to very cold temperatures causes hypothennia to develop quickly, prolonged exposure to relatively mild temperatures may take a few days to a week before symptoms appear. A person suffering with hypothennia will have symptoms ranging from shivering and loss of finn muscle coordination in mild hypothennia to unconsciousness and heat failure in severe hypothennia. Chances of recovery from hypothennia depend upon a number of factors. An early detection is of particular importance. The victim's age and general health, the degree of internal chillinq, the duration of hypothermia, and the methods of treatment have a bearing upon the victim's ability to survive. Although most deaths from hypothennia occur in very cold environments (30°-50°F), temperatures do not have to be below freezing for death to result. Low room temperatures are dangerous to vulnerable older persons. MORE �Page 2 Those most vulnerable to hypothennia are the chronically ill, the frail, those taking certain prescription drugs, and the mentally ill. Those suffering from heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and Parkinson's disease are particularly at risk. Persons with strokes or nervous disorders have a reduced temperature sense and a decreased ability to conserve body heat. Many older people take prescription drugs, such a barbiturates, sedatives, tranquilizers, antihypertensives, vasodilators, and antidepressants which interfere with the body's natural temperature-regulating processes. No home treatment of the victim should be attempted. The victim should never be placed in a hot bath or shower, should not be given food or drink, should not be moved suddenly or handled roughly, and should not be allowed to walk or move around. The only safe mea~ure family or friends can take is to cover the victim with wann blankets until professional help is available. For more information call: Linda Kimball 373-4083 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------ADULT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION IS MAY 29, 1985! NOW IS THE TIME TO SIGN UP FOR SCHOOL IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO GRADUATE IN MAY. CONGRATULATIONS!! Karl Smith, 11 Tanya Wabanimkee and Ann Orlikowski graduated!! Rick 11 Henry Neckoloff and Abibail Brilley have their G.E.D. GET YOUR NAME ON OUR LIST OF GRADUATES OF 11 85!1 .SEE SANDY TODAY!! WE ARE HAVING A LIP-SINC contest and want as many people to participate as possible!! It will &e Held on VALENTINE's DAY, 10:00 am till 12 noon. People must get their own music or talk to Chris/Sue about getting it. Sue can record all music, Video-taping will be done in privacy, three judges have been selected. NOBODY has to sing - they just need to look like they're singing. LOOK FOR GRITC !D's in March (1 DAY ONLY) �The older person takes advantage of a child's dependency on adults and lack of knowledge with statements such as WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE What is sexual abuse of a child? Sexual abuse of a child occurs when a child is forced or tricked into sexual contact with an older person. This contact may involve the touching of the child's genitals or requests that the child touch or view the genitals of an older person. It may also involve oral-genital contact or a request that the child undress and be viewed naked or photographed in blatantly sexual positions with other children or adults. Sometimes the contact will include attempted penetration of the anus or vagina, although this may not be accomplished. Finally, it may involve having children witness the sexual activities of older people. What does "forced" or "tricked" mean? Forced or tricked sexual contact with a child can result from any of the following examples. Copyright © 1984 National Education Association of the United States • It's OK, everybody does it. • It's just a game. • I used to play this when I was your age. • If you tell anyone, I won't like you anymore. • If you tell your mom (parents), it will really hurt her (them). • If you tell anyone, I'll have to go away from here. • If you love (like) me, you'll do it for me. • This is how everyone learns about sex. • You're getting older now and I just want to check you out. • Oh, you'll enjoy it just like everybody does. Or the older person uses bribery such as • • • • I'll let you stay up late if you ... I'll let you go to the movies if you . .. I'll take you for a pizza if you . .. I'll let you stay up and watch TV if you ... • I'll give you this present if you . . . REMEMBER: To a child these statements can be very coercive and convincing although they may not seem so to adults. Why should I as a parent be concerned? You should be concerned because one out of three girls and one out of eight boys under 18 have reported incidents of sexual abuse. While parents tend to think that sexual abuse causes no lasting damage, talking with adults and children who have been victims has shown the opposite to be true. Despite its fairly common occurrence, sexual abuse was a very frightening experience for these victims. And unless they were able to get help, they . may have experienced emotional problems that may not otherwise have existed for them. While parents may warn their children of dangerous, aggressive strangers, the fact is that in 80 percent of reported cases of sexual abuse, the offender is known to the victim as a relative, a friend of the family, a neighbor. You should be concerned because parents may think of sexual abuse as one isolated incident that happens suddenly. This does happen, but more often it is part of a situation that develops gradually and may occur over and over again before it is detected. You should be concerned because parents may think of sexual abuse as a violent attack on a child, when in fact it is more frequently the result of subtle coercion as described. What can I as a parent do? Parents can learn the extent of the problem of child sexual abuse and then let their children know that • Not all adults care about children's feelings. • Children can say no to adults when frightened or confused by them. • Children have the right to the privacy and integrity of their own bodies. �Just as children need to have people to talk to about other difficulties of growing up (school problems. dating problems. etc.). they also need to know how and to whom to turn to talk about the problems of child sexual abuse. Encourage your children to discuss any of their concerns with you. What should I do if I discover that my child is being abused or has been sexually abused? • Any case of child sexual abuse should be reported to your local social or law enforcement agency. If the abuser is a family member. contacting the local chapter of Parents Anonymous or Parents United may help you with some of your concerns. REMEMBER: You are your child's best ally. You should be informed. • Do not overreact. Your reaction is very important to your child. Calm. understanding. and sympathetic listening is the best help to give your child at this time. • Talk with the child about specific details. not pushing the youngster farther than is comfortable at the time. • Make sure it is clear to the child that he/she is not to blame. • Assure the child of your protection in the future and urge the youngster to come to you right away if confused or frightened by another's actions. Do not doubt your child's word. • Young children. especially, do not have the knowledge or vocabulary to make up stories about sexual abuse. Nor do older children usually have the knowledge to make up specific details of sexual abuse. Even if a child or adolescent falsely accuses an adult (which rarely happens), it is important to consider why the youngster chose sexual abuse as the complaint. Has she or he had other sexual experiences that are of concern? Stock No. 0827-X For price information. write to NEA Profession· al Library, P.O. Box 509, West Haven, CT 06516. Including the stock number given here will fa· cilitate response to your inquiry. ~· �// ~1 ~ -t-<:t "'' {./) -~ -- . "" -·-··--· ~ .s:\J ! ! ~ I i ('. I E l - .. -· ' i -··. !~ Oo . ' ·- ~1 ~ 'I 1<) ...... . 'l I i 1~ i <:(. 4I I -- I '{~ Q) -- 't "'6 "" t () G: Q •• () ">R a.c:J .J) IQ t'-.. i <) q l ! I ' ;.. 6-.\.. ~ ' o.:.:. i' u -- 41 -+~YI ~io. ·~:,, · -r ~ .!l r er a: •• >-. 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President------------------John Hart Treasurer----------------Roger Williams Secretary------------------Mary Roberts Sgt.-At-Arms-----------------Ronald Yob Member----------------David Shananaquet Member--------------------Sydney Martin Member-----------------David Wonegeshik Member-------------------Viola Cummings THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL HI STORY BOOK OF MICHIGAN INDIANS ENTITLED "PEOPLE OF THE THREE FIRES" IS NOW IN STOCK AND READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. HAILED AS A CLASS DOCUMENT BY BOTH SCHOLARS AND HISTORIANS THE BOOK FITS IN l WI TH MICHIGANS SESQUI-CENTENNIAL AND IS PERFECT FOR CLASSROOMS, LIBRARIES OR JUST I NTERESTING READING. PAPERBACK COVERSARE AVAILABLE FOR $12.95 PLUS TAX AND $2.00 FOR POSTAGE & HANDLING BOOKS WILL BE MAILED UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR CHECK OR MONEY ORDER, PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. SEND CHECK FOR $15.47 TO: Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council ATTN: GRITC Publishing 45 Lexington N.W. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 HARDBACK COVERS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN (4) TO (6) WEEKS, FOR $20.95 PLUS TAX FE_BRUARY 1987 WILD RICE Nature's precious gift from the Northwoods By Michele Lingre-Stavro Reprinted from the Milwaukee Journal September 11, 1986 Reserve, WI - Frank Lynk is in charge of the Lac· Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation. Butas August blends into September, he takes a vacation. He wants a few days free for the manoomin season. Manoomin is the Indian word for wild rice, one of the oldest and most genuinely American grains. "The weather has been good this year," Lynk says," and the crop really looks great." *** George Morrow, an authority on the traditions of wild rice, tugs on his baseball cap and steps onto the marshy lake shore. His cap is rimmed with multicolored beads and embroidered with Native American Indian. Behind him, bamboo- like stalks stand three feet above the water. "Wild rice," he says, " is a gift from the earth." *** Lynk, Morrow and many other members of the Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa Tribe ride their canoes on the lakes and the rivers that criss-cross the 121 sq. miles of the reservation and surrounding forest lands near Hayward. In the ancestral manner, they harvest wild rice. Lynk says he gathers 30-40 lbs for his family. AND $3.50 FOR POSTAGE AND HANDLING.($ 25 • 29 ) The plant, Zizania aquatica, is a native of the northern .lake c0 . mtry and act.u ally �VOL. 1 7 , NO. 3 ' DECEMBER 1986 ANNUAL POW~WOW PHOTO CONTEST Winners in the Third annual competition submitted from the Lod e's 25th Anniversar from entries September. FIRST PRIZE -- JERRY PIGEON, POTAWATOMI BY STAN GREGG, SPRING ARBOR ,MI The judges this year were James Starkey, Grand Rapids Press, Photo Journalists Editor, and your Council Drum News Editor. The fact that there were only four entries this year gives rise to concern for the future of any more contests. However, not to be overlooked is the fact that tt":e four entries did submit a total of (30) very fine quality photographs for our Lodge's contemporary archives -- and of course for posterity to treasure. �VOL. 17, NO. 3 DECEMBER 1986 ............................................................................................................... ~ The problem remains in attracting more photograph~rs into the event if we plan to continue with the contest next year. It appears that higher cash awards is not the answet according to Mr. Starkey, who cited other well publicized contests with two and three hundred dollars in prizes, yet failed to attract more than a disappointing handful of photographers. One {dea suggested by Mr. Starkey was the possibility of enticing a local Camera Club to make our event their special project. '··· """· . ··-· ' 2ND PRIZE -- MAGGIE JACKSON, CHI?PEWA BY RALPH STINSON, GRAND RAPIDS, MI , -~~ ~:t - I �VOL. 17 , NO. 3 DECEMBER 1986 All pictures submit tea were · in color and very beautiful, however, reprinting on black and white very sharply reduces the quality of shading. 3RD PRIZE -- CHIEF LITTLE ELK, CHIPPEWA BY KATHERINE STINSON, GRAND RAPIDS, MI This year's winners and prizes are as follows: FIRST PLACE: $75.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE STAN GREGG, Spring Arbor, MI SECOND PLACE: $50.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE RALPH STINSON, Grand Rapids, MI THIRD PLACE: $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE KATHERINE STINSON, Grand Rapids, MI * * * • * * * SPECIAL NOTICE TO NATIVE AMERICAN PARENTS LEXINGTON (SCHOOL) HOME BASE PROGRAM There is a "HEAD START• program for children, ages 3 to 5 years old, based at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and directed by a uniquely qualified Native American lady MERRI MEMBERTO. At the present time there are only two children of Native American descent taking advantage of this important program in the development of their children's learning habits. The program is funded by the Michigan Economics For Human Development. �PAGE 27 DECEMBER 1986 Of special concern to Native Americah parents should be the fact that some of the children acquire a cultural handicap through lack of proper interpretation of learning procedures that HEAD START can help to correct by coming into the children's homes in periodic visitation and tailoring learning events in cooperation Nith the parents. There are r:'."lree basic elements upon which an effective home-based program depends: l. WHOLE-n2ARTED COMMITMENT TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF PARENT PARTICIPATION, PAREN~S AS PARTNERS, BY THE STAFF: 2. EFFEC~IVE INFORMATION EXCHANGE: AND 3. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP. The advantages of home-based programming are: 1. Greater continuity in children's educational experience, thus enhancing the likelihood that children will grow to their maximum potential physically, mentally, emotionally and socially; 2. Greater family involvement in the child's development; and 3. The opportunity for families to learn about techniques and resources to maxi~ize their potential as a functioning unit. Finally, our brief description doesn't began to give you all the advantages that your child, and yourself can obtain from this really great program. YOU ARE URGED TO CALL G.R. INTERTRIBAL, 774-8331, OR BETTER YET, STOP BY AND CALL ON MERRI IN PERSON -- SHE REALLY WANTS TO TALK TO YOU NATIVE AMERICAN PARENTS! * * * * * * INDIGENOLlS WOMEN'S NETWOJ.K is an organization of Native women who have united to promote traditional v~lues. In a recent meeting over 200 of these concerned women gathered from all over North America and the Pacific islands for the first time. The conferees brought their many diverse problems of cultural survival in their own areas. They shared these discussions in numerous workshop "Talking-Circles• with facilitators and resource people guiding discussions on topics ranging from "Avoiding Burnout• to the •squaw Syndrome,• to setting up a legal defense -:earn. The focus of the gathering as a whole built in concentric circles, movi~g from the woman as an individual, to the family, to the community, and finally to our nations. * Attached co this issue is a form interested women can fill out and mail to the ad~ress ;i~en on the form. They will also supply, on request, more information on -:his needed assertion by INDIGENOUS WOMEN. • * * * * * * There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the thiITgs we do. �THE INDIGENOUS WOKEN'S NET\IORK WILL PUBLISH A DIRECTORY FOR NATIVE WOKEN ABOUT WHAT KIND OF INDIAN SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT KINNESOTA, WISCONSIN AND KICHIGAN. WE WILL INCLUDE IN THE DIRECTORY A LISTING OF INDIVIDUAL WOKEN WHO HAVE SKILLS OR TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OR HELP OTHERS WITH. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING LISTED IN THE DIRECTORY PLEASE FILL OUT THE SURVEY ANO RETURN IT TO: THE IHOIGENOUS WOKEH'S NETWORK C/0 NORTH AKERICAN WATER OFFICE 1519A EAST FRANKLIN AVENUE KINNEAPOLIS, KN. 55404 HUKAH SKILLS SOCIETY ROLES HEALTH CARE · TYPING . WRITIHG _ ~OKKUNITY ORGANIZER TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE TREATY RIGHTS LANO RIGHTS LEATHERCRAFT HOKE SELF SUFFIENCY WATER RIGHTS BEAOWORK SP I RITUAL LEADER FISHING RIGHTS SEWING GOVERNKENT & POLITICS HUNTING RIGHTS QUILTKAKING EDUCATOR PRINTING BUSINESS KANAGER FINE ARTS FACTORY WORKER TRIBAL HISTORY POTIERY PARKS & RECREATION STORY TELLING WOODWORK FORESTRY GARDENING AGRICULTURE HERBAL KNOWLEDGE COKKUNICATIONS NATURAL BIRTH ADVOCATE WILL PARTICIPATE IN LETIER 'JRITHIG CAKPAIGNS FUNORAISER '! CAN LEAD CEREKONIES - ( WHICH TRADITION) POLLUTION PROBLEKS - (SPECIFY) TEACHING LANGUAGE TsPECIFY) CLAN SYSTEK/RESPONSl.BILIY COKPUTER OPERATOR COKPUTER PROGRAKKER KUSIC SINGER DANCER WILLINGNESS TO TRAVEL ANO SHARE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE YES NO FINANCAL COMPENSATION FOR TRAVEL7 YES NO FOOD AN.O HOUSING NEEDE07 YES - - NO CHILO CARE NEEDED (HOiJKANY AGES _ _) OTHER NEEDS: -- �Grand Rapids Inf e r -Tribal Council ==t== --=- ::u r::: ~ 45 Le)l:ington . ~ '.'./ .. Gr2nC: R<ip ias . Mich. 49504 I TRAINING & Et-!PLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DISLOCATED WCRKERS PROGRAM SERVICE AREA KENT & OTTAWA CO . Are you or have you beer. laid off from a job? OR Long-term µ:,employed or under- employed? IF '!ES We are now offering trai:-.ing opportunities or job ;J2.::ocer:.e:-. t . For more information caE Roseanne Two Crow a t 774-E33i ! I i t • .. ...() ~ () i ~ t . -- .. ~ �Kent ISD Kent Intermediate School District 2650 East Beltline, S.E., Grand Rapids, Ml 49506 / (616) 949·7270 The Kent Intennediate School District has over 100 job openings available to high school students ages 16 to 18. Jobs are available in schools, public agencies and businesses. The Youth Employment Program combines training in job seeking skills with part-time work scheduled outside the student's school day. School year participants can anticipate full-time positions when schools dismiss in June. Qualifications for the program are: - 16 to 18 years of age. - in school full-time. - economically disadvantaged including handicapped, ward of the court, foster care and refugees. - reside in Kent County but outside the city limits of Grand Rapids. Annually, over 600 youths gain valuabl~ work experience, self-confidence and earning power through the Youth Employment Program. Each participant has a plan tailored to their individual needs, interests and schedule. Job placement is usually in their neighborhood or school district. Applications and additional information are available by calling the Kent Intermediate Youth Employment Office at 949-7270, ext. 289 or 290. RB/el 1/7/87 • �Nutritiori Quiz ______ /or the athlete What You Don't Know Can Hurt You 1. 2. 3. 4. s. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. An athlete needs a 'lot more protein than a nonathlete the same age. Because sodium is lost in SWJ?at, an athlete may need extra sodium when he or she practices in very hot weather. ~ extra sodium an athlete needs when . he sweats heavily should be taken in the form of salt tablets. When an athlete needs extra sodium because he or she practiced in very hot weather, he can get enough by adding some salt to his or her food from the salt shaker of by eating something salty. Water helps maintain body temperature. An athlete only needs water during practice when he or she is thirsty. Nutritionists recommend that a pregame meal should include a large steak. An athlete can get all the vitamins he or she needs by following the Daily Food Guide recommendations. Taking extra B-vitamins will give an athlete more energy. If an athlete does not get enough water during an event, he or she may develop heat stroke. For the athlete, most water is lost through the skin. Athletes should never drink water before or during competitition. To allow proper digestion, atnletes should eat about 3 hours before or during competition. Carbohydrate loading may cause heaviness or stiffness in the muscles. ' An athlete needs more calories, water, and possibly sodium than a nonathlete. T F T F T F T F T F T F T F T F T F T F T F T F T F T F ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------met with his supporters downstairs in the museum's auditorium. On the second floor of the Gerald R. Ford "We're here to express gratitude to our Museum, Michael Mclnerney and Maeve newly elected governor, but first we're up O'Bouen danced a special "Inaugural twohere doing a little dancing," said Mclnerney, \ step" to the strains of a jazzy tune a Grand Rapids attorney. being played by the Heritage Hill The lovebirds were the ~irst ones on the Ensemble •. dance floor, but not the last. The governor Dressed in a black, floor-length Oscar and his wife took a turn, as did many others de Larenta gown, O'Bouen swirled in the attending the Democratic governor's first arms of her fiance. as Gov. James Blanchard West Michi~an inaugural ball. GR PRESS 1/4/87 Chris Meehan �Also before the clock struck midnight, a brief but flashy fireworks display took place over the Grand River outside the museum and hundreds of people shook the governor's hand. "The . qovernor loves West Michigan that's why he's here tonight." said Rick Cole, Blanchard's chief of staff. "The people here treat him with consideration and respect." Blanchard, who was feted at an inaugaral ball Friday night in Detroit, said he came to traditionally Republican G.R. because he wanted to show the people of W. Michiqan that they will play an important holding the ball in the museum filled with Republican presidential memorabillia. About 600 people paid $40 a piece to attend the gala, which was held throughout the museum and featured a jazz ensemble, an assortment of Michigan wines and long tables filled with cheese, meat and pastries. "I'm delighted the governor made the decision to have the ball here in Grand Rapids," said GR Mayor Gerald Helmholdt "I think it shows his recognition of the the role W. Mich and GR has played, and will play, in the state's economy." role during his second term as this Men in tuxedos and women in tafetta, sequined, velvet and silk gowns sipped, drinks and waited patiently for the state's top executive. W. Michigan is an area with tremendous · governor and his wife, Paula, to make their appearance at the museum. resilliency and a capacity to move this entire state forward," said Cole. It seems very natural for him to be here to Prior to their arrival at the museum, they attended a special party in the Lumber Baron Room of the Amway Grand celebrate his victory." Blanchard, said Cole, is good friends Plaza Hotel. with former Pres~ Ford and had no problems The early reception was set · up by Charles Conville, Pres.of Prime Bank in G.R. In each setting, the youthful looking .L U , .L 1'I J. EI .:I ZI .L II J. OI .:I 6 J. 8 .:I l. .:I 9 J. J. .L .L .:I S.JafflSUD " " " " " " " " " " " g £ £ i I Z'!l'C) governor was cheered and drew applause, In the museum, Noah Seifullah, a local Muslim leader and political activist, waited his turn to pump Blanchard's hand. "I tried to help him win. I feel good we were successful," said Seifullah. The event here shows his commitment to people in the whole state, not just in one area." With the exception of Ottawa, Blanchard carried every county in West Michigan -- and the state -- in crushing Republican William Lucas in November in one of the most lopsided gubernatorial �ing is a family affair and for the most part, the rice .is not sold. While some of W. Michigan biggest wigs The rice patches played an important rubbed elbows, Victor Kishigo and George role in chippewa (Ojibwa') history, Morrow said. Battles were fought · nursed their drinks and Martin against the rival Sioux over harvesting rights. Morrow's Indian name, proudly preened a little in their Azawakamig, makes reference to the tuxedos. old enemy, he said. {Menominee, the name of another Indian "This is the first time either of us has tribe in this area, is a variation been in a monkey suit at the same time." of manoomin, another indication of said Kishigo, recent past president of the importance of wi.ld rice in those · h· c · . early times • ) th e M1c 1gan ommission on Indian Affairs.What- the I n d ians · 1 oo k f or wh en t h ey go Martin, president of the Grand Rapids ricing are tall green stalks, Inter-Tribal Council added that they crowned by spikes of grain, above ' the water. stopped by because they didn't have much They gather the rice by canoe, workelse to do on a Saturday night. in teams of two• While one paddles into a rice patch, the other bends the stalks over the canoe, flailing Martin and Kishigo thought of wearing them with hand-held wooden sticks traditional N.American garb to the ball, to knock the ripe grains into the canoe. Except for the present day but they held off •• alumnium canoes, this is the way wild "We didn't want to stand out." said rice has been harvested for centuries. Once harvested, the wild rice is Kishigo, . owner of a Native . American finished (Processed)--again, according goods store in Petoskey. to ancient tradition: Over an outdoor fire, the grains are WILD RICE cont'd heated in a large metal pot where is closer to wild oats than to re- they are stirred continually to pregular rice. It flourishes in the vent scorchinq. Next, a member of the family puts on warm days and cool nights of the hand-sewn moccasins kept solely for North woods. the purpose and trods on the kernels For generations, the bands of the in the pot, threshing the hulls Chippewa tribe that are scattered loose. (These days, if special in the Upper Midwest have used the moccasins are not available, clean long, slender dark kernels as a pieces of cloth tied over any shoes staple food. And wisely so, for will do.) wild rice is a richer source of magnesium, iron, zinc and potassi- Then, the grains are transferred to to a flat birchbark dish and are um than either brown or white tossed up and down in the air rice. until the wind has carried off the To many other Americans, however, loose hulls. (Again, a large cloth wild rice is a gourment food may replace the dish today.) with a delicate crunch, a roasted This home finished wild rice is flavor and a price tag of $6 to different from the rice found in ~10 .;i pound. supermarkets. It has a lighter The Lac Courte Oreilles Indians slightly greenish color and the' treat wild rice as a precious gift pleasant scent of freshly cut hay, The plants grow wild. They are even after parching. not cultivated. Animals take the their toll on the crop. Harvest• Both kinds can be stored a long time. Morrow said that one time he found contests in Michiqan history. �WILD RICE cont'd. some that had been in his cupboard for at least five years. Each year, he said, he adjusts consumption-- depending on the abundance of the year's crop-- so there always will be a little rice left. "When there is no more rice," he said, " I feel there is no more food." If he ran out, Morrow could go to a grocery store. But what he would get there does not qualify as wild rice for him. "If it's cultivated, it's not "It's Minnesota brown rice," he said. wild." Not matter what kind of wild rice the rest of us acquire, is distinctively American. the taste And we cook and serve it as a special treat. One expert on cookin~ wild rice is Beverly Gouge~ who teaches traditional Indian home economics at the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation tribal school. She has collected original recipes in a book, "Traditional Indian Foods," published in 1981 by the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board. Gouge's Chippewa name, Beshigobinacekwe, means "one little bird lady." Raven-haired and barely 5 feet tall, she matches the name. She can remember ricing seasons when her family camped beside the lakes for a two-week-long harvest. She was a little girl then, and her grandma would treat her to freshly harvested rice, kept overnight in a glass of water sweetened with maple syrup. Back home from rice camp, Gouge said, manoomin was--and still is-- a ~• favorite side dish for deer or bear meat, or a roast of raccoon or porcupine. A few kernels might be dropped in the wild fern soup. But take heart, those of you who do not have bear meat in the freezer. Wild rice brings an American flavor to many other dishes--pheasant, chicken, turkey, muffins, pudding, even salad. • �1987 4TH ANNUAL Gf,J..r;D RAPIDS NISH-NAH- BE BOWLING TOURNAMENT & "BALL" In Memory of Cliff Schoonmaker Saturday February 7, 1987 COMET BOWLING LANES - 141 28th S.E. COST: $18.00 Per Bowler SHIFTS: Noon & 3 P.M. Lane Fee 3.30 Prize 13.70 REGISTRATION ONLY AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES: Expenses 1.00 10 AJ'1 -11:30 A.M. $18.oo 1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. RULES: 1. 4 person team consisting of at least 1 man and 1 woman per shift. 2. Must change 2 bowlers. 3. Highest league average to be used, 21 games or more, 1985-86-87. Note: 10 pin rle will be in effect., 4. ML:st have proo .:'."' of average or use -- Men 180, Women 160. 5. Handicap will be calculated at: Men - 75%, Women - 80%, of 200. 6. Bowlers must be sanctioned by ABC or WIBC, siso must be 18 years or age or older .. 7. Bowlers must be of Indian descent or married to an Indian. 8. Bowlers please bring league average book or current league average sheet. 9. Prize money based on number of entries. _ 10. All Grand Rapids Anishnabah League are eligible to participate. ENTRY DEADLINE DATE - - - - - January 31, 1987. *Note: Please try to send entries by the deadline date so we can stan on time. We have to be done bowling at this establishment by 5:30 P.M. for their evening league. Last minute sign-ins take valuable bowling time. BOWLING "BALL" & DINNER FOLLOWING BOWLING TOURNAMENT BOWLING PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED AT THE DANCE. WHERE: Local 730 - GM Stamping COST: $7.00 Single - $12.00 Couple 3852 Buchanan S.W. TOURNAMENT BOWLERS FREE. ENTERTAINMENT: THE BLUMKE FAMILY Times: Dinner 6 - 7 P.M. Awards 7 - 8 P.M. Dance B - 12 A.M. MAIL ENTRIES TO AND FOR FURTHER I _NFORMATION_fONTACT EITHER: Amos Day Jr. Dawn Bush 44 Violet S.W. 310 Fairbanks N.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Grand Rapids, MI 49508 Phone: (616) 534-3656 Phone: (616) 774-8331 Work 459-9821 Home . NAME 1• 2. 3. 4. ADDRESS AVG. SANCTION It. �##~~~~~~~~~~#######¥.~#~tt~~#~~#~*#*~f.*t******T:*****************~*****¥.###~#&* ~*** '*** "'*** "*** "*** "*** '*** **** ~** '<>!<** "*** "*** I<*** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ~ **** **** **** **** ~~~##~#~~~~~~~~~#¥.#~~#~~#~~#¥.#¥.~¥.~!aa.~aaa~~~~!a.aaRtaaaaiaa~~aa~aaait#~##~¥.~= SEUIOR PROGRAM December has been a full month for the Senior Program. Between the Senior Meals, and the Christmas rush, we have been on the move. We held c~r Senior Christmas Pot Luck on December 18, 1986· There was a huge turn out, with food in abundance, thanks to our Seniors, G.R.I.T.C. Staff, Lexington Community Ed and the Commur.ity. The Seniors prc~ided the turkey,chicken, meat balls and the beverage. The lunch/pot luck started at 12:30pm. with bingo to follow for Seniors only. **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** *"°** *"'** **>1=11 The raffle / door prize drawings w ere held during the meal. First prize a one night stay at Ramada Inn went to ...... . Charles Jackman Second prize a large Christmas box with an assortment of gifts went to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vicki Heffelbower. Th · ird prize an air purifier was won by ............... . Bob DeYoung Fourth prize a shadow box went to Phil. Holland Fifth - Jewelry .. Harry Green sixth - Jewelry ... Ron Chivis Seventh - Jewelry .. Frank Compo Door prize was won by Mary Bolt a nice blanket. The plants where won by: i. John Crampton 2. Angie Yob 3. Ed Gillis 4. Carl Evans 5. Ella High The childs Panda Bear Rug was wot: by little Nebin Floyd. We would like to thank Jim and Carole.Downs for their don2tion of a micro-wave oven to the Senior Program. Grace Mulholland for her dona ti on . . o f b ingo prizes. Marvann Meangwie fo~ her Christmas gifts. S~irley Lark for her donations to bingo. Eberhards on Bridge for their donation of a 5.00 Jollar gift certificate and for the bread and bake goods through the year. Eberhards Buchanan and 28th street for their food donation. Ramada Inn for the one nights stay at their motel. Great Day on Lake Michigan for a 25.00 dollar gift certificate. Parkside Shop Rit~ on Fulton for their food donation. Friendly Owl on Leonard for a 10.00 dollar gift certificate. Meijer on 54th for a 10% discount. D & W Food Wyoming Plaza for a 10% discount. *** *** :=: *** :=: *** ::: *** *** ::} *:: :** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ::: *** *** *:: *** :** *** *** *** *** *~ !"Ste *"Ste *"Ste *"Ste *"Ste *"Ste *"* * "* *"St: *"St: *:l!t: "* * *:l!t: :t We would like to thank the volunteers: who helped with; Food P!'"'ep. Set- Up, Clean-Up, and with the Bingo~ Roseanna Martel, Amy Baker, Carole ~ Downs, Mickey Keogima, . Ruth Peters, !t L~~da Brant, Missie Brant, Kathy · .~ :t P1~cher. oic:ts.c We know that 1987 will be a success because of all our friends. :t ~ ~ Once again we say thank you to each &.. *:t every one of you for yoJr support through the past year, and hope that *!~ 1987 will be the best ever for our *~ Seniors and you. *~ :i THANK YOU! *~ *._, =~ :I iililiiif illillllllllllllllllilliillll~if l!lllliiiiliiliiillli!iiilililllilllll;i �MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS M0 N T H L Y B UL L E T I N DECEMBER 1986 INDIAN LAW TO BE EXAMINED BY STATE: The State Department of Commerce in cooperation with the MC!A and Michiqan Indian tribes is providing a process whereby Indian law and business potential utilizinq Indian law is beinq examinet1. The study of Indian law as it applies to business is beinq carried out by the law firm of Pirtle, Morisset, Schlosser & Aver for the State of Michigan through a project developed by the MCIA. The specific business law st~dy will be entitled the State of Michigan Deskbook, "Doinq Business with Indians in Michiqan." It is the first such effort of its kind in the nation. The business law examination is the thirt1 staqe of a project undertaken bv the MCIA and Department of Commerce. Its purpose is to assist Michiqan's Indians to be able to more fully utilize services already provided by the State of Michiqan earlier as part of the project, a business development potPntial survev was implemented at the local level for all of Michiqan tribes and urban Indian centers. A state Indian economic dPvelopment conference was carrie~ out durinq the month of Auqust. The Indian law studv should probably be thouqht of as "Evervthinq vou ever wanted to know about Indian law as it applies to business development potential in the State of Michiqan but didn't know where to ask," stated Bill Church, Executive Director of the MCIA. His assessment, as well as that of MCIA co11111issioners is that its development should make Michiqan the leader in Indian business development in the nation. The Indian law business study should be complete bv earlv March and provide a basis for creation of a variety of business development activities for Michiqan Indians by Indian tribes and organizations. For more information cnnt~ct Bill Church at (517) 373-06.54. MICHIGAN INDIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM: On December 3, 1986 in Gavlord, MI an official orqanizational m~etinq was held to develop an Indian business orqanization which will increase economic activity of tribes, organizations and individuals and create private sector and Indian communitv .iobs. It will also provide an Indian business information network includinq training opportunities and technical assistance. Board members currently will be split 50/50, 3 tribal and 3 urban, 1 Commission member and 2 at larqe, vet to be determined, which may be tribal. urban or an Indian business indivit1ual. The next meetinq will be held in Gavlord at the Chalet Quality Inn at 10:30 a.m. on January 14, 1987. Contact Betty Kienitz at (517) 373-0654 i f vou wish to be on the mailing list for future meetinqs and information. COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS TO THE MCIA: Appointments for vacancies to the MCIA will be made by the Governor's Office following our MCIA/treaty area plan. This will allow all tribes and Indian orqanizations and the Indian community with access to the decision makinq process. Appointments for this year are bei nq made foll owi nq direct community recommendations from tribes. the Inter-Tribal Council and urban orqanizations for areas where vacancies exist. �Vacancies exist in the Escanaba-Hannahville area, the far western U.P. Keweenaw Bav reqion, the Mt. Pleasant area and the 1836 Treaty area (south), will be made by the Governor's Office in ai>oroximat~ly three weeks. These aooointments are consistent with both enablinq leqislation and the treatv area plans developed by the MCIA. See mao attachment. CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICE IN U.P.: This office will become a reality this year and provide local orotection to Northern Michiqan Indians in Civil Riqhts concerns. TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM: The MCIA has streamlined the tuition waiver application process to orovide increased access to the tuition· waiver proqram. It provides over $1,000,000 to Michiqan Indians in terms of tuition costs paid to state public colleges and universities where Indian students attend. ATTENTION NEW & RETURNING STUDENTS aoplving for the Indian Tuition Waiver (MI P.A. 505 of '.78). Winter 1987 term/semester is uoon us. If you are thinkinq about applyinq for the tuition waiver, send for .and return vour applications as soon as possible. Contact Leona Keys, Tuition Waiver Coordinator, Michiqan Commission on Indian Affairs, P.O. Box #30026, Lansinq, MI 48909, telephonP # (517) 373-0654. . COMMISSION . TO PUBLISH MONTHLY BULLETIN & QUARTE~LY NEWSLETTER: We are expanding our mailinq lists so let us know if you would like to receive our newsletter and bulletins. We will also welcome news . articles and information on training opportunities, workshops, etc. plus artwork and/or pictures for future editions. Contact Betty Kienitz at (517) 373-0654. CREATING JOBS: The United Indian Development Association (UIDA) of El Monte. California alonq with two other finns in New York ·and Alaska have been awardPd $250,000 contracts from Assistant Secretary for Int'lian Affairs, Ross Swimmer to act as model business development. centers to create .iobs for Indian tribes and individuals. UIDA, a 16 year old non-profit corporation under the. leadership of President Steven Stal 1i ngs will establish a reqi onal center in El Monte, .CA anrt eventually in Denver and Seattle. These centers will help begin or expand at least five Indian businesses and create .iobs for Indian workers. Nearly 350 Indian businesses have started or expanded as a result of UIDA. The consulting group has raised more than 7 million in capital for Indian businesses and created nearly 2,000 jobs. TRIBE DECLARED RIGHTFUL OWNER OF ARTIFACTS: Washinqton, D.C.: The Court of Appeals for the State of Louisiana has decided that the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe is the rightful owner of artifacts that were buried with their ancestors • .Charrier vs. Bell, N. 85-0867 (ct.App.La 1986). The Louisiana tourts have established the proposition that Indian burial goods "rightfully belong to the descendants ••• for such disposition as the descendants may deem prooer." In addition, those courts have recognized that Indians do not view the excavation of their graves as scientifically or archaeoloqicallv justified byt simply as "the systematic despoilation of their ancestral burial grounds." The tribe was represented by Donald Juneau, private counsel and Richard Dauphinais of the · Native American Rights Fund. (NARF 10/29/86) FOND DU LAC CHIPPEWAS & DULUTH OPEN BINGO: Duluth, MN (IPN) - The Fond du Lac Chipoewas and the city of Duluth announced their .iointlv run bingo establishment in downtown Duluth opened on Sept. 12th. ·The $6 million facility seats 1,200 oeople and has 130 full time emplovees. (Indian Time Maqazine) -2- �SUBSTANCE ABUSE POSITION OPEN: Startinq waqe will be between $5.75 to 6.50 per hour. initially it will be 24 hours oer week. Minimum qualifications: Must have own transportation. one year of education in the area of substance abuse or sufficient personal experience. Must have references. Native American preferred. Duties include intake and referral to local aaencies and workina with clients as a qo-between with their employers and DSS. Contact Jenny Smith. Director. Genesee Indian Center, Flint. MI • (313) 239-6621. BIBLIOGRAPHY ON INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Desiqned to orovide aid for the development of essential leqal tools for the protection and requlation of commercial activities on Indian reservations. assembled by Anita Remerowski. provides a listinq or articles, books, memoranda, tribal codes, and other materials on Indian economic development. An update is in proqress (60 oqs., price: $10.00 (NILL No. 005166). To order contact: Native American Riqhts Fund. 1506 Broadway. Boulder. Colorado 80302, (303) 447-8760. POW WOWS &EVENTS January 16-18, 1987 Contact Sharon Kota at (313) 984-3101, ext. #37 Januarv 23-24th 23rd - 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 24th - 11 a.m.-6 p.m. January 24th Contact Nila Young at (313) 765-4998 February 7, 8 &9th A.I.C.L.C. Winter Survival Camp, Camp Tamerack - Ortonville. MI Genesee Indian Center Arts &Crafts Show, International Institute, 515 Stevens St., Flint, MI "Snowsnake Tournament," East China School, Meisner Rd., (If no snow to be held on Jan. 31st) Bay de Noc Community Colleqe Pow Wow Escanaba, Ml Contact Wally Blanc at (906) 428-9373 March 25th Contact Sharon Kota at (313) 984-3101, ext. #37 Annual Indian Author's Dinner/Warren Guest speaker & location to be announced VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: To do craft demonstrations in the areas of beaded loom work. basket work. leather work and if possible someone to do legend tellinq for Genesee Arts &Crafts Show (see above pow wow & events) to be held at International institute. 515 Stevens St., Flint, MI. Contact Bernadette Reves between 11 a.m. and 4 o.m. Tuesday throuqh Friday at (313) 239-6621. MINORITY SMALL BUSINESS AND CAPITAL OWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: (Federal Register 10/08/86) - op. 36132-55 These rules implement the Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development program of SBA, which is intended to provide contractual and manaqement assistance to concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaqed persons. Effective: 11/10/86, contact David McNally at (301) 597-1398 • . -3- �q +e b~uA ~~ .Su'<) \Y\o fl AR.· '1- ~ _j_ \ue_~ I -d I CJ '6 1 LJ~d -t'r \. T'h vRS ::i_ ~ -s ' '7-'1 ~fi : SA-\i _ (o ', -1 l!o""'e+. .l..Al'\U • 1.L/1-.u~" (3owl\\<'\~ SR . AA -i '1-~ 3_ TY\e A ls 5~ Tl\~,., &l~ 1:30/l) l.l AA 'l-~ , 1"bu Is RN~,_,.e..,-}.. !2 -IS' : 1:2 sf. 1: I I ~R. 'fY\e A- Is ' IS R~ i-~ j_I£_ ! S ~ . rY\ea.. / !) a fl , AA '1-ti ' 19 b)_o , - ; - - -- · -- r:::I I . i i . 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yount, Loretta (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/dfcd3b5b0df54c024d0e5407152116ef.pdf e5765d57f58894d23b7e4b076399d376 PDF Text Text nmo- vrirr.v 'GRtu'< . '- · REGIO ''"L , . l~tl t'illTr j·\I ' • , .. · - •. n11rn;ERSITY LIBR_(\RY ~-" COLLECI IOl'l: - .::i TURTLE TALK - February 1989 Executive Director J. Wagner Wheeler Editor--------------------Chris Shomin GRITC Board of Directors President----------------George Martin V. President-----------------John Hart Treasury-------------------Geri Conway Secretary-----------------Mary Roberts Member----------------Priscilla Friend Member-------------------Sydney Martin Member------------------Roger Williams Member--------------------Betty Shelby GRAND BOARD EVERY MONTH RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS MEETING ARE HELD MONTH, THE SECOND TUESDAY OF AT 6:00 P.M., lJ.5 LEXINGTON NW. EVERYONE IS WELCOME We have been up-dating our files for the past several months. We are sorry if you are not as yet receiving your TURTLE TALK; PLEASE be patient with Us. It is very important you keep us inf ormed if your address has changed. We need to know the OLD address, NEW address and both zip codes. WE ARE STILL SAVING EBERHARDS, D&W, AND MEIJERS CASH REGISTER TAPES. WHEN DOING YOUR SHOPPING THINK OF US AND SAVE YOUR TAPES FOR US. YOU CAN BRING THEM IN WHEN EVER YOU STOP BY. WE RECEIVE 1% OF ALL TOTAL TAPES. THANK-YOU FOR THINKING OF US --Chris Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal and Lexington school would like to congratulate our first semester graduates. They are, Mary Cuellar, Lorna Mackey, Lyle Martell Sue Walters, Linda Holt, and Yvonne Dyer. N. M. 0. A. Unit lJ. Report Item 1 - On October 22, 1988. The NMOA held their ~0th. annual election of officers meeting in Cadillac, Mich. Election Results: President: Robert Dominic, Jr. Little Traverse Band Grand River Band Unit 1 Vice Pres.: Rosalee Starchief Little Traverse Band Unit lJ. Secretary: June Dart Grand River Band Unit lJ. Treasurer: Carol Bennett Grand River Band Unit 5 Interpreter: Joe John Little Traverse Band Unit ~ Counselors: Martin King Little Traverse Band Unit 1 Veronica Burrows Grand River Band Unit 5 Item-2 As of September 23, 1988 the award money is now 38 million $,s Hopefully this long standing legislation will be reintroduced to Congress in 1989. Joe John BINGO! BINGO! BINGO! BINGO! BINGO! Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council is investigating in getting a Bingo started. If you would be interested call Chris Shomin at 77~-8331 and let us know, also what night you would prefer to play. REGISTER TO VOTE Thanks to everyone that helped put out January Turtle Talk. '/ �. ,. . . ..... '~ ' ....·• ~ ~:j:j :~:; ; ' ,.. ' '\~ .w •·< . II , ' 'I EXPERIENCE PROGRAM 1 [I I T(i -FFER)E[\ AT ( 0 lr.ru ... ·. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS YOU THE CHANCE TO EARN$ IN PART TIME EMPLOYMENT \~HILE YOU ARE EARNING HIGH (i ,~1 H ",. ) r·) L i'·1 RE['I T(i r·,1 [1f u 1\J I1''J1+ A \l(-'1 (l AT Ir'1 1·JAL R A RJ L l l' \.~ l \ .-.iiiILL .. .. LE1~!RN ~-~ ~~J+ El1FuN ·= =~· C[11\ LL l. ('•._Jl1l\ , IE AT r1t"(4- Qufl '71 -' ' } ~) U \~ •._, J. lJ. IJ \_,I ~.) .I \~ 1 .LJ J. J. 1 '·-·1 1 l .l. l ., ~J I . II ~-~:.::· -· .-.1 ._J 1 u '·-·' \._,I J. .L ~- ...J. • . •·•••·· I J. .l. 1\ il - l . \ ". " · ', : .' ·. .'.•:::._·.. ) / I . . . .::., . : .• ". lJ . ·· "'~ -- ,, �Grand Rapids lnt11-T1ibal Council - -- -- -- ... -- -- -- Phone: 774-8331 45 Lexington N.W., Grand Rapids, Ml 49504 To the Native American Community in the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. For many years our community has been recognized as having one of the most successful Indian Education Programs in the country. This has been possible not only because of the skill and talent possessed by our community but also the working relationship between our community and the Grand Rapids Public Schools. This has contributed to the success of our employment programs and other areas of human services. While we have made progress there remains a lot to do and we can start on March 27, 1989 with the Grand Rapids school millage election. The passage of the millage is necessary to maintain the level of services we are experiencing today. Our community has supported the school in the past and it is very important to support their efforts this year. For those of you that need to register to vote, please come to Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. before February 27, 1989. Ask for Joni Abella who is the very capable secretary in the office. She can register you in minutes. If you will be out of town, you can vote with an absentee ballot. Please call 456-3720 or 774-8331 if you have any questions. • �NATIVE-AMERICAN CULTURAL GATHERING Come And Share A Part Of The . Community •In An Al cohal And D1-ug F1·- 2e En vi ro-n mer:t NO ADMISSION 50/50 Drawi~g to be held Tickets $.50 or 3 for $1.00 PLACE Westside· Compl e~·~ 215 Straight Street N.W. Grand Rapids, Michigan 495b4 TIME Fe.bru.a t-y .25, 1989 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Featuring: the Two Hawk Singers · All Contri5utions and Donations Welcome .This is a Community Effo~t ,-,.j.- ..r 1 UU~ \J0 1 UnLary . . +rom ~he o~a~r 2~ Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council D • I .L ' ,;. I • ..I.. �f!ICQ" ,,E , . . ~. ... . .. v, " ~~~ B ,.\fV!,If\'I\'Ei. R ·~ ~ CLASSES ARE BEGINNING · AT LEXI~JGTON ~~~~'· 456-3720 HI s+ory �1989 6th ANNUAL GRAND RAPIDS ANISH-NAH-BE ROWLING TOURNAMENT Saturday February 18, 1989 WHERE; WESTGA'l'F. LANES 4486 Alpine• Ave. SHIFTS: 11;30 AM & 2;30 PM. REGISTRATION; 9;30 to 11;30 AM., 1st Shift completion of AM shift - 2n~. shift U~on Cost; $20.00 per p~rson .ENTRY DEADLINE DA'l' E; per shift Fc?bruary 11, 1989 RULES; 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 4 person team of at least 1 male or female per team Hiqhcst '88/89' final league average must be uHed. If ynu did not ho~l in 1 88/89' on~ league, your highest present avcrcqe of 21 qames can be used. All bowlern are responsi~le for verification of averages. If no verified average, Men - 190, Women - 170 . Bowlers munt be of Indian descent, married to an Indian, or bowl in an Indian leaqu~. A team may bowl morA than once, but must change 2 bowlers per shift. Handicap - . 80% Prize money based on entries. Prize money to be awarded at the dance. Note; Please send Pntries in early as possible as we have to be done with both shifts by 5;30 PM for other leagues corning in at this establishment. Thank you! TOURNAMENT DANCE; 8;00 PM MAIL ENTRIES TO; /tJ COST; AC ANIVOU.IJC..t:.JJ f Amos Day, Jr. or; 4~ Violet s.w. Grand Rapids, MI. 49500 (616)530-0571) $3.00 per oerson, all bowling parti·-cipants free D'awn B\1r.;h 643 Lafayette N.E. ~rand Rapids, MI. 49593 (616) 454-1045 T'P.J\M L7NE-UP: NAME ADDRf.SS; AVG. �AUBE NA BING A Pictorial History of Michigan Indians The Michigan Indian Press is pleased to announce our new publication for retail and wholesale markets. This book is the second in a series of publications promoting Michigan Indian culture and history while featuring Indian authors and artistso The Press strives to produce quality publications consistent with traditional Indian valueso These materials are designed to present a more authentic view of Michigan , Indians and to promote the heritage and culture of the states native people. Order Form Retail: $24.95 Wholesale: offering a 40% discount in the purchase of 5 or more copies ($14.97 ea.) Address Number of copies requested Add $ 3. 5 0 postage and ha.ndl_i_n_g_f_o_r_f_i_r_s_t_i_t_e_m-,--.$-1-.-0-0_f_o_r_e_a-ch additional item. Total amo'4Ilt enclosed $~----- �February Birthdays of 1989 212 Rebecca Mc Donald J c.:imes t.Ji 1 son 2/lO Paul 1::;:1...1ecker·t 2/10 Kristy Bhananaquet 2/11 2/ :I. l 2/16 2/ 1.6 F'i 111:.:- E1homi n 2/17 2/1.7 F'ETC--f Bi rd .Jr. Gertrude Malmgren :2/:26 Kai 2/27 Jr,?rt.~my 2/:2? Shit-ley iiJilson !lf2 Shomin Sawmi ck • �q 1989 MON SUN WED TUE I1 I I' THU I I l I I I' ! 10 t*Af>pi 11 6 5 j4 !3 !2 'I IBir+~ ~Q.~ j j I\r,' ,;t- 'f I ' 'l I'S t . 16.SE:r•hor 12 , 'I M(Al$ 11:~ 1 I I I 19 II 20 l I l 26 I I 27 I i i li I' SAT FRI 11 I I ' 11s I I &x-ul~~ t"rourf'J A-met\, J I I I I 25 �• Grand Rapids Inter-Tri/Jal Council NON PROFIT ORG. U. S. POST AGE PAID 45 Lexington N.W., Grand Rapids, Ml 49504 I ~ - PERMIT NO. 690 GllAtJO RAPIDS. MICH. t:! "" ·-i. $ ~ cD j 01 -se CJ l I ·~ m u.. ~ ~- "Jf' Betty Libary Jones Grand Valley State College Allendale MI 49401 it: � 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 Shomin, Chris (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/f8b29fef6a644f488798c70fd6a8a349.pdf 9a4acca941046730a27733ab1050475b PDF Text Text GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSllY LIBRARY Native American Youth Unite Earth Ambassadors Project 6y 9funter <jenia Mother Earth is being taken advantage of by people who only think of today. What about our children, grandchildren, and seven generations ahead, what kind of environment will they live in? It seems people are willing to harm Mother Earth at any cost in order to make short term gains. We need to unite and make a stand for Mother Earth. All races must come together and become aware of the damage we're inflicting. The Earth Ambassador Project in Canada is to be implemented with the promise of involving more countries. "As First Americans, First EmJironmentalists, wewin through our Earth Ambassador roles, provide visible leadership in Indian Country and the rest of the Nati.on." Tim Wapato, Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans I have recently returned from a conference in San Diego. The main focus was on how we can protect Mother Earth. The UNITY Organization or United National Indian Tribal Youth, and the Four Worlds Development of Canada organized this conference and selected 48 Nati ve American Youth to attend. The 48 Native American youth were from 22 different states and met for one week of intense training covering critical topics such as what is hurting Mother Earth and what we can do to help protect her. Many of the ideas we discussed have been implemented by some of the youth already on their reservation or in their communities. We dealt with pollution and its negative effects on land, air and water. Plans call for us to meet again in Washington, D.C. on Earth Day in April and also in Spokane, Washington, June 28 July 2 for the Unity Conference. I've met many brothers and sisters who will be going to tribal councils and communities explaining as I am now, hoping to instill the same spirit our people have always had.We hope it will have an international effect. Native Americans have been known as the caretaker of Mother Earth. This project, with the direction of future leaders will go a long way. In D.C. we will be making an environmental statement, but more importantly, a statement for Mother Earth. We will unite there with our brothers and sisters and make that commitment to become Earth Ambassadors. ~ g Another key issue is to have Native American Youth Councils across the country so that Indian Youth can have a voice for themselves. There are presently 25 Native American Youth Councils in the country. We want to establish some in Michigan with the first attempt in Grand Rapids. UNITY, which is based in Oklahoma City, is looking to have a National Youth Council with representation from each youth councilacrossthecountry. Youth councils are a way for Indian youth to do the following: Have a voice, become aware of issues existing in our society, sponsor alcohol and drug free social events and just have plain fun. It is set up like a regular council and provides self esteem and leadership skills. The amount of ideas and skills learned from this can be unlimited. We need representation from Michigan and to start up a youth council in Grand Rapids. With your help we can pursue our goals. Call Hunter Genia at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council at 774-8331 or write to me at45 Lexington,N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49504. �GRITC Staff Roste . Administration Wag Wheeler ......... .... ..... ... .. .. ....... ... Executive Director Loretta Yount ................ ................... Executive Secretary Dennis Black .. .. ..................... ..... ..... Business Manager Jeff Justin ...... ............... ................... Accountant Chris Shomin .... ............................... Accounting Clerk Ann Lafontsee ................................. Program Developer Substance Abuse Prevention Program Vicki Upton ...................................... Coordinator Leonard O'Bannon .......................... Counselor Hunter Genia ............. ...................... Prevention PIT Robert Stone .. ................ ..... ............ CHR Lisa Sams ......... .............. ............ ..... Support Staff PIT Mental Health Services Kathy Polise ................ ..... ............... Coordinator Judy Dodge ............. ........................ Case ~an~ger Denise Skorka ................................. Receptionist Ruth Pitcher ...... ............ ................... Intern Andrea Romero .................. ... ....... ... Intern Kristi Pagel ..... ................ ....... .......... Volunteer Employment Program Faye Baker ............. .. .......... ... ......... . Coordinator Michigan Indian Press Terry Bussey ............. ......... ...... ~ ... ... Coordinator Mary Stitt .. .. .. ................................... Marketing/Sales Kayle Crampton ............................... Illustrator Did you Know? 'Ta~n from an articCe in tfu :SeminoCe 'Tri6une' 'Decem6er 1990 An Update From the Native Women's Group 6y Judy 'Dodge Boozhoo Ladies! The Native Women's Group continues to meet on Monday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 and we continue to extend our invitation for you to join us. The Group at this point is ranging in ages from 35 to 55 and all is going well, but we would really like to receive some input from our young adult women in the community and elders as well. We have received phone calls of interest from women who have seen our flyer at various other agencies and centers in the community and expect a healthier number of participants for the future. We would like to thank Leonard O'Bannon, Ann Lafontsee and Vicki Upton for their input on issues related to Alcohol Awareness and Co-dependency, and would like to .remind you that you are never alone in regards to any of these issues. Should you approach the Group with problems related to these (or any) topics we will be happy to share your concern and offer you support. All you have to do is be there! Healthy diets are not only low in fat, but also high in soluble fiber. Sources of soluble fiber include legumes, like lentils and beans, some vegetables Agenda for February is as follows: and fruits like apples and pears, and grains like oats and psyllium. Feb 4th Nutrition and Weight Control Feb 11th Fit or Fat? Highlights from a book by Psyllium is a natural grain similar to wheat or corn. Covert Bailey that shows you how to Consumed for generations, the grain has a very attain physical fitness and permanent high soluble fiber content, more than eight times control of excess fat. that of oat bran. Feb 18th Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Recent studies show that adding a psyllium-based Feb 24th Eating Disorders. Presented by Cindy cereal to a low-fat diet reduces blood cholesterol Sullivan of the Kent County Health levels beyond a low-fat diet alone. Both total choDepartment lesterol and LDLor"badcholesterol"werereduced, while HDL, or "protective" cholesterol, and trig- Drop that candy bar and join us for an interesting 1yceride levels stayed the same. month of education and conversation! Hope to see you in February! For more information about psyllium and soluble Senior's lunches are provided by the Native fiber, write to Kellogg's for a free brochure at: Good American Methodist Church here at Grand and Nutrition Communications, Dept. B-0, P.O. Rapids Inter-Tribal Council every Tuesday Box 3447, Battle Creek, MI 49016-3447. and Thursdays (except Holidays). �Tips From The Home Front DNRNEWS Michigan Department of Natural Resources LANSING- The proposed list of contaminated sites in Michigan, totalling 2,846, was released in November 1990, by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The list is required under ACT 307 and is used as the basis for funding requests to address correcting contaminated sites. It is a proposed list which will now be subjected to public comment and review. A final list is expected to be released by March 1. ... And Quiet The next time your little one starts screaming and carrying on, don't scream back - whisper instead. His curiosity about what you're saying will out- The clean-up activities conducted at contaminated weigh his anger, and he'll eventually stop screaming sites include: Site investigations, development of so that he won't miss what you're trying to tell him. remedial action plans, providing al tema te drinking water supplies to those whose wells have been contaminated, securing contaminated sites to prevent exposure, awarding contracts for actual ...Stuck on You Here's a tip for those of you who are thinking of cleanup, supervising cleanup and providing longbuying a used car: When examining a vehicle, run term monitoring to make sure contamination a magnet, wrapped in a thin cloth, over the body. If problems have been properly addressed and rethere are parts of the car that the magnet won't moval of leaking underground storage tanks. adhere to, chances are the area has been patched DNR Director David Hales reports that "many of with body putty. these problems are historic ones", ... "our emphasis now is on preventing further pollution and contamination by setting stringent limits and working .. .Up, Up and Away!!! Stumped for a birthday present for a child? Tie to avoid future costly clean-ups. some dollar bills onto the string of helium - filled balloon. Place the balloon inside a box and wrap it in colorful paper. The balloon will float out when LANSING - Street-licensed vehicles will be permitthe box is opened- to the delight of the birthday boy ted only on state owned roads which are posted open to traffic in the Pigeon River County State or girl. Forest, under an order issued by the DNR. The order which will take effect on January 1st, 1991, is aimed at eliminating traffic in environmentally Easy Riders My two young boys' collection of bikes, trikes and sensitive areas of the forest. Any unlicensed, wagons overran our yard. To restore some order, I wheeled motorized vehicles, such as three and four marked off "parking spaces" in the garage to keep wheel all terrain vehicles, are prevented from optheir toys neat when not in use. Now "parking their erating on state-owned lands and roads within the Pigeon River Country State Forest by a previous cars" is the most fun part of their playtime. order. For Popcorn Lovers ... Keep your kernels in the refrigerator. The cold will make more of the kernels pop, and the popcorn will be fluffier too. Eighty-six miles of State Forest road is scheduled to be posted "open" by the DNR. DNR foresters assure that vehicle operators will have ample access to state forest land. �! ... •·· Walk In Peace ,.-··.· ·; ~• Legends And Stories of the Michigan Indians A valuable contribution to understanding and enjoying the culture of the Michigan tribe. It is well presented with eighteen legends handed down to the author, Simon Otto, through family oral tradition. The majority of these legends have never before appeared in print, existing only in the memories of Indian elders. What makes Walk In Peace so important is that it reveals for the first time the didactic concept of teaching used by the Michigan Anishnabek, The legends express the holistic balance of life among Indian societies in teaching traditional lifeways. As you read through the book you find yourself enjoying the stories fortheir straightforward simplicity, while also appreciating the depth of understanding of the natural world. Walk In Peace will therefore lend itself to many audiences, from children to educator to history buff and anthropologist. The legends contained in this book seem to draw children into the action line. They allow for the identification children-often feel for-Characters in animal form. You will find these animals take on a spectrum of personalities to encompass emotions such as jealousy, fear, selfishness, and loneliness. "The Eagle Who Flew Too High" centers around the antics of a society of eagles and the jealousy of one brother over another. The book is beautifully illustrated by Odawa artist, Kayle Crampton, in pointillist pen and ink images of Michigan wildlife. The black bear which graces the cover of the book sets a tone for the additional ten pictures intermingled with the text. True to Indian culture, it is often the animal who serves as teacher and this visual inclusion with the story line acts to accentuate the legend. Walk In Peace is a reflection of our natural world through the eyes of a people who have always respected her. It is a lesson to be learned and a book to be treasured. Order from your local bookstore or the publisher, Michigan Indian Press, 45 Lexington, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504. l I;, Legend• •nd Btorlol tbe Mlchlg•n lndl•n• January February Ruben Chivis Rosemary Johnson Emily Kahgegab Joe King Gary Sheahan Paula King Robert Parkey George Shagonaby Sylvia Swanson Carmen Corby Virginia Herr Susan Smith Susan Lewis Bill Memberto Phil Memberto Joe John Rhonda Davis Sara Shomin Richard Lewis Yusheka Raphael Rebecca McDonald Jamie Wilson Wanda Raphael Paul Ruekert Kristy Shananaquet Ben Shawa Wag Sheeler Julia Learea ux Pine Shomin Lewis Abella Jr. Percy Bird Kaine Shomin Gertrude Malgren Shirley Wilson Jeremy Sawmick Cecelia Sprague Irene Elk Archie Evans Ella High Pat King James Mashka Lucille McSauby Henry Meda wis Mary Switzer Arthur Pete �On the Road to Recovery... 6y (.j'JU'TC Substance JI6use Prevention and Counsefing Services One of the major problems in recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction is relapse, or return to alcohol or drug use after a period of not using. You must always be aware that relapse is a dis tin ct possibility which could happen. Recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction is an ongoing process requiring both abstinence from mood altering substances and changing behaviors, attitudes, thinking patterns and/ or lifestyle. The relapse process begins to occur before the actual use of the substance. • Replacement addictions such as compulsive eating disorders, gambling and workaholism, tend to lure addicts who yearn to feel "high". About 62 percent of studied patients take on at least one replacement addiction before experiencing a complete relapse. Relapse is a significant problem facing recovering persons. Many researchers cite lack of motivation, inability to handle withdrawal symptoms, and peer pressure as typical causes for relapse. However, even persons who are very motivated to refrain from the use of alcohol or drugs may find themselves using substances once again. • Overlooking warning signs is common for many recovering individuals. They fail to see that depression, fatigue and insomnia can spark a relapse. Other studies pinpoint four specific elements that lead persons back into addiction: •Adverse personality traits often tum addicts into perfectionists or emotionless people. As a result, they can't get in touch with their true feelings and deny addiction. Detrimental characteristics include: dependency, indecisiveness, hidden aggression, narcissism and antisocial personality. • Lack of vital healing elements such as selfawareness, positive disposition and coping skills cause patients to remain in a depressed state of mind. Persons recovering from alcoholism and I or drug addiction can best prevent relapse by developing positive behavior, healthy attitudes and a constructive lifestyle. There are several well known relapse warning signs. Relapse can be prevented. Involvement in counseling can serve as a "road map" in the road to recovery. A.A. Meetings are held at GRITC on Monday evenings beginning at 6:00 p.m. For any information contact Leonard O'Bannon at GRITC. �Case Updates SEE YOUR DOCTOR The Cold Facts About Respiratory Infections Su6mittec£ 6y 'lq16ert Stone, Community J{eaftli ~presentative <;;rand PJI.pids Inter-'Tri6a£ Council Native American Rights Fund Legal Review Duro v. Reina The U.S. Supreme Court held that an Indian tribe may not exercise criminal jurisdiction over nonmember Indians who commit a crime. The Court primarily based on the fact that since a nonmember · Cl cannot vote in tribal elections, hold tribal office, or 0 sit on a tribal jury, his relationship with the tribe was much the same as a non-Indian's relationship with a tribe. The Court therefore said the situation of the nonmember Indian in Duro is identical to the non-Indian in Oliphant wherein the Court found that Indian tribes do not have jurisdiction over nonIndians for purposes of criminal prosecution. N ARF The common cold is irritating enough, but compli- submitted an amicus curiae (a friend of the court) cations can make matters worse. In the presence of brief on behalf of several tribes. a cold, germs can cause more severe respiratory infections such as sinusitis, bronchitis and pneu- Twin City Construction Co. v. Parisien monia, which prolong the misery. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an The symptoms of sinusitis or inflammation of the earlier district court decision which denied jurissinuses are similar to those of the common cold: diction to the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribal stuffy nose, nasal discharge, facial pain, headache Court. The case involves a tribal member who sued a non-Indian contractor conducting business on the and fever. reservation. The appeals court instructed the disBronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchial trict court to allow the tribal member to proceed tubes. Constant coughing up of phlegm, known as with his suit in tribal court. The district court had a "productive cough," is the chief symptom. The refused to lift an injunction that prohibited the case same germs which cause sinusitis, along with an- from proceeding in tribal court. The appeals court found that issues of jurisdiction should be considother germ, are usually implicated in bronchitis. ered under the amended tribal code in the approAnother complication for cold sufferers is one of priate forum of forums beginning with the tribal the atypical pneumonias. These differ from typical court. NARF represents the tribal member in the pneumonias in that they're characterized by a slower case. 0 onset of fever, aching, chills and a dry cough. Atypical pneumonias are caused by a certain group Federal Death Penalty Amendment of germs, including Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which accounts for one third of all pneumonias in the NARF was instrumental in the passage of an amendment to the Omnibus Anti-Crime Bill which general population. prohibits the death penalty provision of the bill Doctors will often prescribe antibiotics to kill the from being applied to Indian country. Under the germs causing these ailments. Persons suffering amendment, tribes can choose whether or not to from the symptoms of any of these respiratory have the death penalty apply to their reservation. NARF represented several tribes in the matter. infections should definitely see their physician. �EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM The GRITC Employment Program has been in existence since 1984. To you, our prospective Employer Participant, we offer a multi-faceted, efficient program of employment services. Our components are: Program Limited 'Work_ 'Ezyerience Summer ')Outli 'Training $ J']Pf!l $ $ $ Potential candidates are screened to determine their eligibility. Candidates who qualify are then referred for assessment and testing to determine their employability skills and job readiness. GRITC offers a program of PreEmployment Training in a classroom setting to enhance employability skills and job readiness. Candidates are then matched up with employer participants. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Mental health is a state of mind. We all suffer from conflicts, stressors and things that cause us anxiety. At times in our lives, these things seem too overwhelming to handle on our own. An individual trained to work with individuals, families, and groups may assist us at just that time. Our services at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, Mental Health are prepared to help you. We provide: $ * * * $ $ assessments referrals casemanagement counse£ing group tlierapy dance q _ercise If you would like information on our services, contact our office at 774-8331. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES GRITC Substance Abuse Prevention and Counseling Services provides services for individuals, families and the community. Our Services include: * * $ * * Outpatient Counsding 'R.f,fapse Prevention Counse£ing (jroup Counse£ing Preventive Services Information If you would like any information on drugs or alcohol, or on our services, contact Vicki at 774-8331. ·Information and education are tlie /(g,ys to figliting tliis major pro6fem • BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MICHIGAN INDIAN PRESS People of the Three Fires (hardbound) People of the Three Fires (softbound) Aube Na Bing Sleeping Bear The Mishomis Book Walk in Peace (hardbound) Walk in Peace (softbound) $25.95 $15.95 $24.95 $24.95 $13.95 $17.95 $ 8.95 A 40% discount is available for orders of five books and over. For ordering information write or phone the Michigan Indian Press, Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, 45 Lexington, N.W., Grand Rapids, Ml 49504, or call (616) 774-8331 . Tune into WEHB 89.9 FM every Wednesday Morning from 8 to 10 a.m. for the "Voice of the Original People" radio program. Robert Stone is your host. If you have any requests call him at 453-3711 at h . �GRITC Board of Directors e>Cecut1Veb1reptQr..g. Y"~g •'fNreeler • •. . . . . Ecti.tC>r.•• ~•...•~..•.•.•~2•· • · • "~····•M?.ry•• Stitt•• • > ·• Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council . • • G. RITC•• aC>~rd·· ~f• 81t~c~drs·~· • • • . · Serving tfie 'l{ative Jlmerican Community sitUe 1972 ~a~·· Rbberts·· · · · · · . . Pres1d&nt •.••••.•.•..•.•.•.•.. vice Pl'esldent... ~ .LorettaAntoihe Treasuref..; •...•...••. @ogef WH1ia.111s Secretary•.;•· •· • ~·• h •····J()hn. Hutch.irjs9n Member..............;.William Memberto · Member................ Maurice Ninham · Member................ Lew·Burrows Member... '··· ........ ,Paul Walters Member.""............. Richard Chambers . . . . . . The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Board of Directors welcomes its newest Board member, WilliamMemberto. The community is invited to attend GRITC Board Meetings. The meetings are held at Grand Rapids InterTribal Council on the second Tuesday of each month. If you are interested in serving on a GRITC Committee please contact us. The by-laws eligibility clause does not apply to committee members and relatives of board and staff. As well, Non-Indians may serve on committees. NON PROFIT ORG. Grand Rapids Inter- Tribal Council U.S. POSTAGE PA ID PERMIT NO. 690 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH . 45 Lexington, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 • Betty Libary Jones Grand Valley State College Allendale Ml. 49401 Services at (jrantf 1qlpid.s Inter-'Tri.6a[ Council are supportetf 6y rrTie CUnitecf 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. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/446">Edward V. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stitt, Mary (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/366a0833b94690185e2a04d3ecd0ccbd.pdf 5530db312331bff0c19b67c4a8fca4fa PDF Text Text Grand Valley 3tate FEB 1 s 1995 \ Namebini Geezis (Sucker Spawning Moon) February 1995 March 11th Indian Bowling Tournament to be in memory of Tiajuana "Tia" Schoonmaker. She was a great friend, wise and knowledgeable, loved to bowl and have a good time with friends and family. She was Tijuana (Chivis) Schoonmaker. "Tia" to all those who knew her, and a "Peach" to her husband Cliff. Both have passed on, but the memories remain. Her love of life is reflected by her humor and wit she shared with those who knew her and were associated with her every "league bowling" night, mainly on Friday nights at Wengers bowling alley. Over the years we became good friends, close to her and her husband Cliff. We called each other regularly or visited their home and played cards. We learned a lot about family ties, and there were always those "stories" of days past, and many jokes. I guess you could say we "adopted" them as our "parents" away from home. No one thought anything of it when we would tease each other, or laugh at something one of us did. They were happy times. We respected them wholeheartedly, and would do anything for them. As we gained social recognition and assisted herwith bowling tournaments, she began teaching everything we should know about running a good, successful Indian Bowling Tournament. When it becametimeforusto manage ourfirsttournament, she assisted us. This went on fora couple of years, then she gracefully stepped back and told us we were on our own. Oh, she was always there if we needed her. She was a good teacher in this field, she and her husband always bowled in the tournaments. They were a fun couple, as many of the elder generation of bowlers remember. It was a fun league we all enjoyed every week, a night out with friends. There were good times, sad times, and comical times during those years of bowling. Many times we were scolded by "Tia", concerning our bowling, but always in a loving way. Our eight years of managing successful bowling tournaments in the Grand Rapids area are due to Tia. We credit her for her guidance and understanding in assisting us and making it happen. Our memories of Tia as a friend, teacher and leader are ones filled with joy and love for two people who will always hold a special place in our hearts. submitted by Amos Day & Shirley Chamberlain �Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Board of Directors: Joe John - President Vacant - Vice President Debbie Gibbs - Treasurer Toni VanderVoren - Secretary Wayne Loonsfoot - Member John Pigeon - Member Debbie Muller Chris Shomin - Executive Director Native American Prevention Services Hunter Genia Catherine John Turtle Talk: Hunter Genia - Editor Catherine John - Co-Editor Jonie Abella - Layout Charlene Hatfield - Clerical Staff r February Birthdays "Muna Di bish ka win" Wanda Raphael Richard Lewis Yusheka Raphael Rebecca McDonald Jamie Wilson Paul Rueckert Kristy Shananaquet BenShawa Wag Wheeler Julia Leaureaux Pine Shomin Luis Abella Jr. Percy Bird Sheena Sotelo Kaine Shomin Gertrude Malguen Shirley Bennett Jeremy Sawmick Andy Pigeon Marcia Barber Archie Evans James Mashka Lucille McSauby Henry Medawis Mary Switzer Lyle Lett Tony Lett Matthew Whip Terry Rasterhouse Sally Robinson Marilyn Geels Roderick Crampton Linda Marshall AmyPopma Anthony Genia Camie Castenada Loma Mackey ) Turtle Talk's mission is to provide its readership with reports oflocal and national interest which may effect and impact our Native American community. Special emphasis will be placed on prevention information. Turtle Talk is published by Native American Prevention Services, 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, in cooperation with the Kent County Health Department Phone (616) 458-4078 or 771-2733. FAX (616) 774-2810. Turtle Talk information: 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 of each month for the upcoming month's issue. (Not all material submitted can be used in Turtle Talk). If you have a story or information you want to share in Turtle Talk, please send it with your name, address and phone number. You will be recognized by name in Turtle Talk if article is used. 2 • Native American Prevention Services Mr. David A. Pierce, aged 23, of Grand Rapids, passed away Saturday, January 21, 1995. Surviving are his parents, Oliver and Jeanette Pierce; two brothers, Brian (Paula) Pierce, and Michael Pierce; a nephew, Brenden; aunts, uncles, cousins; and his friend, Lea Wilcox. He was a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa. The Anishinaabek community wishes to express their condolences to the Pierce family. �Young Eagles & Vision Seekers and the Holidays It was the night before Christmas and all through the house and who showed up Cindy and her spouse? No, waita second let's start over. It was Dec. 22nd at 6:00 p.m. and the Young Eagles/Vision Seekers were together for one of the rare times that happens. At a time when families get together for dinner and special occasions we thought it would be nice for the Young EaglesNision Seekers get together for their family and fun. Before we go on with the rest of the party we need to acknowledge some people and organizations. First we need to acknowledge the Pigeon family: Cindy, John, Edmund, and Jenny. Their hard work didn't go unnoticed. Without Cindy, this whole thing would have never happened. Friends who helped with this event were: End of the Trail, Graywind, Lexington School, Grand Valley State University - Educational Connections, Silkstone, and Native American Prevention Services. I also have to share with you how this whole thing came about. Cindy, tell me if this sounds familiar, calls me the week before and says, "Hey bud, were going to have a Christmas Party for the Young Eagles and Vision Seekers." All of sudden my eyes got big and my hair stood up because I know how these last minute deals work. But if I learned anything from my partner at the office (Catherine John), it's to be blunt and to the point. So I asked Cindy, "What do you want me to do exactly?". I asked her that because do you ever go to some engagement your partly responsible for and then 10 minutes before it's supposed to happen someone ask you if this or that was done? I'm thinking this is supposed to start at 6:00 p.m. and I'm not getting stuck at 5:45 p.m. to go to the store. MARCH IS PARENTING AWARENESS MONTH During the month of March, Native American Prevention Services will be sponsoring four workshops in the area of parenting. Because we recognize that parents are often the role models for our children we support activities, functions, workshops that promote positive parenting. Please come out, any parent, grandparents, uncles, aunts etc... all are cordially invited to sit in and listen. The workshops will focus on the following areas: March 7: Parenting for Prevention March 14: Conflict Resolution March 21: Positive Parenting March 28: Stress Management All workshops will be Tuesday evenings from 6:30 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Room at Lexington School For more infonnation call 458-4078. GOOD PARENTING INCLUDES ••• 1. Showing kids love, concern, and respect at all times. 2. Giving kids a safe place to live and play. 3. Listening to what your kids are saying. 4. Helping your kids appropriate choices whenever possible. 5. Giving your kids with appropriate choices whenever possible. 6. Having reasonable rules that are understood by all. The rest is history. The kids had a great time and got to open presents and have a meal also. It was also nice to see some faces from the community and enjoy the evening activities. I told everyone we had D.K. or Dick Sprague lined up to play Santa but we couldn't find a suit small enough. So maybe next year we will. Submitted by Hunter Genia 7. Being responsible and teaching your kids to be responsible. 8. Spending time together with your kids. 9. Setting an example by what you do and say. 10. Asking for help when you need it. Native American Prevention Services • 3 �The Game•.. Thegamestartedoutkindofdull withtheOlippewas of Central Michigan being down 4-0 at the end of the first period. I wondered if I would leave early because there seemed to be no hope in sight for this team. I thought no I woulcln 't leave because I'm here to support one of our own who plays on the team, whether they win or lose. In the second period things were getting better and the Olips were down by a score of 5-3 and by the end of the second period they were down by one. I wouldn't even care about telling you this story but I thought I would share with you that there is a young man who plays on this team by the name of Bruce George an Oneida/Ojibwa from Kettle PointReseIVe in Ontario, Canada (which is about 1/2 hour from Port Huron). This young man plays center for the Chippewas in the game of hockey. He's a darn good one to. He's like a little Barry Sanders on the ice in that he makes people miss with the puck and he's got some speed also. Bruce's advice to young people, "Keep a level head, get your education because you will only be helping the older and younger people in your community." Asked why he dances, "I dance because it keeps me going and I get a chance to reunite with my family all over when I travel." written by Giwesinini In the third period (Hockey plays three twenty minute periods in college), things were tightening up and people were giving each other elbows, pushing into the walls, and there was was even a player ejected for personal misconduct. If you haven't figured it out this is a physical game and Bruce omy stands about 5'6l/2"and160pounds. BythistimetheOlippewas tied the game up and eventually went up by one over the Knights of Calvin College. Bruce is also a male traditional dancer which he has done for about thirteen years, and had he not helped us at Calvin College the Thursday before the game with a cultural program I would've never known he was going to be in town playing hockey for Central Michigan University. To finish the story about the game, the Knights tied itwithaboutthreesecondslefttosenditintoovertime. In overtime with about 15 seconds left Bruce ends up with the puck and skates down the ice, ends up with a one on one situation with the goalie and scores. Chippewas win the game 7-6. If you get a chance, check out Bruce playing hockey or dancing at the Pow Wow. 4 ·Native American Preventiop Services Bruce George in his Traditional Dance Regalia �Young Eagles (K-2) As you are aware this group meets Tuesday evenings from 6:00- 7:00 pm. We encourage all Indian children between the ages of 5 - 7 years of age to come and participate. We have started a new fonnat with our groups where as we will be teaching the Project CHarliePrevention Curriculum forthe first part with a snack and activity for the last part of class. So far we have averaged 6 children a week and have taught 4 lessons. Last week the group and I attended the Dance Presentation at Calvin College as part of the First People's Workshop Series. Since this workshop was held from 6:00 till 8:00 p.m. dinner at McDonalds was provided. The kids learned alx>ut dance styles and singing; and enjoyed meeting some of the Calvin students. I especially enjoyed having them see some of their friends and relatives participating in the dance program. We are planning to have a special outside activity once a month. For February we hope to visit the Van Andel Museum. Young Eagles (3 - 6) Titls group meets Monday evening from 5 :00 till 7:00 pm for the ages of 8 - 11. We are also incorporating the Project Charlie curriculum into these meetings . We have averaged 9 kids for this program and have utilized 5 Project CHarlie lessons. Also, we have enjoyed the special company of Josie Walters, who has been assisting us with this group. Thank you, Josie. Special activities for this group have been the First People's Workshop Series. Also on January 16th we visited the Van Andel Museum. For February we are in the process of planning a roller-skating party (We did plan this for the Holiday break but it kind of fell through-poor planning on my part, sorry alx>ut that everyone--dj). So we are looking forward to some fun activities as well as learning more alx>ut ourselves and healthy living. As group facilitators it is sometimes difficult to know what, when, where, and how to present Prevention programs and activities forthe youth in this community. The kids want fun activities, but we must also balance this out with education. We try to make the activities/lessons lx>th fun and educational. So bear with us while we are in theprocessofrevampingtheprogram. Allspecialactivities will be held at sites other than the Lexington school building, but we will meet here first before going on to the activity site. It is also a necessity to occasionally meet on weekends, or when the building is closed for holiday, rather than our regularly scheduled meeting times. We will try to inform the parents of the changes as soon as possible through memo's sent home with the kids one to two weeks prior to the schedule change. Along with this "new fonnat" we are requiring a parent/guardian to chaperone their own children on certain activities which we feel requires additional slipervision. If the parent cannot attend they must call our office and arrange for another filM1 chaperone to attend with their children. Ifthis is not possible then we will have to ask that the child miss the activity and attend the next meeting. We are doing this because we want more family interaction with our youth; also, it provides us with a chance to get to know the parents better. If you are not happy with the way the groups are organiz.ed or facilitated please attend a meeting and help us "do it right" If anyone should know your child's needs it would be you. We would like to extend a very special Migwetch to a beautiful lady that has volunteered her time to spend with the Young Eagles 3 - 6 grade group on Monday evenings. Josie Walters, a "hometown Odawa Girl", has been attending Young Eagles on Monday nights. Josie has shared with our groupherexperienceas an American Indian Woman Veteran; alx>ut relationships; and alx>ut discipline and caring. She is a Women's Traditional dancer and in these recent years has taken her place beside the other veterans that are being honored at various Pow-Wows. As a child I was taught that a warrior is one who fights for others without thought to what it will cost them personally. I admire Josie for taking responsibility in teaching our youth alx>ut life experiences that may help them later in life, and just caring alx>ut them as indiviudals. I also appreciate her request from her male counterparts (Veterans) in the Indian community to "let us (women veterans) be included. We don't want to take anyone's place. We served alontg side the men. Let us dance by the male veterans and be able to be just as proud as they are." For myself I feel that statement must have taken a lot of courage to make. I'm proud that my Grandfathers, Fathers, Uncles, and Brothers are taking note and backing her request by standing proud beside her. Thanks again, Josie, we hope to see you continue your work with our group. WE WELCOME A~'YQNE THAT IS Wll.LING TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME. Another special Migwetch to Bruce George (oops-SIR BRUCE) and Winnay Wemigwase from Central Michigan University for coming down and sharing there expert dance styles and awesome moves with the audience at the First People's Workshop Series. Also, the Young Eagles (K-2) group would like you guys to come back and visit them again. They have lots of questions. Plus I owe you dinner at the restaurant of your choice. (Thank God for Per Capita-I know how much Bruce eats.) Native American Prevention Services · 5 �In 1991 the "Prevention Resource Guide: American Indians and Native Alaskans" printed some facts regarding Inhalant use among our Indian communities across the nation. These facts were startling, but also gave some hope. Did you know that: - American Indians consistently report higher lifetime prevalence and current use in all drug categories compared with the general population in the National High School Senior Suivey. - American Indian Youth are consistently reported to have the highest prevalence rates for inhalants, with estimated ranges of 17 to 22 percent, about twice as high as nonIndian youth. - Before reaching seventh grade, 44 percent of American Indian youth have used inhalants; this is about five times the incidence by non-Indian youth. - Twelve percent of American Indian youth have used stimulants and 72 percent have smoked cigarettes, while the percentage of non-Indian youth is significantly lower. (4.2 percent and 42.3 percent respectively) - Young American Indian females use drugs at the same rate as males. - There is some indication that the use of alcohol, marijuana, and inhalants by American Indian youth is decreasing. As stated earlier, the facts and figures are startling, but they also bring hope. First of all, these figures are from 1989 - 1991, three years ago, and as early as 1991 they have shown that there is a decrease in drug use among our youth. Unfortunately, there is an increase in Inhalant use. It is much more easily accessible, and there are no laws prohibiting the distrbution and sale of inhalants. The reason being that many are common household items; office products; arts and crafts products; and available at our local gas station (gasoline). The brochure from the Do It Now Foundation explains it like this. Inhalants can be broken down into three major groups--Solvents, Aerosols, and Nitrates & Nitrous Oxide. Solvents can include things like: glue, gasoline, correction fluid, paints, and paint thinner. Aerosols can include hairsprays, deodorants, cooking oils, and spray paint. Nitrates includes chemicals like butilnitrate (Liquid incense, or room deodorizer) and a gas called "nitrous oxide". The abuse starts when common items such as these are inhaled into the body by a process called "sniffing" to get "high". Sniffing or inhaling can cause hallucinations, delusions, or long-term problems that affect your vital organs such as the heart, kidneys and lungs. Onces the vital organs become affected the damages is often irreversible. Also, an overdose from sniffing does not happen over a periods of hours as with other drugs, but rather happens quickly and without warning. Once the overdose occurs the damage is done and the body will never recover--it is IRREVERSAB.LE. The brain damage that occurs with extended use is also irreversible. This type of abuse is more common than most street drugs that are made available out in the communities. Parents be aware of what is out there that can do serious harm to your children. Often times it is the things closest to home that we tend to overlook. Submitted /:Jy Catherine L. John 6 • Native American Prevention Services �2nd Annual Native American Bowling Tournament Miracle Lanes - 3700 Plainfield St. N.E. Grand Rapids, MI In Memory of "Tia Schoonmaker" March 11, 1995 Teams: *Must be Native American or married to Native American. *At least one member of the opposite sex must be on a team of 4 bowlers. *Cash only once with same team members. Change two team members to cash again. *Tournament director will settle all disputes and rulings. Averages: *Current average for 1994/95 season or previous season 1993/94, whichever is higher, must have verification, bring your book. *Averages based on a minimwn of 21 games in an ABC or WIBC sanctioned league, bring verification. *Bowlers without verification of averages will use; men 180 and women 160. *Handicap based on 210, men 80% and women 90%. *Falsification of average will result in forfeiture of all entry fees and disqualification from tournament. Lanes: *Lane assignments by random draw. *32 lanes available - automatic scoring. *Miracle Lanes 3700 Plainfield NE *Pro shop available Shifts: *2 shifts available at 1 la.m. & 2p.m. *Check-in for each shift will be cut off at 10:45 a.m. & 1:45 p.m. unless additional teams are needed. All lanes are filled on a first come and first serve basis. Cost: *$25 per bowler ($100 per team of 4) *U.S. Currency Only (Cash) *Door prizes - 50-50 raffle available Awards Reception: *Immediately following at Grand Rapids Fire Fighter Union Hall, 1930 Fuller NE, comer of Fuller & Knapp. *Food - Refreshments - Music *Entry for non bowlers available Contacts: Roderick Crampton (616) 892-6267 Amos "Junebug" Day (616) 249-1858 Announcements: Native American Education Parent Committee meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.. All meetings are at West Middle School in Room #241. Call Pat for more information at 771-3318. Three Fires Pow Wow Committee of 1995 will be meeting Thursday's at 6:00 p.m. Meeting will be held at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council's conference room. For more information call Debbie Muller at 243-1046, call her for dates & times. Young Eagles-Vision Seekers Native American Youth Groups meet on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Call Hunter or Catherine for times at 458-4078. Rides To Church- Pa Wa Ting Ma Ged Win United Methodist Church. Need a ride call Rev. Knapp at 241-1361. Must call by Sawrday evening. Native American Critical Issues Conference "Insuring the Survival of Indian Education". Conference to be held at Traverse City Holiday Inn., February 23-25. For more information call 1-800-292-1934 ext 6668. Indian Bowling Tournament March 11, 1995 at Miracle Lanes. Reception to follow. If you are interested in the '95 Indian Bowling Tournament please call: Rod Crampton 892-6267 or Amos Day 249-1858. Youth Baseball and Softball Sign-up The Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department will be accepting Youth Baseball and Softball registration through February 21, 1995 for boys and girls 7 to 14 years of age. A $20.00 equipment fee is required. For more info call 456-3696 and ask for Char. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •• • Congratulations to: • • •• • •• Lora & Casey Church on their •• • • newborn baby girl. Alilee (A-lil-lay) Bah • Church. Born on 1-8-95, weighing • • • • 8 pounds. Alilee means "miracle" • • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •• Native American Prevention Services • 7 �••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Education Department and Seventh Generation Program Co-Sponsor "Career Expo 95" Special Activities: *College and University Recruiters *Review of Tribal Leadeship Program *Current Job Opportunities with Tribe *Cultural Presentation and Giveaway *Buffet Luncheon for Participants High School Juniors and Seniors are urged to attend this important event. Date: Friday, February 17, 1995 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. LOCATION: • • ••• • • •• • • • Mt. Pleasant Holiday Inn 5665 East Pickard St. Mt. Pleasnt, MI. 48858 For More Information call: Ben Hinmon at (517) 775-3672. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Lexington School 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID GRAND RAPIDS, MI PERMIT NO. 319 • Library Grand Val/ Allendale eMy/State Univ. 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. Includes newsletters, event programs, flyers, posters and other printed materials. 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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) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Native American Prevention Services 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/a7d3bc37adb3ca53677514a7b71e0f42.pdf 21e9a9c5af902b24ba72afb337d9521e PDF Text Text GUGU - -~_......,,VaDeJ~:._~s Turt1e -------':N FEB 1:l 1996 Um"vetsilJ UbratY Talk Native American Prevention Services 45 Lexington NW Gr'.,nd Rapids, MI 49504-6399 TELE: (616) 458-4078 FAX: (616) 458-2096 Nam ebini Giizis (Sucker S awning Moon) Mishikenh Geegadohawen l. E T T E R February 1996 Highlights vou::vTEERS COJIE FORWARD ......... .. . 1 Dance . ... ............. 2 .-J11ishi11aabe Bowling Toumamenl .... 3 Role .\lode/ leads Buffalo Sabres ............ 3 Febnwry Birthdays ........... 4 f"1wt is a Warrior .. .. 4 In ,\,/emory. ... ... . .. 4 Turtle Talk Hunter Genia - Editor Lora Ch11rch - Ca-Editor Charlene Hatfield - Layout Turtle Talk 's mission is to provide its readership with reports of local and national interest which may effect and impact our Native American community. Special emphasis will be placed 011 prevention il!formation. Turtle Talk is published by Native American Prevention Services. in cooperation with the Kem County Health Department Turtle Talk due dates: Submissions to Turtle Talk must be received in our office by the first of each month for the upcoming month 's issue. (Not all material s11bmitted can be used.i lfyo11 have a story or i1!fomwtion you wo11ld like Lo share with Turtle Talk. please send it with your name. address and phone number. You will be recognized by name in Turtle Talk ifyour article is used. Illiniwek battle frustrating faculty and st11dents .Ali1111esota bans sale of Crazy Horse .\.!alt Liquor 4 Navajo fight silence 011 AIDS . . . . . Soul's Certainty. . . . . . . . . . . . . The Conference . . . . . . .......... Senior drug expense rebate average nearly $-150 . CALENDAR OF EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 6 6 6 8 VOLUNTEERS COME FORWARD TO HELP On Monday, January 8th, I 0 interested community members attended our I st ever Native American Prevention Services Volunteers Workshop. It was facilitated by Hunter Genia, Lora Church and Patti Ziemba. The workshop included topics such as: What is Prevention; The importance of Confidentiality; The Structure of the N.AP.S .; and activities we plan to offer throughout the year. Activities include offering three youth groups (Vision Seekers and Young Eagles); participating on various community committees; providing education and training to youth, ·parents, student groups, educators and other professional staff regarding substance abuse prevention and/or culture presentations, etc. Roger Williams, a workshop participant/volunteer, says, "They gave me good information on what prevention is and the services involved. [It also] gave me an understanding of what confidentiality is in relation to the prevention program." The workshop gives us a resource for us to draw from when needed since we are only a staff of three. We see community members/volunteers as a very important part of our services and we appreciate your time and commitment!! Chi-Migwech to the following volunteers: Jeanette St.Clair, Angie Yob, Roger Williams, Barb Shenoskey, Casey Church, Debbie Gibbs, Michelle Unruh, Char Campbell, Derek Bailey, and Wassia Kiogima. A special thank you goes to Ms. Patti Ziemba, Project Rehab Prevention Manager, for her assistance with the workshop!! We plan to offer another Volunteers Workshop in the near future. If you are interested, please contact us at (616) 458-4078. Migwech, Native American Prevention Staff :r, �• 2 January 1996 Turtle Talk ; Hornell Brewing Co., Ferolito, Vultaggio & Sons 4501 Glenwood Road Brooklyn, NY 11203 Dear Hornell Brewing Co., I am writing to let you know that in my own opinion Crazy Horse Malt Liquor is a disgrace to our Indigenous people' s. It's a pity that you can 't understand that in our (Indigenous) cultures and traditions we honor those who have passed on and have fought so hard to maintain our cultural wellbeing with dignity, not with a bottle of alcohol. Crazy Horse was a man, a leader and was one of the last great warrior's to try and hold off the European and Western Civilizations movement to steal the land, language, culture and original way of life. It's sad to note that alcohol has had a tremendous negative impact upon our culture. Statistics will sadly point out the sad truth that alcohol has directly and indirectly ended many lives, many that were young. Concerned people are trying to reach out to those who may be greatly impacted by the "bottle" to know that there are better ways. Crazy Horse Malt Liquor is not honoring this man or our Indigenous people's. Crazy Horse tried to warn his people that this is not our way of life. Alcohol never was a part of our culture and traditional way of life. By naming a harmful bottle of poison after a man and warrior who was greatly respected does no favor for our people or culture. Obviously you do not understand. The only thing your people understand is dollar signs and if you can do it at our expense who really cares, right? Please correct me if I'm wrong. I realize this letter alone will not stop you from distributing your brew but if it will inspire others to write and make a statement of dissent against your methods, then so be it. Aho! Sincerely, Giwesinini Native American Wellness Activities: Body Movement Dance ClassF or ages 13 years through high school. Anishinaabe youth will have the chance to move to the beat in a cool way. Take a chance and find out what it's about, all you need is comfortable clothing (sweats/shorts, t-shirts and comfortable shoes to move around) . Express yourself, eh! Call Debbie Muller 451-8913 ***** Walkers & Runners- Now is your time to make some of those New Years Resolutions happen. As mentioned in January's issue of Turtle Talk were inviting Anishinaabe of all shapes & sizes to get in shape. One of the goals is to prepare a group of walkers & runners for the Old Kent River Bank Run & Walk, which is the 2nd Saturday of May. Information OJ _;r meeting set for.'fnursday;:Eep. 22nd at 7: 00 pm at the Lexington School. Together w~cap.d9it! Call Casey Church for more details at 451-9066. You have noticed everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round ... The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours .. . Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in every thing where power moves. Black Elk (1863-1950) Oglala Sioux �• 3 January 1996 Anishinaabe Bowling Tournament What: Native American Bowling Tournament *Must be Native American or married to a Native American. *At least one member of the opposite sex must be on a team of 4 bowlers. *Cash only once with same team members. Change two team members to cash again. When: March 9, 1996 *2 shifts available 11 :OOam & 2 :00pm *Check in for each shift will be cut off at 10:30am & 1:30pm unless additional teams are needed . Please arrive early. Where: Lincoln Lanes 3485 Lake Michigan Dr. NW Grand Rapids, MI Cost: $25.00 per bowler ($100 per team of 4) *US Currency only (cash) . Awards: $1000 1st place based on entries *Immediately following at Grand Rapids Fire Fighters Union Hall, 1930 Fuller NE. *Food - Refreshments - Music Food: People wishing to bring a dish to pass are encouraged to do so. Turtle Talk If you would like to help with the *appreciating your human worth and importance *the how you think and feel about yourself *how you experience life internally-positive thoughts and feelings Aboriginal role model program, continues to serve as a role model for Native youth. He was introduced as the new head coach of the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres on July 18. Nolan replaces the man who hired him, John Muckier, who relinquished his coaching duties during the off-season so that he could focus on his general manger responsibilities with the club. 'Tm very proud of my background," said Nolan, an Ojibwa who was raised and still lives in Garden River, Ontario, a reserve located 15 kilometers east of Sault Ste. Marie. 'Tm so proud to say it. And hopefully I can be an inspiration for others to follow their dreams." People with high self-esteem: Challenges Youth banquet or tournament, please contact: Roderick Crampton at (616) 892-6267 or Amos "Junebug" Day at (616) 249-1858 Self-Esteem Self esteem is ... -likes who they are -see themselves as worthy -feels equal to others -can be creative -think its ok to make mistakes -recognize limitations -are unselfish -have a positive attitude -develop interdependent relationship -have a vision of themselves -aren't afraid of taking healthy risk -can receive love from others -can give love to others Billy Rogers Norman,OK Role Model leads Buffalo Sabres Buffalo, NY - Ted Nolan, prominently features on posters promoting the During the hockey off-season, Nolan frequently visits reserves across Canada and talks to youth not only about career but also about the importance of education, self-esteem and following dreams. Nolan, 37, is no stranger to the NHL. Last season he was an assistant coach with the Hartford Whalers. And, although he spent the majority of his eight-season professional playing career in the minors, Nolan toiled in the NHL for portions of three seasons during the l 980's. He suited up for a total of 60 games with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1981-82 and 1983-84 campaigns, and then appeared in 18 contests with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 198586 schedule. After his playing days ended, Nolan caught the coaching bug. He was the head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds for six seasons, posting a 186-154-28 mark. During his final season (1992-93) with the Greyhounds, the club captured the �• 4 January 1996 Turtle Talk Memorial Cup, which is annually awarded to the Canadian Junior Hockey League champs. "We are very pleased to bring Ted Nolan into the Sabres' organization as our head coach," he said. "He will bring many great qualities to our club, including a strength in the areas of motivation and working with young players.'' Anthony Genia Camie Castanada Roberta Shriner Melissa Harris What is a Warrior A warrior is the protector of his family, clan and his tribe -Windspeaker A warrior is the guardian of the old ways so that they are not forgotten February Birthdays "Muna Di bish ka win" Luis Abella Jr. Loma Mackey Wanda Raphael Richard Lewis Yusheka Raphael Rebecca McDonald Jamie Wilson Paul Rueckert Kristy Shananaquet Ben Shawa Wag Wheeler Julia Leaureaux Pine Shomin Percy Bird Sheena Sotelo Kaine Shomin Gertude Malguen Shirley Bennett Jeremy Sawmick Andy Pigeon Marcia Barber James Mashka Lucille McSauby Henry Medawis Mary Switzer Lyle Lett Tony Lett Mathew Whip Terry Rasterhouse Sally Robinson Marilyn Geels Roderick Crampton Linda Marshall AmyPopma A warrior is not motivated by greed, political ambition or fame A warrior will not put himself above others in need And above all a warrior is the living spirit of our grandfather Mike Baker In Memory ....... . Husband, Father, & Grandfather February 5, 1993 This poem is dedicated to the memory of Uncle Hank "Spanore" Sprague Jr., as was inspired by his nephew Ronald Dean Sprague Jr. Now I've passed and now I'm gone; to that place in the great beyond Don 't be sad and please don 't cry; because one day you 'II also die I'm just one step ahead ofyou And that same step you shall make too Then when we meet in that great place, once again we will embrace So please be glad, don 't cry for nothing, for now my body's no longer suffering I am at peace in my new home I send that message through this poem And with this rhyme I'm also stating that in that place I shall be waiting Submitted by: Loving Wife and Daughter, Daisy and Pam llliniwek battle frustrating faculty and students by Matt Kelley Olen Perkins, an art professor and a member of Arizona's Gila River Pima-Maricopa, says he plans to leave Illinois because he's sick of hearing racial taunts and seeing his students wear clothing emblazoned with Chief Illiniwek, the University of Illinois sports mascot he feels is racist. The U.S. Education Department on Nov. 30 ruled the mascot has not created a racially hostile environment at the university, dismissing a complaint from Indian students and faculty. "I can't tell you how demoralizing and dehumanizing it is to teach in this environment." Perkins said, · "It's disheartening because, of all the gifts that these students have, the one thing that's missing is compassion." �Turtle Talk • 5 January 1996 Minnesota bans sale of Crazy Horse Malt Liquor Minnesota has officially banned the sale of Crazy Horse Malt Liquor. Unofficially, the ban won't be enforced right away because G. Heileman Brewing Co. and the Hornell Brewing Co. indicated they will appeal. The malt liquor has already been banned in Washington and Nebraska. News fimn the Indian Country Navajo fight silence on AIDS Silence is the Navajo Nation' s worst enemy in the battle against AIDS, speakers told more than 250 people gathered here to observe World AIDS Day. Children and adults from as far as Window Rock and Tees Nos Pos, Ariz.,, marched, then released dozens of balloons above City Market in remembrance of those who have died of AIDS . " A lot of people say we shouldn't talk about it because it's against tradition," said Arlene Shorty, a Navajo Nation Health Coordinator. "But if we keep quiet, it's going to be an epidemic on our reservation." Already 59 Navajos have been diagnosed with AIDS or HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, according to the Indian Health Service. Of those, 53 are men and six women. The figures do not include patients who have sought medical care outside the IHS . News from Indian Country Leader Development Series Have you ever wondered about the future of Native American Indian children? Have you seen the pressure and stresses Native American children have to endure these days? Do you wish there was a way to assist these children and help them be successful in today' s modern world? Do you want to see the Native American Indian children of tomorrow lead successful, purposeful, fulfilled lives? Do you want your children to have a head start on a better life? If you answered YE S to any of the above questions, we have some good news for you. An exciting program has been developed, called The Leadership Development Series, which will address these issues and much more. This series for adults is designed to create positive thinking, improve communication . skills, improve stress handling skills, and build self- confidence leading to strengthen leadership abilities. The goal of the series is to give our American Indians community an opportunity to help American Indian youth adapt to the changing world both outside and within their culture. This series is a precursor to the Leadership Development Series for American Indian youth, which 1s scheduled for the Fall of 1996. We will be working on developing a supportive council of individuals who will be available to youths going through the Leadership Development Series. The youth will draw on the expertise and knowledge of this advisory council to lead them. We believe everyone has something to share. If you are interested in attending the Leadership Development Series and sharing your unique talents and expertise in a mentoring role with these special youth, contact Sally Olsen Kee at (616) 956-9270. Remember our youth are our FUTURE!!! 11r.u.:;: .: .:.;~.:.: :,.: .:i·M:;. :,;·.,:;·:.l.;·:l;:". ;.: -; :· .~ ;i:$;:;: :~~-~~: : : : : ;: :·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·: : :rrr . ....:. :..':µ.;:.::.:.:.! .!.! .! .:!.:!.:i.! .! .i,.'.'·'.:.,!,:.,!,:.,;':.,•,: :=:.,:,:.:,:.':.,:,:,:,:,!·.!,!,!,!,! �Turtle Talk • 6 January 1996 Soul's Certainty I seek the memories of my soul, the validation of the external. Sweet is the breeze that streams my hair, returns me from the edges of doubt. I see the shadows for all they are. Forever changing. Everlasting. Strong are the trees that fill my eyes. Their expanse includes my being, helps me know my mind I will give myself completely, . and still this longing in my heart, quiet my unknowable loneliness. Safe and solid is the ground, keeper of creation. I am consoled by its vital, elemental necessity. Earth hold~ mortality, and I am glad. designed to give participants the opportunity to examine key issues that will impact the educational process of Indian students and communities. The planning committee invites all persons who are concerned about the educational outcomes for Michigan's American Indian students to attend this conference. Although Title IX and Johnson O'Mally programs continue to be our primary source of involvement in Michigan's public schools, given the current political climate we must become more involved in the overall school reform process. For more information call : 1-517-487-5409 Senior drug expense rebate average nearly $450 Senior citizens who need help paying for prescription drugs should apply for the 1995 rebate between Jan. 1 and June 1, 1996 . exceed $11,040 for single persons or $14,760 for married couples. *Applicant cannot have lived in a licensed health care facility for six consecutive months during 1995. This restriction does not apply to subsidized senior citizen apartments, adult foster care homes or licensed homes for the aged. *Call the Michigan Department of the Treasury at 800-367-6263 to be placed on a list to receive the 1995 Senior Citizen Prescription Drug Credit Claim form (MI1040CR-9) *The form must be submitted between Jan . 1 and June 1, 1996 to the Michigan Department of the Treasury, Lansing, Mich 48956. *Help in filling out the form can be had by calling: 800-487-7000, Deaf hearing or speech impaired can call: 517-373-9419 (TDD). *Help and information about this and other drug credit programs for seniors also can be obtained by calling the Area Agency on Aging of West Michigan at 456-5664. Submitted by Fran Compo WHO'S INVOLVED In my life I shall rejoice, for all I see is round, and destiny returns. -Nichole Shananaquat The Conference Native American Critical Issues Conference 1996, Holiday Inn Mt. Pleasant, March 7 - 9, 1996. The 1996 conference has been Eligibility for prescription drug credit rebates in 1995 : *Applicant must have reached his or her 65th birthday by Dec. 31, 1995. *If both husband and wife claim the credit, they both must meet the age requirement. *Household income is based on incomes of 150 percent of poverty or less. In 1994, the limit could not A message to all the youth at- risk for involvement in substance abuse or chemical dependency; to all the youth considering suicide; and to all the youth involved in violent life-styles through gangs or other �Turtle Talk • 7 January 1996 negative self-destructive behaviors. There are many reasons why youth like us become involved in dangerous and self-destructive behaviors and life-styles including; • low self-esteem • problems with the family • racism • feeling isolated and alone with no one to talk to, or believing that there is nowhere to turn for help . • wanting to be accepted by others • very few positive activities within our communities • not enough positive role models willing to put consistent effort, ideas and energy to work with the youth. When we, as youth, have a hard time dealing with our sadness and pain, we may become selfdestructive and act out in negative and dangerous ways. We may hold onto our resentments, are very often afraid to trust others and usually stuff our pain deep inside. As youth, we may be too afraid to trust others to help us or we may be too proud to ask for help . We can become too comfortable in the ways we've learned to deal with our problems, such as becoming increasingly violent, using drugs/alcohol or by becoming depressed and suicidal. Often our own pride does not allow us to see that we have become destructive to our own selves and our own futures. Those of us who have turned to these behaviors need help if we want to turn our lives around. We especially need dedicated, persistent, committed_and spiritually minded people in our lives that will not walk away or allow us to turn them away. These people need to be willing to help us to take the risk to change our lives in a more positive direction. The Youth of Traditional Elder and Youth Circle understand and acknowledge that the fear of trusting others often keeps us from taking that first step toward change. We have to try to trust. We need to reach out to someone who cares, like our elders, our grandmothers and grandfathers, and those adults who ARE THERE for us. We need to become willing to express our pain and sadness in more non-violent ways such as through poetry, painting, writing, sports, exercise or through other personal creative talents. We need to use our talents to help us to live. To help us in our efforts to change, we need the patience, understanding and support of our families and from our communities. We need to be respected, asked in a good way, not just ordered around. In turn, as young people, we need to respect our parents and our community. Again, we say that it is our responsibility as youth to accept the responsibility to honor the gift of life that we have been given and seek out those leaders who will help us to find the courage within ourselves to continue to decide to survive. The Youth of the Traditional Elder and Youth Circle realize that we are special and unique in our own separate ways. We would ask that you, as youth, believe in yourselves and not be afraid to reach out to others and begin to trust. To succeed in this change, we have to develop a partnership with those in our families and communities that are willing to take time with us and for us, the youth_ Can we count on you to be there to help support us and guide us on this perilous road we are traveling? "We were told that it is now the time for the young people to become the runners for the Elders, to become the legs of the Circle; to do the work for the Elders and with clear direction - to move in better concentration of effort and energy. Reprinted from Native Monthly Reader Join Me in Carrying on Our Culture - - -~--- J r~' . .. l .. ;_J ~;_. ~ -- .....~ ...... ~~\ CHOOSE TRADffION -~·\ NOT ADDICTION 1 Know Ille consequencts d ' • ~ ' ~) alcohol and druo abuse .=::.-::. �• 8 January 1996 Turtle Talk NOTI AWASEPPI HURON POTAWA TOMI NATION CELEBRATION AND POW WOW CALENDAR OF EVENTS When: Where: February 10 The Grand Rapids Kateri Circle cordially invites you to attend their prayer meeting and potluck from 3 to 6 p.m. every second Saturday of the month in the Bukowski Room of St. Joseph Center, 650 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids. For more information call Simon Fr.ands at (616) 459-6820. MEETING DATES: February 10, March 9, April 13. February 11 Valentine Party and Potluck from noon to 3 p.m. in the gym of St. Michael's Church, 1716 Sixth St., Muskegon. Bring your family and friends! There will be speakers, door prizes and lots of food. For more information call Deb Gutowski at (616) 755-3098. February 12 Three Fires Pow Wow Mtg. At Grand Rh'er Band of Ottawa office. 307 Michigan St. (Park in rear) February 17 Huron Potowatomi "Celebration of Federal Recognition" Pow Wow. (All drums, singers, and dancers are welcome) For more info please call the Huron Potowatomi office at (616) 729-5151 or the Northern Branch office at (616) 451-4925 February I 7, I 996 Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, Oosterhouse Activities Center, 1335 Lee Street SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 9:00 AM to 11 :00 PM Time: Agenda: 9:00 AM to I 0 :00 AM IO: 15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM 3:00 PM to 6 :00 PM 6 :00 PM 7:00 PM to 11 :00 PM Indian Breakfast General Membership Meeting Regular Agenda Eats, Social Time, Videos of official signing and photos of Washington, D.C. Trip Tribal Information packets with Indian Health Service application will be available. Box social, raffles, 50/50, and TShirt sales Honoring ceremonies of elders and tribal council Supper-Potluck Celebration Dance and Pow Wow **ALL INDIAN NATIONS, DRUMS, SINGERS, DANCERS, AND PUBLIC ARE INVITED*** ·-------., Grand Rapids Public Schools Lexington School 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID Grand Rapids, Ml Permit no. 319 _J Library Grand Valley State Univ. Allendale, MI 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Native American Prevention Services 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/3210221327c0ab945c4973dd3d8db777.pdf 7c21197d6a09f7925684b45ba5a9412b PDF Text Text N E w s Grand Valley State FEB 13 1997 Turtle Talk Native American Prevention Services 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6399 TELE: (616) 458-4078 FAX: (616) 458-2096 Namebini Giizis (Sucker Spawning Moon) Mishikenh Geegadohawen L E Upiverfiij @6raft February 1997 NINE ARRESTED IN SALE OF EAGLE AND HAWK PARTS.. .... ............. LET US HEAR FROM YOU . MENTOR/TUTOR TRAINING . . YOUNG EAGLES NOTICE ...... ........ ... Highlights SNOW REMOVAL MEET OUR NEW STAFF FIRST AMERICAN PREVENTION CENTER MIETS . . . . . . MARIJUANA ........ FAMILY TIME February Birthdays "Muna Di bish ka win" . . . MARIJUANA AWARENESS . . POEM.............. 2 2 3 4 Turtle Talk Hunter Genia - Staff Lora Church - Staff Derek Bailey - Staff Karena Ordway - Staff 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. Special emphasis will be placed on prevention information. Turtle Talk is published by Native American Prevention Services, in cooperation with the Kent County Health Department Turtle Talk due dates: Submissions to Turtle Talk must be received in our office by the first of each month for the upcoming month 's issue. (Not all material submitted can be used.) Ifyou have a story or information you would like to share with Turtle Talk, please send it with your name, address and phone number. You will be recognized by name in Turtle Talk ifyour article is used. 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 SNOW REMOVAL Gray Wind recently purchased industrial snow removal equipment and is providing free driveway cleaning for Native American Elders and Disabled, whom have no other constant means of assistance in Newaygo, West Montcalm and Kent Counties. Compliments of Greg and Wendy Leon to the community a Hearty Chi Megwitch for a very successful year. Inquiries may call (616) 285-1001 in Grand Rapids, 652-1000 in Newaygo or 1-800-216-3177 access code 5001380. --- ~ If:""'·~~·""'''~ ......_;;;._.,...· ·;·~.;;.. ·. ~,.,.. """"'°' '-'='"'""'"•N _··_ - .:N MEET OUR NEW STAFF My name is Nicole Jackson and I am one of the new Prevention Specialist/Educators at Native American Prevention Services. I graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Health Education. Besides doing education programs, I will be in charge of the Kindergarten through third grade youth group. I am originally from the Flint area and have recently moved to Grand Rapids. I like to play tennis, snow ski, read books, and go to movies. I am very excited to get to know everyone. ;;:.········· a Aanii, my name is Renee Dillard and I am real excited to inform you that I have gained part-time employment at the prevention office. I am half Odawa of both the Grand River and Grand Traverse Bands. I have been living in the Grand Rapids area most of my life. My husband of 16 years and I have a 15 year old who attends East Kentwood High School. Also, I personally have been in recovery from drug abuse for several years now. I hope to lend my first had knowledge to my position as Prevention Specialist/Educator. I am looking forward to meeting new people and �• 2 February 1996 Turtle Talk seeing old friends. If I can be any help to anyone concerning prevention, please feel free to call me at the Prevention Office. Thank you for your support. FIRST AMERICAN PREVENTION CENTER The First American Prevention Center announces an upcoming conference. The Indian Institute on Diplomacy, to be held in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in the Spring of 1997. The dates of March 1 through March 5 have been selected to present this high profile, most important conference which targets contemporary and future Tribal Leaders. The conference keynotes include well known Tribal Diplomats, Oren Lyon and Billy Frank. Other presenters include Ernie Stevens, Wynona LaDuke, Eugene Begay and roger Jordain. Conference concurrent sessions include discussions on Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Determination, Jurisdictional Issues, Treaty Rights Protection, and Diplomatic Negotiations. The concurrent sessions will be facilitated by Indian people schooled in Law and the keynote presenters for the day. This conference will balance the serious nature of diplomacy and the need for fun by hosting evening entertainment. One night of story telling, one night of comedy and one night of music. Tribal people are being recruited to provide the entertainment. Fund raising activities are presently occurring in hopes of offering this conference at a reduced registration fee. Therefore, the registration rate may change. At present, the registration fee is $530.00 per person. This fee will cover all conference costs including; lodging, access to all plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, breaks, continental breakfasts, luncheon, banquet, and all evening entertainment. Evening entertainment will include snacks and refreshments. There are limited accommodations so the first 200 persons to preregister will have priority. A preregistration fee is required. (If we are successful with our fundraising, the difference in the amount will be refunded.) If the conference is cancelled, your registration deposit will also be refunded. For more information call The First American Prevention Center at 800-634-9912 (outside Wisconsin) and (715) 779-3755 (in Wisconsin). MIETS MICHIGAN INDIAN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES, is a state-wide agency whose purpose is to assist Native Americans in their efforts to obtain gainful employment and become economically selfsufficient through: Employment, job referral, career guidance, resume writing. WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM: A short-term employment program for adults and youth ( 14 and over) to develop basic working skills and provide job training in specific areas. Participant is paid $4.75 per hour through MIETS. Hours vary from 10 to 40 hours a week, depending on employer and participant needs. CLASSROOM TRAINING PROGRAM: GED stipend paid of $150.00 to participant enrolled in program upon completion of GED; $3.00 per hour paid to enrolled participants attending College or Vocational Training; Assistance with tuition waiver. ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES: (1) Be a resident of MIETS' service area. (2) Be at least onequarter blood quantum North American Indian. (3) Economically disadvantaged OR unemployed at least 7 days. �• 3 February 1996 . , Turtle Talk ALL PROGRAMS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT. For more information contact Mary Cody at (616)538-9644, Mon-Fri 9:005:00. MARIJUANA Taken from Michigan Substance Abuse Information ClearinghouseLansing, MI How Can Marijuana Affect Young People? In addition to the physical effects to describe later, a very real danger in marijuna use of its possible interference with growing up. As research shows, the effect of marijuna can interfere with learning by impairing thinking, reading comprehension, and verbal and arithmetic skills. Clinicians also believe that the drug may interfere with the development of adequate social skills and may encourage a kind of psychological escapism. Young people need to learn how to make decisions, handle success, cope with failure, and form their own beliefs and values. By providing an escape from "growing pains" drugs can prevent young people from learning to become mature, independent, and responsible. How does marijuna affect women's reproductive system? One recent study of marijuna use and human female endocrine functioning, with 26 women using street marijuna for 6 months or more, found they had defective menstrual cycles three times more frequently than a similar group of nonusers. These defective cycles involved either a failure to ovulate or a shortened period of fertility-findings which suggest that regular marijuna use may reduce fertility in women. Many female animal studies have been completed and show that marijuna influences levels of estrogen, the principal female sex hormone; progesterone, another reproductive hormone; and growth hormone from the pituitary. These studies suggest that marijuna use should be avoided by adolescent girls. that chronic marijuna users had lower levels of testosterone (the principal male sex hormone) than nonusers and that abstention from marijuna after heavy use produced a reversal of this condition. Other research has shown that the sperm · count in young adult males diminishes as marijuna use increases. Still other studies have shown that some of the sperm of chronic marijuna users are defective and nonfunctional. On the basis of these findings, scientist feel that those with marginal fertility or endocrine functioning also suggest that marijuna may be especially harmful during adolescence, a period of rapid physical and sexual development. Can marijuna affect pregnancy? How does marijuna affect driving? Research on women is limited because of possible risks to the unborn child. But laboratory test using female monkeys, whose reproductive systems are very similar to humans, have found that THC- treated monkeys were four times more likely than untreated monkeys to abort or have stillborn infants. And males born of the THC-treated monkeys weighed less than average at birth. Scientist believe that marijuna, which crosses the placental barrier in the pregnant mother's womb, may have a toxic effect on embryos and fetuses. Using marijuna during pregnancy is taking an unnecessary risk. Research has shown that social doses of marijuna can impair driving ability. Actual driving experiments reveal that the drug has a significant effect on judgement, caution, and concentration. Marijuna also affects the driver's perceptual and motor abilities. A recent study of 300 drivers responsible for fatal accidents in Boston showed that 39 percent were intoxicated with alcohol and 16 percent were under the influence of marijuna at the time of the fatal crash, according to interviews with witnesses. With its increased use among the general population, marijuna presents a definite danger on the road. How does marijuna affect men's reproductive systems? Studies of adult males have found �• 4 February 1996 Turtle Talk FAMILY TIME SHIME This is another story that our elders told us when we were children. This story taught us to be kind to one another. In the springtime, the people in our village made maple sugar, just as we still do today. Each year the people would begin by thanking the Great Spirit and the earth for the maple sugar. They gave thanks to the Great Spirit and the earth for all the food and other things that they needed to live. Maple sugar time was a busy time. The people in our village moved from the village to the place where they harvested the sap from the maple trees and boiled it into syrup and sugar. The place where they lived during maple sugar time was called the sugar camp or sugar bush. The whole family lived there in the woods so they could be close to the trees. This was a happy time for the people because the weather was turning warm after the long winter. When the family was living in the sugar camp, the parents told the children not to go too far into the woods because they might get lost. The children helped make the maple sugar and worked along with the whole family; parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. But the children also had some time for playing. One day one of the little boys wandered off into the woods and was lost. When his older brother noticed that he was gone from where he had been playing, he went to look for him. He looked all over for a long time, but he couldn't find his little brother. Finally, he climbed up a tree so he could see around him for a greater distance. When he got to the top of the tree he called out, Shime' ! Shime' ! Where are you? (Shime'. meaning younger brother or younger sister.) There was no answer. He had searched all afternoon and looked everywhere he could think of, but still he had not found his little brother. The Great Spirit was watching this boy as he searched, and as he watched he felt sorry for �• 5 February 1996 Turtle Talk him because he was so sad and worried. Because the Great Spirit is kind and compassionate, he decided to change the boy into a bird so he could fly from place to place looking for his little brother. In the springtime you can hear this bird. He has a sad call as he continues to look for his brother. You can hear him whistling, Shime' Shime"." When you hear this bird, remember the boy who sadly searches for his little brother and think about how fortunate you are to have a brother or sister. WORKSHEET 1. What happened to Shime? 2. Who went to find him? 3. What did the great Spirit do when he saw the boy so sad because he could not find his brother? 4. Have any of you ever heard this bird in the spring time? 5. How do you think you would feel of your little brother or sister were lost? 6. Are you always kind to your brothers and sisters? �• 6 February 1996 Turtle Talk February Birthdays "Muna Di bish ka win" Luis Abella, Jr. Marcia Barber Shirley Bennett Percy Bird Camie Castanada Roderick Crampton Archie Evans Marilyn Geels Amy Genia Anthony Genia Melissa Harris Julia Leaureaux Lyle Lett Tony Lett Richard Lewis Gertrude Malguen Linda Marshal James Mashka Lorna McDonald Rebecca McDonald Lucille McSauby Henry Medawis Andy Pigeon Wanda Raphael Yusheka Raphael Terry Rasterhouse Sally Robinson Paul Ruekert Jeremy Sawmick Kristy Shananaquet Ben Shawa Kaine Shomin Pine Shomin Roberta Shrinner Sheena Sotelo Mary Switzer Wag Wheeler Mathew Whip Jamie Wilson MARIJUANA AWARENESS My Experience -Renee DillardI heard what everyone told me about using drugs and all the horror stories about addiction. But, I never believed it would happen to me. This is a true story about my personal recovery from a dnig that is not always thought to be dangerous. Marijuana in my opinion is very risky because it steals away ambition. My first exposure was when I was a junior in high school. From that point forward, my grades were not my priority and instead began chasing a little baggy, trying to find that first high again. My family had hopes of me finishing high school and going on to college. I could care less about any of that. Instead, all I could think about was how to cover up the guilt I was feeling from using the drug to begin with. Lies are a big part of addiction, the more I used the more I had to cover up and lie. I knew it was wrong to lie, so the guilt was always a conflict. Another important part of this sneaky drug is my first one was free, and it was an introduction to all those "drugy" type people. And, I can tell you now that Marijuana was an introduction to a whole different society of people. Some were quite advanced in their addiction and · others might just be starting. These were the folks who gave me my first high on speed and co came. The Elders tell us when we use we chase our Spirit away. I believe what takes its place is a different Spirit, that is the Spirit of addiction. I spent many years trying to shake it out, starve it out, exhaust it out, but I wasn't strong enough to get rid of it alone. So, I asked for my friends and family to help me stay off drugs, and that didn't even work. Only the Creator made me a whole human again. Only the Creator was strong enough to rig out the infestation of addiction and help my spirit to trust me once again, that it trust me enough to come back. The wind carries my secrets, The earth holds my heritage, The river carries my tears, The flowers hold my happiness, Mother Earth carries my beliefs. As the sun rises and sets My life goes on My beliefs grow stronger I learn more about myself I hear more about my past And speak about my future I will always remember my heritage. -Jessica Emery- �• 7 February 1996 Turtle Talk NINE ARRESTED IN SALE OF EAGLE AND HAWK PARTS Dead Eagles, hawks and owls serve as evidence against nine American Indians accused of trapping and killing the endangered animals to sell on an increasingly lucrative black market for bird parts. Scores of the birds were killed, authorities say - many shot or lured to leg traps by fresh meat. A two-year investigation ended November 21, as U.S. Fish and Wildlife agents made eight arrests: five Jemez Pueblos from northern New Mexico and three Navajo from Arizona. A warrant was issued for ninth suspect, and Indian trader in New Mexico. Those arrested face prison time and thousands of dollars in fines if convicted of selling migratory birds and other counts. Wade said about 24 businesses also were implicated and will be given a ticket. Feathers from the dead birds were sold to make Indian-style crafts like fans or dolls, which were then sold to businesses, collectors, tourists and people participating in pow wows. The crafts were made with feathers from at least 25 different species, including eagles, hawks, kestrels, magpies, flickers, scissor-tail flycatchers and anhingas - all protected by law. The bald eagle is a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The price of an intact golden eagle tail, which has 12 feathers, is $400, about four times the price eight years ago, agents said. A single golden eagle feather could sell for $100, a red-tail hawk peyote fan could go for $150 and an anhinga tail fan could sell for $300. Agents posing as traders in Indian artifacts said they found whole eagles and hawks, as well as wings, tails and bones being sold in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. Some eagles were offered at $850 to $1,000 each. At one pueblo last year, agents were told, more than 60 eagles were shot or caught in leg traps baited with meat. At the Jemez Reservation north of Albuquerque, agents said they saw steel traps on the carcass of a dead cow left as bait. One of the men later arrested said he sat on trapped eagles and put his thumb in their mouths until they suffocated, according to affidavits. Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, it is illegal for most people to possess, trade or sell almost any bird or bird part. The law applies to more then 1,000 species. LET US HEAR FROM YOU What do you think Girl Scouting has to offer your daughter? We want to hear from you. Come out and share your thoughts and concerns, ask questions, and see for yourself the many opportunities and adventures that await your daughter(s). What? A Girl Scout Information Night with activities for adults and girls. Who should attend? Parents and girls ages 5-17. When? Thursday, February 27, 1997, 6:30-8:00 pm Refreshments will be sesrved beginning at 6:30 to allow time to meet staff, 7:00 program will begin. Where? Lexington School, 45 Lexington NW Questions? Call Mimi Wood at 784-3341, Michigan Trails Girl Scout Council. MENTORffUTOR TRAINING The Multi-Cultural Office will be providing two separate Mentor/Tutor training sessions. There will be a two-day session for all Native American adults who are interested in becoming a Mentor/Tutor for Native American children in the Grand Rapids area. There will be a one-day session for all Native American high school students who are interested in becoming a Mentor/Tutor for Native American children in the Grand Rapids area. The training is free of charge to the public. This training will take place at Lexington School the end of February. If you are interested in attending, please contact Betty Davis, Coordinator Native American Action Plan at 7712189. I will need you phone number and address for you to receive all the information for this session. �• 8 February 1996 Turtle Talk Native American Women's Circle A support group open to any Anishinabequay. You are welcome to bring your arts/crafts to work on. DAY: Every Other Tuesday TIME: 5:30 pm LOCATION: Grand River Band's Office (458-8759) 307 Michigan NE FACILITATOR: Charlotte Campbell i Jgg~tfa::::~.~~:~;f YOUNG EAGLES NOTICE Our K-3 youth group will now meet every Wednesday, 6:00-7:00 pm beginning February 5th i: questions.) ; ····························································································.,.-,...............................,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.............................................,.•.•.,.,,..,.,.,.•.,.,.,.,.,...•.,.,.,.•. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Native American Prevention Services 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/93dd16484bb4d1eef8e381cf8eb96389.pdf 7a78be53dbc2cc6fb47d0acc20b64701 PDF Text Text TURTLE TALK 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 February I March 1990 A Monthly Publication by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council ····························~ tXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX~ Executive Director .. ... .. .. ................ . J. Wagner Wheeler Editor.. ..................... .. ......... .. .. ....... ... Fran Merryweather GR/TC Staff Roster Administration GR/TC Board of Directors: President .. .. .............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Mary Roberts Vice President ................ .. .. ............ Theresa Pouley Treasurer .... ...... ...... ........... ............ ... Carol Dutmers Secretary ..... ... .... ......... .... .......... ...... Genevieve Shirley Sgt.-At-Arms .. .......... ........ ............... Roger Williams Member Member Member Member ..... ... ... ..... ..................... ..... Loretta Antoine .... .............. .... ............ ........ Mari Dudley ....... .. .... ..... .. ........... .... .. .... .Georgia Genia .. .. ...................................... Sydney Martin Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Board of Directors Meetings are held every month. the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p .m .. at 45 Lexington N.W. Everyone is Welcome! SAVE YOUR CASH REGISTER RECEIPTS!!! Once again. Eberhard Foods has reinstated the E.A.R.N . program due to customer request. The return for our Agency on these receipts is 1% of the total amount. so they really add up. Do not. however. turn in any receipts dated before February 11th. because they will not count. Also. we want you to continue as before to save your Meijer and D&W receipts. These are all of great benefit to our Agency. Address Change If you move and still want to receive your Turtle Talk, please send or call in your new address. Contact Loretta Yount or Fran Merryweather at 774-8331. Wag Wheeler .. .. ........ ...... ...... . Executive Director Loretta Yount ...... ........ .. ...... .. .. Adm in. Assistant Dennis Black....... ........ ............ Business Manager Chris Shomin .... ........ ...... .. .. .. . AccountingClerk Substance Abuse Prevention Program Vicki Upton .. .......... .. ...... .. ....... Coordinator Leonard O'Bannon ...... .......... Outpatient Counselor Fran Merryweather .... .. ...... .. .. Prevention/ Adm in. Bob Stone ..... ........ .... .. ...... ...... Comm. Health Rep. Mental Health Services & Seniors Program Kathy Polise .... ...... .. .. ...... .. ....... Coordinator Judy Dodge ........ .................... Case Manager Denise Skorka ......................... Receptionist Annie Lafontsee .......... ........ .. . Volunteer · Employment Program Faye Baker ...... .. .. .... .... .. .. ...... .. Coordinator Rita Blumke .... .. ...... .. .......... ..... Secretary Connie Cady .... .. .................. .. Job Developer Carmen Corby .. .. ........ .. .... .. .. . Clerk Annie Lafontsee ............ .. ....... Part-Time Michigan Indian Press Terry Bussey ...... ...... ................. Part-time Coordinator Gert Aust of .............. ...... .... ... .. Secretary Jeff Justin ...... .. .. ...... ...... .......... Coordinator Kayle Crampton ........ ............ Illustrator Mary Stitt .............. .. ................ . Consultant �--PLEASANT READING~DID YOU HEAR HIM? EQUALITY by Charlene Bearcub by Tedi Wittstock from Native Heritage God said, "Let there be light," Did you hear him say, "Fight brothers fight?" God said, "I'll make a planet called Earth." Did you hear him say, "Dominate, Segregate, Hurt?" I am blind to the color of your skin. I am deaf to the way you speak. God said, "I'll make some different shades of man." Did he say, "Because of one's color he'll fear the word "Ban?" God said, "People, be as brothers." Did you hear him say, I want one color to dominate the others?" "I am saddened ... " That's what God said. TWO STEP by Linda Bessey We dance for our people and other people too. We dance for thanks to our grandfather and mother earth. We dance for ourselves and we are proud for being Indian. I wi 11 keep dancing I will learn from grandfather and mother earth Thank you too that ca 11 me to dance. �3. SEN1,01l8 2/2 2/2 2/3 2/3 2/3 2/5 2/ 10 2/ 11 2/ 11 2/ 16 RLchcuci Lewi,s yu.shefu;i Rciphcie[ Rebeccci ttcDonciCci Jcimi,e WLCson Wcincici RciphcieC Pciu.C Ru.eR-ert ](,ri,sty Shcincinciqu.et '.Ben Shciwci Wci9 WheeCer Ju.Ci,ci Lecireciu.x 3/ 1 3/2 3/4 3/4 3/6 3/7 3/7 3/7 3/9 2/ 16 2/ 17 2/ 17 2/26 2/26 2/27 2/27 2/28 'Eci (ii,[[i,s JLmmy Wesciw Amcincici :A..beCCci JonnLe ttcicR-ey A.n9L tteyers Tcimmy Leciu.reciu.x LLncici ShomLn Joe Shomer '.F. Jcimes Wesciw PLne Shomi,n LewLs AbeCCci Jr. Percy '.BLYci ](,c;ii,ne. ShomLn (iertru.cie ttciC9ren ShLrCey WL[son Jeremy SciwmLcRCeceCLci Sprci9u.e 3 / 11 3/ 12 3/ 13 3/18 3/ 19 3/21 3/23 3/27 3/29 3/30 'Lrene 'ECRArchi,e 'Evens 'ECCti HL9h Pcit 1GLn9 J cimes tteshh-ci Lu.ci,[[e ttcSciu.by Henry ttciciwLs ttciry SwLtzer A.u.thor Pete J u.[Lu.s Lew Ls 'E[si,e RciphcieC TLnci Scims Steve Wciu.h-cizoo Lcince Shi,r[ey Joe John '.Bret ShomLn Cherri, (ii,bbs Wcincici Wesciw DciLsy Sprci9u.e �MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES :ty·~ · ,..~~~~~-_,._- Health and Human Services c,1"e1nd Rap;c:/. $ Mental Health is a state of mind. We all suffer from conflicts, stessors and things that cause us anxiety. At times in our lives, these things seem too overwhelming to handle on our own. An individual trained to work with individuals, families, and groups may assist us at just that ti me. Our services at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, Mental Heal th, are prepared to help you and senior citizens. We provide: assessments referrals casemanagement counseling group therapy dance exercise If you would like further information on our services, contact our office at 774-8331. VOLUNTEERS WANTED "Every human being is worthy of success, deserving of good things!" SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES GRITC Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services provides services for clients and the community. We provide SARF, Screening, Assessment, Referrals and Follow-up. Also Outpatient Counse 1i ng and Prevention Services. If you would like any information on illegal drugs or alcohol, or our services, contact Vicki or Fran at 774-8331. "Information and education ;s the key to nghting th;s major problem." ·GRITC is in the process of developing a Volunteer Program. At this time we are encouraging individuals who may want to volunteer some ti me. Contact Kathy Poli se at 774-8331 for more information. INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE Counsel or - Bachelor leve 1. Person wi 11 be able to do i ndivi dual counseling, treatment planning, referrals and case fol low-up. Casemanager - Associate/Bachelor degree level . Person w i 11 be assigned cases. Involvement in treatment planning, referrals, and case f o11 ow-up. Call Kathy Po"lise at 774-8331 for more information. Both individuals and schoo 1s are encouraged to ca 11. �l(Jg:7<2)_pQ2P@bYQ_)Jf)<22JY<?2P~G· ALCOHOL AND WOMEN Alcohol is an addictive drug, legally available without a prescription, and the mnst widely abused drug in America. All alcoholic beverages are "hard". Five ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer, and one and one half ounces of liquor all put the same amount of pure alcohol into the bloodstream. Physical Effects of Alcohol on Women: Short Term the body's ability to make the substance, an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase. While alcoholic men produce less than social drinkers, the difference was most dramatic in alcoholic women. They make virtually none. In alcoholic women, there is for all practical purposes no gastric protection anymore. Therefore, when an alcoholic woman drinks alcohol, she has the same blood level as when she is given that amount of alcohol intravenously. This may Alcohol depresses the central nervous system. It impairs coordination, reflexes, memory and judgment. In larger quantities, alcohol may produce staggering, slurred speech, double vision, sudden mood changes and unconsciousness. Women become more intoxicated than men on the same amount of alcohol even when they weight the same. This is because men have more muscle tissue which contains the fluid to dilute alcohol. Recent research studies have also found that women absorb about one-third more alcohol into their blood than men do. Men make higher amounts of a substance that breaks down alcohol in the stomach before it reaches the bloodstream. As a result, men feel fewer effects of alcohol, even when men and women the same size drink the same amount. Heavy drinking seems to hinder explain what is already knownthat women are much more susceptible than men to alcoholic liver disease., It is especially dangerous for a women to drink during her moon, a time of cleansing and heightened strength. Women tend to be more susceptible to the influence of alcohol just prior to or during this period. Alcohol inhibits the body's ability to use vitamins and calcium. Its habitual use can result in dull hair and skin and aggravated acne and dandruff. One glass of wine per day can result in an added 10 pounds of weight per year. Physical Effects of. Alcohol on Women: Long Term Heavy drinking can lead to ane·mia, serious dehydration from diarrhea, malnutrition, stomach irritation, and low resistance to disease. It can cause damage to the liver, heart and pancreas. Women develop cirrhosis of the liver at lower levels of alcohol consumption and after a shorter history of drinking than men do. More women die to cirrhosis at younger ages than men i do. Among Indian Women, one in every four deaths is caused by alcoholiccirrhosis. lnotherwords, 25% or one quarter of Native American Women die as the result of cirrhosis caused by alcohol use. Women who are heavy drinkers have more gynecological problems than other women. Habitual drinking in women is associated with infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirths, as well as fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects. In women, alcohol is strongly related to death due to: • liver disease • violence, including suicide and accidents �ALCOHOL AND WOMEN CONT'D • cancer of the breast, head and neck • circulatory disorders • diabetes Relationships and Alcohol Overall, women seem more vulnerable than men to the impact of heavy drinking among relatives. They are likely to drink the way their husband, father, close friend or sibling drinks. Women usually drink at honie, although younger women tend to drink more in public places than previous generations of women. Many women who have alcohol problems often experience feelings of depression and anger. While women tend to stay with problem-drinking husbands or boyfriends, a man is much more likely to leave an alcohol-abusing woman. Parents who drink heavily tend to have children who do . the same. How much is too much for women? longer it takes her body to be clear of alcohol. lttakesawomanweighing 120 pounds more than two and one-half hours to "burn up" one drink. Some women cannot drink alcohol without becoming dependent on it. Signs that a woman is in danger from alcohol may include: • drinking in a habitual pattern (every day or every week at the same time) • planning activities around drinking • drinking for relief of pain or stress • drinking more than she intends •drinking more to get the expected effects • being preoccupied with drinking • a marked personality change when drinking Participating in cultural heritage activities, work programs, recreational events, school, counseling, spiritual involvements , creative arts and/or other activities, can help us to strengthen our identity. Discovering ourselves can be an exciting challenge. We have much to contribute to our own lives, our families and our communities. Vicki Upton Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Counci I Substance Abuse Prevent ion Program What is there to do, besides drinking? Developing positive alternatives to experience and enjoy life can be accomplished in a variety of ways. All women, as individuals are unique and each has her own interests, talents and abilities. We are not always conscious of what our abilities are, what's more, what we want to do with ourselves. We all have potential of which we are probably unaware of. The less a woman weighs, the )~~4?cJ/4(rudcc) 0 -£\\ %% \ %%%\\\ii\ iiiSSSS \LL%% %4%\'%\i\ Si Si\%\% i \%\ \ i\S \ % \ �7. ANNOUNCEMENTS '.P-fD~N Jt_WL_tf3,_y _ i lu.nd.crciJtet:{ :tu.rrtngs By Becli,y ShciC.tf oe (616) 846-0582 -.J WEHB 89. 9 FM .. VOICE OF THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE M Tune in to Bob Stone every Wednesday morning from 8 to 10. If you have any requests cal 1him at 453-3711 or 774- 8331 when he is not at the station. MICHIGAN INDIAN PRESS Michigan Indian Press has a new address and phone number: 2437 S. Division Grand Rapids, Michigan 49507 (616) 245-8770 ARTISTS/CRAFTSMAN Display your arts and crafts in a local business with fairly good lrarric. Will be offered for sale on a consignment basis. If interested, call John at 616-243-1600. ONGOING Neshnewbe A.A. meets every Thursday evening at 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. downstairs at Lexington School - 45 Lexington N.W. Do not stnml ut my yruve Utitf weep. 'l urn not the.re., 'l uo not !;[evp. 'l um u thuusum1 w lnd!l thut f>(uw . 'l um the c1lumom1 yllnt on snow. . 'Lum the sun[U3ht on rlpened 9ruln. 'l urn tJie yentk uutu1nn ruin. Whim. you wuke in the tnornin9 hush, l um tJrn !lW ift, upliftilt9 ru!lh, uJ 4u.ie.t btrd!l in circ;Un9 J[U3ht. 'l um the. soJt !lturli.9ht ut t1-U3h t. 1Jo not stand ut 1ny yruve. untl weep. l u1n nut there. l t.lo not sl£ep. �ANNOUNCEMENTS (cont'd) KEVIN LOCKE NATIVE AMERICAN HOOP DANCER IHS Research Conference March 20-22, 1990 Tucson, Arizona Kevin Locke will appear March 2, 1990 at 7:30 p.m at the Dalton Recital Hall Center - Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. There will be a reception following the show. The IHS Research Program announces the Third Annual Research Conference to be held March 20 through 22 in Tucson. The program will feature presentations of completed research as well as workshops on research methods for beginning and intermediate researchers. Several sessions are planned to investigate the implications of recent research finds on current IHS clinical policy. There is no registration fee and continuing education credit will be offered for physicians, nurses and pharmacists. For further information, call or write Donna Pexa, IHS Research Coordinator, Office of Health Program Research and Development, 7900 South J Stock Road, Tucson, AZ 85746. (602) 6706310 or FTS 762-6310. ARTS & CRAFTS The 11th Annual John Ball Arts & Crafts Sale sponsored by the John Ball Park Community Association WHEN: Saturday, May 19, 1990- 1Oa.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: John Ball Park, near the Band Shell. Location is the corner of Valley & W. Fulton. NO INDOOR RAIN LOCATION FEE: $40 per artist, per space. Your entry fee will be NATIVE AMERICAN CRAFT CLASSES refunded if you ar not accepted. Make all checks payable to J.B.P.C.A. Spaces are 15 feet deep and Craft Classes with Anita Smith are held on the have 12 foot frontage. second Thursday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Seniors Room of Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. Bring your own supplies (for DEADLINE: March 31, 1990 shawls, ribbon outfits, roaches, finger weaving, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL (616) beadwork, etc.) There's no charge for this class. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!! 451-3121. "An argunent is where two people are trying to get the last word in first!" �J . MARCH 17-18, 1990----------------------- 18th ANNUAL ANN ARBOR POW WOW: University of J;licli1gan Sports Colosseum on 5th Ave. & Ifill St., "Hocky Boy Singers" from Montana will he returning! For additional information contact Mike Dashner at (313) 763-9044. MARCH 24, 1990-------------------------- ABNAKI DANCERS SOCIAL: Akron, Ohio for more information contact: Maxine Studer at (419) 228-1097. MARCH 28, 1990-------------------------- ARTISTS DINNER: Warren, MI, contact Shirley Zapinski at (313) 751-4800, ext. 25 for additional information. MARCH 30, 1990------------------------~- MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS MEETING, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Muskegon, MI, public invited. MARCH 30-31, 1990----------------------- "ENHANCE YOUR FUTURE" Conference, Michigan State University, for those considering graduate work, particularily minorities, for further information contact: Carol Crawford or Barb O'Kelly at (517) 355-0300. MARCH 31-APRIL 1, 1990------------------ CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY POW WOW: Finch Field House, CMU, Corner of Preston &Franklin Sts., sponsored by A.I. Student Organization of CMU & Ojibway Culture Committee, for more information contact: Saginaw Chippewa Tribe at (517) 772-5700. APRIL 7-MAY 12, 1990-------------------- MICHIGAN FINE ARTS COMPETITION: Birmingham Bloomfield Art Assoc., 1516 S. Cranbrook Rd., Birmingham, MI. Awards: Best in Show, $2,000 sponsored by the Arts Foundation of MI, 2nd prize $750., Additional prizes totaling $1,250, competition will be selected in two stages. Juror will make initial screening from 35mm color slides. Artists whose work is accepted will be asked to submit accepted works for final jurying. It is understood accepted work will remain on exbitition at the BBAA until exhibit closes. For more info. contact BBAA at (313) 644-0866. APRIL 23-25, 1990----------------------~ 1st NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSITIONAL HOUSING: Cleveland, Oh10, Sheraton C1ty Center, fee $98":UO, reservation limited, special air rates available. For additional information contact Brigid Griffin, 1545 W. 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio. MAY 4, 1990---------------------------~- SPRING FEAST &ELECTIONS: Anishinabeak Kina Mom-Weh Center, 1219 First Ave. S., Escanaba, MI, ' 6 p.m., for more information contact the center at ( 906) 786-0556. MAY 15, 1990---------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS DAY 1 90: Amway Grand Plaza, Grand Rapids, Ml. For more information contact: (616) 451-9835. - �.allfli,iJll~III§ I Wanted To Show That Something Could Be Done And It Was! by James Petoskey Absent were the photographers, press and news media hype about the issue. At issue were the rights of an Anishnabe person, a human being, an Ottawa named John Crampton. In spite of having attended this public gathering for the past 5 years, without incident; this year John wouldn't be able to enjoy this particular festival because he wasn't of the same national origin in which the festival was being celebrated, or so he was told. Based on two peoples closeminded opinions or ignorance, he was called a "bum" and a "drunk". Neither of which were substantiated at the fest iva 1or during the Civi 1Rights Hearing. What sadly fol lows i sJohn's account of the ignorance of the U.S. Constitution and several 1aws that fai 1ed to erase prejudices. John arrived at the festival and was waiting for his nieces whom he was going to spend some time with. Other than having his coffeeinspectedforalcoholbytheentrance security, no one made notice of him as he walked around listening to the music and watching the dancers. John had decided to go up on the walkway which enabled him to view the festival and watch for his nieces. John was surprised when a security person stopped him and ordered him to leave the festival . Allegedly, because he wasn't of the national origin being celebrated. "I felt, why isthispersondoingthistomefor no reason at all?" John said. He has been wondering about this ever since. "You lose sleep because it's a haunting feeling you just can't get rid of." I even showed him the money in my pocket, about $45. "John said. "He told me, the only time I (the supervisor) have that kind of money is when I go to the blood bank. " "In all my life I 'v never had anything like this happen to me before and I was going to make sure it didn't happen again!" exc 1aimed John. So John with courage and persistence, sought help from the Grand Rapids InterTribal Counci 1 and later an attorney from Legal Aid and the Department of Civi 1Rights. We should a11 be proud of John's accomp1i shment. As a result of his persistence, the company must send al 1of its employees to a Civil Rights Training. John will also receive a letter of apology from the security company for the statements made to him. The company also must present to the Department of Civil Rights its policy concerning such incidents. In essence, John has made those involved responsible for their ignorance. John had to 1d his 1awyer during the pre 1iminari es, "They took all our land, I'm not going to let them take my rights too. I imagine alot of Indians across the United States have gone tt1rougt, this and didn't do anything about it. I wanted to show that something could be done and it was. " Asked if he would do it again, "Sure, I would do it I 00 times over i( I had to. " Throughout the ordeal John received many letters of support from family and friends and extends his gratitude to all who took the John refused to leave and rightly so. It ti me to care. wasn't a matter of his conduct, but of his being an "/ ndi an". After the guard went to Editors note: Due to the confidentiality of a civi l rights the names of the business and its employees have the security supervisor for assistance, John hearing, been deleted. The name of the festival was also deleted as it was cal led a "bum" and a "drunk" by the had no responsibility concerning the incident. supervisor. 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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 Merryweather, Fran (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/5705a4efaca0cc57687d1cde2f7bba15.pdf 2a63a8b0607e038dc694f69018c447bb PDF Text Text I 0 'k' "T' 0 0 �GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TnlH!\L COUNCIL GBP.PHICS DEPABTMEN'f TURTLE 'I'ALK STJ\.F? EDITOR .... , •.•.••. • ... . ..... TONI IL FOSTER ASSISTANT EDITOR. .VIRGINIA MEDACCO HERR CIRCULATION ••• • •••• , , •••••••• HUSS MORGAN CLERICAL A.iDE. .. ELJZA OFFICE ASSISTANT 11 TOOTSIE" PETOSKEY ~ {PART TIME) ..• , ...... ~ROSS MORGAH •.• 1\)~JI A • FOS TEE 'iJIRGIJ,IA ME!)AGCO HERR ••....... ,TONI A. ARTIST ••••••••. DECEMbE.B JANUARY l97B �Git-ga-wa-ba-min Na-gutch! Toni A. Foster, Editor of TURTLE TALK GHAND HAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL The snow has finally started to fall, Many people have awaited for this season so long while others could do without it. Anyways) it's good to know that the f""£HHY CHRISTMAS! ! ! white blanket of sno1,1 bas fallen on our Mother the Earth to keep her warm and -prepare her for the seasons to come. I'm sure many of the children a.re fascinated wi t.h the snowy season becJ.use to them they know that.. w.ith Christmas just around the corner .it 's the t1 me of gi ving, 6 et-togetl1ers, exchangi.ng presents, set.ting up the family Christmas tree, and yet another big dinner. I would like to remind everyone about the Christmas Ps.rty that u,e Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, ~ative American Education Program, and Owl Indian Outreach will spor,sor together. The party's date is set for December 15, 1978, 7:00 IN'l'R,1DtJ."IN'~ i..., .,. .,, . Y \,,,~ ·11' • ., ,:, • ~ By Vj rgin:i.a Medacco Herr· BILL CARPENTER --·--Strangely enough, we're in~roducing Bill C::.rpenter only to soon be bida.1.ng hj.m farewell, as be will be lea vi t1{.!, us in January to go back to school and ~tudy Agronomy, which in Jayrncr; 1 s term.~, means scientific agriculture ana in Bill's case, it .~ill be organic gardening. p.m •• at the West Side Complex located at 215 Straight St. N.W. Bill has been our Planner here since October -19·,,~.7 an d ne · , s :c,::a.Ll.y · a ve,'Y n1ce person! Everyone i.s invited to come and ,,1e bope th:i.s years party will be just as good of a turn-out 2s last years. Only I \.JC>uld lH:e r,o say that if your c;hild 1s over 12 years of Or,.ginally from Det!'Oi t, r.e has Hvcd age, please don I t think that we forgot you, in the Grand Hap ids, area about f::.ve but these partie3 are really designed for years. He attended school in Milwaukee,. the children and ll'.)t young adults. But_ l'l~rq~ette, and at the Univer.s,:Lty of plca:::;e feel free to attend nnd donat,;; some M1cl,igan, where he rece:Lved hi.:.: Mast e,, 3 of your va.Iuable t:ime. lf you rememoer Degree in Pub1.ic .Aclmin:Lst:rat10,,. right oiae time we did tne same for yo,.,~ So let's make it as fi.:n as it was when you He i.s nxorri&d to 3uc Fogarty who i~: 6 Begistered :Jur,se and reta.Lns her 1;1.a i., ·e:;r recei\ed gifts and candy okay? n2me, w!,ich Jill doesn' ,, mind a b:~t. Also any thing:;; are :1eeded for tne party, They have two cbiJ drc~n, Ar:iy 2.gi~ eJ.evr~n and Peter who is eigbt. so if y,)ll know of any u1ur.:..h tta.t would take up a special collcrtion please tell In td.s leisure hours :1e likes to rLE;. them to do so . It's baaly needed. cross countrv ski anrl }·iK''"' '-',·e a· .... ,' Finally don't forget the Cent8r will st.uctie8 earden'ini! :::i.nr1 a"tronorriy '-"''id · ·be closed from December 23 tlu"ough 1, .. a., ~. ~ (".;,, a .... ~,o GJ-,!c,_. m.i.ndeci ai..lO(J,. a:::trolo,:Sy, (l''!ay,January 2, 1979. Hope you au have a be n:..iess1rw ~ds PJ'sr,.,q '',U,·") ,,~,..n '-•el"··r' l ·-> · ,, ..,_~\.. • ...,.. •. , _ Lt::J , . _ ll , ~:..;_ v: J Merr·y Christma;::1 and br:i.nt~ tile year in .., ' 0 ', ...... t..... l\IGHT. M2:y the Grea L. Spi1°i t wa tcb over uD "::i>' - ,.:; L - · ...... • -~.I.- ,j ...... ,1,,.1.,-,... I...,.. j ...... ~ ., ..1., .. O \.., ,J,,..,J ~ ~.J Wetre bOinr_~ to rn:is::., hJs gentle t;o,,.)G~-i·ja-;.. Li.r-edness acout1li l!t~r\e l'llt..tch f;qov. lt:c~~ •- -- :i.n \t you in the ~1ture, Bill! thig time of giving. !l~J~~~f:.t~~:t~~rli'"''ll.llr"- . · .~ .-_,:1\ · - - - - - - ~ - ~ : ; < , _ ! . _ ~ ~.. \ �Dean Sprague Sheryl Mapes Merri Medawis Mun-son Foster Virginia Hedacco Herr Kelly Compo 3dsan Smith El.izabeth Gibbs Gladys Ghivis Tenay-a F'oster Irene We;:iley Marian Wesaw DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to: Patsy Wonegeshik Roberta Hinmon Alberta Popma Brenda Kuieck Geri Conway Barb Stalzer Kathy Floyd David Russell Gordon Bush Ruthann Bailey Charlie Bush Nelxine Francis Jeremy Sheahan Ann Cooper June Wilson Angeline .John Raymond Montpetit Francis Norberg Alice Brigham Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Dec, 21 Dec. 21 Dec. 22 Dec. 2't 1) Dec. 25 Dec. 25 Dec. Dec. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. J Nov. 22 Nova Amos Jan. 1 Rcsemar'y Day ,Jan. l Jan. 2 Jan. 2 Sherri Medawis Marcella Dunlap Harry Judson Judy Raphael Gary Sheahan Missy Johnson Ryan Sheahan Vivian Foster Eugene Warren Elsie Dudley Sylvia Swanson Harold Bush Jr. Elizabeth Marks Ilad about a fifteen minute discussion on this topic. ~ Betty Shelby from the Michigan Cooperative Service will be at Homemakers Club Dec. 6 to g.tve hi.rits on low cost weatherproofing. Winter is here and we all need to knoH how to control the heat loss from our homes. 6 ,Jan. 7, Jan. ,Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. 22 Jan. 22 Michelle Johnson from Planned Parenthood was with us on Nov. 8, to show a film on 11 A Family Talks about Sex." Had a good discussion after the film. Jan. 3 Jan. l,t Jan. Jan. Mal<ing beaded salt and pepper shakers along with God's eyes, were two of the projects Homemakers wocked on for the month of' November. Also traded a few_ recipes. picked up for an offcm-:.,. Nov. 23 Happy birthday to: Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 15, Jan. 16 Jan. 17 Jan. 17 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 20 Citizens Committee for criminal justice sent Sue Briggs, on the evening of Nov. 15 to show slidP.s on the Juvenile court system. This was what happens to a youag offender after being 4 10 11 21 JANUARY BIRTHDAYS --------· 1 'J .;...(_ HOMEMAKERS CLUB And a belated happy birthday last month 1 s oversights. Pat LaHaye Percy Bird Mike Berg Carol Bennett Linda Wheeler Susan Marshall ,Jan. 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 2- �RECIPE- CORNER We now h2ve a part tJme Horker who will 'l, ,. u"" d ·· (; oq·• y r.," Lh ~hf'· Elders of our 1 v· f':.._,,r:::;;;J~.·:.1".-y.. sr-1e wil1 ii:.- s.J!', ·r ~ . . 1 i.,.h~ f~f:r\t::.:<· . ":J. . available art.d ,3.::,s::.. .:; .1 obtai·,1 .rJ;g ;~he seY''ii'ices foe t{hS.C)',; tt>:.y qu.;_:: . J. i.fy' Sri~ w-:Lll stLll be f\.rrr:.::. s.:.i,·,g transpnrtati<Hl tA.;t will l'e co .... oy·dtn.:;1tir1g r:idE~~ ~il'1i th Oltr van driver 1 Lou. Her naric i:c:- vi t..omp-o. If you have anv 1,,··cr lem oc q,l'.?::::::. 't.u·1 gtve her a call. ,;.. /1 :1~:J\ :L-,;, t.,;.,s- (--;-~-/·i(>a, ask for '· r..·.; : c / he !.:(.f,·1.~.< ., i.rtci li-·ill be ... p in any 1 · , ,.,, "J,: ,-:_) \., Lm!': :· ,··i 1";.,,~ i-e2.:-:1t fop the Elders on n r· H- 1 1,;a,<. ,.i. SU"':•.-e:,"o:1, although we .J.: ,i • :~ [•Z:,VE. tJ1, t..urnou.t we expected. Our r •·'r ; cc nsi. tee: r:if , c.1: ~{el ar:a dr,c:ssing, r • :t, 1 i n+::;: ·>;~-; 'i1Y1 gravy 1 cranberries, r,, ,., t )M' ._re':n s:iJ.ad, f!:"ied r < For dessert they 1ar1 ,n:mnt~Ln, app11", and mincemeat SALMON CAKES l J,.t,..s. tt(id.moh, :.,:tked- ( iuclud.e l' ·i' •• 4 j,.miper berrtes 1 crushed .l/3 cur> corn mea.l Z ep;g;1, JighUy br.saten ·u3 cups mil~< i-4:'i'}t'. all 1.ngredients together, spv> a W.t.ill .. greased muffin tin, and t 'k' moderate oven, 350 degr'ees F., fG .minutes. Serv·a hot er cold. Ne ,i Fr-esh or canned balmon may be u::.e r. ·' "' v,-., 1 ,. A'i.~,,::-, ·aH' .md je.tlo. t .1.l •1 w ,s shown ,-about lHne:-··l,1o~.2nr;, and ,,.1e l-1ad a coupl.e ,. ~,i: ~ !' ,: ~- 1 f -·, -:·/~~ : :,u ~ _ •1 _;( 1. .:.} . . . 1 ·r,. b 1.T 1 cup maple sugar Place the cherry juice and maple a saucepan and boil for 10 minute: in the cherries and simmer for i:-.. rr . •1·, ·-,. Serve hot or cold. 1 " ~ ,.... ·· -~·J. J 1 lb. water-packed tart re:: pL;t, ries r ~c," T·,1t.~ f;/\S.r:d prize for ·.cl1 y1s ,. na"'l, ,'.ls won by ~,ylvia INDIAN PICKLES '"'i~ ..:'· CHERRIES SIMMERED WITH MAPLE SUGAt !\-10..:-"I, p.riZE:-! r a t.'.{ Hf:·~p.s, ttt'.::tt was P··;,::ri:~.;()t-; .JCC!nt.ed t·.J ha\r,".'\ \I·,.; ,}C.. > ~ 1:~; . ....., •UU.d (}..: .. .; t 1, J:- -~ ...i 4 lbs. green tomatoes I.+ lbs. ripe toreat')es 3 medium oLion, p~;t)led 'c·,.· ,:;1 to tr,;;:, ,k t ·~e ,;:;t,,:•·es and people hh, c,or:aced and rua,_;3 the feast poss:.i.ble. ..-\.: c ·; ~1e 1.{r_J.t1t tc r,.ht~Y l,, d.~..1 tho helpeu us ,.,, ··P"jl"' '., .·1 .... t.: . :-~ ,.. !,... 1 J.1,'.~- r1,\ V v,···1c-, h. ~-:"."t~·'/ir\:) t.t1"2 1in11'E:·r .. 3 sweet red peppers, seeded l large cucumber 7 cuJa ch0pped celery 2/3 cuja salt, add more if needed 3 pints vinegar J lbs. trm,n sugar 1 tsu. 1ry mustard I tsp. white pepper Chop :oa:·sley all the vegetables kle with salt and let stand 12 hou1~ Jrain well, discard liquid and al, ma-:_ning ingrc·dient.s. Bring to a t and sin:.m~r s~. o\·1l..y about 30 minute ..~ 1··:i..ng occasionally. Pour into h,)'· , 1' adjust lids. Process in boili ~ ,b2s th ( 2.12 dt'.;recs F. ) five mim, :,emove jars and ca~pletc seals unl~s .c 1as.sPs ~Stre ::-;elf-seE! 11nt; t~f pe. 1"·1t DOU'(, 6 pints. �B1•ook1:: Zukowski, seven }'('ar o1d daugt,ter of' Lir1da of wyoinin;:;, 1.,ras rec er, tly rut by And i;e would lH~e to send rr.any nap{)Y . ' d , . 1~::.::me. co ~;ome nm,; brides here at th{~ C0tmcil. Mary f'errece recentl v ,-,etl -··-·--·--,., r ~srcy Ro•)e.rts in a b-=aut:i.f1. .. ......1 tr·;,a·,11· 0 ,·,c.1 - - · - - - - - - .. ~ c:;:;. -..a.-...1- a c~rict suffered a broken 1e1;;. Littl€; brooke js in St. Mary's Hospital, but shm,J d be ~iome in time for Christmas. She will be wearint:: a cast. for qui tc sometime. -L .,. Ceremony at the home of Geon~e M3rtin. Some new Nishnawbe bab:ies have an~ived among us in recent months ar,d we· ct like to welcome them. SHffrlH, •• , • i We also know of anotl1er mar-rtage, but can't reoea t but .L~ f v,,-,,, I'Lrst of all there is Httle Benjam:i.n to kno14, come on in and f.ind out. ) ,.- __ ___.s-:-pre-si- ~·-- :lonroe Trux {sound like a fJ baby son of ,;a~l<.Le Tom Tnix, .._,... and.,..,~. derit?} ' .j .... ,, t,.~ Our editor·' s mom, I.A.1uts~ r12ct(lVlJis recent l v amputated her toe accic!e~1t at" home 1 but th,3 toe is back on and g0tting along fine. ma-freak bc,t ., Nov. 16, and w-21.ghing i.n at, 6 lbs. J21-c;.::is if formerly Jackie Sbagonaby r daughter of G<2:2,r.ge. Celia Sprague soent some time in thG hos- Julie .Shananaquet and Co Hi Genereaux re- pital. cet1tiy becamett:'e parents ofababy boy al::o born i.n November. This one wei&,r'ed Hope -sh~ is feeling bet.t0r! in at 7 lbs. l oz. I-k;~ d~!.!;. is the name given to t~e baby £:icl born to Mr. and Mrs. Don Wilkersm1 of Mus/.egon I cecently. Mrs. WiITerson i ,, the former HJ :..a Vanas. -··-----~ £~pt~ony Bruce Dyer d-3.:. is trw name g:L ven t') t.be baby boy born on Nov. 1] , 1,o --~----...<..- er~ and Yvonne Dver. Little A.nth0r,y 1 ~; b.ir·:r: weL;ht was 9 lts. ') oz,. (Utt.Te Anthcnv?} ---- ." T:i.m and Sheryl Mapes are the proue1 _oar-· ents of an 13lbbaby boy born Nov. 7th. 'T'n· ·"'Y _,_ ,..., ca·l 1 •1·;J..o.··o _. · ... . ,1. •. • T1' 1·~o+J1v n~-··'.i.U· v<.J.me~::. r • ~_;;,~_::_~~-/ ------··--·---~-·----·---·i 1 1"JI n ~, l (J'T,r-,:, THE GRAND VALJ T.•v Tls r--~. · .. _,..JJ_ . li..l~ ., !...,\;,.:., ',J~·, V .i1~1 HCLD.ING •.q 'HTLY1 0, c··,up.LT,.,,;,MA"' D/· C>T\.;;,f ·•. ,;1~.; . '.,,,,.,1.n~)1l111,:. ..1.,4•.t ..1.'' 1., 1"'_ c. ,AT ST. ANDRSW'S EPISC0~4' · -.::. , 'TH~',7 ,,a r,•~ ·, ~ ,,.,, · ·. -, , .:... .., , rHuRrH .~. ,,._ 1 10~~ '.'··'~ ,l.L. .!:, Lu. IN !,h1H,•., 0 c1i: Jl'1(,, 0" ,,,,,. ! ~ .... ... ~ ' 1• 0 ·.. J LL •• ,u l ·- !' II I =J;~:DA Y.; LiSCEMBER G'J.'I! 1 Ff(QvJ 2; 00 p. M yr I t I t·. r- M , ., •.• • .• .,.. ... • ,. /.J,,J_ r'.u. Ll:<..i'c:. MA!<,.>< 1 1' A- \•>cf/RY ····1--v·~ l ..;. 1 i 1t., On Nov, 23, Gh:r,da. f\3to:3kev gav0 birth to ·,· F'Oli ALL Tui:;·~ L-TT"'• - ~ ~ E·· Or''~(' ~w0.I ,I 1~thy A1~_ whowe.I.ghed 6-,lbs. lS oz. no ; ....., . ' ' ...., .... ~ i · 1,.L.i.1 I 1-·-- ____,_________J _;;r~~;~.X(' ,~_McDonald ;kc.~.,le the .:>a reni:.s of a babv tc_}~(·\ o:n 'fhank::;p;i\r:l.1\?' E1..,e ~ New baby's name 1.!' '\.utrn~..:!~· 01.1r deepest :c-::rr",:L t,hy goes CL,t t.o the ,Joi:· t1ohn familv . "'-·--·"- on the le .1s of their s0:-1 _,,,. ___ Virgil and his li~ncee in r::oEu:-;; 2 \~~ _c auto- accidsn';. .J •. ;;.,J I �And would you believe that my f.irst :inclination was to decline? "Oh I jus1: couldn't, 11 I told him, believing what I said to be true. But Tim was pcr~1istant and aft.er doing SOil!t':: thinking about j t, I cot.ldn' t find a good reason why I really couldn't f,O. After convincing myself that I could go 1 I REALLY started to get excited about · it, and had not even the slightest fear of flying, even though it had been rr.any years s1nce I had flown. (And not in a jet.) ' KATHY BOvJEN, DOHA HARRIS & VIRGINIA HERR The time had come. ·- I arrived at the airport high with anticipation, and there eagerly waiting was my sister Ka thy. Dora arrived n.r>reen ts a.fu::r. Kathy and Dora al.so belong to the Kelloggsville Indian Parent Committee, Kathy be.ing of Ottawa heritage, and Dora belonging to that notorius Apache tribe. (Ha. Ha. Dora, you can't hit me. I'm too fa1~ away. So put away that bow and arrow. ) MY CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FILLED TRIP {OR HOW TO PACK A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES lliTO 'N''rNE SH!SRT DAYS) • Part two By Vir·ginia Medacco Herr Spirits still in high gear, I returned from Stratford, on Friday October 6th, at about 10 PM. I spent Saturday with my family. But to unwind was impossible, since the very next day I would be boarding a plane with my sister Kathy Bowen, and friend Dora Harris, for Niagara Falls to attend the 10th annual convention of the National Indian Education Association. Could this really be me??? More adventures ahead!!! .SUNDAY OCTOBER 8TH. After a sleepless night {I mean honestly, how COULD I sleep'?), I was up and packing. How did I ·get into all this? Well, being a member of the Kelloggsville Schools Indian Parent Committee, I was pursuaded to go by our Coodinator, Mr. Timothy Moore. Departure time was soon upon us. The three of us went thro!.1gh that gismo • metal detector thing, and then moved on, but only after they were sure we were · not going to hi-jack the plane and head for Wounded Knee or the Little Big Horn or someplace like that. "Do you have your tickets?" asked my practical level headed sister 1 (being throughly familiar with the antk:3 of her scatter-brained sister). "Of course I do!" I answered assuredly 1 as I fumbled through my purse as .:. m.at.-· ter of routine. A more frantic effort ensued to locate th(=l!l 9 when they wern' t where I expected them to be. I just knew they were in my purse. They were there only a minute ago! Panic seized me as I realized that they were no where to be found in either purse or pocke~::., and we were only minutes away from getting on that plane. �,~::tc. 1 t, f':i.nd tnem! ri I f.ina1ly adr,ittE'd, ~.h t~-:i;:it ,1c~rc.·:~.srs i or c(!r:1e a SJ nk. tnf; .:1r1 ·1 tL,/~ :··:·;·-.1.:i.::r.. ~~ion t··~p"~~ :, P ~ bc.. y l 't t()U.Ld -:~,1d f···un<i ('l;_-1iCit;..y ~ i.)b, t!Ot t'e l"~e:.:.tilng on tl~;·1t: p1an(~~ ;. ~ rr10-! It. ·oulc' 011·:_y : .. :1ppcr1 : . ,:;. l ",, . • ! .... )"lf.~ ;•- · ·L.L ,· .. ;~' s~~id HlY .1~)v2.L t1~~adt:d si;·3t,t:;'i.': r ·-r·~r tn.g the irupo:..;~rtb}._::;; :,';· ;: ;- r.:i1ne J ike i:i)i,d. yc.Y'l h, •VP t ..h·:Jtr1 ;'A!; iJ\'.t,f-·Y. ,,:1::. j ""' 1"·. irir:: :/t.1 ·: !,h-~r·t.:·? '~ 1 -~·.nt tc~ i . ~:;·.~-1 th,-'; .tt1d:..,:. ):~; .: Lor ; r:. ;~;i; ,1(., G,. ~')(', 1. \. :~ ~r~ :f I:: .!.t.~l"\ t r !.";-:--1.\~l\. I wa . . . ac:::;ut t0 Addinc to my p2nic, Kathy said 1 sxµec3e n~ney was also in that en~<~ ·w~ sn' t .it? it \ of r.v,_.,, ; .L made it to the plane. Ertscon~HJd i.n ou.r seats - still ir1 that cc:le(', I drifted into a. joyful delirium wt,eD thf• reaJ.i t,y hit me that I was act-- ually or, that plane and would seer: be f'lyinc to Niagara Falls. 1 1 .J 1 Ct-~- e Up.:m wobbily i egs and. 1,Jith the support of both Dcra and Kathy (on 01.ther side r·~r=-.:rrfr;:i.r;(;(~ (~a1rn. SE.:atb2lt.s .fastened, we were soon speed.i.ng down the runway, £md with the sense :·,f le,:-.v.ir;g on(~';::. tur:m1y still. earthbound, w,~ ;,hot ,1hat 8eerned to be 1 almost vert:u.:.,::.Lly upwarcP ! ! (G:t'.!te! What a thrill it must be for space,-r,en ! } And need I say I LOVED jt??? s;;,rtt?_b,ecanie Soon everything on the mir!:lG.'".ure and then th.e ff1c.t,."1___" detectt)c " ·;!1? see111ed_ tc- be 1,.:.-.tdE of t:·it~t -::.·-=·11~:..L'. ~-; c1i ~'An(i ar)yt.ods' ca11 l'_''-:;·:. t.hnl-1~: .. and t·~ 1 \:h1:'ffl •. , f, ,r r.:c.;nc·y 1:',·!EY. ."_:CC'") A.S Cfi:_?1 ! ' t1y •q~- ,~ , , \ ~-r . :: ,J ,. .v~;,• . ~ . i, : .. i IJ the ~etal detec~ar ~-~m>, s~c0d t f1!'Y Ct1t ffc)~) 1r:·, -~~ l1~.\~3b;.::r1u 1 t-E~ i.r~~i.:a 1~)3t. hct... ti(kt::.r:..~;lf' l'.a 1 .,r~y 7 ~-~0 b~lt1~ I ·W\~:-.ls tc\) - r..::_... ~.J< Le i.::pe;a.t<,, j \ ;\. .,:,-:. ·. t ~}~_ey :trf·· or ne2l·· '~.t'.';: J 1' , _ ~. ~"IC :1ert; ~=--.t:,!:1n,g, '' :~l1t2 iT: • (;. "'I "\-"_.~.1 those f'r·,)t.hy looking things. - What r~t.....lU ~.~j f ! ! The three rnuskateers. {or i.:: that Mouscka.teers?) We would ~:pend tr1e ecst of thL: ·(by, plus four 'ta-PP:'{ rriocr~ toe~eti.,0.r • ·~ t :;t c::tJ.~3 \·l2 cn1:v~ j!.lSt {~'>t up in tl1is \ ,v ish <..arn:: 'Jal 1 J.de v,her; we started ,.o d~~;.::end.. :}oon we were amongst the cloud::: t!·iern Tile toy c..It!, .;. ?~3.3.:! t!:d t 11en. bi.J.o'. -J _, __,,,,.,~ u~L0 vj_cw. Tho ,nc c:.lo:scr. Down we r,-i :~}, i~ ·,,.:! ~, o i.,.1or:!a t. {,,l1at e&rth came closer came and a:s I com-· .· t:.:;_1-se:..1,3onect trav1:. 1..cr) tJ-icr~ ..... t ,r"d.-5 r-t:ally a smooth :2ru:i-inc;, SL':; t'E.i.l,,,J t 11 But we 1,,u.vcm I t landed :,{~t.~' Uh . . 1 ::.1. -~ 3;~ats n~r. ~.-.:-:°"l 1 • , .. ,,.. .. ·_; ..!i ~.)} ra(:C" l.fL~ ',1 And t. cforc· long, we wm"e flying way ABOVE Wsll, hePe we i:iat. ~t .i.'':'n ttie J..arf? grew Lazy as we merged into thl0; c1ouds. rrtor1f)1rt'. tl-'ie .:., .. (;' :...;r1(~Jtl"ln\3 rr:~tt~rrierl, rs tr1 hartc; ~ tv\=;nt,.:1ly I ;3:·}~~t him · 1 U.ion kL;:;-;~~ .,, , ra.t.i':u,~0, oeco.u~:;e !Tid ~~ri b<..JU~ Lo k:i.l t' we r.:,. :~;,vrn.e r·efresbrnent~:1 at ~.t lisnment a., tile terminal. aecided J.itt.le estab- Kc.thy had a wh:~skey sour 1 Dora bad some red wine ane . ~:.·t:i~11 tcG nu.:nb tc:i !3pe;J.k ,, I J:L1i ;,:, bloody mary. ·:r..at a relief! About fiv;2, minLtes before we w-:r•e to boat"si the plan~ to Buffa.Lo, the nice e·",nt::.leman at the ticket. counter :l.nformed u,; that the plane -was :f'ull ! 11 No sE~ats ! " said he$ I wac3 b,:;ginning to · tl'let V:ir>g::ti.a wasn't gc-Lng with T.1.Tnk :you, Do:,." . l'.>J I still had net regained the use ; , : ce, I m 1c:ie a breif U'<:;ture in', :i 1-v· r,hc1t :. was ever sc ef·, t,~ful. Then we had lunch. ''But we Lave tickets!'' cried we. �It was a dampish Buffalo that welcomAcl But darnpish only weatherwise, because there was an abundance of warmtn at the air·port terminal where we wert° greeted by a welcoming committee of :friendly ladies from the Niagara Falls · us. Indian Center. They were there to drive us on the 50 mile or so trip north to Niagara Falls. We had an amiable chat with our lady ~ ' \ driver and the two other lady passenr~1;:;. "'~.,;,~y,f. who ';lere from Maryland, as we headeo - · ~&:{,,... ,.!}I north. Before long we were crossing the Niagara River and in the distance "Sorry," came his reply. "Someone nught we cou1.d see the mist rising where the relinquish their seats at the last minriver suddenly drops a hundred and ute, but if not, you'll have to waj.t un- sixtv .some feet. THAT is Niagara Fail";! t:il 7: 00 to get the next plane to Buffalo •Howt~~·er, the falls themselves were r. t It was then about 3:00. How could ttiey visible f'r·om that angle. cto this to us'? We had to be at the hot.el in Niagara E,;alls by 6: 00. We were soon in the city itself and found ourselves in front of the Ramac.::i ~ Luck was with us. J•is t L1.Ke in the moInn where our new found friends would ,•e vies there were some gentlemen who gave staying. us their seats, and just in the nick of time. Witn undying gratitude to the~;e Bidding our driver adieu, we entered tne strangers 1 we rushed to the plane. portals of Jolm 's Niagara Hotel,\WherEt Breathless, we hurried down the aisle to we would be staying,) with a breath tal: i.ng our back c1eats. True, they weren't the gasp! best seats in the world, but at least we - • ,tl would soon be i.L flight again. And yes, it was the sa.me thrill. Once agai."i, we were soaring through the a1r showing those smug feathered creatures that they aren't the only ones who can do it. I feJt a cer-tai.n tranquility and peace wa.y up there i.n the sky and that I was probably as close to our Creator as 1 .could possibly in this material world. Once again we descended into the clouds and then the vast expanse of the horizon became visible. As we came closer to the earth the· abstra,. t, view gr,adually started to take familhu· form and became identifiable. Ribbons of freeways and rivers. Little tiny rouses and little tiny cars. As they grew larger I kndw we would soon be landing. Our- ey2s explored the interior with won-derment ! ! ! This just. had to be where all the honeymooners sI~ayed. Glitte!'ing crystal chandliers t;Verywhere and Lhen reflected again .in strategically placed mirrorf,. Red velvet d!'aperies and creo.mv austrians graced the massJ_ ve vnnclows. - Wall scounces eV0!'}'Where, -:lri:- ping with diamond brilliant crystal ;.. en- dants. Op~n staircases to a mezzanine:~ with glit broque bannisters. Elegance, elegance everywhere. This was a fairyland pala.ce. Aft8r our init:Lal surprise, we caught our breaths and registered. As vff started toward the elevator, I wa:, hoping that I would not bear a clock ~;tr ... l-:e m:i.dnj_ghtg because I wo1..,ld .surely ti.,rn 1i-::- ·~o a pumpk:i.n. �Upor1 enterit1g this huge structure I I wa:s, taken with the same feeling I had at our own convention here in Grand Rap:.ds, a few weeks earlier. At. the sight that greets you, a lump appears in ~he throat, you're suddenly standing taller, feeling a certain pride, and realizing that we are still a people. we ARE here, We are NOT a dying race. We are great in number. A feeling of "be.longing" sur rounded us 0 as vie a ·pproached a fellow Nishnawbe and The '.:,hree Muskateers! Dora, Kathy tmd ·rr,., ! As our elevator moved upward to the fifth floor, my mind reviewed the events of the past few days. So much hc.d happened. And now here I was in Ntagara Falls, with four more days of excitement ahead! ·Thi': elevator door opened to a mirrored wall ann we trotted down the corridor to o~r room. It was not as lavish as tbe lobby, but was, nevertheless, 11 cushy 11 ·- but more in the Medi terr•anean style. It was a spacious accomadatj.on w.i th two double beds, a color TV I nd a large window with a sweeping view of the city , includi.n~ the georgeous convention center, which had to placate us, si.nce we were on the 11 Wr'ong" side of the hall for a view of the falls. We unpacked, freshened up and then headed for the cpnvention center, which 'Was easily withtn walking distance. {And much walking we would do in the days to follow.) registered. TO BE CONTINUED NEXT MONTH. GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL To look at the outside it doesn't look like much. Step inside and see the busy people, trying to help their people; to achieve some of the ti1ings and ideals that a good share of peopole take for granted, We care for cur elderly, young; all ages. To some this is a place to gather. Whether it be for business, personal or social reasons, And I for one, am happy and proud to be a part of this place, though the small bit I contribute, and thankful that it is here. This is just my point of view .•• A FRIEND TO: GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL RE: We crossed a little churchyard next to the hotel and then down a few small steps to the street which dead-ended directly al a charming mall (which was part of an elaborate 1esign, which included the conven U.on .center 1 an all glass mul ti-s toried ~iinter garden, and yet another mall e·~tending toward the fal.ls) • The mall was tree-lined w:Lth park benche::~, flowers and old fashioned street lamps. To our left the mall extended to the winter garden. To our right, it ended at a huge plaza that was connected to the ultra-modern convention center. GRAND RAPIDS INTER-THIBJ\.L COUNCIL GOLF LEAGUE. Those of us who played in this years' Golf League would like to thank GRITC for their support and co-operation for a successful golf year. Sec'y-Treas. Ed i Shenoskey P.S. FOR THOSE WHO DIDN"T ATTEND THE BANQUET AWARDS DINNER, PLEASE CALL ED AT 538-25Tl RBGA~RDING THE AWARDS GIVEN OUT THAT EVENING. ©@© �~ }) 'T' POETflY When my children were ~,mall, And. they loo~~ed and were in ;.:,ge, Like sta..1. rsteps; and people ,re:·E: Looking at me with this ques';:lon 1,1 their cyE•s, "Wonder what in her spare time?" sr1e ------ THE INDIAN i,-JAY A worry ther,~ 1,ras that frected them does And for he.!.p tLey lrnew n0t whicb way to I said Lo myself, I'll be glad when They're grown and gone and - ah The peace and contentment I'll have!So .. ).t 1-ong _,_ast here I si1~, alone, C1uietnes~, all about me, 'I\,Jdcllinc my thumbs and Wisni~e for the old aays? both For the Indian's wife lay i l l ~n a oeJ So I say 'To you a.,.1, En io\F l,.,hen-1 ·whi J e they' re yours_, /o;., i-u'e passe:_; so quickly anci The pf~:-i.ce and quiet, ,-w all ye,arn for, !.s deafr"LLL;. tg! ! ! turn Then shyly he came tc her side and sa:l.ci, "The Indians trust in a tea chcy d1·1n\: Wi 11 you a.tso drink if' I br:rng it to you?" 11 t1ye, go now and ga t.ri,~r the bark t II she Sa.id 11 I will gJ.a::ily drink tt this rici'J for you, u "But the Indian,,, hc.:vc 2 way," :ie ;Jd5-r~ "That a 1,_;ift they r,iu.st gbe in fair r·eturn, n uyou r1-i:J.~t /;0 1 u she saidy H.J'.t~1d ~.:!rr"y your gift, 1;nd the way of your J.JCO\)J P do 1:0,:; A.-; T ~;it 1-icrc c\8r' Optt.m:i.:Jttc, The sun i.~; t,,,..-,·: £;!·1t c.s the last :f~?~~; .. ,,r,r,:;. of Jn.rliLiit sun1rner a1-'\t:: 8.t ha.nd) .., .. -~, I3t;;;u~·.:.if'u1 surrnn'-:..'r I1r~s mad.t~ :-.J'a.Y rc.r· Au Lnrr·o t -:-., , :uL~ t v1i.:1ds 3.rh.; tb1:1 t1~. a,:1.<.c..:~t o:-~ v.rb t Le tht...L ,:,.;oon w.iJ.1 ~ever ')Ur ('i') ,her E:1.rtlj ! ~j Life is v,Gll~C t0 the ~?3SODS, ~~t:: n-:~ \'"P otsr . . 0c,d tirnes and our u::~.-~o"-La.,~e 1 :lrectry i:::.rr.tet;? As I sit h~r~ ~ver ortimi~tic ..• ("r 1.ldr·c.~·.1 to tt1e5. ·i'·l par-1-;n ts a.rr:: L_i~.--~ c}·oµ::, t c, f~..t.:crner s,, t' 1:".::il tr1e 2-.ee<.1 the 11 tf1r--:. st~1k, 1 ~Jn; ch be t:h c...1.1~,o::rt an:J fcff''Jer pray Wi_' grow str1ignt and strong, Anc. will no'. bend 'l\) '·,he Wlt•Cl 1-\~; ~ i sit her~~ t'"/C·r" optJ.P1.ist-t c. oz. spurn..,,: ~~o fle: H~~nt to tl1e hills c1nd th6f.-~e t:;athered The: c~=:lr1tJiutn r·ELt~k .frorn tt'."ie r;\,ret:t ~)_'j rch t;rE,e And Uw l:iv{~ bark fr-or:i the p:J1 cl"E!ny too Htit k:i rmi-ki.rmick t;y thetr ,'oot 1 c-fc he, '~'hen bi.::3 kJ1.fe drank tf;e rir.L"Jl. . i<rFirl.::-e!·_~ ~'sit'· ~, [lt·i ce Life of the Lc~ic and Ll1e g:i n orfere,j .,, P:..1-'r.I rosf..! fr,Jrn b.-:.. r i)ed with 1tf::~ clir,glnf:; on Dt~e to the v-1000 l.d.:1d' .J n:e:J tc ina.l cup 7 1J.'her{~ i'I/J.t;r r~r:vcr·ence 1.'<1.-: l.i ft·, a:·1d 1 .iust.ice :,oo ~,Jor::=)nip the.t.'(::! ~-fr:t.:~~, on tJ-;ar, f'2r :J. 1,,.r2•1 d.~J' When U,f· heart 1:L fte,J JP a!"c. the ·;oi.1·it touched dcwn In th;:.. t time bonored, beaut J. ful Indian way. �lNDIAN TRAILS Indian trails now are gone Gene 1 ilrn smoke in airy blue Faded &[; their camp f'ire lights Long :;ince have faded too, Here the warrior sought redress From the shame of ill defeat Goins; swift1y, strong and sure On unerring, silent feet, Here he fought to keep the land Hills and plains that were his home Fought to save his wigwam fires From other warriors on the t'oam, Proud his heart on battle trans, On the trails he loved and knew TraHs that now have faded lil<e Wraiths of smoke in airy blue, FaJing, fading, fading still Those trails the Indian knew Growing dimmer though the years Like wraithD of smoke in airy blue - Laura Parkey MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS ·coNFERENCE - ·---- THESE POEMS WERE SUBMITTED BY SHTPLEY MCDONALD'S NEIC8, DONNA JEAN SQUIRES, AND vJRITTEN BY DONN.It I S GRAfJDMOTHER, LAUHA PARKEY OF PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN. On November 15-17, 197E3, Vi Compo and I attended the Michigan Commission on Letter to the Editor of TURTLE TALK. Dear E'.citor, Indj_an Affairs Conference in Traverse City. The Park Place Motor Inn hosted the many representatives from various programs craat.ed for the Native American concerns which included education, employment~ health, and housing, among other areas of importance. I wi::,h to express rr,y gratitude to ti1e Grand Rapio.s Inter·-Trit,al Council for maki•1g it possible for the Elderly representatives of the three major tribes of Michigan, Uw Salem--Br·adley Drum, and the Director of the The pre:::encc of EJ ders at this confer·- Mj_chigan C:)n:tmission on Indian Affail·:', to be was our' prc~sent at the dedication of the West River ended a meeting of the Elde1~s, and was Bank Park iu downtown Grand Rapids. grounding and center. I att- I also proud to hear and experience their determination to unify and then work for the changes they want to see happen as a result of their J.ong struggle with the government for good nousing, nutWithout our Elders contribution to the ded1- rition, health services, assured incati.J:1 it would have been just another dedi-- come, meaningful employment., ano a life cat1on. With them and the Drum and their of' determination. An Elder from the opening ceremonies it had real meaning to Detriot Indian Center spoke of the need ev.,ryone present. It was Beautiful! to unify, commenting that the government Lever has 'Dor wi 11 ever meet, by Me Gwe tch agfd.n itself'; the needs of the Nati vc Elcler:3. want to thank all those from our local Indian cornmimi t,y; tvr,o .in spite of the rain, ~ ut'ned out to obsecve the c:eremonie.s. Bea Ba·, ley: flepresentative of the I:1dian Con;mum. ty or1 tl1e West. Hi ver-Bank /art( It is ~--or the Elders, themselves, he reported, to gather together· and work for the way of life that they seek. �r:nn ~.ho repre;:.;<::nt•:d the St,c:ia] 5ec;y ()ft ire, !Hl.<.1~ thP J.f' 1 ak.0 1 (J1,:. c~f tJcrnic~. oi ~ king 3n 2id~- i1 ~e ~..Ja2 an 11rner:1.CCLA h ·J0!7t..:· t t 3 ~~Oi. d ;;n1rJ. s:::l.J, w.,,, ,re the At,::.,J: na:-1b", t l .!;;; 0 1.._-r,.1 u. .. 1 PcopJ ~. J-i.Y,d } vt as~c if w0 :1r· :') American;:''? tJe '.lt'"c. t-L'2: . fir,Jt ...._,. ,..__ . --. AN:r:Lc ai Unf'~>:rti.~' a tely, the n:1n ,,,:·,o h;;,,_; asked sa:id, th,:; sLati:sti:-.s whicn r,he govc ·'r,nu. 1 i. Lll l __ , __ ~-· velor pro~rctm3, atyl rrc.U1'.'"',~......~1D' kr:.Jt. ., th~ queJ~ion r~rused to gi\e hjs a~tentic,n to the 1,i:se. worcts c .t' trc;.::., wo.,ian, and hi-: L1..1rr ed LLs 11c ad t: o [' p1:-;::.k w:~ th ~ ·hfu' 1 OJd:ets :::J1oul.d ;,c~cp :Ln cur "r:d.1.~ \•H? f ~ that al: uf ~he~e tningb O~LY serve t1 t 1.ke ( ,:• r::. c r rria ter i~ J needs.. A h ,nr~rE j funded prc\,:ra.ms opE't't:1':,in,c: suc:P ,.;;f,1.~-Y stil"i do H)t. spe,a~ fer tl:e d2L!1 cf. 1~ ;-1,· ·d.::. 0 \.,he r.-eople~ ?ct this rc·=:son 1 we L_ ·r, . y·,:;J 1 .. 4 'Lur;et.hF~ .. · on ·:'hur.sday nigtt t,Q +-..e,~ 1 t.tijC, pulse of the Drum, to danc~ in hom~fe uf ector of the C>)mnis2i..0n; vt·to roc!fJr-at(·C:. ·) ·"1,1· s, v! ..,er, J_n,.'·l ,--: r...,orr.m1tc,1,,,., f'",.., ,..(~ p,:...lh.: __ Laeu t•h froni the El der3 ;,;nen they had talked u-112 Lr,:,ng~-,st Wa:'..k, lo praj in the N;..v .. ve .......,~'!ni~~~tar,e" For tL!is ~e:1son, t.oJ, --- _t«.[' tened to the coun~il of the Eld~1s an~ learned frc,r~ Lht::ir C!Xf)E'Pient'.e i.J'fH-1 .,-J c ;1. The iieart anci spir .l t of the Nis·1nm-1bE· ar carried ,;ithi.n the bi;s-Lory, the t.ra(~ v .or1s the LJ1··urn 1 the Pipt'·', :lle :,;acred dz ,:e:c, witb him during the bre,1k"'. and sor,gs, someor,B e:t>e as ::ihe tali<•?d on. Mariy Eld'.~r-~ 3p0l(e at, Jif'i .erent men .,irJt?;._:: ~ ,.._ i.ng tbe thret'. day conference I and I was g' :Jci th<lt Jolm Bai:'..ey 1 U1,_t · '"JF; ' r·- r• ... ..;.. . ' . ~1 f ·:,7 1ne 1raditionalist guidance of the Cnnfcrence was very strong. dank Huff 1 Mouze r'amp, Tnun,.an Be3r, John 3;:J_iley t -,.mo~,g ether;:; br·ought es!,:ent,ial spjri.tual mcantng t~ this gatherin~. I Wd3 deep]y movtd by "' talk ei ven by Tburp1;..r, 3ear. ~.1,:~rit uali ty and poli -c:.cs h£re 'vJ"''J:n togcthet and pr:e:s.ented 1.n c1 pcetic, al.rnosttt .1Jpnot.1c .. ::::t:, le, de .spoke of tiie r•.:spect we ai"' t.1uf,:r1t ::.o give our So.rth !•1o Lher ::ti% 'She '1.-1rmo•1ious wasy we can Hct.lk wi. th err d teci beings. He ta 1 ked of pt,ycholor;'Lcal survival in the wh1 te ::,oc.1 et-,y oy aJ.101-s~ng ourselves to USP cert;.->ir tr.ing~: wh~_()1 tnr1t society offers. "Because of the aJr~lanes, a lut of us are here today to 3hare with each other. Th"..:e c,re tne thing..:; we can u;;;e to our benefit.'' Hegard.1.ng the con!,r:;t]vati.0~1 of ent. . r·r;y, he ,·1ot8d the w~:{ . ) i . 1 \1b 1cn we a.re c-wt ionPd to buy ::.irna.Ller' cars, ~rd to reiuce o~r speed limit i~ order to 1 on. erve the quickly dc:;)leting resour·c2:s. ".t. 'rn in favor of e;oirw the other way 1 11 he ~·aid. ''I tnink we H1ould all buy eight cylinder cars, race them up and down, use al] the gas up. Then we can get back to Thurmar Bear Lold us to th:nk of iifc in Louay's society "n the :image of a cer:1.m:i.c structm·e. T:--ie base of the struct,1ce .iS : rac'<sd, and it is within tlw crack:.; that thy.,.~ l02;~Lca.l si.1rvi.val c.an exi~t }.11 parl,. Going to a disco dance, he said, ~= '~qrv .i ving ir; the cr\..1C~<:-;; ing ~.. ..._.!· plane to at tend a cor ferencf'· :::.v t( , , people at a creat distance can ~~rP what we ~~n0'N is a form of '::'t:rvl\ l ",t h But t,r,e s:rncocl; part of the cer2:,n~ ,, ture ~ t11f: f> t:::ce ttd t {!~1.s r~ev er :)t.,t~r; marr:d by contact "nth thf fore1 ·, Euro;:.if~?li c 1..1,.!,.tu . . )e i_~,. that p.1:=ice c;f ber~·~,. ~ler~ l.Lf0 .1;'.' Cl-~-~ it 1..-.as ar11..i wil . .~ . . . e~ can move b<c:tween twc i~or-lc\;, we (' , 1 1 'K•. r<...:w fr<.)rt\ the \11--;_i te ,.::v.l t.uc..; ~. :i . tt1ou t L ~ fear of riskllit';, to T.hc V'lnL of lo::.~ 0•1r true :i.denU.ties. The ~1ichipan Corr,mi.-,sion \At Ind:c.ct,, ;t{ L,ir::: Coni'<?:rr>nce brought t ,-:~etl,""· ter-n- niques for su~vival i n ~ it0 ,.i th soci~Ly, it ttL ge;-•t ~, 1 ancestral ,·.:minder of a i1ay whi::::l dof~s and ,vill .;J.l.v:ays sttrvJvc; tlHJ i, but c1 lso brought 1 of the Anishnrtwbe. the ways we were meant to be living.•, .he deeply i:1'.-;pirtng Traditiona] ist h'ay was coupled 1-vith the factual review ~Jf the many prograr.D design,:,u for the :-,;oc ial I felt botL :101Jored and proud L_, a ... '"r\l· thi.s annual mr·eting. Arid I .say 11 r"'-'egwetch" for l:1avi•10 0een g:veri a .L<Au; among you, t:.o taik i-nth yY1 1 to ~· r ,- wE:11-be:ing of Native Arneri.cans. The progr:1ms are :i..mp eme 1tea t,y fn1<1~· from the ucated by you to the :immense tF µtL powet' :,n·d be duty of your wa;i ..s, government and the fund are proc.ire-. through t:w wr-i (.,i.ug and submiss:;,oo of oropo~als. It is necessary to deal with thP b:..1 c·a...lCr<=tCY; tc, r:o,np.:...:!J', .s ,)ol.r S,1 ! ey from tUo .. se c,11,_. �wli..) r 1...:pre::.ent':d the ~:;oc:ial Secu.r1 ty ()ffi:P rna<.18 tni;::~ r11.~-r-ak,.:;:., l'.')l.tt. ·~)f }.r::norett•Cf.:1~ of ·.~ .. :king an Eldt--:r if ht:'! was an A.meric&.n. h wori,,m c:; t.ooc! ,111d salt~, H\;J{~· a.re the J.\r:.i ~>l...,na1. 1bt~ t 11.s C;c.-· :tc.1..r~al People. ArJd yet.. ask .if wt? art'\ Arnerj_can::/? v;e ctr,,.:; tLc fir~:.:;t Air1erica1J . H 1V'rif'-:;.._r•l·'.-;-1:::;;t.·e·,l 0 •Sk'"'d. t!·c ... ~~t.c. .,(:,;.~ .:i...,V 'J . i,.~ r··, ., ... ·•·1 ;:;:;:;::""T·:,,..; J._ v J:.L... ·. .....,_ '-"' ,_. 1i. 'lE:n 'l ",J. i1 .,. the question refused to gi~e hj.s attent:: on to the v.i::::e wor,js c,f thJ.t., woman, and he turned his h0ad to spebk with sorneot:e c1.::;e as she talked on. Many Elder~:·. ~1p0ke at d1.f'i'er·Bnt mecr/1nr.s2 ti 1r- ing tl,e three day conference I and I was gl:Jd that t1ob~·1 Ba.iiey, \J~cti ''i.F.; ~;·rector of the Comnlss:i0n; 'i<lt°to moder-at( ci the panels, often inclL"cied comrnt''nts froni the Elders wcien they had talked witll him during the bre.~k.s. 1 The Traditionalist guidance of the Conference was very strong. Hank Huff 1 Mouze Pa.mp, Thune.an Be::w, John Bailey, .s.monc c 1:hers b::-•ought es!::ent.J.al spiri.tua.l meanJn1:~ t0 this gathering. I was deep]y mov~d by ~, talk given by Thurrnc1n lJear. ~r,ir.i t,uali ty and politi.c~ were ,.;oven tcJgether ::rnd presented in a poetic, almost•hyµnotic, style. He .spoke of tl,e respect ;,,1e are taugtn, to 1J;"i ve our Sar th Mother, and the hdr'monious wasy we can \·Ldk wLth cr(cat/.;;ci beings. He t.aJked of psycholog:i.cal Si.lc- vival in the wh1te ::,oc.:i.ety by aJ.low}ng ourselves to usf> cert2ir U:in.g~, wh~_c/1 th~t :·,,::,ciety offer's. 11 Because of the air\)lanes 1 a let ef w: are here todc:..y to ,;hare 1rr~ th each other. Thc.-;e are the thing.s we can use to our benef1t. 11 Hegard1ng the con-- ~,ervat:i.on of energy, he noted the way~, i.1 1-ib1ci1 we ;p"e c-1t. t ioned ~,o buy ::.,mall er' cars, u1d to re1uce ou~ speed limit in order to con.;erve the qui.ck.Ly dc,)1.eting resotU"'ces. "I 'rr· in favor of e;oing the other way 1 11 he said. ''I think we cr1ould all buy ei.ght cylinder· cars, rnce them up and down, use all tbe gas up. Then we can get back to the ways we i1ece rneant tu be living . ·! said, th,:; statisU.cs which the govc r"~~l:.r., fcry Tt. ~-S rur'·h<:ar n.ece~:'-liLY "nM i, 1· t1.) prc:po~.)1.... "L.::; !' b:J t- :,,Jc" s11ould 1:c-cp :;..11 our r:::j_, .:ft ·1 that all uf the~c thing6 O~LY serve t~ tc.kt (. t·l.rc ()f rnat.eridl. needg.. A tn.n'.;rt'. d funded prq:ramD opera'~1ng suc:.:P"si'u.i. ·~y sti.l l do ~c"1ot. spe.a.i\. fvr the d2LI...-(~st n':.~'~d..s o the pr~ople ~ ?01~ tr.1 s rc.:-=;..son 1 v,c c · ther ~j tur:eth.c~:·· on 'Thur . .;day night to fe~~- thP pulse of the Drum, to dance .1.n homage (.. f 1..~he Lonf.\:,:~st 1Ja:k, to pray 1r1 the N~t..1 ve ::...:-:nf_r~iage ~ For tb is ~e:13on, to 1, 1.-' _tic.- tened to the council of the Elders anJ learned frorr:i Lhe:i.r c•xper:i.er1(.e 2nd -·)J.. . . -d, ,tn ~ The iieart and spirJ t of' th(:; Nishnawbe art:. carried ~ithin the history. the LradiMions the LJru.rn 1 tile Pipe, tfw :;acred de.:, ces and sor-gs. Thurmar: Pea:-' told mi to thi :1l" of life tn t,ocJay 1 s society in the :image of a cerrnnic str-...:ctur-(~. The base of the struct0r~ ls rra~e~, and it ls within the cracks ·e,h:ci t l;, y .,t. ...'logica.l s,:.rvival car1 exi6t :1n part. Going to a disco dance, he saiC, is ·~1irv..Lving in. the cr·~c!<~; t. ing a~1 ~-;r . . . plane to at te:nd a cor fcrencr-- s0 tr · r people at a great aisLance can shdre what. we ~~no'N is a form of ·::urvhal. But. the s:moot.l: part of' the cecz.:r.:;,.., , r•t ture, the: p l.:c\ce tl.".d t has r,,.over ~t-t:r, marred by contact with t/1f focc,t;~ Euro;~ f.?n ci.1.,..tur)e .i.s tttat p.lace .;f be:rt... . . J ~'\JherP life 1.2 o.~:1 i.t i-Jas an,. . wil.:. be. · t·\. 1 C:{-ln raove bcti-1een t1/iO wor·lci ..3, vie? (\...1r1 bor rcw frorn the ;ihite ::ult.ur>,2 ,,;j_thout t• c fear or riski1ig, t0 the pci,1t. of' lo.c,..,. o•u· true :LclenU. t1es. The ~1.ichi.gan Commi.3sion cin lndi.,:iit Af - f;:.;ir::: Con:t·er<'nce brou13ht L)C',etlwr tecn-niques f,.::,r- ,'>lIT'vivaJ in wl'.i. LC: socic Ly, but .1lso brought i-ith it th,_ ge,·•t1 1 ancestral 1·emindE.r Of a HJy Whicl ..oc~.'...:.. doe!-) and rVill <:ilv:ays ~~u.rvtve; t.l1e w 1 of the Anisnnawbe. I felt botL :io11oreci and proud Lu 2 ~- r nc; tbi.s annual meeting. Arcd I .say 11 f"t·''C::0 :'he deeply i,1'.3pir:i.ng Traditionalist h'.::q was coupled with the factual review ~Jf the many pr0grar1.D design,:;d for the :::ocia.l wE:11-be:ine of Na ti ve Ameri.cans. Tbe programs are i..mr,leme'1ted by funds from the government ancl. the funds are procure,! through t.bi:i wr-i ting and submission of proposals. It is necessary to deal with thP hctv ec.1.ucracy; to ccrnpilr-: 1 -S Johe :J,:1 .: ey r..:--- velop programs, c,v:;~ b~d~ets, •ubs~t gwetchn .for havirig been g~.ven a pL,c.: among you, to talk with yY..1 1 to 1>e c.-.,- ucated by you to the immense at,pth ,tn,i power and beauty of your wa;s. Thi~:1 "._j,)on, frorn 810.~S(' �~:e ***HOSS 1·1i)RGAN OF' OUR STAFF, RECENTLY RF; INTEHVIEdED DH. RICHARD FLANDERS AN 1\flCBEOLOGIST AT CHAND \/'Ai.LEY STATE COLLEGI:~:S. HET1E ARE 80!'-iE 1~XCf;:Rf'T? F'HC}J only h1im:1;, re,r,a:lns ,.tla~. ',ie decll. ,.Jith h.e:-·e at t.hf~ collnt},:) nE~ far, c.L: ,}u~ de~lart1ri~)nt (lC ES, are !1un:an rcn1a:~ns, r.L,:,+.., ArJe·~·i.cc-n1, fr.:);T1 T½AT lNT";VtE~*** ;.~crne other pa..:---t. of :.~he 0r. Richa:d Fl3nders - RF Mr RM Ro~'.:s Morgan are used for- te.:i(~ning 3f ts to c·.::~c.:1~ peo:)J c. in pb.y·sj.c~c\J ant. .hrcp~,1c,_gy. \'V~:: Ge n,Jt dis-play an ..v t..:.1:i.nf~, ar,d "\'Je have :-10:ne .rc:rr.;.a_if1.~.; he.re, of C(Jt..LC'Sf."':, a.s I' :n suce ycY1..! are a::1i:1.r:.~:, do n<_;t. di.sp12y 11un1an 1~e:na1~1~:;. 1 1 £-i'r;0 ti-iP .. .-e 'v"' 1)r'lLi.. 1 •• HM: How do you ar·cheol.ogist,s ha:'ld.1.e l)urfal natcrial? RF: The work ·we h2:ve <lOnt" in tt11: re-cent past ... I'm not talking i,t,uut twen- ty yc~rs ago, out about the last five or tei. years i lr, f,,.ct. tt,e law nas no!". been in cffc,ct ti:".at long •.. our prc....:educe :i..s to try to s ..ilvage anything ths.t; .Ls in danger of complete <.lcstruct.ior,. i\nd this inea.ns salvac;e of burial ... "if sornecne run:.:; in to n burial Wl-~ \-J'I.11 sal~:ag~ It) we \f!j~ll keep th€ 1nat,~::rit.} 1 ;,,1e ,!Ll.l .'..,tu,iy ·i.t sc5.&ntifically, E,nd t.her; whattver the a~thorities say shoJlct be (ione 1...:i th i 1 t . h.a t' ,3 \·Iha t 1-·lf; cL. ;. 'I\1J ti it t<1ck t(·· !:he peop1.E tt1a t cla.irJ to Le Uie ae::;c,1;dert:3 or the pec,pl·· the Dk,- ,, tf'cL: 1 r·epr',:!sen:;s but ·~1r1ich we have tc, 11 L 1 of probat)1.y Ab1')rig:Lnal .'1mor·:ic:ms, .;.ut th:, only way that Ile kn,:,.,, the:, are I LS tr1 r·ougli ouz. . f: t.:.id;t cf thf..! renr3.i ns.. There~ is no r1Drk...,. er. Tht:::re i::-1 no v1rt.t t,er. rf·t2{)f'd. Tht:?r'e :L~:= no th in,g tba t VJC c2.. n pciti t to to sh\j~'y tna t. tJ1ese ar·e i\bor.if;ina..;_ t\rnc.i.: .l.Cr.lns ~ . •~, ·~1 •• T;.,1~_,; 1··. ~ .)¥-...:: ..: .... U"1· .; l "'r,J. +-,,_, h.. .1C,... mL....1...l.!l' ~ ,.~ .(t,.11..: i ... _,_ .~ \.A',.,.I,. ..:,,_,,; .... •R most. ;.,odern peoplE. arc1' t too 'cer.ibly cor ,... .,. .._ ,--( 0 4 · ~..A... :1 ~. cerned with ~he stJdies. but they are co~cernecl ,dx•ut the non ,.i~e-o._;.x·iaL:L Pf: Why? Rl'~: WcJ.J.: because cf' the.i.c religio,,s and SPi:t'ttual a.t titudes, ·rhey thiLk that at ~. he end of tt 3 tticy ( dot--l 1<Yril; i. t nr:1y take, r don 1 t kncn\, ...... i.t nLl.t;ht tal·:c ::r. H~ <'.i year c-r ~.-.i~,o re f:i.:r,1~Jb s\,,udy or~ s.._,1i1tet.hJng) ... ~ RF: it.,~: At le3~t that, y~s ... biJt. t.h.eli they ft;E1 r.Jl~~-L the prcve is tht case. ;,~~;1.nJ.~~ns ,,M: We1l 1 i.t may be r,n..J.t tLey are rnJ1. pr ::sen+- ;..~escer.det1t~3 e;{act.1.y, ou-c, neV(!l~t.nele~k:; t..,t:J..rsons a.r,:l concerned a.bout. RF: sf.i01)l.~~; ~~-1."fc:t')•;;,,t. be re-,ourie<i;; Well, I'm not sur~ where you're coru- ini£ frcrn, i.f ycLt .~-:~:. . } t!'1r . V3.rious pc-:::op.Lt:. o.r f~r(:i..lp':: of y~c1p:e :,r ~1n.Jt.cv-s-r, '-.i1~·n t.al ~ .:,, bu;,;, L ...... HH: PeopJ.\:? in Micbtg.f.tt1 ~·.hJ.. nk tJ.1at "~·;·~·:1 .. Arid people ~I{~ other r.)ar :~~. of tl:ie cotAtitr>/ fce2. tb.e Si:u.te .'./OU lC j .. n. vJe11,. I 'rn not surr; ex3.(.. t.1..y w-ria+_ IO tb'if' ca.De t bec;-:iu.s;~ tt1e o:·J.y 1··1)~ ... ~ !::0n t r:r::\y \,/:)uld k.roi'i;. ~. that pet~t1onD cone;,;.1.:. .e-...1 ~t(}Uld kno\•I.,.,tl·1at t.hi.;:. ur:tteri.el yt"":U fd.:c ~,.:'J.~:~ tnaL mjgh; repre~~nt their ti .E· t.,; ... -:.:~k t-10 ct>. Otherw t:;:.,,_~ 11r~ob}.f,Ll .. "\:'"{)\l? ve:- t~ 1 )t t.w·o 1' optJt,ns; you c.Jn s-'1.Y .ar~_yt~ning hurnar1 rriust Lt., 1.et'~""; sea.}';; pre ..-h.1.·-:Lor·l . . . ~\:::.e2~;.,,::Ltn 1 ~ r ycr.; Cr.;J' 8,.ly i .f S0frh:!thint~ .1.S gciinr; Lo b,~ de~:/l.roycC:t ;.n te1 rns ::Jf htH!1.ar, rernc.:.inD, 1 1 well, Abori~inal remains well, you've gvt tirn·option of ::ic.ying .it 3.,d look:ia,; at it and telling what .Lt i.:;, or telling whaL we can abo~t what it is, :;,,,r let cne b'.1llcto~:.£;r go through and r:i.. p it out and tear it up and spre~d it out ,.;,nd ••• T~ie possibility of destruction or the pos.J;hility of the n.,t.ention of scme infc,rmat.ion about it, that's the opt.ic,n. RM: Okay. It's just th~t somet~mes there•s a question that the d1.fferent rernain.J ct0 not. t;et re-buried- 1·hey get 3t~"'.ck in a museum in glas.:, cases c1nd tJ.ir11:_,s. HF: \./1 taH: d.bou t r,ewa, C~.:L,.;,.t·J:~, er Pct.::'\t--JC..i.0Cn:i burLa1sr- c.~:J-· tom:: 1 ive'1, CJ*.K.f you ~{not..J, but t:J··,:. p~<Jp.~c, don't r~ally RM: Tff: R~f: m62n much :o be because ... Hod,,rn. people livli1,1 today. O.K. 1l1at at ti:e end of a !3L,L~dy, the rt;,.., xna.ine sriould be r e-tn_,c:l..ed., 1 That's a f;en- era.l statement. RF; Let's bt:: thec;re ·;:~tcal about tb:. s. it· tiy tbe study we can riet;,.:.:rmine •• 1.et's say that these remain3 ;:. 1:,at rn'.<:' bee:i found, that have bt~.:=.:n t;a.l\ra2£ed ~ ,, thest~ are ;..:ti[Jes ¼here somecme nas du,\ a huuse fourH.i,:: t1un or done ,:wn,e b,.iJ..l.dozing or oug an agricultural fteld or sc,rnet.r,.il1g li~~e tl13t, where thin.gs hd.ve beer; i.:ur ned up th:::,,t. art' .., . . ; ...,. t 0 l\r• . . . . t :.,,..,..,lr,a· l"·1·1 f•'7°'.,..._ <:'-r'"\'""" ;;..~~,~ 1· r ~"" .; ,. . t..'e c'le..::, ·J., 'v'\,. _.,;.j,.,'.) ...;,..n,.,1(.,. L lr,::i t:,O ..ti..1t:., Ji,, done about them. ,t~ .. l,.;J .J....:..) If by study of the re- :na ins i1E, ca.n determin<"] 'what 6 roup the:,,'" De:.ong to, then I 2e-e !iotning \"irong witl:. Uie turnirg bac:: of tt,e reniain.s to :,ome �k,;.nC of ,-; .J•"'gated auth0r1 ty and I'm not ~ure who that wouJ.d be of people living Jn tl:n1; are~ at the present tLmt,. This 60,000 FIJHT INDIAN FISHING RIGHT Petitions signed by 60,000 persons see ing an injunction against unrestricted <'ou:; ,iot mean that we can prove. • j n !n()~-:t ca3es. at lease; ir, some cases t1e· gill netting in the Great Lakes Inl l .JP presented in a Fecteral Court this we.el~, an official of the Michigan United C,Y1- b t thj_ ·~ doe5 not mean that we c&n ,:,rev .. t ,. /· tbt. !JE- rcmaint; b"~l ong to ~ne pr 0p' >:: t-, ·• ~ are cL:1iming them in ter,11s ,a • servation Clubs said. of' bei,'.g ancestor;:;, of being descendrmts of' t11e,se :-•eopl e . d~: 7 J)' 1 t think most of our people .• N, <-::;.\ e Amd.:: cr.m peopoJein th.is end of the co 1.mtryside •. ar•e t.oc <::ontent to ha "6 I as l t r, ay l)c> "'"' , .. 3y t':'u· "'OP "'a" s -. iCl er s b..J U"1-l'Jried a,iymore either. They ',,,,..,, 'l.\. tr. , ..,-,.. ,... t f ,.,. L'i·il-" ...·. d;;t.., ~11a ~ s gno\1. e.1• ther, or get:!r2.lly -:·eel tNi.t that 1 s someone else 1 .s ... ,,,. ~ ~ _,_.-_ J ... . \:... j .I The petitions are to be given to thr, District Judge Noel P. Fox in Grand Rapids, urging him to enjoin Indians unregulated commercial fishing un~i 1. •,r.( question is settled in court . .. ,;,; (...- The group clubi:i Well l thi.:11< th::. t thr, 1..aw, as j t 1 s ~ritt~n now, appLi~s to nll burial m&t- j_3 an organization of out.de·, more than 100,000 n]embers 'ili th '< --~ 1 ~F: TREATMENT OF INDIANS SHOCKS FEDERAL . •r·i 11, E.ncl I don't tntnk j t: s limited. Tr.1.,.-~, . F' j . ~ , ~,c,, ,o k ,o , 1.n :..a, ~, .., J..•m t.ed to early The federal judge hearing MichiganE. 1r.:, trial on Llclian fishing rights says lf£tgonized" over the case and its po;-,:.i b -,., -. . '-r· .• .»> " ia.,4. w""'..... ,s::n ..we wou1d encounter ;r; Inc:ian .• t:ative kneric,rn bur·i ::i 1 ttie. e tl8.:.' n~1t the cor::3trL--:tJ;n upo;'-~~' or the r e~, Lri c tion upon the people work, r,g ,,:i. +,h the :nateri.al, or let's say for Ell ~..,,on,. - - - 1:-- ~"'- • • ..:, • .._. r "'t ,. ' "'J... O ,,ct,,t-. tY' ·i~J"..,.,r011~ie.· ... -. ....fl1;':',, I ..) \ .,.) ,f--1 .... " l . . -,-:,,..., l "-" 1. h . t.,.. . f' -.... Aci.i1 .. .,~~ ~ t..; ~ .Jvc.. t, ._- ·_ .··: .... ,-- • ..,~ ..... , !'13.ppenE.:C; to ;,~ l i...\ti;; ere,,: <-~,··r· tl1e ,,.,,_'. r:,n .. , ·,\ ',o rh.,V1..,.y cr1ief ,'tate Pol:L''e. • .:. s:.1 c , w>?-.1...L t -r:,c. ..,use it appear:. to - t, '. 'J.:.e ifo had four;J .:.,QUIP but+:,on~: ,1.10 1Jlt 1 e- rd t.: i1.GS 1-· '.:e t.1& t. ~l"'d 3. casket, v!· the mold, th::1 r.en1aiL.s of L.f1e ca.s}~et hey ~:~Hd ~t ·, 1 bee au.::.e t.hi.s appeal's to It. ,fudge Noc.l Fox also said t:.his week r t read many 19th-century accounts of t. ,, Ind:tan tre1.L:i.es and is nappaJJet'.'!t< a L"·1~ DO L-:...I }' .Lt1fi ... · .,,,~~ d.?t-:<.. 1n l~b ... , w.: d10 run :i.nto an arJ · 3e~ t .r>r bu1 al. It "a;, a chilc .. . { t :t ;~1 t. nd I t,,as advJ. ::-:-ed bv ~)1e oeoi e 'h, t i.;:.. 'C j n charge of th..,, ;.,h'.)le ·;ro. ~<- national implications. t l le p0.1:.ce , • h w,.en ,_ "'" o.i·r -., "'-'it"" ;n t~ac'· AX.i"''i'\--,~ - .,. • .. , - .,· a S1..1ro,,~:rn bi.J.t'l2l." :\r.d I do:-i't a ree ·L 1...h thclt 1 Lt1e!". I ,,.,.j·_ nk t.t1aL ary rn.· n2.n .·~"rn:im; shodld be 1''0.tlLC:Ci ~.ri l,lJ the SO.F:r.:. 1 ' ,t c,r~ e•,,.iect, nc, .a.:Ler,...d it cu1 •. o·it :_2,.,u, that "··"~ co1.,1:..a tra1...e bacv 1 1 , 11 ·· 'c4r•tlC..J.' ::.ir tliff·" al be,_',.USC Lhere .rers l•.:: f'' ''l ,: cec.)rds 2..1d i-1e ia1eh 1vhc "'.:. b·) •. vigh:l. to. Sc ·he poli.ce came in, i.t .·:t.1 cs-ouried and 3:) forth. When :·cu',·~ Jrjali ng wi tb soe11ttii. tg tnoug11, J or 3)0 yeacs ~ld, there ~s no arsoJ E- ~ ay t,C l.<i("r-t .i'y ~US., e:r,;1c~ 2.:: ioi ,_, t.:.3,.;, -:-( JfJ~ ~-· wer. . "",.J.•. bovernment:;; broken promises • Fox made the con11N~nts on last day c'· imm ,y :in tDe comp Li.ca ted ·:c. se, whicl 1 Feb. 27. A dec1.sion :Is not <.:xpect<·,J lJ ~ ~ t'. ' early r-1:;:xt year at the soonest sL ce .c~1_.- tor;.1eys for t:ioth sides n<::,iv rnt,st :-"i~.,l tr.taJ briefs. 1 Jua.:-;e F(r~ sttit1 T\.:e.sct1.v ne felt tl1e ca:·J wa . :; nextrao:rd:i na. ryH. n .L '-ve ag0r~izecl cnrer this r:;ase e\rer :-~ n,.. . . ,_ J fir.s~ ..b.ear:t tbe plea.:;.. It invcJlVes ~~ ;.;t·oblems of Tndi.a.,,., not only in tl.e but in srlvera.- L;tates, 0 h.0 said. I;., Judg~ ~ox sui~ he l1ad read several t~LL c1 incJ.uding 0 v::::i from .L83b and 1830 CiK •. OE:er. c1 ted by a Wayne State Unj_ver:::,•. ~ .• L tcry professor and other expert r.vit,r1 0 ,, tr1~1r1 "'·p;..,alled <.it- thcn~,u he sc.id. ' '( ~ 've read t,,Jctt;; cr·oKen ser·ivUSl)r and l. \ here Jc:;t,n J �I.ike to say congratulations to Carol Ha:rrington because she was just appofoted to t.i1e Grand .Rapids YMCA - Boar·d of Directors. I1er term exp.ires in March of 1981. Good going to you Carol!!! ©@© MYTHS SURROUNDING INDIAN WOMEN "Pity the poor squaw, beast of burden, slave cbained under female law from puberty to grave.n The.anonymou~ author of these lines displayed a misconception about the lives of Indi2:n women which is not only prevalent in nonI1nian society today, but which has also had a destructive influence on the contempory roles and aspirationn of Indian women themselves. The famj."l iar image of an Indian woman as a suller: drudge who lives out her days "in a powerless and subordinate existence, is ow:· which was first fostered by wt;ite male h5-stor.i:i.ns and missionar~.l'lS, who inter;);··eted what they f,aw j_n Indian society from tbE: i r mm framework of make supcr2..ori ty. ·:he other less common, bcit every t·i t as persistent myth surroundj_ng the Amer.L.,ar. Indiar; worm'tn .is the vie"' of her as a mysb:ri.ous, untamed, intrigui.ng creature who possessed a kind of unearthly quality. In most tr·ibes, the Wt):nan coulG under no conditiona be deprived of her belongings by her gusband, even if their marriage was dissolved. Di vor'ce was a simple matter which could be initiated either by the wife of the husband; in tpj_ bes where women owned the home and its contents, the woman could divorce her husband by placing his belong-·· ings outside tl1e door, and he had no choice but to comply. Foltowing such a divorce, the man or woman w;:,.s free to remariy. In her book, 'Founding Motherr, ! , written about colonial women, Linda Grant DePaw states that Indian women had greater economic, social, ancl political status than colonial women. The mothers of the tribe often had the final say when the warrl.or's council disagreed, and they could stop ly the tribe from going to war by r·efusing to Pl'O\'ide trail rations and moccasins. '£T1i.s :i.magc was perpetuated by careless ob- They also had the final sa.v in the fate of captives taken during the war. Native Amer·ican women were also less economically de-pendent on their husbanus. The economic • .secu1~ity of the tribe, i.rn.portant male re11. ati,. ve~~ ~01 n ~· · '" t·o , .i.~.,.,, ... ne woman 1·r someUung hap- :3..:'.\1·\/fn··s a.nd unif\.::r!n·ed person::.., and has ,.:ctdc; i 1· .s way :int.act into the 20th centucy \0 a~p8ar in filGs and television. It vorce hel pect the Indian wc;iman maintain a strong and independent nat,.ire. 1H.~, had a profound ef{ect. on t.he lives of lndi an womf:n in U,e way we are seen by ,,lie 1'e$t of the; wor.ld, and the way we sef.: vur!:3 ~~ 1 ves. ~-1:my Inr1ian women of my genera tlon have up believing the Hollywood version nf male.--female re1.a t,:Lon.3h5-ps among lndi an .:,eop le; tta t tbe women wa]_ked th r·ee pace,-:; behind the man to show d~terence to him :tnd acl<ncw}edge his s..1pc!rjor·i Ly. Actually, , .:~ reason tr1at the Indian ma le preceded tr1e fema 1.e was t.o pr,. tl..c t her fr·om unc•,: pec ted danger in the wilderness, to make t!.' ,.;ay safe for her, as the <:lder.3 have scribed it. fN>Wn 1( pened to her husband, arid the fre,~dom t-c di - ,, b.ace l into . ~oJng hist~ry to the different •·»1.·1-aJ ,,,,·-r· '"' \..·,i. · •· creo t· · ivo1nen 1'.Jlo.y · ,.," u.. ~ .~ ~·l..J 2.e.:.-, · i.cr1, key roles. ~Toan L.sr·rar,ce. of the 'u'"i·t·""ct -i·1d; . . , of All Tri1;es Foundatton, has wrj_tten that ,:,l,- ~,e, '"e-,m~· ' ~ - •' ·· " usui.t1J.y ·· · · •• , , .<:.11.e p1;:;r.sun L, t.t1e primary force :i.n tbe creation of the livinu wor 1cl EarU1 Mother br:irn:•s rc,,~:.f,, 11· f',,, .'~~(·' ');<·,.·~ 1. ,., ::; 1~ 1 wor~·s along wi. th male r\)rce;3, and of ,~en she appears as tne s t.r·ong force. n ... .1 'j ,;;:;:J 4, ,l ....... .., .. ~- ·--"' -~a. \.,; ...,,,.11, ... .L...l,.\ooo, !_. \ This is a sharp contra.st to the Chr'istian story of creation, wherr the creating fot~~ 1s a cJc1l0 idenC.ty, ard create~, womc;_n .r'ro:..; man. �'TIS THE SEASON. TO BE JOLLY l OR ~' ,S.1. Ari A;/: moth~:r lives in a mobile l' c .e In_ dian woml:n neec5 not s trur~ <-0u·.L· r> - w1· th. th · .e quespark about 10 miles south of G.R. T1, tion of whether God is male or female; they late Nove,mber her young daughter v, "" ,are a part Jf creatjon. hit by an automobil~. She was r·1.~. e. to t.he hospital. Learr,ing that .,' W:: tJ·,in traditional rel.ig:;. c ,. ,s ceremoni e;-3 and daugh f~er would be ho.spitalizea :tt he~ling rituals, Indian woml'm stiJl have least a month, the mother dec:i.dec.i tc, m~Fr rc,1es: Howe'11::c, so much of ~he operstay wi tl1 some friends in the ci t:J f' ation ot tnbe;3 toaay has been drastican,1 ;f ~ltered and influenced by the domination 1.~uropean poli tj_ca.:!.. and 1 sy·~r,:,ms • -"'-cc··,"" ..., ..-~I..• •..,.,...,. •.) V'-" ')' that in ar(;;aS relating to cmi-'loyment arid edu~ation even i-ri.th; ,1 her- ovin tribe. an lr,d:Lan WOmar1 d:; fficuI tie~3 f'ar-e"-' -1-h,c, <>arre ·)ly•tacl e"' c.o~f;:ct:tea'"'o;; 1to;1:India;; that she could be near the hospita\, since she has no car. Shortly af't~r, the park manager called her and said she'd bet.ter re- a11rl turn home~ as water was gushing ou-! .l T~~ot~!e· 1. T_he .i--,r· 1- : :::.u: es of Lc. 1.:iiar, JCc,nomic and ..-:;o:::Lal se!~,.ri(.;•.: pr·oo·ams, rnos t of which are f,::;i:ralJ.y funded .s.nd of<::en developed by ron·- of her trailer. Rushing home in· cab, she arrived to find that h·lll water pipes had broken and th.-,.,.; gas and electricity was shut off they could be hazardous with U,< Ber insurance corr , Indian planners, :l.::i b&.sed on the usual vertiwould not take care of it and Sc. ca~ ,~·arclly cf 1°"' ~ponsibH i ty, which Services said she had used up ~. ''XJ,sts 111 aJ.l other Americar corporations repair allowanc~. Merry Christ,,Y or· _in::.t.itutions, with oxscutives· at Li.e top There 's more ... ~d ceccetari~s aJ the buttom. broken pipes. ?i Her ADC check dtd not arrtve as pected. Upcn .Lnquiry, she was l that since sne was not 11 ljvine; 11 ;,orne, they were: cut ting off ·".er cue< .i<. "But I'm O:.)l, Uvlng ',d.th the 1:; l r,le) •, t:11:: mother Ll'J.ec: to ex)h "-t•s cnly so I co-":1 1>e 't!,H' rny g..1tr; ' r1,·M 11 i:.bs" .:br:._,t,m~s Season usua ... ~- / brin;:r,, ,)ut n~ "he~;\'· in ":Ven tt,• ":.1.",~;.el\,..~:~.t, , .1.J}.i.;'."li1~;, OdL. thi.s c~.1s . . 1_,. er ( 1c r.ia.k ~s ·~crooge lo'.)t{ lh:.e ''" " ,.. r;ia.use) t:o~d the mc,ther Lbat w&.:-, wr tJ'1..:'!i.l" COi"'~Ct:rn,. T!{~at's !.rlOre S}'lr~ 1 l-· .f to.ld 1 hat, LC stie was r;ot livin,.;; . , h<)r~e (1.:ti. ~r~ :- 1e..ce t D ;.10 f~:~ectrir..,.. ::o 1.1.1+:~r ar,( no ·noney for r•':.pa" 1". 1 ~r~:~;1 .,:-i1t~ ,Ja1 1gl1tcr L•JctD rel~:.isec 1 ,1;)u1d t,3J<e n,!'r <",wa~, and pur, he,· fos tee flume. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Foster, Toni (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4a73a20df8e02ad610108b8b14e180cb.pdf da9d3d1e0de7d53be36e6b093568ef1e PDF Text Text HAPPY NE"V\l from . .... 1 ~· ~ . ' . .. .~ ' "SuSAN JESSICA . l TANNA MARIE &ERICA YE1~~ �· 1·u RTL E TALK · .· .. JANUARY 197?- .HAPPY BIRJHOOY IQ: .fbvA hlfJS I q5?D . EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ••• J. Wagner Wheeler ASSISTANT DIRECTOR •••••• Buddy Raphael PRESIDENT •.••••••••.•••••• George Martin JAN.:J . ROSEMAAY DAY JAN.1 .St£RRI ~WIS i"1ARa:LLA lJuN.Ap ' HARRY Jmsoo JAN. 2 JAN •. 2 JAN. 3 ~v VICE PRESIDENT ••••••••••• Pat Rawlings .JAN. · ~ RAPHAEL JAN. :G GARY SHeAtwi Ml SSY· hfNSON llRllE TftLJ< EDITCR - VIRGINIA ~cco HERR RYAN ~ VIVIAN Fo~R The. E'dl:torfal . Staff . would like to MARY CH.IRCH thank LEO ANtWISHKI, JOHN GEE and HELEN HILLMAN for assisting with the' EuGENE WARREN . stapling, assembling and lab~ling Els IE fuILEv . of lastmonth's issue. This always hfi consists of plenty of work and the volunteers who help are very m~ch SYLVIA SwANSON appreciated! .Many thanks ~gainf I I DEAN ~ ~.12 JAN, l2 JAN. l2 JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. . JAN. &..Aovs CH1v1s· TeNAv-A FoslER IRENE WESLEY MARIAN WESAW ' JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. .. . NIOD..AS 'BAILEY VIRGINIA SNvoeR 20 22 2'2 23 24 And a be.l.!Jted·"haJJPY ·birthday t0 : last .mon~Jr• s ·· CHOR.CE· MARTIH HA6'V.~Y ANDERSON . .HIKE ·tERRERE: LANELLE FEP ,<ERE CHIP MARTIN , . • --;·;GLADYS "'·· . l 15 15 16 IJ IJ 18 20 ' ' JAN. 21 EMBARA CREWS oversights; -- 9 JAN.~ ELIZABETH GIBBS YOUR EDITOR ... 8 ~. EL·1ZABETH MARKS f\JN-SON FoslER VIRGINIA l"EDAcco HERR ·SuSAN .SM111-1 Kw..v CCM>O It appears that they are lost, mislaid or have met with some other misfortune at· the post of(ice. I am sorry about that, but once we. mail them to you, it is out of. our hands and then the post offlce 1.s respon... · . sible. If you do not receive y-0ur TURTLE TALK (this· is assuming that you are reading a friend's issue), please let me know. I will complain to the post office• 8 liARa...D 11JSH ft:RRI · ~IS This has even happened to .me once. I purposely mail myseif an issue to see if I receive it, and one time I didn't! JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. JAN. 10 JAN. ll . SHERYL MAPES On occasion, it has come to my attention that people on our mailing list, sometimes do not receive their TURTLE TALKS. Please know that they are mailed to you. In bulk mailing we deliver them to the post of.flee in person, so what happens to them between the post off ice and your mailbox, I have ~ot the slightest idea. 7 9 JAN. 10 n: ATTENTION READERS ~~ .. -~ ~ .NOS ·· · · · · .:DEC. 2 OEC. ··5 6 16 16 . DEC. DEC. DEC. DEC. 22 �T Gcnorrah: might be. He 1 :. . the one who writes the Critical Corner Column.: Well, ne•s •S 1980 ·rapidly approache1h one wonders. what about s,tx foot four inches tall, ha$ a real the brand new year will hold and it also ' thick head full of unruly hair, is 16 years makes one. ponder on happenings of the pa$t. old and answers to the name of Rob. I beGo:odtimes; bad times; happy moments; moving liev~ hls la.st name i& Herr and sometimes he moments; and how we survived crises which at calls me . 11 Ma! 11 I'm kinda proud of him and the Ume seemed monumental, but turned ·out to it's my opinion that he writes well, put of be not so earth shattering after all. course, I would! ..i-~ooJ My own meandering thoughts found me mis'Sing, here at the Council, Ros.s Morgan's Friday · Well people,· here's hoping that each 'a.nd everyone ~f you have a .most fabulou!i and won- derful New Year. I would add prosperolis, . Foster, Barb Toothman, Donna Dunlop and their bl.it frankly, I think that's out for a good morning bread b1~eaking ritual with us.; Toni many of us, thanks to those monster5, ngreed" and 11 inflation. 11 Nonetheless, Iain truly · going to try and· have one of my best years ever. The same to you! ringing laughter and good f ellowshlp as we put tJ1e TURTLE TALKS together; Marvin Hans.on and hif always .smiling t'ace, .and my very good friend, Sharon Kennedy and our calorie loaded- lunches (ohr That homemade pie was our downfall!).. And $peaking of Sharon, she Virginia Hedacco Herr has proven to be a friend through thick and TUR~ TAU< EDITOR tM.n and always in a time of need. (As old Ben Franklin said, "That's a. friend indeedf 11) And I miss tho:s,e other people . who are no long~r here with us at .the Council. There!s ON THE PERSONAL SIOE. •• ... -. . Margaret Sprague, Norma .Chambers, Fred Chivi.s,.Who 1 ~·oawn Anderson? Well, she work$ in the Inese Liepins Bennett, Brenda Kuick, Carlotta Outreach Department but she'~ not new here Artewishki • Bill Carpenter and Rita Blumke. It 1 5 jus-t her name ~hat~ 5 been changed Ve; a lot .of new faces have . the former Da.wn &sh is now Hrs. Dawn Anders~n. turn~d up here at the Council and new friend-,She finallytie'd the' know with her everlovin' ships are forming. ~h.arles - "Jumbo" l\ndetson .. \.They became Hr. & on ROvember )()·, 1919. Congratulations, I am mnved ·and become nostalgic when I return R'r:s. you two! to my girlhOod home in rural t-ltskegon and watch my mother and father stand under the Carlotta Anewishki received some head injurtrees with birdseed in the. palms of their Ies' WFiile a~ 'p'iissen'ger in an auto that was in.hands calling the wild chickadees by name, · volved in an aecident. Thank goodness it and wat~ing the little birds ligh.t in the wasn't real serious, even though she has some palms of their hands and feed. · The birds black eyes and a few stitches.· Carlotta, . even flew to my open palms. What a thrilll £_leas~ be more careful! l f (Yes, Yes, I know you were only a passenger, but.you should try There are many more moments which come to and be: a better backseat driver!) mind, but I shall refrain from going into all .t hat here. I will, for the moment, take Got word that' Jos~h"Jo ·Jo 0 Blaekowl is home leave ·or my reminiscing and return to the recovering from afractured ieg. Seems he .:suspresent. tained it while sledding with little ~f<>..?~!t All those little· smiling faces.. looking out ·at Zukowski who had her own leg bro~en about this you from. our cover this month, belong to tne ~- titne la.st year. Colly, . y~u? gµys. Trying to "'hi· · a ndehild . ,. . outdo each other, or what.?. · · "'h ews .... ldren . , • gr · ren, ne1ces and ne,, ·,· of people here at the Council and in the COfh . . , munity. Hope you like it. And again, :I· would.Ar.Id we do hope that little Petrin" Hihman is like to apologize to John John and Joe .John feeling much better after her· recent surgery. who seem to confuse me. Once again, we , Also scheduled for St1rgery is little !'fatthe! pulled the same. boo boo as last year and fletcher and Mary Chirt9!!1!l!l• We wish them a have listed·on our birthday u.st . of January 10, Joe John, .when it should actually be John very speedy recovery!!! by the same token, John. Sorry again, fellow&! And for those of you who read the Lexington Schoo} paperi?~ you may probably be wonderinQ who So(tom'n~- 2 Congratulations to ~mon and Barb · Arzola who . are the new parents of a baby girl, born Dec. 14th.Name: ·stephanie Joyce .. Wt-: 5 lbs. 11 oz. �YOOTH ·fCTIVITIES . AJ T;E'Nr -1·0 N·r·1 ·1 ----~-i!IP-l "t -SWIMMING ........ Monday through Friday 4:30-5:00 PM Wedne$day · 7: 30 PM Sat urday 5:00-7:.00 PM the Treaty of 1821. Under P.L. 94-540, Section 6, dated October 181 1976, and P.l. 93 .. 13'•; Monday through Friday 4:00-6:00 PM Wednesday 7:00-9:00 PM Saturday 5:00-7:00 PM 7, dated October state and fed·e ral agencles are _reminded that:· "None of ··the · funds distributed per in, .trust under provisions of this Act shall be subje,o t to f-eci"era1""'.'"'or""·stitte 'income 'taxes, nor £_a'jii 'ta" 'o(,~eJ~. shaii ·such fu'nds or their availabilftx be considered as' income oi'"'ottier sources. or otherwls~••l!,ti,llzed . as....t~ basic .tor denxing_or reducing th~ financial assistance or other beJ)_eJll! to which such household or member would otnerWise ·be entitled to under the ·So- re- . Wednesday 7:00 ..9:00 PM Saturday 1:00-7:00 PM ofaI 'security .other' reciere]. On .March ?.7, 1968, · the .Indian Claims Ccmrdssion awarded · $9 32, 620 . ooi·'to the · Cr and fU ver Ottawa Indiana under Docket 40-1<, as addi- tion.al payment forl,140,740 acres of land ceded in Southern. Michigan under the 1821 Treaty. m ANY INDOOR §SORT, cORtACr GENE WILSON - 456-6985. The total amount o·f . the a.ward i11cluding principal and interest is now $1,878,534.00. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE . WHERE -DATE Union H.S. Dec. 20 9:15 PM Michigan Be.11 Union ·H.S. Jan. ~ ) 'AcFo~· anY O'r'"""Te'd~ally ~s~i-sted •.P!o.sram." BASKETBALL C.-\ME EVERY THURSDAY. ANYONE INTERESTED IN PLAYING BALL TEAM PLAYING 6:45 PM Randolph Sur. Northeast Junior High Jan. 10 9:15 PM Local 206 Northeast Jan. 24 6:45 PM Lakers II Junior High This is the first half' of the schedule. The second half will be in the next issue, sd keep a close look out. BOWLING 'EVERY WEDNESDAY 3:00.:.5:00 PM · CLIQUE LANES. 12-16 )'EARS OLD. IF · INTERESTED IN A LITTLE FUN t COME -ON · •·¢· ,, " The ·per capita payment under Docket 40-K for the Grand River Ottawas will be .the fir$t such Federal Gover~~ent Annunity Payment to Michigan Indians since the Ottawa/Chippewa Payment of 1911, coamonly referred to as the Durant Payment Roll, under the_T1:eaty of 1836. Supp. - DOWN. Sect~on ·19, 1973, individuals and local, city, county, The age group for these activities is 12 thrbugh 19 years old. You mu.st pick up a pass to parti¢pate in this program and passes will be given out in room # 11. If you have a conflict with this schedule, contact CENE WILSON at 456-6985. .' - • $650.00 in December 1979 for lands c~ed under· GAME ROOM \ ,., . AJ>proximately 2,880 Grand River Ottawa Indi~~ _primarly residing in Mioh1gan are ,expect~"<i ~o receive payment in the amoun~ of approxi.~ately GYMNASIUM ' ~I ii ,: 3 �\ REDim AS RAVEN' s WING, . HIU. STOOD HE, . . SLIM . STRCHi BODY.· CF RUSSET BROO, M Bl.ACK ·~A · . A.;.; ·. EVES \ I . . SAW DIGNITY IN HIS FN.:E., . LOO<ED AT HIM IN ~, . lRIED TO UNIERSTAND ntE 110.JGiTS, MJST BE THINKING N'.,M, . . t~ : II a:· EBONY thwr~~~~~~,· HN t£ mew THE BCM t£ ·H3..D, IGITNING SWIFT 11£ ARRCM SPED, T l'OJND ITS MARK. 1£ WARRY FELL . lll.JS IT SHll..D BE SQ, . HAT LITn.E CHIL.mEN FR<J-1 HIS TRIBE, ~~ NO M:RE 1-U'iGER Kt04. SAVE ~ CHERISl£D LAND AND SE.AS? · . . FCRESTS ~EEN, OOR FRIOOS# WR TREES? ITE LISTEN f£AR ~ PL.EA, BROnERf / ~ .~~~~::~~~' .·. ~ WATER ME, ro QUEr-ot M Tl-RIST. . · 0. FIU.11£ KJNGRY CRIES, . . L.tru:NT..WEEP AND PECFLE · DI~, . OOlMS ARE STILL... FIRES LONG en£, BROTHERS HARK SO BRAVE AND STRCH31 . EftEMBER KM IT USED TO BE I IOOJ) N WE WERE HAPPY .WE WERE FREE. ~ STOOD SO STRAI GIT AND TALL AND PRQJD, . . . S FEATt£RS BCl..D IN ti.JE, . ~ · RCWED M ~ · n£ IO.JNTAI. NS HIGH, . 1£ tlM'ER HAD ACCQ\'Pt..JSt£)), .· ·. LIKE Tt£ EAG..E IN .11£ SKY I . .. . T t£· SET ·wr ro oo, E AND BRAVE AND ST8CH3 AND TRUE, FIRES BlRNED BRIGHT, · · HIS IS ~ AND THIS IS YOO, . IRtJ+ERS SENT A l'£SSAGE UlJD AND CLEAR, . · . FAILS us rm, . . f . Ir CAN BE THIS WAY AGAIN, . t£ MIGHTY tt.MEB.t . ·. l .· WHITE BROnEBS - LISTEN! 1£1..P US· 11£N, . Cl.R !RIBE - RED~· / · . ~, ' ; ' CLEANSE OOR t.ARTH AND AIR. AND SEA, . - IkRontv \\~ l .. . THAT AU., fl.AV LIVE IN HARtON I ~ ,. . bcco .-~ ~cco · ~-l 4 ... . �&·o·u N"D 0 FF I ·1 ' -..~~'ilii. 1"'*.-t<--~~-- ' AS ... - AGRAND RI\f.R OTTAl!A (Ct£ HALF),, I WAS C!f,.Cf TIE FffiT'JNATE INDIVIll.llt.S WOO CPff: INTO ll£ BIG PAYGf I (11£ $653.15 Fffi LA1IDs C8EJ LINTER nE TREA1Y (f 182L) THIS ~WI· f'E !WfJY ~T Wl11fHIGHTfR RENT, fllCTRIClY, If.AT NfJ GASCtHE, BUT TIE MIN !S)lf lt:RE IS . ifil Tif ~ i RECEI\f], rur Ttf: K»EY ffilff MY .n-REE CHILrnEN lllfLW.T REcEI\£1 ! I .TIEY AAE 0f£ QUARTER OTIAWA, BUT VERE IEClARED IN.:l.IGiaE Fffi NN Cf TIE PAYM:NT MM. frf AffilRDlTY Cf Tl-HS 1S: F.Dlli MY SISTERS'; CHILIREN \'IERE IEl.AAEIJ. ELIGillE.. . . <a.R FATIER lS AFlll R.OOD OTIA\~ MID. OlR ELIGIBILITY CCM.:S FRCM· 1£ Ar() HIS MCESTCRS~) , f'ff 1\f](fS NID t£PifWS HAV£ 11£ SA!'E IIffiEE <F liOOD Tii!\T ~1Y CH!LffiEN 00 ..SO WHY TIEY rE.RE fJW.IFIED NID 001 Mt CHilJJ<EN MPKES f() ~tia: WHATSCE\A:R I WHAT'S.~, PU (f MY FIRST 1 COUSINS~ CHILOOF..N \£RE QUPlIFIEDI ( MY FIRST CCVSINS MF. T1£ CHILrnEN cr: MY FATIER S ffi011£R,) PU. Cf 11ESE ~TER B...tlJJS ftPf. {fFllf fl\OCI. ~'f. . mNtH .. SO lfrY\ilfY t£RE ALL tlWJFIED f.XCERT MY THREE CHILOOEN ~ SCJt£ ffiAVt ERRffi .ON 11£ PART CF 1li'& 0011\G TtE h • • • ' ' I . ~IPfING, . ' F£Rttl\PS lliIS ~NOS llKE "sa.R ffiff'ESU oor IT ROO.Y ISN'T I'M. H.tV-'Ff THAT nm OTIER fl!ARTER ll.OODS CfF .1tE SA~£ IJWCH VERE AB.£ TO RECEivE nEIR SHL\RE~~ IT IS JJST TPE Ui'l:PiIR~ESS TO M\tCHILrnEN 1Wff ffiIPES f\E. 11£Y \£RE EXTREf{LY DISPPPOIN1ED TO SAY TIE lEA.~TI l l IT w~s ATRErlfNDOJS t.ETil1A1NI f WHAT IS Tit ROOJNING PE.HIND THIS? Ct4N IWfPfJDY Till. VIRGI~IA fvEOA~ HERR · ~i!GHTER OF. .:>JEVE MErlA.CCO · ~ 1~ sON OF ;))SPEH r1~:1lAccr.t A~'O K~1e: . ~m . · Pm. t<A~~/~4s I~~,: ~LJi~a ~~RJ~vp~~i:~~~~ AGAIN,. CAN ANYBOUf 18.1 ~ WHY ·TI·E EMfl<? · ~ . -· . r::-:::··;~11•0•1HH*M*~·······~ ,. THAT ,YOU SEN~ US YO?R C,MAHGE OF 'AO~ . l .. l.a.UJl..,b I~ . . £ Q ,Jl . t..£.~, · .~ p~ESS.RET~RNEO TURTt..E 1Al~ COST·· ' t ' ·. -.: .. . .·. ·: . . . . I : US 25¢ APIECE. . ! ~ Jl....£.., ~I-JJ.,.• i;l l_.~ ~ f ~ -. J . ·- . 5 U ..JJ- ! .. . 1 1 , . I �CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TOUR ---·----···~~~~--1'<1J1;1- <ich ·" year the Grand Rapids Jaycees sponsor The month of December ha~ . .certainly been hectic around here. We had loads :of shop~· ping to do tor. the $enior Christmas Dinner and ch1ldren's Christma& Party.. I eapecially really enjoyed d,oing this for ~lUr the!:r annu-ll Clu•b.tmat, Shopping Tour f o.r underpt•:lv:lleiged chlJ.dren. The prlmar3· purpo$ie of thls project is to •dlow a number of underprivHeged children · 111 the community the opportunl t~· to. purchase Christmas gifts for mernbers of their f'amf .. lies. This helps the ~hildren to t::xperi .. ence the meani.ng <>f gJ ving in the Christmas spirit •• This project g.ave at least 250 ·/ children a chance to buy Vi.U'iows Christmas· Indian Community. It•s the t:i.me for gfv .. ing and ~aring, but also to realize what Christmas is all· abl)Ut. Also to know that it was made possible for us to help the Communit~1 enjoy the Christmas holidav a little more and to receive a little. ~thing. Our thank~ ·to' .Native American presents for their friends and family m-em-- tho:.e who made thl" .possible and 1-would • especially like to thank Eric antl MaudeU:11e McDonald ii-1 assisting us with the shopping be:rs. and glf t wrapplng. for both $enior$ and children.·· This year the twent took place at Ste:keees & Sons -in the Eastbrook Ma.11 t for. 35 Indian children from GRITC, on December HJ 1979. .Our party for the s.eniors _was held Friday i Each chi,J.d receivt.."Ct $13 fo1- gifts, a small · , lunch, and the main treat was a talk to Santa Claus; · lt~re Is a SPECIAL THANK YOU' ··to Sally and Stx~ve Jobes, Ruth Peters, Gary Shawa and Martin Wesaw, for donating their t.ime. Each did an . outstanding Job of cha.paron:t.ng and December 14th at Lexlngton Schoolf . We had around 60 Senior Ci Uzens attending or more, . ·from Grand Rapids,.. · Lowell, Suttons Bay, . Dorr, .Grand Haven and: Thompl'SOrav:Ule. We had a large turkey dinner :1m~ all t~e •trim.~ mings. Fol' entertainment, we had an afternqon of bingo. The ·g1~~md prl:ze for. bingt> w~s a battery operated. wall clock.won by .Izada Gee. Abo had.a door prize .. a toaate-:r. .won by ·Mary Days.on.. Before the party ended drlvlng all the children to thelr destinat:lons. Hy special treat of the tJV(~ning was to see and hear all the happ.int"ss and e>wi ment of a Christ.ma$ gift wa.s presented to each sen~ ior citizen. Our Seni.or Citizen Christmas Party tor 1979 wa$ successful and enjoyed by each child that attended. With <.ill the tur ... moll and violence of' these daysi those sweet innocent and thoughtl"ul children put me in .all. CRITC Staff the blanket. · Perison~ Gfeg Bailey~ ~n the Christmas mood. Shirley'Mcoonald OUTREACH DIRECTOR Even thou.gh we would have liked to have taken all the Indian ~hildren, wf'; were only able to i.:ake 35. Choosing those 35 ~>¥as one of the hardest· and most difficult thin~v;; that I had to do. Those that dldn 9 t go this year can t6l VEMS E'JE PARTY · LAKEWOOD CIVIC CENT~R LAKEWOOD, MICHIGAN .DECEMBER 31, 1979 look forward to going next year. Dawn Am:iers(m ASSISTANT OUTREACH DIRECTOR 8:00 TO. ??? $10.00 PER PERSON. - 17 YEARS.AND OVER . .. - $ 5c00 PER PERSON - 16 YEARS AND UNDER For reservatlons & 1nf'ot'l'i'lation, call Woodland Indians~ Harle- 894-9147 Rose- · .894-8794 Stella ..-· 773-2743 (area code 616) lakewo0d ~s located between Muskegon and Whi tehallv · · 6 �mlEirtj INDIAN . .. Bv SAM D.JsH The two most common questions I am asked in our community today are; "Atte·· you Indian, or are you traditional Indian?" I f eel being Potawatomi Indian, it's my .responsibility to have knowledge of these questions. · "Being Indian" to me means being born to an Indian parent. I can't understand how .. a person can be "Indian'! without having any . ancest~al blood in them • . So to me, just anyone can't have the privilege to sh~re in the inju$tice, stereotype, pride and all other things which we "Indians" share and experience. "Are you traditional Indian?" I find this question more difficult to answ~r. Trad~ ition means practicing your culture. (Having been .handed down from generation to generation.) Or further, how ! ·understand being traditional, means having spiritual beliefs. Spiritual to me, means living the truth of life, which.shouldn't -be confused with religion, which. I understand means living the church. AN INDIAN PRAYER - · O' GREAT' S?1131r, · ·. · · W HOSE VOICE l HEAR IN THE WINDS, . ~ Vff:>$E BREATH ·GIVES LIFE TO ALL TiiE hORlJ),. HEAR t.£ I I AM ~ . AND WEAJ<,. I NEED YOOR .STRENGT_H ·AND WlSDJ.1 . • Living the truth of life, our Most Sacred Mother Earth~ our Creator, our Grandfather, understanding how these and more can be . joined with and for everything in constant prayer while smoking our mast Sacred Pi pe. 'LET lrE WALK IN BEAUTY I AND Mi\KE MY EYES EVER 13EKi.:o THE RED AND PURPLE SUNSET I These few learnings I've shared with you were not ' to confuse you, but to help you ul'.'derstand what being "Indian" means. LET M: LEARN M4J<E flE WISE SO THAT I MAY utaRSTAND IBE TH INGS YOO HAVE TAUGHT MY PEOPLE I 11£ . LESSONS YCll HAVE HiDDEN IN EVERY LEAF AND ROCK, . 1 SEEK STRENGTH, NOT TO BE GREATER THAN MY BR011£R, BlIT TO FIGHT MY GREATEST SAM IS YOUTH COUNSELOR FOR XJWLS. ENEMY - MYSELF. MAKE M: PJ..WAVS READY TO CM TO YOO WITH . CLEAN tWIDS AND STRAIGHT EYES, . , So \+EN LIFE FA.res, AS THE FADING SUNSET, MY SP IR IT W\Y OM: TO YOO WITKlJT SHN-£, (R~printed from the Gennessee newsletter and submitted by .David Goff.) ... ' • ..... �: ' ' ,... ·~,I< ' ' ~J..o ,,_ ~ ~qj-'ifA'f f , :r·.\V ' ' Tl'r\~·!Av : . - ' .. ~ ' 11.·~ I I I ::~-::-~?""-... -~~':-.•;:'·:~ ~ .... • .~ ..,,• '' r ' ;:' ii<\~ I., ~ ~·'::t:. -~--.» l • L~lT '''"'ilV ·i11i .,_,_j,\l\_,,J ,.~ <· ·~. • -'~"'l. .. l 1<:JC. v ll ' . ('i J;"'.-..,. JrB l ·;.. ,.f,..... ..,. ..i: .. ·:s . :,: . (~) - "°"' :·~y"::"-~<""~_.;,$;~-=-=~-~. . . -~,,,__:;:....:-:: __' '°~"" ':Ji i"~V • l'i .) \ .) ~ " f · ,. ," o.30-9.30 PM G,R. PAREr:~I r~T~~~;~b ·----~-f-----------~ 13.;. 15 14senicr lunch Lexington ,. 16 HOME;.t.\KERS luW<"Ollfl .."""• Iii•'-~-~~ 20 21.senior '~l'll'W 27 II .. al-: u-~. . .,____,..~~~t.M!IK't, .. 9'1f' I1 • .• E~ I -~ ·. 1. ' £~ .. .. I I. •• V<t .. "*' ' Jt '!I 18 1'?,.'". • 1· 1 . .Jj • >iltllll.lllP-&i.. 23 HOMEMAKERS 2'2 Lunch ... • }~ 19 -~-- • UP Ufl 'I~!- .~ .. ,~~,~· I 24 f 25 CLUB ... Lexingto11 6:30:-9:30 PM Lexington 12:00-2:00 PH 1 - l!I 1 . CLUB-Lexingtor 6:30-9:30 PM I !Senior Lun_ch Lexington 12:00-2:00 PVi j' I j 11·..,,.,t nrd~f\n . I t ." . I 6~~~.~~~·---rl. "8-- ·--p~: ·1;----1ii._,..,~---b-1-12--12:00-2:00 PM ! ~~T SJ""" r]P'i.i'V j School ? q~3;;0-9 ;30 PM i JSenior .Lunch Ii . . ~· ·~ 26 i Senior lunch Lexington UH I or• •~• •!\ JJ1 28senlor •--~,. u 29 Lunch Lexington 12:00-2:00 PM ,L--~.. ._l --·- 4 · a db :Wl9"f" ••I ,... WI! 30 HOMEMAKERS l==--r srn'T'lil ............._ •.111• • •I u, • ~- ,_ I 31 CLUB-Lexingt;o11 6:30-9:30 PM . Senior Lunch Lexington ___i.___.,._.._,..M... _ ..........l . . •. - .· .. . =-·-J. ,- ; ~--,~--- ""_. __,L. .. -·- I . .J• �~,.;... ......,........... // / ... I -_ ........ ~,., t •• ' - I • ··- Brand R11iid• l11tar.~Tri/J11/ Csu111:il . • w ., ~ ·:;w.w::: .. · _ .•;. • .HOM PROPtr ~":-~ 0.0:1 J. S. POSTAGE 7$6 Orldg.&, N.W. 49504 PAID PERMIT NO. 690 GIAND RAPIDS, .J. Mii''"~ ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUEST:FID • ~ .. . BettY Jones: LibrarY Grand ~alleY state Colleges /\llenO.ale, ~\l 4-94-0l ---- -- ~ "d\fd911 s3;n-1 iv .. 6l6l 8 _...,- I)=~•' -- 1 ~rt z 830 '' riU ·~ ?~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. Includes newsletters, event programs, flyers, posters and other printed materials. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herr, Virginia Medacco (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/db08513d681b471a0ed3abb42213305f.pdf 9219a8afc2e60ce4493c7139ff70187b PDF Text Text RA RL ~;).. \ GRI GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL TURTLE TALK JANUARY }ggQ1CJ1 \ Executive Director .................................................. J.W. Wheeler Assistant Di rector .................................................. Buddy Raphael BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Rawlings ........................................................ President Simon Francis ....................................................... Vice President Kathy Stinger ....................................................... Secretary Jeanette St. Clair .................................................. Treasurer Mary Church ......................................................... Sgt. at Arms Paul Jackson Jr ..................................................... Member George Martin ....................................................... Member Barbara Arzola ...................................................... Member John Hart ........................................................... Member HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE CHRISTMAS BABIES AND TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY IN JANUARY! If you would like your birthday printed on the calendar, please let us know. A big thanks to all who helped us put the Turtle Talk together last month. It was a big job, but with everyone's help it made it much easier. A special thanks to PPte: P.if and Jim Foster who donated their time on Friday afternoon. They helped make it possible to get the newsletter out on time. Thanks too to Ruth Crampton and Brenda Cantu. They were also a tremendous help! Last month the Thanksgiving potluck at Lexington was a big success. We had four large turkeys and they held out to the very last person. It was nice to see so many new faces. We hope everyone who came enjoyed themselves. Anyone wishing to have items printed in the Turtle Talk should complete the attached form and return it to Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. G.R., MI 49504. If you · have questions please call Loretta at 774-8331 or Rae at 456-3744. �CONDENSED MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING HELD DECEMBER 9, 1980. ON FILE AT 45 LEXINGTON N.W. ORIGINAL MINUTES Board Members Present: Pat Rawlings, Kathy Stinger, Jeanette St. Clair, Mary Church, Paul Jackson, Jr. and George Martin. Absent: Barbara Arzola, Simon Francis and John Hart. Staff Present: J.W. Wheeler, Buddy Raphael, Greg Bailey, Bob Johnson, Mike Connolly, Wally Hall and Geri Conway. The Senior Program is doing very well. They have anywhere from 27-40 people people in for their Senior meals. Shirley McDonald is coordinating this program. If anyone knows of any handicapped peopl~ who would be interested in going on a shopping spree to Steketees, please let us know. Loretta Yount is working en an Affirmative Action Program and should be done in January. The Substance Abuse Program had a o ~ L day meeting with other agencies dealing with the substance program. The meeting consisted of people who are involved with this program and many ideas were shared. Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council will be open December 22, 23, 29 & 30. 24 & 31 we will work half days. December Mike Connolly presented two requests for proposals B & C. Both proposals need to be in by Friday, December 19, 1980. The Council is requesting about the same amount of money for Part C as last year. Wag & Buddy made a trip to Lansing last week to present and discuss the Indian Child Welfare Program. They met with five centers. Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council would like a joint effort in helping one another with the Indian Child Welfare Program. It has been suggested to form a consortium as the other centers want and need the support from the Inter-Tribal Council. A proposal is due in January. George Martin will be sending information on the Indian Commissioners meeting here in Grand Rapids in February. George also explained the problems Native Americans have in getting funding from BIA. George Martin is making a trip to Jackson, Michigan, to visit the inmates and surrounding area. NEXT MEETING: Monday, January 5, 1980, 7:30 p.m. CETA Office. �It is our hope to make the Turtle Talk Newsletter a very interesting and informative paper for our community. With your help we can make it possible. Below is a space for you to write your favorite poem, a cultural or captivating story, an informative news tip which relates to the community, or anything you would like to see in the Turtle Talk. Please make sure you print your article so we make no mistakes when it is being typed. If you don't have an article, but you do have suggestions or comments, this form can also be used. It i s our goal to keep our community as well informed as possible. So your help ~nd suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. For more information, please call Loretta at 774-8331 or Rae at 456-3744. PHONE �WINTERIZATION PROGRAM THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL IS IMPLEMENTING A WORK PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE WORK ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. NO MATERIALS/SUPPLIES WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL. THE WORK PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: l. 2. 3. Weatherization (plastic - weather stripping) Painting Minor Repairs FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL 45 LEXINGTON N.W., GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504. THE NUMBER IS 774-8331. PLEASE ASK FOR THE OUTREACH DEPARTMENT. ************************************************************************** REQUEST FORM WORK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TELEPHONE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- DES CR IP TIO N OF JOB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TIME LIMIT FOR ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF FORTY (40) HOURS. REMEMBER: CALL THE OUTREACH DEPARTMENT AT 774-8331. *************************************************************************** �THE ANNUAL JAYCEE'S SHOPPING TOUR On December 2, 1980, thirty-five of our children were provided with money to purchase gifts for loved ones so they could experience the joy of giving at Christmas. The Grand Rapids Jaycees were the host and the shopping tour was held at Steketees in the Eastbrook Mall. Hot dogs, chips, soft drinks and Mr. & Mrs. Santa were also a welcome treat. A great big thank-you to Edwina Chippewa, Mary Chippewa, Mary Shananaquet, Rosemary Day . Jeanette Pierce, Shirley Raphael, Gary Shawa, Jim Foster, Jumbo Anderson, Ruth Peters and Shirley McDonald who gave of their time to be chaperones and drivers. (Couldn't have done it without you) After a little confusion at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, we split up into groups and were merrily on our way to a most exciting evening. Jean Warren ********************************************************************************* ******************************************************************"*************** Now - a very sad note from Sam Akao. "A Hitachi tape recorder, microphone and cassette tape were taken from my back pack on Monday, December 2, between 5:009:00 p.m. from the student lounge at Lexington. Please return them to the Community Education Office. No questions will be asked. I need the equipment to complete a project I am doing for the Lexington Adult Education Program. Thank you." NOTE: THIS IS THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. If you know of the whereabouts of the above items, please call us at 456-3744. No questions will be asked. The stolen items are very important to Sam in finishing his project. Thank you. ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* We very much need people to volunteer to help with graphics. We try to make the Turtle Talk interesting and informative, but graphics make it look so slick. If you are interested, please call Loretta at 774-8331 or Rae at 456-3744. If you are in the habit of doodling, send us your doodles. We can use them too. You can send your art to Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. in care of Turtle Talk. For more information, don't hesitate to call us. �LAMENTATION ASTRANGERO 0 Lord I am but a fragment, tossed and torn by destiny. Like a grain of sand degraded by the four winds. A desire for knowledge makes the mind impatient. Send it soaring through heavens search,ing for a bright star to light the path of destiny. It thirsts for knowledge and is prohibited by the indifference of the ignorant. Mankind without love is a lifeless body without purpose. If I tear my heart from my chest, and give it to you in a golden chalice, will you treasure it or would you throw it to the four winds? To be 1ashed by the lightning of universal storm. Sa tyra Compos *********************************************************************************± LOOKING FOR A JOB? Allegan Public Schools, Title IV Indian Education Program is in need of an instructor to teach fancy & traditional dancing. The class will be held on January 10 and 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m. They are also looking for a drumming & singing instructor. The pay is $50.00 for three hours plus 20¢ a mile (not to exceed $50.00). Lunch is also included. If you are interested, please call Marlene Austin at 673-2432 or Rosita Blodgett at 673-8883. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PUBLIC SHOWING OF "MORE THEN BOWS AND ARROWS" AT LEXINGTON SCHOOL, JANUARY 29, 7:00 P.M. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. ********************************************************************************** SO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE You are descended from the original inhabitants of this land, created by the Great Spirit here, and not across the sea. You are people, divided but in the same token united, united in the struggle to persevere under the most adverse conditions. You hold the destiny of your people in your hands, by your actions in the past, present and future. You have the power in you to give voice to the wrong that is being done to your Mother Earth, who gave you life. You have the power in you to give voice to the wrong that has been wrought upon your people. You are the one who has been made to wander because of intoxicating sins brought to you by others, because you welcomed them. You are one who now has a renewal of strength needed to fight evil, you will wander no more. You are all of these things and more, but in total of these you have become a strong people, a people with a future. You are the future of your people. For problems or understanding of alcohol or drugs, call Kim at 774-8331. �BASKETBALL NEWS Have you been to see the Grand Rapids Skins play yet? If not, you are missing a lot of fun and action! Wally (Julien) Hall has pulled together and is coaching an energetic and tough ball team. The G.R. Skins have played two games now, and although losing them, they played good hard ball. Last week, December 9, they played at Ottawa Hills. We were told they played one of the best teams in the league, but it didn't stop our team from playing an aggressive and exciting game. We have had one of the best cheering sections which shows a lot for our loyal fun loving ccmmunity. Below you will find a schedule of the upcoming games. Let's all make it to the games to cheer our team on to victory! 9: 15 Tuesday January 6 9: 15 Tuesday January 13 Tuesday 6:45 January 20 8:00 Tuesday January 27 Tuesday 8:00 February 3 8:00 Tuesday February 10 For more information, call Wally at 774-8331. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Riverside Middle Northeast Middle Northeast Middle Northeast River'.> i de Middle U~ion High School ********************************************************************************** BOWLING NEWS Kathy Stinger provided us with the following news on our bowling team: Congratulations to the winners of the first half- THE MPS TEAM! Members - Bill &Mary Shananaquet, Shirley Chamberlain &Amos Day. Congratulations to the second place team also! The William's Family took second and their members are Steve & Luella Collins and Norm and Rita Blumke. The big winners for the first half high game and actual series were: Shirley Chamberlain with a 203 high game and a 495 actual series! Mario Ramos with a high game of 254 and a 574 series. Congratulations to you both! • The winners of the high handicap game and series were: Gail Sprague Overbeck - 252 game and 643 series. Congratulations Gail! Mario Ramos - 285 game and a 667 series. What a terrific bowler! We're also very proud to announce that Margaret Sipkema, D.K. Sprague, and Joe and Sarah Sprague took first place in team events in the Lansing taur. Congrats! Also, the winner of the Thanksgiving turkey was D.K. Sprague! Congratulations to all the teams! Keep up the good work! �LEXINGTON SCHOOL NEWS l. Lexington will be offering a Personal Development Mini Series in January and everyone is invited to attend. The class will cover topics such as: Personal Hygiene Care, Skin Care, Figure Control, Communication Skills, Posture & Poise, Fashion for the Business World, How to Get the Job You Want, How to be Assertive, and Basic Make-up. The Mini Series will be held January 12-15 and January 19-22, from 10:25 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Persons attending EVERY session can earn 2 credits. To register sign sheet next to the Counseling office or call Roxy at 456-9382. 2. Lexington Community Education will be offering a Weaving class for all interested families next semester. The class will be centered around families who would like to take a class together. Mothers & daughters, fathers & sons, grandparents - the class is for everyone. In order for us to run the class we need to know if you are interested. If you would like to register, please call Rae at 456-3744. It's a great opportunity for the whole family to spend an enjoyable evening together. 3. The end of the first semester is January 30, 1981. that week. 4. Second semester is nearing. It's never too late to register! Lexington Community Education offers classes for everyone. What a perfect time to begin working on your high school diploma. It's a good way to work away the winter months. The staff at Lexington is looking forward to meeting you. You may visit us any time Monday thru Friday. If you he.ve questions, or need information about your records, please don't hesitate to call us at 456-3720. NOW rs THE TIME! 5. For all you parents who can't come to school because you must stay home to watch your children - Lexington Community Education offers a FREE Childcare Center. While you are working on your diploma, your children will be having a ball with the other children in the Childcare room. It's not only a fun time for them, it's a real learning experience. Exams will be given If you have never seen our fantastic Childcare Center, feel free to stop by to visit with the staff. They will be happy to show you and your child/ren around. For more information, call Peg at 774-8331. 6. Hey, all you senior citizens, have we got a deal for you! You can take classes at Lexington and on Mondays & Wednesday, enjoy a FREE lunch prepared by our senior citizens. The lunches are delicious! What a nice way to spend your day. 7. The staff at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and the Lexington Community Education staff hope you all had a very merry Christmas! �BIRTH-REBIRTH We become stronger with each new birth just look around and you'll see The little boys singing hard at the drum and wearing their braids proudly. When the heart beat of the drum is pounding do you feel it as your own And can you hear the voices singing Calling out to you, come home. Where all Nations join together and our elders faces glow To your native ways, your language where the peaceful waters flow. And do you feel the war's end is near in the "Battle of Alcohol" where many have died and still some yet to fall. The spirit is so strong you can feel the strength arising from all directions of the earth. Even those adopted into Non-Indian families are coming home to join us in our spiritual rebirth. Kareen Lewis 12/15/80 i i \ �OTTAWA NATION I know now that my goal is set The choice made not by me But by a will of greater men Those whose souls are free By those who give us strength in truth And keep our Nation alive By those who give us heart & health And help us to survive And though my mind is slightly fogged I'll one day see so clear And all my soul will be filled With strength more powerful than fear I'll show my kids the greatest love They will not know of greed They'll have the greatest strength of all For their hearts alone will succeed And when my bodies dead and gone My heart will live in the land And peace will sound on forever Just as the whispers of the sand ... Kareen Lewis 5/20/79 �t/'I ..\ ~ ~ "\ " ~ - rn ti; ________ ....... O'\ ~ - -,..---~--- J> :c E ~ - .. ;s.. ~ ,.... "' 0 VI -- 0 ~ l .. ti ~ '. OJ -~---- " 0. c. () :t l "S IA- ,J I II\ -·-· ~.... ~ II\• :. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yount, Loretta (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6d3b38887a67d9f8f88977c2c7e7e2b4.pdf 52045c318cf4ef3dccd27a7166b980be PDF Text Text T U R T L E Executive Director - J. Wagner Wheeler GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS T A L K JAN. 84 THE LORD'& PRAYER (Translated by the Late Chief Pokagon into the Potawatomi language.) President - - - - - - - - William Memberto Nowwimaw wawkwing, Kitchiwa Kiaia Vice-President - - - - - - - -Robert Biggs anosowin. Ki Q_;Jimawwin ondass, Ki inendam aia apine Secretary - - - - Treasurer Sgt. At-Arms - - - Mary Roberts - - - -George Martin - - -John Hart ogid Aki binish pindg Wawkwing. Migiwe Member - - - - - - - - Jennie Pigeon Member - - - Sydney Martin kinawing aw gigig nind pakwegigan, dash bonendam Member - - - - Mary Schrubbe kinawind nind matchi binish ki bonendam - - Ron Yob Member igiw tchi matchii gige kinawind; dash wanishima kinawind ka-awia tchi HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY IN JANUARY TO NAME A FEW: Robert Parkey, Gary Sheahan, Susan Ruben Chivis, Harry Judson, Sylvia Grace Mulholland, Elizabeth Gibbs, Virginia Herr, Susan Smith, George tchi matchi, sakin aia ogimaLewis, wiwin dash gashkiewis. Swanson, dash kitchtwawin, sa Joe King, Shagonaby. apine dash apine AND TO THOSE BIRTHDAY PEOPLE IN FEBRUARY: Percy Bird, Rebecca McDonald, WAG WHEELER, Richard Lewis, Cecelia Sprague, Gertrude Malmgren, Pine Shomin, Yusheka Raphael, Wanda Raphael, Paul Rueckert, Ben Shawa, Kristy Shananaquet. Many thanks to Jody Swets' and Sandy Whiteman's class for helping me with Turtle Talk; and jobigewinmaka ikonaw kinawind thanks to everyone else who has helped with Turtle Talk. IF YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE INFORM US HAS CHANGED -- WE NEED TO KNOW THE OLD ADDRESS, THE NEW ADDRESS AND BOTH ZIP CODES. MEGEING. ------------------------THE LORDS PRAYER IN OTTAWA Ninidjanssidog! Kid-iji-angwaminininim acseni tchi anamiaieg endasso kigijeb gooskimoiegon,Endasso-onagosh gaie wisgawishimoiegon Kishpin naningot inong, Osam wedamitaiegon pangi ganage anamiag; Kishpin dash wendanmitassiwegon, Kakina mandan ekossing anamiewin iktog. -----------------------GRITC GRADUATION DINNER MAY 17, 1984 "AN EXPERT IS ANY ONE FROM OUT OF TOWN."' --------------------- GRPS LEXINGTON CAP & GOWN CERCMONY MAY 31, 1984 �JANUARY OUTREACH NEWS: (1) New Year's Day 1888 Ghost Dance begins with a vision by Wovoka, great Paiute. The Senior Christmas Party, December 22, 1983 hacl a good turn out of people, plenty of good food, BINGO and just plain fun. (7) 1865 Brule and Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne attack Military station at Julesburg, Colorado. -fund raiser Grace Mulholland suggested we raffle a stuffed stocking filled with donations from ( 8) 1877 Wolf Mount Battle. defeated by Gen. Miles. For a Crazy Horse is the elders. Geri Conway was the winner and we raised $133.00. ( 9) $100.00 was put away for next seasorls 1879 Northern Cheyenne under Dull Knife events and $33.00 went for the break out of confinement at Fort Robinson meals. and head for Powder River country. Archie Evens and Hazel John won the (12) 1825 First execution of a white man in thedoor prizes given at the party. United States for murder of an Indian at Pendleton, Indiana. SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING: (15) Kicking Bear surrenders rifle to RENT IS BASED ON 30% OF ONE'S INGen. Miles ending the Ghost Dance. COME (2) SITES: ( 31) 1876 Date set for Sioux to return to Coventry Woods reservation from hunting expedition or 3550 Rememberance Road be considered as hostiles. Walker, Mi 49504 Contact: FEBRUARY (8) 1887 Congress institutes the Dawes General Allotment Act. (25) 1745 American Colonial Legislature passes act paying rewards for Indian scalps. ORIGIN OF THE NAMES OF u~s. STATES ALABAMA - Indian for tribal town, later tribe, of the Creek confederacy. ALASKA - Russian version of Aleutian (Eskimo) work for Alask Penninsula. Nora Nunemaker - Manager Riverbend Apartments Georgetown Township Jenison, Mi 49428 Contact: Tami Canan - 457-1920 SENIOR LUNCHES TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 11:30 FOR SENIORS ALL OTHERS 12 NOON NATIVE AMERICAN SENIORS AND SPOUSE 50 YEARS OF AGE OLDER - FREE ARIZONA - Spanish version of Pima Indian NON-INDIAN 60 YEARS AND OLDER - FREE word for "little spring place," identified as in Arizona Creek. LEXINGTON STAFF DONATION OF - $2.00 �MORE OUTREACH (CHEESE) IT'S GOOD FOR NIBBLING, GREAT FOR SANDWICHES, AND MARVELOUS FOR ALL KINDS OF COOKING. A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER: (1) HIGH TEMPERATURES MAKE CHEESE RUBBERY AND TOUGH, AND THE FLAVOR GETS LOST. SO, WHETHER BAKING OR USING CHEESE IN TOP-OF-THE-STOVE COOKERY, SLOW GENTLE HEAT IS INDICATED. NO CHEESE DISH SHOULD BE BAKED AT A HIGHER TEMPERATURE THAN 3250 TO 3400 AND GOURMETS WILL TELL YOU THAT THE 3000 - 3250 RANGE IS THE BEST. CHEESE THAT IS TO BE COOKED SHOULD BE THIN-SLICED, CUT INTO SMALL PIECES, SHREDDED OR GRATED FOR BEST RESULTS. GIRL SCOUT STEW l lb. ground beef 2 tbsp. butter l can vegetable soup 1/2 c. water Salt and pepper to taste GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS ARE HELD THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7:30, AT 45 LEXINGTON. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMITEES. THREE FIRES COMMITEE CULTURAL COMMITEE ENDOWMENT COMMITEE PLEASE CONTACT; 774-8331 FOR THE TIME, DAY AND PLACE. CONGRATULATION'S TO THE FOLLOWING WHO WORKED SO HARD LAST SEMESTER: High School/GED Frank Wanageshik, Teresa Genia, Mary Kelley, Marion Genia, Tonya Genereaux, Susie Schrubbe and Jon Medawis. High School Dennis Bush, Catherinw Wesaw, Fred Raphael, Steve Sells, Pat Chivis, Don Ensley and Jean Ogemaw GED Joyce Hart, Joyce Ridoifi, Beverly Brown ground beef in butter; add Wilson, Frank Gallegos, Michael Fetterhoff, soup and water. Season with salt and Melvin Wilson. and pepper. Cover; cook slowly for Other Goal Achievers (15) minutes. Serve with thick Ella High, Cindy Sprague, Barb Ensley, slices of garlic toast. Leonard Rittenhouse, Frank Compo, Tanya Wabanimkee, Nancy Sheneman, Yield; 4 servings Josephine Arnold, James Mataxagay, Debbie Collins, Roger High, Debra Norman, Mrs. Adell Brown Tony Recollet, Barb Stalzer, Joseph Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Wilson, Georgianna Martell,Evelyn Florom, Leona Thomas and Dorothy Sheahan. Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. �GRAND RAPIDS PRESS - December 11, 1983Four local Mative Americans will have the opportunity to further their art careers by working with professionals in the fine arts and commericial art fields. famous people and the Indians at Wounded Knee, he will be able to offer valuable training in that area," says Gorman. They are Carolyn Wilcox-Wesaw David Lee Shananaquet, James Mccann and' James Raphael. William Kubiak, Grand Rapids Press artist and writer and illustrator of "Great Lakes Indians" published by William B. Eerdmans Co., also will be able to assist in recording Indian culture. The four will divide their time over the next nine months in the studios of P.aul Colli~s, William Kubiak, Larry Blovits and Gilbert Di Piazza,Jr. Local portrait artist Larry Blovits, an art instructor at Aquinas College, will provide training in oil and oil pastel techniques. The apprenticeship was made possible ~ilbert Di Piazza, Jr. of Phoenix Printthrough a grant of $14,000.00 from the & Publishing Co. will advis~ the National Endowment for the Arts to be artists on preparation of art work from matched by local funding which will cover printing to finished product. art expenses and a stipend for instructors. The artists belong to the Potawatomi and The grant proposal was written by Jo Ottawa tribes and each has had work Ellen Wesaw, with assistance from Tom displayed in local shows of Heywood executive director of the Arts Native American art and in gallery Council of Greater Grand Rapids, and exhibits. June Gorman, local artist. Wilcox-Wesaw was born, in Paw Paw and grew Gorman, coordinator of the project says up in Grand Rapids. She attended Kendall ?etermination of amounts for artists and School of Design. She works in charcoal, inst:uctors has not yet been made, but a pencil and oil pastels and hopes to working schedule of eight hours a week broaden her skills in oil paintrung. for the next nine months, is planned. ' Shananaquet was born in Petoskey and "The purpose of the grant was to help now lives in Grand Rapids. He has designs the artists to learn to work in new designed a number of logos for the mediums that would record their Native Dept. of Racial and Ethnic study at American culture." Michigan State University,the InterTribal Council of Grand Rapids, and the When the project winds up next year, the Michigan Education Association of result will be seen in an exhibit at the ·Lansing among others. Native American Art Museum of New York. McCannwas born in Tawas and now lives in "We're also hoping to have a show in the Grand Rapids. He has shown his work Grand Rapids Art Museum or in some local locally at the Amway Grand Plaza,, gallery," says Gorman. G. R. Junior College, the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, the Northern ~au~ Collins, whose work has been seen Michigan Ottawa Association and with in international art sh~ws and who is private organizations. known locally for the Gerald R. Ford mural in Kent County . Ajrport and a Raphael was born Northport, but Grand ~eries of working man portraits in the Rapids is his home. He is widely known Grand Plaza, was selected because throughout West Michigan for charcoal of his skill in oil portraiture. studies of famous Native American historical figures. "With his background in portraits of famous people. �He has illustrated a book titled "The Tree That Never Dies," published by the Grand Rapids Public Library. The book records the oral historyof Michigan as related by Michigan Indians. His work has been seen in local galleries, at the Amway Grand Plaaa Hotel, Grand Rapids Jr. College. Grand Rapids I Inter-Tribal Council, Samarkand Gallery and in local art shows. Gorman says the program will begin January 1, 198 4. Press Photo by REX 0 . LARSEN Three of four native American artists selected to work as apprentices with local professionals in the fine arts and commercial art fields are, from left, Carolyn Wllcox·Wesaw, David Shananaquet and Jarlies Mccann. Not In the picture is Paul James Raphael. �Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council ==~5c:::::::>1ac::::::::M1-c::::~-a•c::==~-1~-c:::==~-~-====~--c:==~-c1•c::==~-1~-c:::==~-~r====~-rc::=~-.c:: Phone: 774-8331 45 Lexington N.W .. Grand Rapids. Ml 49504 January 19, 1984 The Board of Directors of Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council is asking the COVlMUNIT't to SUPPORT our efforts to SAVE the BRICGE S'rREr:r BUILDil>G. We have authorized the staff to administer a FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN to raise five thoudsand dollars <$5,000.00) before April 15, 1984. The carnpai9n title is "BUY A BRICK". For each ONE COLIAR ($1.00) contributed you will be registered as purchasing one brick toward retaining the BRir:GE srREET BUILDING. Ca1tributions are TAX DEDUCTIBLE and purchases rray be rrade in your name, a family rrember or a friend. Sincerely, tU.dJta~ J'1~_h,~f)W'l' V-.illiam Mernberto, President • ********************************** $1.00 PER BRICK DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 1984 t1AKE OiOCKS PAYABLE 'ID GRAND RAP IDS INTEH-'IRIBAL CDUl\CIL BRICGE S'rf<EET BUILDil'JG FUND �October 11, 1983 Russell J. Vizina, Direetor Kincheloe Health Center Indian Health Services Kincheloe Hospital Kincheloe , AFB, MI 49788 Dear Mr. Vizina: I would like to forward to you a request from myself and several other Indians in Grand Rapids and the sur: ronding areas. We are aware that Public Law 94-437, Indians Health Care Improvement Act, suppo~ts p~rt of the Indians health services at Kincheloe for non~reservation Indians. As individuals very much is need of affordable and accessible health services especially physician treatment services. We would like to invite you or a representative of your office to come to Grand Rapids at your earliest convenience and explain your program tb us. We look forward to your response, we can be as follows: Mr. Joe John 1324 Hamilton N.W. Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (616) 458-3569 Sincerely, • . Joe John contac~ed �UPDATE OF INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES On Novemberl6, 1983, a special meeting on Indian Health Services was held at West Middle School. Seventeen (17) Indians of this area who have been long active in a variety of services met with Russell J. Vizina, Director of the Kincheloe Health Services Center. Mr. Vizina had been invited to Grand Rapids, as the enclosed letter indicates, to share information on health services for non-reservation Indians. The meeting was very informative. Mr. Vizina indicated that non-reservation Indians can take advantage of the services at Kincheloe. One example of services that could be explored was free prescriptive medicines. For Indians in this area go get free prescriptions, however, would require a volunteer to drive up to Kincheloe to pick up the prescriptions. This would be economical only if a large quantity of prescriptions were ordered at one time. QuaJ ification for Services at Kincheloe In order to receive services available at Kinch~loe under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, it is necessary to present identification issued by the BIA in accordance with their role or roles. A client must also present any previous medical records. No blood line proof is required, nor is it necessary to demonstrate any economic need. Possible Goals and Objectives Currently Kincheloe offers physican treatment services two (2) days a week, and it also offers dental and vision services. Somewhere down the lines, it would seem appropriate to develop a similar Indian Health Clinic in the Grand Rapids area. It is very obvious that Indians in this area have not been able to take advantage of the free services of Kincheloe because of its great distance. It is about time that Indians of this area began to share in these important and needed services. Mr. Vizina encouraged us to pursue an effort to develop a proposal for an Indian Health Clinic for this area. It was the concensus of our group that such a clinic should be developed as a part of an existing health services provider, rather than set up as an independent center or agency to handle such services. It is about time non-reservation Indians of this area began to share in these valuable health services. Joe John �DID YOU KNOW--Marijuana is the most popular illicit three weeks to a couple of months!! And if you think it's lying there drug in America today, and kids are the benignly, think again. biggest users. playing with your brain, your organs, use. It's cheap and easy to People don't usually get mean and That poison is your glands, your reproductive system. aggressive when they're on a marijuana It can destroy your memory. It can destroy high. your ability to learn, to comprehend The buzz comes fast. And there's no "hangover" afterward. and to communicate. So what's the big deal about it? You just light up, inhale the sweet-smelling smoke This drug is so potent that if you use it and exhale it out of your system. That just once a month your a active, poisonious chemical operating in your body (24) is all there is to it •• hours a day. THAT"S NOT ALL THERE IS TO IT! ! ! The marijuana smoke you inhale is trans- If you're smoking one joint a week you are a heavy drug user. Grass, reefer, porting more than (400) different poisons weed, pot. into your body. We don't know all the damage those chemicals are doing, but we know enough to really scare us. Of all the junk in marijuana> one chemical produces the high you're paying for. The technical term for it is delta-9tetrahydocannabinol. THC. drug has maybe 50 pet names, but it doesn't matter what you call it ---fooling around with marijuana, your're putting your life on the line. LISTEN COMMUNITY CRUSADE AGAINST DRUGS & KENT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT You may know it as The rest of the poison is bonus. Alcohol is water soluble. soluble. America's favorite illegal THC is fat often characterized by moodiness, spurts That's the big difference, though they're both still killers. PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS: Due to the nature of the teen years, When you drink a beer or a whiskey, your body gets rid of the alcohol in a matter of hours, in your urine and your per- of physical growth and an ongoing identity search, the disease of chemical dependency often remains unidentified in the adolescent. While attempts are made to treat the erratic behavior of the young As soon as it person, the following list of symptoms are gets into the body it heads for the fatty often misinterpreted by parents, teachers tissue - and enters the fat cells. professionals in the human services field. THC gets into the cells of your brain, your liver, your kidneys, your glands and PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS: spiration. But not THC. in your reproductive system. The THC Insomnia at night or excessive sleeping from one joint can stay in your body from at inappropriate times of the day. �Noticeable change in the physical care Moodiness that is noticeable; anger and of self; sloppy, tired-looking with poor complexion coloring. resentment expressed towards significant others. Unexplained weight loss or gain; change Withdrawal from family and friends and in eating habits or loss of appetite. lying frequently when unnecessary. Tremors or shaking that are especially noticeable in the morning. "I don't care" attitude towards important life activities. watery eyes, persistent cough accompaniedtv!any parents and professional helpers physical complaints of colds, sinus become "enablers" due to their lack of problems, etc. knowledge of the disease process in Lethargic slurred speech and slowed teen abusers. The most noticeable and obivousenabling behaviors include pro- reactions. tecting the adolescent from the con- Rapid speech; jerky movements; extreme sequences of his/her addiction, rationalizing by finding other reasons for the hyperactivity. problem, unclear, inconsistent limits Physically sick often; nauseousvomiting due to the lowering of expectations of the adolescent, and treating the symptoms observed. of addiction, i.e., suicide attempts, depression, etc. Carvings on arms, hands, shoulders, Over the past several years, concerned possibly done whild drunk or stoned. parents and professionals, thus, become key persons in mobilizing an addicted EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS: young person towards treatment. Oversensitivity to requests or neglect- their awareness and understanding, hundreds of young people will continue ful of simple tasks and duties. to misdiagnosed, treated for their Without behavioral symptoms and often incarcerated Chang~s in friends; sercretiveness con- cerning "new" friends. in the juvenile justice system. It is my strong belief that we owe young people a great deal more than that Loss of interest in hobbies, sports or related activities. Changes in grades at school; skipping Marti Heuer Adolescent Clinical Coordinator �Saint Mary's Hospital has operated TEL-MED, the telephone health library since 1978 and answers about 40,000 calls a year. TEL-MED IS - A TELEPHONE LIBRARY OF TAPED HEALTH MESSAGES THAT YOU CAN LISTEN TO IN T~EPRIVACY OF YOUR HOME. THE MESSAGES CAN HELP YOU - REMAIN HEALTHY - RECOGNIZE EARLY SIGNS OF ILLNtss - ADJUST TO YOUR HEALT~ SITUATION. TEL-MED TAPES ARE - SHORT - EASY TO UNDERSTAND - AS CLOSE AND AS PRIVAf~L~~HO~~~ f~~~~-} fit'~~. ~~ ~f -~ . ~~\ ~~ "~ ~ ~::~~~' ~:.:ir..:.;dl' How it works: ":4""T~. ~I ~ ~!°~~.,.,.., Choose a message from the list of health topics in this brochure. • Call 774-9100 • Give the operator the number of the message you want to hear • When message ends, hang up • Call again as often as you like. When to Call 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday If you live in one of the foliowing areas, you can call Tel-Med free of charge: Ada Byron Center Dorr Dutton Allendale Caledonia Alto Conklin Grand Rapids Coopersville Grattan Hudsonville Jamestown Lowell Marne Moline Rockford Sparta These Tel-Med tapes have been reviewed by members of the Saint Mar/s Medical and Dental staff. Tel-Med is a community service of Saint Mary's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan For additional copies of this brochure, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Tel-Med Saint Mary's Hospital 200 Jefferson, S.E. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 774-9100 Tel-Med is sponsored by the Saint Mary's Hospital Auxiliary. �~-fow to use Tel-Med Choose a message from the list of topics below Dial 774 9100 Give the operator the number of the message you want to hear. When message ends, hang up Call again as often as you like Those tapes with an (S) in the listing ilre also available in Spanish. 429 What is Tel-Med? \GffS .<\..'Iii> PAINS 35 Understanding headaches (S) 37 Backaches (S) cl6 Lumps & bumps of arms & !egs 47 Leg cramps & aches 194 What happens when a disc slips? 201 Neck pains • ~·.:·0HOL!S?'1! 1 :.,i.1n URL\f.:J ·1.Bl:SE l 36 Amphetamines & barbiturates (up and down drugs) 137 Marijuana (Sl : 38 Narcotics 943 Is drinking a problem? 945 So you love an alcoholic 946 How AA can help the problem drinker ,;, imrrts 126 127 128 129 ~;·~ o ~HEl'MATISM Gout Arthritis & rheumatism Rheumatoid arthritis 8ursitis or painful shoulders "; ':F.:L '!.: BL.\DD t'B .is m~ntas 2 What is a normal bower> Hemorrhoids (S) 77 What can be done about kidney 4 ~tones? l SO Cancer of colon & rectum 199 Colitii. & Bowel disorders : 5) 2 l 9 Laxatives 521 Cancer of the bladder tJ'.lO Diarrhea •162 Diverticulos1s-diverticulitis l 140 Blood in the unne l 141 Kidney & urinary tract infections (S) 500\) Os•om!es 3BJ:J'!'"Tl!!~G 7 Pneumonia 13 Pulmonary emphysema 90 Hay fever 179 Lung cancer 576 Bronchial asthma ~.\.'< (:ER 6 Breast cancer 176 Cancer of the prostrate gland ! 77 Services for cancer patients 178 Rehabilitation of the breast cancer patient J. 79 Lung cancer 180 Cancer of the colon & rectum 181 Cancer - the curable disease 182 What is a Pap test? 183 Cancer-seven warning signals 184 Hodgkin's disease 185 Cancer of the skin 186 Uterine cancer 187 Drugs that treat cancer 188 Radiation therapy for cancer 189 Childhood cancers 190 Thyroid cancer 192 Leukemia 520 Cancer of the bone 521 Cancer of the bladder 522 Cancer of the brain 523 Cancer of the larynx 524 Cancer of the mouth 525 Cancer of the stomach G-m.DRP.4 & ADOLESCENTS 10 Poisons in the home 18 Tonsillectomy 20 Rheumatic fever 43 Stuttering & other speech problems 48 Thumb sucking 49 ~No-no" -what does it mean to the toddler? 50 Teen years-age of rebellion 51 When a new baby creates jealousy 73 Earache in children 133 Advice for parents of teenagers 172 Acne 189 Childhood cancers 226 Should I keep my child home from school? 227 Measles 229 Chicken pox 232 Speech problems in children 233 Diabetes fn children 239 Necessary inoculations for your children 262 Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) 263 Teethmg 401 Personal h':giene for children -104 Brothers and sisters getting along together 405 The single-parent family 407 The man in your young child's life 408 Discipline 431 Children's protective services DiAl3ETf-S 11 You may have diabetes and not know it 22 frJOt care for the diabetic 233 Diabetes in Children 565 Hypoglycemia IS) 609 Diabetic diet z, DH::T NUTRH:ON 23 Diet & heart disease 600 Cholesterol in your diet 601 Low salt diet 603 Breakfast 604 Guide to good eating 605 Food stamps 606 Nutrition in pregnancy 608 Snacks 609 Diabetic Diet J.NGESTl\IE SYSTEM 44 Ulcers (S) 45 Indigestion 196 Peptic ulcers 198 Hiatal hernia 525 Cancer of the stomach 631 Gall bladder trouble EYES& EARS 9Glaucoma 73 Earaches in children 76 Otosclerosls: one cause of hearing loss 85 Pesky pinkeye 451 Hearing loss from noise 470 Seeing spots & floaters · 472 Cataracts 473 Contact lenses ARS'f AID 91 Severe bleeding 93 Electrical shock 94 Shock 96 Poisoning by mouth 98 Head injuries 99 Sprains 101 Thermal burns 102 Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (small children & babies) 103 Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (adults) 107 First aid for heart attacks 108 Fainting 109 Epileptic conwlslons 110 When you find someone unconscious 111 Choking 118 Animal bites 121 Bee stings 123 Chemical bums 195 Bee sting-it can r.ause death GENE.RAJ_ 10 Poisons in the home 17 Lockjaw 19 Nine ways to cut your medical costs 34 Anemia 38Flu 40 What are viruses 41 Are you ready for skiing season? 42 I'm just tired, doctor (S) 52 Lice-pubic. head & body (S) 59 Blood transfusion I blood bank 75 Pinworms 78 Appendicitis 84 Dizziness 85 Pinkeye 122 Sleep is kind 125 Epilepsy 155 Medicare 160 Cockroaches 162 Hepatitis 175 Fears of the after-40 man 191 Varicose veins 193 Balding & falling hair 566 Sickle cell anemia 825 Multiple sclerosis 969 Infectious mononucleosis (S) 1101 Excercising-warm up slowly HEART & ClRC t l.A·noN 21 Cigarettes & heart disease 23 Diet & heart disease 25 Hypertension & blood pressure (S) 26 Stroke 27 Health & heart checkups 28 How to decrease risk of heart attack 29 Atherosclerosis & high blood pressure 30 Angina (chesr pains) 63 Early warning of heart attack (S) 65 Chest pains 72 Heart failure 107 First aid for heart attack ffOMECAH.E 165 Home care for the bed patient 168 How to take temperature, pulse & respiration MENTAL Hlf~\l.'rn (Etnotiona! He.al:th) 33 Tension (S) 35 Understanding headaches (S) 144 Emotional experiences of the dying 432 Upset emotionally? Help is available (S) 726 Psychosomatic illness-it's not all in your head 728 What does a. psychiatrist do? 882 Emotions after chlldbirth ? REG NANCY 5 Early prenatal care 12 Am I really pregnant? (5) 66 What causes miscarriages'? 67 Warning signs in pregnancy (S) 68 Infertility 74 Why a ~n&C"? 606 Nutrition in pregnancy 881 Breast feeding 882 Emotions after childbirth 883 Caring for yourself after a baby SK:iN ?!H)BL::->1', 79 Dandruff 80 Ringworm 82 Psoriasis 83 Impetigo 86 Are old age freckles dangerous'? 124 Shingles 172 Acne 185 Cancer of the skin 309 Canker sores 518 Itching skin SMOEl:'fG 21 Cigarettes & heart disease 179 lung cancer 694 Why a woman should quit smoking 699 Gimmicks to help you quit smoking (S) 700 Effects of cigarette smoke on non-smokers 263 Teething 307 S even warning signs of gum disease 31-l w.._ know what causes had breath; do vou? 319 How to select a dentist 323 Are you afraid of the dentist'? 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yount, Loretta (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/86cf74c4ccfc8018365b5acd7ef750c1.pdf ec3734f28abebaf84e824e263f8e3890 PDF Text Text - - - - - - - -- 'Illr-t1~ 'Ih1k Volume 3 Number 1 Grand Rapids Inter -Tribal Council January 1993 "It Takes a Community to Raise a Child" by Marcia L. 8/ack/idge, Director of Human Services inside ... substance abuse problem identify traditional culturai approaches and test segments of those projects to determine their effectiveness. If we successfully complete the first phase, we will be eligible for additional grant money of up to $1 million over a four-year period. Winter is a time in which the frozen stillness of our outward environment lends itself to inner reflection. Director's Column It is also a time for hatching new ideas Child Care which will grow into actions and accomplishments as the year~nfolds. In Announcements keepmg with this time of year, the News Briefs Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council has "A Chilly Night!" adopted a new goal, "to be pro-active "Signs Of Progress" rather than re-active," which we hope "Just Do It" Award will better meet the needs of our Indian "Let Go" community. The Grand Rapids InterTribal Council, as well as The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, recognizes that no one grant can succeed ~ ~ o t a l l y on its Pow Wow Dates One of the first applications of this goal is the Inter-Tnbal's plan to apply for a Substance Abuse Prevention grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, entitled HEALTHY NATIONS. The Foundation, a leader · .,.,.,.,.,.,.,., ,.,.,:,.,: ,: ,,,,,, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,, '.,,, , , , ,, ,,,,,,, , , ., }~;~~~m~frt~~,'i~~?,es~°J;j~~~~hc~ as Native Amen~an corr:imunities from illness, disability and early death associated with substance abuse. Accordingly fifteen tribes or community organizations will be selected fr~m a nation-wide search to incorporate traditional cultural values in preventi~n activitie~. Recognizip.g ;hat before t~e European I!}tervent1on, .the Indian people mamtamed a nurturing and positive commu.n~ty based on an extended family system, GRITC has selected as 1t s theme for the grant, "It Takes a Community to Raise a Child." We are preparing the material for this grant to be submitted March 15, 1993.Under this six-year, two-stage competitive prograip, the Fo~datio.n will make up to $13.5 million available to Nat.1ve Amencan tribes and C(?mmunity C?rganizatiO!}S serving Indian people. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tnbal Council qualifies becau~e the.population we serve is approximately 7,000 Native Am~r~c~ns m our area. In the first stage, two year development/ feas1b1hty grants of up to $150,000 each will be available. During this period, we will be expected to document the current (r,-.1~ ( \ ~ ~~ ~ ~~~nu r C :~~ Therefore, •• _ ....,, we intend to thJs a ~~commun1tywide prevention effort, targeting children and adolescents. A committee will be formed to begin and oversee this process. -The committee will be made up of volunteers from all segments of ourcommunity, mcluding social agency representatives, business people, clergy, elders, educators, professionals and other community members. ~lfi:ilr~make continued on page 8 The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council• I �January 1993 FROM THE DIRECTOR Our nation was bom in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American. the Indian, was an iriferior race. . . Even today we have not permitted ourselves to reject or to feel remorsefor this shameful episode. Our literature, our films, our drama, our folklore aU exalt it." Martin Luther King, in Why We Can't Wait (1964). Martin Luther King Day is celebrated each January to honor a champion of the Civil Rights Movement. Though he was murdered when he was only 39 years old. Dr. King left a legacy for oppressed people everywhere. He taught love and understanding through sermons and civil disobedience, through peaceful protests, and vision through his "dream." Unfortunately, the "I Have A Dream" speech he delivered thirty years ago this August has not become a reality for minorities in this country. American Indians, Hispanics, Asian-Americans. Jews. and African-Americans are still oppressed throughout this nation. As Dr. King stated, this nation was born in racism and genocide. For any one of us to ignore racism and prejudice is to stick our heads in the sand like ostriches. Sometimes when I speak to groups people will ask why minorities constantly talk about racism - as if it does not exist any longer. Well, it does still exist. Minorities are still excluded from jobs because of the color of their skin. Minority students still are subjected to racism as they attend school. A recent report submitted to the City Commission of Grand Rapids indicates that race is still a major reason for housing discrimination throughout our city. Much work is still required to eradicate racism. prejudice and hatred. As a tribute to Dr. King, we must all work hard to bring about "justice for all." 2•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Members Roger Williams Jeanne Harding Mary Roberts Bill Dunlop GRITCSTAFF The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council celebrates the New Year! As we begin 1993 we are excited about the changes which are occurring at the Council, among other things a new group for men is forming (details at a later date). Levi A. Rickert Executive Director GRITC Board of Directors William Memberto . Presidenl John Hutchinson . Vice-Presidenl Andra Robinson · Treasurer Loretta Antoine · Secretary • Administration Levi A. Rickert. Executive Director Marcia L. Blacklidge · Human Services Director Jeff Justin . Accountant Chris Shomin · Accounting Clerk Human Services Darcy Emert Hunter Genia Kristie Pagel Loretta Yount KimSawmick Michigan lrulianPress Terry Bussey . Production Support Denise Skorka - Administration Clerk Susan Ives . Intake Facilitator Diane Leaureaux - Michigan Indian Press Bill Dunlop · Seniors Contacts Turtle Talk Marcia E. Barber · Editor Two eagles Marcus . Layout Michael VanderWall - Graphics Advisor Conlributing Writers Bill Dunlop, Marcia Blacklidge, Levi Rickert, Nancy Lucas 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 10th 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, 6/6/774-8331, FAX 616/774-2810. �A NEW CONCEPT IN CHILD CARE On September 8, 1992, Porter Hills Presbyterian Village opened an inter-generational child care center. This center is managed by the YMCA and is called "Generations Child Development Center." It is open to serve all children from age six weeks to 12 years, from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. Generations offers more than just babysitting. The staff plans and implements programs designed to help children develop pbysically, socially and emotionally through p1ay activities that are appropriate for the child's age and developmental stage. The inter-generational program offers activities and promotes interactions designed for both the elderly adult and young child, promoting a fresh and umque understanding among the two age groups in an atmosphere of happiness and compassion. One of the goals of Generations is to fill the center with children of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. To achieve this goal, Generations is being advertised in this, as well as other local minority publications. Financial assistance is available through the DSS Child Care Assistance Fund and the YMCA Child Care Scholarship plan. For more information, contact Sandra TenHagen, Center Director, at (616) 940-4049. Porter Hills is a retirement community offering continuing care to its residents. Submitted by Teresa Schaal, Porter Hills Men's Group Meets Every Third Wednesday beginning January 20th. A men's support group utilizing traditional programs & teachings. For more information call 774-8331. Intergenerational Child Care • Children 6 weeks to school age have the opportunity to develop special friendships with Seniors. An innovative intergenerational concept in child care located on the campus of Porter Hills Presbyterian Village. To receive an application for enrollment or further information, please contact Sandy TenHagen at 940-4049. • Financial Assistance is Available. Location : 3600 E. Fulton , in Grand Rapids Michigan. ONned By: Por:er Hi'!s Presby:eriar. V1Hage • Managed By: The Grand Rapids Me~o. YMCP.i S0u1:heast Branch Let LEE's Do Your Cooking ... LEE'S Famous Recipe Chicken THREE LOCATIONS: 950 Bridge NW, at Lane (774-9311) 2020 Eastern, SE (452-9311) 509 - 44th, SE (531-2611) The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council•3 �SUBSCRIPTIONS In the past, we have sent copies of Turtle Talk to anyone requesting to be put on our mailing list. Last month we mailed the newsletter to over 1,100 people and the list is growing every day. We also send copies of Turtle Talk to our media contacts, and those people in the business and government sector who have been supportive of GRITC and its programs. We are striving to make Turtle Talk more self-supporting, and we need your help. We are offering advertising space at low cost, and now we would like to ask for subscription contributions from those of you who receive Turtle Talk regularly. The base subscription for one year of Turtle Talk is $5 (Bronze), additional contributions of $10 (Silver) or $15 (gold) are greatly appreciated. Your contributions will help develop Turtle Talk into a bigger and better source of information and entertainment for our Anishnabe community. Thanks for your help. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Every month, the Turtle Talk staff needs volunteers to help fold, staple, label and mail out the newsletter. You will find fresh coffee and cookies, as well as our special thanks for your help. Please call Diane Leaureaux at 774-8331 to volunteer. New Subscribers/Supporters Bill Memberto Woodland Mall Suzanne Van Wee/de Dick & Shirley Ohlman Mary Gani Janette Johnson Thunderbird Enterprises 4•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal JANUARY BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Rose Mary "Judson" Johnson Elsie Wilson Emily Elizabeth Kahgegab Joe King Gary Sheahan Paula King Manuel Contreras Robert Parkey Vivian Foster George Shagonaby Patty Ives Virginia Herr Carmen Corby Susan Smith Ruth Ann Chivis Felicity McSauby Carole Marble Jesse Pigeon Bill Memberto Phil Memberto Levi Rickert Sam Comer Michael Pigeon, Jr. Joe John Leslie Pigeon Rhonda Davis Sarah Shomin Munsun Medawis Tenaya Medawis Carl Evans Julia Petoskey Ray Saboo �ANNOUNCMENTS A.A. POTLUCK FOR JANUARY December's meeting and speaker (Fred from Grand Rapids) was a great success. Thanks for everyone who helped us. Please join us on Monday, January 2S- for our next potluck at InterTribal. The potluck is from 5 - 6 pm, with a speaker and meeting following. Please bring food to pass. See you there! Submitted by Joanne Ogemaw ACOA: THE TALKING CIRCLE The Talking Circle is a new group meeting Mondays from 6-8 pm at the Inter-Trioal Center. ACOA (Adult Chililren of Alcoholics) hopes to help heal the emotional wounds that happen to all family members when alcoholism is present in any of the family members. The Talking Circle is an opportunity for group members to learn about ACOA issues and share experiences with other members, as it feels comfortable to do so. All adults are welcome. COMMITTEES CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council has three main committees which deal with issues affecting the Council's programs: the Personnel Committee meets the First Tuesday of the month at 6 pm; the Program Committee meets the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm; and the Finance Committee meets the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm. These Committees are always looking for Anishnabe people with the time and energy to help build a stronger Council and community. Regular meeting attendance is required, but little "homework" is assigned, unless special projects are planned. Please consider contributmg your tafents and experience to the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council. For more information, contact Levi Rickert at 774-8331. COUNSELING AVAILABLE AT GRITC Both Substance Abuse and Mental Health counseling services are available at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council offices, 45 Lexington NW. There are two full-time staff members pro- viding counseling services: Kristie Pagel, BSW; and Marcia Blacklidge, MS. Also available part-time evenings and Saturdays is Lew Burrows, CSW. To make an appointment, or for more information, call 77 4-8331. TWO HAWK SINGERS AT THE PUBLIC MUSEUM The Two Hawk Singers will perform at the Public Museum of Grand Rapids on January 31 as part of the "Sundays are Special" program series. Tickets for the performance in the Multi-Purpose room include general admission to the Museum, $3.25 for adults and $1.75 for children. YOUNG EAGLES IN HOLIDAY SPIRIT During December, the Young Eagles took time to mak:e the holiday season a little merrier as they put together Holiday packages. It was a night when they learned the value of giving and sharing, as they also made holiday cards to share with people in our community. The older Young Eagles were working hard preparing their A.IDS skit which was put on at the Christmas Party here at GRITC on December 16. This adventure was a challenge in fact as they were preparing the music, to the acting, laughing and just being nervous. Many were 1ooking at each other like "Oh my gosh, what am I doing?" and others were like they couldn't wait to get started, but others were asking, "Which way to Hollywood?" Submitted by Hunter Genia THEATRE GROUP TO MEET On January 14 a meeting is scheduled at 5:30 pm here at GRITC to discuss the Theatre Project. Those who are interested and have expressed interest should come to this meeting to hear about what is being planned. Hope to see you there! Submitted by Kim Sawmick The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council•5 �MICHIGAN COUNTY NAMES REFLECT NATIVE HERITAGE Hundreds of Indian names dot the Michigan map. It is said the name MICHIGAN comes from "michi," meaning great, and "gama," meaning lake or water. Twenty-five Michigan counties have names taken from Indian languages ALCONA: meaning a fine or excellent plain. ALLEGAN: named for the Indian tribe called Allegawi or Allegans. ALPENA: meanmg "a good partridge country." CHEBOYGAN: name applied to the river there. HURON: named for the Huron tribe. IOSCO: meaning "water of light." KALAMAZOO: meaning "the mirage of reflecting river." KEWEENAW: meaning "portage, or place where portage is made." LEELANAU: meaning "delight of life." MACKINAC: meaning "great turtle." MECOSTA: named for Chief Mecosta. MENOMINEE: named for the Menominee tribe. MISSAUKEE: Chief of that region, better known as Nesaukee. MUSKEGON: meaning "river with marshes." NEWAGO: named for Ojibwe Chief Newago. OGEMAW: named for the Ogemaw tribe. ONTONAGON: from the word meaning "huntin_g river." OTSEGO: named after the Otsego tribe. OTTAWA: named after the Odawa tribe. SAGINAW: from the words sac-e-nong, the Sac tribe who lived there. SANILAC: named after Chief Sanilac. SHIAWASSEE: meaning "river that twists about." WASHTENAW: meaning "at, or on the river." NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS Classes are now forming for various Native American arts, to be taught by local Anishnabe artist Anita Smith. Groups will meet at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Center, 45 Lexington, NW. Classes meet every second Thursday,_ from 6 - 8:30 pm. 6•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal CASH REGISTER TAPES & LABELS MEAN BENEFITS FOR US! Please continue to save your cash register tapes from Meijer and D & W to help support GRITC programs. Also save the labels from Spartan brand products (include the part with the UPC symbol. Bothof these items, normally thrown away, can mean CASH for many Anishnabe served by GRITC. Bring in your tapes and labels, or send to the office, c/o Chris Shomin, 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids MI 49504. Thanks for your help! SWEATSHIRTS, T-SHIRTS & CAPS Sweatshirts, T-Shirts and baseball caps with the GRITC logo on them can be ordered from our office. ~egular weight sweats in turquois, Jade or red are $12.00; heavyweight sweats in ash gray are $22.00. TShirts, also in turquois, jade or red, are $9 .00. All nave black logos. Baseball caps are red (have in stock) or black (have to be ordered) at $9 .00. Call 774-8331 to place your order (we send orders to the printers approximately once a month). NEW LOOK FOR TURTLE TALK The new, sharper image for Turtle Talk is the result of a collaboration by two new GRITC volunteer~. M1chae~ V~derWall, a Graphic Design specialist and communitcations consultant is working with Ben Two eagles Marcus, a graphics student at Kent Skills Center to produce our newsletter layout. We tnank them both for their time and efforts on behalf of Turtle Talk. �NEWS MINORITIES IN SCIENCE Washington, DC-The November 13, 1992 issue of Science magazine contains a 35-page special section on minorities in science. Sczence is the official weekly journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a private, nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of science worldwide. Despite thousands of programs aimed at increasing the number of minonty scientists and engineers over the last 30 years, the ranks of these professions remain overwhelmingly white. unique mix of instruction, curriculum, mentorship and dialog with some of today's leading opmion makers. For more information, contact Laura Harris, Program Coordinator, Americans for Indian Opportunity, 3508 Garfied Street NW, Washington, DC 20007; phone (202) 338-8809. BOOK NOTE: "Choteau Creek - A Sioux Reminiscence" by Joseph Iron Eye Dudley highlights the author's childhood with his maternal grandparents on the Yankton Sioux reservation in southeastern South "REDSKINS" UNDER FIRE Washington, DC -A national coalition of American Indian leaders filed a federal administrative law action with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in an effort to cancel the federal government's registration and rrotection of the term "Redskins" as the name o the professional football team in Washington, DC. AMinneapolis attorney for the petitioners says federal law prohibits trademark registration of words that are offensive or disparaging. The term "redskin" has historically (and is still commonly) used as a derogatory term. Redskin's owner Jack Kent Coolce said he does not intend to change the team's name. He told the Washington Post that he admires the name and feels it stands for "bravery, courage and stalwart spirit." N.C.A.I. HONORS Arlington, VA - At the 1993 National Congress of American Indians Conference, six outstandin~ women were honored for their contributions, 'To celebrate and Honor the Career Achievements of Native American Women." Honorees included: Hattie Kauffman, CBS Correspondent Award for Journalism; Cecilia Fire Th under, Oglala Sioux -Award for Community Activism; Ada Deer, Wisconsin Congressional Candidate - Award for Politics; Georgia George, Chairwoman Suquamish of Washington State -Award for Tribal Government; Reprinted from the 'Seminole Tribune' Janine Pease Windy Boy, President Little Big Hom College of Montana -Award for EduRELIGIOUSFREEDOM CONCERNS cation; Veronica Murdock, Special Assistant to Minneqpolis, MN-Senator Daniel Inouye Asst. Secretary for Indian Affairs, Dept. of the of Hawaii, Chair of the Senate Select Committee Interior Special Achievement Award. on Indian Affairs, will conduct a series of factfinding hearings in January for proposed amendments to the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978. The proposed amendments seek to strengthen parts of AIRFA that concern protection of sacred sites, traditional practices and rights of prisoners. AMBASSADORS WANTED Washington, DC - Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO) announces the American Indian Ambassadors Program: "Medicine Pathways for the Future," a dynamic national initiative designed to stimulate and empower a new generation oflndian leadership. Usmg tribal values as its foundations, the program will be a The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council• 7 �Community, continued from cover j \\ ~ ~ Effective programs are those that involve the whole community m its efforts to reduce the risk factors :.. associated with abuse of substances. The goal is for youth to say "no," and give them other 1 activities they can say "yes" to. ---=-w A CHILLY NIGHT! by Nancy Lucas Blow Mr. Wind, Whistle your might. Let the snow fly, It's a chilly night. "It takes a Community to raise a Child," is a comprehensive approach to addressing the four key risk factors in the future of our youth. These include family, school, peers, and community. Family: NativeAmericans'heritage was based on a closelyWarmfire, crackl_e knit family system which expanded into bands and then finally to In your place, the larger communi ties of tribes. Through the years, this structure Cuddle chair, let has been eroded with the introduction of alcohol into our culture Your arms embrace. and government assimilation policies. Education: Traditionally there has been deep mistrust in the I have buttered school system by parents, who in tum do not support their Popcorn in the pan children's academic efforts. Historically, children were removed from their homes for years at a time and placed in government And a cup of cocoa boarding schools. Although the curriculum has improved someIn my hand. what, Native Americans have been inundated with distortions of themselves. Shyness in students has often been misinterpreted as So, Old Man Winter, lack of intelligence. Go do your storm Peers: Among Native youth there is a sense of alienation 'Cause I'm in here from overall society. Native youth attempt to escape unpleasant conditions and feelmgs of hopelessness by the use of inhalants at Where it's nice a very early age, progressing mto alcohol and other drugs through And warm. adolescence. Community: As a community, Native Americans have been ?t!mmmmmmmmmmmmmr particularly fragmented by the policies enacted upon them by the Federal government. In addition, some of our tribes have been able to maintain a power base through the reservation system, which has given them access to Federal monies. In Grand Rapids, we have a significant Indian population, but do not have the same access to those monies. ANISHNABE A.A. "It takes a Community to Raise A Child" will further attempt to change the four key nsk factors into protective factors by implementing programs that teach the following life skills: Regular open Alcoholics 1. Communication - social skills - the abirity to cope effecAnonymous meetings are held tively in interpersonal relationships; Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 - 7 pm 2. Problem solving/decision making - skills to build selfin Room 2, Lexington School esteem and self control; 45 Lexington NW 3. Critical thinking - effective problem solving in specific situations; Everyone welcome to share the 4. General assertiveness - builds self-esteem; fellowship. 5. Resistance - builds the confidence level in order to say "no" to drugs; 6. Peer selection - encourages buildipg a positive support /t!==~==m.m .. = m -- · 8'll · ···-·.m -.-.. .m . . ..,r,-' . .. group; continued on next page 8-The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal �continued 7. Low-risk choice-making - encourages ability to make positive choices,and predict and avoid p~gative ones; .. 8. Self improvement - helps part1c1pants to make positive and lasting changes in their lives; 9. Stress reduction - decreases the perceived need for substance abuse; . .. IO.Consumer awareness -1rov1d~s .the ability to analyze and evaluate media messages : : : ~1iY~!;f:;}Bin::::=:iJfJ!i?!:!!!:i'.::::"''.::'}t·:;: WOMEN'S VOICES .. New York, NY--A poll commissioned by the MS. Foundation for Women of New York City and titled Women's Voices, asked women which issues they ~;:tonlt\1ie ~ or~ th~l~~ sensi~~! ~~:~s:a~~~ft~~t,~t~:r~~~:i;~ o~,b~it . :e olo/~); \?rf!t (~;~t and education ~~i:\?~ti~~~Ji~;:a;i~r;:~ ;~~~;~,11 ~~bstanag~s~iiJ~~~~i~~ti~:;c~~~.- ':~.. .todaZ:µ';;~';';~n°/q::~o;_ 0 1 is to develop commm?~Y-'Yldff~:Mstems of ~:pbhc mform:!fIOn; ;:: · . 1 ~ 1 (12%). 1 11: . mt1es can, over time, ach1ev~§µpsm.pfti!n~duct1onsJ9:tht,Q@W.t · 1 •• !:1~;~;~,1i: ADVERTISE IN TURTLE TALK Paul and Ray are "regulars" at GR/TC. Our newsletter reaches over a thousand Native Americans in a seven-county area surrounding Grand Rapids. In addition, we are read by other Indian agencies and organizations around the country. Our special low rates make this an advertising opportunity you won't often find. Advertising Rates 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. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council• 9 �SIGNS OF PROGRESS by Bill Dunlop Thirty years ago, they wouldn't have given us Indians a second thought. The& would have bulldozed the Indian graveyard making sure they were between the graves and not on the graves themselves . :i:~1~~t;~~t:ow~::i~~~r::9.~h,~·~l~:~:1:11:!1~l~1t.t:··.!~::. ~.~~ ••.;..... 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When the police were ~ spotted drivin~ into the cemetery, Hank arid Edsel were alerted ~ over the "wire' and began turning over a few shovels-fol of dirt, ~~~~-lfflffl!fflffl~~--=-- I 1O•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal nd Blumke Romanelli �WESTBRIDGE ACADEMY TEACHER WINS "JUST DO IT" AWARD . TO "LET GO" TAKES LOVE To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, it is the realization I can't control another. To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands. To let go is not to try to change or blame another, it is to make the most of myself. To let go is not to care for, but to be supportive. To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being. To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own destinies. To let go is not to be protective, it is to permit another to face reality. To let go is not to deny, but to accept. To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue, but instead to search out my shortcomings and correct them. To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires, but to take each day as it comes, and to cherish myself in it. To let go is not to criticize and regulate anybody, but try to become what I dream I can be. To let go is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future. To let go is to fear less and love more! Ron Yob, a teacher in Westbridge Academy's Native American Learning Center, is one of 20 teachers across the country to receive a JUST DO IT Teachers' Grant from the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) and NIKE, Inc. The grantof$6,500 will fund Yob 's Drop In/Not Out Program, a stay-in-school initiative. Family responsibilities and ties in surrounding cities frequently remove the school's Native Amencan students from Grand Rapids for weeks at a time. When they return, overwhelmed with catch-up work or bored and frustrated with unchallenging material, many drop out of school. They become part of the 80% of Native American students who drop out of school nationwide. The Drop In/Not Out program provides a culturally-sensitive learning environment that's challenging, supportive, and keeps students in school. Drop In/Not Out allows Yob to create an individualized, computerized curriculum for each of the 35 seventh through twelfth grade students attending the Center. "The students vary in their academic achievement from third-grade reading and math levels to post-high school. Because their cultural and family obligations require them to come and go, we needed a way to keep track of where they are in their studies. That way, when they return they can begin where they left off," Yob says. Yob began his work with Native American students in 197 4 as a Native American Service Specialist in the Grand Rapids Public Schools. Since then, he has worked in summer youth camps, as a teacher at the Owashtanong Anishnaw be Alternative School and as a Native American Specialist before entering his current position. Yob serves as vice chairperson of the Kent/Grand Rapids Community Action Program, as member of the Grand Rapids Historic Commission and the Indian Mound Commission, and as a member of the board of directors of GRITC. Submitted by Darcy J. Emert ... ..... '·": ..........,:.• ... : ',' . ... ·:. _ •, ",' .... ...... :.:· :" .... .,: .. •,•. ... . .. ~ The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council• 11 �JANUARY POW WOW -D ATES January 2 &3 Tecumseh Lodge Mid-Winter Powwow For more information, call Barb Scott at (317)773-4233. Tipton, IN January 15 Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs Kalamazoo, MI Annual Meeting - Contact Betty Kienitz at (517) 373-0654. JANUARY GRITC DATES January January January January January 4 5 11 12 14 " January 18 January 20 " January 25 January 27 January 31 ACOAGroup Personnel Committee Meeting ACOAGroup Program Committee Meeting Theatre Arts Group Anishnabe Arts Classes ACOAGroup Men's Support Group Finance Committee Meeting Anishnabe A.A Potluck ACOA Group Board of Directors Meeting Two Hawk Singers Performance Inter-Tribal Offices , ~C' Public Museum 1993: UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: A year to foster international cooperation in solving problems faced by indigenous communities, particularly in areas of human rights, the environment, development, education, and health. Coordinator is the Under-Secretary-General for Human Rights. Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 45 Lexington, NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 Edward V. Gillis 2512 Union NE Grand Rapids Ml. 49505 This newsletter is funded in part by United Way, Office of Substance Abuse Services, Community Mental Health, and private donations. Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No.690 Grand Rapids, Ml .. . A Service of A ui!iitedway � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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/a44cb259c34028e1dfad7d285399c168.pdf e7cf8b97a0e9812e8ff75900e6414b05 PDF Text Text Gfand Valley State ·JAN 09 1995 Manido Girizons Giizis (Little Spirit Moon) December- January 1994-95 Waynaboozhoo & the River Waynaboozhoo came to a huge river, the biggest he had ever seen. He sensed that this river was a vital part in all the waterways of the land in which he was traveling. He knew that this river must always be respected and even appreciated because it held great power. This river was that which gave life to much land in all directions. It also received many other lands. It was the father of waters. The river seemed impossible to cross. Its waters were deep and fast. All at once, the waters of the river spoke to Waynaboozhoo. "I am Michi-zee-bee; the greatest river." "What brings you to my shore?" WaynaoooZboo told the river that he was traveling west to find his father and that he needed to cross over to the other shore. The river flowed on. Finally, Waynaboozhoo thought of the Ah-say-mah' (Tobacco) that he carried with him. He sprinkled some of the Tobacco in the water as an offering to the river. The river spoke. "I can sense that you are determined to continue your journey no matter what I tell you. I can see that you are sincere in your purpose. I will show you a place to cross my waters." Even today when Indian people come to a river that they must cross they offer Tobacco and ask the Great Mystery that they might be shown a place where they could cross safely. After Waynaboozhoo was shown safely across the water, the river spoke again: "There is yet another river to the west who is the princess of all rivers. She is called 0-gi-ma-kway' zee-bee'. Together, we are among the main arteries of Mother Earth. We help to drain and purify her blood. You must speak with her as a boy speaks to his aunt or grandmother. I wish you well on your quest to find your father. If and when you find your father, tell him that in the summertime when I like to doze and take long naps, his rumbling and stomping are very disturbing. Now be gone! I have to be on my way for it takes seven years to complete my journey to the sea and back again!" Credited to Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife �Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Board of Directors: Joe John - President Vacant - Vice President Debbie Gibbs - Treasurer Toni VanderVoren - Secretary Wayne Loonsfoot - Member John Pigeon - Member Debbie Muller Chris Shomin - Executive Director Native American Prevention Services Hunter Genia Catherine John Turtle Talk: Hunter Genia - Editor Jonie Abella - Layout Charlene Hatfield - Clerical Staff Turtle Talk's mission is to provide its readership with reports of local and national interest which may effect and impact our Native American community. Special emphasis will be placed on prevention information. Turtle Talk is published by Native American Prevention Services, 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, in cooperation with the Kent County Health Department Phone (616) 458-4078 or 771-2733. FAX (616) 774-2810. Turtle Talk infmmation: 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 of each month for the upcoming month's issue. (Not all material submitted can be used in Turtle Talk). If you have a story or information you want to share in Turtle Talk, please send it with your name, address and phone number. You will be recognized by name in Turtle Talk if article is used. 2 • Native American Prevention Services December & January Birthdays "Muna Di bish ka win" Joseph Raphael Billy Scrubble TracyWesaw Harvey Anderson Jeremy Merryweather Deb Pigeon Christina Shomin Lanelle Ferrere Melissa Daniels Robin High Kathleen Floyd Sarah Andrews Dave Russell Joshua Shomin Edmund Pigeon Richard Raphael Robin Raphael Isabel Campos Matthew Boyer Carrie Martinez Jenny Ives Christopher Cuellar Comer John Bennett Trisha Genia James Mataxagay Jerry King Rosemary (Judson) Johnson Joe King Gary Sheahan Merri Medawis Timothy Carl Hatfield Emily Elizabeth Kahgegab Paula King Manuel Contreras Robert Parlcey Vivian Foster George Shagonaby Patty Ives Virginia Herr Carmen Corby Ruth Ann Chivis Felicity McSauby Carole Marble Jesse Pigeon Bill Memberto Phil Memberto Sam Comer Michael Pigeon Jr. Joe John Leslie Pigeon Rhonda Davis Sarah Shomin Carl Evans Julia Petoskey Ray Saboo Ron Barz Larry Romanelli Joseph Beebe Tenaya Medawis Munsun Medawis Susan Smith WELCOME CATHERINE JOHN Hi, my name is Catherine John from Peshawbestown, Michigan; an enrolled member of the . Grand Traverse Band. Project Rehab of Grand Rapids hired me to fill the position Specialist with the Native American Prevention Services Progi'ain. I've met a few of the community members but would welcome the chance to meet others. My hours are from 8:30 to 5:30, Monday through Thursday and 10:30 to 3:30 Fridays. 'These hours may vary depending on the Youth Groups and Special Activities that may occur. Stop by and introduce yourselves either at our youth group or the office. Bring new ideas, concerns, or volunteer..... your time. See you around. �Native American Club Gets Radio Play Submitted by: The Lantlwrn, a publication of Grand Valley State University THE TE~CHINGS Two GVSU student organizations are pooling their resources to provide the university with something unique. Tuesday, GVSU's Native American Club aired its second radio show on WCKS, GVSU's student-run radio ~tation. The _show, called "Tribal Voice," will have the 7 to 10 p.m. block every Tuesday night. "Tribal Voices," aired on Cable Channel 7, is new to GVSU, and will take on a different theme every week. For example, Tuesday night's show honored women. "I just thought it'd be a good place to start," Greg Leon, the show's host said, referring to the show's topic. "One of the highest honors in our culture is to be a woman. "Women are valued in the Native American Community because they are the life-givers," he added. "We try to honor things that are valuable to us, and one of the most revered things in our community is the woman." Last week's show featured pow-wow songs honoring women, as well as drum and flute music, which students say is much easier to study to than previous Cafe Nuit fare. In addition to traditional Native American folk music, the show will feature "a little bit of everything," Leon said. We'll have everything from flutes and drums to rock 'n' roll. "I've even heard that they have Native American rap now, though I haven't heard any of it yet." Future topics include honoring the earth, something Leon said we might not appreciate until we have destroyed it, but by then it will be too late anyway. Leon said some of his goals for the show are to bring more of an awareness of the Native American Oub to the campus and "to inform everyone of Native American morals, ethics, values and way of life." As the show gets more established, "Tribal Voices" may also feature interviews with prominent Native Americans, such as those that serve as representatives in Congress, Leon said. Lesson to Learn vision to seek to live in harmony the voice of the meek Written by: Walking Buffalo Knowledge of the elders in a positive way walking the red road hearing what to say Listen to our brothers crawl, walk fly Ignoring the message is to inwardly die Earth, wind and fire the waters of life It's the meaning of happiness the meaning of strife Old stories to tell children to teach lies to dispell the truth at our reach Compassion and love honor and respect accepting the pain that others reject There's no turning away a cry out for help those seeking the truth our spiritual wealth These are the teachings our lst final test So take what you need But don't waste the rest Converse Peace Native American Prevention Services · 3 . �HOW CAN PARENTS HELP? ...by not ignoring the problem By Knowing how the teenager feels about drugs or alcohol. * Keep communication lines open for discussing alcohol and drugs before they become problems. Make your feelings known; let your teenager feel free to talk honestly. Encourage outside activities to occupy time and attention. * Be aware ofchanges in behavior, school perfonnance or friends--these may be warning signals that your teenager is abusing drugs or alcohol. By Acting if your teenager is seriously abusing drugs or alcohol. * Experimenting with drugs and alcohol is common but it can lead to habitual use. Make sure that your teenager knows all the risk involved. Head off potential problems by talking to your teenager. * Regular, repeated abuse is a serious problem. Contact a drug "Hotline" mental health center, physician, clergy or counselor for advice. Convince your child to go for help and go along, if possible. Assure your teenager of your love and loyalty. COMMUNICATION between adolescents and parents may seem impossible at times. Keeping the lines open is essential. Do it by ..... Taking an ACTIVE INTEREST in teenagers' friends, activities, opinions. Make their friends feel welcome by providing food, a place to talk, etc. Clearly expressing your own VALUES in important areas like sex, drugs, money, religion. Teenagers need parents with firm convictions, not ones who harp on them continuously. 4 ·Native American Prevention Services Respecting areas of PRIVACY by not prying.opening mail, eavesdropping on phone conversation, etc. (However parents should know where their children are and what they're doing!) LISTENING carefully ..not only to what teenagers say, but to what is really meant. Respect their opinions but also know they may change. �STRENGTHENING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITII YOUR CHILDREN Take Advantage of your position as a single parent to develop strong family ties. Some tips for building a positive relationship with your children: ABOUT SINGLE PARENTING What is single parenting? It's one parent managing the affairs of a family without a partner. Why should I know about it? PLAN FAMILY ACTIVITIES: Try a~vi_?es that fit your budget and schedule, involving both you and your children. Consider bowling, taking walks, camping, going to the movies or on picnics. PROVIDE PROPER DISCIPLINE: You can help yourchildrenleam appropriate behavior. Rememberto reward good behavior, so your children feel proud of their accomplishments. When punishing, explain why you 're doing so. Punishment should always be fair and consistent-never physically abusive. KEEP LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN: Set aside time everyday to keep in touch with each child. Find out what's going on in his or her life-at school, with friends, etc. INVOLVE ClllLDREN IN DECISION-MAKING: Children can help make decisions about household work assignments, leisure activities and rules. Sharing some responsibility for decisions encourages participation in family life and makes your job easier, Because you are the most important influence in your child's life! Learning about signgle parenting can help you become the best parent you can be. But it's a bigjob! Single parenting may mean, twice as much responsiblity, twice as many demands on your time and energy and half the earning power. What are some of the special concerns of single parenting? Economic: Often single parents have to learn to live on a smaller income. At the same time, costs may increase due to child-care expenses. Social: Some single parents must find new leisure activities and new friends because of a change in lifesytle. Emotional: As a single parent you may have to overcome feelings of inadequacy, guilt, anxiety, grief or loneliness. Practical: Some single parents have to learn new skills such as home maintenance, cooking, budgeting time and money, etc. too. EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF THE OTHER PARENT: It's natural for children to have strong feelings about the other parent. You can help calm any fears or feelings of guilt by answering their questions at a level they'll understand. Tell them you understand how they feel. SET GOALS AND SHARE SUCCESSFS: The entire family can work together toward common goals, such as trying to cut energy use or save money. This encourages cooperation and togetherness. It also offers a feeling of accomplishment which everyone can enjoy. ATIENTION, ATIENTION ATIENTION Native American Prevention Services has a new phone number!!! 458-4078 Please share this number with everyone. ·Native American Prevention Services • S · �REASONS TO SAY NO!! 1. "I want to keep my friends." Friends respect my choice to say no to alcohol and other drugs. Friends also know that substances will not be in the way when they tum to me for help. ALCOHOL and DRUGS ... serious problems for adolescents today Did you know? * Junior high and many elementary schools have serious drug and drinking problems. * It is estimated that over half the nation's high school students have tried marijuana. Reasons include ..... can be bought on school premises. 3. "Drug use is against the law." I will not take chances with my future. I will not risk getting kicked out of school, thrown in jail or ruining my chances for a good job or getting into college. 4. "I stand up for my beliefs." I am an independent thinker. I know the difference between right and wrong and am not afraid to admit that alcohol and other drugs are wrong. 5. "I feel good about myself." I deserve the best I know I am important and have many talents. I do not need drugs to realize my self-worth. WHY? Availability In some places, drugs 2. "People look up to me." I want to be a positive role model. I want people to respect me and be impressed by what I do. Peer pressure Teens don't want to be different from others in their groups. Adult example Acting "Big" There is widespread use of alcohol, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, "uppers" among adults. Teenagers desire to feel grown-up, to rebel against parental values. Boredom Emotional Problems Teens often lack clear goals, feel a sense of futility. These may seem to be eased by drinking or drugs, but are usually complicated by them. 6 · Native American Prevention Services 6. "I want to keep my parent's trust." My parents trust me and I intend to keep it that way. Drugs ruin relationships and make people tell lies to themselves and those they love. I want to be open and honest. 7. "My future is filled with possibility." I know I am going places. I want to live up to my potential and pursue my dreams. Drugs will only get in the way of reaching my goals. 8. "I want to be in control." Alcohol and other drugs impair my judgement. I want to make good, clear decisions. 9. "Staying healthy is a priority to me." Substance abuse messes with your body and mind. I want to be in control of my mental an9 physical health. 10. "I want to be happy." Being happy means choosing what's best for me. Drugs will only complicate my life and stand in the way of my happiness. �EYOLUTION OF NATIONAL INDIAN EDUCATION POLICIES EARLY INDIAN EDUCATION INITIATIVES: .. According to Kieth L. Pearson <The Indian in American Histozy 1973), the origination of U.S. Indian education policy can be linked to the historical economy of the early 1800's. At that time, both Great Britain and Spain held territorial claims to much of the lands that would eventually encompass the United States. As such, although lawmakers wished to relocate many of the Indians from these territories and open the land for rapid settlemel)tand develqpme,!lt, !:hey could not, at that point, risk alienating the Indian population. The reason was two-fold; the tribes may; have allied themselves with Great Britain or Spain, and the U.S. could have lost control over the desired territories, and the economy at the time was largely dependent on the northwest and western fur-trade, and Indians were needed to supply the market. As early as 1775, the Continental Congress approved monies for the education of Indians at Dartmouth. Following the first U.S. and Indian Tribe Treaty with Delaware in 1778, they regularly made provisions of education, religion, and agriculture in future negotiations. The federal Indian policy then, for the mainstreaming of American Indians was three-prong; first convert the, second educate them, third encourage lifestyles in agriculture. Various "Indian civilization funds" were established in 1802, 1818, and 1819 for these purposes. Established churches and special interest groups were encouraged to assist with the process. By 1824, thirty-two Indian schools were known to have been in existence, and most were administered by various church denominations. By 1828, the Baptist Church had established a mission school in the Great lakes area at Sault Ste. Marie. In 1870, Congress authorized appropriations for the operation of federal industrial schools, or boarding schools, and they were in full operation by the early 1880's in such places as, but not limited to: Carlisle, PA, Tomah, WI, Hampton Institute, VA, Flandreau, SD, Haskell, KS, and Mt. Pleasant, MI. In 1921, the Snyder Act was enacted which provided the Secretary of the Interior specific instructions and annual appropriations for the education of U.S. Indians. EARLY 20TH CENIUBY INDIAN EDUCATION DEVELOPMENTS In 1828, the Meriam Report was issued to Congress. It cited many of the deplorable conditions existing in Indian Country, and it called for a change in education policies as well. Subsequently, most of the boarding schools east of the Mississippi were phased-out because it was believed that mainstreaming had been completely successful in the Region. In 1934, Congress passed the Johnson-O'Malley Act which provided for supplemental programs assistance for Indian students attending public schools and in 1950, enacted P .L. 87 4 or Impact Aid for those public school districts with financial assistance who had students living on federal lands. In 1952, under the Termination Era, a policy was initiated that encouraged Indians to relocate form the reservation to urban areas for employment purposed. In 1964, the Office of Economic Opportunity was established, which encouraged Indian students and adults to participate in such programs asHeadstart, Upward Bound, Job Corps, Vista, and Indian Community Action Programs. In 1965, the Elementary & Secondary Education Act was enacted to benefit socially and economically disadvantaged youth. Titles 1 & 11 of the Act were amended to include BIA Indian schools as well, in addition to public school districts. In 1969, however, a Special Senate Subcommittee Report on Indian Education was released entitled Indian Education: A National Traiedy - A National Cballen~e. The Report called for new direction in Indian Education, and more extensive tribal and parental involvement. continued on pg. 14 Native American Prevention Services • 7 �Keepers of the Water Women have been given the role of Keepers of the Water in the Anishinaabe tradition and ceremony. Men have been entrusted as Keepers of the Fire. Both Fire and Water are considered sacred elements necessary for sustaining life. The Anishinaabe have taught to respect all things and to take care of the gifts given by Creator. If the people care for the elements, they will care for the people. The teachings provoke humility and an understanding of man's dependence on nature. It is said that fire comes from the center of the Earth and water falls from a great lake above the Earth. When the Water touches the Earth, it becomes the responsibility of the women. Water is like the blood of Mother Earth (Aki) to the Anishinaabe. It is central to life ... the "spark oflife" needed to make seed grow. We are conceived in water and birthed in water, so it is natural that women, as the life givers, would be the caretakers of the water. Traditionally, Anishinaabekwe (Anishnabe women) listen to the water. For instance, the first cracking of ice during the early spring thaw indicates to them that the time for spring ceremonies has come, so preparations get underway. One spring ceremony is the Water Ceremony which pays respect to Spirits of the Water. It is a time of being thankful for the gifts of the water and to ask for the continued blessings that the water provides. It is also a time for the people as caretakers to be cognizant for the needs of the water itself. Many Anishinaabe fear for the safety of the water today and the devastating effect of polluted water flowing through the veins of Aki. The impure water eventually, effects all other living things- the two-legged, the four-legged, the winged, and the ones who live under the water. All creation feels the hurt from damaged water. 8 . Native American Prevention Services NIBI Anishnaabekwe, the Daughters, You are the keepers of the water, I am Nibi...water... the sacred source, the blood of Aki, Mother Earth, the force filling dry seeds to green bursting. I am the womb's cradle. I purify. Nibi, the lifegiver... forever the Circle's charge. I have coursed through our Mothers veins. Now hear my sorrow and my pain in the rivers' rush, the rain ... I am your grandchildren's drink. Listen, Daughters, always, you are keepers of the water. Hear my cry, for the springs flow darkly now through the heart of Aki. Sue Erickson, PIO Director orginially published by: Public Information Office Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission Odanah, WI Thank you for a beautiful tribute �The poem entitled "Nibi" encourages us to consider the importance of women in our culture--our roles and responsibilities. Considering this, is there an interest in forming a Womens Council to meet at the Native American Prevention office? Also, I think 1995 is the year for women to have a more active voice in our newsletter and community. I firmly believe that all women have something to offer the community this newsletter reaches. There are grandmothers, mothers, aunties, and sisters that could provide advice, support, and most importantly, role models for our young women. "Nibi" encourages us to take a minute and look at our lives: what do we, as Indian women, do each day of our lives, the decisions and paths we choose to take. Many of us have families, are single parents, are the sole source of income and have lost loved ones to accidents. It's these kinds of experiences, life choices and decisions, that should be addressed by women to share and learn. The decisions and choices that we make on a daily basis not only have a direct affect upon our present lives, but reach into the future and affect the generations to come. We know the statistics. The various news media has educated us about the effects of smoking, alcohol use, drugs, AIDS, gangs, child care, and other social problems and issues that our generation currently face. We talk about prevention and intervention regarding substance use and abuse but we need to take a more active role concerning these issues. We need to address them and form solutions that could apply to our own community. We may never get invited to the United Nations, elected to the presidency, or even receive the Nobel Peace Prize for our profound solutions to world problems. That is not the point. The point is, we can make a difference in the "world" in which we live. Even though women's roles have evolved and changed over the years, we are still an integral part of the solution and growth of Tribal Nations., We are commonly at the forefront ofinstituting change within the political and economic structure of our people. The Womens Council would meet bi-monthly to discuss issues, submit articles, comments, poems and artwork for Turtle Talk newsletter. Your life experience, regardless of your education, economic, and social status is an important part of this circle of life. submitted by Catherine John __}... .1-:r'\ i:. ·~1 ··· .. a":I ~ {··· ·•I ,. .("• . •.. .7-.. . . t. ..:IJ ··1 -.· •• r •..-r.:--:-•:\:.:.'-' ~-:. :.·::" -:·-e.-'.t') ,· :::..:- ••• .;·· ~.::: .!•...... •.• _... " . l, t."fl ..t. ~·:::-·::'I ··....:.:· ;.~f:. r--...-....:-:·' ... ... ... . :..· ... t-•••• ,. 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Since Michigan has implemented strategies in the past few years aimed at reducing the smoking rates we would hope to see improvements in these statistics in the future. The study also showed that male deaths from smoking were twice those of women. However, since the smoking rate for men has steadily decreased over the past 30 years, we would expect that mortality rates for men will start to decline and rates for women will begin to increase, reflecting increased tobacco use by that population. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SATURDAY RECREATION CENTERS The Grand Rapids Recreation Department will offer an open gym recreation program for a period of eleven weeks, from Saturday, January 14 - March 25, 1995. Centers will be open to middle school, high school and college age students. Activities include basketball, volleyball, and table tennis. The cost is $1.00 per visit for youth 17 and under and $2.00 per visit for students 18 and over. Centers will be open from I :00 - 5 :OOp.m. at the following locations: Clinton Signs $2 Billion Indian Trust Reform Bill Submitted By: Joe John President Qinton has signed a bill designed to refonn the government's management of $2 billion in Native American trust funds, a program plagued with problems for decades. At the same time, however, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is reassigning the head of its Division of Trust Funds, an officiaI who has the support and the trust of many tribal leaders across the country. According to a Tulsa newspaper, a BIA official confinned that Jim Parris, a fonner resident of Ponca City, is being transferred from his job in New Mexico to another in Washington .D.C. Clinton signed the bill despite objections expressed by the BIA and the department of Interior. Under the new law, a special trustee with trust fund experience will be named to oversee the troubled program, which includes trust funds for tribes as well as individual Native Americans . The trust funds number in the hundreds of thousands, and records are in such shambles that many do not have a correct name and address. Rep. Mike Synar, an author of several of the bill's key provisions and vocal critic of the BIA's handling of the trust funds, praised Clinton's decision. "For more than six years, we have fought the leadership of Interior Department to clean up its mismanagement of funds they hold in trust for Native Americans," Synar said. "After years of battle, Congress finally concluded that the department would not implement needed changes on its own." ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Young Eagles/Vision Seekers Burton Middle School Iroquois Middle School Northeast Middle School Union High School Please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 456-3696 for specific schedules. 10 • Native American Prevention Services The youth groups continue to meet Monday (3-6 grade) 5:00-7:00 am; Tuesday (k-2 grade) 6:00-7:00 pm; Wednesday (7-12 grade) 6:00-8:00 pm. The kids have been attending the meetings regularly, but we would like to see more of you attend. We need new ideas, and would love to see some new faces (don't get us wrong-we love the "old faces" too!) Parents, we also extend an invitation for you to come and spend some time with us, especially for the Special Activites that require a little more supervision. �Native American actor Shares Experiences Drugs and alcohol are the real enemy of mankind, said Rodney A. Grant, Native American actor, in a speech to a capacity crowd in Kirkhof Center's Promenade Deck on Nov. 19. Grant spoke of the plight of children in America whose families face their own problems with alcohol and drug abuse everyday. These children, urged Grant, need help and hope. Growing up on a reservation near Winnebago, Nebraska as a member of the Omaha tribe, Grant had a troubled childhood. He described himself as an outlaw and a renegade. At the age of 12, Grant began drinking and smoking. At 17, he was the youngest wino on the reservation. He has spent time in mental institutions, prison and treannent centers. He had a problem he did not want to admit he had. "I went through a living hell, so when I die I know I am going to heaven. What happened was I finally got sick and tired of being sick and tired,'' Grant said. Grant began to rebuild his life and to build his legacy. At a film festival in San Francisco three weeks ago, Grant was moved by what the narrator in a film called The Red Road to Sobriety of a Red Man said as part of the Native American sobriety movement. The man said, "What is your legacy? What are people going to say about you when you die?" "You gotta ask yourself that," Grant said. "In order for people to say things about you that you want, you have to start today." Grant said he is a different person today than he was 10 years ago. That is why Martin Luther King had his dream, Grant said. King had a dream that his kids would be judged by their quality of life rather than by their skin color. So Grant has devoted much of his life to helping out kids who, like himself, got their lives off to a rough start kids of all colors and races. "Whenever people argue and fight, the first thing that comes up is color," Grant said. "If you pierce my skin, I have the same blood." People are not declared just as human beings, Grant said. Today, Native Americans have to fight for an education, a band-aid in an emergency room and health insurance. People are dying in today's emergency rooms because they do not have a card, he said. Grant commented that alcohol abuse presents as many problems for the unborn as it does for adults. Even small levels of alcohol can cause irreparable damage to the unborn. Grant said fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the only disease known to mankind that is 100 percent preventable. Ninety-five percent of Native Americans are affected by FAS, along with 90 percent of African Americans. Some 50 percent of whites are affected. "We as people - as Mexicans, Blacks, Indians, as minorities, and as the oppressed - have survived Christopher Columbus, slavery, and disease," said Grant "Why are we killing ourselves? We have been strong for 500 years only to cut our throats in the long run." Grant ended the session by answering questions about health care, Leonard Peltier and acting. Article written Uy The Lanthorn of Grand Valley State University Pictured: Debbie Gibbs and Rodney Grant share a few laughs at community reception. Native American Prevention · 11 �The Native American Prevention Program and Calvin College is offering a four-day workshop series focusing on Native American culture and contemporary issues. Each evening from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm a different workshop will be offered to the general public for those interested in learning more aboutourculture. We encourage thelndiancommunitytosupporttheeffortsofthisendeavor by registering to participate in the series. There are a small numberof scholarships available for those who are unable to meet the cost of registration. These will be offered on a first come/first serve basis. You can also register for only the individual workshop that interests you. We hope that there will be a large representation of Indian people to participate. You can register for the conference by filling out the form and dropping it off at our office or calling us at 458 - 4078; or contacting Rhae Ann Booker at Calvin College-957 - 6114. FIRST PEOPLE WORKSHOP SERIES Eexploring the Native American Culture January 9-li, 1995 Calvin College Splonsored by Calvin College Office of Multicultural Student Develmnent Registration Information The workshop series will consist of: Myth vs Reality: The Truth Be Known-This workshop will reveal the history of a people who are striving to maintain and restore their cultural presence in American society. Native American Women: Traditional & Contemporary Roles-Traditionally our women have held positions ofpolitical, economic, and social importance within our culture. This workshop will give an overview ofNative American Womens perspective of contemporary issues that are relevant to our community and the future of our tribe. Inter-Generational Views: Panel Discussion-This workshop will present a panel of speakers who will share their experiences living in a society that has refused to embrace the traditional values and beliefs of our people. Drum and Dance Presentation: Area Dancers-This workshop will showcase the various styles of dance; their origins; and the personal meaning and pride that each individual carries with them into the circle. All workshops will take place on the campus of Calvin College. The sessions will be utilizing the Commons Lecture Hall; and the dance presentation will utilize the area commonly known as the "Cave". LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT THE CONFERENCE. 12 · Native American Prevention Services make check payable to Calvin College I~ .., ..... ' Workshop Series fee of $50 for four sessions or $20 per session I Calvin staff, faculty, and students--fee waived with ID Non--Calvin students with ID--$25 for four sessions or $10 per session Send in by Tuesday, January 3, 1995 �Native American Men's Circle? "Meeting to help decide if there's an interest in forming a circle and if so what that circle's focus will be." Recently I was talking to a few Native An)erican men (young & old) at different functions, meetings and gatherings. We talked about pow wows, gatherings, the community, issues, and the lack of activities on a community basis. We thought maybe a circle could be formed to look at some of the ideas we discussed plus the ideas all of you other men may have. The only thing is we don't know what those other ideas are so we set up a meeting to see if there's an interest in even having a circle and if so what the focus would be. We have talked since the initial discussion and the interest was still there. We decided to put something in the Turtle Talk to see if there were others who shared the same feeling. Everyone had different reasons why a Men's Circle should be started such as learning more about what role as a native male should we be in the home and community; learning more about our culture and traditions; having a group that supports a drug and alcohol free community; learning more about making different cultural arts; talking about issues in the home and community; taking trips to visit and network with other native communities; plan community events. There were alot of topics and ideas that were discussed but we know there are others who have even more ideas. This meeting is open to any Native American male who has an interest in being involved. An initial planning meeting to see what interest there is and what this circle's focus will be is goingtobeheldJanuary10that7:00p.m.andJanuary 11th at 10:00 am.. Both meetings will be held in the Seniors lunch room at Lexington School. We set up two times so that if there was anyone working a second or third shift they could make the morning meeting. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • House Fire: On December 13, 1994 Jeanette • Pierce and her family lost everything they owned in a house fire. Fortunately, no one was injured. However the destruction to the house was labeled as a complete loss. If you can give food, clothing or money to the family please contact: Kendra Simon at 771-2733 or Chris Shomin at 774-8331. Chi-Migwech! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Youth Group: The youth groups continue to meet Monday (3-6 grade) 5:00-7:00pm; Tuesday (k-2) 6:007:00 pm; Wednesday (7-12 grade) 6:00-8:00 pm. The kids have been attending the meetings regularly, but we would like to see more of you attend. We need new ideas, and would love to see some new faces (don't get us wrong-we love the "old faces" too!) Parents, we also extend an invitation for you to come and spend some time with us, especially for the Special Activities that require a little more supervision. Grand Valley American Indian Lodge-meets the 1st Saturday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Location West Side Complex. For more information call Renee at 5387568. Michigan Commision on Indian Affairs, Lansing-N. Ottawa Buidling, Conference room #1. January 27, 1995, starting time 9:00 a.m. 1-517-373-0654 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Congratulations to: ••• • James & Kelly Skinner on their newborn girl. Danielle Pokagon Skinner. 7 lbs & 9 oz. born on November 30th. •• •• •• • Congratulations to: i submitted by Hunter Genia & Casey Church •• •• Kristie Shananaquet for making honor roll at Northeast Middle •• the School for the 2nd time . •• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Native American Prevention . 13 �continued from pg. 7 MOQERN-DAY INDIAN EDUCATIQN LEGISLATION In 1972, Congress passed the Indian Education Act which established an Office of Indian descendants. It also established a supplemental entitlement program for Indian education in public schools, and created the National Advisory Council on Indian Education. In 1975, the Indian Self-Determination & Educations Assistance Act was enacted which allowed tribes to contractfor all BIA educational programs and most other BIA operated programs as well. In 1978, the Indian Education Amendments were passed which established standards for BIA schools, required a formula for funding them, and provide for increased Indian involvement in the use of Impact Aid funds. In 1988, Congress enacted P.L. 100-297, which reauthorized the Indian Education Act, called for a White House Conference on Indian Education, and allowed tribes to convert from contract to tribal grant schools. Finally, in 1993, the National Advisory Council on Indian Education recommended to Congress that Indian education be a federal entitlement program, and the Indian Education White House Conference Report was released with 114 recommendations. Information from United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Education. 14 • Native American Prevention �Announcements: Native American Education Parent Committee meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.. All meetings are at West Middle School in Room #241. Call Pat for more information at 771-3318. Young Eagles-Vision Seekers Native American Youth Groups meet on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Call Hunter or Catherine for times at 458-4078. Rides To Church- Pa Wa Ting Ma Ged Win United Methcxlist Church. Need a ride call Rev. Knapp at 241-1361. Must call by Saturday evening. Native American Critical Issues Conference "Insuring the Survival of Indian Education". Conference to be held at Traverse City Holiday Inn., February 23-25. For more information call 1-800-292-1934 ext. 6668. Indian Bowling Tournament If you are interested in helping with the 95' Indian Bowling Tournament please call: Rod Crampton 892-6267 or Amos Day 281-4849. Tournament Date: March 11th at Miracle Lanes. Shift times 11 :00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Saturday Recreation Centers-The Grand Rapids Recreation Department will offer an open gym recreation program for a period of eleven weeks, fromSaturday,January 14-March25, 1995. Centers will be open to middle school, high school and college age students. Activities include basketball, volleyball, and table tennis. The cost is $1.00 per visit for youth 17 and under and $2.00 per visit for students 18 and over. Centers will be open from 1:00- 5:00p.m. at the following locations: . Burton Middle School Iroquois Middle School · Northeast Middle School Union High School Please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 456-3696 for specific schedules. Congress Approves Religious Use of Peyote By Indains September 28, 1994 Boulder, Colorado On Tuesday night, the senate approved legislation that will guarantee the right of American Indians to use peyote in traditional Indian religious ceremonies. The legislation, H.R. 4230, makes statutory the protection provided by a long-standing federal regulation, and the laws of 28 states. The measure exempts the religious use of peyote by Indians in bona fide traditional ceremonies from controlled substance law of the federal and state governments. It also prohibits discrimination against Indians for such religious use, including the denial of otherwise applicable benefits under public assistance programs. "It is right and just that the First Americans will finally have the freedom to worship with the peace and dignity they deserve," said Frank Dayish, Jr., president of the Native American Church of North America. "It's a great day for members of the Native American Church to finally be able to pray without fear," said Abraham Spotted Elk, president of the Native American Church of Wyoming. The religious freedom legislation was introduced by Congressman Bill Richardson (D.N.M.) The bill had strong bi-partsan and Administration support, including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). H.R. 4230 was passed by unanimous voice vote by the house of Representatives on August 8. Tuesday night the Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent, clearing the measure for approval by the President. President Clinton is expected to sign the bill. "This Congress will go down in history as the religious freedom Congress," declaredRobertPeregoyoftheNative American Rights Funds. 'This is a very important first step in religious freedom for all of Indian country." He Emphasized that "it is imperative that Congress and the Administration take care of unfinished business next year by enacting legislation that will protect N alive worship." Water Echo-Hawk, a native, added that, ''passage ofH.R. 4230 proves that congress will pass laws needed to protect Native American religious freedom and provides a strong precedent for passage of additional laws next year." The bill was made necessary by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 1990. In Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith, the high court ruled that the religious use of peyote by Indians is not protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The decision opened the door to governmental prohibition of such sacramental use. Summited by: Cheyenne & Arapolw News Native American Prevention • 15 �Lexington School 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 NON-PROAT ORG. U.S. POST AGE PAID GRAND RAPIDS, MI PERMIT NO. 319 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/. 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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) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Native American Prevention Services 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/dc9c7e958e3f34190670361d6722841c.pdf b9e16c3827f0018cc5ddd1fc6ecb6c7d PDF Text Text N E w Granl Valley St2te s JAN 19 1996 Turtle Talk Native American Prevention Services 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6399 TELE: (616) 458-4078 FAX: (616) 458-2096 IWIDtt UbrtFY L. Gitchie M anido Giizis (Great Spirit Moon) Mishikenh Geegadohawen L E T T E R January 1996 Highlights RED CLIFF SUPPORTED .... I New Masterpieces on Display in Anishinabek Exhibit ....... 2 The American Indian is of the soil, ........ IF I HAD MY CHILD TO RAISE OVER AGAIN . NA. W.A. Walkers and Runners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Drum, Dance and Basketball? Yep! ........ CALENDAR OF EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 7 8 Each lesson teaches the importance of wellness, in addition to sharing the teachings from the Ojibwa Nation. . ... ........ 2 Young Eagles ..... . . ...... Bailey's Thoughts.... . . . ... . ... January Birthdays ... ......... ~HUGS~... . ........ Aging and Alcohol Abuse ..... Turtle Talk Hunter Genia - Editor Lora Church - Co-Editor Charlene Hatfield - Layout Turtle Ta/k's mission is to provide its readership with reports of local and national interest which may effect and impact our Native American community. Special emphasis will be placed on prevention information. Turtle Talk is published by Native American Prevention Services, in cooperation with the Kent County Health Department Turtle Talk due dates: Submissions to Turtle Talk must be received in our office by the first of each month for the upcoming month 's issue. (Not all material submitted can be used.) Ifyou have a story or information you would like to share with Turtle Talk, please send it with your name, address and phone number. You will be recognized by name in Turtle Talk ifyour article is used. 3 4 5 5 5 RED CLIFF SUPPORTED BY MANY! On December 18th & 19th, 30 people attended the Red Cliff Wellness Curriculum Training. This was sponsored by the Native American Prevention Services, Kent Intermediate School District and the Grand Rapids School District. The training was held at the Kent Intermediate School District Campus. It was exciting to see those in attendance represented a very diverse group. There were representatives from the substance abuse prevention and treatment field· the ' human service field; educators and tutors; school district personnel from KISD and GRPS, as well as Native American community members. The curriculum trainers were from the First American Prevention Center located in Bayfield, Wisconsin. They were Ron DePerry, Maxine Babineau, Linda Eide, and Lee Lussier. On the afternoon of the first day, everyone separated into three curriculum groups (K-3rd, 4th-6th, 7th-12th grade). The trainers demonstrated classroom activities. Pictured.Angie Yob, Jeanette St. Clair & Josie Walters deliver a lesson plan during the Red Cliff Wellness Curriculum Training. 27 other individuals comprised of community members, agencies and school professionals participated in the training. On the second day, each curriculum group presented a lesson. This included a story from the Blue Sky family (puppets); board games and group activities. The Native American Prevention Services has purchased the K-12 Red Cliff curriculum. The curriculum will be implemented through the Young Eagles and Vision Seekers youth groups. We have hopes of presenting the lessons to a couple of school classrooms, possibly in the fall. We are encouraged that several Native American community members whom went through the training have volunteered to help us by serving as co-faciliators when we present the �Turtle Talk • 2January 1996 lessons. This sends a message that many are willing to join efforts in promoting wellness within our Native community! Also, we would like to extend our appreciation to three of our elders, Jeanette St.Clair, Josie Walters, and Angie Yob, whom participated and provided us with their support throughout the training. We are greatly honored. Ahow, Chi-Migwech, Native American Prevention Staff New Masterpieces on Display in Anishinabek Exhibit Anishinabek: The People of This Place, the Public Museum's Native American exhibition, opened to the public in June, 1995. Exploring the culture and history of Michigan's Anishinabek (the Ottawa, Potawatomi and Chippewa Indians), . So, if you haven't been to Van Andel Museum Center, the exhibit offers visitors an extraordinary collection of objects and photographs, and a wealth of personal stories and perspective presented through a series of interactive video screens. Anishinabek is a permanent exhibit-it will remain essentially unchanged for many years. One area of the exhibit is very active, and should provide visitors with a constantly changing assortment of important historic objects to see and appreciate. We call this area of the exhibit "Masterpieces," and have dedicated it to presenting important objects from the Anishinabe culture that now reside outside of West Michigan. When Anishinabek opened this past June, we were very pleased to showcase three extraordinary objects from the Canadian Museum of Civilization. These objects included a small black hide bag with porcupine quill decoration and an important war club with a highly unusual silhouette cut-out of a "four legged" manitou. But without a doubt, the most significant object to premier in the Masterpiece case was Assiginak's Canoe. Created by Jean Baptist Assiginak, a renowned 18th century spiritual and political leader of the Anishinabe people, this four foot long model canoe was a perfect object to premier in the Anishinabek exhibition. Beginning last month, four new Masterpieces are on display in the Anishinabek exhibition. On loan from the Detroit Institute of Arts through Spring 1997 are a beechwood stirring paddle with a carved bird effigy, a small loom woven beadwork bag with unusual human figures, a basswood twine and wool pouch with an underwater panther motif, and an extraordinary elm burl bowl with human figures carved as handles. Committing a portion of a permanent exhibition to rotating loans is unusual. The museum staff, with much encouragement from our Native American Advisory Committee, has decided that this use of loaned objects will help keep the Anishinabek exhibit fresh and new. And the opportunity to "bring home" some of the magnificent creations of Michigan Native Americans more than justifies the cost and time involved, come on back. I think we have something new and exciting for you to see. -Bryan W. Kwapil, Curator of Collections, Van Andel Museum �• 3 January 1996 Turtle Talk Affairs Committee. A shift for the worse came with the new Congress. Miller and Inouye were out as chairmen. Then came a Republican led legislative assault Young Eagles For Native Youth: against Indians equal in intensity to any of the U.S. Cavalry attacks of a century ago. The Senate and House recently passed appropriations bills that would assure a second trail of .tears, this one a forced march to unprecedented property. Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Monday 6-7 P.M. Begins January 29, 1996 & 4th - 6th Grade Thursday 6-8 P.M . Begins February I , 1996 ***** Vision Seekers 7th - 12th Grade Wednesday 6-8 P.M . SPONSORED BY: Native American Prevention Services 45 Lexington N.W. Grand Rapids, Ml 49504 Tele. (6 16) 458-4078 Notice to Community The Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs will convene a regular session on February 2, 1996, in Petoskey, Michigan. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Holiday Inn, 1444 S. US 131 South, Petoskey, Michigan 49770. (616) 347-6041. 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Mark your calendar. Community members are encouraged to attend. Another Trail of Tears Awaits In the early days of the Clinton administration, few groups had greater cause to expect positive social change than American Indians. Ada Deer, a Menominee from Wisconsin with a solid background in social services was appointed head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. At the White House, plans were made for the first ever conference on Indian issues, an event that came off in April 1994 and at which President Clinton spoke with and listened to more than 300 tribal leaders. This was the first president to invite Indian leaders to the White House in such large numbers, and the first also to see tribes as government partners, not wards of the state. From Congress, Indians the poorest of America's poor also had expectations for progress. Their stout allies included Rep. George Miller (0-Calif.), chairman of what was then the House Interior Committee, and Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), then chairman of the Senate Indian The onslaught includes: -A cut of 67% in Federal housing programs for Indians. -A 26% decrease in the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget. -The elimination of higher education scholarships for Indians. -A 50% decrease for Indian education programs in the Department of Education. -Decrease in Indian Health Service programs for hospitals and clinics, alcoholism, dental health and immunization. These hits now before a House-Senate conference committee are directed at a group of 1.8 million citizens, 33% of whom live below the poverty line. Twenty percent of Indians lack home toilets, 50% have no phones and 40% (80% on some reservations) are jobless. This is not the worst of it. No ethnic groups has a higher rate for diabetes and tuberculosis, or a higher rate increase in AIDS cases. Indian teenagers have four times the national suicide rate. If the suffering that those numbers represent is unimaginable, it is beyond reckoning, too, what further depths lie ahead for a people already at the bottom. In Congress and elsewhere, it has been claimed that Indians are both hurting as badly as they and their allies claim. Look at the casino profits and �Turtle Talk • 4 January I 996 .claim Look at the casino profits and the instant millionaires among the tribes. Donald Trump, the noted social scientist, said that it is time rich Indians began helping poor Indians. The reality is different. Less that 5% of the tribes have successful casinos. Federal law requires that gaming profits be used for tribal schools, health and other social needs. The money is but a few drops in the driest of welk Another argument heard in the House and Senate to justify the budgetary hacking is that Indians, along with others on welfare, need to acquire selfreliance. It is forgotten that social programs for Indian are matters of justice, not charity, largess or the dole. Federal funds for those programs are owed to Indians as a matter of treaty obligations, or what Sen. Inouye called " the very first Contract with America." In exchange for hundreds of millions of acres of land ceded to the federal government, legal commitments were made by Washington to provide for the education, housing and health care of tribal citizens. The obligations were to last " for as long as the grass grows and the mountains stand," not until some nasty politicians came along kicking the poor as a way to balance a budget. Earlier this month, Ron Allen, chairman for the past 18 years of the Jamestown S ' Klallam, a Pacific Northwest tribe with 230 members ' met with Robert J. Dole (R-Kan). Allen reminded them that the proposed funding decreases " are the severest in history of Indian programs. What's more, these are successful programs just beginning to show results." Allen was one of several hundred Indian leaders who came to Congress this month. They spoke of tribal property and federal treaties. For many in Congress, the one is out of sight, the other is out of mind. DidYOUGetYour Turtle Talk? We transferred the mailing list from the Macintosh to the IBM computers. This may have caused us to lose one or more addresses in the transferring process. If you know someone who hasn't received ·an issue but had been prior, please call us at (616) 458-4078. Thank You. Bailey's Thoughts .... An unborn child can present many exciting questions, ideas and issues. What will the baby look like? What type of personality and characteristics will he/she have? Weight, size, and eye color are also examples of the multitude of questions that arise when an unborn child is in the mother's womb. Ptioper nourishment is stressed, pli.ysical•acfivi:t!Y' o{ tfre mother is also considered, and there are many more that target pregnant women in keeping the womb as a safe and healthy environment as can be. But what is not stressed is certain lifestyle habits can lead to birth abnormalities and lifelong complications. An issue that is really in my heart and one that I feel compelled to write about is when foreign substances are put into the womb . When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol (smokes marijuana, cigarettes, or uses cocaine), this goes directly into the womb-that safe and healthy havenand through the placenta it reaches the unborn child. That child subjects itself to the same physical and mental states that the mother goes through. The child falls under the same influences that both alcohol and other highs give and are attainable. Such a short time it lasts, but what a drastic impact it has on that delicate soul that is in the womb. Another hard concept to get through is that when the child intakes the alcohol, it is then passed through and out of his/her system, which then is circulated in the womb in the ambiotic fluid . If you have ever been drunk, the next morning typically is followed by what is termed a "hangover", which encompasses a headache and a state of nausea. This is also felt by a baby and is one predictor of fetal alcohol syndrome. Individuals that are hungover have no desire to eat, and this is why babies that are born by mothers who drank throughout their pregnancy have feeding difficulties_ I did not choose to write this about all the statistics and facts that are present with babies born with fetal alcohol symptoms. I am writing this for all pregnant women, and those that are planning to have children, to really consider what you put into your body when pregnant. Life is important to the child, yourself, family, and the community. I ask that we keep the womb a safe and secure environment for the success of our next generations. I urge individuals to obtain from trying to achieve that attained high, that lasts for a �Turtle Talk • 5 January 1996 small amount of time when compared to the lifelong effects it has on a child that is being carried. If there is a pregnant female, or an individual considering to have a child, just take time to think about that child's life and the many wonderful and successful accomplishments he/she can attain if given the proper beginning. I am more than willing to share what information and knowledge I have if there is someone who would like an in-depth look into fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol's effect on an unborn child. Please feel free to contact Derek Bailey at (616) 458-1641 , at Indian Family Health or the Native American Prevention Services staff Megwetch. Jesse Pigeon Bill Memberto Phil Memberto Same Comer Michael Pigeon Jr. Joe John Leslie Pigeon Rhonda Davis Sarah Shomin Carl Evans Julia Petoskey Ray Saboo Ron Barz Larry Romanelli Joseph Beebe Tenaya Medawis Munsun Medawis Mary Medawis January Birthdays "Muna Di bish ka win" Alberta Popma Cherish Hillman Shayna Skinner Andrea Popma Derek Bailey Timothy Carl Hatfield Barbara McDonald Rosemary (lllldson) Johnson Emily Elizabeth Kahgegab Joe King Gary Sheahan Paula King Manuel Contreras Robert Parkey Vivian Foster George Shagonaby Patty Ives Virginia Herr Carmen Corby Alilee Bah Church Susan Smith Ruth Ann Chivis Felicity McSauby Carole Marble ****** "Sorry we forgot these December Birthdays" i' HUGS 'i' It's wondrous what a hug can do.... A hug can cheer you when you 're blue. A hug can say, "I love you so," Or, "gee, I hate to see you go. " A hug is, "welcome back again," And, "Great to see you! Where have you been?" A hug can soothe a small child's pam And bring a rainbow after rain. The hug! There's just no doubt about it- We scarcely could survive without it! A hug delights and warms and charms. It must be why God gave us arms. Hugs are great for fathers and mothers. Sweet for sisters; swell for brothers. And chances are your favorite aunts, Love them more than potted plants. Kittens crave them. Puppies love them. Heads of state are not above them. A hug can break the language barrier. And make your travels so much merner. No need to fret about your store of 'em. The more you give the more there's more of 'em. So stretch those arms without delay And give someone a hug today! I I -Dean Walley Aging and Alcohol Abuse Alcohol abuse among older men and women is a more serious problem than people realize. Until recently, older problem drinkers tended to be ignored by both health professionals and the general public. The neglect occurred for several reasons: few of · our older population were identified as alcoholics; chronic problem drinkers (those who abused alcohol off and on for most of their lives) often died before old age; and because they are often retired or �Turtle Talk • 6 January 1996 have fewer social contacts, older people are often able to hide drinking problems. More people are learning that alcohol problems can be successfully treated at any age, and more are willing to seek help to stop their drinking. ***** Physical Effects of Alcohol Alcohol slows down brain activity. It impairs mental alertness, judgement, physical coordination, and reaction time- increasing the risk of falls and accidents. Over time, heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain and central nervous system, as well as to the liver, heart, kidneys, and stomach. Alcohol can affect the body in unusual ways, making some medical problems difficult to diagnose. For example, the effect of alcohol on the cardiovascular system (the heart and blood vessels) includes masking pain that might otherwise serve as a warning sign of heart attack. Alcoholism can also produce symptoms similar to those of dementia: forgetfulness, reduced attention, and confusion. ***** Who Becomes a Problem Drinker? In old age, problem drinkers seem to be one of two types. The first are chronic abuser, those who have used alcohol heavily for many years. Although most chronic abusers die by middle age, some survive into old age. Approximately two thirds of older alcoholics are in this group. The second type begins excessive drinking late in life, often in response to "situational" factors: retirement, lowered income, declining health, loneliness, or the death of friends and loved ones. In these cases, alcohol is first used for temporary relief but later becomes a problem. ***** Detecting Drinking Problems Not everyone who drinks regularly or heavily is an alcohol abuser, but the following actions indicate a problem: *Drinking to calm nerves, forget worries, or reduce depression *Losing interest in food *Gulping drinks and drinking too fast *Lying about drinking habits *Drinking alone with increased frequency *Injuring oneself, or someone else, while intoxicated *Getting drunk often (more than three or four times in the past year) *Needing to drink increasing amounts of alcohol to get the desired effect. *Frequently acting irritable, resentful, or unreasonable during non-drinking periods. *Experiencing medical, social, or financial problems that are caused by drinking. IF I HAD MY CHILD TO RAISE OVER AGAIN If I had my child to raise all over again, I'd finger paint more, and point the finger less. I'd do less correcting, and more connecting. I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes. I would care to know less, and know to care more. I'd take more hikes and fly more kites. I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play. I'd run through more fields, and gaze at more stars. I'd do more hugging, and less tugging. I would be firm less often, and affirm much more. I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later. I'd teach less about love and power, And more about the power of love. --Diane Loomans N.A.W.A. Walkers and Runners For most people, the hardest thing about an exercise program is first getting started, and second, sticking with it. At a recent meeting of the Native American Wellness Activities, (N.A.W.A.) the community members were asked for their ideas as to what types of activities they would like to see happen. From the collected ideas, the group said a walking and running group would be a nice place to start. The new year is already upon us and with the new year comes New Years Resolutions. It seems the most often heard resolution made is to lose weight and the get in shape. N.A.W.A. is going to offer a walking group for anyone who would like to begin a program toward wellness. Along with the N.A.W.A. Walkers there will be the N.A.W.A Runners. What we would like to do with the �Turtle Talk • 7 January 1996 N.A.W.A Runners is to ask the community to search out those Native American athletes and ask them if they would like to create the first ever team to complete in the annual Old Kent River Bank Run which is held on the second Saturday in May. Although the Old Kent Run is a 25 K (15.5 mile) road race, it also includes a 5 K (3.1 mile) run and a 5K (3.1 mile) walk. a This is the dream of N.A.W.A., to create a group of dedicated walkers and runners who will enter the Old Kent River Bank Run and Walk. As a result of creating this group, we will also be creating positive role models for our community, both young and old. Walking and running together as a group will lead to this kind of wellness N.A.W.A. is dedicated to promoting. And the benefits will come to us in many different ways, First, walkers and runners will lose weight, reduce stress, trim off inches, lower your cholesterol and blood pressure, reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, tone your muscles, and increase your energy level. The N.A.W.A. walkers and runners will initially meet at the Lexington School and if possible move to the local malls and even to an area school to walk in the hallways. Weather permitting, the group will schedule walking at such places as Riverside Park and the Kent Trails along the Grand River. Anyone interested in joining the N.A. W .A. Walkers and Runners, you' re invited to an introductory meeting held at the Lexington School on Thursday, January 18, at 7:00 pm. For more information contact Casey Church at (616) 451-9066. The Drum, Dance and Basketball? Yep! The dance, drum, basketmaking, potluck and even a youth basketball tournament on December 27 & 28 proved to be a steppingstone for what could be ahead. Even though word of the activities got out late by the sponsors, many people still showed up to support. The first assignment was to dance, hmm! This wasn't pow wow style either, Patrick from the Grand Rapids Ballet came to teach some jazz and movement type dancing. For the youth and adults that participated it was fun and frustrating. Achy bones, can't stretch and I surely can't dance was what all was thinking, but we did it and even could laugh at ourselves during and afterwards. The second activity was the potluck! Always a treat to eat and unfortunately remind us that New Years is on the way and could use that as an excuse to say our resolutions after, eh! The meeting after could've proved to be even more valuable as suggestions for future activities were given. The next day we gathered for some cultural activities that proved to worthwhile even though there were a small amount of participants. The drum was there and some of the veteran dancers brought out those who were observing to teach and share. Cool! Then there was the youth basketball tournament. Six teams in all showed up for this event as the guys and gals were strutting their stuff. We broke these teams into two divisions due to the age difference. On the older side we had some very competitive games as players tried to take their skills to the next level and impress the NBA coaches who for some unknown reason didn't show, man they missed some good games. Even the gals on the team dunked it out with the best. On the younger side they played the first team to win three games. These guys were tough and knew how to stare at the refs when they got hammered. All in all everyone enjoyed themselves and had their fill. I don't think it will be to long before we lace them up again. (hint, hint) A special Migwech to those individuals who came out and volunteered their time to make this event happen. Too many names to mention, but you know who you are. Chi-Migwech ! Giwesinini • Grand Rapids Singers during Winterfest �• 8 January 1996 Turtle Talk Results from the Youth Basketball Tournament of the Winterfest held at Union High School on December 27 & 28, 1995. Teams received gifts from the N.A.W.A. Committee. Teams aren't listed in any specific order. Team #1: Panthers (James Genia, Naonquat Genereaux, Ottie Schrubbe, Marie Conry) Team #2: The Crew (Richard Shenoskey, Ben Walters, Andrew Schrubble, Autumn McDonald) Team #3: The Warriors (John Bayha, Issac Dillard, Becky Williams) Team #4: The Hit Squad (David Crampton, Misheka Floyd, Kristal Boda) Team #5: The No Names (Kim Lewis, Jaime Contreras, Mitch McBride) Team #6: Nishnob Squad (Nebin Floyd, Ryan Kahgekab, Danielle Sheahan) We want to thank each team for coming out and showing good sportsmanship. Grand Rapids Public Schools Lexington School 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 11 Three Fires Pow Wow Mtg. Grand River Band of Ottawas Office. 307 Michigan St. NE (Park in rear) February 2 Commission on On Indian affairs Mtg. Holiday Inn, 1444 S. US 131 Petoskey, MI (616) 347-6041 NON-PROFIT ORG US POST.AGE PAID Grand Rapids, Ml Permit no. 319 Library Grand Valley State Univ. Allendale, MI 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Native American Prevention Services 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/663a864e0ee8d41854a45bd7466a4f91.pdf 532a4f066108395c6801004a21fc9488 PDF Text Text N E w s Turtle Talk Native American Prevention Services 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6399 TELE: (616) 458-40'fitand Va lley FAX: (616) 458-2096 L E T T E R January 1997 Highlights Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver Program Moves to Inter-tribal Council . . . . . . . . 1 Snow Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Attention Attention .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Calvin College Hosts "South Eagle Woman" ... . ................... 2 Multi-cultural Presentation . . . . . . . . . . 2 First American Prevention Center . . . . 2 Condolences .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Children ....................... 3 Native American Community Kicks Off The New Year in Fashion! .......... 3 FAMILY TIM E ........ . .. .. . 4 Turtle Talk Hunter Genia - Staff Lora Church - Staff Derek Bailey - Staff Karena Ordway - Staff 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. Special emphasis will be placed on prevention information. Turtle Talk is published by Native American Prevention Services, in cooperation with the Kent County Health Department Turtle Talk due dates: Submissions to Turtle Talk must be received in our office by the first of each month for the upcoming month 's issue. (Not all material submitted can be used.) Ifyou have a story or information you would like to share with Turtle Talk, please send it with your name, address and phone number. You will be recognized by name in Turtle Talk ifyour article is used. Gitchie Manido Gizizon (Great Spirit Moon) State Mishikenh Geegadohawen 19W University Library January Birthdays"Muna Di Bish Ka Win" ........ . ... . .. Michigan Vows To Build Prison on Mound .. . ... ..... ... . Standing Rock Doesn't Have Custody Rights ...... . . ..... Russell Means to Co-direct Crazy Horse Beer Movie . .. . . .. 6 6 6 7 MICHIGAN INDIAN TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM MOVES TO INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - The InterTribal Council of Michigan has assumed responsibility for certain administrative functions related to the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver Program. The Waiver Program, which had been run by the Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs since its inception, fell victim to recent state cutbacks. These cutbacks eliminated funding necessary for maintaining a successful program operation. With this in mind, Michigan's federally recognized tribes came to the rescue. Tribal leaders have designated the program to the Inter-Tribal Council, a non-profit agency that currently administers programs for the state' s federally recognized tribes. The change will bring instant stability to the waiver program, as its survival has been in question for the past couple of years. The move is crucial, as this program benefits Native American people statewide. Inter-Tribal Council views the tribes' decision as one that purely looks out for the best interest of all Native people in Michigan. Though the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver Program will be administered by Inter-Tribal Council, participation will virtually remain the same. The program will continue to equally services all eligible Native Americans residing in Michigan, including those not living on or near the reservation. The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, in taking this action, reaffirms its commitment to enhance access to higher education opportunities for native peoples. For more information on the program or to initiate a verification letter to Michigan' s public colleges and universities, please contact: Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, MITWP, 405 E. Easterday Avenue, Sault Ste. farie , MI 49783, (906)632-6896 or fax (906)632- 1366. SNOW REMOVAL Gray Wind recently purchased industrial snow removal equipment and is providing free driveway cleaning for Native American Elders and Disabled, whom have no other constant means of assistance in Newaygo, West Montcalm and Kent Counties. Compliments of Greg and Wendy Leon to the community a Hearty Chi Megwitch for a very successful year. Inquiries may call (616) 285-1001 in Grand Rapids, 652-1000 in Newaygo or 1-800-216-3177 access code 5001380. �• 2 December 1996 Turtle Talk ATTENTION ATTENTION This is to notify everyone in our community that Silk Stone Studios was robbed on Christmas Eve. Among the objects taken were several Large Steel Blade Hand Made Knives signed Lone Wolf. These are not toys. Sue and Lori are concerned that these items are out on the streets. Over $2,500 worth of merchandise was taken, including a Squash Blossom necklace, several styles of Turquoise necklaces with and without fetishes, hand-made bead necklaces (beads made at Silk Stone), hand-made chain "Y" necklaces with Silk Stone boxes and labels, several pairs of earrings (mostly pierced in stone drop style) and other miscellaneous items. If you are approached by someone about these things, please call the Walker Police Department or contact Silk Stone Studios at (616)363-2090. CALVIN COLLEGE HOSTS "SOUTH EAGLE WOMAN" The Calvin College Center Art Gallery is pleased to present "South Eagle Woman - Sally Thielen" from Thursday. January 9 through Saturday, February 1, 1997. Thielen is known both nationally and internationally for her raku-fired porcelain masks and dolls, handmade paper "shields" embedded with fibrous plants, and woodland tribal bead work inspired by her Chippewa ancestry. The Davison Michigan artist creates three-dimensional sculptures which balance traditional and contemporary ideas. Conceived as portraits of specific Native American people, her masks are painted and decorated with such natural materials as animal furs, antlers, and feathers, while the dolls are her interpretation of artifacts from archaeological digs. The barrier-free Center Art Gallery, located in the William Spoelhof College Center, is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday. There is no admission charge. For more information call Virginia Bullock, Director of Exhibitions, at (616)9576326. MULTI-CULTURAL PRESENTATION Anita Chisholm will be here on January 29, 1997. Ms. Chisholm will be discussing ways to help develop a cultural curriculum for Native American students. I hope that you can attend the presentation, this will be our last presenter for this school year. Babysitting and dinner will be provided for all who attend. The presentation will be held on Wednesday; January 29 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Lexington Schooi. Happy New Year and hope to see you there! Betty Davis, Coordinator Native American Action Plan FIRST AMERICAN PREVENTION CENTER The First American Prevention Center announces an upcoming conference. The Indian Institute on Diplomacy, to be held in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in the Spring of 1997. The dates of March 1 through March 5 have been selected to present this high profile, most important conference which targets contemporary and future Tribal Leaders. The conference keynotes include well known Tribal Diplomats, Oren Lyon and Billy Frank. Other presenters include Ernie Stevens, Wynona LaDuke, Eugene Begay and roger Jordain. Conference concurrent sessions include discussions on Tribal Sovereignty and SelfDeterm ination, Jurisdictional Issues, Treaty Rights Protection, and Diplomatic Negotiations. The concurrent sessions will be facilitated by Indian people schooled in Law and the keynote presenters for the day. This conference will balance the serious nature of diplomacy and the need for fun by hosting evening entertainment. One night of story telling, one night of comedy and one night of music. Tribal people are being recruited to provide the entertainment. Fund raising activities are presently occurring in hopes of offering this conference at a reduced registration fee. Therefore, the registration rate may change. At present, the registration fee is $530.00 per person. This fee will cover all conference costs including; lodging, access to all �• 3 December 1996 Turtle Talk plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, breaks, continental breakfasts, luncheon, banquet, and all evening entertainment. Evening entertainment wilt include snacks and refreshments. There are limited accommodations so the first 200 persons to preregister will have priority. A preregistration fee is required. (If we are successful with our fundraising, the difference in the amount will be refunded.) If the conference is cancelled, your registration deposit will also be refunded. For more information call The First American Prevention Center at 800634-9912 (outside Wisconsin) and (715) 779-3755 (in Wisconsin). Condolenses Condolenses to the Rosie Holmberg family. Rosie, 44 years of age, passed away on January 2nd due to complications related to a stroke. Rosie was of Ojibwa and Ottawa heritage and was integral part of Indian affairs in the Muskegon area as well as Grand Rapids. She was known as a person committed to the Indian community, preservation of culture and heritage, her children and nature. She will be missed by many. "being good" and tell him or her what you notice about their behavior that pleases you. * Keep simple routines. Children feel secure and shift more easily from one activity to another when they "know the drill." * Know what to expect. Learn what tasks and behaviors are appropriate for a child at each age and help him or her set realistic goals to achieve success. *Laugh a little---or a lot! Remember today's calamity may be tomorrow's precious memory. Take good care of the caretaker---you! Parenting is easier and more rewarding when you are healthy, content and feeling good about yourself. Information from Watch me Grow: Healthy, Happy and Strong! Native American Community Kicks Off The New Year In Fashion! Whether you like the Blues, R&B, Rock-n-Roll, Oldies, Country, oh and I can't forget Disco, the New Years Eve Party had just about something for everyone. CHILDREN If you ' re a parent, your heart's in the right place. The first thing parents realize is that children don't come with directions. Just remember to keep your heart full of love and your head full of a few tried and true tips: * Praise children often and enthusiastically! Catch your child The first annual (people are already mentioning next years) New Years Eve Celebration wasn't quite Star Search for the karoake but people from all ages found enough "oh, what the heck attitude" and got up there and gave it their best shot. If you didn't get your fill with music, then there were plenty of door prizes to give away and money to be won with the 50/50 raffie. If that wasn't enough, an auction was also arranged with items displayed and going to the highest bidder. The hall was nearly full with about 100 or more people who showed up and filled their appetites with lots of food. Our brothers and sisters came from places like Wayland, Athens, Kalamazoo, Holland, and Lansing and it was good to see it all happen for the first time in a long time. It was also great to see all the young people and adults who were there to help, shared laughs and got up on stage to sing. The Owashtinong Chung-a-ming drum helped bring in the new year with three songs concluding with a two step to get everyone wondering why they ate so much earlier in the evening. A ChiMigwech to everyone who helped make this happen, who came and supported this activity, to those who said let's do it again next year, those that took a chance and wondered if they were going to have a good time or not (hopefully you did), and to those who wanted to celebrate in style. Well, Happy New Year Everyone and May Your Future Path That You Lay Be A Healthy and Honorable One! �• 4 December 1996 Turtle Talk FAMILY TIME Waweshkesh Many years ago, before the coming of the Europeans, an Anisinabe man was out hunting Waweshkesh (deer) with this bow and arrow in the woods. He was very tired so he sat down next to a tree and fell asleep. When he woke up he saw two Waweshkesh standing very close to him. He tried to pick up his bow and arrow but he could not move his arms. Just then one of the Waweshkesh said, "Come with us." He wondered why he could understand what the deer said. The Waweshkesh walked over to a nearby creek. The man was able to get up and walk over to the creek close to the Waweshkesh. When he looked down into his reflection in the water he saw that he had changed into a Waweshkesh. So he went with them. He went through the life of the Waweshkesh, through hard winters, and happy summers. He was the father of young Waweshkesh. He listened to the council of the Waweshkesh elders and attended ceremonies with the Waweshkesh. Sometimes the Waweshkesh would be killed by Indians and they would feel bad to lose their family members or friends, but they also realized that they died to feed the Indian people who hunted them. It is all part of the great laws of nature. When an animal is killed to help feed another, and tobacco is offered, its spirit is born again and life goes on. After many years among the Waweshkesh, one of his children, a Waweshkesh, was killed. But his spirit did not live on. The Indian who had killed the young Waweshkesh did not give thanks to the Great Spirit as was the custom. When he realized this, the Waweshkesh felt bad and went out into the woods and laid down and cried and cried. As he cried he fell asleep. When he woke he saw two Indians, he was going to get up to run away before they shot him, but before he could get up one of the Indians said, "Who are you? Where are you going?" He wondered how he could understand the humans. He looked down and saw that he was a human again. He went back to the village with those who found him and he told them that he had been a Waweshkesh. He had lived with them and had learned many things. He learned how the animals, the fish, the beaver, the Waweshkesh, the moose, and others feel when we kill them. They die for us so we can live. The Great Spirit gave the Indian something the animals do not have, tobacco. When the life of an animal is taken, tobacco should be given so that the animal's spirit is thanked and will live on. Nothing is wasted. Every part of the animal is to be used. He told them all of these things. He then taught them different Waweshkesh dances and ceremonies, so they could learn to give thanks for all things that they have. WORKSHEET 1. What are some of the things that the man did when he became a Waweshkesh? • 2. According to the story, what happens when an animal is killed? 3. Why did the spirit of the young Waweshkesh in the story not live on? 4. How did the father of this young Waweshkesh feel? What did he do? 5. How did the Waweshkesh become a man again? �• 5 December 1996 Turtle Talk 5. How did the Waweshkesh become a man again? 6. What did the man who became a Waweshkesh learn from the Waweshkesh? List two things. 7. What have you learned from this story? ************************************************************************************** Let's Color A Picture �• 6'December 1996 Turtle Talk January Birthdays "Muna Di bish ka win" Ron Barz Joseph Beebe Ruth Ann Chivis A'lilee Bah Church Sam Comer Manuel Contreras Carmen Corby Rhonda Davis Vivian Foster Timothy Carl Hatfield Virginia Herr Patty Ives Joe John Rosemary (Judson) Johnson Emily Elizabeth Kahgegab Joe King Paula King Carole Marble Barbara McDonald Felicity McSauby Merri Medawis Munsun Medawis Tenaya Medawis Bill Memberto Phil Memberto Robert Parkey Julia Petoskey Jesse Pigeon Leslie Pigeon Michael Pigeon Jr. Larry Romanelli Ray Saboo George Shagonaby Gary Sheahan Susan Smith MICHIGAN VOWS TO BUILD PRISON ON MOUND Webber Township, Michigan (AP) - The state Corrections Department plans to clear the way for a maximum security prison for teenagers on land that opponents believe may contain a Native American burial mound, a spokesman said. Members of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians during November asked the state Natural Resources Commission not to sell the 140acre parcel in Lake County's Webber Township until an archaeological survey is completed. The mound is about 30 feet long, I 5 feet wide and about 3 Yi feet high at its peak, Jay Sam, a spokesperson for the Manisteebased Little River Band, told the Ludington Daily News. The band wants the state to guarantee that the site will not be "damaged, destroyed or altered" if the survey proves it is a burial mound, he said. "We aren't here to block the prison, merely to protect the mound site," Sam said. "It has to be left as it is, as much as is practical, and provision has to be made that it will remain as it is." The state intends to sell the land to a private developer that would build the Michigan Youth Correctional Facility, a 480-bed facility for teenagers convicted of violent felonies. "As far as we are concerned, this is going to be the site, regardless of whether this may be an Indian burial ground," Corrections Department spokesman Warren Williams told the Daily News . "If it is proved conclusively, we could cordon off and build around it. We don't anticipate this will be a problem ." The Indians' request for a survey of the site was supported by archaeologist Wesley Andrews, who said he and tribe members located five similar mounds in the area earlier this month. "Two mounds were partially destroyed in the 1940s by a road going through them, and area residents remembered human remains and artifacts were taken out at that time," Andrews said. STANDING ROCK DOESN'T HAVE CUSTODY RIGHTS The interests of a teenager must take precedence in the swirling legal battle among Indian law, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Kentucky child custody procedures, the Kentucky Supreme Court said Thursday. The court said Kayla American Horse may have been born to Indian parents, but has had little contact with the tribe and it, in turn, showed little interest in her until a custody fight between her foster parents. The ruling will likely not be the last word on the matter. Both sides expect to take the question about the role of tribal courts in child custody cases under a federal law that is designed to encourage Indian children to retain their Indian heritage. The Kentucky court, in a 6- I ruling written by Justice Donald Wintersheimer, said the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 is not designed to disturb family situations where a child has never really been integrated into a tribe. �• 7 December 1996 Turtle Talk "Here, there was never an existing Indian family," Wintersheimer said. The case pits Loni Rye Burchett, of Manchester, Ohio, against the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, whose reservation straddles North Dakota and South Dakota. Burchett said she is one-quarter Indian, with Cherokee and Choctaw ancestors. Her former husband, Kim Weasel, is a Standing Rock Sioux and the girl's uncle. With the approval of the tribal court, the couple took custody of Kayla when she was eight months old after the natural mother, who was alcoholic, gave her up. The natural father is unknown. When Burchett and Weasel separated in 1993, the tribal court reasserted its jurisdiction and demanded Kayla's return. Tribal Judge Mike Swallow said the Sioux feared Kayla, without her uncle, would have no American Indian influence in her life. Wintersheimer said Kayla has never known an Indian life. And he noted that the tribe refused to provide any financial assistance when Kayla faced open-heart surgery. "The child has grown up in a nonlndian environment involving public schools and religious faith, as well as complete integration into the community," Wintersheimer said. "She does not speak the Sioux language and does not practice its religion or customs." Kayla, who was 13 and in the courtroom when her custody was debated in September, has her own opinions about her fate. "I should be here because I have all my family that I Jove here," on the reservation. Burchett said November 21 she will continue to fight to keep custody of Kayla. RUSSELL MEANS TO CO-DIRECT CRAZY HORSE BEER MOVIE Rapid City, S.D. (AP) - An American Indian leader will codirect a film about a controversy over the name of Lakota warrior Crazy Horse being used on a former Wisconsin brewer's product. Russell Means, who was part of a 1973 standoff with federal agents at Wounded Knee, said using the Crazy Horse name to sell beer "epitomizes the institutional racism against American Indians in the United States." G. Heileman Brewing Co. Of La Crosse, Wisconsin, received label approval for the beer in February 1992 from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Heileman was acquired earlier this year by Stroh Brewery Co. of Detroit. "American Indians and nonlndians are deeply offended at this continuous blatant racisl slap in the face." Mr. Means said. He will team up with Craig Rice to direct the feature-length documentary. Mr. Rice has worked on commercials and music videos with C&H Productions in Minneapolis and Dix & Associates in Chicago. Filming begins in South Dakota, Minnesota and New York in March, with proceeds from sales of the film to help fund the legal battle against the maker of The Original Crazy Horse Malt Liquor. Hornell began selling it in March 1992. The malt liquor comes in a 40-ounce bottle and is sold in about 40 states. In a statement, Mr. Big Crow said Crazy Horse's names has been stolen. "We need to uphold our traditional right to protect the names of our ancestors, our traditions, customs and everything we hold sacred," he said. In October 1992, Congress passed a law banning the use of the Crazy Horse name on alcoholic beverages. Two months later, Hornell filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Jaw infringed on its First Amendment Right of Freedom of Speech. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled in 1993 against the ban on use of the Crazy Horse name on the beer. Mr. Big Crow filed suit against the beer promoters later that year, but in October 1994, Tribal Judge Stan Whiting dismissed the Big Crow lawsuit, ruling the tribal court had no jurisdiction over the issue. A tribal appeals court overruled Judge Whiting in May 1995. This July, Hornell took the jurisdictional issue to federal court. In October, the firm asked for an order to stop any trial until the main issue is decided. �• 8 December 1996 Turtle Talk Native American Women's Circle A support group open to any Anishinabequay. You are welcome to bring your arts/crafts to work on. llui/dln1SuccsssmlFulurss A beautifully diverse student population needs a diverse workforce to reinforce the value of diversity. DAY: Every Other Tuesday TIME: 5:30 pm LOCATION: Grand River Band' s Office (458-8759) 307 Michigan NE FACILITATOR: Charlotte Campbell Project Rehab Phone: 458-8521 (Please call for exact dates of meetings and if you have any questions.) The Grand Rapids Public Schools i• recruiting for diversity. You can help us recruit TEACHERS who can •connect• with our urban, diverse student population: • • encuurage young people to enter the ern1•ioyment field of education. r•fer certified teachers and educators .you ~now to ~pply and send a resume to the Teacher Recruitment Office, Human Re~ources, Grand Rapids Public Schools, P.O . Box 117, Grand Rapids Ml 49501·0117. Professional applications and reference forms may be obtained at our administra· tive offices located at 1331 Franklin S.E., third floor . PARENTING EDUCATION & SUPPORT GROUP This group will provide parents with support and enable them to understand the patterns and problems of parenting, normal developmental issues, and issues specific to Native American families. " ft takes a •·hole rillage to diversify tire workforce. " r..1 ______ ""~h·•·-~-.,.,,._,~_., . . . . .-. z;)i§JffliSI . Day: Tuesday - Beginning on January 14, 1997 or 6 weeks Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Location: United Methodist Church 441 Knapp NE, Grand Rapids Please contact the Indian Family Resources office to sign up for this group on or before January 6 at (616)458-1641. 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('•~ <oc , - ~ ~ - ~ 615 Turner Ave., NW Rm. 3f Grand ;Rapids; Ml 49504 Telephone:.(616),4S8-4o78 .Fax::(616) 45S.:.2096 Mniidoo-Giizis (Spirit Moon) January 2000 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 1-2 7he S-Ome Di,g NA. Music 4 SewingOrde 5 Wrnter Camp 2000 7 Natire Pride Conj 8 7he Untold Stary 9-11 12 ]ob Posting Newsletter Coordinator: Hunter Genia Volunteer Editor. Sharon Horton Layout: Wanda Blanco Contributors: N.A.C.S. Staff 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. Special emphasis will be placed on prevention information. Turtle Talk is published by Native American Community Services, in cooperation with the Kent County Health Department Turtle Talk due dates: Submissions to Turtle Talk must be received in our office by the first of each month for the upcoming month's issue. (Not all material submitted can be used.) If you have a story or information you would like to share with Turtle Talk, please send it with your name, address and phone number. You will be recognized by name in Turtle Talk if your article is used. Community Member Gets First Hand Experience on The S-Curve Dig By Larry Plamondon (Editors Note: Larry Plamondon is a member of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa. Because of his experience in the construction trades he was able to get a job with the archeologist's studying the Ottawa village site located below the 131 S-Curve). The S-Curve bridge on US 131 in Grand Rapids has been there since the late 1950' s. Many centuries before that it was the site of one of the many villages of the Grand River Bands of Odawa. And even before that, it was home to people who lived here before us. Repairs to the S-Curve have caused the State of Michigan and Federal Government to spend considerable money on a archeological study of the old Odawa village and earlier village sites. Let me tell you a story. Many thousands of years ago, there was no Grand River, there was only water. Lake Michigan was much larger then, and covered all of this part of Michigan. Finally the lake receded and all our beautiful rivers and lakes were formed. After that people lived there. The scholars call some of those people Hopewell. For many years the Hopewell lived here and buried their dead in large mounds. Then the Anishinabek came to this part of this world and the Odawa lived on the many rivers that emptied into Lake Michigan. Here, on this part of the Grand River, the Hopewell Mounds were on higher ground, and our Odawa village was down, closer to the river. We treated the burial mounds with respect. When the Europeans came to this part of the world, and named this place, Grand Rapids, and called our river, the Grand River, they didn't have much respect for our way of life, our knowledge or our burial sites. Neither did they respect the burials sites of those people who came before us, the Hopewell. Many years ago, as the city of Grand Rapids grew, they needed fill dirt to level the landscape. They used the Hopewell burial mounds as fill (Continued on page 2) �Turtle Talk Newsletter - January 2000 Pa!je 2 Native American Community Services~ i Stoff: Lora Church Program Director Hunter Genia Prevention Specialist/Educator Brian Chivis Prevention Specialist/Educator Candi Wesaw K-3 Youth Group Facilitator Wanda Blanco Office Services Coordinator I · ~l The goal of Native American Community Services is to deliver services and information that encourage healthy lifestyles while discouraging the use of alcohol and other drugs. Our program strives to ensure the information and services provided that are culturally relevant and age-appropriate. We Provide: Information - relevant to the Native American lifestyle. Assistance and referrals - can be provided to community members as well as professionals about issues related to A.T.O.D. (alcohol, tobacco, other drugs) Native American Youth Groups - are divided according to grade level and meet once a week throughout the year. Consultations and Presentations - can be provided to schools, organizations, community groups, including parents, on substance abuse prevention and/or culturally related topics. Special Programs and Activities - are provided to youth, parents and elders. dirt, and as homes and factories were built, the early villages were covered civer and buried. When studying this site remember it is a complicated picture. For over 2000 years native peoples and European Americans have lived here and left behind evidence of their activities. Some things are where they were left, while other things have been disturbed and turned upside down. In 1957, when the City of Grand Rapids, the State of Michigan and Federal Government were preparing to build the US 131 S-Curve, there was little or no interest in the lifeways of the Odawa or the Hopewell. It just wasn't an issue to be factored in. Today, on the edge of a new century, a lot has changed. Over 30 archeologists from Michigan, Ohio, New York, Virginia and several other states are studying the old Odawa village and the lifeways of earlier people. Today, the Federal, State, and local governments and scholars are very interested in our ancestors village sites. They are removing dirt, inch by inch and screening it to find even the smallest artifact, trying to learn everything they can about the Odawa who lived here before the coming of the Europeans. The Anishnabek of the Grand River Bands and throughout Michigan can take a great deal of pride in knowing that the life ways and knowledge of our ancestors is finally recognized as valuable and worthy of study. Tlll&TD O' Tiii Tllltll ftltlt The Theater of the Three Fires will be holding auditions for a Spring 2000 production written by renowned Native American author, Diane Glancy. The auditions will be held at Native American Community Services, West Middle School, Community Room #42 on Thursday, January 13, 2000, beginning at 6:00 P.M. Ms. Glancy, of Cherokee descent, is an associate professor of English at Macalester College in Minnesota and has been given numerous awards for her books of fiction, essays, poetry and short stories. Ms. Glancy will be at Calvin College in Grand Rapids on April 1, 2000. The Theater of the Three Fires hopes to present a recommended production for this event. However, we need your support. Even if you are not inclined to be "center stage", the Theater could use any assistance that you can offer. For more information, please contact Courtney Biggs, 458-8432, Debra Muller or Hunter Genia, 458-4078 or Roger Williams at 245-4316. �Turtle Talk Newsletter - January 2000 Tribe glad to see plundered remains come home. Officials hope others will come forward to return their items that have been taken from burial sites. By Sarah Kellogg Press Washington Bureau Reprinted from Grand Rapids Press, Monday, November 29, 1999. A group of strangers will meet in Bay City this week to celebrate the homecoming of a woman they never met, from a time they never knew. The woman, an American Indian, has been missing from her grave for more than 30 years, since a bulldozer accidentally tore open an unmarked Indian cemetery on the banks of the Saginaw River. A treasure hunter, among more than 500 people who plundered the Bay City site, took her skull. Archeologists, who excavated the old Fletcher Oil Co. property, took her bones. Two years ago, the archeologists returned her bones to her descendants, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. They reburied them in a Mount Pleasant plot beside the remains of other American Indians from the site. On Thursday, the Bay County Historical Society returns her skull to the tribe. Then she will leave Bay City for the last time, traveling to Mount Pleasant for a private ceremony and reinterment in a special Indian cemetery. The woman is known simply as Burial No. 98. "This is very difficult for us," said Jefferson Ballew IV, who oversees reburials for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. "Native American people never had a practice of unburying our dead and moving them. We all deserve the right not to have our graves desecrated. Most other races don't have to worry about that-we do." Indian remains and goods are coveted by collectors who buy and sell at auctions - and by the curious. A 1990 federal law requires government agencies and U.S. museums that receive public money to inventory their collections and then return identifiable remains and items to their respective tribes. Private collectors are not covered by the law. "Everyone used to think that an Indian burial mound was fair game, including the government," said U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint, who has worked Page 3 to protect burial mounds. "Remains were dug up out of curiosity and put away and forgotten about. There's more of a sensitivity to this from non-Indians now. People need to respect these remains as they would their own family's." Maybe it's sensitivity that prompted an anonymous family to return the woman's skull to Bay County officials this year in hopes that it would find its way home. "A private citizen contacted us regarding remains that his father had excavated a number of years ago. His father is deceased now, and he wanted to give these back," said Gay Mcinerney, the society's executive director. Mcinerney declined to say who returned the skull along with a tool, known as a strike-a-lot, which was used to light fires. She says the society agreed to keep the name private, hoping others might come forward. Materials from the Fletcher site cemetery are missing still. Nationwide, the federal law has been used successfully to encourage and force the return of thousands of American Indian remains to U.S. tribes from public and private museums. In Michigan, reburials tend to be private and rare. But one of the largest reburials was the transfer of the 93 sets of Fletcher site remains from Michigan State University Museum to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. While the tribes are pleased to have the remains and good returned, there is a growing uneasiness in the scientific community about reburial, or repatriation, effort by the tribes. Scientists mourn the loss of knowledge that comes with reburying rather than studying what is found. Tribes mourn the loss of privacy and honor. "What is the purpose of studying the dead?" Ballew asked. "You may be able to identify that someone had rickets or rheumatoid arthritis, but why? It's American culture to look for Native American villages and graves. If you want to know us, ask us a question. Talk to us. Don't dig up our graves." As for Burial No. 98, what little is known about her comes from tribal histories and, ironically, from archeologists. She was apparently buried between 1740 and 1780. She was probably of Ojibwa or Odawa descent. Tribal officials say they don't need much more than that. She will be home. �Page 4 Turtle Talk Newsletter - January 2000 Bee was the recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award at the NAMAs for his work with rock band XIT, as a writer/producer at Motown, and his recent accomplishments wilti SOAR. "The awards show is a good shot in the arm for By Deborah Evans Price Native American music," says Bee, who reports seeing Billboard sales spikes among artists on his label. Retailers outside the region are taking advantage Albuquerque, N.M. of the fact that November has been designated Native American Indian music has been picking up American Month to bring extra attention to the genre. sales steam over the last year, spurred by an increase in "I always have a whole section devoted to Nathe number of releases and a growing comtive American music," says Cassandra mitment to the genre by U.S. music retailKenfield, world music buyer for Tower ers. Records in Denver. "I'm planning to Exposure such as that offered by the put some extra stuff on the listening second annual Native American Music posts. (Native American is) an interestAwards (NAMAs) earlier this month also is ing section for us. It has picked up helping the cause, observers say, particuhugely in the past year. It has probably larly via local tie-ins with music merchants. quadrupled its sales." According to Ellen Bello, president But while sales increases can of the Native American Music Awards and certainly be attributed to heightened producer of the show, the number of Americonsumer awareness resulting from can Indian releases issued in the past year such retail promotions and awardshas more than doubled over previous years. show exposure, they also are being boosted by the "I was astounded by it," Bello says. "Everyone depth and breadth of talent that defines American Insays it's because of the awards and that there's an outdian music today, retailers note. let, but there has to be a support system (behind) those Bello and Bee hope the visibility American Inreleases, and it's there now. dian music receives from the NAMAs will help per"What's going on is a true market-spurt happen- suade the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciing that is encouraging more and more musicians to re- ences to add a Grammy category for Indian music. cord music," she adds. "Tom Bee has been campaigning for 10 years," "I feel like this genre is about to explode," says says Bello. That was part of the motivation (for starting Tom Bee, president of Sound of America Records the NAMAs) - to give these artists better recognition." (SOAR), which he started 10 years ago. "Back in the 60's they said, 'The British are coming! The British are coming!' Well, my cry is, 'The natives are coming! The natives are coming!'" Popularity of Native American music on the rise. 11 Native American Education Program (TITLE IX) 1999-2000 I HOPE THAT ALL WENT WELL FOR THE HOLIDAYS. I WENT HOME TO THE RESERVATION TO VISIT FAMILY AND FRIENDS. NOW THAT THE BUSY TIME OF THE YEAR HAS ENDED, I HOPE THAT WE WILL SEE MORE OF OUR NATIVE AMERICAN PARENTS ATTENDING THE (TITLE IX) NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM MEETINGS. YOUR CHILD MAY BE DOING WELL IN SCHOOL, BUT WE HAVE OTHER CHILDREN IN OUR SYSTEM THAT AREN'T. THE TITLE IX PROGRAM WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER. IF YOU CAN'T MAKE A MEETING OR IF YOUR CHILD IS DOING WELL IN SCHOOL AND YOU STILL WOULD LIKE TO HELP, CALL BETTY DAVIS AT 771-2189 OR JONI ABELLA AT 771-3318 AND WE'LL CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR CHILD HAS A 506 FORM ON FILE. �Turtle Talk Newsletter - January 2000 1 Imprisoned author s book explains, expands on his life Grand Rapids Press, Nov. 19, 1999 Dale Dieleman Editor's Note: We would like to thank Mr. Dieleman for sending us this article himself and encourage him to continue to bring more awareness through media. This column began writing itself in 1975, and before that, in 1973 and slowly, but resoundingly, over the last 500 years. We are here with this story now because of that history since contact between Europeans and the Original People of North America. We are here, reading "Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance" because author Leonard Peltier - a man of Sioux, Metis, and Chippewa (Ojibway) ancestry- is serving two consecutive life sentences in Leavenworth Federal Prison for the crime of being a Native American. Peltier, the inmate, is doing time for being convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975 at Oglala, on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. Background In his preface, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark states emphatically that Peltier "has committed no crime whatsoever." And of Peltier's court case, Clark remarks, "Among the many, many things withheld in his alarmingly unfair trial - a trial that disgraced, and continues to disgrace, the American judicial system ... " He also notes the "staggering violence on the Pine Ridge Reservation that led directly to the events of that day" in 19 7 5. Clark knows of what he speaks. He served as Peltier's lead counsel. The book, published this June with editor Harvey Arden, recounts and reminds us - or for most, informs for the first time - that there were more than 60 uninvestigated deaths of Oglala Sioux on the reservation between the 1973 Wounded Knee memorial occupation by Native Americans and Peltier's arrival with other American Indian Movement (AIM) member in 1975. The AIM members came in response to the cries and pleas of reservation residents for protection. He and others set up a spiritual "tent city" though, and admittedly, guns were kept for protection. Peltier describes the details of that fateful day that brought a literal rain of bullets from FBI and other tactical law enforcement agents into the area. And how he and his charges, mostly women and children, escaped as if protected Page 5 by the Sun Dance coats, which were said to make believers invisible to their enemies. '• A book of the spirit "Prison Writings" is a book of the spirit, of humanity; and for a gasping glimpse into federal prison life in America, this is an excellent read. For the essence of this book, we explore the subtitle, "My Life Is My Sundance," in reference to the Sioux ritual which he describes, as well as that of the sweat lodge ceremony. These give him, and the book, a spiritual context toward understanding why he not only survives being unjustly imprisoned, but thrives with hope. This is a call- yes - for his release, but more all of humanity to find release from all oppressions and bondage in reconciliation between peoples. What we find is truly a testament of faith, an epistle every bit as hopeful, full of grace and even forgiveness, as could be found, if one is prone to compare biblical letter from the Apostle Paul's imprisonments, or from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in his writings from the Birmingham Jail. Reading the book, we discovered the other Peltier, and why he was given his names Gwarth-ee-lass ("He Leads His People,"} and Ta Wikuwa ("Wind Chases the Sun"). Here is a man who cannot be bound in mind or spirit, who lives in constant oneness with his beliefs, to soar beyond prison bars as the eagle which guided him and those he led through the bullets into safety that day at Oglala. "We must each be an army of one in the endless struggle between the goodness we all are capable of and the evil that threatens us all from without as well as within," he urges. "Never cease to fight for peace, justice and equality for all people. Be persistent in all that you do and don't allow anyone to sway you from your conscience," he calls to all. Read this as much for its hope as its horror - as a spiritual calling to dedicate the soul and body to the new millennium, in which "We seek not revenge but reconciliation and mutual respect among our peoples," he writes. In a closing poem, "Difference one of many in this book, Peltier pens: •Let us love not only our sameness/but our unsameness. "In our difference is our strength. "Let us be not for ourselves alone/but also for that Otber!wbo is our deepest Self." "Prison Wirtings: My Life Is My Sun Dance" by Leonard Peltier published by St. Martin's Press, 1999, 243 pages. The hardcover cost is $23.95. �Turtle Talk Newsletter - January 2000 Grand Rapids Adult Education Winter Classes Submitted by Peggy Hartwig Grand Rapids Adult Education Begin January 26, 2000 English as a Second Language (ESL) GED Preparation (English & Spanish) High School Completion Adult Literacy Page 6 SEWING CIRCLE'. !The Sewing Orcle wfil begin meeting again on .February 7th, at 6:00 p~m. in >: Room·3S ofNativeAmerican Community Services. A list.ofscheduled presenters is being coordinated and·wm be announced in February issue of 'TartleTalk. . Megwetch - Hunter Genia. Vocational Computer Training + Keyboarding/Beginning Computers + Computing for Beginners-Microsoft Works + Microsoft Word 97 + + + + + Vocational Health Training Nurses Aide/CENA Home Health Care Aide Rehabilitation Technician/Therapy Aide School Health Aide Medical Office Assistant Day/evening classes at: West Middle Adult Education Center: 771-3270 615 Turner NW Adelante/Hispanic Institute: 771-2620/7712622 425 Pleasant SW Cost: Free to non-high school graduates and GED holders Must be 20 years of age on or before September 1, 1999 . . h Available services: child care, transportation, ot lunch GED Testing Center 771-3259 Monday 8:30am - 8:30 pm Tuesday 8:30am - 8:30 pm Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30 pm Thursday 8:30am - l 2:00pm Each of the five GED tests cost $25, money orders only. Bring your valid drivers license or state photo ID. Test fees will be waived for students enrolled in Grand Rapids Adult Education GED preparation courses. JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST CERVICAL CANCER! JANUARY IS NATIONAL CERVICAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH Submitted by Debra K. Muller, Program Outreach The Kent County Health Department, Women's Health Network, is promoting the early detection of cervical cancer by offering free Pap smear tests at the Kent County Health Department on Friday, January 14? 2000. Saint Mary's Health Intervention Services Clinic in Burton Heights, Spectrum Health East and Spectrum Health Kentwood are also offering the tests on the same date. The eligibility requirements are for women over 40 who haven't had a screening for three (3) years. For . . . further mformat1on and to schedule an appomtment, please call the Kent County Health Department at (616) 336-3058. Women do not have to be current clients of the Kent County Health Department to participate. For women under 40, please contact Planned Parenthood at (616) 459-3101. The American Cancer Society reports that between 60 - 80 percent of American women with newly diagnosed invasive cervical cancer have not had a Pap smear in the past five years and may have never had one. Cervical cancer is one of the most common, preventable and treatable cancers. Caught early, it is nearly 100 percent curable. Early detection saves lives! �Turtle Talk Newsletter January 2000 Page r ~ 7 ... a~, Winter Camp 2000 Maximum of 40 Campers REGISTER -- - EARL YI '/' Deadline: Wednesd~y, January 12, 2000 Registration fee: Minimum of $10.00 per family Volunteer . ;_ \_~ Orientation , January 4th, 2000 @6:00 - 8:00 pm (Meet at N.A.C.S. office) LOCATION: ' CALL: Native American Youth K-6th Grade Friday, Ja-nuary 14th Saturday, January 15th Sunday, January 16th Camp Qodesb2558 N. 20th Street Hopkins, Ml 49328 Candi Wesaw at Native American Community~ervices @ 458-4078 for Regi_s!ration forms. Camp Activities: • ·~ Snow Snake • Scavenger Hunt • Secret Field Trip • Sledding • And More! • COME AND "' :;: M ~~~~r-~ JOIN THE FUN IN THE SNOW! NACS, 615 Turner NW, Rm. 31 Grand Rapids, Ml (West Middle School Building, Ground Level) f �Turtle Talk Newsletter - January 2000 Page 8 Dean Lumpkins at Grand Rapids Community and Becky Yoder, Facility Coordinator at Grand Rapids Community College. Anishnabek Youth Leadership Council's Native Pride Conference Submitted by Brian Chivis On December 10th the Anishnaabek Youth Leadership Council sponsored a conference held at Grand Rapids Community College. The one-day event was originally intended for youth in grades seven through ten. The event, was opened up to the general community, so that everyone could take advantage of the keynote speaker, D.J. Vanas. D.J. Vanas is a Captain in the Air Force. He is currently the Chief of Minority enrollment at the United States Air Force Academy. Captain Vanas is a member of the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians and is also a sun dancer with the Lakota people. He is very dynamic and is considered one of America's hottestyoungspeakers, regardless of nationality. He delivered a powerful message about setting goals, and moving closer to them one step at a time. Never give up on what you really want and you will eventually achieve your goals. He, also, entertained the audience with his stories of parachute jumping into trees. The theme of the conference was "Your future, your choice." The conference was about careers. June Fletcher (PotawatomijOttawa), Program Director of Educational Connections at Grand Valley State University, stressed the importance of education and the opportunities provided by it. She also provided interest evaluations to steer them in some possible careers based on their evaluations. Candi Wesaw (Potawatomi), a local Native artist, gave a presentation on careers in art. Her message was to open up your mind and be creative. There are many careers in the art field, most of them you would not associate with art. The guests, at night, were treated to burritos from El Sombrero. The community was invited to the dinner and a mini pow-wow. Owashtinong Chung a ming (the Grand River Singers) provided the drum music. We'd like to thank all those who provided support for the conference, especially �Turtle Talk Newsletter - January 2000 The Untold Story Inhalant Abuse: Youth's Quest for Cheap Thrills Takes Costly Toll By Sonja Weisel Reprinted with Permission from American Indian Report January 1998 In the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, spray paint addiction is threatening to destroy their culture. Almost 90 of the 450 members are addicted ' some "sniffing for more than 20 years." Toni Murphy, a case manager for the Drug Elimination Program at the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, took an informal poll in a classroom containing 75 percent American Indian students. To her surprise half the eighth grade class admitted to having used inhalants. Six American Indian boys between the ages of 14 and 15 kicked down a locked basement door at the Selkirk Healing Center in Manitoba, Canada. The boys, all patients at the substance abuse center, were searching for oven cleaner. They wanted to get high. Inhalant abuse, the deliberate sniffing or breathing of household and industrial product fumes to obtain a "high" cuts across class and race. However, according to the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC) in Austin, Texas, prevalence surveys and medical examiners' reports indicate that there are concentrations of inhalant abuse among American Indians. And the problem is deadly serious. Six years ago, Our Home Inc., a substance abuse center in Huron, SD received a four year federal demonstration grant from the Center for Substance Abuse to initiate a specialized treatment project for kids with inhalant abuse problems. Although the project was designed to include 75 percent American Indian children, Steve Riedel said 95 to 99 percent American Indian children were actually served. Riedel, associate director of the center, is concerned that the issue of inhalant abuse isn't being treated seriously enough. "I have had people make statements to me that it is a passing phase of adolescence. They're saying, Let's not be concerned. It's no biggie." Many of the workers involved with inhalant abuse education are expressing worry that American Indians in particular aren't recognizing sniffing as a drug problem. Surveys over the last 25 years show in general, American Indian youth have a more severe problem Page 9 than most ethnic groups, although it varies from place to place, stated Fred Beauvais, senior research scientist for the Colorado-based "Tri-Ethnic Prevention Center. "We sent a community liaison aftercare type of worker down into a community one time and she was visiting with the drug and alcohol counselors and they said, "well, you mean that's a problem? We still do it after work," Riedel said. With the "high" available at the nearest store, inhalant abuse is extremely accessible and economical. The level of poverty has a lot to do with users choosing a can of air freshener over a bottle of alcohol. For $2.50 anyone can buy a can of spray paint and stay high for a couple of days. "Mind you, give them a can of gas and a bottle of [whiskey], they'll take the [whiskey]," said Mary Brown, Program Manger of Selkirk Healing Center. But many cannot afford it, or live in "dry" communities. And then there is the addiction. Both physiologically and psychologically addictive, inhalant abuse has been likened to both cocaine and alcohol addiction. "In the early experimental stages it's very colorful to users," said Morris Dyer, a retired Indian H~alth Service educator who has worked to inform tribes about substance abuse since 1973. "They can have hallucinations and it is still pleasant. Next thing you know they are hooked. Penny Kipp, a media specialist in the Tribal Health and Human Services office of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, is all too aware of the health effects that inhalants have on users. "Inhalant abuse is real prominent here on the reservation," Kipp said. "We have people who are brain damaged. They're unable to think straight. We have a kid who huffed from age six or seven into his late 20s. He just kind of wanders, almost looking retarded. He can't even zip up his coat. There are a small handful in similar situations." Kipp says her reservation isn't alone. "It's an abuse that's happening but doesn't have the attention that alcohol and other drugs get. In other tribes I've talked to in Indian Country they say, "yeah, we have a big problem with inhalants." Brain damage is not the only effect that inhalants have on the body. Sniffing or "huffing" them chemicals in paint, glue, gasoline, bleach and other . (C.Ontinued on pg 10) �Turtle Talk Newsletter· January 2000 Inhalants (Continued from pg 9) from vomiting and nausea to temporary loss of muscle control. Long term effects include liver, kidney, lung, blood and bone marrow damage. Deafness and paralysis are also possible for users, as well as fetal complications in pregnant women. "Kids using it the first time can die," Beauvais said. "Sudden Sniffing Death" can occur during or right after sniffing. The heart overworks, beating rapidly but unevenly, leading to cardiac arrest. It is hard to track the number of inhalant abuse related deaths though. Accidents that may have been caused by a person under inhalant influence are not often diagnosed. The parallels of inhalant abuse off and on reservations are similar, but on reservations it's easier to learn about because they are often small isolated communities, said Harvey Weiss, director of the NIPC. "There is a tendency on some reservations for inhalant abuse to be intergenerational", Weiss said. "Kids learn it from their parents and siblings." While kids, some as young a s six, have been reported to be the main "sniffers", American Indian adults are struggling with addiction, too. Eric Fredlund, Director of the Healing Grounds, a prevention program designed for the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, has spent many hours on the streets and under bridges with adult members of the tribe fighting inhalant addiction. "The standard picture of an inhalant abuser here is they've had little or no education. They've grown up in an exceedingly dysfunctional family, went tot work in the fields at age five, married young with four children by age 20. All of those children were taken away from them by child welfare. If we're talking about a woman, we're talking about someone who has been mentally, physically and sexually abused." "R", a Kickapoo who wishes to remain anonymous, has been in the Healing Grounds for two weeks trying to start anew. Twenty-four years old, married with two children, he has been an inhalant user for approximately seven years and wants to stop. "I went to use it one time and it's hard to stop. I keep thinking everyday I'm not going to use it anymore. I've got too many problems. I'm running around hurting people, hurting my kids," "R" said. Page 10 Having lied most of his young adulthood on and off the street, "R" is dealing with the suicide of a family member, his own thoughts of suicide, and other painful problems. The·pain in his voice is clear. Pain that tells him to stop abusing inhalants, but that is also compelling him to sniff. Fredlund who works closely with "R" said it's hard to tell what his future will bring. I have seen him carry as much as six months of sobriety ... but we have people leave here and they get home and their wife is waiting with a can of paint and a stack of beer saying "I have missed you so much, I have been waiting to party," But there is hope for him. It just may be a rocky road getting there." Hope is the key word when it comes to treating inhalant abuse. Within the professional health community there is a sense that inhalant abusers can not be helped. "People might call and say "Steve, is there really any reason to send an inhalant abuser to treatment? Aren't they brain dead anyway? Why should we even try?" Riedel said. "Well, yeah if you wait until the cancer is the size of a basketball to cut it out, you are going to need residential treatment. People are afraid to try." Every case is different but the consensus of most health care professionals is that once off inhalants, health can be restored in different categories. At Our Home, a population of young teens (average age of thirteen) went through neurocognitive battery tests that monitored motor functions, alertness and concentration, abstract reasoning and more. Fifty percent tested in the impaired range. A retest at the end of ninety days, showed 30 percent of the kids made the transition back into the normal range of function, enough to be statistically significant. the tests also proved that the older a child gets, the more likely he or she will suffer from brain damage or other irreversible health afflictions. The message is clear, prevention is key. More and more treatment centers are incorporating inhalant abuse into their drug treatment programs. In Canada, inhalant abuse among tribes has become so serious that the government put into place a system of seven youth treatment centers dedicated solely to inhalant addiction, with programs ranging from six months to two years. In America, funding for solvent programs has been sparse, and educators are struggling to enlighten (Continued on pg 11) �Turtle Talk Newsletter - January 2000 Page 11 Ml I NWA MU NA DI BISH KAWI N ! UNTOLD STORTY CONTINUED '''''''''''''''~'''''''''''''''''''11\.11\.11\. ~ JANUARY BIRTHDAYS ~ parents, law enforcement officials, teachers and law~ ~ makers to prevent more tragedies from occurring. Inhalants Continued from pg I 0) "The unfortunate part is that we haven't grabbed the bull by the horns to try and target these kids. The reality of it is funding. We have worked extensively with some of the representatives and senators in Washington to try and get some funding attributed to this. We need to let our local representatives, whether at the tribal or state level know this is a real problem for our kids. Because if we don't, they are going to damage their brain and bodies, and if they do live through it we're going to have people functioning at far less of their capacity that if we had helped them up front," Riebel said. Many inhalant abuse educators allege that some stores stock solvents on their front shelves because they know they are going to sell out fast. "When a kid comes in and buys six cans of paint, [shopkeepers] know what they're going to do with them," Beauvais said. "We have to train people who come in contact with these kids." Tribes such as the Confederated Salish of Kootenai and the Cherokee in Oklahoma are working to prevent inhalant abuse by fighting back with educational programs and awareness campaigns. The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas' Healing Grounds has also been generally successful. But there is plenty more work needed. It's a very complex problem affecting a lot of little commonly abused products is the same as poisoning the body and can lead to short-term effects ranging But kids," Riedel said. "The sad story is that these are five, six and seven-year-old kids. And if you could see some of their artwork, some of the pictures these kids draw, you want to vomit. It makes you sad. But can something be done about this? You bet. But we have to try. Information concerning American Indian Report can be obtained by calling 1-800-562-4957 ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ' II\. ~ ' II\. ' ~ ~~. , ~ ~ ~. II\. ~ ' ~ I \. :: ~ II\. 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Wagner Wheeler Loretta Yount GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS President---------------George Martin Vice President--------------John Hart Secretary -------------- Mary Roberts Treasurer ------------ ~oger Williams Sgt.-At-Arms---------------Ronald Yob JANUARY- FEBRUARY, 1986 growth of Health and Human Services are on the verge of reality of becoming a full direct center. This will be a great benefit to us all. The friendships and the support you have shown me will never be forgotten. I will be attending some of the Board meetings to keep informed. And continue the open line of communication between the Native American Apostolate within the Catholic Church. Member ------------ David Shananaquet Member ---------------- Sydney Martin Member ------------------ Debra Gibbs Member ------------- David Wonegeshik On behalf of my wife Yvonne and our children, the Board and Staff will be in our prayers. May the Great Spirit of all living things bless you and protect you always. . Me-gwetch. Sincerely, The GRITC Staff and Board would like to welcome David Wonegeshik as a new isl Fred Chivis, Jr. Fred Chivis, Jr. board member. Fred Chivis, Jr., Treasurer of G. R. Inter- Tribal Council Board of Directors submitted his letter of resignation, . as follows: November 11, 1985 Mr. George Martin Chairperson BOARD OF DIRECTORS Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 45 Lexington N. W. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 Dear George and Board: PLEASE INFORM US IF YOUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED. WE NEED TO KNOW THE OLD AND NEW ADDRESS AND BOTH ZIP CODES. As the "85" year ends There are so many people who have helped me, put together Turtle Talk for mailing, typing, stapling, labelin~bundling, etc. They have been a big help. I know I couldn't have done it alone. I am so glad there are so many wonderful people who gave their time in helping Today I have made one of the most difficult decisions in my life. I am resigning from Inter-Tribal Board. It is apparent to me due to the increased demands of my job I can't fulfill my commitment to the Board. When I ran for the Board a 1 t yrs, ago I was very much concerned with stronger unity within our Indian Communtiy and better programs and services to our people. The vision of the Board is being forfilled. Right now is one of the most exciting moments in the centers history. The with T. T. THANKS AGAIN FOR HELPING. --------------------------------------Indian Outreach Worker - Roseanna Martell Will be available at GRITC Tuesday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Thursday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm for information and referral services. Roseanna can also be contacted at DSS 247-6118 �Secretarial Position: JOBS: ANNOUNCING -- A Civil Service Examination Experienced with a good work record. Able to adjust to high pace work load Police Recruit: This is recruit trainee work in the Police Department intended Starting wage negotiable with excellent to result in promotion to the Police fringe package. Officer Classification. Citizen of U. S. Minimum Age (18) Proof of H.S. Grad or GED Certificate. Supervise Summer Youth Participants, 14-21, in various worksites, for the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council. No Felony Convictions. Qualifications: Ability to supervise youth; Valid drivers license; and Creativity. Valid State of Michigan Operator or Chaufeur License. Closi~2-~~!~-~~~~~-~!t_!~~~-------- Rate of Pay $21,305.00 per year FOR MORE INFORMATION telephone 774-8331. Or apply with the GRITC-JTPA Employment Program. Police Officer: This is general duty Police work in the protection of life .and property through the enforcement of laws and ordiances. REMINDER OF IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER! ==== ==== ==== Citizen of U. S. Minimum Age (18) GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADULT Proof of H. S. Grad or GED Certificate. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ==== No Felony Convictions. MAY 28, 1986 WEDNESDAY Valid State of Michigan Operator or Chaufeur License. Rate of Pay $22,105. to 28,925. per yr. = NATIVE AMERICAN DINNER - MAY 21, 1986 For further - Civil Service Board City of Grand Rapids, Michigan ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP - MAY 29, 1986 LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH OR, JTPA Office (GRITC) GRITC BOARD DIRECTORS' ELECTION COMING UP IN JUNE 1986 774-8331 Concession Stand Attendant: Male Single. PART-TIME to begin working into a full time positon, work ending in Oct. '86. Beginning salary of $225.00 per week with possible bonus payment(s). This person will be traveling the ~air circuit and special events in Western Michig;;in. THREE FIRES POW-WOW JUNE 14~& WILL BE HELD IN 15, 1986 AT AH-NAB-AWEN PARK. CULTURAL MEETINGS ARE HELD THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH - 7:00 PM - RM 15. GUEST SPEAKER: Shannon Martin to speak on her trip to Japan and a slide presentation. �The council seeks support from the business INDIAN COUNCIL EXHORTED BY HENRY-By John Hogan (Grand Rapids Press) community to help spur econimic develop- Grand Rapids' Indian community has done an ment --mostly for Indian-run businesses, exemplary job developing social and eco- he said. nomic programs and must continue to ex- One of the purposes of Friday's open pand on its own because of dwindling feder- house was to send a message to the al support, U.S. Rep. Paul Henry said Fri- business day. Henry, speaking at the first open house thing to happen" in the area of ecomomic community that "we want some- sponsored by the G.R. Inter-Tribal Council, growth, Wheeler said. Tribal members said the open house also told an audience of nearly (100) people was important because it allowed members that it is "Imperative" to "stand up to the challenge" of the Gramm-Rudman deficit to share their culture with others. Henry said that economic development is reduction Law. an important challenge to the Indian The bill will reduce funding for social community, which he said is a "forgotten programs, and in its first year will cause minority." a $13 per person reduction in grants and "The majority community wishes the services, Henry said. The G. R. Republican praised the Inter- problems associated with the minority community would go away," Henry said, adding Tribal Council, which he said has worked that society has become "cavalier and during the past (12) years to bring jobs insensitive" to a minority "which once and social services to the American Indian was the majority." Community. But the work of the Inter-Tribal Council That commitment, he said, must not be and others like it across the state and jeopardized given the likely reduction in country, are helping to bridge the gap be- federal funds for such organizations. tween Indians and whites, he said. The Inter-Tribal Council provides job still exist-- notably in the Indian training as well as human economic services community itself, he said, pointing to to Indians in a five-county area including conflicts between the traditional Indians Kent, Ottawa and Allegan, executive direct- and those that have taken a new identity. or J. Wagner Wheeler said. The open house was divided between two We have a fairly closed-knit tribal struct- locations and included a mini-pow-wow with ure (in the G.R. area)," Wheeler said. traditional dancing, a drum group, traders, "There's a lot of support in the community." an art exhibit and hor d'oeuvres He said Indians are a minority group that "is not visible," but pointed out that 3,000 Indians live in Kent County. •• "YOU NEVER KIWW WHO'S RIGHT, BUT YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHO'S IN CHARGE'! Strains �WONDERLAND OF FOODS: l. 2. 3. 4. BELATED: Dear Son Mark: What is calorie? What is malnourished? What are nutrients? Have a Bright Birthday - Sunshine - a belated one at that at 22 years young'! PS 5. What does RDA stand for? What is the Rickets? Sorry I missed for December, etc.!! 6. What is Scurvy? ----------------------------------------- Lo{ e always, Mom, Lee. On JANUARY NATIVE AMERICAN SENIOR PROGRAM 1888 - Ghost Dance begins with a vision Wovoka, great paiute medicine man. A most pleasing and merry time of the year, if we can overlook the cold wea- ther and snow. We see much warmth· shown to our Elders, in peoples generosity and kindness. To those who have helped with dona- tions, workinq with the meals and all around support, a THANK-YOU. It does not seem quite enough, but we, the staff of Native American Senior Program THANK YOU from our hearts and we wish you all a Happy and Prosperous 1986. 1865 - Brule and Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne attack military station at Julesbury, Colorado. 1887 - Wolf Mount Battle, Crazy Horse is defeated by Gen. Miles. 1879 - N. Cheyenne under Dull Knife break out of confinement at Fort Robinson and head for Powder River County. 1825 - First execution of a white man in the U.S. for murder of an indian at Pendleton, Indiana. 1890 - Kicking Bear surrenders rifle to Gen. Miles ending the Ghost Dance. Activity is abound in the Senior Program, with shopping, for the Christmas party, planninq, potlucK dinner, the party, due sooner than a wink of eye, - - -- --- -- -- -- Answers to WONDERLAND OF FOODS: 1. all Santa's Elves are busy. We will up-date all news in the next issure of Turtle Talk. 2. CONGRATULATIONS TO YVONNE CHIVIS, WINNER OF THE QUILT RAFFLE. 3. 4. Submitted by: Luella Collins Margaret Nelson 5. Originalitv is the art of concealing vour source. -~- 6. Calorie - The amount of heat needed to raise one gram of water one degree Centigrade. Malnourished - having a poorly balanced diet. Nut rients - Nourishing substances in foods. Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) amount of different nutrients advised by the U.S. qovernment for a balanced diet. Rickets - a disease caused by a lack of Vitamin D. Scurvy - A disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C. �The following story is from the Grand Rapids Press, Sunday, October 27, 1985 issue. THE CYCLE RENEWED by Ted Roelofs For William Memberto, life has been a long Joseph, where his own story begins. day's journey into self. "When he was young, they sent his brother "I've learned that I'm more comfortable in and sister to Indian school. The non-Indian moccasins than in wooden shoes," says society had convinced the Indians that assimMemberto, who's half Ottawa Indian and ilation was best for them. half Dutch. "But my father was kept back from Indian The 39-year-old counselor for the Grand school." Rapids Inter-Tribal helps other Native Americans . find peace of mind. He knows Instead, Joseph Memberto hunted and trapped the journey is anything but easy. with relatives in the Manist~e area. When he was 13, he traveled to Ludington to sell furs. He had an attack of acute apendicitis Memberto has gone through alcoholism, drug abuse, doubt, hatred of white people, and was taken to a hospital there. hatred of himself. He grew up in a house Because he spoke no English, he was deemed with two alcoholic parents, his father being an Ottawa Indian, his mother the ignorant and shipped off to a school for daughter of Dutch immigrants. They tried Indians in Mount Pleasant. to bring him up Catholic. It didn't take. "It was real difficult for him," says his "It was always uncomfortable for me, even son. "He was chastised and despised by though I was in the choir." the teachers. Because he didn't speak English, they put him in a class with kinderNow Memberto walks a path closer to that garten-age students. They made fun of him." of his ancestors, the Thornapple Band of the Ottawa Indian tribe. For the first His father bolted from the school two years time in his life, he is at peace with later, to fend for himself at the age of 15. himself. He was a lumberjack, worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps, drove a truck. EventHe talks about the natural way of things, ually, he met Grace Swarts in Muskegon. the Spirit in all living things. He takes They married and has two sons. Joseph part in traditional Indian ceremonies and went to work in a foundry. has built a sweat lodge in the woodsy back yard of the house he rents in Wyoming, a Some years after the marriage began, so Grand Rapids suburb. He is learning the did the drinking. old ways that came before any white man nI remember at the age of 8 a lot of highset foot in Michigan. volume weekend drinking. It went on all "I think someone said that to know thythe time. I think there was a lot of stress self is what it's all about," Memberto in raising a biracial family." says. "I think that's what it is for a lot of Native Americans." Joseph Memberto may not have given his sons the role model they needed, but he did He is sitting among the bushes and trees pass on remnants of his past. that abutt his yard, a place where Ile "I remember him taking us into the woods, l ikes to med itate. The Ocotber wind ratshowing us different thinGs about nature. tles gold-colored leaves, sending a chill through the air. He remembers his father, I remember sometimes going in the woods and just sitting." �"1986" NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS Cycle Renewed by Ted Roelofs Continued ... ~.J-,, In some ways, WilliaJn Memberto repeated the patterns and mistakes of his father. Geri C.-"I'm working up to a resolution to quit smoking." He had trouble in school, remembers taunts because of his race, and emerged psycholocically scarred and resentful. By age 13 he was drinking and getting into trouble, stealing, burglarizing, taking cars for joy rides. He quit school in the eighth grade at age 15. Margaret N.-Geri C. says "She should join Weight Watcher's!" "Gonna win Lotto!" (mine also!) "I'm going to join a Cancer Support Group." (good one Marg.) He joined the Army about a year later and served three years, making sergeant. "I enjoyed it to some degree. I think it gave me some self-discipline." Rhonda Davis-"I resolve to graduate this year." (Good Luck! You can do it) Diane Leaureaux-"to lose 40 lbs." But through his 20's, Memberto struggled to piece his life together. He married, worked in a factory, but continued a life of self-abuse. He drank, used hard drugs like cocaine and speed. His marriage failed. He raged against what he considered the racist white culture. Chris Fleming-"Not to make any more resolutions "I became acutely aware of the anger I had inside of me. I was a bigoted person. I had feelings against whites because of the condition of the.Indian people. "I learned that most of the people I talked to had no sense of the Indian's existence in the United States." But as he rediscovered more about his past, Memberto began to feel whole for the first time in his life. He eventually earned a bachelor's degree from Ferris State College in human services, and began work in 1981 for the Inter-Tribal Council. Memberto is now remarried to a Potawatomi, Phyllis, and their two children are both active in Indian powwows and other traditional practices. The cycle is renewed. Carol Downs!Work off Holiday calories" Maryan- Refused to make a resolution.(C'mon, no one is without vice) Bill M.- Who by the way has a January b-day .... "I resolve to take a speaking course to condense oratorial presentation to a more reasonable length and to cut back on presentation time and to ...... (OK Bill, we get the message) Vicki U.- "I resolve to quit procrastinating ... which I'll get to later ... " There is a new support-type group called the Women's Group, which meets every 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at GRITC in the basement in the Senior's Room. "It's a value that's inherited. It's the part of the make up of who you are. Basically, it is a group where the Native American community va.ices it's concerns in the areas of doing cultural and spiritual ceremonies, women's workshops, bringing back tradition al ways, Native Americ.an social issues, and generally , just Native American issues that concern us all. "The most difficult journey anyone ever takes is that inner journey. I' m much more comfortable with that journey now." We would like to see more of you there. Bring in your ideas, your thoughts and we'll see you there. "Happy Birthday Bill! ! ! " tg For more info., call 774-8331 and ask for Anne. �HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THOSE WHO HAD A BIRTHDAY IN JANUARY 1986-- no longer belonged to the tribe. The U. S. government had become the owner of Robert Parkey, Gary Sheahan, Susan all "discovery" of the N. American conLewis, Roben Chivis, Harry Judson, tinent and the "conquest of its inSylvia Swanson, Grace Mulholland, Elizabeth Gibbs, Virginia Herr, Susan Smith, habitants." It did not matter to the George Shagonaby, Rhonda Davis, Court, apparently that Europeans had not Bill and Phil Memberto discovered N. American and had not conHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THOSE WHO HAD A BIRTHDAY IN FEBRUARY 1986 Percy Bird, Rebecca McDonald, Wag Wheeler, Cecelia Sprague, Pine Shomin, Gertrude Malmgren, Usheka Rapahel, Wanda Rapael, Paul Rueckert, Ben Shawa, Kristy Shananaquet, quered all the Indians living there. We can assume the Court made the decision it did because a contrary ruling would mean that most of the U. S. belonged to the Indians. The Court went on to hold, though, that the Indians retained a "right of occu- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THOSE PEOPLE BORN IN MARCH 1986-Lance Shirley, Juluis Lewis, Carlotte Wayashe, Steve Waukazoo, Elsie Raphael, Joe John, Angie Meyers, F. James Wesaw, Brett Shomin, Cherri Gibbs, Daisy Sprague, James M. Roberts. pancy". As explained in Johnson- vs Mcintosh and in later cases, the essential principles of Indian title are the following: 1. The Federal government acquired ownership of all land within the U.S. by discovery and conquest. WHAT IS AN INDIAN TITLE? 2. Indians retain the right to live on their an- The doctrine of Indian title is one of the most complicated and controversial doc- cestral homelands until.such time as the Federal government decides to use the trines in Indian Law. land for another purpose. Soon after the U. S. gained its independence from uropean control, the Supreme title is a possessory interest and not 3. Indian a property right, that is to say, Indians Court had to determine who owned the land still occupied by the Indians; the Indians have a right to posses their ancestral or the U. S. government. Congress gives them title to it, and The Court homelands but not to own it unless decided this question in Johnson vs Mc- 4. intock (1823). Indians or bought by anyone else with- The specific issue in that case was whether a non-Indian who had Indian title cannot be sold by the bought land from an Indian tribe had out authorization from the federal goverment. acquired valid title to it. In order to prove Indian title, a tribe Obviously, the buyer could acquire only that interest is not required to rely on a treaty or which the bribe could legally sell. or other form of offici.11 government re- The Supreme Court held that the buyer did cognition. not acquire valid title because the land historical evidence that the land in It need only show by �"1986" NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS Cycle Renewed by Ted Roelofs Continued ... In some ways, William Memberto repeated the patterns and mistakes of his father. Geri C.-"I'm working up to a resolution to quit smoking." He had trouble in school, remembers taunts because of his race, and emerged psycholosica.lly scarred and resentful. By age 13 he was drinking and getting into trouble, stealing, burglarizing, taking ca.rs for joy rides. He quit school in the eighth grade at age 15. Margaret N.-Geri C. says "She should join Weight Watcher's!" "Gonna win Lotto!" (mine also!) "I'm going to join a Cancer Support Group." (good one Marg.) He joined the Army about a year later and served three yea.rs, making sergeant. "I enjoyed it to some degree. I think it gave me some self-discipline." Rhonda Davis-"! resolve to graduate this year." (Good Luck! You can do it) Diane Leaureaux-"to lose 40 lbs." But through his 20's, Memberto struggled to piece his life together. He married, worked in a factory, but continued a life of self-abuse. He drank, used hard drugs like cocaine and speed. His marriage failed. He raged against what he considered the racist white culture. Chris Fleming-"Not to make any more resolutions "I became a.cutely a.ware of the anger I had inside of roe. I was a bigoted person. I had feelings against whites because of the condition of the.Indian people. "I learned that roost of the people I talked to had no sense of the Indian's existence in the United States." But as he rediscovered more a.bout his pa.st, Memberto began to feel whole for the first time in his life. He eventually earned a bachelor's degree from Ferris State College in human services, and began work in 1981 for the Inter-Tribal Council. Memberto is now remarried to aPota.wa.tomi, Phyllis, and their two children a.re both active in Indian powwows and other traditional practices. The cycle is renewed. Carol Downs!Work off Holiday calories" Maryan- Refused to make a resolution.(C'mon, no one is without vice) Bi 11 M. - Who by the way has a January b-day .... "I resolve to take a speaking course to condense oratorial presentation to a more reasonable length and to cut back on presentation time and to ...... (OK Bill, we get the message) Vicki U.- "I resolve to quit procrastinating ... which I '11 get to later ... " There is a new support-type group called the Women's Group, which meets every 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at GRITC in the basement in the Senior's Room. "It's a value that's inherited. It's the part of the make up of who you a.re. Basically, it is a group where the Native American conmunity voices it's concerns in the areas of doing cultural and spiritual ceremonies, women's workshops, bringing back tradition al ways, Native American social issues, and generally, just Native American issues that concern us a11 . "The most difficult journey anyone ever takes is that inner journey. I'm much more comfortable with that journey now." We would like to see more of you there. Bring in your ideas, your thoughts and we'll see you there. "Happy Birthday Bill! ! ! " tg For more info., call 774-8331 and ask for Anne. �or any document stating income. J T P A (Jobs Training Partnership Act) The JTPA - Employment and Training Program has added a new staff person. MARGARET NELSON will be the new Job Developer. She comes to use with much enthusiasm and ideas to help further services to those looking for jobs. For the month of January to about the middle of Febuary, she can be contacted or seen in Room 4 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from Sam to 5pm. 4. Resident of Kent or Ottawa Counties. Proof will be established by any of before mentioned. 5. Those males between 18 to 26 MUST show proof that hey have registered for the Draft. Again for further information, call us, write us, or drop by and see us at the Center. Dawn, Maryan or our new Job Developer, Margaret will be happy to assist you. December 31 , marked the midway point of our grant year. The goals accomplished thus far are also at the planned outcomes. Twenty-one (21) Native Americans who were eligible for our program count are now employed. We have also assisted those who are not program eligible find employment also. cont'd WHAT IS AN INDIAN TITLE question was part of its ancestral homelands and was occupied exclusively by it. The tribal interest in continued occupancy is so important that the Nine (9) Classroom Training Participants have obtained a total of eleven (11) goals. Goals obtained were: Reading & Math enhancement; 20 Credits; GED; and Diploma. to eject trespassers, the federal governme8t has an obligation to help the tribe An added reminder to those looking for em- eject trespassers and Indian title may ployment, we receive notices on a number of various opportunities for employment from entry level to professional leveled positions, and notices of apprenticeship programs. These notices come to us on a daily basis from local, state and national resources. Come see our job postings, there may be something for "YOU." not be extinguished by the Federal WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR GRITC JTPA PROGRAM AND WHAT PROOF IS NEEDED: important to Indians in the 19th Century, 1. 2. 3. Native American - Proof by lowing; birth certificate, membership card, judgement letter, or is known to the as being Native American. the foltribal award community 17 Years or Older - Proof by the following: birth certificate, drivers license, or personal identification, and social security number. Economically Disadvantaged; Unemployed; OR Underemployed - Proof needed is annualized income, DSS income, Social Security, Disability, tribe is entitled to bring a court action government unless Congress has clearly stated an intention to accomplished that result. Indian title is an . extremely valuable property interest. It was particularly when thousands of white settlers moved west because it protected their homelands from being taken by anyone other than the federal government (although the federal government eventually took most of it). In 1908, the Supreme Court held that Indian title survived statehood, which meant tha t Indian tribes had the right to live on their homelands even after a territory became a state, unless Congress had expressly extinguished their right of occupancy. �WHAT IS AN INDIAN TITLE? BEING INDIAN IS ... (cont.) Indian title is still an important protection. In a recent decision the Supreme .BEING INDIAN IS •.. Court held that an Indian tribe could listening to all the middle class Tontos bing an action to eject state and local officials from land claimed under Indian Title. From "The Rights of Indians and Tribes", An American Civil Liberties Union Handbook and Uncle Tomahawks tell you we must do things the "American way". BEING INDIAN IS ... feeling the stares of the non-Indians in any public place you walk into. BEING INDIAN IS .•. having your non-Indian wife dancing in full regalia at your tribal pow wow. BEING INDIAN rs ... knowing the Great Spirit. BEING INDIAN IS ... BEING INDIAN IS ..• Watching John Wayne :whip 50 of your kind with a single shot pistol and a rusty pocket knife on the late show. BEING INDIAN IS •.. having every third person you meet tell you about his great grandmother who was a real Cherokee princess. BEING INDIAN IS ... having 9 out of 10 people tell you how great they believe Jim Thorpe,, Squanto, Tonto, and Little Beaver are. BEING INDIAN IS ... loving frybread and corn soup. BEING INDIAN IS ..• having high salaried BIA, PHS, OEO, HEW, and BOL white collar bureaucrats tell you how much money is being spent on Indians these days. BEING INDIAN IS ... having the greatest grandparents in the world. BEING INDIAN IS ... having your teenage child come home from school and ask you about "the strange beliefs" of Indians that the teacher mentioned at school today. BEING INDIAN IS ... having a Christian missionary tell you it is wrong to believe in more than one Divine Being, then listen to him tell you about Jesus Christ, The Holy Ghost, The Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, St. Patrick, St. Christopher, St. Francis, etc., etc. BEING INDIAN rs ... fighting with the U.S. Army to save your country from the evils of communists and against the U.S. Army on your reservation to keep the Corps of Engineers from stealing your land. Spring Reign Spring reing blossoms into '' Summer reign, Sometimes subtle, with hints of cleansing, freshness, and the rebirth of last fall's sleeping seeds. Sticky, sweet air ... Calling me to window, as the setting sun breaks through a parting of Spring Reign clouds. G. 1 ,..,-. ~ \'O'.J �have someone read the paper to you, only "WHO SAYS OUR STUDENTS DON"T CARE" Dec. 1, 1985 to discover that your hearing is either becoming less sensitive, or everyone else Dear Sue, is speaking more softly than ever before. I am writing to tell you that I Actually those bifocal or trifocal glasses appreciate what you are doing for us. Your are a great teacher. You act as are great ... until you try fixing that leak under the kitchen sink or tighten the legs though you really care about the students on the dining room tale. at Lexington. doesn't bend backward like it used to do. If there was more teachers Your neck just like you, there would be much more studen There's a simple solution to this, as a students graduating. senior citizen auto mechanic told one of us once. He had a pair of glasses I really enjoyed your classes. It was really a great pleasure to have met you, made up with the lenses opposite from and to have you as one of my teachers. normal, with the reading portion of the bifocals on top rather than on the "A student that noticed" How old are you? bottom so when he got under a car to Forget for the moment your chronological age, whether it be 60, 70, or 80. anyway. That isn't important fact, Someone has said, "You are as old as you feel." That is getting closer to what we had in mind when we posed this question. Many senior citizens may be "three score years and ten" or more, yet their mental capacities are as strong and alert as they were decades ago. Some may be slowing down physically but the mind remains as sharp as ever. Therefore the emphasi s is intentionally turned away from the calendar to that which is more impo rtant-YOU ARE AS OLD AS YOU FEEL. How old are you? Have you joined bifocal or trifocal club yet? the Are your arms too. short to hold the newspaper far enough away so your eyes can focus on the print without the use of glasses? Of course, you could always work on it he wouldn't have to visit a chiropractor the next day. Of course, that obvious solution isn't practical for those of us who would use those special glasses just once or twice a year. It's for those people whos back goes out more often than they do. How old are you? You probably remember some really cold and snowy winters from yo ur younger days. But does the cold seem colder now and deeper and heavier the past few years? Do you notice t he drafts in the house now that didn't bother you before? Or the th e weeds in the garden grow faster and deeper than before. Your clothes seem to shrink after each trip to the laundry or cleaners. Do you go to bed later; wake up earlier th an before? " A LAUGH EACH DAY WILL KEEP THE DOCTOR AWAY" From the Golden Years. �The Native American Ministry here in in Grand Rapids have .moved from the Westside Complex where evening services had been held in the past to a new location at the Other Way Community Center located at 745 W. Fulton, according to Pastor Ed Hinman. Pastor Hinman is a Ponca Indian by way of Oklahoma, who is just newly arrived from Denver, Colorado to Pastor the church here. Evening services will be conducted at 6:00 PM every Sunday. Everyone is welcome to come and worship. Pastor Hinman may be contacted by calli ng this number 364-8987 or 774-8331. The 1986 Bowling Tournament Committee members Luella and Steve Collins, Dawn and Jumbo Anderson, Shirley Chamberlain, Amos Day, wishes to express their gratitude, appreciation and many thanks to those who helped out with the "1986 Indian Bowling Tournament: Carrie Medawis, Larry King, Renee Chisholm, Donna Chisholm, Cecil, John, Dolores Labou Margaret Nelson, Geri Conway, Nancy Ortiz, Deb Thompson, Henry Bush, Mel Fought, Pat Borek, Tia Schoonmaker, Serri Medawis, Andy & Sput Falcon, Pat Chivis, Barb Dayson. Me-qwetch to all (and to anyone who helped but not the list)who donated their time and effort making this a good time for all, as a result there were many compliments on our tournament being such a success. Hopefully, we can make it even better next year. "Op-cha-gwah, Chi-Meqwetch" Winners were: 1st Place 2943 series - Grand Rapids, Mi Sherry Boda, Karen Boda, Carole Crampton, Ron Boda, Al Crampton 2 nd Place 2932 series - Hartford, Mi Food set-up - Rita Sprague, Loretta Yount, and Harvey Anderson Debi Wesaw, Sam Wesaw, Bob Drake. Donna Lewis, Morris Lewi:i s Bartendar from Wengers - Rich 3rd Place 2919 series - Grand H.a.pld~- & Lansing, Mi Tournament Registration - Tia Schoonmaker 50/50 tickets - Barb Dayson Larry kiQg. ebyllis Leroy, Elsie Shananaquet, Cecil John, 81.' 1 Shananaquet ------------ Door Entry( dance} - ttlancy' ©:rtiz,., Gary and Sue Sprague, Henry (Ti'c) Bush, 4th Place 2883 series , -· Grand RcrpJds,Mi Hall Rental - William and JoAnn Fox Mike Blumke, Pat BoreK:~ Rich Cullers, Deb Thompson, Norm Blu~ Clean-up (hall) - Duane Raphael, Pat and Forrest Rawlings-and David Sprague 5th Place 2879 series - Flint, Mi Music - Blumke Family Men & Women actual & Handicap Sue Sprague, Julie Starhl and Debbi Wesaw And all the following people who contributed to the meal . Barb Arzola, Ardis Badger, Roger & Rita Sprague, Sue Sprague, Rita Blumke, Ruth Eagleman, Loretta Yount, Brenda Brott, Pat Rawlings, Mary Shananaquet, Rita Green, Ira Green, Doris Romer, Romer, Elizabeth Johnson ~ rt 6th Place 2852 series - Grand Rapids, Mi Pam Cullers, Rita Blumke, Carl Borek, Renee Chisholm, Mel Thompson 7th Place 2837 series - Lansing, Mi James Brunk, Jr., James Brunk, Sr., Roger Brunk, Elsie Shananaquet, Felieita Leroy Continue on the next page �Cont-d 1986 Indian Bowling Tournament 8th Place 2828 series - Flint and Grand Rapids, Mi Blanche Huff, John Kenny, Daugherty Johnson, Steve Collins, Karen Pfeifer 9th Place 2827 series - Lansing and Haslett, Mi James Brunk, Elaine Freeland, Leo Jackson, Anne Crampton, Jon Crampton, 10th Place women who won prizes for actual games and Hi-hep games. Good bowling guys/gals. GM Classics bowling tournament: Amos Day, Jr. and Andy Falcon Place Doubles - 5th Amos Day, Jr., John Chivis, Ron Chivis, Andy Falcon, Kevin DeWitt - 5th Place Team Event . ___________ts.uhroi..t.t.E!.d. Jzy__Sh.iJ:J_e_y_ _CJLq_m_b_e_rJ._arn ) 2824 series Grand Rapads and Bradley, Mi Steelcase Tournament Andrea Yount - 659 handicap Anna Chlebana, Ardis Badger, Dee Draper, David Yount _(205-210) team event doubles(9-games) Roger Sprague, David, Sprague Dave also won (Pot money)$81.00-259 Handicap games 11th Place - 2821 series - Lansing, Mi Arvilla Bateman, Richard Beckhorn, Mike Bateman, Jancie Beckhorn, Sue McMillan 12th Place Congratulations to Andrea Yount in her new positions at Steelcase - Process Order Editor 2807 series - Grand Rapids,Mi ----------------------------------------- LEXINGTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION STILL TIME TO ENROLL Second Semester classes are starting at 13th Place 2801 series - Flint, Mi Lexington. Two new classes offered are Computer Literacy and Writing for Native 8fa:1che Huff, John Kenny, Bernie Reyes, . . - - ·} .meriCanElders. For more information, Brenda Evans, Toni Bottella ...---- call 456-3720 now!!! Christine Loonsfoot, Karen Boda, Ron Chivis, Carole Crampton, Al Crampton 14th Place 2800 series Hasli::tt, Mi A~na Crampton, Jon Crampton, Linell Crampton;- edrcy Crampton, Roderick Cramptcm 15th Place 2780 series - Grand Rapids,Mi Pam Cullers, Renee Chisholm, Pat Borek, Mel Thompson, Norm Blumke 16th Place 2776 series Elaine Freeland, Leo Jackson Jerry Skippergosb, Mary Shananaquet, Bill Sh_ananaquet Congratulations to Russ (Fudge} Menefee for nice "56" game. ::rt was about that time day" Also congratulations to all the men and - --------- ---------------------------------------There has been some interest in our computer classes with (3) students enrolling for training. All the students are under (15) and attend classes after school hours. We think the classes will be goO(isupport for improving their academic levels. Those parents concerned about their childrens education,at whatever level are encouraged to contact GRITC. We--ar~ prepared to hire more staff for evenings and Saturdays if interest demands. The agency is continuing to pursue more funds to expand our services. Support for health service expansion is looking promising. Also Job Training activities include proposals to the state for contracts to expand our Job development. Please call our office for details (774-8331) J. Wagner Wheeler, Executive Director �11111111111 111 11111I111 11 I 111111 111 1111111111 11111 I I I II I 111111111111 I 1111111 I I 11111111 I I 11 JANUARY 1986 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 too often forgotten or unknown, but we think it's to the credit of Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal's Executive Director, Wag Wheeler, that this heartfelt policy continues to be implemented. *** *** "INDIAN FUNERALS HAVE CHANGED," remarked SYLVIA SWANSON, an Ottawa/Chippewa Elder, born near Northport, Michigan, as we both were sharing in the luncheon feast after Mary Peter's funeral. Sylvia said that as recently as the 1930's funeral wakes were one to three days long in her Northport Community, depending on if it was summer or winter. The winter wakes were always three days long. "The wakes were held right around the clock, except that at mid-night we had a feast," said Sylvia. She thought too, that because all Indian people believe in one "SupremeBeing," whom her people simply called "The Spirit," it was not hard for them to accept denominational differences. . Interesting too, Sylvia pointed out, it was most popular among visitors to a wake to bring food, instead of flowers, as is the custom today. And it was customary after the final feast to put together all of the leftover food and burn it, thus that "sacred-smoke" would then be sent to the Great Spirit and thereby share in the feast. Wakes consisted of praying and singing in their native tongue and of ten included brief and spontaneous eulogies by people who just stood up and spoke of some worthy incident from the deceased's lifetime. On some occasions, herbal wines (of the home-made variety) were drunk· in toast to the .deceased person, and even some wine being placed SYLVIA SWANSON on the lips of the deceased, and later into the grave pit as well. At the grave-side, Sylvia commented," after the plain box casket, or robe, or blanket wrapped body was lowered into the grave, each person attending would toss a handful of sand into the grave and remain at grave side until the 'grave was filled in." *** *** �I lllZ ·111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 JANUARY 1986 I I 111 I I I I 111 I DO 1111111111 DO I I I I I aI I I I II I aa I I I aI I I II aI II I I a a I I aa a I a I a a a I I I I I I aa I I I I I 111 I I MEET NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIST -- "DUANE" Duane Charles Raphael, a three-quarter blood Odawa, was born July 27, 1959 at Northport, Michigan and lived at Pshawbetown until about 1970, when he moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Duane's earliest recollections and awareness for a special interest in art was when he was seven or eight years old. Not especially liking arithmetic, Duane said of his math classes, "I would make pictures out of the numbers instead of solving the problems." But it wasn't until he was eleven years old and attending the old Walbridge Academy in Grand Rapids, that his art teacher recognized his artistic ability and strongly encouraged a career in S-Ome field of art. Duane completed his basic education and is a graduate of Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Adult Education program. Duane also returns to InterTri bal' s Alternative Education Art Program each Tuesday and Thursday for continued art instruction under the talented guidance of instructor Elaine Dalcher, whom Duane credits with helping him considerably. At the present time, Duane is in his first semester of a commercial art course at the Grand Rapids based Kendall School of Art. Upon completion DUANE CHARLES RAPHAEL of the four year course, Duane hopes to achieve his degree as a professional illustrator. After that, Duane says, with a Kendall degree, and an additional t;;o year college course he could obtain his Masters Degree and become a qualified art instructor. Duane's particular "type" of art at the present time is an expression of original creations which incorporate wild life characteristics, such as his favorite subject, the Eagle for example, combined with such images as a stylized Indian profile with usually sky and forest backgrounds. These are done in bold expression of black-ink against a stark white background to achieve his dramatic effects in many of his works. Taken from Council Drum News Jan 86 u �,~ 1 1111111111 I I I 11 I 11II1111 I I I I 111 I I 111111 I 1111II111 I I 111 111 111111 1111111111111 I 11111II11111 JANUARY 1986 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Duane says he receives a feeling from his art work that gives him an intimate feeling and awareness with his culture. Basically he says, "I want to express those feelings through my art work and share that feeling with both my Indian and non-Indian people. Finally Duane says, "I must confess that I feel a very sped.al pride when I receive commissions to do a piece of art work for a person. Some of these AN ORIGINAL BY DUANE CHARLES RAPHAEL commissions have included as many as four portraits, which incidently is one aspect of his art career which Duane hopes to develop as much as possible. Needless to say, we hope Duane continues to pursue his art interests and develop his talents into a successful life time career and a pride to his heritage. We wish him well. * Note: An example of Duane Raphael's artwork is featured in this issue of Council Drum News above. * * * * 1: * �111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 JANUARY 1986 11111IIII111111111III111IIIIII111IIII1111OIII11I11111111111I1111I11111II1111111111I1111111 A GARLAND FOR THE MASTER THE GREAT SPIRIT WISHING FURTHER HIS HOME TO ADORN TAKES EARTH'S FAIREST FLOWERS HOW CAN WE GRIEVE OR MOURN WHEN HE CHOOSES ONE OF OURS? In a mother's intimate grieving for her child's death, Grace Mulholland was inspired to compose the above verse upon the death of one of her seven children, nine year old Gloria, back in 1944. With that inspiration, and her personal feelings toward the Great Spirit's ways, Grace firmly believed "her God" did not expect her to mourn, but instead had honored her by taking her beloved daughter, as she said in her verse," into His Home to adorn." Grace said proudly, to this writer, "because of that understanding in my heart, I knew my God did not want me to mourn. A beautiful and wise decision indeed. Seventy-seven year old Grace Mulholland is a full blood Odawa, originally from Bay Shore, Michigan, (which is near Petoskey), but has been a longtime resident of Grand Rapids. Grace, a Salutatorian graduate of the old Mt. Pleasant, Michigan "Indian School," has shared those interesting memories with this Editor. And in view of the many Nishnawbe members and friends who are graduates of that school we think it will make interesting reading. We hope to have that article ready for our next issue. Perhaps some of the old students may even have pictures to share at one of our General Meetings. GRACE ~uLHOLLAND Finally, we welcome Grace as a new member to the Grand Valley American Indian Lodge! E 1---- * * * * * * CRAFT CLASS REMINDER meets on the Second (2nd) Thursday each month -- 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.H. at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal, 45 Lexing:on, N.W. * * * * * * /b �I I I 5u r.J fY\ A ~C!." thuRS tJed Tues JY\Ot\ <ffo +~; SA+- i I / ~~ cl__ I l ...i i - ' b ff"" AR ""'"'"~ 1 -'I I s- ~ Se.'I\\~ Me. ... 1~ /b - lc2_ . Se.W\~Ofl 'fV\~fth A A ""\-~ 1- "i - lie ' ! '&:J /*¥1 ~~- '1 :Jo 17 19 18 f'\f!~ I /3 I</ /S o2I o7.;l.... J8 ,21 - M"'!i - ?-1 Seta•ol\ '--- £> "'"'5 - ? _, 5e.W\iO' II 7 Tf\~~' ~ • i ~~ J_:V h :~\~~ If-A ~ (\'\.\--" ?-1 Se.l\\oQ.. f\'\eAI M~ c2_ "'~ ?-'I ~ JI ~ 9...~~ . 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yount, Loretta (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9a5e9d224d00e67b603264f66e9af71b.pdf fb40c0f9848d4c637acf07a877131339 PDF Text Text TURTLE TALK 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 A Monthly Publication by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council January I February 1990 ~xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~ ~···························~ Executive Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Wagner Wheeler Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fran Merryweather GR/TC staff Roster GR/TC Boord of Directors: Administration Wag Wheeler. . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Director Loretta Yount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admin. Assistant Dennis Black. . . . . . . . . . . . ... Business Manager Chris Shomin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting Clerk President .. ................... Mary Roberts Vice President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Shelby Treasurer . .....................Carol Dutmers Secretary . .................... Genevieve Shirley Sgt.-At-Arms . ................. Roger Williams Substance Abuse Prevention Program Vicki Upton................ Coordinator Leonard O'Bannon ......... Outpatient Counselor Fran Merryweather. . . . . . . . . Prevention/ Admin. Bob Stone ................. Comm. Health Rep. Member....................... Loretta Antoine Member....................... Mari Dudley Member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Hart Member.......................Sydney Martin Mental Health Services Kathy Polise. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Judy Dodge ............... Denise Skorka . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annie Lafontsee........... Grand Rapids inter-Tribal Council Board of Directors Meetings are held every month. the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m .• at 45 Lexington N.W. Everyone Is Welcome! An Indian Prayer Hear me. fourquartersoftheworid-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth a relative to all that is. Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand that I may be like you. With Your power. only can I face the winds. Great Spirit. all over the earth, the faces of living things are all alike. Look upon these faces of children without number that they may face the winds and walk the good road to the day of quiet. Coordinator Case Manager Receptionist Part-nme Seniors Program Louella Collins.............. Coordinator Employment Program Connie Cady ............... Job Developer Rita Blumke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Job Developer Carmen Corby ............. Clerk Faye Baker.................Job Developer Annie Lafontsee........... Part-nme Michigan Indian Press Jeff Justin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordinator Terry Bussey............... Part-time Coordinator Kayle Crampton. . . . . . . . . .. Illustrator Gert Austof................. Secretary Mary Stitt .................. Consultant �ANNOUNCEMENTS!!! • ANNOUNCEMENTS!!! • ANNOUNCEMENTS!!! "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THESE DECEMBER & JANUARY BABIES!" DECEMBER ---- 3rd Joseph Ra phal 10th Kath .l een Floyd 19th Matthew Boyer 3rd Billy Schrubbe I I th Sarah Andrews 2 Is t 4th Tracy Wesaw I I th Dave Russell 22nd Trisha Genia 5th Harvy Anderson 11th Joshua Shomin 22nd Carrie Martinez 5th Jeremy Merryweather 13th Edmund Pigeon 26th John Bennett 8th Christina Shomin 13th Richard Raphael 30th James Mataxagay 9th Robin High 15th Robin Raphael 30th Jerry King Nelxine (Blye ) Francis JANUARY Is t Ruben Chivis 8th Robert Parkey 1st Rosemary "Judson" Johnson I Ith George Shagonaby 21st Susan Lewis 3rd Harry Judson I Ith Sylvia Swanson 21st Bi 11 Memberto 3rd Emily Elizabeth Kahgegab 12th Betty Mark 2 Is t Phil Memberto 4th Joe King 16th Carmen Corby 25th Joey John 6th Gary Sheahan 16th Virginia Herr 29th Rhonda Davis 7th Paula King 17th Susan Smith 29th Sara Shomin ARTISTS/CRAFTSMAN Display your arts and crafts in a local business with fairly good traffic. Will be offered for sale on a consign ment basis. If interested, call John at 616-243-1600 MICHIGAN INDIAN PRESS Michigan Indian Press has a new address and phone number: 2437 S. Division Grand Rapids, MI. 49507 (616) 245-8770 CULTURAL GATHERING COMMITTEE The Cultural Gathering Committee was awarded a mini grant by the Prevention Network, Michigan coalition to improve and expand community substance abuse prevention efforts. This group is among hundreds of community groups in Michigan working in various ways to prevent substance abuse in their communities. Prevention network serves community prevention with a number of resources; a monthly newsletter, technical assistance, a resource center, regional trainings and workshops, and a mini grant program which annually awards $25,000 in amounts up to $500. Congratulations to the Cultural Gathering Committee on their $500 mini grant. �"PLEASANT READING" (by lliarlene) "Listen" (by Linda Bessey) Lexington School is where people who dropped out years ago, months or just recently, go. Lots of people want to graduate so they enroll here to get their diploma. The ages vary. Like for instance, my name is Charlene and I am 17 years old. I enrolled here at the age of 16. I have two children and Lexington school helped me come back by providing me with day care. When I first enrolled I missed alot of school because I didn't like it very much, but now I'm trying to get my life back on track. So I've decided to come back and earn what should be mine. A diploma with my name on it. And have everyone be very proud of what I •. accomplished! If I can accomplish //: that then I can accomplish anything _.(····· · I set my mind to. I made my grandfather cry for they cried for me I am ashamed for that I can hear them calling me but I turn away from them I hear the wolf howling in the woods for me but I ran away from the wolf too but now I hear nothing from them right now I feel them all around me I stand still tonight, to learn from them "Mother" (by Brandi Jae Shanin) When my mother hugs me, I feel like a child again Her loving and tender hugs are there in my time of need She's there to listen and help me through my life (by lbnna SchramY:!l) • ., •. At times I tend to forget why she's really there for me. My brother, my sister I hold out my hand Take it. ('. ) I know all I say is, I want, can I have, but that's me and I'll never change Those times are when I really need and want your hugs Some people dislike my mother but she's my mother Let it be your help. I can see the stone in your path. The pathway is strewn with thistles, I know. For I have walked that way too. My brother, my sister I hold out my hand. Take it. Let it be your help. She'd never going to change We both walk the path I love my mother that way And now we are not alone. I never want her to forget that I'm here to, Mom ... I love you ''Your imagination is your launching pad. Blast off to new goals and new achiev~nts through dreans and wishes. 11 If you would like to have your writings published, send them to GRITC c/o Fran~ �ff¥¥¥¥¥¥-¥-. Health and Human Services Rap;c/$ ACTIVITIES UPDATE Veterans Potluck - The Veterans Potluck was held on November I Ith at the Westside Complex in honor of all veterans. The food was great, everyone brought their best dishes to pass. A special thanks goes out , to Frank Bush for participating as our Head Veteran Dancer. Cultural Gathering - The Cultural Gathering was held December 2nd at the Westside Complex. Another sucessful gathering was pulled off. The host drum "Shingoosase" did their usual fine job of singing. There were many traders selling their wares and lots of fry bread .. Reverend Sprague's Church sold some heavenly deserts. A special thanks goes out to the C.G. Committee for a job well done. Also to George and Sid Martin who celebrated their anniversary and Georges birthday. ONGOING ''Keep your self-image clean and bright. It is the windoo through which you see the world." Neshnewbe A.A. meexs every Thursday evening at 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. downstairs at Lexington School - ~5 Lexington NW. WEBB 89.9 FM Our radio station WEHB, Voice of the Original People, has accrued quite a few fans since the hours changed to Wednesday mornings from 8 to JO a.m. last spring. Keep those requests coming in. The phone number is 453-3711. Our own Bob Stone is the DJ and if you have an event or even a birthday announcement, give him a call at 774-8331 in the office when he's not at the radio station. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES GRITC Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services prdvides services for clients and the community. We provide SARF, Screening, and Assessment, Referrals Follow-up. Also Outpatient Counseling and Prevention Services. If you would like any information on illegal drugs or alcohol, or our services, contact Vicki or Fran at 774-8331. SENIORS MENU FOR FEBRUARY (served on Tuesdays &1hursdays) 1/1 - Baked Beans & llot Dogs, Oiips 1/6 - Jloiled Dinner, Roll.s, rearhes & r.ottage a,eese 1/8 - Indian Steak, Potatoes, Carrols & Bread 1/13 - Spaghetti, Garlic Jlreoo, Snloo 1/15 - 01ili, f,om Bread, Fruit 1/20 - Goulash, Green Beans, lk<'ad, & Applesauce 1/22 - Iutluck, Birthday Cake 1/27 - Harburger Soup, QJick Bread; 'f-11......__r._.: .. Information and Education is the key to fighting this major problem. �.,, -!1~=- -'-V~i~c~t~o_r_1_·_a_U_p,.:._t_o_n~,_ G __R_I_l_'C_ S _ u_ b_s_t_a_n_c_e_ A_b_u_s_e___P_r_e_v_e_n_t_i_o_n_ a_n_d_ T_r_e_a_t_m_e_.n_t_ _ ~ Alcoholism has touched rrost of our lives. We may have had parents vlho were alcoholic. We may have helplessly seen our sister die of cirrhosis or our Uncle waste a,,ay, over time. We may have had a friend killed in an alcohol-related accident. We may have children vlho are caught rn the cycle of alcoholism. We may suffer fran alcoholism, ourselves. We knw that alcoholism destroys fanilies, careers, educations and lives. What is it that causes a father to continue to drink, tmable to provide for his fclllily? What causes a pregnant rrother to drink despite the danage she may do to her unborn child? Hoo can a parent p.it alcohol ahead of the welfare of a child or children? Why v,:ould anyone p.it alcohol ahead of their &rt safety, health, values, principles and beliefs? We all inherit our body chemistry fran our parents, a body chemistry that they inherited fran their parents, and so on. The body chemistry of people vlho becare alcoholic is different in sare ways, than people vlho don't becare alcoholic. The way that alcohol is processed in the body of alcoholics is different in three major ways: Alcoholics produce a rruch higher level of a :substance called acetaldehyde, than other people. This substance is very p:,isonous and causes danage to organs. It is vlhat causes the nausea, headache, rapid heartbeat, hangover and mental confusion associated with drinking. When a person drinks rrore than their body can expell, the acetaldehyde builds up and gets into the bloodstream and to the brain. (1) What is the cause of alcoholism? Alcohol is the 111.IIDer one addictive drug in this country. Alcohol is also a toxic substance and is a p:,ison to our body. Once alcohol is injested into our body, it m.ist go through a process of chemical changes in order to neutralize and expell it fran our body systan. This process is knwn as iretabol:ism. The way our body resp:,nds to alcohol depends largely on how we iretabolize it. (2) Alcoholics produce a high level of a substance called ''TIQ" in their brain. This substance is highly addictive and is very similar to heroin. When the brain is affected by this chemical, it feels as if it had just received heroin, and it wants rrore. This results in the alcoholic experiencing a strong urge or craving for rrore alcohol. (3) Alcoholics have a liver enzyme abnonnalities that inhibit the ability of the liver to process alcohol nonnally. This results in an alternate way that the alcoholic converts alcohol. This difference changes alcohol into acetaldehyde faster and rrore efficently (however, it does not allow the individual the ability to eliminate this chemical fran the body any faster. Thus, the toxic chemical levels increase). Since the alcohol is converted quickly, alcoholics tend to, have a higher tolerance for · alcohol than other people. (however, once alcohol danages organs in the body, such as the liver, this tolerance decreases). These differences in body chemistry are inherited and are within us, whether we drink or not. We are born with than. These differences probably served as "advantages" in our ability to quickly neutralize toxic substances and may have enhanced oor ability to cope with adverse situations. l:b.ever, rn the presence of alcohol, these "advantages" are our tmdoing. These differences in the way alcohol is tretabolized is a part of our &rt physical makeup. It is genetic and we inherit it, as we do our bone structure, dimples, eye color, or blood type. This condition is not created by drinking, but can and does lead to alcoholism. (cont. next page) •~+ . ¥¥+,. Health and Human Servic•s �TI1ose of us with this corxlition do not necessarily drink everyday. Sare drink in binges, sare drink once a uonth, or less. Many of us stopped using alcohol long ago and ~ of us have never drank at all. But even those who never drink can pass this corxlition on to their children or grarxlchildren. Many of us do not recognize this condition until there has been Ullch suffering, sacrifices and pain. The sings of prolonged drinking are obvious. fur concern nust also extend to the silent, subtle signs of early drinking. These signs include: • A higher than nonnal tolerance for alcohol (may be noticed fran the very first tirre one uses). The person is able to ''handle" n:ore . alcohol than what would be expected as ronnal. Since he or she can ''hold their liquor", it appears that the drinker is least likely to be a "problem drinker". Fran the onset of the disease, throughout it's course, many alcoholics drink "just to feel ronnal". People who have this condition and drink, may experience a "need" to drink, whether it be daily, weekly, nonthly or whenever (ironically, they might be the first to say "I don't need to drink ... I can stop whenever I want to"). Alcoholics have a nultitude of excuses,, rationals and reasons. These range fran "I'm not an alcoholic, I go to work everyday, I drink because I'm depressed, I drink because I'm happy, I only drink on special occasions" and so on. itself disease protects through denial, disguise and delusion. The .... ... ·.ilt,:.'\;f/"' ... · · ";. , ,. ....,..... ••.•' . . • A great sense of euµ10ria or pleasure when under the influence of alcohol. Many alcoholics experience this as a phase just short of passing out (or blacking out) and have a strong urge to ranain at or return to this phase. • A strong urge or craving for continuing to use alcohol, per drinking episode. This craving can occur at any t:ure, but is intensified once alcohol is introduced into the body. A person who has this condition, may drink until he or she passes out, even though it may be the very first t:ure she or he uses. The symptans of this condition, in the early stages are subtle, are recognizable. yet they Alcoholics don't like the feeling of helplessness. They don't enjoy feeling ashaied and afraid. Nor do they like the blackouts, nausea, ·headaches, stanach pains, D. T. 's, or feeling out of control. They don't enjoy neglecting their · children, destroying relationships, lying or trying to quit over and over again. These adverse situations are the effects of the disease. In the United States, seventeen million people suffer fran alcoholism. Four arxl a half million of these people are teenagers. Alcohol accounts for: • 40% of all suicides • 55% of all autaoobile fatalities • 60% of all child abuse • 65% of all drownings • 85% of all hane violence Alcoholism is the ruii>er one health concern in the Native Atrerican Carmmity. It can result in or serve as a catalyst for many other diseases such as heart disease, certain types of cancers, diabetes, mental illness and suicide. No one ''becanes alcoholic because of lonliness, stress, unanploytrent, ~rries, boredan, not enough noney or too nuch m:mey or any other external circunstance or personality characteristic; These factors may serve to "fuel" alcoholism, but they don't cause it. Alcoholism is due to a biologi'cal condition which is passed on fran generation to generation. It is not good, nor bad, it is simply a condition. The warning signs include a higher than ronnal tolerance for alcohol, a craving or urge to use and a great sense of pleasure or peace when one is under the influence. These factors are due to the way our body iretabolizes alcohol and the overall chemical reaction that occurs within our ™11 biology. If one or both of our. parents are alcoholic, or if their parents were, there is a probability that we might inherit this condition. •~+Y¥fJ''!!i'.., Health °"d Human Services �r¥¥¥T'¥ and Human Services ,1 Rap;ti.$ 7 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Mental Health is a state of mind. We all suffer from conflicts, stressors and things that cause us anxiety. At times in our lives, these things seem to overwhelming t 0 handle on our own, an individual trained to work with individuals, families, and groups may assist us at just that time. Our services at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, Mental Health are prepared to help you, 1n helping yourself. We work with individuals of all ages; ren, adults ·, and senior citizens. We provide: child- assessments referrals casernanagement counseling group therapy dance · exercise If you would like further information on our services, contact Denise at 774-8331. VOLUNTEER WANTED Clerical Assistant - for GRITC Mental Health Service Program. Flexible hours. Duties include: general typing, filing and copying. Contact Kathy at 774-8331 for more information. INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE Person will be able to do individual Counselor - Bachelor level. counseling, treatment planning, referrals and case follow-up. Casemanager - Associates/Bachelor degree level person. be assigned cases. Involvement in treatment planning, and case follow-up Person will referrals, Activity Planner - Associates/Bachelor degree level person. will be able to plan craft activities for senior citizens. Person Recreation/Health Ed.ucator - Associate/Bachelor degree level person. Individual to prepare and implement classes that will provide some type of recreational activity and or physical health awareness, to all age levels. Call Kathy Polise at 774-8331 for more information. and schools are encourage to call. Both individuals The Mental Health office at GRITC is presently providing services for our Seniors Program. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call Kathy or Denise at 774-8331. ��James HcCann (Ottawa) Painter and Graphic Artist James' work is noted for its precision. The inter-relationship of shapes, symbol and lines within his work is outstanding. James has shown at the Grand Rapids A.rt Museum and is represented at area galleries. Ue now has a print entitled "Three Drummers" on sale through the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and Title V offices. is $10.00. A percentage of Each print the proceeds will be donated to the Title V program. Please include $2.00 shipping and l1andling on individual orders. There is a 25% discount on five or more pictures ordered at one time. The artist will then take care of shipping and handling. (A copy of this print is on the precceding page) Hake checks payable to the artist and send to: Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council c/o Fran Merryweather 45 Lexington N.W. Grand Rapids, HI. 49504 (616) 774-8331 Title V rrogrnm c/o Janet Shomin 615 Turner N.W. Grand Rapids, HI. (616) ,,56-4226 49504 "GRAPHITE PORTRAITS" Orders are still being taken for graphite portraits. You will need a photograph with a reasonable amount of detail so that I may capture the image you desire. Each picture is done on standard paper ( 18" x 21,"). is $40.00 or 2 for $60.00. Cost Call 774-8331. �"Ue honest and Jou'L lo How honest are you? at the Analysis section Wt1en dealing witt1 ot11ers. clo you hit t11em witll the nal<ecl trutt1-or do you pull your punches? Answer our questions anc1 find out first." by Katherine Morrow jl~::jiU:',·(.~:.~·:~·... ::L :_ PARTI ~!,Y,~-''A~ 06.~ qyJi rii'lll~t;:;ir:~t:I;ltf,.,J'( l;;,, ·: ANALYSIS.:; . . ,, . :., ·.\•' ..;~:t ·~t;t ••i(·.1: ; .• : ; .• •• 4:;t/fi;t .f...J: ~~ 39 i:tolnts ,::')ht~·.: \'. ' Falsehoods Iii you like a glove. .'fup'io rJ a. "II you're co111lo1lable, lhul's what cou11ls." [") b. " Ahsolulely abominably. Try a lank slyle inslead." [l c. "Great!" · .. Since you have no problem lell· ' Ing llllle. while llos (and big dark . ones as·well), your honesty quo..Uenl .· Is·. almost non-existent. Ralher lhan lace lhe lrulh In olh· i'. ers as well as yourself, you lend tto live : In a· lanlasy world. Al':1 though we all like lo weanose!. colored glasses, it's belier to see 1. r,ealily so you can act on II. II you , ·: continue: lo deceive, · you'll no ; longer· ' recognize · the lrulh. even when ii hits you'ln ltie lace! '• '. Recite an affirmation about truth ·.: .10 yourself each day.' Hpnesly usually,/s lhe best policy; even ::.,though II .may riot ~l~~y.s1 1~aslesl.lo.carry out.·, 1...1,. ::-;• .1-~•. ,.:.i: ,. 0 ' 1. The checkout clerk al lhe supermarket gives you loo much change. A 10-ctollar I.JIii, to he exact. You: a. I land ii back wilhoul missing a beat. [l b. Beal ii oul ol lhere before she can discover her eraor. f] c. Beal yourself over the head, bul give back the bread. 3. When filling oul your federal Income-tax returns, you declare: [l a. Many more deductions than you're entilled lo. O b. A lair eslimale ol your deducllons lor lhe year. (Well, maybe you !Lidge a tiny bil.) (] c. A lolally accurate appraisal ol your deductions. 1. Your boss wants your opinion on his latest pet project. Personally, you lhl11k II stinks. You tell him: r1 a. You need more lime to think about ii, then avoid the subject. ['] b. ll's brilliant. c. I le really came lip with a loser llus lime. n 5. While checking tu111atoos fur rlp,moss, you squeeze one a llllle too hard--nnd squoosh II. You: n a. Buy the damaged lomalo without dulay. fl b. Ouy tho tomalo - or what'!. la ·II nl ii hul !: "·f''·-'H ow··. ., 1onesf• .'' ~'.\·.!,\,:. } ..··~· \,i... I. Your best buddy's bottom Is beginning lo broaden. When she asks how you think her new super-brief bikini lits, you say : n -·~_:'··:~'.-.' ask lor a discount. Check over your shoulder and then bury ii · under llae other lornaloes in the bin. O c. 6. Aller another rather boring session In the bedroom, your lover asks you how he 's doing. You loll him: O a. He's about' as sexy as a slolh . [) b. He has great polenlial, bul you both need more practice. . [] c. He has lhe technique of Don Juan. J. If you were a crossword fan and had only one unsolved clue left in the puzzle, what would you do? fl a. Check Iha dictionary. i-1 b. Fill in any old word just as long as II lits in lite space .. f. I c. Figure you did a prelly good job and just loavo ii blank. 8. You desperately wanl to cancel a dale with your old high-s chool . sweetheart, so you: r I a. Call him and say you have a highly conla9io11s Jiu that may last a long 111110 . f'l b. Confess you got over him il docade ago. 1· 1 c. Swallow your anisoivhHJS and !JO c1lono lor ol d hnu ,'!; !;nlm. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ~ lilllfl[[( lIB ~.~l~t1~ ·:r,···~ I • I believe thal once you first decpive, a tangled web you weave. , Agree O pisagree 0 1. A truly healthy relalionship-wilh either a friend or lover- ls built on a solid loundalion ol honesty, lrusl and lite al.Jtlily lo lor9ivo. ... Agree I J Disagree I I .J~t ~~Y'?~ .~/II ~e a~~~~f/tt !,:· 3. n·s extremely lr11porlunt for cl 1ildrc11 lo learn dud unde,sland at a very early aqe the dilfeaence between lrialh and lies. A!]aee .-·1Dbagreo ii n s. "Tell it lil<e it isl" is a I can stand by. · Auree I ·1Disagree I I A;ld scores from Purls I and II 1110110 1 ;!:Essenllally,;"',you re: an honesl 1 : person'who Is comfortable being ;open°i; 1a,nd above-board.a' How~ . :ever, yo,!/ de.lesl hurling .others'. i !leel!ngs;J so ;you ollen : te_U llllle ,1111.Js ,lo prolecl;;them /ro!'1, embar: ,.rassment \or 1;pain: . .11 s ,. under•:slandable 110 ishield ·those• you i; care about from hurllul feelings, :'.";but,when. lhey ask for your hon; est orlnlon, :you really ought .to .; glve;t . Aller all, they're coming to ' :you . for)'advlce.: You may· think ; lhat;telllng the lrulh will destroy .:i'your friendships, bul don't worry. \; Everyone kn(!WS whal a kl()~ and •·:gentle { heart : you have.:r,Your Give yourself 3 points for euch of the lullowlng statements with which you ugreo. 'I. I hclievc lhal all ul lhe paivalc as well as lhey11bUc aspcds of eve,y pohllc1an s tile should bo ope11 lo p11bl1c scr111iny. · A!Jwe f I Disag,~o i1,;--:;:;.'·:t '··: .·fr.,!,~··.: ·'. 1j·1··~~,:·~"".··'i~. ~-i. _:f40 to55 ~olnt~ )' !:~;:?t·~·~i\'.l:·i PART II ,: 56 Points or More •.:.·:,l ·.':' ! · A person ol high standards and elhlcs, you rarely, II ever, tell a lie. Because of your strong con' science and virtue, It's important : lo you thal lhe whole truth be known:· . It's absolutely lmpossl·. blo (or you lo be corrupled since ; you·always slick lo th~ strlclest ,i loller of the .law. You re highly ·prlnclpl~d and · always as good ,: as your,word.:ll's commendable ; Iha ;ymir·honesty quollenl Is so :::hlg!l,' but b.e·ciirelul. ·Somellmes ·,· you;"can · be.:_. over-scrupulous ( abciul laying ii on lhe llne and you ·,,may'. hi.111' people's leellng~ un1.·necessHril{ I.earn to add a HIiie Incl lo lho lrulh and your codo ol ' honor will rc11111h1 slo1ll11g. ,.,·, ·.. : ,;; ---····-------··---- - - -- - - : j ." !! "'! ~0 ;;. C E ' i �YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A IADVE AMEIICAII aTUUL BATIEI• TO BE HELD AT THE IE8T IDE &IIIUX 115 BTRAIORT. l W, BRAND RAPIDl tlCIIIOAN ON BA.AY. FEBIIAIIY 24TH t• llL UH lit t• SPONSORED BY THE CULTURAL GATHERING COMMITTEE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT FRAN OR VICKI AT THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL AT 774-8331 TRADERS, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER AND AS ALWAYS, NO ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS ALLOWED TRAlllllAL MIIIC. DANct•. 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A United Way Agency ~~ NON PIOFIT OIIG. ---- � 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 Merryweather, Fran (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/0d0c26d7817d5e7a502e6c7ab0c945d1.pdf d8621701f90fa96c795516e5c5c62e31 PDF Text Text Volume 2 Number 1 A Publication by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council January/February 1992 Old Grand Rapids - How Grand Rapid's Indians Fought Uncle Sam and Won TakenfromGRATIS In 1838, the men, women, and children of the Cherokee Nation were driven from their homes in Georgia. They were deported by forced march into unfamiliar lands in Oklahoma. The infamous "trail of tears" caused the deaths of thousands through disease, starvation and hardships suffered at the hands of whites. The same might have happened to the Ottawa of Grand Rapids had it not been for their wise leaders and the influential whites of Michigan who wanted them to stay. The Indian "wars" of the Grand River valley took place in the paneled chambers of Lansing and Washington D.C. The weapons used were not bows and arrows, but words. It was not a fair fight, says Gordon Olson, historian for the City of Grand Rapids. "But the Ottawa showed great skill in negotiating to remain in the state." The policy of the federal government of the early 1800's was simple: the "removal" of all Indians to vacant territory west of the Mississippi River. While that seems a cruel policy, not all the villians were on the side of the federal government. some unscrupulous traders, especially whiskey sellers, were anxious to keep the Indians nearby. Likewise, some humanitarian whites favored re- _ A Story ................................ 2 Human Services .................. .4,5 Health .................................. 6,7 Classifieds ........................... 8 moval. The Indians would be better off, they said, isolated from the corrupting influence of whites. Most Native Americans fought to stay, though few tribes outside Michigan were successful. Like the Cherokee, the Indians of Ohio, Indiana and lliinois, and even the Potowatomi of southern Michigan, were driven west. But the local band of Ottawa, as part of a larger group of Michigan Indians, fought a 30 year battle of wills against the federal government and eventually it paid off. Their story must begin with Chief Noonday, leader of an Ottawa Farming village on the west bank of the Grand River (near present-day Pearl Street.) In 1824 he invited the Reverend Isaac McCoy to establish a Baptist mission there. It was a diplomatic move, calculated to establish peaceful relations with the whites. For the wise chief knew his quiet valley would soon be filled with white men, and he was determined to make the best of it. By 1827 the Ottawa had built several log houses, a successful farm and a sawmill at the mission. Even so, McCoy called the mission a failure. Conversions were slow and he was unable to keep the whiskey sellers away from the mission. McCoy continued on page 3 - Old Grand Rapids A Look Inside Announcements ........................... 9 Happenings .................................. 10, 11 Pow Wow Events ........................ 12 �My Christmas Eve Banquet Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council by Bill Dunlop GRITC Board of Directors After you pass age 65 you quite often find yourself alone listening to your ears ringing. The bowling teams no longer invite you nor are there any asking you out to a night of dancing. I did have a fine "day before Christmas" luncheon, put on by the Inter-Tribal Council and Reverend Sprague' s Indian church. As I walked into the Seniors dining and meeting room, Louella called to me "Bill, you have a Christmas package." It was a small box about half the size of a shoe box. An envelope was attached to it. "A pair of socks." I said to myself. "Or a tie or some handkerchiefs." But when it's time for you to sing the "September Song," you are happy just to be remembered. That evening, I found myself alone watching them sing Christmas carols on television. It was then that I remembered the small box I had left on top of the television. I took the paper out of the envelope. It was a hand made Christmas card, made by a small boy named Pablo who had drawn my name by chance at school. On it, he had drawn a Christmas tree. It had lines to show it was glowing. Its single decoration was a small cross at the tip of the tree and under it, in a child's scrawl, was these words: MERY CHRISMAS Bill MAY YOU HAVE MENY MOR PABLO Inside the box was a can of "Beanie-weenies," a small can of mandarin orange slices, a stick of gum, and a tea bag. I ate the can of "Beanie-weenies" and the orange slices for desert. Then I made a glass of tea with the one tea bag and while the choir was singing "Silent Night" I rose up on my old legs and sore feet and held the glass high and said, "Merry Christmas to you too Pablo, I know you will have 'Meny Mor!"' I couldn't chew the stick of gum. It was the kind that sticks to false teeth but I'll keep it the rest of my life in remembrance of a small Boy named Pablo who gave me a Christmas Eve banquet. Finis! 2•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Mary Roberts - President Loretta Antoine - Vice-President William Memberto - Treasurer John Hutchinson - Secretary Lew Burrows - Member Levi Rickert - Member Roger Williams - Member Jeanne Harding - Member Andra Robinson - Member GRITC STAFF Administration Wag Wheeler - Executive Director Jeff Justin - Accountant Chris Shomin - Accounting Clerk Mary Stitt - Systems Manager Human Services Kathy Polise - Supervisor Anne LaFontsee Dennis Black Judy Dodge Darcy Emert Hunter Genia Kristie Pagel Bruce Trobridge Loretta Yount Ruth Pitcher - Intern Lee Ann Campbell - Intern Amy Groenvelt - Intern Rebecca Margan - Intern Michigan Indian Press Terry Bussey - Production Mary Stitt- Marketing/Sales Receptionists Rita Blumke Denise Skorka Mary Stitt - Editor Jonie Abella - Production, Circulation 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. The 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. Deadline for submission is the 15th of every month. The Turtle Talk is published monthly by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council located at 45 Lexington N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504, 6161774-8331, FAX 616/774-2810. �HEALTH Old Grand Rapids (continued from page 1) tried to convince the Ottawa that they'd be better off in the West, away from white settlement. Meanwhile, the white settlers' need for land put pressure on the Ottawa to sell land west and north of the Grand River. They sought the advice of Louis Campau (the first trader in Grand Rapids), and Rix Robinson (whose wife was Ottawa). Both encouraged the sale. The advice was practical. For in spite of some economic success, by 1835 the Ottawa were heavily in debt, politically divided and weakened by a smallpox .epidemic brought by the settlers. But what these white men did not consider was the Ottawa's emotional attachment to their Michigan home. The next year, a Grand Rapids delegation joined their Ottawa and Chippewa brothers in Washington D.C. to hammer out a deal. After two weeks of negotiations with government officials, the Ottawa agreed to sell their land from the Grand River north to Lake Superior. In return, they were told they could stay on their land for five years. That treaty, called the Treaty of Washington, helped the Ottawa's pay their debts while it bought them time. And most importantly, they were not forced to leave the state. But the Ottawa of Grand Rapids paid a particularly heavy price. Because their villages were seen as too close to the white settlement, they were forced to leave their villages. Many moved only as far as Lowell, Ada or Cutlerville. A few families bought land, became educated and became part of white culture. Many took jobs in the lumber industry. Other groups established new missions at present day Holland, in Hopkins and Bradley, and on the Leelanau Peninsula. Indians who purchased land found the most security. Their success convinced influential whites that they should not be forced to move west. Meanwhile, other whites, like Indian Agent Henry Schoolcraft, kept up the pressure to move west. In 1838, he sent a band of 24 young men to inspect land in Kansas, but most were unimpressed with the treeless landscape and the unpredictable Indians of the plains. As time passed it became clearer to the Ottawa that the government was not going to stop pestering them to move. To defend themselves, the Ottawa began a concerted effort to gain political power. In the 1840's, they launched a campaign to become citizens of the new state. In 1850, Michigan granted citizenship to those Indians whom white witnesses said were making "progress toward civilization." The Indians were gradually winning the support of their white neighbors. At about that time another Indian Agent visited Michigan and later wrote to his superiors, "I am satisfied that public sentiment in Michigan is in accordance with the wishes of the Indians as reported. I respectfully recommend that these Indians be permitted to ...remain." In 1851 the Michigan State legislature passed a resolution asking that the Indians be left alone. Next, The Indians asked the Federal Government to permanently set aside land for them within the state. More negotiations yielded another treaty, and in 1854 several tracts of land were declared Indian land. The Ottawa had won. It was an important victory. They gained a permanent place in Michigan. But again, there was a price. Indians living on land they didn't own would have to move to the newly reserves. Most Ottawa from Grand Rapids chose to move to reserved land at Pentwater or Bradley where some Ottawa already lived. The exodus was difficult and emotional one for everyone. Even whites who watched the Ottawa load their belongings into canoes, expressed sadness. But in the years that followed, the Ottawa visited Grand Rapids frequently. Eventually many returned here to live. Today, there are more Ottawa living in the city than there were 150 years ago That is how the Ottawa of Michigan were able to retain at least a small portion of their homeland. 3•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �HUMAN SERVICES Native American Youth Enjoy Christmas Shopping .•; ·,. _,J,,-'/ by Hunter Genia and Kristi Pagel · -:-,--.:;==.,_ ,;_;.. . ..,. OnDecember6a wholelotofNativeAmerican Youth enjoyed Christmas shopping { \t--. at Target of the Greenridge Village Shopping Center. Approximately fifty Native / , ', i'-(··,. American Youth both from Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal and Native American education ·Y ' >~ Program spent a few hours doing their shopping for their families. The program which was to take approximately 90 minutes ended up taking double that time. All the youth that participated enjoyed picking out gifts and learned the value of giving since the emphasis was to get gifts for their family not themselves. Some of the adults that went ended up being chaperones as well. Some of the people that we would like to thank are Ray Stitt, Laura and Mike Powers, Toni Burfield, Mary Medawis, Jeanette St. Claire, PatrickLoonsfoot, Kathy Polise and the parents who waited so patiently for us to return as we were on Indian time. I hope none of the other parents or drivers got their ears pounded out with rap music, sorry mom. Special thanks to Dakota for helping me write this article. Anyway, I heard positive responses from everyone who participated. Megwetch! Seniors In the Know by Loretta Yount Jennie Pigeon has kindly offered to make "Fry Bread" for the Seniors and help GRITC staff provide the next Senior Activity Luncheon. SENIORS-Letmeknowwhatkindof menu you would like. We need your help and suggestions! Elsie (Jackson) Storrs has been in Kent Community Hospital. Sylvia Swanson is in Butterworth Hospital -Room 4533. John King Sr. is also in Kent Community Hospital. Let me know if any others who would like visitors. GRITC Senior/Activity Luncheon (SAL) 1992 Schedule February 12, 1992-Wednesday March 11, 1992-Wednesday 4•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Are You Getting All of YOUR Social Security Monies? Did you know a portion of your social security money automatically goes to medicare? This is an unnecessary payment YOU MAKE coming out of your checks every time you get paid. You can turn that around and have money going into a pension fund in your name by filling out an application. You can get one of these applications from Roseanne Martell in the Seniors Room at GRITC. Native American Women's Group meets Monday Evenings 6-8 p.m. Support Group for Women to Enhance Self-Esteem Please join us! Contact Loretta Yount for more infornuition at774-8331. ~ �Job Skills Bank Sign up today. The Jobs Skills Bank is a computerized file of people who are looking for employment or who may be looking for employment at some point in the future. We encourage you to register with the]ob Skills Bank as we may be of assistance to you in obtaining employment and valuable training. If you are interested, please fill in the following data sheet and mail or deliver to GRITC, 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504: Name_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Social Security#: DOB: _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Telephone# (include area code): _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Education, Training, or Certifications? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Employment Interests/Experience related to interests? _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Driver's License? Yes_ _No___ Chauffeurs? Yes_ _No Do you have reliable transportation? Yes_ _ _ _ _ No _ _ _ _ __ Native American? Yes __ No _ __ GRITC member? Yes_No__ What skills do you have? 1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Are you currently employed?_ _ _ _ _ _Yes _ _ _ _ _No _ _ __ If yes, where and for how long? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - .- - - - - - - - - -· GRITC Employee on Earth Ambasador's Steering Committee Five youth have been elected by their peers to seIVe as members of Earth Ambassador Steering Committee. They are Hunter Genia, an Odawa from Grand Rapids, MI and employee of the GRITC; LoVina Louise, a Colville from Nespelem, Wash; Ginger Martin, a member ofthe GilaRiver Indian Community from Bapchule, Ariz; Bryan Tsosie, a Navajo from Mexican Springs, N.M; and :Eddie Wadda, a Shoshone from Ft Washakie, Wyoming. The primary task of the steering committee is to represent the collective views of the 48 Earth Ambassadors and to workcloselywiththe UNl1Y staffinhelpingshapethefuture of the program. In addition to seIVing as the communications link between UNITY and the Ambassadors, the committee will act on the Ambassadors' behalf in gathering infonnation, exploring alternatives and discussing relevant issues. The committee will also fonnulate suggestions and recommendations for group consideration andre{X)rtto all the Ambassadors. Congratulations and Good Luck Hunter! •• ,. ( ... • .;·.. · Employment Support Group Meets Tuesday evenings 6:00 PM 45 Lexington NW 774-8331 Benefit from the shared experiences of a group if you are frustrated by unsuccessful attempts to find a job or unhappy with your current job. Ask for Dennis Black or Bruce Trobridge. 5•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �HEALTH Sniffing on the Rise by Vito Lentini, Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator In the Annual High School Seniors Survey, inhalant use was found to be on the rise. Use has increased from 12% to 18% among seniors over the last 10 years. Most of the users are 8 to 16 years. The greatest number of users are ages 12-13. Children and adolescents use inhalants to help them deal with feelings such as anger, depression, fear, and anxiety. These chemicals make them think they feel better about themselves, but it is just the drug. But why are inhalants so popular among children and adolescents? Inhalants are cheap. As little as $.49 will buy a bottle of correction fluid. Or for just a few dollars, PAM or spray paint can be sniffed. There are over 600 common household products which can be used. None of these products are illegal for children to buy. Some common side effects parents should look for are: a. rashes and/or redness near the mouth and nose. b.headaches c. dizziness d. stomachache e. "acting high" f. mood changes g. rapid pulse Inhalants, such as butane, found in cigarette lighters have been known to kill students. A few students in the West Michigan area have died recently due to inhalant abuse. If you would like more information about inhalants, call the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council at 774-8331. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Sacred Tree by Judy Bopp, Michael Bopp, Lee Brown, and Phil Lane Winter Special Buy The Sacred Tree Native America.n Spirituality from Michigan Indian Press at 25% off for the months of January, February and March with this coupon Presents many of the universal concepts and : teachings ofnative societies through North America. • Uses the symbol of the medicine wheel, concerns •• itself with the nature, purposes, and possibilities of _Yes, I wouk:I like _ _ oopies of The Scaed Tree at the special price of $7. 75 including tax. : human existence. Regularly $9.95. Special Price •Michgan lrdian Press, 45 Lexington N.W., Grard ~ . : $7.45 + tax. Michgan 49504, 6161774-8331 • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council •• • • • �How Well Do You Know Your Child?TakenfromTheChemicalPeopleNewsletter *What really makes your child angry? *Who is your child's best friend? *Who is your child's hero? *What embarrasses your child most? *Would your child prefer a vanilla milk shake, a hot fudge sundae or strawberry shortcake? *What is your child's biggest fear? *In gym class, would your child rather play basketball, do exercises or run relays? *What is your child's favorite subject in school? *What is the subject your child dislikes most? *What names is your child called in school? *What is your child's favorite music? *What is your child's favorite Bible verse? *What is your child's biggest complaint about the family? *If you could buy your child anything in the world, what would be his or her first choice? *What is your child's favorite television show? *Of what accomplishment is your child proudest? *What has been the biggest disappointment in your child's life? *What is your child's favorite sport? *Which of these chores does your child dislike most: drying dishes, cleaning his or her room, or taking out the trash? *What is your child's favorite book? *Does your child feel too small or too big for his or her age? *What gift from you does your child cherish most? *What person outside the family has most influenced your child's life? *When does your child pretend to do homework: after school, after supper, before bed, or in the morning before school? 7•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �CLASSIFIED Turtle Talk makes every attempt to list only those jobs that are open but due to printing and mailing time, jobs listed may have already been filled. For further infonnation on all listings and additional job openings not listed.please call Bruce Or Dennis at the GRITC office at 6161774-8331. - I . Messenger II (Temp). Takes passengers back and forth from the terminal to the parking lot during busy periods. Individual will assist passengers with their luggage. January 1992 thru April 1992, 4 months in duration. High school completion or equivalent. Must possess chauffeur's license and have a Class three (3) Endorsement, have a good driving record subject to being checked and experience operating a motor vehicle. Desire two years or more experience driving in local area. Must possess good communication skills and be able to deal with the public well. Kent County Personnel Department, Room 205, County Administration Bldg., 300 Monroe NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, (616) 774-3513. general public. Must also possess working familiarity with general office equipment and procedures. For consideration, please send resume to Personnel Director. Harbinger of Grand Rapids, Inc., 1155 Front NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Cook I. Prepares food in Hospital kitchen for patients and public cafeteria. Cleans utensils, equipment and work area. Performs related work as assigned. Two years cooking experience in a restaurant, hotel or institution. Kent Community Hospital, 750 Fuller Ave., Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Janitor A. Performs typical heavy cleaning and refuse removal in plant and office areas. Involves vacuuming, scrubbing of floors and carpets according to schedules. Services dispensers and keeps restrooms clean including floors, walls and mirrors. Performs limited monitoring of assigned equipment and light snow removal when needed. Washes and cleans floors in clean room, along with other general cleaning duties. Required to be on 24 hour call and to swing shifts in order to cover for absent maintenance personnel. Requires some knowledge of plant operations and sanitary cleaning procedures. Jet Electronics & Technology, Inc. 5353 52nd St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49588, (616) 9496600, ext. 204. Building Custodian II. Mainly responsible for window washing and screen cleaning. Also, dusting, wet mop, vacuum, empty trash, wash walls, move furniture, and other duties as assigned. Some work experience in janitorial or related custodial work. 750 Fuller Ave., Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Plastic Instructor. Prefer certified teacher with a full or temporary vocational authorization in plastic (C.I.P. code 48.0604) with previous experience in working with disadvantage youth. Must have experience in the operation of plastic injection molding machines and statistical process control (SPC). Kent Intermediate School District, 2930 Knapp, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 4950, (616) 364-1333, ext. 220. House Parent(s). Oversees all daily living activities of five youth in a group home setting, including household duties, study hour, and recreation. Will reside at facility. Transport residents to shcool and other activities and be responsible for vehicle maintenance. Keep grounds attractive, healthy and functional manner. Responsible for procuring all food and household supplies, as well as clothing an personal items required by residents. Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, 7070 East Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858, (517) 772-5700. Receptionist. Full time position in busy mental health agency. Must possess excellent communication and telephone skills and the ability to relate will with clients, staff and 8•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Senior Cost Accountant. Accounting and some general accounting activities. Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field; 3-5 years experience in cost accounting; experience with government contracts including progress billing, audits, and reporting is desirable. AlloyTek, 2900 Wilson Ave. SW, Grandville, MI 49418. (616) 534-1000. Student Services Assistant. Part-time. Maintain accurate student records in accordance with government contract. Davenport College Career Center, 3030 Eastern SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508, (616) 245-3030. Program Aides. $6.50 per hour. High School Completion. Training will be provided and required. (80 hours). Kent Client Services, 1225 Lake Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506, (616) 774-0853. Oven Fresh. Are particularly interested in improving the number of women and minorities in our work force. Hiring some 50 - 70 people beginning in late March, 1992 for work in our bakery production area. Marketing Representative. Sell aircraft instruments and electronics to major airlines and aircraft OEM's. Program management within non-union manufacturing environment. Significan customer contact with responsibility for account management.. .start to finish, ie. design, production, response to RFQ's/Bid requests, proposal preparation, financial analysis, sale, and fallow up. �" ANNOUNCEMENTS CONGRATULATIONS! DRUMMING Many of you have been asking about the drumming class announced in past Turtle Talk issues. We will be holding a meeting on February 4th, Tuesday, at7 P.M. attheGrandRapidslnterTribal Council to discuss and set future dates and times we'll be meeting. If you can't make this meeting, please call us. Also, if there are people interested in learning to dance, please continue to let us know before we make a commitment to have individuals take time out of their busy schedules to come in and teach it. Megwetch, Hunter Genia. Congratulations goes out to Kenneth Martell who graduated from the American Indian Ironwork Program in Chicago, Illinois. Kenneth, who graduated from Lee High School, attended the traning program for 3 months and graduated in December '91. Kenneth is looking to work in the Grand Rapids area, but if not there, has an opportunity to work in Seattle or Denver. Kenneth is also tying the knot in August - so a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to him and good luck in the future. RITC WOULD LIKE TOTAKE , .•: ;._ ..• .• ,, ••~,,1 --~~ ··'<··:·' ,/:..--;._ .._..- )ff ; .. ...,,.r IS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OSEORGANIZATIONSWHO TURTLE TALK HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO Start the year out right CONTRIBUTE DURING THIS with a yearly subscription to HOLIDAY SEASON. Turtle Talk. AND You can de- ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - 1 duct your gift to the full extent of the law. And as GAINES TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY. .. for your donation of non-perishable items, a $25 certificate for food, and mittens, hats, and slippers. AIDS FOUNDATION OF KENT COUNTY... for $500 to GRITC to purchase educational materials regarding AIDS. ' ' ) J~NtjARY 1\!RT~·~{rAL~---. · , ~:, <f:,O ~ 'J!'.',R .J-JB U ·r O :\l~-:$ '\ i Th)nk? 1Vlfor:your-sue~? '\ \ ,,e~d~& {arl String~(. __ _) / Dof 1ifoog~nstyn Jr. \ P''r &-·Mij<e Curtis DJ.lores Dunlop ;.• Rofiert B. Woodrick >. ~ a thank you from us, we will print your name or your loved ones name in our next issue (unless you request to stay anonymous), and you'll be assured of receiving future issues of Turtle Talk. Golden Giver ... $15/yr. Silver Giver ... $10/yr. Bronze Giver... $5/yr. Please send your contribution to: GRITC, 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. January Birthdays "Happy Birthday from GR/TC" 'R.__u6en Cf,,ivis 'R.gsemary "Judson" Jof,_nson 'Emi{y 'E{iza6etf,_ 'l(aftgega6 Joe 'l(jng (jary Sneanan Pau£a 'l(jng 'R.gvert Parfyy (jeorge Sfuigona6y Sy{via Swanson 'Betty :Mark_ Carmen Cor6y 'Virginia :Jferr SusanSmitf,_ 'E£izaa6etf,_ (ji66s Susan Lewis 'Bi{[ :Mem6erto Pf,,i{ :Mem6erto Joey Jof,_n 'R.__nonaa ']Javis SaraSnomin 'Jdicity :JvfcSau6y Caro{e :Mar6{e '1.imotf,_y C. J{atjie{d Car{'Evans Jufia Petosfyy 'RJI.ySa6oo 9•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �HAPPENINGS Grand Rapids Parks & Recreation Sliding and Supervised Skating 1991-92 Season The Franklin Mint seeks Painters/illustrators of children in a realistic or whimsical style. Contact: TheFranklin Mint, Franklin Center, PA 19091. Sliding Areas Unsupervised sliding areas are located at: Richmond Park-Tamarack & Richard Streets NW Mulick Park - Sylvan & Griggs Street SE Mary Waters Park- Lafayette & Leonard Streets NE Old Town Chamber of Commerce of Chicago is sponsoring its 18th Annual Wells Street Art Fair from June 13-14, 1992. Juried. Cash prizes awarded in all original media. Deadline date February 19, 1992. Contact: Joyce Saxon, Outdoor Ice Staking Outdoor Ice Skating rinks will be provided, as weather Manager, Old Town Chamber of Commerce, 1543 North Wells Street, Concourse Level, conditions permit at the following sites: Chicago, IL 60610-1307. 312-951-6106. Richmond Park Mulick Park Monroe Center Amphitheater-Pearl& Monroe- Downtown Arts International/The Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Warming shelters will be staffed Monday - Friday; Exhibitions. 4:00pm - 9:00pm and Saturday/Sunday 1:00pm - Apublicprivatepartnershipthatawardsgrants 9:00pm. to individual artists, and groups from across the country taking part in major international events. The Fund is especially interested in Cross Country Skiing Groomed cross country ski trails are available at Aman proposals reflecting the cultural and regional Park located 6 miles west of the city on M-45. Parking diversity of the U.S. Deadlines: February 1, 1992, June 1, 1992 and November 1, 1992. is available at the site but no warming shelter. Contact: Arts International, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. 212-984Winter Activities Line For a recorded update on conditions for winter activi- 5370. ties, the public may call 456-3218. Houghton Mifflin is expanding their network of free-lance book Indian Gaming Magazine designers and illustrators. Interested in portfoseeks submissions of Indian Art for its magazine. lios of work suitable for children ages 5-14. Send brief bio, name, address, phone and sample of Contact: Wendy Johnson,ArtDirector, School work to Indian Gaming Magazine Art, 15825 Shady art, Houghton Mifflin Co., One Beacon Street, Grove Rd., Suite 130, Rockville, MD 20580. Boston, MA 02108. Exhibition Space for Visual Artist. 1500 sq. ft. exhibition space available 4 times per yr. Submit up to 10 slides with supporting materials & SASE to: Nora Hosoda, Kampo Cultural Center, 31 Bond St., New York, NY 10012. 212-228-3063. JO•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich Children's Books seek nonfiction for all ages, fiction for middle grades and slightly younger, and picture books. Send SASE to: Manuscript submissions, HBJ children's Books, 1250 6th Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. �Turn Your Register Tapes Into$$$ . • «::: Keep donating your Cash§ Register tapes to GRITC. Send,;; bring, ship these valuable sales tapes in! Your "tapes" have helped send our youth to functions and other valuable activities.We take any receipts from Eberhards, Meijers, and D & W. Contact: Chris Shomin, GRITC, 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, 616n74-8331. Arterial Magazine, seeks poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction as well as artwork and photography. No deadline. Submissions or information: Arterial Magazine, 1202 Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122. 49th Parallel Poetry Contest. For rules and information contact: The 49th Parallel Contest, 1007 Queen St., Bellingham, WA 98226. ASNE Reporter Needs Staff for '92 Edition The American Society of Newspaper Editors will sponsor a news lab during its 1992 convention in April in Washington, D.C. College juniors and seniors are invited to apply. The 20 students selected to participate will work side-by-side with produce a convention newspaper, the ASNE Reporter, April 3-11. Transportation, hotel costs and a $200 stipend are provided to students. To obtain an application, contact Minority Affairs Director, ASNE PO Box 17004, Washington DC 20041 or call 703-648-1146. January 1-31, 1992: Regional deadlines for the 65th Annual National Scholastic Writing Awards Program to encourage and recognize junior and senior high school student achievement in creative writing. A wards include cash awards and equipment prizes. Sponsored by Scholastic, Inc. Contact: The Scholastic Awards Program, 730 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, 212-505-3566. February 28, 1992: Submission deadline for written entries for the Seiko Youth Challenge - Year II, an educationally based, environmentally oriented high school competition. Students are invited to identify, research, analyze, and propose a detailed solution to a local environmental problem. Awards include $1,000 scholarships and $1,000 grants at the regional level, and a $10,000 scholarship and $10,000 grant at the national level. Sponsored by Seiko Corp. of American Contact: Lynn Carlotto, DRB Communications, 1234 Summer St., Stamford, CT 06905, 1-800-323-1550. March 15, 1992: Application deadline for the D 'Arey McNickle Center for the History of the American Indian's Native American Literature Summer Institute for Secondary and Reservation College Teachers, to be held June 19-August 7, 1992 at the Newberry Library, Chicago, IL. Contact: D' Arey Mc Nickle Center, Newberry Library, 60W. Walton St., Chicago, IL 60610, 312-943-9090. The Grand Rapids Civic Theatre "How to Audition," a one-day workshop for adults, will be lead by Roger Ellis of the Grand Valley State University Theatre Dept., Sat., April 18, from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The fee is $15. ll•The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �Pow Wow & Events February 8th & 9th GIIWEBIBOON 14TH ANNUAL MID-WINTER POW WOW : . ·.:····.::·:.. Escanaba, Michigan At the Bay de Noc Community College on us 41 just north of Escanaba. For more information contact Wally Blanc at 906-428-9373. February 15th & 16th (Tentative dates) East Lansing, Michigan For more information contact Bea Peters at 517-353-7745. March 7th & 8th Rothschild, Wisconsin At the Rothschild Pavilion 1104 Park Avenue. For more information contact 715-845-2613. Ann Arbor, Michigan At the Chrysler Arena. For more information contact Mike Dashner at 313-763-9044. April 4th & 5th :: \. ···.. }' =Ii Mt. Pleasant, Michigan At Finch Fieldhouse. For more information contact Sandy Stevens at 517-772-5700. Muticultual Center 517-774-7318. Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 45 Lexington. NW. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49504 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 Stitt, Mary (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/ed232d895474a25ee0d7126f743ce290.pdf 6737c0817ca6804ec63d33a716424252 PDF Text Text N E w s Turtle Talk Native American Prevention Services 615 Turner St. N.W., Lower Level Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6399 TELE: (616) 458-4078 FAX: (616) 458-2096 Mishikenh Geegadohawen L E T T E R January/February 1998 Jiiglt ligltts New Year's Resolution Suggestions to make it work for you! ................. J VOICES .................... 2 Michigan Career and Technical Institute ................. 3 Student wants school mascot name changed . . . .. . .. ......... 3 WINTER CAMP '97 .......... 4 K-3 Young Eagles ............ 5 Young Eagles go to Walmart! . .. 5 Cigars, is ii the new trend? ..... 5 January Birthdays . ......... . . 6 Turtk Ta/A Contributors: Hunter Genia Renee Dillard Jennifer Jones 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. Special emphasis will be placed on prevention information. Turtle Talk is published by Native American Prevention Services, in cooperation with the Kent County Health Department Turtle Talk due dates: Submissions to Turtle Talk must be received in our office by the first of each month for the upcoming month's issue. (Not all material submitted can be used.) Ifyou have a story or information you would like to share with Turtle Talk, please send ii with your name, address and phone number. You will be recognized by name in Turtle Talk ifyour article is used. February Birthdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 "Nishnabe "M Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Calendar ofMeetings & Events ............... 7 Sewing Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 "New Years Eve - In Native Style!" . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Volunteer Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Logo Accomplishedfor Native American Prevention Services and Indian Family Resources . . . . . . 9 Parenting Series . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . JO Young Eagles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Pancake Dinner. ........................... J 2 New Years Resolution Suggestions to make it work for you! by Jennifer Jones What does ''Resolution" mean? It is a course of action determined or decided on. That's straight from Webster's dictionary. Do you notice how there is nothing in this definition that says, "drop something cold turkey", "totally cut something out of your life abruptly", or "now that you haven't exercised since last New Year's, go run a marathon, and suddenly starve yourself while you're at it!"? NO, nothing like that in this definition of "Resolution." The point here is "a course of action." So many of us make a New Year's resolution and get down on ourselves the second we break it. For some people, cutting something from their lives cold turkey is what works, but it doesn't work for all. For most of us ' we need to develop and focus on a "course of action". You know, set goals for ourselves but have an action plan in order to meet those goals. It's what we tell our kids, isn't it? So, here are some words of thought as we swing into the '98 new year. What "setting goals" may mean is to set small steps toward your goal or maybe just a few big steps. The trick is figuring out what works best for you! For example, if you are wanting to exercise more, eat better, and try to become healthier (this seems to be a popular one), maybe it would help to set small goals for yourself to get to where you want to be. If your body doesn't like to be shocked, don't shock it! You could start with walking and build up to something more, because sometimes what happens is people set themselves up for failure. What I mean is that they set things so high or ambitious that it turns out that they feel depressed or frustrated because they can't reach it. One suggestion is to set small goals for the immediate future and set aside some larger goals for down the road. As you reach your goals you can always pull out the large goals or make new ones. The key is to set yourself up to be successful. Whatever the case may be, you know what works for you, so don't be hard on yourself If you are having a tough time with that resolution ' (continued on pg. 2) �• 2january/February 1998 Native American Prevention Services Staff: Lora Church Program Director Hunter Genia Prevention Specialist/Educator Renee Dillard Prevention Specialist/Educator Jennifer Jones Prevention Specialist/Educator Wanda Blanco Office Services Coordinator The goal ofNative American Prevention Services is to deliver services and information that encourage healthy lifestyles while discouraging the use of alcohol and other drugs. Our program strives to ensure the information and services provided are culturally relevant and age-appropriate. We Provide: Information-relevant to the Native American lifestyle. Assistance and referrals-can be provided to community members as well as professionals about issues related to A.I.OD. (alcohol, tobacco, other drugs) Native American Youth Groups-are divided according to grade level and meet once a week throughout the year. Consultations and Presentations- can be provided to schools, organizations, community groups, including parents, on substance abuse prevention and/or culturally related topics. Special Programs and Activities- are provided to youth, parents and elders. break it down into a course of action! I would like to add that if you are thinking about stopping the use of substances such as alcohol, cigarettes, or other drugs, think about what your plan of action will be. Giving up these things can seem like an uphill battle every minute but yet can be won. Do you need to make a phone call to a family member, friend, elder, or a professional? Indian Family Resources can help you find the services and resources you need. If you feel you are ready, give them a call at 458-1641. We here at Native American Prevention Services and Indian Family Resources wish you and yours a safe and happy New Year. r I Ernest Loonsfoot- "I would like to quit smoking for good. My peers and will power will help me." VOICES Voices is about allowing the community to respond to recent happenings, issues, or topics that effect or could have an effect on the Anishinabe community. Olive Pigeon- "I would like to exercise for better health and I plan on joining a gym and treat it like work with a commitment." The Question: Now that the New Year is upon us, what is your New Year's Resolution? How do you plan to keep it? (Photo unavailable) Tony Hayes- "I would like to find a traveling pow wow partner and drive myself ifl have to, but will ask whoever is going to travel so we can go together." Tim Loonsfoot Sr.- ''Be a better parent and treat all women in life better and I plan on keeping it by working at it everyday and treating them with more respect." �rand Valley State • 3 January/February 1998 JAN 2 6 1998 "Traditional people of Indian nations have interpreted the two roads that face the light-skinned race as the road to technology and the road to spirituality. We feel that the road to technology... has led modern society to a damaged and seared earth. Could it be that the road to technology represents a rush to destruction, and the road to spirituality represents the slower path that the traditional native people have traveled and are now seeking again? The earth is not scorched on this trail. The grass is still growing there. " William Commanda, Mamiwinini, Canada, 1991 Michigan Career and Technical Institute Thank you for sending us Turtle Talk. I am sending you "approved" copy about our school, which I hope you will put in the next possible issue. Our school is one of only four which exist in the USA; it is a rare opportunity, please help those who might benefit from it, to find out about it. George Williston Michigan Career and Technical Institute 11611 W. Pine Lake Rd. Plainwell, MI 49080 (616) 664-9261 University Libra Michigan Career and Technical Institute - Plainwell, Michigan You may be eligible for free career and technical training at Michigan Career and Technical Institute. Michigan Career and Technical Institute (MCTI) is a very special school for special needs adults of the State of Michigan forty miles southeast of Grand Rapids on Pine Lake. MCTI offers job training programs in Auto Mechanics, Computer Programming, Personal Computers, Auto Cad Drafting, Dental Technology (making false teeth), Cabinetmaking and Furniture Manufacturing, Electronics, Printing, Upholstery, Culinary Arts, Machine Tool Technology, Wood Finishing, Office Machine Repair, Micro Mechanical (robots) and Custodial. MCTI is a residential school but you may commute. The training programs are from 20 weeks to two years. The school is designed to help people with disabilities gain employment. Many of the students there have learning disabilities. The school also serves people recovering from substance abuse problems. If you are having trouble getting a good job or are underemployed, you may qualify for this free training. If you are interested, call the school at 664-4461 or your local Michigan Rehabilitation Office in Grand Rapids at 242-6450. Aanii, my name is George Williston, and I'm also an instructor for the Cabinetmaking Department at MCTI, I'm looking for people to train for woodworking jobs in the Grand Rapids/Holland area. These jobs would either be in custom cabinetmaking or the furniture manufacturing industry. These industries employ almost as many women as men. The jobs start at around $8.00 an hour with full benefits. We have a very good and complete woodworking training shop. Please come and visit us. Migwech! Student wants school mascot name changed Highland, MI (AP) An American Indian student at Milford High School is campaigning to have the name of her school's mascot, the Redskins -- changed. "I don't think they meant any harm when the mascot name was first selected years ago, but today, Redskins is a derogatory name," said Jill Cadreau, who is Cherokee and Ojibwa. Ms. Cadreau, 18, says she is met with jeers of Indian war cries by other students. "Some students who don't want the name changed tell me I should leave and go to another school. But I was taught to face problems and not to run from them," she told The Detroit News. Ms. Cadreau, who transferred to Milford last year, has raised her concerns with the �• 4 January/February 1998 Huron Valley School District's Indian Education group, the high school principal and the board of education. The western Oakland County district has one of the largest Indian student populations in southeast Michigan, with 214 Indians among the more than 10,000 students in grades K-12. Beverly Smith, an anthropology and Native American history teacher at the University of Michigan-Flint, is one of Cadreau's most vocal supporters. "I'm very disturbed by the treatment Jill has received,'' Ms. Smith said. "She should be commended for what she is trying to do. ''Redskins is a horrible, racist anachronism,'' Ms. Smith said. "It is a hurtful name. You don't see other teams called the Whiteskins or the Blackskins." Other schools have changed their names, Ms. Smith said. Oak Park High School went from the Indians to the Knights, and Eastern Michigan University dropped the Hurons in favor of the Eagles. ''We don't have the Frito Bandito anymore, and you don't see any Little Black Sambo restaurants -- our vocabulary has to change as society becomes more knowledgeable about minorities,'' Smith said. Principal Bruce Gilbert refused to discuss the controversy at his school, where students are circulating a petition to keep the Redskins name. Winter Camp Pi.ctures (Is it the circus? No, it's the hard working stafffrom Winter Camp '97) (Hey it's Isaac, Kristy, Noni, and Ernest providing youth support for the staff at Winter Camp.) WINTER CAMP '97 I was off work for a month before we were scheduled to go to winter camp, so Jennifer did a lot of work before I stepped in. First I would like to offer everyone a sincere Migwech for helping us with the first winter camp hosted by our office. The kids had a great time and we were able to ensure their safety because of all the people who chose to get involved. Some of those people were from the Anishinabek Youth Leadership Council, we had four eager volunteers come forth and help us with the many activities we faced as campers. There were so many activities going on there wasn't any time for anyone to be bored. We had snowshoe races and broom ball games to making our own lunch in tinfoil outside in a fire. What we were all hoping for was some snow so we could go sledding. Of course we got plenty of snow the day we packed, oh well, there is always next year. So if you see one of the youth in our community wearing a WINTER CAMP 97 tee shirt that they designed themselves ask them how they liked it at camp. Those tee shirts were beautiful and all very uruque. (Despite no snow, twenty-three kids enjoy the first annual Winter Camp.) When the kids were making their saymaa pouches they were encouraged to use them throughout the camp. The question was asked if this was their medicine pouch and �• 5 January/February 1998 about half agreed. It gave us a teaching time to learn the differences between cigarettes and saymaa. It's nice to know that we have another handful of youth who understand this and will hopefully use it in the proper way in the future. Of course we all had our favorite moments and one of mine was when one of our kindergartners stood up to tell a story during our storytelling time with Larry Plamondon. You had to be there to get the humor but she definitely caught our attention with the "pow wow" story. The camp area was set up like a fort so the kids could go outside and play with a reasonable amount of safety. The little ones liked to play upstairs in the sleeping area too . All in all the kids and staff seemed to have a wonderful time. I thought the staff made a very good team and always seemed to back each other up in order to make the best of it for our children. We would like to host another winter camp in December of '98 and your involvement is welcome. Please give us a call at 458-4078 to ask any questions about volunteering for this or any other prevention event that is listed for the ' 98 year in this issue. The following parents and volunteers were equally responsible for making this camp so successful and we would like to acknowledge them in Turtle Talk: Francis Lawrence Trisha Trasky Tina Horne Julie Bennett ScottSaboo Diane Vries Ben Williams Karen Williams Becky Williams Noni Leo Kristy Dayson Isaac Dillard Ernest Loonsfoot Thank You St. Paul the Apostle school. Native American Prevention Services and Indian Family Resources has received a thoughtful and generous donation of winter clothing from the students of St. Paul the Apostle school. These items are brand new. If you or anyone you know is in need of hats, gloves, socks, shirts or a coat please call 4584078 or 458-1641 or you can stop by our offices. Again, thank you to St. Paul the Apostle school. K-3 Young Eagles Well, now that Winter Camp has come and gone, it's time to get back down to some Young Eagles Business! This six week session runs from January 5 through February 16. Come one, come all kindergarten through third graders! If you can't make it every Monday, that's okay, just come when you can. We would love to have new little ones! During these six weeks we are setting up for some fun times! We are learning parts of the Anishinabe language, T-shirt art, bowling, arts and crafts, and of course we'll have a pizza party at the end. Each night will also incorporate an activity lesson in regards to healthy lifestyles! Don't pass it up, come Mondays from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at West Middle School (NAPS office), 615 Turner entrance at Broadway. Any questions? Call Jennifer at 4584078. Young Eagles go to Walmart! I would like to say Kchi Migwech to the Grand Rapids Jaycees for organizing a huge shopping trip for the youth of not only Native American Prevention Service programs, but many other youth from other community organizations. Thanks to the Jaycees, kids from all over Grand Rapids got to purchase gifts for their family and friends . I saw lots of excited kids (tired parents), and great teamwork and dedication from the Grand Rapids Jaycees. Thanks for helping to make our community a better place! �• 6 January/February 1998 Cigars, is it the new trend? Did you know that since 1993 the number ofpeople who smoke cigars has increased by two million? People seem to believe that smoking cigars is safe. Michael Erickson from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated: "Tobacco smoke is tobacco smoke. There's no safe level of exposure to a carcinogen. " These are the facts: * A large cigar contains more tobacco than a whole pack of cigarettes. * Cigars contain nicotine - the addictive agent in cigarettes. * A standard half-ounce cigar can generate four times as much nicotine as a cigarette. *Most of the cancer-producing chemicals found in cigarettes are also in cigars. * People who smoke cigars have a death rate 3 5 percent higher than non-smokers. * Lung cancer death rates among cigar smokers are three times as high as they are for non-smokers. January Birthdays "Muna di bish ka win" Ron Barz Joseph Beebe Ruth Ann Chivis A'lilee Bah Church Sam Comer Manuel Contreras Carmen Corby Betty Davis John Davis Rhonda Davis Vivian Foster Timothy Carl Hatfield Virginia Herr Patti Ives Rosemary (Judson) Johnson Emily Elizabeth Kahgegab Joe King Paula King Carole Marble Barbara McDonald Felicity McSauby Merri Medawis Munsun Medawis Tenaya Medawis Bill Memberto Phil Memberto Robert Parkey Julia Petoskey Jesse Pigeon Leslie Pigeon Michael Pigeon Jr. Larry Romanelli Ray Saboo George Shagonaby Gary Sheahan Sarah Shomin Susan Smith February Birthdays "Muna di bish ka win" Luis Abella Shirley Bennett Percy Bird Camie Castanada Roderick Crampton Archie Evans Marilyn Geels Amy Genia Anthony Genia Melissa Harris Julia Leaureaux Richard Lewis Lyle Lett Tony Lett Gertude Malguen Linda Marshall James Mashka Loma McDonald Rebecca McDonald Lucille McSauby Henry Medawis Andy Pigeon Wanda Raphael Yusheka Raphael Terry Rasterhouse Sally Robinson Paul Ruekert Jeremy Sawmick Kristy Shananaquet Ben Shawa Kaine Shomin Pine Shomin Roberta Shriner Sheena Sotelo Mary Switzer Wag Wheeler Jamie Wilson Mathew Whip �• 7 January/February 1998 Calendar of Meetings & Events (If you would like your event listed, please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month the issue is going out. Please read pg. 1 for detailed submission information) February 7-8: Muskegon Mall Pow Wow. For more info please contact: Mike Pearo at 1-888-8692433 . February 7-8: 20th Annual MidWinter Reunion Pow Wow. Location at Bay De Noc Community College in Escanaba, MI. Contact: Wally Blanc at 906428-9373 . February I 0: Native American Education Program Parent Committee meeting will be having a public hearing, where all parents ofNative American Students and the general public will have the opportunity to share their recommendations regarding programs and services to meet the needs of NA students in the GRPS . Meeting at Grand Rapids Public Schools Administration Bldg, 1331 Franklin. Time: 7:00 p.m. February 14&15: Michigan State University Pow Wow. As ofthis date no contact name. Suggest calling Patty Dyer-Deckrow (Office of Minority Student Affairs) 517-353-7745 . February 26-27: Career Expo of Saginaw Chippewa/CMU. Location at Central Michigan University. Contact: Martin Reinhardt at 517-774-2508 March 10: Native American Education Program-Title IX Meeting. West Middle School at 6:30 p.m. Rm# 241. March 12th: Coalition of Indian Programs for Kent County. Meeting at IFR/NAPS. 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. March 26-28: Native American Critical Issues Conference, Sault Ste. Marie. For more information contact: Paul Johnson - 1-517339-1069. Sewing Circle On Monday nights there is a group of people who come together to sew and help each other work on · their regalia, or whatever project they happen to be working on. These people have been instrumental to our youth by helping them get their regalia together. Shawls have been a good starting point for the ladies who want to start dancing, and center seam moccasins for others (such as men) who may be just getting started also . Whatever the project is, we are happy to have new people start with us and learn just what it takes to come out into the circle and dance. As you might suspect it takes a little more than desire. We also discuss pow-wow etiquette, responsibility, respect for our circle, and respecting our minds, bodies, and spirit. This has enabled us to teach our young and old beginners about "traditional" native values. We all have a real sense of accomplishment as we welcome in new dancers at the local pow-wows. The Owashtinong Chung A Ming (Grand River Singers) also meet on this night in the same room. So as we sew and learn from one another we are also learning songs to sing and back up the men singers. The drumming really sets the mood for everyone to get motivated and we even get to practice a few dance steps to the drum. If you're interested in learning how to start your regalia then you're encouraged to come. If you already know how to do this, then perhaps you can volunteer your time to help someone else. We spend this time on Monday evenings at the Multipurpose room of Native American Prevention Services. We start at 6:00 p.m. and finish anytime you want but usually no later than 8:30 p.m. Hope to see you soon and for more information you can contact Renee Dillard at 458-4078 . �• 8 January/February 1998 "New Years Eve - In Native Style!" - Nearly 200 people celebrate New Years Eve at the New Years Eve Sobriety Party! We also will remember the words spoken by John who encouraged us to remember our losses, learn from them and continue looking forward to a future filled with pronnse. (starting to gather around the drum to Ring In The New Year!) The 2nd Annual Anishinaabek New Years Eve Family Celebration held on Wednesday, December 31st, at the UAW Local 19 Hall in Grand Rapids was a huge success. The event was hosted and promoted by the Coalition oflndian Programs and Services. The Coalition is comprised of agencies and organizations that serve the Native American community in areas such as health, education, culture, employment, and substance abuse prevention and treatment. The Coalition was formed to respond to the many areas of need that our community has and to better network with each other for the benefit of all. After the blessing, which was given by John Bush, the evening began with a pot luck, which continued all night! !! We would like to thank all of those that were able to contribute their speciality dish for everyone's enjoyment. presentation in front of an audience. We look forward to future performances from this group. (Are they all in sync doing the Macarena?) (A few of the guys give it their best singing "Papa was a Rolling Stone.'') The remainder of the evening was filled by music, dancing, karaoke singing and raffles for door prizes. One of the many highlights of the evening was the kid's karaoke contest, which had our kids, ages 10 and under, competing for prizes while singing and dancing!!! The applause-o-meter could not determine a single winner, and declared a tie for first place by all the contestants. Prizes were awarded to all! !! Da Native Thang, made up of Native American students from the 7th grade on up, delivered a performance to remember on the issue of alcohol and teens. These students who have been working since their initial training in August touched many with their performance. This was the first time that they had done this Later ... . much later, we were treated by a command performance of the soon-to-befamous Three Fires Tuneless Temptations!!! Their unique rendition of ''Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", followed by a valiant attempt at ''Psychedelic Shack" (GONG), concluding with a mesmerizing Macarena (great choreography) prepared the audience for midnight! !! Thanks to Matt Blurnke, John Pigeon, Terry Chivis, Roger Williams, Bill Vandegriff, Hunter Genia and Courtney Biggs for leaving us with a lasting impression of 1997. The final moments of 1997 were spent gathered around the Owashtinong Chung A Ming while they brought the New Year in with songs of honor and renewal. The feeling of community was evident by the strength in our numbers (approximately 200 attended) and the healthy way we chose to �• 9 January/February 1998 celebrate the passing of the old year, and welcoming in the new. We were especially honored to have many of our elders in attendance. By recognizing that our strength is fortified by healthy environments and healthy activities, we will continue to prosper as our ancestors, and those that have gone before us, intended. We encourage more of you to get involved with the committee as they plan the '99 New Year's Party. A call to any one of the committee members as the time approaches (early fall) will be appreciated to let us know your availability to volunteer. Also, any feedback on ideas that could add to the next New Year's is very welcome. A special acknowledgment goes to the organizers of this event: Courtney Biggs, Matt Blumke, Mary Cody, Betty Davis, June Fletcher, Hunter Genia, Sally Kee, Debbie Muller, Joyce Robertson and Roger Williams. Keep your calendars clear for December 31, 1998!! Volunteer Opportunities Coalition of Indian Programs and Services. Contact: 336-7113. North American Indian Center. Volunteer applications available at their office. For more info: 336-4194 Family Resources. Valorie Gibbs was asked to do the logo and the following is the words that Valorie Gibbs, also known as Mukwaquay, translates the design as it means to her. Native American Prevention Services. Volunteer applications available at their office. For more info: 458-4078 Grand Rapids Public Schools Native American Activities Coordinator: Betty Davis 771-2189. Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians. For volunteer information on the Three Fires Pow Wow call: 458-8759 Catholic Human Development Outreach - Native American Ministry. Contact Sharon Detz at 248-3030. Grand Valley American Indian Lodge. Contact Simon Francis at 459-6820. "This logo was designed to symbolize our capacity or ability to alter our future . Each new day is a gift. The Creator has answered all of our prayers by giving us another chance, another hope, and a new beginning with every sunrise and sunset. " Mukwaquay Indian Family Resources & Native American Prevention Services "Never doubt that a small group of thougtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. " --Margaret Mead Logo Accomplished for Native American Prevention Services and Indian Family Resources Recently we accomplished creating a logo for Native American Prevention Services and Indian Is now selling Coffee Mugs with their new logo on it. Price: $5 .00 each If you would like to buy one, please come by our office. If you have any questions, please call at 458-1641 or 458-4078. �• Io January/February 1998 Coming in March at NAPS/IFR Parenting Series Watch for flier or call for more information 458-4078 or 458-1641 4 parts Sessions will be 2 hours with Yi hour refreshment break 1st session title: "Nobody told me it was going to be like this! I" We will look at "what to expect from a 'normal' adolescent". The presentation will also explore how drugs and alcohol complicate matters for teens and their parents. Interaction between parents and with the presenter should reassure parents that they are not alone and that many families share similar 'normal' struggles in raising children throughout their teen years. 2nd session title: Tough love: Mean what you say. say what you mean! This is a difficult topic to deal with because we are dealing with our own children. We will look at discipline techniques and how to put them into place and keep them in place: Choosing the appropriate discipline and following through with it so that children learn respect. Parents need to have a clear idea about discipline once the session is over. 3rd session title: "Because I said so.... that's why" Helping your adolescent understand the limits .vou have set. Structure and consistency are the two best tools for parents to use in working with their teenagers. We will learn about these as well as how to parent specific children with their own personalities. We will also look at ways of reinforcing positive behaviors that happen. We will use role playing to practice the skills we've learned. 4th session title: Teaching Native Cultural values to your adolescent. This is all about the seven grandfathers and how to share them with your family. (Honesty, respect, love, truth, wisdom, humility, bravery). We will look at ways of sharing some of the inner meaning that life has for all of us within the family. Our young people learn in the early years by mimicking what they see the other children or adults doing. It is never too late to teach our young people about our Native culture and why we are so proud to be Native American. This session should include the teaching of the Medicine wheel and also a talking circle. �• 11 January/February 1998 Young Eagles 3 Week Schedule Every week when we come together as a group we first meet together with the older group to go through our language lesson (numbers, body parts, animals etc.). Smudging is offered to the youth as an option and not a requirement. Once we finish each youth group separates and does their scheduled activity. The following is a three week schedule for your knowledge. The Young Eagles is open to any Native American youth in the k-6th grades. Call Renee or Jennifer for more information on how to join. A new six week schedule will start March 2nd. January 28Collecting for the rummage sale in the spring and pricing the items. We will need a lot of help to go through the items for sale. We will be hosting the sale outside the school one weekend in the spring to help raise money for future activities. Families will be encouraged to box up sale items for donation to the Young Eagles group and plan on delivering them this week. February 4We will be making posters for the upcoming all you can eat pancake dinner at the elders kitchen area. A lot of advertisement in the form of posters and flyers is needed. At the dinner the youth will be serving the people. February 11y outh will be making Valentine's Day cards for parents. They may also work on a safety pin necklace for a gift. This should be creative and lots of fun making different kinds of designs. An activity surrounding sharing and kindness will coincide with this. Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians We moved to 1251 Plainfield N.E., STE. B Mailing address & telephone numbers remain the same: P.O. Box 2937 Grand Rapids, MI 49501-2937 Telephone: 616-458-8759 Fax: 616-458-9039 "Nishnabe" AA Meeting Young Eagles Three Week Schedule for K-3rd Young Eagles. (New six week schedule will start on March 2nd.) January 26- Bowling Party February 2- Language: Learn your body parts in your Native Language, construct and decorate a paper body with learned parts. February 9- Valentine's Day Activity: Youth will be making cards for parents and other loved ones centering on Valentine's Day. People With A Desire To Stop Drinking Are Welcome Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. at West Middle School (615 Turner, enter off Broadway) in Rm# 35. And on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. at SECOND CHANCE (Fulton near Lexington St.) Any questions call Gene 222-9626 Rm#534 or Sue at 363-9537. SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH, AND CULTURE TO HELP EACH OTHER. �• 12 January/February 1998 Hosted by the Young Eagles K-6 grade At 45 Lexington N . W . • downstairs Pancakes all you can eat Grand Rapids. MI Three pieces of sausages Wednesday. March 11, 1998 Juice or coffee 6:00 p.m . :o 8:00 pm Bring your appetite and a small donation. Adults $3.50 Couples $6.00 Youth under 12 $2 .00 Come in and be seated while our youth groups bring you your supper. This event will fund the activities for the Native American Prevention Services youth groups. The youth have made a choice to have an Alcohol, Tobacco and Other ,Drug free life. You can support their decision by coming and making a small donation for our youth activities. Peer Educator Group ("Native Thang") to perform an A.T.O.D . 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Native American Prevention Services 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/97876fa6ae8f88532a0b0fd4792e5d25.pdf dc515ee83c996cb468ff4eae725e86f8 PDF Text Text f Af'K *NrwSLETTER '' NATIVE AMERICAN 1 PREVENTION 615 Tutner Ave., NW Rmr::3 2-B Grand Rapids, Ml 49504 . Telephone: (616) 458-4078 Fax: (616) 458-2096 ~' »»> JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1999 SERVICES Mnidoo-Giizis (Spirit Moon) INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Hungry Hollow 1 I Hear You 4 Festival 1999 6 Winter Camp 98 8 M.I.C. WA. 9 Calendar/Birthdays 11 Prag. Name Change 12 Newsletter Coordinator: Hunter Genia Volunteer Editor: Sharon Horton Layout: Wanda Blanco Contributors: IFR/NAPS Staff 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. Special emphasis will be placed on prevention information. Turtle Talk is published by Native American Prevention Services, in cooperation with the Kent County Health Department Turtle Talk due dates: Submissions to Turtle Talk must be received in our office by the first of each month for the upcoming month's issue. (Not all material submitted can be used.) If you have a story or information you would like to share with Turtle Talk, please send it with your name, address and phone number. You will be recognized by name in Turtle Talk if your article is used. Indians of Hungry Hollow! By the time you have received this newsletter the book, ln_dians ofliungry:l-l_o_ll_o_w, may already be on bookstore shelves. Local Odawa elder, Bill Dunlap, had his wishes come true when The University of Michigan Press, one of five publishers interested, called and said they wanted to publish his book. This book isn't some romanticized version of what someone thinks of Indians from a long time ago. It is not a book of how a non native settler fell in love with this Native American man and a group of white settlers were trying to look and save her. No, in fact it's hard to measure how much impact this will have on families who lived through this and similar incidents throughout the country. This book shares the experience through the eyes of Bill, as told and lived by the Indians from Hungry Hollow. The book features factual information during a period where it wasn't "cool" to be Anishinabe. The Indians of Hungry Hollow refers to an area near Petoskey, between Goodhart and Middle Village where about fifteen Native American families lived. The stories shared in the book take place from the 1920' s to World War II. In fact, the stories that Bill remembers, took place when he was a boy growing up. Many stories heard take place from a back porch behind a barber shop while listening to relatives and friends. Not having read the book myself, I had the opportunity to listen to Bill at our office. The stories he shared with me were with great emotion as he struggled to hold back tears of memories. One of the stories is told on page three of our newsletter. Hopefully, this will inspire you to purchase the book and share it with your children and neighborhood schools so that the other side is told. �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 2 Native American Prevention Services Winter Camp 98 Staff: Lora Church Program Director Hunter Genia Prevention Specialist/Educator Renee Dillard Prevention Specialist /Educator VACANT Prevention Specialist/Educator Wanda Blanco Office Services Coordinator The goal of Native American Prevention Services is to deliver services and information that encourage healthy lifestyles while discouraging the use of alcohol and other drugs. Our program strives to ensure the information and services provided that are culturally relevant and age-appropriate. We Provide: Information - relevant to the Native American lifestyle. Assistance and referrals - can be provided to community members as well as professionals about issues related to A.T.O.D. (alcohol, tobacco, other drugs) Native American Youth Groups - are divided according to grade level and meet once a week throughout the year. Consultations and Presentations - can be provided to schools, organizations, community groups, including parents, on substance abuse prevention and/or culturally related topics. Special Programs and Activities - are provided to youth, parents and elders. Readers Input Valued! Every now and then readers write to us or call us and tell us how we are doing with "Turtle Talk." We appreciate all input, suggestions, and your comments to let us know what you like, don't like, and what ideas you may have to improve the newsletter. We are currently mailing out nearly 1,600 newsletters a month to homes, businesses, organizations, and tribes throughout Michigan and out of state. We try to insert information, articles, and community happenings in order to inform you of what's happening on a local and national level with Indigenous affairs. We also insert information consistent (Continued on page 4) �Turtle Talk Newsletter Pa e 3 Indians of Hungry Hollow By Bill Dunlap Cigarettes were 7 cents a pack. Gasoline was 8 cents a gallon, a loaf of bread cost 9 cents and a spaghetti dinner with one small meatball the size of a marble cost 17 cents. The trouble was, where was one to get the 17 cents? These were the times the white man would come to call the heart of our country's Great Depression. A time when all of America was down for the count. There was no welfare, no social security and no dole of any kind. Work was as scarce as hen's teeth and if one didn't work, one didn't eat. Being the last hired and first fired meant the Indians in Hungry Hollow missed more meals than most. (Editors Note:) The following is an excerpt from Bill's book, which is just one of several handed down orally to Bill or actually experienced by him and several others in the Anishinabe communities throughout Michigan. You can find his book, Indians of Hungry Hollow, at Barnes & Noble in the area soon. As the depression deepened, people got more desperate. Riding the rails was dangerous and against the rules. People did it anyway because freight trains were the only transportation they could afford. They crissed-crossed the country going hither and yon and back and forth. People would hear about the fruit needing to be picked two states away or a canning factory needing labor somewhere else. With little more than a rumor on which to hang their hopes, they would pick up and head to the nearest freight yard. The place didn't matter. They were heading nowhere while looking everywhere for the only thing that did. It was work. Dressed in ragged and torn cloths, rail riders were dirty from head to foot. Dirty, not because they didn't care to wash, but because of the soot and black smoke the steam engines belched out. At first, I tried to catch their eyes so that I could send them a smile of encouragement. It didn't work. Empty eyes staring back through was all I ever saw. My heart went out to that little girl. She was standing in the box car door holding on to her father's pant leg. Her hair was wind blown and her face was dirty from the train engine soot. Her only clothing was a flour sack someone had taken and tried to turn it into a shift. Her feet were bare. I knew they would remain that way until winter demanded otherwise. She smiled and waved as her dad took the water. I could feel my heart melting. Soon her whole family had joined her. They called out thank you after thank you. Handing out all that water made us feel as good as I can every remember feeling. It's best not to clog up that kind of thing with words. I thought of her from time to time. I'd get to wondering if times were ever going to get better and she'd pop into my head. Once in awhile I'd ask my sister, who knew just about everything, "why?" She'd tell me, "Good things will come to us, we just have to wait." I'd wonder what kind of answers that little girls daddy gave her and if those answers satisfied her more than the ones I got. She had to feel choked by the same poverty that had it's hand around my neck. I'd close my eyes, and see her lying on the floor of a box-car rumbling and rattling thro11gh the night. Her hands were always clutching an empty belly and her eyes were shut tight. I could see her trying to squeeze out all her pain. She just wanted to escape into her dreams. I hope she did. I hope they got where they were going to safe and sound. I hope her daddy found work. And most of all I hope he replaced that flour sack shift with the prettiest dress money could buy. Spring water was all we had to share with those freight train families. We took a lot of bottles from the dump as the summer wore on. We left a lot of misery there in exchange. ------------ -------- �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 4 I HEAR YOU Information obtained from "I hear you", a booklet to help American Indian parents in raising their children. This booklet is a product from the organizations of National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse and Northwest Indian Child Welfare Assocfation, Inc. What do we mean by punishment? When you punish your child, you are trying to change a behavior by doing something that makes the child feel bad or hurts the child. The punishment may be mild: 1) sending him to his room 2) taking her bike away 3) slapping him on the hand. Or the punishment may be harsh and painful: 1) slapping him on the face 2) spanking or beating her 3) whipping him with a switch. What do you really want to happen when you punish your child? You probably want to make your child stop by doing something that you don't like or to get him to do something he won't do. Can you remember back to when you were little? How did you feel when you got punished? When your mom or dad took something away from you, you probably felt bad, and if they spanked you hard or beat you, it made you hurt. Chances are you didn't feel very good about yourself afterward. Most parents don't really want to make their children feel bad or actually hurt them. They punish because they think they need to. Or because it is the way their parents dealt with them. Sometimes parents punish harshly because it is done in anger or it helps to relieve their own frustrations. But this only causes more frustration. Lots of parents who were punished when they were growing up think that children have to be punished so that they will be happy, responsible, well-behaved persons when they grow up. And many parents just don't know any other way to make their child stop doing things they don't like. Parents sometimes have the ideas that if children are ashamed of their behavior, the behavior will stop. So the parent shames the child. But children then believe that the parent disapproves of them rather than the behavior. A child who is ashamed has low self-esteem and learns to distrust those who shame them. But there are other ways that work better. Let's look at how Nathan's dad learned a way to get his message across without spanking: One day, Nathan's family was holding a give-away in honor of his dad who was just elected to tribal council. His dad was all dressed up in a new ribbon shirt and sitting in his chair waiting to go to the community center. Little Nathan ran into the room and was about to climb onto his dad's lap. But just in time, his dad noticed that Nathan had been eating fry-bread and jam and that his hands were all sticky. His dad realized that Nathan was too little to understand what gooey hands do to clean clothes. Quickly, his dad kept Nathan from climbing up. Then he gently led Nathan into the bathroom and helped wash the grease and jam off his hands. After that he took him by the hand, led him back to the chair, lifted him up into his lap. Without hitting or slapping or yelling, his dad showed Nathan by his actions what he wanted. Nathan's dad is using NON-PUNISHMENT to COMMUNICATE. (Continued from page 2) with the goals of our organization which deal with alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention. Letters we have received tell us that you enjoy articles, information, calendars, and photos that add to the layout of our newsletter. We would also like to hear more from our readers to help us consider what could be improved with our newsletter. As the Newsletter Coordinator, I encourage all readers to submit an article for the "Turtle Tafk" newsletter to share information that would be interesting for our readers to read. As long as you are consistent with submission deadlines, and we can credit your name to the article, then it has a better chance of being used. We will try our best to make sure it is inserted. I hope you all enjoy the newsletter and if it isn't to your liking, I welcome your input. Volunteers are encouraged to call me or our office and let us know if you are available for volunteer work with newsletter projects and untouched ideas in the making. Thank you for your support. HAVE A GREAT 19991 �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 5 Youtb Drum Circle Niqb.tl Another Successful New Year's Eve Celebration By Di.in Hossler On December 31st we came together as one big family to enjoy the last few hours of 1998. With that, we enjoyed our humorous M.C.s Debra Muller and Matt Blumke. A delicious pot luck, an art raffle and a 50/50 raffle hosted by June Fletcher, Mary Cody, and myself, a night of entertaining Karoake, and a wonderful presentation by the Northern Sky Singers and our very own Owashtinong Chung-a-ming drum. As the last few minutes of 1998 passed, we gathered around the drum and stood together looking each other's faces remembering what 1998 brought to us! The New Year' s Eve celebration brought us an estimated 200 familiar faces, without whom the celebration could not have been Circle of Relatives Circle of Relatives is a gathering of people concerned about children. We share ideas and offer support to each other about raising youth. We will be meeting during the Fall and Winter months twice a month. The following guest speakers will offer presentations during January and February: ~ nope to see you February 2nd! Three Fires Pow Wow Meeting January 26 at 6 p.m.: Medicine Wheel Teaching. - Renee Dillard January 28, 1999 February 9 at 6 p.m.: Dealing with Grief and Loss. Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, Inc. 1251 Plainfield NE, Suite B, PO Box 2937 Grand Rapids, Ml 49501-2937 February 23 at 6 p.m.: Parenting in balance with culture. Meetings are held at: Indian Family Resources 615 Turner NW (Entrance on Broadway) Room #35 For more information contact Mark Sanford at 616-458-1641. For more information contact Kelly Wesaw at 616-458-8759. ., _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1. ~ 4 �Turtle Talk Newsletter Pa e 6 Festival '99 - Here We Comel We have wonderful news for those of you who always wanted to help our agency but didn't know how to go about volunteering. We have a huge project started that will only be successful 'rt enough people will come forward to help. Festival '99 has accepted our application for a food booth that will take place on June 4-6, 1999, one weekend before the Three Fires Pow-Wow. The menu is simple but will take many dedicated people to have this project come to it's potential. Fry bread and Buffalo Joes (which is buffalo meat fixed like sloppy joe on a piece of fry bread) and Lemonade is the complete menu. Thousands of people come to the festival every year to celebrate the diversity within this urban community. Our program has the opportunity to help bring about awareness of the Native American community within the community at large. It is a big project with possibilities that can really benefit the growth of our programs. If we can increase our financial resources for our programs, the potential for more needed programming will become closer to reality. Volunteers I00 volunteers minimum are needed for the four-day event. T earn leaders to be determined will make up the Festival '99 Anishinabe Food Booth committee. The committee will meet twice a month starting in January, then they will meet once a week starting the first Thursday in May. Committees will meet on first and third Thursday of each month, until May then committees will meet every Thursday until the event. Times for meeting will be 6:00 p. m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Indian Family Resources office. (see time-line for meeting schedule). Team leaders will be responsible for setting up appropriate meetings with their crew. T earn leaders will help with the recruitment of crew members. Shift schedule forms will be supplied to team leaders for crew sign up. A copy will be supplied to committee members. Prospective team leaders need to be approved by committee chair and co-chair prior to assignment of duties. No smoking in the booth or around the booth area will be tolerated. We need team leaders for all of the following crews: a.) Set Up Crew b.) Clean Up Crew/ Drivers c.) Kitchen Worker Crew d.) Runner Crew/ Drivers e.) Booth Crew f .. ) Cooks A complete description of all crews and scheduling are available at the Native American Prevention Services office and at the Committee meetings. Timeline Mandatory Festival 99 committee dates to be attended by team leaders in the Indian Family Resource office space is as follows; Thursday, January 7th Thursday, January 21st Thursday, February 4th Thursday, February 18th Thursday, March 4th Thursday, March 18th 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. - 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, April I st April 15th May 6th May 13th May 20th May 27th 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. - 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Decorations of Booth The decoration of the booth is important so the public will be able to spread from word of mouth where a certain food item was purchased. This description will be printed in the Festival '99 program. The booth decoration is as follows: ,., Four color ribbons to be hung above the four corners of the booth representing the four directions of the medicine wheel. ,., Medicine wheels to be hanging from the cross bar in front of the serving area are to be visible to the public. As an addition to the booth decorations, a large poster sign with the explanation of the medicine wheel could also be available. Any other suggestions are welcome. I • I �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 7 NATIVE AMERICAN AA MEETINGS THURSDAYS AT 6:00 P.M. NATIVE AMERICAN PREVENTION SERVICES 615 TURNER AVE. NW, ROOM 35 CRAND RAPIDS, Ml 49504-5246 (SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR) ANY QUESTIONS, CALL LORETTA AT 616-458-6156. NATIVE AMERICAN ALATEEN MEETING M 0 N DAY AT.. 7 : 0 0 P • M • FIRST STEP HOUSE 435 BRIDGE NW (UPSTAIRS) CRAND RAPIDS, Ml 49504 ANY QUESTIONS, CALL PATTY AT 616-363-9537 COME SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH, AND CULTURE TO ACHIEVE SOBRIETY AND RECOVERY. SATURDAY AT 12:00 P.M. SECOND CHANCE 624 W. FULTON CRAND RAPIDS, Ml 49504 ANY QUESTIONS, CALL SUE AT 616· 363-9537 TUESDAY AT 8:30 P.M. SECOND CHANCE 624 W. FULTON BASED ON THE MEDICINE WHEEL ANY QUESTIONS, CALL SUE. WANTED! CARING ANISHINABE ADULTS WANTED - Caring Anishinabe adults to mentor and guide local Native youth in the Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP) here on the west side of Grand Rapids. Students who are looking for mentors attend Straight, Sibley and Stocking Elementary schools. This program has been designed with an emphasis to serve Indian students. Please consider sharing your lessons and stories with a young person in the JUMP Program. For further information feel free to call 771-2746, or stop by the Learning Club office on the first floor of the West Middle School building. Megwetch. Chet Eagleman Jr. We, at the Native American Prevention SeNices (NAPS) and Indian Family Resources (IFR), are seeking your help in offering suggestions for an overall program name. We wanted this process to include you. To assist in your creative thinking mode, here are the goals of both programs: NAPS - The goal of NAPS is to deliver seNices and information that encourage healthy lifestyles while discouraging the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. (Continued on page I 2) �Turtle Ta.lk Newsletter Page 8 Winter Camp 98 By Renee Dillard -. We had so much fun I didn't want it to end. We had a total of 36 youth from grades K through 61h come this year. Our camp was held at the Camp Ana Behrens of the Michigan Trails Girl Scout Camp in Greenville. What a wonderful facility and we are very grateful to the Girl Scout Council for all their assistance while this year's Winter Camp. We were very fortunate to have so many people come forward to help the youth have a good time with learning more about Honesty, Kindness, Respect and Sharing. The kids participated in a lot of outdoor activities including a snow shoe hike, cross country skiing, and sledding. The kids said that the sledding was the best although that was the activity that seemed to be most prone to injury. The snow that came on Tuesday was a welcome sight to everyone and it was really beautiful. The indoor activities were fun and challenging for each age group of Young Eagles. We had alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (A.T.O.D.) prevention activities and materials for each youth available in their packet. We also made jiimons (canoes) and makuks (boxes) out of paper bags using the same pattern that we would ordinarily use with actual birch bark. We also focused on language as much as we could during most activities. We were blessed to have Larry Plamondon (Odawa) from the Gun Lake area travel up north to visit us as he shared many stories with the children and adults. As you probably know, many of the stories are Nanabozho stories that teach all who listen, important values and lessons of how we can treat each other respectfully. The day-wa-gun from Grand Rapids (Owashtinong Chung-a-ming) also visited with our kids on the Monday evening, sharing songs and teaching those young boys who were so interested about the drum. They also learned what it's like to try drumming as well. At the Winter Camp we had a sacred fire (ishkodeh) that was kept lit the whole time the camp was on. We are all grateful for the fire tenders, in particular Ernest and Jack, who accepted the honor of ensuring the fire would be lit the whole time. For many of the youth, it was their first time learning what the fire is all about and why it is sacred. They all learned how to respect the fire and how we actually feed the fire. It was cold and sometimes a lonely job, but it felt good knowing that it was there whenever we needed and that an Odawa and Ojibway shkinwayuk (young adolescent boys) could keep the ishkodeh going. If anyone went home hungry it was their own fault. Our kitchen help, in particular Olive Pigeon, Joan "Tinky" Otten, Julie Bennett, Mary Cody, and Amanda Loonsfoot, were all excellent as usual this year even if they got up at 3 a.m . in the morning ("thanks Renee") by accident. Nothing was burnt this year, mainly because I didn't cook, and the all the meals seemed to be pretty nutritious and well-balanced. On the menu this past year was : pancakes, chicken, spaghetti and meatballs, and fruit just to name a few. Request for zagidikwadence (fry-bread) and the toppings to go with it and penabo (potato soup) is already on the menu for next year's winter camp. Like last year, the children had a chance to cook their food in tinfoil on the fire. It was great to know the food preparation was taken care of for every meal by wonderful people. We were also very grateful for Tina Horne who volunteered to be our camp nurse this year. She did an excellent job and was very organized to ensure the children got their medications on time. In fact, we would like to recognize all of our volunteers who have made winter camp successful. They are: Casey Church, Mike Kelley, Dan Hossler, Ernest Loonsfoot, Jack Otten, Hunter Genia, Kristy Dayson, Becky Williams, Amanda Loonsfoot, Amanda Pigeon, Monica Otten, Olive Pigeon, Julie Bennett, Mary Cody, Joan Otten, Jennifer Jones, Jackie Homant, Tina Horne, Larry Plamondon, Owashtinong Chung-a-ming, Variety Club (van), and First Evangelical Covenant Church (van). Already some parents and volunteers have explored ideas for activities for next year's camp and how we can continue to make it better and even more action packed. If you have some ideas, are interested in volunteering, or would like to lead a particular activity for the camp we would be glad to hear about them. Or if you have a youth that would like to be included in the fun Young Eagles activities call me at 458-4078. (See Winter Camp Pictures on page 2) �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 9 MEMBERS OF THE GRAND RAPIDS NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEET WITH MICHIGAN INDIAN CHILD WELFARE TO HEAR ABOUT SERVICES AND DISCUSS CONCERNS BY HUNTER GENIA -. On December 8th, 1998, members and friends in the West Michigan Native American community attended a meeting at the Circle of Relatives Program at the Native American Prevention Services / Indian Family Resources office. The meeting was attended by nearly thirty individuals who were interested in listening to Cheryl Gandhi and Amy Larva of Michigan Indian Child Welfare Agency (M.l.C.W.A.) discuss programs and services they offer, as well as, ask questions they wanted answered. As the meeting progressed into the evening numerous questions were asked by community members who had concerns about MICWA and how it serves the Native American community and child welfare issues. Questions centered around issues of native children being adopted or fostered out to non-Indian families to how are "native homes" defined. Other questions pertained to how a relative is defined and a request for clarification of how M.l.C.W.A. works with Native American community organizations. Assistance in the finding of relatives and families who can take in the children who are at risk of being removed was also discussed. It was apparent that perhaps a more distinct "visibility" within the community it serves could help in identifying "Native American homes", which has been a concern of M.l.C.W.A. Although the meeting had its tense moments, it was pretty much determined that perhaps on everyone's mind was the question, "why has it taken nine years and longer in this community to begin forging a relationship with community agencies and tribes to establish a strategic plan to help our children?" It is also apparent that perhaps some of the guidelines and parameters don't necessarily meet the Indian child's needs at the federal level where the Indian Child Welfare Act was established. A list of recommendations was brainstormed with participants from the community, staff of MICWA, and staff of Indian Family Resources. The recommendations were as follows: l. Another meeting between Circle of Relatives and a MICWA administrative representative was requested to continue dialogue regarding our mutual concern for welfare of Native children in the area. 2. An administrative response to questions was requested. In particular further information was requested about statistics and policy and procedure questions. 3. There was a request for Sylvia Murray to come to the Circle of Relatives. 4. There was a request that MICWA share information regarding other Native programs and services with MICWA clients. This can begin with sharing of brochures etc, but ultimately should be more personal, such as a face to face introduction to staff in these programs. 5. It was requested that a MICWA representative attend the Coalition of Indian Programs and Services meetings. 6. It was recommended that MICWA utilize Native publications to disseminate information. 7. It was recommended to have potential new foster parents attend the Circle of Relatives to assist in supporting culturally appropriate parenting skill building. 8. It was recommended that tribal representatives attend the recommended next meeting with MICW A administration. 9. There was a recognition of the need for more trust building between MICWA and the Native communitynity. A MICWA presence at community events would likely assist in this effort. l 0. Questions were raised about what can be done to change some of the MICWA standards. l 1. A strategic plan was requested highlighting MICWA's goals and objectives: a) to recruit Native homes and foster families, b) to market MICWA's programs and services to the Native community, and c) to collaborate with the Native community and other Native programs and services in the area. For more information about this meeting and future meetings to take place with MICWA please call Mark Sanford of Indian Family Resources at 616-45 8-1641. �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 10 r,~/ - - - - - - - - - - 1 M.l.E.T.S. Has Moved! · p Michigan Indian Employment and Training Services {formerly at 2442 28th St. SW) has moved to 2367 Byron Center Rd in the Lamar Plaza {near Lamar Park). Stop by to see: Mary Cody - Program Director and Dan Hossler - Office Coordinator Or give them a call at 616-538-9644 I I 1 i I ~~~~-J'v"/'J r~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - I I The Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs Resource Manual is now available. The Resource Manual is divided into four sections: Cultural, which includes museums containing Indian exhibits and information on tracing Indian ancestry; Education, which includes educational scholarships; Youth programs; and Senior programs and services. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the Resource Manual, please contact the Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs at: Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs 741 N. Cedar Street, Suite. 102 Lansing, Michigan 48913 517-334-8632 - phone 517-334-8641 - fax '•>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>X•>>>Jt>>>>Jt>>>>>>>>>>>>lt>'>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>X•>:I•>>:I•>:I•>>>>>X•X•:I•>>>>>>>>>>X•>:I•l:•I•~i ~ New Years Eve Sobriety Gathering would like to thank all the volunteers, contribu- ~ iiwtors, and community who donated items (door prizes), talents or assistance to help ~make the 3rd Annual New Years Event a fun one. We would like to thank the artist w ~who donated their talents to help make the art raffle a profitable one to help with ~ S start up costs for this year's as well. w w w ~ Dolores Laban (stained glass) Renee Dillard (birchbark Mukok) w w w ~ Christine Marcus Stone (pictorial artwork) ~ ~ w ~ ~ John Pigeon (Blackash Basket) Mary Cody (Quilt) ~ ~ w ~ w :~ ~ S w w w ~ w w w I ~ w w ~ ~ ~ l•>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"'!"•>":'•>>>>-:-•>>':"•>>>>>>>>>>>>~ �Turtle Talk Newsletter CALENDAR OF EVENTS Page 11 M 11 N WA MUN A DI BISH KAW IN! I\''''''Birtt.ldays I\I\ The Anishinabek Friday Night Bowling League ~I\' 1\1\l\l\,lt\. ~ of Grand Rapids is Sponsoring their: ~ 2nd Annual Anishinabek Bowling Tournament '~~ February 2 7, 1999 ~ location: Fairlanes Bowling Center 4560 Chicago Dr., Grand Rapids, Ml. Fairlanes Ph#: 616-534-6038 Shift #1: 11 :00 a.m. Shift #2: 2:00 p.m. Team Entry Fee: $100.00 U.S. Dollars ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ It\. ~ ~ ' '~ 1st Place Prize - Depending on Team Entries! ' Must be Native American or married to Native American. ' Average will be based on 48 games, or 1997-98 book average (must bring book). No average, then 180 for men and 160 for women.! Registration forms call : John Day or Mary Jo Wert at 616-456-1601. Pre-registration is encouraged! "Potluck Meal following 2nd Shift" ~ '~ ~ ~ ' '' · ~ ,~ ~ ' ~ ~-m-mi.mmi.mmi.mmiii~iii~iii- "' 11 W e at .Na!We <lnwtican [f~ S~ and J ndUm ganrih; 9le60wtee6 would Me ro exp1re66 owt ~cence6 ro tJU famihJ ~ and ~of,: ' ~ ~' · ~ ~ .NWUia Sam.:&z ~ .Ne!Jin~ ' Sandm Sam.:&z ~J{Uu; &vd .Nd6on S~Waulkvwa ~ .Mc9>onald oJ tfwn IUwe waflW on ro lie waft tlU ~. <9wt ~ and p~ go. out ro tJU famihJ and (lf£ ~· lil!l!".l!!:::!'ZZ!'.Z!!':Z!".l!!Z!!:l!il!Zl!!'Zl!Z!!:l!il!Zl!2ZZ!'.Z!!':Z!".l!!Z!!:l!il!Zl!!'Zl!:z!!:i!!:!:I ~ ~ '·~ i ' '''''"''''ll\~ l\l&,.1\1\' ' ' ' '' ' Ron Barz Joseph Beebe Alilee Bah Church Sam Comer Manuel Contreras Carmen Corby Betty Davis John Davis Rhonda Davis Vivian Foster Timothy Carl Hatfield Virginia Herr Joshua Hubbard Patty Ives Rosemary (Judson) Johnson Emily Elizabeth Kahgegab Joe King Paula King Joshua Loonsfoot Tim Loonsfoot Jr. Tim Loonsfoot Sr. Carole Marble Barbara McDonald Felicity McSauby Merri Medawis Munsun Medawis Tenaya Medawis Bi LL Memberto Phil Memberto Robert Parkey Julia Petoskey Jesse Pigeon Leslie Pigeon Michael Pigeon Jr. Larry Romanelli Raymond Saboo George Shagonaby Gary Sheahan Susan Smith ~ ''~.· ~. ~ ~· ~. ~ ~· ' ~ ' ~ , ~ '~· ~· ~· ~· '~. ~. ~. ~· '' '~· ~ ~ ' ~.~, '· ~. ,~ :: ~· ~ ' ~· ~· '~ ~· :-. ~ '~ ' '~ ' '~ ' ' '''''I\'''' I\''''''!!'\''!!!,''!!!,,''''''''''II',''' �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 12 Poem "Every part of this soil is sacred... in the estimation of my people ... because it is rich with the blood of my ancestors ... " Chief Seattle The Native Son You will live your few brief years, Then pass to grandmother earth; While the manitou roams the dunes, As he did on the day of your birth. He will bear the spirit of you, Until earth's last day is done. Your children will feel your lips With the kiss of the summer sun. They will hearken to your song, Sung at a tempest roar. They will hear when poplars rattle, And when waves caress the shore. When trading your bits of paper, Making seals and parchment your goal, You say, "Under the land lies the title." I say "Under the land lies my soul." Robert Lawrence Horton IFR - The goal is to provide a program that will provide Native American families in Kent County with useful, ·i::elevant information and access to services which will help preserve and strengthen family structure, and to raise children successfully. This is the timeline we will use: Tues., February 2nd -All suggested names from the community are due to the NAPS/IFR office. 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GR~ND VALLEY STATE COLLEGES LI A\y \ 'IONAL AFF AIHS RESOURCES CEN ~\ ' . l.lluu~l.J Vl-\Llty ~1;;1.; ·. \ ,JUL 11 1978 ,·· �JULY - 1978 GRAND RAPIDS INlER-TRIBAL COUNCIL 'F-lJRT·LE T ~~ J.-J.K GRAND R~ ms INT~~-TRIBAL CaJNCIL . tJRAPHI-CS lJt:PARTMENT · "TURllE Tftll<" S1AFF ED ITCR I •' I • I • f •• I I i I f • I • ; I ' ' • I ••• I ' I f • ' • I I I • • • • ASSISTANT EDITffi: .•••...•.•.••.• ,,,,.,,. CIRCULATION DIRECTffi: PRINTER: •• s t. A f FOSTER VIRGINIA MEDACCO HERR Ill .... " " I. II II II .... II I I I I. f' If I I I. If - i. I i . f I ••• t TON I n.. I.ff It' DENNIS BusH TONI A. FOSTER REPORTER: ····················•jfllllllll VIRGINIA MEDACCO HERR CfFICE ASSISTANT <PART-TIM:)! ••••••.••••••• , •.•••• Ross ft>RGAN 1YP ISTS : ••• _. ••, . ••. ••••••••, ••••, •, . •••, , •,.1• • • • T~! A. FoHsTER · , , •, , •, , , , , •, , , , •, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ARTISTS: •, •••• , , • , c ••••• , , , •• •• •J....:1_11, •• , , , vIRGINIA n:.DACCO w •• , • • • , , • • • • , , . . SI.,, •• , .. ,,,, •• 1 a ••••• , , •• , , ERR Dor"NA AM, P.LJrt.OP ·TONI • rosTER TUR1lf T/\LK STAFF WOULD LIKE ro THANK THE F<l..LOvHNG PEOPLE WHO ~-LPEb 1 US WITH THE ASSEMBLING, STAPLING AND LPJ3ELING OF ***THE LAST f"ONTH S ISSUE: DA\tJN LOONSFGOT, CHRIS LooNsFoor, SHIRLEY WILSON .. NANCY SMnH, p~~B ~H5AHAN, AND t...U ~.ENt. v, 1LSON I • �;:._·-'. '.KiUT!.·'.:~~' £._;t-;·ts !1a_-~_.:pc:.n-J.r10 G.~~·011r~·~ -t}~e L l' : (=,i·) :) t,';1 d. t t_l-i e .~~-:~·qi s:·: ~r~-::T·e t~~jo i. i: h~ ~Jd.GPb~t~.J. ''.T1--;·~:~ts~ t.:-1l~J.G {:-? riud 1_~q1r~e ori r,a~:.~3, ;)1.1t h"C \. . (~·~ 1 }t&..V'-- Cc::Jf.i(:.·:_', -v·a~ri et:1 ()1 .,__,_n t ~-~ r:r~ . It'~ 2 (.rl. ;~,:-;.,t ~cod S:pS.J ! ~nr~r that ~~e ·;.tche!::~ c·~rer us~ feeling to t ~-;.J. ,.r<:y f:-:- ( ••; d).ft'e:r·cnt. Jn1.!.L:1n p1·cgrt.~Irs her(::· i_r Gra~1r3 no11J ':L~ f1!1d t~be r;tf·;0-:-:... -~~1a~; hn,~.tefl 't_·r:f -i~bt=_· Tl_t·I r:..i ~:v Nn:i:;:l·ve 1~-~Me:ric~erJ -·;i;,·-~-1~,~_:-:tt:1~ 1Jr~ }- 1_~,:~.~~ T')CT'}_ il . . Foster_, }:>~.itor ~__;f i::1tr.' rtD ·r\.~.!:· 10:-: TN"TJ:":~- -TR.~l.'BPJi •J'.'T,.}1~I/3 T·\T.:IC r..r&@ Al11.1lt . Le.ei.r11:t;:::tg . ~ne:r grad·uat·ton c·-~~e:m:.)n~·r f\--:. r tl1~, .,.n_--:~(r . Iridian peopJ~; in (i1.:;r ,jomxn.urii"t·y · t.1Lo:.> re-their C. ~j .. _D . 's d.1K:.ring ttt:-·- })v_;::~t 1 rhe ~· e\--r 1ndi.an t_Jr<·..;pi_c !iro ea.1·n~~~d 1 July ':i uly ~; t-1\t1y 5 ,foly 6 July 6 Ju.ly 6 c1 July G July 7 J'uly 9 10 ,J,~ly 10 .Tuly Ju1y c~ Jal:i .July .D:i_re ·~_,;~c:~-:"··­ '.~ 9) l!J_.::~1:1i1.>·.;:( •.~ ~!"1-tl~t 14 Ju~y i:, J-..1-1y J 1J.1:v~ . J·ul:y· 't, a~;-l:_r ' ff•v,--~ ~ -s---:. :- \' \. :~ '-!,.Y~S \ Kc~.1:,'(iy ~-...:t._1;·lge~j· ~ I .'Eub , ._)hnson ~>:day l-1-::J.··::.wis l ; ' ;· H.e1f;;n Y~Ing-t~na j f:<.,bert ;'-1>? r·~· 2~ ~ //J // l <j ~-, C,) ~:h ->.1.Ly 2!; ,July ~~-t~at fclr ··pi.ds -~:;+,J--- r':i..~r:.l t~_._t-~~ .. ;nc•·rit:_• ' 1 ~ti ~\:-;__i_ :'rut. :..1,· . . '..:.· 1 ti~~~: OJ. r·,:f_y ,·-.;,_ .. ric~1.: t~-:.c~ 1,..~ra.n.d. ArI1Je.-t ;v1 -~rnbc:·:"'r:d::-tp C:~. . .And .:::t -be_Lated ha_p1):r b"l:rt11da.:f to 1r-ts·• !i:0:-~r.t1' s -:fVS·.r:::;.'ic.).1ts ,. ·be :.-;_:·l.(~ J~.l1:,.· 2~-1, Bo~- Sto1~tC1 t)Cl-:i:; :;_;11i\r];3 ~~.t.' l Jun·e h �p - ~ - - . . - · - - CLUB NE\.J:; .HOtviEMAKERS .. . . _,____ ._____ ,. __ _ The fk;memak(T 1 s C1'.1L1 bad an informativ~: and educatio""tal :r:on'::,11 of May. -NEWS the everSng uf May 10 1 two young ·fel11 the Grand Hap1::ls Pol.Let: Dept,.--·t·~ tf:('.n;·. :it med Chris 2.nd '3r:id stow2d ·us fil.ms on HCr-'.me Pr·evention" and t:.:ilki::<l a0o•Jt ho;..J t.'."l oe+.:.tar :~ecure the :ho:1-1=,. ~·by l'I', M<Ji·•ie Dm·and from Ke:-it Count:Y Heal.th. Der;"""'i:r.h~nt ;:/:J.'1€' m> J.n.!:'ocr:iat..i«i1 on •:a:=:i<:: ~\1.\t:-'"i.''.::.i.o,.., with ;;i qu.es t:I on and an5wer· ~P.ric>:~ ~ 'd so we had a ')11 OUTR1~1~Ca ---·-·---- F'.RO!.Vl lows tr 0 Again Hi from O·u.trea.ch. T.hir:,-:rs haYc 7:·e~n at a Flow "but steady pace +-,nis past montl1, wi.th the warm wondf:'r.'.'ul ·i;.,,eathe;r ( somei:5.lllE:~ tOO hot ) '"'e .. t ','·f". _ "t·' ePl _ 1 "!.• • 1.to~v·ing. f.i.lm on Elc~sl.c Four .. Ylay 30~n, ::::at!iy !·lash a Nu tr Hi.on Trainee 1·1i+;.b tJ.e Mich1can Dep;ir~t,ment of' Heal U1 was w.Hh us uo::ierve our agency and was mir spe:'il<er a y·. the ,i.Joi!"iemaisers · Clui::· t.ha t night. As you kr·c·w, t:ran~,porta.tic•n if3 one of oux larger servi•;er; and we. want ti) be sure ~c.o \,o hav-e you nt ,y-onr i;ippo::rntm·sn"t on time., so 12.J..ease e<JJ 1 .'.ts a .Q.2.y nhea.d.· ~'f: .time ·.s~' -w-e· can prop~r ly sc hed.ule it. · · Hcr;emakers a.Lso d1d some class room pro- JP.cts such as OctopuD dolls made of fotun El"I"ERGENC'f. FOOD ano styrofoam balls: art foam Owls arni we also went on a spree o.C area garag0 sales. Another i.s the emergcney food. s:ituaU ::.in. We do the best. of our a.b:i.1 i ty to see that emergency food is provided.. But we work the food pro.,risions on a two or i hree day basis. We must work with other ag.cncies' when our food shelf is out. Right now our food shelf is pretty bare~ so any foo'l.stuff donations will be greatly appreciated. One thi ng about food. we'd like to stress i~ that we provide _£nly the essentials to tirl.e you over as our sources are limited . We seem to be hav:lng problems in housing. We do the very b::st we ·~JJ) to helTJ clieJ'rt;::;. who ne<:~d lio:.;sin~, but not; ·, . 5th mu~h success. Lately our only source is the Press. We would appreciate any aYailable sourrr:;'' for hOUSf.' or apartment listings. ff ;yen know of an.y, pJ.i:a:::e feel f'T0e to give,~ '-'"' ~J~ c8.J 1.. OU'I'REACH i'7 4-8 331. or Dawn Bush. 1 . ... Ask for S'-:drlc-:y 1',J,'!Done.ld If you have B.::.1y questions regarding our Out-~ reach program, please feel :tree "';o give rue a ca.11 and l wiJ.l t!'y and answer you.r qu.2.3·tions to the best of my nl)ility. Thank you. SHIHLl<:Y MCDONALD - OUTRE.~CH DIF 5-:GTOR 2 'j'he Homemaker:::; will have a monthly meeting o:n the third Wednesday of eacb month. for the summer, f;;iJt t;i.l 1 riave various outings twice a :month. I wil}. conCact riornemaker::> when thc:-:e c·uU.ngs come up, Jean Warren, Co(Jrd.i.nat;or· HOMEMAfERS CLUB GRITC �The daily schedule i-iill be as follows: 8:00 - 8:30 - Staff Meeting 8:30 - 8:45 - Playground Activity 8:45 - 9:00 - Morning Circle ... 9 :00 ATTENTION PERSON WHO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE!!! - - - - - ·-~- 9 :20 Breakfast 9:30 - 10:15 - Class I Class I'I 11:00 - ll:25 - Recess 11:30 12:15 - Class III 12:20 12=45 Lun~L11 · 1:00 - 3:40 - Afternoon Activity 10!15 - 11 : 00 The Department of Social Services· will be operating under new Summer Hours.· With this type of schedule it will make it mor~ difficult to reach you case workers. Under 1 thJ.s program you C.lrnNOT reach your case 3: 30 - +: JO - Staff Meeting worke:r before 10: 30 in the morning. Many 'i' . of the case workers will be going on vacafi.._.,ld trips 1.,hat are planned are the tion during the summer months. So we thought fo.umnng: thought we would advise you what to do if June 22 - Yankee Springs you. cannot get throu,sb to your case worker. 23 - Richrnond-Swim 26 - Blanford Nature Center 27 - Deer Park-Muskegon Call: Shir•ley Mc Donald and Dawn Bush 28 - Townsend Park - Picn.ic here at the Center and you can also 29 - Plank Road Farm contact Roseanna Shawa at the Department 30 Richmond-Swfo1 of Social Services at 247-6070. These three people will do their best to help July John Ball Park-Walk you with anythi.ng that you might need. 6 - Lincoln Park-Walk 7 - Union High-Walk-Swim 10 - Kellogg Factory 11 - Townsend-Picnic noseanna Shawa 1 Indian Homemaker DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 12 - 19 - CAMP INNESFREE 20 - Native American Olympics _NATIVE AMERICAN SUMMER PROGRAM 1978 -h;, '.::> ----···----- 0 • ..._ - 21 OPEN HOUSE ·- FEAST EVERYONE WELCOMED!!! It won't be long and our suull!ler program will be starting. The committee ha~ been On July 5-7 there will be no bus service. busy making plans so that the experience There will be the summer program, however. of the participants will be meaningful. Students, who will be taking the bus, mu.st However, so that the program will have seek their own transportation for that meaning and be a benefit to the children week only. That is the reason we will be we would urge that attendance be as rewalking according to the field trip schegular as possible. We hope to have each dule. ~ay be a preparation for the camp experience that will follow the program. We feel it is a privilege for us to work with The CAMP INNESFREE experience is scheduled f'or Ju.ly 12-19, Wednesday to Wednesday. your chilqren this summer so we bop~ the Parents are invited to visit the camp on children will, likewise, consider it a the weekend. The fee 1-1ill be $6. 00 per . privilege to attend a pcogram that has , day per individual. If you plan to visit, been planned just for them. ------ do let us know ahead of Lime so UH~ camp personnel may be prepared to bave food and places ready for you. Camp Innesfree is located on Pyramid Point, near Maple·· City, Michigan and it i .s about 150 miles from Grand Rapids. An equj_pment list for camp The classes that are going to be offered are reading, mathi Indian Language, Indian Foods, and Environmental Studies. You are invited to come and vicit us anytime. 3 �On one very hot summer afternoon they were longing to get away from the barn and get into the pond which was not too far away. If you child/children is/are going to go nHow nice a refreshing dip would feel, 11 to CAMP INNESFREE, a physical must be had. said Elmer to Otis. "Must say I agree," This is a state law. This year the age replied Otis. So they decided to head range of students who may go to Camp Innes- f'or the pond. As they neared the barn free is goj_ng to be 8 to 18 years of age. door, Elmer spotted a pail half full of If you are 13-18 years of age and have not milk. "Hey Otis, 11 said Elmer, "Let's not had a physical of filled out a camp apgo to the pond. Instead, let's swim aplication form, you need to do so as soon round in that pail of milk." "Sounds as possible. Since physicals can no fine to me," said Otis. So the two frogs lone-er be had at Seidman Center, persons ,jumped into the pail. must now go to family doctors. It :Ls not too late, you may still go to camp, but They kicked and swam and splashed and had be sure you have physicals as soon as pos- a merry old time. But before long they be~ame very tired. "Guess it's time to get sible. 11 out, said Otis to Elmer. "Okay," replied The summer program will begin on June 21, Elm.e r. so· the two tried to hop out, but 1978, and this will be only a half day ®©® found that the sides of the pail were too session. high and also they were very very tired. Both frogs struggled and struggled but could not get out. They became very panicky. Elmer told Otis, "I don't think I'm going to make it, Otis. I'm very exhausted." 11 0h come on Elmer, you ean:t give up now. We can do it. Just keep trying." Both strug-· gled a little longer, kicking and splashing. But poor Elmer gave up and drowned. camp will be given to the children the week of June 26, 1978. Otis felt very badly that his friend was gone, but he knew that he couldn't give up. He just kept kicking and splashing. Just as he thought he could kick no longer, his foot touched something solid. Like magic it was. Like a miracle it was. With this new rocklike thing nearing the top with Otis, he sprang out of the pail of milk and was free. SOMETHING -- FOR THE CHILDREN - --·-- THE ADVENTQRES OF ELMEfi AND OTIS_ Once upon a time, in old Mr. Jones' barnyard, there lived two fro~s nooned Elmer and Otis. They used to frolic around the barn and have all kinds of fun. Sometimes for fun they would have contests to see who could jump the farthest from the hayloft. As he landed in a pile of hay, he noticed something clinging to the bottom of his foot. He wasn't certain a.t. first what is was, but sure enough on the 'second look~ he knew for sure that it was butter! WRITTEN BY WM. DUNLOP AND VIRGINIA HERR �Born in Petoskey, Michiga.n, she is an Ottawa and has a J;Jweet little three year old son, J·ason ~. She also owns a big doberman pinscher.~ whom she endearlngly calls 11 killer! u ..... - "' ... ... .. '.-_ ... ' . -a...·A ·~ · ~ . . . '\'~··· ~ .. H.er hobbies a.re many and they- include read:i.ti;g, making jewelry and d:::'awing . She is a · · tal· ented artist and many of her drawvery ings have appeared in TUR'rLE TAI.K. Donna also has a. unique collection of photos all of Great I.f::tkes freighters, including · one of the .Edmund Fitzgerald.. Photography i~ a great love and she is interested in ·all.kinds of music . She has . a wide and va:ried record collection. She also plays .. -'t h€.' pia.no, but what really impressed me, some of the bti?aut:i.ful poetry she writes. ·belie'le she writes with her soul. And. once you get beneath the surface, you'.11 find that Donna too , has that great sense of humor that everyone here has. .wa:i. '" <r INTRODUCING •••• -. By Virglnia Medacco Herr DONNA __DUNLOP They sa.y still waters run deep, but in the case of' Donr:a Dunlop, the waters run even st.iller and deeper . . I'm happy to find that out, because when I first arr:i.ved at the Counc::i.l, I was under the false impression that this 1·emarkable young woman did not. possess the power. of speech. 'rhis ma.y sound like an exaggeration, bur; she really wa.fl quiet! And the mystifying , thing about it, is that Denne>. was bo:rn under the sign of' Leo, . And a.n.ybody who is even remo~ely interested in as_trology will know immediately that this is very 1.m-L•·'Olike. Sinc;e .I bappen to be one of those who delve a lft.t1e· deeper tban the surfa.o.e of· astrology' I i'irid~ th~t th.ere i? a~ e~q:JXar1atiCin . .:- .. for -·it . . :£!J.ere is a,: strong. Pi.sC'eq: i'n:tu;i. ~nee in>tter chart, ~/:llid that is •·ihat·· we ,r;;.ee::.· , . .. ! Pisces I.~·.q_u:f"et.!·· •Dt>nna·· s-~s•'th~.:(?-t'..t~m1!:.t$ . htn·re"ver·.. · t:i... '4-~ti'cinens'' does roar~ Hmmrmrrom! · Possessing a very gentle manner~ Donna who is a slim gal with long dark hair and eyes, has been at the Council since May 1977. As our receptionist~ she j_s the gal wlio greets you as you enter downsta:trs. Until rec<: ntly, she used to be with us part t ime in the G:raphics Department. 'rhis fall , she will be entering Junior College and will be studying psychology and j ourna.l ism . I kn.ow she will b e• 13- d~­ dic a ted student. Much success and happiness to you in the future, Donna . DENNIS BUSH 11 Life fa good to me. I enjoy life more as In fact, I have a whole dif- I get older. ferent pe:rs:pective on life now." Tb.is is what twenty one year old Dennis :Suah, (also known as Ab- dee-do) t old me during my recent inte1~view with hi m. Dennis, with the ,jet black hair and piercing black eyes, (must be th2.t Scorpio rising} is our new Circulation llirect.or here in t.be Grr:tphics Department, He is a Potawatomj. and was ·born in Lansing~ Michigan. .Denn-is has been on the Council's Ceta I program since October, and started with us \r~ Graphics in May. He is single and says he is available. And at the present time he is re-doing his house. For fun, Dennis says he 1.H::es playing tennis, swimming, •.!atr.rping, reading and he also J.ikes to :paint now and then. The Na.tional Lampoon is his fa.vori te magazine, but for serious reading, he enjoys autobiographies. He is particularly intereste:d in 5 �: -,...· · -"' · autou1ograph1es on some I n•..i.ians who have , 1 'ma.d.e it. 11 (Such as how they obtair:,:~a. ·· their education, what they have had ~o ~n­ d:ure in their life, being Indians, <H.>::. ·J A high school diploma is his goal nc)"' •:hat ·he has completed hiG GED, and he hoJ)e:~ }O be able to stert college in the fal} · _He .,.,,._,rt · is interested in some type of mcma,gE"''.·~· ~, . I sincerely hope this young man att~:ins much success and happiness in his lJ' fe' and with his optimistit attitude, 1•'m s ..ire he will. 'l'hat 1 s one of the secrets.' 1 Dem:.is! 1'1'h~~n asked Barb i' she ·i,,.<>.d r1D.y ,'.;rec i.::1.J. 11 "'''I' 1 i ,.,.;<.,,... .::·J.,c. ....'.l.l,-.. ::-,,,~ "'·.... '.- ·r""' he-· ...... :~ievE: i.:o. trc~.\:tir;t r:i.:·~cYple 1.,ti:-; "'·~:\; l. 'd ltke to lh:~ treated ,- l)J:\'1::~ \\'l1t.;r;_ t:.11·:=: 1._>'l·J I.nd:iat.~;; I "'''l'Y nh1· l·O'·' J:" .,_')i~J:· Upon enterhig the Employment Reso1..:J.r(:e Center upstairs, one ia greeted by t1 1n:~re t ...:.-. •' -l..!J·~·f~-.' .... <J ~-.!•.-::\..!..• a,Uve 2nd t.ad -rtc:::.pect f.'.)r ~ l:'~:c,ch cd,'.".<:.: warm, pleasant, attractive la.d~r, am::iwering to the name of Barr.iara. Shetthan. aud n.t1d .for Mothe1· E.r,,ctlL ' the part time receptionist and cle;ical She does t\ l:~·.r(~!! h'°'!:t" rh.i.1osphy' beCEtUS8 nothing but the v1~ry best vibrations eni.anate f:com thi:;, c"nce1·e, LL:;al~stir: Jady. I think GhE''"'· a. r:rer:;t; rer<:on. t1 1e airle in that department is one of nicest people you'd ever want to rnidt • And like so many other people here, sne does have a. gree.t sense of humor. IVl.ARY Barb has graced the. Council with heJ' presence sJnce ,January 19T7 and has ~cm. •. t·e d .!-,.o t'ne a t mosp.here t rJ.bu o.i.· ga1et:, P""d :-· . . good spiri. ts which surround us. ( Dor1 ' ~ get rne wrong, we do have our serimu' r;ioments here.) P • [ 1 F'B~L.RF.RE ---- ··------~·.. I hav-e much respect. ';:;,rd n.cJ~i:r'l.tion for Sh_e in e:t.t Jr}..~~rL"l ra.tion f::>r espec~cr,,ll/ l'iat.ive American w. .><rle:1, 1,;J:-;"o f':in.1."1 t.r~erusz~l ,.,.e;J i-~r1 si tuH,tions 2 Lmil~ ·-:,~,· 'c.o the c,ne ;-,tte was in s. few t11is J--~~.dy. ail -w<..J.men, yea.:~s ·La.ck!) 1' u 1S'73 £;1u.~ foun.C!. hernel.f Formerly Barbara. Smith, she was borr1 in S•:':t:1a:rat;cc~ fl'on .. t.er hust,,,,nd ;,~~th e. ~)Oss_,.,:; "" ,,l ..i - ,,,...,.,..(' ··•-e '''·1·t'"'·" t\ ,,·r1·1· Elk Rapids, Mi.ehiga.n and is :from thE~ ' - .... >,-,. ·~ .., .\.! .i. t:... ' . . . er'" e-"'""""•·· - v \.,... .. Ott.avn 'fribe. She has six cbi1dren1re.ng- bttal.Ly ~~0:.7·/ZlGlic:.·--l) :t no Y~iE(h sc1100.1 d·i'p1c·• • 1 • ·,a..,..."' m..::-i :J._~ncl .f'_i.-ve ~_.·-t1,·~J..dre11 t.orhic';1 s!1e t'-fO~Jld J.ng in age ...f' roni e_even to rnnteen yE· - "' .h·t~l2 ·t.c, ~1·.~11po:··.. t... '~:~cda~T t~1-. e bolds a old awl also has three grandchiJ.drer 1 • • ~· .-4--.... .... ·~· ~.~ .J ..t~ tf !,,. ''....(...!_. (Don't let that "srauimother. 11 thing fool t<.~~.r:.t1::·:r.s I'egr::::'..:~ J:~ Soetgl., lrlorl~~ you ·· Bar·b is only .l.n her thirties.~ ·be~~') ~ .~ ~ It ha.s hu.c-.1 roc: . 1, blJt she pp·rsE=:r-·· vered ~ she was de1:.L~etc·:.",, .~he ha0. :.=t gcial to reach a.nd. slE' reac':11:.'!d. J-! • ~fow Btre i;;, worl-:.ir1g 51....:.ccessf\;.J .l y here u.t tb.e t~{:>tL1·..~·i~l ns a ps~ych:5.atric 'foci;;"..'.. Wot Ke:, u, lon1.~ ·Her hobbies i!K~Jude crocbetj ng, soffb<:.11, crossword puzzles and embroidery RE:3.i:-c-· ing i:; also a favorite pr;.sttime ana c;he dOf•s a bit of writing too, having sL.tbHr,:ry Ferrcre is a i\·11 tlvod Ottm.ra Ind·mi.t.te:l several articles to 'l'UR'l'LE T/l'LK. i;::tn, :::tt1CJ w:::ts born Mary Mc:>wby in f'esha. wbe~~t-crt·n1, 1Y1ic:t.igan.. He:c farrr.L.l:y A goal she hopes to fulfil.L one of these 1:10,red he.h:: when s1ie -..ias ii vc ) c:'£cJ.':' o~~,1 days, though she know is wil.1. take n1any · erll'0 ..1L~1 - (ti-10,1gh si';e r-t::.11 calls Pe:-:;hawl1e~1+•:,-,:~~ ;'{ears, 1• s t o 'oe a l a1H'JeT. b~'h e is l~er ho1ne ~ a::-, sr...r: t!a.s be-~:.n g.::;j_r.f; '··~a::1~. ing in Junior College this fall. �every t:i.:.mmer ;:.;.rnce). She attf:;nCied St. Alphone.us Sehool through the cdvrl"!:.h gr,::i.de . ant1. the:·1 a.tte::tded Cathe.lie C·;::ntl.'al ~ but drcppE!C ·out in th,.; eleventh grase at agro; sixteer... Elbe m.:::vea bw.:k . to p,,.,;;h.9.:wbe~ituwn for ri. yi::.!l.r, a:'.'d.· the11 return~d t.o Grand. Harics arid <it:·.rt<.~1~ 1m-.r:l~.ing at S-uns;]ine Hospital which -is now Ker.t Cmnmunity Eospi tal; a job ;.rh.ich •Bh'" held for four years. It was during ·;;,.:1:;.G time, t;ha.t, dl'e got married and star~~e·:l ndDinr;. &. fa.rn:'.ly. She al.so start~a wcr·l~:: ng in 6. fact.z.;r¥. l t September 1973, she n.nd her· h~rnba.nd separated and that 5.s\ when she ·ae.:!ided to return to achoo1 to get her h.igh schoo:L diploma; :partially to g·et. her mind off her worricri. She: ean1 ·:!d thr•.t diploma in the spring of '73 and felt so comfort.able with studyi.ng again, that she decided she w01:Jd like to try to go to college. S~w was S!)mr::what apprehe"1s:i ve ~ as at that time she had always thought that :peo:pJ.a who went to college were 2om;:; kir"'i of 11 s;1:per intellects" or sped.al k.ir;r1 of :pen.rile. She had once read some"WherC'! that if one cou.lcl prove a quarter c·r mcire IndiEm blood. tbcre was funding available to hE·lp with their cducati0n. It was st:i.11. 1dn'3 of "s ca r. y 11 t .o ·h er, 1'..;llt s11e "' dl ·· · d J..1.X.e .. · 1 1 • ric; ~earru so much that. she was determined to r:.;o c.n. She made some imp11rl es and was certified to go. She then entered Junior College that fall. Two. years later she had her Associates Degree 3.n A:::·ts. That was in May of In June of '75 .she enrol:Led at Western Micnigan Uni ver.si ty ih Kalarilr:tzoo. Conmmting · daily from Grand Rapids, she earned her Bachelor Degree in SociaJ. Work the following spring. · Atld r-emar.kat ly , she was raising a family at the same time. At Western, she nta,j on:;,d in Soc:i al Work and. minore6. :.n Fa.m.ily Life Education. MoreovPr ~ · she wa:: also working part time. ('l'h.:Ls J.ndy really amazes me!;) \•Ji1at 1 ~i l:icre, in Seui. 1 ember of '~(6 she got into graduate sch~o1 at Western and itj AprLl of tliis y·ea.r she .received her Ma.s't!ers in Social Wo:'.'k. Sh,~ . is now working !\,J 1 ti.me here at the Counc-i 1. Until April, she had been w:.:~:rK·ing part time. isrrs:. As psychia 0..;.r l::: Social Worke1· here, she ser .rices individuals and families v.d't.b person] aw1 ~motional a.nd fam:i.ly pro:J Lems . She bas also been doing .:ro:'.lle Outree,cr_ Staff tra.:i.ning in human rel.ations and co1nmu:1ications skil,:s. Whi1 e working toward her B. A. she a:.l sei worked in the Adult Af't.er Care A1.;enc-;i~. Prognun. in Gran:d. T~apids. This agency serves peo:pl.::- who have been ·released f::·om mental institutions and a:re trying to re-adjvst to life outside -:and also· to stay the.re. Wh:tle at Westerh in '76 and 1 77 she wc-rked at the South Kent Mental Health Clinic: here. '!.'hey serve adults ·with emot :tonal/ far1:i:.:r pro- blems and also serious mental probl·:~mr:. 1977 was also the year that Mary wa·: :;elec:tec I !t , ~ t.,_ . ·v tr as one o:f G:ra;1t1 Rapids women 01 · 11e .1. ear. -. She we.s one of eleven in our town chosen from 2:-;o to 300 candidates. ·:rr;e vromen were selected on the.tr peY.'sona1 and profes.sional achi~ffernr:;nts. That same yea}·, sbe was al s.o elect,~d as a. d.e:Legate to :represent our state at the Ho•1ston, 'l'e:xas International Women's Year Con-" ference vhicb took place in November. Sne was one of f':ive Native Americans, out of a toatl of 118 women re:presenting, Michigan. "Michigan "";;,;-:; tli ': only state with that many Native .Amer:iearJs B.S delegates and some had none a.t all. CaJ.i fornia, whi.ch has a 1ar;~e Nat:i.ve fu'l'1e;;·ica~1 :;,>opule.tion, had only two Native American delegates,!! Mary told me. Lo spite of ber busy busy schedule} Mary does find t.ime for some recreation. She JH::~s t.9 bow:l •:-..r\ci :t"eally enjoys smffiT!.e·:r weather a.s that i;:; when she can swim and picnic. (Says she: doesn't care for cold weather . ) One of her .favor::l:te things to do is at tend pow wow;:;. Sb.e loves to watch the dar.ce and enjoys visiting with all her f:r:i.end~> there. ''Tradi ticnal ceremonies: 8.r:: -very import.arl't 't.o me too, n Mary said with a far g,ray 1001' in her eye. And about college l.ife, MHrY says~ " I found 011t t ·c1at you dor:. it have to be a. special l':ind of persc:i. People who go to co.Llege a-re: .ju.st, a:rerage orc1inar.r people like 1 �Exp~·rience in janitor work including a good wor·t<:j_ng kr;owledc;e of maj.ntaining jani toria1 everybody else.'' (If I ma:y• Mary, I'd .like to say that I believe you are just· a little equ.ipr:ient. bit more than "crdinary 11 and "average.") We at the Council are very proud. of Mary 1 s accomplishments and are ver;.,r bap:py that Mary you 0efiua te1;r ~.re - an i.nspin\t.i,.::m tc r.1(:'; a.s I I :r;i sure you a:re t,c [~J.1 ~;-c1nLen - .:-.'fati . .,.2 :.P.~:ie~i(!an or i:1tl1e1~· wise. vie· r.re :;JToud re."' you! she is w.ltJ; c:s. Posi tior\ Ti t1.e: Rate of Pay; $16,441 to $$19,489 per year ~ . FOR THE ·BrJREAJ1 0F EQU1l.Ll,.. - Kind of •tfork: ZATlON: · .. ·>--- ·IN.UI .IUJ ADULT LEAHNINC; CEN'TER NEWS. P0s.jJ;i_o;:-r, i~ .'.1 vaila.ble. -t:o::· a r1erson. lv. perf6rnP high1y compl.ox aucL tedmieal \".rc·rk i.h- We'd like to t'etnind everybod.)I that st:.rr.- volving appraisal of real and pecsonal pro- ------·-------.. . . _._____. --0 -·--.. -~---· -»...· rner .::,chool is beginning:.. Dll.r'i.Cl~ week, the s t,aff lns been loo~ing perty. the pa.;;t c ver and specialized departmental activities. Many people are very close to finishing school and n::;ed jsut a few classes. Come i.n or g_~ and bu3iness adm~nistrative acti vi tie::J of the Bureau, and in generc1l transcripts and credits and vpdatiGg recor·ds . Indi.viduals in thi::: cfossifica.tiot1• assist in the Gr~anduation from high school prefe1°ably .supplemented 1,.Ji th consid{'r';:tt>l e appraisal or (;qu:Lv.a1ent experience. v·e us a cal.l and we will arranGe a schedule for you. We are located at 45 Lexington St. N.W., {Lexington School) and our phon8 number is 456-6985. Let us hear from ycu soon. ?osi.tion Title: :mte of' Pay: CLET-W III $9,984 to $$13,270 P.er Year The Staff Kind of Work: Sleve, Maryan, Mike and Sue. --,JOB OPENINGS This is modc,rate1y d.Hfical t and var:ied clerJ_cc..1 work in the Treasurer'::> Offtce. Werk irwolves ta:\ audittn,z, receipting, acc~unting 1 issuing dog licenses and delinquent tax notices. l~Or'k 'may. also incl•...tue trainj ng tJ(~W ec1pJ..oyees :J.n general offiu:; practice~; and procedures. · __ AVAlLABLS .... -~-----· Apply at: Kent County Personnel De~1artrn-0>nt County t.dm.5.nistrat:on Bu:Ud:i.nP.'. Hoom 201, .300 t-km"'J'"" Jhreriue N~ 1.r 1(·1. GnmJ Rapids, Midi-I gan 1+9503 . • .. ~!Limber: Phone '...... .. ... f .. .-. :U.gh scboc.l graduar,e preferably' supplemented by- colJ.ege level ·course«::, _-counting . . Good public _ri;;la~:i.ons abiUt;;;; ::i.nd svpervisory ex0erierk~ is . des:trat'l.;i.e ~ .. 774-3513 in:,ao- · F'os:L t.ion TUle: · . _JJili..fXQ.ll R:=tte of Pay: $4 . 3lt Per Bour THE KENT COUNTY __FOR_____ _ Kind of Work: Position ·:'i tle: INTSR- Rate of Pay: ~fi.Trr-,N»1AL 'Tfnf,~Q-R~' [ .-. ,... v. L~.,\., ,_.,................. ...__d . ----- LOT -PARKING - --·· ·------. ATTENDANT --~~·------- $f1.l3 Per Hour ~ Kin:J cf Wc:.rk: FOH KENT CODN'l'Y AIRPOHT. This :Ls a permarH;nt PART TIME: Dosi tJcm. Pft.RT TIME I-lours of wo.rk are from 2 : 00 p. ~•t. t1.1 8: 3 o p .. m. Mondays thru Thur.<:Jay::; ard f'r')m -, r'-·l. 1 t f d ; D rn t _. "n " .-. , -, . ·. - : ,_ · · ·- 0• CtL..a ,es ees ue ano colJ.ects fE:1~ money. , · · • o 9 ·--~" p ..,. • on .::i.Jnaavs. worK involve'-' '"'"111 •-·· · .. · · · · · · cleanin f ~-·· . , "''J'...... ec .. ;:- si:.a..,i.st1cs; BLWmits reports. Perg e~er"')l .,, c:. g o •.-r.e women s lava.torv fO"'" 1~ c. . , • .• ~. -. • and otl,er related -i~ - t P .• - , • • · "" ml.nor- r epair;J v.) m~:nHtncal equip-,,ctr11 .o. 1a1. work as r;':ly ·cc qt K ~ d 1 i.. 1 ' ' ' OC asn i' crned •-·· e~ps g:ruU:1' S r.ea: I ;:;• 1()VCl;'::~ ~.!)Q\;l ·on J- v • ..:>. t;, , . ts pA1n • 8 I- • s~ripes, . install sign~. ' ·- �THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF SKA-NEE-GISH Some cash handling experience. Facility with figures. Some knowledte of snow plowing methods and with minor repairs. ©©RI The boy went out the back door and slumped over a trash can and wept softly. He felt DRINKING MYTHS - What we think we know ... so utterly helpless. His feelings were can hurt us : many - disappointment, confusion, hopelessness, but most of all weary. He :t'el t like I drive better aft.er a few drinks. there was no use trying.anymore. It ha.d ht.ippened again as before, and Most skid row bums are alcoholic. Most alcoholic people are middle-aged or older. You're not alcoholic unless you drink a pint a day. 11 How he had gotten this far in school was to him a small wonder . He had worked so hard shoveling snow in the winter, mowing lawns in the summer, delivering newspapers, gathering and selling junk metal. Any way he could find to make a few pennies. It was the only way he knew to get the school supplies and few pieces of decent clothing he needed to get the new school season started. Drunk Tank" is a good cure for al- coholJ.sm. 11 could see His father, drurik, had ,just· taken his little bit of money away from him again. Money he had earned. walk.lng the golf course all day ca,rrying two big leather golf bags . He knew it wou1d go over the counter for cheap booze a few moments from now. Very few women become alcoholic . The he no end to.it. 1 don't know any alcoholics. 11 The really serious problem in our society is drug abuse. People get drunk • • . or sick ... from switching drinks - 11 It 1 s only be(~r. 11 'l'here were no agencies waiting amdously to help in those days. America was ~lust com-~ ing from the Great Depression . There was little help. Welfare was a mere dole of surplus food stuffB. A little flour, lard, beans and the like. 'rhe boy , being Indian, was one of the last in a long long line. Alcohol is a stimulant. "Wriat a man!" Stil.~ on his feet after a whole fifth. "I'm just a social drinker. 11 A good host never' lets a guest's glass get It wasn't coming home to a cold dirty house without food waiting for him. He was used. empty. to that. Be bad coped with it as long as he could remember, What he ·couldn 1 t under-· stand was why his folks were like they were. When his father we,s sober, they had so much fun together, going on .i::-nicnics, ~ •.M'mm~1n.-l':J• People are friend.lier when they're drunk. OW.1. . .L and going to ball ga.rnes. It was the same with his mother. He 1.:new she lovecl him. She had shown him time after time that thiB was so. Little things told him this. 'l'he way she soothed him and held him when he was so terribly afraid during the bad thunderstorm. He thought a.boat the time she cut he:r hand badly with the old butcherknife while 9 �trying to help him make a bow for his ar- rows. He knew they loved each otb2r. He His stove got its fire from coal gathereLi. along the railroad tracks o~ faggots. Thof::e other people had only to turn a knob and pure blue flame popped on automatically. could feel it and .i.n the kt.owing he felt secure. But the dri:1k.ing had gcrtten worse e.nd then worse yet., How it .:eerncrl they wen· d:c.mk e.11 the time. l:U th er that c.r OL the way to becoming drunk. Worse yet was the way they were sick every :'.:iorning. He c,)uld hear them vomi tlng and kr,ew they mm:t have been miserable. Why? ALrays why? This He had known o f these other things sin;~E he hnd .~tarted school. 'I'hc;se peopJ_e were 2.J.ways dresse<l nicely ·- ar.d clean, They had ,jewelry; rings, necklacE:G and watcheB . Those things would be quickly ·turned j_nto drink in the hovel :i.n which he Eved. question dogged his mind constantly. It couldn't :possibly be the taste of that stuff. He had ta.ken a trial sip of it; At. the goJ.f course where he worked be saw people who did.n 1 t even dri ''e their own ca.rs. They had chauffeaurs to do this. And they the canned heat, the rubbing alr;ohol and the other cheap booze. 1'1;; 1m:cnt his mouth and he spat it 0ut. How l.:Er;:·i;;::_(; ! 1\11 the good things they couln h~:Pe to d.rinkfrui t juice, pop, kool-·aid, and ;yet they chose this stuff! hed him to carry those e;olf bags. He had watched and studied th~~se people s:i.nee the day he had hitch-hiked. there to learn to be a caddy. And then the results of it! The quarrel-· ing and fighting. If it wasn't that, i t was the .raucous l::mght·=r. T':hat kind of E.:; wnsn't allowed to go in where they ate, tr it h:' caught gl.impses through the windows. Clean! Kverytl'>.ing bright and clean. Wr.i te 3hiny sliverware and plates. .t-.nri tbe people who waited on th€~m were immaculate. laughing didn't sound Hke t:".l.ey were havi.ng fun. table cloths. They sounded more like crazy peop1.e. And then, even though he had done nothing What a difference these two worlds - his and theirs. How did these people get to live in wrong, he was chased away, t:i.me after tim.e. He had to flee to his hi.ding pJ_aces, stay away until it was over, s:teep:i.ng :i.n the hills. Then ir the morning. rliscoverini:r ... ·' ~ . • •,.J' that -while; his feelings -were stiH hurt~ they didn 1 t evEm remember ' cha.sing him away nt all. this other w0rld? This other ,zood clean world? Ska-nee-gish found ou.t. He found tbat they were a11 educated. 'That they knew somethJ.ng. 'I'hese J)eople 1-tn.cl titles of some kind; Senator, Judge, Doetor, Bishop. 'l'hat then was the way. 1·iould. it be possible for him to do it? Bie; ' question. What did it take? lMore 1 l y .... Ska-nee-gish wa t.ched the pee !::.!..t:: en the other side of towo. 'l1 hey. li~rt,!d iUfferent thB.n he did. 'lhey h_c.d hot a "id col:l run- ning water in thexr homes, not a well. 'l'he only w<:i,y he knew to get tbat, was to work.. Alright, he was willing, He would do what-- And. their toiJ.e t. '11as right inside their houses - not a Jj ttle shacJ.; out back. And they didn't have to dig new roles and ever they let him do, to earn his way. move those toilets. All they hP.d to do was press a lever and it was all flushed away! They also had. many tcif,.: ht ligt:rn Now, sitting on the ground there in that <·:lley , he bet~an planning. He would b~ep his :noney away from his :pa:rents by telling lies. that flicked on with the touch of a butRe would tell the:11 ne cnuldn 1 t find any work. ton. Hi:;:; one light came from a lantern, a.11 He wouh'i hide froYl1 them. He wouJJ only go src.okey, and yellow and dim . smt:lling of . ker- home when they were gone, or passed cut osene. 'ro light it a mat eh had to be put to orunk. Yes, the.t 1 <~ the wv.y it would haYe to the wick~ whieh ha.cl to be kept :iT! even trim. oe .. I() �I:h~ put his plan into action the next morning. Ee arose e<.1.Lly t:.· f'ore anyone else was np. He slippe(l out of the house, walkerl twc miles :3cross town to the lJj_~~;h­ way, J!i tch-hi.k:-~d the t.:on rni1es to the golf C()11rse and took his n:~nce ir: the waiting line. 'rhen cot 't .jcb and cadd~-Fd eighteen hole;; of golf - so:ne five ::id l•c:s of walking Uj) and. dmro t· :Lg hi1ls ca.rry-ing those huf;e leather go1i bags. When it was over, he got pt:iiil seventyfive cents. Then he bought l:J s o:reak-fast at the caddy shb.clt. I\ hot :fog and. a glass of n1i lk ~ Fifteen cents. Sixty cents left in his pock·~t. way over in t.he corLer among the hedges. 1 t was a. worran c;j 1J!ilped over on a park ·bench. W'.nen lie ,:wt c:loser he saw it was 01d rUllmJ ed p:rint cl:::·ess, cot-· f1a,tr P.G1{.e1·;-. IIe 11ad ~t feeling of s:!rn.me tc,1ards her because of her slo..,:F~11l~v a~pp~a.rance.. His first tn!n11lse w~is to t~.:n1 aside and pass he"tn by. This 1~hen VEi. s the nioment when t:lv:~ first shock uEmt t)u'ou gh hi n. Didn't he J..ove his own m::rl.her anymore? How cr·u1d t.hat be'? The'"e c:ouJiln 1 t be an~nne on earth that low. Not t•) love his ow11 mother . hi:> Mot.her. tor si:,O('}clnt;~i ~ w·ent over to her, A great wave of pity en~;ulfed him. f)h..:: ·was sj ek. He could see t,;Jb,t right away. She looked up at him rt(! He didn't want to do ·it. B:i.s feet were al ready tired and .;ii s 1x.. ck hurt. He took a secret look at his dceam in the eye <)f h:'i.s mind. His dream of lr'~~u·ning. It ptcked him up somt"What. He got back in lh1E; an.J i;ool-' on .A.n:::ithc' job. Another eighteen holes of golf~ another five mil~s of lugging those bags back and forth up and down hills. :Bone weary he made it. He got paid another seventy five cents. He walked to the highway and began his hitch-h:i.ke and t_:qo mi1e walk home. .He stretched. out on the grass in the city parl{. The rest was good; real good. He slept. Wlie he awoke :i.-t: we,s getting da:r·k. He ~rert to tl1e water front and washed .lP. From then on he decided he would bide ol.s swim trunks there <:.:Jl bnthe. l\lso he would buy canned goods ·- pork and beans, lun,;h mNJ.t, S01..(p, bread. Tfo reataurante for him. '.I'hey r:os t too :much. He would feed himself in t·-bis ..,my, ':'.:'1n.s it went,, !lay :3ft.i:."r da;y • His li tti.e bi ·i:. of money grew s.nd he hi.d it '?;ood. Th-e boy wan exhuberri.nt fo:veryt i•!J':" he 1ooked at h:i.s secret c&.che of money. He t:ouJd s.ce the ~.,,,, not second h.<J,wJ clothing and books he wou1d go to school. with. He did buy some used clothes a"L the run-· ll'K·,r.,,~e s Lore for now, but; he w011J.d am)etL at school neat ard. ~.lean as all the c·e-;-t" He coulJ ha:t·di.v :i.ma.gine it. He would a.most be equal. 1~:: s arri·v-n.J '"1t 1:,[1e d . ty ps:rk to rest a:f'ter wo1·k, i1e nc,t:i..c~ed. someone One day upo11 through r"'d rimmed eyes and told him that if she had only fifty cents she -wouJ.dn 't bave to stay sick. The boy gave his mother a dollar and watched her f>louch away on her :r·t:~n over shoes. He knew she was going to the liquor store for wine. He felt bad for a long time afier that. The way he felt towards his parents kept his mind in turmoil. He carried this burden of guilt with him constantly from then on. Ska--nee-gish liked to r0ad very much. Besides the nine cent movies and swimming, reading was his way of spending his spare time. On days when it r<dned or when he got bacl:: to town early enough from ~addy­ ing, he began going to the public library. He ·1:1ked the libra.ry a lot - peaceful and quiet. '.I'here must have been tons of read:i.111:;;. His for the asking. He had only to ap-proach the J.ibrar-ian, old Mrs. ·shepherd, to vet f3.11 ·the reading he wanted, He clrsnk tli-1.rstily from t.his fountain of knowldege. On(:: day he entered the library as usual. He 1.-as r;oi ng ·t;c get a book, go to the far i:md, secret1y- sdp th~ shoes off his tir(~d feet and srend an hour or two reading. On bis way past a newsrack a pamphlet caught his e,ye. "A icol~ol, the UndercoYer Killer" x·ead the title. Alcohol? That was the stuff th.:.d: made his ma and pa get so awful. '!'he b()y took the pv1nphlet a.nc found a seat. Before we wot.:1d rise from that seat this d<1y, l:!.is knowledge of life was to take a kSl.. eat tu_rn.; �From this writing he was to learn that alcoholism was ranked right up there with cancer and tu.ber~u1osis. He learned that an alcoholic wrJ.s sick three different ways in cne. Physically, mentally and spiritually. And that this rlisease couldn 1 t be cured; on~.) arrested. It's victim must abstain totally from using alcohol for the rest of his life. He learned. much about this confus:tng disease that day. ·Then a· wonderful feeling went. through him. He felt like shouting for joy. He had discovere·d that his :morn 'ind dad werr~ 1 t in faet bad, but only sick. They couldn't. help being sick anymore than Mr. Anderson who dragged one foot as the result of a strokt-?. That day the boy started loving his mom and dad a.gain. He counted the money in his cache, made a list and di.d sone mathematics. Hi.s goal was attained. He .had sa•.red enough money for his books and school supp1.ies, clothing and even a .little more. He had done it. He would The alcoholic seem2. to do everything in his power to keep anyone from loving him. still keep this money secret, but ::::>ther changed would be made. He :i.fJ ea.ntankerous in ev\~ry way. He lies, cheats, does everythine; to prevent sl-.e;;i~ls" 'rhat same evening he ce'1sed h:i dh:.g :from his pi;.rents. Immediai:.ely cm ·his arr.J•ral baek in town from the golf courn;;; Le SO'.Jght out h:i.s love from coming his way. 8.Y({ He will go to l.en.c;th t.o gain and protect his supply of alcohol. Dirt always walks hand and mom and dad. hand with drunkenness - always! 'l'o des·· cr::b,:>. the stend.1 is almost impossible to They reeked wlth the stale smell of booze .. the way all drunks do. But the 1iOY emuraced put. into worrls. It has it 1 s own d:Lstinct smell. Nothing on earth smells the same. his mother and put all the m.:iriey he had earned that day ·before her. }fe !-;m:i .led r:i.t her and told her to save only a quarter for It is m'.!.ffiistakable. 'I'he boy ccu.l.d1" 1 t have worked 1:1. bt: ttl:·r cure even if he knew how. he couldn '·t .figure a. way tc- te11 his fa.thc:r of what he had learne(1 lJllC thought of a way; just maybe ·tc· get tr1rcn.igh t.t1e fog of alcohol to hi.B .;:otuer. He knew that when his mother was sober, she was e1ec...:i.. The first thinr; she always d.:Ld ·be f'o.re U!1de1 taking anything was his lun<'h the next day. 'They took it of course. S:pent j t en "squeeze" the same a~; a1ways. '1'h".:J dJdn 't rea1ize it, e~pecially the moth>""r, tmt a seed had been planted. tbat. day. 'LL" sf~2d that was to bear th::- fruit of love. Not even the boy was aware c- f wbnt, w:::cs taking place. 'J'he surest arm qu-' 1; '<: ,~~::rt way to accomplish the arrest of a,n e.1 <'C\f'o ..Lic' s "ds-· ease is for th-e aJcc,ho1J e to rcceiYe GENUUr:E love. Here now ii..-; the most '1<1.t'fl5 n~~ c-ont.:r.:117 part of this s~tuatior. lf. ·~ J.. to wash up. H"e reasoned that morning was the best time. :3inr:;e }:,.~ w&.G usuctlly gone to ·rork nef,.;;'e she va.s up, he would •:rite her a not.::. He took. a dollar. the pamphlet and this no·:e to the wash gtand and left it :Ln the soap dL;h �His father was still a problem, but, they solved that easy. They both hid from him. They became conspirators, this mother and :.:.;on. They t2·ied and tried to figure a way· to get the father sober. 'ralking failed. He ,ju.st got angry. He e;ot v-ery angry. 'I'o ask him to go to church was cut of the question. The note read: Dear Mama: Please don't show this note to pa. I know he doesn't believe :in God and he might beat me tip if he read it. I've 'been going to tbe library quite a lot 'J!hen natu:·e (or God. if you will) took a lately and I found.l this little booklet there· f.~elping hand. 'l'he rather finally became It will explain things better than I can. so :ili that he couj_dn 't keep anything in I love you verJ much mama and I know you a~e hurting yourself had witb that stuff called alcohol. Maybe if you went to church and had a talk with someone there they cou.ld help you. The little book says that you can make yourself blind or even kHl yourself with that alcohol stuff. It scared rne ma.ma' I wouldn't want to live anymore either if you died. his tortun~d stomach. Nothing .:. not even water. It was in this suffering way that he got sober. A drastic cure for a drastic- 111ness~ but i t worked! We can all be happy again. •rry Mama, f;::r me. If you go to church 1'11 even go with you. At least read the little booklet a couple times. I love you. As soon as he was able. the father took the only job he could find. It was the poorest paid, and the men who worked at this job were all ashamed of it. It was the lowent job in the country. The WPA The Works Progress Administration. A government make up ,job. Just one step ahead of outrjght welfare. Your son. '11hey did however, mm the old. house. The boy worked and gave almost all he ea1~ned to his mother. He put it on the dresser where he knew she would find it. It was al ways gone when he ca.rne home. He was beginning to get dir:F.!ou.ra.ged. Then one day it started to harpen. The little rn:i.racle began. He came he.me and his mother was sober. She told her son that she was pretty sick but that she was going to tttough it out.n This she did. It took about a week for her to "dry out." '11hcn she began to clean the old house & little at a time. The results began to show. Clean floors, dishes washed., 1atmdry done. Food waited for him every day. It was nic:e having his mom herself again. Her hair was combe,1. Her clothes, though o1d, were clean. True to his word he went t~) ehur:;b with her. Life was looking up. He wasn't lonely anymore. Between them., the boy and father got thingf~ in shape. They first fixed the roof for the coming winter. They didn't ha.ve mone:l' for paint but they did a.J.l they could in the way of repairs. The boy e::njoyed every moment of it. Working with bis dad. whom he l.oved very much when sober. His mom brought them leomonade to drink while they worked. It was all so good. Gone w&s the lonliness and humilation that always keeps company w:ith ,drunkeness. Best of all the feelings of guilt about not loving hil:-1 pa.rents was gone. He had t.hem both ba.ek now. Back from the 1iubo they· had been mired 1' n. rri. ht· anc.1 .-1 a-'-·~ n:i..g,; every night thereafter, he knealt by his cot and eave great thmiks to hj_s God. September ca.me> and with it the start of school. He was :ready. He and his mother had carefully shopped for his clothing .Nothing f.le.Ehy, jusi sturdy sensible~ th:tngs that would 1.aFt. �A.:. he walked. down the dirt road toward sd10c1l that f:ir:3t day, he f'elt so good . He knew he would do well in· h:i ~:: studies. T:t. 0 111'.s to t.hat. library, he he,:J. 9, head start. Hi.s c.ad was sot•er a.nd working. His mom wot·.ld. br:> There whe:1 Le got home. She wo.i}d hav-'C .. C01:1ething good to eat waiting fnr him. 'rhen for an :.i.m;tant - just an inst.ant, a horr:i.b1 e ·thought cros.:>ed his mind. Doubt t.ook rwld of him and it stopped him. :::topped hlm .stark still! lant? Hov long wonJ..d ·p, ROB HERB~ son of Virginia. Herr of our ·~·taff,-11as in his possessj.on, a 1::Jeautiful trophy ·which he won when he took first The i:.r0rds "Look up unto the hill from which thy heJ..p cometh" came to him. He continued on his •r1r:i.y to scbool - singing. place in the Mi-Gi-Zi High School's recent ·cowling tournament. Rob bovl.ed over 250. THE ABOVE STORY WAS WRITTEN BY WTLLIAM [ili'I'HY HART, formerly of our staff and MOBBY BIRD are the proud :parents of a };aby-boy born J1me 8th. It's about time, DUlfLOP) AN OT'J'AWA INDIAN FROM OUR CITY. Congratulat:i.ons Rob! Kathy . A. We thought that was going to be Congratulations to you two. May baby. ?<.lso on June 8th, PAM MICKLE and JOHN CHIVI? JR. had a baby boy. They calJ h:i m JOHN CHIVIS III. -·--- SHIRLEY LARK of our accounting department who recently broke her ankle, has now (sadly to report) broken her wrist. Seems Shirley lost her balance and in trying to protect the ankle, fell on her wrist. She ls coming along fine, though. But Shirley, '!·lease be careful. We need you! BAHBAitA SHE/1..HAN is :recovering at home now '4fter being recently released from the hospital '.ihere she had surgery. We at the Counc:i 1 all r1ope that Ba.rb is feeling much bettf~r. Hurry 1Jack Barb~ i.;(~ m1E;s you! '\.nd we are happy t;o report that MA.RCIA RAPHAEL d.,:.J,.;Q:t:t,er of Bud::l.y, is doing niceJy after her "ecent l)peration. 'T"HA'r' S Af_,L TIIE ffEWS FOH 'l'EIS MONTH. TF ANY··· ti'.J'E IiAS BIRTH .11..'NNOUNCEMJ:J'\TS ETC.~ FOR THIS GOLUMN, PLEASE LET US KNOW. t;DI'l'OH. �I.eroy Hinman Gloria Tre\Tino E'ugene Warren Kim Hills Dennis Bush Joyce Visser Linda Bessey He1en Kiogima Barbara Anderson Cindy nrake On May 16, 1978, the Grand Rapids InterT:::ibal C0Tu.1c·LL Adult Ed'l~c::i:tion Program zponsoreu a special dinner m1d celebra- tion for all si:;udent.s who completed the:Lr GED or <:!arned their High School diploma. Manny ~.fodawis ~tarted the evening by warmly &;recting the gusS't.s. Joan Webkami.gad ,:;~we tbc i..nitr)Cation. Andrea Yrn..mt And the dinner was great! · ( A .. specia t thanks tc Manny Medawi.s for the potatoe soup and to Carol ai:d Larry Shananaquet for the corn soup,) BSHNADENE CRAMPTON % Flint Indian Educatipn · Dennis l~ush gave a speee-:-1 that 'reflected the events o:f' the :past year and expressed appreciation to the staff. Recognition Cf)remonie[~ be('an as Wag \\7heeler presented. special e:ertifi<'ates to graduating students. The students presented cards to the staff. As the evenin.g came to an and, we saw a .slide show tha-c highlighted the events o:f the past school year and explained how the . "iult P;rogrm worked. We would J ik-e· to thank all the peo_ple who helped us prepare for thi.s special dinn•=r. And cong;·a-0 ~.uations and be.st of luck to t 1::e graduates. ,.I'hct.nk yov. for a great yea:r. }.~el.:.;r,.- Bar'bu.1.~a 31:en.ha11 Donna Dunlop ,T eanet:te .P:i. erc:e 'i'cni: Fosh:c I,ir:da Z1.:.L:wcfr: !. Sylvia Swanson Melva Danielson Jfr::J.xine Jt~rancis ·· J,~sse Chambers Hober::; '.1 1:.rinmon '-'at1·j.cia Gann Jean Warren Viola Compo 48507 March 23, 1978 Buzh9! I have just returned from THE LONGEST ' As usual, the communication media is not effect.tvely cqve1·ing -THE LONGE.ST . .. WftLK nor pufilishing the .reasons for i.t. WALK. As usual, Wt? are portrayed as hysterical troublemakers with little leadership ready t;.:) jump on any bandwagon ingoring· the r:ause. What is truly happening is that greed remains king a'!long ~10n-Indian people. Witb the introduction of the enclosed House Bills the selfishness bec6mes apparent. is a list of the g!·aduates. Gar:.ott ~-~ Ar.ew::.shl\.i. 1736 Carmanbrook Pa1,kway Flint, MI. Florence Klshego ·Dr:·i:na Saboo Tbe theme is consist:_e,nt throughout his- Joan Otten Catbe::-irie Wesaw Shirley Wilson Bing Sprague Steve Boda tory - des troy al 1 na ti.1ral resources. The self destruction i.;-;· like a :mowball , cc, 111ng a.Long destroying anything i.n .i.ts path. In this ca~'e - Native ArnerL.:an people with our· treaty :rie;hts. Mike Wheele2: Milr.e Berg My experiences dictate that THE LONGEST WALK j s indeed a spi.ri tual walk which is unifying the people with representation of over 70 Nat:i.vg Nations. 5,)lj dar.ity at i...his critical time is most important for our survival, Les King Betty Gihbc Naney Sm:Lth Helen Ch1rpewa Jot!.n Srn1th 15 �i f y'.'.:lu "'re too bu0:v to wrtr :; y;:;ur congrcE> · rnnan, you may call t-he Opera tor and ~;ena a poli tl.cal mess3.p~e. Th(; . . . ba"';!.e is $2. 00 for not mor(; than 15 vl')rcis at1d. :;.~gnod by ONS inaividual. caravan to· ~:.tlpport the e:'forts of fHE LONGEST WALK . ".s planneC: for· Jtfft(.:0 2 th~'U 1,, 1978. Fer more ·1ni'ormati.:m call B:::rni in J:'liid:. (313 J 762-1:)6? d1Acing office :1our;:::, A Bridge Betwewi Two Worlds, Mi-Gi-7.:i,.· Hidi. School, and Michic;an Commission en Indiar1 Aff?c:i.r.s. f1 Mee;wetch, Ber:1adene Crampton ''"dE LONGE.ST WALK ©l8W! NEWS BHIEF "The Longest Walk: is a .spiritual walk of Indian people from a:pp1'r.)ximately 70 In(iian tribes to bring attention to ttie lc,~gislati on that is devastating to tbe human right:<; of Indian people. Some of i:he legislati.on w:\..11 affect the li. ve'.:> of all people. TLs legislation if passed -.,K)uld give the U..:-·, Government complete 1.:J. l::,ro.t over the production ot war, t >l Le th tbnefit of mankind. How can 1 :-.i:_, t:c ...'ztry ;•teach :..10rld pe2ce with any ,l~··.. L:·::.i~~~ }i!<f'.. tJ1e !Vl.:iddle East of tl1e Pan- .JnhabiL1nts of this ::ountry. ;, L"._'.:.Jiatior. wmld violate-the trust · :,, .t:~-"·LJ.it.,y .the federal government "i;1 .:: .. T:et.L) · · t::"-. 1,; .>.'::•d I'' Indian pl'-:ople th.rough ! . · · 01~.J1-;_; -- tn>.::: .:;upreme law of tbis lar.d. ·l .i.C:·_r,;.i__ Jlf!t"~L'')D is pz~:.;:se.d, tt1e ;s,overn'nt i;il1 ca.l..L f<•r' :tr1jnediate t:::·-rrnination :)f' a.11 t.reatie;-3 s . . sneu bf~tween th.(~ u·~s. 1 ~ i ·< L,:Ji.::m schools; Indian Hca:. t-,h Clinics hosoitJJs ;.;~U ghut dm,n; iiousi.ng nr:oj.~ct::; ori the re~.:2r'vations will come to ;,r.0 ~halt; Indian •tudents n0w attending .u.;..Je;~'.~~s ;j.r1d tL1ivcrs~!..tLes w.ill be forced u.; t: huncin!:: ;:mcl fishing on Ind.l.Ctn re. .c'tV3 t; on.:3 •;n ll be cancel led; wa tf;t' rights of Ind.ian tribes will fall cr<:;L:alty; and fi.nally th(') remaj_nlu;; Ind:Lan land wtll for'ff>.it to the var:i.011s stats.s. The land bas\.:: r)f Indian tc, b:::s now tied to religiou::> •', 7 ::·;:;e:rod plac•.:::s wLL.l '10 .longer· be pro·· tected and Uie end of c8.t1g1cu"' ceremom.n Ls ·:.·hi.ch are many ..~:ens .of tbousano.s cf ye;1rs o .. d will slow:• y d.1e :1way. Tn i:L8n peov"i€: aiid the heritage of T:his ··ount::•y arR in the ha"1ds of the U.S. ~;crate and the hou3e ;f fi.spre~·cmt:itive~- .. 1 We need yo11r N::1p despen-1 te.:i.1. F0r. a better understanding of the bills, i hu fc;llowing. is a brief summary cf eleven of the .damag:Lng bills: ll.H. 905!+ - Cunningham, WA - 11 Native Amer- of.J.977"-:-:-- ~ca,.~.E:9u.~l Opp_9£~Uni~y .lct___ This Act will abrogate all treaties, take away our culture~ tif8styhis, 1·ustoms, 11ihich our- forefathers gave to us. It will close down all Indian hospitals 1 schools, hcusing projects. Hunt.Ln,?, and fishing will end. Water rights ::ma land will be stolen. AU reservations 1tJi11 rm longer e~csL It is an end to the sovereign relaticns!1ip between Indian nations an(i the federal government. IL R '· 9950 - Meeds, WA --- ''The Omn:i.bus Indian Jurisdiction Act This over i~cm-Indians and it .Umit;3 the power of tribal j~risdiction over members of the tribe. IncUan nat~ions would be forced to deal wj th individual state gover·nments. A~t r)f 197?1'. removesal1 ~tribai-.)ui-.\sdlction H.H. 9951 - Meeds,_ WA. -- 11 Quant:i.fication of ~~e~_r&}_.~e~ved W~ter I:liF,?}i°Fs £:~i--- . _.. Indian Hese.rvations Act." Thir:> Act ex-t.5.ngui3hes .sll aboriginal rights to the use of 1.,1at.e1.' for Indian peo?le . An Indian v.1ouJ d rki 'le to ;;:r:cept ·what j s given him. ________..._._________ Wa t,;r wcmld be quantified ioto the amo:.:nt the State feels t h e reservation i.s ent:i. tled to·:-~-· 9736 - Cunningham 1 WA. -- nsteelhead Trcut ProtecLon 1•.:::t. 11 'H1:i:SA"Ct--v:T11 h .d.l<:eaway one-of of sur;riial. l!idian }Jeople' s means Indian nations depend on commeric20.l fishing as a means of support . Thi:J act will stop Indians from catchtng sLeelhead trout and sel1ine them commt:.ytcialiy o �S.B. 1437 1 Criminal Code Reform Act of ~- 9T7 - L"en.nedy, MA - ~ Th i.s :L:::> a threat r.o ths f.tee:dom o.f everyone mcluding t!Jt~ ri.fJ:ht to expressior1. lt is a threc1:, to t."1e BHl o.f Ri.ghts by pr-ohi.bi ting the freedom of' speech, or the grievances sue as demon~tratinc against war. This lEgi lati0n would be incr~ased on reservatior1 ..:1nd 1L,:.l.J()f' crj n.e3 ~1ould be .increased fron lJ to 21. It would abolish the dis:inccioD between federal enclaves and Ind'L,o reservaU_ons, also abolishe~., all p0)vious treaties between Indian nations and tne federdJ government.. This b.il] i nfY~~i J_f'l Ii.fl. th(.~ }f~,.J~;F. Gf F:epres,,3ntativt.7.s as 6P-t>9~ t"ie need your Lt_~Jp an~j ~;uppcrt.. If' you carmot join u:c; on "the Loncest Walk, 11 Dor1a t.Jons c..r fo Jd, n1ediciPe socl<s: \iJa.cn. for 1anc., 1 1 c.lothi.nc;, pot;·-i and pc1~1s f11li.11 be -../ehtclc::: aJons t!·1e V/~:f .. LC>Cl~L CU.~f::·n.tBt.rr·xoNE3: r~t1~::c- checks payab.l LCJt·Jr;scT WALK - F\:-:.rn t'.aastman I.OCAL r~tl\ILJJJ(; ADDHEJ[j: Kansas Nati.ve to: .i:-imer'ir:a.n Coa.15.. t:i.on, 190~) ~,.,1as8achusetts, l~wrcnc0, Kansas 66044 KNAC PH. # (913) fYi?--L1t.1 t~"'c1~ CONTHIBUT fONAL AND GENEHJlL INFOR1"Jl\TJ ('()1\1T.A. C'·t: .H •.J . 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( l1hoc-d ~ H.J.R. 206 - Dingle, MI. -- Joint Re:::iolution relating~ to r-e_gu lat"iorl ~y tbe Srates of certair IndiaG hunting and f.i.:Jh_ing: rJ..ght::: ~ Tn 'L:.:;. wj.11 k.c:ep Indi.ans from flshlng ctr~d buntinc- off t.t"i~; eD:e0t when the State se~s If we let thi:7' hapj.Y:}n ma.ny r~servations, the t:i.rne" lnctLCtt~ food. peopl<:; 111ill r_::o hung.ry for .lack of H.J. R. :;,2:'.-hupr.c same a:-:; il. ,J. R. 206 except author. �The Longest Walk P.O. Box 409 Dnv:ts, California PH. # (916) 758-0470 TO 'THE PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN: If America is to be a nation of laws then all the laws must be honored. We have no quarrel with the people of Michigan, we only want to express our concern about the treaties. The treaties guarantee the human rights of our people. The treaties will not be permitted to. We are walking to D.C. to resist terminaW•:: v1ould like to introduce ourselves. tion legislation. WE WANT THE TREATIES lrie are the people of THE LONGEST WALK. HONORED. We walk with the pipe. We We co!lle from the Indian people's reserwalk to rebuild, not to destroy. We wall;<: vations hE:re in America. We wish no to be heard. We walk in sympathy with quat"rel with the people of Michigan. We the people from the farms and cities and realize we have been stereotyped as unwou.ldhope they understand the frustragrateful, militant and lawless 1 but the tions we Indian people have felt for so ."l l ; ;-y is 1 we are only human people long. To be victimized is a tragic way trying our best to survive in a respect.of treatment.· We wish to travel in peace. ful way. IT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO PROWe do not want or need any trouble with VIDE FOR THE COMING GENERATIONS. We the people of Michigan nor their law enhave watched and suffered with each forcement agencies. Our differences are generation of' American government. We with the Federal Government. WE PRAY FOR have experienced the American Cultural THE PEOPLE. attack against the ways of our people. We have heard the rhetoric of law and PEOPLE OF THE LONGEST WALK order while fe'3LLr:.g the justice of ral. .... ~ . .. . .:d rlass discrimination. We look around and we se8 the spirit of the people to oe .suffering. Greed and irrationality have produced a harshness that is hurting the spirit of the people. The peole no longf::r pact in rel a ti on to the Mother Earth. TO: ALL INDIAN GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS The Federal Government has no concern FROM: OJIBWAY INDIAN HERITAGE COUNCIL ''~..· '\:.he rights of the people. The conIRON COUNTY IRON RIVER, MICHIGAN stitution of tnc U.S, j_s no more than a treaty between the American people and SUBJECT: INDIAN SUMMER POWWOW'S their government. The Consi.ti tu ti on guaranteed the rigl.1t.'3 of the people. That is the treaty. That is the law. Hello Recession, inflation, excessive taxaOnce again the Indian Council of Iron tion and repressive le,r;islation are all County wUl be starting there Indian Powviolations of that treaty, the Constitwow's for the summer months. We will ution. Look at how technology and prostart July 4, 1978 thru September 1 1 1978. rsress have shifted the people's consUt11t;onal rights away from the people arid aligned these same rights with the The Indian Community would like to extend .corporate intercs t;;, and f;Overnment itto each persons to come and visit with our s elf. We are concerned about this atgroup and enjoy an Authentic Indian Powwow titude of exploitation that does not and enjoy yourself in the Scenic Outdoor ret0gnize respect and honor as being a Amphitheather located on Chivaugon Lake. p."'rt of our daily needs. 10 miles east of Iron River on County road 424. Tl'lc F'ederal Government entered into legal agrePments with the Indian people's Thank-you rn~ ti.ons durine; the history of our peoples. Th1.;:c;e legal agreements (treaties} are Oj:Lbway Indian Heritage Council laws. The Government has continuously Docothy Nedeau Ehlinger vjolated these treaties, broken the law. .-. 0 18 - . �.' _NATIVE -.-At:I::f.lCAN ... · · rer ..1 - NEWS FROM CF.TA I ---------.---- CRITICAL ISSUE CONFER.ENCE -··-··-~---.... .... . ,., ' -·...... ~-·-- .. · -- ·-···---- For those of you who have not attended tl"ds conference; it was held at tne Hilton Hotel in Lnasing 1 Michi.gan on April 13,14,lS, 1978;. The Native American Education Program staff a.nd al.so the P:1re(:t Conrn1i.ttee re .... p;.·c.:;ern:asi.ves: Jea1,r-;t 1,0 Pi•:::rce, Sue Fo'C, Sandy Raphael, :md Car·ol Harrington As many of' you now k1tow, I was hired as D.L:c0~c for of ;;;Re and st.art-!fd. working on Apr:l1 1rt1:1. T'1:is posit:i.rm' was open for approx0:.rn'3..te1y two m::int1-:s. On April 21st F'red Chivis Jr. our Job Developer resi.gned to take e..u0ther position wi'th Hartford Insurance. 'l'he Job Jeveloper position was o:oen for one month, due to the complici:i.ted hiring guide lines we hc~ve to adhere to. attend...,d this conference. The keynot\:; speaker 1·;~1:'; Dr. John H":d Horse (AH-BE-NO-GE; Director} from Minncapol:'.s, M:i. nne:::ota. ''1c: hired Henry (Manny) Med(-tvds Jr. as the n c:w Job ·Developer st art ing May 22 , 197 8. · I am sure he'll do 9. bang up jo'b as he is i'a,milar with our Indian Community and the A. Paul Ortega from Ivbscalero., New MexLco l<,cal .job ff.a.:rket. provided Uw entertainment Thursday evening, as people gathered Lo hear fantastic music. hi~ CJne of our Counselors was absent for almost ten.days dHe to personal leave, so 1rJld.le we met were: as you c~m see we were short staffed for quite a spell. ***Arts & Crafts in the classroom with Jim Klein, •••Film Festival, ~uch as North American ALl of the above factors contributed to our falling way of'f on our pla.n o:f operation. Eepcially in the area of wage Some of the workshops that were held "°' Inciian5' To:i:Jy, ""Jevelopin;; Hic;h School Cultural B.:..sed MatEwials with Chnck Ernory, spending for Ceta I participe.nts and our p1::i.cements for l_.Jarticipants. n•*·L-rHlcr::cd ·1ncling the Speci::d Saucation Th•::: quickest va.y to get hack into compli- 1,,,,, .:d:i .'•:'d ;; :lues of Indians, **:'!:;) !n.g E1nJ. !t::nt Pet ~~ons {EJ.<jers} j_n t~1e Sl::.:;,.: :· ,,..:· ,,,.:_ t:r~ Ore~1 L:/:)n, and r.;astv·1·r 11:.en:_pr; The ~.Y!dian Family witl: P,-i ~ 1Ja.llenc_:1.;>j' participants Ceta I,, Judy Fc:~;I.1.fJ ~Jcr·i::inizer and n::~ ratvr of Lhe T'·-·-.,3~1·~. t - o l 1.J Pasb,i0n S~tG\V ~ 11.rhic~h took 1 }~lJJ .. (' ~'.,(:.··~''.~a}~ ternoc1r~ ance wi.th our program. plan was to cut back hours and to s-r;art placing more of' our :~n employment ether than 'I1f:•"' cut ·baek lU ho11rs :ts a har·lship and I a.m f,;:,rry for that. We are doing our best to find jo"bs to t:t.J levfaJ.e this situation, r,-.J11v tt,.is special event Look place is tc show d:l.fff.:rc,.t. type:: of Trad:it,J.onal )r~."::>s. ;:. ··pi::f\;.l.J.,y ~t t11is a.rti<!1e W'ilJ_ nelp y·ou ·bet.,,_,,,, 1ir1dcrstmd w-h9.t has taken placr:: i..n the las :ouple of we~~s. I 01· 'Jn_0 oi 1~~r :~t3.ff 1;; .LJ.J. be 'h"x·~J.ting s.n art:! -~le f'or esery h:rme o~:· 'T'UETLFJ TJ.\LK · SANDY RfiPflflEL, STUDf:J~T MI-GI-Zl HIGH SCH!)OL ',CJURTb--:SY OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN F:DUC.ATIOU ?F:.OGRAM Ir:· ,-,r :·_;~ :JF ~T SII)E COMPLEX ©£:;·~~ HOGT':n . L. ;.~PRAGUE, EW' DlFEC'--:'U? �F'_rom t5_mf; to 'l'J:-1e Grand Hapids Inter-Trib&»1 Co1.rncil will be providing three one week canrpi::1g trip:; t.i.rn~s tl'1e partJ..CJ.pants wm1c1 spr:Lnkle cold wat~~r onto their bo-· dies. The health Indians 1tJOUld jump i nto the cold strean 1tJa.ter- at intervals. for disad.vantagi::d ch:i.1dren, ages e:Lght These [n..:Eans wer·e also ;;;bl:::: to recog-· through thirteen. Canoei· ni~ '11' tri· l-1,. "•oJ 5t 1-;m lflitning, trip to Mani toe Isl. w:i'.11 b<"' of'ferEd, nize pyscbo::wmati.c LU.nec:;se.:::, and were They wi11 be ea:mp1ng in Antrim County ,Julyfar ahea.d of Europeans in the set t:i.ng of -...~ L~ ~,,. 0 ,-.,_ ._;;qt -i...l'~- 17th through 21st, Ju1y 21-tth through 28tb and July 31st through August l+th.Short ex- cursions from base camp \.,rJ_l1 be takt.·n. brokeo bones and treatment of dif;loca-· tions (orthopedic;s), which was done with almost modern sk:i.11. . ©©® Please cal1 or stop in at the Counc_il :f'or applications as :physicals must be taken. = 'I'he deadline wil:L 1)e July 1hth. I have often -heard rht" hra"'f' nbu"" n· e doesn 1 t look Indian ... I 1 ve often won~ If you ha ire any questions, please eall Sharon Kennedy at the Council. INDIAN MEDICINE T!h~-8331. AGES OLD - p. " 4V , people from a11 tribes': eyes and straj_ght black haj_r. some cases lontZi bef'or·e so-called ndts-;o. cover:Lesn of medical cures by Europeans. they are all Indians. In 1536, an explorer, {Cartier) m'cte that the Iroquois had a cure for scurvy. What ·we know today as V:i1:am:in C was obtained by the InciLm.3 by t1oiUng tJie twigs and leaves of local pine, hemlock and cedar troes. This was then consumed as a tea°' Also the remaining particles of the tea were applied directly to the swollen limbs of scurvy victims. The Iroquoi:-:1 cured Cartier's entire crew of scurvy. This was a full 220 years before Engli~:hmen ndiscovered" tf1e or;;mges, lemons and 1:Lmes (vitamin C) cured the disease in English saj_lors. The Iroquois also practiced the physical therapy of sweat ba tbs 1 now kno\-ro a~.; sauna. A Jesuit Priest first recorded thi.s activity in the early 18th Century. Round huts, six feet f1it;h, f)if~ enoug;h to hold about eight people, were constructed next to rivers. The huts 1,,_iere insu-· lated by fun:: and mats. Hot stones wer·e placed in the center of the hut and were sprinkled wH:h cooJ water to make steam. ", dei-'ed what an Indian is supposed to look Indians of the Iroquois Nation in upstate of origin in unknown. (, like. To an outsider, he probablv looks like the Hollywood version.· But how rnany people reallv know'! I've met :New York pract.iced natural medic:Lne 1 i .n Many of these pracU.ces were only recorded by Europeans, so their true date ) Some have dark To me, Not because of thej_r phv.sical make·-up or bec2"·'~"" +-fi"'Y ~ave a-r~ll stating thai th;;~;;; iG~ian. necause he~ ls i ..nterer;;ted in ·,~'"1l1at happen.s to f"1i.s people.. An ln.di.a.n looks like an Irn:U.an not from the outside but from the :i.ns.i_de ... ;.;1here t t re-! dly counts. .j-; rn,,·· :~ . ti •~) ··- scri· ..... r·,1....:~ ........ r··ri ~f·r,r··ir'~ , • ,. . vv11y. .;.irac "1-Ce 1.• t. among ourse.l ;/es'? P.\ n In<JJa.n is a.n IndJ.an nc~ rna t-ter what. fie loo¥~s like"' The pr~<)blem --ts not hi;::; but rather the problem of the I think we have enough r¥1r" ,. ___ ''U~-"'.; d- E' '~ ""'--'·:. _,i.. ""''· '.'i, person who makes the statementt "but he doesn 1 t looi: Indian? 11 It makes no difference ' what we look Jike, as long as our heart~:; ar1d our f(;;elin,gs 0 Lool< Ind.ion. u .J:i_m Olguin July 1969 TALKING LEAF • -· LOS ANGELES, �r ,... --- - _,. . .. -----~ ~-----..,----·-·~-~- . . -"·- - . -----· · -· - ·. . . . ' . ,. 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Betty Jones GrandValley State College Allendale , Mich. 49401 ( -lli"""fl , � 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 Foster, Toni (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4f3ff912a5c7d23308f03283a2646e12.pdf 197a6e066309cf56ff53222d3082a834 PDF Text Text RARC 221 GRI ''tu.r·tle talk'' HAPPY BIRTHDAY CW\u{L IE ! 1979 �GRAND RAPIDS 1NTER-IRIBAL COUNCIL GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT "TURTLE TALK" STAFF EDITOR •• I I I I I t I ' •• • ' • t I •• I •• I 11II.11 •• I t .VIRGINIA MEDACCO HERR ASSISTANT EDITOR .... ~Ross MoRGAN CLERICAL AIDE1111111111s111111 1e ~1t111111e11111111KELLY COMPO PART TIME OFFICE ................................... KAY COMPOS s ••••••••••••• • •••••••••••••• ***THE TURTLE TALK STAl=F WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WHO HELPED WIJH THE ASSEMBLING/ STAPLING AND ·LABELING OF LAST MONTH S ISSUE; MEE-GWETCH! MATTHEW MEDAWIS RICHARD HIATT KAY COMPOS . · �JULY BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to: Allen John Barbara Anderson Celia Oswabine Mark Bowen Peggy Raphael Ernie Davis Steve Pelletier Larry Shananaquet Betty Anderson Kim Cash Cindy Drake Charlotte Sheahan Glen Petoskey Steve Medacco Timothy Medacco Debbie Ftaphael Steve Parsons Andrea ·Yount Matt Blumke Melody Wilson Huth Towers Bob Johnson Buddy Medawis Helen.Kiogima Robert Marks Louise Medawis Pat St. Clair Duane Raphael David Wonegeshik Boo-shoo! With the resignation of Toni Foster in May, it was I who "inherited 11 her old title, being next in succession to the "throne, 11 and with that "authority" immediately appointed Ross Morgan Assistant Editor. · We shall try our very best (following in Toni's moccasins}, to continue to keep you informed •. Kay Compos has been a great deal of help to me, as has Matthew Medawis, who unfortunately for . us, is no longer with us at the Council. We are using a drawing of Matthew's, on the back of our current issue of TURTLE TALK, and it is a reduction of the poster he did for Festival's "Several Nations" poetry reading, which Eloise goes into further is this issue. Matthew is a very talented artist, as you'll probably remember from last month's cover of TURTLE TALK. Thank you for all the help, Matthew, however brief. July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July July JUly July July July July July 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 9 10 · 10 12 D 13 14 14 14 16 16 17 17 19 22: 22 23 24 26 16 27 27 And a belated happy birthday to last month's oversights. Anna Dunlap June 27 *******•*************************************** HOMEMAKERS NEWS Homemakers Club will be meeting two Monday evenings a month for the summer. And now about our cover; we thought we'd try I will contact the members with the dates. something different, and seeing as how Charlie Hill (see May issue for story on this talented comedian) is born under the sign of Cancer, w~ thought we'd honor him this month, by putting him on our cover. HAPPY B.IRTHDAY, CHAHLIE ! And happy birthday, Daddy, Timmy and Stevie ATTENT'ION ! t ! ano Marky too. (My close kindred.) · All news for the August issue of TURTLE TALK, ~c hope you find this issue enjoyable reading! must be in by the 15th of July. We will acSee ya next month! cept nothing .later. Vi.rginia Medacco Herr Thank you. ~B EDITOR 1 �~oetry experiences P ve had tt.rnugh ·1 radi tim 4 l pe: · Reading at "Festival" ple who are pre sent f,J, ~ po~·t w0~'·~s or con+ ~~~~.--E~nce or other gathering~ is the f~~t tha~ h ~1q~ is given to the Creator by beginning a rwe::n ·· ing in prayer. I wanted to share this c<. · perience with othe~s (bGt because of my no.1Indian color. T thought it best to first receive the pernn.ssion ! ) Nearly everyone in the community is aware of the large number of Indian artists among us. At Lexington School, at the Council, and in our homes are paintings and sketches and wall murals done by local artists whose talents are remarkable ~nough-- and even moreso when you consider the fact that most of these artThe entire evening of readings was prcfounGists are self-taught. What has become clear ly moving, at times eartj), and po ... iticOJli over the past year or so of reading the TURTLE and strong. I !";as proud to see ries-wa .. rdn. TALK is that we have some budding poets among and Richard put as:i de the hesHation tht'Y us, too. Barb Toothman, whose real name is had felt abost ~ising before all those ~·co· Nes-wa-bin, provokes thought and profound emople to read. b•'C ::o11sc they both did so well , tion with her poetry which centers around sigand I heard f.roH Cvo.tMa tbat their mes:::-1<}.$ nlfJ.cant people in her life, both past and pre- clearly got across. sent; her spiritual and natural responses to the world; her joys and her sorrows; all afBesides reading srr;riL of my own poetry, ··~ 1 • ' fording us a deep view into her life as a Naread a work by Mar-y :~opez (Sweetgrass) " ' tive woman. Richard Hiatt, with his poem, was first pubH::.hec in the MrnAm< new·3J· ,~l~'· 11 Tears, 11 {which was published in both TURTLE from the Mashpee '.l«Jmµanoa l 1 fodj.;,n Tri t·"' 1 1 ' TALK and the newsletter from the Detroit Indi- · ell, in Massachusf'Us. (That work, en•' •· an Center)is one of those artists who is now "I fl.In Real" is .Lr.eL~dei in chi!O issee -. · venturing forth into poetry to paint inspiring TLE TALK). Mary is fro· thr" W.a~itJ2no,~o '. · pictures with his words. and her writing ¥las redd 11 exact•y u::. written" as w;2s th' rr·«•""~· .1nen l 1.alJ• i t«ic· There are other poets in our community who Ma <>.hnr-.a r,~. ·· - · · ..,c;..·mission to .i nclur;. 1 t have been published within TURTLE TALK, three in the reading. As one ;:if the poets whn r :'<'HL of whom are Donna Dunlop (Mohkeena), Virginia Barbara Cain, remarked, ooets are a cert:..1 ..r. Herr, and Debra Gibbs, whose expressive gifts breed of folks who at~ oi'ten look;ng Vtl'.· are given forth in poetry. (Donna is an artist deeply into life, arid dr.~w ing L Jill si. :. ' ' · · too). The beauty and meaning of words and the and people the materJal for the proce~s images that words are able to present te us creating poetry . In t',e same way, J ·.. L. ' deserve our time and spiritual attention. that a poetic consciousness is in t•.\W' 1> , ' Cyrithia Nibblelink, a reader of TURTLE TALK, the feeling s of people, ·nd Jf H1.ic Is and an enchanting poet (whose book, GYPSIES, I certainly intuiterl a lot of al f1,~m r,,, is one of my favorites), recognized this, and tensi ty in the aur<tienc.), •1hen I re·•1 i<nt Lopez 1 piece. I ~hanked he:r th ..;ri ,-,,,d ,. • 1 •.. · also the talent of Indian people when they translate these inner feelings and images infor thinking and 1 ivin~1 ::nd w.: i ·~.:>(, tfl-:• "' to words. Because of this realization and things from her i~atl.ve perspec 'LL"'e U•?t rec"' sensitivity to the works published in TURTLE to be sha~ed wlth othets. TALK, she invit~d people to read their poetry I say "mee-gweteh" to Matthew Med;:i ... · . , 1 ·• at the tenth annual Grand Rapids Festival of his support in cr.eatin~1 for the nine puet. the Arts. who read, c.• poster; of buffalo, Native m.r• and bird-- wh~ch !..tended with the name n<' And so, on Saturday, June 2nd, Richard Hiatt and Nes-wa-bin agreed to share their poems oor readir:a: "Several Nation.s. 11 ;,TLe n<l'.i' with a roomful of listeners at the State Court wcis given becan~se the µeopl e who read ~- n drawn fri'.l'm the Na'ive American, Black, <ll·;· of Appeals, on that Saturday evening. I, too, Latino Nations ~hybe Cynt ~i.a and I rei) was able to · bring for th some poetry . tor the Festival reading-- poems·that for the past sented the Woman Nation(???J along with two years have stayed hidden away in notebooks. women 'll'ho rcor ~f.er; te'1 the Black and Na ._: ,'' (Since graduating from TJC and leaving that American Nat~trms). community, there just hasn't been an opportunIn closln9, J emph:.;::J z.e my g"atltude t•. t,···~,~j ity to read!) After consul ting with some Na ·~ tive people, I received permission to open the who helped to Dake our voire~ heard in : .. · reading w.i th a prayer given in the Odawa lan-· Grand '.tap:.'.ds conJr;unity. T soulfull:· enj•.yed guage . I think that one of the most beautiful 4 2 �.!ryone 1 s reading: besides the people men• _. .oned, others were Randy Brown, Cynthia Niblelink, Scott Collins, Ricardo Garcia, and .imith Pettis. Hope we can gather ourselves ar ound another evening of poetry, to celebrate our vi sion of the world. This Moon, from Eloise '********************************************** l<•**************'******'**************'*********** NATIVE N£.R ICAN STUffNfS TOUR GfWfil Vf:illY And we are happy to report that Tof!l_tterr. (son of our editor) is coming along nicely aft··W• having his collar bone broken recently. And to Marx. pigeon who recently graduated from the Care Unit at Kent Co11111unicy Hospital, we offer congratulations and wish her much happiness in the future. We had a long t al k with Mary and found her to be a very open and courageous young woman. The following i s a message from Mary: On Wednesday May 9, 1979, Native American 1-ligh School students were entertained and given a tour of Grand Valley State Colleges Campus. The event was arranged through the efforts of Rob Yob~ Margaret Sprague and Pat Kay. A pot luck lunch was put together by the hosts and the leaders from the Native American Education Program, also Pat Kay's mot her, Irene Elk made up marvelous blanket dogs. Students were: Mike Sprague, Diane Kelly, Mary Kelly, Julie Krzeminaki, John Harrington, And congratulations are also in order for R,?gt'.,t,,SJ?rague and John Chivis Sr.who were el ected to the Tribal Council held by 1;he Huron Potawatomi Council in Parchment, Michigan on June 9th. If anyone doesn't know what the Care Unit is, let me inform you. It is a 21 day hospital stay to learn about alcholism. l a .. an alcoholic and I know who I am. I am Me! 11 Thank you everyone, for the support you hav0 given me. Thanks to the Grand Rapids Inter-~ Tribal Council Staff, Mary Roberts, June Fletcher and all my friends and family who are too numerous to mention. Cheryl Engstrom, Mike McSauby, Jessica Talsma-, Kim Cash, and Kathy Schrubbe God grand me the seren.tty to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to chanqe the things I can, and the wisdom to know the di ff ere nee. 11 Also the leaders from the Native American Education Program being: Jeanette St. Clair,Gary Shawa Genevieve Shirley, Jun~ Fletche r, and · Angie Yob, George Sni der. CARE UNIT - 774-3349 AA CLUB - 774-8820 *********-l<•**************' ****'**********'!t*' *"***** ******" ***********'*****'** ***'*"******************ON THE PERSONAL SIDE. •••••• Congratulations to 15 year old Mike Blumke, son .of Rita and Norm, who was .inducted into the NatTOnal·Honor Society on May 31st. We are proud of you Mike! And a great big congratulations also to Sand~ f{ aphael and Joa~in Alf O.f1Seca on the birth of t heir 7 lb. 14 Oz. baby boy who was born on May 31st. They call him. Andre~ And to Tony Vanas (cousin of our edi tor)'· we send get well wishes. Tony is in Blodgett Memorial Medical Center recovering from open heart surgery. Get well real soon Tony, so you can get that . fishing pole out again. 3 �1>RAYERS FOR THE TWELVE S1GNS OF THE ZODIAC /\RIES: EDITOR'S NOTE: THE PRAYERS FOR THE ZODIAC THE OPPOSITE COLUMN, WERE TAKEN FROM THE DETROIT "NATIVE SUN." BEING A STUDENT OF AS1 ROLOGY, I FOUND THEM RATHER FUN AND REAU. Y HITTING HOME SOMETIMES. Dear God, .I pray for patience And I want i t right now! TAUHUS: Dear God, Help me accept change - but not too soon. HURON POTAWATOMI INC. GCMINI: Dear God, Who is God? What is God? Where is God? Why is God? At a meeting held June 12, 1979, the follow-. ing officers We!'e elected: PRESIDENT: VICE PRESIDEi'iT: CANCER: says, "Dear God," and LEO: answers, "Yes?" VIRGO: Dear God, Please make everything perfect - and don't mess it up like last time! LIBHA: Please make me decisive. On the other hand, do what you think is best •. SCORPIO:Our Father, Forgive us our debts As we forgive our debtors, even though they don't deserve it! - ~~ SACITTARIUS:Dear God, - -- - If I've asked you once, I've asked you a million times, please help me stop exaggerating! CAPRICORN: God, I 1 d like to ask for your help, But I .'learned long ago not to rely on anybody. D~ar AQUAIUUS: Some say God it black, Some say, she's a woman, and I say, we're all God, So why pray? PISCES: God, As long as 1•m going to drink this fifth of scotch anyway, let it be to Thy glory! SECRETARY: TREASURER: Dave Hackety Henry F. Bush Jr. Roger Sprague John Chivis Jr. INTRODUCING ••••••• KAY COMPOS By Virginia Medacco Herr Even though she only started working as a rec eptionist at the Indian Adult Learning Center a t Lexington School in January of this year, soft spoken even tempered Kay Compos is not new to the area. She has been around this way before, working at the Council from 1973 through 1977t first ·as a receptionist and t hen as a book keeper. Ambitious Kay has also been attending Grand Valley State Colleges for t wo and a half years and before that, spent a year at Junior College. When finished with her schooling, Kay wants to go into social work, working with young Indian children. A surprising discovery recently made by Kay is that she . is a Potawatomi. You see, Kay always "thought" she was an Ottawa. Formerly Kay Shaganaby, she is now single (sort of), and is the mother of pretty and precocious Isabel, who is nine years old. Being out in the woods by the lake, pow wows, and ~usic makes Kay happy. She also enjoys playing the guitar. Rather quiet' for a Gemini, there is a side to her which she says she always keeps to herself. And her philosophy for living? 11 If lt feels good, and doesn't hurt anybody else, go ahead and do it!" Sounds interesting, Kay. 4 �MEMORANDUM June 11, 1979 To: Tndian Groups and organizations. Dave Dominic 4761 Giles Ave. Ada, MI 49301 (616) 456-5071 (work) (616) 874-6362 (home) From: Philip V. Alexis, Chairman. Daugherty Johnson 802 WEst Hamilton Subject: Cancellation of open council meeting . Flint, MI 48507 scheduled at Hannahville Indian Com- (313) 766-7335 {work) · munity, Wilson, Michigan, July 13 1 79. Robert Nygaard The Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs took 1112 Ashmun action at their Lansing business meeting on Sautl Ste. Marie 49783 June 8, 1979, to cancel the Open Council meet- (906) 635-0581 (work) ing which is · scheduled for July 13, 1979, at (906) 635"".9266 (home) the Hannaville Indian Community in Wilson, Michigan. Arnold J. So"1nick . 7200 'East Broadway Because of the recent resignation of our Dir- Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 ector John V. Bailey, the commission feels it (517) 496-4281 (work) is necessary to schedule a business meeting in (517) 773-3743 (home) place of the open council meeting. Yvonne Walker Therefore, the Michigan Commission of Indian 659 Hastings St. Affairs will hold a regular business meeting Tr~verse City, MI 49017 in Lansing, Michigan on July ' l3, 1979, from (616) 947-0900 (work) ~:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The public is invited. Meeting at Baker-Olin Building, Room 1-C, 3423 North Logan, Lansing, Michigan. · NOTICE COMMISSIONERS Time Limit for United States to File Suits to Recover Money Damages Upon Indian Claims Philip V. Alexis 1432 Hurd St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 (616) 849-3200 (work) (616) 925-5301 (home) Joan M. Bemis Route One, Box 22 Baraga, MI 49908 (906)524-1022 (work) (906)353-6733 (home) Thurman Bear 15830 Burgess Detroit, MI 48223 (313) 224-4962 (work) (313) 535•4354 (home) ' William Cross, 816 Armstrong Lansing, MI 48910 (517) 353-9525 (work) (517) 394-4267 (home) (28 u.s.c. 2415) SCOPE OF CLAIMS BARRED BY STATUTE Congress has enacted a statute of limita- tions establishing a time limit after which the United States is forever barred from commencing a lawsuit to recover money da. mages on behalf of Indian tribes, bands · or groups .of American Indians or individual Indians whose lands are held in trust or restricted status. Where the acts, transaction or occurrences upon which the claim .for money damages is based took place on or before July 18, 1966, the claim will be · barred unless the United States files suit .prior to April 1, 1980. If the events took place after July 18, 1966, the United States will be barred from convnencing such a suit unless the suit is filed six years and ninety days following the time to sue first existed. 5 �N1 REAL As I sit here looking out my window,.quarded by a reqiment of Sentinel Pines, surrounded '11'/ a beauty so vast that my heart weeps. for. joy, deep in a valley of love, I sense th.e G.r"eat Spirit haa chosen 111e, unworthy as I illll, to take part in the turning of the tide for the Indian people of Mashpee. . ., stripped of their lane, religion and cul. ture, our people have desperately held on to t~e idea that one day they would again walk in peace, live in th• teachings of our anoe•tora, and choose to work-to play-to be Indian. Long have they been misunderstood, these the sole inheritors of this great country, satisfied with a.l l that Mother Earth had bestowed upon them, able to live in a harmony known only to a few, wealthy beyond the wildest dre&lll.!I of Mank.ind. The Native American, devesta.ted by th0 coming of the White Man, sustained only hy a dre-.~ - to be Indian. My heart cannot hold the joy I feel because I was allowed to take part in the reincarnation of the Red Man - the Willllpanoag. The Indian movement ha.a bequn; it is so deep and private that there are no words to express our feelinqa. I shall therefore speak to you of them in a language of Nature, our religion. I do this so you might "see"; for you must "see" us before you can understand us. The thunder of the Orum is in our.hearts, of the surf, our voice, The wind in ~he trees, our song, The scent of the flowers, our breath, The chatter of the birds, our children, The softness of the deer., our women, The strength of the buffalo, our men, The roar The silence of the night, our love, We also differ Hl other values: you work 1rn that you nuqht pl.11.y; we play hard at work .. The warmth of the sun, our fires You chop down trees so that you might plant; we plant where there are no trees. You put fences around your cemetari.es; and dig up ours. You rationalize your *Tongs and change the laws t:o fit yo\U' needs; 'our p.eople sit l.n prison. laughing brooks, our babies, bottomLess lakes, our needs, To live in harmony, our religion. The The Your descendants asked for refuge; we .now seek a place of. our own. !t is your way to . possess and ours is to gl ve. The Whi·'l:e Man counts his wealth, while the Red Man walks on it. You li•.re in wealth, and hop, we sink in poverty. But different as our values are, tile laws, of l:i.fa remain the There are no words, 011ly the feeling, to be Indian is to be alive - ~eeeive sustenance. All that is in rhythm with the earth is Indian, is to be Indian. You have asked ~e to teach you the way of the Indian. I ask you to sit by a quiet stream:.· We differ greatly in our values, but heathens we are not; in your religion you acknowledge the Holy Ghost, in ours t!he Great Spir:i. t prevails. You take of the flesh of God, we the gifts of Mother Earth. On the Sabbath you give thanks for all you received; for all that ··~e receiv<!ld, we give thanks. You pray for mercy. we for strength. same - "Justice for all; sow and you sha.ll reap; gi.ve and you shall receive; trust and you shall be rewarded. It has been told to us "To be white is rH''•t and to be black is beautiful". I will t~ i i. ' you now "To ht:• .red is to be real" and we will not disappear to satisfy you~ guilt. We are the rightful peoples of this country you che.rJ.sh as your own. We are silent, but we are here! 6 We a.re red, but we are real! - Sweet Grass Mary Lopez �0ETRY 1 POW WOW SCHEDULE lHl CALL I was watching the woods one day, when I heard a mournful cry. I asked my Mother Earth if it was she, but !lhe said no. I walked pn. and I heard it once more. So sad that it would break your heart. I asked t he brook if it was he, and he sai d yes it was. I asked what could make him so very , sad. He said my brother s don't come to drlnk from me anymore, The beast of the woods ·won't .drink from me, and my water i s no longer clear as glass, and sweet as honey. · My water don't look as it once did, my banks are muddy, and no tree~ will grow by me anymore. Strong men come arid dump things in my water t o make me sick, and whoev.er_ drinks of me. How I wish, I was in the days when my brothers were young, then I could be free once more to run to my mother the sea. But t hose days are gone, and so is the life that used to come ·to me for ••• life. JULY 14-15 Walpole Island, Ontario Dave White-W2lfoceburg, Ont • . (take ferry from Algonac) July 21-21 Petoskey, Mich. Fairgrounds33 Bridge St . Aug. 4-5-6- Wikmemikong, Ontario - Mani tolin Isldrid · Aug. 11-12 Mendon, Mich. Function June U t'P Aug. 18-19 Peshawbestown, Mich. (616) 271- 3544 Aug. 25-26 Brimley, Mich. Bay Mills Pow Wow at:CINNINC WITH THE AUGUST ISSUE , WE WILL BL TH 'h ~ NING IN A MINI-SERIES, EXCERPTS FROM . A BOO~: WHICH WILL BE FORTHCOMING SOON BY THE POU~ PU~: LISHING COMPANY. THE BOOK IS TITLED "GEE-Bt•S·-C'>H THE WOLVERINE" ANO WAS WRITTEN BY WILLIA\11f;}tf1~'.J)r\ WHO IS AN OiiAWA INDIAN FROM PETOSKEY, MICHH-J\N ANO WHOSE DAUGHTER DONNA, INCIDENTALLY, USED TO . WORK WITH US IN TURTLE TALK. - Gar y H. "Eagle" Middleton IT WAS THROUGH MR. DUNLOP'S NUMERIOUS CONTRlBUTIONS TO TURTLE TALK THAT HE WAS RECOGNIZi:Ii l".'.i A WRITER OF MERIT BY THE POLK PUBLISHERS, AND ENLIGHTENMENT Struggling, Groping spirit, Bound To this earthly plane, Searching, Sear ching for truth, Her e , Again and again, Fervently I search! I see t he light, a tiny speck at first - then more and more and more , Now I know how, As well as why, The se rach is over, I 'm free ! APPROACHED .BY THEM TO WRITE A BOOK • . WE WILL HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING THE _FIRST TO GIVE A.PREVIEW. WATCH FOR IT!!! • - Virginia Medacco Herr 7 �N[WS FROM OUTREACH One of the most important things from the Outreach Department is to let the senior citizens know that we will be continuing to work with them. Viola Compo won't be with us due to a temporary lay off from the work experience proqram she was on.We are working on a position nor 'her through another program, ~o at the present time, we have Maryan Mashka tak1ng vi's place.Until something can be worked out,Maryan and myself will be the people you are to call, to carry on whatever tasks Viola was helping you with. were able to be of help to all of you on th. Emergency Crisis. Hopefully we'll be able t do it again next year. Shirley McDonald DIRECTOR OF OUTHEACH · SCHOOLS OUT! WelI, here.it is the end of another year. I want to th<rnk all of the students that I've had a chance to meet with this year. I especially want to thank those students who participated .in our culture classes at I'm happy the way our Crisis ·Intervention Pro- Harrision Park and East Leonard. We had some gram for 1979 went, this being the first time good times this year. t? operate th~s type of program. I'm sati~fied •.We ended the year with a 11 ttle party at each with what assistance we were able to provide to f th h l W"th h f · h the Native American Community and hope that they oth edsc. oo stl. l opes o seeing eac ,e• o er unng 1e summer. Maybe I '11 see you feel tl ' same• at Inter-Tri· bal 's summer program or hope f u11,Y ,at a pow-wow. With the time limit given us we had to work fast and hard to get as many families who met Have a good summer! the income guidelines, as we could. This was GEORGE SNIDER - Native American Specialist my reason for some families not_ getting the total •250.00 so that the balance of their allotment would help another family whose need was just as great. Out of the $8000 given us, we were able to help 39 families. Here is a general idea of the way the money was spent. On Fri.day, June 1, Walbridge Academy students .held various activities to raise money for the utility bill paid_$2620.41, for 17 families. ·cancer fund. There was a car wash, white c:c elephant sale and food booth. The food booth was sponsored by the Native American Culture Class Fuel purchased $835.21 for 6 families. and Indian food was served. The students from this class did the shopping, cooking and sellClothing & blankets $1975.40 on layaway for ing of food. The menu included Indian tacos, 15 families. blanket dogs, fry bread, strawberries 1 punch and c6ffee. Some of the students who particiHeating equipment purchased and rapaired. pated were Elaine Mashka, Laura Burfield, Liz $243.09 for 2 families. Wesaw, Kathy Schrubbe, Terri Leaureaux~ and Sandy Floyd. I would l.ike to extend a special Home repairs 729.36 for 5 families. thanks to Kathy Schrubbe and Sandy Floyd who stuck it out to the very end. They both worked Food provided $132;74 for 4 families. very hard. (Kathy makes great bread!!!) Also, a special thank~> to Mrs. Gee for her help in Other (relocation for back rent etc.) the .kitchen. Our booth was a great success. $855.00 for a total of: $7411.21: ·. The Number of households served - 39. L 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Me-gwe tch 11 Genevieve Shi"'lcy - NATIVE AMERICAN SPECIALIST Hie rest of the $8000 went for administration costs . Ago.in, I'm sincerely happy that we 8 �I BEMINOCR! Vor rr~G EJ WILL BE JUff 26, 1979. ECJIOO DAY! AI. LEX INGTOtf ScHOCL AND A 6: 00 PM TlfSDAY 1:00 Et1 IO 8:00 ·EJ1 A eon.ucK wILL BE HEL o AT LEx IMGIOO, REMEMBER, VOTING AT LEXIN~ION ~HOO... AND RIDES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DAY OF ELECTION FCR TRANSPORTATION, CALL //LJ-8551. I Ir IS If'IPORTANT TiiAT YOU, AS A NATIVE AMERICAN HAVE A SAY IN WHO IS ON OUR DIRECTORS, Bur FIRST YOU M.JST CQtvE ON OOWN AND SlGN UP! BoARn OF BEL<M IS A SN-f>LE OF THE BALLOT YW WILL BE USING. . B A L L 0 T NO. ------- DIRECTIONS FOR USING THIS BAI.,,LOT: Below are the names of (10) individuals who are presently running for the position of Board Member for the Grand Rapids Inter~Tribal Council. There are (5) five vacancies. Place an ~ on the space provided next to the pe1~son that you feel is most qualified . for this position. Each ballot may have (5) - five separate selections. Each ballot cannot have more than (5) five separate selections. CANDIDATES: SELECTIONS: . ! .! George Martin Barbara Arzola Paul Jackson, Jr. Kathy Stinger r Dora Harris Simon Francis ,John Hart ~ · Cindy (Fisher) F~oyd Bill Shananaq uet Barbara Su l a in is 9 . �NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM The school year has come to a close. I t is good to look back to a year that had p~ogr£ms and activities that invo l ved children and parents. It was good working with all of you and a big thank you go~s out to you for all the invlovement and 6~operation you gave. There is one regret, however, and that is the Native American tducation Program could not affer a summer program f or its students this year. There was a cut in this year's grant so it was not possible to make plans as we did ~th er summers. A number of programs ~0 take place in this area. You, perha ps would like to take advantage of wh at is being offered. Do give us a c all and we may be able to give you so s ome informati~n. 456-4226 JE ANETTE ST. CLAIR THE SELECTION ·"I AM REAL" (PAGE .6 OF THIS ISSUE) BY MARY LOPEZ, IS PRftiAe~ EXACTLY AS IT APP"EARED IN THE Mi I NEWSLETTER.ANYONE WANTING TO USE THIS EXCERPT, PLEASE QBTAIN PERMISS'ION FROM THE MASHPEE COUNCIL, INDIAN HEALTH TRENDS NOTED The department of Health, Educati o n, and Welfare Indian Health Servic e ha \ published a report on Indian health trends and services. The repnrt indicates that the death rate for American Indian infants was 71% lower . in 1975 than it was in 1955. During th.is same period, deaths due to g a s troenteric causes declined by 88% and that deaths from influenza and pneu - ' monia were reduced by 63%. Despite this progress, however, th e report shows that the health statu s of American Indians and Alaska Nativ e5 continues to lag behind that of th e general population. Particularly pr~­ valent is alcoholism and death an d injury from accidents. Individual copies of "Indian-'Hea Jth Trends and Services" are available free of charge from the Indian Heal th Service, Health Services Administ ration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockvil! ~, MD 20857. . INDIAN ADULT LEARNING CENTER NEWS '!:!!!!!!'!:!!!!! . ' ON THE PERSONAL SIDE ADDITION •••••• What a surprise to pick up the Grand k apids Press on the Friday evening of June 15th and see on the front page (taking up nearly one quarter of t he page) a picture of !:.._~nard Dud~ and his brother Jim Dudl·e}'. "cruising ciown Buck·Creek on a Thursday afterno on" in great big inner tub~s to c6ol o ff in one of our many heat waves.I'm s ure ma and pa Dudley (That's Elsie an d Jim) wer~ mighty proud! Something for the old scrapbook huh Elsie? And to Heien Hillman! (I'll ne~er tell wh at went on up at Lookout H.ill, if yo u don't!) That's a promise? PROIHS E ! ! ! There will be Suinmer School from June 18th to July 27, 1979,but Lexington School will be closed the entire week of July 2 through 6, due to the holiday. And ••• you can earn five credits for watchlng classic movies once a week, eating popcorn, having intelligent discussions and doing some creative writing. For more information call Joe Anne at 456-6985. ONCE AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER, THAT THE ELECTION FOR BOARD MEMBERS IS ON JUNE 26th.IF YOU REGISTERED BY JUNE 15th OF THIS YEAR, YOU ARE ELEGIBLE TO VOTE. ELECTIONS TO BE HELO AT LEXINGTON SCHOOL ! 1~. POTLUCK WILL BE HELD AT 6PM OF THE SA;.;~ .,, .. , ALSO AT THE SCHOOL. VOTING HOURS ARE FROM lPM to 8PM. BE THERE!!! 10 �IM•"''"~ 0~111£ NortTH CAl'1P•N(i P.l'lcA (LAST f:t.JO io_c. f(!.llV'AL t~C.'1 "'?P.RI( : . · i= Rd LE TT qo I"\ Co IHI t: FP.o!IN F,,.c.11..1ry-3.t./tn1 : R o 1= fY\ O f'...I R. o E # STS .) (\'\ 1 C.M I (,ft/J ' ) .Qc~o'l.C, M 1e.H. l}t:Tettl'llJS' No .ITH ~ET o W AT °?Cf'~\. 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Su, Gtr.and Rap-<.cl6, MI (.6e.e. map) TRAVER'S FEE $25.00 Fwin-<..6h awn tablu, c.hU!t.6 and e.le.c.:tJUc.dy. Food -<.n.6pe.c..tion and l-<.c.e.n.6-<.ng w,i,Le. be. done. an loc.a.tion. ALL NATIVE AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES (IJILL BE PROVIVEV: Ftr.e.e. Cam~ng. Ftr.e.e. me.al.6. PoUc.e. ptr.ote.c..tion -<.n the. c.amp-<.ng atr.e.a. Ptr.o6u.6-<.onal .6e.c.Wtdy guaJtcl6 6otr. fupf..a.y atr.e.a. Ftr.e.e. patr.k.-<.ng , wa.teJt, j ohn.6 (.6 OM if, no e.le.c.:tlUWtj. ) Ttr.ade.M atr.e.a.6 atr.e. on a 6ill t c.om e., 6-<.M t .6 eJtve. ba..6-<..6 • OTHER EVENTS BEING FEATUREV: Native. Amwc.an c.eJte.mon-<.al danung. Nam-<.ng c.eJte.mony ta g-<.ve. pCVLk. an IncUa.n name.. Ve.mon.6br..a..ti.on.6 06 W..c.h-<.gan IncUa.n c.tr.at)t6. WITH: ThWtman Be.a.Jr. a..6 MM.t.eJt an CeJte.mon-<.u Btr.adle.y Se.tte.e.me.n.t Vtr.wn - John BMh, He.ad S-<.nge.Jt INTER-TRIBAL POWWOW VANCING - OPEN VRUM VISPLAYS WILL INCLUVE: Native. Amwc.an atr..tit)ac.u (building ptr.ov-<.de.d) Re.c.on.6btu.c..tian ot) an IncUa.n v-<.llage. pJt,{.oJt ta Whde. man' .6 atr.Jt,{_va,l -<.n ou.tr. woodf..a.ncl6. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Be.a Baile.if 4347 41..6.t. St. Gtr.andv-<.lle., MI 49418 Phone.: 616/534-2542 Shnon Ftr.anw 457 ~ood,_S.E. Gtr.and Rap-<.cl6, MI 49506 Phone.: 616/459-6820 (e.vu.J Sh-<.Jtle.y Ftr.anc.-<..6 Phone.: 616/774-3842 (datj.6) AUTHENTIC NATIVE AMERICAN GOOVS ONLY NO ALCOHOL OR VRUGS ALLOWEV �------------·---------------------·------ - ' ._., .._.. ; / . ~ ~ tilf/ .. -·~ ~ ~-----------------· ...... /, '· . Wl=,O/V£f.IJ4 Y TP~SP~Y /f.10/Y/JAY - T/1-V;f'.) /) A-Y FR/PAV S/f-T 1: ' !J. I ~i '· 'f 3 j ~ 7 Th re :! Fires Home ~oming. West RiverBa k Park ! ' I 11 ti ' ·<J J' . ~hree 13 DQW MEETING. . /'fwow Pesotke Westside Complex 1.est Ri• er Bank Dark ~ /~ PARENT COMMITTEE F res ~omecom ng. t, II /() MI. 7 PM IG 17 J.3 ,ttf 15' . 1'1 /CJ J.> :-.G , . ;to JI ~Pow Wm esotke , MI 1 i;• ~·i ~ 9-, I fi ;l/ :tJ ~ ~ ~ .'. ,, r~9 ' "' . JO 31 .. �- -- Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council NON PROFIT ORG. U. S. POST AGE PAID 756 Bridge, N .W. 49504 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PERMIT NO. 690 . {) (~}///(\~ 1! {~(' "'n··~ I\ //fl /lilt' If f H /( J3 ,~f/(,/5-S ... . f5,. I/ Library att. Betty Jones GrandVa l ley State College Allendale , Mich. 49401 -- -- -- l � 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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