997 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4f8eb7615fb56a55712674d9070fbfb1.pdf cd493ee266c9180d9570b7720ed56f4b PDF Text Text .LETTER Ode'mini-Giizis JUN 0 3 1999 JUNE 1999 ••• INSIDE THIS ISSUE: New Prog. Name 1 Evening Programs 3 3 Sisters Garden 4 NA. Graduates 6 Sobriety Walk '99 8 Dennis Banks 10 Golf Tournament 12 Newsletter Coordinator: Hunter Genia Volunteer Editor: Sharon Horton Layout: Wonda Blanco Contributors: NACS Stoff Turtle Tolk's mission is to provide its readership with reports of local and notional 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 Deportment 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 con be used.) If you hove a story or information you would like to shore 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. • • • •, ~iv.ersi~ (Strawberry Moon) oiirah • ••• • • •• ~ w,rnrroaucing..... "Native American Community Services" - Our new program name - ¢ .· h NATIVE AMERICAN· COMMUNITY SERVICES In February, we requested for your suggestions for a new program name. 17 names were submitted and reviewed by a panel of 5 community members; Bill Dunlap, Frank Murphy, Sally Olsen-Kee, John and Olive Pigeon. They earnestly talked for about 2 hours placing the best interest of our programs at heart. From that point, together they recommended their top three choices for the NAPS/IFR/HH staff to decide the final name. Upon a unanimous vote, our staff selected the "NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICES" as the identifying program name. This was supported by a Resolution approved by the Inter-Tribal Council of MI, Inc., Board of Directors, with the approving vote on May 10, 1999 (ITC is our parent organization that provides fiscal and program management). "What does this mean for the "old" program names?" The program names, "Native American Prevention Services" and "Indian Family Resources" will slowly phase out as we become more familiar in using the new name. The new service entitled, "Mmin-nuh-gah-dah - Healthy Heart program," will remain the same but under the heading of Native American Community Sen;ices. "How does the new name impact our programming?" I hope the new name will indicate the existing unity of all services offered by our programs - prevention and intervention services go hand-in-hand as it relates to the health and well-being of individuals, families, and the community. In addition, I trust you will see that we the staff will endeavor to continue to offer culturally-relevant community-based programming for youth, adults and our elders that help us fulfill our overall program goals and objectives. So join us in the effort of calling our services: Native American Community Services!! A special note of appreciation to Bill, Frank, Sally, John and Olive for your kind dedication to our programs. -Lora Church ••• ••••• • •••• ••• �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 2 Native American Community Services ~ Staff: ~ Lora Church Program Director Hunter Genia Caseworker/Wellness Educator Renee Dillard Prevention Specialist/Educator Native Artists Sighted ........ Using Strange Platform - Like Stru.ctures, Have You Seen Them!!! j A VACANT Prevention Specialist/ Educator Wanda Blanco Office Services Coordinator 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. They've been identified as young, energetic, full of great ideas, working in the area of Broadway Ave. and Turner during certain evenings of the week. 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. They smile, drink Coca-Cola, and are good with paint brushes! Hey, it's just some of the Youth Council members and Young Eagles working on the Anishinabek "Native Pride" Mural. Coming soon to a community near you. "Jn early life, I was deeply hurt as I witnessed the grand old forests of Michigan, under whose shades my forefathers lived and died, falling before the cyclone of civilization as be/ore a prairie /ire. Jn those days, I traveled thousands of miles along our winding trails, through the unbroken solitudes of the wild forest, listening to the songs of the woodland birds as they poured forth their melodies from the thick foliage above and about me. Very seldom now do I catch one familiar note from these early warblers of the woods. They have all passed away .... I now listen to the songs of other birds that have come with the advance of civilization ... and, like the wildwood birds our fathers used to hold their breath to hear, they sing in concert, without pride, without envy, without jealousy alike in forest and field, alike before wigwam or castle, alike before savage or sage, alike for chief or king." - Simon Pokagon, Potawatomi Chief from The Wisdom of the Native Americans �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 3 Anishinabek Youth leadership Council Update! This schedule may adjust as we approach or get into the summer months. If you have any question please contact Renee Dillard or Jennifer Jones at 458-4078, Migwech! By Autumn McDonald Ahnii! My name is Autumn McDonald and I'm a member of the Anishinabek Youth Leadership Council, here in Grand Rapids. At our last meeting, we talked about having a monthly update in Turtle Talk, this way we can let everyone know what we're up to these days. First of all, on April 28, we elected new officers. Everyone who was nominated went through an interview first. Then, the other members rated their interview and gave them points (great idea, Hunter!). Naturally, the person with the most points won (on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best and l poor) • So, our new officers are: President - Kristy Dayson; Vice President Heather Green; Treasurer - Amanda Pigeon; Secretary - Alec Saboo. And if you see Rebecca Williams, congratulate her on an excellent year as President. Some of you may have noticed that there is a little bit of painting going on. The Youth Council and Young Eagles (K-6) have gotten together with Candi Wesaw and designed a mural. An Anishinabe mural depicting our "Native Pride." We're painting every Monday through Thursday from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. You're more than welcome to come down to West Middle and see what's going on, or maybe even help! Every year the Youth Council raises money and sends some of its members to the annual UNITY conference. So far we've been to Oklahoma City, Phoenix, and Washington D.C.. This year the conference will be held June 25-29, in Denver, Colorado. So when you see us, wish us luck. We'll try to have fun!! Last but not least, the Youth Council will have a booth at the pow-wow June 5&6 at Buffalo Ridge Ranch. We will be selling chips, pop, and candy to help shrink our deficit budget, just kidding. Come enjoy the pow-wow and say hi to us. If you would like to donate any food for our booth it would be greatly appreciated. Spirit Wind Recovery Lodge Mnidoo Noodin May 8th, a celebration for sobriety and a day to honor our mothers. Guest speaker Vic Visnaw of Flint, shared his story on the Red Road To Recovery. He was presented with an eagle feather for his twenty-two years of sobriety. Community member Joe Leo was also honored for his ongoing sobriety and the contribution he has made to the Indian community. The Grand River Singers helped to honor this event. A special thanks to the drum and singers. A traditional feast followed which honored our women for Mother's Day. The Anishinabek men cooked and served the meals. A giveaway followed the feast. Stories were shared and our people came together to celebrate one more day of sobriety in our community. Gene - Anishinabe in recovery SEWING Cl RCLE SCHEDULE By Renee Dillard As we come to the start of the Pow-Wow season we are closing the Sewing Circle until September. Don't panic as many people are still available throughout the community to assist you with those last minute details as you are getting ready for the pow-wow season. As expected, many new regalia have been created and as a result new dancers will be joining us this year in the dance circle. Some new regalia are adding new color to already dancing people. Many individuals have assisted the Sewing Circle over the past year. We will use this time to plan for next season and to focus on regalia and, as always, the traditional values that keep us in a healthy circle both at the pow-wows and in our daily lives. See The following is the schedule for the Young Eagles you in the dance circle! Youth Groups as they head into summer. Young Eagles K-6 Schedule ,A June 2: 6-8 p.m. June 23: "Big" Y.E. Activity July 14: Family Picnic August 17, 18, 19: Young Eagles Day Camp -Renee Dillard �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 4 An Overview of the Three Sisters Garden Project Three Sisters Garden By Renee Dillard and Mark Sanford (beans, corn and squash) We are excited about this season's efforts to- · wards the Three Sisters Cjarden. Mark Sanford and I have been dreaming of the start. Finally we did receive a donated site which is just down the street from our office on Broadway Ave. We wanted to stay as close to traditional early gardening practices as possible, although we are reminded that we are living in a large city outside of village value systems every step of the way. One of the important outcomes is to create more opportunities for elders and young people to work together for one common goal, the harvest. This project ties together all generations of involvement from planting to harvest. One of our Native community elder has been approached to ask for a blessing before we plant. Another was asked for his interpretation of the Three Sisters Cjarden procedure, that will be included in poster form for the self-guided tour that another community volunteer is helping to create. We have hopes that the self-guided tour and openness to the general neighborhood community members will help us work towards a harvest in the fall. The youth will be guided throughout the summer for maintenance. Some traditional tools are being made to help the youth feel connected with their past and earn a healthy respect and value for food gifts through Mother Earth. The harvest will be given to community members who have a need for food. Also, after a brief visit with the elders at the Senior Meals they heard through the Indian grapevine that they too will benefit from the harvest. Many said they looked forward to real Indian com soup. It is my understanding from some elders in the Suttons Bay area that the original Indian com was all white. This is the seeds that have been searched out and found for this Three Sister garden project on the West side in the Cjrand Rapids Area. Look for more updates and information in Turtle Talk or talk to Mark and Renee of Native American Community Services on how you can get involved. Sponsored by: Native American Community Services Featuring: Traditional Native American agricultural tools Traditional Native American planting processes. Ways of reinforcing respectful relationship with the Earth. Project Goal: To create community (cross-cultural) involvement that will provide an opportunity for stress reduction and personal growth. Call Mark Sanford or Renee Dillard at Native American Community Services 616-458-4078. Gift Seeds traditionally grown in this area passed down through generations. �Page 5 Turtle Talk Newsletter Circle of Relatives We miss you! Our team has slowly been dwindling down. We know that there never seems to be enough time for all the things we do, yet we hope each one of us can make the time to meet. By now most of us have probably received a letter with the entire list of topics coming up and dates for the group. In this letter, the possibility of a new series on parenting or an educational workshop for later this summer was discussed. CIRCLE OF RELATIVES MEETS Every 2nd an_d .4th Tuesday of the month from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at: WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL 615 TURNER NW/ROOM 35 GRAND RAPIDS The difference between the parenting series and the workshop format is how we want to split up our ideas or topics to be covered. With the parenting series, each idea or topic would be discussed on a given night. The workshop format would be a single day event where each idea or topic would have its own group or circle with set time schedules to sign up for. The best way we can describe it is to say that it would be like a gathering, but instead of vending booths, there would be different circles on various topics and activities. You would be able to sign up for the topic or activity that interests you the most throughout the workshop. Which do you prefer? Come and let us know!! Here are some of the new ideas to be discussed: • • • • • 000000000000000000000000 ({mjfiina& Sumnwt Scfuud 0 0 0 ~NLUJHLHH, 0 0 --~~---··0 0 0 g g Cultural teachings on the making of one's Regalia Feast of the "Drums" ceremony The Indian Education Program (Title Scheduling for a guest speaker to talk about legal 0 IX) is inviting children in Kindergarten 0 rights through sixth grade to attend the AnCultural story telling by an elder Family potluck and activities ishinabe Summer Program. The pro- g g g g g 8 Ogram will start on June 21st. ' O 0 0 0 o. 0 This summer we will focus on Math and 0 . Keep in mind our group can only be as good as its memReading skills, we will also have field bers, so please join us at the next meeting. All feedback trips and local Native American presentis appreciated and needed to make our team what everyone wants it to be. 0 ers for the cultural class. If you are in- 0 terested in this program, please contact Thank you!Migwech, the Multi-Culhiral office at 771-2016. Scott and Heather Colthurst O Registration forms will be mailed in O June. Hope to see you there!! 8 g 8 g g 0 g 8: g g g 8 91ettq, 9)~ 0 g 0 0 000000000000000000000000 �Turtle Talk Newsletter Let's Keep Honoring our Native American Graduatesl Andrea Bush is graduating in June from South Christian High School. Andrea is the daughter of Gordon Bush and Barb Bush and is a member of the Huron Band of Potawatomi. This fall Andrea will be attending Grand Rapids Community College and playing on the women's basketball team. Good Luck Andrea! Pase 6 Sports: Career Choice: University: ·Varsity Pom Pon Squad Freshman year Archeologist, Anthropologist Grand Valley State University. Something You Enjoy Doing: I enjoy being able to serve the Native community by serving on the NAGPRA Committee for the Grand River Band of Ottawa. Who I Would Like To Thank: I would like to thank my parents for supporting me in my high school career. Without them, I would not have been able to accomplish all of the goals that I have reached for. I would like to thank Ron Yob for introducing me to the wonderful field of archeology. He has supported me as a student and in my desires to become an archeologist. To him I am grateful. I would like to thank Janet Brashier, friend and professor of Archeology of Grand Valley State University. She too has supported me in my desires to become an archeologist and has taught me the skills Andrea Bush necessary to excavate in the field. She has taught me the delicate relationship needed between our Native Community and the Community of Anna May Detz is graduating from Creston High Archeology. I would like to thank the Center for Schoo I and is the daughter of Edward and Sharron American Archeology for the scholarship to attend Detz. Anna has received numerous awards and the field school last summer. The knowledge that include the following: "Rookie of the Year" award I have gained from the school is immeasurable. for band (1995); Honorable Mention for Community Service (1995); "Happiest" Award for Band (1997); "Most Improved" for Band (1997); Michigan State Board of Education Summer Institutes for the Arts, Sciences and Technology Scholarship (1997); Mother Theresa Award for over 200 hours of community service (1997); Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Award (1997); Participation as Altar Server for St. Isidore Catholic Church (1997); Participation in 1997 Summer Institutes for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (1997); Member of Creston High School Polar Bear club for having outstanding attendance record (1998); Scholarship to attend five-week field school with the Center Anna May Detz for American Archeology in Kampsville, IL (1998). �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 7 6TH ANNUAL ANISHINABE FAMILY LANGUAGE CAMP WHERE: SHADY TRAILS CAMP M-22, NORTHPORT WHEN : JUNE 17, 18, 19, 20, 1999 THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NORTH OF TRAVERSE CITY ON M-22, 5.5 MILES NORTH OF PESHAWBESTOWN. NO REGISTRATION FEE- BRING YOUR OWN CAMPING GEAR TRADERS WELCOME! PROUDLY SPONSORED BY THE GRAND TRAVERSE BAND OF OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS of the Anishinabe Nation. For more information call Kenny Pheasant, Pauline Barber, Sammie McClellan, or Carrie Leaureaux at: 1-800-216-7081. .•..~" ~ w~ Mmin-nuh-gah-dah Healthy Heart Program By Jean Johns *A Guide to Eating Out* Whether it's a business meeting over lunch, dinner from a neighborhood carryout, or a fast-food meal with the kids, eating out is a part of our lives. We eat out because it's easy, it's quick, and it's fun. But is it healthy? It can be, if you plan ahead and choose wisely. More and more people who eat out, want healthy food choices. Some are watching calories. Others want to keep their cholesterol under control or eat less fat. If you eat out a lot, you need to find ways to follow your meal plan as much as possible. Pick a restaurant with a variety of choices to increase your chances of finding the foods you want. Order only what you need and want. Know how to make changes in your meal plan in case the restaurant doesn't have just what 6 you want. Here's how to order: * If you don't know what's in a dish or don't know the serving size, ask. * Try to eat the same portion as you would at home. If the serving size is larger, put the extra food in a doggie bag before you start eating, or share some with your dining partner. *Eat slowly. * Ask for fish or meat broiled with no extra butter. * Order your baked potato plain, then top it with a teaspoon of diet margarine or vegetables from a salad bar. * If you are on a reduced-sodium diet, ask that no salt be added to your food. *Ask for sauces, gravy, and dressings "on the side." Continued on pg. 9 �Page 8 Turtle Talk Newsletter - Get Ready!! Get Set!! Go!! The 4th Annual Sobriety Walk is here!!! June 12th Honor Song for Participants, families and future generations. Location: Begins at the Sixth Street Bridge Park Grand Rapids, Ml Friday * * Saturday * * * Dennis Banks Reception, Riverside Park@ 5:00 p.m. Registration at 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Registration at 8:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony: 9:30 a.m. Walk Begins@ 10:00 a.m. Destination: Homecoming of the Three Fires Pow-Wow grounds (Riverside Park, approx. 2.5 miles) Ride the DADO'S MAGIC BUS SHUTTLE to the Sobriety Walk!! Park at the Pow-Wow grounds and ride to the starting point. ** Shuttle Bus Stop# 1 -- 8:30 a.m. -- Pow-Wow grounds handicap parking lot. **Shuttle Bus Stop# 2 -- 8:40 a.m. -- North baseball diamonds parking lot. This is a fundraising event with everyone invited to join as a participant. Yet, the higher purpose to having the Sobriety Walk is to support those on the Red Road (recovery road); to support those who have chosen to live alcohol and drug-free; to support the healthy life style concept; and to support our people, culture and traditions. There are 3 ways you can help raise support on behalf of the NAPS/IFR/HH programs: Individual Category: 1 Pendleton blanket awarded to the individual. who collects the highest amount 1. of donations. 2. Team Category: 1 Pendleton backpack awarded to each team member (up to 6 people) who collect the highest amount of donations (1 team amount). (2"d and 3rd prizes will also be awarded in the above categories. Door prizes awarded throughout the Walk). 3. T-shirt Honored Names Category: Honor a family member, friend or loved one (living or in memory of) by having their name printed on the back of the Sobriety Walk T-shirt. We will introduce an "In Loving Memory Of" name category this year. 1 name = $ 25. 00 donation. Each addt'I name thereafter = $ 10. 00 per addt'I name. (Example: 2 names = $ 35. 00 donation). This category is a special category where competition for prizes is not factored in. (Deadline for donations and names is set for Tuesday, June 1st - printer's deadline). Pledge sheets and T-shirt Honored Names forms are NOW AVAILABLE!! Stop by the NACS office to pick up your forms!! HURRY!! (Next planning meetings: Wed., June 2"d at 6:30 p.m. & Wed., June ~h at 6:30 p.m.) �Page 9 Turtle Talk Newsletter (Healthy Heart continued from page. 7) * Order foods that are not breaded or fried. This adds fat. If the food comes breaded, peel off the outer coating. THEATER OF THE THREE FIRES _PRESENTS: SEGWOHI *Read the menu creatively. Order a Written by Diane Glancy fruit cup for an appetizer or the breakfast melon for dessert. Instead of a dinner entree, combine a salad with a low- The Theater of the Three Fires, a Native Amerifat appetizer. can community theater group, will present its' second production, Segwohi, in June, 1999. The * Ask for substitutions, instead of French presentations will be at the Meijer's Theater in fries, request a double order of a vege- the Grand Rapids VanAndel Public Museum as table. follows: * Ask for low-calorie items, such as salad dressings, even if they're not on the menu. Vinegar and a dash of oil or a squeeze of lemon are a better choice than high-fat dressings. * Limit alcohol, which adds calories but no nutrition to your meal. Instead choose low-calorie or calorie-free drinks. Thursday, June 10, 1999 7:00 P. M. Saturday, June 19, 1999 7:00 P. M. Sunday, June 20, 1999 2:00 P. M. The cast features local actors Roger Williams, Helen Hillman and Joseph cardinal. In addition, many of our local community members are volSome restaurants will better meet your unteering their time and efforts to assist in the special needs if you phone ahead. When you "behind the scenes" work that needs to be done. make the reservation, ask that your food be To volunteer, or purchase your tickets, please prepared with vegetable oil, low-fat margarine, contact Native American Community Services at (616) 458-1641. . little salt, no extra sauce or butter and be broiled instead of fried. Or ask to see a copy As an added attraction, DENNIS BANKS, coof the menu in advance so that you know founder of the American Indian Movement, ac-' which items would work well with your meal tor, civil rights activist and advocate for the Na- · plan. tive American communities across Turtle Island, will be talking after Segwohi's Thursday per* Diabetes Day-by-Day formance. Mmin-nuh-gah-dah - Healthy Heart Program: The mission of the Healthy Heart Program is to prevent heart disease and diabetes by early screening and entry into health care services that are sensitive to Native American cultural beliefs. For more information about the Mmin-nuh-gah-dah - Healthy Heart Program call: 458-1641 and ask for John Aldred or Jean Johns. �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 10 DENNIS j. BANKS B/OGMPHY Dennis J. Banks - Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist and author is an Anishinabe born on Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. In 1968 he co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIJl.1) to protect the · traditional ways and treaties of the Narve American people. AIJl.1 participated in the occupation of Alcatraz Island where demands were made for all federal surplus property to be returned to Indian control. In 1972, the Trail of Broken Treaties across the US. to Washington D.C. called attention to the plight of Native Americans, resulting in the occupancy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office. In 1973, AIJl.1 spearheaded the move on Pine Ridge Indian Reservaii tion in South Dakota to oust corruption and the US. appointed chairman. This led to the occupation of Wounded Knee for 71 days. Banks was the principal negotiator and leader of the Wounded Knee forces. In addition to AIJl.1 advocate activities, Banks established the first spiritual run from Davis to Los Angeles in 1978 (now an annual event) and organized the Longest Walk from Alcatraz to Washington D.C. that same year. Banks also received the idea of traditional sacred running in 1978, when he began the Sacred Run. This international, multicultural event consists of participants joining Native American runners carrying the message of the sacredness of all life and of humankind's relationship to the planet, Mother Earth. Each year, Banks leads Sacred Runs. As of 1996, Banks has led runners over 58,000 miles through the United States, Alaska, Europe, japan, Canada, Australia and New Zeeland. In 1994, Banks led the four month WALK FOR JUSTICE (WF]) from Alcatraz Island to Washington D. C. to bring public awareness to current Native issues. Banks agreed to head the "Bring Peltier Home" Campaign in 1996 for executive clemency for political prisoner Leonard Peltier. Banks' autobiography Sacred Soul was published in japan in 1988 and won the 1988 Non-fiction Book of the Year Award. He has had roles in the movies wtlr Party,. llte Last oft!te .Mo!tteans., and lltunder!teart. A musical cassette · "STILL STRONG" featuring Banks' original work as well as traditional Native American songs was completed in ~ 1993 followed by a musical video in 1995. He can also be heard on other musical CD's: Peter Gabrial's "Les Musiques d~onde", Peter Matthiessen's "No Boundaries", WORX-FM's "Tim Hain & the Worx" and with Cherokee Rose. Dennis Banks stays involved with American Indian issues, AIJl.1 activities, Sacred Run and travels the globe lecturing providing drug and alcohol counseling and sharing his experiences. Please join Native American Community Services in welcoming Dennis to our community on Thursday, June 1dh, following the Three Fires Theater presentation of Segwo!tiat the Grand Rapids Public Museum; Friday, June 11 1h, 5:00 P.M. at Riverside Park (powwow location) and Saturday, June 121h, 8:00 A.M. at the 61h Street Bridge Park. �Turtle Talk Newsletter CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 1 2- 13: Homecoming of The Three Fires Pow Wow. Grand Rapids, Ml. For more information contact Kelly Wesaw at 616-458-8759. June 19-20: North Port Sesquicentennial Pow Wow. North Port, Ml. For more information contact Tanya Raphael at 616-386-7859. Page 11 MllNWA MUNA DIBISHKAWIN! ~''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''~ ~ June'·Birthdays ~ ~ Amy Anderson Fred Bell Rita Blumke Ronald A. Boda Lisa Brummitt Connie Cady Jennifer Cantu Chaun Castaneda Loretta Castaneda Terry Chivis William Chivis Mari Comer Kayle Crampton Ashleigh Day Shawn Day Nebin Floyd Elizabeth Gibbs Jeff Gibbs John Hart Melinda Hinman Robert Horton Jamie Hubbard William Jones ~ ' ~ ~ ' ~ June 25-27: Hannahville 23rd Annual Great Lakes Area Pow Wow. Wilso, Ml. For more information contact 906-466-2954. ~ ~ ~ ' July 1-2: Spiritual Gathering. Soult Ste. Marie, Ml. For more information contact Cindy at 906-6356075. July 3-4: 4th Annual Little River Band of Odawa Indians Pow Wow. Manistee, Ml. For more information contact 1-888-723-8288. July 3-4: Sault Tribe of Chippewas Pow Wow. Sault Ste. Marie, Ml. For more information call 906-6356080. July 15-24: Michigan Indian College Leadership Academy. East Lansing, Ml. For more information call 517-483-1864 or 517-355-0177. ~ ' ~ ' ~ ~ ~ :.- ~ ' ~ ~ ~~ Cullen Kelly Brian Lett Ken Leash Ernie Loonsfoot Roseanne Martell Sue Maturkanich Joe Memberto ~ ' ~ ~ July 17-18: "Honoring Our Heritage" Pow Wow. Flint, Ml. For more information call 810-239-6621. July 21 -23: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Pow Wow. Baraga, Ml. For more information call 906353-6623. July 24-25: Gagaguwon Pow Wow. Oscoda, Ml. For more info call 517-739-1994. ~ ~'~ Ollie Pierce Andrea Kaye Priest Mable Ramos Dennis Rickert Cathy Rotan Billie Jo Russell Marcus Russell ~~~ms Martine Sanchez Bill Schrubbe Kay Shagonaby Brandi Shomin Douglas Martin Shomin Paul Shomin Rose Shomin Phyllis Sprague ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ I\ ~ -._ "'- ~ ~ Karen Taylor Vicki Upton Jessica Valdez Anna Ward Jamie Whitehead , ~ "'- ~ '---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---" ' ~ ~ -._ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ' ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~' , , I\ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ,' ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~. ~ ~ ~ , ' ~ ~,~ , I\ ~ ~ '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' . �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 12 2NDANNUALGRANDRA~DS ANISHINABE GOLF TOURNAMENT If you have recently graduated from an educational and/or technical training program, you are already in demand! At the 20th Annual Homecoming of Three Fires Pow Wow, June 12-13, the pow-wow committee will be honoring all our Native American graduates. In order to congratulate and recognize our graduates, we are asking that names be submitted. The recent graduates should be from end of the 1998 school year to 1999 graduates. This includes high school, college, vocational and other certificate achievement. If you are a graduate, or know someone who is, please contact Derek Bailey at 455-5000, ext. 2114, or by fax at 455-5370 to submit a name. Please include full name, type of degree/certificate, and name of school they attended. Migwech! Date: August 14, 1999 ALPINE GOLF COURSE 6320 Alpine NW Comstock Park, Ml 49504 (616) 784-1064 Tee Time: 2:00 p.m. • Format: 2 person scramble $ SO. 00 per person/ 100.00 per team Prizes and Divisions based on Entries! Price includes: 18 HOLES, CART, & STEAK DINNER! Ron Chivis - Tournament Coordinator. For more information call Hunter Genia at (616)458-4078 (days). Full payment of $100.00 per team due by August 1st (check or money order only.) Payment made payable to Alpine Golf Course, but mail to Hunter Genia at 3907 Hazelwood, Wyoming, Ml 49509. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-14_turtle-talk_1999-06 Title A name given to the resource Turtle Talk, June 1999 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-06 Description An account of the resource June 1999 issue of Turtle Talk by the Native American Community Services collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Native American Community 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/dea067a8cf24dbc07fd3d14d9410331f.pdf 7341b2c9f1cbbd3d2bc471f9a6aa7321 PDF Text Text rnn-;£ --· . - . .::- .--: r.[, •·. ...· --,-. -· . .. ..· ..,. . .,·. '"·"'N ......R --- ' -:..- . - . . .;-\"!.::.. _,~··· ,;c.'~'-·\-~r-· !•[ \ ""'··· vW,'.\A .. ..,, .._ .. l I . . . l?'J'P _.......... .~ __. ~·~·'"'":;..:;;.~;;~;;-~~:._;;; . .:.::: .. . ·-__.. ~=·~~·· ~-:.:.;~-::._~ ..:.;..'.',;__ - .,...... · ' · . . ;.~..:w. -·--..;-~?..:,~-:~. -~ .-_; -:: """.:'-:-=~,..; ~ - ::z-;~- ~;~-"~-:_- --.-~,-_: "":. '---~ -·-.= - _/ . ." .~·· . _.,,-:..:.: - ---- -.') �.. . ******** * -* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * .INDIANS OFFER TO BE HOSTAGES IN TEtfiAN ** * ****** *'* * * *** * ***~ * ** , JUNE/JULY 1980 * * ******** * * * ' The representatives, in a news conference at "t National Congress of -American Indian here, said Iran first .made.race an issue when it freed black hostages a~~ said it was doing so because blacks have .been oppressed in this country." Although we,- as Indian people, are the most oppres~ sed minority in this country, we will not stand by and let the country of Iran use the minority issue as a weapon against this country of ours·• said Caled Shields, a tribal councilman for the Assinlboine Sioux tribes of' Montana. 1'We ARE calling for Native American volunteers to travel to Iran to of'f'er themselves as hostages in exchange for the remaining Americans at the Embassy in Tehran", he said. 11 TUR-TLE TALK *********** TEtf>ORARY EDITORS: LORETTA ANO GERI ******~***************** Thanks to so many who helped us put our paper together. · I Shields said their plan would ofter 50 Indian men and 50 Indian women in exchange f'o~ those .many people have called us lettings us know how still held. He said the idea was formulated only much they will miss Virginia (we two miss her). Tuesday night, and about a half dozen Indians associated with the Indian Organization had agreed to take part immediately. May was a ::;~ry •busy month for . everyone - Lexington had a very good turn out for their gr~d­ uation. There were a lot of happy people•grad- Shields.said the National Congress off.lee would uating. · screen applications of Indians who wished to take part to make the group representative or the entire Indian population. · CRITC Annual Membership was at the end of the month. The tribal councilman said the State Department had been informed of the plan and· had. not voiced In June it was voting time for CRITC. Many any objection. He added that he did no~ know didn't forget to register and vote for the person of their choice - there was 4 seats open. to what extent the government would assist in the effort. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ~ * * * * * * * Shields insisted the idea was serious and not Our sympathies goes out to PAULA HART onrthe merely symbolic. He did not sayt however, why passing of her son. We know there are no words the Militant Iranians holding the hostages would to take away the hurt. · be willing to accept Indian replacements. 0ontk.:8!id~Ollj;yiinee{,.irl.llhbe r~a ;)j!Jbpet;;;-Ji~r; •. -;SO_·.·. CYNTHIA FLOYD is in the hospital. recovery is very swift. Hope her ''We're hoping that by American Indian volunteering to go to Iran in exchange that this will clearly address the race issue, 11 he said. MELANIE AND LARRY ~ congratulations on the birth of their son who was born May lt1t 1Y80 at Si23, OTHE;R organizations represented at the news con ~ he weighed 8lbs .!8oz. f'erenee included the National Tribal Chairman rs Association .and North American Indian Woments We hear he 15 a cute little thing-looks like Association. his grandma. Kenneth E. Black, executive Director of the Tri Congratulatlons to BILL ANO MARY .SHANANAQUET bal Cl:t-J~~n's group, also told the news conon their 5th Wedding Anniversary. ference that ·several Iranian students have _contacted his organization out of a feeling t h,:rt Indians would be more sympathetic to the Iran* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ians position in this country. Some are asking about possible poll tical asylum on Indian reser ·We hope S~irley McDonald is feeling better vations, he said. · and will be soon. back with us. Black said all he could do was refer the studen t s to individual tribes but he said the Indian �"ation ge~erally ·1s. "very patriotic", so . . Hopkin,s High. SChool. m_et Fennville in a Tr.,.ck Aiment likely would be against granting asyiii >:', . Meet at Fer\rwille, and Jennie broke the .. ar, •• ••••• Hopkins High School record "for the High Jump placing 1st with her jump of 4'10". At the same track meet, Jennie won 1st place for the COURTESY Of: "JACKSON CITIZEN PATRlOT",. Thurs., Broad Jump at 14'8", 2nd place in the mile Nov~ber 22, 1979, pg. A-2 WASHINGTON (AP) * * * * * * * * · ·* ~* * * * * ~ * * * *.*·* * NOTICE OF MEETING · run. Chip Martin and Jennie won 2nd place in the 440 Relay. Septem~er 20, 1980, ?t:OO - 12:00 noon registration £':00 pm - Business meeting. 4-rf tenter, tounty Fairgrounds, Petoskey, Mich. ·- Ottc1Wa & Chippewa"s with at least Jennie and Marilyn Church were elected to the National Honor Society on Monday, April 28th. CONGRATULATIONS TO JENNIE, CHIP ANO MARILYM!! All in all, April was a very good month for FENNIE. . i ancestry or. rr.a:-e, · as substanciated ·by 1910 Durant Roil ... · O·.C. CHURCH has enlisted in the Marines, and . lift April 29, 1980. Iud.ld'n-fry bread and - ~oups will be available any.:. · Diego, California. time. · * * * * * * * * * * * * * •. * * * * * * * * * ~ WESTGATE INDIAN MISSION is m0ving to WEST SIDE COHPt.EX Hay 25, 1'980. . ~ime: 10:00 ~ * ~ ** * * * * *. He is stationed in San ***** * * * * *. * * * May 30,1980-Tacoma Indian News. Hanta Yo mimi~series delayed EXCERPT ••• 12:00 noon every Sunday thereafter. United Indians of All Tribes joined th~ ·~:-->·· ~-­ wes~ opposition movement iri April and ' * * ~ * ~ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • * * sponsored a .press conference May 1, at the Oavbreak Star Center.Panel ·members for the TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: co~ference included: JoAllyn Archanbault, Vine Oeloria, VictOr Douville, Roberta Wilsonr and Dale Running Bear. Each described a difI have been asked to find out how many soldiers are buried in Elbridge Indian Cemetery. The ferent aspectof the book and its irtpact on only thing I . could ~hlnk . of is to have it put in .:Cndian people. · ' . the paper (Turtle Talk) and have people who. know 1JCLA. turned clown an offer b, David Wolper, of anyone to write as- soon as possible . with in- . ~oducor of the mlni.;.serieg,,. _ t o use money formation. The Veterans here in Hart, Mich, would derived from the Hanta Yo mini-series fo:r Uke · to see markers put on_ the graves. Which . · ~ctlng scholarM.p5." ..... · :_ nill be furnished by the Government. Anyor.e can '""N3C said they would go ahead with the sed~.s scw.:i me tt.e infoimation such dS: if' Frar« Fools Cro·,, Pir:e Ridge medicine man, would support it •. He is against it. '· it:aine~ The Northwest group that organized t:he first .-What War, protest at Tacoma Community College is f.lJiJ14 What year born, and Jilli t against Ruth Bebe_ Hill. . · Year they died. ·-inc.National Treaty Council has-stated i t::; .opposition to the book and mini-series. Mt'.''/ address is LUCILLE PECO, R.R. #2 Jackson Rd., Marlon Brando supplied gas money for the H·.r:, Michigan 49420. Sioux people to travel to Lincon, Neb. where· i"'~s. Hill was to speak. When she tHlW * * * * * * '* * * * * * * * *·* * * * * * * * * so many Indl~ns .on .the campus, .she .left. -To date~ nine tribar counoil§ and sevente:!ih Nf,S FROM HOPKINS Indian orqanizatlons _have expressed formal ""°'····oppo~i"tion.to Hanta Yo in any form. t...tring~th~ month of April, JENNIE CHURCH has ac- _.::.:;;...;.:..;,,..;.;____.mc::::::m~==---..:.....---:-----··"1f C'C!"i~lished quite a reeord for.herself. At the NOTICE- c.~.I.T.c. Board of Directors meetin9~ S~ience Fair ·held in Benton Harbor on.April 19, 1or ~ly~ July 8,1980,~~~-7:00 pm at the I Jennie won lst prize, which was the Eastman.Kocouncil ( 756 Bridge N.W. ) •. If you can not d~k Scholarship. Jennie placed 2nd in overall --..J 1 attend, PLEASE call Loretta, 774... 8331. competition. I �·NOTICE Introducing Renee' Lehmoine. Employment Rehabilitation Aide.• C.R.I.l .C. ·· " Board of Directors Meeting. ·- · My name is Renee' lehmOine and I work of July 8,1980. for the Nishnabes' in the Bureau Rehabilitation ( formerly V9c-Rehab ). I expect to be 7:00 pm culturally r~sponsive to the special needs of the . Indian community. .· · · · At the Council (7S6· Bridge) The C.R. Bureau of Rehabilitation office . serves people who have physical -d!Sabilitle's or other health related problems that .might If you can not.~ttend,Please call Loretta. kee~. a person from. getting a job, .getting one . 774-8331. . that is in line with his or .her sk~ll: level, . .· or in hold,ing on a Job. The.se .related health *********n,11u-11*********!E'**H:*****'-****:*~** pr<>bl~ could be. a. lot .of different th.1:-ng's. Beginning July 23, 1980 at 7:00 PM. ;. · Becau~ l t would. be hard to 11 st them a11; I · · . wquld like ·to invite anyone who feels they "Images of Indians" to be.narr~ted . by . have .an employment r~lated problems to cc;mtact Will Sampson ("One flew Over the Cuckoos to me at the Inter. Tribal Council on Wednesday Nest") An examination of the Holly wood trea~nt mornings fr.om 9:00 - 12:00 • . At other times yriu can reach me at 459-9128. of Indians. " Images of Indians _is a Inter Tribal Coun.c il . has set up a. production of KCTS Seattle, co-produced relationshipwlth the Bureau of Rehab. office, by United Indians.of All Tribes. It will where I am employed, to better reach and aid . appear here in five 30min Programs, at'. the Native American People. . 7:00 PM on Wednesdays. , We can ~o a..lot of different thing•.s· to·. · *******"·************** 1111 u 1111 H************* g~ther to help . you get .the jobs you want. These . . . ·s~rvice's Include: financial· support for any FOR SALE kind ·of training programs, tools ·for work or training, work ·clothing, hearing aids, help Peacock wood stove and fireplace combo in finding a goodjob, and many· more. with _61n pipes Can I help you ? Can we work· together · 1-Zft galvanized insulated . to get you ·bet'b;r ._ jobs faster? I don't .know. l-3ft insulated I , would like. to tJ?y. ~ . If you .,choose to, we can ,J.-3ft galvanized stainlesssteel explore what you want to .do, what ·needs·to be Also4 floor bricks 2ftinsuated x 3f.t done ":o he.1 p you get there, and when will · 2 asbestos boards )ft x 4ft these things get done. . · spark arrester·mesh_screen Are you interested ? Please call me at original cost $800.00 for sale at $535,00 459-9128 or. see me Wednesday at the G.R.I.T.C .. . . . Refigerator 4ft 6in x 2ft . 6i~ good condition freezes ice· cream for $100.00 ~ ·Second Annual Homecoming ·of the .Three Fires pow-wow. Ju1Y12 &: 13,i§ao. . . -Dual Trace 3DMHZ, 8'1( . oscilloscope, excellent conditlon, .for$600.00 . Place: AH:--NAB-AWEN PARK, -Front &Pearl Street. ·Call 531-0346 Grand .Rapids, Michigan. ********************II ll 1111lltffilItIi1111 II JtM******** .. ' ****************************ll H11 ll II KII II********* . . .The public ·is invited to join the Indiar, .. people for the 5th Annual Michigan Indian Arts. · August 8,9,lOth at .the Tribal center, 7070 £ •. Broadway, Ht.Pleasant, Mich. Donations are- 2.00 ~dults. 1.00 students (12 yrs • . & unden). 1.00 Senior· Citizens (60 & older). Modern Campgrounds are availab1~. Phone (517}. 773-281+7 for rates and reservations. · For Adr.litlonal Information . call: Margaret SoMOock - (517) .772-5700 or i73-3743. Sponsored by: The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe and Friends. j �7 Shirts' Dave Shananag_uet by 3 original designs, hand silk-screened.with permanent .black ink on pre-washed, all white, 100% cotton T-shirts... Deliveries arranged or by mail. . (.50 charge). Address: 2130 Newark, Lansing, Mi. 48910. Sizes XL, L, M, S, 12, 10 & 6. $6.00 Others available by request, long $7.00. Phone orders: 517-882-6305. . . / . ORDERS: NOTE: DESIGN/ NO. I SIZE I NAME I ADDRE:SS I DBLIVERY/ SHIRT DESIGNS ARE ON DISPLAY AT GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL OOUNCIL. •. $ �. ~. ~···~,_;- Outreach News for the Month of July . The Director of Outreach - Shirley McDonald, recently bad a stay in the · . ...... . , . · hospital. ·' She · is now at home. The staff · and I wish her a quick arid restful recovery. ~· ~ -· ~· ·~. : UP COMING EVENTS:,, Homeinakers Club wili conduct their last meeting for the s1.1111Der on June 25, 80 .. The meetings will res~ in .the f~li ~gain. Senior Citizens will continue to offer deiicious and nutritiOu.s 111eals on Monday and Wednesday.at 12:00 noon. Where else in town can a person get a terrif:lc bargt'in like the Seniors offer: . 0 - 12 years $1.00 13- 49 years 2.00 50 and up Np Charge BonVoyage and Beat wishes to Eloise Montpetit. On July 17, 1980, Eloise .. will be lea~ng for ·san Francisco, California to take up residency. She will be endi.~g four (4) years of enthusi~tic and .dedicated work amC>ng this .I ndian Community. Eloise, you. Will be mis~ed by many. ~treach will be losing a good Co10rker/friend, and I will be losing one of .my best friends. Good Luck to you, Eloise! 0 Everyone have a nice and safe 4th of July holid~y. Dawn Anderson • �Second Annual HOMECOMING OF THE THREE FIRES July 12 & 13, 1980 AH-NAB-AWEN PARK, Front & Pearl Streets Grand Rapids, Michigan (see map) HONORING MICHIGAN'S INDIAN TRIBES ALL NATIVE AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE PROVtDED: Free camping. Free meals. Police protection in the camping area. Free parking, water, toilets (sorry, no electricity.) TRADERS' ROW - Fee $25.00 Traders' areas on a 'first come, first choice' basis. Furnish own tables, chairs and electricity. Food inspection and licensing will be done on location. NATIVE AMERICAN TRADERS ONLY. AUTHENTIC INDIAN GOODS ONLY. FEATURED EVENTS: Powwow - no entry fee Inter-tribal dancing Bradley Settlement Drum - John Bush, Head Singer Master of Ceremonies - Eddie Benton Benai OPEN DRUM Ceremonial dances WOODLAND INDIAN VILLAGE Authentically bui1t wigwams, pottery, tools, etc. This year s theme: "Barter Day" Under the arbors: Indian demonstrators of arts and cfafts 1 MUSEUM OF LIFE AND CULTURE OF GREAT LAKES INDIAN PEOPLE Indian family heirlooms, private collections especially desired. Displays protected and under cover during the day. All items will be locked up during the night. Professional security guards for display area. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Simon J. Francis Jr. 457 Briarwood Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 Phone: 616/459-6820 (eves.) 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IV'Hc (i~Tfli'HVC - - s > MAP ~ DowNTowN , N TP.ol'\ Soul.. To IHl-IVAB-AWOJ OF Gic"T off QaAr:AD l~~~tE 0 0 "' c ~ _, § 0 aJ /..tr;;.i'", r 131 <'f\.N'v.v~-.A/'V'V\.."'~VVU'...A...'"-A.._A..1\.-"'--"-...A_A-"' s E' l"IT -P£ARI... Sfll.EEI 'EXI\ 1\1\bol, 1'.,\~MT, Gio 1.-:0Loc.K To 1=1to~T SIME\ (S••E) Pr:i e~ �,, t/~,Ci .l }ti rveSbA-Y WtbNl!JPAY 11111/iS I> I} Y . I Senior's J_ ;i I /'I xO SUN MONPAY ..... - ' 13 3 Fires Homecoming Senior's Lunch Lexington 7 3 '-7 7:00 PM 756 Bridge 7 /0 .S enior's Lunch Lexington l'f .. Senior's Lunch Lexington .. I/ .. ' · ' ·; ;, IS- Senior's Lunch Lexington 3 Fire/:J.. Homecoming AH-NAB-AWEN . Park 17 13 19 ~ !l.'1 - • - '-0 ' 8 ~ 't( lfoliday) . CRITC BO Mtg. o r.. .fA r FRI/JAY Lunch .Lexington . ,~r;; :LI ·~ Senior's Lunch Lexington ;t3 J_!f Senior's · Lu~chlexing~on ' :t-3 ; Senior's lunch Lexington. ' '-'t'. • 30 Senior's . . Lunch Lexington 31 II �·, - ~ NON "'°"' OIO. U•.s. ttOSTAOI 1 PAii · ~ .lllMIT HO/ •ff . 756 l!ltldte,.N.W. 49504 ~-."!"'- • Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 .......,.• •. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. Includes newsletters, event programs, flyers, posters and other printed materials. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gillis, Edward V. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/446">Edward V. Gillis Native American Publication Collection (RHC-14)</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-02-21 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Gi-gikinomaage-min Project (Kutsche Office of Local History) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-14 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1958-2000 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Source <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/446">Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection, RHC-14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-14_turtle-talk_1980-06 Title A name given to the resource Turtle Talk, June/July 1980 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1980-06 Description An account of the resource June/July 1980 issue of Turtle Talk by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yount, Loretta (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/cada26d99b715e57ba67b9e91d2499e9.pdf c40cdfce26b70b8a0a691197425c2c5a PDF Text Text rRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL , 1978 lll'Bil~RnDBlaa'lllfia~Bit~~BaBil~ • , EDITOR: toni a. foster r ASS'T EDITOR: margaret spragua ,,--------··---~-~-·,-" "MARCH ISSUE" ··--~-··· I I ------------------- II �GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT STAFF: EDITOR: #'11' ...... « .. Toni A. foster .,.,i., . . . . . . . . """"•11>•ie••••1i ,•• ASSISTANT EDITOR: Margeret A. Sprago~ CIRCULATION DIRECTOR: Kathy Hart PRINTER: Donna Dunlop REPORTER: Virginia Herr OFFICE ASSISTANT (PART-TIME): · ............ TYPISTS: •..•.•..•..••.••..•....•....... Ross Morgan Virginia Herr •...•••• .• ~ •..•.••.•• ,.•...•..•.. ~... •. •.. •. ... ... .... .. ..... ... .. ..... Donna Dvnlof Kat h y Hor ( • ***The Staff would like to take this opportunity to th nk the following people who gave us o helping hand with lost months issue of TURTLE TALK. They ore os follows: Euge ~e Wilson, K1a y Compos, Sylvia Swanson, Howard (Sonny) Raphael, Jr., Sue Moturkonichr and Eloise (Little Mountoiri} Montpetit Mee-gwetch! 1 �BOO-SHOO! , ~_..._ In this, The Moon of the Melting Snow, we see the signs of the changing ~eoson. Although the Winter might not be over, thi~ is The Month of the Newborn Spring. Even though the winter has been long, cold, and hord~ we have gathered together and survived through the Cold Moons. Mee- Indian People we must work together and overcome the many difficulties that do su rround us everyday. We fiqht for one cause towards the survival of the Nishnawbe People!!! Git-ga-wa-ba-min Na-gutchl I om, . // - f I gwetch to the Great Spirit for our Strong Circle! r~J We would like you to know of the triols taking ploce downtown in GRAND RAPIDS fNTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL ~ GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT b-Al 1 ·__ /j~~---Jo~~ l(.: t-2----- T011:i. A. F-os t~il Edi tor the Federal building (4th floor) which concern our people's treaty rights to fish in the waters of the Great Lakes. The trials have been postponed for the next two weeks, so we've been told, and will resume around the week of Morch 27th. A flyer will be sent in the mail to notify you of the events to come. These trials are of great importance to us, and with the support of the Indian Community, the outcome will be in our favor. Please m~every effort to attend the trials 6nd show you support our rights! During the trials, lodging is needed for the many travelers who will come from the Upper Peninsula. Many will be witnesses for the trial, but their fa~ilies will need places to stay. If you are able to provide shelter for ovr visiting sisters end brothers, please tell us whether you can house children, young adults, or Elders, and we will send these visitors to your homes, Please contact Toni Foster or Margaret Sprague at the Council (774-8331) for more information on this. @ULT EDUCATION NEWS. Congratulat ior)s and best wi :shes to the following recent graduates of G.E.D. or High School completiot CATHY WESAW ROBE.RTA HINMON SHIRELY WILSON JESSE CHAMBERS MIKE WHEELER STEVE BODA FLORENeE IGSHEGO MIKE BERG LINDA BESSEY HELEN KIOGIMA PAT GANN ELIZABETH SPRAGUE Our list is growing longer. May the Great Spirit, our Protector, help vs endure th~ many problems and sufferings that we as Indians face from day to day. Moy we always remember that as If you want ta add your na~e to our list of successful graduates, come and see us at Lexington School, room six or ten; or coll 456-6985. �reporter. 'ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE OUTREACH . . We also try to provide food for people who find themselves in emergency situations that crop up from time to time. Our foodshelf is there be.eouse . of YOUR generous contributions. We are currently low on food and need YOUR help!!! All no~-perishable. f oods ore acceptable, and we greatly appreciate all your do~ no~ions!!! Mee-Gwetch! 'Virginia Herr, Reporter TURTLE TAiK . GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNClL . ~ Helping Jeon in the Homemaker's .Club, will be Sylvia Swanson as 'port time Homemaker's Aid. These ladies would be happy to have more ladies and/or gentlemen join the club, as they hove oodles of fun! Transportation ond child co~e are -provided, so if you'd like to get in on all the merrimentj give • Jean a call at the Inter-Tribgl Happy Birthday to: Bill Carpenter Les King Henry (Muckman, Fred Chivis Jr.,· Lisa Kennedy Charlotte WayoJhe Elmers Peters Jr. :C ouncil. Eloise Monpetite .has .been hired lo work in Outreach as record keeper, and Outreach worker. A~other change which effects yours :truly (much to my _pleasure) is that I will b~ ,tltQvlng from Qutreach and into the Graphics Department helpl~j Torii Foster with the TURTLE TALK and be a i· r One more thing _we'd like to mention is that Outreach does have a service which provides transportation to those who cannot get to the do~tor, dentist, out for groceries and things like .that. We only ask that you contact us at least a day \n advance for this . service. his way we con be sure _that we can assist you. There . have been some changes in the Outreach Deportment, which we would like to bring to your ottenti~n. First of all, we'd like to welcome Shirley McDonald as our new supervisor and Dawn Bush as her new Assistant. Shirley graciously stepped in when Margaret Sprague resigned that position due to a full schedule of classes at Grand Valley State Colleges. We will miss Margaret, but know that "Shirley will do a fine job. Next we'd like to welcome Jean Warren as the new coordinator of the Homemaker's Club. Jean re.placed Norma Chambers, who moved to Newberry. Norma will also be missed, but we know that Jean will .do just gr~at! .Jean plans to _continue with many of the same things that Norma has be·.e n doling :such as education on food and nutrition, recipe sharing, showing films of interest ond having speakers in. New to the class will be a coupon exchange which should be fun and interesting • I know I will enjoy :th)._s very much. DEPARTMENT!!! Arlene Boda Deb Towns Norma Chambers 'Celia Harrington John Smith 3 3-2 J-3 • 3-5 3-8 3-8 3-4 3-31 3-16 3-14 3-29 3-9 3-31 �:MARVIN HANSON a NEW STAEE MEMBER .The G.~. Inter-Tribal Council, :would like to welcome Marvin Hanson to jts staff. Mervin who is ,a Chippewa, comes to us from Red ·Lake, Minnesota and is · the new Coordinator of CETA III. He hos also been working with CETA I. : Born on the Red Lake India~ Reservation, he . was schooled at St. John 1 s . University where he received his B.A. He will soon be taking his comprehensive exams from Oklahoma State, and will then have his Masters in Public Administration and Political Science. Marvin is married too lovely gal named Joanne and has two sweet little daughters, Renee, and Lisa. He loves to hunt, play sof{ boll, basketball, bowl and . play golf, . .when he has the time. Just because this reporter happens to be interested in Astrology, I happened , to find out that he was born under the sign of Cancer. This gives him a sensitive nature, also makes him :prudent and industrious. Welcome, Marvin! ! ! SPR.ING IS NEAR The G.R. Inter-Tribal Council Golf Le~~ue i i recruiting golf _ ployeri~ This year we will . be ploying ot Iron Wood Golf Course~ The address is 3750 64th St., Byron Center Township. The 9olf Course Telephone Number is 538-4000. Our . League plays from Moy 3, 1978 to Aug~st 30, 1978 (18 weeks)~ $ cost to the player is $8.50 t~ be paid by the end of the second week. If you are interested in _ploying Golf with us please contact the officers above. Thank You. .. FROM THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS •••Kent-CAP Elects New Executive ·Body. - . A -•new executive committee of the Kent-Community Action Governing Board was elected at the annual meeting Wednesday~ Officers ore: Robert P. Cooper, president; Ella M. Sims, first vice pr~sident; Bobby E. Jones, secretory, and Cy Dubinsky, treasurer and chairman of the Planning Committee. A newcomer to the board, Aggie Kempker was elected second vice president. Others who will serve on the com· mittee for the fiscal year are Margaret Ferrand, Grand Rapids City Commissioners William Johnson and Friley Johnson, Jock Richards, Dawn Bush, Wayne Willie Gordon Allison, Bonnie Anderson and Nancy Baumbach EDITOR'S NOTE: Who!s that Indian girl whose name is underline~? Non-other that Down E. Bush, Assistant Director of the Outreach Department here at the Center . Good Going Dawn!!! The League Officers are Robert Gilman, President - 455-1756 and Fred Chivis Jr., Secretory/Treasurer '534-6411. The cost for you to play is $2.50 Green Fee, $5.00 League, Entry Fee, plus $1.00 Weekly Fee - The total • 4 �DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the state school system in Bethel Alaska and was the manager of an Eskimo A:ts and Crafts Shop. News Release FOR RELEASE February 2, 1978 ALASKAN WOMAN NAMES SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO INTERIOR OFFICIAL A-g~od~ate of Western Wosington .State, she has her B.S~ in business - education. Her publicotions •include Can Villages . Survive?, a booklet as a study tool for the Alaska Federation of Natives convention workshops. She has Interior Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Forrest Gerard announced today the appointment of Irene Sparks Rowan as his Special . Assistant for Alaskan Affairs. usea also published o X~P.QX-Z: con t_he ·problems · of Alosko Natives in · i (the Anchorage area, a study of changes that hove occurred as o res-ult of the Settlement Act and a report of the problems and progress of Alaska . Natives and their corporations. Rowan, on enrolled Alaska Native, i s President of Kish .Tu, Inc., a n Alaska-based research and consulting firm. She is also the former elected Chairl)l!Ts·on ,,·and President of Klukwan, Inc., her Assistant Secretary Gerard stated that · Ms. Rowan will serve a short period of orientation .in Alaska before reporting to Washington. Alaska Native village corporation. Gerard said, "Mrs. -Rowon~s expert ise and knowledge of Alaskan affairs will be immensely valuable to me. The implementation of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act now g6ing on together with the other developments in Alaska make this a particularly critical time for the Alaska Natives." In her work with Kish Tu, Rowan hos been responsible for the preparation and publication of socioeconomic reports on Alaska Natives. She has ~esigned and conducted more than 20 workshops for .the State of Alaska, prepared and published o booklet on native villages and was responsible for the campaign to inform Alaska Natives worldwide about the reopening of . the Settlement Act enrollment. Rowan, who is one-half degree Tlingit Indian and a native of Haines, Alaska, was manager of a social research organization, Rowan Group, Inc., from 1972 to 1976. She has been a teacher in 5 �REPORT HUNGER Q~ INDIAN TASK FORCE o~ Minnesofo. I am sure this bne----·n·..,·.~r:1 will be as interesting as the first. On January 24th, I left to attend an "Indian Task Force on Hunger" JEAN WARREN, HOMEMAKER AIDE OtRECTOR meeting in Bemidje, Minnesota, GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL · and was one of eleven participants from the region V area. The purpose of the task force is to unite all Indian groups in region V, who have inter-action with _nutrition programs i.e., community food ond nutrition ~rograms, food stomps, summer feeding programs, child feeding programs, etc, Tbe goals are to identify and overcome -inadequacies in food programs and achieve full utilization of exi•ting and 'potential food and nutrition ~rograms~ Also to increase the understanding and participation of the following agencies pertaining to food .and nutrition_pro~roms that could or do involve Native Americans. Example ~f agencies: CSA, CFNP, Area ' agencies on aging, USDA, and HEW. CAREER DAY The Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs is co-sponsoring its second American Indian Career Doy on Monday, March 20, 1978. ,This year American Indian Career The objectives are to analyze and increase public understanding Day will be held at Michigan State · University, East Lansing, Michigan. of the causes, notur~ and extent of hunger and malnutrition The day will consist of lecture~ that presently exists in the by Indian Role Models, as program Indian communities. To sensifacilitators, giving examples 1tize local, state, regional and with their experiences in educarnotional nutrition program ation and job placements. gencies to the human factors, Covering educational and financial cultural value~, attitudes, resources available to the stumotivation and psychological dents in that particular occupation. reodiness_of Indians to participate in Human Services programs. To develop a communication system If you ore b student in the 7th thru 10th grade and ore interested to other Indian programs and ain going; if we do not contact you gencies, concerning the work beby March 1, contact us at our ·ing done or accomplished by the office 456-4226. task force. On Morch 21st and 22nd, I will again attend the "Indian Task Force on .Hungeru in Mi~~eapolis, 6 TAKEN FROM THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM, TllLE IV, PART A STUDENT'S NEWSLETTER. LOCATED AT THE WEST SIDE COMPLEX. �INDIAN RECIPES!!! ( -INDIAN PUDDING ' - v' Alon& the wind-•wept:craggy red cliff, _of the Arizona wild lands the Navajo hri.f'igs hts sheep bock to the corral at the end of the day. In the coziness of the hogan, little fry breads are made to be dipped in honey. l c. flour 1 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt % c. lukewor~ water 8-10 tblsp. solid shortening (fer frying) _ Honey or jam Use o sieve to sift the flour, baking powder ond salt together in o bowl. Stir in the water, then mix with your fingers and knead lightly by digging in with the heel of your hand, making a soft dough. Dust with flour if the dough is sticky. Roll out dough >.,i in-ch ' thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut into squares just under 2 inches. _3 e. milk _ _ ' ½ c. enriched corn meal 1 tbisp. - butter or margarine ½ c. light molasses ½ tsp. salt ' Ji tsp. ginger 1 c. cold milk Sc~ld.2 ½ c. of milk in- the top of a double boiler over boiling water. Combine corn meal and the ½ c. of milk. Add to scolded milk, stirring constantly. Cook about 25 minutes, stirring frequently . . Stir in butter, molasses, salt and ginger. Pour into greased l½ qt. baking dish. Pour boiling water around ,dish to within l inch of the top. Bake in prehe6ted slow oven (300 F.) about 2 hours. Uncover, continue baking l hour longer. Serve warm or. cold with cream or ice cream. . M~kes 6 servings. Melt the shortening in a sturdy saucepan. When hot and almost smoking, quickly 2-3 squares of dough at a time; they will puff up. Brown one side, then the other. Drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with honey or jam on the side. Makes 24 fry breads. BLANKET DOGS 2 cups flour 2 cups milk 1, teaspoon sol t 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons sugar (optional) Mix into dough. Knead dough on floured counter. Roll out quite thin. Cut in triangles or squar•s and roll up hot dog. (incidentally, hot dogs go in this recipe too.J . Fry in d~ep fat. 7 �t.NNUAL INDIAN EDUCATION CONFERENCE ..,__.,___, .,.,,. . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- - - ~ - - , · · - - - · " - - " - ~ For those of you who have not heard about this conference; it will be he held at Wekwemikong Reserve, Mani- toulin Island, Ont. Canada, on February ~3-24, 1978. Stronded at the Minneapolis A~rport! That's where Jean Warren found herself on January 26, 1178 If you recall that date, you'll rem~mber that is when we were hi~ w:tth i:he "Gl•,-,ot Blizzet.rJ of The staff and 11th & 12th grade student of Mi-gi-zi High School will b~ attending this conference. The tbeme far this ccnterence ls "Education through Spiritual Awareness•. Elders and Indian leaders across Canada will be attending and making presentations. There will also b~ on Art Exhibition, ~hich was in Italy, Craft Exhibi~ lion, Craft Demon~trction and a 800!,,· display. d.f~COt.if: .. 1he past history of Manitoulin Isl0~d conference 1 s have dealt with of the following: (1) Value~ of Educaticn (2) Methods 6f Com~unicaiion (3) D~~elopment of Culture (4} Indian control of ' Education (5) Fin~ Arts of Indion P:aple (6) Bilingual and Bicultvr-..::.1 Edvcotlon. We hope this conference will be :uc("'e, ~ ,.-ul for th>! sak•.<: of ov.r educcttonol needs through out t'.·1e 7c3". But prior to being stranded in Minneapolis, she was strand~d ot the Bemidje, Minnesota airport because the right prop on the plane wouldn't stort. It w-0s quite an experience for Jean (who works here at the InterTr ibol Coonc·u. os the l!o-mtJmak~.r ~; Coordinator). And if y0u 1 d li\e to know how this all came about, we~ll• have to go back to the b~ginning. Many impressive and informative co~ference 1 s on Indian Education ½ave taken place over the last ~( ~D 1 lndion Pecple. SANDY ~APHACL, .STUDENT MI-GI-~! HIGH SCHOOL It all started on Tuesday, January 24, when Jean left Grand Rapids as a representative of th~ Inter-!ribol Council, to att~nd an "Indian Task Force on Hunger" meeting in Bemidje, Minnesota. · Upon arrival, later tbat day, Jeo, was somewhat dis~ppainlad to find th~re was o mix-up obout ½er reservation at the motel wher~ she was !4: vppc,~ed t.o s toy I OMi had ,1 quickly find other accommodations. The HolidQy Inn wos the setti4U for the tw~ and o half day ru~B~ing which J~an ottendmd and irom which she gleaned much infornat!on After her hu:iness there we~ concluded, Jean merrily packed h~r bogs, ~~pecting soon to g@t to home a~d family. She boarded t~e plane at the Bemidje airport, settled back in h~r seatt fast~ned h~r seat belt, only to heai the Pilot Jntorm everyone thot th~y covldr:' t idor l ! Everyone was told to get off the plan~ ond wed t in the terminal 11n··· til further notice. About Fiv~ minutes l~ter, they are then l~formed that they can get back 0n f3 �the plane and have a drink, compliments of the airlines, and ofter accepting the hospitality, the passengers disembarked. Again they are told they can board the plane and hove o drink, (hie) as a mechanic will be along shortly to repair the prop. After some time on board, they ore then informed thot it will be awhile before they will be arriving to pick them up and take them to the Holiday Inn for dinner and drinks. (hie!) (hie!) After a hearty dinner, Jean returned to the airport, hoping that th~ game of "musical planes" would be finished. The prop was still in disrepair, so another plane was sent in for them. By this time it is 7PM, but at least they do get into the air this time, and ore flying through the wild blue yond~r·, when the pilot informs them ~not upon arrival in Minneapolis, they will be going no further tha0 the nearest hotel, because o big bod storm is brewing in Green Bay. Exhausted, Jeon falls into bed ot the hotel in Minneapolis: Early next morning, (5PM to be e~oct) she's up and into a cab heading for the airport to catch a 7AM flight. This plane gets her to Green Bay, but again she can go no further, due to the storm! lucky for Jean, two nice ladies she met at the meeting in Bemidje happened to be traveling with her, ond one of them, Ruby White, invited her to stay with her family. Jeon soys Ruby wos nice enough to show her around their reservation in Oneida, and also to treat her to a nice dinner as well as lodging, finally, the next day, she was on her way to Michigon*s "Big Blizzard of '78", happy to be 90- ing home, even if it was two days late. Jean plans on returning again in Morch, ond hopes it will De as interesting as the first trip, Rot so Ruck Jeon!!!!! The ninth annual ~Pancake and Supper" will be held Nature Center of the Public Museum from 4 Saturday, March 18. at Blandford Grand Rapids to 7 p,m. on Pancakes, sausage, and applesauce will be served to adults for $1.75 ana to children under 12 for $1.25. Coffee and milk will be included with the meal. This established tradition goes hand in hand with ttSugar Bushtt, a spring program at the Nature Center which introduces city dwellers to the process of tapping maple trees and boiling the sop ta make maple syrup. Staff members will be available i~ the "Sugar Shanty" to answer any questions about a phase of the process, but no demonstrations or guided tours will be given, though the trails are always open for ambitious hikers. During the supper and lhe remainder of March, 100% maple syrup and maple sugar candy will be for sale. PorkJng is available at the First ~estview Christian R~formed Shurbh, 2929 leonCJrd Rd. -N.W., and overflow perking at the First Presbyterian Church, corn~r of Hillburn and Leonard. The Museum shuttle bus will transport visilors from the parking areas to the Nature Center. �------------=~........_""'. . . ._. . . . . .__. .,. . _. . ._____., __, . ~---19 March 1suN 1. =~=~"·';""'"rues _$WED" ..... ·····-- .:·Yif:r}i§. ::::::::::r: ·-e "• 78 :~:::i~/=:~~~:::1:~u *Language Closs Income Tax Class *Homemoker's Clu Crofts Closs Lexington Sch. 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FOSTER ASSISTANT EnITOR,, ••.•.....•.•••....•••.....•. ,.VIRGINIA f1:DACCO HERR CIRCULATION •••••••••• , ••••••• , ••••• , •••••••••••••••••••••• Ross r1JRGAN CLERICAL AIDE, ••• I I . I . I . I •••• I . I . I • • • • • • I 11. ,ELIZA 11TOOTSIE 11 PETOSKEY . OFFICE AssISTANT (PART Tit,£), ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Ross fvbRGAN Typ I STS •I I • I I •• I I I I I •••• I I • I • I I • I ••• I •••••••• I I I • I I • I • TON I A. FOSTER VIRGINIA fvi:DACCO HERR ART I ST , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , • , • , , • , TON 1 MAAcH 1979 A, FOSTER �FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! On the very personal side .•.••.• Rumor has it that Wag and Linda Wheeler are expecting a little "bundle of joy 14 soon •.. CongratulaUons go out to Roger sera&ue who is moving to Washington to work with the BIA .• Carlotta Anewishki will be taking over as the new Ceta I Director .... Toni Foster will also be going to Washington to receive a special award from President Carter as "Editor of the Year." And Sue Maturkanich will be working with Phyllis Shafley on the "Stop ERA Movement . .... Buddy Raphael 1s resigning as Assistant Director of the Inter-Tribal Council to accept the new position as Director of the Indian Center in Peacock, Mi<;h •••• Henry 11 Muckman 11 Mark will be filling Buddy's old spot ... . Mary Robert~ now has her own TV Talk show, 11 Hed is Beautiful. 11 • • • • Dawn Bush is leavin us to go into the landscape business which she will call, nsush Gardens.n ... Also leaving u is Shirley McDonald who has bought a chain of McDonald's restaurants across the U.S ...... . {We'll tell you about Eric, later.} ••. Vi Compo is new·Director of Outreach ... Marvin Hanson has dyed his hair blonde to play the part of Custer, in a new movie ... Vi~inia Medacco Her: is divorcing Burt Reynolds to whom she has been secretly married for sometime. Named as t other woman is Barbara Sheahan .... Sharon Kennedy has signed up with the Detroit Tigers an<i will be the first woman on the team ..• Bob johnson has written a new book called "Life Among the Indians." Eloise Montpetit appeared on the Gong Show taking first place for her poetry reading •... Mike Connolly has shaved his head and gone to Tibet to be a monk and Loretta Yount has joined aeon.vent .... Brenda Kuieck has gone to live in a hippie commune taking Manny Mectawis and Carl Hamil~ with her ...•. Shfrle)( Lark is expecting a new baby and will call it 11 Isntthata." ..•. Geri Conway and Jean Warren have left us to join the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders •.. Maryan Mashka has won a million dollars in the lottery and will share it with all the Council meinberswh are left ..... Hoss Morgan will be married soon but refuses to name the bride. Will only say that she works at the Council .... Kathy Wesaw is going into the playground equipment business, which will be called "Wesaw's Seesaws. 11 • • • Luella Collins will marry Steve Parsons which will make her nLuella Parsons" which 1eaves her ex-husband, Steve Collins all alone. Hm,:-ever, ,Jim and Toni Foster have decided to adopt him, making h.im nsteven c·ollins Fostern ... ,Joe Ann Peterson has been named 11 PotenU.al Mother of the Year. n. ~ •• Yvonne Assenco and Ann Ri.~ will star in a new soap opera, "Life Among the Indians, 11 based on Bob Johnson's book Ri.ta Blumke has joined the Grand Ole Opry :n Nashville t playing bass ... Shirley Wilson and Tootsie Petoskev are trying to get news coverage for their coming tl'ip Lake Mic igan in a canoe ... Sherry Medawis and Junior Kiogima are the proud parents of quintuplets, which they've named,. Geronimo 1 Sitting Bull, Cra:.>.y Horse, Sacgawea and Pocahontas ..• Gordoi, Chippaway and bave Wonegeshik recently had a close encounter with beings from outer space. They were taken aboard a spaceship and went. to a secluded spot on Venus where they were told that the beings on Venus were Venusian Indians and are being driven from their planet by "white" Martians. Sa.i_d the creature from Venus, "You are not alone!" across And last but not least, Jeanette St. Clair will marry Eric McDonald making her Jeanette McD0nald 11 and INDIAN LOVE CALL will be sung at the:Lr wedding .... (Percy joj.ned tt Foreign Legion ... } Ti-yah 1 only foolin'!! And we all hope you enjoyed our early April Fool 11 page!!! l �BUO--SHOO! MARCH BIRTHDAYS Hope too many of you weren't startled by our early .April Fool page. It was our Hitent to have some fun with you, so hope ycu had fun with it! Happy birthday to: }low on the more seri.ous side of this L10nth' s news. I would like to say that Bill Carpenter Les King Charlotte Wayashe Mar'. Henry Mar. 11 "1u,:kman" Mark Angie Meyers Fred Chivis, Jr. ,Jennie Church Leisa Kennedy 2 ·, Mar. Mar. J /1 r· ') Mar. 6 e Mar . ..,he Center is hustling a.nd bustling with the big upcoming event in March, which is, of co~cse, the Inter-Tr:!.bal Councjl Pow Wow to be held on March 24th and 25th,at Aquinas College Field House. Eric McDonald, Sr. Det- Town Mar. a Mar. ~3 Mar. 9 Mar. (J Mar. lit Evsryone 1 s working on articles to be William Toothman Mar. 1.? sold there t so hope to see many famJ.l.iar f>iccs ( and new ones too), as well as Arlene Boda Mar. 16 Mar. l: fr tends and loved ones. · C._::,J.ia Harr:i.ngton Anthoriy Sprague ,Jack .SqL,ires Roger Trt1gen ,~veryone come on out and jw,t enjoy youc-selves. Hope to see you all there! Git..,.a-wa-ba-min Na-gutch? torn A. FOSTER STAFF' G!iAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL AND DEPT. We would like to congratulate MONICA Hl\PHAEL 0'1 her recent new title of MI.SS INDIAN MILWAUKEE. Monica received this honor at the Milwaukee Powwow last weekend, February 24 1 25, Kim Kay Neyome Brenda Petoskey Mik,2 Connolly Cheri Gibbs BenjarniP Warren Jr. Norma Chambers Dai.sy Sprague Elmer Peters, Jr. Mar. ] '( Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. 19 Mar. 2~·~ 25 2o ?.7 2'7! :)C "· _,I Mar. 20 Mar. ,j_ '""> ·~ And a belated happy birthday last months oversights. P.J. Bird, Jr. Feb. 17 Feb. 21 1979. F.J. Sheahan Monica ts 14 years old and a freshman at Forest Hills Northern High School here in Grand Rapids, MI. And our apologies to Joe ~Tohn and John ,John. We mistakenly liste<J Joe ,John's birthday on Jan. 10, when it should have IDill0 been John John's. Sorry, fellows! She'll represent the Inter-Tribal Committee for the next year at powwows in the Great Lakes area. Congratulations Monica!!! (D!J)(l) Aquinas College Field House 1600 Block of East Fulton March 24, 1979 - 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm March 25, 1979 - 2:00 pm only. adults - $2.00 students - $1.00 We're really looking forward to seeing many of you there! BOO-SHOO! We don't have too much news to repeat this month. Only that we are working on a new reporting system through data processing, lt's taking everyone's effort in Outreach to get the thing organized. While we've been going through our files, we find that some information isn't correct. So, we will be getting out into the community and making home visits. Be looking for one of us to visit you. Now will be your chance to get to know us better and lmow more of what we're about. SBIRI..EY MCDONALD DIRECTOR GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL OUTREACH �INTRODUCING .. . ... . 11 THE OTTAWA CHAMPION" By Virginia Medacco Herr ELIZA nTOOTSIE 11 PETOSKEY \!!ell, :i. t all started at Indian noi.m Ume of course. When I got thcr8 evei·yone was gett:\ ng warmed-up for the big event of the day. It Five feet four inches tallr 'i20 pounds, was an exciting day for al.l tbe people who long black ha.ir, very pretty face and a wer,;:; to participate and for those wbo came to good personali.ty - there you have 11 Toot.1i.e 1• chee:r• for whom they believed would win but Petoskey, our Clerical Aide here in TURTLE d:i.dn ·1 t. TALK. Tootsie was born Eliza Petoskey :in Norchport, Micbj_gan , some 18 years ago. Raised in Port Hu·con, she came to Grand Hapj.ds in 1976, attended Mi-gi--zi High School, and is now attending Lexington Indian Adult Le=1rni.ng Center r wo:rki ng to-- waf'd her htgh school diploma . The tourna.1H::mts started out w:L th the worr1en playing first and the men following (beauty before age of cnurse). The f:trst two women were D,:::b ·reeters and Pauline Wesaw t.o start the day ')UL Jirnt fine:. Everyone wa.s watching them play. the baJls ,,,ere being hit hard and put :in \,ll'HU'f'0 thi.lY belone;ed. The game ended Of Ottawa hm·i tage, Tootsi12, ha::: been with wi tr1 Pai.~l:LN~ ceh1e; a vc,r'y happy person and on us in TURTLE TALK :;;ince Septemb(,r 1978 and her way to -., Jctory . is ,"ery much interested in ~iports. Shor·t- stop is the posit.ion she plays on a ladies softball team here in town. She also gets into basketball, volleybaJlt and racketball. Ping Pong and Pool are also favo-ri tc::1, as well r:rn beadwork. (Beadwork?) Tootsie's long range plans include being a gym teacher someday, and it 's my e.:uess that she'll be a pretty darn good one. Hang in there, gal! CARL HAMILTON The next two women Hcr·2 Betty Gi.bbs an,j ,June Wilson. Tha t game was over> fast because B0tt) Gibbs put the ei.gbt bal:.. in early, but she tol it like a lady. She .latd tier stick aside and sat down to the remaining pool t.ournanKnt. A; the day went on, Linda Anderson and I ,.,:er,e t.t11 last to play. To see who would pay the wi.nr.ei of each game, I had tc, w:i.n this game. I just couldr:' t get knocked cut of the tournraents t:1: fast. It was an exc:i ~~ing game for me bec~1.u;~ e I won!! It came dm-m to tt1e last four winncc of all the women I U .nda Floyd was playing 2gainst Mary Blodgett. The game was really good. Mary won and that knocked out one more woman. The next to play was my sister Kathy and I, she a.lmost '"1ad me beat. It happened Now if you' re expecting to find a pretty girl at the reception desk when you wall< into th Council upstairs, chances are to her again, the oJd Ottawa buckle! I tc~l-<: you 1 ll be disappointed. (Unless you come in when Barb Toothman is there, sometimes) advantage of her and won the game to victcc:,,r . Most of the time, you'll find Carl HamHNow it was all up to me to keep it in U1u ton sitting behind that desk or near abouts. And while he's not a 11 purty 11 gicl, Indian Corrununity {foe my personal rr::asDns) • So I had to win the pool game. My opponerit you'll certainly find him a congenial was Mary Blodgett. We had to play 2 o,.it of :'1 sort, who'll put you at easet should you games. She was shooting alr·ightt ·but I ha,d t happen in someday, seeking employment. show her who was shooting better. I won ttlE: first c;a1m~ and thought it was an mine. Ther she made some beautiful shots helping her v,ir s5.nce February 1978 and is ~Tob Coach Aide the second game a close victory. As I lookec: around everyone was watching the game to sec for Ceta I. He is married to the former who would be the champ. The thiC'd game start Pauline Kenoshmeg who is an Ottawa and they have one daughter, Phyllis who is lL1. with Mary breaking the ball.:;. i The game w,1s then on its way. It was close all the way ur til I d8cided to wrap this thing up and take Before worKing here, Carl spent 23 years that first place championship . Plus, I driving truck and bus t hrough the United needed the cash so I had t o beat her which I States, Mexico and Canada. He has seen did. After I put the eight ball in its plac, them all from coast to coast. And when he has spare time, he likes to hunt, fish everyone was jumping out of t hier chai r s, coming over to me shaking my hand and tellint and bowl. Carl is a real nice guy - so if you need a job, come on in sometime and me they knew I could do it . The Women Tour nament was over. meet him! Carls who is originally fron Kansas City, Missouri has been here at the Council �As for the Men's Tournament I don't know too much about that because I got what I 9ame there for; _aA Hell of a Victory." If' you really want; to know who won, Ronny Shananaquet took it all back to Chicago with him. Meegwetch, Your Four Seasons Pool Champ!!!! ANGELA HART (l){!){j) MARCH ON CONSUMERS POWER The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, owned and operated by Consumers Pow~;r, has the second worst safety and performance record in the country. Since opening in 1971, it has been shut down over 50 times for repairs, leaking dangerous radiation into the environment. Palisades has operated only 25% of the time 1 forcing Con~umers Power customers to buy over $160 milli.on in repacement power from otber cornp;;;,1:i.es. A meltdown at this plant would destroy most of Southwestern Michigan. MY CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FILLED TRIP (Or ~ t o pack a lifetime of memories into -··nine short cta1s). Part four. SATURDAY - MARCH 10TH The three Musketeers awakened biright and By Virginia Medacco Herr TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1978 NIAGARA FALL~: early, showered, shaved, {oops ... ) I mear, dressed and went directly to the Convention Center via the feet! No breakfast . We didn't want to spoil our appetites si:noe we planned to attend a luncheon and fashi on show at noon. Please join us in a peaceful picket at the Consumers Power office in downtown Grand Rapids. Sponsored by the Grand River Alliance Call: 451-9651, 245-2563, 241-3046. Arriving at the Center, we roamed through the exhibHs and then attended a workshop SUN POWER, NOT CONSUMERS POWER! BETTER at the ballroom moderated by Lionel BorACTIVE TODAY THAN RADIOACTIVE TOMORROW! deaux (Prexy of NEIA) on Resolution DevelSTOP NUCLEAR POWER! opment "Bia Education." Slipped out about 11:30 so we would get to the luncheon on Meet at Calder Plaza, March 10 at noon. time. Again, via the feet, we trekked STOP NUCLEAR POWER!!! about four blocks to John's Motor Inn where the luncheon was to be held. The Niagara mist moisturized us all the wa.y . Upon arrival we found quite a crowd. NOTICE Seems that many others decided to attend Enrollment filing period extended ... Saginaw, the luncheon, also. Swan Creek and Black River bands of Chippewa Indians. Taking the elevator to the top floor, we entered a room which reminded one of a Tndian Claims Commission in Docket 57, NEW banquet room in Versallies. Again, crys;:"' DiADLINE - applications must be received at chandliers and much gold and white decor, ~gency Office by close of business on April ated the room. One wall was all windoH.:, L, 1979. (4:30 p.m. EST) Applications · with a fantastic view of the falls. Lon; should be sent to .•. Superintendent of the tables were set for our feast, and we acre ~'u.reau of Indian Affairs, seated at a table with a Mr. & Mrs. Hill Michigan Agency from Benton Harbor, Mich. Also joining 'A , P.O. Box 884 at the table was Jeanette St. Clair, Ge.',. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan eieve Shirley, Gary Shawa and Chuck Shame,-~ 49783 C!J(DID naquet. 4 �HJ it was a double feast we p;:-: .,i- tock of; 1....,e there was a.=...:,o a feast for the eyes. many beautiful outfits on 30 many beautJ.l people , all to a pow wow drum beat. h le taking in the likes of geor ·gous white .;:l, skin and ribbon dresses and such we ' ""e served salad, followed by delicious , ,..ffod c hicken breasts, with mashed pota· ,es and gravy, peas and little loaves of r 11emade 1:,read and butter. For desert we ; '.:e cream. And if anyc.me i::; interested •sc.i.ng the beautiful clothes, just look Genevieve Sl:,irley, as sire wa.s taki'1g ( .. "lles of pictuces. ( Hope you ck:Yi I t mind, '..: 1 . ) ,,"'\ H· this pleasurable event, it \,Jas back to ·:i~.:' Convention Center wht're we attt'\nded a \J<~r ·.shop ')n Student L,suBs moderated by Monette, which turned out to be ):L te in teres tint_;. Hher1 it via_::_1 :r,.rer r Ka thy, ,r :l :Larme and I hnd a serious disct:stion. It decided that from now on, we would buy r.~ 1·· food at a grocery store sine,~ nrunct.:::.n ~re getting short. l'), 1:na, 11 -: ·3 thoui:;h and I E1 lmo'1t did thi.s time, h ,, ''chickened out" wi1en our new found fri\;:. , did the sam3. You see, when everybody 1., ~invi. ted to join in the dance, Kathy ·,nd , trj_ed to p1.,csuade scme fellow Nishnobs from Oklahoma to join us and said we w0 ~, u dance if they would, but they wore 1'sca , ,:;• ; too. Gosh it's awful to be scarE'd ! Bu z the undauntable Dora danced. And sh-? ha my applause. She has my admiration and ·· · spect. She is a good Apache woman and :s \, is ah,o a Ge:,mi ni with Leo rising. {That helps!} There is no way to describe the feeling c-r;e gets at a pow wow. Even as a spectator there is a certain spiritual transcenden _;,. If you are a Native to this land, you c:-,.n relate. The;;; d:rum start!3 tc beat and a sp ,11 is cast. Y.:)u are taken back in time -· be-fore the devas ta t:i ng di.srupt.i on of the white man. '.t"his is curs! This belong::; t r.i us! Once again, the land is unpollute.i 2t i'1(l tbe forests are untouched and there are n') free~._rc:ys jammed with traffic. For a m&gi,: moment, all is b,"autiful again . ThenJnJ..,_,. .,.,h~1 v. there were no super markets when it's over, we are suddenly ca tapuJ t -2 ,.: v1itl1in walking ~ ,....,nc:e , but we did find a back into these troublesome times. 1 .,tle store not too tar o.viaJ , and then pm'..,asc~d some sliced ham, Italian bread, craLeaving the Convention Center, we again ::rs, cheese and red wine {for Dora, natch) . cros::,ed the plaza and headed for the mal! !ling our loot back to the hotel, we fell .austed onto the beds for a much needed ;:,pite. 11 (These old grey mares just ain't +; they used to be! ) '1 Jr a few hours of recooperati.on, i,e pre') ., .,,,ct a sumptuous supper with our goodies ~ 1 :), the grocery store. Laying , ut our ·' " r 8act" on a round table which stood in c- ·t of our window, we pulled , 'P chairs ~ 'supped 11 eiegantly on han, sandwiches, ,·e, craLkers and red wi.ne. Feeling like .,,~ai.n 1 we were then ready to a<-t.end U•e ')W which was to be held at the Center . ~1 exhibit ha11. 1.J/"; .,, 1, J« hall was pa:::ke:1! which (·ms on the way "home. 11 On the ma.11 we could hear tte music blaring from Cap~tain Jack's and see the line waiting to get in. Across from Captain Jack's was J.P. Morgan's wh:i.i:::h had 110 line at all, so we thought we'd take a little peek inside. The disco at J.P. Morgan's had breathing r-oom . The music didn't seem so loud and the dance floor didn't seem so packed and the place wasn't teeming with wall to wal ; people. So we went ir,Silie.After a short stay, we returned to our temporary domLc J' Our room w;;;.s a welco1:1e si.ght. As Kathy ::,n,. : were preparirg to retire for the nigh : Dora threw her bed companion (You '11 rem ... emb ::r ,,be pillow she calls "Phil ? 11 } on r,tv floor . WhPn Ka thy tried to pic·k him up, Dor2 sbouted, "PANDS OFF!"( with a wild Apache look in her eye!) ;·'. aU.ve Pe:;plE •..l l. over th,:: lJ. S • and ::an a da were Some were dancir,g ::.nl, :·om,: were ·<.. ng. We nere watc"ii:1g . H"~ sitting ,,.) far av 2y, we spotted Char.'. te Hill, t: , Ka thy rr:0ei: ly retreated. .,..1mous, ta.~c::nted, r..:il')dsorr e :'.'ndian com.,,: ·1J.! And th:i.s Apache , G(~rri.ini , L<~o gal also ha..s a funny l:Ltt.le r .ctu:il she goes through 'ling the pow wow was mo\·im; 1 b•.J.t I d:Ld ', t ~ ·t up the ccurage to daw:e. Nor did ,.1; L every ni.,_;l1t before bedtime. {But it' s nc,. valid, unless in';:: do'1e in front of a w:i,' ~ i1y • ( She 's too much 1 i ke he.' era zy sister ~- es 0c ct.) Someday I will dance dow.} 5 And unfortunatdy I'm not at l i b,:r · �:;o tell you what it is, so i::'.' you want to ,(um,, you' 11 have to ask Dori <:::ure i·"' s ,range tho ... EDITOR'S NOTE***This letter was sent to the Inter-Trlbal Counc:il recently for publication in the TURTLE TALK. **!i· /h:ay, ':11 rituals over etc. we once again c,c,tle d ~n our beddy-byes and journeyed in_.o, dream.Land for another night at Niagara Thank you for the good thoughts and best wishe s extended to me during my stay in the hospital. ... J't.L C • 11.J ,.. l..i J.S • Betty Pamp TO BE CONTINUED NEXT MONTH. WALBRIDGE ACADEMY HONOR ROLL JANUARY i eb. 12, 1979, Grand Rapids, MI. r" ,fearing was held l.n Circuit Court, in the Co,mty of Kent, with Judge George R. Cook 1( .:Siding, David Martell Chuck Shananaquet Elizabeth Wesaw Laura Burfield Ricky Cash Paul Martell Indian Elders who had participated in Oral History Project were asking that Grand Rapids Public Library carry out t,~ promises which were made to the Elders. • _e were that the Elders should have .,:Jvri.ght control and that they would be - ·te to be sure that the material was cor. :ct before booklets the Library produced . ;i d be printed or distributed. ,;,: Library stated they never promised eight and that the booklet material was ect according to the voice tapes of the c rs. ,w Judge decided in favor of the Library. .hi '..ibrary is now free to distribute the ..,c ·, lets with no copyright for the Elders znj with the material that several of the Elders think in incorrect. {l}(JJ(]) Y~'l~fq ATTENTION PLEASE! ! ! Did you know that the Parent Committee will have a Pot Luck Meeting in March? And you know that this means there w.ill be lots of f\;. d ! ,'e is also going to be a 50/50 raffle wi th ,l 1; winners! Can you believe it? Three 1d winners. The committee safd the raf,,, monies will be donated towards the ;.}Uffi·, ~"~ ' Camp activities. So where do you ,_ s tickets???!? Ask any Native America n 'c r Ti.ce Specfalists or the Parent Commi ttet, , :1. a and members. Get em now while they I r'e . 'ii,3; like hot cakes!! See you at the nex t ,.1 ON THE PERSONAL SIDE ..... . Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Gor·don Jackson on the birth of a new baby boy last month. Baby's name, Gordon Jackson, J~. Hey Bev, isn't one Gordon Jackson enou~~??? Betty ?amp was recently hospitalized. Sure hope she's doing well!! Waunetta Dominic, President of the NMOA was hospitalized recently at Little Traverse Hospital in Petoskey. Hope she's feeling better, also, ..• Celia Sprague , Elizabeth Mark and Leona Bush ·· we1~e i.nvol ved in a two car accident last month. Fortunately, th~3y received only minor injuries ... , Maryan·nE Fasbu£g_ was also in two auto accidents recently. First time she was hurt only slightly, but second time, she h,1d to have some stitches in her face . Plea;:., e be careful, peopl e , W0 don•t wan~ t o l ose you! �L HOOP fou. have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Pc~" wer of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old day: when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of th, nation, and so long as the hoop was unborken, the people flourished. The flowering tree wa· the living center of the hoop, and the circle of four quarters nourished it. The east gave peace and light, and the south gave warmth, and the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and mighty wind gave strength and endurance. This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our religion. 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. The sun comes forth and goes do1 ag:lin in a circle. The moon does the same, and both always come back again to where they were. The life of man in a circle from childhood to chHdhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our tepees were round like the nests of birds, and these were alway:s se· in a circle, the nation's hoop, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us t< hatch our children.. From - BLACK ELK SPEAK: It was the Europeans that made Treaties upon the Land and forced Indians to accept them. 'rHE GRAND TRAVERSE BAND OF OTTAWA-CHIPPEWA INDIANS Dear Bud, Will Europeans greed never cease? Will Europeans never be content until they shsd 1. have devoured all the land? Chewed up the Earth in every place? these Europeans des:i.re to destroy everything, like they destroyed the very ugly cities they keep womiting out all across the Beautiful lands Just a few lines to let you know Darlene Sineway and myself will be in Grand Rapids to enroll people into the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians on the 12th and 13th of March. I hope to be doing this through your office, I hope you have space for me. Catherine C. Baldwin Membership Chairperson H.R. ftl, Box 123 Suttons Bay, MI. 49682 Do The Europeans must bring themselves to unde stand that Native Americans, that is Ind1.a.n have a real reverence and love for the Beautiful lands, for all the Earth and that Indian People will not willingly give up the struggles to preserve the Land leff to them. (!.J(D{l) Native American People are being brought to feel that they are under attack again. That Indian will also continue trying to bring Europeans to realize the value and purpose of the Earth. Now, once more, someone has a great greed for the energy resource on Indian land, as coal, oil, and gas. ROSS MORGAN Someone else has greed and thirst for water on Indian land. wmm DISTRIBUTION PLAN FOR FUNDS AWARDED TO POTAWATOMI NATION BEING PUBLISHED. Yet, another sees timber on Indian land and wants that too. A plan for the distribution and use of more than $6 million awarded to the Potawatomi Nation is being published in the Federal Register, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Forrest Gerard announced. All these greedy ones carp and complain about Indian priviledge and talk about it not being proper to hang on to old land titles. Well, it was Europeans that brought the curse of land titles upon the Beautiful Lands. It was the Europeans that forced Indians into small places in the Land and said you have 'title' to this piece of land. The judgment award, granted by the Indian Claims Commission, is compensation for land in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan ceded to the Unj_ted States by the Indians during the treaty making period of 1795 to 1833. 7 �! ;·unds will be shared by members of the 1rie Band, Citizens Band, IJannahville J.2x. Community, Forest County Potawatomi rr,nity and lineal descendants, who are ''. citizens , of Michigan and Indiana ... ::. r::itomis, including Ht1ron, Pokagon and if r Bands. The Secretary of the Interior 11 publish rules to govern the enrollment these eligible descendants. On floured board, knead well but not too long (modern flour is not very durable) Divide into six loaves. Grease loaves, p11 t into greased pan: let rise a little. Bake in oven at 400 F for 30 minutes. Turn oven doFn to 300 F. for 30 m:i.nutes. Bread is done, when well browned and it sings when turned out of pam. t.0 tribal groups will distribute 80 per,. u11~ of their share to member's on a per ..:api ta basis, except for the Hannahville ,1dian Community which will distribute 40 percent. The balance will be retained for rnture tribal programs. All of the descen1ant group's portion will be distributed 1er capita . _t .s plan was approved by Congress and made 'Ctive March 6, 1978. wanting additional information ~d contact the Anadarko Area Office, -"0 S TO BEGIN SOUR DOUGH STARTER In loosely covered jar or bowl put, 1 package dry yeast of Indian Affiars, Anadarko, OK. 1 cup flour ,c 5, or the Minneapolis Area Office, H cups quite warm tap water eau of Indian Affairs, Minneapolis, Mix well. Let stand 24 to 48 hours o ' ·r ,n<3apolis, MN 55402. IDWID It should have a strong sour scent. Now may be ready. Check recipe. For each cup recipe requires add to starter. n:~ DOUGH WHOLE WHEAT BREAD :ti ,., very large mix:i.ng pan, measure :ups whole wheat flour • cup s unbleached flour ,1p fresh bran ". ,,.;ell while dry large sauce pan, measure ' cup sugar or honey . _ teaspoon salt (__;ps milk. {milk from dry milk mix 1 cup flour 1 cup water Let this stand at least 24 hours bef0rP using. When makingsome recipes, take care to reserve½ cup or so of starter. Feed this with ½ cup flour and ½ cup war,,1 water. Let digest 1 day and then it ma:: be stored in refrigerator. Feed at lea ., . once a week. "be used) HOUSE BILL 5290 - INDIAN COMMISSION INC:···, 2-ow heat stir. Ull sugar or- honey solves. Add: ;·tick (½1b.} butter or margarine. ;~'~ till butter melts . ., , not really scalct. To this I c\dd : ·-:;;is sour dough starter (rec:1.pe fol, ) and also add ; d~kages of dry yeast dissolved in 1.'P w.:i.rm tap water. ~ll wet ingredients very well. slowly J add wet mixture to flour u,g very carefully. It will not be ,, gh . Add quite warm tap \la tc,r to , firm damp dough. Let ri:2c~ about ,c~ t ·1 ,)\;( Legislature has passed and Governor Will:'..::··· G. MHliken has signed House Bi.11 5290, :s creasing the Indian Commission by 2 rnen,:. The positionsi one in the Detriot distr:· and the other not yet assigned, are to, ' filled by April 1979, Currently our Commissioners are: Yvori.t Walker, PhilHp V. Alexis, Joan M. Be,:... Dave Dominic 1 Robert Nygaard, Daughtry Jol:mson, Arnold J. Sowmicl<, Bill Cross :::.r Thurman Bear. uY �,HE PASSING OF OUR CULTURE On a reserve that thrives on praise, kudos and exhaltations, the Blood Reserve also has it~ silent and humble members. This group however is getting more scarce by the day, such as in the case of the passing of Albert Chief Calf and Gordon Bird. Old People such as these two more correctly portraye,d the values and traits of the Indian People. Theirs was a humble existence. The sadness and tragedy of each passing old Indian is not in the fact that they had died, but the fact that the young did not learn enough and retain all the knowledge, wisdom and practice that the old people have to offer. The young Indian fanatics today rely too readily on their superior anthropological academic knowledge on a broad diverse nation of Indians and often this shows in their "native dress 11 of odds and ends of just about every tribe there is. Dress, preceding customs, ceremonial procedures, philosophy and religion, (these things) the Indian people were given by their maker. All too often the young people cif Reserves and Indian cornmun:i.ties stcut and brag to others that they are proud to be an Indian. Such put-ons are often an embarrassment to others whc know better. For these greensklns hardly follow the principles of the traditional way of life and know next to nothing about their culture. What they seem to think is that the Indian way is mostly learned from professional Indians, which usually amounts to nothing more political propaganda - social lip service intended to impress an ignorant non-Indian society or in general, to use one's Indianism to achieve personal goals. Indjan youths will continue to lose gound so long as they are preoccupied with non-Indian society, instead of learning from their elders. It might be argued that knowledge and wisdom are universal, but i.t mustn't be forgotten that customs are different values on things. High among these values is humility and respect. The simple life led by Albert, Gordon, and numerous other old people who we never even hear of should serve as a (model) to the Indians of today. They were practically unknown, but were loved. They won little, but gained more out of life. They held no office, but served a lifetime through the Horn Society and were avid supporters of the Indian Way of Life with out its present haughtiness. IDIDID THE OTTAWAS' GREAT FEAST The great annual feast of the Ottawas at L 1 Arbre Crochc known as Tu.-sam wung occured on the eve of All Saints' Day. the early missionaries first came to thJ.s country, they realized the futiJ.ity of trying to induce the Indians to gJve up at once their superstitions and wild demonstrations of grj_ef over the death of Uieir friends and loved ones. A sort of a compromise was made by uniting and participating with t1e church in its celebration of All Saints' Day. When The celebration really began on Halloween. for on that day, the Indian hosts set up kettles and pushed pies into the ovens for the oi.g dinners that were to be given during the next two days. For this celebration, the Indians spared no expense. They entertained lavishly even though to do so left the hosts pennHes3. Although in the near future, the Indians might be cold and starving, they did not save a thing for themselves. Those who gave the feast invited one person for each dead relative that they had, besides other guests and friends. These especially favored ones were supposed to personify the departed relatives who were buried under the white crosses or cobblestone markers in the cemetery. The more they ate the better pleased were the host and hostess. The Indians incurred all this expense that they may make the 3ouls of the departed happy an highly respected in the lanct of the cteact. ·the Indians believe that they ; 0 u1ct only secure 9 �1·:ctce : ..... (.. + • ,.i of mind for themselves and rest and happiness for the departed souls by this gei,:. rL • ancient Indians believed that they had two souls. One they thought made the lone; ,. vhe spirit world and was no longer intere..,ted in the affairs of this life. The other i,, ,.L, they believed, remained earthbound. It was for the latter sould that they prepa <' .. t,h., rich feast. Food was placed on the graves. If it had disappeared in a few days, tu·' 1 l ,dians regarded its disappearance as a token that the dead were pleased and had ea ten "· t O! the other hand, if at the 'end of a certain time, the food remained there, the Indians ~aid that the spirits were angry and that another feast must be given to satisfy them. w~ . J INDIAN CANCER "REMEDY" TO GET TESTS rl ron to star E2s.;.ac, a controversial traditional Inctian herbal 11 remectyn for cancer, will be tested ~ )')n on humans. Lw federal department of health and wel·c11•e has given permission to a Toronto r~,pany, Respirin Corp. Ltdl, to conduct . . ~ ~.ical trials. , \'W1}ver, a spokesman for the heal th pro, •,.. tion branch of the department cautioned , 1~.t the trials are only the first stage 1.n · l'.mg procedure any drug must undergo be,wc it is licensed for manufacture in ,~~na'-1a. ~.t process could take "years" before a ,,.;.:.i.s:Lon i.s reached. nesp.:.rin Corp. had received the secret for.1.' a for the preparation from nurse Rene C',· sse of Bracebridge, who began treating , ! 1cer sufferers in her home in the 1930s ,,i::h the "remedy" she obtained from an TLlrH,,-:. .:.'he substance has come to be known as Essiuc her name spelled back'v1ards. ".i. couldn't be happier," she said in a tt,lephone interview recently. "Now I'm hoping the struggle is over." •,espirin Corp. applied for permission to trials on Essiac with humans .i..n :.:., t.,lr't. ,July. Their submission included the formula for -ne drug, as required by law. Dr. Ian Henderson, director of the bureau of drugs in the health protection branch, .,qj_d in August he could not devulge the formula without the permission of Respirin Corp. 10 Each patient in the trials would have to b, a 11 well-documentecl, well-diagnosed" case :t cancer for the trials to have credibilitv, he said. But he conceded some people would not acc 1sr ': the results whether they turn out posit1v.._]\ or negatively. Miss Caisse, now 90, said she unders tnad:, u trials will take place at Laval Univers,_':" in Quebec City and at the University of Toronto. She said her telephone has been ringinf "for hour::, 11 with people calling to conf late her on the drug being accepted for tests, *** *** *** *** *** Sba.ron Kennedy, recently attended the National 1ndian Park a;,d Recreation M~1 agement Training Program, which was held in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (First workshop.) will at-~ tend, is an Economic Stimulus Program intended to upgrade the professional quaJity of Native American recreational opportunities. The program was desig~ed and granted to the Idaho InterTribal Policies Board, conducted under the auspices of the National Indian Activities Association (N.I.A.A.), and coordinated by Oklahoma State University's School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services. Native Amer1cans ( L1:6) at tended from all sec-ti ons of the U.S., incl~ding Alaska and Canada. The four training sessions she �~ .,.... u ~ ! µ~ 'I' ., I~ .~ : ... 'i ~'9 I. f �.~s.: ~ r -~ f; ,.~-· Ate.~ .....'ltli. ,/J IJ I • ~J ;~V~;i, ~~ ~:~~~~}~:-~:; ~-i;/{t, J ~ ._ r ,"~·.;-:-: .\ ·~ ~ I ·J~•- . :!;. ) ,f: I Grand Rapids lntsr-Tribal Council I -~~ I . · . ~Iii ~- - . NON PIOl"IT O~t-. u. s. POSTAGE PAID I·------- 756 8,idge, N.W., G,and Rapid,; Mich. 49504 PERMIT NO. 690 f GRANO RAPIOS, IAIOf. 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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/b52fb53fc1379c2ce3959b051d292fd6.pdf 090580e8784e3e6803c1a40a803cdc20 PDF Text Text March 1980 • Turtle Talk �IMPORTANCE OF INDIAN COUNT FOR 1980 ~rfi~os TURTLE TALK ....-....--·------···--•••11S1JJ• 1__ _.,..__••11111u••-•---• 1980 is a census year in the U.S. For Indian people, this means an opportunity to be seen MARCH 1980 within the total population.of this country. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR •••••••••• J. Wagner Wheeler In the past, the numbers have been low for . Indian people as reported by the .census Bureau. ASSISTANT OIRECTOR •• ~···········Buddy Raphael Indian people are here, and Indian people countt -m• • • ._:lll'il1l!i 111 ilf' BOARD OF DIRECTORS George Martin •••••••••••••••••••• * •• President Pat Rawlings ••••••••••••••••••• Vice President Jeanette St. Clair •••••••••••••••••• Treasurer Barbara Arzola •••••••••••••••••••••• Secretary p aul Jackson Jr •••••••••••••••••• Sgt. at Arms On Marcp 28~ .1980, a census form will be mailed out to your household, and is to be returned no later than April 1, 1980. This form contains information vital to the future of the Indian commµnity. For example, questions on the se9ond page of the census f.orm will reveal the n~ed in this cpmmunity for better housing. The facts gathered about .housing conditions -will be fed back into Grand Rapids (or where .. Kathy Stinger •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Member ever_ you live). From these t'actst we will Simon Francis ••••••••••••••••••••••.••• Member hav~ pfoof that.something must be done about housing conditions for Indian people. Evelyn Biggs ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Member households (one out of every six) will Mary Church •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Member Some receive a long ferm to complete. Along with the short census form, it is a very good idea to fill out the long form and return it, postTURTLE TALK EDITOR - VIRGINIA MEOA.CCO HERR age. free, no later than April 1, 1980. If for some reason the forms are not sent in, a cenASSISTANT EDITOR - Ross fbGAN sus taker will make home visits .:-.nd ask information in person. A great big thank you to the following people who helped with the assembling, staplingt lab- Aga.in, the census informatiOrt is important to ellng and zip code sorting of last month's all of us. The information requested is very issue of TURTLE TALK. Mee--gwetch to: general. . All census forms are confidental. LEO f.\NEWISHKI HENRY "fiJCKMAN" MARK U.S: government agencies, the Department of Social Services, the Internal Revenue Service, SAi~ BusH SHERRI Mi:DAWIS etc. are by law not allowed to examine indiviJuny TRUDEAU dual census formS.{ In the past, for example, the War Department requested census records · · · · -------·------for a certain group of non-Indians, and the Census Bureau refused to release the records. ANN ARBOR POW WOW The Supreme Court agreed with the Census Bureau, and the forms were not released). WHERE? HURON HIGH SCHOOL (CORNER OF FULLER RD AND HURON HIGHWAY) WHEN? April 12th and 13th 1980 FOR INFORMATION CALL: 764~5418 or 161-3767 SPONSORED BY THE NATIVE AMERICAN SfUDENT ASSOCIATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. PROGRAMS BEGIN: Sat. 2PM and 8PM Sun. 2PM DONATIONS: $3 Adults, $2 Students, 50¢ 12 and under. See ya all there!!! Please complete and mail y9ur census form or forms. As a person of American Indian descent, make sure you are counted! OUTREACH STAFF/GRITC 1 �CH BIRTHDAYS AND A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO . LAST MONTH'S OVERSIGHTS. 14f'PY BIRTHOAY TO: I I Ll. CARPENTER 1~L MARCH l MARCH 2 REICHARD I:I\ <BARA ~AWIS FEB. ~H p.J. BIRD JR .• FI J. SHEAHAN JuLrE f'tDAcco 2 MARCH 3 MARCH 4 LLS KING l ·r"'W'i...OTTE WAYASHE 1iENRY /;i1x:KMAN11 MARK 5 MARCH 5 MARCH 6 f 1TLDR..:o li4£DAcco Ki.. ,,•• ::rH FEBa ~~CH MICKI SHAGONABY BEN SHAWA BEN MEDACCO JUl..IA WILSON CHIPPEWA ANG~E l"EYERS r:l 1GfNE WILSON ~a;5 FRED CHIVIS ~. Mi\RCH 8 ~CH 8 fi4RCH 8 • ft'N' E UuRCH LrISA KENNEDY MARCH 9 TEm:.r LYN WILSON W1LLJ AM Toortt\6.N 10 MARCH 12 i::LEEN Dun.EV ~IARCH MARYANNE FASBURG fllARCH MARCH ~CH TOWN . Sou ,JACK . IRES 13 13 14 . TRUGEN MARCH ]9 i.. IL.LI P/.'\ WILSON SAMS MAAcH 19 .'IM K6.Y NEYot'E MARCH i:i&>lr: ~ PETOSl<.EY . MARCH 25 MARCH 26 fYAACH TJ MARCH 27 !~OGER tf!11<E CONNC.UY Ct''"·~ l GIBBS WtL'- IAM Sf.fANANAWET £..:N,Jl·..MI N HARREN JR I 11.!\ I SY SPRAfltJE '>-IN ' ' J~· JR. 27 MARCH 20 MARCH 29 (11111 STlNE WILSON &lYER Sli:R PETERS JR I ~CH fvAACH ~H. a rtf·~~ r 11 f un 11 co n nected with .it. Want t ( .: '"· Judy Trudeau for helping with so me cf our typing and Sherri Meda wi.s wh c so g rac i ofJS.ly consented to copy labe l·. A nd fin a lly a thank you to cousi n Darlene ( LaHaye) Friedel for a co n r but i on of $2.00 for TURTLE TALK. ; l- al so is much appreciated. Sf°' ou ld mention that there .i.s a d a.nc <-' coming up on Max·ch Z4th and there more information on ·that el.sewher .:: ; . i._ri TURTLE TALK • . Not ~uch otherwise e• cep t what you' 11 read further in t'· .. ::.• issue. MAAcH 21 \cRti A CHAMBER~ o Thank you, Brenda! . As· I sald A nd to our many volunteers who hel p with assembling TURTLE TALK, we ~ a nt t o say thanks ! This is- cl time co11'-":11n • in g ta s k, but mo~t always turns i n t~~ good social time too f with a sen sr- - 22 · ~CH 111. YOU department . We have many pe ~µJ to thank, so I ' ll start with Br c~~­ Charnberlain who did -our nice co v1;r f o re, one of our many talented always comes through for us. MARCH MARCH l\:\ rooNY SPRAGUE 17 FEB. 21 FEB. 28 FEB. 28 JAN. 9 First thing on the agenda is the T.. ·• us. 16 17 MARCH 17 J\R~Ef.JE BoDA FEB. ll FEB. 14 FEB. 16 Boo-shoo! MAACH 9 HARR I NGTOO ,Jf '.)f?GE SPRAGUE L.~ GEORGE.SHAGONABY MARCH 7 1 t ':LI A LEWIS SPRAGUE 11 Hope you all enjoy it. VIRGINL\ . MED\ CCO 29 31 2 HERR~ Edi tor .. �Feb 1, 1980 Dear Turtle Talk: Smile, someone loves you! This is the way I feel as I leave Crand Rapids to go .into training for my future job as counselor for American Indians, may they be adolesence, young married or senior cit:lzens. I have hopes of attaining other degrees in college but my first and only desire is to help some one with a problem which they may think isn't easy to solve. RfJffiT ON 1979 ~NT TO 11-E GRAND a UNIT 4, RI~ NORTHERN MICHIGAN OrrAWA ASSOCIATION Total payment: $1,750,000 Total number of applicants: 43S8 Total certified applicants: 2885 Number of minors: 862 As I go in this new home, people and sounds, Payments for minors are being held in trust by I go with a good feeling because I have the federal Government. The money is regularly learned a lot from my elders and friends reinvt~sted to earn the best interest rate .. here in Michigan. ·Number of applicants reported deceased before I know there are four risks: payment was made: 40 payments for persons now The risk one must accept deceased will be made to their heirs after The risk one can afford to take their estates have been probated. The risk one cannot afford to take The risk one cannot afford not to take Each certified applicant received a letter of congratulations from the Bureau of .Indian Risk taking ~s part of taking chances all Affairs, and a file number . for any future reour lives. To decide if we will be hurt by ference to the:lr claim. Questions should be the risk or gain but most of all was it referred by letter to the Sault Ste. Marie worth it? office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Not that I haven't loved or cared for each family; and each of my children. They understand my need to live my life as I see fit - not as a mother only. Bob and Waneta Dominic are the main reason these payments have been made. Bob died four years ago, after working over half his.life for a settlement of Michigan Indian Claims. He was an outstanding leader of Michigan'.s I have physical needs as well as I need em- Indians and a good friend. · It.is unfortunat~ otional outlets. I like and do a lot of re- that he did not .live to see these payments lating to others and have acqulred many made .. , Waneta has carried on their work . Their friends in doing so. I feel good about family- .and friends are'. proud of c ~he s~ccess changing my life. I'll continue to learn they· have achieved. from others· and my most exciting thing to come· now ls my spiritual well being- My spiritual satisfaction will come as I learn to pray, to sing out loud, to laugh at clean, meaningful jokes and crying honest tears - not wlth anger or lonesomeness but at somethlng good to hear. I need your prayers for .my contiued . guiding from on High. Thank you all for your friendship. I remain your friend, ANNA MARIE LOUISE MEDAWIS PO BOX 57 · TAHOLA, WA ' "----· . 3 �- - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- FIND TIE N/lli: PUZZl.£ V R AS 0 B A I T 0 Y0 U NT S Buddy Wheeler I C M W H E E L E R R A R WA R H Mary Raphael RAA0 E HT ADADN l L R0 A Youi1t Bob G G R A R J T R MP A R S 0 N S R Shirley Conway I N K 0 R U Y K Y H M0 U R D P 0 Dawn Roberts NGE R J DAR UAE L R ACAN Lark Jean I R L E C Y E I ME D A C C 0 N G Johnson Luella AUAE DUR T KL AB 0 C ND N Eloise McDonald DR 0 BERT SF H WIN.RWE I - · ·Anderson Vi.rginia E R J L L E V E T S I NAE ARA Roger Warren G E U S 0 K Q J M0 S P L G Y S L Carl Collins E H R MC D 0 N A L D T L 0 A 0 R Manny .Herr R U V U A H 0 WY A E I Y R 0 N E Montpetit ·· St eve G U MWN M A T U R K A N I C H B Linda Compo. UM .NS C 0 EH J YE LR I HS M Kay Sprague N A 0 J H I K N E R R A WP A R A Sherri Hamilton A NA NS T UHAMI L T 0 NA H Cole Medawis L NS 0 T 0 S E NAP S C T UT C Betty Conally L YVE 0 P E T E RS 0 N I AT H Maturkanich Judy E MM P R R E B A I L E Y L K E A Mashka Trudeau U A MA A MMT U L Y Z Q M H R G Peterson Sue L 0 GR M1 HA I T 0 C B D S 0 E Mike Parsons C U0 F I KANL T GN0 J AL R Medacco Wag E L 0 I S E S R Y D D U B A MR P Mark Geri Bailey Chamberlain Sharon Muck (as in Man) Greg These are the names or the people employed at the Council and Lexington School. To find them in the puzzle, you may go in a line forward and backward, either vertically, horizonally or diagonally. Answer next month. Good luck! • FOR SALE: ONE (1) 40 CHANNEL CB RADIO & ANTENNA w/WIRING (you REr1JVE)' BRAND NEW SET IN JULY OF 1979, OM..Y USED TWICE ON ROAD, NOT TRAVELLING ANYfvmE, t'UST SELL, ~IGINAL PRICE WAS $130.00. WILL SELL FOR $85.00 FOR EVERYTHING. EXTENTION CALL 774-8331 9. AFTER 5:30 DURING THE DAY PM CALL 4 8 TO 5 PM, 243. .7022 AND ASK FOR SHIRLEY, �TIE DAY Cf 1lf INDIAN CHILDHOOD fv'BmIES THE I WANDERED THRWGH THE FORESTS ~!CH WERE LUSH AND GREEN IN SPRING, ni'tlJ SAW SO MANY LOVELY THINGS, BRAVE GOES TO THE FOREST, T0 HUNT FOR THE DAY'S M:AT, WHILE HIS ~N SITS AND GRINDS Fc.R THE EVENING'S EAT, CORN,; .· WALKS SUK.yI so NOT TO BREAK A lWIG, HE HE LIKE HUPMING BIRDS ON WINGS, ADEER SEES IN THE DISTANCE, BUCK - REAL BIG! AE PULLS OUT AN ARROW, AT ~ SLCM...Y SETS HIS BOW, . ru: LETS GO OF TIE STRING, DJWN THE BUCK GOES, PICKS UP HIS KILL, CARR IES IT tiCM:, im ,.. i & f W131...E BEE CAt-E BUZZING BY, IGHT.WlNGS ALL A~IRL, . WANTEDSME TO. UNDERSTAND, IT WAS HI PRIVATE WORLD. FIRE IS WAITING, HIM TO CGE,- CORN IS ALL GROJND, PUT IN A SACK, THEN l SPIED A BlITTERFLY, E COOKS, THEY EAT, EN LAY BACK M~· BY AND A O..EAR AND SPARLKING BROOK, SCARED A RABBIT, CH WAS HIDING, HIS cozy NOOK. AND HE STROLLED STOPPED TO DR INK, TH. WINGS OF PUREST GO.J), FLUnERED BY, _ .. ALL ATE HEARTILY, ANOTHER DAY IS THROUGH, THE NIGHT DARKENS, ITH DARK SHADES OF BLUE, 0 CATCH MV EYE, t'-.IW HI s BEAUTY TO. BEHCl.D I . ~! LD FLO'h'ERS BLCXJIU NG ALL. ARCllND, ~~DIFFERENT HUES, _ . LIKE.A DOZEN RAINBCl'l FEU. TO EARTH, . - DARLENE (l.AHAYEJ FRIEJEL MY 1£.ART IS RED PURPLE, Mv HEART w1u. ru..wAvs BE Ren. I Mv fNDIAN CULTURE WILL NEVER BE CRIMSON, BLUE. PICK A StW.L BOOQUET, 1 HF..ARD A 'f.91 CE SO a.EAR, STQPPED TO ~ ~LEA~s:uwr~~!??~~~~A~HERE?" DE/{). l WILL ~WAYS KEEP MY HEAD UP fWrJ THE lNDIAN WAY--l'U. Af..WAYS LUVJ I WILL KEEP MY VALUES AND 9ELIEFS fv.m FRa.i THE KESERVATIC»t l LL NEVER AHOOT M.. 1-00TED LOUD AND a..EAR, J ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL ART OF BEA.OVmJ<, l TURNED AGAIN, A TREE JUST OVERHEAD, LEAVE, {\HD I ING IT WAS TJf1:, FOREST CREATIJRES GO TO BED • . t STEPS TO TAKE 1'E 1-tCJ€WARD, NIGHT FELL, KNEW 1 WOll.D REllJRN AGAIN, CK TO THAT SHADY DELL, MAKE MY LOOMS FRCJlt THE lREE BARK, Mv HEART CRIED OVER WouNDED KNEE BECAUSE THE INDIAN PEQ:>lE WISH TO BE FREE ~T &.M:: GOT LOCKED IN THE JAILS i ET f ~ (' . 1HEY KEPT STRONG AND THE IR NERVES AS TOOGH AS NAILSi LF1 1 S HOPE WE MJCH BEAUTY TO REfvEMBER I NEVER COULD FORGET, CHILDHOOD CHERISHED fvEK>RIES, E BY FAR, HE VERY BEST. t CAN LIVE IN PEACE ON OUR LAND WHILE ALL OUR PEOPLE GIVE A HELPING - lJoROTHY HAND. WE CAN. STILL LIVE AND NOT BE DEAD WHILE Cl.JR HEARTS STILL STAY RED. - RON RurtH NG BEAR CRON 1CK (REPRINTED FRCJ-1 TiiE NATIVE NEVADAN) 5 Maw:co �~a1.1rtj Laml..H::rt and Veronica Dabney our Ff.'dr.-;r.id Repert:•entatl ves from Washington were !lere O!'l! Feb. 12th to review the program op- era ti on and check on our 'flling system and budget. They were welcomed to the Center ,md gi.ven permission to ln_spect our little office. The f.iles were checked into and they went over our accounting system with Mr. :Johnson our Tri.bal a.ccountant. t..-erythlng sec."ffled to be in good order as they reviewed the whole operatlon of the OJT program. deep - inside q[C BAILEY ...>HIRLEY CHAMBERLAIN-Coordinators __ __ ____ _.....~_ ""'" Everyone had.a good ·time during the days activities, visiting, cheering for their teams and especially chowing down. Some of us ate too much fry bread and had a time bowling when we got back to Grand Rapids that night. But all in all it was exciting. It's good to see our Indian pebple gathering together and participating in these sort of activities. It makes for great fellowship with each other, and gives everyone a chance to visit With those we don't see very often. This is the way I like to see our people get along - not feuding with each other, or holding g,udges against their blood brother. It does sbmething to the heart which made me feel good to be able to bd there ahd wifness such a day of fellowship and enjoy myself with the rest of the peo~le. (I had to qh~er for two teams cause I had brothers on one·team and tlncl~s and cou~ins on.the other.) . __ ,.. 1he Iridian Basketball Tournament held ln Mt. Pleasant at their Tribal Cente~ Gym, on Feb. 9, 1980 turned out to be' quite a success and a fun day for everyone that participated. It was also exciting for those of us who wer• there to watch. · The next ga~e of Indian fellowship will be will be the Bowling tournament which will be posted a~ to the times and dates~ There's jus~ o~e thing about the gym that I missed, and that was a place to sit, for the spectators and visitors. Get busy yot.1 young men- ana ladies, and there were four Indian teams that took part in the games,they were: Lansing, Traverse City, Grand Rapids and Mt. Pleasant. Altogether~ raise some money fdr more equipment or Y'd be glad to help out if I possibly can, so keep me lnformed 1 brothers! ~leachers. Mt. Pleasant defeated Grand Rapids and One Who Enjoyed Herself, Traverse City. In the final play-off, A Cheerleader and Specataor, Lansing defeated Mt. Pleasant and were SHIRLEY A. (Sprague) Chamberlain the champions with a total of three wins. Mt. Pleasant came In second place wiLh a total of two wins. Grand Rapids took third place and Traverse City came in fourth. They all did a good job playing. and did their best. There also were good things to eat for all of the players and visitors thanks to young ladies of the reservation and the famous "fry bread" makert Eleanor Sprague. She did a good job of whipping up some Indian bread, golden brown in that real hot me-da, and at such great speed. · Me-gwetch Deb-e-sahn! 't j' 6 �@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@h II I AM ALCOHOL II \'-!AS BORN BEThf.EN 11-IE EARTii AND SPIRIT WOPlDS, BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, BE~fWEEN SUBSTANCE Ai\il) rti..CAY. I WAS ONCE A PART OF Tt!E ESSENCE OF LIFE, SLEEPING IN THE Pl.LP OR CORN, GRAIN AND i:-r,;urr. ri'IY EXISTENCE THERE WAS HARM..ESS·- - - I SLEPT WAITING FOR TiiE DEATH AND DECAY OF THE 'uur-LIFE, WHEN I WlJ..D AWAKEN FOO A FLEETING INSTANT TO f.1ARK TiiE FINAL DEC(JlfOTIION OF LIFE. t\NIMt;LS WHO HAVE EATEN OF lHE DECAYING FRUIT KOOW OF THE CIRQ..E OF MY E~BS.• Ar FIRST SENSATION IS MY POWERS TO BRING PLEASURE AND WA.RM FEELINGS TO THE lilST l INY&!E1 Mv WARMTH A~D CHEER HAVE EASED THE SUFFERING OF ~, Wl...MY OTHEB f.OliEBS jjAyf,l:.AIJSED PAlli AND IEAIH faJS'._!llll~SS JJ:WS~. FOR MY CIRCLE OF POWER BEGINS Willi PLEASURE BUT . . RUNS TOWARD PAIN l ~h -.H EP,,CH 00 INK OF MY ESSENCE• I~~S ·ARE ffi.QGBESSIYfl..'l ~, SO THAT EACH STEP WLCES. ll:E..1tm IQ CQNSUi'£ t:;[!Bf....A~. WHEN GRIPPED WITHIN MY POWER1 IHE.ffiSI P&CCH',S CON.EUSfD-HE TIHNK.S THAT PUR- · ~t'lNG MY POWERS WIU. GIVE HIM PMR :- Btff IT MAKES HrM P<l'JERLESS, HE. CONFUSES INCREASING n,.iJ;\I NITH INCREASING PLEASURE. 1' HE SEES MY ILLUSION .AS .REALITY, - HE SEES MY P<lv'ER OF teATH AS .C: t:SSENCE OF HIS LIFE. . .Y.J.1&.~~w:i..,..w.,s;:i~u,;,u.~.1.~.._.a.......1.~.i.i. TO THE FULL ROTAT I001 Qf1.Y. n£ .nDJGHT OE !:US l!:AllL.WllJ., aRlliG. eL.fAS.IJRE IO l.ilS Mliil FOR DEATH IS ONE OF lH~ 00 WAYS FOR Ra.EASE FRavt MY PC~·;-;::n, AND CXM'LETES "fHE CIRCLE. OM.:i QJH';R.l1A-'l_lS."f9.TIJ~N. IN_MI~IRCLE ~.euJ...QE ~-~'Arm EIGHT 1.tifJ"~ Si.If~ BY me m WE BEGl~. THE CI8Q.E. THIS BAffiE HAS BEEN FOUGHT BY MANY BUT ltiE WON BY FEW. ToosE FEW KNOW OF Wf STRENGTI1 AND FEROCITY--THEY HAVE BROKEN THE SPEU. OF A TER- FOR THE t-Et•DRY OF MY PLEASURE GIVING wiLL LURK WITHIN TH:rn HEARTS, WAITING BUT IwsE . . TO . BE . . SE17.ED . . . . . UPON IN A. MJMENT OF LONELY DISPAIR OR Ir-PULSE. b'.dILEU~SJ.,51..:Hl. AtlBA~~¥E~~. mI~. tt;Yl~(j . aa~ ERCM lli, .SPE-1 ,! ARE Ha.;Y l£H. TI-n.~...IDiE R~~~.SEIR IIS rn .lliE EARilJ k'IJRU2, AND THE IR REWARD IN THE SPIRIT WOOLD IS GREAT! lt-OSE Vffi PARTAKE OF MY. JUICES RESIST . . . . . BUT . '. 11-IE PULL OF THE CIRQ..E, TEt.PT MY PCMERS, BUT R'BL£ FOE, BUT .HAVE NOT DEFEATED f\'f, . . It:E'l..MAY. Bf.~. I~ J'li;Y 4\R~~ ~B~. OE..~. I;eRlS..E MIGtlt AMl ll..LUSORY.NAIURE. Bur lE. lht.Y~.sffUIEE ~ MEc JttEY WILL mE..IQJS.tW DEAIH! 11 (TAKE HEED, ALL VfKl ARE ENSLAVED i 1 IN f·l(!..OJHC1. S Pa-ERD . REPRINTED FROM THE WINNEBAGO DRY SHEET @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ !~C!·~f~±':J~ERs ~.Lua . . t..i~:-·nemar<ersClub meetings at Lexington ;~<~hoc] nutrition room are held every Wednes6?30 to 9:30 PM All are welcome! Child '···~and t:ansportation furnished! . . ~'oor prize every week. IF YOU PIAN TO MOVE, Pt EASE INFORM US OF ~H T Ya.JR ADDRESS c ANGE I! l ALL RE URNED TURTLE-lALKS COSTS US 25¢, Tit\ NK YOU! ·i·*' '*l:-* *M**•*• a.~11.**"> lli;lf;MclliirltniltM**'tllli***.&11.. Household hints and >.1 r-empes are often shared. For more information contact Jean 774-8.331 0 H E A ..... ·I S Homemaker Aide ,-· L I - N E. ·-. I S S U £ fll#I JEi:, M \IJ.'ARREN 0 .,_ ' il'FI& : O F F E T U R T L E x T ' T A L K -·--h. MA R C H l 4 ··· 7*-* ***~***** **"*·*-¥:-!!" .1 ::.._ ~ ---;s~ 4 R 0 ··---·- t ***-** ****-lE:*' ***"" *i!--·lt:ltil-t. �;·•· JH SAND, 97 DtES Surviving are . a -daughter, Margaret Scott of Thompsonville; a sister, Lucy Paul of Northport; four grandsons, a granddlughter and several great-grandchildren. raverse City Record Joseph Sand's death Monday at 97 leaves this Indian community without ne of its most colorful characters. SHAWBESTOWN~ ON Tff PERSONAL. sIIE. " oe ti II • Our apolog.ies to Ed Pi~on whom it seems we -· t tcr known as Ge boo - a knickname of unknown prema.turely- sent into t e·Spirit World. We i igin he acquired as a boy _ he drove to a inadvertently informed you that Ed "Amos" Pigeon ~1cal pub f ~r his nightly glass of beer sitting had p~ssed away when we should have told you a patr.iarch in a car big enough_ to match that it was simply Amos Pigeon. Ed, thank personal! ty. When his eyesight and heargoodness, is alive and well.. Again, we are n, began to fail a a few years ago, . his nephew sorry for the error • .1ffi ,,., Chippewa took over the driving. Barb Toothman recently spent some time in the hospital after knee surgery. Hope she if feeltall member of the Ottawa tribe, Geboo's aw was unclouded, his handshake firm and the ing much better. eace with which he fac..-ed the world evident in Also glad to hear tha~ Gordon Chippewa anq broPP w~des smile which broke through when rether· Danny are on the mend after their recent cun trng his early life. auto accident • . houqh a widower for many years living alone n d sparsely furnished cottage,. he was never Our deepest sympathy to the famiiy of Jose~h M. SylVcli,!l who passed .away on February 14t • onely. Surrounded by the Indian conmunity, Mr. Sylvain was a MOhawk from St. Regis in New someone was always dropping in. York state. 1kt '.tco:npany - my heavens, he always had lots of someone was always drifting in " said Art Ouh ..unel ~ another nephew. · ' Also our condolences to the f amilles of Esther Mani to~<~:!!!. of Northport and Jo¥ph Sand of - it, Peshawbestown who passed away recently. There is more on Hr. Sand in neighbQring article. Until about three y~ars ago, Duhamel said his uncle had never been to a doctor, apparently enjoying perfect health until these last few yeJrs. One of the youngest of 16 sons and two daughters, Geboo worked in area logging camps ,:;ind on a commercial fishing tug as a young man. He operated a steam engine in the once thriving Suttons Bay sawmill then later in the Kllway sQwmlll, retir~ng at age 70. When questioned about the fishing rights dispute of recent years, Geooo said once he couldn't understand it. "I used to look around the sky, the waters and the woods and I thought they belonged to God. Now I guess they belong to the DNR, ti he chuckled. On a happier note we'd like to send our.our congratulations to William (Bones) Fox and Joann Leaureaux who tfed the knot on Feb 15th _1980. Much happiness to you two. If THERE IS A MISTAKE IN THIS NEWSLETTER, CONSIDER IT PUT THERE FOR A R~SON. TURTLE TALK HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYOWE ••• INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR MISTAKES. (This is repr~nted fr<?fil the Detroit NATIVE SUN, but aptly applies to us.) Alifelong resident of Leelanau County, he was born in Omena an Aug. 21, 1883, the son of George and Louise (Shawnoskey) Sands. In 1908 he married.the former Mary Chippewa in Leelanau County, and she prec-.eded him in death in 1967. A son, Irving, 12 brothers and a sister also preceded him in death. 8 �6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. P U B 14 I C ------~--- ... H E A R I -- ------"'-""-· N G FOR PART A - ~- --·----- NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM ~ ... --.~---.--,_- ..... -- - ---·- ·- - ..,.......... ··--·...-"·~· -AND- -- G E T - T 0 G E T 'H E R - D A N C E ----------·-·- ·-- "--------·~----- ·- - - - MUSIC BY THE nFLINTLOCKS" COFFEE AND PUNCH SEE YOU ALL THERE NOTE ***** ELSEWHERE IN THIS ISSUE OF "TURTLE TALKu, THE DATE IS MARCH 24 DUE TO CONFLICTING PROGRAMS AT LEXINGTON, THE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MARCH 26 - - - - - - - - DON'T FORGET -- MARCH 26 �'ll ... ..--- --~:f!YW1WW.~'°'~~~~:r..;:i~~· '~-'~'i'~·:.12~·':: '*""::;;:a;"~~ ~ .80 "I~ ~~-~~-':'- ..·:'i;';.~: f~;..'~.:r.'·~~~'::;g.::~~-~·fl>1'C':c-_'7f.Ji..~';_~ ~.z.-~"--~::-"~~,.-":°_:,.~-',. ........... ~;:,~;:.~· ·.·.,., .· .· ll t"' c··. t!t\ l \ ~ • I ' ~ I I I ., J; ~4 _f Indian Dancing Lexington School 6:30 - 9:30• Spoi;tsored by Pow-wow Meeti'ng* lunch - Lexingto N.A. Elderly Homemakers Club Lexington School Title IV (GR) ·3 El~er~ L~nch 't Lunch-Lexington N.A. Elderly I ,' ' IJ- Indian Dancing t 9.j 80. '1';t ' .- Homemakers Club Lexington School j ~ .unch-Lexi ngton -/0 N.A. Elderl 1·2 II Indian Dancing , 13 l'I ,,...- ~o ~I ~ · Lunch-Lexington N.A • . Elderly Ir. I Lun~Lexington ~ ~N.A. Elderly t, Homemakers Club Lexington School II 19 Lunch.:Lexington N.A. Elderly ' -~ J , ! HOMEMAKERS CLUB SPRING DANCE · . I Indian Dancing L 1.!n.c,b." ~ ~~:..:.c.~,;.t.£ \a ·., ILe,. xln.·gton I. . \ .~ Schoo 2!.~-----. .~"~~~-~ n t-""'-.a.;.~.. 'J~, ,''.._ P· +. ... 1 i •J. .~.'tl ·t\:ferv Tut~~,,~v ) ot Lt..,.:Lnc,tt;r: ~---..JI--,-~-- s,.J-.ool . . . . . -"'"""'". - ' :( ,,, I . .. , . t'. ' ~litdi t··,.1ns u n~2!. --. ar.~ [ ~ 9'; ' • rea<~"'".;:·.\..:r - · , �" '·•' •· .... / -- it' -~ w;; ~ -- ..--:--.- ... NON Gr•nd Rapids Jntsr-Trija/ Council c::·:: -=:::::::nw::::::o:>~==- . PAID PERM_IT NO. 690 - ..- 756 Bridge, N.W., Grand .Ropids, Mich. 49504 ,-.,.,.~1 GRAND RAPIDS, i~~ ~ Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 ~ -......) . ..---- ... PROFIT OPC U.S. POSTAGE MICH � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. 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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/c48990080882afd115cae5586a01095c.pdf e773ec609ce146a1d35beee10f2b0aa5 PDF Text Text �CONDENSED MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1981. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: President, P. Rawlings, J. St. Clair, M. Church, P. Jackson Jr., G. Martin, B. Arzola, and J. Hart. ABSENT: S. Francis and K. Stinger. Wag Wheeler presented to the Board a resolution for funds from the Johnson O'Malley Indian Education Act to contract with the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council for students in this area. This would mean anywhere from $900 to $1 ,000 per student. John Hart moved to accept the resolution for Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council to be able to contract for the Johnson O'Malley funds. Jeanette seconded. Shirley McDonald, Outreach Director, was in an automobile accident about three weeks ago. She wasn't seriously hurt, but does have mtnor bruises and ts sttll sore all over. Outreach serves lunches on Mondays and Wednesdays. on Fri days. They still have their bake sale Kent Cap notified Wag concerning Dawn Anderson serving on Kent Cap's Board and she would be able to serve another year. We need approval for this action. John Hart moved to re-elect Dawn Anderson to serve on the Kent Cap Board of Directors. The CETA VI Proposal has been approved. This year's program was written toward youth to help in the Substance Abuse Program. Next Board Meeting will be held on March 19, 1981 at 7:30 p.m. in the CETA Office at Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. Meeting adjourned 11 :05 p.m. OUTREACH DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT - DAWN ANDERSON Shirley McDonald was involved in a car accident on January 24, 1981. was not seriously injured, but did spend a few days in the hospital. out of work for a while. Luckily she She will be Senior meals will continue on Mondays and Wednesdays. Rita and Ruth are working mainly with the Senior Citizens, dealing with any outreach problems that may arise. Rita is stationed at the West Side Complex most of the day to service clients in a barrier free facility. Lou Collins has been busy doing the transportation part of our program. attending the Monday night JC class. She is also Jean Warren has been involved with her montlhly meetings serving on the Community Housing Resource Board and the Fair Housing Board. Jean has been very pleased with the increased membership of the Homemaker's Club on Tuesday nights. She is planning a trip to Flowerland for a free workshop on Feb. 1 7' 1981 . �3 Outreach report cont. Jean is also organizi'ng a trip to Chicago, Ill. for a 504 Workshop on March 5 & 6. This workshop will deal with the "Legal Rights of the Handicapped." Travel, meals and lodging expenses for any handicapped participant who attends this workshop will be picked up by the people who are putting on the workshop. For the past month I've been attending my monthly meetings, Family Life Council, Public Safety Committee, and Kent Cap. CETA TITLE II-B & III-OJT MONTHLY PROGRAM REPORT - Greg Bailey, Director Shirley Chamberlain, Intake Starting out a new year, we have been busy with daily routine and office procedures as we progress in the field of processing our participants for employment through the GRITC CETA programs. Following is a report of our daily activities by the CETA Office staff: Jan. 5 Meeting with O.I.C. Attended by the Director and Assistant. For purposes of generati'ng employment services. Jan. 7 N.A.A. meeting attended by Greg and Wally. Jan. 12 Staff meeting held in the forenoon for all CETA staff. Jan. 14 N.A.A. meeting scheduled, cancelled. Jan. 12-15 Asst. Director out of office for funeral. Will be gone three days. Jan. 16-22 Asst. Director on sick leave, hospitalized. Scheduled staff meeting cancelled for CETA. Jan. 19 Asst. Director back in office. Jan. 23 re: Asst. Director not here. Jan. 23 Meeting with the G.R. Job Corp. Jan. 26 Meeting with Kent Oaks hospital personnel. Jan. 26 GRITC staff meeting attended by all staff. Jan. 26 Bureau of Rehabilitation meeting. Jan. 26 Bullock House. Jan. 26 Auditors here for the CETA III Program. Jan. 27 Meeting with Kent-Cap. Attended by Greg Bailey to discuss the possibilities of obtaining materials for the Weatherization Program at Lexington. Jan. 27 Meeting with Day Care Director. Jan. 29 N.A.A. meeting. Attended by Greg and Wally. Attended by Wally Hall. Meeting attended by Wally Hall. Attended by Wally Hall. Attended by Greg and Wally. For the rest of the time in the office we have been updating our list of participants through the II-B Program for 1981. Processing necessary paperwork for each new participant enrolled or terminated. �~ CETA monthly report cont. Budget review of both CETA titles. Follow-up on all II-B participants done by the Counselor. Submitted #811 forms on all applicants. Counselor out of the office for two days, sick. Intake person out of the office for two days, one day for moving, the other due to sickness. Placed 5 people on job sites under the County II-B slots. Enrolled and placed 4 persons on the City II-B slots. There was 1 termination for the month of January, 0 negative, 2 went into unsubsidized employment, l went back to school, and we transferred 3 participants over to the Title VII CETA through GRAETC, their job site being at the YWCA. This about covers our report for this month. INDIAN CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM QUARTERLY PROGRAMMATIC REPORT/NOV. l, 1980-JAN. 31, 1981 The Assistant Director and the Crtsis Intervention Worker of the Grand Rapids InterTribal Council met with the following agencies to explatn the Indian Child Welfare Program and to answer any questions the different agencies might have: Dept. of Social Services/Protective Services; Bethany Christian Homes for Children; Blodget Homes for Children. Meetings were also held with other Indian Centers in Western Michigan to discuss common concerns regarding Indian Child Welfare. A proposal was prepared during the second quarter for funding under the Indian Child Welfare Act for the new program year 1980-81. During the second quarter, the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Indian Child Welfare Program had nine (9) contacts regarding children. One (1) - Assisting a mother in the return of her two (2) children, non-court related. One (1) - Assisting in Wardship of child. Four (4) - contacts for certification of 1/4 or more Indian for children in care for different agencies. One (1) Assisting in placing a child in a group foster home. One (1) - Court hearing for termination of parental rights. One (1) - Assisting in certification of 1/4 or more Indian to adopt an Indian child. PART C - ADULT EDUCATION - ENDS JUNE 30, 1981 - MICHAEL CONNOLLY - MONTHLY REPORT Objective - serve 200 Indian Adults Goal - 200 Actual - 175 Objective 2 - GED/High School Completion Goal - 40 GED - 8 HSD - 3 Total: 11 Objective 3 - Admittance to vocational training program. Goal- 20 Actual - 25 Office Skills - 6 Auto - 11 Remodeling - 4 Data Processing - 3 Residential Construction - 1. Objective 4 - 15 students complete Basic Skills Component. Goal - 15 Actual - 4. �_,,- Part C Report cont. Objective 5 - Food and Nutrition - Career Devefopment Goal - 20 Actual - 25 Objective 6 - Completion of cultural component Goal - 20 Actual - unable to assess at this time Objective 7 - Independent evaluation Questionnaire completed. Final assessment scheduled for May. MINUTES OF BOARD MEETINGS ON FILE AT 45 LEXINGTON N.W., GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL. 4TH ANNUAL SNOWSNAKE TOURNAMENT by George Snider On Saturday, February 7, 1981, students from the Grand Rapids area, along staff and friends of the Native American Education Program, traveled to Milford, Michigan to attend the fourth annual Snowsnake tournament. A snowsnake is made out of wood and lead and made for throwing down a sn w path. The one who throws his snake the farthest is the winner. Transportation for this event, a bus chartered from G & M Coach provided by Title IV Part A. ? ~~ We arrived in Milford after a two and a half hour drive which gave cont~!~ t ' '! '! a chance to polish and wax their "Snakes". Enthusiasm was high among theJ / peo 1 ~~: e~~: ;: i :~o: n:r~: ~i :• ~~:~~.,: ~:.:o: n:o::er;:::~~e :;·:::~ :~~~: e~ 0 :o:flfst,~ ;; n 1i/\V! their d1v1s1on. vI' 'A giant bowl of delicious maccaroni sa1ad was made for the potluc dinne"i·1 \ which served so many different foods I won 1 t even attempt to 1 i st them I 'w·fl 1 note that there were tradit i ona 1 foods such as corn soup and fry bread a~; \ conventional foods 1 ike good ol' goulash. On the return trip everyone was treated I don't think there was anyone who did not enjoy themselves on this trip. As we \ returned to the city, I heard many talk of new designs, different styles and next year's competition. Anyone ~-dshing to write poetry, stories, news articles, etc. for the Turtle Talk should call Rae at 774-8331 or stop in at Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. If you have information you may mail it to Rae Santigo, 45 Lexington N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504. �PERSONALS/NOTES Shirley McDonald and her family were involved in an automobile accident on January 24, 1981. Everyone was a little banged and shook up, but fortunately everyone is doing fine. Mr. David Wasageshik passed away unexpectedly on February 1, 1981. sympathy goes out to his family. Our prayers are with you. Our deepest CONGRATULATIONS TO SHARON KENNEDY! Sharon Kennedy, a former Grand Rapids InterTribal Council employee, recently made the Dean's List at Junior College. It's certainly an accomplishment you should be very proud of achieving. Keep up the good work! Akwesasne Notes are on sale at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, 45 Lexington N.W. The cost is $1.25 per copy. If you ire interested, see Rae Ann in the main office. The Grand Rapids Skins will be sponsoring an all Indian basketball tournament sometime in March. More information will follow. Questions? Call Wally Hall at 774-8331. The Commission on Indian Affairs meeting was held at Lexington School on Friday and Saturday, February 20 & 21, 1981. Approximately 50 people were in attendance. Welcome back to Buddy Raphael who was off work for a couple days suffering from an attack of exhaustion. Buddy is back to work now and we all wish him well. ~ JOBS - 20 hours per week. Qualifications-must be Indian. Must be economically disadvantaged. Cannot have GED or high school diploma. CALL LORETTA 774-8331. JOBS - 40 hours per week. Qualifications-must be economically disagvantaged. MU: t be o..ble_+-t. W6rK 40 htaJr5 ptir wee!<• Program Meets . Needs Of Native Americans The Native American Education Program is funded through the U.S. Office of Indian Education, Washington, D.C. The program provides a wide variety of services to Native American students. The services include paraprofessional tutoring and support for students in need of special assistance, cultural awareness (field trips, book distribution and presentation), and identification of student health needs and services. THE ABOVE ARTICLE WAS PRINTED IN THE GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1979-80. �!. WHY ARE THE 506 FORMS SO IMPORTANT? WHY SHOULD YOU GET YOURS COMPLETED? The Federal government requires all Native Americans who are counted for funding under Title IV, Part A, to be certified. The certification can be documented in several ways. However, in all circumstances a federal form, called a "506" must be signed by parents or legal guardians. At this time there are less than 300 "506 1 s 11 out of an estimated 750 students. The possible loss of funds (about half), would drastically reduce the services of this program. Any student who has at least one grand parent that is 1/4 Indian is eligible. Let's help keep this fantastic program alivel If you have not completed the 506 form, ca 11 Jeanette St. Clair, or one of her· staff persons, at 456-4226. If you can, please stop by Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W., as soon as poss i b1e. POPCORN SALES The popcorn sales at Lexington are booming! Every day students from the Alternative Education Program pop the corn, bag it up, and sell it to Lexington's staff and students. Why? They are saving money to take a week long trip to Rooseveltown, New York, the place where they publish the Akwesasne Notes. If you are at Lexington and you see the students selling their popcorn, buy a bag to help them out. The charge is a measly 25¢ and the popcorn is delicious. Let's all help the Alternative Education students go on their trip! LEXINGTON CHILDCARE NEWS Rose and Susie share with us what has been happening the the Childcare Room. The Childcare center will have a Valentine party for the children on Thursday, February 12. They are asking mothers to bring Valentines plus a candy treat to be passed among the children. They will make their own grab bags to carry their treats home. They will also be making cupcakes with pink icing plus refreshments. Sounds delicious, you bet! Anything the adults can do, we kids can do better! So if you see happy children in the hallway, it will be Halloween all over again with their little grab bags. Comment: Sounds like you are doing ii fine job with the children in the Childcare Room. Keep up the good \'/Ork gfrls! �(THE FOLLOWING LETTER WAS SENT TO ALL PARENTS WHO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.) Dear Pa rent, This letter is a special request for you to sign the "506" form that is enclosed. An explanation about the program and services received from the pro gram fo 11 ows. The Native American Education Program in the Grand Rapids Public Schools provides financial assistance under Part A of the Indian Education Act to develop and carry out elementary and secondary school projects that meet the special educational and culturally related academic needs of Indian children. The program is staffed by six persons - the coordinator, a secretary and four Native American Service Specialists and the Specialists work mainly with students in target areas. Service, however, is rendered to any Indian student in the Grand Rapids Public Schools who is in need, and efforts are made to meet the need. The Service Specialists act as a liaison between students, school and home, cultural information is given, tutoring in special cases is provided and classroom presentations on Indians are given upon request. To be eligible for services from the Native American Education Program, the government requires that a "506" form be fi 11 ed out and signed by a parent or guardian. Without a form on file, a student may not receive any benefits from the program. Perhaps your child may not have any special needs, then signing a form may help some other Indian student who is in need. This letter and the "506" form are being sent to you because your child indicated he/she had Indian ancestry through a survey that was taken this fall in the Grand Rapids Public Schools. If you have already signed a form, then please disregard this request. If you have further questions, give us a call at 456-4226 or stop by and see us at 45 Lexington N.W., Lexington School, Room 6. Sincerely, ~.:«<---4l- ~.) Jeanette St. Clair, Coordinator Native American Education Program �EAGL E The Great Spirit was looking for something that would help guide the American Indian and all living creatures to make a living for themselves and to survive by hunting for their food according to the Great Spirit. A bird called "Gah-Eassle" by the Indians which was known as an Eagle was later adopted as a national bird by the Americans. The eagle was known by the Indians as the bird of wisdom, a bird of swiftness, a bird of bravery, a bird that could fly great heights, see all and guide all those who are in search of their wisdom. ,,• d ~~ ~ / // V ~ ~) The feathers from an eagle have been used as awards for warrior's achievement. For each event that was completed, an award was given by the chief. As each warrtor was honored and wore his feathers at all ceremonies, the accumu1at ion of feathers showed his bravery and accompli'shments in the tri'be. The Great Spirit helped the American Indian in using the eagle to illustrate what he stood for and his accomplishments for mankind. The American Indian has continued to use the eagle feather with a great deal of honor because of what the ancestors had known about the honor the eagle had given to the people and the powers that went wtth the user of the eagle feather, Toda/s American fndians use the eagle feather i.n all thetr I'ndi.an ins pi r~ ational ceremonies. By: John Bosin Joe John January, 1981 INDIAN CHILD WELFARE/MICHIGAN INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES Michigan Indian Legal Services of Traverse City and the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council are coordinating efforts to ensure that the Indian Child Welfare Act is followed and all Native American interests are protected. MILS has considerable experience representing Native Americans in state court proceedings involving involuntary removal of Indian children from their homes. MILS will represent both individuals and tribes in obtaining transfer of jurisdiction, placement of Indian children with members of the extended family when temporary removal is necessary, compel courts to provide remedial and rehabilitative services to reunite children with their Indian parents. MILS handles other legal procedures involving Indian Child Welfare issues such as: voluntary adoption, guardianship procedures, etc. If you are in need of any of the above services, or just interested and would like more information, please call: Michigan Indian Legal Services - (616) 947-0122 - Traverse City Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council - (616) 774-8331 �THE ORIGIN OF THE GRAND RIVER BAND OF OTTAWA INDIANS Gordon L. Olson December, l 980 PART ONE When Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle crossed Michigan's lower peninsula from the St. Joseph River to the area that is now Detroit, he described the region drained by the Grand River as a place "where the Indians did not hunt, because it lies between five or six tribes which were at war with one another, and they never entered it without taking great precautions, in order to surprise and kill some enemy. u l Three years later he reported that the area was 1argely vacant because of fear of the mighty Iroquois nation. Accounts by the traders and explorers who followed LaSalle into the region over the next century and a half tell of the steady efforts of the Ottawa from northern Michigan to establish dominance. Raiding parties were followed by winter hunting camps, until by about 1775, permanent villages had been established. Ottawa from the Straits region began to assert their interest in the area further south early in the 18th century. In 1706, an Ottawa party attacked the Miami on the St. Joseph River and Fr. Joseph J. Marest, a Jesuit missionary at Michilimackinac, wrote that if it were not for the presence of Jesuit pries ts, the Ottawa claim "that they would take so many men with them against the Miami that, in a short time, they would drive them out of this beautiful country. "2 A year later many of the Miami left the area and moved closer to Detroit. Despite the Jesuit efforts, Ottawa groups continued to visit the Grand River area. One band is reported to have wintered on the Grand in 1707-08, and in 1712, an Ottawa chief named Saguina led an attack against the Masco~tins of southwestern Michigan and then returned to Michilimackinac.3 This pattern persisted for several decades. By 1735, however, there were indications that some Ottawa were thinking of moving to the area permanently. Joseph Sieur de Celoron, Commandant at Michilimackinac reported in that ¥ear that the Ottawa of his area were moving to the Muskegon River area and planned to stay there. Celoron managed to dissuade them by arguing that "frequent maladies prevail at that place" that might destroy them and that their winter hunting would be adversely affected by their maintaining a village in the same locale.4 They continued to winter in the southern river valleys, bringing their fur harvest to Michilimackinac in the Spring. Because they went to the same locality each winter, some of these Indians became known as the Grand River Ottawa. In the late 1740's, Mechoukima, an Ottawa chief, was reported to have arrived in Montreal "with 34 warriors from Grand River ... 5 The British and French were engaged in a dispute known as King George's War during these ~• �II years (1744-1747), and the Indians were present to aid their French allies. The century-long contest between Britain and France for North America came to an end in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris that established British hegemony over the eastern half of the continent. Several diaries, reports and memoirs written during t he remaining years of the 18th century and the early years of the 19th century leave little doubt that the Ottawa moved into the Grand River Valley as year-round residents. Frederick Hamburgh, a trader, reported in his journal for 1763 that the Ottawa had a summer village at L' Arbre Croche (one account states that it was first occupied in 1742), where "they live partly upon fish which are very good and plenty at this place and in the Winter their chief hunting place is about the great river (Grand River) ... 6 An anonymous source dated 1771 reported that Ottawa had a village of eight large cabins at the confluence of the Grand River and Thornapple River.7 The source does not indicate if this was a permanent settlement or a winter camp, although the use of the term "vi 11 age" suggests the former. TO BE CONTINUED IN NEXT ISSUE OF TURTLE TALK 11 l. Margry, Pierre, Decouvertes et etablissements des Francois dans L'oeust et dans le sud de l 'Amerique septentrionale (1614-1754). (Paris, 1875-1886) Vol. I, p. 522; Vol. II, pp. 57-58. English translati'on. 2. Historical Collections of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. p. 267. 3. Ibib., p. 383-385, 538, 553-558. 4. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 367. 5. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York. p. 162. 6. Mereness, Newton D., Travels in the American Colonies. 7. Historical Collections of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. p. 248. Vol. 17, pp. 351, 364, Vol. 10, (New York, 1916) p. 361. THIS ARTICLE WILL BE CONTINUED IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF TURTLE TALK. THIS ARTICLE WAS SUBMITTED BY MR. JOE JOHN. Vol. 33, Vol. 10. �Booshoo! How did you know I'd planned to write to the Turtle Talk?! You left a neat little box with lines for me to write in. From this vantage point of 2,000 miles away in Berkeley, things look great in Grand Rapids! Seriously, the Turtle Talk looks terrific. All due respect to past editors, but I like this new format and color paper - very nice! I'm impressed with Kareen Lewis's poetry; always did like the traditional orientation to life and her work reflects that. Also, I liked Duane Raphael's drawing in a recent issue. It's on my wall, along with a poster he did, plus drawings by Toni Foster and Matthew Medawis. (Hope George Martin visits Matthew. I think that visit to Jackson sounds very good George!) The alcohol & drug program with Kim (someone I never met) sounds good with the 1a test "So You Want to Know Who You Are" piece - - it's the truth. Of course, I'm very pleased to hear of the Elders luncheons being so successful. Keep ~P the good, hard work, elders and Outreach! Shirley McDonald - I still like those articles you write for the Outreach news - always did like your writing style. (by the way, Shirley, I took a picture of Eric Jr. last summer that's really cute. It's on my wall with a bunch of other photographs). California is a very exciting place. There's a huge Indian population here in the Bay Area. There are pow wows here year round, and I go to many of them. Oh! I heard from a source I'll not identify (up around northern Wisconsin, Jean, that Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council's CSA proposal ranked #2) Hey! That's a lot of "jeuna" for Outreach & our community. Congratulations! Hello Loretta Yount and Geri! I never get a chance to say hello to you two! I won't write this much the next time, but it has been a while. Miss everyone, and write if you want: Eloise Montpetit 2111 Woolsey Street Berkeley, California 94705 Mee-gwetch �SPORTS: BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Skins - These great bunch of guys are doing their best at competing in the basketball city league. been in a city league and we're all enjoying watching them play. A of the "skins" from the Indian community and surrounding areas there every week to cheer them on. Even some of our Lexington teachers have been there to watch. The G.R. Skins played a great game on the 27th of January. They were tough and fought back all through the game and were points. So far the "Skins" have only won one game they are improving in their teamwork an d plays. got word today, here at the office, that five (5) other teams in this league. I think they deserve efforts and we should be Also, our be getting into the city tournaments which start in March. not known as yet. The times and dates are As soon as we get a schedule from the city, we will post it at the Inter-Tribal Council and inform all of the players. Let's give our "Skins" all the support they need, cheer them on, give them a hand, etc. Please try not to overdo yourself or get too excited. We'd hate to see someone fall off the bleachers and get hurt because you slipped or maybe jumped up too quickly while cheering. Here's wishing the G.R. Skins all the luck in the city tournaments! up the good work! Keep �IJ.\- ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (A.B.E. PROGRAM) Have you ever been in · a situation when someone asked you to read a letter, newspaper article, etc., and you have to say, "I can't read"? Have you avoided school because you are embarrassed because you can't read? Well, there is no need to feel embarrassed anymore! Lexington Community Education offers Adult Basic Education classes. You can be in a class where everyone is either learning to read or learning to read better. So you'll never feel alone. Why not stop by to visit. You can meet the teacher and find out what she can do for you. For more information call Sandy at 456-3717. 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 CAREER DEVELOPMENT CLASSES In this day and age, as we all know, jobs are scarce. When a position opens up it seems everyone in the city is there to apply for it. That's why it is so important we are prepared when we go for job interviews. There is so much competition! Career Development classes help you learn how to handle yourself on interviews, how to fill out an application, how to write a resume, how to choose the career for you, informs you of job openings and location of job sites, etc. It's an excellent class which will help you in many ways. If you are interested in taking the class call Jim Nausadis at 456-3720 today! 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000~00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 CLERICAL SKILLS CLASSES How many times have you gone on a job interview and they ask you to take a typing test? For those of you who have experienced this, you know it can be horrifying! Now is the time to brush-up on your typing skills! Lexington Community Education offers a fantastic Clerical Skills Program for beginners and advanced typists. The class offers Business Machine experience, Business Math & English, Spelling & Vocabulary, Shorthand, Typing I & II and Personal Development. It is a very worthwhile class for anyone hunting for a job these days. For more information call Debbie at 456-9382. 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ART If you have been to any of Lexington Community Education's Fall Fairs, bazaars, or Arts & Craft sales, you know the students at Lexington do beautiful work. You can learn beadwork, ceramics, pottery, sketching and much much more. The classes are held both days and evenings. You can stop in any time to visit the class. For more information call June or Judy at 456-3720. �;S TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: My name is Barry Provow (wesuhkoodwe). I am an American Indian. I have been incarcerated for 6 years now at the State prison of Southern Michigan. Since my incarceration I have asked many of the Indian people in Michigan to visit me and teach me the things of the tribes in Michigan. No one has offered to come. I am not part of the Michigan Indian tribes, but there are a lot of brothers who are, and yet our people (Michigan tribes) won't take the time to see them, to teach them the things of their people or to share part of our life with us here. It hurts even though I am not part of their tribe. There is a group here called Indian Nations United (I.N.U.). This group was to bring all the Indian people together and unite as one people. We were to remember that even though we come from many different tribes we are but one race, the red race. Since 1972 this group has tried to bring our own people from all over Michigan into the meetings to share with us their ways of life, to help us understand our history, our culture, and our religious beliefs, so we can understand what is happening to us as a people and what we can do to help ourselves and our people after we get out of prison. So far there has been nobody willing to help us. I stop and look at other prisons. I look at other brothers and sisters locked behind bars and I see that in other states the Indian people have not forgotten them. In other prisons they have teachers coming in, they have religious people of their tribes coming in, they have cultural classes so they can learn of their culture, and they have elders coming in and talking with them. They are learning from them so that one day they can help other Indian people so they won't end up in a prison · somewhere. Now getting back to me. I have written many of the Indian organizations throughout Michigan and the United States to ask for help in learning the ways of our people. I have asked for spiritual people to contact me. I want to learn more about the sacred pipe and the spiritual ways of our people. I would also like to learn the true history of all the Indian tribes throughout tile United States. In writing all these people and organizations, I have asked, in behalf of I.N.U., that they answer me. But nobody did. The only organization that offered to help was the Commission on Indian Affairs (Carolyn Kiogima) and Pinto Project. They can only do so much. Carolyn has brought people to the meetings, but they can't do that much for us. We need the Michigan Indians to do something. We need their backing. I am not asking for the group. I am asking for myself now. I want to learn, so I am asking if there is someone out there who is willing to give me some of their time. Will someone please give me a little time to teach me the ways of our people. Am I asking so much that my own people will turn me away? Do I have to beg just to keep alive what should be sacred to all of us? Have we become so much like them that we will turn our backs on our own? I have been writing for three years and before that others have written asking the same thing. How much more do we have to beg you? How many more of us will be turned away? We don't want to lose our true understanding of the Indian ways before our own wake up. We need you, I need you, our children need you, but who is willing to share with us? . I pray to our Grandfather that someone will help us. If you are Indian people please don't turn us away anymore. May you wake in peace. May your hearts be guided by the Grandfather. Sincerely, Barry Provow P.O. Box E 131575 Jackson, Michigan 49204 �' ' 10 LlXINl;TDN ALllRNATiVE ~04RAM ()r\O b.I n v.I\ I ng (Sfra.i9h.+ A) )!(- e.o.r rte.d Honorable JOhn J1t credi-1:.s • aon ~Cl.rt Rob·1Yl ~igh. .Don. Lea.u...rea.u. x.. To~i Lea..u.reo.-u.x.. Ha.r~ Sa..t·~ova.L Bi 11 ~ Sch.ru..bbe, Ka.~·, Spra.9u.,e., LEXINGTON ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM NEWS! Congratulations to all the students. They have all earned credits and are doing well. Special congratulations to the students below who have earned at least 25 credits! Toni Leaureaux Mary Sandoval Kari Sprague Lance Shirley Sandy Floyd John Hart Robin King* 2nd highest earner - 34 credits. Billy Schrubbe* 3rd highest earner - 30 credits. Don Leaureaux. Robin High* earned the most - 34 1/2 credits. �tl THE DRUNK BABY When the mother gets drunk, so does the unborn baby. Think of the baby's delicate, still-forming nervous system, how can it possibly cope with a drunk or a binge? It can't. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is the term used for babies born with defects caused by drinking mothers. In the last ten years extensive research from all over the world has shown that if a pregnant woman drinks the chance of having a child with some type of defect is almost certain. There is the possibility of a number of defects for infants born with FAS. Many FAS babies are born shorter and lighter and will never catch up to the weight and height they should be, even if special care is given. Stillbirths show a higher rate among mothers who are heavy drinkers. There is a high chance of the baby being born mentally retarded to some degree. Other possible defects are head and facial deformities, body deformities, heart defects, trembling, a weak grasp, poor coordination, hyperactivity, extreme nervousness and poor attention. Some FAS babies are born with all the above traits while others show only a few of these defects to one degree or another. There is no cure for a FAS baby. Such a child will be limited mentally and/or physically for 1 i fe. How much alcohol does it take? Pregnant women who drink at least six drinks a day (that's three ounces of liquor) run a sure risk of having a child showing FAS symptoms. In 19 out of a 100 children born to mothers who drank an average of four drinks a day show partial FAS abnormalities, as do 11 out of a 100 babies born to mothers who averaged two drinks a day. If you don't drink except for a binge now and again there is still a good chance of your child showing partial FAS symptoms. In fact, recent research shows that ~alcohol in the mother's bloodstream may affect the unborn child. If you are a mother, know the risks involved with drinking. If you must drink, do so slowly, eat as you drink, and do not drink much. Better still, especially if you don't have much will-power, don't drink. Depression is common among expectant mothers. If you're feeling down find a friend to talk to rather than reaching for a drink. Try writing your feelings down, take a long walk, turn on some music, pound your pillow, or try being creative with clothes or beads or paint. If something is deeply troubling you . try to find the right person to talk to. The Inter-Tribal Council may be able to help or try calling Our Hope (451-2039), which is an excellent woman's program. The Fetal Alcohol Syndrome finds its highest rate among Indian women. Why does this have to be? What you do does make a difference. You can increase the chances of having a normal~althy child by making intelligent choices about alcohol and drugs. Think about it, but don't feel as if you are alone. FEEL FREE TO CALL KIM AT THE INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL AT 774-8331 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR AID. ��Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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/96650898072ac79bc80ac1444bec7e26.pdf 9864d4b1a6ffa8eb86695c43e7f945eb PDF Text Text ,\ "I I Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council NON l"llOFIT 01!0. 45 Lexington, N.W., Grand Rapids, Mich. 49504 PA ID PERMIT NO . 690 ~A \i•~ " ".,t.;~ h.~, ~ ·. UK.tU'qU U. S. POST:A.GE GtAHO RAPiDS, MICH . 0 \1 '01 ·s· t &-~. itr.... r• .uf\!........ ) ~·:r1·tt I:~ t""lSRA . I\Y REGIONt~L Atf AIRS RESOURCES CENTER • • Betty Jones· L"b Grand Vall • ·i rary · ey Stat c e olleges All endale MI ' 49401 �TURTLE TALK Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Executive Director - J. W. Wheeler Assistant Director - Joseph Raphael BOARD OF as to how many more staff will be laid-off. we are hoping this will not happen and are looking for other dlternatives. In the mean time please bear with us, as far as Turtle Talk goes. DIRECTORS President- - - - - Simon Francis Vice President - - George Martin Secretary - - - - -Barbara Arzola Treasurer - - - - -Jeanette St. Clair CONGRATULATIONS to the frllowing for finishing their G.E.D. Rick Cash, Mike Hudson Howard Chippeway. These students have really done a nice job. Sgt.-At-Arms- - - -John Hart Member- - - - - - -Mary Roberts - Mary Church Member - Member Member - - (17) students should have their diplomas by June. We at the Council are pulling for them. - Paul Jackson,Jr. - - Dora Harris To everyone who helped with Turtle Talk, Thank-you very much; Robynn Mashka, Mark Rueckert, Manny Medawis, Alicia Anewishki, Sue Maturkanich, Billi Jo Shananaquet, and to the OWASHTANONG ANISHNABE Students. Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council - Ceta III Classroom Training program for Native Americars is designed to offers individuals the incentive to complete their GED/High School, or increase their basic skills in math ctnd reading. All participants enrolled do receive supportive services, employment seeking skills and job plctcements assistance. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO everyone who celebrated their birthday in January and to those in February, also those in March. The program is designed fer individuals with minj mum time available for training but who are interested in attaining the academic and technical skills necessary for employment. Please keep up informed if your tiddress has changed. We will need to know both your old and new address including both zip codes. If you have friends or family who would like to receive our news letter cull; 774-8331 or write to 45 Lexington N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49504 Native Americans who are considered economically disadvantage, or unemployed or receiving any kind of general assistance qualify for CETA III. We at the Council realize how important this newsletter is to the Native American Community as well as the other agencies. In the past few months the Council has been in process of reorganizing, due to so many budget cuts. It has become necessary to lay-off some of our permanent staff. We lost our Turtle Talk Editor and it became necessary for the Council to shift this responsibility to each department and to take on other responsibilities as well. The Council will not· know until April or May The CETA Program has been very effective in decreasing the 70% drop-out rate among Indian people. It has been very hard for some students to return to school for many reasons. We applaud the efforts of both the Ceta III participants and the CETA III staff. HAPPY St. Patrick's Day - March 17th SPRING BEGINS - March 20th �students to continue their schooling. Ceta-II-B annual plan for participants represents plan versus actual fiqures. OWASHTANONG ANISHNABE NEWS: We have finished the first semester and are proud to announce the five top credit earners in each grade: Enrolled 50 56 9th GRADE Terminated 15 20 Employment 8 9 School 2 5 Negative 5 6 1st- - - - - - -Billi Jo Shananaquet -Paul Hart 2nd- 3rd- - - -Tina McCall -Karen Wasageshik 5th- 10th GRADE -Susie Schrubbe 1st- - Joseph Raphael, Assistant Director; is hoping to put together an "Indian Child Welfare Program pampl1let and to make available in response to adoption and the many questions concerning the program 2nd- - - - - - -Fred Kalmbach 3rd- - - - - - -Mary Sandoval ~ 4th- - - - - -Robin High J. Wag Wheeler, Executive Director; explained that two proposals were submitted for funding. 5th- - - - - - -Kari Sprague BEST ATTENDERS during the month of January 1982 were: 10th Grade: Part B Mary Boyle, Susie Schrubbe and Fred Kalmbach. 9th GRADE; Paul Hart, Tina McCall and Gary Sheahan. CONGRATULATIONS to those top credit earners - Keep up the good work. A NOTE TO THE ATTENDERS; you are off to a good start for the new year. Actual So far the actual has been going very close to plan submitted for this year. Staff met with Monitoring people from GRAETC and the program was reviewed as far as recoTd keeping-progress etc. If this continues we should be in good shape at the end of the fiscal year. - - -Cheri Gibbs 4th- - - Plan May your good attendance serve as an example to all the students. PROGRESS REPORTS: Greg Bailey, Ceta Director, Classroom Training for Ceta III participants has started its second semester. As of this date Ceta III is not enrolling anymore participants until we know the amount of thP approved funds coming to the Council. We have encouraged Part C Alternative School/Research Project. Community Education Development. Dawn Anderson, Outreach Director; Chlldrens' Christmas Shopping Tour Held December 8, 1981. The purpose of this event is to all underprivileged children in the GR area to experience the joy of giving at Christmas. The Jaycees gave each child money to be used to purchase gifts for their family and friends. This year the Jaycees provided (35) children from the Native American Community, the opportunity to experience t~e joy of giving. lhree of those children were not able to participant. In the GR area a total of (230) children were choosen from other agencies and schools. Our main goal was to find as many children as we possibly could, who have participated in the past years and who come from a low income household. Many children could not oo due to the limited number of children the Jaycees alotted us. Again I am sorry that I �Du e to o u r budge t " Cr u n ch 16 , we i n 0 u t reach will not be able to provide rides to doctLrs office, dental and other ,..laces. The seniors will continue to be taken to and from a meal site. Seniors and community members, we will give rides from grocery shopping, rides to Homemakers Club, Home delivered meals and any food related rides. Homemakers have changed their hours. The NEW TIME WILL BE EVERY WEDNESDAY, l PM to 2:30 PM. NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM, TITLE IV, PART A, NEWS: On December 18, 1981, the Title IV Program hosted a Christmas Party at the Westside Comples. The part was a great sucess with (175) children attending along with their ~arents. The children were treated with lots of Christmas goodies. Lawrence Shananaquet entertained the children with a guessing game that kept them on their toes. BRET SHOMIN was the lucky winner of that game. GOOD JOB BRET! While ~e all waited for Santa to arrive, Mickey Mouse dropped in to say "MERRY CHRISTMAS." Along with Mickey Mouse, was one of Santa's Elves enjoying the party and eargerly waiting for Santa too! Then the magic moment came and Santa arrived. The children were very happy to see Santa and Santa was happy also to see that so many children were waiting just for him. All the children received gifts, even the little babies had a new toy for Christmas. The Title IV Programs Christmas party was more than an over whelming sucess, it was an out pour of care, love, and concern that it has for our Indian children in the community. We would like to THANK the many people who made it all possible. They are: Jeanette St. Clair our Title IV Program Coordinator and her valuable staff members, Janet and Gary Shomin, Carol and Lawrence Shananaquet, Sue Russo, Dave Martell, Roger and Georgianna Martell and Ted Hooksma. "THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR MANY Unselfish efforts. A BIG THANKS goes out to Santa's helpers who wrapped gifts and to the retail stores that donated toys, candy and also the many private donations. GR Inter-Tribal Council also contributed toward the purchase of gifts. We would also like to "THANK" Mr. Rich Doneley for donating the use of the Westside Complex. There were many people too numerous to mention who helped with picking up donations, serving refreshments and cleaning up the complex afterwards. I would personally like to take this time to say "THANK YOU" to all the people who helped in giving the children a wonderful Christmas party. Without their loving efforts it would not have been possible. Pam Contrado, Parent Committee Member TRIBUTE TO WAUNETTA DOMINIC December 31, 1981 By: Joe John Anyone who knew Waunetta Dominic knew that throughout her life she fought for the rights of her people. I was privileged to know her and work with her for many years---before and during the time I was chairman of the Northern Michigan Ottawa Association Unit //4. She worked alongside her father, Levi McClellan, and continued throughout her married life with her, husband, Bob, and after both were gone. Al though all her battles w~r.:_e not over and she did not live to see the distribution of the lands settlement of Ottawas and Chippewas, she played a major role in the courts on defining Indian for the distribution, an issue which has gone for years. Waunetta Dominic also battled with the Interior Department, the State of Michigan and the Department of Natural Resources in the treaty fishing court cases. She argued that they were not dealing with the right people, that they were dealing with some who were more white than Indian, and should not be entitled to commercial fishing rights. She said that only Michigan Indians were entitled to fishing benefits should be those who could trace their ancestory to Indians listed on the Durant Roll of 1910. �She had spent many years tracing the 1910 roll but her pleadings fell on deaf ears and so Bay Mills and the Sault Band were awarded treaty fishing rights while non-reservation Indians were not. She was not afraid to be outspoken and pointed out that when treaties were written the US Government would not deal with anyone who did not have half Indian blood or more. She objected to the broadening of the definition to 1/32 or 1/64 Indian. Both she and Bob believed strongly in education for Indian young people but they, also, promoted preservation of their culture and heritage. They believed the answer to the future was in getting an education or technical training in order to get ahead in today's world. She also believed that the Indians and white man had to work out the problems together and that the more they understood each other, the better they would get along. In December 1948, when the claims against the US for underpayment for much of Michigan were filed, the Northern Michigan Ottawa Association came into being. Because of the lack of faith in the US Government because of the shameful record of broken treaties, only a few Indians were present. Bob Dominic was elected president and held that post until death in 1976. Waunetta took over then and held it throughout her life. She never lost hope that the claims would ultimately be honored· Many m~tters a:e ~et to be settled and it will be di ff icul t to find leadership. No one can replace Waunetta Dominic and she will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Wally Hall, Phil and Bill Memberto, Peter Pete and Wendy White have been doing a great job giving information to the public on concerns bo the Native American Community and making the public aware of what the GR Inter-Tribal Council is doing. GR Inter-Tribal Board of Directors meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30, at 45 Lexington N. W. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and the Michigan Council for the Arts will present an exhibition of Native American Contemporary Art works by local artists. The Work will be exhibited at the Grand Rapids Junior College Learning Center through the month of March and then move to the Samarkand Art Gallery at 660 Coswell in East Grand Rapids for the month of April. Raffle tickets are on sale at the Council to help pay for the cost of framimg, etc. Tickets are $1.00 each and giving pictures to the lucky winners on March 30th. Mon-ee Chivis was selected for the Student Council at East Leroy Elementary. Mon-ee is in the 3rd grade and 8 years old. Daughter of Ruth and Terry Chivis of Athens. WANTED: TO TALK TO NATIVE AMERICAN MOTHERS WHO HAVE CHILDREN (10) AND UNDER YEARS OF AGE. I AM DOING A SURVEY FOR A CLASS PROJECT. NAMES WILL NOT BE USED CALL 538 _2 577 AFTER 3PM AND ASK FOR GLORIA. CONTRATULATIONS are due to the following: BOYS: Tom and Angela (Twins); Paula, Corky, and Elaine & Wendy GIRLS: Mike and Veronia; Billi Jo and Bobbie; and Gary and Valeria STAY TUNED TO (WEHB) 89.9 every Thursday afternoon from 4 to 5 o'clock. �. . . - ....... ;;....- r MA R C H __________ ______ --SUNDAY ,. ._ 1982 TUESDAY MONDAY ·-··-·-- -l Senior WEDNESDAY THURSDAY -3 2 Lunch Homemakers l - 2:30 PM Ji ~ Drumming 6:30- 9 _10 _2_ Homemakers 1 - 2:30 PM ll - 15 Homemakers l - 2:30 PM D.r:-umming 6:30 ll - 29 - Drumming 6:30- 9 -25 il Homemakers l - 2:30 PM Senior Lunch Drummina 6:30- 9 31 lQ Senior Lunch SPRING BEGINS 19 & 20 - - Drumming 6:30- 9 -U Senior Lunch - Friday(Mar 19) Workshop on Aloholism, 10 AM to 4Pm Senior Lunch c HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRET Drumm i r1 g 6: 30 - ' 28 18 ==--- - - & 13 Drumming 6:30- 9 St. Patrick 1 s 1173y 16 -12 Sunior Lunch ~ Senior Lunch -21 -11 Senior Lunch Drumming 6.30 - - ' Drumming 6:30 - S ..]_ Senior Lunch -4 FRIDAY/SAT. 5 &6 Homemakers l - 2:30 - -26 & -27 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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/9fd031d23cb53c07c2605869550ffb13.pdf 7705bb80b164b1b8139161577ef7e1c7 PDF Text Text _T_U_R_T_L_E_ _T_A_L_K -- March~· ! 't:J !3 operated by Native Americans for anywhere from $400 to $1,000. Executive Director------------J.Wagner Wheeler I was standing in an art gallery in Flagstaff, Ariz., one afternoon when Assistant Director--------------Joseph Raphael a Hopi woman who perhaps was around GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS 50 years old came in with a beautiful bowl she had made. It was an ex-George Martin President- - - quisitely proportioned and as care- Robert Biggs Vice President - fully fashioned as any piece of sculpture by Rodin. She had brought Secretary - - - - - - - - - - - -Barbara Arzola it into the gallery to be sold on con- - - -Jennie Pigeon Treasurer- - signment. Later the gallery's owner told me that he would have to put the John Hart Sgt.-At-Arms price high enough to the woman $350 - - -Mary Roberts Member and realize a profit for himself. That meant that he would price it for - Sidney Martin Member at least $500. - Mary Schrubbe Member The Kachina dolls, those extraordinary William Memberto examples of art carved by the Hopi Member from soft wood and decorated with fur, feathers, paints and many other thing~ once could be purchased for a few HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A dollars. "Kachinas," as the recognized BIRTHDAY IN MARCH --TO NAME A FEW: authority on them, Barton Wright,has written, "are the spirit essence of Lance Shirley, Juluis Lewis, Joe 3ohn, everything in the real world." There Charlotte Wayashe, Steve Waukazoo, Elsie Raphael, Angie Meyers, Brett Shomin, may be as many as 400 different Kachinas. Dolls that sold for as low [. James Wesaw, Cherri Gibbs and Daisy as $10 in the 1940s now may cost as Sprague much as $1,000. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH TURTLE All of them are marvels of craftmanship, but more important, they are TALK. -----------works of art. Prices do not, of Taken from GR Press - Gerald Elliott course, provide an accurate gauge of Through Feb 27, the Grand Rapids Art the artistic merit of anything. But Museum will have on display an exhibit in the case of Native American art titled "Forest Prairie, Plains: Native objects, elevating prices are an inAmerican Art from the Chandler-Pohrt dication of the growing appreciation Collection." Among other objectives, the of them as art rather than as curios. exhibit should underscore the fact that Perhaps the most beautiful of all there is a wealth of Native American art pottery made in this country is the which, until relatively recently, most work of seven families: The Chino white Americans referred to rather cauallyand Lewis family, who are Acoma; the as "crafts." Nampeyos, who are Hopi; the Gutierrez Anthropologists and other specialists and Tafoya, who are Santa Clara and have, of course, recognized for years the the Gonzales and Martinex, who are accomplishments of Indians in all of the San Ildefonso. The designs for the arts, not excepting literature. most part are intricate and the shapes It isn't so many years ago that tourists be-speak persons who have a natural who traveled by car through the Southeye for them. west would return home boasting of having The Tlingit sculpture (the Tlingit bought for $40 or so a genuine Navaho live in southern Alaska and British blanket or a piece of Hopi pottery for Columbia, along the coast) invariably even less -- usually from some povertyis something to marvel at. It may be stricken Indian sitting alongside the made of copper, wood, leather, abalone highway. shell or bone. The last time I was in the Southwest I Carvings by the Lelooska family, which discovered that those blankets, works of lives along the Northwest coast, will art if anything is, now sell in stores stand favorable comparison with the GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL • �..... carvings of any artist in the country. smith, the American poet and transand they have the added attraction of lator from the Greek, Latin and being totally different from the carvin~ Italian, undertook to render in that are produced for commercial purpose:;.. English)truthful versions of the The Lelooskas carve to express themgreat speeches of 19th century selves. They are true artists. Indian chiefs. Those I have read The number of Native Americans who are prove that there were many poets painting today is legion. One of the among them,men whose speech rivaled best is Winold Reiss. But undoubtedly the best that white Americans were the most famous is R.C. Gorman. His writing. women, drawn with a few strokes and The speech that Speckled Snake, a often clad in long flowing garments, Creek chief, made in reply to are immediately recognizable as his. President Andrew Jackson in 1830 But he is a versatile artist and his is as sardonic as Marc Antony's address at Caesar's burial and a paintings and prints are sold in lot more pertinent to the study of galleries all over the United States. hisiory ana literature than much of Then there is Doc Tate Nevaquaya, the stuff that is being taught in whose colored prints are counted among the finest of Western art. Equal in our schools. talent to any of these, I think is the painter Red Wing Nex, who lives in the MISSING PLAQUE Southwest. Not to be overlooked, certainly is another Southwest artist, Nathan Begaye, REV. DICK TERMATT OF "THE OTHER WAY", whose fired-clay sculpture often is CAME TO GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL breathtaking in its beauty. COUNCIL WITH SOME SAD NEWS AND REAL It is not hard to find fine examples of CONCERN. Indian painting, sculpture, pottery, JUST RECENTLY A PLAQUE FROM THE WEST weaving, beadwork and other works long TOWN COMMONS LOCATED AT WATSON W.WAS identified with Native Americans. The TAKEN. THE PLAQUE WAS FROM THE OLD STRAIGHT Indian's place in American literature is SCHOOL LOCATED ON THIS PRESENT SITE. not so evident. White Americans have been writing about REV. TERMAAT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PERIndians for three centuries, but it has SUADING THE GRAND RAPIDS SCHOOLS TO been only in the last 30 or 40 years DONATE THE LAND FOR A PARK. that Native Americans have come into HE ALSO HELPED RAISE MONEY AND their own in literature. WROTE PROPOSALS FOR MONEY TO BUILD Perhaps the best known of the Indian AND PAINT THE PARK. writers is Vine Deloria Jr., a Sioux, who is the author of numerous works. THE TRANSLATION INSCRIBED WAS "CENTER Equally well known among those familiar OF AN OLD OTTAWA INDIAN VILLAGE." with Native American writing is N. Scott REV. TERMAAT'S CONCERN WAS FOR THE Momaday, a full-blooded Kiowa, whose INDIAN COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF THE novel, "House Made of Dawn," won the LOST PLAQUE. 1969 Pulitzer prize for fiction. He IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT has written several books, among them IHE PLAQUE OR KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO the text for a magnificent book of David Muench photographs for "Colorado," HAS IT, PLEASE RtTURN IT TO WAG WHEELER, 45 LEXINGTON NW. and his "The Names: A Memoir'', is a splendid contribution to the literature. NO QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKlD OR Then there is Martin Cruz Smith, who is half-Pueblo and who wrote the best-sell- PROSECUTIONS WILL Be MADE •.••. ing "Gorky Park," but preceded that with an even better novel, "Nightwing," about the Hopi. Forrest Carter, storyteller WORl<ER'S DILEMMA: in Council to the Cherokee Nations, is 1. No matter how much you do, you'll never an authentic voice whose "Watch for Me do enough. on the Mountain" is an excellent fictionalized account of Geronimo and 2. What you don't do is always more the Apache nation. important than what you do do. More than a decade ago, William Arrow- 1, ; �February 18, 1983, The Phil Donahue Jhow dealt with pornography in games specifically, video HIGHLIGHTS - GR Public Schools 2-83 LEXINGTON STUDlNTS ARE EARLY ACHIEVERS Revenge ·~" "Custer's Julie Brown Wolf, a member of the There's a lot of pride at Lexington Community American Indian Committee, made several Education Center these days. strong and important points. students earned eithertheir General She Thirty-eight Educational Development (GED) certificate or questioned why a Native American was selected as the victim in the video game their high school diploma last month - an entire semester earlier than scheduled! over any other minority groups. Brown Wolf felt that a "buckskin" curtain exists in the news media. "We began the year with one goal - to have as That is, news man s t udents complete t heir GED or high about Native Americans is intentional l y school program as soon as possible," prevented from being circulated. says Nancy Keith, Lexington's director. This "It causes a lack of awareness about Indians.really says something about the enthusiasm Brown \Vol f pointed out that the media of our students and staff to achieve so much quick 1 y 1abe1 s Indians who are po 1 i ti ca 1 so soon• " activists as "Militants", She also said Four students completed both the GED and the that Native Americans are "too poor" to high school program. have appropriate media coverage over "achievers," event. students. Brown Wolf claimed that Native Of the thirty-eight thirty-one are Native American Americans were "rap .e d" when whites first Lexington offers a comprehensive adult high arrived and this "rape" has continued school for Native American youth and child- for centuries. care for students attending classes. She said that Custer s 1 Revenge is the "Last straw." The student population is approximately 45% The show presented an excellent opportu- Native American. Besides meeting the adult education needs of nity for the Indian voice to heard. The program advocated legislation to re- its surrounding community, the Lexington gulate video games, and increased collec-Community Education Center houses the Grand tive action among people. Rapids Inter-Tribal Council which provides An up-date on Custers Revenge: Because of the tremendous protest from Indian women services to Native American over a five county area. and concerned groups nationwide, the company will no longer produce and sell Custers Revenge. SUPPORT YOUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT LEXIt!GTOtl SCHOOL •••..••.•• VOTE YES ON 3. MARCH 28 �FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Executive Office Appointed were: ---Ms. Olya M. Duzey, 1018 Barton Drive, Ann Arbor, former director of Professional ReGov. William G. Milliken Tuesday announced three latlons, Michigan Pharmacists Association in reappointment and four appointments to the Advisory Commission on Substance Abuse Service, for terms expiring October 12, 1984, subject to senate confirmation. of Kalamazoo; she is a member of the Michigan High Blood Pressure Council serving on the Program Development and Implementation Commitee, Reappointed were: executive Officer of the Pharmacy Certified ---Jack S. Leadbetter, 610 Brule Road, Technician 8oard of Examiners, member of Marquette, president of Safeguard of Marquette, Inc., in Negaunee, a fire protection contracting company; he was first appointed to the the Michigan Health Council and the Wayne State University Pharmacy Alummi Association Board of Governors; she serves as a member of commission in 1981, he ls chairperson 0f the numerous professional associations; Marquette County Substance Abuse Advisory ---Ms. Judith A. Pamp, 928 North . Cedar, Lansing, council and a board member of the Nu-Way HalfWay House for Men in Marquette; an Indian services coordinator/advocate for the Indian substance abuse programs, who will ---Zacharia C. Mikros, D. O., 1531 Golfvlew, suceed Robin Lynn Johanson of Mt. Pleasant; she Dearborn, who was first appointed in 1979; has served as a statewide volunteer with the he is a member of the Wayne County Drug Abuse Committee, the American Osteopathic Northern Michigan Ottawa Association, as an interpreter-advisor to the Notawasipi Band of Association, the American College of General Band of Potawatomi, as a consultant to the Mt. Practitioners, the Wayne County Osteopathic Pleasant, Menden, Petoskey, Baraga, Bay Mills, Association, Inc., The American College of Escanaba, Innesfree, Sports Medicine,the Michigan Association of Lansng, Waipole Island (Ontario) and Trent Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Osteopathic General Practitioners of Michigan and the University, Peterborough, Ontario, pow-wow, and as an organizer of Native Society of Nuclear Medicine; he has been involved in the treatment of patients Lansing, who will succeed Ann M. Marston American feasts and ceromonies; in the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Program ---Thomas D. Snover, 8731 E. Jefferson, Detroit, director, Community Services Dept, Internation- at Garden City Osteopathic Hospital since 1970; al Union, UAW, who will succeed Berkley F. ---James F. Sall, Ph.D., 5119 St. Lawrence, Watterson of Rochester; he is member of the Detroit, director of the Bureau of Substance Substance Abuse Councl for St. Clair Co. and Abuse in Detroit, who has served on the a member of Michig. Div. of the National Council commission since 1981; he ls consultant to the on Alcoholism; ---Walter (Wally) Ward, 1807 Heatherhill, Trenvice president of operations of Al's ton, Legislative Committee ·an Domestic Violence and the Detroit Police Department's Narcotics Div.; he ls a member of the Advisory Council on Glass and Auto Supply, who will succeed Substance Abuse in Detroit; the New Detroit Eugene L. Dembicki of Dearborn Heights; he Substance Abuse Sub-Committee, the Legislative is president of the Downriver Guidance Clinic, Committee of the Governor's Office on Drug Abuse Prevention in 1972. voluntary probation officer for the 33rd f. �;istrict Court, a member of the advisory board LEXINGTON STAFF-----DONATION OF $2.00. for the Marian Manor Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center, and a member of the Advisory Community Education is offering Council for Southeastern Michigan Substance a service to the SENIOR CITIZENS Abuse Services, he has helped initiate groups of this community in helping to fill for Alcoholics Anonymous throughout the downriver area. out the Homestead Property Tax, Renter Marston, Johanson, Watterson and Dembicki Rebate, and the Home Heating Rebate. were not eligible for reappointment. (207) people have attended the meals OSAS NEWS REVIEW - Spring, 1982 for the month of January. Dec Bal ...•.•••..•. 45.60 SOMETIMES TOO MUCH DRINKING CAN SPOIL A GOOD TIME. •.• OR SPOIL A DRESS .•.• Donation •••.•.•... 103.42 149.02 OR A RUG ..•. OR A PARTY .•.. Supplies -138.44 Jan. Bal. OR A JOB ..•• OR A FRIENDSHIP •... $ 10.~8 HOMEMAKERS TIPS OF THE MONTH: It's easy not to think about it, to Taken from the GR Press-Food with drink more than you want too. Flair Sept. 27, 1982 Your're talking or unwinding or having a good time. And someone pours you l. a nother drink. bring tears to the eyes? You hardly notice. root end on until through slicing. don~t Slicing under cold running water want to. IT'S OK TO REFUSE. How do you say "NO" when you don't want also helps. 2. Small portions can be placed in freezer container and other liquid GR Inter-Tribal Council Board of Directors meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30, at 45 Lexington. added to it, or freeze in small amounts for later use. 3. tablespoon of vinegar to the boil- TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, 11:30 FOR SENIORS 12 NOON FOR ALL OTHERS. ing water when stewing the meat. NATIVE SENIORS AND SPOUSE SO YEARS FREE. NON-INDIAN 60 YEARS AND OLDER --FR~E. For a quick tenderizer for tough beef or poultry, try adding a SENIOR LUNCHES ARE BEING SERVED EVERY OF AGE AND OLDER Save the cooking water from vegetablesand use the mash potatoes, sea5on sauces, gravies and soups. another drink? ANY WAY YOU WANT TO. AM~RICAN Try peeling the onion and leaving the But take the time to make up your own mind. Don't accept more alcohol when you Does peeling and slicing onions - 5 �SENIOR POWER DAY STEERING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ORIENTED EXHIBITS AND ONCE PO BOX 20247 AGAIN LEGISTATORS WILL SERVE LUNCH - LANSING, MI (517) 482-4725 CONTACT: 48901 FEB. 17, 1983 ON THEIR CONSTITUENTS. KITTY MC CAGUE SENIOR POWER DAY IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U. s. SIN. JOHN HEINL IS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF SENIOR (IL -PA.) WILL BE KEf IT I ZENS IN THE NA Tl ON WHICH IS PLANMCD AND PRODUCED BY SENIORS THEMSELVES, NOTE SPEAKER AT THE 19.83 SENIOR POWER WITH INPUT FROM EVERY MAJOR STATEWIUE DAY IN LANSING MAY 10, 1983. HEINZ IS THE CHAIR OF THE U.S. SENIOR ORGANIZATION. SENA1E SPECIAL COMMITTl:.E ON AGING AND ONE OF CONGRESS'S MOST VOCAL ADVOCATES FOR CONCERNED STUDENTS AND CITIZENS SENIOR CITIZENS. Help keep our school a healthy environment. MORE THAN 6, 000 SENIOR CITIZENS FROM Apply some effort to put our Messiness into ACROSS MICHIGAN ARE EXPECTl::.D TO CONVERGE waste baskets. Since I've been attending ON THE LANSING CIVIC CENTER FOR A DAY OF classes at Lexington, several items have ACTIVITIES AND ISSUES AT THI:_ 9TH ANNUAL come to my attention. I am referring to SENIOR POWl:.R DAY. the conference room know as the "Teachers HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT WILL BE THE Lounge." MAJOR FOCUS OF THIS YEAR'S SENIOR POWER There are "empty" sugar and cream packets DAY, left on top of the counter. SAYS SENIOR POWER DAY STEERING COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR DEITH MC CALL. ALL MICHIGAN'S MAJOR SENIOR CITIZEN ORGAN- We, as mature students, SHOULD help keep the "Coffee room" alot neater. Simply apply IZATIONS HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO EXPLORE effort to toss our litter into the waste THE IMPACT SENIOR POWER CAN HAVE ON CON- can, as the sign above the coffee machine TAINING HEAL TH CARE COSTS WHILE ASSUR- reads. ING (JUALITY CARE, at break time let's give i t a try. GOV. MC CALL SAYS. As we, the students use the room, It's no JAMES BLANCHARD AND KEY LEGISLATORS big deal! WILL BE PRESENT AT THIS YEAR'S EVENT TO RESPOND TO THE 1983 SENIOR POWER P.S. DAY PLATFORM OF CONCERNS WHICH INCLUDES to an outsider such as, "guest SOCIAL SECURITY, speakers" for Mr. John P. Zakem TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, MEDICARE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, GERIATRIC THE AGING NETWORK, during the week. He/She would think we are individuals who cdre AS WELL enough for the TRIBAL CENTER. AS RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS. PRES. Wonder how i t would appear REGAN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON MEDI- Signed CARE REFORM HAS ALSO BEEN INVITcD TO Annonymous PARTICIPATE BY STAGING A PUBLIC HEARING ON RECENT PROPOSALS TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM, HE ADDS. THIS YEAR'S AGENDA ALSO INCLUDES A HEALTH FAIR WHICH WILL CONSISI OF HANDS- 0. �,rand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and Lexington Community Education Center wishes to SALUTE AND CONGRATULATE each and everyone of the following who worked so hard to finish so far either their GED/HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA or both. l. Lon Ailing 30. Kareen Milk 2. Harry Boak 31. Denise Traversie 3. 4. Matt Boyer 32. Barbara Ensley Don Ensley 33. Shirley Wilson 5. William Fox 34. Paul Rueckert 6. Colby Genereaux 35. Harvey Anderson 7. Rod Genereaux 36. Gregory Peplow 8. Elizabeth Gibbs 37. John Hinman 9 Linda Holt 38. Marie Shananaquet 10. Mellissa Johnson 39. Fred Shepard 11. Kathleen Kalmbach 40. Jeffrey Marshall 12. James Mccann 41. Jim Genia 13. Deborah Mandoka 42. Lenny Rittenhouse 14. Paul Martell 43. Sarah Andrews 15. Tony Recall et 44. Nick Wilson 16. Lawrence Schaub 45. Duane Raphael 17. William Schrubbe 46. Sylvester \Vesaw 18. Lillian Sams 47. Betty Gibbs 19. Kathleen Shagonaby 48. Clive Raphael 20. 49. Pat Elrick 21. Bill Shananaquet Paul Shomin so. Ray Sa boo 22. Carl Raphael 51. Tim Loonsfoot 23. Rick Sprague 52. Mike Shepard 24. Don Sumners 53. Rob Gardner 25. Wilfred Wemigwans 54. Esau Mitchell 26. Alicia Anewishki 27. Gary Genereaux 28. Georgia Genia 29. Pat Hansen 7. �The CCTA llT - Native American program UPEN AA MEETINGS has had a very sucessful first semester. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY AT 12 NOON Our thanks goes out to Chris Shomin MONDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 7 PM who really got out there and hustled students, some needed just a little FRIDAY AFTERNOON MEETINGS: push back to the old grind. Chris is a very cons~ientious worker HELD IN ROOM 4 Lexington and is very concerned about her students Chris spends time on each individual student as needed. Again many thanks to her for doing such a great job. VOICE OF THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE: EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FROM 4 TO 5 PM £.~ ~ WEHB 89.9 FM The Grand Rapids ln~er-Tribal Councils' . . .~_ .Jr- -·-~~,}t~'i Indi a n Child Welfare Program is in need of lndian families to become Foster Parents. lf you are a person that can open your heart and your home to these SUPPORT YOUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT LEXINGTON SCHOOL •• special children, please contact Jean Warren - Indian Child Welfare VOTE YES Coordinator at 774-8331, for more ON information. MARCH COUPON BOX: Everyone feel welcome tri bring in coupons for products you do not use, put them in the box in Room 15, Help yourself to coupons for products you do use. Ruth Merizon Teacher - Lexington '~ 28 (~PEAKERS) �....> ..... .... - 11ARCH 1983 .... SUtlDAY . TUCSD/\Y llOllDAY \V[DtlESDAY THURSD\Y l 2 I Senior Lunch 1\ GRITC BD Mtg (7 : 30) ~~ 6 I C\..&\C>• .\ngie Meyers I 131 I ' ..-~ L~\..A.M"~I..~ I Senior 3 5 4 \ LeG K'"'3 9 - Senior Lunch Jim \Vesaw Lance Shirley I 12 11 10 I I I I I Julius Lewis I Lsie Raphael \ ,, 14 21 16 15 Senior Lunch 20 - ~ 1 Senior Lunch - 22 23 --~-- -- Senior Lunch • 27 28 ~ ,• I ' .:so 29 Senior Lunch Daisy Sprague Steve Waukazoo _._,. _.___ --"r- ·- · 25 Senior Lun ch Brett Shomin 31 Senior Lunch l~ 18 17 Joe John Che., , Q.hb!i S '\TU R DA~ FRIDAY Senior Lunch Charlotte Wayaslw 8 Lunch l -----·- ---- ,_____. 26 I / �I l - -- ) . I- / .. . ·--- NOH l'IOftT Oto. U. S. ll0$T4Gf , A ID I i-EtMIT NO . 6¢0. 1· OIANt> lAl',o~. "' 'C '1 Betty G d Jones·· Lib rary ran Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 i .! .. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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/ebf6a2233da82a98b60b36e13f390659.pdf d3603d918a1f231451bb56020fc04649 PDF Text Text T U R T L E Executive Director J. Wagner Wheeler GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS President - - - - - - -William Memberto Vice-President- - - -Robert Biggs Secretary - - - - - - -Mary Roberts Treasurer - - - George Martin Sgt. At-Arms - - - - - - - - -John Hart Member - -Jennie Pigeon Member - - - -Sydney Martin Member -Mary Schrubbe Member - - -- - Ron Yob HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY IN MARCH: T A L K March 1984 GRAND RAPIDS PRESS - 2-9-84 ADULT EDUCATION STUDENTS ARE GIVEN INCENTIVE, OPPORTUNITY AT CAREER DAY By Julie Ridenour Lexington Community School Teacher Aide Chris Shomin decided that to get more of her students to continue their education after graduation, she would have to bring the schools to the students. So last year Shomin invited representatives from trade schools, colleges, and vocational training centers to visit Lexington School and participate in a career day for the adult education center's 300 students. The results, according to Shomin, were so rewarding, that the school held its second career day Wednesday--and invited students from all of the city's community education programs. I f Lance Shirley, Julius Lewis, Carlotte Wayashe, Steve Waukazoo, Elsie Raphael, Lexington Teacher Sue Maturkanich said Joe John, Angie Meyers, J. James Wesaw, career day is the best way she knows Brett Shomin, Cherri Gibbs, Daisy Sprague to connect students with programs that hopefully will provide careers. Many thanks to Jody Swets' and Sandy Whiteman's class for helping me with Turtle Talk; and a big thanks goes to Julie Shananaquet for putting all the labels "If we bring the schools .to the students, the schools follow-up on the contact," explained Maturkanich. She said that before the first career day, students frequently got lost in the cracks along the way between graduation and enrollment in a higher education program. on tor ,:l'!laqing. This really bridges the gap between here and the schools," Lexington Counselor Annetta DON'T FORGET TO LET US KNOW IF YOUR LaFontsee. "They (the students) seem to ADDRESS HAS CHANGED WE NEED TO KNOW get intimidated by the process. If we bring the schools here, we help to THE OLD ADDRESS, THE NEW ADDRESS AND BOTH bridge that gap." ZIP CODES. Shomin said that many of the Lexington School students ar~ Native Americans who have returned to high school as adults GRITC GRADUATION DINNER MAY 17, 1984. to complete their education. GRPS LEXINGTON CAP AND GOWN CEREMONY "I like to see them have more interest MAY 31, 1984 ~ and ambition in what's going on", ~\,~ commented Shomin. ----~-~-~---------~-----Representatives from colleges, trade schools, the military, and law enforce- �Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and Lexington Community Education Center wishes agencies lined the second-story floor of to SALUTE AND CO~ATUL~TE each and everyone of Lexington to sell their programs. the following who worked so hard to finish so far either GED/HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR BOTH. LaFontsee added career day was held on the HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - 1984 GRADUATES second floor instead of in the first-floor gymnasium because "most of the classes are on the second floor, and this way we have 1. Dennis Bush a captive audience and the students are more 2. Catherine Wesaw likely to take advantage of the situation." 3. Fred Raphael 4. Steve Sells s. Pat Chivis Joseph Kequom, an officer in the Saginaw6. Don Ensley Chippewa Tribal Police, had a display set7. Jean Ogemaw up with pamphlets. EDUCATION cont'd "I think this is all right. It's pretty good," Commented Kequom. "There are a lot of people looking for information that's not otherwise available to them." Kequom said he fielded several questions from s tudents about the training1 hiring, and benefits of a law enforcement career. HIGH SCHOOL/GED 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Rachel Pere2, 24, a community education GED student who "hopes to graduate this year", said she would like to work with computers. 15. 16. "I really like that," said Pere:z., who 17. spent part of the morning talking with a recruiter from Wester Michigan University. 18. 19. 20. Pere:t~friend, Esmeralda Osornia, 25, a student at Mid-City Adult Learning Center, graduates in June. "I would like to do something with clerical or secretarial work," said Osornia. "And I'd like to go to (Grand Rapids) Junior College to learn how." "This has been very helpful. Now I many classes I could get into--ones really like." Frank Wanageshik Teresa Genia Mary Kelly Marion Genia Tany9 Genereaux Susie Schrubbe Jon Medawis Barbara Ensley Joyce Hart Frank Gallegoes Michael Fetterhoff Melvin Wilson Dorthy Sheahan �A ~'AZ ING GR A C E (PotaNatomi) Amazing Grace (Ojibwa) Ga· chh pwa win mno tog za win Ki tchi ja wend ji ge wi ning, Ga Bima ji e go ian, mno do dag za 1vin Pa kno ge zha ga go om kan rla mon Nin ga ge bing Mno que yen ge wad da rnon Non gom e dash ni wah. Pwiwin ge hha ge sag za goo Nin ge se gis ma nin de ing , Pwa win ge mno ' 1no- gwe ~o da go yen gsha ga shih <la mon ..... ton Nin ond ji bi san is e go ~on. Ni bo wa ne ni sa nak go Sha shos ge ka <loo r;ak na han go 0 ja wen ji ge win ing, Gi de bwe en da E pe mno kan da mon ~e ~ newe me en go Nin ~i mi ja hwe ton Ne1ve me nook gwe yen Nin ga de da go s~i mi gon Pa nagh a mno shih ga yen 0 wi do ka ge .. rha yak e ga shih ga yan ./ Api ki tchi ga he a e ie Tchi wirl ja ia wang rnno ckan da mon .., Pwa win ge mno wi~ ~yon go E pwa win ge ke ~~w n~ goo Ti hish ko go gi ;a os1~ ::i Ma mi kwa na nan • ~ ash �PARENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS WHERE MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE 8th 12th 10th 14th West Middle School 615 Turner NW Room 135 7:00 P.M. 12:00 Noon 7:PM 12:00 GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7:30, 45 LEXINGTON N. W. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES INDIAN OUTREACH WORKER ROSEANNA MARTELL ROSEANNA WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: TUESDAYS 10:00 AM 4:00 PM TO SHE WILL BE WORKING WITH HEALTH NURSE FOR THE FOLLOWING FOLLOW-UP SERVICES: DIABETICS TB X-RAY APPOINTMENTS EVERYONE IS WELCOME ~ ~ ~ THURSDAYS - 11:00 AM TO CULTURAL COMMITTEE MEET THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, A1 7:00 PM 45 LEXINGTON N. W. ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE MEET THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7:00 PM 45 LEXINGTON N. W. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL ON SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH DEPART OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES NO TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED MONDAY THREE FIRES COMMITTEE MEET THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 12:30, 45 LEXINGTON N. W. 4:oo ~ PM - WEDNESDAY DSS OFFICE 8:00 AM - FRIDAY to S:OOPM �S.H.A.R.E. DOES SOMEONE YOU LOVE SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLINESS? You are not alone. SHARE (Self Help Association for Relative Enlightment), is a group of caring people. HEALTH NURSE Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 45 Lexington N. W. Grand Rapids, MI. She will be here every TUESDAY FROM 9:00 4:00 SHARE offers people a chance to meet with others who have similar problems. This group provides an opportunity to HEALTH CONCERN DOES NOT HAVE TO BE talk about mental illness. A MAJOR ILLNESS TO WARRANT ATTENTION: SHARE promotes the idea, through self help, that families must learn to detach themselves from problems that we cannot solve and continue to function as responsible citizens. "I may be able to help you make a decision regarding when and where to go for medical care or I may be able to help you deal with certain aspects of health problems yourself!" SHARE is a group attempting to remove the STIGMA of mental illness and promoting the idea that mental illness should be accepted as any other serious illness. patients and their relatives should not blamed or condemned, and there should not be feelings of guilt or embarrassment "All information shared with me is strictly confidential, unless you decide otherwise,"Thank-you. Lyn VerHage, PHN (For more informationcall 774-8331). Substance AbuseCoordinator/Case Manager SHARE is composed of people that have all Bobbie Rosencrans experienced a family member with mental Office hours at GRITC illness and are willing to share their particular feelings, insights and ~:00 - 5:00 situations. MEETINGS ARE HELD - 2nd Tuesday of each month 7:30 Park Congreational Church 10 E. Park Place NW Grand Rapids, Mich. SUBSTANCE ABUSE MEETING Geri Conway Office hours 8:00 - 5:00 AA MEETINGS - ONCE A WEEK ON THURSDAY FROM 7:00 to 8:00 • For more information regarding SHARE Call: 241-6767 - S. Kent Mental Health Clinic 456-4226 - Pat - Native American Education Program Phillip Memberto - Community Health Rep. Office hours at GRITC (774-8331) ON MONDAY---TUESDAY---FRIDAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY HE IS OUT OF THE OFFICE.(Oceana, Muskegon, Mason Counties where needed.) TRANSPORTATION (24 hours - Notice . must be giyen) Transportation is provided to clients. �-issue NO. 21- The Director's Column By: Olivia P. Maynard Michigan Office of Services to the Aging For Additional Information Contact: Jackie Borden or Linda Kimball (517) 373-8230 Don't Lose Out On Tax Exemptions Senior citizens often lose out when it comes to taking advantage of state income tax exemptions because, for many, they are not required to file an income tax return and thus do not know of tax benefits available to them. The Michigan income tax exempts from taxation up to $10,000 of pension income on a joint return. Any senior citizen whose Homestead Property Tax exceeds 3. 5 percent of household income is entitled to a rebate. For incomes below $6,000, the refund is more generous. The Home Heating Credit, based on household income, can provide refunds or credits for households earning up to $14,343 yearly. A supplemental credit is available to senior citizen renters for 1983 in the event rent payments exceed 45 percent of household income. To qualify for these credits, a person must be at least 65 years of age on December 31, 1983 or be the unremarried spouse of a person who was 65 or older at the time of death. A booklet of forms (1983 State of Michigan Individual Tax Returns MI-1040) explains in detail how to apply for these benefits. Copies are available at local post offices, financial institutions and all Michigan Department of Treasury offices. If unsure how to fill out these forms, the State Department of Treasury suggests you check with their nearest branch office. Or, you may use their toll free number: 1-800-292-1983. Persons who are deaf have an opportunity to call TDD 1-517-373-9419 (in Lansing). While not a toll-free number, Treasury officials say most inquiries can be answered while the caller waits. Another option for seniors with tax questions is to contact their nearest area agency on aging. Some area agencies administer a tax counseling program. If yours does not, the agency should be able to appropriately refer you for help. When seeking help, remember to have ready social security numbers for all persons in the household; the amount of income earned (including Social Security), your bank interests, farm payments, rental income, retirement pensions, amount paid for medical insurance, taxes or rent, as well as your total heat bi 11 for 1983. # # �You can buy a man's time; )OU can buy his physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of his skilled muscular motions per hour. But you can not buy enthusiasm ••..•.•. you can not buy initiative .... you can not buy loyalty ... you can not buy the devotion of hearts, minds or souls. You must earn these. MARCH 1984 ( 2) 1889 - Sioux Act reduces reservations to present size. ( 3) 1871 The United States no longer rethe Sioux or any other tribe as an autonomous group. ( 8) 1857 Inkpaduta attack white settlers at Lake Okoboji and Spirit Lake. 1866 The daughter of Spotted Tail, Hinziwin or Mini-Aku, is buried at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. an imaginary island near the earthly paradise, in "Las Serges de Esplandian, a romance of chivalry written by Montavio, 1510. Baja Califronia (Lower California, Mexico) was first penetrated 1533. The state later was Alta (Upper) California. COLORADO - Spanish, red, first applied to Colorado River. D£L£WARE- Lord De La Warre, first governor of Virginia Co., entered bay, 1610. Name first applied to river, then to Indian tribe and state. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - For Columbus, 1791 SUPERVISORS have to keep a lot of things under control. Not the least of which are their personal feelings toward associates. MANAGERS are human -- they have their own likes and deslikes the same as everyone else. GOOD LEADERS, however, bend over backwards not to let these feelings show or affect the way they operate. Performance is bound to suffer if (17) associates think their 1876 Colonel Reynolds attacks the camp of Crazy Hourse at Bear Butte and is defeated. them, are treating them unjustly, or manaqe~ ' don't are treating others better. like People work best for supervisors who try to give (19) 1868 Horseshoe Relay Station attacked by Sious. fair and equal treatment to everyone. (23) 1802 Congress appropriates $15,000 in recognition of its re~ponsibility for Indian education. THERE WAS AN ERROR LAST MONTH (FEBRUARY) CALENDAR - THE CULTURAL COMMITTEE MEETS ----------------------------- THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. ----------------------------ARKANSAS - French variant of Kansas, a Sioux Indian name for south wind people. CALIFORNIA - Bestowed by the Spqnish Conquistadores, being the name of �P~'1•D£ T£"etl Aj..TIAt"'TIVl6 WELLl'166 Alcohol c.an rob the body of good he:a~. Encourage. ''weJlneGs" -- a ''whole person'' approac.h to he:a~. ~LS means re.spe.eting one's body (and mind) and treating it weJI. Emphasi:ze.: GrOOD lllt1nrra0Jl -- 3 well-balanced meals each day, including foods from each food group: meat/protein, dairy, fruit/vegetable, grain. ~-1--1-1.- lf~f One big complaint teenagers have is that "there's nothing to do .'' You can help deal with this complaint by providing recreational activities , especially those that teenagers can organize and run themselves . Some ideas include : ~!fl/-a good night's sleep ( to refresh the mind and \ ~., -~--::- oody ----- TIYP.S. A.llP DAr.IU$ r~- ~ c · .. ·. .. ~"1. / to -alcohol. It's important to provide -ac.tivitieG that bring teen-age.rs. t09£?.the¥ in a non-alcoholic. setting. Sport!:> -and athletiCh -are ways to reJ-ax without -alcohol. Swimming, skiing, hilqng, jogging, etc.., c.an be. fun! - - ~ - ·· ~-. ·... -- r&,1 at the high scllool or other recreation hal l K<>B81E,5 CllPFl'S, '{ I etc . \.::_} f,CtACtSI -- to relieve tension, strengthen muscles, promote cardiovascular fitness, etc ... ,.8•1"$ @ ' ' ' -- no ·smoking, alcohol , drugs or any ot11er substance that steals strength and energy from the body and ieopardizes healt11 and safety --------- ----·-··---- -· "'°MOB AWOUT AlllANll~ ! Spread the word tt1at even small amounts of alcohol don't I mix with recreational activities, including winter sports, ter sports and hiking. Alcohol upsets coordination, pairs judgment and perception and causes people to take · ks they would avoid if they were not drinking. lJ ''--- - QLI J ~ L_ ~~~ ~ 111 fi'-{:., ~~~ -:=L._~~ -01 (~:j "~-~- ._: ~ -- - ,_ ~ 1 r; _ 9 ~)- clubs , school organ izations, 0 1 0&1~65 to parks, museums, state forests , sports events .. .whatever is available in your 9a..-J'4 ~u&ICJU..$. / )" I produced by the teenagers or by professionals. ---~ .J. •LP fllllS /i;.i}i, 0 ,Teenag~,~~~!.~!~1n~el; ' ing otli~rs can offer peer group discusit sions or teach elementary and junipF high-sobool children about alcohol. �-..~ N\ (=\ - Su". ~e.b Mo". 4lo "t." I T"es. eJ? -te.b .+e.,b ,, .:Ji \, t'f LJ~d. ~e.b .f ~\. T"ua. ~1 -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/a5e3d158acc68df6c7e615b1f79a60aa.pdf 7b129b7144d1ff1abc657f3015de45aa PDF Text Text TURTLE TALK - MARCH 1985 Executive Director - J. Wagner Wheeler Loretta Yount Editor EMERGENCY FOOD HOURS: 8:00 to 12 noon MONDAY THRU FRIDAY JUST ASK FOR MARGARET NELSON- GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS President---------------George Martin Vice-President--------------John Hart Secretary---------------Mary Roberts Treasurer-----------Fred Chivis, Jr. Sgt.-At-Arrn------------------Ron Yob Member-----------------Jennie Pigeon Member-----------------Sydney Martin Member----------------Roger Williams Member-------------------Debra Gibbs 774-8331 NOTICE GRADUATION IS NEAR: "THANK-YOU SO MUCH" FOR HELPING WITH THE WRTLE TALK. I GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET THE ·. SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH l'10NTH. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. GRITC ID'S,MARCB 18,1985. ( 1 DAY ONLY) NOTICE May 29, 1985 GRADUATION DINNER FOR NATIVE AMERICANS - May 23, 1985 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY IN MARCH: Lance Shirley,Julius Lewis, Charlotte Wayashe, Steve Wankazoo, Elsie Rapael, Joe John, Angie Meijers, F.James Wesaw, Brett Shomin, Cherri Gibbs,Daisy Sprague PLEASE INFORM US IF YOUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED. WE NEED TO KNOW THE OLD AND THE NEW ADDRESS AND BOTH ZIP CODES. NOTICE Students the time is near to be thinking about graduation. Do your home work now. Time goes by quickly. Three Fires Pow-Wow Grand Rapids, Michigan June 15 and 16, 1985 AH-NAB-AWEN PARK Nothing is easier than fault-finding; no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character are required to set-up in the grumbling business. Life can only be understood by looking backward, but it must be lived by looking forward. �IN THE TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGION FRANK BUSH IS REVERED AS PIPE CARRIER Frank Bush guided his battered, green 1972 Chevy pickup truck down the slick two-lane blacktop near his home on the Bradley Indian Settlement south of Way- rhythms, its ways now," he said, driving past a snow-covered lake, scaring a crow from along-side the road. His return to Native American ways and religion has bred a serenity a quiet joy in him that draws young Native Americans to him to learn about their land. ancient religion. He is one of the most It was a clear morning. The large orange respected Indian elders in West Michigan. sun was rising to his left and this The younger Indians who come to him for 62 year-old Native American pipe carrier direction, he said, are searching for thd.r and Midewiwin holy man was going trapping.own identity. The urban life, the Christian Once an angry Indian activist, Bush is faith isn't enough. now a calm, relatively content man whose When they come, he tells them first of life revolves around the woods and a youth, of his painful quest for a meanancient Indian religious ceremonies. ingful religion. "Indians used to live all through this "I grew up as a Catholic. I was altar area," he said, waving a hand out the boy. I remember the teachers in grade window at the passing farms and the trees school used to wrap my knuckles if I sparkling with hoarfrost. spoke in my native tongue." "I used to swim as a boy in these lakes, Bush tried to live in the world of the hunt in these woods. I've been around whites for many years. He worked once as a policeman in Kalamazoo, then labored in here nearly all of my life." Bush, whose Indian name is Naswanquatk automobile factories and for contruction or Eagle Weather, is a decorated World firms there and in Grand Rapids. War II Marine Corps veteran who lived He raised four children, taught them what much of his life in two cultures-he knew of the white man's world, tried the White man's world and that of his to fit in, to enter the mainstream society. " I just couldn't hack it, though. SomePotawatomi ancestors. thing just wasn't right. Things just didn~t Today, this reflective man is comfortable with his religious identity. fit." Although his quest for spirituality has Harsh memories of his earlier, more unnot ended, he i s at peace with himself settled life still trouble him. He tells and the world. His soul knows a young Indians about those times as a way balance, a poise, especially as he to show them they aren't alone in their traps in his beloved woods daily at this confusion. time of the year. "It was very difficult for me as a youth "Mother Earth is my life. I feel its to be wrapped in the skin of an Indian and �to live in the white man's world. Bush turns down a small road south of Shelbyville and steers the truck toward the first of four trap lines he'll check go there, so I came home." Time has softened some of these experiences, but even today things aren't always easy for Bush. He still runs into prejudice today. Driving, he remembers sitting in the oneroom elementary school in Bradley reading history books that seemed to poke fun at Indians. The books implied there was no history in this country before theSpanish arrived. He also recalls fighting in World War II, nearly dying twice on the battlefield, being awarded many medals and then not from whites and Indians alike. Hunters confront him in the woods, demanding to know what right he has to be there. And some people, even a few Native Americans, believe he practices a pagan, savage religion. "Some people call how I believe "bad medicine." They call me a devil worshipper." He discounts those claims. For the traditional Native American religion is the answer. He became convinced of this being able to drink in bars when he got back home because he was an "Injun." He also remembers the time in 1972 when 20 years ago in northern Wisconsin, where he had traveled to attend a large, his friends, Indian activists Dennis Banks ceremonial gathering of Native Americans. He fasted for two days at the gathering and Russell Means, asked him to come to and, with a few others, entered a sweat Wounded Knee S.D., where Native Americans had taken over a reservation lodge, a ceremonial dome-shaped tent to protest government policies. filled with white hot stone. Driving his new pickup, he was outside He was there to purify himself, to get Des Moines when federal officials pulled some questions answered. Until then, he him over, booked him as "a suspicious still had been dabbling in the Christian character" and threw him kicking and religion. screaming into jail for two days. Sitting around the sacred fire, as the "I wasn't too nice to them," he said. flames danced, he looked on his shoulder "I gave them a lot of abuse, mostly ver- and saw an eagle. The bird screamed, bal. I didn't like them stopping me like flapped its wings, stared fiercely· at him. that. I wanted to be with my people." On his right side was an ermine. Police let him go, but warned him not to Tornados and thunderstorms swirled in the continue on to Wounded Knee. He tried a couple different routes through Iowa, but federal authorities followed him anq threatened him with a long jail sentence if he didn't return to Michigan. "I finally decided i t wasn't my time to fire and soon he saw in the flames faces of his brother, father and grandfather, all departed from this world. "The spirit was in evidence that day. I could never get such an experience out of of modern religion. That told me I was going the right way on my journey. �From there, I have never returned to woods like this, practicing my religion alone. But there are times when modern faith." About 10 years after that visionary other Indians come to me for me to perform experience he was made a pipe carrier the ceremonies." a position awarded to some Native Americans The Midewiwin faith springs from the who apprentice themselves to medicine Ojibway nation, which migrated to Michigan, Eastern Canada, Wisconsin and Minnesota people and attend Indian gatherings and listen to elders teach about the old from the East Coast more than 1,500 yrs. ways. "It takes a long time to be a ago. In Michigan the Ojibways evolved inpipe carrier. There is no formal schoolinto the "three fires." the Chippewas, ing no degree. The elders make you one Potawatomis and Ottawas. when they feel you are ready, that you There are no seminaries, no Bible, no churches, no specific places a young man are worthy. "They didn't notify me that they were gocan go to learn the Midewiwin ways. ing to make me one. They just presented me with the pipe." As a pipe carrier and a priest of sorts in the Midewiwin faith, Bush is in demand at various Indian ceremonies here and out of state. "I have learned much of the Midewiwin Way over the years, but there is still a great deal I know nothing about." The Midewiwin Way is basically a religion which harks back centuries, long before Columbus ever set foot on these shores, It isn't a religion in any contemporary sense. It is really a system based on a way of living, of relating to nature, a system that links all things -human, animal and vegetable--into one scheme. There are many ceremonies, the celebration of human events: healing, naming, honoring, feasting, fasting, marriage, birth and death ceremonies. Bush performs some, but is 0ot qualified to · perform others, "Most of my time, I'm just out in the For Frank Bush and otherslike him, the best method is in talking with elders, to fathers and grandfathers and by attending pow-wows and religious Indian gatherings to participate in the rich, age-old ceremonies. Bush first learned of the faith from his grandfather and now drives thousands of miles every year to take part in religious gatherings, some of them open to whites, many limited to Native Amerians. His rusty, green pickup has nearly 500,000 miles on it. The odometer has turned around four times and is well on its way to the fifth. "I have much more to learn. I'm always learning about my people, about our past, about the secrets of the pipe," he said. "That's why I go to the gatherings." Bush keeps his pipe in a green bundle with several other holy objects in the small, wood-heated home he shares with his 38-year old wife, Lois, who has his deep interest in the Native American form of worship. �The pipe bag is made out of a pant leg and filled with items Bush has picked up of the uniform he was wearing when he on his travels. Fossils, shells, rusty was shot on Okinawa during WWII and his traps, a newspaper, stones, feather and leg was nearly blown off. tools cluttered the floor and seat. It "!asked them to save the pant leg. resembled his home, also packed with Now I use it for the pipe bag, which is memorabilia. very sacred." "As Native Americans, we appreciate He takes the pipe out frequently, lights nature and all of her gifts. We respect it up and prays. It is through the pipe and honor the animals that were given to that he can communicate with the Creator. us," he said, gesturing at the woods. "Mother earth is all important to us." Through the pipe he can ask questions and receive answers. Sometimes he takes Bush finally stirred and stepped out inthe pipe with him when he traps, but it to the brisk morning air. He grabbed his is at home this day. gunny sack containing fox scent, a d h This ceremonial instrument, contructed · h h ate et an ot er trapping, supplies and · . . out of sumac and wrapped in an otter pelt, is the link between Bush and his God. swung it over his shoulder. He reached to the ground for a walking stick and setI t is also the item that draws the off. younger people to his home to sit around He has been trapping the woods around the sacred fire he builds out back, to Gun Lake since childhood. He doesn't learn about their ancesters and, there- do it to make money. He gets enough of by, about themselves. that from his disability check from the "Many people come to see me, more so government. than ever before. They have a great He traps because he loves being outdoors. hunger to know things about our fathers." It is there that he most deeply feels his Frank Bush's impassive brown eyes are set religion. deep in the hollows above his high cheek- "It hurts me the things people are doing bones. His large prominent nose is in the name of progress. You have to know, the spirit is alive in these trees battered by the years. He wears his gray black hair tied in a pony tail. as much as it is in animals or in ourThis day he was wearing a tattered green selves." fati9ue jacket, green cap and hip "We're all children on the Creator. We boots patched with tape. He parked don't just pray or worship on Sundays. the truck, getting ready to check the We live the Indian life. Basically that first trap line, set along a fence means, for me, being out here." separating a corn field from a clump Tromping through the snow to check his of trees. first trap, Bush sniffed. The inside of his truck was comfortable The air was filled with a sickly sweet �stench. "That's Mr. Fox alright, can you smell him?" He climbed over a fallen-down, barbed wire fence,made his way slowly through be beach and maple saplings and squatted. A circle of fox prints made a ring around the nearly hidden trap. "He's making fun of me this morning. See where he left his mark?" Bush pointed to a yellow stain in the snow. "This is just like a game of checkers. I make a move; he makes a move. It looks like he's taken a couple of my kings this morning." Getting to his feet, Bush walked on, following the animal's tracks as they cut straight across a field, over a road and into dense woods. "If I get him, l's going to make a pipe bag out of him. But I may not ever get him. Maybe the Creator doesn't want me to." Reprint from the Grand Rapids Press January 19, 1985 - by Chris Meehan Michigan Dep. of Civil Rights 309 N. Washington Sq. Lansing, Mi 48913 FOR FURTHER INFO, CONTACT JAMES H. HORN (517) 373-7634 FOR RELEASE FEB. 26, 1985, or thereafter. The Mich. Civil Rights Commission, during its Feb. 20, public meeting in Detroit, adopted the following policy statement: The Mich. Civil Rights Commission, is concerned about the alleged civil rights violations as a result of the treaty fishing issue. The rights of Indians to fish in treaty waters has been established under federal law and upheld by the courts. Indians also have the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of race and na national origin. When these rights are denied, individuals may file complaints with the Michigan Depart. of Civil Rights. Complaints relating to"backlash" violations will receive priority. Civil rights violations have occurred more frequently in those communities where strong feelings and opinions about treaty fishing exist. In some instances, persons who may object to fishing methods have vented their objections upon Indians who are not involved in treaty fishing. Civil rights violations have occurred in all aspects of Indian life, including employment, education, housing public accommodation and public service. Indian people have been denied public accodations, Indian school children have been harassed and unfairly treated, ant law enforcement responses to Indian complaints of violence and property destruction have resulted in unequal or inadequate service. The Commission is required by the Michigan Constitution and subquent legislation to protect and secure the equal enjoyment of civil rights of all persons without discrimination because of religion, race, color or national origin. Protected areas include employment, housing, education, public accommodation and public service. Statutory prohibitions against discrimination based on age, sex, martial status, height, weight and handicap are cited in the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and the Michigan Handicappers' Civil Rights Act, both enacted in 1977. Strong enforcement action will be taken to remedy proven acts of discrimination. We will, however, attempt to facilitate,, through affirmative programs, a better public understanding of the civil rights of all persons. Because of our responsibility and our knowledge of previous incidents, we believe it is appropriate to �FEBRUARY - DOWN SIDE OF WINTER; UP-SIDE OF SPRING, and that is the way it was in increase awareness and invite assistance in the effort to resolve our Senior Pvogram and Outreach Dept. civil rights tensions. The phrase definitely fit; three men from The rights of individuals must be protected, and the harassment of the Senior program were on the down-side, Indians whether fishers or non~ but the call for help went out and before you fishers, must end. We believe that public and private organiza, _ knew it, the men were on the up-side of tion in all communities, including Spring, what wonderful response from the Indian community, must contribute to a solution that will the Native American volunteers & helpers. benefit all citizens in Michigan. The Commission has directed staff of the Department to Civil Rights VALENTINE'S DAY LUNCH PROGRAM received to work closely with other state two beautiful cakes from Jane Mashka,. agencies on long and short term programs that will prevent Believe me, that day everyone gained tension and conflict relating to the Indian fishing issue. Programs a couple of extraapounds. administered jointly with the Department of Natual Resources An evening trip to DeVos Hall for a and the Department of Education will assure the dissemination of Band concert was enjoyed by some of the accurate information to create elders, as Spring arrives Luella hopes better understanding. On-going communication between the Depart. to take more Seniors out to enjoy an of state Police and Natural Reevening out by going to more concerts. sources, local enforcement agencies, tribal leaders and Indian organizations will help to Weather and flu d~d keep some of the monitor conditions and assure prompt response to civial rights Elders home this month, but Spring is violations. The commission calls on individuals around the corner, and we hope to see and organizations to act with all of you again soon. reason and respect in dealing with the fishing issure. Law enforcement to act with reason and respec Outreach Department started out with snow respect in dealing with the and more snow. It kept Margaret in fishing issue. Law enforcement agencies must closely monitor town for a week, but Mickey and Levi situations that may arise in Keogima open their home for her. order to prevent or remedy any unlawful acts when respect and (THANKS MA & DAD) reason fail. Spring came to Outreach means of Mary Jane (Northern Michigan residents may and Steve Bryant. They have offered to help call toll free 1-800-4823604 for civil rights problesm) the program in ways that many people from Michigan Department of Civil Rights our community will benefit, Volunteering 309 N• Washington Square services and donations. We here at the Lansing, Michigan 48913 center are grateful for the help which was given by Mary & Steve. If you should see them~ Please offer a BOO-SHOO & MEGWETCH. ------------------------- �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. 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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/87efd856e33be8a4bb194e170bd2d93d.pdf 1ada34efcc4e8981909572d499993267 PDF Text Text -- GRAND VALLEY STATE COLLEGES LIBRARY REGIONAL AFFAIRS RESOURCES COLLECTION TURTLE TALK Executive Director-J. Wagner J. Wheeler Editor ----------------Loretta Yount GRITC BOARD OF DIRECTORS President George Martin V. President John Hart Treasurer Roger Williams Secretary Mary Roberts Sgt. At Arms Member Ronald Yob David Shananaquet Member Sydney Martin Member David Wonegeshik Member Viola Cummings Board meetings are held every month the Second TUESDAY at 7:30. AA meetings are held every Monday and Thursday, 7 to 9:00 PM - everyone is welcome. Cultural Meeting the last Wednesday of each month, 7:30PM Health Nurse - here on Tuesday only 9 to 12:30 PM MARCH 1987 that are falling through the cracks by moving from agency to agency. 4. Identifying and closing the gaps in services. 5. Strengthen inter-agency relationships. WHO CAN REFER? Anyone who works in a human service agency, court system, education system. WHO CAN BE REFERRED? a. Clients with multi-problems. b. Indian Child Welfare cases. c. Clients not accessing them~elves to appropriate agency(s). d. Dual-diagnosed clients. e. Substance abuse clients. f. Mental health clients. g. Clients that are not responding to treatment plans. CLIENT TREATMENT PLAN OUTCOME 1. Multiple agency input into treatment plan. 2. ,Appropriate intergrating of client's needs to agency services. 3. Increase availability of service alternatives and resources. AGENCY RESULTS 1. 2. and 3. 4. 5. Control of system manipulators. Expelling cross-cultural suspicions myths. To clarify agency roles. Bridge inter-agency relationships. To improve the services to clients. GRITC - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WHEN CASEMANAGEMENT TEAM MEETS Casemanagement Team - The Team was established to address the multiproblem Indian clients that are involved with this agency and/or other human services agencies. The Team meets the first and the Third Wednesday of overy month. The meeting time is 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. HOW TO REFER 1. Call or write to the Substance Abuse The Team started meeting in Oct. 85. Services Coordinator listed below, requesting The members consist of staff from other a presentation packet and the date for human service agencies and the GR Inter- which to do your presentation. Tribal Council's Health & Human Services 2. After receiving forms,fill them out staff. and return to the Substance Abuse CoGOALS OF THE CASEMANAGEMENT TEAM: ordinator at least a week before the 1. Access clients with multi-problems presentation date. to the appropriate agency(s). (~ont'd on page~-2~2. Reduce duplications of services. 3. To decrease the number of clients �United Press InternationalBOOK CHRONICLES STATE INDIANS Cont'd from page l GRITC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Grand Rapids - Ottawa elder Jeanette 3 . Forms included will be: St. Clair says even today people ask her a. Confidentiality Agreements if she lives in a tepee or eats raw meat b. Client Release of Information --sterotypes a new history book on c. Referral Form Indiansin Michigan is aimed ateradicating.d. Presentation Form ,, HISTORTY "People of the Three Fires", a history book of the states's original residents was released last month by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council to coincide with Michigan's Sesquicentennial observance. St. Clair said the book will not only provide some surpries for peopel unaware of Indian history in the state but also will give Indians "a chance to feel good about something." "I give frequent talks to groups and people still have many stereotypes about Indians," she said. "I have school children say to me, "Indians are mean, nasty people." These are images they've learned from books, movies and television." Council Director J. Wag Wheeler said, "Our involvement in education told us that not that much has been developed in Michigan to help Indian students find out about themselves or help the dominant society hear the story of Michigan Indians from the Indian viewpoint." The book, which took five years to complete, outlines the migration of native Americans into the area that later beca~~ e t1ichigan. Indians had started to form permanent villages along the Lake Michigan shore line as early as 6000 BC. the books says. It offers an in-depth examination of the three basic Indian groups that settled in the state -- Chippewa to the north, the Potawatomi to the south and the Ottawa in the central region. The book was funded by the Michigan Council of Humanities and Dyer-Ives Foundation, Wheeler said, noting sales have been brisk. "One of our goals we've had established for many years was to get into activities that would generate revenue," he said. "We provide services in seven counties and a goal is to pay for our own services without relying on the federal government." ----------------------------------------- Strict adherence to state and federal confidentiality rules, including re-disclosure guidelines, is the Casemanagement Team policy. Contact Person: Annette LaFontsee, M.A. Substance Abuse Coordinator Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Health & Human Services 45 Lexington N. W. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 Telephone (616) 774-8331 or 0073 TEAM MEMBER AGENCIES Kent County Health Department - Nursing Services Kent County Mental Health - Family Outreach Center Grand Rapids Public Schools Grand Rapids Public Schools - Title IV G. R. Inter-Tribal Council - Health and Human Services Michigan Indian Child Welfare GR Inter-Tribal Council- Indian Health Outreach Kent County District - Court Services ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE IS LIST OF PLACES YOU MAY PURCHASE: "PEOPLE OF THE THREE FIRES" J. WAGtJER WHEELER Executive Director �"PEOPLE OF THE THREE FIRES" FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BOOKS MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE GRAND RAPIDS, MI The Book Tree 6431 28th SE GR, MI 49506 Gerald R. Ford Museum 303 Pearl NW GR, MI 49504 GR Public Museum 54 Jefferson SE GR, MI 49503 DETROIT Ms. Janet Shomin Indian Ed Program West Middle GR, MI 49504 GRAND HAVEN The Bookman 715 Washington Grand Haven, MI LANSING Edi th Gilmore 1317 Jerome Lansing, MI Detroit Indian Center Thelma Henry Detroit, MI 49417 48912 Schuler Books Inc. 2975 28th SE Kentwood, MI 49508 Michigan State Museum Circle Dr MI State U. E. Lansing, MI Fountain St. Church Bookstore 24 Fountain St. NE GR, MI 49503 Native Am Institure Owen Graduate Hall MSU E. Lansing, MI G. Valley Am Indian Lodge c/o Ed Gillis GR, MI phone 361-5380 The Museum MSU E. Lansing, MI GR Inter-Tribal Council 45 Lexington NW GR, MI 49503 Lansing Indian Center 820 W. Saginaw 48915 Lansing, MI Downtown Books ll5 Ottawa NW GR, MI 49503 ANN ARBOR N. Am Student Assoc 2204 Michigan Union Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Community Newscenter City Centre GR, MI 49503 TRAVERSE CITY Can-Foster Museum PO Box 592 - 400 Boardman Traverse City, MI 49684 BEMIDJI Bemidji St Un Bookstore Bemidji, MN GREEN BAY Phoenix Book Shop Un of Wisc Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54301 PONTIAC George Cherrick (313 )858-2353 • �Wecnesca ~ , Feb r uary 4, !937 MICHIGAN AMERICAN INDIAN WARRIOR SOCIETY ST E~ RI NG CO MMITTEE -:er. ry ' i 0 c" Bush Jr. - Po ttawatom i , USMC Jer:·y Pi geon - ?ott avJctomi, US Army George Mart i n - Chippewa, USAF Wi l lia m Memberto - Ottawa, US Army 1 GREETINGS! We, the above, are actively involved in starting a Michigan Chapter of the Viet Nam Era Veterans InterTribal Association. We recognize the importance of organizing American Indian Veterans all across Michigan into a Warrior Society which will provide support services in every Indian Corrmunity. The American Indian population in Michigan boasts an e<traordinary number who served in the Armed Forces, as well as those who were tried by fire in combat zones in Beruit, Grenada, Viet Nam, Korea, and the battlefronts in the First and Second World Wars. A Warrior Society would bring togeta~e,.. these Veterans into a service organization which would fulfill the obligations of the Warrior Societies of old. 1 11 We as American Indian Viet Nam Era Veterans are the focal point of this organizing effort because we occupy a unique position ir. our respective Indian communities. ~any of us are combat veterans; all of us gave a number of years of our lives to serve in military service for our country. We are representetive of a single group of US Veterans who came home from the most unpor ular and devisive military action in US History only to suffer the scorn and public ridicule of an indignant and outraged nation. Even so, many of our number have not only survived, but orevailed because of the lessons we learned as a result cf our ~ilitary experience. We paid c high price for the collective wisdom we posses. And it is this wisdom wh i ch co rr:pell s us to or ganize an d, through our activities, "de v1hat we ca n, ' to benefit our Indian Cofmilunities. We seek the counsel of the ol der Veterans and the El d rs t o gu i de us and cu r ef ~orts. We seek the support of t he Jeople ir. all our Ind an Communities for assistance in establishing a Warrior Soc i ety. And we ask Ind an Peool e all acros s Mic hi gan to understand and recognize t he disnity and mer t of our military servic e. 1 The or io rities of the Warr io r Soc iety include: �*Offering support to all our brothers who still suffer _ e trauma of their Viet Nam exoerience through traditional ouri~ication an nea 1 ing, peer -~e rent re spect ~rc00 tribLlnals , and a fellowship which recogni:es - ~­ anc :·::spon sibilit ~es of a Traditional \·Iar r ic•' . - Ass u ~ing positi on s of leadership_in the Indian role models for our youth. ~o~~u~~ties Providing a Color Guard for funerals and other ccm~unity and prcviti ng acti vites . - voluntee r ing organized assistance to our Elders and to c.:--;:- :..rnity and activities. ~:Jr.ctions 1eed every Native American who served to join 1t1 ith us, no rca: :er \·;hat type of discha rge. We call upon our Elders to sponsor us in this effor: and to provide guidance. And we need the support of the Indian Communities a ~' across Michigar. 1-1ho 1-1ill no doubt benefit greatly from this movement 1"e ha ';e ir.i tiated. lie If you have further questions or concerns, please contact a1; : : these people: *Henry "Tic" BUSH -(616)459-9821 *Jerry PIGEON -(616)399-3984 *George MARTIN -(616)793-3213 *vli lliam MEMBERTO -(616)538-7222 *Frank BUSH -(616)792-6335 *James PETOSKEY -(616)458-3263 Meg>·1etch One Thousand Times! -------------------------------------------------------------------IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: NATIVE AMERICAN GRADUATION DINNER MAY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP POTLUCK AND MEETING GRPS GRADUATION GRITC ELECTIONS 20, 1987 - 6:30 - MAY 28, 1987 - 6:30 - MAY 28, 1987 - JUNE 13, 1987 - 8 - 6 PM --------------------------------------------------------• �..-· I _, I I I !' I . · STUDENTS .~J] . HELP WANTED -CLERICAL -LIBRARIAN PAGE . -MAINTENANCE -RECEPTIONIST GET JOB EXPERIENCE &: GET PAID!!! REACH YOUR GOAL CALL 77 4-8331 G.R. INTER-TRIBAij:J] ASK FOR PATTY L· �1116 f(DfUL 8UIL1"NG G~AND R•'1DI. Ml •9503 PAUL B. HENRY ITH OISn:ncT. "'CHIGAN 1618) 451-8383 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ANO LABOR COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE ANO TECHNOLOGY ANNE KNOX OISTIUCT ADMINISTJIATOll Congrrss of tbt Wnittb j\)tatcs SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING 502 CANNON Houu Omcl Bu•LDHOG WASHINGTON. QC 20515 (202) 225-3831 .,oust of l\tprtstntatibcs MARY F. LOBISCO AOMINISTtlATIVI ASSISTANT llasbington. ~C 20515 July 11, 1986 Mr. Joe John Chairman, Unit 4 Northern Michigan Ottawa Association 1324 Hamilton, N.W. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 Dear Mr. John: Thank you for your letter requesting information on H.R. 5059, legislation to distribute funds from several Indian Claims Commission dockets to various categories of Michigan Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. I am enclosing both the text of the bill, as you requested, and a short information sheet summarizing the intent of the bill. H.R. 5059 was introduced June 19 by Congressman Davis, and referred, a~ is all legislation dealing with Indians, to the House Interior Co111mittee. The bill provides for the "descencant group" share to be distributed entirely on a per capita basis to all enrolled individuals, according to the Minneapolis Plan, and as supported overwhelmingly by the affected persons in votes earlier this year. Usually, the passage of Indian claims distribution legislation is not controversial if the affected tribes and their members have worked out an agreement in prior discussions. As that is the case in this situation, I do not anticipate much controversy over the legislation, and its passage is simply a matter of the Committee scheduling the legislation for action. If you have any questions or concerns about the language in the bill or its progress, I hope you will not hesitate to contact Doug Koopman in my Washington office, who should be able to answer any questions you may have. With best regards, I am Sincer,e ly yours, 1 -- . PAUL ( l~" ( II ·- HE·- ~~~) .· . Member of Congress PBH:ej Enclosures �GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Native American Education Program 615 Turner N.14. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 (6160 456-4226 . ************** Special Announce~ent ***************** The Native American Education ·Program along with the Homecoming of the Three Fires Pow Wow CoITDllittee are sponsoring a writing contest for Native American students kindergarden thru twelfth grade. Some of the work will be published in this years Pow Wow brochure. Some suggested ideas, but not limited to, are What it is like to be Native American? What a Pow Wow Means to me? Why it is important to retain our culture/traditions? etc. Ribbons will be awarded to contest winners. All work must be accompied by a signed entry form, and turned in no later than March 31st. 1987. Please return entry forms to: ENTRY Native American Education Pro~ram Attn. Ron Yob 615 Turner N.W. Grand Rapids, Mici1igan 49504 (616) 456-4226 FORM Name Date - - - - - - - School Age ---- Tribe ----------- Address --------~ • Phone ---~----- I give the Native American Education Program, and the Homecomin~ of the Three Fires Pow \4ow Committee permission to duplicate and publish any work submitted to their writing contest. · Student's signature - - - - - - Parent's siqnature - - - - - �February 7, 1987 C.R. Nish-Nah-Bah Bowling Tournament Winners 1st Ardis Badger and Dee Draper - Wyoming Michigan Dawn and Jack Mullins Indiana Place 2562 $600 " 400 Judy Tackett and Richard Beckhorn Henry Bush and Tony Chingman Lansing~ Mi Grand Rapids " 200 Judy Tackett and Jim Brunk, Jr. Jim Brunk, Sr. Tony Chingman Lansing, Mi 2nd 2500 3rd 2478 4th place through 13th place Winners received $100 14th " II 23rd " " II 80 24th " " 33rd " " " 60 34th II II 39th II " II 40 Last place winners from Florida generic bowling towels 1st entry received for tournament before deadline date: Tim Davis team Mt. Pleasant $40 Participating bowlers in this tournament came from Flint, Mt. Morris, Lansing, Mt. Pleasant, Hartford, Dorr, Bradley, Middleville, Gross Pointe, Hastings, Muskegon, Haslett, ·Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Michigan, also from Deltona and Orlando, Florida and Lake Station, Indiana Congratulations to these men and women who bowled games of 200 or over: Tony Chingman - 207, 213, 231 and 235, Lansing; Tim Davis 203, Mt. Pleasant; Brenda Chamberlain-217, Mt Pleasant; Sam Wesaw -213, 213, Harford; Leo Jackson - 202, Lansing; Woody Chippeway - 225, Mt Pleasant; Lou Sprague - 209, 213 and 236, Mt Pleasant; Chris Jackson 201 and 235, Mt. Pleasant; Joe Sprague, Jr. - 202, 202 and 216, Mt Pleasant; Pete Wabindato 202, Muskegon; Frank Crampton - 208, Muskegon; Roger Sprague - 200, GR; Morrie Lewis, Jr. - 204, Hartford; Bob Drake - 213 and 232, Hartford, Kerin Gasco 203, - 202, Ann Arbor; James Bigmeat - 208 and 202, Flint; Al Crampton - 233 and Muskegon; Anna Chlebana - 222, Bradley; David Sprague - 203 and 216, Wyoming; Elizabeth Johnson - 205 and 224, Flint; Diana Gould - 221, Lansing; Delmar Jackson Dulo Gould - 215, Lansing; Ralph Sawmick - 214, Mt Pleasant; John Chivis - 202 and 215, GR; - 200; Alvin Chamberlain - 209, Mt Pleasant; Tom Kane - 206; Elsie Shananaquet - 202; Judy Tackett - 216, Lansing; Joyce McMillan - 210, Haslett; Henry Bush - 216 and 200, GR; �Jack Mullins - 211 and 234, Lake Station, Indiana; Ardis Badger - 212, Wyoming; Dave Stinger - 202 and 226, Dorr; George Sprague - 202, Mt Pleasant; Megwetch from the Tournament Bowling Committee to the following: COMET LANES, THE BLUMKE FAMILY BAND, ALL LADIES AND MEN FROM THE NISH NAB BAH LEAGUE AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THE FOOD DONATED. ROGER SPRAGUE - WOTV- 8 PENS SHIRLEY LARK, TIA SCHOONMAKER, CLIFTON SCHOONMAKER, JR, NANCY ORTIZ AND FAY BAKER, TOURNAMENT OFFICE WORKERS. RITA SPRAGUE - FOOD PREPARATIONS ARDIS BADGER - TABLE COVERING ANDY FALCON USE OF HIS TRUCK DAVE HINMON, RUSS MENEFEE, DAVE MILLER, JIM ASTIN - BARTENDERS GARY AND SUE SPRAOJE - COVER CHARGE COLLECTION AT DANCE AND 50/50 SALES DK SPRAGUE - SGT AT ARMS JO KATHY SPRAGUE 50/50 RAFFLE AT BOWLING ALLEY JO~ KENNY, BLANCHE HUFF, STATIA COLLINS, ELEANOR SPRAGUE AND TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO HELPED BUT NAME NOT MENTIONED. 1st - 50/50 winner - - CLEAN-UP AGAIN WE SAY ME-GWETCH!!! Sarah Sprague $95 and 2nd winner Lillian Sands $98 1987 Tournament Committee Members: and Shirley Chamberlain. Steve and Lou Collins, Dawn Bush, Amos Day, Jr. All Bowling information and materials submitted by Shirley Chamberlain • �ENTRY FORM LANSING INDIAN MIXED FOURSOME TOURNAMENT APRIL 4, 1987 1986-87 Sanction Bowlers Only Entry Fee $18.00 per bowler/ four bowlers per team. Make checks/money orders payable to: Mailing address: Royal Scot 4722 w. Grand River Lansing, Michigan Lansing Indian Center 820 West Saginaw Lansing, MI 48915 Bowling Shifts: 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Entry Deadline: April 1, 1987 or call to reserve your spot. For more information contact: * * * * * * * * Lansing Indian Center (517) 487-5409 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Name Average Address City Name Average Address City Name Average Address City Name Average Address City * * * * * * * * Zip Zip Zip Zip * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * �RULES: 1. 4 Person team consisting of at least 1 man or 1 woman. 2. Highest final 85-86 league· average must be used. If you did not bowl in 85-86, then highest current average of 21 games or more can be used. ALL participants must bring verification of league averages. 3. If no verified average, bowlers must use: 4. Bowlers must be of Indian descent, married to an Indian, or bowl in an Indian league. 5. A team may bowl more than once, but must have two new bowlers each shift. 6. Handicap will be 80%. Men 190 - Women 170 PRIZE MONEY BASED ON NUMBER OF TEAMS Prizes will be awarded at a dinner and dance after the tournament. Information on location will be provided at the tournament. Admission is free to bowlers. BOWLERS - Please bring your city average books. ROYAL SCOT 4722 W. Grand River Ave. Lansing, MI. r.•.LANSING N li! w E i! J .? • 5 �,. f LINT. SKINS ,SIXTH ANNUAL ALL IKDIAft 10 PD BOWLiltG !'OURftAMBRJ' SATURDAY MARCH 14, 1987 I ,t2o.oo PER BOWLER JtLUE JAY LANES d-5340 RICHFIELD RD. FLINT, MICHIGAN LANE FEE--$ 4.95 \EXPENSES-- 1.05 SHIFTS - 91A.M1 12aP.M. & J:P.M. REGISTRATION STARTS 8130 A.M. PRIZES -- 14.oo $20.00 RUI.ES 1. 4 PERSON TEAM CONSISTING OF AT LEAST 1 MAN OR l WOMAN. 2. HIGHEST LEAGUE AVERAGE TO BE USED, 21 GAMES OR MORE, 1985-86 ) . MUST HAYE PROOF OF AVERAGE OR USE - MER 170, WOMEN 160. 4 MUST BE OF INDIAN DESCENT O~ PtlARRIED TO .AN INDIAN. 5. A TEAM 'UY BOWL MORE THEN' ONCE, BUT MUST KAYE 'l'WO NEW BOWLERS EACH TIME BOWLING. . 6. HANDICAP WILL BE CALCULATED AT DIFFERERCE BETWEEN TEAM AVERAGE AND 800. 7"' ~ONEY ~AIL ORDER (U.S.FUNDS) MADE PAYABLE TO FLINT SKINS. TO AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CON~T EITHER: BRENDA EVANS BERNADETTE REYES 12) W. RANKIN ST. OR 24)1 LEITH S~. FLINT, MI. 48505 -- FLINT, MI. 48506 )1)-2)9-4784 313-767-7748 PRIZE MONEY BASED ON 30 TEAMS lST. - $600.00 MENS HIGH SINGLE - $45.00 2ND. - 400. 00 WOMENS " " - 45.00 MENS HIGH TRIPLE - 45.00 )RD. - )00.00 4TH. - 200. 00 WOMENS " " - ~5.00 $1 o.oo $1 •.500.00 LUNCH AND DANCE TO FOLLOW - LUNCH $5.00, DANCE ADMISSION $5.00 TOURNAMENT BOWLERS FREE NAME AND ADDRESS AVERAGE 1. 2. ). 4. DEADLINE DATE TO SEND IN APPLICATION FORMS: MARCH 14, 1987 I. �MICHIGAN COfol4ISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS M0 N T H L Y 8 U L L E T I N JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1987 MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS MONEY AVAILABLE: During the past year the MCIA has made a concerted effort to bring leadership from the Michigan Council for the Arts into direct discussion with Indian tribes and Jndian orgatiizati.ons. t>urpose? Ti'le creation and retention of interest in the arts. This past year's Executive Budget allocated nearly $8,000,000 for combined State of Michigan arts support. Sixteen percent of this is designed for minority participation, including Michigan Indians. For more information about Michigan Council for the Arts funding and programs contact Betty Boone at (313) 256-3731 or (313) 256-3717. MICHIGAN INDIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM: On January 23, 1987 the first board meeting was conducted, bylaws approved, incorporation papers signed and officers elected. They are: Chairman Bernard Bouchour of Sault Ste. Marie; Vice-chairman, Janice Beckhorn of Lansing; Secretary, Wag Wheeler of Grand Rapids and Treasurer, Gerard Heath of Ann Arbor. The first order of business is the CGA proposal development and the strategic plan. An economic development feasibility study was also discussed. One board seat is currently open from the U.P. area. If you are interested in serving on this board and your business is in the U.P., submit your letter to the Commission office at 611 W. Ottawa, 3rd floor-North Tower, Lansing, MI 48909. The next meeting is scheduled in East Lansing on February 23rd at 1:30 p.m. at Michigan State University, Native American Institute, West Wing of Owen Graduate Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824. Contact Betty Kienitz if you wish to be on the mailing list for future meetings and information at (517) 373-0654. NATIVE AMERICAN GALLERY OF DETROIT: Attention Native American artists and craftsmen. As of February 2, 1987 the Native American Gallery of Detroit is open, selling art work and crafts and doing six major exhibitions between February and September of 1987. They are selling on a 40% consignment. Call fo~ an appointment or send slides and/or snapshots of your work. They are also willing to look at your portfolios at the Gallery. Contact Vivian Meredith, Manager, David Whitney Building, Suite #307, 1553 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48226 or call (313) 965-7286. FISCAL 1987 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAMS: (Deadline May 30, 1987) Planning assistance for Indian tribes 1n the amount of $3 million for projects to create or retain jobs. December 19, 1986 Federal Register; pages 45738 thru 45750 describe funding sources and requirements. The Indian Commission also has a copy upon request. Contact (202) 377-2873 in Washington D.C., (312) 353-7707 Chicago Regional Office or (517) 377-1886 Jim Callison, Economic Development Administration in Lansing. �MICHIGAN INDIAN BUSINESS LIST: A current list of Indian businesses in Michigan has been updated and is available upon request from the Indian Co11111ission. These businesses have been certified as a Indian minority business through the procedure set up by the authority of Public Act 428 of 1981. Contact us at (517) 373-0654. INDIAN HISTORY BOOK AVAILABLE: The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council History 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 with Michigan's Sesquicentennial and is perfect for classrooms, libraries or just interesting reading. Paperback cover is available for $12.95 plus tax and $2.00 for postage &handling. Send check for $15.47 to: Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, Attn: CRITC Publishing, 45 Lexington Ave., N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 4950·4 Hardback covers will be available in 4-6 weeks for $20.95 plus tax and $3.50 for postage & handling. Send check for $25.29, same address as above. MELCHER SEEKS AGREEMENT ON INDIAN REMAINS: (Great Falls Tribune 10/26/86) WASHINGTON - All over the country, the bones of thousands of North American Indians lie in museums and collections at large universities. To their descendants, it is evidence of disrespect; to the museums and universities, it is part of the legitimate study of the nation's history. To try to get these opposing sides to talk to each other, Sen. John Melcher, D-Mont., introduced a bill near the end of the 99th Congress. A Melcher aide, Clara Spotted Elk, said the bill had been introduced with no expectation of i11111ediate passage but with the hope that it would act as a bridge between Indian groups and the educational institutions. "The museums say, "We own the stuff," Spotted Edk said, "and the Native American tribes are saying, "No, you can't own human remains." Spotted Elk said that no one knew the extent of the museum holdings but that the scale could be imagined with the realization that the Smithsonian Institution along held the skeletons of 14,000 Indians. Spotted Elk, a member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe in Montana, said Indian tribes had acknowledged that some worthwhile benefit had come from the study of the bones. Diet, disease and other things have been learned from their careful examination. But what of the heritage of the Indians? Spotted Elk asked. "Most tribes are concerned about the spiritual unrest of the· dead caused by the bones being in boxes in museums instead of being buried and respected," she said. "It is a classic example of two cultures clashing." COURT REJECTS INDIAN BLOOD QUANTUM STAND FOR AID TO STUDENTS: (The Lakota Times, 10/8/86) SAN FRANCISCO - A federal requirement that members of Indian tribes who apply for government scholarship aid have at least one-quarter Indian blood was overturned recently by a federal appeals court. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) regulation conflicts with 1974 and 1985 federal laws allowing anyone considered a member by a federally recognized Indian tribe to apply for college aid from the government Indian program, said the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Stephen Quesenberry, a lawyer for an Indian who challenged the BIA's regulation, said the ruling, if upheld, would affect at least several hundred Indians around the country. The court's reasoning would appear to apply equally to college loans for Indians, which are regulated under the same laws. �Diane Zarr, 30 of Ukiah, a student at Sonoma State University and a member of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians in Northern California, sued after being found ineligible by the BIA for an Indian higher education grant because her percentage of Indian ancestry is only seven-thirty seconds (7/32). That is 1/32 below the minimum of one-quarter Indian blood established by a Bureau regulation that was first passed in 1957. The regulation was upheld by U.S. District Judge John Vukasin but reversed by a unanimous three judge panel of the appeals court. The opinion by Judge Robert Boochever said the requirement of one-quarter Indian ancestry was valid when the BIA passed it in 1957, because the standard was recognized in a 1939 law regulating college loans to Indians. But he said the law was changed in 1974 to include in the definition of Indian, any person who is a member of any Indian tribe that is recognized by the government. That left membership standards up to the tribes, some of which set their own minimum percentage of tribal ancestry. Another law, requi~ing a minimum of one-fourth Indian ancestry for students at Indian day schools, underwent a similar change last December, for the expressed purpose of avoiding racial discrimination, Boochever said. 11 11 GOVERNOR REPORTS RECORD BUSINESS STARTS IN 1986: (Gangwer News Service 1/15/87) - GOvernor Blanchard Thursday announced new business incorporations in the state during 1986 surpassed the previous year high by more than 5 percent, reaching 24,778. He said 1986 marked the fourth consecutive year that new business starts in Michigan have set a record noting the new firms will become the key sources of new job creation in the future. Governor Blanchard said a breakdown by county or job sector is not yet available, but initial indications show that the growth is spread throughout the state, with the majority of the business starts occurring in the tri-county region of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb. A report from the Department of Commerce indicated that 18,501 new businesses were started in the state in 1982, 20,003 in 1983, 21,099 in 1984 and 23,583 in 1985. PROPOSAL WRITING PACKET AVAILABLE - 11 Grassroots Funding 11 : It is very important that we sharpen our skills in proposal writing, become more knowledgeable about funding resources, understand the rules and meet the requirements of granting agencies and in essence, acquire the backgro~nd and skills necessary to find the funds for programs we need. This packet is information we've collected from a variety of resources which we have identified. We advise you to use all the resources available to you as there is no need to re-invent the wheel. In our packet we have attempted to provide practical, usable information based on our experiences in this area. To receive a copy contact: Valorie Johnson, Director, MI Dept. of Social Services American Indtan Services, P.O. Box #30037, 300 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48909 or ca11 (517) 335-3513. �1987(. '··~ ··.. ·· ~rJH'! \ .. , I I , .. ,,~:r .~.>,.·. ·~· •· ··~' . •l/>1. 'Ill.,~.;'·.;.·> ••• ·.~;. ~· . .. :.:f.,:,~··:~· SUN 1 MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 14 t.. :..Jo E 0 f\<l .5e";o fl SQ"'' oil. \'V\~AI """ e. 4 I ~ 8 9 10 5e""•otll 11 S 12 V"Yte~I~ I GRrrc ,Sel\•' Ort h-\eA/s BO MTG Y:31l 15 16 17SeY\;e."- 18 sr:~Af~ 19 20 21 27 28 PAT DAV 22 23 24 25 30 26 .seT\ ( IQ. 1:3o se"'•olt Y\"\eAI ~ eu\ \.uQ..cir.\ MeAIS 0 29 Se";ort. Mel't/5 31 Se"' oQ l"\eAIS �tJ" • NON MOFIT OlfO, U. S. POST:A.GE PAID Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council - • 45 Lexington, N.W ., Grand Rapids, Mich. 49504 :<~):1 ;~·:.. ·~ ...;..):.' Atrn~ir.:~~ Y:>~/ /. ~--~'". ··: ~E~T'i JONES- Ll~hR~ cRPJ<U vJ>J.L£~ ST~T£ coLL£G£ J>J.LE~pj>J.£, 1'\C 49401 •ac: PERMIT NO. 690 Ga>.t<O il.A Pi[JS, MICH � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. Includes newsletters, event programs, flyers, posters and other printed materials. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yount, Loretta (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/718af5d992f0853bafa9f70b6020068b.pdf 4717b0a0444768e30a9cb45479d90666 PDF Text Text 'Easter (jreetings Simon Otto's StoryTelling Captures Audience A reception for Simon Otto and Kayle Crampton was held by The Michigan Indian Press on January 25, 1991. More than 50 distinguished people attended to meet both the author and the illustrator of Walk In Peace. .. ::::::: l]::::::::: ;l]I:I::: :;~:!jjj!:~j . . ,.,.,.,... For close to an hour, Simon captivated the audience as he summarized how his book, Walk In Peace, came into being. Simon was an avid listener as a child and was also taught to listen without interruption. He remembered the countless stories told in his household by various family members and friends who visited. So as the years passed and as he grew into adulthood, all these stories and legends were stored away in his head. Later with the encouragement of his wife, Mary, he began sharing these stories to the public. Over the years, he has written numerous stories while employed at separate times for Mount Pleasant and Traverse City newspapers. It is not without much thought that the title Walk In Peace evolved. Inaian Prayerfor)Peace ·.· .·.·.·.····.·.·.·.·.... .-:· -:-:--:-:-.-:-:.:-:-:-:-::-:-:. Oli great ~gi~t... Leaaus · to . tliefra,t~ of;peace .anauhaerstqtiffeng. . .. Our fives areiSO short nere ... Let our eyes pe enea to a{{ of the b@fings you liave"giveh us P{ease liear ourpfayers. Oli great Spirit. o······· p ·----------------·-· ···---------··········· Earlier in his years, he encountered and befriended in Utah and Apache medicine man while attending school there. The Apache medicine man being from the south was totally unaccustomed to this new environment so Simon, being well acclimated to the cold weather, suggested he'd buy a warm coat. Subsequently, the Apache bought a jacket, but the jacket's hood lining was composed of wolf's hide. The Apache expressed being very uncomfortable having this wolf's hide as a part of this jacket. Simon recommended they take this hide and give it a proper burial. Soon after, both Simon and the Apache hiked up into the mountains and gave the wolf hide a decent burial and this gave the Apache peace. Eventually it came time for the two good friends to part. It was at this time the Apache bid Simon "Walk In Peace". And it was in memory of this warm relationship between the two men that the title of his book, Walk In Peace, was conceived . Other stories were told by Simon. The goal in telling his stories, as Simon stressed, is to inform and educate. His main purpose behind these writings is to inform and educate - not only the general public but more importantly his own people who have veered away from Indian culture and heritage. Simon is expected back down in southern Michigan (Lansing) in May - once the snow has cleared. For those of you who missed him in January, take the time to see Simon at Schulers Bookstore. �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 P!T Robert Stone ................................... CHR Lisa Sams ........................................ Support Staff P!T Mental Health Services Kathy Polise .................................... Coordinator Judy Dodge ..................................... Case Manager Denise Skorka ................................. Receptionist Ruth Pitcher ..................................... Intern Kristi Pagel ...................................... Volunteer Employment Program Faye Baker ...................................... Coordinator Michigan Indian Press Terry Bussey ................................... Coordinator Mary Stitt ......................................... Marketing/Sales Kayle Crampton ............................... Illustrator Native American Education Program The Native American Education Program targets services at eligible American Indian Students in grades K-12 in the following areas: 1. Improvement in the acquisition of basic academic skills. 2. Prevention school drop out situations and reduce the absenteeism among Native American Students. 3. Stimulate an interest in careers. 4. Provide for the accurate placement of Native Ameri can Students in district programs. 5. Stimulate interest in Native American Ancestry, Tribal Culture and Native American Organizations. 6. Bring about the integration of the Native American Program into the school improvement initiative of the secondary schools. Native American Student eligibility requires a federal form 506 to be filled out by the parent. If parents have not filled out this form, one may be acquired by stopping by our office or calling 771-3318. CMU Interested in Outreach, Recruitment and Retention of Native American Indian Students Dear Colleague, I hope that this letter finds you in good health and spirits. I'm writing to let you know that I am now working for Central Michigan University as a Special Assistant to Vice President James Hill. CMU is currently making an effort to diversify the University. Naturally, part of this effort includes the recruitment and retention of American Indians. Over the past year, I have been involved in committee work regarding the creation of educational opportunities for Na ti ve American Indians here at CMU. Whether you are an administrator in higher education, a student, a Title IV coordinator, a teacher, a tribal education administrator or have an interest in seeing more Native Americans participate in higher education, please let me know how things are with you. I'm interested in knowing what you think that Central Michigan University could be doing to promote higher education amongst our People. Meegwetch for your time and consideration in this important matter. On behalf of Central Michigan University, I'm looking forward to hearing from you in the near future. 'DavUf 'Trout Staatfon Specia[ 'l/ice PresUfentia[Ylssistant 250 :[oust J--{a[[ Centra[ Aficliigan 'University Aft. Pfeasant, :Jvfl 48859 (517) 774-3773 NATIVE AMERICAN PARENTS - - - YOU ARE NEEDED!!! The NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM PARENT COMMITTEE meets every second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the program office. The Parent Committee welcomes your comments and concerns. Committee Chairperson- Fran Compo, Vice Chairperson- Debbie Gibbs. Secretary- Kay Shagonaby. Treasurer -Joni Abella. ~11i()f'~ 11.fJ1cf1~s are pr()vi(j~(j "Y the Native American Methodist chl.frch here at >Grand Rapids•• • •ntE!·r-Tri.bal•• • t:ou. llci·l·· ·eVery·. Tuesday·· ·· andThurs.(jays (except Holidays). �The Pow-Wow Trail The Potowatomi Indian Nation, Incorporated wishes to announce their JTPA Program and Enterprise Zone Project has moved to new offices at 185 E. Main Street, Suite 300, Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022. For more information on these programs, please call Gary Morseau, J.T.P.A. Director at (616) 925-1010 or Sharon Winters, Enterprise Zone Director At 925-6525. Tribal Enrollment and the Tribal Operations Manager, Linda Yazelcan still be reached at 53237Townhall Road, Dowagiac, Michigan 4904 7, phone: (616) 782-6323. ·Afay your day 6e fi!!ed witli tfie joy of , fife and tfie wonder of nature. _ p :Happy 13irtfu£ay( ~ March Jimmy 'Wesaw Ylmanaa Ylbe{[a Jonnie Mac~y Ylngie Meyers 'lammy Leaureau~ Linaa Sliomin JoeSliomin 'f. James 'Wesaw Ju{ius Lewis 'Efsie 1?.fip/iae{ 'Ena Sams Steve 'Wauf(azoo Lance Sliidey Joe Jolin 'Bret Sliomin Clierri (ji66s 'Wanaa 'Wesaw 'Daisy Sprague 'lawas Mccann 'Ea (ji{{is Yl[ ']\f,co{{et �SPRING SONG Ojibwa as my eyes look over the prairie I feel the summer in the spring witli b{essings for peace and understanding... "I wish for you the mountain's peace, the scented air of pines; I wish that you may always walk beneath a sun that shines" mmmmrn "May the Great Spirit watch over you as long as the grass grows and the river flows.· Four Songs of Life mrnmmm by Ray Young Bear 1.) a young man 2.) an old man alone the blue rain quiet in feelings losing nothing - showing no one that i am cold in this earth singing different songs i never heard from the same people unable to create or remember their own songs to keep. i remember well my people's songs. i will not reveal to anyone that i know these songs. it was intended for me to keep them in secrecy for they are now mine to die with me. 4.) he was approached 3.) one who realized i sang to the warm sun and cold moon this morning and offered myself to the land and gods for them to teach me the old hard ways of living all over again. (Pawnee Indian Blessing) atime in sadness within the night holding me and comforting me. here i am being . taught to be aman with life and old sacred songs to guide me and love me forever. These poems were published in the North American Indian Reader - Viking Press. "Oh, Great Spirit, Let us greet the dawn of a new day when al! men live as brothers and peace reigns everywhere." _____________________________ ----------------------------- "May the music of the meadow with its songs of sliver streams bring sunlight to the paths you walk, and magic to your dreams" mrnmmm "One prayer: Peace, One hope: :J{amwny, One 1Jream: 'Understanding." mrnmmm "May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on this house... and may the Great Spirit bless all who enter here.· (Cherokee Blessing) mmmmrn �LETTERS FROM ALL OUR RELATIONS ... from tfie Seattfe Intfian :Healtfi 'Board Intfian .91.fcofio{ Prevention 'Team Project Dear Mr. Blackhawk, I'm writing you, requesting you might put this in your Indian News. I'm 13 years old and I have a little sister and brother. My mom and her boyfriend drink almost every weekend and most days. I would like to see them quit. Sometimes they quit but are gone to bingo every night and I have to watch the kids and sometimes they take money and don't buy food for us. My brother, sister and me love my mother and are sad when she leaves us and goes drinking or bingo. Maybe when we get old enough we can go to the bars and bingo and see what it is that is more important to us. I hope my brother will go to work when he grows up and not lay around like my moms boyfriend and cuss us. Thank you for looking at this letter. Maybe my mom will see this and stay with us kids more. A Winnebago Daughter Dear Winnebago Daughter, I would like to thank you for your letter. This newsletter will go to many parents and there are many parents who need to know how children feel when parents drink. You are very beautiful and caring to have written this letter. First of all, I'm with you. I, too, would like to see your mom and her boyfriend quitdrinking. Butuntiltheydo,Iwould like to share something with you. There are many children who feel just as you do. In fact, when I was your age, the same thing happened to me. My mother had a drinking problem. I would feel sad when mom went drinking, angry or hurt if there was no food, and I felt very responsible formyyounger brothers and sisters. Sometimes I wouldn't know what to do. I also loved my mother but didn't like the drinking or when she left us alone. Sometimes I thought it was my fault that all this was happening. I, too, wondered what could be more important than us that made her leave us alone. What I have learned is what I want to pass on to you. First of all, you need to know that you or your brothers and sisters are not causing your mom to drink. It is not yourfaultthat she drinks. You didn't cause the drinking, you can't control the drinking and you can't cure the drinking. However, people who have drinking and gambling problems can seek help. Until they seek help, you will need to keep yourself safe and allow support from a sober adult friend that you like and trust. It is not easy to live with parents who have a drinking or gambling problem; but you can take care of you and help your brothers and sisters. National Association for Native American Children of Alcoholics "... the time has come to put away the negative influence of drugs and alI mentioned seeking support from a cohol and to bring along our richness sober adult. Is there a sober adult in your community that you can talk to, as a peopl e... " someone you trust and like? You can tell if you trust and like this person if it is easy to talk, laugh and be relaxed when you are with her (or him). You feel comfortable and safe when you are with this person. This person might be an auntie, granny, teacher, or counselor. You are very important and finding someone to talk with is a loving thing to do. You are deserving of love and kindness and I urge you to find that sober adult who can listen and support you. NANACOA was formed in the spirit of healing and recovery for Indian people. NANACOA objectives include: • To establish a national network and newsletter for Indian Children of Alcoholics. • To develop educational and supportive information and make Also, is there an Ala-Teen, or COA it available to Indian Communisupport group in your area. You can ties. look in the yellow pages under Alcoholism to see if there are any support groups. If there is, I would encourage you to attend. Please allow a sober adult friend or relation to help you. Writing the letter was an important thing to do and I appreciate your letter so much. Please remember that you do not have to handle this alone, that you are very deserving of love and kindness, and that reaching out is important. May the Great Spirit bless you and keep you safe. If you are interested in information, counseling or forming a Native American Children of Alcoholics support group, please feel free to contact Leonard or Vicki at Grand Rapids InterTribal Council, (616) 774-8331. Nishnabe 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. �POEM What do the terms "COA" and "Adult Children" mean? I tried to teach my child from books. He gave me only puzzled looks. I tried to teach my child with words. They passed him by, often unheard. COA stands for Children of Alcoholics. Any child who grows up in a home where one or both parents are alcoholic faces a family environment in which Despairingly, I turned aside, "How the focus of what the family's attention is on is the shall I teach this child?" I cried. addiction and not on the nurturing of the children. The basis of this family system is "denial". Children Into my hand he put the key: "Come," he said, "Play with me." living in alcoholic homes learn at an early age not to trust their own feelings and perceptions. COAs Anonymous learn the three basic rules for surviving an alcoholic family: "DON'T TALK, DON'T TRUST, DON'T FEEL". This environment places COAs at further risk for physical abuse, sexual abuse and emotional abuse. "Adult Children" refers to adults who grew up in dysfunctional families, such a families with 1. STOP ALL CRITICISM. Criticism never alcoholism. Adult Children may continue to live changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Acaccording to the "DON'T TALK, DON'T TRUST, cept yourself as you are. If their is something about DON'T FEEL" code of survival. yourself you would like to change ... accept it, then consider change. When you criticize yourself, your Patterns exhibited by adult children can include: changes are negative. When you approve of yourself, your changes are positive. • a tendency for the parent to parent themselves 2. DON'T SCARE YOURSELF. Stop terrorizing through their children yourself with your thoughts. It's a dreadful way to • looped communication within the family system live. Find a mental image that gives you pleasure, • a need to be in total control of emotions and immediately switch your scary thought to a pleasure thought. • difficulty with spontaneity and having fun 3. BE GENTLE AND KIND AND PATIENT. And • guessing at what "normal" is • consistent guilt about parenting and a belief that practice on yourself! 4. BE KIND TO YOUR MIND. Self hatred is only there is a "perfect parent" hating your own thoughts. • rigidity in thinking and behavior 5. PRAISE YOURSELF. Criticism breaks down • may feel intimidated by assertiveness and the inner spirit. Praise builds it up. honesty 6. SUPPORT YOURSELF. Find ways to support • detached from own feelings and concerns yourself. Reach out to friends and allow them to Adult Children of Alcoholics are at high risk to: help you. It is being strong to ask for help when you need it. 7. BE LOVING TO YOUR NEGATIVES. Ac• become alcoholic or drug dependent knowledge that you created them to fulfill a need. • develop other addictive habits Now you are finding new, positive ways to fulfill • marry a dependent spouse those needs. So lovingly release the old negative • experience low self esteem and depression patterns. • raise their own children in ad ysfunctional family 8. TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY. Learn about THERESULTOFTHESEPATTERNSISASECOND nutrition. What kind of fuel does your body need GENERATION OF CHILDREN BROUGHT UP IN to have optimum energy and vitality? Learn about ADYSFUNCTIONALHOME. WEMUSTBREAK exercise. What kind of exercise can you enjoy? THIS CYCLE! Cherish the temple you live in. �- , llllBlmllltktinfmlll G RITC SERVICES OIP#ii1fmllllP#il1fmE 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: ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ J'IPJI Program Limited Work_ 'Ezyerience Summer 'Youtfi 'Training MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES a Mental health is 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: ¢ ¢ 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. 3$ 3$ ¢ ¢ assessments referrals casemanagement counsefing group tfierapy 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: ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ 3$ Outpatient Counsefing 'l\glapse Prevention Counsding (jroup Counsefing 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 tfie /(gys to figliting tfiis major pro6[em • 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. tor the "Voice of the Original People" radio program. Robert Stone is your host. If you have any requests call him at 453-3711 at the station. or at GR/TC at 774-8331. �CULTURAL GATHERING Mini Pow-Wow "Honoring Our Youth" Gran Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Saturday, March 9, 1991 Serving the 1{,ative .9lmerican Community since 1972 2:00 - 7:00 PM Grand Entry at 3:00 PM GRITC Board of Directors Executive Dlrector•. J. Wag Wheeler Editor....................... Mary Stitt . GRITC Board of Directors: Presldent.. ........... Mary Roberts Vice President.. ... Loretta Antoine Treasurer............. Roger Williams Secretary............. John Hutchinson Member................ William Memberto Member................ Maurice Ninham Member ................ Lew Burrows Member ................ Paul Walters Member ................ Richard Chambers West Side Complex 215 Straight, N.W., Grand Rapids, Ml Host Drum: Veteran Dancer: Head Dancers: Youth Head Dancers: Two Hawk Singers Frank Bush Andre and Julie D' Artagnan Robert Memberto Carly Shananaquet Look forward to singing. dancing. traders. books for sale. information tables on seNices through GRITC and a children's table offering crafts! For additional information contact: Hunter Genia or Judy Dodge at (616) 774-8331 sponsored by the Grand Rapids Inter- Tribal Council Grand Rapids Inter- Tribal Council 45 Lexington , N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 690 GRAND RAPIDS , MICH. Betty Libary Jones Grand Valley State College A!lendale Ml. 49401 Services at (jrana '1\fipi<fs Inter-'Iri6a[ Councu are supportea 6y 'Ifie 1.lnitea 'Way �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 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/55c9f1e8c88bdcccf64e37208920f74d.pdf 0eb075a214a8c139ede6bb42702e77c1 PDF Text Text First Native American Workshop Educates Community Article reprinted with permission from the "Chimes" newspaper which is a publication of Calvin College. A Native American workshop, the first annual series of it's kind at Calvin College, was sponsored last week by the Office of Multicultural Student Development and the the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council. Through lectures, discussion, and art presentations, "First People's Workshop Series: Exploring the Native American Culture," spanned from Monday until Thursday and provided different approaches to understanding the Native American heritage. The motivation behind organizing the series was to foster awareness about Native Americans and to dispel stereotypes often associated with them. As Rhae-Ann Richardson Booker, minority student advisor at Calvin, explained, "growth takes place with natural interactions, which does not often happen here at Calvin since Native Americans make up less than one percent of the student population." The first lecture in the series, entitled "Can it Be Found in History Books," gave a running history of Michigan tribes, and examined how one's view of history affects his/her view of the Native American people. John Bailey, former president of Genesee Valley Indian Association of Flint, Michigan, related some of the important treaties and events concerning different tribes. One of these events, as he explained, was Chief Pontiac's driving the English out of Michigan during the time of Colonial America. This led to the English prohibiting colonists from moving beyond the Appalachian mountains, one of the causes for the American Revolution. Bailey also recounted how the government told Native Americans that because they were going to be relocated they were not permitted to grow gardens (their main sustenance), and yet forgot about them year to year. The treatment that Native Americans have received from the government was an issue brought up in this, and subsequent workshops, especially regarding such policies as the Government Reorganization Act. This act, a current problem facing Native Americans was brought about by the U.S. government's unwillingness to deal with native people unless they prove the existence of their tribe and trace their ancestry, a difficult thing to do since they have no written records. The documented history is reviewed by the Bureau of Acknowledgement and Research who after a year of study decides whether a tribe is viable or not. As was pointed out in the Thursday workshop, to be a federally recognized tribe means being treated as a sovereign nation and receiving such assistance as health benefits. Surprisingly, in 1994, being recognized by the government still means residing on a reservation, and the decision to leave the reservation means the forfeiting of your rights. Today, eighty percent of native people do not live on reservations. Ironically, especially in the face of the recent North American Free Trade Agreement, trading rights for Native Americans are not being respected, and treaties have not been recognized since the 1950s. This means that tribes from the U.S. cannot trade with sister tribes in Canada and crossing the border often entails enduring harassment. Continue on page 3 �Future of the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Many of you are aware that the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council has been in crisis for some years. While that crisis has most notably been financial, there have also been many personnel and program problems, as well. Board of Directors: Chris Shomin - President Simone Jonaitas - V1ce President Vacant - Treasurer This Board, and many other Boards prior to this, have struggled with our best efforts and intentions "to ensure that an agency administered primarily by Native Americans would continue to serve Native American people. This Board remains committed to that objective although we now are faced with making a decision about whether this organization can continue to be that agency. This letter and the attached information is written to communicate with you about the nature of this decision by sharing with you the facts as we now understand them and the steps which we will need to follow to reach a final decision regarding GRITC's future . This information gathering process and steps to that decision are outlined on the attached sheet. We have also included a list of the current Board membership and their phone numbers should you wish to ask questions, offer suggestions, or make comments. We sincerely request your assistance. We truly need your wisdom and positive contribution to formulate a constructive approach to future service to the Native American community. Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Decision-Making Process Question #1- What is the major decision that the GRITC Hoard must make? Answer- Should the GRITC Board attempt to keep THIS agency open or should the GRITC Board recommend to the membership that we dissolve this corporation, with the intent that all of us (we and you) would work together to form a new agency and provide services to the Native American community. Question #2-When will this decision be made? Answer- April 14, 1994 Question #3- If the Board recommends to the membership to dissolve the corporation, when will the membership act on the Board's recommendation? Answer-May, 1994 Continue on page 4 2 • Grand Rapids Inter Tribal Council Francis Davis - Member Debbie Gibbs - Member Frank Lewis - Member Nathan Little - Member Wayne Loonsfoot - Member Dorothy McCann - Member Debbie Muller - Member Kelly Wesaw - Member Staff: Human Services Hunter Genia Cindy Pigeon Turtle Talk: Hunter Genia - Editor 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. The views expressed in Turtle Talk are those of the author and not necessarily those of GRITC or its board of directors. Turtle Talk is published by Grand Rapids InterTribal Council, 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504. Phone (616) 774-8331. FAX (616) 774-2810. Turtle Talk information: A one year subscription to Turtle Talk is $5.00. For our reasonable advertising rates, call the office at 774-8331. Turtle Talk due dates: Submissions to Turtle Talk must be received in our office by the first week of each month forthe upcoming month's issue. (Not all material submitted can be used in Turtle Talk). Please get all announcements in to Turtle Talk by the first week of the month before the event. �Tuesday, William Memberto spoke about the myths surrounding Native Americans in "What Really Matters?" and looked at the history they are forced to learn, a history that degrades their culture. He humoristically expressed "the myth of discovery," saying that C_ olurnbus did not discover America-he was a bad navigator-but if anything the Indians discovered Columbus. Memberto traced the journey of native Peoples, and how they arrived at where they are. It was a policy of genoGide, Memberto stated, as at first both cultures lived parallel to each other, following which the "policy of removal" occurred, concluding with what he termed "cultural genocide," namely being placed on reservations. The missionizing of the Indians, as was stated in the workshops, stemmed mostly from sociopolitical forces due to the collaborations of the Catholic Church with fur traders, and the Indians were threatened with removal of their land if they refused to convert to Christianity. A "Drum and Dance Presentation" was given on Wednesday by a group of all ages from the Grand Rapids and surrounding area, conveying the meaning and tradition of sacred dances to the audiences. As the organizers of the series emphasized, however, this particular presentation should be put into the context of the whole series, for fear of increasing and promoting existing stereotypes. The series concluded with "Inter-Generational Views," consisting of a panel which allowed audience members to ask questions. Members of this panel came from different tribes around the Grand Rapids area, and often identified themselves as being from a federally "recognized" or "non-recognized" tribe. Each panelist had personal anecdotes that helped illustrate the struggle of living as a Native American, and one related an experience she had undergone as child. One of her friends had come to sleep over at her house, but upon seeing her father who had a dark complexion ran home crying to her parents saying that she was afraid of being scalped. Following the workshop, members of the audience were given the opportunity to contribute to the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, by buying different items that were being sold. Leonard Peltier, convicted of having killed two FBI agents without sufficient evidence, is the only Native American recognized by Amnesty International. Johnathon Wilson, one of the rare students who attended every workshop, commented on the series, "I learned a lot about the history of Native Americans and it gave me a sense of the struggle they have endured, even up to now. It also gave me more realization that the Civil Rights Movement in the 60's did not include every group." Eric Nykamp, who along with Wilson, is on the executive board of COLORS and helped to make the series possible, expressed frustration at the lack of attendance from the Calvin community. The first workshop, to which approximately sixty people attended, included mostly members from outside the Calvin community. As Richardson-Booker remarked, however, "all we can do is put programs out there, make them available to Calving students, faculty and staff. It was really a chance to hear about things that we talk about daily, things that we take for granted, in a different voice." Children Learn What They Live by Dorothy Law Nolte They learn confidence. If children live with criticism, They learn to condemn. If children live with praise, They learn to appreciate. If children live with hostility, They learn to fight. If children live with fairness, They learn justice. If children live with ridicule, They learn to be shy If children live with security, They learn to have faith. If children live with shame, They learn to feel guilty. If children live with approval, They learn to like themselves. If children live with tolerance, They learn to be patient. If children live with acceptance and friendship, They learn to find love in the world. If children live with encouragement, 3 ·Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �Question #4 - Why is it necessary to consider such a decision at this time? Answer 1. The agency has lost all major funding for services except for a contract with the City of Grand Rapids, which will expire · shortly. Answer2. The current debt of GRITC appears to be more than $I 00,000 with no means to pay the debt. Answer 3. In addition to the debt, the Department of Labor may ask GRITC to pay back a portion or all of a $200,000 grant which was used several years ago because the use of the grant money has not been documented to the satisfaction of the Labor Department. Answer 4. With no money, the GR ITC no longer has any staff. Answer 5. A survey of funding sources must be made to seek their input about the consequences of deciding one direction or another. Answer 6. The Board needs to hear if Jim Keedy of Michigan Indian Legal Services is able to negotiate a favorable settlement with the Department of Labor regarding the questioned expenses in the $200,000 grant mentioned earlier. Answer 7. The Board hopes to receive a more current review of the financial status of the agency from a Certified Public Accountant. Answer 8. The Board must clearly document all debts. Educational Connections by June Mamagona Fletcher, Advisor for Educational Connections Question #5 - What information is still being gathered before the Board can make an informed and responsible decision? Answer 1. Legal questions concerning the process for dissolution must be answered. An auomey, Bob Cooper, is assisting with that effort. Answer 2. The current assets (tables, chairs, equipment, records, Michigan Indian Press) must be inventoried and appraised to determine their value to pay existing debts. Answer 3. The Board must also determine if it can sell the Michigan Indian Press to another organization legally given the debt<; to its creditors. Answer 4. Ideas about how and whether services to the Native American population might be continued by a new Indian agency, an existing Indian agency, or a non-Indian agency must be generated. 4 · Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Educational Connections is a federal program designed to provide information and services to people in the community who are interested in continuing or resuming their education. As an educational and career resource center, this program helps many people who are unsure of what steps are needed to attend an educational institution, and need guidance and reassurance to follow through with their career goals. The program staff can provide assistance in basic career and academic advising, completion of college and financial forms, administration and evaluation of career interst inventories. Educational Connections falls under the Academic Resources & Special Programs (a TRIO program) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, through Grand Valley State University. The office is located at 25 Commerce, SW in Grand Rapids on the lower level. If you know of anyone you feel is interested and would benefit from this program, please feel free to call the office at 336-7110 for more information. �Prevention Youth Group Updates ....... Boozho, my name is Diane Leaureaux and I'm a volunteer for the K-2 Young Eagles group. We have a fine group of kids that are all very special. Part of our program we have been doing is called Project Charlie which we do at least once a month. Project Charlie teaches our children that they are special and unique in each of his or her own way. We work on raising their self-esteem, caring for each other, no put-downs, respect, and self control activities. Although we have borrowed ideas from Project Charlie we also incorporate our culture into each session. An example of a Project Charlie activity is the feeling cube. The feeling cube is a square box with a feeling written on each side. The cube is tossed like a dice and whatever side rolls up, (e.g. happy or sad) the individual talks about a time when that feeling has occurred to them. The kids really enjoy the game and share with each other feelings and thoughts that may have not been able to share before. We implement guidelines to not break the confidence and trust each participant has with one another. Feel free to come and visit our group meeting at any time. We can always use a little help or input of ideas for working with our kids. You can enjoy some coffee, too, Migwech! ********************************************************************************************* Ahnee, my name is Cindy Pigeon and I facilitate our 3-6 grade Young Eagles group which meets every Monday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m .. We have reinforced our group guidelines so that they are fresh on all our kids minds. We have established a firm foundation. So far we have worked with various activities. One example is Project Charlie family and friendship activities. This activity focused on the child being able to recognize the importance of others, accepting people for who they are, and that feelings are better expressed than kept inside them. We've had presenters come in and show them how to make different cultural projects such as the medicine wheel and explaining it's importance and meaning to the group. We've also had presenters talk with us on various youth related issues in a good, fun way. Each group session has a lesson we all can learn. The group is looking forward to the coming months. Come and join us, Migwech! ********************************************************************************************* Boozho, here 1 am again and this time I'd like to talk to you about our oldest group called Vision Seekers, which is a name that they thought of last year. The Vision Seekers are setting their foundation by establishing their own guidelines for their group. Establishing guidelines was an interesting activity in it's own for the group and was nice to see how they worked together to establish them. We, as facilitators and volunteers, did three skits on different issues relating to decision making. This set the tone for the process of coming up with guidelines. Our group has also had presenters come in to do various cultural projects like mocassins (Dave & Punkin Shananaquot), quills (Renee Dillard). We also attended one of the Calvin College's "First People's Workshop Series" workshops. A couple of Wednesdays we got snowed out and couldn't have group. But we did enjoy the MEA Native American Critical Issues Conference which ten of the group members attended. Well come and check us out, give us a hand or just sit have coffee and share some ideas with us. Migwech! Amo-zeesi-ba-kwat 5 · Grand Rapids Inter Tribal Council �Prevention AIDS Crisis in Indian Country Young Eagles & Vision Seekers say. Migwech Reported cases of AIDS in Native American populations has increased, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta. AIDS is considered to be a epidemic proportions in Native populations, and limited resources combine with fear and denial within Native communities to produce a major health care issue. In 1987, a group of concerned Native people founded the National Native AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) based in Oakland, CA. Its mission is to stop the spread of HIV and related diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis among Native Americans and Alaskan Natives by improving their health status through empowerment and selfdetermination. By serving as a resource and by providing education and information services, the hope is to enhance the physical, spirtiual and economic health of Native peoples. For more information, contact the National Native AIDS Prevention Center, 3515 Grand Avenue (Suite 10), Oakland, CA 94610. Indian AIDS Information Line: 1-800-283-AIDS. The Young Eagles and Vision Seekers groups of Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council wish to say a special K-Chi Migwech to the volunteers who have helped make our youth programs so special: Carolyn McNamara Henry "Muckman" Mark Kelly Loonsfoot Deb Vanderwood Florence Loonsfoot George Martin Marcia Blacklidge Erma Shriner Renee Dillard Debbie Gibbs Fawn Cass Barb Shenoskey Tim Loonsfoot Dave Shananaquet Sid Martin Kayle Crampton Jennie Pigeon Tim Cass John Noah Marcella Dunlap Louise Medawis Wayne Loonsfoot Sr. Punkin Shananaquet Rosie Holmberg Linda Mandoka Frank Lewis Wayne Loonsfoot Reduce Stress in your Life Ease on down the road. Do you rush through each day trying to meet impossible deadlines? You may help lower your stress by beuer managing your time. Be realistic in your goals, and establish priorities. Try using a "to do" list as an aid to organizing your time. Schedule time each day to relax, even if it's only a short time. Take a mental vacation. Sit or lie down where you can be quiet and alone. Oose your eyes and imagine a restful place, a favorite room, a place at the shore or mountains. Or simply focus on a word or phrase such as "lam calm". If your thoughts wander, just refocus. Try doing this twice a day for about 20 minutes. Sing, dance, exercise. Exercise can help you deal with stress. Walking, dancing, swimming are all good. Check with your doctor before starting an exercise program. And keep getting regular blood pressure checks. 6 · Grand Rapids Inter Tribal Council And the following companies: Steelcase, Meijer Inc .. , D & W, GreyWind, Beads Inc., Tandy, Silkstone and Two Bears Trading Co. r----------, I (~~ ~f l~f l~~ll 115% DISCOUNT WITH THIS I I I 6501 South Division Grand Rapids, MI 49548 Phone: (616) 281-3640 /--- AD~--·~ 1J _ I I I I I __________ ... L *Indian Jewelry *Indian Moccasins* *Custom Jewelry* Silver Repairs* I �Prevention Inhalant Use on the Rise: A University of Michigan study released reports that inhalants are increasingly popular nationwide particularly among young substance abusers. The 1993 "Monitoring the Future"· study found that 11 % percent of the 8th graders reported using a inhalant in 1993 compared to 9.5% the previous year. 8% percent of the 10th graders reported using an inhalant up 7.4% in 1992. And 7% percent of the 12th graders said they get high using inhalants, increasing from the 6.2% who reported using inhalants in 1992. Among 12th graders, the study found that inhalant has risen fairly steadily from the mid 70's to the late 80's. Over the past two years, inhalant use rose again at all three levels, the study found . The survey was compiled from responses from 50,000 students in over 400 schools. Inhalants used in various spray products can produce a high by cutting oxygen to the brain the results can mean death or irreversible brain damage. Letter from the editor? ...... . Hi, my name is Corey Loonsfoot and I'm going to talk about the Young Eagles program. The Young Eagles is about Native Americans. We learn about Native Americans and and about our culture. The Young Eagles I attend is for grades three thru six. We meet downstairs of the Lexington School. We go to places like movies, camp, and Pow Wows. Camp is fun and I learned about my culture and had fun too. As one of the kids from the Young Eagles I make friends and do cultural activities. I like it because I'm with other Native American kids. Some ways we could make it better is to add on hikes and stuff. Check off on the Michigan tax return! What's an ~asy way to make sure that a little of your money is being put toward child abuse prevention? Check off for the Children's Trust Fund on the Michigan tax return. You can check $10 or give whatever you can. Half of your money will stay in an endowment (the Childrens Trust Fund). The interest from this endowment goes to fund direct service programs at the local level. The other half comes back to Kent County to fund the Council and various programs. Beware. It is more difficult, but not impossible to do this if your tax form is computerized. Most computer tax programs don't offer the check-off option. INSIST that your gift to the Children's Trust Fund be part of your tax return and suggest to your tax person (if you have one) that the computer programs need to be updated to easily accept your donation. Court Appointed Special Advocates The Juvenile Court is currently recruiting court appointed special advocates. These volunteers undergo a twelve-week training and then work with an abused child, speaking up for the child in court. If you would like more information about this training, call Deb Kammer or Jennifer Makal at 336-2303. • 7 · Grand Rapids Inter Tribal Council �Prevention Pow Wow Time Prevention Services Remain IntactDespite all the uncertainty about Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council the prevention program is here to stay, for now. Thanks to Project Rehab, Grand Rapids Public Schools and the Kent County Health Dept. our program will stay put at least for six months. Knowing that services could be halted due to funding and grants being pulled, a solution to keep the program for the remainder of this year was the main concern for all parties named above. After six months the Kent County Health Department will again review the situation. The consensus is to keep these services in the Native American community. The program picked up by Project Rehab will have the same focus and emphasis on it as it had before. We will remain at the same office in Lexington School. If you have any questions about our program just call us at either 774-8331 or 771-2733 and ask for Hunter or Cindy. Migwech! The Three Fires Pow Wow is in need of volunteers who are willing to assist the powwow committee with various duties. This year's powwow will be held June 11 and 12 at Comstock Riverside Park. Many questions have arisen as to whether the powwow will be held in June. The answer is definitely yes. A separate trust fund account has been set up to insure that all funds corning into the pow wow is used solely for this event. The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council is sponsoring it along with the City of Grand Rapids. If you are interested in attending any of the meetings, they are held every other Thursday starting at 5:30 p.m. at the council. If you have any questions please call us at 7748331 or 771-2733 and ask for Deb Muller , Hunter Genia or Cindy Pigeon. Migwech! A Chilly Night! by Nancy Lucas Blow Mr. Wind! Whistle your might. Let the snow fly, It's a chilly night. Warm fire, crackle in your place, Cuddle chair, let Your arms embrace. I have buttered Popcorn in the pan And a cup of cocoa In my hand. So, Old Man Winter, Go do your storm 'Cause I'm in here Where it's nice And warm. 8 · Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �ANNOUNCEMENTS Young Eagles Groups: (K-2) Meets Monday evening from 6 p.m.- 7 p.m. (3-6) Meets Monday afternoon from 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. (7-12) Meets Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Note: All Young Eagles/Vis ion Seekers groups meet at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council. For more information call us at 774-8331 or 771-2733. Anishnabe A.A. Group Meets every Monday and Wednesday at GRITC from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. in room #2. Parent Committee Group of Title V Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Native American Education office, Room 241, at West Middle. Meetings start at 6:30 p.m. For more information call Pat at 771-3318 . Three Fires Powwow Committee Committee meets every other Monday at 5:30 p.m. All meetings are held at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council. For more information call 774-8331 . Senior Meals Senior Meals sponsored by Pawating Magedwin Church are held every Tuesday and Thursday at 11 :30 a.m. in the Seniors Room at Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council. For more info call 364-6445 . Senior Meals Senior Meals sponsored by Inter-Tribal staff are served the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the Seniors Room. For more information call 7748331 and ask for Cindy. Grand Valley American Indian Lodge: Group meets the first Saturday of every month from 6:30 - 8 :30 p.m. at the West Side Complex. For more information contact Renee Wassonkweh Dillard at 878-3951. Cultural Art Class Personal View..... . Many people stop and talk to me and ask me ''what's happening qt Inter-Tribal?" or "Is it going to survive?". There is not a lot I can say, only answer as truthfully as I can. I hav.e been taught that native people have always survived no matter what comes our way. To believe that our elders in their wisdom can take care of our people; that as long as we group together for the good of the community, then our hearts will remain strong. Every decade has thrown out a problem for our people and each time the struggle seems worst than the time before but in some way we survive. People are working their buns off to ensure the future generations are taken care of, as we have been taught to do. I know that we are really in a struggle, this I have no doubt. I realize that we are in so deep due to problems from long ago to the present. I, for one will take my share of the blame but it does no good to point fingers except to degrade someone else. The problems are way beyond bad or even critical, yet inside I still believe an agency can survive and excel for the Anishnabe people in Grand Rapids. I am not really sure what I base my beliefs on other than the respect for my people and community. The previous boards have my respect for they kept the dream alive and worked for what they believed to be correct. The new board members also have my respect for the same reason . Each struggled with it's critical issues and each had their own styles yet it was always for the benefit of the community. We still feel the tension here everyday and the uneasiness is sure to stay until the question of this agency's fate. We have a lot of work and are trying to fullfill our obligations. We can sure use the community's help and support through these times. Migwech! Cindy Amo-zeesi-ba-kwat Pigeon • Meets the 2nd Thursday of every month in the Seniors Room of Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council from 6:30 - 8 :30 p.m .. For more information contact Anita Smith at 538-5394. Higher Education Grant: If you are a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe contact Janice Lewton (906) 635-6080. 94-95 academic year. 9 · Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �Jobs: - Youth Baseball & Softball Field Director At least 21 years of age, preferably a teacher, coach or umpire. Must have thorough knowledge of baseball and softball rules. Must be able to work well with coaches, parents and umpires. $9.00/hr. · -Assistant Field Director At least 18 years of age, preferably a teacher, coach, umpire or someone with a strong baseball and softball background. Must have a thorough knowledge of baseball and softball rules. Must be able to work well with coaches, parents and umpires. $7 .00/hr. -Youth Baseball and Softball Umpires Needed. Ability to work with children and thorough knowledge of baseball and softball are desired qualifications. Experience is helpful but not necessary and a training clinic will be provided. For further information on the above contact the Parks and Recreation at 456-3696. -Customer Service Representative Previous Customer Contact experience, general office skills, be able to work flexible hours and a positive customer service attitude is a must. $5.62-9.80/hour. -Subscription Sales Rep. Degree in Sales or Marketing desired, previous sales experience and communication skills. Travel and weekend work required and own transportation. For the two above: Apply in person or send resume to: C-Tec Cable Systems of Michigan, 1202 Benton St., Greenville MI 48838 10 · Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council We are looking for Native American students who: *have made honors or deans list in high school, colllege, vocational . *is graduating from high school/college/ vocational school We would like you to let us know so we can recognize you in future Turtle Talk issues and we would like to honor these individuals at the "Homecoming of The Three Fires Powwow" in June. Please fill out the information and send into us c/o Hunter Genia. If you would like, attach a written paragraph stating your future plans. Migwech. (name) (age) (phone number) (school, college, vocational institution) (degree, certificate, honors) _ yes, you can use for Turtle Talk and Homecoming of the Three Fires Powwow. _yes, just submit for Turtle Talk. _ yes, just use for powwow. Congratulations to Brian Pierce for making the Deans List with a 3.64 GPA at Grand Rapids Community College. Congratulations to Fawn Cass for making the High Honors List at Comstock Park �February Birthdays "Muna 01-bish-ka-win" March Birthdays "Muna 01-blsh-ka-win" Wanda Raphael Richard Lewis Yusheka Raphael Rebecca McDonald Jamie Wilson Paul R Kristy Shananaquet Ben Shawa Julia Leaureaux Pine Shomin Luis Abella jr. Percy Bird Sheena Sotelo Kaine Shomin Gertrude Malgven Shirley Bennet Jeremy Sawmick Andy Pigeon Archie Evans Ella High James Mashka Lucille McSauby Henry Medawis Mary Switzer Lyle Lett Tony Lett Matthew Whip Terry Rasterhouse Sally Robinson Marilyn Geels Roderick Crampton Linda Marshall Amy Popma Anthony Genia Rachel Belka Jimmy Wesaw Amanda Abella Jonnie Mackey Henry "Muckman" Mark Norman Pigeon Tammy Leaureaux Linda Shomin Joe Shomin James Wesaw Julius Lewis Elsie Raphael Tina Sams Pat Pigeon Jennie Pigeon Steve Waukazoo Kyle McSauby Lance Shirley Lillian Garcia Joe John Destry Contreras Bret Shomin I Bret Shomin II William Shananaquet Cheri Gibbs Wanda Wesaw Daisy Sprague Tawas Thomas Gary Shawa Darcy Emert Ed Gillis Al Recollect Paul Morrison Maryanne Fasburg Charles V. Allman • George Shomin If you have a story or information you want to share in Turtle Talk please send it in with your name, address, phone number. Note that all information sent in will have name submitted with article if information is used. �r MARCH CALENDAR March 18 Michigan Commission on Indian AffairsComission Meeting Mt. Pleasant, Mi For information call: (517) 373-0654. March 21-25 "NORTH" Wellness & Women V Conference Portland, Oregon For information call: (405) 325-1790 March 25-27 Indian Law Day & Annual Univ. of Mich. Pow Wow . Ann Arbor, Mich. For information call: Mike Dashner: (313) 763-9044 April 9 &10 6th Annual Traditional CMUPowWow Mt. Pleasant, MI Finch Field House. For information call: (517) 774-2508 or (517) 772-5700. ~ NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID GRAND RAPIDS, MI PERMIT NO. 319 Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 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) 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/d3e66fa300e82d72602d1005817136f4.pdf 61edb03eb9d67dee0eaf33897f2042d8 PDF Text Text II Onabani Giizis (Moon of the Crust on the Snow) March 1995 Governor cuts the Indian College Tuition Waiver Program. If you haven't heard, Gov. John Engler is introducing legislation to cut the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver program. This program has been in existence for 19 years. According to Engler, the program has outlived it's usefulness and has been subject to abuse. According to administration officials, the program is the only state-funded scholarship program that has no limits on enrollment or expense; nor a means test to limit funding to the most needy. The government spends more than $3 million a year on the tuition waiver program which enrolls more than 2,700 students. A spokeswoman forthe Department of Management and Budget said many of those students will be eligible for other state scholarhips, which Engler proposes to increase by 9.6 percent in 1996. John Truscott, a spokesman for Engler, said the planned cutoff of the tuition waiver program is in "recognition that things have changed a lot in the Native American community." The state's contention is that since the program was enacted in 1976, the financial condition of Michigan tribes has improved markedly, largely because of gambling revenue, which is shared among tribal members. Timothy Walberg, a State Rep. from Tipton, has tried for years to end the program and called Englers plan overdue. The tuition waiver program operates "without any checks or balances," he said. "'There was no way to ensure that the applicants really were Indians. As far as we know, anybody that ever applied got funded," Walberg said. Administration and legislative officals said they expect stiff resistance to the proposed cutoff. Here is a listing of State Representatives & Senators that you can call or write: in support of keeping Tuition Waiver Program. Office of Gov. John Engler Old Plaza Building 111 S. Capitol Ave. Lansing, MI 48893 Honorable Sen. Abraham U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Honorable Dick Posthumus P.O. Box 30036 Lansing, MI 48909-7536 Honorable Carl Levin Senate Office Building 459 Russell Washington, D.C. 20510 Local Office #: 456~ 2531 Honorable Glenn Steil State Senator P.O. Box 30036 Lansing, MI 48909-7536 Please send copy of letter to : Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs 611 W.Ouawa Third'Floor, North Tower P.O. Box 30026 Lansing, Ml 48909 • I �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 - Member 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 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 or771-2733. 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 February Birthdays "Muna Di bish ka win" JimmyWesaw Amanda Abella Jonnie Mackey Henry Marie Nonnan Pigeon Tammy Leaureaux Linda Shomin Joe Shomin James Wesaw Julius Lewis Elsie Raphael Tina Sams Pat Pigeon Jennie P. Pigeon Steve Waukazoo Kyle McSauby Lance Shirley Lillian Garcia Joe John Destry Contreras Bret Shomin I Bret Shomin II Will Shananaquet Cherri Gibbs WandaWesaw Daisy Sprague Tawas Thomas GaryShawa ParcyEmert Ed Gillis AI Recollect Paul Morrison Maryanne Fasburg Charles V. Allman George Shomin TaNeasha Stevenson Richard Shenoskey Jr. �Symposium to deal with the harmful impacts of institutionalization of Native Americans. The Symposium on the hannful impacts of institutionalization of Native Americans will be held on Friday April 21, 1995 at Lansing Community College in room 129, the Old Central Auditorium. Call the Native American Leadership Programs at SI 7-483-9803 formore information and directions to the college and auditorium. The main the~e of this daylong symposium is "How to Help Anishinaabe people who are suffering from long term institutionalization and programming practices that separates them from their families, communities and traditions." Presenters bring a broad range of various expenise in service areas and personal experiences. Together, as a panel of experts, they will lead discussions and help facilitate an open communication with the audience throughout the day. In addition, they have invited friends and others to attend who have shared similar experiences in Boarding Schools, Treatment Programs, Prisons, and other institutional settings. The entire symposium is to encourage Anishinaabe people to share ideas about healing with each other, for themselves, and with others whomaybeinneedofhelp. Also, to network with helpers who may be able to share their expertise on the various issues affecting many Anishinaabe families. Michigan Urban Indian Consortium The Michigan Urban Indian Consonium is an organization formed by eight Urban Indian Organizations: the Anishnabeg Mom-Weh Indian Center in Escanaba, Detroit American Indian Health and Family Services Center in Detroit, Genesee Valley Indian Association Center in Flint, Grand Rapidslnter-TribalCouncilinGrandRapids,Lansing North American Indian Center in Lansing, Saginaw Inter-Tribal Association in Saginaw, and Southeastern Michigan Indian Center in Centerline. These organizations join together through the Michigan Urban Indian Consonium to meet and discuss common problems Urban Indian Centers face in providing services for Urban Indian people. The issues discussed by the members of the Michigan Urban Indian Consonium range from services provided to Urban Indians through their local Indian Centers to the ability to fund the services and operate the Indian Centers. Meetings are held once a month by the Board of Directors to discuss issues that affect services and other needs for Urban Indian families. The public is welcome to attend the Board Meetings and community input is encouraged. For information as to when the next meeting will be held call the ofice of the Michigan Urban Indian Consonium. The Directorofthe Michigan Urban Indian Consortium is David A. Derusha~ His background is in business development and business operations. He became dierctoron March l, 1994. The Michigan Urban Indian Consonium is located at 4990 Northwind Drive Suite 100, East Lansing, Michigan 48823. The office telephone number is (517) 333-6550 and the fax number is (517) 333-6552. submitted by Tom Biron Coordinator of Native American Leadership Program Lansing Community College Native American Prevention Services • 3 �The Indian by James E. Nichols (age 14) Every night I have a dream ... a dream so crystal clear As the sun casts its last light the vision draws near. He slowly walks toward me yet I feel no fear. My feelings are more ofrespect and peace when he is near. As I close my eyes each night I can hear eagles scream The sounds of drums and flutes fill the room and closer comes the dream. He speaks only the truth of the present and the past He shows me my successes and failures,· the slow time and the fast. It starts first with an old Indian man Who I feel I seem to know He sits and molds a piece of clay He works it to and fro .. He shows me what to do in the future in order to win the race He shows me what I should try to do to make the world a better place. He molds everything out ofthe clay from bison to deer And after every animal he creates He sheds a single tear. He then joins me in a prayer to help make me strong, to survive the times of good and bad and to co"ect what is wrong. He molds one last shape the shape of a man then he stops and rests for a minute to nurse his tired hand. He then leaves me in peace disappearing into thin air But when I walk to my window there stands a magnificent bear. After he is through and done he takes one final gaze Then turns into a beautiful eagle and flies into the haze. I wonder about the Indian but I know he has a good heart I wonder if I can change things And where I should start. The clay man then comes to life and gains a normal height. He is dressed in Indian clothing and seems_ to have no fright. I think to myself Who could the Indian be? I then know who he is ... The Indian ... is me. Cindy Pigeon shares a smile with the youth at the Young Eagles/ Vision Seekers Christmas Gathering. 4 ·Native American Prevention Services �Community Standards For Children Announced All of Our Children in Kent County Should.At Birth: The standards are a result of "Our Children, Our Future", a community process facilitated by the Kent County Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. The process convened 35 community discussion groups involving almost 400 citizens in urban. suburban and rural settings. The groups addressed the statement, "As we think of our goals and dreams for children and the realities of what kids need in order to move into the future, all children should ... " Fifteen standards for children were developed from the discussions. These are currently being used by the Kent County Children and Family Coordinating Council as a vision statement in planning for children's services in Kent County. A dissemination plan has been created for the standards so that they will be more widely known and acknowledged. The development of a community set of standards was a recommendation from a report released in April of 1993 by the Grand Rapids Foundation. "Perspective 21 ! Taking Up the Challenge: Child Abuse and Neglect in Kent County" made 16 recommendations regarding how the service delivery system for child abuse and neglect could be improved. • Be wanted and cared for by a mature and nurturing adult(s) who is responsible and accountable for the child's well being. • Have received appropriate, comprehensive prenatal care, including community resources that are affordable, accessible, responsive and sensitive to diverse cultural needs. After Birth and Throughout Childhood and Youth: • Have love, nurturing and encouragement from at least one caring, stable and responsible adult • Have food that is nutritionally sound and provided three times daily. • Have clothing and shoes that are clean, warm and in good condition. • Have a home that is clean, safe and affordable. • Receive quality support services in health, human services and education that are affordable, accessible, and culturally appropriate and sensitive. The following are the recommendations: • Have safe, secure environments with adequate, quality supervision at home, and in school, day care, neighborhoods, parks and public places throughout the community. Our Children, Our Future-Standards For Children in Kent County Defined by the citizens of Kent County * We feel strongly that: * All our children should grow up in a community that takes individual as well as collective responsibility and is accountable forthe healthy development and well-being of its children and youth. This should be a community that is determined to act upon shared beliefs and goals for our children, whether at home, school, church, work or elsewhere. * All our children should be valued as critical assets and resources in the community. Their value should be reinforced by positive, consistent and continuous visual, oral and experiential messages. It should be evident in behaviors, attitudes, policies, programs and opportunities at home, school, church or place of worship, work, media and public places that validate their important place in the community and create a sense of hope for their future. * We believe that: Have equal opportunities for quality early childhood education that is affordable and accessible. • Have equal opportunities for significant and meaningful educational, employment and enrichment experiences regardless of race or economic status. • Have frequent opportunities to learn life skills that reinforce the development of self-esteem, self-respect, and self-reliance. * Have opportunities to better understand and appreciate our pluralistic world through multicultural curriculums and personal experiences, and from adults who demonstrate their understanding of and sensitivity to diverse cultures. • Have parent(s) or guardian(s) who work in settings where families are a priority and where family policies support the well-being of employees' children. • Be ex.posed to a positive and hopeful future through radio, television, music and other media that portray responsible, nonviolent, caring, productive and constructive behaviors and attitudes among peers and role models. Native American Prevention Services • S �State clamps down on tribes Indians generating casino profits face welfare cuts Lansing - The state can't cut public assistance for tribal members who receive thousands of dollars in profits from casinos on Indian land, judges have decided in three test cases. But the Michigan Department of Social Services (DSS) will stand by its cutoff policy unless overruled by Washington, said Lynda Crandall, Deputy Director of Financial Assistance. "We count everything as income unless it's specifically excluded. Casino earnings that are distributed are not explicitly excluded." On the other side, critics say that policy is economically devastating and a breach of trust owed to Indians who qualify for welfare food stamps and Medicaid. The federal Bureau of Indian affairs, which isn't directly involved, backs the state. "It's like income from saving accounts or stock dividends," said Anne Bolton, the bureau's superintend_ent in Sault Ste. Marie. DSS doesn't keep breakdowns on how many Indians are among public assistance, Medicaid and foodstamp recipients. The department also doesn't know how many cutoff notices its county offices have sent to tribal members, who are not categorized that way. Under confidentiality rules, DSS declined to identify the three Saginaw Chippewa Tribe members who won their legal challenges. There have been no hearings yet for Grand Traverse Band members facing a loss -of benefits. Decisions from the three hearings show these details: ''The United States owes a trust responsibility to Indian people, a moral obligation of the highest responsibility," said James Keedy of Michigan Indian Legal Services. 'The U.S. can't exercise trust responsibility if it leaves them below the poverty level." Loss of Medicaid is the most serious penalty for tribe members who get profit-sharing checks periodically. "It's like the working poor," he said from Traverse City. ''They won't get enough (in casino profits) to replace Medicaid. Blue Cross would cost a mother and two children $540 a month, over $6,000 a year." Six tribes run Michigan casinos, and the DSS so far has focused on two - the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe in Mt Pleasant and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa in Suttons Bay. The Saginaw Chippewa began quarterly payment to all member last year, and the Grand Traverse Band made its first annual payment last December. Payments are taxable. Other tribes make only small payouts or place their profits in investments or trust funds. In separate rulings, most recently cin Jan.. 5, three administrative judges agreed with the Indians that their share of casino profits is trust money - not unearned income- and can't affect state benefits. "Revenue from tribal gaming operations can be attributed to the trust status of the land on which the gaming facilities are located," said judge Dale Springer. DSS now awaits an opinion from the U.S. DepartmentofHealth and Human Services, which oversees welfare issues. 6 • Native American Prevention Services • A Saginaw County family of eight was told food stamps and aid to dependent children (ADC) would be reduced because the children's father got $2, 117 from the tribe last August. •Another Saginaw County family was told Aid to Dependent Children benefits would be cut because of a $1, 436 tribal payment last March. *DSS moved to end food stamps for a Grand Traverse County woman and child based on payments of $1,590 last June and $2, 117 last August. The decisions omitted the value of the state benefits. An unusual alliance of welfare rights and anti-tax leaders are siding with the Indians and against the state. "We stole the damn country from the Indians. Trust fund money is seperate from everything else," said Mike Sessa ofthe Macomb County Taxpayers Association. Sessa, a Macomb County commissioner, said: "I don't resent the fact their getting food stamps and general assistance." He added, however, that they should be treated "the same as everyone else" when it comes to welfare policies such as mandatory work and a time limit on benefits. Maureen Taylor of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization contends that politics is behind the cutoff actions. "It can't be a financial decision, because the state has plenty of money," she said from Detroit "'The only thing we can see is political motivation." �DSS wants to reduce its caseload by any available means, she believes. DSS officials counter that the department is merely obeying federal law. Taylor also feared the dispute could spur racial and ethnic tensions. '"The first victim of poverty this country made was the Native American, and whatever they can take for themselves and their children, I have no problem with that," she said. "But others don't feel that way." Keedy, the Indian lega~ aid director, acknowledged that some non-Indians may resent the judges' decisions. "Yeah, they're going to feel jealous and upset, but you need to absorb the whole history of the Indian tribes to understand it," he said. At DSS headquarters in Lansing, legal affairs director Ronald Gruesbeck noted that an administrative judge's decision in one case is not binding on other cases. DSS can ask for a new hearing from a supervisory administrative judge, but cannot challenge the decision in court "If an administrative judge disagrees with department policy, (he or she) should recommend that the policy is in error so the DSS director can review it," he said. None of the three judges in these case made that recommendation. Boozho, from the Michigan Indian Employment Training Services (MIETS). MIETS would like to ask all the Turtle Talk readers to help us... MIETS is trying to create a database of Anishinabe searching for worlc, then match them with an employer. In order to create this database, we need you to fill out this form and send it to us or you can call us at (616) 451-1920 to give us the information by phone. Our address is 96 Monroe Center, Suite 105, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Type of worlc you 're looking for:. _ _ _ _ _ __ Experience:. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Full - time _ _ _ __ "Reprinted with permission of The Detroit News." ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• AIDS' DEADLY MARCH Part-time_ _ _ __ Chi-Migwetch from MIETS . • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • AIDS is now the leading cause of death among Americans age 25 to 44. • For 25-44 year olds, AIDS is the leading · cause of death in men and women in 79 of 169 U.S. cities with populations greater than 100,000. • More than 440,000 cases of AIDS, including 6,000 among children, have been reported to centers. Congratulations to: Cherish Stevenson for receiving an Academic Excellence Award and for being chosen Student of the Month at Sibley School. Cherish is Potawatomi and is in the 2nd grade. Congratulations! • More than 250,000 people have died from AIDS or AIDS-related causes. Native American Prevention Services • 7 �••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• A CELEBRATION OF PARENTING Tuesday, March 7, 14, 21, 28 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Lexington Community Education Building 45 Lexington St N. W. Conference Room #4 MARCH 7th - PARENTING FOR PREVENTION BY PATii ZIEMBA OF PROJECT REHAB PREVENTION SERVICES MARCH 14TH - CONFLICT RESOLUTION BY HUNTER GENIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN PREVENTION SERVICES A.ND JODI RIEMINK OF THE KENT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. •• •• •• •• •• MARCH 21 ST - POSmVE PARENTING BY FRAN COMPO, DEPARTMENT OF_ SOCIAL SERVICES, INDIAN OUTREACH SERVICES MARCH 28TH - STRESS MANAGEMENT, SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL HUNTER GENIA AT 458-4078. 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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/add1b52a14b9ba4193395cce81ae4188.pdf 9482b6f53823703be54aa5183dd7aa55 PDF Text Text N E w s hlnit \raltey State MAR 1 l ta> UnlvlRilj Library Turtle Talk Native American Prevention Services 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6399 TELE: (616) 458-4078 FAX: (616) 458-2096 W abigoni Giizis (Budding Moon) Mishikenh Geegadohawen L E T T E R March 1996 Highlights Interview with Amos Day..............} Myth A bout Parenting. ........... ....... 2 March Birthdays........................... .3 Healthy Growing. ....................... ...3 NASA at GVSU. ...... ............. ... ....... 3 Identifying A ttitudes......... .. ...........4 NAPS Thanks ................ ...... ........... 4 Wh ich Parent?....... ........ .. ...... ........4 Rejlections... ... .. ... ........................... 5 Celebrating Parenting. .................. 5 Turtle Talk Hunter Genia - Editor Lora Church - Co-Editor 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. Ottawa Recognition .................... ................................ 6 Odawa Roll Participation ............. ..................... ........6 Interview with Amos Day, Huron Potawatomi Member and Tribal Council Board of the Huron Member Nation Potawatomi Congratulations on your announcement of receiving your Federal Recognition Status. Day: Wa-wa-nah! How many years has it taken the Huron Potawato mi Tribe to receive the ir Federal Recognrtion? Can you describe for the people who don't know, what is the process for a tribe to be Federally Recognized? Day: The Nottawasippe Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians petitioned the US Government back in 1934, so it has been approximately sixty one years. There are two ways a tribe may become federally recognized. They may choose to go the congressional route where Congress decides your federal status. Or, they may choose to go through the Bureau of Acknowledgment and Resource where you Huron have to prove who you are. Potawatomi chose the BAR route. If you choose the BAR, you must meet three criteria: I) you must document your history. 2) you must have a land base. 3) you must prove your genealogy, a.k.a. family tree. This process takes about a year if everything goes smoothly. What does it mean to your personally and what will it mean for the members of your tribe? Day: Personally, it's like a heavy load lifted off your shoulders. I have to make one point very clear and give credit where credit is due. This process took a long time and there were many people involved from previous tribal council's to our present staff. A many thousand Wa-Wa-Nah's to our staff because they worked their butts off this past year. I think as far as the membership is concerned, they seem to be as excited as the tribal council. Knowing that as far as our status as a Nation we are ready to move forward with our plans to become a selfsufficient government. The word in the community is that the Huron Potawatomi Nation will build a casino. Is this true? Can you share what it will mean for your tribe and neighboring communities? Day: Yes, we do have plans for a casino, but where and when, I can't divulge that information, because, to be honest with you, we don't even know. Two things come to my mind as far as surrounding communities, employment and economic growth. As far as what it will mean to our tribe, it'll give us a big boost as far as revenue to start the different programs we intend for our people, such as housing, education and health, to name a few. What is the 1996 year going to look like for the Potawatomi people? What are the long range plans of your tribe? Day: By years end, we would like to have our senior housing in place and hopefully continued on page 2 �• 2 March 1996 Turtle Talk have some idea where our gaming sites will be located. Our long range goals would be to become self-sufficient and provide our membership with employment, housing, medical, educational assistance, cultural awareness, and create some tribal owned businesses. Again, congratulations and best wishes to the Nottawasippi Huron Band of Potawatomi Nation! Day: Again, Wa-wa-nah. pleasure. It was my Amos Day Jr. (Bug) Huron Potawatomi Nation Fact: Parents need support from people other than their children. Mothers and fathers need emotional rewards, challenges, and friendships in addition to their children. It can be hard to adjust to an infants schedule and shifting needs. There are ups and downs. HELPiine counselors provide not only immediate crisis int.erventicm and problem solving but information and referral regarding a wide range of community and statewide programs. * Myth: Parenting comes naturally. Fact: Parenting is learned; it takes time and practice. It is helpful to prepare to be a parent. * * * * * * Myth: A parent's love is tireless. Parents have unlimited patience and should sacrifice all their needs for their children. Fact: As you find your way as a parent, you need to meet your needs as well as your child's needs. Parenting is hard work and can be frustrating. Sometimes resentment or tension is taken out on the children. Be patient with yourself and ask for help as you need it. Myth: Women need babies to be happy and fulfilled. Babies are source.s of constant satisfaction. Showing kids love, concern, and respect at all times. Giving kids a safe place to live and play. Parent HELPiine can help you find some solutions to the problems you face throughout the parenting years. * * * Myth About Parenting GOOD PARENTING INCLUDES ..... · * Parenting Classes Parent Support Groups Resources for Single Parents Runaway Programs Counseling Domestic Violence Shelters Counseling regarding Sexual and Physical Abuse Child Abuse and Neglect Councils Offices for Young Children Protective Services Foster Care 1 Help your kids express all their feelings appropriately and listen to what your kids are saying. Give your kids appropriate choices whenever possible. Have responsible rules that are understood by all. Be responsible and teach your kids to be responsible. Spend time together with your kids. Set an example by what you say and do. Work with your schools and community to make them better for kids. Ask for help when you need it *************************** 24 HOURS A DAY TOLL FREE 1-800-942-HELP Confidential Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has -Margaret Mead It's amazing how much can be accomplished when it doesn't matter who gets the credit -anonymous wise person �• 3 March 1996 :11:111.:111m:=111r.1111 : :::::;:J: :::::= tvllfiDisH:,:: r.::: t:: :; ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;:;:: :·:·:·:::::::::::::::::::;:;::.:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:;:;:::::;:;:·:·:·:·:·:···· :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::·:·:::::::::.:-f~~[~f~~~~~=~=~=~:::::::::::::;::::::::·:·:·:··· .. :-:-:.:;>.·.·.··· ::::::::::::::;::::::: =rrrrr~~=f= mrrrrrrrmrrtrrrr~~~(:}====================········ ··· ·· · Turtle Talk Wanda Wesaw Daisy Sprague Tawas Thomas Gary Shawa Darcy Emert Ed Gillis Al Recollet Paul Morrison Maryanne Fasburg Charles V. Allman George Shomin Taneasha Stevenson Richard Shenoskey Jr. Edna Shriner Grace Shriner young adults learn how to deal with conflict by watching how adults work out their problems (parents, elders, relatives, friends). When parents can express their feelings and reach a compromise, kids pick up on these methods of resolving conflicts. If adults turn to alcohol and drugs to handle strong feelings, kids are more likely to do so as well. If families physically punish or abuse their kids, the abused child is likely to become an abuser. What goes around, comes around! Reprinted from "Healthy Growing" March Birthdays Healthy Growing "Muna Di bish ka win" Amanda Abella Jonnie "Wa*s" Mackey JimmyWesaw Henry Mark (Muck Thomas) Norman Pigeon Tammy Leaureaux Linda Shomin Joe Shomin James Wesaw Julius Lewis Elsie Raphael Tina Sams Pat Pigeon Jennie P . Pigeon Steve Waukazoo Kyle McSauby Lance Shirley Lillian Garcia Joe John Destry Contreras Bret Shomin I Bret Shomin II Will Shananaquet Cherri Gibbs Every day, more kids hurt other kids with their words, their fists, or with weapons. One way to curb violence is through anger management. Once people can identify anger, they can learn how to express their feelings, calm themselves down, sort out what is wrong, and ask for direction. This problem - solving technique is taught in some schools. Step 1: Stop and Think! What happened? Step 2: What is the best possible ending? Step 3: What can we do to reach the best possible ending? Step 4: Think about the suggestions and choose a plan. Step 5: Act! Did your plan work? Remember, people, kids, youth and Native American Student Association at Grand Valley State This letter is to let you know that the Native American Student Association (NASA) at Grand Valley State University would like you to be involved with the activities and events scheduled in the near future. If there are any of your friends and family who have not received this letter and are interested in the Native American Community, please pass the letter on to them so they are also informed. Some of the events are not organized by NASA, but we will be attending them and would like you to do the same. NASA would like your help in organizing some of these events, because the events are scheduled, but all the details are not straightened out. We urge .all people, not just students and Native Americans to get involved and come to some of our weekly If you are around meetings. campus there are two places where continued page 4 �• 4 March I 996 Turtle Talk you can find more information. In the Kirkhof Center, on the first floor, across from the Student Life Office, NASA has a mailbox, which you can find out info or leave NASA a note. The address is Native American Association, 1 Campus Drive 115 Kirkhof Center Allendale, Ml 49401 616-892-9222 others who are interested in some capacity to volunteer to please call us or stop in. Chi-Migwech! afterwards they think it's stupid. b. The ones that don't drink look down on you. c. Every person who doesn't attend church has a substance abuse problem. d. Do as I say, not as I do. Identifying Attitudes/Values Towards Alcohol and Drug Use Describe an attitude/norm shared by people living in our community about alcohol and drug use. Student Also, NASA has a small office space at 100 Student Organizations Offices, in the Commons Building on the lower level. It is located next to the Lanthorn and Mini-Print offices, which is just beyond the doors adjacent to WCKS 1610 AM. There are more exciting events to come in the future, so if you would like to help make this happen , please get a hold of NASA. Thank you for your time and I hope to see you this semester. Migwetch, Scott Herron - President Native American Prevention Services would like to extend our Megwetch to the following individuals who have volunteered their time and input to our program(s). Josie Walters Jamie Mccann Michelle Unruh Derek Bailey Char Campbell Cindy Pigeon June Fletcher Kevin and Susan Ives Jeff and Betty Davis We would also like to invite Recently, the Vision Seekers/Anishinabek Youth Leadership Council of Grand Rapids worked on a particular activity from the Red Cliff Wellness Curriculum. The activity entitled, "Identifying Attitudes/Values towards Alcohol and Drug Use" took a look at what our youth's perception is of our community's values and beliefs are in reference to alcohol and other drug use. We will use the same format that was used in the particular activity. In respect to the youth circle, names are withheld, and not all felt the same on every question. 1. Describe an attitude/belief you have about alcohol and drug use. a. Drugs can be good and bad, but it depends on how you use them. (Prescription-vs-Illegal Drugs). b. People should know the consequences. You can go to jail or prison. c. It's kind of stale, stupid and dumb. d. You can have fun without it. e. Use it as a means to escape. 2. Describe an attitude/norm that families have about alcohol and drug use. a. It's alright at the time but a. Most people drink and use drugs and people tolerate it. b. They say they care but don't do anything about it. c. Don't pay attention to the ones who are using . d. Stay away from the ones that are using. e. Look down on the ones who are using. ········ ····.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.:·:·"" ·.·.·.·.·.·. ·.·.·.·.·.·.·.· ~=\f\~~i~f\:::{:r=== · · · · · · · · ·.·.·.·.··:·:·=·=-=·=·=·=·=·:··· :rr{\t Which Parent? "I got two A's", the small boy cried his voice filled with glee His father very bluntly asked, "Why didn't you get three?" "Mom, I've got the dishes done" The girl called out from the door Her mother very calmly said, "did you sweep the floor?" "I've mowed the grass," the tall boy said, "And put the mower away" continued page 5 �• 5 March I 996 His father asked him, with a shrug, "Did you clean off the clay?" The children in the house next door seem happy and content The same thing happened over there And this is how it went "I got two A's, the small boy cried, His voice filled with glee His father proudly said, "That's great! I'm glad you belong to me" "Mom I've got the dishes done" This girl called from the door Her mother smiled and softly said, "Each day I love you more" "I've mowed the grass", the tall boy said, "And put the mower away" His father answered with much joy, "You've made my happy day" Children deserve a little praise for tasks their asked to do If they're to lead a happy life SO MUCH DEPENDS ON YOU! Turtle Talk Sustaining life's love; compassion, the midst of a great gentleness ... honor, respect, the caring and sharing. ... The spirit of the star gazer... Peace* Obedient to the Creator, seeking its own level, its source and ********* destiny. The impact of an ancient soul, since the beginning of time. Life's natural mirror, the body fluid of Mother Earth, the body fluid of us all. Strong, yet in a weak way; sincere, and in the same moment rippling with humor. Holding, wanting, bringing together - a promoter of life giving. Healing Mother Earth, our tall brothers; trees and little brothers, our stone relatives and their many friends; the four leggeds and the two leggeds The sounds of love and life sing to the reflections of the Creator. Flowing, waving, changing allowance of the old to fall so that the new may blossom. Valued, yet wasted; misunderstood by many - misused and abused Fresh relief, a sweet taster on my REFLECTIONS As I gaze, the water reflects the Creator's morning sun. I see: The twinkle of a thousand stars, the reflection of the universe, the reflection of myself, the power it holds in a great gentleness. Cleansing Mother Earth, the cleansing of myself, the releasing of my spiritual rust. lips; a priority to the dryness of the spirit. The willingness to be used, exists will the all-encompassing will of the Creator. Nature's peace maker ~ As I gaze, the water reflects the Creator's morning sun. I see: The twinkle of a thousand stars, the reflection of the universe, the reflection of my spirit and the power it holds in Celebrating Parenting Come and participate in a "parents only" night of collaboration .... thoughts .... sharing ... . learning ... . Parents! Grandparents! Elders! Aunties! Uncles! March 27th 6:00 PM Sponsored by Native American Prevention Services and Indian Family Resources for more information call: 616-458-4078 �• 6 March 1996 Grand River Band of Ottawas Receive State Recognition February 9, 1996 Mr. Ron Yob, Chairperson Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians, Inc. 307 Michigan NE PO Box2937 Grand Rapids, Ml 49501-2937 Dear Mr. Yob; Your application for state recognition, dated January 8, 1996, was reviewed by the Commission on Indian Affairs at its official meeting on February 2, 1996. In view of the fact that your application was complete with all the needed documentation, the Commission by motion accepted your application and approved your request for state recognition. It is therefore my pleasurable duty to inform you that your band has been recognized. It is our sincere hope that state recognition will provide the necessary impetus to your future goals. Sincerely, William A. LeBlanc, Executive Director Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs reprinted letter from the State of Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs IN RECOGNITION OF THE GRAND RIVER BAND OF OTTAWA INDIANS WHEREAS, the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians preexists the formation of the United States of America; and WHEREAS, the Grand River Turtle Talk Bands has been identified as American Indian from historical times until the present; and WHEREAS, the Grand River Bands inhabit specific areas in Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Mason, Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia, Newaygo, Ingham and Oceana Counties of Michigan's lower peninsula and its members are descendants of a tribe that inhabited that same area; and WHEREAS, the membership of Grand River Bands is composed of persons who are not members of any other North American Indian tribe; and WHEREAS, the Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs is vested with the authority to recognize the Indian tribes on behalf of the State of Michigan; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the State of Michigan recognizes the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians as a historic Indian tribe that continues to exist as a tribal entity. THEREFORE BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED, that the State of Michigan fully supports the efforts of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians to reaffirm their status as a federally recognized tribal government. This resolution was considered and passed unanimously at a meeting of the Michgian Commission on Indian Affairs in Petosky, Michigan on February 2, 1996. 1900 Apply for Tribe Membership By Janeen Irene Froats News-Review Staff Writer Petosky News-Review The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians is gathering its own. And so far, I ,900 Native Americans have found their place on the inaugural membership roll. Another I , I 00 applicants are expected to come into the Pertoskey office before the Thursday, May 2, dealine. "That's a lot of work between now and then," said tribal chair, Frank Ettawageshik. Julie Skippergosh is undertaking the task of enrollment officer. She is working with two clerks. By law, the tribe must sibmit a membership roll to the Bureau of Indian Affairs by May 2, part of an agreement made when the tribe was reaffirmed in 1994. The tribe has been gathering applications for the membership for some time. As the deadline approaches, concerns are rising regarding the number of people not yet listed on the roll. "One reason for the low numbers is that confusion and frustration with the number of times we as Native Americans have had to submit to documentation to prove who we are," Skippergosh said. Native Americans have historically been asked to prove blood quantum and affiliation before being eligible for continued on page 7 �• 7 March I 996 Turtle Talk .,, the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver Program and other grants issued by the federal government, and to become a member of the Northern Michigan Ottawa Association . Skippergosh said this is the last time members will have to gather documentation . The birth maririag,e licenses, certifi.cates, affadavits, death certificates and obituaries will be kept on file for future access. Ettawageshik is urging eligible members to act. The size of the roll will be used to determine funding for tribal programs. "The government has a way of getting a hold of a number and once it does, it's hard to change," he said, referring to the attitudes of the tribe's size based on the initial roll . "We have to build tlilis mlL. It's; a strong basis for programs, that will come along." Members will be accepted after May 2. To be eligible for the Odawa roll , a person must be one-quarter or more Indian blood quantum, with at least one-eighth of the quantum traceable to the Odawa band . And, they cannot be enrolled with any other federally recognized tribe or band. Each person 17 or older must fill out and sign an application. Names and records submitted are cross referenced with the Durant roll, which was derived from an area census record in 1910. administrator, Michelle Tribal Chingwa, said the present roll will be as important in I 00 years as the Durant roll is today for determining lineage. However, it could be more complete, since many Indians were leery of letting the government know who they were when the original census was taken. Families not listed are requiring additional research to prove eligibility. In some cases, where birth certificates were not baptismal records are made, am:pte.d. Of the 1,900 people already on the roll, the settlement in Emmet County is four times that of anywhere else. Other recognized members are living in Charlevoix and Cheboygan counties, and various urban areas. Skippergosh said those who haven't turned in their paperwork could be confused. Having certification by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for being a member of the Northern Michigan Ottawa Association ctc:ies not give them automatic membership. Applications must still be completed . When the May 2 deadline arrives, the roll will be sent to Indian affairs for review. Once it's approved, the tribe's next deadline - - as outlined by the reaffirmation agreement - - is to complete a revised constitution. \ CHOOSE TRADffION " NOT ADDICTION Know the consequences of alcohol and drug abuse \ -.J A ""'..age tOlll llHITY and fie _...,..,."" llRig AblM COUNSELOR/CASE MANAGER for Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Counci l of Michigan, Inc. Prefer Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work from accredited SchOOI of Social Work. Favorable with an A.C.S.W .. or M.A. in related field, Social Services, Psychology acceptable . Minimum B.S.W. coupled with 5 years experience and advanced studv may apply. MUST be qualified to conduct Psy-1 SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST cho-social assessments, and treat- for Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Counment planning. Possess ability to en- cil of Michigan, Inc. Preference will gage clients in therapeutic proces.s, be given to individual with courses in encouraging.access and use of avail, 1secretarial Science. Must have mini.all le: s:eJ!Vifes:.. Prior experi.!11~ , mum Hlg)J SchOOI Diploma coupled 'working with families and famlliesofo ' with 2-3 years work experience in remulti-culturol background: send1re-- ICJled field', Knowledge of IBM comsume with (3) Letters of Reference to Piiiers.. basic mtllh, spelling, typing Anita McKerchie, 405 E. Eosterdav : and fil1119 skills necessary. Must Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie, Ml 497S3. have abilfl'Y ta demonstrate verbal Closing dote March 1. 1996. EEO and written communication skills agency. Inquires (906) 635-4208, Chor with others. Ability to operate multiHewitt, Health Services Director. phone lines, fax. COPier, other business mochines. Able to handle multiple tasks. Good organizational skills with attention to detoi I. Must be team worker oriented. Send Resume with (3) Letters .of Reference to Anita McKerchie, 405 E. Easterday Av~ nue, Soult Ste. Marie, Ml 497S3. Closing dote March 1. 1996. EEO agency. Inquiries (906) 635-4208, Chor Hewitt, Health Services Director. -1 Please note: Although deadline is March 1, please call pending need for additional applications • 906-635-4208 The Native American Education Program, along with the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, is having their annual Spring Celebration (duck race), on Saturday, May 4, 1996. There are many prizes given to the children at this event; bicycles, games and toys. Anyone who would care to donate for this event, please call: Native American Education Program Office (Pat) 771-3319 orGrand River Bands of Ottawa Indians 458-8759 Individuals, organizations, groups will be recognized at the duck race event. Chi-Migwech Ron Yob • �Turtle Talk • 8 March 1996 Native American Bowling Tournament March 9th - Lincoln Country Club Grand Rapids, Ml For more info: 616-892-6267 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Anishnaabemowin Waa-Nji Zhindjigaadek 2nd Annual Language Conference March 28, 29 & 30th Watertown Inn Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario For more info call: Howard Wedkamigad 705-949-2301 ext 215 Native American Critical Issues Conference March 7th, 8th & 9th Holiday Inn - Mt. Pleasant, Ml For more info: 517-487-5409 GVSU Ethnic F:estival March 21st ll:OOAM Kirkhof Center - GVSU For more info call: Scott Herron 616-892-9222 U of M Pow Wow March 30th & 31st Crysler Arena Ann Arbor, Ml Native American Education Program "Parent Committee Meetings" 2nd Wednesday of every month, 6:30 PM 615 Turner Street NW, Room 241 Tribal Voice Native American Music WCKS (1610 AM) EVERY WEDNESDAY 6 to8PM hosted by Greg Leon Native American Law Day Forum Friday, March 29th, 1:00 to 4:00 PM Hutchins Hall, University of Michigan Law School 625 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI Grand Rapids Public Schools Lexington School 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, Ml 49504 NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID Grand Rapids, Ml Permit no. 319 • Library Grand Valley State Univ. Allendale, MI 49401 l �JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS: CounselmfCase Manager and Secretary/Receptionist Deadline to submit Resume has been extended to March 8th. 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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/3889cef39262180c9431c5b36ac87917.pdf 389ffe5052f3b9c1c4081f104e57103d PDF Text Text N E w s Turtle Talk Native American Prevention Services 45 Lexington NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6399 TELE: (616) 458-4078 FAX: (616) 458-2096 Onabini Giizis (Moon of the Crust on the Snow) Mishikenh Geegadohawen L E T T E R March 1997 Highlights Graduating Seniors! . .... . Blockbuster Won't Let Me Work With Long Hair ....... . . Full Circle Project . . . . . . . . . . Peer Leadership Training for Native American Youth . . . YOUNG EAGLES at CHUCK E. CHEESE . ... ... ..... .. Changes in Young Eagles Youth Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turtle Talk Hunter Genia - Staff Lora Church - Staff Renee Dillard - Staff Nicole Jackson - Staff Karena Brown - 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. 2 2 FAMILY TIME ... ...... . ................. March Birthdays "Muna Di bish ka win" ............ . .... March ls Parenting Awareness Month.. . PARENT'S OPTIONS WHEN KIDS QUARREL . INDIANnet! .................... .. . . ..... 4 6 6 7 7 3 3 4 Graduating Seniors! The Multi-Cultural Office, the Native American Advisory Council, and GVSU would like to acknowledge our Native American Seniors for their achievements. To show or support, we will be featuring our Seniors in Turtle Talk: Ben Williams is the son of Roger and Karen Williams. He attends Ottawa Hills High School. Ben hopes to attend GRCC or MSU in the fall, he will be taking classes to become a veterinarian. Ben now works part-time in a veterinarian hospital. Ben enjoys billiards, orchestra, and volunteering. During his high school years he's been active in extra-curricular activities and has received awards for his efforts. The activities he participated in were N and varsity Football, volleyball, golf, and Native American Advisory Council. He won awards in Varsity Football, 1996 City League Champs, the honor roll, and Volunteer Award. Carla Wesaw, a member of the National Honor Society at Grand Rapids Central, is the daughter of Carl and Kelly Wesaw. She likes volleyball and swimming and especially finds swimming to be gratifying as a method of relaxation. Carla is a busy young lady with interest in the school yearbook, the schools' newspaper, drama, and the Science Olympiad. Her career aspiration is medicine with the goal of attending the University of North Dakota or MSU. Autum McDonald is the daughter of Eric and Shirley McDonald. She attends Creston High School with future plans to attend Bay Mills or GRCC, majoring in Horticulture. Autum has won awards for completion in landscape design and greenhouse management. She finds making floral arrangements and growing plants an entertaining diversion. She likes �Turtle Talk 2 March 1997 to practice her trumpet and performing in the high school band and quotes, "Money can't buy good music." Autum is grateful for the support and wishes to thank her Mom, Dad, and brothers. Good Luck! Blockbuster Won't Let Me Work With Long Hair On October 26th 1996, I, Eddie Tellez, Yaqui Tribe enrolled member, went to my scheduled job interview at Blockbuster Video in Tucson, Arizona. I met the manager, Patty, at one of the counters in the store. I introduced myself and stated my reason for being there. She was congenial and asked me to follow her. We entered a room which was for employees only. She asked me to tell her a little about myself and why I chose to apply at Blockbuster Video. I told Patty that I considered myself an amateur writer and worked with Native American motive art work. During the interview, which I felt very good about, Patty asked me a couple of times if I was able to work the holidays and if my availability still remained the same. I answered yes both times without hesitation. I also stated that I chose Blockbuster Video because it was close to where I'm staying at the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Reservation. She mentioned to me that they require drug testing, which I had no problem in doing. Patty also mentioned that Blockbuster Video had a dress code and that long hair was not permitted and the hair must be worn shoulder length by employees. She (Patty) did not specify gender. I told Patty I wore my hair long because of my beliefs and that it was a Native American tradition and not a fashion statement or otherwise. Patty said that Blockbuster Video had a strict dress code and mentioned that fact that female employees were not allowed to wear too much make-up and/ or loop earrings. I was silent for a few seconds thinking that those would be fashion statements, but not my long hair. After a brief silence, Patty asked me ifl would consider cutting my hair. I said no without hesitation. I was feeling very good about the job interview up until Patty and I came to that part of the interview. I mentioned to Patty that the hair issue might be against the law. Patty said no it was not, it was just a company policy. I knew at that point that I was not to be employed by Blockbuster Video. I told Patty that the corporation would not understand about the length of my hair and the traditions behind it. It was funny I felt she did agree. She apologized as I left and so did I. I felt discriminated against. I personally don't want center stage or any financial gain. But I will consider legal action if this matter is not carefully dealt with. This policy affects many people. So I asked Blockbuster Video to take all aspects into consideration and modify/change this particular policy. Thank you Eddie Tellez. Full Circle Project In January a pilot program was started and is being hosted at the Sibley Elementary School. This is an exciting project funded through the Grand Rapids Public Schools' Multi-cultural Services. The main goal is to help Native youth increase their academic level, as well as learn more about traditions in their culture. These youth will be building a beginning to their regalia and get some training on proper pow-wow etiquette. Many volunteers have donated hours of planning and work toward this goal. All of the smiles on the children's faces tell me that all the work will be worth it in the end. We are meeting twice a week with Native students after school in the library for traditional teachings, as well as tutoring. We are focusing on the traditions right now, learning about the four sacred medicines and why Native people smudge, as well as some Native Language. There are many areas to cover before and during the tutoring part of the program begins. Recently, some women have begun to meet at the Lexington School to get some help or lend a hand to others who may be interested in creating regalia. As these women meet, they help with the more technical sewing that the kids can't do at school. These are just a few of the volunteers who have come out to support this program. If you are interested in this program or want more information, come join us at 45 Lexington on Monday nights at 6:00. The more the merrier, we really are having fun while we learn. If you have any questions you can contact me at 458-4078 or Betty Davis at Multi cultural services office at 771-2189. Megwetch for your Renee Dillard support. �Turtle Talk 3 March 1997 Peer Leadership Training for Native American Youth Wanted: Native American Youth between 7th -12th grade. What: *A Peer Leadership Training designed for Native American youth who are interested in obtaining information and skills in the learning of: *NON-VIOLENCE PREVENTION *HEALTHY SELF-IMAGE *PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO and OTHER DRUGS *CULTURE/REGALIA LEARNING AND EDUCATION *Youth completing the total training will have an opportunity to share positive healthy values with friends and present cultural and educational programs to youth, schools, and community. Why: *Primary source of information for youth is youth. *Gain Self-Confidence *Build Character *Learn invaluable information about health and culture. For more information: Contact the Prevention Office at 458-4078 for more information, application packet and questions you may have. YOUNG EAGLES at CHUCK E. CHEESE The young eagles had a special outing in January Wednesday 29. They have been learning about the dangers of tobacco abuse and the traditional use of this sacred medicine. Also, they learned proper behavior respect and kindness in public situations. I am very proud to say, we had respectful young people at the Chuck E Cheese restaurant, whose behavior was outstanding. It was a good time to get to know your children outside of the class room. There was sharing and friendship going on everywhere. A special Megwetch to Barb Shenoskey for volunteering to drive some of o.ur youth to the restaurant. It is great to have parents' support! If you would like to volunteer some time for our young people, feel free to call the Native American Prevention Office at 458-4078. Or maybe you would like to stop in and see what is going on, please do so. Renee Dillard Changes in Young Eagles Youth Groups # 1- The programs will be on a six week schedule and then a two week break! # 2- Parent Night- we are inviting parents to come on the sixth session to join their childrens' activities! ( P.N. represents parent night) 1st S~~SiQn February February March March March March- (P.N.) April-break April-break 2nd Session 19 26 5 12 19 26 2 9 April April April May May May- (P.N.) May-break June-break 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4 �Tur.tie Talk 4 March 1997 FAMILY TIME THE FIRST SNOWSHOES This is another story the elders in our village told us when we were children. This is a love story. When we love someone we always try to be kind and helpful. Long ago in our village, there was beautiful young woman named Laughing Eyes. She was the daughter of a wise, respected man. There were two young men who loved her and they both wanted to marry her. Her father didn't know at first how he would decide which young man he would present his daughter to. Finally, after much thought, he told the village, "I will send a message to the village far to the north, and when the message is prepared, both young men will start out at the same time. The one who delivers the message and returns first will win her affection." When Laughing Eyes heard this, she was very worried because the young man she loved, Ozawa, wasn't as strong as the other young man. That night she had a dream. In her dream it was winter and there was deep zohkpoh (snow) on the ground. She saw birds of every kind walking around in the zohkpoh. Some of the birds were sinking deeply into the zohkpoh and had great difficulty walking. Others, like the duck with it's webbed feet, could walk right on top of the zohkpoh. When she woke the next morning, she thought about what her dream was telling her. The next day she went out in the woods and cut some small trees and brought them back. One of the trees was an ironwood tree. She bent the ironwood into the shape of the snowshoe that we see today. She took the other branches and wove them in and out between the outer edges. When she was done, she went to see Ozawa and gave these shoes to him. She said, "I want you to try these when you come to deep zohkpoh on your journey. You won't sink into the zohkpoh and you won't have difficulty walking." Ozawa wasn't too excited about these new shoes. He thought to himself, "They look like very strange moccasins." But since they were a gift, he accepted them and promised to try them out in the deep zohkpoh. When the day of the journey came, Ozawa put the snowshoes on his back and started out. He didn't use them at first, but soon he came to an area where the zohkpoh was very deep. Ozawa took the snowshoes from his back and put them on. He started out over the zohkpoh and found he could walk right on top of it. He was able to move almost as fast as he could in the spring with these new shoes. As a result, he arrived at the northern village in only two days, rather than four or five days, which it often took to travel this distance in the winter. The other young man was far behind still sinking into the zohkpoh with every step. Ozawa delivered the message to the village and the people were all excited about the new shoes he was wearing. The women looked at them carefully and went home to make these shoes for everyone. When Ozawa's rival arrived at the village the people told him that Ozawa had already been there three days before and he was wearing wings �Turtle Talk 5 March 1997 on his feet. Ozawa was first to return to our village and he was able to marry Laughing Eyes. All the people in the village joined in celebrating at the wedding and feast. Discuss the following questions: a) What problem did Laughing Eyes' father face? b) What was his solution? c) Why did Laughing Eyes make the snowshoes? d) What did the people in the northern village think when they saw Ozawa' s snowshoes? What did they call them? e) Who ~enefited from Laughing Eye's kindness? f) How did the village benefit? This is the story of the first snowshoes. But it also shows us how being kind to the persons you love and doing kind things for them is a good thing that brings joy to both people and others. In this case, it brought the snowshoes to Indian people. 0 Pow Wow Season is Heating Up ... to get your copy of the calendar contact the Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs at 517/373-0654 . . " " �Turtle Talk 6 March 1997 March Birthdays "Muna Di bish ka win" Amanda Abella Charles V. Allman Mary Cody Destry Contreras Darcy Emert Maryanne Fasburg Lillian Garcia Cherri Gibbs Ed Gillis Joe John Tammy Leaureaux Craig Lett Julius Lewis Jonnie "Wa' s" Mackey Henry Mark Kyle McSauby Paul Morrison Norman Pigeon Pat Pigeon Elsie Raphael Al Recollect Tina Sams Will Shananaquet Gary Shawa Richard Shenoskey, Jr. Lance Shirley Bret Shomin I Bret Shomin II George Shomin Joe Shomin Linda Shomin Edna Shriner Grace Shriner Daisy Sprague Taneasha Stevenson Tawas Thomas Steve Waukazoo James Wesaw JimmyWesaw Wanda Wesaw March Is Parenting Awareness Month 10 Steps To Positive Parenting l . Show love and affection. 2. When necessary, take time to cool down. 3. Compliment your child. 4. Set basic rules and limits. 5. Teach values. 6. Introduce your child to books. ' 7. Listen and talk to your child. 8. Be the kind of person you want your child to be. 9. Offer guidance. 10. Michigan Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse 1-800-62-MCPCA 10 Steps To Teach A Child Discipline 1. Teach self-control. 2. Set routines for bedtime, meals, and chores. 3. Explain reasons for your rules. 4. Let your child help make rules. 5. Let your child help decide consequences for broken rules. 6. Try to understand your child's feeling. 7. If your child breaks a rule, control your anger. 8. If you lash out, apologize. 9. Compliment your child often. l 0. Michigan Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse 1-800-62-MCPCA 10 Steps To Cool Down 1. Take a deep breath. And another. Then remember you are the adult. 2. Close your eyes and imagine you ' re hearing what your child is about to hear. 3. Press your lips together and 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. count to ten. Or better yet, to 20. · Exercise to release tension. Phone a friend. If someone can watch your child, go outside and take a walk. Take a hot bath or splash cold water on your face. Tum on some music, maybe even sing along. Drink a glass of cold water. Michigan Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse 1-800-62-MCPCA PARENT'S OPTIONS WHEN KIDS QUARREL When children quarrel, parents have five options. They can ignore the quarreling, restructure the environment, direct the children's behavior, offer choices, or help children negotiate. IGNORE UNDESIREABLE BEHAVIOR How to ignore: Ignoring is most effective when you both ignore the offending behavior and give attention to desireable behaviors. A person ignores a behavior by acting as though the undesireable behavior does not exist. Often people find it easier to ignore annoying behavior if they concentrate on some pleasant thoughts. When to ignore: Ignoring is appropriate when children are fighting for attention and when the fighting is not physically or emotionally harmful to either child. �Turtle Talk 7 March 1997 RESTRUCTURE THE ENVIRONMENT How to restructure the environment: Look for ways the quarreling can be reduce by removing things, adding things, or changing the way things are arranged. For example, if an older preschooler is upset because a toddler always gets into his books, the books could be stored up high or in older child's room. When to restructure: Restructuring the environment is appropriate when the conflict can be eliminated or reduced by changing the environment. DIRECT CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR How to direct: Decide specifically what you want the child to do in place of what they are doing. For example, "Don't hit your sister" is unclear, while "Touch gently" is specific. Further, tell the child what you want in a way that makes it clear you like her, while making it equally clear that she needs to change her behavior. For example, "Sarah, when you want to hit Ruth come and tell me. I will help you figure out what to do." (This would be a time to help problem-solve a better solution with the child) When directing is appropriate: Directing behavior is appropriate when the situation is unsafe, children have few social skills, or the parent is too tired to offer choices or help children negotiate. It is also appropriate when children need "howto" information or are too tired to make reasonable decisions. OFFER CHOICES How to offer choices: Decide what the child can do instead of what he is doing. The choice may be between two desirable options, or between the desired behavior and the consequence of not doing it. For example: "You can pleasantly or play in your room." Offer only choices you are willing for the child to accept. If you are not going to throw away the toys, do not offer the choice "Pick up your toys, or I will throw them away." When to offer choices: Offer choices is appropriate when the situation is safe and the parent has the time to offer choices. Simple choices like, "Give Mark the truck or I will give it to him" can be offered to non-verbal children. ENCOURAGE PROBLEM SOLVING How to encourage problem solving: Adults can help children negotiate by asking them to identify their problem, generate alternatives, to predict consequences of the alternatives and to make a decision. When to encourage problem solving: Encouraging problem solving is appropriate when children have had experience with making decisions and have the background skill needed (listening, idea generation, and idea evaluation). Materials provided by the Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan. Taken from Kids Can. Cooperate by Elizabeth Crary. INDIAN net! For All You Anishinabek Out There Who Happen to Have Computers, You May Be Interested In INDIANnet! INDIANnet is for tribal development on the information superhighway. INDIANnet is an Indian-owned and operated business established to provide affordable public access, computerized information, and Internet services for American Indians and Alaska Natives. INDIANnet's basic services are free and accessible to everyone through dial-in to INDIANnet; in addition a website is available via the Internet at http://indiannet.indian.com. You visit NAPT's (Native American Public Telecommunications) homepage on the web through INDIANnet or at http://www. indian.m onterey .edu/napt. INDIANnet provides the following on-line services to the Tribal community: *Designing websites (homepages and full-scale websites on the World Wide Web); *Hosting websites; *Setting up file servers (web storage for data backup or file server hosting for your organization); *Job posting (website space for advertising native and non-native jobs); *Posting and announcements (news of interest to Indian Country); *Newsletter posting (put your tribal/organizational newsletter on the INDIANnet website); and *Classifieds (list professional services or advertise your business). INDIANnet also offers a discount on membership to the Small Business Ball Park, a database of practical information and assistance for small business owners and entrepreneurs. For price information, questions about INDIANnet, or questions about posting information, contact NAPT via email at inet@unlinfo.unl.edu. INDIANnet can be reached via modem at 605-348-2840 (type indiannet at the prompt), or see INDIANnet's website at http://indiannet.indian.com. Posting information on INDIANnet is open to tribal governments and other entities, native-controlled businesses, nonprofit organizations, and community service groups. �Turtle Talk 8 March 1997 Building SuccessfulFutures 4th Annual Native American Bowling Tournament Westgate Bowl, 4486 Alpine NW, Grand Rapids A beautifully diverse student population needs a diverse workforce to reinforce the value of diversity. March 8, 1997 Shifts: * 2 shifs available 11 :00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. * 1st Shift Only Bonus - $100 Strike Pot * 50150 Raffle * Door Prizes Cost: * $ 25.00 per bowler ($100 per team) * US currency only - no checks! Teams: * Must be Native American or married to Native Amer. * Must be at least 18 years of age * l member of opposite sex must be on team of 4 · * Cash once with same team. Change 2 team members to cash twice. *Awards Reception to follow at Westgate* $1200 1st Place based on 70 teams For more info: Roderick Crampton 616-892-6267 11028 Radcliff Dr. Allendale, MI 49401 The Grand Rapids Public Schools is recruiting for diversity. You can help us recruit TEACHERS who can "connect" with our urban, diverse student population: • enrnurage young people to enter the enh•loyment field of education. • r..fe.- certified teachers and educators .you I.now to c:pply and send a resume to the Teach~r Recruitment Office, Human Resources, Grand Rapids Public Schools, P.O. Box 117, Grand Rapids Ml 49501-0117. ! Professional applications and reference forms may be obtained at our administrative offices located at 1331 Franklin S.E., third floor. "ft takes a whok rillage to diversify the workforce." Hon-Profit Org. 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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/d634e9887c0d8d961dcd2d830628908e.pdf df22457edf5ac9b58fdf27745ef5ba18 PDF Text Text N s Turtle Talk Native American Prevention Services 615 Turner Ave., N.W. Rm. 32-B , Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5246 TELE: (616) 458-4078 FAX: (616) 458-S\i(I L E T T R \ ·r uu u'\\\t1 , .. ·.a. Onaabadin-giizis (Snowcrust Moon) Mishikenh Geegadohawen · March 1998 . JI iglf liglfts Parenting ls A Reward With M any Questions! ........ . ... . .. 1 VOICES ............ . . . . .... 2 Na tive Parenting Series . . ...... 3 About the G uest Sp eakers: .. . .. 3 March Birthdays "Muna di bish ka win " . . .. 5 Calendar ofEvents ... . ...... . 5 Ta lking With Your Child A bout A lcohol, To bacco, and Other Drugs ...... . ... . . . ...... 6 How to Ta lk With Yo ur Kids A bout Sex ...... . .. . .... .... ... 7 Turtle Talk Contnbutors: Hunter Genia Renee D illard Jennifer Jones Turtle Ta/k 's mission is lo provide its readership with reports of local and national interest which may affect and impact our Native A merican 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 y ou would like lo share with Turtle Talk, please send ii with your name, address and p hone number. You will be recognized by name in Turtle Ta lk ifyour article is used. \_\'ot'arj ;~w~~GCiJ;;_~[,£s.... Un~ts\\'! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4-6 Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Parenting R eaders Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 R ed Cliflreaches area schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Parenting Is A Reward With Many Questions! We are dedicating this issue of Turtle Talk to Parenting, since the Nation celebrates March as "Parenting Awareness Month. " I did say celebrate, right? Well of course I did, but many of you are snickering and rolling your eyes. What do you know that the rest of us don't? That's what were talking about in this issue. Indeed parenting is arguably the toughest role most of us will take on during this lifetime. For grandparents and parents, they know this all too well. And for the younger parents, well, hang in there because the rewards can be great. For the parents of adolescents, it seems getting them through high school and getting them off to college unscathed is the biggest goal. Usually, on the way out the door they say, "and don't do anything stupid, please." Ah come on people, it's not that bad, is it? Throughout this issue we will talk with parents and grandparents, about what their biggest fears, rewards, and even so-called "secrets of the trade" are. Special segments in this issue are "Voices", as we hear from community members as they respond to the all important question (well, you have to look on page 2, to see the question.) Look on page three, four, and five there we announce the Native ' Parenting Series and their speakers, which is going to be exciting and filled with some wonderful information. We will also give you some tips on parenting and how to deal with the all important issues of talking with your child about alcohol, drugs, and yes, sex. Most of us cringe when we hear that word, but you don't have to as there are tips on that as well. Don't most of us wonder if we're doing okay as a parent? Geez, it didn't seem this hard when mom and dad raised me. Part of the reason is that we as children and adolescents are looking out for our own interests. Now that the shoe is on the other foot as a parent we have to look out for the interest of our family. To help us enhance our parenting skills, we will look at the anonymous readers poll on page six, and see what our community readers had to say about some of the 'all important questions and keys to success. Hey, I told you we had good stuff in this issue so go ahead, read on and CELEBRATE PARENTING. �• 2 March 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.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 rovided to outh, arents and elders. VOICES What would be your most important tip that you would give about parenting? Bob Stone - "With little children and babies, it doesn't matter how old they are, tell them you love them." Roger & Karen Williams "Consistency. Be firm and consistent. If you make a decision, stand behind it. It may be strict but you have to set boundaries that are flexible to their age." Scott Saboo - "Be honest with yourself and children. Remember why you are a parent, because you chose to bring a child into this life, so devote and give your time to them." Charlotte Lewis "Keeping the communication lines open is important. The issues that young people face can be extreme and if they are unable to go to their parents, then where do they go?" �• 3 March 1998 Coming in March atNAPS/IFR Native Parenting Series For more information 458-4078 or 458-1641 ask for Renee or Mark 4 parts Sessions will be 2 hours with Yz hour refreshment break 1st session title: Teaching Native Cultural values to your adolescent. March 10, 1998 - Guest Speaker: Jack Chambers (Odawa). This is 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 will include the teaching of the Medicine Wheel and also a Talking Circle. 2nd session title: "Nobodv told me it was • going to be like this!!" March 17, 1998 - Guest Speaker: Valerie Gibbs (Ojibway) 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 will reassure parents that they are not alone and that many families share similar 'normal' struggles in raising children throughout their early and teen years. 3rd session title: "Tough love: Mean what you say. say what ..vou mean!" March 24, 1998 - Guest Speaker: Mary Roberts (Ottawa) 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 be more consistent. This session will reinforce the teachings of respect between parents and children. 4th session title: "Because I said that so.... that's why!": Helpingyour adolescent understand the limits you have taught. March 31, 1998 - Guest Speaker: Pat Lynn (Thunder Clan) Structure and consistency are the two best tools for parents to use in nurturing their children. We will look at ways to adapt these techniques to enrich your child's well being. We will also look at ways of reinforcing positive behaviors. We will use role playing to practice the skills we've learned. Native Parenting Series Teaching Native Cultural Values To Your Adolescent Sponsored By: NATIVE AMERICAN PREVENTION SERVICES & INDIAN FAMILY RESOURCES 1st of 4 sessions Tuesday, March 10, 1998 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm 615 Turner N.W.(Multipurpose Room) (616) 458-4078 �-• 4 March 1998 About the Guest Speakers: Jack Chambers (Odawa) Photo unavailable Jack Chambers is a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa Indians where he is serves as the tribe' s official Spiritual Advisor and Cultural Traditionalist. Jack has been honored to·be used as a vehicle to carry a community pipe for many years. Jack is a father of four children and is a grandfather of six grandchildren. Jack is a veteran of the Viet Nam War where he obtained the rank of Sergeant. Jack brings a wealth of experience as an elder and as a traditional teacher. Jack believes we are to live a cultural spiritual life or we will cease to exist as a people. Valerie Gibbs (Ojibway) We are fortunate to have Valerie Gibbs present based on her wealth of prior experience. She has 25 years experience in Human Services, specializing in work with children and developmental issues. She has two bachelor's degrees, one in Psychology and one in Fine Arts with a Master's degree in Social Work. She is an experienced trainer in the social work community in providing education regarding working with Native clients. She is originally from Flint and has been a member of the Native Community in Grand Rapids for 23 years. She has organized rallies for the Native American Grave Protection Act. She has served as Vice-Chair and Council member for the Grand Valley American Indian Lodge. She is a traditional woman's dancer. As a traditional Native parent of two children, she shares the unique parenting struggles that Native parents face. Since her professional career as a social worker was ended due to an auto accident and traumatic brain injury, she has decided to contribute to her community in other ways. Val will join us to share her knowledge and join in as a participant. Mary Roberts (Ottawa) Mary Roberts, MSW, ACSW is the featured presenter for the evenmg. She will be presenting on "Tough Love" and will discuss ways of disciplining children and adolescents. Mary is a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. She was born and raised in Peshawbestown. She is a mother of five children and a grandmother of six grandchildren. She is also a step-mother of four children. She speaks from the heart when she talks about discipline and about blended families . She received her Masters degree in Social Work from Western Michigan University in 1978. She has worked for Kent County Family Court (Juvenile Court) for 17 years in the Crisis Intervention Program. She has worked as a· counselor and as a supervisor of two family counseling programs. She has continued to involve herself as a volunteer in numerous Indian Community events and programs and sits on the Board of Directors of the North American Indian Center. �• s March 1998 Pat Lynn (Thunder Clan) March Birthdays "Muna di bish ka win" Calendar of Events Amanda Abella Charles V. Allman Mary Cody Destry Contreras Michael Dillard Darcy Emert Maryanne Fasburg Lillian Garcia Cherri Gibbs Ed Gillis Joe John Tammy Leaureaux Craig Lett Julius Lewis Wayne Loonsfoot Jr. Jonnie Mackey Henry Mark Kyle McSauby Arianna Memberto Paul Morrisson Jennie P. Pigeon Norman Pigeon Pat Pigeon Elsie Raphael Al Recollect Tina Sams Will Shananaquet Gary Shawa Richard Shenoskey Jr. Lance Shirley Bret Shomin I Bret Shomin II George Shomin Joe Shomin Linda Shomin Edna Shriner Grace Shriner Daisy Sprague Taneasha Stevenson Tawas Thomas James Wesaw JimmyWesaw Wanda Wesaw Steve Waukazoo March 4th: Family Science Workshop "Making Science Fun". West Middle School Rm #325. Time 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Door prizes. Refreshments provided. Due to class size, reserve your spot by March 3rd. For more information call 7713318. Sponsored by Title IX. (No Photo Available) Pat Lynn has been working with children and families for the past sixteen years. For the past fourteen years she has worked with court referred youth and their parents through the Youth Service Bureau in Barry County. She also has experience conducting parenting workshops which focus upon the communication skills to help build a child's self-esteem. Pat has a great deal of experience working with parents, particularly parents of youth with substance use issues and Attention Deficit Disorder. Pat has a Masters degree in Social Work. She has been active in the Native community and lives with her husband in Southwest Michigan. Good acts done for the love of children become stories good for the ears ofpeople from other bands; they become as coveted things, and are placed side by side with the stories of war achievements. Social Tradition, Assiniboine March 7th: 5th Annual Native American Bowling Tournament. Lincoln Lanes Country Club. $1200.00 first place prize. Awards, reception, and banquet to follow. For more information call: 616-892-6267. March 11: Pancake Supper Fundraiser. Hosted by the Young Eagles Project. Lexington School Gym. For more information contact Renee at 616-458-4078. March 12: Coalition Meeting of Indian Programs and Services. 615 Turner NW. For more information contact: June Fletcher 616-336-7112. March 21 & 22: Red Road Traditonal Pow Wow. Dowagiac Union High School. For more information call: 616782-1142. March 26 & 28: Native American Critical Issues Conference. Sault Ste. Marie. �• 6 March 1998 March 27-29: University of Michigan Pow Wow. Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor. For more information contact: 1-313-64POW98. April 2-5: 4th Annual Anishinaabe Language Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, MI. For more information call 705-772-3543. April 9th: Symposium "Promoting a Healthy Circle," at Grand Valley State University Eberhard Center. Time 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.. For more information call: 616-336-4194. April 10: 10th Annual CMU Pow Wow. Mt. Pleasant, MI. For more information call 517774-2508. Talking With Your Child About Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Parents have an important role in discussing these issues with their children. Talking with your children may provide information they have never heard, reinforce things they have been taught in school or in other prevention programs, and let them know that their parents are informed and involved. It helps to prepare to talk effectively with your children about ATOD issues. The following suggestions are for preventive talk, which would be general discussions about ATOD before the problems exist. • To list your event in the Turtle Talk, please submit by the 10th of the prior month. Any questions please call: Hunter Genia at 616-458-4078. • Be well-informed. If parents can assist a child with information, peer influences are often less. Learn about the effects and the physical and emotional risks of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine/crack, and other drugs, and about adolescent substance use. You do not need to be an expert. You can find to complex answers questions along with your child. Knowing the facts will also help your child respect your judgment and rules. Examine your own attitudes and behavior regarding ATOD. These influence how you will discuss these issues with your child, and may come up when you talk. • Include alcohol and tobacco in your discussions. This is very important. Alcohol and tobacco are the most common drugs of abuse for young people. If you use these drugs, be ready to talk openly about your own use. • Understand family risks . Children are at a greater risk to develop alcoholism or other drug dependency if their parent or grandparent has an alcohol or other drug Share this problem. information with your children if it applies to them. • Listen to your child . Listening is often as important as talking. From time to time ask what your child knows about ATOD. Find out how much ATOD use occurs among people your child knows, and how this affects him or her. Ask general, non-threatening questions: "What have you learned about drugs?" ''What do your friends say about drugs?" "How much drinking or other drug use do you hear about?" "How much smoking goes on?" "What concerns you �• 7 March 1998 the most?" Listen without disputing or argumg. Most teens will talk if the questions are not threatening, especially if the issue is addressed early. Keep having the discussions every now and then. • • • Be prepared for challenges. The behavior you expect of your child may be challenged at some point by his or her friends . Peer acceptance is important to young people, and may threaten good judgment and family expectations. Show your child that you understand these pressures. Practice ways that your child can say, ''No" to inappropriate behavior and resist peer pressures. Discuss ways that they can avoid situations where problems may occur. Help them understand how to make wise decisions. Help your child learn to accept occasional negative feelings . Being sad, confused, frustrated, worried, or upset from time to time is a normal part of anyone's life. Discuss ways to manage feelings without using alcohol or some other drug. Establish clear rules and consequences about ATOD. With your spouse or other adults in your household, decide how you will handle ATOD issues and rules in the family. Make sure your child knows what you expect and what consequences will follow if rules are broken. • • Be aware of the message that you send if you choose to drink alcohol. Be sure that your own use is responsible and appropriate. Parents who drink excessively, who drink and drive, or who otherwise violate alcohol laws send the wrong message to their children. Talk with your child about adult alcohol use. Be honest about the reasons adults may use alcohol. Explain the difference between responsible adult use and the risks of use by young people. Help your child understand that alcohol is illegal for minors to protect their health and safety. Even if you choose to drink alcohol, do not allow underage youth to drink in your home or elsewhere. Communicate by your own example with other drugs. Use medications properly. If you use tobacco, seek help to quit. Do not use illegal drugs. It is obviously difficult for a parent who is using drugs to encourage children not to use them. • Be honest even if you once used an illegal drug yourself. Don't lie, but don't dwell on the subject either. Don't glamorize use or give a subtle message that since you survived, that use was okay. Stress that you would not want your child to make the same-mistake. • Send a message by your actions outside the family. Work with other parents and community members to create local community standards that encourage safe and healthy behavior and discourage ATOD use by young people. These actions can reinforce what you say in your talks with your child. e How to Talk With Your Kids About Sex Parents have the most important role in their children's lives when it comes to discussing sexual issues. Unfortunately, many parents don't know how to talk with their children about sexuality. They feel uncomfortable. They're not sure what to say or when to say it. �• 8 March 1998 If this sounds like you, read on! Talking to kids about sex doesn't mean teaching kids how to have sex. Sexuality involves many things: body image, relationships, feelings about oneself, and how sex fits into life. Your discussion about these matters will help your child make safe and healthy choices. Here are some guidelines for talking effectively with your children about sex. • • Get to know your children. It's hard to talk about sexuality with someone you seldom talk to. So if you're not having a good talk with your kids every day, start making time for it. Ask them about school, their activities, their friends, and their teachers. Tum off the television and find out what's going on in their world. If you start early and have regular talks with your ·children, ,., talking about sexuality will be more comfortable. It's important to listen too. Communication is a two way street. Let your children say what they feel. Every question is a good question. Let them question your beliefs. That way they'll know that they're to express allowed themselves, without fear of losing your love or feeling that they're doing something wrong. Try to understand where they're corning from • • and honestly listen to their feelings and concerns without being critical or judgmental. Begin early. If you think 14 or 15 is a good age to begin talking about these things, think again. The dramatic rise in teen pregnancy has revealed that many adolescents are having sex in their early teens (age 1214). Parents need to start talking to their children at an early age. Whatever age you think 1s right, the important thing is to start talking before your children become sexually active. Age guidelines for answering questions: 1. Ages 5-9: They usually want brief, direct answers . Questions are often about anatomy and how bodies function. 2. Ages 9-13: They usually want to know who, what, how, when, where, and why. They are most likely to ask difficultto-answer questions. 3. Ages 13-18: They need and want caring answers. They are usually reluctant to admit prior knowledge or need for further information. They want to know about • • appropriate behavior, birth control, love, and relationships. Talk, talk, talk. What do you say? How do you say it? It's not easy. But you can make it easier if you prepare for it. Ask yourself what you wanted to know when you were a kid. Write it down. Know what you want to say. Then set aside some time and talk one-onone in the kitchen, the living room, during a walk, in the car, or on the front steps feel wherever you comfortable. When the time comes to talk about sexual intercourse, stay away from "the birds and the bees" terminology. Use direct language. Call a penis a . . . pems, a vagma a vagma. Once your children know that you're concerned about their feelings, that you're willing to have an open, honest and non-judgmental conversation about sexuality, the dialogue will flow naturally. Get ready, get set, go! When your son or daughter begins to think about sex, it's important that you are ready, set, and prepared to go when it comes to answenng their questions and responding to their comments. When it comes to sex, there are a lot of things to think about, including signs of puberty, �• 9 March 1998 pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIVI AIDS, peer pressure, feelings, and values. As a parent, you are the best educator for your son or daughter. By keeping the lines of communication and trust open between parent and child, and by giving factual information geared to your child's age level, you can give your child good decision-making skills for when they encounter sexual pressures. Remember that practicing sexual abstinence is the best way for your teen to be healthy, happy, and free from the worry of pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and the many other physical and emotional consequences of having sexual intercourse. If you need more information, contact the Michigan Abstinence Partnership at 1-800-626-4636. Sewing Circle Six week schedule This schedule is set up in two week intervals, so every other week we have a scheduled presenter. This will allow time for us to experience what we have learned from the week prior. By no means does this mean we can't go ahead with our other projects that may have already been started. The schedule will serve as a guideline to add consistency to our already successful group. If you have any other suggestions for lessons call Renee at 458-4078 . The following presentations are set up. We would like to thank Lorraine prior to her coming as the date she will be coming is prior to the Turtle Talk issue reaching homes. Nonetheless we are still inserting her presentor information. (Lorraine sharing at the Sewing Circle) 2-23-98: Lorraine (Punkin) Shananaquet will be sharing her wealth of knowledge concerning singing and dancing. If you haven't been coming to the sewing circle you won't want to miss this one. This will be a exciting time for every woman who wants to learn more about dancing and the significance of the drum and dance, pertaining to Native women. Have your questions ready for this champion dancer and member of our Native community. We will have the opportunity to practice with the drum circle (Owashtinong Chung-A-Ming) as they practice. 3-9-98: Jackie Pratt has found the time in her beading schedule to share and teach us specifically about beadwork. She will bring in her current projects and share her techniques. Even if you already know how to bead you still won't want to miss this presentation. This is a wonderful opportunity to share knowledge. Don't forget to bring what you have been working on to show Jackie and get some pointers through her methods. 3-23-98: Mae Ring will be offering us her valuable time for a presentation of weaving and textiles with natural fibre, and wool. Mae has been well known for her work in the Native community. She has offered her services to us for this one evening to see finger weaving, yam bag twining and a slide presentation of a mat weaving workshop she attended. 4-6-98: Birch bark containers have been an important part of the Three Fires People since before European contact. Renee Dillard will share with us how she constructs a mukak (birch syrup container) with all natural materials. You will have an opportunity to learn how she gathers porcupine quills and make a birch medallion with quill designs. All materials will be provided. 4-20-98: Shawl making is a important part of our regalia. We will share with each other all the knowledge we have about why women carry a shawl and how to construct one. Call the week prior to inquire about materials needed. �• I o March I 99 8 5-4-98 : We will have a talking circle to discuss what a traditional lifestyle means to us as individuals. Participants will come and share what they have been able to accomplish in the weeks previous, this way we can share our talents . with one another. Now is the time to give back what you've been able to learn. This is how we can keep the circle unbroken for future generations to learn about the beauty of our wonderful culture. Everyone is welcome!! YOUNG EAGLES 4-6 Grade March 4th, 1998 This is the first week of the next six week activity. We will be rehearsing our lines of what we are saying at the Pancake All You Can Eat Dinner. This will be the opportunity to have the youth educate the general public about what kind of activities we do here Native American Prevention Services/ Young Eagles program. Each youth will have a small part to memorize and recite at the event. This is the last time we will meet before the actual dinner. March 11, 1998 This is the event we have been planning for quite some time. Young Eagles need to show up for the fundraiser at Lexington School. We can work to set up the dining room at 45 Lexington NW. If you need a ride you must call at least the day before unless other arrangements have been made. We plan to have our youth Peer Educators "Da Native Thang" perform a Prevention based skit at 7:00pm while the public enjoys their dinner. The actual dinner is at 6:00pm to about 8:00pm. banner which states our commitment to staying alcohol, tobacco, and drug free. This is a cloth banner which requires much work in sewing on each letter that has been cut out of different cloth. We will be able to use this banner for many different events to let everyone know about the positive commitment we have each made in our lives to stay ATOD free. March 18, 1998 Not a lot of art and crafts stuff going on any more in our youth group lately, so its about time we get together and create something beautiful for some one we appreciate. It could be for our mom or dad, it could be for any other person we respect. We will be talking about respect and how different individuals have earned that gift from us. Then we will make a surprise project for that person. April 1, 1998 This is not an April fools joke. If all our plans went well then we will be leaving for Chicago. We will go over our project that we will teach the Chicago youth group, which is the medicine wheel making project. We will review the teachings about the four directions and the medicines that relate with each direction and the quality that it teaches. We will use this opportunity to continue working on the banner which states our commitment to staying drug and alcohol free. This is a cloth banner which requires much work in sewing on each letter that has been cut out of different colored cloth. We will be able to use this banner for many different events to let everyone know about the positive commitment we have each made in our lives to stay alcohol and tobacco and other drug free . March 25, 1998 We will continue working on the (Young Eagles working on a fun project at a recent meeting.) �• I I March I 99 8 WHAT THE PARENTS HAD TO SAY IN THE READERS POLL This month we did a reader' s poll on parenting to find out what our common parenting challenges and successes might be. The following is the responses that some parents, both male and female, single and couples, shared with us anonymously. As you can see some answers were close to identical, others were identical and therefore combined to one answer. A total of 20 readers were polled and one thing for sure, we are not alone in parenting' From the 20 readers, 5 were male, and 15 were female. "What is your biggest challenge in parenting?" *Economic security for my family. *Lead a lifestyle that they can understand and respect. *Health concerns of children. *Responsibility. *Instruction and safety. *Getting along with them. *To have them love me. *Discipline. *To raise them to be strong human being. *Doing it all by myself as a single parent. *Guiding teenagers throughout the adolescent years. *Letting them explore without prohibiting their spiritual learning. *As a working parent, having enough time for them. *Not prohibiting them from experiental learning. "What is your biggest fear in . parenting?" *Harm or endangerment. *Not being able to be there when they need you. *Peer pressure from adolescents. *Harm or medical concerns. *Lack of academic achievement. *Making unfixable mistakes. *Teenager years scare me. *That I wouldn 't be able to watch them grow. *I won ' t provide a foundation for good decisions. *They won 't tum out to be nice people. *I will give in to them. *Seeing them hurt. * "Responsible enough" to be out on their own. "What is your biggest joy?" *Children are good people. *Seeing them smile and hearing their laughter. *Family time. *Quality time. *Growing up to be a young adult, and accept people as they are. *Just being a parent is a joy. *I've never laughed as much as when I have been a parent. *My children' s success. *Seeing their accomplishments. "What advice do you have for other parents?" *Base good decisions on whether it's morally or physically wrong. *Be honest. *Listening skills *Set boundaries/safe sex. *Relax, take five, and bite your tongue. *Do the best you can. *Keep your children safe. *Consistency in discipline. *Make time for yourself. *Seek to understand before you can be understood. *Communication/ listening skills. *Don't get to excited at what kids do. *Your children are the best teachers for what they need. *Give them the chance to explore every aspect of growing up. *To love them through the hardest time. *Know as a parent when you need a time out. *Always have time for just them. We would like to thank those individuals that participated in the parenting poll. If you're a reader of Turtle Talk and would like to participate in future reader's polls, give us a call. Pancake All You Can Eat Fund raiser March I Ith at 6:00 p.m. at Lexington School Gymnasium. All proceeds benefit the Young Eagles for future projects and activities. For information on costs and donations please call: 616458-4078 and ask for Renee or Jennifer. �• 12 March 1998 RedCliff Wellness Curriculum Reaches Students In Area Schools! Native American Prevention Services just finished a six week Red Cliff series at Sibley Elementary school. Red Cliff, which was developed from the Red Cliff Ojibwa in Wisconsin, was purchased two years ago, in order to meet some of the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention objectives in the N.A.P.S. program. However, it would be short changing the program to say it's just an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug program, because the promotion of social values from the Anishinabeg (Woodland Indigenous People) perspective are also shared. Some of the teachings and values are universal to most Native American tribes throughout North America. Grand Rapids Public Schools West Middle School (,JS Turner NW Grand Rapids, MI ~9SO~ The curriculum concentrates on teaching honesty, kindness, sharing, and respect while enhancing self esteem, in the classroom setting. Throughout the classroom lessons, students also learn to appreciate the culture and lifelong values of our people. The Red Cl!ff series has been well received, in part, because of the Full Circle Project which was initiated in Sibley School last year. Full Circle concentrates on tutoring and mentoring for Native American students attending Sibley School. Up until this article, the Red Cliff curriculum has been in the YMCA programs, St. Paul the Apostle School, Harrisson School, and Sibley School. Fountain Elementary will be receiving a six week session in the near future. Grand Valley State University Library Allendale Ml 49401 Evaluations have been very positive and the N.A.P.S . staff have also been flexible to meet the needs of the students in the classroom. Changes have also been implemented in program implementation which were learned from the on the road experience of teaching Red Cliff Individuals, parents, organizations, and school personnel who are interested in this program are encouraged to call us at 458-4078 . (Renee Dillard prepares to teach Red Cliff to Sibley students.) NON-PROFIT ORG l!S POSTAGE PAID Grand Rapids, Ml Permit No. J 19 � 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/5e6f95f7c40aedac36a1c50854f3d188.pdf ede61d352c463f674e6bfce50317f4e2 PDF Text Text TU RTL! TALK ~REWSLETTER -.. MAR151999 MARCH 1999 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: •• • Misconceptions! 1 Colon Cancer 3 Parenting/or Prev. 4 Message from Inside 5 Y.E. & Peer Educ. 8 29th Ann. NACIC 9 GVSU Pow-Wow 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. • • • • JWniyersit{; l- Ziisbaakdoke-Giizis (Sugar Moon) Libf?j••• • - • •• Destroying the Misconceptions! By: Hunter Genia Much has been made of sovereign tribal nations and their ambition to operate casinos on lands considered reservation territory. The State of Michigan have gaming compacts signed with all the federally-recognized tribes who operate casinos in the state, which by the way amounts to over 30 million dollars to the Governors special fund. Once Detroit begins operations of their casinos these gaming compacts are voided, with the exception of recently federally-recognized tribes and those tribes who will be seeking recognition and may consider casinos as an option. Not much has changed in terms of going through a beauracratic process, as most Indigenous people throughout North America would say it1s pai:t of the American tradition. Recently my wife and in-laws very anxiously looked forward to attending their federal affirmation ceremony, signifying of the Gun Lake Band of Match-ebenai-she-wish of Potawatomi1s to become federally recognized. This is the version of the "United States stamp of approval11 when a tribe is seeking sovereign recognition status. On the eve before departure a message she received was that Detroit had put a court order out to block the signing due to some 40 acres of land near Detroit that might endanger Detroit1s revenue from casinos. Hmmm ... endangerment? Well this leads into my point for this article which may be a good education for non-Indigenous people who are paranoid about losing power. JOIN THE CLUB! We 1ve felt that way hundreds of years before our families were even told they couldn 1 t speak our own language in your schools. Okay, I got my composure back now. Anyway, what I was intelligently going to say, is ask Isabella County in Mt. Pleasant whether they like the impact of the Soaring Eagle casino. If you bother to check the financial statements from the tribe you will see that there were millions of dollars given to non-Indian public services outside of the tribe for assistance. The request helped to fund road repairs, educational upgrades in public schools, capital resources, fire department equipment, and tons more. Needless to say, ask what improvements have been made on the reservations in terms of health, social services, elder services, youth services, schools, and cultural preservation projects. The reason I feel that this is important to share is due to public perception of Indian gaming in Michigan. By the way, is there the same sentiment with bingo? A statement made on ESPN sports basically said it all, when a Dine (Navajo) woman interviewed regarding the National Football Leagues Arizona Cardinals football camp on her reservation, quoted as saying, "Out there they worry about their computers and America On-Line, here we 1 re just trying to get electricity and running water. 11 So as you can see folks, we are just trying to survive. ••• ••••• • •••• === ._,_ ... �Turtle Talk Newsletter Native American Prevention Services Page 2 .{f!A ~ Staff: Lora Church Program Director Hunter Genia Prevention Specialist/Educator Renee Dillard Prevention Specialist /Educator 'VOICES" WANTS YOU! ·. If you have any questions or comments please send them to Native American Prevention Services - Turtle Talk , at 61 5 Turner NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Please insure that they are VACANT submitted by the deadlines. Prevention Specialist /Educator Here's the deal, we will run the VOICES Wanda Blanco sections of Turtle Talk again, which hasn't been in Office Services Coordinator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - action for a few issues. The questions that are The goal of Native American Prevention Services is asked Will be from readers that have questions to deliver services and information that encourage healthy lifestyles while discouraging the use of alabout Native American people, lifestyles, culture, cohol and other drugs. historical or contemporary areas, concerns, or is.....O_u_r_p-ro_g_r_a_m_st_r"_1ve_s_t_o_e_ns-u-re-t-he-in-fo-rm_a_t-io_n_a-nd-· sues. Your question will then be presented to services provided that are culturally relevant and community members for their response to be age-appropriate. printed in "Turtle Talk." This will be a good way to learn more about what others have wondered We Provide: about already. 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. so send your questions in! An Anishinafee Goff bea~~e in Grand Rapids???? If you are interested in participating in an American Indian Golf League you are asked to contact Mike Sprague at 458-8383 for more details or information as soon as possible. Details of the league to be worked out depending on the interest level of the community. If you snooze you may lose, so hurry and calll 11 �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 3 fire You at Risk for Colon Cancer? What Is Colorectal Cancer? The term colorectal cancer is used to describe cancer of the colon or rectum. The colon, or large bowel, is the lower part of the digestive tract. The rectum is the last part of the colon. We will use term colon cancer from here on to mean colorectal cancer. Almost half of all people who develop colon cancer die from the disease. In 1999, an estimated 2, 100 people in Michigan will die from colon cancer. Little information is available on exactly how many of those persons will be Native Americans . According to Indian Health Service information, Native Americans in this area of the country (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota) have the second highest incidence of colon cancer of all Native Americans! Native Americans have the lowest 5-year colon cancer survival rate of any race in the United States. Yet this cancer and these deaths can be prevented through screening exams and early detection. 1 Colon cancer starts as non-harmful or benign growths called polyps. These polyps can be found through an examination of the colon and removed before they turn into cancer. That is why having colon exams on a regular basis is so important, especially for people in families with a history of this disease. How Do You Know You're At-Risk? Your level of risk depends on: => => => => => How many of your family members have had colon polyps or cancer. How closely they are related to you. What age they first had polyps or cancer. What your age is. Whether you have had colon cancer or polyps before. The risk of colon cancer increases for everyone after the age of 50. Having had colon cancer or polyps yourself or having one or more parent, brother, sister or child with colon cancer can increase your risk of developing colon cancer. The only way to find out your level of risk is to take part in a complete review of your risk factors. This is called evaluation. If you have questions about your risk of colon cancer, need help in finding colon screening, or would like to talk with someone about your family history of colon cancer or polyps there are a number of local programs that can help you. For more information you can call Shawn Oliai at the American Cancer Society at (616) 364-61 21. This information is brought to you by the Community Colon Cancer Screening Group. The CCCSG is a local cooperative group presented by many healthcare organizations such as the American Cancer Society, Cherry Street Health Services and its satellite clinics, Grand Rapids Community Clinical Oncology Program, Metropolitan Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Spectrum Health, and the Grand Rapids Black Nurses Association. We extend an invitation for you to join us as a cooperative group participant. Please call. 1 Native American Monograph No.1; National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Society, 1994. �Page 4 Turtle Talk Newsletter Parenting For Prevention Children and youth are bombarded everyday with incorrect information and mixed messages about alcohol. The reality is that alcohol is linked with health problems, violence, crashes, unwanted and unsafe sex, etc. Changing the alcohol abuse picture in any community requires us to "parent for prevention." This involves looking at ourselves individually and working with other parents in the community. 1. Become educated about the disease of addiction, risk factors, why people use, environmental influences, real facts. 2. De-myth our thinking • • • • • A little beer won't hurt. It's a rite of passage, all kids do it. Thank goodness she only drinks and doesn't use something illegal. I can trust my son not to drink and drive. It's ok because my kid only drinks at home. The Fact Is: Alcohol use in adolescents leads more rapidly to addiction than in adults. People who start drinking before the age of eighteen become addicted at much higher rates than those who start drinking later. Alcohol interferes with the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual growth of children. 3. Examine our own attitudes and role modeling. The perception that alcohol use is the norm makes a young person more likely to use. Drinking patterns are learned at home. 4. Know - and tell our children about - individual family risk. People whose biological parents or grandparents are alcoholic are at a higher risk for addiction if they choose to use. High tolerance for alcohol indicates a person is at high risk for addiction. 5. Learn the signs that a young person is using alcohol and seek help when needed. 6. Understand and warn against youthful patterns of alcohol use. Young people tend to binge drink. They-seek intoxication. They can drink themselves to death. 7. Take parenting instruction classes. Few of us have been prepared for this most important responsibility. Most of us could improve our skills. 8. Help children develop resilience • Teach them steps for making wise decisions. • Role play how to "say no" and avoid risky situations. • Model and create opportunities for good, twoway communication. • Encourage self-expression. • Foster situations and use language that promotes healthy self-esteem. 9. Become involved in providing alternative activities for youth, and a variety of means for their recreations, community service, creative expression, and personal achievement. 1O. Examine the community environment in regard to alcohol • • • • • • • Access to alcohol. Enforcement of laws and ordinances. Consistency of school and community policies and their enforcement. Advertising and other marketing/industry influences. Adult role modeling and attitudes about youthful use. Sources of mixed messages. Influences on community norms such as college culture, tourist trade, etc .. Then participate in needed changes. 11. Network with other parents. Establish community standards. Support children in making no use choices. Provide safe activities and celebrations. �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 5 help from society while we're in prison it's hard to prove such things. If volunteers do not want to come in here and Dear Hunte!/ help us, we understand, it's prison, and no one wants to We hope when you receive this letter that you and come here. But as you peop/e·know, there are many other your loved ones are in the best ofhealth and spirits. As for us, we have run into some heavy road blocks. We have ways in which you could help us without being present been trying to order language tapes and books, but the in- physically. But ifyou choose not to help us, or give us a chance in any wa~ then society is being quite ignorant. stitution has denied them to us by saying it's not impor!ant. It's frustrating because other groups have language So the question at hand, are we going to begin materials. learning from one another, or are the Anishinabe people Well we read your article in the December 1998 who have chosen to make mistakes in their pasts, always '7urtle Talk'~ and in that article you stated that phrase/ going to be alone in this thing we cal/ life, without the unproverb, ''it takes a village to raise a child." You said how derstanding as to why! We are changed people, and now you wished that everyone could live by those teachings choose to do the right thing. Yet it appears as if society more intensely. Well as a group, we have no doubt that (the Anishinabe people) have exiled us from understandyou honestly feel that way. So the only conclusion that we ing. k11y is that! Now if society would sit back and ask themselves are able to come up with, is this,; since we all made misif they have made mistakes, the answer would obviously takes in our lives, and ended up in prison, we are no longer part of that village/community. ls that safe to say! be yes. So maybe we made a few more bad choices and Because that would explain why it's so hard for us to find maybe we made a few more mistakes. I can say that! But or get any type of outside support. But still it makes every- that we now have talked about this we see that we are not thing that much more confusing, because ifyou really look all that different. So ifyou choose to judge us badly, you at it we all live in such an imperfect world, a world that are in turn, judging yourself badly, as well as fa/sefully. Also, people are mentioning values. There is anmakes it nearly impossible for us to live ''mistake free." other word that goes with values. That word is morals. Everyone is going to make a few bad choices in their life, and just because the brothers here have made some bad It's a given that each individual in society or in prison, has his or her own set of values and morals about the way they choices, that doesn't make it right for people, "especially go through life. Anishinabe people'~ to ignore us, write us off. Now again, I repeat you sa~ it takes a village to There are a lot of brothers in here that could be raise a child. Well even though we are in prison, we really strong leaders, ifgiven another chance and some guidance. It's bad that people are blind to this fact! I think the do feel and really do believe that we are still a part of that village. So if society places right and wrong values and reason people aren't helping the brothers who have already made bad choices, is because it's the easiest thing to morals in a child's mind, then that child will grow to do! Now, even though some ofyou see the ignorance in know what is right and what is wrong. The village must that way of thinking, none ofyou want to be the first to keep an eye out and guide each child. I know that. Everyone should! step up and do something about it! After all we're the Lastly, I must say that our brothers here in prison outcasts and by being the outcasts and choosing a hard past and I quote "past'~ this makes us stronger and wiser! have a phrase/proverb, that we tend to go by.... Maybe For we have been down and seen which paths not to take you could share it with someone, sometime. It goes as in life! Now I say that we are stronger, because you gain such: Man does not balance his thoughts in an instant strength by making mistakes, and we are now wiser by He does not do it even in many lives choosing to use that strength to make the right choices in Therefore he must learn our lives now! And as he learns by the experiences which life The point I'm trying to make is that society tends to brings to him choose ignorance over - intelligence. So by labeling us and by his observations of the experiences of others. outcasts simply because of our pasts, is nothing less than ignorance. Therefore, if that's the way society chooses to look upon us, then they are ignorant in that form of reEditors Note: spect as well as judgement. Society doesn't know us now, Brian and others over the years have been turned and they don't know the changes to which we have made down by the prison for supplies that could help them in our lives, as well as our minds. So for once, please, learn, as well as, volunteers that could go in and assist. please, look beyond the cover and choose... .intelligence. To seek more information, you may write to the attention It's hard to really think positive about things going of "Chaplain" at: Handlon Michigan Training Vnit, P. on out there. We are doing everything possible so that brothers are able to leave prison and begin to prove to so- O.Box 492, 1728 Bluewater Highway, Ionia, Ml 48846. ciety that we have changed for the better! But without A Message from the Inside �Turtle Talk Newsletter Pase 6 YOUTH DRUM omoLE UNDER WAY They gathered around the large conference table to begin making their first drumstick, something they'll By Hunter Genia probably keep for a l~ng time or maybe give it to someone special. Whatever they choose they will have da thump da thump da thump da thump ....... . earned it. A few members of the Owashtinong Chung-a-ming Well you might have guessed, it is the youth drum came by to lend a hand, so it was cool they wanted drum circle striking the drum for the first time. Smiles to be a part of this as well. The sticks that they are spread across each veteran singer and drummer as they currently using are from the Owashtinong Chung-a-ming try to get the beginners on the beat. Ah yes, pasingers, after saymaa was properly given. , tience ....... . It's hard to believe that two sessions have already We all started out at something for the first time gone by and perhaps when you read this, they'll almost be and this is definitely no different. Five, six, seven, eight, half way through the six to eight weeks initially set aside nine, ten year old youths all together trying to bring harfor this. As I mentioned, many of the little ones have mony around the drum, to form unity in beat. Many wondered what's going to happen beyond this, but only who sing on area drums like Owashtinong, Rush Lake, time will tell. It's fun to just watch them glow in the High Spirit, War Party, Northern Sky, and many more all present. You are welcome and encouraged to come by started at the drum at some point in their lives. Some and show your support for these young people. didn't start drumming until their forties and if they were fortunate, then they had the opportunity to start in their ~{f{f{f {f{f {f {f {f {f {f {f {f {f {f {f {f {f {f {f {f {f~{f{f{f{f{f{f{f teens or younger. The first week they tried to just get to know one ~ Want A Trade? Want a Job? ; another and get to know the drum. When I started sing- ~ Want More From Life? ing it was no different, occasionally with even eleven 'W' ~ {j' ~ years of singing (not embarrassed to admit it) I still get {J' If you are ages 16 through 24, you may qualify for {J' off beat. Ah yes, patience ... .... "Don't be in a rush", {j' ~ {J' JOB CORPS. It's a training program that gives {f "Try to feel it", "When I point to you come in." {i' young adults a chance. {i' {{ {j' The drum, heartbeat of the community, a mes{{ {{ senger in many ways, healing in others, but we come to {i' L ~ "J earn Job Skills {{ understand the drum from our Anishinabe teachings. Finish School {i' {{ These are the things that are stressed in the group. ~ Find Direction There are many messages and lifelong teachings we can (jet A Job {{ live by from just the drum. You can sense that for most {i' {i' {{ {i' {f of them, our teachings may be unfamiliar to our youth. ~ The program offers training in many occupations, It doesn't even matter if the kids are from the city, res{i' including: {J' ervations, suburban, or rural areas. It is their first time {i' {i' for most. {f {j' ~ * Auto Repair * Food Service {i' Thirteen youth the first week, and about fifteen {i' * Retail Sales * Office Assistance {f at the second meeting come together asking questions. l'1 * arpenby {i' 1IJ * Health Services {J' "Are we going to make drum sticks? Are we going to ~ {f make a drum? What are we going to do after eight ses- {j' {j' {{ For more information call: {i' sions is up?" "Yes," "Maybe," and "I don't know" are {i' {{ {J' Myriam Martinez at {i' the answers to their questions. It is beautiful to see youth come together with such enthusiasm. What will ~ 1-800-774-JOBS they be like in five or ten years are thoughts that cross {j' (1-800-774-5627) {i' ~ ~ my mind. "It takes a community to raise our children." {i' {i' Okay, how many of you are ready to make a Residential and non-residential drumstick? "I AM". Okay gather around John, Olive, {{{j' Programs available {i' {i' Amanda, Joan and Jack, they'll get you started. After {i' {i' about a good forty-five minutes around the drum learnIt's The One Thing That Works For ... Everyone. ing to try and stay on beat, the drumstick making was of~ l'1 {j' 1IJ fered. g i i c g g i g i i {j'{j'{j'{i'{i'{j'{i'~{j'{j'{j'{f {j'{i'{j'{j'{i'{i'{j'{j'{i'{j'{j'{i'{j'{j'{j'{i'{f �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 7 proposals linking non-profit organizations, private businesses and educational institutions are strongly encouraged. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Grand Rapids City Commission has MicroEnterprise Loan Project allocated a maximum of $175,000 for this project. Project Management Organization These funds would be expected to support project planning, project administration, and loan The Community Development Citizen's principal amounts, federal rules limit business Committee and City of Grand Rapids seek loan assistance to business owners with proposals from business assistance moderate or lower incomes, and other federal organizations, community organizations, private rules apply. businesses, and educational institutions to Proposal packages are available from the manage a collaborative MicroEnterprise Loan City of Grand Rapids Community Development Project. This project would provide low-interest Office, 4th floor, Room 460, City Hall, 300 loans to develop small businesses within Grand Monroe NW. Questions may be directed to Rapids. Minority business participation is Barbara Hawke at 456-3677. emphasized. Proposals are due no later than March 26, Proposers would be expected to 1999. implement the project through all phases, from plan~ing the project and marketing loans through loan issuance and loan management. Business technical assistance is essential. Collaborative City of Grand Rapids Community Development Block Grant A Dozen Ways To Strengthen Your Family 1. Spend time with each other, do things together as a family. 2. Plan ahead with your family so things will happen and not "just happen." 3. Establish a reasonable balance between outside activities, work schedules and your family. 4. Talk with each other and listen carefully to understand each other's viewpoint. 5. Show each family member consideration and appreciation, especially in everyday ways. 6. Respect each person thoughts and feelings. his/her ideas, 7. Develop pride in your family. 8. Resolve problems and conflicts in a constructive way. 9. Help each other and be willing to let others help you. 1 0. Contact and build ties with other families. 11. Take part in community affairs and use community services. 1 2 . Develop a spiritual focus within your family. CELEBRATE YOUR STRONGER FAMILY! �Turtle Talk Newsletter Pa e 8 We h(lve h<ld <l lot ot tun while le<lrning <ibout ourselves <ind kindness. During this p<lst six weeks ot Young E<igles, we h<lve been concenfr<lting on kindness, sh<lring, honesty, <ind respect storiedrom the Red CliFFWellness Curriculum . We (Ire le<lrning th<lt we must pr<lctice these v(llues in our lives. B<il<lnce <ind underst<lnding these v(llues is outgo<il. The butterfly (lctivity w(ls <l be(lutitul story (lbout kindness. The Young E<igles sh(lred <ill the diFFerent w<lys they show kindness to others. We h<lve decided together th<lt the best time to be kind is before <lnyone ;isks us to be kind. The story W<lS <ibout how the butterfly brought h<ippiness to the child ten ot the vill<lge. To help the Young E<igles remember the story, we m<lde our own p<iper <ind glitter butterfly. Also the Young E<igles h<lve been pr<lcticing le<lrning how to pronounce the correct N<itive L<ingu<lge for our body p<lrts. We m<lde selt portr(lits <ind l<ibeled them <ill in Oiibw<ly. When the Young E<igles first come together we <llw<lys pr<lctice s<lying our body p<lrts together. They h;ive cre;ited their own ch<lrt to put up <lt home to help them remember. It you know <l young person between the gr<ldes ot k-6 <ind would like to become involved with the youth group we (Ire <llw<lys h<ippy to h(lve new members come ioin the tun. All you need is your p<lrent/gu<lrdi;in sign<lture on <l filled out regisfr(ltion form . It yout not sute you w(lnt to ioin then iust come for <l visit first, then decide. It you h<lve <lny questions ple(lse c(lll Renee Dill<lrd (lt 458-4078. Ate You A Potential Peet Educator! Ate you <l good communic(ltot <ind would like to sh(lre import<lnt infotm(ltion with other youth? Ate you concerned with N<itive Ameticqn he<llth issues with youth? Do you believe in the protection ot children who could use some helpful infotm<ltion <ind possibly consider m<lking he<llthy decisions (ls <l result ot <l ptesent<ltion you (Ire involved in? It you <lnsweted "Yes" to <ill these questions you would ptob<ibly m<lke <l good Native American youth peet educator. We (Ire getting ptep<lted to fr<lin <l new cl<iss ot peer educ(ltots this ye<lt <ind we (lte looking fot up to twelve youth who w<lnt to be <l p<irt ot it. It you (lte interested ple;ise te<ld the following: => You (lte invited to p<lrticip<lte with other peer educ(ltors <ind teen le;idets in the community ;it <l conference Wednesd<ly, M<lrch 17th 9:00 <lm to 2:15 p.m. This m<ly help determine whether being <l peet educqtot is fot you. It you (lte <ible to (lttend ple(lse cqll Renee Dill<ltd by M<ltch 10th, it you ;ite interested but un<ible to (lttend there will be <l meeting set up fot cuttent <ind newly interested peet educ(ltors. Ple(lse cont<lct Renee fot more intotm<ltion. Gr<lnd R<lpids Public School N<itive Ametic(ln youths interested in becoming <l peet educ;itot ple(lse c;ill Renee for speci(ll infotm(ltion. (Gt<ind R<lpids Public School students will be excused to (lttend this conference). => Out cuttent peet educ(ltots will help fr<lin new youth to become peer educ(ltots. They will receive fr<lining in import(lnt (lte(ls such <lS: HIV/AIDS prevention, Alcohol <ind other Drug <lW<lreness, <ind Diversity <lW<lteness tr;iining. As p<lrt ot the fr<lining cultur<ll <lW<lteness <ind sensitivity will ;ilw<lys be utilized. Cq// Renee Di/f4td Ifyou w<1nt to come ot ifyou have <1ny questions 458-4078. Young Eagle Ashleigh Day stanqing next to het Sel( portrait language activity. Young Eagles holq up theit butterfly Ptojects fot the camera. �Page 9 Turtle Talk Newsletter 1999 NATIVE AMERICAN CRITICAL ISSUES CONFERENCE BULLETIN NACIC 29th Annual Invitation to Participants March 25-27, 1999 For the past 29 years the NACIC has been designed to give participants the opportunity to examine key issues that impact the educational process of our Indian students and communities. The planning committee invites all persons who are concerned about Michigan's American Indian students to attend this conference. Title IX and the Johnson O'Malley programs continue to be our primary areas of involvement in Michigan's public schools but we also must earnestly look at what is the future of Indian Education in Michigan. U of M Law Day & Pow-Wow This year's conference will be held in Ann Arbor and will precede the annual U of M Law Day Program and the student Pow Wow. All three of these events have an long positive history in focusing on the critical issues impacting Indian country. This will be a very special week in Ann Arbor. The planning committee continues to provide sessions, which target students and adults in the K-12 system and Michigan's Higher Education Institutions. The committee acknowledges and recognizes the importance of the FIA Indian Outreach Program & Community Health Representatives as key delivery systems which impact the educational system. Pre-conference activities will include training about OIE and a special cultural presentations. Keynoters Our opening keynote speaker will be Edward Benton-Banai, author and lecturer on the need for relevant cuture-based curriculum materials. Mr. BentonBanai is the author of the much-acclaimed "The Mishomish" book. Dr. David Beaulieu, director of the Office of Indian Education will speak at our closing luncheon on "American Indian Education Policy and Initiatives for the 21st Century." Student Track We are continuing our efforts to provide positive leadership experiences for Indian students. The 1999 Youth Track will offer a combination of intensive and informational workshops designed to provide students with a look at selected career options. The students will spend a day experiencing a career in the communication, health, environmental, engineering, law, art & design, and computer technology fields. For further information please contact: Sharon Kota at 1-800-984-3101 x 337. Women's Circle takes initiative on Great Lakes water quality By: Minnie Two Shoes Walpole Island, Ontario (NFIC) 750, 000 gallons of sulfates will be pumped into Lake Superior over the next four years, affecting marshlands and water quality in the Great Lakes The women of Walpole Island, an Ojibwa reserve located on a tiny island on the northern shore of Lake Superior, are taking matters into their own hands. At issue is what they are calling the pollution and environmental degradation of the St. Claire River, from the discharge of sulfates into the river by Terra, a fertilizer plant operated by a subsidiary of the Imperial Chemical Company (ICC) of London, England. ICC began discharging the sulfates into the river in July, although the Women's Circle has been raising their concerns since plans for the discharge were announced over three years ago. "The big thing is, we're fighting not only the discharges, we're fighting for the health of the rivers and lakes, and the regulators are not doing their jobs," said Myrna Kicknosway, a member of the Walpole Island women's group. Environmental groups are also concerned with the effect the discharges will have on the water quality and lifestyle of the people of Walpole Island, and they predict it will affect the water quality of Lake Superior and eventually all of the Great Lakes. The increased levels of sulfates will affect the delicate balance of the marshlands on Walpole Island and the wild foods and game animals that are a part of the marsh's habitat and which play an important role in the local food chain used by Natives, said Kicknosway. Because of their concerns, the Women's Circle of Walpole Island will meet with Canadian officials and citizen groups to discuss the scientific evaluation of the effects of the discharge and to (Continued on page I 2) �Turtle Talk Page 10 Ru.th E. Minor (Genereamx) N overnlber 24 1927 - March 2nJ 1998 7 7 I am the resurrection, and The life He that believeth in me, Though he were dead, Yet Shall he Live, And Whosoever Liveth And believeth in me Shall never die. John 11:25 - 26 Office of Indian Education Poster Competition The office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, is seeking poster designs for a poster to be distributed initially at the 30th annual convention of the National Indian Education Association during October 1999. The winning poster design will be mass produced and distributed nationally. Requirements: The design should include an Indian Education theme and may include the concept of lool<ing to the year 2000 and later. The design should be in color in any medium and submitted in an 8 1/2 x 11-inch format on white bond paper. Each submission should include student name, age, tribal affiliation, and school. An individual may submit only one design for poster consideration. I Eligible Contestants: Any K-12 Title IX eligible student is encouraged to submit a design. Awards: The student submitting the winning design will be provided with lodging and expenses for the student and chaperone to be recognized at the 1999 National Indian Education Association Conven tion in Ol<lahoma City. Competition Submission and Deadline: All design entries must be postmarked no later than April 1, 1999 to be eligible for poster consideration. Entries should be mailed to the following address: OIE Poster Contest, Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 3Wl 11, Washington DC 20202-6335. A selection committee will review all submissions. Announcement of the poster winner will be made by May 15, 1999. Entry submissions will become the properly of the Office of Indian Education and will not be returned to contestants. Questions regarding poster competition may be addressed to the fol lowing: Ross Byington (202) 260-1519, Amos Goodfox (Z02) 260-1637, Bernard Garcia (202) 260-1454. �Turtle Talk Newsletter CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 20-21: Pokagon Band of Potawatomi "Catch Your Dreams" Red Road Traditional Pow Wow. Dowagiac Union High School. For more info call Judy Winchester at 616-782-1142. March 24-26: Native American Critical Issues Conference. Ann Arbor, Ml. Clarion Hotel. For more information call Paul Johnson at 517-339-1069 or Sharon Kofa at 810-984-3101 ex. 337. Page 11 M 11 N WA MUN A DI BISH KAW IN! ~''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''~ ~ Birthdays ~ ~~ ~ ' ' ~ ~ ~ ' March 26-28: 27th Annual Ann Arbor Pow Wow "Dance for Mother Earth." Ann Arbor, Ml. Crisler Arena. For more information call Shannon Martin at 734-763-9044 or 734-64pow99. ~ '' '' '' I\ ~ ~ March 27-28: Learning to Walk Together Pow ~ Wow. Marquette, Ml. Northern Michigan University Campus. For more info call Mary Curtis at 906- ' ~ 249-5102. ' ~ April 10-11: 10th Annual Western Michigan Uni' versity Pow Wow. University Arena. "Living Our ~ Heritage - Teaching Our Children" For more info: ~ 616-387-2279 or 616-385-5939. I\ April 18: Grand Valley State University Mini Pow Wow. Grand Entry at 12:00 noon. Grand River Room at the Kirkhof Center on the main campus in Allendale. Sponsored by GVSU Native American Student Association. For more info call Amy Varano at: 616-774-3083 . • ,~ ~ ~ I\ ~ ~ ' ' llir!iO'!_,ii'Sii.'SliililSiiSi?lii!'lii?lii'Sii.'Si!Siilliiill'iillillii!'lii?l_,ii'Sii.'Sll'iillil!l'iiSll.'!_,i!Siilliiill'iillilSliW I\ Indians of Hungry Hollow Correction ~ ~ ~ Because of misinformation, the book Indians of Hungry Hollow by Bill Dunlap and co-authored by Marcia Blacklidge will not be available for at least another 2 months. Another bit to be corrected is that "Indians of Hungry Hollow" is located on the last street in Petoskey, not near Good Hart as formerly stated. This location was misprinted by Turtle Talk staff and not by Bill Dunlap. lll!ll!Z!!".2!'2Z~l!Z!!".2!'22!2".l\!ll!Z!'2!ZZ!B!ll!Z!'2!!!".ZZ!B!ll!Z!'2!!!".ZZ!B!ll!Z!'2!!!".ZZ!~ ' ' ~ I\ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ' ' Amanda Abella Charles Allman Mary Cody Destry Contreras Michael Dillard Darcy Emert Maryanne Fasburg Lillian Garcia Cherri Gibbs Ed Gillis Joe John Tammy Leaureaux Craig Lett Julius Lewis Wayne Loonsfoot Jr. Jonnie Mackey Henry Mark Kyle McSauby Arianna Memberto Paul Morrisson Jennie P. Pigeon Norman Pigeon Pat Pigeon Elsie Raphael Al Recollect Tina Sams Will Shananaquet Gary Shawa Richard Shenoskey Jr. Lance Shirley Bret Shomin I Bret Shomin II George Shomin Joe Shomin Linda Shomin Edna Shriner Grace Shriner Randy Slaght Daisy Sprague Taneasha Stevenson Tawas Thomas Carl Wesaw Jr. James Wesaw Jimmy Wesaw Wanda Wesaw '~ ' ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~"- ~· '' '' ' ' 11t\. ~ I\ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ' ~ ~ ' ' !\ ~ ~ I\ ~ ' ~ ' ' ~ ~ ~ , ' ~· ' ~· ' ~. ~ ~· I\ ~ ~ ~ ~ I\ ~ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' �Turtle Talk Newsletter Page 12 (Continued from page 9) seek remedies. Native and ecological groups from both sides of the border, including the Indigenous Environmental Network and the Green Party, will attend to show support for the Women's Circle efforts. For more information contact Myrna at: 519-627-8365. Sponsored by the Native American Student Organization of GVSU. Sunday, April 18, 1999 Grand Entry at 12:00 noon! 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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/9bc55c506e8feacb729739876039497e.pdf 0861c49535d84df5994ceb423eae8a9c PDF Text Text ~ ( i VI IGrl :r ~T TURTLENAL AFFAJRT Xflc GRAND VALLEY .r - 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 A Monthly Publication by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council March/April 1990 ~XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXJ ~····························~ Executive Director ......................... J. Wagner Wheeler Editor ............................................... Fran Merryweather GRITC Bogcd of DUectors: President ......................................... Mary Roberts Vice President ........................... Loretta Antoine Treasurer .................................... Roger Williams Secretary ... .................... ................. Genevieve Shirley Sgt. - At - Arms ............................ Vcx:x:rt Member ... ....................................... Theresa Pauley Member ............................ .. ............ Mari Dudley Member ........................... ............... Georgia Genia Member ............................ .. ............ Sydney Martin Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Board of Directors Meetings are held every month, the second Tuesday of tha..month at 6:00 p.m .. at 45 Lexington N.W. Everyone is Welcome! "The earth does not beCcmq to man. M.an beCoriqs to the earth. AIL thi..riqs are connect.ed. L~ the bCood. whi..ch uni..tes one f amUy. M.an d.id. not weave the web of Ci..fe. He is mereCy a strand. i.n i..t. Whatever he does to the web, He does to hi..mseCf." Chief Sealth of the Duwamish Tribe Address Chgnge If you move and still want to receive your Turtle Talk, please send or call in your new address. Contact Loretta Yount at 774-8331. GRITC Staff Rqster Administration Wag Wheeler .......................... Executive Director Loretta Yount ......................... Executive Secretary Dennis Black..... ..................... Business Manager Chris Shomin .... .. ................... Accounting Clerk Substance Abuse Prevention Program Vicki Upton ...................... ....... Coordinator LeonardO'Bannon .... ....... ....... Outpatient Counselor Fran Merryweather .............. Prevention/Support Bob Stone . ............................... Comm. Health Rep. Mental Health Services Be Seniors Program Kathy Polise ...... .. ...... ............. Coordinator JudyDodge .............................. CoseManager Denise Skorka .... .................... Receptionist Annielafontsee ...................... Volunteer Employment Program Faye Baker .. .. ......................... Coordinator Rita Blumke ........................... Secretary CoorieCody ................... ......... Job Developer CarmenCorby ........................ Clerk Annie Lafontsee ...................... Job Developer Michigan Indian Press Terry Bussey ...... .. .... ............. Part-time Coordinator Gert Austof .............. ............... Secretary Jeff Justin ................... .. ......... Coordinator KayleCrampton .... ........ ......... Illustrator Mary Stitt .............................. Consultant �PL£A.8A.NT R'.EA.D'LNCi INPIAN WEATHER FORECASTING New moon in cloudy weather means a bad month! New moon in clear weather means a cold month! When the star is close to the moon, it also means cold weather! When the stars come out ahead of the moon, it means a good winter! When a red sun rises, it's going to be stormy in the next few days! When the sun goes down red, that means it's going to be good tomorrow! When there is a ring around the sun, its going to be stormy in the next few days! Sun dog means cold weather! PEACE (by FM) I have been very angry! I have experienced the pain of injury to my person, myself, me! I am trying to deal with these feelings. The Drum I am the drum I represent the world There are many directions in this world and I have all those directions This Is the center I live here This is my heart All can feel it beat I never change I am shaped like the sun and the moon, and our mothe r earth I am the dr1Jm I am life I am the sound of life within you I am the sound of the world For when the world ends, I will only sound one last beat for you I will ask .......• Have you been bad? Have you been good? - You can only answer with a straight tongue because the Creator will be listening He hears all things .......He hears you The Creator told me I must look after my people So, my people...........do not abuse me I have raged and lashed out with ugly thoughts and words! I have cried til there were no more I am the drum I have spoken tears! forward! I have begun to hate myself more than the injury itself! I'm sure, but what next? I question myself over and over and finally accept what I must do! ...... somehow knowing, gives me peace ..... If a child lives with criticism ••• she learns to condemn If a child lives with hostility •.• he learns to fight If a chi d lives with ridicule .•. she learns to be shy If a child lives with shame •.. he learns to feel guilty If a child lives with tolerance ... she learns to be patient If a child !Ives with encouragement ... he learns confidence If a child lives with praise ... she learns to appreciate If a child lives with fairness ... he learns justice If a child lives with security ... she learns to have faith If a child lives with approval ... he learns to like himself If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, she learns to find love in the world. Humility is the characteristic thaJ separates confulentce from conceit! FAMOUS AMERICAN !NPIANS I feel frustration for I'm not moving All these feelings are a part of healing Children LEARN what they LIVE ' - Black Kettl Cheyenne ChlefJOMph Nez Pwce Crazy Hor• Sioux Geronimo ApadMt JOMph Brant Mohawk Manullto Navaho OKeola Samlnole Pontiac Ottawa Red Cloud Sioux Red Jacket Seneca Sanlanta Kiowa TecurMah Sha- Wovolui Palut. �3. April ~ BLu~ Anna Ch(ebuna ApriL nu.rte Lea-ureaux ApriLWesuw CharLene Abefla Chrw '.f'LemiYl-9 Curtis Knight '.Edna 1Genoshfh,e9 '.Edythe 8heb0»9(;i, C1eor9e '.Pumam. g Jounne Fox Jesse L, Boda JoeH~n John ~rt Duve 11afmU30na Josie Sams .Le.rri A.UJert Duwn Bush Crumpton Don Bowen Sr. 11ary Stone M..ichaeL CorbtJ 11aryuti 11,a,shR.,a, ntcR..y 1Gw9imu M..Lst~j Bowen '.Purn. smith Robe·rt chivts Robi./ri :Enstey Robi..n Korn Rosoi-nn M..oore Suncly WfwRler Stcinle.y Big Joe Susrci.n Wesuw _; HAPPY B'LR'H-LDA.y TO TH'ESE t'LAR.CH BAB'LE8 ! 'Tawas ttcCan.n. Ed G.iUi..s .A.mJie rt.eyers llsie RaphaeL .AL R.ecollet "Joy is the net of love by which you catch souls!" A SPECIAL THANK YOU \Ve would like to express our deep appreciation and thanks for your kindness, help and support during our great loss. It is difficult to thank each one individually, many of the cards and gifts did not include a return address. Again, thank you and may God bless each and everyone of you! We love you all! The Mashka Family �4. PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSI~~ TANCE Prescription drug assistance is now a:vailable to SENIOR CITIZENS for emergency situations. If you think you qualify, see Judy in room 3 (Mental Health Offic£') . Also inquire about tax rebates for prescription drngs. SUBSTl~NCE ABUSE SERV'ICES GRITC Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services provide services for clients and the community. We provide Screening, Assessment, Referrals and Follow-up. Also Outpatient Counseling and Prevention Services. If you would like any information on illegal drugs or alcohol, or our sc~rvices, contact Vicki or Fran at 774-8331. ,·[1·7_;0~.: ~ EMPLOYMENT & TRAIN,NG PROGRAM The GRITC Employment Pro~1ram has been in existence since 19H4. To you, our prospective Employee Participant, we offer a multi-1"ac13ted, efficient Program of Err.ployment Services. Our components are: • JTPA PROGBAM • Limited Wor~; Experi1ance • Summer Youth • Training • Job Listings • Job Referrals 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 Pre-Empioyment Training in a classroom setting to enhance employability skills and job readiness. Candidates are then matched up with an Employer. *Recruitment starts for Summer Youth In May, call cannonat774-8331. ~ l/k"~ "1'(,j~,,, '1l U.R'LTC H.oolth & Human Services 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, and senior citizens. We provide: assessments :=~~~nagement counseling group therapy dance exercise If you would like further information on our services, contact our office at 774-8331. VOLUNTEERS WANTED GRITC is in the process of developing a.Volunteer Program. At this time we are encouraging individuals who may want to volunteer some time. Call Kathy at 774-8331. INTERSHIPS AVAILABLE Counselor - Bachelor level. Person will be able to do individual counseling, treatment planning, referrals and case follow-up. Casemanager - Associates/Bachelor degree level person. Person will be assigned cases. Involvement in treatment planning, referrals, and case follow-up. Call Kathy Pollse at 774-8331 for more Information. Both lndlvlduals and schools are encouraged to call. �5. FOR youR 'LNFOR:rLATWN SPIBITUAL CONFERENCE Michigan Tekakwith Conference June 29, 30, & July 1, 1990 Location: Villa Marquette North of Peshawbestoun Contact: Sr. Anne: (616) 782-5298 Fr. Andy: (616) 271-6651 or Chet Eagleman Sr.: (517) 335-9288 'LND'LdN JtWLE&Y Handera f ted £arrtn.qs By Bec~y 8ha.Ltfoe. (616) 846-0582 ONGOING (Change) Neshnewbe A.A. meets every Wednesday evening at 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. downstairs at Lexington School - 45 Lexington N.W. W~!XJ® 9 'rJ@U©~ ©IF /ff}{]~ @® .. ® [F[M] ©!JfJU@U[jf)Q.lfl. !P~©!P!l.~ 1111 New College of California National Indian Justice Center INDIAN JUSTICE SYSTEMS DEGREE PROGRAM New College of California is an independent, four year college with graduate and professional programs. New College of California is located in the heart of San Francisco. New College of California will launch a two year degree program which is unique to the academic environment. The program which will provide college traineo individuals for the courts of Indian country is presented in conjunction with the National Indian Justice Center. The students will receive information and skills which will allow them to participate actively in the improvement of tribal court systems. A two year Associate of Arts (AA) Degree program in Indian Justice Systems has recently been made available. This program will prepare students for employment in Indian tribal court systems as judges, advocates (Prosecutor, defender and/or civil advocate), court administrators, court clerks, social services personnel, law enforcement personnel, and other positions related to the administration of justice in Indian country. The curriculum is also designed for individuals currently employed in the field who desire to improve career opportunities. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Enrollment is limited. Interested persons should contact the Indian Justice Systems Degree program at (415) 863-4111 for an application and additional information. Completed applications must be received by June 15, 1990. Tune in to Bob Stone every Wednesday morning from 8 to 10. If you have any requests call him at 453-3711 or 774-8331 when he 's not at the station. "Good Intentions are thoughts looking for a goal" �6. What is M.S.H.D.A. (by Kathy Fagan of MSHDA) What is MSHDA? The Michigan State Housing Development Authority, or MSHDA for short, was established more than 20 years ago by the State Legislature to address the housing needs of low and moderate income families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities. We do not use state tax dollars for loans or operating expenses, but instead sell bonds to private investors to raise capital. We then lend the bond proceeds to for-profit and and nonprofit developers of rental housing, to families who want to buy their own homes, and to landlords renovating rental property - much like a bank would lend money. All told , we have invested more than $2 billion in Mich igan housing. We also administer Federal housing programs, and we make grants to neighborhood groups and homeless shelters. We work on programs with the Department of Social Services, Mental Health, Treasury and Office of Services to the Aging. All of MSHDA's rental developments for older people are handicapper accessible in common areas and most have some apartments that are barrier-free. For homeowners, the authority offers affordable financing for home repairs and improvements, through its Home Improvement Credit Certificates Program. In the Home Improvement Program, MSHDA finances low-cost loans to homeowners whose · income is no greater than $36,500. Homeowners can borrow up to $15,000 and take up to 15 years to repay the loan. Since 1978 the Authority has invested nearly $89 million in loans to over 17,000 homeowners, a third of them persons over age 62. The Authority has two programs to help low and moderate income people buy homes, the Single Family program and the Michigan Mortgage Credit Certificate program. They are intended primarily for first-time homebuyers, but many areas of the state are exempt from this restriction. For more information on any of MSHDA's programs, you may contact the Office of Communications at MSHDA, 401 S. Washington Square, Lansing, Ml. 48933; (517) 335-2006. AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION 6051 ARLINGTON BOULEVARD FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22044 202-INDIANS FAX# (703)532-1921 Each year for the last four years, the American Indian Heritage Foundation has supporte•j Congress in declaring a "National American Indian Heritage Week". Having had four consecutive annual weeks has fulfilled the congressional requirement necessary to petition for a "National American Indian Heritage Month". We have now initiated a plan and the support of Congress to officially recognize the signing of a Bill - the month of November as National American Indian Heritage Month beginning with November, 1990, and each year thereafter. Through the years, there have been a number of days designated by different groups as "American Indian Day". However, there has not been a consistent effort to obtain formal national recognition for an annual commemorative honoring the American Indian. To help assure passage of this important bill, we invite a letter of support from each Tribal Council. Supporting this bill represents a unique opportunity for all tribes to make a significant contribution to this historical event! Successful passage assures the nation will, at long last, recognize America's School systems and the media native people and their contribugenerally focus interest on the tions and accomplishments in a American Indian during the formal manner. This will provide Thanksgiving tradition. Also, In- opportunities for Indian people to dian Summer generally culmi- correct inaccuracies and sterenates during November, and otypes and share their rich herimany powwows and other Indian tage and cultural diversity with all events occur during the month. Americans. �7. THE QUEST FOR A SPIRIT KEEPER ALCATRAZ PROJECT Louis & Arlyn Heusinkveld Visualize approaching the United States from the west, flying over San Francisco Bay. As you look out of your tiny window for the famous bridge you see another, more powerful sight. A giant tipi, over 300 feet tall, rises majestically from Alcatraz Island. A visible reminder of the heritage of the American Indian welcomes you to America. From your vantage point in the air, the structure is silent and dignified, a monument to a lifestyle of the past. A lifestyle which has vanished. emotions andthe urgency. The plan has changed many times since its inception, but the goal remains the same: to build a museum on Alcatraz Island to act as a focal point for the preservation of the Indian culture, and to accomplish this task while there are still elders to pass on the teachings of their youth. ...A9·~~:,::.... /J:~~ .. · ' ~~lJ1) 'C • If you could step onto the island itself you would see a much different picture. The huge tipi is actually a thriving museum of Indian culture and artifacts which is teaming with activity. Inside the museum each floor is filled with exhibits; all tribes of North America are represented. Tribal elders are seen teaching the languages, traditions and heritage of their youth to the youth of today. They pour out the contents of their hearts so that an accurate history of their time and way of life will exist after they are gone. They stress the ancient reverence for the land to their young pupils. Craftsmen demonstrate their skills for the enjoyment and education of museum visitors. Outside of the tipi are several Indian dwellings complete with Indian families living everyday life as their ancestors did, in pueblos, hogans and wikiups. The smell of pine and frybread fills the air, transporting you back to a simpler time. You have found the keeper of the spirit of the Indian people. It is a central meeting place for those who strive to keep the spirit alive, those who know that time is of the essence, that once the spirit is gone it cannot be retrieved or resurrected. Welcotne to the home of the spirit keeper. A rapidly growing group of individuals, both Indian and non-Indian, can already see this beacon on the west coast. The vision is clear to them, even though the construction of the ti pi is years in the future and the location is hundreds of miles from their base of operations in the Midwest. When these individuals meet to discuss their plans, the emotions behind this project often interfere with practical considerations. But it is the emotion which keeps the quest alive, the I .f" '' In their battle against time, progress has seemed painfully slow, but in reality much has been accomplished. Status as a non-profit organization is pending approval. Architects have a design for the structure and are working on the particular needs of the facility to deal with the salt air. Letters of support are coming in from all over the country as well as much needed donations. All Indian tribes have been contacted in order to solicit their support for the project. Politicians have responded favorably to the ideas presented by the delegation. An active campaign to raise funds for the project waits only for non-profit status. As support for this project builds, it is hoped that other delegations will be formed around the country. If you would like further information about this project please write to: Great Plains Delegation of the North American Indians for Alcatraz Project, Truman Ware, President, 750 W 46th North, Wichita, KS 67204 1 �8. The Board of Directors of Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Announces The Annual General Membership Meeting And Election of Officers PLACE: Westside Complex DATE: Monday, May 14, 1990 TIME: 6:00 p.m. Due to expiration of terms, four vacancies on the Board of Directors are to be filled at this election. Criteria for serving on the Board of Directors of Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, Inc .. (the Council) according to the Council's by-laws, are as follows: Any member of the Council is eligible provided, however, that no more than one person in a family shall be a director at one time, nor can a member of the director's family be employed by the Council. Family is defined as spouses, children, stepchildren, brothers, sisters, parents, step-parents, grand parents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and all in-laws. A written nomination form is available at the Director's office at the Council at 45 Lexington NW during regular business hours. Completed nomination forms must be received at that same office by the deadline of 5:00 p.m. April 16, 1990 Voting will be by secret ballot at the annual meeting. Submitted by the Nominating Committee Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. �-------======-~---= ~- ~ MELODY HARRIS - GOING PLACES!!! Melody Harris is currently enrolled at Lexington School. She will soon complete requirements for her high school diploma. In addition, Melody won a scholarship for Grand Rapids Junior College. Her educational goal is be an architect. . She has a 11 month old daughter and works part time in the office at Lexington School. She enjoys her job in the office. She likes working with people. Melody drew an eagle which will be on the cover of the Lexington Yearbook. Art students will use the eagle to silk screen t-shirts which the yearbook class will be selling. We are proud of Melody and wish her the very best in the future! GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY EDUCATION ADULT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION Thursday, May 31, 1990, 8:00 PM Fountain Street Church �Gr•nd R•pid1 lnt1r-Tri/J•I Council NON l'RCFIT O~G . U. 45 Lexington N.W .. Grand Rapids, Ml 49504 ~. POS7'!.G[ r i:.. ?Er!.'. :1 • GRAND t :J :.. ~ ~ •. f:~:. , '.'C' ;.,; ,_,., --·- -··-·-- ' A United Way Agency Betty Libary Jones Grand Val1ey State College Allendale MI 49401 -·~ - d � 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 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/22aa0add1574f72722eaf29849ee5923.pdf f0234c596ad68934e1c86df80bf56dee PDF Text Text ((~RC:. ~~\ Gr R::t:\GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL 1978 T .U..,.RTT E ~ L ..; AI K 'T~ ..i~.r\. EDITOR: toni a. foster ,./I.·. - ASS'T EDffOR: margaret sprague c:: "MAY IS SUE" AND VAllEY ST.~TE COLLEGES UBRMf< REGIONAL AffAIRS RESOURC£.S CQHER �l GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT TURTLE TALK STAFF Toni A. Foster EDITOR: ASSISTANT EDITOR: Margaret A. Sprague PRINTER: Donna M. Dunlop REPORTER: Virginia Herr OFFICE ASSISTANT (PART-TIME): TYPISTS: Ross Morgan Toni A. Foster Virginia Herr Donna M. Dunlop Donna M. Dunlop ARTISTS: Duane Raphael ***The TURTLE TALK Staff would like to thank the following people who helped us with the assembling, stapling and labeling of last month's issue. Carlotta Anewishki, Corky Recollet, Barbara S heahan, Les King, Fred Perry, and Merri Medawis MEE-GWETCH ! ! 1 • �us and the things that sur- BOO-SHOO! With the warm winds of the new Spring Season upon us, we hope this new season finds each of our readers and their families surrounded with good spirits and in good health. rounds us, as we all endeavor to·perform our daily activities. Git-ga-wa-ba-min Na-gutch! TONI A. FOSTER, EDITOR CrlAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL We hope that May's issue of TURTLE TALK is published to the satisfaction of our readers. MAY BIRTHD'AYS We the TURTLE TALK Happy birthday to: staff~ want you to enjoy and have the pleasure of knowing just what's going on in our Community to- Ben Warren Rita Wemigwans day! Art Romer It's always a pleasure to get an issue to each and everyone Bill Shananaquet Alicia Anewishki Steve Collins Linda Floyd of you once a month. I hope everyone finds this issue and Tony l>Jarren all issues very good reading. May the Great Spirit, our Creator, breathe new life into Joe Ann Peterson Percy St. Clair Frank Romer Dora Morgan Helen Raphael Sonny Raphael Adeline Warren James Wemigwans Paul Hart .Shirley Lark Anthony Towns Elizabeth Sprague Rita Romer Steve Medawis Charles Anderson Sharon Kennedy Melva Dani.elson Tom Wemigwans May 2 May 3 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 6 May 6 May 7 May May May May May May May May May May 12 13 13 15 15 15 15 16 18 18 May 19 May May May May May May 21 22 22 24 25 28 Ronald Fox, Jr., May 30 Roger Martell, Jr. May 14 (And a belated Happy Birthday to last month's oversights)~ April Blumke April 1 Mary ann Mashka April 5 April 11 April 11 Sammi Anewishki Kathy Wesaw Fred Perry April 16 UHi~ 2 �£!.O.MEMAKER t S CLUB 'Wuld like t o tai, e a fe w moments ~ a r efresh your memory on what Outreach has to offer. Right now t r2nsportation is one of our larger ~ e r vices. We're available to help Keep your appointments but please . ry to let us know a day ahead, so we can schedule the rides. We have :::. <, em e r> g e iH :: y f o o d she l f to he l p iam il ie s in emerg e ncy crisis. Any d0n~ti ons o ~ canned goods would be :rJa tly app r eciated. ··2 W~ t ry to ~iai l ab le .,., r~a ' ''• Mrs. Eleanor Robe~ts of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, was the guest speaker for the Homemaker's Club on the evening of April 5. She showed the club some slides and passed out material on Energy Conservation • To wrap up the rest of the evening the ladies played basic four Bin- ' go. A very enjoyable evening was had by all. Jean Warre~, Coordinator Homemaker's Club help c lients get any me dical help through re- · h ;;e '-vr y to • c· ...J.p the people ~ 11 ..L::O. ··r d hou s in z a nd hel p ~ i t h furnir e- wh e n e v e r' w·~ c a n • T h i r; i s a l s o 1 " ·1one th rough r efe rrals. If you ·e0d a n y cf our serv ic e s q u (~ ;:i t, i :~-:1 r' .. 3 !' r ~:: e l y~ r (:: e gt ve ca. I J. A NOTE FROM THE NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM In my last contact with you I explained our "American Indian Book 11 project. That was completed last month; so, at this time we are waiting for the arrival of the books. The distribution of them will, then, take place. 4i The staff of the N.A.E.P. have been ~ec I .: P! .:: 0 \.· 1 e l"" C 1tre.:.;. ch, Q L.'' :'"' tVt:'. p:t:::: . whi-:h i s ,~~h.ii:.a. tr SGr~v· :~ . :·.::.-i:.~ ,;·u:- a ctual ~~(«) 1 ~ '~·! . ron Ot.t t - having in-service training sessions through Community Counseling. The weekly ses~ions started in January and ended this month of April . The purpose of the sessions was to develop personal growth, communication skills, counseling process and ~ rai n ing in other skills to meet spec i~ l needs. We all feel the training was worthwhile and hope to meet periodically to review what was l earned or to seek help. i " • • ' 1"' "~ J ~.,' r. ·l c D o . . ~ s. 1 r:- 1 J) : r 0 c :,, n 1" Parent C&mmittee members have taken 'J11tr e ct c .1 ')t·p2v + .. , ,,. advant3ge of the help "The Bridge B<i?tween Two Worldsff has had to offer. The meet i ngs in Muskegon and Lu~~ngton were both attended. The Parent Committee has found the information and training that the Bridce Between Two Worlds had to offer was helpful. 3 �At this time the N.A.E.P. Staff and five Parent Committee members are looking forward to attending the Native American Critical Issues Conference in Lansing, Michigan. The workshops look very interesting. There was no special newsletter from the Native American Education Program for the month of April 1 due partly to the spring vacation. Hopefully, you did receive a flyer which announced the regular Parent Committee monthly meeting on April 12, 1978 at Straight School. The Parent Committee does meet monthly on· on the second Wednesday of each month. Everyone is invited to attend. The meetings are usually at the West Side Complex in the Multiouroose Room at 7:00 plm. You may ~xp~ct a newsletter from the program for the month of May. Since we did not take students for Career Day to Lansing, Michig2n, we <:1re in' the process of planning career dav for secondary students in in the Gr~nd Rapids Public Schools. The Career Day will be held on May 4, 1978 at Lexington School. Students are receiving more specific information through the Specialists. Planning meetings for the Native American summer program have started started. You can expect to be receiving information in the very near future. There have been special meetings on Friday mornings for the Specialists, primarily, to become more and more familiar with resource persons. The person responsible for these meetings is Shirley Collier from the Parent Program in the Grand Rapids Public Schools. She, herself, has given a number of helpful sessions, also. A lot of useful information has been given. 4 Many kinds of activities and plans are going on all the time. We are truly kept very busy. We are hnre -to help and if help or information is needed, do give us a call at 456-4226 or stop and see us at the West Side Complex at 215 Straight St. N.W. Mig-wetch ,Jear,ette St. Clair, Coordinator NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM. ***EDITOR'S NOTE: I would like to also mention that in last months issue of TURTLE TALK, there was an error between the Native American Education Program and the CETA I Program. It was in the article from the CETA I Program that we put the Native American Education Program's phone number. This is just to say that we do SOMETIMES make errors. Sorry Jeannette and Fred! ©~® �INTRODUCING ••• By 'JJrginia Herr Contrary to pop~lar belief, Mike Connally was ~~ born in Ireland under a shamrock! He was, in fact, born in Flint, Michigan. The picture of humility, our Adult Eaucation Director here, really is a most likable down to earth type fellow) loved by all. Michigan State University is where he received his education majcring in Social Sciences, Statistics an~ Educat.ioni and he holds three degrees; a B.A. 1 M.A., and Ph. D. Much to our good fortune, he has been at the Council for two vears now, and for many more we ho~e. ~ommuting daily from Holland, Michigan where he lives with his verv ~retty wife Jeremy, Mike has a · lovely home on beautiful Lake Michigan. Jeremy is also a teacher and teaches at West Ottawa High got Luella Collins, Transportation Coordinator of the Outreach De- partment. fa~iliar with the Council as she was part of the grGup who started the organization 2 few moons ago. ] .i, "'. ,... 8 •···· · · · ..., i.,1·s '" • v!JaI l•.li11e 1 ·1·' l' J.Ke· .likes to work on his house, olav bridge, fish, camp and trav~l.- While in Europe not too long ago, he had an Born Luella Sprague in Bradley, Michigan, she is married and has five children ranging in age from ten to twenty two years old. When she's not busy working here at the Council and being a homemaker, ahe enjoys reading and bowling. Reading most of all, as she really gets in to it, unusual experience near the Tower ·0 1,,. i~ Our van driver started work here in May 1977, but should be pretty nea.r Hou.and. of Pisa. "In plain English juat means that I'm the van driver," smiles Luella unpretentiously. And he's one jump ahead E'lo1· M ' L"<• . ""' c 1,onc.pe,,il., :i.n that he 0 has already seen Stonehenge. (Oh well, Eloise, maybe we'll get there someday.) but first I have to finish that History right, Mike??? • Also interest6d in Astrology, --------- am LUELLA COLLINS I) she said, "You can I'm a Scorpio!" - ~ - ._, ,_... ..,_ ~ ...... Q J...;jk.,. ... ;;) ) . , .. :.. ) • And she is tel} but " h e ' -· c n e <" f •-\.il_. i·1 o ~ e g:.::> e,;."'1 ~-\,; 1 t,:;"· ~·c· ,, .... .i..p ~..., o,,;;:;"' 1J •'-'-'" (could it be her Neptune rising?) Whom I always enjoy running in to here at the Cou~cil, because she "Tell them I'm a full-blood Potawatomi! !11 said Luella Collins with enthusiasm, when I started wy interview with her. This is cne lady WhO always has ~ ~hPe~V om~L1= ~~(j a pleasing di sposi ti on! Add :,o '.:.hat a groat ~ense of humor and you've ....... (as alSiJ 1 ~ always h&s a friendly smile and !..!. t-l'Or'd. Always stay sweet, You're a nice lady. 5 Luella. �ELOISE MONTPETIT "I was drawn intutitvly to the Indian Sulture through ideas of which I had no knowledge, c~ming out throuah the :.;onetrv I wrnte ~loi~R ._ ..... .J ._. • .J, " The first time I met Eloise, she emerged from a huge "Addams Family" type structuret {or the House of l-' ·-~--.~ says, in a smooth precise voice. Adamant about not lik!ng city life, Usher?) surrounded by a black iron fence and gate. She was attired in a black garment and head covering, reminisent of a monk's cowl and was she says she feels happiest when around water, trees and candles, but also J.ikes to 11 party down." carrying a cat named "Nightmare" in a cage - destined for Massachusetts. Get the picture??? Someday in the future, she wants to journey to Egypt, Ireland andT Scotland. Stonehenge is a must on her agenda. {P.rt::ferably at night under a full moon!) After that first impression I did become better acquainted with her and round thet she is a person of great depth and spirituality. Still And there we have Eloise Montoetit - I had to delve and delve to try - Lady of Mystsry, with but t~e first veil removed!!! to add more to what I already know about her, since she is a person immersed in a veil-of-mystery. GERI ANEWISHKI Petite (as her name reveals), redhaired and penetrating deep blue 11 eyes, make up the person of Eloise on l<ittens .•• " Montpetit, who says with slow and deliberate sincerity 1 ttI have always cultivated a deep interest in danced all n:lght ••• " the ways of the spirit, which means for me, following the cycles of the Moon and changing seasons of the Earth. I'm very proud of being a part of womankind, and a sense of spirituality and strength is born from this." She also says, "Sometimes people think I'm kind of spocky because of the way I wrile or talk~ or the way I speak to trees and dan~e around our Mother Earth, but since I've known the Nishnawbe, Baindrop3 on roses, and whiskers people who understand my ways.!! could bave fl La de da da da •••• " When I hear these cheery melodies floating down the halls, I always know from whom they are lilting. It could be none other than Geri. Anew:i shki, the lady ;ri th the temperment of mirth and merriment; a lady who always appears fun loving and happy, which I think is terrific!!! Geri's job here at the Council is that of Data Coo~dinator, and she 1 s held that position since October 1977. I 1 ve f'oc.:,d nr She also has offices at the Westside Complex with Bill Carpenter. Progcam Plannep fer the Council. Eloise is an Outreach worker here at the Council. She started wor~i~S here in July 1976, while attendi~ g A native of Northport, Michigan she is from the Ottawa Tribe and is mother to four children. Thomas Jefferson College at Grand Valley, and is now here full tine. She says when Wag Wheeler sp0ke at TJC in April of 1976, and asked for students to work on Urban The litLle lady with the big brown eyes 1 \.{ho is a1w:1y;3 ''up" says she laves to read in her spare time, and really doe~ · enjoy working here. Corp ~ . provided by the Council, she got And we really enjoy having here involved with the day care center. here too. 6 11 la de da da da •..• " · �ROGER SPRAGUE LETTER OF RESIGNATION We'd very much like to welcome Roger Sprague as our new Director of the Employment Resource Center here. And while he is new to this position, he is by no means ne w to the community OR the Council. HJs most recent association here , was that of Cnairman of the Board of Directors, from which he re cently resigned in order to fill his new position at the Council . It is my understanding too, that he was one of the original organizers of the Council at its inception. April 3, 1978 TO: Members of the Board FROM: Roger L. Sprague SUBJECT: Resignation from the Board Dear Board Members: It is with much regret that I must resign as chairman of the board. Effective right after this meeting. There was a lot of thought over a period of months before I came to a decision. An aura of quiet dignity surrounds Roger who was born in Bradley, Michigan and is both Potawatomi and Ottawa. ·"--··-----~---"--·-------- He is married to Rita I. Lett, who is also an Indian, but from the British West Indies, and they are the proud parents of five children, Lee 18, Richard 17, Janina 16, Michael 15, and Anthony l.1 . Sports of all kinds interest Roger, and he has been the promoter and coach of a lot of teams in tne arfc:a. My thinking is that I can serve the Indian Community more effectively as Program Director of Employment 1 at the Inter-Tribal Council. I am very proud to have served for two different periods. First as Vice-Chairman for 21 years, then as Chairman for 2 years, 9 months. Watching our Council grow from zero ground 10vel to what i t now encompasses and the programs it offers to help our comm~nity has raade me very proud. It shows what a sound and intelligent board and st~f! working together can accomplisn. We knew that Roger will do great in his new position. Welcome aboard, Roger 1 and much success to you!!! I can only hope that the rest of the board and the Community remembers me as being an honest and ~edicated board member and I can assure you that I'll be the same person in my new job. I am confident that I'll leave the board in competent hands, with a nucleus of dedicated and hard working people to carry on. Yours truly, Roger L. Sprague 7 �UPCOMING EVENTS INDIAN CHILD WELFARE AGENCY ALL INDIAN BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Wilma Thomas, Executive Director of the Indian Child Welfare Agency, ·This tournament will be held at whose central office is at Sault Jenison Field House~ Michigan Ste. Marie, was at GRITC recently. State University, East Lansing. Wilma says the agency was established Dates are May 20 and 21, 1978. Tea on January 3 of this year, and the Teams included will be from Montana~ ouroose is to set up a child welfare Minnesota, California, Michigan system for Indian crii1dren L1 the and South Dakota. Please contact . State of Michigan. George Pamp for more information at (517) 463-5335. The programs objectives are to place Indian Children back within the family structure - with Indian families. They also want Indian professional social workers within the Indian communities to help the children be aware of their culture and identity and not lose their self esteem. They are presently working with seven Indian communities, and an advisory board was formed with one person from each community. They are: GRITC Rep., G.R. Buddy Raphael Shirley Chamberlain Saginaw GhJ~ppewa Rep. , YOU HAVE JUST BEEN RIPPED OFF!!!!!! Rosemary Haataja Rep. of Keweenaw Bay Gloria McCullough Hep. of Hannahville Laurel Keenan Marty Snyter Rep. of Bay Mills Rep. of Sault 1. Tribe1 Mannistique Mary Ann Trudeau ·~~- THE ".Q.i:J~Y E~f:E." MOVIE IS POLLUTING THE INTELLIGENCE OF ALL PEOPLE ON THE MOTHER EARTH! nep. of Detroit 2. Counselor trainees for the Agency have just been hired and the other staff members consist of Arnie Parish Resource Specialist/Field Coordin3. ator and Wilma, who is Executive Director, Wilma, who is from Columbus, Ohio, was hired by the Inter-T~ibal Council of Michigan, which is located at Sault Ste. Marie. We wish them all much <:.iuccess! ! ! 8 ·-~~~~~- 4. The movie is historically inaccurate. Brutal violence by Native people is emphasized between humans and towards animals. Native men are portrayed as extremely emotional, demonstrating either passive, or agressive behavior. Native men are portrayed as grunting, groaning idiots who have uncontrollable lust for white women and whiskey. �5. The characte~ Iran Eyes Cody portrays is a passive 1 mindless slave to a white dominant male (Lone Ranger and Tonto image). 6. The woman is portrayed as pro perty of two men. 7. The woman is portrayed as a foolish., passive, screaming, emotionally sick non-person. The quality of the clothing, and painted, glued beadwork is not representational of Indian arts and crafts. 8. 9. Concerned Native Parents of Great Lakes Area c/o Grand Tr~~'ers~ Ba y Area. I.n~, dian Center 940 East Eighth Street Traverse City, MI. 49684 WARNING: FILMS OF THIS TYPE COULD BE DAMAGING TO YOUR CHILDS MENTAL ff®°:© HEALTH! There is a sacrilegious violation of traditional Native values, religious symbols, and deeply felt 10. belief~. Thjs film has been highly advertised on television and in newspapers as a quality IL __ ."· family film--this is untrue. It is the worst example of misrated pornography to come out in recent years. ....,,..._,,, ,.I.,. WH/\T YOU CAN DO! \~ 1. Ask for your money back. 2. Support our request for equal time in the media a~d 5. _._. ..,... ...,.......... ,,.-. ~\,,- __ " - .. ----------.-·---- theaters 30th Annual NMOA Council Meeting: June 17, 1978 Petoskey, Michigan-Emmet County Fairgrounds For all 0ttawas & Chippewas with at least ~ Tndi2n a~cestrv as determindely ;y-~he.{go~ Dura~t Roll. 9:00 A.~. -- 2;00 P.M. Renewal of Membership Cards. 1:30 P.M. Business Meeting: Status Report on Land Claims, HuntTnc,jan :1• n e a f"\ C,-1 ·~· i J~ S h' ,. '"' 1 fig R' 1 .J. g"h~~· V ;:) 2 ' l ~ .. ,. •7 ··l , , ,. "' <· .; , • ·r·· • A.ri. r' " a 1 E l e c t l o n •) 1 0 -'- ficers~ Other Pertinent Tribal Matters. Luncheon available at all Limes by Unit One. Support our eff~rts to raise funds for positiv~ Ndtive directed films of Great Lakes Call, write, send t(=lep:r;,1ms to the film industry ae~anaing that destructive, poor quRlity films of this type be •' ,-. NOTICE OF MEETING area Native people. 4. ·,, __ --....---. -·-..·--·-· ...... where this film )as been shown. 3. ....~ ,..----... 1 ~··\.AW'·..;l..\l....L-'l' 3to~ped. Support the effor~s of N2t1ve people and organizations who want to live in harmony with ,;oc; ,John, all life. .L.. l ii.."" NMOA )26 Lafayette S.E. City, MI. 49503 9 L• �There will be prizes for the Oldest PLEASE MARK YO'.fll_CALENDAR!! Dancers and the Dancer Traveling Saturday, May 6, 1978 the Longest Distance. 3rd Annual Reunion Drawings will be held throughout the weekend. To be held at the Mt. Pleasant Indian Codmunity Hall located on the Isabella Reservation, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Security provided and NO B~O.Z§ AND DRUGS PERMITTED!!! Also it would like to be mentioned 11:00 P.M. --? that no one is responsible for (Your Pleasure) accidents or loss of property! Activities will start with a cot luck at noon. Kitchen and di~ing room facilities are included at the hall. Bring your own table service. MEN'S TRADITIONAL FANCY DANCE 1st ~ $500.00 2nd - $300.00 3rd ~· $100.00 1st - $400.00 2nd $250.00 3rd - $100.00 ties are close by one the reserva- WOMEN'S TRADTONL. WOMEN'S SHA\.VL tion and at a County Park with electric hook-ups available. Weather permitting, this will be good for further impromptu activities on Sunday. lst - $350.00 2nd - $200.00 3rd $100.00 1st - $300.00 2nd - $200.00 3rd $100.00 Keep in mind that camping facili- ----·- YOUNG WOMEN TI2tO'l6) BRING YOUR FAMILY - - We want your young people to participate with sports activites - softball, volley ball, badmition 1 and horse-shoe equipment would be welcome. lst - $200.00 2nd - $100.00 3:rd - $ 50.00 Other plans will be announced in a later reminder. 1st. - $200.00 2nd - $100.00 3r·d - $ 50.00 GIHLS 1st - $100.00 2nd - $ 50.0G 3rd - $ 25.00 See you there - - -5-6-78 (6 - J.l) 1st - $100.00 2nd - $ 50.00 3rd - $ 25.00 YOUR REUNION CHAIRMEN .SINGING CONTEST ,J.P. Crampton Edith B. Gilmore 1st - ~~300.00 2nd - $200.00 • 3rd - $100.00 1978 INDIAN WEEK POWWOW - May 5,6,&7, 1978 Registration closes: Saturday, Ma; 61 1978 at 12:00 Noon for all sinpers and dancers. -No ____ ___ exceptions?!! ,,. .,,. Craftstands available - call Denni3 HisGun, Ext. 33 for reservations and costs. 10 .!.!.. . For more information contact the MJNNEAP0LIS REGIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN CENTER at 1530 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 Or call (612) 871-4555. 10® �------ --- -- ------ No, not you ~ann~at-Bushoe. Instead you let envy and jealousy make you sneak around among the people and sprea~ lies to undermi~e your Nishnawbe brother and sister. The time and energy you spend to get this done is astounding! If you would only apply yourself half as hard in elevating yourself, you wouldn't have to be jealous of anyone. You would be the very highest of the high. Can you not see tnat what are yo~ !:, ry in.£; t:.) d ~ .Ls the ·v.rror1µ~ t4a y ?· Pu l :L i ll g t i1 t-J a d "f/ :;t. r1 c e ci o n e-; d C) \,.1 n t o your level of life style is impos- ,OPEN __._. . LETTER TO NANN-AH-BUSHOE ,,.__.--------~.-.........-·>J I have kept silent about this too long. Now I must speak. All these years I thoJg~t you would take a close look at yourself and stop doing thi.s thing. Your father before you did this and now you talk to the young ones and they alscr learn to do this. Nann-ah-Bushoe yoi.! musl cease this now or it will never end. Your son will teach his son until the chain is forever. Nann-ah-Bushoe why do you speak ill of your brother and sister Nishnawbe every time one of them does good e.nd. advances? He gets a good automobile and ~ou say he stole it. Your Nishnawbe sister obtains a good job and you say she used herseJ.f immorally as a woman to get it. An Indian is elevated to highe~ status and you start rumors that h0 used rhi· ~.,~y· d.nc.i - ' tr-1-_ · ·- ......,.... 1'"t.'\. r.,....~r J. r :Ln order . . . .:.,. ca1·1 .,. ,..,.:.._ to accomplish this. N·ever have ·I .."e~c, r a· ..f o 1l ,~ n. e e '" a ., c! ,_ e for .yro U'"' th·~'-" 1...· · a 1·.·. ~ ': . '• • .., · 1·.t_lad • '"'.•~ 1.•• o · (' "' l .,,. ·'· ""r . t~..... • I\·i·e.,·e~ J v ~ Q 0 Y0 U Sa V I! T·";:. 1 l ,, ·. ·· ?r "' '. 'f1 ,_. - __ '" 0 11 e ' "m or ··ct O.t. "'vou .. ci.. • ou~ Yr'll"' ., ·l'.'t" iI ......- . _ .:. o o u r r a c e • c 0 r........t _,.,; ........ n 1, e ..L C'../ oc • · ~"' ~~ well nee gee! ! .I...,; I:' ...., Ci. ...; • ;q.-,.- . i. - - { - sible. They are not corning back down there. Why should thev? T They've been there on thew~~ up. They didn't like that level so they kept searching for a way up. could it be 1 Nann-a~-Bushoe). they didn't care for your company~ Yot1r br·other! and ..-~ ~ ~ 1. ~· o-" ..,. ' !! ~~ear chin g 100~ insiae ano arouna themselves. They took note of what t"rey had and what t;:1ey didn't hava, C'.\ • • - "' •· sister~ • tooir .l :'I ' l}f- ;~ c:i, They took what they had and put it to use. What they did~ t have made great effort to acquire 1 th~y and I tell you Nann-ah-Dushoe. the rewards of these efforts did ~10t ~ome easy; for they were handicapped from the beginning. They were born Indians in an unenlightened era of t~is culture. Also, they were poor, all of them. No, silver spoons in their mouths. They worked and earned what they got. Because they were Indians thev ~ 1 t f . (_,1.,, ...... ,1n _. 0e JUS t good. to get the job, they had to be better than aimos~ '" "'I ' _,':J 1., .. - v ~:ood! 50 1 they studied and studied and somehow they got educated~ What did it matter that the books they used were donated secondhand and tattered? So,- were their . iney set goals asked, clothes.~, �the cre~tor for guidance and help and never stooped trying until they reached tnose goals~ I'll tell you this Nann-ah-Bushoe 1 and you remember-that it wa~ I who told you this. Thev haven't stonped ..............,. __,r--_ c 1 imbi1213 I Some of 0hern o.re bou.nd --~~ tr);fo-ail ~ the way up. Medical doctors, teachers 1 nurses, Judges, attorneys at law, anytrLLng is possibl,3. EJ.ected po1i·· tical J.eaders, yea, I dare say it, even President of tnese United States. Why not? This was once their very own iand a long time ago. Now I'll tell you why. They have learned to help each other. Not hinder each other, help! When one ~alls short and can't find the answer, another does and passes it on to the other, and so it goes until the murmur of the brook of their knowledge grows by J.eaps and bounds until the trickle becomes a torrent 7 and the murmur is then an unstoppable roar. From these Ska-nee-gah) (young peoplel, will come new names, as great as Jim Thorpe, pronounced by kings as the greatest athlete whoever lived. Heroes like Ir2 Hayes, Scholars like Tecumseh , military leaders ~very bit a3 good as Sitting Bull, and Crazy Horse, (even you Nanr-an-Bushoe know what these two did). These ska-nee-gah will be coming What and where is you pitiful whi3pering thee. It won't even be able to be heard. As for you; if you are remembered at all it will be only as a ~aoli~h old rurrror ml1ng'.;)r. I know you can't see it. I ' J. J wager you haven 1 t as much as noticed it; as, I'll tell you what has and is happening anong the younger Indians, always before they were Lold they w0renit as good be~ause of tt1eir Ind_.:~an b:Lrith.. One of them found that: he not only lt-Ias as good, he was better! Then he told the rest and they beliavea hilli. Woughl Now even the white Hnd bJ.ack ones ru.n a1··onnd brag~· ging that they are part Indian. Now, they have diplomas! w0rd. Brand it in your mind. Q. l t?. !~?~~l, I kn o i\ you d G n ' t 1'1 a v e 1 in such large numbers your whispering and undermining taskR will be too much for you. Yau won't have time to sl~ep. Surely you will drop dead from sheer exhaust1 on. Give up 1 if yo~ have any real sense, join them. They are bound to be the winners they can't lose ii Another thing I must say to you concerns . another of your Nishnawbe brothers. The one you jeeringly called. 11 ch:i. ef cf the w1.nos 1.' tne.t was when he lay in the weeds be~ side the railroac tracks, passea out drunk with his cheap wine bottle beside him, true he was a sorry sight to see. D1rty 1 dried vomit, ~ove~i~g him lcng scrag.gJ. ·y hair and•bGa.r~·dl> Op~~r.'l festered wounds from his drunken falls. Yes, I acree with you. hardly f~t He was to call human. one Nann-ah-Busho8. You laughed and "idiculed him. He Once they have 0ne of these they 11 ~?. v e pa s s Gd " L T' .. n <~ .t :. r s ·c ' • ' g; 1) {.:: c... ' )- t.. was certai.nly no th1eat to you~ social standing in that state. }•_l;; ,,., i. - . Jle on the way up. Now they are well on the way to the greatness. Indeed, I ~e0sed that you enjoyed him in that ccndiLion. No s~eing �• u'r" . ,•A. bt, a b ou I- :it you were his ouoerior in everyway. I knew him b~fcre ~e got sick. No jeering from me. L f' e l t i n s t e a cl , l i. k e vi e e p i n g • 1 v your level either. Wee Umm 1 I remembered the stalwart man he once was. This man, Nann-ah-Bushoet wan ~en, no twenty times the man as you, You were a sparrow to his ha~,,_rk **Nann-ah-Bushce means "The Sly One. 11 .. Six years ago, he struggled up on his shaky legs. raised his hands •1 i ' · ,,. 1·• (..oH ~ ~ a.~ i'-1 e:,, ·· l Q· COU. h reaCi, l· 0 SUpDl i cation to the grr·at spirit. He pled for the help he needed to get out of t.11e rut he was in 'Ii~ C"if's were heard. He put asid; ih; wi~~· jug and got sober and he stayed s?~er. He cleaned himself, both insiae and out. He went Lo work and was his real self a~~in ·J'~i·s· M~r L.i. .... Lie;. .. 1 rejoined his fnrnily and nas cared for them ever since. He has since add,,c ·" y an u~ •.h Ls s ma 11 e .r • . '"' : ·c.··c·, h'1. s f a. mLt. , _ . - - . . ... .: ..i: Cr ,,, ,~1a~0·n .'. ..,.. .,_ .. ...,,.. A~ u"-' ~-t .1.1\. 1, kv·~ i10~ -~ ~,~..le . mer::tnJ.ng ***The following message was found on the.bulletin board at tbe Nci.tive American Adult Edu cat.ion Center, at Lexington School. of drunkaro. The .1:n200le hi'm .t ...n~aJ·~o ..._ • and are glad. You Nann-a~-Bushoe. ' :.. Ct' LH1hap PY about th Ls metamornh as. ·1·_~;. ~ i·... ., ... i~y ~m. ie ano say, ~1·He will i.,.,r ,-~ - • AUTHOH. UNKNOWN td 'T.1'f')}1 iay in tho weeds again." "1' 101.,k .in my beck hoping to f:Lnd ,. 1" ,,.,,, Six summers' have ~ame and "!:,,~ona ~~~\.t ·- 1'·· l 1~- ·1 ... •· ""'···· .... you hop.;;: he w 1 ·1 " ' ' 1 ... 1 .... """_ J.d. .. .,. uec.au.:;e th:Ls w-,.. · h is · .d, ana-· L. way only can you be his superior. <,,.:.. ,,i, Q que. .st:i ons that r:ic through my mind within minutes before I leave to take my test. I jump up and tcream: I protest! Sue, HiKe, and Steve jump to my seat. They think I'm going into hysteria! The ~est of the group th:Lnk J 'm nu ts! l. .\ .l....;., I am net the only who is on to you. There are plenty others who can &ea you as I do. Wise up. You and I are getting old, come let us do all we can to try and help our brother and siste~ Njshnawbe. Neither group is right" I 'rn just breakdown. I'll be alright so just break it up. Eut :5.f' I don 1 t happen to ;~E:e you all for awhile - good luck to you, ha v). ng a nervous There is still time. and Once you were yo~ng and focljsh. Now that your youth has gone. ~11 I can say is don't ever· Jump up in protest, or you'll wind up l ·Lke You are just foolish. Q~e ! So if ya~ aver get worried like me Lefore a test, say nothing. Just Enough! I have had my say. I'll say good-bye now, Nann-ah-Buahoe, because Itm no~ coming back to sit and smile and smile and smile. And if that doesn!t work, jump U? dnd p~otest and just maybe someday J 1 ll ~et to see you! eG0 13 �IN HONOR OF THE START OF THE POWWOW SEASON THAT IS JUST BEGINNING AND TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THE FUN IN SIORE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, EITHER AS PARTICIPANTS OR SPECTATORS, HEH E IS A RERUN. TELEVISION CAN ~O (IF IT, SO CAN TURTLE TALK AND ::ATIVE SUN.) On March 21 and 22, 1978, seven members of the "Task Force on Bunger" met in Minneapolis at the ~inneapol~s Regional Indian Center. 1wo very important participants were absent, due to other important responsibilities. POWWOWS ARE GREAT WHEN: day; You sta.nd in line for "0 that's a rnile 1orig; You taKe a Pawnee bath; '{ cIA1• ,_," 1-"' '. r ;-v 'n"' n ex~ ~ . . ~ay -1 • t • n~~~ U~ ~ WlCn dust on your eyelashes: You H49n all night and try to sleep the next day in 100 degree wea-. ther; Your car breaks down or gets a flat when breaking camp; Your drumstick breaks and it goes fJ.ying in the arena: A string on your costu~e breaks during the contest warm-up song; You sing so hard you feel like your eyes are going to pep out; Your tent blows down and you spenJ half cf the next day sewing; You can 1 t start ynar cooi<ing f],re and you smoke your neighbors 11 · fri0n~q ···- ··' ~· ~ ....., ~·~ 1 ~1Qo 1.,,; .I and find out you stopped too t .) .... 't () I ' Y. ..,• ...... ... e nexv n1.gnc you'ro t-• C.> Y-. t • ............ ~ ;::1cr:,.~v ..... .•• .,., ..,; "" ., "" fi~d hungry, and dirty, and '·,,,..,d ... ..l ;. •.::.._. .: jl 0u~ your ride already :eft:!! * I * e I * I c:\;I ol'fic<-.~ ·L1· There was an open discussion with questions and answers. The working draft of proDosed food stamp regulations for us~ by participants in the American Public Welfare Association - National Fonrl ~L~-p 1.,0;; ~ f' erence, ,J anuary 2 • "'" ..:>Gou ·9 February 1, 1978, as to be used as a reference in assisting the "Task Force on Hunger" Committee. The Committee is to study the rules and regulations prior to attending a workshop on food stamps in Gree; Bav. Wisconsin o~ nRp~il i·r· J 1R 1978. At this time a Committee will "" ., .. ., 1~. ~ ' .,.., J. ...... .J.. '-~' ' work on a draft as to how food and nutrition programs can be implemented into the Native American Community. Jean Warren, Homemaker Coordinator GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL (ED. NOTE: Is it really true, Jean, that you had another delayed plan~? tskl tskl) soon; You get to a powwow to cawp and J.. L,eor..:..~rd -fro.n 0 old and new nsnarr.r.-H· v GJ I iou stop real fancy in a contesl '"h f .i. n d + y Q 1,l. fr,~.["' i! ('; t Po(.; anci Washington, D.c., were speakers. You get laryngitis on the second out; You meet old and new Jim Chan- nell from SCA office in Chicago, * 14 • ~Nm �THE AMERICAN INDIAN OUTREACH PR~­ STATE Of°"MlCHIGAN DEPARTME.fil OF SOCIAL- Sf·:~CES GRAM - In 20 counties of the state having a large population of ~ativ~ A~eri­ cans J there is an American indian Outreach Worker in the county Department of Social Services whose job is to provide services to Health-Related: Helping people, :.ncluding those with drug and alcs.hol abuse problems, to fina and use medical services. There is EPSDT, which is health screening for young ch:i:Ldrcn. T c~ach ins peop 1 e about housekeepirig, cooking, - child care, and self-care. Ilomemaking: Native Americans. As Native American pa~ents, you should be aware of this program as well as being familiar with your ;f, o d t.i_id u ~!....§..:~_C:;__~j_ l ¥. Co u n s e 1i12 g : local department of Social Ser- vices which you and other Hcusing: Helping people to find or improve housing, and assisting with landlord-tenant relations. Nati~e American families could be eligible Counseling individ~als, parents and children who have personal or family problems. Information and R~;ferr'..e.l.: for. SERVICES provided in your c0unty INCLUDE those described briefly Help- ing people to learn about and use s0rvices in the community. below. Accepting and placing children for adoption, recruiting adoptive families and supporting the adoptive placement. Mental Health Treatment and ReTffioTii't at ion :--~'idTngser:vlc es "C'."::)""me1rrarry-i.ll and mentally retarded people through community mental halth agencies. Chore Services: Payin~ part of all of th~ecost for unsl<illed belp with Maney Manavement: Helping people r, o le a r n to ·b ud'g et , use c red i t , ~~opt_i;on: household tasks, personal care, home maintenance, or other activities, when necessary. J::.a y Care : £0 Placement: He 1 p in g t : :.0 f i n d a p J a c e care for infants and children during part of a 24-hour day and paying for part or all of the cost of that care. .......... t.1, ca ~-::2:.S':.E..-~~. · -· - c' -1· 1· a ··1 i· 1~ ..,, ri • E'.a 1 H'.•o~ .1., ., D• .i... .~ n .,. b Helping peop.i.e to find jobs. Famil,Y Plannil}ll: Helping to place youth adults in appropriate living f~cilit1es, and providing followu p s 0 r' vi c es t, o s u pp or t th e p 1 ace n:8nt 1 ;';>ucn a.3 the ,;ld•::::rly. a~d Protective Services: Investigaabuse and neglect o: children and ad~lts, helping to prevent fur~her harm to those . who have been mistreatea 1 and provj ding emergency care for run~ ·r-:;-ng--r,eporT~sc:.f people to improve their JOb skills or their general abil~ties through school or training prograrrs. .~.ELElOX:"'len.t: and find help for legal problems. Provi.d i. 'ig infor- mation about family plannin~, 2nd referring people to agencie~ that provide educational and medical . 2 'day you th • The Indian Outreach Worker in your co~nty is a Native American who c ... n assJ_.st J"()U. A.1 tho11gh she may n L provj_de the service dir(::ctly sGch as credit ~ounseling, she w~ll be able to direct you to or S<H'Vices. 15 �heJ.p you obtain appropriate s~r­ v; ~ea ~~om qualified personnel. ~-n~:·a~l·s·~ n~av ~e able to provide transportation to appointments with ser~ice providers when no i..,.;. .__, '<. ~~· I \.,.. . • "-' other source is available. Her main job is to inform you of available services and help you when Informayou see k a~1~.. ct need h~lo. ·-· tion and referral services wiil r~t l.1. '\,) ~e L; ...., ~ 6 •-' ~ nied ...... ~ to anv Native Ameri~ .. ; can requesting assistanct. Specific services are obtained after your eligibility has been determined. Sometimes you may b~ overwhelmed hv the number of questions ~~u ~ave.io answer, or by the a~ount of information you have to prov~d?. The Indian Outreach Worker can neip you I'ill out these forms and sit in with you on interviews, only if you request that she do so. Get- ting over this hurdle is the hardest, but most important. Remember we as Native Americans are entitled to these services just as any oLher U.S. citizen in need of help. ~here really are some excellent services that we could use to make our lives easier and our families If you would like to learn more ab0u t the American Ind 'i.ari Ou tr ea ch (Homemaker) Program~ you may con- "We're circling around we 1 re circling around The boundaries of the Earth. __, our long-winged feathers Wearing as we fl.y~ Wearing our long-winged feathers as we fly, We're circling around We're circling &round . . 'h ,.,_,,,,thd • 11 The boundaries 01 r, e ;;:.a.. ~ tact the following: the Indian Outreach Worker in We ooen our hearts to the gifts our your county Moth~r Earth Jrings to us. a long - your local county depart::ient of social services ~ s~_eep 1 · uoJ..-er1'·" t-o 'le ,3. W<~.. .., ,.. <::<1 ..., Af~~r •Jf-f,,_,,.., • • -·· us the colors of a warmer season. The snows have melted and the -· 1- e."> -- . f ("\ s ••..,, e ('-· tg r· o u no• o p e n s {-,. o 'o l' .Li _."' t-" 1... •• ~ v - the State Department of Social Services Indian Outreach Program Coordinator, Valorie Johnson in Lansing (517) 349-2494. - the Michigan Commiasion on Indian Affairs contact, Mrs. Annie Green (517) 373-0650. @10 it 6•. ·A Rrasses and delicate flowers. ~ifen in.tne ugliness of cities, the beautiful signs are clear. Trees bear tiny leaves which open f~..;11y '!.... t(J.C i:.O ·warnl c mi.he C·Y ·- C' ..t.' e ·-""'. .. t"*alns, +-vz.Je t.-.. ~ l) 1 '"t ..... ,..,, .. ''"°'t;;~ .., 0 of Thundl~r, ::'!.n d. .-:,un. "'h,, ,, 1··e are H'-'t' urornises to us tha. t !i,c all life unfolds in harmony ana t_ "'" '~'·... . ... ..... l . - , f' • �can share in th~ strength and freedom of our Mother Earth and Grandmother Moon who wax and wane, grow and give tirth in their own rhythms ana seasons. The white man has no ?OWer before the greatness of Nature. May we follow H~r paths and oe free! May we listen to the voices of the Great Spirit, our We~ ~00 1 Ciran(ifa tfleP} whc speaKs to u~~ th1... ough Lhe winds and the running wat~rs, through all of the expressions and silences of the Earth, and whose many voices, and silent, nurturing darkness heal us and make us strong. There is much work to be done: you t1ave taught me that the Sacred Hoop must be mended. But our bodies must be healthy and our spirits strong if we are to fight and survive. H~CIPE CCHNEF' ----··· ..---·...----- .... ***Baked Pork Chops with Wild Rice 3/4 cup un~ooked Wild Rice 6 Double thick Pork Chops ?lour Salt and pepper to taste 6 slices of Onion 3 Tomatoe3 1 halved crosswise G rings Green Pepper t"'Jasi:1 · ·~.Ji · 10• ri.ce:. with flour, mixed with salt, pepper. Bro~n on both sides in a hot skill et • .F l a c e c: "no p e: t. J.. n a roao~i~·)Cf' . ;:;, Lo -- ; o ·I"'"' ,...,_,c, -ver t:;n each pork chop pan, W'l.vd - • ~ ~11r~ onion, half a tomato y-1a·c~ .... - ,,. "--; c~... ~·~ ~ ~ipq of «reen peoper. Cover ,,;:> ...__, -........, -\..~,~ t\11(..;. <l~·:i~~c,d w - \./ ... . .. ~ '-""' --'· . . . . - Moont and Sun, we know our place in the Creation. Through respect for each other, through sisterly and brotherly love, we will live on! Th i s ZVI o o n. ~ from Eloise ... \..J-ild riC(~w>' with salt and pepper. \•later. · ... ecate oven L~ot: By the ways and signs of Earth, c1ft~nl0c • ·.: . -....e.;)~! !.·),·DY. . •k C_-•.••'\O't)S - sprir1kle "' Add t cup \-. over a.nr.l~ ·o~'Kr a. ...:. ~r ~0du. 3 e·s)· '~~nu c1~-r· ,_,..: "--6 t::. . for 1:2~ to JL.1.1. 2 hours. Add liquid, if necessary to keep it moist. ***Msple Sugar Pie 1 cup naple sugar ;? tblsp flour l u~baked Pie Shell l cup whipped cream Mix maple sugar and flour. Sprink1 o Pvenlv over pie shell. Pour c;;a~ ~v~; sugar mixture and bake deE~J:"':ees 1lnti1 tl1e pa~tr:/ -'..,~ ::J''"''' browD. Bake for ± hour J. ..._; J,_ c'r->r. -~ .... _J ar1d. .3 2c,re wa.rr.1 .. fit. 350 1 • ***Rhubarb Pudding 2 cuos· diced Rhubarb 1 cu~ Flour and 2 tbJspn ! tsp Grated O~""' r.i. r1 f?:. e :.E t.Dp Cinn.a!non 2/3 -c:up 2 -1 ('.1 Hon.e~/ i::tI:sp Sur;ar ~··.sp 3alt Pow·.!..ier }~ .·:_ r-~ d �~ cup Shortening 1 Egg, slightly beaten ~ cup Milk •••cornmeal Crisps Mix rhubarb and 2 tbspn flour, add grated orange rind, honey and cinnamon; put in 8 inch square pan. Mix rerneining flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Cut in shortening, mix egg, milk and stir into flour mixture. We can thank the Indians for corn and cornmeal. Cornmeal Cri~ps, thin rounds of crackers t can be topped with any meat, cheese or salad spread. ~ 1 4 1 ~ cornmeal cup flour tsp. salt cup 2 tblsp. butter, melted 4 tblsp. milk Spread on Rhubarb. Bake 40 minutes in 350 degree oven. Cool, turn upside down on serving plate. ***Wyoming Glazed Nuts From this big. , so.· rawlin.2_ J_a.na, 1 glazed nuts are a bit oi Wyomj.n~ ht"''"Dit-~·'+· t'·ua t:.., Sti,..,isr +· ·~·J_es every-~J.. ,a..tJ~ '""Y one. Once you have eaten these tasty morsels,- y·-ou will b~rctiv ,__ stop crunching away! 0 ... ~." Sift together the cornmeal, flour and salt. Add the melted butter and milk. Stir and knead the dough for 2 minutes. Divide into 12 balls. On a lightly floured surface and using a floured rolling pin (or a large, smooth-surfaced empty jar)) roll each ball into 4-i inch rounds. Lift with a spatula and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 375 F. oven for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned around the 1-; cup mixed nuts (salted or unsalted) edges"' ~· ~ Makes 12 cornmeal crisps . cup sugar cup water i tsp. vanilla ~ tsp. cinnamon Heat the nuts in a skillet over low heat, mixing gently with a sr>oon 'r'h. . • · is takes only a few minutes. Allow nuts to remain in skillet. Cook the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat to the sof~-ball stage. (Test by droppinR; a little syrup into a cup of cold water; it should drop as a thread and dissolve as ir re~ r hp~ h·>~~ - m'J L t... Remove from ~1eat A . du"' ,_l .ne ··\J ···ni· ., ~1 ~ ~nd cinnamon; beat with a fork foe b-8 minutes until creamy. Add the . nuts. Mix and beat for 3 minutes until all the creamy syrup is mixed with the nuts. ,,,, • ~ • Lo<. . ... -.J I ~ r...<· J. t,., {_> ltJ" 1::l, ...i... ~ _ .ci, Turn out an a large plate and allow to cool. ~MM 18 ***EDITORS NOTE: We are always looking . for new ideas on Nishnawbe cooking. If anyone has some recipes that they would like to share with our readers, please feel free and drop them in the mail and send them to me and I'll see to it that they are published in our newspaper. Mee-gwetch! • �OBITUARY JUST FOR YOU TO ------- We woLtld like to at thi.s time ~;ay that our deepest sympathy goes to the following families on the passing of a loved one: Sue Bu:::;h on band. tbe pa~1si.ng of lier hus- JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to the regulation by the States of certain Indian Hunting and Fishing rights. She is from Grand Rapids, MI., kov Chivis on the passing of his wife. KNOW!!! He is of Wyoming, Ml., This is a resolution to permit the various states to interfere in the treaty rights of Indians to hunt and fish. A very bad resolution for the Indian people all across the country as most Indians need this supply of food for their families. Dorothy White Pigeon on the passing of her husband Danny. She lives in the Bradley/Hopkins, Ml., area, To the Albert T. Crampton family on the passing of their husband, f'ather1 and grandfather 1 H •.J. RES. 522 - Jun J.5z. 1977 To the Shomin family throughout Michigan on the passing of their mother ~ 1 Rep.¥Jic~ and grandmother, JOINT RESOLUTION To the f3mj.1y of Kar1is Valduss. Mr. V3lduss passed on a few weeks a~o and his granddaughter works b~I'e at the Center in the CETA l Relating to the regulation by the States of certain Indian hunting and fishing rights. Program., and to Gen~~:"'Jieve Stiirlcy' s rnotner Mic.hi.gan on 5~n .FlJ_nt, the passing of' l:e:c hus- band. to Marvi.n Hanson on thr:) pas;s 1 n g o f h i s fa t.11 ~~ r " tv~ a r ·Pv j_ 'l h e a d s our Ceta III prograhl nere. Also And to the gerbe~t Bowen family on the tragic loss of their two teen-aged daughters. This is a resolution to parmit the various states to interfere in the treaty rlghts of Indian hunting c::tnd fishing. As this resolution is a duplicate H.J. Bes. 206, introduced five months later and by a different person, it remains just as bad as tl.J. Res. 206 and would be just as detremental to Indian people in their efforts to live and support their families. I®~ • We know that this is a time for all names mentioned above to be c102e t....i one anoU1er and we 1-iou.ld like f1:ir you to know that we here at the Council know what you are and have been going through and we just want you to know that we are here if you ne~d us. ©©© 19 �___ ___ .,., .......,.. YOUTH CONFERENCE ..... . STATEWIDE Are your children cau~ht uo on their o t· s?? I Jr~ lt·l i 11 be a I"1 UST f 0 r SCHOOL this coming fall. Before anyone can enter school ne or she NUST HAVE ALL THEIH SHOTS Ci\UGHT UP TO DftTE ! "":~: 1.1 If money is the problem we have all sorts of free clinics located They are for your convenience. Mi-gi-zi High School, a Native Alternative school in Grand Rapids, Michigan will be sponsoring a state- wide Native Youth Conference on May 5,6, &7, at Camp Innisfree in Glen Arbor, Michigan. All parent committees in the state are going ~o be invited to send one representative to this confer- ence. West3ide Health Clinic located in the Westside Complex 459-6100 X 344 The.theme of the.conference is: "Youth are the Future"t Tenta- Franklin Hall Clinic located in tJ"Ve ..... _ the Franklin Hall Complex elude Lloyd Elm on Youth represent- X 235 Northeast Cltnic located in the Northeast Complex X 280 ,.... 1 - . located at KelJoggt'VU.le School on cfE:an Street \~ y o rn i n £.; 1~~1n1c Health Department located on Walk- s•-r,e·::.;<C""' ·a·· •·1a·' t-'"''-.J.;o. ;l.- J. ctuc.<>{·,, ,.,.; 11 ,,,.,.. ... 0 ..,"""~ ""A·l..-~ 'n ...l.l,-· ation on Parent Committees, Phillip Deere, David Campbell, A. Paul Ortegar Elders from all over the Great Lakes area are being invited to conduct seminars with the youth attending. Anyone interested in attending thi~ e.r Strci:::!t conference should contact Howard and your Well Child Clinics thru the Health Department. High School, c/o Fountain Street Church, 25 Fountain Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503. l~I For our Seniors have you had a 1' e :::; t 1 a t. e 1 y ? -~-f n c; t_.~_:~L--~-<?-~-? It would only take 0 minutes of your time to have lt done. As you know it was the most common dis~ase of our heritage and it is no longer considered the killer of diseases 1 we E-1ave medicine t,o help cure it. Where before you were shut away from socjety. In further issues of TURTLE IALK watch for~ rnore nev~s for better health. some n<.:::ws on on chec:( ups ~ave We will °Mu1tip~1asic t s 11 which deals with your heart your blood and other tests. See you next time around MARY LOONSFOOT ©©© ~r Joan Webkamigad at Mi-gi-zi �J GOVER~OR MILIKENS MICHIGAN STATE OF ~1'r!E' r. , ""'A'T' .., ;) 1 d: .M.ESSAGE tfarch 27 1 1978 American Indians: Tc All Interested Persons: ~~st y~ar I ~Lcn suprorted the continuaot the Indian Homemaker Aide Prot""' ·· m ~h · ...,, .:.• a1_i. l is }:orgram employes ~~ Indians around the state who a~"' 1 f are recipients in need ~~ is'·~ -we_ health 1 Ad1•c~tL·o~ "' "' an d emp 1 ovmen t ~e.,. ,. • ·· -c-~. ~ support contiDuation or' the program. I have requested the Department of Education and the Indian Affairs Commission to review the Free Tuition Act for American Indians to determine if the Acts has i~proved access of Indians to higher education. Preliminary reports indicate eligibility requirements and lack of state reimbursement are limiting the effectiveness of the act, therefore f I am asking the Indian Affairs Commission and the Department of Education dra~ up a c~mprehensive report reviewing eligibility requirements were changed. 01 SE'l"Vi CJ. • "' The biggest percentage of Indians in Michigan reside in Urban areas. The majority of federal resources available for Indian programs benefits Indians residing on federal reservations. While I would oppose a decrease in federal funding for reservations, I do believe that the Indians not residing on reservations should be eligible f0r federal benefits. Theref o re, I am directing the Commission on Indinn Affairs to recommend ways for improving the availability of these state and federal programs. Finally, the Commission in cucrently investigating methods to cla~ifv and strengthen the laws pertain i ng to Indian renains. I will support legislation to assure adequate protections ta prohibit abuses of remains which have been exhumed. COURT8SY OF THE MICHIGAN !~DIAN ~©0 21 House Bill 5863 1 the amendment to the Michigan Civil Rights Act that adds public assistance recipients as a protected class and prohibits discrimination on the basis, passed out of the House Civil Rights Cowmittee on March 21st with a vote of 6-2. Representatives Brotherton and Fredericks cast the opposing votes. Representatives Bullard, Monsma, Brown, Hollister, Bryant, and Padden supported the B:Ll.l. The Legislature will be in recess until April 4 and many representatives will be home for the duration. If you are interested in supporting this bill aimed at eliminating discrimination against pu~lic assistance recipients, and the unfounded stereotype this discrimination is bassed on, this time . between now and April 4 could be used to tell your local rep~e­ sentatives now you feel about this issue. You can also reach your representative by writing him or her in Lansing. Any correspondence can be addressed to your representa ti Ve; t"'ich:i.gan House of He pre., sentatives; Lansing, Michigan, 48909. If you would like further infarmati~n, you can write or call Representative Steve Monsma [Chief Sponsor) at the above 3ddress. You can also contact Bernard Schaefer or I at 745 Eastern S.E., Grand P ;•.pids~ Michi<:tr1 49503; (616) 241-3189. We will attempt to keep you informed concerning further developments. Thank you. nanny Galloway r"',n1sing Counsel.or �I . ,-._____.____..._.,_,..,,,.__....-,___. . ~. . 19 --it"--~--- ~~A,_~---~--~·~~-~,~~r!!~---i=:===-.. 7~ ( TUESDAY .. .. THURSDAY~_.._ FRIDAY ___,___ SATURDAY . . _ .. ""f . . WEDNESDAY .. .,....__. i Homemaker's ;:.L 1-<b I e <: , - • ~ "'m fl..J'X, ~en. c;:..),,. 1,., ,,~-~ :;~,,~--,,,....,,..-- · - r~,.. -~ ~-·T- l.• anguag~e Class ~ , ' ,. Lc"X. ~cn ... _1~:i i:-·m , T I I I i__r. j¥N. . r~rt.s & C1~a1·t.s Clas~; I T ..... t..E:X • 3 ..::i~.n. ('l,-...1 'A'.:'IVE YO:J'rn CONF. ,-:1 0 ,. , ,&..1, ar;, \".. amp M "tt PJ.easan_~, f~nn.l.5fr''3(; in Glen _ \./l-i Ld'l~,,,:.pOJ..,.":'., _ L:~.... \r~;~~j_J:1I .__ ..!:~2~ --!.t~~26 3-_,k ~rx,.fl ~"::)') . 1 5 14 3!'.'d An, RGt "l;r,ion . - 1 l ; <:_< r-~Jwwow .., , o ~~ ~ '"'' ~ ~ ~ ,.•.>••,·,,_.w ?".. • )'' 1l1n ... "> 0: i r·I. :"'T 'l" l 6 - •• .--L-----·-~----..J.:---~-----i---·-"-~°'n.--cl !IL.anguage Class ·j GlUT'.:: bow.l.. Homemaker's Club powwow 1 f!i~b ;~~rn~ L0x. Sch. 3-5 pm Lex. Sch. 6:30 pm mt,nt. o:. ,I PAHENT COilli11llTTEE 11 MEETING @ 7:00 pm I !7 9 18 t~·---' GRITC Board Meeting 1· - ~ 1 ' ' ,., • tiornemaKer s t...hw 1 ;..., e'·' .A..~ ~'--'r-h ...h... • o _, ·.J :om c .• .1•"' ,1 i '-'ex, .. v 1· 1 "•H--•-·-·~--1~--~·----~ Homemaker Lub 1 i ex 1 ~ I ~ l~anguagc_, .Sen ' Class ..,. 3 ,_:>~ prn 4 .. Dr~s <X ; r1·-PtQ r1a~e ~ cu ''°'--' Lex. Sch. J-5 pm r . \... .w 21m :ii "cf·1 .. .:,) t ;s L· 6 ·JI) prn ~ . .4 1 18 ' OJ "-· ~ . lft Gr:i. Rpds.i 13 ·----r·-.-~----~----X----·-·· --r---·-----~,f . ,_,_j15 i'ies tga te ~ ~ " bO'~'·Il h2 In 10 I ~Ao Arts & Crafts Class !Lex. Sch. 3-5 pm I I ·~----......--~ . -.--.-- ' !19_ _ !20 --Y--- Language CJ.ass ~1 ' '"'}' C.:c;h ·~). -~i •)•n ~ -~~~ .............:_.:::.,_..:.:_":__· 1Arts & Crafts Class ~Lex4 ~~-·~-'--·-.-, ''~h .5-::> i-' ., C" '"'!". . ," ''R""""1'c Membersh.1.p LT J. .• • 24 25 ivleet1ng -----~- Homemaker's Club Lax. Sch. 6:30 pm ,..,6 -L · 1 1 +.21.-~-1 . --·! I -·-·-·- I I 129 ._...,.. - .30 31 -·---.L.~.. ......-,-,._-~_.___ ...... L .... - - ,_..._ ------- _.,.. �• v tjJ , " 1I1-~_;;;:;N,;-;:;-, U.S. POSTAGE i Gra111J Rapitls lntBr- Trilusl Council • !! 756 Bridge, N.W. 49504 i PA ID G~ANr> R'·.PIO~ I :~~~~~::;:_~)o(==::,ew;:=::.._-.Jo~°:::-"';<.~;: M!t"'li. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Foster, Toni (Editor) Subject The topic of the resource Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Indians of North America Michigan Michigan -- Grand Rapids Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e9b5b19255d72e8e0d1a4eb1c5fce7ba.pdf 06709243bc2d14758ce79212e6546dc0 PDF Text Text ~"'- I GKJ:.. ''tur·tle talk'' TEARS .,- Ti1our;,l1 -L these shed I They are not of shame / or of persecution, Blit of pride. And as I walk the woods 1 I see my brothers the trees, ~Y ~rothers the animals My brothers the birds, Ly ins dead v;i th a. yearling .::i I n d y o u 11 [.; o n e .::; . And th.ink of 181{.'i, and before, and after, That's what these tears are for. So laLgh and laugh, Because , as you put . tl v' "Tbem who laugh first, laugh 1.ast~ 11 ----Richard Hiatt ~;l\1AY" 19 7 9 \.- . �GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT 11 TURTLE TALK" STAFF EDITOR: TONI A. FOSTER ASSISTANT EDITOR: CURCULATION: VIRGINIA MEDACCO HERR ......................... ....... .................. .. ,."' ~ _ *HAVAILABLE AT THE PHESENT TIME*** CLERICAL AIDE: OFFICE ASSISTANT (PAHT TIME): TYPISTS: •~"•••,..•••• ROSS MORGAN .. • • • • • .. ROSS MORGAN TONI A. FOSTER VIRGINill MEDACCO HEHR •••~t>&••••e•,..e•""•"'••"~"••--•Ji<li ARTISTS: ------- TONI A. FOSTER 1UCHA.RD HIATT ***The TURTLE TALK Staff would l.ike to say Ha thousands meegwetch11 to the following people wt,o helpe~ with the assembling, stapling and labe1tng of last montt:'s issue: rl8LEN HILLMAN, BAR.SHA TCCTf-WAN , JUNE~BliG DAY (BUG! ) , N!\RY PIGEON, and Dr~NN·:rs BU~JH • �, like to thank RICHARD HIATT for the .md drawing on this month's front page . .trd donated this ()age to us sometime ago, until now thi3 department has finally had opportunity to use i t as the front page. chard is a Cheyenne Indian who has been in our community for just about t.wo years now. Meo-gwetch to you, Richard! With the month of May coming upon us so soon, I would like to remind those that during the month there will be plenty acti vit.ies going on. There will be two graduation cerismonies with banquets that will follow. One will be at the .;J.vic Auditorium and the other will be hosted by the Titl(::l IV, Parent Committee Board and nv3mbers. Also, with the weather- warming up a b~t l would like tc say that we will be spon;;oring a pot luck supper and meeting during th,;! end of the month and this potluck and meet:Liig is JUST FOR YOU.! We wm~ld lH~e EACH MONTH, A DIFFEREN7 COVER WILL BE SELECTF') FOH THE TURTLE TALK. to S•Je many IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR ART llORK PH.INTED, PLELSE SEND IT IN ALONG wrr11 new faces attending these so please make it a YOUH NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, TIUBE, 1--ni,.it to try and corn·s out. dope t,o see you AND ANY':'HING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL JS f>.lll at this month's Ger,er4.'.l Membership Meeting! l BOUT YOURSELF. THE TURTLE TALK WOULD BE ?ROuL1 TO HAVE YOUH DRAWINGS AS ONE THAT IS FEATdRED M~:iy the Great Spirit, our Creator, protect :_is ON THE FHONT PAGE OF mm NEWSPAPER. IF YOUR and pr'ovide our Indian peopi.e in this area the INTERESTED IN THIS 1 SEND IT TO; MS. TONI A. ~;trength and peace in this coming cf the Full FOSTEH, ·GRAND .RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL, 'j'r_-,rj '"loon • BRIDGS ST. N ,W., GHAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Jtt10 •••• TBE UNITED NATION3 DECLAHATION OF THE RIGHTS G1t-3a-wa-ba-min Na-gut.ch! ·~·r)NI 495urt A. FOSTER, GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT GFAND RAPIDS U!TER-'I'HIBAL COUNCIL ~~~ The rir-;ht to affection, love and understanding, The right to adequate nutrition and medical care, The right to free education, CAREER DAY -- .... Midli.g;an ~ ___ ________ AT CENTRAL......._,,, MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ._... Commission on Indtan Affairs is co- The right to full opportunity for play and creatJ.on, r'B·- The right to special care, if handicapped, spon::oring its third American Indian Career DuJr on Wednt~sday, May 30, l 9'T9, at CAntral Mi.ch- The rlgbt t.o be among the first to receive rej_gan University in Mt. Pleasant, from 8: 30 to lief in times of disaster, 3: .JO pm. The right to be a useful member of society ancl 'l'!.1= Career Day will focus on 7th to 10th grad-- ers. This is a C!"i ts cal grcup as far as students developing curriculum that can be used after graduation for employment or higher educatJ.on. If you have any questions, please contact the Native American Education Program office at Lf56-4226. to d•?.ve.lop indi vi.dual abilities, period for this age Ttte r·ight to be brought up in a spirit of peace and universal brotherhood, and The right to enjoy these rights, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national, or social origin. THIS IS TO THE CHILDREN OF MANY WHO SHOULD AT SOMETIME REMEMBER THAT THE1' WEH2 GIVEN TO US SO TH.AT THEY MAY LEARN FROM US THSIR " PARENT. 1 �MAY BIRTHDAYS Dear Mr. President: Happy birthday to: WE THE TRUE AND TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS LE}. RECOGNIZED as such by the Hopj_ People, mai. Brian Leaureaux Ben Warren Rita Wemigwans Bi.11 Shananaquet Alicia Anewishki Steve Collins Linda Floyd Kevin Hill Tony Warren Joe Ann Peterson Phoebe Hall Henee Hanson Percy St. Clair. Dora Morgan Karen Petoskey Roger Martell Charles Gene:reaux Helen Raphael Sonny Raphael Adeline Warren James Wernigwans Paul Hart Gus Day Shirley Lark Elizabeth Sprague Elizabeth McBride David Pierce Charles Anderson Steve Medawis Kitt Pigeon Chris Shomin Sh3ron Kennedy 2 May May contained within the Western Hemisphere. We 3 are granted our stewardship by virtue of. our May 4 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 2 May 24 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 28 May 30 May 7 Tom Wemigwans Ronald Fox, Jr. Richard Hiatt And a belater happy birthday to last month's over· sights. Leonard {Casey) Church ,Janice Petoskey Steve Petoskey Conrad Church Ct ndy Pigeon K.C. Church ,Joan Petoskey Apr·.il April April Apr:Ll April instt•uction as to the meaning of .Nature, Peace and Harmony as spoken to cur People by Him, 6 known to us as Massau 1 u 1 the Great Spirit, who 6 long ago provided for us the sacred stone tab6 1 ets which we preserve to this day. For many 6 gen er" a tions before the coming of the white man• 7 for many generations before the coming of the 8 Navajo, the Hopi People have lived in the sa11 cred place known to you as the Southwest and 12 known to us to be the spiritual center of our 13 continent. Those of us of the Hopi Nation who 14 have followed the path of the Great Spirit 14 without compromise have a message which we are 15 committed, through our prophecy, to convey to 15 you. 15 15 The white man, through his insensitivity to 15 the way of Nature, has descrated the face of 16 Mother Earth. The white man's advanced tech17 nological capacity has occurred as a result of 18 h:is lack of regard for the spiritual path and 19 for the way .of all living things. The white 20 man•s desire for material possessions and po21 wer has bUnded him to the pain he has caused 22 Mother Earth by his quest for what he calls 5 May May May Viay 22 May 22 Melva Danielson Tcm~L Leaureaux tain full authorH.y over all land and life May 2 3 4 4 9 April 12 April 21 natural re::>ources. And the path of the Great Spirit has become difficult to see by almost all men, even by many Indi.ans - who have chosen instead to follow the path of the white men •••• Today the sacred lands where the Hopi live are being desecrated by men who seek coal and water from our soil that they may create mor•e power for the white manrs ctties. This must not be allowed to continue for if it does, Mother Nature will react in such a wa)' that almost all men will suffer the end of life as they now know it. 'rile Great Spirit said not to take from t.he Earth - not to destroy living things. The Great Spirit, Massau'u, &~id that man was to live in Harmony and maintain a good clean land for all children to come. All Hop.i Peoplt.::: and oUwr Indian Brothers are standing on this r·eligious principle and the Traditional Spiritual Unity movement today is endeavoring JlBKENYAN NEWSLETTER - VOL. 11, EDITION ~( MARCH to reawaken the spir'i tual nature :tn Indian peo-, The following letter was presented to the President of the United States by Hopi Religious Leaders, in protest of a coal mining operation defacing Indian lands. The letter states the consequences for tampering with Mother Earth. ple throughout this land. Your government has almost destroyed our basic religion which actually is a way of' life for all our people tn thts land of the Great Spirit. We feel that to surv5,ve the coming Purification Day, we must return tc the basic religious principles and to �I ,ogether on this basis as leaders of our .e. WEHB is broadcasting nightly from '7:30 to 11~00 and w:i.11 be expanding it's Schedule as mo:.~c v0 lunteers become available. ay almost all the prophecies have come to f.:.>s. Great roads like rivers pass across the Community Radio is something everyone car: :.:;et J.1ndscape; man talks to man through the cobwebs involved in. If you would like to find 0ut how r.... f telephone lines; man travels along the roads YOLI. can help, and recej_ve a free. WEH.B PrO[;ra.rr .in the sky in bis airplanes; two great wars Guic:e, wr:Lte to: WEHB, Suite 210 East Buildhave been waged by those bearing the swastika ingi 1514 Weal thy SE, Grand Rapids, Michig,;i,n 02 the rising sun; ma'! is tampering with the Lt9506, or caU. the station at LfSl-0797. 0§.)~J. Mc.,on and the stars. Mo.st men have strayed from the path shown us by the Great Sp1ri t. For Ma.ssau 'u alone is great W3.y enou1:~h to portray the LANSING POWWOW back to Him. May 19, 20, 1979 It is said by the Great Spirit that if a groud of ashes is dropped upon the Earth, that many INGHPJ1 COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS $1500.00 Prize Money. Mason, Michi.gan Grand Entry 2:00 PM Saturd'1y and 7:00 PM dlStj. L\ fe is near at hand. l1le jnterpr.et this as the Then on Sunday 2:00 PM only. dropoj_nij of atomic bambs on Hir-osh:i.ma and Dancer~; R.;;gi~tra.tion cJ.oses 1: 30 PM Satur::::i• , N•.1gas<.:ilci.. We:: do r.:.ot want to see th.is ha.pper, NO EXC~:P lI(JNS ! f ! to any place or any r,ation aga:ln 9 but instead "1c sho1..2.ld turn all this en:·.H"gy for peaceful Adults --- ::t2 .. 00/Cl'ti].. dren over us<:;.;:;;, not f'or• war. -- 50¢.. Bus loads - $20 ~GO Lanstns:; Scheel \'J.; the relig] ous leaden~ :::.nd rightful spokes- ChJ.1drs;:i Freel ni1.n for- the Hopi Independent Naticm, have been instr·ucted by the Great SpLrJ.t to cxpre.:;s the Tracfor;:, Ff;G: $15.00 f<ay/$25.00 WeeKend. :invitat::.on to 1.:J~1e Presidei'1t of the UI1it~~d States arid all ~ptri tual leader·s every~~1!H;;;re to No A.lcor~olj_ .c f;e\.te~ca;},t"'!f) f i~o Open Fires! (·;{;7J t11;;~ct \r~'i l..h us and disct1ss l:.be YJf~lfare of ma.11-k.i.nd sc that Peace, Un.l.ty, a.net Brotl1er·hood -.1.l.1 b<:cccme part of all men everywh,:;rG. :n•2n will die and that the end of tb:.\.a way of 1 The 25th Annual Pioneer Dayz; Craft Festival will b·:i held May 15r,h tr:u·cugh the ;20th ::.t '.bB C;1... a~1d H::t.pi{iS Public (.:::ngned) Thomas Br"'.nyacya, for aopi VHlage Pic,nee·r c.;~-(:~.:ft.s- :..:,t.1_ ...... {1 Ler· ch.\J:Vltt11g 1 ·:.andlemakin,::~~' spirn1:Ln[;S1 pa:~;~~,:--00 a.s vieil as Indi.an cra:fts v.J11.l be ~lc~~~1cst.rated. During the week sdwc.1 grouf\S wU 1. Mrs. ML1a Lansc1, 0.ra}.bi Claude Kawangyawma, n1ar~b~ int~ :-:'.hungopavy Starlie Lomayktewa? opportunity to experience an eL:0rted hcn1r pr Cf?;,rarr1 in ei tht-;r- t~ion'le \~rafts, Fa.~~m . ~ ing and 0ccu;:x1.Uonal Crafts 1 or T<-=xttl.:.;s--:1a.. ! Processing Clo th. These escorted programs ::;.c,: for• third through s.i..xth grades by resE:rv..:.tJ cm »)nly and 1.:r:i 11 be in the East BLnlding of' the !1cilJ~ Mushongnc1vi. Dan Katchongva, Hotevilla ~1Uf'ieurn ~ as blacl:sm5.thing, weo.ving, wood carvJ.nt, but ... Lead(~rs: ©@1) PUBLIC SERVICE ./\NNOUHCEMENT 1 fubl.ic Mw:>eum. Simultaneously J.n the W,;:;;::t, There rs a new r·adio station :Ln tmm that 1 s Bu.ilding there will be numerous self-guided the first of' J.t 's kind i.n Hicbiga.n. WEHB ao:ti vi t.tes which will be open to the pub LL:.. 90-FM is a· Listener···Sponsored Community '< J)ur:lnc tbe weekend the demonstration al"cJa;:, i.L Hadio St.ati.on sePving the people of South-· both the East. and West Bui.ld.ings will be oper; west Michigan with the kinds of programming to the public. The Pub1tc Museum hours f<:J1 • it's listeners want. The Initial Broadcast th:i.s event are 10 am to 2:30 pm, Monday t'·:rouph Schedule includes: News, Public Affairs Friday; l to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday. Ad1:1is~­ Programs, Free Community Access Time, Pre·- sion to the Grand Rapids Public Museum is tr ;;e sentations of Local Talent, Call-in Shows, although there will be a 50¢ per person cnargl:' and Alternative Music you can't hear wny for the escorted Pioneer Craft Programs for where else like; Soul, Bluegrass, Jazz, schools outside the City 1imi ts of Grand Hapi.d~:. Blues, Ethnic Folk, Polka, Gospel, and the Classics . 3 �INTRODUCING •••••• Mount Pleasant Government Indian School the former students of the Mt. Pleasant Governm.-.:nt Indian School will be holding their Pourtn. Annual Reunion, May 5, 1979 from 10:00 AM t.o midnight in the shelter house in John Guerney Park (just off U.S. 31) in Hart, MI. MANNY ME'.DAWIS By Virginia Medacco Herr 1 try to treat others the way I want to oe treated, 11 Manny Medawis answered when 1 ask(, 11 him if he had any philosophy for living. The location of the reunion had to be changed from the Muskegon Grange Hall, Muskegon, !"'..I. Due to the extensive remodeling of the Grange Hall which will be under way during the month ol' May. ©®® BOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LANSING, MICHIGAN NEWS RELEASE FROM: REP. RICHARD FITZPATRICK FOR RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 29 A full blood Potawatomi, with just a smidgeon of Odawa, Manny is a good looking man witl1 coal black hair and eyes. At the Council s1nce May of r78, he is the Job Developer for CE'3.'A' L Prior- to that he worked at Lexington Adult Education as a driver. At one time, he was also on the Board of Directors here and served as the Vice Chairman in 1972. He also set"1ed on the Board of Directors of Owl Indian OutI'each. Divorced, and the father of seven children (four boys and three girls) , Manny is origi.i-~ Cal.ling the need for better housfng on Indian ally from the Pine Creek Reservation in f>thc:n :;;; , reser-vations "desperate," State Represt'mtati ve Michigan. Richard Fitzpatrick (D-·Battle Creek) Wednesday :tntroduced a bill to pPovide for the estabOn the quiet side (being a Pisces), Manny nar3 a keen sense of humor which surfaces from tiTi•:· lishment of Indian housing authorities on to time. Indian reservations in this state. And occasionally one hears him ask . "How :Ls it?" which I think is equalivent t:o Fitzpatrick claimed the top priority on Mich-· "How are ·yo_u:w but I'm not sure. So when 1-ie i,gan' s eight reservatj_ons was hous:tng. "One asks me "How is it?" I never really know 1>ma:: or the fundamental rights of all people is to say, but I usually come with something dumb Lllat of decent shelter. Yet, this is unavail- like 11 F'ine. ll And to you Manny I ask, "Hc.w '-'"· ctbl,;:; to hundreds of lndia.ns in this state," it?" 0~: l.'.18 5aj_d. h'l»& t the bill, House Bill 4396, does is alJ.ow ANNOUNCEMENT resl.'"rvations to establish and actr:iinister their own Housing Authorities. FHzpatrick reported INDIANS lJNITED FOR ARTS & CRAFTS invites you to an there are federal funds available to build rH·,i_;sing if such autho.rities were set up. He :.mtere~-;·c festivity featuring a Po',~ Lu·~): Picnic free trader tables and a silent .:wr_ t.•..:/1 .. pointed to four other staLes that have passed Saturday, ,June 2, 1979 if ;. 1e:.:~;,.,,,.. permits fi·om ll;OO am to 4:00 pm. June 9, 1979 l ..'.o 1 ic:.in12e there are less than 2000 Indians lJ.vJ.ng tbc second date if on Junt~ 2, 1979 it is c<.... t. l i, :.)n reservations in Michigan , they d,n 1 t make Walter .Btish reside:"lcc t 3990 ?r . .: ;~t. ' .· ::iuch of a voting group, and thus have been ·~~ayland, Hich:igan Phone tf 1-';-,1.> t >;.h~ :~12d for yi.~ars by most politicians y 11 Cfll4 or C>3.ll Jenny Pigeon at :..... :·: +.::;patrick said. He called the· p2ssage of t~ s enabling J.egi.slation "~he lease we can 2445 or 1-673-8411 d~ring 6:J~ ~ ir. 1\-,r those who fir:3t mmed Hi.crri.gan. 11 to 5 :00 p1r. Monday thru Fr.idci.y~. ::.,.:_,ni..J.ar legislation and received housJ.ng funds re~ \tfoeu: their Indian reservations. £ interest in Indian legislation Tiley would 2.1~>'.:) Like to announce that i.f Y" '• ,c.,:;an as a result oC the probJems of the Huron plan c.·r. .set bng up a booth plE-~ase br·i.ng :·odr oim tanle s.nd table sett.1.n.t; for the pot.. ::_.~ch.¥ f)i"')~,~~-wa ton1i r-eservat:icin r1ear AtJ1ens., H'e naid u· 0 passage of th.is bi 11 trig;g;eri.ng federal Don • r~ forget. t}1r.:.. t d~t3lt to pc.ss .. i~zpatricK 1 s "r,us:i.ng assistance would go a long- way nthoir desperate houstng needs. 0 u:_, v-; to re~El\l\1 Any craf't. materials you cun dobate foe the ;:;' Le: ~:t.uc·cj_or1 i'l'iJ 1 be greatJ..y appr"ecia ted.. ;·:~ �TRIBUTE TO GRANDPA council 7 and help. ovr~r\·ih8lmini~~ se'1S>~ rt Bailey, age 95, of Honor, Michigan, hour.. Words cannot express :;i...r, cf' l·)SS and gC'ief at ' Our consolatiori is our knowledge, ., dS Indians 7 that we will see rdm again on 1,h< ': sed into the spirit world, April 8, 1979. was the last living great grandson of Chief day when we too wi.11 walk the spirit tra; ,_ . ..i .:obmoosa , Chief of the Ottawa Nation from 18110 the spirit land.· Again wet 11 listen tc; ~- ;_ 1 to 1866. Grandpa Bailey, as all who knew bim: of the past and hear him ai;ain playing UIndian and non-Indian alike, called him, was songs on his beloved mouth organ as we on' born in Elbridge Township 1 Oceana County, Ot" here en our mDtlrnr es.r>i:b. the reservation set aside for the Grand River 1sAz a sor~ of tbe ~forest I livect j_n B;:;;nds of the Ottawas through the treaty of 1i)55. He was the son of Soloman Bailey and my pride; '.':unice Robinson. Soloman> his father, was~ the as a ;~on of the forest my forefat:l'~­ died, son of Joe Bailey and Say-sa-gah, daughter of ::h.Lef Cobmoosa by tne chielf 1 s fourth ·i.-.rife, T111 I g:o to ~~he la.n d wt1ere thf~ brir .h-ne-me-ga. waters shine, I .Live by tneir gravest and their T write this with such a heavy heart at the s~eaves shall be mine; !Ja::.ising of the most wonderful, gentle, and I Linger not long, my nerves arc v: • K:nd man I have ever known. He never sopke strung; :_ll of anyone and \iould make excuses for those My death s0ng is ready, it soon ~,;.JJ who didn 1 t so right by him. He was a devoted be sung.vi r1u:c; band 1 father, grandfather, anQ great grandfather and was revered by his large family. Ifo llad 14 children, eight of whom are still H.i.s fu,.1eral was he.l<~ in the Bennet F\n:r.:... Iiv:LI1g, and leave 60 grandchildren, 74 gt>(~at t11 BeulaJ1, !'·lichic;an_ o:a f~pril 11, 19'/9 Y·15 • c;rai~dchildren and one gr•c,at) great gra:idchild, bu ''ial 1 :: :;ha:.-np Lem Hil:I. Ce1; ctary, Bene ~ '. f·? took great p:cide th<.•t he co:1ld remember i~~'u:~ Tt.LG rnass t-;;.t_s .:.;onductcd b~l Fatf;·~; ? all their names and recognize who was who. Hardner of tht:: Pcsha-11i'..J1;;;;toi.:ri Indian 1 .L · • Gr,ancipa Bailey had an amazi.ng memory and woulG It. v;as c~ t 8auti.ful. cc~_nt1iJ1a1;i0rt ct thi_:; '; t (::Jl endless experiences of his lifE: time, to lnd.ic~n iJradl.tior1~;; 2~t1·.~ t fJ_e Cat.t10J.tc 1'~lj '~' ­ u~·? who gladly gathered to lL-:iten. \-le have df::ar oJ d man to remembt:r. 1 in gra ti tudc;, for so much of the knowledge we 1 hj_~; fam:U.y, t ,f!.'l t DOW possess of the family history, of tbe old ways and b,:;liefs, and his1;ory of the Grand E~~ ver Ottawas, their culture and life style. ./ ' Pesha.i>1·t--:"~>tc1~'[t In~ti:3.11 cf'H).:t.r~ ~-~ztrj~ t~e " l:~: songs 2 .tJ t~yrrms .i.n the.:.r r.a ti vt:· languai'.<.· Anthony ch:Lng;man and his w.i fe, Alvina, assist~d in the ~ervice~. Chuck and Bea Bailey His life spanned an era from the bark wigwara, then the one room log house, to watching men 11alhing on the moon on television. Much of !:1is adult life was spent workinr~ in the lum- ber camps of northern lower Michigan while farming his O\>m ( ~f2...P_EHSQ1ill~ farm the be:::-.t he couldn. In spite of his own large family, his farm house was always open to anyone, Indian and non-Indian alike, needing a place to stay, a :neal, a small loan or whatever. Many times th?!re ware as many as four families staying in his small home at one time, to tide them overt vl.ntil they found employment and moved on. In :d.l the years l 've known "Gramps" not once was it that there wasn 1 t people staying temporarLLY in hh; home, until the last two years 1-1hen age and illness slowly overtook him so that he had to be hospitalized most of that time. He was not only our Grandpa, but our hero and our friend to whom we all turned for comfort, S.!J2.§; ••• Congrc:' tu lat i.ons to B.~;J.1J'1fI:ill1 and ~'1: film! on the bi:rtn of .[:1f.J1;HEW q_:LJfll!f; . -, ' 22, 1979. The little i:me ·,mighed in <0 t · 15 oz. Conr"ratulations also to ~MR~:· KI'JG IMA on their new arrival, KELLY rCrfr: l~elly weighted·~rn at 6 · . Mru~cb-l8i 1979. .3~ oz_s . t-'iARYANN5...l:]l;BUHG. is in the Osteopathic Er · ur:dergoing tests. Hope: chat everythL12, , right and that Mary will be home soon c.r,, ing better. JUNIOJL,.KIC~l.tlli had an overnight stay :in '=-·· hospital after getting :l.n a car acc.idc:-. i.:. car was totaled, and Junior received fP.c.: erations. Plea:.;;e be more careful in t: :<·) Junio:;• . • ·- , �,1-· .d to MU£~ FO:r.!£:R our editor 1 s son, he sure '· 2~1~ ... be i.i1 an ~:lccid(;nt c_~:"'r..:1.'2 o 1.. St)., Poor li~t.J..e r::ilow was hit by a car last month ( fortLmacaly I. saw Bobb:l at ~tie () Lr;ncr 1.ihere Charlie n:.t seriously inj":ired}, and r ecent'.1.y bad a bi- for u~: 2.nd med~.io1wd tc her tnat ii, woul(\ really nice if onl.y :( r;~;.d lhe nerve to a0k l:vcl.~; accident in Jc,h.n Ball Par~~. He .Jas a ... :::;,,,·Y'ed face and bumps arid bcnis<;s. Mun-son, CbarUc for an inti::r\1.i.CW fc:r TURTL.t. TALK. .... . l,;·~ rr1or~e cai-~efu1 • . . ? then 1nformed mr.: t I-lat, ~;2 would be inter"1:i.ew-. lng him the .follm-ri.ng morning and graciously Hopr- ;..omrn;TTA YOUNT L;::; feeli.ng better after offerev. to let n,e rd t J.n 0n the interview and ,. er recent car acc.idE:nt ;.=:tlso. ask some qtw:.::.tic•ns myself i.f I wanted. l~!.at 1 an. op poet.unity! J.\.n.d we see that JEHRY ROBERTS hc..s tbe br2,ce off n1 .:; neck so mustbe too. u1a:r-r:1is.-:i s fe,::lfrlg better Next morning, Bobbi, Ger,cv:i.eve Shirley (who acted :.s Official P~iotogra.pher} , and myself boarded the elev a tor for Charlie-' s room. Bob'1::n .in a car accident was ~JUNE BAILEY who ltie bi. j_~\ a. pro. I am a novice - a timid one at ... !'~ 1)8 is on the r oad to r·ecovery. that. And it was an experience to watch how a pro works. Sinc'C; it was Bobbi's interview, ti 1rY2 that ev eryone who went t.o watch Df~VII1 HALL I just mostly sat and watched a f ter she introi;lc:.y basketbal l at Calvin c-:ollege t~nj.oyecrtFK~m­ duced me to Char·lie. I believe I d id ask a couple questions, though. ::.>·:l ves. Ker r z H~.!].~~ should go feBt firt;t ·~--~ ---- wheri going th:rougt.l a door okay~> L~ess bro:<e11 , h~ad J that way Kerry. Glad y'our okay though. ,2rn ITS NEWS ! ! i ! ! ) r.m~i our v ery deepest sympathy gor-0·s out to the frcui.Ly of BOB ENGSTROM who passeci on .JttS•-· last rno ", Ul. ®®© Bobbi, pro that she tr.~, was at pe rfect ease, Charli.e while extremely friendly and per'sonable seemed a bit edgcy {which is t he exact opposite of what he is on stage). On s tage Charlie is in command. He did explain to us however, that he did not do .interv.iews, but was only just starting to give them. Bobbi's story is for the Press and I know she'll go in depth with it . Virgini a Medacco m1rr T~y JJ t1'.-'re' s anybody out there who has not heanj oi Cha.rlie Hill, it 1 5, my bet tt1i::1t. before long yr_.i w-·1 11 , because Charlie H:J.11 :-rLl be a b0u:~e­ h1'): d U. If(' young man who's star is on the r1se, a.nd to my delight I had the oppoctun:L ty to 'j <ri on an int erview with him. tr..A1.' J, '..L last fall, when I had the oppor':.uni ty to !: act at the NIEA Confc::f'encc i.n N1.;::;gara. · 1: :.. had never heard of Char Ur:' EEl 1 but .r:.rnediately that he would be going far·. 1 _ ... ') 1 great cxnedi.an ~· a gi~eat Tn:Jj_an <.:.omeL.hat is! One of our O\-ln ! 1. · '- "' ;;.,n Oneida. who was born in Warren, Michigan , and moved to Wisconsin at the age of ten . He went t,.J California originally to be a n actor ,rnd appear·ed in a movied called 11 Myst.eri ous Hord in no t i me. Ct.,:1,"'1.i.t' is an exceptionally talented, sensi- l. My story was in watching t.he i nterview. And :Ln doing that, I did learn that Cha rli e is Monster:> 11 and also had a part on t he Bionic ~ioman. fo? 's worked wi. th Richar d Pryor for ':Jhom h0 has rnuch respect and did t he Merv Gri.f'fin, V,ike DcuglGs an.Li Johnny Carson shows. ·ventucd.ly, he 1 d HJ:e to do a comedy album (which :::JtouJ d be a g-rcat seller), and would like ·i:.1 app:.:::irance NW~':> Saturday Night Live. r "iarlil~ would o. defir:<:\t r; asset . He i.s very cod looking, ';_'[ years o:;.d and has everything u ,}'or l"d m. I know he ' ~; gonna make i. t big! I caught him on two Mf•1· ·\i A.' 11 shows a~d a~a·i·· n he. was terrif1c ! ''N~t-~~.'; 1 T '-'a··· '"''"1te·j 1"'1~1-"a '-'1'·"' "'"'~:!·ffl. •r , .,. yv . ..;,,. vrle ..... _11··t:sr ... \. 'l''·-·r· b'Jtr.::.. 1 .,. )_ .'L"'" -. .. ci ..... ,,;:;, ... t,,· ,JiG:.Lr 1 ........ ~~ · - • oe at the Critical Issues Ccmfer(;,r,ce her~'. Fantlind Hotel on April 19th. l\.[;ain, i.agara Falls • 0 v :wed himself rantasti.c ! And thf hi(,j: the whole conferenl,,e for me wr... z, be1.ng ,=tel .: ',o s].t in on that intervit~w which Bobbi "· e F, ·:S 1 ' ·;·cra.ns (a f r ee lance writer for the Grand �MARCUS of the former TWO EAGLES TRADING in Rockford, is mar•ri ed. She was marr·ied t5SN STONE of Tul;:;a, Okla . , t r:iis Saturday '<.st April lL:, 1979 1 at the Fir.st Congrer;ationTht--;re w.s.s a. v~Jr~y n.J ce l. r;11urch in iloc.kford . W3iJ 1_ after the ceremony at the H.or.kford Com-· y Cabin. Th~ event l a.dy ~\,..;i.11 be t"!;-r~!n. t.ty inissed b:; rr12lDY pee .. ~ p L~ here as she is going away to l i ·1e :in folsa. 0~Gi ~ ~ nity '.1 evalua ~ .1.o t In tal<·.:: place _CroJn the J nd1.an poir:t (Jf vi,-·· , Americ;::,n High ts Fund and th0 Am:". l •·· lurLLan I.J~:ii:.J Cc;nt.er~ ha\/8 begu.n v;orlc or1 tl"h... Ntd~ive ~:.ern;:- :il ; Project.. J'he d,Jat'in (>1' t.-~· ts u1ade t.tp ()f; 2 . . ; ~ ·:raos J1Jet11<)) , Ffr~i-~dtnr: Bi[~~ B<)1/' { r:_~'-· '·· , r·r-ecai:jrn vi::;o.r:s for ClJ~ ~~'fo.rd. thi.~1 p:(~o.j;:;::ct f; lact-::- (E.si-:j_.rfi{)) , T·r,ttu~in. Da..tly t, Cs vi e have a Crisis Ir,tsrvention Frcgram. that's b.: :cr1 keeping us pretty busy. It is for lowi •icon::.e fami1.is·s and senior neignto,"s who have s ..1ffE:red wintec hardships, So fa:r, werve :w1 peel a few on utility bills and beating prob1,,•ms. Our deadline for t.his j s May 31, 1979, Sapicl (Penob;;,cot; ~ Pr::te Stump (Cre~;) 1 t . IvJi ssour:i.; t H.andy Kalah5.k.i ( l1ai·:a.i.i.) , f~obt::r t. Le·iAJ.s {_-z1. .~n.i}, Ar\~t-i'l.E:. Fire L. n.rne Deer (::3J.o J.< i Mil ton Marks \ Yurok) 1 Jot1ne.on M~)nin:Lsk , y , · ma) > L1 oyd G. Old Coyote (Crow) ~ Edward f ·~ Ba.t ( Cl1e~renr1e) '} tJiar le Har~<JY t Nfrva.jo ' 1 (}c. -r Gf:AJ\D Ri\.f'IDS JNTEH-TRIBAL COUNCIL •) tJTREACH DEPARTMENT t c.ae, Howard Tommie (St::rn:il;o.l.e:!). p:ccject needs exa.mples of proble@;; t rw " Indian peoples hav<'· had w.Lth federal lav.;:, r •.· gulations 1 and procedure.3 in the practice or Nat:i.ve American r'elig.ion.s. If you can t·it:;lp by telling of specific incidents or problcr1.::: , please contact a member of the Advisory £i.02 r or Native American Rights Fund. 1 1506 Bro.:: ;:.. , Boulder, CO 80302, Phone 303/447-B760. ~.:,., ; Thi~; su we will be extra busy to try to eet to w1eryone who is entitled to this program. Gi\'e Outreach a call as soon as possible and 'vV•~ wi 11 do cur best to help you if you meet t''!.e guidelines. HEMEt-fBER ! to report, the results of chis to Cont:::re;i::' by Aug:ust of 1979. F?t-.:~~ ..-ie:'.:~1.ous 1 "l f~ SHIRLEY MCDONALD 1 DIRECTOR G.R.I.T.C. OUTREACH DEPARTMENT tt::tS ©®~ TO THE PEOPLE ••. Deadline for Crisis Intervention Pro- I am an alcoholic, please listen to me wHr1 gram .is Ma,L 31, 1979 ! ! ! ! ycur hearts. I am scared of you. A friend aslrnd me how i felt and I said brand new, because that' 3 h0i,, I feel, llke a new born baby, naked and t:.··u ~:, ':..ing. Please don't make me fee 1 shame or d ~ .,. trust . I ask this because I 've been dmm ; ·- .. INDIAN RELIGIOUS ACT Have you ever been stopped from visitj_ng an fo,1ian sacred si.te on federal land? Have you road berfore. ever been told that you could not pick: plants r, e,:ded for medicine or crafts '.Used for Indian rel igior1? Have you ev·er~ been told that you c :>u.lctlhen do. you. thl.nk he' 11 get drunk. .peopli:; VJ.ho could riot hunt an anjmal you ne(~ded for relig- like to talk: I am mad; I' 11 give him t-hi_r1:, tom.; reasons? Have you ever had an Indian days ... people who like to talk, I am sad; I religious article searched or confiscated at the think he was at the bar ... people who like t c border, without your consent'? Are there any talk, I am hurtj he got into a figtlt and ... ft:deral laws, regulat:Lons or practices that you people who l:i.ke to talk, I am ashamed. feel are stoppi:'.l.g you from practicing Indian Peop.le who lu~.e to talk connot make use of r0l i.gion? If you can answer '1 yes 11 to any of their own abi.lit.ies. They cannot measure up these questions, or if you know of incidents to their own ego idealst they lift up their Oh involving these questions, then you may be self·-esteem by lowering and dancing on th::; able to help change the legal. picturr..:; surroundesteem of others. It seems easier to knoc~ h1g the practice of Indian religion. down others than to lift ones.elf up. a The Indian Religious Freedom Act states that vartous federal departments and agencies are he 1 ll nerv:er '.l'-!10unt to anything ... people who liKs to talk, I am happy I car; hanclle it . supposed to evaluate their law~1 and practice~> to see what changes are needed to allm-: IndL:m::,: to practice their religion wi.thout the fccera1 T.1ey' r·c no good for each •')tt1er so they sf1c,u~ (; ... people who like to talk, I was or.e of yo,) . ,:2;overnment)s interference. President CartE'r has to report the results of trlis evaluation _ 1 �.i.l he oon 1 t watch i t l1e '.i..l be DEAD ••. people who like to talk, I am scared for you. Mormon influence, ®©i2.! Even though TTIE MORMON CHURCH tri8 Mormcni Churcr1 i::.1 no 11.. sidered a ncul t 0 ' but is a r·~-;sp(~Ct(~d ant. ponsible ClrcisUan religion, :it is ques . w.bet112r Indian .youth ougbt to be st1bjec-t:~ infi.uence 'chat puts tt;em far fr-om tbei.r Y" fr1n1ll1-es 1 their (JWn cultures :t and their c-·~,,.vn relie:;i.on~J . 1 by Rupert Costo ..,t~eprinted from WASSAJA 1 Jan/Feb '79 A nmv law enacted by the U.S . Congress late in 1978 has been hailed as a. progres::.ivE~ step by Indian leaders and tribes. The act concerns Indian child welfare and attempts to correct a serious situation in wh:i.cb Indian child:cen are placed in foster home.s where the parents are non-In<hans, despite the fact that the tribes and the relatives of that child want. 5..t to be placed 1-Ji th Indian sponsocs. So many illegal and unethical incidents have occured that many states have a regular business going :i.n which non-Indian parents are vying for adoption of an Indian child. Other i.ncidents that have been reported include the forc.i.ble "adoption" of an Indi.an child by nonIndian parents 1 with t.he help and convenience of social welfare authorities. After a long time of lobbying for the bill, the act was finally passed and it is now hoped that the illegal situation will be corrected. However, it was not publicized, nor was l. t made known until former Senator James Abourezk r..:ductantly announced it, that the Mormon Gnurch was exef'!Pted from t.be provisions of the Indi.an Childre Welfare Act, We exempted it on purpos(~ and out of necessity. There would have been one hell of a political fight if we hadn't." The Said Abourezk : 11 statement was reported in the New York Times and repeated in Vince Lovett Is !'!_ewsnotes' em-~ anating from the BIA in Washington, D.C. 1 Mariy td bt.;s cons:lder tria t the Indi.an Child Welf'ax·e Act 1 as j_ t L> presently writt0n 1 rt eec;;j to be amended, elim.inating tbe Mormon Ct1urcL exemption. OH THE ORIGINAL WHITER 1 S COPY. THE MORMONS AND INDIAN CHILD PLACEMENT: J:;; NATIVE CULTURE BEING DESTROYED. By Beth Wood (Condensed from Indian Voice) ***The Indian Child Welfare Act, designeo to establish standards for the placement of TA_ dian children in foster or adoptive homt:s to nrevent the breakup of Indian families 1 Ha::, passed wJ. th some changes by the U.S. Congre:.>s. I Senator James Abou.rezk, who sponsored the 1eg-islation, explained that the Mormon Church, and certain private agencies are exempted fr-on. the act. Abourezk publicly stated, HThey had a very strong lobby 1 and we had to negot:Late to g'.:) t tt1e !vformon.s to agree to th.e bill \tJe sir1p1.;/ had to vexempt them. n affect the Mormons. The exemptions 12r•,?;ely . *** Indian children are place in foster homes or adoptt~d, at a rate of twenty times tb.e n& t:i.or:-- al average. The great majority of these place- ments and adoptions are into non-Indian home.':', The Mormons have the largest and most effective and many are through the Mormon Indian Pla·~e­ dd.ld adoption program in the entire country. men t Program. They have a "student placement program" which puts Indian children with Mormon homes for nine During the last school yeari the Latter months of the school yea.r. Saints pJ.ace 1, 9;~6 Navajo children from f\l'l·· zona and New Mex.ice. The BIA Social Serv .' c~~ ,' F'.vi.doncc shows, however, that most of these office in the Navajo admini::1tration cem:er of chilclrm1 remain all the year around, making the W:indow H~' ·:k estimates that this year the rum Mormon Church the largest adoption agency for ber will exceed 2 ,000 with an <.:HHt:i.onal Indian children in the country. to '700 piacc~ments . fccmi. the Utah section o '' ChJ.ldren ar":::: proselytJ.zed in these homes by tbose Mormon famjlit:"s~ as we have noted, through direct personal contact with many Ind:i.an childrer.. who have been subjected to ::i.uch the Navajo ResErvation. 0 Tbat 's jo 8. ~vhole population~ n lot of chtl.dren f.com tb,-: :\J::iJ,' - commented Nancy Evans 1··:com the �..:tl Services office. ermine its impact. 11 "There is no way to le U.S. Congress recently passed the Indian Child Welfare Act, desi.gned to manage the off reservation placement of Indian children, and to give priority to Indian families in such placements or adoptions. The bill establishes standards for- placement, and 3ims to prevent the breakup of Indian families. BOW PROGRAM BEGAN The adoption and placement program became an official function of the Mormon Church in 1954. Children are placed in Mc•rmon born,::s tiwoughout the U.S. for nine mon tb.S' of each year. The rs they at.t(:nd public ~:::chools, Mo1"!non religious classes, and take p<.H~t :in tbo many ac ti vi t :.es crnt fill Mormon life. P.lul Enciso 1 coordinator of tne place:-r;ent P'O- Placement of Indian children is fast becoming one of the primary concerns if, most iegal assistance programs in the Southwest. The Phoenix Indian Center's Legal Project is handling more and more custody cases each month. Jack Peterson, a Project staff memtier reports that most cases are very complex, since they cross state lines, and because the power of the tribal goverr..ment is as yet undefined. With cases involving d]stant reservations ' li~ those in the Dakotas, the legal procedures are very much like those i.n prisoner exchanges he- contends. 11 MORALLY RIGHT, THEY FEEL ' The process i.s loni~ u.od llarrowjJ1g for the Indiat1 fa.rnll.ies. t~nd it cer·ta·Lnly· isn t t t?- J y.by the ~1c,rmcn 's fr(:qu . ?~rjt2.y pat. ronizir1g a.t-·· t.i. tude:3 1:,m-Jcrd tt1e;ri. u~r:~it:-:re is such z 02a.1.r)~JSri;.:.ss. They feel they gram in the Albuquerque .Stake, contends that the: program givss the Indian child a sense of morally rlght. They arr; fulfilling a mora ~ obligation by ta.!o.ng an Indian child ir,t.:.,. a :identity. "The LDS family will nurture thc3 l.hiid j_n the values of that fa11nly." he explai11s. n1t will teach 11.tm to t)e a leader of his people, teach him speaking [>kills, how to Vr~ry talk at a banquet or in business meetings or church. better' i1<)ffk:~ ,. " Pe ce.rscn sa5_d .. 1i t t.1e p1.1ol:Lc .i~lfc·r·r~1<1t5.~on is knot...rn ·.iL ~·~~1 As iVi "~k1 · M.:.wmons are reluctant -.o tr1e LDS Ind~an P 1~3~~,z~;nBnt Progran1., Uiei.r other af'fair5 t give ~my data en·· hard f;;;c:ts about their> j)r·~c';:·~,, in::1tr·uctic . 1., ~ m::i.terial <:i:rculated among Mormons about 1~he Placement Program, but they are not ava1l.:.clr• ~rohhny Benally, a placement Navajo whose farn5.1y '.:-c non-Mo"mons. lives rn::ar Aneth, Utah; grew up with a Mormon The church publishes guiae~} for the Placei1K.:nv family and thinks there a.re serl.ous problems 11 studentftth,~ Natural Parent, arid the Fost,;r wLth that "new life. Parent. The guildes are specific and cleady 11 An Indian Mormon is a contradiction in terms. written. I guess i:t describes me though, 11 Benally admits. Though some of the Mormon educational techr1i.-· Lr. Jan Van Deusen, a pediatrician at the Tuba ques are well developed and admj_red by nonCity Arizona Hospital, said, "They don't know Mormon educators, Goldi.e D,3nny, direct.::;;· of whether th~y are Anglo or Indian. Time after social services for the Quinault Nation in time I have referred children to psychologists Washington State an•j NCAI 's child welfar8 C'Q n·for• emotional and psychological disorders, and rrd. t tee chairper::,on, says the. t Indian s:iould t>~ time o.fter time it is discovered they are from in control of their own curriculum. the LDS placement, and that's where the problem HEvery time I pm~ticipa te i.n hear.ings or ffi(•et.·· started." ings on Indian education, the Mormons arc there. It is like me going t.o Chinatown :l.n ). BLACK ~iARKET IN CHILDREN San Francisco and telling the residents t.her<:: how to educate their children. It is just that Mormon placement was practically a black mar11 ket operation j~ the 1960s 1 Van Deusen recalls. redi.culous. 11 She h::.c.; lived on the Navajo reservation for 24 Others, however, feel that Mormon teaching i:;ech year!. 9niques and the opportum. ties provided _by the ''The family molds the child's 1:Lf·3. 11.fe 1 11 Enciso said. It 1 s a netl T·r1ere a.rle rnany pan~phlets ar1d mu.ch �Placement Program are extremely positive. Mabel Yazzie, a legal administrator in the Nav,..:-jo Tribe Legal Department, was eight years fJl d uhen she was placed in Roy, Utah. "Mormons are some of the best when it to educational techniques," Emerson, o. Mormon' claims. urr you look at their (:. tional growth on the reservation, you rea. see results. They have an excellent cours in Navajo for their missionaries too. When I look back on the placement service, it fantastic. I am adapted to both cultures. I feel equally comfortable in them. 11 11 "Navajo educators might be able to pick up some ideas from the Mormons. It certainly would be better if .it were Navajos using '!azzie remembers the initial adjustment to her those techniques. Because no matter how good :·10rmon family as traumatic. "I cried all night their educational techniques are, the Mormon Church is a well-oiled machine out to Chr i_s-,~ lcng on the bus, n she recalls. I had nevet·· >•e-::n away from home outside Sheep Springs. I ' o tianize the Ind~ans," Emerson says. rk'i er been in a big city. I didn't speak one Hm..• successful the LDS Placement Pr-ogram :i.s ~G rd of English." .in achievj_ng that goal is extremely hard to det.erm.ine. Church records are secret, and ~1 ~L~ ;~ ie is grateful for her educatior1 a.nd fo:.~ :if released, a_ 1·e often misleading . .'~; ::• social skills. She is presently sending · ·"'r orother and sister, who are both in her 11 I have respect for the Mormon religion,n ._ t.t~ tody, to placement. Mabel Yazzie expla1ns 1 nBut I c.on't practice I respect the Navajo relig5-on tha t cy 1. 1 .., 1 sr,8 explained, !!My decision may have been it: 11 family practices. I don 1 t, r».::ally foll.ow ~1 11' ferc:1t had there been g."Ood schools here. e:i.ther one. I think many plac>.:::ment peopJ.e 'ir• _ .1(. · Evar1s agr'ees She asserts that the lack like that. I wonder about it a lot. ,+;\JOd education is the crux of the whole Johnny Bennally practices the Mor·mon fai t h. b «:t':: er. he abrees: Hif I met someone vJho I want::.. t. 11 to miw,vy and she wanted me to j©:i:n .her c.hm•c r:-i \" '" have no policy on children. We have not I 1 d drop my r·eli g ion f'or hers in a minute . •"'Ki ded as a tribe things like whether thGy There's no way a Navajo Mormon can be as dt:i· ~ J u .ld learn Navajo, if they should be placed voted to the chm~ch as a Whi t8 Mormon. 11 ori ~-Y when the si tua ti on is severe. h< ::> I I '' · ir office i.s push:i.ng the tribal cmmcil and rnii ..isr.ration to start dealing witn the issue (I:' ct1ildren. Once they do that; tbey will ·,:: to look at the LDS Placement Program, 11 ic. e said. 1 1;•. uCAT ION ON RES IS NOT AS GOOD . n.:;r2: is no education available on the r·eser1:c1 :-i.o"l that is competitive with that provided t E' . ..._,ugh Placement homes. Public schools are 'T,ti ~;h better in Salt Lake c::. ty, for instance, ~, 1a'.1 here. A whole review of educ2.tional pro, t· 'lm ; , and the lack of them, has to be done," , r•~ ,,oncluded. 1 • u ·,:·ry Emerson, a Shiprock, N.M. Navajo, who nm1 .. ches at Alburquerque Indian School, also i.s that Navajo parents have limited choices 'I , ,>' it comes to providing their children with i..;ood education. Dr. RobP.:rt BP.rgman, who started the Indian Heal t11 Service Mental Hea 1 tn program on t ne Navajo Reservation, feels that though statistics are not ;:;,va.i.lable to prove it~ the LDS Pl acement Program does do many Indian children harm. "If you grow up in Salt Lake City you hav ~ t( believe ~mat you left benind is no good. i\ kid w.1.ll think he• s good as long as he t h i nk: his family and race is bad. "The LDS Placement demands that a person pi. t. oneself first. The Navajo way of never p-.!tting yourself before your family and trj.bc gets pushed aside,n Bergman states. Bergman says it is unlikely that placement Navajos come beck to work and live on the t't'l ervation as adults. Most lose their native language and many are skilled in White man's ways, like Johnny Benally. are a Navajo mother and have no job and livestock is not well and the land is not 1 get pretty frustrated when I go bacK with poverty and a1conol.ism on the i>es, 11 said Ber r!X"-'. what can you do to give your children a ally, nr see an inability to adapt to the D•'; 1, tE~r :::uture r It Emerson asks. 'I f ,'OU ~ -. T 10 �wr:t 's ro ,-;ne f s pr:i orU.-.y right now," Evans _g society. But then, I remember my OW!i f.ion was pretty costly. I rw bet.,;er ofr' . )J€ Cl r,y. •p.j\~e ri<~ed ~,s_ys. .soTnecnf:~ t.o de; nothin_g else but gf~·'.. int.er ·n ""'~' pa.rents as to the 1·1Cr"::0c:.., 1 s·::;;,,~ t isti,:::; 5 nm.hod:::, anri bring ti:at inf'ormatie>r; to public ll ··cl Yazzie, however, works an d l:l ves :i.n Wlrn;,),¥V1cw, n .>ck. :>he points out that oecau.se her plc:iceD•.::nny ::;2rys number·s of chLldr-en on LD,S plc..cu~: 12r n: .r;. n t far:1\ly bad two or.her placement dli.1dn.m, art': ;.nia1ai1able. l!l~st].matcs go as h:i.gh as s'1} wa:.:~ able to mai.ntain bee Navajo languE:..i:;e. 20 1 GOO but LDS i~~- :::o :;.ecreti.ve, there L3 r:o w2.y ~1f :..:dcri-iJ'it~g~ B~~CCh~~~e trbe Morro.tin parer t<-j ". . 1 n,-_;~ "fh:.;. t rnakGs a big difference, !I Yazzie says. rcqu~"'st fo:."·t.er paynv;nts, ther·e are no gover"'. r1r,: ·~ !: 1 m rcai.ly glad I can still speak Navajo, thrugb I'd never be <-:tble to speak out at ·~hap­ record:':. of it, either. •t ter meet.ings or anything." # Evans stresses the impact of LDS Placeme:f;.l on A~1APTED t.he Navajo Nati.on: BY BOTH CULTURES so.id she is comfortable in both worlds, she adds, up1a.cement has made me lose tou~h hfi th rny cul ti1re. I ref)p~ct it, bu.t l don•t really feel it~s mine. 11 I"iough Yaz:~ie has r·:any custody cases involving LDS t1.3r around the issue of cultural flai:.:ements result in attempts by ; mnilies to legally adopt Indian ' The Plact=JmEmt ServLce is hit.ting a very v .. t,,J 1 part of the Navajo Nation, our young. The The children who 'tt '~ pla.c:eo. ai"e usually from good homes and t1c.';• started sci-tool with good grades. They arc tak-· Placerrcent, cen- ing tbc cream of our Navajo children. Thf;~ clash. Many could be our future leaders. 11 the Mormon Jonnn:t Benally is a caGe in point. He descr1 ;:·2~1 children. f'ut.ure hang::i on them. The Indian pa.rents often combat the argument his own expe:'.'ience. th;.;i.t the Mormons can provide a "better home," never' be White; yet I don't have a s<.~nse of bing Navajo. The sense of loss won 1 t. de~:: troy rnc by proving that a consistent cultural back- 11 1 am successfuJ 1 but I'll ground is more important than the White wocld's ana I will de well within the White manis concept of a 11 better home." society. Hut I cou.ld never go back and Lve on the reservation. The only thing I know abou t THZ CHILD CUSTODY CASES Indians I lear·ned from books. One case last year indicated that Mormons agree A WELL-OILED MACHINE with the importance of cultural identity. A :·'lorrnon family cared for an Indian infant in Benally feel strongly that the LDS PlaceiJ1ent Pro t.neir home near Provo 1 Utah, for over 2 year[,, gram has aff\.;cted t.he reservation as a who.; e ., ·,n. th the approval of the baby's natural rnoth•.or·, 11 If the Mormons haven't created the cul tur.;,1 <lihO had turned him over to them on a temporary clash theret they sure as hell have aggravate· i i t, 11 be concluaes. i'•IJ\& basist: hfter a few months of wr1-c.1ng the family for ~:ne r·eturn of' her son, the Indian mother fin-· ally b:ought suit. The Mormons argued .i.n court tl'1at reservation life would be too difficult for the child to adjust to; the cultural sliod: would be too '----------------------,·--.. -~- MT, PLEASANT GOVERNEMTN INDIAN SCHOOL THC: f·)R- rm'.i.fh. MER STUDENTS OF THE MT. PLEASANT GOVERNM::NJ' INDIAN SCHOOL WlLL BE HOLDING THEIR FODTH Ai; , 5, 1979 FROM 10: 00 AM TO VTD-· NIGHT IN THE SHELTEH HOUSE IN JOHN GUEllil!E ( PARK (,JUST OFF U.S. 31) • IN HART, MICHIGAN. THE NUAL Rl2UNION, i·ll\Y LOCATION OF THE REUNION HAD TO BE CHANGED FHOM Tne Mormon family won the case a~id the chi.ld j;, now .legally theirs and continues to li'l'e vii th them in Provo. THE MUSKEGON GRANGE HALL, fftJSKEGON, MICttiuAN DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE REMODELING O? THE C? 4?;GE HALL WHICH WILL BE UNDER WAY DURING THE ThoLlgh thousands of miles apart and \·mrking wi.th different tribes, Quinault Social Service OF MAY. ' Jorker Goldie Denny and Navajo Nancy Evans both ALSO, ALL SENIORS FROM THE GRAND RAPfo:? 2i:;ree that the LDS Indian Placement Serv:Lce WHO LACK TRANSP0HTATION TO THIS REUNION "i<':eds to be reckoned with. They feel its imCONTACT JOE JOHN, 458-3569. LEAVE YOUF ;1ortance is being overlooked. Mf)~:TH SO PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THIS. _c,; £;1 , ?LSJ'..3,~'. NAi'lE AND ADDRESS. FHEE TRANSPORTATION WILL BL P.: 'JIDED COURTESY ·JF THE GRAND VALLEY AMfhICAN INDIAN LODGF.;. .H .1· .•:f""' -------·-----·..-- .......r.....---,';I '.i.i':.t �:.. 1 'ctober 26 t 1977 the Burt L.:ike lndian:' becamz a bc.-id once again. After more than a :/I. of 1.;ork by George: Cornell, instructor in the Department of Hacial and Ethnic Studies, de::>· v~"n::!'~nt;:, of the Burt LakEJ r. 'l an Center on Michigan Banj g:-.Lthered in the "ltorefront offices of the Lansing North A-Ger ;\venue to pr<-1.~s for ~.;e<:. tlement of tbei.r land ownership claim M.;c.u" , '•P"''-. called Indianville approximately 20 miles south of the Straits of Mackinac. Corne.U decidrd to contact descendants of tne band af'cer he h<:-id heard sketchy stories of the bu:cr La~:e tragedy and had turned to i:ltate arch:1..'1es to check on their validity. In the arc11ivc~; '; found a. r>eport corroboratin;; the s~ory from co .lt:;::>s than Govc.rno:r Hazen S. Pingree who in ~~no decared: ''The State of Michigan owes thr;:;::;e Indians heavy damage which I will see an.· pal.(::. It is an outrage." The Govern;)c, however, diet• shortly after requ0sting an appropriation c.c : ('..,l,,')re the land, and h1s prom.:i.se d].ed wit.h hi.rn. ~.r.•we · l F. Collins. editor of an Indian history .:ulletin, r>opo!"t1.:~d in l 95E: "Theoretically , t:.e ,,: ;v<c~rrior of tbe State of Michigan still holds this la.n:i in trust for· the Indians as there s•:;err,[> :.o be no record of hi..:1 tru.st-~e;;nip l1aving beer! ten.,in. tee. 1' ':,r· ~-;; cold y wet October night 3. L the Lt<rn of t.hE. century 1 the Burt Lake Band, a gi~oup ot '-'')l Lh<..r .i !-. • ~.: gan Ottawa Incli2n.s, were forced f'rOrri thei" hom0s by a county sheriff. They sat by tLc 1·uc·ISi.de w:i.th their few possess:ion.s and watchec as their houses wece sot afire by the suppc·;J,'O !'1';.; Oc·iner of th,-~ir land. Llif~ dC'..::;out1t ;;e11::~ l" \,,r-: she fcund ()f 106-yea.r-.. old NGgoriee ~lltio, t:.pon 2eeing her home destr·oyed, v.rc1lkcd 30 Sbe di(3d slJorri.y a+-·~ici.»r:.r.:l. r·': ~nD ~~t1elter. ·•'-other member~ of the band ::;1_;":pcr:3ed, G"~rr:rirq wit .... tnem bit..t.er memories of tbeir force>! " ,,,...r1.ure - mP.uories wnich have teer1 kept a:Uvfe oy Jbe:Lr chil0ren arid grandchildren. ·· i_;!-,y years 1ater Corr.ell intenc;<)d to corre(::t th2.t. mistake. EquLpped with document.a.tion. re :~. i_,1ecl to make an attempt to reus:::emble Lhe Gu. t Lake Band. ·~n•at ser.:rned an impossibJ e- ta~; r. ... ' l"d.at.i.veiy simp1ei r1e say:1. 11 The band nevu· eeally fell apa.rc,. The Burt Lake Band is. - · - l .:ally, an ex.tend:::d +''amily. Pr->op.l e kno;,: who m..:i.rricd who and wem; i:here. 11 11 r ~~hem it ·.;as, 1 FoJJ.0'-i :Lt up 1GW or let. i', re~;t forever', If Co•~neLl remembers. Kno;.ing - ·.t would rwt be for.gotter:, the. m0:aber3 cot3,'r'tt'd t.o have C.)r'11ell pursue the matter w·1.VJ 'f- ti ve 1\merican Rtgtts Fund ( NAR1;') for repr·eseatation. ·old 1 ' 1 hTAHF J_,a~v-:yer, 1,.rl.:.L.n.Ja Loc:kleac, be:rc: 1r co:im:und.cations with iJ r'l'?presentati ve or L10 "'"'lot'. Tbough the few e1.dcrly pecple wlio r'f"iJt'rnber the Burt Lake village may never rd:.~r·1 ', , • land, their descendents will at h:1st knm. that the story of the Burt Lake Band fina· '"i' ~ ~:~ fJanuary ·'~-tn.d ed c~ r(::SfJ-f>n.;·;e., ./ "J havf~ any ill formation ab')\;t tl'h; art:.cle alJove, or know of anyone who migt1t 1 plea;;,3 c;r: ... Sh1W~t at 2/'f-625'1. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND COUFL! - Gary Sbawa at lf56-4226 er- Roseanna • • ,1'.:.f)N KENNEDY has corapleted workshop IJI cf t ·e Nat.1cnal Indian Park and Recreation Mar.~~r.-; • ".r,t. Training Program in Tahleq·,;ah, Oklahoma. Part of wor1rnllop III was Recreati.on F1..mdin .. l~i rttr1anc<.::, consi.stir1g of F'eder.al 1 State and L.oca_l ft1riding .. .. ": remainder of the workstiop consisted of au r·art:i.c i..pant 1nt, :::T:s Hi the training V'>:)gr o -~:.s:!..st at the National Indian Menas and Womens Ba~:;ketha11 Tournament. 0 ~IC City' Arizon took the Womens ChampU.on:;Jl";j i: in Basketball and the rndahoma City ~' "1~ thE' Mens Ci1ampionship. 12 •1 Indiat1~:; ~.wr= �AND DANCE YOU DON•T FORGET t FOR 28 U.S.C. sor1eone been 2415 CLAIMS tre~~passing FUNCTION ·cTUNCTION Augu.:;t .L .\. PESHAWBE'.STOWL, MICHIG.A..N Aug·ust l.c· u·': or your parents' or· grand.parents 1 land'! {f't· t!:wre building, fences, cattle etc., · j .:<_.- - ,''l - '. ·1 .' August 2 ~~~ l':t September ' '); September ·:~ September 2 . BAY HILLS, MICHIGAN MOHAVIANTOW;;f, ONTAHIO MUNCEY, ONTAHIO GHAND VALLEY IND. LDGE. on your Indi.an -. ')1 ) '· ··,~ ( your land which you believe :;:;hould not be nt3re? Or, have you, your parents f etc. , lost Th5.s prelimi.nary 1.ist of Great Lakes area. ~;.J~i\y(./w;., 1 Hid or had it taken from you illegally? Are and special events is the result of the rrKe::~5.v' recently h•::ld in Lansing by the Michigan To·..n'i. t<'u mwd money for r€·nt of your land, 'rights-· Association, and bacb=d by the Mj_chigan Ind-)::ir' r,f .• ~;ay across your land, etc'? The Bureau of i )'J , '<Ji?••n Affairs is trying to recover lost lands •• c1J money for tribes and individual Indians , .i·~d needs your l1elp ! If you know ot· any in~ .,;mce of trespass, lost lands or money owed~ .11ease fill out an intake form so the Bureau 1) r lndJ.an Affairs can investigate. Please 'U..l it out as completely as p<;ssible - the ·WC:;> information you g,i ve, the easier it will •e for Bureau of Indian Affairs to complete · .s investigation. C.:nnmission, Jo1-:; John~ who attended this as official representative of Grand Valley 1·\.mcrican Lodge brought this i.nformation back, We af'CO h:JpE:~f'ul that at the second meeting schcdu r for the near f\.rture 1 the committee will 2}_abo, ,. a litt.le more on location details as well a:c sponso'('ing organization and we will republish 1;,)·,,~ additionally nee<Jed informa·cion. In the m..:::antime, you can at ] 1~ast mark your calendars <.'cno start to count your nickels and dimes and "'"s<:: ,y,..,; many of these you can make this year . . f' you feel you have a claim, please send the MEE-GWETCH TO THE COUNCIL DRUM FOR THIS c..:'mpleted intake form to the BIA office in. 'lr area. Intake forn~s TION AND TO THE EDITOR are ava:llable at the 11 INFOHV11.~ MR. ED GILLIS". f".) llowing address: LIEPARTMENT OF TBE INTEHIOR BGHEAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ") .0. BOX 884 The Michigan Department of Labor 1 Office ·•f W: men ar::d ·work, will hold a series of thr,::t, p • liG he~~rin.f~S on tbtj is3u.e. of sexual haras~3·~:"Jier1~~ .3nUI.T .'.":>TE. MARIE, MICHIGAN in the work place. ft!}CHIGMl AGENCY ·1·tTN: 2415 COORDINATOH :ntai<e forms must be com.plet·sd and returned to !1~~, Bl;.\ tjy tv1a:1 15 ,. l 9't9 ! ! ! ~~© '·j]{t-~fCfU-r1·1ovr:~~~~~~Gi~A~ili ' s1~];JD-~ \f~j~ ·iOU1~· 4 tJE;,.,r liDD11E~)S..........! ! ! _,.,,...,,_,..._,.,._....,...... ..,.,.,,...-,.~ ______ ,,_ P:LEJ:\SE~? .. ,....-_...,_,"_.,,_, (2 ~"? . ~--~---,-·,...._,.. . ... Grand H&.pi<J:1, Michigan on April 25, 1979. Comr1d.ss:ion Chambers 9th Floor 1 City Bldg, 3'.'Jii l~cn.r·~oe ~1arcpJet.t,(-) J Ave(' Ni;W.: r~ttchig~an {)l_~ f~·1-.1y TT.:.f:.; ErI,J1e Rocn1, Don .II 1 ......._ 3 t l )79 Univco Cer. . ·~<;;1 Bott·~Y~-n _~,. Ve t[\).J ~ • i··tLch1Lsa. r 9. 1979 \)r1 City County Audtt.cr:it1u1 f 1 - t+prn) J-fc·c,--jw.ard .Ave. '\, . Bldg~ "": ;)ol:Ldc.trity Ea[:;t Jefrerson. Ave~ '.".. .... ".-}PElJ _ tJt=; a co;·_1f.;:;.re~1c.e organ.ized wj. th : . .~. ·' anri t.he I:risti.Lttte \.Jf Labor (-,,,(_r1c: -~_,,. du~t 1 ial Relatirn1s on October 20, 1979 st ~G~ Un:\. or M:Lch1gan. Please mark c2d.cu· ,,,.i: Fen~~ rnc•r\<~ in:form.::j.t·tor1 cor1ta.Gt: f·1ICtIIGAN ::-;;~:r- 1 ~fT-· t··:C~;Nt: (~F Lf1Ef)f: d~ ()f'"'F'IC-£ uot~lliN 1\.ND WOHK - 113 .. TfI.(H'11 E: ~JJ..:i.J FOF J 979 ________ ......-._....... A!'TD ..-..--SPECIAL ........ i--·ci~Ji-/()t~' Cl\.LJ~:ND.P"H ,,_ ,....,...,. ....-.... .......................,-..-._.,., ,,.,_~ ~ .........., -~,,._....,., .... ··•'..~-;~~~v: fo~cce EVENTS -...._._,..~--..,_-~~ M<.iY J. 9 & 20 1,\[SJ.NG ~ MICHIGAN June 3C ~ Jt1Iy 1 '-11 CHlGAN CITY, INDIANA t]lJDf-~ 30 v ~July l Af1;1fBIND J~ly 7 & 8 ·t;:_CTL£ POINT, ONTAHIC ,July 14 f.: l~~; ~ ~ 1C:)KEY ~ t'1ICHIGf'iJ\l .llLFOLE ISLAND, ONTARIO July 14 & 15 GH.f:.~I".\D RP1PIDS 1"'B.REE FIRE.$ HOl>J!ECCn'1ING ,h1ly 21 &: ;~2 1 hlIK.WJ~f11K~)NG, .__ \)J.tJ'ltll\JO . '.ROSS VILLAGE, MICHIGAN f'ICNIC 11.u..e;u,~.t Li-, ~) ,~ 6 PatriciD C~r~an, Direc~or 1 .. (517) 373-9475. �lt: I'1arch 20, 197q 5 J.n a t1i'.:;<:t:riJ1{: be for<~ ·:he rJatJ_cnaI_ G~- ·l.~~}_ H~i pJ'~·ts Co1rnnission tn rt'1°3.st1inc~tor, B::tiiey, D1rect01• of' t-he M1.cr1igan Corm\n.s:3ion on Indian Affairs, make the followin J •l",r, V. !'I h(-_'.: {~ ontroversy r , c.:~ 1=.f tr1c er.t..i.re over f:L ;)flJ~HfS: staI.<:: !t ~~- rit?;h ts fhJpuJ.a.tton crea,te(j ~t. 11 J4~.tcf1"i.e~ar1 t·1a:_:~~ fc;~ _., ,,r. c--d.uca.. t . ed he·li;;:;fs ree:rxt'(tir1e; ttte A!nertca.n '' Vfff'Y cornmuni.ty • tne n6xt "'-=t {r1a.\1t· cf racisrn that threa ~-en~ Lc:...(t1g suppres2ed attit-t4c £~ . ·~;_.1 now eru.ptJ_n_g 'Hith regularity in alrr·.) ~; ·t·· hcL.1iJ..recl yr:;ac.s.. lr1d:Lan!:~ c.u~e :reLn1lt of i~nsttbsta.nt.J.ated ar<.:.iclc:z3 ut.J.1:tz,~d by raass rn.edta comrn11nication. Ne1~r0 a 1~~ · U<:lc.s ch3rge Indians of :LUegally fisl1ing w:i.t-hout mention of the f:::i.ct that in AprH of l9'fl1 thi :t.ch:l.gan Supreme C01.1rt stated that Indians have t:he right to hunt and :fish. (People vs . .Ji)n(, ';"'c;'-' .t }: 1i:3 is the 384 Mi ch. 539 1 54'f; H5'5 NW:?.d l 971) . There is a great deal of rh.etoric about. the rape and di;;pletion ~)f' the resources of the Groat Lakes, but never any mention of ttle tearing asuncier and loss of good community relations bethi,~fn Indian people and others in their respective cciminuni ll.e:3. It i.s the posi~ion of the M.i.chigar, Commission on Indian Affairs tr..:1.t the fishing d1sput :i.s a •natter of Federal and Tribal off:i.c:lals to deci.de because of the unique and long-establistwo r -:o. -lationship between the Federal Governm.ent and sovereign and indigenous tri.bew in North Aw,.,.,.i n Cur concern is the rapidly growing hatred being generated by those who feel they have their :.\, .rn terests to protect, while eroding the legal and social rights of Amer:\. can Inclians. The pain suffered by the Indian families either d.irect1y or indirectly involved in the ffohir.g dispute is unconsciousable. Indian people have had to suffer in almost total silence because the suffering prompted by r · cial hatred and discrimination does not sell; as well ;:w impending threats of resource dep:.. e tion, violence, and the final victory over Indian people. The facts of the racial strife have been 1:-ecognized by national periodicals across the na.tirx: , and of a few concerned citizens. My' own father, who does not own any f1.sning apparatus) has feared for the safety of his c::nd e ther Indian peoplers live<> because of vigilante groups moving unimpeded by local and state ' a· enforcement officials. These same groups have been monitored by Indians and others. Th<'" .,.. ,._ - lantes are using Citizen Band radios to direct their efforts against Indian fishermen. How long must Indian people suffer''! and fears'? How can the sit-uation be explained to alleviate their t-'cun Will this inflammatory rhetoric re1sult ln the death or maiming of a child or t<::.._, ; i: on eithe"r side? These questions have been put aside and have not been fully recogn:i.zed a s ·t.!',' najor product of the fishing dispute. The citizenry of Michigan can not afford to continue to allow the civil rights of its mernbc:r'; to be violated, nor can they allow the children to become pawns in the cowboy and Indian 2ar,,c. created by their parents. ZS!.'' .------~ ·~~, -~~~~ �..... -·----~ ....-"' ~]7 -·---------------------------------- -·---·----·-,.......-- _..,..., ·------· ....... - r_!/~,V:r :/Vi.ONb!3_j tJ.!'£'f /)~ Y-~1 I .-J- ·--· ·- 7 77 MAY :JNBNfiS PA~ I I -I - J> 7ff //f?J PA I r-13 1 - 1'f1 ? !PAHENT COMMITTEE ~· 'J_ ~! I . /#-t 16 , - L -- 11-· ·~--~·--- . ' :$ ~/ II J . O d I Ce~tra - 8:30 A 3:30 PM I· I~ _J I cJ , - 17 I · J_ _ _ :lS II ..... -~ A JI _ _ _ _ _ _j______ - ...... ~ t~,t.. 6 ~+'----r- COMMENCEMENT Civic Audltorlum 6:30 to 8;00 PM Pleasaa~~tL 30 I Michigan si ty Career . Day. Uni.ver MMtt.o 1- ~tf I I -I , 111 - ~~ - I . I' I I I ..r .·;Mt. Plea sant Ind~an School re nion . at Gu ney Park. Har MI Graduation Dinner 6 to 9 PM Graduate Banquet 6:30 PM I 1 7 ./0 ,f,4 T. 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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/e35852801fec7150f8b4eef989db0a5a.pdf 4556a1e805b29b8c5d9cf249f99d96ea PDF Text Text RAYi?..L ~I 6~I Gf<~f\1" $P1Rri MA~e Mt . SRAVB" . Lf 1• Ml SIR!NGtfft~. 11\f-IG.lt PAJA/ 11'.S T~ '1REE' S1l'E~GNT~NS AfTeR &iitNW& AND t.tove:LY A'G"A-IJ\J 1\5 TttJ ~L.D\U~ G"fA-SS U 1~ TS Lf'T Me ~tSe.. P'ROM t-'\" S&flff.ows V-Jlltt QUifT i.Y,fj. i"<N 4'l.U ilV G-"'O .... ...u 'S .. V" ft ...... ,..,. , titA 1se, MAY/780 TVR rt E TA-t.11" /~--·----: /"' /'/ �* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CENSUS UPDATE TURTLE TALK It ia very important that the Indian Community fil .l out and retucn the Census forms you received in the mail. If anyone has not returned their forms or ar having a p~oblem filling out the forms --Please call GRITC 774-8331 or the Census Office at 458-2857 for assistance. Item of interest: Sharon Kennedy is presently working for the Census Bereau as an Enumerator. * * * * * * *' * * * * * * * * * * * MAY 1980 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TEMPORARY EDITORS: LORETTA AND GERI THANKS ~O ROSS MORGAN Who really does a great job helping put the "Turtle Talk" together!!!! Although ROSS only works part~time, He sure 0 crams" a lot of work in the f ew hours He is here. OUTREACH NEWS: Just to remind the Seniors who don't know about our Lexington Lunches, We have them every Monday and Wednesday from 11:30 to 1:30 at Lexington School. We provide transportation. Call 774-8331 if you need a ride. Why not come and join us for a good home cooked meal prepared by some of our Native American Elders. Also, Senior Power Day is May 14th GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL really misses the four (4) people who were laid-off March 28, 1980. VIRGINIA HERR - Our Editor who has done su~h ~ marvelous job with the "Turtle' Talk". SHERRI MEDAWIS - Our Receptionist who always is happy and outgoing. in Lansing. If we have enough participants w~ will attend this meeting. I will provide more information and news next month. If you have any needs or questions Why not give us a call at GRITC 774-8331. BETTY COLE - Our Typist who kept everyon,e happy. MARY ROBERTS - Our Counselor who n erved the Native American clients so well. So much more could be said for these four (4) people. We know the great work they were doing, as we who are still here really NOTICE do have to keep going!! Civil Service Applications will be at GRITC for potential Civil Service Employees. If you _ are interested in iu Civil Service positions, We can provide you with applications. Further information on this process will be published in 11 Turth~ Talk" next month. PERSONAL SIDE ~ In trying to put this issue together We are sure we would miss the Birth Announcements, arid any ~ther personal news that may be of interest to the community . for the month of ApriL In order for us NOT to miss anything on the Personal Side, be sure to contact Geri or Loretta at GRITC 774-8331 with any and all news. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Receptionist - Temporary position 40 hours a week, Starts 5/5/80. If interested, Please apply at GRITC Ceta III Progra~ Greg Bailey or Shirley Chamberlain - 774-8331. We know that this issue of the 11 Turtle Talk" is a "wee bit" on the late side, but· as the saying goes"Better late then never"!!!! 1 �.. : (:RADUATION im: NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE FOLLOWING RECOGNITION CEREMONIES AND DINNERS HONORING INDIAN STUDENTS A'ITENDING LEXINGTON SCHOOL. - GRADUATION POTLUCK LUNCHEON, LEXINGTON SCHOOL MAY 13 12 NOON TO 1 :00 MAY 15 * * * * * ENTERTAINMENT, * * * - GRADUATION DINNER, LEXINGTON GYM· * * * * * * * 6:30 p.m. * * * * * MAY 20 - - · -RECOGNITION DINNER, CENTRAL REFORMED CHURCH 8:00 p.m. FOR GED GRADUATES * MAY 22 * * * - CIVIC CENTER - * * * * * * GRADUATION FOR ADULT SCHOOL DIPLOMAS 8:00 p.m. • !'LEASE SUPPORT THESE HARD-WORKING GRADUA'fES BY ATTENDING THESE EVENTS ! ! ! ! ! ! I ! ! ! ! t ! ! ! l ! �NATIVE AMERICAN AWARENESS_,.lli l~~IAN MAY 20, 1980 Sponsored by: Anishnawbe of Grand Valley State riolleges. LANSING-- A nine-me~ber Indian Review Board has been appointed by Kenneth Eaton, Administrator of the Michigan Office of Substance Abuse Services (OSAS). Reig:ion Otfo - '.Bill Member to, Detroit Region two - Judith _Pamp, Lansing Region three - Richard Bailey, Weidman Region Four - Rose Shalifoe. Whitehall Region Five - Lewis Adams, Harbor Springs Region Six - George Nolan, Sault Ste. Marie Regibn Seven - Barbara Swartz, The progra~ will be a one day crosscultural event. The event will · foster greater underst~nding between Native American and non-Native American: Faculty, . students and .the general public. Highlighting historical and cultural values of Native American existence toda.y---will be a presentation by the man named by Time magazine · as one of the twelve most influentidl religious thinkers in the world. Dr. Vine Deloria Jr. (A Native American of SI~x · a"icestry) nationally known as authot and humanist, wi t h academic degrees in law and theology--will be the Keynote Speaker. . He will give first hand factual information ·on contemporary issues directly' affecting Na ti ve American life - at national, local and state ITC of MICH - Baraga. Geraldine P~rish, MC on IA Carolyn Keogima, Saul.t Ste. Marie L~nsing The Indian Review Board consists of nine members who will serve as an advisory body to the Michigan Off ice of Substance Abuse Services. -Taken from OSAS NEW BUREAU 4/15/80 - - levels~ .!_OSTERLING Jeany was an orphan, lost and alone, Jenny had no Mommy, Jenny had no - -. - £.1£..!tnd VslleI State. c:olleges. Calendar of Events for May 1a three (3) pages long - if anyone ia interested, contmct GRITC 77r-8331 f or more details. home. Jenny was an I :ndian, they called her red. Jenny had no tribe, her family was dead. Lost were the :Blders, lost was the lore, lost were the dJ;inces, lost was her fil~lE MAKERS Homemakers Club is meeting on a regtilar basis now. The school was clo8ed for spring break and I had a small vacation. The Club is in the p~ocess of making core. articles for sale at John Ball Park Jenny was dependant, child of the state, Jenny had to learn, white became her fate. Jenny adapted as chameleons do. Jenny lost herself, she was------Jenny wh~? on the 17th of May. All are welcome to come and lend a hand. Transportation provided along with child care. call 774-8331 for ride. Marie Techel won the weekly door prize at the Veda. (4/16/80) meeting. Jean Warren, Homemaker Coordinator Worked . on the farm, shipped off to school, taught the true meaning of "white" Golden Rule. Jenny is a product, quotient of ~our world". Jenny is a middle-aged lost little girl. Submitted by: Sarah Pigeon REVIEW BOARD "APPOINTEQ CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS IS? 2 �r;STffiY Cf .... ~YA ;" 1980 RfMorgian ,,.. . The brothe:i· threw in- th1e f.ire thebe&u and oorn cake aa.ying, •'Thls is not fit food for a man." · Gosadaya and the Woma1n staved and lived to .. q~'.:thec wJ.th the ·t:i.·ees ·for :that Autumn and Whe~i Winter. They heard often tt.e trees rustling the Woman we:ep.ii.ng and she said to him,, " GGlsadaya returned from hunting he found ,,:iml whispering, and; they learned from. the "Your brother has dishonored the gift of trees very much, very much. food I br:ought from the Grandfathers. I can lStay wl th you. no longer." fh,'}n cacnf~ the Spring, arid, Snow went, andf the bec:ame green, a1r1d, also the plants and 11 If youi ever wish t•:> :see me a.gain, walk ~1·ees grasses. Then the Wom.an aaid to Go$adaya, ·· straight t:a the East until you shall come nNow ls the proper time for us to go to your. to a Vf~ry hi.gr waterhole, there you shall lle people, ..:ind live in y1aur vlllage~ So did the down to re-st. Inthe Night you willhear the r ·.'~ndfathers say to me to say to you Gosadaya. 11 so.1..md of 1 baby cry.ing. When you shall . hear . that sound pGdn't one arrow in the directlon ~: o sadaya sald, ''I surely obey the Grandfathers_,'• of tne sound then, sleep until the Dawn. never doubting thls W1oman who came to him. Then the arrC1ir' will show you tlte path • •nen Gosadaya took the Woman and went to hls vi.llage and his peopl1e. Then the Woman went mJt of the lodge of Go:s.adaya and dlsappear~~:d .i.nto the Night. Tha.t same N.:l9ht bef'ore Da11¥n the people hc~~.a.rd '~os adaya and the Woma:n had been the village f<:ir only a little and the p~~ople bi~gan to a :s.ound as a falling rain. In the nex.t o~' Y tht:: pel;pl.E~ ~sm'f that sound had come from thll!' earn that had falle~n unripe, from th:· cob'... ' ;~ ...int food~ for Sp:t'ing plants for ,.,, :m d5 d the Wo:nan go to the, other women and The people m.Ji.ght not keep thia gift that c_; .1id, "Please help me fur a Httle aJ1d I will had be~~n dishonored. t x·y to show you some thin9$ about food. 11 rten of thE~ vJl.l.lctre went to hunt, but, game wa~~ y,e.ry soa.1:.-ce. .. o the W<11nan, Togethe.r with the other women, '" fent to ~~ome g:icouna, near the vi.Dage, and , 1P.ar a stream. LO$adaya wen't; then, to the East for many days f at iast he ca.me to a b1g waterhole, there ,--~re thej Woman ~howed th~ o!:her women how to he lay down to rest. Irt the Night he woke f'~ ant, and grow corn and .bean£~ and heard th1~ solmd of a baby crying. He polnted cme ,iJtrrow ln the direction of th-tr. sound .r•s the· Womcm bud told hlm to do, and • • ~ seed!> of the oo~n and beans had given to .; he Woman by the Grandfathers to bir-ing to la it down to .~leep •• Co1adaya"s peoplP. ~ ~ 1 •~ plants gre\V 1 and , la!;(::t lt v~as a i1ar.\'i~·st tl.me and the corn anc! bear,3 w.~re ripe to ~l :rt.her. 11 n1~. "\ the Worn3.n dj d show how to have corn. 1J,>J<.1nders,, a..nd, grlndinq stone!;, and, "alaQ '",w to "lave bake stones. :· ~~n the Woman showed how to make ready, and, cook the corn a.nd beans. how to mi:1l<e bean p- ~:r.r idge JI and, corn cake. · cajm~ D.~ and Gosadaya In thlJ Dawn G.::•::1a<foya looked to the arrow, and.. he f1.:>ll1owed the aii:ro'w, for three:' day:i:•• After t he third day th1;, Woman walked into hi:s camp. G•1sad.1;ra said at oncei to the Woman, crnr11~ "Plec.s('~ ar.'~ bacl' t1:> the village for the people hungry and starvlng. 11 , , Vet, the Woo;i.an said to IGosadaya, "I ca.n r.e w r go back, but I will stay here with you fo:r a time." So thc-iy lived 111 that; place through the Wlnter .and tn Sp:rlng~ Gosaday.ai heard the ., r r1 ther of Gosadaya to the lodge and asked the s.ound o'f cryi;'lg come frOM deep "1i thin the ',.fo '1an 1"01: f<>od to eat. earth,, The Woman !!1aid~ 111rhey are cry!ns;, b~~cau!~e I have been away so long. I must .•m one went away from .h'.:i vHl.age to gll.mt, and, that Oay came the • 1.- Woman of'fered to the brother of CosadayaJ . return to them .. Befox·e I go I will give you corn ctJi'.~e,· to :~J:l!i. co1·n to takEJ: ba."<)k to your. praople .. 11 4 c '••>ked b~=ans and �The Woman gathered a bundle of corn ears and. HANDICAPPED CONFE·RENCE she shook the bundle until it became very -·--·-----·---·small. She gave Gosadaya the bundle.Then she On t.hurs ,. April 3 and :Pri ~ April 4 > went. part of the Outx·each staff attended When she was gone, Gosadaya left his camp and went back to his. vlllage. He shook the corn bundle until it was ag.ai.n full slze~ Then GoS<adaya divided the grains among the wornen of the village. in Detroit, Michigan. Luella Collins, Jean Warren, Vi Compo and Eloise Montpetit were present for this series of Workshops on Sec. 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. Consultants from Oremt Utah of the MESA Corporation pro~ a conference on handicapped concerns Th!ey plainted the seeds, and because they they prayed vided their expertise, and raised and growing, our consciousne~e about handicapps. We learned~ for example, that the and, the prayed for Harvest. federal government and the law now Co:sadaya was pleased tio see h:i.s people happy see people with substance abuse problems as being handicapped and a.nd busy btJt, he longed for the Woman entitled to the same rights and very muclh. services accorded othe~ handicapped He went East to the big _waterhole , but, 1\0 pe~sons. We would like also to take this opportunity to let all · sound caine ·to him. Vet Gosadaya thought he handicapped persons know that GRlTC kn1ew the right direction, and, he went away does not discriminate on the basis frj:.im the waterhole. remembe~d what happened before to Spiri~t to bless the planting He did m>t turn back. Cosadaya did 1'1ot again come to his village. Dot'}S. he :~till look for the Woman? Yet beoa1Jse he returned befor1!l, he has hi:s nai:ne; Wh1>-Goes~Forth-And Returns, Gosadaya. So do ali~o we remember him, and, the Woman who came to him from the Grandfathers. of any handicap, and we'll do our best to service you. If you cannot come ta us~ our Outreach Department will visit you. Please phone us at 774-8331. li&aring impaired persona may visit our office, and we'll do our best to facilitate communication. E 1 o i s e Mont p e' t i t -The PESHAWBESTOWN .....~----- Officers and Directors of Whcm corn ls planted and ls growing we some- Leelanau Indians, Incorporated times caJt.1 it Gosad~ya.. For the corn goes, cordially invite you to attend an and, returns. .1!11 .!Q.Q.h, ..LENDING LIBRARY Are you in need of · & tool to help you repair your hom~? The Tool Lending Library is now in o~eratian and lend- ing tools to target area residents. If you live . outside the geneial target areas but within the city limits, there is a two dollar annual member3hip fee. This fee cah be waived for those who cartnot afford it. For more d~tails, call GRITC 774-8331. 'V.t· ' , ~ Open House in celebration of the new Community Center Facility Saturday afternoon, Hay 17th, from 3:00 to 6:00 • 6:00 to 7:00 - Cocktail hour 7:00 to 8:30 - Potlutk Dinner (Bring Large dish to pass) 9: 00 to l: 1)0 - Dan.c.e 10: 30 - Ra.ff le . An.yone interested in helping at the Open Hause please contact: Lou Scott 386-5284 Mabel: May 386-5284 •, Easttown F~it - May 17, 1980 John Ball Fair - May 17, 1980 ~ For more details - call above Assoc ia t io't'i s. • '"\ ~'----- ' CZs �.'l BIRTHDAYS LATE ADDITION NEW~ · FLASHES!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: Mar cia Wesaw ·,~·i.an Leaureaux i'\1;?n Warren Rit a Wemigwans Bill Shananaquet Alic ia Anewishki Donna Sinke Moni ca Raphael Bt eve Collins Lin da Floyd Kevin Hill Ton y Warren Joe Ann Peterson Augustine Keogima Jr. Leo Anewishki Pl,oe be Hall Rar bara Traver ftene e Hanson Mari a Techel . Pr~rc y St. Clair Dor a Morgan Karen Petoskey Roger Martell Cha rles Genereaux Hele n 'Raphael Sonn y Raphael Adeli ne Warren James Wemigwans 'PR.ul Hart Gus Day Shi rley Lark Eli zabeth Sprague Eliz abeth McBride Da·vi d Pierce Char les Anderson Liz Wesaw Steve Medawis Kitt Pigeon Chris Shomin Sharon Kennedy Melva Danielson Toni Leaureaux Tom Wemigwans Ronald Fox, Jr. Richa rd Hiatt * * Buffy Wheeler is doing well after a week of being sick with having her teeth cleaned and (1) tooth pulled. May .1 M.ay 2 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 5 May·6 May 6 May 6 May 6 May 6 Clyde Trudeau is the proud GrandFather of six (6) kitte~s born April 9, 1980 Mother & Kittens are 4oing fine. LEXINGTON SCHOOL Vacation time is here once again and Lexington School schedule will be as follows: St•rting June 13~ 1980 to Aug. 8,80 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. May "7 May 7 May 7 fu:?._}!:yenin~ ••c.!.asses. May 8 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May · PART-TIME STAFF FOR: .Independent Study G.E.D. Reading and Math Government 9 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 24 Have a Nice Summer!! Sue Maturkanich We would like to thank for their articles: .S hirley McDonald Eloise Montpetit Jean Warren Sue Maturkanich Ross Morgan for helping us put together - this issue of r 1 Turtle Talk" on such very aho~t notice. We are new at thie, and would appriciate your cooperation. by submitting your · news to us by the 15th of Each Month~ - May 2-4· May 25 May 26 - ~rices have gone up on everything as We are sure everyone is aware of, arid any Donat ions for "Tur t l .e Talk" costs will be greatly appreciated. '' May· 28 May . 30 May 7 Any news of interest we may have missed for April or May> we hope to pick'•up ·by June. Thanks for .·e:,v·eryone' s cooperation! We would like to take this o«p ort-unity to wish everyone that h< ·i a Birthday in April a Very ~ PY Belated Birthday. 6 �CETA II-B MOTHERS DAY IS MAY 11, 1980 We have come _halfway through . our program funding yeai a1ready. We have plenty of slot~ to fill ib the next fiYe and one/half (5~) months. Unfortunately, due to the downturn in the Econ~my~ our job placement · has fallen behind. Most of our worksites are at Public Schools on the Westside and Northeast side. If ·you live in Kent County and think you may be eligible for CETA training come . in. and fill out an application. Roger Spr.a gue Mothers are Very Special People. Even though thia ~ •pe~ial : one _ d~y, 11 is set aside for them, We all should remember th~t EVERYDAY is Mothers·nayt M~y --- - - --- ANN ARBOR POW-WOW At the Anne Arbor Pow-Wow held April 12 and 13, Darlene~Chippewa from Suttons Bay won 1st prize, and Monica Raphael from Grand Rapids wori 2nd prize. Congradulationst - .. - - - .- - - (Note: Also "Thanks" to Roger. for this arti~le on such $hort notice!) . -· ON THE STRANGE SIDE: Lets support our Senior Luncheons every Monday and Wednesday, held at Lexington School 12:00 to 1:30. Only $2.00 for non-Seniors and for those of you who are on diets - they even have ~ "diet special" for oniy $1.50! . Muckman Mark Cloud·" - a J~Dako ta Indian" - danced up a s tor·m.. at the Ann Arbor Pow-Wow! 11 Greg Bailey was missing for 2 daysWhere Wa.s He??? (He!!!.,!? He. was apartment hunting!) At the last minute, Bob Johnson Did The Westside Businessmen's Association remember to buy his Wife a Birthday Cake. (With a little help to remind recently held .a contest . to choose a him.) name for the area ~ Vally Street to~ the Ri~er, Sixth Street to Fulton Shirley & "Cat'* Lark are going to Street. GRITC is approximately right learn the •tchow, chow, ch own dance in the middle of this area. so they can be on T.V. The name "STOCKBRIDGE" was choosen from various other names submitted, Roge~ Sprague has decided to tak~ and it has a very catchy ring to it. "mean" pills daily, since the Outreach Women are always getting the best of him. (He's lost so much SENIOR FAIR TO BE MAY 8,9,and 10 AT wight and all his strength is gone!) 'E1iSTBR00I{ MA'.Lt. · The Coalition o~ Agi~g has chosen the tbeme,"Enjoying the Eighties" for the Senior Citizen Fair it is sponsoring. at Eastbrook Mall from lla.m. to 8p.m. during May 8 through 10. There are programs and activities to both i-nform and entertain~ the FAIR promises to live up to its theme. SENIOR POWER DAY MAY 14, 1980 Kent County Se~ior Citizens and Ad~ocates for the Elderly will be traveling to Lansing. If anyone is interested in going, please contact GRITC and ask - for the Outreach Dept. Number is 774-8331. ,· 7 THAT'S IT, FOLKS!! f • �MAY /9tfO SvN wePAre.sP.itY1 f //ltS.IJ,4. Y /\NJNPAV 1'1J'o r1-1v~SP-'Y Mt. Pleasant Indian Sch. Alumi Reun;icti Peshawbesto"1 I ! • Arts & Craft 3:30 to 5:30 Lexington 3-Fires Meeting /L 1senior Lunches - r 7:30 - Lexin ton Senior Lunche ~ 9T" Lex. Sch. 12:00 .:,) ' Senior Lunches 1llj ' Lansing ... Arts & CraftyLJ,,. Lex • 3: 30 5 :}tJf 13 Lex. Sch. 12 :OQf-" Arts & Crafts 3:30 5:30 Lex. Recognition Dinner 8:00 p.m •. Central Reformed Church. NATIVE AMERICAN Awareness Day ~,,J Senior Lunch~b/ J(A Lexinton Summer School begins I - - : . l .. . GRITC Bowli~g I _, Tournament Lincoln Lan<Js 1 q :00 a.m. /I /o John Ba ll Park Festival . room - Senior Power Day '\' II I 91 Coit Sch. (Lunch) 'ri i~ 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. :3 ~ Parent C';;mmittee '!Graduation Dinner Meeting 11:30 ,Lex. gym - 6:30 Potluck Lucheon 12 - 1 Lexington . Cl) Spring Festival Ottawa Hills High School· Lex. Seq. 12:" Graduation a>; ftl-T Fil/PAY lb 5pm I? /61 Graduation Ceremonies Civic Auditorium 8:00 p.m. JJ Lex. Sch. 12 ifl. :2..3 ,1_~ I Arts ~ & Crafts 3:30 to 5:30 . ~21 ;;;~:;~n~i ' dL__ rn,_!f? ;:» oi :~;_:-. . . ..#Ir J1"' '/ - F . JI �-.·_IF- ~ ... ..-- ,..,..,.-"' ....-........... ---- -- ~·--- -- --- -- - . J_=°!!'!!!:!!!:!::}~T_:!~!~=>~· ~- T~v Jlfid~. N.W . 4Sf•04 . . . Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. 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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/f1979dc403e0ef8689d736cd94cf0d5b.pdf 03fddda2c655988445e218d4c7061945 PDF Text Text GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL TURTLE TALK GRAN~ VALLEY ST;rfE COttEGfS UBRARY ML\Y 1981 REGIONAL AffAIRS RESOURCES CENTER Executive Director .................................................... J. W. Wheeler Assistant Director ....................... . ............................ Joseph Raphael BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Rawlings .......................................................... President Simon Francis ......................................................... Vice President Kathy Stinger ......................................................... Secretary Jeanette St. Clair .................................................... Treasurer Mary Church ........................................................... Sgt. at _Arms Paul Jackson Jr . ............................................ . ......... Member George Martin ............................................. . ........... Member John Hart ............................................................. Member Barbara Arzola ........................................................ Member If your birthday is in the beautiful month of May, we all wish you a very happy birthday and many many more! WOW! Do we have people to thank for helping with the Turtle Talk last month. Many many thanks to: JoEllen Wesaw, Elaine Mashka, Sandy Whiteman, Sam Bush, Maryan Mashka, Jean Warren, Jumbo Anderson, Angela Hart, Alisha Anewishki and Windy White. You all helped get the newsletter out in record time! A form is enclosed in this month's your material to be printed in the poems, etc., please don't hesitate forms to Rae Santigo, 45 Lexington issue to make it convenient for you to send in Turtle Talk. If you have community news, articles, to let us know about it. Please send completed N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49504 or call 774-8331. �You a.n.d membVUi 06 yoWt 6a.mily Me. c.otuii..a11-y in.v-<A:e.d to a;t;te.n.d ne.c.ogn.-<A:ion. c.e.ne.mon.ie...6 6on the. Gna.dua.te...6 06 the. Indian Adult. Le.Mn.in.g Ce.n.te.n. Spon6one.d by: Gna.n.d Ra.pid-6 In.te.n-Tttibal. Coun.fil T.ltle. IV, Pant A Pnogna.m & In.dia.n. Adult. Educ.a.tion. Pnogna.m. Vin.n.e.n - 6:30-9:00 p.m. Ha.m, -0oup & 6ny bne.a.d pne.pMe.d by A.lte.nn.a.tive. Educ.a:tlon. -0tud~. Va.te. - Ma.y 20, 1981 P.la.c.e. - We...6t Middle. Sc.hoot Gym 615 TWtne.n N.W. GRAVUATES - PLEASE CALL 456-3720 IF YOU NEEV TRANSPORTATION. (CHILVCARE PROVIVEV) AGENVA 6:30 p.m. - Invoc.a.tion Vinne.n 7:30 p.m. - Slide. Show 8:00 p.m. - MI-GI-ZI SingVUi �INDIAN CULTURE Adult workshop {ages 16 - adult) Making corn soup Monday, May 18, 1981 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Ron's room - Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. Student's workshop {ages 13-16) Tuesday, May 19, 1981, 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Instructor - Judy Raphael, sponsored by Title IV, Part A. Ron's room - Lexington School, 45 Lexington N.W. ATTENTION GRADUATES! I will be taking pictures of people who are going through the cap and gown ceremonies on May 28, 1981. During the week of May 25 through May 28, I will shoot you anytime from 1 :00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Lexington School. Hope to see you soon. Sue Maturkanich. Dear Graduates, We know this is a special time of year for you and you should be very proud. We at the Lexington Community Education Center and the Grand Rapids InterTribal Council are anxiously awaiting graduation. We want you to know we're very excited for you and wish you all the luck in the future. If there is anything we can do to help you please don't hesitate to call us at 456-3720. If we don't have the answer, we will find someone who will. So, congratulations and good luck. Your friends at the Lexington Community Education Center and Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council �. ~~cY~t7~tmtlg/~-<&~cf~ 67~~ ~/.~@//cf ~u/b&J~~496cfz 6/6-Z7/-858cf April 6 1 1981 NOTICE Catherine C. Baldwin, Membership Coordinator for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Inter-Tribal Center, May 18th. & 19th.,1981 to accept applications for enrollment into the Tribe. Anyone wishing to enroll may do so at this time. Because we follow the same procedures as the BIA, we will need the following: 1-a copy of your birth record, baptismal record, etc., that would have your birthdate and parents name on it. 2-a copy of your parents birth record, baptismal, marriage, death, etc., that would have your grandparents names on it. 3-usually i f you are under the age of 35, sometimes we need copies of records for your grandparents also. 4-your social security number is needed also. The purpose of all this documentation is to substantiate your ancestory and to locate your ancestors in the Durant Roll Book of 1908. Eligibility requirements are: (a) prove yourself to be at least ~ blood of the Traverse Band. (b) and not be a member of any other federally recognized group, band, or tribe. A~ter careful research and your application accepted, you will be issued a membership card with your Tribal ID# on it and your number will be forever. Your number will never be re-issued. The fee for this card is $2.00 and replacements are $1.00. If you have any questions on this, please feel free to call me at 271-6969. I will be bringing my record books with me on May 18th. & 19th., 1981. �WE'RE ANXIOUSLY WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU. ANY NEWS YOU HAVE FOR US, POEMS, ARTICLES, ETC. WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. JUST JOT IT DOWN IN THE SPACES PROVIDED BELOW AND MAIL TO: RAE SANTIGO, 45 LEXINGTON N.W., GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504 oR CALL 774-8331 . • NAME: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ PHONE: --------------------- �PERSONALS/NOTES If you have extra bread bags at home, please save some for the Childcare Center at Lexington School. They need them for dirty diapers. You may drop them off anytime at 45 Lexington N.W. Thanks. If you have had your picture taken by Sue Maturkanich in the last two years, it may still be on file at Lexington School. If you are curious, call Rae at 456-3744. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1981, LEXINGTON SCHOOL, 45 LEXINGTON N.W., GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 774-8331. NOTE OF THANKS: Mrs. Dorothy Day and family wish to express their thanks to the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council for the beautiful flowers sent to them in the death of their loved one, Ms. Yvonne Harris, who passed on to the spirit world February 22, 1981. Thank you. Recently, Kim Hoag, Substance Abuse Coordinator for the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council, had knee surgery. He is now at home recuperating. We at the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council and Lexington Community Center wish him well and hope to see him back to work very soon. Day of the Three Fires - Indian Awareness Day Saturday, June 6, 1981 Ironwood Township Community Building Lake Road - Ironwood, Michigan FREE ADMISSION - EVERYONE WELCOME Three Fires Pow Wow Grand Rapids, Michigan - Ah-nab-awen Park June 27 & 28, 1981 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL GENEVIEVE SHIRLEY AT 456-4226 or Indian Adult Learning Center graduation ceremonies will be held May 20, 1981, at Lexington Community Education Center, 45 Lexington N.W. M1gizi Drum was founded in 1978 in Grand Rapids, but was reorganized in September of 1980 under the present name of Migizi, which in Algonquian means Eagle. The singers are: Windy White, Lee Sprague, Paul Raphael, Dave Shananaquet, Freddy Raphael, Ron Yob, Billy Schrubbe and Wally Hall. Their charge for singing at a Pow Wow is $400.00. For more information call 774-8331 (Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council). COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS: William D. Memberto, 35475 Smith, Romulus, executive director of the Michigan Urban Indian Health Council, Inc., in Detroit, was appointed to succeed Wade I. Teeple of Brimley. He will serve the remainder of a term expiring August 15, 1982. He serves as president/chairman of the American Indian Health Care Association, vice-chairman of the Michigan Indian Review Board, member of the Comprehensive Health Planning Council, Southeastern Michigan, member of the executive committee Sub Area Advisory Council, Detroit, and a member of the North American Indian Association, Inc. Memberto attended Western Michigan University and is a graduate of Muskegon Community College and Ferris State College. �PERSONALS/NOTES cont. 9th Annual Pow-.Wow· - Dartmouth College - Hanover, New Hampshire. Saturday, May 9, 1981. Registration 2:00 p.m. (Storrs Pond). PRIZES!! Preceeding the Pow-Wow, on May 7 & 8, Symposium: Northeast tribes and communities: Energy needs and alternatives. For more information contact: Native American Program (603) 646-2110. 33rd annual NMOA meeting on September 19, 1981, at the fairgrounds in Petoskey, Michigan. GVAIL will have 20th annual pow-wow on September 19 and 20, 1981, at Riverside Park on Monroe Avenue, across from the Veterans' Facility, Grand Rapdis, Michigan. GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIPAL INVITATIOOAL BOWLING TOURNEY 1981 ! WHERE: LINCOLN LANES WHEN: Mt\Y 23) 1981 3485 LAKE MICHIGAN DR. N.W. CLOSING D8I!;:: GRAND RAPIDS) MI Mt\Y LOJ l~l EVENT FOR fvlORE INFORfv'lATION ON THE BOWLING TOURNAMENT CONTACT TIA SCHOONfv'lAKER (614) 532-0888. ENTRY BLANKS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL) (ETA OFFICE) MIXED FOURSCJ'ES - ABC/WIBC - LADIES TEA.f\15 - MENS TEAMS - $9.00 PER 45 lExINGTON N.W.J GRAND RAPIDS) MICHIGAN. CONGRATULATIONS TO: Two (2) of our Nish-na-be men of the community on their new jobs. Amos Day Jr. (June Bug) and John Chivis Jr. were both called to work by General Motors within the last month. Good Luck to you both and may the 'Great Spirit' above watch over you and guide you in your work. SPORTS - May 11, 1981, is the date set for the first game of the season for the Nish-na-be men's team. Let's get out there and cheer them on like we did in basketball. Time and place unknown at this time. Keep your ears open, you will be notified by 'moccasin telegram' (you all know what that is!), or contact Wally Hall at the Inter-Tribal Council a week prior to the above date. The number is 774-8331 . Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Gibbs family who just lost their loved one, Bartlette Gibbs. Mr. Gibbs passed away on April 9, 1981, after suffering from a lingering illness. N.A.I.A. Pow-Wow Detroit - July 11-12, 1981. Oakland County Community College, Highland Lakes Campus. OPEN DRUM. Shared dancers fee - no admission fee. INDIAN ADULT GRADUATION CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD AT WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL ON MAY 20, 1981. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL SUE, KAY, MARYAN OR STEVE AT 456-3720 . . GRADUATION CEREMONIES HELD AT THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1981. REHERSAL WILL BE ON MAY 26, 1981. �April 1, 1981 Dear President Reagan, I am Sarah Pigeon, the wife of a Vietnam veteran. In these troubled times drastic measures must be taken to save our economy. I can understand the need for everyone to make sacrifices as government spending is brought under control. However, I do not know how we as a nation can ask our veterans to make anymore sacrifices for us. A nation needs its soldiers, but a nation that turns its back on the veterans' needs may find itself without an effective army. I would like you to take a few moments from your busy schedule and remember as I do the sacrifices made by so many young men for this nation. R E M E MB E R The lights of the runway shimmered in my eyes as I tasted salt in my mouth. They called it a war when he left. It was a war. The plane rose slowly like the blade of a guillotine. It carried my heart. He was a boy, not a man, a tall boy hidden in a uniform. I could still feel the warmth of his arms around me. Would I ever feel them again, or would they soon be cold and stiff. Vietnam, where was it? I rushed home desperate to escape the great weight that was descending on me. Where was it? Looking at a map of the world I saw the small coastal country, but my mind couldn't imagine what it was like. I wanted to picture it, to see where he was going. I watched the evening news. I saw the reports on the war. I also saw the reports on student demonstrations. I hated them for being here while he was there. Vietnam. We'd been married three weeks. We'd been high school sweethearts for four years. Jerry volunteered for the draft, just before the lottery began. I wrote to him in Vietnam and told him his number had come up seven. My American Indian husband had been destined to go. I wondered how his destiny would bring him back, if he came back. I'd seen so many that went, some didn't come back, others came back changed. Helplessness is so suffocating. It weighs on you, frustrating and unrelenting. You imagine the horrors of war and the innocence of the one you love. You can not imagine the rape of that innocence even when the pictures and the letters come. The pictures told more than the letters. Letters were attempts at being cheerful and reassuring. He tried to make love to me with his words, trying to fend off the fear of infidelity, to be forgotten, Dear John, was an ultimate fear. The pictures were remarkably good. They showed more of the stark reality. Not by displaying violence, but by the obvious lack of it. It was a hot, dirty place, a permanent camping out, in holes dug into the dusty ground. One he sent, I'm sure, was to show me how cozy a bunker could be. It was a samll hole big enough for two air mattresses. Displayed on them were pictures of me in a small album, and a plastic bag that held the tattered lacy blue garter I'd worn at our wedding. The walls and roof were sand bags. I read the untold story in his pictures. The place was unlike anything he'd ever encountered in his nineteen years of life. He had known harsh reality as an Indian in a world that saw them still on horseback in old movies, massacring harmless white settlers, whose only crime was that they wanted the Native Americans homelands. But nothing before had the clarity that he faced as I saw it, looking at a picture of a loaded ninety milemeter recoiless rifle. The rifle was ready. The tripod held it just above ground level in the weeds. I gazed down the barrel at the field of vision, blurred by a misty, indistinctness, the unknown. Would they come or not? Did they? I don't know. I didn't dare ask in my letters. �! There was a jargon that went with Vietnam that made it less understandable to civilians and probably more bearable to the soldiers, The trip on a helicopter to a possible ambush was an eagle flight on a chopper to a "hot" L.Z. Things were graded from 1-10, 1 being good, 10 being "t:he worst. The enemy was V.V. or NVA, the people in general were gooks. All this tried to depersonalize the war, but there's something very personal about seeing the photograph of two youngsters standing next to a pole on which a human skull is stuck. Your nineteen year old husband and his buddy and an NVA skull, that he explained was to frighten the enemy. He didn't send pictures that showed the blood and gore that is war, the news media did that. He sent pictures of the cold equipment and the conditions in which he lived. It's funny because the real story was at first dimmed to me by my desire just to drink him in as I opened each envelope hoping for pictures. To see he was alive in the photograph, to count his arms and legs and look at his thinning figure, and see he was still real, it was ecstatic. I didn't really begin to understand the story in those pictures until much later. The longer he was there, the bleaker the pictures became. Clowning stopped soon to be replaced by pictures of things, a mountain, helicopter, bunkers, guns, aerial shots, and men - men who were close. I asked for pictures of him, and they came showing him gaunt, strained, lonely and afraid. I didn't see this at first, I only saw that he was alive, but the longer I looked, the greater became my understanding. It was very sobering to know that your future, your entire life is out of your hands. It was an agonizing year and it became a part of me. The knowing that you cannot control, you cannot effect, you must simply take it as it comes and hope for the best. It taught me more about the condition of human life on our planet and how insignificant you really are to everyone, but the few whose lives touch yours. It also taught me how significant the Creator is in His ability to know each person individually. It taught me the true meaning of trust and of luck. My husband came home, some of his buddies didn't, some of my friends didn't. He came home a man, a tormented man, who's seen mankind at its worse and knows the fragility of the human body. He knew the fine intangible line between living and being alive. This is part of him, its affect will be with him always. He may not consciously think of it everyday, but it's with him everyday for the rest of his life. He is one of the many, who fought, as I am one of the many who waited. We cannot change what was, only learn from it. But we must learn from it as a nation, a nation that didn't forget 52 hostages in Iran, and cannot afford to forget the Veterans of the war noboday wants to remember. It was a war - a real war. Young men died. Young men were maimed. People cannot erase their pain from the pages of history. The Indian culture throughout America has always recognized the special understanding of life that comes to the warrior. The ultimate knowledge of life and death, of giving and taking it. The veterans are all around us, their needs are clear to those who want to see. We must take care of our warriors, we must, because it was a war we sent them to, a real war, and we are all responsible. I watch my husband turn the pages in the album of Vietnam pictures. I see the haunted look in his eyes as he remembers, and answers the curious questions of our ten year old son. I watch and I wonder, when will I be asked to wait again, and how will the father handle the waiting for the son? Mr. President, the cost of the programs for the Vietnam veterans is an "earned expenditure" that this nation cannot default. Pl ease save these much needed programs. Respectfully, Sarah Pigeon cc: Governor Milliken Senator Levin Senator Reigle Vietnam Veterans of America �DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE APRIL lJ 1981 KENNETH L. SMITH, WESTERN TRIBAL LEADER, TO BE NOMINATED ASSISTANT INTERIOR SECRETARY. Interior Secretary James Watt said today that President Reagan had announced his intention to nominate Kenneth L. Smith, a member of the Wasco Tribe of Oregon, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, subject to Senate confirmation. "Ken Smith is a vigorous and highly qualified tribal leader who has worked effectively at the local and national level to improve the economic and social position of Indians in our society," Watt said. "Smith was selected only after extensive consultation with elected tribal leaders from a 11 across the Nat ion." Smith, 46, has been general manager of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, a federally enrolled Indian organization composed of the three tribes living on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon. He has spent his entire adult career with the Confederated Tribes, joining the organization in 1959 and serving in various capacities including accountant and comptroller. He has been general manager since 1972. After graduation from Madras High School, Madras, Oregon, Smith attended Oregon State University, Eastern Oregon College and was graduated from the University of Oregon in 1959 with a B.S. degree in business. While a student in high school and in college he worked as an engineering aide and forestry aide during the summer with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Smith has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Indian Lawyer Training Program; Oregon State Board of Education; and the Portland Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. He is a member of the Elks Lodge in Madras and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Indian Travel Commission, Lakewood, Colorado; the Oregon Heart Assn.; the Oregon Historical Society and the Intertribal Timber Council at Warm Springs. Smith, born in The Dalles, Oregon, is married to the former Jeanie M. Thompson of Portland. The couple has four children. SPECIAL THANKS I, Rae Santigo, would like to give special thanks to Duane and Freddy Raphael for all of the drawings they have done for the Turtle Talk. The object of our newsletter is to keep you informed, but the drawings make OUR Turtle Talk more personalized. Duane and Freddy have helped me, without question, when I needed a picture to spice up a page and I want them to know I appreciate all their time and cooperation. So again, thanks for helping to make the Turtle Talk look so nice. CONGRATULATIONS JANET SHOMIN JUST COMPLETED FIVE WEEKS OF TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL IN CHICAGO! THE STAFF AT THE GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRrBAL COUNCIL WISHES HER WELL IN ALL FUTURE ENDEAVORS, �INDIAN MASS An Indian Mass will be celebrated on Friday evening, May 15, 7:00 p.m. at Ah-Nab-Awen Park (on the river bank) in Grand Rapids. All are invited to gather together to celebrate· this Mass with Fr. John Haskell, a Chippewa priest from Baraga, Michigan. The Mass will be offered in the tradition of local Indian tribes. All who are interested in talking with people and Fr. Haskell about the Mass afterwards are invited to join in a gathering after the Mass. If you are interested in hearing more, call: Joe John (458-3569), Jeanette St. Clair (363-4622), Simon Francis (459-6820) or Mary Swanson (451-3446). In case of rain, the Mass and gathering will be held at St. James Church on Bridge Street in Grand Rapids. We apologize for the confusion about dates. TRANSCRIPT OF INDIAN FISHING RIGHTS STORY/2 Apr 81 WZZM SAVAGE STAND UP OPEN: This Federal building in downtown Grand Rapids has been the scene of a recrea t ion. Senior District Court Judge Noel Fox is trying to set the scene around the signing of an 1836 treaty between the Federal Government and the Indians. In it, Fox ruled that the Indians have retained aboriginal rights to hunting and fishing. It was a trade off: land for a state for the resources. SAVAGE: The 13th article hunt on the land ceded by in Article 3 that fishing ruled those statues still tures by Indians. of the 1836 treaty retains the rights of the Indians to the Federal Government. A second treaty of 1855 stipulates rights were retained by an earlier treaty. Judge Fox has stand today, up to and including commercial fishing ven- LE BLANC:" ... because Indians were commercial fishermen long before the white man came to this area. They traded, generally, with other tribes." SAVAGE: Both LeBlanc and John Scott, Chief of the DNR's fishery division, feel cooler heads should prevail. Both agree negotiations will settle the matter. SCOTT: "At least we're talking. And, we're looking at ways and means by which we might agree to a settlement at least in some facets of the treaty fishery." SAVAGE: LeBlanc and Scott argue it will take years to settle the matter, and both refused to speculate what that settlement could mean to either side. But both say this vented anger from both sides is useless, since it's a matter of law for the Courts. MS TV • 13 News. LISTEN I feel desperate need to save you from your now seen destiny If you can hear me when I speak these small words of wisdom Reach out to me and take my hand Walk beside me to forever land For there is destiny we all know And would be good if together We go 3/30/81 Kareen Lewis �ONCE THERE WAS YOU For weeks r hurt all over My eyes and every muscle Yearned for sleep At night sleep came hard Holding only my pillow And his memory So distant In my waking I tried to force a smile But the icilic grin faded For there were no arms To greet me Good-morning Only tears There is no time for fighting amongst ourselves now Hold back your petty angers and selfish cries Be strong in our ever growing circle of long life In our battle for survival and lasting truth Let me guide you through the unconditioning process And re-learn life as it was first taught by Grandfather We shall also phase out the English language And learn our own once again So untie your War-Braid And draw back your bow and arrow Make your new aim The fight down the spiritual road 3/24/81 3/ 30/81 Kareen Lewis Kareen Lewis EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTER CETA III - Program is operating at a smooth, but slow pace. We did have a few lay-offs in March involving Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council persons. They were put back on under another program here at Inter-Tribal, and are presently working. There are, as of February 24, 1981, 32 participants enrolled in the Classroom Training component. Title II-B - Has recently been cut from one of its components, PSE, as of March 31, 1981. There will no longer be placements in the Public Service Employment field. Work Experience (l ,000 hours or 25 weeks employability) and Service to Participants is still available to applicants. In II-B City - FY 1980/81, so far we have had 54 participants and 5 in STP. In II-B County - FY 1980/81 there are 30 participants as of March 31, 1981. Dear Parents, Teachers and Students, I This year the Native American Title IV-Part A Program will be holding its annual election for the Parent Committee on June 10, 1981. The following attachment explains the endorsement nominating procedure. If you have any questions concerning the election, please call 456-4226 or stop in at the office, 45 Lexington N.W., Lexington School, Room 6. The success of the Title IV-Part A program needs your involvement. It is hoped this election process will facilitate positive community response. Megwetch Sincerely, Jeanette St. Clair, Coordinator Native American Education Program (attachment on next page) �) Grand Rapids Public Schools - Parent Co111T1ittee Title IV - Part A Native American Education Nominating Endorsement I , ~--.-~~~~...,.....,..~~~~~~~' am presently seeking nominating signatures (person seeking office) for the Title IV - Part A Parent Committee under the category of (check one) Parent , Student , Teacher Each person seeking office must receive endorsement signatures from five (5) parents who have signed Federal Form 506 (parent whose child is Native American and attending the Grand Rapids Public Schools). Once a person has received the five (5) signatures, their name will be placed on the ballot for the June 10th, 1981 election. PLEASE NOTE: No eligible voter (parent) may sign the endorsement/nominating form for more than one person seeking office to the Parent Corrmittee. Endorsement Signatures Name Address Phone Number 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Signature of person seeking office Endorsement/Nominating form must be completed and turned in by 5 PM on June 5th, 1981, at Lexington School - Native American Education Program (%Jeanette St. Clair), 45 Lexington NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49504. Note: Nominating endorsement signatures will be verified by the nominating corrmittee to be comprised of one person from the Grand Rapids Public Schools and one person from the current Parent Corrmittee. • �YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT On April 9, 10 & 11, 1981, three of our native youth had the opportunity to attend the 33rd Annual Youth In Government program at our state capitol . Youth In Government is one of the best programs offered to high school students. It is a state model legislative program where students learn by participation, the entire state legislative procedure. A student learns how an idea becomes law and how laws can be changed. Sessions were held in the House and Senate Chambers of the State Capitol in Lansing. If we, as an Indian people, are to influence our destiny, we need to have an understanding of how the process works in regards to law making and law amending. Youth In Government provides this training. The students received training in bill writing, campaigning for the elections, learned rules of personal conduct and received a clear overall view of what Youth In Government is all about. The days were long. We'd be up at 7:00 a.m., break for lunch at noon and resume until about 5:00 p.m. Other scheduled activities would keep us moving until about 11 :00 p.m. Of course it was not all work. Friday night we had a dance that was well attended by all. The students are looking forward to next year's Youth In Government. by: Gary Shawa, Specialist Native American Program Title IV, Part A �"( A letter from the "Milwaukee Indian News" Not long ago two young men were drinking in a bar and began quarelling with each other. One left, went home and got a gun, returned and shot the other. One is in jail, the other in the hospital. More recently a group of young men were boozing while riding in a car. The car went out of control, rolled over, injuring two, killing one. The driver will be in jail for a long time. These incidents got me thinking of all the otherwise good men who are ruining themselves because of drinking and doping. But they're also ruining it for all of us young women who are at an age of wanting to start families. I am a young, healthy Indian woman of average intelligence, but I am alone because I want a GOOD man to have my children with--and there aren't many around-at least not straight ones. Do I have to settle for a drunk? Or a doper?? Anonymous ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* Everyone seems overly concerned with statistics, that's true. But in playing around with some figures I've come up with some scary numbers. Every single day 22 teens are killed because of alcoholism. In the same day 110 teens are disfigured in some way because of the same reason. From the time it may take to make and eat supper (1 1/2 hours), one youth and maybe more will have been kill ed. In that same time about 7 youths will have been maimed due to drinking. And that goes on every hour and one half a day. Of course, you have to figure that Indian youths, both men and women, drink more that whites (Indian male youths have a 42% drinking problem rate as compared with 34% for Anglo males of the same age; and women are 31% compared to 25% Anglo). This means that you can probably up the figures killed and maimed when you are talking about Indian youth alcoholism. Interesting--look around you, and take a look at yourself; are you planning on being just another Indian statistic, or an Indian? Before Indians were statistics, they didn't drink. For more information about the Drug Abuse Program at the Grand Rapids InterTri ba l Council, ca 11 Kim Hoag at 774-8331 . ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* �"THE HOLIDAY INN INDIAN" Pack yer bags, boys, we're catchin' the plane Fer Denver, or Tucson, or Bangor, Maine. Git yer per diem, 1 cause we gotta have cash! We're holdin' a meetin' on the Great White Backlash! Well, damn them to hell, the low sons of b----s! They're whiners, complainers and back-stabbin' snitches. We're ruinin' our health by stayin' up nights Workin' and strugglin' fer Indian rights. Call Frontier, Western and Hertz Rent-a-Car. Be sure that the hotel has got a good bar. Git in the car or we'll miss the last flight. We're dancin' the boogie in Denver tonight! I'm neglectin' my wife and my sweet little tots, And that Coors and Cold Duck jest gives me the trots. And the perdiem we're gettin' ain't no big deal, Since most of the time, it won't pay the bar bill! Why are we goin'? Oh, who the hell cares! It's got something to do with "Indian Affairs. 11 So call the secretaries, we'll take the whole pack! We'll decide why they went ... when we git back. Well, lets fergit our troubles in this thankless job And let them people say we got a license to rob. We'll boogie and dance .... maybe take in the sights As we travel United for our Indian rights! Oh, say, did ye hear? low-life back-biters, Some sneaky, back-stabbing, rumor-inciters; Are sayin' our trips are jest poor excuses For boozin' and dancin' and other abuses! ****AUTHOR UNKNOWN**** Poem taken form the Red Letter March-April 1981 issue. THE SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE, INC. 7070 East Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858, (517) 772-5700 BINGO WEEKLY - $1 ,000.00 Jackpot to be given away every week plus $500.00 Jackpot in progressive numbers. BEGINNING SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1981 AT THE TRIBAL CENTER GYM (doors will be open at 5:30 p.m.) Earlybirds start at 6:30 p.m. EVERYONE WELCOME NO CHILDREN PLEASE For more information call 772-5700. Admission $2.00. Three miles east of Mt. Pleasant on Broadway. - - -----~--· �SUCCESS WITK GROWING VEGETABLES Have you ever planted a garden? If you haven't you don't know what you are missing. Last year I wanted to plant a garden, but everyone told me I couldn't because the soil in my yard wasn't good enough. Did I fool them. With a little determination I grew tomatoes, carrots, corn, radishes and lettuce. It was so much fun to watch everything grow! And it was even more fun to serve MY HOME GROWN vegees to my friends. If you would like to give it a try here are a few suggestions to help you get started. l. Plants grow best in moist, enriched soil and under full sun. 2. Choose a sunny site within reach of a hose. Keep the area small. 3. Soil that's going to grow good food crops should not have shrub, tree or other kinds of roots in it. 4. Avoid ground where puddles stand for days. 5. If you do not have a spot in your yard, rent a garden plot from Community Education. You may call 456-4589 for the garden plot closest to your home. The right time to cultivate soil is when you can squeeze a fistful of it and have it crumble again right away. If soil sticks together, wait until it gets drier. If ground is too dry and hard, soak it to a depth of 6 to 8 inches, then allow it to dry. Follow the following steps. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Strip sod or weed patch. Cultivate soil. Rake smooth. Apply fertilizer. Dig seed furrows. Plant seed. Cover seed. Dig holes for transplants. Soak soil. After planting follow these directions. l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Water often. Provide frost protection. Thin the seedlings. Stake plants early. Lay mulch. Get rid of weeds. Fertilize. WHEN PLANTING YOUR GARDEN YOU MAY HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS. DON'T HESITATE TO CALL A PLACE SUCH AS FRUIT BASKET OR MEIJERS. THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU. GARDENING IS GREAT FUN. WHY NOT GIVE IT A TRY? �~ ~ *~ 1 Le-l s ~ 't:{f Not r=-orget <:8? ®> $ THANKS ' MOM ~~$ ~ understanding.~ My mother is kind and She's always cheerful. She loves me because I'm me. Sometimes she questions my She al ways ca res. decisions~ ~ Ou..--- ~ @ My mother is wise and so patient. Sometimes she gets angry with me, But I never lose her love. ~~ .~ ,.ft')..~ ~ I love my mother. God, Let me be like her. ~ Thanks mom. Molher 's Duj· ~ She's funny. She makes me laugh. ~~ I love to laugh. ~...ro.. 'C1:1 Molhe.rs On. ~ You're the best! ~ ~ ~ AB ~~o~;s~;.;~®:~~ ~$$~ ~~cSS FIRST SONG $.iss.<&i$>-£'>~ First Mother more than mother c::rJ5" You are the song of my beginning ~ Your heart I embraced and danced to ~ each time I suckled and nuzzled warmth Eyes to raven's wing r<:J:>, and breath to wind '{Jr The first chant was love's song ('():).. The first wisdom was mother's crooning Cl)-' My memory is of milk and eyes and honey warmth molding me to stand and embrace and fight for that beauty that is mine ~ In time I will carry you as you cradled me But there is no death when your song is my heart First Mother .... you who are mine because of you my music reaches to the sky. <:$' ~ Kim Hoag 4/22/81 ~ ~ r(}:).__ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,C22 ey ~ c:O::J ® ~ ~ ~ ~~ $<$~~~~~~*~~~$48~ �- s T H -- w . s I~ TH ~ 1 -- l3 1t ~ S" senior '.s It> hCh Dri>MMin~ t,: 36 1 Senior's /ohc.h.. ])nJHf..t;n.9 '/; q 15 lb i,:3o WeruJi"':) b'. 30 UAPPY • MOTI\ERS bAY 10 II Se11i ors ll. I vhck. 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Betty Jones: Library Grand Valley State Colleges Allendale, MI 49401 't iI <ZC I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Native American Publication Collection Subject The topic of the resource Native Americans Indians of North America Anthropology Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals Michigan Description An account of the resource Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with different aspects of human culture and anthropology, with an emphasis on Native American people, events, organizations, and activities in Michigan. Includes newsletters, event programs, flyers, posters and other printed materials. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gillis, Edward V. 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Rapids Inter-Tribal Council ==~c:::::~11c::==x-tc:::==•~-c::~-•~-==:::x•~·==~--c::~-1~-==::::>t•:~-==:::>c•1-c::==•c~-c::::::::lC•.C:: 45 Lexington, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 IMPORTANT ANNUAL IMPORTANT IMPORTANT ME MB E R S H I P THURSDAY Phone: 774-8331 M E E T I N G JUNE 3, 1982 TIME - 6:30 LEXINGTON SCHOOL 45 LEXINGTON N. W. E L E C T I 0 N JUNE 11, 1982 8:00 am V AY fJc..iday 8:00 pm LEXINGTON SCHOOL 45 LEXINGTON N. W. MARY ROBERTS WILL CHAIR NOMINATING COMMITEE: ANYONE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE OR RUNNING FOR BOARD ELECTION: SHOULD CALL OR • MARY ROBERTS 538-0197 SIMON FRANCIS 459-6820 GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL - LORETTA 774-8331 �Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council ===>tF===XKr:::::::>i•1"•===>-~rC:::::::::l*~•-c::::::•M1r1C:==xM~K==:::>tMIK•:::::::>i•1~-===>MC•rC::==MMl-C:::::::::>CMte:: 45 Lexington, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 Phone: 774-8331 of THe ~ if>~~ ~ ~ HOMECOMING OF THE THREE FIRES STARTING 10:00 a.m. SATURDAY, JUNE 26th ENDING 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 27th, 1982 AH-NAB-AWIN PARK FRONT ST. & PEARL ST. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (NO ADMISSION FEE) HOMECOMING OF THE THREE FIRES THIS YEAR WILL BE A TRADITIONAL GATHERING OF THE THREE TRIBES FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION ON THE GRAND RIVER. THIS WILL INCLUDE: MEETING AND TRADING WITH THE INDIAN YOUTH WHO WILL BE REENACTING AN EXCURSION UP THE GRAND RIVER BY CANOES, ARRIVING IN AH-NAB-AWIN PARK ON SATURDAY JUNE 26th, 1982. INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS DISPLAY TRADITIONAL DRUMMING, SINGING AND DANCING WILL BE HELD BOTH DAYS NO CONTEST DANCING ! ! INDIAN TRADERS WELCOME - NO MEALS PROVIDED. TRADERS FEE: $25.00 ONLY AUTHENTIC INDIAN GOODS PLEASE ! ! ! FREE OVERNIGHT CAMPING AVAILABLE - NO ELECTRICITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: GRAND RAPIDS INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL (616) 714-8331 • �T U R T L E T A L K ,rand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Executive Director - - J. W. Wheeler Assistant Director - - Joseph Raphael President- - - Simon Francis Vice President - - - - George Martin Secretary - - Treasurer Sgt.-At-ArmsMember - -Barbara Arzola technical skills necessary for employment. Native Americans who are considered economically disadvantage, or unemployed or receiving any kind of general assistance qualify for CET A III. This is a busy month for Ceta III students and others who are moving toward their last day and graduation. - - -Jeanette St.Clair Next month we will try to list the students -John Hart who have completed their GED/High School Diploma. - - Mary Roberts Member - - Mary Church Member - - Paul Jackson,Jr. Member - - Dora Harris I MP 0 R T A N T G.R. Inter-Tribal Councils' Annual THANKS A MILLION TO SANDYS' class for Membership Meeting and Election helping with Turtle Talk. to be held at Lexington. For more informatio~· call 774-8331. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY 11 TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY IN MAY. G.R. Board of Directors Meeting held every first Tuesday of the month. Please keep us informed if your address has changed. We will need to know both your old and new address including both zip codes. If you have friends or family who would like to receive our news letter call; 774-8331 or write to 45 · Lexington N. W.. , Grand Rapids, Mi,49504 CETA III - CLASSROOM TRAINING PROGRAM Get an early start, inquire now concerning the Ceta I I I Program. The Ceta III Staff would like to see or hear from Native American who are interested in completing their G.E.D./High School, or increase their basic skills in math and reading. For more information call the Ceta Office 774-8331., we will be glad to help in any way we can. All participants enrolled do receive supportive services, employment seeking skills and job placements assistance. The program is designed for individuals with minimum time available for training but who are interested in attaining the academic and • �BREAD AND FREEDOM ..•• JUSTICE AND FAITH Cherokee Nation V. Georgia decision. Chie Justice Marshall in trying to explain what meant by · "domestic, dependent nations" referred to the relationship of American India~ This nation's most respected authority on Fedtribes to the Federal Government as a relaeral Indian Law, Felix Cohen, stated in his Handbook of Federal Indian Law: "That treaties tionship which "resembles that of a ward to his 'guardian." with Indian tribes are of the same dignity as The word "resembles" frequently is overlooked, treaties with foreign nations is a view which but he phrase "Ward of the Government" has has been repeatedly confirmed by the Federal been developed to describe American Indians. courts, and never successfully challenged." Marshall did not describe Indians as "Wards." In 1852 the decision in the Michigan case of Turner v. American Bapist Missionary Union also He struggled with a difficult concept. He made a comparison, not an identification. held: "It is contended that a treaty with In.,, dian tribes has not the same dignity or effect, He saw Tribal Governments without power to sign treaties with national powers foreign as a treaty with a foreign and independent to the U. S., and the Federal Government with nation. This distinction is not authorized some responsibilities to Indian tribes. He by the Constitution. Since the commencement saw that responsibility as similar to that of of the government, treaties have been made with a guardian to an orphaned chlld. "Domestic, the Indians, and the treaty-making power has been exercised in making them. They are treat- dependent nations" is hard to define. ies within the meaning of the Constitution "Wards of the Government" lingers with nuances (Article VI, Section 2) and, as such, are supcontrary to Marshall's description of American reme law of the land." Indian-Federal Government relationships. That American Indians possess then not only U.S. phrase does not define today's American Indians. citizenship but also citizenship in their own No responsible member of the U. S. Government tribes because of the sovereignty of Indian uses it. The U. S. Commission on Civil Rights tribes. Cohen wrote: "The whole course of reports use of the term "wards"in regard to Judicial decisions on the nature of Indian Indians "did not justify a county in Arizona tribal powers is marked by adherence to three the right to vote to members of the denying fundamental principles: Mohave-Apache Tribe." 1. An Indian tribe prossesses, in the As U.S. citizens,American Indians share with first instance, all the powers of a sovereign all Americans responsibility to see that this state. nation keeps its word written in treaties 2. Conquest renders the tribes subject to signed with their Indian forefathers. As the legislative powers of the United States and, tribal citizens, Indians are obligated to preserve those benefits promised to succeeding in substance, terminates the external powers tribal generations by the U.S. Government in of sovereignty of the tribes (making treaties the treaties signed with their Indian forewith nations outside the U.S.'s boundaries) ••• fathers, who thus gave the United States the land on which i t now exists. 3. These powers are subject to qualification bytreaties and by express legislation of Congress, but save as thus expressly qualified, Clearly, Indian-Government relations are W..defull powers of internal sovereignty are vested ly misunderstood. Many assume that racial in the Indian tribes and in their duly consti- differences underlie this relationship. In truth"race" has never been the basis of this tuted organs of government." relationship. The basis is citizenship in a Despite the American Indians' juridically regovernment which signed treaties with the U.S. cognized dual citizenship, racist arguments Government. often attack Indian persons and groups. In Indian tribes, A Continuing Quest for Survival, Complications arise from the fact that in addthe U. S. Commission on Civil Rights reports: ition to the two national citizenships there "This racism has served to justify a view now is also State citizenship American Indians repudiated, but which still lingers in the possess all three citizenships, but Americans public mind, that Indians are not entitled to who are not Indian posses only two citizensh.l>sthe same legal rights as others in this U.S. and State. country •.. Whatever the rationale or motive, the common denominator has been the befief that I n most conflicts States and Tribes oppose Indian society is an inferior lifestyle." Federal Government more often each other. attempts to mediate between the other two. Root of this racism lies in a phrase in the Furthermore, legal problems vary according By Father Ted Zuern, S. J. �lthe scope of tribal powers recogni zed in appropriate treaties for each t ribe in ach State. The answer is not found in rulings for or against Indians or those who are not Indians. In each instance the exact ex t ent of St<lte and Trib<ll jurisdiction mus t be determined. ~ Printed 1953 (Booklet - repri nt several times) You can buy at any books tore $25.00. Submitted by Joe John Annual Household Persons in Income Household 1 2 3 4 5 6 More than 6' $ 4,728 7,430 10,210 12,600 14,870 17,390 Add 2,520 per person MICHCON INSULATION OUTREACH Insulation Outreach is an ene r gy conservation program started by MichCon to help low income customers reduce the amount of natural gas they use and, thus, better control their gas bills. It provides customers who meet cer tai n requirements with home ceiling insulation at no cost. With do - it-yourself installation , customers will receive a $50 incentive in cash or as a $50 credit on their gas bills. Our studies show that adding six inches of insulation to an uninsulated ceiling can save about 17% of the natural gas you ot he r wise would have used. SERVICES PROVIDED If you qualify for this program, you will receive: --A MichCon Home Energy Analysis at no charge to show you ways of conserving energy. An auditor will thoroughly inspe ct over 90 energy-related checkpoints in your home •.• use the telephone to have the fin dings analyzed by a computer ••• give you a full written report and then discuss with you the s t eps you can take to reduce your energy use. The auditor also will inspect the ceil i ng area to see if insulation will help you save natural gas. --Ceiling insulation, to be ins talled t o a height of six inches by yourself or by a licensed contractor at no charge. --If you install ceiling insulation yourse lf, you will receive $50 after satisfact ory inspection, if you are up-to-date in your gas bill payments. If you are not you will receive a $50 credit on your gas bills . TO BF ELIGIBLE, YOU MUST; (You must allow MichCon to verify your income qualifications.) OR, receive income assistance from the Michigan Department of Social Services in the form of: Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) General Assistance (GA) Supplemental Security Income(SSI) Emergency Needs Assistance Energy Assistance • Have a ceiling that a person can get to through an attic, in a building no more than three stories high. • I f you are a tenant, have written approval fr om your landlord. (Renters & Homeowners) . Permit MichCon to inspect the completed ins ta llation of ceiling insulation. HOW TO APPLY: If you think you qualify for this program, call us at one of the followirtg _toll-free numbers and SAY YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INSULATION OUTREACH PROGRAM. Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor Areas 1-800-482-8720 Grand Rapids and Muskegon Areas 1-800-632-8733 Northern Michigan Areas 1-800-292-9021 --Be a residential heating cu s t omer of MICHCON. - - Have a household income that does not exceed the following schedule (sub ject to change in the Michigan Tax Schedule): MOTHER'DAY May 9, 1982 GR Inter-Tribal Board of Directors meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 at 45 Lexington N. W. �PROFILE borrow books, and she read a lot. OF JEANETTE ST. CLAIR . Editor's Note: This is the third in ~e~~r~~sh. of articles about minority women in ic igan who have achieved success. If ten people were shown a single long-stemmed red rose and asked to write a description of of it, the result would be ten completely different essays. One might dwell on the flower's poignant smell, another might emphasize its prickly stem or its symbolism; but each would write according to their varied experiences and associations with the flower. Jeanette St. Clair, Native American Education Coordinator with the Grand Rapids Public Schools, is extremely sensitive to the fact that individuals are shaped by their own personal experiences, and she is not one to generalize about Native Americans and the problems they face growing up in a white-dominated society. Rather, she can tell of her own ex~ periences and where they led. She was born Jeanette Kosequate, the eldest child and only daughter in a family of boys. Her family lived in the Indian community of Good Hart, northwest of Petoskey. As a preschool child, she spent a great deal of time with her grandparents who spoke only Ottawa, and she attended St. Ignatius Church, where the white priest also spoke Ottawa. By the time she was ready to start school, her parents had moved to Frankfort, where her father was a wheelman on a car ferry. The idea of attending school in an English-speaking classroom was frightening to her. Her parents did not force, instead they allowed Jeanette to return to Good Hart. There she lived with her grandparents for a year, until her brother Joe had spent more time with white youngsters, and he could speak more English. For years he was to serve as spokeman for his sister in class. Jeanette spent summers with her grandparents. After her grandfather died, when Jeanette was about 12 years old, the family moved back to Good Hart. She was transferred to Indian Boarding School in Harbor Springs, 17 miles away. Life at the school was regimented, and the children weren't allowed to go home even for Christmas. Jeanette feels that perhaps the worst part of life there was the lack of cultural experiences. When the family didn't have money to finance schooling, the children returned to Good Hart. As Jeanette recalls~ no one from the state checked on them, but someone allowed her to A family benefactor . made it possible for th the children to return to classes, and Jeanette was sent to Petoskey to live with a white family and attend public high school. Separated from Joe for the first time and adjusting to living in a white home proved more than Jeanette felt she could handle. She told her mother this, and her mother found an Indian family with which she could live. Looking back on this stage of her life, Jeanette recalls that she was quiet, studied hard and minded her own business. About tenth grade, Jeanette decided she wanted to enter a convent. Over her mother's objections, she moved to Milwaukee with the Sisters of Notre Dame, where she finished high school, and went on to join the order. This association was to last 15 years. The order, weighing her academic record, decided she should become a science and math teacher. After a year of cloistered life, when she spoke to no one except the novice mistress, she took her final vows. She then began teaching religious schools and attending college at the same time, but she left the order in 1955. According to Jeanette, because of the outdoor background, she'd been given permission by the head of her order to take walks whenever she felt the need. When she was sent to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to teach, the superior there wouldn't allow Jeanette to go for walks. The superior's strictness and the confinement were more than Jeanette could handle, and she left the order. After leaving the convent she came to Grand Rapids and taught, finishing her degree at Aquinas. It took 13 years to get that degree because she always went part-time. Since then she met and married her husband Percy, and they have their daughters Patrice and Liz. In the late '60's Jeanette met Chet Eagleman. Sharing an awareness of the isolation of Native Americans in Grand Rapids, Jeanette assisted Chet as one of the co-fonders of the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council. Jeanette and Chet often talked about the special needs of Indian students, and their high drop out rate. Many of the students felt a reluctance about going to strangers for help and consequently were unaware of services available to them. There was a definite need for a Native American Counselor to serve these students, and Jeanette wanted to be able to help. She took a leave of absence to attend Michigan State �.versity for a master degree in counseling and AAA: on campus while Percy took care of the GRITC has contracted to service (132) undup;irls. Jeanette finished the lt year program licated clients for the 81-82 year. To date in a year. we have contacted (63) new Seniors over the She served as a counselor until assuming her age of 60 +. present position five years ago, and she obviously has found a vocation where the early We contracted (264) duplicated services and days of learning Ottawa ways can be put to weaccomplished (l,908) services. good use. She continues to learn about Native American traditions, and shares them Information and Referral We contracted with youngsters with whom she works. No longer (9,000) units of information giving and to is she a confused and bewildered individual we have done (4,000). trying to exist in two worlds -- rather she can serve as a guide and friend to young people GLR: Contracted Actual who share her cultural heritage. 346 525 Food and Nutrition OUTREACH NEWS FROM MARCH OF 82. Repeated . Services 3,597 3,926 Cheese Distribution: 622 Emergency Food 271 167 households or families received cheese. Repeated Services 4,462 4,300 404 total individuals Buyers Club 287 94 192 males Reapeated Services 525 645 2013 females Transportation for 89 white 224 82 Seniors 297 Indians 2,478 Repeated Services 4,000 2 Mexican 16 Black ~ved GRITC allotment of cheese was 1,000 pounds •• SENIOR NEWS: 209 people served at our Senior meals. PUBLIC HEARING------PUBLIC HEARING The AREA AGENCY MICHIGAN, INC., HEARINGS ON THE PLAN FOR FISCAL ON AGING OF WESTERN IS HOLDING PUBLIC ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION YEAR 1983 AS FOLLOWS: 8 meals prepared. February Balance Toast Sale Lunches Pd. GRITC check Supplies April Balance $ 27.85 51.54 63.90 50.00 $193.29 - 164.11 $ 29.18 March 31, ended the second quarter for Area Agency on Aging (AAA} funding and the third quarter on General Local Revenue (GLR} funding. DATE: PLACE: May 27, 1982 City Commission Chambers 300 Monroe N. W. G. R., Michigan TIME: 1:30 p.m. ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF SENIOR CITIZENS IS URGED TO ATTEND AND SPEAK OUT. SUMMARY COPIES OF THE PLAN WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE HEARING. �Written by an elderly patient confined to Pilgrim State Hospital, Brentwood, New York. You see, they do their duty. GOD, my hands are old. I've never said that out loud before, but they I WdS Why didn't we raise the kids to be silly a1 affectionate as well as difnified and proper MINNIE REMEMBERS .••..•••• dre, Oh God, I'm lonely. They drive up in their fine cars, They chatter brightly and reminisce, But they don't touch me. so proud of them once .. They were soft., like the velvet smoothness of a firm ripe peach., Now the softness is like worn-out sheets or withered leaves. When did these slender graceful hands become They call me mom or Mother or Grandma ..... . never Minnie. My mother called me Minnie, and my friends too. Hank called me Minnie. but they're gone. And so is Minnie. gnarled and shrunken? Only Grandma is here and God, she is so When God? They lie here in my lap, naked reminders of the lonely!! rest of this old body that has served me too well. The following except was taken from an article How long has it been since someone touched me? in the Grand Rapids Press entitled "Studio Twenty years? Tours Offer Close-up Views of Artists at Work Twenty years I have been a widow, Respected; by Bernice Mancewicz. smiled at; But never touched. in the Sunday, April 25, 1982 issue-page 4H. Never held close to another body, Never held so It reads, "If you haven't seen the native close and warm that !onliness is blotted out. American art show at Samarkand Gallery in Gas- I remember my mother used to hold me, God. light Village, it is well worth a stop. The article approved When I was hurt in spirit or flesh she would The talented display by James Mccann, Paul gather me close, stroke my silky hair and caress Raphael, Dave Shananaquet of the Ottawa tribe, my back with her warm hand, Oh God, I'm lonely! and Sylvester Wesaw of the Potawatomi tribe I remember the first boy who ever kissed me. The artists have created portaits of their We were both so new at that. people in pencil, wash and ink, some highly de- The taste of young lips and popcorn;the feeling tailed, others in minimal line. deep inside of mysteries yet to come. Hours at Samarkand Gallery are 12:30 to I remember Hank and the babies 5:30 pm. Monday through Saturday. How I remember them, but together? The project was sponsored by the Michigan Out of the fumbling,awkward attempt of new Council for the Arts and the Grand Rapids lovers; came the babies. Inter-Tribal Council. is most impressive." As they grew, so did our love. And God, Hank didn't seem to care if my body He still loved it and touched it. mind if we were And we didn't no longer beautiful. children hugged me a lot. Michigan Council for the Arts thickened and faded a little. And the 1200 Sixth Avenue Detroit, Ml 48226 �( - invited to attend Jr.ec.ognition•c.e.Jc.emonie-0 6M the Native Ame.Jc.ic.an GJr.aduate-0 Spon-0Med by: GJr.and Ra.pid-0 Inte.Jc.~ TJr.,{_bal Courr..a. a.nd T,i_tie IV, PMt A PJr.ogJr.am Dinne.Jc.: Ham, . ~oup & nJr.I} bJr.ea.d pJr.epMed by Af.te.Jc.na..tive Educ.ation ~:t..udenu. f.98'2 Lexington Sc.hoof. 45 Lex,i_ngton N. W. Date: Pf.ac.e: May '26, PLEASE CALL 774-8331, If YOU NEED TRANSPORTATION. (CHILDCARE PROVIDED) AGENDA - 6:00 p.m. - Invoc.ation D,i_nne.Jc. 7:30 p.m. - GJr.a.nd Rive.Jc. Singe.Jc.~ �1982 SU~!DAY . M A Y MONDAY .-.- ... 1982 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRI. /SAT. 30 & l c 2 3 - Senior Lunch -4 _5_ Senior Lunch DRUMMING 6:30 _Q__ 2 & 8. .ll. 14 & 15 DRUMMING 6:30 GRITC BO. 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