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Greetings (O'siyo in Cherokee),
It took me a couple of days longer than I planned to get this half of
the newsletter out. Sorry about that....
I got a bit too busy to do justice to my look at the movie The Doe Boy.
So, that will come in the next newsletter.
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If you have the time, I would appreciate your help on a project. I am
compiling a list of the enrollment requirements for as many tribes as I
can find. I have them for the Cherokee and the Yaqui. If you know of any
others, please let me know what they are. For example, a blood quantum
(if you have one), must live in a certain area, be a direct blood
relation of someone on a tribal roll, speak the tribal language, etc.
For my branch of the Cherokee Nation, you must be a direct blood
relative of someone on the official rolls taken around 1900. You must
get a "Certified Degree of Indian Blood" card from the BIA. There is no
blood quantum, and you do not have to live near the tribal headquarters.
There are two other federally recognized Cherokee Tribes. For the
Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians it is (and I quote): direct lineal
ancestor must appear on the 1924 Baker Roll of the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians. Blood Quantum: must possess at least 1/16th degree of
Eastern Cherokee blood. For the Keetoowah (and I quote): Today, in order
to be a member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma, individual Cherokee Indians must be at least one-quarter
Cherokee Indian blood and be a descendant of an individual on the
(certified) 1949 roll or the final rolls of the Cherokee Nation, which
were closed in 1907.
Thanks,
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Lone Ranger and Tonto Jokes & rhymes (you'll see why later):
The Lone Ranger tells Tonto that he is going into town to see the widow
Jones. The masked man asks Tonto to guard their silver mile. Tonto says:
"As usual, Lone Ranger gets the woman, and Tonto gets the shaft.
Hi-ho silver, everywhere
Tonto lost his underware
Tonto say, "me no care,
Lone Ranger buy me streamlined pair."
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are camping in the prairie. They awaken to the
sounds of rustling in the nearby mesquite. They look to the west, and
there are over 100 Comanche wearing war paint. To the south are over 200
Apache warriors. To the north is a large band of Cheyenne who are on the
war path. To the east are another hundred angry Pawnees. The Lone Ranger
says to Tonto: "Well, Tonto, we are surrounded. This looks like the end
of us." Tonto replies: "what do you mean by us, white man."
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Here are a few more posts from subscribers to the newsletter:
Thanks to Jason Spaulding:
UNITED STATES V. NAVAJO NATION (01-1375)
Web-accessible at:
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/01-1375.ZS.html
Argued December 2, 2002 -- Decided March 4, 2003
Opinion author: Ginsburg
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Board of Directors
After reviewing our records,the Native American Journalists Association
has found that we do , indeed, have one vacancy on the board of
directors coming up this year in June, 2003.
This job offers no pay, long hours but a whole lot of personal
satisfaction and a real chance to make a difference. NAJA members
interested in running for the board must declare their candidacy by
April 30, 2003 to the NAJA office. Declarations may be sent via, email,
fax or mail and must include the candidates name, complete contact
information and place of employment. Declarations should also include a
short bio and reasons for running as well as potential contributions
that candidates hope to make to the organization. Terms are for three
years.
Native American Journalists Association
U of S. Dakota
414 E. Clark St
Vermillion, SD 57069
866-694-4264 fax
in-@naja.com
Qualifications:
Candidates must be at least 18 years old and working journalists who
earn at least 51% of their income from journalism. (Journalism educators
and journalism students are exempt). A journalist is someone who works
in the gathering, writing, editing, publishing, photographing and
dissemination of news through, but not limited to, a newspaper,
magazine, radio, television station or web publication owned and
operated by a news media outlet. In addition, EXPERIENCE IN FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT, CORPORATE MANAGEMENT, FUNDRAISING OR WORKING WITH NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS IS A PLUS.
Candidates must be NAJA members in good standing. Only one person per
publication or medium shall serve on the board.
NAJA Board of Directors Duties and Responsibilities
1. Perhaps the most important responsibilities of board service are
understanding and participating in the fiduciary and legal
responsibilities as the governing body of NAJA and ensuring that these
requirements are met.
2. Attend meetings and participate in conference calls. Prepare for
meetings by reading and understanding material sent to them beforehand
by staff and executive committee. There are two in-person meetings per
year, the fall retreat and the convention and approximately 10 one-hour
teleconference meetings. The president will establish a meeting schedule
with input of board members. Any member of the board of directors for
NAJA may be removed from office for failure to attend three (3) duly
called meetings. NAJA Charter Article IX Section 5. Board members are
also expected to serve actively on committees, attend the annual
conference and other NAJA events.
3. Board members will be alert to any actual or implied conflicts of
interest, and will notify the NAJA president or executive committee of
any conflict. Board members are expected to sign an agreement to this
effect upon election which also includes a commitment to contribute
financially at a level appropriate for them to NAJA.
4. Board members fully approve the mission, goals, objectives, programs
and services of NAJA as an organization dedicated to promoting Native
American communications and its practioners.
5. Board members should have support from their employers in the form of
time and expenses related to NAJA board service. Board members are
responsible for all expenses related to board service, however members
may request help with travel, lodging and related expenses from the
board in the form of a written request. Approval is based on need and
funds available.
NAJA Election Process
Voting eligibility is open to individual and student members of the
Native American Journalists Association. Current members are eligible to
vote.
Members are required to provide a photo ID and a search of those
individuals will be done with the membership list. Those individual and
student members identified by the list are eligible to vote.
Any individual eligibility concerns will be addressed to Keith
Skenandore, chair of the election committee, the committee will make a
final determination of eligibility.
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Thanks to Julie Marz:
Subject: opening for Resource Teacher Specialist
Salem-Keizer School District is advertising for a Teacher Resource
Specialist to serve as the coordinator of the Indian Education Program.
This person must have a valid Oregon teaching certificate, and three
years of teaching experience as a classroom teacher or equivalent in
experience in working with Native youth. Applicant must have knowledge
of the needs of Native American students, and of community, agency, and
other resources available to help them. Vision and strong sense of
purpose are desirable. Preference will be given to Native American
Applicants. The program serves K through 12th grade, and includes school
year tutoring, summer school, Native American Leadership Academy, and
cultural activities. Position opens February 3 and will remain open
until filled. All out-of-district applicants must use the Salem-Keizer
website at http://www.salkeiz.k12.or.us/ to submit an application.
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Scholar sought for reference book on Native American literature
Publication Deadline: 2003-05-01
Date Submitted: 2003-02-24
Announcement ID: 132863
A scholar is sought to write a substantial reference book on Native
American literature. The audience will comprise high school and college
students, scholars, teachers, librarians, and general readers.
The ideal candidate will have a PhD in Native American studies,
literature, or another relevant field; a good knowledge of the topic;
the ability to write for a broad audience; and time over the next one to
two years to write the book. Publications in the field are desirable but
not essential.
The author will receive a royalty contract and a modest advance.
Interested scholars should send a c.v. and, if available, one or two
short writing samples.
Henry Rasof
Consulting Editor
116 Monarch St
Louisville, CO 80027
Phone:(303) 664-0183
Email: hra-@msn.com
- Box 5653
+ Flagstaff, AZ 86011
( 928.523.9648
7 928.523.8855
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From Arigon Starr:
I'm in the cast of "The Buz'Gem Blues" here in Hollywood. Acting. For
money! With Michael Horse!
First of all, for those of you who don't speak Ojibway (there might be
one or two of you), "Buz'Gem," pronounced Buzz-Gum, means boyfriend or
girlfriend. The play is a romantic comedy from Drew Hayden Taylor, an
award-winning Canadian-Ojibway playwright. If you're wondering if you
can find love at an Elders' Conference, "The Buz'Gem Blues" will answer
all of your questions.
Produced by Native Voices at the Autry, the "Buz'Gem Blues" opens for
previews this Thursday, March 6th and Friday, March 7th. The gala
opening takes place on Saturday, March 8th in the Wells Fargo Theater.
Times and ticket information are listed below.
In a surprising twist -- I will also be appearing at the Autry Museum of
Western Heritage for a full-on concert on Sunday, March 23rd at 1:00 PM.
The show is free with museum admission.
My understudy (Mary Cordova) is absolutely thrilled. March 23rd is the
last performance of "Buz'Gem Blues" -- and she'll get to step into my
acting shoes so I can do my music gig. Isn't that cool?
Thanks again for enjoying my music. I am absolutely having the time of
my life. It's only a matter of time until I'm doing my Native-themed
movie with George Clooney. Aaay!
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Here are some random historical events:
March 1, 1524: Giovanni da Verrazano, sailing for France, anchors near
Wilmington, North Carolina, in the "Dauphine.” He kidnaps an Indian
child they encounter to bring back to Europe. Some sources report this
happening on March 7th.
March 2, 1889: The original confines of the Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation are defined by an Act (25 Stat. L. 888) according to the
Constitution of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation. Section 11 of the Act which allocated lands to individual
tribal members and provided that "the United States does and will hold
the land thus located for a period of twenty-five years, in trust for
the sole use and benefit of the Indian to whom such allotment shall have
been made."
March 3, 1791: An Act of Congress gives the Kaskaskia Indians a 320-acre
tract of land near the Kaskaskia township.
March 4, 1541: Chickasaw Indians attack de Soto's forces. They set fire
to the huts de Soto's men are using. Approximately twelve Spaniards are
killed. They lose a considerable number of their horses, and livestock.
The Chickasaw suffer only minimal losses.
March 5, 1980: Harold Smith also known as the popular American Indian
actor, Jay Silverheels died on this day. Silverheels was the first
American Indian actor to have a star placed in Hollywood's Walk of Fame
along Hollywood Boulevard. His middle name was Jay. Life for Jay Smith
Silverheels - that is the name he legally adopted later - began on the
Six Nations Indian Reserve in Ontario on May 26, 1919. Thanks to
Northernstars.ca & National Native News
March 6, 1836: On February 27, General Edmund Gaines' troops were forced
into a battle on the Withlacoochee River, in central Florida, with the
Seminoles. They have continued fighting until today when the Seminoles
request a conference. While the talks are being held, General Duncan
Clinch, and his troops arrive. These troops are a decisive force, and
the battle break off and the Seminoles retreat.
March 7, 1539: Mexican Viceroy Don Antonio de Mendoza has decided to
send an expedition to search for wealthy cities north of Mexico. Friar
Marcos de Niza leaves from Culiacan today. He will “discover” Cibola,
although he never sets foot in the pueblo. His report will lead to
future expeditions looking for the “Seven Cities of Gold.”
March 8, 1782: Monrovian missionaries have converted many Delaware,
Mahican, and Munsee Indians to Christianity. They have established
villages in Pennsylvania in 1746, but move them to the Muskingum River
in Ohio in 1773 after their old villages are attacked by other Indian
tribes. Unfortunately, at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary
war, the “Moravian” Indians found themselves directly between American
and British forces, and their allies. Both sides believe the “Moravians”
are helping the other. Today, Colonel David Williamson, and American
soldiers from Pennsylvania, surround the peaceful village of
Gnadenhutten (the second village of the name, the first had been in
Pennsylvania), and herd the occupants into two houses. While some of the
militia refused to participate, the majority of the soldiers decide to
kill all of the “Moravians.” After allowing them to have a final prayer,
the soldiers kill the ninety-six Indian men, women, and children in cold
blood. (Some sources say this happens on the 7th.)
March 9, 1768: According to some sources, Shawnee Pucksinwah's third
child, Tecumseh (The Panther Passing Across) is born. His mother is
Methotasa (A Turtle Laying Her Eggs in the Sand).
March 10, 1760: The Mi’kmaq of Richibuto and Mouscadaboet sign a treaty
with the British of Nova Scotia.
March 11, 431: Palenque Maya Lord Bahlum - Kuk ascends the throne
according to the museum at Palenque.
March 12, 1771: Spaniards under Father Junipero Serra begin construction
of the Presidio (or fort) in what becomes San Diego, California. It is
built on the bluffs above the Kumeyaay village of Cosoy.
March 13, 1857: The Senate rejects six different treaties made with
Indians of the American Southwest.
March 14, 1697: The last of the independent Maya tribes, called the
Itza, are finally conquered by the Spanish. The Spanish attack and
defeat the Itza at their capital city of Tayasal, Guatemala.
March 15, 1697: The northwestern Massachusetts town of Haverhill is
attacked by Abenaki Indians. Hannah Dustin, her newborn child, and their
nurse are among the captives. While leaving the area, an Indian kills
the child for fear its crying will give them away. In one of the most
famous escapes of the era, Dustin bided her time for a month and a half.
Finally seeing their opportunity, Dustin and the nurse kill all of their
sleeping captors with an ax, except an old woman, and a child. Dustin,
brings back her captors' scalps, for which she is paid twenty-five
pounds by the Massachusetts Government.
March 16, 1700: According to records kept by French missionaries,
lightning strikes the temple in the Taensa village on Lake Saint Joseph
near modern Newellton, Louisiana. The temple catches fire. The tribal
shaman tell the women of the tribe to throw their small children into
the fire to appease the angry god who started the fire. French priest
Francois Joliet de Montigny attempts to stop the women.
March 17, 1830: Members of the Choctaw "rump" council, sign a treaty
selling Choctaw lands, and agreeing to moving west. The paper eventually
goes to Washington, along with protests from the "non-rump" Indians. The
treaty does not get Senate approval.
March 18, 1837: As a part of the treaty signed on March 6th, Seminole
Chief Mikanopy surrenders to General Jesup. He is prepared to move to
the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma).
March 19, 1885: Louis Riel’s Metis establishes a government at Batoche.
They also declare themselves independent from Canada. This is a
significant event in “Riel’s Rebellion.”
March 20, 1699: Continuing his exploration up the Mississippi River,
French explorer Pierre le Moyne d'Iberville visits the village of the
Houma Indians.
March 21, 1873: General Canby decides not to wait for the Modocs to meet
him and the peace commissioners at Fairchild Ranch. Instead, he leads a
small detachment to Captain Jack's lava bed stronghold. Jack agrees to
meet Canby and they discuss several matters. Canby promises to treat the
Modocs well if they come out of the lava beds. Captain Jack asks the
soldiers to leave, because all they want is to continue their normal
lives. With no headway being made on either side, the meeting breaks up.
March 22, 1803: On March 12th, the American fur-trading ship “Boston”
anchored in Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island. The crew began trading
with the Nootka Indians. Today, the ship’s captain insults a Nootka
Chief. The Nootka attack the ship’s crew. Only two crew members survive.
March 23, 1859: Fort Stockton, in west Texas, is established on the San
Antonio-El Paso road where it crosses the Comanche war trail. The fort
is named in honor of Commodore Robert Stockton, "who captured California
for the United States". The fort is abandoned by U.S. Army troops,
during the Civil War, until 1867. It is permanently abandoned on June
30, 1886.
March 24, 706: As part of a series of attacks on neighboring cities in
Guatemala, Maya warriors from Naranjo attack Yootz.
March 25, 1839: Peter Hilderbrand, and 1,312 of his original group of
1,776 forced Cherokee emigrants arrive in the Indian Territory (present
day Oklahoma). This is the last of the major groups of arriving
Cherokees in the Indian Territory. The migration is called "the Trail of
Tears.” Although figures vary according to the source, it is believed
almost 12,000 Cherokees survived the emigration. Almost 4,000 died
during the move.
March 26, 1676: The English attack Chief Canonchet, and his Narraganset
followers, at Patuxet. Many of the English are killed in the fighting.
March 27, 1756: Lieutenant Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Lééry is
leading a force of 251 Canadians and 103 Iroquois, Abenaki and Nepissing
Indians. They attack the British garrison of seventy soldiers at Fort
Bull (also called Wood Creek Fort) near modern Rome, New York. All but
twenty-eight of the soldiers are killed in the fighting. Knowing
reinforcements will soon be arriving from nearby Fort William, Lééry
leaves soon after destroying most of the fort’s supplies. Due to the
vicious nature of the fighting, the British call this the “Massacre at
Fort Bull.”
March 28, 1833: Several Seminoles have been sent to Indian Territory
(present day Oklahoma) to look over the areas proposed as their new
lands. The Seminoles in Indian Territory were only sent to look at the
land, but the government has them sign an agreement that the land is
adequate, and to commit the Seminoles to removal. The agreement is
signed at Fort Gibson, in western Oklahoma and is called the Fort Gibson
Treaty (7 stat. 423). The Payne's Landing Treaty (7 stat. 368) of May 9,
1832 stated the Seminoles have to be satisfied with the report of the
delegation to Indian Territory, before they agree to move. The
government words the new agreement so that the Seminoles in Florida do
not get to discuss the matter. While the Seminole delegation is
satisfied with the lands, and being with their former kin, the Creeks,
they are not satisfied with the proximity of the belligerent plains
Indians. Upon the return of the delegation to Florida, the Seminole
Nation repudiates the agreement, with the exception of John Blunt, and
his Apalachicola followers. The enforcement of this illegal treaty by
the American government leads to the start of the Second Seminole War.
March 29, 1542: Hernando de Soto's expedition reaches the territory of
the Anilco Indians. As with many of his previous encounters, a battle is
fought.
March 30, 1824: Southern officials feel that the U.S. government should
remove the Indians from their states. Georgia asks President James
Monroe to remove the Indians based on an agreement whereby Georgia
released western lands it claimed, to the United States. Monroe says the
U.S. government is not required to do so, "Indian title was in no way
affected by the compact with Georgia."
March 31, 1885: According to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Memorial,
Captain Thomas Cloud and Officer Sam Cudgo, are part of a Seminole
Lighthorse posse. On Mar29, the posse attempted to arrest Rector Roberts
when he barricaded himself in a hut and opens fire on the posse. The
first shot hits Officer Cudgo in the stomach and the next bullet strikes
Captain Cloud in the left leg. The rest of the posse returns fire and
kills Roberts. Officer Cudgo dies within the hour on March 29th. Captain
Cloud dies today.
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That's it for the second half of this month's newsletter. Have a great
and safe month,
Phil
phil-@rocketmail.com
http://americanindian.net
p.s., anything below the next line is an ad for the company which allows
me to distribute the newsletter for free...
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