Mid-October 2001 Newsletter
Phil Konstantin
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(10/18/01 @ 1:00am California time)
Greetings,
I hope this newsletter finds you well.
I am excited because on Saturday, I embark on an 18 day trip to Mexico
to visit more ancient ruins. Early Saturday morning, I will fly out of
Tijuana airport (just south of where I live in Sa Diego, California) for
Mexico City, or D.F. as it is called (similar to the D.C. in the USA's
capital).
My plan is to visit several of the museums, the Basilica of Guadelupe,
and the pyramids of Teotihuacan in D.F. Then I will take a bus to
Oaxaca to see Mount Alban, and perhaps Mitla. The next scheduled stop is
San Cristobal de las Casas. Then it is on to Palenque again, with a
possible stop to see Tonina on the way. After that, I hope to make it to
Bonampak and Yaxchilan to the east. If conditions are right, I might
make it into Guatemala to visit Tikal. This all depends on money and the
condition of the roads. I have heard the recent hurricans have done some
damage to the roads. The land trip from Palenque to Tikal is still a bit
of an adventure. After that, who knows...
To say I am cheap is an understatement. So, my vacation will feature
rock-bottom accomadations, with few, if any, frills. Fortunately, I got
a good price on a flight through the link on my website (try it for good
rates!). I have found a tour company which sells two week,
unlimited-usage bus tickets. And since I am not looking for any
souveniers, the only thing else I have to do is eat. OK, I like to
eat...
While I am gone, I will been uploading the pictures I am taking to a
special website. You can find a link on my site's main page. Here is the
direct link:
http://philkon.tripod.com/mexico.html
I will check into an internet cafe every couple of days to upload more
pictures and descriptions. You might even get to see some of the
pictures before I do!
Here's some good news: I FINALLY got my e-mail addresses at
@americanindian.net working again. Whew, and I thought I was getting
lots of SPAM e-mail at phil-@rocketmail.com ! I must get about 100
unsolicited, business bulk e-mails a day. Now why did I want that fixed?
:-) Anyway, you can now send me e-mail at either place. Granted,
between Octber 20th and November 6th, it might take me a while to get
back to you.
Since it will be November 6th before I get back, I thought I would add a
few other things here.
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The t-shirts my co-worker designed to honor the events of September
11th, are really starting to sell. We have had orders for almost 500
already. If you are interested, you can see the webpage I did about it
at:
http://philkon.tripod.com/larry.html
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I received this notice from several people. You might find it
interesting...
October 12, 2001
Dear Friends,
Imagine if, around the turn of the last century, Native leaders, spirit
keepers, educators, healers, and experienced elders assembled to send a
message to the future. What stories would they have told us about their
lives? What testimony would they have shared? What aspirations and
admonitions would they have offered? "American Indian Millennium:
Renewing Our Ways of Life for Future Generations" is an opportunity for
you to speak to the future generations. In the words of Jim Dumont,
Anishnabe and opening speaker to the forum. "Write a letter to your
great grandchild seven generations from now. What will the future
generations have because of what you are going to do in the present?"
We invite you to participate by letter to this major American Indian
conference featuring several dozen prominent scholars and tribal
culture-bearers, including former Cherokee chief, Wilma Mankiller,
Blackfeet language educator, Darryl Kipp, and Seneca historian John
Mohawk. The Forum will be sponsored by Cornell's American Indian Program
this fall from November 29 to December 2, 2001. Dozens of Native
American leaders, educators, youth, culture bearers, community members
and national organizations will participate in the intergenerational
forum.
The conference is the result of planning and discussions by a council
of Native advisors convened by LifeWay, Cornell's Akwe:kon Press/Native
Americas Journal, and Indian Country Today. The forum, "American Indian
Millennium: Renewing Our Ways of Life for Future Generations," will
examine the trends and challenges facing Native communities in the 21st
century, according to Dagmar Thorpe, Sac and Fox, director of LifeWay
and originator of the conference concept.
In your letters, communicate the future to our children, families,
communities, and nations. What is it you wish the seventh generation to
consider in its understanding of who we are? What are the values they
must hold dear? What rights are insoluble and must never be
relinquished? How should they behave toward one another? What fears,
hopes, successes, and failures, do they have and want to share with the
seventh generation? What would the seventh generation think about those
of us who sent them this message from the year 2001?
As we move forward with preparations to host the American Indian
Millennium Conference, we are struck with the enormity of the
ramifications brought on by the tragic events of September 11th. It
becomes obvious that the themes of our conference are refocused in a new
and significant way.
As many have stated, the world will not ever be the same. Anger and the
call to violent retribution are prevalent emotions. Many of our own
elders spoke of a time such as this, when bitter enemies unleash a
conflict so catastrophic that even nature reacts. America prepares for
war at a moment in history that is perhaps fraught with the greatest
danger ever presented to a generation. We wonder what this historical
juncture portends for our own Native communities. What meaning can and
will our cultures give to this time in history? How do you think this
new reality folds into our planned discussion?
Indian Country Today, the national weekly newspaper, has undertaken a
comprehensive coverage and response to what the events of September 11
mean to Native peoples. In collaboration with Native Americas Journal
and with the organization of the Millennium Conference, they, and we,
invite all of you to join us in an initiative to explore the meaning of
these events to Native people. We believe the Native peoples needs your
best thinking at this moment in history.
Please mail or fax your letters and/or statements to:
"American Indian Millennium"
c/o Akwe:kon Press
Cornell University
450 Caldwell Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Fax: (607) 255- 0185
Or, email them to mep-@cornell.edu and participate in this crucial
message to the seventh generation. A special issue of Native Americas
Journal will feature the forum. The project will also produce a
curriculum for tribal colleges, Native schools, and programs. We will
choose a selection of letters to be published in Native Americas
Journal; and will send to those that submit entries the published
account of the journal. All of your messages will be posted on
indiancountry.com and/or nativeamericas.com websites.
We are planning to broadcast this conference via web the week after the
event.
If you are an educational institution and are interested to learn more
information, email us at mep-@cornell.edu
Please join us.
Jose Barreiro, Dagmar Thorpe, Tim Johnson
José Barreiro, Associate Director of American Indian Program at Cornell
Dagmar Thorpe, Executive Director of LifeWay
Tim Johnson, Executive Editor of Indian Country Today
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The 10th Annual
Austin Independent School District's
AUSTIN POWWOW
And American Indian Heritage Festival
November 3, 2001
Toney Burger Activity Center
3200 Jones Road - Austin, TX
$17,000+ Cash Prizes
Master of Ceremony Tim Tall Chief, Osage
Head Man Dancer Terry Tsotigh, Kiowa
Head Lady Dancer Lindsey Ketcher, Cherokee
Head Judge John Butler, Sac & Fox
Head Gourd Dancer Al Mouse, Cherokee
Head Southern Singer Pat Oyebi, Kiowa
Host Northern Drum Little Eagle Singers
Arena Director Bill Takes Horse, Crow
Co-Sponsor, Texas Kiowa Tia-Piah Society
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Nammys LIVE Oct 20th
KBC (Koahnic Broadcast Corporation) is proud to present the live
broadcast of the Fourth Annual Native American Music Awards from the
Sandia Casino Amphitheater in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We invite you to
share in this huge event.
Listen online at www.airos.org (in RealMedia) or www.knba.org (in
Windows Media) Listen LIVE OCT 20th - 7:30pm - 10:30pm ET (If the show
goes past 10:30pm ET, live coverage will continue until the end of the
show.)
You can also check a list of stations that are going to carry the
Nammys live on their airwaves ... to see if any of them are in your area
... http://www.knba.org/knba_nammystations.shtml
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The Associated Press (AP) is looking for a Native American intern for
its summer 2002 program. The AP Internship Program is a 12-week training
program for up to 22 print, broadcast, multimedia and photo interns.
Each intern will work in an AP bureau and be paid based on experience.
Interns who successfully complete the program will be offered a
full-tiime probationary news position upon graduating and receiving
their degree. Each applicant must be a full-time junior, senior, or
graduate student at an American college or univeristy.
The Native American Journalist's Association will receive notification
of acceptance the week of November 18, 2001. The selected intern
applicant will be notified by December 1, 2001. For questions and
additional information, please contact Diane Parker at 212-621-+7405 or
email at diane_-@ap.org.
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Here is the content of an e-mail I received from Kathy Frisbee:
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I would just like to share with you a cultural and educational photo
tribute exhibit I have created over the last four years entitled "A
Millennium Tribute to The Native Peoples."
A sampling of the exhibit can be seen on my website of
www.kathysharpfrisbee.com
The exhibit presently includes 47 enlarged, framed, four-color images
of the Wampanoag People of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Islands and other Native People, in regalia and dancing at Pow Wows, as
well as images of them in contemplative moments in their ancient
homeland.
The photos are accompanied by 47 researched quotes from Native Leaders,
US Presidents, Historians, Humanitarians, Humorists, Athletes, and
Religious Leaders over the past 500 years, all commenting at their
moment in time on the Native Peoples.
The exhibit is presently showing at The Faxon Center Gallery of the
Falmouth Hospital here on Cape Cod through October 26. My website
indicates where it will be showing again in the future. The exhibit is
being considered by The United Nations for a guest showing at their New
York City headquarters in the future. It is available for special
showings in other areas as well. For example, it will be showing at an
area high school next year and at a Multi-Cultural Festival.
Thank you for sharing this information with your viewers.
Kathy Frisbee
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That's it for now. I'm sure I will have lots to say when I get back from
Mexico.
Phil Konstantin
http://americanindian.net ----- main page
http://philkon.tripod.com/mexico.html ----- this trip
newsl-@americanindian.net
phil-@rocketmail.com
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