For centuries the Karuk fished, gathered food, and made medicine in the fertile watershed of the Klamath River. Contact with European Americans and their zeal for resource extraction nearly eliminated California native peoples, leaving only a handful of Karuk families on their land. Despite efforts to suppress them, Karuk traditions were carefully passed from one generation to the next. Today these traditions are hampered by governmental policies that rarely take into consideration the native view, or their historical role as land managers. As the Karuk people slowly return, the struggle to reclaim the physical and cultural landscape becomes their greatest challenge -- to heal the landscape as well as the people who call it their home. For more information go to: http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/trulyca/episode.jsp?epid=160079
1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me alone
2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.
3. Its always darkest before dawn, so if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
4. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
5. Always remember that you're unique, just like everyone else.
6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet
7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
9. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
11. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
12. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
13. Some days you're the bug; some days you're the windshield.
14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
16. A closed mouth gathers no foot.
17. Duct tape is like 'The Force,' it has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
18. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.
19. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving.
20. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
21. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
22. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
23. Your Hard Drive will fail the moment you do not back up something important.
24. If you contemplate your navel you will know true enlightenment, or the nature of lint
25. If You order a hot dog ask the vendor to make you one with everything
Remember all of human life is suffering, but then again I could be wrong.
February 29, 2012 (Happy Leap Day!)
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- PBL for School Leaders (Buck Institute for Education Webinar) March 21, 2012, 3:00 p.m. PT, 6:00 p.m. ET.
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- Science and Symbol: How Can Art Serve as A Tool to Understand Science, History, and More? (Smithsonian Education) March 26, 2012, 10:00 a.m. PT, 1:00 p.m. ET.
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Ceremonial Fisheries Culturally Important To NW Tribes
DALLESPORT, Wash. – Columbia River Indian tribes are keeping their ancient traditions alive in the coming weeks with ceremonies to open their spring fisheries. Predictions of strong salmon runs are giving the tribes extra reason to celebrate.
To get to the Dallesport Treaty Access Fishing Site, you have to drive through town and wind down a bumpy gravel road. Eventually you’ll end up on the banks of the Columbia River. This time of year the fishery is quiet – some sturgeon swim through the waters.
Internship Opportunity AnnouncementWhat: National Congress of American Indians Intern/Fellowships
Who: Undergraduate and graduate Native students
Where: Washington, D.C.
Website: http://ncai.org/Internships-Fellowships.13.0.html
Deadline: April 15, 2012
Duration: Varies
Contact: Katie Jones (kjones@ncai.org),
http://www.ncai.org/Internships-Fellowships.13.0.htmlAn internship with NCAI offers a unique opportunity for young leaders
from throughout Indian Country to be on the front lines of legislative
action and policy development from within the oldest, largest, and
most representative organization of tribal governments. In order to
ensure opportunities for participation by the wealth of emerging young
talent in Indian Country, NCAI offers the following options:Students enrolled in institutions of higher learning are invited to
apply for semester or summer-long internships (for which most
institutions will offer college credit), with one to two applicants
selected for each term;Applicants with a college degree or equivalent experience are invited
to apply for eleven-month fellowships (for which a stipend and
benefits will be available through the Youth Leadership Endowment),
beginning the first week of September each year, with two to three
applicants selected to serve annually.
Who: Undergraduate and graduate Native students
Where: Washington, D.C.
Website: http://ncai.org/Internships-Fellowships.13.0.html
Deadline: April 15, 2012
Duration: Varies
Contact: Katie Jones (kjones@ncai.org),
http://www.ncai.org/Internships-Fellowships.13.0.htmlAn internship with NCAI offers a unique opportunity for young leaders
from throughout Indian Country to be on the front lines of legislative
action and policy development from within the oldest, largest, and
most representative organization of tribal governments. In order to
ensure opportunities for participation by the wealth of emerging young
talent in Indian Country, NCAI offers the following options:Students enrolled in institutions of higher learning are invited to
apply for semester or summer-long internships (for which most
institutions will offer college credit), with one to two applicants
selected for each term;Applicants with a college degree or equivalent experience are invited
to apply for eleven-month fellowships (for which a stipend and
benefits will be available through the Youth Leadership Endowment),
beginning the first week of September each year, with two to three
applicants selected to serve annually.
Nutrition a Pressing Concern for Native Americans, Part II
Reversing a negative trend
Editor's Note: This article is the second in a three-part series on health issues linked to nutritional problems in American Indian communities and what is being done to combat them. The first installment is available here.
Tribal communities nationwide are working to fight the trend toward obesity and its resulting health consequences.
Nutritionists such as DeWilde and Miller work with tribes to educate members about proper diet and healthier lifestyles.
In 2008, the Indian Health Service - a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services - reported almost 500 nutritionists working at the country's 561 federally recognized tribes.
Using Nutrition Assistance to Promote Healthy Foods
Some tribe nutritionists work as representatives for federal supplemental nutrition programs.
Though AI/ANs make up 1.6 percent of the U.S. population, the "Federal Food Safety Net" covers a disproportionately high percentage of this demographic. In 2010, 13 percent of the U.S. population was enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the food stamp program, whereas 24 percent of AI/AN households received SNAP benefits.
Complete article at:http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/03/nutrition-a-pressing-concern-for-american-indians/
Nutrition a Pressing Concern for Native Americans
Part I: The Nature of The Problem
Editor's Note: This article is the first in a three-part series about health issues linked to nutritional problems in American Indian communities.
The battle with obesity has become one of the most urgent health issues in America today, as over one third of adults and 17 percent of children are now obese. But for Native Americans, this problem is even more dire.
American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) adults are 1.6 times more likely to be obese than Caucasians, according to the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health. Almost 33 percent of all American Indians and Alaskan Natives are obese, and over half of AI/AN women are overweight.
As a result, health consequences stemming from obesity, such as diabetes and heart disease, are also common among AI/AN people. Indeed, 16.1 percent of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives suffer from Type II diabetes, which has been closely linked to obesity. This is the highest age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes among all U.S. racial and ethnic groups, according to the American Diabetes Association.