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By Santee Ross, University of Montana
“Let’s celebrate Columbus Day by walking into someone’s house and telling them we live there now,” this well-phrased quote was posted on Facebook by one of my relatives.
Yesterday was Columbus Day and to some the native community that means the rest of the country openly acknowledges a murderer.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
Eastern Shoshone Business council member Ivan Posey attended the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing to testify on the one-year evaluation of the Tribal Law and Order Act.
A little fun fact for those Obama supporters, the president signed this act in July of 2010. Personally, I think Obama may have some Indian blood in him. Maybe his great grandma was a ... never mind.
By Lee Longhorn
Happy Columbus Day! I see on Facebook that people are against the celebration of Columbus Day. Before we begin, I must tell you that according to Strengthquest, one of my strengths is positivity. I like looking at the glass as half full.
By Santee Ross, University of Montana
As the new generation trades childhood games like hopscotch for Facebook, Wyoming Indian High School hosted an all day seminar on September 8th, according to a story in the Sept. 15 edition of the Wind River News. Middle and high school students who attend any of the four schools within the Wind River Reservation, in west central Wyoming, sat through a presentation that addressed many issues, one including the dangers of cyberland.
Part III: “Am I saying this right?”
By Lee Longhorn
Languages can be fun to learn. When you are around people from other cultures, it’s always good to learn bits and pieces of their language. A couple of months ago, I posted on my Hmong friend’s wall on Facebook in the Creek language. Basically, I just said “Happy Birthday.” He responded, “Thank you my friend,” in Hmong. Now we both meant what we said but it was interesting seeing it in two different languages. I like when things like that happen.
Part II: “Mom, how do you say that?”
By Lee Longhorn
A word that my mom cannot pronounce is the word for knife in the Creek language. I can’t even write it. My mom, if you recall, is where I get the bulk of my tribes. As a kid and even a young adult, my mom would not only teach me what Creek she knew, but also Shawnee. It was nothing big, but just words, mostly animals, that she remembered from when she was a part of that side of the family.
Part I: Kil anumpuli! "Let's talk!"
By Lee Longhorn
Halito! Chim Achukma? Vm achukma yakoke! Sv hohchifo yvt Lee. Bixby vtta li. Chi pisa la chike. (Hello! How are you? I’m fine, thank you. My name is Lee. I live in Bixby. I’ll see you later.)
No, dear friends, this is not a repeat of the introduction from my first blog entry, although they are written in the same language family.
By Lee Longhorn
I’m going to be straight up with you and tell you that I’m not the most athletic person. Ok, for almost 10 years, I was in marching band. Granted, while I do tend to think that I have strong legs, the rest of my body just isn’t with it. I’m working on it though, but we’ll talk about that later.
By Lee Longhorn
“Under the direction of Mr. Brian Britt, Director of the Pride of Oklahoma and assisted by Mr. Jeff Jahnke. The University of Oklahoma proudly presents the 2006 PrrrrrRRRRIIIIIIIDDDDEEEEE of Oklahoma!”
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