May 5, 1969: N. Scott Momaday wins Pulitzer Prize for House Made of Dawn.
May 6, 1626: Manhattan people of the Wappinger Confederacy receive sixty guilders (about $24) from Peter Minuit, Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam, for the island of Manhattan. Manhattan people believed payment was rent for one year.
May 23, 1838: Cherokee removal “Trail of Tears” begins.
May 25, 1637: About one thousand Pequot men, women, and children are massacred by the English of Plymouth colony. The two hundred survivors are sold into slavery.
May 28, 1830: The Indian Removal Act is passed by Congress.
Friday, May 2, 2008
A question of identity
By: Darla Slipke
The Comanche Nation has disputed the claims of a KU professor that he is a Comanche Indian, and accused him of benefiting professionally and financially from his unconfirmed ethnicity.
Ray Pierotti, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology who also teaches in the indigenous nations studies program, told The University Daily Kansan in an e-mail that he has never identified himself as an officially enrolled member of the tribe. However, he has claimed to be Comanche in numerous public forums and in a federal discrimination lawsuit he and his wife, Cynthia Annett, filed against the University of Kansas.
While Ray Pierotti acknowledges he is not an enrolled Comanche, he claims Comanche ethnicity, which has a role in University hiring and personnel matters. Although at one time being an ethnic minority could result in discrimination, today it can be an attractive asset to job applicants as universities seek to increase diversity among faculty and staff. The University keeps track of the ethnic makeup of faculty, but equal-opportunity officers said faculty and applicants identified their own ethnicity and the University, unlike tribal authorities, did not require them to provide evidence. Racial and ethnic identity have long been contentious issues. The issue has become more prevalent since equal opportunity laws have passed and Americans have been asked to identify their racial and ethnic backgrounds more frequently.
Pierotti, who said in an e-mail that he was not teaching this semester because he was on “bereavement-related Family Medical Leave,” declined repeated requests by The Kansan to discuss his ethnicity or the allegations that have been raised against him. One of his brothers, David Pierotti, said in a telephone interview from his home in California that their mother told him that her mother was a Comanche from Oklahoma. However, another brother, Nick Pierotti, and an uncle and cousin said that Pierotti’s great-grandparents on their mother’s side were Polish and immigrated to the United States from Europe.
Want to know more? Click here: http://www.kansan.com/stories/2008/may/02/question_identity/?news
The Comanche Nation has disputed the claims of a KU professor that he is a Comanche Indian, and accused him of benefiting professionally and financially from his unconfirmed ethnicity.
Ray Pierotti, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology who also teaches in the indigenous nations studies program, told The University Daily Kansan in an e-mail that he has never identified himself as an officially enrolled member of the tribe. However, he has claimed to be Comanche in numerous public forums and in a federal discrimination lawsuit he and his wife, Cynthia Annett, filed against the University of Kansas.
While Ray Pierotti acknowledges he is not an enrolled Comanche, he claims Comanche ethnicity, which has a role in University hiring and personnel matters. Although at one time being an ethnic minority could result in discrimination, today it can be an attractive asset to job applicants as universities seek to increase diversity among faculty and staff. The University keeps track of the ethnic makeup of faculty, but equal-opportunity officers said faculty and applicants identified their own ethnicity and the University, unlike tribal authorities, did not require them to provide evidence. Racial and ethnic identity have long been contentious issues. The issue has become more prevalent since equal opportunity laws have passed and Americans have been asked to identify their racial and ethnic backgrounds more frequently.
Pierotti, who said in an e-mail that he was not teaching this semester because he was on “bereavement-related Family Medical Leave,” declined repeated requests by The Kansan to discuss his ethnicity or the allegations that have been raised against him. One of his brothers, David Pierotti, said in a telephone interview from his home in California that their mother told him that her mother was a Comanche from Oklahoma. However, another brother, Nick Pierotti, and an uncle and cousin said that Pierotti’s great-grandparents on their mother’s side were Polish and immigrated to the United States from Europe.
Want to know more? Click here: http://www.kansan.com/stories/2008/may/02/question_identity/?news
Leech Lake Band, county and state governments celebrate cooperative plan
By: Molly Miron
Culturally appropriate child welfare and protection is the goal of a Memorandum of Understanding developed by the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, state of Minnesota and counties of Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard and Itasca.
The MOU gives the Leech Lake Band Human Services and Child Welfare department full responsibility for out-of-home child placement.
“Who knows better how to take care of our children than we do,” said Leech Lake Chairman George Goggleye Jr.
Kris Johnson of the Minnesota Department of Human services agreed, saying the Leech Lake Band is best qualified to oversee child welfare on the reservation.
“Down the road there’s a hope of seeing fewer American Indian children in foster care,” Johnson said.
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe is the other tribe in Minnesota with a similar arrangement with the state and surrounding counties, Goggleye said.
There's more to the story here: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15599§ion=news&freebie_check&CFID=31100980&CFTOKEN=85217825&jsessionid=883058f92db12038d1a5
Culturally appropriate child welfare and protection is the goal of a Memorandum of Understanding developed by the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, state of Minnesota and counties of Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard and Itasca.
The MOU gives the Leech Lake Band Human Services and Child Welfare department full responsibility for out-of-home child placement.
“Who knows better how to take care of our children than we do,” said Leech Lake Chairman George Goggleye Jr.
Kris Johnson of the Minnesota Department of Human services agreed, saying the Leech Lake Band is best qualified to oversee child welfare on the reservation.
“Down the road there’s a hope of seeing fewer American Indian children in foster care,” Johnson said.
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe is the other tribe in Minnesota with a similar arrangement with the state and surrounding counties, Goggleye said.
There's more to the story here: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15599§ion=news&freebie_check&CFID=31100980&CFTOKEN=85217825&jsessionid=883058f92db12038d1a5
2008 Recipient for Native American Traditions, Will Moreau Goins, Columbia, South Carolina
Will Moreau Goins has dedicated his life to preserving, presenting and performing Native American music traditions, beadwork and storytelling. He weaves the ancient past, mythology and the present with dramatic narratives and song.
He inherited his artistic inclinations from his family members, matriarchs and those who continued the traditions of his ancestors. The son of Cherokee artist Elsie Taylor Goins, he traces his musical heritage back to the ancient chants of the indigenous cultures of the Southeast. As a teenager, Goins was already teaching younger children and exposing them to a wide variety of Cherokee art forms, including beadwork, a tradition passed down to him by his great aunt, Corrie Sisney.
Forch Allen, Goins' great-great-grandfather, was a medicine man in Oconee County and practiced along the Tugaloo River. Forch's son, Alexander Allen, was also a medicine man who practiced throughout the Smoky Mountains and was referred to as "Doctor" in United States census records. Focusing on contemporary medicine men, Goins traveled throughout the Southeastern United States collecting and documenting data regarding medical practices among a variety of Native American tribes.
He has worked with Native American people, organizations and agencies for over 30 years and has an integral role with the Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois and United Tribes of South Carolina Inc. This non-profit organization is "dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of South Carolina Native American history, culture, and heritage."
Keep reading here: http://www.southcarolinaarts.com/folkheritage/Goins.shtml
He inherited his artistic inclinations from his family members, matriarchs and those who continued the traditions of his ancestors. The son of Cherokee artist Elsie Taylor Goins, he traces his musical heritage back to the ancient chants of the indigenous cultures of the Southeast. As a teenager, Goins was already teaching younger children and exposing them to a wide variety of Cherokee art forms, including beadwork, a tradition passed down to him by his great aunt, Corrie Sisney.
Forch Allen, Goins' great-great-grandfather, was a medicine man in Oconee County and practiced along the Tugaloo River. Forch's son, Alexander Allen, was also a medicine man who practiced throughout the Smoky Mountains and was referred to as "Doctor" in United States census records. Focusing on contemporary medicine men, Goins traveled throughout the Southeastern United States collecting and documenting data regarding medical practices among a variety of Native American tribes.
He has worked with Native American people, organizations and agencies for over 30 years and has an integral role with the Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois and United Tribes of South Carolina Inc. This non-profit organization is "dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of South Carolina Native American history, culture, and heritage."
Keep reading here: http://www.southcarolinaarts.com/folkheritage/Goins.shtml
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