By: Jim Casey
PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam on Saturday will host an event the like of which hasn't been on their reservation for decades.
Between 500 and 1,000 people — many from Puget Sound and Vancouver Island — will celebrate the life of the late Vanna Francis.
The public will be welcome at the event at the Lower Elwha tribal center, 2851 Lower Elwha Road, near Port Angeles.
The celebration will start at 10 a.m. in the tribal center's gym with a ceremonial sweeping of its floor with cedar boughs.
That will be followed by dedication of a memorial bench fashioned by Lummi carver Jewell Praying Wolf James.
The rest of the day after lunch will be given over to songs, prayers and dances by the dozen tribes and Canadian First Nations who will attend, dinner and giving gifts to participants.
The event will be over when every group has finished, sometime Saturday night or even early Sunday morning.
End of spirit's journey -
"It's a celebration of Vanna for her going to her ancestors," he said."The journey takes one year."
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Friday, March 28, 2008
State-tribal agreement could transform reservation
Great Falls Tribune Online - author not posted
Central and northern Montana make way for more wind mills; developers keep a sharp eye on the possibility of building ethanol plants; coal is dug in southeastern Montana and burned there and in many other states; and natural gas heats homes and spins turbines.
These are just some of the major movements occurring in Montana related to energy development.
Beneath the radar of most folks in central and western Montana — but not folks in the east and in Helena where tax revenue is tallied — is an oil boom in northeast Montana and North Dakota.
Up to now, there's been a kind of doughnut hole in a map that development — more of a trapezoid, actually — delineated by the borders of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
Although experts say the rez sits on the oil-rich Bakken Formation, at present just two wells are producing there.
That, however, is about to change.
There's more here: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/OPINION01/803270305
Central and northern Montana make way for more wind mills; developers keep a sharp eye on the possibility of building ethanol plants; coal is dug in southeastern Montana and burned there and in many other states; and natural gas heats homes and spins turbines.
These are just some of the major movements occurring in Montana related to energy development.
Beneath the radar of most folks in central and western Montana — but not folks in the east and in Helena where tax revenue is tallied — is an oil boom in northeast Montana and North Dakota.
Up to now, there's been a kind of doughnut hole in a map that development — more of a trapezoid, actually — delineated by the borders of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
Although experts say the rez sits on the oil-rich Bakken Formation, at present just two wells are producing there.
That, however, is about to change.
There's more here: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/OPINION01/803270305
Mohegans Again Returning Funds To Government
By: Heather Allen
Uncasville — The Mohegan Tribe is giving back more than a half million dollars in federal funding to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with the intention of helping tribes that have demonstrated great financial need, according to a release issued by the tribe.
The tribe made the announcement Wednesday, stating it will send back $105,680, which it was awarded through a contract between the tribe and the BIA as part of the Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. The tribe also plans to send back another $518,440 that it has yet to receive from the same contract.
Tribal Chairman Bruce “Two Dogs” Bozsum asked that the funds be redistributed to tribes who do not receive more than 10 percent of their revenue from gaming or who have substantial gaming projects under development and who “have demonstrated the greatest need and suffer from current or previous year shortfalls in funding,” according to the release.
The practice of sending federal funds back to be redistributed is not unusual, said Nedra Darling, a spokeswoman for the BIA.
“In the past they have returned the money, and other tribes have as well,” Darling said. They've done it a few times in the past.”
Get the rest of the story here: http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=10e4f964-45c9-4750-b675-634f44c2c254
Uncasville — The Mohegan Tribe is giving back more than a half million dollars in federal funding to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with the intention of helping tribes that have demonstrated great financial need, according to a release issued by the tribe.
The tribe made the announcement Wednesday, stating it will send back $105,680, which it was awarded through a contract between the tribe and the BIA as part of the Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. The tribe also plans to send back another $518,440 that it has yet to receive from the same contract.
Tribal Chairman Bruce “Two Dogs” Bozsum asked that the funds be redistributed to tribes who do not receive more than 10 percent of their revenue from gaming or who have substantial gaming projects under development and who “have demonstrated the greatest need and suffer from current or previous year shortfalls in funding,” according to the release.
The practice of sending federal funds back to be redistributed is not unusual, said Nedra Darling, a spokeswoman for the BIA.
“In the past they have returned the money, and other tribes have as well,” Darling said. They've done it a few times in the past.”
Get the rest of the story here: http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=10e4f964-45c9-4750-b675-634f44c2c254
Lummi youngsters thank veterans
By: John Stark
LUMMI NATION — Tribal youngsters gathered Wednesday at the tribal veterans’ hall on the Stommish Grounds to thank the veterans for agreeing to share their building with a new after-school cultural education program.
Kids and veterans in Veterans of Foreign Wars caps sat together for a traditional salmon dinner, and the young people presented the veterans with pillows and necklaces they made under the direction of certified teacher Doralee Sanchez. She is the director of the Cultural Learning Center that will operate in the veterans’ hall every school day from 3 to 6 p.m.
Sanchez said the youngsters who participate in the program will learn traditional handcrafts such as drummaking and the weaving of baskets and cedar hats, among other things.
“My job description is prevention,” Sanchez said. “I’m here to give people healthy alternatives.”
Cheryl Sanders, Lummi Indian Business Council member and the tribe’s youth wellness coordinator, said she was excited to see the new program up and running.
“It’s a great opportunity for our children to learn about our culture, from making baskets to listening to stories,” Sanders said.
At the closing of the gathering, veterans and the rest of the group “retired the colors.” They honored the U.S. flag with drumming, a tribal farewell song and “God Bless America” before the color guard left the building.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Richard Hillaire said the decision to share the veterans’ building with the young people was an easy one to make.
“We like to see this culture continue on through the younger generation,” Hillaire said.
LUMMI NATION — Tribal youngsters gathered Wednesday at the tribal veterans’ hall on the Stommish Grounds to thank the veterans for agreeing to share their building with a new after-school cultural education program.
Kids and veterans in Veterans of Foreign Wars caps sat together for a traditional salmon dinner, and the young people presented the veterans with pillows and necklaces they made under the direction of certified teacher Doralee Sanchez. She is the director of the Cultural Learning Center that will operate in the veterans’ hall every school day from 3 to 6 p.m.
Sanchez said the youngsters who participate in the program will learn traditional handcrafts such as drummaking and the weaving of baskets and cedar hats, among other things.
“My job description is prevention,” Sanchez said. “I’m here to give people healthy alternatives.”
Cheryl Sanders, Lummi Indian Business Council member and the tribe’s youth wellness coordinator, said she was excited to see the new program up and running.
“It’s a great opportunity for our children to learn about our culture, from making baskets to listening to stories,” Sanders said.
At the closing of the gathering, veterans and the rest of the group “retired the colors.” They honored the U.S. flag with drumming, a tribal farewell song and “God Bless America” before the color guard left the building.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Richard Hillaire said the decision to share the veterans’ building with the young people was an easy one to make.
“We like to see this culture continue on through the younger generation,” Hillaire said.
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