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UPCOMING SHOW: 12/21/2008 11:00 AM-1PM PST
It is getting COLDER in South Dakota & in Segment 4, we have another update!
Date / Time: 12/21/2008 11:00 AM-1PM PST
Category: Goals
Call-in Number: (718) 508-9165
11am-noon: Tulalip Tribes, Tulalip Boys & Girls Club, Tulalip Tero and now the American Trucker’s Associations have teamed up and made the Circle of Hope- Circle of Giving even bigger. The ATA will provide a truck and driver , the Tulalip efforts will fill it. Thanks to everyone who has made donations so far! They are coming in from far & wide! The last day to donate is Jan 16th, then soon after we will load are generous love and donations and send them to Pine Ridge and Rosebud Rezs, to help them through the severe winter. We are going to be getting an update from Frieda Williams-Community Relations Coordinator for the Tulalip Tribes and we will also be hearing from Matt War Bonnet who lives at Tulalip, but grew up in Rosebud, SD.
Noon-1PM: During the second hour of NAMAPAHH we will be hearing from singer, songwriter, Jackie Tice & share tracks from her latest release: Morning Sky Drum Song.
We will also pay tribute to two of our beloved Elders Vi Hilbert & Mary Hansen that come as hard blows for our NW Salish Tribes. They left us during the same week, this past week. Traveling in the same canoe on their last journey to the Creator’s loving arms. I have heard there has been some other losses as well, so this show will be dedicated to those who are grieving and remembering our dear ones.
BACKGROUND INFO:
North County Outlook: http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/1204_Tulalip_SD_givingcircle.htm
To read the latest Tulalip-related news articles, click here: http://www.tulaliptribes-nsn.gov/Home/NewsArchive.aspx
Below is an article published today in the Everett Herald.
Published: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Tulalips collect clothing for tribes
American Indians in South Dakota are suffering after a November snowstorm hit their reservations.
By Krista J. Kapralos
Herald Writer
TULALIP -- In South Dakota, the winter wind whips trees down over roads. When the snow comes, it socks in entire communities.
Those who live there are hardy people. American Indians on reservations there no doubt have stories about long winters, and traditional ways of coping with the cold.
This year, it was different. A severe snowstorm in November dumped 45 inches in areas of the state. The worst of it fell on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Sioux reservations, where tribal members, left without heat and power for days, resorted to burning their furniture to keep warm.
"Even those that could have left for somewhere else didn't want to leave their homes because they were afraid there would be looting," said Frieda Williams, a Tulalip tribal member.
Those stories crept into Williams' heart, and the hearts of Robin Carneen, who works at the Tulalip Boys & Girls Club, and Linda Tolbert, a member of the Tulalip Lions Club, and others on the Tulalip Tribes reservation.
Something had to be done, they decided. Surely the people of Snohomish County will do what they can to help the people of the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations, they thought. Surely if word got out, donations would come pouring in, and the Indians in South Dakota could have new furniture, blankets and clothes.
And so it began. Much has already been given. A Goodwill store in Seattle has donated 700 pounds of blankets, Williams said. The volunteer team of Tulalip tribal members and other local residents believe that people want to be generous, so they're not shy about asking.
"At Rosebud they only have electric heat, so we're even asking people if they can donate wood stoves," Carneen said.
There's one other thing the volunteers need: a truck, and perhaps even a driver.
"We're sort of putting the cart before the horse by collecting all this, because we're still looking for a truck to be donated so we can drive it all out there," Williams said.
Williams and the others hope to collect enough blankets, clothes, furniture, ¬nonperishable food and other items to fill a large truck trailer by Jan. 16. By then, they hope someone will have offered up a truck in which to put it.
It's not the first time Tulalip tribal members have reached out to South Dakota's Indians. Williams organized a clothing drive for the Pine Ridge reservation in 2004.
The reservation has an 87 percent poverty rate, Williams said. About 40,000 people live there. There's a great need now, after November's storm, but the reservation is so poor that people there are in crisis all the time.
"There are children there who never have enough to eat," she said.
Williams hopes to make the clothing and food drive an annual event. She said she's spoken to leaders of the Oglala Sioux and Rosebud Sioux tribes who are happy that someone has noticed their struggle.
Almost anything is accepted for the charity drive, but there is one condition, Carneen said.
"Clothing and every other item should be new or practically new," she said.
Some of the items that have been donated were tossed out, she said, because they were so old and ratty that it would have been insulting to pass it along to people in South Dakota.
"This is extreme poverty, where people are living in third-world conditions," Carneen said. "But they have pride."
Reporter Krista J. Kapralos: 425-339-3422 or kkapralos@heraldnet.com.
How to help the South Dakota tribes
Donations of clean, new clothing, nonperishable food items, furniture, blankets and other household items are being accepted as part of a grassroots effort to help American Indians who live on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Sioux reservations in South Dakota, where a powerful November snowstorm knocked out power for days and Indians were forced to burn their furniture to keep warm.
The donations are scheduled for delivery to South Dakota on Jan. 16, and donations will be accepted until then.
Donations will be accepted at the Tulalip Tribes TERO office at 6103 31st Ave. NE in Tulalip. For more information, call 360-716-4000 and ask for Frieda Williams.
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We are VERY excited & grateful for The American Truckers Associations, who have offered to donate a truck & driver(AMAZING)…we are waiting & praying here in the NW for the snows to subside so we can get our donations into the hands of tribal members on Rosebud & Pine Ridge Reservations.
American Truckers Associations:
"The Voice of the Industry that Moves America's Freight"
http://www.truckline.com/Pages/Home.aspx
"The trucking industry has an impressive record on safety, working to educate the motoring public with safety outreach programs, promote driving skills through national competitions and awards, and raise safety awareness through joint programs with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
We are also working to enhance the image of the trucking industry, using ambassadors with millions of accident-free miles and decades of service to reach out to the public and their colleagues to show how integral trucking is to the life of every American. Through a public image campaign, the trucking industry conveys the fact that we deliver life's essentials safely, securely, and on time."
Robert Eagle Elk -. Ogalala Sioux Tribe- District Coordinator will be calling in from Pine Ridge to give us an update on their weather. According to Eagle Elk, temperature wise” they have dropped below freezing and for this Region Winter came too early.” He will also tell us a little about his people and how we can help them through this severe winter weather.
Nov 5th Blizzard in SD: AP footage of Blizzard in South Dakota: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucYIjvT2ur0
Ellen Bello of the NAMA association will be giving us an update about her organization and how she and the membership have helped to raise funds for heating homes in SD rez’s is going as well as a Toy drive for Rosebud Rez.! We need & want to fill up this SEMI-TRUCK....so tune in, for our talking Circle of Hope-Circle of Giving+ awesome music to warm your hearts & souls as we send our prayers to South Dakota!
ROSEBUD TOY DRIVE & WINTER EMERGENCY RELIEF UPDATES
TOY DRIVE:
At Present, the Native American Music Association is sending 1440 small toy items to the President of Sicangu Oyate (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) for his Christmas Toy Drive for the 7500 children ages 1 thru 18 on their reservation. This now brings the current tally of toys raised to 4600 and leaves approximately 2900 toys needed. (just 290 people sending 10 items each would do it!)
Keep Spreading the word. NO GIFT TOO SMALL FOR THE CHILDREN.
Send Toys To:
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
PO Box 430 (For UPS: 11 Legion Drive)
Rosebud, SD 57570
WINTER RELIEF EFFORTS:
Temperatures in South Dakota reached a below 35 degree wind-chill. Some areas reported below 60 degrees. NAMA's Emergency Winter Relief Efforts remain underway on the Pine Ridge Reservation, particularly for the elders & disabled and small children. This week NAMA purchased emergency heat/electric for four households, one of which a grandmother taking care of five children almost died in the sub zero weather.
At present, 156 households are in need of emergency heat and have no access to funds.
Severe weather conditions are being predicted ahead. Donations are needed.
SEND FINANCIAL DONATIONS TO:
Native American Music Association
511 Avenue of the Americas
#371
New York NY 10011
212.228.8300 tel
646.688.6883 fax
www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com
WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE..THANK YOU
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
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Past guests & other non- profits involved: Visit One Spirit at www.nativeprogress.org
nimchira
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Greetings,
I am speaking to you about a small local non-profit charitable organization based in Sterling, Ks that has been in business 6 years. We provide clothing, household goods and other needs to those living in poverty conditions in the central states. We also provided for the needs of local residents who have lost their homes as a result of fires or other natural disasters. We make regular trips to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Central South Dakota, providing the same services to the Native Americans residing in sub-poverty conditions.
My name is J. Porter Selman, Founder and et al of Web of Life Enterprises, Inc. www.wole.org/
Our organization is supported solely by the donations of concerned citizens of this country, and some residing in other countries. During this time of social and economic upheaval in our country, donations have dropped extremely low, making it difficult to help others.
While many are sympathetic to the needs and misfortunes of others, it is often hard to comprehend the extent of the difficulties some people on Indian Reservations can face. With unemployment on the reservations reaching as high as 85%, and 45% of the children living below the governmental poverty standards and a life expectancy of only 45 years, it is clear to see that America is not always a place of liberty and justice for all.
While some tribes seem to be thriving with their casinos, it's important to realize that very little of that money ever reaches the people who are most in need. We are used to seeing the faces of poverty overseas, but in fact, there are many faces right here at home that can use our help.
The poverty on these reservations is so severe many can not afford heat in the winter, or warm coats and blankets. Many don't have electricity or a telephone, things we take for granted. The lack of funding has created an absence or lack of adequate prevention and intervention programs throughout Indian Country. Culturally, American Indian people believe that children are both sacred and the hope of the future.
The federal government, which promised in treaties to provide for Native Americans, spends less than half as much per tribal member as it does for programs covering other Americans.
Housing must be paid for, which goes against the stipulations in the treaties, HUD is responsible for this housing. Why do these people have to pay to live in sub-standard housing, and where is the money going? Certainly not into repairs or to provide adequate housing for the many homeless that wander about the reserve.
While it is not possible to "fix" all the problems within the Indian communities, it is possible to implement programs that help feed the elders and children, provide heat in the cold winters.
Web of Life Enterprises seeks to bring some comfort and help to those who are suffering on the reservations as well as those in immediate need. We strive to end the hardships that some people have faced, especially the children, and I am calling on you for your help and assistance in furthering our goals. Money, goods and services are all required to bring change, to providing better housing, decent food, warm clothing and blankets, and snow boots and coats for children who sometimes have to walk to the nearest schools or community centers for meals.
In a place where winter seems to begin just after it has ended, contributions of money, goods or services that are so hard to come by in these remote areas, will not only alleviate discomfort, but can also provide the means for people on these reservations to work towards bettering the future for the children.
Thank you for your attention, may the Great Spirit Bless you in all ways.
Web of Life Enterprises, Inc.
217 So. 2nd. St.
Sterling, Ks. 67579
620-278-3842
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Other news, views, and music sources:
Censored Blog Radio
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Brenda-Norrell
Brenda Norrell, Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Censored Blog Talk Radio
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Brenda-Norrell
Earthcycles Longest Walk Radio:
http://www.earthcycles.net
RED TOWN RADIO:
http://www.Blogtalkradio.com/RedTownRadio/2008/12/20/Red-Town-Radio
Native Voice One: www.nv1.org
www.nativeamericacalling.com
www.nativenews.net
www.airos.org
www.undercurrentsradio.net
Albert Cata on National Radio/Native American Radio Live in Santa FE Public Radio KSFR 890.7 FM: http://www.ksfr.org/
Michael "Kickingbear" Johnson
http://www.singlefeathermedia.com/
"Indigenous Peoples Music" the podcast
www.Indigenouspeoples.blip.tv
860.501.7988
Others:
http://www.nativeradio.com/
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(They were guests on past last blogtalk radio show…Karla & Michael!)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . . . November 28, 2008 (Hot Springs, South Dakota)
PK Productions, LLC (Hot Springs) in association with musicseenPROductions presents
The Skylar Wolf Children and Family Christmas Benefit Concert and Coat Drive on December 26th, 2008 at 3 p.m. at the Little Wound School Auditorium in Kyle (Pine Ridge Reservation) South Dakota.
The Skylar Wolf Children and Family Christmas Benefit Concert will feature Special Guest Artists; Skylar Wolf (Navajo Blues/Harmonica Player), Michael Bucher (Cherokee Acoustic Singer/Songwriter), Wind Spirit Drum featuring Windwalker (Mic-Mac/Cherokee/Lenape Traditional Drum Group), J. D. Nash (Southern Cheyenne Country/Blues/Rock), Lady Hope of Native Era (Lakota Inspirational/Hip Hop/Rap) and the White Lance Singers (Lakota Traditional Drum Group).
The concert will be performed as a free event for the community and will be video taped live in front of the audience.
The performance schedule begins at 12 noon with the White Lance Singers of Kyle, South Dakota and all drums are welcome. An opening prayer will precede the benefit concert which begins at 3 p.m. in the Little Wound Elementary School Auditorium.
Coat donations are gladly accepted and can be sent to:
The Skylar Wolf Children and Family Christmas Benefit Concert & Coat Drive
c/o Wolakota Office, 101 Main Street, Kyle, South Dakota 57752
Attn: Edwina Brown Bull or Wendy McNaughton Apple
Office open until Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Public Relations and Contact Info:
Skylar Wolf Children and Family Christmas Benefit Concert & Coat Drive
Karla LaRive | STUDIO WEST MANAGEMENT
Subsidiary of PK Productions, LLC
P.O. Box 752 Hot Springs,
South Dakota, USA 57747
605-890-3819 mobile
karla@studiowestmanagement.com
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Other Press Releases:
PLEASE Distribute widely!
Press Release
by: Tamra Brennan
NDN News
www.NDNnews.com
December 14, 2008
Life threatening temperatures of -60 degrees slam South Dakota. Heating crisis a major issue on the Rez!
URGENT HELP NEEDED!
South Dakota has been hit with yet another blizzard last night. This severe storm has brought low temperatures of -35 degrees with the wind chill factor. Tonight's low is expected to be -60 degrees in many areas of Western South Dakota. These temperatures are expected to last through Tuesday evening, with more snow expected over the next few days. The rest of this week, evening temperatures will be around zero, or just above.
Many of you are aware of the blizzard that slammed Western South Dakota on November 5th. Over two thousand power poles were broken, leaving hundreds of people on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations without power and heat for up to two weeks. That blizzard left snow drifts of up to twenty feet in some areas, leaving roads impassable for days. See our press release Eleven Days Later, Disaster finally coming to a close for Pine Ridge Reservation and all of the posts and updates regarding the blizzard on our blog post entitled "Blizzard slams South Dakota Rez's" http://news.ndnnews.com
Since that last blizzard, hundreds of people were left low or without propane. Now another storm blasts through, this time with even worse life-threatening temperatures. The National Weather Service states that a person could suffer from frostbite within ten minutes or less in these temperatures. At -60*F, it takes only one minute for exposed skin to become frostbitten. There are many people on the reservations that do not have adequate heating and are suffering horribly in these brutal temperatures.
Link Center Foundation (LCF), a non profit 501C3 organization, is desperately seeking funding for emergency heating assistance for the elders, the disabled, and/or the seriously ill on the Reservations. Also, there are often children found in the homes of elders. According to statistics, nearly 60% of the elders are raising their grandchildren or great-grandchildren.
Since the blizzard in November, Link Center Foundation has received a enormous amount of requests for heating assistance. LCF has successfully funded 132 families in need so far this year. However, as of today, they still have 130 approved applications still pending on a waiting list and more applications are arriving every day. Tragically, LCF has run out of funds even though winter has only just begun. Some assistance has come in from other organizations such as NAMA (the Native American Music Association). However, with the enormous number of requests pouring in, even that hasn't been able to cover the needs. Funding is the major challenge.
The first day of Winter has not officially arrived yet; it is still ten days away and we have already been faced with two blizzards and brutally extreme temperatures. South Dakota can receive snow up until May. The first snow this year was the beginning of October. Eight months of cold and snow is going to make for a horrific and very long winter this year.
How many people can withstand -60*F temperatures in sub-standard housing with inadequate or little heating? Well, this is what many elders, disabled, and folks with small children are being faced with this year.
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is located within three counties. Shannon County is one of the poorest counties in the country. Pine Ridge is the second largest Reservation in the United States, roughly the size of the State of Connecticut. The unemployment rate is approximately 80-85% and the median income is about $3,500.00 a year. To make matters worse, heating costs have risen approximately 33% this year.
Nearly 60% of the homes on Pine Ridge are significantly sub-standard. Many are over-crowded and without proper heating, insulation, running water, sewer, or electricity.
How can you help?
Please consider making a contribution (tax deductible), to Link Center Foundation for heating assistance for the elders, the disabled, and the seriously ill. No amount is too small (or large!). If you can send $10 or $20 dollars, every dollar can help make a difference.
The Holidays are upon us, many of you will be out shopping for your loved ones soon. Here is a creative idea to help: Instead of buying yet another toaster, sweater or video game for your family members, how about making a donation to LCF on behalf of your loved ones! You can give them a card, saying that they helped provide heat to a family in need on the Reservations in South Dakota.
It's a great way to help, and you are able to provide a life-saving gift to the people. I am sure your loved one would be thrilled that they were able to help someone in this way. You can also take it one step further and make a family decision for everyone to take their gift money and make a donation on behalf of your entire family!
Please visit LCF's website for additional information at www.linkcenterfoundation.org
or email admin@linkcenterfoundation.org
You can easily and securely make your donation on your credit card or bank debit card right on the Link Center Foundation website!
Or you can mail donations to the following address at:
Link Center Foundation
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 576 – Firestone, CO 80520-0576
Shipping Address: 117 Jackson Drive – Firestone, CO 80520
Local Phone: 303-833-6520
Toll-Free Phone: 888-220-1653
Thank you all for your continued help and assistance with this winter crisis on the rez.
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Related News:
Ride to honor American Indians killed in 1890
By CARSON WALKER – 8 hours ago
WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. (AP) — Kim Cameron is about to set off on a nearly 300-mile journey into the past.
She and other American Indian horseback riders plan to begin the annual Big Foot Memorial Ride on Monday at Sitting Bull's grave site. They hope to finish at Wounded Knee battle site in two weeks.
The trek has been made the past 23 years to honor the more than 250 men, women and children shot here Dec. 29, 1890, by the U.S. 7th Cavalry in the Wounded Knee massacre.
Cameron, who has done the ride before, said it has taught her patience, respect and discipline. She also has learned about horses, her Lakota culture and how to work with other people on the ride, which the young people call the Future Generations Ride.
"It means a lot. It means more for our people. It means our culture should be coming back steadily," she said.
About eight out of 10 of the riders are young people who want to experience the ride for themselves and learn more about their traditions, said Ron His Horse Is Thunder, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe chairman and a descendant of Sitting Bull.
"This has become a ride for them. A way of renewing, if you will, cultural values," he said. "It's become a rite of passage for those young kids to be able to say, 'I've done that and in doing so have practiced my culture and have learned the values.'"
Donaven Yellow, of Wakpala, said he was 11 on his first ride. He said he has gotten more involved with and learned more about his culture every year.
"It helps keep my mind focused on what's right and wrong," Yellow said.
The memorial ride began in 1986 when a handful of Lakota riders decided to follow the December 1890 trip across South Dakota taken by Chief Big Foot and his followers.
That year, Sitting Bull, living on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, was killed when resisting arrest by reservation police.
After he was killed, Big Foot's band fled Standing Rock and had hoped to spend the winter in safety with the Oglala in the Badlands.
They were intercepted and killed by the 7th Cavalry outside Wounded Knee, which sits at the juncture of three creeks on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota.
The modern-day riders feel some of cold the original riders felt, even though they have insulated caps, coats and warm food and shelter awaiting them at the end of each day.
"Riding for my ancestors is a really big thing for me," Cameron, of Wakpala, said of the challenge.
On the Net:
http://www.standingrock.org
http://www.google.com:80/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hs-dQzbeIKqT79Wfhpv4_R7FGVOAD9532QTO0
In peace & solidarity,
Tamra
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"Helping to make a difference for our people in Indian Country, one day at a time. What will you do today to help make a difference?" "Our sacred lands are all that remain keeping us connected to our place on Mother Earth, to our spirituality, our heritage and our lands; what's left of them. If they take it all away, what will remain except a vague memory of a past so forgotten?"
......excerpt from One Nation, One Land, One People by Tamra Brennan, 2006
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Update on Riders:
RE: Pine Ridge Res - Big Foot Ride - Mankota - Skylar Wolf
----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: Philip David Ochs
Date: Dec 20, 2008 7:30 AM
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There was another severe snap of cold and blizzard a week ago.
There have been two additional blows this week with added snow.
Dead of winter a day early w/ blowing snow - limited visibility.
I do not advise travel - very cold out there - check reports and links.
Addresses on the ground or area activists + services will be up.
Thoughts and attention need to go to our brethren to be sustained.
This wintry wind will remain beyond 24 - 48 hours of severity.
These conditions apply across the northern plains - be cautioned.
Three major snowfalls travelling over north america - please take heed.
We are waiting to hear of the 2 memorial Wounded Knee rides.
Skylar Wolf is a Dec 26 concert. Details gathered will be posted.
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http://www.jackietice.com/mitakuyeOyasin.htm
Jackie Tice
“Jackie Tice is a songwriter, artist, educator, Peace worker and mother of two teenagers. Born of mixed Indigenous Cherokee and old European ancestry, she fuses her diverse roots, exploring with universal images, the delicate and essential relationship of nature and human nature. Her original award-winning songs and deeply moving Native Flute compositions have been critically praised and honored.”
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Vi Hilbert has gone on.....my heart goes out to her family!
(Note from Robin- we also lost a Samish Elder, Mary Hansen, I got this news as well this last week.....we will miss them dearly! Vi brought back our Lushootseed Language, while Mary fought alongside her son Ken & others for Federal Recognition which they won back! We will never forget these Elders- Ken preceded his Mother's passing)
Upper Skagit Tribe elder dies
http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/upper_skagit_tribe_elder_dies/
Upper Skagit Tribe elder dies
Email | Print Tahlia Ganser | Skagit Valley Herald
December 19, 2008 - 07:23 PM
LA CONNER — A nationally known Upper Skagit Tribe elder died Friday morning, leaving behind the legacy of her preserved language and culture.
Vi Hilbert, who died at age 90 of natural causes, dedicated much of her life documenting and translating the Lushootseed culture and language. Lushootseed is the language of the Northwest tribes, which Hilbert called “the first people of this land.”
“My mother believed there was nothing she couldn’t do,” said her only daughter, Lois Schluter, 70, of Bow. “She had incredible energy.”
Born in Skagit County, Hilbert was one of eight children — the only to survive past the age of 3. As a child, she was sent to boarding school, where she was punished for speaking her native language, Lushootseed, which she later dedicated herself to saving.
At 5-foot-2, she plowed through life with dedication and ambition, working in everything from hair salons to restaurants and teaching at the university level, her daughter said.
In 1967, she met linguist Thom Hess, sparking a partnership bound by the passion of the Lushootseed language. The two delved into the regional language and culture, writing a number of books together, including a dictionary. She also translated a collection of traditional Lushootseed stories.
“She was an outgoing, regal, adventurous woman who was really on a mission to preserve the culture of our people,” said her 48-year-old grandson, Jay Samson, who lives on the Nooksack Reservation near Everson.
Hilbert eventually taught language courses at the University of Washington.
Hilbert died peacefully knowing that her ancestors and relatives “would greet her on the other side ... and be really delighted to see her,” Samson said. “It was sad, but it was also part of the natural flow of life.”
There will be a wake for Hilbert at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, and a funeral service at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, both at the Upper Skagit gym.
• Tahlia Ganser can be reached at 360-416-2148 or at tganser@skagitpublishing.com.
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Our Beloved Taqseblu Vi Hilbert passed at 7:00 this morning at sunrise 12/19. Her passage was peaceful, and her family was gathered around her.
The wake will be held next Friday, Dec. 26th, and the funeral on Saturday, the 27th. Both will be at Upper Skagit. More information will be forthcoming in the next couple days.
Please keep the family in your prayers.
http://www.grandmothersproject.org/2005_home/Taqseblu.pdf
Respectfully,
Raven E. Heavy Runner
"Our life is the sum of all your choices." Albert Camus
In honor of the Indigenous land wherein I currently reside, I wholeheartedly wish to promote the sovereignty of the Duwamish Nation. Please visit: www.duwamishtribe.org
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Elder's Meditation of the Day - December 20
"My pottery is the handiwork of God."
--Teresita Naranjo, SANTA CLARA PUEBLO
The Great One has given every human being at least one special talent and one special gift. We need to develop and practice these gifts because they are the handiwork of God. Maybe we are artists-when people look at our work it puts joy in their hearts; maybe we are singers- when people listen to our songs, their hearts are happy; maybe we are writers of song or poetry-when people hear or read our work, it may change their lives. We need to honor ourselves and our gifts. We need to thank the Creator for our talents and our gifts."
My Creator, let me use my gifts to further Your work on the Earth
www.whitebison.org
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This just in:
From: jamie moran [mailto:poorwolf@tiscali.co.uk]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 6:05 AM
To: barvi@indiancenter.org
Subject: freezing red indian woman
DEAR FRIENDS IN USA---
There is an old Lakota woman [she does beautiful star quilts, in the traditional manner] on the Oglala Sioux reservation at Pine Ridge who is in danger of freezing this cold winter. She has lost her husband and is all alone, living in a small place near Manderson [where the holy man Black Elk is buried].
I have sent her what I can. It occurred to me, if I asked friends in America to send her some spare dollars, it might mount up, and get her through the cold spell. Many elders at Pine Ridge literally struggle to not freeze to dearth in the savage winter cold, but this is a particularly stark case. This old lady has no relatives on the rez. Can you help her?
If you can, then please send dollars in cash, or a dollar money order, [or even an international dollar money order - if sending something from abroad] to the following person and address=
Anna Firethunder,
P.O. Box 87,
Manderson,
South Dakota, 57756.USA.
Many thanks.
Have a good Christmas, and a better 09.
Cante wasteya,
Jamie.
21dec08
You can also buy her warmth at:
EMERGENCY WINTER HEATING/UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
October, 2008 through March, 2009
For the Elders, Disabled and the Sick Living on the
Lakota Sioux Reservations in South Dakota
Our goal is to raise $20,000.
We are not grant-funded at this time. We depend on YOU, the individual donor, to help these families in crisis.
§ Average income on the Oglala Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation is about $3,500.00 per YEAR. Jobs are extremely scarce; unemployment hovers around 85% on this 11,000-square-mile reservation which houses about 40,000 people. The other Lakota Reservations face similar economic conditions.
§ Death by hypothermia is always a concern on the reservations. Each winter (October – March), temperatures drop well below 0*F. Many families must choose between food and heat. In some cases, they have neither.
§ Federal LHEAP and Tribal Assistance Programs offer each low-income family approximately $300 per year. With the current rate of propane at $2.20 per gallon, this provides only 136 gallons – about enough fuel for 2 to 4 weeks (depending on the harsh weather).
§ Propane prices have already risen about 33% since last winter, and are expected to rise much higher as this winter goes on. Those families surviving with electric heat also face major increases in cost.
§ Propane companies require minimum amounts of propane to be purchased before delivery (currently $125 to $355 depending on the company). These minimum requirements are expected to skyrocket as the high cost of truck fuel increases. This makes families struggle even harder to accumulate enough funds at one time to ensure a delivery.
The Link Center Foundation has already received numerous emergency assistance applications that cannot be filled due to lack of funds. With propane, wood, and electricity prices continually rising, many more requests for help are expected to arrive.
95% of ALL donations to our heating/utility fund are USED for the heating/utility fund. The remaining 5% covers bank, credit card, and processing fees.
YOU Can Make A Difference!
All applicants are screened and documented
Payments are made directly to utility, propane, wood, or heat equipment companies
Donations carefully tracked and accountable
No donation too small
Visit www.linkcenterfoundation.org/id21.html to see map of Reservations
Visit www.linkcenterfoundation.org/id24.html to learn more about conditions on the Reservations
Note:
As with all Non-Profits, your donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.
Please consult your tax advisor.
Please mark your check: "Emergency Utility and Heating Fund"
Please send donations to:
Link Center Foundation
P.O. Box 576 – Firestone, CO 80520-0576
For Credit Card Donations, please visit our website at www.linkcenterfoundation.org
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