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Menominee Tribal School Students protect environment in WI
Menominee Tribal School students learn about Earth Sturgeon honored for environment projects Keshena Wisconsin Menominee Tribal School students are learning valuable lessons about protecting the environment and learning their tribes heritage including keeping native language alive In April 2008 the tribal schools 180 students participated in Clean Up the Rez Day that improved the look of the reservation The students went on several outings including during gym class to pick up garbage and litter around the reservation The students collected numerous bags of trash that was properly disposed The cleanups in Neopit and Keshena were among several projects during which the students and their families learned to respect the environment a lesson that is a vital part of Menominee culture The many environment projects at the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin were part of the tribes participation in the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day challenge Teachers and elders honored the students for their environmental work by holding a drum that included a feast So they gave me some tobacco some naeqnemaaw and asked me to pray a little bit so I am going to say a little prayer said Dana Warrington Keshena High School culture teacher Give thanks that we still have our drums Warrington said Give thanks that we have a school and be happy that we have something to eat here today So I want to pray a little bit Students heard words of encouragement from two teachers were Beth Waukechon and culture teacher Dana Warrington They told the students about the importance of taking care of Mother Earth because she takes care of us They had a chance to talk to elders about protecting the planet During a field trip to Green Bay the students had a picnic in Pamprin Park where their Earth Day activities made one of the attractions even more special The students climbed all over a replica of the Planet Earth and were reminded of their clean up of the reservation The Menominee reservation is known for its beauty The 234000acre reservation has thick forests and includes 24miles of the pristine Wolf River thats federally protected About 95 percent of the reservation produces the finest old stands of hardwood pine and hemlock located in the Great Lakes region Sturgeon used to spawn in reservation portions of the river until two dams were built blocking their annual migration route The Land of the Menominee and the tribes connection to nature are noted at several locations on the reservation including spirit rock where a Wisconsin historical marker tells the legend of the rock its importance to the future of the Menominee Nation Fifth grader LaRie Corn hopes to form an Earth Club at the school located on the Menominee reservation in Neopit After whitewashing gang graffiti at a popular skateboard park the students replaced negative symbols with traditional American Indian art Corn who is 11 years old said students went down to the community park and painted over the graffiti and put up Native American applique designs Corn said painting over the graffiti is important because instead of showing the gang symbols the kids get to know their culture by seeing the Native American art Like many students Corn knows about 500 Menominee words thanks to tribal school teachers and elders that care about saving their native tongue A group of fourth graders said they learned the importance of respecting the Earth and how it fits their heritage Voice of Tahekiah Bourdon MITW Tribal School fourth grader Voice of Raven Webster MITW Tribal School fourth grader Voice of Shae Perez MITW Tribal School fourth grader Voice of Naneque Latender MITW Tribal School fourth grader Voice of Sherlinda Nahwahquaw MITW Tribal School fourth grader Teacher Beth Waukechon said students learn about the disconnection that occurs between people and Mother Earth Waukechon said students are learning environmental issues and solutions and hopefully will continue environment friendly practices as they grow older Claudette Hewson the MITW Restorative Justice Coordinator s
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Michigan Earth Keepers KBIC tribe and others protect planet
A northern Michigan American Indian tribe is a vital part of an environmental army of over 400 volunteers that continued to do their part to protect the environment with a passion in 2007. The Earth Keepers participated in numerous projects including the third Earth Day Clean Sweep in April 2007 and an energy summit plus the creation of the Boreal Chamber Symphony that raised thousands of dollars during a benefit concert to protect Lake Superior. The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga has been with the Earth Keepers from the start including participating in annual clean sweeps that have rid the planet of over 370 tons of household poisons and other waste most of which was recycled. The Earth Keepers have proven that every person can make a difference in their own community. The nine faith communities involved with the Earth Keepers are Catholic Presbyterian Episcopal Jewish Lutheran Universalist Unitarian United Methodist Church Bahai and Zen Buddhist. The November 2007 issue of Lake Superior Magazine honors the outcome of numerous Earth Keeper projects. Earth Keeper projects involve more than 400 volunteers from nine faith communities with over 140 churches and temples and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community plus youth of all ages. The KBIC has also participated in a sister project that is restoring wild rice to seven remote lakes and streams in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Earth Keeper Initiative volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson reports on another successful year cleaning the environment in northern Michigan and protecting Lake Superior.
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Kyros Time Learn from Native Americans use jubilation chant
The founders of the Turtle Island Project believe residents of Earth are facing a Kyros moment because of the abuse of the environment Kairos is Greek for the art of seizing the moment The Turtle Island Project was founded to encourage people to find a renewed respect for the Indigenous peoples Earth nature wildlife and fellow humans Turtle Island Project cofounder and board chairman Rev Dr George Cairns says we can learn a lot from Earth based cultures like the Celts and Native Americans In this video Dr Cairns demonstrates a form of chanting called jubilation that helps him focus on problems he wants to tackle and shows the interconnection between humans and the Earth TIP volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson reports
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Manoomin Music Video honors MI KBIC tribe and teens
Music Tribute The Manoomin Project Teens American Indians restore Wild Rice to northern Michigan In September 2007 Northern Michigan teenagers will plant wild rice for the fourth summer in a row with help from American Indian guides The Manoomin Project teaches at risk teens many from juvenile court to respect themselves nature and American Indian heritage and culture Manoomin means wild rice in Ojibwa and the project receives funds from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community It was founded by the Superior Watershed Partnership and the Cedar Tree Institute non profit environment organizations in Marquette Michigan Wild Rice disappeared from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan a century ago and is now making a comeback thanks to teens and the American Indian Guides In 2006 the Manoomin Project was declared one of the 15 hardest working non profit projects in American by World Magazine the Acton Institute and the Good Samaritan program Photos by Greg Peterson Steve Durocher and Samantha Otto Music Courtesy Detroit Free Press An Oswego Illinois band with Upper Peninsula roots Music written by Andy Wicklund Peter Nemanich Chris Hammond and Tim Obert Detroit Free Press myspace page is detroitfreepress after usual url Songs used in video Acceptance Drowning I Can See the Child You Once Were Written by Andy Wicklund Peter Nemanich Chris Hammond
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Earth Healing Initiative Native American respect for planet
Earth Healing Initiative Faith groups must learn Native American respect for planet Faith communities have a duty to protect the Earth and Native Americans other Indigenous peoples can teach us a lot about respecting nature Marquette Michigan The new non profit Earth Healing Initiative based in Michigans Upper Peninsula is honoring faith based and Native American environmental projects across the Great Lakes The interfaith Earth Healing Initiative is currently collaborating with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to promote the Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge involving about thirty seven projects in eight states including providing faith community volunteers where needed and spreading the word about the event in churches and temples Magnuson recognized the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin near Green Bay that has three projects connected to the Earth day Challenge and thanked the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and other northern Michigan tribes that have participated in other Cedar Tree Institute events like the four year restoration of Upper Peninsula wild rice beds by at risk teens and tribal elders called the Manoomin Project The tribe participated in the three Earth Keeper Clean Sweeps that saw the public turn in nearly four hundred tons of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and electronics across northern Michigan The annual Earth Day collections in past three years were part of the interfaith Earth Keeper Initiative The Native American community has been a partner with us from the very beginning on everyone of our projects Magnuson said They have not only sent volunteers but on one particular instance they provided several trucks to be able to haul polluted materials and hazardous waste So we are thankful to many of the tribes here in northern Michigan for being partners and we look forward to working with tribes in the Earth Healing Initiative Magnuson said The Cedar Tree Institute co founded the Upper Peninsula Earth Keepers who work closely with ten faith traditions on a wide range of environment projects that include college students at risk teens American Indian tribes and others The Earth Healing Initiative is developing the same relationship with the same faith communities in northern Michigan and others across the Great lakes
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Zaagkii Project: KBIC tribal youth protect pollinators
Marquette Michigan Keweenaw Bay Indian Community youth and Northern Michigan teens are continuing their mission to protect pollinators during 2009 by helping butterflies and restoring native plants to areas of the Upper Peninsula The best known pollinators are bees like honey bees and bumble bees Billions of these bees are dying across the world in a syndrome called Colony Collapse Disorder Bees are disappearing and it is not clear why although human impact on the environment are among the suspected causes like pesticides and global warming A world without bees would mean world without food as was dramatically pointed out in the Jerry Seinfield 2007 comedy named the Bee Movie Bees go on strike causing plants across the world die and that means no food no flowers no trees and the death of civilization After bees the next best pollinators are butterflies Marquette Michigan area teens and Native American youth spent the summer of 2008 building butterfly houses that are longer and slimmer than birdhouses and are lined with bark Teens participating in the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Summer Youth Program built and painted the houses at the tribal Natural Resource Department along Lake Superior Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural Resource Department Director Todd Warner said the Zaagkii Project is a good way for youth to become aware of their connection to natural resources and nature The butterfly houses offer protection to butterflies that can enter thru tiny slits Butterfly houses also offer rest to migrating monarchs and can be used for reproduction Marquette teens have planted or distributed 26000 native plant including at the Hiawatha National Forest greenhouse in Marquette In the spring of 2009 some of the plants will be planted at several areas across northern Michigan including at Sand Point a beach that the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has been repairing from the effects of copper mining About 100 years ago the mine dumped copper processing waste into Lake Superior polluting miles of shoreline Keweenaw Bay Indian Community capped the pollution and the native plants will be used to attract wildlife and restore the ecosystem The Zaagkii Project was founded by the non profit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette that has sponsored numerous environment projects The Zaagkii Project is sponsored by the Cedar Tree Institute Marquette County Juvenile Court The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and the United States Forest Service Future videos will include a look at a bee farm in Marquette County that fascinated Zaagkii Project teens Contributors include The Marquette Community Foundation The Negaunee Community Fund The Negaunee Community Youth Fund The M E Davenport Foundation The Kaufman Foundation The Phyllis and Max Reynolds Foundation The Upper Peninsula Childrens Museum and The Borealis Seed Company
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Turtle Island Project Respecting Native American Heritage
The Turtle Island Project in northern Michigan was founded in August 2007 by two Midwest pastors who believe the future of mankind and world is at a crossroads. Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard and Rev. Dr. George Cairns believe that Christians could learn a lot about nature and the environment by listening to Earth based cultures like Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples. Rev. Hubbard is a Lutheran pastor and Rev. Cairns is an ordained United Church of Christ minister. Both have extensive backgrounds in interfaith and multicultural work. The Turtle Island Project is based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and promotes respect for the environment and Native Americans. Two Midwest pastors created the TIP to foster a national discussion and debate on a wide variety of issues involving the future of the planet and mankind including encouraging Christians to learn how to appreciate nature like Earth based religions. Turtle Island Project volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson has more on the founders and their goals.
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Brink of destruction Losing Heritage Culture Storytellers
Racism spiritual terrorism and the loss of Indigenous culture are among numerous social issues being targeted by the Turtle Island Project founded in northern Michigan in August 2007 A pair of Midwest pastors launched the Turtle Island Project because they believe the world is sitting on the brink of important cultural economic and religious issues that will either allow humans to prosper in harmony with the Earth or become the only species to cause its own extinction Rev Dr Lynn Hubbard and Rev Dr George Cairns say some if not many Christians belittle the knowledge and heritage of Indigenous cultures like Native Americans Celts and other centuries old religions and beliefs that are aligned closely with nature and the environment They believe we can all learn a lot about nature and the environment by listening to these Earth based cultures Rev Hubbard is a Lutheran pastor and Rev Cairns is an ordained United Church of Christ minister Both have extensive backgrounds in interfaith and multi-cultural work The Turtle Island Project aka TIP based in Michigans Upper Peninsula promotes respect for the environment and Native Americans Turtle Island Project volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson has more on the founders and their goals On Sept 25 2007 Rev Hubbard spoke to college students tribal educators and others during the annual United Conference at Northern Michigan University Conference topics included diversity and other issues like the abuse and sexual mutilation of girls and women in Africa and racism against Native Americans Rev Hubbard said some Christians are too quick to dismiss the teachings of Native Americans Hubbard said whites can learn a lot from NA storytellers myths and other Earth based teachings Rev Hubbard says Native Americans know that not everything can be described in words alone On August 11 2007 Dr Hubbard spoke to religious scholars and authors in Ann Arbor - during the kick off of the Read the Spirit project Hubbard warned that some Christians think their beliefs are perfect to the exclusion of all others On August 28 2007 Rev Hubbard was invited to join a national Native American radio talk show conversation on racism by whites who live in towns bordering reservations - the same issue that Nimrod Nation highlighted as Watermeet Michigan is on the edge of a reservation During Native America Calling Rev Hubbard told host Harlan McKosato that racism in northern Michigan is insidious Lakota words for God Creator Grandfather Tunkasila Wakantanka Gitchi Manitou Lakota Mitakyasi or all my relatives
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