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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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Turtle Island Project Tribal Sovereignty and Pres Bush
Turtle Island Project Tribal Sovereignty and Pres Bush President George W Bushs apparent lack of understanding on tribal sovereignty is examined by Rev Dr Lynn Hubbard executive director and cofounder of the nonprofit Turtle Island Project in Munising Michigan This video was made as Hubbard made two presentations on September 24 2008 during the third annual UNITED Conference at Northern Michigan University in Marquette Michigan This video is about infamous comments about Native American Tribal Sovereignty made by President George W Bush on August 6 2004 at the UNITY conference in Washington DC President Bush was asked the tribal sovereignty question by Mark Trahant the Seattle Post Intelligencer Editorial Page Editor a member of the Shoshone Bannock Tribe in Idaho and former president of the Native American Journalists Association Bush answered the question but that answer was so bizarre it caused journalists to laugh Tribal sovereignty means that Its sovereign President Bush said You have been given sovereignty and you are viewed as a sovereign entity The conference involved about Seventy Five Hundred journalists of color from the Native American Journalists Association the National Association of Black Journalists the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Asian American Journalists Association Hubbard said its funny scary and sad that President George W Bush does not understand the important issue of Native American tribal sovereignty The Turtle Island Project thanks Democracy Now for the use of their video of President Bushs remarks on tribal sovereignty
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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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