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“I wanted us to get involved to show Josiah there are people who want to find a cure and support the cause.”
“ᎠᏆᏚᎵᏍᎩ ᎠᏇᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗ ᏥᎪᏩᏛᏙᏗ Josiah ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏁᎭ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎤᎾᏕᎵ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᏗ ᏅᏬᏘ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎢᎬᏩᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ.”
The family put together Team Josiah consisting of 18 individuals, 11 of them being under the age of 15.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏄᏅᏁᎸ ᎤᎾᏓᏢᎩ ᎨᏒ Josiah ᎤᎾᏓᏢᎩ ᏁᎳᏚ ᏯᏂ ᎠᏂᏏᏭᏫᎭ, ᏌᏚ ᏯᏂ ᎡᎳᏗᏢ ᎢᏳᎾᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎾᏃ ᏍᎩᏚᎩ.
“I felt honored and appreciated all the people that came to walk with me,” Wright said.
ᎢᎦ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᎩᏱᎸᏒ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᎷᏨ ᎤᎾᏂᎩᏒ ᎢᏧᎳᎭᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ Wright.
The family also found other ways to raise money, including selling candy bars, #TeamJosiah T-shirts and hosting a yard sale.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏏᏓᏁᏕᎸ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᎲ ᏗᏐᎢ ᎢᎬᏛᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏕᎳ ᎠᏩᏛᏗᎢ, ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ ᏗᎦᎾᏗᏅᏗᎢ, #ᎤᏓᏢᎩ Josiah T-ᏗᎾᏬ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏔᏅ ᏗᎾᏬ ᏓᏂᎾᏕᎬᎢ.
Wright learned he was a Type 1 diabetic in January 2016 after bladder issues led him to the CN’s A-Mo Health Center in Salina, where doctors discovered his blood glucose level was 324.
Wright ᎤᏕᎶᏆᎥ ᎾᏍᎩ Type ᏌᏊ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ ᎾᎿ ᎤᏃᎸᏔᏂ ᏧᎧᎸᎢ ᏔᎵ ᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏓᎳᏚ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ ᎤᏨᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏂᎶᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏴᏢ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᎼᎯ ᏙᎯ ᎠᏰᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᎦᎾᎦᏘ ᎤᏬᎷᏩᏛᎮᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ ᎤᎵᏌᎵᏓᏁᎲ ᎤᎩᎪ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎨᏒ 324.
A normal blood glucose range is around 100 or less, according to the ADA.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏃᎵᏎᎵᏓᏁᎲᎾ ᏱᎩ ᏥᎵᏎᏥ ᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᎨᏐ ᎠᎴ ᎡᎳᏗᏢ , ᎧᎵ ᏚᎾᏙᎵᏤᎲ ADA.
Wright was immediately referred to Laura Chalmers of the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center, who gave the diagnosis to the family.
Wright ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏟᏍᏛ ᏩᏥᎧᏅ Laura Chalmers of the Harold Hamm ᎣᎸᎵᎰᎹ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ ᎠᏰᏟ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᎶᎰᏒ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏂᏏᏓᏁᎸᎢ.
“I was heartbroken,” Bark said.
“ᎡᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏅ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬ Bark.
“Still now as I talk about it with people I get teary eyed and emotional, but I am better than I was on that day.
“Ꮟ ᏃᏊ ᏥᎩ ᏯᎩᏃᎮᏟ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ Ꮟ ᎡᎯᏍᏗ ᏥᏰᎸᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏆᏟᏂᎪᏍᎦ ᎾᎿ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏥᎨᏒᎢ.
It was hard to take in, that your child will have to live with this disease for the rest of his life or until a cure is found.”
ᎢᎦ ᎠᏍᏓᏴ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏒᏗ ᏣᎧᎲ ᎠᏲᏟ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏳᏓᏂᎵ ᏯᏕᎶᎰᏒ ᏅᏬᏘ ᏂᎦᏒᎾ ᏍᏓᏱᏳ.”
Since the diagnosis, the family has altered its lifestyle drastically by monitoring food intake and making exercise a priority.
ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᎲ, ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏌ ᎤᎪᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏟᎶᏍᎬ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏎ ᎨᏒ exercise.
“I now have to watch what I eat, especially the carbs,” Wright, who is on a special carbohydrate diet, said.
“ᏃᏊᏃ ᎠᏆᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏐ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏥᎩᏍᎬᎢ, ᎢᎦ carbs ᏥᎩᏍᎬᎢ,” Wright, ᎠᏑᏰᏓ ᎨᏐ ᎤᎩᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏎᎰᎢ carbohydrate ᎠᎩᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏩᏌ.
“I have to remember to check my sugar and take my insulin before I eat.
“ᎠᏆᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᏐ ᎠᎩᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ ᎠᎴ insulin Ꮟ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᏂ.
I eat more vegetables, less pasta and less junk food.
ᎤᎪᏙ ᎾᎿ ᎢᏤ ᏥᎩᏍᎪ, ᎠᎦᏲᏠ ᏑᎩᏓ ᎪᏢᏔᏅ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ.
I try to put in an hour of physical activity daily.”
ᎦᏁᎶᏗᏍᎪ ᎤᎪᏛ ᎠᏆᎵᏖᎸᏂᏓᏍᏗᎢ.”
Mother and son are also reaching out to groups through Facebook for support and advice, though Bark admits it is difficult finding children who are Type 1.
ᎤᏓᏥ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏣ ᎠᏧᏣ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏓᏡᎩ ᎾᎿ Facebook ᎾᎿ ᎬᏩᏂᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏁᏲᏗ, ᏙᎯᏳᏃ ᎠᏍᏓᏲ ᏗᏩᏛᏗ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᎾᎿ Type 1 ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎯ.
According to the ADA, only 5 percent of all diabetics are Type 1.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ADA ᎨᏒ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᏍᎩ percent ᎾᎿ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ ᎾᎿ Type 1 ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎯ.
For those with the condition, the body does not produce insulin naturally.
ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᏄᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᎠᏂᏰᎸ Ꮭ ᏯᏙᏢᏍᎪ insulin ᎤᏩᏌ.
Insulin is a hormone required to move glucose, a source of energy, from the bloodstream into cells.
Insulin ᎾᏍᎩ hormone ᎯᎠ ᎠᎲᏍᎩ glucose, ᎠᏓᏟᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ, ᎾᏳ ᎩᎦ ᎡᏙᎲ ᏩᏟᎦ cells ᎨᏒᎢ.
“I met another parent through a friend from work whose son is T1, so gradually I am slowly meeting people, but the community around us is very small,” she said.
ᏐᎢ ᎩᎶ ᏙᎩᎾᏙᎵᏨ ᎤᏓᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎣᎩᎾᎵ ᏦᎩᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎪᎵᎦ ᎨᏒ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏪᏣ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎤᏠᏯ T1, ᏙᎢ ᎤᏟᎵᎸᏓ ᎦᏥᏲᎵᎦ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏠᏯ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎯ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᎭᏂ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎤᏍᏗᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“I would love to start a support group locally or even get involved with the support groups in Tulsa eventually.”
“ᏯᏆᏚᎵ ᎠᏆᎴᏅᏗ ᏗᏥᏟᏐᏗ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎠᎲᏂ ᎾᎥ ᎠᎴᏱᎦ ᎦᏥᏖᎳᏕᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎦ ᏗᎾᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎳᏏ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏱᎩ.”
Until then, the family plans to keep participating in 5Ks to raise awareness.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏃᏊ ᎨᏒ, ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᏃᏢᏅ ᎨᏙᎰ ᎾᏍᎩ 5Ks ᎤᎪᏛ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗᎢ.
“It was a fun experience and will be a yearly event we participate in,” Bark said.
“ᎤᏬᎸᏗᏃ ᎨᏐ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏓᏕᏘᏴᎯᏒ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎣᏤᏙᎮᏍᏗ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬ Bark.
“We hope our fundraising and group get larger every year.”
ᎤᏚᎩ ᎣᎬᎭ ᎠᏕᎳ ᎣᏥᏟᏏᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎤᏔᏃᎯᏍᏗ ᏂᏓᏕᏘᏴᎯᏒᎢ.”
For more information on diabetes, its symptoms and how to manage it, visit. www.diabetes.org .
ᎤᎪᏛ ᎠᏕᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᏲᏚᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ, ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎬᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, visit www.diabetes.org.
“It was just a huge, huge blessing,” Felicia Manning said.
“ᎢᎦᏃ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏰᎸᏓ ᎨᏒᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬ Felicia Manning.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation created the program in 2000.
ᎾᏍᎩ Bill ᎠᎴ Melinda Gates Foundation ᎤᏬᏢᏅ ᎯᎠ ᎬᏩᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎾᎿ ᏔᎵ ᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒᎢ.
It funds any undergraduate study area and seven graduate study areas: computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health and science.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏂᎲ ᎠᏕᎳ ᎾᎿ Ꮭ ᏧᏍᏆᏛ ᏱᎩ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏗᏂᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ: ᎯᎠ ᏥᏕᎪᏪᎵ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗᎢ computer science, ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ, engineering, library science, ᏗᏎᏍᏗᏅ, public health and science.
A 2010 scholarship selection, Manning recently completed her first year of graduate study in marine science at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida.
ᎾᎿ ᏔᎵ ᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏍᎪᎯ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏑᏰᏓ, Manning ᎾᏝᎬ ᏚᏍᏆᏛ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎦᏎᏍᏩᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ Marine science ᎾᎿ Jacksonville University ᎾᎿ Jacksonville, Florida.
The program also funded Manning’s 2016 study abroad trip to Mossel Bay, South Africa.
ᎯᎠ ᎤᏙᏢᏅ ᎾᎿ ᎬᏩᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ Manning ᏔᎵ ᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏓᎳᏚ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏗ ᏭᏁᏙᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ Mossel Bay, South Africa.
While there she tagged sharks with Oceans Research, an organization dedicated to Southern African wildlife management and conservation via marine research.
ᎾᎿ ᏪᏙᎲ ᏚᏬᏪᎳᏅ ᎯᎠ sharks ᎾᎿ ᎠᎻᏉ ᎤᏂᏯᎸᏍᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᎯ Southern African ᎢᎾᎨ ᎡᎾᎢ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏗᏕᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ via marine ᎤᏂᏯᎸᏍᎨᎢ.
“That’s a group that I had been following for a long time,” Manning said.
“ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏥᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎲ ᎪᎯᏓ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬ Manning.
“The fact that they actually picked my school, and I’m partnered with them and I get to do my thesis work with them, that has just been so awesome.
“ᎾᏍᏳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏧᎾᏑᏰᏒ ᏗᏆᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏙᎩᎾᏦᎸᏔᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎡᎵᏊ ᏃᎬᏁᎸ thesis ᏂᎦᏓ, ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏨᎢ.
Gates (scholarship) definitely helped pave the way for me to do that.”
Gates (scholarship) ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎬᎩᏍᏕᎸᎲ ᎾᎿ ᎢᎬᏁᎸ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᏍᎬᎢ.”
The scholarship is also paving a better future for Wrighter Weavel, 20, a 2015 recipient.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏤᏢ ᏫᏥᎦᏛᎢ ᎾᎿ Wrighter Weavel, 20, ᎾᏍᎩ 2015 ᎤᏁᏍᏗᎢ.
“I wasn’t even going to go to college, but when I found out that I got Gates, that opened so many opportunities for me to go anywhere I want, to experience any life, any culture in the entire United States,” he said.
“ᏝᏃ ᏱᏙᏛᎦᏕᎶᏆᎢᏎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏣᏆᏕᎶᎰᏒ ᎠᎩᏁᏒ Gates, ᎾᎿ ᎤᎵᏍᏚᎢᏒ ᏓᏝᏅᏓᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏇᏅᏍᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᏍᎬ, ᎾᎿ ᎠᎩᎦᏙᎢᎲᏍᏗ ᎦᎴᏂᏙᎲᎢ, ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎠᎯᎲᎢ ᎠᎹᏱᏟ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
Weavel said he plans to transfer to the University of Oklahoma to complete his undergraduate studies in education or medicine, with an overall goal to obtain a doctorate.
Weavel ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᏚᏭᎪᏛ ᎤᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ University of Oklahoma ᏧᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ Ꮟ ᎤᏁᏓ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏁᏍᏓ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᎿ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎤᎬᏩᏟ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏬᏘ, ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎨᏒ a doctorate.
“I want to get my Ph.D. and I want to be called Dr. Weavel because I have a plan,” he said.
“ᎠᏆᏚᎵ ᎠᎩᏁᏍᏗ Ph.D. ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᏚᎵ ᎬᎩᏯᏅᏙᏗ Dr. Weavel ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏓᏊᎪᏓ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“I want to have little ones, and I want them to look at me and see where I came from and to understand that it doesn’t matter the background you have, if you want to do something, you can do whatever you set your mind to.”
“ᎠᏆᏚᎵ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᏗᎩᎧᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎬᎩᎧᏃᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎤᎾᏅᏘ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏳ ᏂᏛᏆᏓᎴᏅ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏃᏟᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎿ ᏂᏓᏣᏓᎴᏅ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏣᏚᎵ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏱᎾᏛᎦ.”
Weavel said he has also benefited from the scholarship beyond financial assistance. Weavel’s mentor is Corey Still, 26, a United Keetoowah Band citizen who received the scholarship in 2009.
Weavel ᎤᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ Corey Still, ᏔᎵᏍᎪ ᏑᏓᎵ ᏳᏕᏘᏴᏓ, ᎠᏂᎩᏚᏩᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎩᎳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᏎ ᎠᎴ ᏚᎩᏎ ᏧᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᎿ ᏔᎵ ᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏐᏁᎳ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒᎢ.
Though initially interested in business and law, Still is now obtaining a doctorate in adult and higher education at OU.
ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏳᏛᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎧᎾᏩᏛᏍᏗ, Still ᏃᏊ ᏓᏕᎶᏆᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ doctorate ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᎿ ᏧᎾᏔᏂ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎿ OU.
“They offer mentors, which the mentors are a huge help,” he said.
“ᏙᎯᏳ ᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎦᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦ ᏗᎬᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎾᎿ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“They really help expand your mind on exactly what the scholarship can do for you.”
“ᏙᎯᏳ ᏯᏆᏚᎵ ᎡᎵ ᏯᏆᏛᏗ ᎠᏂᏐᎢ ᎦᎦᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏐᎢ ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ.”
Still said he looks forward to joining the few Native American men with doctorates, which he decided to pursue because of the “faith” the GMSP puts into its scholars.
Still ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎦᏖᏃᎯ ᏧᏖᎳᏕᏗ ᎠᏂᎦᏲᏟ ᎠᏂᎯᏯ ᎠᎹᏱᏟ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎾᏍᎩ doctorates ᏧᏂᎾᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏠᏯ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎠᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᏁᏍᏗᎢ ᎾᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ “ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏒᎢ” ᎾᏍᎩ GMSP ᏧᏢᏗ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ.
“Whether they know it or not, that by selecting us as scholars and putting a little bit of faith into us, we’re going to go out and make something with those scholarships and with those degrees, that we’re going to make some type of impact within our community or greater society.”
“ᎢᏳᏃ ᏳᎾᏅᏘ ᎠᎴ ᏝᏱᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏑᏰᏍᎬ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬ, ᏓᏲᏣᏂᎩᏏ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏗ ᏗᎬᏙᏗ ᏂᏙᏓᏲᏨᏁᎵ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏣᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᏚᏙᏢᏒ ᏓᏲᏣᏁᎶᏔᏂ ᏄᏓᎴ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎪᏛ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎢᏧᎵᏍᏙᏗᎢ.”
Still serves on the Gates Millennium Alumni Advisory Council as the American Indian Graduate Center liaison and said he appreciates the “communal and family ties” the GMSP creates.
Still ᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪ ᎾᎿ Gates Millennium Alumni Advisory Council ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎹᎵᎧ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᏗᏂᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᏟ liaison ᎠᎴ ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎪ ᎾᏍᎩ “ᏴᏫ ᏓᏁᎲ ᎠᎴ ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᏚᎾᏓᏂᏴᏛ” ᎾᏍᎩ GMSP ᎪᏢᏍᎬᎢ.
“You really see the impact this scholarship has, and not just within Indian Country, because the scholarship itself is for minority students in under-represented fields.
“ᏂᎯᏃ ᏙᎦᏳ ᎢᏥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎪ ᎯᎠ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᏙᎯᏳ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᎦᏲᏢ ᎢᏗᏝ ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᎰᏩ ᎾᎾᏛᎩᏍᎬᎾ.
And so you really see the connections that are created across cultural barriers and across the country and it really does become a family.”
ᎢᏗᎪᏩᏘᏃ ᏓᏓᏂᏴᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᎾᏗᏫᏍᏗ ᏓᏁᎲ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᏚᏓᎴᎾᎥ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎬᏩᎾᏗᏫᏍᏗ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏙᎯᏳ ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ.”
In its 16 years, the GMSP funded more than 20,000 scholars and awarded more than $934 million in scholarship funds.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᎳᏚ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏓ, ᎾᏍᎩ GMSP ᎠᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏗᏍᎪ ᎤᎪᏛ ᎾᏃ ᏔᎵᏍᎪ ᎢᎦᏴᎵ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎨᏥᏅᏁᏗ ᎤᎪᏛ ᎾᏃ 934 ᎢᏳᏆᏗᏅᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏕᎳ.
The program ended in 2016, but the Hispanic Scholarship Fund manages a new version.
ᎯᎠ ᎤᏙᏢᎯ ᎠᏍᏆᏗᏍᎬ ᏔᎵ ᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏓᎳᏚ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ Hispanic Scholarship Fund manges a new version.
Editor’s note: Reporter Brittney Bennett is a 2011 Gates Millennium Scholarship recipient.
Editor’s Note: Reporter Brittney Bennett is a 2011 Gates Millennium Scholarship recipient.
CNF scholarship applications open Nov. 1
CNF scholarship applications open Nov. 1
Once completed, the system will match students to individual scholarships for which they are eligible to apply.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏳᏂᏍᏆᏓ, ᎾᎿ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎤᏠᏯ ᏱᎾᏛᎦ ᏱᏓᎲᏏ ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᏂᎩᏍᏗ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ.
The general application takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete and will require students to have their Certificate Degree of Indian Blood cards, copies of their most recent transcripts and contact information for personal references.
ᏂᎦᎥ ᏗᎧᎵᏏᏐᏗ ᏍᎩᎦᏚ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵᏍᎪ ᎢᏳᏔᏬᏍᏔᏅ ᏓᏟᎢᎵᏙᎲ ᎠᎧᎵᏏᏐᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎳᎢ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏆᏂᏲᏍᏗ, ᏚᎾᏕᎶᏆᎥᏃ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿ ᏗᎬᏟᏃᎮᏙᏗᎢ ᎾᎿ ᎬᏩᏂᏃᎮᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏳᎾᏚᎵᎥ.
Scholarships are awarded on an annual basis and selected recipients will be announced in April.
ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᎨᏥᏁᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎢᏴ ᎠᏟᎢᎵᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏑᏱᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏁᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᏄᏁᎰ ᎧᏬᏂ ᎧᎸᎢ.
More than 15 scholarships are available, with some being tailored to a specific field of study such as pottery, business, engineering or psychology.
ᎤᎪᏓᏃ ᎾᏃ ᏍᎩᎦᏚ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᏚᏂᎾᎣᎢ, ᎢᎦᏓᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏤᏟᏓ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏓᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬ ᏯᏛᎾ ᎦᏓᎫᎫ ᏧᏃᏢᏗᎢ, ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᎢ, ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏓ ᎠᏃᏢᏅᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᎿᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ.
Some scholarships are also specific to the institution in which a student is enrolled such as Oklahoma State University, Rogers State University and the University of Tulsa.
ᎢᎦᏓᏃ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎪᎥ ᎾᎿ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ ᎾᎿ ᏚᏃᏪᎸ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎤᏛᎾ Oklahoma State University, Rogers State university ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿ University of Tulsa.
Each scholarship has specific requirements, including meeting a minimum grade-point-average and location of residence.
ᏌᏊᎭ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏛᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏯᏛᏁᎸᎢ ᏯᏛᎾ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏯᏛᏁᎸ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿ ᎥᎦᏁᎸᎢ.
Students are encouraged to review all requirements before submitting their applications.
ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᎾᎿ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎪ ᏧᏂᎪᎵᏱᏗ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ Ꮟ ᏫᏄᏂᏅᏅᎾᏊ.
This means students will not have to produce income statements or documents relating to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA when completing their applications.
ᎯᎠ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᏓᎦ ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ Ꮭ ᎠᏎ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏅᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏃᏢᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎠᏎᏊ ᏗᎧᎵᏏᏐᏗ ᎾᎿ ᏩᏥᏂ ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᎿᎵᏍᎩ ᎠᎴᏱᎩ FAFSA ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏚᏂᏍᏆᏓ ᏗᎧᎵᏏᏐᏗ.
CNF officials announced on Oct. 27 that the organization has raised more than $200,000 in scholarship opportunities due to its “Leave a Legacy” matching campaign.
CNF ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏩᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏂᏃᏗ 27 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎤᏂᏟᏌᏅ 200,000 ᎾᎿ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏓᏜᏅᏓᏕᎲ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᎿ “ᎯᎯᏯ ᎾᎿ Legacy” ᏧᏠᏯ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.
“The matching campaign has been a huge success, and we can’t thank everyone enough for the support and encouragement along the way,” CNF Executive Director Janice Randall said.
“ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏠᏯ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏓᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ Ꮭ ᎡᎵ ᏱᏂᎦᎣ ᏱᏓᎵᎮᎵᎪ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎨᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᏓᏂᏂᎳᏕᎲ ᎾᏍᏊ,” CNF Executive ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙ Janice Randall ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
The announcement follows a Sept. 26 meeting in which CNF board members voted to continue matching qualifying donations beyond $100,000, as funding allows.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᎶᎦ ᏚᎵᏍᏗ ᏔᎵᏍᎪ ᏑᏓᎵᏁ ᏓᎾᏠᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ CNF ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏖᎵᏙ ᎠᏂᎾ ᎤᏂᏁᏨ ᏂᎦᏯᎢᏐ ᏧᏠᏯ ᎢᏗᎬᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅ ᎤᎪᏛ ᎾᏃ 100,000, ᎾᎿ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“We know that there is no greater investment we can make than in the education of our youth, but the simple truth is that we can’t do it alone,” Tonya Rozell, CNF board president, said.
“ᎣᎦᏅᏔ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮭ ᎢᎸᏢ ᎤᎪᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᎯᏓ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮭ ᎢᎬᏌᏊ ᏱᏂᎨᏓᏛᎦ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ Tonya Rozell, CNF ᏗᏄᎪᏔᏂᏙ ᎠᏂᏅ ᏧᏓᏘᎾᎢ.
We are certainly more effective when we work together and combine our resources.”
ᎤᏚᎯᏳᏃ ᏓᏤᏠ ᎠᎯᏗᎨ ᎨᏐ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏌᏊ ᏱᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎵ ᎠᎴ ᏱᏓᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎢᎩᎲᎢ ᎤᏠᏂᎩᏓ.”
CNF scholarships differ from the undergraduate and graduate scholarships offered by the tribe’s College Resource Center, which require students to complete one community service hour for every $100 received.
CNF ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᏚᏓᎴᎾᎥ ᎾᏃ ᏧᏂᏁᏓ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏧᏂᏍᏆᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎵᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᎳᏍᏓᏢ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎠᏰᏟ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏁᏨ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏗ ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᎾᎿ ᏧᏂᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᏌᏊ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏌᏊ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏓ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎩᏍᎬᎢ.
At age 16, Dart began weaving traditional honeysuckle, buckbrush and wood splint baskets.
ᏓᎳᏚ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏗ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᏕᎪᏢᏍᎬ ᎬᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᎬᏃᏌᏍᏗ ᏗᎪᏢᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓ ᏗᎦᎸᏓᎸᏗ ᏕᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᏕᎪᏢᏍᎬ ᏔᎷᏣ.
In 2016, he exhibited a replica of a large traditional burden basket woven of hand-split oak and hickory at the Chickasaw Nation’s Artesian Art Market.
2016 ᏥᎨᏒ, ᎠᏂᏥᎩᏌ ᏛᏆ ᏧᏂᏍᏆᎸᎡᎲᎢ ᏫᏚᎪᏩᏛᏓᏁ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎳᎷᏣ ᎤᏬᏢᏅ ᎠᏓ ᏗᎦᎸᏓᎸᏗ ᎤᏩᏛᏅᎢ.
“I have few words to describe how I feel other than honored and humbled,” Dart wrote in a Facebook post.
“ᎦᏲᎵᏊ ᎢᎧᏁᏨ ᏱᏥᏃᎲᎳ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏛᏗᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏏᏃ ᎾᎿ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎾᏋᏁᎲ ᎨᏒᎢ,” ᎤᎧᏛ ᎪᏪᎳ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏁ.
If my health and the good Lord will it, I will have many years ahead of me with this title over my head…I feel motivated to push on, do much higher quality work so that I can represent our tribe well in art markets local and abroad.
ᏙᎯ ᏱᎾᏆᏛᎿᏕᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎣᏏ ᎤᏰᎸᏅ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᏧᏕᏘᏴᏛ ᎢᎪᎯᏗ ᏯᎦᏒᎦᏟ ᎯᎢᎾ ᏨᎦᏑᏯᎩ. ᎥᏍᎩᏃᏅ ᏛᎦᏌᏙᏱ ᏓᏤᏢ ᎠᏬᏢᏅᏗ ᏥᏌᎳᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᎩᏂᎳᏍᏓᎸᎢ ᎡᏍᎦᏂ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎬᎾᏕᎾ ᎨᏙᎵᏙᎲᎢ.
I promise that I will always do my best to behave in a manor befitting a national treasure, to treat people with the utmost of respect that all human beings deserve.
ᏥᏚᏍᏗᏃ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏆᏕᏗᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎬᎾᏕᎾ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎠᏃᏢᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏔᏅ ᎤᎾᏕᏗ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ ᎠᎴᏃ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎦᏥᏰᎵᏎᏗ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᏂᎬ ᎠᏁᎯ.
And I will always, as long as my health allows, teach those who desire to learn from me so that our art of basketry, that has continued nonstop since pre-contact, will continue well past my time on this earth.”
ᏂᎪᎯᎸᏃ, ᏙᎯ ᎾᏆᏛᎿᏕᎨᏍᏗ, ᎬᏆᏕᎶᏆᎡᏗ ᏳᎾᏚᎵᎭ ᎦᏥᏰᏲᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎦᏕᎶᏆᎥ ᎠᏏ ᎠᏂᏐ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎾᏂᎷᎬᎾ ᏥᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏃ ᏂᎬᎯᎵᏎᏍᏗ ᎪᎯᏗ ᎬᏩᏂᎩᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᎭᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ.”
Born in Tahlequah, Hummingbird later attended high school in Nashville, Tennessee.
ᏓᎵᏆ ᎤᏕᏅ ᎤᏩᎦᏗᏗᏒ Nashville, Tennessee ᏫᏚᏕᎶᏆᎡᎢ.
He refined his skills as an artist within programs in various institutions, including the American Academy of Art in Chicago.
ᎤᎪᏛ ᏭᏕᎶᏆᎡ ᏧᏣᏘᎾ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ, American Academy ᏧᏙᎢᏛ Chicago ᏍᎦᏚᎩ.
Hummingbird became a full-time artist in 1983.
ᏩᎴᎷᏃ ᎥᏍᎩᏯᏊ ᎢᎦ ᎢᏛᏁ ᎨᏎ 1983 ᏂᏛᎬᏩᎴᏅᏓ.
He also produces mixed-media masks, giclée reproductions and children’s book illustrations.
ᎾᏃ ᏗᎳᎬᏚᎶ ᏕᎪᏢᏍᎪᎢ, ᎩᎵ ᏧᎾᏙᎢᏛ ᎤᎾᏓᎽᎩ ᏗᎾᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎲᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᏧᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ.
Among other accomplishments, Hummingbird’s work won a fellowship award from the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Indian Market.
ᏗᏐᎢᏃ ᏚᏓᏠᏒ ᎠᎾᏓᎪᏅᏗᏍᎬ, ᏩᎴᎷ ᏧᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ Southwestern Association ᏧᎾᏙᎢᏛ ᎤᎾᏑᏰᏎ ᏫᏓᏤᏢ ᎨᏎ ᏂᎩᏓ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᏂᎬ ᏗᏁᎲ ᏧᎾᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎯ.
“It was a surprise, and I was really speechless whenever I found out,” Hummingbird said.
”ᎠᎦᏍᏆᏂᎪᏒ, ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᎰᏩ ᎬᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎ ᎠᏆᏕᎶᎰᏏ,” ᎠᏗ ᏩᎴᎷ.
“I’m 65-and-a-half years old, and I’ve been doing my art for over 30-something years, and I just figured living the way I do it would never happen to me.
ᏑᏓᎵᏍᎪ ᎯᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᏟ ᎢᏯᏆᏕᏘᏴᏗ, ᏦᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏧᏕᏘᏴᏗ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏗ ᎢᎪᎯᏛ ᏂᏗᎦᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎪ, ᏄᏍᏛ ᏥᎨ Ꮭ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᎥᏍᎩ ᏱᏂᎬᏩᎵᏍᏓᏏ ᏱᎨᎵᏍᎨᎢ.
I have some deep roots out there.”
ᎭᏫᏂᏳ ᏫᏓᎩᎿᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎤᎿᎾᎢ.”
“Mike and Jesse absolutely deserve this special honor, along with our deepest respect for their expertise in their respective art disciplines.”
ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ Mike ᎠᎴ Jesse ᎨᎦᏑᏰᏗ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᏯ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ.”
The event marked the first time the ancient game, which possibly precedes stickball and was used as a means to gamble, was played at the annual tribal holiday.
ᎯᎠ ᏓᎾᏁᎶᎲᏍᎬ ᎤᏙᏪᎳᏅ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎢᎴᎯᏳ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏪ ᎢᎴᎯᏳ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏅᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏉᎯᏳ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎾᏃ ᎠᎾᏁᏦᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏅᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᏟ ᏓᎾᏁᎶᎲᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏱᏍᎬ ᎠᏂᎾᏍᏓᏢ ᎤᏂᏆᎸᎡᎲᎢ.
Before reintroducing chunkey, Cosby said he had to research its history and rules.
ᏏᏃ ᏂᏚᎾᏁᎶᏅᎾ ᏨᏅᎩ, Cosby ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎪᏓ ᎤᎪᎵᏰᎢᏓᏍᏗ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏂᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏙᏗ ᏚᏂᎲᎢ.
“Unfortunately there’s not a lot of documented history on the game, and we got all the history we could.
“ᏙᎯᏳᏃ ᎠᏆᏕᎶᎰᏒ Ꮮ ᎰᏩ ᎢᎸᏢ ᏱᎪᏪᎵ ᎧᎬᎮᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏁᎶᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏱᏚᏂᎾ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎯᎠ ᎨᏒᎢ.
We play as close to what we have discovered, as we could find that’s out there,” Cosby said.
ᏙᎦᏁᎶᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎣᎩᏩᏛᎲ ᎣᏥᎪᎵᏱᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᎩᏩᏛᎲᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ Cosby.
The object is to throw an 8-foot-long wooden spear, typically made of hickory, at a rolling disc-shaped stone.
ᏄᏍᏛᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏮᎾᏕᎨ ᏧᏁᎳ ᎢᎳᏏᏓ ᎢᎦᏅᎯᏓ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ , ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᏩᏁᎢ ᎠᏓ ᎪᏢᏔᏅ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏭᎾᏕᎨ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎵᏐᏩᎴᏟᏒ ᎦᏐᏆᎸ ᏅᏯ.
The closest spear to land near the stone when it stops rolling gets a point. The first person to 11 points wins.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎾᎠᏂᎨᏍᏗ ᏭᏗᏨ ᎾᎿ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏐᏆᎸᎢ ᎦᏅᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ ᎾᎿ ᏌᏚ ᎤᏅᏅᎢ ᎠᏓᏠᏍᎬᎢ.
“Back in the old days the towns owned the chunkey stones.
“ᎪᎯᎦ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎤᏂᏚᎲ ᏚᏂᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏨᏅᎩ ᏅᏯ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏙᏗ.
They were considered a precious object.
ᏚᎾᎦᏎᏍᏛᏃ ᏧᏂᎨᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
He also said chunkey was known as a violent game, not physically, but in the gambling that surrounded it.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏨᏅᎩ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᎾᎿ ᏗᎦᎾᏰᎦ ᎨᏒ, ᏝᏃ ᏗᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎾᏍᎩᏂ ᏓᏂᏆᎾᏲᎯᎲ ᎤᎳᏗᏢᎢ.
Cosby said people would bet their possessions, and if they lost, criminal activity, and even suicide, ensued among the communities that played.
Cosby ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᏴᏫ ᏓᏂᎬᏩᏢᏍᎬ ᎤᏂᎾᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏳᏂᏲᎱᏎᎵ, ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎲᏍᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏅᏌ ᏓᎾᏓᎯᎲᎢ, ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎲᏍᎬ ᎾᎿ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏚᎾᏁᎶᏅᎯ.
“It was just almost a war-like game.
“ᎤᏠᏯᏈ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏂᏲᏍᎩ ᏓᎾᏟᎲᎢ.
The game itself wasn’t violent, but the things surrounding it kind of were,” he said.
ᏓᎾᏁᎶᎲᏍᎬ Ꮭ ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏓ ᏱᎨᏎ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᎳᏗᏢ ᎨᏒ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“Back in the day, each person would gamble.
“ᎾᎯᏳ ᏥᎨᏒ, ᎠᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏂᏆᎾᏲᎯᎲ.
They would put something, and if they lost it was tragic.
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎬᏩᏢᏍᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᏳᏲᎱᏎᎵ Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ.
It was a big deal.”
ᎤᏔᎾ ᏧᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.”
United Keetoowah Band citizen Charlotte Wolfe said the game is now played for fun and fellowship.
ᎠᏂᎩᏚᏩᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᏍᏛ ᎨᎳ ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏁᎶᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᎾᏁᎶᎲᏍᎪ ᎤᏬᎸᏛᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏱᏚᎾᏓᏟᏌᏅ.
“It’s really exciting to see it come back and to have women involved as well and children.
“ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏓᎾᏁᎶᎲᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᎠᏁᎸᏗᏙᎲ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᏲᏟᎢ.
It’s really for any age, anybody.
ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᏗᎬᏩᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎯᎳ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᏊ, ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏊ ᎩᎶᎢ.
That’s awesome.
ᎢᎦᏃ ᎣᏍᏓ.