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âI wanted us to get involved to show Josiah there are people who want to find a cure and support the cause.â | âá áááľáአá ááłáááá áĽáŞáŠááá Josiah ážáአá áá á áá´áŤ á¤ážááľ á¤ááŠáá á
áŹá áŁáá á˘áŹáŠážáľáááá.â |
The family put together Team Josiah consisting of 18 individuals, 11 of them being under the age of 15. | ážáአáááḠáŁáá áá
áḠá¤ážáá˘áŠ á¨á Josiah á¤ážáá˘áŠ ááłá áŻá á ááááŤá, áá áŻá áĄáłáᢠá˘áłážááá´á ážá ááŠááŠ. |
âI felt honored and appreciated all the people that came to walk with me,â Wright said. | á˘áŚ áŁáá á áŠáąá¸á ááŚá á áá´áŤ á¤ááˇá¨ á¤ážááŠá á˘á§áłáá˘,â á áááŹá˘ Wright. |
The family also found other ways to raise money, including selling candy bars, #TeamJosiah T-shirts and hosting a yard sale. | ážáአááááḠá¤ááŠáᲠááᢠá˘áŹáá á¨á á ááł á áŠááá˘, á á áŻáá á§áľáἠááŚážáá
áá˘, #á¤áá˘áŠ Josiah T-áážáŹ á á´ ážáአááŹáá
áážáŹ ááážááŹá˘. |
Wright learned he was a Type 1 diabetic in January 2016 after bladder issues led him to the CNâs A-Mo Health Center in Salina, where doctors discovered his blood glucose level was 324. | Wright á¤ááśáἠážáአType áá áŞáŞáľ á§áľáἠážáż á¤áá¸áá á§á§á¸á˘ ááľ áŻáŚá´áľ ááłá á¤ááá´ááá á¤á¨áá á¤áááśáᏠá á´ á¤á´á˘ áŁáłáŠ á á°áľ á áźáŻ áᯠá á°á¸á˘, ážáአá ááŚážáŚá á¤áŹáˇáŠááŽá˘ ážáአá§áľáἠá¤áľááľááᲠá¤áŠáŞ ážáአáŻá á¨á 324. |
A normal blood glucose range is around 100 or less, according to the ADA. | ážááŠá ááľááľááá˛áž áąáŠ áĽáľáἠááŞáŻá§á á¨á á á´ áĄáłáᢠ, á§áľ áážááľá¤á˛ ADA. |
Wright was immediately referred to Laura Chalmers of the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center, who gave the diagnosis to the family. | Wright ážáአáááá áŠáĽá§á
Laura Chalmers of the Harold Hamm áŁá¸áľá°áš á§áľáἠá á°á, ážáአááḠážáአá¤ááśá°á ážáż á ááááá¸á˘. |
âI was heartbroken,â Bark said. | âáĄáŻáá á áŠá°á¸á
,â á ááᏠBark. |
âStill now as I talk about it with people I get teary eyed and emotional, but I am better than I was on that day. | âá áá áĽáŠ áŻáŠááŽá ážáአááľááá
á áĄáŻáá áĽá°á¸ááŞá˘, á áá á ááááŞáጠážáż ážáŻáł áĽá¨áá˘. |
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.â | á˘áŚ á ááá´ ážáŻáł á á´ á áá
áá áŁá§á˛ á á˛á ážáአáłáááľ áŻááśá°á á
áŹá ááŚááž áááąáł.â |
Since the diagnosis, the family has altered its lifestyle drastically by monitoring food intake and making exercise a priority. | ážáŻáłá á¤ááŠáá˛, áááḠá¤ážáááá´á á¤áŞá ážáአá ááśáᏠá áŠáá á á´ ážáአá á á¨á exercise. |
âI now have to watch what I eat, especially the carbs,â Wright, who is on a special carbohydrate diet, said. | âááá á ááááá á¨á á˘áłáá áĽáŠááŹá˘, á˘áŚ carbs áĽáŠááŹá˘,â Wright, á áá°á á¨á á¤áŠáá áŻá ážááŞáá°á˘ carbohydrate á áŠááŹá˘, á ááᏠá¤áŠá. |
âI have to remember to check my sugar and take my insulin before I eat. | âá áá
áááá á¨á á áŠáŞáľá°á á§áľáἠá á´ insulin á ážááľááá´á
á. |
I eat more vegetables, less pasta and less junk food. | á¤áŞá ážáż á˘á¤ áĽáŠááŞ, á áŚá˛á ááŠá áŞá˘áá
á á´ á§áá´á
á á áľááá´á. |
I try to put in an hour of physical activity daily.â | áŚááśáá᪠á¤áŞá á ááľáá¸ááááá˘.â |
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. | á¤áἠá á´ á¤áŞáŁ á á§áŁ ááŞáŻá¸ á¤ážáŚááá ážáአá§ážááĄáŠ ážáż Facebook ážáż áŹáŠáááá¸á áąáŠ á á´ áŹáŠáá˛á, ááŻáłá á ááᲠááŠáá ááá˛á ážáż Type 1 á˘áłážáľááááŻ. |
According to the ADA, only 5 percent of all diabetics are Type 1. | ážááŠá ADA á¨á, ážáአáŻáአpercent ážáż ááŚá á§áľáἠážáż Type 1 á˘áłážáľááááŻ. |
For those with the condition, the body does not produce insulin naturally. | ážááŠáž áážáľáááá˛á˘, á áá°á¸ á áŻáá˘á᪠insulin á¤áŠá. |
Insulin is a hormone required to move glucose, a source of energy, from the bloodstream into cells. | Insulin ážáአhormone áŻá á á˛áአglucose, á ááááŞáŻááááŠ, ážáł áŠáŚ áĄáᲠáŠáጠcells á¨áá˘. |
âI 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,â she said. | áᢠáŠáś ááŠážááľá¨ á¤ááŚá´áľá¨ áŁáŠážáľ áŚáŠáá¸áŤáááᯠáŞáľáŚ á¨á áŠáś á¤áŞáŁ á á§áŁ ážáá á¤á ᯠT1, áᢠá¤ááľá¸á áŚáĽá˛áľáŚ á áá´áŤ ážáአá¤á ᯠá˘áłážáľááááŻ, á áá á áá ááŚáአá¤ááá˘,â á áááŹá˘. |
âI would love to start a support group locally or even get involved with the support groups in Tulsa eventually.â | âáŻáááľ á áá´á
á ááĽááá á áá´áŤ á á˛á ážáĽ á á´áąáŚ áŚáĽááłáá á¤ážááĄáŚ áážááááľáአá á´ ááłá á áᯠáąáŠ.â |
Until then, the family plans to keep participating in 5Ks to raise awareness. | á áá áá á¨á, áááḠá¤áá˘á
á¨áá° ážáአ5Ks á¤áŞá á¤ážáŚááááá˘. |
âIt was a fun experience and will be a yearly event we participate in,â Bark said. | âá¤áŹá¸áá á¨á á á´ ááááá´áŻá á¨ááá áŁá¤ááŽáá,â á ááᏠBark. |
âWe hope our fundraising and group get larger every year.â | á¤áአáŁáŹá á ááł áŁáĽáááᏠá á´ á¤ážááĄáŹ á¤áááŻáá ááááá´áŻáá˘.â |
For more information on diabetes, its symptoms and how to manage it, visit. www.diabetes.org . | á¤áŞá á ááśáŻáá á˛ááľ ážáአá§áľááĽ, ááŚáľáááᏠá á´ á˘áŹááá á¨áá˘, visit www.diabetes.org. |
âIt was just a huge, huge blessing,â Felicia Manning said. | âá˘áŚá á¤ááž áŁáá á á°á¸á á¨áá˘,â á ááᏠFelicia Manning. |
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation created the program in 2000. | ážáአBill á á´ Melinda Gates Foundation á¤áŹá˘á
áŻá áŹáŠážáľááá¸áá ážáż ááľ áŻáŚá´áľ á¤ááá´áááá˘. |
It funds any undergraduate study area and seven graduate study areas: computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health and science. | ážáአááᲠá ááł ážáż á á§ááá áąáŠ á¤ážáŚáááá
á á á´ áŚáľáአááááááአá¤ážáŚáááá á¤áá˘á: áŻá áĽááŞáŞáľ á¤ážáŚááááᢠcomputer science, á§ážááśááá, engineering, library science, ááááá
, 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. | ážáż ááľ áŻáŚá´áľ ááŞáŻ á¤ááá´ááá áážááśááአá§ážáá°á, Manning ážáᏠáááá á˘áŹáą áááá´á á¨á á¤áŚáááŠáᢠážáአMarine science ážáż Jacksonville University ážáż Jacksonville, Florida. |
The program also funded Manningâs 2016 study abroad trip to Mossel Bay, South Africa. | áŻá á¤áá˘á
ážáż áŹáŠážáľááá¸áá Manning ááľ áŻáŚá´áľ ááłá á¤ááá´ááá á¤ážáŚááá áááḠážáአMossel Bay, South Africa. |
While there she tagged sharks with Oceans Research, an organization dedicated to Southern African wildlife management and conservation via marine research. | ážáż áŞáᲠááŹáŞáłá
áŻá sharks ážáż á áťá á¤ááŻá¸ááŠ, áŻá á¤ážáá˘áŻ Southern African á˘ážá¨ áĄážá˘ á¤ážáŚááááጠá á´ á¤ážáŚáááá
ááááá
via marine á¤ááŻá¸áá¨á˘. |
âThatâs a group that I had been following for a long time,â Manning said. | âážáአáŻá á¤ážááĄáŠ ážáአáŚáĽáááŠááᲠáŞáŻá,â á ááᏠManning. |
âThe fact that they actually picked my school, and Iâm partnered with them and I get to do my thesis work with them, that has just been so awesome. | âážááłá áŻá á§ážáá°á ááááśáááá˘, á á´ áĽááŠážáŚá¸áá
á á´ áĄáľá ááŹáḠthesis ááŚá, ážááŠáž á˘áŚá˘ á ááľáŽáľá¨á˘. |
Gates (scholarship) definitely helped pave the way for me to do that.â | Gates (scholarship) á¤ááŻáł áŹáŠááá¸á˛ ážáż á˘áŹáḠážáż á áááľááŹá˘.â |
The scholarship is also paving a better future for Wrighter Weavel, 20, a 2015 recipient. | ážáአáááśáááá ážáአáá¤á˘ áŤáĽáŚáᢠážáż Wrighter Weavel, 20, ážáአ2015 á¤áááá˘. |
âI wasnât 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,â he said. | âáá áąáááŚááśáá˘á áŚá¸áłá á§ážááśááá, á áá áŁáááśá°á á áŠáá Gates, ážáż á¤áľááá˘á ááá
áááᏠá áá
áá ážáż á áááľááŹ, ážáż á áŠáŚáá˘á˛áá áŚá´ááá˛á˘, á§áá´á
á á˘áłážáááľááá á áá´áŤ á áŻá˛á˘ á ášáąá,â á áááŹá˘. |
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 á ááᏠáááŞá á¤ááá´áá á§ážááśááá ážáአáŻá University of Oklahoma á§ááááá ážáአá¤áŚáááá áŞáąáá á á¤áá áá¨ááž á˘áŹáą á¤ááá á¨áᢠážáż á§ážááśááá á¤áŹáŠá á á´ á
áŹá, ážááŠáž ááŚá á¨á a doctorate. |
âI want to get my Ph.D. and I want to be called Dr. Weavel because I have a plan,â he said. | âá áááľ á áŠááá Ph.D. á á´ á áááľ áŹáŠáŻá
áá Dr. Weavel á
ááŚáľááá áŞáąáá áááŞá,â á áááŹá˘. |
âI want to have little ones, and I want them to look at me and see where I came from and to understand that it doesnât matter the background you have, if you want to do something, you can do whatever you set your mind to.â | âá áááľ ááá˛á ááŠá§áŻ á˘áłáľááá, á á´ ááŹáŠá§áá áá´ á¤ážá
á á˘áłáľááá ážáł ááááá´á
á¨á á á´ á¤ááá áŞáąáá áá¨ááž á¨á ážáż áááŁáá´á
á¨áá˘, á˘áłá áąáŁááľ áŞáąáá á˘áŁáľááá áąážááŚ.â |
Weavel said he has also benefited from the scholarship beyond financial assistance. Weavelâs mentor is Corey Still, 26, a United Keetoowah Band citizen who received the scholarship in 2009. | Weavel á¤áááᯠážáአCorey Still, ááľá᪠áááľ áłááá´á, á ááŠááŠáŠ á áá´áŤáŻ áŠáł ážáአá¤áá á á´ ááŠá á§ááśáááá ážáż ááľ áŻáŚá´áľ áááł á¤ááá´áááá˘. |
Though initially interested in business and law, Still is now obtaining a doctorate in adult and higher education at OU. | á áá
ááᏠáŻá á˘áłáá á á´ áá§ážáŠááá, Still áá áááśáᢠážáአdoctorate á˘áłáľááá ážáż á§ážáá á á´ á áŚá¸áłáá´ áááśááá á¨á ážáż OU. |
âThey offer mentors, which the mentors are a huge help,â he said. | âááŻáł áĽá¸ááá᪠ážááŠáž áŚáá
ááᏠáááśááá á á´ á˘áŚ ááŹááá¸á á¨á ááŚáአážáż ááá˛á áááśááá,â á áááŹá˘. |
âThey really help expand your mind on exactly what the scholarship can do for you.â | âááŻáł áŻáááľ áĄáľ áŻááá á ááᢠáŚáŚáĽááá¸á á¨áᢠá á´ á ááᢠáážááśáááŠ.â |
Still said he looks forward to joining the few Native American men with doctorates, which he decided to pursue because of the âfaithâ the GMSP puts into its scholars. | Still á ááᏠá áŚááᯠá§ááłáá á ááŚá˛á á ááŻáŻ á ášáąá á áᯠá áááŚáŻ ážáአdoctorates á§áážá˘, ážáአá¤á ᯠážáá á ááśá á¤áááᢠážááŚáľááá âá¤áŹáŻáłáá˘â ážáአGMSP á§á˘á á§ážááśáááá. |
âWhether they know it or not, that by selecting us as scholars and putting a little bit of faith into us, weâre going to go out and make something with those scholarships and with those degrees, that weâre going to make some type of impact within our community or greater society.â | âá˘áłá áłážá
á á á´ ááąáŠ, ážáአá áá°áᏠáááśááá á á´ áŞáŞáŻáłá˛ááŹ, áá˛áŁááŠá áŞáąáá áŁáá ááŹáá áááá˛á¨ááľ áŻá ááŁááśáááŹ, á á´ áááŚáአááá˘á áá˛áŁááśáá ááá´ á á´ á¤áŞá áŁáá á˘á§áľáááá˘.â |
Still serves on the Gates Millennium Alumni Advisory Council as the American Indian Graduate Center liaison and said he appreciates the âcommunal and family tiesâ the GMSP creates. | Still ááááľá᪠ážáż Gates Millennium Alumni Advisory Council ážáአáŻá á ášáľá§ á áá´áŤáŻ ááááááአá á°á liaison á á´ á ááᏠá áľáŽáľáŞ ážáአâá´áŤ ááᲠá á´ áááḠáážááá´áâ ážáአGMSP áŞá˘ááŹá˘. |
âYou 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. | âááŻá ááŚáł á˘áĽáŞáŠáá᪠áŻá á§ážááśáááá áŁáá á¨á, á á´ á ááŻáł á áá´áŤáŻ á˘áŚ á áá˛á˘, á
ááŚáľááá áááśáááá á¨á ážáአá ááŚá˛á˘ á˘áá áážááśááአááá˛á˘ á°áŠ ážážááŠááŹáž. |
And so you really see the connections that are created across cultural barriers and across the country and it really does become a family.â | á˘ááŞáŠáá áááá´ááᏠážáአááŹáŠážááŤáá ááᲠá˘áłážáááľááá ááá´ážáĽ á á´ ááŹáŠážááŤáá á¤áá˘á á á´ ááŻáł áááḠááŚáľááááŞá˘.â |
In its 16 years, the GMSP funded more than 20,000 scholars and awarded more than $934 million in scholarship funds. | ážáአááłá á§ááá´á, ážáአGMSP á ážáľááŞá¸áá᪠á¤áŞá ážá ááľá᪠á˘áŚá´áľ á§ážááśáááá á á´ áá¨áĽá
áá á¤áŞá ážá 934 á˘áłááá
á ážáአá§ážááśáááá á ááł. |
The program ended in 2016, but the Hispanic Scholarship Fund manages a new version. | áŻá á¤áá˘áŻ á ááááᏠááľ áŻáŚá´áľ ááłá, á áá ážáአHispanic Scholarship Fund manges a new version. |
Editorâs note: Reporter Brittney Bennett is a 2011 Gates Millennium Scholarship recipient. | Editorâs 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. | ážááŠá áłáááá, ážáż á¤áá˘á á¤á ᯠáąážáጠáąáá˛á áážááśááአá ááá´áŤá á§ážááśáááá ážáአáŹáŠááŠáá á˘áŚ á¨áá˘. |
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. | ááŚáĽ áá§áľááá ááŠáŚá á á´ ááľá᪠á˘áłááŹááá
ááá˘áľáᲠá á§áľáááᢠá á´ á¤ááłá˘ á˘áłáľááá á˘áŚ á áá´áŤáŻ á¨á á ááá˛áá, áážááśááĽá á§ááŽáአá á´ ážáż ááŹáááŽááᢠážáż áŹáŠáááŽá á¨á áŞáąáá áłážááľáĽ. |
Scholarships are awarded on an annual basis and selected recipients will be announced in April. | á§ážááśáááá áá¨áĽáá ážáż á˘á´ á áá˘áľá á á´ á§ážááąáá á áááአá§ážááśáááá áŹáá¨á ážááá° á§áŹá á§á¸á˘. |
More than 15 scholarships are available, with some being tailored to a specific field of study such as pottery, business, engineering or psychology. | á¤áŞáá ážá ááŠáŚá á§ážááśáááá ááážáŁá˘, á˘áŚáá ážáአá¤áá¤áá á˘áłáá áážááśááᏠáŻááž áŚááŤáŤ á§áá˘áá˘, á§áá¸áŤááááá˘, á¤áľáá¨á á áá˘á
áአá á´ á áá´áŤ á¤ážáľááá á¤ážáá
áżá á á´ á˘áłážáááľááá. |
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. | á˘áŚáá á§ážááśáááá ážáአááŞáĽ ážáż á§ážááśáááᢠážáż áááŞá¸ á§ážááśááá á¤ááž Oklahoma State University, Rogers State university á á´ ážáż University of Tulsa. |
Each scholarship has specific requirements, including meeting a minimum grade-point-average and location of residence. | ááá á§ážááśáááá á¤á áŻáá áŞáąáá á áá á á´ áŻááá¸á˘ áŻááž áŁáá áŻááḠá§ážááśáááᢠá á´ ážáż áĽáŚáá¸á˘. |
Students are encouraged to review all requirements before submitting their applications. | áážááśááአážáż á¤ážááľá᪠á§ááŞáľáąá ááŚá á˘áłáá á¤ážááľáᏠááŞáŞáśá á áŤááá
á
ážá. |
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. | áŻá á˘áłáá áŚáጠáážááśááአá á á áŹáá¨á á˘áłá
á áąáŠ á˘áŚ á áá˘áᏠážááŠáž á áá áá§áľááá ážáż áŠáĽá áážááśááአá¤ááżáľáአá á´áąáŠ FAFSA ážáአáąááááá áá§áľááá. |
CNF officials announced on Oct. 27 that the organization has raised more than $200,000 in scholarship opportunities due to its âLeave a Legacyâ matching campaign. | CNF á§áá¸áŤáááᯠáŹáá¨á ááŠáḠážáአáááá 27 ážáአáŻá á¤ážááĄáŹ á¤áááá
200,000 ážáż á§ážááśáááá á ááá
ááᲠá
ááŚáľááááᏠážáż âáŻáŻáŻ ážáż Legacyâ á§á ᯠá áááŽááŹá˘. |
âThe matching campaign has been a huge success, and we canât thank everyone enough for the support and encouragement along the way,â CNF Executive Director Janice Randall said. | âážáአá§á ᯠá áááŽáአážáአá˘áŚ áŁáá áážááá¸, á á´ áŁáááá
ááᏠá áĄáľ áąááŚáŁ áąááľáŽáľáŞ ážáአá˘á¨áŠáááľáᏠá á´ ááááłáᲠážáá,â CNF Executive ááááá Janice Randall á áááŹá˘. |
The announcement follows a Sept. 26 meeting in which CNF board members voted to continue matching qualifying donations beyond $100,000, as funding allows. | ážáአá§ááŽáአá áááŠáśáŚ ááľáá ááľá᪠áááľá áážá áᏠážáአCNF á ážáá
ááľá á ááž á¤ááᨠááŚáŻá˘á á§á ᯠá˘ááŹá ážááŠáž á¤ážáľááŞá¸áá
á¤áŞá ážá 100,000, ážáż á áľááŞá¸áá
á áľááŞá¸áááŹá˘. |
âWe know that there is no greater investment we can make than in the education of our youth, but the simple truth is that we canât do it alone,â Tonya Rozell, CNF board president, said. | âáŁáŚá
á ážáአá á˘á¸á˘ á¤áŞá á áľááŞá¸áá ážááŠá á§ážááśáááá ááá˛á, á áá á áŻá ááłáŞá ážáአá á˘áŹáá áąáá¨áááŚ,â á áááŹá˘ Tonya Rozell, CNF áááŞááá á áá
á§ááážá˘. |
We are certainly more effective when we work together and combine our resources.â | á¤ááŻáłá áá¤á á áŻáᨠá¨á ážáአáá áąááŚá¸áŤááááľ á á´ áąááľááá
á˘áŠá˛á˘ á¤á ááŠá.â |
CNF scholarships differ from the undergraduate and graduate scholarships offered by the tribeâs College Resource Center, which require students to complete one community service hour for every $100 received. | CNF á§ážááśáááá ááá´ážáĽ ážá á§ááá áŞáŞáľ á§áááá á á´ ááááááአá§ážááśáááá á áľááŞáľá ážáአá ááłááᢠáŚá¸áłá á§ážááśááá á á°á, ážáአá¤ááᨠá˘áłážáá áážááśááአážáż á§áááááá áá ááŚáአá§á¸áŤáááá áá á˘áłááśá á˘áŞáŻá ážáአááŞáŻá§á á áḠááŠááŹá˘. |
At age 16, Dart began weaving traditional honeysuckle, buckbrush and wood splint baskets. | ááłá á¤ááá´á áĽá¨á á¤á´á
ᎠááŞá˘áᏠáŹážáŚáľáአáŹáááá ááŞá˘á á á´ á á ááŚá¸áá¸á ááŹááᏠááŞá˘áᏠááˇáŁ. |
In 2016, he exhibited a replica of a large traditional burden basket woven of hand-split oak and hickory at the Chickasaw Nationâs Artesian Art Market. | 2016 áĽá¨á, á ááĽáŠá áá á§áááá¸áĄá˛á˘ áŤááŞáŠááá á¤ááž áłáˇáŁ á¤áŹá˘á
á á ááŚá¸áá¸á á¤áŠáá
á˘. |
âI have few words to describe how I feel other than honored and humbled,â Dart wrote in a Facebook post. | âáŚá˛áľá á˘á§áᨠáąáĽáá˛áł á˘áłáá á ááá
ááááááŹá˘ á áá ážáż áĄáłá ážááᲠá¨áá˘,â á¤á§á áŞáŞáł á¤áŹáŞáłá. |
If my health and the good Lord will it, I will have many years ahead of me with this title over my headâŚI feel motivated to push on, do much higher quality work so that I can represent our tribe well in art markets local and abroad. | áᯠáąážáááżáᏠá á´ á¤ááłá
ᯠáŁá á¤á°á¸á
á¨ááá á˘á¸áአá˘á§ááá´á á˘áŞáŻá áŻáŚááŚá áŻá˘áž á¨áŚááŻáŠ. áĽááŠáá
ááŚáááą áá¤á˘ á áŹá˘á
á áĽááłááᏠá˘áŠááłááá¸á˘ áĄááŚá á á´ á˘áŹážááž á¨ááľáá˛á˘. |
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. | áĽáááá áŁáá á áááᢠážááŠáŻ áŹážááž á áᯠá áá˘ážáአá¨áĽá¸ááá
á¤ážáá áĽá¨áᢠá á´á áŁáá áŚáĽá°áľáá ááŚá á áá´áŤ áᏠá ááŻ. |
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.â | ááŞáŻá¸á, áᯠážáááżáá¨áá, áŹáááśááĄá áłážááľá áŚáĽá°á˛á˛áá¨áá á¤áľááááá áá¨ááž á˘áŚááśáἠá á á áá á áá´áŤ ážááˇáŹáž áĽá¨áá˘, ážá ááŹáŻáľááá áŞáŻá áŹáŠááŠá á¨ááá á áá áĄáśáŻ.â |
Born in Tahlequah, Hummingbird later attended high school in Nashville, Tennessee. | ááľá á¤áá
á¤áŠáŚááá Nashville, Tennessee áŤáááśááĄá˘. |
He refined his skills as an artist within programs in various institutions, including the American Academy of Art in Chicago. | á¤áŞá áááśáᥠá§áŁááž á§ážááśáááá˘, American Academy á§áá˘á Chicago ááŚááŠ. |
Hummingbird became a full-time artist in 1983. | áŠá´áˇá áĽááŠáŻá á˘áŚ á˘áá á¨á 1983 áááŹáŠá´á
á. |
He also produces mixed-media masks, giclĂŠe reproductions and childrenâs book illustrations. | ážá ááłáŹááś ááŞá˘ááŞá˘, áŠáľ á§ážáá˘á á¤ážáá˝áŠ áážááśááá
á˛ááŠ, á á´ ááá˛á á§ááŞáľá°á ááŞáŞáľ. |
Among other accomplishments, Hummingbirdâs work won a fellowship award from the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Indian Market. | ááá˘á ááá á á ážááŞá
áááŹ, áŠá´áˇ á§ááśááá
Southwestern Association á§ážáá˘á á¤ážáá°á áŤáá¤á˘ á¨á ááŠá á áá´áŤáŻ áᏠááᲠá§ážááśááá
áŻ. |
âIt was a surprise, and I was really speechless whenever I found out,â Hummingbird said. | âá áŚááááŞá, á á´ á á°áŠ áŹáŠáŹááŻáá áąá¨á á áááśá°á,â á á áŠá´áˇ. |
âIâm 65-and-a-half years old, and Iâve been doing my art for over 30-something years, and I just figured living the way I do it would never happen to me. | áááľá᪠áŻáአá á°á á˘áŻáááá´á, áŚááŞáŻ á˘á§ááá´á á¤áśááá á˘áŞáŻá áááŚááśááááŞ, ááá áĽá¨ á á˘á¸áŻáł áĽáአáąááŹáŠáľááá áąá¨áľáá¨á˘. |
I have some deep roots out there.â | ááŤááł áŤááŠáżááá¸á á¤áżážá˘.â |
âMike and Jesse absolutely deserve this special honor, along with our deepest respect for their expertise in their respective art disciplines.â | á¤áśáááá
áŚáľáĄáľáŚ Mike á á´ Jesse á¨áŚáá°á áĽááŚáľáá ááᯠááá¸áŤáááá¸á˘.â |
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. | áŻá áážááśá˛áᏠá¤ááŞáłá
á˘áŹáą á˘á´áŻáł áŻá á¤áŞ á˘á´áŻáł á§ážááśá
á˘, ážáአá ááŻáł á˘áŹáą ážá á ážááŚááŹá˘ á á´ á á
ááᏠážáአááŹáŠá áážááśá˛ááŹá˘, ážááŠá á¤ážáááąáᏠá áážááᢠá¤ááá¸áĄá˛á˘. |
Before reintroducing chunkey, Cosby said he had to research its history and rules. | áá ááážááśá
áž á¨á
áŠ, Cosby á ááᏠážáአá¤áŞá á¤áŞáľá°á˘ááá ááá áážáááľáḠá á´ á§ááááŠáááá ááá˛á˘. |
âUnfortunately thereâs not a lot of documented history on the game, and we got all the history we could. | âááŻáłá á áááśá°á á á°áŠ á˘á¸á˘ áąáŞáŞáľ á§áŹáŽáአáŻá áááśá, á á´ áąáááž áŞáŞáľ áŻá á¨áá˘. |
We play as close to what we have discovered, as we could find thatâs out there,â Cosby said. | ááŚááśá
ážáአááá áŁáŠáŠáᲠáŁáĽáŞáľáąááŹá˘, ážáአáŁáŠáŠáá˛á˘,â á áááŹá˘ Cosby. |
The object is to throw an 8-foot-long wooden spear, typically made of hickory, at a rolling disc-shaped stone. | áááá áŻá áŽážáᨠá§ááł á˘áłáá á˘áŚá
áŻá áŞáááą , ážááŠáž áŠáᢠá á áŞá˘áá
á¨áá˘, ážáአáážáᨠážáአá áľááŠá´áá áŚááḠá
áŻ. |
The closest spear to land near the stone when it stops rolling gets a point. The first person to 11 points wins. | ážááŠá ážá áá¨áá ááᨠážáż áŞáááą ážáአáŚááá¸á˘ áŚá
ááŹá˘, ážááŠá á˘áŹáą á´áŤ ážáż áá á¤á
á
ᢠá áá ááŹá˘. |
âBack in the old days the towns owned the chunkey stones. | âáŞáŻáŚ áĽá¨á á¤ááᲠááᲠážáአá¨á
አá
ᯠá§ážááśáá. |
They were considered a precious object. | áážáŚáááá á§áá¨áłáŻ á¨áá˘. |
He also said chunkey was known as a violent game, not physically, but in the gambling that surrounded it. | áŻá á ááŞá ážáአá¨á
አá¤ážá
á ážáż ááŚážá°áŚ á¨á, áá ááľáá á¨á, ážááŠá áááážá˛áŻá˛ á¤áłáá˘á˘. |
Cosby said people would bet their possessions, and if they lost, criminal activity, and even suicide, ensued among the communities that played. | Cosby á ááᏠá´áŤ áááŹáŠá˘áᏠá¤áážáĽ, á á´ á˘áłá áłáá˛áąááľ, á áááŚá
á¨á˛ááŹ, á á´ á¤á
á áážááŻá˛á˘, á¤ážáľáááá¸á˛áᏠážáż ááŚáአážáż á áᯠáážááśá
áŻ. |
âIt was just almost a war-like game. | âá¤á áŻá á˘áłáá á¨á á áá˛áአáážáá˛á˘. |
The game itself wasnât violent, but the things surrounding it kind of were,â he said. | áážááśá˛áᏠá á¤ááŤáĽá áąá¨á, á áá á¤áłáᢠá¨á,â á áááŹá˘. |
âBack in the day, each person would gamble. | âážáŻáł áĽá¨á, á áá´áŤá ážáአáááážá˛áŻá˛. |
They would put something, and if they lost it was tragic. | áŞáąáá áááŹáŠá˘ááŹ, á á´ áłá˛áąááľ á áŁáá áąá¨áá˘. |
It was a big deal.â | á¤ááž á§ááŹááŻáá á¨áá˘.â |
United Keetoowah Band citizen Charlotte Wolfe said the game is now played for fun and fellowship. | á ááŠááŠáŠ á áá´áŤáŻáá á¨áł á ááᏠáŻá áááśá ážáአáážááśá˛á᪠á¤áŹá¸áᢠá á´ áąáážáááá
. |
âItâs really exciting to see it come back and to have women involved as well and children. | âáŁáá á áá
áááá á áŞáŠáá áážááśá˛áᏠá á´ á áá¨áŻ á áá¸ááᲠážáá á á´ ááá˛áá˘. |
Itâs really for any age, anybody. | ááŚáá ááŹáŠážááśá á á´ áŻáł á˘áłááá´á áąáŠ ážáá, ááŚáľááá áŠáśá˘. |
Thatâs awesome. | á˘áŚá áŁáá. |
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