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It’s a less intimidating game for families to come out and enjoy,” Wolfe said.
Ꮭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏍᎢᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏐ ᎯᎠ ᏓᎾᏁᎶᎲᏍᎬ ᎾᎿ ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᏗᎬᏩᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏂᎸᏉᏙᏗ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᏩᎭᏱ.
“When we play these games, its more than just a game, it’s a fellowship.
“ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏙᎦᏁᎶᏂ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏁᎶᏙᏗ, ᎤᎪᏙᏃ Ꮩ ᏗᏁᎶᏗᏊ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏗᏓᏟᏐᏗ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ.
So it brings people together, and the fellowship can make any event enjoyable.”
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏕᎦᏟᏏᏍᎪ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎾᏟᏃᎮᏍᎪ ᏃᎴᏍᏊ ᎠᏂᎸᏉᏗᏍᎪᎢ.”
CN citizen Mark Thompson said he hopes chunkey keeps growing and generates more interest to help “keep the history alive.”
ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎨᎳ Mark Thompson ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏩ ᏨᏅᎩ ᏗᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᏛᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ “ᎪᎯᎦ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᏚᎾᏁᎶᏅ ᎬᏃᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᎢ.”
“People love it, and it’s real fun to play.
“ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏔᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦ ᎤᏬᎸᏗ ᏗᏁᎶᏗᎢ.
It just only made sense to add it to the (Traditional) Native Games because it’s one of our oldest games,” Cosby said.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎣᏏᏊ ᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ (ᎪᎯᎦ ᏚᎾᏁᎶᏅ) ᎪᏂᎯᏯ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ Cosby.
Chunkey tournament winners in the women’s division were first-place Charlotte Wolfe, second-place Clarissa Eagle and third-place Tracey Eagle.
ᏨᏅᎩ ᎠᎾᏓᎪᎾᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᎾᏓᏠᏒᎢ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏂᏴᏯ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏓᏠᏒ Charlotte Wolfe, ᏔᎵᏁ ᎠᏌᏍᏛ Clarissa Eagle ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢᏳ ᎠᏌᏍᏛ Tracey Eagle.
Men’s division winners were first-place Marcus Thompson, second-place Brock Lewis and third-place Mark Thompson.
ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏱ ᎠᎾᏓᎪᎾᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏓᏠᏒ Marcus Thompson, ᏔᎵᏁ ᎠᏌᏍᏛ Brock Lewis ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢᏁ Mark Thompson.
In the children’s division, winners were first-place Gavin Langston, second-place Farris Sutteer and third-place Nathan Langston.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᎠᎾᏓᎪᎾᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎤᎾᏓᏠᏒᎢ ᎢᎬᏱ Gavin Langston, ᏔᎵᏁᏃ Farris Sutter ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢᏁᎢ Nathan Langston.
Her drawing “Anejodi” portrays stickball players vying for a stickball in the air.
ᎤᏤᎵᏃ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎢ “ᎠᏁᏦᏗ” ᎬᏂᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᎬᏁᎭ ᎠᎾᎳᏍᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᏁᏦᏍᎩ ᏓᎾᎵᎪᏂᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏁᏦᏗ ᎦᏃᎯᎵᏒᎢ.
“In (the) stickball drawing, I was told that there’s a story about a guy; he cheated in stickball because he picked the ball up with his hands; and you’re not supposed to do that.
“ᎥᎿᎾᏂ (ᎾᏍᎩ) ᎠᏁᏦᏗ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎢ, ᎥᎩᏃᎯᏎᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏏᏴᏫ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏂᎬᎮᏗ; ᎤᎶᏄᎮᏢᎢ ᎠᎾᏁᏦᏍᎬᎢ ᏂᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎤᏬᏰᏂᏊ ᎬᏗ ᎤᏟᏔᎩᏒᎢ ᎠᏁᏦᏙᏗ: ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᎥᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᏗ ᏱᎩ.
And he threw the stickball really hard, and it got stuck in the sky and it became the moon.
ᎠᎴ ᏍᏓᏱ ᏭᏗᎾᏒᎢ ᎠᏁᏦᏙᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏗᎨᏒᎢ ᎬᏩᎬᏘ ᏫᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏓ ᎤᏒᎢ ᎡᎯ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ.
That’s like a reminder to not cheat.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏅᏓᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᎥᏝ ᎦᎶᏄᎮᏗ ᎢᎩ.
So in that drawing, it’s got little…moon bursts because of that story,” Gonzales said.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ Ꮎ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎢ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏗᎢ...ᏅᏓ ᎤᏒᎢ ᎡᎯ ᏂᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏦᎩᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ,” Gonzales Z ᎢᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.
“I like things that don’t look like real things, if that makes sense.
“ᎠᎩᎸᏉᏙᏗᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎰᏩᏭᏊ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎡᎵᏍᏗ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎬᏰᎵᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ.
It’s like an interpretation of a real thing instead of copying it.
ᎾᏍᎩᏯᏃ ᏯᏁᏟᏔᏂ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎰᏩ ᏱᎩ ᎠᏏᏅ ᎤᏣᏘᎾ ᏱᏮᎩᎠ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ.
I like to interpret.”
ᎠᎩᎸᏉᏙᎢ ᎠᏆᏁᏟᏙᏗᎢ.”
Her painting “Digvyaluyv” (Pieces) features body parts such as an arm and a leg that she said are a “comment on how fragmented our culture is” and that “hopefully one day we can unite all the pieces.”
ᎾᏍᎩᎬ ᏧᏤᎵᎢ ᏧᏑᏫᏒᎢ “ᏗᎬᏯᎷᏴᎢ” (ᏗᎬᏯᎷᎨᎢ) ᎬᏂᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᏛᎬᏁᎲᎢ ᎥᏰᎸᎢ ᏂᏚᏍᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏥᎩ ᏗᎧᏃᏱᎨ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᏅᏍᎨ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮓ ᎢᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ “ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗᎭ ᎤᏲᏨᎢ ᏥᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏲᎦᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᎢ” ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ “ᎤᏚᎩᏃ ᎬᏗ ᎠᏮᏐᎢ ᎢᎸᎯᏳᎢ ᏥᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏌᏉᎢ ᏱᏗᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏯᎷᎨᎢ.”
She does not translate the syllabary because the viewer should translate the language and learn in the process.
ᎥᏝ Ꮓ ᏱᏓᏁᏟᏗᏍᎪᎢ ᏗᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᏂᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᎠᏎ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎤᏁᏟᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎯᎵᏒᎢ ᎤᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ.
To her, it represents being constant.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏁᎵᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎦᏛᎬᎢ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ.
To others, she has heard it meant the language being constant or someone not growing up being a second-language learner.
ᎠᏂᏐᎢᏃ ᎨᏒ, ᎤᏛᎦᏅᏃ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ ᎦᏛᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ ᏂᎬᏩᏍᏗᏗᏒᎢ ᎠᎴᏱᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏛᏒᎢ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏔᎵᏁᏃ ᎠᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ.
Gonzales said her style is influenced by her love of cartoons such as The Simpsons, using graphite and ink as a medium.
Gonzales Ꮓ ᎢᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᎵᏉᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ The Simpsons, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎧᏅᎦᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏁᎯ ᏗᏙᏪᎵᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ ᏩᎦᏲᏢᎢ.
Many of her drawings include bold lines and bright colors.
ᎤᎪᏗᏃ ᏧᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᏅᎢ ᏂᏙᏳᏍᏗ ᏧᎵᏏᎩ ᏓᏍᏅᏅᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏍᎪᏍᏗ ᏚᎵᏑᏫᏒᎢ.
“I love colorful things because of The Simpsons or just cartoons in general.
“ᏓᎩᎸᏉᏙᎢ ᏧᎵᏑᏫᏓᎭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ ᏥᎩ The Simpsons ᎠᎴᏱᎩ ᎠᎾᏗᏁᎵᏍᎩᏭ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗᎢ.
I love defined lines around things…(cartoons) influenced my style quite a bit, bright colors and bold lines,” she said.
ᏓᎩᎸᏉᏙᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏊ ᏧᎵᏍᏓᏅᏂ ᏕᎦᏕᏱᏍᏛᎢ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ... (ᎠᎾᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ) ᏙᏧᏓᎴᏅᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏆᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗᎢ, ᏧᏍᎪᏍᏗ ᏧᎵᏑᏣᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎵᏏᎩ ᏧᎵᏍᏔᏅᏂ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“In my head I always thought of Native art as being something very specific…like dreamcatchers,” she said.
ᏄᏍᏛᎢ ᎦᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ ᏅᏁᎯᏯᎢ ᏗᎾᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏤᏟᏓ... ᎾᏍᎩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎥᏍᎩᏓᏍᎬᎢᏗᎦᏂᏱᏍᎩ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“I always promised myself I would never do a Trail of Tears painting because we’re doing more now.
“ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᏃ ᏂᏥᏪᏍᎪᎢ ᎥᏝ ᎢᎸᎯᏳᎢ ᏗᎨᏥᎢᎸᏍᏔᏅᎢ ᏅᏃᎯ ᏚᎾᏠᎯᎢ ᎠᏑᏫᏒᎢ ᎤᎪᏙᏃ ᎾᏊ.
That’s not what I want to focus on is this horrible thing that happened, and it did happen, but we made it through.
ᎥᏝᏃ ᏯᏆᏚᎵᎰᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏆᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏲᎢᏳᎢ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᏅᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎢ, ᎣᎩᎦᏛᎴᏒᎢ.
We went across and finished.
ᏙᎩᎾᏗᏫᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎩᏍᏆᏛᎢ.
We’re stronger because of it.
ᎣᎦᏟᏂᎩᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎬᏩᎵᏍᏔᏅ.
I like to show that we’re innovative and that we’re doing more and we’re doing better.”
ᎠᎩᎸᏉᏙᎢᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒᎢ ᎢᏯᏋᏁᏗᎢ ᎢᏤᎢ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎪᏙᎢ ᏃᏣᏛᏁᎭ ᎠᎴ ᏓᏤᏝ ᏃᏣᏛᏁᎭ.”
Gonzales earned a fine arts degree from Northeastern State University and hopes to expand her art by entering more shows, attending art markets and learning more about screen-printing to start selling her designs on T-shirts.
Gonzales Z ᎤᏁᏎᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏍᏆᏛᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎤᏁᏎᎢ ᎥᎿᎾᏂ ᎤᏴᏢᎢᎧᎸᎬᎢ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᎬᎢ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏌᏐᎢ ᎤᏁᏉᎢᏍᏗᎢ ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎲᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏖᎳᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᏗᎾᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎲᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᏓᏅᏁᎲᎢ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏚᎾᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎢ, ᎤᏖᎳᏗᏍᏗᎢ ᏗᎾᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎲᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏅᏔᏅᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎤᎪᏗ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ ᎠᏱᏙᎳᏛᎢ-ᏓᏂᎴᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎴᏅᏗᎢ ᏕᎦᎾᏕᏴᎢ ᏧᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎢ ᎥᎿ ᏗᎿᏬᎢ.
Eating healthy on a budget
Eating healthy on a budget
Eating healthy on a tight budget is a possibility for families if they make minor changes in the way they shop, plan and cook meals.
ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎣᎦᏎᏍᏛᎢ ᏂᏛᎬᏁᎲᎢ ᎠᏕᎳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᎢ ᏱᎦᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎠᏂᏏᏓᏁᎸᎢ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏍᏗᎩᏓ ᏳᏂᏁᏟᏴᏌ ᎾᏅᏛᏁᎲᎢ ᎠᎾᏓᎿᏁᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏢᏅᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏳᎾᏓᏍᏓᏴᏂ.
Many people believe they can’t eat healthy on a budget, but that’s not true, Denise Goss, clinical dietitian and dietician advisor at the Three Rivers Health Center, said.
ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏐᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎬᏩᎾᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎠᏕᎳ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏛᎢ ᏂᏓᏅᏁᎲᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎰᏩ ᏱᎩ, Denise Goss, ᎦᎾᎦᏙᎢ ᎠᏓᏃᎯᏎᎯ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᏗᎢ ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗᎢ ᎥᎿ Three Rivers Health Center, ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“One of the big things is for people to plan ahead,” she said.
“ᏌᏉᏃ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎢᏳᏛᏁᏗᎢ ᎠᏏᏴᏫ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎯᎶᏍᏗ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“Don’t go into the grocery store without making a grocery list first and planning out the meals for the week.”
“ᎨᏍᏗᏃ ᏩᏴᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎠᏓᎾᏅᎢ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᏅᎪᏪᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᎾᏁᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᎯᎶᏍᏗ ᏂᏛᎵᏍᏓᏴᏂᏒᎢ ᏑᎾᏙᏓᏩᏍᏗ ᎠᎵᎠᎵᏒᎢ.”
She said people tend to make “impulse buys” when they don’t make grocery lists and stick to them.
ᎢᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ ᎢᎦᏓ ᏴᏫ “ᎾᏓᏅᏖᏢᎾ ᎤᏂᏩᏒᏍᎪᎢ” ᏄᏃᏪᎳᏅᏂ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᎾᏁᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ Ꮓ ᏂᏓᏂᏍᏓᏩᏕᎬᎾ.
“They’ll spend more on food than they actually need,” Goss said.
“ᎤᎪᏓ ᏚᎾᎵᎬᏩᎳᏁᎰᎢ ᎤᏂᏩᏒᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏂᏂᎬᎾᏊ ᏱᎩ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ Goss.
“A lot of times they’ll buy extra things like pop, chips and cookies.
“ᏭᎪᏛᏃ ᏗᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᏁᎩᏍᎪᎢ, ᏄᎾ ᎤᏍᏓᎦᏴᎯᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏚ ᎤᏂᎦᎾᏍᏗ.
Those types of things aren’t nutritious but do cost a lot and add up on that grocery bill.”
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎢᏭᏍᏗ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏚᏳᎪᏓ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎠᏎᏃ ᏍᏈᏍᏗᏭ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎧᏅᏉᎪᎩ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎣᏩᏍᎬᎢ.”
Shopping for generic brands of commonly used groceries is another way to save money.
ᎥᏓᎾᏁᏍᎬᏃ ᎦᏲᏟ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᏴᎵᏏᏅᏛᏓ ᎠᏕᎳ.
“They’re going to be less expensive and have just as much as far as quality goes as brand names,” she said.
“ᎠᎦᏲᏞᏍᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏠᏱᏊ ᎢᏲᏍᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎪᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
Purchasing fruits and vegetables – the staples of a healthy diet and meal – in season will save money, too.
ᏲᏩᏍᎦ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏫᏒᏅᎢ ᎤᏛᏒᎢ - ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏓᏤᏝ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎬᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ - ᎠᎴ ᏓᏓᏁᏟᏴᏎᎬᎢ ᎠᏕᎳ ᏴᎵᏏᏅᏓ, ᎾᏍᏊ.
“If you can’t get them in season, do the canned or frozen,” Goss said.
“ᎢᏳᏃ ᎬᏣᏩᏛᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏓᏓᏁᏟᏴᏎᎬᎢ, ᎦᎵᏟᏔᏅᎢ ᎯᎩᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴᏱᎩ ᎦᏁᏍᏓᎳᏗᏍᏔᏅᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ Goss.
If vegetables must be bought canned, she advised rinsing them in water before cooking to get rid of the extra sodium from the canning process.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏫᏒᏅᎢ ᎤᏕᏅᎢ ᎦᏟᏔᏅᎢ ᎠᏎᎢ ᎠᏩᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎢᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎠᎹᎭ ᏗᏟᏰᏗ ᎥᎦᏲᎶᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎻ ᎤᎵᏥᏛᎢ ᎠᏏᏉ ᏅᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎬᎾ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏅᏑᏴᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏂᏟᏔᏅᏍᎬᎢ.
Canned fruits should also be rinsed to rid the syrups and sugars.
ᎤᏓᏔᏅᎢ ᎦᏟᏔᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎠᎹᎭ ᏱᏛᎫᎯᎶᏣ ᎥᎦᏲᎶᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎤᎦᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ ᎠᏑᏯᎾᎥᎢ.
In the summer, people can shop at local farmers markets to buy locally grown produce, which is fresher than store produce.
ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᎪᎩ, ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭᏃ ᎡᏍᎦᏂᏃ ᏗᏂᎶᎩᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏅᏔᏅᏍᎬᎢ ᏱᏓᏂᏩᎯᏏ ᎠᏫᏒᏅᎢ ᎤᏛᏒᎢ, ᏓᏤᏝᏃ ᎠᏏᏅ ᎠᏓᎾᏅᎢ ᏲᏩᏍᎦ ᎠᏫᏒᏅᎢ ᎤᏕᏅᎢ.
“When you can, buy locally,” she said.
“ᏴᎦᏟᏛᏅᏍᎦᏃ, ᎡᏍᎦᏂᏊ ᎠᏩᎯᏍᏗ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“Clip coupons for items they’d normally purchase, and don’t clip the ones on items they don’t usually buy.”
“ᏗᏂᎶᎩᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏂᏅᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᏓᏤᏝ.
They are a great resource for people because usually they’re going to be fresher and they don’t have to worry about what’s on them, like pesticides.”
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏓᏤᏝ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫ ᎬᏩᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᏂᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎩᎳᏊ ᎠᏕᏓ ᎨᏐᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝᏃ ᎤᏁᎷᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᎦᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᏅᎵᏰᎥᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏍᎪᏱ ᏗᎯᏍᏙᏗ,”
Or better yet, growing a garden to get those fruits and vegetables is another option, Goss said.
ᎠᎴᏱᎩ, ᏴᏫᏒᎠᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᎩᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏫᏒᏅᎢ ᎤᏛᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎢ ᏱᎬᏛᏁᏗ. ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ Goss.
Another money-saving tip is to clip coupons from the newspaper.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᏓᎴ ᏱᎬᏛᏁᏗ ᎠᏕᎳ-ᎠᎵᏏᏅᏙᏗᎢ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᎦᎴᏱᏔᏅᎢ ᏕᎪᏪᎸᎢ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎠᎦᏲᎶᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᏩᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᏕᎪᏪᎸᎢ ᏗᎪᏣᎴᏍᏗ.
“Look at the sales ads in the newspaper and plan your menus around those sale items,” she said.
“ᏗᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎦᏲᏟ ᏚᏂᎬᏩᎶᏛ ᎥᎿ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎦᎴᏱᏔᏅᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎫᎪᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗᏃ ᏣᏤᎵᎢ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏔᏓᏍᏓᏴᏂᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏣᎿᎥᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
Making meals from scratch is cheaper and healthier than making boxed meals, she said. Some meals to make from scratch include beans, stew or chili, which can be prepared in large quantities then reheated later for another dinner or lunches.
ᎢᎦᏓᏃ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᏍᏓᏥ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏠᏯᏍᏗᎭ ᏚᏯᎢ, ᎠᏫᏒᏅᎢ ᎤᎦᎹ ᎠᎴ ᏥᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᎢ ᎤᎪᏗᏓ ᏴᎦᎥᎦ ᎾᏊᏃ ᎠᏟᎠᎵᏒᏃ ᏴᏙᏓ ᎤᏒᎯᏰᏱ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎠᎴᏱᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎡᎯ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ.
These meals also allow for beans as meat substitutes, which is cheaper.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᏚᏯ ᎾᏍᎩᏊ ᎭᏫᏯᎢ ᎤᏠᏱᏊ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᎦᏲᏝ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏓ.
“Try using beans in recipes for a protein source instead of meat,” she said.
“ᎭᏁᏟᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏚᏯ ᎥᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎬᎢ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎠᏏᏅ ᎭᏫᏯᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“(Use) half and half – half beans and meat – for chili or tacos to save a little bit of money, too.”
“(ᎬᏙᏗ) ᎠᏰᏟ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏰᏟ-ᎠᏰᏟ ᏱᎦᎢ ᏚᏯᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎭᏫᏯ - ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎵ ᏴᎪᏢᏍᎦ ᎠᎴᏱᎩ ᏔᎪᏏ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᎵᏏᏅᏙᏗ ᎠᏕᎳ, ᎾᏍᏊ.”
Shoppers can also buy their items in bulk sizes, which allows a larger quantity of product for a cheaper price than buying several small quantities, she said.
ᎠᎾᏓᎾᏁᏍᎩᏃ ᏱᏂᏩᎭ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎤᏔᎾ ᏕᎦᎸᏛᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᏟᏗᎰᎢ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎦᏟᏗᏓᏅᎢ ᏯᎦᏲᏟᏃ ᏱᏚᎬᎶᏗ ᎠᏏᏅ ᏲᏩᏍᎦ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᎸᏛᎢ, ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
Some of those include pasta, dried beans, generic bagged cereals and meat, which can be frozen in smaller portions for future meals.
ᎢᎦᏓᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᎦᎸᏅᎢ ᎢᏧᏍᏗ, ᎤᏂᎧᏲᏓ ᏚᏯ, ᎠᎦᏲᏟ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᎧᏲᏓ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ ᎡᎯ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎭᏫᏯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᏃ ᎠᎦᏲᏟ ᏱᏗᎬᏁᎸᎢ ᏱᏛᎦᏁᏍᏓᎳᏗᏍᏗ ᎤᏩᎬᏗᏗᏒᎢ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ.
Also, allowing the children to help plan the menu, shop and prepare meals will get them excited about eating healthier, Goss said.
ᎠᎴᎾᏍᎩᏊ, ᎠᎵᏍᎪᏟᏗᎰᎢ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᎯᏓᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏢᏅᎢ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎬᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏓᎾᏁᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏙ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏳᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ, ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“Have a family fun night where they pick out a healthy recipe they want to have one night, and let them help,” she said.
“ᎠᏂᏏᏓᏁᎸᎢ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎬᏩᏂᏰᎸᏗ ᏓᏤᏢᎢ ᎬᏳᎾᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎤᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎵᏍᎪᏟᏓᏁᏗ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“Let them be a part of it when you’re planning your menu for the week, and ask them what they want for the week.
“ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏊ ᎤᎾᎵᏖᎳᏗᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏢᎢ ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎠᏟᎠᎵᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏛᏛᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᎲᎢ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎠᏟᎠᎵᏒᎢ.
Have a list of meals for the week. Kids like that.”
ᏗᏂᏲᏟᏃ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏙᎢ.”
‘Mankiller’ premieres June 19 at LA Film Festival
‘Mankiller’ premieres June 19 at LA Film Festival
The “Mankiller” documentary highlighting former Principal Chief Wilma P. Mankiller’s life was slated to premiere on June 19 during the 2017 LA Film Festival at the ArcLight Cinemas.
ᎾᏍᎩ “Mankiller” ᎪᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᎨᏒ Wilma P. Mankiller ᎤᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᏪᎳ ᎤᎾᏓᏴᎳᏙᏗ ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 19 ᎾᎿ 2017 LA Film ᏓᎾᏓᏴᎳᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎾᎿ ArcLight Cinemas.
Valerie Red-Horse Mohl, producer and director of the documentary, said she is “thrilled” the documentary will be premiered during the festival.
Valerie Red-Horse Mohl, ᏗᎪᏢᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎧᏃᎯᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᎪᏪᎵ, ᎠᏗᏍᎬ “ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎬ” ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎾᎿ ᏛᎾᏓᏴᎳᏔᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᎸᎡᎲᎢ.
“We’re thrilled that Los Angeles Film Festival offered us a slot in their competition and also to premiere it as a world premiere,” she said.
“ᎢᎦ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎣᎩᏰᎸ ᎾᎿ Los Angeles Film Festival ᎣᎦᏛᏛᏅᎯ ᏲᎦᏚᎵ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏠᏅᏛ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎾᏓᎪᎾᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᏃᎴᏍᏊ premiere ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
Red-Horse Mohl said the approximately hour-long documentary focuses on the late chief’s life from her early years until her death on April 6, 2010.
Red-Horse Mohl ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᏑᏟᎶᏓ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎠᏓᏴᎳᏛᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎤᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᎤᎳᏂᏙᎸ ᎢᎬᏱᎯᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎶᏐᎯ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎧᏬᏂ ᏑᏓᎵᏁ ᏔᎵ ᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ.
Mankiller served as principal chief from 1985-95.
Mankiller ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ 1985—95 ᎢᎪᎯᏓ.
“I think the meat of the documentary is the (19)60s, (19)70s and (19)80s, and when you look at how her life evolved through that timeframe.
“ᎨᎵᎠ ᏙᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ (19)60’s, (19)70’s ᎠᎴ (19)80s, ᎠᎴ ᏱᏣᎦᏎᏍᏔᎾ ᎤᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏕᎶᏪᎳ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Her family was relocated to San Francisco from Oklahoma on pretty much a forced removal program,” she said.
ᎠᏂᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏂᎩᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ San Francisco ᏭᏂᎶᏒ ᏂᏓᏳᎾᏂᎩᏓ ᎣᎦᎵᎰᎹ ᏙᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏫᎨᏥᏌᏙᏴ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᎯ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“It was such a negative for her that she was crying and everyone was upset but as you see the film evolve you come to understand that San Francisco became so important to her development.
“ᎢᎦ Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎨᏎ ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᎠᏠᏱᎲᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏓ Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏳᏂᏰᎸᏎ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏔᎦᏙᏍᏔᏂ ᏘᎪᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏙᎵᏣ ᎾᏍᎩ San Francisco ᎤᏓᎴᏅᎲ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏓ ᏄᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᎾᎿᎢ.
She actually embraced the movement of the San Francisco of the (19)60s.”
ᎢᎦᏃ ᎤᎴᏅᎲ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎾᎿ San Francisco ᎾᏍᎩ ᏐᏁᎳᏚ ᎢᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏑᏓᎵᏍᎪ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒᎢ.”
Red-Horse Mohl said she is working with fellow producer Gale Anne Hurd, of Valhalla Entertainment, who is known as the “First Lady of Sci-Fi” and has produced films such as “The Terminator,” “Aliens” and is an executive producer on “The Walking Dead.”
Red-Horse Mohl ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮ ᎾᏍᎩ producer Gale Anne Hurd, ᎾᏍᎩ Valhalla Entertainment, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏅᏛᎢ “First Lady of Sc-Fi” ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᎧᎲ ᏗᎪᏢᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᏴᎳᏙᏗ ᏯᏛᎾ “The Terminator,” “Aliens” ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᎪᏢᏍᎦ “The Walking Dead.”
Red-Horse Mohl said for the documentary they worked with Mankiller’s widow, Charlie Soap; daughters Gina and Felicia Olaya, locals to Oklahoma; and countless influential people across the country such as former President Bill Clinton and female activist Gloria Steinem.
Red- Horse Mohl ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᎿ ᎪᏪᎳᏅᎢ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎴ ᎾᎿ ᎤᏪᎧᎯᏴ Mankiller’s ᎤᎾᏁᎳᏛᎢ, Charlie Soap; ᏧᏪᏣ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ Gina ᎠᎴ Felicia Olaya, ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎹ ᎠᏁᎯᏨ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎪᏓ ᎬᏬᎵᎦ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ Bill Clinton ᎠᎴ ᎠᎨᏯ Gloria Steinem ᏧᏙᎩᏓ.
“You hear from, and I love this, a couple of people who lived in Bell, the community where she brought water.
“ᏕᎭᏛᎩᏍᎪ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏥᎨᏳ ᎯᎠ, ᎠᏂᏔᎵᎭ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎠᏂᏁᎳ ᎤᎭᎸᏃ, ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎾᎿ ᎠᎹ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᎢ.
At the same time you also hear from Bill Clinton who talks about her and gives her the Medal of Freedom award.”
ᎾᎯᏳ ᎠᏛᎪᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ Bill Clinton ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏁᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏯᏠᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏙᎯ ᎠᎦᏁᎴᎢ.”
She said while watching the documentary the audience will see glimpses into Mankiller’s life with recorded footage of the former chief as well as shots of locations in Oklahoma such as Tahlequah, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, as well as in San Francisco.
ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᏧᎦᏙᏍᏕᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎳᏅ ᎤᎾᎦᏙᏍᏗ ᎡᎵᏊ ᏯᏂᎪᏩᏔ ᎾᏍᎩ Mankiller ᎤᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᎨᏎ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦᏓ ᏣᎦᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎠᎭᏂ ᎣᎦᎵᎰᎹ ᏯᏛᎾ ᏓᎵᏆ, ᏔᎳᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᎵᎰᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᏃᎴᏍᏊ San Francisco.
Red-Horse Mohl said now more than ever Mankiller’s message is “relevant.”
Red-Horse Mohl ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ Mankiller’s ᎤᏬᏂᏏ ᎾᏍᎩ “ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ”.
“After we got into it and really kind of started pealing the layers of the onion back and understanding how incredible she was and how much adversity she faced she turned everything positive and just her overall message of how she succeeded in politics by being kind and having integrity.
“ᎣᏂᏃ ᏬᎩᏴᏟ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎤᏠᏯ ᎹᏒᎩ ᏴᎦᏁᎦᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎪᏢᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᏓᎪᎵᏱᏍᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎦᏛᎴᏒ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎤᏬᏂᏏ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏫᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎠᏙᎩᏯᏛ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎠᎴ ᎧᎵᏬᎯ.
All of those things started coming through, and I just started to feel like I had a huge responsibility to honor her memory and her legacy, but not just as a biography, more as a message,” she said.
ᏂᎦᏓ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏟᎢᎸᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᏕᎶᎰᏒ ᎤᎪᏓ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏳᏍᏛ ᎤᎴᏂᏙᎸ, ᎠᏎᏃ Ꮭ ᎧᏃᎮᏢᏊ ᎢᎦᎢ, ᎤᎪᏛ ᎤᎾᏛᎪᏗ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“I even think it’s a wake up call to the world that we can achieve things by working together.
“ ᎨᎵᏍᎬ ᏙᎯᏳ ᎠᏓᏱᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᎢ.
We don’t have to yell and scream, and we don’t have to be divided by party politics. To me, I just feel her message is just more important than ever.”
Ꮭ ᎠᏎ ᏍᏓᏯ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏗᎦᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ. ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎦ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏗ ᎯᎠ.”
Red-Horse Mohl said the documentary would air on PBS but a specific date had not been announced.
Red-Horse Mohl ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎯ ᎪᏪᎳᏅ PBS ᏛᏓᏴᎳᏔᏂ Ꮭ ᏳᎾᏅᏓ ᎢᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
For more information on the documentary, visit www.mankillerdoc.com .
ᎤᎪᏛ ᎠᏕᎶᎰᎯᏍᏗ ᏲᏚᎵ ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎳᏅᎢ, Visit www.mankillerdoc.com.
NSU to host 2017 Inter-Tribal Language Summit
NSU to host 2017 Inter-Tribal Language Summit
The Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes Language Committee will be hosting a two-day Language Summit April 12-13 at Northeastern State University.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏢᎢ ᏗᏂᎳᏫᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᏂᎢ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏢᎢ ᏂᏓᏳᎾᏓᎴᏅᎢ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᎵᏏᏅᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᎸᎡᎮᏍᏗ ᏔᎵ ᎢᎦ ᏱᎪᎯᏓ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏳᏰᏟᏗ ᏓᎾᏠᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎧᏬᏂ 12-17 ᎧᎴᏍᏗ ᎥᎿᎾᏂ ᎤᏴᏢᎢ ᎧᎸᎬᎢ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴᎢ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ.
The summit will run concurrently with NSU’s annual Symposium of the American Indian.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ Ꮎ ᏓᎾᏠᏍᎬᎢ ᎢᏧᎳᎭᎢ ᏓᎢᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ NSU’s ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᏳᏓᎵ ᏥᏓᎾᏠᏍᎪᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ.
The summit’s theme is “Breaking the Inhibitions” and topics will focus on overcoming inhibitions that stand in the way of successful language learning among tribal communities, challenges of creating adequate social spaces for language learners and dealing with generational trauma caused by government policies that sup...
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏓᎾᏠᏍᎬᎢ ᏕᎦᏃᏣᏢᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ “ᎠᏲᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎾᏕᎰᏍᎬᎢ” ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏅᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎾᎦᏎᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᎾᏓᎵᏁᎯᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᏕᎰᏍᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᎥᎿᎾᏂ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏢᎢ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᏚᏙᏢᏩᏗᏒᎢ, ᎠᏓᏁᏄᎸᏗ ᎤᏙᏢᏅᏗᎢ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏧᎾᏟᏃᎮᏗᎢ ᎠᏟᏅᏓᏗᎠ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ Ꮎ ᎠᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎦᏛᎴᏏᏙᎲᎢ ᎠᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏩᏥᏂ ᏗᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏐᎭᎾᎳᏛᎢ ᏅᏁᎯᏴᎢ ᏗᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ.
The keynote speaker for the summit will be Dr. Colleen Fitzgerald, professor of linguistics at the University of Texas at Arlington and National Science Foundation Program Director for Documenting Endangered Languages.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒᎢ ᎦᏬᏂᏏᏙᎯ ᎥᎿ ᏓᎾᏠᏍᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᎾᎦᏘ Dr. Colleen Fitzgerald, ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴᎢ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ ᏗᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎥᎿᎾᏂ University of Texas at Arlington ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎢᎬᎾᏕᎾ Science Foundation ᎤᏙᏢᏒᎢ ᎠᏓᏎᎮᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏓᏂᏍᏂᎪᏗᎲᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏂᏲᎱᏎᎲᎢ ᏗᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ.
Entry to all summit sessions is free and open to the public.
ᎥᎿᏃ ᏓᎾᏠᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏎᏭᏃ ᎠᏴᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏎᏍᏗ ᎦᎪᏊ ᎡᏪᏓᏍᏗ.
However, due to limited seating, attendance for the keynote luncheon will be capped at 70 attendees.
ᎠᏗᎾ, ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎠᏗᎾ Ꮓ ᎠᎦᏲᏢᏃ ᎤᏟᏅᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏛᏡᏍᏗᎢ, ᎠᎾᏓᏩᏛᎯᏙᎯᏃ ᎠᏁᏙᎲᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ 70 ᎢᏳᏂᏨᎢ ᏗᎵᏍᎪᏟᏔᏅᎢ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
Tickets are required for entry to the keynote.
ᎪᏪᎵᏃ ᎠᏈᏱᏍᎩ ᎠᏎᎢ ᎦᏁᏍᏗ ᎩᎳ ᎬᏴᏍᏗ ᎥᎿ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏓ ᏓᎾᏠᏍᎬᎢ.
Tickets will be $20 each and include a BBQ buffet meal.
ᎪᏪᎵᏃ ᎠᏈᏱᏍᎩ $20 ᎠᏕᎳ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏕᏍᏗ BBQ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ.
Melanie Frye, Seminole Nation language education specialist and president of the Inter-Tribal Council Language Committee, said she encourages all who can to attend.
Melanie Frye, ᏏᎻᏃᎵ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᎢ ᎢᏳᏰᏟᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒᎢ Inter-ᎠᏂᏍᏓᏢᎢ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬᎢ, ᎢᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎦᏂᎳᏕᎰᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᎢ.
“Our languages are the sacredness that holds our cultures together and helps the cultures and peoples flourish.
“ᏗᎦᏤᎵᏃ ᏗᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᏚᎵᏍᎨᏗᏴᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎦᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎢ ᏱᎦᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭᎢ ᎤᏂᏁᏉᎢᏍᏗᎢ.
Our languages allowed us to converse with one another, govern ourselves, perform our ceremonies and teach our youth.
ᏗᎦᏤᎵᎢ ᏗᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᎢᎦᎵᏍᎪᏟᏓᏁᎰᎢ ᏗᎦᏟᏃᎮᏗᎢ, ᎢᎬᏌ ᏗᎫᎪᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗᎢ, ᏱᎦᏛᏁᏗᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᏁᏟᏛᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏕᏲᏗᎢ ᏗᎦᏤᎵᎢ ᏗᎾᏛᏍᎩ.
The peoples of each tribal nation are meant to be the caretakers of their language and culture.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭᎢ ᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᏧᏓᎴᎿᎢᎢ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏢᎢ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏚᏙᏢᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎨᎦᏓᏁᎳᏁᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᎢ.
We all need to work as a collective in order to find ways to save our languages.
ᏂᎦᏓᏃ ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᏩᏛᏗᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᏗᎢ ᏗᎦᎵᏏᏅᏙᏗ ᏗᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ.