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# The Native Ways

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- [Remembering a friend - Steve Pavlik](http://www.thenativeways.com/2014/remembering-a-friend-steve-pavlik/) - Sharing for Steve’s Memorial at NWIC November 12 2014 Most of this was written for Steve's memorial but I have added more as we have been thinking of him over the days since his departure from his earthly
- [Thoughts on Prosperity](http://www.thenativeways.com/2013/thoughts-on-prosperity/) - The challenges we face as indigenous peoples with our reservation economies is frequently in the news. From many places, there are discussions about health, schooling, violence, and the lack of good housing and transportation. The stories are so personal. To each of us they are our stories, our relatives, sometimes they are us, in the
- [Being in the Lone Ranger ](http://www.thenativeways.com/2013/being-in-the-lone-ranger/) - This past summer the College Fund was the beneficiary of the ticket sales for the Lone Ranger premiere. The opportunity, of course, prompted great discussions about misappropriation and Native star power. It wasn't an easy decision but I kept my focus on the tribal colleges students who benefitted through the scholarship funds raised by the
- [Going To places where our Grandfathers went ](http://www.thenativeways.com/2013/going-to-places-where-our-grandfathers-went/) - Recently, I took a journey to two cities that thrive with political and social relationships that are so defining to the ways of people in the USA. I went to Washington DC and New York City. In many ways these cities represent this country in ways that are both grounded in the best of intentions
- [Idle No More Brings Native Voices Native Education To The Forefront](http://www.thenativeways.com/2013/idle-no-more-brings-native-voices-native-education-to-the-forefront/) - Like many Natives and our allies across our Grandmother Earth, Unci Maka, I have joined the Idle No More movement, attending round dance gatherings, praying for Chief Theresa Spence and her supporters, sharing the stories I hear and read and perusing news and opinion pieces. Like many indigenous people, I am acutely aware that our
- [SIGNS OF PINES AND SPIRITS](http://www.thenativeways.com/2013/signs-of-pines-and-spirits/) - There is a smell of pine A smell that brings memories Bearing down upon the present day Tangy, pungent, clean The smell of freshness Carried on cool winds left behind by thunderstorms Warm in the summer sun Crisp with winter ice Sticky bark and prickly pine needles I have stood many times in the shelter
- [Red Language](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/red-language/) - RED LANGUAGE There is a foreign language That trips on the tongues of the elders Skirts around the hearts of the young Sets itself to music and writes itself sonnets and epic poems It is the language of the end The end of ourselves As indigenous It is a white language Translucent in some places
- [Urban Reflection 3 - Indian education in public schools](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/urban-reflection-3-indian-education-in-public-schools/) - In October I attended the National Indian Education Convention in Oklahoma City. It is a place of rich Native cultures and beautiful landscapes. It is so flat in Oklahoma City you cannot see the horizon and the winds sweep you off your feet as they rush across the plains looking to knock over whatever lies
- [Reflection 2 - Urban Indian Living](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/reflection-2-urban-indian-living/) - Over the years I had often heard that our relatives who went to live in the cities because of relocation, education or to join other family members, kept alive the traditions and ceremonies of our people because they are so important to their identity and to their connection to their homelands. While I know that
- [First days at AICF - being present and remembering ](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/first-days-at-aicf-being-present-and-remembering/) - This was my first week at the American Indian College Fund and I want to celebrate being in this really wonderful place in my life. Alex and I like living in this area – we are fascinated by the Rocky Mountains – they really are rocky and filled with all kinds of interesting trees and
- [More Thoughts on Being Native](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/more-thoughts-on-being-native/) - This morning I woke up thinking about a dream I had where I was telling someone about the tribal colleges and tribal people and he didn't believe me. He acted like we couldn't possibly be so culturally different and dismissed my remarks as if I was telling him something that was not important - I
- [Belonging in A Place](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/belonging-in-a-place/) - It is such a pleasure for me to come home to the Rosebud. Up until I moved away in 2002, it rarely occurred to me that I might live somewhere else. Once when my kids were young, I gave serious thought and put some effort into moving to Lincoln NE for a job. It didn't
- [Supporting Research - Building TCU Intellectual Capacity](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/supporting-research-building-tcu-intellectual-capacity/) - I had the opportunity to listen to some of the research and projects of the Sloan and Mellon Fellows and Scholars associated with the American Indian College Fund over the last two days. (Regretably an appointment with an electrician and travel to SD prevented me from hearing all of them, something I will have to
- [Reflection 1 - urban Indian living](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/reflection-1-urban-indian-living/) - Reflections on place (1) - living urban and feeling a sense of place I am going to try for at least a monthly reflection on what it means to me to live in a big city. This is the first. Having finally reached the 2-week mark of living in our new urban setting, I am
- [In Appreciation of My Journey](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/in-appreciation-of-my-journey/) - Yesterday as we drove away from our home in the coastal northwest, homelands of the Xwlemi, we felt a poignant sadness that we would not see the faces of our friends everyday. We will see them later. As we visited, I thought about the journey that I am on. When I was a young woman,
- [Celebrating AIHEC's 40th Anniversary](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/celebrating-aihecs-40th-anniversary/) - Tribal college presidents and our central office staff along with colleagues from our institutions gathered this week on the Standing Rock Nation at our annual summer retreat. This is a time when we discuss important priorities of the colleges that we don't get to spend as much time on during our other gatherings. A special
- [Finding Our Place in the Urban Sun](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/finding-our-place-in-the-urban-sun/) - Getting to know the new place that we will be moving to has been part of the last few days. Having enjoyed a road trip that led us through the Indian country of the Northwest and Plateau Tribes, we are now exploring the Rocky Mountains and the foothills and plains that lie to their east.
- [Journey West Begins](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/journey-west-begins/) - We have been on a road trip travelling from the sea level homelands of the Lummi and Coast Salish people to the homeland of the Utes, Comanches, Arapahoes and others of the high plains. Alex and I drove our Chrysler 300 which still runs well with close to 150,000 miles on, like an old horse,
- [Reflections on a man of the people, John Trudell](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/reflections-on-a-man-of-the-people-john-trudell/) - My niece graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts last week. John Trudell spoke at their graduation and it reminded that I had this piece that was shared on the NWIC home page. Northwest Indian College was honored to host the noted Indian activist and artist, John Trudell on April 25. John is a
- [Mother's Day Lessons](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/mothers-day-lessons/) - All of us have lots of loving words for our mothers. Those women who give birth to us and those who raise us. Many of us have deep connections to our mothers, aunties and grandmothers. Others of us live with a heartbreaking void where mothering is supposed to be. My mom always said she was
- [Educators' opportunities with Indian Businesses](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/educators-opportunities-with-indian-businesses/) - The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is a great organization that builds capacity, networking and business opportunities for tribal businesses. For over 25 years, NCAIED has hosted the Reservation Economic Summit (RES), most of that time in Las Vegas, I don't recall if it has been every year but it is a
- [Making 2012 a Food Resolution Year](http://www.thenativeways.com/2012/making-2012-a-food-resolution-year/) - With the popularity of New Year's resolutions, it is irresistible to write about their meaning and usefulness. In past years I did elaborate and long lists in the human hopefulness that writing it down would help them come true, Last year I did a self care resolution that was fun and I acquired lots of
- [Our Native calendar - Our own passage of time](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/our-native-calendar-our-own-passage-of-time/) - As the new calendar year starts, I am reminded of all the ways that people keep track of the passing of time and when we look hopefully toward what the future brings. The calendars for indigenous people are as varied as we are, some mark the passing of each day, some are based on the
- [Celebrating Christ and Being Native](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/celebrating-christ-and-being-native/) - Each year during the time surrounding the Christian days of the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ, I find myself thinking about how I became a person who still goes to church. My father's family is deeply immersed in Lakota religion and his grandparents became Episcopalians who had baptisms at their home. My great grandfather
- [Another Step: Accreditation as an Indigenous Process](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/another-step-accreditation-as-an-indigenous-process/) - On the 16th day of December, a working group of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) took a leap forward in the development of our own independent accrediting agency. In the U.S. higher education institutions generally participate with what is known as regional accreditation, with agencies that are federally recognized and which are comprised
- [Native languages and TCU technologies](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/native-languages-and-tcu-technologies/) - On Thursday, December 15, the anniversary of the tragic and untimely death of Hunkpapa leader, Tatanka Iyotake, Sitting Bull and several of his tribal people in a confrontation with tribal police, the citizens of many Plains tribes gathered in the sacred He Sapa, Black Hills. The night we arrived from the Northwest the cold north
- [In appreciation of the Spirit](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/in-appreciation-of-the-spirit/) - Today is my birthday. I celebrate being a Sagittarian because we are known for our optimism, we are sure everything is going to be all right, and that others are deserving of our trust and support. I celebrate having a good family and a successful career. I feel like the mother and grandmother I always
- [Collecting Indian stories about DC](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/collecting-indian-stories-about-dc/) - Our elected tribal leaders and many of our community and traditional leaders spent last week in Washington, DC visiting the Great White Father and the Halls of Congress. President Obama is generously in support of us - perhaps tied to his own experiences as a mixed race African/European American, perhaps because he really believes in
- [Indigenous People and Our Declarations](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/indigenous-people-and-our-declarations/) - The last several weeks, I've been traveling to Indian conferences and on work-related trips to Port Gamble, Muckleshoot amd Nez Perce. During the National Congress of American Indians convention, I listened to keynote presenters discussing where we are at with the implementation of the U.N. Declaration on Rights of Indigenous People and I wondered how
- [Thoughts of Giving Thanks](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/thoughts-of-giving-thanks/) - As the thanksgiving holiday weekend draws to a close and I reflect on the swirl of public commentary among Natives and non-Natives about what a Thanksgiving celebration looks like to Indians and and what is there to give thanks for, I thought I would share some of my memories and what this holiday might mean
- [Speaking of the Indian Narrative](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/speaking-of-the-indian-narrative/) - I had read Gyasi Ross, the Blackfeet attorney and writer who lives among the Suquamish so I was happy to be able to hear him speak at the final assembly of NIEA on Sunday. I look forward to meeting him. Gyasi greeted the attendees with enthusiasm for his story and centered his remarks in the
- [Building tribal language access through technology](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/36/) - On Thursday in a planning meeting about the National Indian University, we discussed the opportunity to build on our capacity and assets through the development of a network of shared language courses. I am excited about this because I think it honors the diversity of our institutions and students, respects that our students come from
- [Leadership and the redefining of Indian education](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/leadership-and-the-redefining-of-indian-education/) - During a strategic planning session at the AIHEC (www.aihec.org)board meeting, president Lionel Bordeaux of Sinte Gleska University discussed the words and vision of one of the founders of SGU, Stanley Red Bird, Sr., that tribal colleges would provide the leadership to redefine and restructure Indian education, that we would create new structures and approaches to
- [The story of an intellectual journey - Woksape Oyate](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/the-story-of-an-intellectual-journey-woksape-oyate/) - Listening to the tribal college presidents and their staff reminds me of the vision of our founders. As tribal colleges we must be focused on restoration of our tribal knowledge and practices while learning modern skills for managing our resources and practicing self governance. We use Woksape Oyate resources to grow our own Native faculty
- [Woksape Oyate](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/woksape-oyate/) - Woksape Oyate - wisdom of the people - the projects of the tribal colleges funded by the Lilly Foundation through the American Indian College Fund are being discussed at our gathering in Denver this weekend. What I have heard so far is a reaffirmation that our intellectual capital is gathering the knowledge that supports of
- [President Crazy Bull Addresses Pine Ridge 20/20 Special](http://www.thenativeways.com/2011/president-crazy-bull-addresses-pine-ridge-special/) - Many people after watching the ABC 20/20 special: Hidden America: Children of the Prairies may be asking, “What can be done to help?” The special depicted the daily lives of young people on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, home of one of the poorest counties in the United States. Like ABC reporter Diane

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