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RahßeØkyeháh 2018

Skaru:ręØ Monthly, September 2018

Volume 9, Issue 9

September 2018

Haudenosaunee Grand Council

Tuscarora Council of Chiefs and

Clanmothers

HAUDENOSAUNEE ENVIRONMENTAL

TASK FORCE (HETF)

Oren Lyons, Political Co-Chair

Henry Lickers, Scientific Co-Chair

David Arquette, HETF Director

TUSCARORA ENVIRONMENT

PROGRAM (TEP)

Rene Rickard, TEP Director [email protected]

Bryan Printup, GIS/Planning [email protected]

Taylor Hummel, Env. Technician

[email protected]

Following the United Nations Earth

Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the

Haudenosaunee held a Grand Council to

discuss the environmental degradation of

our communities. In accordance with the

Great Law of Peace, the Grand Council

passed and agreed, based on

Haudenosaunee protocols and cultural

beliefs, to establish the Haudenosaunee

Environmental Task Force (HETF).

The SKARU:RE MONTHLY is the

official publication of the Tuscarora

Environment Program. You can submit

articles, artwork, photographs, editorials,

and letters of love and happiness to:

SKARU:RE MONTHLY

c/o: Tuscarora Environment

5226E Walmore Road

Tuscarora Nation

Lewiston, NY 14092

#716.264.6011

www.tuscaroraenvironment.org

September 7-9, 2018, Seneca Fall Festival, Saylor Building grounds, Irving, NY.

The Festival includes Masters Lacrosse Tournament, Fall Festival Parade, Smoke

dance competition, live music by KoKoMo Band, and more. FMI:www.sni.org/

media/, or Trudy Jackson, #532.3341 x5130.

September 8, 2018 - Indigenous Food Gathering and Tastings, SACC Center,

Ganondagan, Victor, NY. $95/person. 9:30am - 7pm. A true cultural community

experience, the Gathering will allow participants to experience authentic

Hodinöhsö:ni’ Healthy Roots, Culture and Traditions. This culturally immersive,

culinary program will include plant walks, workshops and a communal dinner by

Tsioianiio Galban, Shoshana Perry, Peter Jemison, Angela Ferguson, Billy

Abrams and more . FMI: www.ganondagan.org, #585.742.1690.

September 14 & 15, 2018- Positive Youth Development in Indian Country, St.

Paul, Minnesota, Hamline University, West Hall 101, 1536 Hewitt Ave. This

year’s theme: Promising Interventions to Improve the Success of Native American

Children. The workshop encourages the development of strategies and programs

that reduce risks and strengthen protective factors of multi-ethnic children with a

focus on Native American children. FMI: contact 218.368.6430 or

[email protected].

October 2-5, 2018-Conference on Native American Nutrition from Knowledge

to Practice: Using Both Indigenous Wisdom and Academic Research to Improve

Native American Nutrition, Prior Lake, Minnesota. Join us for this annual

conference that brings together tribal officials, researchers, practitioners, and

others to discuss the current state of Indigenous and academic scientific

knowledge about Native nutrition and food science and identify new areas of

work. FMI: about the venue, hotel block, vendor and exhibitor applications, and

abstract submissions, please visit our website: seedsofnativehealth.org/conference.

October 10-13, 2018, 49th NIEA Convention and Trade Show, Connecticut

Convention Center, Hartford, CT. This year’s theme for the National Indian

Education Association Convention is “Building Education Nations Through

Culture, Creativity, and Critical Thought.” Keynote speakers include Beth Regan

(Mohegan tribe) and Sterlin Harjo (Seminole Nation). The Convention recognizes

the role educators and communities play in shaping the future leaders of Native

education. FMI: http://www.niea.org.

October 11-13, 2018 American Indigenous Research Association 2018

Meeting, KwaTakNuk Resort, Polson, MT. This year’s theme is “Research from

our Paradigm.” The keynote speaker is Linda Tuhiwai Smith (author of

Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples) and the banquet

speaker is Melissa Nelson (president of The Cultural Conservancy.) Sessions

include: Land as a source of learning; Culturally responsive decolonized allyship;

A first foods ecology concept; and more. FMI:

Please help us rid our environment of

the Purple Loosestrife plant. There are

multiple loosestrife plants but the

Purple loosestrife is an invasive

species that will over take our

environment and crowd out our native

fauna.

http://seedsofnativehealth.org/conference/


With an area of 12 million square kilometers (5

million square miles), the Arctic Ocean is the

smallest ocean - more than five times smaller than

the Indian and Atlantic oceans. *www.gdrc.org

Frogs don't have external ears, but they do have ear

holes, located directly behind their eyes. Frog ear

holes are covered with thin tympanic membranes, or

eardrums, which protect the inner ear cavity and

help transmit sound vibrations.

*www.animals.mom.me

Did You Know . . .

When charged particles from the sun strike atoms in

Earth's atmosphere, they cause electrons in the

atoms to move to a higher-energy state. When the

electrons drop back to a lower energy state, they

release a photon: light. This process creates the

beautiful aurora, or northern lights.

*www.earthsky.org

On this episode of the podcast we were lucky enough to catch

Vince Schiffert (Turtle clan) for a quick interview before his

Tuscarora History presentation at the Great Law of Peace

recital (8/12-8/19).

He gave us his time to talk about the grapevine story, and his

background on how he became so entrenched in learning and

teaching Tuscarora history.

Nya:we for listening and we hope you enjoy one of our best

interviews yet!!

- Bradley & Taylor

Check out the podcast at:

Soundcloud - “Tusky Talks Podcast”

Blog - www.tuskytalkspodcast.wordpress.com

Facebook -


preparations for your vehicle to be

towed to the facility, you need to

make sure that you’ve removed any

personal effects - as things tend to

accumulate in vehicles over time.

Step 5.) Request a

Certificate of Destruction (CoD).

You may need this documentation

in order to get a tax deduction.

Check with the recycling facility to

make sure that the CoD has been

mailed, as you can receive this only

after the car has been scrapped. If

you don’t receive it immediately,

don’t fret, but be sure to inform the

facility you haven’t received it yet.

Before you take out your

shiny new car for a spin, remember

to take care of your current one

first. There are many ways to

dispose of your old vehicle in spite

of its condition, but make sure to

prove your commitment to Mother

Earth and be eco-friendly.

Remember:

The oils and fluids from a junk

car will pollute the

groundwater.

Burning tires will pollute the

air, making the air toxic for

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Step 2.) Get your car title in

order, and transfer ownership to the

facility so you don’t incur any

liabilities by accident. Most

facilities and dealerships will do

this for you, though there may be an

additional fee for the paper work, so

if you want to save some cash, head

over to the Department of Motor

Vehicles and follow the procedures

provided there.

Step 3.) Arrange for pick

up. Make sure that the agreement is

fully documented. You should

choose a time and date when you

can be there in person to meet the

driver when they come to take the

vehicle.

Step 4.) Once you’ve made

R ecycling your car is an

environmentally friendly way

to rid yourself of a car that is doing

nothing but sitting in your lawn and

rusting away - and can ear a few

extra dollars while doing so. Just

follow these few short steps and

you’ll be done in no time:

Step 1.) Choose a reputable

recycling facility that abides by

safe, environmental practices. Most

businesses follow strict regulations

which make their practices both

ethical and environmentally

friendly. However, there are some

companies which will often bend

the rules or cut corners, so make

sure to do your research before you

enter into any transactions.

Remember that it’s not always

about money, doing the right thing

environmentally should be a

priority too. If you do not know

who to take your vehicle to, here

are a list of a few places you can

choose.

Garlocks Auto Inc. 2360

Maryland Ave. Niagara Falls

By Timothy Burning


T he summer fun is coming to an end

and school is just around the corner.

As we get closer to fall, the sun starts to

go down earlier and earlier. Because

humans are diurnal, we tend to get

sleepier earlier too. Sleep is an important

part of any healthy lifestyle! Here are

some words to incorporate into your

routine:

Utakwneh – Bed

Uθre hneh – Sleep

Ruθrehnakare·tih – He snores

Yakuθrehna·kʔe – She likes sleep

Wahraθrehnu·riʔ – He awoke

Ekθrehna·kseʔ – I had a bad dream

θkatakwnakye·we – The bed is again empty

θatke ha – Get up!

Yetke hahs – She gets out of bed

Ewakitʔuheʔ – I will go to bed

Wakitʔuhshek – I was sleeping

Wahsatkyenhaʔ – You got up

θhrutke he – He got back out of bed

Thrutkehaʔne – As soon as he got up

Keʔ yetakwthrahkhwaʔ – Bedroom

Uke ʔθreh – Pillow

Ukeʔθruhcreh – Pillow case

Uriʔweh – Bedding

Uriʔwehe ·we – Indian blanket

Katakwthrawe ·ʔnyeʔ – One is setting up beds

Yeθkare hkhwaʔ – Sheet (of a bed)

Yakuθre hnaraʔθ – She is sleepy

Tiketʔuhe hteh – Everyone is sleeping

Rutʔuhneʔ - Sleeper

Waʔkayeʔnaʔnitʔuhthahθ – One put them

to sleep

Newakatkahkwe·kek – My eyes will be

closed

Neθkayetkahnew – They will wake up

again

θuterhakwahst – Good morning

Ahθe ·ʔnyeʔ – Last night

Ehsene hwe·t he – Will you spend the

night?

BTW: Here is the pronunciation key to help you with the letters. A good suggestion is to say letters and words out loud to help your ear become accustomed to the Tuscarora sounds. Tuscarora Pronunciation Key:*

/a/ law; /e/ hat; /i/ pizza; /u/ tune; /e/

hint; /c/juice; /ch/cheese; /h/ hoe; /m/

mother; /s/ same; /t/ do; /th/ too; /k/

gale; /kh/ kale; /n/ inhale; /r/ hiss (before

a consonant or word final), run (trilled

elsewhere); /w/ cuff (before a consonant

Tuscarora Word List:

SLEEP

Our European Cherry Fruit fly

survey is coming to an end for the

Summer of 2018. We will be

taking down the yellow sticky

traps in the next few weeks. We

would like to say Nya·we to all

the residents that allowed access

through their yards or fields for

sampling. We would, also, like to

say Nya·we to the whole

community for not disturbing any

of our traps for the sampling

season.

As of August 22, 2018, we have

had 3 confirmed sites with the

fruit flies present within the

Tuscarora territory. These sites

were located in the northwest

corner of the Nation Territory,

actually closer to sites in the Town

of Lewiston, testing positive. USDA

had recommended using a pesticide,

but Tuscarora does not encourage

the use of pesticides within the

Nation Territory. We will be

removing the fruits from the trees

and the surrounding area of the

confirmed sites. We are doing this

because the flies’ larvae are in the

fruits at this stage of their

development and removing the fruit

will greatly suppress the spread of

this invasive insects next year. The

fruits will be collected and placed in

specified bags then properly

disposed of by the USDA.

If more of our samples test

positive for the European cherry

fruit fly the home owner will be

notified and TEP will come

remove the fruit. Nya·we


O ver the next few weeks, Indian

Health Service (IHS) will be

conducting a potholing study as part

of the second phase study on the

feasibility of Community Water here

at Tuscarora. The potholing study

will determine the depth to bedrock

throughout the Nation, which will

help to develop actual costs for

laying water pipes for a community-

wide system. The water main pipe

has to be installed at 5 feet to ensure

that it won’t freeze during the winter

months. We know there are parts of

the Nation that have bedrock less

than 5 feet down which means we

will need to jackhammered during

construction.

To determine depth to bedrock, the

selected contractor, Thew Associates-

Land Surveyors, will auger down to

measure where there is shallow bedrock

(5ft or less) and this step will be done

every 100 feet on the edge of the roads.

Once the selected site is complete, the

contractor will fill the hole and

continue onto the next location. The

contractors will avoid driveways and

will not be in any peoples’ yards.

Indian Health Service did notify the

New York State Department of

Transportation about this study to

ensure that there will be no

compromise of the roadbed.

The contractors, Indian Health

Service employees and TEP staff will

be alongside the roads during this

phase so please be aware and drive

safely (BELOW: The photo is from

Indian Hill, and show’s the kind of

equipment and work you will see

during this study.)

Once this contractor completes the

field work then IHS staff will

compile the data and began

developing a more reasonable

understanding of what this project

might cost. Along with this cost

analysis they will also develop a

timeline what the next steps are

needed to move the process along.

In the past we made this information

available to all the clans and this is

how we’d like to continue

disseminating this information to

Tuscarora. Continue to ask your clan

mother about this information.

By Bryan Printup

ABOVE: Abt. 1900, Edith and her son Elwood Jonathan.


Lockport Union-Sun and Journal Wednesday, April 5, 1933

TUSCARORAS WILL OBSERVE

FOUNDING OF TEMPERANCE BODY Society For Control Of Drinking Is 100 Years Old

Indians of the Tuscarora Nation at Sanborn are preparing to

observe 100 years of temperance in their tribe.

At the next meeting scheduled to take place in the Longhouse

“when the moon reaches its full,” the chiefs and sachems of the

tribes will exhort their people to follow in the footsteps of their

forefathers.

The tribesmen will be particularly warned not to drink excessively

the new brew legalized by modification of the Volstead Act.

Addresses will be delivered by William Chew, president of the

Council of chiefs of the Tuscaroras, and by Chief Edgar Rickard

and Chief J. Printup.

We’re “Dry” in 1800.

President Chew is a direct descendent of one of the founders of the

Temperance organization. Although tribal records show existence

of the Temperance society in 1800, it was not until 1833 that the

Tuscaroras reorganized their society and drafted a constitution.

The great teacher of temperance recognized in Tuscarora lore was

named Ga-Ne-O-Di-Yo, meaning Handsome Lake.

The influence of his eloquence, with which he enforced the

doctrine of temperance had the effect of forming the original

society,” said Chief Rickard. “In 1832 there was a general

temperance society formed, embracing all the, then, difference

Seneca reservations, and in the year 1833, the Tuscarora

reorganized into its own unit.

“After the death of ‘Handsome Lake,’” continued the chief,

“Saseda-Wa of the Tonawandas carried on his great work. Not

only was he the grandson of ‘Handsome Lake’ but also a nephew

of the immortal hero of the Six Nations Indians - Red Jacket. He

was born in the Indian Village of Ga-No-Wan-Ges, near Akron,

about 1774.

The Six Nation Indians were the first in the land to recognize the

evils of liquor especially to their people. They were the first to

take steps to instruct, by an organized campaign, that the make-up

of the Indian barred him from using “firewater” and keep his head

at the same time.

“We take pride in the foresight of our forefathers in this respect as

we also take pride in the fact that we were the first to discard

buckskin for clothing and weave our own cloth.”

The century old scrolls of the Tuscaroras show that the chiefs

ABOVE: Abt. 1915, Sarah Patterson and children - Percy,

Lenora, Elsie and Edna.

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