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More News from Indian Country Unique veterans ceremony Pgge 9 Spilygy Tymoo May 2, 2012 Obama names Gillette to top Native American advisory post (AP) — P re s id e n t B arack O bam a has named a m em ber o f the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to serv e as his se n io r policy adviser for Native American affairs. O bam a last w eek an nounced the appointment o f Jodi Gillette to advise him on Native American issues on the W hite H ouse D o m e stic P olicy C ouncil. Gillette previously worked on Indian issues at the Interior D epartm ent. O bam a says Gillette has been a key m em ber o f his administration’s efforts in In dian Country. H e says she’ll continue to ensure that Native American issues will have a seat at the table. G illette is an enrolled m em ber o f the Standing R ock Sioux T rib e , in N orth D akota and South Dakota. She holds degrees from D artm outh College and the University o f Min nesota. Maryhill opens new wing Tina Aguilar photo for the Spilyay Randy Smith, Ross Kalama and Andy James at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Veterans Healing Circle at HeHe. "Veterans and their families gathered April 25-27 at HeHe for the Twenty-Fifth Annual Veterans Healing Circle. This year’s gathering in cluded a unique ceremony. Several years ago, veteran R oss K alam a p u t his w ar medals and ribbons in the casket w hen m other passed away. His older brother Larson Kalama Sr., w ho is director o f th e H ealing Circle, and v e te ra n s ad v o c a te Sheila D anzuka arranged to have the medals and ribbons re placed. “H e was very surprised, pleased and honored to re ceive th e m ,” said T in a Aguilar, relative who attended the ceremony. “I was very touched to be able to , share in this event along with everyone else who came to the gathering,” she said. Close to 100 people at tended this year’s gathering. Official touts ND youth program BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The No. 2 official in federal law en fo rc e m e n t said last week his departm ent is keep ing an eye on a pilot program in the D akotas th at is de signed to keep American In dian youth from making bad, choices, and may incorporate it elsewhere. James Cole, deputy attor ney general for. the U.S. D e partm ent o f Justice, said his visit to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation a day ear lier piqued his interest in a youth outreach series led by G ary D elorm e, an assistant U.S. attorney in N o rth D a kota. T h e p ro g ra m fe a tu re s sp eak ers w h o talk a b o u t In tern et and texting safety, bullying, drug and alcohol abuse, and gangs. “Gary is bringing in people who really know how to re late to the kids,” Cole said. “These are the kind o f open and candid exchanges that will help kids think about their consequences,” Cole said the program is unique and he expects his d ep artm en t to analyze the N orth D akota results. “A lot o f what we try to do is science based,” Cole said. “I t’s n o t just, boy, this sounds Eke a good idea, let’s do it. We have ideas that ,we start as pilots. We may n o t have data, but we try to look at w h eth er there has been some success or tangible ef fects. ‘W hen we do see that, then we’re going to im port these into bther places,” he said, Standing Rock straddles th e b o rd e r o f N o rth and S o u th D a k o ta . T im o th y Purdon, the U.S. attorney in N o rth Dakota, said a similar program is planned by Assis ta n t U.S. A tto rn e y Jan ice M orley on the Spirit Lake re s e rv a tio n in n o rth e a s t N o rth Dakota. “It’s an experimental p ro gram, b ut boy, we like what we see here,” P urdon said. N o rth D akota contains all or part o f four Indian reser vations: Fort Berthold, Spirit Lake, T urtle M ountain and S ta n d in g R ock. A sm all am ount o f tribal tru st land b elo n g in g to th e S isseton W ahpeton Oyate Tribe also exists in southeastern N orth D akota, although th e vast majority o f the reservation is located in South Dakota. . J Cole acknowledged that while lie received a welcome re s p o n s e fro m stu d e n ts Wednesday during an appear ance at Standing Rock High School, in F o rt Yates, the loudest ovation was saved for Delorme. Delorm e prom oted his final event o f the school year, and promised to be back in the fall. “I ’m trying to get you guys to see what implications your decisions today have on your future,” said D elorm e, an en rolled m em ber o f the Turtle Mountain Band o f Chippewa. “My primary message to you is, I don’t want to see you in court.” Cole told tribal and law enfo rcem en t leaders in, his k eynote address T hursday that the N o rth D akota youth outreach plan is an example o f a 2010 Ju stice D e p a rt m ent directive to have U.S. attorneys engage directly with N ativ e A m erican g o v e rn ments. G O L D E N D A L E , Wash. (AP) — The Maryhill Museum ■ o f A rt celebrates the open in g o f a new w in g n ex t m o n th , after m ore th an a year o f construction. The new wing is the first expansion in the history o f the museum, located south o f Goldendale overlooking the C o lu m b ia River. M useum visitors will be treated to free adm ission to celebrate the weekend o f May 12. Events will include behind- the-scenes tours o f the new wing and collections storage areas, family art activities, an antique car show and more. The $10 million expansion a d d e d m o re th a n 25,000 square feet for an education suite, collections storage, a new cafe an d an o u td o o r plaza. The museum first opened to the public in 1940. Today, its collections include m ore than 80 w orks by A uguste Rodin, E uropean and Ameri can p ain tin g s and N ativ e American art, Mass, tribe unveils casino plan B O S T O N (A P) - T h e M ashpee W ampanoag tribe has unveiled details o f a p ro posed $500 million resort ca sino in Taunton. The tribe announced lsat week it hopes to build the resort over a five-year period on 146 acres o f land at the junction q f R outes 24 and 140. T h e p la n calls fo r a 150,000 square foot casino, three hotels, retail stores and a family-oriented water park. The tribe estimates the com plex would create m ore than 2,500 perm anent jpbs. T he state’s new casino law gives exclusive rights to a fed- erally-recognized Indian tribe to develop a casino in south eastern M assachusetts if it can negotiate a com pact with the state by July 31. T h e A q u in n a h W am panoag tribe is also seeking a casino but state officials have told the tribe it waived its right to gaming in the 1980s. Okla. Native caucus supports center OKLAHOM A CITY (AP) — T h e 18 m em b er H o u se Native American' Caucus has a n n o u n c e d s u p p o rt o f a p lan n ed A m erican In d ia n C ultu ral C en ter along the b an k s o f th e O k lah o m a River near downtown Okla hom a City. Rep. Seneca Scott o f Tulsa and a m em ber q f the caucus said Thursday it's the first time in recent years that the cau tional $40 million from the cus,' which includes Republi H owever,som elegislators have b een critical o f th e m u seu m 's estim ated $171 m illio n co sts an d H o u se S p eak er K ris S teele says there is little support for a state bond issue to help fund completion o f the center. cans and D e m o c ra ts, has unanim ously agreed to en dorse a project, The state agency oversee ing the center says it has se cured $40 million in private funds to complete the project and is looking for an addi state. Madras High School students Delbert Goudy, Nathan Stwyer and Jariah Thompson, and teacher Foster Kalama spent the afternoon at the Museum at Warm Springs learning about the Sweat Lodge. Miss Teen Navajo wows crowd by speaking Navajo G ALLUP, -N.M. (AP) - W indow Rock High School sophom ore Gypsy Shannon Pete was left speechless when she heard h er nam e being announced as the new Miss Teen Navajo last weekend at the Navajo N ation Museum. “I ’m speechless,” Pete said. “I feel accom plished and very proud o f myself. This pag e a n t is a b o u t h elp in g th e youth and that’s w hat I want to contribute to.” P ete w ow ed th e crow d with her fluent Navajo speak ing, which is seen as a great talent. Young Navajo speak ers are a rarity. Trying to re vitalize the Navajo language is one o f the reasons why Miss Teen Navajo coordina to r Mel H oskie started the pageant three years ago. “Anywhere you go — mov ies, restaurants 4- you never hear teenagers speaking to gether in conversation N a vajo,” Hoskie said. “We need to have o u r language spo ken.” H oskie said in o rd er to make his vision o f th e Miss Teen Navajo a reality it took him tw o years o f research and preparation. Participating as a judge in the Miss E ast ern Navajo, Miss Navajo N a- “My heart pounds every time I hear you (contestants) speak Nava/o, ” tion, Miss N orthern Navajo and Miss Central Navajo pag eants gave Hoskie the knowl edge o f traditional pageants. But it was the assistance o f his friends, Hoskie said, that g av e h im th e e x tra h elp needed to start his own pag eant. “I hope it grows,” Hoskie said. “Last year we had three contestants; this year we have six. It’s grbwing.” E ach co n testan t had to com pete in b o th traditional and contem porary events. As th e dtty o f c o m p e titio n moved on it was time for the 2011-2012 Miss Teen Navajo Jerae Curtis to give her final farewell speech. Curtis ex plained in her speech how hard it was at tim es w hen people criticized the fact that she wasn’t a fluent speaker or other small discrepancies that they saw w ith her, b u t she never let those bad times ruin her overall reign that she en see m e I will be able to have joyed. “A t times I did discourage a conversation w ith you in because people w ould say, Navajo.” A fter gaining the crown as Y ou’re n o t speaking enough Navajo,’” Curtis said. “They the new Miss Teen Navajo, didn’t understand that I was Pete already set as her future goal to earn the title o f Miss still learning.” During the pageant Curtis N avajo N atio n , for w hich got up on stage and attempted contestants are expected to to speak in Navajo w ithout speak and understand fluent reading from a sheet o f pa Navajo. “I plan to run for Miss p er and she vow ed to the crowd that she will one day Navajo,” Pete said. “A nd to be able to hold a conversa all the young wom en I want to say be proud o f w ho you tion in Navajo. “My heart pounds every , are. Beauty is n o t in makeup time I hear you (contestants) or anything like that. It’s natu speak Navajo,” Curtis said. “I ral beauty.. Be proud to be a prom ise you next time you D iñé woman.”
