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Page 2 Skaru:ręØ Monthly, March 2018
Volume 9, Issue 3
March 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 rrickard@hetf.org
Bryan Printup, GIS/Planning bprintup@hetf.org
Bradley Thomas, Env. Technician
bthomas@hetf.org
Taylor Hummel, Env. Technician
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
or our Facebook page
“Tuscarora Environment”
March 17, 2018 - Skarù:rę Rez Life Event, Tuscarora Nation House,
Tuscarora Nation.. 12pm - 5pm. Join them for the 2nd annual Skaru:re Rez
Life event intended to build a greater understanding of Skaru:re history
together. This event is FREE and open to the public. Cultural and
Historical displays, lunch will be for sale; speakers from the community
throughout the day. FMI: #716.264.6011, or Facebook page “Tuscarora
History Society.”
March 29, 2018 - Indigenous Languages Day, Six Nations Polytechnic,
Fourth Line Road, Six Nations reserve. 9am - 2pm. Lunch will be
provided, and every person who registers by March 22nd will receive a
free t-shirt. Hosted by the Six Nations Language Commission. Join them
for the day to celebrate the work that is being done in the community to
revitalize our languages. FMI: snpolytechnic.com/languagesday,
#519.445.0023.
April 7, 2018 - 4th Annual Six Nations Seedkeepers Gathering, Greenhouses at 993, Hwy 54, Ohsweken, ON. 10am - 2pm. Mohawk
Seedkeeper Gardens invites you to their gathering. Seed exchange at 1pm.
The day includes sharing circles with Terrylynn Brant, Steve McComber,
Janis Brant and Pat Kozowyk, Baba Link Farm. Bring your own organic,
heritage seeds to exchange. Please package and label. FMI:
terrylynnbrant@live.ca.
April 10-12, 2018 - 8th Tribal Land Staff National Conference, Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, OK. This year’s theme is “Adapting Land
Management Practices in a Changing Environment.” Some of the topics
include Land Planning; Mapping Indian Country; Economic Development;
and more. Sponsored by the National Tribal Land Association and the
Indian Land Tenure Foundation. FMI: www.ntla.info, ntla@iltf.org.
April 15, 2018 - Tuscarora Spring Boutique, Tuscarora Nation House,
Tuscarora Nation. FREE. 12pm - 6pm. Craft and food vendors will be
available all day. The kitchen will be selling food to fundraise for the 2018
Great Law of Peace recital. FMI: If you’re interested in being a craft/food
vendor please contact Kehala Smith, 716-523-6282 or Gahadineh Greene,
716-990-8724. The fee is $25/per table, due by the day of the event.
April 30, 2018 - 2018 Sustainability Movie Series: “Taken For a Ride”,
305 Capen (inside Silverman Library), University at Buffalo, North
Campus, Amherst, NY. The movie, directed by Jim Klein (1996, 55min,
documentary), will be preceded by a brief introduction and then a
discussion after the movie will be led by Jim Gordon, chair of UB’s
Professional Staff Alternative Transportation Subcommittee. FMI:
calendar.buffalo.edu.
Coming up ...
Spring is coming (the vernal equinox is
actually March 20, 2018) and the
young shoots of life are bursting
through the blanket of snow. Chew
Road, habitat restoration field.
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Ancient swamps are a source of fossil fuel coal.
Coal is formed from plants that died millions of
years ago. The plant matter settled in layers at the
bottom of swamps, where lack of oxygen kept it
from decaying completely. In the U.S. filling or
draining swamps was an accepted practice. Almost
half of U.S. wetlands were destroyed before
environmental protections were enacted during the
1970s. *www.nationalgeographic.org
Right now there are between 6,000 and 7,000
spoken languages in the world. Many studies
estimate that this will be reduced by more than 50%
by 2100 or earlier. It is estimated that one language
dies out every 14 days. There are over 600
languages in India, alone, that are endangered to be
extinct right now. *www.bilingua.io
Did You Know . . .
There is only one species in the snipe family that is
native to North America, the Wilson’s Snipe
(Gallinago delicate). The other types of snipes are
all vagrants. The snipes are hardy birds, often found
in northern regions and sometimes endure complete
winters where there is a wet area or bog that
remains unfrozen. *birds-of-north-america.net
TUSKY TALKS PODCAST
EPISODE 2: Tusky Talks Lacrosse, The Barn, and
The Tuscarora Influence on the sport
with Dorothy Chew.
I’m confident to say that most if not everyone growing up on
Tuscarora has had an experience with the game of lacrosse
whether it be watching family members play to playing in the
backyard or playing/coaching at all levels of the sport from the
Minor to Junior to Professional.
For me that experience early on was watching my Gram,
Dorothy Chew, bring home a box full of unstrung lacrosse
heads to string and then would sit and weave until the box was
full of Game-Ready Lacrosse heads that were then brought
back to the barn and shipped all over the world.
All I really remember as young kid is the smell and piles of the
leathers and nylon strings that made up the traditional pockets
so it was really cool to sit down and talk about the bigger
picture of how weaving sticks for the Barn, traveling and how
the late Wes Patterson (Founder of Tuskewe Krafts, “The
Barn”, legendary player and coach) had a larger impact on the
sport worldwide.
-Brad
Check out the Podcast at:
www.tuskytalkspodcast.wordpress.com
And follow us on Facebook at:
“TuskyTalks Podcast”.
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Residential Well Water & Septic System ONE-DAY TRAINING
Saturday, March 24, 2018
9 am - 3 pm
Tuscarora Health and Community Center
Community Room
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Open to Tuscarora Residents Only LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED
The training presentations will help you understand how our residential wells
work; learn about how water treatment systems and septic systems work; and
gain some knowledge from the experts who work in this field.
Training Schedule 9:00 - 9:30 - Opening and Introductions 9:30 - 10:30 - Geology at Tuscarora by Bill Kappel, U.S. Geological Survey 10:30 - 10:45 - Break 10:45—11:45 - Components of a Groundwater Well by Candace Balmer, Water Resource Specialist RCAP Solutions, Inc. 11:45 - 12:30 - Lunch provided 12:30 - 1:30 - Water Treatment Options for Wells By Tia Hastings, Indian Health Service 1:30 - 1:45 - Break 1:45 - 2:45 - Understand a Residential Septic System By Candace Balmer, Water Resource Specialist RCAP Solutions, Inc. 2:45 - 3:00 - Wrap up and closing
Benefits provided to only those attending are: FREE residential well sampling; FREE
individualized site visit by the Indian Health Service Sanitation Department inspector;
FREE well sanitization; and FREE residential septic tank pumping.
There are limited seats available to receive the FREE benefits. If you are interested,
please give our Office a call and get on the list. You only receive the benefits if you
attend the entire day of presentations. The seats are first come, first serve. Call us at
the Tuscarora Environment Office #716.264.6011.
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You and your family have been stuck in
the house all winter. Notice anything that
needs to change? Maybe you want to
paint the kitchen or install new
cupboards. Maybe you want to get crazy
and build an addition! Well, here’s a list
of words you might use while you’re
working on the house after watching too
much DIY television:
Neyeʔneʔθahkhwaʔ - Pencil
Waʔktukaraʔnir – I sharpened it
Unaʔcuhkweh - Helmet
Ranehsiyuhthaʔ - He builds an addition on the house
Uhskarehah – Handkerchief
Yehskweyahcrihrakhwaʔ - Level (tool)
Yuʔnehkaru·re - Paneling
Rahkaruc - He panels it
Uhθuhkweh - Paint
Yehθuhahs – She paints
Rakwehnakyewahs – He wipes off rust
Raretahste :nih - He hews trees
Uhwe ʔkhareh – Wood plank
Yehsewaʔraʔihθhe :wahs – She pulls out nails
Yutkaraʔwe - It is rough
Yehsewatihthaʔ - Smoothing plane
Uhsaʔkeʔneh – Knife
Yeretahstenyaʔthaʔ - Broad ax
Raʔnare :wawehs – He plasters
Haʔ nyuʔnare :war – Ceiling
Yeʔtye :ʔneh – She measures it
Uhsi:reh – Rope
Yehweʔkharakwahnahkhwaʔ - Saw
Uʔθriʔcreh - Saw dust
Ucihkweh – Hammer
Rahsewaʔraʔnihc - He hammers
Utiʔθreh – Shelf
Yehrarakthaʔ - Auger
Yakehrakahthaʔ - Pick ax
Uterhyaʔcreh – Shovel
Yetke ʔθeh – She examines it
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 other than y or word-
final), way (elsewhere); /y/ you ; /sy/ fish; /θ/
thing; /Ø/ uh-oh; /:/ long vowel, /ˊ/high pitch; /`/low
pitch. *Adapted from Blair A. Rudes, Tuscarora-English.
Tuscarora Word List:
FIXER-UPPER
2018 TUSCARORA ROADSIDE CLEANUP
We will ONLY accept Roadside Cleanup garbage.
The dumpsters CANNOT accept any electronics, household hazardous waste, and motor oil (a complete
list of what’s not allowed will be posted at the dumpster site and our website, tuscaroraenvironment.org.)
TIRES WILL BE ACCEPTED BUT IN A SEPARATE BIN. LIMITED NUMBER OF FURNITURE
WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR DISPOSAL (IE. COUCHES, CHAIRS, END TABLES.)
Gloves, bags, and smiles will be available during Cleanup courtesy of the Tuscarora Temperance Society.
FREE t-shirts will be given to those who help with Cleanup, courtesy of our Office (while supplies last.)
FMI: Jeremy Printup, Tuscarora Temperance, #228-5898; or TEP Office, #264-6011.
Saturday, April 21, 2018, 8AM - 12PM
Nation House parking lot
Potluck Lunch provided at 12pm
Nation House community room
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Back by Popular Demand!
We will be accepting a limited number of refrigerators,
freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers & appliances.
NO TIRES, but we accept them at Roadside Cleanup
HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE LIST
Aerosols
Batteries
Antifreeze
Cleaners
Driveway Sealer
Fluorescent (including CFL) Bulbs
Gasoline
Herbicides
Latex Paint
Lead-Acid Batteries
Motor Oil
Oil-Based Paint
Pesticides
Pool Chemicals
Propane Tanks
Spray Cans
Thermometers
Waste Oil
And more!
ELECTRONIC
RECYCLING LIST Computers (Desktops & Laptops)
Printers (Ink or Toner)
Ink/Toner Cartridges
Computer Accessories (Mice,
Keyboards, Webcams, Speakers,
Microphones etc.)
Computer Monitors (CRT, LCD/LED)
Televisions (CRT, Projection, LCD,
LED, Plasma, please check with TEP
Office.)
Microwave Ovens (Non PCB)
Copiers/Fax Machines
Telephones
Cell Phones & Chargers
GPS Units
Pagers
Tablets
Answering Machines
MP3 Players
Scanners
ELECTRONIC
RECYCLING LIST Continued
Radios/Boomboxes/CD Players etc.
Storage Devices (External Hard
Drives, Solid State Drives, SD Cards,
Memory Cards, Card Readers, etc.)
Audio Equipment (Speakers,
Microphones, DJ Equipment,
Receivers, Recording Devices,
Headphones, etc.)
Video Equipment (Cameras, Video
Cameras, Web Cams, Recording
Devices, etc.)
Circuit Boards
Cables, Wires, Power Cords, Power
Strips
Rechargeable Dry Cell Batteries
(Nickel Cadmium – NiCad, Nickel
Metal Hydride – NiMH, Lithium Ion –
Li-ion)
Anything else with a circuit
board or a cord!
QUESTIONS? Or a list of
materials we DON’T accept?
Call Tuscarora Environment
Program at 716.264.6011 or visit
www.hazmanusa.com
ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS
(Rain or Shine)—Please do not drop items off before or after the event time.
OPEN TO TUSCARORA RESIDENTS
By Bryan Printup
ABOVE: February 7, 1943, (l-r): Truman Johnson and
Headsel Garlow. Courtesy of T. Clause.
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Ballston Spa Daily Journal Saturday, January 12, 1929
INDIAN WAR PATH ON FARM PESTS
Information Service New York State College of
Agriculture at Cornell University
Ithaca, N.Y. - The members of the six nations are rising
to war against the invading hordes of plant and animal
diseases destroying their crops and cattle. As a result of
an Indian agriculture school held at Cornell University
in December, 41 Indians who met there are starting the
new year by putting into practice the plans agreed upon
at the convention. These Indians from the seven
reservations in New York are specializing on the farm
products for which each region is perularly adopted.
Indians Keep Bees
The farmers from the Tuscarora reservation are
interested in bee culture. Because of the number of fruit
trees which they have been planting even since the state
college made a survey there five years ago, and decided
that orcharding would be their most profitable industry,
the problem of pollenization has arisen. In 1925 there
were only 350 trees; now there are 7200. Bee furnish a
way to get the trees properly cross-pollinated. As far as
is known, this is the first time that Indians in New York
State have been interested in bee culture.
The Indians of the Alleghany reservation are planning
road-side markets for selling their vegetables and
poultry. The new state road to the Alleghany state park,
running through twenty miles of Indian reservation,
gives them an opportunity to sell their goods to the
tourists and campers. These roadside markets are to be
made in the shape of log cabins and are to carry, as a
side line, Indian basketry and fancy work.
The Indians of the St. Regis reservation near Malone
are going to develop their dairying resources. Already
they have organized themselves into a branch of the
Dairymen’s League, and thus have established at their
branch of the League, the first all Indian cooperative
organization in the world.
ABOVE: Pomaroy Hewitt. Courtesy of T. Clause.