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The American Indian Center of Indiana
Welcomes You!
We hope you find this newsletter informative. Your input is always welcome, whether it's event information, stories or poems you've written, your photos, or suggestions for something we should cover. Please send to [email protected].
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Chamber to build global bridge
for Native Americans
By Howard Pankratz,The Denver Post
The Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce is undertaking an ambitious plan to promote American Indian-owned businesses around the world by the end of next year.
Executive director Shadana Dickerson said the chamber hopes to use its "Natives Go Global" campaign to market products produced by tribes, as well as the work of Indian artists in as many as 10 "sister cities" in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
The goal is to eventually link Indian businesses directly to Read more...
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Group Saves Earthworks Site
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- A conservancy group's $650,000 winning bid was enough to save one of the last privately held Hopewell earthworks sites in the state during a real estate auction held [recently] at the Christopher Conference Center.
The privately held Native American cultural site - known as the Junction Group - located in southwestern Chillicothe (chihl-ih-KAHTH'-ee) near the  intersection of Belleview Avenue and Plyley's Lane was one of six tracts up for sale that drew a standing-room crowd.
A conservancy group known as Arc of Appalachia Read more...
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A Statistical Profile of Older American Indian and Native Alaskans
NOW AND THE FUTURE The American Indian and Native Alaskan older population was 192,933 in 2011 and is projected to grow to almost 1.2 million by 2060. In 2011, American Indian and Native Alaskan older persons made up 0.5 percent of the older population. By 2060, the percentage of the older population that is American Indian and Native Alaskan is projected to be 1 percent.
CENTENARIANS In 2010, there were 255 American Indian and Alaska Natives age 100 years and over. They comprised less than 1 percent of all centenarians. Among this group, 65 percent lived with others in household, 24 percent lived alone, 9 percent lived in a nursing home, and 2 percent lived in other group quarters.
RESIDENCE
In 2011, almost 50 percent (95,993) of older American Indian and Alaska Natives lived in just six states: Oklahoma (25,475), Arizona (19,520), California (17,983), New Mexico (14,441), North Carolina (10,501), and Texas (8,073).
NUMBER OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVES AGE 65 AND OVER IN INDIANA (2011): 1,306
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living; www.AOA.gov
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On the 3rd Monday of each month we gather for an informal pot luck dinner and share in a Talking Circle. This gathering is for Native Americans to socialize and do cultural and spiritual activities. This is an inter-tribal function and everyone is welcome. Please bring a dish to share.
The next Talking Circles are scheduled for:
April 21, 2014
6:30 - 8:30pm
The Church Within
1125 Spruce Street (Fountain Square)
Indianapolis, Ind.
~ The Church Within is located behind the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant at the corner of Prospect and Spruce Streets. For more information call Doug Poe at (317) 917-8000.
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Warm-up and Cardiovascular Exercises for Elders
The link below is a short video that includes warm-up and cardiovascular exercises for elder people, followed by a cool-down exercise. It's usually recommended that you consult with your physician before beginning any exercise program.
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Reader Submitted Poem
by Kim Willis (Tutelo)
I am suffocating in whiteness
It seeps in quietly, it steals my soul.
It removes from me my heart
My eyes blur, the ancestors hide.
Wrapped up in plastic, i breathe in fumes of all that is artificial.
My feet feel no beat, my ears plugged with lies
I cant feel them, they are gone... So far i don't miss them .
I cannot walk, i cannot run, i cannot fly...
I cannot be..... To be indigenous, to be real...
I try to paint a picture of indian, suspended in my plastic cocoon...
I put on regalia, am i indian?
I dance at powwow, am i indian?
I braid my hair, am i indian?
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First Nations Films
Sales of award-winning educational Aboriginal documentary films and videos for, by and about First Nations people. www.FirstNationsFilms.com | | First Nations Films - RECLAIMING OUR CHILDREN - Preview |
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Pokagon Potawatomi Seeking to Have Squaw Creek Renamed to Nokmes Creek
By Levi Rickert, Native News Online
NEW BUFFALO, MICHIGAN--The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, based in Dowagiac, Mich., is seeking to have the name of a creek changed from Squaw Creek to Nokmes Creek.
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Galien River downstream from Warren Woods trail bridge
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The word Nokmes, which means "grandmother," honors AmericanIndian women, unlike the term"squaw." Many American Indians consider the term extremely derogatory.
Squaw Creek is a tributary of the Galien River, a thirty mile long river in Berrien County in southwest Michigan. A portion of the creek runs through the Band's trust land Read more...
Indiana has nine geographical features which include the word squaw in the name
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NAECC Movie Night
"Up Heartbreak Hill"
Everyone is welcome to attend movie  night at the Native American Educational and Cultural Center to watch Up Heartbreak Hill, a documentary film centered on the lives of three Navajo teenagers living in a New Mexico reservation community and the issues they face with deciding whether to stay in their homeland or pursue a college education off the reservation.
Thursday, April 3
6:00 - 7:30pm
Purdue Campus
Call for location (765) 494-4540
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Native American
Medal of Honor Recipients
 In the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of Indigenous men have been among the military service members to be distinguished recipients of the United States' highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. Given for military heroism "above and beyond the call of duty," these warriors exhibited extraordinary bravery in the face of the enemy and, in two cases, made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. We will honor these men in the upcoming issues of this newsletter.
 Tony Burris
Choctaw. Served in the Korean War as a Sgt. 1st Class with the 38th Infantry Regiment. Citation: Although wounded by machine gun fire, Burris deliberately exposed himself to draw enemy fire in order to expose their location. The enemy machine gun placement was destroyed. He fell, mortally wounded, but not before single-handedly eliminating several enemy machine gun emplacements.
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Potawatomi Adult Language Classes Offered
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi offers adult language classes from 6:00 - 8:00pm each Tuesday at their Community Center. For more information, contact Rhonda Purcell, Potawatomi Language Coordinator at (269) 462-4255 or [email protected]. |
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Recurring Events
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Talking Circle ~3rd Monday/ month
(please bring a dish to share)
AICI hosts a monthly Talking Circle, an informal pot luck gathering to socialize and promote Native American culture. The next gathering is April 21, 2014.
6:30 - 8:30 pm
The Church Within*
1125 Spruce
Indianapolis, Ind.
For info: Call AICI at (317) 917-8000 or (800) 745-5872
* The Church Within is located just behind the KFC on the corner of Prospect and Spruce.
Craft Night and Pot Luck ~ Thursdays at 6pm
(When school is in session~Please check to confirm)
Join the community in a pot luck and craft session. Children are always welcome at the FNECC!
Weatherly Hall, 203
400 N. Sunrise Drive
Bloomington, Ind.
(812) 855-4814
[email protected]
www.Indiana.edu/~fnecc/
Urban NDN League Round Dance ~ 3rd Thursday/ month
Garfield Park Arts Center
2505 Conservatory Drive
Indianapolis, Ind.
Info: Teresa Webb, [email protected]
No charge. All are welcome.
Native Storytelling/Drumming ~ Every Saturday
1:00pm
Eitelorg Museum
500 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Ind.
Info: www.Eiteljorg.org
Urban NDN League Drum Circle ~1st Saturday/ month
11:00am - 12:30pm
Eiteljorg Museum
500 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Ind.
Info: Teresa Webb, [email protected]
Free admission for circle only.
Flute Circle ~ 3rd Saturday/ month
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Native American Museum
Dobbs Memorial Park
5170 E. Poplar Street
Terre Haute, Ind.
Info: (812) 877-6007
[email protected]
Native American Museum
Bring your flute and/or drum and enjoy time with others making music. The group is free and open to the public.
Urban NDN League Craft Circle ~ 3rd Saturday/ month
10:30am - 12:30pm
Eiteljorg Museum
500 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Ind.
Info: Teresa Webb, [email protected]
Free admission for circle only.
Indiana Flute Circle ~3rd Sunday/ month
12:30pm - 4:00pm
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
University of Indianapolis Campus
1400 E. Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis, Ind.
http://home.earthlink.net/~gwcope/indianaflutecircle/
The group is free and open to the public.
American Indian Council Meeting ~ 3rd Sunday/ Month
Annex Building ~ Boone County Fairgrounds
Exit #138 off I-65 North
Lebanon, Ind.
Info: American Indian Council
[email protected]
Native Spirit Radio ~ Every Sunday
10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Native Spirit plays only Indigenous, First Nations, Native American Music. Lots of ways to listen!
Live locally at 91.3 FM
Online at www.WFHB.org (click the live stream feed on left)
TuneIn Radio http://tunein.com/radio/WFHB-913-s28738
Info: [email protected]
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American Indian Center of Indiana, Inc.
Membership
 The American Indian Center of Indiana now offers several membership levels, for yourself or as a gift to someone else. Membership gifts range from a moccasin key chain to a Pendleton blanket, depending upon the membership level you choose. AICI receives most of its funding from federal and state grants, which allow us to assist our participants according to the guidelines of each grant. Your membership dues allow us to create programs and services beyond the grant restrictions.
If you are interested in becoming a member of AICI, please complete this FORM and return it to the American Indian Center at the address provided on the form. |
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Your Pictures and Stories
AICI creates both the print and electronic newsletters to inform and reflect the Indigenous community of Indiana. If you have event pictures you'd like to have published, please email them to the address below.
We also welcome videos, stories, poems or articles that have a connection to Indiana's Indigenous people. All written material will be edited for grammar and spelling, and shall not include profanity or slander towards another person. We reserve the right to accept submissions based on space and appropriateness.
If you know of an event or topic that might be of interest to our readers, let us know and we'll do our best to cover it.
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American Indian Center of Indiana, Inc.
AICI is a 501(c)3 Not-For-Profit organization with a mission to promote unity and well being among Indiana's American Indians, Alaska Natives, and other people indigenous to the United States through personal, economic, social and cultural development.
American Indian Center of Indiana, Inc.
2236 E. 10th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46201
(317) 917-8000
(800) 745-5872
Fax: (317) 808-2390
Hours: 9:00am -5:00pm
Walk-ins welcome, appointments preferred
[email protected]
Staff:
Executive Director/ CEO - Doug Poe
Case Manager - Mark Bush
Contractors:
Grant Coordinator - Ross Davis, PhD
IT Professional - Andrew Nelson
Accountant - Jim Simpson, CPA
Volunteer Staff:
Newsletter Editor/ Social Media/ Website - Kerry Steiner
VOLUNTEERS are always welcome!
If you would like to help a little, or a lot, please call:
(317) 917-8000 or (800) 745-5872
or email [email protected]
American Indian Center of Indiana Service Area includes all Indiana counties with the exception of Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke and St. Joseph Counties. American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians living in those six counties should contact the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Dowagiac, Mich., at (800) 517-0777, or contact Traci Henslee directly at (269) 782-0887, or by email to [email protected].
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