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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 submit any of the above to Info@AmericanIndianCenter.org.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a combination December/January issue. Our regular monthly newsletter will resume on Feb. 1, 2013. Blessings to all in our community for a safe and happy holiday season, and a healthy new year. Take care of one another - there is no word for "I" or "Me" in Indigenous languages; it's all about We and Us. Within Community, there is Unity. |
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 Native Spirit Radio
Tune in every Sunday from 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT to Native Spirit Radio.
Listeners in the Bloomington, Ind., area can find Native Spirit on their radio dial at 98.1FM, and the show is available WORLDWIDE via their website, www.WFHB.org. Note that a Low Stream link is available for those on dial-up internet. Native Spirit is also available on iTunes-Radio-Eclectic-WFHB.
This Sunday, Dec.2, tune in for an exclusive interview with Levi Platero of the Plateros (Navajo).
Rescheduled from last week. |
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Talking Circle
 On the 3rd Monday of each month we gather for an informal pot luck dinner and share in a Talking Circle. The purpose of this circle is for Native Americans to socialize and do cultural and spiritual activities. This is an inter-tribal function and everyone is welcome. The next Talking Circles are scheduled for:
December 17, 2012 and January 21, 2013
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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Indiana's Indigenous Represented at International Festival
AICI would like to thank all of those who came out to represent the Indigenous peoples at this year's International Festival, as well as all of you who VOLUNTEERED to be guest speakers, presenters, and helped in other ways during Heritage Month. Your willingness to share your time to help educate the public is greatly appreciated! |
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FNECC 2nd Annual Traditional Pow Wow
First Nations Educational and Cultural Center
IU Bloomington
Photos by Amelia Chong
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Prairie Band Potawatomi Lose-Weight Holiday Challenge
MAYETTA, KANSAS - The Prairie Band Potawatomi Diabetes program
Unfortunately, American Indians and Alaska Natives have a 2.2 times higher likelihood to have diabetes compared with non-Hispanic whites.
The purpose of the program is to have people maintain or lose weight by earning points through the Diabetes program's exercise and educational activities that begin when they sign up and continue until January 4, 2013.
Participants registered and weighed in prior to Nov. 9, and a release, waiver and assumption of risk form, along with a photo release form, were signed as part of the registration process.
Participants will earn points by attending weekly Diabetes Prevention Program exercise classes currently being offered, such as zumba, weekly walks and chair exercises, and through attending other diabetes related programs, events, and activities. As part of an incentive to get people involved, the first 145 registered received a t-shirt.
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"Winter Warm-up for Turtle Mountain"Winter clothing drive for Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation
DEADLINE: December 1st!
SPECIAL! Montrose Farms is offering a 10% discount
for orders of $100 or more. Enter code "November" when placing your order.
Warming their hands will warm your heart!
  
Click on images to enlarge
You can help by purchasing warm alpaca clothing items which will be sent to the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota. Due to the generosity of Montrose Farms,
you will not be charged for shipping!
The items below, except for the blankets, come in natural colors (white, beige, tan, brown, black) and a wide range of dyed colors: Socks - $12 Gloves - $20 Mittens - $20 Berets - $20 Beanies - $20 Chullos (hats with ear flaps) - $20 Scarves - - $22 Blankets - $85 Blankets are 60"x80" and are striped with assorted bright colors; no guarantee specific colors will be available.
Purchases can be made by check, money order or via PayPal at the following email address* (See important note below) montrosefarms@att.net.
Checks and money orders - please note in the Memo section that your purchase is for Turtle Mountainand specify your color choice, then mail to: 
Montrose Farms
3750 N. County Road 950 E.
Brownsburg, IN 46112
* IMPORTANT NOTE: When you log into PayPal, please click on the Personal tab, then click on Other. At the next screen, scroll down and in the Message box please note that your purchase is for Turtle Mountain, and specify your color choice. On behalf of those who will be warmer this Winter, THANK YOU! |
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AICI seeks volunteers
Native Inmates: AICI seeks qualified Indigenous people to help serve the spiritual needs of Native inmates. We receive a number of requests from prison chaplains and other organizations and are challenged with the ability to fulfill them. Contact Doug Poe at (317) 917-8000, (800) 645-5872 or dpoe@americanindiancenter.org
Many thanks to those of you who have already offered to help serve incarcerated Indians!
Powwows & Events: Keeping the culture alive is done in many ways, whether it's a tribal gathering or a health fair that prompts Indigenous people to return to a healthier diet, thereby curbing or eliminating diabetes and other health related issues. We are always grateful when volunteers donate a few hours of their time! Contact Conny Castoreno at AICI.Coordinator@att.net
Photographer: We are always looking for videos, photos and stories about events taking place within our community. If you've taken photos or videos and would like them published in our newsletter, please send them, along with the event name and photo information to Info@AmericanIndianCenter.org |
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Russell Means of AIM had Indiana Connections
By Shirley Willard, Fulton County Historian
Russell Means of the American Indian Movement (AIM) died at age 72 on October 22, 2012. This made me recall the time I met him at Notre Dame in 1983. Bill and I went with Don and Patsy Clark to South Bend, Ind., to hear him. We ate with him in a restaurant, along with Citizen Band Potawatomi members Jerry Lewis and Francis Levier. Don Perrot of the Prairie Band Potawatomi was there too. (Perrot gave Bill and me our Potawatomi names in 2004.)
Means gave a speech and I remember two things he said: "Set your house plants free -- put them outdoors to live free." I understand people would rather die free than caged, but a plant??
He also said that most of today's problems were brought on by the white European males who ran amuk.
The American Indian Movement was founded in the 1960s to get the government to honor its treaties with American Indian tribes. Means joined and helped lead the 1973 uprising at Wounded Knee, site of a massacre of 150 Sioux Indians in 1890 by the US Seventh Cavalry.
The 1973 Wounded Knee uprising was on television every day as the FBI and Indians exchanged gun fire, locked in a stand-off for 71 days. This began a three-year period of
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The Awesiiyag (Animals) Song
For the little ones
Follow the link below to the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways website. Once there, click on the Play Button at the top of the page to hear the song. Children  can follow along to the words provided on the page. Note that names for other animals are listed at the bottom of the  page. Ziibiwing Center |
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Lone Star War Dance Winter Raffle
The Lone Star War Dance Society (many of whom support the Tecumseh Lodge in Indiana) is raffling a Lady's Wearing Robe on Broadcloth, created by Carl Jennings, valued at $1,000.
 Tickets are $3 and proceeds help offset the costs for their Lone Star Hethushka. The drawing will be held at 4:00pm on Jan. 12, 2013.
For more informaiton, contact:
Clarence Starkie
495 Samdstone Trail
Buda, TX 78610-5884
(512) 523-8144
cstarkie@austin.rr.com
Send your check to Clarence Starkie at the address listed above. Please make your check payable to: Clarence Starkie. Clarence will put your raffle tickets with your name inscribed upon them into the hopper. The other half of the raffle ticket will be sent to the buyer upon their request.
The winning ticket will be pulled January 12, 2013. The winner will be notified and shipping arrangements will be made at that time. |
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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 Rhonda.Purcell@PokagonBand-nsn.gov |
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 Cherokee Language Classes Offered
Ever thought about learning the Cherokee language? Well, now you can! Crazy Bear /Jim Dixon (Cherokee) is offering free classes, asking only for a one-time Materials Fee of $15, then the classes are FREE for as long as you attend! For more information, call Crazy Bear at (317) 784-9187. |
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Recurring Events
Talking Circle
3rd Monday of each month
AICI hosts a monthly Talking Circle, an informal pot luck gathering to socialize and promote Native American culture. The next meetings are Dec. 17, 2012 and Jan. 21, 2013.
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
Every Thursday (when school is in session)
6:30 - 8:30pm
Join the community in a pot luck and craft session. Children are always welcome at the FNECC!
Please check to confirm class is taking place.
Weatherly Hall, 203
400 N. Sunrise Drive
Bloomington, Ind.
(812) 855-4814
fnecc@indiana.edu
www.Indiana.edu/~fnecc/
Native Storytelling/Drumming
2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month
1:00pm
Eitelorg Museum
500 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Ind.
Info: www.Eiteljorg.org
Flute Circle
3rd Saturday of each month
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Native American Museum
Dobbs Memorial Park
5170 E. Poplar Street
Terre Haute, Ind.
Info: (812) 877-6007
Jane.Creedon@terrehaute.in.gov
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.
Indiana Flute Circle
3rd Sunday of each month
12:30pm - 4:00pm
Christel Dehaan Fine Arts Center
Univrsity of Indianapolis Campus
1400 E. Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis, Ind.
http://home.earthlink.net/~gwcope/indianaflutecircle/
American Indian Council Monthly Meeting
3rd Sunday of each Month
Annex Building
Boone County Fairgrounds
Exit #138 off I-65 North
Lebanon, Ind.
Info: American Indian Council
maddox.s@comcast.net
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)
iTunes-Radio-Eclectic-WFHB
Info: Native@WFHB.org |
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To have your events posted, contact Info@AmericanIndianCenter.org
The word "pow wow" comes from the Algonquin word
"pau wau" meaning a gathering in celebration to renew friendships, to exchange knowledge and
to trade skills.
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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
info@AmericanIndianCenter.org
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:
Volunteer and Membership Coordinator - Conny Castoreno
Newsletters/ Website/ Facebook Editor - Kerry Steiner
AND OTHER COUNTLESS WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS!
If you would like to help a little, or a lot, please call:
(317) 917-8000 or (800) 745-5872
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 Traci.Henslee@pokagonband-nsn.gov.
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