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Delaware Tribe

Kansas tribe celebrates anniversary of removal from Cherokee Nation

By The Herald Staff  |  The Ottawa Herald

The Munsee Tribe of Kansas ancestors endured many hardships fighting for their lives and land.

The Munsees were nearly driven to Cherokee Nation 153 years ago.

In 1868, a treaty was proposed by Kansas Sen. Samuel Pomeroy initiating removal of the Chippewa and Munsee tribes to Indian Territory.

The Chippewa people, being Anishnabek relatives to the Ottawa and Potawatomi tribes, were going to join the Ottawa Tribe in Indian Territory on reservation lands acquired from the Seneca Shawnee Tribe as gratitude for the Ottawa Tribe hosting the Seneca Shawnee Tribe on their lands when the  Civil War forced the Seneca Shawnee people to flee violence. This Ottawa removal occurred in 1867 and the the Chippewa people were going to move there.                                                                                 

The Christian Munsee Treaty of June 1, 1868, was signed by

Edward McCoonse, Louis Gokey, Ignatius Caleb, and Moses A. Kilbuck and was read and interpreted by Chippewa interpreter Antoine Gokey and Munsee interpreter Moses A. Kilbuck. It wasn’t ratified by the U.S. Senate though.

Mike Ford, historian and researcher for The Munsee Tribe in Kansas, said the ratification did not come because the Senate was involved in impeachment hearings of President Andrew Johnson.

“Much of that year politically was spent on the impeachment and unsuccessful removal of President Andrew Johnson, who became President after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on April 9, 1865.”

President Johnson’s impeachment trial took place from Feb.24, 1868, to May 26, 1868. He was acquitted by the vote of Kansas Sen. Edmund Ross of high crimes and misdemeanors.

The Northern Republicans felt that the Democratic…

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Mohegan

Entering year 16 as a pro, Bellator 259’s Cris Cyborg explains why she doesn’t plan on slowing down

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – May 17, 2006: That’s the date on which Cris Cyborg made her professional MMA debut.

This past Monday marked the 16th anniversary of that fight. Twenty-four professional fights later, Cyborg continues to roll.

As she enters her Bellator 259 main event against Leslie Smith (12-8-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), which takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena, Cyborg (23-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) is well aware of the date and its meaning. Her team has already cranked out the T-shirts, in fact.

“It feels like just yesterday I started,” Cyborg told MMA Junkie on Wednesday. “(Time) moves so fast. … I feel very blessed for these 16 years of success. I’ve held four world titles. For me, I’m just thankful.”

How has Cyborg absorbed a decade of kicks, punches, knees and submissions and come out relatively unscathed, still able to compete? The Bellator women’s featherweight champion pointed to her passion for the sport.

“I work hard, but if you love something you do and you love your work, you can do 16 years or more,” Cyborg said.

Even after all these years, there is no motivation lacking for Cyborg. In fact, she likes sitting atop a storied career because it feels like she simply doesn’t have anything else to prove. She’s accomplished so much in her career and can still build on her legacy by leading by example inside and outside the cage.

“There’s no pressure,” Cyborg said. “I like to fight for my fans, to be an example for everyone, continue to improve women’s MMA and to do my missionary work. I feel great. I feel every day is new. I’m excited for Bellator. It makes a fire in my heart. I’m excited to just enjoy the moment.”

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Algonquian

Biden arms waiver is ‘slap in the face’ of Armenian-Americans – Responsible Statecraft

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Mohican Adventure Scavenger Hunt set for June 12

LOUDONVILLE — Those looking to get outside and explore the area will be interested in checking out a new event in Loudonville next month, as the Cleo Redd Fisher Museum hosts the Mohican Adventure Hunt on Saturday, June 12.

The activity allows participants to team up with their friends or family and race against other teams to complete a list of tasks. Tasks range from discovering local landmarks to specific activities, such as convincing a stranger to do something on camera for them.

The rules are simple: in order to win, teams will have to record their accomplishments in either photograph or video format, on a smartphone, and then send them as proof to the museum — as videos and photographs come in, museum staff will award points to each team in real-time. The first team to complete all tasks — or the team with the most point at the end of the time limit — will be crowned the champion and take home the grand prize of $150 in cash.

The only limit to a team’s size is their ability to fit into the same vehicle together, but they must stay together throughout the entirety of the event.

“Think of it as a mix between a scavenger hunt and the Amazing Race,” museum curator Kenny Libben says. “We’ve considered an Amazing Race format for a few years but thought the scavenger hunt model would work better with social distancing but also allow more people to participate.”

Unlike the Amazing Race, the Mohican Adventure Hunt is not as physically demanding as teams will be able to simply drive to most locations.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 12 but teams will need to register on the museum’s website, at www.crfmuseum.com, in order to participate.

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Lenni Lenape

Lenape Park Dam Reconstruction Postponed – County of Union, New Jersey

Union County, NJ – The Union County Board of Commissioners announces that repair work planned for the Lenape Dam has been postponed until September, due to the large scale of the project and statewide regulations that govern the protection of nesting birds during the breeding season.

The dam project was initially scheduled to begin in June, requiring closure of the eastern portion of the park. Signs to that effect been removed, and the park will remain open to the public until September of this year.

On or about September 1, the eastern part of Lenape Park, from the Rahway River to the Kenilworth border, will be closed to all visitors, including hikers, fishermen and cyclists. Additionally, the eastern bike path, from the Boulevard to 14th Street, will be closed. The closures will be in effect until the work is completed, which will take approximately four months.

The western section of the park, from the Rahway River to the Westfield border, will remain open to all activities throughout the work period. The western bike path, which runs from the Boulevard to Springfield Avenue in Westfield, will also remain open during the repair work.

The Lenape Dam repairs will bring the dam into compliance with the regulations of the State of New Jersey’s Bureau of Dam Safety, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection and to ensure the safety of County residents.

The County regrets any inconvenience to the public cause by these mandatory repairs.  

For information and updates on all Union County services during the COVID-19 outbreak, including the Drive-Through Test Center at Kean University, the Mobile Test Unit walk-up sites, vaccination information, emergency food distribution and other support services, visit ucnj.org/covid19. General information about COVID-19 is available through the New Jersey Department of Health…

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Mohegan

Concert Connection: Cheap Trick’s coming to Foxwoods in June

Cheap Trick is set to perform at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket on Saturday June 12.

Since their humble beginnings in 1974 in Rockford, Illinois, Cheap Trick has wowed audiences with high energy, sometimes campy showmanship combined with amazing vocals and guitar wizardry. Known for huge hits like “I Want You to Want Me,” “Surrender,” “The Flame,” and “Dream Police,” the legendary band has been rocking out with their unique blend of power pop for over four decades. For tickets, call 800-369-9663 or visit www.foxwoods.com

Upcoming concerts

Ana Popovic – The Warehouse, Fairfield – May 21

Dinosaur Jr – Westville Music Bowl – New Haven – May 23

Jeff Pitchell’s Legends – Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook – May 28

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead – Westville Music Bowl – New Haven – (sold-out) May 28, 29 & 30

The Disco Biscuits – Westville Music Bowl – New Haven – June 4 & 5

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes – Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield – June 4

Dave Matthews Band – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – June 8 & 9

Lake Street Dive – Westville Music Bowl – New Haven – June 10 & 11

Luke Bryan – Xfinity Theatre, Hartford – June 16

Tim Reynolds – Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield – June 18

Jackson Browne – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – June 20

Dar Williams – Ridgefield Playhouse (Outside), Ridgefield – June 25

Chaka Khan – Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield – June 25

Jonathan Edwards – Stage One, Fairfield – June 25

The Mavericks – Indian Ranch, Webster, MA – June 26

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Algonquian

Biden signs bill aimed at addressing rise in anti-Asian hate crimes

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Senate Finance Committee passes Yudichak’s tax credit bills

May 26—NANTICOKE — The Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved two bills authored by Sen. John Yudichak that will help businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate Bill 681 passed by a vote of 8-2 and Senate Bill 682 passed by a vote of 8-2. They will now advance to the full Senate for consideration.

Senate Bill 681 allows for a temporary carry-forward of all purchased tax credits. Specifically, the legislation will provide for two, one-year carry-forward provisions for tax credits purchased in 2020 and 2021. This means that tax credits purchased in 2020 could be used for 2020 or 2021, and tax credits purchased in 2021 can be used for 2021 or 2022.

Yudichak, I-Swoyersville, said this carry-forward is a temporary COVID-19 relief measure, and tax credit sales initiated in 2022 and every year thereafter would not be eligible for this carry-forward.

“During COVID-19, over 30 percent of Pennsylvania’s businesses were closed as a result of the Department of Health’s mitigation orders, forcing over 3 million Pennsylvanians out of work and leaving the financial future of thousands of business owners very uncertain,” Yudichak said. “Senate Bill 681 will bring confidence in Pennsylvania’s tax credit programs and will help businesses expand, retain and create new jobs, and invest in their local communities.”

Senate Bill 682 extends the eligibility time-frame for the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) tax credit program from eight years to 10 years. Currently, the KIZ tax credit program provides tax credits to for-profit companies, less than eight years old, operating within geographic boundaries of a particular KIZ.

In order to apply for a KIZ tax credit, these companies must show a 50% increase in gross revenue from year to year within the first eight years of incorporation.

Yudichak said by extending the eligibility time-frame by two years, it will allow companies who are now…

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Archaeologist to examine New Jersey’s Native American history at June event in Ringwood

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A quick video trip to Ringwood State Park and Ringwood Manor in Ringwood, N.J.

RINGWOOD — If you’ve always craved a chance to see some old New Jersey projectile points, hide scrapers and other stone tools from as early as 6,000 B.C., a June event at Ringwood Manor State Park is your ticket..

Organized by the North Jersey Highlands Historical Society, the June 13 event will display and explain examples of the early stone tools and let collectors bring their own artifacts for expert assessment — and possible disappointment.

The society ran a similar event in 2014, said Ralph Colfax, the historical society president. Attendees came with items they uncovered in their yards, in a family collection or while hiking and brought them forward, Colfax said. Some were legitimate, he added. Some just looked like it.

Frequently, an object that appears to be a stone tool is a natural phenomenon, said Edward Lenik, a past president of the Archaeological Society of New Jersey and the historical society’s top expert on Ramapough Lenape artifacts.

“Very often, I have collectors come to me or my office and show me their artifacts, but there’s no evidence of wear or manufacturing,” Lenik said. “Sometimes, they’re just naturally shaped stones.”

Edward Lenik, archaeologist, examines a possible stone artifact from North Jersey during a 2014 event at Ringwood Manor State Park.

Edward Lenik, archaeologist, examines a possible stone artifact from North Jersey during a 2014 event at Ringwood Manor State Park. (Photo: Courtesy of North Jersey Highlands Historical Society)

The June event is scheduled for 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Ringwood Manor State Park, which houses its own collection of prehistoric artifacts. Many were unearthed as the property was farmed under private ownership in the 1700s and 1800s, Lenik said. Farms, and other locations with freshly tilled soils, have traditionally been among the…

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Iraq is in a legal mess over ISIS

A little over a fortnight ago, Karim Khan, the lawyer heading the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability against ISIS (Unitad), gave his final briefing in that capacity to the UN Security Council. He said there was “clear and compelling evidence” that between 2014 and 2017 ISIS committed genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Iraq.

No one knows exactly how many ISIS members are currently housed in Iraq’s overcrowded prison system, but a low estimate is somewhere in the thousands. No one knows how many have been tortured or sentenced to death, but the figures are thought to be high. And no one knows how many have actually been executed, either – Iraq does not publish records.

The ambiguity might be slightly easier to accept if it were certain that every convict were guilty, and that those slated for death row were killers themselves. It’s true that ISIS was hardly ambiguous in its intention to torture, enslave and wipe out whole sections of Iraq’s population. Due legal process didn’t come into it for them. That Iraq and other countries are disinclined to apply due process in return now that their terrorisers are themselves in the dock is, perhaps, understandable.

But the way in which Iraq and the dozens of countries from which foreign ISIS fighters hail have pursued the course of justice over the past few years has created a mess. Moreover, it risks damaging prospects for a real resolution to the years of suffering ISIS caused, and extending the terrorist group’s longevity.

The burden of dealing with ISIS should never have fallen so heavily on Iraq in the first place. Although thousands of Iraqi citizens joined ISIS, as many as 40,000 fighters were foreign, including several thousand from Europe.

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