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Celebrating native lineage

Danielle Campbell – Copy Editor

The story given to me about my family was my great-grandfather moved to Connecticut for a better life than the one he had on a Native American reservation. Which one? I am not sure. I know my grandfather’s lineage is Black, White and Native American. I was told his father wanted better for his children than the life of depression you can so readily find on the reservations in America. People we have forgotten and stolen everything from. My ancestors, somewhere down the line.   

I have always connected with the original people of this land and wanted to put their faces forward, but in general, I am all for culture to be celebrated, period. I am torn when cultures are clashing for recognition on certain days when we all deserve to be celebrated. There is no competition in my eyes when we all are supposed to be recognized. America is a melting pot.  

Personally, as a history minor, I have a love of culture which goes deeper than just those I know. I am an African-American woman with roots in multiple countries. I am a lover of people and want us all to celebrate and understand each other. With that said, I think the difficult history behind Columbus Day and the recent recognition by President Joe Biden is important to unpack.   

According to Native Land Digital, New Haven is Quinnipiac, Paugussett, and Wappinger land. It is deeply important to me to have people know those who have been forgotten and erased. We have so much we owe to Native Americans.   

President Biden’s recognition of Columbus Day as Indigenous People’s Day is necessary but hurtful. In the days where we are silencing these people on their lands, can we say we are celebrating them by simply giving them a day of recognition?  

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Lenape tribes visit their homeland in Pike County to launch permanent exhibit

“Our ancestors are still here, their footsteps are still here, their voices are still here, and I want to thank you for being here for us and for them.”

During a reception to mark the opening of a new permanent exhibit at the Pike County Historical Society, Larry Heady of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, based in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, addressed local residents gathered on the steps of the Columns Museum on the evening of Oct. 6.

The exhibit, “The Lënape, Original People Reconciling The Past, Embracing The Future,” tells the story of the Indians native to our region and the diaspora that took them far from their homelands in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It includes the obelisk for Tom Quick that once stood in Milford Borough and explains the story and controversy behind it.

Bonney Hartley, of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community based in Bowler, Wisconsin, began her remarks in the Lenape language to honor and acknowledge her ancestors. She spoke of the importance of the exhibit, especially for the school children that will come through, and who “will be able to learn about our history and who we are today, and know that the Lenape people are still here and still engaged in our homeland.”

She continued, “It really respects what our ancestors have painfully endured but also celebrates our continued existence and resiliency.”

Daniel StrongWalker Thomas, the Traditional Chief of the Delaware Nation based in Anadarko, Oklahoma, said he appreciated the friendship that has been forged. Referring to the land Pike County residents enjoy today, he said, “As you admire this beauty, remember us and keep us in your hearts.”

Lenape and Quicks meet in friendship

The exhibit was created from a partnership between three Lenape tribes, the Quick family, Milford Borough and the Pike County Historical Society. The Columns…

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Unami

Kurdistan Region PM welcomes UNSC statement on Iraq elections

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Friday welcomed a United Nations Security Council statement on the early Iraqi elections held on Oct. 10.

The premier also said that the technical assistance by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and international teams from the EU and others were “central” to the election process.

“I urge all the parties to quickly form an inclusive govt (government) capable to build a better future for the Iraqi peoples,” he affirmed.

The members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) congratulated the Iraqi people and the Government of Iraq in a statement on Friday.

“The members of the Security Council welcomed interim reports that the elections proceeded smoothly and featured significant technical and procedural improvements from previous Iraqi elections,” the statement said.

The UNSC members commended the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) for “conducting a technically sound election.”

Moreover, the UNSC praised the Iraqi government for its election preparations and preventing violence on election day.

The UNSC also thanked UNAMI for providing IHEC with technical assistance and an international election monitoring team to the Iraqi government.

“The members of the Security Council deplored the recent threats of violence against UNAMI, IHEC personnel, and others,” the UNSC statement added.

Pro-Iran parties, such as the Fatah Alliance that performed poorly in the October 10 elections, have protested the election results. As a result, there is a fear of violence, if…

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Students get down and dirty with epic foam party for annual tradition

HUNDREDS of students got down and dirty today as they took part in an epic foam fight tradition.

The soapy scenes were held to mark Raisin Monday – an annual celebration at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland.

Face paints and costumes made for a colourful display

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Face paints and costumes made for a colourful displayCredit: PA One couple was seen kissing in the crowd

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One couple was seen kissing in the crowdCredit: PA One reveller rose above the crowd on a pal's shoulders

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One reveller rose above the crowd on a pal’s shouldersCredit: PA

Nuns, Romans and tartan-clad Scotsmen were among the costumes on show as students were lathered in snow-white froth.

One couple could be seen kissing through the crowd as others surfed the creamy white waves at shoulder height.

Raisin Weekend sees students celebrate a weekend of festivities with their mentors, playing pranks and silly games.

The tradition dates far back into the university’s history and comes after so-called “children” freshers gave their academic “parents” a pound of raisins to thank them for welcoming them to St Andrews.

In true tradition, freshers donned embarrassing costumes today as they were let loose on the Lower College lawn for an enormous shaving foam fight.

They were then given a good soaping – all to say thank you to their older pals.

Self-styled Mohicans stood high in the air as pals clung to each other laughing.

And not a dry costume was in sight as clothes were left sodden in the suds.

The University of St Andrews was founded in 1413.

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2021 Artist2Artist fellows – Announcements

Art Matters Foundation is pleased to announce a new regranting program titled Artist2Artist, where alumni grant recipients act as grantmakers. Last year, Art Matters recognized a broader category of culture workers in its grantmaking initiative by funding alternative support structures for artists, like mutual aid. Building on this shift, the Artist2Artist Fellowship program represents a new, horizontal model of giving that was created to affirm artists’ specialized knowledge of their communities.

13 alumni grantees were selected to both receive an Artist2Artist Fellowship and designate peer fellows in their extended networks. This process resulted in 36 artists and culture workers being awarded as 2021 Artist2Artist fellows in October for a total of 195K USD in grants to artists and collectives working in contemporary art, performance, and cultural organizing. There were no applications and the Board held no veto power beyond conflicts of interest. Alumni were selected based on the following themes:

Justice & Anti-Oppressive Practices (Disability; Gender/Sexuality; Race/Intersectionality)
Geographies (Labor/Migration; Transregionality/Transnationalism; Coalitions)
Cultures of Care (Medical, Spiritual, and Ecological Health)
Individual Interventions (Experimentation, Mutual Aid, Non-Productivity)
Reimagining Institutions (Alternative Support Structures)

These themes emerged from alumni feedback that identified non-productivity, coalition-building, accessibility, and combating isolationism in need of further support. In response, the Staff and Board moved away from institutional nominators toward a process of peer-led affirmation. Director Abbey Williams said, “Artist2Artist is a way of aligning ourselves with those already doing the work to dismantle the philanthropic systems that do not truly empower artists. We want to center artists’ sovereignty to clear the way for them to build something new.” And Artist2Artist fellow, jackie sumell, shared with Staff that the process recognized:  “The networks that we form aren’t always based on the merits experienced in the outward facing of our work, and some of the most beautiful and celebratory experiences are in the intimate ways that we love on and support each other.”

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Nanticoke

Wilkes-Barre man, 19, charged with robbery at Exeter car wash

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EXETER — Borough police arrested a 19-year-old man they say robbed a man lured to a car wash to sell a cellular phone last week.

Tauhid Abdush-Shahid, of 165 Madison St., brandished a firearm he pressed against the alleged victim’s back stealing a wallet, cash, marijuana and a cell phone, according to court records.

Police said the armed mugging occurred at a car wash on Exeter Avenue on Thursday.

Abdush-Shahid was arraigned by District Judge Donald Whittaker in Nanticoke on two counts of robbery and one count each of aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal conspiracy and firearms not to be carried without a license. Abdush-Shahid remained jailed Monday at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $500,000 bail.

According to the criminal complaint:

Police responded to the car wash for a report of an armed robbery at 11:45 p.m.

A man told police he was selling a cellular phone he advertised on a social media app to a former co-worker.

The co-worker kept changing the location to meet until he directed the victim to the car wash.

When the victim arrived at the car wash, he encountered Abdush-Shahid and three other men inside a vehicle parked in a wash stall.

The victim told police Abdush-Shahid brandished a firearm covered with a bandanna he pressed against his back while stealing a wallet, cash, marijuana, car keys and a cell phone, the complaint says.

Police in Wilkes-Barre Township detained Abdush-Shahid and the three other men during a traffic stop until they were turned over to Exeter police.

During the traffic stop, the victim’s wallet was found in Abdush-Shahid’s pocket, the complaint says.

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Connecticut commences full online sports betting and igaming launch

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has officially authorised the full launch of online sports betting and igaming within the region, which began at 6am, local time, today.

This has permitted the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, Mohegan Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe to commence with sports wagering, with each tribe also able to facilitate the offer of online casino.

The trifecta are the only permitted entrants to the state’s online sports betting ecosystem, with the CLC, Mohegan, and Mashantucket tribes, teaming-up with Rush Street Interactive, FanDuel, and DraftKings, respectively.

The statewide launch of sports betting and igaming follows the completion of a successful seven-day soft launch that began on October 12, 2021.

“This is an exciting moment for our state and our tribal partners,” Lamont said. “Connecticut has proven to be a leader when it comes to the gaming economy going back decades, and that legacy will continue with the launch of these new online options for all eligible residents. 

“I am very proud to say that I placed the first legal, in-person sports wager in our state’s history just two weeks ago, and I encourage those who want to participate in placing wagers to do so, responsibly. 

“I extend my gratitude to the staff at the Department of Consumer Protection for their efforts over the last several months to make this possible, particularly since this is one of the fastest state implementations of online gaming and sports wagering of any state in the nation.”

RSI has gone live in the region via its PlaySugarHouse brand, with the official sportsbook of the CLC to be available 24 hours a day, seven…

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Munsee

Why OBX Conservationists bought the Khoury Oak

Why OBX Conservationists bought the Khoury Oak

By Sandy Semans Ross | Outer Banks Voice on October 18, 2021

The Khoury tree (Photo credit: Sandy Semans Ross)

The story of this ancient tree has deep roots

When the Outer Banks Conservationists purchased an undeveloped lot at 1050 US 64 on Roanoke Island in 2012, many scratched their heads and wondered why.

The nonprofit invests in area cultural sites, such as the Currituck Lighthouse and Island Farm. A lot with just trees on it didn’t seem to fit the mission of the organization.

To understand the reasoning behind the purchase one has to go back all the way to 1960 after Hurricane Donna made history by touching every state from Florida to Maine. Then take a deep dive into the memories of three children who visited the Elizabethan Gardens after Hurricane Donna. The Gardens were formally opened by the Garden Clubs of North Carolina just a month before the devastating storm.

“I was only eight,” recalls Manteo resident John Wilson, one of the founders of the Conservationists. “My neighbors were the Midgettes—and Nancy and Robert were my friends.”

That day, the three of them took a trip to the Elizabethan Gardens and the Lost Colony to look at the damage from Hurricane Donna. Robert’s father was Louis Midgette, the supervisor of the Gardens. Wilson said he vividly remembers the horticulturist working on the old living oak tree at the Gardens that day and it being said that – under the right conditions – live oaks could live up to 1,200 years. The first four hundred years were for growth, the second were for enjoying life, and the last four hundred were for slowly dying. Nancy and Robert also remember the conversation.

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$25.9m for Ngāi Tahu to reduce young South Island Māori in state care

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Lisa Tumahai (right) with MP Poto Williams. Photo / George Heard

Nearly $26 million will be put towards a prevention programme to reduce the number of young Māori in the South Island entering the Oranga Tamariki system.

The programme, Whānau as First Navigators, is being led by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (Te Rūnanga) to improve the outcomes of children and families in the Ngāi Tahu tribal area.

Its tribal area is the largest in New Zealand and extends from the White Bluffs (southeast of Blenheim) and Kahurangi Point in the north to Stewart Island in the south.

Minister for Children, Hon Kelvin Davis, today announced Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu would receive $25.9m of Oranga Tamariki funding over three years. Photo / George HeardMinister for Children, Hon Kelvin Davis, today announced Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu would receive $25.9m of Oranga Tamariki funding over three years. Photo / George Heard

Minister for Children, Hon Kelvin Davis, today announced Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu would receive $25.9m of Oranga Tamariki funding over three years.

It comes after footage emerged of staff reacting violently to young people in the care and protection residence in Christchurch, Te Oranga.

In July, Acting OT chief executive Sir Wira Gardiner said the facility would be closed as soon as possible.

It comes after footage emerged of staff reacting violently to young people in the care and protection residence in Christchurch, Te Oranga. Photo / SuppliedIt comes after footage emerged of staff reacting violently to young people in the care and protection residence in Christchurch, Te Oranga. Photo / Supplied

Oranga Tamariki had been planning to shut down all 10 care and protection residences across the country but after the footage emerged, Gardiner ordered the process to be expedited.

In the last…

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Unami

Q&A: Renegade Tea Estate – Putting Georgian Tea Back on the Map

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