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For many years, New York City-area gambling afficionados have always had to make a trip to New Jersey or Connecticut to hit the slots or the craps table.

Now, they suddenly may have multiple options.

Just as work is beginning on Resorts World New York, the casino featuring 4,500 video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Race Track, Gov. Paterson announced he had signed an agreement with the Wisconsin-based Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans to take a portion of land in Monticello, Sullivan County, into trust, which would enable the tribe to build a casino complex there.

If approved, the casino would not only compete with those in Atlantic City or eastern Connecticut, but the one opening in Queens in the spring.

Under the deal made with Paterson, the tribe will end its claim to 23,000 acres in Madison County, in central New York, and receive 330 acres in Sullivan County, where the tribe has already said it is interested in building a casino.

Genting New York, the developer of the Aqueduct casino, recently paid the state a fee of $380 million for the right to build a gambling facility, presumably with the idea that it would not face any immediate competition.

The Mohican deal would still have to be approved by the federal Department of Interior, which is not guaranteed. The agency denied a similar proposal in 2008 struck by then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, also in Sullivan County.

Stefan Friedman, a Genting representative, said the company would not comment in depth about the Stockbridge-Munsee agreement, but did add, “Before taking any other actions, the state — including the Lottery, the attorney general, the comptroller and the budget director — should fully assess the economic and legal impact of this decision.”

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach)…

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When Marley Fisher’s three-year-old daughter asked her to pick up ingredients for corn soup at the grocery store, she unknowingly highlighted the gaps that still exist for Indigenous Peoples. 

“White hominy corn, used in the traditional Indigenous dish corn soup, is difficult to get,” said Fisher, a registered dietitian from Munsee-Delaware Nation and a graduate of the foods and nutrition program now housed within the Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences at Western University.  

As a dietitian serving Chippewas of the Thames First Nation and one of the few Indigenous dietitians in the region, Fisher is aware of the barriers Indigenous Peoples face in accessing traditional foods. 

“We have to bring white corn in from other communities as it isn’t available in local grocery stores. But it makes you think, why isn’t it?” 

 

Identifying gaps in Indigenous health 

Born and raised in Munsee-Delaware Nation, Fisher became interested in food and nutrition after a high school course introduced her to the relationship between food and the body.  

“I never thought about how food affected me until that class, where I learned what happens to our bodies after we eat certain things.” 

Marley Fisher

Fisher went on to Brescia University College, where she earned a bachelor of science in food and nutrition in 2017, followed by a dietetic education and practical training diploma in 2019. The one-year professional, post-graduate program – now part of Western’s Faculty of Health Sciences – prepares students for the Canadian Dietetic Registration Exam.  

After passing the exam in 2020, Fisher began working as a community dietitian on Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. In this role, she offers nutrition counselling services and nutrition and diabetes programming with an Indigenous lens. 

“I wanted to work as a community…

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The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center will use a $50,000 grant to bring together descendants of 72 Native Americans held captive in St. Augustine, Florida from 1875 to 1878.

The project, “Calling Back the Spirits: A Healing Journey,” hopes to uncover more oral history of the experiences of those held as prisoners of war and what happened after release.

The National Endowment for the Humanities donated the funds for OUHSC to hold a three-day convening of tribal leaders, scholars, museum professionals and descendants of Native American prisoners of war from Fort Marion in St. Augustine, also known as Castillo de San Marcos, to discuss experiences stemming from captivity.

Dolores Subia Bigfoot, a child psychologist by training and a presidential professor who directs the Indian Country Child Trauma Center within the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect at OUHSC, is the principal investor for the grant.

“What we’re doing is bringing together as many descendants of these 72 POWs that went to Fort Marion 150 years ago,” Bigfoot said. “And to some of them, some of the families have stories. Some of them don’t have very much information.”

The convening is set to take place from March 25 to 27 at OUHSC in Oklahoma City. The funds granted will pay for mileage, hotel rooms and supplies.

“We want to give people an opportunity to come together in an event that hasn’t occurred before, and to gather any oral stories not necessarily about Fort Marion, but just their own experiences,” Bigfoot said. “And also to do the convening in such a way that is not re-traumatizing, but that we have some healing aspects that will be comforting and reassuring and soothing as we go through this process.”

Bigfoot said the convening is…

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Among the stalls of Indigenous artwork and a storytelling booth at the Rappahannock Tribe Pow Wow, Kayla Locklear and her seven-year-old daughter Hanna sit under a canopy at a table with boxes of crayons and a stack of illustrations for kids to take and color. There is an ear of corn, a cucumber, a stream and a bird. But there’s something under the illustrations that catch the eye and your phone.

“QR codes so that they can listen to the words in our Powhatan Algonquian language,” Locklear points out.

While parents struggle to get kids off their phones and into tribal activities, the QR codes are a way to redirect kids to learn about their cultures and their language.

“That’s the good thing about it,” Locklear says. “The parents can get involved. So, they take these sheets with them and then they can listen to it and practice and get more familiar.”

Locklear is a citizen of the Chickahominy Tribe and their language program manager. Her Tribe is part of a group of eight state and federally-recognized Tribes in Virginia slowly recovering the Algonquian language their ancestors once spoke. And the program has an Algonquian name.

“Omisun, which means the awakening. One of the things that we really try to get across to our communities is that our language is not dead but it’s just sleeping and we are awakening it.”

How was the language lost?

“As some of our community members from Nansemond said, we are where the boat landed. So, our tribes took a direct hit for Indian country really,” Locklear explains. “To survive, we assimilated. So one of those things was learning English and a loss of a lot of our language. But that’s one of the things that we…

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PANAMA – Panama Central School officials recently released the school’s honor and merit rolls for the first quarter of the 2024-25 school year. They are:

HONOR ROLL

12th Grade: Gavin Anderson, Alexander Barmore, Lillian Borowski, Carter Brink, Isaiah Burkholder, Spencer Carlson, Tate Catanese, Deidre Cavness, Kirsten Chase, Emma Cooper, Ava Ecker, Logan Ellsworth, Tess Flikkema, Xander Gould, Payton Gunnell, Bryce Hinsdale, Kaitlyn Horton, Izabella Hurlburt, Michael Johnson, Cassandra Lyon, Richard Lyon, Owen Martin, Jordan Mescall, Arehlyn Pattison, Kolten Rhoades, Blayne Rumaihi, Katelyn Schroder, Emmett Sheldon, Brody Stravato, Hannah Taft.

11th Grade: Abigail Bullaro, Lincoln Gibbs, Sarah Golden, Elliott Gonzalez, Andrew Hammond, Kiersten Olson, Autumn Rumaihi, Jackson Scolton, Laura Warner, Brooke Warner, Mason Weber.

10th Grade: Aniela Becker, Connor Horner, Haven Karlson, Jessica Lyon, Jack Martin, MacKenzie Miles.

Ninth Grade: Andrew Apthorpe, Alexis Becker, Lucy Bullaro, Oliver Burgeson, Emma Ferguson, Ella Lawson, Kaden Lisciandro, Alexzander Lombardo, Levi Munsee, Nathan Ruch, Samuel Ryan.

Eighth Grade: Jackson Kaltenbach, McKenna Kolstee, Brayton Lutton, Malory Munson, Matthew Pearson.

Seventh Grade: Aubree Adams, Angelina Braun, Layla Brewer, Sophia Carlson-Brandi, Leah Chase, Victoria Lombardo, Grace Munsee, Marlie Seekings, Daisy Sheldon.

MERIT ROLL

12th Grade: Kadyn Abers, Jack Ayres, Ronin Burham, Angelise Campbell, Cole Johnson, Reese McGaffick, Emily Roberts, Collin Ryan, Sean Slagle, Andrew Spiesman.

11th Grade: Michael Horton, Ava Lawson, Kiera Loberg, Johnathan Lyon, Sawyer Ramsey, Reese Short.

10th Grade: Johnathyn Abers, Jackson Burham, Kody Howard, Owen Johnson, Ryan Smith, Michael Spiesman, Avery Taft, Abbigail Trusler, Toby Watson.

Ninth Grade: Lisanna Campbell, Ethan Ecker, Arick Feldt, Kiedon Graves, Marley Kelwaski, Aiden Langworthy, Angelynn Mitchell, Konner Morgan, Jaden Thayer, Norah Weaver.

Eighth Grade: Andrei Braun, Alexander Braun, Wyatt Braun, Gavyn Chwazik, Evan Conklin, Mia Coon, Payton Harle, Chloe Hosier, Zadok Hughesman, Luke Martin, Johnathon Miles, Zachary Odell, Stephen Raynor, Mallorie Seekings.

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Among the stalls of Indigenous artwork and a storytelling booth at the Rappahannock Tribe Pow Wow, Kayla Locklear and her seven-year-old daughter Hanna sit under a canopy at a table with boxes of crayons and a stack of illustrations for kids to take and color. There is an ear of corn, a cucumber, a stream and a bird. But there’s something under the illustrations that catch the eye and your phone.

Kayla Locklear and her 7-year-old daughter Hanna demonstrate using the QR code on coloring pages Algonquian language learning they handed out during the Rappahannock Indian Tribe Pow Wow.

“QR codes so that they can listen to the words in our Powhatan Algonquian language,” Locklear points out.

While parents struggle to get kids off their phones and into tribal activities, the QR codes are a way to redirect kids to learn about their cultures and their language.

“That’s the good thing about it,” Locklear says. “The parents can get involved. So, they take these sheets with them and then they can listen to it and practice and get more familiar.”

Locklear is a citizen of the Chickahominy Tribe and their language program manager. Her Tribe is part of a group of eight state and federally-recognized Tribes in Virginia slowly recovering the Algonquian language their ancestors once spoke. And the program has an Algonquian name.

“Omisun, which means the awakening. One of the things that we really try to get across to our communities is that our language is not dead but it’s just sleeping and we are awakening it.”

How was the language lost?

“As some of our community members from Nansemond said,…

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Obituary of Tabitha Lee Ireland
Peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Tabitha Lee Ireland “Yohliwaka:yu”, of Munsee-Delaware Nation / Oneida Nation Bear Clan, in her 42nd year, began her journey to the spirit world.
Yohliwaka:yu loved her son, Dyson Lee Kechego dearly, who was her everything, the light of her life, who kept her going.
The cherished daughter of Lee Snake and the late Michele Louise Marie Snake (nee Ireland – 2013), Yohliwaka:yu loved living life, as the adventurous, free-spirited, daughter she was.
As the oldest sister to Rebecca Lee “Kuwawi” Ireland, and Francesca Lea “Kah^tiyos:tha” Snake (“Tiyo”) Yohliwaka:yu loved spending as much time as possible with family. She loved having meals together and Chinese food was her favourite.
Yohliwaka:yu will be greatly missed as special Aunty to “Cash” (Cassius), and adopted nieces and nephews,
Lilly, Emma, Hunter, Jacob, Houston, Lucas, and Winter, as well as Gregory, Travis, Sara, and Kyle Schoelier, and loved as “Mama Tabi” to Lauryn.
She was a dog lover and adored her protector, “Bowser”, and her fury nieces and nephew.
Yohliwaka:yu is survived by many Aunts, Uncles. cousins and friends.
Dear grand-daughter of Donna Schuyler, Yohliwaka:yu will be lovingly greeted by her Grandmother, Ina Henry, as she “goes home” to the spirit world.
Friday, November 22, 2024, after 3:00pm, family and friends will be received at the Oneida Longhouse on River Road, where the evening wake will also be held, and the funeral Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 11:00am. Afterwards, the Interment will be held at 400 Thomigo Road, Muncey, and a meal to follow at the Munsee-Delaware Nation Community Centre.
Arrangements entrusted to Elliott-Madill Funeral Home Ltd. www.elliottmadill.com

1983 2024

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Who will benefit from the creation of more housing in Ramapo was the question most asked of its town board on Tuesday evening, November 19. 

Several residents filled Ramapo’s meeting hall on Route 59 for the public hearing on proposed “Planned Unit Developments,”also known as PUDs. These developments can consist of single-family homes, townhomes or apartments, as well as green space and retail outlets depending on the size of the property and the builder. 

According to Supervisor Michael Specht, each PUD will hold twelve units per acre anywhere in the unincorporated Town can include several one-acre parcels that are merged together. While many speakers favor the development of new housing, residents wanted to know if it would be fair, equitable and open to everyone.

Among the many speakers was Chief Vincent Mann of the Ramapo-Munsee Tribe, who noted that his ancestors “have been here since time immemorial and these lands are sacred to us…we are at the verge of genocide, watching our mountains, trees, rivers, our homes and burial grounds go away…the founding principle of this town was to protect and preserve.” Chief Mann told Specht that it was the Town’s job to “maintain what is left of a bona fide tribe,” adding that it was the Town’s job to preserve what is left to uplift the Ramapo-Munsee. He was accompanied by several members and supporters of his tribe who pointed out the many sacred sites that exist within the Town –as well as many that have been destroyed. Others said the rampant overdevelopment was incomprehensible, with children being struck by cars and buses that ignore the speed limits; another spoke of the overuse of water by the town that negatively affects all who live within Rockland County. 

 One PUD development already exists in Ramapo’s northwest corner, and several residents…

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November 21, 2024 Alyssa Beno

PBS Wisconsin is honored to have received two Midwest Emmy Awards and two national Edward R. Murrow Awards this fall. The awards both recognize the public media organization’s commitment to creating and sharing outstanding journalism and quality programming for the state of Wisconsin.

The Midwest Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, celebrate excellence in regional television, while the Edward R. Murrow Awards, given by the Radio Television Digital News Association, recognize excellence in broadcast and digital journalism across the country.

During the 66th annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards ceremony Nov. 2, 2024, PBS Wisconsin Education’s Electa Quinney: Mohican Teacher and Mentor, part of the Wisconsin Biographies collection, won the Emmy for Outstanding Achievement for Children/Youth/Teen – Short and Long Form Content. The animated short-form episode tells the story of Electa Quinney, a Mohican educator and mentor who is known to many as Wisconsin’s first public school teacher. She taught both Native and non-Native students together, and led her community with generosity and a commitment to education for all.

For the production of Electa Quinney: Mohican Teacher and Mentor, PBS Wisconsin Education worked to gain approval on various aspects of the project from the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Tribal Council.

“By implementing the four values of responsibility, respect, relationality and reciprocity, PBS Wisconsin Education’s partnership with the Stockbridge-Munsee community produced a model rooted in tribal input and co-development,” said Monique Tyndall, cultural affairs director for the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans. “Our tribe has a wealth of creative talent. The Electa Quinney: Mohican Teacher and Mentor project gave us the agency to share such talent with the public.”

The PBS Wisconsin documentary Wisconsin Pride: Hidden Histories won the Emmy…

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