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Skaru:ręØ Monthly, April 2014

Volume 5, Issue 3

April 2014

Haudenosaunee Grand Council

Tuscarora Council of Chiefs and Clanmothers HAUDENOSAUNEE ENVIRONMENTAL

TASK FORCE (HETF)

Oren Lyons, Political Co-Chair Henry Lickers, Scientific Co-Chair David Arquette, HETF Director Noah Point, Assistant Director TUSCARORA ENVIRONMENT

PROGRAM (TEP)

Neil Patterson, Director Rene Rickard, Office Administrator Bryan Printup, GIS/Planning Patti Fischer, Habitat Restoration

Following the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Haudenosaunee held a Grand Council to discuss the environmental degradation of our communities. In accordance with the Great Law of Peace, the Grand Council

passed and agreed, based on Haudenosaunee protocols and cultural beliefs, to establish the Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force (HETF). The SKARU:RE MONTHLY is the

official publication of the Tuscarora Environment Office. You can submit articles, artwork, photographs, editorials and letters of admiration to:

SKARU:RE MONTHLY c/o: Tuscarora Environment

5226E Walmore Road

Tuscarora Nation Lewiston, NY 14092

Or call: #716.264.6011

Visit the TEP website at:

www.tuscaroraenvironment.com or

our Facebook page

“Tuscarora Environment”

May 3, 2014 - Opening reception for the Standing In Two Worlds:

Iroquois in 2014 exhibit, Iroquois Indian Museum, Victor, NY. What

contemporary concerns warrant our attention and creative comment?

Works exploring borders, environment, hydro-fracking, community and

more. FMI: #518.296.8949.

May 6-8, 2014 - 31st National Native American Fish and Wildlife

Society conference, Pendleton, OR. Hosted by the Confederated Tribes

of the Umatilla Reservation, at the Wildhorse Resort Casino. Registration

on-site: $300. Includes sessions about haz-mat training, perspectives on

water rights, threats to tribal resources and more. FMI: Ted Lamebull,

[email protected] or www.nafws.org.

May 7-9, 2014 - 2014 National Training Conference on the Toxics

Release Inventory (TRI) and Environmental Conditions in

Communities, Arlington, VA. Sponsored by U.S. EPA and Dillard

University. Conference is about the TRI and the goal is to provide communities with information about toxic chemical releases and waste

management activities. Registration, $100. At the Hilton Crystal City.

FMI: www2.epa.gov or 1.800.424.9346, option #3.

May 10, 2014 - From the Earth Craft Show, Onondaga Nation School,

Onondaga, NY. 10am-5pm, Free. Theresa Bear Fox & Akwesasne

Women Singers, 1pm. FMI: Freida, #315.469.6991.

May 24, 2014 - 12th Annual Smoke Dance Competition, Woodland

Culture Centre, Brantford, ON. In conjunction with Six Nations

Community Awareness week! 12pm, BBQ/Registration for dancers; 1pm,

Competition begins. FMI: #519.759.2650, www.woodland-centre.on.ca.

June 20, 2014 - 2014 Native American Languages Summit, Arlington,

VA. “Working Together for Native American Language Success”, part of the U.S. HHS Admin for Children and Families event. Double Tree

Hotel. FMI: #877.922.9262, www.regonline.com/acfgranteemeeting.

Dogwood blossoms in pink. Flowering trees every spring is a

gift and we give thanks to them.

Coming up ...


ABOVE: Explaining to the 3rd grade class about spearing and importance

of fishing to Tuscarora culture.

ABOVE: Neil is explaining the skill of filleting fish and why to respect

the animal.

ABOVE: The students are outside learning about ways to prepare fish

and then taste-tested the fresh catch.

T his year we had so many great submissions for the Tuscarora

Roadside T-shirt Design

contest. The students at the

Tuscarora Indian School listened well and took to heart all the lessons

they’ve been learning about trash,

littering, and recycling because their design reflect their understanding.

We worked with the seniors’ group to whittle down the designs to the top

selection and then to the final three.

Congratulations to Lily Ann Truesdale, 5th grade, for her winning

design about “Make a Solution for

the Pollution.” 2nd place goes to

Tacomha Hucks, 6th grade; and 3rd place is Carly Swanson, 6th grade.

Roadside Cleanup this year started early for a lot of people. Thanks to

their hard work, we saw lots of

roadside trash picked up during the week leading up to Saturday.

Unfortunately not everything that is

picked up during roadside is allowed to be disposed of in the dumpsters.

We are working on finding

alternatives and other outlets to dispose of these items like

electronics, household hazardous

waste and tires.

Nya:we to all those that volunteered,

donated bags and gloves and helped

with the potluck lunch. It’s all much appreciated.

Nya:we to the Tuscarora Council of Chiefs and Clanmothers, the

Tuscarora Temperance Society and

the Tuscarora Environment Office for

their support.

Bottom: The final t-shirt design based on

the drawing of Lily Ann Truesdale.

Left: Rene awarding Lily Ann for her 1st

place design.

Top: Families helping to clean-up

Blacknose Spring Road.


LEFT: In the old

dentist office, Mt.

Hope Indian School.

With the treadle

chair.

LEFT: Abt. 1931, Newspaper

article about the 4-H farming

with (l-r) William and Cark

Rickard.

T he scholarship is a result of the Relicensing Agreement between

the NY Power Authority and the

Tuscarora Nation for the duration of

the agreement, which is approximately fifty years.

The program will provide for the upcoming academic year, 2014-2015,

two (2) undergraduate full tuition

scholarships to Tuscarora matriculating at any community

college or university within the State

University of New York (SUNY)

school system. The student shall receive tuition only for the fall and

spring semesters for 4 (four) years.

To be eligible for the Tuscarora

Scholarship the student must:

1) Attend a SUNY school as a matriculating student;

2) Attend each semester full time;

3) Be enrolled at Tuscarora.

The recipient of the Tuscarora Nation

Scholarship must fulfill a Community

Involvement obligation within the 4 (four) years in which the scholarship

award is received.

The complete applications are due to the Tuscarora Indian School,

Attention of Tuscarora Nation

Scholarship Committee, by APRIL 30, 2014.

You can find copies of the applications at the School’s front

office, the TEP office, Jamie Gilbert/

Niagara Wheatfield SHS, or online at

www.tuscaroraenvironment.com and niagara.nypa.gov/tuscarora.htm.

By Bryan Printup

RIGHT: 1987.

Tuskewe Krafts

barn, Susies Lane.

Tuscarora Nation Scholarship Applications


TEP Summer Internships Each year TEP looks forward to

mentoring college and high school

students in our summer intern

program. We try to provide a professional atmosphere filled with

reasonable duties and responsibilities

related to traditional environmental science. By doing so, we hope to

encourage students to successfully

continue in their degree programs or

as an impetus to continue on to higher education, preferably in the

environmental sciences.

Internships at TEP, for the past 10

years, have been sponsored through

cooperation with programs such as SUNY-ESF, SUNY-UB, USDA,

NYPA, and the USEPA. More

information about the Tuscarora Environment Program may be found

at www.tuscaroraenvironment.com.

2014 Job Descriptions Full t ime (40 hrs/week),

temporary internships will last for

thirteen weeks from May 19 –

August 15, 2014 at the Tuscarora Environment Office. Work will be

between 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, and

might include some travel and

weekends. All interns will be asked to assist in additional cultural

restoration projects as needed.

Forest Restoration Internship:

TEP Intern will be responsible for

detection, inventory, and education of invasive pests on the Tuscarora

territory, including Plum Pox Virus,

Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB), Emerald Ash Borer

(EAB), Asian Gypsy Moth

(AGM), and other forest

species identified by TEP and the USDA.

Habitat Restoration

Internship:

TEP Intern will be working

o n e s t a b l i s h i n g ,

m a i n t a i n i n g , a n d monitoring warm season

grasslands and riparian

forests; and a State University of New York College of Environmental

Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF)

project called “Helping Forests

Walk”.

Qualifications It is preferred but not necessary

that the applicant have general knowledge of biology and more

specifically good knowledge of trees.

In addition the preferred applicants: Have a high school diploma/

GED;

Good writing schools, general

knowledge of computers, and skills with data collection;

Good verbal/communication

skills; And Tuscarora/Haudenosaunee/

Native American preference is

given.

How to Apply If you are interested or you know

someone who might be, please

contact Tuscarora Environment Program at 716.264.6011 for more

information.

Potential applicants are asked to

submit a letter of intent or a resume

and cover letter, and include: What contributions you can make

to the TEP as a summer intern;

Past pertinent work experiences.

You can mail or drop off to:

Tuscarora Environment Program

5226 Walmore Road Tuscarora Nation

via: Lewiston, NY 14092.

Application deadline is

5pm, April 30, 2014.

Join us! Intern-apalooza!

http://www.tuscaroraenvironment.com


What Is a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a connection between a

local farmer and the people

(shareholders) who eat the food the farmer produces. The shareholders

will gain access to nourishing food

that is fresh, grown locally and with the best farming practices around.

This format differs from a

community garden, because the

shareholders are paying into the farm and they will reap the benefits and

the risks involved.

♦Each shareholder pays a

subscription fee to buy a share of the

harvest. ♦The fee goes toward the operating

costs of the farm.

♦In return, the farm provides the

shareholder a weekly box of produce.

Tuscarora CSA (TCSA) was

established by the Tuscarora Environment Program in 2007 to

promote sustainable agriculture.

With a large membership, we can

provide our Nation with a good source of fresh vegetables.

In the past we have also been able to supply our shareholders canned

venison, smoked salmon and vacuum

packed zucchini when available. These additional benefits vary from

year to year, with other options to

include access to fresh-cut flowers,

home-grown eggs, or packaged corn.

What is the risk? The understanding is that CSA shareholders provide consistent

support to the farm, and the farmer does their best

to provide a plentiful,

consistent and varied

supply of farm fresh products. Rarely is there

a confluence of factors

that really puts a hole in the flow of produce.

While we strive to provide an

appealing and ample supply of vegetables each week, the TCSA

shareholders do share the risks and

rewards of farming.

Local Food, Local Support For the past 7 years the TCSA

continually distributes locally grown vegetables to Nation shareholders. So

what does the TCSA do for our

Tuscarora community:

♦Supports our local farmer

♦Keeps food dollars in our local

community

♦Makes nutritious foods available to

our Tuscarora residents

♦Consumers have a personal

connection with food and land

♦Creates an atmosphere for learning

♦Strengthens our community spirit

♦Reduces our carbon footprint

♦Preserves Haudenosaunee seed

sources

Tuscarora-specific Garden In addition to the typical garden

vegetable fare, like tomatoes, carrots

and onions, we also offer some

unique garden experiences. One of

the biggest advantages of joining our

CSA is the opportunity to gain access

to Tuscarora white corn. For the past few years, the shareholders have

reaped the benefit of 1-2 braids of

corn each. We also plant additional Tuscarora/Haudenosaunee offerings

from local seed sources like bear

beans, bread beans and squash.

Tuscarora CSA Mission We try to demonstrate a model of responsible stewardship of the land

and by supporting a farmer and our

community, the Tuscarora CSA is

working towards a healthy people and nation.

TUSCARORA


Shareholder Registration

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!!

Full Share or Half Share? Shares can be purchased in full or half sizes, and are distributed once a

week for the duration of the season.

A full share is usually enough to serve a family of 4 (four). But

sometimes that is too much, then a

half share may be what you want. Below you can see what a share

looks like as the produce is being

divided up. On average a week’s

share might include 6-7 different vegetables/offerings. If you have

more questions or need more info.,

give our office a call.

Complete and return this portion to the Tuscarora Environment Office to register your shareholder membership. C/O Patti Fischer, TEP, 5226E Walmore Road, Tuscarora Nation, Lewiston, NY 14092.

_______________________________________________

Name Email address

___ _______________________________________________

Address City Phone # (Home/Cell)

Check if you would you like to receive texts or emails for pick-up times? Texts Emails No Thank–you

Share Type: A full share is an equal portion of each week’s harvest. A half share is half of a full share.

Register with 25% down by May 2, then final payment is due June 1st.

Full Share $150 ($37.50 down) Half Share $75 ($18.75 down)

Regular Register May 3rd to June 1st

Full Share $170 Half Share $85

Subscription purchase may be made in installments with final payment due by June 1st.

For a discount on my share, I can help with: weeding harvesting distribution. (Check all that apply)

Acorn Squash Potatoes

Butternut Squash Bread Beans

Bear Beans Cabbage

Indian Corn Carrots

Winter Squash And More

Anticipated Fall Vegetables:

Yellow Squash Egg Plant

Green Peppers Sweet Corn

Green Beans Wax Beans

Jalapeños Tomatoes

Zucchini Radish

Broccoli Onions

Beets Peas

Herbs And More

Anticipated Summer Vegetables:

Skaru:rèØ Monthly Tuscarora Environment Office 5226E Walmore Road Tuscarora Nation Lewiston, NY 14092

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Did You Know . . .

For the past 12 years TEP has been assisting the Temperance Society with the annual Roadside

Cleanup, which includes the creation of an

education campaign and a student t-shirt design

contest. During this time we have handed out more than 1400 t-shirts to volunteers, awarded 32

students for their t-shirt designs and helped clean

more than 430 miles of Tuscarora roadside.

When it comes to fresh food, local is most often a more

nutritious choice. For example,

24 to 48 hours after harvest,

50% - 89% of vitamin C is lost from leafy vegetables. Bagged

spinach loses nearly half its

folate and carotenoids after just 4 (four) days of refrigeration.

Not only can fresh, local

produce be more nutritious for us, but by increasing our

consumption of fresh produce

we are making a healthy choice. http://www.getlocalbc.org/

The Great Lakes (Huron, Superior, Michigan, Erie, Ontario) have a combined surface area of 94, 250 sq

miles which is roughly the size of the United Kingdom.

This past winter we saw 92% of the lakes freeze over, a

record in recent history.

http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/great-lakes-ice-cover-record-march-

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