************************************************************** K12NewsLetters - From Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** From: <LtLANT@xxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:02:47 EDT Delivery-Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:20:45 Subject: Turtle Tracks September Issue 92 Volume 1 ISSUE 92 0SEPTEMBER 2003 Oneida Moon September Great Freshening Moon September brings about the harvest. All the food is fresh and delicious= at that time as it has just been picked. PHASE OF THE MOON The Moon for Sep 22, 2003 (At Midnight, US Central time, as viewed from= the Northern Hemisphere) http://imagiware.com/astro/moon.cgi QUOTE OF THE MONTH "We realize that we must continue our beliefs and traditions against all odds and must determine for ourselves what is best for our people. Only by overcoming the evil and corruption we have faced, can we accomplish and restore our land and people back to health and unity". Maisie Shenandoah Wolf Clanmother Oneida Nation NATIVE PEOPLE EMPOWERED Joanne Shenandoah Oneida Nation Joanne Shenandoah is a multiple award winning Native American composer, vocalist and performer. She is a Wolf Clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy - Oneida Nation. Her original compositions, combined with a striking voice, enables her to embellish the ancient songs of the Iroquois using a blend of traditional and contemporary instrumentation. Ms. Shenandoah's music reflects the indigenous philosophy and culture which continues to have a profound effect on the world today. From traditional chants to contemporary ballads about Native ways, her music has been described as an emotional experience, a "Native American Trance" Joanne's Biography http://www.joanneshenandoah.com/biography.cfm Oneida Events http://www.joanneshenandoah.com/oneida.cfm STORYTELLING ::::::::::::::::::THE WARRIOR MAIDEN::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::(ONEIDA):::::::::::::::::::::: Long ago, in the days before the white man came to this continent, the Oneida people were beset by their old enemies the Mingos. The invaders attacked the Oneida villages, stormed their palisades, set fire to their long-houses, laid waste to the land, destroyed the corn fields, killed men and boys, and abducted the women and girls. There was no resisting the Mingos, because their numbers were like grains of sand, like the pebbles on a lake shore.............. The villages of the Oneida lay deserted, their fields untended, the ruins of their homes blackened. The men had taken the women, the old people, the young boys and girls into the deep forests, hiding them in secret places among rocks, in caves, and on desolate mountains. The Mingos searched for victims, but could not find them. The Great Spirit himself helped the people to hide and shielded their places of refuge from the eyes of their enemies........................... Thus the Oneida people were safe in their inaccessible retreats, but they were also starving. Whatever food they had been able to save was soon eaten up. They could either stay in their hideouts and starve, or leave them in search of food and be discovered by their enemies. The warrior chiefs and sachems met in council but could find no other way out...................................... Then a young girl stepped forward in the council and said that the good spirits had sent her a dream showing her how to save the Oneida. Her name was Aliquipiso and she was not afraid to give her life for her people. Aliquipiso told the council: "We are hiding on top of a high, sheer cliff. Above us the mountain is covered with boulders and heavy sharp rocks. You warriors wait and watch here. I will go to the Mingos and lead them to the spot at the foot of the cliff where they all can be crushed and destroyed.".......................... The chiefs, sachems, and warriors listened to the girl with wonder. The oldest of the sachems honored her, putting around her neck strands of white and purple wampum. "The Great Spirit has blessed you, Aliquipiso, with courage and wisdom," he said. "We, your people, will always remember you.".................... During the night the girl went down from the heights into the forest below by way of a secret path. In the morning, Mingo scouts found her wandering through the woods as if lost. They took her to the burned and abandoned village where she once lived, for this was now their camp. They brought her before their warrior chief. "Show us the way to the place where your people are hiding," he commanded. "If you do this, we shall adopt you into our tribe. Then you will belong to the victors. If you refuse, you will be tortured at the stake.". "I will not show you the way," answered Aliquipiso. The Mingos tied her to a blackened tree stump and tortured her with fire, as was their custom. Even the wild Mingos were astonished at the courage with which the girl endured it. At last Aliquipiso pretended to weaken under the pain. "Don't hurt me anymore," she cried, "I'll show you the way!"........... As night came again, the Mingos bound Aliquipiso's hands behind her back and pushed her ahead of them. Don't try to betray us, they warned. "At any sign of it, we will kill you." Flanked by two warriors with weapons poised, Aliquipiso led the way. Soundlessly the mass of Mingo warriors crept behind her through thickets and rough places, over winding paths and deer trails, until at last they arrived beneath the towering cliff of sheer granite. =A0"Come closer, Mingo warriors," she said in a low voice, gather around me. The Oneidas above are sleeping, thinking themselves safe. I'll show you the secret passage that leads upwards....................................... The Mingos crowded together in a dense mass with the girl in the center. Then Aliquipiso uttered a piercing cry: "Oneidas! The enemies are here! Destroy them!" The Mingos scarcely had time to strike her down before huge boulders and rocks rained upon them. There was no escape; it seemed as if the angry mountain itself were falling on them, crushing them, burying them. So many Mingo warriors died there that the other bands of Mingo invaders stopped pillaging the Oneida country and retired to their own hunting grounds. They never again made war on Aliquipiso's people............. The story of the girl's courage and self- sacrifice was told and retold wherever Oneidas sat around their campfires, and will be handed down from grandparent to grandchild as long as there are Oneidas on this earth. The Great Mystery changed Aliquipiso's hair into woodbine, which the Oneidas call "running hairs" and which is a good medicine. From her body sprang honeysuckle, which to this day is known among her people as the "blood of brave women." THE END................................................ RECIPE Fresh Corn & Zucchini Soup 6 cups low-salt chicken broth 2 cups diced zucchini 1/2 cup chopped onion 6 cups fresh corn kernels (about 12 ears) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 3/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt Jalapeno hot sauce (optional) Yield: 12 (1 cup) servings Nutrition per serving: calories 96, percent calories from fat 16%, sodium160 mg, cholesterol 0 mg. Find other recipes at this website! Oneida Indian Nation - Culture & History POETRY Now When I was a Kid Now when I was a kid! How many times have you heard that line? Well here it comes again! Now when I was a kid, remembering of course this was before technology, I could space travel. I went to unheard of places as I walked backwards down the road, walked across rainbows and fell into the pot of gold. One day I actually rode across the mountain on a cloud. Not just any cloud mind you, this one had a silver lining. I would lay quietly in the sticky grass and watch the slow moving clouds cross the sky, leaving huge dark shadows on the mountains below. I would try to fast forward them=A0 and then harness them so I could drag them back. I could sail across the moon in the blink of an eye and remove the halo and wear it around my head. Once I even caught the heat from the sun, cooked my mud pies on a big flat rock, and five minutes later I was walking on the water. Giggling I would squish mud between my toes and chase the butterflies. Today I can still do all these things with joy and delightful pleasure because I leave the good life by saying... NOW WHEN I WAS A KID! Momfeather Friday, May 09, 2003 HOMESCHOOLING CENTER A FREE Weekly Newsletter with FREE curriculum, resources, and more. http://www.homeschoolfreestuff.com/html/home.asp? SIMPLE SCIENCE PROJECT STATIC ELECTRICITY Everything in the world is made up of tiny particles called atoms. Atoms are broken down into even smaller parts called protons,= electrons and neutrons. Each of these parts are different because of their charge. That is, protons have a postive (+) charge, electrons have a negative (-) charge and neutrons have no charge. Usually atoms have the same number of protons and electrons. But=it's possible to change that! By rubbing things together, one object's atoms can "pick up" another objects atoms and create an imbalance. Some objects, when rubbed together will pick up more electrons and have a negative charge while other objects will loses electrons and have a postive charge. When this happens it is called static electricity. Static Electricity happens when you get a small shock when you touch something metal after walking across a carpet. When your feet rub against the carpet, your body picks up electrons. Then when you touch the metal object, the extra electrons you picked up pass to the metal giving you a shock. If you did this in a darkened room you might even see the tiny spark go from your hand to the metal! But let's try something a little less painful to create static electricity, ok? What you'll need: A balloon full of air A watch or clock What to do: Rub the balloon in your hair and then stick it on a wall. Time it to see how long the balloon stays up before it lets go. What happened: When you rub the balloon in your hair it passes electrons from you to the balloon. This gives more electrons to the balloon than the wall has and makes them attract. Eventually the extra electrons leave the balloon and it falls off. Now try this: Do the same thing again, but this time try it in the bathroom right after someone comes out of the shower. Take the balloon, rub it in your hair, and stick it on the bathroom wall. Time it. What happened: Amazingly the balloon falls off the wall a lot more quickly this time! The water in the air and on the wall created humidity. Humidity helps electrons more more quickly away from the balloon so its attraction to the wall fades quicker. This is why you are much more likely to get a static electric shock in the winter than you are in the summer. Summer's are usually a lot more humid and prevent electrons from building up. SCIENCE FACTS Rocks Did you know that there are three basic types of rocks? They are Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic. Every rock is classified into one of these types based on how they are formed. granite Igneous rocks are formed when magma, or molten rock cools and hardens. Intrusive igneous rock cools below the surface of the Earth and extrusive igneous rock cools above the surface. Some examples of igneous rock are obsidian, granite and basalt. Basalt makes up the majority of the= ocean floor and is created by the constant flow from underground volcanoes that make up mid-ocean ridges. sandstone Sedimentary rocks can take millions of years to form. They are made up of materials such as sand, bit of other types of rock, and shells that get pressed together. Some sedimentary rocks are limestone, sandstone and shale. schist Metamorphic rock were originally either igneous or sedimentary rock that are transformed by extreme heat, pressure, or both. For example, when a mountain is forming, the pressure on the rock mass creates the transformation of some of the rock. 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