DECEMBER 2008 the Community Comes Together to Honor the American Indian Veterans at Viejas Pow Wow
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OUR 22ND YEAR MULTICULTURAL NEWS FROM AN AMERICAN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE DECEMBER 2008 The Community Comes together to Honor the American Indian Veterans at Viejas Pow Wow Today there are nearly 190,000 Native 36th Texas-Oklahoma National Guard organizer is from the Omaha Tribe American military veterans. Native Division. The 142nd saw action in of Nebra ska who is now living in Americans have the highest record of France and its soldiers were widely rec- the San Diego area. service per capita when compared to ognized for their contributions in battle. As a veteran he has strong ties to other ethnic groups. Four men from this unit were awarded his military past, the two board American Indians have participated the Croix de Guerre, while others members were soon in league and with distinction in United States military received the Church War Cross for gal- working toward their goal, while actions for more than 200 years. Their lantry. enlisting the interest and support of courage, determination, and fighting It is with this knowledge and histori- other community members. What spirit were recognized by American mili- cal perspective that a first of its kind in followed was an organizational cam- tary leaders as early as the 18th century. the San Diego area Veterans Paw Wow paign executed with military preci- Many tribes were involved in the War took place in Alpine CA at the Viejas sion. In order for the Paw Wow to of 1812, and Indians fought for both Reservation. November 7th and 8th be successful support and assistance sides as auxiliary troops in the Civil War. American Indian Resource Center Board was required from Viejas Executive Scouting the enemy was recognized as a Members Vera Tucker and Richard Van Director of the Indian Resource Steve Garcia joins the many elegant Pow Wow particular skill of the Native American Dyke are resourceful and committed to Center Juan Castellanos said that the dancers who performed at Viejas soldier. In 1866, the U.S. Army estab- the preservation of their community and help and coordination from Viejas Director of Community Services, Melanie lished its Indian Scouts to exploit this culture. was exceptional, well planned and Jones, Recreation Services Bobette Brown aptitude. It is estimated that more than While traveling to reservations organized The success of the event goes and Robert Scheid, Public Relations… 12,000 American Indians served in the around the county Vera Tucker was out to many people including Chairman and all the Viejas Governmental employ- United States military in World War I. impressed with the way Veterans were Bobby Barrett, Viejas,Tribal Council, ees and special event staff who worked Approximately 600 Oklahoma Indians, honored at their reservations. She had Viejas Contributions Committee, Viejas so hard to make this event possible. mostly Choctaw and Cherokee, were the desire to the same thing in San Recreation Committee, Councilman assigned to the 142nd Infantry of the Diego. Richard Van Dyke a community Greybuck Espinoza, Charlotte Ochiqui, SEE POW WOW, page 15 In this issue... “Kumeyaay Cool Guyz” 1 Kumeyaay Kool Guys Shulaced Entertainment Artists 2 Transition from one age to another Dago Braves, Release Second Album 3 Wannona LaDuke Emergency Dago Braves Win Native American Music Award For Best Rap 4 Americans on Obama’s Transition Team Hip Hop Recording for Debut CD “Native American Hustle” 5 FCC Chairman’s Seat Up and Credit Repair San Diego, CA-- Shulaced “Odoe” Allen, who make up Dago 6 Cherrie Richardson Collazo Entertainment artists and San Diego’s Braves, lives. Tracks like FLY CASINO Cultural Diversity an hottest rap twosome, Dago Braves, and IMA BRAVE give Dago Braves’ per- Indigenous Paradime announce the release their second album spective on the pride of the Tribe’s suc- 7 Red Feather Woman KUMEYAAY COOL GUYZ (Shulaced cess and the celebrity of Casino life Keeping the Story Within Entertainment / City Hall) bringing amidst the San Diego community. 8 -9 Honoring the Veterans rhymes straight from the Sycuan “Everyone has their hustle,” says Terence NATIVE AMERICAN HUSTLE, which Viejas Pow Wow Photos Reservation to the world. Dago Braves’ “Poodeezy” Brown, one half of Dago was released in 2007. “Having the 10 Traditional Harvest Dinner songs hit every topic of the American life Braves, “the casino is our hustle. It’s respect of our community means more 11 Community Memorials from every aspect. Being both African what’s bringing the tribal family back to us than anything. It is a huge honor 12 Western Shoshone American and Native American, the duo together. Until we had the casino the for us and we’re so thankful for the Grandmothers Protest express the struggles and advantages of tribal family was spread in every direc- acknowledgement,” says Mike “Odeo” 13 Community Announcements Allen. Dago Braves worked with local 14 Las Vegas UpTown View being born between races. The music of tion just trying to get by. Now we’re Dago Braves reflect their life experiences together and we’re doing alright.” Then, producers including Da Batkave, 15 American Indian Movement Grimmie Recs, Steve Vicious and Dave 16 TANF by fusing the original native rhythms of songs like TOO SOON get more person- the Kumeyaay Band of Sycuan Indians al, talking about the trials and tribula- Moss on NATIVE AMERICAN HUSTLE. with the distinct hip hop beats of the tions of new relationships and the need Podeezy and Odoe want to continue to San Diego rap scene. to take a step back. create music to represent San Diego and The songs on KUMEYAAY COOL Dago Braves recently won the Native the Sycuan proudly, which is why they www.indianvoices.net GUYZ hit on every part of cousins American Music Award for Best Rap Hip Terence “Poodeezy” Brown and Mike Hop Recording for their debut album SEE DAGO BRAVES, page 5 2 Indian Voices • December 2008 tribute to these changes. According to forces of nature would act like a catalyst The Age of Transition to begin! the Mayans, these changes would hap- of changes so accelerated and with such This is a time of transition from one World Age into another pen so that mankind comprehends how magnitude that mankind would be pow- the universe works so we could advance erless against them. Also, that our tech- to superior levels, leaving behind super- nologies in which we rely on so much "The Hopi and Mayan elders do not shine more intensely producing what ficial materialism and liberating our- would begin to fail us. We would no prophesy that everything will come to an our scientists call 'solar flares' as well as selves from suffering. longer be able to learn from our civiliza- end. Rather, this is a time of transition changes in the Sun's magnetic field. The The Mayans say, that seven years after tion in the way that we are organized as from one World Age into another. The Mayans say that this happens every the start of Katún, which is to say 1999, a society. They said that our internal, message they give concerns our making 5,125 years. But also that this causes a we would enter a time of darkness spiritual development would require a a choice of how we enter the future displacement in the earths rotation, and which would force us to confront our better place along with a better way to ahead. Our moving through with either because of this movement great catastro- own conduct. The say that this is the interact with more respect and compas- resistance or acceptance will determine phes would be produced. time when mankind will enter 'The sion. whether the transition will happen with The Mayans believed the universal Sacred Hall of Mirrors'. Where we will The first prophecies were attained by cataclysmic changes or gradual peace processes, like the 'breathing' of the look at ourselves and analyze our behav- their study of our Sun. The Mayans dis- and tranquility. The same theme can be galaxy, are cycles that never change. iors with ourselves, with others, with covered that the entire solar system found reflected in the prophecies of What changes is the consciousness of nature and with the planet in which we moved. That even our universe has its many other Native American visionaries man that passes through it. Always in a live. A time in which all of humanity, by own cycles. Repetitive periods which from Black Elk to Sun Bear." process toward more perfection. Based individual conscious decisions, decides begin and end like our day and night. on their observations, the Mayans pre- to change and eliminate fear and lack of These discoveries lead to the under- Cusp Of Great Cycle dicted that from the initial date of the respect from all of our relationships. The standing that our solar system rotates on start of their civilization, 4 Ahau, 8 Mayans prophesied that the start of this an ellipse that brings our solar system We are living today in the cusp of the Cumku which is 3113 B.C., after one period would be marked by a solar closer and further from the center of the Mayan end times, the end of a galactic cycle being completed 5,125 years in eclipse on August 11, 1999, known to galaxy. In other words, according to the day or time period spanning thousands their future, December 21st, 2012. The them as 13 Ahau, 8 Cauac. And would Mayans, our Sun and all of its planets of years. One galactic day of 25,625 Sun, having received a powerful ray of coincide with an unprecedented plane- rotate in cycles in relation to the center years is divided into five cycles of 5,125 synchronizing light from the center of tary alignment, the 'Grand Cross' align- of the galaxy or Hunab-Kú, the central years.