The Indian Leader Haskell Indian Nations University Since 1897 the oldest Native American student newspaper www.theindianleader.com October 30, 2015Haskell Royalty Crowned! Volume 118 - Issue 9 King-Issac Johnson, Laguna Pueblo, Princess-Cherica Eckiwaudah, 2014 Homecoming King/Queen Alicia Gangone & Ian Stand Delaware, Prince-Nathan Fraley, Kiowa, Queen-Marcell Grant, Omaha. crowned the new royalty. NEWS OPINION ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS Campus Talk Coheed and Cambria Student views on How do you feel about Page 9 Haskell cross country Indian Halloween costumes people ghost hunting at the Page 3 Haskell cemetery? Spooky Stories hosts invitational Page 11 Blood quantum story Page 8 “The coyotes were in a tight Page 4 group in the middle of the cem- etery milling around and singing Volleyball plays last home Indigenous peoples day and howling like coyotes do.” game, Senior recognized Page 5 Page 10 Page 12 2 The Indian Leader October 30, 2015 NEWS 2015 Homecoming moves ahead LORI HASSELMAN ing king while Marcell Grant was with their Haskell Dog Sled float crowned homecoming queen. Also and the Thunderbird Theatre float, The absence of a homecoming crowned as homecoming royalty the Haskell Asylum, showed off the football game had many students was princess, Cherica Eckiwaudah club’s tremendous talent with make worried about the fate of Haskell and prince, Nathan Fraley. up and costumes. The Dine’ club homecoming activities but thanks to the homecoming committee, as well as some quick thinking mem- bers of faculty and staff, homecoming continued at Haskell. Activities were held the THANK week of October 5th-11th and included events for YOU! alumni and students alike. The Homecoming King and Cookouts, a hand drum Queen committee (Gloria contest, and several alumni Graves and Rhonda LeValdo) volleyball and basketball would like to thank a few games were held. people for helping out with the Highlights for homecoming event. week included the crown- ing of homecoming king Jan Begaye for making the and queen following the Homecoming Queen sash. Haskell volleyball game at The Library staff and library Coffin Sports Complex on student workers for making Friday. Students, faculty, staff, administration, and alumni The traditional homecoming pa- presented their Dine’ Club Sheep the homecoming King/Queen voted for candidates all day the rade was held the following day Corral float complete with student display and holding the vote library Friday before the game. Issac with many clubs participating. The sheep. Other participants were the throughout the day. Johnson was crowned homecom- Alaska Club impressed the crowd Haskell Color Guard, Red Society, Jeri Johnson, Lilly Bobb and The Indian Leader, South Ms. Sledd's children for help- Middle School, CAA, Jr. ing in counting the votes Miss Indian Youth, the on Friday afternoon. Marei homecoming royalty, and many of the homecoming Spaola, Bria Levings, Ian candidates. Stand, Alicia Gangone, and Derek Ziegler for helping with The Haskell community the King and Queen crowning. would like to thank the And lastly the Haskell Indian homecoming committee: Leader for helping with acquir- Manny King, Student Ac- ing the King/Prince crowns, tivities Department, Campus Activities Association, Mr. Queen/Princess Tiaras and Prue, and the LINK crew. roses for the contestants.We Also a big thank you to could not have done this with- Rhonda LeValdo, and Gloria out all your help. In one week Graves who organized the we were able to put together homecoming King/Queen the event and we had over 200 event. votes cast. Thank you all so Homecoming candidates are much! presented after the volleyball game. Issac Johnson and Mar- cell Grant were crowned King Rhonda LeValdo and and Queen. 3 October 30, 2015 2015 Homecoming parade The Indian Leader Students give views on Indian Halloween costumes RUSTIE ANGLIN because they have no meaning be- very unfortunate that the hind it. The stores are trying to make dollar is worth more than Every year, costume shops sell Na- a mockery out of current cultures an entire race of people’s tive American and other costumes and I think it’s disrespectful to all identity.” that target cultures for people to Native Americans,” says Hawkins. wear on Halloween. Native and non- Stand continues, “We Natives alike believe these types of “It’s cultural appropriation and its need to get the word costumes to be disrespectful. super insulting because it looks kind outside our community of like what they showed on the but this is where we start. Bernadette, a student from KU Pocahontas movie. It’s definitely not The more natives that are thinks that people buy these cos- realistic whatsoever. You’re exag- educated on this issue gerating and the better were going to stereotyping represent ourselves when someone’s cul- we go outside the Native ture for your community, so Haskell own fun and is an excellent place to benefit,” adds start. Hopefully, it will be Bernadette, something that is unac- KU student. ceptable on a national or Ian Stand, international level. It’s Haskell Alum something that needs to explains how be understood on a larger this practice level.” negatively tions of Native American, Mexican impacts Na- According to an article, Elementary American, and Japanese American tive identities. School Bans Cultural Halloween people trying on the Halloween “I feel bad Costumes on Powwows.com, Rosa costumes that depicted their cultures tumes because of how seductive that some people are so uneducated Parks Elementary School of Berke- with their comments on the cos- they are saying, “Especially with on the issue that they are parading ley, California officially banned cul- tumes. couples. If a guy wants to go as a around in a highly offending mas- turally inappropriate costumes for cowboy then a girl might think it’s cot,” said Stand. “They’re making their Halloween activities last week. A Haskell student who works at the cute to go as a Native American.” money off of something that is This shows that some are taking ac- Spirit Halloween store in Lawrence taking value away from our culture. tion against cultural costumes. was asked to comment but the store Haskell student, Shannon Hawkins Although it’s profitable for them manager stated that any interviews thinks that people who buy Native its working against us trying to Recently Buzzfeed.com produced a with employees must go through the American costumes are “ignorant empower our native people and its series of videos that showed reac- store’s corporate office. 4 BloodThe quantum: Indian Leader Is it too restrictive? October 30, 2015 RACHEL WHITESIDE require the minimum blood quantum of 1/8 for membership. Blood quantum is an issue that many tribes are still wrestling with “After I let people know I’m Na- today. According to the Association tive, the blood quantum question on American Indian Affairs (AAIA), always comes next. Never fails. I “blood quantum is the amount of simply answer ‘enough to be in a Indian blood you possess as deter- tribe’ because that’s what it really mined by the number of generations boils down to, the fact that my tribe of Native people you descend from, decides who can be a member. And and it’s the process that the federal I think it’s their right to use blood government uses to say whether quantum in their membership guide- they consider you a Native Ameri- lines as an exercise of sovereignty. can or not.” However, tribes that do use blood quantum need to be mindful of who The use of blood quantum has been will be able to meet those guide- around since approximately the lines in the future to carry on their 1700s and was first placed upon culture,” said Haskell Indian Leader Native Americans by the United editor, Lori Hasselman. States government. It was a term used to disable the rights of those Suzan Harjo who wrote the article technically of that tribe. That tribe is Photos taken at Commanche Nation fair. who were more than 50% Native Vampire Policy is Bleeding Us Dry- a part of who they are and the indi- one will be considered “full native” so they wouldn’t have a say in the Blood Quantum’s Be Gone states vidual is denied that,” said Haskell affecting the tribal population. colonial civil rights. Blood quantum that blood quantum was a way to sophomore Caroline Wiseman. restricts Native American iden- control the native population. “Be- Dr. Theresa Milk, Haskell American tity. Since being created, the main cause many reservations and tribes While blood quantum may be con- Indian Studies department profes- purpose is to determine the amount are heavily based on the percentage sidered a restriction by some, there of benefits a tribe receives based on of Natives it has, blood-quantum did sor explains that the issue of blood are also people who believe they are quantum is complicated on many population or membership. Under matter. If a tribe was mainly popu- a necessity. Danielle Boline, Haskell levels. “It’s hard for me to say it’s the Indian Reorganization Act of lated by Natives that were half or a sophomore, shared her opinion on good or it’s bad. For one thing, we 1934, tribes developed constitutions quarter the government could stop the why using blood quantum is are the only group of people who based on a template provided by paying for them. This does exclude good. “I think it’s necessary to make have ‘pedigrees’ that tend to define the U.S. government. Although the their water, gold, silver and territo- that distinction with blood quantum, template did not include guidelines ries.” It is true that the government but I don’t’ think it defines how na- us in some arenas and that can lead for membership, the Secretary of the does give back to many tribes as to tive you are.