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Kuhseshèháh 2016

(Rain or Shine)—Please do not drop items off before or after the event time.

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS

Household Hazardous Waste Electronic E-Waste

Refrigerators, Freezers, A/C Units, Humidifiers Tires

OPEN to Tuscarora Residents (we reserve the right to refuse service, if needed.)

Skaru:ręØ Monthly, November 2016

Volume 7, Issue 11

November 2016 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

TUSCARORA ENVIRONMENT

PROGRAM (TEP)

Rene Rickard, TEP Director [email protected]

Bryan Printup, GIS/Planning [email protected]

Clint Farnham, Habitat Technician [email protected]

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 adulation to:

SKARU:RE MONTHLY

c/o: Tuscarora Environment

5226E Walmore Road

Tuscarora Nation

Lewiston, NY 14092

Or call: #716.264.6011

www.tuscaroraenvironment.org

or our Facebook page

“Tuscarora Environment”

November 5, 2016 - Christmas Craft Fair, Woodland Cultural Centre,

Brantford, ON. 9am - 4pm. 19th Annual Christmas Craft Fair where First

Nations crafters make hand-made authentic native crafts. FMI:

www.woodland-centre.on.ca, [email protected].

November 14-17, 2016 - Office of Indian Energy Program Review, Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel, Denver, CO. Hosted by the U.S.

Department of Energy (DoE) Office of Indian Energy, the annual Program

Review is a unique forum for Indian tribes to meet and network, hear from

other Indian tribes working to realize their community energy visions

through energy efficiency and/or renewable energy department, and share

in each other’s successes and lessons learned. FMI: energy.gov/

indianenergy/.

November 19, 2016 - Ohi:yo’ Fall Sing 2016, Coldsprings longhouse,

1220 Center Road, Coldsprings, NY. Join the Allegany Singers and

Ohi:yo’ Community this November. Singing will start around noon,

followed by supper and a social in the Steamburg Community Center next

door. Singers meeting will be during supper break. FMI: Chandler Cooper,

[email protected], Facebook event “Ohi:yo’ Fall Sing 2016.”

November 27, 2016 - Niagara River Gulls and Waterfowl Joint Field

Trip with BOS, Fort Niagara State Park, Youngstown, NY. 9AM. The

Buffalo Ornithological Society (BOS) with the Rochester Birding

Association will have a fieldtrip to the Niagara River for gulls and

waterfowl. Meet in the parking lot just outside the old fort. Make sure you

have a passport, passport card, Nexus or enhanced driver’s license. Dress

warmly. FMI: buffaloornithologicalsociety.org, Tom O’Donnell

[email protected].

March 2-5, 2017 - 5th International Conference on Language

Documentation & Conservation, University of Hawai’i at Manoa. “Vital

Voices Linking Language & Wellbeing” conference theme at the Hawai’I

Imin International Conference Center. Language encode knowledge

systems, so language loss represents not only the loss of a communicative

system, but also the loss of traditional knowledge systems. Importantly,

traditional knowledge systems encode cultural practices related to well-

being. FMI: www.icldc-hawaii.org.

Coming up ...

If you’re interested in volunteering for

our Household Hazardous Waste

Collection Day, please let us know. We

could use 1-2 extra people to lend us a

hand. Lunch will be provided. Nya:we.


Help Us, Help You!

Join The Habitat Restoration Project!

What is the Habitat Restoration Project? Our Office turns overgrown, unattended fields into habitats for birds,

butterflies, bees, and animals while using native grasses and plants that provide nutrients to the soils and food for our animal friends. Why join the Project? Along with the more than 11 other Tuscarora families who participate, there are many benefits for participating in the Project including:

Economic (we’ll save you resources by plowing and brush hogging your fields at no expense to you);

Aesthetics (we’ll plant native flowers and grasses to create a landscape that’s beautiful to look at and filled

with visually appealing plants); Soil Improvements (the native grasses will protect the soils

along with replenishing it with natural nutrients that will benefit our environment but also build a solid foundation for any future activity you have planned for your field);

Investing in Your Community (by allowing the Environment Office tend to your fields for you, we’re all helping to create healthy and pesticide-free open spaces for our environment, our children, and our animal friends);

Environment (the fields are aimed at building stronger habitats for nesting, breeding and foraging grounds for a variety of wildlife.)

Who can Participate? We’re looking for fields, both in use and not, (within the Tuscarora Nation only) and can be accessed by our brush hog contractor and farmer. In addition, we’re looking for land owners who are willing to let us care for and tend to their fields for about 10 years (the length of time is somewhat negotiable). These kind of habitats need time to establish themselves and become a home for wildlife. Don’t Forget - If you participate then your fields will be cleared of all brush and mowed, and maintained free of charge for the duration of your participation. We currently have more than 125 acres participating in the Project and we’re interested in signing up a minimum of 75 acres before next spring 2017.

WHO TO CONTACT IF

YOU’D LIKE TO JOIN?

Clint Farnham, TEP Office

#264.6011 x104

[email protected]

Facebook:

“Tuscarora Environment”


According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,

one acre of corn removes about 8 tons of carbon

dioxide from the air, and produces enough oxygen

to supply a year’s need for 131 people. garden.org

Yellow, orange, red and variations thereof always

reside in the pigmentation of tree leaves, but they

are overpowered by the abundance of green from

the chlorophyll in the leaves. Come autumn, when

the sun weakens and days grow shorter, the amount

of chlorophyll in leaves diminishes, allowing the

other pigments in the leaves to show through.

Www.ibtimes.com/fall-facts

Did You Know . . .

Each autumn, monarch butterflies migrate from the

U.S. to Mexico and some parts of southern

California. They fly at speeds ranging between 12

and 25 miles per hour. Monarch butterflies are the

only insects that migrate to a warmer climate that is

2,500 miles away. www.factretriever.com/autumn-

facts

Much has changed in the 222 year since the signing of the

Canandaigua Treaty of 1794, but it’s commemoration of peace and

friendship between the Haudenosaunee and the United States is

recognized today.

On November 11, 2016, as has been the annual tradition, members of

the Haudenosaunee and the United States government gather on the

front lawn of the courthouse in Canandaigua, NY to commemorate

this seminal federal treaty.

The Canandaigua Treaty brought about peace between the Six

Nations (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk and

Tuscarora) and the U.S., and was negotiated and signed by sachems

representing the Grand Council of the Six Nations and Colonel

Timothy Pickering, the official agent of George Washington.

COMMEMORATION SCHEDULE

10:30am -5pm: Native American art and craft sale at the

Canandaigua Primary School Gym (96 W. Gibson St.).

1:30pm: Walk from Canandaigua Primary School to Ontario

County Courthouse (27 N. Main St.)

2:00pm: Commemoration Ceremony (front lawn of Ontario

County Courthouse

6:00pm: Keynote Speakers - Photographer Alex Hamer (Oneida)

and Doug George (Mohawk) (Canandaigua Primary School

Auditorium).

Admission is FREE and open to the Public.

A big part of the being able to hold the event is the generous support

and efforts of the volunteers. They have a wide range of activities

they need help with. Whether you would like to help for an hour or all

day, we would be happy to have your help! If you’re interested in

volunteering, please contact them at: [email protected]

Text courtesy of www.ganondagan.org.


By Elijah Smith

I hope everyone participates in our HHW collection and electronics

recycling day this weekend, October 29th. I’m sure your household has some kind of expired or old chemicals, cleaners, electronics, and batteries. There are many reasons we need to dispose of these items properly, but the main reasons are the effects they have on our environment and our families health. I am going to categorize different kinds of waste, give some common examples found in your home, and explain why it should not be thrown in the trash. Please do the right thing and bring your stuff to our event on Saturday. Electronic Waste (E-Waste): E-waste products include cell phones, VCR’s (remember those), computers, TV’s and anything with a cord and/or motherboard. These products include contaminants like lithium, zinc, lead, mercury, and plastic. A lot of these heavy metals can leech into water and soil, which not only contaminates the environment and our groundwater, it also hurts our health (some effects include various types of cancers, organ damage, nerve/brain damage, and poor well being.)

Lawn and Garden Care Products: Some include weed killer (Round-Up), pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer. Environmental hazards include excessive algae blooms and

overgrowth of aquatic plants (from fertilizer run off), bugs gaining resistance to insecticides (those not killed initially) from prolonged exposure over time, contamination of road side plants (don’t pick medicine by the road), and accumulation in soil over time. Some health hazards to people include digestive irritation if food is not rinsed properly, various neurotoxins that affect the nervous system (especially children), and various respiratory issues from inhalation.

Paint, Solvents, and Thinners: Some common house hold items include used paint (latex, oil, etc.), varnish, paint thinners, and wood preservatives/stains. Most of these products are petroleum based. Some environmental hazards include lead contamination (older paints) and water contamination from the petroleum. Some health hazards include dizziness and brain damage from inhalation of fumes, and lead exposure from older paint (don’t eat paint chips, ask your elders about this one!)

Automotive Products: Some common auto products include used motor oil, used car batteries, used antifreeze, and used tires. One quart of used oil can contaminate 250,000 gallons of clean water, used car batteries contain lots of acid which can harm aquatic life, antifreeze can kill pets or children if consumed and used tires can leach various chemicals into soil and water if not disposed of properly, some which can be harmful to aquatic life.

Household Cleaners: Some cleaners include bleach, ammonia, drain cleaner, and tile/grout cleaner. Environmental hazards include corrosion of soil, acidification of water and soil, and harm to wild life. Health hazards can include burning of skin, irritation of eyes and mucous membranes, and digestive system damage if ingested.


T he following plant/tree list was

developed as part of our “Plant

Guide for Tuscarora” and it is

representative of the many Tuscarora

words we have for our plants and trees.

We tried our best to collect as many as

possible, and although not an exhaustive

list, it does include as many as we could

find:

Algae Awèra"ßreh Angelica Tkare":nyèØ Balsam fir Çuhku"hnèØ Basswood Uhu"hstaØ Beech tree Uçkyesha Bitter hickory Yukyerhaçiwa":kè Black ash Kahèwe`:yaØ Black currant ÞkahêØßkahèØ Black eyed susan Unèße"hwi:t Black haw Kutí:kè Black oak Ku:re or Ra`:ruh Black walnut ÇuØkwakweØnê:ni Bloodroot Newètikwèhça"ØksØuØy

Blue beech Ruhsne`:yèhß Blue berry or huckleberry UyhíhaØ Blue weed Kara":ßkèws Boneset ThweyèçkêØrayèhs Briar, prickly pear UnèØa`:reh Burdock UnèØahçï:reh Canada thistle Unikye"hweh Canada violet NewènêhryaØks Catarrh KaØtyèhsa":tkèhß Catnip Ta":ku:ß KaØèhra:ks Cattail UnaØkwe`:yaØ Cedar Hanêhnyeh Cedar (red) Anê:ØnyaØ Cedar Ußuhra"ØtaØ Chestnut Çihtkè:r Choke berry Ruhtye"hrawik Choke cherry TyaØtharahkwa"hnèØ Clover ÁhsètyuØêhrè:t Cockle Kanèhsnahêsçi Common milkweed

Çunèwahskrï:yu: Common yarrow Ukhrè`:weh or

Utra"hneh

Cotton wood Ukrï:reh (cotton/wool) Crab apple KwèØrahsiØ

Currents ÞkahêØßkahèØ

Daisy Ußehru"ØnèØ

Dandelion UyèwakstaØkye"ha: Dewberry KuØteØtu:rèØ

Dogtooth violet UtyèØna`:riØ

Dogwood Runèhka"nèt Elderberry Çaweryahska"rè

Elecampagne UØtu":ßer Yu":thwè: Elm Kara"tkwar Evergreen Ukhrè`:weh

False solomons seal Þkèhna":ksèØ

Field daisy Ußehru"ØnèØ

Flag iris Uturu"hkweh

Flicker KatiØneh

Fungus, mushroom Utra"hseh

Ginseng Karètu":kèØ

Goldenrod Yeyèwê:tih

Gooseberry (wild) Yuhya"ØßharaØs

Great lobelia Thyakyekahtha"Øah

Ground hemlock Neyukuyana":trèhs

Hemlock UnêØteh

Hickory Ru"ØtaØrw

High bush blueberry Runa"wher Hornbeam Nê:kuØ Horsemint, monarda Kayèwa":kra:ß

Indian cucumber root Yu"ßharaØr Ironwood Çira"hsaØ

Ivy YakunèØa`:raraØß

Jack-in-the-pulpit Na"ØkuØ or Urha"hsteh

Juniper UnèØtakwê:te Lady slipper Úrhuht Leatherwood UtkêhßriØ

Live forever ÇawènheØkè

Liverwort KarêØanèh

Magnoila, spotted alder Nu":ßriØ

Mature squash Yuye"hnuØ May apple, magdragora Rusu:ware Meadow lily, wood lily Tu"Øßeh

Milkweed Çunèwahskríyu

Moss, scum Awèra"hßreh

Mulberry Þhu"hye:ß

Mullin UríØweh

Mythic tree, celandine Wawahu"Øy

Nightshade Çíhr wa"hyaks ABOVE: Bloodroot.


Norway spruce Hahtehè`:we

Oak Ru"Øne:tuk

Papaw NyèØè`:we

Partridge berry/vine ÚhskwaØneh wa"hyaks

Penny royal Haçhíharahst Peppermint Yuça"Øtuhß

Pigweed ÞkanatanêhweØ

Pin oak Çu"hèØ

Pine Ha"hteh

Plantain Unèhya":ßeh

Poison hemlock UØnahsê:reh

Poke weed Þuhra:Ønakè

Pond lily Ruhsehkwhrè

Poplar, aspen WatØèhrêØythaØ

Portulacca Unèßkwaru:rih

Purple flowering raspberry TahkwakayehuØy

Pussy toes UØne":wa:kwaØnu:rih

Ragweed UtiØne"hßreh

Raspberry takwaka":yè: Red cedar Anê:suØr Red flowering raspberry

TahkwayèØu"Øy

Red maple Akê:suØr Red oak Kara"tkwar Red oak RaØne":tuk or

RuØne":tuk

Red sorrel kwaçiráhØúØy

Red trillium utuháØstaØ

Red willow tika"tçiØ Rura"tkwarayèØ

Reed, rushtail utéhßeh, utihßu:reh

Rose willow, Red willow, Red whip tikaçiØruratkwara`:yèØ

Sassafrass anèhsnáØçi Sassparilla, spikenard

çuhneØrèßØúØy

Skunk cabbage çirá:kare:ß

Slippery elm húØks

Soft maple kèhsuØs

Southern pine uhtéhneh

Spice bush newètaØê:nyaØks

Spotted alder nú:ßriØ Spruce unèhkwihskriØ

Strawberry wí:sè:t Showy orchis urhuht Smartweed kaØèhraçi:wake / rukyè:kèØ

Sugar maple uçikhèØtaØ

Sumac nará:kwiØ Swamp oak unèhnu:rèØ

Sweet cicely uØte`:yaØ

Sweet flag urahúØtaØ

Sycamore, button wood waØrèØaçhèwá:tih Tag alder çiØrarêhkwaØt Tamarack kanêØtèhs

Thimble berry u:waØ

Thorn apple háØßruØ

Tobacco çarhuØè`:we

Touch me not tawê:nyaØks

Tulip tree runêhru:Ø

Violet newètáØryaØks

Virginia water plant kaØèhrèßkaráhkhwaØ

Walnut ruØtaØrwØúØy

Water Hemlock nê:tu:Ø

Water lily ruhséhkwrè

Weeping willow krèhyu

White ash wáht White cedar, flat leafed cedar ußuhráØtaØ

White corn kanèhakè`:ra:t, kanú:ta:Ø

White flowering dogwood núhiØ White oak runèhnu:rèØ

White pine ukrè:weh

Wild geranium neyuhkarúhneØ

Wild ginger uhskwaríØnaØ

Wild gooseberry yuhyáØßharaØr Wild hemp ruhskyé:Ønè

Wild honey suckle çawekê:tyeØ

Wild sunflower uruØwèhsaØetih

Witch hazel súhweØt Wood betony runèhkwrè`:rè

Wood lily túØßeh

Wood sorrel kwaçï:rah

Yarrow Plant ukhrè`:weh utra"hneh

Yellow adders tongue utyèØna`:riØ

Yellow dock í:tyateØ

Yellow lady’s slipper kweØkú:ryeØ uØnáhkweh

Yellow oak tiwahkaraçiØtkwáhnayèØ

ABOVE: Dandelion.

ABOVE: Slippery Elm.

By Bryan Printup

ABOVE: Chief Daniel Printup. Circa late 1890s. Courtesy of

Niagara Falls Public Library


INDIAN 4-H CLUB RELIVES TRIBE’S

PAST IN DRAMATIC PAGEANT

National 4-H News

October 1949

Heeding the advice of Mary Eva Duthie, Cornell

University 4-H dramatic specialist, to “look around you,

every community offers ample material for original

dramatics work,” Edison Mt. Pleasant, A former member

of the Tuscarora 4-H Club, wrote the pageant “Into the

Setting Sun.” He gathered his material from elderly

Tuscarora chieftains who remember the history and culture

of their forefathers.

Wide-eyed 4-H Club boys and girls, at Cornell University

for the annual N.Y. State 4-H Club Congress, watched

enthralled while members of the Tuscarora club portrayed

their romantic past. Residents of the Tuscarora reservation

applauded it, too, because it pictures in tangible form a

record of their history, and it has given their children a

feeling for the fine traditions of their race.

The pageant opens with a council scene where the chief

urges that the tribe move, since through intermarriage, they

are being absorbed by the Oneida Indians. Acceptance of

the proposal is sad news for a young Tuscarora brave and

his Oneida sweetheart. But their difficulties are solved by

the Medicine Man who suggests that the maiden be

adopted by the Tuscaroras.

An adoption rite follows, and the ceremony of marriage

with its ancient rites and dances. The final scene finds the

tribe happily settled near the “Great Roaring Water” or

Niagara Falls, where food is plentiful and the forest is safe.

In gratitude the tribe assembles to sing a chant of

Thanksgiving.

The pageant and its actors indicate that the Tuscaroras are

no “vanishing Americans” but Americans who have

combined their age-old culture and that of the white man

with outstanding results. Tuscarora fruit and dairy farmers

today are among the most prosperous in the State.

Their children belong to one of the most active 4-H Clubs

with enviable records in homemaking and gardening.

Many of the young people go through high school and

college.

Noah Henry, a Tuscarora chief, and Mrs. Henry, who lead

the club, tell of many members who have gone to State

Club Congress and have taken awards in singing and play

contests during their 12 years of leadership.

Today the Tuscarora young people are doing the same

things their neighbors do and frequently better.

ABOVE: Courtesy of Jacobs family.

ABOVE: 1943. Former Elmer and Alberta Mt. Pleasant

homestead. Courtesy of Mt. Pleasant family.

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