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Newsletter for Native Youth 2012 vol. 2

Mr. Clark sits with members o the Tulalip

Boys & Girls Club in Tulalip, WA.

U.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment,OfficeofNativeAmericanPrograms

Jim Clark became Boys & Girls Clubs o America (BGCA) Preside

and CEO in January. In his rst two months he has been on the rovisiting Clubs across the country. Two o those visits were to NatiAmerican Clubs, including the Boys & Girls Clubs o SnohomishCounty - Tulalip Boys & Girls Club in Tulalip, WA, which serves you

rom the Tulalip Tribes and the Boys & Girls Club o the East Valley Gila River Branch - Komatke Unit in Tempe, AZ. This Club servesyouth rom the Gila River Indian Community.

In his blog, Mr. Clark said, A uture that includes more Boys & GClubs in Native American communities would be a truly great utuor young people.

Kids rom both Clubs had a blast spending time with Mr. Clark. Hplayed pool with them, saw their artwork, and toured their Clubbuildings. He was able to see what lie is like or the Club membe

Mr. Clark even asked Club members questions o his own, such as, Whats your avorite game to play at tClub? and, How do you like the sta here?

Mr. Clark also took time to talk to the Club sta. At the

Komatke Unit, Mr. Clark heard about how sta are involvedin the Gila River Indian Community. He was very impressedwhen the sta told him that their members come to the Club

every day or the outstanding youth programs.

The Tulalip Boys & Girls Club also held a ceremony or Mr.Clark. They perormed a traditional song with drums while

some o the younger Club members wrapped Mr. Clark in aPendleton Blanket. Club members were excited to welcomeMr. Clark to their Club!

Chuck Thacker, the Unit Director at the Tulalip Boys & Girls Club,said this about Mr. Clark: It was an honor to have him, or him to take the time to stop by and see us. Whgreat experience it is to have a gentleman o his caliber be so kid-oriented and positive. It really means a lo

the Clubs.

To learn more about Mr. Clark, watch an interview with him on http://MyClubMyLie.com: http://bit.ly/yUuV

Boys & Girls Clubs of America President Spends Time withNative American Club Members

Kids rom the Komatke Unit pose or a picture

with Mr. Clark when he came to visit their Club.

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Did you know?Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said America should be a placeo reedom, justice, equality and opportunity. He wantedevery person in America to reach these goals through

kindness and service to each other and our country. Everyyear, the third Monday in January is a day on, not a day

o.Americans across the country work on projects tohonor and celebrate Dr. King.

Boys & Girls Club o La Plant

Club members I Have a Dream

Postage Stamp.

Moody County Unit Club member

participating in a Dr. King coloring contest.

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

Club Members Create I Have a Dream Postage StampsThis year, the Boys & Girls Club o La Plant in La Plant, SD celebrated the Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day o Service by learning about service, unity, individualityand goal-setting. Club members created an "I Have a Dream" poster, completed aword scramble and participated in a unity spider web. Club members also looked ata collection o postage stamps and talked about the qualities o the hero that gave

them the honor o their picture going on a postage stamp. Then, Club membersmade postage stamps with their own aces and wrote down what changes theywant to see in the world.

The Boys & Girls Club o Brookings - Moody

County Unit in Flandreau, SD celebratedDr. Martin Luther Day, Jr. Day o Service

by learning about Dr. King and participating in a coloring contest. Clubmembers listened to the I Have a Dreamspeech and talked about thechanges in our world since that speech. The Club helped with a ood drivethat collected over 250 pounds o ood or their community! Five Club

members also participated in an I Have a Dream essay contest withtheir middle school.

Club Helps Collect Over 250 Pounds of Food

Be a Buddy, not a BullyThe Penobscot Nation Boys & Girls Club (PNBGC) in Indian Island, MEhonored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a three-day event. Activitiesincluded a traditional drumming session and watching a movie thathelped Club members explore the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. Kings

lie. Club members also went on a scavenger hunt. At each stop theyacted out scenes rom the movie and then came up with solutions tobullying. Club members made anti-bully picket signs and marched around

their community chanting Be a Buddy, not a Bully! On the last day,Club members held a talking circle and shared what they learned thatweek, and each youth also got a PNBGC Peace Prize.

Go here to read more: http://mlkday.gov/about/serveonkingday.php.

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The Boys & Girls Club o Bay Mills in Brimley, MImakes the most o the cultural resources they have

in their community. Cathy Devoy, a language teacher at the OjibweCharter School, came to the Club to teach the mentors and mentees

how to make corn husk dolls. She explained how children and amiliesused to make their own play things many years ago. Cathy also taughtthe matches Ojibwe words. In Ojibwe the word or play is daminaa

and daminawaagan is the word or doll. Last all, a cultural assistantrom the Ojibwe Charter School took matches out to the local bogto pick cranberries. She taught matches how cranberries are a oodused or many dierent things, such as favoring and dessert. During

winter, the mentors and mentees enjoy playing foor hockey. Thisbecomes very competitive as both the youth and the adults have un

conversations about who is going to beat who!

Phoenix C. and Arlene Mack, a mentee and mentor with the Poarch

Creek Indian Boys & Girls Club in Atmore, AL started their Christmascommunity service project early. In October, they planted cuttings inrecycled bottles. Ater the cuttings grew roots, they decorated thebottles to be sold. They sold them to raise money or the Hair Care and

Salon Program at the local nursing home. Because the regular ees paid

by the residents do not cover these items, they wanted to make thecommunity more aware o the nursing home program and encourage

others to support it. On December 21, 2011, they gave a $416 donationto the Atmore Nursing Home. The donation was presented in a un wayas a large oversized check!

Mentoring Corner

Mentees Dakota and Dayton getting ready

to play foor hockey.

Phoenix C. and Arlene Mack present their

donation check to the Atmore Nursing Home.

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Helping Others

The mentors and mentees at the Boys & Girls Club o Nowata in Nowata, OK

enjoy doing many dierent activities. Recently, one mentor and mentee matchhad un making t-shirts together and now they are making a scrap book. Anothermentor and mentee made Valentines Day cards together and took them to the lo

nursing home. Many o the matches like to make cookies and simple desserts in

Boys & Girls Club o Nowata mentor

and mentee have un making t-shirts.

Fun with Crafts

Mentoring with Culture and Fun in Bay Mills

the Club kitchen. Each week, the Club also has adults romthe Cherokee Nation teach lessons to the children aboutCherokee history. Spending time with their mentors is a

very important part o the mentees week!

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Club Members Learn How to Use UlusThe Boys & Girls Clubs o Alaska Wainwright is located on theChukchi Sea Coast in northern Alaska. This remote, arctic town has

a population o 556 people and the only way in or out year-round isby plane! Skis, ATVs, and snow machines are used to drive peoplearound the community. Wainwright, AK is lled with a lot o cultureand the Club embraces every inch o it!

This winter, elders visited the Club and taught members how to skina seal using an ulu. An ulu is a traditional knie used by Eskimos, bothYupik and Inuit. Today, both men and women use an ulu to skin and

clean animals and to cut ood. Skinning animals is a skill that youngpeople in the village o Wainwright must learn because the villagedepends on the animals to eed the community. The ulu is not just or

use on animals and ood. I needed, the ulu can also be used to trimblocks o snow and ice to build an igloo!

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In February, the Arizona Diamondbacksvisited with youth rom the Gila RiverIndian Community in Laveen, AZ. TheGila River Casinos and the Arizona

Diamondbacks held a ree baseballclinic at the Boys & Girls Clubs o

the East Valleys - Gila River Branch -Komatke Unit.

The mini baseball clinic gave youthan opportunity to meet with players,

as well as Baxter, the Diamondbacksmascot. There were 60 Club memberswho went to the clinic. The youthplayed un games and activities

together with Baxter, pitcher IanKennedy, inelder Ryan Roberts, pitcher Bryan Shaw, and the 2011 National League Let Fielder Rawlings GoldGlove Award winner, Gerardo Parra. All o the youth had a great time playing healthy and un activities and

learning about baseball with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Baxter. They even got ree baseball hats! This wasan unorgettable and exciting day ull o un and games!

Baseball Comes to the Club

Gila River Indian Community youth with Baxter and Arizona Diamondback players.

Two Club members use their ulus, under the

direction o their elders, to skin a seal.

Youth leadership camp in Washington, D.C.Reserve a spot on your summer calendars or a youth leadership camp. The U.S.Department o Housing and Urban Development, Oce o Native American

Programs is hosting two week-long camps or Native teens. This is a perectopportunity or your Club members! Stay tuned or details on dates and theapplication process. Updates will be posted to www.NAClubs.org.

http://www.naclubs.org/http://www.naclubs.org/

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from the Nations

Salt River Pima-MaricopaIndian Community

Mesa, AZ

The Boys & Girls Clubs o Greater

Scottsdale - Lehi and Red Mountain

Branches have a new programcalled D.O.N.T., which stands orDiverting Our Native Teens. This

program is a partnership betweenthe Salt River Departments oCorrections and Probation and theClub. D.O.N.T. works with youth

in the early stages o the juvenilejustice system. Its goal is to teachyouth social skills and give them the

tools they need to make positivechoices. D.O.N.T. shows them

a path other than incarcerationand how to become successul

members o their community.

White Mountain ApacheWhiteriver, AZ

The Together Raising Awareness

or Indian Lie curriculum.

This year the Boys & Girls Club oWhite Mountain Apache started

the On the T.R.A.I.L. to Diabetes

Little Earth of United TribesMinneapolis, MN

"Saving the Language" Awardee, Trinidad F.

The Boys & Girls Clubs o theTwin Cities - Little Earth Unit hasound a shining star in Trinidad F. At16-years-old, Trinidad works hard orhis people and shows leadershipwith his peers and community. Hehas an A/B average in school andparticipates in many ater-schoolcultural activities. Recently, Trinidad

started a writing campaign tocontinue Ojibwe language classesat Little Earth. He encouragedother youth to join this campaign.Ater much hard work, Trinidadscampaign worked and the Ojibwelanguage classes will continue! TheWicon Wast Mentoring Programat Little Earth recognized Trinidad bypresenting him with the Saving theLanguage Award. CongratulationsTrinidad! Keep up the great work!

White Earth ReservationNaytahwaush, MN

Club members rom the Boys & Girl

Clubs o the White Earth Reservationwho participated in the Ice Fishing De

In February, the Boys & Girls Co the White Earth Reservationin Naytahwaush, MN hosted it

4th Annual Ice Fishing Derby.Twenty mentors and twenty-omentees took part in the even

Many community members anboard members rom the Clubalso participated. Cash prizes

were awarded in three categolargest bass caught, largestnorthern caught, and largestwalleye caught. A rafe was aheld. The grand prize was an e

inch ice auger tool. At the end the event there was a drawingall the youth. Two lucky mente

each won a new bike! Everyonhad a great time and next yearevent is already being planned

Prevention program (T.R.A.I.L. stands

or Together Raising Awareness or

Indian Lie). Fity youth at the Clubare learning about type 2 diabetes,

physical activity, and how to makehealthy ood choices during T.R.A.I.Llessons. This quarter, T.R.A.I.Lmembers also met a local celebrity,

Andrew Lacapa! Andrew is a localcomedian known throughout thecommunity. He spoke with the youthabout his own experience having

type 2 diabetes and how to preventdiabetes. Club members also shared

a laugh or two with Andrew!

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Stephanies Unwasted WeekendMeet Stephanie. She is a teen who lives on the Isleta Pueblo

Reservation in New Mexico. Her goal? Giving back to her community.How did she do it? By planning a cultural preservation day or memberso the Isleta Pueblo community. They gathered or a day o traditionalmusic, dance, crats, and many other activities. MTV posted a video

on Stephanies project as part o its online series, Unwasted Weekend.Check it out here: http://on.mtv.com/xWdxaS.

Close Up Community Action ProjectsYouth across the country have many ideas to make their communities

better. Close Up, a group in Washington, DC, helps youth put their ideasto action. Recently, Close Up brought Native American students to DC.

They talked with people in the government about the challenges acingtheir communities. Watch this video, http://bit.ly/w8qFPh, o a teen romthe Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in Fort Hall, ID. She talks about her plan towork with the government to nd a solution or an old power plant that isruining the tribes drinking water.

National Museum of the American IndianDo you know theres a museum devoted to Native Americans?The National Museum o the American Indian (NMAI), located in

Washington, DC, is the 18th museum o the Smithsonian Institution. Itis the rst national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, andexhibition o the lie, languages, literature, history, and arts o NativeAmericans. The museum works with the Native peoples o the Western

Hemisphere to protect and oster their cultures. You can go to NMAIWeb sites Education Page to learn more about the museum and evendownload online exhibits. Visit http://www.americanindian.si.edu/explore/oreducatorsstudents/to discover all o these great online resources!

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Native Connection |featuring online resources

More than ThatA group o students on South Dakotas Rosebud Indian Reservationwanted to share their story about lie on the reservation. They want

the world to know that "we are more than that." They created a video

to show positive aspects o their lives andcommunity. These youth care about theirculture, their tradition, and their utures.To watch this inspiring video, go to

http://bit.ly/s59wdJ.

http://www.americanindian.si.edu/explore/foreducatorsstudents/http://www.americanindian.si.edu/explore/foreducatorsstudents/http://www.americanindian.si.edu/explore/foreducatorsstudents/http://www.americanindian.si.edu/explore/foreducatorsstudents/

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Four Winds Nutrition Guide:Using traditions of old to guide us to a healthier future

The Medicine Wheel is a sacred symbol used by tribes across the United Sta

This symbol shows the balance o the natural and spiritual world. People canuse this balance to help them eat healthier. Kibbe Conti, a Lakota nutritionist,worked with elders to develop a Native American nutrition model based on th

Medicine Wheel. Her guide is called the Four Winds Nutrition Guide. Each wirepresents an important part o a balanced diet.

The West Wind brings rain that all lie needs. Today the West Wind includes sugar-ree and alcohol-ree drinks.

The North Wind is strong like the bualo. Today the North Wind includes all lean animal ood products.

The East Wind stands or the dawn o a new day. Today the East Wind includes ruits and vegetables.

The South Wind represents the warm summer wind and plants that require time to grow. The South Wind inclu

all grains and starchy vegetables.

While many people are still learning the importance o balance, the Medicine Wheel has been teaching balance tNative American people or centuries. MyPlate is a nutrition tool that shares the idea o balance with the MedicinWheel and the Four Winds Nutrition Guide. While the nutrition tools dier slightly in their ood groups, both nutritools encourage people to eat healthy and balanced meals. The Four Winds Nutrition Guide encourages a balance

diet o water, animal ood products, ruits and vegetables, and grains and starchy plants, and MyPlate encouragebalanced plate o protein oods, ruits and vegetables, grains and dairy.

To learn more about MyPlate, play the Blast O game by visiting: http://1.usa.gov/rIwKma

Pineapple Salsa

Ingredients:

2 diced whole pineapples

cup diced red onion

1 diced red pepper

2 Tablespoons lime juice

Instructions:

1. First, ask a Club sta member to help you when chopping ruits and vegetables!2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.3. Serve with chips or as a sauce with meat or sh.

4. Enjoy!

Diabetes Prevention Corner

Recipe { Pineapple Salsa

Try this spin on traditional salsa!

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cup chopped, resh mint or 4 tsp. dried mint

cup chopped, resh cilantro or 4 tsp. dried cilantro

1 small seeded/chopped jalapeno

2 pinches o salt

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Lets hear from YOU!Send your artwork, letters, pictures

articles, and any otherexciting Club news to:

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2614 Chapel Lake DriveGambrills, MD 21054clubnotes@rstpic.org

Each quarter, we ask youth to respond to a question rom Club Notes. Here is how Club members rom theBoys & Girls Clubs o the Twin Cities - Little Earth Unit answer the question,

What do you like most about spring time?I like going swimming and I like the weather because its usually hot.

I like going to summer school too!"- Dario, 9 years old

I like sleeping.

- Daniel, 13 years old

You get to go swimming! And I like going to summer school.- Destiny, 11 years old

I like spring break and going outside with my riends to play."- Kaaynen, 13 years old

Asks YOU!

Send us your responses tonext quarters question,

What fun things do

you have planned for

the summer?

Email responses toclubnotes@rstpic.org.

Include Club name, frst name,d

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Word SearchTry to nd all the Spring words in this Word Search!They can be up, down, diagonal or back words.

JOKEWhat word in the dictionaryis spelled incorrectly?

Answer:Incorrectly

bloomflower

green

rainsunshine

wormM K A I S N X S

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