Group 4 newspaper by Anthony Corley https://padlet.com/1001914/lej4lsjijv0g en-us 2018-08-31 15:24:22 UTC 2018-09-04 18:09:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Storytellers Passing on the History of the Tribe 1001914 https://padlet.com/1001914/lej4lsjijv0g/wish/276940074 Today the storyteller that is in the spotlight is Tala Lulu. She is a local storyteller from the Navajo tribe. Her job as a storyteller in the tribe is to tell the history of the tribe using different stories and tell them to the tribe to spread the history.  The next important thing that her job entails is to teach different life lessons to the children in the tribe using different stories. One example of a story she tells is called Medicine Bear. The story is about early humans and a bear that could heal people. But then one year food became scaris. So the humans tried to eat the medicine bear but when they tried  the body turned into a cloud of mosquitoes. The point of this story was one to tell how mosquitoes were created. And the second thing the story was meant to tell was not to turn your back on good thing and not to turn your back on friends.
She said that lately she has been trying to create a new story to tell about the evil that the white men bring to the world. She says, “It is important for the tribe to know how dangerous the white men are and to teach the youth in the tribe to stay as far away as possible.”  The story is supposed to come out this year and it is meant to be heard by all but it is especially important for the youth to hear it. She told us that she is doing after what has happened to the tribes on the rising side of the land and she doesn't want the same things to happen here. Her goal as a storyteller is to orally spread the history of the tribe, to teach the youth life lessons, and to keep the people of the tribe informed. 


]]> 2018-08-31 16:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/1001914/lej4lsjijv0g/wish/276940074 Stickball For Peace For many seasons now, the Choctaw and the Chickasaw tribes have had bitter disagreements over tribal matters but the day of peace has come in the form of stickball. Stickball has been part of both tribes for many seasons. For those reading who do not know about stickball, its is a game of very little rules. The goal of each team is simple, for players on one team to score the ball in the other teams net. The one rule that you must follow is that the ball can only be touched with the stick. Other than that one simple rule, anything else goes. This lack of rules can lead to many serious injuries and sometimes even death. Despite the threat danger that this game comes with, it is still a much better alternative to flat out war between Native tribes. The Chief of the Choctaw tribe had left an Optimistic comment on the game saying, “ I think It’ great that we can settle our tribal differences Without going to war with our Chickasaw neighbors. It's important that we as Native Americans try to settle our differences peacefully, especially in times like these.” While many are optimistic about the peaceful agreements, the players are still at risk for injury or death due to the physicality of the game. Members of both tribes are still ecstatic and very supportive of their tribes. The game is set to happen at the end of this season, but fans from both tribes are already preparing feasts, hosting gatherings, and praying excessively in support of their tribes. While Both tribes will be happy about not going to war, they are very competitive so expect a physical and heated game. Tune into next week's edition for highlights, results, and stats of the stickball match between the Choctaw and the Chickasaw tribes. 084460 https://padlet.com/1001914/lej4lsjijv0g/wish/276951874
]]> 2018-08-31 16:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1001914/lej4lsjijv0g/wish/276951874 CerámicaToday , we’re going to be interviewing a local member from the Acoma Pueblo tribe In New Mexico, so we can really get an idea of how all the techniques of how pottery is made, and some things we didnt know about pottery.The member from the Acoma Pueblo that we are going to be interviewing today is going to be Solomon Bibo. Asked Solomon Bibo some questions he could answer without any problem, first question was ,”What got you into making pottery ?” he chuckled a little because he gets asked this question a lot ,because not many men in the tribe make pottery but his answer to that was, “My father used to make pottery on his spare time and id go and watch him make pottery, when i was younger and I fell in love with the whole idea of making pottery.”.Second question is “How do you make pottery?”his response was “A vessel made from tempered Acoma clay , very strong and enables the potter to make the characteristic thin walls or traditional pottery , the body unit up by adding coils of.”Lastly but not least we asked Solomon Bibo “Why do many natives use pottery so much?” he replied with “We use them to save seeds , carry water, and serve food, we make pots in all shapes and sizes , we use deeps bowls as pots for cooking over fires.”All his answers were very fascinating , very detailed , he was very marvelous. After all the questions, Solomon Bibo was very kind to give a little tour of all the pottery he has ever made .Many of his makings were very beautiful , a lot were made with very natural colors, some weremade with interesting patterns , some were big in size , others were smaller than others.While on the little tour , we asked him how long ago was pottery invented , Solomon answered “Well its hard to say because pottery has been around for many moons” which was a good amount of time ago . Solomon gave us a little bit of history behind pottery, he said “The pottery of Acoma is strongly recognized for fluted rims , thin walls and geometric design.”After all everything Solomon has told us we got another idea of pottery and why it's important. 084745 https://padlet.com/1001914/lej4lsjijv0g/wish/277693201 2018-09-04 18:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1001914/lej4lsjijv0g/wish/277693201