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RahθeØkyeháh 2015

Skaru:ręØ Monthly, September 2015

Volume 6, Issue 8

September 2015 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

Noah Point, Assistant Director

TUSCARORA ENVIRONMENT

PROGRAM (TEP)

Neil Patterson, Jr. Director [email protected]

Rene Rickard, Office Administrator [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”

October 11-14, 2015 - 2nd International Conference on Global Food

Security, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. The conference aims to deliver

state-of-the-art analysis, inspiring visions and innovative methods arising

from research in a wide range of disciples. They will aim to better

understand behavioral, biophysical, economic, institutional, political,

social and technological drivers of current and future global food security.

FMI: www.globalfoodsecurityconference.com.

October 24, 2015 - A Public Gathering of Haudenosaunee Basket

Makers, Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan, Victor, NY. Free

with Center admission. Basket market, artist forum, basket making demos,

black ash log pounding demo, handles and rims carving demo, historic

basket exhibit, Haudenosaunee basket history lecture, kids basket

activities, informational booth, and more. FMI: #585.742.1690.

October 24, 2015 - Scary Stories Night, Seneca Iroquois National

Museum, Salamanca, NY. This will be the Museum’s 14th annual scary

stories night! There will be lots of good scares, good treats, and spooky

stories for all ages to enjoy. FMI: www.senecamuseum.org.

October 27-28, 2015 - 2nd Annual Northeast Energy Summit, Revere

Hotel Boston Common, Boston, MA. Capturing new market &

development opportunities in the northeast is their theme this year. Topics

to be discussed: How the NY REV will reverberate through T7D and

create 3rd party provider opportunities; Emerging opportunities for

demand response, distributed energy resource and renewable providers;

and will only those with in-depth knowledge of the new developments will

be able to capitalize on these opportunities. FMI: www.infocastinc.com/

events/northeast-energy-market/

November 7, 2015 - 18th Annual Holiday Craft Fair, Woodland

Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario. 9am-4pm. With an estimated 25

Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe vendors expected, items for sale will

include black ash baskets, corn husk dolls, silver jewelry, moccasins,

beaded fancies, and more. Dining treats will be available and parking is

free. FMI: www.woodland-centre.on.ca or #519.759.2650.

November 19-21, 2015 - 2015 AISES National Conference, Phoenix

Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ. With over 1,800 attendees from across

the country the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)

conference has become the premier event for STEM students and

professionals. Keynote speaker Billy Mills, live artist performance by artist

Bunky Echo-Hawk, Boeing and Intel tours, VEX Robotics demonstration

and more. FMI: www.aises.org.

Coming up ...

Come help us pick corn, husk and braid it

from our community garden. We use the

corn for community events, ceremonies and

the new years feast. See page 8 for more

details.


Back by popular demand!

We will be accepting a limited

number of refrigerators,

freezers, air conditioners

& dehumidifiers.

HOUSEHOLD

HAZARDOUS WASTE LIST

Aerosols

Batteries

Antifreeze

Cleaners

Driveway Sealer

Fluorescent Bulbs

Gasoline

Herbicides

Latex Paint

Lead-Acid Batteries

Motor Oil

Oil-Based Paint

Pesticides

Pool Chemicals

Propane Tanks

Spray Cans

Thermometers

Waste Oil

Wood Stains

ELECTRONIC

RECYCLING LIST Computers (Desktops & Laptops)

Printers (Ink or Toner)

Ink/Toner Cartridges

Computer Accessories (Mice, Keyboards, Webcams, Speakers,

Microphones etc.)

Computer Monitors (CRT, LCD, LED)

Televisions (CRT, Projection, LCD, LED, Plasma, please check with TEP

Office.) Sorry we can not accept CRT TVs (Cathode Ray Tube) & Monitors

Containing Broken Glass or bare CRT TVs

& Monitors that do not contain the outer

casing.

Microwave Ovens (Non PCB)

Copiers/Fax Machines

Telephones

Cell Phones & Chargers

GPS Units

Pagers

Tablets

Answering Machines

MP3 Players

Scanners

ELECTRONIC

RECYCLING LIST Continued

Radios/Boomboxes/CD Players etc.

Storage Devices (External Hard Drives, Solid State Drives, SD Cards,

Memory Cards, Card Readers, etc.)

Audio Equipment (Speakers, Microphones, DJ Equipment,

Receivers, Recording Devices,

Headphones, etc.)

Video Equipment (Cameras, Video Cameras, Web Cams, Recording

Devices, etc.)

Circuit Boards

Cables, Wires, Power Cords, Power Strips

Rechargeable Dry Cell Batteries (Nickel Cadmium – NiCad, Nickel

Metal Hydride – NiMH, Lithium Ion –

Li-ion)

Anything else with a circuit

board or a cord!

QUESTIONS?

Call Tuscarora Environment

Program at 716.264.6011 or visit

www.hazmanusa.com

ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

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


By Bryan Printup

ABOVE: Mildred Garlow holding a collection of her dolls

outside her home.

RIGHT: A student

by the Mt. Hope

Indian School. Circa

late 1890s. Courtesy

of the Southwest

Indian Museum.

Reservation Border is Definitely Fixed by

Federal Survey

Boundary of Tuscarora Property Now Marked by

Concrete Posts.

Niagara Falls Gazette, August 27, 1938

The survey of the Tuscarora Indian reservation

ended this morning with the driving of a steel rod

into the middle of the Lower Mountain roadbed

near Dickersonville. Under the direction of Guy R.

Veal, General Land Office surveyor, of

Washington D.C., and Harold R. Vogel and Robert

Alfred, assistants, the federal survey of the western

New York reservations ended this morning.

Local men assisting the federal men were Chief

William Chew, chairman of the Tuscarora council

of chiefs; Chief William Mt. Pleasant, Tuscarora

Chiefs’ council secretary; Clinton Mt. Pleasant;

John J. Hill; Paul Bissell; Donald Jack; Hilbert

Chew; and Clifford Printup, all of the reservation.

The survey disclosed that the northern boundary of

the reserve was broken in several places by fence

lines of white owners on Tuscarora property. In

one instance a local Boy Scout troop had dug the

foundations for a cabin, one side of which was

unwittingly placed inside the Tuscarora line, near

the old Sage farm. At every quarter mile, concrete

posts having the seal of the United State General

Land Office have been placed along the Tuscarora

boundary during the 19 days of work by the U.S.

men.

“I’m satisfied, I gained six inches on the Indians,”

commented Phillip Wendt of the Saunders

Settlement road, as he watched the concrete posts

erected along his line fence.

“I got half of my walnut tree back,” added Chief

Chew, as he eyed the line established by the

surveyors between his land and that of William

Kroening near Sanborn.

However, rumbling still continues on parts of the

reserve as the results of marking the south

boundary adjoining land owned by the Niagara,

Lockport and Ontario Power company, where a jog

broke tradition uniformity held by the tribe that the

southern like is one straight piece. Tribesmen cite

the Holland Land Company map in the county

clerk’s office at Lockport as the basis of their

Continue to page 6


Emergency Planning For Your Home

SEPTEMBER is National Preparedness Month

Home Fire Fire is fast, hot, and dark. Most home fires can be prevented.

Winter Storm/ Ex-treme Cold

Can range from a normal snow over a few hours to a blizzard that lasts for several days and can bring low temperatures and sometimes, strong winds, icing, sleet, and freezing rain

Drought Occurs when there has not been enough rainfall and the water levels get low

Blackout Is a loss of power to an area; affects the electricity we get in our homes, as well as the transportation systems – from traffic lights to airplanes

Earthquake Is the shaking, rolling, or sudden shock of the earth’s surface

Extreme Heat Makes the body work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature and keep the body comfortable

Wildfire A fire that rages out of control. Wildfires can happen in the wilderness, small towns, and large cities

Landslide/Debris Flows

Are masses of rock, earth, or debris (rubble or trash) moving down a slope

Hurricane Is a severe tropical storm; when it comes onto land, its heavy rain, strong winds, and large waves can damage buildings, trees, and cars

Space Weather Refers to the changing conditions of the sun and space that Can affect the technology we use on earth; can affect satellites (which control phones, Internet, and TV) and can affect the electric grid, leading to blackouts

Tornado Nature’s most violent storm; appears as a funnel or cone-shaped cloud with very strong winds

Thunderstorm/Lightning

Storms with thunder and lightning; can lead to flash floods; usually occur in the summer when it’s warm and humid; lightning is very dangerous – it can electrocute you!

Flood Happens during heavy rains, when rivers overflow, when ocean waves come onshore, when snow melts too fast or when dams or levees break

Volcano A mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten, or melted, rock below the surface of the earth and explodes, spewing the melted rock out into the air

Tsunami (Pronounced tsoo-nah-mee) is a series of giant waves that happen after underwater movement

For more information on planning for Emergency visit www.ready.gov

Information on helping get kids involved visit http://www.ready.gov/kids

T he ideology behind getting prepared for emergency disasters is that in a event of a emergency you and you’re family will be able to take action with out panic, as well provide a safety measures for you and you’re family to wait out the storm, get to a shelter, or eventually wait until emergency personal can make it to you. This can be achieved

by getting tighter with your family and start putting together a plan that will suite you’re families needs. Here is a list of

natural disasters and the definitions for each.


T he Plum Pox Virus (PPV) is a pressing issue to the Prunus family of trees. The types of trees

included in the affected Prunus

family are stone fruit trees such as:

Plum, Peach, Nectarine, Almond,

Apricot, Cherry, and other

ornamental Prunus species including,

the Flowering Almond, Purple Leaf

Plum, Purple Leaf Sand Cherry and

Weeping Cherry.

Trees with the Plum Pox Virus will

show signs by having deformed and

discolored fruit, and eventually

killing the tree. Although in most

cases the tree may show signs of the

virus, just like with people, there can

be a tree carrying the virus without

any visual signs of being infected.

The way the virus is spread in short

distance is by a small insect called an

aphid. Aphids feed on the infected

Prunus tree and could then move onto

another tree that isn’t infected and

may transfer the virus to the other

uninfected tree. Long distance spread

of the disease is caused by human

movement of infected plants and

plant parts.

The most effective way to prevent

further spread of the virus is by

participating in the surveying that the

TEP does every summer to ensure the

longevity of the trees of homeowners

and commercial growers of the

Prunus species. If the tree is found to

be infected the only known treatment

is destruction of the tree and possibly

the surrounding trees to prevent

further spread. Further spread of the

virus through both public and private

properties could lead to significant

economic loss in the orchard and

nursery industries.

PPV surveying is of vital importance

seeing as there is a quarantine line for

the Prunus species that runs along

route 104 and heads north to lake

Ontario. This means that it is actually

illegal in NYS to plant a new Prunus

plant or tree in the quarantined zone

because the virus has been identified

in the area. More information on PPV

and how the surveys are conducted

are available at the our TEP office.

Please contact us if you are interested

in having your Prunus tree sampled

next year.

They insisted that a final search of title

and old maps will confirm their

estimates.

Title search went back to times when

Niagara was part of Genesee county,

revealing that the 6,249-acre tract is

composed of three sections. The first

was a donation of 640 acres by the

Seneca Nation of Indians by a deed to

the Tuscaroras on March 30, 1809. The

tribesmen also claim that the Holland

Land company donated an additional

1,280 acres to the local redmen, but no

paper record of the transaction could be

found. The final acquisition of the

Tuscaroras was a purchase from the

Holland company of 4,329 acres,

transferred to the Indians on January 2,

1809. The latter’s section, known as

the Dearborn tract, was the cause of

controversy which saw the surveyors

and local chiefs in a heated conference

with John Carrarieo, of the U.S

Attorney’s office in Buffalo, last week.

The Tuscaroras were handicapped by

lack of original maps and copies of

deeds necessary to present their side of

the case. However, Chief Mt. Pleasant

announced this morning: “We end the

work today.”

belief that something is “fishy” about the

southern line:

Veal, however, contends that figures in

acres and links and chains will confirm

the record made today. Maps for the

reservation will be prepared by the

General Land Office to be released in 12

months.

Use of the sun instead of a magnetic

compass is the method for finding

location, the land office men stated,

saying that the solar method used on the

Tuscarora reserve is indisputably the

most accurate known surveying mode.

Continued from Page 4

PPV Awareness: The Plum Pox Virus at our Doorstep By Angus Fischer


SCHEDULE

12pm - Fair Starts (Community Room) Over 20 craft/food vendors available.

1pm - Corn Husking (Outside, by the elders room) Presented by the Tuscarora

Environment Office. Come try your

hand at corn husking and braiding.

And hear some stories about corn from

Luis Santiago.

3pm - Wampum Presentation

by Richard Hammill (Resource Center) A 15-minute presentation about the

construction of wampum belts and

materials.

4pm - Beadwork Display

by Grant Jonathan (Resource Center)

A 15-minute presentation about his

beadwork collection and the

different kind of styles. Come and

visit his collection all day, take

pictures and be inspired. He will also

have his beads and velvet for sale.

5pm - Dinner Starts $6 / Adults, $4 / Seniors $2 / children (12 yrs and under)

7pm - Community Auction

Starts

Want to help out? Volunteer and help the Clanmothers prepare

for the Fair. Contact any of the Clanmothers

about how to help.

Interested in donating an item? The Auction needs donations, please drop

them off during the Fair, or to the TEP

Office, or contact your clanmother!

Interested in a table at

Community Fair? Give Dorothy Chew a call for

booths only, #523.0388.

Tuscarora Health and Community Center

5226 Walmore Road Tuscarora Nation, via Lewiston, NY

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Did You Know . . .

COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS AVAILABLE: The Tuscarora Environmental Program is offering the

opportunity for community service hours to be gained. It’s that time of year, the harvest season is upon us and

all the help with the harvest and harvesting activities is greatly welcomed and appreciated. October 12th is a

school and U.S. federal holiday, and we will be harvesting the corn at around 10am. The meet-up will take

place at the Old Gym and we’ll carpool to the field from there. From Tuesday October 13th to Friday October

23rd we will need help husking and braiding at the old gym from 9am-8pm. Anyone looking to serve

community service hours for school, scholarships, book money recipients, anyone looking to spice up their

resume or just want to help the cause, can contact the Tuscarora Environmental Office about more

information. Call (716) 264-6011 and ask for Angus to better coordinate times to help out. There will be food

and snacks available as well. Come join us!

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