"These are the words that were given to my great-grandfather by the Master of Life: 'At some time there shall come among you a stranger, speaking a language you do not understand. He will try to buy the land from you, but do not sell it; keep it for an inheritance to your children.'" -
Aseenewub, Red Lake Ojibwa
Friday, May 11, 2007
'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' selects Navajo family for makeover project
PINON, Ariz. - ''Good Morning, Yazzie family!'' was the wake-up call heard on the Navajo Nation on April 9. Ty Pennington, along with the rest of the crew from the hit television show ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' and the team from HomeLife Communities Inc., greeted the family of four with the good news: They had been selected to receive the next home makeover. '
'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' selected HomeLife Communities to build a new home for the very deserving family on the Navajo Nation in Pinon. The entire home makeover was completed in less than one week.
''This project is very exciting because we are able to really help a family in need.'' HomeLife Communities Southwest Division President Steve Sasso said. ''I love that the community, our team and the crew of 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' are coming together to help build the Yazzie family the house of their dreams.''
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'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' selected HomeLife Communities to build a new home for the very deserving family on the Navajo Nation in Pinon. The entire home makeover was completed in less than one week.
''This project is very exciting because we are able to really help a family in need.'' HomeLife Communities Southwest Division President Steve Sasso said. ''I love that the community, our team and the crew of 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' are coming together to help build the Yazzie family the house of their dreams.''
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Michael Sockalexis, Penobscot leader, passes
INDIAN ISLAND, Maine - Michael Sockalexis, known for his vibrant and traditional Penobscot dance style and his lifelong involvement in American Indian issues, died April 22 at Bangor Hospital. He was 60 years old.
Sockalexis was born in Old Town, and worked across the United States with many tribal nations and the IHS.
He served as a Penobscot Nation tribal council and as tribal representative to the Legislature during its last session, but did not seek re-election last July because of health issues.
His death came as a blow both to the Native community and the state.
Paul Bisulca, Penobscot and the chairman of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission, described his childhood friend.
''Mike's got a way about him that is very endearing and you'd really have to work hard not to like Mike Sockalexis. He's a really nice guy. He always was,'' Bisulca said. Bisulca spoke of his friend in the present tense, he said, because ''maybe I just haven't accepted that he's gone. It's such a shock; it's too hard to believe. He was too young and he was such a part of everything. He was very, very engaged in Indian issues. He thought a lot about his tribe and his people and worked very hard for them. He was just an all round great guy. To have him suddenly disappear or be absent from what's going on ... It takes a little while to get accustomed to the fact that he's no longer here,'' Bisulca said.
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Sockalexis was born in Old Town, and worked across the United States with many tribal nations and the IHS.
He served as a Penobscot Nation tribal council and as tribal representative to the Legislature during its last session, but did not seek re-election last July because of health issues.
His death came as a blow both to the Native community and the state.
Paul Bisulca, Penobscot and the chairman of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission, described his childhood friend.
''Mike's got a way about him that is very endearing and you'd really have to work hard not to like Mike Sockalexis. He's a really nice guy. He always was,'' Bisulca said. Bisulca spoke of his friend in the present tense, he said, because ''maybe I just haven't accepted that he's gone. It's such a shock; it's too hard to believe. He was too young and he was such a part of everything. He was very, very engaged in Indian issues. He thought a lot about his tribe and his people and worked very hard for them. He was just an all round great guy. To have him suddenly disappear or be absent from what's going on ... It takes a little while to get accustomed to the fact that he's no longer here,'' Bisulca said.
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