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Tuscarora Environment Program * Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force

Table of Contents Calendar ……………….….. 2

Weatherization Workshop ... 3

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Protect Your Septic System .. 5

IHS Road Work …......…… 6

Community Fair ……….….. 7

Mushroom ID …………....... 8

Skaru:ręØ Monthly, October 2019

Volume 10, Issue 9

October 2019 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]

Taylor Hummel, Env. 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 Program. You can submit

articles, artwork, photographs, editorials,

and letters of love and happiness to:

SKARU:RE MONTHLY

c/o: Tuscarora Environment

5226E Walmore Road

Tuscarora Nation

Lewiston, NY 14092

#716.264.6011

www.tuscaroraenvironment.org

or our Facebook page

“Tuscarora Environment”

October 12, 2019 - Opening Reception - Women of Influence, Iroquois

Indian Museum, Howes Cave, NY. 12pm-3pm. Join the Iroquois Indian

Museum for the opening reception of their newest exhibit, “Women of

Influence: Each Block a Story.” This exhibit showcases an award-winning

collaborative quilt created by 41 native women. Each woman involved in

the project created a quilt block to honor a woman who made a positive

difference in her life. FMI: www.iroquoismuseum.org.

October 19, 2019 - Tuscarora Community Fair , Tuscarora Nation

House - Community Room. Vendors start at 12pm, Dinner starts at 5pm,

and Auction at 7pm. To reserve a vendor table please call our TEP office.

The contact person for vendors is Theresa Wilson. FMI: For vendor tables

only, call TEP, #716.264.6011.

October 27, 2019 - Restoring Our Food & Culture through the Natural

World - Indigenous Food Event, Ganondagan Historic Site, Victor, NY.

$60/admission. 9:30am-4:00pm. Join two internationally known

Potawatomi women -Robin Wall Kimmerer (Author, Speaker, Educator)

and Loretta Barrett Oden (Indigenous Chef, Food Historian, and Cultural

Advocate) for this engaging and transformative cultural experience. The

day will include a progression of “Mindful Tastings” created by Chef

Barrett Oden. Guests will experience a slow process of tasting Indigenous

delights. FMI: www.ganondagan.org.

December 7, 2019 - Sullivan Clinton Campaign Panel Discussion,

Ska:nonh-Great Law of Peace Center, Liverpool, NY. FREE, donations

accepted. 10am-3pm. A panel will discuss the Native American experience

during, and the consequences of, the Sullivan Clinton Campaign during the

American Revolution. Panelists include Robert Venables PhD, Alyssa Mt.

Pleasant, and Andrea Lynn Smith. Hosted by the Ska:nonh Great Law of

Peace Center and the Onondaga Historical Association. FMI:

www.skanonhcenter.org.

January 17-19, 2020 - 38th Annual Organic Farming & Gardening

Conference, OnCenter, Syracuse, NY. Northeast Organic Farming

Association of New York (NOFA-NY’s) Winter Conference is one of the

largest conferences in the region with more than 1,100 attendees. The

conference will probably have more then 100 educational workshops and

about 80 exhibitors. FMI: www.nofany.org.

ON THE COVER: September 2019. A

pollinator enjoying the bounty that is Jerusalem

Artichoke. Continue to plant those flowers

(annuals or perennials) so our pollinators have a

place to work :)

PC: T. Hummel.


By Bryan Printup

The Niagara Falls Gazette Friday, December 28, 1951

Tuscarora Hunters Hope to Provide

Food for Feast

TUSCARORA RESERVATION, Dec 28. - The official count

in the annual hunting contest will be taken at 9 o’clock

tomorrow night by Jonas Greene’s timepiece at the Baptist

church.

The count conducted in the Tuscarora dialect will wind up the

yearly rivalry between two teams to determine which has

supplied the most game toward the pot-pies consumed at the

yearly New Year’s feast.

Captain for the young men will be Walter Patterson of the

Upper Mountain road, while captain for the old men will be

Martin Johnson Jr., one of the few remaining young experts in

the Tuscarora dialect.

Chief Elton Greene, lifetime spokesmen for the young men,

and numerous other young men late yesterday cried

“sabotage” on reading the report that the hunting contest

would take place today. Cautioning his men not to be misled

by the report attributed to the oldsters, Chief Greene said that

the young men will hunt on the proper day and according to

rules.

The feast itself will take place at 1 p.m., Tuesday, in the

Baptist church basement. Cooks for the feast are Mr. and Mrs.

Seymour Johnson, Sr., Mrs. John W. Gansworth, Mrs. Delilah

Bissell, Mrs. Edison P. Mount Pleasant, and Mrs. Eleazer

Williams.

Franklin Patterson has been named cornbread maker,

providing the ancient food for the community gathering.

Waiters will include Carolyn and Donna Woodbury, Frieda

Williams, Mary Jane Antone, Jeananne Smith, Elise and

Annruth Mount Pleasant. Others will be asked to assist in

waiting on the throng expected to attend.

Food collection for the feast will begin early tomorrow

morning with William Farnham, Chief David Patterson and

Eugene Greene acting as solicitors. As in former years, the

feast will be free to all local residents who have contributed to

its preparation by work, money or food donations.

ABOVE: Freddie Davis and Howdy Hill. Provided by the

Hill family.

ABOVE: Provided by the Hill family.


W e’re a community of septic systems so every home should be connected to one. It’s your

responsibility to manage your house to ensure that nothing is going down the drain that could be

detrimental to your septic system, which will eventually end up in our groundwater.

To help homes out, we’re sharing a handy magnet in this month’s Skaru:reØ Monthly to help remind

you when you need to make your next service appointment for your septic system maintenance (if

the magnet isn’t enclosed please give our Office a call and we can get you another one.)

Septic system maintenance is very important along with having a professional to call in case of

trouble. If you need help with a service company name to put on your magnet, please give us a call

and we can connect you to an appropriate company. Nya:we.

Western New York

Septic Tank Cleaning

#716-751-9611


A s we enter the season of Pumpkin

Spice Lattes and red flannel, it’s always

fun to get a little spooky! Halloween is

only a few weeks away. Did you get

your candy yet? My favorite part of fall

is telling scary stories while sitting

around a fire or hanging out on the porch

in the glow of the moon. Here are some

“scary” words to use while we’re in the

spooky season to get everyone scared!

Uhske ·neh – Ghost

Wahrahske ·nakeʔ – He saw a ghost

Yakuyaʔtuhraraks – Nightmare

Utkahryeʔcreh – Story

Ura·kwneh – Dead leaves

Say wakye·tih – It chills (scares) me

Rukiʔyahske – Spider

θaʔre ʔareh – Get behind a tree!

Tkaraʔna·ryeʔ – In the hollow tree

Rathehnu·rih – Scarecrow

Newaʔnyere hneʔ – Mysterious movements

Kahske ʔraʔθ – Large bones

Utkehsu·re – Mask

Thaʔnewahθe·t – Midnight

Tawe ·te heni·ke – What is that?

Wahrarha·ʔnayeʔ – He entered the forest

Eka·θʔah yeʔnhekwthaʔ – Child’s play

Utiʔθre hsteh – Shadow

Katkwane hwaks – Bellyache

Nekacehuhwahkhwaʔ – Jack o’ lantern

Neyuʔnyere ·nye· – Monster

U·waʔ – Owl

Waʔnwaʔkwih – It is a premonition

Yuhθa·the – It is dark

Katecraʔθ neyerhuhsthaʔ – Pumpkin spice

Uciʔne·wareh – Red flannel

Kareʔnakriʔcrarhuʔθeh – Candy

BTW: Here is the pronunciation key to help

you with the letters. A good suggestion is to

say letters and words out loud to help your ear

become accustomed to the Tuscarora sounds. Tuscarora Pronunciation Key:*

/a/ law; /e/ hat; /i/ pizza; /u/ tune; /e/ hint; /c/juice; /ch/cheese; /h/ hoe; /m/ mother; /s/ same; /t/ do; /th/

too; /k/ gale; /kh/ kale; /n/ inhale; /r/ hiss (before a

consonant or word final), run (trilled elsewhere); /w/ cuff (before a consonant other than y or word-

final), way (elsewhere); /y/ you ; /sy/ fish; /θ/

thing; /Ø/ uh-oh; /:/ long vowel, /ˊ/high pitch; /`/low pitch.*Adapted from Blair A. Rudes, Tuscarora-

English.

Tuscarora Word List:

SPOOKY By Taylor Hummel

B eginning the week of October 7th, U.S. Indian Health Service

(IHS) and their contracting company will be back out at Tuscarora

to refill any remaining holes left from the potholing project in

2018. This project is part of the study being developed for a

community-wide water system at Tuscarora.

The contractors will be accompanied by a TEP staff member for

all the sites.

We thank everyone for their patience with this project and any

inconveniences the remaining holes may have caused.

If you know of any roadside potholes created by this project that

need to be refilled please call the TEP office or stop by. If there

are any questions or concerns please let us know. #716-264-6011.

Continue to drive carefully when you see them along

the road and be mindful of their space. Nya:we.


Tuscarora Nation House

5226 Walmore Road

Tuscarora Nation, via: Lewiston, NY 14092

TURKEY DINNER (5:00 PM - 6:30 PM)

Want to HELP out? Volunteer and help the Clanmothers prepare

for the Fair. Contact any of the Clanmothers

about how to help.

Vendors open @ 12pm

Dinner starts @ 5pm

Auction starts @ 7pm

Auction Donations Accepted The Auction needs donations, please drop

them off during the Fair, or to the Nation

House office beforehand.

Looking to be a vendor at

Community Fair? Theresa Wilson is the contact point

for vendors. To reserve a table please

call the TEP Office to reserve

tables only, #264.6011 x100

REMINDER: The Clanmothers ask for all food donations to be

at the Nation House kitchen by 2:30pm on 10/19

so they have enough time to prepare everything.

Nya:we.


Did You Know . .

The breeding season for white-tail

deer in New York runs from

October to January, with peak

activity occurring in mid-

November. Most does breed for

their first time at 1 1/2 years of age.

*dec.ny.gov

There are three primary viruses which

adversely affect the raccoon population:

Feline distemper, Canine distemper,

and rabies. Unlike FD and CD, the

rabies virus is very fragile and easily

destroyed by soap, water, sunlight and

air. It has no potential to contaminate

soil or other objects except during the

period when the saliva leaves the mouth

and is still wet.

*wildlifehaven.tripod.com

Fall season is breeding and hatching

season for snakes. And this makes male

snakes more aggressive as they are

trying to get more attention of female

snakes. Newly hatched snakes are also

aggressive as they are trying to avoid

predators. Snakes are also preparing for

hibernation or brumation (where they

don’t actually sleep but instead slow

their metabolism to acclimate to the

cooler temperatures) which makes them

more active during the fall season.

*nationalgeographic.com

T he Jack O Lantern mushroom, also known as Omphalotus illudens, is a mildly

toxic mushroom that won’t kill you, and is found in a good portion of the U.S,

including NY and Tuscarora.

It frequently is mistaken for an edible mushroom called Chanterelle that has a similar

color. There are some telltale signs to tell the two apart:

Jack O Lantern mushrooms grow in clumps and on a rotting log or stump, often

Oak.

Chanterelle usually grow singular (not in clumps.)

Chanterelle flesh, when split in half, is more whitish color while the Jack O

Lantern flesh is a yellow-orange color.

The Jack O Lantern mushroom grows in late summer and up till fall time.

There are more differences, but to the untrained eye it is hard to notice them.

The Jack O Lantern mushroom got its name not only because of its color and the

time of year that it grows but the mushroom

also glows in the dark. This phenomenon is called bioluminescence. Because of

this, the mushroom generates a fair amount of buzz in the mushroom enthusiast

and mycology world. There is no real reason that is currently known for why the

mushroom glows or even what cells cause it to glow in the first place.

We had a sighting of the mushrooms on Upper Mountain Rd so we had to go

check it out (photo above). The mushrooms were removed (at the request of the

homeowner) but it was still interesting to see.

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