All across America, November is Native American Heritage Month.

The month – designated by President George W. Bush in 1990 – is a celebration of centuries of Native American history on the North American continent.

Long before the United States became a nation, there were millions of Native Americans who had lived in every part of the continent – North, South, East and West. Hundreds of tribes lived across the vast territories, establishing a culture, customs, traditions and beliefs passed from generation to generation.

Now, centuries later, American Indians still live in these territories, in what is now the United States. And Native Americans have a history, both before and after.

Karin Lehnardt, Senior Writer with FACTRETRIEVER web site, wrote a column three years ago about Native American history. She included 94 facts, some of which are well known, others obscure, some probably not even known by many Indians. In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, here are some of Lehnardt’s facts:

Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association

November 2019 – Volume 22 Issue 11

TANF Newsletter

USD Renames Mission Crossroads to Mata’yuum CrossroadsBy Gary P. Taylor, SCTCA TANF

Native American Heritage Month: A Celebration Of Centuries Of History

By Gary P. Taylor, SCTCA TANF

It was near dusk on a cool October evening on the campus of the University of San Diego (USD.)

There was a crowd of about 150 people, mostly students from the Catholic university, but also Native American tribal leaders, elders and children.

They had all arrived Oct. 14 to witness the renaming and dedi-cation of one of USD’s buildings on the far eastern end of the campus. The building, formerly known as Mission

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Crossroads, was going to be officially renamed Mata’yuum Crossroads.

The new name was an acknowl-edgement and honoring of the Kumeyaay people, said Persephone Lewis, USD Tribal Liaison.

“We want to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the tradi-tional and unceded territory of the Kumeyaay Nation. We want to pay

respect to the citizens of the Kumeyaay Nation, both past and present, and their continuing relationship to their land.”

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The purpose of the Tribal TANF Newsletter is to provide the tribal communities with information about services provided by the TANF Programs and other important issues concerning our rural/urban communities and families.

SCTCA provides services to San Diego and Santa Barbara Counties and the following reservations:

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USD Renames Mission Crossroads to Mata’yuum Crossroads

Lewis said the 90-minute event was “a celebration of renaming Mission Crossroads as Mata’yuum Crossroads.”

“In the Kumeyaay language, Mata’yuum means ‘gathering place,” she said. “This renaming honors USD’s location in the traditional territory of the Kumeyaay Nation and further supports ongoing tribal initiatives to create a more inclusive campus.”

The dedication drew dozens of USD students, who watched as Birdsingers sang traditional songs as the sun set. The Birdsingers were led by Paul Cuero Jr., Chairman of the Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians.

The students also heard short speeches from USD President James T. Harris III, Mike Miskwish from the Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians and ASG President Marion Chavarria Rivera.

Harris, in his remarks, noted Pope Francis had apologized in 2015 on behalf of the Catholic Church for its treatment of indigenous peoples in North America, including Native Americans. He also said the renaming of Mission Crossroads to Mata’yuum Crossroads was an acknowledgement by the university of Kumeyaay history.

Lewis said the renaming of the building was the latest in a series of renamings of USD buildings and spaces over the past few years recognizing Native American culture.

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SCTCA TANF Escondido staff, left to right: Denisha Norman, Aleemah Jones, Desiree Herrera, Kenia Ledezma and Karin Giron

Native American women experience domestic violence and sexual assault at a higher rate than any other popula-tion in the United States.

According to the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center, more than half of American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced physical and sexual violence in their lifetimes. In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, our Escondido TANF office staff agreed to wear purple in solidarity of #PurpleThursday.

The purpose of wearing purple is to acknowledge those who have experienced domestic violence and sexual assault. We want to begin the important conversation of how our community can better serve survivors with funding, abun-dant resources and unwavering support. We hope that by wearing purple we stand in solidarity to end the negative stigma surrounding domestic violence and sexual assault. We want to continue the effort of reaching those who may not have the ability to have their voices heard by advocating for their safety and pursuit for happiness.

In the October MER sent to our TANF participants, I included local resources from agencies that support and serve those who have experienced domestic violence and sexual assault.

New OrleansSupporting Native American Women At Risk

Of Domestic ViolenceBy Denisha Norman, Caseworker, Escondido TANF

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- Gary P. Taylor

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In early August, Native Americans across the country won a decisive legal victory regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA.)

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans unanimously voted to uphold the constitutionality of ICWA, overturning a lower district court’s decision.

That decision, issued by a federal judge in Texas in October 2018, had struck down ICWA as a “race-based statute” that was unconstitutional.

Dan Lewerenz, an attorney at the Native American Rights Fund, said the organization was “thrilled for this win for Indian Country.”

“The 5th Circuit recognized the constitutionality of ICWA,” Leweranz told Indian Country Today. “We hope this is the end of this litigation.”

Sarah Kastelic, executive director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association, said the decision was in the best interest of Native children.

“This ruling is a strong affirmation of the constitutionality of ICWA and the inherent tribal authority to make decisions about the well-being of member children, whether they live on or off of tribal lands,” Kastelic told Indian Country Today. “ICWA remains the gold standard of child welfare policy and practice; it is in the best interest of Native children.”

ICWA was passed by Congress in 1978. The law states when a Native child is up for adoption, homes of family or tribal members are prioritized for placement.

Over the years, though, ICWA has been continuously chal-lenged in state and federal courts by individuals, agencies and organizations seeking to overturn its authority.

But with the 5th Circuit Court’s decision in the latest case, Brackeen v. Bernhardt, not only was ICWA’s constitutionality upheld but so was the sovereignty of Native American tribes.

Kevin Allis, the chief executive officer of the National Congress of American Indians, said the court’s unanimous decision shows how strong tribal sovereignty is as a legal concept.

“The National Congress of American Indians commends the efforts of the intervening tribes-the Cherokee Nation, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the Navajo Nation, the Oneida Nation, and the Quinault Indian Nation-the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Department of Justice, and all others in Indian Country that joined this fight to protect our Native children,” Allis declared. “Today’s decision clearly defines the breadth of the relationship between the federal government and tribal nations, and sends a sharp message as to the strength of tribal sovereignty, which will safeguard Indian Country from such misguided litigation in the future.”

Shannon Keller O’Loughlin, executive director and attorney for the organization said this reinforces tribal nations as political entities.

“The Fifth Circuit’s decision today acknowledges Indian Nations’ important political and sovereign rights to protect Indian children and families and strengthen the continuation of our cultures,” she told Indian Country Today.

The decision will probably not end all legal challenges to ICWA. But, for now, the federal courts have considerably strengthened ICWA and tribal rights.

“We hope that by wearing purple we stand in

solidarity to end the negative stigma surrounding

domestic violence and sexual assault.”

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By Gary P. Taylor, SCTCA TANF

Although the current U.S. unemploy-ment rate is at a 50-year low of 3.5 percent, there are still thousands of jobs available in most sectors of the economy.

But that doesn’t mean finding - and getting - a job is necessarily that much easier.

Employers still want to hire the best person for the position, whether it’s in retail, services, the medical field, computers, construction or any other job category.

Before employers decide to hire an individual, they will consider what are likely the two most outstanding impres-sions they will have of any applicant: their resume and job interview.

At Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association (SCTCA) TANF, one of the primary goals is preparing participants for employment. Building a strong resume, along with interview preparation, can make the difference in a TANF participant applying for a job and getting the job.

There are ways to improve writing resumes and preparing for interviews, according to Jacob Share at LiveCareer web site. Share is a job search expert.

“Competition is still stiff in the job market, but you can improve your chances of being the chosen candidate by learning how to write a resume that clearly outlines to employers why you are the best candidate for the role,” Share said.

He urges applicants to prepare their resumes in a way employers won’t

dismiss as just one of the hundreds they may see every week.

“This is one of those resume tips too many jobseekers ignore,” he cautioned. “Just as you want to save time writing a great resume and getting it to the right employers, employers want to save time receiving and discovering resumes from the right candidates. After all, a single job post can receive hundreds of applicants. That’s why employers love applicant tracking systems, or ATSs. The software is designed to screen resumes using specific keywords, and the system will alert recruiters only when resumes match the criteria of an open position.

“Modern resumes can no longer afford to waste a single word on anything that does not address the specific needs of the hiring organiza-tion. For example, if you are apply-ing for a manager role, talk about the management experience you have and leadership roles you’ve held. All your prior experience must be translated into results: What did you accomplish? Why is it relevant to this specific oppor-tunity in this specific organization? I would also include a short but highly positive quote about you from a boss, colleague, or client (with permission, of course). The quote may be something sent via email, posted on social media, or perhaps even written in a perfor-mance review.”

Share said one of the classic resume tips is to include a section listing your skills and proficiencies. “This is no longer good enough,” he declared.

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“Today, it’s critical to show the impact your work had on the organization, so a simple list of hard and soft skills won’t cut it.

“For example, three soft skills that recruiters regularly look for are being a team player, agility, and cross-func-tional management. Calling yourself a team player is meaningless, but includ-ing achievements in your resume that demonstrate your use of this skill will send the right message. The same goes for hard skills. You’ll want to highlight how your hard skills were key to a proj-ect’s success, so be specific.”

As for the actual resume format? That hasn’t changed too much – a single page is best, a page and a half acceptable – anything more is not recommended.

If your resume is accepted and a job interview is scheduled, then it is important for the applicant to come prepared, according to Mark Slack, writing on the Resume Genius web site.

Slack suggests prior to going to the job interview, “Use Google News, type in the company’s name, and do a search. Use “Search Tools” to expand the range of your search beyond “recent.” Do a little digging and you might find some press releases from the company itself, or news stories about the company. Ideally, you can find out what the company’s goals are, particularly with relation to the job role you’d be performing. You can then explain how you could help the company forward those goals.”

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Slack said further research online could provide an applicant with more information about the specific posi-tion he or she has applied for within the company. “This may not work in all cases, but Quora, Yahoo Answers, and simple Google searches can offer up a wealth of information from people who have performed in the same position, or a similar one.”

On the issue of proper dress for an interview, it’s fairly simple, according to Slack. “All dressing and grooming advice comes with caveats, but is likely your best bet when deciding what to wear to an interview. Overall, follow these three rules, and you’ll be set: Be Crisp, Be Conservative – and use common sense.”

During the actual interview, Slack said an applicant can further impress a poten-tial employer by following these six tips:

• Bring in two copies of your resume. The interviewers will definitely need to reference it, and you’d be surprised at how unprepared interviewers can be. Bringing in your resume also makes you look professional.

• Sit up straight. Slouching looks unprofessional and demonstrates a lack of confidence.

• Shake their hand firmly. Do not provide a “dead fish” or limp handshake. Give the other person a full grip and a firm shake.

• Look them in the eye when speaking. Looking around the room and down at the table anxiously will make you come off as unprepared or worse, untrustworthy.

• Don’t mumble. Speak up and speak confidently.

• If you don’t know the answer to a question, be humble and ask. Showing genuine interest and humility will prove that you’re genial and easy to work with.

And one final piece of advice from Slack: Once the interview is over, follow up on the conversation within a few days, expressing your appreciation for the opportunity to interview. It’s a cour-teous gesture that shows an employer not only your politeness but you also are clearly interested in the job.

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- The Indian Citizenship Act (Snyder Act) of 1924 granted full U.S. citizenship to America’s indigenous peoples. It was enacted in part due to the recognition of thousands of Native Americans who served in World War I. - The term “Indian” originated with Christopher Columbus who thought he had landed in the East Indies. He called the indigenous people “Indians.”

- In the early 1600s, five tribes who were former enemies formed the Iroquois Confederacy. An all-male council who was elected for life made decisions; however, women had the right to fire any councilor.

- Benjamin Franklin, co-author of the Constitution, thought the idea of a government like the Iroquois Confederacy could be used by the English colonies. The eagle on the U.S. shield is the Iroquois bald eagle—also a symbol for the Iroquois.

- The Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes were called the “Five Civilized Tribes” by early white settlers. They were considered more civilized because of the similarities between their cultures and those of the Europeans, such as planned villages and farms.

- Sacagawea (1788–1812) was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition as an interpreter and a guide. She traveled thousands of miles with them from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean between 1804 and 1806.

- Some of the Plains tribes built scaffolding or used trees to hold a dead body above ground to protect it from wild animals while it decayed. The Huron people placed the dead body in a coffin and kept it above the ground on poles for up to 12 years before the bones were buried.

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- The elaborate eagle-feather headdress of the Lakota (Sioux), which reached from head to toe, could be worn only by a warrior who had proven his courage in battle. Eagle feathers were high prized because they were thought to be full of spiri-tual power.

- Warriors of most Plains tribes thought that being able to touch an enemy during a raid without being touched in return was a great honor. This was known as a “coup” and was regarded more highly than actually injuring the enemy or even steal-ing his horse.

- Over 24,000 Native Americans served during WWII. One of the most notable groups was the Navajo Code Talkers, who were a special group of volunteers who created an unbreakable secret code.

- Europeans introduced several new and fatal diseases to the Native Americans. The most well-known disease was small pox, which decimated the Native Americans. Others killers included cholera and measles.

- The U.S. Congress passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830 that forced American Indians tribes to agree to cede land east of the Mississippi River. In 1838, the U.S. military forced the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole Indians to walk from Georgia to Louisiana, which has become known as the “Trail of Tears.” Thousands of those who walked died from disease, starvation, and exposure to bitterly cold weather.

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- The Ghost Dance was a late addition to Native American belief systems, appearing around 1890. It was believed that the ritual dance would help restore the old way of life before the arrival of the Europeans. The dance promised the return of the buffalo and communication with the spirits of the dead.

- Sand paintings are grains of colored sand that are painstakingly positioned to form a complicated design of geometric shapes and symbols. The most famous paintings are the sand paintings of the Southwestern Native Americans, such as the Navajo. They view the paintings as spiritual, living beings to be treated with respect.

- Probably the most painful Native American ceremony was the Sun Dance of the Plains people. This involved dancers having skewers implanted in their chest muscles and being attached by rope to the sacred cottonwood tree. In return for their pain, they hoped for a plentiful supply of buffalo.

- The Iroquois called maize, beans, and squash the “three sisters.” They were so important as sources of food that they were thought of as female spirits.

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When General William Tecumseh Sherman was leading his Union troops through Georgia during the Civil War, he destroyed or burned everything in a 60 mile-wide onslaught unprecedented in warfare.

He was the first American military advocate of what would become the concept of total war, meaning everything – the killing of enemy soldiers and civilians, seizure of private property, the burning of historical buildings, farm land and crops, destroying water supplies – could be justified in war.

In Sherman’s mind, as he famously said, “War is hell.” And his Union armies inflicted his version of total warfare on the Confederacy.

A decade after the end of the Civil War, Sherman – now General in Chief of the Army – decided to unleash the same concept on the Native American tribes of the Great Plains. The grizzled General had no doubt about what he wanted done: He wanted the U.S. Cavalry to find the Indians, engage them in battle – and kill them.

S.C. Gwynne, author of Empire of the Summer Moon, about the rise and fall of the Comanches, noted that Sherman chose a man he believed would fight the Indian tribes at any time, in any circumstance – and would do it with the tactics of total warfare.

Gwynne wrote: “Sherman’s chosen agent of destruction was a Civil War hero named Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, a difficult, moody and implacable young man who had graduated first in his class at West Point in 1862 and had finished the Civil War, remarkably, as a brevet Brigadier General. Because his hand was gruesomely disfigured from war wounds, the Indians called him No-Finger Chief, or Bad Hand.

“A complex destiny awaited him. Within four years he would prove himself the most brutally effective Indian fighter in American history. In roughly that same time period, while General George Armstrong Custer achieved world fame in

Enduring Total War: Destruction Of The Comanches

By Gary P. Taylor, SCTCA TANF

“Mackenzie’s slaughter of the Comanche horses spawned a legend: On certain nights, it is said, a phantom herd of horses can be seen galloping through the canyon, riderless, their spectral manes flying in the wind.”

- S.C. Gwynne, in Empire of the Summer Moon, recounting the slaughter of more than 1,000 Comanche horses after the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon

failure and catastrophe, Mackenzie would become obscure in victory. But it was Mackenzie, not Custer, who would teach the rest of the Army how to fight Indians.”

When Sherman dispatched Mackenzie to the Great Plains, with the Fourth Cavalry under his command, he faced Indians who were “mounted, well-armed, and driven now by a mixture of vengeance and desperation. They were Comanches, Kiowas, Arapahoes, Cheyenne and Western Sioux,” as noted by Gwynne. “For Mackenzie…Comanches were the obvious target: No tribe in the history of the Spanish, French, Mexican, Texan and American occupations of this land had ever caused so much havoc and death. None was even a close second.”

At the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, in September of 1875 in the northern Texas Panhandle, Mackenzie brought an overwhelming force of more than 600 soldiers, compared to likely less than 100 Comanches at the outset. When the fighting began with a Comanche attack led by Shaking Hand, Wild Horse and Hears the Sunrise, Mackenzie counter-attacked, trailing and fighting minor skirmishes for several days. Four days after the first attack, the Fourth Cavalry came upon a huge Comanche encampment at Palo Duro consisting of more than 200 lodges

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– possibly more than a thousand men, women and children living on the canyon floor.

Mackenzie, undaunted, ordered an attack.

His soldiers found themselves at the bottom of the canyon, with hundreds of Comanche warriors firing on them from the steep Canyon cliffs as they rushed their women and children to safety. Facing the possibility of having his soldiers annihilated, Mackenzie retreated from the cliff fight and made the decision to burn the Comanche lodges on the canyon floor.

His soldiers burned everything to the ground, including all the buffalo meat, hides, and all other food supplies. They also rounded up all the Comanche horses that had been left by the tribe during the battle – nearly 1,500.

What followed, Gwynne wrote in Empire of the Moon, was an unprecedented slaughter.

“Mackenzie gave the best of his horses to his scouts, cut out a few for his own use, and then ordered the others – more than a thousand – shot. Mackenzie now did it as a military tactic, a way to take away the Indians’ means of survival.

“It was a gruesome job, and it took time. The infantry roped the crazed horses and led them into firing squads. As more and more horses were killed, they became harder to handle. The last one was not shot until almost three o’clock in the afternoon. The result was a massive pile of dead horses. They rotted at the head of Tule Canyon, then turned to bleached bones that remained there for many years, becoming both a navigational landmark and a grotesque monument marking the end of the horse tribes’ dominion on the plains.”

With no shelter, food or horses, the Comanches – though only losing four warriors in the battle - were effectively shattered as a fighting force. It was Sherman’s concept of total war, executed by Mackenzie, a little-known Brigadier General who would die in 1889, at the age of 48, after descending into madness.

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Alcatraz By Gary P. Taylor, SCTCA TANF

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“Alcatraz Island was a chilly, unwelcoming place once reserved for infamous criminals. Not even the federal government appeared to want it after the penitentiary closed in the 1960s.

“Adam Fortunate Eagle remembers “The Rock” a little more warmly: a place where fellow Native Americans took a stand that may have helped end the U.S. policy of tribal assimilation.

“…A revolving group of Native Americans held the island (in the San Francisco Bay) from November 20, 1969, to June 10, 1971, staying in the former penitentiary buildings without running water, phone service and, for part of the time, electricity.

“We changed the whole course of history, not only for the island, but for the government and its relationship with the Indians,” Fortunate Eagle, who helped organize the occupiers but didn’t stay on the island, said during a visit there with a CNN news crew.”

- From the CNN news web site, 10 years ago. November 20th marks the 50th anniversary of what would become a 19-month Occupation of Alcatraz by Native Americans.

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Academic Tutoring (All Subjects) 9:00am-3:00pm

Job Readiness9:00am-4:00pm

Career Development9:00am-4:00pm

Individual Training Plan9:00am-4:00pm

Counseling Services9:00am-4:00pm

Independent Computer Lab9:00am-4:00pm

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Commodity Distribution Schedule November 2019

Santa Ynez

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Santa Ynez – SCTCA TANF • 185 W. Highway 246, Suite 102, Buellton, CA. 93427Office Hours Monday - Friday, 8am–4:30pm • Phone: (805) 688-1756 • Fax: (805) 688-6827

Manzanita

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Manzanita SCTCA Tribal Training Program • 39 A Crestwood, Boulevard, CAPhone: (619) 766-3236

NOVEMBER 2019

Monday Office Hours:8am - 4:30pm

Career Building9am

Open Lab/Job Search12:30pm-2pm

Basic ComputersSkills2pm

Life Skills9am

Open Lab/Job Search12:30pm-2pm

Career Networking

2pm

Parenting9am

Open Lab/Job Search12:30pm-2pm

Basic ComputersSkills2pm

Friday Office Hours:8am - 4:30pm

Culture/ Entrepreneurial Class

9am–12pm

Native Arts & Crafts12:30pm–3:30pm

GED Prep10am–1pm

Computers10am–1pm

Parenting Class12:30pm–3:30pm

World of Work9am–12pm

GED Prep12:30pm–3:30pm

GED Prep10am–1pm

Computers10am–1pm

Tutorial9am–12pm

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBAL CHAIRMEN’S ASSOCIATIONTribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families P.O. Box 1470 Valley Center, Ca 92082

Coming in November:

• A Report on the annual American Indian Recruitment (AIR) Banquet

• Honoring Native American Veterans

• California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival