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Rest with Music series features live music at planetarium for MSU community

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Rest with Music series features live music at planetarium for MSU community

MSU’s Rest with Music events jump back into action this Monday. This event features a live free concert, allowing students and faculty to sit back in the Abrams Planetarium and relax with professional musicians. 

These events, which take place every third Monday of the month, are run by MSU Health4U, a program dedicated to giving the community the opportunity to unplug and take a break from their day through relaxing events. 

“We want to give folks the opportunity to come enjoy the planetarium while enjoying live music from artists and just getting a chance to unplug and get away from their work,” program consultant TJ Hall said. “It’s a super cool event, and the venue makes it all the more better.”

This is the eighth annual Rest with Music series at MSU. Throughout the years, the events have aimed to provide the community with a wide variety of diverse and dedicated artists. 

On Nov. 20, local and Indigenous singer-songwriter Jessica Dominic will serve as the selected talent. With this being Native American Heritage month, Hall and MSU Health4U partnered with the Native American Institute to bring Dominic to MSU to tell her story through song. 

This will be the third Rest with Music concert this semester. The first concert featured professional guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto on Oct. 6, and the second concert featured local artist Phoebe Holmes on Oct. 16. Hall called both of these events “a success.” 

“The first two shows were great,” Hall said. “In shows like this, we try to bring in a diverse array of talent that bring a nice representation of the different music styles from around the world. It’s a unique show for the artist as well, because they’re playing in a totally dark and silent room. Tsukamoto and Holmes both did a fantastic job.” 

This event will be the last of the semester, but it’ll pick back up on Jan. 22 with Michigan born singer-songwriter Monte Pride being the main talent.

Multi-genre guitarist Justin Hatt will perform on Feb. 19, followed by jazz pianist performer Ricky Nalett on March 18. To end the spring semester, a diverse, Lansing-based band called the Dangling Participles will perform on April 15.

Rest with Music also continues into the summer season: singer-songwriter Taylor Taylor on May 20, folk musician Samuel Nalangira on June 17 and music duo Denning & Johnson on July 15. 

“The goal of the program is to give folks the opportunity to take a break and rest,” Hall said. “Though, we also want to let the campus community know there’s resources available through university health and wellbeing. We do programs like this all the time and all over campus, and they’re usually free.”  

Other programs that MSU Health4U hosts are courses and events like food and nutrition counseling, emotional wellness courses, yoga and more. More information about these can be found at MSU Health4U website. 

Rest with Music’s third and final show of the fall semester takes place on Monday, Nov. 20, from 12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. in the Abrams Planetarium, with Jessica Dominic as the singer. While in-person admission is free, spots are limited. Community members can register online at the MSU Health4U website. There will also be a Facebook live of the event, which does not require registration, and can also be found on the website. 

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Artisan market to be held in Richmond

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Artisan market to be held in Richmond
The market in Richmond.

An artisan market will be held in Richmond on Sunday.

The Little Bird Market will be held in the Market Place from 10am to 3pm.

Stalls selling a range of items from organic skin care, to fragrant candles, clothes, accessories, art, photography, gifts, crafts, woodwork and more will be in attendance.

There will also be a range of food and drink stalls, including street food vendors.

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Hazel Morrison, spokesperson for the market, said: “Little Bird Artisan Markets bring a modern twist to the traditional markets that so many of Yorkshires Towns are famous for.

“They bring together some of the finest artist, bakers, creators, designers and creators to showcase their handmade and specially selected high-quality goods all in the one location.

“Shopping online is so convenient from your home, but by visiting the market and buying the unique goods directly from the small business you are helping them to fulfil their dream and bring their goods to the communities across the area.”

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Hastings Native runs Shop Meg Ann after chasing her dreams

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Hastings Native runs Shop Meg Ann after chasing her dreams

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) – More than 25 vendors showed up to Braeder Barn on Saturday showing their crafts off to customers, including Megan Eddy who started her business Shop Meg Ann back in college.

“I have been doing art for my entire life,” Eddy said. “During 2020 like a lot of other people I needed a new hobby. I decided to take my business full-time, I started out by making stickers, I hand draw all of my stickers. Overtime I have grown it out to include scrunchies, earrings and pet bandanas.”

When Eddy launched her online business during her junior year of college she faced the challenge of balancing handling her shop while taking college courses, but at the same time it became her stress reliever. Now that she has graduated she can spend more time focusing on Shop Meg Ann. The passion started as a kid and for those who have goals, Eddy said chase them.

“Just go after your dreams,” Eddy said. “I have dreamed of doing this since I was a kid. My mom jokes because when I was younger I had a chillax and art studio in my basement where I tried to sell stuff to my family and now I am doing this full time and it is a full circle moment.”

You can find her shop here.

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Colorado Hospital Finally Admits to Cutting Lakota Elder’s Hair Without His Permission

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Colorado Hospital Finally Admits to Cutting Lakota Elder’s Hair Without His Permission
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By Levi Rickert

November 18, 2023

The UC Health Hospital in Aurora, Colorado on Friday finally admitted that a hospital staff member cut the hair of a 65-year-old Lakota elder Arthur Janis, without his or his family’s permission. 

The admission comes after two weeks of questioning by the Janis siblings and a week after  members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) protested on grounds of the hospital demanding answers.

Keith Janis, who spoke with Native News Online on Saturday said the hospital lied to him and his family since they began questioning the health facility about when, why and who cut their brother’s waist-length hair. They finally “fessed up” on Friday, according to Keith Janis.

Keith Janis said he filed a police report with the Aurora Police Department late last week. A detective was assigned to the case. The detective did not get far with the hospital staff initially and was told that he would need written permission by the Janis family before the staff could talk to him.

“So, he called and got legal authorization, a legal affidavit granting him authority to access any and all information pertaining to my brother Art since he’s been at the hospital,” Keith Janis said.

Related: Hospitalized Lakota Elder’s Waist-length Hair Cut without His Permission; Family & AIM Demand Answers

Keith Janis granted the detective the legal authorization.

“The very next morning, Colorado University Hospital called and said that they finally confessed, They decided they weren’t going to lie to us anymore. They, in fact, cut Art’s hair,” Keith Janis said.

Art Janis, who is a traditional Lakota, who does not believe in cutting his hair had worn his hair long since he was a child. A sister discovered in Art’s hair was cut short during a video call to discuss his ongoing treatment with UCHealth staff. 

Art Janis has been under the care of UCHealth since he we flown from Rapids City, South Dakota in August. Art Janis was first admitted to care a hospital in Rapid City for abdominal pains caused by blood clots. The Rapid City hospital could not provide the adequate medical treatment, so Art Janis was sent to UCHealth. 

While under the care of UCHealth, he experienced a heart attack and a stroke. The stroke prevented him from speaking and his siblings have been making medical deicsions on behalf of their brother.

Keith Janis, who lives in Kyle, South Dakota, wants to get back to Colorado early next week to be by his brother as the family decides the next steps to take, if any, against UCHealth. 

“It’s really hard to get things done here in South Dakota. I’m trying to actually raise money to get back to Colorado. I think people are having a really hard time, too,” Keith Janis said. 

On Saturday, November 18, 2023, Keith Janis started a GoFundMe account to raise funds for travel do more investigative work related to Art Janis’ hair being cut without his persmission.

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November is celebrated as “Native American Heritage Month.” At Native News Online, we amplify Native voices and share our relatives’ unique perspectives every day of the year. We believe every month should celebrate Native American heritage. 
If you appreciate our commitment to Native voices and our mission to tell stories that connect us to our roots and inspire understanding and respect, we hope you will consider making a donation this month to support our work. For those who commit to a recurring donation of $12 per month or more, or make a one-time donation of $150 or greater, we’re excited to offer you a copy of our upcoming Indian Boarding School publication and access to our quarterly Founder’s Circle meetings and newsletter.  

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Levi “Calm Before the Storm” Rickert (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation) is the founder, publisher and editor of Native News Online. Rickert was awarded Best Column 2021 Native Media Award for the print/online category by the Native American Journalists Association. He serves on the advisory board of the Multicultural Media Correspondents Association. He can be reached at [email protected].


Governor Newsom Proclaims Native American Heritage Month 2023

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Governor Newsom Proclaims Native American Heritage Month 2023

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring November 2023, as Native American Heritage Month.

The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below:

PROCLAMATION

During Native American Heritage Month, California recognizes and honors the first people to call this state and nation home, while also committing to the personal, collective and institutional work we must continue to embrace as we create a California that respects, values and uplifts Native peoples.

Over the course of the last year, we celebrated the unveiling of a new monument to California Native peoples on the grounds of the State Capitol, witnessed the validation of the Indian Child Welfare Act from the nation’s highest court and felt every emotion with the conclusion of Reservation Dogs. We also saw California tribal nations leading the state in historic efforts to address climate change, launch state-of-the art cultural centers and compel institutions to once and for all return Native ancestors to their lands and communities. These milestones are all testaments to the power of shifting the narrative, making space for Native people to determine their own place in our collective culture and elevating the Native experience in the story of California.

While we celebrate these achievements with Indian Country, we remind ourselves that they are but small signs of goodwill and progress in the journey toward truth and healing. Native people in California have been advocating for greater space, voice and understanding for hundreds of years—during which time their communities and cultures have been actively erased, displaced and painted over. Peoples that long predate even the concept of “California” have fought to keep languages and families intact in the face of ongoing waves of settlement of this place. This month, it is our task to reflect on our knowledge gaps and fully educate ourselves on the histories, cultures and governments of the first peoples of this place in order to codesign a future that elevates Native voices and experiences where many of our predecessors sought their eradication.

If the only time we reflect on the Native Peoples of the United States is during the month of November, we are selling ourselves—and Native peoples—far too short. It is incumbent on all Californians to remind ourselves of the price Native peoples had to—and continue to—pay as a result of centuries of oppression and the settlement of California beaches, grasslands and mountains. We owe it to them to better understand, acknowledge and elevate their place as the first peoples of these lands.

This Native American Heritage Month, I challenge all Californians to commit to the lifelong process of learning more about the diverse Native peoples in California as we work toward truth, justice and accountability for all.

NOW THEREFORE I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim November 2023, as “Native American Heritage Month.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 18th day of November 2023.

GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor of California

ATTEST:
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.
Secretary of State

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Kearney woman is a gardener, artist and more

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Kearney woman is a gardener, artist and more

KEARNEY — Cindy Powell doesn’t consider herself an artist. She’s a crafter, a gardener and a beekeeper. “But I’m an artist in my soul,” she said.

Powell has worked for more than 40 years as a vocational counselor and employment specialist for the state Department of Education. She loves helping people with work-related disabilities find a job or training.

But in the evenings and weekends, Powell comes alive in her garden.

She not only tends her flowers; she takes pictures, too. “I like causes. Once I wanted to save the world, but then I realized that all you can save and preserve is your own lot,” she said.



Cindy's flowers

Colorful summer flowers light up Cindy Powell’s garden. Her blooms begin with peonies in the spring.



LARRY SULLIVAN, KEARNEY HUB


Her lot is a double in Kearney, where she raises native and non-native plants without chemicals. She calls it “wild and wonderful.”

“I realize I can’t get rid of all the plastic in the ocean, but I can do gardening and grow things,” she said.

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She has daylilies, rose lilies, sunflowers, milkweed pods, peonies, tulips, poppies and more. Every day, she walks out with her phone and takes digital pictures — 20 or 30 or 40 of them. She keeps them all on her phone, arranged by date.

“Peonies start coming in May, and then other things start blooming,” she said.

Some are native. Some are non-native. She even has a Portillo ground cover that she said, grinning happily, “looks exotic” when she gets within a nose length to take its picture. She’ll have goldenrod and cone flowers into the fall.

She also has fruit trees, including five apricot trees, so she makes plenty of apricot jam. “They don’t always produce, and with spring earlier this year, I didn’t know what would happen, but as fate would have it, they produced like mad,” she said.

“I don’t like to waste a darn thing, and I can’t reach all the branches, but I pick what I can,” she said. “I also make apricot ginger sauce and run around town giving it away.”



Cindy Powell

See Cindy Powell’s photographs of her flowers at the Wildflower Gallery in Wood River on Saturdays in August.



MARY JANE SKALA, KEARNEY HUB


It was those apricot trees that started her gardening frenzy. She wanted to plant hazelnut trees, so eight years ago or so, she ordered some from Nebraska City’s Arbor Day event.

“I got what looked like little sticks. I planted them, and then they wanted me to report back. The first year, they didn’t grow a thing, but in year two, they grew and produced not hazelnuts, but what turned out to be apricots,” she said.

Powell also has a cherry tree and two mulberry trees. She grows raspberries, too.

Along the way, she got interested in bees, so she began doing research and took classes in beekeeping at the Grand Island campus of Central Community College.

Now she has three beehives. She takes pictures of her bees, too.

“My yard isn’t a groomed yard. I have big areas of wildness. My goal was to get rid of most of the turf,” she said. “There are some grassy areas, but most of it is planted with plants and trees. Nothing grows under my apricot trees.”

Powell has never been married (“I came close a couple of times”), but she has countless friends, and she happily gives them her sauces and jellies. She has belonged to Noon Rotary for 30 years and enjoys Senior College.

She has continued to take classes ever since earning a degree in psychology from what was then Kearney State College (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney) four decades ago. She holds a master’s degree in agency counseling from UNK but has taken classes in business, human resources and more.

She also has been part of a quilting group and has taken classes in felting and watercolor. “I love to learn. I love art and creativity,” she said.



Trees and flowers

Cindy Powell prefers to fill her yard with trees and flowers, not grass.



LARRY SULLIVAN II, KEARNEY HUB


She shared her art in an exhibition of photographs of the flowers and bees in her garden in Augustin Wood River. “The Garden Through My Eyes” was a hit at the Wildflower Gallery at 108 W. Ninth St.

She was invited to show her photography in Wood River by Carol Hines, a friend, caterer and artist who owns the Wildflower Gallery and renovated it into a cozy art studio.



Butterfly

A butterfly in Cindy Powell’s garden.



COURTESY CINDY POWELL


“I haven’t been trained in photography, but I’ve been told anyone is an artist if they create work, and I’ve created work every day for the past 10 or 12 years,” Powell said.

She loves to cook, too. Along with that apricot ginger sauce, she makes a cherry shrub, an old recipe. She soaks the cherries in vinegar and winds up with a refreshing probiotic drink.

“This whole connection with nature and the yard and living things branches out to other beautiful opportunities for me,” she said. “I love sharing them with other people.”



Orange day lily

Cindy Powell photographed this orange day lily in her yard earlier this summer.



COURTESY CINDY POWELL




Bee on flower

Cindy Powell loves to focus on bees, butterflies and other tiny attractions in her garden. 



COUIRTESY CINDY POWELL


maryjane.skala

@kearneyhub.com



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Photography Club calendars for 2024 on sale

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Photography Club calendars for 2024 on sale

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Kilcullen Photography Club calendars for 2024 are now available in Woodbine Books, Nolan’s, the Kilcullen Parish Centre and from club members.

They will also be available at the Christmas Market on 2 December. 
The price is €10 and they would make ideal Christmas gifts for friends or relatives living abroad. Or just to grace your own home …

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Ardest Gallery hosts new Monthly Outdoor Fine Arts Market in The Woodlands

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Ardest Gallery hosts new Monthly Outdoor Fine Arts Market in The Woodlands

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Ardest Gallery is hosting “Art in the Woods,” the new outdoor fine arts market, today Saturday, November 18 from 10am to 4pm. The monthly event showcases works by top Texas artists and attendees can also go indoors and stop by the gallery to browse works showcased in the November art show entitled “SALUTE” honoring Veterans.

View photos from the market on the Hello Woodlands Facebook page:

Ardest Gallery first launched the outdoor fine arts market on October 21, 2023, and will continue hosting the market monthly in the parking lot and breezeway outside of the gallery located at 25200 Grogan’s Park Drive in The Woodlands. Today visitors have the opportunity to view and purchase art from 14 artists and listen to live music.

Ardest Gallery, a local fine arts gallery curated by Gallery Director Julie Verville, represents nearly 40, top Texas 2D and 3D visual artists. In addition to its core artists, the gallery will host ongoing events such as monthly group art shows, Coffee Talk with an Artist, Art to Lunch in partnership with local restaurants, poetry readings, musical performances, and art classes/workshops for all ages and skill levels.

Learn more and view upcoming events and classes at https://bit.ly/ArdestGallery

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