2. Known as Vashti while at Pine Ridge and Mercy among
her family and friends, she:
•established NA AICE
•clothed thousands of babies
•assisted many families and elders tirelessly while at Pine
Ridge.
Vashti (Apostol-Hurst
passed away in May 2009 and her friends
Photo used with
permission of Dee
Hirsch
3. “Our friends will be remembered as long
as we remember to tell their stories.”
Johnny Moses, Upper Skagit, July 11, 2009
Words used with permission of Johnny Moses, picture with permission
of Dee Hirsch
4. Project Name
Project Name:
Tewahila (love),
Wowiyuskin (joy)
Wocekiya (prayer),
Onsila (mercy)
Wakanyeja (babies & children are
sacred).
Name given by Marilyn Charging
Crow, Lakota,
5.
6. THE BOOKS
From: Lakota Language Products
Customer Service
[mailto:sales@lakhota.org] Sent:
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:53 AM To:
'deehirsch’
Subject: RE: First Books for early
childhood Ms Hirsch:
We knew of Vashti-Mercy and appreciated
her work. She is remembered fondly.
Prairie Dog Goes to School and The
Buffalo and the Boat are both excellent
bilingual books for infants and are loved
by parents. We would be glad to give you
a 25% discount on the books. Please let
us know how we can best help you. A.
Kay TerrellCust
7. July 2009 Plan
project, ,develop
budget and Get
funding approval
from
Andrew/NAAICE
August/
September 2009,
Order items,
Collect
moccasins, and
books for the
project
Finalize planning
& implementation
October 2009
Visit Pine Ridge,
Have moccasins
blessed,
Collaborate with
Charging Crow
Family for
disbursement in
December,
January through
community
agencies and
Pine Ridge
January,
2010:Evaluate
the project
and meet to
consider
possibility of
keeping the
project on-
going.
TIME LINE
9. Participants
Project: Tewahila (love),
Wowiyuskin(joy),
Wocekiya(prayer),
Onsila (mercy)
Wakanyeja( babies & children are sacred).
Dr. Keith Andrew Hurst, Executive Director NAAICE
Marilyn Charging Crow, James Charging Crow and Eleanor Charging Crow,
Lakota Tribal members
Pacific North West Montessori Association, Dee Hirsch President
Wedgewood Healing Center, (Arms of Hope) Felicity Erdmann, President
Understanding Israel, M. A. Ed, student Dr. of Ed. Leadership, Comanche/
Cherokee & adopted member Upper Skagit Tribe
Madeline Sampson, Yakima moccasin maker,
10. THE NEED
Current research highlights the importance of
building respect for Native American children’s
early relationships in their home and their culture
as the foundations for future educational
success ( Cajette, Demmert, Fryberg, Nakai,
Whelshula).
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2453/
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11. PROJECT: Tewahila (love), Wowiyuskin (joy), Wocekiya
(prayer), Onsila (mercy) Wakanyeja (babies & children
are sacred) .
Budget Requests: $4,000-$6,000.00
Includes moccasins, matching donation for books,
transportation, honor gifts, printing & evaluation
summit.
12. Recommendation for other donations from NAAICE
1. Scholarships Through National Indian Educators
Association
2. Baby basket programs at Pine Ridge Hospital and
Rapid City Native Women’s Health Care Clinic
3. Workshop sponsored with PSAYEC (Dona's
project).
4. Community gifting (Red Cedar Circle, Puyallup
Indian Ed. etc.)
13. One of the greatest needs among Native Americans is for Native American
medical personnel and educators:
Ninety percent of Native American children are taught by non Natives (Bureau of
Indian Ed., Demmert , Whelshula).
15. “Let Us put our Minds together and see what
life we can make for our children.”
Sitting Bull, (Tatanka Iyotake), Hunkpapa Sioux
16. The leaders of yesterday are with the leaders of today.
Chief Joseph Nez PIerce,
Chief Joseph Sitting Bull Geronimo Red Cloud
http://www.davidbehrens.com/html/
18. References
Bloomfield Barbra, Personal Interview, Native Women’s
Health, Rapid City (phone) 07/21/09
Bureau of Indian Education - Home."
Phone interview Obstetrics Department Pine Ridge Indian
Hospital, 07/20/09
Bureau of Indian Education - Home. 12 May. 2009
http://www.bia.edu/
Cajete, Dr. Gregory. " 00:2 Newsletter on American Indians in
Philosophy." The American Philosophical Association . 28
Oct. 2008
<http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/publications/newsletters/v00n2
/amindians/09.asp>.
Demmert, W. (2005). The Influences of Culture on Learning
and Assessment Among Native American Students. Learning
Disabilities Research and Practice, 20(1), 16-23. Retrieved
March 10, 2005, from http://www3.interscience.wiley.com.
Fryberg, D. (2008, Sep. 20). “Me?” or “Not Me?” Cultural
Models of Education and Academic Performance for
American Indian Students. Education Exchange, Great Eight
Tribes, Washington Education Association, Washington
State School Directors Association, Tulalip Longhouse,
Tulalip, Washington.
Indian Country Today,
Nakai, Raymond Carlos (1993). A coyote in the outer
world. M.A. dissertation, The University of Arizona, United
States -- Arizona. Retrieved March 18, 2009, from
Dissertations & Theses: A&I database. (Publication No. AAT
1352370).
Powers, pone interview 07/22/09 Lakoata BOoks
Whelshula, D. (2008, Sep. 20). Culture as Biology. Cultural
Education Exchange, Great Eight Tribes, Washington
Education Association, Washington State School Directors
Association, Tulalip Longhouse, Tulalip, Washington.
20. PROJECT: Tewahila (love), Wowiyuskin (joy), Wocekiya
(prayer), Onsila (mercy) Wakanyeja (babies & children
are sacred) .
Budget Requests:
1. Moccasins (constructed with prayers by Madeline
Sampson, (Full blood Yakima) $2000 for 100 pairs ( ½
up front)
2. Transportation Costs, car rental, and per diem for food
for two to Pine Ridge $1,800.00
3. Evaluation summit ($1,500.00) (includes air fair for
Marilyn Charging Crow to Seattle for summit), a one day
summit/retreat with food
4. Honor Gifts to Charging Crow Family and Big Foot
Memorial Ride elders: $500.00
5. Printing of proposals….$70.00
6. Printing of memorial ribbon to accompany moccasins
and books: $100.00 approximately
7. Books: Donated by Pacific Northwest Montessori
Association (total amount of donation not known yet but I
am requesting matching funds) $500.00
TOTAL REQUEST: $5,500-$6,000.00 approximately.
In kind service of labor donated by participants.
This amount insures: completion of project, travel for
distribution set up, honoring participating Native Elders,
planning for continuance of program through non profits.
21. Recommendations for
other donations from NAAICE
1. Scholarships for Lakota/& or Native American students at the graduate or undergraduate level in the medical/ education field through University of
Washington or other universities. Stipulation for service time at Pine Ridge etc. could be a part of the scholarship $30,000-$60,000 or more (only
preliminary research on this so far)
2. Pine Ridge Hospital Baby Basket Program through the American Indian Relief Association. This program appears to be a direct outgrowth of Mercy Apostle’s
work: $5,000. It is administered by American Indian Relief Fund in Rapid City S.D.
3. Native Women's Health Care Clinic at Rapid City serving Lakota infants and families : a financial donation of $5,00-$10,000 for set up of baby basket program
in Mercy’s honor ( $75.00 per basket). Women delivering on reservation receive a basket-- women delivering off reservation receive nothing. According to
Barbara Bloomfield supervisor at the clinic most Lakota women deliver at the regional hospital so they can get an epidural not provided for at the Pine Ridge
hospital and are thus served by her clinic.
4. University of Washington Native American Outreach Pathology Program, A program endowed by a Dr. that builds experiences and interests among local
Native American youth in entering the medical fields as a profession. $1,000 or more
5. Project Tewahila (love), Wowiyuskin (joy), Wocekiya (prayer), Onsila (mercy) Wakanyeja( babies & children are sacred . $6,000.
6. Project Continuing Traditions: Offers high quality culturally relevant workshop to a field with limited funding for an urban workshop for 100 in Seattle.
Workshop focus is enhancement of connection for Native Americans families and the providers that serve them Workshop will be free and provide state
approved trainers and give credits for participants toward their yearly required training. $8,000 (Donnas' project)
7. Puyallup Indian Education Johnson O’Malley Executive Parent Committee & children and youth project( this project tied to graduate research) Presents
outreach to urban children and youth for school retention tied to culture, $2,000
8. Red Cedar Circle: Seattle based Urban Indian Spiritual circle for food for their meetings and emergency winter assistance : $2,000 .
TOTAL: ALL NAMED PROJECTS:$58,000 -$90,000 or more if funds available
22. GOALS
Project: Tewahila (love),
Wowiyuskin(joy),
Wocekiya(prayer),
Onsila (mercy)
Wakanyeja( babies & children are sacred).
To create a one time project that is culturally sensitive and inclusive of the Lakota
people that will honor both Vashti Apostle Hurst’s work among the Lakota with
infants, children and elders
While embracing the Big Foot Memorial Ride’s recognition of the ancestors who died
at Wounded Knee among which were infants, children and elders.
To explore the possibility of continuing the project on a long term basis after the
divesting of NAAICE
The following Participants are working together to accomplish this goal:
Marilyn Charging Crow, James Charging Crow and Eleanor Charging Crow, Lakota
Tribal members
Pacific North West Montessori Association, non profit Association
Wedgewood Healing Center, (Arms of Hope) , Non profit foundation
Understanding Israel, M. A. Ed, student Dr. Ed. Leadership, Comanche/ Cherokee
Maddie Sampson, Yakima moccasin maker,
23. 1. Changed font to Arial Bold on all slides
2. ??? Changed Name to Vashti Apostol-Hurst consistently
3. ??? Focused on 6 lines reducing extra print
4. ??? Oglala Lakota (both words-check with Marilyn)
5. ??? Slide 9 always comes up with all caps
24. Epidural delivery at regional not given at Pine Ridge
Many of the women from Pine Ridge deliveries at Rapid City
Regional
Safe passage
Native women’s health care
640 Flormann St.
Suite 400
Rapid city 57701
Contact Lynnette Gibbons Barb Bloomfield
605 342 7400
