Native American Heritage Events

Tessa M. Reed
Coordinator for Aboriginal Accent for Orchard Radio
Host of Orchard Radio on Thursdays at 10 a.m.

Boozho niij-anishinaabedog, Makaday-binese-kwe niin nindizhinikaaz. Niin nindoodem Nimki. Manistique, Michigan niin nindoonjibaa. Ann Arbor, Michigan nindaa. Gaawiin aapiji ninitaa-ojibwemosii. Niminwedam gikinoo'amaagooyaan ji nitaa-ojibwemoyaan. Please allow me to introduce myself again, this time in English. My name is Tessa Reed, I am a student and host of Aboriginal Accent, a weekly Internet radio webcast of Washtenaw Community College's Orchard Radio which is located in Ann Arbor, MI U.S.A. I have recently been accepted as a qualifying student to the Native Studies Ph.D. program of Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario Canada, where I hope to continue broadcasting Aboriginal Accent through Trent Radio.

Aboriginal Accent promotes the music, news and views of Aboriginal people, which in this area is mainly the Anishnabek. I am attempting to broaden the scope of Aboriginal Accent by incorporating the use of Anishnaabemowin (Ojibwa language), in collaboration with the Aboriginal peoples of Canada and affiliates of Trent University, while simultaneously maintaining and developing connections with Native Americans in the United States, which will enable all of us to speak to one another through the Internet.

This week I will be hosting a discussion about how the Internet can be used to promote the revitalization of Anishnaabemowin. I would like to invite you to join me as a guest in the Aboriginal Accent chat group Thursday, July 19, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. Many fluent speakers and teachers of the language are being invited to this informal chat group. Everyone is welcome.

Join the Aboriginal Accent chat room here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aboriginalaccent/chat If you are not already a member of Yahoo, you will be asked to create a Yahoo! ID and password. Your yahoo ID will be your chat room handle. Everyone should consider choosing a Yahoo ID similar to their own name so that we will be able to recognize each other in the chat room. You may want to set this up before Thursday so that you wont miss out during the chat room discussion.

Aboriginal Accent is webcast live via the Internet. The chat room discussion will only be visible to people who are currently signed into the Aboriginal Accent chat. If you like, you are welcome and encouraged to call our studio to speak live globally, via the Internet, by calling (734) 477-8501.

You can listen to the Aboriginal Accent webcast on Real Player, Thursday morning from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. by clicking on or entering this link into your Real Player location bar http://winesap2.wccnet.org:8080/ramgen/encoder/orchardradio.rm

Aboriginal Accent is a student produced program of Orchard Radio located at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, MI USA. You may visit the Orchard Radio web page at http://radio.wccnet.org. My station manager, Jim Schaefer loves to receive e-mail from people who are listening to Orchard Radio. Please send a message to radio@wccnet.org stating who you are, how you heard about us, and where you are listening from.

For more information about Aboriginal Accent visit http://aboriginalaccent.com or e-mail questions to tessa@aboriginalaccent.com or call me at home (734) 975-0341. You can also contact Orchard Radio’s station manager, Jim Schaefer by phone (734) 477-8522, or fax (743) 973-3312.

I am very excited about this week’s webcast and chat room discussion! I look forward to meeting everyone there. I hope that you will be able to log on, chat and listen to Aboriginal Accent. Miigwech bizindawiyeg. (Thank you for listening to me).

Respectfully yours,
Tessa Reed

http://aboriginalaccent.com
http://tessareed.com

30th. Annual "Dance for Mother Earth" Ann Arbor Pow Wow

We invite you to a gathering of over 1,000 of North America's greatest singers and dancers. Come witness the rich culture and heritage of the country's most renowned Native American artists and craftspeople displaying and selling their authentic work.

Doors open on Friday at 5:00PM
Friday Grand Entry at 7:00PM
Doors open on Saturday at 11:00AM
Saturday Grand Entries at 1:00 & 7:00PM
Doors open Sunday at 11:00AM
Sunday Grand Entry at 1:00PM Admission: Adults $9.00

Admission:
Adults $9.00 College students (with valid ID)$6.00
Students (13-17 years) $6.00
Seniors (60 years+) $6.00
Children (4-12 years) $4.00 3 years and under are FREE
Family and Weekend Passes available at the door.
Group Sales please call (734) 763-TKTS
No Group Sales at the door!
Handicap Entrance on the west side of arena

Advance Ticket Sales for individuals, family passes, weekend passes and group sales call: (734) 763-TKTS (763-8587).

ALL EXHIBITOR SPACE HAS BEEN FILLED!

From: "Joseph Reilly" joe@spiritboy.org Hey all my lovely peoples, with huge thanks to Tessa Reed at Aborignal Accent, my music is now available online at: spiritboy.org for your enjoyment. Check it out, listen, download, let me know what you think, pass the word around, groove.

Hello wonderful friends and neighbors,

Electronic vibes over telephone wires
on your monitors
wherever they may be.

Hope your day is fine
with lots of bright sun shine
organic grooves move pleasantly.

If you can use it
there is some funky music
playing live for you to see.

Bar Sugar Upcoming events to be announced

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