Haskell Indian Nations University - Indian Leader Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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My Dr. Don Ahshapanek, head of the Native American Studies, con- tinually strives for native aware- ness. 'Nl A peyote meeting held in coniuction with the Native American Church Mod- ule shows how in depth lndian Studies is going. We apoligize for not being able to mention all the lndian people brought here to keep up our traditions. Melvin Geionty, Kiowa, and Joe Rush, Ponca of Oklahoma are just two of the Native Americans brought here to teach a few of the old traditions. Melvin Geionty taught handgame tech- niques, southern style. Joe Rush taught fanmaking, Here they participated at the Minoka Pow-Pow. iNot picturedl, Frank McClellan Sac-n-Fox, Otoe from Oklahoma, taught feather tying. lndian Studies also was honored with the pres- ence of Joe Marshall, Sioux language teacher, who flew in every Wednesday from South Dakota and the respected Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mihecoby, Comanche from Oklahoma, who taught the re- ligion and philosophy of the Native American Church. I Assisting Mr. Milton'Overby, Librarian, with the checking shelving, cataloguing, and order of the library are Cecilia Tho- mas and Cynetta Desc-heenie. 28

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.1 The tedious subjects of math and science are taught by t-hese scholars: Ken Beal, Dwight Thomas, Rod Barkhurst, Tom Dixon, Carl Rennick, Allen Chin, and Frank Kitchens. fl 3 Medical Technology, a forever-growing science, is taught by Eugenia Sullivan. The technology of the future, Radiation Technology, is presented by John Mul- doon. 27

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The Business Department, one of the great tools available to Native Ameri- cans to use for advancement in this society, is taught by: tseatedl Leona Daugherty, Thelma D. Haverty, Barbara L. Berryhill, Matilda Harjo, Milton B. Arnold, V. S. McAIister, Selma Hoffmann, Steven G. Huston, O. Wendall Ault, Ronald Two-Hatchet, Dollie Bittenbender, Helen M. Ault, Jerry J. Rogers Barbara Berryhill points the finger to show what to do with a rotary calculator. Selmll l'l0ffmGfm, The Chairwoman of Bus- iness, knows the right roads for getting bus- iness students success- ful careers. WNW' B flil V. S. McAlister teaches advanced typing and this class is a no-credit class offered through the Morris Learning Center.