August 2010 - Citizen Potawatomi Nation

6 HowNiKan August (Mskominen Gises) 2010, vol. 31 issue 4
CPN member/ESF Professor Honored by SUNY Chancellor
Kimmerer named Distinguished Teaching Professor
SYRACUSE, New York - Dr. Robin
Kimmerer, a professor at the State University
of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental
Science and Forestry (ESF), has
been honored by SUNY Chancellor Nancy
L. Zimpher for her extraordinary achievement
as a teacher, scholar, and mentor.
Dr. Kimmerer was appointed Distinguished
Teaching Professor, which recognizes
and honors mastery of teaching at the
graduate, undergraduate, or professional
levels. Candidates must have demonstrated
consistently superior mastery of teaching,
outstanding service to students, and commitment
to their ongoing intellectual
growth, scholarship, and professional
growth, and adherence to rigorous academic
standards and requirements.
Kimmerer has taught in ESF’s Department
of Environmental and Forest Biology
since 1993. She received the John Burroughs
Medal award for her book, Gathering
Moss: A Natural and Cultural History
of Mosses. She received the ESF Foundation
Award for Exceptional Achievement in
Teaching, which celebrates the accomplishments
of ESF faculty and staff members
who excel at the art of teaching. She has
also received the Undergraduate Student
Association’s Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
Award twice and the Baobab Society’s Faculty
Member of the Year Award.
Kimmerer, who is a member of the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, is the director of
the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment
at ESF. The center focuses on
developing connections between traditional
ecological knowledge and western scientific
approaches.
To schedule the CPN Veterans Organization Color Guard, contact Herbert
Holton at 405-598-5984 or e-mail him at herb39h@valornet.com.
VOTE EXPERIENCE
ELECT THOM FINKS
AS YOUR LEGISLATOR, I PROMISE TO:
iContinue to represent District #7
with integrity and mindfulness for the
welfare of the Tribe,
iPromote legislation
iExpand benefits in the Districts
iCommunicate tribal activity via the
Website www.cpndistrict7.com, which
also holds information about local health
clinics, native events, and Potawatomiowned
businesses. Through the guestbook,
members can interact with one
another to find family members and make
comments in a casual environment
iInvolve District #7 members more actively in traditional knowledge, language, and
gatherings
iRespond to the needs of District #7 members in a timely manner
I am honored to include the following endorsement from one of my former opponents:
Dear CPN District #7 members,
First, I would like to thank all of you who voted and made your voices heard. Even
though I was not elected to be your representative,
I learned a lot and will still do whatever I
can to support our tribe. We are now down to
two candidates in a run-off election. My vote is
for Thom Finks.
When deciding whom to vote for, I looked at
the platform of each candidate. I ran because I
wanted to connect District #7 members to services
and to each other. Thom is the candidate
who will do those things, as we’ve seen with the
District #7 Website.
No matter who wins, we will have a representative who is a good person and who
loves the Nation. And no matter who you decide to vote for, just make sure you vote!
Sincerely,
Jeanine Gaines
When I was a child, my Grandmother always said, “Start your day with a clean heart
and straight eyes.” It is how I try to live my life.
Migwetch,
Thom Finks
VOTE EXPERIENCE
ELECT THOM FINKS