Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 9,1989 Native American teac on the importance of, by Vera Songwe ditional Ojibwe spirituality. the Medicine Whee Daily Minority Issues Reporter "Our Ojibwe elders teach us that resent the differen Until 10 years ago, the teachings we are connected to all things and earth: north, westi of Native American culture were that we are they caretakers of this green, he said, repre rnhihtivi AmntheTiCan trei wr creation," he said. These colors, N r iitedA. inI the USJ and. Canada b..1~ the Indian Act. Because this made it difficult to pass them down from generation to generation, there are very few people who know and practice the teachings today. Last Friday, the University had the opportunity to host one such person at the Alice Lloyd residence hall. Herb Nabijon is a professor of Social Work at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, and also a pipe carrier and teacher of tra- "The spiritual values of the Native American people are time- less. They are the roots for a deeper understanding of ourselves our rela- tions and Mother Earth," he said, explaining the importance of the Medicine Wheel and its four sacred directions and colors. "The Ojibwe people do not write their history; it is all in these col- ors," said Nabijon of the five sacred colors, white, black, red, yellow, and green. According to the teachings of fascinated listeners Listen to them andt speak to you." At the end of t Nabijon led the cr ceremony which, h vides union betw others. Some daring audience gathered ro smoked the pipe. Student Ser American repres Dashner said, "I th her speaks racial unity 1, the colors rep- portant to invite him to the t corners of the University so he could teach people east, and south; about the Native American culture sents the center. and its relation to the other cultures. abijon told the 45 The more we learn from each other, , "speak to you. the better this campus will be." tell me how they "It was a chance to learn about a different culture," said LSA Junior Nicole Bryant. "I think every time he presentation, you learn about a new culture it is owd into a pipe an enlightening experience." e explained, pro- Nabijon said, "I want to help een oneself and people get closer to their spirits and members of the all the different races. I hope I was )und the table and able to do that." Nabijon, who drove 13 hours to vices Native deliver the presentation, is originally entative Mike from the Mobert Indian Reserve near ought it was im- Thunder Bay, Ontario. Ex-Packer's speech tackles schizophrenia by Mike Sobel "Keep a good heart for the men- tally ill," was the closing statement in former Green Bay Packers defen- sive tackle Lionel Aldridge's Mental illness Awareness Week speech last night. Aldridge, who is under treatment for schizophrenia, delivered his speech at Ann Arbor's Mercywood Psychiatric Hospital. .His speech focused primarily on his own self-help techniques for re- eovery and he adopted a relaxed and often comic tone. People must not be afraid to cry out for help, he stressed, but they must also learn to help themselves. "One way to do that is just to lighten up," he said. A graduate of Utah State, Aldridge played for the Packers from 1963 to 1971. He later became a sports analyst for NBC television. But in 1974, Aldridge began to expe- rience symptoms that were later di- agnosed as schizophrenic. Schizophrenia, often confused with split personality syndrome, is a chemical, mental illness. Effects in- clude impairment in thinking, delu- sions, hallucinations and changes in behavior. Unaware of the nature of his de- veloping symptoms, and unable to combat them, Aldridge said he failed to meet the daily demands of his pro- fessional and personal life. During the early '80s, Aldridge joined the millions of America's homeless. Aldridge's recovery didn't begin until an old business partner picked him up off a street in Milwaukee and checked him into a hospital. Aldridge's disease is now con- trolled through psychotherapy and medication. He lives in Milwaukee but spends most of the year on the road speaking about his recovery to patients, doctors and the general pub- lic. In his speech, Aldridge applauded an idea for a psycho-social center in Washtenaw County. He also empha- sized the need to generate public The University of Michigan Research Club, Ann Arbor Metng Notice Too Thirday, Otiobt-T12, 1989 GERMANY Continued from Page 1 dumber could be more than 1,000. Also yesterday, a group of pro- democracy activists announced they had formed a Social Democratic Party. The party's charter, signed by 43 people in Schwante, near Berlin calls for a "rigorous democratization of the state and society" and says the party wants to "work with all demo- cratic initiatives, groups and people in our land." The party indicated it would not immediately apply to be legalized. N BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports: House leaders quietly plot to raise lawmakers' salaries0 WASHINGTON - While White House leaders don't like to publicly use the words "pay raise," they are quietly shaping a scenario which Congress can vote to increase its pay with bipartisan accord and the blessing of President Bush. Still smarting from February's political fiasco under which Congress was forced by public outrage to reject a 51 percent raise, House leaders have agreed on a set of conditions for the next attempt to raise lawmakers'. salaries. Foremost among them were that there will be a record vote and that the increase in pay will be coupled with a phasing out of speaking fees members of Congress receive from interest groups. Congressional leaders in both houses have publicly kept mum about their plans for the politically explosive issue. But behind the scenes, there is a movement. A bipartisan House task force has presented Republican and Demo- cratic leaders a proposal for raising congressional pay up to 35 percent over two years, an increase that would apply to the next Congress. State proposes waste dumps. LANSING - Local officials' reaction to the idea of a low-level ra- dioactive waste dump in their back yard indicates the state will have a tough time selling the project. State officials invited township, city, county and state representatives from Ontonagon, Lenawee and St. Clair counties to a meeting Saturday in Lansing, where they launched a $200,000 campaign aimed at convincing the communities the dump wouldn't be a detriment. About 50 people from the three counties attended the closed-door informational session. "They didn't sell me on it to be very honest," said Toivo Kuivanen, chair of the Ontonagon County Board of Commissioners. Three candidate sites, which may be within one or more of the coun- ties, will be selected for the disposal site by January. Mich. reports 5,122 abused pets DETROIT - The Michigan Humane Society says it received 5,122 animal cruelty complaints last year, more than any other animal protection agency in the nation. Most of the cases involved animals without food, water or shelter, said Sherry Silk, manager of the society's central shelter in downtown Detroit. The Humane Society found intentional abuse in about 10 percent of the t complaints. "Most of the time, you're dealing with people who never thought of an animal as anything but something to have out in the back yard," Silk said. Members of the society's Cruelty Investigation Division act as police officers for pets. Investigations by the division last year led to charges" against 38 people. Nine were charged with felonies. Pet owners can be charged with a misdemeanor for killing their own animals. It's a felony r to kill someone else's pet. Rickshaws in Dhaka strike * DHAKA, Bangladesh - Rickshaw drivers struck for eight hours yes- terday to protest traffic rules, and police patrolled the city to prevent vio- lence. Most motorists stayed off the streets fearing unrest, but none was re- ported. Government offices remained open, staffed by employees who were able to walk to work. Privately owned banks and businesses shut down. The bicycle-powered rickshaws are the most common form of trans- portation in Dhaka, a city of 6 million people. y The drivers were protesting efforts to outlaw unlicensed rickshaws. e Only about a third of the capital's 100,000 rickshaws are licensed. r The strikers also protested a rule barring them from certain streets, in, n eluding one running past Dhaka's two luxury hotels. The ban forces them, - to pedal a mile or more out of their way to reach their passengers' destina- e tions. d SEXTRAS - Polls show college students' - ignorance of the basics WASHINGTON - A Columbus Day poll suggests one-fourth of American college seniors either never heard or do not remember the child- hood ditty: "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." In addition, the Gallup Poll suggests considerable ignorance of other basic facts about history and literature. Nearly 60 percent did not know the Korean War started when Harry S. Truman was president, 58 percent did not know that William Shakespeare wrote "The Tempest" and nearly a quarter believed a famous saying from Karl Marx is part of the U.S. Constitution. "If the students' answers were to be graded, more than half of those tested would have failed," concluded the survey, which was conducted for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Armed with the survey results, NEH Chair Lynne Cheney called yes- terday for colleges and universities to revise their curricula so undergradu- ates study "essential areas of knowledge." r-.11 Time: 8:00 p.m. Place: West Conference Room (4th floor) Horace 11. Rackham Bldg. "The Meaning and Consequences of Revolution" Overview: Raymond Grew, Department of History China: Albert Feuerwerker, Department of History Soviet Bloc: William Zimmerman IV, Department of Political Science Discussions and refreshments follow the presentations of the speakers. Talks of interest to the broad University community are presented at each meeting. Faculty, students, staff, and members of the community are invited to attend. SISTER CITY Continued from Page 1 which occurred within days of the U.S. elections - said U.S. officials couched their press releases in terms of "sham" and "fraud," while the more impartial international ob- servers declared the elections clean and fair. Also speaking at the conference was Leonor Huper, charge d'affaires at the Nicaraguan Embassy. Despite Schedule of Meelings 1989-1990 September 14 October 12 November 9 December 7 January 11 February 5 April 12 COMPUTER ACCESSORY SALE!' 2 LYNY* I October 9th and '10th a : . FUJI FILM FLOPPY DISK (3.5 " D o u b le D e n s ity $1199 *3.5" High Density PAPER GALORE! "500 Sheets $795 -}.1000 Sheets $1195 .2500 Sheets " Letter Quality eContinuous Sheets DUST COVERS for CPU's and Printers 'Macintosh®*"IBM PS/2® t Laserjet I1 "lmageWriterl*l *Many more available! 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Huper also lashed out at adminis tration attempts to discredit the elec tions before they happen and to dis credit the team of observers led b) former President Jimmy Carter. Sh emphasized to the attenders that thei work will not end when the electior does, because the problems that con front Nicaragua - the contras, the continuing economic embargo, an efforts by the U.S. to restrict inter national credit - will not go away. Although only 17 cities were rep resented here this weekend, 30 such groups will take part in the observ ing process. CKI Mass Meeting-October 9th, 7pm Kunzel room in the Union. If you are interested in Service in the Ann Arbor area and developing your Leadership potential in a friendly Social atmosphere Come to the Mass meeting for Circle Ktonightat 7 pm at the Union. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. 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