<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Reconnecting The Circle</title> <atom:link href="http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com</link> <description>Getting everyone excited about Native American cultures!</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:39:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>2012 RTC Essay Awards: H.S. Students&#8217; Perspective on Native American Values</title><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/05/20/2012-rtc-essay-awards-h-s-students-perspective-on-native-american-values/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2012-rtc-essay-awards-h-s-students-perspective-on-native-american-values</link> <comments>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/05/20/2012-rtc-essay-awards-h-s-students-perspective-on-native-american-values/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Reconnecting The Circle</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Essay Contest 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essay Winners 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Revolution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wall Posts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Essay Contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 RTC Essay Contest Winners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[American Indian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[High School]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Native American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reconnecting The Circle Essay Contest]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/?p=2867</guid> <description><![CDATA[Reconnecting The Circle is proud to announce <a href="http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/category/essays/essay-winners-2012/" target="_blank">the winners</a> for the 2012 RTC National High School Essay Contest. The topic: Which Native American Values are Important in Today&#8217;s World and Why? THE WINNERS: Native American Values &#8211; Important Then, Important Now &#8211; by PATIENCE HARJO &#124; Muscogee Creek and Pawnee &#124; grade 12 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/05/20/2012-rtc-essay-awards-h-s-students-perspective-on-native-american-values/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Native American Values: Important Then, Important Now</title><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/05/20/native-american-values-important-then-important-now/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=native-american-values-important-then-important-now</link> <comments>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/05/20/native-american-values-important-then-important-now/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:49:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>patiharjo</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Contests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essay Contest 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essay Winners 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Revolution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wall Posts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/?p=2753</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Patience Harjo &#124; Muscogee Creek and Pawnee &#124; grade 12 In my eighteen years of life, my parents and grandparents have imparted so much knowledge to me. As I have grown up, I have learned the difference between right and wrong. I learned how to respect others, when to abstain from harmful substances, my traditions [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/05/20/native-american-values-important-then-important-now/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Three Women, Three Lessons: Reconnecting The Circle Through Native American Values</title><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/05/20/three-women-three-lessons-reconnecting-the-circle-through-native-american-values/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=three-women-three-lessons-reconnecting-the-circle-through-native-american-values</link> <comments>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/05/20/three-women-three-lessons-reconnecting-the-circle-through-native-american-values/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>kamichoi</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Contests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essay Contest 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essay Winners 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Revolution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wall Posts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/?p=2758</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Kamilyn Choi &#124; grade 12 As I look back on my life, I realize that the person I am today has been largely shaped by three Native American women. I grew up in a traditional Korean household, raised by a single mother, and it so happened that in the times of greatest darkness, these [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/05/20/three-women-three-lessons-reconnecting-the-circle-through-native-american-values/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>INTERVIEW &#124; Andrew Vondall &#8211; Crow Nation (cont&#8217;d)</title><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/04/22/interview-andrew-vondall-crow-nation-contd/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=interview-andrew-vondall-crow-nation-contd</link> <comments>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/04/22/interview-andrew-vondall-crow-nation-contd/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:46:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Reconnecting The Circle</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wall Posts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andrew Vondall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andy Vondall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crow Nation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crow Tribe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgetown University]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgetown University Native American Student Council]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Military]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Native American Student Council]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/?p=2823</guid> <description><![CDATA[RTC: Wounded Warriors &#8211; We hear in the news about &#8220;wounded warriors&#8221;; battle fatigue, physical wounds, depression, and other emotional repercussions from battle that can lead to suicide. How does your family EMOTIONALLY and SPIRITUALLY prepare for service? AV: It&#8217;s more than just speaking to a recruiter. Families will have really big ceremonies for people who are [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/04/22/interview-andrew-vondall-crow-nation-contd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>INTERVIEW &#124; Andrew Vondall &#8211; Crow Nation</title><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/04/22/interview-andrew-vondall-crow-nation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=interview-andrew-vondall-crow-nation</link> <comments>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/04/22/interview-andrew-vondall-crow-nation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:37:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Reconnecting The Circle</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wall Posts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andrew Vondall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crow Nation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crow Tribe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgetown University]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgetown University Native American Student Council]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Military]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Native American Student Council]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/?p=2788</guid> <description><![CDATA[STATS: Tribal Affiliation: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow_Nation" target="_blank">Crow Nation</a>, Montana Mother: Crow Father: Dakota University: <a href="http://www.georgetown.edu" target="_blank">Georgetown University</a> Focus: International Affairs Level: Senior Passion: The Crow Culture Reconnecting The Circle had a chance to catch up with Georgetown student and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeorgetownNASC" target="_blank">NASC Students of Color Alliance Representative</a>, ANDREW VONDALL, of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow_Nation" target="_blank">Crow Nation</a>. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/04/22/interview-andrew-vondall-crow-nation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Native Model Kicks A**</title><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/04/08/native-model-kicks-a/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=native-model-kicks-a</link> <comments>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/04/08/native-model-kicks-a/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:35:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Reconnecting The Circle</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Wall Posts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/?p=2811</guid> <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Cady Stanton once said, &#8220;The best protection any woman can have is courage.&#8221;  Lakota <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="http://modelurl.com/stein1624/default.aspx" target="_blank">model</a> and martial artist <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="https://www.facebook.com/IdleNoMoreCommunity/posts/375003242594052" target="_blank">Patty Stein</a> (pictured above), who has experience with the Egyptian-based <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="http://youtu.be/GSqFjjbB_zU" [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/04/08/native-model-kicks-a/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Value #2: Maintaining Center</title><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/02/26/value-2-maintaining-center/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=value-2-maintaining-center</link> <comments>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/02/26/value-2-maintaining-center/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Reconnecting The Circle</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Wall Posts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/?p=2717</guid> <description><![CDATA[Maintaining center means keeping things in balance within oneself and one&#8217;s environment. Maintaining center within ourselves can be achieved through learning and activities that enhance our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Maintaining center within our environment can be achieved by helping out at home or by keeping the street where you live free of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/02/26/value-2-maintaining-center/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Value #1: Resilience</title><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/02/24/value-1-resilience/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=value-1-resilience</link> <comments>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/02/24/value-1-resilience/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:55:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Reconnecting The Circle</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Wall Posts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/?p=2712</guid> <description><![CDATA[Resilient in the face of adversity, Native Americans have overcome many hardships throughout the centuries; from genocide and near extermination of food sources (think bison) and life ways to relocation from their original homelands and forced assimilation into the dominant, American culture. Native Americans, with their unique tribal cultures, religion, and sustainable life ways are [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/02/24/value-1-resilience/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Native American Patriotism</title><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/01/21/native-american-patriotism/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=native-american-patriotism</link> <comments>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/01/21/native-american-patriotism/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:56:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Reconnecting The Circle</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Contests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essay Winners 2008]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2008 Essay Contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[america]]></category> <category><![CDATA[American Indian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[english]]></category> <category><![CDATA[essay contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grades 9-12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[High School]]></category> <category><![CDATA[history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indigenous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Native American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Native American women]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patriotism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reconnecting The Circle Essay Contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social studies]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/?p=2529</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Elizabeth Rule, grade 12, Chickasaw 2008 Reconnecting The Circle Essay Winner My mother carried me into the Circle before I could walk, my father taught me how to Two-Step as soon as I could walk, and now, as a young Chickasaw woman, I spend all summer on the powwow trail dancing Southern Traditional.  For [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/01/21/native-american-patriotism/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why is it important to understand patriotism in Indian Country?</title><link>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/01/21/why-is-it-important-to-understand-patriotism-in-indian-country/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=why-is-it-important-to-understand-patriotism-in-indian-country</link> <comments>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/01/21/why-is-it-important-to-understand-patriotism-in-indian-country/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:41:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Reconnecting The Circle</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Contests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essay Winners 2008]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2008 Essay Contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[america]]></category> <category><![CDATA[American Indian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[english]]></category> <category><![CDATA[essay contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grades 9-12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[High School]]></category> <category><![CDATA[history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indigenous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Native American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Native American women]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patriotism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reconnecting The Circle Essay Contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social studies]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/?p=2525</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Cody Fink, grade 12 2008 Reconnecting The Circle Essay Winner Why is it important to understand patriotism in Indian Country?  Throughout the history of our nation, we have witnessed people from all walks of life express their love to this great nation. They may do this by voting during the election process, displaying the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.reconnectingthecircle.com/2013/01/21/why-is-it-important-to-understand-patriotism-in-indian-country/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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