We have seen m the last two
OUym^Hries EMUMjT^br
They provide as with a Sionan view
of the world before 1920l Tkusweek
we turn to Mi writings on what he
criled "An sad Industry"
Ohiyesa was quick to puhM out
dm the traditional Indian art of his
day was not intended to be the same
thing as the art of rampcaar. The
difference, be said, "Mes not iafe lack
of creative imaghiatioo ? for in this
(fuaHiy he is a ban artist ? h lies
ofhar in his point of view " Otayesa
wm describing what he saw as the
philosophy at a add tons! Indian art
when he wrote that it did not "pretax]
to imitate the inimitable, or to
reprodace exactly the work of the
Great Artist" He went on to say:
"That which is beautiful must not be
trafficked with, but must only be
reverenced and adored... The rudely
carved totem pole may appear
groteagne to dm white man, but it is the
sincere expression of dm faith and
pfrmnaBty of he Indian craftsman,
and has never been sold or bartered
until it reached civilization"
Ohiyesa then teds a story which
illustrates this philosophical
difference. It seems that on one
occasion Ohiyesa was being visited in
Washington by a group of Skman
elders, and be wm giving them a tour
of the dty. He says he wanted to
"impress them with the wonderful
achievements of civilization." After
many slept dang the tour, they went
into an art museum, where OMyesa
wanted to show dm Lakota men "how
dm whim man valued this or thai
painting as a work of genius and a
masterpiece of ait"
After bis explanation, one of dm
eiders said: "Ah, such is the strange
philosophy of the while man! He hews ,
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down ike tool *H ha* Mood (or
centimes m its pride and grandeur
lean up fce bosom of mother earth.
wameandvanishaway He ruthlessly
disfigures God'* owi picture* and
rarfatr with nay coitus. and praises
his work as a matuifknT
This philosophical difference
about what an was and what k was
auppoaed to do alao appeared in the
contemporary art of Obiycaa * own
Plains Sionan enhnre. After saying
thai their work ia glass trade beads,
depicting flowers and leaves, was
dearly a modern adaptation of earlier
an forms, he described the older art
of bis people:
"The old-time patterns are far the
most part simpie geometric figures,
which are decorative and emMematic
rather than mutative Shafts of light
and shadow alternating or dovetailed
represent life, its joy* and sorrows... A
drawing of the horizon colored pale
yellow stands for dawn; colored red,
for sunset Day is blue, and night
Made spangled with stars. Lightning,
rain, wind, water, mountain* and many
other natural features or elements are
symbolized rather than copied
literally upon many sorts of Indian
handiwork Animal figures are drawn
in auch a manner as to give expression
to the type or spirit of the animal rather
than its body, emphasizing the head
with horns, or any distinguishing
feature. These designs have a
religious significance and furnish the
individual with his penonal and dan
emblem, or coat of arms."
One crucial difference, then,
between traditional Indian artwork
and European artwork appears to have
been that traditional Indian art (in
Obiyesa's perspective) did not try to
imitate nature, but rather to represent
nature in symbols. This artistic
difference corresponds to Ike
tt (|Ji(h>iui1 Indian way of viewing
radwr than re/ above nature as in the
European (Christian) philosophy.
Ohiyesa also wrote about Native
American music hi his diiftrinn of
Arttand Industry. He saw music as a
natural farm of self-expression in
Siouan culture?he called k "the very
soul of the Indian." He realized that
some things cannot be put into words,
and that sometimes music is one of
those dungs:
"His chants arc simple,
expressive, and haunting in quality,
and voice his inmost feelings...in
every emotion and situation in life.
They vary much with tribes and even
with individuals. A man often
composes his own song, which
belong* 10 him and is imbued with his
personality. These songs aic frequently
without words, the meaning being too
profound for wank; they are direct
emanations of the human spirit. If
words are used, they are few and
symbolic in character. There is no
definite harmony in the songs ? only
rhythm and melody, and there are
striking variations of time and
intonation which render them difficult
to the 'civilized' ear."
When we see young people in the
1990's carrying on the traditional art
of Indian culture, even with some
modem variations, we are seeing the
continuation of what Ohiyesa
described. And when we bear the
music at powwows and other
traditional Indian gatherings today,
we are hearing the ancient and
profound expression of the spirit of
Native America. I think Ohiyesa
would he proud.
For more information, visit the
Native American Resource Center in
Old Main Building, on the campus of
Pembroke State University.
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By JOSEPH T. BELL, MD
One of the mo* worrisome medical
problems for parents and doctors alike
u that of appendicitis
Anytime our children run fever
and complain of belly pain ibis
diagnosis often creeps into tne hack of
oyr minds
Acute Appendicitis results from a
K infection in a small branch of the
intestine called the appendix
The condition is most common in
teenagers and young adults with tlie
peak ages between I.Mo 24 years Of
course, this disease can be seen in any
age. I have even seen appendicitis in
a child as young as 15 months old'
The typical signs of appendicitis
begin as low grade fever and pain
around the area of the belly button
The pain usually moves to tlie area of
the right lower abdomen (The typical
location of the appendix) Usually
there isa loss of appetite with vomiting
(especially in the younger children)
The diagnosis is often difficult in
young children because its a less likely ^
at* group and became (he vomiting ?
may be the dominant symptom ,
osershadowing belly pain There are- >
other ill/tesses that can mimic
.ippciHiiyitis. making the diagnosis
ihat much harder A few of these
diseases include inflamed pancreas,
kidney infection, spastic colon and
obstructed bowel
It vou suspect your child may
have appendicitis, they should see a
doctor as soon as possible By
examining the child and checking a
blood count, it may make the diagnosis
more obvious The treatment is
surgery The inflamed appendix must
be removed to prevent its perforation
and spreading of infection If not
treated a perf orated appendix can lead
to death Fortunately , this is rate in
this country
Take care, and we'll talk again
nexi week'
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Prospect is on the way up
The faculty and siatTare working
hard this year to yam initial SACS
Accreditation During this first year
of the two-vear process, we are
examining all programs in the school
operation to complete the self-study
process
State Accreditation is a v igorou>
identification of the strengths and
weaknesses within the school It is a
necessary process in relation to total
school effectiveness.
Our annual King and Oueen fund
raiser was a great success' The King
and Queen of Prospect School tor this
school year was Kemp Hams and
Tyler Thompson. Foreign language
was added to the eighth grade
curriculum this year and all eighth
gradetsare learning Spanish with
Dan ford Dial Jr A Career Day
coordinated by Shelley Bullard and
brenda Deese will be held on March
16
The school band, under the
direction of Angela Hodges, lias l>een
keeping very busy this vear The\
showed their school spirit in tlie
Veteran's Da\ Parade in Pembroke
recent I) They won first place for the
'' best junior High Marching Band"
They also marched in Pembroke's
Christmas Parade They are now
preparing to compete in tlie annual
All-County Band competition On
Friday tlie t areer Exploration Club
members. tCECNO will host tlie
annual Sweetheart Dance and crow n a
new Sweetheart King and Queen in
observance of Vocational Education
\keek CECNC attended the
"Wild Game Festival" in Pembroke
and loured the new Food Lion store in
Lumberton recently They *ang
C hristmas carols lor residents'of
Kingsdale Manor and delivered cards *
and gifts Thev are now preparing lot
competition in tlie CECNC District i
Leadership Rally to be held on March V
8 in Brunswick County
Ilie Junior Beta C'lub members
art planning a trip to the Ronald
McOmakJ House tnCliapel Hill wtiere
thev will take care packages to those
hi need An induction cerentonv of
officers will be held this spring
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