University Daily Kansan, September 26, 1980
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Haskell celebrates Indian heritage
By KATHY BRUSSELL Staff Reporter
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The celebration of American Indian Day, which always falls on the fourth day of September, was endorsed by 24 state legislatures and not been declared a national holiday.
This year, however, the Haskell Affairs Committee of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce decided to promote the event in Lawrence and is working to make the day a success, said Katie Goff, executive director of the Haskell Prevention Program.
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TODAY AND TOMORROW, Haskell students will perform traditional dances and offer samples of Indian foods at special events around the city.
"We are trying to show non-Indian people the beauty of the Indian tradition and culture," Fixico, a former Haskell student, said. "We are trying to preserve side of Indian life. So much of what is heard in Lawrence is negative."
American Indian Day is a largely unrecognized holiday, and the faculty and students of Haskell think it is important that more people recognize Indians and the contributions they have made to American society, she said.
This is the first year that Haskell has planned events that involve both the team and the audience.
"The parade emphasized that there are many different Indian nations, just as there are different countries," she said. "We tried to represent several groups."
THE HASKELL PREVENTION Program sponsored a parade of tribal costumes Tuesday night in Haskell's auditorium.
Today, Haskell faculty and students will speak at area public schools on topics such as American Indian literature, the differences between the two cultures, systems and the ways Indians used plants for medicinal and other purposes.
Haskell's drama club will present excerpts from "Black Elk Speaks" at Lawrence High School and will act out Indian legends in the elementary
SEVERAL DOWNTOWN stores have set up special displays in honor of the day, according to Jerry Gray, a member of the Haskell Affairs Committee.
town, Fixico. Haskell students will demonstrate传统 Indian dances from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in front of the First National Bank, Ninth and Massachusetts streets, she said. They live on the Indian lacos, fry bread and other foods.
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"The response of the schools and the merchants has been tremendous," Gray said. "The Chamber of Commerce really pushed the day for the students of Haskell, and interest has mushroomed."
The day's featured speaker, Michael J. Davies, editor of the Kansas City Star and Times, will discuss the need for carpenters to rebuild rapport with print readers.
The final holiday activity will be a mini-powwow tomorrow night at the Haskell Powwow Grounds on the west side of the Haskell campus.
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At the end of the session, Calder Pickett, professor of journalism, will announce this year's addition to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame.
Later, Robert Samsot, a deputy editor of Newsday and this year's Gannett professional-in-residence at the School of Journalism, will examine the relationship between editing and technology.
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About 250 editors are expected tomorrow at Kansas Editors' Day, an annual event sponsored by the William Allen White School of Journalism, Dana Leibengood, assistant dean, said yesterday.
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"Editors' Day is organized to recognize Kansas editors and to strengthen their ties with the School of Computer Science at University as a whole." Leibengood said.
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The Editors' Day general session will open with remarks by Tom Buchanan, president of the Kansas Press Association.
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