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NASNTI NEWS
Seminole State College NASNTI January 2021
Why Dogs
Chase Cats?
Culture Identity: Folklore, Myths and Legends
Once long ago, Dog was One of the final themes of the NASNTI program this year is
married to Cat. They were Maintaining Cultural Identity. National Geographic describes
happy together, but every culture as a shared characteristics of a group of people,
night when Dog came home which encompasses, place of birth, religion, language,
from work, Cat said she was cuisine, social behaviors, art, literature, and music. Every
too sick to make him dinner. culture can teach us about ourselves, others, and the global
Dog was patient with this community (https://www.nationalgeographic.org/).
talk for a while, but he soon
got mighty tired of fixing dinner Due to the vast number of cultural identity topics, NASNTI
for them both after a hard chose to focus and emphasize a cultural theme most people
day’s work. After all, Cat just are probably familiar to. Each culture has a story to tell, such
stayed home all day long. as Rip Van Winkle, Paul Bunyan, Bigfoot, Santa Claus, and
Cupid. Whether the tale is classified as a myth, folklore, or a
One day, Dog told Cat he was
going to work but instead he legend, a story creates in us a smile, an interest; a fright; or
hid in the cupboard and a laugh.
watched Cat to see if she
really was sick. As soon as Starting this final grant year, NASNTI will celebrate cultural
Cat thought Dog had gone, identity by featuring legends, myths, and folklore stories of
she started playing games the past. Some you might know, some will be new to you,
with Kitten. They laughed and but all will be about animals. Let us celebrate the beautiful
ran about. Cat wasn't the least world of animals!
bit sick. Dog jumped out of the
cupboard. When Cat saw him, According to the 2019-2020 National Pet Owners Survey
she stuck a marble in her conducted by the American Pet Products Association
cheek and told Dog she had a (APPA), sixty-seven percent of U.S. households, or about 85
terrible toothache.
million families, own a pet.
Dog got so mad at her he
We kick off the New Year with a story about two of the most
started chasing her around
and around the house. popular home pets, the dog and the cat.
Dogs have been chasing We located a website https://petpedia.co/ that informs us of
Cats ever since. the most interesting facts about our beloved household pet.
Click on the link above and find out more about your friend!
2021 Coming Attractions
Guest Speaker LeAnne Howe
(Via Zoom)
S Author of the book
Savage Conversations
P During the final year of the NASNTI Grant, our theme Maintaining
Cultural Identify will feature guest speaker LeAnne Howe, author
of the book Savage Conversations.
R Mrs. Howe is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation. She is the
Eidson Distinguished Professor of American Literature in English
at the University of Georgia. Mrs. Howe comments, "Traveling the
I world has been my greatest joy."
Some of her accolades include The American Book Award,
Western Literature Association's 2015 Distinguished Achievement
Award; the Inaugural 2014 MLA Prize for
N Studies in Native American Literatures;
and a 2012 United States Artists Ford
Fellowship, among others.
G Her most recent book, Savage
Conversations, Coffee House Press,
2019, is Mary Todd Lincoln's story, and
the Savage Indian spirit that she said
tortured her nightly.
(Mrs. Howe’s presentation will be via Zoom.. Please
watch for dates and times listed in the NASNTI
Newsletter, NASNTI Facebook Page and
NASNTI Webpage.)
SSC empowers people for academic success, personal development, and lifelong learning
Tutoring Click on the NASNTI Scholarship Page below
Program http://www.sscok.edu/nasnti/scholarships/scholar.htm
Spring 2021
Hours of Operations
Tutoring Services
Mondays
10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
Tutoring was developed to provide students support to
achieve their academic goals.
Tuesdays
The primary focus area for tutoring during the
10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
2020-2021 academic year is the Social Sciences
Wednesdays courses; however, tutoring in other
10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. subjects may be available.
Thursdays Access the NASNTI Tutoring Schedule on the NASNTI
10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. webpage at http://www.sscok.edu/nasnti/tutor/tutor.htm
Fridays
10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
Click on the Tribal Education Page below
http://www.sscok.edu/nasnti/education/ed.htm
Online Tutoring Days and
Times to be
announced at a later time
Engagement NASNTI’s Focus
Center Boren
Library Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) is a
Room 103
program funded by the U.S. Department of Education and is
located in the David Boren Library at Seminole State College.
NASNTI’s focus is to continue efforts through the NASNTI
“When we are
grant, which incorporates transformative learning, tutoring,
saying this cannot
be accomplished,
mentoring services, student success workshops, cultural
this cannot be events, activities, and current Tribal Educational Resources.
done, then we are
The grant will eventually incorporate transformation learning
short-changing
ourselves.” throughout 19 high-risk courses to continuously address the
learning styles of Native American students
Kobe Bryant
and at-risk students.
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SSC empowers people for academic success, personal development, and lifelong learning
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