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The Navajo National Monument is a national monument in Black Mesa, AZ.
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George Gray is Assistant Administrator for Research and Development. According to whitehouse.gov: Before being appointed as Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Research and Development), Dr. Gray served as Executive Director of the Center for Risk Analysis and a faculty member at the Harvard University School of Public Health. He previously served as an Instructor in Risk Analysis for the University's Department of Health Policy and Management. Earlier in his career, Dr. Gray was a Research Associate at the Center for Risk Analysis. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. He later received his master's degree and his PhD from the University of Rochester.
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Lutheran Services in America is a nonprofit organization that supports a Lutheran mission. The organization is based in Baltimore, MD and managed by Jill Schumann. Its official home on the web is http://www.lutheranservices.org
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The non-profit Turtle Island Project based in Munising, Michigan was founded in the summer of 2007 to promote respect for the environment and Inidgenous Peoples.
The Turtle Island Project (TIP) provides an outlet for unedited messages from Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples.
The TIP holds fundraisers including free concerts to assist the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society - the oldest domestic violence shelter for women of color in the world - is located on the Lakota Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
The TIP also has friendships with the Iona Community in Scotland and the the Read the Spirit campaign near Detroit, Michigan.
The TIP was founded by Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard of Munising, Michigan and Rev. Dr. George Cairns of Chesterton, Indiana.
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(Marquette, Michigan) – The latest news about the Upper Peninsula EarthKeepers in northern Michigan.
In connection with Earth Day 2009, the EarthKeepers planted 12,000 trees across the Upper Peninsula during May with help from thousands of volunteers of all ages at over 100 churches and temples representing 10 faith traditions.
The interfaith northern Michigan EarthKeeper Initiative has removed nearly 400 tons of hazardous waste from the environment - most of which was recycled - and involves the congregations of over 150 churches/temples from ten faith traditions in 50 communities, American Indian tribes, college students and other youth.
The Upper Peninsula (U.P.) EarthKeepers were founded in 1994 by Rev. Jon Magnuson, executive director of the non-profit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette and Carl Lindquist, head of the Superior Watershed Partnership.
In 2004, the bishops and other faith leaders signed the original EarthKeeper Covenant - pledging to actively protect the environment and reach out to Native Americans. The religious communities include Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalist, Baha'i, Jewish, Zen Buddhist and most recently the Quakers.
The group teams with Native American tribes including the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC). Another major partner is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that sent representatives to the collections
From 2005-2007, the group of adults and youth held an annual EarthKeeper Clean Sweep each Earth Day during which over 20,000 northern Michigan residents turned in household hazardous waste at 20 free collections sites across a 400-mile area involving all corners of the pristine Upper Peninsula.
With a message of encouragement from their faith leaders, enthusiastic congregations turned out during three-hour collections:
In 2005, over 45 tons of pesticides, herbicides, lead-based paint, batteries and many other hazardous substances from northern Michigan homes was turned in by residents during the first clean sweep. Partners included landfills and local governments.
In 2006, over 320 tons of electronic waste was collected including computers, keyboards, hard drives, other computer related components, televisions and cell phones. Nine semi-trucks transported the vast majority of the electronics to a recycler in the Lower Peninsula.
In 2007, over one ton of pharmaceuticals was turned in including more than $500,000 in dangerous narcotics. Pharmacists and law enforcement agencies were among the clean sweep partners and staffed each of the collection sites as required by federal law. The drugs were properly disposed in high-tech EPA-approved incinerators.
In 2006, the faith leaders and the head of the KBIC tribe gathered for a news conference with college students to announce the creation of the Northern Michigan University EarthKeeper Student team. It was the first time these bishops and other faith leaders had been in the same room and many met for the first time. The press conference was widely covered by the news media.
The students participated in the clean sweeps and used their energy to start new projects including spreading the “Earth Keeping” message to younger students. Among the student goals is creating teams at three other U.P. universities.
The EarthKeepers captured the imagination of the news media. The group has been covered in hundreds of stories including magazines, newspapers, radio and TV. The Associated Press wire service ran several national news stories.
National publications doing feature stories included World Magazine, Lake Superior Magazine, Mother Earth News, Environment Magazine, the Lutheran Magazine and several others. The team’s interfaith environment work was also covered by the national religious media from all the faith traditions The team has an extensive internet presence including dozens of videos on youtube, bliptv and other sites.
The EarthKeepers held an energy summit in Marquette in July 2007 and created the Boreal Chamber Symphony involving classical musicians from across the Midwest. Conductor Craig Randal Johnson of Minneapolis debuted the symphony and new works during a 2007 Lake Superior Day concert in Marquette.
The EarthKeepers were honored by the Michigan Sierra Club, the Lake Superior Binational Forum, Lake Superior Magazine and Michigan's governor. Organizers have been contacted from as far away as Texas and Washington State by residents hoping to start similar efforts in their communities.
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Susan Bodine is Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste. According to whitehouse.gov: Before her appointment, Ms. Bodine served as Staff Director and Senior Counsel for the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. She previously served as Associate Attorney for Covington and Burling in Washington, DC. Ms. Bodine received her bachelor's degree from Princeton University and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.
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Stories about the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) in Rock Point, AZ.
Founded on Sept. 9, 1953, the Navajo Lutheran Mission is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard became executive director in mid 2009, and Rev. Deborah Haffner Hubbard, a Presbyterian pastor, is the new pastor at the Lutheran mission "House of Prayer."
The couple moved from Munising, MI and have lived in Chicago, St. Croix, Virgin Islands and California plus many other places.
With close ties to the Lakota people on the Rosebud Reservation, the Hubbards have deep respect for Native America culture and heritage.
"A Mission in Reverse" is a theme embraced by Hubbard.
More details soon on the "Mission in Reverse."
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A community portal about Native Americans in the United States with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Native Americans are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska down to their descendants in modern times. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which are still enduring as political communities. There is some controversy surrounding the names used to describe these peoples: they are also known as American Indians, Indians, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Indigenous, Aboriginal or Original Americans. In Canada they are known as First Nations.
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As honeybee colonies collapse across the world at an alarming rate, northern Michigan youth are protecting pollinators in an effort to offset the loss of billions of bees by providing habitat to butterflies.
The four-year Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project was founded in the summer of 2008 by Rev. Jon Magnuson of Marquette, Michigan.
Marquette area teens and youth from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community are building dozens of butterfly houses that offer protection and breeding opportunities.
The youth have also planted over 26,000 native plants that are vital for all pollinators to thrive.
The U.S. Forest Service has called the project a "success story."
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