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Group revives Luminaria honors Locals among those recognized for making ‘profound difference’ By David Salazar
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The New Mexico Community Foundation has selected 12 New Mexicans as this year’s Luminarias — a distinction awarded to people around the
state who make a “profound difference in their communities,” says foundation Director Jennifer Parks. The foundation had chosen Luminarias annually until 2006, and Parks decided to revive the tradition this year in honor of
the organization’s 30th anniversary. “The purpose [of selecting Luminarias] is to really highlight and honor people who are making a big difference, or have
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The Dons of Bluegrass practice before Sunday’s Band Scramble at the Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds. KATHARINE EGLI/FOR THE NEW MEXICAN
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The New Mexican
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he five musicians who called themselves The Rose Tree Ramblers had never played together as an ensemble before Sunday, but that didn’t stop them from winning first place during the Band Scramble at the 39th annual Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds. The Ramblers weren’t alone when it came to their lack of collaborative history. The members of
Sye and the Cow Patties, The Dons of Bluegrass, The Miss the A Train Band and The Flyswatters also had never teamed up before Sunday’s competition. The Band Scramble, which began at noon and drew about 150 spectators, worked like this: About 25 musicians wrote their names on slips of paper, which were then deposited into cans labeled with instrument names, such as banjo, guitar, mandolin and harmonica. A Band Scramble organizer then drew the slips of paper from each can and ran-
domly put together bands of five, trying to ensure each group had a banjo player, guitarist, vocalist and so on. One group got to utilize the only hammer dulcimer on hand. Each band then had one hour to put together two songs totaling no more than six minutes in length before they had to jump up on stage and play. Oh, and they also had to come up with a name, which seemed to take a lot of time. For instance, The Miss the A Train Band, so
Peja West, 6, dances near the U.S. Capitol on Saturday during a rally to commemorate the anniversary of the March on Washington. JIM BECKEL/THE OKLAHOMAN
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WASHINGTON — Mary-Pat Hector of Atlanta was operating much like a 1960s civil rights activist as she laid plans for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. She was constantly on the phone as she confirmed event details and tweaked the draft of the speech she gave at Saturday’s rally at the Lincoln Memorial. Mary-Pat is 15 years old. Just as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led the Montgomery Bus Boycott at age 26, and Rep. John Lewis helped to lead freedom rides at 23, young Americans like Mary-Pat are not letting age get in the way as they seek more than a contributing role in the
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push for social reform. Young people are eager to influence events this week to commemorate the March on Washington, says Jessica Brown, coordinator for the Black Youth Vote coalition, which organized several youth events around Saturday’s march to the Lincoln Memorial. “Of course, you have the seasoned people who are there, and they are always rightfully going to have their position,” Brown said. “But you’re starting to see the pickup of the youth saying, ‘This is our time, this is our moment, this is the opportunity we have to show the world and the nation, that we’re here and we’re ready to work and organize to get things done.’ ” In 1963, those “seasoned people”
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MARCH ON WASHINGTON ANNIVERSARY
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KENT, Conn. — His tribe once controlled huge swaths of what is now New York and Connecticut, but the shrunken reservation presided over by Alan Russell today hosts little more than four mostly dilapidated homes and a pair of rattlesnake dens. The Schaghticoke tribe leader believes its fortunes may soon be improving. As the U.S. Interior Department overhauls its rules for recognizing American Indian tribes, a nod from the federal government appears within reach, potentially bolstering its claims to nearby land and opening the door to a tribal-owned casino. “It’s the future generations we’re fighting for,” Russell said. The rules floated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, intended to streamline the approval process, are seen by some as lowering the bar through changes such as one requiring that tribes demonstrate political continuity since 1934 and not “first contact” with European settlers. Across the country, the push is setting up battles with host communities and already recognized tribes who fear upheaval. In Kent, a small Berkshires Mountains town with one of New England’s oldest covered bridges, residents have been calling the selectman’s office with their concerns. The tribe claims land including property held
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were A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, who birthed the idea of a Washington march to appeal for jobs and justice, and ultimately attracted 250,000 people. Today, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, who were 8 and 5, respectively, in 1963, are the veterans who brought thousands to the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday. The King Center also has organized a ceremony on Wednesday, the actual march anniversary, when President Barack Obama will speak. Janaye Ingram, who runs the Washington office of Sharpton’s National Action Network, spent hours on the phone recruiting students. “This is their moment to make a change. It’s
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