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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>NPR examines the &quot;miracle&quot; of Kateri Tekakwitha</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 26, 2011) Last week, the Vatican declared that a Washington state boy&apos;s recovery from a deadly and debilitating illness was a miracle.  The Pope signed documents attributing 11-year-old Jake Finkbonner&apos;s survival to the intercession of Kateri Tekakwitha. She was a 17th century Mohawk woman who lived in what is now Upstate New York and who converted to Catholicism.The Pope&apos;s decision moves Kateri one step closer to full sainthood.  Last week, Bishop Terry LaValley, head of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, issued a statement  saying &quot;we eagerly await that day when the church declares that she is numbered among the saints in heaven.&quot;Back in April, NPR&apos;s religion corrrespondent, Barbara Bradley-Hagerty, examined the process by which the Vatican decides which miracles are authentic. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19003/20111226/npr-examines-the-quot-miracle-quot-of-kateri-tekakwitha">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last week, the Vatican declared that a Washington state boy&apos;s recovery from a deadly and debilitating illness was a miracle.  The Pope signed documents attributing 11-year-old Jake Finkbonner&apos;s survival to the intercession of Kateri Tekakwitha. She was a 17th century Mohawk woman who lived in what is now Upstate New York and who converted to Catholicism.The Pope&apos;s decision moves Kateri one step closer to full sainthood.  Last week, Bishop Terry LaValley, head of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, issued a statement  saying &quot;we eagerly await that day when the church declares that she is numbered among the saints in heaven.&quot;Back in April, NPR&apos;s religion corrrespondent, Barbara Bradley-Hagerty, examined the process by which the Vatican decides which miracles are authentic. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19003/20111226/npr-examines-the-quot-miracle-quot-of-kateri-tekakwitha">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:22</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, religion, faith, mohawk, native american, kateri, [loc:42.9545179 -74.3765241], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Akwesasne Freedom School&apos;s mission: Cultural survival</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18193/20110812/akwesasne-freedom-school-apos-s-mission-cultural-survival</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 12, 2011) At the Akwesasne Freedom School on the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation near Massena, kids spend their whole day, including recess, completely immersed in the Mohawk language. Nora Flaherty has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18193/20110812/akwesasne-freedom-school-apos-s-mission-cultural-survival">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Nora Flaherty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[At the Akwesasne Freedom School on the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation near Massena, kids spend their whole day, including recess, completely immersed in the Mohawk language. Nora Flaherty has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18193/20110812/akwesasne-freedom-school-apos-s-mission-cultural-survival">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, environment, indian, native american, akwesasne, mohawk, education, [loc:44.9789825 -74.6490730], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Native American group wants to reinvent Camp Gabriels</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18180/20110810/native-american-group-wants-to-reinvent-camp-gabriels</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 10, 2011) Two years after New York State prison officials closed Camp Gabriels, a Mohawk writer and activist wants to reopen the Adirondack facility as an education center and accredited campus with ties to Syracuse University. Doug George announced last week at a meeting in Ticonderoga that he is working with Native American leaders, state officials and with other educators to develop the program. He hopes to attract students interested in learning about Native culture, language and heritage.As Brian Mann reports, the proposal has been on the drawing board for more than a year. But key questions remain. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18180/20110810/native-american-group-wants-to-reinvent-camp-gabriels">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two years after New York State prison officials closed Camp Gabriels, a Mohawk writer and activist wants to reopen the Adirondack facility as an education center and accredited campus with ties to Syracuse University. Doug George announced last week at a meeting in Ticonderoga that he is working with Native American leaders, state officials and with other educators to develop the program. He hopes to attract students interested in learning about Native culture, language and heritage.As Brian Mann reports, the proposal has been on the drawing board for more than a year. But key questions remain. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18180/20110810/native-american-group-wants-to-reinvent-camp-gabriels">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, adirondacks, outdoor recreation, mohawk, native american, camp gabriels, prisons, education, syracuse university, [loc:43.1185900 -77.5843910], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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