_ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' O ( N A T I V E A M E R I C A N ) O o O ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ O o O / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' O o o o o O / /-< / /--/ /-- VOLUME 01, ISSUE 014 O o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 26 June 1993 O o O ( N E W S ) O <----<<<< >>>>----> This newsletter is a way of keeping the brothers and sisters of the Invisible Band and those who share our spirit informed about current events within the lives of those who walk the Red Road. It is hoped that our presence will be rewarded with a Native American RoundTable on GEnie. It is archived at the Native American FTP site ftp.cit.cornell.edu in the directory /pub/special/NativeProfs/newsletter; and is being sent to gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo) should he wish to include it in his NATIVE_L or NATCHAT lists. "The first American mingled with his pride a singular humility. Spiritual arrogance was foreign to his nature and teaching. He never claimed that the power of articulate speech was proof of superiority over the dumb creation; on the other hand, it is to him a perilous gift." -- Ohiyesa (Dr. Charles Eastman), Santee Dakota physician O'siyo Brothers and Sisters! This newsletter comes to you on a day of vigil for our brother, Leonard Peltier. If you could not attend one of the gatherings held throughout the nation consider how you might make your voice heard so others might know of this outrage. Silence is a deadly enemy. Leonard Peltier, Clifford Dann ... or Cornelia Quick Bear, a Lakota elder who lost her home to a land developer ... will not suffer the indignity of ignorant silence unless we choose to quietly ignore the injustices heaped on them. Mitaquye Oyasin! Night Owl ------------------ clip here for news feature -- 8< ----------- --------- "RE: The Mystery Flu" --------- From: Loren Tapahe, Publisher of Window Rock Scene, in his editorial Window Rock Scene, P. O. Box 580, Window Rock, AZ 86515 Subj: The Mystery Flu The mystery flu, also known as the whiteman's flu came to America years ago when Fiebel (the mouse) and his family boarded a ship bound for the new world. I wonder if the mainstream media handles this "hogwash," like they handled the "mystery flu" as the Navajo Flu. To all the merchants, in Gallup and elsewhere, the illness is not caused by Navajos, but by ignorance. The latest reports is that this "mystery flu" has spread and now is called "mystery ignorance." --------- "Re: Mac Cherokee Fonts now available" ---------- From: locicero-joe@yale.edu (Joe LoCicero) Subj: Announcing The Tsalagi Font for Mac v1.0!! Greetings to all! I apologize for the extreme delay, but there have been some terrible extenuating circumstances that would be tedious to list here.... Be that as it may, the font is now available for Macintosh users at SUNED.CS.YALE.EDU in the file /pub/CherokeeMac.zoo (I hope there are Mac de-Zoo-ers around!) The file contains 5 BinHex'd files: Cherokee.hqx -- the TrueType font for use with System 7 Cherokee_Normal_13_Type_1 and Cherokee_Normal_13_Type_3 -- the fonts in Type 1 and 3 formats; CherNorType1 and CherNorType3 -- the downloadable fonts (Extensions folder). I hope that these fonts are what everyone has been crying out for-- free, good, and readily available. The disclaimer is included in README.TXT. Good luck, and enjoy! --------------------------------------------------------------------- -Joe LoCicero locicero@minerva.cis.yale.edu - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Osiyo Night Owl! I'm sorry that it has taken me so long to get your diskettes back to you. I hope this font was worth the wait. You'll find that the one disk contains the complete contents of CHEROKEE.ZIP now available on the Internet. This includes .TTF,.AFM, .PFM, PFB, and assorted other support files for the font. This is still version 1.0 of the font, and there are a few known problems (lower case 'z' in the Adobe version doesn't work as documented). They will be fixed soon (I hope!) The file CHEROKEE.MAP contains the keymap for these versions. The other disk contains the Macintosh versions. You'll find the Truetype and Adobe Type 1 and 3 fonts in separate folders. Finally, you asked me to authorize you to post these files to GEnie. Of course you have permission. As long as no more than a modest fee is charged for downloading the files (I say less than $5 in the disclaimer), the files can be legally transferred. Since the fonts were developed with grant money from Yale University, the font cannot draw a profit, therefore, it MUST be distributed for free. (I was going to do so anyhow.) Please let the Inter-Tribal Band know that I'd like to hear of any feedback, and they can write to me directly at: Joe LoCicero P.O. Box 3619 Yale Station New Haven, CT 06520-3619 or mail me at locicero@yale.edu. There are some upcoming developments, like a FREE keyboard handler for the Mac (type 'tsa' and the Character 'C' comes up), and Unicode encoding that need to be dealt with, and I'll keep you informed. Once again, thanks for your incredible support. Without all of you showing such enthusiasm in my font, I wouldn't have pursued it so heavily. Mitiquye Oyasin! Joe (Soaring Eagle) LoCicero These Mac Tsalagi fonts will be made available in the Unix RoundTable on page 160 and Internet-RT on page 1405 this coming week. Night Owl --------- "Re: Ellen Gabriel refuses to continue" ---------- From: A.HOROVITCH Art Horovitch Subj: Ellen Gabriel refuses to continue in Coroner's inquest June 16, 1993 Montreal, Quebec Art Horovitch Ellen Gabriel (Katsi'tsakwas) , one of the Mohawk spokespersons during the 1990 Oka crisis, has been appearing during the last few weeks at the coroner's inquest of events leading up to and during the crisis. On May 6, Ellen Gabriel told Coroner Guy Gilbert that she categorically refused to continue taking part in the inquest and would no longer answer questions. She said that she was simply exercising her rights according to the Haudenosaunee constitution (Longhouse) and the laws of the Kanienkeha:ka Nation. Her refusal to answer questions may lead to a fine of $5000 and/or one year in jail. Ellen spoke twice on May 6 and refused to identify people in a photo which was taken during the crisis, saying this would constitute treason under her own law. Twice the proceedings were interrupted by supportive applause from members of a Montreal organization which champions Native causes, the Regroupement pour Solidarite avec les Autochtones (Solidarity With Native People). Following Gabriel's first statement, the representatives of the SQ (police) walked out of the courtroom. The coroner, uncertain of how to proceed at that point, refused to charge her with contempt, putting off a decision until June 16. Following is a summary of Ellen Gabriel's statement as reported in the Regroupment Bulletin #27 for June: " I wish to say something to you Mr. Coroner...During the crisis and the months that passed during the crisis everyone was, I think, sad that a policeman lost his life. However, we also asked for an independent international inquiry because the people from the higher ups of your government are not here to answer questions. This inquiry violates the Two Row Wampum treaty designed to help our two Nations peacefully coexist. Since the first contact with Europeans, jurisdiction and sovereignty have never been surrendered by the Kanienkeha:ka or the Iroquois Confederacy. I have been advised by my Chief that a proper inquiry would include the participation of the Iroquois Confederacy, Great Britain and Canadian, and those people are not present today. You have stated yourself, sir, that Mr. Lemay's death is a homicide and to me that means that you are not here to seek the truth, but instead are collecting evidence for the racist police force of Quebec to find a Mohawk scapegoat. I have explained to you the protocol of my people. For that reason it would be treasonous for me to submit the names to you when this [inquiry] is not being conducted in the proper manner it should be, according to the Two Row Wampum. In international law, this is also a violation since we have not surrendered our sovereignty to you. This was a conflict between two Nations instigated by your governments. The manipulation of evidence by the Surete du Quebec and the Canadian army will forever cast doubt upon any finds of this inquiry. I am therefore refusing to answer any further questions and I can no longer participate in this farce. I have stated my position and reasons. I am within my legal right in my own law to tell you that this is a stance that I will take. I have made a statement to the effect that I don't think this is a fair inquiry. You don't have Mr. Elkas here, you don't have Robert Bourassa, Tom Siddon, you don't have the culprits behind the problem, some of whom are dead. This problem is over two hundred years old. "The beatings and the human rights abuses of my people during the summer of 1990 have never been reconciled. None of the SQ have ever been charged. They are still in my community and they are still harassing our people. It is for their safety also. So I will not change my position. I am here to defend myself today and I do not understand why you will not take the decision whether or not you are going to charge me. I think I have laid it out on the line for you as to what my feelings are, my reasons. My position will remain the same." --------- "Re: Clinton Apology to Native American" ---------- From: Daniel DalCorso Subj: Clinton Apology to Native American To: Multiple recipients of list NATIVE-L NATIONAL APOLOGY TO NATIVE AMERICANS This conference note is to inform you of our efforts to urge President Clinton to issue a National Apology to the Indian people of our nation on October 12, 1993. That day will mark five hundred and one years since Columbus landed in this hemisphere. Significantly, this is the United Nations "Year of the Indigenous People". We believe that it is extremely important that these events be commemorated in a way that acknowledge our past and opens the way to greater respect and sharing of cultures. We are presently working to establish a grassroots movement with coordinators in each state who are responsible for organizing the mailing of at least 1,000 letters and 500 phone calls to the White House. The text of the letter we are sending to Clinton is in the first response to this conference note. We hope you are interested in joining this campaign. Your involvement could be as simple as e-mailing the letter to Clinton, working with any organization you belong to, to copy and distribute the letter or participating in a way we have not yet thought of. Please let us hear from you, we'd be happy to send you a paper copy of the letter for you to make additional copies of. It is done in a way that people simply need to sign, fold, stamp and mail it. Sharon Franquemont Daniel Dal Corso ddalcorso@igc.apc.org FROM THE CIRCLE 56 Joaquin Miller Ct., Oakland, CA 94611 PH (510)531-7527 FAX (510)531-7478 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Sender: Daniel DalCorso Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) NATIONAL APOLOGY TO NATIVE AMERICANS President Clinton 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Clinton, On October 12, 1993 it will be 500 and one years since Columbus landed. We urge you to begin the next 500 years with a National Apology to the Indian people of our nation. Mr. President, there are times when in order to go forward we must look backward. We believe this is one of those times. Our national policies with our own Indian people include multiple unprovoked massacres, the forced relocation of tens of thousands of people with enormous loss of life, 370 broken treaties (all the treaties ever ratified by Congress), the extermination of the buffalo in order to obliterate the native way of life, the outlawing of religious freedom until 1978, the denial of full rights under the First Amendment which continues to this day, and current attempts to place atomic waste products on reservation land. The United Nations has declared 1993 "The Year of the Indigenous People". Our nation can be a true leader and model in the field of human rights by performing the simple act of apologizing. Therefore, I encourage you to take this bold step forward in healing the human rights abuses against our Indigenous People at the hands of the U.S. Government. ---------- "Re: Letter on behalf of Clifford Dann" ---------- From: milo@scicom.AlphaCDC.COM (Michele Lord) Subj: Letter on behalf of Clifford Dann ****RELEASE CLIFFORD DANN**** *50,000 Letters to Clinton and Babbitt Campaign* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ July 26-31, 1993 *URGENT* The Western Shoshone National Council (WSNC) is asking all supporters to help bring a stop to the injustice brought to Clifford Dann by the US government. Please write letters to President Clinton and Bruce Babbitt in support of Clifford during this week. These US leaders must accept responsibility and can no longer ignore the sovereignty of the Western Shoshone Nation. ONCE THESE OFFICIALS RECEIVE 50,000 LETTERS WITHIN THIS PERIOD OF TIME (July 26-31), THEY WILL THEN LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. President Bill Clinton Bruce Babbitt The White House Secretary of the Interior Washington DC 20500 US Dept of the Interior email president@whitehouse.gov 18th & C St. NW Washington DC 20500 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SAMPLE LETTER Dear ____________, I am writing to you on behalf of Clifford Dann, a Western Shoshone elder who has been wrongly imprisoned by the US court system, a system whose jurisdiction he is not under nor accountable to. For nearly twenty years, the Dann sisters have struggled to defend the territories of the Western Shoshone Nation, territories recognized by the US government in the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley. This treaty of "peace and friendship" has never been abrogated. Yet in November 1992, the situation climaxed when the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invaded the Western Shoshone Nation and proceeded to round up both wild and Western Shoshone nationalized horses. On the first day of the round up, Clifford tried to block confiscation of the horses. In desperation, he doused himself gasoline and threatened to ignite himself, declaring: "By taking away our livelihood, and our lands, you are taking away our lives." He was subsequently blasted with fire extinguishers and knocked to the ground, then arrested and charged with assault of a federal officer. During his trial March 2-3, 1993, Clifford regardless of his innocence, refused to give in and participate in his trial. He felt that to do so would acknowledge the claim of US jurisdiction and deny the sovereignty of the Western Shoshone Nation. On May 17th, Clifford was sentenced to 9 months in prison, 2 years probation and a $5,000 fine. A harsh and unjust sentence for a case with insufficient evidence; once again it is an example of quieting leaders who defend themselves against the injustices of the US government. As a US leader who has already promised to work with the indigenous people, you must take responsibility for this person who has been so wrongly imprisoned. Please do not continue the genocide of your predecessors and respond to these three requests: 1. Honor the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley that was made between two nations. 2. Open a dialogue with the Western Shoshone Nation and begin meaningful negotiation. 3. Release Clifford Dann, not as a pardon, for no crime was committed on his part, but in realization that he was imprisoned by a court without jurisdiction. Sincerely, _____________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Western Shoshone Defense Project, General Delivery, Crescent Valley, NV 89821 Ph: 702/468-0230 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michele Lord + If you have come here to help me, + you are wasting your time..... + But if you have come because + your liberation is bound up with mine, milo@scicom.alphacdc.com + then let us work together. Aboriginal Woman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------- "Re: Dann Update: 21 June 93" ---------- From: coyote@latrans.alphai.org (Scott Robert Ladd) Subj: Dann Update: 21 June 93 ================= NEWE SEGOBIA NEWS ================= 21 June 1993 The Dann family continues to fight attempts by the U.S. government to drive them from their ancestral lands. Money and time grow short; the Danns have experienced high expenses in defending Clifford Dann, and the ranch recently incurred extra expenses due to bad weather and equipment failures. Progress is being made toward having Clifford Dann released from prison. His attorney, Bruce Clark of Pintictin, British Columbia, is in need of funds for travel to San Francisco to further pursue the case. That Dann ranch is in severe financial trouble, due to legal expenses and equipment troubles. They desperately need help on the ranch, from people who are willing to work hard. There has been no BLM activity; it appears that the U.S. government is willing to simply wait until the Danns go bankrupt. PLEASE SEND YOUR SUPPORT TO THE DANNS! Carrie and Mary Dann c/o Western Shoshone Defense Project General Delivery Crescent Valley, NV 89821 702/468-0230 voice 702/468-0237 fax <<<---------------------------()=()------------------------------->>> ** Scott Robert Ladd ** | internet: coyote@latrans.alphai.org Coyote Gulch Productions | fido: 1:128/112 nativenet: 90:80/3 423 North Cooper Avenue | bbs/modem: 719/578-1340 Colorado Springs, CO 80905-1120 | *** FREE CLIFFORD DANN! *** --------- "Re: New Files: Native American FTP site" ---------- From: idoy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Michael) Subj: New Files: Native American FTP site -- June 22 Here are the new files available at the FTP site ftp.cit.cornell.edu ================================================================= Directory: pub/special/NativeProfs/general 1745 Jun 17 23:48 CherokeeFonts.README (Thanks to Joe LoCicero) Read file to Cherokee fonts 37959 Jun 17 23:47 CherokeeFonts.hqx (Thanks to Joe LoCicero) Tsalagi font for Macintosh 73651 Jun 17 20:58 cherokee.zip (Thanks to Joe LoCicero) Tsalagi font for Windows 70991 Jun 15 20:55 great_law.txt (Thanks to Richard Darsie) Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois 12187 Jun 15 20:56 hopi_to_un.txt (Thanks to Richard Darsie) Hopi Address to the United Nations 115862 Jun 17 20:55 spiritual_bib.txt (Thanks to Michael Strangelove) Bibliography of Native American Spirituality 3270 Jun 15 16:40 tribal_colleges.addresses Address of Native American Tribal Colleges in the U.S. ===================================================================== Directory: pub/special/NativeProfs/newsletters 209924 Jun 18 18:12 native_american_news.1-12 (Thanks to Night Owl) Native American Newsletter Volumes 1-12 ===================================================================== Directory: pub/special/NativeProfs/usenet 1375 Jun 14 21:05 charter Charter of the UseNet newsgroup soc.culture.native 173747 Jun 14 21:26 soc_culture_native.june14 Collected postings on soc.culture.native for the week ending June 14, 1993 ================================================================= Directory: pub/special/NativeProfs/general 18359 Jun 23 03:06 fed_rec_tribes.txt (Thanks to Robert Clinton) List of Federally Recognized Tribes 7766 Jun 23 03:05 igra-ltr.txt (Thanks to Robert Clinton) Letter to Congress from Tribal Leaders 26422 Jun 23 03:05 tribelist.txt (Thanks to Robert Clinton) 343 Tribal Address & Phones ===================================================================== Directory: pub/special/NativeProfs/law 34022 Jun 23 02:53 boyll.txt (Thanks to Robert Clinton) Post-SMITH decision holding that religious use of peyote by non-Indian ===================================================================== Directory: pub/special/NativeProfs/newsletters 33288 Jun 19 03:50 native_american_news.13 (Thanks to Night Owl) Native American Newsletter Volume 13 ===================================================================== Directory: pub/special/NativeProfs/usenet 298576 Jun 21 23:03 soc_culture_native.june21 Collected postings on soc.culture.native for the week ending June 21, 1993 ---------- "Re: Taking and Giving" ---------- From: coyote@latrans.alphai.org in igc:soc.culture.na Subj: Taking and Giving The recent discussions of Native American spirituality have indicated a disturbing lack of respect and understanding on the part of many people. For example, the attitude of many people appears to be: "Well, if the Indians won't teach me how to do Indian ceremonies, I'll go pay someone to teach me as I have no other choice." That logic has three major flaws... One: As I've said many times, Indian spirituality cannot be divorced from the culture. For example, the Ghost Dance is an outgrowth of the genocidal policies of the dominant society toward Indians. You cannot understand the significance and meaning of the Ghost Dance without also understanding its basis in Indian society. The same holds true for most Indian ceremonies -- they are an integral part of a way of life. Two: If you're paying to learn "Indian" spirituality, you're not being taught by an authentic practitioner. You're not learning true Indian spirituality if someone is making a profit from teaching you. Three: The attitude is quite selfish and self-centered. During one of our phone conversations, Rowan mentioned that people were drawn to Indian spirituality because it "is meaningful to them." How can it the spirituality be meaningful if they don't know anything about it or its relationship to the Indian culture? Furthermore, joining a spirituality for personal gain (albeit spiritual gain) is diametrically opposed to a basic underlying philosophy of Indian spirituality. In Indian ceremonies, you do not pray for yourself -- you pray for the people. Others in the circle will pray for you. Frankly, I feel much better if a dozen people pray for me, rather then being left just to pray for myself! If Indian spirituality is so important to some people, then perhaps they should be more willing to undergo the difficulties involved in learning it correctly. To go to the Indians and DEMAND that they teach spirituality on YOUR terms is racist and disrespectful. I was allowed in because I put the people first, because I was willing to join in their struggles. They then invited me in because they cared about me and my family. Is that such a difficult road for others to walk? <<<---------------------------()=()------------------------------->>> ** Scott Robert Ladd ** | internet: coyote@latrans.alphai.org Coyote Gulch Productions | fido: 1:128/112 nativenet: 90:80/3 423 North Cooper Avenue | bbs/modem: 719/578-1340 Colorado Springs, CO 80905-1120 | *** FREE CLIFFORD DANN! ***