_ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' 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 02, ISSUE 006 O o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 5 February 1994 O o O ( N E W S ) O This issue contains articles from NATIVE_L/NATCHAT Lists and by members of the Invisible Band. <----<<<< >>>>----> 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/newsletters; 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. "We have men among us, like the whites, who pretend to know the right path, but will not consent to show it without pay! I have no faith in their paths, but believe that every man must make his own path!" -- Black Hawk, Sauk O'siyo Brothers and Sisters! It was a good week for me. Our brother, a good man and pipe carrier, helped us make welcome the Grandfathers and Grandmothers and all good spirits to our new home. We gave thanks for the many blessings we have, and the good circles we share. It is said there are men who know the price of many things, but the value of nothing. Walk the woods. Sit and lie close to Mother Earth. Find your balance in this good place the Great Mystery shares with his people. You will know the value of that which has been here from the beginning, and you will know why we must preserve it for the generations that follow. Mitaquye Oyasin! Night Owl ------------------ clip here for news feature -- 8< ----------- --------- "RE: Clifford Dann Released" --------- From: halcyon.com!wfaulk (William Faulk) Subj: Clifford Dann Released Original Sender: halcyon.com!wfaulk (William Faulk) Mailing List: NATIVE-L By 'Firefly' WSDP Coordinator Clifford Dann is well and (somewhat) FREE! Although clifford is back on the ranch with the remainder of his family, in a sense he remains a prisoner of war, under disappointment and much strain and duress. There is still the matter of living under a non-jurisdictional order of the court to serve out a two-year probationary period and also being saddled with having to pay a $5,000 fine. After many delays and the usual run-around, the Legal Liberation (WSDP) has found that the 9th Circuit (S.F.) Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court have "set aside" Clifford's case as *final* ! This is the system's way of telling the Western Shoshone that it does NOT want to deal with the ramifications of SOVEREIGNTY and JURISDICTIONAL RIGHTS. A continuum of requests go out - write the White House and Janet Reno, Attorney General, to exonerate and demand a "Clean Bill of Health", clearing any and all records. Despite all the hardship caused by his incarceration time away from Nevada (in Lompoc, CA), he appears destined to relegate his disposition and manner in a steady and grave mode, attempts to be dignified and circumspect in all family deportments, his slow and reserved conversations are deliberate! Yet they are frank, very cheerful, and most assuredly, humane. As with all traditionals, the feelings are tenacious in their liberties/natural rights of men, sacred, deliberate, and determined in their culture, honest, just, and ready always to defend their aboriginal lands and to maintain the teachings of Creator's Laws to preserve and protect said territories. WE SHALL ENDURE! ---------------- Letters to Janet Reno, the U.S. Attorney General, are needed to demand that Clifford Dann's non-jurisdictional conviction be removed from his record. The 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley never gave the U.S. government legal authority over the Newe! The Honorable Janet Reno U.S. Attorney General The Justice Department 10th Street and Constitution Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20530 --------- "RE: Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement" --------- From: um.cc.umich.edu!Riyad.S.Koya Subj: hawaiian sovereignty movement Mailing List: NATIVE-L I have actually been in contact with Haunani Kay-Trask, who is on leave this year from the Center for Hawaiian Studies and is currently living in Colorado. She was involved in the production of the videos that I spoke of. I can get ahold of her speaking schedule this spring and pass that on to network members. She is a fantastic speaker. She also has an excellent volume of essays that was published last April entitled _From A Native Daughter_ which can be ordered through Common Courage Press (an offshoot of South End) in Maine. I can also recommend a few other titles on Hawai'i and the Pacific: _Native Land and Foreign Desires_ (Bishop Museum Press, 1992), by Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, a must read historical volume on the division of the land from the Hawaiian people in 1848. _Before the Horror_ by David Stannard on depopulation (read: genocide) by early European contact in Hawai'i. _Maori Sovereignty_ by Donna Awatere, which is out of print, but regarded as a classic (2nd edition evidently in preparation). _Daughters of the Island_ by Laura Souder on Chamorro feminism in Guam. _Chamorro Self-Determination_ by Souder and Underwood (remember: Guam has been a colony of the U.S. since the Spanish American War!) The Minority Rights Group Report on Belau, published in 1987, I believe. The Minority Rights Group is interesting in that it publishes on self-determination issues globally, I'm sure a lot of folks (well, maybe some) have run into them. _Beyond Pandemonium_ by Father Walter Lini, Prime Minister of "New Caledonia" on the Kanaky struggle for self-determination. And ... _Blood on the Banner_ by David Robie, which gives a nice overview of politics and self-determination struggles in the Pacific since the 1950's. This is really a bourgeoning field of study, and important for Native activists to make connections to. The recent Tribunal held in Hawai'i which put the United States on trial for violation of the sovereign rights of the kanaka maoli nation was an important moment for many activists from the Pacific and Turtle Island to make strong connections. Other such events will follow ... I'll try to think up some more sources, and folks are welcome to press me on any particular issues which they'd like to connect me on via e-mail. In Peace, Riyad S. Koya Malayali (South Asian), Cherokee, Lakota. Riyad.Koya@um.cc.umich.edu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Comments from NATIVE-L moderator, Gary Trujillo (gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us): I'm sure I speak for our whole community in expressing my interest in trying to make contact with Haunani and to learn of her published works. Perhaps we can find a way to get her hooked into our network (I have some ideas, which I'll communicate to Riyad via email). --------- "RE: Canadian Native Net Think Tank" --------- Brothers and Sisters! The following is a personal exchange I want to share with all who read Wotanging Ikche. It is especially important to those living in northern Turtle Island. An effort is underway to bring more news and opportunity for exchange to you. Please offer your support if you can and your prayer this new resource is successful. Osda! Night Owl From: GST@GNOSYS.SVLE.MA.US Subj: Canadian native net think tank To: Dr. Alan Parker, National Indian Policy Center Gary Night Owl, "Wotanging Ikche" (Native American News) Dear Alan and Gary, I recently received the following message, which speaks for itself. I am attaching a reply from Michael Wilson, who also received a copy of the invitation. I'll also copy you on my reply, in which I'll recommend that the two of you should be included in the conference next March mentioned herein. I hope you are well and that the new year has begun in a good way for you both. Best regards, Gary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Jill Swartz Subject: Canadian native net think tank Hello. Over the past two years, The Banff Centre and the Aboriginal Film and Video Alliance of Canada have begun research on the need and needs for a nationwide, community-linked native computer network in Canada. We are at the stage where time has been set aside in March, 1994, (March 11-15) to bring together experienced and knowledgeable computer networkers and designers who have created or have been involved with native networks and databases. Briefly, our concerns involve:the best system and software setup issues of training and approaches to pedagogy system maintenance issues of finance issues of ethics Would you be interested in participating either on-line or in person? Is there anyone else who you feel should be invited? Thank you for your time. We are awaiting your response. For more information on us, our research into native net, a more complete list of Canadian network concerns, or more information on this native net think tank, please send us e-mail. Thank you. Marjorie Beaucage Jill Swartz banlib3@acs.ucalgary.ca-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Michael Subject: Re: Canadian native net think tank Dear Marjorie Beaucage and Jill Swartz, I would be delighted to participate in your enterprise in any way that I can be useful. I have already forwarded your note to Professor George Baldwin, who owns INDIANnet, a native owned and operated information center that uses both Internet and modem interfaces. Through Professor Baldwin, you will be able to contact persons who participated in a conference on Native American telecommunications, held in Denver, Colorado, on November 19-20, 1993. Participants included representatives from the National Science Foundation, the National Indian Policy Center, and from industry, such as U.S. West. Thank you for thinking of me. I hope to hear more about this exciting enterprise in the near future. Sincerely, Mike Wilson ================================================================== Michael Wilson | mwilson@convex.csd.uwm.edu University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | mwilson@csd4.csd.uwm.edu Department of English and Comp Lit | idoy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu Curtin Hall | Office: (414) 229-4839 PO Box 413 | Messages: (414) 229-4511 Milwaukee WI 53201 =================================================================== From: GST@GNOSYS.SVLE.MA.US@INET# Internet Gateway Sub: Re: Canadian native net think > Hello. Over the past two years, The Banff Centre and the > Aboriginal Film and Video Alliance of Canada have begun research > on the need and needs for a nationwide, community-linked native > computer network in Canada. Dear Marjorie and Jill, I am honored and delighted to receive your note inviting my participation in your upcoming conference to discuss matters pertaining to setting up a native network in Canada. Since you asked about others who might also be suitable as advisors in the present phase of your planning, I have taken the liberty of passing on your message to Dr. Alan Parker of the planning office for the National Indian Policy Center at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., as well as to Gary Night Owl, who produces an electronic publication called "Wotanging Ikche" (Native American News) by means of an account he holds on the "GEnie" system. Both of these people would likely be interested in your project and able to offer valuable assistance. I would be quite interested in getting more information on your organization and on what questions or conclusions your analysis has produced to date. If you think it might be worthwhile to begin some discussions in an electronic conferencing mode, I can easily establish a private mailing list for this purpose, which would give all of us an opportunity to begin considering the important questions involved in advance of an in-person meeting. Again, I thank you sincerely for inviting my participation, and look forward to hearing from you again. Sincere regards, Gary -- Gary S. Trujillo gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us Somerville, Massachusetts {wjh12,bu.edu,spdcc,ima,cdp}!gnosys!gst From: GARS@GENIE.GEIS.COM Sub: Re: Canadian Native Net Think Tank Dear Marjorie Beaucage and Jill Swartz, It was with great pleasure I read the note from my brother, Gary Trujillo, that you are in the process of creating a Native Net for our Canadian brothers and sisters. I was copied with brother Mike Wilson's response. It was no surprise you have his total support, as well. I am but a messenger, honoring a pledge, by producing a newsletter of current events I distribute to my brothers and sisters on GEnie, and to a growing circle on internet. I am taking the liberty of sending you the last issue and will also send you the next issue which will include much of the dialogue between Gary, Mike and myself regarding your efforts. It is my belief and hope the article in Wotanging Ikche will garner queries and offers of help. Wotanging Ikche is read by many brothers and sisters in Canada and along the northern border of the United States. I _know_ they will welcome you and your net as a wonderful addition to a growing web of electronic resources. It is my fervent belief we are instruments of the Grandmothers and Grandfathers to close the sacred hoop of all the first people. Much good prayer will be offered. Please let me know if and how I can further assist you. Mitaquye Oyasin! Night Owl --------- "RE: Western Shoshone Sisters Honored" --------- From: halcyon.com!wfaulk (William Faulk) Subj: Western Shoshone Sisters Honored Mailing List: NATIVE-L WESTERN SHOSHONE SISTERS HONORED BY RIGHT LIVELIHOOD AWARD War and the arms race, poverty and unemployment, resource depletion and environmental degradation, human repression and social injustice, inappropriate technologies and potent scientific knowledge untempered by ethics, cultural and spiritual decline: these have often recurred as the crucial problems of contemporary humanity. Prognoses of their outcome in apocalypse are not uncommon. Their enormity and complexity breed confusion and a sense of impotence. The Right Livelihood Award was introduced in 1980 to honor and support work which squarely faced these problems and which pioneered solutions to them. The collective message of these initiatives is one of hope and reassurance. Today's problems are not insoluble, nor are their solutions beyond the resources of individuals and small groups of people acting locally and collectively, mobilizing the energies and talents of others and working for the common good. An important purpose of the Award is to project this message, in addition to supporting the initiatives themselves and disseminating the important knowledge and experience they embody. The 1993 Right Livelihood awards recognize women's courage in crisis and conflict. Activists from Israel/Palestine, Zimbabwe, India, and the Western Shoshone Nation were honored. Thus Mary and Carrie Dann were recognized in the Swedish Parliament on December 9, 1993, for "their courage and perseverance in asserting the rights of indigenous peoples to their land". For over twenty years the Dann sisters have been at the forefront of their people's struggle against the attempted expropriation of their land by the U.S. government and its degradation by mining and nuclear testing. We, of the Western Shoshone Defense Project are honored and proud to be in service for such beautiful traditional sisters and all that they exemplify. Western Shoshone Defense Project General Delivery Crescent Valley, NV 89821 (702) 468-0230 voice (702) 468-0237 fax --------- "RE: Six Nations Update" --------- From: susanodo@web.UUCP Subj: Six Nations Update Mailing List: NATIVE-L Six nations says no to sewer line Members of Six Nations Reserve near Brantford have occupied an island on the Grand River since Jan. 5 in a bid to stop construction of an industrial sewage trunk line from crossing their land. Alex Jamieson, a participant in the occupation, told The ACTivist that the protest started after Brantford City work crews showed up to build the three-mile-long sewer line, which would carry toxic wastes and travel underneath the river in an area which is not far from a geological fault line. Protesters say the Six Nations Confederacy has not approved the project and a proper environmental assessment has not been done. Jamieson said land claims in the area are not settled, and residents are concerned about their health. The pipeline would be located upstream from where they obtain their drinking water. The occupation appears to have worked so far: the City of Brantford has called its workers off and Mayor Bob taylor has told Six Nations that it will halt work until the matter is resolved. But Jamieson said Six nations wants the promise in writing, something taylor has not yet provided. Jamieson said the protesters will maintain a 24-hour presence on the island and extra people will be summoned if work on the sewer line resumes. "Our intent is to keep this as peaceful as possible," Jamieson said. He added that the community welcomes support from outside. People can drop by in person to express solidarity in person or they can send letters to the federal and provincial governments reminding them that land claims must be settled before any development can be considered. Jamieson added that it's important that negotiations be held with the Six Nations Confederacy and not the government-sanctioned band councils. For further information, contact Alex Jamieson at (519) 758-5347. ------------ >From the ACTivist, Ontario's peace newspaper. Vol. 10 #1, Jan. 1994. Please credit if reprinting. The ACTivist is $10 a year from ACT for Disarmament, 736 Bathurst St., Toronto Ont., N5S 2R4, (416) 531-6154 --------- "RE: INDIANNET-L mailing list" --------- From: gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo) Subj: INDIANNET-L mailing list Original Sender: gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo) Mailing List: NATIVE-L Some NATIVE-L subscribers might like to know about a mailing list and bulletin-board system (BBS) designed and operated for and by American Indians. The following Usenet announcement gives subscription details for the mailing list and access information for the ftp archive. (I have just checked the ftp archive, and found that as of the present time there are few files available. Please direct inquiries about this system to George Baldwin at the address given at the end of the article. | From: mwilson@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Michael Wilson) | Subject: Indiannet Statement of Purpose The INDIANnet(tm) Census Information and Computer Network Center About INDIANnet The INDIANnet Census Information and Computer Network Center is the first national computer network to provide civic information useful to American Indian and Alaskan Natives. This information is provided as a service to anyone with a computer, modem, and telephone. INDIANnet services are also available for those who are connected to the Internet. INDIANnet is a computer communication network similar to an Indian radio station, television station, or Indian newspaper. We are an Indian owned and operated nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing and developing free, public access, computerized information and communication services for American Indians and Alaskan Natives. INDIANnet creates many firsts. For the first time Indians are creating and sharing electronic information about themselves, rather than having others (non-Indians) create that information. And for the first time, a computer network of information about Native Americans for Native Americans is owned and operated by Native Americans. Indians are joining the information revolution as equal partners. We are seeking out and determining for ourselves how technology will be used by Native peoples and how tribes will be affected by the information age. INDIANnet is multipurpose, acting as a clearinghouse for federal information and opportunities that pertain to Indians, as well as creating a setting for tribes to develop profiles on themselves. Anyone wishing information pertinent to Indian communities can easily access INDIANnet at the cost of a long distance phone call. INDIANnet is also accessible through the Internet. INDIANnet has three objectives: 1. To help American Indians and Alaskan Natives in cities, rural area reservations throughout the U.S. and across the continent to establish free, open access to information about themselves and other tribes. 2. To provide this information through community computer systems linked together into a common network similar to National Public Radio or PBS on TV. 3. To help supplement what the local systems are able to produce for their communities by providing them with high quality network-wide services and information resources. These objectives are accomplished by having the information on our computers shared with our affiliate's computers. Periodically our network of machines call each other on the telephone and exchange e-mail, files, databases, and other electronic resources. These exchanges are often at night when rates are cheap and the affiliates' computer is not being used for other purposes. Current Network Information Services: INDIANnet services include computer conferences and private electronic mail for Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations and individuals. We have federal information such as the Federal Registrar, Employment Opportunities, Environmental Protection Agency data, U.S. Census data and Geographic Information System (TIGER) files. You will also find a specialized collection of American Indian and Alaskan Native research reports extracted from the Educational Research Information Clearinghouse (ERIC). There are also a number of public domain software programs useful for you and your organization that can be downloaded for free. There is an amazing collection of authentic electronic Indian artwork and graphics. The most ambitious project is the Tribal Profiles Database. Our services will continue to grow as new affiliates contribute to our growing "electronic community" of users. To Connect via Modem/telephone The INDIANnet BBS can be connected by setting your computer's telecommuni- cation package to N/8/1. The INDIANnet BBS network will automatically adjust modem settings up to baud rates of 14.4. Or if you would prefer, a graphics terminal interface for either Macintosh and Windows computers may be downloaded from our network and installed on your computer. We also support VT100 and ANSI terminal emulation! Dial 605-393-0468 To Connect via the Internet INDIANnet supports two Internet services: a listserv and a FTP site. To subscribe to our listserv, send an e-mail message addressed to: LISTSERV@spruce.hsu.edu In the message area of your e-mail, include the command: sub INDIANnet-L "your name" The INDIANnet FTP site may be accessed by typing: ftp pines.hsu.edu (or) ftp 198.16.16.10 Login Name: anonymous Password: Your e-mail address Our Telnet site is under development and will be available soon. For more information call or write: Dr. George Baldwin, Chair and Professor of Sociology at Henderson State University is the Director of INDIANnet. He can be reach for more information at Box 7573, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR 71923. E-mail: BALDWIN@HOLLY.HSU.EDU. Voice telephone is (501)246-5511 x3292 (day) or (501)865-4422 Fax: (501)246-3199. INDIANnet is a project of Americans for Indian Opportunity, a national Indian organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural, social, political and economic self-sufficiency of tribes. It is headquartered on the Santa Ana Indian Reservation in New Mexico. For more information about AIO's work, contact LaDonna Harris, President and Founder, Americans for Indian Opportunity, 681 Juniper Hill Road, Bernalillo, NM 87004. Telephone 505-867-0278 (voice) or 505-867-0441 (fax). -- Gary S. Trujillo gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us Somerville, Massachusetts {wjh12,bu.edu,spdcc,ima,cdp}!gnosys!gst --------- "RE: Books of Interest to Native Americans" --------- From: sbrock@teal.csn.org (Steve Brock) Subj: Review of Sacred Encounters (History/Art/Religion) Short review of Indians of the Great Plains (Ages 7 and up) Review of Ben Nighthorse Campbell: An American Warrior Short review of Learning From Eagle, Living With Coyote (Poetry) Subj: Review of Sacred Encounters (History/Art/Religion) SACRED ENCOUNTERS: FATHER DE SMET AND THE INDIANS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST, edited by Jacqueline Peterson with Laura Peters. Published by the De Smet Project, Washington State University, in association with the University of Oklahoma Press, 1005 Asp Ave., Norman, OK 73019, (800) 627-7377, (405) 325-5000 FAX. Illustrated (200 color and 20 black-and-white photographs), index, bibliogra- phy, maps. 194 pp., $49.95 cloth (0-8061-2575-6), $24.95 paper (0- 8061-2576-4). REVIEW "What is in your heart?" -- Salish greeting It was a fortuitous time for Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, a Belgian Jesuit, to appear among the Indian tribes of northern Idaho and western Montana in the mid-1800s. The Salish (Flathead) had invited him to live with them in response to a prophesy that a white man in a black robe would improve their lives. The predic- tion, unfortunately, did not include the warning that De Smet would also seek to impose an inflexible religious regime that flew in the face of tribal spiritual practices. "Sacred Encounters" is the exhibition catalog for a museum display at the Vancouver Museum through March 7. The catalog is colorfully illustrated with archival drawings (most by Nicholas Point, De Smet's archivist), portraits of tribal members, reproduc- tions of letters and photographs of Native clothing and artifacts. Jacqueline Peterson, Washington State University professor and curator of the exhibition, furnishes an enlightening and authorita- tive historical essay, pointing out such subtleties as the De Smet crucifix worn by Sitting Bull in the famous and widely circulated Edward S. Curtis photograph and the hymns that were converted into medicine songs. De Smet sent numerous articles of clothing and other artifacts to friends and relatives in Belgium, and Peterson made three trips there to recover them, albeit temporarily, for the show. This is an impressive and resounding work, highly recommended for scholars of Native history, culture, and religion. The schedule for the exhibition is as follows: April 23, 1994 - August 21, 1994: Kansas City Museum October 8, 1994 - January 8, 1995: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County March 18, 1995 - June 20, 1995: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis Subj: Short review of Indians of the Great Plains (Ages 7 and up) THE UNFOLDING WORLD: INDIANS OF THE GREAT PLAINS, written by Dr. Karen D. Harvey. Running Press Book Publishers, 125 S. 22nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, (800) 345-5359, (800) 453-2884 FAX. Illustrated, map, 15 panel fold-out. 32 pp., $5.95 cloth. 1-56138-321-X REVIEW This compact volume (4 1/2" X 3 1/4"), for ages 7 and up, contains a vast amount of information on the major nations of the Great Plains, introducing topics such as the buffalo and sacred dog, movable tipi and permanent lodge, circle of life, Wounded Knee Massacre, powwow, and recipes for pemmican and beef jerky. The fold-out panels are a panorama of Plains Indian culture by region, from sage purification rites to painting horses. Recommended, but due to its size, keep it in a place where it won't easily be lost. Subj: Review of Ben Nighthorse Campbell: An American Warrior BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL: AN AMERICAN WARRIOR by Herman J. Viola. Orion Books, 201 E. 50th St., N.Y., NY 10022, (800) 733-3000, (800) 659-2436 FAX. Illustrated, index. 335 pp., $24.00 cloth. 0-517-59652-0 REVIEW Campbell, the first Native American to serve in the U.S. Senate in 60 years (only eight have ever been elected to Congress), hasn't lived long enough to qualify for a full-fledged biography, despite his claims that he won't run for another term as Senator of Colorado (subliminal man says "Governor"), saying he wants to return to jewelry-making. As a result, his isn't the standard account of a life, he says, it's a book written for "young Indian and inner-city kids," to have a suitable role model. Viola, an author and archivist for the Smithsonian Institu- tion, documents Campbell's rise from a rough childhood (his father was an alcoholic who hid his Cheyenne roots; his mother spent many years in sanitariums with tuberculosis), to training in judo (winning a gold medal in the 1963 Pan American games and appearing in the 1964 Olympic games), to the Red Power movement that motivated him to trace his ancestry. Other accomplishments include forming his own successful business, raising champion quarter horses, and jumping into politics with little experience. Tenacity and self confidence (as well as occasional body painting and carrying an eagle wing fan when the going gets tough) are what keep Campbell going, and his motto is "I started at the bottom, and look where I am today." Viola paints a spirited portrait of this colorful character, who is writing his own name on America's history. Recommended, although it is unlikely that young Indians or inner-city kids will read it. Subj: Short review of Learning From Eagle, Living With Coyote (Poetry) LEARNING FROM EAGLE, LIVING WITH COYOTE by Tsimmu. Orion Books, 201 E. 50th St., N.Y., NY 10022, (800) 733-3000, (800) 659-2436 FAX. Illustrated. 96 pp., $15.00 cloth. 0-517-59542-7 REVIEW Ho, yes daughter, you know everything in balance dances its life. -- Tsimmu A volume in Orion's "Library of the American West" series, Tsimmu (Yumi for "Dreams of a Wolf") shapes her world with untitled prose poems of dreams and parables. A rabbit that talks backwards, a wolf or coyote who vomits (a sign that a gift of food will come), a horse that can jump over a cabin, a raven's feather that carries the owner into dreams - these stirring images prompt the reader to wonder if they are being observed through a mirror or window. Recommended as a gift or for Internet users seeking quotes for .sig files. --------- "RE: Innu Input" --------- From: susanodo@web.UUCP Subject: Innu Input Mailing List: NATIVE-L Innu Kuspu -- the Innu want your input Innu Kuspu is developing a travel package for people interested in learning firsthand the Innu way of life. The following was included with a survey. Innu Kuspu would appreciate questions and comments to help develop this package. Write to Innu Kuspu at: Box 144, Sheshatshit, Labrador, A0P 1E0 or fax the Innu Economic Development Office at: (709) 497-8396. Leave the city behind for a few days and join the Innu in "Nutshimit" - the Innu Homeland. You will be richer for the experience and you will be supporting an indigenous peoples struggle to gain economic independence. For thousands of years the Innu have made the interior of Nitassinan their home. One of the world's least explored areas, Nitassinan is seen by some as nothing more than a massive natural resource, ripe for exploitation. For those who have crossed its mountains, rivers, lakes and barrens, keeping harmony with nature and respecting the land as a friend, exploitation is out of the question. Innu Kuspu offers the opportunity to experience a taste of a way of life that is under threat from military activity, mining and forestry. Settled by the government and forced to depend on government handouts, the Innu have made it clear they have never given up their land. They have rejected government and big business schemes to make the land productive and have worked to regain economic independence. Innu Kuspu will take you to a traditional Innu camp where you live in tents, eat country food, observe survival techniques thousands of years old and make traditional crafts. Elders will tell of the past and teach Innu ways. Special eating ceremonies and sweat lodges will revive the inner person. Bake TInnu Bread and sleep on sweet smelling spruce boughs. You are invited to experience a different way of life. The value system of the city will disappear for a few brief days. A completely native organization will show you the inherent dignity of indigenous people. Innu Kuspu wants to know which activities you would be most interested in: hiking, cultural/historical presentation, hunting or fishing for food, making traditional Innu crafts, canoeing, traditional Innu ceremonies, preparing Innu campsites, and story-telling by elders. Which season appeals to you most? What length of tour appeals to you most? Less than one week, between one and two weeks, or more than two weeks? What is a reasonable daily fee for this experience, which includes food and lodging?, ------------ >From the ACTivist, Ontario's peace newspaper. Vol. 10 #1, Jan. 1994. Please credit if reprinting. The ACTivist is $10 a year from ACT for Disarmament, 736 Bathurst St., Toronto Ont., N5S 2R4, (416) 531-6154 --------- "RE: Upcoming West Coast Tour" --------- From: Appropriate Technology Working Group Subj: Upcoming West Coast Tour Mailing List: NATIVE-L AT-Work (the appropriate technology working group) is looking for groups interested in hosting stops on a speaking tour in April. The tour will travel the West Coast from San Francisco to the Seattle area. The speakers will be two representatives of the Frente Mixteco-Zapoteco Bi-nacional, a group representing Mixtec and Zapotec natives living in California, north-western Mexican states and their native Oaxaca. They will speak on the subjects of native rights, farm worker rights, Zapotec and Mixtec cultural affirmation, and on the subject of environmentally sustainable development in Oaxaca. The goals of this tour are to: 1. Promote alternative agricultural projects being carried out by the Frente in Oaxaca. 2. Promote human rights, native rights, and farm worker rights in this context, including a discussion of the current situations in Mexico. 3. Provide an opportunity for the Frente Mixteco- Zapateco to make direct contact with groups and individuals interested in the environment, rural development, native rights, Latin America, and farm workers. 4. Recruit technically skilled volunteers for this and other projects supported by AT-Work. Anyone interested in being involved in the tour should contact us quickly, as we are in the process of setting exact dates right now. You may reach us by e-mail as atwork@igc.apc.org, or by regular mail at AT-Work, Earth Island Institute, 300 Broadway, Ste 28, San Francisco, California, 94133. To contact us by phone in the office call (415)788-3666, ext. 128, between 10 and 5 ask for David or Don. The main contact person for this tour is Robert Frey, and you may also reach him at our e-mail account or phone him at (510)654-1410. --------- "RE: List of Video Titles" --------- From: Phil Duran Subj: List of Video Titles Mailing List: NATIVE-L There was an enthusiastic response to my recently posted request for recommended titles of video documentaries on current issues affecting indigenous peoples. I have compiled a list (see below) based on these responses. My main reasons for wanting these videos is to show them during the lunch hour (60 min) on my campus to all interested students, faculty, and staff, in order to create awareness on the issues covered. Every week, a broadcast message is sent to all users who have an e-mail (IBM PROFS) account, announcing the video for that week. To supplement the videos, I am also distributing relevant electronic documents to an on-campus e-mail video interest list. This effort is not a part of the University curriculum and will last all semester. LIST OF VIDEO TITLES ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ISSUES 1/30/94 Legend: W = Wanted; not yet located. WSU = my University's media services department has it (Washington State University) RENT = May be rented from video stores. ? = Posted, announced, and/or recommended, but more info on availability, source, length, etc. is needed. Comments in quotes are someone else's; w/o quotes are mine. 1/2" VHS unless otherwise indicated Most abstract information is from the WSU catalog. Please help me fill in the incomplete information. Assessments, corrections, and comments are invited, especially on titles that may be problematic in any way (stereotyping, inaccuracies, etc.) Phil Duran duranp@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: "In the White Man's Image": WSU (1990/59min) SOURCE: PBS: (800)344-3337 or fax: (703)739-5269 ABSTRACT: Part of American Experience series. Native Americans who attended the Carlisle School for Indians help tell story of attempt to "civilize" Native American children from the 1870s to the 1930s to by destroying their culture. It is the story of a humanist experiment gone bad and its consequences for a generation of human beings. COMMENTS: I have seen this and definitely plan to use it. TITLE: "Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain": WSU ABSTRACT: Robert Redford narrates dramatic story of Nevada's Western Shoshone Indians' struggle to keep 24 million acres of land from being taken from them by the federal government. Presents rare understanding of nature of Indian religious beliefs; contrasts convincing justness of their cause with government's disregard for traditional Indian way of life. COMMENTS: I have seen this and plan to use it. TITLE: "To Protect Mother Earth": WSU (1989/60min) SOURCE: Cinema Prod., Inc. ABSTRACT: Sequel to "Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain." Presents gripping account of the continuing battle between Native Americans and the U.S. government. Focusing on the Dann sisters, two Western Shoshone Indian women fighting to keep the government from seizing their ancestral land to conduct nuclear tests, the video bears witness to the strength and determination of the people these two women represent as well as providing a deeply personal portrait of the traditional Shoshone people. Robert Redford narrates. COMMENTS: I have seen this and plan to use it. (Should be highly relevant in view of recent news about Clifford Dann.) TITLE: "The Spirit of Crazy Horse": WSU (1990 / 60min) ABSTRACT: Part of Frontline series. Correspondent Milo Yellow Hair chronicles history of the once indomitable nation of buffalo- hunting warriors, led by Crazy Horse. (Shows Leonard Peltier before his imprisonment.) COMMENTS: I have seen this and plan to use it. TITLE: "The Spirit of Crazy Horse": ? SOURCE: Pacific Arts (800)538-5856 ABSTRACT: Part of The American Indian Collection. Follow the Sioux people as they are forced from their sacred land, the bitter struggle of the defiant Crazy Horse, the tragedy of Wounded Knee -- and the Sioux' violent clashes with Federal forces that made recent headlines. COMMENTS: Has the same title as the previous one, but must be a more recent one. I would like an assessment from anyone who has seen this. Is it historical only or does it also cover contemporary life? TITLE: "More than Bows and Arrows" SOURCE: Listed in Videoforum: A Videography for Libraries (winter 93) catalog of Native American films and videos. (800)847-3671 COMMENTS: Other recommended titles listed in this catalog: "And Woman Wove it in a Basket," "Navajo Talking Picture," "In the Heart of Big Mountain." Ask for discount prices available through a McArthur Foundation Project. TITLE: "Where the Spirit Lives" (1989 /97min) SOURCE: Amazing Spirit Prod., Ltd ABSTRACT: Two Native Indian children are kidnapped by the government and placed in an environment where they are emotionally and sometimes sexually abused. Told that their parents are dead, they are forced into giving up their language, heritage and, almost, their spirit. Their only chance lies in escape. COMMENTS: I have seen this. Though the story is fiction, it is very powerful and portrays reality. TITLE: "Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World: The Tightrope of Power": WSU (1992 /60min) SOURCE: Biniman Prod. ABSTRACT: Millennium series, #9. Struggle of Objibwa-Cree and Mohawk tribes against the Canadian federal government helps refine our definitions of democracy, pluralism and the state. COMMENTS: Success story. Brings out the dangers of assimilating. Maybury- Lewis comments on nation-state system v. sovereign nations. I have seen this video and plan to use it. NOTE: Would like comments on David Maybury-Lewis regarding ANY of his work. TITLE: "River People: Behind the Case of David Sohappy": WSU (1990 /50min) SOURCE: Filmmakers Library ABSTRACT: Follows story of David Sohappy, Native American spiritual leader, who was sentenced to five years in prison for selling 317 salmon out of season. Explores historic conflict over the resources of the Columbia River and the political controversy involving fishing rights and the right to religious freedom. Behind the controversy is the story of a man caught in a conflict between two cultures. COMMENTS: Also demonstrates official and public racism. A success story in some ways (Sohappy's release from prison after Senator Inouye's intervention and the Boldt decision). NOTE: Be sure to hear Ronald Reagan's racist statement at the end of the video (during the credits). (That statement actually appears in the video "Indian Country." See next title.) I have seen this video and plan to use it. TITLE: "Indian Country" SOURCE: PBS Video, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1698 (800)344-3337 (703)739-5380 ABSTRACT: Part of Frontline series. Examines life on the Quinault Indian Reservation in Washington State and assesses the achievements and failures of its leader, Joe DeLaCruz, over the past 20 years. Explores why combination of strong tribal leadership and substantial federal support has failed to improve the quality of life on America's Indian reservations. COMMENTS: I have seen this and have mixed feelings about showing it. Would like to get comments. Video includes part of Ronald Reagan's speech during the Moscow summit (1988), where he responded to a question about American Indians from a Russian student. President Reagan said: "Maybe we (the U.S.) made a mistake. Maybe we shouldn't have humored them into wanting to stay in that kind of primitive life style." TITLE: "The Kayapo: Out of the Forest": WSU (1985 /50min) SOURCE: Granada UK ABSTRACT: Part of Disappearing World series. Presents the Kayapo Indians of Brazil's Amazonian rain forest who have gained international recognition for their bold political resistance (against a dam project) and for the reassertion of their traditional cultural identity. COMMENTS: Success story of resistance. I saw this and plan to use it. TITLE: "Broken Rainbow": W SOURCE: Direct Cinema (800)525-0000 &(310)396-4774, $95 + $5 shipping COMMENTS: Won best documentary award for that year. Does anyone know of a less expensive source? I really want this but too much for my pocketbook!! TITLE: "Saviors of the Forest" SOURCE: For info: (310)828-5662, CamGuys@igc.apc.org ABSTRACT: Humorous adventure documentary about the struggle to save the world's rain forests. COMMENTS: Posted announcement said: "Nominated for BEST DOCUMENTARY at this year's HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL." TITLE: "Incident at Oglala": RENT (try a progressive bookstore) More than 60 min (about 2 hours) ABSTRACT: Story of Leonard Peltier and the murders (Resmurs) on the Pine Ridge reservation (includes the phantom witness). TITLE: "Warrior": ? ABSTRACT: about Leonard Peltier COMMENTS: was recently on PBS TITLE: "Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil" SOURCE: Contacts: John Friede (212)674-4646 fax: 212-674-9139 Sue Ann Bailey (407)684-8100, Ext. 121 Allan Spiegel allan_spiegel@usl.com ABSTRACT: Half-hour (award winning) documentary, narrated by Roy Scheider, depicts the impact of invading groups on the indigenous people. O'Connor was smuggled into Yanomami territory to document the gold boom, malaria epidemic and the perceptions of the miners and the native people. COMMENTS: The 26-page report, "The Yanomami Massacres and The Role of a Powerful Anti- Native Alliance" is available from Weiss Research, Inc. (407)684-8100 TITLE: "Veterans Peace Convoy to Big Mountain" SOURCE: Steve Thurston, 605 East 11th Street,#3A, New York, NY 10009 Copyright 1993 Steve Thurston/Jesse Cooday 27:14:24 minutes, $15 + $2 shipping, ABSTRACT: "In July of 1990, a convoy of vehicles carrying food and humanitarian aid left New York for the Four Corners area, to the Dine and Hopi country where the people are facing forced relocation. The convoy, sponsored by Veterans Peace Action Teams and Vietnam Veterans Against the War, was joined by other vehicles along the way, and eventually met a West Coast convoy in Arizona. This is their story." TITLE: "Annie Mae: Brave-Hearted Woman" COMMENTS: Includes good history of AIM TITLE: "The Faithkeeper" SOURCE: Oren Lyons, Box 2284, South Burlington, VT 05407 (800)336-1917 ABSTRACT: Bill Moyers converses with Oren Lyons (Onondaga) TITLE: Oren Lyons (Onondaga) Harvard 1989 speech: ? COMMENTS: I really want this video. TITLE: "Sacred Circle I" "Sacred Circle II": ? SOURCE: Access (?) in Calgary, Alberta TITLE: "Hell in the Pacific": ? ABSTRACT: One-hour documentary on mining in PNG (Papua New Guinea). Covers the Bougainville situation as well as several large and controversial mines on the PNG mainland. COMMENTS: Posted announcement said: "The film is dynamite and a must see." TITLE: "Broken Chain":? TITLE: "Spirit of Place: the Heart of Big Mountain": ? TITLE: "Elder Brother's Warning": ? ABSTRACT: about Kogi of Colombia TITLE: "A Call to Consciousness": ? TITLE: "Hidden Nation" SOURCE: Keepsake Productions, 25 Kings Canyon Dr., New Orleans, LA 70131 $29.95 + $2 shipping ABSTRACT: About United Houma Nations of Louisiana fight to gain tribal status and recognition. TITLE: "Great Spirit in the Hole":? ABSTRACT: Sweat lodges in prisons. COMMENTS: "Excellent" TITLE: "Everything has a Spirit": ? SOURCE: KBDI, P.O. Box 1740, Denver, CO 80201 (800)727-8812 $24.95 TITLE: "El Norte": RENT Full length movie. ABSTRACT: Deals with foreign intervention in Guatemala and its impact on the lives of a young Mayan brother and sister who travel to El Norte (the U.S.A) and, after a harrowing experience, wind up in Los Angeles. Feature length film available at local video stores, or depending on your location, it may only be available in barrio video store. Produced by Moctezuma Esparza. (Spanish and English with English subtitles.) COMMENTS: I have seen this excellent video many times. TITLE: "Faces of the Nation" "An Act of War" SOURCE: Center for Hawaiian Studies, Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (Olani Decker, administrator). ABSTRACT: Produced by the Kanaka Maoli Nation (Lahui) in Hawaii, a pro-sovereignty organization/movement that has been organizing for native rights. "Faces of the Nation" is an introduction to the sovereignty movement. "An Act of War" concerns the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 by the US government. COMMENTS: "Highly recommended." TITLE: Unknown Films (and videos?) on the Humanities and Sciences SOURCE: PO Box 2035, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053 (800)257-5126 COMMENTS: They have a multicultural catalog. TITLEs: Unknown (on tribal fisheries management) SOURCE: Makah Tribe of Washington State ABSTRACT: How Northwest Coastal tribes manage their fisheries in a more sound and practical manner than the State of Washington would if given the opportunity, it also ties in the relationship between the Tribal culture and the fish. TITLEs: Various videos from Native American Broadcasting Consortium SOURCE: Matthew Jones Program and Project Coordinator Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium P.O. Box 83111 Lincoln, Nebraska 68501 (402)472-3522 fax: (402)472-8675 TITLEs: Various videos on Southwest Pueblos SOURCE: PBS TV KNME in Albuquerque, NM (on University Blvd) COMMENTS: Part of Colores! program TITLEs: Various videos on Native American subjects SOURCE: Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 2401 12th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (505)843-7270 TITLE: "Spring of Discontent" SOURCE: Patty Loew, WKOW, 5727 Tokay Blvd., Madison, WI 53719 (608)274-1234 ABSTRACT: Treaty rights and spearfishing. The program clearly illustrates the racism of the anti-spearfishing protesters." ------------------------------------------------------------------ The following titles have not been posted (to my knowledge) or recommended, but I would like comments (accuracy, quality, etc.): TITLE: "My Hands Are the Tools of My Soul" TITLE: "Miracle on the Mesa" TITLE: "Betrayal" ABSTRACT: A dramatic re-enactment of the overthrow of the monarchy in Hawai'i. Docu-drama. SOURCE: Produced by Hawai'i Public Television, 2350 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822 (808-955-7878). --------------------------------------------------------------- The following PUBLICATIONS were also recommended in response to my query: "From a Native Daughter," Haunani-Kay Trask SOURCE: Common Courage Press, PO Box 702, Monroe, ME 04951 (800)497-3207 fax: (207)525-3068 COMMENTS: Author is Director of the Center for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawai'i "Native Land and Foreign Desires" (Bishop Museum Press, 1992), by Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, a must read historical volume on the division of the land from the Hawaiian people in 1848. "Before the Horror" by David Stannard on depopulation (read: genocide) by early European contact in Hawai'i. "Maori Sovereignty" by Donna Awatere, which is out of print, but regarded as a classic (2nd edition evidently in preparation). "Daughters of the Island" by Laura Souder on Chamorro feminism in Guam. "Chamorro Self-Determination" by Souder and Underwood (remember: Guam has been a colony of the U.S. since the Spanish American War!) The Minority Rights Group Report on Belau (1987?). The Minority Rights Group is interesting in that it publishes on self-determination issues globally. "Beyond Pandemonium" by Father Walter Lini, Prime Minister of "New Caledonia" on the Kanaky struggle for self-determination. "Blood on the Banner" by David Robie, which gives a nice overview of politics and self-determination struggles in the Pacific since the 1950's. --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows" --------- From: JANS Janet McNeely (Evening Star) Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows GE Electronic Mail This week's special features are the Elders and Traditional Peoples' Gathering in Ontario, Canada, and the Spring Gathering sponsored by the Western Shoshone Defense Project. The latter event is especially timely since the recent release of Clifford Dann from prison. THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL ELDERS' AND TRADITIONAL PEOPLES' GATHERING Theme: Looking Within Ourselves Hosted by the Department of Native Studies and Trent University Native Association Peterborough, Ont Feb. 18,19,&20 Opening Ceremonies Feb. 18 at 12:30pm Workshops held daily at Trent University Friday evening pow wow with host drum: Wonder Rock Singers Sunrise Ceremonies Sat. and Sun. at 6:30 am behind Otonabee College Residence Further Information: Kathy Fife (705)-748-1443 Barb Rivett (705)748-1466 Registration Cost: $20 adults one day $35 adult weekend pass Seniors: $10 and $20 Some day care for young children is available submitted by: Suzan Horovitch A.Horovitch@genie.geis.com SPRING GATHERING SET April 21-24, 1994 Base camp west of Dann ranch Once again! WSDP has taken on the task of putting on another "Spring Gathering". We look forward to this event as a time to celebrate the healing of the Dann family and the Mother Earth. Expected: Sweat Lodge ceremonies morning circle feast (23rd) cultural enlightenment (Western Shoshone) WSNC (Western Shoshone National Council) updates talkers - films (?) Much assistance will be needed: food, WOOD, restroom facilities, loud-speaker setup, & much more! Come get reacquainted! Donations, (materials/money/energy), are on a voluntary basis. Tax deductible situations can be had if necessary. Let us know how you can be of help and participate. Western Shoshone Defense Project General Delivery Crescent Valley, NV 89821 (702) 468-0230 voice (702) 468-0237 fax ABSOLUTELY... NO DRUGS/ALCOHOL, FIREARMS, or EXPLOSIVES ! Everyone Welcome ! Posted by: William Faulk on Native_L =POWWOWS= Feb 11-13 Fund Raiser Powwow for American Indian Scholarship Fund, Gainesville, FL Info: 1-904-753-0258 Feb 25-27 10th Annual Heart of the Earth Survival School Contest Powwow, Minneapolis, MN Info: 1-612-341-3858 Feb 26-27 Winter Count "94", Middletown, NY MC - Jimmy Boy Dial of "The Spike" Info: 1-9140888-4814 Feb 26 8th Annual Stanley Purser Powwow Port Gamble Tribal Center, Port Gamble, WA Info: 206-297-2253 Send notices of forthcoming powwows, conferences and gatherings to: jans@genie.geis.com janet.mcneely@f1706.n133.z1.fidonet.org wa4mei.atl.ga.us!kd4dts!owlstar!gars