_ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' 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 007 O o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 12 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 send our little Indian boys and girls to school, and when they come back talking English, they come back swearing. There is no swear word in the Indian languages, and I haven't yet learned to swear." -- Gertrude S. Bonnin (Zitkala-Sa), Yankton O'siyo Brothers and Sisters! My heart is heavy from bickering and name calling among brothers and sisters on the Red Road. When Leonard Peltier must take a stand on behalf of those who have maintained the vigil for his freedom, someone has taken a turn from the path of the people. When one or two people assume the right to publicly mandate who may or may not walk the Red Road based on blood quantum or residency on a rez it leaves a break in the hoop. We are all keepers of the earth. We are all subject to the will of the dominant society. It is imperative we set aside our personal ambitions and work to mend the circle or accept the broken circle and resultant end of the people. Mitaquye Oyasin! Night Owl ------------------ clip here for news feature -- 8< ----------- --------- "RE: Statement of Leonard Peltier" --------- From: L.HELLWIG1 (Lisa Hellwig, Coordinator, LPSG/McHenry County, IL) Subj: Statement of Leonard Peltier GE Electronic Mail Statement of Leonard Peltier January 30, 1994 It has always been my feeling that unity is the most essential part of any struggle. It was in this spirit that I fist supported the Walk for Justice being organized by Dennis Banks. I felt that, coupled with the activities underway with my Defense Committee, the Walk would be a good way to continue to enlighten the public and pursue justice in my case. Now I see that the walk has become a tool for certain individuals to appoint themselves and others to positions within my organization without either my knowledge or consent. Some of these individuals have failed to counteract these appointments, making themselves a party to the deception by lies of omission. Lies and rumors started due to these appointments, which have hurt my entire network. Members of my LPDC staff, my fiancee Lisa Faruolo and friend Michele Vignola, members of my Speakers' Bureau including Bobby Castillo, Ward Churchill and David Hill, and some of my LPSG leaders have been defamed and slandered. These people who are my family and friends have worked very hard for me and I cannot allow this kind of abuse to continue. This is not the first time my people have been attacked. Every time I have established a staff that has accomplished great things, someone has attempted to sabotage it. My current staff is loyal, educated, dedicated and hard working and I have no desire at all to see these good people use their talents elsewhere. I ask people to stop spreading the rumors and believing the lies. I am telling you MYSELF that what has happened here needs to be dealt with. My staff and network volunteers need to be commended and supported for their work,not belittled by power hungry, jealous individuals seeking credit where it does not belong. Only I can appoint or rescind a spokesperson's right to represent me. NO ONE ELSE HAS THAT RIGHT! I have been organizing, with Jay Matthews and Bobby Castillo, Peltier Weekend, slated for June 25-26 to take place in Washington, DC. There will be a concert on the 25th. The 26th will be a day of prayer and ceremony. Our weekend is in no way intended to conflict with any other scheduled events. In fact, I began planning DC events in June of '93, long before learning of the Walk. I ask Dennis to consider the harm he has caused me by attempting to disassociate his Walk with my LPDC network. I AM THE LPDC, I am its coordinator and director. What I say goes. How can he organize a walk for me if he refuses to allow me to be a part of it? This disunity and backbiting has caused me considerable heartache. By alienating my closest friends and appointing people I do not work with, he has left me with no alternative but to request that my name be removed from his Walk for Justice, and to sever ties with those people who believe his lies and rumors, including LA AIM who I do not recognize as a representative of myself or my case in any way, and refuse affiliation with them. This ongoing abuse has caused me to reconsider my involvement with the American Indian Movement, and I am seriously considering a resignation. Our struggle is supposed to be about the People, our spirituality, sovereignty, and survival, not a purity crusade that singles out individuals doing good work, or an FBI style power struggle comprised of bad jacketing and back stabbing. Perhaps I can continue to help my people by working with organizations that seriously have my people's interests in mind. I feel that it is necessary that Dennis respond to my statement publicly to clarify his intentions and explain to all of us the actions he has taken and allowed others to take, which have caused so much pain and disunity in and out of my network. I want everyone to know that I have nothing but love and respect for the people who make up the LPDC, Speakers' Bureau, and LPSG network, and it is my love for them that has forced me to write this statement. HOw can I be expected to say nothing as they are attacked? I cannot. And I* pray that in this light, I will be understood. For those who choose to leave me for my honesty, I say thank you for whatever you have done for me in the past but I cannot accept those whose loyalties lie elsewhere. I encourage those with concerns to contact me through my LPDC> I have never abandoned my friends before. I will not start today. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Leonard Peltier PS This statement was dictated on Jan. 30, 1994 and approved on Jan. 31, 1994 to Lisa and Michelle. The above are MY words, no one else's. I ask that you respect what I have to say on this subject and quit attacking my staff or LPDC volunteers. All my relations, Leonard Peltier Any questions on this statement can be sent to LPDC, PO Box 583, Lawrence, KS 66044. Or, you can EMAIL me at LHELLWI@delphi.com, or on GENIE at L.HELLWIG1. Lisa Hellwig, Coordinator, LPSG/McHenry County, IL To quote from the cover letter included with his statement, Leonard is not attacking Walk for Justice. He is asking that Dennis Banks address these issues and explain his actions. (Some of the people Dennis has placed in charge of various committees have been actively involved in slandering Ward Churchill, Bobby Castillo and other members of LPDC/LPSG.) Until these matters are resolved, LPDC cannot support Walk for Justice, nor can Leonard's name be associated with it. --------- "RE: Woodlawn Manifesto" --------- From: L.HELLWIG1 (Lisa Hellwig, Coordinator, LPSG/McHenry County, IL) Subj: Woodlawn Manifesto GE Electronic Mail Woodlawn Manifesto, which was adopted at the last LPSG/Region IV meeting Third Regional Meeting, Chicago, IL January 22, 1994 The Leonard Peltier Support Groups of Region IV (LPSG/Region IV) are deeply concerned about the current sate of divisiveness, disruption and confusion within the movement for the liberation of native people. In particular, we stand firmly opposed to the attempts by some to sow disruption and destroy cohesiveness by attacking, so as to discredit, the leadership of certain LPDC representatives as well as others within the broader native rights movement whose work stands as testimony to their integrity, their effectivenss, and their devotion to the people. For these reasons, LPSG/Region IV agreed to the following points at its Third Regional meeting held in Chicago, IL on January 22, 1994. We call upon all other officially designated LPDC regions who agree with these points and desire to come together in greater cohesiveness and strength to formally endorse this document. 1. LPSG/Region IV fully supports the objectives of the December 18, 1993 Edgewood Declaration of the International Confederation of Autonomous Chapters of the American Indian Movement. 2. While LPSG/Region IV is in full agreement with the stated objective of Walk for Justice to free Leonard Peltier, we are aware that (1) Walk for Justice organizers have engaged in activities which have communicated disregard for the existence of the LPDC, its support group network and LPDC-designated national and international spokespersons; (2) Walk for Justice organizers have appointed people to leadership positions who have been engaging in attacks discrediting LPDC-designated representatives; (3) Walk for Justice organizers appear to be attempting to create an alternate structure to supplant the LPDC (in effect undermining our work to free Leonard Peltier). For these reasons, LPSG/Region IV cannot in good faith provide organizational support for Walk for Justice as it exists in its current configuration. 3. It is incumbent upon LPSG/Region IV as well as other regions in the LPDC network to provide full defense and support for LPDC- designated national and international spokesperson (e.g. David Hill, Bobby Castillo and Ward Churchill) and the staff of the national office who are subjected to attack which discredits them either as individuals or as members of the LPDC. 4. LPSG/Region IV actively supports full and open discussion of political and organizational issues and will work to ensure that conflict is handled in a way that serves the end the organizational growth and learning. However, we will struggle and speak out against anyone engaging in activities, outside these guidelines, which threaten the integrity of the LPDC, its support group network, its national and international representatives, or any individual members. Adopted by unanimous vote by authorized representatives of the following: LPSG/Columbus, OH; LPSG/Kalamazoo, MI, LPSG/Chicago, IL LPSG/Akron, OH; LPSG/Necedah, WI Endorsed by telephone: LPSG/Portsmouth, OH; LPSG/Indianapolis, IN; LPSG/Big Rapids, MI, LPSG/Lake in the Hills, IL; LPSG/East Lansing, MI For more information, please contact Lance Kramer, Regional Director for Region IV, at 614-451-3023. Thanks! Lisa in LITH --------- "RE: Native Professoriate Statement on Ethnic Fraud" --------- From: mwilson@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Michael Wilson) Subj: Native Professoriate Statement on Ethnic Fraud Statement on Ethnic Fraud from the Association of American Indian and Alaska Native Professors, February 1993. We the Association of American Indian and Alaska Native Professors hereby establish and present our position on ethnic fraud and offer recommendations to ensure the accuracy of American Indian/Alaska Native identification in American colleges and universities. This statement is developed over concern about the racial exploitation of American Indians and Alaska Natives in American colleges and universities. We think it is necessary to establish our position on ethnic fraud because of documented incidents of abuse. This statement is intended to assist universities in their efforts to develop culturally diverse campus communities. The implications of this statement are threefold: (1) to assist in the selection process that encourages diversity among students, staff, faculty, and administration; (2) to uphold the integrity of institutions and enhance their credibility with American Indian/Alaska Native Nations/Tribes; and (3) to recognize the importance of American Indian/Alaska Nations/Tribes in upholding their sovereign and legal right as nations to determine membership. The following prioritized recommendations are intended to affirm and ensure American Indian/Alaska Native identity in the hiring process. We are asking that colleges and universities: 1. Require documentation of enrollment in a state or federally recognized nation/tribe with preference given to those who meet this criterion; 2. Establish a case-by-case review process for those unable to meet the first criterion; 3. Include American Indian/Alaska Native faculty in the selection process; 4. Require a statement from the applicant that demonstrates past and future commitment to American Indian/Alaska Native concerns; 5. Require higher education administrators to attend workshops on tribal sovereignty and meet with local tribal officials; 6. Advertise vacancies at all levels on a broad scale and in tribal publications. --------- "RE: Needs of Incarcerated Brothers" --------- From: J.AUDLIN James D. Audlin (Distant Eagle) Subj: Needs of Incarcerated Brothers GE Electronic Mail David Stonebreaker, a blood Cherokee who's at the pen in Denver, says the brothers there need sage, cedar, and sweetgrass. These can be gotten to the incarcerated brothers by: Robert Buckskin (he's a Klamath who volunteers at the pen) c/o Stonebreaker Box #221 Ignacio, Colo. 81137 Stonebreaker also hopes to get copies of \History, Myths, & Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees\ (James Mooney) and \The Cherokee People\ (Thomas E. Mails). Wado! --------- "RE: Books of Interest to Native Americans" --------- From: sbrock@teal.csn.org (Steve Brock) Subj: Review of The People: Indians of the American Southwest Review of Robert Davidson: Eagle of the Dawn (Haida Art) Reviews of two new books on collecting & archaeology Review of The New Resource Wars (Environment) Subj: Review of The People: Indians of the American Southwest THE PEOPLE: INDIANS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST by Stephen Trimble. Published by The School of American Research Press, P.O. Box 2188, 660 Garcia St., Santa Fe, NM 87504, (505) 984-0741, (505) 989-9809 FAX. Distributed by the University of Washington Press, P.O. Box 50096, Seattle, WA 98145-5096, (800) 441-4115, (206) 543-3932 FAX. Illustrated, index, notes, maps, calendar of events. 536 pp., $50.00 cloth (0-933452-36-5), $29.95 paper (0-933452-37-3). REVIEW There is no way to become more familiar with Southwestern Indians, short of personally traveling to each location, than reading this engaging and exuberant almanac which blends history, geography, anthropology, and current events into an eminently readable volume. Trimble, a student of Indian culture and languages, spent ten years interviewing members of each of the Southwestern tribes. "The People" is geographically divided into three sections: Plateau Peoples (Pueblos, Navajo, Pai), Upland Peoples (Yavapai, Apache, Ute, Southern Paiute), and Desert Peoples (O'odham, Maricopa, Colorado River tribes, and Yaqui). Packed with photographs (not all taken by Trimble, as the cover says) and anecdotes, this is one of the foremost guides to Southwestern Indian country, an intimate glimpse into the lives of these varied and vigorous people. Highly recommended for general readers, especially those planning a trip to the Southwest. Subj: Review of Robert Davidson: Eagle of the Dawn (Haida Art) ROBERT DAVIDSON: EAGLE OF THE DAWN, edited by Ian M. Thom. University of Washington Press, P.O. Box 50096, Seattle, WA 98145- 5096, (800) 441-4115, (206) 543-3932 FAX. Illustrated (150 total, 40 in color), index, notes, bibliography, chronology, list of exhibitions. 192 pp., $50.00 cloth. 0-295-97260-2 REVIEW "The art is no longer simply a collection of objects, but symbols of a surviving heritage handed down through the ages." -- Robert Davidson Davidson, a multi-talented Haida mask and totem carver, print- maker, painter, and creator of jewelry, is celebrated in this first significant catalogue of the celebrated artist's works, in collaboration with a thirty-year retrospective exhibition originat- ing last year at the Vancouver Art Gallery. "Eagle of the Dawn," with a biographical essay by Vancouver Art Gallery's senior curator Ian Thom and overview of Davidson's contribution to Haida art, celebrates the resurgence of Haida art in the face of attempts to extinguish it in the late 1800s, when missionaries and government officials abolished the potlatch. Davidson's carving talent in both argillite and wood is most evident in the many large totem poles he has carved with his father, grandfather, and as an apprentice to Bill Reid, the first craftsman to renew traditional the Haida art forms that had been carted off to museums. A totem, carved by Davidson with the help of his grandfather, was erected in their hometown of Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, the first in more than 80 years. Davidson is also learning the Haida language, songs, and dances. "Eagle of the Dawn" is a powerful evocation of a tradition that was almost wiped out. Davidson now says that he no longer feels like a foreigner in his own land. The declaration is a giant step for Haida art. Highly recommended. The exhibition, without the totems, is now at Toronto's Museum of Civilization through September 11, 1994. Subj: Reviews of two new books on collecting & archaeology NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN ARTIFACTS: A COLLECTOR'S IDENTIFICATION AND VALUE GUIDE, 5TH EDITION, by Lar Hothem. Books Americana, P.O. Box 2326, Florence, AL 35630, (205) 757-9966, (205) 757-9119 FAX. Illustrated, directory of dealers and galleries. 368 pp., $22.95 paper. 0-89689-101-1 NATIVE AMERICANS OF THE SOUTHWEST: A DISCOVERY KIT, book by Tito Naranjo. Running Press Book Publishers, 125 S. 22nd St., Philadel- phia, PA 19103, (800) 345-5359, (800) 453-2884 FAX. Illustrated book (63 pp., paper), replica pot shards in a clay block, excava- tion tool, paint disc and paintbrush. $17.95. 1-56138-241-8 REVIEW Twenty years ago, these two items would have been greeted with delight and glowing reviews. Today, in an era of repatriation, they stand out as reminders that the education of those interested in collecting Native American artifacts and art objects is as important as ever. "North American Indian Artifacts" is a general guide to the value of Native American objects such as arrowheads, bone tools, axes, ornaments of stone, metal or organic material, ceramics, baskets, pipes, clothing, ceremonial items, blankets and rugs, and jewelry. Each entry contains a black-and-white photograph of a representative sample, commentary, and a range of fair market values obtained from dealers, galleries, and collectors. This would be an acceptable source if it did not attempt to put a value on prehistoric artifacts, thereby encouraging their collection. While Hothem does mention stealing from ancient sites, he is much more interested in making sure that non-Indian objects are not misrepresented as bring Indian. The discovery kit, for ages 8 and up, is an encouragement for children to act out being an archaeologist. The cover of the box, however, portrays a boy digging through the rocks of an Anasazi cliff dwelling. This is illegal, if not utterly unethical. The kit comes with a block of clay containing pot shards that the child "excavates," assembles, and paints. Also included is an instruc- tion book with Tewa legends, and looks at ancient and modern Pueblo life. While instructive in fine arts, the set also gives the message that it's OK to be a pot hunter. Both of the items have commendable features. Hothem wants collectors to buy authentic Native American arts and crafts, but he doesn't make the distinction between celebrating a culture and desecrating it. The discovery kit wants children to learn about the Pueblo people, but it also wants us to steal from its heritage. There is a critical need for dialogue and a concerted educational effort to insure collectors and their children what is right to collect and what is illegal and disrespectful. The point was made clear to me on a visit to Mesa Verde National Park. I took a hike off the main trail, into a deep canyon, and found a dwelling. Out of curiosity, I began to dig in an area where trash was thrown a thousand years ago. As I dug, I heard a scream as my dog hit the ground after sliding off a thirty-foot cliff. A coincidence? I don't believe so. We are all familiar with the phrase "bury the hatchet." If one truly wants to do so with Native Americans, they will bury the hatchet (or other artifact) deep in the ground, and leave it there. Subj: Review of The New Resource Wars (Environment) THE NEW RESOURCE WARS: NATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRUGGLES AGAINST MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS by Al Gedicks. South End Press, 116 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115. Index, bibliography, notes. 286 pp., $15.00 paper. 0-89608-462-0 REVIEW Although many Indigenous peoples have been removed to the most inhospitable places, multinational corporations continue to seek their natural resources. Gedicks details these endeavors, using as a case study the attempts of Exxon Minerals and Kennecott Copper Corporation (a subsidiary of British-owned Rio-Tinto Zinc) to bring open-pit and underground mining to Chippewa lands in Wisconsin. The Chippewa, with the help of environmental groups, were able to stave-off the undertaking, using negotiation and resistance. Both companies, however, are still pressing for mining rights. Lessons learned from these battles will help others as they struggle to maintain their sovereignty and economic self-sufficiency in the face of attempts to extinguish them. Highly recommended. --------- "RE: Review, Grandfather Sings Alone's Book" --------- From: J.AUDLIN James D. Audlin (Distant Eagle) Subj: Grandfather Sings Alone's Book GE Electronic Mail O'siyo, folks! I received my copy of Grandfather Sings Alone's book today, and thought you might like to include references to it in any mail to the Invisible Band, and in \Wotanging Ikche\. THE FRACTURED MIRROR: HEALING MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER by C. W. Duncan, Ph. D. Published by: Health Communications, Inc., 3201 Southwest 15th Avenue, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442-8190 C. W. Duncan is a psychotherapist with extensive study at several important universities and centers, including the Menninger Clinic. He has taught psychology, directed therapeutic services, and is currently an independent therapist in Mechanicsville, Maryland. Being a Cherokee by ancestry, he is the Principal Chief of the Free Cherokees, among whom he is known as Sings Alone. This text is written especially for the general public, but still would be of interest to the practicing professional, including social worker, therapist, and clergy person. The text dispels many of the myths about MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder), and places it contextually as a part of society and the general contours of individuality. My own first reading suggests to my mind that Dr. Duncan takes a Laingian approach, that such mental conditions as MPD are not a "either you have it or you don't" thing, but a matter of degree. The book is both challenging and witty, with a great number of fascinating insights from a practicing therapist who also brings his storytelling skills as a Native American into play. By telling the Cherokee story of Ukdena, for instance, Dr. Duncan helps us to explore the fascinating world within the human mind. I highly recommend this book to professionals, lay persons interested in the workings of the mind, and anyone interested in scholarship from a Native American perspective. The book is a large sized paperback (what is called a "trade paperback"), and it costs $9.95. The ISBN is 1-55874-275-1. Wado! --Distant Eagle --------- "RE: AIDS Epidemic Among American Indians" --------- From: CUBLDR.Colorado.EDU!leeson_k Subj: AIDS Epidemic Among American Indians Mailing List: NATIVE-L Contact: Deward E. Walker, Jr. Department of Anthropology CU-Boulder (303) 492-6719 February 4, 1994 ANTHROPOLOGIST WARNS OF AIDS EPIDEMIC AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE Charles Cambridge, an anthropologist and member of the Navaho Tribe, recently completed his dissertation directed by Dr. Deward E. Walker, Jr., professor of anthropology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Cambridge's dissertation is titled: "An Anthropological Study of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Among American Indian Populations" As has happened numerous times in the last 500 years, an Old World disease has been introduced into American Indian populations and, like prior epidemics, threatens to eradicate whole tribes. This disease is known as the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The full impact of this disease among American Indian people is not yet apparent, but it is now spreading rapidly as the virus is rapidly becoming self-perpetuating in Indian communities. Introduction of the AIDS virus into different groups of American Indians has been varied and has resulted in different cultural responses. For example, some Indians infected with the AIDS virus have been greeted with fear, avoidance, and banning. In turn, AIDS infected Indians have turned to traditional healing in attempts to seek a cure not available from Western medical science. Dr. Cambridge's dissertation illustrates the expanding AIDS epidemic among American Indians, with statistical data and with ten individual cases of AIDS infected individuals and makes a number of predictions about the future course of this epidemic. A number of needed reforms are recommended in existing programs of identification, prevention, and treatment of AIDS among American Indians If these reforms are not made the epidemic will continue to run its course, possibly ending in the eradication of large numbers of Indian people and their tribal cultures.. ------- "RE: RCMP Hedge on Possibility of Raiding Mohawk Reserves" ------- From: A.HOROVITCH Art Horovitch Subj: RCMP Hedge on Possibility of Raiding Mohawk Reserves Feb 8, 1994 The Gazette, Montreal MONTREAL, CANADA RCMP HEDGE ON POSSIBILITY OF RAIDING MOHAWK RESERVES ------------------------------------------------------- The RCMP recently reassured Native leaders that they are not planning on Mohawk reserves to stop the sale of tax-free cigarettes. They did however say that they have an obligation to enforce Canada's laws, and they would not rule out entering the reserves at some future date. Chiefs Joe Norton, Jerry Peltier, and Mike Mitchell of the Kahnewake, Kanesatake, and Akwesasne reserves, said that they are satisfied that the RCMP are not about to stage massive raids. However , in Ottawa, Solicitor-General Herb Gray said the RCMP will bolster their efforts to stop cigarette smuggling everywhere in Canada, including reserves. He told Ovide Mercredi, Chief of the Assembly of first Nations, that " while it is not our intention to create a confrontation, it is our intention to enforce the law on an equal basis everywhere in the country." ( As of Feb. 8 Ottawa has announced that it has lowered taxes $5 a carton and Quebec has matched the move so that a carton of cigarettes will cost $23 legally on the street as of midnight tonight. ( down from $33- 36).) In the past RCMP and other police forces have been cautious about enforcing Canadian law in the three native communities. An RCMP raid on a half dozen cigarette stores in Kahnewake in 1988 resulted in an armed confrontation that blocked the Mercier Bridge for 30 hours. Earlier this week, Mitchell warned any attempt to enter his community with force would be met with force. At a meeting with RCMP officials, the emphasis was on discussions and an attempt to resolve the issue without it degenerating into another armed confrontation. However at the end of the meeting, the Mohawks told the press that there are no massive planned raids and the RCMP said they would be enforcing the law everywhere in Canada. Norton said " I think basically everyone understands that you're talking about territories where we have had in the last three years incidents and situations that warrant a different approach." The government's handling of the smuggling problem has raised the ire of Bloc Quebecois whip Gille Duceppe. He accused the Liberals of adopting a double stands toward separatists and aboriginals. "Imagine for a moment that Quebec sovereignists would say to the RCMP" You better not put your foot in Quebec because rifles will be waiting" Duceppe told reporters. He said such a thread would provoke immediate censure. " There would be statements in the House that those people (separatists) have no respect for the law" Duceppe said. ( The Mohawk community does not believe it is breaking the law. According to the Jay treaty that was signed with Britain before the founding of Canada they have free access of movement for themselves and their goods across the international border. To them, it is partly an attempt to make Canada deal with them on a nation to nation basis. The profits from the cigarettes have done a world of good on all three Mohawk reserves. They do not see why they should not be able to make money on the cigarettes as the provincial and federal governments do. In this situation, like in gambling, the government seems to feel it is only harmful if the natives do it... not if they do it!) ++ parts in brackets added by Suzan Horovitch --------- "RE: Native Women to Add Voices" --------- From: mwilson@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Michael) Subj: Native Women to Add Voices to the Continental Congress of Women ~From: Deborah Falcone 7275 2523 Native American Communications Inc. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIVE WOMEN ADD VOICES TO CONTINENTAL CONGRESS OF WOMEN WASHINGTON, DC: American Indian and Alaska Native women will gather in Crystal City to participate in the Second Continental Congress of Women of the Americas. The Continental Congress will be held February 17-22, 1994 and includes women from North, Central and South America, Canada and Russia. In addition to the representatives from the Native American community there will be observers from around the globe. The Continental Congress immediately follows the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Executive Council Meeting also being held in Crystal City, February 15-17. "This is an important opportunity for our Native women to network and to have a voice in addressing the issues that face women of the Americas and all women." said Gloria Duus, Chairperson of the Washington, DC Native Women's Planning Committee. "Native women and our cultures have much to contribute and we are here to share, listen and learn. It is our hope that this conference will provide us the framework to develop a similar conference to present and work on the key issues facing our American Indian and Alaska Native women." The Native American Women's contingency will host the opening reception of the Congress on Thursday, February 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. A cultural program and traditional Native American foods will be featured. Sarah Ridley, Nez Perce, Senior Associate for Kauffman and Associates, reports the confirmed Native American women panelists include: Anita Collins - Walker River Paiute (Environment), Loretta Metoxen - Oneida (Politics/Public Administration), Julia Davis - Nez Perce (Family), Deborah Poodry - Seneca, (Business), Mervyn Savoy - Piscataway (Health) and Rachel Joseph - Shoshone/Paiute/Mono, Interim Executive Director for NCAI (Education). LaDonna Harris, Comanche, President of Americans for Indian Opportunity, is the Native American Honorary Co-Chair of the Congress. Ada Deer, Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, Department of Interior, Wilma Mankiller, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Rigoberta Menchu - Maya, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize Winner are among the invited Native American dignitaries. Janice Falcone, Co-Chair for Native Women, reports from the Congress Steering Committee that a star-studded musical extravaganza will include Joanne Shenandoah, Oneida singer and songwriter. Attendees will also be treated to an International Market Place of exhibits. Co-Sponsors for the event include: The Inter-American Development Bank The Peace Corps The World Bank Federally Employed Women Women of the Hemisphere Achieving Together D.C. Commission on Women For more information, please contact: Gloria Duus (202) 219-5505 Sarah Ridley (202) 543-3944 Janice Falcone (617) 277-4804 Deborah Falcone usdaf@zeus.millipore.com --------- "RE: Request for Resumes for a Faculty Position" --------- From: vms.cis.pitt.edu!LMITTEN Subj: Request for Resumes for a Faculty Position Mailing List: NAT-LANG I am posting the following message for a friend. PLEASE RESPOND DIRECTLY TO HER!! Do NOT reply to Lisa Mitten. Thanks. ========================================================================= >>>> Please feel free to forward this freely and widely. <<<< Subj: RE: position in NA studies Hello, I work at a major university located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania....Carnegie Mellon University. It has long been my dream to have courses in native american studies taught here. Is there a native american person out there who has a Ph.D. in either native american history and/or literature and who would like to relocate to Pittsburgh? If so, please send your resume to me and I will meet with the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences to propose this position. Thank you, Ann Follette Editorial Assistant Journal of Solution Chemistry 4400 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 phone: (412) 268-3406 bitnet: af1s+@andrew.cmu.EDU --------- "RE: Lubicon Cree Letter to Canadian Prime Minister" --------- From: John Burrows To: All Msg #251, Feb-06-94 13:19:06 Subject: Daes0128 Lubicon Lake Indian Nation Little Buffalo Lake, AB 403-629-3945 FAX: 403-629-3939 Mailing address: 3536 - 106 Street Edmonton, AB T6J 1A4 403-436-5652 FAX: 403-437-0719 January 28, 1994 Enclosed for your information is a copy of a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien concerning the plight of the Lubicons. The letter is from Mrs. Erica-Irene Daes, Chairperson of the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Populations. * * * * * January 15, 1994, from Mrs. Erica-Irene Daes, Chairperson of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Centre for Human Rights, United Nations, CH-1211 GENEVA IO, Switzerland, to Prime Minister Jean Chretien Your Honourable, Please accept out sincere congratulations on the occasion of your recent appointment as Prime Minister of Canada. We would like to draw your attention to the situation of the Lubicon Cree of northern Alberta. As you may know, the Conservative Government of Canada has never honoured the terms of a treaty with the Lubicon Cree. In a letter dated May 27, 1993, you wrote: "As a start, we believe the government should proceed with recommendation #5 of the Settlement Commission of Review report to hold all royalties in trust and withhold leases and permits on traditional Lubicon lands -- unless approved by the Lubicon. Moreover, future negotiations should reflect the intent of recommendation #8, asserting that the extinguishment of Aboriginal Rights must not be a condition for a settlement -- a position consistent with Liberal policy". It is our sincere hope that your Government will give his immediate attention to your party's commitment, to negotiate a settlement with the Lubicon Cree Peoples, a settlement that will be based on the recommendations of the Lubicon Settlement Commission of Review. Your Honourable, we are looking forward to a new relationship between the Government of Canada and his Aboriginal Peoples. Yours truly, Mrs. Erica-Irene Daes OLX 2.1 TD * E-Mail Home for The Center For World Indigenous Studies --- GEcho 1.02+ Origin: *-=|The Quarto Mundista BBS|=-* V32b/V42b Olympia, WA (1:352/333) --------- "RE: Daishowa Products Boycott Update" --------- From: allele.ucalgary.ca!leitner (Roland Leitner) Subj: Daishowa Products Boycott Update Mailing List: NATIVE-L Lubicon Lake Indian Nation Little Buffalo Lake, AB 403-629-3945 FAX: 403-629-3939 Mailing address: 3536 - 106 Street Edmonton, AB T6J 1A4 403-436-5652 FAX: 403-437-0719 January 12, 1994 Friends of the Lubicon Toronto launched a national boycott of Daishowa products on November 28, 1991. TO DATE THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT THE BOYCOTT: CANADA The Assembly of First Nations The Native Women's Association of Canada The National Association of Japanese Canadians Chiefs of Ontario Indian Association of Alberta Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs The Action Canada Network The David Suzuki Foundation Chinese Canadian National Council United Farmworkers of America The Native Canadian Centre of Toronto The Canadian Alliance in Solidarity with Native People (CASNP) Leonard Peltier Canadian Defense Committee Aboriginal Urban Alliance The Toronto Branch of the United Nations Human Rights Committee Greenpeace Environment Probe Western Canada Wilderness Committee Valhalla Society Alberta Environmental Alliance Calgary Labour Council Calgary Rainforest Action Group Calgary Committee Against Racism Missionary Oblates Northern Lights (Calgary) Ottawa-Carleton OPIRG Indigenous Peoples International (Montreal) The Turtle Island Support Group Toronto Environmental Alliance Toronto Tools for Peace Toronto Socialist Feminist Action Hospital for Sick Children's Multicultural Initiative Committee Environmental Concerns Group - Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) The University of Toronto Student Christian Movement ANC - Mandela Support Coalition ACT for Disarmament The El Salvador Information Office The Unit on Public Responsibility of the Anglican Church of Canada Christian Resource - Self Help The Jewish Women's Committee Against the Occupation of the Gaza and the West Strip INTERNATIONAL The Wilderness Action Group (Australia) The Working Circle for North American Indians (AKIN) (Austria) The Austrian Society for Endangered Peoples Co-ordinated Indigenous Affairs Working Group (KWIA) (Belgium) Catholic Action for Native Americans (Britain) Survival for Tribal Peoples (Britain) The German Green Party Greenpeace (Germany) The Association for the Support of North American Indians (Germany) BUND (Germany) The Society for Endangered Peoples (Germany) The Big Mountain Action Group (Germany -- BMAG is co-ordinating Lubicon support in Europe, involving organizations in countries such as France, England, Luxembourg, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Poland and Czechoslovakia) The Munich Society for Endangered Peoples (Germany) The Institute for Applied Ecology, Action and Anthropology (INFOE) (Germany) Friends of the Earth Japan The Japan Tropical Forest Network (JATAN) The National Christian Council in Japan (NCC-J) Iwerliewen (Luxembourg) Incomindios (Switzerland) Native Forest Network (Montana USA) FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE BOYCOTT of Daishowa products. When you shop at these establishments, it would be good to let them know that one of the reasons you continue to shop there is their support of the Daishowa boycott. Liquor Control Board of Ontario Calgary Co-Op Safeway (Alberta) The Body Shop (National) Cultures Fresh Food Restaurants (National) Ho-Lee-Chow Fast Food Restaurants (Ontario) Knechtels Warehouse Foods (Steinburg -- Ontario) YWCA (Toronto) NOW Magazine (Toronto) Mr. C's Donuts (Toronto) Pizza Pizza (Ontario) Country Style Donuts (Toronto head office, national company) Earth Harvest Co-Op (Calgary) Bellamere Farm Market (Hamilton, Ontario) The Water Sports Store Ltd. (Toronto) Bootlegger (National) A&W Restaurants (National) Cowboy Chuck's (Toronto) Kentucky Fried Chicken (National) The Added Touch (Ontario) Cumberland Terrace (Toronto) Maison Du Fromage (Toronto) The Hudson's Bay Centre Merchants' Association (Ontario -- Bramalea Corporation) Hospital For Sick Children (Toronto) Cruickshank's Inc. (Toronto) Bowring (National) (including the Canadianna Shoppe) Woolworth Canada Inc. (which owns and operates Kinney Canada, Woolworth, Northern Reflections, Northern Traditions, Northern Getaway, Lady Footlocker, Casuals, Footlocker, Champs Sports, Randy River, Ashbrooks, Reflexions, Woolco, Karuba, Canary Island, Fredelle, Willow Ridge, Silk and Satin, The Best of Times) FOLLOWING ARE COMPANIES WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS USING DAISHOWA PAPER PRODUCTS AND HAVE STILL NOT AGREED TO PARTICIPATE in the boycott. For those wanting to support the Lubicon boycott of Daishowa products, if you do business at any of these establishments, it is suggested that you let them know you object to their continued use of Daishowa products and request that they use an alternate supplier. Mill Woods Pizza (Edmonton) Food For Less (Edmonton) (owned by Safeway) McGavin's Bakery (Alberta) YWCA -- West end (Edmonton) Lee Gardens, 317 Woodvale Road, West, Edmonton, 450-8888 College Copy Shop (Edmonton) Natural Bread Store (Calgary) Peter's Drive-In (Calgary) Company's Coming Bakery/Cafe (Ontario/Alberta) various Best Western Hotels (National) Italian Bakery (Victoria, British Columbia) Sunnyside Nursery (Calgary) University of Calgary Bookstore Inns of Banff Park hotel (purchasing agent Ms. Ledger) Holt Renfrew (National) Riders' Habit (Toronto) Ronald's Printers (Ed. Tel phone books) Roots (National) Please let the Lubicon office know of any establishments that you identify and ask for a written statement from any establishment agreeing to stop using Daishowa products. --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows" --------- From: JANS Janet McNeely (Evening Star) Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows GE Electronic Mail =POWWOWS= Feb 17-19 Annual Statewide Conference on American Indian Education and Powwow, Sacramento CA Info: 916-657-2745 Feb 19-20 6th Annual Mid-Winter Powwow Marquette, MI Info: 1-906-228-3669 3rd Weekend Feb: 26th Annual O;Odham Tash Casa Grande, AZ Info: 1-602-836-4723 Feb 25-26 LIMA Council for Native American Indians 6th Annual Powwow of Ohio Info: 1-419-228-1097 Feb 26-27 3rd Annual American Indian Festival St. Augustine, FL Info: 1-904-756-7900 Feb 26 North Carolina School of Sciences & Mathematics Powwow, Durham, NC Info: 1-919-286-3366 (Personal note from Evening Star -- this was the first powwow I ever attended. Excellent representation from state and federally recognized N.C. tribes. Met some very good people and learned a lot here.) Mar 4-5 MorningStar Celebration of the American Indian 1994 World Dance Championships & Arts Festival Phoenix, AZ Info: 1-602-396-3333 1st weekend March 36th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market, Phoenix AZ Info: 1-602-252-8840 March 11-13 "Education of the Next Generation" Norcross, GA Info: 1-404-215-0604 March 11-13 4th Annual Ormand Beach Indian Festival and Powwow Ormand Beach, FL Info: 1-404-735-6275 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