_ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' 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 014 O o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 2 February 1994 O o O ( N E W S ) O This issue contains articles from NATIVE-L Mailing List, Internet e-mail via GEnie and NetCom, Internet Newsgroups alt.native and soc.culture.native, FidoNet Indian Affairs Conference 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 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. "When you begin a great work you can't expect to finish it all at once; therefore do you and your brothers press on and let nothing discourage you till you have entirely finished what you have begun. "Now, Brother, as for me, I assure you I will press on and the contrary winds may blow strong in my face, yet I will go forward and never turn back and continue to press forward until I have finished, and I would have you do the same. "Though you may hear birds singing on this side and that side, you must not take notice of that, but hear me when I speak to you and take it to heart, for you may always depend that what I say shall be true." -- Teedyuscung, Delaware +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Indian Pledge of Allegiance | The Indian Pledge of Alleg- | | iance was first presented | I pledge allegiance to my Tribe,| on 2 December '93 during the | to the democratic principles | opening address of the Nat- | of the Republic | ional Congress of American | and to the individual freedoms | Indian Tribal-States Relat- | borrowed from the Iroquois and | ions Panel in Reno, NV. NCAI | Choctaw Confederacies, | plans distribution of the | as incorporated in the United | Indian Pledge to all Indian | States Constitution, | Nations. | so that my forefathers | | shall not have died in vain | Walk in Beauty! Night Owl +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ Lunar Reminder: April 25 will be the next full moon. O'siyo Brothers and Sisters! The quote above by Teedyuscung and this reminder is for those who are disheartened by events that thwart their efforts and dull the song in their heart. No matter how good a thing is and no matter how a thing is, all things change. Change and challenge are part of the weave of our way. From our first steps on the Red Road we learn that balance always comes. We seek harmony and balance. We know the wait may be long and the answer in a different form than we might expect; but there will always be an answer and there will always be balance. Mitaquye Oyasin! Night Owl ------------------ clip here for news feature -- 8< ----------- --------- "RE: Lone Wolf has Heart Attack" --------- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 94 01:24 -0500 From: J.AUDLIN James D. Audlin (Distant Eagle) Subj: Lone Wolf has Heart Attack GE Electronic Mail O'siyo, brothers and sisters! Stop the presses. NOTHING is so important than doing what we can for the life of a brother or sister. Grandfather Sings Alone tells me that Chief Lone Wolf had a heart attack last night and is in the cardiac ICU "connected to all kinds of tubes and machines". He is critical but stabilizing. They will move him to another hospital tomorrow where they will do a heart catheterization and perhaps a by-pass. A major artery was totally blocked. He had spent the day planting corn and digging. By evening he was having indigestion and then his chest "collapsed". Folks, nothing is so important as this. Please keep him in your prayers! If you carry the Pipe, you know what to do. If you don't, offer tobacco to the Grandfathers and pray as hard as you can! I will appreciate it, Night Owl and Spirit Walker, if you put a mention in \Wotanging Ikche\ and out to the Invisible Band, and ask them to do the same. If people want to send cards, send them to him at PO Box 801, DeLand, Florida 32721. Wado! Love to all, Distant Eagle --------- "RE: Mohawk Bashing in Canadian Media and Parliament" --------- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 94 19:42 From: A.HOROVITCH Art Horovitch Subj: Mohawk Bashing in Canadian Media and Parliament GE Electronic Mail "MOHAWK BASHING" IN THE CANADIAN MEDIA AND PARLIAMENT Montreal, Canada Mar 26, 1994 A disturbing trend of "Mohawk bashing " has arisen both in the Canadian mainstream media and parliament in the last few months. Recent articles in the Montreal Gazette and La Presse paint the Mohawks of Kahnewake as a lawless and racist community. A survey by the French SOM polling firm found that Quebecers envy natives because ,"they pay no taxes,have easier access to government handouts,make a lot of money smuggling cigarettes and don't pay their electricity bills". These sentiments fly in the face of recent studies showing that poverty, illiteracy, infant mortality rates and suicide are higher than in non-native communities in Canada. The Canadian Human Rights Commission said recently that Canada's treatment of its aboriginal peoples is the country's biggest human rights problem. The Quebec media, especially the French press, appear to have gone out of their way to paint Mohawks as high-rolling smugglers who thumb their noses at laws that govern non-natives. French Quebec society, by contrast, is never painted as lawless even though there are criminal elements within that society. Negative press has been occurring for several months now, primarily in the French media in Quebec, and it spilled over into parliament last week. It started with a report that the Kahnewake band council, under it's right to determine who is Mohawk and therefore eligible for residence on the reserve, had called for the eviction of 143 non-natives living on the reserve. These were primarily people who had married Mohawk spouses, but were not of Mohawk ancestry themselves. The Montreal Mirror reports, in an recent editorial, that despite reports in La Presse and Le Devoir, the Band Council did not in fact order 143 people to leave. Although the presence of non-natives living on the reserve is an issue, the number of people asked to leave is 13, not 143. The community itself is divided on the issue. Some cite overcrowding, lack of housing for new Mohawk families, and a fear of dilution of Mohawk culture. Others say we have always welcomed outsiders into our community, if they want to follow our way of life. In any case, they are all still on the reserve, months after the request to leave appeared in a pull-out announcement sheet in the "Eastern Door" newspaper in Kahnewake. One of them is even challenging the expulsion order under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Mirror claims the story ordering the expulsion is a fabrication. The figure of 143 people was an estimate made by a band councillor last fall about the number of non-natives living on the reserve. A Radio- Canada television reporter picked up the story several months later, and turned that figure into the number of people ordered to leave. In Parliament, the opposition Bloc Quebecois raised the issue, and it became a front page story in the Toronto Globe and Mail on March 18. Buried in the second half of the story several pages later came the admission that the figure 143 was a mistake, along with a denial of the expulsions by a band councillor. The Globe got its denial from a Canadian Press story out of Montreal. Most papers ignored the CP story. The Mirror editorial goes on to ask why it is in the interest of the Bloc Quebecois to brand the Mohawks of Kahnewake as racists, when the Bloc itself is often accused by others as being racial purists in its drive to achieve Quebec independence. The Mirror concludes that pointing the finger at the Mohawks is clearly an effort to deflect criticism away from the Bloc for it's own policies. "Turning a distinct group into some kind of menace to Quebec society is a cheap attempt to create a common enemy against which 'true' Quebecers can unite. There has never been an expulsion order for 143 non-natives in Kahnewake". In a further development, during the weekend of Mar 26-27, the Federation des Journalistes Professionels met to consider claims against some of their members that reporting on native issues was biased and racist. Alain Saulnier, head of the organization admitted that "in some cases there is racism" in coverage. The Federation intends to look into the claims with a view towards more even-handed reporting. Several natives were invited to the meeting to express their point of view. Kenneth Deere, the editor of the Eastern Door, gave several examples of biased reporting in addition to the "expulsion" story. He recounted that when a shipment of some 2000 military type guns were confiscated at the Canadian border last month, the French press reported that the guns in the shipment "were of the type used by the Mohawks during the Oka crisis of 1990". The English media simply reported the seizure of a container of illegal weapons coming from the US. He also cited other examples of biased press coverage of the inquest into the death of Cpl Marcel Lemay during the Oka crisis. The inquest is still proceeding, almost 4 years after the event. Conrad Sioui. a council member of the Innu nation of Quebec, wondered whether this biased and sometimes racist coverage in the French press was not a deliberate attempt to discredit natives because they are opposed to Quebec independence. He asked what this type of coverage now means for the native communities if Quebec does finally achieve independence. --------- "RE: Indigenous lists" --------- Date: Mon Mar 28 13:56:43 1994 From: bedell@cse.bridgeport.edu (David Bedell ) Subj: Indigenous lists via NetCom Internet e-mail Attached are a short list which I put together, and then Art McGee's longer list. You can get a guide to other Indigenous/Native electronic resources (BBS, ftp sites, etc.) by fingering or mailing to his account [amcgee@nyx.cs.du.edu]. David Bedell, University of Bridgeport =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= BITNET/INTERNET LISTS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES updated 03/24/94 David Bedell, University of Bridgeport ELI ENDANGERED-LANGUAGES-L@COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU NAT-LANG@TAMVM1 ("Languages of Aboriginal Peoples") NATIVE-L@TAMVM1 ("Issues Pertaining to Aboriginal Peoples") Information. NATCHAT@TAMVM1 ("Issues Pertaining to Aboriginal Peoples") Discussion. 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PARAGUAY-L@CORNELL.EDU Discussion of Paraguay, its culture, & the Guarani language. ======================================================================== This is a list of Internet/BITnet mailing lists and news services that deal with or focus on Indigenous, Native, or Aboriginal people, culture, and issues. Please let me know of any updates, additions, corrections or suggestions that you might have. Thank you very much. Peace. Special thanks to Gary Trujillo of NativeNet for originally pointing me in the right directions. :-) The absolute latest versions of all my Indigenous/Native related lists are always available via anonymous FTP from ftp.netcom.com in directory: pub/amcgee/indigenous/my_indigenous_related_lists The absolute latest versions of all my Indigenous/Native related lists are also always available by sending email to or fingering the following account: NativInfo: [amcgee@nyx.cs.du.edu] Warning: all of the lists will come back to you as one concatenated file. 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McGee & Associates --------- "RE: Tuscarora Bingo Trouble" --------- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 14:40:57 -0700 (MST) From: "Dave (Kayoshk)" Subj: Tuscarora Bingo Trouble via GEnie Internet e-mail cc: Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) BINGO TROUBLE ON TUSCARORA The Tuscarora Reservation outside of Niagara Falls N.Y. has avoided development of bingo halls for some time until recently. Joe Anderson, a Seneca living on Tuscarora Reservation, and owner of several gas stations on the reservation recently opened a new bingo hall against the wishes of the Tuscarora Tribal council. The Tuscarora government has been opposed to Joe Anderson for years, along with the Clan Mothers who have staged protests in the past on Anderson's stations. The fate of the bingo hall is uncertain as it has been closed and re-opened several times over the past month of its opening. Following up on the Haudenosaunee resolution stating that all new businesses must go through the Six Nations in order to receive utility service, the Tuscarora Nation has been intermittently successful in closing the bingo hall. Joe Anderson has delivered the last blow to the Tuscarora Nation, by calling for U.S. intervention in Tuscarora and Six Nations affairs. Anderson has also petitioned the BIA to come in and eliminate the current council (which is still traditionally appointed by the Clan Mothers), and establish an elected council. The majority of Tuscaroras are against this. According to the Treaty of Canandagua (1794), the federal government cannot interfere with the affairs of the Six Nations, or the Tuscaroras. This decision was upheld in the 1959 Supreme Court decision (Tuscarora vs. New York). However, the BIA has stepped in to mediate the disputes between Anderson and the Tribal government. It is unclear of the status of Anderson's petition to the BIA for elected government, since it was not the council who asked for it. Last year, a mass protest was staged on a piece of land on Tuscarora Nation, after Joe Anderson started developing it. Many speculated that it was going to be a bingo hall. Joe Anderson denied this to the press, and to the Tribal government. Now the bingo hall is there. The protests last year led to the closing of the west side of the reservation by New York State Police, as many people were angry. Chief Patterson's daughter is supposedly working at the new bingo hall that her father is opposed to. She was quoted as saying: "I'm getting tired of the chiefs always telling us what to do" (Buffalo Evening News - 3/27). I will pass on any more news I receive on this matter. _ _ Kayoshk @ @ Kayoshk@eros.unm.edu Turtle Clan > Kayoshk@bootes.unm.edu Seneca Nation (Cattaraugus) \__/ (bitnet) Kayoshk@UNMB Haudenosaunee --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 94 22:00 -0500 From: JANS Janet McNeely (Evening Star) Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows GE Electronic Mail =Powwows= I have strictly online sources this week for some unusual events. It is terrific to have access to printed sources like Indian Country Today, The Spike, and other newspapers, but I'm glad to see a network building for powwow lists online! Please drop me a line (or post on one of the Native feeds on Fido or Internet) if you know of Native American events in your area. Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) ABORIGINAL JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL GATHERING Published in THE NATIVE CANADIAN Feb/Mar 1994 There is an invitation extended to the world's indigenous people to gather in Vancouver on June 19-22 of this year. The address for complete information is: Aboriginal Justice: Visions of the People, Institute for Studies in Criminal Justice Policy, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3. You may also contact the Project Coordinator, Tanis Dagert by phone at 604-291-5198 or fax 604-291-5213. The sponsors of the conference are Simon Fraser University Institute for Studies in Criminal Justice Policy and the University of British Columbia First Nations Law Program under the direction of the National Committee on Aboriginal Justice. According to the literature on the conference, the purpose of the gathering is to bring together grassroots organizers, leaders, elders,and individuals committed to creating positive change in their communities. The conference will deal with traditional and contemporary ideas and practical applications of healing, harmony, peace-keeping and conflict resolution in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. Several forms of expression such as storytelling, music, art, dance and film will translate the concepts of ideas of justice. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Frank Barillaro, Fidonet THOMAS BANYACYA, Hopi Elder and Spokesman will be in Montreal on May 21st. He will be speaking on "The Hopi Prophecies" in a conference that will be held at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza. Thomas Banyacya will be one of many speakers presenting at the "Transformation 94" conference. The conference begins Friday May 20th and continues to Sunday May 22nd. Over 30 speakers will address topics relating to planetary transformation and personal spiritual growth. You can obtain more information by contacting the Spiritual Science Fellowship at (514)937-8359. - Origin: Igloo Station (514) 632-5556 (1:167/502) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: clint , Internet Newsgroups: soc.culture.native The Native American Indian Student Association of Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Presents: A CELEBRATION OF CULTURAL ENRICHMENT Friday, April 15, 1994 112 Kern Graduate Building 9:45am: Opening Ceremonies 10:00am - 12:00noon: "Cultural Aspects" Open Forum Panel: Native American graduates, undergraduates, community members, PSU administrator and professors 1:30 - 3:30pm: "Indigenous Nations: Voices, Insights and New Directions" delete line - Sandra Fox, Ph.D - Branch Chief Monitoring and Evaluation, Bureau of Indian Affairs - L. A. Napier, D.Ed - Assistant Professor of Education Administration, University of Colorado at Denver - Grayson Noley, Ph.D - Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Arizona State University - Jon Wade - Director, Office of Indian Education ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() 101 & 102 Kern Graduate Building 7:00pm: NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE PERFORMANCE performed by the: ***ALLEGANY RIVER DANCERS*** Seneca Nation Salamanca, NY Traditional Seneca social dancing and pow-wow competition dancing will be showcased. Sponsors: Native American Student Association,Equal Opportunity Planning Committee,American Indian Special Education Programs,American Indian Leadership Programs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Newsgroups: alt.native From: napa@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (Native Amer Peoples Alliance) The University at Buffalo's Native American People's Alliance is hosting the following conference: Voices from Turtle Island: Issues of Contemporary Native Identity Place: Fillmore 170 UB North Campus, Ellicott Complex Dates: April 8-10 Speakers will include: Tom Porter, Janet McCloud, John Mohawk, Katsi Cook and others For more info, call (716) 645-3061 or E-mail napa@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (Internet) napa@ubvms (Bitnet) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Patrick Lucas, Fidonet Event Location Date Time Phone ___________________________________________________________________ Pow Wow at the Turtle The Turtle 4/2-3/94 12:00 716-284-2427 Niagara Falls 5/7-8/94 New York 1.Competition Pow Wow Dancing 2.Native Foods and Crafts ___________________________________________________________________ Toronto Int. Pow Wow Toronto Sky Dome 4/1-2/94 416-870-8000 1 day pass / adult-$11.50 Cdn. (Tickets) children(under 12)-$ 7.00 Cdn. 519-751-0040 2 day pass / adult-$19.50 Cdn. (Info) Singing and Dance Competitions Over 200 Native Craftsmen Native Foods from across North America The Host Drum will be Whitefish Bay __________________________________________________________________ Native American Women's Recognition Event May 14,1994 12-3pm University Of Rochester Faculty Club Rochester. New York Sponsored by the Friends of Ganondagan Adults $20.00 Students $15.00 Members $17.50 - Keynote Speaker- Principal Chief of the Oklahoma Cherokee Nation. Wilma Mankiller - Performance by - Oneida songwriter and singer Joanne Shenandoah - Luncheon Buffet served at noon For more information please call or write: The Friends of Ganondagan P.O. Box 239 Victor, New York 14564 1-716-742-1690 ____________________________________________________________________ Other Events during June and July 1994 ____________________________________________________________________ June 25-26 Grand River Days-Six Nations Reservation Ontario,Canada 519-445-4528 June 25-26 Black Creek Native American Festival Verhulst Farm-Spencerport, New York 908-475-3872 June 25-July 6 Great Law of Peace Recitation Jake Thomas Learning Center, Six Nations, Ontario,Canada 519-445-4528 July 1-4 Black Creek Native American Pow Wow Verhulst Farm-Spensorport, New York 908-475-3872 July 16-17 Keeper of the Western Door Pow Wow Allegany Indian Reservation Salamanca, New York 716-945-4971 July 23-24 Champion of Champions Pow Wow Six Nations, Ontario, Canada 519-445-4528 Origin: CIRCUIT BREAKER,Canandaigua,NY (716)394-9164 14.4 (1:2613/513) Send notices of forthcoming powwows, conferences and gatherings to: jans@genie.geis.com gars@netcom.com ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ --------- "RE: Statement of Leonard Peltier (March 1994)" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 94 21:53:57 -0500 From: LISA STALNAKER HELLWIG Subj: Statement of Leonard Peltier (March 1994) Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com Statement of Leonard Peltier Reprinted from Spirit of Crazy Horse March-April 1994 Greetings to my friends and supporters, As I stare outside at the snow slowly melting, I wonder about many things. I wonder about my friends and my family and mostly, about when I will be able to be with them again. I hope and pray that my supporters are working to make sure that justice will be done in my case so that I may one day meet them, shake their hands or hug them for doing so much to help me, a stranger. Despite the many disagreements and controversial arguments surrounding the clemency campaign from both my enemies and those who are supposed to be my allies and friends, we seem to be making a lot of progress. I understand tens of thousands of people are mailing letters, sending faxes and calling the White House weekly to urge the President to grant me executive clemency. Knowing this is an enormous inspiration to me, and it gives me the hope that I need to continue this 18 year old battle. Along with our many prayers, I sincerely believe we can win, and we will win. Of course, none of this can ever be taken for granted. Perhaps all of this hard work is being done for nothing. We will never know until the keys for my cage are turned and the steel doors opened and I can walk freely among you. I do not wish to sound negative here, but I do need to give a word of caution that we cannot celebrate yet. Please continue doing what you have been doing in organizing more support, getting signatures, making calls, writing letters and educating your families and associates. I do believe we are organizing in the right direction. I recently returned from a 3 week stay at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, MO. I dreaded going there because I believed that I would be kept in the Hole, where all maximum security prisoners are housed, with little, if any, communications with the outside world, including my family, the organizers for the clemency campaign and the LPDC staff. Thanks to my attorney, Ramsey Clark, and the LPDC, Lisa, Michele, and Koen, and of course, my many supporters, I was held in segregation for only one night. I was then moved to the surgical ward into a cell that had its own private bath, a television set, and a hospital bed. And, get this, I had a view of the front of the prison. I could se city lights and, in the morning, the sun coming up in the east. The best luxury of all was the bathtub. After 18 years, I was finally able to take a hot bath, and in private, with all the time I wished to take. Finally, during the last week, a phone was brought to my cell to use as I wished, or in this case, as I could afford. I was also allowed contact visits in the visiting room, the atmosphere was very relaxed, so I could truly enjoy visiting with the people I love, Lisa and my grandchildren. We were able to sit side by side. At leavenworth we have to sit across from one another. The little things that others don't even notice mean so much when they're taken away. But then, not all was comfort. I was shackled, with my hands cuffed behind me whenever moving from one part of the prison to another. I was also not allowed to leave my room. After three weeks, I began to miss being able to take a shower and to move freely within the prison, so I started becoming anxious for my return to Leavenworth. The bad news from my stay at Springfield was that the doctors, after examining me, told me that they could not fix my jaw. The injury was too old, with too much scar tissue, to guarantee a successful surgery. We, of course, intend to get another specialist's opinion after I am released from prison. The good news is that I do not have any tumors or diseases, and my heart is in good condition, healthy and strong. They did tell me I need to lose some weight, which I already knew. Some of the staff treated me fairly well. This, I am sure, was due to my celebrity status (smile). There are a number of benefit events being organized which will bring awareness, media attention, and hopefully, some much needed funds to the clemency campaign. This ongoing strategy has been an effective tool in our long term plans. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied me a new trial, or even a fair hearing, so I am asking you to please support and promote these events, as the options for my release are limited. June 25 and 26 1994, Peltier Weekend, is promising to be a major event. We are working with professional organizers and some of today's most popular bands. This type of help is an enormous plus for us, and will ensure our success. I thank you very much for listening to my words and I thank you very much for the support you have given me. And I hope and pray that 1994 will be the year during which we will finally celebrate a long overdue victory. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Leonard Peltier --------- "RE: President to Meet with Native Americans" --------- Date: Thu, 24 Mar 94 10:03 CST From: Kerry Miller Subj: President to Meet with Native Americans (fwd) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) - - - - - Begin forwarded mail - - - - - Delivered-By-The-Graces-Of: The Clinton-Info Program Precedence: Bulk Clinton-Social-Distribution@campaign92.org Date: Wed, 23 Mar 1994 22:37-0500 Subject: 1994-03-23 President Announces Meeting with Native Americans Keywords: Culture, Federalism, Government, Organization, Schedule, Social THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release March 23, 1994 PRESIDENT CLINTON TO HOLD HISTORIC MEETING WITH NATIVE AMERICANS President Clinton will hold an historic meeting with American Indian and Alaska Native tribal leaders at the White House April 29, as part of an ongoing effort to work with tribal nations in trying to develop a sound and responsive domestic policy. This is the first such meeting of all the federally recognized tribal leaders and a sitting President. "I look forward to this historic meeting and to affirming our commitment to strengthening the Nation- to-Nation relationship we have with tribal governments," the President said. As a demonstration of the President's commitment to American Indians, a White House liaison from the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs has spent the last year meeting with tribal leaders, tribal council members, the National Congress of American Indians, the Navajo Nation and tribal affiliated organizations representing Indian Country. The President will host representatives from all federally recognized tribes, 545 in total. The meeting will provide an opportunity for tribal leaders to hear directly from the President about his administration's overall commitment to ensuring American Indian sovereignty and about how the Administration's domestic agenda impacts American Indians. --------- "RE: Chief Wahoo Top Ten List" --------- Date: 22 Mar 94 20:13 PST From: Vince McElhinny Subj: Chief Wahoo Top Ten List Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Greetings from Cleveland, Ohio where we are preparing to spoil Cleveland's National Coming Out Party. On April 4, the Cleveland Baseball Team kicks off its home opener in a brand new publicly subsidized stadium. Team Owner Richard Jacobs has refused to honor the demands of the local Native American community to discontinue the use of the racist Chief Wahoo logo, and the name "Indians". In fact new logos have been introduced to capitalized on the controversy surrounding this issue. As usual the local Native American community's petitions for cultural and racial tolerance have been countered by Corporate Cleveland's relentless profit motive. Most of the cities leaders have stood silently by as David has challenged Goliath. In a conspicuous and embarrassing attempt to prop up Cleveland's image, the opening day celebration will attempt to present a new, more sophisticated image. However, when the cameras are focused they may be surprised what they see. Indigenous and non-indigenous activists from Canada and across the U.S. will participate in a major demonstration to assure that the image of Cleveland that is presented to the national media will include its racist and demeaning legacy against indigenous peoples. On April 4th, beginning at 11:00 am, activists including Russel Means, Vernon Bellecourt, Susan Shown Harjo, Charlene Teeter, and Mike Haney will gather at the new baseball Stadium to remind Clevelanders that cultural respect and dignity are values worth fighting for. Join us on Monday, April 4 if you can. For more information call (216) 631-4767 or via email: vmcelhinny.igc THE TOP TEN REASONS CLEVELAND NEEDS TO KEEP CHIEF WAHOO AS THEIR BASEBALL LOGO: 1. Cleveland can't afford any more brain drain. 2. Trademark rights to Little Black Sambo are tied up in court. 3. Clevelanders take pride in a team that is recognized for its concentration on offense. 4. He's brought the team great luck for the last 40 years --- why stop now? 5. Maybe Ted Turner and Jane Fonda will start coming to games. 6. No, really, the idiot grin is meant as a compliment to Native Americans. 7. Bigotry is one of the scoring categories for All-American City status. 8. Wahoo's burning red face is reminiscent of a long Cleveland tradition with fire. 9. Cleveland doesn't want to lose its Triple-A designation as a "must see" stop on the Midwest Tour of Obsolete Racist Traditions. 10. Hey, why should Cincinnati have all the cultural insensitivity fun? --------- "RE: Okanagan Nation Opposes Arrests" --------- Date: 18 Feb 94 17:17 PST From: cfuv@web.apc.org Subj: Okanagan nation opposes arrests Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The Independent State of Qwa-Ba-Diwa Information Office wishes to pass on the following information. [***PLEASE PUBLICIZE THIS STORY!***CFUV Radio--and, indirectly, the Martlet--is uploading this to computer networks--please pass it along to wherever you can. CFUV is at the University of Victoria, PO Box 3035, Victoria, B.C., V8W 3P3, phone: (604) 721- 8702; fax: (604) 721-8728; e-mail cfuv@sol.uvic.ca] Re: Ken Dennis, SECWEPEMC NATION-SMUGGLING CHARGES On February 4th, 1994 Ken Dennis, a member of the Secwepemc Nation, was arrested and charged on the Osoyoos pipeline under the Canadian Excise Act for smuggling cigarettes from the United States. Mr. Dennis is presently incarcerated at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre (KRCC) for traffic violations. In this instance, it is alleged that Ken Dennis and Raymond Jensen, also a member of the Secwepemc Nation, smuggled $150,000 (street value) worth of cigarettes from the U.S. Bail has been set at $7,500.00, $15,000.00 for surety. Ken Dennis has always supported the traditional system. He is a Pipe carrier and Sundancer for over 17 years. He has stood behind every Sovereignty Movement from Alcatraz to Oka. Again, we would like to take the Sovereignty stand. In that, the only borders for Natives are the traditional boundaries as set out by the Creator and recognized by the Secwepemc and Okanagan Peoples since time immemorial. The borders Ken Dennis crossed are within the traditional territories of the Okanagan Nation. Mr. Dennis therefore asserts that, if any traditional laws were broken, then it is the jurisdiction of the Okanagan and Secwepemc Nations to deal with this matter. Please note, there are two Hereditary Chiefs already in support of Ken and his assertion that, if there is a case to be made, the Sovereign jurisdiction rests solely with the Secwepemc and Okanagan Nations.[Peter Knighton, Speaker for the Office of the Hereditary Chief, INdependent State of Qwa-Ba-Diwa, announced that ISQ supports this position.] On behalf of Ken Dennis, I respectfully request the support of all Hereditary Chiefs and the First Nations Peoples, as caretakers of this Turtle Island, that hold the Sovereign Title and therefore the jurisdiction within our traditional territories. Any assistance in the form of monies, local and media support you could offer would be appreciated. For more information or donations please contact Hayley Bowe/Dennis at telephone (604) 251-1195 Vancouver BC. Yours in Unity, Hayley Bowe/Dennis. ............................................................. Qwa-Ba-Diwa Information Office (Canada): P.O. Box 35015 Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8T 5G2; Fax(604) 629-3815 --------- "RE: Interview with Traditional Chief" --------- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 1994 05:20:37 GMT From: kibby@news.unr.edu (Larry Kibby) Subj: Interview with Traditional Chief Newsgroup: soc.culture.native The Western Shoshone Historic Preservation Society, in an effort to enhance the goals and objectives established towards the preservation and protection of the ceremonial and burial sites of the Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, promoted an interview session with Frank Temoke Sr., the Traditional Chief. This endeavor was to have Chief Temoke designate the traditional areas used by the Western Shoshone in the gathering of Pinenuts, in order to promote an effort of preservation and protection for these pinenut gathering areas, so that they will be safe-guarded from being auctioned off for Christmas Trees or for the commercial harvest of the pinenuts. On February 28, 1994, the Western Shoshone Historic Preservation Society did receive notice from the Battle Mountain District Office of the Bureau of Land Management, that they were in the process of making available for public auction, six commercial Christmas tree harvesting areas and sixteen commercial pinenut harvesting areas in 1994. Chief Temoke, who lives in Ruby Valley, where his great-great- grandfather Old Temoke signed the 1863 Ruby Valley Treaty, did declare certain areas on this date of, March 25, 1994, that the Western Shoshone have traditionally used in the gathering of Pinenuts, before the Elko District Office of the Bureau of Land Management archaeological staff, the Humboldt National Forest, the Elko Daily Free Press and representatives from the Northeastern Nevada Museum. The interview was needed in order to hear from Chief Temoke who is 90 years old, words of tradition and traditional use, so that a form of documentation could be established for future use, so that our youth could view an Elder speaking his traditional language about the way life use to be and how the tradition was used. Chief Temoke did speak about how at times he had spoken to other people, both non-Indian and Indian, who only used Chief Temoke's words for their own monetary gain, and gave nothing in a manner of consideration for his words. Also, some of these people, especially the non-Indians, used Chief Temokes name for personal gain and he has stated, that some of these people he had trusted. The Western Shoshone Historic Preservation Society did request an interview with Chief Temoke, so that in the process of establishing documentation for the National Register of Historic Places, there will be authenticity with all due respect for Chief Temoke. The Elko District Office of the Bureau of Land Management, on June 29, 1993, directed a letter to the Western Shoshone Historic Preservation Society, which stated that approximately 10,000 archaeological sites have been recorded within the Elko County District area and that they estimated that about 10 percent of the sites were significant and would qualify for the National Register. Between June 1989 and June 1993, 27 letters of notification were sent to tribal chairpersons and those interested parties that declared they were representatives of the Western Shoshone, in regard of requesting assistance in identifying areas of religious or traditional use concerns that could be impacted by certain projects and or other activity by either B.L.M., the U.S. Forest Service, Ranching activity and mining activity. Some regard was established, but not enough so as to hinder or promote the preservation and protection those sites having a significant value of importance to the religion and culture of the Western Shoshone. Many sites have been destroyed, vandalized, looted and desecrated and for no justified reason. Both the B.L.M. and Forest Service have stated that Chief Temoke has been in their Offices, but they felt that because he does not speak good english or understand certain statements, that often if not, he just made his remarks and left. Of course, if they would have made an effort to communicate with him, through the use of an interpreter, could have succeeded in an effort to preserve and protect some of these sites. What is even more sad, are those people who feel that at this time, they need to address these religious and cultural issues to establish that they are making an effort to address the traditional areas of the Western Shoshone, though it appears that they are only doing it for one reason, especially with tribal election right around the corner. Already, with the Negotiations that are suppose to be going on between the Government and the Western Shoshone regarding their Claims issue, John Duffy, Chief Counsel for Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, has shown that he has no regard for the Western Shoshone or their manner of approach in respect to their needs. It seems that Secretary Babbitt has listen to certain sources for too long and now the traditional Western Shoshone will have to continue to struggle in order to maintain their traditional rights, regarding their hunting, fishing, gathering and Sacred Grounds. This lengthy battle that is well over a hundred years old, may continue for another hundred years, mainly because the federal government refuses to negotiate in good faith and certain tribal leader's have other interest that directs them away from preserving and protecting their traditional rights. In this day and age, where many Native Americans Indians have converted to the Judeo-Christian Beliefs, and have stated at times that there is no traditional belief or that the traditional belief has no real definition, then the path of the traditional movement will continue to be a long and hard path to travel on. Of course, with such legislation as Senator Daniel Inouye's Bill, the Native American Free Exercise of Religion Act of 1993, hope is within the hearts, souls and minds of those Native American Indians who still practice their traditional ways that were handed down to them. In some way, I know that people like Chief Temoke, feel that those people who think that it is alright to use the tradition and culture for monetary and personal gain, would understand just how sensitive the tradition really is and that there is a strong manner of wisdom, knowledge and understanding within it. People address it as "Spiritual Freedom", but there are Elder's who feel that such a statement reflects a dishonor, in that it makes the tradition appear to be something thought up or carried- over from the sixties. And with people, both Indian and non- Indian using the tradition and culture in any manner they see fit, it is no wonder that the understanding is not taken seriously. Hopefully, society will begin to realize, just how important the tradition is to many of the Native American Indian people who still perform the Sacred Ceremony's in respect of their ancestor's. Maybe someday the voices of life will be justified and a people will begin to realize the pride and dignity of a heritage that does need to be preserved and protected. Before too long, our Elder's, like Chief Temoke will have gone on to join their relation and if we don't seek their knowledge, wisdom and understanding, with them they will take the tradition and culture, to where only a picture and small caption will be all that we have left to relate to. The year 2000 is upon us, it has been a very long time that we have struggled and accomplished the things that we have, now we must continue forth to achieve even higher goals and objectives, so that our youth will prevail with a strong dignity and pride, that reflects an honor towards America's First Slaves, America's First Prisoner's of War, who were placed in America's First Concentration Camps, the reservations. Through higher education and vocational training, we will continue to grow and prosper and the future will be ours. --------- "RE: Creating America's First InterTribal Park" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 94 16:18:01 MST (-0700) From: Michele Lord Subj: Creating America's First InterTribal Park Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK P.O. Box 485, Bemidji MN 56601-0485 PH: 218-751-4967 *^*^*^ ALERT ^*^*^* cp: InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council March 24, 1994 9:33 PM Friends, We have received notice that the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council (ITSWC) is preparing testimony before the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, proposing legislation to appropriate $1.2 million to acquire 3,800 acres of land from Trust for Public Land through the BIA, and place this land in Trust Status with the US government, for the ITSWC. I.E.N. is asking that you send letters of support to the House Subcommittee and your Congressperson for the establishment of the first InterTribal Wilderness Park in the world! The park would be managed by California Indian people while still being open to the public. (See attachment) Send letters to: Send support letters to: House Appropriations I.T.S.W.C Subcommittee on Interior Hawk Rosales, Program Coord. and Related Agencies 190 Ford Rd. #333 Chair: Sidney R. Yates Ukiah CA 95482 707-485-8744 707-485-1247 fax Calif. Rep. Ron Packard 2161 Rayburn House Office Bldg. Washington DC 20515 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Attachment: INTERTRIBAL SINKYONE WILDERNESS COUNCIL 190 Ford Rd. #333, Ukiah CA 95482 (707) 485-8744 Creating America's First InterTribal Park Prepared for: Congress of the United States-House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Affairs Submitted by: InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness (ITSWC), March 8, 1994 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ISSUE: Sinkyone InterTribal Wilderness Land Acquisition - The InterTribal Sinkyone Council (ITSWC) is proposing legislation to appropriate $1,200,000 to acquire a 3,800 acre parcel from Trust for Public Land through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and place this land into Trust Status with the United States government, for the ITSWC. - ITSWC is a non-profit consortium of ten federally recognized California Indian Tribes including: Coyote Valley, Hopland, Pinoleville, Sherwood Valley, Round Valley, Potter Valley, Redwood Valley, Robinson, Hoopa and Trinidad Rancheria. - ITSWC is requesting a congressional appropriation for the establishment of America's first InterTribal Wilderness Park, to be managed by California Indians, and open to the public. - The acquisition of a 3,800 acre parcel along California's "Lost Coast" from the Trust for Public Land, adjoining the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, will be the initial phase in the protection and restoration of Sinkyone ancestral homelands by combining traditional Indian land uses with contemporary environmental restoration techniques. This land is slated to be sold by December 31, 1994. Position of major constituencies; - Due to ITSWC's continued commitment, including restoration projects, educational and cultural activities, and collaboration with the academic and scientific community, the Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the California State Coastal Conservancy (responsible for the current management and eventual sale of the 3,800 acre TPL parcel), support ITSWC's plan to purchase the land and establish an InterTribal Park. - California Congressman Dan Hamburg, within whose district the Sinkyone Project is located, strongly endorses the ITSWC's plan to purchase this land and establish the Park. InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council Contact: Hawk Rosales, Program Coordinator 190 Ford Rd. #333 Ukiah CA 95482 707-485-8744 707-485-1247 (fax) InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council is a non-profit consortium of California Indian Tribes - Native Stewardship - Cultural Preservation - Watershed Rehabilitation & Management - Ecology Education ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Posted for Indigenous Environmental Network by Alpha Institute ~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*+ "When we walk upon Mother Earth, we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground. We never forget them." -Oren Lyons, Onondaga Nation ~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~ milo@scicom.alphacdc.com Michele Lord Alpha Institute +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ ------- "RE: Native American Arts and Craft Business Guide on Disk" ------- Date: 26 Mar 94 05:59:17 GMT From: otter@manido.alphai.org (Turtle Heart) Subj: Native American Arts and Craft Business Guide on Disk via NetCom Internet e-mail From American Indian Computer Art Project: The Indian Arts and Crafts Board publishes in paper a guide and directory to Native American owned and operated arts and artists. We (AICAP) are currently working on converting this valuable guide to the computer. It contains a comprehensive listing and is invaluable for any serious collector of tribal arts; it is also a great guide to have available on vacations as it describes some really great shops. Information is complete, including telephone numbers and so forth. This guide is being offered on a subscription basis on 3.5 inch floppy disk in REPLICA format which is supported by MACs and WINDOWS (viewer is included). Cost: $8.00 postage paid. Please specify MAC or WINDOWS: from Moon Dreaming Thunder PO BOX 111 Johannesburg CA 93528-0111 619-374-2208 Turtle Heart otter@manido.alphai.org scicom!manido!otter Ahnishinabe: American Indian Computer Art Project --------- "RE: Tradition and Religious Freedom" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 04:54:45 GMT From: kibby@news.unr.edu (Larry Kibby) Subj: TRADITION Newsgroup: alt.native March 23, 1994, Senate Bill 1021, Native American Free Exercise of Religion Act of 1993, a bill to ensure religious freedom to all Native American Indians, was to be brought before the Committee on Indian Affairs by the Honorable Senator Daniel Inouye, who promoted this legislation on May 25,1993, and further action was to be established for the bill, so that the Traditional Properties of the Tribes could be strengthened. Many people have questioned this bill, and many people have wondered why the Native American Indian people are turning their back on the Judeo-Christian Belief after all these years. Down through the years, many of the Indian people were converted to various religions to where today, they still continue to practice their belief, no matter whether it be catholic, protestant, Mormon or what, these people will not adjust to this issue, but they know of it and where it comes from. The past is understood, with the beatings, tortures and killings that was directed in part to destroy the tradition and the culture, so that there would be no trace left of a unique way of life. Words and statements have been spoken, over and over again, about how the Indian was defeated, therefore the Indian should stay defeated and no effort should be made to give anything back to them. Though the history has been written and documented in favor of those words and statements, the Native American Indian, still clings to a tradition and culture and if not for such bills as the Native American Free Exercise of Religion Act of 1993 and such people as Senator Inouye, who took a moment to understand us, is why the tradition and culture will be passed on to the next generation, tomorrow's youth, our leader's of a better future. Western Shoshone Historic Preservation Society Attn: Larry Kibby, Consultant/Director 1545 Silver Eagle Drive Elko, Nevada 89801 (702) 738-7070 --------- "RE: New books on Native Peoples " --------- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 16:20:38 -0500 (EST) From: kd4dts!nanovx!emory!gnosys.svle.ma.us!NativeNet Subj: New books on Native peoples Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) This is the latest bunch of books on Native peoples received by the University of Pittsburgh's Hillman Library. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< MESSENGERS OF THE GODS: TRIBAL ELDERS REVEAL THE ANCIENT WISDOM OF THE EARTH / by James Cowan. New York: Bell Tower, 1993. GRAND ENDEAVORS OF AMERICAN INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHY / By Paula Richardson Fleming. Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. ANTHROPOLOGY, PUBLIC POLICY AND NATIVE PEOPLES IN CANADA / By Noel Dyck. Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1993. SACRED ENCOUNTERS : FATHER DE SMET AND THE INDIANS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST / By Jacqueline Peterson. Norman : University Of Oklahoma Press, 1993. SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN JEWELRY / By Dexter Cirillo. New York : Abbeville Press, 1992. TURQUOISE TRAIL : NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY AND CULTURE OF THE SOUTHWEST / By Carol Karasik. New York : Abrams, 1993. MISSIONARY CONQUEST : THE GOSPEL AND NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL GENOCIDE / By George E. Tinker. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 1993. WOMEN OF THE NATIVE STRUGGLE : PORTRAITS AND TESTIMONY OF NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN / By Ronnie Farley. New York : Orion Books, 1993. CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE DOMAIN OF THE CALUSA / By William H. Marquardt. University of Florida, Institute of Archaeology and Paleoenvironmental Studies, 1992. AFTER THE TRAIL OF TEARS : THE CHEROKEE'S STRUGGLE FOR SOVEREIGNTY, 1839-1880 / By William G. McLoughlin. Chapel HIll, NC : University of North Carolina Press, 1993. NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION, 1877-1900 / By Orlan J. Svingen. Niwot, CO : University Press of Colorado, 1993. NEW RESOURCE WARS : NATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRUGGLES AGAINST MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS / By Al Gedicks. Boston : South End Press, 1993. CROW AND THE EAGLE : A TRIBAL HISTORY FROM LEWIS AND CLARK TO CUSTER / By Keith W. Algier. Caldwell, Idaho : Caxton Printers, 1993. SUN DANCE / photography and text by Michael Crummett. Helena, MT : Flacon Press, 1993. STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS OF METIS ETHNICITY : AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, AND HISTORICAL STUDY / By David Burley. Vermillion, SD : University of South Dakota Press, 1992. REFLECTIONS OF THE WEAVER'S WORLD : THE GLORIA F. ROSS COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY NAVAJO WEAVING / By Ann Lane Hedlund. Denver : Denver Art Museum, 1992. LAST WARRIOR : PETER MACDONALD AND THE NAVAJO NATION / By Peter MacDonald. New York : Orion Books, 1993. TALKING INDIAN : REFLECTIONS ON SURVIVAL AND WRITING / By Anna Lee Walters. Ithaca, NY : Firebrand Books, 1992. LAW OF THE MOTHER : PROTECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND PROTECTED AREAS / By Elizabeth Kemf. Sierra Club Books, 1993. ECONOMICS AND THE DREAMTIME : A HYPOTHETICAL HISTORY / By Noel G. Butlin. Cambridge; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993. COLONIALISM ON TRIAL : INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS AND THE GITKSAN WET'SWET'EN SOVEREIGNTY CASE / By Don Monet. Philadelphia : New Society Publishers, 1992. LEGACY : INDIAN TREATY RELATIONSHIPS / By Richard Price. Edmonton, Alberta : Plains Publishing, 1991. SACAJAWEA & CO. : THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY FICTIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN WOMAN AND FELLOW CHARACTERS : A STUDY OF GENDER AND RACE / By Asebrit Sundquist. Oslo, Norway : Solum Forlag, 1991. RED CLAY : POEMS & STORIES / By Linda Hogan. Greenfield Center, NY : Greenfield Review Press, 1991. LEARNING FROM EAGLE, LIVING WITH COYOTE / By Tsimmu. New York : Orion Books, 1993. NEW VOICES IN NATIVE AMERICAN LITERARY CRITICISM / By Arnold Krupat. Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. WORKING MEN : STORIES / By Michael Dorris. New York : Henry Holt, 1993. DEATH OF BERNADETTE LEFTHAND : A NOVEL / By Ronald B. Querry. Santa Fe : Red Crane Books, 1993. WAPAPI AKONUTOMAKONOL = THE EAMPUN RECORDS : WABANAKI TRADITIONAL LAWS / Bu Lewis Mitchell. University of New Brunswick, Micmac-Maliseet Institute, 1990. ELLA DELORIA'S IRON HAWK / By Julian Rice. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1993. @KISKINAHAMAW AKAN- ACIMOWINISA : STUDENT STORIES / by Freda Ahenakew. Winnipeg : Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics, 1989. LANGUAGE, HISTORY, AND IDENTITY : ETHNOLINGUISTIC STUDIES OF THE ARIZONA TEWA / By Paul V. Kroskrity. Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1993. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lisa A. Mitten 207 Hillman Library Social Sciences Bibliographer University of Pittsburgh FAX: 412-648-1245 Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Internet: lmitten@vms.cis.pitt.edu 412-648-7723 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Human beings were invented by water as a device for transporting itself from one place to another." (from THE PITT NEWS, student paper at the University of Pittsburgh) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++