_ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' 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 016 O o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 16 April 1994 O o O ( N E W S ) O This issue contains articles from NATIVE-L and NATCHAT Mailing 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 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. "Try to do something for your people -- something difficult. Have pity on your people and love them. If a man is poor, help him. Give him and his family food, give them whatever they ask for. If there is discord among your people, intercede. "Take your sacred pipe and walk into their midst. Die if necessary in your attempt to bring about reconciliation. Then, when order has been restored and they see you lying dead on the ground still holding your sacred pipe, the symbol of peace and reconciliation, then assuredly they will know that you have been a real chief." __ Winnebago lesson +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! This issue is painful for me. It contains many accusations between brothers. I have been asked before why Wotanging Ikche contains articles supporting one group in a discussion, then the other side of the same discussion in the same or a following issue. I will tell you this. Wotanging Ikche is not mine. It is a thing I do for the people and only the people can decide what to believe. To make a decision the people must know all that is said. It is my prayer there will be no need to include two sides or more between brothers and sisters on the Red Road. It is my prayer all the First People will stand as one and work to close the hoop. Until these prayers are answered the people must be see where the hoop is broken. Hau! That is all I have to say. Mitaquye Oyasin! Night Owl ------------------ clip here for news feature -- 8< ----------- --------- "RE: Planning for Posterity" --------- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 94 16:05 -0500 From: A.HOROVITCH Suzan Horovitch (Sosa;n) Subj: PLANNING FOR POSTERITY GE Electronic Mail Reprinted with the kind permission of the Editor: Ann Cleary Canadian Organic Growers Down to Earth Newsletter: Ottawa Region March/April 1994 PLANNING FOR POSTERITY It is traditional in some societies to consider the interests of the next seven generations whenever decisions are being made. A new 144 pp paperback book by Mike Nickerson - PLANNING FOR SEVEN GENERATIONS; GUIDEPOSTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURES- develops this theme. It suggests we have the choice between reorganizing our world and making sustainability our goal or continuing to strive for ever-increasing material growth. Dr. David Pimental, an ecologist from Cornell University, in a recent study, considers that unless world population is slashed by two - thirds or more by 2,100 we have no choice! He suggests that if current population trends continue the result will be an apocalyptic world scene of 'absolute misery, poverty, disease and starvation.' Mike Nickerson gives us a blueprint for action in a new direction for humankind both collectively and personally to prevent further damage to the earth and ourselves. We have to learn that our purpose is not to control nature but to learn to live in harmony with her and each other with a minimalist approach to use of non-renewable resources. What we now have can be used for the well-being of everyone in the world if we approach what we do with future generations in mind. A stable population will provide the groundwork for the actions we must take to create a sustainable world. Although the book is small in size ( but not in content) , an index would have been useful. It's worth your attention. PLANNING FOR SEVEN GENERATIONS can be obtained for $4.95 from GUIDEPOSTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, P. O. Box 374, Merrickville, ON. K0G 1N0 --------- "RE: Alcatraz" --------- Date: Mon, 09 Apr 94 15:57 -0500 From: NATURISTS NATURIST SOCIETY Subj: Alcatraz GE Electronic Mail Night Owl! Hi - I'm hoping you can help me. I would like the following to be included in the next Native American News, if possible. I was also hoping that you might be able to see that it gets on the Internet (soc.cultural.native). I don't have access but thought that you might be able to help me get this more widely distributed. Thank you. Friends -- I am writing to solicit your help. This November will mark the 25th anniversary of the occupation of Alcatraz Island by the Indians of All Nations. I work as an Interpretive (National Park) Ranger on Alcatraz and am working on putting together some sort of exhibit in conjunction with the anniversary. We hope to eventually have a permanent exhibit interpreting the occupation. We DON'T want this exhibit to represent the government's view of events, which is why I write you. What we are looking for is personal remembrances, photographs, documents, --- anything having to do with the occupation. This would include your feelings about what occurred (even if you weren't directly involved) -- how the occupation affected you, etc. Letters talking about your perception of its impact on history or your life would be a wonderful. If you can help us out, please contact me by mail at: Golden Gate National Recreation Area Fort Mason, Building 201 San Francisco, CA 94121 ATTN: Craig Glassner/Alcatraz or e-mail me at: c.glassner@environet.org Original copies/documents would not be necessary - copies (which we would pay to produce if necessary) would be fine. All items received would be added to our archives for the future. Thank you. --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - offline" --------- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 94 22:00 -0500 From: JANS Janet Smith (Evening Star) Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows not previously posted to Mailing Lists NATCHAT or NATIVE-L GE Electronic Mail =Powwows= From: tom kunesh--FIDONET Subject: Rally to preserve Moccasin Bend -= PUBLIC RALLY =- -=- TO PRESERVE MOCCASIN BEND -=- -= and to stop all further proposed construction =- = saturday, May 14th = - 2:00 pm - -= Chattanooga National Cemetery =- -= PUBLIC INVITED!! =- Native American speakers, Veterans, Civil War groups, Preservationist & Environmentalists, Political representatives, ... -=- SAVE THE BEND!! -=- 3:00 Parade to Battery Place --site of the 1838 U.S. Concentration Camp of Cherokee Native Americans for the Racial Cleansing/"Removal", then to Ross' Landing =-= LET YOUR PRESENCE BE HEARD!! =-= -sponsored by the Chattanooga InterTribal Association (CITA) fyi: Moccasin Bend is the site of well over 2,000 native american burials, over 1100 of which have been dug up and looted for burial urns and blades for sale on the growing national and international native american artifacts market, especially in Japan and Germany. the Hamilton County Commissioners and the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, want to develop the public land on Moccasin Bend to create tourist attractions and upper-middle-class condominiums in this ancient (National Register of Historic Places) native american land. the Chattanooga InterTribal Association is dedicated to preserving the native american burial grounds in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, and to working with local, state, national, and international organizations in recovering the native american heritage and influence that was removed from land of the Cherokee and Creek. what can -YOU- do? 1) join us, come to Chattanooga for the Rally. 2) boycott Chattanooga and let our state and local politicians know it, and that you're disgusted with their money-grubbing land-development schemes, and that tax money should be spent on raising the level of education in Tennessee (third lowest in the nation) rather than on money-making theme parks. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Contributed by Jim Casto, j.casto@genie.geis.com The "Event Calendar" for the entire state of Oregon is now available by calling 1-800-547-7842. I have extracted the Events I feel may be of interest to those reading this newsletter. In the following list, all towns/cities are located in Oregon and the telephone area code for the entire state is 503 and I have included a couple of 800 numbers. If you see an item of particular interest to you, holler at me and perhaps I can tell you more about it or get more information for you without you having to make a long distance call. -=-= May 12-Sept 30 - Navajo Textiles - Salem - 585-7012 May 16-22 - Native American Celebration - Salem - 364-6818 The preceding includes the Miss Indian Oregon Pageant on the 16th, the Native American Designers Fashion Show on the 19th and the Indian Dancing Competition and Pow Wow the 20th though the 22nd. May 21-22 - All Indian Rodeo - Tygh Valley - 544-3371 May 21-22 - 7th Annual Rogue Valley Intertribal Pow Wow- Ashland - 535-6031 June 1-30 - Exhibit: Native American Plant Remedies - Baker City - 523-1845 June 17-19 - Native American Pow Wow - Portland - 630-5195 or 788-9360 June 18-19 - Annual Indian Nations Cowboy Art Celebration - Portland - 665-1925 or 1-800-824-8311. (This is not just an art show. There will be drumming, dancing, live demonstrations, storytelling and traditional food.) June 24-26 - Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days - Warm Springs - 553-3217 June 25-26 - Coquille Indians Native American Salmon Bake - 1-800-622-5869 July 19-21 - Tribal Treaty Days, Pow Wow and Rodeo - Chiloquin - 783-2218 or 783-7166 Sept 1-22 - Exhibit: American Indian Realism - Baker City - 523-1845 Sept 3-5 - Intertribal Powwow - Lebanon - 258--6193 Sept 14-17 - Happy Canyon Days - Pendelton - 800-457-6336 or 276-2553 The preceding is in conjunction with the Pendelton Round-Up Rodeo. There are a couple other events that I am not _real_ sure about as to Native American activity/influence, but if anyone is particularly interested, I can try and find out more. April 8-May 7 - Exhibit: 'Eternal Faces-Eternal Voices-Ancient Wisdom' Cottage Grove - 942-2827 May 7 - Reservation Relay Race - Warm Springs - 553-3243 July 15-17 - Modoc Gathering - Klamath Falls - 533-2656 July 29-31 - Chief Joseph Days - Joseph - 432-1015 August 20 - Wasux Pow Wow - The Dalles - 296-2231 Sept 17 - Indian Style Salmon Bake - Depoe Bay - 765-2889 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= From the Michigan Commission on Native Affairs (thanks to Mike and Marta!) April 16-17 Red Road Traditional Benefit Powwow Dowagiac MI Info: 616-621-2967 April 22-23 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow Albuquerque, NM Info: 1-800-551-6291 April 30-May 1 American Indian Council, Inc., Traditional Powwows Lebanon, Indiana Info: 317-482-3315 From News From Indian Country April 16-17 Southwest Nations Las Cruces, NM Info: 505-646-4207 April 22-23 4th Raleigh Powwow State Fair Grounds, Raleigh, NC Info: 919-257-5383 April 23-24 Native American Festival Little Rock, AR Info: 800-228-0936 April 30-May 1 Native American Cultural Festival Lakeland, FL Info: 813-293-5481 Send notices of forthcoming powwows, conferences and gatherings to: jans@genie.geis.com gars@netcom.com ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ all items below this line have already been distributed by our brother, Gary Trujillo, via the NATIVE-L or NATCHAT mailing lists. --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - online" --------- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 94 22:00 -0500 From: JANS Janet Smith (Evening Star) Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows already posted to Mailing Lists NATCHAT or NATIVE-L GE Electronic Mail =Powwows= Original Sender: GBVAXA.UWGB.EDU!444867SW Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Indigenous Environmental Awareness Conference University of Wisconsin-Green Bay April 28, 29, 30, 1994 THURSDAY, APRIL 28: 9:00am - Location: Ecumenical Center Opening Ceremony/Opening Remarks -Susan Daniels, Inter-Tribal Student Council -Randy Cornelius 10:00am - Steve Dodge, Tribal Environmental Liaison, USEPA -Environmental Sovereignty issues, tribal environmental ordinances, Clean Air and Water Acts LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 1:00pm - Location: Rose Hall Auditorium Al Gedicks, Professor of Sociology, UW-LaCrosse 3:00pm - John Griffin and Ken VanZile, Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa Community 5:00pm - Open for discussion groups. FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1994 9:00am - Location: Ecumenical Center Jackie Smith, Environmental Manager, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin 10:45am - Walt Bresette, Native Rights Activist, Community Organizer, Environmentalist, Lecturer and Author LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 1:30pm - Panel, Menominee Tribal Delegation -Hilary Waukau, Vice-chairman, Menominee Tribal Legislature -Kim Menominee, Menominee Land Use Office -Louis Hawpetoss, Menominee Planning Office -John Koss, Menominee Planning Office SATURDAY, APRIL 30 1:00pm - Location: Ecumenical Center Menominee Tribal Singers and Dancers -Woodland songs and dances 3:00pm - Denise Sweet, White Earth Chippewa, Assistant Professor, Humanistic Studies, Literature and Language, and American Indian Studies 6:30pm - Location: Phoenix Sports Center Second Annual Spring Renewal Pow-wow Grand Entry at 6:30pm Original Sender: "Dana Gray" Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Human Dimensions of Global Ecological Change: A symposium sponsored by The UGA Anthropology Association in conjunction with the Department of Anthropology and the Institute of Ecology Date: April 15 - 16, 1994 Place: Institute of Ecology Auditorium, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 More information: Stephanie Brown, Department of Anthropology, UGA (706) 542-3922 e-mail: anthro@uga.cc.uga.edu Friday 15, 1994 Morning Session: "Learning From the Past" 8:30 - 9:00 Coffee available 9:00 - 9:15 Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Robert Rhoades 9:15 -10:00 Presentation: Dr. Carole Crumley "Global Historical Ecology" 10:00 - 10:45 Presentation: Greg Keyes "Reconstructing Southeastern Prehistoric Agriculture: Implications for Ecological Research" 10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 - 12:30 "Learning from the Past" Panel Discussion facilitated by Dr. Stephen Kowalewski with participants Dr. George Brook, Dr. Carole Crumley, Dr. Charles Hudson and Greg Keyes 12:30 - 2:00 Lunch Break Afternoon Session: " Learning from Indigenous Cultures" 2:00 - 2:45 Presentation: Dr. Anna Tsing "Magic and Management in Indonesia's Rainforest" 2:45 - 3:30 Presentation: Charles Zerner "Property Rights and Community Based Management of Resources: International, National, and Local Controversies" 3:30 - 3:45 Break 3:45 - 5:00 "Learning from Indigenous Cultures" Panel Discussion facilitated by Dr. Peter Brosius with participants Dr. Virginia Nazarea-Sandoval, Dr. Anna Tsing, and Charles Zerner 5:00 - 7:00 Dinner Break 7:00 - 8:00 Keynote Lecture: Dr. Emilio Moran "Deforestation and Regrowth in the Amazon Basin" 8:00 - 9:00 Wine and Cheese Reception Saturday, April 16 Morning Session: "Solving Problems in Global Change: The Challenge to the Ecological Sciences" 9:00 - 9:45 Presentation: Dr. Eugene Odum " The History of Ecology at Georgia" 9:45 - 10:15 Presentation: Dr. Shirley Fiske "Anthropological Differences for Environmental Issues" 10:15 - 10:45 Break 10:45 - 12:15 "Solving Problems in Global Change: The Challenge to the Ecological Sciences" Panel Discussion facilitated by Dr. Robert Rhoades with participants Dr. Ronald Carroll, Dr. Shirley Fiske, Dr. Emilio Moran, and Dr. Eugene Odum 4:00- 8:00 Potluck Picnic at " Rivers of Time" Farm, Everyone is invited to attend. All presentations will be held in the Ecology Auditorium Dana Gray, Graduate Secretary, Department of Anthropology, Baldwin Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-1619, (706) 542-3962, Fax: (706) 542-3998, Internet: dgray@sherlock.dac.uga.edu --------- "RE: Walk for Justice... " --------- Date: Sat, 09 Apr 94 21:58:12 EDT From: aol.com!isanyati Subj: Walk for Justice... Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) I have recently spoken with Leonard and the whole problem is that a series of papers were put in front of him to sign which he did with out reading now I am sure he has learned a good lesson on this one and he has stated that Dennis and him are brothers and he had no knowledge of the letter that was posted till after the fact. I think the whole problem comes down to there are to many whites running the LPDC and I am not bashing the help of the whites but we as Indian people can not rely on others to do what we must do we have to take care of our own first and then welcome others into the circle that is not happening right now with all the bs going on with AIM etc. --------- "RE: NFIC - Autonomous AIM Tribunal Article" --------- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 94 15:39:57 -0500 From: LISA STALNAKER HELLWIG Subj: NFIC - Autonomous AIM Tribunal Article Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) March 26, 1994 San Rafael, CA Shelley Davis Special to the Times (Reprinted with Permission) San Rafael, Calif. - An International panel of Indigenous peoples found Vernon and Clyde Bellecourt guilty of subversion of the American Indian Movement, and Clyde Bellecourt guilty of the use, sale and/or distribution of drugs and/or alcohol to American Indian people at the Tribunal of the Autonomous Chapters of the American Indian Movement, March 27, 1994. The panel recessed the Tribunal until September when the Tribunal will reconvene in Minneapolis at the Bellecourts invitations, according to the statement released by the panel. The Bellecourt sentences have been deferred until that time in which the Tribunal is complete. Clyde and Vernon, co-directors of the National American Indian Movement, Inc, were found guilty of Subversion of the American Indian Movement (AIM), its principles and activities. After hearing the oral testimony of about one dozen witnesses, and after receiving documentation, the panel was convinced the Bellecourts were guilty of the "deliberate and/or reckless undermining of a legitimate source of authority and decision making; which includes deliberate and/or reckless efforts to divide and/or discredit those dedicated to the liberation of the American Indian peoples," as defined as subversion in the Bellecourts indictments. Clyde Bellecourt was found guilty of the Use, sale and/or distribution of drugs and alcohol to American Indian people, according to the panel statement. The statement said, "Testimony with enough effect has been presented to this panel that we have no doubt that Clyde Bellecourt has used, sold and continues the distribution of drugs and alcohol to the American Indian people." It also states the panel found he "has distributed the drugs and alcohol to persons regardless of their youth in a direct and gross misuse of their trust." "We unanimously believe that this behavior is abusive, ongoing and reprehensible. How can we expect our children to grow up continuing this genocidal model," the panel stated. Those two charges were then closed for any further discussion to the Tribunal. Only one other charge was presented to the panel of the original seven charges against the Bellecourts. The statement claimed that video tape, testimony and documents provided showed an "insidious pattern" which the panel stated is of such significant consequence they requested the assistance of an internationally recognized body which is capable of providing independent collaborating evidence to the allegations in Charge Four. Charge Four against the Bellecourts is "Espionage against Indigenous Nations." The panel consisted of Don Grinde, a member of AIM since the 1970's; Dian Million, Athabascan, member of AIM since 1973; Regina Br4ave, Lakota, longtime member of AIM; Sharon Venne, Cree from Canada and not a member of Autonomous AIM or N-AIM; and Joe Locust, Cherokee, longtime member of AIM and presiding elder of the panel. The prosecution included Russell Means, Lakota, longtime activist, assisted by JoAnn Wilkerson, Cherokee; and prosecution assistant Bob Robideau, Anishinabe; Ward Churchill, Cherokee descendant; and Glenn Morris, Shawnee. The panel included that Clyde Bellecourt accepted the jurisdiction of the Tribunal after he had asked to participate in the presence of the Pipe. In the message he delivered to the "California Gathering", Bellecourt conveyed that it is fitting such a gathering be held in Minneapolis and all complaints by those who have participated in the Movement be heard and considered by all those assembled at "this" time (during the 27th Anniversary at Fort Snelling). The Tribunal Panel accepted the invitation. When Clyde Bellecourt came into the Tribunal with supporters and representatives from Minneapolis, he suggested that the participants and observers form a circle. After the circle was formed, the Minneapolis representatives said they were sent with a Pipe. The Pipe for the Tribunal, which had been ceremonially prepared by longtime activist George Martin, had already been loaded and was on the table ready for those testifying. "Your honors, one of the reasons for this Tribunal is because of the disruptive tactics of the accused," said Means. "And this a perfect example of disruptive tactics, Bogarting their way in here telling us how to pray and how to be Indians." "I resent the disrespect they have shown for the Tribunal and for these pipes here," Means added. "This tribunal has been called for exactly this tactic. Joe Locust allowed the Minneapolis delegation to continue in their ceremony and asked those not wishing to participate to leave the room. "We should not use the Pipe as divisive instrument," said Robideau. "You are disrespecting the Pipe that you have brought here today by misusing it." Robideau walked over to Bill Means, Lakota, and asked, "Is this right, Bill?" as he pointed to the Minneapolis Pipe. Bill Means did not answer, but rather dropped his head and averted his eyes. After opening statements by Russell Means and Clyde Bellecourt, the Tribunal began. When Tribunal finished his statement, saying that he did not come to participate in the "mock Tribunal", the delegation loaded up their ceremonial items and left the building. Means called Bellecourt's statement "nothing more than dysfunctional Indian rhetoric." The Minneapolis delegation re-entered the building, but after the panel acknowledged Bellecourt was not sent as a defender for his brother Vernon, the delegation left the Tribunal completely. Vernon Bellecourt has stated on numerous occasions that he did not recognize the Tribunal. As he was leaving, Clyde said the Tribunal was worse than a kangaroo court because kangaroos could do a better job. The Tribunal was conducted at the Dominican College in San Rafael, California on March 26 and 27, with national and international representatives present. It will reconvene in Minneapolis in early September. --------- "RE: AIM Leader Attacked" --------- Date: Wed, 06 Apr 94 10:44:24 PST From: Phil Duran Subj: AIM Leader Attacked Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The following faxed release came from California AIM, who wants it distributed as widely as possible. -- phil d. ------------------------------------------------------------------ *** URGENT *** *** URGENT *** *** URGENT *** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ................................March 28, 1994 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO PROFESSORS ATTACK AMERICAN INDIAN WOMAN AT PRESS CONFERENCE o AIM Leader Suffers Fractured Wrist o Ward Churchill Spits in the Face of Wounded Indian Elder At approximately 10:45 on Monday Morning, March 28, 1994, Carole Standing Elk, longtime Board Member of the National American Indian Movement and Director of California AIM, was violently attacked and physically battered by Ward Churchill and Marie Annette Jaimes, both professors at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mrs. Standing Elk and three other Indian women - all grandmothers and members of AIM, including Mrs. Standing Elk's 88-year-old mother, Mrs. Barbara Eastman, a traditional Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota elder from Sisseton, South Dakota - were attempting to leave the exclusive San Franciso Press Club, which they had entered to attend a press conference scheduled by Mr. Churchill, Ms. Jaimes and several of their associates. Churchill and Jaimes's group were expected to announce the results of a scandalous "tribunal" that this group had staged the previous two days, wherein this group had purported to "convict" AIM co-founder Clyde Bellecourt and National AIM Director Vernon Bellecourt of "complicity in genocide" and other sensational charges. As Mrs. Standing Elk and the three other Indian women were exiting from the Press Club doorway, Jaimes leaped at Mrs. Standing Elk from behind, knocking off Mrs. Standing Elk's eyeglasses, and began hitting Mrs. Standing Elk in the face and clawing at the victim while shouting obscenities, leaving Mrs. Standing Elk with a fractured bone in her wrist and open wounds on her face and arm. Jaimes was immediately restrained by a nearby San Francisco police officer; and as Mrs. Standing Elk was attempting to recover from this violent, unprovoked attack, Ward Churchill lunged toward Mrs. Standing Elk from where he had been standing near the street curb, leaned over the victim, and spit in Mrs. Standing Elk's face. Both Mr. Churchill and Ms. Jaimes were detained by the police for violently attacking Mrs. Standing Elk. This incident is the latest in a series of vicious attacks on American Indian people and AIM leaders coordinated and supervised by Ward Churchill, who recently has been exposed by the national Indian press as a non-Indian fraudulently posing as a "radical Indian activist" for purpose of marketing his writings and artwork to an unsuspecting public. Presently, Churchill is under investigation by the administration of the University of Colorado for falsely representing himself as an Indian to the university and the public, and for his long history of violent and threatening conduct toward American Indian people and AIM leaders. In November 1993, Mr. Churchill and his associate Glenn Morris, a professor of political science at the University of Colorado at Denver, were permanently expelled from AIM and all AIM chapters by unanimous vote of AIM's National Board of Directors because of these two individuals' many years of manipulative and subversive activities "misdirecting, disrupting, and sowing division in order to discredit and neutralize the leadership of the American Indian Movement." Churchill and Morris's involvement with the International Indian Treaty Council had been similarly severed in 1986 in a strongly worded directive issued by that organization's leadership because of Churchill and Morris's "extremely divisive and damaging" activities. American Indian Movement leaders believe that this violent attack on Mrs. Standing Elk by Marie Annette Jaimes and Ward Churchill is in retaliation for Mrs. Standing Elk's role in forwarding information concerning AIM's serious grievances against Churchill to the office of Judith Albino, president of the University of Colorado. For more information, contact AIM National Director Vernon Bellecourt at 612-721-3914 (Fax 612-721-7826), or California AIM Director Carole Standing Elk at 415-474-9373 (Fax 415-474-0511). end-end-end-end-end --------- "RE: Response to AIM Leader Attacked" --------- Date: 10 Apr 1994 18:55:36 -0600 From: kayoshk@unm.edu (Dave) Subj: Response to AIM Leader Attacked Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) This whole AIM thing is too political for my blood. I have refused to join for a long time because of this. One paper saying one thing another saying something different. The FACT is, that this stupidity is doing NOTHING for the Indian people. It's causing a lot of heartache for no real reason. I'm pooling my energy into organizations that do more than bitch about a problem, and that actually DOES something for Indian Country (IDLA, IIDN, etc.) I give up.... Dave Kayoshk Kayoshk@eros.unm.edu Turtle Clan Kayoshk@bootes.unm.edu Seneca Nation (Cattaraugus) (bitnet) Kayoshk@UNMB Haudenosaunee --------- "RE: Oneida Nation Hotel Under Construction" --------- Date: Thu, 7 Apr 1994 09:54:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Oneida Indian Nation Subj: Oneida Nation Hotel Under Construction Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) NEWS -- NEWS -- NEWS March 30, 1994 For Immediate Release NEW HOTEL, RV VILLAGE DIVERSIFY NATION ENTERPRISES ONEIDA INDIAN NATION TERRITORY, via Oneida, NY --The people who rebuilt their Nation from scratch now are building what may become the premier hotel facility -- and one of the most celebrated architectural innovations -- in New York State. New details of enterprise diversification -- as well as architectural models of finished construction -- to take place at Turning Stone in Verona, NY, were unveiled at a news conference today by the Oneida Indian Nation of New York. Nation Representative and Enterprises Chief Executive Officer Ray Halbritter explained how the new projects represent far more than simply new buildings or add-ons to the Nation's casino. The hotel and RV park initiate Turning Stone's transformation from a stand-alone casino to a destination resort complex, and signal the beginning of a diversification from gaming and smokeshops into more traditional business, Halbritter said. "These expansions clarify beyond any doubt the Nation's demonstrated ability and ingenuity as a state wide economic player and enterprise innovator. The Oneida People are showing that we are developing our Nation's potential in a way that enhances life for our People, and not only complements, but benefits the entire region." The projects, initiated 10 months into Turning Stone's first year of operation as New York State's only legal casino, will add at least 225 full and part-time jobs and create many millions in new construction work for area firms, Halbritter said. The cost of both projects combined is $30 million. The accommodations will provide a long-awaited boost to the region's tourism industry as they expand Turning Stone's drawing power as an overnight destination, creating spin-off tourism interest and activity to the benefit of neighboring attractions and businesses throughout the entire region, Halbritter added. "Our architect, Douglas Cardinal, is a genius, and the hotel is a fabulous design. We truly expect that this facility will become known as one of the premier accommodations in New York State, generating much new interest in the Upstate area, and bringing even more acclaim to our Nation's efforts." Unveiling the models, Halbritter predicted, "I believe that people will be calling this the most delightful building in New York State and perhaps the most architecturally exciting and innovative structure to be built in this state in recent memory." Turning Stone drew 1 million visitors in its first eight months of operation. That number is expected to grow to 2 million by the casino's first-year anniversary July 20, 1994. Page 2 - Hotel/RV - 3-30-94 Contributing to Economy, State In addition to creating 1500 full-time positions, the Nation's Casino contributed to the economy of the area and of New York State with: .$1.1 million weekly payroll (all Nation operations) .$40,000 per week in income tax withholding to the state for non-Native employees (amounting to $500,000 for New York State in 1993) .$2.5 million reimbursed to the State for costs of law enforcement/regulation at the Casino .13.5 million in expenditures for goods and services to New York State firms used in the Nation's gaming business in 1993 (between the casino and bingo hall) .$15 million-plus earned by area contracting firms for construction projects undertaken throughout the Nation in 1993 .Demonstration of added hotel room occupancy rates -- as much as 200 rooms per week (at $40 per night, and added $8000 per week) and increased restaurant patronage, as demonstrated by redemption of 300 match play coupons per week in the casino from such sources. The Hotel At Turning Stone -- Facts, Figures, Features The S-shaped structure is four stories tall and situated at the front of the present casino building. It envelopes the south (front) entrance to the Casino, creating dramatic new entrances. The building will be designed in natural materials and colors - lots of stone, lots of glass to let in light; extensive use of plant materials inside and out. . Projected Opening Date: Early in 1995 . 170,000 sq. feet in total area . 250 rooms -- 160 "architecturally enhanced", 60 with upscale features, 30 parlor rooms which connect as 2-3 room suites . 10-12,000 sq. feet of convention facility area - for performances, entertainment, meetings Page 3 - Hotel/RV - 3-30-94 . Banquet, convention and meeting facilities accommodating 500 . Indoor swimming pool with unique atrium area . Male and female Spa Facilities; State-of-the-art Exercise Room . Fine Dining/Specialty Cuisine - A "Rain Forest" Atrium Setting . Lobby/Lounge Area that can accommodate receptions, afternoon tea, or private parties . Specialty Ice Cream Parlor - also serving light snacks . Two Specialty Retail Shops . A Video Arcade with state-of-the-art video technology . A supervised Children's Activity Center for guests . Hotel Rates will be approximately $85.00 per night. Recreational Vehicle Park - Facts, Figures, Features Located on 60 acres about 3/4 mile south of the Turning Stone Casino on Route 365 on Nation lands, the RV park will be on par with the facilities at national parks, and have: .Projected Opening Date: June 1994 .A total of 175 sites .Seven uniquely landscaped "villages" ranging in size from 17 to 35 sites .Sites include: water, sewer, electric (110 volt and 30 amp) cable TV, telephone hook-ups, picnic tables, fire ring/grill, trash receptacles .Two restroom/shower buildings .Three ponds - one for recreational use, two others to enhance the natural ecology of the area .Guest Services Building to house: site registration, convenience/camp store, video arcade, laundromat, multi- purpose/TV room .A nature trail and environmental appreciation program throughout the park - boardwalks and trails placed in the naturally occurring wetlands where patrons can view foliage and habitats. Page 4 - Hotel/RV - 3-30-94 .The project takes a worn out parcel of agricultural land and revives it by bringing in tons and tons of new soil to revitalize and regenerate the land and its use. --------- "RE: Eagle Feathers Denied at Border" --------- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 1994 02:07:00 GMT From: nsen@web.UUCP Subj: Eagle Feathers Denied at Border Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Posted on behalf of Sulain Stone Eagle Herney, Mi'kmaq Warrior Society =================================================================== FREEDOM OF RELIGION ================================================================= Recently Mi'kmaqs and Maliseet in the east have been harassed by u.s. customs officials regarding Eagle Feathers. Customs is saying that it is now illegal for anyone to have eagle feathers unless they have a permit from the u.s. government. They are also stating that because of a new law protecting eagles no new permits are being issued. CONCERNS: The people have relatives on both sides. People travel to Ceremonies. This is interference with Spiritual/Religious freedom. It means we can not take our Feathers to burials. Example: A Mi'kmaq elder recently was told to take the Eagle feathers out of his bundle and leave them on the "canada" said. The elder turned around instead. Example: Maliseet man harassed because of Eagle feather hanging in car. Finally told to hide it in the trunk and go ahead this time but next time feather would be confiscated. Example: Maliseet woman car searched thoroughly. As stood there all First Nations were pulled over for searches. Non-natives waved through. Does this mean First Nations people south of the "line" are no longer allowed feathers?? This is outrageous!! It is a clear violation of Freedom of Religion. It is also a violation of the 'Jay treaty'. We are interested in getting a copy of this law and any other laws that pertain to this. We also want to get in touch with people who are working on this issue. Any help or information appreciated. email: indnsc@web.apc.org snail: Sulian Herney, Eskasoni, Nova Scotia, B0A 1H0 FAX: 379-2629 --------- "RE: National Indian Institute" --------- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 1994 12:56:26 -0700 (PDT) From: John Burrows Subj: FWDP: National Indian Institute Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: This file has been created under the loving care of :: :: -= THE FOURTH WORLD DOCUMENTATION PROJECT =- :: :: :: :: Questions and comments on FWDP can be addressed to: :: :: :: :: John Burrows jburrows@halcyon.com :: :: P.O. Box 2574 :: :: Olympia, Wa Fido Net 1:352/333 :: :: 98507-2574 206-786-9629 :: :: USA The Quarto Mundista BBS :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [Ed. Note: This article may be reproduced for electronic transfer and posting on computer bulletin boards and networks, provided that no profit is made by such transfer and that full credit is given to the author(s), the Center For World Indigenous Studies and The Fourth World Documentation Project.] E S T A B L I S H I N G A N A T I O N A L I N D I A N I N S T I T U T E : A U.S. TREATY COMMITMENT UNFULFILLED by Rudolph C Ryser (c) 1993 Center For World Indigenous Studies This study was sponsored by the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation. Fifty years after signing the Inter-American Convention on Indian Life (November 29, 1940, 56 Stat. 1303. TS978) the United States government remains out of compliance with Article 10 of the treaty. Negotiated with eighteen American states, this little-known treaty (the only international treaty specifically negotiated between western hemispheric states concerned with the protection and advancement of Indian peoples), obligates all member states (See Figure 3) to make payments of an annual quota in support of an Inter- American Indian Institute, send delegates to periodic sessions of the Inter-American Indian Congress, and establish within each state a National Indian Institute. The purpose of this treaty is to: ...elucidate the problems affecting the Indian groups within their respective jurisdictions, and to cooperate with one another, on a basis of mutual respect for the inherent rights of each to exercise absolute liberty in solving the "Indian Problem" in America .... (Preambular Statement, Inter-American Convention on Indian Life, December 31, 1941) During the first years of the Treaty, the United States enthusiastically complied with its commitments reflecting Bureau Indian Affairs Commissioner John Collier's central role in the development of the Treaty. Two months before the Treaty officially came into force President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order S939 on November 1, 1941, establishing the National Indian Institute as a separate agency in the Department of the Interior. By this act, President Roosevelt affirmed the U.S. government's strong commitment to the purpose of the Treaty, and confidence in its developing ties with Mexico and other Central and South American States. During its short life of eight years, the National Indian Institute became entrapped by inter- departmental politics and an environment of Congressional hostility and met an untimely demise in 1950. Since then, the U.S. government has maintained its commitments to the Inter-American Congress and to quota payments, but failed to maintain the National Indian Institute as required by Article 10. This part of the Treaty reads: Article X: National Indian Institutes (Figure 1) 1. The nations subscribing to this Convention shall, on such date as they may deem advisable, and within their respective jurisdictions, organize National Indian Institutes. The functions of said Institutes shall, by and large, consist in stimulating interest in and furnishing information about Indian matters to any persons and to public and private institutions. Such National Institutes shall further carry out any studies on these questions that may be of particular interest to the Nation concerned. 2. National Indian Institutes shall be affiliated to the Inter-American Indian Institute, to which they shall submit an annual report. 3. The financing, organization and regulations of said National Indian Institutes shall be matters falling exclusively within the purview of the respective government. The failure to continue its commitment beyond 1950 prevents the U.S. government from fully complying with the provisions of the treaty -- particularly those involving cooperation between the National Indian Institute and the Inter-American Indian Institute; and the general activity of conducting studies and providing information to public and private interests. The U.S. government's failure to carry out its commitment undermined the treaty, created uncertainties in relations between the United States and Mexico and other member states. This sharply limited the constructive role of the United States and U.S. Indian nations in hemispheric developments in Indian Affairs. Post Cold-War political realities open new opportunities for constructive political and economic relations with hemispheric neighbors. As the United States government prepares to send a diplomatic delegation to the eleventh session of the Inter-American Indian Congress (scheduled for November 22-26, 1993 in Managua, Nicaragua) it has an opportunity to demonstrate a revitalized commitment to inter-American cooperation. It can do so by formally reestablishing a National Indian Institute which links the U.S. government and Indian nations in direct cooperation with neighboring states' governments and Indian nations inside their borders. Not only would the United States come into compliance with an important hemispheric treaty, but it could become a constructive party to Indian nation and state government cooperation. INDIAN NATIONS SUPPORT A NATIONAL INDIAN INSTITUTE Showing their desire to advance the world's knowledge about Indian life-ways and to advance the development of Indian peoples, Indian nations have supported the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation in its efforts to establish the Pacific Northwest Indian Heritage Center. The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians and the National Congress of American Indians are two intertribal organizations that have officially endorsed the proposed center. The Center is being proposed as programs and facilities to advance the cultural legacy of Indian peoples. The Center will advance knowledge of the rich and varied cultures of Indian nations and advance knowledge of contributions of Indian tribes in the fields of education, nutrition, government, the arts, music, agriculture, religion and philosophy. The scope of the Indian proposal is sufficiently broad that it could very well serve as the U.S. government sanctioned National Indian Institute -- thus establishing the kind of cooperation between Indian Nations and a state government contemplated by the original drafters of the Inter-American Convention on Indian Life. If the U.S. government and Indian Nations were to jointly fashion the National Indian Institute out of the proposed Pacific Northwest Indian Heritage Center the resulting institution would bring the U.S. government into compliance with the Inter-American Convention. In the original spirit of the treaty, the United States government could reassume its leadership role in the field of Indian Affairs in the western hemisphere and build stronger measures of cooperation between states in the hemisphere. Equally important, by reasserting its responsible role, the United States can become a positive force for advancement and development of the hemisphere's more than twenty million Indians. Since Indian nations play a significant political, economic, strategic and cultural role in the western hemisphere, a renewed U.S. role of constructive cooperation in this sphere can only improve relations between peoples in the Americas -- to the advantage of hemispheric economic, social, political and strategic relations. A U.S. foreign policy goal of "preventive diplomacy," in the western hemisphere could be achieved through the cooperation of the U.S. government and Indian nations to establish the National Indian Institute. Such a measure can contribute significantly to achieving what U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher called "a new diplomacy that can anticipate and prevent crises . . . rather than simply manage them." (New York Times, February 7, 1993) INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON INDIAN LIFE: REBUILDING THE LIVES OF AMERICA'S INDIAN PEOPLES, AFFIRMING LAND REFORM AND ECONOMIC STABILITY A punishing world-wide economic depression of the 1930s was tearing at the social, economic and political fabric of the world's nations and states. No one was immune to the pains of poverty. Mexico's President Cardenas came to his high office extending to his countrymen the promise of reversing the depression and returning to the Indian peoples of Mexico the lands and rights for which they had fought during the recently ended civil war. Franklin D. Roosevelt was in his second term when his Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes and John Collier, his Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs led U.S. government efforts to extend cooperation between the U.S. and its western hemispheric neighbors to economic, social and cultural spheres. Indian Affairs Commissioner John Collier and President Cardenas became the key figures in a major international initiative in the late 1930s -- the establishment of international cooperation in the western hemisphere on matters concerning the development and advancement of Indian nations. President Cardenas and Commissioner Collier used the occasion of the Eighth International Conference of the American Nations in Lima, Peru to introduce an idea that promised a new era of cooperation between American states in a neglected, but important sphere: Indian Affairs. In a resolution adopted by the Conference, states delegations declared: That the Continental Conference on Indian Life study the advisability of establishing an Inter- American Indian Institute and, if the occasion arises, set forth the basis for its organization and take the necessary steps for immediate installation and organization. (Eighth International Conference of the American Nations, Lima, Peru, 1938) Promoted by social scientists in Mexico and the United States, and by Commissioner Collier and President Cardenas, another international conference was organized. The First Inter-American Indian Congress was hosted by the government of Mexico to consider the findings of the study authorized by the 1938 conference. States' government representatives, academics and Indian leaders were invited to attend the First Inter-American Indian Congress in April 1940. The Congress was convened in the Indian city of Patzcuaro, Michoacan State in Mexico. President Cardenas and Commissioner Collier jointly opened the conference. Nineteen western hemispheric states sent delegations, and scores of social scientists and Indian people attended as well. Together, the delegates and observers participated in workshops and plenary session covering Indian socio- economic, legislative, educational and medical issues. Participants also attended sessions concerning Indian arts and crafts. The Congress adopted resolutions and proposed recommendations that filled a conference report of 58 pages. One of the major actions of the conference was adoption of a resolution provisionally establishing an Inter-American Indian Institute. The resolutions and documents of the Patzcuaro Conference became the foundation for a draft treaty to create the Inter-American Indian Institute as a permanent institution. THE INTENTION OF THE TREATY The underlying intentions of the Inter-American Convention on Indian Life were based in the views and experiences of President Cardenas and Commissioner Collier. They wanted to promote the development of education, health and agricultural projects and revitalize Indian arts and crafts throughout the western hemisphere. It was their intention that each country that agreed to the treaty would establish National Indian Institutes that would promote these activities and even carry out these activities in each state. They wanted the National Indian Institutes to formally connect with the Inter-American Indian Institute. Thus, constructive accomplishments in different countries might be shared in a spirit of state and Indian cooperation. The first director of the Inter-American Indian Institute and one of its founders was Dr. Manuel Gamio, a Mexican anthropologist. He worked to elaborate the scope of the treaty and the institutes to consider the contributions of Indian nations from their past and present cultures to the unique character of western hemispheric states. AN ENTHUSIASTIC BEGINNING IN THE UNITED STATES The new treaty was opened for signature by states' governments in Mexico City on November 1, 1940. The United States Senate ratified the Treaty in July 1941. After receiving the signatures of the required minimum of six states' governments, the Inter-American Convention on Indian Life came into force on December 31, 1941. Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner John Collier began to create the National Indian Institute after the Treaty was ratified by the U.S. Senate in July 1941. President Franklin Roosevelt formally created the National Indian Institute separate from the Bureau of Indian Affairs by Executive Order. Funding was needed for the newly created institute. Funds for the U.S. delegates to attend the quadrennial Congress and the funds needed to supply the U.S. government's annual contribution to the Inter-American Indian Institute were included in the budget of the State Department. Funding for the National Indian Institute had to be appropriated as a part of the Department of the Interior budget. To get the funds for the administratively created institute an appropriation was requested and approved through the Senate Committee on Interior Appropriations. The House Committee on appropriations, however, was reluctant to agree to funding. The Sub-committee chairman responsible for dealing with the question, Rep. Jed Johnson of Oklahoma, expressed his opposition by questioning why he should allow the establishment of "a permanent setup that might expand and become a rather expensive luxury." (Hearings of the House Appropriations Interior Sub-committee, Interior Department Appropriation Bill for FY 1943, p. 186.) (Collier commented on ill-feelings between himself and Congressman Johnson and Congressman Johnson's opposition to Interior Secretary Ickes' policies in his book, _From Every Zenith_, p. 362.) Congressman Johnson's personal and political opposition to the appropriation's request for the National Indian Instituted killed the chances of funding. During the years of World War II, the National Indian Institute was diverted from its original mission to serve as a propaganda tool aimed at counteracting Nazi Germany's attempts in South America to win Indian support -- especially Indians involved in the production of rubber, quinine and other raw materials. Because of its emphasis on war-time propaganda and the failure of Congress to provide funding, the National Indian Institute was funded for several years through the State Department's Office of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, headed by Nelson Rockefeller. When the war came to an end in 1945, Rockefeller's office began transferring its programs to other offices before disbanding itself. The National Indian Institute was forced again to appear before Congressman Johnson's appropriations sub-committee to request funds. Johnson again refused to consider any appropriations for the Institute. To keep the Institute alive, it was moved to the Interior Department's Institute of Ethnic Affairs (an organization created during the war years among the allies to combat colonialism in the world). The combination of Commissioner Collier's departure from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, President Roosevelt's death and Secretary Ickes' departure from the Department of Interior -- all in 1945 -- effectively eliminated political support for the National Indian Institute. Under the Truman Administration, the National Indian Institute existed with the help of private funding and bureaucratic inertia within the Institute of Ethnic Affairs until 1950. The Institute of Ethnic Affairs itself became the object of inter-agency opposition as anti-Communist sentiments began to grow in the government. Under pressure mostly from agencies of the military, the Institute of Ethnic Affairs was closed down. The National Indian Institute, which had survived in part from private funding was declared ineligible to receive private funds according to a tax ruling. The new Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Dillon Myers had no interest in the National Indian Institute. REAFFIRMING A U.S. TREATY OBLIGATION The loss of political support, financial support, Congressman Johnson's hostility, the loss of an administrative home and the lack of interest from the Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs combined to kill the National Indian Institute. The National Indian Institute was never revived. Funding for delegate travel and quota payments have continued to be provided through the Department of State. Through the Department of State and in conjunction with the Department of the Interior, the United States government has maintained its participation in the Inter-American Congress and the its financial support for the Inter-American Indian Institute. The lack of internal political support pushed the Inter-American Convention on Indian Life to the margins of U.S. government attention. Mexico's sometimes strong interest in the Inter-American Indian Institute kept the Inter-American Congress on Indian Life and the Institute on the international agenda. On March 17, 1953 the Inter- American Indian Institute was elevated in its hemispheric importance when it became registered as a specialized organization within the framework of the Organization of American States. The Inter-American Indian Congress on Indian Life has been convened ten times, including the founding meeting in 1940. Mexico has most often been the host for the Congress (See Figure 2) The eleventh Congress is planned now to convene in Managua, Nicaragua in November 1993. This session represents an opportunity for the newly inaugurated U.S. administration to revive hemispheric cooperation and open new channels of diplomacy within a framework that pleads for constructive U.S. participation. FIGURE 2 SESSIONS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN INDIAN CONGRESS 1940 - 1993 April 1940 Patzcuaro, Mexico (Founding Conference) 1st Congress June 1949 Cuzco, Peru 2nd Congress August 1954 La Paz, Bolivia 3rd Congress May 1959 Guatemala City, Guatemala 4th Congress October 1964 Quito, Ecuador 5th Congress April 1968 Patzcuaro, Mexico 6th Congress August 1972 Brasilia, Brazil 7th Congress Nov. 1980 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico 8th Congress Nov. 1985 Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A 9th Congress 1989 Argentina 10th Congress Nov. 22-26, 1993 Managua, Nicaragua 11th Congress REFERENCES: Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Resolution support the Pacific Northwest Indian Heritage Center, 1992. Binder, David with Crossette Barbara, "As Ethnic Wars Multiply, U.S. Strives for a Policy," New York Times, February 7, 1993. Collier, John From Every Zenith, New York Collier, John Indians of the Americas, New York Convention Providing for Creation of the Inter-American Indian Institute, November 29, 1940, 56 Stat. 1303. TS 978. Inter-American Relations (A Collection of Documents, Legislation, Descriptions of Inter-American Organizations, and Other Material Pertaining to Inter- American Affairs) Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. November, 1973. National Congress of American Indians, Resolution supporting the Pacific Northwest Indian Heritage Center, 1992. Ryser, Rudolph C. "The Inter-American Indian Institute and the Structure of Latin American Indian Affairs," (Unpublished manuscript) 1975. FIGURE 3 INTER-AMERICAN CONGRESS ON INDIAN LIFE MEMBER STATES: Argentina Honduras Bolivia Mexico Brazil Nicaragua Chile Panama Colombia Paraguay Costa Rica Peru Ecuador United States of America El Salvador Venezuela Guatemala OBSERVER STATES: Canada Spain Italy The Holy See SECRETARIAT: Director: Dr. Jose Matos Mar Instituto Indigenista Interamericano Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 1690 Col. Florida Mexico 01030, D.F. United States of Mexico -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To have a current Center For World Indigenous Studies Publication Catalogue sent to you via e-mail, send a request to jburrows@halcyon.com FTP ftp.halcyon.com /pub/FWDP/CWIS Center For World Indigenous Studies P.O. 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It allows people to reach out to one another, share their gifts, and mend the broken circle of our relationship with the land and the native people who hold it in sacred trust. Many Native American Elders are fighting to retain their rights to the land, their spiritual heritage and to preserve one of the last sacred places on earth. These Elders survive in conditions that have grown continually more desperate as they, the CAREKEEPERS OF THE EARTH, are driven from their lands. Their homes are remote and simple. Often their livelihood depends upon their sheep from which they gather wool for weaving and meat for their tables. Their sheep are being taken from them, their water is so polluted that drinking water must be hauled in, and even their homes are under attack. Yet in the midst of all this, they maintain their spiritual heritage and speak their prayers on behalf of the People, and our earth. Their prayers are for the children and the grandchildren and for all of us to know that they fulfill their purpose as Carekeepers of our Mother Earth. These Elders are the medicine people of the Dineh, the heads of their clans, and those who know and fulfill their purpose along their path. The ADOPT-A-NATIVE-ELDER PROGRAM encourages individuals to communicate directly with the Elders. We encourage you to write a note or send a photo and a self-addressed stamped envelope with your packages, which we ask that you mail directly to the Elder whom you adopt. Please remember that many of the Elders do not speak or read English, but some do and may answer your letters or notes. MAY FOOD RUN If you send your donation now, grocery bags will be packed and delivered to Elders during the annual Spring Food Run. A $25 Grocery Bag Donation will buy assorted foodstuffs and a couple toiletry articles; $50 will mean additional food as well as fabric, socks, batteries and tea. ADOPTION SHEETS: For adoption sheets listing the Elders' needs and their addresses, please send your self-addressed, stamped envelope to the address below. TEACHERS: Would you be willing to have your classes adopt an Elder for a year? The Grandmothers especially enjoy receiving young people's letters. MAILING LIST: For information on food runs, support group meeting activities and special programs, please contact: ADOPT-A-NATIVE-ELDER PROGRAM P.O. Box 3401 Park City, UT 84060 Questions? Please call Linda Myers at (801) 649-0535. THE GRANDMOTHERS THANK YOU! --------- "RE: Hopi/Navajo "Earth Ball" Going Into Space" --------- Date: Sat, 2 Apr 1994 22:18:48 GMT From: Michele Lord Subj: Hopi/Navajo "Earth Ball" Going Into Space Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) This article is from the twice monthly newspaper, News From Indian Country. It is published by Indian Country Communications, Inc. with offices at Rt.2 Box 2900A, Hayward, WI 54843. They may be contacted by calling (715) 634-5226; FAX (715) 634-3243. Late March 1994 Journey "Fetish" Goes To Space Tucson, Arizona ICC - NASA astronaut Thomas D. Jones will carry symbol on his first shuttle flight in April. It is an "Earth Ball," designed by Hopi artist Gerald A. Dawavendewa. Jones, 39, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Arizona, contacted Eugene H. Levy, dean of UA Faculty of Science, about taking a meaningful UA memento with him on his shuttle flight. The UA consulted with Mark Bahti, a Southwestern American Arts authority and Tucson businessman, who recommended a "fetish protection set" especially designed to carry on a journey. Dawavendewa, graduate of the UA graphic program and now on staff at the Arizona State Museum, designed an original painting on white buckskin depicting a Hopi view of the sky. In the painting's center is a depiction of the sun (Taawa). Radiating out from the sun are symbols for the six directions, the earth, moon, planets and stars, all encompassed by a rainbow - the symbol of life. Fetishes designed by Navajo artist Roy Davis will be placed in the center of the painting with an accompanying feather and wrapped as an "Earth Ball." Davis carved each of the six animal fetishes from a specific stone. Each animal represents one of the six directions. After the shuttle flight, the Earth Ball will be returned to the UA for exhibit. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michele Lord + If you have come here to help me, + you are wasting your time..... + But if you have come because + your liberation is bound up with mine, milo@scicom.alphacdc.com + then let us work together. Aboriginal Woman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------- "RE: National Head Start Conference" --------- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 1994 23:17:00 GMT From: nafc@web.UUCP Subj: National Head Start Conference Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) As some of you may be aware, the National Association of Friendship Centres is helping to pioneer an Aboriginal Head Start Program in Canada. The program will be modelled on the Head Start program in the States. I will be attending the National Head Start Association conference in Louisville Kentucky next month and I'm interested to know if there are any other Native Americans who will be present. Email me before hand, and hopefully we can touch base in Louisville. The NAFC will participate along with reps from the Assembly of First Nations, the Congress of Aboriginal People, the Native Women's Association of Canada, the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, and the Metis National Council. See you there! Chris Corrigan Policy Analyst National Association of Friendship Centres