Subject: nanews02.046 From: gars@netcom.com (Gary Night Owl) To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Message-ID: _ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' O ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ O o O / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' O o O / /-< / /--/ /-- VOLUME 02, ISSUE 046 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 12 November 1994 O o O O o O K A N O H E D A A N I Y V W I Y A O ( N A T I V E A M E R I C A N N E W S ) This issue contains articles from Fidonet Indian Affairs Conference, IND-NET, NATIVE-L & NATCHAT Mailing Lists, UUCP & Genie (General Electric) e-mail, UseNet newsgroups alt.native & soc.culture.native. Articles appearing have been previously posted for public dissemination and/or permission for inclusion has been secured. Letters of authorization are on file. A list of those granting permission to repost their words in this issue are listed at the end of part A. I thank each of you for allowing your words to be shared with the people. <----<<<< >>>>----> This newsletter is a way of keeping the brothers and sisters 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. "In my opinion, it was chiefly owing to their deep contemplation in their silent retreats in the days of youth that the old Indian orators acquired the habit of carefully arranging their thoughts. "They listened to the warbling of birds and noted the grandeur and the beauties of the forest. The majestic clouds -- which appear like mountains of granite floating in the air -- the golden tints of a summer evening sky, and all the changes of nature possessed a mysterious significance. "All this combined to furnish ample matter for reflection to the contemplating youth." __ Francis Assikinack (Blackbird), Ottawa +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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 +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ O'siyo Brothers and Sisters! There is news that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Census Department are formulating a plan to identify individuals of multi-racial ethnicity and create a new "multi-racial" race category. Apparently, by the year 2000, the Census will contain questions within it's structure that will aid in the identification of Native American, Hispanic, Asian, and Black population that are a product of more than one race. The individuals that are identified as a mixed race population will then be excluded from the race with which they identify, i.e., Native American, and be included in the count for the "multi-racial" population. This is but another attempt by the wasicu invaders to assimilate and/or eliminate all people who do not conform to the "American way". It is also a thinly veiled attempt to reduce the cost to the Office of Management and Budget to keep the last of many empty and false promises. Those who wish to express their outrage at this latest effort to eliminate the "Indian Problem" need to write their legislators today! You can also write the perpetrators of this act at the following address: Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20503 (202)395-3093 FAX: (202)395-7245 The First People were not removed, even with the Trail of Tears and the deliberate wasting of the Buffalo. The First People did not forget their ways, even with the forced dress codes and English only rules of the punitive "Indian Schools". The First People were here before the first invaders stepped foot on Turtle Island and declared it "discovered. The First People will continue here, even with laws that say they do not exist. The First People will continue to follow the path Spirit has given, and will sing songs to the Thunder Beings in the West when the Four Winds have shaken the last empty promise from the face of Turtle Island. Aho! Night Owl , , (*,*) Gary Night Owl gars@genie.geis.com (`-') P. O. Box 672168 gars@netcom.com ===w=w=== Marietta, GA 30067, U.S.A. gars@igc.apc.org ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ---------- Part A: Usenet and e-mail Part B: NATCHAT and NATIVE-L lists - Donations for Kahnawak Survival School - Conferences and Powwows - online - Explanation & Offering to Non-Indians - Stockbridge - Munsee - Review: Voice of the Turtle - Snapple's Folly - Review: Chickasaw: - Role of the Oneidas in the An Analytical Dictionary Birth of the U. S. - Grants to Indian Controlled Schools - Red Earth Film/Video Contest - Poem: Corn Woman - Indian Survey (from 10 Year Old) - Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days - Activists Shut GTE Printing Plant - Conferences and Powwows - offline ------------------ clip here for news feature -- 8< ------------ --------- "RE: Donations for Kahnawak Survival School" --------- Date: 10-31-94 19:08:00 From: Frosty Deere (frosty.deere@f502.n167.z1.fidonet.org) Subj: Donations For K.S.S. Project. Nov 4th FidoNet Indian Affairs Conference ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Fund Raising Report November 4, 1994 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Goal is to reach $4000.00 Plus a few. Money Raised: Draw Raised $31.00 With half and half, Sept 16 Raised $31.00 With half and half, Sept 23 Raised $28.00 With half and half, Sept 30 Raised $25.00 With half and half, Oct 7 Raised $31.00 With half and half, Oct 21 Raised $30.00 With half and half, Oct 29 Raised $ Being held over till Nov 11th -------- Donations: $176.00 ( I will not post names unless told to do so ) Cash $20.00 No name. Cash $20.00 I know the name. Check $60.00 US Check, I know the name. Exch $19.44 US Exchange after we cash the check Cash $ 4.00 FIDO Sysop Stones $22.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets Stones $23.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets Check $15.00 US Check, Okla City. Exch $ 6.00 US Exchange after we cash the check Stones $54.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets Stones $39.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets Stones $61.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets Cash $25.00 I know the name Check $26.76 US Check with exchange. Thanks Robin. Stones $33.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets Stones S36.00 Sold Rolling-Stones Tickets Cash $20.00 Once again I know the name MO $10.00 MO from Ontario Canada -------- $484.23 Total Cash. $ 660.23 The US Exchange Rate runs about 1.36% to 1.40%. These rates depend on the day the checks are cashed. Purchased: 2 Triplite Power bars, $5,000 Ins $ 28.00 = $ 56.00 6 Mouse pads, ( Rubber ) $ 1.79 = $ 10.74 1 Box of 25 formatted Diskettes $ 11.00 = $ 11.00 2 Rolls of Tickets for H & H $ 8.00 = $ 16.00 4 Rolling Stones Tickets for Raffle $ 54.00 = $ 216.00 Photo Copy's $ 7.50 = $ 7.50 1 1.44 Floppy Drive ( Replacement $ 55.00 = $ 55.00 1 Rolling Desk $ 178.00 = $ 178.00 1 Box of 25 formatted Diskettes $ 11.99 = $ 11.00 1 Donation Carry Bag $ 15.00 = $ 15.00 1 Computer DX2/33 System $1400.00 = $1400.00 1 Computer Desk $ 178.00 = $ 178.00 1 Screen SVGA $ 275.00 = $ 275.00 ======== TOTAL $2,429.24 Credits Debits Balance --------------------------------------- $660.23 $2,429.24 $1,769.01- Please note I am covering the negative balance till I can raise the money to pay myself back. Hardware Donations: Free... 1 NEC VGA Screen Francis Free... 1 Original Microsoft Office 4.3 Frosty Free... 1 Mavis Beacon Typing Software Frosty Free... 2 New Keyboards Frosty Free... 1 Adlib Card Eric Free... Labour to fix some computers Raymond Free... 2 Rubber Mouse pads Frosty Free... 1 CD-Rom Creative Labs Kit Ed Center Free... Labour Raymond Free... 1 New 4" Hand Scanner $140.00 Rico's Rest Free... Labour, install printers Jay Free... ABCD printer boxes Frosty's Free... MS Educational Programs Frosty's Free... Labour Raymond Free... Cables for Printer Frosty Free... Labour install many things Raymond/Frosty/Jay Free... Hard Drive Randy Peterson K.ED Payments SVGA Screen Frosty Free... SX486 Randy Perterson K.ED Needs: NOW Remove *1 Computer, I have given them one and will take payments from the funds I raise. I had no choice I needed it now. Needed 2 Computers with Hard Drives and SVGA screens. DREAM. Remove *1 SVGA Screen, Cost $ 275 Remove *1 Extra Hard Drive. Remove *1 ABCD Switch Box and cables. Remove *1 ABCD Switch Box and cables. Remove *1 Scanner Hand. ( Might have one to give them ) New one would be better. ( Thanks to Rico we don't need one any longer. ) Dream 10 CD-Roms (Will have two single speed to give them soon) 1 Printer Inkjet Colour Printer. Cost around $349.00 Remove *1 Table to roll computer around from stockroom to classroom. Remove *1 Table to roll computer around from stockroom to classroom. Remove *1 Power Center for Rolling Desk Need 1 Power Center for Rolling Desk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Listed here are some of the things I have been doing to raise these funds.... This part of the message I might drop in the near future. Note 1: Purchased Rolling Stones Tickets to be used to raise money by selling Tickets at .50› each. The show is Dec 6th, 1994 and is held in Montreal. This should help us to raise about $600 to $800 and get one CD-Rom that we need. Have also requested from the promoter for a free set of tickets. If I get them they will go to the student that sells the most tickets. ( I HAVE THEM IN MY HANDS ) Note 2: I will not post anyone's name, only the amount I receive. If do you not mind having your name posted I will do so if so stated. Note 3: Have sent a message off to Donald K Donalds ( He is the promoter in Montreal ) for free tickets to give to the student sells the most Rolling Stones Chances. ( Looks like fat chance I will get any ) Note 5: Have requested a donation from a Hard Drive supplier, still waiting on my request. Since I will be placing a large order this week, I will ask again. ( Was told they couldn't help ) Note 6: I have no choice but to purchase a computer for my class at a cost of $1,400. I will take the payments for this machine from donations and ticket sales. I just could not wait any longer to get the 7th machine. Randy Peterson has purchased a new 428HD and is giving me the old 260HD. I have ordered the SVGA and Rolling Desk and so I have everything I need but it mostly coming out of my own pocket till I can raise the money to get it back. So I still need FUNDS. I would also hope that maybe I could raise enough for about 4 more computer for next year. Would be so much better teaching one student per machine than two or three as I am doing now. If you like to help, you can do with as little as $1 to, Attention Ronald Deere C/O Kahnawak Survival School Box 1978 Kahnawake JOL 1BO Sken:nen kowa and thanks from the Students and myself.... Origin: Igloo Station (514) 632-5556 (1:167/502) --------- "RE: Explanation and Offering to Non-Indians" --------- Date: Fri, 04 Nov 94 08:47:49 EST From: R2JSQ@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Joe Quickle) Subj: An explanation and an offering to non-Indians Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native Imagine a non-musician contemporary of Beethoven watching him compose, then afterwards copying what he'd witnessed. The mimic may tilt his head this way and that way, poke his pen in the air and wave it about, and then jot down symbols on a piece of paper. But he wouldn't be doing the same thing at all. Regardless of how closely the physical movements of the of the composer were mimicked, the latent processes (e.g., thoughts, mental representations, and manipulations of these) would be absent, and the end result would be meaningless. If played, the piece would likely be an annoying clamor rather than a harmonious symphony. Presented to master composers as being equal to their work, they would undoubtedly would find this quite insulting. Now imagine a non-Indian watching (or reading about) a sacred ceremony and carefully noting what takes place, so he could copy it later. Again, regardless of how close the physical expressions match, the bulk of the event is in the underlying processes that are hidden from sight. This is the case for the great majority of non-Indians attempt- ing to force their way into Indian culture. Without the _cultural_ _background_ - years spent with one's people - only a small fraction of what the ceremonies are about can be grasped. This is IMHO why so many ceremonies are considered to be for Indians only; non- Indians (1) don't usually know what to do and are sometimes disruptive, (2) won't have much of an idea of the significance of that which is unfolding in front of them, (3) will generally get only the smallest fraction of the intended enrichment, and (4) often decide to imitate things on their own, while still in the earliest infancy of understanding it. However, this is not to say that non-Indians looking to us cannot gain anything from us. While the specific ceremonial expressions of our spirits should be viewed as off-limits unless one is specifically invited and approaches it with the greatest respect, there are themes that those who are interested can learn, and hopefully will adopt. These are the themes which I feel many of us (traditionals, at least) live by, and IMHO they should be shared. With the shape of our country and the world today, I believe they need to be shared. The Circle The circle is central to much of Indian thought, across many peoples and nations. In the circle, past, present, and future are one. We care for our ancestors just as we do our relatives alive now, and just as we do the unborn generations yet to come. We do what we can to take care of all in the circle. Also, in the circle we are all related. Injustice against others hurts us all. We are connected to the Earth and the animals, and should treat them as our relations rather than capital to be exploited. The Creator We pray to the Creator. We offer thanks to the Creator, in many different ways. These are very important. Many of us feel that if we listen and look closely enough with our hearts, we will find that the Creator is showing us the way. Acceptance, Tolerance, and Respect for other ways of being There is no one right way; we come from many different cultures and ways. Even within our respective communities, we are all unique beings. IMHO, it is right to tolerate and appreciate other ways of being (appreciate that they exist - I don't mean "adopting" or copying them) so long as they are not disruptive of our ways. For example, if others are of a different religion, that's fine for them. However, if they seek to punish us for not joining them in it, or to incorporate imitations of our ways, that changes things. To the extent that we can, we have traditionally endorsed others' rights to their own ways of being. To these ends, I ask that Indian ways of being be respected, and that those of us of all colors try to respect the same for others as much as we can. Community I've heard others say things to the effect that "you can't be Indian without a community," and this is to a large extent true. Community plays a prominent role in the lives of many of us. Most of us have traditions of being very devoted to our communities. It is seen as right to sacrifice for the community, to give and contribute to it. We are all part of some community. We can all contribute. Do something to help out those in need in your area. Make giving something you value, something important to you. Seek to give more than you take, especially for your community. Responsibility for one's words and actions Actions are often viewed as the "measure" of the person, rather than what they profess to believe. Also, that which is spoken should be followed through on. A few final notes... These are things I've been taught, as I've learned them; this is all from my point of view so please comment on anything you believe to be mistaken. There is a great deal of diversity among American Indians, so it's difficult and in some ways inherently inaccurate to come up with such generalized themes. I invite all who read this to contribute, by adding anything they feel I've left out, to point out how their own traditions are similar or dissimilar, or to chastise me for getting anything wrong in their opinion. At the very least I hope this will inspire some useful (and positive) dialog. Peace all. Mitakuye Oyasin, Joe Quickle Two Crows --------- "RE: Review: Voice of the Turtle" --------- Date: 4 Nov 1994 02:43:46 GMT From: brock@ucsub.Colorado.EDU (BROCK STEVEN GARY) Subj: Review of Voice of the Turtle, edited by Paula Gunn Allen Newsgroups:alt.native,soc.culture.native VOICE OF THE TURTLE: AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE 1900 TO 1970, edited by Paula Gunn Allen. 201 E. 50th St., N.Y., NY 10022, (800) 733-3000, (800) 659-2436 FAX. Bibliography. 336 pp., $25.00 cloth. 0-345-37526-2 REVIEW With virtually every major American Indian author in the last seventy years represented in "Voice of the Turtle," Allen's new anthology is an authoritative introduction to the abundant, though sporadic, body of literature that has accumulated during this period. In her introduction, Gunn cites the theme of transforma- tion that runs through many of the narratives, memoirs, oral legends, poems, short stories, and excerpts from novels, that are part of a "fundamental sacred process" that changes, yet endures. While there will be many that criticize the anthology for not including a particular work (I wished to see an excerpt from Ella Deloria), "Voice of the Turtle," with selections from Black Elk, Simon Ortiz, N. Scott Momaday, D'Arcy McNickle, Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa), Mourning Dove (Humishuma), and others, bearing Allen's strident and distinctive editorship, is guaranteed to transform classes in Native American literature at universities across the country. A more ambitious and inclusive second volume is in the works. Grade B+ --------- "RE: Review: Chickasaw: An Analytical Dictionary" --------- Date: 9 Nov 1994 01:16:59 GMT From: brock@ucsub.Colorado.EDU (BROCK STEVEN GARY) Subj: Review of Chickasaw: An Analytical Dictionary Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native CHIKASHSHANOMPAAT HOLISSO TOBA'CHI: CHICKASAW: AN ANALYTICAL DICTIONARY by Pamela Munro and Catherine Willmond. University of Oklahoma Press, 1005 Asp Ave., Norman, OK 73019, (800) 627-7377, (405) 325-5000 FAX. Index, bibliography. 603 pp., $39.95 cloth. 0-8061-2662-0 REVIEW The Chickasaw language, a member of the Muskogean family of American Indian languages, is principally spoken by the Chickasaw Nation of south-central Oklahoma. Munro, a professor of linguis- tics at UCLA, and Willmond, a native speaker of Chickasaw, collaborated for over seventeen years to assemble this dictionary, which contains a Chickasaw-English lexicon (with over 12,000 entries, including definitions, grammatical information, etymolo- gies, cross-references, and examples) and an English-Chickasaw index. The wordbook also includes a Chickasaw alphabet and sections on writing in Chickasaw and the structure of Chickasaw words. While not nearly as ambitious as the 1,488 page "Analytical Lexicon of Navajo," the publication of this volume is opportune, as there are now fewer than one thousand people who are fluent in Chickasaw. "Chickasaw: An Analytic Dictionary" is an indispensable reference and historical document, a benefit to Chickasaw who do not know their language, as well as programs to preserve native languages. Who can let a language die that has words such as "hashi'at 'oka oochi," which means "for there to be bars of light and shadow stretching between clouds and the earth?" Grade: A --------- "RE: Grants to Indian Controlled Schools" --------- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 14:05:00 -0400 From: John Berry Subj: Grants to Indian Controlled Schools Mailing List: IND-NET RESOURCE: Grants to provide to Indian-controlled schools to develop and implement cultural enrichment programs for elementary and secondary schools that are designed to meet the special educational needs of Indian children RESOURCE TITLE: Indian Education-Grants to Indian-Controlled Schools RESOURCE PROVIDER: Office of Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Department of Education RESOURCE PROVIDED: Grants may be used to plan for and establish Indian-controlled schools, and also to develop and support special enrichment projects for students attending Indian-controlled schools. RESOURCE CONTACT: Cathie Martin Branch Chief Grants Administration Branch Office of Indian Education Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 (202) 401-1943 --------- "RE: Poem: Corn Woman" --------- Date: 3 Nov 1994 22:25:45 -0600 From: turtle@aicap.s21.com (Turtle Heart) Subj: Corn Woman Newsgroup: alt.native Corn spider woman marches up the red mountain in the dark moon where the sun has set to sing with a feather which has been sitting upon the skin of a drum carrying the hearts of the women the ones who are here now she will sit singing she will sent remembering while the old man makes the evening stew Tobacco Indian ________________________________________________ Turtle Heart turtle@soft21.s21.com (Ahnishinabeg) American Indian Computer Art Project BBS 619-374-2100 PO Box 111 Johannesburg CA 93528-0111 Land of Kaw-ii-su ancestor: Land of Light Land of Kaw-ii-su ancestor: Land of Light --------- "RE: Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days" --------- Date: 94/11/06 16:50 From: Kepola (dfsanders@genie.geis.com) Subj:A HAWAI'IAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of November 13-19 GE Electronic Mail A HAWAI'IAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of November 13-19 NOWEMAPA (November) (Welehu) 13 In the sunlit ocean, you can barely see the translucent beauty of the Portuguese man of war. 14 Children can see a world which we have forgotten. 15 In this land, it is always spring. 16 The path of self-knowledge is different for every person. 17 If I can hear the ocean's song and feel the wind's caress, then I am at peace. 18 All things return to the ocean at last. 19 Wishes made by starlight are wishes born of the heart. (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream) --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - offline" --------- Date: Thu, 10 November 94 08:00 -0500 From: Janet Smith (Evening Star) (jans@genie.geis.com) Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows not previously posted to Mailing Lists NATCHAT or NATIVE-L GE Electronic Mail =POWWOWS= Sender: American Indian Discussions From: EIRP News TA QUOS COUSINS PRESENTS - The Fifth Annual Hazel Pete - Chehalis Basketry Show and Sale November 25-27th, 1994 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Daily Top of the Hill Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Nation Oakville, Washington "I am pleased to offer these baskets for your appreciation and enjoyment. My children and grandchildren fully recognize the importance of working with me and several of them will have their work displayed at the show." Hazel Pete, Chehalis Indian Basket Maker Hazel will feature Chehalis baskets and basketry items, beadwork, leather articles, carvings, basketry awls, cloth Potlatch bags, and other crafts. She will also have available fry bread and smoked fish. Directions from Interstate 5; South bound from Olympia take exit 88, turn right on to Hwy 12 and travel west about 10 miles. Turn left (south) on Anderson Road, go one mile to The Top of the Hill. Watch for the signs. The address is 137 Anderson Road, Oakville, WA 98568. North bound from Portland take exit 88 B. SPECIAL NOTE: Hazel donates freely of her time and talents to Chehalis Indian Youth and Cultural Development Projects. Over the years, she has taught many Tribal people how to weave Chehalis baskets. For more information contact Hazel's daughter, Trudy, after 6:00 PM at: 206.273.7274 ======================================================================== Sender: Extension Indian Reservation Programs From: Rio Lara-Bellon Subject: Re: Reminder of upcoming Symposium Memo from IAC on USDA Service on Indian Reservations TO: Tribal Leaders Tribal Land & Resource Committees Indian Agriculture Producers RE: USDA Service on Indian Reservations 1990 marked the first time in history Indian agriculture was addressed in a Farm Bill. The 1990 Farm Bill required the Secretary of Agriculture to provide USDA Services to Indian Reservations at least one day per week and established a Reservation Extension Program. The intent of this law was to provide Tribal governments with additional technical assistance and federal cost-share dollars in the management of Reservation resources. It was also the intent of this law to provide individual Indian agriculture producers access to the technical assistance and cost-share programs which have been available to the agriculture community at large since the 1930's. The implementation of this law has been a slow process. However, some Tribes have taken advantage of this law and have full-time, full-service Soil Conservation Service offices on their Reservations. Some Tribes have established local USDA committees to insure Tribal priorities are addressed in the services provided by USDA. We are encouraging Tribal Governments, Tribal Land, Tribal Resource Committees, Tribal Grazing Committees, Tribal Farm Boards, and individual Indian agriculture producers to attend the "US Trust Responsibilities: USDA & Tribal Nations Building Government-to- Government Partnerships," Conference sponsored by Terrene Institute and SCS at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Denver, CO, November 8-10, 1994. We feel EVERY RESERVATION AND EVERY INDIAN PRODUCER SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO FEDERAL PROGRAMS which could provide up to an 80% cost- share for participation. Come witness the utilization of USDA programs by Tribes and individuals and bring those programs back to your Reservation. If you have questions or would like additional information on this conference, please contact: Julia Johnson or Lisa Grayson at the Terrene Institute, (202) 833-8317. Or you may contact the IAC via E-mail (indianag@coopext.cahe.wsu.edu) or call (406) 259-3525. ========================================================================== From: NativeNet@gnosys.svle.ma.us Original Sender: John Berry 301-443-5988 FAX 301-443-6385 Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) To all - Celebrations for Native American Heritage Month +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++^+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ GEORGE GUSTAV HEYE CENTER - PUBLIC PROGRAMS Tues. Nov. 1 through Thurs. Nov. 3 Talking Circles 10am-2pm Susan Billy (Pomo) Sat. Nov. 5 & Sun. Nov. 6 Music Mini-Festival-Throughout the day with performances every hour from 11am-4pm, Featured musicians will be: Doc Tate Nevequaya (Comanche) Clyde "Kindy" Sproat & Haunani Apoliona (Hawaiian) Joanne & Diane Shenandoah (Oneida) Tues. Nov. 8 through Thurs. Nov. 10 Talking Circles to be announced Sat. Nov. 12 & Sun. Nov. 13 Film, Video, and Radio Mini-Festival Tues. Nov. 15 through Thurs. Nov. 17 Talking Circles 10am-2pm Abe Conklin (Ponca/Osage) Sat. Nov. 19 2pm-11pm and Sun. Nov. 20 1pm-10pm NMAI Opening POWWOW; NMAI will sponsor an opening Powwow off site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The main entrance is at 11th ave. & 36th st., NY, NY Featured: DANCERS: Osage & Ponca Round Dancing Greatland Dancers-Yupik, Inupiak, and Aleut Dance Iroquois Dance Caddo Stomp Dances QUILT DISCOVERY: Margaret Wood, Ina McNeil (Hunkpapa Lakota) Marsha McDowell Hocak (Winnebago) LANGUAGE PROJECT DEMO. LACROSSE WORKSHOP NORTHERN ARAPAHO TIPI DEMO. PONCA & OSAGE HANDGAMES ESKIMO & INDIAN OLYMPIC DEMO. HE THUS KA (songs) Tues. Nov. 22 through Nov. 24 Talking Circles 10am-2pm Lloyd Kiva New (Cherokee) Sat. Nov. 26 through Sun. Nov. 27 Oral Traditions Mini-Festival - to be announced Tues. Nov. 29 through Thurs. Dec. 1 Talking Circles 10am-2pm Rina Swentzel (Santa Clara Pueblo) Abstracted from "Native Peoples" - NMAI Smithsonian magazine ========================================================================= Notices from Native papers about Powwows: Nov 15-20 Bobby Henry's Seminole Indian Village 8th Annual Thanksgiving Powwow and Festival, Tampa, FL Info: 813-620-3077 Nov 17-20 Bears 5th Annual Intertribal Powwow, Lakeland, FL Info: 813-686-5295 Nov 24-26 Powwow, Orange Springs, FL Info: 904-669-4605 Nov 24-25 2nd Annual Native American Festival & Thanksgiving Powwow, Gainesville, GA Info: 404-215-0604 Nov 25-26 29th Annual LIHA Fall Powwow, Folsom, LA Info: 504-588-5181 Nov 25-27 1st Annual Thanksgiving Powwow, Riviera Beach, FL Info: 813-853-4997 Nov 25-27 2nd Annual South Carolina Inter-tribal Cultural Arts Festival and Powwow, Loris, SC Info: 803-776-9582 Nov 24-26 Qua Tla Nowit Nami En-Chi Tla Mi Yow, Warm Springs, OR Info: 503-553-1196 Nov 24-27 Thanksgiving Mini-Powwow, Toppenish, OR Info: 509-877-2823 Nov 24-25 24th Thanksgiving Homecoming, Atmore, AL Info: 205-368-9186 Nov 25-27 Indian America, So. Tucson, AZ Info: 602-622-4900 Nov 25-26 5th Prairie Bnd. Potawatomi, Topeka, KS Info: 913-966-2255 Nov 25-27 American Indian OIC Thanksgiving, Minneapolis, MN Info: 612-341-3358 Announcements found in: _The Spike_, _Yakima Nation Review_, _News From Indian Country_ ========================================================================= --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- Notice of Copyright Clearance by Contributors: The following have granted permission for their original articles to be reposted in order to help mend the Sacred Hoop: John Berry, Steven Gary Brock, Frosty Deere, Kepola, Joe Quickle Two Crows, Janet Smith, Oneida Nation of New York, Turtle Heart(mending the Sacred Hoop with Song) Rainforest Action Network FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bill Lord, Gary Trujillo (List Maintainer), Linda Welch --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ all items below this line have already been distributed by our brother, Jay Brummett, via the NATIVE-L or NATCHAT mailing lists. --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - online" --------- Date: Thu, 10 November 94 08:00 -0500 From: Janet Smith (Evening Star) (jans@genie.geis.com) Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows already posted to Mailing Lists NATCHAT or NATIVE-L = Powwows and Gatherings From the Internet listserv groups = ======================================================================== From: NativeNet@gnosys.svle.ma.us Original Sender: Orion.YorkU.CA!es051322 (Larry Innes) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) PUBLIC FORUM D E F E N D I N G T H E N O R T H The Costs of NATO's Low-Level Flying over Quebec-Labrador A FORUM WITH - Katie Rich former Chief of Davis Inlet - Daniel Ashini Director of Innu Rights and Environment, Innu Nation - Elizabeth Penashue Innu community organizer, Sheshatshiu - David Suzuki of "The Nature of Things" - MC - Andy Jones (formerly of CODCO) Fundraising Auction to Follow FREE ADMISSION. 7:30 pm Thursday November 10th OISE North Auditorium, 252 Bloor St. West, Toronto. CO-SPONSORED BY Innu Uitsheuana and the International Campaign for Innu and the Earth Original Sender: X56T Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) This is for any subscribers in the Central and Northern New York areas, Northern New England, and anyone who would be willing to make the trip. BENEFIT LACROSSE TOURNAMENT - St. Lawrence University - Canton, NY Saturday, November 12 8:00 am - ? The Native American Student Organization at St. Lawrence University will be sponsoring a lacrosse tournament at Leithead Fieldhouse on Saturday, November 12. Start time is scheduled for 8:00 am and will end whenever. All proceeds will go to the Akwesasne Child and Family Services on the Akwesasne Reservation. This is an open tournament, with box lacrosse rules (5 players and a goalie). There is no contact allowed. Each team is required to have one player volunteer to officiate another game. There is a registration fee of $60, with a minimum of $30 required with a completed registration form. Registration fee is $75 on site on day of tournament (not recommended). Every player is also required to sign a liability contract with St. Lawrence University. There will be a minimum of $100 for a cash award for the first place team, and a minimum of $75 for second place. Both first and second place teams will receive t-shirts. For more information and registration forms, please call Anastasia Cook at (315)379-6596, or Justin Gonyea at (315)379-7166 or at X56T@MUSIC.STLAWU.EDU . ========================================================================= From: NativeNet@gnosys.svle.ma.us Original Sender: John Berry 301-443-5988 FAX 301-443-6385 Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) To all, Conference registration deadline is today Nov. 1, 1994 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STRENGTHENING OUR SPIRIT - International Conference on the State of Native Health Research November 14 & 15, 1994 PLACE: The Turtle 25 Rainbow Blvd. S. Niagra Falls, NY Registration Fee: $50.00 Students: Free for full time students Deadline: Nov. 1, 1994 (Space is limited to first 150) Limited financial assistance is available. For more information contact Ron Lelito (716)645-2517 Sponsored by: The Region II Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program, The Native American Peoples Alliance, and the State U. of NY at Buffalo Keynote speaker: Dr. Joe Jacobs, MD; Traditional and Alternative Approaches to Health Care Other topics include: First Nation HIV/AIDS Health Survey Results Cancer Surveillance in a Northeastern Native Community Issues in Research in Native Contexts Prevention of Developmental Disabilities in a Native American Community: Results from the INCHES Project The Hanta Virus Needs and Directions for Health Research and Praxis in Native Communities --------- "RE: Stockbridge-Munsee" --------- Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 23:36:35 GMT From: Bill Lord Subj: Stockbridge - Munsee Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The situation at the Stockbridge - Munsee reservation in Bolwer, Wi. remains tense and serious. According to sources on the reservation, the current chairperson, Laura Coyhsis, who earlier canceled the traditional elections in fear of losing her grip on the tribe's financial and political systems, has once again employed intimidating tactics. Most recently, people voting in the elections that she declared illegal were video taped and some of them have had legal papers filed against them. they could receive up to $1000 fines. Tribal elders, who are opposed to Coyhsis, are calling for people to contact the BIA and the Wisconsin legislative delegation and request an investigation of the actions of the BIA in these affairs. The BIA has been unwilling to meet with the elders. The actions of the BIa have complicated matters on the reservation (nothing new about that) as the BIA has supported the Coyhsis regime. Communication into the reservation is limited. If you wish to contact the tribal elders and cannot do so directly, I am acting as a conduit for information. Please feel free to e-mail me and I'll see that the message gets into the reservation. thanks, Bill --------- "RE: Snapple's Folly" --------- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 10:18:18 EST From: Dartmouth.EDU!Linda.M.Welch (Linda M. Welch) Subj: SNAPPLE's folly.. Mailing List: NATCHAT (natchat@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Colleagues: We in Native American Studies at Dartmouth College have been asked by the Association of American Indian Affairs, Inc., to boycott SNAPPLE beverage products in protest. SNAPPLE refuses to change its insensitive and offensive label on their products (especially the ice tea products) that depicts Colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians dressed in full "animal skin regalia with sharp attacking knives" throwing tea overboard to depict the event of the Boston Tea Party. While the event did occur, many children and adults are unaware that INDIANS were NOT participants in that event. Furthermore, the picture reinforces the erroneous assumption that all American Indians are VIOLENT and threatening to the public safety. Without a doubt if the label stereotyped African Americans, Latinos, Christians, Jewish people or any other minority or religious group, it would have been changed by now. Won't you join in on this Boycott...? Together we can make an impact and perhaps effect a change to these insensitive labeling and stereotyping images of Native people. Thanks. Linda Welch, NAS - - Dartmouth. P.S. On a personal note: I don't drink Snapple anyway - - simply because I have been made aware (by a colleague of mine) that Rush Limbaugh owns a majority stock in the company!! I can't stand that man and what he stands for and certainly will not help line his pockets in any way - large or small. Cheers. --------- "RE: Role of the Oneidas in the Birth of the U. S." --------- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 12:42:10 -0500 From: "Oneida Indian Nation of NY" Subj: Role of the Oneidas in the Birth of the United States Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) A Vital Turn of Events: The Little-Known Role of the Oneidas in the Birth of the United States It's a saga which turned the tide of the Revolutionary War. It's the story of a simple act which became a profound event and turned the tide towards victory for the American Colonial Army. It's a truth integral to the formation of the United States and the success of the general who would become the country's first president. Yet, the story of "Polly Cooper," and the Oneida Indians rescue of starving troops at Valley Forge, Pa., is not recorded in the history books. The Oneidas have an oral history. However, this true story has been handed down through the generations, and despite being overlooked by historians, this "forgotten incident" cemented a unique relationship between the Oneida Indian Nation and the United States of America. The Oneidas' decision to take food to the exhausted, hungry troops changed the fabric of the war, the fate of the Colonists' challenge, and the future of the modern world. (Interestingly, the sovereign rights Gen. George Washington ensured by treaty were rightfully upheld by the United States more than 200 years after they were penned. Between August 10, 1993 and February 4, 1994, the Oneida Indian Nation of New York endured six months of challenge by the U.S. Interior Department Assistant Secretary Ada Deer. Just days after she took office, the new bureaucrat, herself a Menominee Indian, nearly voided the historic agreements this country's first leaders respectfully made with their Indian brothers. These treaties gave the Oneidas sovereign nation status, bestowed unlimited hunting, fishing, and access rights to 6 million acres of land in New York State, and forever made indelible the Nation's brave decision and key role in United States history.) Physical demonstration of that alliance -- preserved throughout the years as an enduring symbol of the friendship between two nations -- is a dark brown gossamer-like shawl. The shawl, a treasured family heirloom of the family of Oneida Polly Cooper, is a tangible reminder to the Oneida People of their alliance with the Colonists at a time when the Oneidas were a Nation rich in resources and strong in political power, and the Colonists were desperately in need of help. During the winter of 1777/78 the Continental Army was wintering outside Philadelphia in a place called Valley Forge. Supplies were extremely low. Many soldiers had no shoes or boots, and others went without proper outerwear. The cold, and the lack of food, had begun to take its toll, and the garrison was in danger of giving out. The Continental Army had no money to purchase supplies. Merchants would not extend credit since they knew the Colonists had no money with which to pay them. The Oneidas, successful agriculturalists and traders then, understood the intense desire of the Colonists to control their own destiny against the authority of British rule. The Oneidas understood that taxes imposed on a people from outside forces would destroy the desire for self-sufficiency. As members of the Iroquois Confederacy, they also knew that all nations had the sovereign right to govern their own affairs. While the Confederacy served a function as a body which brought together the Indian Nations of this region as a coalition, each Indian Nation had sovereign authority and could choose its own path. As cunning businessmen, the Oneidas also saw opportunity -- to extend help when it was needed for the chance to prosper later -- if the outcome was successful. Of the Iroquois Nations, only the Oneida and the Tuscarora (who lived among the Oneida) sided with the Colonists, and staked their lives and their livelihoods on that alliance. In a famous passage more than 200 years ago, an old Oneida chief wrote that the Oneida would, "Hold fast the covenant with the United States, and with them to be buried in the same grave, or to enjoy the fruits of victory and peace. " During the long winter at Valley Forge, when one-quarter of the soldiers died from lack of nourishment and exposure to the harsh winter elements, the Oneidas walked hundreds of miles south to Valley Forge to come to the soldiers' aid. They carried with them 600 bushels of corn and other goods to assist General Washington. When the Indians arrived, the soldiers, cavernous at the sight of food, attempted to eat the corn raw. However, doing so would have swelled the dry corn in their stomachs, and they would have died from their ignorance. Instead, the Oneidas held the soldiers back, cooked the corn, and showed the soldiers how to eat it gradually, so it would not harm their systems. One Oneida woman, Polly Cooper, stayed behind after the goods were delivered to help care for the soldiers and teach them how to cook and prepare the corn. At the end of the Revolutionary War, General Washington affirmed that the Oneida Nation would forever be remembered for its contributions and sacrifices to the Colonists' cause. He ensured sovereignty and land rights for the Oneidas in treaties. These treaties are unique to the Oneida Nation among all Iroquois tribes, since only the Oneidas dared to ally with the Colonists, treaties the Oneida Nation signed were thus, and today form the basis for the very strong claim to lands in New York secured for them by Washington nearly two centuries ago. Polly Cooper's role was not forgotten, either. The Continental Army attempted to pay the Oneida woman for her services to the country. She refused, however, feeling that she only was doing her moral duty . Washington's wife, Martha, then decided to take Polly to Philadelphia for a tour of the then-capital and a gift as a token of esteem and gratitude. Martha Washington purchased for Polly the fancy shawl and a bonnet. History notes that in addition to her service in the Revolutionary War, Polly also was listed as a cook during the War of 1812 and was known for her steadfast loyalty to her people. In the first years after the Revolutionary War when many individual Oneidas sold Oneida land to New York State, then took their money to other regions of the United States, seeking prosperity, Polly's family, and her descendants, remained in central New York and clung to the land which had been Oneida since time immemorial. The rich, velvety-brown shawl looks fragile, but its threads are quite sturdy. It looks as if it could float on air. Measuring 62 inches square, the fabric is in perfect condition despite its more-than-200 years of age. The fabric feels similar to silk, or fine horsehair. Scientists have yet to identify the substance of the material, however. The garment has been passed down from generation to generation. It now belongs to a great-great grandniece of Polly Cooper. Most of the year, it is delegated to a bank vault in Syracuse, where it awaits safely for another Oneida generation. Yet, the priceless shawl is brought out occasionally, to bring history alive once again, and serve as a physical reminder that the Oneida People share a reverence, an alliance, and a common bond unlike any other Indian Nation in this country. It's a story worthy of hearing, and a legacy worthy of its own place in history. --------- "RE: Red Earth Indian Film/Video Contest" --------- Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 07:47:00 -0400 From: John Berry 301-443-5988 FAX 301-443-6385 Subj: RED EARTH FILM/VIDEO CONTEST Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) To all, Red Earth has announced the opening for entries for the 1995 American Indian Film and Video Competition. Submissions are accepted from Indian & Non-Indian film producers. The competition is designed to recognize film & video which portray & preserve the Native American way of life, past, present & future. Awards will be given in 9 categories: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Feature film/Drama Documentary - Art/Artist profile Documentary - Short Documentary - Long Experimental Animation Commercial/Promotion Broadcast Journalism Student/Amateur Winners and merit recipients will be showcased Feb. 4-5, 1995 at the 8th annual Native American Fair in Oklahoma City. All finalists and winners will be recognized during 1995 Red Earth Festival, June 9-11, Oklahoma City. Winners and top finalists will receive special awards created with Oklahoma's official Allan Houser Medallion, other finalists and honorable mentions will receive certificates of merit. Additional trophies will be awarded for: Best Made in Oklahoma Production Best Environmental Production Best Children's Program Best of Show - will receive the Will Sampson Award. Guidelines require each entry to focus on American Indian history, arts, culture, myths, social issues or evolving visions. Entries are due Dec. 31, 1994 and must be submitted on 1/2 inch VHS tape, and must not have been previously entered into competition. All entries will become part of the permanent Red Earth Indian Center Library's collection. Entries should be mailed to: 1995 American Indian Film and Video Competition, Red Earth, Inc.; 2100 NE 52nd St. Oklahoma City, OK 73111 Entry requirements can be had by calling (405)521-2931 or (405)427-5228 Best of Luck to all - John Berry --------- "RE: Indian Survey (from 10 Year Old)" --------- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 21:25:41 -0500 From: gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo) Subj: Indian survey (question from Deana) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) I received the following message via regular e-mail, and am passing it on to the NATIVE-L and NAT-EDU lists, which I manage, and to the "navajo" list in Australia, hoping that someone can help Deana. Please respond directly to her by sending a new message to the address: aaj@merle.acns.nwu.edu (do not respond directly to this message, or your reply will go back to one of the mailing lists). Thanks. Gary | Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 19:11:51 -0600 (CST) | From: "juskys" | Message-Id: <69130.aaj@merle.acns.nwu.edu> | To: idoy@crux2.cit.cornell.edu | Cc: Krause@gwuvm.gwu.edu, gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us | Subject: Indian survey | | My name is Deana. I'm 10 years old and a 5th grader at Central School in | Wilmette, IL. My class is doing a project on Native Americans. I have to | get this done by Nov. 9 so will you please answer the following questions | and get them back to me as soon as possible, or if you can think of someone | else please forward this request. | | 1. Have you ever met, or do you know any Native Americans? If so, what are | they like? If not, where have you seen them? | | 2. How do you think we as a society treat Native Americans in this country? | | 3. Do you know any Native American customs or traditions? Describe. | | 4. Have you ever heard any Native American stories or legends? Could you | tell one? | | 5. How are Americans and Native Americans similar and different? | | Thank you very much...Deana -- Gary S. Trujillo gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us Somerville, Massachusetts {wjh12,bu.edu,spdcc,cdp}!gnosys!gst --------- "RE: Activists Shut GTE Printing Plant" --------- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 09:22:00 PDT From: Rainforest Action Network Subj: Activists Shut GTE Printing Plant Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) >From ranla Tue Oct 18 02:55:03 1994 Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 02:55:00 -0700 Message-ID: <199410180955.CAA19270@igc2.igc.apc.org> Subject: GTE Press Relaease FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Atossa Soltani on-site via cellular phone (415)699-3691 Nyree Kitt at Greenpeace (310)287-2211 Randy Alfred at Rainforest Action Network (415)398-4404 Top Rainforest Activists Shut Down GTE Printing Plant ------------------------------------------------------- Groups Demand 'Stop Clearcutting Forests for Phone Books' LOS ANGELES, October 18 -- Top environmental leaders are blockading all entry to the Los Angeles plant that prints GTE phone directories on paper derived from old growth rainforests that have been clearcut. The action is taking place at GTE's printing plant, located at 1115 Boyle Avenue (between seventh and Olympic - near the intersection of the I-5, I-10, 60 Freeways) in East Los Angeles. GTE Directories Corporation gets its paper from Canadian logging giant MacMillan Bloedel, which is clearcutting British Columbia's pristine Clayoquot Sound. The blockaders have locked themselves to the GTE factory gates impeding entry and exit of directory-delivery trucks. Risking arrest are: Native American activist Winona LaDuke - who serves on the Greenpeace board of directors, three other directors of Greenpeace and Rainforest Action Network as well as British Columbian actress and activist Barbara Williams, and Canadian forest campaigners Tamara Stark and Chris Genevoli. Two other activists unfurled a banner reading, "No clearcut rainforests for GTE phone books." The coalition of groups demands that GTE stop buying pulp or paper from MacMillan Bloedel as long as the company continues to clearcut Clayoquot Sound. Clayoquot is one of the last large tracts of temperate rainforest left in the world. It is home to the indigenous Nuu-Chah- Nulth peoples, who have continually stated their opposition to clearcutting. A year has passed since the coalition to save Clayoquot first informed GTE of the company's role in abetting destruction of temperate rainforests. "We have written letters, had meetings and presented documentation," said Randall Hayes, executive director of Rainforest Action Network who is one of the blockaders. "MacMillan Bloedel has been convicted of breaking forestry laws 27 times in 30 years. GTE's refusal to find a law-abiding ecological supplier for their paper leaves us no choice but to expose it as an irresponsible corporation". "Using rainforests to print Yellow Pages is about as short-sighted as can be," said California State Senator Tom Hayden, whose research helped identify California's largest MacMillan Bloedel paper customers. "We must demand that all phone companies find alternatives to ancient rainforests as a paper source." Responding to environmental concerns and public outcry over Clayoquot Sound, several European companies have already canceled contracts with MacMillan Bloedel including Kimberly-Clark and Scott Paper in the U.K.. German magazines Der Spiegel and Stern have committed to switching to clearcut-free paper. The German phone directory publishers association announced July 13 that its member companies, who produce 85 million directories a year, will no longer purchase pulp or paper from MacMillan Bloedel. More than two-thirds of British Columbia's wood exports go to the United States, where per capita paper consumption is nearly 700 pounds a year. With California as the largest market for B.C. wood and paper products, activists are pressuring the state's publishers to find more ecologically sound suppliers. In the past year, the coalition has written or met with numerous MacMillan Bloedel paper buyers including Pacific Bell Directories, U.S. West Directories, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Seattle Times and U.S.A. Today. "Native people want to keep their remaining forest and trees. We've fought a long time for what little we have left," said LaDuke. "It's time industrial society started to set some limits on what it takes." GTE Directories Corporation, whose Los Angeles plant prints 22 million directories annually, claims that paper is an insignificant factor in deforestation. "This is simply untrue," said Marc Evans, a forest campaigner for Greenpeace. "MacMillan Bloedel's own conservative statistics reveal that 25 percent of the trees it harvests goes directly to pulp mills and an additional percentage goes to pulp from saw mill residues." Based on B.C. Ministry of Forests statistics, Greenpeace estimates that 47.8 percent of the wood harvested from Clayoquot ends up as pulp and paper. October 15 - 23 is World Rainforest Week, a time to focus global attention on the rapid destruction of the world's dwindling rainforests. The environmental community calls upon publishing and paper industries, the government and the American people to reduce wood and paper consumption and use ecologically sound alternatives. Arrests in Los Angeles today would add to the total of more than 1,000 people who have been arrested while protecting Clayoquot Sound forests since April 1993.