Subject: nanews02.050 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 050 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 10 December 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 IND-NET, NATIVELIT, NATIVE-L & NATCHAT Mailing Lists, Genie (General Electric) & UUCP 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. Thanks to Marc Becker, mbecker@uclink2.berkeley.edu, issues of Wotanging Ikche/Kanoheda Aniyvwiya are now being archived at a World-Wide-Web site. The URL is http://ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu/~marc/journals/nanews/ This is a test site, and at some point in the future the location of these files will change. "We are grateful, O Mother Earth, for the mountains and the streams where the deer, by command of Thy Breath of Life, wander. Wishing for you the fullness life, we shall go forth prayerfully upon the the trails of our Earth Mother." __ Zuni Prayer +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! The lead article in part B of this issue is disheartening. It is one that many assumed would never be written. It is about youth of the First Nations becoming involved in gangs. You know and I know this is the result of urbanization and assimilation. It is about traditional values being lost in the conquering society's broken way of being. You also know you can not make anyone, young or old, walk a path he or she does not choose to. What I will tell you is that you can answer the questions that are asked. You can take the time to include those youths, at 4, 8 14 or whatever age, who seek to know you. Never forget the young ones are keepers of our future just as surely as we are keepers of theirs. Dohiyi Oginalii! Night Owl , , Gary Night Owl gars@genie.geis.com (*,*) P. O. Box 672168 gars@netcom.com (`-') Marietta, GA 30067, U.S.A. gars@igc.apc.org ===w=w=== NativeNet Node 90:133/2501 FidoNet 1:133/2501 ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ---------- Part A: Usenet and e-mail Part B: NATCHAT and NATIVE-L lists - Elder's Statement About - American Indian Gangs Burial Grounds - Eagle Feather Use - Help with Documentary - PhD fellowships in Ecology/Geography - Native Activists Confront - Honyere Tehawenkarogwen: "Pilgrims" Head Warrior of Oriska - More from Bella Coola - 7th Grade "Historical Simulation" - Gov. Lowry's Peltier Letter Update - Review: TALES FROM THE GREAT TURTLE - 10 Worst Stereotypes (so far) - Medicine Wheel Alliance - Leonard Peltier Freedom Office Open - NativeNet WWW Progress Report - Zedillo on Chiapas - Poem: Sharp Knife (left in the Shadows) - Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days - Conferences and Powwows - offline --------- "RE: Elder's Statement About Burial Grounds" --------- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 11:37:56 -0500 (EST) From: "M. Council" Subj: Elder's Statement About Burial Grounds UUCP email greetings! I have attached the Bobby's statement. I spoke with him yesterday, and have his permission to reprint as widely as possible among the 'right people.' Bobby is anxious to get responses from people. He asks for people to send him their names, their Nations, and the number of people who support these ideas where they are. The meetings he is referring to are meetings that were held to talk about NAGPRA, to which traditional people were not invited. [Editor Note: NAGPRA is the Native American Grave Protection/Restoration] Peace! And thanks for your effort in disseminating this information. A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHTS AND THEIR RIGHTS TO PROTECT THEIR BURIAL GROUNDS by Bobby C. Billie, Spiritual Leader Indigenous Person, August 30, 1994 This meeting that we found out about by accident through some people in Tallahassee is an important one to the Indigenous People. I am angry that we were not invited. These are matters of importance and it is my deep feeling that it is the Indigenous people that most certainly should have a voice in this meeting. The American people have continually done things illegally especially where Indigenous People are concerned. When are you people going to stop these illegal actions. When are you going to be honest and do the right thing? The burial grounds are resting places of our Ancestors and should be respected and left untouched. The rights of these people must be honored and respected. The burial grounds which have been disturbed should be put back as they originally were and those items which have no safe place to be returned should be put back in the earth not in museums or sold as collector's items. These items and remains must be respected and returned to the earth in the right and respectful way. These crimes against the Indigenous peoples' resting grounds must stop. I am sure that our Ancestors are with us today asking you to do the right thing. It is only you people that continue to do this. Most people are shocked that our Burial Grounds are still being dug up and do not support what you are doing. We cannot understand why you people cannot respect our resting grounds. Is it because they do not have stone markers? Would this make a difference? You put up markers on empty graves of military people who aren't even buried there and you respect an empty grave. Why can't you respect ours? American people and the Tribe are trying to stop me from my rights, and a lot of history has been spoken, but a lot of that history is not true. We have our own history and we know what happened between American people, Spanish people, French people, British people, and other different Nations. War between American people and Red people - We know what happened. The American reporters can never get near where the Indian people are. How can they get near to the kind of information they write about? They couldn't. During that time they were killing each other. They were enemies to each other. Whoever wrote that history - sometimes it is not true because they sit down and they wrote this is how they think it happened, how they move and all that. Because of this, they just wrote their history out of their minds. Our history is passed on from generation to generation, it is the history of not just between white people and other people, our history comes from the beginning of the Earth. They talk about Recognized Tribes, but these people who have passed on what we are talking about, a lot of them, I know were unrecognized tribes. Independent. It is these people's law I am speaking for. These people believed in the Creator's Law. They believed in the Water, they believed in the Air, they believed in the Trees, the food, the animals, the fish, the grass. I can continue all the things they have died for, but the Creator's Law, no matter how much your enemy has done to you, you can forgive him, and you can always love them, and lend a hand as the Creator. When the first Americans came onto my Land they came with nothing. We trusted them, and we cared and loved them, and we gave them food, we gave them the way to survive, how to grow food, but a lot of things can be twisted, the stories get twisted, and that is what happened. This is just part of my history, just a little of it, but that is what the Independent Traditional People stand for THE RIGHTS OF ALL LIFE ON EARTH. For that I think each of you needs to look back into your backgrounds, trace down your history and you can find out and see who you are. And I know some of you American people have a heart, eyes, and ears, and a brain, and use it to do good things for your future, for your kid's future, for your kid's kid's future, and beyond the future. That is what the Red People's future stands for. I ask you to do that. When I walked into the Historical Museum yesterday -- it made me sad. When I looked at the boxes and plastic bags, and they held up some of the plastic bags and they told us they are deer bones, and turtles and other animal bones, I'm thinking they have a right to their freedom too. To be back into the Earth. Not just the artifacts. I'm speaking for those animals. They need to be back into the Earth. That is the reason I am giving this message because that is what they want. And then we walked into another room with belongings of people who have passed on. And they spoke of this room like it was a library, certain numbers on the plastic bags and boxes, and I was thinking about it - If I go into their graves, their grandma or grandpa or their ancestor's graves and take their shoes, take their watches, their eye glasses and take their bones, what would the American people do to me? That answer, I know. They would hang me - no question. They will do that if they follow their law, but what we believe is the Creator's law which is Protection of All Rights on Earth. And then in another room they talked about computers. They weren't using this computer before. Now they are using it. Sounds like great things are happening. But when I hear that, I'm thinking, they are going to keep on digging up our graves because they have this computer now. I don't know how you take care of your grandpa, your grandma, your aunts, your sisters and brothers, and your children, but I think it is wrong what you are doing to my people. But sometimes I've heard you burn the bodies, or sometimes you put the bodies into the water. I don't know what else you do to your people, but we don't do it that way. We treat them in a respectful way. We put them nicely into the Earth. Spiritually. Their items, their belongings, all special things to him, to her. That is how we do our people who have passed on. We don't just dump them. In the war time, they were fighting for their rights. Sometimes they died in the woods, but that is where they found their resting place, and that is their right. Even the non-Indian people, Black, or White, any color, it doesn't matter -- that is where they found their resting place. We call ourselves human beings. We should act like human beings and care for our families and ancestors in a respectful way. Whatever we have said, we never have changed. It's our Law. Many times you have said a lot of things, but you never respect your own laws. For once respect your Law. I told you in my statement yesterday what I think should be done with the collections you have stored in boxes and plastic bags. I hope you understand that you need to return these things back to Mother Earth. I know who took these items out of the Earth -- American People, and I am telling you to take them back. And when you do that, we want to be there to see that it is done right when you put them into the Earth. And I hope when you do that you apologize to these People. And for that, if you do that, I thank you. --------- "RE: Help with Documentary" --------- Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 16:28:47 -0500 From: Eugene Marner Subj: Looking for help with documentary Mailing List: IND-NET We are filmmakers with very modest development funds, preparing a public television series of six half-hour documentaries exploring the diversity of American life. Each program will be shot in a luncheonette. The luncheonette, however, is not itself the primary subject of the program. Rather, it will be the context and location for a discussion. The topic of the discussion -- different in each location -- will be a hot issue in the area at the time of shooting. We stress that this will be a matter in the public domain; we're not looking for gossip. We expect that the stories we choose will resonate across state lines and regional divisions, providing insight into aspects of American culture and character. For the past week or ten days, we have been posting messages in a variety of Usenet groups around the country, trying to find half a dozen luncheonettes where people gather not only to eat, but also to meet friends, exchange stories, argue about politics, keep in touch with their communities. Scores of responses have given us what sounds like a variety of interesting places to choose from, populated by colorful people -- good talkers with strong opinions. Many of the suggestions seem to represent, as we had hoped, the demographic changes occurring in America: the juxtaposition of peoples and places that would once have been surprising and are now increasingly the rule. There have been, however, no suggestions that involve Native Americans. I set out to fill this gap by a little net surfing and found my way to this list. Do you know a place that might work for us -- somewhere in the Mid-West or the West? Locations in areas where the topics of discussion might center around Native American rights -- land, hunting, fishing, treaty -- would, for example, be particularly illuminating for our audience. But we are open to all suggestions. Our newsgroup postings have been posted under the subject GUARANTEED FREE LUNCH, which is meant to be eye-catching and in which we promise to buy lunch for whoever helps us find a location that we use. The offer stands of course. :-). Carole Lucia Satrina & Eugene Marner Red Hook Picture Company, Inc. gene@pipeline.com --------- "RE: Native Activists Confront "Pilgrims"" --------- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 05:40:38 GMT From: ww@blythe.org (Workers World Service) Subj: Native Activists Confront "Pilgrims" Newsgroup: soc.culture.native Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Day of Mourning: NATIVE ACTIVISTS CONFRONT "PILGRIMS" By Workers World Boston Bureau Plymouth, Mass. On Nov. 24, a group of Native people and their supporters disrupted the "Pilgrims Progress Parade." Chanting, "Thou shall not kill," "Thou shall not steal," and "Pilgrim bigots we say no, racism has got to go!" the activists blocked the parade participants with their bodies and a banner that read: "You Are on Indian Land." The Pilgrims Progress Parade is held every year in Plymouth, Mass., on Thanksgiving Day to commemorate the 51 Pilgrims who survived their first winter in the "New World." According to Moonanum James (Wampanoag), Sachem of United American Indians of New England (UAINE), the parade "is an insult to our people. It perpetuates the myth that Native people gave up our lands willingly to the European colonists and that everyone lived happily ever after. "It is nothing but a glorification of genocide." UAINE organized the Nov. 24 protest. Supporters included the All-Peoples Congress, Workers World Party, Revolutionary Youth, and Cape Cod-ers Against Racism. Despite police efforts to push the protesters onto the sidewalk, the activists disrupted the parade for over 10 minutes. They then surged forward to the Church of the Pilgrim, where an interdenominational service was scheduled to take place. The church minister and cops tried unsuccessfully to prevent the activists from entering. The protestors sat in the front seats of the church, which had been reserved for the "Pilgrims." The minister was forced to let the demonstrators speak. Armed cops stood by ready to arrest the Native leadership if the service was disrupted. Mahtowin (Oglala Lakota) and Sam Sapier (Penobscot) drew applause from the congregation when they explained why the parade had been disrupted. "We are angry that you are honoring, and teaching your children to honor, the beginnings of racism and class hatred on this continent," said Mahtowin. After speaking, the protesters left the church and met at the statue of Massasoit, where for the 25th year the National Day of Mourning was observed. At the noon rally, Native people from North and South America spoke of their struggles. The program began with a moving presentation by Wamsutta James, Wampanoag elder and the leading organizer of every Day of Mourning. After explaining the origins and history of the protest, he turned the program over to the new sachem of UAINE, Moonanum James. Activists from Northeast Quebec to Massachusetts to Chile told of their fight to combat the oppression of colonial governments. A Native representative from Chiapas, Mexico, gave an inspiring speech detailing the Zaptistas' struggle. Bob Gustafson (Mohawk) made special mention of the need to free Leonard Peltier, an Anishnabe/Lakota warrior falsely imprisoned by the U.S. government for the last 18 years. -30- (Copyright Workers World Service: Permission to reprint granted if source is cited. For more information contact Workers World, 55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011; via e-mail: ww@wwp.blythe.org.) --------- "RE: More from Bella Coola" --------- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 23:24:50 -0800 (PST) From: "Joseph M. Dibee" Subj: More from Bella Coola UUCP email To: gars@igc.apc.org ++++++++++++++++++ PLEASE DISTRIBUTE AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE +++++++++++++ NUXIMLAYC (Hereditary Chief Lawrence Pootlass) "First of all I would like to acknowledge Tatau, the Creator, through Manakays, the Great Spirit, for all that he has provided us since the beginning of time and still provides today." The Nuxalk Nation is located in central mid-coast of what is known as "British Columbia, Canada". Currently the Nuxalk are in a fight which will determine the cultural and physical survival of their people. The Nuxalk depend on their forests for clean salmon streams, food and medicine. In the name of progress and corporate returns multinational corporations, often in collusion with the BC Government, are devastating the land through clearcutting. These companies operate with impunity because the remote nature of the area hides them from public scrutiny. Thus little is generally known about what goes on there. A campaign to develop a greater awareness of the area is currently underway, but in the meantime the corporations are liquidating the forest as fast as they can. One of the prime culprits in this destruction is International Forest Products(InterFor). The south and east portions of the Nuxalk territory are being aggressively logged by InterFor. Brian Simpson and Hans Granander personally oversee InterFor's operation in this area. They operate as they do because they know they are out of public view. SLICXWLIQW' (Hereditary Chief Charlie Nelson) "We the Nuxalk Nation are a nation! We have our own tribal laws, songs, dances, stories, land and history that make us a nation. All this was given to us is a sacred gift from Tatau, the Creator, and it was not given to us from any foreign government." Please call or write them and let them know that though they maybe CURRENTLY OUT or SIGHT THEY ARE CERTAINLY NOT OUT 0F MIND, and that people from all over care about the area and the traditional people who live there. Below are listed their phone#'s and addresses Please call them and ask them to stop violating Nuxalk's forests. If you are phoning them and they aren't in the office please call them at home. They absolutely need to hear from us. QWATSINAS(Hereditary Chief Edward Moody) "We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees." Hans Granander Hm (604) 982-2515 InterFor (604) 982-2323 Brian Simpson (604) 982-2686 International Forest Products (InterFor) Bella Coola Division Mid-Coast Operation Box 50 Hagensborg BC V0T-1H0 _____________________________________________________________________ "Stumps don't LIE!!!" snail mail: Joe Dibee 2229 Fedeal Ave E email: jdibee@envirolink.org Seattle WA 98102 OR dibee@seattleu.edu TEL# (206) 329-5313 --------- "RE: Gov. Lowry's Peltier Letter" --------- Date: 1 Dec 1994 21:18:07 -0800 From: bmoreld@news.seattleu.edu (Brian P. Moreland) Subj: Gov. Lowry's Peltier Letter Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native [I was given a copy of the letter by Frank White Eagle, a member of the Leonard Peltier NW Support Group. They were given a copy of the letter by Gov. Lowry's office. There should be no reason, that I can see, to prohibit you from including it in WI/KA. Brian] [STATE SEAL] STATE OF WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR P.O. Box 40002 * Olympia, Washington 98504-0002 * (206) 753-6780 November 14, 1994 The Honorable Bill Clinton President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: I am writing in reference to the executive clemency application submitted on behalf of Leonard Peltier in November 1993. I am joining several members of Congress as well as hundreds of individuals in asking you to give Mr. Peltier's clemency application consideration. I know one of your major priorities is public safety and crime reduction, and you would not move forward on a petition unless the evidence clearly suggested such action. Although I have not seen or know all of the circumstances surrounding the original case, I do believe that the evidence thus far produced in Mr. Peltier's defense makes this case worthy of an investigation. As Governor, I appreciate the difficulty in any petition for clemency or pardon and understand all of the interests you must balance. I appreciate your attention to this matter. Sincerely, [S I G N A T U R E] MIKE LOWRY Governor --------- "RE: Review: TALES FROM THE GREAT TURTLE" --------- Date: Thu, 1 December 94 07:55 -0500 From: James Audlin (j.audlin@genie.geis.com) Subj: Review of TALES FROM THE GREAT TURTLE GE Electronic Mail O'siyo, brother! Here is the review for \WI\. Book Review of TALES FROM THE GREAT TURTLE, edited by Piers Anthony and Richard Gilliam (New York: Tor (Tom Doherty Associates), December 1994). ISBN 0-312-85628-8. $22.95 in hardcover. Paperback forthcoming. Review by James David Audlin / Distant Eagle. This large new anthology includes several stories by well-known fantasy and science fiction writers (Jane Yolen, Mike Resnick, Esther M. Friesner, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, etc.), horror and mystery writers (Ed Gorman, Billie Sue Mosiman, Alan Rodgers,, William Sanders, etc.), and Native American writers (Owl Goingback, Gabriel Horn, Merle Apassingok, Debra White Plume, etc.). There is also a good sampling of writers being published here for the first time. Many of the authors are of Native American ancestry. All of the stories are about Native Americans. The quality is uniformly excellent, and the variety of characters and styles is wide. The editors are to be commended on their excellent judgement. The first section of the anthology has stories that are mythopoetic in style, about the ancient times. The succeeding sections are progressively more somber in tone, detailing the interrelationships between Natives and Whites through the centuries and even into the far future. "Counting Coup", by Jack Dann, "Mother Called it Daddy's Junkyard", by Debra White Plume, "Patterns", by Esther M. Friesner, and "Paints Her Dreams", by Gabriel Horn are among the finest short stories this reader has encountered in years. While Piers Anthony provided an unnecessarily silly introduction to the volume, his leadoff story is a fine retelling of an ancient mythological theme. This book is heartily recommended for those who want to read samples of new fiction by and about Native Americans, or simply high quality fantastic and experimental fiction. [Disclaimer: one of the stories in this collection is by the author of this review, and the above comments are written ignoring the presence of that story.] --------- "RE: Medicine Wheel Alliance" --------- Date: 5 Dec 94 03:00:08 GMT From: milo@scicom.AlphaCDC.COM (Michele Lord) Subj: Medicine Wheel Alliance Newsletter Newsgroup: alt.native Medicine Wheel Alliance PO Box 37, Huntley, MT 59037 PO Box 763, Lame Deer, MT 59043 OCTOBER 1994 NEWSLETTER It has been such a busy year and so much has happened. I kept saying I need to do a newsletter but just never enough hours in the day. ITS EITHER BE IN THE FORE FRONT AND BE AN ACTIVIST OR SIT BEHIND THE COMPUTER AND WRITE. I MUCH PREFER THE TRENCHES. Good things happened for the Medicine Wheel & Mountain this summer after a lot of push and shove of the Big Horn Forest Service. We lost the District Ranger on the Medicine Wheel District to serious harassment from the local communities. They felt he had become an 'Indian Lover' and threatened not only his life but his family. Not a good situation. The Alliance has also been harassed but not quite to that extent. So anyway we've lost a good person who was at least listening to our concerns and was willing to stand up for us on some things. We can't say the same thing for the Forest Supervisor, Larry Keown, he turned out to be a real jerk; he played a lot of games in getting another MOA signed by July 1; pulled all his political strings. He is tied into the anti-Indian Movement and Wise Use from Wyoming and so that makes the job harder. The only good thing is he showed his hand and a lot of people needed to see that. Before the second MOA got signed, we had Mr. Tallbull up protecting the Mountain from the locals of Lovell who threatened to destroy the site. As I said its been an exciting time. The good part is we did get a second MOA signed and on September 1, 1994, we got the Programmatic agreement signed which makes the Big Horn Forest prepare an Historic Preservation Plan by June of 1996; put together the amendment to their Forest Plan by June of 1996 & submit a new nomination to the Keep of the National Register to make the Medicine Wheel and Medicine Mountain a National Historic District. SO YES WE'VE HAD A WIN!!! Management of the site will stay the same as in the first OA and a temporary boundary of 2 1/2 miles also stayed in place. In fact it was the reason the Big Horn County Commissioners wouldn't sign the PA and therefore have cut themselves out of the consulting process. But as you may have guessed, to get me to sit down and write there are other fish to fry right now and it will take all of us to help maintain what little we've gained. So here goes. RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1992 AND REGULATIONS TO THESE ACTS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON OCT. 3, CALLED "PART VI, ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION; 36 CFR PART 800; PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES, PROPOSED RULE. The regulation to date have been done with little or no Native American input. When Mr. Tallbull, Northern Cheyenne, was appointed to the 20th seat on this Council by President Clinton in March; he immediately request to be appointed to the Task Force putting these regulations together. A little of what Bill wanted are in there; but minimal changes were made and these regulations have been put on the fast track for comment and completion. Everyone needs to be concerned about these regulations in light on the 1992 amendments which were basically written for more participation by Native Americans in the consultation process with federal agencies and more general public participation, also. Real issues put up with quick thoughts are: 1. They are not user friendly by the general public and Traditional Native American Communities in general. 2. The State Historic Preservation Office (or SHPOs) and Federal Agencies will be given the right to make determinations on all cultural resources sites or traditional cultural properties without the Tribes having any decision making authority in this process. States vs. Tribal Sovereignty. 3. Tribes will be allowed to set up their own Historic Preservation Offices and State SHPOs want to be able to review decisions. The same is not happening with Tribes being able to review SHPOs decisions when areas are of concern to them. 4. The Regional Advisory Councils of which there is an East and West Division; will be taken out of the review and compliance of decisions by states and federal agency to the detriment of all of us. They are our only recourse to date when Agencies and State Historic Preservation Offices are not doing what "we" want to see happen. 5. State SHPOS and Agencies will be making determinations on Traditional Cultural Properties and pre-historic & historic sites without any expertise to make these kinds of determinations and "We" believe the only ones who can do this are the Native Americans themselves. TO GET YOUR COPY OF REGULATIONS CALL ROBERT BUSH OR JOHN FOWLER AT 202-606-8515 ADDRESS": ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE OLD POST OFFICE BLDG, 1100 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 809, WASHINGTON DC 20004. On Sept. 1, 1994; a Programmatic Agreement was signed by the US Forest Service, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Medicine Wheel Alliance, Medicine Wheel Coalition, Federal Aviation Administration. This was 6 out of the 7 parties to the original MOA. The County Commissioners of Big Horn County would not sign this agreement as it went against what they declared to be their "State Rights". In this agreement the US Forest Service within two years will have to produce an Historic Preservation Plan for the Medicine Wheel and Medicine Mountain; and amendment to their forest plan; and a new nomination for this site and area to the National Register. This also put them on line to have to pay for Phrase (3) of the Ethnographic Study and hire a permanent person to just write this. A tentative boundary of 2 1/2 miles was left in place until new boundaries are established under the new nomination (which we look at is the whole of the mountain) and guidelines on the how the site will be maintained in the interim two years. The PA also had language in it that any undertakings within the 2 1/2 miles would have to have the signatures of all of the signing parties. The interpreters at the site of which the majority are to the Native American. Training by Tribal Elders for these interpreters. Opening dates of at least June 15 and closing dates of around Oct. 15th. Access for handicapped or elderly is allowed by allowing them to drive slowly to the site and only 3 cars at one time. This is requiring a road closure that is maintained by interpreters from the hours of 7 am to 7 pm. It also requires the US Forest Service to make available for Native Americans (3) days each Solstice and Equinox and (12) days from July 1 thru Sept 15, for private ceremonial time on the site and mountain. The Medicine Wheel Alliance feels that after almost 8 years of work on this issue that "we" have won a great victory in a very small way and even as "a small victory" it will not let us let our guard down but will help others who fight battles similar to ours to take "HEART" and have the courage to go forward. So "KEEP THE SPIRIT" SUPPORT OUR CAUSE WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIPS, WHICH BY NOW ARE ALL DUE TO THE TUNE OF $30.00 AND KEEP US GOING FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. SLOWLY! SLOWLY! WE GET THERE. Nicol Price Coordinator ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MORE NEWS: In March of 1994, Mr. Tallbull, our Chairman and long time defender of the Medicine Wheel was appointed by President Clinton to be the first Native American to sit on the Board of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at the national level. This is the first time that a Native American has appeared on this Board of 19 since its inaction in 1968. Quite an honor for us and our region. "SO IF YOU HAVE ANY HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONCERNS HE'S THE ONE TO CALL AND ASK FOR HELP." The Sweet Grass Hills was given a (5) year moratorium this past summer by the BLM. I would have liked to see them have to settle the issue before the next election but this is what happened. The Crystal Creek Rest Stop purposed for Medicine Mtn. went through its EA this past summer and its still rearing its ugly head. It will definitely be a snowmobile warming hut and the proposal is for a parking lot for a minimum of (60) vehicles with trailers. This one is going to take some doing and may be the undoing of the PA that was signed on the Medicine Wheel this summer. Supervisor Keown and the Lovell Community are in bed on this one and we are waiting for the termination of the PA if push comes to shove. As the PA is written right now, nothing can take place within the 2 1/2 mile boundary without all signatory parties agreeing to it. As you may remember form the last newsletter MWA did submit a site for this; when all the paperwork came out the BHFS absolutely refused to address Cultural Concerns for the site and had not put in mitigations asked for and so MWA had no other recourse but to say "NO!" The Tongue River Railroad and Montco Mine have reared their ugly heads again this past summer and we have to really work to keep on top of this one. Montco Mine would be one of the biggest coal mines in the world; covering the 7 sections of land to start. They are requesting an extension of the permit through the State lands Dept. of Montana. We keep talking about Bear Butte and that seems to be all we get done. Hoping with Mr. Tallbull now part of the Advisory Council that we can work in Washington DC to at least get them to reopen the process for an updated ethnographic study. There was work and Federal Involvement on a water pipeline that some of the property owners around the Butter wanted installed this past summer. With the Federal involvement different parties were brought into the process and the MOA was signed with the Feds & State kicking in some monies toward an ethnographic study so maybe just maybe, we're on our way. MWA this past summer has been working with another group and have pinpointed the attachment of Wise Use Movement People with the Anti-Indian Movement People. I would like to pass on from the Honor Digest "Wise Use" statements regarding American Indians. "Many treaties between the federal government and American Indian tribes are null and void because they offer preferential rights to Indians based solely on race. Moreover, Indian tribal sovereignty is a myth. There is no constitutional basis for tribal governance over non-Indian people either on or off the reservations. The first step to countering a movement is to recognize it. Stay alert in your area. Keep us informed with any clippings about "wise use" especially as it pertains to Indian rights and lands. Another group that functions solely for the purpose of undermining Indian lands and issues is CERA (Citizens for Equal Rights Alliance); which we are seeing more of in the Western part of our state. So as we work towards the protection of Sacred Lands, there are many out there who want to see all this work fail for their own short term gains. Please!! write in support of Mount Shasta; its imperative that you and as many others to do it as possible. Thanks for all the support you've given us over the past (7) years looks like we only have 4 more to go. KEEP THE SPIRIT NICOL coordinator ~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*+ "When we walk upon Mother Earth, we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground. We never forget them." -Oren Lyons, Onondaga Nation ~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~* Michele Lord + Alpha Institute + Tel: 303-343-4114 alphai@scicom.alphacdc.com + P.O. Box 110998 milo@scicom.alphacdc.com + Aurora CO 80042 + Fax: 303-360-9118 +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ --------- "RE: NativeNet WWW Progress Report" --------- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 08:00:32 -0800 From: Marc Becker (mbecker@uclink2.berkeley.edu) Subj: NativeNet WWW Progress Report UUCP email Things are beginning to move along on the Web site. These are people who have volunteered to work on different aspects (Gary: I think you should add them to the nn.gopher list if they are not already there): Glenn Welker (gwelker@mail.lmi.org) Native Literature, Mexico Al Webster (awebster@holonet.net) Language Edward H Hammond III (perezoso@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu) Biodiversity and Peru Oil News betsy (betsy@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu) Genome project, heredity, and genetic diseases Gary Smith (gars@netcom.com) Native American News (newsletter) I hope I haven't missed anyone. If you want to join one of these projects already in progress, contact the person listed. If you would like to work on another topic (and at this point, you can choose just about anything) please let me know. Marking documents up in HTML format so that they can be displayed with Mosaic clients on the World-Wide Web is fairly straight forward. Two good introductory guides are: The HTML Quick Reference Guide (http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/lynx_help/HTML_quick.html) Beginner's Guide to HTML (http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/demoweb/html-primer.html) If you have a WWW browser (such as lynx or Mosaic or Netscape) look them up. You can also get to them by telneting to www.cc.ukans.edu, login as www and hit the "?" key for help. If need be, I can also email them to people. As we go along, you will have questions and please don't hesitate to ask. You can either ask me privately, although the nn.gopher list is a good forum for such questions. ================================== Marc Becker Current address: mbecker@uclink2.berkeley.edu Visiting Scholar Home address: marc@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu Center for Latin American Studies UC-Berkeley Home page: http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~marc --------- "RE: Poem: Sharp Knife (left in the Shadows)" --------- Date: 26 Nov 1994 20:11:45 -0600 From: turtle@aicap.s21.com (Turtle Heart) Subj: Sharp Knife (left in the Shadows) Newsgroup: alt.native Corn Child our bowls are never empty a heart's brave journey casts no shadows across the fires which warm the soul unarmed unsharpened I carry the sweet corn in my belly from the peace and gift of my dreaming I know you well and I see you often Tobacco Indian -- _________________________________________________________________ AICAP Pages copyright 1994 (c)AICAP http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/aises/aicap/archive/aicap.html 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 --------- "RE: Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days" --------- Date: 94/12/02 21:33 From: Kepola (dfsanders@genie.geis.com) Subj: A HAWAI'IAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of December 11-17 GE Electronic Mail A HAWAI'IAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of December 11-17 KEKEMAPA (December) (Makalii) 11 If we can achieve a meeting of minds, then all our other differences are meaningless. 12 Welcome new possibilities -- they are the zest of life. 13 Enjoy your dreams, for they come from a very special part of you. 14 Be creative in every aspect of your life. 15 Expect fulfillment, and you will achieve it. 16 Help others to achieve their goals. 17 Banish winter from your spirit, and spring will fill the void. (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, 8 December 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= There is an Indian Fair held every year at the Heard Museum. This year (1995), it will be on March 4 & 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Heard is located at 22 E. Monte Vista Rd. in Phoenix, and the phone number for information is 602-252-8840. -- Barbara L. Ward /\/\ 5-3470 icblw@asuvm.inre.asu.edu ___.-//// Arizona State University Libraries \_> ___Tempe, AZ______________________________________'' From: aisesnet@bioc02.uthscsa.edu (AISESnet General List) Subject: Conference Announcement Original Sender: Dorothy Roberts Arvizu from Mailing List: NAT-EDU (nat-edu@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Council fires III: The circle grows... A national celebration of Native teaching and learning March 4 - 7, 1995 Lawrence, Ks. Lawrence Holidome Keynote address: Henrietta Mann, Interm Dean of Instruction, Haskell Indian Nations University Scheduled speakers: Joyce & Turner Bear, Cherokee Nation, Curriculum development for Native peoples, and goal development for K - 16. Carol Ann Heart, Technical Assistance Center, Bismarck, ND. Tribal cultural diversity Luke Enemy Hunter, Research Associates, Overland Park, Ks. Teaching the whole child: Holistic learning and teaching Hap Gilliland, Billings, MT. Teaching the Native American student. Working with Native students for non-Native teachers. Nina Jean Bear Crane, tribal attorney, Blackfeet Tribe, American Indian education and the law; what's happening with ESEA, impact aid, preschool - higher ed, language, etc. Tentative schedule: Sat, Mar 4 - Pow-wow, Coffin Complex, Haskell Sun, Mar 5 - Registration Team building with Billy Rogers; Banquet; opening address Sweats (an introductory learning experience) Optional and voluntary Mon, Mar 6 & 7 - learning sessions in AM, repeated in PM FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Debbie Woods, Equity Outcomes Team Kansas State Board of Education 120 SE 10th Street Topeka, Ks. 66612 Phone: 913-296-2424 From: EIRP News Subject: NW Indian Youth Conf. "WITHIN THE SACRED COLORS OF MOTHER EARTH" 20TH ANNUAL NORTHWEST INDIAN YOUTH CONFERENCE ++ Pow-wow ++ Royalty ++ Banquet ++ Dance ++ Scholastic Bowl ++ Hosted By: American Falls & Blackfoot High School Indian Clubs & SHOSHONE-BANNOCK TRIBES Where: Idaho State University, Pocatello Idaho When: April 3-7, 1995 Fee: $50.00 due before March 1, 1995, after March 1, 1995 $65.00 For More Information Contact the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe's Extension Indian Reservation Office: Nola Cates P.O. Box 1004 Fort Hall, Idaho 83203 Ph. 208.238.3776 Fax 208.238.3777 =========================================================================== From =The Spike= Dec. 16-34 Indian Market 94, American Indian Community House Gallery New York, NY Info: 212-598-0100 Dec 17 Thunderbird American Indian Dancers' Holiday Party New York, NY - covered dish social Info: 201-587-9633 Dec 31 New Year's Powwow, Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Sault Ste Marie, MI Info: 906-635-6075/6074 Dec 31-Jan 3 Inter-Tribal Osh Kwi Keenonawin (New Year's Powwow) Thunder Bay, Ontario Info: 1-807-623-6789 Dec 15-18 First Annual Sunset Harbor Native American Powwow Lady Lake, FL Info: 904-753-0258 Dec 26-Jan 1 Miccosukee Tribe 20th Annual Miccosukee Arts Festival 25 mi. W of Miami, FL on the Miccosukee Reservation Info: 305-223-8380 Dec 30-Jan 1 Second Annual Traditional Sobriety Powwow Covington, KY Info: Sacred Run Foundation: 606-581-9456 From =Char-Koosta News= Dec 30-Jan 1 New Year's Pow Wow, Tucson AZ Info: 602-622-4900 From =News From Indian Country= Dec 17-18 The Hot Springs Christmas Powwow, Hot Springs, AR Info: 501-760-2944 Dec 29-Jan 1 White Swan New Years Powwow, White Swan, WA Info: 509-855-5121 Dec 31-Jan 1 On the Red Road New Year's Celebration of Sobriety Minneapolis, MN Info: 612-724-3129 ----------------------------------------------------------------- --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- 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: Bobby C. Billie via M. Council, Carole Lucia Satrina & Eugene Marner, Michele Lord/Alpha Institute, Brian P. Moreland, James Audlin, Keploa, Workers World Service, Janet Smith, Marc Becker, Joseph M. Dibee, Turtle Heart(mending the Sacred Hoop with songs) John Berry, Oneida Indian Nation of NY ,Jim Postema, David Rayson, Glenn Welker, John Stroebel, Bonnie Williamson, Deanna(1-5068@wwiv.ness.com) --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ all items below this line have already been distributed by our brother, Jay Brummett, via the NATIVE-L or NATCHAT mailing lists. --------- "RE: American Indian Gangs" --------- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 07:52:00 -0400 From: John Berry 301-443-5988 FAX t- Subj: Gangs Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) To all, Abstracted From AP 11/21/94, Tulsa, OK ___________________________________________________________________________ AMERICAN INDIAN YOUNGSTERS INCREASINGLY JOINING GANGS Law enforcement officers and social workers say the picture is changing regarding Native American youth and involvement w/ street gangs. Max Benson, guidance counselor at Lloyd Rader Center in Sand Springs, OK, said when he first started working with youth at the juvenile detention center, "maybe three out of all the number of young people we had were Indian." "Now we have Indian kids in every unit," said Benson, a Pawnee tribal member. Police in Tulsa are also alarmed by the apparent increase in gang activity among Indian Youth. "Three years ago we didn't know of a Native American gang," said Cpl. Al Wilson, Tulsa Police. "We had Native Americans in gangs, but now we have more than one gang that is strictly Native American." Wilson says Indian gangs are similar to gangs in Los Angeles and other urban areas where membership falls along racial lines. Gang members often committ crimes in urban areas and flee to tribal land to hide, something Tribal leaders would like to see stopped. The Pawnee tribe created a gang intervention unit last spring, believed to be the first in the nation geared towards Indian gangs. The "Tribes of Oklahoma Gang Task Force", was created for educatonal purposes, Benson is a member. The group will speak to tribes, schools, educators; do problem assessments and help tribal police develop strategies to ID gangs. An Indian law enforcement officer, who wished to remain anonymous said 15 Indian gangs have been Identified in Oklahoma. ____________________________________________________________________________ As if there were not enough troubles already - Be Well all John Berry --------- "RE: Eagle Feather Use" --------- Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 14:28:06 -0500 From: John Stroebel Subj: Eagle Feather Use Mailing List: NATCHAT (natchat@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Hello, All; It sounds like some people here are defending the right and privilege to use Eagle feathers, and thus continue with spiritual traditions, and others are protecting the Eagle, and thus continue with spiritual traditions. I also hear the laugh of the white-eye in the background, as this is again a split among us over points we hold in common. Any alternatives? How many feathers does an adult Eagle loose naturally in a year? How many Eagles are in cages in parks and "zoo's"? I know of 1 place, here in New Jersey, on the Great Swamp wildlife reserve. It is an honorable place, where injured birds of all kinds are brought to heal. They released over 3,000 birds last year. Some never heal enough to survive in the wild. There are 10 eagles (bald and golden), many other raptors, who live there permanently. So, what happens to the feathers? How many other places like this one exist in the US? What better way to honor these great creatures? I don't know any more about this, but I do hope there is alternatives to the fighting that takes place among the people when the white-eye has his way. John =========================================================================== John Stroebel 385B Franklin Tnpk jstroebe@ultrix.ramapo.edu Mahwah, N.J. 201-529-1169 07430 =========================================================================== --------- "RE: PhD fellowships in Ecology/Geography" --------- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 10:27:48 -0800 From: "Bonnie Williamson" Subj: PhD fellowships in Ecology/Geography Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) This isn't specifically geared toward Native Americans, but minorities and women are encouraged to apply for these fellowships. UC Santa Barbara was recently rated No. 1 in the field of Ecology/Environment by Science Watch, based on the impact of their research, compared with over 100 US private and public universities. GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY AT U.C. SANTA BARBARA The Departments of Biological Sciences and Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara invite applications for fellowships in a new Ph.D. program in The Dynamics of Spatially Structured Ecological Systems. The program provides training in modeling and experimental approaches and combines the traditional ecological emphasis on dynamic processes with geography's focus on analysis of spatial pattern. Each student will begin by taking a sequence of graduate courses in ecology and geography, tailored to his/her background, and then will pursue dissertation research in a primary area of interest. The program is supported by 5-year NSF Research Training Grant and Graduate Research Training awards. Students in good standing will receive stipends for three years and will be supported by TA- and RA-ships in the remaining years. Support for research and related travel is also available. Faculty participants are S. Cooper, S. Gaines, S. Holbrook, J. Melack, W. Murdoch, R. Nisbet, R. Schmitt and A. Stewart-Oaten in the Biological Sciences Department, and F. Davis, J. Dozier, M. Goodchild, and D. Siegel in the Geography Department. We especially encourage applications from women and individuals from under-represented groups. Prospective students should send standard applications to either the Biological Sciences or Geography Departments, U.C. Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, and a separate letter indicating interest in the program to the RTG Program Coordinator, Biological Sciences Dept., UCSB. Contact the coordinator for more information: phone (805) 893-7670, FAX (805) 893-3777, email ecolrtg@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu. ---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*** + Bonnie Williamson E-Mail b_willia@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu + + Marine Science Institute + + University of California Office Phone (805) 893-2051 + + Santa Barbara, CA 93106 FAX (805) 893-3777 + --*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*+ --------- "RE: Honyere Tehawenkarogwen: Head Warrior of Oriska" --------- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 11:51:04 -0500 From: "Oneida Indian Nation of NY" Subj: Honyere Tehawenkarogwen: Head Warrior of Oriska Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) NOTES FROM THE PAST (Reprinted from August/September 1994 Oneida Indian Nation Newsletter) The greatest Oneida hero of the Revolutionary War is considered to be Honyere Tehawenkarogwen (He Who Takes Up The Snowshoe), head warrior of the Wolf Clan in the village of Oriska. He is remembered as a gentleman and fearless leader around the time of the Revolutionary War. Early in the war, Honyere organized a military unit composed of Oneidas in Oriska. As the Tryon County Militia passed near the settlement on its way to life the British siege of Fort Stanwix on August 6, 1777, the Oneida troop numbering about 60 joined the American column marching toward an ambush prepared by Loyalists and fellow Iroquois led by Joseph Brant, a Mohawk. BRAVE AND FEARLESS LEADER A contemporary newspaper reference to the ferocious Battle of Oriskany describes Honyere as "a friendly Indian, with his wife, Tyonajanegen (Two Kettles Together), and son, distinguished themselves remarkably on that occasion. The Indian killed nine of the enemy when, having received a ball through his wrist that disabled him from using his gun, fought with his tomahawk. His son killed two, and his wife on horseback, fought by his side with pistols during the whole action," the report documented. BATTLE OF ORISKANY Pitting Iroquois against one another, the Battle of Oriskany disrupted the League of the Six Nations and started the spiral of revenge and counter-reprisal typical of what the Oneidas experienced during the Revolution. Dining with American General Philip Schuyler in Albany on September 19, 1777 Honyere was asked to leave immediately to aid the army of Horatio Gates opposing a British invasion advancing toward the New York capital. Within a week, according to Schuyler, the Oneidas, led by Honyere and others, had "already taken about 30 prisoners, and intercepted some dispatches from General Burgoyne to General Powel, commanding at Ticonderoga." The Oneidas were reluctant to undertake further American service without protection for their settlements. The young French aristocrat Lafayette arranged to have fortifications built at present day Oneida Castle, then advanced money enabling Oneida soldiers to join the Continental Army. Accordingly, 50 Oneidas (probably including Honyere) arrived at Valley Forge in mid-May, 1778, and almost immediately participated in the action called Barren Hill under Lafayette's command. The only hostile engagement of this curious battle occurred when the Oneidas confronted a mounted British company (dragoons). A newspaper of the time reported that following an Oneida volley of shot and war whoops, "the horses of the British cavalry were terrified at the unusual sound, and scampered off in such hot haste as to lose many of the cloaks of their riders, which became the prize of the Indians, and were speedily converted into leggings." MADE A CAPTAIN Commissioned captain in the American army in June, 1779, Honyere served throughout the duration of the war. His precise activities over the next several years are unknown, although he probably engaged in scouting and intelligence activities against the Loyalist Rangers and anti- American Iroquois. Honorably discharged, he received a land bounty from Congress in 1782 and petitioned New York State for military payment in 1785. SWINDLED OUT OF LAND Although guaranteed their holdings and promised rewards for supporting the American cause, the Oneidas were heartlessly swindled out of land after the Revolution. Assuming they had leased certain lands, they had unknowingly agreed to "cede and grant all their lands to the people of the State of New York forever." After these fraudulent transactions, when the actual loss of lands became apparent, Oneida leaders spoke out, "These poor people of Oriska found with you," pleaded the Oneida sachem Good Peter. "We submit it to you whether it would not be reasonable to take some care of them and let them possess that small spot of land at Oriska." New York officials were unmoved. Honyere would participate in no more of the land cessions. His sister-in-law testified many years later that "Captain Honyere Tehawenkarogwen" died in 1839. However, Honyere's disappearance from the documentary record after 1790 and the ages of his children participating in important events during the war suggest that he died in 1793. -- Ray Halbritter, Nation Representative/Enterprises C.E.O. (EDITOR'S NOTE: The facts and accounts in this article were extracted from a number of historical and reference publications. A complete list of these reference books can be obtained from the Nation.) A copy of this file can also be found in the Oneida Indian Nation Home page in the directory "Little Know Historical Facts". The URL of the Oneida Nation Home Page is http://nysernet.org/oneida/ --------- "RE: 7th Grade "Historical Simulation" Update" --------- Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 12:00:21 -0600 From: David T Rayson Subj: 7th grade "historical simulation" program HONOR? -- Update Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) To all who responded to my original posting (and whose comments were forwarded to the teachers involved): First of all, I apologize for not writing back with a report earlier! I wanted so, first of all, be absolutely sure what was being taught to and learned by the students regarding Native American history. Secondly, I wanted to be able to budget enough time so that these comments will be fairly complete. To recap (for those of you who have forgotten or for those of you new to the list): I am a European American father of a 7th grade girl who attends a "middle school" program (junior high equivalent) in Minneapolis, MN. This year their focus is on U.S. history and the first segment of intensive study was on Native American history and culture (although I have gotten commitments from the teachers that Native American history and culture will not be "forgotten" for the rest of the year by the usual practice of ignoring it once the main emphasis of study becomes the post-invasion dominance by the European (and their successors) invaders). Shortly after school began, my daughter came to me because she thought that an assignment she was being asked to do was at least "stereotypical" if not "racist". This was an assignment regarding "Naming ceremonies" for a mythical "Indian" tribe living ina mythical environment. Other assignments in this "simulation" including going on a "stray" (a mythical vision quest), as well as other equally reprehensible assignments. I immediately protested to the teachers and a meeting with the teachers (and assistant principal) was held. The assistant principal reported that she had contacted the owner of the educational company which had developed this simulation and found out that this guy's son ("a big lumberjack type who loves the outdoors and Indian stuff" (a direct quote from the owner -- enough said)) wrote the simulation. In the ensuing meeting with all the teachers, most of the teachers admitted to having been uncomfortable about this project and had already tried to remedy the situation by revising the simulation (although others, including one in particular who I feel possibly holds a grudge) defended the simulation. I demanded that they get Native American input and presented the responses I received from the list -- including Jim Postema's (I think) post which opened up the possibility of a public protest -- these comments served me very well! (again, many thanks). I had also contacted the curriculum resource person at the Mpls public school Native American magnet for help and she immediately contacted a number of teachers at Windom. The upshot of this meeting was that they would cease doing the simulation and send out copies to Native American educators for comment -- when these comments were returned they were even more blistering of the simulation than my comments had been and the simulation was dropped completely. The next week, I conducted a class for 75 6th, 7th, & 8th grades on stereotypes -- It was encouraging to see that many if not most students had already decided that the simulation was presenting a stereotypical view of Native Americans and we talked about stereotypes including "Noble/Ignoble Savagery" imagery and how stereotypes are connected with power -- some of the teachers were pretty uncomfortable but the students were pretty engaged and I got good feedback from most of the teachers and the students. For the teachers, their biggest challenge was to replace the remaining 7 week "hole" in the lesson plan. The teacher for my daughter was extremely creative and resourceful -- She scheduled public bus trips to the Minneapolis Native American Center and Bearhawk Jewelry Store which also has a small but impressive collection of work done by Native American artisans and artists. Drum groups were invited to play some songs and discuss them with the students. Movies were also shown, including the TBS "Native Americans" specials and PBS-type movies such as Seasons of the Navajo as well as a movie I introduced her to "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse" -- which I have had for over 2 years and which I didn't think my daughter would be interested in but she thought was terrific -- as soon as I get it back, we shall share it together. The main project was to write a research paper on a specific tribe or nation. After these were due, the parents were invited to an open-house to admire artwork (particularly maps of culture areas), miniature houses (including, of course, igloos and tipis, but also plankhouses, chickees, wigwams, hogans, Longhouses, etc.), as well as items that the student thought were important to the specific tribal Native American life at moments in their history -- from miniature birchbark canoes, lacrosse sticks and cradleboards to weapons (not just "bows & arrows"), farming implements, dream catchers, and medals. The three most surprising items were a walky-talky (to symbolize the Navajo code-talkers), a relief picture of the trading post of Wounded Knee with a breastwork in front of it, and a picture of a "Dakota" casino right next to a "Dakota" community center. I looked over as many of the reports that I could see (all of which were handsomely displayed) and while most of them ended pretty much at the turn of the century a fairly large minority carried their reports of Native American history to the present. Again, I apologize for this rather lengthy post but too often we are too quick perhaps to point out the "Stanford Review" types in the world but do not point out enough that for most stereotypes are accepted uncritically but when the dangers of stereotypes are presented, people see the dangers and reject (as much as they are able to) the assumptions upon which the negative imagery is based. Final point, if my daughter had not brought the "naming ceremony" assignment to my attention because she was troubled, I probably wouldn't have known anything about it. So, we should not only listen to our elders but also our children. Second final point, I raised my concerns with other European American parents who did not respond as I had hoped by accompanying me to these meetings or at the least raising their concerns to the teachers and administration of the school. Stereotypes affect all of us and it is up to all of us, but particularly European Americans, to never allow a stereotype to pass unchallenged. Thanks again for all of your support -- It was very, very, very helpful. David Rayson rays0001@gold.tc.umn.edu --------- "RE: 10 Worst Stereotypes (so far)" --------- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 08:50:42 -0500 From: postema@COBBER.CORD.EDU (Jim Postema) Subj: 10 Worst Stereotypes (so far) Mailing List: NATCHAT (natchat@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Here is the list of what people thought were the worst ten stereotyped images of Native Americans, ranked in order of which got the most "votes." Based on this, I think Jack Kent Cooke is our first candidate for the Phil Sheridan Award, with Crazy Horse Malt Liquor being a close second. 1. Washington Redskins 2. Crazy Horse Malt Liquor 3. Atlanta Braves 4. Custer's Revenge Video Game 5. The Cleveland Indians mascot Chief Wahoo 6. Cleveland Indians 7. Native American Barbie Doll 8. Jeep Cherokee 9. Kansas City Chiefs 10. Redman Chewing Tobacco Only twenty people responded to the call for votes I posted a couple months ago, but I think this would be a representative sample, based on comments made to myself and on the various Native discussion groups. If you would like to make your own suggestions and haven't yet, you still can by sending them to Jim Postema . For now, though, I think these give us a good basis from which to start. I think the next step would be to make sure we have correct information about who makes/sells/uses these stereotypes, with addresses, names of contact people, and phone numbers. Then I think we start writing letters and publishing this list. How does that sound? The following stereotypes also each got more than one "vote." Disneyland--Pocohantas, Indian Villages, etc. Indian Motorcycle Co. Mohawk Oil Savage Trucking And these stereotypes were each mentioned once: American Indian Air Freshener Amtrak Santa Fe Chief Apache Burgers Apache Oil Chief Crunchie ice cream Dorito Original Pre-Columbia Recipe Tortilla Chips Edmonton Eskimos FBI-Full Blooded Indian (T-Shirt) Indian Motorcycle clothing Land o' Lakes "Indian Princess" logo Little Bear Blue Corn Chips Mazda Navajo 4x4 Mohawk canoes Mohawk Carpets Mohawk Liquors Province of Newfoundland flag Province of Nova Scotia Flag Reddies (sports team) Ruffles Potato Chips ad with two Inuit men Tomahawk missile Several people made generic kinds of statements, which I have included pretty much verbatim here, grouped by categories: *All* sports teams that use native names or imagery. I can't imagine that any logo or name makes the average viewer stop and think about native issues. Political and humanitarian concerns tend not to be top issues at sports events I've attended (admittedly, not a lot!) I'd like to see a generic letter sent to *all* the teams that use native names and/or imagery. Sports teams are also another group that should be targeted, especially those teams that use negative, or, outdated mascots or images, and the biggest should be the washington football team. All the teams that sing the phony Indian chant. ***** Any alcoholic beverage that contains the name of or uses images of native americans or tribes. I feel that more than anything these are mockeries of the efforts that so many people are going through to curb the rampant alcoholism that exist among native americans. I feel that any use of N.A. names, images, etc. to sell alcohol is tasteless, given the high rate of alcoholism in N.A. peoples, and that any use should without question, make any of the lists! ***** I think that the stereotypes of women are the worst ones. I have a wife, mother and daughter. I think that the male domination in North American society has led to much of the violence we currently face. World-wide, the male domination of religion was most evident at the Cairo UN conference on population concerns. So, that is the worst one. ***** Cars with NA names ***** Government uses such as State of Massachusetts **** Movies which shape the general public images and views on history,etc. ***** Anything that says "Redman" or "Redskin" ***** Any of those "collectible" dolls, plates, etc. that perpetuate all sorts of stereotypes while disney-fying racial characteristics So what do y'all think of this list? Jim Postema postema@cobber.cord.edu [If you would like to know more about the Stereotype Awareness Project, you could find out by contacting me at the address above, or by accessing the Concordia College (Moorhead) Gopher .] --------- "RE: Leonard Peltier Freedom Office Open" --------- Date: 5:26 PM Nov 26, 1994 From: tlink.ness.com!1-1 (Deanna #1 @1) Subj: Leonard Peltier Freedom Office Open Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Leonard Peltier Freedom Office Opens In Washington, D.C. The Leonard Peltier Freedom Campaign Office is now open in Washington, D.C. The coordinator there is Ron Lessard, who will be working on lobbying senators and congressional delegates, as well as coordinating Leonard Peltier Defense Committee activities in the area. Your help will be needed to keep the lobbying going. The address for the new D.C. office is P.O. Box 27105, Washington, DC, 20038, and the phone number there is 202-842-2495. Please remember the 100 Calls a Day campaign. This is the most important period in the clemency effort. Please make a call today, or send E-mail or a FAX, and do it again and again. This information is brought to you by the Leonard Peltier Support Group, Region 2. The director there is Patty Hiller, Route 2, Box 100, Crozet, VA, 22932, tel. 804-823-6140. For contacting the President to ask for clemency for Leonard Peltier, send E-mail to president@whitehouse.gov, or FAX 202-456-2461, or call 202-456-1111. If you call, don't select any of the touchtone options; simply wait to talk to someone, and say you are calling to request clemency for Leonard Peltier. You'll be asked what state you are calling from. Sent by Deanna, 1-5068@wwiv.ness.com --------- "RE: Zedillo on Chiapas" --------- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 07:28:16 EST From: mail.lmi.org!gwelker Subj: Zedillo on Chiapas Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico, Dec. 2 (AP) -- Chiapas residents under the gun of a smoldering Indian rebellion want to believe President Ernesto Zedillo is serious about his inaugural pledge to resume peace talks. But people of the southern state, the heart of an uprising rooted in poverty and injustice, said they are skeptical that the daunting hardships can be solved as Zedillo promised. Zedillo, in an inaugural address Thursday, said his most important challenge would be to provide dignified living conditions for every Mexican. "Economic progress only makes sense if it reaches every household," said Zedillo. "Many millions of Mexicans lack the bare essentials." Nowhere is that more apparent than in Chiapas, Mexico's poorest state, where poverty among Mayan Indians bereft of jobs, housing and basic health care has led to a rebellion. Half of the state's homes have dirt floors and no running water. Ragamuffin children begging in tattered clothes and gaunt Indian women peddling trinkets are a common sight. "We must see deeds, not words," said Emilio Morales Lievano, a 21-year-old shoeshine boy in the plaza of San Cristobal de Las Casas. "The problems stay the same," scoffed Jose Francisco Aranda Tinajera, a leader of farmworkers in the southern Chiapas city of Tapachula. Zedillo promised to seek renewed peace talks with the Zapatista rebels, whose shooting war with the army cost more than 145 lives in January. A tenuous cease-fire has held since Jan. 12. "I am convinced that it is possible to achieve a new negotiation in Chiapas that will lead us to a just, honorable and definitive peace," Zedillo said. But the rebels severed all contacts with the government in October and have threatened to resume fighting if demands for full democracy and help for poor Indians are not met. "If the earlier president couldn't achieve peace, it will be even harder for Zedillo," said Morales Lievano, referring to failed peace efforts by former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Now a potentially explosive election dispute in Chiapas is heading for a showdown next week. Eduardo Robledo Rinco, candidate of Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, is vowing to take office as Chiapas governor on Thursday, despite charges he won through fraud. Amado Avendano Figueroa, a journalist-lawyer of the leftist opposition Democratic Revolutionary Party, suggested Friday that could provoke the rebels. "We are committed to civil resistance," Avendano told supporters Friday. "If this civil resistance doesn't work, and if the government tries to impose the impostor, no option remains." Supporters of Avendano launched a series of marches and highway blockades Friday and vowed to storm the government palace in the state capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez to block Robledo's swearing-in. Rebellion, political disputes, land clashes and feuding by local bosses all overshadow the problem of poverty in a state where about a fourth of the 3.2 million residents speak an Indian language. "We have seen promises made many times before, but what they promise they never fulfill," said Pedro Giron Gomez, a 38-year-old Tzeltal Indian. "These are all pure lies of the government." Elia Medina Urbe, a Chiapas sociologist, said Zedillo must break a government pattern of neglect of the state. "It's as if the indigenous people didn't exist in the political realm," she said. But she called Zedillo's words "promising, even encouraging." Zedillo said the Mexican army would continue to abide by the government cease-fire that cut short a shooting war with the rebels. He said he would also strengthen the legislative and judiciary arms of government while waging his war on poverty and battling corruption. Laura Clemente, 23, a schoolteacher in a community of rebel sympathizers near the town of Ocosingo, said the government would first have to change a decades-old style of heavy-handed rule. "If the government changes and they give us the help we need, yes there can be peace," Clemente concluded. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This article was copied from the CHIAPAS-L mailing list. For instructions on subscribing to that list and getting copies of previously-posted articles, please see the article about CHIAPAS-L posted to NATIVE-L on 22 October 1994. 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