Subject: nanews02.051 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 051 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 17 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 AISESnet, 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. "At night may I roam, against the winds may I roam, at night may I roam. When the owl is hooting may I roam. __ Lakota Dream Song of Siyaka +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! Bobby C. Billie, the elder who spoke against grave digs in the last issue has asked, through Maggie Council that I post this message. There is nothing I have to say that is more important than the wishes of an elder. Gary Night Owl, Bobby asked me to pass on to you and others a phone number where messages can be left for him. Sometimes he is there himself. The phone belongs to Shannon Larsen, a wonderful woman who drives Bobby where he needs to go, etc. She was the one who transcribed the Statements [I only posted them]. Anyway, he said anyone with any questions could call him there. (904) 253-0298 Wado! -maggie 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 - Honoring of the Elders - Conferences and Powwows - online - Peter Pan,NBC and BIA Schools - Jones Named to - Quebec Update Indian Education Advisory Council - Message from Standing Deer - Census Bureau Thinning Our Numbers to the People - Nuxalk Nation Update - Review: Uncle Smoke Stories - Deportation of the British Cree - AISES Book Catalogue - circa 1896 - Wampum - Chiapas Rebels Won't Honor Cease-Fire - Poem: Morning Water - Wolf Legends - Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days - Conferences and Powwows - offline --------- "RE: Honoring of the Elders" --------- Date: 10 Dec 1994 20:35:08 GMT From: dhill@apple.com (David Hill) Subj: Honoring of the Elders, et. al Newsgroup: soc.culture.native All My Relations, Below is a letter the Tena Council sends out each year to help raise support for the Honoring of The Elders Gathering at Mt. Madonna County Park in Santa Clara County, California held June 10th and 11th. It seems that every year, it takes more and more effort to raise support for important events that try to keep alive the ceremonies and spirit of the Native American way. Please help. Also, please post this anywhere you think appropriate. Dear Friend Sensitive people across the Earth are struggling to maintain a spiritual life in an increasingly dark and hostile environment. The Tena Council is a group of Indian and non-Indian people devoted to keeping alive native spirituality for future generations. we respectfully ask for your help. Our Council supports weekly gatherings, the Big Mountain Sundance, hosts the California Bear Dance, and contributes to youth drum and dance groups, among other things. We also foster dialog between inner city gang members. Each year we organize a special event called The Honoring of the Elders Gathering. In its tenth year, this is a weekend Pow Wow held at Mt. Madonna County Park in June. As many as 4,000 people will come together to enjoy themselves in a traditional way without drugs or alcohol. Not only do we honor our elders with dances and presents, we teach our children to respect the preceding generations. In so doing we participate in the interconnectedness of life. The Elders Gathering has become increasingly complex and costly since the first event in 1985. We need to pay for a park permit, sheriff¹s patrol, liability insurance, portable toilets and more. The cost of sponsoring this event has become more than a group such as ours can bear. We can use monetary donations of any size. Your generosity will help to ensure the continuity of the gathering this year and for years to come... Please send any contributions to: Tena Council P.O. Box 1985 Hollister, CA. 95024 Or contact the Tena Council at: 408-638-2179 You may also email me for more information: dhill@apple.com -- "Boy, ya gots ta be smarter than the mosheenery" Jerry Hill "There's a Monster on the loose, it's got our head's into the noose. And it just sits there watchin..." John Kay --------- "RE: Peter Pan,NBC and BIA Schools" --------- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 10:34:49 -0500 From: Pauline Shafer Subj: Peter Pan,NBC and BIA schools Mailing List: NATIVELIT Hi! This discussion caught my attention enough to pull a response out of me and make it public! I have loathed Disney and considered the institution extremely detrimental for young minds, due to how I ended up feeling in response to their representations, as a child. Growing up dark skinned, black haired and female in the 60's and 70's meant (as far as Disney stuff is concerned) that the representations I had to identify with were either evil or helpers to the nice whites who were the stars, etc.... This resulted in feelings of inferiority, self-loathing, apathy and anger. Not until I was older and able to reclaim the positive associations that had been covered over, were these feelings let go of, somewhat. Of course there were other messages coming in from other areas of the media and the society in general, but I guess in a Foucaultian manner, Disney came to stand for this huge hurting machine in place everywhere, that left me feeling utterly powerless. As a mixed-blood child and urban indyin, those cartoons and fairy tales were very important, the world views of myself and my peers were being shaped by them, thus Disney's impact. In Peter Pan, especially, representations abound that are highly derogatory. Men are depicted as either silly (the father), cruel (Captain Hook) or irresponsible (the boys). The pure reigns, only by remaining untouched by maturity is the negative polar aspect of maleness avoided. For females it's worse. The "good" women must be tolerant of males' weaknesses and take care of them (mother and Wendy). Exotic women lure men away (the Indian princess). Other females will resort to violence and murder to eliminate a female threat to the male attention (the mermaids). All this in addition to the representations of Native Americans. So, for me, Disney has been a pariah at best. But the other day my 13 year old daughter said, "Disney has really been showing women in a good way!" I held my shock in check and with aplomb asked her to elaborate. She offered Beauty as example of intelligent woman, Nala the lioness as strong and wise, etc....Also, Squanto is better than I could have hoped for from Disney. While, I have to defend the right to be leery of something with such a long established track-record, I also keep in mind that change is possible, that all the efforts to raise awareness has been effective. Also, in relation to the BIA schools, a graduate friend of mine from Navajoland, spoke to my Am.Ind.Stud. class a few weeks ago (I am a senior) and relayed stories of BIA school horrors HE experienced in the 50's. So, the BIA school experience is not limited to the late 1800s and early 1900's. Some of the experiences include negative suppression of native language (mouth washing with soap), lack of food, etc... However, he also relayed ways he resisted their attempts to enculturate him, such as joining all 8 denominations of the local churches, to the exasperation of their respective clergy, so the advantages of all 8 could be culled, presents at Christmas, dinners, etc.... Also, if there is an e-mail address for NBC could the person who referred to it please post it. Thanks for attention to my Disney emoting. As one person has pointed out we ourselves are not immune to holier than thou reactionary responses. I feel the only way to truly become right with these things is be aware of the complexity of the issues and their impacts and acknowledge where one is at and wants to go. Pauline Escudero U.W. --------- "RE: Quebec Update" --------- Date: 94/12/13 22:08 From: Art Horovitch (a.horovitch@genie.geis.com) Subj: Quebec Update GE Electronic Mail Article for Wotanging Ikche... (Permission granted to reprint) Quebec Update Jacques Parizeau's government has declared Quebec a sovereign nation. A bill to that effect has been tabled in the National Assembly (provincial government) to be followed by province wide public consultations and a referendum next year. One clause in the act effects aboriginal communities. " It shall recognize the rights of aboriginal nations to self government on lands over which they have full ownership. Such guarantee and recognition shall be exercised in a manner consistent with the territorial integrity of Quebec. " This has been interpreted by some political scientists to mean the right of aboriginal self government is limited to the lands they already own, not lands over which they exercise hunting and fishing rights or which are still in dispute. It is also intended that the aboriginal nations can not unilaterally secede from Quebec. The manner in which this bill has been brought to the legislature has been criticized in the French press as being somewhat fraudulent because the consultation committees allow no discussion of the possibility of Quebec remaining in Canada. The committees will discuss only the make up of a sovereign Quebec. For these reasons native groups in Quebec have decided to boycott the hearings. Matthew Coon- Come of the Cree, in a speech in the US last week said that the Quebec view that native rights have been extinguished is part of a "colonialist, racist policy"; angering the government of Quebec who quickly denied the accusation and claimed they have the " best treated minorities in Canada". The Inuit reaffirmed their faith in a united Canada and pledged to boycott the commission's hearings. Zebedee Nungak of the Makivik Corporation says his people want to hold their own referendum about whether to stay in Canada. He notes that at the time of the 1980 referendum the Inuit voted in their own referendum overwhelmingly to remain in Canada. The Innuit leaders said " We can not be silent or intimidated by what is on the horizon." Gislain Picard of the Assemblies of First nations of Quebec and Labrador said that he also plans to boycott public consultations on the bill. On Dec. 13, thirty chiefs from Quebec's 11 aboriginal nations asked the entire Assembly of First nations for Canada to back them in their boycott of the consultations and to show solidarity in their fight with Quebec. They received wholehearted support in their endeavor. Kahnawake Chief Joe Norton said: " If Quebec can override treaties and all the historic relations between Canada and native peoples, then it can be done across the country." Norton declared the responsibility for what is happening now lies in the hands of Prime Minister Jean Chretien and he's been doing " a piss poor job". He is asking the Canadian government to send a clear message to Quebec that what they are doing is illegal. They have no right to separate because there is no provision for it in the Canadian constitution. The 11 First nations of Quebec have stated that if Quebec is allowed to separate they also will separate from Quebec with their lands which they say comprises 80% of the land mass of Quebec. In an attempt to damp down the feelings on both sides, PQ member David Cliche made an overture to natives when he spoke in the National Assembly. He said " We must recognize and accept that we are allies, that we share the will to work together as partners, to maintain social peace and to develop Quebec 's territory harmoniously and equitably. Art Horovitch --------- "RE: Message from Standing Deer to the People" --------- Date: 12 Dec 1994 02:34:04 GMT From: pns@sage.uucp (PrisonNews Service) Subj: A message from Standing Deer to the People Newsgroup: soc.culture.native A message to the people from Standing Deer This was written for delivery at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst during Prisoner Awareness Week, November 19, 1994. Greetings to my dear sisters and brothers, I pray that you and those you love are well, and enjoying all the blessings our Mother has to offer. I truly regret that I cannot be there to see your determined faces, and to feel the electric charge that always fills the air wherever freedom fighters gather. My name is Standing Deer. I am full-blood Oneida/Choctaw. Eighteen years ago, while doing compulsory expropriations from banking facilities, I zigged when I should have zagged and thus was captured and sent to the Control Unit at the political prison in Marion, Illinois. I have been locked down in super-max ever since...with no relief in sight. Some of you folks may have read In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, by Peter Matthiessen. Peter's book recounts, with documentation, how - in 1978 - I was hired by agents of the united states to kill Leonard Peltier in Marion Prison. Rather than kill him, I exposed the government conspiracy, first to Leonard, and then to the world. I'm not going to re-tell that long story, but I do want to tell you one incident that is sacred to me because with that one incident Leonard transformed my life, brought me home to my people, and put me dead in the middle of the political struggle for the survival of my People. The government involved me in their conspiracy to assassinate Peltier in May of 1978, and although we were both in Marion prison I didn't actually meet him until the 4th of July 1978. It was a really hot afternoon and since Marion hadn't yet been locked down we were having a cook-out on the yard. It felt good just sitting with Leonard and several other brothers while Leonard talked about this and that. As the afternoon went on I could see the intensity and emotion beneath the surface of this man when he discussed the problems of his People. I could sense, rather than hear or see, the degree of love and total commitment he felt for the People. I saw the marks of flesh offerings and the piercings of the Sun Dance on his body, and I listened in awed reverence as he quietly told us about sacred matters. As I listened, I realized what a deeply religious man he was, and I thought what an upside-down world we live in when the criminals of this world portray the victims as criminals and make 90% of the sleeping future victims believe in their charade. Although I had not come to the yard with settled intentions of telling him that the united states was scheming to take his life, I found myself revealing the plot to him in all its sordid detail. I didn't know what reaction to expect because in my heart I was not pure. I reeked with shame. I harbored guilt because I wasn't sure I was going to tell him until the moment I did it. Leonard silently gazed at me for long time, then he shook my hand as he looked into my eyes with a look that radiated total love and trust. He smiled as he softly said, "Thank you for telling me, my Brother." The next day Leonard and a 300-pound Lakota summoned me from my cell and took me to the law library which was deserted. They led me into a room where books were stored. The big man produced a length of rope while Leonard placed a bandanna blindfold over his own eyes. Leonard's hands were tied securely behind his back, then the big man left the room and the law library. We were completely alone. Leonard told me to close the door and push a bookcase across it so that it would not open. When I turned back around he was lying on his back on the floor. He told me to reach behind the law books on the third shelf and I would find a rolled-up newspaper and I should withdraw it. When I picked up the newspaper it was very heavy and I felt the hardness of something metal so I removed it from the paper and I was looking at a 15-inch knife, beautifully made, obviously in machine shop. It was razor sharp and had a point like a needle. It gleamed the reflection of light in my eyes and I became so dizzy I could hardly stand. The knife turned into a snake in my hand, and as I stared paralyzed it became the face of the blond blue-eyed stranger who wanted Leonard dead. As I looked into the blue eyes I saw the face of the man who murdered my grandfathers and grandmothers. I was terrified, but when I looked at Leonard he was smiling and I could hear his smile and it sounded like a gentle waterfall. I could no longer see through my tears but I heard the waterfall say, "Do whatever it is you have to do, my Brother." And I fell to the floor and cut his bonds and removed his blindfold and he had tears in his eyes that looked like a rainbow. I discovered that I was weeping for the first time since I was nine years old and my brother died. It was then I knew I was coming home to my People. From that day in Marion to the present I have thanked my lucky stars that he re-centered my life. He put me in touch with my roots, and started me on the road to recovering the humanity that had been buried all my life under the conditioning of the culture of greed. For eighteen years I have been held captive in the very worst of Greed's Iron Houses. The reason I have been able to get out of bed each day is because I have a treasure: my wife, Anna, and our children. The woman you see standing before you is my reason for existence. I have been blessed by having Anna by my side. Her love has never faltered. It's true the years have been cruel in many ways, but in a spiritual sense my family's love makes me feel like I've been living in a garden of roses with garlands connecting my spirit to Mother Earth. Together, we have dealt - and will deal - with whatever obstacles might confront us; our hopes and dreams of freedom and the future are still very much alive. My prayers are with those of you who are working on this most important project even at a time when the reactionary propaganda is calling for our executions, or at least for them to lock us up and throw away the key. In the words of William M. Kunstler, my all-time hero, "..the Establishment will not rest until it roots out and destroys all opposition. For that reason, those who challenge the Establishment must have the same tenacity." So let us breathe new life into our efforts, and let us be tenacious!!! We must free Mumia! We must free Peltier! We must free all political prisoners and Prisoners of War! To all of you who struggle in unity to free our encaged sisters and brothers I extend the left hand of my left arm which is closest to my heart. Whatever you do my love and strength are with you. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse Standing Deer s/n Robert Wilson 640289 Ellis 1 Huntsville, TX 77343 --------- "RE: Review: Uncle Smoke Stories" --------- Date: 8 Dec 1994 02:50:13 GMT From: brock@ucsub.Colorado.EDU (Steve Brock) Subj: Review of Uncle Smoke Stories by Roger Welsch (juv. fiction) Newsgroups: soc.culture.native,alt.native UNCLE SMOKE STORIES: NEHAWKA TALES OF COYOTE THE TRICKSTER by Roger Welsch. Alfred A. Knopf, 201 E. 50th St., N.Y., NY 10022, (800) 638-6460, (212) 572-2593 FAX. Illustrated, glossary. 109 pp., $15.00 cloth. 0-679-85450-9. For ages 9-12. Reviewed by Steve Brock In the Big Belly Lodge of the Nehawka Indian Tribe, Uncle Smoke gathers the children around him and tells stories of Coyote, the great trickster spirit. Sometimes he's a hunter, sometimes a bumbler who loses his shadow, sometimes he's a politician who wants to have two votes instead of one. The Nehawka are a fictitious tribe, loosely patterned after the Omaha tribe of Nebraska, where Welsch lives. The tribe adopted Welsch (a retired professor of english and anthropology) many years ago, naming him "Bull Buffalo Chief." "Uncle Smoke Stories" is a resonant and inspiring work, full of warmth and wisdom. Grade: A-. A companion book for adults is Welsch's "Touching the Fire," which also details the activities of the Nehawka. Give both to a family for Christmas, and both parents and children can read about the tribe at the same time. --------- "RE: AISES Book Catalogue" --------- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 10:12:35 -0700 From: American Indian Science Subj: AISES Book Catalogue Mailing List: AISESnet Discussion List (aisesnet@victor.umt.edu) AISES releases 2nd annual American Indian Books catalogue Available now from AISES, the new 1995 American Indian Book catalogue has a lot that's the same: - Quality Indian titles, many with Indian authors - A great collection, in one convenient place, from over forty different publishers - The easy way to "round out" an American Indian library, or to start one - Sections on Science, Agriculture, Education, Reference, History, Photo Essay.... - And, of course it's in time for Christmas (or end of budget year!) But it has lots that is brand new: - Almost 150 titles, 70 of which are new to this catalog. - New sections for Younger Readers and Videos, and expanded sections for Children, Fiction and Posters The catalog is 16 pages, in full color; you can order one at no charge by writing to AISES Books on AISNET (aiseshq@spot.colorado .edu), or write us at AISES - Books, 1630 30th St. - Suite 301, Boulder CO 80301. For the first time, the text of the catalog (no pictures) is available on AISESnet as BookCat. This file has the catalog numbers and prices, so you can order from it. Please send your order and check to us at the above address; orders received by Dec. 18 will be shipped to arrive for Christmas. It is a beautiful catalog and a wonderful collection of books. Let us know what you think. Thanks. [Note from the Moderator: The AISES Book catalogue is available for downloading and viewing on the AISESnet gopher. To find it, connect to gopher bioc02.uthscsa.edu and look for /AISESnet Gopher/Catalogue of AISES Books. You can also find this document under the AISESnet Mosaic server. To connect, use: Mosaic or Netscape: http://bioc02.uthscsa.edu/aisesnet.html (hopefully we can get some pictures added to this document soon, how about it, Dick?) -Borries Demeler, AISESnet Moderator] --------- "RE: Wampum" --------- Date: Sat Aug 27, 1994 at 01:04 EDT From: [KAY/MAW] (k.newman9@genie.geis.com) Subj: Wampum GE Electronic Mail Wampum was made of the quahog or round clam shell and was generally a cylindrical shaped bead about 1/4" long and half that in diameter. Originally, wampum beads were drilled by hand either by stone or reed drills, but after the arrival of the colonists, it was more often drill with iron drill bits. Wampum generally varies between white and purple in color. Early stringing was on elm bast (the soft inner lining of the bark), but more recently on leather thong. The earliest use was probably by Eastern Seaboard tribes as personal adornment, but later they became so widely used that the American colonists not only began to make wampum, they are said to have used it as their first form of currency (money), it having no other primary value than that of a trade piece. The primary use of the wampum among the Iroquois has been either in belts or strings which were used as a means of communication between the tribes and villages making up the Iroquois Confederacy. Wampum belts were exchanged when treaties were signed, acting as proof and a reminder of the agreement. Laws passed by the Council of Chiefs were recorded by a wampum string or belt. Thus, the proper belt or string would be carried when the leadership wished to invoke a provision under discussion. The fact that the messenger carried the belt or string acted to verify the message and avoid false messages. Each nation among the Iroquois had a special string of wampum to represent them. From the Seneca, it was four strings tied together, two purple beads alternating with two white beads. Archaeologically recovered wampum has lost its original meaning as there has been a break in the oral history of the string or belt and the actual pattern or design has little or no inherent meaning. When a belt is recovered during an archaeological excavation, the beads are painstakingly excavated and then restrung in the exact same pattern as they were found. Thus, the archaeologically recovered belts will look almost exactly the same as they did in earlier times unless the beads have been disturbed for some reason before the excavation. The beads themselves are generally impervious to the chemical erosion of the soil than would be the leather or elm bast on which they are strung. Thus, during an excavation, it would be common to find the beads relatively unchanged except for some loss of color, but the material on which they were strung completely rotted away. The beads, protected by the soil cover, would lie in the same position unless they were disturbed by some factor such as animal burrows, more recent diggings, etc. Belts can and do change meaning over time. When a belt represented business no longer important to the confederacy, it was assigned new meaning. Thus, some belts are much older than the events which they are known to represent, and their earlier meanings are now long forgotten. The Seneca belts which are on display in the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum include the following: In Seneca: Wampum bead = o ya: Wampum belt = ga swe'dha Wampum string = ot' go' a WOMENS NOMINATION BELT: Under the traditional Iroquois chieftainship, women have the responsibility of nominating the chiefs, and, if necessary, deposing them. This belt would be carried to signify that action on a chief's position was necessary. SENECA CONDOLENCE BELT: This belt was used in the mourning ceremonies for a chief. The diamonds represent the two monities, one of which mourned while the other condoled. The V-shaped design represents the symbol of chieftainship or authority. HURON ALLIANCE BELT: Following the conquest of the Huron by the Iroquois in 1650, many Hurons were adopted primarily by the Seneca and Mohawk. This belt belonged to the Seneca to commemorate this relationship, although it may have originally been a Huron belt marking an affiliation between the Huron and some of their neighbors. FIVE NATIONS ALLIANCE BELTS: The belt originally had five white diamonds to represent the Five Nations united under the Confederacy. It may have signified the voice of the Confederacy. It is unknown when and why the section of the belt containing the two additional diamonds was removed. CORNPLANTER CONDOLENCE: The personal belt of Chief Cornplanter, only this belt and a tomahawk remain of his known personal possessions. It use was to signify mourning for deceased chief's. GYANTWAKA TREATY BELT: This is a portion of a belt given to Chief Cornplanter (Gyantwaka) at the signing of the treaty of the Cornplanter Reservation. The belt was divided among his heirs at Cornplanter's death in 1836, and most of the pieces broken up into individual strings. ELY S. PARKER BELT: Ely S. Parker was prophesied before his birth to be distinguished among his own people as a peacemaker; that he would be seen as both a white man and an Indian. The prophecy further stated that, despite an education, he would not desert his people. Parker studied law, but was prevented from entering the New York State Bar because Indians were not then U.S. citizens. He became a civil engineer and worked on many Federal projects until the outbreak of the Civil War where he rose from Captain to General by the close of the war. Under the U.S. Grant administration Parker was the first Indian to become Commissioner of Indian Affairs. SENECA NATION BELTS: A group of archaeologically recovered belts from Seneca sites in the Genesee Valley. Their meanings are lost; however, they remain of significance to the Seneca people because of their association with the Seneca homeland and our early history. The purple color of the belts is bleached out due to acidic ground water. --------- "RE: Poem: Morning Water" --------- Date: 12 Dec 1994 01:12:40 -0600 From: turtle@aicap.s21.com (Turtle Heart) Subj: Morning Water Newsgroup: alt.native There is a way to bless the ones that are there the ones that are really there inside their hearts is where the blessing has placed them right there if they can find their way those who see them will know they have really been there those who hear them will know they will feel the names they were singing they will feel the water that was blessing them 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: 94/12/09 21:02 From: Kepola (dfsanders@genie.geis.com) Subj: A HAWAI'IAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of December 18-24 GE Electronic Mail A HAWAI'IAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of December 18-24 KEKEMAPA (December) (Makalii) 18 Every season of life has its virtues. 19 Our dreams speak to us in the language of the soul. 20 Be still within if you would hear the voice of inspiration. 21 Draw upon the source of life in everything you do. 22 Cherish my hopes and dreams, Beloved, and I will cherish yours. 23 Pursue happiness; capture it now, and never let it go. 24 Sleep passes a mist of forgetfulness over our sorrows. (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, 15 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= From: BERRYJ%FDACD.BITNET@VM.CFSAN.FDA.GOV@INET03# Hi, From American Indian Community House (AICH) Bulletin, Winter, 1994 John Berry Dec. 17-23, 8th Annual Indian Market A.I.C.H. Gallery/Museum New York, NY (212)598-0100 ext. 241 Dec. 17 Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Powwow and Holiday Party McBurney YMCA New York, NY (212)598-0100 Dec. 31 - Jan. 3 Osh Kwi Keenonawin C.L.E. Coliseum Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada (807)623-6789 Jan. 15 Mid-Winter Powwow Thayer Academy Brookline, MA (617)884-4227 Feb. 9-12 Seminole Nation Powwow 6073 Stirling Rd. Hollywood, FL (305)584-0400 Feb. 25 Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Powwow McBurney YMCA New York, NY (212)598-0100 March 11 Native American Youth Council for NYC Powwow [space to be determined] New York, NY Nicole Bennet (212)598-0100 Ext. 221 From =The Spike= Jan 21-22 Fourth Annual Mid-winter Powwow and 9th Annual Summer Art Contest Milwaukee, WI Info: 414-774-7119 Feb 11-12 17th Annual Mid Winter Powwow, Escanaba, MI Info: 906-789-0505 Jan 27-29 Indian River Native American Festival, Inc. 2nd Annual Festival, New Smyrna Beach, FL Info: 904-424-0860 Feb 9-12 24th Annual Seminole Tribal Festival/Powwow and PRCA Rodeo, Hollywood Florida Info: 305-581-9240 or 800-683-7800 From =News From Indian Country= Jan 7 4th Annual Sacnas, El Paso, Texas Info: 915-534-3000 Jan 14 Algonquin Social, Providence, RI Info: 401-421-0888 Feb 11 3rd Early Spring Powwow, Tahlequah, OK Info: 918-456-5740 ================================================================ ----------------------------------------------------------------- --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- 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: Standing Deer (message to the people) via Prison News Service Steve Brock, David Hill (post request), Art Horovitch, Pauline Shafer Kepola, Janet Smith, White House Press Release via Michael M. Barillas John Stroebel, Turtle Heart (mending the Sacred Hoop with songs) Kay Newman, Dick Pierce (Director of AISES Books and Merchandise) Joe Quickle, Nuxalk Nation, Peter Hyde, Glenn Welker --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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, 15 December 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 Subject: request info on Athabascan/Yupik Original Sender: MICHELE HELENE MAAS greetings..i am a student at san francisco state university...we are currently planning our 22nd annual pow wow/big time celebration..i am interesting in locating a dancer /dancers culturally specific to the cultures of Athabascan or Yupik peoples..to perform an exhibition dance at our gathering..please send info to michmaas@mercury.sfsu.edu..thanks much,michele.. *********************************************** * michele maas@mercury.sfsu.edu * * student kouncil of inter-tribal nations * * at san francisco state university * * 415-338-1929 all opinions are mine unless * * stated otherwise.. * *********************************************** From: NativeNet@gnosys.svle.ma.us Subject: Steps to a nuclear-free world Original Sender: office@motherearth.knooppunt.be STEPS TO A NUCLEAR FREE WORLD Seminar and kick-off Walk across Europe Brussels January 11-12th 1995 On Thursday morning, January 12th 1995, at 10 am the first steps of the 5.500 km Walk across Europe for a Nuclear-Free World will be taken in Brussels. An average of 150 walkers plan to end this journey in Moscow on October 12th 1995, the International Day of Solidarity with Indigenous People. The walkers call for a Treaty to stop nuclear testing (CTBT), dismantling of all nuclear weapons and phase-out of nuclear energy production. The walkers ask for a review of the Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Special attention will go to educate the people about nuclear developments and how they affected Indigenous People. Sustainable Energy Tour On January 9th the Sustainable Energy Tour starts with 4 days exhibition in the centre of Brussels. This 50m2 exhibition trailer on renewable energy and energy efficiency will follow the Walk across Europe. The tour will promote the environmentally friendly alternatives to nuclear energy and fossil fuels, that are already fully developed. Seminar - Steps to a Nuclear-Free World On January 11th our first public seminar will take place in Brussels. This seminar will draw special attention to the role of the European Union (EU). Members of the Walks advisory council are invited as key-speakers. In the morning there will be lectures on nuclear testing and nuclear weapons. In the afternoon energy policy will be on the agenda. Opening ceremony Walkers and sympathizers will gather at 8 am on January 12th at the European Union for the opening ceremony led by Dorothy Ackerman, a Dakota Sioux (American Indian Movement and Earthbridge). A meeting with EU-officials, a news conference, a rally, street-theatre, music ... and a warm cup of coffee and tea will mark the start of this remarkable journey across Europe. So far participants from Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Netherlands, Rumania, Russia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and the USA have registered for the walk. The route goes over Paris, London, Frankfurt, Prague, Vienna, Kiev, Chernobyl and Minsk. --------- "RE: Jones Named to Indian Education Advisory Council" --------- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 14:06:14 -0800 From: "Michael M. Barillas" Subj: 1994-12-07 Jones Named to Indian Education Advisory Council Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) ========================================================================= THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release December 7, 1994 PRESIDENT NAMES JOANN JONES TO THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION President Clinton today announced his intention to appoint JoAnn Jones as a member of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education. JoAnn Jones, of Wisconsin, is the Tribal Chair of the Wisconsin Winnebago Business Committee, the governing body of the Wisconsin Winnebago Nation, which has a membership of 4,800 lands in 16 counties throughout Wisconsin. As Tribal Chair, Ms. Jones is dedicated to protecting the sovereignty of the Winnebago Nation and promoting the general welfare and interests of her people. From 1987 to 1991, she was the Assistant Corporation Counsel for Sauk County. She represented Sauk County in civil matters and was a legal advisor to the County Board. Ms. Jones has been widely involved in tribal affairs and has been called upon to address the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and Interior Department Secretary Bruce Babbitt. Ms. Jones received a B.A. in 1982, an M.S. in Social Work in 1983 and a J.D. in 1987, all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) advises the Secretary of Education with respect to the evaluation of educational programs and applications for assistance under the Indian Education Act. NACIE also provides technical assistance to local and Indian educational agencies, institutions and organizations; submits nominees to the Secretary for the position of Director of the Office of Indian Education; and makes recommendations to the Secretary regarding the funding and improvement of Federal education programs. --------- "RE: Census Bureau Thinning Our Numbers" --------- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 19:16:42 EST From: Joe Quickle Subj: Census Bureau thinning our numbers? Mailing List: NATCHAT (natchat@gnosys.svle.ma.us) I've been looking over some census information, and came across some interesting text in _1990 Census of Housing, General Housing Character- istics, United States_. On page B-30, a paragraph reads in part, "Also, the precensus tests indicated that there may be over reporting of the Cherokee tribe. An evaluation of 1980 census data showed over reporting of Cherokee in urban areas or areas where the number of American Indians was sparse." (This is NOT based on a comparison of rolls to the number of people reporting; enrollment is not a criterion on the Census) There may be others, but I came up with two explanations for this: (1) people are reporting their race as "Cherokee" when this is not the case (as the Census Bureau implies) (2) this is an attempt to cut back on the numbers of Indians in one of nations with the largest population Regarding explanation (1), there are a lot of people with "Indian princess" stories out there, and Cherokee is probably one of the most attributions for the "Indian princess" stories. I seriously doubt, however, that significant numbers of people would report their race as Cherokee on the Census based on this. Also, even if they did, how the heck would the Census Bureau know this. The Census collects POPULATION data; this is generally considered to be the most accurate data available and the data to which all samples are compared, even if only theoretically. How can the Census Bureau take a count of "everyone" and then say "these figures are wrong"; I don't see what they could possibly base this assertion on. Without being too quick to jump to explanation (2), it sure looks as if it may be another example of the "time-honored tradition" of thinning the numbers of Indians, even if only statistically in this case (although this has real effects). Any thoughts out there? Mitakuye Oyasin, Joe Quickle Two Crows --------- "RE: Nuxalk Nation Update" --------- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 18:05:06 -0500 From: fyre@web.apc.org Subj: Nuxalk Nation Update Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The following is posted by request, please distribute and reply to address below. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MESSAGE FROM NUXALK NATION First of all we would like to acknowledge Tatau, the Creator, through Manakays, the Great Spirit, for all he has provided since the beginning of time and still provides today. We, the Nuxalk Nation, are a nation just as any other nation. We have our own ways, laws, foods, medicines, stories, songs, dances and more. We have survived and lived as Nuxalkmc on our land since the beginning of time and continue today. Our land resides within what is known as "Canada" and the province of "British Columbia". There has never been any treaty, agreement or consented arrangement made with us and these two governments. Therefore, we know that these two governments are practising their jurisdiction illegally on our land through international law. Our land is in jeopardy of being decimated by these two governments. They are illegally giving logging permits to corporations. These corporations are continually coming in and destroying our sacred forests, trashing our traditional village sites and uprooting our burial grounds. Our salmon stocks are being suffocated by the siltation caused by their massive logging. Many of our brothers and sisters of the forests are becoming extinct because their homes are being destroyed. Many of our plant foods and medicines are disappearing from this destruction. Our entire land base is being annihilated by all these logging corporations. The western out-skirts of our land is being logged by MacMillan Bloedel. The northern portion of our territory is being logging by Western Forest Products and Dean Channel Forest Products. The southern and eastern portion of our territory is being logged by International Forest Products (Interfor). Our territory is also one of the major places within "British Columbia" used to ship raw logs to other countries. This is what we are faced up against. We, the Nuxalk Nation, are doing what we can to let the world know what these two governments are doing. We have been advertising our position monthly in newspapers, we have made protests and statements against all that is happening within our traditional territory. We have attended conferences to speak our voice. Now, we are reaching you through this system. We are reaching to you through this computer system because in time we will need your assistance. Your assistance to help and fight to save the land within our traditional territory. There are certain areas within our territory that we are currently focussing on so we will keep you informed. Help us in our struggle to save the land! Nuxalk Nation Government House of Smayusta Box 8 "Bella Coola, B.C., Canada" Nuxalk Territory V0T 1C0 Tel: (604) 799-5376 Fax: (604) 799-5707 We not only speak for ourselves; we speak for the trees, birds, fish, animals, land, sky,..... For the future of our children, grandchildren and children yet unborn..... Way! Slicxwliqw' Nuxalk Strong - Nuxalk Forever Hereditary Chief Charlie Nelson Nuximlayc Qwatsi Hereditary Chief Lawrence Pootlass Hereditary Chief David Clelliman Qwatsinas Liciw'lmutusayc Hereditary Chief Edward Moody Hereditary Chief Taylor King --------- "RE: Deportation of the British Cree - circa 1896" --------- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 21:57:53 -0700 From: tibalt.supernet.ab.ca!phyde Subj: "A Bill for the Deportation of the British Cree" - circa 1896 Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE I am currently doing genealogical research on behalf of some of the descendants of Big Bear's Band and need some help in locating a US statute. Some background.... In 1876 the Crown signed Treaty #6 with members of various Plains and Woodland Cree bands living in what is now Alberta and Saskatchewan. Big Bear refused to sign, and held out until his band was starving in 1882, at which time he signed in order to receive rations. In 1885 some of Big Bear's band were involved in an altercation at Frog Lake. As a result of that, and the Riel uprising, many members of his band fled to Montana. Big Bear himself was tried and jailed. Official records of his band therefore exist for only the years 1882 - 1885. Those members who fled to Montana were most anxious to avoid discovery and deportation, and their efforts to hide their Cree identity is making research by people who believe themselves to be descendants of Big Bear's band very difficult. I have been told that there was a US Bill passed, maybe around 1896, titled "An Act for the Deportation of the British (sic) Cree". I do not have easy access to a major library that might have such an archive. I have tried gophering at Library of Congress.. but their electronic files of statutes only go back to 1973! It is known that many Cree were deported by the US govt in cattle cars at the Sweetgrass/Coutts crossing between Montana and Alberta, and that this event eventually led to the setting up of the Rockyboy reservation near Havre for the "landless Cree". Not being a US person, I am not familiar with other possible sources... can anyone help locate this statute? If anyone has any interest in Big Bear, there is an excellent book by Hugh Dempsey, "Big Bear", his story is also the subject of a movie currently in production I believe. Many thanks Peter Hyde Maskwachees Cultural College, HOBBEMA, Alberta, Canada --------- "RE: Chiapas Rebels Won't Honor Cease-Fire" --------- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 17:29:30 EST From: mail.lmi.org!gwelker Subj: Chiapas Rebels Won't Honor Cease-Fire Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Lacandon Jungle, Mexico Mexico's Mayan rebels threatened new violence in Chiapas yesterday, saying they are no longer bound by an 11-month cease-fire because the government has refused to hand over power in the strife- torn southern state. Subcomandante Marcos, leader of the Zapatista National Liberation Army, told a news conference in a jungle clearing that the rebel army now ``considers itself free of its commitment to stick to the cease-fire.'' Marcos said the government had broken the cease-fire by insisting that governor-elect Eduardo Robledo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) take office tomorrow despite opposition claims of fraud in the state elections in August. He rejected President Ernesto Zedillo's offer of secret negotiations to end the conflict that erupted January 1, saying that Robledo's resignation and his replacement by defeated gubernatorial candidate Amado Avendano were preconditions for talks. Disclaimer:The views expressed in these articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the sender or his employer. Jose A. Briones, Allentown, PA Source: San Francisco Chronicle. 12/7/94 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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. You can obtain a copy of that article by sending a message to the address "listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu" containing the text: // job echo=no database search dd=rules //rules dd * select * in native-l.8946 print all /* (Please be sure to use the numeral "1" in "tamvm1" and the letter "l" in "native-l" and make sure there is at least one space after the "//" in the "// job" line and *no* spaces after the "//" in the "//rules" line). --------- "RE: Wolf Legends" --------- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 13:18:41 -0600 From: Jim Shupe Subj: Re: Wolf Mailing List: NATCHAT (natchat@gnosys.svle.ma.us) In "Cherokee" culture the wolf is revered (well, sort of), or at the very least respected. Only "special" hunters were allowed to kill a wolf, and only for good reason. One story says... The wolf was made to be companion to the People, but the dog (who was set in the wilds) became jealous of the wolf's easy life and came into the village and drove out the wolf. Thus, the wolf remains wild while the dog is tamed. An Anishnabe story holds... Original Man and Maengun (wolf) walked the Earth and came to know all of her. In this journey the became very close to each other. They became like brothers. In their closeness they realized that they were brothers to all the Creation... The Creator said, "... you are to separate your paths. You must go different ways. What shall happen to one of you will also happen to the other. Each of you will be feared, respected and misunderstood by the people that will later join you on this Earth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The above text contains my opinions, not IBM's. Unless otherwise stated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mitakuye Oyasin, JT Waya Gola Shupe <*> Tele: 507/253-4318 AFS ID: shupe@rchland INTERNET: jt_wayagola_shupe@vnet.ibm.com