Subject: nanews03.028 From: gars@netcom.com (Gary Night Owl) To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Message-ID: _ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' O ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ O o O / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' O o O / /-< / /--/ /-- VOLUME 03, ISSUE 028 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 15 July 1995 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 NATIVE-L, NATCHAT & Innu-L Mailing Lists, Usenet Newsgroups: alt.native, soc.culture.native, UUCP & Genie (General Electric) email 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 part A is being sent to the NATIVE-L mailing list, one of the NativeNet lists managed by Gary Trujillo (gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us). It is also echoed on AISESnet, IND-NET, and EIRP listservers and archived by AISESnet. 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. Thanks to Phil Duran, duranp@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu, issues are now being archived at the Washington State University gopher in the following directory: gopher.wsu.edu /WSU Campuses Info /Public Services /Native Peoples "If the white man wants to live in peace with the indian...we can live in peace. There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike.... give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow. You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who is born a free man should be contented when penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases. We only ask an even chance to live as other men live. We ask to be recognized as men. Let me be a free man...free to travel... free to stop...free to work...free to choose my own teachers...free to follow the religion of my Fathers...free to think and talk and act for myself." __ Chief Joseph, Nee-mee-poo +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! Do you think the "Indian Question", the "Indian Problem" ended with the end of "Manifest Destiny"? Do you attend powwows and gatherings? Do you know what the drum songs mean? Do you live on, or are you from a rez? Do you help those on the rez? Do you live in an urban area? Do you help the area Indian Center? Do you speak even a few words of your Nation's language(s)? Whether full blood or mixed, enrolled or not, if I/you/we are not making every effort to help our people and to preserve our culture then I/you/we are helping resolve the "Indian Question". It won't require forced assimilation to answer the question. Whether full blood or mixed, enrolled or not, if I/you/we are not making every effort to help our people and to preserve our culture then I/you/we are helping remove the "Indian Problem". People with no culture and no identity do not constitute a problem. Peace! 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 - Wallowing in Self-Pity - Conferences and Powwows - online - Miracle - Native American Art Funding - Image and Representation - Sacred Mother Welcomes Her Children - Voisey Bay Update - First Spiritual Speakers - First Nations/Anger at Oregon State Prison - Representation of Indians - Armed Indians, - Legend: New Brunswick Fishing Dispute Symbolism of the Eagle Feather - Assn. American Indian Physicians - Poem: Morning's Star - Quebec: Commentary on - Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days Efforts to Reconcile Dispute - Conferences and Powwows - offline --------- "RE: Wallowing in Self-Pity" --------- Date: Sat Jul 08, 1995 01:12 EDT From: Jim Casto(j.casto@genie.com) Subj: Wallowing in Self-Pity GE Electronic Mail If we're talking about the French and Indian Wars, they _were_ about land. The British and the French were fighting over the Indian's land. (As well as a few other wars going on in Europe and merely extending into the colonies.) The land is called the Ohio River Valley. That kinda put the Indians between a "hard place and a rock". If you're stuck in the middle of a war, it's kind of a human tendency to choose sides particularly when the two opponents are fighting over something that belongs to neither of them, but belongs to you. Maybe we also need to bring up here that it was the colonists (the American patriots) that were violating the Proclamation Line of 1763 signed by their (at that time still the legal government authority) government and that's why many Indians joined the British in defense of their homelands during the American Revolution. BTW, contrary to the "popular" patriotic, nationalist history that has been told in the past, the American Revolution wasn't _just_ about "tea and taxes". The Indians and their _land_ were one of the MAJOR disputes brewing during the fifty years or so prior to the Revolution. If you want a truer picture of history than what you learned in school and the movies, you might locate a series of books by Francis Jennings. The basic titles are: "The Invasion of America", "The Empire of Fortune", and "The Ambiguous Iroquois Empire". The are basically a "set". The last one was written in 1984. The first one was written in 1975. Francis Jennings was the director of the Newberry Library Center for the History of the American Indian and I believe is still teaching at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA. As for "the crossing the land bridge" theory... Some of us don't deny that there was encroachment by invaders over a land bridge. The Native Americans were _already here_, however, and failed to keep the invaders out. As for "disturbing the habitat"... Here's an interesting point that was brought up in my "Columbia River" class last night: The Indians had a commercialized (for barter and trade purposes) fishing industry on the Columbia River for seven _thousand_ years. There was no chance that the salmon would be wiped out. The white man came in and in the one hundred twenty years between 1860 and 1980, the salmon had almost disappeared. Uh... In this part of the country it's not the Indians that are "wallowing in self-pity" or whining and moaning... It's the farmer, the cattleman, the miner, and the timberman as they see all their "big bucks" flowing down the Columbia River. JimC (who is right in the middle of taking a course in pre-colonial American History and a course on the history of the Columbia River.) Only when the last tree has been felled, The last river poisoned, The last fish caught, Will you recognize that you can't eat money. -Cree- --------- "RE: Miracle" --------- Date: 7 Jul 1995 09:29:26 -0500 From: cgoldman@omnifest.uwm.edu (Charles Goldman) Subj: Miracle Newsgroup: alt.native The white buffalo, not an albino, was recognized as The Sacred White Buffalo of Prophecy by many elders and people of Medicine. She, Miracle, got her name when no one knew what to name her. A friend of the Heider family, at the farm where she was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, came by one morning and, putting her arm around the shoulders of Mrs. Heider said, "So how's the little miracle, this morning?" I have visited Miracle twice. I have watched people of different ethnic background, different qualities, praying and placing offerings. So many, many people, of all the Directions, are praying with hope for humanity's redemption, right now. Whites, Reds, Yellows, Blacks, (and Blues!) all have this inner need for peace and understanding. I see a lot of anger based on centuries of racism being expressed, and although I understand its place in the scheme of remembering and awakening, this goes into my prayers before Miracle when I visit her. I grew up persecuted for my religious background. I was kicked around, spat on, beaten, stabbed, and made to feel like a little piece of meat dangled before lions, because of my "difference." So racism touched my life in the negative, for many years. I say this because I know that if you saw me, you would say, "A White." Yet I do not feel white. I feel "Spirit," not "white." I respect the anger I see written over and over, when there is so much persecution of the native american people, by the government, by the bigots such as the ones who gathered to sneer, and shoot at, and torment the Walleye Warriors, in Northern Wisconsin. I pray for their return to wholeness also. Miracle was recognized by Medicine Man Floyd Hand, and also Dr. Arval Looking Horse, and Chief James DuBray. The phone number at the Heider farm is (608) 752-2224 Their address is: 2739 South River Road, Janesville, WI 53545 I wish you all the best. Miracle is part of a dream I hope that more and more of us will share --------- "RE: Image and Representation" --------- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 13:11:38 -0400 From: RRowell@aol.com Subj: Image and Representation UUCP email This is a topic close to my heart. As another tribesman from the East, in my case the Choctaw and the Kaskaskia, I am very sympathetic to the points you raise. In one fit of pique I wrote an article for the SIECUS (Sexual Information and Education Council of the US) newsletter entitled, "Native Americans, Stereotypes and AIDS" that allowed me to get off my chest a lot of frustration around stereotyping and how it hurts the effort to prevent HIV in our population. I recall as a kid being told by a neighborhood friend that I couldn't be Indian because I didn't have "flat feet." I was very upset by that. I couldn't count the number of times I've been told that I "don't look Indian," followed immediately by "how much blood are you?" I have to resist the urge to lay waste to the individual on the spot when that happens. I had breakfast once with a Mississippi Choctaw colleague, a full-blood, who was sharing with me his frustration as a government employee that full-bloods never seemed to be able to rise above a glass ceiling. I talked from my experience about the constant battle to overcome stereotypes that try to dismiss my ethnic identity. We agreed that between us we had enough anger to light the city of New York. It was a good discussion. In both cases stereotyping tries to undermine Indian people's identity and worth. I would love to see other-than-Plains or Southwest tribes begin to show- up in popular images of Indian people. One rarely sees Northwest Coast tribes, California tribes, Northeastern or Southeastern tribes as representative of indigenous North America. It is in all of our interest that we begin to see the real variety of our cultures and historical experience. (Now y'all, don't flame me: I'm not trashing Plains or SW tribes!!!) Last but not least, I have a lot of reservations about "pan-Indian" identity. On the one hand it is easy to understand the political necessity of unity (that distant dream) but on the other hand, who wants to be a generic brand? Chahta siah hoke! Everything good.... Ron --------- "RE: Voisey Bay Update" --------- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 07:59:14 -0300 From: Larry Innes Subj: Voisey Bay Update 07/07/95 Mailing List: INNU-L This is a brief account of mineral exploration and development activities at Eimish (Voisey Bay), and of some of the major concerns that the Innu have with this development. I hope that it will be useful to those of you trying to follow this issue, which seems to have the pace and momentum of a tidal wave. CURRENT EVENTS ============== Most recently, the Innu Nation has entered negotiations directly with Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells in an attempt to negotiate a protocol to provide interim protection for Innu land and Innu rights from mineral exploration and development activities at Eimish. Two meetings between Wells and the Innu Nation have taken place, and a third meeting is anticipated in the near future. While the fact that negotiations are taking place may be a positive development, the Innu Nation has major difficulties with the approach that Newfoundland is taking. In general terms, the Province is offering to provide the Innu Nation with information and a limited advisory role in decisions regarding approvals of exploration activities. However, Wells has made it clear that the Province is not prepared to delay the exploration activities in order to collect baseline environmental data or conduct an environmental review of the impacts of exploration and development activities at the site. The Innu maintain that no development should be considered until two conditions have been met: 1) a resolution of land rights negotiations is achieved through a final settlement; 2) a comprehensive study of the environmental, social and economic implications of mineral exploration and development is complete. If exploration and development continues to proceed without resolution of land rights or the negotiation of substantial interim protection measures, the Innu Nation has publicly indicated its intention to pursue an injunction against the government and the companies in the courts. HISTORY ======= "This land is Innu and Inuit land. It does not belong to the Newfoundland government or to Canada. We never gave it to them, and we continue to use it. But it makes our lives very difficult when there is more low-level flying, more fishing camps, and more mining without our consent. The companies who come here are parties with the governments in stealing land from the Innu people." - Tshenish Pasteen, Utshimassit Elder The Innu have opposed mineral exploration at Eimish without their consent since issuing an eviction order to the companies in February, 1995, citing the failure of Diamond Fields Resources and Archean Resources to obtain the permission of the Innu people or prepare an environmental and cultural protection plan before conducting exploration activities on aboriginal land. The eviction forced the company to suspend exploration activity, but a 12-day standoff between Innu and over 50 RCMP officers ensued at the remote location. An attempt by the Labrador Inuit Association, which also has rights in the Eimish area, and the Innu Nation to negotiate with the two companies ended abruptly when the company made it clear that it would not recognize aboriginal rights and resumed exploration activity. In the few months that have followed, Diamond Fields has intensified exploration efforts at Eimish. There are now 4 drills active on the site, and over 140 core samples have been drilled. There are now over 80 employees at the camp, including more than a dozen Inuit and four Innu. This situation is creating a new set of difficult challenges for the Innu Nation, which is being forced to deal with the vast social, environmental and economic implications of a proposed mine at Eimish and an unprecedented level of exploration activity throughout their territory while attempting to negotiate a land rights settlement with the governments of Newfoundland and Canada. Voisey Bay is the latest threat to Innu land and Innu rights, intensifying the impacts of low-level flight training, road expansion, industrial forestry and hydroelectric developments which have already had profound cultural and environmental consequences. These challenges are compounded by the pace and scale of the mineral rush and the Newfoundland government's enthusiastic endorsement of the activities. Diamond Fields, along with partners Inco and Teck, are working around the clock to transform the Voisey Bay discovery into a producing mine as early as 1998, while dozens of exploration companies are using every means possible in the race to announce the next 'big find'. However, despite the government's enthusiasm, Newfoundland's mineral legislation is inadequate to deal with the challenges of exploration on this scale. Work is being permitted to proceed in the absence of critical baseline data about potential environmental impacts. At this time, companies are not required to follow environmental protection guidelines, and there are no provisions for monitoring or mitigating company activities. The Innu Nation is concerned that the pace of exploration and the immense pressure to develop the Voisey Bay discovery into a producing mine is precluding careful assessment of the social, economic and environmental impacts of these activities and prejudicing the possibility of a fair settlement of land rights negotiations. ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE & IMPLICATIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT ======================================================= Diamond Fields (DFR) continues to release results from drilling operations which expand the size of the ore body. At present, the company has proven reserves of 27 million tonnes. Most industry analysts, however, assign a much higher potential to the deposit. In dollar terms, assuming the ore contains 3.6% nickel, 2.17% copper, and 0.15% cobalt at market prices of $3.50 US/pound for nickel, $1.30 US/pound for copper and $30 US/pound for cobalt,this means that the present value of the find is now in the billions of dollars. Depending on whose numbers you believe, the present gross value (before considering the costs of mining, royalties and taxes) ranges from 10-20 billion dollars. On June 8th, Inco, one of the world's largest nickel producers, bought a 25% stake in the Voisey Bay project for roughly $700 million (CDN). Basically, what this means to investors and the mining industry is that Inco, which controls roughly 25-30% of the world's nickel market, now has a significant degree of control over the nickel produced at Voisey Bay. The deal gives Inco the rights and obligation to market all of the nickel and cobalt produced by the mine for the first 5 years of production and a minimum of 133 million tonnes for the next 15 years. A few weeks prior, Teck, another large mining concern, paid over $100 million for a 10% share in the project. In concluding these deals, Diamond Fields has gained large partners with extensive experience in nickel mining and very deep pockets to finance the project, and with Inco, a guaranteed buyer for most of the product. What this means is that it is no longer a question of if there will be a mine. Unless something radically changes, the outstanding questions are now "by how and when" the mine be built. Diamond Field's deal with Inco is structured to insure that Diamond Fields Co-Chairman and majority stockholder, Robert Friedland, remains in control of the company and the Voisey Bay development. It will be Diamond Fields that has the lead in developing the mine, with partners Inco and Teck playing support roles in the project. The issue of how the mine will be developed is still outstanding. The Newfoundland government and media has given a great deal of attention to the possibility of a smelter being built to refine the ore from the mine. However, Diamond Fields has publicly stated that if a smelter is built in Newfoundland or Labrador, it will not be built at Eimish, although Goose Bay is being actively considered. >From the Innu perspective, the almost certain prospect of a large producing nickel mine roughly 75km from Utshimassit (Davis Inlet) threatens to open a Pandora's box of complex problems. Innu are expressing a great deal of uncertainty over the future of their communities and their way of life, and anger over the refusal of the companies to deal fairly with Innu concerns. They are worried about the implications of additional social and economic pressures on communities that are just beginning to heal after years of abuse and despair. However, the frantic pace of exploration and development is not permitting Innu communities time to adapt organically to this new reality. The timelines and goals of the companies and the Newfoundland government do not take into account the need of the Innu to determine their own visions of an economic future of their communities--a vision which may not include Voisey Bay. "I don't think that governments and companies understand how fragile we are. We have taken steps to deal with our problems, but we need some consideration from government and companies of the impacts that their decisions will have on our communities. We are not prepared for the full economic impacts of this project. We need to be careful to minimize the economic and social impacts of this development on our communities." - Innu Nation President Peter Penashue RELATED MINERAL EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES ====================================== At last count, there were over 240,000 claims staked in Labrador by hundreds of companies and individuals. The majority of these claims are in the Eimish area and north of Nain, but a growing number of claims are being staked in other areas of Innu land use. Even if there is not another "Voisey Bay discovery", the impact of exploration work needs to be carefully considered. These claims constitute "third party interests" at the land rights table according to the Newfoundland government. In addition, if they are actively explored, there are impacts on Innu rights and the environment which are associated with airborne geophysical surveys (intensive disturbance of wildlife), exploration campsites (potential for increased harvesting by survey workers), etc. which need to be considered. The most geologically interesting areas for nickel/copper/cobalt (eg the areas with rock formations much like those at Eimish) were staked prior to the announcement of the Voisey Bay discovery by Diamond Fields and Archean Resources. The majority of the other claims were staked following the discovery, and many of them will no doubt result in nothing. However, there should be consideration of the possibility that other "discoveries" will be announced. According to geologists, there is the potential for more than one "Voisey Bay" in Labrador. Additional finds would make large-scale industrial development (such as the construction of a smelter on-site) more likely, and with the development of associated infrastructure (roads, rail and port facilities) may revive interest in old projects that were abandoned for economic reasons (such as the Strange Lake rare-earth metals deposit or the BRINEX Kitts-Michelin uranium project) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ===================== The impacts of exploration, especially exploration conducted at this pace and scale, are not being adequately addressed. Newfoundland has failed to responsibly exercise the jurisdiction that it claims over Innu land. It is apparent that Newfoundland's regulatory regime is completely inadequate to deal with exploration of this pace and scale. Some examples include: + Since the Newfoundland government and most companies do not inform the Innu Nation of their activities, there is a large potential for conflict between Innu land use and exploration activities. Innu concerns include illegal harvesting by survey workers, siting of exploration camps in areas of intensive Innu land use or cultural significance, increased helicopter and airplane traffic over harvesting areas, etc. + Airborne geophysical surveys involve flying transects (usually no more than 250-500 meters apart) over the claim block at altitudes of approximately 150 meters above ground level. Innu hunters from Utshimassit (Davis Inlet) have already been overflown by survey helicopters in Sango Bay. Both the Innu Nation and the Canadian Wildlife Service has expressed serious concern over the impacts of aerial survey work on key wildlife, such as caribou and migratory birds. To date, nothing has been done to effectively regulate these activities to protect wildlife. + Diamond Fields Resources contracted Jacques Whitford Environment to conduct archaeological work in Voisey and Analiktak Bays and ethnohistorical work in Nain and Davis Inlet. Jacques Whitford applied for a permit to conduct this work from the Newfoundland government, and apparently plans to conduct the research without the informed consent of either the LIA or the Innu Nation. This approach is serious violation of accepted professional standards for ethical research in aboriginal communities. + There are no enforceable regulations governing the siting and operation of exploration camps or the conduct of aerial survey work. The Newfoundland government lacks the means to effectively monitor the activities of exploration crews; + There are few examples of consultation between government departments on the potential impacts of exploration activities, but what little consultation exists is hampered by the absence of critical baseline data on wildlife populations and distributions, key habitat areas, archaeological sites, etc. Even those rare instances where baseline data exists, there is a serious deficit in the basic ecological and cultural research required to make informed decisions. Larry Innes es051322@orion.yorku.ca (direct to me) Environmental Advisor innu@web.apc.org (general to Innu Nation) Innu Nation P.O. Box 119 Sheshatshiu, Nitassinan (Labrador) Phone: (709) 497-8398 via Canada A0P 1M0 Fax: (709) 497-8396 --------- "RE: First Nations/Anger" --------- Date: Wed, 05 Jul 1995 17:41:18 EDT From: BTRU93A@prodigy.com (MS BROOKIE M CRAIG) Subj: First Nations/Anger UUCP email This response is in answer to one on a global bbs who wrote recently advising us that we Native Americans were "angry" +Plants her staff deeply, says... degvyeyohv'sga, gvyoliga+ Recalling the words of Tecumseh..."The way, the only way to stop this evil is for the red man to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was first, and should be now, for it was never divided." In 1879, four year old Wassaja, a Mohave Apache, was captured and sold for $30 to Charles Gentile, a prominent Chicago photographer. The Apache, as Carlos Montezuma, later received a BS degree from the Univ of Illinois (1884) and an MD from Northwestern University (1889) and said: "In the bloody and gloomy days of Indian history public sentiment was against the Indians, that they could not be civilized; they could not be educated; they were somewhat like human beings, but not quite within the line of human rights; the only hope was to let the bullets do work, cover up the bloody deeds and say no more...to forget. Patient, silent and distant the Indian race has been these many years. There comes a time in human events when abandonment of racial responsibilities becomes very oppressive, unbearable, intolerant and there seems to be no hope, then every man must exert himself, speak and act.... Brothers, that time has come to our race. The society of American Indians is NOT free. We are not free! In a free country we are not free; our heritage is freedom, but we are not free. Wake up, Indians, all over America! Indians are hoodwinked, duped more and more every year; we are made to feel that we are free when we are not. We are chained hand and foot; we stand helpless, innocently waiting for the fulfillment of promises that will never be fulfilled in the overwhelming great ocean of civilization. Some well-meaning people feel bad over this matter and pass their hands over their foreheads, take a long sigh, sadly look into space, and wonder what will become of the poor Indians. It is simple. To free the Indian is to free the Indian. There is nothing complicated about that." And from the 1927 Grand Council of American Indians: "The white people who are trying to make us over into their image, they want us to be what they call assimilated, bringing the Indians into the mainstream and destroying our own way of life and our own cultural patterns. They believe we should be contented like those whose concept of happiness is materialistic and greedy, which is very different from our way. We want freedom from the white man rather than to be integrated. We don't want any part of the establishment, we want to be free to raise our children in our religion, in our ways, to be able to hunt and fish and to live in peace. We don't want power, we don't want to be congressmen, bankers, we want to be ourselves. We want to have our heritage, because we are the owners of this land and because we belong here. The white man says there is freedom and justice for all. We have had "freedom and justice," and that is why we have been almost exterminated. We shall not forget this." As Indians we will never have the efficient organization that gains great concessions from society in the marketplace. We will never have a powerful lobby or be a smashing political force. But we WILL have the intangible unity which has carried us through four centuries of persecution. We are a People unified by our humanity...not a group unified for conquest. And from our greater strength we shall wear down those who persecute us...wish us to assimilate...We shall remember the fire in our hearts and we shall...endure...and survive. You speak of anger...You want anger? Read U.S. v Crook and Judge Elmer S. Dundy's 1879 decision. Keep in mind that the American Indian was not granted citizenship until 1924. Learn of A.J. Poppleton and John Webster and the Right of Indian to Writ. Read the words in law books: "The commissioner of Indian Affairs has authority for removing from an Indian reservation all persons found thereon without authority of law, or whose presence they deem detrimental to the peace and welfare of the Indians." (and this can be done without basic freedom of subpoena) Or hear the dying words of Crazy Horse... "I was hostile to the white man...we preferred hunting to a life of idleness on our reservations. At times we did not get enough to eat and we were not allowed to hunt. All we wanted was peace and to be left alone. Soldiers came and destroyed our villages. Then Long Hair (Custer) came...They say we massacred him, but he would have done the same to us. Our first impulse was to escape but we were so hemmed in we had to fight." Or Chief Joseph "I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done. Good words do not last long unless they amount to something. Words do not pay for my dead people. They do not pay for my country, now overrun by white men. Good words will not give my people good health and stop them from dying. Good words will not get my people a home where they can live in peace and take care of themselves. I am TIRED of talk that comes to nothing. It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and broken promises." When did you learn Indian history in school? You did not. White men call Indians murderers but is it murder to fight in self defense? Our lands were taken...our hunting was ruined...our forests cut down...our buffalo destroyed...We are penned on reservations. Dominant culture men who rose to protect their property are called patriots...Indians who do the same are called "Angry"... What is civilization? Our houses needed no locks or iron bars. Indians fought for a country of which he was not a citizen, for a land to which he once had no claim, for a people who have treated him unjustly. The conditions in which Indians live today reflect a world in which every basic aspect of life has been transformed. In region after region, Indian groups find their means of existence either totally destroyed or materially modified. These changes are followed by major shifts in the internal life of tribe and family. The time came when the Indian people were no longer the masters of their lives. Their life ways survived subject to the will of a dominant sovereign power. Our young people today do not really know who they are or where they belong. In Alaska I was on a team investigating suicides and there were 37 of then in 3 months...all younger than 21. Angry? Damned right I'm angry. I am angry over senseless loss of our future...I am angry at the ones who portend to understand us and then tell us to forget our anger...move on..Who, in their ignorance do more harm to us in few words and tear down what we have fought for decades to gain. The white man tells us we must be white men, that we cannot be what we were born to be...Indian. Tell that to my Grandmother who was kidnapped and taken from her family for 11 years in a Government Boarding school. Tell that to the families of children who kill themselves as they are ridiculed for following the old ways. Don't come to our ceremonies and smoke our pipe to learn our ways and then tell us we are all alike..If you were happy where you are you would not seek our counsel to rescue you. There is no longer any need to shoot down Indians in order to take away their rights and lands...the government does it much more efficiently. Only the Jewish people and the Indians have been subjected to attempts to exterminate them. No other people have suffered in all the ways that the Indian has in the past one and a half centuries. All these years we have stood aloof, proud and alone, trying to understand why we are being exploited. We do not need you. Martin Luther King said, "I have a Dream." But we Indians didn't have to dream...We lived the reality. I remember when the whites said HE was angry also...Funny how when we rise up to defend our lives we are always accused of being angry...It is a overused, ignorant term. The Indians danced a prayer in their desperation. All they had, the great buffalo herds, everything was gone. They thought they would be saved...Instead they were massacred...The sadness of this is still in our hearts. It was there...that a beautiful dream died in the snow...a people's dream. No..we shall NEVER forget. So I stand proudly in anger....and plant my staff deeply in Mother Earth and refuse to move from this, our People's last stand. And if you think I'm angry NOW..you have no idea of the RAGE of the Grandfathers who hear the words of those who betray us and they will not allow them to pass unnoticed. I pray Creator allows this fire of anger to burn in my heart and sparks other fires in the souls of our People. For I shall NEVER stop the anger until my last breath. I will NOT forget. I have spoken. It is so! tsalagi aniwahy! --------- "RE: Representation of Indians" --------- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 95 01:17:44 EDT From: R2JSQ@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Joe Quickle) Subj: Representation of Indians Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native Something for discussion: I've seen minorities in general, and myself and other Indians in particular, accused of being overly sensitive when it comes to outside portrayals of our images, culture, beliefs, etc. This set me thinking, and what I came up with the following: I almost cannot help but object to any representation that is not self-representation, when Indians have been so consistently, thoroughly, and pervasively misrepresented by societies outside of their own. Further, this misrepresentation been almost invariably detrimental, regardless of the original (though often dubious) intent. This is heightened by the existence of a mainstream pool of "common cultural knowledge" that is extremely inaccurate. This "pool of knowledge" about Indians first came into being as a massive propaganda campaign to justify and cover up countless acts of inhumanity against Indians, and has since been modified to be conveniently packaged and sold, to relieve guilt, or to offer a handy way to fill the huge void in the soul that most main streamers feel. Against this background, most representations of Indians by outsiders become much more part of the problem than part of the solution, reinforcing stereotypes, misconceptions, and falsehoods to a much greater extent than they illuminate anything real. Peace, Joe Quickle --------- "RE: Legend: Symbolism of the Eagle Feather" --------- Date: Sun May 07, 1995 at 18:40 EDT From: Gayle Swanson (usa.gayle@genie.com) Subj: Legend: Symbolism of the Eagle Feather GE Electronic Mail (With permission from Sharon Locklear, publisher of Metrolina Pow Wow program, who told me to share anything I wanted from the program for this weekend's Pow Wow in Charlotte). The American Indian did not have books to read to their children. It was through the telling of stories to the children that they learned the beautiful legends and history of their particular Indian tribe. Sometimes, they inscribed or drew pictures on a buffalo hide or on the sandy rocks to tell of an incident or leave a message, but mostly, they relied on memory to carry on their traditions, ritual, lore, and sometimes, favorite stories were told over and over again, sometimes gaining or losing the material in the story, but the basic formula always remained the same. THE SYMBOLISM OF THE EAGLE FEATHER In the beginning, the Great Spirit above gave to the animals and birds wisdom and knowledge and the power to talk to men. He sent these creatures to tell man that he showed himself through them. They would teach a chosen man sacred songs and dance, as well as, much ritual and lore. The creature most loved by the Great Spirit was the eagle, for he tells the story of life. The Eagle, as you know, has only two eggs, and all living things in the world are divided into two. Here is man and woman, male and female and this is true with animals, birds, trees, flowers and so on. All things have children of two kinds so that life may continue. Man has two eyes, two hands, two feet and he has a body and soul, substance and shadow. Through his eyes, he sees pleasant and unpleasant scenes, through his nostrils he smells good and bad odors, with his ears he hears joyful news and words that make him sad. His mind is divided between good and evil. His right hand he may often use for evil, such as war or striking a person in anger. But his left hand, which is near his heart, is always full of kindness. His right foot may lead him in the wrong path, but his left foot always leads him the right way, and so it goes; he has daylight and darkness, summer and winter, peace and war, and life and death. In order to remember this lesson of life, look to the great eagle, the favorite bird of the Great Spirit. The eagle feather is divided into two parts, part light, and part dark. This represents daylight and darkness, summer and winter, peace and war, and life and death. So that you may remember what I have told you, look well on the eagle, for his feathers, too, tell the story of life. Look at the feathers I wear upon my hand, the one on the right is large and perfect and is decorated; this represents man. The one on my left is small and plain; this represents woman. The eagle feather is divided into two parts, dark and white. This represents daylight and darkness, summer and winter. For the white tells of summer, when all is bright and the dark represents the dark days of winter. My children, remember what I tell you. For it is YOU who will choose the path in life you will follow -- the good way, or the wrong way. This one, according to the woman I talked to, is the Lumbee version. The Lumbee are the most prevalent here. If you go SE for about 20 miles, the Catawba, a totally different language and cultural group (Siouan) are by far more prevalent. And about 100 miles westward... Cherokee outnumber all. --------- "RE: Poem: Morning's Star" --------- Date: 11 Jul 1995 14:34:57 -0500 From: turtle@aicap.s21.com (Turtle Heart) Subj: Morning's Star Newsgroup: alt.native Truth was being held in an empty hand a single star in the middle of the sky songs came out of our bellies to become rain in the purple sky a bright red stone made clouds over our heads a bright red stone made clouds over our heads Tobacco Indian Turtle Heart. Ahnishinabeg Artist. turtle@aicap.s21.com http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/aises/aicap/archive/aicap.html American Indian Computer Art Project (AICAP) 619-374-2208 PO Box 111, Johannesburg California 93528-0111 Land of Kaw-ii-Su Ancestor. Land of Light. --------- "RE: Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days" --------- Date: 95/07/06 23:37 From: Debra F. Sanders (dfsanders@genie.geis.com) Subj: Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days GE Electronic Mail A HAWAIIAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of July 16-22 IULAI (July) (Hinaiaeleele) 16 A waterfall plummets down the face of the cliffs, na pali, to be reborn in mist far below. 17 The mountain slopes have turned green with the blessing of rain. 18 A dragon kite soars and ripples in the summer breeze. 19 Sculptures are formed of the shifting sand ... and swiftly erased. 20 Accept what must be ... only if you cannot make it better. 21 With each lesson learned, stand a little taller. 22 No victory is beyond our grasp. (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, 13 Jul 95 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 From: ivlev Subj: POW WOW July 22-23, Moorpark, CA - Dancing, Drumming, Arts & Crafts, Food. FREE Sender: news@llyene.jpl.nasa.gov Redbird's 1995 "Children of Many Colors" Pow Wow on July 22 & 23, 1995. Peters Arabian Ranch, 7155 Walnut Cyn. Rd. Moorpark, California. Benefit to help raise funds for the Robert Sundance Day Camp, the Handicapped Equestrian Learning Program, the American Indian Council and the Robert Porter Memorial Scholarship Fund. + Northern host drum: RED SPIRIT + Southern host drum: THE HALES + Guest invited drum: WILD HORSE + Master of ceremonies: Titus French + Arena director: Bob Rivera + Whip man: Brian Brightcloud Drum Contest Dance Competition Arts & Crafts and Food booths We welcome you to come and witness the beauty of native dances, feel the heartbeat of Mother Earth in the thunder of the drum, share the arts, crafts and foods of native people. Sponsored by Redbird, a nonprofit educational organization. +++ STOP BY THE REDBIRD INFORMATION BOOTH FOR A FREE SAGE BUNDLE - AND LET US KNOW YOU HEARD ABOUT US FROM INTERNET. For more information call 818 594-1506. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sender: owner-eirp@listproc.wsu.edu Precedence: bulk From: TODD MACFADDEN POLLUTION PREVENTION Here is the "OFFICIAL" e-mail announcement for the National Tribal Pollution Prevention Conference on August 15-17, which takes place at the Radisson Northern Hotel in Billings, Montana. The conference is hosted by the Montana Pollution Prevention Program and Montana Tribes. Please do not hesitate to contact our program if you have specific questions! _\\|//_ Todd MacFadden (' O^O ') Pollution Prevention Technical Specialist ==|=ooO=(_)=Ooo=|== MSU Extension Service ! P2: ! Taylor Hall ! CHECK IT ! Bozeman, MT 59717 ! OUT ! acxtm@trex.oscs.montana.edu ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (406) 994-3451 (406) 994-5417 fax ===MESSAGE=== ABOUT THE CONFERENCE + The Tribal Pollution Prevention Conference is hosted by the Montana Pollution Prevention Program and Montana Tribes. + PURPOSE: To bring Native Americans of all affiliations together to learn pollution prevention (P2) methods and exchange P2 expertise. + GOAL: Each participant should walk away from the conference with a P2 plan to be implemented in their communities. + The conference will be activity-oriented, interactive and product- driven. Participants will find resources & contacts that lend support and counsel to tribes for pollution prevention (P2). + A half-day workshop with motivational speaker and P2 expert Don Coyhis, President, White Bison, Inc., will kick off the conference and provide the conceptual framework for P2. + Coincides with the ever-popular Crow Fair August 19-21, 1995. Plan to visit the fair after the conference! + Optional tour of the Northern Cheyenne Air Quality Monitoring sites. * Planned, implemented and facilitated by Native Americans for Native Americans. REGISTRATION INFORMATION --Fee The registration fee is $75 per participant ($100 after August 1, 1995) and includes all conference materials, transportation and entrance fee for a Buffalo Feast (Tuesday, Aug 15), banquet (Wednesday, Aug 16), refreshments and lunches. A limited number of scholarships are available. Contact the Montana Pollution Prevention Program @ (406) 994-3451 to receive registration materials or for more information. Registration is due no later than Tuesday, August 1, 1995. --Accommodations Rooms have been set aside at the Radisson Northern Hotel, 19 N. 28th Avenue, Billings, MT 59101, tel. (800) 333-3333. Specify group #8200, National Tribal Pollution Prevention Conference to receive special rates $46-single, $58-double, $68-triple, $78-quad. The Sheraton, Billings (800) 588-7666 is located across the street from the Radisson and has limited rooms available at the same rates as for the Radisson for conference participants. Shuttle service from Billings' Logan International Airport, is provided by both hotels. Rooms will be held only until July 26, 1995!! Make your reservations early -- it's tourist season in Montana!! Confirmation will be sent upon receipt of both registration form and payment. If you have any questions, call Janis at (406) 994-3451. ===================================================================== From =The Spike= July 21-23 3rd Annual Grindstone Creek Traditional Powwow, Pulaski NY Info: 315-298-5560 July 21-23 "Honor the Fire Keepers" Powwow, Lake Geneva, WI Info: 414-473-7748 July 21-23 17th Annual Traditional Powwow (Ojibway), Baraga, MI Info: 906-353-6623 ex 244 July 22-23 Eastern Delaware Nations Powwow, Halifax, PA Info: 717-627-1077 evenings July 22-23 15th Annual Champion of Champions Powwow, Ohsweken, Ontario Info: 519-445-4391 July 22 Intertribal Festival, Davis Bridge, NC Info: 910-875-0222 July 22-23 Native Experience Annual American Indian Powwow and Expo Fairfax, VA Info: 800-652-6740 ------------------ From a flyer: July 14-16, Rainbow Dancer Powwow, New Berlin, IL Info: 217-525-2698 ------------------ From =Char-Koosta News= July 14-16 Ksanka (Standing Arrow) Pow Wow, Elmo, Montana Info: 406-849-5798 July 21-23 Bitterroot Valley Good Nations Pow Wow, Hamilton, MT Info: 406-961-4705 July 21-23 Milk River Indian Days, Fort Belknap, MT Info: 406-353-2205 July 21-23 Buffalo Days Celebration, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta, Canada Info: 403-553-2731 ------------------- From =News from Indian Country= July 22-23 Mohawk Trail, Charlemont, MA Info: 413-339-4096 July 22-23 American Indian National Expo, Alexandria, VA Info: 800-652-6730 ========================================================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- 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: Janet Smith, Debra F. Sanders(Kepola), Jim Casto, Charles Goldman, Ron Rowell, Turtle Heart(Mending the Sacred Hoop with song poems), Frosty Deere, Larry Innes, Brookie M. Craig, Joe Quickle, Jeff Lee and Donna Hand-Lee, Nash Araiza via Andrea(amt@teleport.com), tmala@name1.ak.net(Press Release), Sharon Locklear via Gayle Swanson --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ all items below this line have already been distributed by our sister, Catherine Lavender, via the NATIVE-L or NATCHAT mailing lists. --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - online" --------- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 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 = Original Sender: chudson@aol.com Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The Whispering Pines Powwow will be held July 22-23, 1995 at the Holiday Hollow Tree Farm, just off Interstate 80 exit 26 in Beech Creek, PA. Saturday, July 15 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Sunday, July 16 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Grand Entry: 12:00 noon each day Over $5000.00 in prize money. Contests judged by point system. Native American storytelling by Dovie Thomason. Flute Playing by Arnold Richardson. Aztec Fire Dancer Javier Alarcon. See a tipi village including a fully furnished 1850s Lakota style tipi See the Simnonhonia Bucktail Regiment in full 1850s dress. Lectures on indian culture, spirituality, Indian life in the past and now Many traders/crafts people including: Basket makers, Potters, Leather workers, Beadwork, stone carvers, knife makers, Antler carvers, Silversmiths,. Native and non native foods available. Saturday night bonfire. Free parking. Admission:Adults $5.00/day Children 6-12 $3.00/day Under 5 FREE! Contact: George Whitewolf (804)929-6911 Traci Whitewolf (804)929-0334 ABSOLUTELY NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL !!!!! ===================================================================== Subject: Pt Reyes Big Time Celebration Date: 10 Jul 1995 22:35:18 +0200 Original Sender: lyn@anchor.engr.sgi.com (Lyn Dearborn) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Boozhoo Just returned from a trip to the pristine beauty of Yosemite, & haven't read email for a week. After the roar of high rivers and waterfalls, I'm on an "email fasting program" until I've finished "my part" of an earth- quake repair project. However, before I go into seclusion, I want to mention that there are several great up-coming PowWows/BigTime celebrations coming up in northern California, including the annual Big Time gathering at Kule Loklo Village at Pt. Reyes Nat'l Park in Marin County. Things get moving around 9 a.m. Indian Time, with various demonstrations including basketry, flint knapping, using pump drills, carving, games, etc. There will be at least one CALIFORNIA dance group performing at various times (either MiWuk or Pomo if it is the usual people). The Round House will be open for prayer/contemplation/ or just viewing (if you've never been in one, pls resist the use of cameras, recording devices of any other types, loud talking, etc.... just observe the behavior of the "locals" and follow their lead, including not walking through the center of the circle (a no-no). Observe typical "high church" behavior ... except bare feet and shorts are allowed. There will be several artists &/or vendors selling their wares but the things represented will only be California Indian in origin ... not Inter-Tribal. If you need directions, please call the Park Headquarters at: 415/ 663-8522 The "Public" portion of the BigTime ends about 5 or 6 pm (Indian Time). For those who call ahead and volunteer their time, or for local Native Americans, there will be community potluck following, including a venison feast (pit roasted). They MIGHT be able to use the help of some able-bodied folks getting the fire going, venison put in, etc., before hand. This is either done Friday afternoon or early Saturday a.m.... No, they don't dig the hole by hand anymore ... or at least they didn't last year. The Sierra Mono Big Time, by the way, is the first weekend in August at the "gathering place" near North Fork. ChawSe Big Time is the last weekend in September.... usually. Baanimaa lyn Real Programs don't use shared text. Otherwise, how can they use functions for scratch space after they are finished calling them? ^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+ "We did not weave the web of life. We | Lyn Dearborn; Naturalist/Person are merely a strand in it. Whatever | Turtle Clan Ojibwe we do to the web, we do to ourselves" | Basketry Instruction --"Walk gently on Mother Earth" -- | dearborn@anchor.engr.sgi.com ^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+ --------- "RE: Native American Art Funding" --------- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 22:46:53 -0700 From: artwork1@ix.netcom.com (Donna Hand) Subj: Native American Art Funding - E-mail Slade Gorton Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Dear Friends: It is time for all people who are interested in fairness to take a stand and contact their senators and representatives regarding the proposed cuts in federal funding for Indian arts and culture. Whether you are of the heritage or just honor it, now is the time to stand-up and send a message to the people who represent you at the federal level that you want the rights of the indigenous peoples protected. The following institutions are endanger of becoming memories and along with them the collections they house. The Institute of American Indian Arts, IAIA Museum, / The Santa Fe, NM, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution / and the Indian Arts and crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior. I know that each and every one of you have busy lives, however if you have access to this letter I know that you can access E-Mail and can send your elected officials a message. Mr. Clinton did request the needed funding, however the house reduce the level to Zero (0) stating that funding would only be for core funding for Tribal priority allocations and school operations. Art in all its forms is a keystone of indigenous culture. You can not separate that which is pure art and that which is culture. Without art and story telling funding, the United States government is once again the engine of genocide for these cultures. I have both European and Native Heritage and I wish to see them both preserved. I know the history and I will not stand silent as it is repeated. This I say to those of you who hold the trust of the country in your hands. If you do not know history you are bound to repeat it. Will you be responsible for the Wounded Knee of the Arts, Will you have the honor and courage to make good what was promised and then withheld in the past. How do you know what must be preserved for the children of the earth so that they will know the value of love and of life. Without the Native Artists telling of the trail of tears or of Raven and the birth of man, how will the children know their heritage? Shall you judge a culture whose only failure was that it failed to withstand the industrial revolution and the weapons of war it spawned? It is not for adults that those of you who hold the public trust must act, but it is for the children and their children that you must act. I have been to war, and this country gave me a bronze star. I hear today that we will forgive the Vietnamese and let them become our partners (without a full accounting of my brothers who have fallen). This is only after 20 years. It has been more than a 100 years since Chief Joseph said "I Shall Fight No More Forever". Is our government's shame so strong that it can not now honor people from many different nations whose only sin was to live on lands that were coveted by a more industrial society? For all Representatives I have but one question. From the betrayals of the treaties to the Code Talkers of World War II what measure of debt does the United States owe the members of the First Nations? Measure our failure to stand for justice in Tiananmen Square and what we spend on trade with China and tell me about honor and justice. My wife, Donna, and I are average Americans. This last year my wife has spent full time and I many spare hours developing a project to honor Indigenous Art. It will be hosted on the Internet by Griffith University of Australia. We are doing this project because we believe that the indigenous children of all nations deserve to know that their culture is of value. Many projects are too big and too important to let any one person, nation, or tribe control. The Federal Government is the protector of the public good, and in this light it is the only source for major funding for programs to support Indigenous Art. To President Clinton, I say take a stand now that is more unpopular than your stand against the Vietnam War. You have said that you took the high road, that you placed what was right before you oath to your country. Sir, I ask you now to show that you truly have moral courage and to fight for funding for Native American Arts. Native culture is as closely tied to arts - performing and traditional- as the European culture is tied to the Judah-Christian belief. If Handel were no longer heard at Christmas time would not the culture be injured? Listen to the Flute, Listen to the Drums, , they are the voices of the past telling the story that is both past, present, and future. Will you let them be silenced? Sincerely, Jeff Lee and Donna Hand-Lee Subcommittee on Interior Chairman Slade Gorton: Senator_gorton@gorton.senate.gov Rest of committee: Ted Stevens, AK Robert Byrd, WV Thad Cochran, MS J. Bennett Johnston, LA Pete Domenici, NM Patrick J. Leahy, VT Mark Hatfield, OR Dale Bumpers, AR Conrad Burns, MT Ernest F. Hollings, SC Robert Bennett, UT Harry Reid, NV Connie Mack, FL Patty Murray, WA --------- "RE: Sacred Mother Welcomes Her Children" --------- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 19:02:09 -0800 From: amt@teleport.com Subj: Sacred Mother Welcomes Her Children at McLaren's School for Boys Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The Sacred Mother Welcomes Her Children at McLaren's School for Boys By Nash Araiza, Spiritual Advisor, Oregon State Dept. Corrections For 101 Years the McLaren's School for Boys located in Woodburn, Oregon has housed Native American youth for various crimes from murder to petty theft. Never in its history has the institution allowed or encouraged Native people/youth to acknowledge their spiritual heritage. On June 14, 1995 the first purification sweatlodge ceremony was held in the maximum security section which currently houses two Siletz youths. This breakthrough was initiated by the efforts of traditional peoples of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. That our youth will pay the price so that the ceremonies will find their way to those that follow, is only one aspect of incarceration. The young warriors are strong and their spirit eager to grow and to be acknowledged. Any support either in words, prayers or financial assistance for the McLaren's school for Boys is in great need. Letters of support either personal or to the general prison efforts can be directed to Planet Peace. -- Planet Peace http://www.teleport.com/~amt/planetpeace/ /-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\ Nothing Real Can be Threatened. Nothing Unreal Exists. \-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/ --------- "RE: First Spiritual Speakers at Oregon State Prison" --------- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 19:02:29 -0800 From: amt@teleport.com Subj: First Spiritual Speakers Panel Held at Oregon State Prison Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) First Spiritual Speakers Panel Held at Oregon State Prison By Nash Araiza, Spiritual Advisor, Oregon State Dept. Corrections On June 22, 1995, Elders from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Siletz visited the Lakota Oyate-ki Native American cultural group at the Oregon State Prison to participate in the first spiritually oriented speakers panel. Also in attendence were youth groups from the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. Opening prayer by Silvia Wallulatum of the Simnasho Longhouse in her Native tongue and Washat/7 Drum Prayer songs deeply moved those imprisoned who have not heard the Longhouse spirit. The power of the ceremonies and spirits particular to this area is apparent in the 7 Drum longhouse ways. Most of the prisoners in the Oregon system are descendants of the Indigenous people of this area, which perhaps explains the spirits that were released when the medicine songs flowed. The theme which dominated the evening panel was respect of ones self and all that is sacred. The body searches of our elders and youth upon entering the institution set the mood. That one should not grow accustomed to being disrespected or allowing that which is most sacred to be disrespected, mainly our elders, our youth, and the life-givers - our women. That we are sacred as Children of the Earth and not the sinners and evil beings that the christian oriented society has led us to believe, was the spirit of the night! The next Spiritual Speakers Panel at OSP is scheduled for late August. Any input or suggestions would be appreciated. Anyone interested in attending as participant or speaker contact PlanetPeace. -- Planet Peace http://www.teleport.com/~amt/planetpeace/ /-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\ Nothing Real Can be Threatened. Nothing Unreal Exists. \-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/ --------- "RE: Armed Indians, New Brunswick Fishing Dispute" --------- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 20:32:00 -0500 From: frosty.deere@igloo.magicnet.com (FROSTY DEERE) Subj: Armed Indians - New Brunswick fishing dispute Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Canadian Press Condensed version. ( meaning I am leaving out the fill ) Armed Indians are claiming to have a stockpile of weapons and are holding strong over a fishing dispute with the New Brunswick Government of Canada. Word has it about 60 people calling themselves Warriors are blocking a tract of the river called the Big Hole Tract on the Eel Ground Reservation. Some of the protesters were seen wearing masks and combat clothing. They were seen also to be with baseball bat, spears, and machetes. The are in a area that they can block the river at its low point. The Fisheries Department have said that the protest is over the fact that the Indians are using gill nets which is not legal on that part of the river. At the present time there is only the indians and no police in this remote area. The RCMP have said they will help if the Fisheries Department ask for it, which they have not at this time. The Fisheries Department are watch but have not stated what they have plans of doing at this point in time. The Chief Roger Augustine is meeting with the government and tying to find a solution to this . Why the blockade ? Well it seems the government arrested some men fishing the river with gill nets. About 15km down river it's fine to use the gill net but the river at this point is to low and the government feels it's best for the fish. Chief Frank Thomas a Micmac Warrior from Nova Scotia said the these people feel that the Chief signed something that is taking away their rights this past May. He said no chief has the right to sign away hunting and fishing rights that go back to 1772 treaty between the Indians and British Government. He also pointed out that these rights are also protected under the Charter Of Rights. This blockade is not about only fishing but covers a much bigger question of our rights as Indians. Both chiefs hope to have a meeting soon. He would like to see it end so he can return to his reservation and find an agreement between the chiefs, the people and the fisheries department. The END. More as we get the news. --------- "RE: Assn. American Indian Physicians" --------- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 08:36:00 AKDT From: tmala@name1.ak.net Subj: Assn American Indian Physicians Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Date: 7/2/95 For Immediate Release The Executive Board of the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) announces the resignation of Mr. Matthew Kauley as its Executive Director effective July 1, 1995. Mr. Kauley, a member of the Kiowa Tribe, held the position of AAIP Program Coordinator/Comptroller for 7 years and was the Executive Director since 1992. The AAIP Executive Board has unanimously appointed Mrs. Margaret Knight (Laguna Pueblo) as the Acting Executive Director. AAIP will soon be seeking a new Executive Director. Inquiries regarding this position or the upcoming AAIP Annual Indian Health Conference entitled "Journey to Wellness" August 4-9, 1995 in Mescalero, New Mexico can be directed to the AAIP office at 405-946-7072. The AAIP annual meeting and Pow Wow is open to everyone to attend and participate in. This year's theme examines the role of traditional healers in Indian communities. The AAIP meeting is the annual gathering of all the Native American Physicians in the US and will be held on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. For further information contact AAIP. --------- "RE: Quebec: Commentary on Efforts to Reconcile Dispute" --------- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 14:29:00 -0500 From: frosty.deere@igloo.magicnet.com (FROSTY DEERE) Subj: Quebec: commentary on efforts to reconcile dispute Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Kahnawake, July 6, 1995,MNNS, Gilles Proulx, popular host of CKAC Radio, Montreal, Wednesday, July 5th, made the following commentary on the efforts of the Kahnawake Mohawk and Chateauguay Chambers of Commerce to let bygones be bygones. A handshake ceremony scheduled to take place at the border of the too communities will now take place in the Kahnawake Sports Complex for security reasons. Said Proulx, "Tomorrow, in Chateauguay, idiots from the Chamber of Commerce, I hope that these idiots from the Chamber of Commerce do not represent the people of Chateauguay, at 8:00 p.m., will meet at the site where the Warriors' barricade was erected in our homes, making them impossible to sell." Proulx continued, "Richard Beauchamp, a wash-cloth of the Chateauguay Chamber of Commerce, a perfect "rag", insists that we must extend a hand of peace. Normally, it's the country who started the war who extends the hand, not the conquered. Is there really a climate of peace when we must deal with the likes of Joe Norton, King of the Liars ? Is there really a climate of peace when not so long ago a trailer located on route 138 had racist propaganda and threats of war against the Chateauguay Chamber of Commerce. Is there really a climate of peace when we read graffiti... [obscenities omitted --Gary Trujillo, Native-L owner & listmanager] Said Proulx, "Richard Beauchamp of the Chamber of Commerce was hesitant about granting me an interview yesterday. I had to twist his arm, because he did not approve of my role in 1990. Oh, well, I wish the members of the Chamber of Commerce, a bunch of brainless people another crisis and then you will see which side I line on this time. Proulx said, "Why is it that the Chamber of Commerce reunited 500 people in 1990 to discuss the issue of the crisis and invited the M.C.? I almost have the urge to throw you the trophy you awarded me." "Richard Beauchamp of the Chamber of Commerce, and all his group, as well as Mayor Bosco Bourcier, is another who softened his stand that we buy Quebecois. The have no memory, even though the slogan of Quebec is "Je me souviens" of what? Nothing." "Some citizens of Chateauguay, I am encouraged by the support I received from Chateauguay, at least, do not reason like this gang of geese, led by M. Beauchamp of the Chamber, will go and shake hands tomorrow. The handshake of peace should be called the handshake of shame. They will sign a peace treaty in "la Baie-des-Puants" what is now known as Thunder Bay, the humiliating peace treaty face to face with the arrogant Iroquois of the era". "Therefore they will sign a peace treaty not of the brave but of the humiliated, just like "La Baie-des-Puants". Good evening dear "stinkers". I salute you all and will return tomorrow." It would make sense that there should be laws against inciting such hatred. It is a question that such hatred and racist propaganda could be so blatantly broadcast without impunity and why does not the Quebec government enforce its anti-hate legislation ?