Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews03.038 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 038 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 23 September 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 NATIVELIT, NativeWeb, NATCHAT & NATIVE-L listservers; Indigenous Peoples Support Network; 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://web.maxwell.syr.edu/nativeweb/journals/nanews 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 "I have long viewed treaties with the Indians an absurdity not to be reconciled to the principles of our government." __ Andrew Jackson "Whole Indian Nations have melted away like snowballs in the sun before the white man's advance. They leave scarcely a name of our people except those wrongly recorded by their destroyers. Where are the Delewares? They have been reduced to a mere shadow of their former greatness. We had hoped that the white men would not be willing to travel beyond the mountains. Now that hope is gone. They have passed the mountains, and have settled upon Cherokee land. They wish to have that usurpation sanctioned by treaty. When that is gained, the same encroaching spirit will lead them upon other land of the Cherokees. New cessions will be asked. Finally the whole country, which the Cherokees and their fathers have so long occupied, will be demanded, and the remnant of the Ani Yvwiya, The Real People, once so great and formidable, will be compelled to seek refuge in some distant wilderness. There they will be permitted to stay only a short while, until they again behold the advancing banners of the same greedy host. Not being able to point out any further retreat for the miserable Cherokees, the extinction of the whole race will be proclaimed. Should we not therefore run all risks, and incur all consequences, rather than to submit to further loss of our country? Such treaties may be alright for men who are too old to hunt or fight. As for me, I have my young warriors about me. We will hold our land." __ Chief Dragging Canoe, Chickamauga Cherokee +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! Open letter to the Congress of the United States: Dear Congress Person: In the name of debt reduction for the United States several bills have been proposed reducing funding to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Senator Slade Gorton has gone so far as to propose a "means test" on the various Native Nations the United States has treaties with. In essence, if a Tribal Nation has achieved a level of financial success they will no longer qualify for funding. I ask if you intend to impose similar tests to the World Banks the United States has borrowed monies from? If not, why not? The monies owed the Native Nations are the result of legal treaties between the United States and Sovereign Nations within. These legal obligations are no less binding than the financial debt agreements signed with foreign lenders. The treaty obligations are, in fact, payment for lands ceded by these Nations. In Congress arguments have raised several "strawmen" that have obscured the legal and binding terms of these treaties. These are NOT welfare payments. They are NOT based on use or intent. They are binding legal contracts for disposing people from lands the United States coveted. These are NOT arbitrary or whimsical entitlements. If the United States Congress is intent on dishonoring these treaty obligations, is it also willing to return the ceded lands to the original holders? Will Chattanooga and Atlanta again belong to the Cherokee? Will Long Island belong to the Shinnecock? Or will the Congress of the United States quit playing word games, quit pretending these are handouts; and fulfill the terms of their contracts honorably? 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 - Spirit - Conferences and Powwows - online - Hester Convicted - Gustafsen Standoff Ends! - Message from AIM - Allegations of Militant Uprisings - IEN Fax Update Canada - Fact Sheet: Stoney Point, Onatrio - Hope at Ipperwash - Statement by - What a Difference a Border Makes Grand Chief Ovide Mercredi - Mixed Blood - Oneida Nation Wins Lawsuit - Day 79 Sunbow 5 Journal - Day 83 Sunbow 5 Walk - Mi'kmaq Student Requires Urgent Help - Native American Videos - Poem: Smoke Rings: Feather Dreams - Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days - Conferences and Powwows - offline --------- "RE: Spirit" --------- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 14:18:14 -0700 (PDT) From: cherokee@WOLFE.net Subj: Spirit UUCP email To First World Peoples >From the Sovereign Freedom Fighter Let me tell you of quiet desperation. People with no money and vast distances to travel. People with no money and no way to earn a living under the barrel of a gun. People with no money and cold and hunger. People with no money and endless costs for filing legal documents in court registries. People with no money for a lawyer who has tried to defend our sovereign rights so valiantly for so many years, some of us for more than twenty years. A kind hearted lawyer who never says, money first then legal advice. Days ago, at Gustafsen Lake, Bruce Clark flew to our aid with only enough money for a one way plane ticket. When the conniving RCMP stalled and prevented Bruce from seeing our Shuswap Nation Defenders for three days, Bruce threatened to leave. He actually went as far as the airport in Williams Lake. The RCMP coaxed him back to Gustafsen Lake from there. If only they had known that we had no money for his return ticket. Somehow we managed to scrape up some money. That's what we love about Bruce, he bluffs like an Indian. This struggle is so hard for us. Many families do not have enough money to travel to the blockade to stand and yearn or worry for their loved ones. Many are so far away they will never make any swift last minute rush to see a loved one alive one last time. The ones who are lucky enough to go to the blockade are always missing meals, sleeping in cards, just to save a few dollars to give to someone who may need it more. I just hope that others are able to help us out. Help us to find money to give to our lawyer who works so hard for so little money from us. Help him get to England to keep fighting for us. Help us hope that there may be some way to bring our loved ones out alive. Many families are stretched to the limit. Their breadwinners are in the blockade. The illegal treaty chiefs don't give them welfare, goons harass them or worse. So many desperate people whose stories are never told. They suffer so much, yet they are so proud of their loved ones who stand and fight, not for money...just for freedom. Freedom to be Indian on Indian homeland. That is what sovereignty really means. I just hope help comes in time. The heartbreaking truth...Spirit dancer...your friend... The following is the ONLY demand from the Freedom Fighters THE SUNDANCERS AT GUSTAFSEN LAKE HAVE ONE DEMAND: That the petition dated January 3, 1995 we addressed publicly by an independent and impartial third party tribunal, one that is neither Canadian nor Indian, such as the special Constitutional Court established by Queen Ann at the request of the Mohegan Indians to which court the petition is addressed: (a) Is the popular assumption that the Canadian courts and police have jurisdiction legal? (b) OR is that assumption criminal treasonable, fraudulent and complicitous in the genocide of the aboriginal peoples of Canada as alleged in the petition? SIGNATURES OF Freedom Fighters at 100 Mile House as follows: William Ignace Percey Rosette Two Rocks Bald Eagle Who Seeks "X" Garth Christopher Flo Sampson Joe Ignace Stuart Dick Mindy Dick Shadow Petvlicki Sheila Ignace Joseph Belleau Jon Dionne Splitting the Sky What most do not know is that today the Canadian Supreme Court dismissed the case...which means there is no legal hope other than in England...I am so sad tonight it is beyond tears. Still...she believes the Dream...she dares to hope..and the freedom fighters hold on....Keep lighting the candles.... LATEST COMMUNICATION FROM SHUSWAP NATION SOVEREIGNIST TO: ALL FIRST NATIONS POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS "We have just discovered that the illegal treaty supporting chiefs have provided a lawyer for the above noted Shuswap First Nations. The lawyer works directly for the illegal treaty chiefs who are in turn working directly with the BC provincial government. This is a definitely conflict of interest and a travesty of justice. The people leaving the blockade are being held in RCMP custody without charges. We understand that the minor children taken out of the blockade, believed, to be all under the age of sixteen, are also being held in the 100 Mile House jail. The minor children should not be held in an adult facility. They are female children and should be placed under the supervision of adult females only. They are too vulnerable to be placed in the supervision of RCMP. Protest the violation of the Shuswap First Nations peoples' rights. Call the BC Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh Tel: 604-387-5038 Fax: 604-387-6411 Premier Harcourt Tel: 604-387-1715 Fax: 604-387-0087 FOLLOWING IS A LETTER FROM ATTORNEY BRUCE CLARK Heading: Bruce Clark, LL.B., M.A., Ph.D (Law) 92 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1M1P4 Telephone Line (613) 741-7065 Fax: (613) 741-7077 Nancy Sandy Barrister & Solicitor Nenquay Deni Yajelhkig Law Center 17 South First Avenue Williams Lake, British Columbia v2g 1H5 Dear Ms. Sandy: I act as legal counsel pro bono for the occupants of the Indian encampment under siege as Gustafsen Lake British Columbia. The police illegally have denied my clients and I access to each other. I am informed that, instead, the police have been steering my clients to you in lieu of me, and that you have been accepting the work. My clients' legal position is as disclosed in their accompanying demand dated 25 August 1995. As a member of the bar of British Columbia you are in a profound conflict of interest in relation to that legal position. The conflict deepens to the extent that you are on retainer with the Indian Act band council system whose interest under domestic legislation conflicts with the traditionalists' interest under constitutional legislation. Anything that you say or do that directly or indirectly results in my clients or any of them being duped, whether in hope of favour or fear of prejudice or otherwise, into attorning in any way to the usurpation of jurisdiction by the police and domestic court system aids and abets the crimes of "Misprision of Treason," "Fraud" and "Complicity in Genocide," as well as breaches the most fundamental ethical principles of the legal profession. Sincerely /s/ Bruce Clark Copies: Law Society of British Columbia. Fax 064-669-5232 RCMP 100 Mile House. Fax 604-395-3605 Attorney General of British Columbia. Fax 604-387-6411 RCMP Commissioner. Fax 613-993-0260 END OF MESSAGE Brooke Craig PO Box 16101 Seattle, Wa 98116 cherokee@wolfe.net --------- "RE: Hester Convicted" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 95 08:00 -0500 From: Janet Smith (Evening Star) (jans@genie.geis.com) Subj: Hester Convicted GE Electronic Mail Mike Serna (Red Hawk Keeper of the Wind) asked me to pass on his family's heartfelt appreciation to those on GEnie and the Internet who had contacted the Tennessee district attorney and governors' office to urge aggressive prosecution of Harvey Hester for the murder of his brothers and the injury of his teen-aged niece. Last week Mr. Hester was convicted of two counts of second degree murder and one count of attempted second degree murder. His sentencing trial is scheduled for November and the prosecution has indicated they will ask for the maximum penalties. Possible penalties are 15-25 years for each count of murder and 5-15 years for attempted murder -- if sentenced to the maximum for each count served consecutively, Hester's sentence could be as long as 65 years in this case. However, if the judicial system deals as leniently with him in this case as they have in the past, he could be sentenced to a minimum of two fifteen year sentences and one five year sentence to be served concurrently (total of 15 years...parole possible much sooner). For those reading about this for the first time, the Sernas are a family of Mescalero Apaches who had relocated from California to the Chattanooga area in Tennessee. Paul Serna and his 15-year-old daughter Angela, and his brother Rick were engaged by Hester in an argument at a swimming hole. The Sernas left rather than be involved in a fight, and Hester has now been convicted of following them and deliberately ramming their car so that it was pushed into oncoming traffic. Paul Serna was killed immediately, and Rick died after several months of paralysis. Angela is still recovering and faces more facial surgery to repair her injuries. Harvey Hester is 22 years old and has a lengthy record of arrests with only a few cases brought to resolution, one of which was a felony auto theft conviction. He was serving a probation when the above incident occurred, and it took intensive efforts to spur law enforcement officials to even serve the arrest warrant on Hester. He was subsequently released on $25,000 bond, and during the time of his release, was again arrested (and is pending trial) for threatening a van-load of children with a gun and for possession of drugs for sale. There is actually a bright spot in this. Because he was out endangering the community, while pending trial for murder, he now must stand trial for a =third= time on felony charges. If he is convicted, Tennessee's mandatory "third strike" law will take effect and the judicial system will be forced to sentence him to a life sentence without parole. I have not heard whether Hester's attorneys intend to appeal his conviction or sentencing. If this should happen, I'll be writing again. Once again, the Serna family and those who know them are deeply grateful to those who pressured the Tennessee authorities. They deny that the letters and calls affected the prosecution and outcome, but the DA's office and the governor's office have both pointedly remarked about the contacts they have had regarding this case from all over the world. At the minimum, they did understand that this case was not something that could be swept under a rug. --------- "RE: Message from AIM" --------- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 00:44:23 -0700 (PDT) From: cherokee@WOLFE.net Subj: Message from AIM UUCP email AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT Office of The National Field Director P.O. Box 315 Newport, KY 41071 TEL: 606-581-9456 FAX: 606-581-9458 RED ALERT RED ALERT RED ALERT RED ALERT FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 906-353-6836 September 9, 1995 The American Indian Movement is issuing a RED ALERT for the situation at Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Baraga, Michigan. The Keweenaw Bay Community has requested AIM observers. The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwa at Baraga are currently in dispute with many of the decisions made by the BIA Tribal Chair. The core of the dispute is the misuse and abuse of power by the BIA Tribal Chair resulting in the manipulation of Tribal membership. The severity of the dispute has prompted tribal community members to take over the Tribal Center, resulting in the abuse of Tribal members by outside law enforcement agents and the invasion of Tribal lands by FBI agents. All who come to Baraga, Michigan are to report to Clyde Bellecourt. AIM is calling for Peacekeepers and Observers to come to Keweenaw Bay, immediately! As an AIM OBSERVER you will be asked to: 1. You will be expected to observe ONLY and NOT to get involved with the local situation 2. Commit to spending, at least 5-10 days at the Keweenaw Bay Tribal Center, or until the situation is resolved. 3. Operate under the direction of the local Indian Community. 4. Take direction from a designated AIM team leader. 5. Organize People to document Civil and Human Rights violations. 6. You will be expected to work with local people, local churches, county, state, and federal officials. This is an AIM sponsored action there will be: NO DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR FIREARMS PERMITTED --------- "RE: IEN Fax Update Canada" --------- Date: Sat, 16 Sep 95 13:19:29 MDT From: andrea@scicom.alphacdc.com (Andrea Lord) Subj: IEN Fax Update Canada IEN FAX UPDATE (Indigenous Peoples Support Network) SEPTEMBER 15, 1995 RELEASED BY THE IEN NATIONAL OFFICE GUSTAFSEN LAKE B.C. AND IPPERWASH PARK, ONTARIO Gustafsen Lake, British Lake (Shuswap Territories) - This communique is a result of direct network contacts with Shuswap (Secwepemc) and First Nations (Indigenous) persons directly involved with the situation at Gustafsen Lake. These network contacts are at the site and involve First Nations mediators/negotiation teams constantly in dialogue with the (Ts'peten) Sundance Camp Defenders (this is the name of the encampment as reported). Despite many days of serious negotiation with both the Sundance Camp Defenders, the RCMP, the Shuswap Nation and traditionalists; the RCMP still maintain their military presence. It was reported today in an unconfirmed report from one of the First Nation media coordinators at 100 Mile House that a Canadian governmental Special Commando Unit, named as Joint Task Force 2 (JTF-2) are on their way to Gustafsen Lake. If this report is confirmed to be true, it may definitely be viewed as an act of aggression towards the peace negotiations that have been going on during the past days. On Thursday (9/14/95) a four member negotiating team spent four hours inside the Sundance Camp speaking with the defenders and sharing with them the developments from local, national and international support work that had been done. Negotiations are still underway. After the visit of Arvol Looking Horse, Lakota Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe, the Liaison Group remained determined to pursue a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Looking Horse assured the Sundance Defenders that he will carry their message and demands with him. A group of First Nation warriors who were members of three generations of a First Nation veterans organization from Vancouver arrived to express declarations of honor, respect and support for the people at the Camp. A religious native Pipe ceremony was held on 9/13/95 with the Sundancers conducted by Arvol Looking Horse. The very important ceremony was disrupted by movements of the RCMP/military. Bison armored vehicles and the encroachment of military personnel. This was a direct violation of the agreements made by the RCMP Negotiating Team previous to Looking Horse's entry to the camp. Today, 9/15/95, Camp Defenders and the Shuswap Liaison Group remain hopeful. It was reported that the Camp Defenders have requested a visit from the spiritual mentor John Stevens on order to receive spiritual direction that would allow them to put down their arms and come out of the camp peacefully. It was reported that of paramount concern and as a necessary condition for this to occur would be the need to absolutely insure that the Sundance Grounds will not be desecrated for any reason. All supporters are urged to make this demand of the Canadian government. The Sundance Camp Defenders are also concerned that sundance leader Percy Rosette who has been inside the camp during the whole siege by the RCMP paramilitary unit be assured of his protection and well-being. Should the Sundance Camp Defenders come out of th camp, there is a concern that there should be necessary bond moneys in the eventually of arrests. The RCMP have not been open to granting any amnesty to the camp defenders. Human rights violations against the Camp Defenders of Ts'peten (Gustafsen Lake) in Shuswap aboriginal territory is very evident. Marlowe Sam, Okanagan Nation spiritual advisor working with the Shuswap Liaison Group has been in direct communication with the defenders of Ts'peten through the negotiation process which the Shuswap Nation in involved. Marlowe Sam has attested to the following violations of fundamental human rights: 1. Food has been refused entry by the RCMP since September 9, 1995. 2. On September 11, 1995 when the camp defenders went out to get water by a nearby lake, their pick-up truck was blown up by an explosive land mine (described by the RCMP as an "early warning device") followed by approximately two hours where thousands of rounds of gunfire was exchanged. Since this time, the defenders do not have access to drinkable water. On September 12, 1995, and individual was attempting to get water from a nearby swampy lake (which is not drinkable) and was fired upon several times. 3. Emergency medical supplies has been repeatedly refused by the RCMP. On September 11, 1995, a supported was wounded. 48 hours after the incident, basic first aid supplies were provided by the military personnel and was allowed by the RCMP. 4. The religious freedom of the camp defenders and other Indigenous spiritual leaders was disrupted by the RCM on September 13, 1995 (as reported above). It has been reported that the Canadian government has declined to do any form of intervention and is leaving all federal negotiations in the hands of the RCMP. The Shuswap Liaison Group have been working with the Sundance Camp Defenders to use United Nations - style third party peacekeepers and observers. Canadian official have rejected this idea as totally unacceptable. The British Columbia province's attorney general rejected foreign involvement saying the standoff was a law enforcement matter. A growing number of international observers are arriving to monitor the situation. Other indigenous groups such as the International Indian Treaty Council which is a NGO with consultative status to the UN Economic and Social Council, Unrecognized Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the Continental Indigenous Commission (CONIC) are assisting the Shuswap Liaison Group and the Sundance Camp Defenders with an international campaign to pressure the United Nations and other international bodies to intervene to prevent further bloodshed. This development is viewed as a significant advance in their negotiating activities towards the recognition of aboriginal rights and self- determination. Lost in the shuffle of the RCMP tactics is the Camp Defender's legal position which renders all non-aboriginal Indigenous jurisdiction on unceded sovereign territories as fraudulent. Shuswap aboriginal territory, which includes the Ts'peten (Gustafsen Lake) encampment is unextinguished, unsurrendered, and is a constitutionally protected sovereign with jurisdictional rights to land and water. According to Band Councilor (Tribal governmental official) Stewart Phillip, a First Nation member of the nearby Penticton Band, the RCMP are preventing the public from learning what's going on inside the camp by keeping the media far away from the site. He states that the RCMP are able to carry on their own agenda and present to the public what they feel will be acceptable. Today there are unconfirmed reports from the Shuswap territory that there is a build-up military personnel and military equipment taking place, possibly at a place located south of Gustafsen Lake in Kamloops. The Shuswap Liaison Group, the Camp Defenders and the Shuswap Nation are totally distrustful with the RCMP press statements and information with what is really happening. RCMP would neither confirm nor deny that reinforcements were being considered. Continue to support a peaceful solution to the standoff. Letters/faxes can be sent to Premier Mike Harcourt urging him to recall the police and armed forces in the area. The telephone number is: (604)-387-1715 or fax: (604) 387-0087. Also continue to contact the Canadian Embassy in your nearest area requesting that they make an inquiry to why the human rights of the Indigenous Peoples are being violated in Canada. For more information: Tom Dennis, Shuswap Liaison Group - Media Coordinator: Phone: (604) 395-1149 Fax: (604) 395-1153 IEN FAX UPDATE SEPTEMBER 15,1995 RELEASED BY THE IEN NATIONAL OFFICE IPPERWASH PARK, ONTARIO -IEN has been informed that the First Nations people at Ipperwash Park (Stoney Point) have delegated Chiefs of Ontario - Toronto Office as the official communication center for their issues. The Chiefs of Ontario - Toronto Office have issued a bulletin of updates. The bulletin informs the events leading up to the occupation at Ipperwash Park remain unresolved. Although the Premier of Ontario did meet with National Chief Ovide Mercredi and Chief Tom Bressette, he still refuses to meet with people of Kettle and Stoney point to address the issues that created the standoff. The Premier remains firm in his position that this is a police matter and will not address any other issues until the park is no longer occupied. This attitude only heightens the tense situation that presently exists at Ipperwash Park. Premier Harris is taking a position that a 1972 Archaeological Study undertaken by the province determined that there were no burial sites in the area, however, First Nation elders have consistently stated that the burial grounds of their ancestors are located in the park. The Chiefs of Ontario are aware that there is information that confirms what the Elders have been saying. The Chiefs of Ontario, on behalf of the people of Stoney Park (Ipperwash Park) are still calling for: 1. An immediate public judicial inquiry into actions taken by the Ontario Provincial Police that led o the death of Anthony Dudley George and the personal injuries to other First Nations members. 2. That the Premier of Ontario must meet with the First Nations of Kettle and Stoney point to address the outstanding issues that led to the confrontations. As of today, September 15, 1995, the OPP had previously agreed to not take any further action until the four-day mourning period of Dudley's death was over. This fourth day is over today and there is fear on what action the OPP will take. Your support is still urgently required in sending letters and faxes to the Premier and Cabinet members. The efforts taken by the First Nations communities to date have been greatly appreciated. Assistance is required with donations of food, medicine, blankets, etc. For more information on Ipperwash Park: Chiefs of Ontario ph: (416) 972-0212 fax: (416) 972-0217 or Bob Antoine, Indigenous Peoples Support Network: fax: (519) 652-0484 --------- "RE: Hope at Ipperwash" --------- Date: 95/09/14 06:19 From: Earl Dunbar (e.dunbar3@genie.geis.com) Sub: HOPE AT IPPERWASH GE Electronic Mail HOPE AT IPPERWASH!!! After a 5-1/2 hour meeting with band council yesterday, federal Indian Affairs Minister has brought hope to the standoff at Ipperwash Provincial Park. While Irwin had come to Stoney Point to discuss the transition of Camp Ipperwash to the Stoney Point and Kettle Point band, and was not going to discuss the standoff at Ipperwash Provincial Park, he brought with him a letter, dated 1937, and found buried in DINA files that support the claim that there is a burial ground at the park. He is urging the province of Ontario to move quickly in resolving the issue. As well, a plan which details the transition of the base from federal to native control has been agreed upon. There were no details of this plan, nor was any reaction from Stoney Point band members reported on the CBC 6AM World Report. -Little Moose P.S. Ironic, eh, that the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs "comes to the rescue"!? Sure makes Mike Harris smell pretty bad. Gee, I'm heartbroken over that! --------- "RE: What a Difference a Border Makes" --------- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 09:24:39 -0500 (CDT) From: Michael Two Horses Subj: What a difference a border makes UUCP email [Editorial comment: This is in response to an article that I do NOT have forwarding/copyright permission on that was very strongly worded; and, in my opinion, highly inaccurate. The thrust of the original article becomes apparent in Michael's rebuttal.] Editor: In your Tuesday, Sept. 12, 1995, edition, on page A6, an article titled '"New World Order" Behind BC Dispute' co-written by Milo Cernetig and Ross Howard appeared with the kicker 'Militant Natives embrace radical philosophy called "deep ecology" in attempt to form cultural perspective.' These gentlemen then proceed to present one of the most biased and completely false accounts it has been my displeasure to read in quite a long time, particularly the reference in the last paragraph to alleged perversion of the Ghost Dance Religion by the Lakota (referred to in the article chauvinistically and incorrectly as the Sioux). The Ghost Dance was indeed adopted by many Lakota, including my great-grandfather, Tasunka Ota (Plenty Horses); however, it was not adopted in any different fashion than by any of the other Plains nations. The Lakota were the last Plains Indians fighting the US government's abrogation of treaties: the annexation of the Pahasapa, the Black Hills, and the enforced relocation of their people to nearly uninhabitable and unfarmable areas in South Dakota, and were losing, and so grasped at the Ghost Dance Religion as a way to return some pride to their people. But outside of isolated events in which the Lakota Ghost Dancers were attacked by whites and forced to defend themselves or were killed outright, the Ghost Dancers acted in accordance with Wovoka's message, which said that no fighting on the part of the Indian peoples would be necessary; that the Great Spirit would remove the whites and allow the Indians to once again live in a good way, in their old ways. The purpose of the Ghost Shirts was to ward off harm from the wearers; the Lakota and other Plains tribes had no illusions that the whites would leave them in peace before Wovoka's miracle happened. But they were neither intended nor used to protect the wearers during offensive campaigns. Hugh Dempsey, the "native" historian quoted extensively throughout the article is apparently not much of an historian; either that, or he is a bald-faced liar. No accounts of Lakota, Tsitsistas (Cheyenne), Crow, Shoshoni or Kiowa (the Plains tribe with whom Wovoka lived at the time of his vision) attacks on whites exist, other than manufactured newspaper items from the Denver, Colorado, area, which were invented stories designed to whip the already rabid anti-Indian sentiment in that area to a frenzy; it would be wise to note that, outside of two very small Ute reservations in the southwestern corner of that state, Colorado has no remaining trace of the tribes who called it home for many millennia. I think that it is also worth noting that the Indians of the US and Canada seem to always be on the losing end of arguments with the government and with whites in general. Lastly, the authors assertions concerning the Shuswap peoples' need to develop a "cultural perspective" are ludicrous. The Shuswap and the other nations of this continent have had viable, satisfying cultures in place for thousands of years. The cultural readjustments which we have been consistently forced to make by European thieves and murderers have not left us adrift, looking for something as nonsensical as "deep ecology", one of those New Age concepts looking for association with Indians to give it validity. These two men are representative to we American Indian people of why we believe that, as badly as American has treated us, I would still rather live here than in Canada. Your government, your corporations and your white people have treated my relations with the deepest scorn, the falsest witness and the most genocidal intention since the beginnings of your time on this continent, darker, more malignant colonialism than anywhere outside of Australia...the same conquerors, just a different continent, eh? Michael Two Horses (Tasunka Numpa) Sicangu Teton Lakota --------- "RE: Mixed Blood" --------- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 18:21:09 -0700 (PDT) From: John GrosVenor Subj: Mixed Blood UUCP email Dear Gary: Would you please publish my comments on being mixed blood in Native News. There seems to be such a controversy over full or mixed. I am mixed, but not by choice. Some of us forget how many of our full blooded women were taken by white men to be used to get what they wanted from the tribe. This happened to my Dakota Grandmother, her mother was a full blood Sisseton and her father was French. My Grandmother never knew her father. When he died in Aberdeen S.D. he was married to a white women, had two children by her, but no mention of my Grandmother. My Dad's Grandmothers were also full bloods of the Wailaki and Nomlaki tribes from Northern California. Both of my parents were the products of the boarding school. That's how they met at Sherman Institute. Today we cannot have this strife over our blood quantum or treat one better than the other. We have enough trouble with having land being taken away. The California Indian is called landless Indians. My skin is dark and I have the light eyes because of the mix blood, but my ways are that of an Dakota-Wailaki-Nomlaki. From the early years of my life I was around my Dakota Grandmother, watching her work with the quills in her mouth. She always made that special corn soup and chokin that she made in her black skillet. Pidamaya Gerri GrosVenor --------- "RE: Day 79 Sunbow 5 Journal" --------- Date: 10 Sep 1995 13:38:16 -0400 From: sunbow5@aol.com (Sunbow5) Subj: Day 79 - Sunbow 5 Journal Newsgroup: soc.culture.native Day 79 - Sunbow 5 Journal - Saturday 9/9/95 The Raccoon Mountain Pow Wow was a hoot and a half for a delegation of about ten Sunbow 5 Walkers. "They treated us like VIP's," Joe Soto reported. "That was something, because they didn't really know we were coming, but they honored us, and made us feel so welcome." Charlotte Kitchen was honored and asked to give the opening prayer, which she spoke in the Cree language. Joe made a public announcement about the walk. And later the host drum sang an honoring song for Sunbow 5, and several of the walkers danced. "This was a real traditional pow wow," Joe observed, "and yet there were people there from many different cultures: all the local peoples and also Aztec, Polynesian, African, Lakota, Ojibway, Iroquois, and others. It was really something. While one Sunbow delegation was at the pow wow, the rest prayed and walked along Route 64. By the end of the day the Eagle Staff had been carried just to Pulaski, about mid-Tennessee. Saturday night the walkers met with several traditional Cherokee elders in the area around Winchester, TN, including Jim Reynolds and his family. The walkers got a first-rate taste of Southern hospitality with a feast that included beans, corn bread, collard greens, yams, chicken, and jalapeno peppers. Later, all adjourned to ceremonial grounds to talk, and to offer a pipe. The Cherokee elders said they would continue to pray for the walk, as the months go on. After sizing up the map and the calendar, the walkers have decided they have time to move to Nashville for a week to meet with different groups and to teach. They will depart for Nashville on Sunday The walk will resume again next Sunday, Sept. 17 along route 64 just west of Pulaski, heading for Memphis by Sunday, Sept. 24. That afternoon there will be a huge Sunbow 5 support walk in Memphis from Overton Park along Poplar Ave. to the National Civil Rights Museum. The walkers are hoping that hundreds of people will join them that day. THE FOUR SACRED TOOLS "The four sacred tools that Native people apply to their lives are honesty, humility, sharing, and respect. Within these four tools unconditional love, trust, support, understanding, compromising, and extended positive emotions come into reality." - Grandfather William Commanda - S.M. ******** ******** ******** Copyright, 1995, Sunbow 5 Foundation. --------- "RE: Day 83 Sunbow 5 Walk" --------- Date: 14 Sep 1995 13:04:06 -0400 From: sunbow5@aol.com (Sunbow5) Subj: Update on Miracle - Day 83 Sunbow 5 Walk Newsgroup: soc.culture.native Day 83 - Sunbow 5 Journal - Wednesday 9/13/95 Rain fell through the morning, then in the late afternoon the sky cleared. Jose Lucero, out at the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, spoke with the walkers via telephone in the morning. Jose is one of the spiritual elders advising the walk. After hearing an update on how things were going, Jose said that some of the people are walking to fulfill the prophecies, and some are walking for peace. "It's OK either way," Jose said, adding "the main thing is to remember that this is a very simple walk, a prayer walk, and it must stay focused." Jose asked people to please pray for the Seminole people, especially the Billy family, which has lived many long years at the tip of Florida in traditional grass-thatched housing. The state is trying to move them off the land and onto some old tugboats so the land can be used for other purposes. This seemingly isolated situation is actually part of a worldwide pattern of governments and corporations moving indigenous peoples from ancestral land so that it can be "developed" in various ways. The walkers have been eating well thanks to the generosity of the people of Nashville. At mid-morning the walkers were welcomed to Bean Central, a coffee house, and treated to coffee and muffins. Later, for dinner, the Pancake Pantry offered all the walkers "anything on the menu." the options included dinners and sandwiches, as well as pancakes and waffles. Four walkers traveled to Middle State Tennessee University in the evening to speak before about 20 members of Native American Student Alliance. "We told them about what we are doing and why," Joe Soto explained. "And I think we made a big impact." This Saturday evening (9/16) at 7 PM CST the walkers will host a public circle at the Unity Church on Franklin Road in Nashville, TN. UPDATE ON MIRACLE It was said by some that in "the time of the White Buffalo" sunbows, or whirling rainbows, would begin to appear more frequently as a sign to the people. As most readers of this journal will know, we are in the time of the White Buffalo. The long-awaited White Buffalo Calf was born August 20, 1994 on a Wisconsin farm owned by Dave and Valerie Hieder (See Day 20 - Sunbow 5 Journal - 7/12/95). Jay Pierce is Valerie Hieder's dad, and he is the person who greets most of the over 65,000 people who have come out to the farm to visit Miracle since her birth just over a year ago. "Miracle is in great shape," he reports. "She started out white alright, but then turned jet black for all of the Winter. Right now she's a kind of cinnamony yellow. Those are three of the four colors, and, according to the prophecies that have been explained to us there is one color left, red." It has been said that the White Buffalo will return in the way White Buffalo Calf Pipe Woman left many years ago: she rolled over four times, getting up each time as a buffalo calf of a different color: red, then yellow, black, and finally white. The process is apparently unfolding in reverse, as was foreseen long ago. Miracle now weighs about 550-600 pounds, and is about a year away from maturity. Red Tail Hawks come to circle over the herd nearly every day, and there is an eagle who comes soaring over a couple of times a week. "It's great for me here at the farm because of all the wonderful people I get to meet," Mr. Pierce commented. "I'd say that about half of the visitors are Native. We have no privacy, and are sometimes overwhelmed, but that's okay. It's great having her here. "As far as I'm concerned," he said, "she is doing her job around here. She gets along fine with all the other buffalo, and is one of the herd. It's heartening to see the attitude of the people who come here to visit. They are serene and calm and peaceful. They really seem to slow down. If we could just slow people down around the world like that, there would probably be a lot less greed and craziness." - S.M. ******** ******** ******** Copyright, 1995, Sunbow 5 Foundation. This Journal tells the story of the Sunbow 5 Walk for the Earth, which began June 23, 1995 on First Encounter Beach, Cape Cod, MA, and will conclude February, 1996 near Santa Barbara, CA. For information on the walk, send a request to info@sunbow5walk.org or visit our World Wide Web site: http://www.sunbow5walk.org/sunbow5 The Sunbow 5 Circle mailing list publishes regular journal reports from the Walk, and also discussion about and planning for the walk. You may join the Circle by sending e-mail to: majordomo@sunbow5walk.org The text of your e-mail message should read only: subscribe circle If you wish to receive only the Journal, with no discussion and no other e-mail postings, subscribe to the Sunbow 5 Journal list by sending e-mail to the same majordomo@sunbow5walk.org address. The text of your e-mail message should read only: subscribe journal There are no charges for the mailing lists, or for any Sunbow 5 Walk information. General information: Sunbow 5 Walk, 13619 Inwood Rd., Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75224. Phone: 214-770-0011. Donations to support the Walk are needed, and may be sent to the Sunbow 5 Foundation, P.O. Box 954, South Orleans, MA 02662. All donations are tax-deductible. --------- "RE: Mi'kmaq Student Requires Urgent Help" --------- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 07:53:29 -0700 From: "klingon@accent.net (Capucine Plourde)" Subj: Mi'kmaq student requires urgent help Mailing List: NativeWeb I have a rather strange request to make, but I am hoping that you or any of your native acquaintances may be able to assist me with an important project. With that in mind, here is my story... I am a Native student (Mi'kmaq) attending my third year at McGill University here in Montreal. My program is a Bachelor of Education and I am required to take an "Intro to Philosophy" course as part of my core courses. My problem begins with the fact that there were absolutely no references to any Aboriginal, Native or First Nations views on philosophy in the required textbook or in the course outline. I pointed this matter out quite strongly to the professor who was very flexible and understanding in the matter. As a result, he has allowed me to take on a special writing assignment for 100% of my mark: an overview of Native and/or Aboriginal Philosophies (from a Native viewpoint). To avoid any personal bias, I am turning to the many personal resources that are on the Net such as yourself... I would like to find out individual viewpoints on native philosophy (sometimes referred to as "The Way") from a variety of people: status native, non-status, and metis from any of the First Nations and Inuit peoples. (I am not trying to reveal any "secrets" of traditional life, just to give an understanding to non- natives of the belief systems that guide of our way of thinking and living...) This is YOUR chance to reform the present education system as Professor Kelebay has promised to take the results of this project into consideration when teaching philosophy classes in ALL future semesters. McGill University is responsible for certifying hundreds of new teachers every year (elementary, secondary, adult ed., phys. ed. and art ed.) and these teachers will go on to teach the many generations of children across North America that will help form the future of our world. If you are willing to assist in this project in any aspect, I would be most pleased to be in communication with you as soon as possible as this project must be written and handed in by the first week of December. I can be contacted at (klingon@accent.net) and I check my e-mail almost every day. I look forward to hearing from you. Capucine Plourde of the Mi'kmaq Nation (Membertou Reserve, Nova Scotia) McGill University, Bachelor of Education, U3 Montreal, Quebec, Canada --------- "RE: Native American Videos" --------- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 13:13:18 -0400 From: Karen Strom Subj: Native American videos Mailing List: NATIVELIT Native American Video Resources on the Internet Native American Film and Video Cultural Festival Deadline October 1, 1995. Indigenous Peoples of North & Central America Videotapes in the Media Resources Center, University of California, Berkeley Lighting the 7th Fire, A film by Sandra Sunrising Osawa on the protests and racism that accompanied the 1983 court decision allowing the Chippewa Indians to fish off their reservations. Interactive forms are provided for comments. From The P.O.V. Television Series Native American videos from Her Own Words: Her Mother Before Her: Winnebago Women's Stories of Their Mothers & Grandmothers Mountain Wolf Woman: 1884-1960 Sisters & Friends Winnebago Women: Songs & Stories Native American videos from Mystic Fire Video: The Faithkeeper Interview of Oren Lyons by Bill Moyers from a PBS special Paha Sapa: The Struggle for the Black Hills Touch the Earth Words and music performed (from the book). The Shadow Catcher: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian A Common Destiny Lummi and Hopi messages to the world. Visions of the Arawaks Raoni: The Fight for the Amazon From the Heart of the World The Kogi Indians Qeros Indians of the mountains of Peru Documentary Educational Resources produces the following films and many others: Natives of the Narrowland A Film about the Native Americans of New England Imagining Indians A film by Victor Masayesva who visited tribal communities in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Washington and the Amazon to produce this film. Faces of Change A revolutionary series of 26 - 16mm films and videos, 6 on Bolivia. Apu Condor (The Condor God) A film that provides a detailed observation of the sacred Peruvian "Yawar Fiesta of the Apu Condor". Nuhoniyeh: Our Story This powerful film produced from a Native perspective explores the history and current circumstances of the Sayisi Dene, "a people of the ecological and cultural borderlands between tundra and forest in Canada. The Chaco Legacy A film on Chaco Canyon Cree Hunters of Mistassini A film crew joined three families in their annual move to the north. Indian Self-Rule: A Problem of History After centuries of struggle, the Indians of North America own less than 2% of the land first settled by their ancestors. Our Lives in our Hands Our Lives In Our Hands examines the traditional Native American craft of split ash basket making as a means of economic and cultural survival for Aroostook Micmac Indians of northern Maine. The Sunrise Dance This documentary shows an ancient, sacred Apache ritual, the Sunrise Ceremony, which marks the passage from adolescence to adulthood for young Apache women. At the Time of Whaling A film from the Alaskan Eskimo Series series. --------- "RE: Poem: Smoke Rings: Feather Dreams" --------- Date: 15 Sep 1995 19:59:23 -0500 From: turtle@aicap.s21.com (Turtle Heart) Subj: Smoke Rings: Feather Dreams Newsgroup: alt.native The Old Man was close to the ground pressing a stone around his heart dreaming and flying inside the rings rings of smoke pressed inside that stone four corners folded four songs waiting in the shadows of the dreamless dreaming I counted my fingers as they pointed to the sky Tobacco Indian (Tobacco Song) /AICAP (c)Copyright 1995,AICAP 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: 95/09/14 00:55 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 September 24-30 KEPAKEMAPA (September) (Mahoe Hope) 24 Fly with me to the high aerie of dreams. 25 Take time to hear the voices of children. 26 A symphony of birds sings together in the trees just before sunset. 27 Conquer fear; do not let fear conquer you. 28 If you want to succeed, you must first try. 29 Creativity is the key to success in every endeavor. 30 All changes in life, whether we perceive them to be good or bad, hold the seeds for a greater good in the future. (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, 21 Sep 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: Rick Rudolph Subj: Lenni Lenape Honoring Festival news:alt.native .. come hear the drums echo in the valley ... Lenape Productions presents the LENNI LENAPE HONORING FESTIVAL September 16 - 17, 1995 Admission: $5.00/adult, $1.00/child, under 5 free at the Brandywine Valley Association MYRICK CONSERVATION CENTER Route 842, Pocopson Twp, Chester County, Pa Host Drum: The White Wolf Singers Guest Drum: Red Hawk Singers (others by invitation only) * music * dancing * demonstrations * food * * story-telling * arts * crafts * jewelry* From U.S. Route 1: Go Rt. 82 N into Unionville. Take Rt. 842 E 4 miles to BVA on right. From PA Turnpike: Go Rt. 100 S through Exton into West Chester. (Do not take the bypass.) Turn right at 5th traffic light onto Minor St. (Rt. 842 W). Go 7 miles to BVA on left. Information: (610) 793-1861 or 793-1090 -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: hd822@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ana Cruz) Subj: SPIRIT OF SURVIVAL Newsgroup: soc.culture.native This is a post for all those who are or will be visiting the Greater Cleveland area on or around September 30 & October 1 The American Indian Education Center would Like to invite you to our our first annual traditional Powwow. Grand Entry will be at 1p.m. both Sat.& Sun. Host drum: White Hawks Second Drum: Red Sands Singers Third Drum: open There is a grand prize of $250.00 for the best tipi Head Male: Ten Bucks Head Female: Faye Lone Head Veteran: David Tsosie M.C.:Raymond Roach All of this and more will be at Micheal J. Zone Rec. Center W.65th and Lorain Ave. Sat. September 30 & Sun. October 1, 1995 for more info contact: Staci at (216) 631-0484 ------------------------------------------------------ From "The Spike" Sept. 23-24 Amherst, MA Univ. of Massachusetts Powwow at Campus Center Pond Info: 413-545-1888 Sept. 23-24 Schenectady, NY 4th Annual Keepers of the Circle Powwow Info: 518-489-0758 Sept. 23-24 Dorseyville, PA 17th Annual Powwow of the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center Info: 412-782-4457 Sept 23-24 Alpharetta, GA Westfest at Wills Park Arena Info: RTE - 770-735-6275 Sept 23-24 Providence Forge, VA Chicahominy Festival Info: 804-966-7043 ========================================================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- 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, Brooke Craig, Michael Two Horses, Gerri GrosVenor, Sunbow 5 Foundation, Karen Strom, Andrea Lord, Turtle Heart(Mending the Sacred Hoop with song poems), Earl Dunbar, Capucine Plourde, Gary S. Trujillo, Don Rayment (Press Release), Daniel Umstead (Press Release), Glenn M. George (Fact Sheet via P.Deleary) --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Part B of this newsletter (not included) has already been distributed via the NATIVE-L or NATCHAT mailing lists. --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - online" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 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: talley@netcom.com (Pat L Talley) Subj: Navajo Code Talker Tours TX Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Carl Gorman, artist and Navajo code talker, and Sally McClain, author of the award-winning book NAVAJO CODE TALKER, will travel to Texas from September 17-23. The itinerary follows. NAVAJO WEAPON details the little known stories of the Navajo code talkers of WWII, who remained a military secret for 24 years. In 1942, after years of punishment in government boarding schools, Navajo tribal men agreed to use their language to develop a combat vocabulary for the Marine Corps that would be indecipherable to the Japanese. McClain's book provides the only accurate and detailed account of the unique circumstances that led to the development of the only unbreakable oral communication code in modern military history. Carl Gorman's service to others has been reflected throughout his life as a code talker, artist, educator and tribal leader. After the war he went on to become a leader in Native American studies of culture, art and language holding such positions as lecturer in the Applied Behavioral Science Dept. at the University of California at Davis, Director of Native Healing Sciences at the Navajo Health Authority, and instructor at the University of New Mexico in Gallup. His art is currently in collections at the Hyde Gallery and the U.S. Department of the Interior. In 1990 he was bestowed an honorary doctorate by the Univ. of New Mexico. He currently resides on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. ITINERARY: Sunday Sept 17 University of North Texas, Denton, TX Contact: Ray De Los Santos 817-565-4675 1:30 p.m. Lecture & demonstration of the code Monday Sept 18 East Texas State University, Commerce, TX Contact: Dr. James Conrad 903-886-5737 10:00-11:00 am Lecture and demonstration 11:00-12 pm Book signing Sequoyah's Book and Coffee House, 5930 F Royal Ln, Dallas Contact: 214-987-2800 7:00-8:00 pm Book signing Tuesday Sept 19th Mountainview Community College, 4849 W Illinois, E Campus Performance Hall Contact: Tribal American Network 214-296-9431 11:00 am Lecture 6:00 pm Reception 7:00 pm Program honoring the Navajo code talkers & book signing Wednesday Sept 20th Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dallas 3839 W. Kiest, Oak Cliff, TX Contact: Tribal American Network 214-296-9431 7:00 pm Lecture and book signing Thursday Sept 21st Dallas Independent School District 3700 Ross, Dallas, TX Contact: Tribal Am. Network 214-296-9431 10 am Lecture on importance of teaching native cultures and languages Friday Sept 22nd University of Texas at Austin, TX Contact: Prof. Pauline Strong 512-471-7531 10:00 am Lecture University Co-op, 2246 Guadalupe, Austin, TX Contact: Ella Watson 512-476-7211 11:30-1:30 pm Book signing American Indian Resource & Education Coalition, Austin, TX Contact: Penny Postoak, 512-303-2721 6 pm Dinner, reception, lecture and book signing Saturday, Sept 23rd Canton, TX Site of the murder of Chief Bowles and future location of the American Indian Heritage Center of Texas Contact: Am. Indian Heritage Center 214-701-0074 for information on these sessions: 8:30 am Honoring of the land Poets of East Texas, Tyler, TX 10:00 am Reception and book signing University of Texas at Tyler, TX Robert Muntz Library 4th Floor 2-4 pm Lecture, book signing, and program --------- "RE: Gustafsen Standoff Ends!" --------- Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 20:19:07 -0500 From: gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo) Subj: Gustafsen standoff ends! Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The IEN national office has just received a communique that says that Sundance Camp defenders at Gustafsen Lake, B.C. have come out. The defenders are being accompanied by observers, supporters, spiritual leaders, and members of the Shuswap nation. Details on the conditions established by the Sundance Camp defenders for their decision to come out will be forthcoming. Many days of strenuous negotiation have been successful. We are sure that the overwhelming support from people throughout the net, our local, national, and international communities has put tremendous political pressure on Canada and the provincial government. We must continue to watch what followup action by the RCMP, Canada, and the provinciaL government will take place. This is only one part of the battle, one towards seeking attention to the issues of First Nations (indigenous) title to their aboriginal lands and right to self- determination. The war will continue, however, at another level. IEN commends and extends our hearts and hands out to the camp defenders who are the patriots of our struggles. --------- "RE: Allegations of Militant Uprisings" --------- Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 17:23:03 -0500 From: fyre@web.apc.org Subj: Allegations of Militant Uprisings Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) September 7, 1995 A Statement From Milton Born With A Tooth Regarding Current Allegations of Militant Uprisings In 1990 as leader of the Lonefighter Society I was at the forefront of being accused of militancy, lawlessness and being disrespectful of so called Canada. On September the 9th of 1994, I was sentenced to 16 months after a long five years of being persecuted, ridiculed, stereotyped and made a scapegoat for this government's hidden agenda in what was supposed to be a safe place for truth and justice -- the court room. When Justice Willis O'Leary was making his closing remarks on my sentence, he referred to me as an environmental activist. He also noted and understood that I could never be remorseful for defending my connection and love for this land. The same hidden agenda of 1990 that created the Oka crisis, the Oldman River Dam issue and the Mount Currie issue is now unfolding with the possibility of putting us in another five years of unnecessary turmoil. The Canadian government should expose its hidden agenda on self-government. It is an agenda that is counter-productive for establishing once and for all what the people of this country need to know about the role native people play. Self-government is pushing First Nations peoples into the main-stream of Canadian society, when our people are prevented from using our cultural weapons. These include jurisdiction, intact environments, traditional due process, and most of all, the need to be an equal, but separate entity. What the Ontario government has done is with the consent of the federal government and the consent of Ovide Mercredi, Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. They have made their positions very clear that they will deliberately provoke confrontation and then commit acts of Nazi style butchering while the Canadian public applauds the butchering of First Nations people. I ask that all warrior minded people condemn this act of butchery and demand that the federal government sober up and realize that the provinces are too drunk to drive self-government. I ask all First Nations people to immediately cease negotiations, in whatever form, on self-government, and ask the question are we First Nations people or are we going to be the last nation of people to be free. The Canadian public and their racist upbringing have got to quit standing by and applauding the continued genocidal acts committed on First Nations people. The Canadian public has got to realize that we are not criminals; that we are an awesome race of people who love this earth and who will die with this belief in our hearts. As leader of the Lonefighter Society, my heart and my sadness go to the casualties of this unjust war. I ask the people of Stoney Point that they take this act of aggression as fuel to motivate their determination and continuing battle to preserve a future that has real freedom which is not bought and paid for. As leader of the Lonefighter Society, I don't ask that we become like the enemy who will butcher for self-interests, but I do ask that we stand up and become the true protectors that we have always been. Being true protectors means that when our loved ones are in danger, we will do whatever it takes as protectors not as criminals, by whatever means possible, to confront the enemy. In conclusion, Gustafsen Lake and Ipperwash issues are being used as pawns by the governments to create legal genocide. Apartheid died in South Africa, but everyone has to remember that it was born in Canada. In God's name you came, in the Great Spirit's name we stay. Milton Born With A Tooth Blackfoot Confederacy Treaty Number 795. --------- "RE: Fact Sheet: Stoney Point, Onatrio" --------- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 05:18:45 GMT From: nfuny@icis.on.ca (P.Deleary) Subj: Fact Sheet: Stoney Point, Onatrio Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Fact Sheet: Stoney Point, Onatrio Territory name: AAZHOODENA Our Story We Are: The First United Original Peoples. What: The Homecoming of the Original Peoples of Aazhoodena. Where: The Original Meeting Place of the Grand Council of the Three Fires. The Aazhoodena peoples lived in this territory to maintain and protect this sacred land. When: Our story spans the 52 years that the Aazhoodena peoples, the original keepers, have waited for the return of this sacred land. Why: It is time to end the genocide against our peoples. Background Statement: In the year 1942, the Canadian Department of National Defense, (DND), took Aazhoodena and uprooted the Original Peoples from the land. The peoples of Aazhoodena were forced to move their homes to nearby Kettle Point reserve, if they were fortunate enough to acquire land. Many others had to find homes elsewhere. Because of the lack of basic necessities during the move, six Aazhoodena members died. The DND assured the Original People that their land would be returned to them when WWII was over. WWII ended in 1945. The DND and the Canadian government reneged on their promises and the land was not returned. The Original Peoples requested many times, through negotiations with the Canadian government, to have their land back. These negotiations failed miserably. So, on May 6th, 19993, the Aazhoodena People returned to their land. Chronology of Events: Prior to 1936 Aazhoodena was populated by the Original Peoples. 1936 1,333 acres of Aazhoodena was leased to the military for a period of 10 years or until WWII was over for $ 1.00 and was then to be returned to the People. This tract of land was later to be the site of the murder of Anthony O'Brien "Dudley" George. This area is directly adjacent to the existing Stoney Point . This area is directly adjacent to the existing Stoney Point Anishinabeg Territory. 1942 An additional 2,242 acres of Aazhoodena was appropriated under the Canadian War Measures Act, a unilateral act of parliament, that is one-sided in the favour of the Canadian government. Since 1936 The People of Aazhoodena thought they had lawyers petitioning against the government's actions, but in fact the lawyers were all members of the Law Society of Upper Canada, sworn to uphold the Law of Canada. This same society wrote the War Measures Act. 1956 Ipperwash Provincial Park was moved from the 1936 leased land to the appropriated land of 1942, on to a sacred burial ground of the Aazhoodena People. This land was re-possessed by the Aazhoodena People on September 4, 1995 The Same year 1956, Stoney Point was forcibly amalgamated with Kettle Point Reserve without the consent or knowledge of the Aazhoodena People. This transaction was to initiate a later conflict between the two communities. This conflict still exists today as a result of the forced amalgamation of the two communities creating dissension and mistrust among the People. The Department of Indian Affairs is also responsible for creating the Indian Act which was another unilateral act, designed for the genocide and ethnocide of the Indigenous Peoples. 1969 Jean Chretien, then Minister of Indian Affairs, wrote a letter requesting the DND to return the land to the Aazhoodena People; although today, now as the Prime Minister of Canada he has no knowledge of the situation or recollection of this letter. 1981 Kettle Point Reserve accepted a 2.4 million dollar payment of the difference in fair market value in 1942 - plus interest. Throughout this time numerous rallies, protests and demonstrations were held for the return of these lands. Many changes were made in governing bodies due to electoral process and the People had to constantly reinstate their request for the return of the land with every new government. The Original Peoples continued to utilize the Sacred land for ceremonial purposes and spiritual replenishing, even though the military maintained control over these lands and denied them physical access. 1990 Through perseverance and a true desire to return to this Land, Daniel George Sr. was the first one home, when he was buried at the Aazhoodena Cemetery. During the Oka crisis in the summer of 1990, a demonstration was held by the Lakeside Cedar Peoples in support of the Peoples of Kanesatake reclaiming their Sacred burial grounds at Oka. 1992 The first traditional wedding ceremony of Shelly Bressette and Miles Morriseau at Moon Lake for the past 50 years. 1992 Dolphine Parks Burial 1993 Homecoming for the Aazhoodena Peoples. 1995 July 29 Major victory for the Aazhoodena Peoples when they moved the army out of the territory. September: Regain control of the Sacred Burial Grounds at formerly known provincial park. Earlier on September 4. 95, Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources (NMR), removed their concrete blocks to and from the park on Labour day when the park was closed for the season. A DND employee handed over the keys to the pump-house with instructions to maintain operations of the water treatment plant located in the park. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) had an organized plan with the Aazhoodena People that they would not patrol that area. The same day the OPP arrived in full riot gear along the perimeters of Aazhoodena Territory. Intimidation tactics were used by the OPP in an attempt to provoke confrontation. September 5, 1995 Police targeted and identified Anthony "Dudley" George. September 6, 1995, 11:15 pm Anthony "Dudley" George, 38, murder was premeditated. Dudley was murdered by an OPP sniper with a shot to the heart, they said that he would be the first in two small confrontations with the OPP. Family members drove him to Strathroy, Ontario, hospital and upon arriving at the hospital OPP proceed to assault and arrest the three (one was a 14 year old who was at the murder scene) rather than attend to the dying Anthony "Dudley" George. Nick Cottrelle, 16 years old was shot twice in the back also by OPP officers, taken to the hospital and released into OPP custody and interrogated for approximately 6 hours. Nick was later released through negotiations. He is now recovering at home with his family. An observer, Benard George, a councillor of the Kettle and Stoney Point was savagely beaten by police while in custody, taken to hospital and later thrown into solitary confinement. After being charged with attempted murder, was released. The OPP announced that numerous charges of attempted murder were being laid on unarmed First Nations Peoples that they presumed were in attendance. At no time, were local cottagers asked to leave the area by the Aazhoodena People, the OPP removed these potential witnesses. We would like to stress that at no time were the Aazhoodena people armed. These are families who have moved home to live within their own territory. The People of Aazhoodena are offering to conduct a joint investigation of the site and circumstances around the death of Anthony "Dudley" George and related incidents. For more information contact: Indian Association Co-ordinating Committee of Ontario, Inc. 22 College St., 2nd Floor Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tel: (416) 972-0212 Fax: (416) 972-0217 Your prayer for a peaceful resolution all go to One Source. Megwetch, (Thank-You), Glenn M. George, Spokesperson, Aazhoodena (Stoney Point) Territory. --------- "RE: Statement by Grand Chief Ovide Mercredi" --------- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 23:52:00 +0000 From: donr@uptowne.com (Donr) Subj: Statement by Grand Chief Ovide Mercredi Mailing List: NATCHAT (natchat@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Date: 11-09-95 14:54:00 PRESS STATEMENT THE FIRST NATIONS LEADERSHIP DOES NOT CONDONE THE USE OF VIOLENCE IN AN ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR OUR PEOPLES. HOWEVER, WE ARE ALSO VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE GROWING FRUSTRATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. GENERATIONS OF INJUSTICE AND COLONIAL TREATMENT HAVE PRODUCED A CERTAIN BITTERNESS COMMON AMONGST OUR PEOPLE. WHILE ALMOST ALL OF OUR PEOPLE WOULD NEVER SUPPORT VIOLENCE, MANY CAN UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION WHICH LEADS TO SUCH DESPERATE ACTS. FIRST NATION CITIZENS SEE HIGHER RATES OF SUICIDE AND VIOLENCE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES THAN ANY OTHER SEGMENT OF THIS SOCIETY. A COMMON FACTOR THAT EMERGES FROM ALMOST EVERY EXAMINATION OF FIRST NATION POVERTY OR SOCIAL PROBLEMS IS THE LAND QUESTION. IN ALMOST EVERY CASE, THE PROBLEMS OF FIRST NATION PEOPLES CAN BE LINKED DIRECTLY TO THE DISPOSSESSION OUR PEOPLES LANDS AND RESOURCES. WHAT CANADIANS NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT IN MANY CASES THIS TAKING OF FIRST NATION LANDS IS NOT LEGAL. EVEN WITHIN YOUR OWN LAW, IF OUR LEGAL RIGHTS TO LAND AND RESOURCES WERE SIMPLY RECOGNIZED AND IMPLEMENTED UNDER EXISTING LAW, THERE WOULD BE NO DEPENDENCE UPON YOUR GOVERNMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAS DONE VERY LITTLE TO REDUCE THE RISING FRUSTRATION WITHIN FIRST NATION COMMUNITIES. THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT MADE DOZENS OF PROMISES TO OUR PEOPLE DURING THE LAST FEDERAL ELECTION, YET IT HAS NOT FULFILLED ONE OF THESE IN ANY REAL SENSE. I WANT CANADIANS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE FIRST NATIONS LEADERSHIP WILL CONTINUE IN A PEACEFUL MANNER TO SEEK A MEANINGFUL RESOLUTION TO THE MANY OUTSTANDING ISSUES WE HAVE WITH CANADA. WE DO NOT CONDONE VIOLENCE AS A MEANS TO AN END. HOWEVER, AS LEADERS WE CANNOT STOP THE GROWING FRUSTRATIONS OF OUR PEOPLE OVER THE LACK OF PROGRESS. SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS HAVE IGNORED OUR ADVICE FOR MANY YEARS. THIS GOVERNMENT IS ESPECIALLY DISAPPOINTED FOR US AS THEY PROMISED SO MUCH, BUT HAVE DELIVERED SO LITTLE. MY PREDECESSOR, GEORGES ERASMUS, WARNED IN 1988 THAT IF CANADA FAILED TO DEAL WITH OUR LEADERSHIP NOW, THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS WOULD BE MUCH MORE MILITANT. I AM TRULY AFRAID THAT DAY IS COMING AND IT IS NOT NECESSARY. WE NEED TO MAKE REAL PROGRESS NOW IN ORDER TO SHOW THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW THAT PROGRESS IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT RESORTING TO VIOLENCE. CAN WE, AS LEADERS OF BOTH FIRST NATIONS AND CANADA, PROVE THAT SOLUTIONS CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH REASONED DEBATE, NEGOTIATION AND POSITIVE ACTION? FOR THIS TO WORK BOTH SIDES MUST ENTER DISCUSSION WITH AN OPEN MIND, RECOGNIZING AND RESPECTING THE LEGITIMACY OF THE OTHER. ONE PARTY CANNOT DICTATE THE PROCESS THROUGH UNILATERAL POLICY RESTRICTIONS AIMED AT LIMITING DISCUSSION IN A MANNER FAVOURABLE TO ONLY ONE SIDE. FIRST NATIONS HAVE SAID THIS ALL ALONG AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL A TRULY FAIR AND EQUITABLE MEANS FOR RESOLVING OUTSTANDING GRIEVANCES IS JOINTLY ESTABLISHED. --------- "RE: Oneida Nation Wins Lawsuit" --------- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 15:36:32 +0000 From: umstead@oneida-nation.org (Daniel Umstead) Subj: Oneida Nation wins lawsuit Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) September 11, 1995 For Immediate Release Oneida Nation Wins "Instant Multi-Game" Lawsuit ONEIDA INDIAN TERRITORY, via Oneida, NY -- A federal court in Albany today threw out New York State's lawsuit against the Oneida Indian Nation over "Instant Multi- Game" on the grounds that the state's suit had no merit. The Oneida Nation introduced "Instant Multi-Game," a video gaming technology that provides a slot machine-like experience, in March 1995. The State filed its suit against the Nation on April 25, saying that the Nation had not received appropriate approval for the new game under the process specified by the Nation-State gaming compact. The Nation, in a statement that same day, labeled the State's suit "frivolous" and said it had received the appropriate approvals for the new game in November 1994. "Today's action by the federal court vindicates our position," said Ray Halbritter, Nation Representative and Chief Executive Officer of Nation Enterprises. "Clearly, we followed the appropriate process in gaming approval for "Instant Multi-Game," just as we have each of the 20 other times we have sought amendments to the Nation/State gaming compact. We are very pleased that the federal court recognized this." Keller George, First Representative of the Oneida Indian Nation Gaming Commission, also noted that the decision was a victory. "We are pleased with this outcome and believe it supports the integrity of our operation. We always attended to abide by the law. We did abide by the law and this ruling substantiates that." Under federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act provisions, states are able to direct disputes over gaming issues to the federal level. There has been no additional word from New York whether it will do so. For more information, contact Diane Stirling, Director of Nation Communications, Ken Zeszutko, media coordinator, Oneida Nation Communications Department, (315) 829-3090 or send email to umstead@oneida- nation.org. This article is also available on the Nation's Home page at http://nysernet.org/oneida/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Daniel Umstead + The Oneida Indian Nation Internet Coordinator + Oneida Indian Nation + "The first Indian Nation on 315-361-6300 + 315-361-6333 (fax) + the World Wide Web" umstead@oneida-nation.org + + URL - http://nysernet.org/oneida/ + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++