Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews03.043 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 043 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 28 October 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 IND-NET, NAT-EDU, TRIBALLAW, Chiapas-L, NATCHAT & NATIVE-L listservers; Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native; Forest Action Network; 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 Don Rayment ,don.rayment@uptowne.com, Wotanging Ikche/ Kanoheda Aniyvwiya is being redistributed via a listserver. If you would like to receive Wotanging Ikche via the listserver, you can send a message to listserv@uptowne.com and include, in the body of your message "sub wotanging.ikche " Thanks to Marc Becker, mbecker@uclink2.berkeley.edu, issues of Wotanging Ikche/Kanoheda Aniyvwiya are 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 Indian Blood in me. I have just enough white blood for you to question my honesty!" __ Will Rogers +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! First some cleaning up. I have been asked to advise you that Wanbli Sapa, who issued two pleas for help in the last issue, can no longer be reached at Wanblisapa@aol.com. His new address is icabu@ix.netcom.com. This will be the last issue in which part A is distributed through the Native-L listserver managed by Gary Trujillo. This is not due to any conflict, but rather it is an effort to reduce the incoming load on Native-L, and consolidate the distribution of Wotanging Ikche/Kanoheda Aniyvwiya. It is now being archived and distributed by Don Rayment from his uptowne listserver. If users wish to receive Wotanging Ikche from Uptowne, they do as follows; 1. Send a message to listserv@uptowne.com 2. Place the following text *only* in the message sub wotanging.ikche Now, for some words from my heart. This next few days will be of great importance to many in Canada. The Cree vote on 25 October on a referendum to separate from Quebec. The Inuit vote on a similar referendum 26 October. There have been warnings against such separation by the very Quebecois who are themselves voting to separate from the rest of Canada, citing differences of culture. Is it not a bit ironic these French speaking separatists fail to understand the cultural differences of the Cree, the Inuit and others? ... This arrived just as this issue was assembled. Aho! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To: gars@netcom.com Subject: Cree Vote From: donr@uptowne.com (Donr) Hello Gary The Cree have voted on the question of whether they would agree to remain in Quebec if Quebec would separate from Canada. They voted 96% in favour of remaining part of Canada in the event of Quebec separation. Voter turnout was 75%. Grand Chief Mathew Coon-Come said the "The Cree of northern Quebec have spoken and they have spoken clearly." Regards Don - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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=== ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ---------- Part A: Usenet and e-mail Part B: NATCHAT and NATIVE-L lists - Editorial: The Cree Vote - Conferences and Powwows - online - Quebec Referendums - Violence Drives Half Off Reservation - Nuxalk Elders Jailed - NewAge Dribble Gett'n to Me - Urgent Request: Mashuau Innu - Cree Referendum and Canada - Plea for Help: Black Mesa Dineh - Reincarnation - Action Alert:Protest Yanez' Arrest - Joseph Bruchac Schedule & "Debate" - Statement from Arvol Looking Horse - Oglala Lakota College MIE Launch - Sunbow 5 Walk Approaches OKC - Nez Perce Job - Poem: Rainbow Child - Poem: On the Death of My Father - Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days - Conferences and Powwows - offline --------- "RE: Quebec Referendums" --------- Date: 95/10/25 18:31 From: Suzan Horovitch (a.horovitch@genie.geis.com) Subj: Quebec Referendums GE Electronic Mail Kwe Kwe All: The tension in Quebec in these last days is palatible! The Canadian dollar has fallen. The President of the US commented today about the Quebec referendum. He says Canada has been a model of people working together. A strong and together Canada has been a good partner for the US... Other Canadians are going to be heard in this referendum also. The committee for the NO side has asked Canadians to take the day off work, take the kids out of school, and head to Montreal for this Friday's noon rally. Airlines, buses, and trains have cut travel costs to bare minimum.. . tens of thousands of Canadians are expected to converge on Friday. Charter airlines are being filled, extra trains put on the tracks, and buses lining up in cities across the country. Bouchard, head of the Bloc Quebecois says " English Canadians are coming to Quebec... we'll welcome them." The Cree people of Quebec have held their referendum last week. With 77% of their people voting, they decided by 96% to stay in Canada if Quebec separates. Their deepest attachment is to Eeyou Astchee ( the people's land). The proud and peaceful Cree say they will defend and protect their land, in Quebec courts, in Canadian courts and in International Courts if necessary. Mathew Coonm Come said " The Cree have spoken" The message is clear... my people have made their choice. My people will not be forced to leave Canada and be included by force in Quebec." He asked for support from the rest of the natives in the country if the Cree are hijacked into a sovereign Quebec. The Cree are in direct conflict with the rest of Quebec with this decision over the fate of 2/3 of the land mass of Quebec. Since settlers arrived 400 years ago, their territory had been involved in four border changes all without Cree consent. This time it will be different, they say. The right of natives to stay in Canada is one of the biggest legal question marks hanging over a Yes vote in the referendum. So is Canada's response to the expected native request for protection. Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin declared in May 1994 that aboriginal peoples have the right to remain in Canada with their territory still stands as the federal position on the issue. Chief Billy Diamond of Washaganish said a Yes vote in Monday's Quebec referendum could galvanize his people to use force in the form of roadblocks to stop clear cut logging, He knows the blockades would have a "direct impact" because of the immediate attention it would draw during the expected chaos after a Yes separatist victory. Following the first ever sitting of the Eeyou Astchee legislature held in Chisasibi Coonm Come warned his people about the danger they might have to face. Referring to early white explorers Christopher Colombus and Jacques Cartier and contemporary political leaders Jean Cretien and Jacques Parizeau he said: We know it is for the Cree People to decide; that this is 1995 and not 1492. We have Cretien and Parizeau , not Cartier and Columbus. We are not going to allow ourselves to be handed over from one country to another without our consent." The Innuit are supposed to hold their referendum tomorrow. Their question is " Do you agree that Quebec should become sovereign?" --------- "RE: Nuxalk Elders Jailed" --------- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 23:30:59 GMT From: mosa@netcom.com (Michele Lord) Subj: Fwd: Nuxalk Elders Jailed Newsgroup: soc.culture.native ~From: rich@pencil.math.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) Written 10:43 PM Oct 8, 1995 by econet in cdp:headlines ** Written 6:42 PM Oct 6, 1995 by gain in gain.justice */ ---------- "Forest Activists Jailed - Vancouver" ---------- */ ===== GAIN FYI: Forest Defenders Jailed in Vancouver ====== Trial - October 16 * * * GLOBAL ACTION AND INFORMATION NETWORK * * * 740 Front Street, Suite 355 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 phone: 408-457-0130 email: gain@gain.org * * * October 6, 1995 * * * The following press release is from the Forest Action Network. For contact information, see end of this posting. NUXALK SUPPORT ACTIONS IN VANCOUVER AND BELLA COOLA, Jailed forest defenders appear before Supreme Court BELLA COOLA ANO VANCOUVER - Approximately 70 Nuxalkmc and other native and non-native supporters of the 14 forest defenders arrested yesterday at Ista (Fog Creek) near Bella Coola have gathered this morning at the Supreme Court in Vancouver. They set up a vigil in solidarity with those imprisoned for defending Nuxalk traditional land from Interfor's clearcut destruction. A separate group of about 20 Nuxalkmc and Forest Action Network activists are currently occupying the office of the Ministry of Forestry District Manager's office for the mid-coast in Hagensborg. Both groups of supporters gathered to send prayers and sing songs for those being held in custody, and to express their outrage at the criminalization of hereditary chiefs and elders who are simply carrying out their duty under Nuxalk law in defending their territory from destruction by lnterfor. The 14 defendants who appeared in the Supreme Court today were offered new terms of release which no longer included a prohibition from returning to Ista (Fog Creek), the area where they were arrested. Justice Oliver, speaking from the bench, said, 'Why should we banish these people from any part of the province?... We're not here to provide comfort for International Forest Products, we are here to provide Justice..." Seven of those present agreed to sign on these new terms, even though there is still a clause requiring them to abide by the terms of the injunction. They agreed to sign under the condition that the court understand this did not mean they recognized the validity of the injunction. Four of the defendants still refused to sign on these terms, because to agree to abide by the terms of the injunction, they felt, would be to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the B.C. government and courts over them and their activities on their sovereign land. These four were Nuxalk hereditary chiefs Lawrence Pootlass, Ed Moody and Charlie Nelson, as well as Lyle Morisseau, an Ojibway activist with the First Nations Environmental Network from Manitoba. These four will be remaining in jail until their trial on October 16. After court was adjourned Justice Oliver allowed the chiefs to don their head-dresses and address the court, saying that he understood the principle they were standing on. Jacinta French, one of the arrestees from the Forest Action Network who also appeared before the Supreme Court today, spoke this morning from the Burnaby Women's Correctional Centre: "I have bourne witness to the relentless destruction of the land and the ongoing oppression of indigenous peoples. These shameful atrocities are a matter of global concern. As an Irish citizen, I am outraged at the federal and provincial government, that they continue to condone clearcut logging of unceded territories by money-hungry multinational corporations such as Interfor." The occupation of the Ministry of Forests office in Hagensbourg is ongoing; two F.A.N. activists are chained to chairs in the in the District Manager Brian Simpson's office, while 5 Nuxalk singers, including one hereditary chief, drum and sing to show solidarity for their jailed chiefs and support the struggle for recognition of Nuxalk sovereignty and protection of the land. Please contact the following officials and demand that Nuxalk sovereignty be recognized, the logging of the Great Coast Forest be stopped, and all prisoners from the Ista blockade be released and all charges dropped. Prime Minister Jean Chretien Parliament Buildings Ottawa Canada Phone (613) 992-4211 Fax (613) 941-6900 Canadian Inspector General Herb Gray (oversees the Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Phone (613) 991-2924 Information transferred via-- Native Forest Network (NFN) Eastern North American Resource Center POB 57 Burlington, VT 05402 USA Telephone: (802)863-0571 Fax: (802)863-2532 Email: nfnena@igc.apc.org And Native Forest Network Yellowstone Office PO Box 6151 Bozeman, MT 59771-6151 (406) 585-9211 Email: nfn@igc.apc.org -------------------------------------------------------------- Box 155 - 1895 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, B.C., Canada V5N 4A6 (tel) +1 604 251-2477 (email) fan@alternatives.com Bella Coola chapter (tel) 604 799-5800 RE: PRESS RELEASE, CONTACT: Hillary Hosta or Diana Wilson (604)799-5800 -------------------------------------------------------------- Want quick, easy access to up-to-the minute news on environmental legislation and policy? 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For more information, send a message to peacenet-info@igc.apc.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --------- "RE: Urgent Request: Mashuau Innu" --------- Date: Oct 22, 1995 at 22:13 EDT From: Suzan Horovitch (a.horovitch@genie.geis.com) Subj: Urgent Request: Mashuau Innu GE Electronic Mail The Innu people of the Labrador coast need your help in the form of a letter NOW! Support the Mushuau Innu at this crucial time. The Canadian Cabinet is set to consider funding for the Mushuau Innu relocation from Utshimassit (Davis Inlet) to Natuashish (Sango Pond). The following are sample letters endorsing the move and requesting Canada to live up to its commitments. Consider sending these letters or one of your own to the addresses below. Feel free to distribute this email message to other individuals, lists or conferences as you think appropriate. Dear READER, We are sure that you have followed in the media over the past few years the many struggles in which we have been involved. Our efforts have focused on our urgent need to escape our virtual imprisonment on Iluikoyak Island and to build for ourselves a permanent community on the mainland at a site that has cultural and spiritual significance for us, that can provide a water supply and sewage and solid-waste disposal, and that will permit us to pursue our traditional way of life. The site that we chose by referendum in June, 1993, is called Natuashish, or Little Sango Pond. In mid 1993, Council created the Mushuau Innu Renewal Committee (MIRC) to coordinate the planning and execution of our relocation. Early in 1994, the Federal Government adopted the Statement of Political Commitments. The Statement committed Canada to support our relocation to Natuashish, subject to several conditions, most of which involved studies to confirm the technical suitability of Natuashish and the social and economic viability of the new community. We completed all of the required studies in 1994 and 1995, and they all yielded very positive results. In early March, 1995, we tabled all of the reports with Mr Ron Irwin, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, together with a request for the necessary funding. Federal officials are currently reviewing our studies, and their review will in turn be evaluated by independent experts. On the basis of those reviews, Mr Irwin will table a recommendation to Cabinet whether or not to fund our relocation. We expect that Cabinet will take its decision between mid October and mid November. We believe that the chances of Cabinet approval for our relocation would be significantly increased if it knew that our efforts to relocate have the support of other First Nations and of non-Native individuals and organizations. I enclose a draft of a letter that you might consider sending to Mr Irwin. Please feel free to make any changes hat you consider appropriate. On behalf of all the Mushuau Innu, I wish to thank you for your support at this most critical moment in our history. Yours truly, Cajetan Rich, Katie Rich, President, Chief, Mushuau Innu Renewal Committee Mushuau Innu Band Council -------------------------- cut here ---------------------------- The Honourable Ron Irwin, Minister, Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 10 Wellington St, 21 Floor, Room 2100 Hull, Quebec, K1A 0H4 RE: Mushuau Innu of Davis Inlet - Relocation Dear Mr Irwin, I have followed in recent years the struggle of the Innu of Labrador to assert their rights and jurisdiction. A central objective of that struggle has been to escape their virtual imprisonment on Iluikoyak Island and to establish themselves in a permanent community on the mainland that can offer them all essential services, as well as the freedom to practice their traditional way of life on a year-round basis. Early in 1994, you and several of your colleagues signed the Statement of Political Commitments on behalf of the Government of Canada. The Statement committed Canada to support the relocation of the Mushuau Innu to Little Sango Pond, subject to certain conditions. I understand that the Mushuau Innu have now fulfilled all of the conditions, and that the numerous studies that they commissioned from independent experts have confirmed their view that Little Sango Pond would be an excellent location for their new community. I know that the Government of Canada has provided significant financial and other support to the healing efforts of the Mushuau Innu in recent years. I believe that the Mushuau Innu have made remarkable progress in restoring their individual and collective health. The sums that Canada has invested have yielded an excellent return in social and human terms. It is obvious, however, that the Mushuau Innu will never be able to overcome their difficulties until they can establish themselves on the mainland in a community that meets the standards that virtually all Canadians take for granted. Thus, while it is true that your government must practice austerity and that it has many demands on its funds, I believe that the Mushuau Innu constitute a unique case in Canada, and I urge you and your colleagues to provide full financial support for their relocation to Little Sango Pond. Yours truly, c.c. Mushuau Innu Renewal Committee 5800 avenue Monkland, 2nd Floor, Montral, Quebec H4A 1G1 Fax (514) 482-0036 --------- "RE: Plea for Help: Black Mesa Dineh" --------- Date: Thu, 19 Oct 95 17:33 EDT From: Shirley.Pharis@MVS.UDEL.EDU Subj: Dineh (Navajo) Mailing List: IND-NET O'siyo P.I.C.T. (Preserve Indigenous Culture and Tradition) is trying to help the Dineh of the Black Mesa in Arizona. As you know the Dineh are struggling against relocation. Your gift of time, money, or provisions could help them survive as a community. Items needed are: blankets communications equipment construction materials construction tools food - non-perishable money to help with the costs of transportation tanks to hold water transportation volunteers For further information please contact P.I.C.T. and ask for: Bruce or Donna Dunnett (908) 477-7071 or Leisah Bluespruce and Robert Yellow Wolf (908) 938-2466 Wado, Shirley --------- "RE: Action Alert: Protest Yanez' Arrest" --------- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 21:28:33 +0000 From: "CECILIA RODRIGUEZ" Subj: NCDM Action Alert--Protest Yanez' Arrest and Further US Military Mailing List: Chiapas-L (chiapas-l@profmexis.dgsca.unam.mx) National Commission for Democracy in Mexico, USA 601 N. Cotton Street, #A103 El Paso, Texas 79902 Phone/fax 915-532-8382 ACTION ALERT The National Commission for Democracy in Mexico, USA is calling for people and organizations of conscience to conduct public actions beginning tomorrow, October 25th at noon in front of Mexican consulates and US federal buildings, to denounce the Mexican government's illegal and provocatory arrest of Fernando Yanez, as an alleged Zapatista commandante, and to protest growing US military support for the PRI regime. The Commission also calls for letters of protest to be sent to Mexican President Zedillo and US President Clinton. In protest of these injustices, the National Commission makes the following demands: 1. Immediate release of Fernando Yanez Munoz and all other political prisoners being held as alleged Zapatistas. Mr. Yanez, a Monterrey architect, and two companions were kidnapped from their car on Saturday evening October 21, by more than 30 plains clothed Mexican authorities, and held incognito for nearly 48 hours. Although his companions were released, Mr. Yanez, whom the PRI government claims is a leader of the EZLN, is still imprisoned. His detention is a direct violation of the Mexican Law of Concordia and Pacification in Chiapas, whose passage in March suspended all arrest warrants against alleged EZLN leaders, including Mr. Yanez. His illegal arrest could have serious ramifications for the peace dialogue process in Chiapas, and is a violation of national constitutional and international human rights laws. Mr. Yanez is just the most recent victim of the Mexican government's persecution of people alleged to be involved in, or supportive of, the EZLN. Since the Mexican government's offensive begun on February 9th, dozens of people, especially in the indigenous communities of Chiapas, have been detained, tortured, disappeared, imprisoned and murdered. Hundreds of others are on "black lists" compiled by the Mexican Attorney General and the Mexican Federal Army. 2. A Full Investigation and Disclosure of the extent of US military support for the Mexican government. The US government has maintained strong support for the ruling PRI government despite various documented allegations of party leaders' ties to drug trafficking, torture, assassinations, corruption and other political violence. Just yesterday US Secretary of Defense William Perry was in Mexico and was quoted in Mexican press as offering additional equipment, training, and other resources to strengthen the Mexican government's defense capacity. Yet various international and Mexican observers have documented the presence of US resources in the Mexican military's offensive against the Zapatistas in Chiapas. We are led to wonder whether it is merely a coincidence that the arrest of an alleged Zapatista began on the eve of Mr. Perry's visit. Please send letters or faxes to: Lic. Ernesto Zedillo President Bill Clinton Presidente de la Republica White House Palacio Nacional 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 06067 Mexico D.F. Washington, D.C. 20500 Mexico Phone: 202-456-1111 Phone: 011-525-566-0245 Fax: 202-456-2461 Fax: 011-525-271-1774;64 --------- "RE: Statement from Arvol Looking Horse" --------- Date: Sat, 21 Oct 1995 02:27:32 GMT From: mosa@netcom.com (Michele Lord) Subj: Statement from Arvol Looking Horse Newsgroup: soc.culture.native [Editorial Comment: I apologize that this did not arrive in time for it to be included in the previous issue. Although, you will not read this until after the World Peace and Prayer Day, it is still good to read the words of an Honored Elder, and it is never too late to pray.] WORLD PEACE AND PRAYER DAY - GLOBAL HEALING: JUNE 21st, 1996 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I, Arvol Looking Horse, 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe for the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Nation ask that all Nations upon Mother Earth declare June 21st, 1996 World Peace and Prayer Day. According to spiritual leaders and Elders who gathered at the United Nations to present their prophesies - and again at Six Nations, Canada - the "signs" of Indigenous people's prophesies have shown themselves. The prophesies tell us it is time to begin mending the Sacred Hoop and begin global healing by working towards world peace and harmony. The birth of the White Buffalo Calf lets us know we are at a crossroads - either return to balance or face global disaster. It is our duty to return back to sacred places and pray for world peace - if we do not do this our children will suffer. At Grey Horn Butte, before the White Buffalo Woman brought the Sacred Pipe to our ancestors, a Seer was traveling in the Sacred Black Hills - Paha Sapa, "heart of everything that is." The Seer came upon a large tipi. When he went in the tipi, he saw the Sacred Pipe in the North and the Sacred Bundle of Bows and Arrows in the South. According to the Star Knowledge there are six stars which designated six sacred sites within the Black Hills - these places are sacred places to pray. We are told there is a sacred site every hundred miles around Mother Earth. We ask all people to return to these places and pray from their hearts with us. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. South Dakota (Mountain) time. It has been decided, according to the Star Knowledge, that June 21st is the time to pray. Indigenous people of Turtle Island will begin their spiritual journey on horseback from Wahpeton, Saskatchewan, Canada to Grey Horn Butte (known as Devil's Tower) in the Black Hills of Wyoming. There, Indigenous peoples will pray with the Sacred Bundle Keepers to begin the restoration of peace and balance. We ask all Peoples to begin organizing their ceremonies at their sacred sites or in the manner which they pray so that they will be praying at the same time as we are from their sacred center. So far, we have spoken to leaders from around the world and each has committed to work towards supporting June 21st, 1996. We ask all people of all faiths to respond and support our efforts towards world peace and harmony - our circle of life where there is no ending and no beginning. May peace be with you all. 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe Arvol Looking Horse +*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*+ "When we walk upon Mother Earth, we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground. We never forget them." -Oren Lyons, Onondaga Nation ~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~ Michele Lord mosa@netcom.com +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ --------- "RE: Oglala Lakota College MIE Launch" --------- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 10:33:51 -0600 From: tbrave@olcnet.olc.edu (Tony Brave) Subj: Oglala Lakota College MIE launch Mailing List: NAT-EDU (nat-edu@gnosys.svle.ma.us) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Gagnon October 20, 1995 (605) 445-2321 As part of an effort to strengthen the nation's education infrastructure in science, engineering and mathematics (SEM), Oglala Lakota College joins a select group of colleges and universities as a Model Institution for Excellence (MIE). Oglala Lakota College, in partnership with Sinte Gleska University and three other tribal community colleges in South Dakota, has been selected to receive an award of $12.35 million over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF). MIE is part of a comprehensive plan of NSF to improve the quantity and quality of the natural science, computer science, engineering and mathematics degrees awarded to students at recipient institutions. Oglala Lakota College was selected as a MIE for its ability to increase the number of science degrees awarded to under represented students, its commitment to and leadership role among the 31 tribal colleges nationally, and its innovative approach to teaching SEM courses to geographically diverse populations. Thomas Short Bull, president of Oglala Lakota College (OLC), called the award a continuation of OLC's efforts to provide needed educational opportunities to tribal college students. He said "We applaud the foresight of NSF in recognizing our need to build and strengthen our natural and computer science degree programs here [OLC] and at Sinte Gleska University in Rosebud. One of the great needs in American Indian country is for science and engineering professionals. This award allows us to show young students that careers in science and engineering are obtainable. "We are extremely pleased to build a partnership with Oglala Lakota College," said, John Cherniavsky, MIE Program Management Group for NSF. "As an awardee, Oglala Lakota College is well-equipped to further the nation's efforts to increase the quantity and quality of undergraduates and graduates in science,engineering and math fields." Oglala Lakota College's MIE project, named Woksapi, calls for the creation of an environmental sciences degree program at OLC and a computer software engineering degree program at Sinte Gleska University (SGU) in Mission, South Dakota. SGU will also develop a two-year pre-engineering associates degree in science. In later years, the courses will be delivered via long distance learning channels to Sisseton-Wahpeton, Cheyenne River and Standing Rock tribal community colleges. Overall, the project is built around the Lakota values of wisdom, respect, courage and generosity. Oglala Lakota College and Sinte Gleska University are the only two of 31 tribal colleges offering four year and advanced higher education degrees. Collectively they have graduated over 2400 students in the last 23 years. Ninety-four percent of OLC and eighty-five percent of SGU graduates are employed or pursuing advanced degrees, attesting to the phenomenal impact of the tribal colleges on their reservation communities when considering that unemployment rates often reach 80-85%. --------- "RE: Sunbow 5 Walk Approaches OKC" --------- Date: 23 Oct 1995 13:11:24 -0400 From: sunbow5@aol.com (Sunbow5) Subj: Sunbow 5 Walk Approaches OKC Newsgroup: soc.culture.native - The Sunbow 5 Foundation - In Support of the Sunbow 5 Walk for the Earth PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 10/23/95 Contact: Steven McFadden, Coordinator Sunbow 5 Foundation E-mail: Sunbow5@aol.com World Wide Web homepage: http://www.sunbow5walk.org/sunbow5 WALKING ACROSS AMERICA: PRAYER CIRCLE AT OKC BOMB SITE The Sunbow 5 Walk for the Earth has now covered well over 2,300 miles, and will stop next weekend (Oct. 28-29) in Oklahoma City, OK, for a special Prayer Walk, and a Prayer Circle at the site of the Federal building shattered by a terrorist bomb blast just six months ago. The Sunbow 5 Walk lacks the large numbers of the recent Million Man March in Washington, DC, but equals it in importance by virtue of the depth of the traditions and understandings from which it arises. About 25 people are part of the walk now. Grandfather William Commanda, 83, a respected elder of the Algonquin Indian people, and the Keeper of both the Primstaven and the Seven Fires Wampum Belt, is guiding the Sunbow 5 Walk. He is joined by people representing the many colors and spiritual traditions of humanity. The full schedule of Sunbow 5 Walk events planned for the Norman-Oklahoma city region follows at the end of this press release. The Sunbow 5 Walk for the Earth began Friday morning, June 23, 1995 at First Encounter Beach in Eastham, MA, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. On that date they took the first steps on an epic journey that will culminate 3,700 miles later, sometime in February, 1996, on the shore of the Pacific Ocean near Santa Barbara, CA. The Sunbow 5 Walk for the Earth is a response to a long-held vision of traditional Native Elders of North America. One of their goals is to bring together people of all races (the 5 colors of humanity), whose concern for healing the Earth, now and for future generations, far surpasses any racial or religious divisions. The Sunbow 5 Walk is both a gesture of hope and a deed of unity; not a political statement, but a prayer. Every person of good heart is invited to take a step, or many steps, on this journey. Participants walk in harmony, with no personal agendas -- rather for the Earth and for all the Creations who share life upon the Earth. The vision for the Sunbow 5 Walk was conceived in the Winter of 1993 when Grandfather Commanda joined 27 other respected spiritual leaders, from seven Native American Nations to deliver traditional prophecies to the Secretary General and 350 United Nations delegates during the "Cry of the Earth" conference at United Nations headquarters in Manhattan ("The House of Mica"). Chief Commanda is widely recognized and appreciated as a keeper of sacred knowledge, and as the holder of an important traditional vision of the North American continent (Turtle Island). The name of the walk is taken from the Sunbow, or Sundog (Whirling Rainbow), a rare, spectacular natural phenomenon of a rainbow in a wide circle around the Sun. According to some native traditions, Sunbows would begin to appear more frequently at the time of the White Buffalo. A White Buffalo calf was in fact born in Jainesville, WI on August 20, 1994. The 5 in Sunbow 5 refers to the five colors of human beings: Black, Brown, Red, White, and Yellow. Along the way, the Sunbow 5 Walkers are meeting, listening to, and speaking with people all across the continent. The Walkers have already stopped to meet with officials at United Nations headquarters in New York, at a festival in their honor in Independence Park in Philadelphia, in Washington D.C., at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN. The walk will pause next weekend to make prayers at the federal building in Oklahoma City. The Sunbow 5 Walk for the Earth is being organized, supported, and publicized by volunteers via an array of Internet media: an electronic mailing list, and a World Wide Web (WWW) homepage. The web site features background information, photographs, details of the Walk route, media releases, and an archive of daily journal postings from participants on the walk. It will be an ongoing resource site for anyone interested in learning about the walk. The Sunbow 5 Walk homepage on the World Wide Web may be accessed through URL http://www.sunbow5walk.org/sunbow5 Daily Journal postings from the walk are available free to anyone with an E-mail account. To subscribe, send e-mail to: majordomo@sunbow5walk.org The text of the message should read only: subscribe journal The public may obtain basic information about the walk and a list of further documents by sending e-mail to info@Sunbow5Walk.org, or by writing to: Friends of the Sunbow 5 Walk, 13619 Inwood Road, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas 75244. Phone messaging system: 214-770-0011. NORMAN/OKLAHOMA CITY SCHEDULE FRIDAY, OCT. 28 - MEET THE WALKERS - A public circle for dialogue and discussion at the Hillel Foundation, 494 Elm Ave., Norman, OK. The circle will follow the regular 7:30 PM service. Contact: Bob Schlotte, Director, Hillel Foundation (405-321-3703). SUNDAY, OCT. 29 - WALK FOR UNITY - WALK AND PRAYER CIRCLE AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING BOMB SITE. The public is invited to gather in Wiley Post Park in Oklahoma City (SW 17th and Robinson), and walk with the SUNBOW 5 walkers along Robinson St. downtown to the Heartland Chapel at NW 5th and Robinson - the site of the former Federal Building destroyed in a bomb blast last Spring. Contact: Lee Agnew (405-329-6673). MONDAY, OCT. 30 - CAMPUS RALLY, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN. 12 - 1:30 PM. at the South Oval. Sponsored by the Student Action Network. Speakers and musicians. Contacts: Becky Garner (405-329-4840) and Tera (405-447-3710). The Sunbow 5 Walk for the Earth has been invited to visit and make presentations to many Norman/Oklahoma City organizations and classes. More events will be confirmed in the days ahead as the walk continues West. The Sunbow 5 Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Massachusetts, and established to support the Sunbow 5 Walk for the Earth. --------- "RE: Nez Perce Job" --------- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 21:53:51 -0700 From: Meredith Wilson Subj: Nez Perce Job Mailing List: TRIBALLAW (triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu) I am posting this information for a program on the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho. Please pass the information on to anyone who might be interested in the position. Thank you. Job Announcement - ANA Project Director Nez Perce Tribe Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Department seeks a Project Director. Primary function is to oversee all phases of environmental regulatory code development, project administration, and subsequent enforcement. 1 1/2 year project. Will supervise one staff. J. D. in environmental field highly desirable. minimum 5 years experience at professional level in scientific, environmental, or legal field, or combination thereof. Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to work with high volume of legislative material. Demonstrated writing ability in clear, concise legal style. Prefer experience in working with tribes in an area related to code-writing. Indian preference will apply. Salary DOQ. To apply: submit resume, sample o writing, three letters of reference, and certified copy of college transcripts to: Julian Matthews, Administrative Manger, Nez Perce Tribe, P. O. Box 365, Lapwai, Idaho 83540. For more information or copy of full job description, call (208) 843-7375. Closing date: November 8, 1995 or until filled. --------- "RE: Poem: Rainbow Child" --------- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 95 From: Amy Bennett (BennettAB@aol.com) Subj: Rainbow Child UUCP email The children of the white eyes shall seek the red man out They will grow their hair, wear feathers and beads And learn what respect is all about Children of the rainbow Flesh and blood of many hues Sent by the Spirit back to Earth To help him spread the news Either by decision or by destruction Peace on Earth shall reign For this has been the prophecy If you will just let me explain Soon there will come a time When all the world will feel a rumble The great Earth Mother must move and change And the humans will be humble The children of the rainbow Will by then have learned To walk in balance and harmony This great peace will have been earned There will be an end to hatefulness All prejudice will die There will be great respect once more For Mother Earth and Father Sky No man shall be cast out Because of the color of his skin The children will be taught once more That the greatest beauty lies within You may ask me how I know all this That peace and unity shall run wild And I will simply answer you Because I am a rainbow child --------- "RE: Poem: On the Death of My Father" --------- Date: Wed, 18 oct 95 21:42 est From: "Steven C. Schiavi" <0005408096@mcimail.com> Subj: On the Death of My Father UUCP email You were always falling backwards away from my life or maybe we were just in different realities, and you never were in my life at all except as a co-creator. I honor you in your passing Perhaps more than I did in your life. You were never close to anyone and did not seem to know or care if I lived or died. But now, you have left us all for the last time the last of many. I hated you for years, not understanding you were just a man. but now I am sad, because I can never say I love you. --------- "RE: Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days" --------- Date: 95/10/21 19:16 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 October 29-November 4 OKAKOPA (October) (Ikuwa) 29 The leaves sigh with the wind's caress. 30 In knowledge lies the greatest power. 31 The moon is my guardian on this night of nights. NOWEMAPA (November) (Welehu) November was the first month of the Hoo-ilo season, which ran from November through April. This month marked the season when people, for sport, darted arrows made of the flower stalk of the sugar-cane. 1 Know your own heart as no other can. 2 The reward for all endeavors is self-satisfaction. 3 Give others the praise you would covet for yourself. 4 Time is our enemy only if we make it so. (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, 26 Oct 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: berryj@Okway.okstate.edu (John Berry) Subject: Events - NYC ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From the AICH (American Indian Community House, New York) Oct. 28, 1995 1-6pm Women's Wellness Circle Rehearsal Rm, AICH (212)598-0100 Ext 246 Oct. 29, 1995 Day of the Dead Noon - 6pm In the Circle at AICH (212)598-0100 Ext 224 Donations Suggested Oct. 28-30 National Museum of the American Indian "The Market Place: A Latin American Women Arts Program" Traditional Weavers Potters, Knitters, Embroiderers 1 Bowling Green (212)825-6922 Nov. 15 8pm- AICH Benefit Special Performance of "Daughters From the Stars: Nis Bundor" w/ Lisa Mayo & Gloria Miguel Dance Theater Workshop 219 West 19th St. (212)924-0077 Tickets $25.00 Proceeds to AICH Nov. 18 1-6pm Women's Wellness Circle Rehearsal Rm at AICH (212)598-0100 Ext 246 Nov. 25 Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Auction Viewing 7 pm Auction 8 pm 215 W. 23rd St. YMCA (201587-9633 Dec. 8 AICH "Family Gathering '95 Gala" 7-11pm Tickets $26 single/$40. for 2 Call for Details (212)598-0100 Ext 224 -------------------------------------------------------------- From: br975@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (John S. Brack) Subject: Events at Odawa Native Friendship Centre, Ottawa,Canada Organization: The National Capital FreeNet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Events At Odawa Native Friendship Centre 12 Stirling Avenue (new address) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ------------------------------- Arts & Crafts Sale Sat.,Nov. 25 - Sun.,Nov.26,1995 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Calling all local artists and crafts people! Come out and show the community what you have got. The Odawa Native Friendship Centre will be hosting an Arts & Crafts Sale in the gym of the Odawa Native Friendship Centre's new address, 12 Stirling Avenue, at Scott Street (close to the Tunney's Pasture [O.C. Transpo's] transitway station). O.C. Transpo bus routes providing service to or near the Odawa Native Friendship Centre:6,14,16,18,86,95, 96,97,151. Come out and support your community. Entry for browsers and shoppers will be free with a donation for the annual Food Drive ($1.00 without). Tables are available for a nominal fee for all vendors. Please call the Odawa Native Friendship Centre for more information at (613)238-8591, between 9:00 am to 5:00 pm., Monday to Friday. --------------------------------- 5th Annual Traditional Winter Pow Wow Thur., Dec.28 & Fri., Dec.29,1995 Let Odawa lift your winter blues with the Traditional Winter Pow Wow. This year the celebrations will be held on Thursday, December 28 & Friday, December 29 at the Odawa Native Friend- ship Centre's new address:12 Stirling Ave.at Scott Street. Grand entries are scheduled for 12:00 p.m. daily & 7:00 p.m.on Thursday, December 28, 1995. End the year on the right note and enjoy the many dancers and singers who will be joining in this annual event. Admission:by donation Adults:suggested donation $5.00 Elders/Senior citizens & children 12 yrs. & under-Free Doors open to the public at about 11:00 a.m. Come, see, experience and enjoy: *Native singing & drumming *dancing *Native foods(buffalo burgers, wild rice,etc.) *arts & crafts Please feel free to keep in up to date by calling the Odawa Native Friendship Centre at (613)238-8591, Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Their present address is 396 Maclaren Street, Ottawa, Ont., Canada postal code:K2P 0M8 O.C. Transpo bus routes providing service to or near the Odawa Native Friendship Centre:6,14,16,18,86,95,96,97,151 plus all peak period and express routes serving Tunney's Pasture transitway station. -------------------------------------- 3rd Annual Li'l Beavers Pow Wow Saturday,January 27,1996 The Odawa Native Friendship Centre will be putting on its Annual Li'l Beavers Pow Wow in the gym at the Odawa Centre's new address (an old school building), at 12 Stirling Ave., at Scott St. Come, experience, and enjoy:*Native singing *drumming *dancing *native foods *arts & crafts. Grand Entry at 12:00 noon. For further info, please call Trina at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre at (613)238-8591, between 9:00 am & 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: berryj@Okway.okstate.edu (John Berry) Subject: Art Exhibit and Reception Oklahoma State U., Psychology Diversified Students Program Invites you to attend: NATIVE AMERICAN ART EXHIBIT Bah-Kho-Je Gallery - Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Featuring Artists: Jean Bales, Eric BigSoldier-Wood, Colbert Burris, Connie Jenkins, Ruby Jewel, Franklin Murray, A.J. Springer and others. Nov. 9th and 10th, 1995 9:00am - 5:00pm Centennial Lounge 300 Student Union Co-Sponsors: Native American Student Association, Psychology Club, Psychology Grad. Students Assoc., Multicultural Affairs Office, Student Union Programs For More Info. Contact Psychology Diversified Students Program at (405) 744-7591 ======================================================== From: cochrane@cyberspc.mb.ca (Brian Cochrane) Subject: POW WOW - Winnipeg Manitoba - Oct 27, 28 & 29 Manitoba First Nations Peoples International POW WOW October 27, 28 & 29, 1995 Winnipeg Arena Winnipeg, Manitoba _____________________ Masters of Ceremonies Mike Hotaine & Eric Robinson Host Drums Stoney Park - Morley, Alerta, 93/94 World Champions Buffalo Lake - Sisseton, South Dakota Invited Drums Assinioine Juniors Black Lodge Black Stone Elks Whistle Eyabay Haystack Mandaree Northern Wind Red Bull Whitefish Bay Singing contest 1st - $3000 2nd - $2000 3rd - $1000 4th - $800 5th - $600 6th - $400 7th - $200 Grand Entries (point system) Friday 7:00 pm Saturday 1:00 & 7:00 pm Sunday 1:00 & 7:00 pm (final) DANCE CATEGORIES Golden Age - 50 yrs + Senior Division - 18 - 49 yrs 1st - $1200 & jacket 1st - $1200 & jacket 2nd - $800, 3rd - $600 2nd - $800, 3rd - $600 4th - $400, 5th - $200 4th - $400, 5th - $200 Northern Mens Traditional, Northern Ladies Traditional, Mens/Womens Fancy, Grass Dance, Jingle Dress - Traditional, Jingle Dress - Tiny Tots - 6 yrs 7 under Contemporary, Southern Monies Paid Daily Straight, Southern Ladies Teen Division - 13 - 17 yrs Junior Division - 7 - 12 yrs 1st - $500 & jacket 1st - $200 & jacket 2nd - $400, 3rd - $300 2nd - $100, 3rd - $75 4th - $200, 5th - $100 4th - $50, 5th - $25 Boys/Girls Traditional, Boys/Girls Traditional, Boys Grass, Girls Jingle, Boys Grass, Girls Jingle, Boys/Girls Fancy Boys/Girls Fancy SPECIALS Preston Pashe Mens Fancy $2000 Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Ladies Jingle $2000 Manitoba Association of Firefighters Mens Grass $2000 Saturday Night Masquerade Dance Special Mens & Ladies - $1000 Other Specials to be announced FNPIP Committee Honors First Nations Individual accomplishments Constable Susan Swan - Winnipeg Police Service Constable Sam Anderson - Royal Canadian Mounted Police Adam Beach - Actor Dr. Marilyn Cox - M.D. Betty Lou Halcrow - Cross Lake Firefighters Thomson Highway - Playwright Rev. Hagar Head - The Pas Chief Louis Stevenson - Peguis First Nation Maurice Robinson Jr. - Grand Rapids First Nation __________________________________________________ | SECOND ANNUAL DINNER | | special guest - LITEFOOT | | star of "Indian in the Cupboard" | | Thursday October 26 | | Royal Crown Banquet & Conference Centre | | 5th Floor, 83 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba | |________________________________________________| Host Hotel International Inn - (204) 786-4801 Admission $5.00 per day, children 6 & under admitted free Arts & Crafts Exhibits $300/weekend Phone (204) 949-9061 for more info For more information, call (204) 857-4511 or write box 1569, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba R1N 3P1 ===================================================================== From a flyer distributed by Silver Sun Gallery, Atlanta, GA Oct 27-29, Macon GA, Lake Tobesofkee Powwow. Call Pat Connors at 706-865-4518 for more info Nov 3-5, Kingsland, GA, Powwow. Call Judy Paltridge, 912-882-7592 Nov 10-12 Dalton, GA, Powwow. Call Sheila Little Wing, 706-229-1117 Nov 17-19 Ocala, GA, Powwow. Call Arnie Garcia, 813-626-1692 Dec 1-3 Melbourne, FL, Competition Powwow. Call Mark Oschwald, 407-253-6149 ---------------------------------------- Note from the Northern Host Drum - Nov 10-11 1st Annual Midland Intertribal Empowerment Group Veterans Powwow, West Columbia, SC Host Southern Drum - Medicine Creek Singers Host Norther Drum - Whirlwind All-Nation Singers Contact: Ron Ream (803) 776-9582 ========================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- 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, Steven C. Schiavi, GAIN via Michele Lord, Michele Lord, Shirley Pharis, Tony Brave, Sunbow5, Jay Brummett, Amy Bennett, Tony Cohen(Press Release), Mary Jane Miller, Lyn Dearborn, Brooke Craig, Meredith Wilson(Announcement), Lyn Dearborn, Don Rayment, Cecilia Rodriguez --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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, 26 Oct 95 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: cmilda@ccit.arizona.edu (Chris Milda) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) H A L L O W E E N P A R T Y FRIDAY October 27, 1995 at American Indian Graduate Centre 1610 East Seventh Street (Tucson, ARIZONA 85719) F O O D Candy Games HAUNTED HOUSE BRING THE KIDS (especially the plump ones) Undergraduates, graduates, staff, faculty, children of all ages will be -eaten- uh-- WELCOME Edible Costumes Preferred But Not Required For more information call AIGC 621-7989 or NARC 621-3835 --------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: pow wow Nov 4 & 5,, 1995 - Lexington KY Original Sender: dpsquigg@acs.eku.edu Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Kentucky's Native American Heritage Arts Festival & PowWow November 4 - 5, 1995. Saturday 10am - 8pm Sunday 10am - 6pm. 4089 Iron Works Pike Lexington KY Exit 120 off I-75. Meet and talk with some of the finest Native American artists of today - Silversmiths, Basketmakers, Pottery, Paintings, Antler Carving, Bone/Stone Carvings, Quillwork, Beadwork Demonstrators & Lecturers Native American Food Authentic Tipi Village Live Buffalo AZTEC DANCERS presented by the PRESENTERS OF THE FOUR SEASONS The most Educational, Cultural, & Entertaining Event Ever Native Americans in full regalia competing for top prizes Head Judge/Arena Director PAT CALHOUN Master of Ceremonies BUDDY GWIN Admission Adults $6.00 Children $4.00 Senior $5.00 Under 5 FREE Host Hotel - Quality Inn (606)233-6125 other motels in area Knights Inn (606) 231-0232 Hampton Inn (606) 299-8481 Econo Lodge North (606) 252-6656 Student day, volunteers & general information Contact: Jackie Drovy (704)452-3685 Promotions Director Vendor information & Contracts ONLY Contact General Grant (704)497-3370 Executive Director This info provided, and edited from a flyer distributed by the Promotions director. Please contact the directors directly for more info. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Pow Wow at University of Texas at Arlington Original Sender: japplega@ns1.koyote.com (Johnnie Applegate) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The Native American Student Association (NASA) of UT Arlington, in cooperation with the Native American Association (NAA) of East Texas State University will be hosting a Pow Wow on November 5, 1995 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. It will be held in the Blue Bonnet Ballroom,University Center on the Campus of UT Arlington. The public is invited to this FREE admission event. Events Staff Glenn Watson Master of Ceremonies 2:00 PM-4:30 PM Singing Cliff Quetone Head Man Dancer 5:00 PM Gourd Dance Paula Tonemah Head Lady Dancer 7:00 PM Grand Entry Silas Satepauhoodle Head Singer 7:30 PM Social & Inter-Tribal Dance Frank Tongkeahmah Head Gourd Dancer 9:30 PM Finale Warren Quetone Head Little Boy Dancer Kari Williams Head Little Girl Dancer Rod Pistoakche Arena Director ATTENTION DANCERS: "Specials are greatly welcomed!" All Proceeds will go to the Scholarship fund for Native American Students at UTA set up by the NASA. For more information on this and other events contact: Arlington area: Joe Bohanon (817) 273-2165 ext. 9073 -or- Annette Treufeldt-Franck (817) 861-6128 E-mail NASA at UTA-NASA@utarlg.uta.edu Snail Mail NASA: UT Arlington Box 19348-73 Arlington,TX 76019 Commerce area: Dr. Jim Conrad (903) 886-5737 -or- Jan Roberts (9030 886-4690 E-mail NAA at tribal@merlin.etsu.edu --------- "RE: Violence Drives Half Off Reservation" --------- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 22:43:36 -0700 From: acohen@cfk.com (Tony Cohen) Subj: Elem Indian Colony, California--violence drives half off reservation Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Elem Indian Colony News Release October 18, 1995 Elem Indian Colony is a federally recognized Indian tribe from Lake County, California. Its 50 acre reservation is located about 120 miles north of San Francisco on the shore of Clearlake. The Tribe has about 205 members, about 150 of whom lived on the reservation until October 13, 1995. On that date, after enduring five days and nights of harassment and gunfire, which injured 9 people and made 10 homes uninhabitable, 59 members of the Tribe fled the reservation for the safety of a United States Navy installation in the San Francisco Bay Area. These 59 people, including 4 of the 5 members of the Tribe's elected Executive Committee and their families, were forced by terrorist members of their own Tribe, and their heavily armed outside supporters, into virtual exile as a result of their efforts through the legal system to restore lawful control of tribal funds under the Tribe's Constitution, Bylaws, and ordinances. A total of almost 70 are now living under Navy protection as refugees from their own homeland, unable to safely return or to protect what is left of their homes and possessions. The Tribe's legal efforts include the prosecution of a civil lawsuit in federal court, (Elem Indian Colony v. Thomas Brown, et al., case number C95-2648 SC, United States District Court for the Northern District of California) and complete cooperation with the FBI, a federal grand jury, the United States Attorney's Office, and the National Indian Gaming Commission. In consultation with responsible tribal leadership, the National Indian Gaming Commission has done what the tribal government was itself unable to do; it finally closed down the Casino run by the Tribal Chairman and his followers. The Tribe's civil action seeks a restoration of joint control of the Tribe's finances and financial records to the Tribe's elected Secretary-Treasurer, as provided by the Tribe's Constitution and Bylaws. It also alleges claims based upon violations of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and tribal law, election fraud, and embezzlement. The filing of the action was authorized by duly enacted resolutions of the Tribe's Executive Committee and General Council. The action recently survived defendants' motion to dismiss when the federal court allowed the Tribe to file an amended complaint with stronger federal allegations. The bloodshed at Elem is now being used by those who oppose Indian gaming as an example of the evils it supposedly causes. Gaming did not cause the violence at Elem. Greed and ignorance did. The Elem Indian Colony strongly supports properly managed and legally controlled Indian gaming, and believes appropriate regulation, open tribal government, and legal vigilance by tribal members is the key to making it work for tribes and their surrounding communities. The recent lawlessness at Elem was a tragic byproduct of the persistent efforts of duly elected tribal officials to put an end to election fraud, bribery, embezzlement and other violations of law which any source of money could have promoted. If the Elem Indian Colony's efforts to purge itself of corruption through the legal system are to survive, so that Elem can be remembered as an example of the ability of dedicated, honest people to triumph over greed, corruption, and even violence, The_Tribe_needs_immediate_financial_help_to_support_its_legal_efforts. Although tribal members are receiving assistance from various sources with medical care, crisis counselling services, and the basic necessities of life, the Tribe has absolutely no source of money to pay the costs of its litigation. It is not accepting money from gaming investors to finance the litigation. For more information, e-mail requests, or contact Mable Fourkiller, Tribal Vice Chair, (916) 961-0241. --------- "RE: NewAge Dribble Gett'n to Me" --------- Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 20:25:44 -0600 From: nnet@utw.com (Jay Brummett) Subj: NewAge dribble gett'n to me. Mailing List: NATCHAT (natchat@gnosys.svle.ma.us) +++++DISCLAIMER++++++ The views included DO NOT reflect official positions of NATIVE NET or its Moderation Staff. Jay Brummett - NatChat Moderator +++++++++++++++++++++ Hau mitakuyepi, mi kolapi, et. al:, There have been a bunch of threads on NatChat and for that matter a group of people who seem to believe and advocate a position that Native People either are or should be "healing the Earth" or "sharing or not sharing our cultural/spiritual lives" There are others who seem to think that if we do the white guy and us Indians will be struck down by lightening. It all seems to be gett'n to me. First all this new age, earth keeping, earth healing, share the dream stuff, healer, Lakota teacher, etc... is IMHO happy horse sh*t at best! I am a traditional man who simply tries to live my life in such a way to bring honor and respect upon my family, my ancestors and my People. My family, my relatives, my extended family, my band, and my tribe have shared with me and taught me my culture. Tunkasila has been kind enough to pity me and help me to live. My culture, my religion/spirituality, is neither for sale nor is it locked away from Indians or other people. It is simply my life. If you want to learn it, it is not available in any school, or in any books anywhere! To be a traditional person of any tribe or for that matter any culture requires that you be an accepted part of that culture. As most of you know I am a mixed blood Indian. As a result I find myself between cultures I am neither totally white, nor Indian. I find acceptance but not total acceptance in both cultures. I find rejection but not total rejection in both cultures. You NewAge/white people who demand/request acceptance in to Indian culture and religious ceremonies, you are not welcome many/most places. Just accept it! I am accepted by some of my relatives and tribal members and rejected by others. I am a Sundancer, but not all Sundances let mixed bloods dance. I can and do respect there choice not to accept me. I do not go where I am not welcome, nor should you. For those who say Indians who allow whites to come or participate are playing with fire and will end up hurt or dead as a result. To this I say bull droppings! There are a few white people I invite to sweat with me, and I have even Sundanced with a few. (New Age people this is not an invite) Tunkasila may have hit me with lightening, but not for that reason. Wakinyan has better things to do :-) I am willing to share will all the basis of Lakota philosophy as taught to me by my Heyoka Kola Waste, Tome (Tome ya out there???? If so the check is in the mail :-) --really this time!!) Actually, my grandfather taught me these things from when I was a child, but Tome's way of stating things is very laconic (brief, yet right on): Live your life with Passion, always having compassion; Procreate biologically and ritually (Hunka); leaving a legacy that makes a difference in the world; Live each day accepting each person (everything in creation) for what they are; and at the close of each day be able to say if I die now, I have lived my life well. Really this is the basis of Lakota spirituality. For you New Age people take it and leave us and our ceremonies the He*l alone. If you need ceremonies and rituals to help you achieve the above make up your own or pray really hard and maybe Tunkasila will pity you like he did us Indians give them to you. They won't be the ones given to us Indians! Jay Brummett Cecala Ptehincalaska - Calf jay@utw.com http://www.utw.com/~jay/winter.html PS: perhaps the lightening gett'n to me :-) that damn spider bite is kind of tender :-) or perhaps I just in a funk. --------- "RE: Cree Referendum and Canada" --------- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 15:31:01 -0400 From: mjmiller@spartan.ac.brocku.ca (Mary Jane Miller) Subj: Cree Referendum and Canada Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Hello friends - there has been some coverage in the last two days on both national news broadcasts about the Cree referendum. However, I think Canadians are preoccupied with the rather sudden realization that they are now likely to wake up next Tuesday morning in a new country called ROC - the Rest of Canada. The level of anxiety wherever you go is very high. When the shock of that has worn off - when is not predictable, but it will - then the decision of the Cree will be front and centre: as a potential flash point, as a reminder of Canada's fiduciary responsibilities and on the purely human level of two nations apparently being held hostage in a Quebec they repudiate. There is already serious discussion "of taking back" the territory granted to Quebec after confederation, which includes all the lands in question. We have never had a civil war in Canada and won't now - and the Cree are emphasizing their peaceful intentions - but this will not be a "velvet divorce" like Slovakia and Czech republic.. I wonder how our American friends feel about this level of instability on their borders? and the potential for parts of Canada falling into US orbit - which could in the long run destabilize your political picture. Anyway, that's how it feels right now, folks. Mary Jane Miller, Dept. of Film Studies, Dramatic and Visual Arts, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, L2S 3A1. Phone (905) 688 5550 ext 3584: Fax: (416) 682 9020; e-mail: mjmiller@spartan.ac.brocku.ca --------- "RE: Reincarnation" --------- Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 06:38:14 -0700 (PDT) From: cherokee@wolfe.net Subj: Reincarnation Mailing List: NATCHAT (natchat@gnosys.svle.ma.us) O'siyo, I have read the many words here on the subject of reincarnation and see that many scoff at this thought. I thought that being a traditionalist and tsalagi registered tribal female elder that I might speak these words, though they are not as wise as many written here. The Tsalagi traditional belief is that there are four levels. One achieves these levels, and can be recalled back through the first three but upon achieving the fourth level, become "Immortal Beings" and cannot be recalled again. Most First Nations People know that the spirits of our Ancestors can live in animals and we respect this. To this day, the Yupiks (as do other Alaska Native Peoples) do not "spank" their children for they believe the spirits of their Ancestors lives in them. There are several examples of this in all First Nations Tribes. I understand that you speak and scoff of this in reference to "new Agers" but ask you to respect our beliefs...do not belittle those who might say they believe they lived before. There is no "guarantee" that one might NOT come back with white skin...or as a groundhog...or as a Crow..etc. As a traditional teacher, I know....strongly....that there are many who think they might be "crazy" for remembering some things from past lives. I have spoke to many. They do not come forth out of the fear of what often happens....they are ridiculed. I know a NA who lives at a sacred massacre site...who had vision of himself standing and fighting to protect the women, children and elders as they sought to escape. It was very strong to him...and he asked me..."Do you think I am crazy?" Of course he is not.... Many traditionalists refuse to teach outside our culture anymore for these reasons...People try to belittle our beliefs...scoff and laugh at them...Not many will teach the ways anymore because of this. I remind you that many religions believe in reincarnation...and that the dominant religion is a minority among them. The question was asked once of me..."Why do you think so many come back who were warriors and Chiefs?" I think it is because they have obtained to fourth level....and only those who were sacred and honorable could reach that level. Often, many how have spoken to me DO understand some of the language of their People and are bewildered as how this can be. I quote these words from our elders: "We live, we die, and like the grass and trees renew ourselves from the soft clods of the grave. Stones crumble and decay, faiths grow old and they are forgotten, but new beliefs are born. The faith of the villages is dust now...but it will grow again like the trees." Wado for hearing the words of a foolish old woman... Brooke Craig --------- "RE: Joseph Bruchac Schedule & "Debate"" --------- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 11:37:26 -0700 From: lyn@anchor.engr.sgi.com (Lyn Dearborn) Subj: Joseph Bruchac Schedule & "Debate" Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) I mentioned in a post a couple of weeks ago that my son "Minkinak" & I had the opportunity to meet & speak with Joseph Bruchac at the SF Academy of Science after a presentation he gave. He is in the middle of a book-signing tour coupled with presentations to teachers & children at schools across the country. To contact Joseph Bruchac, anyone may write to him c/o Jim Bruchac (his son) at the Greenfield Review address, or send him a FAX at (518) 583-9741. They don't have an email address yet, but I THINK we convinced them to get one soon. Joseph's publication list includes 29 books and 9 audio tapes, including one tape called "Abenaki Cultural Heritage" (music & storytelling with The Dawn Land Singers & Wolf Song) by Good Mind Records. The Dawn Land Singers is a small group of traditional performers & includes Joseph's sons & their wives & others. (This group performed last summer at Woodstock at the beginning of a Grateful Dead concert.) Over the past few years, I personally have read several comments regarding whether or not Joseph's many books should be included on book lists for Native American Studies, etc., and the "grumbling" boils downs to two issues. "Mr. Bruchac doesn't have a roll number"; big deal; no one from an "unrecognized tribe" has a roll number as we are all too painfully aware. Unrecognized? What? That's right! The Abenakis are recognized in Canada, but NOT in the U.S. (2) "He doesn't look Indian enough." ...sigh... His facial characteristics are more Slovak then Abenaki, but Slovaks are predominately fair skinned w/ light hair & eyes; Joseph is neither. Since my own father's skin, hair & eyes were very "Indian" but he had Jewish features, looks don't prove anything. He is who he is, and anyone who "eliminates" him from their curriculum for these petty reasons is doing their students a great wrong, and "keeping them" from a wealth of knowledge. Joseph & his publisher rep. were most obliging in supplying me with a lot of information, including the new "NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE AUTHORS CATALOG" for 1995. "NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE AUTHORS CATALOG" for 1995 is published by The Greenfield Review Press. It costs $1 & can be obtained by writing to: The Greenfield Review Press P.O. Box 308 Greenfield Center, NY 12833 518/ 583-1440 FAX: 518/ 583-9741 The Catalog shows a location address at 2 Middle Grove Road in Greenfield Ctr. The Catalog has an Index by Tribe, & an Index by Author, & Title. The Catalog itself is organized by Subject & includes some audio tapes. (For more on this, see separate posting.) NOVEMBER & DECEMBER SCHEDULE FOR JOSEPH BRUCHAC Nov 2 Manchester, NH teachers Conference Nov 3 Denver, CO Speaking/storytelling at Denver Public Library, 5:30 pm Nov 4 Boulder, CO Speaking (afternoon) & dinner for AISES 6:30 to 9:00 pm Nov 5 Boulder, CO Storytelling Boulder Public Library 2 pm Nov 6 Burlington, VT New England Reading Association, 10 am (speaking) Nov 6 Manchester Ctr, VT Signing at NORTHSHIRE, 7 to 9 pm Nov 9 Wilton, NY Story telling at Dorothy Nolan School Nov 10-12 Maryland Presenter at Common Boundary Conference Nov 14-15 New York, NY Poetry judge for the Nat'l Book Awards Nov 16 New York, NY Reading/Signing at Nat'l Museum of Amer.Indian 1 to 4 pm Nov 17-18 Atlanta, GA Signings to be announced Nov 18-21 Washington, DC Storytelling prgms at Discovery Theater; signings to be announced Nov 21-22 Philadelphia, PA Signings to be announced Nov 27 Chester, NY Orange Co. Children's Librarians Mtg, 11 a.m. Dec 1-3 Midland, TX Storytelling at Midland Storytelling Festival Dec 5 Minneapolis, MN Signing at Hungry Mind Bookstore, 8-9:30 pm Dec 6 Minneapolis, MN Signings to be announced Dec 7 Lee, NH School residency at Mast Way Elementary School Dec 8 Concord, NH Storytelling at New Hampshire Historical Soc., 7 pm Dec 16 Orange, NJ Presentation at West Orange High School For more information, pls contact the phone numbers listed above. ^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+ "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 ^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+ ÿ