Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews03.044 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 044 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 4 November 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, NativeWeb & NATIVE-L listservers; Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native; Rainforest 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. 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 and David Cole 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 "It is better to die on your feet than to live a life on your knees." __ Emilano Zapata, the original Zapatista +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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 the Cree, then the Innuit voted to leave Quebec if Quebec left Canada. By the narrowest of margins, Quebec voted against separation. In a fit of anger, separatist leader Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau resigned his post shouting, "It is true we have been defeated, but basically by what? By money and by ethnic vote." We must make it clear to those in Quebec who so badly wish to separate from Canada that our brothers and sisters do not stand alone. We will be keeping watch over their welfare, and will not be silent or still if harm or threat of harm is cast their way. We are entering a long holiday season. Whether you follow the holidays practiced by the dominant society or not, whether you follow traditional holidays of your tribe or not, remember the songs, the signs and the noise surrounding these events are all about us. Remember, too, there are elders who have no way of participating unless you include them. Remember, too, there are many in the iron house who will face a even more empty season unless you include them. It is enough that the lies about the thanksgiving feast are perpetuated. It is even worse if all that is felt are the lies. 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 - Inuit Referendum - Conferences and Powwows - online - Ts'peten Defenders (Gustafsen) - Quebec the Morning After - Western Shoshone Brief 24-Oct-95 - Action Alert: - Business as Usual! Spirit Bear Habitat Under The Ax - Communication Awareness - Budget Bludgeoning (24 Oct 1995) - Update: PSWQA Diversity Project - Stanford American Indian Alumni Awards - Native Web List Announcement - Poem: My Lodge - Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days - Conferences and Powwows - offline --------- "RE: Inuit Referendum" --------- Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1995 01:42:00 +0000 From: donr@uptowne.com (Donr) Subj: Inuit Referendum UUCP email The Inuit have voted 95% to stay in Canada.I saw the Inuit leader on Newsworld.He said they are staying in Canada no matter what.That they will defend their territory by any means necessary.My fellow Canadians we must be prepared to go to their aid and stand by them. We must be prepared to do what is ever necessary to protect them and their and our land.Quebec must know they will pay dearly for separation. That we will defend out Cree and Inuit brothers come hell or high water. This loyalty cannot be betrayed. --------- "RE: Ts'peten Defenders (Gustafsen)" --------- Date: 25 Oct 1995 05:24:38 GMT From: gauvreau@unixg.ubc.ca (Gwethalyn Gauvreau) Subj: Ts'peten Defenders (Gustafsen) Newsgroup: alt.native Ts' peten Defenders Contact: Splitting the Sky (403) 865-1784 OCTOBER 24, 1995 RCMP USE INTIMIDATION TACTICS ON TS'PETEN (GUSTAFSEN LAKE) DEFENDERS KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Over the last several weeks since the standoff ended, the RCMP continue to try and break the enduring position of the Ts'peten Defenders. When Suniva Bronson went to retrieve her driver's license from Police Headquarters in Kamloops earlier this month (October 5), she and her mother were taken into a closed office and interrogated without the presence of a lawyer. Corporal Murray Smith tried to discuss the standoff with them, naming people he assumed to be involved in certain incidents. Suniva refused to comment and eventually Smith forced them both to watch a video that the police had recorded of the infamous red truck being blown up by the land mine. Afterwards, he claimed that the only thing not recorded on video was Suniva being shot. He told her it was an RCMP .223 bullet taken out of her arm, but assured her that it would be impossible to find out who fired the shot because there were more than 60 officers in the field that day. he also threatened that there would be more charges laid of greater consequences, including the possibility of life sentences. Following this confrontation, other Defenders have been harassed by police with questions and similar threats at their homes, always without the presence of their lawyer. One couple was even stopped in their truck on a public street and interrogated right there. Two plain clothes officers were also spotted bugging a car owned by a Defender's family. The most recent coercive measure was the solitary confinement of Joseph Adam Ignace ("JoJo"), on October 20, 1995 shortly after the denial of his release on bail. There had been numerous indications of his emotional deterioration since being imprisoned on September 17, 1995. Although the supervisor at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre (KRCC) recognized that the confinement was the reason for Joseph's emotional instability, he was moved into 23-hour lockdown cell adjacent to Defender James Pitawanakwat (O.J.) who was in a 20-hour lockdown for no other apparent reason than prison overflow. Lawyer Robin Smith from Williams Lake suspects that Joseph and James are placed together in the hope that they would exchange information which could be recorded and used against them in court. (Indeed, Joseph has apparently already made incriminating statements against himself after hours of police interrogations without the presence of a lawyer.) James reported that, as the days passed, Joseph was becoming increasingly stressed until, on October 22nd, Joseph endangered his life for fear of his father William's health. William ("Wolverine") asked the supervisor if he would be allowed to see Joseph as this would reassure him and calm him down, but he was refused this simple request on grounds unknown. Joseph is now under 24-hour observation along with 21 other inmates. He has only recently been informed of his canteen privileges. Additionally, since he can't write and no on offered him any assistance, he has not been able to fill out request forms or visitors lists. His mother sent in a visitors list for him over a week ago, but it still isn't in the KRCC computer. The extraordinary and deplorable methods used by the RCMP and their political yellow bellies are nothing but tactics of intimidation, humiliation and genocide that seem to be an integral part of the ongoing criminal investigation of the Ts'peten Defenders. Please make calls of complaints to the Warden of the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, John Spruce at (604) 372 - 7202; fax (604) 374 - 9247 and to the Ombudsman of B.C. at (604) 387 - 5855. Also, any letters of support to the Defenders still being held as political prisoners of war are much appreciated and enjoyed. Their address is: Jones William Ignace (Jonesy) Joseph Adam Ignace (JoJo) James Allen Scott Pitawanakwat (O.J.) KRCC Box 820 Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5M9 Also, please be informed that David Pena, who was arrested on August 11, 1995 on weapons charges, will be on trial in the Williams Lake courthouse on November 6, 1995. David was the first political prisoner, still in maximum security in Prince George. His own mother is not allowed to visit him, since she is one of the people charged at Gustafsen Lake. The prison food is not sufficient for his special diabetic needs and his health is deteriorating. Please send letters of solidarity to him at: David Pene Box 4300 PGRCC Prince George, B.C. V2L 4J9 "O.J." will have his bail hearing on November 10, 1995 in 100 Mile House. That is also the court date for the Defenders, at which time further charges may be laid and the prosecution will determine who will be tried together and on what dates. There may also be pleas entered into court that day and consideration of a preliminary trial. Again, please show your support any way you can. For further communications, contact. Splitting the Sky (403) 865-1784 Ts' peten Defenders Contact: Splitting the Sky (403) 865-1784 TO ALL SUPPORTERS OF TS' PETEN DEFENDERS OCTOBER 24, 1995 We would like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the world community for their unconditional support throughout the entire thirty days we were besieged by the RCMP on our unceded land. We wish to thank all the support groups and all the individuals throughout Turtle Island and the globe who worked non-stop organizing vigils, fasts, ceremonies, demonstrations, rallies, and communications of support on our behalf. We also wish to thank all the native and non-native families and friends of the Defenders who continue to lend their support during this difficult time of transition and healing. A special thank you to the Clan Mothers and all the Warrior Societies who were prepared to meet force with force had anyone been murdered inside the camp. Finally, honour and condolences to the Stoney Point people in Ipperwash, Ontario who made the supreme sacrifice in their stand for their rights. We mourn and condemn the death of Dudley George who was brutally murdered by the OPP. It has been over a month since we left the Ts' peten Sundance grounds, but our hearts are still there. Although we were victorious in that battle, we know that the fight has only just begun. Specifically, we have a long battle in court to fight and the ongoing harassment of the RCMP to deal with. We will continue to inform all supporters of our ongoing case, and for that purpose we have given our approval to the following organization to transmit information on our behalf: ABORIGINAL SOVEREIGNTY SUPPORT COMMITTEE (ASSC) 174-1472 Commercial Drive, Vancouver Salish Territory, Canada V5L 3X9 ASSC Hotline: (604) 251-1167 fax: (604) 251-6401. Gustafsen Lake Information Internet World Wide Web Site: http://www.islandnet.com/~jwight/enviro/sundancefrm.html Since we are now in the process of compiling and recognizing ALL groups in the world family that transmitted support and information on our behalf, we request that all communications sent to or received by your organization during the standoff be forwarded to: Splitting the Sky P.O. Box 6475 Hinton, Alberta T7V 1X7 phone: (403) 865-1784 fax: (403) 865-7549 Finally be informed that from this day forward, except where approved by us, we request that all fundraising efforts in our name CEASE AND DESIST as have NEVER received any donations that were solicited using our name. We further ask that any financial contributions received during the standoff now be forwarded to our Ts' peten Trust Account at The Royal Bank of Canada in Hinton, Alberta. The account number is 5024404 and the bank transit number is 0660903. Thank you for your consideration in these important matters. Signed (on behalf of the Defenders of Ts' peten): Percy Rosette and William Ignace(Wolverine) Submitted for ASSC -- I.G. Gauvreau gauvreau@unixg.ubc.ca --------- "RE: Western Shoshone Brief 24-Oct-95" --------- Date: 25 Oct 1995 04:08:58 GMT From: <102757.1646@compuserve.com> Subj: Western Shoshone Brief 24-Oct-95 Newsgroup: alt.native Western Shoshone Briefs (24 October 1995) ========================================= by Scott Robert Ladd On 20 October, I spoke with Chief Raymond Yowell of the Western Shoshone National Council. He authorized me to post periodic information bulletins on behalf of the Shoshone. For more than three years, I've worked as an information miner for the Western Shoshone; my family and I have spent four months living with the Dann family in Nevada. Despite Chief Yowell's endorsement, I stress that the views and opinions expressed herein are my own. I do not represent the Shoshone in any way; I am proud to be their friend. ------------- Tim Dann Case ------------- On 11 October, Tim Dann was convicted of impeding a federal officer and fined $500. The charges stem from an incident that occurred during a July range fire. As the fire burned near the Dann family ranch, Tim put out several dangerous "backburns" set by BLM firefighters. Tim is the nephew of Carrie and Mary Dann, the Western Shoshone sisters who have spearheaded their people's struggle to assert title to their homeland of Newe Segobia. Tim Dann's defense rested on the principle that only Shoshone courts have jurisdiction in Shoshone territory. The county judge rejected that argument, just as a federal judge rejected a similar defense used by Clifford Dann in his 1993 trial on charges of assaulting a federal agent. Tim Dann is appealing his case on jurisdictional grounds. --------------------- Nuclear Waste Dumping --------------------- U.S. Congressional Representative Fred Upton (R-MI, 6th District) has introduced bill HR-1020 to immediately site an interim civilian nuclear waste dump near Yucca Mountain in Western Shoshone territory. The bill requires the Department of Energy to construct a Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) facility near Yucca Mountain, to store reactor waste close to the proposed permanent dump. Apparently, HR-1020 would "fast track" construction of the MRS, putting nuclear waste in Newe Segobia within a couple of years - before the Yucca Mountain study is even completed. The bill has passed through the House Resources committee, and is expected to pass this session. --------------------------- Who Represents the Shoshone --------------------------- The Western Shoshone National Council is the organizational descendent of the Shoshone coalition that signed the Treaty of Ruby Valley with the United States in 1863. As such, the National Council accepts and encourages representation for all Shoshone groups, federally-recognized or not. Currently, seven federal and several non-federal Shoshone have seats at the council. Only the Te-Moak and Duckwater Shoshone tribes refuse to participate in the Council, each preferring to chart its own course. While the Duckwater Shoshone make no claims to representing anyone other than themselves, the Te-Moak Shoshone continue to claim leadership of all Shoshone. In fact, the Te-Moaks recently underwent a series of messy and disputed elections that resulted in their fragmentation; if they can't run their own affairs, I doubt they can run anyone else's. The National Council is not a federally-chartered tribe, and it does not accept money from the U.S. government. ---------------------- The Duffy Negotiations ---------------------- Negotiations to settle the U.S.-Shoshone dispute have stalled, largely due to turmoil at Te-Moak and U.S. intransigence. John Duffy, the personal Solicitor of Interior Secretary Babbitt and chief U.S. negotiator, appears interested only in finalizing the "purchase" of Shoshone land by distributing the 1979 Indian Claims Commission judgment. The National Council is ignoring the negotiations, since the acceptance of money for land is a fundamental violation of Shoshone spirituality. Most federally-chartered tribes have demanded a settlement of Shoshone land claims; Duffy has responded with unacceptable offers of cash. Documents I've obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show racism and imperialism on the part of the Department of Interior. ------------------- Sagebrush Rebellion ------------------- The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed an intervention by the Western Shoshone National Council in the U.S. lawsuit against rebellious Nye County, Nevada. I'm not at liberty to say much now, but I'm impressed by the Shoshone strategy. --------- Addresses --------- Western Shoshone National Council P.O. Box 210 Indian Springs, NV 89018-1210 702/879-5203 voice Western Shoshone Defense Project P.O. Box 211106 242 2nd Street Crescent Valley, NV 89821 702/468-0230 voice 702/468-0237 fax ========================================================== Scott Robert Ladd Coyote Gulch Productions P.O. Box 617 970/387-0271 voice Silverton, CO 81433 970/387-0277 fax ========================================================== --------- "RE: Business as Usual!" --------- Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1995 12:00:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Larry Kibbey Subj: Business as Usual! Mailing List: IND-NET Friday - October 27, 1995 Why is the need for Tribal access to the Internet Important? With the House passing the budget bill thursday and the Senate passing it friday by a margin of 52-47, it is now headed for the Office of the President for authorization or veto. Since the Federal Budget Cuts become known in Indian Country it is common knowledge of the impact the Cuts will have on much needed Indian Programs such as Health; Education; Welfare; Job Training; etc. The recent layoff of 1,800 employee's of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with 1,500 at the tribal and agency level is an indication of how important it is to voice a concern to the Office of the President for a Veto. In that the proposed Budget Cuts will in fact not only have an impact on Indian Country, but the fate of many programs across the country in the Non-Indian World will be effected as well, at what is called the Poverty Level. The voices I heard on C-Span through the Call-In, about the final passage that took place in the Senate, that has been referred to as Historic, was from concerned Veterans and people who felt that this was nothing more than an attack on the Poor by the Republicans. In that there is still much work yet to be done and that it is possible for a majority over-rule of a Presidential Veto by the Republicans, and still further Negotiations that can take place, it is still imperative that the Voice of the People be heard. By E-Mailing the Office of the President and Democratic Representatives, on a continued basis, is indeed a factor that would be relevant to the cause of why the Internet is an important tool in our effort to promote a unity of communication nation wide, not only for the Tribes of our Sovereign Nations, but for all who will in fact be effected by the proposed Budget Cuts. Integrity towards intelligible factors must be a form established towards proper communication with all parties concerned, so that a constructive voice can be heard. In the struggle to maintain our Inherent Sovereign Rights, we must reach out across our Mother Earth today in spreading the word, through every endeavor possible, that includes the use of the Internet, Fax's and telephone usage, so that a strong direction will be arrived at in our effort to build on opposition towards the Republican Party and their effort to endorse a termination policy directed at our people, and the rest of the people of America who need support regarding the Budget Cuts and their opposition. Issues such as the Budget Cuts is why the Internet is so vital, because it can assist us in our endeavor's to reach out quickly to spread the word of an issue that may have an impact on us, so that we can establish a common voice of unity to help stop it, add our concerns and interest, and express that such issues are not for the common well being of the American People. Help stop the Budget Cuts. Request a Veto with a strong voice... President Bill Clinton 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 (202) 456-1414-Switchboard (202) 456-1111-Comment Line (202) 456-2883-Fax 1 (202) 456-2461-Fax 2 E-Mail - president@whitehouse.gov Vice President Albert Gore 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 (202) 456-1414 (202) 456-2461 Fax # E-Mail - vice president@whitehouse.gov House of Representatives World Wide Web Home Page has Democrats E-Mail addresses, Fax #, and phone number's: WWW.HOUSE.GOV The Senate Gopher contains E-Mail Addresses, Fax #, and phone #. gopher.senate.gov The stronger the Voice, the more real the Veto becomes... --------- "RE: Communication Awareness" --------- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 16:22:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Larry Kibbey Subj: Communication Awareness Mailing List: IND-NET This is whether long, but there may be a point in it, somewhere. Communication awareness is a unique factor towards building a form of unity which is lacking in some manner of speaking, this is what we are building on here. Tribal access to the Internet is a very useful tool and a tool that can help achieve a step towards a unified future. So often it seems that Intertribal politic's lead our people astray and often if not away from making accomplishments for the well being of our people, who need a brighter and stronger future filled with goals and objectives that are in fact reachable and will get our Sovereign Nations on their feet to where our struggle to maintain our inherent rights will be at the forefront of legislative review that must be addressed and will be addressed because the voice of so many will be heard and we can only accomplish this if we work together and advocate a constructive regard that will not be just set aside or tabled until the next meeting, but will be a factor that must be dealt with and be promoted now. All too often we let other people do the talking for us and where has it gotten us? If we choose to be our own voice then we must surge forward with a plan that will bring together a view point that can be utilized and appreciated by the people, for the people and of the people. We have advocated a principle concern towards our Culture and Religion, however, we forgot to protect our issues and they seemly enough fell into the hands of people who had in fact no concern or respect for the tradition and traditional belief and have set out to make a mockery of it, sell it, abuse it and misuse it, though if we had established a unique avenue of communication regarding the preservation and protection of our tradition and traditional belief, people would not have gone as far as they did, by video tapping ceremonies and selling them, by selling our traditional medicines and Eagle Feather's. By advocating sexual misconduct in Sweat Lodges, by molesting women and children and calling it a Sacred Ceremony. We could have put a stop to such activity if we would have come together with a form of communication that in fact would have provided a strong voice towards such activity by various New Age groups and their theory. Many of the traditional people throughout Indian Country when they did hear of such activity couldn't understand why this was being allowed and why no-one was doing anything, and all because we lack a form of communication that isn't reaching our people. How many people know of Gallaudet University which is the only institution of higher education in the world specifically for deaf and hard of hearing student, and that there are 8 Native American Indian Students that attend this school and feel that they are rejected by so-called normal people, people of the Indian Community? How many people know that the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is the first tribe to receive financial backing in the form of a $250-Million casino from Wall Street? How many people know that the National Congress of American Indians will hold its 52nd Annual Convention in San Diego, Oct. 30 through Nov. 3, and that the theme is "Charting the Course for Empowerment and Equality"? These are only a few of the topic's of National Indian News that can be or is of importance. But, there are other issues that need to be elaborated on that are of general concern and interest and yes, the internet is one way that the Tribes must come to endorse, if we are going to achieve our goals and objectives. Already, since the Million Man march in D.C. there is an effort being promoted to build on a Democratic Platform, to get people to register to vote, not just of the African American,( who boast of having 20,000 Black Union Solider's who in fact took part in the extermination policy directed at the Indians) but of the Nation Congress of American Indians who will also advocate this regard to have Tribal Members know the importance to register to vote. The proposed Budget Cuts are indeed going to have an impact on our Sovereign Nations and yes, there must be a unique form of communication set into place to where all of our people, those who can't read, see or hear, those who may not be able to understand that we as Sovereign Nations must come together in a form of unity so that our Traditional issues will be protected, so that our tribal Governments can begin to make some unique accomplishments, so that we can resolve our Treaty issues, so that our Nations will be recognized as a people to be understood and dealt with in a manner that will allow us to walk in the Shadows of our Ancestor's, who suffered and endured the world's worst holocaust, who survived that we may live and proclaim our inherent rights, to go forth and build our Nations in view of their pride and dignity that they fought for, to promote our Culture and Religion as one of America's greatest Heritage's. We need to put an end to the intertribal bickering. We need to put an end to the misuse and abuse of our tradition and traditional belief by those New Age groups who are only distorting it for a dollar. We need to put an end to the Republican extermination policy. We need to build our Sovereign Nations for our Youth, who some have fallen prey to gangs, alcohol and drugs, so that they can continue with a form of progress that will allow the Native American Indian Nations to survive as their Ancestor's have down. And, this can only be accomplished, if, we dare to formulate a unique avenue of understanding, of communication, of knowing that we shall succeed in our endeavors for a better tomorrow, for our people. The internet is a perfect place to begin to develop this understanding, so that we can reach out and promote awareness, so that all of our people will hear and see how valuable this form of communication can be. Helping one another through this process and expression of concern to tribal leader's must begin if we are to move ahead in this struggle to maintain our Sovereign Inherent Rights. And we must advocate a unique form of wisdom, knowledge and understanding, for the Circle of Life is growing and getting stronger each day and the power and strength we add to it will take us to the top where we belong. I advocate these regards as a Traditional Sun Dancer, Ghost Dancer and for the struggle to maintain our Sovereign Rights as Native American Indians, whose Tradition and Traditional Belief has been within our Nations for time immemorial. Fact. This is our land, our Mother Earth, we have always been here and communication has always been a factor in both our tradition and traditional belief. These are my view points. Not of the organization I work for. I am an Eel River, Bear River Mattole Indian of the Wiyot Nation of California. Larry Kibby, Consultant/Director Western Shoshone Historic Preservation Society Elko Indian Colony 1581 Pinenut Circle Elko, Nevada 89801 Phone # (702) 738-4147 Fax # (702) 738-7070 E-mail kibbey@sierra.net --------- "RE: Budget Bludgeoning (24 October 1995)" --------- Date: 25 Oct 1995 13:57:02 GMT From: <102757.1646@compuserve.com> Subj: Budget Bludgeoning (24 October 1995) Newsgroup: soc.culture.native Budget Bludgeoning (24 October 1995) ==================================== by Scott Robert Ladd I've just spent the last week doing some research for a pending book about contemporary Native Americans. Assuming nothing changes with the current appropriations bills before Congress, the following budget cuts are in store for this nation's indigenous people: 11% in the BIA general fund 37% cut in Indian Education 6% cut in Indian Health Service facilities The majority of the BIA general fund cuts will be taken out of the Tribal Priority Allocations (TPA) that fund self-governance functions. My recent conversations with tribal leaders paint a bleak picture; some smaller tribe may cease to exist, victims of "termination by appropriation. " Law enforcement will suffer; scarce jobs and critical infrastructure will disappear. According to Joe McKay, tribal attorney for the Blackfeet Nation, budget cuts only exacerbate an already critical situation. The housing shortage is critical; the Blackfeet have a current, identified need for 700 units of housing. Their ten-year-old "new" hospital has never been completely staffed; funding has been lost for a new clinic in Heart Butte. And when the Blackfeet Bank -- the only Indian-owned, reservation-based bank in the U.S. -- tried to create a new investment instrument, it was attacked by the IRS and the insurance industry. "Part of the reason we have such poverty in Indian country," McKay said, "Is the lack of self-esteem, because of the outright racism that does exist in this country. I'm sure you can find racism in the inner city, but if you want to know that it's really alive and well in America, come to Indian Country; come to some of the border towns. And so what happens is you have folks who are continually acted against generation after generation; they don't have high self-esteem, they can't get out there and do things that other people can do because they are held back." Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA) is the architect of these spending cuts. "Indians have been the subject of a full, total welfare system for 150 years, far longer than anyone else in this country." He admits that Indian suffer severe economic and social problems, but concludes "it is as a result of the welfare system, and it is not a rationale for more of the same." Gorton has often stated his belief that gambling revenues can offset any federal spending cuts. "Our gambling operation adds 380 jobs to this reservation," Judy Night- Frank told me today. She is Chairperson of the Ute Mountain Utes, a nation located in southwestern Colorado. The Ute Mountain Utes have a small gaming operation in Tawoac, Colorado. While the Four Corners region is booming, the prosperity does not appear to be filtering onto the Ute reservations. "If we use casino money to run the tribe," Night-Frank said, "We'd have to lay people off. Is that what Senator Gorton expects us to do?" Her nation received only 40,000 dollars for new housing last year - barely enough to build two small houses on a reservation needing more than 300 new homes. They haven't enough police to effectively patrol the reservation, and they can't pay enough to hire qualified cops. Like the Blackfeet reservation, the Utes have two-thirds unemployment, and no prospect of industry or development to improve the picture. They can't even get to the water they own because environmentalists have blocked construction of a dam project. Rumor has it that some tribes are considering abrogating their treaties with the United States, protesting Congress' failure to uphold federal obligations. I'm told the matter will come up at the NCAI meeting in San Diego next week. ========================================================== Scott Robert Ladd Coyote Gulch Productions P.O. Box 617 970/387-0271 voice Silverton, CO 81433 970/387-0277 fax ========================================================== --------- "RE: Update: PSWQA Diversity Project" --------- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 18:02:41 -0700 From: Lela Hilton Subj: Update: PSWQA Diversity Project Mailing List: NativeWeb PSWQA DIVERSITY PROJECT -- PROGRAM UPDATE FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: LELA HILTON, 360-407-7316 OR 360-379-0684 E-MAIL: hiltonl@olympus.net In 1994 EPA funded the Puget Sound Water Quality Authority to develop a program targeted to minority populations in Puget Sound, specifically focused on involving a more diverse population in the protection and enhancement of Puget Sound's water-based resources. The Authority decided to make youth and organizations serving them our target audience. Early in 1995, Authority staff met with youth and adult representatives of communities around the Sound to design and implement this program. At the end of last spring, an advisory board agreed to divide into regional groups and begin developing partnerships "bridging" environmental and social concerns from various communities within Puget Sound. The Authority agreed to support and facilitate these efforts and to convene a youth symposium in late spring of 1996 to evaluate projects and build an on-going, inclusive partnership of youth dedicated to preserving and enhancing Puget Sound. The following concept were identified in these earlier meetings as fundamental to the success of this project. (And to clarify, the words environment and community are inclusive of economic, cultural, social and natural values.) Sense of place - connection to our environment - where we live Diversity - the importance in all communities of supporting a variety of perspectives, experiences, roles and skills Stewardship - responsibility for the community, and for individual actions that impact the community Economic empowerment - the ability to contribute to the protection and enhancement of our environment while making a sustainable living Information sharing - developing skills, sharing what we know, asking questions, developing common goals and support systems What we will be meeting to discuss over the next few weeks is how to go about creating these bridges and creating a Sound-wide youth community that will work together to support these concepts. We have many options open to us and perhaps our greatest constraint now is time. We must also develop guidelines and a work plan that will bring us to the end of the school year in May of 1996 with an established, functioning youth network. If you or your organization are interested in participating in this effort, please contact Lela Hilton at either of the above listed numbers or e-mail address. Specifically, think of the problems you would like to address within your communities, the resources you have to address them, and the support or additional resources you need to accomplish your goals. Also, think about another community you would like to work with in a bridge project and consider what could be the most interesting partnerships: urban/rural; upland/marine; agricultural/industrial. We hope you will join us in this important effort to give youth the support and skills they need to become active, effective participants in their communities and in the on-going stewardship of Puget Sound. --------- "RE: Stanford American Indian Alumni Awards" --------- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 15:58:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Denise Bambi Kraus Subj: Stanford American Indian Alumni Awards Mailing List: IND-NET ANNOUNCEMENT Stanford American Indian Alumni Association PO Box 2358 Stanford, CA 94309 Release: October 20, 1995 Contact: D. Bambi Kraus, President Stanford American Indian Alumni Association 202/973-7669 (day) or 202/483-5583 (evening) SEVEN RECEIVE STANFORD INDIAN ALUMNI AWARDS (Stanford, Calif.) Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Stanford American Indian Organization at Stanford University in California, the Stanford American Indian Alumni Association on Saturday, October 14, 1995, recognized seven American Indian and Alaska Native Stanford graduates. The awards are presented to those Stanford graduates who, in the opinion of the Indian alumni association, have most directly and significantly contributed to the improvement and advancement of their own tribal people and/or the American Indian community in general as a result of their Stanford University experience and education. "As a student at Stanford University, you have many choices of what to study, where to work, and what to do after graduation. Some of us have chosen to return to our communities to serve our people. This is one of the greatest gifts that we, as Indian people, can share with our families and fellow tribal members - the ability to take what we have learned and bring it home to help those who haven't had the opportunities that we have, " stated Bambi Kraus (Tlingit), president of the Indian alumni association. The awards were presented by Richard W. West, Jr. (Southern Cheyenne/Arapaho), founding Director of the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian Institution and a Stanford Law School graduate (1971). Over 150 people attended the anniversary dinner and awards banquet. The Stanford Indian graduates who received awards were: Hon. Robert H. Ames (Hopi) was recognized for his service to the Indian community in the field of Tribal Development. Believed to be the first Hopi ever to become an attorney, Mr. Ames has served his people for twenty years as Chief Judge of the Hopi Tribal Court in northern Arizona and recently as a co-chairman of the Trustees of the Institute of American Indian Art and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico. One of the first American Indian Stanford enrollees in 1947, Mr. Ames received his bachelor's degree in 1951 and his law degree from Stanford Law School in 1954. Active in various campus activities and a member of the Freshman and Varsity baseball squads between 1947 and 1951, he is a practicing attorney in the law firm of Bryan, Ames & Wills & Benoit of Salinas, Calif. Dr. James H. May (United Keetoowah Band) was recognized for his service to the Indian community in the field of Technology. Dr. May was recently selected as the Dean of the Center for Science, Technology, and Information Resources at California State University in Monterey Bay, Calif., a new hi-tech university that encompasses the latest in communication and information technology. He has served as a visiting scholar at Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information, where with Apple Computer, he explored ways to preserve native cultures and languages through the use of multimedia and other information technologies. Among other degrees he holds, May graduated from Stanford in 1958 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. Chris E. McNeil, Jr. (Tlingit/Nisga'a) was recognized for his service to the Indian community in the field of Tribal Economic Development. McNeil served as a corporate officer and general counsel for the Sealaska Corporation in Juneau, Alaska for 15 years. The corporation was a for- profit entity created by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. Currently, he serves as the Washington representative and counsel for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in their Washington, DC office. McNeil graduated from Stanford as an undergraduate in 1970 with a bachelor of art's degree in political science. After receiving a master's degree from Yale University in 1975 in political science, he returned to Stanford and received a law degree in 1978. Leslie W. Ramirez (Kiowa) was recognized for his public service to the Indian community in the field of National Indian Policy. In June of 1993, Ramirez was appointed as a White House Fellow by President Clinton, only the second American Indian in the history of the fellowship. He served in that position until September of 1994 when he was appointed as Special Counsel to the Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt. His current duties include, negotiating and resolving disputes that affect tribal treaty rights and trust property, endangered species and the conservation of natural resources. In 1992, Ramirez was awarded a Spaeth Fellowship at Stanford Law School to pursue a Doctorate in Juridical Science. He is presently on a leave of absence from that position. Christine P. Zuni (Isleta/San Juan Pueblo) was recognized for her public service to the Indian community in the field of Law. Currently, Zuni is the director of the Southwest Indian Law Clinic at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Started in 1994, this legal clinic serves Native people in general, as well as the 22 tribes in New Mexico. She was also one of the founding presidents of the Indian Bar Association and served for over four years with that organization in the late 1980's. She graduated from Stanford with a bachelor of art's degree in 1980 in the field of communications. Dr. Dean Chavers (Lumbee) was recognized for his public service to the Indian community in the field of Education. Since 1988 Dr. Chavers has served as Director of the Native American Scholarship Fund, Inc., in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which raises funds for American Indian and Alaska Native students in all disciplines of study, with priorities placed on math and science. Over the years, more than $1 million has been awarded to over 250 students at colleges and universities nationwide. He received three degrees from Stanford University, a master's degree in anthropology (1975) and a master's degree in communication (1973), and a doctorate from the department of communication in 1976. Emmett Chase, M.D., M.P.H. (Hupa) was recognized for his public service to the Indian community in the field of Medicine. For the past five years, Dr. Chase has served as National AIDS Coordinator for the Indian Health Service. Prior to this position, he worked in a variety of positions in the public health field in California, most notably as founding director of the Consolidated Tribal Health Program in Mendocino County, the medical director at the Lake County Tribal Health Consortium in Lakeside, medical director of the American Indian (Free) Clinic in Los Angeles from 1986- 1990, and resident at the Preventive Medicine Residency at the University of California, Los Angeles. He graduated from the Stanford Medical School in 1982. The Stanford American Indian Office co-hosted the dinner and acknowledged other individuals who have supported the Indian program at Stanford over the past 25 years. Current SAIAA Board Members and where they reside: President D. Bambi Kraus (Tlingit), Washington, DC. Vice President Chandra Hampson (Winnebago/Chippewa), Palo Alto, CA. Secretary Nicole Stern (Mescalero Apache), Tucson, Arizona. Treasurer Patricia Sekaquaptewa (Hopi), Berkeley, Calif. Member-at-Large Dr. Benjamin Atencio (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Albuquerque, NM. Director Jack Kohler (Yurok/Karuk), Calistoga, Calif. ---------------------------------- D. Bambi Kraus, Assistant Director National Indian Policy Center 2021 K Street, NW, Suite 211 Washington, DC 20006 (202)973-7669 Fax: (202)973-7686 E-mail: bambi@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu ---------------------------------- --------- "RE: Native Web List Announcement" --------- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 07:41:06 -0700 From: gwelker@mail.lmi.org Subj: Native Web List Announcement Mailing List: NativeWeb NATIVEWEB on LISTSERV@THECITY.SFSU.EDU - Indigenous Peoples' resources on the World Wide Web Nativeweb is an open, unmoderated discussion list featuring a forum that will discuss issues regarding Indigenous Peoples' resources on the World Wide Web. 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For more information send e-mail to LISTSERV@VM1.NoDak.EDU with the command GET NEW-LIST README in the body. mgh --------- "RE: Poem: My Lodge" --------- From: paulm@ursus1.ursus.maine.edu (Pauline Mitchell) Message-Id: <9505111854.AA02241@ursus1.ursus.maine.edu> Subj: My Lodge UUCP email MY LODGE (Duke Redbird) Simple was my lodge of birch Pure was the water that I drank Swift was the canoe that carried me Straight was the arrow that protected me Wild was the meat that fed me Sweet was the sugar maple Strong were the herbs that sustained me Great was my mother the earth --------- "RE: Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days" --------- Date: Thu Oct 26, 1995 at 00:08 EDT 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 November 5-11 NOWEMAPA (November) (Welehu) 5 Pele's glory blazes across the night sky. 6 Our joys and our sorrows come from within, not from those around us. 7 Make your opportunities -- do not wait for them. 8 Wherever you are, let your spirit dwell in the wilderness. 9 Spend each day well -- once gone, it cannot be reclaimed. 10 Take time to enjoy the world around you. 11 The blue of the sky perfectly mirrors the blue of the ocean. (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, 2 Nov 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: AISESnet General List Subject: AISES National Conference Original Sender: AISES DONT'T BE LEFT OUT!!! This year's AISES Conference is 2 weeks away. The PreRegistration deadline has been extended. SAVE $50 AND REGISTER NOW!!!! If you have any questions or need a registration form please call Concepts Meeting & Trade Show Management at 619-535-0050. FAX your registration forms to Concepts at 619-535-8252. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO BE A PART OF THE NATION'S PREMIER EVENT FOR AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS ========================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- 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, Duke Redbird via Pauline Mitchell, Don Rayment, Gwethalyn Gauvreau, Scott Robert Ladd, Nicholas Wilson, Larry Kibbey, Glenn Welker, Lela Hilton, Denise Bambi Kraus, Mary Jane Miller, Rainforest Action Network via Carol Liu(Action Alert) --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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, 2 Nov 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: talley@netcom.com (Pat L Talley) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) In celebration of American Indian Heritage Month, a statewide art contest for American Indian youths ages 3 - 19 is being sponsored by The American Indian Heritage Center of Texas. The contest is a project of our creative department, Texas Indian Experience (TIE). TIE is devoted to the encouragement and promotion of Texas Indian arts and crafts. Prizes will include cash, award ribbons, custom framing, gift certificates, and other surporses. The deadline for entries is November 20, 1995. Contest winners will be announced 12-15-95. The winning works of art will be featured in special programs. With the permission of the artists, their art will be displayed throughout the state of Texas during 1996. Art can be watercolor, acrylic, crayon, collage, paper cutouts, or any flat, frameable art. Entry may be any size up to 16x20 unframed. Entries do not have to be framed, but framed art makes a much better presentation. Works of art must be signed by the artist. Entries must have been made within the past year. Only one entry per artist, please. An entry form must be completed and attached to the entry for consideration. Contact The American Indian Heritage Center of Texas for an entry form at 214-701-0074. The mailing address is: AIHCT, 1450 Preston Forest Square, Suite 294, Dallas, TX 75230. From generation to generation our symbols and their meanings have been passed down, and we must continue this tradition. Posted for AIHCT by Pat Talley talley@netcom.com --------------------------------------------------- Original Sender: sahtu@aol.com Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) [FYI. Info copied from flyer.] When: Saturday November 4, 1995; 10:45am Where: (meet in front of) Walnut Creek Marriott* 2355 North main Street Walnut Creek CA On November 4, 1995, 11:15 AM, Jane Gorman, Esq., is presenting "How to Work with American Indian Families" at the Marriott Hotel in Walnut Creek. Ms. Gorman** is one of the attorneys opposing the Indian Child Welfare Act ("ICWA"). We need everyone to be present. We are having a drum and, hopefully, a show of support for the ICWA. For further info call the Indian Child Resource Center: (510) 208-1870 *Directions: From Oakland take Hwy. 24 east to US 680. Take US 680 north to N. Main Street exit. Proceed to 2355 N. Main St. (nearest intersection: Parkside Drive) **[Per a statement accompanying the flyer - Ms. Gorman is the current attorney for the Rost family in their efforts to keep two twins whose father is a member of the Dry Creek Rancheria. Advocates for the Rosts have been lobbying Congress for a private relief bill in their adoption case and for amendments that will weaken the ICWA. Their lobbying has caused some members of Congress to raise questions about the ICWA. The Rost's advocates have been mistating the facts of the case to the media and members of Congress.] -------------------------------------------- Subject: Ninth Annual Orlando Powwow Original Sender: warrior@digital.net Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Please post the following information regarding our Ninth Annual Orlando Powwow. The American Indian Association of Florida, Inc. is hosting the Ninth Annual Orlando Powwow, November 3, 4, & 5, 1995 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, West Highway 50, Orlando, Florida. Host Drum: Eagle Claw, Lawton, OK Invited Drum: Haystack, Box Elder, MT MC: Orval Kirk, McCloud, OK Asst. MC: Otto Meshetky, Comanche Arena Director: R. G. Harris Head Man: Clinton Cayou, Omaha-Ponca Head Woman: B. J. Billie, Seminole $8,300.00 Prize money, eight 1st Place Adult jackets, ribbons, point system, registration closes 12:00 noon Saturday, three dancer minimum in each category. Grand Entry Friday - 7:30pm, Saturday - 1:00 & 7:30pm, and Sunday - 1:00pm. Day money paid for additional Drums/ Singers. Entertainment will consist of Native American dancing, arts & crafts, puppet show, flute player, TeePee demonstration, Eagle presentation, and much more. Admission: Adults - $5.00, Child/Senior - $3.00; Buses Welcome - Advance tickets available, Special discounts, 3-day passes, Military in uniform - FREE. Proceeds will benefit next year's powwow, national education and charitable programs for Native Americans, and the Ramona Auld Scholarship Fund. Located close to all area attractions (Disney World, Sea World, MGM, ocean, beaches), restaurants, and hotels/motels. Host hotel is the EconoLodge (1-800-293-7234) with room rates of $28.00 (plus tax) for up to 4 people. For additional powwow information, call Melissa "Artie" McRae ((407)862-9676), Wesley Westphal ((407)952-1541), or Clara Spurlock ((407)299-1207). Imagine dancing in 80 degree weather in November in Florida, close to the beaches. You can do it. See you in the Circle. The American Indian Association of Florida, Inc., (AIA) founded in 1968, is a non-profit organization. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Re: events at UT Arlington Original Sender: abell@library.uta.edu (Audrey Bell) Mailing List: NATCHAT (natchat@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Good morning all, I just want to let you know that the following events are taking place here: Nov.3-Dec. 31, 1995 the exhibit "Navajo Code Talkers of World War II: the Unknown Heroes" will be located on the first floor of the central library. In conjunction with this, will be a small exhibit of artifacts put in a case (possibly 2) that the Native American Student Association (NASA) has. This is open and free to the general public. On Sunday, Nov. 5, from 2-10 pm the NASA will hold their first PowWow in the Blue Bonnet Ballroom at the Hereford Student Center. It is my understanding there will be some arts & crafts booths as well. The event is free and open to the general public. I have managed to get the library to obtain a copy of the video "Navajo Code Talkers: The Epic Story." If there is any interest, I will be able to show it to those who come to the PowWow on the 5th. It is also scheduled to be shown at these times: Thursday, Nov. 9th 12:30-1:30 pm and Wednesday, Nov. 15th, 1:00-2:00 pm This is also free and open to the general public. If anyone wants directions or has any questions concerning the exhibit or the video, you can contact me at 817/272-2966 between 8am and 5pm, M-F. I hope that those of you who are on the list in the area or those outside of the metroplex who decide to come visit us will enjoy your time on campus. If you would like to meet me, esp. at the PowWow, I intend on being there the entire time. Several of the NASA students know me, so they can probably point me out. Thank you all for taking the time to read this. ---------------------------------------------------- Subject: Chandler TX- WALK & RUN Original Sender: talley@netcom.com (Pat L Talley) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The American Indian Heritage Center of Texas Inc. presents the first annual Duwali Hoop Run, November 10-11, 1995. The walk, run, and bicycle events will begin at the Cade's Cove Campgrounds in Chandler, Texas. These events are being held in support of the efforts of The American Indian Heritage Center of Texas to purchase land to commemorate the last battle between the Texian Army and the Cherokees. The 1 mile walk, 5K run, and off road bicycle rally begin at 9:00 am. The registration fees are $20 for each event, with a $5 discount if the registration is received by 10-31-95. Packets will be available at registration time on November 11. (Also on November 10 for the Friday events discussed below.) The events continue rain or shine. Cancellations will not qualify for refund. A waiver must be signed to participate. Additional events: Friday November 10 a Health Conference is being held at 8:00 pm. The guest speaker is Dr. John Ellis who will speak on "Diabetes and Native Peoples". A book signing will accompany this presentation. Native American and country music will be featured. Saturday November 11 will be a health fair beginning at 8:00 am and diabetes testing and registration begin at 8:00 am Saturday November 11 an arts and crafts festival will be ongoing. Emphasis is on participateion, especially by children. Native American arts and crafts will be on sale. Lodging: Campsites are available at Cade's Cove Camp Grounds at the rate of $12. Hotels are available in nearby Tyler and Canton. For more information contact The American Indian Heritage Center of Texas at 214-701-0074. Address: AIHCT 1450 Preston Forest Square, Suite 294, Dallas, TX 75230. --------- "RE: Quebec the Morning After" --------- Date: 1 Nov 1995 02:26:44 +0100 From: mjmiller@spartan.ac.brocku.ca (Mary Jane Miller) Subj: Quebec the morning after Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Hello All - it is by no means "over" - the crisis has changed - but remains. Up to 1:30 this morning and off to teach a class on television - on the _referendum_. A few points: Chretien has lost considerable prestige and perhaps power for guessing wrong on this and for not really preparing the rest of the country for this razor thin result. Bouchard, the leader of the OUI forces will have his power much enhanced and more important made a statesmanlike speech last night, praising and confirming the democratic process and saying there will be another time--- soon. [We knew that]. Parizeau 's speech is one of the major talking points this am. He not only threatened to have a referendum again soon and praised the oiu side over and over - he blamed "MONEY AND THE ETHNIC VOTE" - i.e. the anglophone [english speaking] and allophone [recent immigrants] for the failure. This was seen unequivocally as racist and inflammatory by many sovereignists as well as the Rest of the country. The problem is - he is the premier and the one the rest of us will have to deal with. It's not over yet by a long shot. 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: Action Alert: Spirit Bear Habitat Under The Ax" --------- Date: 1 Nov 1995 02:40:46 +0100 From: cliu@queens.lib.ny.us (Carol Liu) Subj: Action Alert: Spirit Bear Habitat Under The Ax (fwd) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The following message was posted to ACTIV-L. It describes the partnership between "conservationists from around the world... [who are] are working with the Kitasoo" of British Columbia, and contains the comments of Archie Robinson (a Kitasoo hereditary chief) on the significance of saving the Spirit Bear habitat from clearcutting. Carol Liu cliu@queens.lib.ny.us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ /* Written 8:26 PM Oct 10, 1995 by rainforest@ran.org in ran.news */ /* ---------- "Action Alert: Spirit Bear Habitat U" ---------- */ Action Alert #113 - Spirit Bear Habitat Under the Ax At the beginning of time the whole world was white with ice and snow. Then the raven came from heaven and made the world green as it is now. But he also wanted to make something to remind himself of the beginning and its whiteness. The raven went among the bears, the black bears, and made every tenth one white. That way he could look at them and remember the world as it was. And the raven issued a decree: The white bears will live here forever in peace. Kitasoo Legend The spirit bears, a rare white strain of the American black bear, live in a natural habitat that is rich with salmon, deer, freerunning streams, and ancient Sitka spruce. The spirit bears are sacred to the Kitasoo people who live in what is now called British Columbia. The spirit bears are rainforest creatures of awesome beauty. The spirit bears are about to be clearcut out of existence. Conservationists from around the world, led by B.C.'s Valhalla Society and the Great Bear Foundation are working with the Kitasoo to protect the habitat of the spirit bears, and have asked the B.C. Government to demarcate the land as a provincial park. The area comprises about 1,000 square miles of temperate rainforest midway up the British Columbia coast, including two thirds of Princess Royal Island, all of Swindle and Campania Islands, as well as Carter Inlet, Green Inlet, and the Khutze River estuary on the mainland coast. The Kitasoo will co-manage the park and maintain access to the land for traditional hunting, fishing, and gathering of food. A secret report obtained by Canadian conservationists, however, indicates that the B.C. government intends to create only a very small protected area and open up everything else to logging. The report, prepared by an interagency government team, recommends a 96.5 square mile park on Princess Royal, nothing on Swindle Island and nothing on the mainland. The only large protected regions designated in the report are coastal bogs and alpine boreal mountains places with virtually no trees, and therefore of no interest to the timber industry. Western Forest Products, a major B.C. logging company, is stepping up plans to clearcut areas within the proposed sanctuary. They have already cut a logging road through Princess Royal's ancient rainforest and the ancestral Kitasoo deer hunting grounds. Logging in the temperate rainforest is not sustainable. The ground is too rocky and the soil too shallow to allow replanting. The old growth trees hold the soil in place and regulate the flow of water through the ground. With no trees, the huge amount of rain that falls during the wet season will wash away the land. Additionally, the destruction of watershed will endanger the five species of salmon that live in the mainland inlets and estuaries. The B.C. government and Western Forest products seem willing to lay waste to centuries of nature's work for one time use. Clearcut logging, which makes up 90% of logging in B.C., is fatal to the spirit bears and to the Kitasoo way of life. British Columbia needs to protect the spirit bears' entire habitat. The bears will not survive if relegated to swamps and stony mountain tops. The Kitasoo are in danger of losing their traditional economy, of losing any chance at developing a tourist trade, and of losing cultural sites including ceremonial houses, burial grounds, fish traps, and modified trees that are on land likely to end up under the chainsaw. According to Archie Robinson, a Kitasoo hereditary chief raised on Princess Royal Island: "The quicker we get the whole park created, the better we will keep the logging companies from raping the land. We now have mining companies moving in. We need to protect all of our land, the white bear, and our herring and salmon fisheries. This has all been part of our people's survival for centuries. We do not want to see it destroyed." What can you do? Send a letter to the B.C. Minister of Environment, and to the Minister of Forests. Here is a sample: Hon. Moe Sihota, Minister of Environment Hon. A. Petter, Minister of Forests Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 I urge the government of British Columbia to create the 265,000 hectare "Spirit Bear Park" as proposed by the Valhalla Society, Great Bear Foundation, and others. I urge you to include the southern portion of Princess Royal Island, all of Swindle Island, Campania Island, and the mainland areas of Khutze, Green, and Carter Inlets. We need a significant protected area to preserve the unique rainforest ecosystem that provides sanctuary for the white "spirit bear," as well as countless other life forms. I urge you also to preserve the land for the Kitasoo people, and recommend that the park be comanaged to allow for their traditional uses. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Rainforest Action Network. Commercial reproduction prohibited. Students, teachers, and activists may copy articles for limited distribution. 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