_ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' O ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ O o O / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' O o O / /-< / /--/ /-- VOLUME 05, ISSUE 002 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 11 January 1997 O o O KANOHEDA ANIYVWIYA Otapi'sin Atsinikiisinaakssin O o O Es'te Opunvk'vmucvse Aunchemokauhettittea O ( N A T I V E A M E R I C A N N E W S ) This issue contains articles from Taino-L, Nativehistory-L NativeLit & NATIVE-L listservers; Newsgroups: soc.culture.native,rec.arts.theatre.misc, alt.native,alt.acting,apc.indig.info,igc.list.indknow; UUCP & genie 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 may be subscribed to via email by sending a request from your own internet addressable account to gars@netcom.com 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 Borries Demeler all _Wotanging_Ikche_ (part a) submissions to AISESnet are archived under AISESnet and can be accessed easily by World Wide Web: 1994: http://bioc02.uthscsa.edu/94_dis.html 1995: http://bioc02.uthscsa.edu/95_dis.html 1996: http://bioc02.uthscsa.edu/96_dis.html This is a searchable index to the AISESnet Discussion mailing list database archive, and the keyword "Wotanging" will retrieve all issues for that year. "I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of a nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the next world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love." __ Chief Red Cloud (Makhpiya-luta), Oglala +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! Almost exactly one month ago I used this space to tell you of a deer "bait and kill" program the city of Rapid City, SD was instituting due to deer invading gardens and golf greens. This issue has a number of articles describing a "capture and slaughter" program the National Parks Service is setting to eradicate bison suspected of carrying brucellosis. The test is similar to the test given for HIV positive humans in that it does not give positive proof of brucellosis. Over and over again, the "answer" the dominant society arrives at is one of expediency. Wolves, coyotes, deer and buffalo all slaughtered in one way or another until the effects of the resulting imbalance become apparent. Be aware there is a growing preponderance of evidence there are too many people on Mother. Peace! Night Owl , , Gary Night Owl gars@netcom.com (*,*) P. O. Box 672168 gars@juno.com (`-') Marietta, GA 30006, U .S.A. gars@igc.apc.org ===w=w=== gars@genie.com ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ---------- Part A: Usenet and e-mail Part B: NATCHAT and NATIVE-L lists - No Restrictions? - Conferences and Powwows - online - Luis Rodriguez - Bison Slaughter Set - Help Stop Slaughter - Bison Slaughter - Petition for Redress - Lubicon Boycott of Daishowa - Paranoia over Bison - Keweenaw Bay Update - Dine' Call for Letters - Nunavut Recommendations - Response to The Sacred Circle - Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professors - Help Save Wolf River - SUNY Provost Position - Desecration - Massive Amazon land Grab - Native Theatre School - How to Use Tobacco - Positions at UCLA - Airhead Job in Seattle - Santa Cruz Counselor Job - Poem: The Worst Sin - Poem: Communion with Nature - Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days - Conferences and Powwows - offline --------- "RE: No Restrictions?" --------- Date: Fri Jan 3 04:57:04 1997 From: jans@genie.com Subj: There Will Be UUCP email 'Siyo, Well, I don't believe Janklow, just because he puts an exclamation point behind it. He has a long and not particularly illustrious history where relations with South Dakota Native Americans are concerned (starting with his activities in 1973 regarding Wounded Knee and in defense of Dick Wilson and his goons). And the fact that the best argument he can mount for his credibility is to check with an ICT article isn't particularly convincing, either. If the best argument Newt Gingritch had for his credibility was that a reporter for the Atlanta Constitution backs his story, who'd believe THAT? If you believe this letter - the State of SD under the leadership of Janklow and with cooperation between Lakota and state government officials, have created a productive environment for the Lakota people to live, work, and practice their beliefs on their sacred grounds. Is that the truth as Arvol, Joe, and others have seen it? Is that the truth as the Grandfather, living in his truck camper and denied the opportunity to earn an honest living experiences it? Is that the truth as that young woman with a baby, who couldn't afford to do more than leave her child with drunks while she did the low-paid work she was required to do, experienced it? Now, I DO believe that the SD government and the BIA-supported Tribal Council probably cooperate with each other. Since that Tribal Council composes the "representatives of the Lakota People" as far as politics and governmental relations are concerned, if one wanted to contact a BIA-coached entity, one would probably find support for Janklow's claims. And so the final question. Is the BIA interested in the best interests of the Indian People? So my question is this. What do the traditional leaders say? In 1973, if you had listened to Dick Wilson, you would have thought all was well on the Lakota reservations, or would have been if it hadn't been for a few backward extremists, and that he was really a very nice guy who was all for the "progress" of the Lakota people. --------- "RE: Luis Rodriguez" --------- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 13:17:21 +0000 From: Bobby Castillo Subj: luis rodriquez Newsgroups: alt.native (Also read the poem by Luis in this issue) Luis V. Rodriguez ORIGINAL TRIAL JUDGE STATES: "Luis did not get a fair trial!" Luis V. Rodriguez was arrested on December 24, 1978, for the alleged murders of two California Highway Patrolmen just outside of Sacramento in Yolo County at a time when racial tension had peaked between Native American/Chicano and African American communities and the Yolo County deputy sheriffs. Luis had never before been convicted of any felony. His arrest, conviction, and the death sentence mandated by the court were based on and obtained through irrefutable racial discrimination, police and prosecution misconduct, tainted and unreliable evidence, and false witnesses who were seeking rewards, immunities, and police favors. The key prosecution witness against Luis was Margaret Klaess, an ex-girlfriend who was a known prostitute, mentally unstable resulting in three different stays in mental institutions, and had admitted to having suffered continuous hallucinations in 1978 as a result of her PCP use. In spite of all this, the prosecution promised her immunity from numerous crimes (including perjury during the Rodriguez trial) in exchange for her tainted testimony against Luis. The police had witnesses hypnotized during the trial (a practice that has since been ruled illegal) and they suppressed and destroyed evidence that would have assisted in his defense. The original trial judge in this case has stated on many occasions that Luis did NOT receive a fair trial and that he personally believes Luis to be innocent. He has agreed that the key prosecution witness testimony was not at all credible, that there was insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction, and that the evidence produced was tainted and unreliable. The death penalty has been commuted and the judge has ordered a new trial for Rodriguez. However, because of political pressure and the blatant discriminatory practices of the First Appellate Court and the California Supreme Court, the injustice of this case has been covered-up and prolonged. Luis has been active in the struggle for justice and equality for the poor, oppressed, and people of color since age sixteen. Luis has remained committed to the struggle since his imprisonment in 1978, while on Death Row for ten years and several years of isolation lock-up. He has become a professional journalist, artist, and jailhouse lawyer in order to help himself and others, yet he has gone years without food packages. His efforts have been for the people, not for personal financial gain. Luis needs your support to win his vindication and freedom. Help us build international support. Help us hire investigators and lawyers. We need volunteers and donations to help get the word out and to pay legal debts. Luis' parents even sold their home to pay part of these costs. NOW YOU CAN HELP: FOR A $30.00 OR MORE DONATION YOU WILL RECEIVE A GIFT PACK OF GREETING CARDS PRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK OF LUIS V. RODRIGUEZ WHILE ON DEATH ROW. HELP US EXPOSE AND RECTIFY THE CONTINUING TERRIBLE INJUSTICE IN THIS CASE. SEND A DONATION OF $50.00 - $100.00 AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A GIFT PACK OF CARDS AND COPIES OF VARIOUS ARTICLES WRITTEN BY LUIS ON SOCIOPOLITICAL AND CRIMINAL ISSUES WHICH HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY, AS WELL AS A BOOK OF INFORMATION ABOUT LUIS' TRIAL, CONVICTION, INCARCERATION, LEGAL STRUGGLES, AND ARTWORK. MAKE CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO: LUIS V. RODRIGUEZ JUSTICE COMMITTEE 3145 GEARY BLVD. #517 SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 94118 OR WRITE DIRECTLY TO LUIS: LUIS V. RODRIGUEZ (A4-105) #C-33000 P.O. BOX 7500 CRESCENT CITY, CA. 95532-7500 --------- "RE: Help Stop Slaughter" --------- Date: Sat, 04 Jan 97 03:26:29 -0600 From: "J.D.K. Chipps" Subj: URGENT ACTION ALERT! UUCP email URGENT ACTION ALERT HELP STOP CAPTURE AND SLAUGHTER OF YELLOWSTONE BISON The National Park Service and the State of Montana have stooped to a new low in their plan to kill Yellowstone bison. Due to fears of the livestock industry, more than 2,200 bison have been killed since 1985. But the new plan proposes capturing bison and transporting them to slaughter. Specifically, bison approaching the Park's northern boundary will be captured inside the Park, loaded into trucks, and shipped to slaughterhouses. On the west side of the Park, wandering bison will be captured and tested for the Brucella abortus bacteria, with test-positive bison and all pregnant bison being trucked to slaughter, while test-negative bison will be released. While the testing may allow some bison to live who would have been killed under previous plans, the new plan will still result in the unnecessary and cruel slaughter of hundreds of bison this winter. Please write and call the following individuals immediately and demand that they halt the capture and slaughter of Yellowstone bison. Below are some points you may wish to make. Governor Marc Racicot Secretary Bruce Babbitt State Capitol Department of the Interior Helena, MT 59620 1849 C Street, NW Office: (406) 444-3111 Washington, DC 20240 Home: (406) 444-5543 Phone: (202) 208-7351 Superintendent Mike Finley Director Roger Kennedy Yellowstone National Park National Park Service PO Box 168 PO Box 37127 Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190 Washington, DC 20013 Phone: (307) 344-2002 Phone: (202) 208-4621 Capturing bison inside Yellowstone National Park for transport to slaughter violates federal law and will result in the unnecessary killing of hundreds of bison. There has never been a case of disease transmission from bison to cattle. Even if there were a risk, cattle are not present on the west side of the Park from November to June. The blood test is inaccurate, and three out of four bison who test positive will not be infected but will be killed. Moreover, since the primary route of transmission is through contact with an aborted fetus or birthing materials, no male bison or female calf or yearling poses any risk of transmission. All test-positive bison will be killed anyway. The capture, confinement, and transport of wild bison will result in trauma and suffering. Thank you for your help! (Please forward this notice to news services and other media sources) (\######/) J.D.K. Chipps \ ~ o / "Wokiksuye Canpe Opi" (^ ^) (Remember Wounded Knee) \*/ http://www.onr.com/user/jdc ~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~ Help recall the Medals of disHonor ~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~ --------- "RE: Petition for Redress" --------- Date: Sat, 04 Jan 97 02:28:16 -0600 From: "J.D.K. Chipps" Subj: Petition for Redress of Grievances UUCP email Here is another"tool" I ran across that might be useful in our fight for the buffalo. It's an excerpt from an article on Federal Parks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Another way to stir the pot would be to send members of Congress who represent you a "Petition For Redress of Grievances." To refresh our memory, this was a right included in the 1st Amendment. It is NOT a privilege as the hot shots in government keep insisting. The colonists had a great deal of trouble with the King of England. They filed these petitions to ask the King to correct the wrongs and injustices which had occurred. This was the main reason they included this right in the First Amendment. I strongly suggest you write out the complaint in your own words. It shouldn't sound as though you are following something out of a book. You don't need a degree in english to make your demand understood. Write it as though you were talking to a member of your family and those in Congress will understand it also. There has been no form prescribed for a petition for redress. Nor did our Founding Fathers specify which branch of government these petitions were restricted to. Any branch can be petitioned and I recommend ALL branches receive these petitions! This right has fallen into nearly complete disuse over the past years." -- (\######/) J.D.K. Chipps \ ~ o / "Wokiksuye Canpe Opi" (^ ^) (Remember Wounded Knee) \*/ http://www.onr.com/user/jdc ~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~ Help recall the Medals of disHonor ~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~ --------- "RE: Paranoia over Bison" --------- Date: Sat, 04 Jan 97 04:05:38 -0600 From: "J.D.K. Chipps" Subj: Paranoia over Bison Lives UUCP email YELLOWSTONE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FAVORS PARANOIA OVER BISON LIVES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 6, 1995 CONTACT: D.J. Schubert, (202) 588-5206 Michael Markarian, (301) 585-2591 The State of Montana and the U.S. Government have reached a settlement agreement for the short-term management of Yellowstone's bison. The Fund for Animals today released a position statement highlighting a complete lack of scientific evidence to support the management program. The settlement -- which may be finalized today in U.S. District Court in Helena, Montana -- calls for a revision to the existing plan to permit the capture, testing, and killing of most Yellowstone bison who approach the northern and western boundaries of Yellowstone National Park until an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a long-range plan is completed by July 1997. Though the settlement will allow some bison to inhabit public lands in Montana -- an improvement over a zero-tolerance policy advocated by the Montana Department of Livestock -- hundreds of bison will be killed unnecessarily to placate the livestock industry. "Politics, not science, dictated the components of this settlement," states D.J. Schubert, Wildlife Biologist with Meyer and Glitzenstein, representing The Fund for Animals. "The agencies have ignored the scientific evidence and have bought into the campaign of paranoia orchestrated by the livestock industry at the expense of America's only free-roaming herd of bison." The chance that a bison can transmit Brucella abortus -- the bacteria that causes brucellosis -- to cattle is extremely rare. Data collected on over 200 bison killed and sampled during the winter of 1991-92 revealed that none of those animals, at the time of their death, were capable of transmitting the bacteria, if such transmission is even possible. Not surprisingly, there has never been a documented case of transmission under natural conditions. "A cow is far more likely to jump over the moon than be exposed to Brucella abortus from a bison," quips Schubert. "The American and international public should be outraged that the livestock industry has been allowed to slaughter Yellowstone's bison without regard to scientific evidence and common sense," concludes Schubert. "Citizens who are outraged by the destruction of these magnificent animals must tell their elected officials and tell the agencies who tolerate or encourage this travesty that the slaughter of bison must end." The Fund for Animals is a national animal protection organization headquartered in New York City. The Fund has worked to protect Yellowstone's bison since 1985 and will continue to pursue all possible strategies, including litigation, to stop the slaughter of Yellowstone's bison. To see a copy of The Fund's position statement on the settlement agreement reached in State of Montana v. United States, click here. -- (\######/) J.D.K. Chipps \ ~ o / "Wokiksuye Canpe Opi" (^ ^) (Remember Wounded Knee) \*/ http://www.onr.com/user/jdc ~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~ Help recall the Medals of disHonor ~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~ --------- "RE: Dine' Call for Letters" --------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 21:44:02 -0700 (MST) From: sdn@primenet.com (Sovereign Dine' Nation) Subj: Sovereign Dineh Nation January Update (Call for letters) UUCP email Call for Letters January 7, 1997 We urgently need you to send a flood of letters to your home state Senators and Representatives and Representative Don Young and George Miller on the Resources Committee. Telephone calls and faxes would also help. Communication with your home state Senators and Representatives has great power when it comes from their constituents. You can help us make sure there s a Congressional Oversight Investigation this session of Congress. It would help most if this investigation was begun before the Fairness hearing in Arizona District Court scheduled for February 11, 1997. Please use this Sample letter, adapt one of your own, and spread the word. For more information and to keep in touch, please check out our SDN Web page: http://www.primenet.com/~sdn/ and the link to other home pages. A street address for you to send clothing and material aid donations is: Larry Wood 19 S. Agassiz Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Please specify 'Big Mountain'. Thank you for your help, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SAMPLE LETTER Your name: ______________________ Your address: ____________________ Date: __________________ Your home state Senator ________________________ U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Your home state Representative __________________ U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Representative George Miller U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Representative Don Young U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Re: Forced relocation of Dineh Families Dear Senator or Representative _______________________ I first became aware of this problem from public affairs programs and Internet. I am writing to you because I am deeply concerned with the role the U.S. government is playing in the forced relocation of traditional Dineh (Navajo) people from their ancestral homeland. I am concerned about precedents set by passage of S. 1973 "The Navajo Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996" that allows intervention by the U.S. government that threatens the Religious, land and water rights of all Indian nations. The Dineh who would live under Hopi jurisdiction are concerned because it is unthinkable to imagine that they will not be able to pass on a home to their children and grandchildren. They want assurances that they will be able to live their lives in peace and security, in their traditional manner, and will not be persecuted by zealous Hopi rangers. For some of them, after the hardships of the past decade, asking them to live under Hopi law is a little like the Bosnian's being asked to trust the Serbs and live under Serb control and jurisdiction. Or as likely as Palestinians singing the praises of Israeli rule of the West Bank. The U.S. government, though a vocal supporter of human rights around the world, and out spoken against forced relocation and cultural genocide in other lands, has a terrible record at home with their own native people. How can forced relocation be tolerated in 1997 within our own nation's borders? The Dineh ordered to relocate are the most traditional members of the Navajo population. Most live much as their great-grandparents did one hundred years ago. These people and the continuation of their way of life is endangered. I am concerned because I have heard in their sacred ways, the traditional Dineh cannot be separated from the lands of their birth. Their right to free worship is tied not to one particular site but to every inch of the land they live on. Living a subsistence lifestyle, herding sheep, weaving rugs, unable to speak, read or write English, they are being told that they must either sign the proposed 75-year lease, and accept living as tenants under a government that is openly hostile to them or face forced relocation by U.S. Marshals. The 75-year lease never even went through the executive branch of the Navajo and Hopi governments. This is equivalent to the President of the U.S. signing a bill into law without first going through Congress. I believe it is important for you to find out what is really going on there. I want to know why if Congress said that the people had 5 years to accept the 75-year lease agreement endorsed by S. 1973, why are Hopi rangers are doing radio, news broadcasts and visiting the people in their homes, telling them they must decide in the next 60 days? I want to know why the Hopi are allowed to do this when the hearing scheduled for February 11th in Phoenix District Court to determine if this lease is fair has not occurred yet? The number of resisting Navajo homesites is believed to be 253, rather than the 112 cited, with the number estimated to be about 3,000. How can census data provided demonstrate such incredible discrepancies? I do not feel that U.S. government should be helping oppressors. It is a terrible mistake that the U.S. government must rectify. It is the actions of a malfunctioning U.S. government when it actively participates in violating its own Constitution. I heard that Congress was lied to prior to passage of Public Law 93- 531, the Relocation Act in 1974, and that the whole land dispute was manufactured by Peabody Coal Company. I am concerned about Peabody Coal Company's 103 square mile strip mine. It is owned by Hanson Holding Company, a multi-national corporation, and has contaminated the land, air and water resources of the Dineh people. How could Peabody have tricked the U.S. government into funding relocation, with over 350 million tax payer dollars already spent? As a U.S. taxpayer, citizen, and voter, I am outraged how our tax dollars is being spent. I certainly do not want my tax dollars funding relocation. The Dineh people are unalterably opposed to Relocation because they believe their Sacred land is their Church and Alter and cannot be destroyed. Is their Church and Alter less Sacred than a white person's church? How could our government be unaware of the high costs paid in human suffering for both those that relocated and those who continue to resist. Estimates of death due to relocation has cost thousands of lives. Thousands more became homeless, unable to adapt, with significant increases in alcoholism and emotional trauma. The Hopi have clearly demonstrated what they have in mind as landlords. Radio broadcasts describe many hogans that have deteriorated so much from a decade of neglect that in middle of winter there is as much snow inside as outside. They describe water wells that are fenced off and capped off, denying people access to water in a desert environment, a 100 year old ceremonial hogan bulldozed during a Religious ceremony, a person arrested and thrown in jail for breaking and entering his own home, numerous illegal livestock confiscation's and abuse of the peoples' animals in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) impoundment yard. How can Congress say their rights are not being violated? What about the youth? They continue to have no rights at all. Failure to consider them, now grown, with children of their own, has created a vast class of refugees, people on their own land. What concerns me is that these atrocities will continue because there are no services offered. And in defiance of their religion, there is still no burial of their dead. In fact the only avenue of appeal offered them is in Hopi tribal court, denied a jury of their peers. Why can't an arbitration dispute mechanism be created? I am concerned that the prime site for relocation is knowingly uranium contaminated "New Lands". I question the fairness in U.S. governmental laws, created and maintained, when funds used to purchase this land for HPL relocatees were released one year after the largest radioactive spill in this Nation's history, second to Chernobyl. The Superfund investigation conducted there must be re-opened and a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued on all relocation to the "New Lands" until an adequate study is done to determine adverse health effects. The people living there must be immediately informed of the health risks they, and their children face. I believe that the U.S. government has committed terrible mistakes against its own citizens. Isn't it time that the government rectify these mistakes? There is not much time yet. Human lives are at stake. I believe it is our responsibility as mindful U.S. citizens to stop this travesty of justice. I pray that the Dineh people finally be given an opportunity to participate in drafting a permanent Accommodation that will allow them to remain on their ancestral land free from the tyranny of Hopi jurisdiction. The Settlement Agreement was drafted without the participation of the Navajo families and the Navajo Nation since December, 1995. Isn't it time? I pray for justice, Please copy Sovereign Dineh Nation on all letters sent: Attention: Bonnie Whitesinger P.O. Box 1073 Hotevilla, AZ 86030 and Attention: Sam Tso P.O. Box 31410 Flagstaff, AZ 86003 --------- "RE: Response to The Sacred Circle" --------- Date: 7:26 PM Jan 5, 1997 From: Pablo Lonesome Wolf Subj: A Response to The Sacred Circle Newsgroup: igc.list.indknow Around Thanksgiving I helped Looking Glass, the Chief Spokesman for our Council, put out his message about finding our roots and respecting each other. The following is a response from Australia which arrived tonight. He asked me to share with you. It has touched me and at the same time pointed out the blessing those of us on the Internet have and the awesome responsibility we have regarding the preservation of our heritage and ceremony while helping and respecting others. What a nice way to start the new year!! Pablo Pablo Lonesome Wolf Gsiniwi M8tsem Abenaki >X-Sender: CH_TRISH@mailbox.cchs.usyd.edu.au (Unverified) >Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 11:04:42 +1000 >To: "Looking Glass (Raymond Lussier)" >From: T.King@cchs.usyd.edu.au (Trish King) >Subject: The Sacred Circle > > I returned to work today after the Christmas holidays and the first thing >I did was to check my email, where I read your wonderful letter on the >Sacred Circle. It touched my heart for, as an Aboriginal I can relate to >the need for we indigenous peoples (all peoples) to find their way back to >he foundations of our origins. > >Maybe a little about my self. My name is Trish King I am of Aboriginal >descent, and can trace my ancestry back three generation which would be >the time of the invasion of our continent. I have a Degree in Creative >Arts and am currently finishing a Masters of Creative Arts. > >I am a lecturer of Aboriginal Studies and Community Development in the >School of Community Health at the University of Sydney, Australia (I am an >Artist first but teach for bread and butter.( smile). It my belief that >the health of my people relies on their understanding of traditional values >and beliefs, these include what you have mentioned in your letter. Love >for the Mother Earth respect and love for themselves the elders and our >children, as they are our future. In my subject I teach my students >holistic health through understanding ones origins and use art as a means >and a meditative process by which one can contact the inner self >(creator). It is my belief that each individual has responsibilities to >each other, Mother Earth and the Creator. > >As in your letter we Aborigines have divisions in our communities and need >to overlook the differences and unite in order to restore cultural values >and beliefs, and like you I speak for myself only. It is my opinion that >the past four generations have sustained spiritual emotional, physical and >mental damage that we are passing on to our children we must say enough is >enough and take back control of our lives, and live in harmony with the >earth and The Law. > >I am grateful that I have been given an insight into Cosmic Law, so I see >myself as a mediator, I try my best to perform this role by helping those >in who are ready to listen and understand. I would like to ask you to >pray for my people and I shall pray for yours. > >Your sister in spirit >Trish --------- "RE: Help Save Wolf River" --------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 00:56:26 GMT From: aconcert@carroll.com (Joe Campagna - UNATBC Volunteer) Subj: URGENT: Help save Wolf River Newsgroups: apc.indig.info,soc.culture.native,alt.native Please visit this site and help with a letter writing campaign to halt a proposed mine that will destroy a river and way of life. http://www.menominee.com/a-one/mccombs/savewolf.html The Menominee Reservation, located directly downstream from the proposed mine, stands to be negatively impacted. The Tribe has occupied the Wolf River area for 8000 years. The name "Menominee" or "OMAEQNOMENEWAK" means Wild Rice People. The Menominee Reservation, nearly 235,000 acres, features some of the finest managed forestland within the Great Lakes Basin. Any action taken which affects the Wolf River would affect the heart and soul of the Menominee Tribe." Learn more about what is going on with big business and how mining futures are related to treaty violations and how various unsafe mining practises destroy water and land rendering it useless for future generations. YOU can help stop the madness. Visit this website. Menominee Nation Treaty Rights & Mining Impacts http://www.menominee.com/a-one/mccombs/#mining http://www.geocities.com/~earthwins/ EarthWINS is dedicated to supporting activism for the environment, peace, justice, human rights, Native Americans, and Indigenous peoples with a special emphasis on unsafe mining and reform of corporate law and business practices EarthWINS provides a site where people can obtain and distribute news and information about activism around the world, as well as a place where people can share their ideas, stories, visions and prayers for/about humanity and Mother Earth. Acknowledgements to Larry Innes for providing a lead and pointer for info on these sites. For general UNATBC info Joe Campagna (Volunteer) United Native American Television (tm) Broadcasting Council Locations across South Dakota --------- "RE: Desecration" --------- Date: Wed, 01 Jan 1997 16:14:31 -0500 From: Ishgooda Subj: Desecration UUCP email For PUBLICATION: TRAVELLERS REST Historic House Museum BY: MICHAEL SIMS Hau Mikolapi: This site outside Nashville Tennessee continues to be of much concern to the Native American community. The following brief article seeks to background Native Americans and friends of the Native American community on the issue and what can be done to address it. The existing two-and-a-half story brick structure was built in the late 1700's as a residence for Judge John Overton, a prominent lawyer and associate of Andrew Jackson. His home was built over a burial mound which was the central feature of a Mississippian village (Tennessee Archaeological Site Designation 40DV11). In fact, Judge Overton nicknamed the site Golgotha (Hill of Skulls) because of the large number of skulls found during the construction of the cellar of his home. At present, the house serves as a tourist attraction with visitor center. This site has been the target of desecration for quite some time. The full extent of desecration will probably never be known. However, we do know that farming, railroad construction, building, and landscaping have disturbed dozens of graves. From August to November 1995,an archaeological investigation and burial removal project was conducted at this site. This was all part of a process to construct a new interpretive center at Travellers Rest. Under Tennessee law, if prehistoric Indian graves are involved, then notification, in writing, must be made to the Native American members of the Governor's Archaeological Advisory Council (AAC) as well as to the Chairman of the Tennessee Commission on Indian Affairs (TCIA). Since Travellers Rest is designated a National Historic Site, the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) also became applicable. Travellers Rest expected to find eight graves. However, when the excavation was completed, there were thirteen graves opened with some fourteen individuals removed along with their associated funerary objects. At present, the remains and artifacts are still at the lab of the State of Tennessee, Department of Conversation, Division of Archaeology. To recount what has transpired, first the Tennessee Commission on Indian Affairs was notified on October 6th of the intent of The National Society of the Colonial Dames in Tennessee and Travellers Rest Historic House Museum, Incorporated, "Travellers Rest" "to terminate a native cemetery" located on their property, They then filed a petition for the same in Chancery Court for Davidson County, Tennessee which was entered on October 9th, 1996. They cited the need for expediency due to the "likelihood of vandalism and destruction of graves" in their petition so that the order could be entered on the same day. Note, this petition was entered on October 9th, 1995, and the order was issued on October 9th, 1995. According to a notice from the State Archaeologist Nick Fielder titled "Burial Relocation Process for Prehistoric Burials at Travellers Rest Historic Site" dated September 1, 1995 " (8): Publication of notice to unknown descendants. Must run for four weeks". From the time the Commission was notified until the order was granted was only three days. What happened to the four weeks? This is significant also in that this was the same procedure that was tried at the Moss-Wright site in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. If alert members of both the native and local communities had not found out about that project I'm sure the same thing would have happened to this significant burial mound. By November, the excavation was completed and the artifacts and remains were turned over to the State Archaeologist for study and NAGPRA inventory. Members of a local native organization protested on site and monitored the excavation process. Nancy Cavener, Executive Director of Travellers Rest, expressed dissatisfaction "that some people were upset by the Indians protesting." I wonder why these "people" would not expect Native Americans to be upset over their ancestors' rest being once again disturbed. In January it was reported at the quarterly Tennessee Commissions of Indian Affairs meeting archaeological Departments were checked. My attorney and I carefully researched the records while there and found no such letters of studies. When questioned by the attorney as to why, Mr. Fielder responded that they were there. However, when I later received what Mr. Fielder assured me was a complete copy of all documents, they were not there either. While at this July meeting my attorney also asked why the artifacts were not being made available for repatriation as were the human remains, Mr. Fielder responded, 'that rarely, if ever in Tennessee, are artifacts repatriated'. I understand that this seems to be common occurrence elsewhere, but I do not think this an acceptable policy anywhere. In August a viewing and honoring of the ancestors was arranged. Several peoples from local native organizations were present. Mr. Fielder was most gracious and cooperative in this, but still did not produce notification letters responding 'they would be forthcoming'. Why the constant references to these letters you might ask? The lack of response of tribes is the reason Mr. Fielder has repeatedly stated for not releasing the artifacts. However, note that even without tribal response they will release the remains. However, one would like to know how the tribes could respond if they were not notified, which no one is saying did not occur, just that no proof is at hand that they had been. A request was made for the archaeological field notes. As of this date no notes have been produced and one can only wonder why. Finally, when someone commented on the fact that the remains were stored in cardboard boxes the response was the boxes were all that was required to comply with the law. Also, that when the r Finally, I wrote an inquiry letter to the National Park Service Department of Ethnography and Archaeology to clarify the questions I had about this issue. This was in September of 1996 and now it is January of 1997 and I have still had no response from the NAGPRA committee. At present, we have a new project underway to construct a stadium for a professional football team, the Oiler's. This site is suspected to contain a large burial site, rumored to be one to two in miles in extent. This site is an extension of the "Jefferson Street Bridge Site" that received much press in 1990. The businesses displaced here could end up in Bell's Bend or Cockrill Bend, both are significant Native burial sites. Can we expect to see the same thing to occur at this project as it did at Travellers Rest ? My answer is, "I hope not". In closing, I would like to ask the reader to consider all that has been written here. As Mr. Fielder has replied, 'in his thirteen years in his office as State Director of Archaeology no one has requested such a public disclosure as this'. Perhaps it is time that we all demand such an accounting of our public officials. Considering that the treaties made with native peoples contained no retroactive clause for burial ground protection, it is no wonder this violation of the dignity of the Original Inhabitants is so prevalent throughout this land our ancestors knew as Turtle Island. --------- "RE: Massive Amazon land Grab" --------- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 12:38:22 -0800 From: saiic@igc.apc.org (SAIIC) Subj: Urgent Action: STAGE SET FOR MASSIVE AMAZON LAND GRAB (Brazil) Mailing List: Taino-L URGENT ACTION BRAZIL JUSTICE MINISTER OPTS TO LEGALIZE THEFT IN INDIAN LAND: STAGE SET FOR MASSIVE AMAZON LAND GRAB Minister Jobim calls for reduction of Raposa/Serra do Sol area; ranching and gold mining invasions take precedence over Indian land rights December 23, 1996 Brazilian Justice Minister Nelson Jobim, in a decision taken jointly with President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, ordered Brazil's National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) to cut an area the size of Rhode Island from the traditional land of the Macuxi Indians before demarcating the area, to benefit ranchers and gold miners who have invaded the Indian land. The decision flouts constitutional protection of Indian land rights, in an apparent trade-off of Indian land for Congressional support for Fernando Henrique's re-election to the Presidency. Jobim's order, if carried through to its intended conclusion, would signal open season on Indian land across Brazil and particularly the Amazon, as miners, ranchers, and loggers use the decision in court to overturn prior government action to ensure Indians' constitutional rights or prevent future protection. The anxiously awaited decision on the 1.6 million hectare Raposa/Serra do Sol indigenous area in Roraima state in the Brazilian Amazon, calls for FUNAI to give about 200,000 hectares of Indian land to some 14 ranchers to whom the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA) issued titles in the area since 1982, as well as creating enclaves of non- Indian land in the middle of the indigenous reserve for five decaying gold boom towns. The decision was handed down last week in a memo from Jobim to FUNAI President Julio Gaiger, stating his conclusion on challenges to the demarcation of the area brought by the state of Roraima under the new rules for Indian land protection promulgated by the government in January 1996 in Decree 1775. Reducing the area creates a potentially disastrous precedent for other indigenous lands across Brazil. The Constitution of 1988 states explicitly in Article 231 that private land titles on lands traditionally occupied by Indians are null, restating the priority of indigenous land rights present in Brazilian Constitutional law since 1934. Raposa Serra do Sol is among the very best documented, in legal and anthropological terms, of indigenous lands in Brazil. The anthropological reports based on which FUNAI in 1992 determined that the 1.6 million hectare Raposa/Serra do Sol area is land traditionally occupied by the Indians have been upheld by the Federal Attorney General's Office as well as by legal counsel to the Justice Ministry. Consequently, excluding private claims titled by INCRA from the indigenous area subverts Article 231 of the Constitution in favor of INCRA's titles. By this logic, any of the hundreds of land titles issued by public agencies on Indian land can also take precedence over indigenous land rights. This is precisely what Article 231 intended to prevent in considering titles on indigenous land null. Worse still, the Minister orders FUNAI to exclude five gold boom towns from the indigenous area to be demarcated, leaving these as focii of permanent conflict. This is an invitation to violence. The economic activity on which the towns depend for their existence -- gold and diamond placer mining, or garimpagem -- is explicitly prohibited by law in the indigenous land that surrounds the towns, but the towns become non- indigenous enclaves in the midst of the reserve. Rather than resolving the chronic conflicts and human rights abuses that plague the region, the Minister's decision would worsen them and ensure their perpetuation. The decision further upholds the state government's recent creation of a new county (or municipio) in the decaying boom town of Uiramuta, legitimating the gold mining invasion in fact stimulated by local politicians in the hope of preventing the demarcation of the area. This constitutes a clear incentive to further invasions in hundreds of other indigenous areas not yet fully demarcated and their subsequent legitimation. Under the guise of a Solomonic solution, contemplating all affected interests, Minister Jobim has in fact decided for the radical subversion of indigenous land rights as defined in the Constitution of 1988. Where Indian lands have been invaded through the omission the federal government and the avarice of local elites for their natural resources, Jobim proposes that the Indians bear the cost by giving up their lands. The effect, for hundreds of other indigenous areas, and tens of millions of hectares of forest they comprise, will be disastrous. International public opinion has however had an effect. Without continued manifestations of concern and alarm from around the world (and particularly from northern governments and parliamentarians) it is likely that Raposa/Serra do Sol would already have been reduced, by more. The state government has stated that it plans to appeal Jobim's decision because it wants more of the area. CIR has said it will take legal action against the decision. Your fax or email can make a difference. ONLY THE PRESIDENT CAN REVERSE THIS DECISION, BUT IT IS ALREADY BEING PROCESSED BY FUNAI. PLEASE FAX OR EMAIL: Ilmo. Sr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso Presidente da Republica Palacio do Planalto Brasilia DF 70160-900 Brasil Fax - 55-61-226 7566 email - pr@cr-df.rnp.br cc Conselho Indigena de Roraima - CIR cir@technet.com.br Express your serious concern with Minister Jobim's December 20th decision to reduce the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous area in favor of ranchers with private land titles, and to legitimate miner's invasions. Respectfully urge the President to suspend the Minister's decision and demarcate the entire Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous area, as identified by FUNAI in 1993. ++++++++++++++++++++++ forwarded from: ====================================== Coalition for Amazonian Peoples and their Environment 1511 K St. NW, suite 627 Washington DC 20005 tel: (202) 637-9718 fax: (202) 637-9719 amazoncoal@igc.apc.org ------------- South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) P.O. Box 28703 Oakland CA, 94604 Phone: (510)834-4263 Fax: (510)834-4264 Email: saiic@igc.apc.org Office: 1714 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, Oakland Home Page: http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/nativeweb/abyayala/orgs/saiic For more information about SAIIC, send an empty email message to: saiic-info@igc.apc.org --------- "RE: Native Theatre School" --------- Date: Wed, 01 Jan 1997 01:47:18 -0500 From: Centre for Indigenous Theatre Subj: Applications for 1997 Native Theatre School open Newsgroups: soc.culture.native,alt.native,rec.arts.theatre.misc,alt.acting DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS FEBRUARY 28, 1997. Centre for Indigenous Theatre | North America's Leading 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 260 | Aboriginal Theatre Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 1X3 | Training Centre http://www.interlog.com/~cit/cit.html | cit@interlog.com | EST: 1974 APPLICATIONS are now being accepted for the 23rd annual Native Theater School. The Native Theatre School gives people of Aboriginal, Metis and Innu ancestry a solid foundation and understanding of the practices and realitie s of today's theatre industry with the opportunity to explore and express their personal and cultural experience. The 8 week summer program provides instruction in Voice, Movement, Improvisation, Performance Development, Storytelling, Traditional Song, Tradi tional Dance and Professional Ethics. Instruction is provided by todays top theatre and traditional professionals. Graduates include such artists as GARY FARMER (Pow Wow Highway), B ILLY MERASTY (Liberty Street), JENNIFER PODEMSKI (Dance Me Outside) & SANDRA LARONDE (Ravens). For more information please visit our website at http://interlog.com/~cit/cit. html For applications contact: 1997 Native Theatre School c/o Carol Greyeyes Artistic Director Centre for Indigenous Theatre 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 260 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 1X3 or to: cit@interlog.com --------- "RE: How to Use Tobacco" --------- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 09:56:24 -0700 (MST) From: joseph c winter Subj: How to Use Tobacco UUCP email With all of this sharing concerning how to use tobacco, I just want to add a cautious reminder that tobacco is an extremely powerful and dangerous substance, and that it can produce illness and death, even if you are using it in a respectful fashion, if you ingest too much -- i.e. inhale it too often or in too much quantity, not even inhale it but only suck it into your mouth too frequently, etc. etc. In the Amazon Basin there are Tobacco Shamans who smoke it almost constantly, to achieve visions, and some of them are known to suffer from nicotine poisoning, with yellow pallid skin, heart disease, color blindness, and eventually premature death. And yet they are using it respectfully and in traditional ways, but it is still causing addiction, illness, and death, because it is so powerful, sacred, and dangerous. I smoked commercial tobacco for 30 years and finally gave it up about 10 years ago. However, when I started raising traditional tobacco, to preserve the old heirloom varieties and to give seeds and leaf to Native Americans needing them, I rationalized that I should respectfully smoke a little bit of each type, to make sure that the stuff that I was sending out was safe. And within a month or two I was smoking it three and four times a day, always in a very respectful manner but back addicted to it nevertheless and abusing it. To make a long story short, after a trip to the amazon where I misused some other religious plants, I realized that the only way that I can safely use tobacco, is by raising it, having it growing around my house, giving it away, touching the plants, looking at their glorious flowers, and otherwise revering it. I never ingest it on my own -- only when I am offered some in a nATIVE aMERICAN CEREMONY or ritual, and I suspect that there are a lot of other people out there in the same boat -- i.e., years of misuse of commercial tobacco have produced an addiction that will never ever go away, and if they start to ingest traditional tobacco too frequently, or in too large amounts, they are back on the same road to illness and death. I was once told of a story where an elder said that Native Americans can never die from tobacco. Unfortunately, that is total nonsense, they can and do and they now have the highest use rates of commercial tobacco of any group in the country, with native teenagers smoking and dipping at terribly high rates. So please remember - the Tobacco Road has a fork in it that we all have to choose from - one fork leads to healing and health and a good spiritual life, based on the use of very tiny amounts in ceremonies, offerings, and rituals, while the other leads to addiction, illness and death. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Joseph C. Winter Phone: 505-277-5853 Director, Traditional Native American Tobacco FAX: 505-277-6726 Seed Bank and Education Program email:jwinter@unm.edu University of New Mexico 1717 Lomas Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA http://www.treaty7.org/friends/tnat/tnat.htm --------- "RE: Positions at UCLA" --------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 14:15:42 -0600 (CST) From: HJASKOSKI@ccvax.fullerton.edu Subj: RESEARCH POSITIONS AT UCLA Mailing List: NATIVELIT Dear Colleague: UCLA's American Indian Studies Center is pleased to announce that it will be hiring two professional researchers to add to its staff. As the enclosed notices indicate, these positions are designed for individuals with a Ph.D. or comparable graduate degree, who will conduct their own research through the Center, and work to attract grants and other forms of support in order to further the Center's mission of scholarship in the area of Native American Studies and service to Indian communities. I hope you will give serious consideration to these positions, and encourage applications from candidates you believe to be suitable. Applications are due March 1, 1997. As the announcements indicate, there is room to hire both a more senior and a more junior scholar. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me (310) 825-7315. Sincerely, Carole Goldberg-Ambrose Professor of Law and Acting Director, UCLA American Indian Studies Center P.S. If you received this letter in hard copy form, that means we do not have your e-mail address. We ask that you take the time to send us an e-mail message at kipp@ucla.edu. Thank you so much. ++++++++++++++++ 1) Job Opening Associate Researcher UCLA American Indian Studies Center The UCLA American Indian Studies Center seeks an individual to attract grants and carry out research projects for the Center. The American Indian Studies Center is an organized research unit of the University of California that conducts research on Native American issues in cooperation with faculty, students, and staff throughout the campus; supports an MA program in American Indian Studies; publishes a research journal and monographs; and provides assistance to students and the community. The Associate Researcher will be expected to (1) carry out an individual research program in the field of American Indian Studies, which includes bringing in grants and publishing in academic as well as community fora; (2) work with faculty, students, and staff in the development and execution of research projects and publications; (3) secure grants to improve the MA program, undergraduate education in American Indian Studies, and the Center's publication program; and (4) work cooperatively with local and national American Indian communities. The position is in UCLA's Professional Researcher Series and consists of 2-year, potentially renewable, contracts. Teaching duties are not required , but opportunities for teaching may be available. The Associate Researcher would be expected to conduct an active program of grant-writing, research, and publication in the area of American Indian Studies. A Ph. D. or equivalent graduate degree and a record of grant-writing and publication are preferred. UCLA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from minority group members, women, and others whose varying backgrounds may contribute to the richness of its intellectual environment. Salary starts at $41,600 and is negotiable depending on experience. Applicants should send a vita; names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references; and copies of selected publications and grant applications to Director, UCLA American Indian Studies Center, 3220 Campbell Hall, Box 951548, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1548. Applications are due March 1, 1997, and appointment will commence no later than July 1, 1997. +++++++++++++++++++++++ 2) Job Opening Senior Professional Researcher UCLA American Indian Studies Center The UCLA American Indian Studies Center seeks an individual to attract grants and carry out research projects for the Center. The American Indian Studies Center is an organized research unit of the University of California that conducts research on Native American issues in cooperation with faculty, students, and staff throughout the campus; supports an MA program in American Indian Studies; publishes a research journal and monographs; and provides assistance to students and the community. The Senior Researcher will be expected to (1) carry out an individual research program in the field of American Indian Studies, which includes bringing in grants and publishing in academic as well as community fora; (2) work with faculty, students, and staff in the development and execution of research projects and publications; (3) secure grants to improve the MA program, undergraduate education in American Indian Studies, and the Center's publication program; (4) work cooperatively with local and national American Indian communities; and (5) assist the director in performing administrative duties. The position is in UCLA's Professional Researcher Series and consists of 2-year, potentially renewable, contracts. Teaching duties are not required , but opportunities for teaching may be available. The Researcher would be expected to conduct an active program of grant-writing, research, and publication in the area of American Indian Studies. A Ph. D. or equivalent graduate degree and a record of grant-writing and publication are preferred. UCLA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from minority group members, women, and others whose varying backgrounds may contribute to the richness of its intellectual environment. Salary starts at $41,600 and is negotiable depending on experience. Applicants should send a vita; names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references; and copies of selected publications and grant applications to Director, UCLA American Indian Studies Center, 3220 Campbell Hall, Box 951548, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1548. Applications are due March 1, 1997, and appointment will commence no later than July 1, 1997. --------- "RE: Airhead Job in Seattle" --------- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 09:06:52 -0800 From: berryj@okway.okstate.edu (John Berry) Subj: Do you want to be an airhead in Seattle? (FWD) UUCP email Our staff in the EPA Region 10 Office of Air Quality call themselves "airheads". If you are interested in joining the team, read on... Job Line Phone Numbers and Internet Addresses Region 10's job line number is 206-553-1240. Please call the JOB LINE to leave your name and address and request copy of the announcement to be mailed to you. Our Internet address is http://www.epa.gov/r10earth/jobs.htm . Positions which are advertised to candidates outside EPA are listed with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Their job line number is 206-553-0888. OPM's Internet address is http://www.usajobs.opm.gov or their dial in number for the Federal Jobs Opportunity Bulletin Board is 912-757-3100. Merit System Employer Applicants are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, age (with authorized exceptions), sexual orientation, or other non-meritorious factors. __________________________________________________________ OPEN VACANCIES Positions Open to All U.S. Citizens -Candidates for these positions must be U.S. citizens. They do not have to be or have been federal employee although federal employees may apply. Candidates eligible for consideration under ICTAP in the local commuting area may apply and be considered for these positions. These positions are announced either under an authority delegated to EPA from OPM or directly by OPM. Moving expenses are not authorized for non federal employee candidates who must relocate to accept a position. Moving expenses are not authorized for current federal employees unless specifically indicated. There is a separate vacancy announcement for these positions available from either the Seattle Service Center of OPM or the EPA Region 10 HR Office. Current federal employees who apply for these positions must complete application forms identified in the announcement. FW7096 OPENS: 12/24/96 CLOSED: 1/10/97 Environmental Protection Specialist, GS-028-9/11 Office of Air Quality Idaho-Oregon Unit Seattle, WA Responsible for developing, implementing and communicating the regional program for the investigation and control of hazardous air pollutants; directs the regional effort to assist State and local air agencies in developing and implementing effective air toxic control programs; reviews state operating permits to determine completeness, enforceability, and consistency with requirements of Part 70 and the CAA; assists state and local agencies in developing and implementing Title V Air Permit Programs by providing technical assistance, guidance and advice regarding federal requirements and policies; provides information and guidance to state, local agencies and Tribes applying for EPA grants; reviews applications and provides recommendations to EPA management; assists in providing training for state operating permit writers. FW7097 OPENS: 12/24/96 CLOSED: 1/10/97 Environmental Protection Specialist, GS-028-9/11 Office of Air Quality Alaska-Washington Unit Seattle, WA Incumbent has a range of duties under the Clean Air Act (CAA), including membership on the Compliance, Permitting, State Implementation Plan (SIP), Tribal and other teams as appropriate; supports tribal plan development and assures source compliance with EPA rules; responsible for developing, implementing and communicating the regional program for the investigation and control of hazardous air pollutants; determines source compliance with the CAA and supports state/local agency/tribal efforts after delegations for sectors such as refineries, wood products, North Slope oil industry and mining; supports development and approval of state and/or tribal operating permit programs, permits and related air programs; assists in development of state/local/tribal plans to meet national Ambient Air Quality Standards. --------- "RE: Santa Cruz Counselor Job" --------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 22:43:36 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Samuel Duran Subj: counselor position Mailing List: NATIVEHISTORY-L@cornell.edu Dear Colleagues: The Educational Opportunity Programs at the University of California at Santa Cruz currently has two Academic Counselor Positions available. The job descriptions are identical, with one position requiring specific experience working with American Indian students (Job # 96-11-32) at the Community College or University level. Please feel free to forward the following job description to other networks or persons that may be interested in these types of positions. Application to these positions should include a letter of introduction, a resume and a completed Supplemental Application (provided below). Applicants can apply to both positions. The general position is Job #96-11-31. The job numbers for the position or positions must be indicated on the cover letter. Inquiries can be directed to Rosalee Cabrera at 408/459-2296 or via email to cab@cats.ucsc.edu. Closing date for applications is Monday, January 13 and must be forwarded to: Staff Human Resources University of California 102 Communications Building Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Fax Number: 408/459-3520 Rosalee Cabrera ------------------------------------------------ JOB DESCRIPTION EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS ACADEMIC COUNSELOR POSITION Job # 96-11-32 Under the direction of the Coordinator of Academic Support Services, the Academic Counselor will implement and coordinate the delivery of academic support programs to Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) students. Specific responsibilities are to provide academic and personal counseling; serve as a resource to the Colleges, Divisions, faculty, student service units, and student organizations; hire, train, and supervise student staff. The Academic Counselor is responsible for assessing student needs, promoting academic advising and support services and Learning Center resources, as well as other campus academic and student service programs; meeting with students individually and in groups to provide academic and university life adjustment counseling; participate in and/or coordinate special programs (i.e., Summer Bridge, Orientation, Senior Reception, Workshops, Specialized Courses, and/or Pre-Graduate Programs); serve as liaison to assigned colleges, Boards of Study, Divisions and designated student service units; collect and compile service data using micro-computers and software; analyze service data and write reports. SPECIFIC DUTIES Program Development and Coordination: (50%) Work with appropriate campus units, faculty, and Boards of Study to develop programs that support the academic achievement of EOP students through consultative and collaborative projects. Develop and implement workshops designed to support the cultural traditions of EOP students. Work with appropriate campus units to develop and implement study skills, career development, and student leadership seminars. Serve as liaison and resource to student service units, Colleges, faculty and Boards of Study. Maintain cooperative working relationships with appropriate campus units in developing effective retention strategies that integrate academic support programs. Develop written materials and make oral presentations on topics such as academic planning, course selection, preparing for and applying to graduate/professional schools, training sessions on diversity within educational environments. Develop, implement and coordinate special programs, as assigned (i.e., Summer Bridge, Orientation, Senior Reception, Workshops, Pre-Graduate Programs, or specialized courses). Collect and compile utilization data using micro-computers and software, evaluate program outcomes and write reports. ACADEMIC/PERSONAL COUNSELING: (35%) Meet with faculty, Boards of Studies, Colleges, and students to assess student needs and develop effective retention strategies for EOP students. Organize and implement effective program outreach targeting student populations through student organizations, Boards of Study, Colleges, and other student service units. Meet with students individually or in groups to provide counseling in the areas of academic planning, course selection, as well as concerns with personal issues such as adjusting to the university, living in residential settings, etc. Consult with students and appropriate campus units to provide effective referrals of students to other counseling and advising programs (i.e., financial aid, psychological counseling). Maintain detailed and confidential records of student contact and write quarterly reports. Work with appropriate campus units to monitor the academic progress of EOP students. ADMINISTRATIVE: (15%) Design and conduct training sessions for student staff in such areas as computer literacy, developing supportive and cooperative relationships, supporting students, program development, time management, etc. Hire and supervise student staff. Collect data on student utilization of services, write evaluative reports for use in annual report. Assist in the development, implementation and coordination of special projects. Participate in campus wide and divisional committees related to retention concerns. SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Experience providing academic and personal counseling to low-income, educationally disadvantaged, first generation university students within college setting. Demonstrated experience working with and providing support services to American Indian student populations within a college setting. Experience developing and implementing workshops as well as organizing and coordinating short-term and long-term projects. Good analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to prepare program evaluation and write reports. Experience in the use of micro-computers (i.e. Macintosh) and software. Knowledge of issues affecting the retention and academic success of low-income, educationally disadvantaged, and first generation university students. Knowledge of and sensitivity to the cultural background of American Indian students. Knowledge of programs designed to address retention issues related to EOP student populations. Ability to assess student needs and to develop and implement programs that address these needs. Ability to relate well and work harmoniously with students, staff and faculty. Experience in supervising student (paraprofessional) staff. Excellent interpersonal, public relations and public speaking skills; ability to organize, develop and prepare program promotional materials such as flyers or brochures. Ability to work evenings and weekends, as required. PREFERRED: MA degree with an emphasis in education and/or educational development. ----------------------------------------- SAA/EOP ACADEMIC COUNSELOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION The following questions are designed to provide you an opportunity to highlight your demonstrated experience in the area of advising and academic program development. Do not exceed three typed pages. 1. What has been your experience in advising and counseling a diverse student population at a four-year educational institution (particularly with low-income, educationally disadvantaged, first generation university student populations)? Be specific about identifying the student populations you have worked with, and provide a summary of counseling or advising strategies that work or do not work with these student populations. 2. Provide an overview of your organizational background in working with educational programs at the university level. Include examples of programs that prepare students for the university experience through summer or orientation programs, efforts that promote academic excellence and preparation for future careers, or graduate/professional degree opportunities. 3. What has been your experience with the use of micro-computers for data processing, preparing newsletters, outreach or promotional literature, and in preparing evaluation or written reports? Identify the type of computer and software packages you are familiar with? Answer question 4 if you are applying for the Academic Counselor position that is specifically asking for experience with American Indian student populations. (You can apply to both positions.) 4. What has been your direct experience working with American Indian students and communities? What do you feel are critical issues of concern in counseling and advising this student population? Rosalee Cabrera Educational Opportunity Programs 257 Hahn * University of California * Santa Cruz, CA 95064 408/459-2296 or x4389 (direct line) email address: cab@cats.ucsc.edu --------- "RE: Poem: The Worst Sin" --------- From: Bobby Castillo for Luis V. Rodriguez Subj: pelican bay (poem) Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 12:50:34 +0000 Newsgroups: alt.native The Worst Sin How many days and nights must we be tortured and tormented in these cells of hell.. Worn and wasted by the endless days and nights of loneliness, depression, abandonment and this crime against nature and humanity. Isolated from our loved ones, the sight of nature and yes, even the sun... The only colors we see are yellow, green, and pale-blue...these are the control colors in the SHU... So many brown brothers now pale white, the reflection of myself I see....their spirits and dedications sustain... but for this, in the SHU they must remain . .refusing to debrief or play that snitch game...my brothers in spirit and this struggle, that's who they are.. .warriors 'til the day they die...their pride and beliefs they will not mar... Some of us escape this racist trap...many are snagged on a snitches bum rap ...the months and years slowly dwindle by... .family and friends too often say Good-bye...leaving us abandoned to the beast within... This existence has to be... The worst sin.... Luis V. Rodriguez Political Prisoner-P.O.W. #C-33000 PO Box 7500 Crescent City, Ca 95532-7500 1996 For more information contact the Luis V. Rodriquez Justice Committee (415) 386-4373 3145 Geary Blvd #517 San Francisco, Cal 94118 aimca@earthlink.net --------- "RE: Poem: Communion with Nature" --------- Date: Sun, 05 Jan 1997 20:37:06 -0500 From: Oliver Schoenborn Subj: Communion with Nature UUCP email COMMUNION WITH NATURE I remember a time, I was canoeing On a lake, in Algonquin Park. No sound of highway, no car, plane or train, not one house, Just a few friends in this wild and remote place Just the wind in the trees, and birds singing, Just the smells of the forest, teasing and taunting. I rested my paddle on my knees, closed my eyes. I knew I belonged there... I was the water, teeming with life, gently, imperceptibly rocking the canoe, a sweet lullaby. I was the wind in my hair, the freshness it carried, its never-ending change, of direction and force, of cold and warm. I was the leaves, colorful by their shades of green, perfect in their infinite variation and unnamable shapes, breathing the sun and sipping from the land, cool to the touch, ripe with life. I was the sun, its warmth, its silence and stillness, its coziness, enveloping and caressing, shedding light throughout the skies yet humble in its guise. For in the midst of Nature, my heart beats with the rhythm of the Earth, my blood flows with the rivers and my spirit soars like an eagle, free... so completely free. -- Oliver Little Bear Thanks to Joseph Coyote November 1996 --------- "RE: Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days" --------- Date: 96/12/31 13:13 From: Debra F. Sanders (dfsanders@genie.geis.com) Subj: Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days genie email A HAWAIIAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of January 12-18 IANUALI (January) (Kaelo) 12 In the neverending cycles of the land is my spirit renewed. 13 This is the place where rainbows are born. 14 The land was created in the joining of fire and water. 15 At the meeting of the land and the sea, that is where all life begins. 16 Ancient kings walk the mountains at night. 17 In the secret places of the land are found the answers to life's mysteries. 18 My parents taught me the ways of the future; I teach my children the ways of the past. (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, 9 January 97 08:00 -0500 From: Janet Smith (evestar@juno.com) Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows not previously posted to Mailing Lists NATCHAT or NATIVE-L UUCP email Date: 6 Jan 1997 13:59:34 -0700 From: kjohnsto@mesa7.MesaState.EDU (karen johnstone) Subj: Grand River Indian Artists Gathering The Grand River Indian Artists Gathering Grand Junction, Colorado The three day event will be held May 16, 17, and 18, 1997 Organization of the 1997 event is now under way. Currently seeking: Artists***** Native American Food Vendors Sponsors Entertainers Volunteers **** Have just added the official application form and the artist requirements information. If you are interested in any of the above opportunities, please contact: The Museum of Western Colorado Grand River Indian Artists Gathering P.O. Box 20000 Grand Junction, CO 81520 The event begins with a juried art show on May 16, 1997, in which each entrant submits their best pieces. This part of the show will be held in the Lincoln Park Barn. The "gathering" portion of the show will be in Lincoln Park for the next two days, where each artist will have their own display space to sell his/her work. The 1996 event drew an attendance estimated at 7500 people. Eligibility for entry as an artist is limited to artists and craftspersons who can document tribal membership and demonstrate the quality of their work. 101 persons entered last year. Artists retain proceeds from the sale of their artwork. Other proceeds from this event will benefit the New Museum Campaign. There is a website for this event: http://mesa7.mesa.colorado.edu/~kjohnsto/griag97.html or http://mesa.colorado.edu/~kjohnsto/griag97.html http://mesastate.edu/~kjohnsto/griag97.html This site includes some photos from "GRIAG" 1996. For additional information call the Museum of Western Colorado at 970-242-0971. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Sahtu@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list FYI. For those of you not on the FBA Indian Law Conference mailing list here is an announcement (without the fancy formatting) which I received a few days ago. . If you want to be added to their mailing list so that you receive the agenda/registration form, you can email the FBA at: fedbar@access.digex.net Note the announcement at the end about the Taxation in Indian Country Symposium. ------------------------------------------- The Federal Bar Association's Indian Law Section Presents THE 22ND ANNUAL FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION INDIAN LAW CONFERENCE The Albuquerque Marriott 2101 Louisiana Blvd, N.E., Albuquerque, NM (505) 881-6800 April 10-11, 1997 SAVE THE DATE! TOPICS: -Women/Ethics -Indian Child Welfare -Current Issues in Indian Gaming -Legislation and Litigation Update -Energy, Environment, and Water Resources -New Developments in Tribal Self-Governance -Tribal Courts: Federal, Tribal and State Cooperation -The US Supreme Court and the Future of Federal Indian Law -Protecting Native American Human Remains and Sacred Objects -Self-Determination and Indigenous People: Native Hawaiians and the UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Conference Chairs: Mark C. Van Norman, Esq Office of Tribal Justice Room 1509, U.S. Dept. of Justice 10th & Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20530 (202) 514-8812 (202) 514-9078 (FAX) Hedi Heitkamp Attorney General North Dakota Attorney General 600 East Blvd Bismark, ND 58505 (701) 328-2210 (701) 328-2226 (FAX) For Further Information: Federal Bar Association Washington, DC Telephone: (202) 638-0252 Fax: (202) 775-0295 ----------------------------- Taxation in Indian Country Saturday, April 12, 1997 9:30am to 3:00pm On Saturday, April 12, 1997, the American Indian Law Center, the University of New Mexico, the Sumners Foundation, and the Federal Bar Association will sponsor a symposium on Taxation in Indian Country. The symposium will involve an open and participatory discussion by tribal leaders, state officials, lawyers and academics. The topics for discussion will be: tribal tax systems and tribal/state relations viewed in the context of state attempts to tax activities within and relating to Indian country. This symposium will follow the Federal Bar Association's 22nd Annual Indian Law Conference and will be held at the Albuquerque Marriot Hotel, located on Louisiana Avenue. If you have any questions regarding this symposium, please contact Professor Scott A. Taylor at the University of New Mexico at: (505) 277-2113. You can also contact Professor Taylor by e-mail at: taylor@law.unm.edu ------------------------ Francis A. Robert Attorney at Law P.O. Box 325 Menlo Park CA 94026-0325 sahtu@aol.com far@alumni.stanford.edu ----------------------- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 18:38:43 CST From: "Deborah Wetsit (Assiniboine)" 7th Annual Association of American Indian and Alaska Native Professors Conference The 7th Annual Association of American Indian and Alaska Native Professors Conference will be held April 25-26, 1997 on the campus of Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. This association and the conference is open to American Indian/Alaska Native professors (past, current, or potential) and graduate students at colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada. This year's conference presents an opportunity to continue the discussion of issues facing Native professors and networking with colleagues in an environment where 100% of the student body has a tribal affiliation. Information regarding the conference venue, including transportation form Kansas City International Airport and lodging, will be forthcoming to all individuals listed in the current directory of the association. Individuals who are American Indian/Alaska Native and not listed in the directory should contact Dr. Karen Gayton Swisher, AAIANP Conference Coordinator, at Teacher Education Department, Haskell Indian Nations University, 155 Indian Avenue Box 5016, Lawrence, KS 66046-4800, (913)749-8426 or kswisher@ross1.cc.haskell.edu. --------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 16:09:49 -0600 From: Sago Sago Subj: Winter Storytelling Annual Winter Storytelling will be Friday, January 31st from 7 to 10 pm in the St. Paul Student Center, 2017 Buford Ave. Storytellers include Ojibwe, Dakota and Ho-Chunk elders and students of the Ojibwe and Dakota languages. Bring your children for a special children's storytelling session. Refreshments will be served and admission is free. For more information contact the American Indian Learning Resource Center (AILRC) at 612/624-2555. For directions to the St. Paul Student Center please call 612/625-9794. -------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 18:09:45 -0800 From: Loren James Subj: IRS on Trial - Indigenous Tribunal and Seminar SOURCE:Kuye'di Thling-git' Nation of Southeast Alaska SUBJ:Press Release DATE:Jan 2, 1997 The Kuye'di Tlingit Nation of Southeast Alaska is hosting an Intertribal Seminar and Briefing and International Tribunal of Original Nations from January 6-9, 1997 in Seattle Washington at the Phinney Neighborhood Center Community Hall, 6532 Phinney Avenue North, Seattle, WA from 10:am to 5 PM each day.(Seminar and Briefing Jan. 6 & 7 - Tribunal Jan. 8-9) Leaders from North America's Original Nations will sit on the International Tribunal to hear a complaint brought by Kuiu Tribal Member What Staw, George Suckinaw James, Jr. against the United States and the Internal Revenue Service. Tribal Member What Staw charges the U.S. Government/the IRS and its agents and assigns with genocide and other actions that violate Tribal Law; International Law, Standards and Norms; the U.S. Constitution and certain federal statutes which were passed to protect Indigenous Peoples. Plaintiff has provided the Tribunal with a list of legal experts who are scheduled to testify. The State Department has been notified that their presence is required since this is a nation to nation issue, and that they should represent the IRS. You are cordially invited to witness and report the proceedings. For further information please call or fax 206-483-9251 or 206-362-7725. See our Webpage currently under construction at: URL:http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/5803/ Email us at: wolfhouse@earthlink.net Kindest Regards, Rudy James, Tribal Council Spokesman George James, Tribal Elder ===================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- 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, Bobby Castillo, Carol Greyeyes(Centre for Indigenous Theatre), Michael Sims via Ishgooda, Joe Campagna, Pablo Lonesome Wolf, David Orr, Oliver Little Bear, Debra F. Sanders, David Orr via Pam Bodine, John Berry, Joseph C. Winter, Joe D. Horse Capture, Laurie Anne Whitt, Joe Don Chipps, Sovereign Dine' Nation, Rosalee Cabrera, Jack Hicks, Michael Wilson, South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC), Richard Rose -//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Part B of this newsletter has already been distributed via the NATIVE-L or NATCHAT mailing lists. --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - online" --------- Date: Thu, 9 January 97 08:00 -0500 From: Janet Smith (evestar@juno.com) Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows already posted to Mailing Lists NATCHAT or NATIVE-L UUCP email Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 10:33:49 -0600 From: geneve@mail.utexas.edu (Geneve Gil) Subj: Conference on Women, War & Resistance, Jan 16-18 (U.C.Riverside) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) [ This article is being approved because the conference it describes includes panel sessions on "Indigenous Women at the Fore in Mexico and Guatemala" and "Indigenous Women Resisting Nuclear Genocide." --Gary (gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us) ] The UCR Center for Women in Coalition announces a conference on: FRONTLINE FEMINISMS Women, War & Resistance January 16-18, 1997 Highlander Hall University of California, Riverside The Center for Women in Coalition at the University of California, Riverside has organized a conference, "Frontline Feminisms: Women, War, and Resistance," to take place on the UCR campus January 16-18, 1997. Participants will discuss the forging of new feminisms in the context of militarized situations around the world. The conference will link feminist activists and grass-root organizers engaged in innovative feminist praxes with a gathering of scholars and policy-makers engaged in theorizing conflict and promoting cooperation. This conference is international in scope, and will include women from the Balkans, Ireland, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It will embrace a range of discourses and topics, combining scholarly work with position papers, background briefings, testimonial accounts, workshops, videos, and creative pieces. This purposely heterogeneous range of "languages" will appeal to the many communities, within and beyond the academy, concerned with issues involving women and militarization. Panels: Indigenous Women at the Fore in Mexico and Guatemala Indigenous Women Resisting Nuclear Genocide Filipino Women's Movement in Diaspora Militarism in East Asia: The U.S. Military and the Sex Industry Women and Political Violence in South Asia Thai Women, Prostitution and State Development Tibetan Women and Non-Violent Resistance Iranian Women in Resistance Reframing the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict: Women in Black Women, Civil War, and Human Rights in African Contexts Militarized Mediterranean Coalition Across Borders in the Balkans Rape as Genocide in Bosnia Women under Apartheid in Kosova Feminist Resistance to Violence Against Women in Serbia Women Resisting Violence in Northern Ireland Women in U.S. Prisons Women and Union Organizing in the U.S. Women, Sexuality, and the U.S. Military The Militarization of the U.S./Mexico Border Round Tables: Military Occupations Legal Battles Democratization and Nation Building Fundamentalism Hidden Links Between Military and Domestic Violence Refugees and Immigration Militarization and Union Organizing Capitalism, Development, Militarism, and the Gendered New World Order Police and Prisons Women Bearing Arms Nuclear Armaments Technology as Obstacle/Opportunity for Feminism Women's Movements in Coalition Workshops: Practicing Women's Rights as Human Rights Using the Internet for Organization and Communication Conflict Resolution Healing Through Art Films: Calling the Ghosts: A Story About Rape, War and Women, Mandy Jacobsen My Life as a Poster, Shashwati Talukdar Camp Arirang, Diana S. Lee and Grace Yoonkyung Lee Aiesha and Other Stories from Palestine, Christine Ahmed a river is made drop by drop, Sedika Mojadidi When Women Unite: The Story of an Uprising Participants include: Mary Burroughs, artist, activist, Northern Ireland Carrie Dann, Western Shoshone National Council Laurie Beth Green, News and Letters, Chicago Lynn Halpin, Si Paz, Chiapas, Mexico Fatima A. Ibrahim, President of Sudanese Women Union, Former President of Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF), The Sudan Mandy Jacobson, filmmaker, "Calling the Ghosts: A Story About Rape, War, and Women" South Africa Vesna Kesic, journalist, human rights activist, founder, Center for Women War Victims, Plenary Speaker NGO Forum on Women, Zagreb, Croatia Gwyn Kirk, Women of Greenham Common, U.K. Sissy Korizi, Young Women and Democracy, Greece Ruth Linn, author of "Conscience at War" Israel Jay Mendoza, Local 11 Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees,Los Angeles Jadranka Milicevic, Women in Black, Bosnia Zorica Mrsevic, Lawyer, Women's Law Center, Serbia Bhaswati Mukherjee, United Nations, Geneva Wanjiru Muigai, Lawyer, Washington D.C. and Kenya Kemy Oyarzun, Director, Curso De Especializacion en genero y Cultura en America Latina, Santiago, Chile Marina Patricia,Director Fray Bartolome Human Rights Center,Chiapas,Mexico Vasanthi Raman, Senior Fellow, Center for Women's Development Center, New Delhi, India Cathy Salser, A Window Between Worlds, Los Angeles Soona Samsami, Foreign Affairs Committee, National Council of Resistance of Iran, Washington D.C. Tatiana Sekulevic, Young Women in Democracy, Macedonia Gila Svirsky, Founder Women in Black, Advisory Council Israel Women's Network, former chair of board of directors B'Tselem--human rights organization in the occupied territories. Judy Tanzawa, Union and Community Activist, Los Angeles Rachel Wareham, Center for Women War Victims and Motrat Qiriazi, Croatia and Kosova Georgianna Williams, L.A.4+ Defense Committee, Los Angeles Representatives of Comigua (Guatemala), Gabriela, Vietnamese Women's Union, Marshal Island Survivors for a Nuclear Free Pacific and Christine Ahmed, Pennsylvania State University Beverly Allen, author of Rape Warfare: The Hidden Genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, Syracuse University Peter Bell, SUNY Purchase Roberto Calderon, UC Riverside Carol Cohn, Bowdoin College Benita Berger Gould, UC Berkeley Kathy Ferguson, University of Hawaii Sondra Hale, UCLA Alexandra Halkias, UC San Diego D. Emily Hicks, San Diego State University Donna Hughes, Bradford University (U.K.) and University of Rhode Island Lois Lorentzen, University of San Francisco Julie Mertus, Harvard Law School Sedika Mojadidi, University of Florida Seungsook Moon, Vassar College Margo Okazawa-Rey, San Francisco School of Social Work Andrea Peto, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary Nancy Rhodes, Syracuse University Sara Rudick, New York University Jennifer Rycenga, San Jose State Univerity Ramesh Sepehrrad, George Mason University Julia Shayne, U.C. Santa Barbara Shashwati Talukdar, Temple University Devra Weber, U.C. Riverside Michele Weber, Pomona College and others..... Registration Information: Name:__________________________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________State:__________ ZIP:__________________ Country: ___________________________ E-mail: _____________________________ Phone:(_____)______________________ Fax:(_____)_________________________ Registration: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday; cost: $ 50 for parking, breakfast, and lunch for 3 days. Please make checks payable to the UC Regents. Attendance only: no charge Upon request, the Conference will provide free transportation to and from the Ontario International Airport to your motel or the campus. If you wish such transportation, please provide the following information by December 20, 1996: Arrival: Airline: _________________ Flight#_________ Time:__________ Departure: Airline____________________Flight#_________ Time:__________ Please print and complete this form and send it with your check to: Center for Ideas and Society, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521-0439 For further registration information: ideassoc@ucrac1.ucr.edu or check out the Center for Women in Coalition Website at http://www.chass.ucr.edu/csbsr/women/frontfem.html For information, enter "info" on the subject line. To register, using this form, enter "regform" on the subject line. If you would like to help others who need funding to participate in Frontline Feminisms, please send a tax-deductible donation, made out to the UC Riverside Foundation, to the Center for Ideas and Society. Marilyn Davis Center for Ideas & Society UC Riverside Riverside, CA 92521 909-787-3987x1554 ----------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 08:39:55 -0700 From: cmilda@goodnet.com (Chris Milda (_Akimel O`odham_)) Subj: NAGPRA Review Committee meeting (Norman, Oklahoma, 25-27 March '97) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 08:51:34 -0800 Subject: NAGPRA Review. Comm. meeting Norman, OK (FWD) **PLEASE FORGIVE DUPLICATE MESSAGE--THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN CROSS POSTED TO MUSEUM-L, NAGPRA-L, ARCH-L, AND ANTHRO-L. PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER LISTS YOU FEEL MIGHT BE INTERESTED*** From the Federal Register, Friday, December 13, 1996. Vol. 61, No. 241 pp. 65596-65597 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Review Committee: Meeting Agency: National Park Service, Interior Action: Notice Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), that a meeting of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Review Committee will be held on March 25-27, 1997 in Norman, OK. The Review Committee will meet at the Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education (OCCE) on the campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Meetings will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude not later than 5:00 p.m. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Review Committee was established by Public Law 101-601 to monitor, review, and assist in implementation of the inventory and identification process and repatriation activities required under the statute. The agenda for this meeting will include discussion of the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains, compliance by Federal agencies, and implementation of the statute in the State of Oklahoma. This meeting will be open to the public. However, facilities and space for accommodating the public are limited. Any member of the public may file a written statement concerning the matters to be discussed with Dr. Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting Archaeologist. Persons wishing further information concerning this meeting, or who wish to submit written statements may contact Dr. Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Archeology and Ethnography Program (MS 2275), National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; telephone: (202) 343-4101. Draft summary minutes of the meeting will be available for public inspection approximately eight weeks after the meeting at the office of the Departmental Consulting Archeologist, 800 North Capitol St. NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC. If you have any general questions, feel free to contact me at Jennifer_Schansberg@nps.gov Jennifer Schansberg NAGPRA Consultant National Park Service--Archeology and Ethnography Program Washington, DC --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 22:58:25 -0500 From: icuc@web.apc.org Subj: Global Citizen's nuclear waste forum (Saskatoon, 10-12 January) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Agenda Global Citizens Forum On High Level Nuclear Waste St. Andrew's College, University of Saskatchewan Campus 1121 College Drive January 10th, 11th and 12th Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Friday, January 10th 7 p.m. * Opening Circle - led by First Nation Elders. Saturday, January 11th 9 a.m. * Introductions * Testimonies on the Impact of Nuclear Waste in Communities Worldwide. ( Testimonies to be done in open plenary) This would include direct testimonies and the posting of declarations and statements from communities and gatherings such as the Indigenous Anti Nuclear Summit held in September, 1996 in Albuquerque, the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Gathering held in Fiji in December, 1996, and developments with the anti nuclear movement in Europe. NOTE: THOSE WHO CAN NOT ATTEND: WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEND IN WRITTEN TESTIMONIAL FOR THE FINAL PROCEEDINGS AND SUBSEQUENT SUBMISSION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW PANEL. Saturday Afternoon, January 11th, 1 P.M. * Small group sessions to discuss testimonies as well as further reflections on the use and elimination of nuclear waste. The purpose of the small group discussions will be to develop the input towards the basic elements of a Global Citizens Charter. Saturday Evening, January 11th - 7:30 P.M. * Cultural Celebration - the Spirit of Resistance and Alternatives Sunday, January 12th, 9 A.M. * In large plenary to receive from the small groups directions on the basic elements of a Global Citizens Charter on the handling and elimination of nuclear waste, and to discuss how our work will be taken forward. For example, to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Panel hearings on nuclear waste disposal in the Canadian Shield. Sunday, January 12th, 1 P.M. * Closing Circle led by First Nation Elders. For more information, to register your participation, and send supportive messages contact the Organizing Committee, Global Citizens Forum on High Level Nuclear Waste: phone numbers - 306 934 3030, 306 652 1275, 306 933 4141; fax numbers - 306 934 3030, 306 665 2128, 306 933 4346; e mail - icuc@web.net, sen@the.link.ca, cusosask@the.link.ca. --------- "RE: Bison Slaughter Set" --------- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 18:15:27 -0800 From: pamb@efn.org (Pam) Subj: Bison Slaughter Set to Begin (fwd) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) This is an FYI. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 19:44:35 -0500 From: DavidOrr@aol.com Subject: NEWS: Bison Slaughter Set to Begin Follow-up to my previous posting on this issue... December 29, 1996 Slaughter of Errant Bison to Begin Near Yellowstone YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- In the 1880s, after the herds of bison that once swarmed the Western plains had been hunted to the brink of extinction, a few hundred of the animals were found living in the mountains of this national park. The Army stepped up patrols against poachers, and park authorities created a ranch in the park to raise bison. The restoration project was so successful that it became a symbol for the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service, which have an image of a buffalo on their badges. Next month, however, the Park Service reluctantly begins a new chapter in the management of its famous herd of shaggy-headed bison. It will capture several dozen bison bulls that appear to be headed across the park's northern border and ship them to slaughterhouses. Officials say many more -- perhaps hundreds -- could be sent to slaughter before the winter is over. "We really don't have many options," said Wayne Brewster, deputy director of the Yellowstone Center for Resources. "It's a temporary solution. We sure hope it isn't a permanent one." The controversial plan was devised when the state of Montana filed a lawsuit to force the park to keep the animals from crossing Yellowstone's northern border and entering Montana, where the private land includes cattle ranches. The bison carry a disease called brucellosis, which if passed on to cattle could result in a quarantine on Montana cattle. To settle the lawsuit, park officials agreed to ship most of the bison that leave the park for private ranch land to the north to slaughter. The meat will be donated to Indian tribes and charitable organizations. Some bison that stray onto other public land to the north will be allowed to remain. As many as 600 animals are near the north entrance. If they all choose to leave, officials say, all will be sent to slaughterhouses in Montana. There are about 3,500 bison in Yellowstone, and thousands more elsewhere in the country. The animal is not an endangered species. Still, the prospect of sending an animal that delights millions of tourists and is a potent symbol -- first of wanton destruction, then of conservation success -- does not thrill park officials. Environmentalists are also opposed to the bison plan, fearing it could become a model for management of other species. They filed a suit in federal court in Helena, Mont., to halt the slaughter, but a judge ruled against them. A decision on their appeal of that ruling is not expected for several months. The plan is controversial for a number of reasons. One is that it appears as if the park is capitulating on its philosophy of natural regulation, which is to allow animals to roam without interference. Another is that there is no evidence that bison pass the disease on to cattle in a wild setting. Cattle cow must come in contact with blood from an infected bison. Environmentalists also say the plan diminishes the park's naturalness. "For them to trap and slaughter these animals is a fundamental distortion of their mission," said Jim Angell, a lawyer for the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund in Bozeman, Mont. "The park is becoming a zoo, with the wildlife fenced in." Marsha Karle, a park spokeswoman, said: "Our preference is to allow nature to take its course. But we're responding to the concerns of the State of Montana." The capture and slaughter plan illustrates the difficulty of managing a park like Yellowstone, whose borders were drawn up in the 19th century when much of the country was still wild. The boundaries do not reflect biological realities, and much of the winter range for elk and bison is outside the park. The bison problem is one of the thorniest faced by park officials. They have tried to herd the animals with horses and haze them back into the park with helicopters. The state of Montana instituted a hunt for the animals in the early 1980s but canceled it after widespread opposition. Then state wildlife and livestock officials began shooting the animals en masse. Last year several hundred bison were shot by state officials. Local residents who watched as the animals were killed in front of their homes raised an outcry. More than 1,500 animals have been killed by hunters and officials since 1975. Biologists are trying to find a vaccine to prevent brucellosis in bison. The park has constructed a large capture and sorting site at Stephens Creek, south of the park's northwestern boundary line, near Gardiner, Mont., where animals will be taken to await shipment to slaughter. The decision to trap there came after the Church Universal and Triumphant, whose large cattle ranch abuts the park, complained about animals on church land. Since the church is also worried about damage to fences, all animals, not just diseased ones, will be slaughtered. "They're hard to work, but we'll move them," said Lloyd Kortge, a ranger at Mammoth, in Yellowstone, who will help capture and ship the animals. The rangers have set up a system of fenced pens to hold and sort the animals then load them on waiting trucks. They will then be taken to one of five slaughterhouses in Montana. There is a different policy for animals that leave the park near West Yellowstone, the other major departure point for bison. Here the animals are captured and tested for brucellosis. If they are pregnant -- the condition most likely to spread the disease from abortion or birth -- or if they test positive for the disease, they are shipped to slaughter. If they test negative, they are freed. If they cannot be captured, they are shot. More than 50 bison have been shot or shipped to slaughter this year. Environmentalists say neighbors of the park need to recognize that they live in a wild area. "There should be tolerance for animals that leave the park," said Jeanne-Marie Souvigney, of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, an environmental group concerned with the park and its environs. "Bison should be allowed to migrate to public lands" outside the park. No one is sure why the animals leave the park, although it is assumed that they do so, in part, to escape the harsh winter at higher elevations. Environmentalists say one reason the animals leave in such large numbers is that the park plows its roads to provide packed snow for snowmobiles. The bison find the roads easy going. "It's a big factor," Ms. Souvigney said. "It allows bison to save energy. So you get artificially high populations and movement." --------- "RE: Bison Slaughter" --------- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 12:48:32 -0700 From: whiteclayppl@montana.campus.mci.net (Joe H.C.) Subj: Bison Slaughter Set to Begin (fwd) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The meat coming from the bison in YNP is fine to eat cooked. As long as you cook it normally like burgers or steak; it is not dangerous. The Park Service is careful not to let anybody mess with the organs or the reproductive systems of the dead animals, since the disease concentrates in those areas. After the buffalo is field dressed, the Park Service gathers the remaining organs and buries them. I have participated in a few of the bison kills; in years past, the Park Service would call Indian tribes or local Indian communities to take the animals which have been killed. Many tribes take the meat back home to feed the elders and distribute to the rest of the tribe. A few years ago when I was president of the Montana State University-Bozeman Indian Club, they called us down and we butchered about six buffalo and brought them back. We had the meat processed and it fed about 150 local Indian families who are students at the college. Although there has been a lot of criticism of the bison plan, a few facts remain. Through mismanagement of YNP, the park is overpopulated with bison; they will starve to death if they are not killed. If the feds give some of the bison to Indian tribes for free and the meat, hides, and skulls are used traditionally; I have not objections. Respectfully, Joe D. Horse Capture Bozeman, MT --------- "RE: Lubicon Boycott of Daishowa" --------- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 09:05:05 -0700 From: serena@digysys.net (serena) Subj: Lubicon Boycott of Daishowa moves to the U.S. Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Gary, Stephen Kenda has been commended by the Lubicon for his work. As you know, they are under court order not to talk about the any of the facts. Stephen is putting out information that they are unable to and helping in any way he can. Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 23:49:39 -0500 (EST) From: Stephen Kenda Subject: Lubicon Boycott of Daishowa moves to the USA To: serena stuart Hello Serena, My name is Stephen Kenda. I am with the Friends of the Lubicon in Toronto. The article below appeared in the Fall 1996 issue of 'On Indian Land' and is reproduced with permission of its publisher (Marsha Shaiman in Seattle at 206-525-5086 phone and fax) and author. Marsha gave me your net address. She suggested that you would be able to post the article onto the net. Noteworthy in the article is 1. the concrete action people are encouraged to take in opposition to Daishowa's plans to level unceded Lubicon territory under a cloak of judicial silence. 2. contact info for a person in the States working on the issue. Contact information in the article below has been updated from the original article. Three words are left out of the article below which rendered the original inaccurate in two places and potentially confusing in a third. They are 'Inc.' and 'Inc.' in the first paragraph and 'Club' in the fifth. I include this just in case you had the original and were wondering if those omissions here were a mistake. I think it's safe to say that the more people know about the spread of the Daishowa Boycott to the USA, the more likely this sort of legal "swording" of citizens using the pen won't be attempted by corporations like Daishowa. In Solidarity..........Stephen Kenda Friends of the Lubicon (Toronto) 485 Ridelle Ave Toronto, ON M6B 1K6 T: (416)763-7500 F:(416)603-2715 email: k.thomas@utoronto.ca SISIS web site : http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/Lubicon/main.html --------------------- Support the Lubicon Cree Indian Nation - Stop Daishowa If you have been reading On Indian Land for at least the last year, you should be acquainted with the intense struggle of the Lubicon Lake Cree Nation of northern Alberta, Canada and the boycott against Daishowa. Although the Lubicon Cree have no treaty with the Canadian government and have never ceded their land, the Alberta provincial government has sold logging rights to their unceded territory to Daishowa. The paper products company was asked to wait for a land claim settlement agreement to be completed between the Lubicon and the Canadian government before logging. Daishowa began logging anyway, but halted their operation shortly after the initiation of the boycott in 1991. While a number of people across Canada and around the world responded to the Lubicon call for a boycott of Daishowa paper products, the main organized effort was undertaken by a Toronto, Ontario-based Lubicon support group, Toronto Friends of the Lubicon. Because Daishowa doesn't market its paper products directly to the public, but rather to other corporations, the Toronto Friends of the Lubicon targeted companies using Daishowa products. Primarily as a result of their efforts 47 companies representing over 4300 retail outlets have joined the boycott in Canada and Daishowa reports a $5 million loss due to the boycott. So far pressure generated by the boycott has kept Daishowa at bay and no further logging of Lubicon land has taken place..yet. Instead of making a clear, public and unequivocal commitment not to cut or buy wood cut on Lubicon land until the land rights dispute is resolved, Daishowa challenged the boycott in the provincial courts of Ontario and eventually won an injunction against the boycott. According to Friends attorney Karen Wristen of the Sierra Legal Defence Fund, "The court has said essentially that the intention to cause economic harm made this boycott illegal." Daishowa is engaging in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the Friends of the Lubicon for their losses. Daishowa Boycott Picks Up In Washington With the Friends of the Lubicon's hands tied and democratic consumer rights squashed by the (courts of the Ontario) provincial government, Daishowa is free to take Lubicon trees without objection from their Canadian critics. Instead of containing the boycott within Canadian borders, this decision has forced the boycott into the international consumer market. Since consumer pressure in the form of a boycott is the only tactic that has kept Daishowa out of Lubicon territory, escalating the boycott is the only way to save Lubicon trees. As a consumer public, we need to educate ourselves about the products we use and understand that our conveniences are often at the expense of indigenous exploitation. Daishowa has a mill at Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, and a corporate office in Seattle, Washington. Products of the Port Angeles mill include pulp and groundwood specialty papers. The Washington Post is printed on Daishowa paper, the New York Post was cited as being printed on Daishowa paper and probably continues to be. Gannett Publishing was also cited as a Daishowa buyer and is most likely still a Daishowa customer. They publish 83 newspapers including U.S.A. Today. Most recently, GTE and U.S. West telephone directories have confirmed as being printed on Daishowa paper. These directories claim to be at least 25% to 40% recycled paper. The Port Angeles Daishowa mill in Washington recycles old directories and sells back the paper to GTE and U.S. West. This might not seem so bad, but the fact remains that this is still Daishowa, a forest industry conglomerate. There are plenty of alternatives for 100% recycled paper and non-wood paper. (sic) Pressure on these companies and help identifying other Daishowa customers is greatly needed. Write to these companies and voice your objection to their use of Daishowa paper: Jamie Loa, GTE Directories, 1115 S. Boyal Ave., Los Angeles CA 90023. Phone: (213) 265-6809. Jim Pierce, Director of Printing, distribution, Recycling, U.S. West direct, 198 Inverness Dr. W., Inglewood, CO 80112. Phone: (303) 784-2584. Write Daishowa and let them know you are supporting the international boycott of Daishowa. Daishowa America, 7200 Columbia Center, 701 5th Ave., Seattle WA 98104 Phone: (206) 623-1772 or (800) 331-6314, Fax: (206)452-6576. Shogo Nakano, President, Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Tokyo Head Office, 6-1 Asahi Tokai Building, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Tom Hamaoka, Executive V. Pres., Daishowa-Marubeni International, Suite 3500, Park Place, 666 Burrard St., Vancouver, B.C., V6C 2X8 Canada. Phone:(604) 681-6659 Always send copies of correspondence that you send and receive to the Lubicon Lake Indian Nation, P.O. Box 6731 Peace River, AB, T8S 1S5 Canada. For more information, a Daishowa boycott packet, or to help with the Daishowa boycott, contact Dan Clarke, 5317-46th Ave S., Seattle WA 98118. Phone: (206) 723-4703. Fax (206) 525-5086 --------- "RE: Keweenaw Bay Update" --------- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 20:39:40 -0500 From: lawhitt@mtu.edu (Laurie Anne Whitt) Subj: Keweenaw Bay Update Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The following articles appeared in _The Daily Mining Gazette_ on 26 and 28 December 1996. Excerpts from them are posted here with the permission of _The Daily Mining Gazette_. For background on this situation, please consult earlier postings to this list ("http://bioc09.uthscsa.edu/natnet/archive/nl/keweenaw-bay.html"). Detailed information, including a chronology of events, can be found at http://www.edwards1.com/rose/native/ffj/ffj.htm LAWYERS ASK MARQUETTE COUNTY TO STOP JAILING CERTAIN KBIC PRISONERS By VANESSA DIETZ 26 December 1996 With no jail in Baraga County, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community tribal police have no choice but to house their prisoners away from the reservation...But developments on the reservation since the takeover of the former tribal center in August 1995 by the dissident group Fight For Justice has raised some new concerns about the way KBIC tribal police handle business. In a Dec. 18 letter to Marquette County Board of Commissioners Chairman Gerald Corkin, attorneys Steve Pence of Marquette and Mark Wisti of Hancock question the propriety of the county jail housing KBIC "political prisoners." Pence and Wisti are among a handful of pro-bono lawyers who have been representing some of the defendants, members of the protest group Fight For Justice. FFJ took over the former Tribal Center in August 1995 to protest tribal government policies. "When the ruling elite lost the 1994 election and dictatorially declared the election 'invalid,' the takeover of tribal headquarters by some of the more than 200 disenfranchised members was a reaction that should have surprised no one. One could expect a strong reaction when, overnight, 40 percent of a population loses its citizenship," the letter says. In 1994, 524 voters were on the voting lists. the tribal council nullified the results of the '94 election in which FFJ leader Jerry Lee Curtis defeated current councilwoman and then-incumbent Amy St. Arnold. In that election three other incumbents were re-elected: former FFJ leader Charles Loonsfoot, currently sought by police; Myrtle Tolonen, who recently had charges against her dropped; and Robert Voakes. At a meeting the week before the takeover, the tribal council announced that an independent audit by Anderson Tackman and Co. determined 202 people would be removed from the voting rolls. Of the 202 individuals, 18 were latter reinstated. Then the council passed resolutions which allowed the disenfranchised members to apply to be adopted. The council said it would give them the right to vote and treaty rights but not the right to hold office. The adoption procedure was questioned by some because the KBIC Constitution states adoptees have no treaty rights. In the letter, the lawyers also talk about Father John Hascall, the priest of Most Holy Name of Jesus Church which is adjacent to the tribal center. Hascall has provided FFJ members sanctuary on church grounds since the takeover and has been told by tribal police that he faces several charges as a result. On Dec. 17, the KBIC Tribal Police reportedly broke into the Catholic priest's bedroom seeking Curtis. Instead they found the priest guarded by another protestor, Paul Halverson, who they arrested on charges of bond violation. Halverson had been ordered to stay off the governmental compound as a condition of bond he received on charges related to the takeover. He was also told to stay away from anyone with outstanding warrants....Halverson is being held without bond until his trial... "Father Hascall...was charged with a multitude of crimes - but not until almost a year after the Aug. 21 1995 takeover. The political motivation for the charges was clear as Father Hascall has provided spiritual comfort to the protestors," the letter alleges. "At the time of this week's search of his home, Father Hascall has yet to turn himself in to answer the charges which were issued in August 1996. Thus, you would have expected tribal police to arrest the gentle priest when they broke into his home...The police are free to return at any moment to further harass Father Hascall. Father Hascall..is subject to immediate arrest should he leave the church grounds. He cannot serve his parishioners in small mission churches without fear of arrest," Wisti and Pence wrote and Hascall previously told the Gazette. "FFJ inmates being housed in the Marquette County jail, like Father Hascall, have been deprived of their most fundamental human rights. Some of these inmates have significant health problems, and pose an economic risk to the county of Marquette. Father Hascall has stated that if he is arrested, he will not bond out and he will not take his medications. He will do what has to be done to serve as an example of someone that will not be beaten down by the existing tribal government. "As people of conscience, we are asking you to consider whether you wish to house as prisoners individuals who are arrested by a regime that lacks the credibility necessary to satisfy you that due process is being served," the letter reads.... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ATTORNEY FILES FALSE-ARREST CLAIMS AGAINST TRIBAL POLICE 28 December 1996 By VANESSA DIETZ Three men who were the recent targets of Keweenaw Bay Indian Tribal Police have in turn targeted officers for excessive force and false arrests in claims filed with the Department of Interior. Joshua Emery, Scott Rutherford and Colin Van claim they received injuries during a Dec. 17 early morning raid into buildings on the site of the former KBIC Tribal Center. Fight For Justice, a group which questions the current tribal government's policies, took over the tribal center in August 1995. Representing the trio of claimants is Hancock attorney Mark Wisti. Emery, a tribal member, requests $50,000 for injuries to his eyes. He says he was in the former tribal center when one tribal police officer sprayed mace in his face after telling him to move out of the way, an order with which he said he complied. Emery, who has asthma, reportedly reacted severely to the substance and screamed in pain. Emergency medical technicians later treated him at the scene. Police also reportedly sprayed mace at Emery's mother, Colleen McSawby. Rutherford is asking for $1 million for personal-injury damages including emotional distress. Rutherford, a member of Witnesses for Non-Violence, has been on the site since summer. He says he was falsely arrested by KBIC Tribal Police officers who forcibly entered the room in which he was sleeping in the former tribal center. He said police officers told him to lie face-down on his bed and hand-cuffed him. The officers removed the handcuffs before they left the site, Rutherford said. Non-tribal member Colin Van's claim is for $1,020,000 for damage to his car and for injuries to his right and left wrists, neck and back and for emotional distress. Van says not only did the police falsely arrest him, they used excessive force to do so. Van said police ordered him to leave the tribal center and escorted him out. He got in his car and was attempting to start the engine when officers began smashing his car windows with billy clubs, he said. He said after smashing his windshield and the driver's side windows, the officers pulled him from the vehicle. One of the officers sprayed mace in his face and a group of officers encircled him, beating him. He said he put his hands behind his back so officers could handcuff him. Van said the officers continued to beat him and raise him to his feet only to trip him and cause him to hit the ground. On the night of the raid, 10 to 12 tribal police officers forcibly entered three buildings on the compound: the Catholic church's nun's house and rectory and the former KBIC Tribal Center. All the buildings are located in the same area on US-41 in Assinins. Father John Hascall, the priest of Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, has provided sanctuary to FFJ since the takeover. KBIC Media Spokesman Rich Rossway told The Marquette Mining Journal the purpose of the raid was to retrieve tribal records. The only tribal records at the site are the ones that a federal magistrate ordered to be returned to the site after KBIC Tribal Chairman Fred Dakota reviewed them, pulling some to defend himself on federal charges. Shortly after police left, many witnesses at the scene told The Gazette the officers said they were looking for Jerry Lee Curtis. One person said police showed him a copy of the warrant for Curtis. During the time of the raid, Curtis said he had barricaded himself in the basement of the church. Although police did not arrest Curtis, they did arrest another FFJ leader, Paul Halverson, for violating his bond. In a Dec. 20 press release Dakota said: "The KBIC categorically denies that excessive force was used by our tribal police as they served a search warrant early Tuesday morning. The expected accusations and propaganda flew from the dissidents, but once again when the dust settled there was no proof that anyone was beaten or terrorized. "The tribal police performed their duties professionally and the tribal council is proud of their work under difficult circumstances. Additionally, the council hopes that the press is more responsible with these frivolous and