From gars@netcom.com Wed Apr 9 03:08:09 1997 Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 22:09:08 -0700 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews05.015 _ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' O ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ O o O / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' O o O / /-< / /--/ /-- VOLUME 05, ISSUE 015 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 12 April 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 Triballaw, AISESnet & NATIVE-L lists; UUCP and genie email; Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty; Newsgroup: alt.native; Submission to http://www.nanews.org 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 ++ It is archived at http://www.nanews.org 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 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. "So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and nothing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home." __ Chief Tecumseh, Shawnee Nation From The Sidney Telegraph Sept 8, 1877 "Crazy Horse Corraled" The old sinner is in for it. The following telegraph from Camp Robinson, under date of Sept. 5th, says: "Crazy Horse who was arrested at Spotted Tail Agency last night, arrived here this evening. While being disarmed in the guardhouse he drew a knife and attempted to make his escape, cutting Big Little Man in the arm severely. Crazy Horse himself was stabbed in the side and dangerously wounded. The Indians refused to have him put in the guardhouse again, and he was taken to the Adjutant's office, where he now is. There is great excitement among the Indians, most of whom have gone to their villages. The troops are under arms, ready for any emergency." Later--- "Crazy Horse after being put in the guardhouse, got pugnacious and cut around at a lviely rate. One of teh soldiers, not relishing the attack, run his bayonet in the red devil, who was then conveyed to the hospital where he passed in his checks. There is no excitement, and all the chiefs stand by the military. And thus ingloriously ends the career of as great a butcher as ever cursed the earth. Ye, Gods, but won't the quakers howl." +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! This winter at least six elders on Pine Ridge died from hypothermia. I say, "at least", because a new winter storm has hit the north. Pray more do not die. New York State cannot abide by laws that protect the interests of the sovereign First nations that reside within its state boundaries. Again, the state has taken hostile action against the reservations for alleged tobacco tax violations. The root of these attacks is greed. The state of Montana continues to ignore the requests of the Department of Interior with regard to their slaughter of the Buffalo Nation. The number of bison killed has diminished, but only because fewer bison are roaming out of Yellowstone National Park. Montana's claims of health risks have been proven false. This slaughter is about greed, pure and simple. Look about you. Listen carefully to what is being said. When the end justifies any abuse of truth and honor for so many, it is no wonder the winds speak of the end of the fourth age. Mike Wicks sends these reminders: In memory; 4.14.1973 Priscilla White Plume - AIM supporter killed at Manderson by Goons. No investigation. 4.17.1973 Frank Clearwater - AIM member killed by heavy machine gun round at Wounded Knee. No investigation. 4.19.1974 Roxeine Roark - AIM supporter killed at Porcupine by "unknown assailants." Investigation open, still "pending." 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 - Message from Arvol Looking Horse - Conferences and Powwows - online - Buffalo Holocaust at Yellowstone - New Moon Prayer Circle - Letter from Leonard - Chippewa Spearing/Netting Season - New York State Imposes Regulation - Mole Lake Newsletter - Tonawanda - Zapatista Letter - Council of Chiefs - Native America Calling - 1996 Settlement Agreement - Message from Big Mountain - Legal Battle Over Land - Little Big Horn Petition - Dine Radiation Exposure - Religious Freedom - Educational Opinion - Poem: Breeze - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Conferences and Powwows - offline --------- "RE: Message from Arvol Looking Horse" --------- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 18:31:52 -0600 (MDT) From: Arvol Looking Horse via Gary Smith Subj: From Arvol Looking Horse I have been granted the honor of passing on this message from Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19th Generation Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe Keeper. Statement concerning the Massacre of the Buffalo at Yellowstone National Park from Chief Arvol Looking Horse (Spiritual gathering in Rapid City, SD April 4, 1997) I, Chief Arvol Looking Horse of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota Nations would like to address the serious issue of our relative, the Buffalo Nation. With the teaching of our way of life from the time of being, the First People were the Buffalo People, our ancestors which came from the sacred Black Hills, the heart of everything that is. Our ceremonies consist of Seven Sacred Rites, and with these rites we walk with the buffalo nation as our relatives. Through their blood line exist our spiritual values. It is our responsibility to protect them. As 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe, I pray for health and well being of many nations. I humbly ask all nations to respect our way of life because in our prophecies if there is no buffalo then life as we know it will cease to exist. Hecetu yelo! Mitakuye Oyasin (All My Relations) Chief Arvol Looking Horse 19th Generation Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe Keeper --------- "RE: Buffalo Holocaust at Yellowstone" --------- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 18:09:15 -0600 (MDT) From: Rosalie Little Thunder via Gary Smith Subj: Buffalo Holocaust at Yellowstone I have been granted the honor of passing on this message from Rosalie Little Thunder, Lakota Elder. The Buffalo Holocaust at Yellowstone The buffalo Holocaust at Yellowstone isn't over yet. While there are not too many buffalo crossing the Montana border to be shot, the buffalo ar dying from starvation. In September, there were 3,500 buffalo in the park. The last flight count of March 18th showed that there was an estimated 1,089 buffalo left. 1,080 have been killed in Montana where flight counts have been discontinued since March 18th. The difference is the winter mortality...and winter is not over yet! The buffalo have been without adequate feed for weeks and with winter blizzards still dumping snow, layer upon layer...their survival is in serious question. While the Park Service argues for natural regulation, the weather is the only natural factor in the decimation of the buffalo herd. This is the severest winter on record in the park. Bullets are not natural regulation. Lack of winter range is not natural. Politics is not natural. Considering all the unnatural conditions and the severity of this winter, the Park Service must take extraordinary measures to feed and save what is left of the Yellowstone. Secretary of Interior Babbitt and Park Superintendent Mike Finley may not be able to stop the slaughter but they have it within their power to feed the winter ravaged buffalo. Please call the President, Secretary of Interior, Babbitt and Mike Finley. In their rigidity, will they stand by and watch the last of the Yellowstone herd die? --------- "RE: Letter from Leonard" --------- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 23:29:44 -0600 (CST) From: Freedom Heart Rising Subj: Letter from Leonard: UUCP email >From the LPDC newsletter, _Spirit of Crazy Horse_: Feb./March: Statement of Leonard Peltier: by Leonard Peltier: Greetings My Friends and Supporters: We are now well into the new year. Winter continues to blow furious over Kansas. As a boy in North Dakota I enjoyed every new snow, savoring the way it blanketed the earth and made all seem so clean. At Leavenworth, the windows have all been painted so that we can't see outside. Winter is not the same when glanced at from the prison yard. Though we have not yet heard anything from the President, I refuse to give up hope. I know that you are fighting for clemency to be granted and soon, thanks to all involved in this hard struggle, I will be able to be with my family and friends. Nothing will ever be gained by inaction, and gains will be minimized with disunity. That is why I believe that it is important to recognize the best examples among us of leadership and integrity. I was honored with the opportunity of participating in the annual Martin Luther King Celebration at St. Mark's Church and as I wrote my statement, his words rang so very true in my heart. Dr. King was a man who stood in front, unafraid to sacrifice. He knew the risks. He knew the costs to himself. Yet he maintained with such a degree of fortitude and dignity that he touched the soul of all humankind. That a man can be so selfless is the truest inspiration. At times it seems the struggle moves so slowly, the fight so long and taxing that progress is hard to monitor. I watch people burn out, exhaust, and leave feeling as if it may be hopeless. But I do not believe in that kind of despair. Norma Jean Croy is finally free! The road to her freedom was long and difficult, but she made it, and so can I, but I need you to stay strong. No gain of worth has ever come easy. The Dineh continue to need help as well. Remember that April 10 is the date to begin forced relocation (see last issue). Contact Louise Benally at 505-371-5551 to find out how you can help to prevent this from happening. I also want to honor the memory of a dear friend who has recently passed into the spirit world, Evie Deon. Her support of AIM, of myself and of my children will live in my heart forever. Again, we at LPDC must put out a call to our friends for monetary help and for those interested in joining our staff to make contact. Funds are desperately needed to complete projects, continue the lobbying, and mass mailings. Please send a donation. Anything you send will be appreciated and no amount will be considered too small. If you cab take the extra step and join our office staff in Lawrence,KS, please contact the LPDC for application. My friends, I wish you well, and hope the Creator gives you the strength to remain a force during a time when society needs you most! In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: Leonard Peltier +++++ The address for the LPDC is: LPDC PO Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044 Subscriptions to the newsletter are $12.00 (published 6 times per year.) Want to write to Leonard? His address is: Leonard Peltier #89637-132 Box 1000 Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 ++++++ Please keep those letters, phone calls, and emails going to the Whitehouse, and demand executive clemency for Leonard Peltier! I thank you most kindly. In the Spirit, Freedom Heart Rising --------- "RE: New York State Imposes Regulation" --------- Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 15:00:50 -0500 From: Francis Jock Subj: New York State imposes regulation on Internet Commerce with Indian Nations Newsgroups: alt.native In the press release from Gov. George Pataki, the State stated that it "has achieved an historic breakthrough in talks with five Indian Nations by reaching interim agreements that establish the framework for long-term sales tax compacts". As part of the agreements, the Indian Nations have agreed to not sell cigarettes through the Internet or through the mail using common carriers. The language of New York's Statement of Principles agreed upon by six Indian Nations and the State of New York follows: "C. Sales of Cigarettes. The Nation agrees that all cigarettes offered within the boundaries of (Nation) shall be required to be taken by the purchaser at the time of sale. The Nation further agrees that, except when sales are being made by a cigarette manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor to the Nation, when acting as a distributor of product, no sales shall be made by the Nation or a licensee of the Nation, via electronic transfer (such as, but not limited to the Internet, the telephone wires, cellular technology, and cable) or where delivery is made to the purchaser through common carrier, the United States Post office, or any mail or package carrier." The St. Regis Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, and three other Nations have not agreed to the conditions set forth in New York's Statement of Principles. Inquiries to New York can be made to the Press Office at 518-474-8418, 212-681-4640, or http://www.state.ny.us. This may be a state's first attempt to regulate trade and commerce via the Internet. There can be little doubt that other states will watch its implementation and attempt to follow suit. This should be treated seriously and with urgency as the future of electronic commerce among Indian Nations is at stake. How it may affect electronic commerce among non-Indian enterprises within the jurisdiction of New York can only be speculated upon. A Review of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 reveals the following: Sec. 230 (b) states that; "It is the policy of the United States -- (2) to preserve the vibrant and competitive free market that presently exists for the Internet and other interactive computer services, unfettered by Federal or State regulation;" State Law is discussed in section (d)Effect on Other Laws: "(d)(3) State Law.-- Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any state from enforcing any State law that is consistent with this section. No cause of action may be brought and no liability may be imposed under any State or local law that is inconsistent with this section." New York's Tax Compacts have violated these sections of the United States Telecommunications Act. New York State is trampling on Indian sovereignty and protected rights. --------- "RE: Tonawanda" --------- Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 11:27:11 -0400 From: ishgooda@tdi.net Subj: Tonawanda(Fwd) ---------- FORWARDED MESSAGE ---------- From: aicfs Subj: Tonawanda UUCP email I visited Salamanca yesterday and was told that there have been planes dropping parachuters into the woods near rte 17 on Salamanca. Tire fires are still burning and the people are still resisting. Apparently, the troopers were filming all the Indians at one of the fires and when the local non-Indians supporting the tribes showed up and stood with the Indians the troopers quit filming. They don't want to show white support for Indians. Troopers were on the 438 bridge over interstate 90 with spotlights, there were trying to chase someone who was down by the river. Interstate 90 has been closed several times but the news coverage now says everything is calm, it isn't. On Tonawanda the kid that got sideswiped by the state troopers is all bruised up and has a dislocated shoulder. According to our sources the troopers have been suspended and the car impounded. Dude almost got hit too, but he was able to jump out of the way. We also believe that there are troopers in the woods on Tonawanda because we have seen flashlights and a helicopter. The fires are still burning on Tonawanda and Tuscarora. We believe that the troopers are trying to provoke a violent incident. Non-Indian support is tremendous, we did not know that there were so many people out there who support us. They have been coming out to the rez from the cities and bringing food and cash donations , they have also been taking petitions home with them filling them out and bringing them back. The Agreement I sent Sat. is the agreement that we at Tonawanda are resisting, I believe it is the same document that the chiefs from the other reserves signed. The Tonawanda chief signed it without the knowledge or consent of the Tonawanda people, All negotiations with the state were done behind closed doors and the people had no input. Is this a dictatorship or what? I have lived on Tonawanda for 13 years , actually I have lived all over the country, and I have never seen a situation worse than the one at Tonawanda. There have been no open council meetings in over 5 years since the council tried to banish 5 people for asking for an accounting of tribal funds. We were told it was none of our business. We are now winning the banishment issue in federal court. But, this has been the situation and the BIA supports this dictatorship. last week a tanker from Canada was stopped on his way to Cattaraugus, his truck was impounded and he was jailed on felony charges of trying to evade taxes. If you need to find out if the document I sent Sat is the one being resisted by the Seneca Nation call their President, Mike Schindler at 716-542-4900. Cigarettes are getting through, but it's getting rough. --------- "RE: Council of Chiefs" --------- Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 12:42:55 -0700 (PDT) From: aicfs Subj: Tonawanda Mailing List: TRIBALLAW (triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu) Press release from the combined Council of Chiefs of the Tonawanda Seneca, Cayuga Nation, and Tuscarora Nation regarding a clarification of the terms of the Interim Agreement with the State of New York on cigarette sales. For verification please contact Ray Henry at 716-297-4907 or John Carbery (?) at 716-343-2623. THE COUNCIL OF CHIEFS OF THE TONAWANDA SENECA, CAYUGA NATION, AND TUSCARORA NATION ANNOUNCES THE TERMS OF THE INTERIM AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF NEW YORK ON THE REGULATION OF TAX-FREE PRODUCTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIES OF THE HAUDENOSAUNEE; PREMISE OF THE INTERIM AGREEMENT In the spirit of the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, the Haudenosaunee and the State of New York, entered into an Interim Agreement on April 1, 1997 to further the mutual respect, peace and friendship that exists between them and to promote trade and commerce among our peoples. A final agreement is sought by the end of this month when the Interim Agreement expires. It is important to note that the agreement first and foremost affirms the sovereign status of the Haudenosaunee, as recognized by the treaties with the United States federal government. It recognizes the inherent right of the Haudenosaunee to engage in , monitor and regulate all trade and commerce within our territories. The Haudenosaunee are the traditional peoples, the traditional form of governance and the only inheritors of the rights established in the treaties with the United States. Also known as the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy, the Haudenosaunee is within its sovereign right to negotiate such an agreement and the Council of Chiefs of the member nations will have the responsibility to assure that the agreement and any subsequent operations maintain the principles of peace, unity and strength established under our Great Law Of Peace. Their agreement represents the good faith effort to protect the tax free status of our communities, to recognize the sovereign authority of our traditional governments and provide regulatory oversight to the trade and commerce conducted within our territories. SCOPE OF THE INTERIM AGREEMENT This agreement covers the trade and commerce of cigarettes and tobacco products only, The Haudenosaunee affirms that they will not be engaged in the sale of motor fuel or diesel motor fuel in the territories of the Tuscarora Nation, Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Cayuga Nation, and Onondaga Nation. The chiefs of those nations have determined that the environmental ,health, and safety dangers posed by the current handling of motor fuels in our territory is an unacceptable risk for the future welfare of our communities. Rather than continue to pollute our own lands, the Chiefs have decided not to sanction such trade and commerce within our territories. In exchange, citizens of the Haudenosaunee will be able to obtain gasoline tax free at designated 'nation pumps" off the reservation. The details of this arrangement are being developed. TERMS OF THE INTERIM AGREEMENT 1. License to do business: The State of New York agrees not to grant any licenses to any person or entity to engage in the cigarette and tobacco product trade and business within the boundaries of the Haudenosaunee territories. Only those individuals or enterprises that obtain a license from the Haudenosaunee government will be allowed to continue to participate in the trade and commerce of cigarette and tobacco products. 2.Tax Exempt Status All cigarettes and tobacco products sold by the authorized licensees must contain a new York State Tax Exempt Stamp, or a specially designed Haudenosaunee stamp. New York State will provide such stamps to cover existing inventories as of April 1, 1997 to authorized licensees. In the future the Haudenosaunee will have the sole authority to stamp, order, and distribute products to be sold within its territories. Any product without such a stamp on our territories will be considered contraband and subject to seizure by the Haudenosaunee. It is expected that a stamping agent will be designated by the Haudenosaunee once the stamp has been designed and manufactured. 3. TYPES OF SALES The Haudenosaunee agree not to engage in electronic transfer (such as the internet, telephone, cellular or cable) or delivery of product through common carrier. 4. INFORMATION SHARING The Haudenosaunee agree to in from the State as to who are the authorized licensees among each member nation: disclose information on the nature of the sales within our territories as well as notify the State of any violations of the agreement. Such information shall be subject to the laws of secrecy governing the disclosure of information by the State Department of Taxation ;and Finance. The State agrees to inform the Haudenosaunee of any information relating to individuals or businesses known to be in violation of the Interim Agreement. 5. COMPLIANCE TEAM One representative of the Haudenosaunee and one representative of the State of New York will comprise the Compliance Team to investigate alleged violations both on and off the territory of the member nations. A penalty may be assessed or the license to operate may be revoked as determined by the Council of Chiefs. 6. PRICING The Haudenosaunee agree to increase the retail price of the cigarettes and tobacco products, the final price to be determined before the end of the Interim Agreement However, the Haudenosaunee will still maintain a competitive edge. IMPORTANT POINTS OF THE AGREEMENT Status of the Agreement The Interim Agreement has been confirmed by the Tuscarora Nation Council of Chiefs. The Tonawanda Council of Chiefs and the Cayuga PAGE 5 IS MISSING asks that nation members and all people living within our territories respect the agreement. The Nations do not condone the burning of tires or violence, threats or other forms of intimidation. The Chiefs of our Nations also realize that not all of our people agree with the terms of the Agreement. However, the agreement protects the sovereign and collective rights of the nations. We therefore ask for calm and serious consideration be given to what the Agreement offers nation members in the protection of its sovereign rights. This agreement represents a step to establish the authority of the Nation and the Haudenosaunee upon our own territories in order to assure that benefits of trade and commerce are shared more equitably with all members of the Nation. ...End This document was developed between the state and one or two member of the nations that have signed. At no time were the people of Tonawanda ever informed as to what our chiefs were doing. For that last five years all council meeting have been conducted in private by our chief. We are not allowed a voice in our government. PETITION To: Governor George E. Pataki New York State We, the undersigned hereby petition you to honor Indian Treaties, and Tribal self-government and stop the collection of taxes now. We do not support New York State taxes in gasoline and cigarettes sold on Seneca and other Native Territories. We believe in the sovereignty of Indian Nations and the right of Native people to establish their own economic base in furtherance of self-sufficiency and regulated only by their own government. NAME DATE ADDRESS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETC --------- "RE: 1996 Settlement Agreement" --------- Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 16:53:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Navajo Nation Subj: Navajo/Hopi: 1996 Settlement Agreement Mailing List: TRIBALLAW (triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu) Below is text of agreement from congressional records. Posted by the Navajo-Hopi Land Commission Office, an agency of the Navajo Nation. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement (``Agreement'') is made and entered into this 14th day of December, 1995, between the United States of America (``United States'') and the Hopi Tribe (``Tribe''), acting by and through their designated representatives. A. WHEREAS, it is in the public benefit for the Tribe, Navajos residing on the Hopi Partitioned Lands (``HPL''), and the United States to reach a peaceful resolution of a disagreement that has caused great acrimony and hardship and drained both the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation of resources for many decades. B. WHEREAS, the Tribe and the United States agree that it is in the best interest of the Tribe and the United States that a final settlement of certain issues remaining in connection with the Navajo--Hopi Settlement Act, Pub. L. 93-531, as amended, be reached by negotiation and voluntary agreement among the affected parties. C. WHEREAS, the Tribe and Navajo families living on the HPL have reached by negotiation and voluntary accord an agreement on the terms pursuant to which certain Navajo families may continue to live on the HPL under a 75- year accommodation agreement. These negotiated terms are set forth in the documents included here as Attachment A, when read together, and are hereinafter referred to as the ``Accommodation Terms.'' An accommodation provided to an eligible Navajo family in accordance with the Accommodation Terms is referred to hereinafter as an ``Accommodation.'' The Navajos eligible for an Accommodation are Navajos on List A (a copy of which is included here as Attachment B), and, in addition, (i) those Navajos domiciled on the HPL who were temporarily away for purposes of education, employment, military service or medical need at the time List A was prepared in 1992; (ii) those Navajo legal residents who resided full-time on the HPL in 1992 who are certified by the Office of Navajo Hopi Indian Relocation (``ONHIR'') after October 30, 1992, as eligible for relocation assistance; and (iii) such other individuals, as agreed to by the Navajo and Hopi tribes. (In calculating the percentages discussed in Sections 3, 6 and 7 of this Agreement, the head of household (as defined in 25 C.F.R. 700.69(b) (1995)) included on List A, or his/her successor head of household, is counted but other family members are not included in the calculation.) D. WHEREAS, the United States and the Tribe wish to encourage the circumstances under which the Tribe will allow those Navajo families currently residing on the HPL who enter into an Accommodation to remain on the HPL. A Navajo family that has entered into an Accommodation with the Hopi Tribe is referred to herein as an ``Accommodation Signatory.'' E. WHEREAS, the continued occupation of the HPL by the Navajo families deprives the Tribe of certain uses of its land. The Tribe's agreement to allow Navajo families to remain on the HPL is based on the understanding that additional lands will be taken into trust for the Tribe for use by Hopi Tribal members. The Tribe and the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (``Secretary'') agree that, under the unusual circumstances of this long, historical disagreement over the Hopi Lands, the taking of additional lands into trust for the Tribe, as specified in Section 7, is necessary to bring about a resolution of the litigation and the problems that underlie it and is consonant with the goals identified in 25 U.S.C. Sec. 465 and the corresponding regulations. F. WHEREAS, to the extent the Tribe accommodates Navajo families who would otherwise have to be relocated from the HPL, the United States will save some of the expense of completing the relocation program, which has already cost over $330 million. G. WHEREAS, the Tribe currently has three actions pending against the United States and, as part of this settlement, is foregoing a fourth action against the United States. These are: i. Hopi Tribe v. Navajo Tribe, et al., CIV 85-801 PHX-EHC, which is pending in the United States District Court in Phoenix, Arizona, In this case (``the Rental case''), the Tribe has brought an action against the United States, among other things, for the alleged failure of the Secretary of the Interior (``Secretary'') to make on a timely basis the fair rental value determinations required by 25 U.S.C. Sec. 640d-15(a). On July 5, 1985, the Tribe filed a motion for partial summary judgment on this ground against the United States. On April 2, 1990, the District Court denied as moot, without prejudice, the portion of the motion dealing with the United States. The Tribe has indicated to the United States its desire formally to renew its motion and to seek, either in the District Court or in the Court of Federal Claims, damages on a claim alleging a breach of the Secretary's duty to issue certain rental determinations in a timely manner. ii. Secakuku v. Hale, et al., Nos. 94-17032, 95-15029, which is pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In this case (''the Damage case''), the Tribe has brought an action against the United States pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Sec. 640d-17(a)(3), alleging, among other things, that the United States is jointly and severally liable with the Navajo Nation for any post-partition damage to the HPL caused by pre- partition overgrazing. On January 15, 1993, the United States District Court in Phoenix entered judgment for the United States, holding that the United States in not liable to the Tribe for any portion of the post-partition damage. The Tribe has appealed this issue and is awaiting a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. iii. Hopi Tribe v. United States of America, CIV Nos. 319-84L, 320-84L, 321-84L, and 651-89L, which are pending in the United States Court of Federal Claims. In these cases (referred to collectively as ``the Court of Federal Claims cases''), the Tribe is suing the United States, inter alia, for breach of its fiduciary duty arising from its failure to collect (a) livestock trespass penalties (No. 319-84L), (b) forage consumed fees (No. 320-84L), and (c) property damage fees on behalf of the Tribe (No. 321- 84L). All three claims are asserted in No. 651-89L. In these actions, the United States argued that some of the Tribe's claims were barred by the statute of limitations. The Tribe concedes that the six-year statute of limitations, 25 U.S.C. 2501, governing claims against the United States bars the Tribe's claims arising prior to June 22, 1978. For purposes of settlement, the Tribe and the United States have parsed the Court of Federal Claims cases into three parts: (1) all livestock trespass penalty claims for the period prior to and through 1982 and all other non-livestock-trespass-penalty claims alleged in the Court of Federal Claims cases for all periods through and including 1996; (2) all livestock trespass penalty claims for the period 1983 through and including 1988; and (3) all livestock trespass penalty claims for the period 1989 through and including 1996. The Court of Federal Claims cases are currently stayed. iv. Claim by the Hopi Tribe Against the United States for Failure to Give the Tribe Quiet Possession of Its Lands. During the course of the Ninth Circuit ordered mediation, which commenced in May 1991, and as part of the parties' efforts to bring about a consensual resolution of the longstanding problems concerning use of the Hopi Lands, the Tribe has refrained from bringing litigation against the United States for the alleged failure of the United States, in the past and currently, to give it quiet possession of Hopi Lands that are used and occupied by Navajo families. Such potential litigation includes, inter alia, an injunctive action seeking to have the Navajo families removed, an action for a temporary taking without compensation, and an action for breach of trust. Any such potential actions are referred to herein as the ``Quiet Possession Claim.'' H. WHEREAS, the United States has denied that it has any liability to the Tribe in the Rental, Damage, or Court of Federal Claims cases and denies it has any liability in the Quiet Possession Claim. I. WHEREAS, the United States and the Tribe wish to improve their relationship and to compromise their differences in the Rental, Damage and Court of Federal Claims cases and in a Quite Possession Claim. J. WHEREAS, the Tribe and the United States benefit from these voluntary settlements and, to that end, the Tribe, the Secretary and the United States Attorney General will fully support this settlement. K. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by the Tribe and the United States that the Rental, Damage, and Court of Federal Claims cases, and the Quiet Possession Claim be settled and compromised on the following terms and conditions. Terms of the Agreement 1. Compromise and Settlement by the Tribe of Certain Claims Against the United States in the Rental Case Regrading Certain Fair Rental Value Determinations: The Tribe agrees to refrain forever from instituting, maintaining, prosecuting or continuing to maintain or prosecute any suit or action against the United States based upon any claim, demand, action, cause of action, or liability of any nature whatsoever (including any claim for damages or compensatory interest for delay in issuance of the rental determinations), whether known or unknown, which claim, demand, action, cause of action, or liability arises from the Secretary's failure, prior to January 1, 1997, to issue initial final rental determinations on the merits for Navajo homesite, farming and grazing use of the HPL for the years 1979 through 1995. (This bar to the Tribe's claim applies even if the Secretary's initial final rental determination on the merits is subsequently set aside or remanded by a court which reviews the administrative decision.) Claims, if any, concerning a failure by the Secretary (a) after January 1, 1997, to have entered initial final rental determinations on the merits for the above-described rental periods and (b) to enter rental determinations for any rental period after 1995, are not covered by this Agreement. 2. Compromise and Settlement by the Tribe of all Claims Against the United States in the Damage Case: The Tribe agrees to refrain forever from instituting, maintaining, prosecuting, or continuing to maintain or prosecute any suit or action against the United States based upon any claim, demand, action, cause of action, or liability that was alleged, or could have been alleged, in the Damage case. The Tribe and the United States agree, pursuant to FRAP 42(b), to file a motion to dismiss the Tribe's appeal against the United States in the Damage case within one week of the date of the signing of this Agreement. If the motion is not granted and the Tribe is ultimately awarded at judgment in damages against the United States, the Tribe agrees that the obligations of the United States in the Damage case will be met by the United States' payment of $2, 400,000.00 pursuant to Section 6(a) of this Agreement. If, prior to a joint filing of the United States' and Tribe's motion to dismiss the Tribe's claims against the United States, the Ninth Circuit issues a decision or enters judgment in the United States' favor, the United States shall pay nothing to the Tribe for compromise of the Damage case. 3. Compromise and Settlement by the Tribe of all Claims Against the United States in the Court of Federal Claims Cases: (a). The Tribe and the United States agree to file stipulations for dismissal with prejudice of all claims in the Court of Federal Claims cases, except those identified in Subsections 3(b) and 3(c). That stipulation shall be made within two weeks after the United States Congress enacts and the President signs the amendment to 25 U.S.C. Sec. 415(a) or Sec. 635 described in Section 5 below. The Tribe further agrees that after so moving for dismissal it must and will refrain forever from instituting, maintaining, prosecuting, or continuing to maintain or prosecute any suit or action against the United States based upon any claim, demand, actions, cause of action, or liability that was alleged or could have been alleged in any pleading in the Court of Federal Claims cases for any year prior to and through 1982. (b). The Tribe and the United States further agree to file stipulations for dismissal with prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41 of the Court of Federal Claims Rules, of any livestock trespass penalty claims for the period 1983 through and including 1988 after 65 percent of the Navajo heads of household eligible for an Accommodation (as defined in paragraph C on pages 1-2 of this Agreement) have entered into an Accommodation or have chosen to relocate and are eligible for relocation assistance. The Tribe further agrees that after so moving for dismissal it must and will refrain forever from instituting, maintaining, prosecuting, or continuing to maintain or prosecute any suit or action against the United States based upon any claim, demand, actions, cause of action, or liability that was alleged or could have been alleged in any pleading in the Court of Federal Claims cases for any year prior to and through 1988. (c). The Tribe and the United States further agree to file stipulations for dismissal with prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41 of the Court of Federal Claims Rules, of any livestock trespass penalty claims for the period 1989 through and including 1996 after 75 percent of the Navajo heads of household eligible for an Accommodation (as defined in paragraph C on pages 1-2 of this Agreement) have entered into an Accommodation or have chosen to relocate and are eligible for relocation assistance. The Tribe further agrees that after so moving for dismissal it must and will refrain forever from instituting, maintaining, prosecuting, or continuing to maintain or prosecute any suit or action against the United States based upon any claim, demand, actions, cause of action, or liability that was alleged or could have been alleged in any pleading in the Court of Federal Claims cases for any year prior to and through 1996. (d). With each dismissal with prejudice of the claims described in subsection (a), (b) or (c) above, the Tribe may obtain funds from the trust account as provided in Section 6 below. 4. Compromise and Settlement of the Quiet Possession Claim and Agreement by the Tribe to Provide an Accommodation for Certain Navajo Families Pursuant to the Accommodation Terms: (a). The Tribe agrees to accommodate Navajo residents of the HPL who, pursuant to the Accommodation Terms, are eligible to enter into an Accommodation, in the manner and according to the terms as set forth in Attachment A. (b). The Tribe agrees to refrain forever from instituting, maintaining, prosecuting, or continuing to maintain or prosecute any suit or action in law or equity against the United States based on any claim, demand, cause of action, or liability regarding quiet possession of Hopi Partitioned Lands which action arises out of: (i) any Navajo use or occupancy that occurred prior to the date of the signing of this Agreement; and (ii) any use or occupancy of Hopi Partitioned Lands that occurs prior to February 1, 2000, by Navajos who are eligible for an Accommodation; and (iii) any use or occupancy of Hopi Partitioned Lands by Navajo Accommodation Signatories in accordance with the Accommodation Terms during the term of the Accommodation. (c). Contingencies and Remedies.--However, in the event that the United States does not provide consideration pursuant to the terms of Section 7, the Tribe preserves pursuant to Section 7(d) any Quiet Possession Claim it may have under 28 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 1491 and 1505 arising out of the use of the HPL after January 1, 1997, by any Navajo family who has entered into an Accommodation. In the event that the United States does not discharge the obligations set forth in Sections 9(c) and 9(d), the Tribe preserves pursuant to Section 9(e) any Quiet Possession Claim it may have arising out of the use of the HPL after February 1, 2000, by any Navajo family eligible for an Accommodation who does not enter into one. 5. Agreement by the Tribe to Seek Legislation: The Tribe agrees to seek enactment prior to December 31, 1996, by the United States Congress, of an amendment to 25 U.S.C. Sec. 415(a) or Sec. 635 that would authorize the Tribe to lease land to the Navajo families for a term of seventy-five (75) years. If such legislation is not enacted, the Tribe shall in good faith attempt to negotiate an alternative leasing arrangement, and the terms of this Agreement could be amended to meet that circumstance. 6. Agreement by the United States to Pay the Tribe: In consideration for the compromise of the Rental, Damage and Court of Federal Claims cases and for foregoing a Quiet Possession Claim as specified in Section 4(b), and for the Hopi Tribe's promise and commitment to provide an accommodation, as set forth in the Accommodation Terms, the United States agrees to pay in settlement and compromise to the Tribe a sum of $50,200,000.00, plus interest, to the extent provided below, in the following manner: (a). Upon filing in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of a joint motion to dismiss with prejudice the Tribe's appeal of the United States' liability in the Damage case as specified in Section 2, the United States shall pay the Tribe $2,400,000.00 in settlement and compromise of those claims. (b). After the Tribe has obtained the enactment of legislation as described in Section 5 and upon dismissal with prejudice of the claims describe in Section 3(a), the United States shall pay $22,700,000.00 in settlement and compromise of those claims into an interest-bearing trust account in the United States Treasury for the benefit of the Tribe. Thereafter, and subject to otherwise applicable law, the Tribe may obtain from the trust account $22,700,000.00 of the funds plus any interest accrued, even if fewer than 65% of the Navajo heads of household eligible for an Accommodation have entered into an Accommodation or have chosen to relocate and are eligible for relocation assistance. (c). After sixty-five percent (65%) of the eligible Navajo heads of household have entered into an Accommodation or have chosen to relocate (and are eligible for relocation assistance) and upon dismissal with prejudice of the Tribe's livestock trespass penalty claim against the United States for the period 1983 through and including 1988, the United States shall pay $10,000,000 in settlement and compromise of those claims into an interest-bearing trust account in the United States Treasury for the benefit of the Tribe. Thereafter, and subject to otherwise applicable law, the Tribe may obtain from the trust account $10,000,000.00 of the funds plus any interest accrued. (d). After seventy-five (75%) percent of the eligible Navajo heads of household have entered into an Accommodation or have chosen to relocate (and are eligible for relocation assistance) and upon dismissal with prejudice of the Tribe's livestock trespass penalty claims for the period 1989 through and including 1996, the United States shall pay $15,100,000. 00 in settlement and compromise of those claims into an interest-bearing trust account in the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. Thereafter, and subject to otherwise applicable law, the Tribe may obtain from the trust account $15,100,000.00 of the funds plus any interest accrued. (e). It is a form of this Agreement that the Tribe fulfill its obligations to the Navajo families pursuant to the Accommodation Terms, as specified in Section 4(a). If the Tribe is not in compliance with the undertakings specified in Section 4(a), it shall not be entitled to receive distribution of compensation under this Agreement, including the funds described in subsections (a) through (d) of this Section or the federal government's action with respect to lands, described in Section 7. (f). None of the releases describes in Section 1 through 4 which are being given to the United States by the Tribe are intended to release the Navajo Nation from any liability it might have to the Tribe. Nor is any of the consideration provided under this Agreement from the United States to the Tribe intended to release the Navajo Nation from any liability it might have to the Tribe. The United States does not take a position on the effect of this Agreement, if any, on satisfaction of claims between the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation; that issue is one to be resolved between the tribes. 7. Agreement by the United States to Take Land Into Trust for the Tribe and to Acquire State Lands with the State's Concurrence: (a). As partial consideration for this settlement, the Secretary agrees that, if seventy- five percent (75%) or more of the Navajo heads of household eligible for an Accommodation either have entered into an Accommodation or have chosen to relocate and are eligible for relocation assistance, the Department of the Interior will take in trust up to five hundred thousand (500,000) acres of land for the benefit of the Tribe under the terms set forth in this Section. (i). It is contemplated that the Tribe will acquire lands. With respect to any specific parcel of land acquired by the Tribe, the Secretary, at the request of the Tribe and subject to all existing applicable laws and regulations (including the National Environmental Policy Act (``NEPA'') and 25 CFR Part 151, and provided that any environmental problems identified as a result of NEPA compliance are mitigated to the satisfaction of the Secretary), will take the parcel into trust for the Tribe. Although no specific land parcels have been identified at the time of this Agreement, it is understood that land the Secretary agrees to take into trust is land in northern Arizona that is used substantially for ranching, agriculture, or other similar rural uses and, to the extent feasible, is in contiguous parcels. (ii). Although the Secretary may, in his/her absolute discretion, take some of this land into trust prior to seventy-five percent (75%) of the eligible Navajo heads of household entering into an Accommodation or choosing to relocate, he/she is not committing to take any land into trust unless the 75% condition is met. Once the 75% condition is met, however, the Secretary shall take land into trust, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (i). (b). To the extent that the Tribe acquires private lands and would like to acquire the interspersed State of Arizona lands, so that both the private and interspersed state lands may be taken into trust, and because of the State's legal restrictions on the sale and exchange of state lands, the United States agrees to acquire for the Tribe (consistent with existing law and provided the further terms set forth in this subsection are also met) for fair market value the interspersed state lands within the exterior boundaries of private lands acquired by the Tribe, under the following conditions: (i) seventy-five percent (75%) of the eligible Navajo heads of household have entered into an Accommodation or have chosen to relocate and are eligible for relocation assistance; and (ii) the United States has the State's concurrence that such acquisition is consistent with the State's interests; and (iii) the Tribe, not the United States, will pay the value of any state lands so acquired; and (iv) acquisition of the interspersed state land is consistent with the purpose of obtaining up to 500,000 acres of land in trust for the Tribe. Once the United States has acquired state lands pursuant to these conditions, the Secretary will take the land into trust pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a). If the State does not concur in the United States' acquisition of state lands interspersed with the private lands acquired by the Tribe, the Secretary, instead, at the Tribe's request, will take into trust for the Tribe other private lands (as set forth in subsection (a)), to meet its commitment to take up to 500,000 acres into trust. Contingencies and Remedies (c). In the extraordinary event that, by a ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit or the United States Supreme Court or other change of legal authority, the Secretary is not authorized to take land into trust or to acquire state lands at the time he/she is requested to do so by the Tribe, the Secretary and the Tribe will seek federal legislation to give effect to the Secretary's commitment pursuant to this Agreement to take land into trust and to acquire state lands. (d). The Tribe promises to forego a claim against the United States for quiet possession of the Tribe's property occupied by Navajo families that enter into an Accommodation (as provided in Section 4), except as provided in this subsection. Without acknowledging the validity of any such claim, the Tribe and the United States agree that the Tribe will be released from its commitment to forego the portion of the Quiet Possession Claim identified in Section 4(b)(iii) in the circumstances and to the extent provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this subsection. In any such claim for damages, the benefits already received by the Tribe from the United States pursuant to this Agreement will be considered in measuring damages. (i). If, when the Tribe asks the Secretary to take land into trust: (A) the Secretary is unauthorized to take the subject lands into trust as set forth in subsection (c) of this Section; and (B) federal legislation is not enacted within two years of submission of a legislative proposal to provide the Tribe with the lands in trust described above, the Tribe will be released from its commitment to forego an action under 28 U.S.C. 1491 and 1505 based on use and occupancy by Navajo families that enter into an Accommodation, as provided in Section 4(b)(iii). This provision rests on the Tribe's assertions that it would not have chosen to allow Navajo families to remain on the HPL except for the Secretary's promise to take 500,000 acres of land into trust and that the rent provided by the Navajo Nation does not fully compensate the Tribe for its lost use of Hopi Lands occupied by Navajo families. (ii). If, when the Tribe asks the Secretary to acquire interspersed state lands: (A) the State does not concur in the sale of state lands interspersed within the exterior boundaries of private lands acquired by the Hopi for a period of at least 5 years after the Tribe's request to acquire specific interspersed state lands; and (B) the Tribe has acquired significantly less than 500,000 acres of land into trust and does not wish to have additional private lands taken into trust, the Tribe will be released from its commitment to forego an action under 28 U.S.C. 1491 and 1505 based on use and occupancy of the HPL by Navajo families who have entered into an Accommodation, as provided in Section 4(b)(iii). The measure of damages, if any, should consider, inter alia, the consideration already received by the Tribe, such as the value of lands taken into trust and the value of rent received from the Navajo Nation for use of the HPL. This provision rests on the Tribe's assertions that (1) it would not have chosen to allow Navajo families to remain on the HPL except for the Secretary's promise to take 500,000 acres of land into trust, (2) that the rent provided by the Navajo Nation does not fully compensate the Tribe for its lost use of Hopi Lands occupied by Navajo families, and (3) that it may not be practicable for the Tribe to acquire or manage 500,000 acres of land in trust if interspersed state lands cannot be acquired. 8. Agreement as to the Precedential Effect of the Ruling in the Damage Case: As partial consideration for this Agreement, the United States and the Tribe agree that, absent a specific request by a court, neither the United States nor the Tribe will cite or rely on the United States District Court's ruling in the Damage case for principles concerning the trust responsibility and liability of the United States in any subsequent administrative or legal proceedings between the United States and the Tribe involving the Hopi Reservation. 9. Assistance with Management of Resources and Enforcement: (a). The Secretary hereby agrees that, commencing within one year of the signing of this Agreement, the HPL will be included and considered in Interior's future resource allocations to the Tribe. The Secretary also agrees that, as of one year from the signing of this Agreement, to the extent enforcement program resources provided to tribes by the Department of the Interior are linked to reservation acreage and/or population, the acreage of the HPL and number of residents at the homesites of the Navajo Accommodation Signatories will be included in determining future allocations for the Tribe. (b). The United States agrees that it will assist the Tribe with its management of the lands taken into trust pursuant to this Agreement by providing advice on management for those lands, subject to the availability of Phoenix Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, personnel (or its successor or other appropriately situated personnel, if any) to perform this function. (c). By January 1, 2000, the Office of Navajo Hopi Indian Relocation (``ONHIR'') shall have completed all of the activities with regard to voluntary relocation of Navajos residing on the HPL. (d). By February 1, 1997, the ONHIR will begin implementing 25 C.F.R. 700.137, 700.138 and 700.139 (1992 ed.) on the New Lands for all Navajos residing on the HPL who are eligible for a replacement home from the ONHIR but who have not made timely application for relocation benefits, and have not made timely arrangements for an Accommodation on the HPL. These provisions shall be fully implemented by February 1, 2000. (e). Assurance.--If the United States fails to discharge the obligations set forth in subsections (c) or (d), including for reason of inadequate congressional appropriations, without acknowledging the validity of any such claim the Tribe preserves any action regarding quiet possession against the United States arising out of the use of the HPL after February 1, 2000, by any Navajo family eligible for an Accommodation who does not enter into an Accommodation. (f). The transfer of jurisdiction from the BIA to the Hopi Tribe concerning grazing on the Hopi Partitioned Lands will be effected through proceedings in Hopi v. Watt, Civ. No. 81-272 PCT-EHC (D. Ariz.). The BIA does not contemplate that grazing permits issued by the BIA when considered in conjunction with permits issued by the Tribe to Navajo residents of the HPL will exceed the total number of sheep units made available to HPL Navajos under the Accommodation Terms. 10. Enforcement of Settlement Agreement and Costs and Attorneys' Fees: The United States and the Tribe hereby agree that the provisions of this Settlement Agreement shall be enforceable in either the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C., or in the United States District Court in Phoenix, Arizona, as appropriate. Both parties also agree that as to the cases settled by this Agreement each party will bear its own costs and attorneys' fees for these cases (except as otherwise provided in 25 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 640d-7(e), 640d-27). 11. Settlement Agreement Not Evidence: The parties hereto agree that this is a settlement of disputed claims, that the execution of this Agreement and the passage of consideration hereunder shall not be construed as an admission of liability on the part of any party, and that no party shall assert that any party has admitted liability to any other, and that such liability is expressly denied. This Agreement shall neither be used as evidence nor construed in any way whatsoever as an admission by the United States or the Tribes as to any issue related to liability or damages, but may be used to show, inter alia, breach, or settlement or release in the Rental, Damage, Court of Federal Claims case or Quiet Possession claims. 12. Anti-Deficiency Act: Any section requiring the United States to provide government services and/or funds is subject to the limitations of the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1). 13. Authority to Enter Agreement: Each of the signatories hereto hereby warrants that he/she is authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the party on whose behalf he/she has executed the Agreement. 14. Counterparts: This Agreement can be executed in counterpart originals and each copy will have the same force and effect as if signed by all parties. 15. Entire Agreement: This Agreement discharges the obligations of the United States and the Tribe to each other in the Damage and Court of Federal Claims cases and the parts of the Rental case that are being compromised and settled and it bars suit by the Tribe against the United States for a Quiet Possession Claim, pursuant to the terms of Sections 4, 7 and 9. This Agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement. For the United States of America: John R. Schmidt, Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Dated: December 14, 1995. Katherine W. Hazard, Attorney, Appellate Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Dated: December 14, 1995. Robert L. Armstrong, Acting Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC. For The Hopi Indian Tribe: Ferrell K. Secakuku, Chairman of the Hopi Tribe, Kykotsmovi, AR. Dated: December 14, 1995. Tim Atkeson, Counsel for the Hopi Tribe, Arnold & Porter, Denver, CO. Dated: December 14, 1995. --------- "RE: Message from Big Mountain" --------- Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 18:48:54 -0700 (MST) From: Rebecca Lord Subj: Message from Big Mountain UUCP email April 5, 1997 Message From The Traditional Elders of the Navajo Nation Following the Forced Relocation Deadline Greetings to each and every one of you. We want to express our deep gratitude for your consideration and your support. The Justice Department has backed off temporarily and they will wait until the dust has settled down and they will come at us again. We thought no one would come to help us. All four colors came. We wept and cried with the joy of support of the people. Now the Justice Department is taking their inventory on how many signed out of fear. We ask everyone to continue the Red Alert for the next 90 days. We are having many meetings. We try to stay unified. Again, we thank you all and ask you to continue faxing and phoning and communicating on our behalf. Many Blessings, Ruth Benally- Medicine Lady Grace Smith Yellow Hammer, spokesperson for the Traditional Dineh' ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Besides phoning Clinton, Janet Reno and Bruce Babbitt and Ferrell Sekakuku we also ask you to please phone and write the Relocation Commission Office. There is no Chairman but Michael McAllister, Director of Management, 201 E.Birch, Suite 77 P.O. Box KK, Flaggstaff AZ 86002, Phone. 520 779-2721 ext. 18 E-mail: President Clinton : president@whitehouse.gov Bruce Babbitt : bbabbitt@ios.doi.gov For further updates and messages from Elders: Native American Alerts: http://www.sonic.net/~esfuture/ +*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~+*~+*~+*~+*+ "When we walk upon Mother Earth, we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground. We never forget them." -Oren Lyons, Onondaga Nation *~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+*~+~* Rebecca Michele Lord * http://www.ratical.com/ * mosa@rapidnet.com +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ +*+ --------- "RE: Legal Battle Over Land" --------- Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 22:13:49 -0600 From: Navajo Nation Subj: Navajo/Hopi: Legal battle over Land - Summary Mailing List: AISESnet Discussion List (aisesnet@victor.umt.edu) The following legal summary is submitted by the Navajo-Hopi Land Commission Office, an office of the Navajo Nation that deals with the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute. Any questions on the manner can be submitted to the Navajo Nation Press Office, 520-871-7919 or Navajo-Hopi Land Commission Office at (520) 871-6441. The following is from page 6 of a written testimony before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs by Assistant U.S. Attorney General Lois J. Schiffer, Environment and Natural Resources Division, in which she footnotes the legal battles arising over claims by both Navajo and Hopi Tribes to the 1882 and 1934 Reservations in northern Arizona. She writes: ``This controversy has generated more than 35 years of continuous legal battles involving the Tribes and the United States. The following, while not exhaustive, lists litigation spawned by disputes over the 1882 Reservation since 1958: Peabody Coal Company v. Navajo Nation, 75 F.3d 457 (9th Cir. 1996); Hopi Tribe v. Navajo Tribe, 46 F.3d 908 (9th Cir. 1995) (BIA's homesite and grazing rental determinations); Attakai v. United States, 21 F.3d 1111 (9th Cir. 1994); Masayesva v. Zah, 816 F. Supp. 1387 (D. Ariz. 1992); Benally v. Hodel, 940 F.2d 1994 (9th Cir. 1991); Manygoats v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, 735 F. Supp. 949 (D. Ariz. 1990); Bedoni v. Navajo-Hopi Relocation Commission, 878 F.2d 1119 (9th Cir. 1989); Begay v. United States, 865 F.2d 230 (Fed. Cir. 1989); Manybeads v. United States, 730 F. Supp. 1515 (D. Ariz. 1989), 9th Cir. No. 90-15003 (appeal pending) (First Amendment suit by Navajo residents of HPL challenging the relocation requirement as unconstitutional); Masayesva v. Zah, No. 58-579 PCT ECH (D. Ariz. 1993), 9th Cir. No. 90-15304 (appeal pending) (contempt action for illegal construction by Navajo residents); Secakuku v. Hale, No. 76-934 (D. Ariz. 1993), 9th Cir. Nos. 94- 17032, 95-15029 (damages to HPL range from overgrazing by Navajo livestock prior to partitioning); Masayesva v. Hale, No. 76-936 PCT ECH (D. Ariz. 1993), 9th Cir. No. 94-17022 (appeal pending) (damages for use of Hopi Tribe's share of the Joint Use Area by Navajo livestock from 1962-1979); Secakuku v. Hale, No. 58-579 (D. Ariz. 1993), 9th Cir. Nos. 94-17031, 95-15015, (appeal pending) (owelty for difference in value of the divided Joint Use Area); Hopi Tribe v. Navajo Nation, Nos. 85- 801 PHX and 87-1966 PHX (D. Ariz.) (ongoing challenges to various annual BIA rental determinations); Hopi Tribe v. United States, Nos. 319-84-L, 320-84-L, 321- 84-L, 651-89L (Ct. Fed. Cl., pending) (penalties and damages for unpermitted Navajo livestock use of the HPL); Zee v. Watt, Civ. 83-200 PCT EHC (D. Ariz.) (dismissed March 29, 1985); Walker v. Navajo-Hopi Indian Relocation Commission, 728 F.2d 1276 (9th Cir. 1984), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 918 (1984); Hopi v. Watt, 719 F.2d 314 (9th Cir. 1983); Sidney v. Zah, 718 F.2d 1453 (9th Cir. 1983); Zah v. Clark, Civ. No. 83-1753 BB (D. N.M., filed Nov. 27, 1983); Sekaquaptewa v. MacDonald, 626 F.2d 113 (9th Cir. 1980); Sekaquaptewa v. MacDonald, 619 F.2d 801 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1010 (1980); Sekaquaptewa v. MacDonald, 591 F.2d 1289 (9th Cir. 1979); Sekaquaptewa v. MacDonald, 575 F.2d 239 (9th Cir. 1978); Sekaquaptewa v. MacDonald, 544 F.2d 396 (9th Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 931 (1977); Hamilton v. MacDonald, 503 F.2d 1138 (9th Cir. 1974); United States v. Kabinto, 456 F.2d 1087 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 842 (1972); Hamilton v. Nakai, 453 F.2d 152 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 406 U.S. 945 (1972); Sidney v. Navajo Tribe, Nos. 76-934, 935, 936 PHX EHC (D. Ariz., filed Dec. 15, 1976); Healing v. Jones (II), 210 F. Supp. 125 (D. Ariz. 1962), aff'd, 373 U.S. 758 (1963); Healing v. Jones (I), 174 F. Supp. 211 (D. Ariz. 1959), aff'd, 373 U.S. 758 (1963).'' This 'land dispute' has spanned six leaders of the Navajo Nation, from 1954 to 1997. Paul Jones, Chairman, Navajo Tribal Council 1954-58, 1958-62 Raymond Nakai, Chairman, Navajo Tribal Council 1962-1970 Peter MacDonald, Chairman, Navajo Tribal Council 1970-82, 1986-89 Peterson Zah, Chairman, Navajo Tribal Council, 1982-1986 Peter MacDonald, Chairman, Navajo Tribal Council, 1986-89 Leonard Haskie, Interim President, Navajo Tribal Council, 1989-1990 Peterson Zah, President, Navajo Tribal Council, 1991-1994 Albert Hale, President, Navajo Tribal Council, 1994 to present --------- "RE: Little Big Horn Petition" --------- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 10:55:16 -0500 (EST) From: Ann Follette Subj: LITTLE BIG HORN PETITION UUCP email (Editorial Comment: This is posted so you can see just how tolerant the dominant society isn't.] This was found on the civil war b-board yesterday. Maybe you'd like to print this? From: "Robert A. Wright" Subject: Little Big Horn Petition Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 18:29:52 -0700 Hello: Now that I have everyone's attention, I would like to inform all of you of a petition that I think everyone should consider signing onto. It has to do with the recent goings on at the Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument...such as desecration of the mass grave in a Park Service sanctioned Indian "ceremony", in which the Indians were allowed to DANCE!! on the mass grave, hit the markers with sticks, and etc. If you, too, find these actions insulting and disrespectful, and wish to see the attached petition, and sign it; click on the attachment. Print it out, and then sign it. All original copies of signatures must be sent to: Custer/Little Bighorn Battlefield Advocate P.O. Box 792 Malibu, CA 90265-0792 The Advocate intends to present these to the President of the United States, and also compile a list of signatories; this list will accompany copies of the petition sent to other public officials. Why not send a blank copy to your Senators and Congressman and ask them to sign it--or take action on it? If they don't, demand to know why! Remember: the administration of the Battlefield can be reformed ONLY if individuals in positions of power can be persuaded that our cause is just, and that we have measure of popular support. It is up to US to persuade them--because if we don't do it, nobody else will. THE ADVOCATE has no relationship whatsoever with the Custer Battlefield Historical and Museum Association. OVER THEIR DEAD BODIES? "Asked whether, under his leadership, it might seem that Indians are gloating over their victory, he [Supt. Baker] said, 'That's right. It's about time.'" -New York Times, June 23, 1996 PETITION To the Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States of America and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces: We, the following signatories---including U.S. veterans, historians, and blood relatives of men who fought, suffered wounds, or died while in United States service during the Battle of the Little Bighorn River, June 25, 1876, do submit the following: WHEREAS on June 25, 1996, the mass grave of approximately 200 United States soldiers at the Little Bighorn (formerly Custer) Battlefield National Monument was desecrated in a premeditated, organized, and dastardly fashion, with the collusion of United States government officials belonging to the National Park Service; and Whereas such desecration has occurred in previous years with no interference from Park Service officials; and Whereas this situation reflects the deterioration in the administration of the Little Bighorn (formerly Custer) Battlefield National Monument, due to the cowardice and ineptitude of Park Service officials who have shown themselves incompetent to protect or administer this national treasure, we hereby petition for the following measures: 1. We demand that Mr. Gerard Baker, presently Superintendent, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, be removed from office immediately, for the following reasons: He has in previous years promoted the mass grave of said U.S. soldiers to be danced upon, hit with sticks, and altogether desecrated by participants in a so-called ~victory~ dance, to the disgrace of the United States government; and in the year 1996 actively organized and orchestrated such desecration, while attempting to cast discredit on private citizens conducting a memorial service for the slain U.S. soldiers. He has openly proclaimed that it is ~time~ for American Indians to ~gloat~ over the annihilation of soldiers of the U.S. Army at the battle, many of said soldiers~ mutilated remains being buried in the mass grave---an abhorrent and disgusting sentiment wholly inappropriate to the alleged guardian of a National Cemetery. He has presided over a three-day, so-called ~commemoration~ of the Battle in which the United States government gave no recognition to its own soldiers. He has contrived to exclude blacks, whites, and all non-Indians from conducting bus tours in this National Park, thus illegally discriminating against them on the basis of race, while tolerating incompetent bus tour guides who meet his racial qualifications. He has ~reconstructed~ historic rifle pits in such a manner as to destroy their historical value and appearance, and He has worsened race relationships, and heightened racial tensions at the Battlefield, while exhibiting an obsession with race and an attitude toward history more closely resembling that of a Fascist or other totalitarian than an employee of a liberal, democratic society, and totally disqualifying him from the occupation of such a sensitive post. 2. We further demand that a bipartisan government panel be appointed to investigate Park Service administration of the Battlefield from the years 1987 to 1996 inclusive, including its systematic misrepresentations to Congress, its tolerance of vandalism, its history of racial discrimination, its poor management, and its obsession with imposing political ideology on the Battlefield, to the detriment of scholarship and the best interest of the American public. 3. Lastly, we urge you, in your capacity as Commander-in-Chief, to place an executive moratorium on any new construction on the elevation known as Custer or Last Stand Hill, until such time as Congress may place permanent limitations on monument construction, so that the mass grave and its immediate environment may be protected; to declare a protection zone of approximately 300 yards, radiating outward from the center of the current grave marker; and to declare that final authorization to place a proposed Indian monument should be made only after consultation with concerned citizen~s groups, including the Custer Battlefield Preservation Committee and the Custer Battlefield Historical and Museum Association. We hold that such measures are necessary in order to save the Battlefield from its ostensible protectors, and to act in accordance with our fundamental premise---that there is no right to desecrate the grave of an American soldier, by anyone, at any time. SIGNATORIES: cc: Bruce Babbitt General H. Norman Schwartzkopf, USA (Ret.) Roger Kenndy, NPS General Colin Powell, USA (Ret.) John Cook, NPS Various Legislators, Journalists, etc. --------- "RE: Dine Radiation Exposure" --------- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 07:48:06 -0500 From: "Kathie Tennery" Subj: (Fwd) Dine' CARE/Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ------- FORWARD, Original message follows ------- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 18:25:52 -1000 From: Lori Goodman <73520.673@CompuServe.COM> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: April 1, 1997 Contact: Anna Frazier Phone: (520) 657-3291 Fax: (520) 657-3319 DINE' CARE SEEKS AMENDMENTS TO RECA, SUPPORTS URVC'S REQUEST FOR FUNDING FROM THE NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL. DILKON -- Navajo Nation Environmental group, Dine' CARE applauds a recent move by the Clinton Administration's to broaden the current compensation program for uranium miners. Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), passed in 1990, families of Navajo men poisoned while mining or milling uranium from 1947 through 1971 are eligible for compensation from the federal government, but so far, few have found any relief. In addition, many of the health risks caused by the mines may still be affecting the Navajo people. Late last Friday, the administration announced that they would broaden the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act so that it is inclusive of uranium miners previously left out. Dine' CARE and Navajo Uranium Radiation Victims Committee (URVC) members believe that this is a critical time for the victims of uranium mining on Navajo land. "The doors to amending RECA have been opened," said Earl Tulley, a member of the Dine' CARE organization. "Previous attempts to bring restitution to Navajo uranium mining victims had been ineffectual." URVC had previously obtained the services of Attorney E. Cooper Brown, an expert in radiation victim compensation. In the past ten years, Mr. Brown has generously worked on a pro bono basis and thus unable to devote the full attention that this critical problem deserves. "This is why we are asking for funding from the Navajo Nation Council," added Mr. Tulley, "He is an expert and his services are needed. Just as we consult with medicine people for their specific speciality to perform a specific ceremony, this is no different." To ensure that justice is attained for Navajo uranium radiation victims, the cause will need energetic, qualified and capable individuals to do the work. In the past 16 years, URVC President, Mr. Philip Harrison, has donated large amounts of his time advocating on behalf of Navajo people. Both Mr. Harrison and Mr. E. Cooper Brown, attorney from Washington, D.C., have stated their willingness to officially represent the Navajo Nation, to address the life and death issue of radiation, and bring relief to people, by reforming the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Recently, Mr. Brown traveled to the Navajo Nation at his own expense with the hopes of raising Council funds to complete this work, which no one has addressed. According to Tulley, URVC as the advocate for defending the uranium miners played a lead role in the enactment of RECA and maintaining dialogue with the U.S. Department of Justice to implement a more culturally- appropriate program of compensation for victims. Group members believe it is important that the work begin immediately. Since Nov. 4, when hundreds of Navajo people gathered at a "People's Forum", held in Window Rock, AZ to voice their support for Mr. Harrison and Mr. Brown, three more Navajo uranium miners have died. Tulley added that the time frame for amending RECA is short. "In order to get onto the Congressional agenda for the next two years, while President Clinton is still in office, the work needs to be happening now," Tulley warned. "If we miss this chance, we would be taking a chance of trying to work with an unfavorable Republican administration in two to four years." Navajo President Hale has expressed support. "In November, I met with the Navajo Uranium Radiation Victims Committee and assured them that I would seeks funds for their efforts to amend RECA and bring environmental justice to Navajoland," he recently wrote to the Navajo Nation Council. Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Stuart Udall also has endorsed Mr. Harrison and his efforts, in a letter to the Navajo Nation Council, which noted his accomplishments. --------- "RE: Religious Freedom" --------- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 97 11:38:22 -0800 From: "Lorraine T. Cloonan" Subj: Religious Freedom - Update Submitted to http://www.nanews.org [Editorial Comment: Does this address the concerns?] The attached document is a reply to questions raised to our please for help on org.native. Any assistance you could provide would be appreciated. The following is a response to questions raised on alt.native. The original posting "HELP! Re: Religious Freedom" may be found at http://members.aol.com/spikegrtz/mw44/rights.htm http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/emerg/main.html Mitakuye Oyasin +++ Reply from Duke Joseph Big Feather +++ We appreciate your concerns on this issue. We are happy to know that people such as you are watching. We wish to take this opportunity to clarify a few items 1. The Two-Feathers Medicine Clan is inter-tribal. Most of our people are enrolled in various nations throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. We want to make note that we also have a large extended family. 2. We were an underground organization until 1980. Most elders that knew about us before 1980 would not openly discuss their knowledge of us. I believe that if you would now check with some of the "old elders", you would find very positive information on us. 3. The Two Feathers Medicine Clan and the Native American Church of Itzachilatlan are aligned and the church is federally acknowledged and located in Chicago, not southern Illinois. 4. Southern Illinois is the location of the All My Relations Sundance, which is sanctioned by more than one nation, group, medicine man, or Sundance chief. Many of our people have danced at Big Mountain, Freetown, MA., Rosebud, Mexico and Tahos, to name just a few. 5. The two men arrested in Southern Illinois are members of the Native American Church of Itzachilatlan in Chicago. I am confident that you understand why we will not give any more detailed information over the Internet. I'm sure you will agree it's not the place. Documents are important. It is important that natives are enrolled. We don't want to loose sight of the issue about Senate Bill 1021, and it's impact on possession of sacred objects, such as hawk feathers. The issue is: our brothers and sisters to the North and South of us, and even some of those within this country. + A full-blood Aztec chief may not practice his religion in our country, nor may he carry anything *sacred* to him which may be used in prayer or ceremony.. + A young man under the age of 18 may not participate in Sundance if he is not registered in the U.S. + Our own relations within this country who have applied for and not yet received government 'approval' All of these situations leave people (our relations) open to arrest, fines and/or imprisonment. We are asking you to review the information that was posted on the net. It goes far beyond all of us. The Creator gave us these ways to protect and that we must do. We need to Unite. When we work together we are strong. When we fight within, we weaken ourselves and loose before we begin. We ask for your support, if you feel as we do. Thank you, in the Spirit of Crazy Horse Duke Joseph Big Feather Spiritual Leader Two Feathers Medicine Clan submitted by Laurie Cloonan on behalf of Duke Joseph Big Feather please submit comments and questions to: cloonan@sedona.net --------- "RE: Educational Opinion" --------- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 14:47:16 -0800 (PST) From: Larry Kibbey Subj: Educational Opinion UUCP email Education can be traced back to 3,000-4,000 years ago to Mesopotamia and Egypt, that spread throughout Europe before it reached America somewhere around the time period of 1647 in Massachusetts, where a law was passed marking the probable first beginning of American Public Education, an education of ministry however, to wit said education at that time was arranged around religious reference of European origin, a system, in later years, strongly enforced upon Indian people, in order to distort and destroy their culture and belief's. The history of this country only consist of 505 years, and for the most part is a dark and ugly history regarding the Indian, and does not detail the importance of the culture, education and religion, that has in fact been utilized towards the enhancement of life for centuries prior to the introduction of basic education as it is known today. Did in fact Indian people protest education being imposed upon them by the new world? Some yes, some no. Example: Quote: "In 1744, after the Treaty of Lancaster in Pennsylvania between the government of Virginia and the Six Nations, the Virginia Commissioners offered to the Chiefs to educate six of their sons at a college in Williamsburg, Virginia. They received this reply: Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the Northern Provinces; they were instructed in all of your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners; ignorant of every means of living in the woods; unable to bear either cold or hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy; spoke our language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, or counsellors; they were good for nothing. We are however not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it; And to make our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, instruct them in all we know and make men of them." End Quote. [F.S. Cohens Handbook of Federal LAw,p.238] Two unique forms of educations evolved between two races of people, although, one race had no valid interest in the education of the other, and like wise for the other. Today, in our endeavor to maintain our culture and belief's, we'd like to think, that we can educate our youth and future generations with such teachings, however, it seems that such an endeavor will not be fully arrived at to where truth can be elaborated on, since the society and government are still promoting their history as truth, and to where they now have the assistance of new age people and the likes, who have the desire to distort and destroy values that mean the continued effort of passing on the culture and religion of our ancestor's, will be viewed as to having no sincere value. I would hope, that people who find preserving and protecting the culture and religion necessary as well as important, will take care to understand the educational value that is in fact of great importance within this endeavor, and will not pave further respects to include theories and philosophies of foreign respect to values that are way older than the history of this country, way older than the belief's of foreign belief's, and realize that truth is a recognized factor that needs to be utilized to safeguard what hasn't already been distorted and destroyed of our ancestor's culture and religion that we their rightful descendants use today in manner such as they did so long ago. Help preserve the education of the culture and religion of your ancestor's. Safeguard it from being exploited by money hungry individuals, group organizations, and most of all the U.S. Government. Tomorrow is our childrens future, let them enjoy what we have been able to enjoy, but please, do not let them have the false culture and religion being advocated for money, but let them have a culture and religion that will enhance their well being as a person and member of a unique community within the Sovereign Nations of the Native American Indian. Be a voice, be strong within your heart, soul and mind. Become a value to your people, and to your ancestor's who have gone before you, and help preserve and protect the Traditional values of the culture and religion. Help stop those who exploit it. We shall live and so shall our ways, and the two worlds can survive in unity... My opinion is expressed of this matter, to only allow some sort of understanding towards education which is a value, whether it be of a tribal nature or of the class room, for our young people need both and we must make sure of their future, and we can do this, only if it is within our hearts to prove that both educations are of value and can be used apart from one another, for when mixed, they add confusion and this we have seen and know about, and I only hope that together we can share a common goal and work towards paving a genuine path to tomorrows future for our youth and future generations. Thank you. By Larry Kibby - kibbey@sierra.net Elko Indian Colony Elko, Nevada ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "When I die, my enemies will be under me." "Kintpuash" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --------- "RE: Poem: Breeze" --------- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 09:02:47 -0800 From: berryj@okway.okstate.edu (John Berry) Subj: Picture up on OSU Library WEB page UUCP email To all, Well, if you want to see Breeze and me, 25 yrs ago, go to: Http://www.library.okstate.edu/dept/hss/berry/ ======================================================== Breeze With a whinny, you greeted me, near grandmother's barn, your Appaloosa spots, shinning, against the wood. Chuffing, breath frosting, feet stamping, you welcomed me, in dawn's reds and purples. Blanket and saddle on your back, and bridle, you bore willingly, because I asked it. We shared our breath, frosting in the early, because Grandfather said, it should always be so. Always good medicine, moving together, on mornings journey, into dawning light. Then with easy motions, almost dancing, we were away, across the steaming ground, as one. Sun streaming, day warming, our blood came up, and we flew across the land, like your name. No limits then, the day was new, as we were renewed, in the old way. Your people and mine, traveling together, each day seeing the journey, continue. Horse named Breeze... John Berry Oklahoma, 1996 --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: 97/03/31 03:25 From: Debra F. Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days genie email A HAWAIIAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of April 13-19 APELILA (April) (Welo) 13 If you want to hear the secret voice of the wind, ka makani, you must first learn to listen. 14 In your time upon this earth, remember to walk with dignity. 15 Whale song calls me in my dreams. 16 The luminescence of the ocean at night glows like Pele's fire upon the sands. 17 The land is perpetuated in life. 18 Whisper to the wind your secret longings. 19 The blossoms of the shower tree form a golden lace upon the green grass. (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, 10 April 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: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 15:35:30 +0100 From: nap@HUGSE1.HARVARD.EDU Subj: Harvard University Powwow (please fwd) Annual H A R V A R D U N I V E R S I T Y POWWOW Saturday, May 3, 1997 Grand Entry at Noon. Ends at 5:00 p.m. Harvard Yard (Sever Quad) Cambridge, MA See photos on our website http://hugse1.harvard.edu/~nap/ Emcee: Bruce Curliss (Nipmuc) Host Drum: Young Blood Singers (NY) Guest Drum: White Pine Singers (Passamaquoddy) Co-Arena Directors: Andrew Lee (Seneca), MPP '96 and Brian Anderson (Southern Ute), '00 Featuring Hoop Dancer Rafael Ebron (Hupa) All drums and dancers are welcome. Free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible. For more information, call the Harvard University Native American Program at (617) 495-4923. Sponsored by the Harvard University Native American Program P Native Americans at Harvard-Radcliffe P Office for the Arts at arvard-Radcliffe P Student Association Cabinet at HGSEPHarvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations P Student Affairs Office at the Harvard Graduate chool of Education P Native American Law Students' Association P Harvard Indigenous Peoples P DuBois Society P MIT AISES/Native Student Association Native American Health Organization at HMS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvard University Native American Program Read House, Appian Way Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 495-4923 fax (617) 496-3312 WWW site: http://hugse1.harvard.edu/~nap/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 10:47:02 -0800 (PST) From: "Carey E. Purnell" Subj: University of Washington Pow-Wow For anyone who happens to be in the area, (Seattle, Washington), First Nations at the UW is having their Annual Spring Pow-wow, April 11, 12, and 13 at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion. HONOR DRUMS HOST DRUMS Dancing Eagle Southern: Yellow Jacket, Ignacio, CO Nec Perce Nation Northern: Red Bull, Saskatchewan, Canada Wild Rose Red Stone All Drums Welcome! MC: Otis Halfmoon Arena Director: Arnold Little Head Head Man: Ruben Twin, Jr. Head Woman: Sonya Jesse Head Young Man: Timothy Eushappie, Jr. Head Young Lady: Angela Picard SPECIALS Women's Fancy sponsored by Dine Jack Teen Boy's Grass sponsored by Timothy Eushappie, Jr Teen Girl's Fancy sponsored by Angela Picard All Princess Traditional Special by '96 - '97 Jr Princess Two-Man Hand Drum Contest sponsored by Andre L. Picard, Jr Men's Fancy Bob Eaglestaff Memorial Special sponsored by Ruben Twin, Jr. and Sonya Jesse GRAND ENTRY Friday 7:00 p.m. Saturday 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. For Information, Call Andre Picard (206) 632-2081 Morris Richards (206) 368-8852 American Indian Studies Center (206) 543-9082 First Nations @ UW c/o UW Ethnic Cultural Center Box 355650 Seattle, WA 98195 Vendors Contact edittler@u.washington.edu (206) 368-8852 or (206) 5434635 No drugs or alcohol allowed Not responsible for loss due to theft or accident. No RV or camping available. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Directions: Take I-5 to 45th Street exit, head east, turn right at bottom of viaduct, park in Montlake parking area. To request disability accommodations contact the Office of the ADA Coordinator at least 10 days in advance of the event. 543-6450 (VOICE); 543-6452 (TDD); 685-3885 (FAX); access@u.washington.edu (E-MAIL). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sponsored by First Nations @ UW Co-Sponsor: American Indian Studies Center Contributors: Office of Minority Affairs Walker-Ames Academic Enhancement Fund Associated Student of UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate ------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 13:22:44 -0500 From: Joe Campagna Subj: A Day of Honoring: Veterans of ALL WARS Mailing List: NAT-FILM@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU FROM: Dakotah East Communications 9 Fair Street Hackensack NJ 07601 201 489-5057 voice/mail FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Widest Possible Distribution via email relay April 27: A Veterans Day of All Wars to Honor and Recognize Indian Wars Coordinators expect largest American/Canadian Indian gathering since prior to 1690's (Hackensack - NJ) It's Official. Bergen County executives are supporting and will welcome the turnout for the Veterans of All Wars gathering on April 27th. The event is scheduled between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Northern main entrance of the Bergen County Courthouse. This entrance and the stage-like steps is only allotted for important or ceremonial occasions. Bergen County Chief Executive William Pat Schuber will welcome several veteran organizations from New Jersey, New York, original Lenape inhabitants of the area along with the "Bring Leonard Peltier Home Tour" which is the highlight of the gathering. Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman a well known musician and actor widely known for his role as Ten Bears in the movie "Dances With Wolves" will accompany Dennis Banks of the American Indian Movement, and contingents of the LPDC supports groups. In addition to speaking, there will be some music performed by various artists on the Court House steps. The event was woven by supporters of Leonard Peltier who is awaiting executive clemency for a botched trial. He is currently incarcerated serving two life sentences. The forthcoming visit follows the first ever visit to New Jersey by a Dakota "Sioux" Native American Chief of April 21st of 1995. The warm welcome given the Indian representatives by state and local officials was spoken of highly by way of the word of mouth in Indian Country. The Veterans of Indian Wars to be included and acknowledged, the "Forgotten Wars", was concept by Adalbert Zephier a traditional Dakota war chief, and a linear chief (Sungle Ska Sapa) who was received and honored by County Executive William Pat Schuber, 17 mayors, and Gov, C.T. Whitman on April 21, 1995 - (Documentation and copies of County Executive/NJ Gov.proclamation available.) Chief Zephier a descendant of Struck By The Ree had addressed the crowd about the struggle Indian people face regarding Sovereignty and land issues. The event is the BERGEN COUNTY leg of the Bring Leonard Home Tour/Campaign - as informed. Speakers; Dennis Banks, Floyd Red Crow Westernam, Russel Loud Hawk will outline the Peltier case. There will be some music performed, and focus will be on the Peltier Case. Bergen County is supporting this event and are making County parking and the Court House Available. People in the crowd will be longtime supporters and newly informed individuals. A large colorful turnout is expected. There is no charge to attend, and passes with directions for a free evening concert will be given. The event is sponsored by United Native Culture and Language Exchange, the Society of the P.I.C.T. and others. For further press information contact Dakota East 201 - 489-5057 The coordinator for the NJ Bring Leonard Home Tour is Bruce Dunnett PICT 908-477-7071 Production and site coordinator is Joe Campagna faxes only 201 - 343-8977 or, if busy email _______________________________________________________________________ by NAT-FILMgroup, UNAT & UNITED Native American Television Broadcast Council. Ask about the NAT-IMATION native language vcr/TV/web group--> Info@UNAT.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 14:05:04 -0600 From: MN American Indian Chamber of Commerce Subj: Minnesota American Indian Chamber of Commerce Mailing List: Minnesota Indian Affairs The Minnesota American Indian Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you to attend its second annual Business Development Conference and Annual Dinner. Date: May 15, 1997 Location: Treasure Island Casino, Red Wing MN Conference: 8:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. Dinner: 6:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. This year's conference features workshops and symposiums on interesting and related topics relevant to businesses, Tribal Government Leaders, and other significant issues facing Indian people today. Per person costs: $100 for Chamber Members (all conference activities) $150 for Non-Members (all conference activities) $50 for the Conference Luncheon only $50 for the Annual Dinner only $500 for a table of 10 at the Luncheon only $500 for a table of 10 at the Dinner only For additional information, contact Amy Welty at the Chamber office, 212 3rd Avenue N, Suite 567 Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-333-0500 ===================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- 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: Rosalie Little Thunder via Gary Smith, Lori Goodman via Kathie Tennery, Arvol Looking Horse via Gary Smith, Robert A. Wright via Ann Follette, Francis Jock(Annotated Press Release), Ishgooda, John Berry, George Joe, Dave Chief via Elaine Flattery, Duke Joseph Big Feather via Laurie Cloonan, Riwassa/Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty, Rebecca Michele Lord, Debra F. Sanders, Larry Kibby, Freedom Heart Rising, Midwest Treaty Network, Bernadette Chato, Janet Smith, National Commission for Democracy in Mexico -//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Part B of this newsletter has already been distributed via the NATIVE-L or NATCHAT mailing lists. --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - online" --------- Date: Thu, 10 April 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: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 23:27:17 -0600 From: mtn@igc.apc.org (MTN) Subj: Walk to Save Our Waters (starts 26 April in Wisconsin) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Please circulate (including to friends who are not on-line) and post on web sites. "WALK TO SAVE OUR WATERS" From Janesville to Crandon, Wisconsin, starting April 26, 1997 From N.E.P.E.W. (Nations for the Environmental Protection of Earth's Waters) "NEPEW" (sounds like Napayo) is a native word from an Algonquin language meaning "WATER." Water is a vital source for our existence. Our rivers are the blood stream of our Mother Earth. From her womb comes the rivers of life that sustain all her children. If we allow her blood to be poisoned by the Crandon Mining Company, we are allowing her children--our brothers and sisters and ourselves-- to be poisoned. Support the "Walk to Save Our Waters"-- from "Miracle" the White Buffalo in Janesville, Wisconsin, to the proposed mine site near Crandon, Wisconsin. On APRIL 26, the 355-mile walk will be led by Dewey Skenandore, a member of the Menominee Nation. Join in the walk as it comes through your area. Send inquiries to: N.E.P.E.W. c/o Siggenauk Interfaith Spiritual Center 3126 W. Kilbourn Ave. Milwaukee WI 53208 or call (414) 906-0431. To offer donations, please contact Siggenauk. To support the Mining Moratorium Bill, call your Assembly Representative at 1-(800)-362-9472, and ask them to support the Bill. Water is a symbol of life. Don't let the Crandon Mining Company make Wisconsin's water a symbol of death. THE PATH FROM "MIRACLE" TO THE MINE..... (Call 414-906-0431 for days and times) To JANESVILLE: turn off I-90, take the Avalon Rd. exit, turn west, go to end (Rock River), and turn right. From Janesville, US Hwy 14 to MADISON/MONONA, From Monona, County BB East to COTTAGE GROVE, From Cottage Grove, County N South to US Hwy 18, East to MILWAUKEE, From Milwaukee, State Hwy 175 North to FOND DU LAC, From Fond du Lac, US Hwy 45 to OSHKOSH, From Oshkosh, County A North to MENASHA, From Menasha, County N North to LITTLE CHUTE, From Little Chute, County E to ONEIDA, From Oneida, County U North to State Hwy 29 North to SHAWANO, From Shawano, State Hwy 55 North to KESHENA, From Keshena, State Hwy 55 North to MOLE LAKE. ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 10:07:38 -0500 From: wasicuwin@qed.net (Sandy Sunderland) Subj: "Bring Peltier Home" tour Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) The "Free Peltier" tour including Dennis Banks and Floyd Westerman will be in Poughkeepsie, NY on May 6th. They will be joined by world renowned musician and flutist David Amram and other talent. May 6th at the Villard Room at Vassar College at 7pm The Villard Room is in the main building. Sken:nen kenhak Sandy --------- "RE: New Moon Prayer Circle" --------- Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 21:49:45 -0500 From: "flattery" Subj: New Moon Prayer Circle - April 7, 1997 Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Every new moon in 1997 at 5 am in Ashland, Oregon (8 est, 7 cst, etc), we will be praying for Unity. Our circle this April continues to pray for All Buffaloes, All Elders, All Sun Dancers. This month the focus of our prayer is All people of good will of all races, Peace and Justice, and Non-Violence. The mentality of genocide is again sweeping this land. The Yellowstone herd of Bison is the first casualty. The Iroquois - founders of the Indian Great Law of Peace are under attack. The Mattaponi way of life is under attack. States are trying to assume wardship of Indian Nations in violation of the Bill of Rights which protect Treaty rights. We can't have unity unless nations give up their genocidal ways. "Behold the circle of the nation's hoop for it is holy, being endless, and thus all powers shall be one power in the people without end." Black Elk, my mother's relative. Mitakyue Oyasin(n) Dave Chief Oglala Lakota, Sun Dancer and Elder _________ ___/ / / / / \_ \ _\__\__/\__ / (There can be no peace without justice. The key to justice is Getlow vs. New York, 1925 Supreme Court decision written by Justice Edward Sanford. [source: Native American Information Service, 1875 Hwy. 99 N, Suite 4, Ashland, OR 97540]) --------- "RE: Chippewa Spearing/Netting Season" --------- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 20:16:46 -0600 From: mtn@igc.apc.org (MTN) Subj: Chippewa spearing/netting season (Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) MIDWEST TREATY NETWORK ALERT http://www.alphacdc.com/treaty/ WITNESS FOR NONVIOLENCE REACTIVATED in Minnesota and Wisconsin Witness trainings are being held for the upcoming Chippewa spearing/ netting season around Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota. Witnesses have been requested to help out by the Lac du Flambeau and Mille Lacs Bands. A January federal court decision affirmed Chippewa treaty rights for the first time in the 1837 ceded territory of east- central Minnesota. The decision is opposed by a number of angler groups, who like in Wisconsin promise to protest during the fishing season. The purpose of the Witness is to show that not all non-Indians oppose treaty rights, and to serve as a presence to deter, monitor, and document incidents of harassment or violence. [The Madison training will be held on Tuesday, April 8 at 7 to 10 pm at the Memorial Union (check "Today In The Union" listing for room), and will include videos and role-playing.] Why should we in Wisconsin witness in Minnesota? First, the 1837 Treaty was signed by the Lake Superior Chippewa bands before Wisconsin or Minnesota even existed--state boundaries are irrelevant in the treaty, and Bands from both states will be fishing. Second, many witnesses from Minnesota came to help here during the Wisconsin spearfishing dispute. Third, we have been requested to accompany spearers by Lac du Flambeau Chairman Tom Maulson and the reactivated Wa-Swa-Gon Treaty Association in Wisconsin, as well as by the Mille Lacs Band in Minnesota. They have asked for the reactivation of the witness network because they believe witnesses helped defuse the conflict at Wisconsin boat landings. The Minnesota anti-treaty leaders Howard Hansen and Bud Grant, of Protect Economic Management Resources (PERM) have called for no violence or racism at the boat landings. However, PARR leader Larry Peterson said the same things in the early days in Wisconsin, causing a hardline faction to split off and form the militant Stop Treaty Abuse. Many of the same factors in Wisconsin are involved in Minnesota--a DNR that lowers angler fish limits and blames the Chippewa, a Governor who asks the tribes not to exercise their rights in order not to provoke trouble, and a media that sensationalizes the fish dispute and talks about the Chippewa having been "granted" rights by a federal court. The Witness is front-page news in the Twin Cities (see below), and has been also covered on Wisconsin Public Radio. Like in Wisconsin, the fishing dispute in Minnesota--unless it is lessened--will distract attention from environmental threats to the common natural resources. While it is hard to watch a "rerun" of the 1987-92 Wisconsin troubles, we should pay attention and act in support. A weakening of treaty rights in Minnesota would in turn weaken the Wisconsin treaties that are now being used to protect the environment from mining. The witnessing should be in mid or late April, possibly into early May, when the ice goes out on the huge Mille Lacs Lake and other smaller lakes (about 1-2 hours straight north of the Twin Cities, which is four hours from Madison). The smaller lakes closer to the Twin Cities will open first. There are trainings going on in Minneapolis, Duluth, Madison, and Eau Claire (see the contacts below). The Witness needs video camcorders, cameras, tape recorders, and boats to gather documentation. If you cannot go, contributions can be sent to the Midwest Treaty Network, 731 State St., Madison WI 53703 (make tax-deductible check to "MTN/PC Foundation"). Witnesses absolutely need to get training before going to Minnesota. (This includes people who have had civil disobedience training.) It may be a good idea for experienced witnesses to get a "refresher course" as well. Witnesses need to be completely self-sufficient in funds, supplies, and warm clothes--we do not want to put a burden on a reservation community. We will be staying in hotels, sharing rooms. As the article states below, this is a chance for us to help defuse the tense situation in Minnesota, just as treaty conflicts were defused on our side of the border. To find out more on-line about the background of the Minnesota treaty rights dispute: Treaty Fishing Around Mille Lacs in Minnesota (Midwest Treaty Network) http://www.alphacdc.com/treaty/content.html History of 1837 Treaty Rights in Minnesota (Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission) http://conbio.rice.edu/nae/docs/chippewa.html#trim Treaty Rights: Understanding the Conflict (University of Minnesota) http://www.fw.umn.edu/indigenous Witnessing and the Anti-Indian Movement in Wisconsin (Midwest Treaty Network) http://conbio.rice.edu/nae/docs/anti_indian.html [Also see the book "Walleye Warriors" by Walter Bresette and Rick Whaley.] For more information on treaty support, contact: Minnesota Witness for Nonviolence Box 7588, Minneapolis, MN 55407 (612) 722-6612 (Trainings at Walker Church, 31st & 16th Ave., April 4 at 6 pm, and April 5 & 6 at 1 pm) Midwest Treaty Network, South-Central Wisconsin office (Debi McNutt and Amy Lutzke, Madison Treaty Rights Support Group) 731 State Street, Madison, WI 53703 (Training April 8, Memorial Union TITU, 7 pm) (608) 246-2256 (tel./fax) mtn@igc.apc.org http://www.alphacdc.com/treaty Wa-Swa-Gon Treaty Association (Michael Murphy) Box 576 Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 (715) 588-7070 (w), 588-3785 (h) Midwest Treaty Network, Northwest Wisconsin office, (Walter Bresette, Lake Superior Greens) Box 1350 , Bayfield, WI 54814 (715) 779-5071 bresette@win.bright.net Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (Public Information Division) PO Box 9, Odanah, WI 54861 (715) 682-6619 Call for the new Minnesota Edition of the booklet ?A Guide to Understanding Chippewa Treaty Rights? (first copy is free; $1 each thereafter) Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Nation (Chairman Tom Maulson) Box 67, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 (715) 588-3303 St. Croix Valley Greens (Jeff Peterson) Rt 2, Box 170A, Luck WI 54855 (715) 472-2728 (upcoming training in Northwest Wisconsin) Wisconsin Greens (Rick Whaley) Box 16471, Milwaukee, WI 53216 (414) 466-6618 Ojibwe People for Justice (Esther Nahgahnub) PO Box 44, Sawyer, MN 55780 (218) 879-3487 37/55 Treaty Alliance HCR 3, Box 562-7, McGregor, MN 55760 sandylake@juno.com http://www.lapratt.com/sandy_lake_band/ --------- "RE: Mole Lake Newsletter" --------- Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 15:57:49 -0600 From: mtn@igc.apc.org (MTN) Subj: Mole Lake Newsletter online Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) MOLE LAKE NEWSLETTER NOW ON-LINE, Includes Statement on Crandon mine to United Nations The Mole Lake Environmental Newsletter-- voice of the Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa Community's Environmental Office in Forest County, Wisconsin, is now part of the EarthWINS web site at: http://www.earthwins.com/mola.html Please bookmark the site and let others know about it. The Mole Lake site includes newsletter articles on Exxon's proposed Crandon mine, which would be one mile upstream from the tribe's wild rice beds. It also includes a recent Sokaogon Chippewa Statement on the mine to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, in Geneva, Switzerland last month, as well as information on Changes to Metallic Mining Groundwater Standards. The upcoming issue will deal with recent victories against metallic sulfide mining in the Wisconsin Senate moratorium vote, and in the April 1 vote that ousted the entire town board of Nashville (where the reservation is located). The next issue will also examine the environmental department, maple syrup tapping, and other subjects. NEWSLETTER CONTENTS: ISSUE #2--FEBRUARY 1997 -Nashville Local Agreement: It Ain't Over 'Till It's Over (By Zoltan Grossman) -"This is the Groundswell" (An Interview with George Rock) -'Walleyes for Tomorrow' resolution against Crandon mine -Brief Mining Events Calendar -Color map of proposed Crandon mine site ISSUE #1--DECEMBER 1996 -Dec. 7 Town Meeting to stop Nashville Local Agreement (By Zoltan Grossman) -'Keepers of the Water' Women's Youth Group at Mole Lake (By Jessica Van Zile, 16) -A Review of the Town of Nashville Local Agreement (By Wisc. Resources Protection Council) -Sample Letter to Nashville Town Board FOR MORE INFORMATION: Mole Lake Environmental Newsletter c/o Sokaogon Chippewa Community Environmental Office Rt. 1, Box 625, Crandon WI 54520 Call Bill Koenen: Tel. (715) 478-7616; Fax (715) 478-7618 or 478-5275 or Interim editor Zoltan Grossman Tel./Fax (608) 246-2256 mtn@igc.apc.org (The Mole Lake Environmental Newsletter is hosted by EarthWINS & designed by DataScouts: P.O. Box 573, Shawano, WI 54166 Ph: 715-524-5998/ fax 715-524-9958 http://www.earthwins.com/) --------- "RE: Zapatista Letter" --------- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 05:41:35 -0800 From: moonlight@igc.apc.org(National Commission for Democracy in Mexico,USA) Subj: Zapatista letter to US indigenous leaders Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Zapatista Army of National Liberation March of 1997 To: The Leadership of the Indigenous Peoples of the United States of America From: Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, CCRI of the EZLN Brother and Sisters: I write these words to you in the name of the children, elders, men and women, all of them Indigenous Mexicans, of the Zapatista communities in the Mexican Southeast. We want you to receive our recognition of your stature as Indigenous peoples and human beings, and we want you to accept our salute sent by my hands from all the indigenous rebels of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. We have taken up arms against the bad Mexican government because the demands of the indigenous peoples have not been resolved. The Indian peoples, for the Mexican government and the great Power which sustains it, are nothing more than objects for tourism, producers of arts and crafts, an uncomfortable nuisance for neo-liberal modernization. For the powerful in Mexico, the indigenous are not human beings with rights and legitimate aspirations, they are only museum pieces and legends and past histories. But our indigenous communities want a life with dignity and justice, a life where they can continue to be indigenous without it signifying misery and death, a life with respect. This is why we declared our selves as rebels and why we have said "Enough is Enough" to the oblivion with which they want to annihilate us. Today we await a response for peace from the government of Mexico which has not arrived. Not respect, or a life with dignity, or a new peace has been acknowledged by the Mexican government to the indigenous people of these lands. The powerful see us as small and weak and they believe they can conquer us and make us surrender with their great machines of war. The big North American government supports the government of Mexico. With money, machines of war and military advisors, the government of the USA supports the persecution and assassination of Mexican indigenous blood. The money, equipment, weapons, and the military advisors are not used by the government of Mexico to improve lives of its inhabitants, to combat drug trafficking and to bring peace to Mexican lands. No, that money, those people and those weapons are used to asphyxiate, to persecute, jail and assassinate an attempt at indigenous dignity. But our struggle is not just that of the Zapatistas of the EZLN, our struggle is that of all the Indian peoples of America, the struggle to recognize our differences and our right to an inclusive autonomy, which makes us a part of, with full rights, the great human concert. That is why we direct our small words to you. You, the Leaders of the dignified Indian peoples of North America, have the true word and the path of dignity. Your great wise men have shown you the path for understanding justice in the cries of the first peoples of Mexican lands. You will know how to understand our cries, and we are sure, you will know how to extend to us your hearts and your hands in order to achieve the peace which we desire and we deserve. Your word is heard with attention and respect by the big government of the United States of America, that is why we ask you to support us with your mediation. We do not want the war, nor what does not belong to us, nor our destruction or enslavement. We want peace, we want to conquer our right to become better human beings, we want to create our world and be respected inside it, we want liberty. We ask you, great leaders of the Indian peoples of North America, to intervene before the powerful who governs the United States of America and to tell him to stop his support for the war against our people and the persecution of our ideals. We serve no foreign interest, we serve only our history and our desires for dignity, democracy, liberty and justice. We ask this of you, great Indian leaders. We ask for you support and your accompaniment in a struggle which is that of all human beings in any part of the world, the struggle for liberty. Vale. Health to you and may the earth which is mother and root nurture tomorrow. >From the Mountains of the Mexican Southeast-Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Mexico, March of 1997. Translation by Cecilia Rodriguez, National Commission for Democracy in Mexico More information regarding the FZLN and the Zapatista struggle in Mexico can be found at: http://www.peak.org/~joshua/fzln/ (English) http://spin.com.mx/~floresu/FZLN/ (Spanish) Original Sender: jhascall@up.net (John S. Hascall) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) [ I assume the following, submitted to NATIVE-L, is intended as an open letter. I am relaying the article because I feel that it might be interesting to NATIVE-L subscribers in that the author is one of the main parties involved in a dispute that has been ongoing in Keweenaw Bay, Michigan since the fall of 1995. For more details on the ongoing conflict, see "http://www.edwards1.com/rose/native/ffj/ffj.htm" and "http://bioc09.uthscsa.edu/natnet/archive/nl/keweenaw-bay.html" --Gary (gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us) ] My brothers and sisters: As an indigenous person and medicine servant of the people I address you as a brother. I assure you of all our spiritual support in your efforts to be who you are. I greet your grandmothers and grandfathers, those with you and those who have gone ahead of us to the spirit world. I greet you with the love of our elders and their concern for what is happening with your people. I greet your families and give the love of all our families.... Your youth and children and your un-born from our youth and children and un-born. We have you all in our medicine lodges and ceremonies. I am also a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. There are not many of us who are medicine-priests. We struggle within the Church also to be able to live and be who we are as indigenous Catholic/ Christian peoples. We pray for you every day. We know a lot of what you are saying. You are suffering, at present, in the realistic pains of death and racism. We are going through a little in our present situation here on our Reservation but it is our own members fighting each other: the hurt of Money and Power trying to control the peoples. We are trying legally to heal this situation. It takes a lot of time and patience to see things through. I know that the word "patience" is not what a person wants to hear but, after a year and a half of trying, there seems to be some hope. There is not that respect of our sovereignty here in the North that you think there is. We, the indigenous peoples, still struggle here under racism, discrimination. We still live in racist societies who would like to see us a museum pieces and tourist sports. We are sovereign only when its to the benefit of the Government otherwise it is only limited sovereignty. We are, rarely, seen as human beings. It seems when the larger society wants some decoration to enhance what they are doing they call upon us. We don't want to do this anymore, either. It is not so evident here as it is with your people. We will continue to speak for you to the Creator of all. I send my guardian spirit to you also to help you in your situation. We will do what we can to help you as we can. Sassagagijweinini (He speak Nails) (Fr. John S. Hascall O.F.M. Cap.) jhascall@up.net Crane Clan of the Ojibwa Nation ("Anishinabe" is our real name) --------- "RE: Native America Calling" --------- Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 14:24:14 -0700 From: chato@unm.edu (Bernadette Chato) Subj: Schedule for Native America Calling Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) Here's the latest schedule for *Native America Calling.* Since we produce a new show every day, we are always looking for knowledgeable people (preferably Native Americans) to be guests on our show. If you have a recommendation for a guest after reading the topics for upcoming shows or there's a subject we haven't covered, please e-mail our producer directly at harlan@unm.edu or e-mail me at chato@unm.edu. Your help is appreciated! A list of stations carrying Native America Calling follows the schedule. Thanks. BC ========================================================================== TO: NEWS DIRECTORS, PROGRAM DIRECTORS, GENERAL MANAGERS FR: NATIVE AMERICA CALLING DT: APRIL 4, 1997 RE: SCHEDULE FOR NATIVE AMERICA CALLING, April 7-11, 1997 NATIVE AMERICA CALLING, the first national call-in radio program to focus on Native issues, began daily one-hour feeds on 6/5/95. Feed Time: M - F, 1300 - 1359 ET Channel Info: Digital Frequency B68.2 Galaxy 4, Transponder B Broadcast Rights: Each program is designed for live use. The fee to carry NATIVE AMERICA CALLING is determined on whether the station is a member of AIROS. There is a set fee for AIROS members; if not a member, fee is based on station?s annual revenue. Call AIROS at (402) 472-0941 if you intend to broadcast NAC. Programming Questions: Harlan McKosato, NAC Producer 505-277-5201 Distribution/Promotion, John Gregg, AIROS 402-472-0941 ---------------------------------------------------------------- **** P R O G R A M S U B J E C T T O C H A N G E **** Watch the DACS or your FAX for updates!! ---------------------------------------------------------------- HOST: TOM BEAVER WELLNESS HOST: SHARON McCONNELL PROGRAM SCHEDULE for 3/31 - 4/4: MON - 4/7: Death & Dying: It?s a subject we don?t like to think about much less talk about...it?s death. It?s just about the only sure thing we all share...we will die. What happens when a person dies? Is there life after death? Have you experienced death and lived to tell about it? Betty Edie, Rosebud Sioux and author of ?Embraced by the Light,? will share her story about dying (not once but twice) and coming back. TUE - 4/8: Mounds of the Mississippi: In the Lower Mississippi Delta, ancient earthworks evoke a sense of heritage and spirituality for tribal people. The mounds are both their origin and the place where their ancestors rest. The National Park Service has undertaken the ?Delta Initiatives? with designs to build an antiquities trail to attract tourists to the mounds. How can the mounds be preserved without inviting destruction? Guests include archeologist Joe Saunders and Tunica-Biloxi cultural preservation director Bill Day. WED - 4/9: Native Traditions in Public Schools: The American education system presents itself as an institution that promotes cultural diversity. Yet the largest public school district in the state of New Mexico discourages graduating seniors from wearing native traditional dress for graduation commencement. Should the conventional cap and gown be traded in for attire that allows native students to show pride in their heritage? Guests TBA. THU - 4/3: Native Permaculture: Agriculture has been an integral part of life for ma