From gars@netcom.com Wed Apr 30 12:32:31 1997 Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 21:12:50 -0700 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews05.018 _ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' O ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ O o O / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' O o O / /-< / /--/ /-- VOLUME 05, ISSUE 018 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 3 May 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, NativeWeb, Taino-L, Sovernet-L, & NATIVE-L lists; Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty; Newsgroups: alt.activism,soc.culture.native,alt.politics.youth, alt.activism.youth-rights,alt.politics.radical-left, alt.society.resistance,soc.rights.human,can.politics, can.general, igc.indig.canada; UUCP and genie email Articles appearing have been previously posted for public dissemination and/or permission for inclusion has been secured. Letters of authorization are on file. A list of those granting permission to repost their words in this issue are listed at the end of part A. I thank each of you for allowing your words to be shared with the people. <----<<<< >>>>----> This newsletter is a way of keeping the brothers and sisters who share our Spirit informed about current events within the lives of those who walk the Red Road. ++ It may be subscribed to via email by sending a request from your own internet addressable account to gars@netcom.com ++ 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://aises.uthscsa.edu/94_dis.html 1995: http://aises.uthscsa.edu/95_dis.html 1996: http://aises.uthscsa.edu/96_dis.html 1997: http://aises.uthscsa.edu/97_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. "The character of the Indian's emotion left little room in his heart for antagonism toward his fellow creatures... For the Lakota, mountains, lakes, rivers, springs, valleys, and woods were all finished beauty. Winds, rain, snow, sunshine, day, night, and change of seasons were endlessly fascinating. Birds, insects, and animals filled the world with knowledge that defied the comprehension of man." "The Lakota was a true naturalist - a lover of Nature. He loved the earth and the attachment grew with age. The old people came literally to love the soil and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a mothering power." "It was good for the skin to touch the earth, and the old people liked to remove their moccasins and walk with bare feet on the sacred earth." "Their tipis were built upon the earth and their altars were made of earth. The birds that flew in the air came to rest upon the earth, and it was the final abiding place of all things that lived and grew. The soil was soothing, strengthening, cleansing, and healing." "This is why the old Indian still sits upon the earth instead of propping himself up and away from its life-giving forces. For him, to sit or lie upon the ground is to be able to think more deeply and to feel more keenly; he can see more clearly into the mysteries of life and come closer in kinship to other lives about him." __ Chief Luther Standing Bear, Teton +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! Last week I used this space to speak of the growing erosion of our ways, the ease with which individual ego has replaced community unity, and how this ultimately plays into the 505 year effort by the dominant society to answer the "Indian Question." When there is no longer a way of life, when there are no longer languages, when there are no ways of dealing with life that are unique to a People or Peoples there is no longer a reason or need to deal with these People as a unique culture. Cultural genocide is every bit as effective as absolute genocide in this case. The reason I repeat all the above is that my heart is heavy. This weekend I witnessed the very disunity I speak of. People refused to honor the request of an elder to come together in council and settle their differences. Instead there was a determined effort to factionalize and divide others. Choosing sides is NOT the way to mend disunity, and we must wake up and realize continued disunity will lead to cultural genocide. Mike Wicks sends these reminders: In memory; 5.6.1976 Marvin Two Two - Aim supporter shot to death at Pine Ridge. No investigation. 5.9.1976 Juia Pretty Hips - AIM supporter killed at Pine Ridge by "unknown assailants." No investigation. Peace! Night Owl , , Gary Night Owl gars@netcom.com (*,*) P. O. Box 672168 gars@nanews.org (`-') Marietta, GA 30067, U.S.A. gars@igc.apc.org ===w=w=== gars@bellsouth.net Fax: 770-528-9643 gars@juno.com ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ---------- Part A: Usenet and e-mail Part B: NATCHAT and NATIVE-L lists - Return of 1868 Treaty Land Rights - Conferences and Powwows - online - Help Prevent the Buffalo Slaughter - New York Violates 200 Year Old Treaty - Stop the Slaughter - Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs - FBI & Peltier - Tribe Election Problems - N.A. Artifacts Threatened - Native Youth Movement - Lil'Wat Elders' Statement - Haudenosaunee/NY Tax Situation - Natives Protest Across Canada - Lock-Out at Onondaga Longhouse - Leo Henry of the Tuscaroras - Seneca Nation of Indians - Rotiskenrakete/Warrior Society - AIM: Seneca Tobacco and Fuel Tax - AIM Protest for Dine' - Shiloh/Indian Burial Site - Amitie Lubicons-Quebec - Nuclear Testing on Shoshone Territory - Outlaw Native Warrior Societies - Little Cedar Mountain - Desecration - American Indian Veterans Memorial - Poem: The Great City Life - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Conferences and Powwows - offline --------- "RE: Return of 1868 Treaty Land Rights" --------- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:20:43 -0600 (MDT) From: Joe Chasing Horses via Gary Smith (gars@netcom.com) Subj: General Assembly Resolution 13 I have been granted the honor of passing on this message from Joe Chasing Horses, Lakota Elder. Fourth General Assembly Fifth Session General Assembly Resolution 13 Resolution of Support for the Sioux Nation through the Black Hills Sioux Nation Council for the return of the Inalienable 1868 Treaty Land Rights to the Sioux Nation as Protected by the 1871 Indian Appropriation Rider Act, further protected by Sections 28 and 30 of the March 2, 1889 Act. The General Assembly, WHEREAS, in the 1871 Rider Act it is: "provided, that hereafter no Indian nation or tribe within the territory of the United States shall be acknowledged or recognized as an independent nation, tribe or power with whom the United States may contract by treaty. Provided further, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to invalidate or impair the obligation of any treaty heretofore lawfully made and ratified with any such Indian nation or tribe": WHEREAS, on July 6, 1865, Honorable James Harlan, Secretary of the Interior wrote to General Pope: "...treaties made and ratified must be enforced by the President until abrogated by the same power which made them. All Indians referred to by you as annuity Indians are in this category."; WHEREAS, the March 2, 1889 Act to Reduce the Great Sioux Reservation did reinforce Article 12. 1868 Treaty, "...3/4 Adult male signature..." vote in Section 28, concluding Section 30 "All acts or parts of acts, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed."; WHEREAS, it is evident that on all of the above acts of the US Congress after the 1871 Indian Appropriation Rider Act to present were unilaterally applied contrary to Article six (6) of the constitution of the United States which provides that treaties are supreme law of the land; THEREFORE RECOGNIZES that according to the United States documents the United States must return territory it has taken from the Sioux Nation by the above mentioned acts of Congress. SUPPORTS the return of illegally taken aboriginal treaty lands by the United States. --------- "RE: Help Prevent the Buffalo Slaughter" --------- From: Jswordy@aol.com Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 09:30:51 -0400 (EDT) Subj: Help Prevent the Buffalo Slaughter Internet users asked to help prevent buffalo slaughter by Lakota spiritual interpreter By Jim Steele An urgent request to users of the Internet to contact their state and national governmental representatives to stop the killing of buffalo outside of Yellowstone National Park has been made by Lakota spiritual interpreter Floyd Hand of Pine Ridge, S.D. "I need help," Hand said in an interview during the second week in April, 1997. "I need the people to write and to use the Internet to get in touch with the governors. I know the president's wife really listens to environmental impact and the bison, so we need to get this message out before it's too late." Over 900 buffalo that have left the park this winter because of shortages of food have been killed because of fears they may carry brucellosis, a reproductive disease that can cause cattle to abort calves and causes undulant fever in humans. The bacteria are only found in the reproductive tract, and the disease can only be spread by contact with birthing fluids, the reproductive tract or the placenta. A joint buffalo management plan devised by Montana and the federal government that took effect last fall allowed the commercial sale of Yellowstone bison for the first time ever, according to a story by the Associated Press. Bison leaving the park used to be shot, but they are now tested for brucellosis. Bison testing positive are trucked to slaughter. Bidding at the auctions used by the government to sell the bison has been dominated by one firm, RC Western Meats of Rapid City, S.D. Company co-owner Jud Seaman said the company isn't telling its customers the meat comes from Yellowstone bison because of the controversy over their slaughter. To the Indians, who have for thousands of years taken a holistic approach to the Earth, the killing of the buffalo is desecration of the sacred symbol of the North American continent. "My whole message to the people is please help us," Hand said. "Talk to the computer, to those on the Internet. Send messages to the government. Hillary Clinton, she'll listen to us. Somebody has to stop this annihilation of buffalo at Yellowstone." Some experts have suggested that Indians be allowed to hunt the bison within the park to keep total numbers down and keep the herd within the boundaries. Others have advocated allowing the buffalo to roam the state of Montana, an idea ranchers have vehemently opposed. Meanwhile, Native American tribal efforts to have the buffalo shipped to tribal pastures instead of killed have been rebuffed because of fear brucellosis would spread to cattle in those areas. At a meeting of the United Sioux Tribes held April 3 and 4 in Rapid City, tribal leaders asked legislators to put pressure on Congress to protect the sacred buffalo from slaughter. Along with tribal efforts, Native Americans have been collecting videotape and other evidence they claim shows that buffalo are being driven out of the park purposely by certain groups so that they can be slaughtered for their meat, hides and skulls. Skulls -- a sacred item to Indians -- have reportedly been auctioned off to middlemen for as little as $1 each by packers. "We have already gone there and had witnesses, and we have videotape," Hand said. "There's a little group of ranchers called Militia Group of Montana, that they claim that they are not the ones, but (witnesses) say they are funded by the government to do this. So I don't know how true it is, but they are trying to cause a disturbance and cause some kind of war. But we still stand with peace, love and harmony. And all we need is prayers, and writing to those people who can help us." Hand, a fullblood Oglala Sioux who is a direct descendent of Crazy Horse and Red Cloud and whose Earth name is Looks for Buffalo, said his interest in stopping the killing comes from spiritual sources. The slaughter cannot continue without repercussions, he said, and especially in light of the 1994 birth of a white buffalo calf to the family of David Heider in Wisconsin. "In this North America, man was never the God, the woman was," Hand said. "And now she has come back as the white buffalo calf. Now the White Buffalo Calf Woman has returned to us. "And I received a message from the spirits that if we destroy what we have, then we are also destroying ourselves," Hand said. "The white buffalo calf that came back to the Heider family is the reason for all of these changes. "The desecration of our buffalo people is what I'm worried about," Hand said. "They are the ones I am worried about. I need to get a message out that is a message from the spirits and is so powerful. They send messages down, and as a psychic, I believe. And you can only write down what you hear. But since the desecration and annihilation of these buffalo began, she is worried that they are bringing holocaust upon themselves that will kill all living things. And people don't believe it, but I will tell you what the White Buffalo has said: 'My Children, I come to you in the name of peace, love and harmony. I come to you to remind you of the covenants that you keep on this Earth. Understand that the Creator is found in all living things. The one who has created all is the good protector of all that lives -- the grasses, the birds, the trees, the waters, the Earth, the animals that roam, the bees that fly. Understand that to kill the living is to kill this Earth. 'We have come many times to warn you of the consequences of your actions. Understand the power of one's words. Understand that it is not you who have created this Earth, but understand that it is you who were sent to protect and take care of it. Understand that your actions of killing and desecration will bring the same actions to you and your families. Understand that your actions of peace, love and harmony will bring these same actions to you and your families. 'Understand that this Earth is dying, and with its death will come a rebirth. The Creator will not allow the present ways to continue. Understand that the Creator has not tainted and polluted the water, the air and the Earth. Understand that it is you who did so. How will you sustain yourself and y our families with what you have created? Understand the power of your actions .' This is a message from the beyond, Hand said, adding, "And before that, one of the messages that was sent down was, 'We have watched you for many years, and we have visited you many times, but you have not changed your lifestyle on Earth. Now we must intercede, and we will have to help bring back the peace, love and harmony that you have taken. We will come upon you when all the whole Earth is in darkness, and when the darkness lifts and she moves the skies, we will be there with a people who will love in peace, live in harmony. But those who do not listen to us, we shall destroy them. And there are many of us who wish to protect this Mother Earth and save her. But those who do not listen, we will destroy them. And in time, the love and peace that we have put you here for shall continue. We will come in peace, but if you resist, then you shall not be existing. We have spoken, and we are coming .' "So I said, 'Who are you?' and they said, 'The avatars.' " The killing of the buffalo shows a the lack of a holistic approach and a failure to recognize the inter-relationships between the buffalo, the spiritual world and the health of the Earth, Hand said. It shows a taking attitude that is in conflict with the giving necessary to achieve peace, love and harmony. "There's nothing wrong with each and every one of us, but when you say you're the God through an intellect way, it's not good," Hand said. "That's all I'm saying. We're trying to teach and change the world into understanding peace, love and compassion. We're going to win because nature is on our side and God is on our side. We're going to win through the floods, the fire, the earthquakes, because it can't be defeated." The power of the holistic Indian way on the North American continent has been proven for thousands of years, Hand said. "We've been here since B.C. -- we've been here before Christ, we've been here before Columbus, we've been here before General Custer, we've been here before Costner, and we've been here before the casinos," he said. "We're going to be here when they all leave, too. "I would like to encourage people to recognize in the principals of this holistic way of life, the Indian people's way of life that peace, love and harmony," Hand said. "You can never attain that by bringing your own thoughts and own ways into this road, because that's when it's going to hurt and confuse a lot of people. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- An introduction to Floyd Hand (Looks for Buffalo), a White Buffalo Calf avatar and spiritual interpreter, can be found at www.spiritweb.org, by putting "Floyd Hand" into the Search Engine there. A home page is in the developmental stages. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- "RE: Stop the Slaughter" --------- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 10:31:36 -0600 From: stop-the-slaughter@wildrockies.org (buffalo folks) Subj: a quick follow up....... UUCP email Greetings! OK... I promise that you won't be getting a bunch of unwanted mail from me...just this note and 1 other. I will send you this update/request & one update/report after the first....hopefully when Montana calls off ANY more killing of bison! so...Thank you for your patience! First a quick request....... The LiteHawk flight last Thursday came up with some depressing figures (read the update below). We must let it be known that it is unacceptable for 1 more buffalo to die at the hands of the MT Department of Livestock this year or EVER! The 4 that were gunned down last Thursday MUST be the LAST casualties. I've got three numbers here that if you could take one quick second and call might help to get the ball rolling. Someone needs to intercede and facilitate a solution. The State of Montana has gone too far. It is saddening to me as a resident of such a beautiful state. So if you could read the following update....think about what you'd like to say then pick up the phone and SAY IT!...it would really help. (There are also email addresses on the web page.) Secretary of Agriculture: Dan Glickman Head of APHIS; who could make the measly 14 grazing allotments in Yellowstone a special district with bison not cows as a priority (cows can be vaccinated or removed from the area...no brucellosis threat) 202 720 3631 (sorry no 800 #) Senator Max Bacus and Senator Conrad Burns from Montana need to hear that the nation is outraged at Montana's actions These #'s are answered twenty four hours a day! 1 800 962 3524 1 800 972 3524 (these #'s work for all congress folks (they work for YOU)) Mt Department of Tourism Economically,tourism dollars far out way the cattle dollars in this state....Governor Racicot needs to here from the tourism folks that their concerns are as important as his cattle buddies! 1 800 847 4868 As an aside; the President and First Lady take messages at 202 456 1111 On a parting note......... Montana just passed a bill saying they can sell the nation's bison and keep the revenue next year....this is absurd! (see article on this on our web page!) Thanks again for signing on to our May 1 Stop the Slaughter Now! campaign...and don't forget your arm band on the 1st. For the Earth! sg ********************** UPDATE ************************************** "The world will be watching Montana on May 1st to see if the massacre stops!", is the message pouring in from around the globe as folks sign on to an internet letter campaign. May 1st is the deadline that the Interim Bison Management Plan states Yellowstone bison must return inside park boundaries. As some activists take to the frontlines to haze the buffalo back into the park, some have taken to their computer terminals. Since the state of Montana has been the primary party responsible for the "kill" policy, local activists enlisted the help of citizens around the nation to speak out. "I am overwhelmed by the flood of concern pouring in as people sign in on to the letter of outrage.", commented Su Gregerson, a volunteer processing messages at stop-the-slaughter@wildrockies.org. "I have received commitments from almost every state and as far as Ireland and South Africa to wear black arm bands in solidarity with the bison." The internet is proving an effective way to publicize the issue and rally support. The internet letter and comments from the web page will be a tool to pressure public officials to get busy and find a solution and prevent a repeat in the future A recent article in the Huntsville Times, Alabama reported that Lakota spiritual interpreter, Floyd Hand from South Dakota is encouraging internet users to write email letters to protest the way the buffalo have been treated. Hand, a fullblood Oglala Sioux who is a direct descendent of Crazy Horse and Red Cloud suggested that people contact the government and Hillary Clinton via the internet. While some are busy at their computers, others are at the edge of Yellowstone ushering the remaining buffalo outside park boundaries back in. "We did a fly over of the area last Thursday." said Mike Mease of Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers, "The largest group left outside the Park is 25-50 bison by Horse Butte... we'll start there." Mease confirmed that out of the original 3500 buffalo that were alive last fall, they only spotted about 625 inside of the park left alive. "After such a decimation of the herd, we can not allow even one more bison to be killed." Mease vowed. The Tokala Warrior Society of the Oglala Lakota Nation will join the border patrol this week. In preparation for cows to return to the grazing allotments on May 1st, 107 bison were released from the Gardiner holding pen. One bison died in the pen and it is possible that the remaining 107 might have contracted worms also. "It's senseless that 107 healthy bison testing negative for brucellosis might have been exposed to their death because the they were penned together standing in their wastes.", commented James Barnes of the Bison Advocacy Project. "We are talking about the last wild bison herd in the world." As computer hard drives buzz with letters of national concern, the clanking of horse hooves echo as riders saddle up to patrol Yellowstone's border. After a winter of public policy confusion resulted in the killing of over half the bison herd, activists are utilizing any method that is effective to motivate public officials to get to work and do their jobs. For more information about the plight of the Yellowstone Bison check out this web site http://www.wildrockies.org/bison Mitakuye Oyasin (All My Relations) --------- "RE: FBI & Peltier" --------- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 97 07:53:23 GMT From: lpdc@idir.net (Peltier Defense Committee) Subj: FBI & Peltier Newsgroup: alt.native An 18 month investigation into the FBI's crime lab has resulted in the Justice Department presenting a scathing report stating that the Washington crime labs were responsible for producing flawed evidence in major cases. They call it "faulty handling of evidence". We call it a continuance of misconduct and utter disrespect for the rights of US citizens. Frederic Whitehurst claims the FBI is responsible for, among other things, "instances of perjury, fabricated evidence... (and) obstruction of justice". Senator Charles Grassley (email address chuck_grassley@grassley.senate.gov) is calling for a criminal investigation. Not surprisingly, Michael Bromwich, Inspector General for the Dept. of Justice (can be reached at 202-514-5331) appeared on NPR's Talk of the Nation, defended the FBI saying of some of those investigated that they were "...genuinely... stunned that the way they were arriving at their conclusions was not scientifically acceptable." One must ask are these agents unqualified for lab work to the point of utter incompetency? Or are they covering themselves for fear of criminal charges? It is time to use these findings and demand from our elected officials that formal Congressional hearings/investigations be made into the Peltier case! This is nothing new. We have known that the FBI was guilty of misconduct in criminal investigations, manufacturing of evidence, obstruction of justice, perjury, and coercion for many, many years. Now that the eyes of the government have finally been opened by this investigation we ask that YOU TAKE ACTION. If you do not know who your representative is or how to contact him/her please call us at 913-842-5774. Remember to phone the White House at 202-456-1111 (hit 0 to avoid survey) --------- "RE: N.A. Artifacts Threatened" --------- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:44:32 -0400 From: Richard Clark Eckert Subj: Michigan land containing N.A. artifacts threatened by Mailing List: TRIBALLAW (triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu) Listed below is a more official update, though I have also been informed that the bulldozing began today. The damn doctor said he was going to get it surveyed. LIE! AIM is going to construction site. Richard C. Eckert Graduate Student Department of Sociology University of Michigan rceckert@umich.edu "Many a book would have been clearer if it had not made such an effort to be clear." Immanuel Kant ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:32:46 -0400 From: ishgooda@tdi.net Khwe, Background information below...currently the doctor has begun digging in order to destroy archaeological evidence which would prevent development of this property. The city council meeting resulted in placing the decision for road abandonment on hold. We are calling for a protest on or near this property to halt his effort to bypass the laws of this state. Tribal councils through out MIchigan and Ohio have been notified. Ishgooda ************************************************************************ To all Tribal Members and Historic Preservationists, Sixty acres of privately owned land that has been studied and documented to have Native American artifacts ranging from 500 to 10,000 years of age, ancient fire pits, and an amphitheater possibly used for gaming has been scheduled to be used for the construction of a new road and an upscale housing division near Chelsea, Michigan. In 1937 and 1938 the University of Michigan helped in an excavation of the site, which sadly remains undocumented to this day. University archaeologists at the time surmised that the site was an Indian ceremonial meeting place that given historic information was very likely used by the Wyandotte (or Huron), Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomie tribes. Also, although the precise location is not known, oral history of the region as well as limited documentation suggest that there is a Native American cemetery on the land in question as well, which is also threatened by this development. This land was owned by one family, the Riemanschneiders, from 1838 to 1969 when it was purchased by the current owner, Dr. Irving Feller, who left the property untouched to the present day. Artifacts from the site have been curated at the Gerald Eddy Geological Center in the nearby Waterloo Recreation Area, and consist of arrowheads, spear points, grinding tools, bone and stone body ornaments, drills, hide scrapers, and stone and copper knives. All of these items were donated by Vincent Burg who collected this items from this land as well as from the area surrounding it. Dr. Feller has denied knowledge of any artifacts being found on this land, but various people in the area remember the dig or have found artifacts on the land in recent periods. A nearby resident also found a human arm bone in one of the adjacent lakes abutting the property. A public meeting is scheduled on April 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the Sylvan Township Hall located at 112 W. Middle St., Chelsea, MI to address this issue. For those who wish to come, take I-94 to the Chelsea/Manchester exit. Go two miles north on M-52 to the downtown area and turn left on W. Middle St. Any attendance will be appreciated. We are also asking tribal members to support our effort in demanding an impact study be done on this property before further development is done. Any suggestions which would help preserve this prehistoric and historic site will be welcome. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, Linda Nimke and Celeste Balogh Contacts: Linda Nimke 16333 Lowery Rd. Chelsea, MI 48118 (313)475-7449 Celeste Balogh 236 E. Middle St. Chelsea, MI 48118 (313)475-2565 or (313)475-7449 Fax: (313)475-0011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Norder e-mail:jwn@umich.edu Museum of Anthropology office:(313)764-0485 4009 Museums :(313)764-2293 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 --------- "RE: Native Youth Movement" --------- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 18:04:41 -0500 From: "S.I.S.I.S." Subj: Native Youth Movement press release :-:-:-:-:-:-Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty-:-:-:-:-:-: April 24, 1997 NYM Press release [Although their occupation of the BC Treaty Commission office in Vancouver is over, the concerns of the Native Youth Movement remain. Some of these are articulated in their Press Release of April 17, 1997 -- S.I.S.I.S.] The Native Youth Movement, as well as native youth from many other nations, are here in opposition to the BCTC treaty process in this time of political, spiritual, economical and environmental uncertainty. Our current leaders are undermining their fiduciary duties and responsibilities to the future generations of native peoples. We have not been informed as to the debts, drawbacks and rights we lose due to the atrocious political structure now in place, that undermined our rights as native people. This is a fraudulent process that will not hold any international status. This process allows individual Indian Act bands to promote themselves as nations which is not congruent with true nationhood. These government selected Indian act chiefs and councils are making backroom decisions that will effect all of our peoples. There has been zero to tokenistic input by youth, the ones who will have to live with these "treaties". We the native youth believe in the following; (1) Our nations are indivisible (2) We have to be fully consulted on all major decisions. (3) That our peoples are absolutely sovereign. (4) We represent a majority of our population (57% 25 and under) Therefore the Native Youth Movement will not support any treaty that comes out of the BCTC process. We will continue direct action until the following demands are met: - An unbiased coherent independent review to all current treaty process issues pertinent to all native youth in their territories. - We demand a budget breakdown of the allocations of funds where chief and council of BC are concerned. - We demand to speak with the chief negotiators at our discretion. - All native youth have equal representation on all processes concerning native affairs. We can be contacted at cell phone# 805-8452 Dave Phone: (604) 873-1833 Fax: (604) 872-1845 Arlene All My Relations :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty P.O. Box 8673, Victoria, "B.C." "Canada" V8X 3S2 ==>>NEW EMAIL : WWW: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/SISmain.html SOVERNET-L is a news-only listserv concerned with indigenous sovereigntist struggles around the world. To subscribe, send "subscribe sovernet-l" in the body of an email message to For more information on sovernet-l, contact S.I.S.I.S. --------- "RE: Lil'Wat Elders' Statement" --------- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 00:51:32 -0500 From: "S.I.S.I.S." Subj: Lil'Wat elders' statement :-:-:-:-:-:-Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty-:-:-:-:-:-: April 24, 1997 NYM Press release WHAT PART OF "NO" DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? THE PROVINCIAL COURTS, SUPREME COURT OF BC, SUPREME COURT OF CANADA, THE RCMP, PREMIER OF BC GLEN CLARK, ALL HIS MINISTRIES, THIRD PARTY INTERESTS AND NEGOTIATIONS, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, MINISTRY OF FORESTS, MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE, MEDICAL SERVICES OF BC, FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, MINISTRY OF NATIVE AFFAIRS AND GAMING: APPROPRIATION, EXPROPRIATION OF OUR INHERENT LANDS, HABITATS, RESOURCES, ARE ILLEGAL THEFTS AND IN VIOLATION OF OUR SOVEREIGN INHERENT RIGHTS! NEGOTIATIONS ARE: "TREATY WITHOUT OUR CONSENT" - NULL AND VOID, "SELLOUT", "HANDOUTS", UNDER THE TABLE DEALS AND GIVING UP OUR INHERENT RIGHTS AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CREATOR. NEGOTIATIONS MUST BE MADE "NATION TO NATION". TO NEGOTIATE WITHIN THE SYSTEM IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST! NO CONSENT: TO RELINQUISH OUR NATIONALITY, SPIRITUALITY, LANDS, RESOURCES, OUR CONSENSUS AS A PEOPLE, OUR OWN LAWS AND WAY OF LIFE. THE LAWS OF THE LANDS ARE BINDING. THE LAWS OF NATURE, THE LAWS OF THE CREATOR ARE ABOVE ALL OTHER LAWS. SOVEREIGN AS BORN, AND TO BE, TO SELF- GOVERN, SELF-RULE, SELF DETERMINE, AND SELF AUTONOMY. TO BE A FREE PEOPLE. LIBERTY IS SOVEREIGNTY. FREE SPIRIT, NATIONALITY, MOTHER TONGUE, RIGHT TO VOICE, MOBILITY, CHOICE OF ECONOMY AND TRADE AND TO PROTECT YOUR NATION FROM ANY INTRUDERS OR HARM, TO LIVE IN HARMONY AND TO CO-EXIST. TO HAVE OTHERS MAKE YOUR DECISIONS IS TO GIVE UP YOUR CONSENT AND YOUR FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE. WHAT PART OF "NO" DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? Lahlus(a.k.a.) Loretta Pascal, Tsemhu7qw(a.k.a.)Harold Pascal Lil'Wat Nation P.O. Box 208 Mount Currie "BC" VON 2KO "Canada" Ph: (604) 894-6640 Fax: (604) 894-6095 email:c/o lscroggi@cyberstore.ca :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty P.O. Box 8673, Victoria, "B.C." "Canada" V8X 3S2 ==>>NEW EMAIL : WWW: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/SISmain.html SOVERNET-L is a news-only listserv concerned with indigenous sovereigntist struggles around the world. To subscribe, send "subscribe sovernet-l" in the body of an email message to For more information on sovernet-l, contact S.I.S.I.S. --------- "RE: Haudenosaunee/NY Tax Situation" --------- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 17:09:05 -0500 From: "S.I.S.I.S." Subj: Haudenosaunee/NY tax situation :-:-:-:-:-:-Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty-:-:-:-:-:-: April 21, 1997 Buffalo News Buffalo, NY 14240 Respectful greetings editor: I reply apropos the article, "Chief sees pluses in deal with state", by Gene Warner. My onus as Onondaga Haudenosaunee mother of seven children and grandmother of two, is to plant the seeds of love, respect, discipline, and obeisance for themselves, all humanity, their surroundings and for the seven generations to come. The eloquent verboseness with which Faithkeeper Lyon's orates is not representative of the People of the Onondaga nation. His rhetoric is his opinion. The People of the Onondaga Nation have not been duly informed or consulted regarding the "closed door" negotiations of NYS Governor Pataki's Tax Compact. It is precedent, that the elocution by spread across the floor of the Longhouse in order that the People be enlightened and heeded. Unfortunately, but not amazingly, this has not happened and I fear he is floating in a paddleless canoe. Concern for the People and the seven generations to come is priority. Faithkeeper Lyon's, I say with respect, is obsessed with millionaire's and the future of lacrosse among our People. My Nation faces more pressing solicitude. Faithkeeper Lyon's seat on the global environmental summits have borne no fruit for the Onondaga Nation. I challenge Faithkeeper Lyons to poise his podium strategically in front of our "eternal flame", the loving name for which our burning Nation dump has been aspersed. The burning inferno and contaminated runoff of our dump is choking the natural aquifers which run through the veins of the hills into the mouths of our People in the village below. I know you will stand tall behind this environmental podium and the euphuistic "fairytales" with which you enthrall the world, would then hold a hint of truth. Our Nation, our elderly, our children need housing, water and sewage facilities, and a recycling program. Many people of our community have excellent ideas which when presented to Council falls on deaf ears. I remind Faithkeeper Lyons that the millionaire business people in Onondaga are controlled by the Council of Chiefs. Millions of dollars are flowing into the Onondaga Nation People's treasury. We now have the monies to allocate to the many projects so disparately needed by the People of the Onondaga Nation. Let's worry about our own backyard, the Onondaga Nation. The posterity is not money. Your enemy, Faithkeeper Lyons are the Onondaga People and the Confederacy People when they opt for principles over dollars, integrity over corruption, trustworthiness over suspect and pride over egotism. Faith and trust of the Haudenosaunee destiny should have been kept in the hands of the People. I have credence that the People of the Confederacy, through the Great Law of Peace, were capable of negotiating and obtaining "control" over our own economic plight. The Six Nations Confederacy has now been handed over on a silver platter to the strong armed muscle of Governor Pataki and "Gallant Piper" which lays abeyant. My sleeves are rolled up and as hard as it is, I can still muster up enough respect for you, Faithkeeper Lyons, to extend and invitation to you. The People of the Confederacy still maintain and possess respect and honor for we are Haudenosaunee. We are willing to share a shovel and laborious sweat to help you repair the damages inflicted upon the People. Join me and the true Onondagas and the People of the Confederacy to do some physical work to sow the seeds we were given by the Creator. Since the state has now imposed a thirty day planting season upon the Haudenosaunee, we don't have much time left to propogate the seeds of our "destiny", Faithkeeper Lyons. The Confederacy rootcellar is almost empty and if you would turn around and take a good look, Faithkeeper Lyons, you would acknowledge the fact that we women of the Confederacy,(the caretakers of the land) have many mouths to feed. Written with respect, Paula Hemlock Snipe Clan Onondaga Nation :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 01:40:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: NY Governor George Pataki's Tax Law ABORIGINAL TRADE AND COMMERCE COMMISSION 518-358-4185 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/16/97 PATAKI'S TAX LAW HITS NORTH COUNTRY LIKE A TSUNAMI To date 371 people have been laid off from shops and fuel stations affected by Governor Pataki's quest to Tax retail sales of products on Mohawk territory. These layoffs affect 850 family members. By the end of the week it is expected that another 45 people will be added to that list as the last remaining fuel stations and smoke shops close their doors due to lack of product. This mass layoff represents a loss of approximately $103,880 per week to the North Country economy. That is $5,401,760 per year. This figure can only grow as the ripple effect or the Tsunami effect makes its impact. It is certain that if Pataki's tax law, enacted without consent of the NY Legislature, stays in place the economic Tsunami will hit north country communities surrounding the Mohawk territory, such as Malone, Massena, Cornwall as early as this coming weekend. Early today, at day break a delegation from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council, the Mohawk Anti-Tax Steering Committee and the Aboriginal Trade and Commerce Commission left for Albany to meet with 30 Assembly Members. The purpose is to educate law-makers on the situation developing in the North Country. Such a trip is being considered for Washington DC in order to alert national law-makers that the Nation to Nation status of the Mohawk Haudenosaunee-US relationship continues to be violated by NY State. When asked if whether there is support for the Mohawk situation among Northern New Yorkers, Ray Cook of the Aboriginal Trade and Commerce Commission stated, "Well, our neighbors have a choice, they can be part of the solution, or they can become part of the problem. We all benefit from our marketing of goods and services to all people. We have always treated our neighbors with respect and dignity, we encourage them to express themselves to their Albany representatives and alert those reps to the gross injustice taking place here today." --------- "RE: Natives Protest Across Canada" --------- Date: 25 Apr 1997 20:25:41 GMT From: bghauk@berlin.infomatch.com (Brian Hauk) Subj: Natives protest across Canada Newsgroups: alt.activism,soc.culture.native,alt.politics.youth, alt.activism.youth-rights,alt.politics.radical-left, alt.society.resistance,soc.rights.human,can.politics,can.general Natives protest across Canada ********************************************************************* from the Militant, vol.61/no.18 May 5, 1997 Natives protest across Canada Native activists set up roadblocks and held demonstrations across Canada April 17 in a national day of protest. In Ottawa, demonstrators backed up traffic for nearly two miles with a checkpoint in front of the prime minister's residence during morning rush hour. "We have no economic future in this country, and our people are getting fed up with it," said Ovide Mercredi, a leader of the national assembly of Indian chiefs. Some of the actions in other provinces blocked the Trans-Canada Highway. Protesters say the government there has done nothing to remedy the plight of the 810, 000 Natives living in Canada. Meanwhile, in New York state four days earlier, 200 protesters blocked a road near the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation in protest of government attempts to collect sales tax on gasoline and cigarettes sold by Indian businesses to non-Natives. ---------------------------------------------- Visit the Militant and other communist net resources: The Militant gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:/11/pubs/militant The Young Socialists http://pages.prodigy.com/AHSG60C/index.html Pathfinder Press gopher://ftp.std.com/11/Book%20Sellers/Pathfinder%20Press --------- "RE: Lock-Out at Onondaga Longhouse" --------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 12:23:52 -0400 From: Mohawk Nation Office - Kahnawake Branch Subj: Press Release: Lock-Out at Onondaga Longhouse UUCP email Press Release April 28, 1997 Syracuse, New York On Saturday morning, at 10:45 am, April 26, 1997, a large number of Six Nations People from Seneca, Tuscarora, Mohawk, and Onondaga Nations were locked out of the Onondaga Longhouse. Double padlocks were fastened to the Onondaga Longhouse door. When people began to arrive from their long distance travel, they were shocked to find that they could not meet in the Longhouse. During February and March, 1997, these Six Nations People had met in the Onondaga Longhouse about issues important to each of the Nations. Onondaga is the Central Fire of the Six Nations. There were a few Clan Mothers and Onondaga Women who supported the lockout, and sat next door at the cookhouse. One Clan Mother came out to talk and say that she was sorry it was locked. When asked by the People who travelled there, "Why is the Longhouse locked?" The Clan Mother replied, "I'm sorry, you can't go in there, not today." The Six Nations People met anyway outside on the steps of the Onondaga Longhouse. The purpose of the meeting was information gathering, status of the Six Nations Chiefs, and the ongoing struggle against Governor Pataki's tax agreement against the Six Nations. No disruption or violence occurred. The Clan Mothers stayed next door at the cookhouse after a dialogue with an Onondaga woman from the meeting, but still accepted hand-outs of information from this meeting. --------- "RE: Leo Henry of the Tuscaroras" --------- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 07:25:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Allen Gabriel Subj: Leo Henry of the Tuscaroras Mailing List: Sovernet-L She:kon, Please post. Nia:wen... ---------------------------------- Roiane Leo Henry came home to Tuscarora last night to find his people had begun the process of rebuilding his house, which had been firebombed early Thursday morning. Citizens of the Tuscarora Nation rallied around their chief and were busy stripping damaged materials and preparing for the extensive renovation work that will be needed. But there is only so much they can do. While they can rebuild the structure of the house, they can't replace the items of sentimental value that were destroyed. A source close to the chief, who asked to remain anonymous said, "The people have chosen to focus their energies and emotions on rebuilding rather than on seeking revenge for this cowardly attack on a man in his late 60's." "By coming together in this way, the people are rejecting violence as a way of life. It was heartwarming to see the men, women and children who turned out and were working hard to clean things up for their chief's arrival last night," added the source. There will be a spaghetti dinner, starting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday April 28, 1997 at the Old Gym -- 2006 Mt. Hope Road, Tuscarora (via Lewiston, NY 14092), for the benefit of the Henry family. Contributions, cards, etc., can be sent to: Leo Henry Benefit c/o Ray Henry 1387 Upper Mt. Road Tuscarora Nation via Lewiston, NY 14092 Tel: (716) 297-4907 Fax: (716) 297-9528 --------- "RE: Seneca Nation of Indians" --------- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 15:54:20 -0500 From: "S.I.S.I.S." Subj: Seneca Nation of Indians URGENT PRESS RELEASE (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mohawk Nation Office - Kahnawake Branch Subject: Seneca Nation of Indians URGENT PRESS RELEASE HELP! URGENT! ALERT! PRESS RELEASE: SUSAN P. ABRAMS PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT TRIBAL COUNCILLOR SENECA NATION OF INDIANS ROUT 438 IRVING, NY 14081 716/532-4900 EXT.128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sunday April 20, 1997, a rally was held at the route 5&20 juncture, which lead to the closing of the NYS thruway. This rally was not a bonafide sanctioned protest by the Seneca Nation of Indians and was organized by non-Indians and was supported by Senecas. The rally would have remained peaceful had it not been for direct acts of aggression on the part of Major Perez and his goon squad. Never was there an attempt by the Senecas or their supporters to cross the line at the Cattaraugus Creek Bridge. State police ventured onto the bridge in an aggressive posture which was then met by Senecas and their supporters. Governor Pataki is violating the sovereignty of the Seneca Nation of Indians and has imposed illegal embargoes on heating and cooking fuel. He has overstepped his authority by preventing motor fuel to the Seneca Nation of Indians for governmental services to our people and prevented tribal members access to motor fuel even though the court orders have stated the court ruling only applies to the resale of motor fuel and cigarettes to non-Indians. This aggression was tantamount to an act of war bringing aggression directly into Seneca Territory. Pataki has attempted to strong arm and intimidate the Seneca Nation of Indians to enter into an agreement with New York State. On April 21, 1997, as of 5:00 am, well over 150 New York State Troopers who have been directed by Governor Pataki to put this Nation under siege. Blockades have been put up preventing egress and ingress to our land. Tribal members have been unable to get proper medical attention, dialysis patients were stopped from going to the hospital for services at the borders, endangering their lives, several women were assaulted without provocation, an unknown number of tribal members were assaulted and arrested earlier this morning, 7:00 am, several eyewitnesses revealed one woman, Angie Steeprock was brutally beaten into unconsciousness and denied medical attention while NYS troopers slammed her into a back seat of a trooper vehicle and was observed as not regaining consciousness, her condition is still unknown, we believe the excessive force is in retaliation to Major Perez's injuries yesterday, our people were unable to get the basic necessities for survival. Up until 2:30 pm, this Nation has been under siege by what appeared to be military occupation by the National Guard. The media has been kept off our territories in an attempt to keep these facts silent. President Michael Schindler states:"We send a plea for help to all supporters of the Seneca Nation of Indians whom have attempted to maintain law and order and resolve this issue in a peaceful manner, and he still hopes this issue can be resolved peaceably." Fact: Local Schools shut down due to NYS Police Interfering with traffic 1. Silver Cree School District - refused to send bus for Cattaraugus Reservation Students. 2. Gowanda Central School District - closed school. NYS Police are turning away traffic from the Cattaraugus Reservation at Gowand and Irving. Medical transport vehicles needed for dialysis patients were told not to enter the Cattaraugus Reservation. --------- "RE: Rotiskenrakete/Warrior Society" --------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 12:13:39 -0400 From: Mohawk Nation Office - Kahnawake Branch Subj: Rotiskenrakete/Warrior Society Communique UUCP email Rotiskenrakete/Warrior Society Communique Haudenosaunee Warrior Societies - An Integral Part of Haudenosaunee Governments "If a Nation, part of a Nation, or more than one Nation within the Five Nations should in any way endeavor to destroy the Great Peace by neglect or violating its laws and resolve to dissolve the League and the Great Peace, such a Nation of such Nations shall be guilty of treason and called enemies of the Confederacy and the Great Peace. It shall then be the duty of the Chiefs of the League who remain faithful to resolve to warn the offending people, they shall be warned once and if a second warning is necessary, they shall be driven from the territory of the League by the War Chief and his Men." (Wampum 92) "There shall be one War Chief for each Nation and their duties shall be to carry messages for their Chiefs and to take up arms in case of Emergency. They shall not participate in the proceedings of the council, but shall watch its progress and in case of an erroneous action by a Chief, the War Chief shall receive the complaints of the people and convey the warnings of the women to him. The People who wish to convey messages to the Chiefs of the League shall do so through the War Chief of their Nation. It shall always be his duty to lay the cases, questions and propositions of the people before the Council of the League."(Wampum 37) Adodarho and the Chief Statesmen are responsible for promoting peace, not war. If the territory of the Confederacy is threatened, the authority to defend the people is transferred to the War Chiefs. The title names of the Chief Confederate War Chiefs shall be: Ayonwehs, War Chief under Tekarihoken - Mohawk Kahonwahdironh, War Chief under Odatshedeh - Oneida Ayendes, War Chief under Adodarhoh - Onondaga Wenenhs, War Chief under Kekaenyonh - Cayuga Shoneradowaneh, War Chief under Skanyadariyo - Seneca The women heirs of each head title shall be the heirs of the War Chief's title of their respective Chief Statesmen. The War Chiefs shall be selected from the eligible sons of the female families holding the head titles. All of the traditional males within the Confederacy are Warriors. The understanding of the word "rotiskenrahkehteh" is 'the burden of peacekeeping and harmony is our men'. The responsibilities of the men includes acting as grandfathers, fathers, brothers, and uncles to all of the people, from the youngest to the oldest. There are many duties such as teaching, public speaking, protecting human rights, in other words to promote the welfare of the people. They must work to provide for the people. Today, that means a shift from land based projects such as agriculture, hunting and fishing that are now insufficient, to capital based projects. The Warrior Society is actually the power of the people in action. Many times they have had to respond to deadly confrontations with the American and Canadian police forces and even armies. During those times, they have reacted with consideration, control and discipline. The Warriors/Rotiskenrahkehteh are also protectors of the Haudenosaunee - People of the Longhouse; protectors of the Kaianerekowa - the Iroquois Constitution. It is the collective responsibility to our future generations that our ways always continue. The People govern themselves by consensus as is described in the Constitution, a constitution over a thousand years old. It is democracy in its truest sense. The American and Canadian systems of elective politics still has not developed to this stage of equality and human freedom, within a context of mutual respect for all life in the universe. Among the various checks and balances designed to prevent the abuses of power is the division of our system into two equal parts, the Women's Society and the Men's Society. Each has separate functions and responsibilities, though the final political decision principles remain: Skennen, Ioriwiio, Kasastensera, Tekaiehnawakon - Peace, Righteousness, Strength, and Unity. The power of the body and mind cannot dominate. Domination, dependence, and therefore inequality is not our way. "The lineal descent of the people of the Five Nations shall run in the female line. Women shall be considered the progenitors of the Nation. They shall own the Land and the Soil. Men and Women shall follow the status of their mother."(Wampum 44) These responsibilities continue today. The Women of the Confederacy have a responsibility for the land and the soil. They care for and nurture our greatest asset, our children. They are also responsible for selecting our Roitaner - Chiefs. Today the women also bear the weight of the Nations working to free themselves from oppression; Nations working to take their rightful place within the Confederacy. So, the responsibility of Warriors and Women is an honorable task. Do not allow anyone to deter you from what the Kaianerekowa has provided for us in the pursuit of justice, harmony and survival. There will be much negativity attached to being a Warrior but the strength of the Women's support will overcome any rough waters that may arise. When there is balance, there is strength. --------- "RE: AIM: Seneca Tobacco and Fuel Tax" --------- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 20:05:54 -0700 (PDT) From: "C. Anthony Harding" Subj: Seneca Tobacco and Fuel Tax Situation Mailing List: NativeWeb This is a press release from the American Indian Movement in Cleveland, OH Dated Monday April 21, 1997: Cattaraugus Indian Reservation - On Sunday April 20, 1997 a group of 1,000 peaceful Seneca protesters shut down the New York Thruway. This protest turned into a violent confrontation after New York State Troopers attempted to forcefully remove the protesters with the use of pepper mace and batons. The protest is for the violation of the Sovereign treaty rights of the Seneca Nation. Governor Pataki's tax policy is to force the Senecas to collect sales tax on gasoline and cigarettes sold on their reservation land. The state of New York has cordon off the entire region and are arresting any native American Indian attempting to enter or leave the regional Several individuals attempting to walk out of the area to get to their place of employment have been arrested and subject to abuse at the hands of officials. At this time a temporary restraining order has been issued to allow heating oil only into the region. Failure of the Senecas to sign an agreement with the state of New York that violates their treaty rights have resulted in massive unemployment on the reservation and hardships for the small business owners. No news reports have been broadcast or printed due to the black out by the state officials. Thousands of motorists that have been diverted off the Thruway believe the cause to be road work. Road work it is, but it's not being conducted by the State Employees...... We were asked to post this for your information. Anyone wishing more information can E-mail me. Thank you --------- "RE: AIM Protest for Dine'" --------- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 19:59:16 -0400 From: ishgooda@tdi.net Subj: AIM PROTEST (for widest dissemination) UUCP email AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT SOVEREIGNTY SOBRIETY SUPPORT SPIRITUALITY NATIONAL WEEKEND FOR UNITY AND SOLIDARITY FOR DINE (NAVAJO) ELDERS AT BIG MOUNTAIN, ARIZONA MAY 9, 10, 11 1997 EAGLE ROCK PARK LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Stop forced relocation of 2,000 Dine People at Big Mountain, Arizona to radioactive contaminated land and substandard tract housing. Help them to live in peace on their sacred ancestral land and to continue their traditional way of life in a safe and familiar environment. Congress has spent over $350 million tax dollars to steal the sacred lands at Big Mountain from the Dine and Hopi people, because energy companies want the coal, oil and uranium they contain. Strip mines scar the land and slurry lines have pumped 26 billion gallons of water from the ground, causing springs and wells to dry up. In 1974, with the passing of the infamous "Relocation Act", (P.L. 93-531) 10,000 Dine were forced from their homeland. The "new land" for resettling relocatees are contaminated by radiation from waste piles of uranium ore and the nation's largest radioactive spill (4,000 of the original relocatees are dead), which also is contaminating tributaries to the Colorado River. Birth defects and radiation poisoning have plagued the relocatees for years. The Dine, Hopi and all Native Peoples are guardians of the land. We remember what Americans have forgotten. If we lose, America loses. We ask supporters to organize press conferences, marches, rallies, video showings, prayer vigils, mass phone calling and faxing to President Clinton (fax: 202-456-2461), non-violent civil disobedience activities throughout the streets of America. Your support will help safeguard the lives of Dine elders, who have their First Amendment right to live in peace on their sacred ancestral land like any other human being. (signed) Clyde Bellecourt, AIM Grand Governing Council Carole Standing Elk,Executive Director, AIM, Northern California Fern Mathias, Executive Director, AIM, Southern California --------- "RE: Shiloh/Indian Burial Site" --------- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 12:14:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Jswordy@aol.com Subj: Shiloh/Indian burial site UUCP email Plans expected to be announced next month to save Shiloh National Military Park from riverbank erosion may only call for more studies. The Tennessee River's constant pounding against the shores at the nation's second-oldest battlefield has endangered a Mississippian-era Indian mound. Some groups say a multiagency plan expected May 1 won't do enough to save the park. "I've heard promises before," said Jerry Lessenberry, a spokesman for the Sons of Confederate Veterans. "I'm not so sure about this. If all they want to do is study it some more, then I'm against it. We've done enough studying. Every bit that washes away is a little bit of our heritage." Becky Yahola, chairwoman of the Tennessee Commission on Indian Affairs, said a study was conducted in 1984 that recommended $6 million in repairs. Those recommendations were never funded. Frank Catroppa of the National Park Service's regional office in Atlanta said tight budgets can be blamed for the lack of action. However, interest in Shiloh by U.S. Sens. Bill Frist and Fred Thompson and U.S. Rep. Van Hilleary will most likely give the project more priority. The study will probably call for drilling into the mound, which sits dangerously close to the edge of a 100-foot-high bluff. "I don't want them to do it at all. I think I would be speaking for all the native people in Tennessee because to me that's the same as disturbing a burial," Yahola said. --------- "RE: Amitie Lubicons-Quebec" --------- From: "SCHWARZBAUER PETER" Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 08:06:04 MET-1MEST Subj: Amitie Lubicons-Quebec reply to Daishowa UUCP email Amitie Lubicons-Quebec reply to the DMI letter ----------------------------------------------------------------- 28 March 1997 Mr Tom Hamaoka Daishowa-Marubeni International 1095 West Pender Street, ste 1700 Vancouver BC V6E 2M6 Sir, We would like to respond to your letter of January 31 which you sent us through your General Manager, James P Morrison. Although we thank you for your response, we were greatly disappointed that you chose not to give your personal attention to our requests on a matter as important as the survival of the Lubicon Lake Crees. Having taken the time necessary to consider the assertions of Mr. Morrison carefully, we would like to reply to the many questions they raise. Mr. Morrison, representing your company, underlines the "goodwill" of DMI's "voluntarily refraining from harvesting in the Lubicon area of concern", but ignores the enormous efforts the Lubicons and their supporters have made to prevent you from accessing and logging the area. We believe that it is these efforts which protected the boreal forest in Lubicon territory and not any charitable concession or "voluntary" good will on your part. It is important to respond to your point about "other commercial activities underway ... for many decades" in this territory, by pointing out that your company, whether Mr. Morrison likes it or not, has also participated in these activities which have so greatly affected Cree society. Brewster Construction, at that time a wholly owned subsidiary of Daishowa Canada Company Ltd, cut trees on Cree land in 1990 and planned to continue in the fall of 1991. Today, the cumulative effects of almost 20 years of pillage, first by the petroleum and then by the forestry industries, have resulted in a radical dislocation of Cree society and a deterioration of its social fabric so pronounced that it has become all but unrecognizable. In such circumstances, that individuals from the Cree community have (freely?) chosen "direct employment" and wages in the primary sector only bears witness to the difficulty of a situation which continues to unfold without the participation of the first inhabitants of the territory, the Lubicon Lake Crees. Since 1980, as the community has slipped towards economic ruin, almost nine billion dollars in petroleum resources have been extracted from the territory, and this without consultation, without the least licensing fee, and often in the face of express objection from the Crees. What value do the few "direct" jobs Mr. Morrison gestures to have on such a scale? In 1983, after 400 oil and natural gas wells were drilled within a 25 km radius of the community of Little Buffalo, Anwar Barkat of the World Council of Churches wrote to the Prime Minister of Canada claiming that the actions of the Alberta government and dozens of oil companies in Lubicon territory "could have genocidal consequences". Is it possible today, almost 15 years after this serious allegation and after an acceleration of resource extraction, that the condition of the Lubicon Lake Crees could have improved to such an extent that the large-scale logging operations on Lubicon territory contemplated by your company no longer pose a threat to their survival? After visiting the community of Little Buffalo and the Lubicon territory in August 1996, we formed the contrary opinion that your logging would be the last straw. We intend to prevent this last straw from being pulled at all costs. It is intolerable that your company lets this threat hang over the heads of the Crees from one year to the next, a threat which constitutes, according to the Lubicon elder Reinie Jobin of Little Buffalo, the "final destruction of my community and my people". Despite Mr. Morrison's sermon on DMI's exemplary good will, you personally announced, on 19 December 1996, DMI's intention of constructing a new $900 million paper mill in Peace River by 2001, a factory which will undoubtedly be supplied with raw material from Lubicon territory. According to an article published by Jac MacDonald in the Edmonton Journal and the Calgary Herald on December 20th, DMI still doesn't have an agreement with the Little Red River Cree and Tall Cree First Nations on this issue. And what about the Lubicon Lake Crees? Has an agreement with them been concluded to prevent their probable disappearance if your project goes ahead? The reserve of 246 square km to which Mr. Morrison alludes with so little precision in his letter, was the result of negotiations between Mr. Bernard Ominayak, chief of the Lubicon Crees, and Mr. Don Getty, Premier of Alberta at the time. The negotiations were held 22 October 1988, in the Albertan town of Grimshaw. Contrary to the assertion of Mr. Morrison, the Grimshaw Accord, and so the reserve in question, was negotiated seven months after the announcement made by Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Company Ltd. and the government of Alberta in February 1988 about the construction of the Peace River mill. How then can Mr. Morrison assert so categorically that this reserve "has always been set aside and has never been a part of DMI's forest management area"? It must be added - because Mr. Morrison didn't think it worth mentioning - that the provisions of the Grimshaw Accord concerning land base and reserve were not honoured by the Alberta government after the departure of Mr. Getty. Just like you, we are concerned for DMI's "employees and their families". However, we are also concerned for the Lubicon Lake Cree families who have had to, and still have to, bear the daily consequences of your actions, or, in this case, your inaction. If DMI is indeed interested in the well-being of its employees and their families, as Mr. Morrison asserts, isn't it incumbent upon you to make a public commitment not to cut nor to buy timber cut on Lubicon lands until an agreement on territorial rights between the Lubicon Lake Crees and the governments of Canada and Alberta has been negotiated, and until DMI negotiates an accord to regulate its forestry activities on Lubicon territory with the Crees? Surely it is simple enough. In one move, the boycott of your products would cease and you would secure the "livelihood of many thousands of people and their families who depend on [your] operations," as well as the survival of an Aboriginal society. For DMI it would make both ethical and economical sense. Is the "false propaganda" Mr. Morrison refers to ours or yours? For our part, we are fully prepared to correct all assertions which diverge from the truth and we would be grateful to you for doing the same. On the issue of "the employees of companies such as Daishowa Inc. or Daishowa America, whose operations do not incorporate Alberta wood products" it must be said that, according to our understanding, Daishowa was never made the object of a boycott because of the origin of wood used in its operations. In a word, Daishowa was boycotted because it refused to make the commitment mentioned above. Until an agreement between the Lubicon Lake Crees and the governments of Alberta and Canada has been signed, Daishowa and logging constitute a threat to this community and its hopes for the future. If Daishowa cuts on Lubicon territory before negotiations are successfully concluded, what will remain to negotiate or to use once negotiations are concluded? In response to the assertion that Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd, is tied neither to Daishowa Forest Products Ltd., Daishowa Inc, nor Daishowa America, may we cite Judge Kiteley of the Ontario Court who asserted in her judgement of the first instance, dated 19 May 1995, that it was "apparent that the Daishowa corporate entities constitute a group and are acknowledged as such by counsel for plaintiff [Daishowa Inc.]. Materials produced by the plaintiff clearly indicate that, for purposes of corporate image, all of the subsidiaries and related companies are described as part of one entity." (p.104) This question will be dealt with more extensively in our correspondence with Daishowa Forest Products Ltd. According to Mr. Morrison, "DMI has waited patiently for seven years now" for a resolution to the dispute which pits the Crees against the governments. The Crees themselves have waited 58 years. During this time, they have seen their world crumble and their chances for a decent future deteriorate. Mr. Morrison adds, "unfortunately, the remaining Lubicons have rejected all Canadian Government land claim settlement offers to date and it is unknown when or if a resolution can be found that will satisfy their financial requirements." As someone who works for a multinational which received $75 million in federal and provincial subsidies for its Peace River mill, Mr. Morrison is not exactly in the best position to talk about the "financial requirements" of others; all the less so because this matter is none of DMI's - or its employees' - business. If Mr. Morrison really wants to convince us that "DMI is concerned about the welfare of the Lubicon people," DMI will have to make a public and unequivocal commitment not to cut or nor to buy timber cut on Cree lands until an agreement on territorial rights between the Lubicon Lake Crees and the governments of Canada and Alberta has been concluded, and until DMI has negotiated an agreement regulating its forestry practices on Lubicon territory with the Crees. This is what the Lubicons have always demanded and this is what we are asking you again. We believe that your refusal to make such a commitment is greatly to the detriment of the Lubicon Lake Crees, as well as to your own interests in Alberta, Manitoba, BC, Quebec, Washington state, Australia and elsewhere. We urge you, Mr. Hamaoka, to do what is just and responsible towards the "remaining" Lubicons; otherwise we will continue our public awareness campaign here in Quebec. We look forward to your response to our questions. Yours sincerely, Marc Drouin for the Amitie Lubicons-Quebec campaign. cc Lubicon Lake Cree Nation Friends of the Lubicon (Toronto) Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Company Ltd. Daishowa Forest Products Ltd. --------- "RE: Nuclear Testing on Shoshone Territory" --------- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 07:28:53 -0500 From: "Kathie Tennery" Subj: (Fwd) Re: U.S. Nuclear Testing on W. Shoshone Territory April ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: IAN D ZABARTE Subject: Re: U.S. Nuclear Testing on W. Shoshone Territory April 1997 THE WESTERN SHOSHONE GOVERNMENT CHARGES U.S. FOR VIOLATING BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AS U.S. ANNOUNCES ILLEGAL NUCLEAR TESTING ON WESTERN SHOSHONE TERRITORY APRIL 1997 =========================================================================== The Western Shoshone government brought several issues to the U.N. Human Rights Commission in Geneva criticizing the U.S. human rights record regarding Western Shoshone freedom of religion and protection of Western Shoshone health and environment. The Western Shoshone government "cannot stress enough the reasons, why we continue to strongly oppose U.S. nuclear activities within our territory," Chief Raymond Yowell said. In 1863 the U.S. government entered into a "relationship of peace and friendship" secured by the rule of law in the form of the Treaty of Ruby Valley. The Treaty granted specific rights to the U.S. at the time that it was negotiated. Since then many changes have taken place. New technologies and weapons of war have been developed on the lands and backs of the Western Shoshone people. The Western Shoshone government has made numerous and continuous efforts to resolve our grievances with the U.S. on a nation to nation basis, to no avail. In 1934 the U.S. created reservation puppet governments under title 25 U.S.C. with control of the reservation by the Secretary of the Interior. In an effort to resolve Western Shoshone land and rights grievances in its favor, the U.S. is attempting to negotiate a major settlement with the reservation governments of its creation, simultaneously being an opponent of and self proclaimed trustee for these reservations. These actions attempt to avoid the true government of the Western Shoshone Nation and complete a transaction for the sale of the vast majority of Western Shoshone Territory. The high preachments of the U.S. for self determination for Native Americans are based on conflict of interest, are disingenuous to justice for Native American peoples, and are part of the sermonizing lip service meant to brush off the legitimate land and rights grievances brought by the Western Shoshone government. The U.S. has thus far refused to engage in anything that would approach the establishment of honorable nation to nation negotiations with the Western Shoshone National Council. The Western Shoshone National Council cannot ignore the fact that the U.S. lacks the moral high ground to lecture the rest of the world on human rights while it continues to victimize the Western Shoshone Nation. 1054 U.S. nuclear weapons tests have been conducted within our territory in violation of the Treaty of Ruby Valley. We are the most bombed nation in the World. The U.S. has turned its back on the responsibility of protecting human rights and chosen instead to rape the Western Shoshone Nation of its mineral resources; gold, silver, copper, oil, etc. The remains of our ancestors and other cultural objects are part of the theft of our national heritage by the U.S. government for use in university cultural research studies and state museums. The Western Shoshone National Council will continue to raise the issue of land and rights grievances in the U.N., E.P., O.A.S. and in the U.S. courts on a limited basis. Currently, we have a case in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court to address protection of Western Shoshone title: WESTERN SHOSHONE INTERVENTION, U.S. v. NYE COUNTY (CV-S-95-232-LDG) to ten million acres of land which includes the Nevada Nuclear Test Site, the first proposed repository for American commercial high level nuclear waste to be located for the next 250,000 years at Yucca Mountain, Area 51, Nellis Air Force Bombing and Gunnery Range, and the Tonopah Test Range. Raymond Yowell, Chief of the Western Shoshone National Council remain, "...ready to engage the U.S. at the highest political level in an effort to right the wrongs of the past, and prevent the wrongs of tomorrow". --------- "RE: Outlaw Native Warrior Societies" --------- Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 13:19:10 -0700 From: Manitoba Warriors Online Subj: Attempt to outlaw Native Warrior societies Newsgroups: soc.culture.native;alt.native :-:-:-:-:-:-Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty-:-:-:-:-:-: Canada is proposing legislation that will attempt to outlaw Native Warrior societies by labelling them organized crime organizations. They will define a Native Warrior society as organized crime, because it is more than five people who are organized against the government. This will also extend to protestors of any sort who demonstrate against pretty much anything, includung logging, land rights, ect. The sweeping new legislation will give the police more powers to tap phones, restrict Native leaders movements, and make it difficult for anyone to form groups that may be opposed to the governments of Canada's actions. The laws are being brought in to counter gang violence in Canada, but top lawyers have suggested that it is broad enough to cover Native protestors. Will post more info in the near future outlining the legislation, but a quick search for the justice department of Canada should have info in their new releases section. THE GLOBE AND MAIL News Wire BY RHAL SGUIN QUEBEC--Police forces in Canada would get powerful new tools to crack down on organized crime under proposed changes to the Criminal Code unveiled yesterday by federal Justice Minister Allan Rock. But civil-rights groups fear the new police powers could be used to reduce the civil liberties of organizations such as environmental and native groups involved in political protest. Under the bill tabled yesterday in Parliament, police would get access to the income-tax information of anyone suspected of being part of a criminal organization--a move unprecedented for non-drug offences. Police also would be given powers to request peace bonds to limit the freedom of movement of people suspected of leading criminal organizations. Breach of a peace bond's conditions would be an indictable offence. As well, changes to the Criminal Code would make it easier for police to obtain search warrants and seize proceeds of organized crime, and would allow for greater electronic surveillance of suspects by eliminating the need for police to demonstrate that such surveillance is a "last resort" in investigations. Mr. Rock stopped short of making it an offence simply to be a member of a criminal organization, as demanded by the Quebec government and municipal leaders, who want Ottawa to end the gang war in the Montreal and Quebec City region. He said the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not allow for such drastic action. However, he reduced the obstacle presented by the Charter by defining the term "criminal organization" and making it illegal for a person to be a member of such a group if he or she commits a crime for the benefit of the group. An offender would be sentenced both for the crime and for participating in organized-crime activity. The sentences would be served consecutively. The changes would define a criminal organization as "any group, association or other body consisting of five or more persons, whether formally or informally organized, having as one of its primary activities the commission of an indictable offence . . . for which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for five years or more." An accused found guilty of participating in a criminal organization would receive a maximum of 14 years in prison. The proposals would provide tougher sentences for crimes when related to criminal organizations and would place greater restrictions on the parole eligibility of individuals involved in such crimes. The bill also includes a maximum sentence of 14 years for possession of explosives for a criminal organization's activities. This measure is in response to the increasing number of bombings in the Quebec City area of bars owned by rival motorcycle gangs. Mr. Rock said the bill is only the first in a series of steps the government is considering to counter the gang wars in Quebec and the threat of the rivalry spreading. Alan Borovoy of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association underlined the dangers in creating powers aimed at fighting organized crime that could become available to police to be used against other groups in society that employed civil disobedience to promote legitimate causes. The use of peace bonds, Mr. Borovoy said, could be used against people who had not been convicted of any gang-related offence. They could be subjected to restrictions on their associations on the basis of what the bill calls reasonable grounds to believe a person will commit a gang-related offence. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty P.O. Box 8673, Victoria, "B.C." "Canada" V8X 3S2 ==>>NEW EMAIL : WWW: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/SISmain.html SOVERNET-L is a news-only listserv concerned with indigenous sovereigntist struggles around the world. To subscribe, send "subscribe sovernet-l" in the body of an email message to For more information on sovernet-l, contact S.I.S.I.S. --------- "RE: Little Cedar Mountain" --------- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 18:04:56 -0700 From: Standing Bear Subj: Little Cedar Mountain, TN Newsgroup: alt.native Greetings Native Brothers and Sisters! For many years, there has a voice of our Ancestors crying in the Tennessee Valley, crying because there was no one here to keep developers from ripping open their burial sites, and forcing their spirits to return from the Darkening Land. Seven years ago, children of mixed blood parents came together to honor the mother of us all and to stop the mindless slaughter of the trees and the creatures that make them a home. Now, the Megalithic Tennessee Valley Authority plans to divest itself of land properties claimed under eminent domain by soliciting developers, who will rape our Mother Earth for a profit. Once upon a time there warriors among the Cherokee willing to lay down their lives for the sovereignty of the Real People. But due to division caused by the Invaders, the warrior came to be called renegades, outlaws and Chicamaugans - for their leader, Dragging Canoe saw what was to become of his people and left his mother and father and settled along Chickamauga Creek in what later became Chattanooga. Some of his descendants still live in this area, and some these still proudly claim their Cherokee heritage, despite the taunts of `wannabes' from other quarters. We modern Chicamaugans want the land TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) is selling, not for development, not for Bingo or Casinos, but for a lasting memorial to the warriors of the Five Lower Towns of the Chickamauga Cherokee. We call on our brother warriors and sisters in the Eastern Band of Cherokee, United Keetoowah Band and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma in this Holy War against the Monster, TVA -- the same Monster that flooded Chota and the Mother Town and Nickajack Town, the same monster that sent our old ones and their babies packing on the Trail Where they Cried, the same Monster that Dragging Canoe fought as well as his father Attakullakulla, This same monster is growing weak from budget cuts and a "national deficit". The time is now to strike in the name of Yowah and our slaughtered ancestors. Hear me all people whose families were here before Columbus landed, whether `treatied' "Indians" or despised "renegades", whether mixed or full blood, the time is now to open lawsuits on the Monster, to open fire in a legal war. From the Seven Directions at once. We in the Tennessee River Band of Chicamaugans are poor. We have no funds to fight the war. Hear me Real Americans, we can't fight against the Monster alone. We await your reply. Awananski (I have spoken) Raven David Brown Chief- TN. River Band of Chickamauga Cherokee --------- "RE: Desecration" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 14:18:50 -0400 From: ishgooda@tdi.net Subj: Desecration UUCP email Desecration of Another Native American Burial Site in Tennessee 25 April, 1997 At the Archaeological Advisory Council meeting in Nashville Tennessee April 18th, 1997 a report was given by Tennessee State Archaeologist Nick Fielder about a cave located in White County Tennessee that had been desecrated. Basically, someone had entered a cave located on private property in a remote area of White County Tennessee and disturbed a prehistoric (Native American) burial site. Under Tennessee law it is illegal to do this without the landowner's permission [TCA-(11-6-109)]. Therefore, this site was declared a crime scene and the investigation begun. Mr. Fielder was notified and after due process, the White County Sheriff turned the investigation over to Mr. Fielder. When examined, it has been reported, the site revealed a number of exposed remains. A cranium was reported to have been seen at some point, but is now missing. April 26th, 1997 is when this investigation is scheduled to continue under the direction of a archaeologist from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Our office contacted the archaeologist doing the investigation and report and learned that the exposed remains would be removed and the site secured that day to prevent further desecration. Under Tennessee law: 11-6-116. Excavation of areas containing Native American Indian human remains - On-site representatives. (a) When a burial ground or other area containing human remains of native American Indians is excavated, representatives of Native Americans Indians shall have a right to be present on the site at all times excavation or treatment of such remains is taking place. Therefore, our office made a request to the UT office to be present when these remains are removed.. They relayed that would be no problem and invited us to be present. However, Mr. Fielder called me the next day and told me that our group would not be allowed to be present even though the above cited statute states otherwise. We notified the Tennessee Commission on Indian Affairs of this situation and sought to determine if a representative of theirs would be there, but at present, it seems that none will be. The representatives contacted by us to be there are both federally enrolled, one with the Eastern Cherokee Nation, and were outraged to learn that they would not be permitted to be present when their ancestors are removed. The intent of the above cited statute is clear but is being defeated in this instance and we would like to know why. In Tennessee, and much of the Southeast the buying, selling, and trading of Native American human remains and burials goods is big business. The First Nations Peoples are greatly dismayed that their ancestors are so disrespected by this ghoulish practice, as anyone would be. Why can they not receive the same degree of human respect and dignity that other races get? Why do our government officials strive to deny us this dignity, as they have in this case? I leave you with these questions and ask you to tell others that we are humans too and discourage the business of grave robbing by refusing to buy any native artifacts at shows and flea markets. Michael Sims AIM Middle Tennessee Support Group --------- "RE: American Indian Veterans Memorial" --------- Date: 27 Apr 1997 23:50:29 GMT From: jisqua@aol.com (Jisqua) Subj: AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS NATIONAL MEMORIAL Newsgroup: soc.culture.native The American Indian Veterans Memorial Organization Phoenix, Arizona is going to build a memorial to American Indian Veterans of America's wars. The mission of the American Indian Veterans Memorial Organization is to establish or cause a national Memorial to the American Indian Veteran to be built and made self-sustaining. It is the desire of the American Indians forming this organization to assure that the lives and blood of their brothers and sisters be not forgotten and that some honor bestowed of lasting significance on those American Indians who valiantly served our country in armed conflict. Some of the reasons for carrying out this mission are as follows: * The time is right to recognize the indigenous people of the United States for their unique contribution in serving our country in time of was and peace. *The National memorial to American Indian Veterans of War has been put on hold by the House Administration Committee of the United States Congress for various reasons. *More American Indians have died in combat than any minority group, although they represent less than 1% of the total veteran population, having about 190,000 American Indian Veterans living in the U.S.. WE have incorporated as a non-profit corporation under the laws of the state of Arizona and have an organization established. We need help in the form of workers willing to help with this project and resolutions of support from Tribes/Nations, and other groups to help us in acquiring the land we have requested at the Indian School property from the City of Phoenix, AZ I can be contacted at jisqua@aol.com or at the address of the American Indian Veterans Memorial Organization, 1545. W. Thomas Rd, Phoenix Arizona 85015 Thanks Steve Bison --------- "RE: Poem: The Great City Life" --------- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 16:27:43 -0400 From: Larry Kibbey Subj: *The Great City Life* UUCP email *The Great City Life* Indian! Why do you wander from your reservation To the whitemans city? To find a future? To seek fortune? Or to follow a New Way of life? The city life, Is not for you Indian! For all that it will bring you Is a world of shame; A shame that will destroy The dignity and pride, You had, While you lived On Indian land! Indian! In the city, You will find Whiskey, beer and wine, That will destroy Your inner spirit! The city life Indian, Can only bring you hardship! It will strip you Of the dignity and pride, That made you an Indian, While you grew in strength Within the Reservation of life, The life of your culture and beliefs! December 27, 1990 By ================================================== = Larry Kibby - kibbey@sierra.net = = Elko Indian Colony = = Western Shoshone Historic Preservation Society = = 1581 Pinenut Circle, Elko, Nevada 89801 = = Phone: (702) 738-4147 Fax: (702) 738-7070 = ================================================== --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: 97/04/20 04:13 From: Debra F. Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days genie email A HAWAIIAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of May 4-10 MEI (May) (Ikiiki) 4 There was never a dreamer, never a visionary, who did not know the virtues of nature. 5 Find the perfect music of the spirit, and know fulfillment. 6 Dance the joy your heart feels. 7 Feel the winds blowing through you, cleansing your spirit of all sorrow. 8 The joyous heart has as many blessings as the stars in the sky, na hoku. 9 Give me the wings of a bird, and I will possess all the world! 10 My heart leaps with the dolphins in the incredible blue of the ocean. (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream) --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - offline" --------- Date: Thu, 1 May 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: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 15:59:05 -0500 From: berryj@okway.okstate.edu (John Berry) Subj: Final Keepers' Conference Update(FWD) Here is the final information for the Keepers of the Treasures conference that starts this Sunday night. Please pass along this information (hard copy or email) to any one you know is attending the conference. Many participants who have registered do not have email. Thanks for all the support! This should be a fun conference, even if I am right in the middle of it. Bambi "Speaking with Our Ancestors - Preserving Our Native Languages" Keepers of the Treasures: Cultural Council of American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians Sixth Annual Conference - Anchorage, Alaska April 27 - May 1, 1987 The Anchorage Hilton Hotel (500 West 3rd Avenue) AGENDA SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------ 6:30 - 9 pm: WELCOMING RECEPTION (Sponsored by Koniag, Inc.) Anchorage Museum of History and Art (121 West 7th Avenue). Entertainment by Pamyua at 7:15 pm. MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------ 7:30 am - 5 pm: Registration at The Anchorage Hilton Hotel 8:30 am - 12 noon: GENERAL SESSION Invocation by Mattie Bodfish, Inupiaq Elder, Wainwright, Alaska. Call to Order by Pikake Pelekai (Hawaiian), President, Keepers of the Treasures. Welcoming remarks by John F.C. Johnson (Chugach Alutiiq), President, Keepers of the Treasures-Alaska. Welcoming Remarks by Dorothy Larson (Inupiat), Vice President, Alaska Federation of Natives, Anchorage. Featured Speaker Alaska State Senator Georgianna Lincoln (Athabascan). Keynote Speaker Rosita Worl (Tlingit), Sealaska Heritage Foundation, Juneau. Introduction of the Keepers of the Treasures Regional Directors and Keepers of the Treasures-Alaska Board Members. Introduction of Conference Participants. 12 noon - 1:30 pm LUNCH (Sponsored by Chugach Alaska Corporation.) Guest Speaker Michael E. Krauss, Director, Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Topic: "Status of Native Languages in North America." 1:30 - 3 pm TWO CONCURRENT SESSIONS (A) "Native Language Vitality: The Current Status of Languages in Alaska" Facilitator: Gordon L. Pullar (Kodiak Island Alutiiq), Alaska KOT Regional Director. * Marie Smith, (Eyak/Athabascan), Alaska. * James Nageak (Inupiaq), Linguist, Ilisagvik College, Barrow, Alaska. * Moses Dirks (Aleut), Linguist, Atka, Alaska and Alaska Federation of Natives. Video Showing: "More Than Words" by Chugach Heritage Foundation and Alaska Moving Images Preservation Association. (B) "Tribal Efforts to Maintain and Revitalize Native Languages" Facilitator: Curley Youpee (Assiniboine & Sioux), Billings KOT Regional Director. * Mississippi Choctaw Tribe, Mississippi. * Seneca Nation, New York. * Native Hawaiian Program, Hawaii. * Standing Rock Sioux, North/South Dakota. 3 - 3:30 pm: BREAK 3:30 - 5 pm: REPEAT TWO CONCURRENT SESSIONS (A) "Native Language Vitality: The Current Status of Languages in Alaska" Facilitator: Gordon L. Pullar (Kodiak Island Alutiiq), Alaska KOT Regional Director. * Marie Smith, (Eyak/Athabascan), Alaska. * James Nageak (Inupiaq), Linguist, Ilisagvik College, Barrow, Alaska. * Moses Dirks (Aleut), Linguist, Atka, Alaska and Alaska Federation of Natives. Video Showing: "More Than Words" by Chugach Heritage Foundation and Alaska Moving Images Preservation Association. (B) "Tribal Efforts to Maintain and Revitalize Native Languages" Facilitator: Curley Youpee (Assiniboine & Sioux), Billings KOT Regional Director. * Mississippi Choctaw Tribe, Mississippi. * Seneca Nation, New York. * Native Hawaiian Program, Hawaii. * Standing Rock Sioux, North/South Dakota. 5:30 - 8 pm: BUS TRIP to Eklutna. (Tentatively scheduled for 30-50 people.) TUESDAY, April 29, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------ 8:30 - 12:00 noon: GENERAL SESSION Opening Prayer by Timothy Begay (Navajo). Premier Showing: Keepers of the Treasures-Alaska Repatriation Video. Panel: "Cases in International Repatriation" Facilitator: Gordon L. Pullar (Kodiak Island Alutiiq), Alaska KOT Regional Director. * Edward H.Ayau (Hawaiian), Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawaii Nei. * John F.C. Johnson, President, Keepers of the Treasures-Alaska. * Dr. Jens Peter Hart Hansen, University of Copenhagen. * Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf, Bering Straits Foundation. * Gary Selinger, University of Alaska Museum. * Don Mullan, Dublin, Ireland. 12:00 - 1:30 pm: LUNCH (Sponsored by NANA Regional Corporation.) Update from Connie Hart Yellowman (Cheyenne), Vice President, Keepers of the Treasures, on the Keepers' Administration for Native Americans Grant on International Repatriation; and Featured speakers to "Report on Repatriation and the European Union," by Don Mullan, Dublin, Ireland, and Gary White Deer (Choctaw), Muskogee KOT Regional Director, who are the Co-Executive Directors of Celts and American Indians Together (CAIT). 1:30 - 3:00 pm: CONCURRENT SESSIONS (A) "National Perspective: Issues and Implications for Native Language Communities" * Christine Sims (Acoma Pueblo), Linguistic Institute for Native Americans, Inc. * Representative from the American Indian Higher Education Consortium to provide information and an update on the White House executive order that will, among other items, "promote the preservation and the revitalization of American Indian and Alaska Native languages and cultural traditions." (B) " Implementation of 1992 NHPA Amendments" Facilitator: Rena Martin (Navajo), Navajo KOT Regional Director. * Ronnie Emery (Cheyenne River Sioux) and Bryan Mitchell, National Park Service. * Britta Bloomberg, National Council of State Historic Preservation Officers, Minnesota SHPO * Tom Gates, Historic Preservation Officer, Yurok Tribe, California. (C) "Tribal Historic Preservation Initiatives" Facilitator: Dean Suagee (Cherokee), Washington, DC KOT Regional Director. * Monza Honga (Hualapai), Hualapai Preservation Officer. * Judith Bittner, Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer. * Standing Rock Sioux representative. (D) "Native Arts & Crafts" 3 - 3:15 pm: BREAK 3:30 -5:00 pm: CONCURRENT SESSIONS (E) "Sustaining and Supporting Native Languages: Key Issues for Review and Proactive Efforts" Facilitator: Christine Sims (Acoma Pueblo), Linguistic Institute for Native Americans, Inc. * Vesta Dominicks (Tlingit), Sitka, Alaska. * Molly Pederson (Inupiaq), Director, Bilingual/Bicultural Program for the North Slope Borough School District. (F) "Caring for Human Remains" Facilitator: Rena Martin (Navajo), Navajo KOT Regional Director. * Millie Stevens (Tlingit), Chairperson, Craig IRA Council. * Terry Fifield, Archaeologist, U.S. Forest Service, Craig Ranger District. * Robert Sam (Tlingit), Council Member, Sitka Tribe, Alaska. * Edward H.Ayau (Hawaiian), Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawaii Nei. (G) "Preservation and Protection of Traditional Cultural Properties (Sacred Areas)" Facilitator: Loretta Jackson (Hualapai), Phoenix KOT Regional Director. * Joe Watkins (Choctaw), BIA Anadarko Area Archaeologist. * Rolf Nabahe (Navajo), Navajo Nation Historic Preservation Department. * Sven Haakanson, Jr. (Sugpiaq), Harvard University Dept. of Anthropology. (H) "The Language of Traditional Central Yup'ik Music, Dance and Accoutrements: NuNamta Yup'ik Singers and Dancers" * Chuna McIntyre (Yup'ik), Director. * Vernon Chimegalrea (Yup'ik), Drummer. * Marie Meade (Yup'ik), Dancer. DINNER BREAK (on your own) 7:30 - 11:00 pm EVENING EVENT Music and Dance with Native Elders and Youth. WEDNESDAY, April 30, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------ 8:30 - 12 noon: GENERAL SESSION & GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Facilitator Pikake Pelekai, President, Keepers of the Treasures. Resolutions from the Floor. Election of Regional Directors. 12 noon - 1:30 pm: LUNCH (on your own) 1:30 - 5:30 pm: GENERAL SESSION National Museum of the American Indian Panel Presentation on Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers. Panelists: Jim Pepper Henry, Director, Kanza Museum, Kaw Nation of Oklahoma, Kaw City, Oklahoma. Roberta Kirk, Former Registrar, The Museum at Warm Springs, The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Warm Springs, Oregon. Elaine Peters, Director, Ak-Chin Him-Dak, Ak-Chin Indian Community, Maricopa, Arizona. Gwendolyn Point, Director, SHXW TA:SELHAWTXW, Stolo Nation, Chilliwack, British Columbia. Joyce Wedll, Site Manager, Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, Minnesota. Vera Weber, Museum Assistant, Simon Paneak Memorial Museum, Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. d - 10:30 pm: BANQUET Featured speaker W. Richard West, Jr. (Southern Cheyenne), Director, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. Will be held in conjunction with Dedication Dinner for Totem Pole Raising that was held earlier in the day. THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------ 8:30 - 10 am: CONCURRENT SESSIONS (A) "NAGPRA Review Committee" Facilitator: Tim McKeown, National Park Service. Rachel Craig (Inupiaq). Lawrence Hart (Cheyenne). Tessie Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo). (B) "How to Work with Museums" Facilitator: Billy Cypress (Seminole), Southeast KOT Regional Director. * Brenda Dorr, University of New Mexico Museum. * Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf (Siberian Yupik), NAGPRA coordinator, Bering Straits Foundation. * Gary Selinger, University of Alaska Museum. * Roger Anyon, Smithsonian Repatriation Committee. (C) "Bridging Traditions and Science-Tribal Archeologists" Facilitator: Gary White Deer (Choctaw), Muskogee KOT Regional Director. * Grace Morgan (Navajo), Navajo Nation Archeology Department. * Ruth Dawson (Alutiiq), Afognak Native Corporation. * Patricia Hrabik Sebby (Lac du Flambeau), Tribal Historic Preservation Officer. * Lora Johnson (Chugach Alutiiq), Chugachmiut, Inc. 10:15 - 11:30 am: GENERAL SESSION Closing Ceremonies. THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THIS CONFERENCE: Afognak Native Corporation National Park Service, Repatriation Program Arctic Slope Regional Corp. National Trust for Historic Preservation Bowhead Transportation Company, Inc. Ounalaska Corp. BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. Sealaska Heritage Foundation Cook Inlet Region, Inc. Seminole Tribe of Florida Chugach Alaska Corporation The 13th Regional Corporation Doyon, Limited The Sister Fund Koniag, Inc. Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation NANA Regional Corporation UIC Construction, Inc. National Cooperative Bank UIC Foundation, Inc. National Museum of the American Indian Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, Dept. of Alaska Native and Rural Development National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office Visible Ink April 20, 1997 Washington, DC FINAL UPDATE Sixth Annual Conference in Anchorage, Alaska ------------------------------------------------------------ The "Keepers of the Treasures: Cultural Council of American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians" Sixth Annual Conference begins this Sunday night with a Welcoming Reception at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art (121 West 7th Avenue). Conference proceedings, which begin on Monday morning, April 28th and run through noon on Thursday, May 1st, will be held at the The Anchorage Hilton Hotel. A Final Conference Agenda is attached. Additional language panels have been added since our last update. The conference, entitled "Speaking with Our Ancestors - Preserving Our Native Languages," will highlight the importance of our Native languages, as well as present workshops and panels on how some Native communities are working to preserve and rejuvenate their languages. Conference Site & Hotel: The Anchorage Hilton Hotel 500 West Third Avenue Anchorage, AK 99502 907.272.7411 On Site Conference Registration: $200 General Members, $20 Native Elders, $25 Native Students Shuttle Service: Conference organizers have arranged for a shuttle service from the Anchorage Airport to the Anchorage Hilton Hotel on Saturday evening. The shuttle will be a white van with "Grayline of Alaska" on the side. The shuttle will leave the Airport for the Hotel at: 5:00 pm; 6:00 pm; 7:00 pm; 8:00 pm; and 9:00 pm. The Hilton Hotel does not have a shuttle service between the airport and hotel. If the shuttle service above does not meet your travel schedule, the hotel has an agreement with Alaska Cab to transport you to and from the airport for $10.00. Generally, any other taxi cab at the airport will take you to the hotel for about $12.00-$14.00. Additional Hotel Rooms: If you were not able to reserve a sleeping room at The Anchorage Hilton Hotel, there are rooms available at the Anchorage Hotel, which is just next door to the Hilton. A single or double room rate is $60 plus tax. For more information, call The Anchorage Hotel at 907.272.4553 and ask for the University of Alaska Fairbanks/Keepers of the Treasures conference rate. For more information, contact: D. Bambi Kraus, KOT Project Coordinator Phone: 202-588-6207 Fax: 202-588-6085 Email: bambi@itc.org ----------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 23 Apr 1997 12:10:28 -0400 From: NativeEvents@caraveo.com Subj: Event Listings Newsgroups: alt.native These NEW event listings have been forwarded to you by the Native Events Calendar Visit us at http://www.caraveo.com/native/ Note: The state codes may not be correct for Mexico and Canada listings ---------------------------------------------------------------- Many Birds Powwow 11/7/1997 State: CA Country: USA Type: Powwow Third annual Many Birds Powwow, presented by the Ikce Oyate Nation All drums and dancers welcome. Scott road, Menifee Calif. For times and directions please call, Jack or Julie, at Wickerd Farm (909) 672-3020 No Contest Dancing Bring your own chairs and Sun covers. NO DRUGS OR ALCHOHOL ALLOWED THE IKCE OYATE NATION NOR JACK & JULIE WICKERD WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR THEFT, ACCIDENTS, OR INJURIES. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Fifth Annual Abenaki Heritage Celebration 5/25/1997 State: VT Country: USA Type: Powwow May 24th&25th open 9:00 a.m. Grand Entry Noon Drums: Negoot-Gook & Wintegok Rt.78 Airport Rd. Highgate, Vermont For more info contact: April St.Francis at 802-868-2559 --------------------------------------------------------- Autumn Gathering Traditional Pow-wow 9/28/1997 State: WI Country: USA Type: Powwow September 26-28, 1997 @ Veterans Park, Genoa City, WI (on County Hwy "H"). Traders featuring: Traditional foods, hand-made crafts, beadwork & jewelry, books, tapes, & much more. Grand Entry: Friday 26th @ 7P, Saturday 27th @ 1P & 7P, Sunday 28th @ 1P. Gates open to public: 6P Friday, 10A Saturday and Sunday. Admission: Adults-$5, Seniors-$3, Ages 6-16-$3, Family rate $12, 5 & under, NO charge. Just $1 more admission good for entire week-end. Public Welcome NO DRUGS-NO ALCOHOL-NO FIREWORKS ALLOWED ON GROUNDS AT ANY TIME!!! Trader information: C&S Traders @(608)876-6137 or Rock River Traders @ (608)752-6040, Fax: (608)752-6042, or E-mail: rrtrader@inwave.com General Information: Dan Sullivan @ (414)473-7748 or E-mail: sullivan@idcnet.com =============================================================== Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 12:08:41 -0700 (MST) From: cmilda@goodnet.com Subj: UA-Tucson Dine' Symposium ftp://ftp.goodnet.com/users/c/cmilda/dinesymp.txt Dine' Symposium Sponsored by DISCOVER V Project and the College of Education April 25, 1997 Kiva Hall "Don't teach me about my culture, use my culture to teach me!" _Tentative Schedule_ 9:00 - 10:00 am Navajo History 1:30 - 2:30 pm Navajo Social Presenter: Structure -- Don Denetdeal clanship and kinship 10:00 - 10:05 am Break Presenter: Rex Lee Jim 2:30 - 2:35 pm Break 10:05 - 11:05 am Navajo Philosophy Presenter: 2:35 - 3:35 pm Navajo Ceremony Rex Lee Jim History Presenter: Don Denetdeal 11:05 - 11:10 am Break 3:35 - 3:40 pm Break 11:10 - 12:10 am Navajo Government Presenter: 3:40 - 4:40 pm Navajo Literature: Don Denetdeal Storytelling and poetry reading Presenter: Rex Lee Jim Cost: $60.00 for the day. $30.00 for half a day. (U.of A.full-time students, 50% discount.) All proceeds will go to Travel for Academic Growth Club of Navajo Community College and da nabaho deeado to help cover expenses for their trip to Beijing, China, where they will be performing at the U.S.-China Conference on Education in July of 1997. Donations are acceptable and they are tax deductible. Certificate of Participation will be awarded. For further information, please call Pat Robinson at 621-8832. ===================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- 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: Joe Chasing Horses, Jim Steele, Mohawk Nation, Brian Hauk, Allen Gabriel, Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty, Larry Kibby, Janet Smith, Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Mountain Forum Moderator(Info Release), Ian D. Zabartek via Kathie Tennery, Peter Schwarzbauer, C. Anthony Harding, Michael Sims AIM Middle Tennessee Support Group via Ishgooda, Standing Bear, Steve Bison, Richard Clark Eckert, Bernard J. Rock,Sr. via Feather Eaglerock, Ellie Dorritie/Workers World Service via Ishgooda, Debra F. Sanders -//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//-- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Part B of this newsletter has already been distributed via the NATIVE-L or NATCHAT mailing lists. --------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - online" --------- Date: Thu, 1 May 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: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 01:03:09 -0500 From: glass@cherokee.nsuok.edu (Tony Glass) Subj: National Drug Elimination Crime Prevention Conference (6/10-13) Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us) NATIONAL DRUG ELIMINATION CRIME PREVENTION CONFERENCE Adam's Mark Hotel, Tulsa June 10-13, 1997 Program Agenda Tuesday Afternoon, June 10, 1997 Participant Arrival Vendors/Arts and Crafts Booths in Hotel Lobby 12-5 pm Pre-Registration - Second Floor Lobby OPTIONAL TOURS: 1-5 pm (1) Tour of Tulsa w/Philbrook Art Center/Gilcrease Art Museum OR (2) Excursion to Cherokee Nation Bingo Outpost - 2:30-4:00 p.m. Tours may be purchased in advance with registration or may be purchased on site. 7:30-9 pm Reception - hosted by Cherokee Nation and Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation - Tulsa South Room Wednesday, June 11, 1997 8-9 am Registration - Outside Promenade A 8-9 am Continental Breakfast - Promenade Foyer 9-10:30 am Opening Ceremonies with Honor Guard and Flags - Comanche War Scouts - Promenade CD Blessing Ceremony - Crosslin Smith, Cherokee Medicine Man Welcome - Tribal Dignitaries Tracy Outlaw - Community Relations & Involvement Specialist, Office of Native American Programs Chance Rush, Oklahoma Baptist University student; National Champion Track Athlete Wayne Sims - Director, Southern Plains Office of Native American Programs 10:30 am Coffee Break - Promenade Foyer 10:45-12:00 pm Session 1: Youth Concurrent Session: "Getting Acquainted/Team Building" - Jeri L. Brunoe-Samson, Brunoe Training & Consulting - Diplomat Room Session 2: "Panel: Law Enforcement and Security in Indian Housing Projects" Charles Addington, Patrol Officer, Housing Authority of Cherokee Nation, Moderator; Other Law Enforcement Personnel-Promenade B Session 3: "Family Preservation and Substance Abuse," Dr. Marlene EchoHawk, Deputy Chief, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Program Branch, Indian Health Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Promenade C Session 4: "The Dynamics of Domestic Violence and the Historical Perspective in Native American Communities," Beverly Wilkins, Mental Health Program Specialist, Family Violence Prevention Team, Indian Health Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Promenade D 12:15-1:30 pm Luncheon - Steve Reavis, Actor - Keynote Speaker - Tulsa South Room - Entertainment by Lindsay Houston, 1997 Miss Cherokee 1:30-2:45 pm Session 5: Youth Concurrent Session: "Leadership Skills" - Jeri-Brunoe-Samson, Brunoe Training & Consulting Session 6: "Information Resources," Mary Hayes and Michael Ney - Johnson, Bassin and Shaw, Inc. - Promenade B Session 7: "Panel: Community Relations, Initiatives, and Regional Staff Discussion," Tracy Outlaw, Moderator; Gerri Norton, Community Relations Involvement Coordinator Promenade C Session 8: "Community Prevention Program, The Healing Journey Accord," Annette Squetimkin-Anquoe, Prevention Director, National Association for Native American Children of Alcoholics - Promenade C 2:45-3:00 pm Refreshment Break 3-4:15 pm Session 9: Youth Concurrent Session: "Realizing Your Dream," Chance Rush, Oklahoma Baptist University National Track Champion - Diplomat Session 10: "Panel: Successful Drug Elimination Programs," Chris Malone, Chickasaw Housing Authority, Moderator; Gene Bris Bois, Drug Elimination Coordinator, Spokane Tribe; - Promenade B Session 11: "Office of Native American Programs Youth Drug Elimination Crime Prevention Initiatives" - Catherine Ann dePlour, Special Assistant, Office of Native American Programs - Promenade D Session 12: "Teratogenic Effect on Fetus During Pregnancy" - Carolyn Hartness, Health Education Consultant, Seattle-King County Department of Public Health - Promenade D 5:00 pm Shuttle Service to Traditional Dinner - Load from Hotel front circle drive. 5:30 pm Storytelling - All Tribes Community Church - 2501 E. Archer Avenue, Tulsa 6:00 pm Traditional Dinner - All Tribes Community Church 7:00 pm Pow-Wow - Adam's Mark Hotel - Tulsa South Room Thursday, June 12, 1997 8:00-8:30 am Continental Breakfast - Promenade Foyer 8:30-10:15 am General Session: "The Healing Forest," Don Coyhis, White Bison, Inc. - Promenade CD 10:15-10:30 am Coffee Break - Promenade Foyer 10:30-11:45 am Session 1: Youth Concurrent Session: "Healthy Life Styles/ Spirituality," - Don Coyhis, White Bison, Inc. - Diplomat Room Session 2: "Prevention Strategies of Deviant Behavior in Native American Youth," Max Benson, Youth Guidance Specialist, L.E. Rader Center, Sand Springs, Oklahoma - Promenade B Session 3: "Substance Abuse: Dual Diagnosis," Dr. Marlene Echohawk, Deputy Chief, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Program Branch, Indian Health Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Promenade C Session 4: "Culturally Sensitizing Ourselves for our Posterity," Vincent Craig, Chief Probation Officer, Navajo Nation - Promenade D 11:45-1:30 pm Lunch On Your Own 1:30-2:45 pm Session 5: Youth Concurrent Session: "Millennial Youth Issues," Vincent Craig, Chief Probation Officer, Navajo Nation - Diplomat Room Session 6: "Empowering Indian Youth Within the Healing Forest," Don Coyhis, White Bison, Inc. Promenade B Session 7: "Community Mobilization and Capacity Building," Debra Reed, Director, Native American Student Services, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado - Promenade C Session 8: "Resident Organization Development," Janice Laws and Andrea Fezer, Resident Services Specialists, Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation - Promenade D 2:45-3 pm Refreshment Break - Promenade Foyer 3-4:15 pm Session 9: Youth Concurrent Session: Cultural Activities - Chance Rush - Diplomat Room Session 10: "Domestic Violence," Venida Chenault Instructor, Haskell Indian University, Lawrence, Kansas - Promenade B Session 11: "Gang Activity Associated with Indian Housing," Bruce Klein, Department Manager, Yakama Nation Housing Authority; Kenneth R. Butler, Wapato Police Department; and Craig Janis, Tribal Officer - Promenade C Session 12: "Resident Organization Panel: Impact of the Overall Program" - Resident Organization Planning Board, Moderator - Promenade D 6:30 pm Banquet Recognitions - Gary Ketcher, Director of Social Services, Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation - Entertainment by Vincent Craig aka The Mutton Man - Tulsa South Ballroom Friday, June 13, 1997 8:30-9 am Continental Breakfast - Promenade Foyer 9-10:15 am Session 1: Youth Session: "Visions and Dreams," Dr. Carl Farinelli, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma - Executive Room Session 2: "Behavior Modification," Lance Dickison, Case Manager, Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation - Promenade B Session 3: "Panel: Youth Empowerment" - Nancy Deaver, Executive Director, Oklahoma Community Service Commission, Moderator; Ronnie London, Executive Director, Boys and Girls Club of Wichita Falls, Texas; Marilyn Culp, M.D., American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Board of Directors Member; Deborah A. Scott, AISES Corporate Mentor - Promenade C Session 4: "Substance Abuse and Violence" - Alex Borowski, Counseling Supervisor, Talking Leaves Job Corps, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma - Promenade D 10:15 am Coffee Break - Promenade Foyer 10:30-12:30 pm Closing Assembly - Adult/Youth Roundtable - Promenade CD YOUTH TRACK Wednesday, June 11, 1997 8:30-9:00 am Continental Breakfast - Promenade Foyer 9-10:30 am Gen. Assembly - Opening Ceremonies - Promenade CD 10:30-10:45 am Refreshment Break - Promenade Foyer 10:45-12:00 pm Session 1: "Getting Acquainted, Team Building" Jeri L. Brunoe-Samson, Brunoe Training & Consulting - Diplomat Room 12:15-1:30 pm General Luncheon with Keynote Speaker - Tulsa South 1:30-2:45 pm Session 2: "Leadership Skills" - Jeri L. Brunoe-Samson - Diplomat Room 2:45-3 pm Refreshment Break - Promenade Foyer 3-4:15 pm Session 3: "Realizing Your Dream," Chance Rush - Oklahoma Baptist University Student, National Track Champion - Diplomat Room 5:00 pm Shuttle Service to Traditional Dinner - Load from Hotel front circle drive 5:30 pm Storytelling - All Tribes Community Church, 2501 E. Archer, Tulsa 6:00 pm Traditional Dinner - All Tribes Community Church 7:00 pm Pow-Wow - Adam's Mark Hotel - Tulsa South Room YOUTH TRACK Thursday, June 12, 1997 8:00-8:30 am Continental Breakfast - Promenade Foyer 8:30-10:15 am General Session: "The Healing Forest," Don Coyhis, White Bison, Inc. - Promenade CD 10:15-10:30 am Refreshment Break - Promenade Foyer 10:30-12 Noon Session 1: Don Coyhis, White Bison, Inc. - "Healthy Lifestyles/Spirituality" - Diplomat Room 12-1:15 pm Box Lunch on the Grass with Storytelling 1:30-2:45 pm Session 2: "Millennial Youth Issues," Vincent Craig, Chief Probation Officer, Navajo Nation - Diplomat Room 2:45 pm Refreshment Break - Promenade Foyer 3-5:00 pm Session 3: Cultural Activities - Chance Rush - Diplomat Room 6:30 pm Banquet - Tulsa South YOUTH TRACK Friday, June 13, 1997 8:30-9 am Continental Breakfast - Promenade Foyer 9-10:15 am Session 1: "Visions and Dreams," Dr. Carl Farinelli, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma - Diplomat Room 10:15-10:30 am Refreshment Break - Promenade Foyer 10:30-12:30 pm Closing Assembly - Adult/Youth Roundtable Discussion - Promenade CD POW-WOW FLYER SPEAKERS - BIOGRAPHIES - SESSION DESCRIPTIONS Marlene EchoHawk, Ph.D. (Otoe-Missouria) Sessions: "Family Preservation and Substance Abuse" and "Substance Abuse - Dual Diagnosis" Dr. EchoHawk, Deputy Chief, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Program Branch, Indian Health Service, lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She grew up in Northern Oklahoma and received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Oklahoma State University. She has been with the Indian Health Service since 1989. Charles Addington (Cherokee) Session: "Panel: Law Enforcement and Security in Indian Housing Projects" Charles Addington, Patrol Officer for the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation, has been in law enforcement nine years. His duties include the patrol and security of tenants of Housing Authority property which includes mutual help homes and low-rent apartment projects located in the 14 county area of the Cherokee Nation. He also promotes drug awareness, prevention and crime prevention programs to residents of the Housing Authority properties. Jeri L. Brunoe-Samson (Wasco) Session: Wednesday Youth Track, "Team Building/Leadership Skills" Jeri Brunoe-Samson is lead trainer/consultant for Brunoe Training and Consulting in Scottsdale, Arizona. She grew up on the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon and now resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. A motivation and leadership trainer for all ages, Jeri's holistic approach is founded upon philosophies of Native American "thought." Mutual reciprocation, community leadership, family values, youth empowerment, respect for elders, and the sacred circle (or hoop) are themes which occur throughout her presentations. Jeri shares tools, strategies, and knowledge gathered from her life's experience and fifteen years of professional experience. Beverly J. Wilkins (Creek and Cherokee) Session: "The Dynamics of Domestic Violence and the Historical Perspective in Native American Communities" Beverly Wilkins is Family Violence Prevention Coordinator for the Indian Health Service Mental Health/Social Service Programs Branch at Headquarters West. She has provided education and training on issues of domestic violence, suicide, child abuse, and sexual assault locally, in tribal communities, and nationally for the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office for Victims of Crime, Department of Justice, the National Indian Justice Center, and the Family Violence Prevention Fund. She serves in an advisory capacity with several national domestic violence efforts, the National VAWA Steering Committee, the Bernalillo County Domestic Violence Coalition, and local, community domestic violence prevention and intervention efforts. Steve Reevis (Blackfeet) Session: Keynote Speaker for Wednesday Luncheon Steve Reevis, acclaimed actor, was born and raised on the Blackfeet reservation in Browning, Montana. Steve lived the first 17 years of his life in Browning, attending school there through his sophomore year. He finished his last two years of high school in Flandreau, South Dakota, at the Flandreau Indian School, graduating in 1981. He attended Haskell Indian Junior College in 1983 and graduated with an Associates of Arts Degree in 1986. He started working in the movie industry in 1987 and has been in such movies as War Party, Dances With Wolves, Crazy Horse and Fargo. His most noticeable roles were in Last of the Dog Men and Geronimo, An American Legend. In his free time, Steve speaks to Native youth, emphasizing our growth through spirituality and culture and the dangers of alcohol and drugs. Lindsay Houston (Cherokee) Session: Entertainer for Luncheon Lindsay Houston, 1996-97 Miss Cherokee, is a sophomore at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, majoring in pre-med. Lindsay is very active in the Native American Student Association, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society and the Indian University Scholars Society. She advocates that Native American youth people be proud of their heritage and traditions and that education is the key to success. She will perform the Traditional Stomp Dance of the Cherokee People at the noon luncheon. Mary E. Hayes Session: "Information Resources" Ms. Hayes is a Research Associate with Johnson, Bassin & Shaw, Inc., a consulting firm located in Silver Spring, Maryland. She has over six years' experience providing study, technical assistance, and training support to vulnerable populations in a variety of settings which include women, Native American youth, and adolescents in jail, prison, public housing, Indian country, and residential programs. Her subject expertise includes substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Office of Native American Programs where she is responsible for developing and coordinating training programs and materials, providing technical assistance, conducting evaluations, and producing special reports. Ms. Hayes holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Spanish and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. Tracy Outlaw Session: "Panel: Community Relations, Initiatives, and Regional Staff Discussion" Tracy Outlaw, Native American Program Specialist for Community Relations Involvement with the Office of Native American Programs, will serve as panel moderator. She is from Boulder, Colorado; has been with the