From gars@netcom.com Wed Jun 4 22:57:14 1997 Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 19:44:36 -0700 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews05.023 _ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' O ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ O o O / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' O o O / /-< / /--/ /-- VOLUME 05, ISSUE 023 O o o o o O __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 7 June 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 NAT-FILM Taino-L & Native-L lists; UUCP email; Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native,igc.indig.language; Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty; North American Spirit Lodge; Headwaters Sanctuary Project and Bay Area Action 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. "This isn't an Indian issue, nor is it a white issue. It's everybody's issue. Everybody has to take care of that water. The women are the ones who are the keepers of that water. I ask all women to stand up and support that and realize that if it weren't for the water none of us would be here today because when we first started out in life, we were born in that water in our mother's womb. And that's what they're going to pollute." __ Francis Van Zile, Anishinabekwe (Chippewa woman) Speaking on the pollution of Wolf River +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! In the short time of this one last century more has been done to bring harm to our Mother Earth than in all times before. The poisons that are cycled again and again through the very water we drink is staggering. The holes in the ozone above both polar caps are now a concern to the industrial nations that created it - they say those concerns are borne of health issues. Earth is suffering terribly. The People are suffering. The changes that are necessary to bring about healing are not coming from man, who brought this sickness about. Doesn't the fact that quakes are now occurring where tectonic plates do not come together send a message? Doesn't the fact that so many are now disabled from "industrial" diseases not send a message? Solstice is nearing, a especially Sacred time for many. I ask that you who do not already plan to do so, consider sending heart prayers for the healing of our Mother so that the People may live. 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: NATIVE-L list - Wolverine Denied Bail - Conferences and Powwows - online - Sovereignty Day - Bear Lincoln Update - Fishkill Apology - White Pine Mine Dead - Ts'Peten Defenders Facing Sentencing - Pacific Northwest Health Alerts - Hereditary Chief Challenges Treaty - Gustafsen Smear Campaign - Freedom of the Native Press - Position of Mount Currie Band - Interview with Cyndi Pickett - Roadblock Wasn't Onondagas - CNO: Justice Birdwell Statement - CNO: Supreme Court Press Release - Restraining Order AGAINST CNO Marshals - Something Rotten - BIA Will Enforce Tribal Laws - Editorial Reply - Language Revival Release - Ojibwe Language Tutorial - Story: Seeds of Tradition - NMNH Repatriations - Pueblo Pottery Exhibition - Agua Caliente Notice - Glacier Park and the Blackfeet - California Water Alert - A Hundred Years Ago - Poem: Dreaded Day Has Arrived - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Conferences and Powwows - offline --------- "RE: Wolverine Denied Bail" --------- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 23:57:33 -0400 From: SISIS@envirolink.org (S.I.S.I.S.) Subj: Wolverine denied bail, calls for protest. :-:-:-:-:S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty:-:-:-:-: May 27, 1997 Bulletin WOLVERINE CALLS FOR NATIONAL PROTEST. On Monday May, 26 a bail hearing was held for Wolverine (William Jones Ignace). Although the hearing was posted for 10:00 AM , the Shuswap elder was brought before Josephson at 9:00 AM. Consequently, only a few supporters were in attendance. Splitting the Sky, a spokesperson for the Ts'Peten Defenders, supplied S.I.S.I.S. with the following report: "...the gist of this fascist court and hanging judge was simply stated to Wolverine, that since he continued to raise the jurisdictional arguments and has shown no remorse, bail is denied. He then went on to state that Jones is facing life in prison. Wolverine called to the court supporters to put the judge on trial for crimes of genocide, and called for national protest demonstrations when the Queen visits Canada in June, to force her to uphold her obligations contained in the Royal Proclamation of 1763." Elizabeth II is the Canadian head of state and is constitutionally bound by the Royal Proclamation to provide "Protection" to the "Nations or Tribes of Indians". Many unanswered petitions have been directed to her regarding her continuing responsibilities towards her sovereign indigenous allies, who are being illegally and genocidally colonized by her Canadian federal and provincial governments. Some sample correspondence is included below: 1. Letter from Basile Deneau, Shuswap elder, March 11, 1995. 2. Petition from the Sundancers at Gustafsen Lake, August 25, 1995. 3. Letter from Robin Procter in the UK, outlining the Queen's responsibilities, September 7, 1995. 4. Reply to a letter in support of the Ts'Peten Defenders, from Buckingham Palace, April 28, 1997. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: To Queen Elizabeth From Basile Deneau Buckingham Palace Deadmans Creek Indian Band London, Great Britain Shuswap Nation 11. 3.1995 The Natives of Canada are in big trouble with the White people over their territories. We need your help to stop Natives and Whites from killing each other over Land Ownership. We, the Natives, cannot wait any longer. Your reluctance to intervene, has created an era of media induced hatred and racial turmoil, against the Natives of this Land. Particularly in the normally peaceful Shuswap Nation,where feathers and buckskin are now replaced with camouflage clothing and talk of automatic weapons. Thank you for reading this urgent call. Basile Deneau Elder of the Shuswap Nation :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Date: 25 August 1995 The Sundancers at Gustafsen Lake have one demand: That the Petition dated January 3, 1995 be addressed Publicly by an independent and impartial Third Party Tribunal, One that is neither Canadian nor Indian, such as the special Constitutional Court established by Queen Anne at the request of the Mohegan Indians to which Court the Petition is addressed: (a) Is the popular assumption that the Canadian Courts and Police have jurisdiction legal? (b) Or is that assumption criminally treasonable, fraudulent and complicitous in the Genocide of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada as Alleged in The Petition? Signed by the people at Gustafsen Lake: "x" Wm Ignace "Mindy Dick" "Shadow Potulicki" "Two Rocks" "x" "Percy Rosette" "Sheila Ignace" "x" Bald Eagle Who Seeks "Joseph Belleau" "Garth G Christopher" "Flo Sampson" "Jon Dionne" "Joe Ignace" "Stuart Dick" "Splitting the Sky" I, Ovide Mercredi, both as a lawyer and as an aboriginal person support this request. The jurisdictional question must be addressed and resolved according to the rule of law. --------------------- [Note: Mr. Mercredi refused] :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Robin Procter Studio E- Chelsea Studios - London The Private Secretary To Her Majesty The Queen Buckingham Palace SW1 7 September 1995 Please submit for Her Majesty's attention: Under constitutional law, I believe that Her Majesty The Queen is under a legal duty to take action on the Indians' petition dated 3 January 1995 regarding genocide the aboriginal peoples of Canada. (The word 'genocide' is used within the meaning of Article 2b of the 1948 International Convention). The crucial point is that The Queen is not being asked to exercise a discretion, but merely to perform an existing constitutional duty. All that performance of the said duty would involve would be the staffing of the existing appropriate tribunal for the purpose, independently and impartially, of addressing the issue of jurisdiction in Canada between the natives and the newcomers. By turning the jurisdiction issue over to the special constitutional court, The Queen would defuse a potentially violent situation at Gustafsen Lake, British Columbia which is increasingly similar to the Mohawk Oka crisis of 1990, if not yet the massacre at Wounded Knee of 1873. Throughout Canada, native Indian Peoples are merely standing up for their basic human rights to maintain their societies' essential traditions and jurisdiction under existing law. I submit that it is in the long term interests of both The Queen's non- native subjects and native allies to initiate action to resolve this and similar issues before the independent and impartial tribunal. Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family are very highly regarded by the various Indian communities as saviors and protectors; for my part, I can only appeal for swift action. Respectfully, Yours faithfully, Robin Procter :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: BUCKINGHAM PALACE 28th April, 1997 Dear Miss Harford, The Queen has asked me to thank you for your letter of 11 April, and to say that Her Majesty has taken careful note of the views you express concerning the Shuswap First Nations people. Whilst The Queen can understand your reasons for writing as you did, as a constitutional Sovereign, Her Majesty would not intervene would not intervene in such matters except on the advice of her Canadian Ministers. I have, therefore, been directed to forward your letter to The Queen's personal representative in Canada, the Governor- General, so that he may know of your approach to The Queen on this subject. Yours sincerely, (SIMON GIMSON) :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: 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: Sovereignty Day" --------- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 20:54:40 -0600 (MDT) From: Joe Chasing Horse via Gary Smith Subj: Sovereignty Day I have been granted the honor of passing on this message from Joe Chasing Horse, Lakota Elder. Sovereignty Day June 16, 1997 U.S. Federal Buildings Indigenous Red Nations of Turtle Island (American Indians of the Western Hemisphere) will hold spiritual rallies at United States Federal Buildings on June 16, 1997. (Consult Local Indian Nations for Rally Details) These Universal Spiritual Rallies, called "Sovereignty Day", will coincide with the "Sovereignty Day" gathering at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the same historic day, June 16, 1997. "Sovereignty Day" rallies support the continued struggle of indigenous nations to be recognized and respected as Nations of People by the United States Government. Currently, indigenous nations across the nation are facing illegal attempts by the U.S. Government to "tax" these Nations in blatant violation of Article 1, Section 2 Part 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which states "Indians Not Taxed." Treaties are also being ignored by "Supreme Court Decisions" which actually cannot affect treaties, as "treaties made with Indian Nations shall be the Supreme Law of the land, with the Judges in every state bound thereby" according to Article VI of the Constitution. Indigenous Nations have very little left and the U.S. Government is trying to take that from them. The American People are the only ones who can stop this genocide. It is time to stop Constitutional violation and protect the rights of Indigenous Nations of Turtle Island. Peoples of all nations and colors are invited and encouraged to participate in "sovereignty Day". Security strictly enforced. --------- "RE: Fishkill Apology" --------- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 22:56:11 -0400 From: Ernie Yacub Subj: Commentary Request 2 June, 1997 Mailing List: NAT-FILM Apology and Invitation to u.s. People and governors please distribute this to your networks...thanks...ernie To: the People and the Governors of Alaska, Oregon and Washington State... Dear Neighbours We want you to know that many British Columbia citizens are disgusted with the way B.C. Premier Glen Clark is using your fishers (and ours) as pawns in an opportunistic game of "FISHKILL". Why is it that working fishers are the ones who pay the price of this gunboat diplomacy by being hauled into remote B.C. courts? We are very aware that our government's interests are simply to acquire the rights to kill more fish. Premier Clark's hypocrisy is abundantly clear in his government's woefully inadequate habitat protection measures. Clark's government has built a 4-lane highway on Vancouver Island that has damaged, and possibly destroyed, the habitat of at least 24 salmon streams. His government avoided its own Environmental Impact Assessment legislation by breaking the $1.1 billion project into smaller segments. Attached to this letter is a summary report which details the current status of the damage. We fear that this is just the beginning of the continuing harm to salmon habitat over the ensuing years. There is one more section to be built through the Comox Valley which will destroy several more creeks unless we can stop the construction long enough to conduct an investigation of the damage already done and carry out a public environmental impact assessment on the Comox Valley segment of the highway. Your help would be much appreciated as this government seems hell-bent on bulldozing its way through our valley. We would like to invite the Governors of Alaska, Oregon and Washington State to visit us for a tour of the damaged creeks and a brief sojourn on our beautiful island. Sincerely, ernie yacub...yacinfo@mars.ark.com 250-336-8155...250-336-2646 laichwiltach/komeenook territory box 569, cumberland, b.c. canada V0R 1S0 ____________________________________________________________________________ by NAT-FILMgroup, UNAT & UNITED Native American Television Broadcast Council Ask about the NAT-IMATION native language vcr/TV/web group--> Info@UNAT.org --------- "RE: Ts'Peten Defenders Facing Sentencing" --------- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 12:22:42 -0700 From: "S.I.S.I.S." Subject: Gustafsen: URGENT ACTION :-:-:-:-:S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty:-:-:-:-: May 27, 1997 URGENT ACTION=DEMONSTRATIONS=LETTER CAMPAIGN The Ts'Peten Defenders are facing sentencing and they need your support now. In the summer of 1995, a group of native and non-native people came together to protect the Sundance grounds at Ts'Peten (Gustafsen Lake) and were met with massive state force - including 77,000 rounds of hollow point ammunition, Bison APCs, and a police and media smear and disinformation campaign. The Sundance site is unceded Indian land, territory of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) people. The federal and provincial governments of Canada continue to attempt to bury the land issue and its messengers. The defenders have been criminalized for standing on International and Constitutional laws concerning native jurisdiction and land rights, and defending themselves against threats and assaults by ranchers, police and military. The judicial system has once again refused to address the law. Judge Josephson prevented the jury from considering key evidence, testimony and legal arguments. After a ten month trial, the defenders have been convicted of various "mischief" charges to "private property" on land the Crown never legally obtained by treaty or purchase. SENTENCING will take place on June 6th and 10th, 1997 at the Provincial Courthouse in Surrey, BC. Wolverine - a Shuswap elder and organic farmer who has been held as a political prisoner for almost two years without bail - and three others face life imprisonment. Twelve defenders face ten year prison terms. This injustice must not be the last word on their stand for aboriginal rights! We are calling for people and organizations across Turtle Island and across the world to express solidarity with the Ts'Peten defenders by protesting at Canadian embassies, consulates and band councils. Demand an independent third party tribunal into land and jurisdiction issues in British Columbia and a full public inquiry into the genocidal assault by the RCMP and military at Gustafsen Lake and the ongoing judicial corruption! :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:On SATURDAY, MAY 31ST at 12 NOON:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: there will be simultaneous actions in: VICTORIA: leafletting and information at the Captain Cook statue on the lower causeway (across from the Empress Hotel). VANCOUVER: protest rally on the lawn of the Art Gallery downtown, at Robson and Howe, with speakers and free food...come along! :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Please write! You can use the sample letter below or compose your own. You can send it to S.I.S.I.S. for forwarding (PO Box 8673, Victoria, BC Canada V8X 3S2, email: sisis@envirolink.org) or mail copies directly to politicians and human rights organizations: you'll find addresses, fax numbers and email links at: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/GustLake/letter.html But in all cases, make sure you include your name and full address so they'll have to acknowledge your letter. And be sure to send one copy to S.I.S.I.S. so the Defenders can know they're getting support. For more information on the Ts'Peten siege and trial: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/gustmain.html :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:SAMPLE LETTER:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Dear Prime Minister Chretien; I am writing to condemn in the strongest terms possible Canada's handling of the Ts'Peten (Gustafsen Lake) matter, and to demand the freedom of the 15 Ts'Peten Defenders who have been convicted in your court system. Canada claims to have jurisdiction over Ts'Peten (Gustafsen Lake), though government lawyers admit that Canada has never legally obtained the land by treaty or purchase from the Secwepemc (Shuswap) nation. These traditionalist Secwepemcs and their allies have been convicted of "mischief to private property" for refusing to abandon sacred Sundance and burial grounds in their own Secwepemc territory. They have been vilified in propaganda disseminated by media, government and police as "squatters," "fanatics," "cultists," and "terrorists." They have been criminalized for defending themselves when the RCMP "declared war" on them (The Province, Aug. 20, 1995), besieging them with the largest police/military operation in Canadian history, and attacking them with Armoured Personnel Carriers, land mines and 77,000 rounds of internationally prohibited hollow point ammunition. Government lawyers have indicated they will seek harsh prison sentences, including a life sentence for 66 year old Secwepemc elder Wolverine. This is outrageous, but it is consistent with Canada's continuing colonialist policies toward indigenous nations. The state's attempted murder of the Sundancers at Ts'Peten - not all of the 77,000 rounds fired by RCMP can be dismissed as warning shots - is not an anomaly. In the context of the internment, systematic deculturation and horrific abuse of aboriginal children in residential schools, the deliberate spread of small-pox, the concentration-camp-like conditions on many Indian Reserves, the forced sterilization of indigenous women, and the long-time prohibition of core structures of indigenous identity, like the potlatch, the Ghostdance and the Sundance, it becomes apparent that the Canadian actions against the aboriginal traditionalists at Gustafsen Lake are part of a long-standing campaign of genocide. This explains why Canada flatly refused to refer the legal question of jurisdiction over unceded native territory to a third-party tribunal - the Defenders' only demand. It also explains why the Canadian judge in their trial ordered the jury to disregard all arguments that the land came under Shuswap, not Canadian jurisdiction. The whole process has demonstrated amply that the Defenders were correct in asserting that the Canadian court system, an interested party in the dispute, is not unbiased. Genocide is a crime against humanity and has no time limit on prosecution; Canada will continue to be liable even after it abandons its current agenda of extinguishment. Yet Canada could still send a message that it will begin to respect the rule of law. The Ts'Peten Defenders are not criminals, they are political prisoners. Canada should: 1. Free them immediately; 2. Allow a full and comprehensive public inquiry into all aspects of the Gustafsen Lake operation, with international observers present to monitor the process; 3. Attorn the dispute about jurisdiction over unsurrendered Native land to an independent, impartial, third-party tribunal, like the World Court at The Hague or the special constitutional court first instituted by Queen Anne to resolve this type of disagreement between colonist and Native nations. World-wide, indigenous peoples are asserting their internationally recognized rights of sovereignty and self-determination, and rejecting colonial mechanisms of control such as the Indian Act Band Council system. Most of BC is still unsurrendered Native land and Canada cannot continue to offer fraudulent "solutions" like the BC Treaty process, which does not recognize existing indigenous sovereignty and is headed by Alec Robertson, a former director of Daishowa (the logging giant infamous for attacks on the Lubicon Cree). Nation to nation relations must be grounded in truth, respect and consent, and that will be impossible until Canada squarely and honestly faces the travesty of justice it committed at Gustafsen Lake. Sincerely, cc: Governor General Romeo Le Blanc BC Premier Glen Clark BC Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs Union of BC Indian Chiefs BC Civil Liberties Association Canadian Human Rights Commission (Ottawa) International Centre for Human Rights (Montreal) Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (Washington, DC) UN High Commission for Human Rights Human Rights Watch (New York, Washington, Los Angeles, London, Brussels) Amnesty International Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty Free the Wolverine Campaign :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: 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: Hereditary Chief Challenges Treaty" --------- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 04:07:45 -0800 From: sisis@envirolink.org (S.I.S.I.S.) Subj: Nisga'a Hereditary Chief Challenges Treaty :-:-:-:-:S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty:-:-:-:-: June 2, 1997 Bulletin Nisga'a Hereditary Chief Challenges Treaty versus Tom Berger/Tribal Council Nisga'a hereditary chief James Robinson and Nisga'a member Frank Barton have filed a lawsuit in BC Supreme Court Kamloops registry, alleging that tribal council leaders exceeded their authority in the negotiation of BC's first "modern day " treaty settlement. The May 6, 1997 petition also seeks a declaration that Nisga'a Tribal Council executives Joseph Gosnell, Harry Nyce and Edmond Wright, "in a manner oppressive" prejudiced the interests of the petitioners. The Petition charges that a vote held in 1996 to have tribal members endorse the treaty settlement should be struck down due to irregularities over the question, insufficient notice of the vote, and copies of the deal not being available. The proposed deal would see the Nisga'a settle for a mere one eighth of their traditional territory, much of that held in fee simple title, and disputes between the parties to be settled in the notoriously corrupt BC Supreme Court. The tentative agreement, which also includes a settlement package of $200 million, is touted as a model for the approximately 50 negotiations currently in progress within BC - the largest remaining mass of unceded sovereign Indigenous territory in north america. Former BC Supreme Court Justice Thomas Berger will represent the Tribal Council leadership named in the petition. Berger was a former BC New Democratic Party (NDP) leader who represented the Nisga'a in the landmark Calder case in the Supreme Court of Canada two decades ago. According to the Vancouver Sun newspaper ( May 23, 1997 P. B3) "Berger, 64, a renowned Vancouver aboriginal rights lawyer, and partner Gary Nelson have teamed up to fight the court challenge to BC's historic first native Indian treaty settlement...in an ironic twist the first legal challenge ...has come from within the 5,500-member tribe." Since stepping down from the bench, Berger has been busy in his lucrative BC practice acting as a kind of "Mr. Fixit" for the NDP government. Commissions of inquiry into the province run Jericho Hills School for the Deaf - Berger recommended a compensation scheme involving "hush money" paid to the sexually abused students - and silencing rampant sexism and racism at BC universities, such as his "inquiry into the University of Victoria's Political Science department in 1994, are typical examples. As a privileged member of BC's elite and the NDP patronage mafia, Berger was included in a sweetheart deal involving the provincial hydro utility, a Cayman islands tax shelter, and a scheme "structured to result in significant profits for NDP friends and BC Hydro insiders. Personal gain, conflict of interest and major tax avoidance, all sanctioned by the NDP."(The Sweetheart Deal jolts the NDP - The province 2/22/96) Other NDP "insiders" included Jack Munro, former head of the IWA forest Union, now head of the powerful industry lobby organization the BC Forest Alliance, and Don Rosenbloom, a close personal friend and associate of both Berger and former NDP Premier Mike Harcourt. Rosenbloom was also one of the lead lawyers for the Nisga'a Tribal Council negotiating team. Berger was further discredited in 1993 when he was fired from an important land claims case involving the Rupert's Land Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company, and "lands that span almost the entire region of Canada." The Ermineskin, Montana, Louis Bull and Samson Bands dismissed Berger because: "Historical facts were incorrect pertaining to the four bands." According to Windspeaker Magazine's Dec. 20, 1993 edition: "The chiefs of the Ermineskin and Samson bands were both recognized as chiefs by the Crown before treaties were signed... but the statement of claim makes no mention of that fact... it was a very important fact... in declaring sovereignty... he refused to rewrite the statement of claim the way the bands wanted, Ermineskin executive director of external affairs Jim Minde said. Berger declined comment except to say he has withdrawn from the case." (p. 3) "Nisga'a negotiating team member Nelson Leeson said Thursday the tribe will gladly answer the challenge in court, but the matter is not a great concern..."( Vancouver Sun, May 23, 1997) Given the track record of corruption of the BC court system, and the practice of "fixing" aboriginal rights cases, (see Delgamuukw: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/Clark/scchoax.html), Mr. Leeson is probably right. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: 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: Gustafsen Smear Campaign" --------- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 05:27:59 -0800 From: sisis@envirolink.org (S.I.S.I.S.) Subj: Gustafsen: Smear Campaign Continues :-:-:-:-:S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty:-:-:-:-: June 1, 1997 Bulletin Smear Campaign Continues One of the major pillars in the RCMP "disinformation and smear" campaign against the traditional-sovereigntists at Ts'Peten (Gustafsen Lake) was the contention that they were "not supported" by BC Native organizations. Although patently false, this lie has once again resurfaced in the mainstream media, in anticipation of the sentencing on June 6 and 10. One example is the recent editorial in the Victoria, BC paper the "Times Colonist" which stated: "the defendants spoke only for themselves and their activities were not planned or supported by the province's main aboriginal communities, or by an aboriginal organization." These attempts to isolate the defenders ignore all the expressions of solidarity from indigenous nations and organizations locally and internationally. Now Chief Saul Terry, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, one of the province's two mainstream native political organizations, has endorsed on CBC Radio the call for a public inquiry, echoing his organization's statement from the time of the siege: CRISIS BULLETIN - September 11, 1995 At a specially convened emergency meeting, Union of BC Indian Chiefs representatives, Tribal Council representatives and various Band Council members, sovereign Aboriginal people and concerned aboriginal citizens from various Native communities throughout BC, met in Merritt, BC today to discuss strategies that shall assist in the peaceful resolution of the standoffs at Gustafsen Lake and Ipperwash Provincial Park. The 60 to 70 delegates hereby issue the following statement and recommendations: 1. Contrary to the statement made by the Premier of BC on September 5, 1995;..."the armed occupation at Gustafsen Lake is the handful of violent extremists, without the participation or support of a single band or tribal council" THE PEOPLE AT GUSTAFSEN LAKE DO HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE DELEGATES ATTENDING TODAY'S MEETING. The delegates in attendance are from all parts of the Province. 2. The delegates recommend that the application of deadly military force never be considered as the final option to resolve these human rights issues. 3. Further the delegates recommend that an International United Nations mediator (independent of these particular issues) be appointed to mediate between the occupiers of Gustafsen Lake and Ipperwash Provincial Park, Ontario and representatives of the Federal and Provincial Governments. Finally, delegates strongly urge all aboriginal citizens and nations to mobilize and employ any and all means necessary to facilitate a peaceful resolution to these human and political rights issues. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: For further information, Chief Saul Terry: (604) 681- 0231 :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: 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: Freedom of the Native Press" --------- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 06:54:22 -0500 From: Cherokee Observer Subj: Freedom of the Native Press Newsgroups: alt.native,social.culture.native Cherokee Observer Wiretap Sends Shock waves Throughout Indian Country ----------------------------- The following editorial was published May 14, 1997 in the Cherokee One Feather. Navajo Times Faces a Familiar Problem by Joseph Martin, Editor of The Cherokee One Feather, Cherokee, N.C., A good example of a government-owned newspaper is The Pravda. The newspaper was owned, funded, and published by the former Soviet Union. While it was likely it would have the feel-good stories about the Soviet President and the "hard working officials in the Communist government," it was unlikely to have stories about Russia's failing economy, corrupt government officials, repression of human rights or social unrest in its republics. The Soviet Union kept tight controls over the media. They had an image to protect. They always had to make sure that the people only heard what the government said they needed to hear or see. Of course, what they needed to hear or see wasn't what they heard or saw. When the media is so tightly censored, what they present being news and becomes propaganda. What the Navajo Times has been facing is a similar problem which poses a couple of questions. Does the owner of a newspaper or other media have the right to control (censor) it's content? Legally yes,the owners and/or publishers of newspapers and other media do have that right, but when the owners or funders of such media are governments or organizations (Tribes) acting in the public's trust, it's a different situation. Publishers of Indian Country Today, Tim Giago, defended the firing of an editor of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa-owned newspaper three years ago saying tribes have the right to censor the content of publications that they pay operations costs for. The case of the Navajo Times is that Navajo President, Albert Hale claims the news coverage of him is "one sided" and "made up of half truths." That coverage he refers to deals with his spending practices. Navajo Times Editor/Publisher, Tom Arviso, Jr., said that they're not there to make the news; they're there to report the news. Regardless of what anyone might like to believe, tribal governments do, at least in part, exercise control over the content of the media they fund. In some cases, with media tribes don't own or fund, underhanded actions are favorite tactics. Just ask the publisher at the independently published Cherokee Observer in Oklahoma whose phones were illegally tapped. At any independent newspaper, freedom of the press is the law. Threats or intimidation aimed at those papers is unacceptable. Despite that tribally funded or owned newspapers might be just that, controlling the content of such is also unacceptable, especially considering who those governments work for. In reality, it's the enrolled members of those tribes who own those papers, not a handful of elected officials. And those people have a right to know what their entrusted public servants are up to. This is especially true when such publications are the only community-based newspapers in existence. I find it hard to understand why Giago, a fellow journalist would take such a position. Freedom of expression and the press is essential to any democratic form of government. Tribal governments' using their only media to push their agenda or conceal the truth from their citizens may be legal but it's wrong. When a tribe owns or funds its newspaper, it belongs to its people. The Navajo Times hopefully will set an example for all tribal newspaper. ======================================================================== Posted courtesy of your only independent Cherokee newspaper, The CHEROKEE OBSERVER. http://www.YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net/Cherokee/Observer.shtml --------- "RE: Position of Mount Currie Band" --------- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 05:27:12 -0800 From: sisis@envirolink.org (S.I.S.I.S.) Subj: BC Treaty Commission: position of Mount Currie Band Council :-:-:-:-:S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty:-:-:-:-: June 1, 1997 Bulletin The following letter from the Mount Currie Indian Act Band Council is a further indication that the bogus and fraudulent BC Treaty Process is in trouble. The BCTC is a termination and extinguishment creation designed to destroy the existing sovereignty of indigenous nations beyond the treaty frontier. It is not a nation-to-nation treaty process but a land-claims process. Chief Commissioner Alec Robertson, formerly a director of logging multinational Daishowa (infamous for clear-cutting Lubicon Land), recently stated in a recent submission to the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs: "First Nations outside the process are the most likely to choose confrontation as a means to protect their interests. We do not have to look far for recent examples. The names Apex, Gustafsen Lake and Douglas Lake are familiar to all British Columbians." :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Right Honourable Jean Chretien Prime Minister of Canada Room 309-S., House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1S OA6 and Premier Glen Clark Province of British Columbia Room 156 West Annex Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8VIX4 Dear Prime Minister and Premier Clark, On behalf of the Mount Currie Band Council and its membership, please find enclosed a copy of the Lil'wat Nation traditional territory map within the Stl'atl'imx Territory. This is a record of our traditional territory as told to us through our traditional and oral history. The treaty process is moving ahead towards concluding treaties with First Nations' claiming lands which impinge on our traditional territory. In particular, the treaty process is dealing with claims to common use areas which the Lil'wat historically shared with neighbouring First Nations. By this letter, the Mount Currie Band Council is notifying British Columbia, Canada and all First Nations with whom we traditionally shared common use areas, that the Lil'wat Nation does not and will not, accept any treaty having any impact on the lands and resources within our traditional territory. Mount Currie Band Council BC Treaty Process Position Statement: "The Council and the people of the Mount Currie Band are not interested in extinguishing nor in any way interested in jeopardizing the Aboriginal title, Rights and Interests of the Stl'atl'imx, of which we are a part; therefore we are not interested in attending treaty process meetings. To do so would be a beginning on the path to compromising the unceded title of our lands. Termination to our homeland is a once and for all reality which would short change our future generations. We remain committed and loyal to the Declaration Of The Lillooet Tribe made and signed by all Chiefs at Spences Bridge, BC on May 10th, 1911. Yours truly, Chief Allen Stager & Mount Currie Band Council :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Contact Lahalus(a.k.a.) Loretta Pascal, Tsemhu7qw(a.k.a.)Harold Pascal Lil'Wat Nation P.O. Box 208 Mount Currie "BC" VON 2KO "Canada" :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: 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: Interview with Cyndi Pickett" --------- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 21:01:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Christina Meckel Subj: Excerpts from an interview with Cyndi Pickett UUCP email It would be crazy for me to retype this whole interview, so I am sending pieces I think most pertinent. This was done the week of the murders in 1995, before Bear Lincoln turned himself in. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- . . . Bob Davis was helicoptered to Santa Rosa immediately, and they left Leonard Peters laying for hours in the dirt in pools of his own blood. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputy Miller was known to carry an M-16--this was common knowledge. He used to drive around the reservation with his lights out and his M16 in his car. People saw that. There were witnesses who said they saw more than one sheriff's vehicle go up that road before they heard gun fire. One witness saw 4 sheriff vehicles; another says she thinks she remembers 5 sheriff vehicles before the automatic weapon fire, before all the shooting-- in contrast to what the sheriff's say, which is that there were only two sheriff's deputies up there. When Lucille and the rest of them got there with in minutes, there were lots of cops there. So, it is my belief that there were not just two sheriff's deputies in one sheriff vehicle when the two men were killed. These are people who live right at the bottom of Little Valley Road who saw four or five sheriff vehicles go up there right before the shooting. Word was out that it was Leonard. The sheriff asked three of the people up there three different times: "This is Arylis, isn't it? This is Arylis Peters?" They all said "No. That is not Arylis. That is Leonard." They clearly identified it as not being Arylis. So it was immediately that the sheriff's knew they had made a mistake. Another thing that the witnesses said--and I have asked every single one of them--they said there was no gun around Leonard (as if he was shot and killed and dropped a gun, as the police were claiming). There was no gun near Leonard. I saw a diagram of Leonard's body. They were so meticulous that there were circles of where the shell casings were, but no diagram of the gun. If they were so meticulous about these drawings-- they've got the deputies body, Leonard's body, circles around casings-- why is there no circles around a gun? I'll tell you why, there was no gun. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The other thing that was very suspicious is that he had the standard autopsy cut in the front, which is a "Y" shaped cut. But he also was sliced us the back! They never do an autopsy from the back. The only reason they would slice him up the back was to take out slugs, or to over lap skin so the wounds wouldn't be so corresponding. But this all fits with what we found at the scene. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Even if he had a gun [Bear Lincoln], are you going to stick around and shoot back at people you can't even see[Bear said later he didn't even know it was the cops doing the shooting]? So if he had a gun, he dropped it the minute he went off and ran. And the reason I assume he didn't, is because they didn't find a gun. And if Bear was there and running fast enough for the police not to catch him, there is no way he could have been carrying a gun. You go up there and you look: it is all brushy. A gun is what? Three feet long? It would be getting caught every inch of the way, every foot through this brush that gun would be getting caught because it would be like an obstacle. And you would be ducking down. How are you going to drag a gun through? You drop it. And they never came up with another gun. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Hill was the BIA investigator that was here, the one who took us up to the road, found all the bullet holes. He thought that Davis was killed by friendly fire. And then he got fired from his job. Someone says Sheriff Tuso called Washington D.C. BIA, and they called California and got Hill not only off this case, but fired from his job at Jackson Rancharia. I was with him the day he recreated the crime scene and a couple possible scenarios. We found all th bullet holes in the trees, and he went up to this place where the sheriffs said they were at the top of the hill and drew a line to see if the bullet holes in these trees could have come from there, and sure enough, they could have The day we left the crime scene, Hill was absolutely convinced that Davis had died by friendly fire, and before anything could happen, they burn Davis's body and bury his ashes at sea-- before anyone can check it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- By the time we got to the mortuary we were told that the sheriff's department had called and they said we couldn't see the body before they worked on it. ...they wanted him cosmetically improved. The other reason I think they didn't let the family see the body is because for an entire week, the sheriff's department had the media in their pockets telling them that Leonard had died from a single gun shot wound to the face, which does not imply an ambush. An ambush implies many bullet wounds. Then a week later we come out and say, "no, he had a bunch of bullet wounds in the back, in his chest," and people's response is: "Well, how come they waited so long to say this? If this is really true, why didn't they say it earlier." It gives a cast of disbelief. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I talked to Phil Worman of AMERICAS MOST WANTED for forty-five minutes, pleading with him not to air the show, because there are at least three cases involved here, and three juries that could be compromised by their version. And when he refused, people got a list of sponsors from MEC [Mendocino Environmental Center] in Ukiah and called those sponsors. It was my mother who called Tylenol. She had personal knowledge because she was here, she flew out immediately to be with me. She saw Leonard's body. She knew what we had scene and Tylenol pulled their ad. They were concerned with real justice. I did not watch the show when it was aired, but Nick Wilson taped it for me, and then we had a meeting, and when I watched it, I busted a blood vessel in my arm. A vein in my arm turned big and black; that was how horrible it was. And what they showed on the show was even different from what the sheriff had said earlier. What they showed on AMERICAS MOST WANTED was Bear walking behind Leonard and Bear doing the shooting. Maybe they did this because so much has been made of the fact that Leonard had night blindness--which can be documented through his medical records, and that he had an appointment with an eye doctor. Finally, they decided that the story they are giving about Leonard shooting and shooting first is not going to go over well, so that AMERICAS MOST WANTED contended the possibility that Bear shot Leonard! I don't even understand how AMERICAS MOST WANTED can even be a show. This is an on going investigation. Bear has never come to trial. And remember Leonard wasn't a suspect for anything when he was shot. The sheriff's thought he was Arylis Peters! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard's children are devastated. His daughter has children and his other kids are young, and they really need to put their lives back together and try to figure what their lives are going to be and be the kids they deserve to be. They have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, and hopefully, that will bring about an investigation and that will help clear Leonard's name. Me, personally, it was my intention to spend the rest of my life with leonard, now what I have left is to spend--because their will never be any justice--spend the rest of my life helping the truth out. Because the truth will be a kind of justice. Not just to clear Leonard's name, but to pave the way, the way for his life long friend Bear to come back. Leonard died, but Bear didn't. And Bear deserves to have his life. And I feel his life had been sacrificed because the sheriff made a terrible mistake: they killed an innocent man and they killed one of their own. And rather than admit they make a mistake and admit to culpability, they would rather implicate Bear and ruin his life. Leonard would want--rather than just clearing his name--he would want through clearing his name, that Bear's name also be cleared, so that Bear can resume the life that Leonard can't. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I haven't really petitioned much for donations but I am going to tonight. There are a number of different things you can donated to. General Donations go to: Lincoln/Peters Defence Alliance c/o MEC, 106 W. Standley ST., Ukiah, CA, 95482 We are trying to get a documentary made, but that takes a lot of $$ donations for the documentary go to Cyndi Pickett (put a note in there as to what it is for) PO Box 83, Covelo, Ca 95428 OR Help Feed Bear's 5 Appaloosa Horses Lucielle Lincoln PO Box 795, Covelo, CA 9542 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you everyone for your concern. My next piece will be a little on the history of the Round Valley Reservation and the Yuki people. Christina Meckel Lonewolf lonewolf@pacific.net FREE THE BEAR!! Check it out! http://www.dickshovel.com/beara.html Write Bear Lincoln 951 Low Gap Road Ukiah, CA 95482 Get On The Mailing List For The Lincoln Peters Defence Alliance call 1-707-468-1660 --------- "RE: Roadblock Wasn't Onondagas" --------- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 06:28:34 -0400 From: "Jordan S. Dill" Subj: from Syracuse UUCP email This is a forward - I make no claim to it's validity..: Roadblock wasn't Onondagas' Warrior Society spurred the 1-81 protest action The Onondaga Nation did not order a roadblock on Interstate 81 last Sunday, nor did the Nation request that the New York state police take any action against the protesters: Therefore, those who made these decisions must take responsibility for their own actions. The Onondaga Nation has an interim agreement with the state that guarantees peace between our two governments and our two peoples. This agreement was negotiated to avoid such actions as those, which occurred last Sunday. The Onondaga Nation and the rest of the Haudenosaunee wanted an interim agreement to ensure a peaceful resolution of the situation so that no one would be injured. We wanted to avoid what happened at Allegheny, when an innocent vacationer was killed when his truck collided with another vehicle that had been stopped in the middle of the road due to tire fires from those opposed to the interim agreement. The action that took place this last Sunday was under the direction of the Warrior Society. This was clear by the flag, the large painting of the Warrior Society symbol on the billboard and the presence of the Warrior Society Leadership. This society is a self designated group that has publicly threatened the lives of the Onondaga and other Confederacy chiefs. They have a longstanding relationship with the business people who are actively engaged in trying to negate any agreement between the Haudenosaunee and the state of New York that would regulate their heretofore unregulated business. The lack of regulation has allowed these businesses to plunder their respective nations under the protection of our Nation's sovereignty. Prominent in last Sunday's road block were Kenneth Papineau, banished from Onondaga in 1994, and Stonehorse Goeman, banished from the Tonawanda Seneca Nation in 1992. Also prominent was Ross John, a Seneca who is the current leader of the First Nation Business council, also known as the Iroquois Businessmen's Association. Arrested were known warriors Art Montour and Paul Delaronde, who have been involved in other violent confrontations. There is no doubt that the actions were provoked from the outside. When the protest fire was first started on May 7, the police ask us what we were going to do about it. We responded that as long as the protest was peaceful, leave them be. Apparently this group decided to up the ante last Sunday. This is the Onondaga Nation and all who visit here should respect our laws, This unauthorized roadblock stopped traffic, and New York state moved to keep traffic flowing, which is New York's responsibility. Interstate 81 was created as a result of the 1794 Canandaigua Treaty, where free access through our territory was granted to the United States in exchange for services "to promote the future welfare of the Six Nations." The Onondaga Nation is reviewing the list of the participants in last Sunday's action. There are very few Onondagas in the group; it is mostly Seneca and Mohawk people, with several Tuscaroras. The trespass citations issued after the arrests, are currently being reviewed by the Council of Chiefs to determine exactly the extent of involvement by the people cited and the identity of the real culprits. Chief Irving Powless, Jr. Secretary, Onondaga Nation, Nedrow Jordan...tolatsga "PGP" capable for sensitive data... --------- "RE: CNO: Justice Birdwell Statement" --------- Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 14:16:17 -0500 From: Cherokee Observer Subj: 5/20/97-Justice Birdwell Statement Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native For immediate Release MAY 20, 1997 PRESS RELEASE STATEMENT OF DWIGHT W. BIRDWELL, JUSTICE, JUDICIAL APPEALS TRIBUNAL (SUPREME COURT) CHEROKEE NATION (For Immediate Release) Drew Wilcoxen was appointed to the position of Associate District Judge of the Cherokee Nation in February, 1995. His appointment was for a four year term, to expire in February, 1999. The appointment was made pursuant to Title 20, Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Section 13. This provision of Cherokee law states that appointments to the position of District Judge or Associate District Judge are for four years from the time of appointment. Therefore, when a person is appointed to one of these offices, the term for such appointment is four years, nothing more, nothing less. Appointees to these positions do not serve the balance of the term of a prior appointee who may have resigned or otherwise departed. While Title 20, Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Section 33, provides that individuals appointed to the Judicial Appeals Tribunal, shall, if the facts dictate, serve the balance of unexpired terms for those offices, this is not the case with Associate or District Judges of the Cherokee Nation. As stated, appointments to those offices are for a four year term, regardless of the circumstances necessitating the appointment. A memorandum dated June 7, 1995, has been released by someone within the Cherokee Nation. I am told the purpose of releasing this memorandum is to suggest the thought that Associate District Judge Wilcoxen was only appointed for a one year term as opposed to a four year term. If so, such a position is factually and legally incorrect. From a legal standpoint, it is not possible to appoint an Associate or District Judge for a one year term. Title 20, Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Section 13, clearly mandates the appointment to be for a four year term. Therefore, Cherokee law is clear that an appointment to such a position must be for a four year term. To do otherwise would be in violation of the statute. Secondly, the language in the June 7, 1996, memorandum refers only to the pay Associate Judge Wilcoxen was to receive for one year of his four year term, and does not, in anyway whatsoever, modify the Cherokee statute controlling his appointment for a four year term. --------------------END OF STATEMENT------------------------------ For information regarding this press release, contact Lisa Fields, Court Clerk, or Gina Waits, Deputy Court Clerk at (918) 458-9447. ======================================================================== Posted courtesy of your only independent Cherokee newspaper, The CHEROKEE OBSERVER http://www.YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net/Cherokee/Observer.shtml For more than just the headlines...SUBSCRIBE today!! --------- "RE: CNO: Supreme Court Press Release" --------- Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 15:27:25 -0500 From: Cherokee Observer Subj: 5/21/97-Cherokee Nation's Supreme Court Press Release Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement of Ralph F. Keen, Chief Justice Judicial Appeals Tribunal of the Cherokee Nation May 21, 1997 I would like to apologize to the people who have been inconvenienced by the attempts of Joe Byrd and Tina Jordan to set-up another court system at the tribal offices. They have no authority over the Judicial Branch, and Tina Jordan has no authority to be holding court. She has been suspended by the Judicial Appeals Tribunal On Monday of this week, we learned that they had secretly taken steps to move the main phone line. and the main fax line from the court house to the tribal office. This was done without the knowledge or approval of the Tribunal. This followed their attempts last week to cut off the utilities to the court house. We were able to keep the utilities turned on, thanks to the professional manner that this problem was handled by Mr. Stanley Day, General Manager of Tahlequah Public Works Authority. Now, after two days of confusion, we now have the telephone lines reconnected at the court house. Our thanks goes out to Southwestern Bell Telephone for their quick response to our problems. We are hereby notifying all litigants, and their attorneys that both the District Court and the Judicial Appeals Tribunal are still doing business in the court house on Cherokee Capitol Square in downtown Tahlequah, and can be reached at the same telephone numbers and fax lines as before. We sincerely hope that you will not be forced to put up with anymore uncertainties in your dealings with the Judicial Branch of the Cherokee Nation. --------------------END OF STATEMENT-------------------------------- For information regarding this press release, contact Lisa Fields, Court Clerk, or Gina Waits, Deputy Court Clerk, at (918) 458-9447. ======================================================================== Posted courtesy of your only independent Cherokee newspaper, The CHEROKEE OBSERVER. http://www.YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net/Cherokee/Observer.shtml --------- "RE: Restraining Order AGAINST CNO Marshals" --------- Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 16:48:35 -0500 From: Cherokee Observer Subj: Restraining Order Filed AGAINST Cherokee Nation Marshals!!!!! Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native The Cherokee Observer obtained copies of the following Orders filed May 23, 1997 By the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma!!! What a blow against the Constitution and the Sovereignty of the Cherokee Nation and the Marshals who have upheld the law even though their paychecks were cut off and confiscated by Cherokee Chief Joe Byrd!!! You can reach any of the federal offices by clicking into http://www.whitehouse.gov Check around the pages and you can find emails for the President, VicePresident, Dept of Int.,BIA, etc. Do you approve of this latest move by the Department of the Interior? E-mail them! ======================================================================== Filed May 23, 1997 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA WILLIAM PATRICK RAGSDALE, et al., Plaintiffs v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, et al., Dependents No. CIV-97-309-S ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' REQUEST FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. The plaintiffs are marshals of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. According to plaintiffs' complaint, the defendant United States Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs ("BIA"), through its individual officials and agents defendants, has been "invited" by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to assume law enforcement jurisdiction within the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. The complaint further alleges that the defendants have advised the plaintiffs that they lack authority to act as tribal law enforcement officers, and that all law enforcement equipment issued to them be relinquished to the defendants. The plaintiffs seek temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive and declaratory relief restraining the defendants from interfering with them in the exercise of their duties as tribal law enforcement officers, taking their equipment, and purporting to suspend them as federal law enforcement officers, and monetary damages of "approximately" $180,000, "purported" to have been taken by the defendant BIA for law enforcement purposes. Plaintiffs' complaint admits and alleges that on April 15, 1997, in a lawsuit filed in the Judicial Appeals Tribunal of the Cherokee Nation, that court granted to these plaintiffs the same injunctive and declaratory relief against these defendants that they seek herein. A temporary restraining order may be granted without written or oral notice to the adverse party or that party's attorney only if it clearly appears from specific facts shown by affidavit or by the verified complaint that immediated and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result to the applicant before the adverse party of that party's attorney can be heard in opposition, and the applicant's attorney certifies to the court in writing the efforts, if any, which have been made to give the notice and the reasons supporting the claim that notice should not be granted. Rule 65(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Temporary injunctive relief is an extraordinary remedy, which is the exception rather than the rule. Its primary remedy, which is the exception rather than the rule. Its primary function is to preserve the status quo pending a final determination on the merits. The general basis for injunctive relief in federal courts has always been irreparable injury and the inadequacy of legal remedies. George Washington Home Owners Associate v. Widnall 863 F. Supp.1423,1425 (D.Colo.1994); SCFC ILC. Inc v. Visa USA, Inc, 936 F.2d 1096, 1098-99 (10th Cir.1991). The plaintiffs do not allege or show any need for a temporary restraining order. There is no allegation that the plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm if temporary relief is not granted. There is no allegation of a need for the court to temporarily order either the maintenance of, or a change in, the status quo of the parties pending a determination on the merits. Indeed, by plaintiffs' own allegations, the court of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma have already granted the plaintiffs the injunctive relief they week herein. Further, there is no allegation that the plaintiffs do not have an adequate remedy at law, particularly in the light of plaintiffs' prayer for money damages against the defendants for an alleged breach or violation of a contract or self- governing agreement between the plaintiffs' employer and the defendants. Accordingly, the court finds that the allegation in plaintiff's complaint are insufficient to show a need for, or require this court to issue, on order for temporary injunctive relief, and the plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order is denied. IT IS SO ORDERED this 23rd day of May, 1997. FRANK H. SEAY United States District Judge --------- "RE: Something Rotten" --------- Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 18:12:51 -0500 From: Cherokee Observer Subj: Something Rotten in the Cherokee Bingo Halls? Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native The Cherokee Observer obtained a copy of the following letter written April 29, 1997. The 18 enclosures with the letter are not included here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ April 29, 1997 Tim Harper, Field Investigator Nation Indian Gaming Commission 1441 "D" Street, NW, Suite 9100 Washington, DC 20005 Dear Mr. Harper: I am requesting an immediate Investigation of Multi-Media Games, Inc., with regard to the MegaMania game and player stations. When I was reinstated as General Manager of [Cherokee Nation] Catoosa's Bingo Outpost on April 14, 1997, several employees brought to my attention certain questionable actions by previous management with regard to Multi-Media Games, Inc. (Exhibit A-1 through 5). I have enclosed a detailed analysis which presents the basis for some of my concerns. It is apparent that Multi-Media Games, Inc., is not in compliance with NIGC, IGRA, or Cherokee Nation Enterprises Gaming Commission Regulations. Catoosa's Cherokee Nation Bingo Outpost currently has the MegaMania game on two different systems in operation. These systems are NGI and System 12. NGI is Network Gaming International out of British Columbia. Apparently, NGI licenses the software to Multi-Media Games for use in tribal bingo facilities across the United States. The System 12 is a product of Bingo King International, running software designed by Multi- Media Games, Inc. Sales commission were paid to representative of Multi- Media Games, Inc. for their assistance in placing machines in our facilities. Marketing material from Multi-Media Games included an endorsement from the NIGA for its MegaManis game on these systems. This had a great impact on our decisions of which player stations to purchase. As of today, the NIGA has requested that Multi-Media Games, Inc. cease from utilizing the NIGA Executive Committee Resolution in any manner for which it was not intended. (Exhibit C-1 and 2.) We have been experiencing numerous problems with both systems. My main concern is that the MegaMania reports generated at the central operation of Multi-Media Games, Inc. (aka: "Central Control" located at 7335 S. Lewis Avenue, Suite 204, Tulsa, Oklahoma) do not match the MegaMania reports generated at the Outpost facilities. We are not able to balance our cashier close-outs and bill acceptors due to the discrepancies in the reports. Without accurate and reliable reports, our facilities cannot hold our employees responsible for their shortages because we cannot prove to them that the shortages truly exist. Our ability to maintain our Gaming Commission's Internal controls and audit standard is compromised by these discrepancies. This jeopardizes our ability to observe the compliance regulations of the NIGC and damages the integrity of MegaMania and Cherokee Nation gaming operations. (Exhibit D-1 through 5.) On three separate occasions (April 16, 18, and 23), I contacted Multi- Media Games and requested they attend to the balancing problems. I have not received a response as of today's date. It is obvious, after waiting a reasonable time for resolution to this situation, that the vendor may not be concerned with meeting the same compliance rules and audit standards the tribal bingo facilitators are: or this situation would not exist. (Exhibit E). I am concerned this balancing problem dates back to the Inception date of the MegaMania game in our facility. I am concerned that past management of the facility had an arrangement or "deal" with Multi-Media Games, Inc. Although Bingo Outpost supposedly receives a bigger cut of the profits with this "deal", I believe it to be unethical. For the past few week (or months), financial and operational reports produced for the CEO, Board of Directors, and Tribal Council Members may have been incorrect or purposely falsified so that the CNE Administrators could take advantage of "unethical practices" of a gaming vendor. The unethical practices allowed CNE with the approval of CNE's Director of Gaming and Vice-President of Operations, to receive a larger portion of the fee commission. By the vendor not reporting (the system reports, state 28 EPS's, Contract states 59 EPS's and the physical count was 54 EPS's) the exact total number of player stations in play at Catoosa, the facility would receive a higher percentage based on the per machine sales per day. This is the "unethical" deal or arrangement that was approved by the previous administrators; which may be in violation of the IGRA Regulations: [page55]Sec. 1175. Registration of manufacturers and dealers (c)Records; required information (1)(A)(B)(C): [page 56] (d) Retention of records-(1), [page 57] (2),[page 164] Sec.571.7 Maintenance and preservation of papers and records-(a). The integrity of tribal bingo operations is under constant scrutiny; therefore, this recent discovery must be brought to your attention since you play a crucial role in helping tribal bingo operations maintain honesty and integrity. We want to assure that we do not operate in non-compliance or violation of the following IGRA Regulations: [page 170] Part 573-Enforcement-Rules and Regulations of The Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission; specifically; 1.05 Rule of Interpretation; 4.15 Fraud; 4.19 Illicit Remuneration; 4.22 Price Fixing; and 4.38 Records, Returns, and Audits. (Exhibit F-1 through 3.) Speaking on behalf of this organization, we do no want to find ourselves in the situation where the integrity of this facility, or of the Cherokee Tribe, is jeopardized because of non-compliance with the gaming regulations of the NIGC, nor do we want the standards of our operation to suffer. Documentations and information regarding our concerns has already been turned over to our Corporate Office and they have opened an internal investigation. Since these concerns were brought to my attention, I felt it necessary to begin conducting investigations at the Roland and West Siloam Springs Bingo Outpost facilities also. Reports or assessments from these sites are not complete as of this date. After speaking with the managers of these facilities, it is my belief we will find the same results since they are experiencing the same problems in balancing, especially with the bill acceptors on the MegaMania player stations and discrepancies between the Multi-Media Games reports and the reports generated at their facilities. I am concerned with the affect this problem could have on a larger scale since MegaMania is played by multiple tribal gaming facilities-all participating and contributing to the prize fund, which is controlled and managed by the same vendor (Multi-Media Games, Inc.) which cannot seem to get the reports to balance. In addition, we have never received any statements from Multi-Media Games, Inc. concerning the MegaMania prize pool surplus. "Exhibit G" states the surplus pool that should be divided among the tribes. Because of this, I will require an updated summary report from them, stating surplus balance. The Integrated Services Agreement, under which MegaBingo and MegaMania operate, clearly states we are entitled to this information and surplus distribution. (Exhibit G) In reference to the MegaMania addendum to the MegaBingo Integrated Services Agreement, I am concerned that this may be considered a management contract, as Multi-Media Games is controlling and managing the prize account and are the operators of all features of the game from their central operations located in Tulsa. For my records and annual audit, I would like a copy of your opinion of the MegaMania Addendum to the MegaBingo Integrated Services Agreement, stating whether it is a Vender/Service or Management contract. Please forward this opinion as soon as possible since I am responsible for compliance issues; such as those surrounding agreements and contracts. I am concerned that we could be in violation or non-compliance of certain specific IGRA Regulations under Section 2711. Management Contracts [pages 34 and 35] Disapproval= (c)(C)(D)(2): [pages 38 and 39] Sec. 2713 Civil Penalties-(a)(1);(a)(3). (Exhibit H) In light of the highly publicized debate over MagaMania and it's classification, I request you evaluate and forward an advisory opinion outlining the liability factors of operating MegaMania in its current state. I would appreciate a personal and confidential written response from you as soon as possible so we can be given some direction of whether or not we are in compliance and how to proceed. Time is of the essence. As both public and congress perception of all tribal gaming operations could be in jeopardy, it is my goal is to keep the Cherokee Nation Gaming Operations at the highest level of integrity. I look forward to your response and appreciate your assistance in helping me meet my goal and that of the Cherokee Nation Enterprises, Inc. Sincerely yours, Pennie S. Knight, General Manager Cherokee Nation Bingo Outpost-Catoosa PSK/td Enclosures (18) --------- "RE: BIA Will Enforce Tribal Laws" --------- Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 16:49:40 -0500 From: Cherokee Observer Subj: BIA will enforce Tribal laws,ordinances & Court Orders says Jim Fields Newsgroups: alt.native,soc.culture.native The Cherokee Observer obtained a copy of the following letter. It was dated 5/2/97. It was on the official Department of the Interior letterhead, BIA-Muskogee Area Office ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Honorable Chief Joe Byrd Chief of the Cherokee Nation P.O. Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465 Dear Chief Byrd, Please be advised that this office regrets that the intratribal disputes within the Cherokee Nation remain unresolved at this time. We believe that the Cherokee Nation possesses the governmental structure, which includes the Cherokee Courts, to work through the present issues, and remain convinced that all parties can work together to end the present crisis. The concern of this office is, as it has always been, that law enforcement services are delivered to the Cherokee citizens who live in the fourteen county area. Your recent letter dated April 30, 1997, states that the intent of the amendment to the Annual Funding Agreement was that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) would assume all law enforcement activities, federal and tribal, during this crucial period. This was contrary to my understanding of the intent of the parties to the amendment, as evidenced by my letter to you dated April 25, 1997. This letter precedes the April 25, 1997 letter and at this time the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be enforcing all Tribal Law, Ordinances, and court orders. Upon receipt of your April 30 letter, I conferred with the BIA Central Office officials involved in the amendment process who advised that the language of the amendment should be construed as the Tribe understood it. Therefore, based up on your statements that the Cherokee Nation intended that all law enforcement functions be assumed, this office reviewed the remaining portions of the Cherokee Nation code to ascertain if they are in substantial compliance with federal law. We have determined that the additional Cherokee Nation Code Sections are in substantial compliance, and thus no impediment exists to authorize the BIA law enforcement officers to enforce all tribal laws, ordinances, and court orders for a temporary period of time. Sincerely yours, James Fields Area Director cc: Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Office of Self-Governance, BIA Deputy Commissioner for Indian Affairs Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, BIA United States Attorney, Eastern District of Oklahoma DOJ ======================================================================== Posted courtesy of your only independent Cherokee newspaper, The CHEROKEE OBSERVER. http://www.YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net/Cherokee/Observer.shtml --------- "RE: Editorial Reply" --------- Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 00:29:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Miketben@aol.com Subj: N.A.S.L. - Fwd: Editorial Reply * NORTH AMERICAN SPIRIT LODGE * FOR YOUR INFO A.I.M. ARIZONA CHAPTER REPLIES TO EDITORIAL +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Editorial Reply Date: 97-05-25 23:28:36 EDT From: AIMAZ To: editor@usatoday.com This is in response to the editorial in the May 8th, 1997 edition, "Patient Enforcement Pays as Texas Anarchists Yield" where the editorialist wrote, "Cults, be they the Branch Davidians of the 1990's or the Native American Ghost Dancers of the 1890's, thrive on a similar dynamic. An apocalypse is coming; the government is lying; the time for drastic action is now. Indeed the mix of fundamentalism and conspiracy is one reason anti-government extremists so easily believe that the 70-plus who died at Waco were martyred." This article was brought to my attention by Patsy Wojahn. She apparently spoke to the editor about this and her bad feelings about the comparison of the Branch Davidians with the Ghost Dancers. According to Ms Wojahn, the editor or writer of this particular piece not only upheld his wording but informed Ms Wojahn that Wounded Knee was not a massacre... merely a battle. I don't know a lot about the Branch Davidians; only what I witnessed on television. I do however know a little something about the Ghost Dance Movement. Coined by the phrase "Messiah Craze" in the press of the day, the Ghost Dancers were not a threat to the government or anyone else. "The Ghost Dance religion did not teach hostility toward whites. The government was ignorant of the religion's peaceful teaching, however." Sharon O'Brien...American Indian Tribal Governments...copywrite 1989. They do, however fit into the categories set forth by the editorialist. An apocalypse is coming, the government is lying and the time for drastic action is now. Their form of drastic action was to dance a sacred dance taught to them by a Paiute holy man named Wovoka, in the hopes that this dance would bring back the buffalo and their slain relatives. The Pine Ridge reservation in those days was in a pitiful state. The government treaties with the Sioux and Cheyenne people had been broken by the government and the people still on the reservation land were starving because of it. This is documented fact that can be researched from the writings of Elaine Goodale Eastman, Supervisor of Education for the Dakotas; Dr. V.T. McGillycuddy, Indian Agent in charge of Pine Ridge; and Commanding General Nelson A. Miles. The participants in the Ghost Dance were simply looking for a spiritual solution to an immediate crisis. As for Wounded Knee, the writings of witnesses describe it best. "...a massacre occurred, not only the warrior but the sick Chief Big Foot, and a large number of women and children who tried to escape were hunted down and killed. The action of the commanding officer, in my judgement at that time, and I so reported, was most reprehensible...and I have regarded the whole affair as most unjustifiable and worthy of the severest condemnation"...Gen. Nelson A. Miles. "...few escaped the merciless slaughter dealt out that dreadful day by members of the seventh cavalry." Hugh McGinnis, soldier under the command of Maj. Whitside. "There was a cry of Remember Custer...blood ran like water...Big Foot's band was converted into good Indians." Unidentified soldier of the Seventh Cavalry. So, you see, an apocalypse was coming to the Ghost Dancers. The government was lying, and there was a need for drastic action. This was reality to the Ghost Dancers; not prophecy, not dogma, fact. Sincerely, Andrew R. Mader American Indian Movement, Arizona Chapter 140 E. Hampton Ave. Mesa, AZ 85210 day (602) 431-9300 eve (602) 610-0935 --------- "RE: Language Revival Release" --------- Date: 9:39 AM May 19, 1997 From: ipola@roadrunner.com Subj: upcoming release of language revival Newsgroup: igc.indig.language I wanted to let those who are out there from the Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian and other Native Pacific communities know of a reference Publication I will be shortly releasing called "The Blue Book of Native Language Revival Resources" for The Americas, Alaska, and Hawaii." It is currently 206 pp. spiral bound, and contains the most complete collection of reference I have been able to find in 7 months of research in the United States, and internationally as far away as South America and New Zealand on language revival. Linguistic association, here and abroad, language programs, people associated with languages (Native American) funding sources for language revival, a bibliography of language revival, internet addresses for all of the above and specific languages, a long bibliography on 140 different languages as current as I can arrange on current resources, and a complete list of tribal addresses and contact numbers; intended for use in the native communities and associated linguists in support and working with their efforts. I will send another notice when I know when and where people can contact me to obtain this; it will be on paper, and also available on disc on a lease basis, with semi-annual (twice, Summer and Winter) updates. I have received gracious and generous help from those who know this field as linguists, and language teachers and researchers and will continue refining and editing and adding references as needed. Notice will go out separately to all the Tribal Cultural and Educational Offices and Tribal leadership; and I will provide this reference to appropriate libraries and researchers committed to working with the Native community in line with their wishes as far as their own languages are concerned. At least half the proceeds from this project will go to language funds directed by a Task Group now forming among Native American language people and associated linguists for language revival. I can be reached at hpi@dsrt.com until further notice, and will probably publish this under the name SHIVA Press for Sustain the Heritage of the Indigenous Vision of our Ancestors Thank you, Christopher Sturges Gerlach --------- "RE: Ojibwe Language Tutorial" --------- Date: 7:08 AM May 23, 1997 From: dborn@maroon.tc.umn.edu Subj: new Ojibwe language CD-ROM tutorial Newsgroup: igc.indig.language The Ojibwe Language Grant, funded by the Grotto Foundation, is nearing completion. We are pleased to announce the release of the CD-Rom language tutorial project... Inashke! Ojibwemowin Behold! The Ojibwe Language An Ojibwe Language Tutorial on CD-ROM Mac or IBM compatible Elder voice - over 1000 sound bytes American Indian Artists, Photographers, and Music Videoclips 4 levels of learning Cultural themes Explore grammatical patterns Print out puzzles and wordfinds User manual/scope and sequence included It is available from: The College of St. Scholastica Bookstore, 1200 Kenwood Ave. Duluth, MN 55811 after May 28, 1997. Phone orders to 218-723-6622 Fax orders to 218-723-6708 In good spirits, Shelly Ceglar, Bi-Ed and Tom Gibbons, CIS ------ Forwarded message ends here ------ Several people have contacted to request an e-mail address that could be used to seek further information on the Ojibwe language CD .... following is an address which can be used for ordering or to request more descriptive materials (Special thanks to Joan Dodgson for tracking this down.): The e-mail address for Shelly Ceglar at CSS is sceglar@fac1.css.edu [ I have removed the pricing information contained in the original notice so as to discourage the use of this list for commercial advertising. However, I will say that the product seems to be priced very reasonably. --Gary Trujillo (gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us) ] David O. Born, Ph.D. Professor and Director Division of Health Ecology 15-136 Moos Tower University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 612-625-9438 Voice 612-626-6096 Fax e:mail dborn@tc.umn.edu --------- "RE: Story: Seeds of Tradition" --------- Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 21:02:24 -0400 From: "DS Adonaset Fort" Subj: Story: Seeds of Tradition Mailing List: Taino-L Oyea, Tau Natiaos, Guatiaos SEEDS OF TRADITION Timucua Story by Adonaset The village was preparing to pack-up and leave their winter camp and go to the summer place of planting. The old chief called his son to him, and told him that the winter had left him tired and unable to carry the basket that was filled with the seeds of law. The seeds had been placed in the basket by the Great Creator, and these seeds taught the People how to live according to the Great Creator's laws of harmony. The seeds contained the laws that would maintain harmony within the People. These were called the Seeds of Tradition, and they were very sacred. The seeds must be carefully carried to the summer place of planting and planted there for the next generation. The chiefs son picked-up the basket and placed it on his shoulder, and led the village towards the summer place of planting. As he walked the basket seemed to get heavier and heavier, and more and more difficult for the young man to carry. He shifted the basket from one shoulder to the other, but still the basket was a great burden for him to carry. The young man could no longer carry the basket on his shoulders, so he decided to drag the basket on the ground behind him. The young man continued to lead the People towards the summer place of planting, pulling the basket in back of him. The bottom of the basket began to wear away, and some of the seeds began to fall through the bottom. As more and more of the seeds fell through, the basket got lighter and lighter. This made the task of pulling the basket much easier, and the young man was happy. By the time they arrived at the summer place of planting, the basket was empty. The last part of the journey had been made easier for the young man, but there were no seeds of tradition to plant for the next generation. The People turned at looked back in the direction that they had come from, and they saw that the seeds had taken hold and were growing where they had fallen from the basket. Will we go back and reharvest the seeds and make the basket heavy and difficult to carry again, or will we continue to carry a empty basket to give to the next generation? Adonaset Walk in Harmony adonaset@radix.net --------- "RE: NMNH Repatriations" --------- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 16:04:07 -0500 From: John Berry Subj: (FWD)NMNH Repatriations ------- FORWARD, Original message follows ------- The following is the current number of repatriations that have occurred at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution as of 5/15/97. Physical Anthropology Division DATE NATIVE GROUP TOTAL CAT. NOS. TOTAL # INDIVIDUALS 1984 Modoc 5 5 1988 Blackfeet 16 16 1990 Native Hawaiians(1) 81 52+ 1991 Native Hawaiians(2) 136 135 1991 Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux(1) 24 31+ 1991 Larsen Bay, Kodiak Isl 756 1000+ 1993 Chugach Alaska Corp 11 12 1993 Southern Cheyenne 14 14 1993 Northern Cheyenne 17 17 1993 Oglala Lakota Sioux 1 1 1994 Two Kettles Sioux(1) & (2) 2 1 1994 Southern Arapaho 7 7 1994 Shoshone-Bannock 37 10 1994 Makah 4 4 1994 Cheyenne River Sioux(1) 1 1 1994 Yakama/Warm Springs 74 143 1995 Yankton Sioux 8 8 1995 Devil's Lake Sioux 6 6 1995 Pawnee, Arikara, Wichita 15 17 1995 Pawnee 12 11 1995 Yerington Paiute 1 1 1995 Ninilchik 1 1 1995 Spokane 5 8 1996 Cheyenne River Sioux(2) 12 14 1996 Northwest Arctic Borough 5 5 1996 Nunivak 168 191+ 1996 Point Hope 297 354+ 1996 Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara 41 40 1996 Jamestown S'Klallam 3 3 1996 Santee Sioux 2 1 1996 Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux(2) 3 3 1996 Assiniboine 5 5 1997 Gambell, St. Lawrence 394 410+ 1997 Savoonga, St. Lawrence 389 402+ TOTAL 2,553 2,929+ --------- "RE: Pueblo Pottery Exhibition" --------- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 10:24:34 -0400 From: Ann Parsons Subj: IPL UPDATE: Pueblo Pottery Exhibition Debuts at The Internet Public Library Exhibit Hall (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 15:11:27 -0400 (EDT) From: ipl@ipl.org News from the Internet Public Library feel free to repost Pueblo Pottery Exhibition Debuts at The Internet Public Library Exhibit Hall FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: James A. Ringold School of Information University of Michigan 550 East University Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1092 (313) 764-4386 exhibits@ipl.org May 15, 1997 ANN ARBOR, MI., May 15, 1997--The Internet Public Library (IPL), a project based at the University of Michigan School of Information, is pleased to announce the release of a new exhibition: "Pueblo Pottery" (http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/pottery/). The exhibition displays a wide range of Native American Pueblo pottery from the Southwestern United States. One of the most exciting features of the exhibition is that museum quality pieces from diverse collections are brought together and reorganized to facilitate learning. Though no special software or "plug-ins" are required for viewing, the exhibition allows the viewer to see a self advancing slide show, full screen, full color images and detailed descriptions. A glossary, bibliography and "classroom" offer opportunities for users to learn more. Lawrence Frank, author of "Historic Pottery of the Pueblo Indians, 1600-1880," provided assistance and permission to use elements of his book in the exhibition. Recognized as an authority in the field, Mr. Frank is very excited about the Internet and it's potential as an educational tool. Mr. Ringold, he says, is "the spokesman for Historic Indian Pueblo Pottery." The Internet Public Library is a project based at the University of Michigan School of Information, partially supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The library began as a graduate student project in 1995, and is now staffed by professional librarians with assistance from students and volunteer librarians from around the World. The library maintains a collection of network-based ready reference works; responds to reference queries, creates resources for children and young adults; evaluates and categorizes resources on the Internet, and provides a space for exhibitions. 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To unsubscribe, send to the same address, but with the word "unsubscribe" in the body. ____________________________________________________________________________ by NAT-FILMgroup, UNAT & UNITED Native American Television Broadcast Council Ask about the NAT-IMATION native language vcr/TV/web group--> Info@UNAT.org --------- "RE: Agua Caliente Notice" --------- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 15:06:43 -0400 From: Larry Kibbey Subj: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Imp (fwd) UUCP email DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Master Development Plan for Section 14 on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, Located Within the Boundaries of the City of Palm Springs, Riverside County, CA AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent and public scoping meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the City of Palm Springs, in cooperation with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, intend to prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report (EIS/ EIR) for the approval of the Section 14 Master Development Plan on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation located within the boundaries of the City of Palm Springs, Riverside County, California. A description of the proposed project, location, and environmental considerations to be addressed in the EIS/EIR are provided below. In addition to this notice, two public meetings will be held on the proposal and the preparation of the EIS/EIR. This notice is published in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations found in 40 CFR 1508.22. The purpose of this Notice is to obtain suggestions and information from other agencies and the public on the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS/EIR. Comments and participation in this scoping process are encouraged. DATES: Comments should be received within 30 days of the date of this Notice. Public scoping meetings will be held June 11, 1997, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and June 12, 1997, from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Ronald Jaeger, Area Director, Sacramento Area Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W2550, Sacramento, California 95825. Public scoping meetings will be held on June 11, 1997, at the Planning Commission Meeting in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California, which begins at 1:30 p.m. (public hearings begin at 2:00 p.m.) and ends at 5:00 p.m., telephone number (760) 323-8245; and on June 12, 1997, at the Palm Springs Public Library, 300 South Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, California, from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., telephone number (760) 322-7323. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Eckart, Environmental Protection Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Sacramento Area Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W2550, Sacramento, California 95825, telephone number (916) 979-2600 extension 254; or Gloria Mesteth, Environmental Coordinator, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Palm Springs Field Office, 555 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California 92263, telephone number (760) 323-1725. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is approval of the Section 14 Master Development Plan, which will facilitate approval of future leases on trust lands by the BIA in Section 14. Section 14 is located on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation in downtown Palm Springs. It is comprised of Tribally owned parcels, allotted parcels, and parcels owned in fee. The section is bounded by Alejo Road to the north, Sunrise Road to the east, Ramon Road to the south, and Indian Canyon Drive to the west. The 640 acre section is one block east of downtown Palm Springs and one mile west of Palm Springs Regional Airport. The intent of the Section 14 Master Development Plan is to (1) create an attractive, feasible and marketable vision for the area's development; (2) [[Page 28893]] achieve the highest and best use of Indian trust lands; (3) maximize and coordinate the development potential of Indian trust and fee lands in Section 14; (4) ensure compatibility with existing, proposed and planned development in the downtown area; (5) achieve a comprehensive master plan of development that is high quality, marketable and can be implemented in a timely manner; (6) revitalize existing uses; and (7) provide a specific plan that ensures quality development will occur independent of ownership. Businesses that are expected to be attracted and which will result in new construction include restaurants and a variety of retail establishments. These establishments will consist of cinemas, live theaters, museums, and ``entertainment retail'' shopping where customers are entertained as they browse. There will also be health, sports and recreational complexes along with a large-scale hotel located across from the existing Convention Center. In addition to the new development, existing structures will receive facade rehabilitation in order to blend in with the new destination resort theme of Section 14. Streets and streetscapes will be redesigned and enhanced within the section to promote a pedestrian- friendly, destination resort environment. Alternative transportation modes will be established within the area to help limit the amount of automobile traffic. Walkways and bikeways will be linked into the existing street grid and the major attractions of the area. Shade features, such as awnings, overhangs and trellises will be established to attract both recreational and destination oriented pedestrians and cyclists. A rubber-tire shuttle will be installed linking Section 14, the airport and downtown with stops at major hotels and attractions. Required actions by the BIA and the City of Palm Springs to be evaluated in the EIS/EIR are the approval of lease transactions by the BIA and the approval of a Specific Plan, General Plan amendments, and zone changes by the City of Palm Springs. Environmental issues expected to be addressed include: topography, geology, soils, seismicity, water resources, biological resources, cultural and scientific resources, land use, air quality, traffic, noise, health and safety, public services and utilities, light and glare, and visual resources. In addition to the Year 2010 project proposal, the EIS/EIR will address a number of alternatives, including (1) no action, which would keep the City of Palm Springs' General Plan in effect, (2) less intense development, (3) an alternate design, and (4) an ultimate build-out of 50 years. The range of issues addressed may be expanded, depending upon comments received during the scoping process. This notice is published pursuant to Sec. 1501.7 and Sec. 1508.22 of the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR, Part 1500 through 1508) implementing the procedural requirements of the NEPA of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6) and is in the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM-8. Dated: May 22, 1997. Ada E. Deer, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 97-13949 Filed 5-27-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-02-P --------- "RE: Glacier Park and the Blackfeet" --------- Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 22:18:00 -0400 (EDT) From: IlzeC@aol.com Subj: Glacier Park and the Blackfeet UUCP email Last year Glacier Park sought public commentary regarding different options on use of the park in the future. There were considerations on how much traffic to allow, whether to permit jet skis on some lakes, etc. Relations with the adjoining Blackfeet community were also a consideration. This is a synopsis of the commentary regarding this aspect. I quote from the publication Glacier National Park, Synopsis of Public Comments on Newsletter 3, April 1997: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Blackfeet Tribe/ Park Relationship----The working relationship between Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet tribe is very important to many people. While there were some compliments on the progress made by the park in recent years, there were many suggestions for improved relations. People would like to see more jobs in the park for tribal members and thought that the tribe should be more involved in park interpretation. There were also suggestions to include more Blackfeet names for natural features in the park. Another idea was to turn park concessions over to the Blackfeet. >From a different perspective, several respondents thought that the Blackfeet should be treated like everyone else, without preferential treatment. There were a few who supported moving park facilities onto the Blackfeet reservation. Some commenters suggested that tribal treaty rights be clarified and that any future plans for the park adhere to the treaties. --------- "RE: California Water Alert" --------- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 01:53:57 -0800 From: Headwaters News Subj: ! EXTREMELY URGENT ! TODAY_TODAY_TODAY ! ! ! ! EXTREMELY URGENT ! ! ! ! TODAY_TODAY_TODAY ! [Thurs.May 29] HEADWATERS ACTION ALERTS Week of May 26, 1997 ___________ ACTION -- EXTREMELY URGENT! AB-1313 FACES TOUGH VOTE -- POSSIBLY TODAY_TODAY_TODAY ! Thanks to the efforts of activists who wrote letters and called key targets, CA Assembly Bill 1313 has already passed two important committees! But AB-1313's prospects don't look great at the moment -- largely because we've had very little contact with most of our targets. Most Assemblymembers' staffers reportedly have never heard of AB-1313! Under state regulations, the Pacific Lumber Company has been able to perform salvage logging in the unprotected ancient groves of Headwaters Forest, unchecked by standard environmental review. Pacific Lumber is allowed to salvage log and remove up to 10 percent of the timber in sensitive endangered species habitat, without public and state oversight. Pacific Lumber has already exploited the salvage logging loophole to log in the Headwaters Forest's ancient groves. California State Assemblyman Ted Lempert has introduced a bill to rectify this destructive loophole and protect the state's remaining old growth forests (AB-1313). ____________ CALL_CALL_CALL YOUR ASSEMBLYPERSON! Remember, they're potential supporters -- not opponents. And if you're in their district, don't forget to identify yourself as one of their constituents! THE MESSAGE: 1. This bill is narrowly targeted to protect the last remaining old-growth redwood forests in the world. 2. The ostensible purpose of salvage logging -- to remove wood from the forest floor that might contribute to forest fires -- has no value in temporate rainforests, since they are largely impervious to fires. 3. Headwaters Forest is one of, but not the only, major targets of this legislation. We shouldn't let Hurwitz destroy it before the state and federal governments have an opportunity to save it. 4. The $380 million that state and federal taxpayers are being asked to pay for Headwaters Forest will only be well spent if it leverages permanent protection of the entire 60,000-acre forest. That will require that state and federal negotiators be in a strong negotiating position vis a vis PL. Salvage logging in Headwaters strengthens PL's hand and increases pressure on state and federal negotiators to cut a bad deal. KEY STAFFERS TO TALK TO ARE... Rick Battson (staffer) Cruz Bustamante (Assembly Speaker -- Fresno, Tulare Counties) 209-445-5532 | fax 209-445-6006 916-445-8514 Dom Dimarri (staffer) Dennis Cardoza (CA Assembly -- all of Merced, part of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties) 209-669-6115 | fax 669-0349 916-445-8570 Jim Gelb (staffer) Louis Caldera (Los Angeles County) 213-680-4646 | fax 680-1851 916-445-4843 | fax 443-6812 Ann Baker (staffer) Denise Moreno-Ducheny (CA Asembly -- San Diego County) 619-477-7979 | fax 477-0207 916- 445-7556 | fax 322-2271 Kerry Bailey (staffer) Mike Machado (CA Assembly -- San Joaquin County) 209-948-7479 | fax 465-5058 916-445-7931 Kerry Cornwell (staffer) Tom Torlakson (CA Assembly -- Contra Costa County) 510-372-7990 | fax 372-0934 916-445-7890 | fax 327-2999 Lloyd Levine (staffer) Edward Vincent (CA Assembly -- Los Angeles County) 310-412-6400 | fax 412-6354 916-445-7533 | fax 327-3517 For more information, call the Environmental Protection Information Center at 707-923-2931. _________________________________________________________ Sent by the Headwaters Sanctuary Project and Bay Area Action. Repost at will -- Please include all attributions & contact info. www.enews.org | mark@enews.org _________________________________________________________ ----> TO SUBSCRIBE Send a message to listproc@envirolink.org with only the following in the body: subscribe Headwaters YourFirstName YourLastName CompanyOrOrganization Replace the appropriate words with your name and any affiliation. Note: You must send from the account at which you wish to receive messages. ----> TO UNSUBSCRIBE Send a message to listproc@envirolink.org with only the following in the body: unsubscribe Headwaters Note: You must send from the same account from which you first subscribed. --------- "RE: A Hundred Years Ago" --------- Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 07:58:33 -0700 From: Landis Subj: A Hundred Years Ago - Week 5 Mailing List: NAT-FILM [Editorial Note: These reprints are being included in this newsletter so that you might know the mind of those who ran institutions like Carlisle.] THE INDIAN HELPER ==================================== PRINTED EVERY FRIDAY --AT THE-- Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa., BY INDIAN BOYS. ---> THE INDIAN HELPER is PRINTED by Indian boys, but EDITED by The man-on-the band-stand who is NOT an Indian. --------------------------------------------- P R I C E: --10 C E N T S A Y E A R ============================================= Entered in the P.O. at Carlisle as second class mail matter. ============================================= Address INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle, Pa. Miss M. Burgess, Manager. ============================================= Do not hesitate to take the HELPER from the Post Office for if you have not paid for it some one else has. It is paid for in advance. ============================================== VOL. XII. FRIDAY, June 4, 1897 NUMBER 34 ============================================== A TELLING LETTER ---------------- In the early years of the school, a little Indian girl and a little Indian boy came to carlisle from a great western tribe, along with many other children from the same tribe. The little boy and girl grew up together at Carlisle. Each had some outing experience with good families. In due time they went home, and not many months elapsed before they married. We have not heard from them often, but a letter full of the interesting life and doings of the struggling young couple was recently received by the little girl's farm mother, and she sent it to the school for friends here to read and enjoy. The Man-on-the-band-stand got hold of it, and without permission from the author prints it for the good it may do in showing that even in the midst of discouraging surroundings headway may be made in right living if the intention and purpose be kept bright and active: A Part of the Letter. "I guess you think I have forgotten to answer your letter, but I have not. I have not been very well, and when I do feel well, I am so busy that I just could not write, so my husband got me a white woman to cook for me, and I have not much to do now. The doctor told me not to work very much till I got well, so that is why I have time to tell you all I can. You asked me in your other letter to tell you all about myself, but I did not tell you much. When _____ and I first started to keep house we lived in a lodge house, which my mother lived in before I went to Carlisle. It has only one room and I try to get along the best I could in that one room, and didn't had no cooking stove, so I had to cook on the fire place. [For those who do not know what lodge houses are, the Man-on-the-band-stand who has been in them often will say, they are made mostly of mud and hay. Some of them are large and roomy. The best of them are very comfortable. They are made in circular shape and go up to a peak. The hole at the top for the smoke to go out from the fire in the center is the only place for light and ventilation. There is a long, low and dark passage-way to go through on entering a lodge. The floor is the ground, made hard.] After two years, my husband had a frame house built, two rooms up stairs and two rooms down stairs besides the dining room and kitchen. So now I have all I need in the house now. I have carpet on the floor in three rooms and have my bed room fixed up nice as your bed room would look, and my sitting room is nice as any white woman would have, and I have nice yard and garden. My husband has not got very good stable, but he is talking about having a barn built sometime. He has some nice work-horses and has four mules, and he has hundred head of hogs, and he makes his own meat; four cows and four calfs. We have about thirty ponies. Some of them are spotted. I wish sometime you didn't live very far, I would like to give you one of the spotted pony. I have twenty chickens and I am going to raise good many this year. I have some ducks, too. I think they are nice to have. I have a Bible, and I have read what you told me to see. We live only three miles from the town, but I am sorry to tell you I do not go to church, but still I do not forget what you have teach A______ and I about Christ, and I tell my children about Him. My oldest child goes to school to Agency school. She was 9 years old the 26th of this month. She is learning fast, I think, and she like to go to school. I thank you for the pictures of the Carlisle school buildings you sent me. After I see them it made me wish I was a girl again so I could go back to school to Carlisle and over to your home. You have sent me the INDIAN HELPER and I am very glad to get it. I will sent you some money some time. So you can sent me some flower plants. My husband and children are fond of flowers. My husband has the place we live under cultivation. He has forty acres of wheat. It is coming up nice and pretty. Well this is all for this time. Your Friend, ============================================================ Clarence Threestars passed through Harrisburg on Thursday on his way back to Pine Ridge, South Dakota from Washington, D.C., where he has been to transact business for the tribe in company with several chiefs. Clarence was one of the first party of pupils who came to Carlisle from the west, and his friends at the school were disappointed that he did not come to Carlisle. Among the graduates who are doing excellent work the name of Louisa Giesdorff, '96, who is at West Chester Normal, stands out prominently. There is no namby-pamby, don't-know-what-I-want, looseness about Miss Louisa. She KNOWS what she wants, and she is willing to WORK for it. That is what she is doing, and winning at the same time the confidence of her friends and all those interested in her career. "Stiya" is an interesting story of a returned Indian girl to her home and is full of thrilling incident founded on fact. It was written by one of our number after a visit to the Pueblo Indians, New Mexico. The book is illustrated, showing how the Indians dress and live in their curious adobe houses. The heroine of the little story is Stiya, and she passed through much trial to live the life she had learned at Carlisle. The book is fifty cents, post paid. The pleasures of Decoration day as a holiday were cut down to a minimum on account of the wind which blew almost a gale the entire morning, interfering with wheeling and out-door sports in general. But the sun shone brightly and there was "glame" in the air, which made every one feel like breathing in as much as possible. A game of ball was played in the morning between a nine composed of boys from the small boys' quarters and a youthful team of white boys from town, resulting in a score of 20 to 8 in favor of the Indian boys. The only game of the morning, however, in which there was any degree of satisfaction, was tennis on the leeward side of the girls' quarters. In the afternoon the parade in town and the Lafayette-Dickinson ball game claimed the attention of many. Towards evening Mr. Snyder, Mr. Cochran, Misses Cochran, McCook and Weekley cycled to the lower farm, and picnicked at a picturesque spot by the old mill. The Carlisle Indian School has again to thank the Associated Press for some free advertising. It has been announced through flaming headlines in the most prominent papers of the land that it was a Carlisle graduate by the name of Stanley, who murdered a sheep herder near the Tongue River Agency, Montana, the other day. No Cheyenne by the name of Stanley or Little Whirlwind, as the Indian name appears in the papers, ever was a student of Carlisle. We have some acquainted with Stanley. One of them, a responsible boy of mature years, says that the Stanley referred to, went for a little while to the Catholic school at the Tongue River Agency, and that he served for a time in Company L, 8th Cavalry, commanded by Lieut. Francis C. Marshall. He was dishonorably discharged in 1893, and has since been a worthless character on the reservation. Nancy Seneca's letters from the Medico-Chirurgical hospital, Philadelphia, where she is taking a course of training to become a nurse, are breezy and interesting. She speaks lightly of the work that others less cheerful might consider unpleasant and difficult. For instance, a little girl was brought in as Nancy was writing, who had been run over by a trolley car. Her arm and leg were broken, her skull was fractured and her eye was nearly knocked out. Nancy is on night duty and the poor little sufferer kept her on the jump, all night. Some nights when the patients are quiet she has to battle with herself to keep awake, yet she dare not sleep for a moment. She often has to compel herself to walk around to keep awake. "Who is that?" asked a lady passing Metzger College and noticing an Indian girl on the balcony. "O," said one of our teachers, "that is Miss Green, '95. She is a young lady of many colors, and very patriotic. She is always Green, and you see she belongs to the red race; she goes to a white college and dresses in blue." New moon. Roses and plenty of them. The "Red Man" combining May and June is mailing. We are happy to be able to report that Geo. Suis is better. Our flag, in accordance with the custom throughout the land, was at half-mast during a part of Decoration Day. Sarah, Dick, Roxanna and Marion Pratt, of Steelton, brought their papa and mamma over for a Decoration Day visit. Quite a number of old balls were given to some of the small boys, and it is needless to say that they were received with gladness. When Mrs. Thomas was in Washington recently, she saw and held in her lap little Zintka Lanuni, about whom there was a story printed in last week's HELPER. All who wish to see a thing of beauty should take a look at Melissa Green's herbarium, completed this week as a part of the course she is taking at Metzger College. Joe and Lucy Americanhorse went home with their father Chief Americanhorse last week. It is hoped they will come back to school, as their education is but begun. The American History Club has covered United States history from the formation of the Constitution to the Civil War. The General History Club has been working at French history. 1,809 books from the reference library have been used by the students and others since September. Does not this show the good of such a library? Senator J. C. Campbell of Derry Station, Pittsburg, Pa., was among the interested visitors on Wednesday. He subscribed for both the "Red Man" and the INDIAN HELPER. Dahnola Jessan has returned from the country, and the printers rejoice in having an extra good hand to help them through with the summer's work. He may not be heavy enough for a first class farmer, but he is just the right size and weight for a typo. Mr. James Stuart, of Idaho, the husband of Harriet Elder Stuart, who recently visited the school, was here last week. He left Idaho very soon after his wife and party with Julia Jonas' remains arrived. He had business in Washington, and on his return home stopped off at Carlisle. Mr. Stuart brought with him from Washington, a phonograph, which interested our students, and no doubt will be a great source of amusement and pleasure to the uneducated Indians of his tribe, as well as to those educated, if they have never seen one before. Capt. and Mrs. Pratt spent Saturday in Washington, the Captain having been summoned again before the Special Committee of the Senate to make inquiry into the Civil Service. An account of the meeting was published in several papers the next day. Capt. and Mrs. Pratt on Sunday were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sage, in New York City and on Monday attended the Battle Monument celebration at West Point. Before returning to Carlisle they visited Philadelphia and attended the Bryn Mawr College Commencement exercises. =================================================================== Submitted by Barbara Landis ____________________________________________________________________________ by NAT-FILMgroup, UNAT & UNITED Native American Television Broadcast Council Ask about the NAT-IMATION native language vcr/TV/web group--> Info@UNAT.org --------- "RE: Poem: Dreaded Day Has Arrived" --------- Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 20:02:33 -0400 From: "DS Adonaset Fort" Subj: The dreaded day has arrived UUCP email Oyea Tau The dreaded day has arrived. Sovereignty in New York challenged, and the People rise to the occasion - not just the People of New York but from all around Turtle Island. Bison slaughtered in Yellowstone, and the People respond. Sacred lands slated for exploitation by mining interests, and the People from around the globe respond. Ceremony barred on sacred lands, and the People rise up. Neglected treaties resurfaced by the People. Justice demanded by the People. Pride re-kindled - tradition renewed by the young People. Anger and determination replace apathy in the hearts of the People. Yes, washington d c the dreaded day has arrived we will no longer be silent we will no longer be divided we will no longer be subjected to lies and distortions we will no longer be purchased the day that you have dreaded for 500 years has arrived the day of the Warrior is here ! Adonaset Walk in Harmony adonaset@radix.net --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Sun, 18 May 97 02:51:00 GMT From: dfsanders@genie.com Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days UUCP email A HAWAIIAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of June 8-14 IUNE (June) (Kaaona) 8 Swim with the dolphins, and learn the magic of their world. 9 The earth drinks the blessing of the summer rain. 10 Sorrow abides not in this place. 11 Turn every hardship into a triumph. 12 If you would win your heart's desire, you must give your heart to the task of winning it. 13 Give freely of yourself in all endeavors. 14 In all things, turn anger into industry. (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, 5 June 97 08:00 -0500 From: Janet Smith (evestar@juno.com) Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows not previously posted to Mailing List NATIVE-L UUCP email Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 08:18:32 +0000 From: Norman Fournier Subj: National Aboriginal Day in Canada Newsgroup: alt.native June 21 is National Aboriginal Day in Canada - this is a day to celebrate our unique cultures and to demonstrate to Canada the heritage she inherited from the Aboriginal Peoples. We have served a web site dedicated to the individuals and organizations that are planning celebrations for National Aboriginal Day on June 21, 1997. If you have news of any celebrations planned, please send them through the Aboriginal Day site's email form, and they will be added to the site. The site (set your java enabled browser to load images) is located at http://www.aboriginalday.com Norman Fournier norman@fournier-art.com http://www.aboriginalday.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 29 May 1997 15:00:56 -0400 From: NativeEvents@caraveo.com Subj: Native American Events 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Second Annual Bison Days Benefit Pow Wow 6/15/1997 State: PA Country: USA Type: Powwow Zebrovka Ranch, Huntingdon, PA, June 15th- 16th, 1997. Details can be found at http://www.vicon.net/~kordord/zebrovka.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kanatsiohareke Strawberry Festival 6/7/1997 State: NY Country: USA Type: Other The traditionally run Mohawk community of Kanatsiohareke will be holding their annual Strawberry festival the weekend of June 7-8th at Kanatsiohareke on State Highway 5 in Fonda NY. (Exit 28 on the NY Thruway) There will be Iroquois music and social dancing, an auction, crafts demonstrations, vendors, food, volleyball and lacrosse games, wagon rides around the property and the "best ever" strawberries. In addition, their long awaited Bed and Breakfast is now open and you may make reservations by calling Marcella at 518-673-5092 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Gallup Rug Auction 6/14/1997 State: NM Country: USA Type: