From gars@netcom.com Fri Sep  3 10:43:48 1999
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 17:40:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gary Night Owl <gars@netcom.com>
To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche <gars@netcom.com>
Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews07.036

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 Downloading Wotanging Ikche on AOL  From: MAANG1419@aol.com <Valentina>
 Just thought I would share some info.  I could not download on to a  .txt
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   "The occupation forces came among us and after learning, from our
    grandparents, how to plant and survive, they turned against our
    grandparents and first began to impose their systems and then later
    eliminated our grandparents and relatives and took the land and
    resources that belong to us."
   "We are not in their land, the occupation forces are in our lands"
   "One of the crimes that is never forgiven is the stealing of land,
    of another person's home"
   __ Lalihwisaks, Oneida - editorial comments SHENANDOAH Newsletter
      Vol 25, No 1 ... 736 West Oklahoma Street, Appleton WI 54914
 
 +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+
 |   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
 +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+
 +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+
 |               Journey                 | In the summer and early fall
 |            The Bloodline              | of 1998 the Treaty Unity Riders
 |                                       | rode a thousand miles on horse-
 | For all that live and live by law     | back, carrying a staff and
 | We Stand, we Call, We Ride            | praying each step of the way.
 | For All that fear and fear by sight   |
 | We Hear, we Listen, we Ride           | These prayers were offered for
 | For all that pray and pray by strength| each of us, and that the Unity
 | We Feel, we Move, we Ride             | of all Peoples might happen.
 | For all that die and die by greed     |
 | We Hurt, we Cry, we Ride              | Tatanka Cante forwarded this
 | For all that birth and birth by right | poem on behalf of all the Unity
 | We Smile, we Hold, we Ride            | Riders that we might stop and
 | For all that need and need by heart   | ask if the next words we say, the
 | We Came, we Went, we Rode.            | next act we make is for the good
 |                                       | of the People or is it from ego
 | Treaty Unity Riders                   | for self.
 +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+
 
 O'siyo Brothers and Sisters!
 
   This issue's editorial is devoted to three emails received this past week,
 each important in its own way.  One asks that we reach out to relatives in
 need, one speaks to the need to offer prayer in a good way - even for those
 who have stood against us, and one addresses the need to give our youth a
 chance to help mend the Sacred Hoop.
  - - - - --
   It isn't that long before the cleansing winds from the North comes to our
 relatives in the Dakotas.   As you can see from the message I received this
 is especially grim, since many still have no homes after the tornados swept
 through Pine Ridge over a month ago.  Help is desperately needed.
 
 Besides the OST tribal offices:
  Oglala Sioux Tribe
  c/o HAROLD SALWAY
  PO BOX H
  Pine Ridge, SD   57770
 
 Two others you can send assistance through are as follows:
 
  Clay Watson
  Pioneer Industries
  1100 E. 24th St.
  Cheyenne, Wy. 82001
  (307) 778-7860
  pioquark@aol.com
 
   Clay labors throughout the year, helping many on a number of Dakota,
 Wyoming and Montana Reservations with but a pittance of support, primarily
 at Christmas.
 
  Pathways to Spirit
  4307 Goldeneye Drive
  Fort Collins, CO 80526
  (970) 282-8573
  Web Site: http://www.pathways-to-spirit.necaweb.com/howreach.htm
  e-mail:   pathways@webaccess.net.
   This group provides trailer houses for the towing cost, and other
 essential needs.  There is a GREAT need for housing replacement at this
 time.  The last time I checked towing and setup was $1500 per unit.
 - - - - - - --
 Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:28:09 -0700 (PDT)
 From: Candy Graff <timpsila99@yahoo.com>
 Subj: Oglala tornado relief
 
 Gary
 
 Didn't know it you would be interested since I'm a new subscriber and
 all but I just returned from Pine Ridge,South Dakota and discovered
 many,many Oglala still without homes living in campers and some still in
 tents!!  FEMA is working but so slow.  Some families staying at Loneman
 school had to leave because school was starting.  One elder just cried
 she wanted to go home.  One occasion she will stay with family members
 in a tent on her property just to feel the presence of her home even
 though it's all gone.
 
 Anyway I thought since I was sitting here I would throw
 that out..    Candy Graff
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 Date:  August 30, 1999
 From: AIMNJSG <AIMNJSG@webtv.net>
 Subj: Camp Justice: Message From Matt Sherman on Site
 Mailing List:    Paths-L <paths-l@YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net>
 
 Message of August 22, 1999 from Matt Sherman on site.
 Please distribute widely.
 
 On Friday night the Sheriff of Sheridan County's (White Clay) 
 son died in a tragic car accident. The organizers of Camp Justice 
 are requesting prayers for him and his family. 
 
 Good News! A Nebraska Judge ruled White Clay legally part 
 of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The case will be heard 
 in St. Louis Federal Court, to revert the land back to the tribe. 
 No court date has been set as of yet.
 
 Supplies and Donations: are not getting to Camp Justice. 
 If you can arrange for personal delivery to Camp Justice it 
 would  be appreciated.
 
 Matt Sherman 
 Prison Liaison
 American Indian Movement
 
 Feel free to visit our web site. 
 American Indian Movement 
 Support Group of New Jersey 
 URL: http://www.angelfire.com/nj/AIMSG/
 -=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=-
 Camp Justice
 c/o Tom Poor Bear
 P.O. Box 823
 Pine Ridge, South Dakota 57770
 Phone: (605) 867-5821 
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 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:01:09 +0200
 From: Stephane Bouissou <bouissou@dstu.univ-montp2.fr>
 
 I send you this message because my wife, who is a teacher in France, try
 to find a Indian school in United States or in Canada who could be
 interested in corresponding with her class. The main problem is that the
 children of her school, who are between 7 and 12 years old, speak only
 French. If you have any idea about where I can find information about a
 school of Indian children who speak French please let me known.
 
 Thank you in advance.
 My address is:
 
  Stephane Bouissou
  Residence 24, bat E, Apt 503
  3 rue du Dahomey
  34090 Montpellier
  France
 
 Peace!  Night Owl
          , ,        Gary Night Owl                   gars@netcom.com
         (*,*)       P. O. Box 672168                 gars@nanews.org
         (`-')       Marietta, GA 30367, U.S.A.       gars@crl.com
       ===w=w==      Fax: 770-528-9643
 
 ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ----------
 - Military Goes to War in Chiapas     - Casino Dispute
 - Urgent Action on Chiapas              Could Make History
 - Cultural Heist/Man in the Maze      - Judge Dismisses Contempt Charges
 - Pepperspray in Minneapolis          - Montana Sq**w Changes
 - Support Repeal of Act Undermining   - Beating Story/Day 2
 - Prayer Request                      - There was no Rope
 - Black Mesa                          - Sheriff Waterbury
   Weavers for Life and Land             and the Changing Story
 - Native Rights Demonstration/        - Peltier Birthday Events
   Prayer Vigil                        - Native Prisoner
 - Kamistastin Archaeology             - Preserving the Apache Language
 - Mt. Graham and                      - Sundancing
   White Mt. Apache Resolution         - Poem: Half Breed
 - Bribe Allegations Made              - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days
   In Goshute Suit                     - Upcoming Events
 - Aide to New Cherokee Chief Quits    - Native America Calling
 
 --------- "RE: Military Goes to War in Chiapas" ---------
 
 Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 22:32:25 -0500 (CDT)
 From: Mark Connolly <mark.connolly@pmail.net>
 Subj: Mexico: Military Goes to War in Chiapas
   ________________________________________________
        A - I N F O S  N E W S  S E R V I C E
              http://www.ainfos.ca/
 
 Originally published in Spanish by La Jornada
 ________________________
 Translated by irlandesa
 La Jornada
 Thursday, August 19,1999.
 Military Blockade in Amador Hernandez Reinforced,
          Payan: the Government Goes to War;
          PAN Criticizes "Military Escalation"
 Hermann Bellinghausen, correspondent.
 Amador Hernandez, Chiapas
 August 18.
   At the current moment, the situation in this Selva ejido is grave, tense
 and complicated.  A detachment of 500 Mexican Army troops, made up of elite
 troops and Military Police, are keeping the access blocked leading to the
 road that joins Amador Hernandez with San Quintin, where the chiapaneco
 government and the soldiers are trying - at all costs - to build a highway.
   Hundreds of tzeltal indigenous from the region have been holding, for
 seven days now, a protest sit-in at the entrance to the community, which is
 also the entrance to the vast and splendid Amador Valley, at the foot of
 the San Felipe Sierra, in the Montes Azules.
   Two groups of students have now joined in the sit-in, the majority from
 the ENAH [National School of Anthropology and History].  Nonetheless,
 Governor Albores' press offices have decreed that they are the fearsome
 "ultras" from the UNAM , who are "manipulating" the indigenous, so lazy and
 stupid, poor little things, led, according to the outlandish version, by
 that well-known student leader, Ofelia Medina.
   And so, then, the slander, the media lynching and the threats have turned
 their sights on civil society, most of them from the Federal District, who
 went there in order to support the indigenous resistance.
   After moments of great tension and scenes of indignation on the part of
 the indigenous, the sit-in by the zapatistas took an unexpected turn today.
 The sticks were followed by tear gas and the building of impenetrable
 barriers of a camp in continuous use.
   This morning, hundreds of tzeltal men and women, with their faces
 uncovered and armed with sticks that also serve them as walking sticks in
 the well-trodden mud, appeared in front of the blockade the federal Army is
 maintaining, armed with flowers - the fantastic orchids, violets, birds of
 paradise and wild gardenias of the Selva Lacandona - and they hung them
 along the sharp barbed wire of the barrier, that today dawned double (one
 spiral over the other).  Then, they tied colored balloons to those lines.
 They sang Las Mananitas to the soldiers, Cartas Marcadas, by Pedro Infante,
 and various Catholic hymns in tzeltal.
   But the circumstances are dramatic.  The wounded and gassed now number
 ten.  More than 300 indigenous mobilized, and more than several thousand
 indigenous affected by the overwhelming and sudden military occupation.
   An incessant thunder of helicopters assaults the Selva with its strong
 wind.  Their engines are never turned off, all the take-offs and landings
 are done on the run, like in a war movie.
   But this is not a movie.  Nor an ad campaign.  It is truly an invasion.
   "It's a provocation," says Abel, a zapatista representative from Amador
 Hernandez, with no beating around the bush.
   Now they are saying that they are blocking the road.  But it was the
 reverse.  Since August 12, the federal Army has been occupying ejidal lands
 and keeping the road closed.  Since then, and since the siege, the
 tzeltales, EZLN support bases, have been protesting in many ways and with
 everything against them.
   A veil of outlandish and doctored reports are covering up the attacks
 against the campesinos.  Perhaps taking advantage of the fact that the
 public has had its attention turned elsewhere of late, and not here, to the
 last corner, the most distant and solitary of the patria:  Amador Hernandez
 in the Amador Valley, Emiliano Zapata rebel municipality (and the
 constitutional one of Ocosingo), Chiapas, Mexico, August of 1999.
 
 The Occupation From the Beginning
   A hundred soldiers and an engineer suddenly arrived in the community, out
 of nowhere, to this place that is seven hours away "by Indian foot," from
 San Quintin, and, since it's the rainy period, spectacularly muddy.  It was
 Wednesday, August 11.  To the campesinos' surprise, the visitors bought
 supplies in the store, walked through the village, and the engineer took
 some measurements.  Then they left.  What was curious is that no one had
 known they were coming down the road, they simply appeared.
   That night, a new moon, was completely dark.  On the dawn of Thursday,
 the 12th, two kilometers from the village, on Amador Hernandez ejidal lands,
 the first campesinos who went out to the fields discovered that they could
 not get through the road that leads south, to Nuevo Chapultepec and San
 Quintin, all along the edge of the Montes Azules biosphere reserve.  A
 cordon of soldiers were blocking the way.
   At one side, towards the east, at the edge of the river, the hundred
 visitors from the previous day had erected a makeshift camp, and they had
 spent the night there.  Starting in the early hours of the 12th, the
 soldiers set about the task of cutting down a circular area, resulting, a
 few hours later, in a clearing, that ended up being a heliport.
   And successive waves of helicopters began arriving, transporting troops,
 supplies and axes, many axes.  To be doing this at the very threshold of
 the Montes Azules is to be saying the wrong thing.
   Dozens of times a day, since last Thursday through today, the thunderous
 and extremely violent din of the machinery silences the Selva for
 interminable minutes.  They are no longer bringing troops, but they are
 bringing kilometers of coiled barbed wire, that is double-edged and razor
 sharp.  Each helicopter that lands brings - in addition to hundreds of cans
 of Cocoa Cola and of Ciel water - fruit, refrigerators, motors, boxes, and
 two or three rolls of that frightening wire.  They need up to ten men just
 to unload them.
   But the history, like all histories, had begun before, exactly one week
 back, on Wednesday, the 4th.  Starting on that day there had been intense,
 continuous and low flights by military helicopters over this tzeltal
 village of 609 residents.
   Or, rather, the calm had already been lost.  But it was on the 12th, when
 they found their only access to the outside blocked off, that the residents
 of Amador Hernandez went out into the road to protest.
   Days before,  one of many helicopters landed on the crude landing strip
 that crosses the village, where it remained, without turning off its
 engines.  No one came out.  Then it lifted up in flight, ripping the clinic
 roof, in addition to knocking down the kitchen of an ARIC family, and
 leaving several houses without their palm roofs.
   It was the preamble to the military occupation that now appears to have
 been consummated.  The explanation that the federal Army and the Chiapas
 government is giving is that the operation is in order to "protect" the
 topographers who are taking the measurements for the Nuevo
 Chapultepec-Amador Hernandez stretch of road.  It so happens that the
 zapatista support bases of this community, in the Emiliano Zapata
 Autonomous Municipality, are opposed to this road, that they did not ask
 for it.
   Those from the ARIC-Independent in the same town were in agreement, but,
 upon seeing the aerial invasion, they changed their minds, and they have
 now notified the federal Army and Governor Albores' envoys that they do not
 want the road.
   Too late.  It does not matter that the residents of the different
 surrounding communities (Pichucalco, Guanal, Plan de Guadalupe and others)
 are also opposed.  The government has already said it will not take one
 step backwards.
 
 The Hour of the Gas
   A hundred zapatistas carried out the first protests, men, women and even
 children, throughout the day of the 12th, at the entrance that the federal
 Army assault troops had chosen to make their advance.
   On Friday, the 13th, when there were already 500 soldiers positioned
 there, the cordon of military police that were blocking the way already had
 anti-riot helmets and shields.  There were more and more indigenous, from
 other communities.  Amid cries against the Army and militarization, vivas
 to the EZLN, and all kinds of messages in tzeltal and Spanish, the soldiers
 ears were covered, silently and firmly.  Behind them, the flurry of
 helicopters and the occupation of large areas of land by the soldiers
 continued without let up.
   That night, the EZLN support bases set up - yes - a makeshift guard camp,
 made up of simple, low plastic roofs, and bonfires, on a promontory just
 above the entrance occupied by the federales.
   Some 30 young persons also arrived that night, from La Realidad, after
 having walked twelve hours from San Quintin.  They were mostly students
 from the National School of Anthropology, a few from the UNAM, and the
 actress Ofelia Medina.
   They were the first of two groups of participants from the National
 Encuentro in Defense of the Cultural Heritage in La Realidad, who had
 organized in order to go to that distant village in serious trouble.
   The 50 kilometers of Selva that separates La Realidad from Amador
 Hernandez are, by land, a terrible trip.  The residents of the ejido
 received the civil observers in the community's school, they fed them, let
 them rest their feet, which were a wreck, and rest themselves after the
 crossing.
   On the morning of Saturday the 14th, the students accompanied the
 zapatista residents of Amador Hernandez to the entrance the federal Army
 had been (and was) guarding, and they began the second day of protest.
   The mud was growing heavy under the restless footsteps of the hundreds of
 persons, shouting with all their might at the soldiers.  From a loudspeaker
 being run from a car battery, came the speeches of the men and women who
 stepped up to the microphone.
   The anti-riot military police, equipped with belts with small canisters
 of paralyzing gas, that, according to the label, are deadly weapons.
   Meanwhile, the campesinos, armed with sticks, began striking the shields
 of the troops with growing force, for several hours.  The indigenous women
 were the bravest.
   Then, two more helicopters landed, with 50 more soldiers and a journalist
 taking photographs.
   Throughout this entire time, the soldiers were rigorously filming and
 photographing the indigenous and the students.  The officials were pointing
 at some of them.  From behind the cordon of military police, a soldier
 appeared, pointed at one of the ENAH students threateningly, crouched down,
 and then reappeared with a tear gas canister that he fired at the young
 man, who felt as if he had been blinded and who suffered an incredible
 burning of the flesh, especially on his left arm, which had been the one he
 had raised to protect his face.
   It was the signal.  Other soldiers repeated the same operation against the
 indigenous, who, with their faces covered with scarves and ski-masks, did
 not stop shouting.
   During the struggle, some of the soldiers were also hurt.
   The indigenous women affected by the gas cried out in pain, saying "Ay, I
 am dying, I am dying."
   Their companeros led them to the river, a few meters away from the
 quagmire where they had been, and washed off their eyes and bodies.  The
 men, equally affected, were more stoical in their suffering, but they were
 also very badly off.
   That night another 30 students and professors arrived, also on foot, from
 San Quintin.
   Some students joined in the indigenous watch at the promontory at the edge
 of a field.  And it rained oceans, Selva-like.
   The military camp, at that point, was no longer makeshift in the
 slightest.
   It was now another village, with shops and other company facilities,
 trenches, parapets, and the previously mentioned, and hectic, heliport.
 
 The Other Blockade
 
 On Monday, August 16, when they returned in the morning to the muddy
 entrance where the Army was, the campesinos and students found a pole
 fence, well put together, across the entire road.  Behind it, a spiral of
 the barbed wire the helicopters had brought, and, further back, a line - no
 longer of military police - but of combat troops.
 
 The heliport was surrounded in the same way.
   Behind the barriers put up by the federal Army were Governor Albores'
 civil representatives, Public Ministry Agent Miguel Angel Utrilla Robles
 and the Colonel in charge of the operation.
   Then numerous campesinos from the ARIC-Independent reached the town of
 Amador Hernandez.  They crossed through the military circle and met with
 Ivan Camacho, who later introduced himself to this correspondent as
 Governor Albores "political operative."  They also delivered a document in
 which ARIC members from this and other communities withdrew their request
 for the road.
   They displayed a banner demanding the withdrawal of the federal Army,
 and they returned to their communities.  Meanwhile, the protest by the
 zapatistas, students and people from civil society, continued, with shouts,
 vituperations and speeches.
   The morning of Tuesday, the 17th, they went to the entrance again, now
 a huge bog, constantly trampled, the earth renewed each night by the
 downpours, and each day by the feet, generally bare (even those of the
 students).
   Towards noon, Army helicopters brought in a large pool of reporters from
 various media, especially print.  Some of them crossed over the barrier of
 barbed wire and poles to talk with the dissidents, but they were received
 with mistrust, even rejected.  Nonetheless, the journalists took pictures
 and notes, and went back to where they had come from.
   Some of them were dispatched to Nuevo Chapultepec, PRI community, where
 Antonio Chulin Mendez, forewarned by the military ("the general is going to
 be coming," they had told him, a farmworker from that town had revealed to
 La Jornada), stated that they did want the road, that a short time before
 two children had died due to the lack of timely medical attention.
 Regardless, the stretch of road that will serve Nuevo Chapultepec is not
 being blocked by anyone, since it is further "outside" the Selva.  In fact,
 the road from San Quintin ends in Amador Hernandez.
   It was by way of that road - perhaps one of these days, a highway - that
 we journalists from La Jornada arrived, until we ran into a guard of
 soldiers from the federal Army that prevented us from going through.  From
 further ahead - less than one kilometer of dense jungle away - the cries of
 hundreds of voices could be heard, shouting vivas to the EZLN and to
 Subcomandante Marcos.
   A lieutenant, in charge of the post, told us:  "You can't pass thorough,
 this is a military occupation."  He immediately told us we should look for
 a path in order to gain access to the village.
   We were not in a good mood, and we were tired and up to here in sweat,
 but we looked for the path.  To no avail.  We were then insistent with the
 soldiers, claiming our rights in the second article of the Constitution, to
 freedom of movement.
   Then there appeared a young Colonel and Ivan Camacho Zenteno, director of
 Political Affairs for the state Department of Government, and they kindly
 led us around the new heliport, in such a way that we would not be
 following the road.
   And we crossed to the other side of the looking glass.
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 --------- "RE: Urgent Action on Chiapas" ---------
 
 Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:59:47 -0500 (CDT)
 From: "Mexico Solidarity Network" <msn@mexicosolidarity.org>
       (by way of Michael Eisenscher <meisenscher@igc.org>)
 Subj: Urgent Action on Chiapas
 
 To: US Civil Society
 From: Mexico Solidarity Network
 Re: Request for urgent action regarding recent events in Chiapas
   Over the past two weeks there has been an alarming increase in
 militarization and a near state of siege in indigenous communities in
 Chiapas, Mexico. The following letter, signed by thirteen non-governmental
 organizations in Chiapas, requests our urgent assistance. The situation is
 critical and appears to be deteriorating. Following the letter is a set of
 recommended actions. Please act today.
 
 To national and international civil society
 To national and international human rights organizations
   Since August 14, the Mexican army has sent 10,000 soldiers into new camps
 in the Lacandon Jungle. For the first time since 1994, the army has
 penetrated the Montes Azules biosphere where the general command of the
 EZLN is presumed to live. Approximately thirty communities in the region
 are in a virtual state of siege. Army troops attacked the inhabitants of
 Amador Hernandez in the municipality of Ocosingo with US-made tear gas,
 wounding several indigenous men and women. Access to the community has been
 obstructed, even for the people who live there. The army has taken
 possession of lands near the community and has surrounded them with barbed
 wire. The community is being terrorized by constant airplane and helicopter
 flights over the area and by the presence of Public Security forces.
   On Thursday August 19, PRI supporters from Taniperlas detained three
 members of the Fray Bartolome' Human Rights Center, who were on their way to
 investigate the arbitrary detention of three people from the community Viejo
 Velasco. One of the community members, Pedro Gomez Aguilar, has been missing
 since July 23. The PRI supporters detained the human rights workers for two
 hours, threatening them and repeating xenophobic rhetoric such as "you are
 foreigners and are coming to impede the progress of this area," even though
 the detainees were all Mexican. The PRI members also told the human rights
 workers that only the Ocosingo municipal authorities could give permission
 to travel through that area, and if they tried to enter again without
 authorization they would have to pay the consequences. Finally, the PRI
 supporters gave them half an hour to leave, threatening that if they did
 not, members of the community would burn their vehicle.
   On August 21, a Mexican doctor and two foreign human rights observers
 were brutally beaten by a group of PRI supporters who were blocking the
 road immediately after a military checkpoint in the community of Vicente
 Guerrero, municipality of Las Margaritas. The PRI supporters sexually
 assaulted the female doctor. So far, no authority has responded to the
 formal complaints filed.
   The substitute governor of Chiapas, Roberto Albores Guillen, has mounted
 xenophobic campaign. In an unprecedented act, the xenophobia has even been
 directed at Mexican citizens, as in the aforementioned cases. Officials have
 also threatened to expel from Chiapas Mexican actress Ofelia Medina, who is
 known for her strong work around human rights abuses. The National Institute
 of Immigration has increased its presence at checkpoints on the roads to
 indigenous communities and is expelling many foreigners using the so-called
 "definitive departure order." It is also worrisome that this week
 Immigration agents have been visiting hotels in San Cristobal, searching
 for names and room numbers of tourists in order to give them citations.
   Army troops have, on many occasions, violated the Mexican Constitution.
 Examples include violations of the right to free transit, free expression
 and article 129, which states: "In peace-time, no military authority can
 carry out functions other than those that have a direct connection to
 military discipline. There will only be permanent and fixed military
 commanders in the bases, forts, and military warehouses that are directly
 dependent on the federal government or in the camps, barracks, and deposits
 that are established, outside of population centers, to station troops." The
 army is also violating its own Military Justice Code. No sanctions have been
 applied by Executive, Legislative or Judicial authorities and no one has
 been prosecuted for these violations. In fact, these government officials
 have been co-participants in the unconstitutional operations, maintaining a
 climate of terror in indigenous communities. At the same time, the state
 government is agitating PRI militants from indigenous communities to block
 roads and prevent national and international observation in areas where the
 most grave injustices have occurred, so no witnesses can attest to these
 human rights violations.
   We respectfully and urgently call for visitors, observers or accompaniers
 for the above-mentioned indigenous communities, in order to restrain the
 repressive actions orchestrated by the federal government and carried out
 by the state government and members of the Mexican National Army.
   Experience and history confirm that the presence of observers, both
 national and international, help to prevent massacres and repression.
 Moreover, individuals have the right to carry out human rights observation
 under the UN Convention on Human Rights, which has been signed by Mexico.
 Sincerely,
 CIEPAC, A.C; Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolome de las Casas; SOS
 Chiapas; Red de Derechos Humanos Todos los Derechos para Todos; Comision
 Mexicana para la Defensa y Promocion de Derechos Humanos; Centro de Derechos
 Humanos Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez; Enlance Civil; Kinal Antzetik; Boletin
 Resistencia; Junax; Formacion y Capacitacion, A.C.; Coordinadores Regionales
 de los Altos, Costa y Soconusco; Centro; Frontera Sur y Norte por la
 Consulta en Chiapas;
 
 Demands:
 1) Respect the demands of the indigenous communities by demilitarizing the
 state of Chiapas.
 2) Implement the San Andres peace accords.
 Actions suggested by the Mexico Solidarity Network
 1) Call your Representatives. Inform them of the current crisis in Chiapas
 and the possibility of open warfare.
 a) Ask them to call the Mexican Embassy in Washington, DC, (Tel:
 202-728-0694) and the State Department (202-647-8113) to register their
 concerns.
 b) Ask them to travel to Chiapas (or send an aide) with an emergency
 Congressional delegation that is being organized by the Mexico Solidarity
 Network (Tel: 773-583-7728 or 415-255-7296).
 c) Ask them to sponsor a "Dear Colleague" letter to inform other members of
 Congress about the situation. (A sample "Dear Colleague" letter is available
 from the Mexico Solidarity Network, msn@mexicosolidarity.org.)
 2) Call the Mexican Embassy in Washington, DC, the Mexican Consulate nearest
 you and the State Department with the demands listed above.
 3) Organize an educational/fundraising event in your community to inform
 your community about current events in Chiapas and to raise funds for the
 indigenous communities that are struggling against dramatically increased
 government repression. (Contact the Mexico Solidarity Network for
 materials.)
 For more information, please contact the Mexico Solidarity Network at
 773-583-7728 or Global Exchange at 415-255-7296 ext. 236 or 239
 
 --------- "RE: Cultural Heist/Man in the Maze" ---------
 
 Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 16:42:37 GMT
 From: "AliceH" <AliceH@gte.net>
 Subj: Cultural Heist--Man in the Maze
 
   Newsgroup: alt.native
 
 http://www.azstarnet.com/public/dnews/128-6465.html
 
 Sunday, 29 August 1999
 Cultural heist
 O'odham disturbed by crass use of their Man in the Maze
 By Bryn Bailer
 The Arizona Daily Star
   Walk into any gift store in Tucson - anywhere in the Southwest, actually -
 and you'll find him.
   "He" is known as the Man in the Maze.
   A tiny figure standing at the opening to an intricate, circular labyrinth,
 this traditional Indian image is today plastered on everything from T-shirts
 to refrigerator magnets to sterling-silver money clips.
   The Man in the Maze has come to represent this area of the nation, not
 unlike the howling coyote has come to represent Santa Fe.
   To some members of the Tohono O'odham tribe, however, he is something akin
 to a kidnap victim - a family member stolen from home and sold into slavery
 in a foreign land.
   "It's as if someone used the image of Jesus Christ over and over,
 mass-marketing it," said Tohono O'odham basket weaver Terrol Dew Johnson.
 "Seeing that image all over the place, we say, `Do you know what it really
 means?'
   "It's not just a pretty thing to look at.' "
   What has happened to the Man in the Maze is a story of cultural thievery.
 It involves non-Indians reaching into a culture they neither understand nor
 appreciate, and tearing away a symbol for commercial gain.
   It also is a battle played out in the hearts of Tohono O'odham, a people
 whose ancestors have survived in this desert area for centuries. The Man in
 the Maze is an important cultural symbol, but in the end, it's also a
 marketable commodity.
   For whatever reason, the strikingly simple image has become part of our
 popular culture. Mass marketers (some from overseas) have capitalized on
 that sentiment, said Mark Bahti, a native Tucsonan who is a recognized
 authority on Indian crafts and culture.
   "Basically, they're . . . treating some other cultures as the
 graphics-design equivalent of a convenience store: Run in and run out,"
 said Bahti, owner of Bahti Indian Arts, a contemporary gallery. "There's
 really no other motivation that I can see."
   The actions have not gone unnoticed by tribal members, added Daniel
 Preston, a former vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation's San Xavier
 District south of Tucson.
   "It hurts," he said. "It hurts our people to see it used that way."
   The Hopi have their own version of the Man in the Maze, and use the image
 on silver work and other arts. It is not as sacred to their tribe as to the
 O'odham, but even Hopi graphic artist Gerald Dawavendewa finds the image's
 misuse disturbing.
   Pulling religious icons out of a culture, and reproducing them out of
 context - absent religious ceremonies and family teachings - does more than
 injure tribal sovereignty, said Dawavendewa.
   "Sometimes, these concepts were not designed to stand on their own," he
 said. "By becoming trendy, (an image) also becomes almost a comedy unto
 itself.
   "It begins to lose its power, its essence, because of that."
   One only needs to see gift-store refrigerator magnets bearing images of a
 bicycle-riding Kokopelli - considered by some a powerful god of fertility -
 to see what he means.
   There is much that is not known about the Man in the Maze. No one knows
 exactly how old the Tohono O'odham image is, or just where it originated.
   From an anthropological respect, it is a contemporary design.
   "To my knowledge, the appearance of that design is 20th-century," said
 retired University of Arizona field historian Bunny Fontana, the author of
 "Of Earth and Little Rain: The Papago Indians."
   "I have never seen the image of that design on any basket or pottery
 earlier than that," he added.
   At the Arizona State Museum, the oldest Man in the Maze basket was made
 by a Pima Indian, and dates from 1900-10.
   The design wasn't used extensively on O'odham basketry until the 1940s,
 added Diane Dittemore, the museum's curator of ethnographic collections.
   "Fifty years ago, this wasn't such a central icon," she said. "But now,
 for the O'odham, it has come to have a strong cultural significance."
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   The maze itself is not a new image. Similar images have been found on
 Cretan coins as early as the fifth century B.C. Over the centuries, various
 religious groups have used mazes to facilitate walking meditation, and as
 metaphors for journeys to spiritual enlightenment.
   These days, New Age groups use mazes to symbolize personal transformation,
 self-discovery, reincarnation or emotional healing. The Internet uses the
 maze as a metaphor for finding one's way through a rapidly changing world.
   The O'odham relationship to the Man in the Maze seems a complex amalgam
 between religious veneration, national pride and personal introspection.
   "I understand it as a symbol of our tribe," said basket weaver Terrol Dew
 Johnson. "To other O'odham, it also represents life.
   "Every turn in the maze represents another turn in life. When you meet the
 Man in the Maze - Elder I'itoi, our Brother - . . . you've moved on to the
 next life."
   He said he doesn't quite understand why non-Indians have become so drawn
 to a symbol that they don't fully understand.
   The Man in the Maze has been "a sacred symbol for us," he said. "There
 are other (non-Indian) symbols out there.
   "Why do they need mine?"
   Like other O'odham artists, Johnson incorporates the intricate, difficult
 Man in the Maze pattern into his own artwork.
   There is a difference between non-Indian entities that steal native images
 for profit, and tribal members who understand the images and render them
 respectfully to supplement their income, Preston said.
   Tourists and others who buy non-Indian-made goods are "taking away from
 the people who need (the sale) to feed their families, to have a better
 home," he said.
   Not to mention issues of cultural ownership.
   The Man in the Maze image "is for me to use," Johnson insisted. "Because
 it's from my culture."
 
 Dawavendewa, the Hopi graphic artist, expressed similar thoughts.
   He said he does not sell certain Hopi religious images, such as the
 kachina, in his free-lance graphics business. If he does draw Indian images,
 he operates under "unwritten guidelines" that non-Indians may not be aware
 of.
   The guidelines may include altering a sacred image in some way. By
 changing a detail here and there, the image no longer has the same power.
   Choosing to utilize tribal images sold to the general public "is a very
 fine line," he said. "Often, it comes down to the individual."
   But after spending "your life within the culture, learning these
 traditions, you feel you do have some rights to these symbols and designs."
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   For years, the O'odham have talked among themselves about ways that the
 tribe might limit the appearance of the Man in the Maze image.
 At one point, Preston said, copyrighting the image - and other tribal
 insignias - was discussed. They were told that such popular images could
 not be copyrighted, because they are already in the public domain.
   That did not stop a New Mexico pharmaceutical company that sought to
 copyright the Zia Pueblo sun symbol - the multi-ray symbol on the New Mexico
 flag - earlier this decade. It didn't deter a New Mexico motorcycle company
 that tried to do the same just recently. If either company had succeeded,
 the Zia people could have been charged a fee to reproduce their own tribal
 symbol.
   Such abuses have led one New Mexico senator to propose protective
 legislation. See accompanying story.
   Most companies do not consult tribal members about design or marketing
 decisions involving tribal symbols, said Bahti. Nor do they financially
 compensate tribes for the use of their symbols.
   "A lot of tribes still feel - and correctly so - that there's cultural
 imperialism going on," he said. "They (non-Indians) have taken all the
 land they can, so now they're taking bits and pieces of the culture."
   Johnson summed up his frustration in a quiet plea.
   "It's just sad," he said. "Things have been taken away from us for
 thousands of years. Leave us what little we have."
 
 [Sidebar]
 VARIED MEANING
   There is no one meaning to the Man in the Maze.
   Interpretations of the image vary from family to family. A common
 interpretation is as follows:
   The human figure stands for the O'odham people. The maze represents the
 difficult journey toward finding deeper meaning in life. The twists and
 turns refer to struggles and lessons learned along the way. At the center
 of the maze is a circle, which stands for death, and for becoming one with
 Elder Brother I'itoi, the Creator.
   Other O'odham see the image of a man as representative of an individual,
 or all of mankind, or I'itoi himself.
   Daniel Preston, whose job is to explain Native American cultures to
 federal agencies and others, said stories of the Man in the Maze were
 revealed to him over time by relatives and tribal elders.
   "It wasn't in a couple of minutes, or an hour or two, or a week," he
 emphasized. "(Understanding the maze) is something you are born into, and
 raised to see."
   Gallery owner Mark Bahti offers customers a printed interpretation of the
 image - but stresses its limits.
   "Somebody who's not a member of the tribe can understand a little bit of
 what it represents," he said. "But it's not the same as having it
 represent your whole culture."
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PROTECTION SOUGHT
   Last month, representatives from the U.S. Patent and Trade Office met with
 Indians in California, Virginia and New Mexico to discuss creation of a list
 of official insignia protected from trademark.
   Results of the meetings will figure into the agency's forthcoming official
 recommendation to Congress.
   The proposed legislation, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., would
 change federal trademark law by adding tribal insignia to the list of
 official, non-trademark-able symbols. The list now includes such images as
 foreign flags, city seals and state insignia.
   The patent office is working to determine what a tribal symbol is -
 whether a word, a name or ancient design - and how tribes would register it.
 Theoretically, the Man in the Maze image might qualify for such protection.
   Bingaman's proposed law would simply prevent entities from trademarking
 tribal symbols and charging a fee for their use. It would not protect tribes
 from non-Indian use of those images.
   "Since we do provide legal protection for symbols of other government
 entities, it's not a difficult argument to say we should do the same with
 tribes and pueblos," Bingaman told the Los Angeles Times.
   "There are some meanings that tribes and pueblos attach to their symbols
 that are more heartfelt and have more significance to them than a normal
 city seal."
   Interested parties may view public comments on the proposed legislation
 by visiting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Web site at www.uspto.gov
 Although the official period for public comment has passed, additional
 comments may be submitted to the office's Eleanor K. Meltzer at (703)
 306-2960 or e-mailing her at eleanor.meltzer@uspto.gov.
   Respondents should respond as soon as possible; the agency must submit
 its recommendations to Congress by Sept. 30.
 - Bryn Bailer
 
 --------- "RE: Pepperspray in Minneapolis" ---------
 
 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 00:42:55 -0600
 From: power4u@mtn.org (power4u)
 Subj: pepperspray in mpls
 
 hi y'all,
 i thought that you might be interested in these three stories about the
 december 20th raid charges.
 
 Published Thursday, August 26, 1999
 Protest charges dismissed in Hwy. 55 case
 Margaret Zack and Jeffrey W. Peters / Star Tribune
   Charges against two protesters arrested in December at the Hwy. 55
 reroute site have been dismissed by a judge who called some police conduct
 in the December raid "outrageous."
   In a decision filed Tuesday, Hennepin County District Judge Stephen
 Aldrich said officers used reasonable force during the arrests, but he
 criticized police for not providing medical care to protesters who were
 hit with pepper spray.
   The raid, which involved 600 officers from local, county and state
 police agencies, was intended to remove squatters from condemned houses
 sitting in the path of a new route for Hwy. 55. The protesters say the
 route will disrupt an area that is sacred to American Indians. About three
 dozen people were arrested, and they asked for written complaints to be
 filed. Only seven people were charged.
   Protests continued at the construction site after the raid, including a
 series of protests at the end of July. On Wednesday, officials filed
 misdemeanor charges against about 20 people allegedly involved in the July
 protests.
   Regarding the December raid, Aldrich wrote: "For the Court to turn a
 blind eye at the point of prosecution to the defendants' pain would render
 our system no better than that of countries we criticize for state-
 sanctioned torture."
   "It would be unconscionable to add a criminal trial to the pain these
 defendants suffered on the street," the judge wrote.
   Aldrich didn't single out any officers, saying it was a system-wide
 breakdown. Cathy Clark, a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Safety,
 which oversees the State Patrol, said the language in the ruling made it
 inappropriate for her agency to comment. Roseann Campagnoli, a spokeswoman
 for the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, said her agency participated in
 the raid at the request of other agencies. She declined to comment further.
 The state refused to rebut the defendants' testimony when the case was
 before Aldrich.
   Obstruction charges against Michael Nelson and Natalia Shulkin were
 dismissed. Nelson's lawyer, Jordan Kushner, said these were the final
 cases to be handled involving the December raid. Two other cases were
 dismissed earlier and three people reached plea agreements.
   Kushner disagreed that reasonable force was used on Nelson and Shulkin.
 "In this case, they were chained to a floor, they were lying down and the
 trooper put [the spray] on his glove and rubbed it in their eyes," he said.
 Nelson, Shulkin and others were detained for five hours, while vomiting,
 crying uncontrollably and drooling.
   "It will be interesting to see how this judgment and dismissal will
 affect the abusive behavior of police in the remainder of the continuing
 struggle to stop the reroute of Hwy. 55 . . . maybe this will change that
 behavior," Nelson said in a news release.
   The charges filed Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court included
 interfering with traffic, trespassing, failing to obey police officers and
 obstructing legal process. Court appearances are scheduled for next month.
   Many were charged with linking arms with others, walking into the street
 and sitting down. The complaints said the defendants blocked all
 northbound traffic on Hiawatha Avenue at Minnehaha Pkwy. on July 27.
   One person was charged with sitting in a chair at the intersection and
 obstructing traffic. Other allegations included crossing yellow police
 tape.
 -- Staff writers Terry Collins and Beth L. Podtburg and the Associated Press
 contributed to this report.
 c. Copyright 1999 Star Tribune. All rights reserved.
 - - - - --
 Published: Thursday, August 26, 1999
 Judge dismisses charges against Hwy. 55 protesters
 RACHEL E. STASSEN-BERGER STAFF WRITER
   The behavior of law enforcement officers was outrageous and abusive when
 they denied medical attention to two Minnesota 55 protesters arrested last
 winter during a police raid, a Hennepin County District judge found in a
 ruling filed Tuesday. Hennepin County District Judge Stephen Aldrich
 dismissed the charges against the two protesters, Natalia Shulkin and
 Michael Nelson, because they did not receive medical help after Highway
 Patrol officers wiped pepper spray into their eyes.
   "For the court to turn a blind eye at the point of prosecution to the
 defendants' pain would render our system no better than that of countries
 we criticize for state-sanctioned torture," Aldrich wrote in an opinion
 filed Tuesday. "It would be unconscionable to add a criminal trial to the
 pain these defendants suffered on the street."
   Shulkin and Nelson were arrested for resisting arrest and trespassing
 with more than 30 others when hundreds of officers descended on the
 Riverview Road homes they occupied. The Minneapolis homes were slated for
 demolition to allow for highway construction.
   The two had hidden themselves in a secret room of one of the houses and,
 with pipes, bolts and chains, locked themselves to a piece of the house.
 That made it impossible for officers to release them without tearing up
 the floor. The officers told them repeatedly to unlock themselves; when
 they failed to comply, the officers used the pepper spray.
   Aldrich found the use of pepper spray was appropriate but the two
 protesters should not have been left for more than five hours, in the
 winter's cold, without any medical attention as they stood in extreme pain,
 vomiting, drooling, crying and unable to see once they had unlocked
 themselves.
   "For the state to allow such suffering to continue after defendants have
 complied with the officials' demands is abusive," Aldrich wrote.
   Shulkin said she was pleased Aldrich found she should have been given
 medical relief from the pepper spray, but she worried that more police
 officers might feel free to use pepper spray against nonviolent protesters
 with his sanction.
   Steven Heng, a Minneapolis assistant city attorney who represented the
 state in the case, said he plans to file an appeal of Aldrich's decision
 this week.
   Charges against 29 of the 36 people arrested in the raid were dropped
 shortly after they were arrested.
   Since then, several dozen more people have been arrested after blocking
 construction on Minnesota 55, and several have complained they did not
 receive proper medical treatment.
 ------------------------------------------------------
 Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, who covers Minneapolis news, can be reached at
 rstassen-berger@pioneerpress.com, or (612) 338-8198.
 ------------------------------------------------------
 c. 1999 PioneerPlanet / St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press
 All Rights Reserved
 - - - - --
 Published Friday, August 27, 1999
 Prosecutors vow to pursue charges against Hwy. 55 protesters
 David Peterson / Star Tribune
   A Minneapolis city attorney vowed Thursday to appeal the dismissal of
 charges against two Hwy. 55 protesters, complaining that there was no
 factual or legal basis for the ruling.
   In his order issued Tuesday, Hennepin County District Judge Stephen
 Aldrich called police behavior during the December arrests too
 "outrageous" to continue the prosecution, citing the alleged failure of
 police to provide treatment to demonstrators exposed to pepper spray.
   Assistant Minneapolis City Attorney Steven Heng said paramedics did
 examine the protesters.  Moreover, he said, the defendants' motion to
 dismiss "never brought up any failure to provide medical assistance." The
 judge, Heng said, "reached in and found something they [defendants] were
 not claiming."
   Jordan Kushner, an attorney for one of he protesters, said, "We didn't
 specifically say that [on paper], but the whole sequence of events was
 outrageous. . . . My argument was a very general one, that all their
 actions were outrageous."
   Aldrich said Thursday: "The transcript will have to stand for itself. . .
 . The motion that was made involved the treatment of the people by the
 officers, and I simply dealt with the testimony that was brought to me."
   Asked about Heng's statement that paramedics did in fact examine the
 defendants, Kushner said, "I guess the facts are going to speak for
 themselves. I think the judge's recitation of facts was accurate . . .
 both of them testified they suffered from the effects of mace and nothing
 was done to help them except that one got some kind of wipe. The judge
 said both got wipes, but my understanding is only one did."
   Heng said that even if the defendants had been treated as badly as they
 claim, "the remedy would be a civil lawsuit," not the dismissal of
 criminal charges against them.
   Kushner replied that dismissal of criminal charges is a well-established
 remedy for outrageous police conduct. Kushner represented one of the two
 defendants, Michael Nelson, whose charges were dismissed. The other,
 Natalia Shulkin, represented herself and joined in his motion to dismiss.
   The protests are over a new Hwy. 55 route in south Minneapolis, one that
 protesters say will disrupt an area sacred to American Indians.
 
 New charges criticized
   Kushner also suggested that the dozens of new charges authorities filed
 against highway protesters this week may have been a spiteful reaction to
 the judge's decision.
   After the December police raid at the Hwy. 55 site, Kushner noted, only
 seven of 38 people arrested were charged. But this week, in response to a
 July incident at the site at which a similar number were arrested, the
 city attorney's office charged about 30 people.
   "I'm suspicious about that," Kushner said. "I wonder if it's sour grapes.
 I wonder if that's the motivation here."
   Heng said there were more charges after the July protest because the
 behavior of protesters was more provocative.
   "I strongly deny that any of our charging decisions are ever made out of
 spite," he said. "They are different people, and we treat each case
 individually.  [Besides,] the judge said from the bench after his July 6
 hearing what he planned to do, so that was no surprise; we were just
 waiting for his order. The timing was just coincidental."
 
 --------- "RE: Support Repeal of Act Undermining" ---------
 
 Date: Wednesday,  August 25, 1999
 From: Kathy.Kern.guest.48855@MennoLink.org (Kathy Kern, Rochester, NY)
 Subj: SOUTH DAKOTA URGENT ACTION: SUPPORT REPEAL OF ACT
 
 Mailing List:    Paths-L <paths-l@YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net>
 
 CPTnet
 August 25, 1999
 South Dakota Urgent Action: Support Repeal of Act Undermining
 Treaties Made with Lakota (Sioux) People
   Shortly after  the U.S. congress convenes during the first week
 of September, the House of Representatives will vote on two bills 
 that will affect the transfer of land belonging to the Lakota (Sioux)
 people to the state of South Dakota.
   The Lakota (Sioux) people encamped on La Framboise Island request
 U.S. citizens to write to Rep. Ron Packard, Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN),
 Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), leaders of the
 Joint Committee working on HR 2605 before Labor Day. Writers  should 
 ask these congressional representatives to  keep Section 505 in the
 Energy and Water Development budget bill and repeal the first Title VI.
 (Background and explanation will follow addresses of representatives.)
   Canadian citizens and people from other countries are asked to
 send letters of support and encouragement to the Oceti Sakowin 
 encampment on La framboise Island, with copies to Governor William 
 Janklow and the Capital Journal (Pierre, South Dakota's newspaper.)  
 Janklow has stated publicly many times that he believes the state of
 South Dakota is under no obligation to honor treaties made with Indians.
 
 CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CONGRESS PEOPLE ON JOINT COMMITTEE
 
 The Honorable Ron Packard
 2372 Rayburn House Office Building
 Washington, DC 20515-0548
 Tel: 202-225-3906
 Rep.Packard@mail.house.gov
 
 The Honorable Peter J. Visclosky
 2313 Rayburn House Office Building
 Washington D.C. 20515
 Tel: 202-225-2461
 
 The Honorable Pete Domenici
 328 Hart Senate Office Building
 Wash, DC, 20510-3101
 Tel: 202-224-6621
 senator_domenici@domenici.senate.gov
 
 The Honorable Harry Reid
 528 Hart  Senate Office Building
 Washington, DC  20510
 Tel: 202-224-3542
 Fax: 202-224-7327
 senator_reid@reid.senate.gov
 
 ADDRESSES OF OCETI SAKOWIN, GOVERNOR JANKLOW AND CAPITAL JOURNAL
 
 Oceti Sakowin
 519 East Sioux Ave.
 PMB 197
 Pierre, SD 57501
 USA
 
 Governor William Janklow
 500 East Capital Ave.
 Pierre, SD 57501
 USA
 
 Capital Journal
 333 West Dakota Ave
 Pierre, SD 57501
 USA
 
 BACKGROUND
   Since March 22, Lakota people opposed to a transfer of 200,000
 acres of their treaty land to the state of South Dakota have camped 
 on La Framboise Island across from the SD state capitol in Pierre.   
 The land was promised "in perpetuity" to the Lakota in the 1868 
 Treaty of Fort Laramie and "excess land" was again promised to 
 the tribes after the federal government seized thousands of acres 
 of land for a dam system in the 1940s.
   A rider slipped into the 40-pound budget bill last fall by South
 Dakota Senator Tom Daschle authorizes the transfer of the land 
 to the state of South Dakota.  The rider was called Title VI, or the
 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and State 
 of South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Act.
   The Oceti Sakowin Camp on La Framboise Island has been demanding
 a repeal of the bill.
   This summer, in an unexpected move, Representative Ron Packard
 (R-CA) inserted a repeal. "Section 505" of HR 2605, the Energy and 
 Water Development Appropriations bill repeals Title VI.  However, 
 Senator Daschle has already influenced another joint committee to 
 include a second version of Title VI in a 1999 Water Resources 
 Development Act (WRDA) in case the first Title VI is repealed.  On 
 August 17, the President signed the WRDA bill which would effectively
 keep the land from being returned to the Great Sioux Nation as 
 promised in treaties.
   Both versions of Title VI should be repealed when the joint committee
 meets in September.  Please write letters to Rep. Ron Packard, Rep. 
 Pete Visclosky (D-IN), Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Pete Domenici
 (R-NM), leaders of the Joint Committee working on HR 2605.
   Urge the committee members to keep Section 505 in the Energy
 and Water Development budget bill and repeal the first Title VI.
   More importantly, also  ask them to add language to the bill which
 will also repeal Title VI of the Water Resources Development Act 
 of 1999. You may send copies to your own Representative and 
 Senators to inform them of the situation.
  * Remind them that Title VI was passed in a underhanded manner
 after the WRDA bill failed to pass the House in 1998 because of 
 treaty issues. Explain that it was passed twice under circumstances 
 which make its legality suspect.
  * Remind them that the U.S. is obligated to honor all treaties,
 including the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 under which the land in
 question should belong to the Lakota nation.  Note that Article VI 
 of the Constitution states that treaties are "the supreme law of  
 the land."
  * Remind them that Lakota people are concerned about two sections
 of Title VI which contradict each other: Sections 605A, which transfers
 the land to the state of South Dakota, contradicts Section 605H, which
 gives Federal legal protection to Native American grave and cultural
 sites along the river.
  * Remind them that six of seven tribes are signatory to the 1868
 Fort Laramie Treaty and oppose the transfer.  Although the U.S. 
 has unilaterally declared the treaty abrogated, the Lakota have never
 ratified any changes to the treaty because the required three-quarters 
 of Lakota men did not sign off on them.
  * Remind them that Lakota people are so concerned about this bill
 that they have camped as a nonviolent witness since March on La 
 Framboise Island , enduring racist heckling and sacrificing family time,
 jobs and education to ensure that there is land for future generations 
 of Lakota.
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 --------- "RE: Prayer Request" ---------
 
 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 18:48:23 -0700
 From: Robert Dorman <redorman@theofficenet.com>
 Subj: posting request
 
 Mailing List:    Big Mountain List <BIGMTLIST@onelist.com>
 
 I was asked by a friend to put the following "on the internet."  Perhaps
 you could consider placing it on your respective lists. Thank you.
 I make no judgement or comment as to whether there is guilt or justice.
 I received this by fax today, Aug. 30.
 ---------
 August 26, 1999
 
   I, Paula T. Kanuho, I am Dine' (Navajo Indian) from the former Joint Use
 Area (J.U.A.). I am a refugee from the Navajo/Hopi Land dispute. I am a
 grandmother of eight grandchildren wish to make an appeal to the public at
 large. I have suffered a personal tragedy in my life in regards to my son,
 Clay Rodney Bear who did not receive the proper justice in the court system.
 First, a bit of family history surrounding this. 
   My son Clay R. Bear is the youngest of three sons. Clay's older sister
 Pamela and an older brother, Eric was both murdered about 4 or 5 years ago.
 Both of the murdered children left me with 5 small grandchildren. I am
 supporting 2 of them myself in my own home. My son Clay's birthday is
 October 21, 1973. Clay is an alcoholic syndrome child Clay has been a very
 depressed and troubled child not receiving any counseling or treatment in
 regards to this condition. Clay has a history of Incarceration but it
 involved a response to how his mother was treated by a local car dealership
 who reposed a vehicle under questionable circumstances and another incident
 when his mother's place of employment did not renew her contract due to a
 disagreement with another employee who had her terminated. 
   The latest incident involved a robbery in Las Vegas, Nevada of a Caucasian
 woman in her vehicle with children. Clay was involved in this case due to
 drinking and involved with 2 other youth. Due to the Clay's past history,
 he was railroaded into being the scapegoat for the entire incident and his
 civil rights were violated, not forgetting the women and her children who
 suffered unfortunately but came out unscathed. unhurt in the end. The court
 system sentenced Clay R. Bear to 52 years in prison for this incident,
 which is a major miscarriage of justice in regards of the punishment
 fitting the crime and no recourse in getting counseling or treatment for
 his condition.
   I, myself, have been very depressed and suffered physical and emotional
 distress over this tragedy for my family. Clay has only one child who will
 grow up without a father. I am penniless, with no job, and in very poor
 health. I realize that he did do wrong but is basically a good young man
 who Is confused, misguided, and desperately need treatment/counseling, but
 definitely not the 52 years he received for the judicial court system.
 Again, I am appealing to your sense of justice and seek your assistance in
 funding for a lawyer in appealing this matter.
   I am requesting a prayer for my son and my family. Also your support and
 assistance Would be greatly appreciated.
 Thank you very much.
 Name: Paula Kanuho
 Address: P.O. Box 7112 CPU Teesto
 Winslow, Arizona 86047
 Contact Person: Roger Bear
 Address:
 4890 Yuma Avenue
 Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
 Phone:  (702)431 - 1257
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 --------- "RE: Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land" ---------
 
 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 13:27:05 -0500
 From: berryj@okstate.edu
 Subj: (FWD)Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land
 
 ONLINE PHOTO ESSAY AND DINE' (NAVAJO) WEAVING EXHIBITION AND NONPROFIT SALE.
 Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land Newton, MA USA United States of America
 
 http://www.migrations.com/blackmesa/blackmesa.html
 
 Black Mesa, on it life.
 There will be life again, this is what they say.
 For this reason they are weaving.
 (--translated by Mae Washington)
   The Dine' (Navajo) people of Black Mesa in Arizona have been struggling
 for 25 years to save their homes and the land. During this time, 12,000
 people have been forcibly removed from their homes, about 3,000 remain and
 still resist, seeking only justice and to live in peace. I am working with
 the Sovereign Dineh Nation (a tax-exempt charitable entity) to help them in
 their struggle against the congressional laws (1974 and 1996) that created
 their plight. They are fighting the power of the Peabody Coal Company,
 which is strip mining and destroying the land, bulldozing sacred sites, and
 draining the irreplaceable drinking water aquifer, threatening the water
 supply of the entire area.
 
 http://absolutearts.com/cgi-bin/news/elaborate.cgi?find=439
 >From the above URL
   The Dine' (Navajo) people of Black Mesa in Arizona have been struggling
 for 25 years to save their homes and the land. During this time, 12,000
 people have been forcibly removed from their homes, about 3,000 remain and
 still resist, seeking only justice and to live in peace. I am working with
 the Sovereign Dineh Nation (a tax-exempt charitable entity) to help them in
 their struggle against the congressional laws (1974 and 1996) that created
 their plight. They are fighting the power of the Peabody Coal Company,
 which is strip mining and destroying the land, bulldozing sacred sites, and
 draining the irreplaceable drinking water aquifer, threatening the water
 supply of the entire area.
   Many of the women of Black Mesa are fine weavers, and weaving has long
 been their way of earning a living. If you buy a weaving, you will be
 putting the money almost directly into the weaver's hands. Until they are
 free to live in peace, I am selling their weavings in a nonprofit framework:
 any money above the cost of the weaving (which has been or will be paid
 directly to the weaver) and after my expenses will be donated to the SDN
 and may be taken by the buyer as a fully tax-exempt donation. I will provide
 all documentation on this to the buyer. Here is an opportunity to acquire a
 wonderful weaving, direct from the weaver's hands, for a worthy and
 tax-deductible cause.
   Tax-deductible contributions in any amount are urgently needed and may be
 made by check SEE/Sovereign Dineh Nation/Black Mesa Fund and mailed to:
 Steve Sugarman, Executive Director SEE, Inc. (Social & Environmental
 Entrepreneurs) 20110 Rockport Way Malibu, CA 90265-5340 SEE is a tax-exempt
 public charity as recognized by the IRS under Section [501(c)(3)] of the
 Internal Revenue Code.
   Steve Sugarman, SEE executive director, writes: As of December 23, 1997,
 the Sovereign Dineh Nation/Black Mesa Fund is a SEE project in good standing
 We are extremely proud of the work being accomplished in seeing that the
 Dineh People are accorded full access to their traditional homelands without
 the threat of energy companies polluting these lands and threatening the
 populace.
 And image is also available at
 http://www.migrations.com/blackmesa/blackmesaphotos/rena%26saddle.jpg
 "Online photo essay and Dine'(Navajo) weaving exhibition and nonprofit sale."
 1999-08-26 until 1999-08-26
 Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land
 Newton, MA
 USA United States of America
 
 --------- "RE: Native Rights Demonstration/Prayer Vigil" ---------
 
 Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 08:24:18 EDT
 From: Wanige@aol.com
 Subj: Special Announcement
 
 Native Rights Demonstration/Prayer Vigil Announcement
   On Saturday, October 2, 1999, Swedish citizens and supporters of the
 Dine'h of Big Mountain, Arizona; and supporters in London, England, will
 demonstrate in front of the U.S. embassies to protest the human rights
 violations and ethnic cleansing being conducted by the U.S. government's
 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Peabody Western Coal Company against
 the Dine'h of Big Mountain, on the Black Mesa, in Arizona. The demonstration
 in Sweden is being conducted by SENAA associates, and the demonstration in
 London is being led by SENAA member Jim Bomford from Wales. SENAA is now
 organizing simultaneous demonstrations/prayer vigils in front of the United
 Nations headquarters in New York City; in front of the White House in
 Washington, D.C.; and at three or more key locations on the U.S. West Coast,
 in California and Oregon. A simultaneous prayer vigil will be conducted by
 Marsha Monestersky and Dine'h elders. Other demonstrations/prayer vigils
 will be held in other nations around the world. Details of which nations
 will participate and the locations of their demonstrations will be posted
 on SENAA's Newsletter page as they become known.
   If you are unfamiliar with the situation at the Black Mesa, you can find
 out everything there is to know by exploring SENAA's newsletter and
 following the many links on the various pages. SENAA's newsletter is
 located at: http://members.xoom.com/senaa/index2.html
   You can also see the 15 minute video "VANISHING PRAYER Genocide of the
 Dineh," or hear Dr. Jackie Giuliano's audio recording that addresses the 
 Dine'h issue by going to: http://www.freespeech.org/senaa/ or go to the home 
 page of Free Speech Internet Television at: http://www.freespeech.org where
 our video/audio site is featured on their front page. The video and audio
 recordings are in streaming RealMedia format; so you will need RealPlayer
 to view and listen to them
 (RealPlayer G2 is a free download at http://www.real.com ). I
 n a few days, I will try to have MPEG versions on SENAA's xoom.com site
 for those of you who prefer QuickTime video and audio.
   Our coordinators for the New York demonstration are Ellis Smith and Robert
 Dorman. I, Al Swilling, and the local SENAA chapter will coordinate the
 Washington D.C. demonstration/prayer vigil. I have asked Julian, Matt
 Davison, Dr. Jackie Guiliano, SEE, and Sol Communications to be our West
 Coast coordinators. The prayer vigil coordinators at Big Mountain are Marsha
 Monestersky and the Dine'h elders, who have already begun prayers and
 rituals to ask for Creator's help.
   SENAA extends an invitation to any individual and organization who wishes
 to attend and participate in the demonstration/prayer vigil. This issue is
 of VITAL importance to ALL Native Americans of ALL tribes, bands, and
 nations. If the BIA is allowed to massacre the Dine'h at Big Mountain,
 Arizona, then it can--and WILL--do the same to any other indigenous tribe
 and nation within U.S. borders. Not only Native Americans, but EVERY
 minority in the nation will be in danger if this relocation is allowed to
 happen or if the BIA is allowed to complete what it calls its "Final
 Solution."
   If you would like to participate, please contact SENAA by e-mail at:
 senaa1@netscape.net
   In closing, the Dine'h have been so deprived by the BIA that they are now
 almost totally dependent on charitable contributions of food, money, animal
 feed, clothing, and bottled water for their survival. If you can and are
 willing to help, please e-mail me at senaa1@netscape.net for details about
 how to contribute and who to contact.
   Your Dine'h (Navajo) brothers and sisters DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP.
 PLEASE, don't turn your back on them.
 Sincerely yours,
    Al Swilling
 SENAA President/Founder
 
 --------- "RE: Kamistastin Archaeology" ---------
 
 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 07:08:26 -0300
 From: Larry Innes <innuenv@web.net>
 Subj: News: Kamistastin archaeology
 
 Mailing List:    Innu People Forum list <INNU-L@YORKU.CA>
 
 Discovery bolsters Innu claims 8/29/99
 By BOB BENSON
 The Telegram
   Tools and Maritime Archaic indian campsites that are between 5,500
 and 7,500 years old, found around Lake Kamestatsin in Labrador, 
 support Innu claims that the interior of Labrador and not just the 
 coast have a long history of human occupation, says Napes Ashini.
 "What the discoveries mean to us is what the Innu people have been
 maintaining all along," said Ashini, who lives in Sheshatshiu and is
 project leader of the Tshikapisk Foundation of Labrador. "That is,
 the Innu people have been occupying and using the land all over 
 Labrador, and that we were not - as some archaeologists say - only
 along the Labrador coast."
   One Maritime Archaic site consisted of a three-sided, tent-like
 structure with an open side overlooking a stream on the north side of 
 the lake. Its shape and the style of tools recovered are similar to 
 structures found on the coast by Memorial University and the 
 Smithsonian Institute of Washington, D.C. and which are 5,500 years 
 old.
   A few tools were also found that are between 1,000 and 2,500 years
 old. And archaeologists discovered ruins of 19th and early 20th- 
 century Innu hunting camps.
   Ashini made it clear the finds will not be used as a bargaining chip
 to settle the Innu's land claims with the federal and provincial
 governments.
   "Our mandate is to strengthen the Innu culture and to have our young
 people taught Innu history, culture and values," Ashini said. "It is
 very important for them to know who the Innu people are ... their 
 identity. Archeology will be a very important tool to do this."
 It is disturbing that Innu history is not taught in schools, he said.
 "None of the Innu schools in Sheshatshiu and Davis Inlet teach our
 history," he said.
   "They teach Newfoundland and foreign history, and I find that
 ridiculous. The Innu people don't have control over their own schools
 because they are being run by people of European descent. We are 
 aiming to have complete control, and the artifacts, which we intend 
 to keep here, is a way of doing that."
 
 Promoting culture
   The not-for-profit Tshikapisk Foundation is based in Sheshatshiu and
 promotes Innu experimental education.
   The foundation wants to build a camp at Lake Kamestatsin (also known
 as Lake Mistatin), where the finds were made, for ecotourism and 
 experimental education, and to preserve and secure the artifacts 
 there. The lake is 90 miles west of Davis Inlet.
   The foundation and the Sheshatshiu Band Council, which sponsors the
 work, have made a number of expeditions to the Lake Kamestatsin area. 
 Innu are being trained in cultural resource management and 
 preservation along with other areas of heritage, geology and the 
 environment to develop programs for ecotourism.
 The importance of the archaeological finds to the Innu is reflected in 
 the name they gave the site - Tshumushumapeu, or place of the
 ancestors.
 
 Exciting find
   In September 1998, archaeologist Stephen Loring of the Smithsonian
 Institute of Washington, D.C. joined a team of Innu to conduct 
 archaeological surveys. He has been working in the area since 1975.
 The sharp tools they found are attributable to the earliest 
 Amerindians to enter Labrador, he said.
   "It was just incredible," Loring said. "The broken tools we recovered
 at the northeast corner of the lake were left by the first people to 
 enter the land that had only just been deglaciated."
   Loring said the tools are identical to those from the Ballybrack site
 on an island north of Nain which are 7,100 years old.
   Many of the Ballybrack tools are made from chert, a flintlike quartz
 rock found only at quarry sites near Ramah Bay in the middle of the 
 Torngat Mountains.
   But the tools found at Lake Kamestatsin are made from chert which
 could be from the Straits of Bell Isle region.
   That means the hunters at the lake had yet to discover the Ramah Bay
 chert, which would mean the interior site is older than the coast 
 site near Nain, Loring said.
   Unfortunately, the finds belong to the Crown, Ashini said.
 "We don't have possession of the property we found," he said, adding
 the Innu are determined to protect the area from exploitation by 
 outside tourism and construction interests.
   "We consider the area to be sacred and that is the reason why we want
 to protect it," he explained.
   Some 80 sites around the lake still have not been excavated.
 The foundation intends to carry out also archaeological surveys south 
 of the Mealy Mountains.
 
 Learning from history
   Anthony Jenkinson is a member of the foundation who has lived in
 Sheshatshiu since 1973. He took part in the surveys to Lake 
 Kamestatsin to investigate pre-European contact cultures.
 More surveys are planned in 2000, he said.
   "What is interesting about this find is it was assumed the earliest
 interior usage couldn't be much before 5,000 years ago," Jenkinson
 said. "This pushed the date back by about 3,000 years."
   However, it's one thing to find artifacts and another for it to
 become general public knowledge, he said.
   "The Innu kids have no awareness or understanding of their history
 because they essentially are taking part in the Newfoundland school 
 system," Jenkinson said. "But they are coming to grips with their own
 history and one way for them is to become involved in archeology 
 which reveals it."
   The main priority now is to preserve the artifacts, he said.
 The items found will be brought to the institution of the 
 archaeologist who discovered them for laboratory examination and 
 cataloging. Then they are placed in boxes in St. John's and stored in
 a government building, Jenkinson said.
 
 --------- "RE: Mt. Graham and White Mt. Apache Resolution" ---------
 
 Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 20:05:44 -0400
 From: "D. Bambi Kraus" <bambi@itc.org>
 Subj: Mt. Graham & White Mt. Apache Resolution
 
 Subject: News Release, White Mountain Apache Resolution
 News Advisory, Mount Graham Coalition, August 23, 1999
 ANOTHER APACHE TRIBE URGES U.S. TO PROTECT MT. GRAHAM SACRED LAND
 White Mountain Council Passes Unanimous Resolution
 Calls on Forest Service to obey Presidential Order No. 13007
   (Ft. Apache, AZ, USA) - The Tribal Council of the White Mountain Apache
 Tribe, based in Fort Apache, Arizona, passed a unanimous resolution July
 15, 1999 urging the United States Forest Service to honor its duties to
 protect the physical integrity of Mount Graham and its "long-standing and
 ongoing historical, cultural, and religious importance to many Apaches."
 The mountain range called Mt. Graham was within the original Apache
 reservation lands and is traditionally known to Apaches as Dzil nchaa si'an.
 The range is now part of the Coronado National Forest.
   The San Carlos Apache Tribal Council and the National Congress of
 American Indians have passed multiple resolutions opposing telescope
 construction. Mt. Graham is currently the site of telescope construction
 being sponsored by the University of Arizona in a private consortium that
 includes Ohio State University, the Max Plank Institute of Germany,
 Arcetri of Italy, and the Vatican.  Last year, University of Arizona
 police arrested a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe,  Wendsler Nosie,
 Sr., for praying at the top of the mountain.  A state judge later
 dismissed the charges against Nosie, finding that Arizona had violated his
 constitutional rights to religious freedom.  The controversial telescope
 project is the subject of an investigation by  the United Nations
 Commission on Human Rights because of the harms caused to Apache religious
 life and culture and the religious intolerance demonstrated in the siting
 and management of the project.
   In its recent Resolution, The White Mountain Tribe reminds the Forest
 Service that Presidential Executive Order 13007 requires the Forest
 Service "to accommodate access to and ceremonial use of Indian sacred
 sites by Indian religious practitioners and avoid adversely affecting the
 physical integrity of such sacred sites."  The Tribe also urged the Forest
 Service to promptly acknowledge that Mt. Graham is eligible for listing in
 the National Register of Historic Places, noting that: "elders and
 cultural specialists representing many tribes have asserted the moral and
 legal mandate for the Forest Service to respect and protect Dzil nchaa si'
 an and to consult with the Apache tribes on a government-to-government
 basis in all decisions affecting the mountain range."
   For over three years, the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Historic
 Preservation has also been seeking Forest Service compliance with the
 National Historic Preservation Act on Mt. Graham.  The President's Council
 has become aware  of the traditional cultural and religious uses of the
 mountain by the Apaches and other Indian tribes. This past June, the
 President's Council wrote to Forest Supervisor John McGee that:  "The
 Council remains concerned that the Forest  Service's ongoing activities
 and management of Mt. Graham have the potential to affect the integrity of
 this possible historic property."
   Most of the major Native American, U.S. and international environmental
 organizations oppose the location of the telescope project on Mt. Graham
 due to harms to rare and endangered species, Native American cultural
 rights and their religious freedom. The project is proceeding under a
 permit issued for free to the University of Arizona by the Forest Service.
 Project opponents are advocating that all further construction at this
 sacred mountain be stopped and the project be relocated, and that the
 permit be rescinded by the Secretary of Agriculture "in the public
 interest" as provided in permit condition 17 because of national public
 interest concerns for endangered species, historic preservation and Native
 American human rights.
 MT. GRAHAM COALITION CONTACTS:
 Dr. Robert Witzeman, Maricopa Audubon Society, 602-840-0052,  Dr. Peter
 Warshall, Scientists
 for the Preservation of Mt. Graham, 415-256-2800, ext. 224, Ola
 Cassadore Davis, Apache
 Survival Coalition, 520-475 2543, Wendsler Nosie, Sr., Apaches for
 Cultural Preservation,
 520-475 2494.
 
 WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE CONTACT:
 Ramon Riley, Cultural Resources Director, White Mountain Apache Culture
 Center,  Tel
 520-338-4625
 (White Mountain Resolution available by fax on request)
 
 --------- "RE: Bribe Allegations Made In Goshute Suit" ---------
 
 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 12:44:13 EDT
 From: MarthaET@aol.com
 Subj: Bribe Allegations Made In Goshute Suit
 
 Mailing List:    TRIBALLAW (triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu)
 
 Bribe Allegations Made In Goshute Suit
      August 27, 1999
   BY BRENT ISRAELSEN
   THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
   Leon Bear, chairman of the Skull Valley Band of Goshutes,allegedly used
 money he got from out-of-state utilities to try to bribe
 fellow tribal members to support a controversial nuclear-waste
 storage proposal. On several occasions during the past few years, Bear
 offered tribal members "thousands of dollars" if they would sign documents
 in support of the proposal, according to a sworn statement signed
 by Sammy Blackbear. The statement was filed this month in U.S. District
 Court as part of an ongoing lawsuit brought against the federal government
 by a Goshute opposition group led by Blackbear. Danny Quintana, attorney
 for Bear and the tribe, called Blackbear's allegations "ridiculous."  "I
 honest to god couldn't make sense of what [Blackbear] is saying," Quintana
 said. "I don't think he has the slightest clue as to what's going on."
   Blackbear and the opposition group are attempting to obtain a
 copy of an agreement Bear helped negotiate with Private Fuel
 Storage (PFS), a consortium of eight electric utilities that proposes to
 store thousands of tons of highly radioactive waste on the Goshute
 reservation.  In addition to attempted bribery, Bear also threatened to
 withhold the annual tribal dividend payments to some members unless they
 voted to retain him as tribal chairman, according to Blackbear. "Leon Bear
 displayed the checks for such payments in front of the Tribal General
 Council and said in essence, `Vote for me or you don't get this money,'"
 Blackbear stated. 
   Blackbear is one of more than a dozen Goshutes who oppose the
 waste-storage plan. They are being assisted in their legal fight with a
 $50,000 grant from Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt's administration, which is
 actively opposed to the proposal.  Electric utilities and the federal
 government have been trying for decades to find a permanent, centralized
 resting place for highly radioactive waste generated by the nation's
 commercial  nuclear-power plants. The waste, which is spent nuclear-fuel
 rods, can remain dangerous for up to 10,000 years. A Decade to Wait: The
 U.S. Department of Energy is building a waste repository at Yucca Mountain
 in southern Nevada, but it is not scheduled to be ready until 2010. PFS
 says its utilities cannot wait that long. In 1997, PFS signed a lease
 agreement with the Goshute tribe leadership, headed by Bear,
 to store the waste temporarily on the Skull Valley reservation, about 50
 miles west of Salt Lake City. The Goshute leaders tout the
 venture as a safe way to bring economic opportunities to the largely
 impoverished 130-member tribe.  When Leavitt's office asked for a copy of
 the lease from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), numerous portions
 were blacked out. The state says it wants a copy of the entire lease to see
 whether there are adequate safety and cleanup provisions. But the BIA said
 the redacted portions, which include the amount of money PFS will pay the
 Goshutes, contain proprietary information that is exempt from release
 under the federal Freedom of Information Act.
   The state then sued the BIA in federal court to gain a full copy of
 the lease agreement. A short time later, Blackbear's opposition group filed
 a similar lawsuit that also sought an order to declare the lease null and
 void. Blackbear and his co-plaintiffs call into question the authority of
 Bear and others on the three-person tribal executive committee that signed
 the lease agreement with PFS. 
   The Tribal General Council, composed of the approximately 70
 adult members of the tribe, has never approved the lease agreement
 and never authorized Bear or anyone else to do so, according to
 Blackbear.  
 
 Ripoff Accusation: Duncan Steadman, an attorney for Blackbear
 and the opposition group, told U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball this
 week that his clients suspect the tribe was "ripped off" in the lease
 agreement and that the BIA did not do its job to protect the tribe. 
 Steven Roth, attorney for the BIA, said the public's interest to see the
 entire lease agreement is outweighed by the BIA's responsibility to prevent
 release of sensitive information that could compromise the tribe's ability
 to do business. Val Antczak, attorney for PFS, which has intervened in the
 case, said the court has no jurisdiction over questions of the validity of
 the lease or the tribal's governing body. In a motion filed to keep Bear
 from being subpoenaed, Quintana invokes the tribe's sovereign-nation status
 and says the proper forum for tribal members' grievances is before the
 tribe's general council, not the federal court.  Kimball has taken the
 issues under advisement, ordering additional briefings from attorneys on
 the questions of whether the lease is valid.
 
 --------- "RE: Aide to New Cherokee Chief Quits" ---------
 
 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 08:05:50 -0500
 From: berryj@okstate.edu
 Subj: (FWD)Indian News 08-27-99
    Roger Iron Cloud
    FirstNations Listserv
    202.358.3252
    rironcloud@acf.dhhs.gov
 
 Aide to new Cherokee chief quits
 c. Tulsa World
 8/26/99
   TAHLEQUAH -- Pat Ragsdale, who was hired to work on the transition team of
 new Cherokee Nation Chief Chad Smith, has left that position.
   Julian Fite, who heads the transition team, said Ragsdale's duties with
 the tribe included work on a budget. Smith said earlier that Ragsdale also
 was to work on employee rights legislation.
   Ragsdale's contract with the tribe called for him to be paid $5,000 a
 month.  Fite said he would receive less because he was on the transition
 team for only about a week to 10 days.
   Ragsdale ran third behind Smith and former Chief Joe Byrd in the tribe's
 primary election for chief this summer. Smith defeated Byrd in a run off
 election.
   Ragsdale was the director of the tribe's marshal service when it raided
 Byrd's headquarters in February 1977 in search of evidence supporting
 allegations of misuse of funds.
   Byrd said the raid was uncalled for and fired Ragsdale and the other
 marshals.
   Paula Holder, a former tribal council member who ran for deputy chief on
 the Ragsdale ticket, is still employed by the transition team, Fite said.
   There has been speculation that Smith will offer Ragsdale a permanent
 position in his administration.
 
 --------- "RE: Casino Dispute Could Make History" ---------
 
 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 08:05:50 -0500
 From: berryj@okstate.edu
 Subj: (FWD)Indian News 08-27-99
    Roger Iron Cloud
    FirstNations Listserv
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 Casino Dispute Could Make History
 By PHIL ROONEY
 .c The Associated Press
 8/26/99
   OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - No member of an American Indian tribe has spent time
 in jail over a gambling dispute since Congress first allowed tribes to
 negotiate gambling compacts with states 11 years ago.
 
 That could change Friday.
   If 11 members of the Santee Sioux Tribal Council are jailed for contempt
 of court - which some expect - it will be the first time Indians are
 imprisoned because of an impasse since passage of the Indian Gaming
 Regulatory Act of 1988.
   The dispute started in February 1996 when the tribe first opened its Ohiya
 Casino. The tribe filed a lawsuit on opening day accusing the state of not
 negotiating in good faith on a gambling compact. The act requires states to
 negotiate such agreements with tribes to set rules and limits on gambling.
   Santee leaders face possible jail time because they refuse to pay
 court-ordered fines of $6,000 per day for operating the casino on their
 reservation in northeast Nebraska.
   Each member of the Tribal Council is to appear in federal court Friday
 for disobeying U.S. District Judge William Cambridge's orders to close the
 casino or pay the fines. The tribal leaders could leave the courtroom in
 handcuffs, said attorneys on both sides.
   "I don't feel they have the right to do that," Tribal Chairman Butch
 Denny said. "We are a sovereign nation."
   Santee leaders say the tribe needs casino gambling to boost the economic
 well-being of its 2,500 members. In a state where the unemployment rate is
 one of the nation's lowest at 2.5 percent, the reservation struggles with a
 rate of 74 percent.
   The casino, which employs about 25 people, has 70 slot machines that
 brought in more than $900,000 last year.
   "We look at this solely as a way to provide economic opportunity for our
 people," said Roger Trudell, the tribe's treasurer.
   Nebraska officials say casino-style gambling is not allowed anywhere else
 in the state, and they do not want to make an exception to the law.
   U.S. Attorney Tom Monaghan said the tribe has exhausted its options.
 Meanwhile, the Ohiya Casino remains open and none of the fines have been
 paid.
   National experts say no tribal member has been jailed over the issue. And
 such disputes should never reach a point where tribal leaders face the
 threat of jail, said Sheila Morago of the Indian Gaming Association in
 Washington, D.C.
   A 1992 confrontation over Indian gambling in Arizona came the closest to
 landing tribal members in jail after the FBI sent trucks to the state's six
 reservations to confiscate slot machines.
   At the Ft. McDowell Mohave-Apache Indian Community near Phoenix, tribal
 members used bulldozers to block trucks loaded with gambling equipment from
 leaving the reservation. They relented, but six months later they reached a
 compact with the state.
   The Santee have applied for a compact under new procedures initiated by
 Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt. Those rules allow tribes to negotiate
 with the Interior Department in states where government officials are
 resistant to gaming compacts.
   Federal courts have yet to rule if the federal agency can serve as or
 appoint a mediator to work out gambling disputes.
 
 --------- "RE: Judge Dismisses Contempt Charges" ---------
 
 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:02:17 -0500
 From: hdqrs@worldnet.att.net
 Subj: Judge dismisses contempt charges against Santee Sioux
 
 Mailing List:    TRIBALLAW (triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu)
 
 8/27/99 -- 6:35 PM
 Judge dismisses contempt charges against Santee Sioux 
   OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A federal judge threw out civil contempt charges
 against Santee Sioux leaders on Friday that could have landed them in jail
 for failing to close the tribe's outlawed casino.
   U.S. District Judge William Cambridge agreed that the Tribal Council was
 not in contempt because it did not have the power to close the the casino
 as the judge had ordered, since the council is bound by the tribe's Aug. 3
 referendum to keep the casino open.
   The judge said authorities should pursue criminal charges to shut the
 casino.
   If the tribal leaders had been jailed, it would have been the first time
 an Indian had been imprisoned over a gambling dispute since Congress first
 allowed tribes to negotiate gaming compacts with states 11 years ago.
   "I thought I was going to jail," Tribal Chairman Butch Denny said
 between hugs with tribal members. Inside the courtroom, about 60 members
 of the tribe cheered the ruling, while outside others broke out in tribal
 song.
   The court hearing was the latest in a three-year effort by state and
 federal officials to close the casino on the Santee Sioux reservation near
 the South Dakota border in northeast Nebraska.
   The tribe opened the Ohiya Casino in February 1996 without the necessary
 state approval. The state had denied its approval because casino-style
 gambling, including slot machines, is illegal in Nebraska.
   The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 requires states to negotiate
 such agreements with tribes to set rules and limits on gambling. The tribe
 sued the state, alleging it failed to negotiate in good faith.
   Cambridge said the casino is clearly illegal and should be closed. U.S.
 Attorney Tom Monaghan said the tribe will continue to be fined $6,000 per
 day for operating the casino.
   The tribe faces $726,000 in fines to date. None had been paid as of
 Friday.
   Denny said he hopes the tribe will negotiate a gaming compact with the U.
 S. Department of Interior under new rules that allow tribes to negotiate
 with the federal agency when states have been reluctant to talk with the
 tribes.
   The Santee said the casino's 23 jobs are much needed on the reservation
 where the unemployment rate is 74 percent.
   "We're not trying to break anybody's laws," casino manager Thelma Thomas
 said. "We're just trying to make life better for our people."
 
 --------- "RE: Montana Sq**w Changes" ---------
 
 Date: 8/28/99 1:39:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time
 From: kola_usa@yahoo.com
 Subj: Montana sq*** changes
 
 <+>=<+>KOLA Newslist<+>=<+>
 
 Via: BTwoeagles@aol.com
 ------- FORWARD, Original message follows -------
 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:22:25 -0400
 From: Robert Eurich <reurich@pikeonline.net>
 
 From the Friday Aug. 27, 1999 Billings Gazette comes this article about
 changes being made to geographical sites in Montana that bear the
 "sq**w" name.
 http://www.billingsgazette.com/region/990827_reg05.html
 
 <clipped excerpt>
 Committee starts work to remove racist word
   HELENA (AP) - It's branded on streams and meadows, hills and valleys,
 pillars and mountain passes scattered across Montana. But it's laced
 with racism and insult for the American Indian woman.
   The word "squaw" is considered foul by Native Americans, and a special
 committee Thursday began the work of erasing the disparaging word from
 maps once and for all.
   The 1999 Legislature directed the advisory committee to recommend new
 names for all geographic sites that include the word. The proposed
 changes will be forwarded to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, an arm
 of the U.S. Geological Survey, for approval.
   The final decisions rest with Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt.
   The state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation lists 74
 Montana sites that use the word "squaw." However, one of those in
 Glacier County already has been renamed by the federal board, from
 Squaw Mountain to Dancing Lady Mountain.
 
 <end excerpt>
 --
 American Indian Sports Team Mascots
 http://members.tripod.com/earnestman/1indexpage.htm
 "Little drops of rain wear away the greatest of stones."
 <+>=<+>
 http://users.skynet.be/kola/
 http://kola-hq.hypermart.net
 
 --------- "RE: Beating Story/Day 2" ---------
 
 Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:31:47 EDT
 From: Jswordy@aol.com
 Subj: Beating story, Day 2
 
   MARTIN, S.D. (AP) - The savage beating of a white man was the result of
 alcohol and an argument, not racial animosity, according to relatives of
 both the victim and one of the three American Indian suspects.
   Brad Young, 21, remained in critical condition late Wednesday. He was
 beaten, kicked in the head and left for dead with a rope around his neck
 early Saturday on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwest South
 Dakota.
   The FBI and federal prosecutors said it was too early to term the
 assault a hate crime, though they're not ruling it out.
   Louis Means and Byron Bissonette, both 18, pleaded innocent Wednesday to
 federal charges of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The charges
 are federal because the incident happened on the reservation.
   A 17-year-old juvenile was also taken into custody.
   Young's aunt, Nancy Neuharth, said she doubts the assault was race
 related.
   "Brad was well-liked by Indians and whites," she said. "They were out
 doing things they shouldn't have been doing. It's the times. Kids are out
 doing things they shouldn't do."
   The three had been drinking and got into an argument, said Bissonette's
 uncle, Arthur Has No Horses, who said he talked to his nephew.
   "He said it all started from an argument over Brad's wife," he said.
   The four had driven to an abandoned house to party, according to a
 statement by William Grode, an FBI special agent in Minneapolis.
   Means told tribal police that he, Bissonette and the juvenile had beaten
 Young, "dragged him across a field, thrown him into a house crawlspace,
 dragged him out and then kicked him numerous times in the head," according
 to the FBI statement.
   Young's mother, Carol Bucholz of Lexington, Neb., said her son's left
 ear was almost torn off and his right ear badly damaged. She said that he
 suffered head injuries but that there was no sign of brain damage.
   Local newspapers and TV reported that Sheriff Russel Waterbury said the
 crime was racially motivated.
   However, he told a radio station he had been misunderstood.
   "I've got a lot of calls on that, and that was my opinion, to do
 something that horrible to somebody else," he told KWSN on Wednesday. "I
 didn't mean the actual hate crime crime, so I don't know where they come
 up with where I was quoted as saying that. But that was my opinion."
   Waterbury did not return calls Wednesday to The Associated Press.
 
 --------- "RE: There was no Rope" ---------
 
 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:09:55 -0500
 From: hdqrs@worldnet.att.net
 Subj: "There was no rope, Marlin Fineran told The Rapid City Journal
        on Friday".
 
 Mailing List:    TRIBALLAW (triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu)
 
 8/27/99 -- 3:29 PM
 Details of reservation beating questioned by man who found 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Contrary to the description from the local sheriff,
 a man found severely beaten on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation was not
 found with a rope around his neck, according to the person first on the
 scene. 
   The victim, Bradley Dean Young, 21, had been badly beaten and left without
 a shirt, but there was no rope, Marlin Fineran told The Rapid City Journal
 on Friday. 
   Fineran found the victim, drove two 2 miles back to the nearest town to
 tell authorities, and then rushed back. 
   Young, who was found early Saturday, remained in a coma at Rapid City
 Regional Hospital on Friday. Two Indians from the reservation have been
 charged with assault, and a juvenile has been arrested. 
   Bennett County Sheriff Russel Waterbury said Young had been found with a
 rope around his neck. He also called the assault a hate crime, but later
 said he did not mean that it was racially motivated. Young is a white man. 
   The FBI and federal authorities have not filed any hate-crime charges,
 but said they're not ruling it out.
   Waterbury also said there were rope burns around Young's neck.
 Copyright 1999 Associated Press. All rights reserved.
 
 --------- "RE: Sheriff Waterbury and the Changing Story" ---------
 
 Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 16:58:42 GMT
 From: russell_john@hotmail.com (John Russell)
 Subj: Sheriff Waterbury and the Changing Story
 
   Newsgroup: alt.native
 
 Argus Leader Local News
 http://www.argusleader.com/news/Saturdayfeature.shtml
 The changing story
 This story confirms what I suspected about Sheriff Waterbury and his
 lack of honesty about what really happened. He needs to be held
 accountable.
 
 By PETER HARRIMAN
 Argus Leader Staff
 published: 8/28/99
   MARTIN -- Bennett County Sheriff Russ Waterbury was a peripheral
 player in the investigation of a brutal beating here last week, but he
 handled initial press inquiries into the tortuous beating of
 22-year-old Brad Young.
   And his characterization of the incident as a hate crime brought
 national media attention on this tiny town between the Pine Ridge and
 Rosebud Indian reservations.
   Waterbury was quoted by the Associated Press as saying Young had a
 rope around his neck and was dragged behind a truck. Journalists --
 including representatives from this one -- leaped on the story that
 sounded revoltingly similar to a case in Jasper, Texas, where a black
 man was killed by whites who chained him to a truck and drug him down
 an asphalt road.
   NBC's "Today" show carried the story Wednesday morning. The Wall
 Street Journal gave it Page 1 play on Friday.
   Now Waterbury says he was misunderstood. Although he doesn't deny
 characterizing the beating that left Young unrecognizable as a hate
 crime, he says he didn't intend for it suggest racism was involved.
 What he meant, Waterbury says, "is it would take somebody with a lot
 of hate inside them to do that to another human being."
   Waterbury was the source for the widely reported fact that the victim
 had a rope around his neck when found last Saturday at an abandoned
 house in nearby Allen.
   But Marlin Fineran, the carpenter who discovered Young when he noticed
 a cloud of flies rise from his bloodied body in tall grass, says there
 was no rope around the man's neck.
   When confronted about that contradiction Thursday night, Waterbury
 explained that he made the assumption a rope and a vehicle was used
 while examining grotesque photographs of Young's injuries and talking
 to a tribal investigator who handled the initial investigation.
   "They said he was drug" with a rope, Waterbury said.
   On Friday, however, Waterbury said he told reporters only that Young's
 injuries made it appear he had been dragged. And he insisted that he
 never said a vehicle was involved.
   The affidavit attached to the federal criminal assault complaint
 against Bryon Bissonette and Louis Means sheds some light on the
 manner and extent to which Young was dragged around the abandoned
 house and yard. It explains that he was kicked multiple times in the
 head, chest, legs and arms, thrown into a crawl space, then dragged to
 another place and kicked again.
   Waterbury said photos of Young's ruined face taken last Saturday by
 his deputy while Young lay unconscious in the Martin Hospital show
 what appear to be rope burns across Young's neck. It fit with an
 account of the incident Waterbury received about 6 p.m. last Saturday
 from Oglala Tribal Police Criminal Investigator Paul Forney, when
 Forney called to ask Waterbury to pick up a Martin juvenile wanted in
 the case.
   Waterbury says Forney told him then a vehicle was used in the assault.
 But Waterbury says he asked his deputy, whether Young's torso had
 abrasions, and when deputy Brandon Arnold said no, Waterbury concluded
 that if Young was dragged it had to be by hand.
   Forney declined to comment. He referred questions to Capt. Austin
 Watkins of the Oglala Tribal Sioux police.
   Watkins says his officers did not make any claims to Waterbury or
 anyone else that Young had been dragged by a vehicle. He deferred
 further comment to William Grode, FBI special agent who investigates
 criminal cases on the Pine Ridge reservation and adjacent Oglala-owned
 land.
   Grode acknowledged Friday that he, too, had heard rumors of Young
 being dragged behind a vehicle, "but I don't know where that rumor
 started. On Friday I had two rapes, a shooting, and this. Sunday I had
 two stabbings, a murder, and another stabbing. It all runs together."
   According to the affidavit, Young, Means, Bissonette and a minor were
 driven to the abandoned house by Albert Salomon, who left them there
 without transportation. The beating occurred after Salomon left,
 investigators say. And as far as officials know, the only vehicle on
 the property when the beating occurred was an abandoned Silverado
 pickup -- that did not have an engine.
   While Young's mother is no investigator, she told the Associated Press
 Friday that her son, who remains in a coma at a Rapid City hospital,
 does have rope burns on his neck.
   "He was dragged, but not by a vehicle," Carol Bucholz said. "It was by
 hand. There was rope marks on his neck."
   From afar, Martin and Allen are thin, dark lines of trees and
 buildings silhouetted on high ground against blue sky and rising from
 faded tan and green prairie. It is the only thing lofty about these
 Bennett County towns.
   From the look of things, poverty is hot on the heels of just getting
 by -- which passes for opulence here.
   Two cultures share this place, uneasily at times. And tensions were
 torqued when the two Oglala men and a juvenile were charged with
 beating Young, who's white, nearly to death.
   This media rumble began when Gordon, Neb. radio station KSDZ tipped
 off the Associated Press that Young, 22, of Martin, had been dragged
 behind a vehicle by a rope around his neck. AP Bureau Chief Tena
 Haraldson says her reporter double checked the tip with Waterbury,
 combined it with the work of a Rapid City television station and put
 it on the wire Tuesday evening.
 
 That incited a media frenzy.
   Waterbury had a chance to shut it down even as late as 11 p.m. Tuesday
 when this newspaper called to confirm the account reported by the AP.
 But rather than pointing out what he now says are errors, Waterbury
 let the story stand.
   Allegations Young was dragged by a vehicle "was basically
 supposition," acknowledged Allen Maltbie, public service director for
 KSDZ. He said a reporter from the station interviewed "a relative of
 the victim. It was his aunt, but I don't have her name.
   "I believe it was a supposition on her part. Other than that, I'm not
 entirely sure a vehicle was involved."
   Haraldson says AP reporter Josh Kucera's first contact with the story
 was background notes from John Kant of KSDZ that he received about
 mid-afternoon Tuesday. She says she believed the station got its
 information about a vehicle being used in the assault not from a Young
 relative, but from Waterbury.
   Haraldson points out that it is not uncommon for the AP to re-report
 stories that come from out of state. She notes that Kucera "is
 meticulous to the point of being anal."
   But Chris Hopkins, of KOTA-TV in Rapid City, confirmed Sheriff
 Waterbury's assertion that while he told reporters Young appeared to
 have been dragged, he did not say anything about a vehicle.
   "I specifically asked the sheriff, and he said there was no evidence
 of a vehicle," Hopkins says. He said the story broke for KOTA about
 noon Tuesday, and it reported it on its early evening news. The AP
 subsequently incorporated KOTA's reporting into its own stories, and
 credited it with claims Young had been dragged by a vehicle.
   "KOTA sent us their information. They had neck, rope, dragged,"
 Harrelson said. She acknowledges upset KOTA representatives contacted
 the AP shortly after.
   "They said, 'You're crediting us with this, and we never said anything
 about a truck, just dragged,' " Harrelson says.
 
 What now appears to have happened to Young is this:
   About 10 p.m. Friday in downtown Martin he climbed into a vehicle
 driven by Albert Salomon and containing Byron Bissonette, Louis Means,
 and the juvenile. That was unusual for Young, Waterbury says. He was a
 quiet individual who spent most of time with his fiancee, Lisa
 Weidmann, and their young son, Zachary, when Young wasn't working at
 his uncle's body shop.
   About 10:30 p.m. Young purchased beer at a Martin convenience store.
 The transaction appears on the store's surveillance camera tape and
 eventually allowed Waterbury to identify Young.
   Salomon drove the group to an unoccupied house about two miles outside
 Allen, then left. Young and the other three were drinking, when,
 according to the juvenile during Waterbury's questioning, Means walked
 up beside Young and struck him on the side of the head. The blow
 apparently knocked Young out, and when he hit the ground the three
 began kicking him.
   Waterbury said the juvenile told him "Louis did most of the kicking.
 He was wearing steel-toed boots."
   In the complaint against Bissonette and Means, Capt. Watkins reported
 that Means told him: "Byron Bissonette, himself and another person had
 beaten Bradley Young, dragged him across a field, thrown him into a
 house crawl space, dragged him out and then kicked him numerous times
 in the head. They then left him in a field and departed."
   Waterbury says when he told the juvenile the extent of Young's
 injuries and asked why he was beaten, "he smirked and said, 'We must
 have messed him up. I didn't think we did it that bad.' "
   Fineran is the lead carpenter for the Oglala Housing Authority. He
 said he had recently worked on an unoccupied house near Allen and
 boarded up its doors and windows. Someone in Allen noticed a piece of
 plywood missing and phoned Fineran's brother, who passed along the
 message. About 9:15 a.m. Saturday, Fineran went to check on the site.
   Fineran says he discovered Young unconscious and covered with blood.
 He says he checked for a pulse then raced back to Allen to notify
 tribal police.
   Young was transported by tribal ambulance to Martin Hospital, where he
 was registered as a John Doe, since his face was so badly swollen and
 discolored he was unrecognizable.
   Shortly later, deputy Arnold took photos of the injured man.
   Young was flown to Rapid City about 3:45 p.m.
   When Waterbury came on duty about 5 p.m., he saw the photos, and then
 Forney called to ask him to take the juvenile into custody.
   During questioning, the juvenile said Young had bought beer about
 10:30 p.m. Friday. Waterbury retrieved the store's surveillance tape,
 saw the transaction and recognized Young, whom he knew slightly.
   He said he went to Young's house, and Weidmann was standing outside.
   "I asked her 'Is Brad home?' and she became hysterical. She had just
 filed a missing person's report. She asked if he was dead, if he'd
 been in a car wreck.
   "I said, 'There's a very good chance Brad is in Rapid City.' "
 
 --------- "RE: Peltier Birthday Events" ---------
 
 Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 14:14:54 -0500
 From: "LPDC" <lpdc@idir.net>
 Subj: PELTIER BIRTHDAY EVENTS
 
 Dear Peltier supporters,
   Below is the list of what is currently planned for International Day of
 Awareness for Leonard Peltier which is September 12--his 55th birthday. See
 if anything is happening near you.  If not, a simple video showing or
 potluck gathering with literature  will help spread the word.  We know these
 are only a few of the events being planned--please let us know if you are
 organizing something so we can add you to the list. Also, Leonard can
 receive US postal money orders, paper back books, subscriptions to
 magazines, and happy birthday cards from you for his 55th. (send to:
 USPL/#89637-132/Leonard Peltier/PO Box 1000/Leavenworth, KS 66048) THANKS!
 ---LPDC
 
 PELTIER BIRTHDAY EVENTS AND FUND RAISERS
 
 EUGENE, OREGON
 Sunday, September 12
 Contact Beth:
 isco@efn.org
 
 NEW YORK CITY
 Saturday, September 11
 International Action Center 3-7 p.m.
 14th Street between 5th and 6th Ave.
 Host - Raven WBAI
 Speakers, poets, and rappers
 Contact Theresa: 718-934-5501
 cessana@aol.com
 
 Up-state NEW YORK
 Monday, September 27, 1999
 Columbia-Greene Community College 7-10 p.m. Rm 136
 Teach-In for Leonard Peltier and Mumia Abu Jamal
 Videos and speakers
 Contact: National Mumia Abu-Jamal Defense ADHOC Committee 518-672-6441
 
 SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
 September 12, 1999
 Contact Marie:
 marie@kagan.com
 
 STONY BROOK, NEW YORK
 Sunday, September 12
 Borders Books - 7:30 p.m.
 Book Reading
 Contact DeAnna:
 PRDeVine@aol.com
 
 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
 Sunday, September 12
 Candle Light Vigil and Birthday Party
 World Beat Center in Balboa Park - 5:00 p.m.
 2100 Park Boulevard
 Drumming, music, spoken word
 Contact the Peace and Freedom Party:
 Janice Jordan - 619-233-9784
 Tim Helsley - 619-442-9203
 
 PHILMONT, NEW YORK
 Sunday, September 12
 Birthday Party
 11 Church St. - 6:30-10:30 p.m.
 Videos, Pot luck
 Contact "People for Peltier": 518-672-6441
 
 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
 Sunday, September 12
 Cafe Copioh - 7 p.m.
 4550 S. Maryland Pkwy.
 Speakers, music, poets
 Contact "Worldfolk": 702-220-9194
 worldfok@aol.com
 
 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
 Saturday, September 11
 Birthday party
 Contact Jennifer Harbury:
 jenniferh@globalexchange.org
 
 COVELO, CALIFORNIA
 Sunday, September 12
 Details tba-contact the LPDC until then:
 lpdc@idir.net
 
 WASHINGTON DC
 September 12
 Birthday Party
 Contact Tom Porter: 202-265-1114
 
 Hollywood, California
 September 12
 Contact Linda Sixfeathers:
 mitakuasin@aol.com
 
 It's 1999, why is Leonard Peltier still in prison???
 Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
 PO Box 583
 Lawrence, KS 66044
 785-842-5774
 To subscribe, send a blank message to  < lpdc-on@mail-list.com >
 To unsubscribe, send a blank message to < lpdc-off@mail-list.com >
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 --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" ---------
 
 Date: Sun, 22 August 99 0817:10 GMT
 From: Janet Smith (evestar@juno.com)
 Subj: Contacting those in the Ironhouse
 
 Tell a Native American Prisoner someone cares!
 The following is a portion of the list of Native American Prisoners
 incarcerated in prisons throughout the United States. The full list
 is found at the Native Prisoners Pen Pal list the following web site:
 http://www.brooks.simplenet.com/penpal.html.  The list is compiled from
 contributions by Wotanging Ikche readers, other friends and from
 Laura Brooks' research on Native American Spiritual Freedom in Prison. If
 you know of a Native prisoner who would like to be included here, please
 e-mail Janet Smith at jans@atlcom.net.  My thanks to Laura Brooks for
 giving this list a home on the web.
 
 James,  Charles P                  Johnson,  Chad A.
 #284-382                           #288-594
 PO Box 1812                        PO Box 7010
 Marion,  OH 43301                  Chillicothe,  OH 45601
 Date of Birth: 3/4/55              Date of Birth: 11/6/74
 Ancestry: Lakota/Cherokee          Ancestry: Cherokee
 
 Jett,  Alan Lee                    Jones,  Richard Oscar
 #143-205                           #283-994
 PO Box 511                         PO Box 511
 Columbus,  OH 43216                Columbus,  OH 43216
 Date of Birth: 8/1/50              Date of Birth: 7/11/64
 Ancestry: Cherokee                 Ancestry: Cherokee
 
 Joan,  Robert Richard
 #194-728
 PO Box 5500
 Chillicothe,  OH 45601
 Date of Birth: 1/30/55
 Ancestry: Seneca
 
 Laura Brook's website is being updated and old pages moved to a mirror site
 temporarily.  The current address for Laura Brooke's Native American
 Prisoner pen pal archive list is:
 http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9118/penpal.html.  I'll try to keep an
 eye on the page to see where it finally ends up and let readers know
 immediately.
 Reminder and Caution:  It is common for prisoners to be moved abruptly.
 If your correspondent suddenly quits writing, don't assume it's by choice.
 Inquire about his location and situation -- often the prison chaplain can
 help you with this.  If you know a prisoner on our list has been moved,
 please let me know.
 If your correspondent requests that you send him anything, particularly
 ceremonial items, check the prison to ensure the requested items are not
 contraband.  Sometimes items of religious significance that are ordinarily
 banned may be given to the prisoner by the chaplain.
 ---------------------------------
  Please especially remember - this is the "Year of Leonard".
          Leonard Peltier #89637-132, Box 1000, Leavenworth, KS  66048
 ---------------------------------
  Write Eddie Hatcher directly at North Carolina Central Prison:
          Eddie Hatcher, 1300 Western Blvd., Raleigh NC 27606
 
 --------- "RE: Preserving the Apache Language" ---------
 
 Date: Sun, 29 August 99 2112:40 GMT
 From: Janet Smith (jans@atlcom.net)
 Subj: Preserving the Apache Language<fwd>
 
 Preserving the Apache language
 By Kispoko T
 adapted from an article at:
 http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/shart?rchives
 
   When the U.S. government stole Indian lands and freedom, Native Nations
 lost more than that; they lost traditional foods, songs, dances, and many
 languages. The Fort Sill-Apache tribe is one of those nations facing
 language extinction. Reportedly, only one living person speaks the old
 words. But, thanks to Apache tribal historian Michael Darrow, 42, the
 language of Mangas Coloradas, Cochise and Geronimo will never die.
   "To me, this is pretty much all that remains of the wealth of the
 families in our tribe," Darrow recently commented. "We were once a
 prosperous nation with our own land and our own everything. And pretty
 much everything physical our people owned was taken away. Our language is
 one of the few treasures we have remaining."
   Darrow is transcribing the tribe's only real language source,
 "Chiricahua-Mescalero Apache Texts," from its written form onto audio
 tapes. Published in 1938 by linguist Harry Hoijer, Apache Texts is very
 difficult for non-linguists to read. Darrow is making it easier by
 applying recognized Apache pronunciation marks, and separating the
 Chiricahua and Mescalero words, which are in themselves two distinct
 languages.
   "Fortunately, Hoijer was an excellent linguist," said Darrow, whose
 tribe is made up of Chiricahua and Warm Springs Apache people. "We were
 able to read some of his information back to older tribal members, and
 their reaction was they could find very little problem with it. He was a
 very good researcher."
   With no formal education, Darrow embarked on a serious study of
 linguistics in hopes of mastering his tribe's language. He is able to
 write the language if he hears it, and pronounce it if he sees it written.
   Ruey Darrow, Michael's mother and the tribe's chairwoman, thinks what
 her son is doing is wonderful.
   "... The younger people go to ballgames and work for a living, which
 takes all of 24 hours a day. They are all very proud of their heritage,
 and they do what they can, but they can't make a living by learning their
 language."
   The Apache people spent 28 years as prisoners of war before their
 release in 1914. Originally numbering 2,000 to 3,000 people, their current
 nationwide enrollment numbers is 430.
   When asked why his project is so important to him, Darrow answers: "Why?
 I would spend the rest of my life feeling guilty if I didn't do something."
 Endangered Indian languages in Oklahoma: 26
 Languages with at least one living speaker:
 Chiricahua Apache   Plains Apache    Caddo        Cherokee
 Cheyenne            Chickasaw        Choctaw      Comanche
 Delaware            Euchee           Iowa         Kickapoo
 Kiowa               Mvskoke          Osage        Otoe
 Ottawa              Pawnee           Ponca        Potawatomi
 Mesquakie           Seneca           Shawnee      Wichita
 Alabama             Hitchiti         Cayuga       Kaw
 Kitsai              Koasati          Miami        Modoc
 Natchez             Peoria           Quapaw
 Reprinted with permission. For more Native American stories, visit Turtle
 Tracks. For more information, visit The The Oklahoman's Editorial Department
 
 --------- "RE: Sundancing" ---------
 
 Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:44:52 GMT
 From: "rustywire" <nfcambridge@hotmail.com>
 Subj: Sundancing
 
   Newsgroup: alt.native
 
 I thought to think how it would be to Sun Dance. I have been to a few
 but as a visitor. My sons are thinking on this as well and I have five.
 My two youngest have been asking many questions in this regard and so
 are looking to make themselves ready and prepare by the long way of
 going around about it, to live a life so that they might be ready for a
 dream, some vision to let them know it is time to dance. In this way
 they are now up with the dawn and running to meet it, and so prepare
 their bodies for such an effort, but this is just a small part of it
 all. We go about and think this is what I am going to do and this is
 when I will do it and often times it is not our choice. We have wants,
 needs and dreams to try to fulfill and so it is a battle of sorts
 played out in the fields or the heart and mind of the individual. How
 do you prepare for such a thing, to have such a dream, to know when it
 is time. I think this is how it is in a way to prepare for life and in
 times of struggle to go down deep within to find the reserves to go on.
 My sons are thinking this and so they have set out to meet this dawn
 and each new day the same way so that their bodies can make sacrifices
 and in doing so build their spirit. I am not a Sun Dancer but their
 uncles are and so we will see where this will go, a day at a time I
 think..... 
 
 --------- "RE: Poem: Half Breed" ---------
 
 Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 17:43:40 -0700
 From: "Ableza Institute" <ableza@pacbell.net>
 Subj: Half Breed
 
   Newsgroup: alt.native
 
 Half Breed
 
 My blood runs red
 like the road beneath my feet
 but You
 see only the color
 of my mother's skin
 I carry
 through a trick of
 genetics
 and the Indian Relocation Act
 Smoke rises
 from sweat-fire circle
 unclouding your eyes
 to my Ancestors
 to my Father's Blood
 as Red as yours
 jumping to the drum
 deep in my heart
 
 1998 by David Yohn
 
 --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" ---------
 
 Date: Sun, 29 Aug 99 02:17:00 GMT 
 From: dfsanders@genie.com
 Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days
 
   A HAWAIIAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of September 5-11
 
                            KEPAKEMAPA
                           (September)
                           (Mahoe Hope)
                                 5
 Know all there is to know, ... and cherish what you learn.
                                 6
 Never make excuses to avoid doing the things you truly love.
                                 7
 Time will not stand still for our convenience -- we must
 make the time we need to build our dreams.
                                 8
 To walk upon black sands is to feel the touch of Pele.
                                 9
 Whenever we think we know all there is to know, ... the universe changes.
                                10
 Each person sees the world a little differently.
                                11
 You can see your true self reflected in a still pond.
 
              (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders
          Me ke aloha i ka nani, ...  Moe'uhanekeanuenue
              (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream)
 
 --------- "RE: Upcoming Events" ---------
 
 Date: Mon, 30 August 1999 15:39:14 -0400
 From: Janet Smith (evestar@juno.com)
 Subj: Upcoming Events
 
         September 3 - 5
     Wee-Gitchie-Ne-Me-E-Dim
     Veterans Memorial Grounds
       Cass Lake, Minnesota
          (218) 335-8289
 
         September 3 - 6
 The 85th Annual Spokane Indian Days Celebration
          Wellpinit, Washington
 For more information on Concessions, call
 Kim LeBret 509.258.9114 or Ivan Wynecoop 509.258.9114
 For more information on the Powwow call
 Ilene Flett 509.258.4581 or Carol Campbell 509.258.7038
 
         September 3 - 6
 Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival (traditional)
        Choctaw Capitol
      Tushkahoma, Oklahoma
         (580) 924-8280
 
         September 3 - 6
 Labor Day Weekend Celebration (contest)
          Pow-wow Grounds
   Black River Falls, Wisconsin
 608) 847-5694
 
         September 3 - 6
   Ponemah (traditional)
 Ponemah Pow-wow Grounds
    Ponemah, Minnesota
 (218) 679-3341
 
         September 4 - 5
 Michinemackinong (traditional)
        Marquette Museum
      St Ignace, Michigan
 (906) 863-9831 or (906) 643-7436
 
         September 4 - 5
 The Mackinac Band of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
 presents Michinemackinong Traditional Powwow
 location TBA. St Ignace, Michigan
 Traders by invitation only. Public Welcome. NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL ON POWWOW
 OR CAMPING GROUNDS. No Outside Raffles. No Camp Fires. Security Provided.
 (906) 863-9831 or (906) 643-7436
 
         September 4 - 5
 39th Tecumseh Lodge Labor Day (traditional)
      Tipton 4-H Fair Grounds
         Tipton, Indiana
 (317) 773-4233
 
         September 4 - 5
 25th Moraviantown (contest)
         Highgate Road
   Moravian Reserve, Ontario
 (519) 692-3969
 
         September 4 - 5
 7th First Light (traditional)
       Pow-wow Grounds
         Athens, Maine
 (207) 654-3981
 
         September 4 - 6
 Shinnecock Powwow at Shinnecock Indian Reservation
 Off Route 27A in Southampton, New York
 Over $20,000 in Dance and Drum Competition.
 Over 85 Native vendors. Flute Player. Storytelling. Hospitality Nights
 Admission $8/5. Free parking with shuttle service
 Shinnecock Youth Dancers, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers,
 Tlalcopan Aztec Dancers. Host Drum: Young Blood
      Saturday and Sunday 10AM-10PM. Monday 10am-6pm
 (516) 283-6143 Tribal Office or (516) 287-3165 Shinnecock Church
 
         September 4 - 6
 17th Labor Days (traditional)
         Heimat Haus
       Grove City, Ohio
 (614)443-6120
 
         September 4 - 6
 Mohawk Trail (traditional)
         Indian Plaza
 Charlemont, Massachusettes
 (413) 339-4096
 
         September 9 - 12
 30th United Tribes International (contest)
           UTTC Campus
     Bismarck, North Dakota
 (701) 255-3285 ext. 293
 
         September 10 - 12
   American Indian Center of St. Louis
 Jefferson Barracks Park (Grants Shelter)
         St. Louis, Missouri
 (314) 773-3316
 
         Sept 10 - 12
 Indian Summer Festival (contest)
       Maier Festival Park
       Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 (414)774-7119  Or visit on the WEB: Indian Summer '99
 
         September 10 - 12
 10th Sycuan Pow-wow (contest)
       Pow-wow Grounds
     El Cajon, California
 (619) 445-0707
 
         September 10 - 12
 79th Southern Ute (contest)
     Sky Ute Downs Arena
       Ignacio, Colorado
 (970) 563-4156
 
         September 10 -12
 37th National Championship (contest)
           Traders Village
         Grand Prarie, Texas
 (972) 647-2331
 
         September 10 - 12
 Batchewana First Nation 11th Annual Traditional Powwow
      236 Frontenac St. Rankin Reserve Ontario
  Host Drum: Kingbird Singers
 (705) 759-0914 Email:tsayers@batchewana.ca
 
         September 11 - 12
 12th Trail of Tears (contest)
     Trail of Tears Park
    Hopkinsville, Kentucky
 (502) 886-8033
 
          September 11 - 12
 3rd Annual Black Rock Native American Community Powwow
           10:00 am - 6:00 pm
  Honoring Those Who Walk With The Creator
       40 American Indian Traders
 Food Venders/Story Telling/Dancers/Singers/Drummers
      Host Drum: Strongheart Singers
           Black Rock State Park
     Route 6, Watertown, Connecticut
 5 miles north of Waterbury just off Route 8, Exit 38
                Admission:
 $6 adults-$4 seniors-$3 children 6-12 years old-Under 6 free
 For more information call: 203-562-7042
 Organized by: Black Rock Native American Community Powwow Committee
  Sponsored by: American Indians for Development
        The Black Rock Powwow Webpage
 
         September 17 - 19
      Autumn Gathering (traditional)
               Veterans Park
           Genoa City, Wisconsin
 (414) 473-7748 or (414) 248-2784(daytime)
 
         September 17 - 19
    The Great Mohican (contest)
          Pow-wow Grounds
          Londonville, Ohio
 (419)994-4987 or (419) 994-4008
 
         September 18 - 19
      5th Harvest (traditional)
      Immanuel Lutheran Church
          Mokena, Illinois
           (630) 961-9323
 
         September 23 - 26
 27th National Indian Days (contest)
        White Swan Pavilion
      White Swan, Washington
 (509) 865-5121 ext. 408
 
         September 24 - 26
          Kituwah Returns
       Asheville Civic Center
      Asheville, North Carolina
 (704) 252-3880
 
         Sept 24 - 26
 Council Tree Pow wow & Cultural Festival
         Delta, Colorado
 (800) 874-1741 or (970) 874-1718 or (970) 874-7566
 Email: deltaco@ocinet.net
 
          September 24 - 26
     9th Casino Morongo (contest)
           Casino Grounds
        Cabazon, California
 (909) 849-3080 ext. 274
 
         September 24 - 25
       Indian Trail (contest)
            Metrolina
    Indian Trail, North Carolina
 (704) 331-4818
 
         September 25 - 26
 4th Jean Jacques Blanchard (contest)
       Millstream Fair Grounds
             Findlay, Ohio
 (419) 894-6927
 
         September 25 - 26
  Manville Settler's Day (traditional)
        Manville Sportmen's Club
    Manville (Lincoln), Rhode Island
 (508) 528-7629
 
         September 25 - 26
       24th Honor the Eagle
       DeSoto Caverns Park
       Childersburg, Alabama
 (205) 378-7252
 
         September 25 - 26
 16th Annual Powwow at the Indian Trail Elementary School,
   200 Education Rd, Indian Train, North Carolina
     No Adm. Fee to the public. Head Staff TBA.
 (704) 331-4818 FAX (704) 331-9501
 
         October 8 - 10
 Foot of the Hills Indian Festival
        Piedmont, Alabama
 (256) 447-8811
 ===================================
 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 22:22:18 -0700
 From: Jennifer Olaranna Viereck <heal@kay-net.com>
 Subj: Fall Nevada Test Site Gathering Oct. 8-11
 Mailing List:    Paths-L <paths-l@YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net>
 
 For your calendars, please note the dates for the 
 Fall Gathering at  the Nevada Test Site below. 
 Thank you, --Jennifer Viereck, Coordinator
 
 Fall Healing Global Wounds Gathering October 8-11, Nevada 
 Nuclear Test Site gates.   Workshops on Yucca Mt. Waste 
 Repository DEIS and sane alternatives.
 
    Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with Ceremony on
 traditional Western Shoshone lands (NTS).
 
 Healing Global Wounds, PO Box 420, Tecopa CA 92389 USA
 Phone: (760) 852-4175  FAX: (760)852-4151  
 E-mail: heal@kay-net.com URL: http://www.shundahai.org/HGW
 ===================================
 Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:26:53 GMT
 From: "frosty" <frosty@frostys.qc.ca>
 Subj: Montreal POWWOW
 Newsgroup: alt.native
 
 Dear Friends,
   The Native Friendship Centre of Montreal is preparing
 for its 18th Annual Traditional Pow Wow.  The event
 will take place on September 11th & 12th, 1999 on the
 Bonsecours Island in the Old Port of Montreal.
 EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
   The NFCM Pow Wow is a celebration of native
 contemporary culture, where dancers, drummers, craft &
 food vendors come together and share traditions.
 Additionally, there will be Inuit teachings such as
 story telling and throat singing as well as workshops
 for children.
 The Pow Wow is one
 way we like to accomplish this.  We are expecting
 between 5000 -10 000 spectators.
 Admission is $8.00  for adults, $6.00 for students and
 elders, children 12 and under are admitted for free.
 Saturday, September 11th:
 Sunday, September 12th:
 If you have any questions, comments or suggestions
 please contact:
 Tanja (tanja@nfcm.org) or
 Jacinda (powwow@nfcm.org)
 You can also phone us the Centre at (514) 499-1854
 ===================================
 Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 13:54:31 -0500
 From: Chris Spotted Eagle <cseagle@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
 Subj: Alcatraz Occupation Reunion
 Mailing List:    Minnesota Indian Affairs <MINN-IND@tc.umn.edu>
 
 ALCATRAZ 30TH REUNION CELEBRATION
 OCTOBER 23, 1999
 
 In the tradition of honoring our warriors, a 30th Anniversary Celebration
 to commemorate the 1969-71 Indian occupation of Alcatraz is being
 planned to rightfully honor all occupation veterans.  This Celebration
 will take place on October 23, 1999, from 9:30 AM. to 4:30 PM.
   Beginning with an opening ceremony, and California Indian dancers and
 singing, the event will feature presentations from occupation veterans,
 national Indian leaders, VIPs and dignitaries, and contemporary and
 traditional Native American musical performances. There will also be a
 small Indian market, a special screening of the short documentary "We
 Hold the Rock," and a talking circle of Native American scholars,
 occupation veterans, and others discussing the legacy of the Alcatraz
 occupation.
   A committee has already been formed to plan this historic reunion and
 Celebration to take place on Alcatraz Island.  Planning and
 organizational meetings with representatives of the Golden Gate Parks
 Recreation Area are underway to insure a successful and memorable
 celebration honoring this historic event.  American Indian musicians and
 performers have already agreed to participate, and many leaders throughout
 Indian Country have agreed to attend.  Event Committee members include:
 MILLIE KETCHESHAWNO, Director/Producer, Berkeley
 JIM FORTIER, Event/Fundraising Coordinator, Pacifica
 JONATHAN LUCEAERO, Staging/Security Coordinator
 MICHELLE MOSS, Forum Coordinator
 YVONNE YAZZIE, Volunteer/Database Coordinator, Palo Alto
 LAVERNE MORRISSEY, Vendor Coordinator, San Jose
 JACQUELINE KEELER, Media Liaison
 JON PLUTTE, Program Brochure Designer
 =====
 FOR MORE INFORMATION about the event, contact one of the following:
 Millie Ketcheshawno     James M. Fortier        The Blue and Gold Fleet
 Event Director               Event Coordinator       Ticketing (415)
 705-8214
 (510) 615-0603              (650) 738-9105           Information (415)
 773-1188
 Chris Spotted Eagle
 Voice & Fax 612/377-4212
 cseagle@maroon.tc.umn.edu
 ===================================
 Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 06:50:31 EDT
 From: NASCSwan@aol.com
 Subj: First Assembly of Nations Parade
 
 Received in today from the:
 Cherokee / Blackfeet Cultural Circle
 P. O. Box 2070
 New York, New York 10036
 
 PRESS RELEASE:
 It gives the Native American Nations great pride in announcing this press
 release in regards to the FIRST ever in New York City, Assembly of Indian 
 Nations Parade.   
    On Saturday, October 9, 1999 from 12:00 noon to 6:00pm, we will host the
 First Native American Day Parade, starting at Macy's on 34th Street and 
 Broadway and ending at the Veteran's Memorial Eternal Light Circle on 23d 
 Street and Park Avenue.
 For more information please contact:
 Chief Red Deer
 Cherokee/Blackfeet Cultural Circle
 (917)-253-3404
 (212)666-9478
 or
 Chief Firebird Graywolf
 (718)378-1838
 Cherokee / Blackfeet Cultural Circle
 P. O. Box 2070
 New York, New York 10036
 ===================================
 Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 23:29:09 -0500
 From: Nina Campbell <ncampbell@nortexinfo.net>
 Subj: Native American Events
 
 I believe someone asked the other day about Native American events in
 CA.  I am forwarding an email concerning the event, as well as info on
 how to subscribe to the event list.
 Nina Lynn Campbell
 Lynn Hope Born of Morning
 Texas Cherokee
 
 Loc: CA Starting: 09-18-1999 Ending: 09-19-1999
 Type: 5
 11th Annual American Indian Celebration
 11th Annual American Indian Celebration Saturday Sept 18 and Sunday Sept
 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., held at the Antelope Valley Indian Museum,
 located 17 miles East of Lancaster, CA at 15071 East Ave. M. The Museum
 website is at http://www.avim.av.org
 Our Annual Celebration features dancers, storytellers, music and artisans.
 Frybread and other food. All amidst the ancient rocks of Piaute Butte.
 For more information, visit our website, or call (661) 946-3055. Dancers,
 artisans and vendors by invitation only.
 ===================================
 WindSpeaker Guide to Indian Country Calendar of Events
 
  ~September 3 - 5, 1999~
 Labor Day Powwow Wee-Gitchie-Ne-Me-E-Dim
 Cass Lake, MN
 Henry: (218) 335-8289
 
 Western Canadian Slo-Pitch Championships
 Whitecap Dakota Sioux First Nation, SK
 Bill Jones: (306) 934-4706
 
  ~September 4 & 5, 1999~
 Nipissing 10 Anniversary Powwow
 North Bay, ON (705) 753-2050
 
  ~ September 4 - 6, 1999~
 17th Annual Labor Day Powwow
 Grove City, OH (614) 443-6120
 
  ~September 8 - 10, 1999~
 13th Annual Black Hills Expo
 Rapid City, SD (605) 353-5718
 
  ~September 8 - 11, 1999~
 Miss Indian Nations Pageant
 Bismarck, ND (701) 255-3285
 
  ~September 9 - 12, 1999~
 United Tribes 29th Annual Powwow
 Bismarck, ND (701) 255-3285
 
 Six Nations 132nd Annual
 Fall Fair & Powwow
 Ohsweken, ON (519) 758-5444
 
  ~September 10 - 12, 1999~
 79th Annual Southern Ute Powwow
 Ignacio, CO (970) 563-4156
 
 Indian Summer Festival
 Mikwaukee, WI (414) 774-7119
 
  ~September 11 & 12, 1999~
 Nanticoke Indian Powwow
 Grand Rapids, MI (616) 364-4697
 
 Georgina Island Traditional Powwow
 Georgina Island, ON (807) 885-3401
 
 18th Annual Traditional "Dancing Towards the Future" Powwow
 Bonsecours Island in the Old Port of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 Geronimo Inutiq and Jacinda Kent : (514) 499-1854
 
  ~September 13 - 19, 1999~
 Treaty Four Gathering
 Ft Qu'Appelle, SK
 Heather: (306) 332-8236
 
  ~September 16 - 19, 1999~
 Schemitzun 99 Intertribal Powwow
 Mashantucket Pequot Reservation, CT  1-800-224-2676
 
  ~September 18 & 19, 1999~
 Curve Lake Annual Powwow
 Peterborough, ON (705) 657-8045
 
 Treaty Four Powwow
 Ft Qu'Appelle, SK
 Judy Pinay: (306) 332-1874
 
  ~September 23 - 25, 1999~
 Peepeekisis First Nations 2nd Annual Arts Festival
 Regina, SK (306) 585-8450
 
 Council Tree Cultural Festival & Powwow
 Delta, CO (800) 874-1741
 
  ~November 26 - 28, 1999~
 Native American Festival
 Indio, CA 1-800-827-2946
 
 Native Peoples Gathering & Trade Fair
 Winds Casino, Redding, CA
 Judy: (541) 474-6394
 
  ~December 2 - 5, 1999~
 Canadian Aboriginal Festival
 Skydome, Toronto, Ontario
 
 AMMSA - Windspeaker, 15001 - 112 Avenue, Edmonton AB T5M 2V6
 PH:780-455-2700 FX:780-455-7639   http://www.ammsa.com
 ===================================
 Char-Koosta News Pow Wow Calendar
 
 .......... SEPTEMBER 1999
 
 Sept. 3, 4 and 5: Poplar Indian Days; Poplar, MT;
 (406) 768-3826
 
 Sept. 3 through 6: WOLF Clan Alliance Pow Wow; Cave
 City, KT; (502) 749-4002; wolfsong@scrtc.com
 
 Sept. 10, 11 and 12: Winslow Jaycees West's Best Pow
 wow, Winslow Rodeo Grounds, Highway 87 & Airport
 Road; Winslow, AZ; (520) 606-1571
 
 Sept. 24, 25 and 26: 5th Annual Council Tree Pow Wow
 and Cultural Festival; Delta, CO; 1-800-874-1741;
 counciltree@doci.net
 
 .......... OCTOBER 1999
 
 Oct. 23 and 24: 5th Annual Festival of the Americas
 Pow Wow; El Dorado Co. Fairgrounds; Placerville, CA;
 (530) 647-0423
 
 Let us announce your pow wow.
 Please include a phone number or functioning e-mail
 address for confirmation purposes.
 ---------------------
    A note to those wanting to learn more about Indian celebrations:
 With over 500 tribes still existing in the U.S. it's hard to come up with
 definitive information about pow wows. Nothing can replace attending one and
 asking questions of the experts there.
     Send your comments about this web site to ckn@ronan.net.
 This site and its contents are Copyright 1999, Char-Koosta News
 ===================================
 Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 16:16:25 EDT
 From: Wanige@aol.com
 Subj: Fall Events -South
 
 Native American Events Listings
  ~Fall, 1999~
 >Southeast<
 _________________
 INTERSTATE EVENTS
  Sep. 17-18: Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride, begins in
 Chattanooga, TN, and ends in Waterloo, AL. Ride Schedule: Meet at Ross' 
 Landing, Chattanooga, leave at 8:00am EST on Sept. 18; 1st Stop - Stevenson,
 AL [app. 55 miles] - leave about 9:00 am CST; Stop #2 - Madison, AL [70 
 miles] - halfway point & lunch stop at Spencer Square & Publix Shopping 
 center on Hwy. 20. Time to gas up & munch down. Trail of Tears Shirts, Food 
 Vendors nearby. AL Harley-Davidson just 3 miles west. Depart 12:00 noon,CST;
 Stop #3 - McFarland Park, Florence, AL [app. 85 miles] - leave 3:00pm CST; 
 End of Ride at Waterloo, AL [20 miles], at 3:30pm CST. Total distance (one 
 way) 230 miles. Stay in the right lane. Left lane is for cars, roadguards & 
 police escorts. Ride staggered & keep up with the pack. Official Road Guards 
 will wear orange vests - watch for & obey their signals. This ride is police 
 escorted all the way.Related events: Marietta, GA - Earl Small 
 Harley-Davidson will sponsor the Charlie Maxwell Memorial Ride, leaving the 
 dealership at noon on Sep 17 to ride to Steel Harley-Davidson in Chattanooga
 & the TOT departure point. Info: (770) 919-0000; Chattanooga, TN - Steel 
 H-D's All-Day Kickoff Party, Sep. 17, 10am - until ... Everyone welcome!2136 
 Chapman Road, (423) 892-4888; Sheffield, AL - Foster Harley-Davidson will 
 host an Open House on Sep. 17, and an End of the Ride Party on Sep. 18. Food, 
 beverages & music all day. Everyone welcome! Info: (256) 383-5814; 
 Birmingham, AL - Group Ride to join the main TOT caravan, leaving 6:40am
 from McDonald's on Roebuck Parkway. Info: Perry White, Road Captain, (205)
 672-0361. Further info: Tennessee Ride Leader & Originator, Bill Cason (423) 
 658-5937; Alabama Road Captain, Terry Sweet, (256) 880-5842; Alabama 
 Sponsor/Coordinator, Jerry Davis (256) 259-2509; Georgia Road Captain, Ken 
 Markham (770) 321-1727. Website: www.alabamawaterfowl.org, or, 
 www.inexsys.net Vendors interested in setting up in Waterloo should contact:
 Mayor Sharon Baron (256) 764-3237 or Janice Wallace (256) 764-2709. There 
 will be motorcycle-only parking on Main st. in Waterloo, free camping at 
 Brush Creek & Waterloo Campgrounds, a two-day pow wow, and concert.
 _______
 ALABAMA
  Sep. 17-19: Cherokee Pow Wow & Green Corn Festival, Gadsden. This event has
 been CANCELLED for 1999.
  Sep. 17-19: Sequoyah Caverns Fall Festival & Pow Wow, at Sequoyah Caverns,
 near Valley Head. Presented by the Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama. HM: 
 Tony Walkingstick; HL: Lisa Moonfire Kirchner;HD: Wagon Burners; Guest Drum:
 Bull Run Singers; MC: Alton McAllister; ST: Moon Shadow; Native Archery 
 Demonstrations: Jimmy Taylor; FP: Tommy Wildcat & Larry Campbell; Special 
 Guests: Dr. Tony McClure, author of Cherokee Proud, & Wolf, Native American 
 recording artist. Schedule:Friday (school day), 8am-5pm; Saturday, 10am-9pm;
 Sunday, 10am-5pm. Admission: Adults - $5, children 6-12 - $2, under 6, 
 handicapped & seniors - free. Camping Reservations: Sally Eastman (256) 
 635-0024. Host Motel: Quality Inn - Fort Payne (256) 845-4013. More info: 
 Pretty Moon (256) 593-8102 or Blue Thunder (205) 841-5693.
  Sep. 18-19: Trail of Tears Indian Festival & Pow Wow, Waterloo. HM: Bill
 Flood, HL: Alaura Pyle; HD's: Buffalo Heart & White Horse. MC: Gary Smith;
 Color Guard: Native American Warrior Society & Honor Guard. Event
 Coordinator: Perry White (205) 672-0361; Vendor contact: Sharon Baron (256) 
 764-3237. Other info: Milton Meade (256) 245-0361.
  Sept. 25-26: Desoto Caverns Fall Festival,Desoto Caverns Park,Childersburg
 This is not a pow wow. Vendors are not limited to Native American goods or 
 handmade items. Open 9am-5pm each day. Info: Joe Beckham, 5181 DeSoto
 Caverns Parkway, Childersburg, AL 35044, (256) 378-7252.
  Oct. 16-17: The Fort Payne Depot Museum Indian Festival, Union Park
 downtown Ft. Payne. THIS IS A HEALING CIRCLE FOR VETERANS HD: Southwind,
 MC: Gary Smith; Color Guard: Native American Warrior Society & Honor Guard.
 Event Coordinator: Jerry Lang. Info: Jerry Lang, (256) 492-5217
 _______
 ARKANSAS
 No current listings.
 _______
 FLORIDA
  Sep. 18: Marion County Cultural Festival, Ocala. This event features
 Performing & Visual Arts, Educational Programs, Food, and participation by 
 the White Buffalo Society's Native American Education Program, with Tipi, 
 Drum, Vendors, etc. Sponsored by the Ocala Jaycees. Info: TheWBSInc@aol.com
 _______
 GEORGIA
  Sep. 4-5: Running Water Pow Wow/Cherokee Homecoming & Ripe Corn Festival,
 Ridge Ferry Park, Rome. MC: Richard Bird (Cherokee); HM: Bullet Standingdeer 
 (Cherokee); HL: Laretta Weaver (Choctaw/Cherokee); HD: Bird Chopper 
 (Cherokee, NC); AD: Jamie Pheasant (Cherokee); ST: Fred Bradley (Cherokee); 
 FP: Larry Campbell; Musical Entertainment: Sara Bird (Cherokee); CG: Native 
 American Warrior Society & Honor Guard. Along with the Dance Competition, 
 there will be Blow Gun & TeePee Competitions, Educational & Cultural 
 Programs, and brain tanning & primitive skills demonstrations by Richie 
 Taylor. Admission: Adults -$5, Children 13-17  & Seniors- $3, Children 
 12-under - Free. Hours: 10am-10pm Saturday (GE: 1pm & 7pm); 10am-6pm Sunday 
 (GE: 1pm). Presented by Native American Preservation of Georgia, PO Box 565, 
 Rome, GA 30162-0565. Info: Frank Blair (706) 232-1714 or 506-8336, 
 FMBlair@aol.com, or Indian_Apache@compuserve.com.
  Sep. 18-19: Ocmulgee Indian Celebration, Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon
 Hours: 10am-6pm. Free Admission. No camping on-site. This ancient site is 
 still considered sacred by the Muscogee Creeks. Address: 1207 Emory Highway, 
 Macon, GA 31201. Info: (912) 752-8257.
  Sep. 25-26: Pow Wow at McIntosh Reserve, Whitesburg. Info: katinsal@aol.com
 Info: Frank Hall (770) 334-3344
  Oct 9-10: Cedar Town Indian Festival, Cedar Town, GA
 Info: Frank Hall (770) 334-3344
 _______
 KENTUCKY
  Sep. 11-12: Trail of Tears Pow Wow, Trail of Tears Commemorative Park,
 Hopkinsville. Over $13,000 in competition money,plus Men's & Women's Special
 Fancy Dance Competition on Saturday night. HM: Michael Roberts (Ada, OK); HL: 
 Dawn Russell (Cherokee, NC); AD/Head Judge: Daniel Tramper;MC: Richard Bird;
 ST: Fred Bradley; HND: Longhair (Cherokee, NC); HSD: Goodheart (Stone 
 Mountain, GA); FP:Larry Campbell. Special performances by the Tlacopan Aztec
 Dancers. GO: 10am daily; GE: 1pm & 6pm, Saturday; 1pm, Sunday. Located at 
 Trail of Tears Commemorative Park, Highway 41 (Pembroke Road), Hopkinsville, 
 KY 42240. Info: PO Box 4027, Hopkinsville, KY, 42241-4027, or (270) 
 886-8033/fax: 886-0034, www.trailoftears.org, info@trailoftears.org.
 _______
 LOUISIANA
  Sep. 10-12: Global Wildlife Center Pow Wow, Highway 40-West, Folsom. Info:
 (504) 796-3585. 
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 MARYLAND
  Sep. 19-20: Nause Wai wash Band of Indians Native American Festival,
 Sailwinds Park, Cambridge. Info: (410) 376-3889.
  Sep. 18-19: AISSI Festival & Pow Wow, American Indian Cultural Center,
 Waldorf. Info: (301) 588-0617.
 _______
 MISSISSIPPI
 No current listings.
 _______
 MISSOURI
  Sep. 11-12: American Indian Center of Mid-America Pow Wow, Jefferson
 Barracks National Park, St. Loius. Info: (314) 773-3316.
  Sep. 17-19: St. Francis River Pow Wow, at the Industrial Park, Farmington.
 Info: (573) 756-3658 or 756-8261 after 7pm.
 _______
 NORTH CAROLINA
  Sep. 10-12: Cherokee Survivors Motorcycle Rally, Cherokee Ceremonial
 Grounds, Cherokee. Info: (800) 357-2771, ext. 2822,
 or cherokeeinfo@cherokee-nc.com.
  Sep. 10-12: Coharie Pow Wow, 7531 Hwy. 421 North, Clinton. Info: (910)
 564-6909, or Route 3, Box 304-E, Clinton, NC 28328 (910) 592-5488.
  Sep. 17-19: Guilford Native American Association Cultural Festival &
 Pow Wow, Jaycee Park, Greensboro. Info: (919) 273-8686.
  Sep. 21: Fall Equinox Festival, North Carolina Indian Cultural Center,
 Pembroke. Info: (910) 521-4178.
  Sep. 24-25: Native American Celebration, Durham Technical Community
 College, 1637 Lawson St., Durham. Info: (910) 686-3505.
  Sep. 24-26: Indian Trail Pow Wow, Indian Trail School, Indian Trail.
 Info: (704) 331-4818.
  Sep. 25: Meet Cherokee Artist Donald Vann, from 2:00-6:00pm at Oconaluftee
 Gift shop, in Little Princess Village, Cherokee. Info: (800) 357-2771 or 
 cherokeeinfo@cherokee-nc.com.
 _______
 OKLAHOMA
  Sep. 2-5: Cherokee National Holiday Celebrations, Tahlequah. Several events
 mark this special occasion, some of which will be spotlighted below. For more 
 info, contact Cherokee National Holiday, PO Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465 
 (918) 456-0671, ext. 2543, or (800) 850-0348, ext. 2543, or 
 webmaster@cherokee.org. Individual events listings follow:
  Sep. 2: Music Fest - Northeastern State University Fine Arts Auditorium,
 7pm-11pm.
  Sep. 3-5: Cherokee Artist Calendar Signing - in the lobby of the Restaurant
 of the Cherokees, 10am-4pm. Contact: Linda Taylor (918) 456-2793.
  Sep. 3-4: Gospel Singing - Heritage Center & Sequoyah Chapel, Friday
 6-12pm, Saturday 1:00pm-1:00am.
  Sep. 3-5: Softball Tournament - Phoenix Park & SHS Softball Fields. Starts
 at 6pm Friday, and 9am saturday & Sunday.
  Sep. 3: Stickball - 12:30 - 2:00pm on SHS Campus.
  Sep. 3: Stomp Dance - 6pm until ?, on SHS Campus.
  Sep. 4-5: Arts & Crafts - 8am-8pm, west of Election Services Building &
 Courthouse Square.
  Sep. 4: Children's Fishing Derby - at the pond by the warehouse,
 7:30am-11:15am.
  Sep. 4: Children's Games - 1:00 - 4:00pm, behind Arts & Crafts tent area,
 west of Election Services Building.
  Sep. 4: Cornstalk Shoot - 7:30am - 4:00pm, west of Election Services
 Building.
  Sep. 4: Fiddler's Contest - 11am-3pm, Talking Leaves Job Corps gym.
  Sep. 4: Golf Tourament - Crosswinds Golf Course, SHS Campus, time TBA.
  Sep. 4: Holiday Run - SHS Softball Fields, 7:30am.
  Sep. 4: Original Enrolee Reception - Tribal Council Chambers, 1:00-3:00pm.
  Sep. 4: Horseshoe pitch - Time & place TBA.
  Sep. 4: State of the Nation Address & Living Treasures Awards - noon, on
 the Courthouse Square.
  Sep. 4: Veteran's Reception - 4pm, Tahlequah Community Building.
  Sep. 4-5: Volleyball Tournament - SHS Campus & Talking Leaves Job Corps,
 7:30am - 3:00am.
  Sep. 5: Free Feed - 1:00pm, tent next to Election Board Office.
  Sep. 5: Sunday Morning Worship - SHS Chapel, 10am - noon.
 TBA: Marble Tournament - Site & time not yet determined.
  Sep. 3-4: Cherokee National Holiday Pow Wow, Cultural Grounds, Tahlequah.
 MC: Jake Chanate (Kiowa); WS: Seminole Nation Honor Guard; Host Gourd Clan:
 N.E. Tai-Piah Society; HM: Zack Morris (Sac & Fox/Pawnee); HL: Keri Bread
 (Comanche/Blackfoot/Assiniboine); HS: Kelly Anquoe (Kiowa/Cherokee); AD's: 
 Stanley John (Navaho), Mark Wilson (Cherokee), John Hummingbird (Cherokee), 
 Mike Killer (Cherokee). Schedule: Friday, 5pm-7pm,Gourd Dancing & Contestant
 Registration; 7:30pm, GE; Saturday, 2pm-5pm, Gourd Dancing; 5pm-6:30pm, 
 Supper Break; 7:30pm, GE. Parking: $3 per car per night. General info: (918) 
 456-0671, ext. 2310, or, (800) 256-0671, ext. 2310.      
  Sep. 4-5: Cheyenne & Arapaho Pow Wow, at Colony Park, Colony. Info: (405)
 323-3542 or 323-4877.
  Sep. 4-5: Eufaula Pow Wow, Eastside Park, Eufaula. Info: (918) 689-5066.
  Sep.  4-5: Ottawa Pow Wow & Celebration, Adawe Park, Miami. Info: (918)
 540-1536.
  Sep. 4-5: Labor day Weekend Pow Wow, Caddo Tribal Grounds, Binger. Info:
 (405) 656-2344.
  Sep. 10-12: Seminole Nation Days Pow Wow, Mekusukey Mission, Wewoka. Info:
 (405) 257-6287 or 257-6691.
  Sep. 18-19: Indian Summer Festival, Bartlesville. Info: (918) 336-2781.
 _______
 SOUTH CAROLINA
 No current listings.
 _______
 TENNESSEE
  Sep. 3-5: Healing Arts Festival, on the grounds of the Thomas House, 520
 East Main St. (Hwy. 151), Red Boiling Springs. Although not a Native
 American event, per se, this festival is open to Native vendors, craftsmen
 & lecturers. There will be speakers, music, entertainment, crafts, food,
 children's activities & more. Hours: Friday, noon - 10pm; Saturday, 
 10am-10pm; Sunday, 10am - 3pm. Free admission. Bands on Friday will be 
 playing rock, country, & 50's family-style music. Acts include 31-E at 3pm 
 Saturday, and Easy Rider from 5-6pm. Speakers on Saturday include: Alfred & 
 Dorothy Bates of Summertown, TN, authors of a book on Y2K Living, speaking
 on survival skills & simple living; Bob & Jean Hayes on organic farming;
 Crossville, TN, herbalist, John Warner; Marilyn Green, a midwife from 
 Carthage, TN; Jim Calloway, herbalist from Franklin, TN will speak on flower
 essences; Nashville's Tanya Kell will touch on homeopathic remedies; Carey 
 Casey, from Georgia, will lecture on reflexology; Gina Page, of Virginia, 
 will talk about emotional healing & kinesiology. Other guests include 
 Nashville colon hygienest beborah Meehan of Nashville, and reflexologist 
 Howard Daily. There are openings for food & crafts vendors & natural & Native 
 medicine practitioners.Info: Wanda (615) 666-7210 or Jennifer (615) 666-7738
  Sep. 11-12: Cherokee Arts & Crafts Festival, on the grounds of the Sequoyah
 Birthplace Museum, Citco Road, Vonore. Includes Indian dances, music, food, 
 plus native American & Appalachian hand-made crafts & products. Info: 
 Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, PO Box 69, Vonore, TN 37885 (423) 884-6246. Open 
 year round, 9am-5pm Mon.-Sat,& noon - 5pm on Sundays [closed on Thanksgiving
 & Christmas]. Operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
  Sep. 24-26: Middle Tennessee Pow Wow, at the James E. Ward Agricultural
 Center on the Wilson County Fairgrounds, Lebanon. Info: Don Yahola (615) 
 444-4899 or Cindy Yahola 443-1537.
 _______
 TEXAS
  Sep. 8-9: Grand Prairie Championship Pow Wow, Trader's Village, 2606
 Mayfield Road, Grand Prairie. Info: (214) 647-2331.
 _______
 VIRGINIA
  Sep. 11: Indian Heritage Festival & Pow Wow, Martinsville. Info: (703)
 666-8600.
  Sep. 24-26: Spirit of the Indian Pow Wow, Crozet. Info: (804) 946-0421.
  Sep. 25-26: Chickahominy Native American Festival, Providence Forge. Info:
 (804) 829-2186 or 829-6333.
 _______
 WEST VIRGINIA
  Sep. 25-26: AAIWV & ANI Homecoming Pow Wow, at Camp Washington Carver,
 Fayette. HM: Larry Two Rivers; HL: Patsy Raven in the Snow; MC: Tony 
 Jennings; Drums: Two Feathers, and Mother Earth Beat. Vendor info: Wayne 
 Appleton (304) 342-0884; general info: Mel Charlton (304) 683-3647.
 - - - - - --
 Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 13:50:00 EDT
 From: Wanige@aol.com
 Subj: northeast/midwest fall events update
 
 Northern & Midwestern Pow Wows & Related Events
 --
   Sep. 2-4: The Mended Hoop Tribal Solidarity Celebration, on Mount Pisgah,
 Saranac Lake, NY. This is a free event. Any money donated over the weekend 
 will go to the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee. This program seeks to be 
 representative of all the People on the Red Road, celebrating Tribal 
 Solidarity amongst the 500 Nations on Turtle Island. Performers & artists 
 from all tribal backgrounds are welcome. If you are interested in being part 
 of the program, or part of the audience, contact Ron Saquuiyona One Bear at: 
 wlbear@northnet.org.
  Sep. 3-5: Lake Shawnee Traditional Intertribal Pow Wow, Lake Shawnee,
 Topeka, KS. Info: Mike Ballard (785) 272-5489.
  Sep. 4-5: Nipissing First Nation Traditional Gathering, on Nipissing
 Traditional Lands, Hwy. 17, west of North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Info: Karen 
 Commanda (705) 753-2050.
  Sep. 4-5: Sly Fox Wattupa Reservation Fund Raiser, Bialek Park, Linebrook
 Road, Ipswich, MA. Info: (978) 373-0403.
  Sep. 4-5: Many Winds First Light Native American Gathering & Festival,
 Academy St., Athens, ME. Info: (207) 654-3981.
  Sep. 4-5: Honoring Our Elders Traditional Pow Wow, Oceana County
 Fairgrounds, Hart, MI. Info: Emily Smith (616) 861-5352, or
 Robin Mangold 861-0012 (after 5pm).
  Sep. 4-5: Wee-Gitchie-Ne-Me-E-Dim Pow Wow, Leech Lake Reservation,
 Cass Lake, MN. Info: (218) 335-8289.
  Sep. 4-5: Pow Wow Tonemah, Red Lake, MN. Info: Al Thunder (218) 679-3341.
  Sep. 4-5: Tecumseh Lodge Pow Wow, Tipton 4-H Grounds, Tipton, IN.
 Info: (317) 773-4233.
  Sep. 4-5: Moraviantown Pow Wow, Highgate Road, Moravian Reserve, Ontario,
 Canada. Info: (519) 692-3936.
  Sep. 4-6: Iroquois Festival, Howes Cave, NY. Info: (518) 296-8949.
  Sep 4-6: Shinnecock Indian Pow Wow, Southampton, Long Island, NY.
 Info: (516) 283-6143.
  Sep. 5-6: LIHA Labor Day Pow Wow, Dulac Land Trust, Sanbornton, NH.
 Info: (603) 437-3926.
  Sep. 10-12: Circle of the People Pow Wow, on the 4-H Grounds,
 Evansville, IN. Info: (812) 473-2714.
  Sep. 10-12: Indian Summer Festival, Maier Festival Park Complex, Milwaukee,
 WI. Info: (414) 774-7119, or www.indiansummer.org.
  Sep. 11-12: Haskell Indian Market, held in conjunction with the Lawrence
 Indian Arts Show, at Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS. Info: 
 Maria Martin (785) 864-4245.
  Sep. 11-12: Nanticoke Indian Pow Wow, Millsboro, DE. Info: (302) 945-3400
 or 945-7022.
  Sep. 11-12: Chawbunagungamang Council Nipmuck Pow Wow, Greenbriar Park,
 Route 12, Oxford. MA. Info: (508) 865-9828.
  Sep 11-Oct. 24: Lawrence Indian Arts Show, Haskell Indian Nations
 University, Lawrence, KS. Info: Maria Martin (918) 864-4245.
  Sep. 11-12: Native American Appreciation Days Cultural Exchange & Pow Wow,
 Topsham Fairgrounds, Topsham, ME. Info: (207) 339-9520.
  Sep. 11-12: Lenape Honoring Festival, Myrick Conservation Center, West
 Chester, PA. Info: (610) 793-1861.
  Sep. 11-12: Black Rock Pow Wow, Black Rock State Park, Watertown, CT. Info:
 (203) 562-7042.
  Sep. 16-19: Schemitzun '99 Intertribal Pow Wow, on the Mashantucket Pequot
 Reservation, west of Mystic, CT. This is the Pequot's Green Corn Festival, 
 and is a highly recommended event. Info: (800) 224-CORN.
  Sep. 17-19: Great Mohican Indian Pow Wow, Mohican Reservation Festival
 Grounds, Loudonville, OH. Info: (800)766-2267 or Allen Combs (419)994-4987
  Sep. 18-19: Paw Paw Moon Festival, George Rogers Clark Park, Springfield,
 OH. Info: (937) 663-4345.
  Sep. 19-20: Old Stone House Native American Pow Wow & Cultural Festival,
 Slippery Rock, PA; at intersection of Route 8, Route 173 & Route 528, 12 
 miles north of Butler, PA. Info: (724) 738-2408.
  Sep. 24-26: Red Eagle Alliance Intertribal Pow Wow, Mt. vernon, IL. Info:
 Terry Sowder (618) 756-2534.
  Sep. 24-26: Blanchard Indian Pow Wow, Millstream Fairgrounds, Findlay, OH.
 Info: Don VanRenterghem (419) 894-6927.
  Sep. 24-26: Land of Lakes Gathering of People Traditional Pow Wow, Kosciusko
 County Fairgrounds, Warsaw, IN. Info: kosciusko Co. Fairgrounds, PO Box 1093, 
 Warsaw, IN 46580 (212) 269-1823. 
  Sep. 25-26: University of Massachusets Pow Wow,  UMASS Campus Pond Lawn,
 Amherst, MA. Info: Dr. Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center (413) 545-1888, 
 545-3965, or dvincent@acad.umass.edu.
  Sep. 25-26: Wolf Soldiers Three Crows Memorial Pow Wow, Roy Wilkins Park,
 Jamaica, Queens, NY. Info: Winter flower (718) 978-7057 or Little fawn (516) 
 226-5306.
  Sep. 25-26: Native American Art Festival, Ballard Park, Ridgefield, CT.
 Info: (315) 363-7022 (evenings).
  Sep. 26-27: Council of the Three Rivers American Indian Center Pow Wow,
 200 Charles St., Dorseyville, PA. Info: (412) 782-4457.
  Sep. 28: Groundbreaking Ceremony for National Museum of the American
 Indian, on the National Mall, Washington, DC. Info: NMAI (212) 514-3820.
 _______
 Please note: several of the events listed for Sep. 4-5 came from sources
 that merely listed the date as Labor Day weekend. It is possible that there
 may be that there may be variances on these events. Please call to verify
 actual dates before making plans to attend. If you have any updates on these
 events, you may send an e-mail to wanige@aol.com, and I will try to make
 appropriate adjustments.
 
  ^~^~^~ Note: These mailings are sent out upon request. Anyone wishing to
 have their name added to or deleted from this list may send an e-mail to
 Wanige@aol.com. The same contact may be used to send events or corrections
 for inclusion in future mailings. Please feel free to copy and/or forward
 these mailings with my blessings. ~v~v~v~ Key to abbreviations: HD - Host
 Drum, HND - Host Northern Drum, HSD: Host Southern Drum, HM: Head Man, HL
 - Head Lady, HG: Head Gourd Dancer, HS: Head Singer, HH: Host Motel/Hotel,
 AD - Arena Director, GO - Gates Open, GC - Gates Close, GE - Grand Entry,
 FP: Flute Player, ST: Story Teller, MC: Master of Ceremonies, WS: Warrior
 Society/Honor Guard, HV - Head veteran.
 
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 From: "Christine A. Penney" <cpenney@che1.che.umn.edu>
 Subj: NAC Update
 
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 PROGRAM SCHEDULE for Aug 30 - Sept 3, 1999
 MON - 8/30: Crisis in Chiapas:
 Reports from Chiapas, Mexico say that Mexican military and paramilitary
 groups are preparing an all-out attack on several communities believed to be
 Zapatista rebel strongholds. In the past two weeks, nearly 10,000 soldiers
 have been sent to new camps in the Lacondon Jungle and have blockaded roads
 and harassed villagers. We examine the military buildup in Chiapas and ask,
 "What can Native America do to help find a peaceful resolution and defuse
 the current crisis?" Guests include Jason Wallick of the Mexico Solidarity
 Network, and representatives from the U.S. State Department and the Mexican
 Embassy in Washington, D.C.
 TUE - 8/31: The New Indian Country Today:
 Indian Country Today (ICT) is under new management and we take a look at
 how the transition is affecting the country's largest Native American-owned
 newspaper. Join us as we visit with new ICT Managing Editor Miles
 Morrisseau, a First Nations journalist from Canada. We invite you to call in
 with your suggestions of what news stories and issues you'd like to see ICT
 cover. 
 WED - 9/1: Heaven & Hell:
 Pope John Paul II announced earlier this year that heaven and hell are
 spiritual metaphors and not actual places. We ask you a complex question:
 What are heaven and hell? Are they real or imagined places? Or are they just
 metaphors? Do they exist here in this reality? And if they are simple
 metaphors, then what purpose do they serve? Invited guests include a
 spokesperson for the First Spiritual Temple founded in 1883.
 THU - 9/2: Religions Common Bonds:
 There are spiritual teachings and values, which transcend all denominations
 of religion. Love, compassion, understanding, mercy and serving others are
 some of the common values shared by all religions. But can these shared
 values and beliefs bring about a global peace and understanding? Invited
 guests include Dr. Huston Smith, Professor of Religion and Thomas J. Watson,
 Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University.
 FRI - 9/3: Suicide:
 Each year, more people die from suicide than homicide in the United States.
 Native American Suicide rates are 1 times the national rate.  Why are the
 rates for our people so much higher?  Maybe because it is harder to find
 help in rural areas and on reservations*Or maybe because we just don't talk
 about suicide and the problems leading to suicide as much as we should.
 Join host Sharon McConnell and her guests on the next "Wellness Edition" of
 Native America Calling as they talk about this avoidable fate.
 For more information, please contact the following people:
 Programming Questions: Joseph Leon, NAC 505-277-7999, jleon@unm.edu 
 Distribution/Promotion: Eric Martin,AIROS 402-472-3287,airos@unlinfo.unl.edu
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