From gars@speakeasy.org Wed May 16 01:08:22 2001 Date: 16 May 2001 00:43:23 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews09.020 W O T A N G I N G I K C H E Otapi'sin Atsinikiisinaakssin KANOHEDA ANIYVWIYA O It-hah-pe-hah Ah-num pah-le Ha-Sah-Sliltha O o O ni-mah-mi-kwa-zoo-min Un Chota O o O Aunchemokauhettittea O o o o o O VOLUME 09, ISSUE 020 O o O Es'te Opunvk'vmucvse May 19, 2001 O o O Ximopanolti tehuatzin, Pomo seeds ripen moon O inin Mexika tlahtolli Cheyenne moon when horses get fat ( N A T I V E A M E R I C A N N E W S ) ==>If you want your Nation represented in the banner of this newsletter<== email gars@nanews.org with the equivalent of "News of the People" in your tribal language along with the english translation +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Much more happens in Indian Country than is reported | | in this weekly newsletter. 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When that happens, the federal government will be freed of its persistent 'Indian problem.'" "Brother! We are told that you have been preaching to the white people in this place. These people are our neighbors. We are acquainted with them. We will wait a little while and see what effect your preaching has on them. If we find it does them good and makes them honest and less disposed to cheat us, we will consider again becoming Christians." __ Red Jacket, Seneca +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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. 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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! FBI "errors" have lead to the delayed execution of convicted Oklahoma City terrorist bomber Timothy McVeigh, with the possibility that McVeigh may now challenge at least the sentencing and possibly the verdict. This is just the latest in a growing string of cases where the FBI has damaged, hidden or otherwise produced faulty evidence. Of course, in Indian Country, Leonard Peltier stands as the case where FBI "errors" resulted in a false conviction. Before anyone should try to lump the two cases above together based on the similar convictions of murder perpetrated for political reasons, permit me to point out some major differences. It is believed nothing will come forward from the documents "misplaced" in the McVeigh case that will alter the conviction or the facts leading to it. In fact, McVeigh has now admitted his role in the bombing. Peltier has proclaimed his innocence for over 25 years. Ballistics reports were deliberately withheld from the defense and the trial because they indicated that Peltier's gun was not the one that fired the killing rounds. The prosecuting attorney in the Peltier case has admitted he did not have sufficient evidence to convict. There are no such considerations in the McVeigh case. Timothy McVeigh has bragged about his act and minimized those dead children as "collateral damage," making him the most murderous homegrown terrorist in U. S. history. Leonard Peltier has expressed regret two FBI officers lost their lives, even though he was not their executioner, as his accusers claim. The agents who were shot, allegedly by Peltier, were in the line of fire because they were on Pine Ridge in support of the Dick Wilson regime, one that Peltier and other young warriors believed was systematically terrorizing and killing traditional elders. Even so, Peltier has never said he believed those agents deserved to die and he has sent prayers of condolence for their kin. McVeigh murdered, including many Indians, innocent victims who had no part in the government action that spurred McVeigh to terrorist activity, yet he considers their deaths justifiable. Peltier was convicted of the murder of two FBI agents, based in part on FBI-provided faulty ballistics, and in part on FBI-provided false testimony from Myrtle Poor Bear, who later rescinded her entire account. There is a disturbing echo from the past in all this. Chivington was lauded as a hero after the massacre of women and children at Sand Creek. The great emancipator, Lincoln, authorized the greatest mass hanging in U S history of Sioux warriors who had dared to defend their homes against encroaching settlers. Whites die at the hands of an indian - BIG problem. Indians die at the hands of a white - maybe we need to re-examine the process. Maybe history does repeat itself. Maybe some things never change. If you think the above comparisons are out-of-line, isolated or unique, read the first few articles in this issue and think again. -- - - - Date: Tue, 15-May-2001 02:57:07 GMT From: Robert Dorman Subj: BIGMTLST Off Topic:"School of Americas" Closure Bill There are many in the activist community that have been opposed to the organization known as the "School of the Americas." This organization was apparently renamed "Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation." There is now a bill, HR 1810 that apparently seeks to abolish it, at least until an investigation can be made into its activities. Perhaps some of you may want to communicate with your Congressmen in support of this bill. HR 1810 IH 107th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1810 To repeal the statutory authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, to provide for the establishment of a joint congressional task force to conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2001 Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. SHAYS, and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To repeal the statutory authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, to provide for the establishment of a joint congressional task force to conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY COOPERATION. (a) CLOSURE OF INSTITUTE- The Secretary of the Army shall close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. (b) REPEAL - (1) Section 2166 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 108 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2166. (c) LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW EDUCATION AND TRAINING FACILITY - No training or education facility may be established in the Department of Defense for Latin American military personnel (as a successor to the United States Army School of the Americas, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, or otherwise) until the end of the ten-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. JOINT CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT- There is established a joint congressional task force to conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations. (b) COMPOSITION- The task force shall be composed of eight Members of Congress, of whom two each shall be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate. (c) REPORT- Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the task force shall submit to Congress a report on its assessment under subsection (a). The report shall include-- (1) a critical assessment of courses, curriculum and procedures appropriate for such education and training; and (2) an evaluation of the effect of such education and training on the performance of Latin American military personnel in the areas of human rights and adherence to democratic principles and the rule of law. (d) DEFINITION- In this section, the term `Member' includes a Delegate to, or Resident Commissioner, in the Congress. Dohiyi Ani Oginalii , , Gary Night Owl gars@nanews.org (*,*) P. O. Box 672168 gars@speakeasy.org (`-') Marietta, GA 30006, U.S.A. gars@olagrande.net ===w=w=== gars@sdf.lonestar.org ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ---------- - Memorial Nomination of - Law Enforcement Issues Murderous Warden Withdrawn Involving Tribe Reviewed - Review of FBI 'Mistakes', - Ismael Guadalupe Culture Sought - Participate in - Alaska Native Inmates in Arizona Peltier Awareness Month - Roberta Blackgoat - Phone Calls for Peltier - Serene Guardians of Earth - Expose FBI Misconduct bring Warning in Peltier Case - Sovereignty Day: - Native Prisoner Tribe Celebrates Failed Raid -- Incarcerated Indians Part 3 - Roadblock goes up -- A letter from Manuel in Northern Saskatchewan to thank you - Crow Tribe releases Farm Elk - History: Carlisle Indian School - Tribes Appeal to BLM - John Rustywire: to stop Drilling - Poem: The Rain Came - Chief Seattle's Grave is Damaged - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Native American Population - Indigenous Dissed vs Health Spending - Native America Calling - Oklahoma Indian Languages - Upcoming Events Need Your Help --------- "RE: Memorial Nomination of Murderous Warden Withdrawn" --------- Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 19:40:22 -0400 From: "Janet Smith" Subj: GAME WARDEN http//www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm FWP withdraws nomination of murderous warden from law enforcement memorial By The Associated Press MISSOULA (AP) - The state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has withdrawn its nomination of a deputy game warden to a national law enforcement memorial after learning he was killed after shooting three American Indian hunters in 1908. However, Charles Peyton's name is among the 313 recently inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and being officially added during a candlelight vigil in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. The Salish-Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee in St. Ignatius asked that every effort me made to physically remove Peyton's name from the memorial wall. FWP spokesman Rich Clough said Friday the nomination was a mistake, done without full knowledge of historical research. "I went up and met with the culture committee on Tuesday and apologized on behalf of the agency," Clough told the Missoulian. Law officers from across the country killed in the line of duty are being honored with a new monument in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Association. When the culture committee members and others learned early last week of Peyton's inclusion, they protested. "There is absolutely no basis to honor Peyton in this context," said Montana Historical Society research historian Dave Walter in a letter to Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. "This is not a case of a Montana game warden giving his life in the line of duty, but a case of a game warden committing murder." Walter wrote that historical evidence showed that Peyton "repeatedly had used his position as a law enforcement officer to harass Indian families hunting under treaty provisions in the Swan Valley. ' Peyton was killed in a gun battle with an Indian hunting party in the Swan River drainage on Oct. 18, 1908 at a time of tense relations between Indians and whites in western Montana. According to historical research by the cultural committee, Peyton surprised and killed three Indians, including a nearly blind and defenseless tribal elder. Peyton's accomplice, Herman Rudolph, killed a 14-year-old Indian boy before one of the women in the hunting party - Clarice Camille Pierre Paul - shot and killed Peyton as he was reloading. Jeff Hagener, FWP director, wrote the letter withdrawing Peyton's nomination and asked that the culture committee's request be honored. "The actual removal of the name from the memorial may not be feasible, but by removing the references in the written text and from the index to name locations, I feel the wishes of the committee will be recognized," Hagener said. Peyton's name was listed on the memorial's Web site Sunday night. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes complained about Peyton's nomination in a letter to the National Law Enforcement Officers Association Memorial. Craig Floyd, director of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Fund, did not return calls from the Missoulian on Friday. Hagener said the nomination was made by Beate Galda, the chief of law enforcement for FWP, on the recommendation of one of her staff. Clough said a member of the Montana Game Warden's Association was researching a centennial project, and noticed that Peyton, one of nine wardens killed, had not been recognized as being killed in the line of duty. The man asked Galda to sign a letter nominating Peyton for the memorial, which she did. Janet Smith Owlstar Trading Post http://www.owlstar.com --------- "RE: Review of FBI 'Mistakes', Culture Sought" --------- Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 08:24:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Pureau Subj: Review of FBI 'mistakes', culture sought Mailing List: ndn-aim http://www.indianz.com/SmokeSignals/Headlines/showfull.asp?ID=pol/5142001-1 Review of FBI 'mistakes', culture sought MAY 14, 2001 With the execution of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh now delayed a month due to fumbling by the FBI, lawmakers on Sunday called for a reform to the agency whose slip-ups have become as well known as its successes. "We've had mistake after mistake after mistake," said Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on CBS' Face The Nation yesterday. "A top to bottom review of what's going on in the FBI is called for." The ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary subcommittee which has jurisdiction over the FBI, Schumer said he and subcommittee chairman Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) are going to hold a hearing to investigate how the FBI failed to provide over 3,000 pages of documents to McVeigh's defense team. Just last week, Department of Justice officials discovered the oversight and only after being asked five times to produce such records. The result of the mishap -- attributed by law and government experts to poor management decisions and inadequate technological resources, problems strikingly similar to those which plague the Indian trust fund system -- was Attorney General John Ashcroft's decision to delay McVeigh's execution. The first federal execution in 38 years is set to occur June 11, rather than next week. Yet while Ashcroft on Friday said he regretted having to delay the execution, he sidestepped the issue of whether his faith in the FBI has been shaken by the incident. The decision was based on the interests of the American public in seeing justice served, he said. But another lawmaker who has frequently blasted the FBI renewed his criticism of the agency as one which sometimes goes too far in the name of justice. "I call it a cowboy culture," said Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Finance Committee and a member of the Judiciary Committee, on ABC's This Week yesterday. "It's kind of a culture that puts image, public relations and headlines ahead of the fundamentals of the FBI." By any account, the list of cases cited by FBI critics is a long and embarrassing one. The suppression of evidence in the 1963 Alabama church bombing. The intense prosecution of Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee. The siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Texas. For many in Indian Country, the list would also include the case of imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation. For years, the FBI - - including director Louis Freeh -- have used the media to defend the way the case has been handled, exemplified last year with the 25th anniversary of the South Dakota shootout. With Freeh set to resign in June, lawmakers are hoping their review of the FBI will extend to a new leader for the seemingly troubled agency. Once President Bush announces a nominee, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider a new director. Copyright c. Indianz.Com 2000-2001. ===== Paul Pureau to subscribe to ndn-aim send a blank mail to: ndn-aim-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.com ndn-aim is now archived on line at Http://www.escribe.com/life/ndn-aim/ FREE PELTIER NOW! STOP ETHNIC CLEANSING OF THE LAKOTA! --------- "RE: Alaska Native Inmates in Arizona" --------- Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 19:10:16 -0000 From: jennybell@gci.net Subj: Alaska Native Inmates in Arizona Mailing List: Iron Natives I need help! I am currently working with a family in Barrow; they lost a loved one who was incarcerated in Arizona. He was sick for about a year; requesting medical help for the pain he was experiencing; he couldn't make it to eat because of the pain; whatever he did eat was because his cellmates took care of him. He wanted to get closer to home-anywhere in Alaska so he could be near his family; he eventually died on April 1. The State Dept. of Corrections initially told the family that DOC would pay for the casket and to ship his remains as far as Anchorage. The family requested an autopsy and then the DOC said they couldn't pay for the casket or to ship his remains back to Alaska. The family was told that the autopsy results would not be ready for six months. Just in the past couple of years Alaska DOC has made it a policy to have inmates pay for their medical care and prescriptions; yet somewhere I know they still are required to provide medical services to someone who is very ill like our brother who passed away in Arizona; he had cancer and experienced a lot of pain for almost the last year. I am sure the DOC receives a contract from IHS to pay for medical care for Alaska Natives/American Indians; what are they doing with the $$ if not providing care to someone who is obviously very ill? Any suggestions on how to proceed with this; this individual had six kids and the very sad, sad part of this is that he was due to be released in June of this year! --------- "RE: Roberta Blackgoat" --------- Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 05:55:21 EDT From: UNCLEJAKE74@aol.com Subj: Roberta Blackgoat Mailing List: ndn-aim Ya'a'tee I hope all is well with you. It has been a while since I sent out any news, but that will soon change. In the meantime I have the following request. Roberta Blackgoat is asking for a petition. I would consider it a personal favor if you would consider her request. Rather than send the petition as an attachment (which many have difficulty receiving), I include the text within this email. 1)Just cut the text out, past it into your word processor, then add 3 columns for signature, name, and adress. 2) Print it out (hell, print out a bunch of copies and spread em around) 2) Get as many signatures as you can from friends, family and colleagues. 3) Please mail completed copies to: Roberta Blackgoat, PO BOX 349, Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039 The Feds and HTC are hoping that few are watching as they continue with their campaign of harassment against Roberta and the other long-suffering resistors. Please take a few minutes of your time to produce and complete these petitions. Thanks. For all our relations Bo. ********* text of petition********** We Demand Peace and Harmony for the Dineh, Hopi & Mother Earth We, the undersigned , call on the United States Government and Peabody Coal Company to: Immediately repeal Public Law 93-531 (Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974) and S1973 (Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996) Cease relocation efforts and livestock impoundments Cease stripmining and declare the area a world natural and cultural heritage preserve Stop destroying our Mother Earth's liver and blood: coal and water End Federal and BIA paternalism and allow the traditional people to solve so-called inter-tribal "disputes" ===== To subscribe to this group,send an email to: ndn-aim-subscribe@egroups.com Archived on line at: http://www.eScribe.com FREE LEONARD PELTIER --------- "RE: Serene Guardians of Earth bring Warning" --------- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 07:32:39 -0500 From: John D Berry/grad/res/Okstate Subj: (FWD)Indian News 05-08-2001 ----- Forwarded by John D Berry/grad/res/Okstate on 05/08/2001 07:34 AM Serene `guardians of Earth' bring message of warning Members of reclusive Indian tribe arrive from Colombia to raise awareness VALERIE LAWTON Toronto Star May 6, 2001 OTTAWA - "Manuel Dingula has left a Colombian mountainside for the first time in his life to deliver a message from his reclusive Kogi Indian tribe to the rest of mankind: Stop destroying Mother Earth. Leaping into the sky aboard an airplane was scary, and seeing highways and high-rises overwhelming, says the 32-year-old. But they were not as frightening as the harm he sees the modern world inflicting on the planet. Ancient Kogi prophecies warn of the dangers of melting snow peaks and dying plant life - predictions now coming true in the Kogi's homeland. "Mother Earth is sad," says Dingula. "The little brother has forgotten Mother Earth . . . Please pay a little bit of attention to her." We are little brother to the Kogi, who live in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the highest coastal mountain range in the world. The Kogi see themselves as elder brother and guardians of the heart of the Earth. They have remained hidden in their mountains for centuries, the last survivors of the Tairona, a pre-Colombian civilization. They've had little contact with the outside world. One of the few traces of modernity in their lives are the rubber boots they sometimes pull over bare feet to guard against snake bites. Dingula had never seen a shopping mall, an escalator or a traffic jam until a few days ago. He and fellow tribesman Manuel Alimako, 25, have travelled here at the invitation of a Canadian supporter helping the Kogi raise money to buy back some of their traditional lands. Each arrived with only the handwoven clothes on their backs, a simple off-white tunic and matching pants and bundles the size of a handbag slung over their shoulders. They'd spent months preparing for the trip - learning some rudimentary Spanish and talking to others who have left the mountains before about what to expect in little brother's cities. "When the plane took off, I thought, that's it, we're never going to see home again," Dingula says in his Kagaba language, speaking through a translator. "To know we were walking on air and not the ground, I was a little bit afraid." What does he think of modern cities? Dingula offers an answer worthy of any diplomat: "When I landed, I saw a big city, roads, cars, and I thought, they're nice, but they're for the little brother." The two Manuels - who also have Kogi names they don't use or reveal to outsiders - walk slowly and silently through the foreign landscape of downtown Ottawa, taking everything in with their eyes. Honking horns and intersections jammed with cars have no impact on their passive expressions. A woman wearing a shower hat and sprawled on a bench draws brief, curious stares. So does a backhoe clawing at the earth. "What is it doing?" asks Dingula. "They're unflappable. They are incredibly calm in the face of everything," says Luc Saint-Laurent, their Canadian host. Still, it's clear the Kogi prefer the concrete jungle and being indoors in small doses. At Saint-Laurent's home in the countryside of Quebec's eastern townships, they spend almost all their time outdoors. Saint-Laurent, a communications consultant, was so moved by the Kogi's plight he launched Association Tchendukua Canada to help them regain their lands. He has organized screenings of a documentary about the Kogi in a few cities, including Toronto, during the visit. There will also be a private three-day gathering with aboriginal elders from across the hemisphere. The Kogi, who number about 18,000, have been forced further and further up the mountainside by guerrillas, drug traffickers and peasant farmers clearing forest. They say the outside world has had a profound impact on their home. "They're taking everything away from the Mother, petrol, minerals, wood. They're drawing Mother Earth's blood," says Kogi Indian Manuel Alimako, whose fingers constantly brush and pick at the grass he's sitting on. "The snow is disappearing and when the rain is supposed to come, it doesn't rain. Before there was a lot of rain, a lot of birds," he says softly. "If we continue with the pollution, the Earth will dry up . . ." According to Kogi legend, if the snow on top of the Sierra melts, a great devil-like spirit imprisoned there will be freed and he'll "end the story of the Earth." "Before the little brother used to know how to take care of the Earth. But then he got taken by greed and the transformation of matter, and he forgot how to take care of the Earth," says Dingula. "Eventually, the Earth will come to stop turning anyway. But will the little brother speed up the process?" The Kogi are in Toronto on Wednesday for screenings of the documentary The Way Of The 9 Worlds, produced by a French geographer whose life the Indians saved, at the Royal Ontario Museum at 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m." --------- "RE: Sovereignty Day: Tribe Celebrates Failed Raid" --------- Date: Thu, 8 May 2001 08:17:06 -0500 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SOVEREIGNTY DAY" Tribe celebrates failed raid on slot machines By Tom Zoellner The Arizona Republic May 10, 2001 One of the most unusual holidays in Arizona takes place on the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation today, as the tribe celebrates the ninth anniversary of a ragtag truck blockade that stopped FBI agents from hauling off their slot machines. The nationally broadcast incident became an embarrassment to state officials, who eventually agreed to allow Indian tribes to run slot machines. It cleared the way for a legalized casino industry that brings $800 million to Arizona tribes annually. This year's observance of Sovereignty Day, the nation's only holiday to commemorate a failed raid on a bingo parlor, comes at a time when the boundaries of Indian sovereignty are still being debated. Aides to Gov. Jane Hull are scheduled to meet this month with 17 tribes to negotiate the scope of state regulation over Arizona's casinos for the next 10 years. The various spins on what "tribal sovereignty" means have become the underlying tension in nearly every aspect of the discussions. Many tribes say a state attempt to electronically monitor their slot machine data would be an affront to their freedoms, for example. And a proposed "casino police" division of the Department of Public Safety is also viewed by some as an unwarranted intrusion. As far as the U.S. government is concerned, legitimate Indian tribes are under the authority of Congress but have latitude to make their own laws and govern their own people. Since the 1970s, tribal governments have been encouraged to develop their own economies, even as federal aid was gradually withdrawn. It was this climate of ambiguity that Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and other tribes nationwide began to offer previously illegal types of gambling on their reservations and stretched the definition of sovereignty into a new era. Yavapai tribal member Rafael Bear sums up the fruits of sovereignty in a single word: opportunity. "It has had a big effect on economic development here on the reservation," he said. "We used to not get a lot of respect. We didn't have too much out here. Now, when you say you're from Fort McDowell, people know where you're from." The small bingo parlor raided by the FBI in 1992 is now a 148,000- square-foot casino with keno, poker tables and 475 slot machines. Its advertising slogan "Still the One!" reflects its status as the first Indian casino in the state. The tribe has used gambling proceeds to build a health center, a gas station, a recreation center and 140 new houses. Citrus and pecan orchards have been planted. And an 18-hole golf course is scheduled to open in December. The once-impoverished reservation in the Verde River Valley now boasts dozens of stucco and red-tile roof houses, many with new vehicles parked out front. "Sovereignty has brought us a higher quality of life," said Orlando Moreno, the tribe's director of management and information systems. "We are becoming a political power." But not everybody is happy with the heritage of the Fort McDowell standoff. "Issues like gambling do not lend themselves easily to a two-word slogan like tribal sovereignty," said Ian Macpherson, a Phoenix tax attorney and gaming opponent. "It shouldn't be used as a mechanism to validate in Indian country things that aren't legal elsewhere." Today's celebration will feature a three-mile march from the Parks and Recreation Center to the casino, followed by a luncheon in the 1,700-seat bingo hall. Today is the second-most important holiday in the Fort McDowell tribal calendar, the first being another commemoration of defiance against the federal government. Orme Dam Recognition Days, which will run Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 this year, pays tribute to the successful 1981 lobbying against a dam that would have put the 38-square-mile reservation under water. Copyright c. 2001, The Arizona Republic. All rights reserved Gannett Co. Inc --------- "RE: Roadblock goes up in Northern Saskatchewan" --------- Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 16:03:03 From: KOLA Subj: CANADA: Roadblock goes up in northern Saskatchewan <+>=<+>KOLA Newslist<+>=<+> [from Erth. Thanks!] source: NativeNews 5/5/2001 Roadblock goes up in northern Saskatchewan http://sask.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/05/04/road010503 LA LOCHE, SK - A family from La Loche is fighting for the right to live on traditional land. Members of the Montgrand family have been blocking a road near the northwestern community since Tuesday because the provincial government has told them they cannot build 18 houses in the nearby Clearwater River Provincial Park. "There's absolutely no alcohol going through and no government vehicles are going through `93 and nobody from the south," said Skip Montgrand, describing the roadblock. "This is a peaceful demonstration with no violence." Bob Wilson, a park management specialist, says the province had no option but to turn down the request. "An urban development in a wilderness class provincial park wouldn't enhance the characteristics," he said. Wilson says he hopes the two sides can begin talking again to find a compromise and end the blockade. The Montgrand's say they will continue to stop traffic until they are allowed to build their homes. <+>=3D<+> KOLA Information: http://users.skynet.be/kola/index.htm --------- "RE: Crow Tribe releases Farm Elk" --------- Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 08:14:37 -0500 From: "John D Berry/grad/res/Okstate" Subj: (FWD)Indian News 05-06-2001 ----- Forwarded by John D Berry/grad/res/Okstate on 05/07/2001 08:16 AM Crow Tribe releases farm elk; Officials worry about spread of diseases The Independent Record www.helenair.com/montana/9a1.html May 05, 2001 MISSOULA (AP) - "The cow elk shipped from a Bitterroot Valley game farm to the Crow Indian Reservation before a court order stopped the shipments have been released into the wild, creating a potential nightmare for state game managers. The 68 elk were shipped Wednesday from the Big Velvet Ranch elk farm south of Darby. They now are roaming wild in the Pryor and Big Horn mountains of south- central Montana, a spokesman for the Crow Tribe told the Missoulian Friday. After the initial shipment, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks obtained a temporary restraining order barring Len and Pamela Wallace from shipping any more of the 500 elk they have offered to give the Crows. A court hearing is scheduled Wednesday in Helena to decide whether to lift the restraining order. The Crow Tribe would like to have the remaining elk, mostly pregnant cows and young bulls, that Wallace offered to donate to the tribe, said Channis Whiteman, tribal director of public relations. All of the elk would be released into the wild in the Pryor and Big Horn mountains on the reservation to augment the current wild elk populations, Whiteman said. "We've got enough feed." State game managers oppose the elk transfer because of concerns about the possible spread of disease and genetic contamination of Montana's wild elk herds. Game managers were unaware on Friday that the first 68 animals had been released, said Jeff Hagener, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks director. Hagener said he visited with Crow tribal officials at the reservation Thursday but they refused to tell him their plans for the elk. "Our biggest concern," Hagener said, "was we didn't know what they intended to do with them, if they would be contained anywhere, or monitored." Hagener said his agency would have liked to work with the Crow Tribe and Wallace on conditions of a possible transfer of elk. "We're concerned," he said, "even though all the records appear in good order, and that Len Wallace ran a good elk farm, and his elk were inoculated and tested OK for brucellosis and tuberculosis. "We had hoped to work together to get it all sorted out. But the first we heard about it was when the Missoulian did a story about it last week. We immediately tried to work with Wallace. But it all happened extremely rapidly. We had hoped to have more discussions before they put the elk out there." Hagener said a major concern is that deadly chronic wasting disease, which has been found in a Montana elk farm near Philipsburg, can't be detected in any test of live elk. Wallace said he has tested all of the 100 to 150 elk that were harvested each year on the Big Velvet Ranch for CWD and none had the disease. Crow Tribal authorities are satisfied that Wallace's elk are disease-free, Whiteman said. "We're not worried," he said. "It's my understanding they were all checked for disease. Even if Wallace's elk are perfectly healthy and genetically pure, as some government officials believe they are, the precedent of turning game farm elk out into the wild is dangerous, Hagener said. Other game farm operators, trying to get rid of their animals because of the restrictions of Initiative 143, may not have been as conscientious about the health and genetics of their herd as Wallace, Hagener said. Last week, Wallace said he was trying to get out of the elk farm business because the initiative has made it uneconomical. I-143, passed by voters last November, is designed to phase out game farms by prohibiting new licensing of the operations, expansions or license transfers, and shooting of captive animals at the farms. In a written statement Friday to the Missoulian, Wallace said his donation of elk to the Crow Tribe was an attempt "to preserve a decade of painstaking genetic breeding" after his operation was devastated by I-143. The elk already shipped "represent the beginning of a new elk herd for the Crow Nation, the end of a dream for the elks' former owner, Len Wallace of Darby, and a nightmare for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks," Wallace wrote. "Three more semi loads of elk are ready to be loaded on the Big Velvet Ranch," his statement continued. "Whether that will happen or not will be decided in Helena next week." --------- "RE: Tribes Appeal to BLM to stop Drilling" --------- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 08:16:57 -0500 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="VALLEY OF SHIELDS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm Tribes appeal to BLM to stop oil well from being drilled in Weatherman Draw By CLAIR JOHNSON Of The Gazette Staff Rich in ancient rock art and steeped in spiritual significance, Weatherman Draw in Carbon County is held sacred by Native Americans. Indians call the area the "Valley of Shields" or "Valley of Chiefs." Tribal officials from Montana, Wyoming and as far as Oklahoma and North Dakota on Monday pleaded with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to reconsider its decision to allow a company to drill one exploratory oil well in Weatherman Draw. To allow the project would be like drilling an oil well in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Boston, opponents said. Or Stonehenge in England. Or the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Or in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. "This is Jerusalem to us," said James St. Goddard, of the Blackfeet Tribe in Browning. "Are you going to take Jerusalem and destroy it? This needs to be preserved. I'm here to tell you this well cannot be drilled here." St. Goddard and others visited Weatherman Draw Sunday, some for the first time, in preparation for Monday's administrative review of the proposed project. St. Goddard said he couldn't explain his experience in "a scientific way." Rather, he called it simply an "awesome site." BLM's review is part of an appeal filed recently by the Sierra Club and National Trust for Historic Preservation on behalf of 10 tribes, several conservation groups, historians and archaeologists and individuals. About 30 people attended the three-hour review. Representatives from five tribes each offered an opening prayer, some in Native languages and some in English. The session closed with two more prayers. The groups, and some tribes separately, are objecting to an environmental assessment and decision issued in February by the Billings Field Office that determined the Weatherman Draw Project would not significantly impact the area. If the decision stands, Anschutz Exploration Corp., of Denver, which holds a lease, would be allowed to drill a single exploratory well in Weatherman Draw with conditions. Weatherman Draw is about 4,268 acres located about 15 miles southeast of Bridger. In 1999, the BLM designated the site as an "Area of Critical Environmental Concern" because of its significant rock art sites. The designation brings additional restrictions to its management. The area holds significance to Native Americans as a religious site, and human archaeological sites have been found there. Drilling or associated activities could not begin until after June 15. If the well shows commercial potential, no production could occur until further environmental analysis is completed. Other stipulations on the project include prohibiting drilling or associated activities from March 1 to June 15 to protect a sage grouse lek. And activity would not be allowed between April 15 to May 16 and from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 because Native American conduct religious ceremonies during those times. An archaeologist would be on site when ever soil is disturbed, and oil field workers would not be allowed into areas with archaeological sites. Two Anschutz officials attended the review but did not speak. The procedure was an opportunity for the appellants to present their case in addition to written positions. Tom Lonnie, BLM's deputy state director for resources who conducted the review, said the agency would make a decision within 10 business days. Lonnie and staff members listened without comment to the concerns raised. Weatherman Draw was once part of the Crow Indian Reservation, and Crow Indians continue to use the site for ceremonial purposes. However, the site carries significance for numerous tribes through out the West and Plains. Jimmy Arterberry, of the Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma, said many nations are represented at Weatherman Draw including his people, who were travelers. Weatherman Draw "continues to be significant to us even today," he said. Arterberry said the BLM has not fulfilled its trust responsibilities with the tribes and should have consulted more in the beginning, before any leases were issued. Historic preservation organizations also urged BLM to reverse its decision. Gerald Groenwald, president of the Frontier Heritage Alliance, which is a five-state historic preservation organization based in Grand Forks, N.D., called Weatherman Draw a special place. "I'm pleading for understanding," he told the BLM, urging all parties to try to work in partnership to find an alternative to the current decision. "It's going to be hard. It's going to be politically intense," he said. But it was important for the long term, Groenwald said. Elizabeth Merritt, and Anita Canovas, both lawyers for the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C., urged BLM to change its decision. Merritt said it's not too late for BLM to do the right thing "Just say no," she said. Merritt said the BLM already has recognized the significance of Weatherman Draw and noted in its decision and assessment that adverse impacts could not be mitigated. BLM has the ability to protect the site while making the company whole by offering an alternative site for exploration, she said. Merritt said the appellants have "very strong legal claims" against the decision. Some of the claims are that the BLM failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and should have evaluated the project and its cumulative effects through a more detailed environmental impact statement; that BLM failed to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act prior to signing the leases; and that it failed to adequately consult with Indian tribes. The appealing tribes, most of whom had representatives at the review, include the Crow, Blackfeet and Northern Cheyenne tribes of Montana; the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes of Wyoming; the Southern Cheyenne, Arapaho and Comanche tribes of Oklahoma; the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North Dakota; and the Oglala Sioux and Rosebud Sioux tribes of South Dakota. Copyright c. The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: Chief Seattle's Grave is Damaged" --------- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 08:16:57 -0500 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SEATTLE" Chief Seattle's grave is damaged Kitsap monument possibly a target of hate crime aimed at housing program Tuesday, May 8, 2001 By GORDY HOLT SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Chief Seattle's grave on the Kitsap Peninsula has been vandalized in what authorities fear may be a hate crime aimed at the Suquamish Tribe's latest low-income housing plan. Tribal police said a 3-foot-high marble cross atop the grave's 90-year- old monument was knocked over and broken into three pieces. A North Kitsap Herald newspaper story about the tribe's low-income development was left at the scene. "That's no coincidence," Assistant Tribal Police Chief Ron Blake said. Blake said a Suquamish elder found the damage Friday and called police, who have asked the FBI to investigate. The grave is located near the small shopping district that identifies the waterfront community of Suquamish on the 2,600-acre Port Madison Indian Reservation. Chief Seattle was the hereditary leader of the Suquamish Tribe, which is said to have thrived on the bounty of Puget Sound before the arrival of white settlers. Although some reservation land, including much of its valuable waterfront property, has been leased or sold to non-Indian interests through the years, Chief Seattle once gave this response to a United States offer to buy Suquamish land: "How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?" Chief Seattle, also known as Chief Sealth, befriended the region's early Anglo European settlers. He was 80 years old when he died in 1866, and his grave is a national monument, the focus of a yearly August festival known as Chief Seattle Days. Construction of the 24-home "Angeline Project," to be built on 14 wooded acres, is expected to start this summer near the intersection of Angeline Street and Balzow Avenue, said Scott Crowell, the tribe's executive director. It was conceived to get some tribal members out of substandard housing and into affordable homes. But opposition to the project from non-Indian neighbors "has been quite heavy," Crowell said. Increased traffic and storm-water runoff are among the issues. The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners, while charged with land-use questions throughout the county, lacks jurisdiction in this dispute. P-I reporter Gordy Holt can be reached at 206-448-8156 or gordyholt@seattlepi.com Copyright c. 1999-2001 Seattle Post-Intelligencer --------- "RE: Native American Population vs Health Spending" --------- Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 08:30:14 -0500 From: John D Berry/grad/res/Okstate Subj: (FWD)Indian News 05-13-2001 ----- Forwarded by John D Berry/grad/res/Okstate on 05/14/2001 08:32 AM Native American Population Up 23%, Health Spending Up 3% By: MIKE ANDERSON KOTA Territory News www.kotatv.com/localnews/story.asp?ID=8063 May 10, 2001 "Indian Health Services will get a three percent increase in funding by the 2002, but some say much more is needed. The Sioux San Hospital is one of a number of facilities that will see part of the larger budget. Census statistics show the Native American population increased by 23% in South Dakota during the 90's. Workers at Sioux San say the additional three percent will be a great help, but will only meet part of the local demand for Indian health care. Michelle Leach is Hospital Director at Sioux San. "Indian Health Services, generally are only about 60 percent funded, in that range. You here anywhere from 52 percent to 67 percent funded, so when you give a three percent on a 40 percent shortfall, that still leaves you a lot." Senator Tim Johnson is pushing Congress to increase IHS funding by $4.2 billion instead of the current $2.7 billion proposal." --------- "RE: Oklahoma Indian Languages Need Your Help" --------- Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 15:45:33 From: KOLA Subj: Oklahoma Indian Languages Need Your Help <+>=<+>KOLA Newslist<+>=<+> [from Erth. Thanks!] Dear friends of Indian languages, Oklahoma Indian languages need your help! A resolution is approaching a vote in the state legislature, which can help protect Indian languages, and will put the state on record as supporting their survival. The resolution (with the working title of Oklahoma Indian Language Heritage Protection Act) was developed at the Intertribal Wordpath Society, a nonprofit organization promoting the teaching, awareness, use, and status of Oklahoma Indian languages. We first introduced it last year, but it never made it to a vote. This year we have the firm support of Senators Ted Fisher and Cal Hobson, and Representatives Opio Toure, Kenneth Corn, and Bill Nations. It will be introduced soon, probably next week, beginning in the Senate. We have requested it be brought to a vote on Wednesday, May 16, but there is no guarantee of a specific date, since we are in the last 3 weeks of the legislative session. (Note: the Senate and the House may vote on different days.). PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATOR IMMEDIATELY. Contact information is at: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/ I've attached a copy of the resolution in WordPad format. Please have a look at it. To my knowledge, no other state has passed anything like this. It will be a good statement for our government to make; and it may help, when it comes to getting languages taught in the schools, and in many other ways. LeRoy Sealy and I visited the sponsors at the Capitol Wednesday. We feel this has a good chance of passing. But we're asking all of you to phone, e-mail, and/or visit your Representatives and Senators, ASAP. We're told they will not get copies of the measure in advance (except the few we have already visited). The clerk will read the resolution aloud, and it will probably be voted on by acclamation. Please contact your legislators Monday!! Explain why the measure is important to you, educate them, and prepare them to vote affirmatively. The process is important: even those who may choose to vote against (if any) need to know that support for Indian languages is deep and wide. Ask them to notify you of the date of the vote as soon as it is definite. Remember: lots of phone calls may help ensure that this measure actually gets onto the agenda before the session ends. Please forward this letter and the resolution to all your friends, relevant lists, organizations, etc., all over Oklahoma. Please forward to tribes you have e-mail addresses for (we don't have everyone's). And don't forget those who don't have e-mail. Print out the resolution and post it where others can see it, asking them to contact their legislators also. Indians, non-Indians--everybody. One more thing. We had thought of arranging a rally on the Capitol steps; but the final stages of the process are happening so fast, we're not sure there's time, or that it's the best use of our time at this point. What do you think? If there is interest out there, especially from tribal governments or other organizations that have the time and staff power to do some VERY quick networking, and bring busloads of supporters to the Capitol (say, on Tuesday?), please contact me, and let's coordinate our efforts. The publicity would be good for our cause, and a good turnout could influence votes. The last I heard, there is no charge for the Capitol steps, but you have to reserve them; and I don't know the availability next week. Finally, if at all possible, come to the Capitol for the votes. Let's fill the galleries. Take off work! This will be a historic moment to witness. And, if votes are not recorded individually, we need many eyes to notice who votes for, and who against. When I hear any further news about the likely scheduling of the vote, I'll pass it on (could be anytime from this Monday to May 25, the session's end). Thank you for your time and your help. Next month we can look back on our efforts with pride. Sincerely, Alice Anderton, Ph.D. Executive Director Intertribal Wordpath Society 1506 Barkley St. Norman, OK 73071 405-447-6103 ToWordpath@a... http:www.ahalenia.com/iws - - - - - - OKLAHOMA INDIAN LANGUAGE HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT (draft) Senate Concurrent Resolution, By Ted Fisher, Cal Hobson (Senate); Opio Toure, Kenneth Corn, Bill Nations (House) AS INTRODUCED A Concurrent Resolution endorsing the Native American Language Act of 1990; encouraging the teaching and learning of Native American languages; opposing artificial barriers to teaching and learning Native American languages; urging measures to foster respect for Native American languages; and directing distribution. WHEREAS, the Native American Language Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-477) enunciates the policy of the United States government to "preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice, and develop Native American languages"; and WHEREAS, the state of Oklahoma is home to 39 tribes, members of which still speak 25 Native American languages. Until recently, Oklahoma had more Native American citizens than any other state. Their histories, cultures and languages together comprise a unique heritage that helps make our state great; and WHEREAS, Native American languages are crucial to the identity, self-esteem, and success of young Native Americans. Many Oklahoma heroes have spoken Native American languages, and many Oklahoma youth would like to have the connection of a shared language with these heroes; and WHEREAS, Native American history, culture, and language are so interrelated that when a language dies, it takes with it literature, oral history, song, and other important aspects of Native American cultural heritage. The pressures of modern American culture as expressed in television, radio, education, and public life have steadily decreased the attention paid to Indian languages by some Oklahomans; and WHEREAS, our state values its great diversity of culture, as evidenced by our slogan "Oklahoma - Native America". Native American languages are just as sophisticated and just as enriching to the lives of their speakers as are other languages; and WHEREAS, linguistic and pedagogical study have demonstrated that the cherishing of a people's language of heritage in no way threatens the status of the common language of most Oklahomans and of public discourse in Oklahoma; and WHEREAS, one-third of all Oklahoma Native American languages have already become extinct in our state, and the remaining ones are endangered; and WHEREAS, the state of Oklahoma takes pride in the history and culture of Native American people as expressed in their traditional languages and considers those languages a treasured part of the heritage of our state and of the individual tribes of our state; and WHEREAS, the state of Oklahoma seeks to preserve, protect, and promote our Native American language heritage. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 48TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN: THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature endorses and supports the policy of the United States government enunciated in the Native American Language Act of 1990 to "preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice and develop Native American languages". THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature encourages the teaching and learning of Native American languages at all levels of instruction. THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature opposes artificial barriers to the instruction or learning of Native American languages and encourages all education authorities to take all appropriate steps to promote and encourage the instruction and learning of Native American languages. THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature urges the Superintendent of Public Instruction to take appropriate measures to foster respect for Native American languages and to vigilantly address any situations that may occur where proper respect for Native American languages is not provided. THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Executive Director of the Intertribal Wordpath Society. <+>=<+> KOLA Information: http://users.skynet.be/kola/index.htm KOLA Petitions: http://kola-hq.hypermart.net KOLA Greeting Cards: http://users.skynet.be/kola/cards.htm --------- "RE: Law Enforcement Issues Involving Tribe Reviewed" --------- Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 08:17:06 -0500 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LAW ENFORCEMENT" http://www.owlstar.org/dailyheadlines.htm Law enforcement issues involving Tribe reviewed during summit session By BEN LATHROP Staff Writer Can lawbreakers who are not American Indians be prosecuted in tribal court? Do American Indians and non-Indians receive equal treatment under the law? Exactly who has jurisdiction where? Those were a few of the questions raised during a two-and-a-half-hour "breakout session" at Thursday's Tri-County/Tribal Summit at Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. Sheriffs, county commissioners, administrators and legal council from Becker, Mahnomen and Clearwater Counties met with White Earth law enforcement and elected officials to identify concerns about the state of law enforcement within the area the four entities share. The session was largely an exchange of information and ideas; no action was taken. As Becker County Sheriff Warren Rethwisch pointed out, it wasn't the first such meeting. Law enforcement personnel from all four entities have been meeting on a regular basis to discuss many of the same issues. But Thursday's session gave commissioners, administrators and attorneys a unique opportunity to participate. Much of the discussion reflected uncertainty over the nature of the relationship between tribal and county police and the questions of jurisdiction, enforcement and adjudication. The tribe has had an agreement with all three counties since 1999. Under the agreement, tribal police have jurisdiction to enforce the law within the tribal boundaries - whether or not the violator is an enrolled member. So the tribal police can, for example, issue a speeding ticket to a non-Indian, who will not, however, be tried in tribal court. Public Law 280 gives the state general criminal and some civil jurisdiction over the reservation; the tribe retains limited criminal and general civil jurisdiction. There are, however, "gray areas" in the matter of what constitute "civil" and "criminal" offenses. And there are concerns about whether non-enrolled members can be tried in tribal court. Apparently, a few have been - generally for environmental violations on reservation fee land they own. That was a point of contention raised early on by Mahnomen County Commissioner Charles Pazdernak, Waubun. "That doesn't sit very well with my constituents," he said. "You're going to have some social unrest if you continue that route." But tribal attorney Shirley Cain said the state tribal court does have jurisdiction to prosecute and fine environmental violators on the reservation, whether they're enrolled or not. In the case of non-enrolled members, she said, the tribal court stepped in because the state never got around to prosecuting. "The state should be doing it," she said. "But they're not." Zenas Baer, a Hawley attorney who acts as legal counsel for the tribe, said that issue really is one of those gray areas and will probably remain so unless challenged in a higher court. The problem of "gray areas" was one of three the group identified, after a long brainstorming session, as chief concerns in law enforcement. The top concern: equal treatment. "We need a set of procedures and practices that everyone follows," said Rethwisch. Pazdernak said his constituents perceive that enrolled members don't face as harsh of penalties as non-American Indians face. "There doesn't seem to be any consequences for tribal members," he said. Mahnomen Sheriff Richard Rooney expressed the same concern. "I hear more complaints about equal treatment than anything," he said. Rooney said there have been incidences when enrolled members were arrested for drunk driving and little was done in the way of penalties. "You've got to get these people off the road and make it safe," he said. White Earth Police Chief Bill Brunelle pointed out that the law enforcement and court systems on the reservation are still new, and there's much to learn. A new traffic code is under development, he said. "A lot of these things will be remedied." For their part, tribal law enforcement officials expressed frustration about having to work with three different counties who often handle cases in different ways."It's a little hard to respond to that," said Becker County Attorney Joe Evans. "No two people are going to view the same case the same way." On the group's third priority issue there was more agreement: everyone concurred that something must be done about the problem of minor consumption, both on and off the reservation. The problem, they agreed, is not that liquor stores are selling alcohol to minors; it's that adults are buying it and giving it to minors. Rooney expressed frustration that his officers arrest kids and have no where to take them: their parents aren't around or simply don't care. "A lot of this goes back to the parents," Rethwisch agreed. One step both entities agreed they could take: join together to lobby the legislature for liquor taxes and grants that could fund prevention and treatment programs. Despite the problem areas, the tone of the discussion was generally positive, and both county and tribal officials seemed optimistic that with more time and work, many of the problems could be solved. There are facts that may point to an improved level of service on the part of the growing White Earth police force. Besides developing a new code, the department began keeping track of calls in February. Since then, it has taken 650 calls, many of them dispatched from the counties. Also, the department plans to run on 24-hour patrol in the new future and has expressed its eagerness to help the county law enforcement departments.The need is there: work force shortages and soaring gas prices have made responding to every call difficult to impossible, sheriffs said. "We're learning to start to work together," said Rethwisch, "and we're learning from each other." Copyright c.1998 Detroit Lakes Printing, Co. All Rights Reserved --------- "RE: Ismael Guadalupe" --------- Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 13:53:58 EDT From: Raulmax@aol.com Subj: Ismael Guadalupe Mailing List: ndn-aim Brothers & Sisters: The resistance to get the U.S. Navy out of Vieques continues! As of today, Companero Ismael Guadalupe, leader of the Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques, continues in a federal prison in San Juan, Puerto Rico, without bail and no court date. Ismael family's has not been allowed to see him. Ismael suffers from mercury poisoning and has been on medication. Because of this condition his body has developed a kidney condition. Ismael's health has been further compromised by his encarceration and the treatment he is receivng at the hands of his jailers. His health is deteriorating. We have word of swelling in his legs related to the kidney condition, and we are aware that before his arrest his doctor had already reccomended prevention chemo-therapy for his condition. Ismael's spirit of struggle is firm. We are making an urgent appeal to the Vieques support movement to let Ismael know that his companeras and companeros are with him as he continues the struggle to free Vieques from the belly of the beat - federal prison. Write to Ismael now!!! We must all let him know that, now more than every, we stand with him and the people of Vieques and all Puerto Rico. The Address In Federal Prison Is: Ismael Guadalupe Ortiz # 19520-069 M.D.C. P.O. Box 2147 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00922-2147 Please respond to the appeals of the Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques for funds for bail fund for those arrested. The Comite Pro Rescate is broke because of they have assumed the responsiblity for bailing Viequenses out of jail and they spent funds on the gasoline and other expenses that have been incurred since the weekend that the bombing commenced. You can send funds directly to: C.P.R.D.V. Apartado 1424 Vieques, Puerto Rico 00765 U.S. Navy Out Of Vieques!! U.S.A. Out of Puerto Rico!!! Venceremos!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> To subscribe to this group,send an email to: ndn-aim-subscribe@egroups.com Archived on line at: http://www.eScribe.com FREE LEONARD PELTIER --------- "RE: Participate in Peltier Awareness Month" --------- Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 13:26:36 -0500 From: LPDC Subj: Participate in Peltier Awareness Month! Mailing List: LPDC Dear Friends, The LPDC web site update has been completed. There are many new and revised materials posted that will be useful for our outreach efforts, especially for Peltier Awareness Month, which is less than three weeks away (June 1 - June 26). All materials posted on the LPDC site can be downloaded, copied and distributed for educational efforts: www.freepeltier.org During the first week of Peltier Awareness Month (June 1-8), we will focus on outreach among Congressional members. This is a critical element of the new campaign and we hope Congressional Outreach Week will help build up the momentum. Here are some goals we would like to accomplish: 1. ORGANIZATION OF PHONE BANKS In order to intensify pressure on Congress to support parole, investigations, and the declassification of documents, we need to develop a sustainable, ongoing campaign on local levels, so that each Representative and Senator will feel the pressure from their constituents in concert with LPDC lobbying in Washington D.C. One effective way to do this is by developing localized phone banks. Phone banks are not difficult to organize and they often render positive results. During Congressional Outreach Week, initiate a phone bank in your area by asking your friends, family, and community members to commit to making weekly calls. Choose a designated phone call day that best suits your group (a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday is best for reaching Congressional staff). Make sure every participant has a copy of the updated LPDC Statement of Fact which can be found on our web site, the "Telephone Calls to Congress" instructional sheet, which we will send out in the next message, and the contact information for your two Senators and your district's Representative. Call or e-mail everyone in your group weekly to both remind them to make the calls and to monitor responses received from your representatives. Please let us know how the calls are going. If your Senator or Representative indicates that he or she has received the FBI's propaganda, forward the "Ethics Complaint" which refutes FBI misinformation, to them. The Ethics Complaint can be found on our web site under "case reference materials." The weekly calls should be directed to your two Senators and to the House Representative of your district. (Telephone calls are less easy to ignore and more effective than e-mails to officials.) 2. LETTER DRIVE During Congressional Outreach Week, we would like to generate thousands of letters to Congress through a letter drive. The sample letter to Congress which we sent out to the list recently, can now be downloaded from our web site. You can format three letters, one addressed to each of your two Senators and one to your Representative, and make several copies of each for distribution. Again, ask your family, friends, and community members to sign their name and address to the letters (one letter per person) and collect as many as possible to send in all at once. If some people can take the time to hand write and personalize their letters, that's even better. Please let us know about how many you collect and send in so that we can evaluate our progress. 3. VISITS TO DISTRICT OFFICES Another effective way to garner support from our Senators and Representatives, is to visit them in person in your local district office. You may not be able to see your Senators or Representative in person, but you will be able to meet with an aid. An in-person visit from constituents shows your Senator or Representative that this issue is of great importance to his or her voters or potential voters. Here are some pointers: 1. Be specific. Make sure that what you want the official to do is clear. 2. Be prepared. Study the LPDC Statement of Fact and the Ethics Complaint before you attend the visit so that you will be comfortable if you are asked specific questions. 3. Give the aid a copy of the LPDC Statement of Fact, the Ethics Complaint, and support letters from respected organizations and luminaries (these can be downloaded from our site). 4. If you do not know an answer to a question, direct the question to the LPDC, or tell your official you will look into it and get back to him or her. 5. Dress neatly. 6. If you are in contact with local, influential groups and people such as Amnesty International, Church leaders, Native leaders, etc., invite them to attend the meeting. 7. Follow your meeting up by calling the aid you met with to find out the status of your request and to reiterate your position. We hope Congressional Outreach Week will let Congress know that by no means is the effort to win Leonard's freedom over, and we do not plan to let the issue rest until they take action and help resolve it. This campaign cannot succeed without massive public pressure, and we hope you will participate. If you have any questions or ideas feel free to contact us. More materials for Letters to the Editor Week and Community Outreach Week will be sent out soon. Please let us know if you are planning anything specific for Peltier Awareness Month. Thank you. In Solidarity, The LPDC Leonard Peltier Defense Committee PO Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-5774 www.freepeltier.org To subscribe, send a blank message to < lpdc-on@mail-list.com > --------- "RE: Phone Calls for Peltier" --------- Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 13:42:24 -0500 From: LPDC Subj: Phone Calls for Peltier Mailing List: LPDC Friends, Below is the telephone instruction sheet for calls to Congress on the behalf of Leonard Peltier. -LPDC TELEPHONE CALLS TO CONGRESS Now that the clemency campaign has ended, it will be very important for us to organize and participate in persistent telephone campaigns to Congress on Leonard Peltier's behalf. Congress people all know that their jobs depend on the American voters. They need to be re-elected, or have their friends elected. While they can ignore an individual phone call or letter, massive numbers of calls from the voters, coming in at the same time and with the same message, is something they cannot ignore. In other difficult cases this technique has been very powerful indeed. The important thing is for us to be very carefully coordinated and organized. Please watch for the announced dates for increased call in sessions, and any new instructions there might be. As the case goes forwards, there may be things we need to add to or change in the basic message. The key, though, is to keep it short and simple. We want Leonard Peltier free at last. I. CALLS TO THE CONGRESS: The switchboard telephone number for both the House and the Senate is 202-224-3121. They can tell you who the senators for your state are and who the representative for your district is, and they can forward your call to the appropriate office. You can also look this information up on the following web sites: www.senate.gov www.house.gov a. In each office, the Congressperson will have a legislative aid who has been assigned certain subjects. When you reach the receptionist, ask which legislative aid would be responsible for a civil rights case, or Native American rights. Then ask when that person could be reached in person. You may very well get just a voice mail for the legislative aid. This is fine. Just leave a careful message about why you are calling and what you want the Congressperson to do about it. Also leave your name and a number where you can be reached, so they can call back with any questions, or to talk to you in person. b. If the aid is getting lots and lots of calls, they may not return your call. Don't worry about this. The most important thing is that yet another person called about the same subject. The more calls that come in, the more they have to look into the matter, and the more the Congressperson pays attention. If you have the time to call again and leave a second message, this is also good. c. Take the time to read the fact sheet about Leonard's case before you call. It is good to be familiar with the details. But your own message should be short and direct. If the legislative aid seems bored, don't worry. His or her job is to report all these calls to the boss... and they will. d. Remember that we are trying to win support for Leonard... so be firm but reasonably friendly to the person you speak with. If a particular congressional person is giving us real trouble, we will send out special instructions. e. Here are some talking points: 1. I am calling in regard to Leonard Peltier, a Native American rights advocate who has been unfairly imprisoned for 25 years. He was convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1975. The government now admits that they do not know who killed them. 2. Amnesty International and Archbishop Desmond Tutu are only two of the numerous human rights leaders calling for Peltier's immediate release. 3. Specifically, Mr. Peltier was extradited on the basis of a false affidavit signed by a woman who had been terrorized by the FBI. Even when she admitted she had lied, he was forced to stand trial for the murder of the two FBI agents. 4. At trial, the FBI concealed a very important ballistic test that proved the bullets that killed the agents did NOT come from Mr. Peltier's gun. This report was released subsequent to a Freedom of Information Act Lawsuit. 6,000 FBI documents are still being withheld and Mr. Peltier's access to due process is being obstructed. 5. The prosecutor has admitted and established that the government does not know who fired the fatal shots, yet Mr. Peltier was denied a new trial. The judge who denied a new trial has since expressed firm support for Peltier's release. 6. Despite all of this, the FBI continues to refer publicly to Mr. Peltier as a vicious killer and a thug and has blocked both his clemency and parole releases. 7. According to Parole Commission guidelines, Mr. Peltier should have been released over nine years ago. Yet the commission has denied him parole arbitrarily. Now his health is deteriorating. 8. Based on these issues, we ask that the Congressperson do the following: + Examine the treatment of Leonard Peltier by the US Parole Commission, and urge the Commission to release him at once. + Press for the passing of an act to declassify the more than 6000 FBI documents pertaining to the case of Leonard Peltier which have been withheld for over 25 years. + Press for a bi-partisan Congressional investigation into the conduct of various FBI officers, United States Attorneys and related government agents, officials, and personnel involved in the case of Mr. Leonard Peltier and the post Wounded Knee era on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (1973-1976) in which over 60 supporters and members of the American Indian Movement were killed. 9. If the legislative aid asks for more details, offer to fax or mail him or her the statement of fact posted on our web site under "Peltier FAQ". AGAIN, you may get a very friendly legislative aid, or you may get one who is not sympathetic at all. Don't worry, the important thing is that they hear from hundreds, if possible, thousands, of voters. If you can, contact the Defense Committee and let us know how the calls went. That way we know who to send more information to, and which office to push harder, and who is being helpful...etc. Leonard Peltier Defense Committee PO Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-5774 www.freepeltier.org To subscribe, send a blank message to < lpdc-on@mail-list.com > --------- "RE: Expose FBI Misconduct in Peltier Case" --------- Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 21:10:18 EDT From: lpdc@idir.net (LPDC) Subj: EXPOSE FBI MISCONDUCT IN PELTIER CASE! Mailing List: LPDC MORE FBI MISCONDUCT EXPOSED IN MEDIA SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO YOUR LOCAL PAPERS ABOUT THE FBI'S MISHANDLING OF THE PELTIER CASE! Friends, It looks like our letter to the editor campaign cannot wait. Let's strike while the iron is hot, and hook Leonard Peltier's story into all of the revelations of FBI misconduct being exposed in the media right now. Below is a sample letter to the editor which you can personalize or use as-is... or write your own. Be sure to check your local paper's word limit. This letter is 300 words. You may have to cut it down a bit for your paper's requirement. Also, let's include some similar wording in our letters and calls to Congress. We will do an updated sample letter to the editor for Peltier Awareness Month (June 1 - June 26) as the time grows more near. Thank you. In Solidarity, LPDC FBI Withholding of Evidence Not Uncommon 6000 FBI Documents Remain Secret in Peltier Case The withholding of evidence and obstruction of justice appear to be habitual FBI practices. In recent months, this pattern has become frightfully clear. Revelations of FBI misconduct in Boston are appalling. The FBI manufactured evidence, which put two innocent men in prison, while the real murderers were protected and allowed to kill with impunity. Evidence about FBI misconduct in the Birmingham bombings is no less disturbing. For years the FBI did nothing to pursue the racist murderers of the four young girls, all the while knowing who the culprits were. And now it has been revealed that the FBI illegally withheld evidence relating to the Oklahoma bombing. Somehow, the news comes as no surprise. Equally troublesome is the case of Leonard Peltier, the Indigenous rights activist considered by Amnesty International a "political prisoner" who should be "immediately and unconditionally released." The FBI is also withholding evidence in his case. Peltier was convicted of killing two FBI agents after the FBI coerced witnesses, utilized false testimony, and intentionally withheld a ballistic test reflecting his innocence at trial. The ballistic test was later released through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit and it prompted the U.S. Prosecutor to admit, "we can't prove who shot those agents." Yet, Peltier has remained in prison for over 25 years and the FBI refuses to release the 6000 documents still held in secret files today. Before another victim is allowed to languish one more year in prison, Congress should hold investigations into the FBI's handling of the Peltier case and subpoena the remaining 6000 documents. When the most powerful law enforcement agency in the country considers itself above the law, each of us becomes a potential victim of injustice. Name Phone Number Address More info on Peltier: www.freepeltier.org Leonard Peltier Defense Committee PO Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-5774 www.freepeltier.org To subscribe, send a blank message to < lpdc-on@mail-list.com > --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 20:55:07 -0530 From: "Janet Smith" Subj: Native Prisoner News Tell a Native American Prisoner someone cares! -- - - - Peltier, Leonard #89637-132 Box 1000 Leavenworth, KS 66053 Birthday: 9/12/44 Ancestry: Ojibwa-Lakota -- - - - Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 16:32:38 +0100 From: anne.bates Subj: Incarcerated Indians Mailing List: ndn-aim http://www.okit.com/Justice4parts/justice3.html Incarcerated Indians Part III of a Series Child in Need of Supervision: Does CHINS work for the Good of the Child? A recent Lakota Journal survey regarding the treatment of Indian juveniles processed through the judicial systems of states with high Indian populations revealed that the treatment of Indian youth varied widely from state to state. We also found that the way in which a state handles juveniles impacts the child, their family and community in an ongoing way. When Margaret (Peggy) Gramkow went to the local police for assistance because her daughter had spent the night out and she was concerned about the girl's whereabouts, she had no idea of what the remainder of her daughters youth would be like. In order to even report her missing, Gramkow was told she would have to sign a CHINS form. Returning home a few hours later, her daughter was fine, however when Gramkow called the police to tell them she had come home, she found herself unable to withdraw the CHINS petition. At that time Gramkow had no idea that one of the first things the state of South Dakota would do to remove the girl from Gramkow's custody, thereby removing the 14 year old girl, formerly making As and Bs from school, placing her into unaccredited classes taught by uncertified teachers for a very few hours per day. Her daughter would be placed in a state facility where instead of family counseling to resolve problems that many families face, the girl would be prevented from seeing Gramkow for two months. In Plankinton she would wear the orange uniform that girls and their families say are issued to Indian girls, denoting them as high risk, instead of the blue ones issued to non-Indian girls, presumably a lower risk factor. Placing her in a state facility intended as punishment instead of counseling, her daughter would be subject to humiliation including four pointing and having her clothes cut off her, being insulted and demeaned. Counseling wsa no part of the services. As an the child of an activist, her daughter could be targeted for reprisals like other daughters and sons of parents who had spoken out against the juvenile justice system. Prevented from seeing their children, parents who have spoken out against the injustices have found their children were "recycled" back into boot camp programs, through other facilities, or have found themselves punished through restraints and in other, more immediate ways. Following her release, Gramkow's daughter entered public school where a shoving match with another teenage girl would cause her to be reincarcerated, according to Judge Keene, until she is an adult. Said Gramkow, "My daughter got a life sentence to serve on her childhood over a shoving match." According to complaints made to the ACLU, Jennifer Ring, Director of ACLU of the Dakotas explained, "We have multiple cases where it appears that juveniles were questioned, and yet were denied the right to counsel or to having a parent present." As a single parent, Karen Taylor also sought assistance from local authorities after her son began staying out late and hanging out with some boys she didn't approve of. When she told her son that she had signed a CHINS form, he told his mother that would be the worst mistake she could have made. It was. Expecting the court to order counseling, Taylor was shocked as Judge Lieberman hummed 'Battle Hymn of the Republic', as he casually ordered her son, never accused or convicted of any crime, into the boot camp. Taylor was assured that her son would come home following completion of a juvenile program. However, after she appeared on television criticizing the juvenile justice system of SD, she received an angry call from Governor Janklow, berating her as a parent. Fearing a reprisal against her son, after the Governor's call, Taylor contacted the facility to confirm that her son would be moved on to the next program in a short time as scheduled. She was assured this would take place, but it did not. Following the Governor's call Taylor's son was "recycled". According to former State Representative Pat Haley (D-Huron), the Governor cited confidentiality as a reason for refusing to discuss cases involving juveniles affected by this system. However, on two occasions the Governor personally opened the records of juveniles to members of the press at a press conference, demeaning the juvenile and diverting attention from the case. In the case of Karen Taylors son, he pointed out that the boy had previously appeared in court. Janklow failed to point out that the boy had appeared in court because he was a victim and had to testify. Haley said, "Tragically, the system is designed to separate the children from their families." Pam Guettlers' daughter skipped school. School personnel witnessed the girl leaving school, allowing a friend to call her at the school to make arrangements to leave. By the time the Guettlers were notified of the problem she had missed over 20 days. Instructed to sign a CHINS form or school officials would petition the courts, they were told that the CHINS form would be a minor scare for the girl and would involve probation. Not knowing the implications of the CHINS status, the Geuttlers signed the form, touching off a nightmare that would end their family life as they knew it. When their daughter wrecked a family car and stayed at a friends house, the Geuttlers located the girl, the family was reunited and then Probation Officer Nancy Allerd charged her as a runaway. With officials claiming there had been drugs and alcohol at the scene, their daughter requested a drug and alcohol screening, but it was denied. Using technicalities to incarcerate the girl, Allerd ordered her into custody. Attacked by four other youths in one facility, the girl was not allowed to contact her parents. Arriving at a scheduled meeting with staff at which no staff actually appeared, the Guettlers were allegedly told that if they pursued complaints, their daughter would be sent to boot camp. Following a party to which police were called, along with everyone else there, the Guettler's daughter was arrested. She was held in jail with adults, including males. The following morning, police arrived at their home with her daughter. Opening the front door, Pam Guettler heard screams. Running toward the screams, Guettler found her daughter face down on the ground with her hands handcuffed behind her back. As she arrived at the scene, the officer had just drawn back his arm and punched the girl in the eye. In custody her daughter was told that the pain in her ear was "tough". At a subsequent hearing, Allerd agreed to have her seen by a doctor. It was revealed then that she had a ruptured eardrum. The incident involving the girl being punched by the officer was not investigated. The Guettlers were repeatedly given incorrect information, told that their daughter did not need an attorney when she did, and found out after arriving at what was supposed to be a violation hearing that it was, in fact, a custody hearing. Following alcohol charges, their daughter appeared at a "Zero Tolerance" hearing. At that hearing, both girls in front of Judge Oswald, and with the same Probation Officer, a white girl the same age as Guettler's daughter appeared for her ninth alcohol related charge. With the Judge making a comment about the other girl being a "frequent flyer", the other girl was not punished at all. Though it was the Guettler's daughter's first offense and the other girl's ninth offense, Guettler's daughter was ordered into treatment or JDC (Juvenile Detention Center). Allerd refused to acknowledge a counselors letter written on the girl's behalf and threw the letter in the trash in front of the Guettlers. Though it was from a certified counselor, the counselor worked in the IHS and it was the only document relevant to the girl that was refused. When their daughter had completed her high school equivalency and counseling that was ordered, they expected that she would have her mandatory review and be released from probation. Allerd "did not receive" their mail requesting the review. She would then forget to schedule the review. The mandatory review never took place. Pettiness and spite seemed to motivate caseworkers. When the Guettlers were told they needed to sign Title 19 forms Pam Guettler refused, explaining they did not qualify for the program. Corrections Officer Dadra Avery told the Guettlers (on tape) that she was an intake worker in order to get her into her office. Upon their arrival, admitting she was a Corrections Officer, Avery threatened incarceration if the forms were not signed by Pam, who promptly took the girl home. Dadra Avery came to their home with police, entering their home. Chasing their daughter up to her room she tore the girl's room apart and told officers to remove the girl in handcuffs and shackles. A short time later she called the Guettlers home telling Pam she had a half hour to sign the forms or her daughter would be sent to Custer. Pam Guettler signed the Title 19 forms, making the state eligible for Title 19 payments for the child. Dadra Avery told Pam Guettler, "She isn't your child anymore." In May, 2000, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Attorney, Curtis Carroll served papers charging Lawrence County with violation of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Pam Guettler's daughter was immediately released from DOC custody. Summing up their experience Guettler said, "As a family unit it totally destroyed us. Parents must stay so focused on the one child that it takes all of the time that should go to the younger ones. It consumes everything. The child you get back is bitter, they are angry at you because you are the one who signed the papers in the first place. There was no good out of the time she spent in there, nothing was gained for anyone." As a child Dean Honomichl was diagnosed with Tourettes Syndromand ADHD. To access help for some of Dean's problems, at the urging of school counselors, the Honomichls signed CHINS forms. Instead of counseling, Deans medication became sporadic, long term treatment through IHS was discontinued, Dean was placed in restraints repeatedly, humiliated and placed in solitary confinement. Dean and two other boys were charged with destruction of property stemming from an incident at a state facility and were tried as adults. Gramko's daughter, Guettler's daughter, Taylor's son and Dean Honomichl had never committed anything other than a "status" offense. Contrary to the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and common sense, all were placed into incarceration as juveniles who had never been found "delinquent", or guilty of committing a crime. All needed counseling and were sent to facilities with no trained counselors. Most importantly, all entered a spiral whereby, predictably, rather than being helped by the system problems escalated. "Status offenders" are youth who have committed an act that would not be considered a crime if they were an adult, such as truancy, curfew violations, etc. According to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, a federal act setting provisions for the safety and well being of youth, in particular at-risk youth, status offenders are not supposed to be incarcerated. Instead, they are to be supervised in their own homes and other community based placements. Incarceration of status offenders is one of the reasons that the state of South Dakota is deemed in non-compliance with the federal code to a point exceeding allowable violations, and has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal funding. Comparably, in Arizona, 85% of youth who are incarcerated have had 6 or more ourt referrels before they are incarcerated. Governor Janklow has publicly called the youth in the system "scum", called their parents trash and has said that the juveniles in the system are there because their parents do not care about them. Former Representative, Pat Haley (D-Huron) stated that in his experience, the tragedy is that many of the parents of incarcerated juveniles became involved with the system precisely because they do care and were trying to get help for their children. Haley continued, "What is really sad is that many of the parents went to the state for help and that is how their lives were turned upside down. The system berates the parents, and then they do whatever they want to with the kids." On February 2, 2000, in a speech Governor Janklow said, "No child is in DOC custody that does not have a criminal background." At that time CHINS accounted for a significant portion of juveniles incarcerated in the system. How many juveniles are in the system are CHINS is hard to discover fully. The statistics from the State of SD reveal that CHINS make up a different portion of each program, from 9% to 55% depending on the program. However, in the last session, the numbers given by the DOC, and the numbers given in a speech by the Governor, varied by over 100 youth in a one month period. Figures also varied widely according to the content of which bill was being discussed and it's political favor. Jennifer Ring, Director of the ACLU of the Dakotas stated that, "The figures over the course of that session went up and down wildly, but the fact remains that South Dakota incarcerates many, many children for acts which should be handled in the community and not through incarceration." Additionally, Ring explained that she has been contacted by numerous families whose children were placed into the system as CHINS, but whose files ultimately refer to them as delinquents though they were never adjudicated as such. The serious lack of record keeping throughout the system, especially in the area of health care, surfaced following the death of Gina Score. Additionally, the state of South Dakota counts probation violations as delinquencies, so that even a CHIN who commits another "status offense" becomes a delinquent. This means that a child who was incarcerated for skipping school who is then released and re-incarcerated for skipping school, goes from being a status offender to a delinquent. Even in the case of delinquents, South Dakota incarcerates youth for offenses which would still be an offense if the child were an adult, but would then be treated as misdemeanors and would not even carry a penalty of a few days in the county jail. In South Dakota a child may be found delinquent and then incarcerated for joy riding in a golf cart, climbing over a fence to go swimming, breaking the mirrors on a Moped, stealing $2. 00 worth of candy or other petty offenses. That youth may well spend the remaining years of their childhood incarcerated. Numerous parents of CHINS explained to Lakota Journal that their children remained incarcerated for several years. According to the Online Duty Officer Reports of the SD DOC, between May, 2000 and January, 2001, there were 190 self injury or suicide attempts. Due to many circumstances, Indian families often face the greatest obstacles in trying to get their children sent home. One Lakota woman reported that her son could not return home because a caseworker found there were too many people living in the home. The people in the home were related to the boy. Jennifer Ring said, "This is a blatant disregard for the fact that often Native American families include extended family. Caseworkers look for a family with two parents and 2.3 children, and punish those who vary from this." As the children remain in this system, the State of SD charges the family for the incarceration. Parents are charged child support based on the number of parents in the house. If there are two working parents, each pays, creating extensive hardships for the families. Parents express concern over what they are paying for. The system uses "counselors" without certification who could not charge the public for their services. Children are taught by teachers without certification throughout much of this system. Methods of punishment are supposedly changing in many areas of the system, but the methods used extensively in the recent past will leave families with bills to pay for counseling services to help children get over what they have been through and what they have seen. In an earlier interview, Gramkow said, "What they are doing to the kids, the four pointing, cutting their clothes off, all of it, if someone did these things to their own kids they would be charged with child abuse, and should be. In this system, they do things like that to our kids and then charge the parents money for it." Pat Haley said, "The financial side of this is a tragedy. Many of the families have financial problems to begin with and the poverty has added to the difficulties in their lives. Then the state turns around and slaps all kinds of costs and hardships on the families while forcing an incompetent system on the kids." Parents are paying child support frequently in excess of the state child support guidelines. Margaret Gramkow was charged $900.00 for "advocacy" services from an attorney assigned to her daughter by the state before she was sent permanently into incarceration. Gramkow explained that if the state assigning an attorney to her daughter and then billing her an excessive sum. Following the recent settlement David and Viola Score and the State of South Dakota over the death of their daughter Gina, the Scores said they will earmark a portion of the settlement to pay for counseling for youth who have been traumatized by the juvenile justice system of SD. While incarcerated youth report that they assigned out to work at local business and at Custer State Park, yet are paid far less than minimum wage. With adult prisoners, labor is used to offset the cost of incarceration, the idea being that the individual can "pay" a part of their way. However, these children's parents are already paying child support and Ring says that parents have asked her, "Where is the money going?" Clearly it may be a benefit to have the childs labor, but that is not a reason for incarceration. Ring summarized, explaining, "Realistically, incarceration should be used for kids with real anger problems who are violent. This is completely disrupting the families, with no benefit to the family, the child, the state or the communities." Ring continued, "This system is not working. There have been sexual molestations, suicide attempts, 146 inmate to inmate assaults in a six month period last year, how could this be working?" Last week Representative Bill Napoli explained that he spoke for the Governor and himself on the seatbelt bill, explaining that their opposition stemmed from a belief in the strength of the family and the families right to raise their children without state intervention. On Monday, February 26, 2001, a bill to bring accreditation to the juvenile justice system in SD that had died earlier in the senate was reintroduced. It died on the Senate floor. A survey of recidivism rates of some of the states with high Native American populations revealed that, in fact, the system in place in South Dakota is not working. Al Lick in North Dakota explained that state has an outside firm compile their statistics so that no one can say numbers were skewed on their own behalf. He said that once the computer system was in place to do this for the state, it has not been expensive to maintain this service. North Dakota reflects all offenses after release in their data, including placement in other juvenile systems, or placement in adult facilities. Said Lick, "If the child is back in a system, here or elsewhere, then our program was not successful." Using this enhanced view of recidivism, North Dakota reflects the lowest rate of recidivism for juvenile offenders in the nation. Late in 2000, Governor Bill Janklow told the press that the system in South Dakota was working well and that 60% of youth do not return to the system. Therefore, 40 % do. Rates compare as follows: North Dakota: 13.6 % (average of the last four years) Minnesota: 21.0 % Montana: 5.9 % Arizona: 22.0 % This article is Part of a continual series and was originally published in the Lakota Journal, Rapid City, South Dakota. Graphic by Jason Wolters-editor@lakotajournal.com Ruth Steinberger is the first journalist to collect the data necessary for her continuing series on Incarcerated Indians. e-mail Ruth at rhsteinberger1@yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> To subscribe to this group,send an email to: ndn-aim-subscribe@egroups.com Archived on line at: http://www.eScribe.com FREE LEONARD PELTIER =================================== Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 11:44:48 +0300 From: Brigitte Thimiakis Subj: A letter from Manuel to thank you I'd like to take this time to thank each and everyone of you for your letters of support, and your prayers, THANK YOU. I'd like you to know I am used to standing only with my faith in my spirituality and myself. In my life my biggest obstacle was dealing with the forms of child abuse forced on me and I was able to do this only thru "Grandfather". I've learned I can hold my head up with pride and respect. I've never forgot the sacrifices made by my ancestors and elders, warriors men and women who gave their very lives. There is a cycle here that needs to be broken and because of your support and prayers I truly believe this will happen. There are new faces seen here daily and it's a shame they are getting younger, instead of teaching them respect, honor, and the spiritual ways they teach them how to exist in their cycle of ignorance, hate, and hopelessness. The worse part is they take this back out with them, this circle of ignorance, hate and hopelessness. If we could teach them the cultures and spiritual ways no matter what race they are from, not only does it instill respect but it strengthen not only them but society as a whole. I am lucky I can turn to my Native Spirituality in times of stress and frustration. They can take my cedar, sage and sweetgrass and lock me in this little cell for 23 hours a day and I only get closer to "Grandfather". With your letters and prayers I believe this profiling in this prison system will have to change. I am proud to be standing here knowin you are all standing with us here for what is right and you all have my utmost respect. Thank you. Now I guess you know I am smiling and I know "Grandfather" is also smiling. It's a beautiful day here on our mother earth when all her children of different cultures and races can stand as one. You will all be in our prayers here as well as our children who represent the five colors of the Sacred Circle, Brown, Balck, White, Yellow, Red. Ha-Ho, respectfully, Manuel Redwoman May, 2nd 2001 # 24920 700, Conley Lake Rd, Deerlodge, MT - 59722 --------------------------------- Please especially remember Leonard. Leonard Peltier #89637-132, Box 1000, Leavenworth, KS 66053 --------------------------------- Dear Janet, Eddie Hatcher was moved from Central Prison in North Carolina to a county jail. His new address is: Eddie Hatcher, Robeson County Jail,122 Legend Road, Lumberton, NC 28358. Thanks, Marsha Shaiman On Indian Land, PO Box 2104, Seattle WA 98111 --------------------------------- Standing Deer's new address: Robert H. Wilson #640539, Estelle Unit, 264 FM 3478, Huntsville, TX 77320-3322 --------- "RE: History: Carlisle Indian School" --------- Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 22:41:20 -0400 From: Barbara Landis Subj: History: Carlisle Indian School, May 4, 1888 INDIAN HELPER. [Editorial Note: These reprints are being included in this newsletter so that you might know the mind of those who ran institutions like Carlisle.] THE INDIAN HELPER ----------------------------- ~~ FOR OUR BOYS AND GIRLS ~~ ========================== VOLUME III FRIDAY, May 4, 1888 NO. 38 CARLISLE, PA. ========================== LEGEND OF THE "FORGET-ME-NOT." --------- When to flowers so beautiful, The Father gave a name, Back came one little blue-eyed one All tremblingly it came And standing at the Fathers feet, And gazing in His face, It said with a meek and timid mien Yet with a quiet grace, "Dear God, the name thou gavest me, Alas! I have forgot" The Father looked kindly on her And said, "Forget-me-not." - FROM THE SCRAP-BOOK OF A SUBSCRIBER. HAPPY ACCIDENTS. ----------- The following is the reply made by Abram S. Hewitt in answer to the statement that his success as an honored business man and a member of Congress was owing to "a series of happy accidents." It is but another proof of how pluck and perseverance win the day: Perhaps some good may be done to some struggling young man if some of these "happy accidents" are recorded. I was born of a mother who was a farmer's daughter, and a father who was a mechanic. My parents were not righ, but poor, honest people who earned their daily bread, and brought up their children to reverence God and give an equivalent for what they received. My education was in the public schools of the city of New York. There I learned to meet my equals and to measure my capabilities with those who began life with equal advantages - an honest mind in a sound body. The next "accident" was that Coumbia College gave two scholarships free to the competition of the boys in the public schools. There were 20,000 of us who went up for those two scholarships. One of them was given to me. I was admitted to the college, and I was obliged to support myself from the day I entered to the day I graduated, by teaching those whom could find who would take me. Not one dollar of burden did my education impose upon my parents, who were too poor to give me an education. I passed through college at the head of my class. It was certainly through another "accident" that about this time I became nearly blind. I was compelled to pass a year in Europe, where I lived upon the little money I had saved by my teaching. Another "accident" was that the ship in which I was, went to the bottom, and I was seated in one of the small boats in company with a man who has been my friend and brother, and will be to the end of my life. I landed at New York in midwinter in a borrowed suit of sailors clothing, and I had three silver dollars in my pocket- my entire worldly wealth. Self-help is the remedy for all the evils of which men complain. I have had to help myself from the earliest year I can remember, and every struggling young man who chooses to follow the same rule, who will help himself and not become dependent on public or private charity, can achieve a measure of success that will satisfy every independent citizen. - Ex. ------------ How Boys Can Make Money. Russell Sage, one of the rich men of New York City says that a boy can make money 1. By getting a position; 2. By keeping his mouth shut; 3. By observing; 4. By being faithful; 5. By making his employer think that he would be lost in the fog without him; 6. By being polite. If a young man lives up to these rules he will not need friends to help him. Jay Gould, another rich man says that for boys to make money they must "Keep out of bad company and go to work with a will. The boy who does that is bound to get on in the world." Cyrus W. Field, another says: -------------- (Continued of Fourth Page.) ============================================= (p 2) The Indian Helper. ----------------------------- PRINTED EVERY FRIDAY, AT THE INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA. BY THE INDIAN PRINTER BOYS. ----------------------------- Price: - 10 cents a year. ============================== Address INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle, Pa. Miss M. Burgess, Manager. ============================== Entered in the P.O. at Carlisle as second class mail matter. ============================== THE INDIAN HELPER is PRINTED by Indian boys, but EDITED by The-Man-on-the-band-stand, who is NOT an Indian. ============================== The INDIAN HELPER is paid for in advance, so do not hesitate to take the paper from the Post Office, for fear a bill will be presented. =============================== Sadness came to the hearts of all our students and employees who gathered in the chapel Saturday evening, and an impressive silence spread over the whole company when the news was given by Capt. Pratt that Etahdleuh Doanmoe was dead. A braver, more simple, more true, more faithful Indian did not live. A history of Etahdleuh's life and work, and the sad circumstances of his death; how the heathen Indians, in the practice of their old superstitious rites burned his house and all of his goods, leaving his wife and little Richard destitute; how our pupils raised a fund for Laura's benefit, and passed resolutions of sympathy, will be printed with all the particulars in the May Red Man. ===================== Henry Kendall writes from Rutgers College, N. J., where he is taking a preparatory course of study that it only takes work to keep up in his class. "The rivalry that exists is enough to inspire any one who has life at all," he says. Yhe hardest work I have now is Algebra. The other day two examples were given to each member of the class to solve and bring in the next day. I worked at mine all the afternoon, all during the study hour in the evening and in the morning before breakfast. I went to school and worked at the other. At the last minute I got it. I tell you I felt as good and "as big as a king." Henry says he belongs to their second team of base-ball players. ================ Cyrus Dixon writes from Albuquerque, New Mex., that as the INDIAN HELPER has not reached him for two months he misses it very much and must have it again. THE SCHOOLS. ------------ The Man-on-the-band-stand sent his chief clerk through the upper school rooms, Wednesday morning. She found pupils and teachers working away as though they meant to crowd in all they could during the time allowed for school work. In No. 10 the boys were busy drawing maps. "What's the little oil-stove for?" asked the clerk. "Making glue," the teacher replied. "Glue! What for?" But before the question was answered she saw for herself. On the map of South America, beautifully drawn on large card boards the pupils were gluing the products of the country. Little pieces of tobacco were in the corners near the Isthmus of Panama. "Wouldn't you like to put it in your mouth instead of gluing it fast to the card?" asked the clerk of one of the boys. He did not say "no," but he *smiled* it and the clerk wished that all the tobacco in the world could be glued so tightly to large boards that it could never be pulled off to make filthy the mouths of boys and men. In No. 9 there was slate work-sentences all broken to pieces and written upside down and cross wise, The Man-on-the-band-stand did not cut his sentences up that way when he went to school, but of course that was in "ye olden days." They didn't know how to analyze in that way, then. Keep on boys! That is right. Break the sentences in pieces! See what they are made of, and learn to understand all the different, parts, and maybe sometime you will come out far ahead of the Man-on-the-band-stand in the use of English. In No. 8 they were doing the same kind of work, orally, and the skill with which a certain young lady analyzed a simple declarative sentence, and the manner in which the whole class answered the teacher's questions showed that they knew what they were talking about. In No. 7 there was a class at the board doing Arithmetic. The clerk noticed one boys writing upon the board was crooked And his figures were not well made but she guesses it will be better after awhile. Every one was busy as could be; they surely are making headway up the hill of knowledge. In No. 6 there was slate work, sentence building, etc., and the writing on the slates was neat. The clerk asked one of the boys if he was tired. "I never tired at anything," was his brave reply, and the teacher said in regard to his school work that it was the truth. On looking over some written exercises on paper the clerk saw a question by the teacher - How many bones have you? And the answer in bold hand was "24 and each side 12." The Man-on-the-band-stand is sorry for such a large boy if he only has "24 bones and each side 12." We hear that in several departments of school they are making fine maps and all are doing good work at regular studies. The clerk will be through the lower rooms on some future occasion. ================================================ (page 3.) "Eat your dinner!" ------ Joshua Given is with us for a day or two. ------ Our written examinations for this year are over. ------ Dr. and Mrs. Given and Jim went to Harrisburg, Wednesday. ------ The Printers beat the Regulars at base-ball a few evenings ago. ------ The leaves have come out like fun, this week, and the grass is lovely to behold. ------ The Man-on-the-band-stand does not like to see the singing-books used for fans. ------ The girls in the dress-making corner of the sewing-room turned out 34 dresses nicely made in one week. ------ There is some talk of putting the new schoolhouse to be built this summer where Mr. Jordan's house and the printing-office now stand. ------ The Girls P. I. society put in an enjoyable day on the mountains near Holly, hunting arbutus. Several of the teachers accompanied the party. ------ The party of pupils who attended the First Presbyterian Church sociable last Thursday evening in town, report having had a very pleasant time. ------ John D. Miles, Percy Kable and Isaac Williams caught a mess of fish in the spring on the north side of our grounds. Seven of them were caught in a very few minutes. ------ Henry Phillips, our little Alaskan printer who has been in the office four months drew his first pay on Tuesday, and did his first steam-press work on the following afternoon. He ran off 1500 envelopes and did it well. ------ Bennie Thomas, one of our printer boys on a farm, writes that he is learning how to plow. "The first day I plowed I was very tired he says, the second time I wasn't very tired, but my hands were sore I could hardly hold anything, but, they are getting hard now." ------ Mr. and Mrs. Standing and Jack left Carlisle on Tuesday morning for New York to sail on Wednesday for England. Miss Wilson who had a journey to Scotland last summer, thinks that about now the Standings are perhaps quite unsettled as to whether the "land or the sea is the better place to be." It is the wish of the dear old man left behind, that the party will have a safe journey and come back to us soon. We can pay no attention to requests to change address of paper if the former address is not given. ------ Chas. Dagnett spent a day or two in Washington, this week, to see the chiefs there from the Quapaw Agency, Ind. Ter. ------ Lida Standing is making her home at the Phillips' in town during the absence of her papa and mamma in England. ------ The painters are oiling the roof and woodwork inside the gymnasium, and painting the new fences and sheds round about. ------ Chief Big Bone, who is living on a farm sent a subscription this week. We are glad to hear most excellent reports of Chief's progress. ------ Mrs. Patterson, of Washington, D.C., paid a visit of a day with her two daughters, at this place. ------ Hugh Chee caught the biggest fish of the season - a large sucker, 18 inches long. Miss Noble cooked it for his dinner, and it was more than he could manage but the girls finished it up. ------ When the boys get after the fish in the spring with clubs and poles and sticks and stones and whoops and yells the creatures have to succumb and the boys enjoy it more than the fish do. ------ The annual examinations of the Indian Department of the Lincoln Institution and Educational Home, Philadelphia, were held yesterday. Our teachers and officers were invited to be present. ------ Business traits show in small things. A boy for instance, who can fold or wrap two INDIAN HELPERS to another boys one, will very likely earn two dollars to the other boys one when they get out in the business world. ------ The Indian Regulars were beaten by the town High School nine at base-ball, Saturday last on the Fair ground by a score of 33 to 22. ------ Mrs. M. J. Frost, supervisor of the Female Ward, State Hospital Danville, Pa., visited the school, a guest of Miss Wilson. ------ John Miller, made a flying trip to Washington, D. C. He there saw some of the Chiefs of his tribe, the Miamis, and some from neighboring tribes in Indian Territory. John reports having taken in all the sights possible in the limited time allowed. ------ At the regular monthly exhibition held last Friday night there were a number of things worthy of note, but space forbids. The spirited paper, read on "Notes and Comments from fifteen of our girls" will be published in full in the May Red Man. ------ There has been more than usual stir in all the pupils quarters this week. The preparations incident to the departure of 27 girls, 20 small boys and 30 large boys, to start to country homes was no small amount of labor in addition to the regular routine of duties. =============================================== (Continued from First Page.) "punctuality, honesty and brevity are the watchwords of life." The Man-on-the-band-stand, another rich man-rich in wisdom, says, "It is easy enough to make money, but to KEEP it is the rub. If we don't learn to save our little earnings while at school we will never learn to save the larger money earned after we go out to work for ourselves." --------- A CARLISLE BOY IN ARIZONA. ------------ The following taken from a letter written by Michael Burns, tells of some of his recent and past doings. Michael is an Apache and was a pupil of Carlisle for a few years: Tucson, ARIZ., April 31, 1888. DEAR CAPT. PRATT: An interpreter, Rob't McIntosh, who went with the Apache Chiefs to Washington, D. C. has told me of meeting you at Carlisle. I have been a scout at the San Carlos Agency for nearly two years and have had no time to write to any of my friends in the East and have read no newspapers. You can see that it is very hard for a school boy to keep from falling back to ignorance. As for myself, I can fight my own way which I always have done. I left San Carlos Agency on the 15th with nineteen others, ten prisoners, seven witnesses and three of us guards, for Tucson, where the prisoners are to be tried for murder. I am here as interpreter for the Mojave prisoner and the two Mojave witnesses. I am getting five dollars a day and mileage at five cents a mile for 220 miles each way. The one Mojave prisoner has to be tried at Phoenix for the murder was committed in the county of which Phoenix is the county seat. When I was on the way here I met your first Lt. Davis, commanding L troops at Fort Grant. He was much interested in me for I told him was a scholar under your superintendence at Carlisle. ------------ Nellie Carey writes that she goes about her work in her country home at Milroy, Pa., "happy all the time." Sometimes she helps garden. "Today," she says, Mrs. K. and I were planting onions, while the men were sowing oats. I am learning how to ride horseback. That is how I go to see Barbara." --------- What is the easiest thing in the world to make and the hardest to keep from getting broken? A resolution. Square word. 1. * * * * 2. * * * * 3. * * * * 4. * * * * My 1 is what may be caught in the water if managed in the right way. My 2 is what some people have ONE of. My 3 is what an Indian cannot do with his land yet. My 4 is something what our boys and girls pass through in going from their rooms to the Assembly-room. --------- At Sitka, Alaska there is a small paper called THE NORTH STAR. It tells of the work there among the Indians. By the following taken from its columns we see that the Indian boys and girls there as well as ours here at Carlisle some times call things by queer names: On the last summer day, while we were writing for dear life to get our most important business letters off by return mail, we heard a timid knock at the door of our study. On answering it, we found Daniel, who has not been in the "Home" quite a year. "Well, what is it, Daniel?" "Can you give me a lettoh bog?" "A what?" "Lettoh bog." Daniel was made happy by giving him an envelope - letter bag. ------------- Any kind of a job is better than no job at all. - ROBERT COLLYER. ------------- Thanks are cheap, and yet we can pay more than half of one's debts with them. -Uncle Esek. ------------ ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S ENIGMA: Her voice. =============================================== STANDING OFFER: - For FIVE new subscribers to the INDIAN HELPER, we will give the person sending them a photographic group of the 13 Carlisle Indian Printer boys, on a card 4 1/2 X 6 1/2 inches, worth 20 cents when sold by itself. Name and tribe of each boy given. (Persons wishing the above premium will please enclose a 1-cent stamp to pay postage.) For TEN, Two PHOTOGRAPHS, one showing a group of Pueblos as they arrived in wild dress, and another of the same pupils three years after, or, for the same number of names we give two photographs showing still more marked contrast between a Navajoe as he arrived in native dress, and as he now looks, worth 20 cents a piece. Persons wishing the above premiums will please enclose a 2-cent stamp to pay postage. For FIFTEEN, we offer a GROUP of the whole school on 9x14 inch card. Faces show distinctly, worth sixty cents. Persons wishing the above premium will please send 6 cents to pay postage. --------------- For a longer list of subscribers we have many other interesting pictures of shops, representing boys at work, schoolrooms and views of the grounds, worth from 20 to 60 cents a piece, which will be sent on request. ------------------------------ At the Carlisle Indian School is published monthly an eight-page quarto of standard size, called THE RED MAN, the mechanical part of which is done entirely by Indian boys. This paper is valuable as a summary of information on Indian matters and contains writings by Indian pupils and local incidents of the school. Terms: Fifty cents a year, in advance. SAMPLE COPIES SENT FREE. Address, THE RED MAN, Carlisle, PA. For 1, 2 and 3 subscribers for THE RED MAN we give the same premiums offered in Standing Offer for the HELPER. ======================================================================= Transcribed from the newspaper collections of USMHI, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, PA. For more info see http://www.carlisleindianschool.org. - Barbara Landis --------- "RE: John Rustywire: " --------- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 01:05:37 -0000 From: "John Rustywire" Subj: blue eyes Mailing List: RezLife There is a woman, she is from up North, she speaks in the lilting way of those from Rocky Boy, Fort Peck, Standing Rock. I am not sure what she is maybe Mandan, Arikara, Hidatsa, Cree maybe...she told me once but I have forgotten...when she talks her voice is like crushed velvet, soft and inviting and her laughter falls like heavy rain soaking your every pore... it sounds as it comes from the soul... I have known her for sometime...when she was a youngster...then a teenager and then a bright young woman...I know her mother and sometimes I wonder about her father... She talks about him how he took care of her, protected her and spoke to her about the way she should live... he passed away a couple of years ago.. .alone her mother having left him years ago...her mother once said she married him because she wanted a powerful man in her life...but he beat her and she got tired of it and left him after many years... This young la