From gars@speakeasy.org Tue Apr 23 21:18:27 2002 Date: 24 Apr 2002 00:47:28 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews10.017 WOTANGING IKCHE -- Lakota -- Common News Kanoheda Aniyvwiya -- Cherokee -- Journal of the People Otapi'sin Atsinikiisinaakssin -- Blackfeet -- News for All the People Es'te Opunvk'vmucvse -- Creek -- People's New News Aunchemokauhettittea -- Naragansett -- Let Us Share News Ni-mah-mi-kwa-zoo-min -- Ojibwe -- We Are Talking About Ourselves Ha-Sah-Sliltha -- Ditidaht Nation -- News of the People Un Chota -- Susquehannic Seneca -- The People Speak Ximopanolti tehuatzin, inin Mexika tlahtolli -- Nahuatl -- For you we offer these words It-hah-pe-hah Ah-num pah-le -- Chickasaw -- Together We Are Talking Sho-da-ku-ye -- Teehahnahmah -- Talking Birchbark Acimowin -- Plains Cree -- Story or Account Native American News -- Language of the Occupation Forces Wotanging Ikche and Native American News Copyright c. 1996-2002 nanews.org ==>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 O +-----------------------------+ O o O | Much more happens in Indian | O o O VOLUME 10, ISSUE 017 | Country than is reported in | O o o o o O | this weekly newsletter. 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When that happens, the federal government will be freed of its persistent 'Indian problem.'" "When we talk about the environment, very often we are talking about sacred elements. We're talking about air, which is a gift from the Creator. From the day that we're born, we take that first gasp of air and that's the life giver. Some day that breath of life is going to leave our body, thus completing its cycle." __ Tom Goldtooth, National Director, Indigenous Environmental Network +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Indian Pledge of Allegiance | The Indian Pledge of Alleg- | | iance was first presented | I pledge allegiance to my Tribe,| on 2 December '93 during the | to the democratic principles | opening address of the Nat- | of the Republic | ional Congress of American | and to the individual freedoms | Indian Tribal-States Relat- | borrowed from the Iroquois and | ions Panel in Reno, NV. NCAI | Choctaw Confederacies, | plans distribution of the | as incorporated in the United | Indian Pledge to all Indian | States Constitution, | Nations. | so that my forefathers | | shall not have died in vain | Walk in Beauty! Night Owl +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Journey | In the summer and early fall | The Bloodline | of 1998 the Treaty Unity Riders | | rode a thousand miles on horse- | For all that live and live by law | back, carrying a staff and | We Stand, we Call, We Ride | praying each step of the way. | For All that fear and fear by sight | | We Hear, we Listen, we Ride | These prayers were offered for | For all that pray and pray by strength| each of us, and that the Unity | We Feel, we Move, we Ride | of all Peoples might happen. | For all that die and die by greed | | We Hurt, we Cry, we Ride | Tatanka Cante forwarded this | For all that birth and birth by right | poem on behalf of all the Unity | We Smile, we Hold, we Ride | Riders that we might stop and | For all that need and need by heart | ask if the next words we say, the | We Came, we Went, we Rode. | next act we make is for the good | | of the People or is it from ego | Treaty Unity Riders | for self. +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ O'siyo Brothers and Sisters! My thanks to my half-side, Janet, for this well crafted editorial. We Indians have had 500 years to get used to having things taken from us. It's bad enough getting robbed of our land at gunpoint. But one thing we've learned for sure--a lesson Indians must remember. The worst robberies have been preceded by an offer to do Indians a favor. For that reason, the time when Indians need to be most on guard is when somebody claims they're helping us. Oh, don't get me wrong--I believe there are honorable people, even good people, who offer a hand or just a fair deal in good faith. But how do we know who's for real and who's got a trick bag behind their back? Financial people have a procedure called due diligence. Basically it's a process of assuming there's likely to be a problem, and identifying what can go wrong before the deal is struck. No, it's not an Indian concept, but then I'm not talking about Indians dealing with Indians. We can't deal the same way with non-Indians we would with our brothers. Sadly, we have to deal using their rules, which often have little to do with honor and a lot to do with what one can get away with. Case in point: From Anchorage Daily News on April 20th: Sen. Ted Stevens is working on an alternative to the plan defeated in Congress to open the ANWR refuge area in Alaska to oil exploration and drilling. His plan? North Slope Natives will be encouraged to drill their lands within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain. He says: "The Eskimo people deserve to be heard in terms of their own rights in the area." Well said, I thought, at first glance. I personally am a little uneasy about the development so close to critical caribou calving fields, but he's right. If Alaskan tribal people need productive ways to earn income, and they're sitting on an oil field, that's certainly worth consideration. Until I considered that the senator seems less interested in tribal rights than he is at getting that oil found and extracted. What's likely to happen on down the road a few years? Assume oil is found on tribal land. Will the mineral rights be leased under BIA trusteeship as Oklahoma Indian oil fields have been. You know, the trustee that seems to find more ways to prevent income from reaching rightful owners than finding ways to get income into the owners' hands? The senator speaks well of Native rights -- yet the Alaskan government has fought and is still fighting to deny tribal sovereignty. If the tribes manage oil exploration and drilling as a tribal business, as others do with casinos, will the same tribal sovereignty, essential for bypassing U.S. laws and regulations, be honored when the state or the federal government looks to regulate any aspect of the tribal land or income? And will that sovereignty continue to be honored if, as some Native and non- Native groups fear, it becomes clear that yes, there is an environmental price. The final question is who really benefits most? Alaskan tribes? Oil distributors? Politicians? So Is Senator Stevens really looking to help Alaskan tribal people and acknowledge their sovereignty? Or is he really giving lip service to their sovereign rights to gain a favor for somebody else? Dohiyi Ani Oginalii , , Gary Night Owl gars@nanews.org (*,*) P. O. Box 672168 gars@speakeasy.org (`-') Marietta, GA 30007, U.S.A. gars@olagrande.net ===w=w=== gars@sdf.lonestar.org ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ---------- - Crossings - Native Prisoner - McCaleb calls for -- Update on Jason Wilson Tribes to Change -- Senate Hearing on - General Public Native American Prison issues respects the Rights Tribes -- Racism Protest for 17 Year Old - ANWR Plan B eyed -- Urgent Request for Support - Role of Trust Reform Monitor - History: Carlisle Indian School kept intact - Rustywire: Who am I - Judge halts Plans - Poem: Stirrings... to move Records - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Burnt Church policy a Disaster - Native America Calling - Saskatchewan Commission - Tribes try to rescue follows Well Worn Path Dying Languages - Healing not Punishment - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 08:17:09 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" April 16, 2002 FELICITA M. CRUZ FELICITA M. CRUZ , 86, of San Juan Pueblo died Friday at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank D. Cruz; three sons, Peter Cruz, Salvador Martinez, and Jose Gregorio Cruz; two grandsons, Harold Cruz and Wilbert Cruz, Jr.; two nephews, Michael Lockwood and Tweety Martinez. She is survived by a daughter, Dora Cruz of the home; three sons, Jose G. Cruz and wife Pauline of San Juan Pueblo, Sonny Cruz and wife Manuelita of Clarkesville, Ga., and Willie Cruz of the home; five grandsons; seven granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Carnation and husband Raphael Lockwood and Juanita Martinez all of San Juan Pueblo; a special neighbor, Mary Jake Baldonado and many other relatives and friends. Services have been held. Burial was at the San Juan Pueblo Cemetery. Salazar Family of Block-Salazar Mortuary. Copyright c. 1997 - 2002 Albuquerque Journal: Albuquerque, New Mexico -=-=-=- April 17, 2002 Bluch Lester Fire Thunder Sr. MANDERSON - Bluch Lester Fire Thunder Sr., 65, Manderson, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, in Manderson. Survivors include eight daughters, Ingrid One Feather, Leah Fire Thunder and Mary Blue Legs, all of Oglala, Lita Running Hawk, Calico, Luci Running Horse, Marilyn White and Lori Mesteth, all of Pine Ridge, and Phoebe Running Hawk, Porcupine; nine sons, Raymond Stands, Fallon, Nev., Burnell Stands, Bluch Fire Thunder Jr., A.V. Fire Thunder, Rick Josefczyk and Donovan Steele, all of Manderson, Harlen Fire Thunder, Rapid City, Preston Good Voice Flute, Number Four Community, and Ivis Long Visitor Sr., Oglala; 22 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He served in the U.S. Army. A two-night wake begins at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at Wounded Knee School Gym in Manderson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at the school gym, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl and the Rev. Robert Two Bulls officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery in Grass Creek. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. April 19, 2002 Casper Ambrose Twiss PINE RIDGE - Casper Ambrose Twiss passed away on April 16, 2002, in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was born on January 6, 1930, to Frank and Jessie (Bissonette) Twiss. He had one sister - Mersy, and four brothers - Seymour, Theodore, Franklin and William. He attended school at Our Lady of Lourdes and graduated high school at Holy Rosary Mission in 1948. Casper was part of the basketball team that won the 1947 and 1948 State Catholic Tournament Championship. He served in the United States Air Force for eight years. Casper married Gertrude Irving on November 5, 1955, and had four children. He worked for the Indian Health Service in Pine Ridge for 25 years as a Sanitarian, and for the Oglala Sioux Tribe Water and Sewer for two years after his retirement. He served on the Council of Elders for Pine Ridge Village. Casper was an avid fisherman and hunter, and served as a guide for a group of visiting hunters every year. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers. Casper will be sadly missed by his wife - Gertrude Twiss, Pine Ridge; son - Christopher Twiss, Pine Ridge; daughters - Andrea Eagle Bull, Calico, DeAnn Perez, Rushville, and Lana Twiss, Pine Ridge; sister - Mersy Cuny, Manderson; brother - Theodore Twiss, Manderson; and grandchildren - Ryan Ross, Stephen Eagle Bull, Tyler Eagle Bull, LaRissa Ross, Richard Williams, Chelsea Perez, Emmanuel Hernandez and Nathaniel Hernandez. Wake services will begin at 3 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2002, at Billy Mills Hall, and funeral services will be April 23, 2002, at Holy Rosary Mission at 10 a.m. Burial will take place at the Irving Family Cemetery in Calico. April 20, 2002 Lawson M. Waters Jr. PINE RIDGE - Lawson M. Waters Jr., 42, Pine Ridge, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in Sturgis. Survivors include his mother, Delpha Harris, Milwaukee; one brother, Jerome Waters Sr., Milwaukee; and two sisters, Patricia Waters, Milwaukee, and Tana Waters, Pendleton, Ore. A one-night wake begin at 3 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Billy Mills Hall, with Charles McGaa officiating. Burial will be at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery in Wolfcreek. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2002 The Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- April 15, 2002 Jacin P. Chasing Hawk Jacin P. Chasing Hawk, 28, Pierre, died at his home on Thursday, April 11, 2002. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, at St. John's Episcopal Church in Eagle Butte with Father Jeffry Barnes and senior catechist Earlwin Red Bird officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery at Thunder Butte under the direction of Luce Funeral Home of Eagle Butte. Wake services will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's Episcopal Church. Copyright c. 2002 Pierre Capital Journal. -=-=-=- April 19, 2002 David Begay David Begay, 46, of Farmington went to his Heavenly Father April 12, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nev. He was born Jan. 10, 1956. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Christine L. Begay; and three sons, Kirk D. Begay and fiance, Autumn Leialoha of Provo, Utah, DeWayne and Kelley Day of Bloomfield and Michael and Roberta Day of Farmington; five grandchildren, seven sisters and three brothers. His surviving sisters and brothers are Ruth Begay, Steven Begay, Rose M. Begay, Margaret M. Nez, Louise B. and Ralph Ray, Johnnie Begay, Nellie B. and Raymond Jackson, Lorraine B. and Eldon Attakai, Geneva M. Begay and Dennis Begay. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive him. He was preceded in death by his parents, George K. and Ena Begay; and brother, Wilford Begay. Family viewing was Thursday at Greer's Scott Mortuary of Winslow, Ariz., (928) 289-3335. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. MST today, Friday, April 19, in Teesto, Ariz. Burial will follow at the family cemetery in Seba Delkai, Ariz. April 21, 2002 Juanita Blackwater Dayton Blackwater: My wife, Juanita Blackwater, 65, of the cina.zini and tabaha clans, passed on into glory on April 18, 2002, at 12:50 a.m. after a courageous battle with pneumonia complicated by other health problems. Like the scripture said in the Bible, (St. Luke 23:43), And Jesus said unto him, verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise. And that is where she is now. Juanita is survived by her husband, six children, eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter; her deceased sisters child she raised; five sisters, Genova Ellisor, Vivian Salt, Linda Alsburg, Mary Louise Russell, Effie Ashley; and one brother, Sam Kee. Juanita was preceded in death by her mother, Keyanaba, of the taci ni coh clan, her father, John Kee Harvey of the tabaha clan, and sister Mary Louise Chee. Juanita was born in St. Michaels, Ariz. She attended Intermountain School in Brigham City, Utah. She loved to be with her grandchildren and great-granddaughter. She also loved attending church, listening to Christian music, sewing, making jewelry and visiting with family and friends. Juanita will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her. Visitation will be on Sunday, April 21, 2002, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home. Funeral services will be on Monday, April 22, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Farmington. Graveside services will be held at Greenlawn Cemetery in Farmington. A reception will follow at the First United Methodist Church. Copyright c. 1999-2002 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington Daily Times. -=-=-=- April 13-14, 2002 Jarriett Jean Teller DENVER - Services for Jarriett Teller, 17, will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, April 15 at Cope Memorial Chapel. Pastor Jones Deahiya will officiate. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Teller died April 10 in Denver. She was born Oct. 20, 1984 in Denver into the Big Water People Clan for the Water Flows Together People Clan. Teller was a junior in high school. She served as Junior Miss Indian Colorado for 2000 - 2001 and held several other Indian Princess titles. Her hobbies included playing basketball, learning her culture, traveling, sewing, drawing and listening to music. Survivors include her parents, Harry and Mable Teller both of Denver; brothers, DeWayne Teller, Deron Teller and Derwin Teller all of Denver; sister, Harriett Teller of Denver and grandmothers, Mary George of Mariano Lake and Nasbah Willie of Chinle, Ariz. Teller was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Willie Teller and Sam George. Pallbearers will be Dewayne Ray Teller, Johnson Brown, Derwin Ray Teller, John Willie Jr., Raymond George and Cornelius Joe. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Pinedale Chapter House. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Joe Lee Watson OLD COAL MINE - Services for Joe Watson, will be announced at a later date. Watson died April 11 in Old Coal Mine. He was born Dec. 12, 1903 in WildCat Springs into the Towerhouse People Clan for the Edgewater People Clan. Family members will be at the home of Watson's at Old Coal Mine in Tse Bonito. Sonya Marie Cleveland FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. - Services for Sonya Cleveland, 14, will be announced at a later date. Cleveland died Arpil 11 in St. Michaels, Ariz. She was born Dec. 25, 1987 in Fort Defiance into the Coyote Pass People Clan for the Zuni Division of the Red Running into the Water People Clan. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. April 15, 2002 Mary Rose Nez FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. - Services for Mary Nez, 75, will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, April 16 at Assembly of God Church. Burial will follow at Family Cemetery, Rabbitt Brush. Nez was born June 15, 1926 in Rabbitt Brush, Fort Defiance, Ariz. into the Mexican Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan. Nez was self employed, janitor for ONEO offices in Fort Defiance and homemaker. Survivors include husband Alfred Nez; son, Eddie Watson; daughters, Betty Jean Johnson of Kayenta, Eleanor Nez and Maggie King both of Fort Defiance; parents Yah Bah Belone and Young Belone; sister, Clara Lask; 21 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Alfred Nez. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. April 16, 2002 Sonya Marie Cleveland FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. - Services for Sonya Cleveland, 14, will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 17 at Rollie Mortuary Palm Chapel. Pastor Jerry Bodie will officiate. Burial will follow at Fort Defiance Cemetery. Cleveland died April 11 in St. Michaels, Ariz. She was born Dec. 25, 1987 in Fort Defiance into the Coyote Pass People Clan for the Zuni Division of the Red Running into the Water People Clan. Survivors include her parents, Lupita and Edwin B. Cleveland both of Fort Defiance; brothers, Cedrick Cleveland, Daniel Krukoff both of Fort Defiance; sisters, Stephanie Cleveland of Ganado, Ariz., Brianna Cleveland, Chelsea Cleveland, Vanessa Cleveland and Danielle Shepard all of Fort Defiance; and grandparents, Edward B. and Marie Y. Cleveland both of Fort Defiance, Ben Curley of Navajo, N.M. and Nellie Curley of Fort Defiance. Pallbearers will be Curtis Begaye Jr., Kirk Begay, Kevin Bradford, Durwin D. Brown, Alonzo Ben Curley and Jeremy Sherman. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Leonard Billy SMITH LAKE - Services for Leonard Billy, 29, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 17 at the First United Methodist Chruch, Shiprock. Pastor Evelyn Yazzie will officiate. Burial will follow at Shiprock Community Cemetery. Billy died April 12 in Lower Fruitland. He was born July 15, 1972 in Shiprock into the Red Running Into theWater People Clan for the Tanezeni Clan. Survivors include his wife, Samantha of Smith Lake; daughters, Brittany Leann Billy and Tia Lynn Wilson both of Smith Lake; mother, Fannie Billy of Mittenrock; brothers, Peterson Billy of Hogback, Jonathan Billy and Dennison Billy Sr. both of Mittenrock; sisters, Teresa Billy and Rita Peshlakai of Mittenrock. Billy was preceded in death by his father, Jimmy J. Billy and sister, Loretta Billy. Pallbearers will be Benson Billy, Shaun Marshall, Norman Hahtatley, Ambrose Begay, Jayson Billy and Terrill Marshall. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Fannie Billy residence. Francis Gene Gould CRYSTAL - Services for Francis Gould, 79, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 17 in Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament, Fort Defiance, Ariz. Father Gil will officiate. Gould died April 12 in Fort Defiance. He was born Sept. 16, 1922 in Sanostee into the Red Bottom People Clan into the Many Hogan People Clan. Gould was employed with Santa Fe Railroad, Navajo Forest Product Industry. Survivors included his wife, Dorothy Jane Gould; sons, Myron Gould and Michael Gould; daughters, Linda Abundis and Lillie Gould-Soto, Barbara Gould, Emma Gould, Rose Gould and Maxine Gould; brother, Kee Gould; sisters, Grace Atcitty and Christine Nez; 28 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Gould was preceded in death by his son, Freddie Gould; daughters, Caroline and Lucille Gould and parents, John and Ena Gould. Pallbearers will be Juan Abundis, Nathan Ashley, Emanuel Dixon, Michael Gould, Harry Stewart Jr. and Basilio Tsabetsaye. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Saint Dominic Hall, Fort Defiance, Ariz. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Leo Larry BREADSPRINGS - Services for Leo Larry, 40, will be announced at a later date. Larry died April 12 in Breadsprings. He was born Oct. 14, 1961 in Gallup into the Tall House People Clan for the Water Running Together People Clan. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. April 17, 2002 Henrietta Jean Harvey WINDOW ROCK - Services for Henrietta Harvey, 42, will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, April 18 in St. Isabel Catholic Church. Father Caron Vollmar will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Isabel Cemetery, Lukachukai, Ariz. Harvey died April 13 in Lukachukai. She was born June 15, 1958 in Morenci, Ariz. into the Big Water People Clan for the Towering House People Clan. Survivors include her husband, Ronald Harvey; sons, Lionel, Ryan and Ty; daughters, Rhonda and Torrie; parents, Janeway Wheeler and Leona Yazzie; brothers, Raymond Fulton of Littlewater, John Lee Peshlakai Jr. of Grand Rapids, Mich., Lorenzo Peshlakai of Window Rock; Wallace Peshlakia of Fort Defiance, Benjamin Bowman of Ganado, Ariz., Roger Wheeler of Round Rock and Oscar Wheeler of Round Rock; sisters, Karen Bowman of Shiprock, Mary Loretta Begay, Francis Wheeler and Bernita Wheeler Yazzie all of Round Rock. Harvey was preceded in death by her parents, June and John Lee Peshlakai Sr. Pallbearers will be Anthony Harvey, Benjamin Bowman, Alvin Notah, Raymond Notah, Ronald Notah and Edison Owens Jr. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Vivian Bahe Monroe WINSLOW, Ariz. - Services for Vivian Monroe, 50, will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, April 19 at the First Baptist Church, 411 Warren Ave., Winslow. Burial will follow at Desert View Cemetery. Monroe died April 13 in Albuquerque. She was born July 15, 1951 in Winslow into the Big Water People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan. Monroe was a graduate of Winslow High School. Her hobbies included baking, sewing, traveling, the outdoors, gardening, writing letters, and country music. Survivors include her children, Gregory Monroe of Flagstaff, Ariz., Brenda Bright of St. Louis, Mo. and Warren Monroe of Dallas, Texas; mother, Laverne Nez Bahe; brothers, and sisters, Lorraine Thomas of Glendale, Ariz. , Geri Bahe-Hernandez of Beaver Creek, Ariz., Evelyn Yazzie of Flagstaff, Elizabeth Ann Bahe-Coochwytewa of Winslow, Steven Bahe of Window Rock, Larry Bahe and Phyllis Huskon both of Seba Dalkai, Ariz. and six grandchildren. Monroe was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Monroe; father, Perry Bahe; brother, Perry Bahe Jr; and sisters, Verna Mae Cleveland, Kathleen Bahe and Dollene Bahe. April 18, 2002 Ivan Averill Dawes FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. - Services for Ivan Dawes, 34, were held at 10 a.m., today at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Fort Defiance. Burial followed at Community Cemetery, Fort Defiance. Dawes died April 13 in Lukachukai, Ariz. He was born June 5, 1967 in Fort Defiance into the Water Edge People Clan. Dawes graduated from Chandler High School, Chandler, Ariz. and went to technical training in Phoenix. He was employed as a laborer and custodian. His hobbies included basketball, weight lifting, fishing, camping and hiking. Survivors include his parents, Phillip Dawes,Geralding Denetdeel and Boyd Denetdell; brothers, Lionel Dawes of Chandler and Boyd Denetdell Jr. of Sells, Ariz.; sisters, Bernadine Letcher of Fort Defiance and Sharon Carter of Chandler. Dawes was preceded in death by his grandparents, Leo and Zonnie Dennison and Theodore and Polly Dawes. Pallbearers were Todd Hoisington, Gabriel Bedoy, Alex Wauneka, Richard Dennison, Michael Dawes and Vernon Halona. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Leo Larry BREADSPRINGS - Services for Leo Larry, 40, will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, April 19 at Rollie Mortuary Palm Chapel. Pastor Jake Yazzie will officiate. Burial will follow at Gallup City Cemetery. Larry died April 12 in Breadsprings. He was born Oct. 14, 1961 in Gallup into the Tall House People Clan for the Water Running Together People Clan. Survivors include his wife, Marisa Norton of Breadsprings; son, William Charleston Larry of Breadsprings; mother, Alice Q. Larry of Gallup; brothers, Hoskie Larry Jr. and Lorenzo Larry both of Breadsprings; sisters, Lucy Lynch, Irene Tso and Bessie Yazzie all of Breadsprings. Larry was preceded in death by his father Hoskie Larry Sr. Pallbearers will be Daniel Larry, Chavez Livingston, James Livingston, Artencio Lynch, Dennis Sam and Brian Tso. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2002 the Gallup Independent. --------- "RE: McCaleb calls for Tribes to Change" --------- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 08:46:10 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CHANGE" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.okit.com/news/2002/mar%20april/mccalebchange.html McCaleb of BIA calls for Tribes to "Change" Betty Smith Tahlequah Daily Press Tribes that have been willing to change are prospering, the nation's top Indian affairs official said in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, April 12. Neal McCaleb assistant secretary for Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior, spoke during the 30th annual Symposium on the American Indian at Northeastern State University. McCaleb, a Chickasaw, is a former Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation and a longtime state official. "If things are going to change, there's going to have to be some action," McCaleb said. "If we keep on doing what we've always done, we're going to keep on getting what we've always gotten." If Indian people believe they want things to get better, they must be prepared to make changes, he said. McCaleb gave a narrative about the nation's checkered relationship with its first inhabitants since the country's founding-wars, consignment to reservations, treaties and broken treaties, a misguided attempt during the 1950's to move rural Indians to big cities. The 559 federally recognized tribes range from prosperity to living in deplorable conditions, McCaleb said. The worst plight is found on reservations. McCaleb cited these statistics: * Reservation residents have a shorter life expectancey, about 15 years, than other Americans. * They're four times more likely to die as a child. * They're 10 times as likely to become alcoholics and die of the disease. * They only have one-tenth as likely a chance as other Americans to gain full-time employment. "You'd think people would be fleeing those reservations like sinking ships. That is not the case," McCaleb said. "Native Americans are linked to the land in a way other people are not spiritually," he said. "They are socially linked to each other." One reason the attempt to relocate Indians to cities failed and people moved back home was that they wanted to be around their families fellow tribal members, and their culture," McCaleb said. He contrasted the lifestyle of reservation Indians with members of tribes which have prospered by taking advantage of opportunities. "There isn't any economy on the reservation. It's an economic black hole," he said. You rarely can find even a small business like a barber shop on the reservation," he said. When Indian gaming first came into existence, McCaleb was among those who thought it a bad idea. He has changed his mind because of the wealth it has brought to tribes that have handled it properly. "We've seen a number of tribes, where there is a market, flourish," he said. Two weeks age visited the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona-Once a bleak desert settlement. Economic development through gaming and possession of the Colorado River, the water source for Phoenix, has made the difference. Today the tribe is building a major hotel and convention center, and two 18 hole golf courses. "They didn't have a river, so they're building one," McCaleb said. The Salt River Reservation, in a nearby area, also is becoming a major economic player, McCaleb said. "That's the kind of potential we have," he said. Tribes must choose what sort of enterprise would best fit their land and people. "Gaming doesn't work in Pierre, S.D. it takes a lot of people to make gaming work," McCaleb said. "There are other tribes without gaming that have done excellently." The Southern Ute reservation was a sad place 20 years ago, but now the tribe is doing well," McCaleb said. Developing the land's energy resources made the difference. "They are extracting the minerals in an environmentally sensitive way," McCaleb said. "Every senior in the tribe has an annunity of $50,000 a year. They educate every child who wants to go to college." Strong tribal governments and leadership make the difference," McCaleb said. He told the people at the lecture, especially the students, that they would make the difference in the future. "Your presence here is an important step forward, because you're preparing yourself," he said. Reprinted with permission Native American Times is C. Copyright 2000-2001 Oklahoma Indian Times, Inc. --------- "RE: General Public respects the Rights Tribes" --------- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:46:10 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="RESPECT RIGHTS" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/text/134437384_tribes17.html Seattle Times Guest columnist The general public respects the rights of America's tribes Wednesday, April 17, 2002, 12:00 a.m. Pacific By W. Ron Allen Special to The Times These are interesting times for American Indians. While some are enjoying better living conditions than have ever been seen on a reservation, far too many still live in abject poverty. While most tribes are successfully and effectively providing vital governmental functions for their neighbors, recent federal court decisions on tribal jurisdiction appear to cast aside the last 200 years of constitutional and Indian law jurisprudence. A wide-ranging series of rulings by the federal courts is causing confusion between tribal governments and local/state governmental authorities over public safety and order on reservations. It is within this context that a recent national public-opinion survey was conducted that indicates a strong majority of voters support both the legal and political jurisdiction of tribes on reservations. Prior to the opinion survey, judges, policymakers, the media and tribal leaders all believed they had their finger on the public's pulse, even though few could point to any recent data on the subject. Now, we have some current data, which, it's fair to say, surprised most observers throughout the Northwest and the U.S. The American people understand that it is important to keep promises, such as those made in the treaties between the tribes and the United States. These treaties are the contracts that the U.S. used to secure land to create states. These contracts reserved tribal rights, both on and off reservation, such as fishing, hunting and other subsistence and economic development opportunities. These treaty rights are defined in the U.S. Constitution as "the supreme law of the land." The public opinion survey, commissioned by the First American Education Project and conducted by the public opinion firm Evans/McDonough, shows that most voters (81 percent) believe the U.S. government has an obligation to live up to the terms of its treaties with American Indians, "whether we agree with all the terms or not." Only one in four voters believes "the United States government has mostly lived up to the treaties made with Native Americans over the last 100 years." In what is perhaps the most surprising revelation from the national survey, three-fourths of voters believe that working to protect Native Americans' rights to self-government on Indian reservations should be an "important priority" for our elected officials. The strongest reasons voters favor greater tribal self-government are: * "Greater self-government will help tribes build pride and self-respect and will help them revitalize their rich cultural heritage and unique tribal traditions" (66 percent), and * "Greater self-government will help tribes become more self-sufficient and less reliant on government funding and programs" (63 percent). Voters overwhelmingly agree that on the reservation, tribes should be able to: arrest Indians and non-Indians for violent or disruptive behavior (94 percent); fine Indians and non-Indians for things such as speeding or parking illegally (89 percent); tax Indian and non-Indian property owners (86 percent); and set zoning, environmental and land-use regulations for Indian and non-Indian property owners (77 percent). The survey showed that strengthening tribal self-governance is a national political priority. It would be nai've to assert that there weren't caveats hidden within the data gathered. There is clearly some movement in public opinion when people perceive that someone else's "gain" is their "loss." A solid majority favor tribal governments performing the very same functions for their members as do non-Indian governments for their residents, but if conflicts were to exist, the public generally favors those protections afforded by the local non-Indian government with which they are familiar. Tribal leaders believe that inter-governmental agreements will resolve these conflicts. These polling results provide great confidence among tribal leaders. The more people learn about tribal governments, the more they see that there are obvious similarities between the functions of those and other local governments. In addition, there are many examples of successful cooperative agreements between tribes and their neighboring governments to afford the most effective and efficient governmental services to members/residents. Tribes here in the Northwest will always devote themselves to the protection, safety and enhancement of their members, their natural environment and relations with their local communities. That is the meaning of our sovereignty and the purpose of our self- governance. We firmly believe that Indian Country can co-exist with the non-Indian communities through cooperation and understanding. This public-opinion poll confirms the American public shares this belief. W. Ron Allen is tribal chairman/executive director of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe in Sequim. Copyright c. 2002 The Seattle Times Company. --------- "RE: ANWR Plan B eyed" --------- Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 18:09:08 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ANWR PLAN-B" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/972747p-1077404c.html ANWR Plan B eyed DRILLING: Sen. Stevens proposes oil exploration on Native lands. By Liz Ruskin Anchorage Daily News (Published: April 20, 2002) Washington -- After losing the big Arctic drilling vote Thursday, Sen. Ted Stevens is working on Plan B -- allowing North Slope Natives to drill their lands within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain. "The Eskimo people deserve to be heard in terms of their own rights in the area," he said Thursday, releasing few details. His announcement came shortly after he and Sen. Frank Murkowski lost a procedural vote on an amendment that would have lifted a drilling ban on the 1.5 million-acre coastal plain in northeast Alaska. To the environmentalists, the prospect of developing Native lands on the coastal plain is just as bad as developing government land. "Drilling is drilling is drilling," said Adam Kolton of the Alaska Wilderness League. The Native lands -- 92,000 acres owned by Kaktovik Inupiat Corp. -- "is in the precise heart of refuge. It's right in the center of the coastal plain," Kolton said Although drilling proponents say the area can be developed safely, environmentalists say drilling would threaten wildlife and destroy a fragile ecosystem. Murkowski refused to discuss the Native lands proposal Friday. "Whatever proposal you might be thinking of, I think that's proposed to have a time and place," he told Alaska reporters. "When the time's right, why, I think that's the place to begin to identify it." Time is running out to amend the energy bill on the Senate floor. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., has moved to wrap up work on the bill early next week. But the Alaska senators will have another shot when the bill goes to a conference committee to iron out differences between the Senate bill and the energy bill the House passed last year. Murkowski, as the top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee, is likely to be appointed to the conference panel. The Arctic Slope Regional Corp. acquired subsurface rights to the 92,000 acres the Kaktovik village corporation owns in a 1983 federal land trade. The drilling ban was already in place then, but these lands are within the so-called 1002 area, the area within the coastal plain Congress said in 1980 might be opened up by a future vote of Congress. "We went in with our eyes open," said Richard Glenn, ASRC's vice president of lands. "We viewed the 1002 lands provision as a promise that allows for the evaluation of the lands, provided we could do it with respect to the environment." He is in Washington to lobby on the issue, which he described as a matter of economic self-determination. "Let us decide whether or not our land should be developed," he said. Kolton said the corporation should consider trading for development rights elsewhere on the North Slope. Reporter Liz Ruskin can be reached at 1-202-383-0007 or lruskin@adn.com. Copyright c. 2002 The Anchorage Daily News. --------- "RE: Role of Trust Reform Monitor kept intact" --------- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 08:46:10 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MONITOR KEPT" http://www.indianz.com/SmokeSignals/Headlines/ Role of trust reform monitor kept intact WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002 The federal judge overseeing the Indian trust has reappointed a court investigator to keep watch over the Department of Interior but imposed some limits in response to objections raised by the Bush administration. In a court document filed on Monday. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ordered the investigator to remain on board for at least another year. Court monitor Joseph S. Kieffer III, a former military intelligence specialist, will report on efforts to fix the Individual Indian Money (IIM), Lamberth said. But Kieffer will now have to conduct his work under oath. Attorneys from both sides of the simmering dispute will be able to cross-examine department officials and employees in order to develop "on-the-record" testimony, the order stated. Kieffer's written reports won't be given special credence as those by another court official, Lamberth said. Special master Alan Balaran, whose interviews are also taken under oath, receives greater deference under court rules and procedures. The changes in methodology come in response to objections raised by Secretary Gale Norton. Although Norton praised Kieffer's appointment when he was appointed a year ago this week, her attorneys recently said they couldn't support his continued presence unless their demands were met. Lamberth ceded to some of those requests in a move that spoke more to his concern for creating a complete record than of placating the Bush administration. He brought up the issue when government attorneys last year raised 11th-hour objections to Kieffer's reports being used in Norton's contempt trial. At the same time, Lamberth has left the most critical role of his court monitor intact. Rebuffing Norton, he said Kieffer will be allowed to report on a wide array of trust reform issues. He also reiterated a condition that Norton's attorneys ignored last year. The government will be given only 10 days to raise objections to Kieffer's reports, Lamberth warned. Kieffer has issued six reports critical of efforts to fix the IIM trust. He has discussed the failure to conduct an historical accounting, problems of a $40 million trust accounting system and disputes among Norton's top staff and trust reform managers. The work comes at a cost of $250 an hour, paid by the federal government. Kieffer's monthly bills have ranged from $40,000 to $50,000. A ruling on the contempt charges against Norton and Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb is pending. Attorneys representing 300,000 Indian beneficiaries hope a positive finding will pave way for a receiver to take over the trust. Copyright c. 2000-2001 Noble Savage Media, LLC/Indianz.Com. --------- "RE: Judge halts Plans to move Records" --------- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 08:15:22 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TRUST RECORDS STAY" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/display/inn_news/news05.txt Judge halts plans to move records By Robert Gehrke, Associated Press Writer and Jodi Rave Lee, Lincoln Journal Star WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Thursday blocked plans to move mountains of records crucial to a lawsuit filed on behalf of 300,000 American Indians, fearing the records could be lost or destroyed. The documents in question track oil, gas, grazing and timber activity on Indian land and royalties owed for those activities. The government mismanaged that money for more than a century. Special Trustee Thomas Slonaker, appointed by Congress to fix the mismanagement, wanted to move 32,000 boxes of records from warehouses in Albuquerque, N.M., to a federal-records center at Lee's Summit, Mo., in a streamlining, cost-saving move. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth blocked the plan after court investigator Alan Balaran said the move was ill-advised, poorly planned and lacked guarantees that documents would not be destroyed or lost. "The Office of the Special Trustee's rush to complete this transfer is motivated by a desire to cover up its present inability to properly administer the trust-records program," Balaran said. Lamberth has ordered the department to piece together how much the Indians are owed. Balaran said the documents are "the very heart" of those efforts. Attorneys for the 300,000 Indian landowners claim their clients are owed more than $10 billion. The Interior Department, which manages the money, says it is much less. Lamberth also noted that the contents of the boxes had not been catalogued. "Without inventories, those records might as well be burned," he said. About 35,000 boxes already have been moved to Missouri. Lamberth halted any shipments for 10 days while the Indians' attorneys seek to permanently block the move. Balaran said the special trustee "is uniquely unqualified to handle its trust records responsibilities." Nearly 1,300 of the 8,000 boxes that were supposed to be stored in one Albuquerque warehouse could not be found. Lamberth appointed Balaran in 1999 to oversee government efforts to comply with the court's orders. Among Balaran's other records-transfer criticisms: * Bureau of Indian Affairs agencies and regional offices were not notified. * Staff was not trained how to handle the records. * No resources were allocated for the move. * No plans were made on how to move the boxes. * No procedures were made to allow for uninterrupted access to the trust data. "This reckless attitude is yet another benchmark of an organization that leaves the position of director unencumbered since November and installs an acting director who governs in absentia and makes only weekly supervisory pilgrimages," Balaran said. Congress passed the Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994, creating the Office of the Special Trustee. The office was charged with being responsible for oversight of government trust-reform efforts, which critics say have been historically mismanaged. Reach Jodi Rave at (402) 473-7240 or jrave@journalstar.com. Copyright c. 2002 The Rapid City Journal. --------- "RE: Burnt Church policy a Disaster" --------- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 08:46:10 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BURNT CHURCH POLICY" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/national/story.asp Burnt Church policy a 'disaster' Commissioned study: Ottawa's rush on native fishing ruling leads to social problems, authors say Richard Foot National Post Tuesday, April 16, 2002 HALIFAX - The federal government is creating a "cycle of social deconstruction" in non-native communities by rushing to execute the 1999 Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the right of aboriginal people to take part in the Atlantic fishery, says a new federal study. The study was commissioned by Ottawa in January to seek solutions to the violent fishing dispute on the Burnt Church Mi'kmaq reserve in New Brunswick. It says the strategy of transferring valuable commercial fishing licences from non-native to native groups is depriving non-native fishermen of income, forcing some to leave their homes and saddling native reserves with boats and equipment that some lack the money and the knowledge to operate. "The decline and impoverishment of whole [non-native] communities is a probable outcome of the current government strategy," the report says. "An unintended consequence of the government's attempts to conform to the court's rulings on fishing rights will be a displacement of a social problem from one community to the other." The report also calls the fishing dispute at Burnt Church a symptom of a larger crisis. Like many native reserves across Canada, it has severe social and economic problems that are fuelling the current conflict. To solve them, the report suggests making the small aboriginal village the site of a national experiment -- a model First Nations community, complete with new Mi'kmaq schools, better houses, a First Nations police academy and an aboriginal ombudsman to hear complaints about corrupt band councils. "The socioeconomic conditions on the reserve are a man-made disaster brought about by the administration of the Indian Act," the report says. "It has created the conditions that have brought the First Nations people to the point where they are justified in thinking they have nothing to lose." The report was authored by Roger Augustine, a respected Mi'kmaq leader and former chief of another New Brunswick reserve, and by Justice Guy Richard, former chief justice of New Brunswick's Court of Queen's Bench. The two men offer a general warning to Ottawa as it negotiates with First Nations in the wake of numerous aboriginal court rulings. They say the government must clarify its position on native self-government, which some native groups interpret as total independence. "It may be that the Canadian government does not see the necessity of affirming its resolve to retain its territorial integrity," the authors say. "To the extent it chooses silence and/or ambiguity, it leaves the door wide open for those who would wish to fragment the country." As for Burnt Church, the authors offer a harsh indictment of Ottawa's handling of the dispute since the Supreme Court of Canada's 1999 Marshall ruling. That decision confirmed the right of Canada's Mi'kmaq to earn a moderate livelihood from fishing, subject to federal conservation regulations. In response, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans set about buying back fishing licences from non-native fishermen and transferring them to native bands in Atlantic Canada, as a way of encouraging native participation in the fishery. Transfer deals have so far been reached with 30 bands, but not with Burnt Church, which refuses to recognize Ottawa's authority to regulate the lobster resource off its shores. For three years, Burnt Church fishermen have caught lobster in the fall in defiance of federal rules that ban fishing soon after the summer spawning season. The result has been seized traps and boats and violent confrontations on the water between DFO patrols and native and non-native fishermen. The report says continued unrest is certain unless changes are made. It says the non-native fishing crews put out of work when their boat captains sold licences back to Ottawa should be compensated for lost jobs. The report says younger fishermen, who once planned to buy licences from older men, can no longer afford to because of the high rates Ottawa is paying to purchase the same licences for native people. Although many non-native fishermen have supported this transfer scheme, the report says the "collateral damage" it creates will be high. The report says the government should drop the numerous criminal and Fisheries charges laid over the last three years at Burnt Church as a conciliatory gesture. The report says Ottawa should continue to rule out any commercial aboriginal lobster fishing during the fall, and should abandon attempts to negotiate a fishing deal with the Burnt Church chief and council, but should work directly with reserve residents who want a lobster licence and who agree to fish by federal rules. Robert Thibault, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, declined to endorse the recommendations yesterday but did say they formed a basis for discussions. "I think [the authors] did a fantastic job with it," he said. Copyright c. 2002 National Post. Copyright c. 2002 CanWest Interactive. --------- "RE: Saskatchewan Commission follows Well Worn Path" --------- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 08:46:10 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SASKATCHEWAN SAME PATH" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/regina/story.asp Saskatchewan justice commission follows well worn path of previous probes REGINA (CP) - An inquiry into the way aboriginal people are treated by the justice system in Saskatchewan started down the well-worn path of other inquiries, commissions and task forces with its first public hearing on Tuesday. "We are going to be building on what has already worked," said commissioner Glenda Cooney. "We are going to be doing that by engaging all members of the society, First Nations, Metis and non-aboriginal people." Cooney promised that the commission would not look at problems of the past, but instead focus on solutions and building relationships. "We are here today to build a safe and just Saskatchewan for our children and our grandchildren," she said. The commission was sparked by the alleged mistreatment of aboriginal people by police in Saskatoon. Two Saskatoon police officers were convicted last fall of unlawful confinement for abandoning Darrell Night, an aboriginal man, in freezing temperatures on the outskirts of the city. Julie Pitzel, president of the Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan, pleaded with the commission to approach their task with open minds. "When you are listening, try to listen to what is really being said, do not come with preconceived ideas and put your own ideas in what you hear," she said. Regina Police Chief Cal Johnston said it will be important the commission remember the justice system does not operate in isolation from the rest of society. "Some of the systemic issues you have to deal with are standards of living, equal access to employment opportunities, education and those kinds of things," he said. A 1991 Alberta task force report which examined 22 such reviews found that over and over again the reports repeated recommendations from a 1975 federal-provincial conference dealing with aboriginal people and the justice system. Recurring themes include the need for more involvement in planning and delivery of services, more community responsibility for programs and cross-cultural education for staff working in the system. The same themes were heard at the hearings in Regina on Tuesday. Peter Gilmer of the Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry called for an independent commission to investigate police, a recommendation made 10 years ago by Judge Patricia Linn, chair of the Saskatchewan Indian and Metis Justice Review Committees. "It is not a panacea, but we do believe that it is a necessary check and balance in any democratic society," he said. The Special Investigations Unit in Ontario is a civilian agency that investigates circumstances involving serious injury, sexual assault, or death that may have resulted from criminal offences by police officers. It was established in 1990 after a report by that province's Task Force on Race Relations and Policing heard concerns about the integrity of the process in which police conducted investigations involving other police officers or police services. The Saskatchewan inquiry is expected to issue its first interim report at end in May. It has three years to do its job. Lawrence Wegner and Rodney Naistus were found frozen to death on the southern outskirts of Saskatoon within a 10-day period in mid-winter two years ago. An RCMP task force that investigated the deaths and other cases of alleged mistreatment of aboriginal people by police during the same time period recommended no charges be laid in the deaths of Wegner or Naistus. Two separate inquests concluded that neither man's cause of death could be determined, although both made several recommendations suggesting changes to police practices. Copyright c. 2002 CP. --------- "RE: Healing not Punishment" --------- Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 18:09:08 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CIRCLE SENTENCING" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.granitefallsnews.com/display/inn_news/news04.txt Healing, not punishment, is focus of Restorative Justice By Jane McKeown A juvenile offender sits in a circle with his parents, his coach, members of the community interested in justice, perhaps his minister -- and the parents and other family members of an acquaintance who has died following a drug-related incident for which the juvenile has been charged. It is an atmosphere charged with tension while each person in turn talks of their sorrow, their misery. But eventually, the circle members shake hands, no matter what the outcome, and a recommendation is made about the juvenile's sentence. Based on a Native American concept which has been around for hundreds of years, where members of a tribe all knew each other and looked to each other for guidance when a crime was committed, the idea is being implemented in several areas in Minnesota as restorative justice. And it's working. Our legal system in this country is built on punishment; circle sentencing is built on restoring justice. "It's a different thing. Offenders want blood,"says Bruce W. Christopherson, Eighth District Court Judge and one of the proponents of the concept in this area. "But once people meet each other, offenders can explain their side. We're not trying to inflict punishment, but get insight into what's happened so that it doesn't happen again." Seniors on the circle feel safer in their communities. When they know an offender, have talked to him and heard his reasons for offending, they begin to believe, "he's not as bad as I thought." Last week Christopherson, Eighth District Judge Paul Nelson, and Upper Sioux Community Tribal Court Judge Lenor Scheffler showed their support at a meeting for the media in which the philosophy of circle sentencing was explained. Granite Falls Restorative Justice Coordinator Sharon Hendrichs provided an overview, launching a plan for a sentencing circle in this area. Months ago planning began, addressing the goals of healing offenders, victims and communities. Restorative Justice philosophy is that "crime damages people and relationships. Justice should be about repairing the harm. Crime is a wound. Justice should be healing." The basic principle is that when a crime is committed in a community, the incident should be dealt with by those directly affected so that an injury repaired is equally repaired for all individuals involved. Together with community members, the victim of a crime and the offender are able to come together with the goal of making everyone as whole as possible and begin the healing process. Letters are being mailed to community people whom the committee believes may be interested in the circle sentencing concept. Ten people form an optimal circle, and are taken from all walks of life. Twenty-eight people serving in Kandiyohi County include retired teachers, an in-home family therapist, people who have struggled themselves, parents of kids who have been in the system, foster parents, mechanics, clergy, nurses and senior citizens. Kids may request support people -- special ed teachers, for instance. In Kandiyohi, meetings are twice a month, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. "Sometimes we see a kid who is going down hill, and we feel frustrated," Christopherson says. "With the support of the community they can stop the slide. The circle forces families to be in a respectful environment where all voices are heard, and they learn ways to be better parents. "It's good for youth, steering them toward a productive life, and it's good for communities." Makeup of the circles is tailored to each situation. "One of the rewards is that you get young offenders telling you how they appreciate your being there," says Hendrichs. "Relationships are built which cross many lines, and community people feel they are helping to keep their communities safer. Kids build relationships with people and find it hard to let them down." The goal is to have an operable program here by the end of summer Kids become involved with circle sentencing after a determination of guilt has been made by the court. Input comes from county attorneys, public defenders, council, offenders and families, law enforcement and sometimes Family Services. They help determine the appropriateness of circle sentencing. The circle makes its recommendation for sentencing to the judge. Kids are involved for about a year, but the circle decides when they are ready to leave. The Department of Public Safety funds the program for kids 12-21. Goal of the new area Restorative Justice Committee is to have an operable program on a small scale by the end of summer. There will be a training session in Granite Falls this spring on four Monday evenings with supper provided. Operable in Kandiyohi for about 1 1/2 years, the circle concept has been very successful, though the numbers involved have not been large, says Hendrichs. "Because of an ongoing commitment from the community, not one kid, that we are aware of, has had any further negative contact with law enforcement. "One case," she says, involves a 13-year-old who had had eight contacts with police in several months. He has had none since involvement in the circle. Rochelle Peterson, of Willmar, worked as a coordinator for the program in the early stages. Hendrichs, of Hector is the present coordinator. Says Judge Nelson of the proposed program in this area: "Success will depend on the people involved. A lot of cases -- serious violence cases -- won't fit the criteria. "We're interested in giving it a real good shot. One thing with sentencing -- you can only make a person miserable. In circles, they get accountability -- and healing." People interested in becoming members of a Restorative Justice circle or wanting more information may call PACT 4 Families Collaborative at 1-800-960-7228. Copyright c. 2002 Granite Falls-Clarkfield Advocate-Tribune. --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 08:19:12 -0600 From: Janet Smith Subj: Native Prisoner Three forwards from Brigitte Thimiakis: Update on Jason Wilson in Florida... In an earlier posting, NAPS had placed a call for supporters to attend a court hearing for Jason Wilson, that took place on 4 March 2002, in Tallahassee. This case concerned death threats made against Mr. Wilson by prison guards. Mr. Wilson has informed me that he was pleased that there were two Native supporters in attendance that day; however, he was not allowed to speak to them, and the bailiff refused to obtain their names for him. Therefore, he would like to thank those in attendance, and would ask that they contact him concerning any information they may "need, want, or use in regard to this case and the upcoming trials". Mr. Wilson can be reached at: Jason Wilson 546478 F32-03 Lower Hamilton Correctional Institution Annex 11419 County Road #249 Jasper, Florida 32052 Sincerely, Valerie Scott, NAPS NAPS (Native American Prisoner Support) http://www.hri.ca/partners/naps/ ====== Date: Thursday, April 18, 2002 4:51 PM From: MIKECHEROKEE@aol.com Subj: Senate Hearing on Native Americans issues We now have a commitment from the Indian Affairs office to review information on Native American prison issues. We have a great chance here to persuade them to call for senate hearings. Janet Erickson - Counsel to the Majority on the Committee of Indian Affairs has informed me they would consider calling for senate hearings if the information we send to them backs up our claim of injustice to Native American prisoners in the US. Prison system. They would have to see what jurisdiction the committee would have in handling these issues. As you know, the Senate has held hearings on almost everything you can think of, so why not Native American issues........ Please contact all groups, individuals and Tribal Nations concerning Native American prisoners cases and other issues listed below, have them mail a complete information packet and contact info to: Janet Erickson Committee on Indian Affairs United States Senate 838 Hart Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-2251 Fax: Att: to Janet Erickson 202-228-2589 Email: janet_erickson@indian.senate.gov United Native America will be adding the following issues to the senate hearing issue, the racial exclusion of Native Americans in movies, television, sports industries, national advertising and music companies. It is of the utmost importance that all individuals contacting the Indian affairs office do so with truthful information that will enhance their willingness to conduct these hearings. All information sent to U. N. A. this past year concerning Native American prisoners was forwarded to Congressman Hayworth of AZ. That information was forwarded to the state the issue pertained to. All that sent prisoners information to U. N. A. should resend that information to Janet Erickson. Understand the mail system to the senate now takes about two months to reach it's destination. Committee on Indian Affairs http://indian.senate.gov/nsindex.html Mike L. Graham 918-427-9894 founder United Native America www.United Native America.com http://www.UnitedNativeAmerica.com ====== Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 7:42 PM From: Alfred Bone Shirt Subj: [ndn-aim] Racism Protest Demo-Sisseton, South Dakota We are asking the support and participation of our Brothers and Sisters in a protest demonstration opposing the transfer of Adelia Godfrey to adult court. This transfer hearing is being held on Friday, April 19, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. at the Roberts county Courthouse in Sisseton, South Dakota. If the States Attorney( Kay Nickolas) succeeds in her push to get Adelia who is a 17 year old Dakota/Lakota teen, will be facing 30 years in prison. Adelia's charges by no means call for the prison sentence she is facing. the States Attorney's office of Roberts County has been Preying on Our Native Youth for too many years and Adelia will be just another notch in her belt or a another Victim. When will this Stop!! Our People have too many Youth serving time in Adult prison. If you can come and support us by Marching with Us, meet at Anderson Park right off the four lane (hwy 101 in Sisseton, S.D.) at 8:30 a.m. and proceed the 4 blocks from there to the Roberts County Courthouse. If you have questions or need further information, call Shirley at 605-698-4565 or Della at 605-698-4408. Dear Friends, I am putting this information out concerning the March and rally which is going to be this coming Friday morning. If any of you can help us please contact the above phone numbers or Please contact Us here on the Rosebud. 605-747-4443. Aho, Hecetu Yelo sincerely Alfred Bone Shirt. PLEASE POST FAR AND AS WIDE AS THIS CAN GO This is a classic example of the Dual standard of Justice Racial Aggression against Indian People in South Dakota. This message is for Our warrior Societies, American Indian Movement, Human Rights Advocates and those who care. ===== Personal note from Janet. I know both Kim and Steven Jackson (Steven had been at Atlanta, where we volunteer, before transfer to Allenwood and then Atwater). Neither are given to hysteria, exaggeration or attention-seeking. I believe there's a real, and potentially very serious problem that must be addressed and soon. Please help as much as you can, but please, as requested, keep inquiries and expressions of concern positive and courteous. Letters or calls that seem even a little inflammatory may well make matters worse, rather than help these inmates. - thanks, Janet Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:48 AM From: Catrel Subj: URGENT REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR USP ATWATER, CA NATIVE INMATE Janet, here's the request for support . . . . I put a request for those writing or calling to please send copies to me as well in case Jackson doesn't GET those sent in to him. He expressed concern that I would receive his letter. . . . ======================================================== URGENT REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR USP ATWATER, CA NATIVE INMATE I am requesting support letters and calls be sent/made to USP Atwater, CA on behalf of my husband, Steven Jackson. Steven was transferred to Atwater February of this year, from USP Allenwood (PA), where he had good rapport with administration, case manager, counselor, etc and (5) years good time built up. He is a strong advocate and fighter for Native inmates religious rights and has developed a reputation with various administrations due to his determination and being unwilling to back down on these issues. In January 2002 he was notified by his case manager at Allenwood that his max custody was being dropped, he was eligible for FCI, and Phoenix, closer to home. Just prior to the transfer they notified him he instead was being sent to Atwater, CA , for @ 12 months - another USP, the reason being it was in the same region. Upon arrival at USP Atwater Steven found no programs in place for Native inmates. USP Atwater is a new facility, inmates on (2) of the (4) units. The units are not allowed contact between them - yard, rec, and chow times alternate each other. This was termed an "adjustment" or as recently I was told, a "step down" facility. When he finally was able to meet with his team he was told he would be there 18 months and the attitude of his counselor was hostile from the start. There still are no programs in effect. If an inmate is not in food service or attending classes for GED, they basically are confined to units. The word coming out is on the strictness, tight security, and that it is more comparable to a lock down facility. With the help from others outside we were able to establish contact with an Elder who went in and met with the Circles from both sides and the Chaplain to set up spiritual programs, building a sweat lodge, etc. That was @ 3 weeks ago and so far nothing further seems to have been done regarding the building of the programs or the sweat lodge. @ the 2nd week of April Steven received mail about a manual he asked me to check into and for someone who might help regarding Native Religious Rights issues and parole. After checking this out, I relayed to him what I had found. Monday April 15th he was taken from work, told was under investigation and put into the hole. April 22nd I received a letter in which he indicates being under investigation for violation of some regulation, but does not know what regulation he is supposed to have violated, and nobody is talking to him. He expresses concern about his health and safety and requests people write or call the administration inquiring on his health and status . He asks that those writing and calling please send a copy to him so that he knows people are inquiring. He also indicates being held in strict isolation, being allowed contact with nobody. He also spoke of a meeting held in the yard by the native inmates on issues to be addressed with the Chaplain and potential outside volunteers two weeks ago, and I believe his being put in SHU is related to this meeting. This harassment and hostility seems to be directed at Natives, or those connected to them. So far my calls to his counselor and case manager have been useless as they say they cannot reveal why he is in the hole, why he is under investigation, what he is under investigation for, or how long he will be in the hole. I have obtained legal representation for him and this person was told the same thing, as well as discrepancies in what I was told vs what the legal representative was told. Our legal representative indicated that the more support from the outside, via letters and calls, the better, but also emphasizes - POSITIVE CONTACT - NO NEGATIVE CONTACT. Just polite but determined inquiries into Steven's health and status. Therefore I ask for all outside support that can be generated for my husband. After the letter I received from him today, I am very concerned for his safety and believe he might be in danger. Additionally there is Johnny Bass, another young inmate (non-native) whom Steven has taken under his wing, that was thrown in the hole Sunday April 15th, also under investigation. It is indicated the (2) investigations are somehow connected although not known how, but this kid is taking a lot of heat because of this connection and Steven expresses a lot of concern for Johnny and requests support for him as well. Please let Steven and Johnny know that there is support for them out here. Write or call the Atwater administration with inquiries into their status and health. I also request that those who write or call please send copy to me as well in case Steven does not receive copies mailed to him. Send to: Kim Foltz P O Box 462 Hill City, SD 57745. ============================= Steven Jackson #06274-156 SEG USP Atwater P O Box 019001 Atwater, CA 95301 ============================== Johnny L Bass #13958-112 SEG USP Atwater P O Box 019001 Atwater, CA 95301 =============================== Atwater Administration: Warden: O'Brian Chaplain: Nick Barnes Case Manager: Dorn Counselor: Milligan or Magellan (when talking to the prison one time they called her Magellan, the next Milligan) USP Atwater P.O. Box 019000 #1 Federal Way Atwater, CA 95301 209-386-0257 Fax: 209-386-4615 --------- "RE: History: Carlisle Indian School" --------- Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 19:54:04 -0400 From: Barbara Landis Subj: April 5, 1889 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School. [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 ------------------------- A WEEKLY LETTER FROM THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL TO BOYS AND GIRLS ============================ VOLUME IV CARLISLE, PA. ============================= FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1889. NUMBER 33 ============================= THE TONGUE. ----------- "The boneless tongue, so small and weak, Can crush and kill," declares the Greek. "The tongue destroys a greater horde," The Turk asserts, "than does the sword." The Persian proverb wisely saith, "A lengthy tongue - an early death." Or sometimes takes this form instead, "Don't let your tongue cut off your head. "The tongue can speak a word whose speed," Says the Chinese," "outstrips the steed." While Arab sages this impart, "The tongue's great storehouse is the heart." From Hebrew wit the maxim sprung, "Thought feet should slip ne'er let the tongue." The sacred writer crowns the whole, "Who keeps his tongue doth keep his soul." -------- "I do not ask for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within. Be thou my guide until I find, Led by a tender hand, Thy happy kingdom in myself, And dare to take command. ---------- NEVER BEFORE. ------- Never before in this world was there seen such a sight as passed before interested lookers-on, last Tuesday morning when sixty-six of our brave, manly, determined Indian boys marched out of the gate and away from the Carlisle School. "Where were they going?" will be the natural question. "West?" We are happy to answer, "NO." These boys are going EAST. They are going where they are wanted for their true worth and will be paid for it. They are going on the hunt. Where? Among strangers. What for? For brain and courage; For bone and muscle; For nerve and tissue; For INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE; For the only kind of experience that will make men of them and fit them to become prosperous in this great busy world. In a few weeks a large number will be marching westward, their school period having expired. What are they going for? Not one in ten will find anything at home worth going for. At most of their homes there is idleness, which kills. Dirt and filth and evil practices, and rot, are there. The Man-on-the-band-stand would advise all of his promising young friends to stay away from these things that drag down to death, until thoroughly strong in English, in industry and in the things we need most to make us useful and happy. --------- THE KINDNESS OF AN INDIAN GIRL ON A FARM. -------- The thunderstorm of a few mornings ago brought to the mind of the Man-on-the-band-stand a story of one of our girls in the country. We will call our little heroine Mamie, but this is not her right name. The head lady in the family where Mamie lives is very much afraid of thunder showers. Whenever she sees a storm approaching she gets very pale and nervous, and hardly knows where to go or waht to do with herself. Mamie is not at all afraid of storms and always feels very sorry to see her farm mother so frightened, and she would like to help her to be brave if she could. One day when Mamie looked out of the window she saw a terrific storm coming. "Oh, my;" she thought to herself. "What will Mrs. B. do now? That is such a very bad looking storm." Along with this thought came a little plan into Mamie's head, how she could help Mrs. B. And so Carlisle's brave little girl hunted up the lady of whom she is so fond and who ---------------------------------- Continued on Fourth Page. ==================================== (P. 2) The Indian Helper. ----------------------------- PRINTED EVERY FRIDAY, AT THE INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA. BY THE INDIAN PRINTER BOYS. --> THE INDIAN HELPER is PRINTED by Indian boys, but EDITED by The-Man-on-the-band-stand, who is NOT an Indian. ----------------------------- 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 paid for in advance, so do not hesitate to take the paper from the Post Office, for fear a bill will be presented. ============================= OPPORTUNITY is kind, but only to the industrious. =========== The wind on Wednesday was trying hard again to get somewhere. =========== The boys and girls of class `89 are beginning to think hard over their graduating essays. =========== We hear most excellent reports about Mary Bailey who is living in Philadelphia, and she still occasionally sends the name of a new subscriber or renewal to the HELPER. =========== Every intelligent subscriber of the INDIAN HELPER needs the Red Man as well to keep thoroughly informed on this Indian question. The HELPER is only a letter, while the Red Man is a newspaper. =========== One name and a two-cent stamp with the price of subscription will secure a fine print of the Pueblo contrast group, a most interesting picture. One of the boys is now foreman in the Printing-office. It does not seem possible that he ever looked as the first picture represents, yet it is a true likeness. =========== It ought not to be necessary every day to print evidence of the bad effect of cigarette smoking on growing youths, but the evidence from two hundred doctors before the Michigan Legislature is worth heeding, and they each cited cases of boys being dwarfed, made insane, killed or rendered incapable of speech, and the professors of Michigan University also testified at length on the effect on the students who were made stupid by cigarettes. -Waterbury American. Professor and Mrs. Woodruff have severed their connection with the Carlisle School, having gone to Philadelphia, yesterday, to remain for a time. We hope their interest in the In dian work will not grow less. Those of us who have from time to time heard the Professor's able and interesting remarks before our pupils shall always remember him as an earnest and impressive speaker and one who never failed to hold the attention of his audience. Both Prof. and Mrs. Woodruff have the well-wishes of many friends here among pupils and employees. --------------- Carlisle's first principal, Miss Semple, who is now in St. Augustine, was asked to go there to assist in organizing an Industrial school, but found that her strength was not equal to the labor required. On going back to St. Augustine after many years of absence Miss Semple finds the old town much changed, but she is much gratified to note that a number of her former pupils are occupying prominent positions. Some are doctors, some lawyers, while others are filling various respectable trades and callings. --------------- Hiram Doctor came in this week from his farm home. Hiram knew very little when he went out months ago but now he not only has enough English for ordinary purposes but an experience worth a mint, and he has over a hundred dollars in bank. That is the way our farm boys get on when they do well and are saving of their money. --------------- There is no place in the world better adapted for a grand big sociable than our large gymnasium beautifully lighted with electric light. The room is ample for five or six hundred to move around and have a comfortable, happy time together, and that is just what we had again last Friday night. --------------- Maj. John D. Miles, one of the best Indian Agents the service ever saw but who for the past few years has lived at Leavenworth, accompanied by Dr. Coffin, once Superintendent of the Forest Grove, lndian Industrial School, visited our school on Wednesday. --------------- The Indian School piece composed by Mr. Norman for the band is full of life and lots of classic trill for the principal cornetist. It goes well, but the boys will improve greatly with more time and practice. --------------- Last Saturday the printers' base-ball club played against the blacksmith nine, with the result of a score 24 to 8 in favor of the printers. ======================================== (page 3) The parade is getting a lovely coat of green. --------------- Lots of sore arms these days, being the fashion just now to get vaccinated. --------------- Henry Phillips has done a neat job of printing for Dr. Sheldon Jackson. --------------- Can't the meadow west of the school grounds be drained so that when it rains the water will run off? --------------- Jack Standing wanted to know if Mr. Campbell's tin wedding was just common tin or painted. --------------- Mrs. Pratt returned from Clifton Springs, on the early train Sunday morning, and is now confined to her bed, quite ill. --------------- The tenth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell was appropriately remembered last Friday by their friends. We always did admire swinging tea-pots, especially when solid (tin). --------------- The long needed register is now in the school-room hall where all visitors are to write their names. Had this book been started in the beginning of the school what a list of notables we would now have on record! Earls, Dukes, Congressmen, Presidents, prominent missionaries and great men and women in private life, have visited our school from time to time, the collected autographs of whom would certainly be a treasure. ------------- The Man-on-the-band-stand has heard several of the teachers complain about the tardiness of the large boys in coming to school. Does it take them longer to fall in ranks than the girls and little boys, or what? The line is much longer than at either of the other quarters but there are sergeants to call the roll and they should get done as soon as the others. We notice that they are not often late to dinner. ------------- April fool was quite well observed at our school but in a very quiet and respectable way. For instance, "Excuse me, you have dropped your handkerchief." Or, "0, see! Rat he come out" things of that sort. The small girls had various packages and bundles tied up for the large girls who received them in good part really enjoying the joke. The best fool we heard of, however, was one of the boys in the small boys quarters who was expecting a letter from the west, and from a girl, too. He was badly fooled. Tawkieh came in from the country this week. ----------- John Rooks came back after a two years' absence working for himself in Bucks County, looking well and talking good English. His glasses give him quite the air of a student. ----------- Mr. Campbell went as far as Philadelphia With the boys who went to farms on Tuesday. His baby Irene who is in the city for treatment will be very glad to see her papa. ----------- On Saturday night we had interesting and instructive talks from Mr. Standing, and Prof. Woodruff about John Bright, England's great statesman, orator and "Friend of Man," who died recently, ----------- The way that some boys abuse their uniforms show that they really are not yet enough civilized to have good clothes There are boys who make a uniform last a year and look clean all the time, while others make them shabby in three months. ----------- May Paisano returned from William Harveys West Grove, where she went to take Mrs. Nannie Davis' place while the latter was here for a few weeks under treatment. Nannie soon became tired of Carlisle, having tasted of the sweets of country life. ----------- The Carlisle school is to have a little corner in the coming great Paris Exposition. Photographs of our school, and our publication--The Red Man, and INDIAN HELPER, will be with other school and college publications in the reading room. ----------- Joe Harris was heard to wish, not long since, that he would get sick and have to go to the hospital so he could have a taste of butter once more. His wish came to pass for he was laid up with a headache a few days this week, which probably came from his vaccinated arm. ----------- Mr. Jordan and his boys have done a nice piece of work in the grading of the grounds in front of the new school building preparatory to sowing grass seed. Now if the boys will only keep off and give the seed a chance to grow we shall have a beautiful grass plot in place of broken bricks as heretofore. ----------- Only two names, either renewal or new will get the wonderfully popular Apache contrast group showing how eleven Apache boys and girls look when they first came and four months after. The picture is a print, but almost as good as the photograph from which it was taken. Send the names at once one-cent stamp must accompany the subscription money if the picture is desired. ============================================ (Continued from First Page). was already beginning to get pale, having heard the distant thunder. "Oh, Mrs. B." she said in her most cheerful voice, "wouldn't you like to have me comb your hair?" "Yes, my dear," said Mrs. B. who liked very much to have her head fussed over, and she thinks that Mamie knows how to do it the best of any one. "Well, sit down here in front of me," said Mamie. "Put your face down in my lap, and I will comb the back hair first." The lady buried her face in the girl's lap, and while the lightning flashed and the thunders rolled Mamie combed away quietly, all the time talking and telling little stories to divert the lady's attention from the storm. In a few moments the storm was over and Mrs. B. arose and thanked Mamie very much for her kindness, saying at the same time that never before was she so little afraid of a storm. ----------- A CIVILlZED CAT. ----------- A friend in Bucks County writes the following curious story of a family cat, and it is a true story: "Our girls have a curiosity here which they think other little folks should know about. If it is proper to put it in the HELPER, all right, if not all right, too. Our pet cat Whitie's little kittens all died. She mourned for them as only kitties know how, by wanting us to pet her and show her our sympathy. After she had become nearly reconciled to her loss, sixteen little sightless mice were brought to the house. Mother Puss instead of swallowing them at one mouthful carried them carefully to her box where she had her kittens, and since then has been fondling and caressing them. Woe betide the cat who comes near her and her little charges. Many of them have died and all will die as she cannot feed them, but she does not eat them even after death. The cat's happiness is complete now, but the same sorrow will have to be gone over again when the mice all die. ----------- A little subscriber in Wilmington, Del. writes: "I do not like tobacco. I would not use tobacco for anything. And the piece in the HELPER that told how cigarettes are made makes me dislike it more and more." POINTED PENCILINGS ON PITCH. ----------- More Things Professor Brown Would Like us To Remember. What is pitch? Pitch is a property of highness or lowness of tone. How are the pitches often represented?. By a character called the staff. Of what does the staff consist? It consists mainly of five parallel lines and the spaces which belong to them and is enlarged by means of short added lines and spaces below and above. ----------- The fish must be interested in base ball; else why do they so often go out on a fly? ----------- Is there any English word that contains all the vowels? Unquestionably. ----------- The black-smith is the worst kind of a bore; he can make a wheel tired. ----------- Enigma. I am made of 13 letters. My 3, 11, 8, 1, is the name of an animal. My 10, 8, 7, is a kind of meat. My 5, 2, 9, is to decay. My 12, 4, 6, 13 is what rain does, My whole is the name of the printer who can put the office in good order. ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S ENIGMA: Hipricots. ====================================== Transcribed by Barbara Landis. For more info see http://www.carlisleindianschool.org. --------- "RE: Rustywire: Who am I" --------- Date: 11 Mar 2002 04:01:04 -0800 From: rustywire@yahoo.com (john rustywire) Subj: who am I Newsgroup: alt.native I am a father, a brother, an uncle, a grandfather and granduncle. I am a child born for our people, my mother, my clans, my land. I am the friend you know, I am the stranger you pass. I am the one who stumbles and falls and you laugh at me. I am the glahnee (wino) you see on the street. I am the one who laughs with you at the people who stumble. I am the one with no heart and sometimes I feel it all. I am the one you see in the mirror as you drive down the street. I am the one you pick up and give a ride to. I am the one who walks to the trading post everyday to check the mail. I am the one with no car, no truck, living on the edge. I am the one you see play ball, and sits watching you play. I am the one making silver bacause it is beautiful in my hands. I am the stone collector and the ohne who throws them. I am the one herding sheep, looking tired and worn. I am the one ashamed to use food stamps and the one watching your shame. I am the one looking for my family in the bars at night. I am the one they are looking for in my foolishness I am you, I am a child of sand, sage, blowing wind looking for cool water. I am Navajo, Dine', a native of this land. I am a stranger on the land. I am trying to find myself still, so if you see me show me the way. --------- "RE: Poem: Stirrings... " --------- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 16:38:50 -0800 From: Spiritdove Subj: A Springtime Poem... Mailing List: AmerIndian Welcome to The American Indian List all tribes are welcome ! Subscribe: amerindian-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: amerindian-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 06:34:43 -1000 From: Debbie Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days A HAWAIIAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of April 29-May 5 APELILA (April) (Welo) 29 The wind and the ocean sing a lullaby at night. 30 Nothing ever truly ends. In the memories we preserve and in the traditions we perpetuate, there is always something new beginning somewhere. MEI (May) (Ikiiki) May was the first month of the Kau season, which ran from May through October. May was the time when the Na Huihui, or Pleiades, set at sunrise. The Pleiades are also known as the Makali'i stars. 1 Be reborn in the beauty of spring. 2 The past teaches; the present motivates; the future inspires. 3 True peace lives within the wondering heart. 4 There was never a dreamer, never a visionary, who did not know the virtues of nature. 5 Find the perfect music of the spirit, and know fulfillment. (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream) --------- "RE: Native America Calling" --------- Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 10:21:23 -0500 From: Eric Martin Subj: NAC Topics for 4/23 - 4/26 + Chester Knight on Earthsongs + more... 1) NAC Topics for 4/23 - 4/26 2) Voices From The Circle 3) Oyate Ta Olowan - Charles Ka'upu (Hawaiian) 4) alterNative Voices 5) Earthsongs - Chester Knight 1) NAC Topics for 4/23 - 4/26 Listen live every weekday from 1-2pm ET by going to www.airos.org or tuning into your local radio station. For a list of affiliates go to http://www.nativeamericacalling.com/nac_affiliates.shtm TUE - 04/23: Wireless In Indian Country: Telephone service in Indian Country is inadequate. In response, the federal Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has established procedures for a bidding credit program to provide incentives to wireless telecommunications carriers to serve tribal lands. Under this program, a winning bidder who commits to use its license to provide services to reservations that are underserved is eligible to receive a discount. Can you hear me now? Guests include Eric Frische of Space Data Corporation, whose mission is to provide wireless telecommunications services in remote, rural and outlying areas. WED - 04/24: Music Maker Edition - Red Earth: Hot off the "When Two Worlds Meet" tour and gigs in Los Angeles, the Native band Red Earth is in Studio 49 as our April Music Maker. The blending of diverse styles of music and emotion, the sound of RE has evolved into an explosive performance that is best seen and heard at a live show. Everything from reggae to `punkability' with a subtle favoring of the Native beat, the sound of RE is attracting attention. Winners of the 2000 Nammy for "Debut Artist of the Year," the band is ready to come out with a new CD that is soon to be released. Join us as we talk with and hear some music from Red Earth live in Studio 49. THU - 04/25: Indian In The Spotlight - Tim Coulter: Indian rights lawyer Tim Coulter, Executive Director of the Indian Law Resource Center in Montana, was recently awarded the Williams College Bicentennial Medal for his longtime work to advance the human rights of indigenous peoples. It is the second time in less than a year that he has been honored by an alma mater. Last fall, the Columbia Law School bestowed upon him the Lawrence A. Wien Prize for Social Responsibility. Is this Indian lawyer trying to give his profession a good name? Join us as we speak with our Indian in the Spotlight, Tim Coulter of the Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation. FRI - 04/26: Without Consent: The Indian Health Service is charged with providing quality medical care to Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. They are entrusted with the lives of thousands of Native men, women and children. The 1970's protests and investigations gave a voice to many Native women, who charged that IHS doctors sterilized them without their consent taking away their chances of having more children and for some from ever having a child at all. Medical records reveal signed consents, however these records conflict with the stories of sterilized Native women. Was this an unwritten policy of the federal government? Guests include Myla Vicenti Carpio, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, American Indian Studies Program. 2) Voices From The Circle This week, VOICES FROM THE CIRCLE/AIROS listeners can look forward to another hour of Indin' variety; Don Pullin's last score and recording before walking on features the combination of jazz and pow wow musical idioms. Don mixes Afro/Brazilian sounds with those of the Chief Cliff Singers of Elmo Montana on "The Eagle Flag is First." Cherokee Rose takes us "Deep in a Dream." From the Saddle Lake, Alberta, Canada come the Northern Cree Singers with a "Saturday Night Special." Robbie Robertson paints us a soundscape of the not-so "Vanishing Breed." Karen Therese takes us to "Wohenge." Brule' lets us know Kevin Costner hasn't cornered the market on firedances with his own "Firedance." From the "Honor The Earth" CD comes Rusted Root and "Scattered." Cherokee Rose returns to tell us of her acoustic "Desire." Black Lodge treats us to round dancin' with "Dancin' Queen." Spirit Keepers fly to the "Eagle Mound." Bruce Cockburn encourages us all to be "Wise Users." Then Spirit Keepers take us home with a mean harp rhythm track on "Iron Horse." Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Saturday - 4/27: 3pm Sunday - 4/28: 4am, 3pm Monday - 4/29: 4am 3) Oyate Ta Olowan - Charles Ka'upu (Hawaiian) "Oyate Ta Olowan, Songs of the People" is a rare and authentic collection of Native American music. This landmark series steps off the beaten trail, traveling to far away places in order to introduce you to talented native musicians in their homelands. Each program focuses in solely on one group or artist. This week Oyate Ta Olowan visits with Charles Ka'upu (Hawaiian). For some of us, dropping onto one of the Hawaiian Islands in January is truly like being dropped onto another planet. All around is the flowery, lush vegetation, warm seas, warm sand, and warm sun. For Charles Ka'upu, the island of Maui is just simply home. Charles plays a common instrument of Hawaii called an ipu. The ipu is an instrument constructed of two gourds that are hollowed out and attached to each other. It is both played with the fingers and beat on the floor to produce sound. The sound is an incredible, resonant tone that Charles calls "the voice of God." They also use a drum made of coconut and stretched with the stomach of a tiger shark. Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Wednesday 4/24: 7pm Thursday 4/25: 1am, 7am Friday 4/26: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Saturday 4/27: 4am, 2pm Sunday 4/28: 3am, 2pm Monday 4/29: 3am 4) alterNative Voices This week we have more news about 4-H summer camps inappropriately pretending to be Indians. The University of Wyoming will establish an American Indian Interest Residence Floor of Native students. The new AIAI in Santa Fe is being designed and built in the style of the ancient indigenous builders. Music this week includes Youngbird, Nakai, Ojibway singer Tamara Podemski, Calvin Begay, Johnny Curtis and Burning Sky. This week's "Living Voices" features Dorothy Lorentino (Comanche) the first American Indian inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. Our website is always available with events, jobs, scholarships, announcements and news you can use. www.alternativevoices.org Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Wednesday 4/24: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Thursday 4/25: 4am Saturday 4/27: 6pm Sunday 4/28: 7am, 6pm Monday 4/29: 7am 5) Earthsongs - Chester Knight Next time on Earthsongs: Modern Music From Native America -- we'll visit with feature artist Chester Knight whose Juno award-winning group, Chester Knight and the Wind, is one of the most popular and respected Aboriginal rock bands in all of Canada. Also in the mix, new music from R.O.B., Jeff Ball (with Walela), John Trudell, Jim Boyd and Arigon Starr. All this and plus the Native Word of the Day. Details at www.earthsongs.net. Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Thursday 4/25: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Friday 4/26: 4am Saturday 4/27: 4pm Sunday 4/28: 5am, 4pm Monday 4/29: 5am Eric Martin Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) Web Communications Specialist emartin2@unl.edu Listen to Indian Radio on the Internet 24 hours a day at nativetelecom.org To subscribe to AIROS' electronic program guide e-mail airos@unl.edu with the subject heading subscribe. --------- "RE: Tribes try to rescue Dying Languages" --------- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 10:00:52 -0700 From: "mikola 18" Subj: "Tribes try to rescue dying languages" Mailing List: ndn-aim http://www.helenair.com "Tribes try to rescue dying languages" Saturday, April 20, 2002 By KAREN IVANOVA, Great Falls Tribune FORT BELKNAP - "Selena Ditmar was a freshman in 1942 when government workers arrived at her school on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation to pass out war ration stamps. Many of the elderly who came for tickets to buy sugar, lard and other scarce items spoke only Assiniboine. Confounded, the workers asked around the school for someone who could translate. "Because everyone was ashamed, nobody wanted to admit they spoke the language," recalls Ditmar, a 74-year-old retired nurse. She finally came forward, but admits she also was reluctant to speak in front of the strangers. Decades later, Ditmar is stepping forward again, this time in a desperate attempt to teach her language before it's too late. Barely a century after missionaries and teachers at government boarding schools rapped Indian children's knuckles for speaking their native tongue, all 11 of Montana's Indian languages are in moderate to imminent danger of extinction. Afraid their identity will die, Montana tribes are part of a national movement to rescue their traditional voices, this time with the blessing of the U.S. government. From Salish speakers on the Flathead Reservation to the Sioux of Fort Peck, they're enlisting the memories of tribal elders and the power of digital computer technology to introduce Indian children to their native tongue. "Now there's a hunger for it on all reservations," said Moses Spear Chief, Piegan language coordinator for the Browning Public School District on the Blackfeet Reservation. "They want it so bad. The young adults want to know it because they didn't get a chance to speak it when they were younger and they want their kids to speak it, too." Ditmar teaches Nakoda at the Fort Belknap Community College on northern Montana's windy prairie and knows of only 30 or so fluent Nakoda speakers on her reservation. Fort Belknap's other language, Gros Ventre, or "White Clay," slipped to roughly a dozen speakers when 81-year-old Madeline Colliflower, a respected elder, died two years ago. Only three or four are truly fluent, says 94-year-old Theresa Walker Lamebull. One survey identified only five Kootenai speakers on the Flathead Reservation. Some 500 to 600 Blackfeet speak the Piegan language fluently. Darrell Robes Kipp is a founder of the Nizipuhwahsin language immersion school on the Blackfeet Reservation, where 32 students, grades K-8, are learning reading, writing and arithmetic in Piegan. But even he has surges of doubt about whether the language can survive. "In my private moments I'm never sure," he says. "We'll pull it off, but I'll tell you, it's really tough." "They say it takes 100,000 to make a language stable," said Luahiwa Namahoe, spokeswoman for Hawaii's "Aha Punana Leo" language immersion schools. The schools, on which the Browning program is modeled, have pulled Hawaii's language back from the brink. In 1983, fewer than 30 children younger than 18 were native speakers. Tribes from across the United States have visited Hawaii to learn more about the program. In 1990, former President George Bush signed the Native American Languages Act, stating that the United States has a responsibility to work with tribes to ensure the survival of their unique cultures and languages. "It was a milestone in terms of turning around a longstanding philosophy direction in public education," Kipp said. But the younger Bush signed a reauthorization of federal education programs in January, dubbed "No Child Left Behind," that dramatically cuts funding for native language programs in public schools. Under the current federal program, Montana received $3 million in K-12, bilingual education funding this school year. Roughly $2 million of the funding paid for classroom instruction in K-12 schools. That funded native language education on reservations and English as a Second Language training elsewhere in the state. The rest paid for native language teacher training programs. Under the new funding formula, Montana is projected to receive $500,000 for all programs. "It will amount to a huge reduction in what we've seen for bilingual programs for Native American students," said Joyce Silverthorne, head of the Tribal Education Department on the Flathead Reservation and a member of the Montana Board of Public Education. In Browning, meanwhile, Kipp still fights the legacy of decades of government, church and school assimilation policies bent on silencing native languages. Missionaries and the U.S. government established the schools, and the languages were forbidden. By the turn of the century, at least 80 percent of Indian children living on reservations were sent to such schools, estimates Wayne Stein, director of the Center for Native American Studies at Montana State University-Bozeman. office in 1933. "They used to punish us if they caught us talking our language at the mission," said Theresa Walker Lamebull, who went to the mission school in Fort Belknap. "They used to make us kneel in the corner for a couple hours. I learned a lesson." Through the college's "Speaking White Clay," project, 33-year-old student Terry Brockie visits Walker Lamebull at least once a week to speak. After five years of practice with Walker Lamebull and other elders, Brockie is conversational in White Clay and teaches at the Fort Belknap College. "I'm not a fluent speaker by any means, he said. "But I have a good understanding of it." Still, Walker Lamebull is frustrated by what she can't pass on, by her fading memory of her people's traditional stories. "Kids always want me to tell them old stories, but I forgot," she said. "It makes me feel bad forgetting the old-time stuff I should have kept up." As the voices of their parents and grandparents quieted, younger generations also felt the pressure of mainstream culture. As an ambitious young man growing up in the '50s on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Richard Littlebear saw that English was the language of everyone in positions of influence - the teachers, the white ranchers who came into town, the local merchant. He earned an English degree and, until 1980, was adamantly opposed to teaching Indian children their language. That year the Tongue River Boy's School, where Littlebear was an administrator, won a bilingual education grant. Littlebear didn't want the job, but the college knew he was fluent and his administrative position was axed. Over the next few years, Littlebear says he had an "epiphany." Today, he is president of his reservation's Chief Dull Knife College, which works closely with a language revitalization project based at the Little Big Horn College on the Crow Reservation. "We're probably the last generation that, unless we do something, can converse deeply in spiritual and psychological terms and gain satisfaction from that," he said." Copyright c. 2002, Helena Independent Record ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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: Upcoming Events" --------- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2002 15:39:14 -0 From: Gary Smith (gars@speakeasy.org) Subj: Upcoming Events =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= EVENTS ARE FEATURED IN ODD NUMBERED ISSUES ONLY =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Aaron's Powwow Calendar Last updated on March 24, 2002 I have collected these listings from various places on the web and from usenet, as well as other listings that I receive and requests from powwow organizers. I do not take responsibility for the accuracy (or spelling) of any of these listings. Use the contact information provided to make sure that the powwow has not changed date, time, location, or other details. In most cases, I have included all of the information that I have for each listing. If you have corrections to make or would like to see your powwow listed here, please send me an e-mail message with the appropriate information (you must include the event name, exact date, city, state, and a contact number or email; any additional information is helpful but not required). Unless otherwise stated, you can usually assume that all of the notes sections for these powwows should include: No firearms, alcohol, drugs, fireworks or fighting. Not responsible for injuries, lost items, shortage of funds or stranded travellers. All pets must be on leashes (unless no pets is specified). No sacred items or restricted animal parts for sale. Many powwows also include no politics, and it is generally a good idea to bring your own chairs. April 2002 April 25-26 - Indian Territory Days Location: Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 456-6007. April 25-27 - Nineteenth Annual Gathering of Nations Powwow, Miss Indian World, and Indian Traders Market Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Notes: Over 3,000 Native singers and dancers and over 500 tribes from all over the world come to Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA to exchange culture and tradition and sing and dance competitively and socially. Everyone is invited. Visit the web site for information, photos, sound and video clips, history, educational information, giveaways, free e-mail, message boards, chat, free e-cards, and more. Contact: e-mail web@gatheringofnations.com; http://www.gatheringofnations.com. April 25-27 - Talihina Indian Festival and Powwow Location: Talihina School Gym, Talihina, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 567-2539. April 26-28 - Native Way Indian Festival and Powwow Location: Tobosofkee Recreation Area (Sandy Beach), Macon, Georgia. Contact: Jerry Laney (229) 787-5180 evenings; Native Way Productions, 8788 Gravel Hill Rd, Albany GA 31705, e-mail Jerry@NativeWayProductions.com; http://www.nativewayproductions.com/. April 26-28 - Native Solutions Fourth Annual Intertribal Powwow Location: Oxford Lake Park, exit 185 off I-20, Oxford, Alabama. Notes: Friday 5 to 9 pm, Saturday 10 am to 8 pm, Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. Grand Entry Saturday 11 am, Sunday 12 noon. Admission $5, over 65 or under 10 free. Host Northern Drum, Greywolf Singers; Head Southern Drum, Shadowwolf Singers; Head Man, Don Redbear; Head Lady, Donna Dulaney; MC, Gary Smith; Arena Director, Buck Tucker. Contact: Tony (256) 835-0110; Cindy (256) 831-9373; Vendors contact Mark or Ruth Davis (256) 820-6315, ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com. April 26-28 - Second Annual Mantle Rock Intertribal Powwow Location: Birdsville Campgrounds, US 60 and 137 N, Smithland, Kentucky. Notes: Sponsored by the Southern Cherokees and the Ky Paint Clan. Host Drums, Brothers of the Pine and Changes in Breeze; MC, Barry Brown; Arena Director, Timithol Whitehorse. Contact: (502) 969-7503; sbckamama@aol.com. April 26-28 - First Intertribal Powwow Location: Gilchrist County Recreational Park, 6 miles north of Fanning Springs, Florida. Notes: Admission $3, $1 ages 6-16 and over 60. Dancing, crafts, games, story telling, auctions. Contact: (352) 490-6198, (352) 250-4615. May 2002 May 3-4 - Fifteenth Annual Indian Celebration and Powwow Location: Farmer's Market, Knoxville, Tennessee. Contact: (865) 579-1384, twdbear@aol.com. May 3-5 - Thirty Sixth Annual Louisiana Indian Heritage Association Spring Powwow Location: Hidden Oaks Family Campgrounds, Robert, Louisiana. Contact: Rose (504) 468-2145; Nita (800) 359-0940; andi4769@aol.com">; LIHA@lakota.net. May 3-5 - Wild West Show Location: PA Renaissance Faire, PA Turnpike exit 20, Lancaster, Pa. Notes: Native American dancers, blue grass music, country music. Vendor spaces. Contact: Thomas Roy (717) 665-7021 ext 127. May 3-5 - Third Annual Craven County Intertribal Powwow Location: Craven County Fairgrounds, Hwy 70, 3 miles east of New Bern, North Carolina. Notes: Foods, crafts, artists, demonstrations. Day money for dancers. Contact: Debbie Wayne (252) 244-4222. May 4-5 - Ninth Annual Choctaw Apache Traditional Powwow Location: Ebarb High School Ball Park, 53440 Hwy 482, Ebarb, Louisiana. Notes: Head Man, Oosahwe; Head Lady, Lori Barham Gray; Head Gourd Dancer, Herbert Johnson Sr.; Arena Director, Thomas Muskrat; Host Drum, Drum Busters. All dancers and drums are welcome. Contact: (318) 645-7392; fax (318) 645-2589; colton@cp-tel.net; http://cate.50megs.com/Index.htm. May 4-5 - Outdoor Indian Art Market Location: Jacobson House, Norman, Oklahoma. Contact: (405) 366-1667. May 4-5 - Circle of the People Traditional Powwow Location: Vanderburgh 4-H Center, US 41 six miles north of Evansville, In Contact: Ruby Norris (812) 985-0963, http://www.geocities.com/cotpevansville. May 4-26 - Trail of Tears Art Show Location: Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 456-6007. May 9-10 - Annual Turtle Island Storytelling Festival Location: Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 456-6007. May 10-11 - Twenty Second Annual Augusta Powwow Location: (Note: new location) - 3J Road, Augusta, Georgia. Notes: Flyer and map on website. Contact: Bill Medeiros (706) 771-1221; krazywilly@knology.net; http://andersons-web.com/Flyer2002.gif. May 10-11 - Second Annual Bill Miller Concert Location: Laconia High School, Laconia, New Hampshire. Notes: Sponsored by the New Hampshire Inter-Tribal Native American Council All profits from the concert go to the Council's Scholarship Fund. Contact: Bev (603) 528-3005, wathinas@hotmail.com. May 10-12 - Circle of Sacred Children Powwow Second Annual Mary Jennifer Marchand Memorial Event Location: Omak Longhouse, Colville Reservaion, 5 miles east of Omak, Washington. Notes: Drum contest, dance competition in all categories, Royalty competition, 2k and 5k fun runs, 3 on 3 basketball tourney. All arts and crafts vendors welcome. Contact: Dorothy Marchand (509) 826-6889; Charissa Marchand or Walter Williams (505) 385-7579; n8ivecmg@hotmail.com. May 10-12 - Seventh Annual Mother's Day Powwow Location: Pasco County Withlacoochee River Park, 12449 Withlacoochee Blvd. Dade City, Florida. Notes: Head Man, Johnny McDonald; Head Lady, Susan McDonald; MC, John Ferguson; Host Drum, Family Drum; Contemporary Performers, Ken Keller and RedHawk. Princess (12-16) and Jr. Princess (5-11) contests. Hosted by the Withlacoochee American Indian Historical Society and the Pasco County Parks and Recreation. Proceeds benefit ongoing building projects within the historical villages of the park. Contact: Yvonne (727) 723-9345; waihs@hotmail.com; http://www.waihs.com/ May 11 - Ninth Annual Occoneechee State Park Native American Heritage Festival and Powwow Location: Buggs Island Lake, Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville, Va. Notes: Native dancing, arts and crafts and food. Everyone welcome. Contact: Julie West, Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 1017, Clarksville VA 23927, (804) 374-2436, (800) 557-5582; http://www.kerrlake.com/chamber/powwow. May 11-12 - Comanche Little Ponies Annual Dance Location: Museum of Great Plains, Lawton, Oklahoma. Contact: (580) 429-8229. May 11-12 - Ninth Annual Mariposa Powwow Location: Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Mariposa, California. Notes: Sponsored by the American Indian Council of Mariposa County. Contact: (209) 742-2244; http://www.visitmariposa.net/powwow/. May 12 - Painted Horse Society's Elder Celebration Location: Indian Territory Cultural Center, Wyandotte, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 678-2987. May 14 - American Indian Cultural Society Lecture: Protecting Sovereignty Location: Tribes Gallery, Norman, Oklahoma. Contact: (405) 329-4442. May 17-19 - First Annual Wolf Creek Intertribal Powwow Location: Hwy. 59 Flea Market Grounds, Summerdale, Alabama. Notes: Friday 9 am to 2 pm Children's Education Day. $1500 prize money. Head Man, Charles Jones; Head Lady, Deborah Jones; MC, John Ferguson; Arena Director, Michael Raven Crowdog; Contemporary Recording Artist, Dave 'White Wolf' Trezak. Food vendors still needed [as of 1/3/02]. Contact: Chief Gene Griffith (251) 986-5433; Tribal Office (251) 989-2714; standingbull@wolfcreeksoutherncherokee.com; littlewolf@monacanindian.com; http://www.geocities.com/wolfcreekband/home.html. May 17-19 - Twenty Second De Anza Powwow Location: S-Quad, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, California. Notes: Dance, drum, switch and cradleboard contests. Open Gourd Dancing. MC, Tom Phillips; Whipman, Steve Reevis; Head Man Judge, Gary Middle Rider; Head Woman Judge, Iona Mad Plume; Head Man, Peter Joe Olney; Head Lady, Rose Olney Sampson; Head Teen Boy, Gary Olney; Head Teen Girl, Marie Olney; Host Northern Drum, Haystack Singers. Automated information system: (408) 864-8355 plus extension 868 (directions), 871 (all about the powwow), 871 (general information), 872 (vendor information), 873 (dance and drum info), 874 (entertainment), 875 (film festival). Contact: Gerri Parker or Leslie Berry (408) 864-5448, parkergerri@fhda.edu, http://www.deanzapowwow.org. May 17-19 - Kiowa Black Leggings Armed Forces Day Ceremonial Location: Indian City, Anadarko, Oklahoma. Contact: (405) 247-3987. May 18-19 - Eighth Annual Tamworth Campground Powwow Location: Tamworth Family Campgrounds, Depot Rd off of Rte 16, Tamworth, New Hampshire. Notes: Sponsored by the New Hampshire Inter-Tribal Native American Council No dance contests. Grand Entry Saturday Noon and 7 pm, Sunday Noon. Potluck dinner Saturday evening. All drums and dancers welcome. Contact: Bev (603) 528-3005; Sandy (603) 539-5015; bbear13@prodigy.net, wathinas@hotmail.com; Campground information (800) 274-8031. May 24 - Apache Tribal Youth Track Meet Location: Anadarko, Oklahoma. Contact: (405) 247-7695. May 24-26 - Delaware Powwow Location: Falleaf Dancegrounds, Copan, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 531-2526. May 24-26 - Vietnam Veterans Celebration and Powwow Location: Wichita Tribal Park, Anadarko, Oklahoma. Contact: (405) 247-2425 ext 133. May 25 - Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre Location: Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 456-6007. May 25-26 - Ohio Valley Powwow Location: Hocking College, Nelsonville, Ohio. Notes: Grand Entry 1:30 pm and 7 pm Saturday and Sunday. Gourd Dancing on request. Head Man, Dave Burns; Head Lady, Nina Dukes; Head Veteran, Grant Nell; Head Southern Singer, Mel Hoefling; MC, Ed de Torres. Contact: Ray Baker (740) 592-5322; Vendors contact Don Hibbard (740) 698-3512. May 25-26 - Honor the Earth Powwow Location: Welles Park, Madison between 1st and 2nd Streets, El Cajon, California. Notes: Food, vendors, exhibition and competition dancing. Contact: Eric Runningpath (858) 621-6748 or Charlie Silverwater, silverwr@gte.net. May 25-26 - Fourth Annual Gathering of Veterans Powwow Location: 710 Apperson Drive, Salem, Virginia. Notes: Host Drum, Otter Crossing Singers (Head Singer, Ben Sanchez). Contact: Steve Roragen (540) 989-5449. May 26 - Annual Wheelock Spring Festival Location: Wheelock Academy Grounds, Millerton, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 746-2139. May 27 - Memorial Day Dance Location: Pawnee Nation Reserve, Pawnee, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 762-4048. May 31-June 1 - Annual Miami Nation Powwow Location: Ottawa County Fairgrounds, Miami, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 542-1445. May 31-June 2 - Fifty Second Annual Tulsa Powwow Location: O'Brien Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Contact: Jack Anquoe (918) 743-3628. June 2002 June-September - David Fitzgerald Cherokee Photograph Exhibit and Cherokee Communities Exhibit Location: Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 456-6007. June 1-2 - Fourth Annual Native American Indian Traditional Veterans Powwow Location: Matthiessen State Park, La Salle, Illinois. Notes: Includes benefit motorcycle ride to park, call for info. Contact: (708) 493-0321, Fastbank45@msn.com. June 6-8 - Celebration 2002 Location: Juneau, Alaska. Notes: "Celebration is a monumental biennial gathering of Alaska Natives, which exemplifies the dynamics of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimpshian cultural activities including singing, dancing, storytelling, and visual art and encourages thousands of individuals to participate in positive activities highlighting traditional singing and dancing, arts and crafts, and Native languages." Contact: Jayne Dangeli, Sealaska Heritage Foundation, One Sealaska Plaza Suite 201, Juneau AK 99801; (907) 463-4844; fax (907) 586-9293; jayne.dangeli@sealaska.com; http://www.sealaska.com/ June 6-9 - Osage Tribal Dance Location: Tribal Dancegrounds, Fairfax, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 287-4622. June 7-9 - Red Earth Cultural Festival Location: Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Contact: (405) 427-5228. June 8 - Good Medicine Society Summer Sobriety Dance Location: Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Contact: (405) 943-7953. June 8 - Cherokee Chase Location: Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 456-6007. June 10-July 12 - American Indian Theatre Arts and Media Institute Location: Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 456-6007. June 11-12 - Apache Tribal Youth Camp Location: Apache Dancegrounds, Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. Contact: (405) 247-7695. June 13-15 - Mowa Choctaw Annual Powwow Location: Calvert, Alabama. Notes: All dancers and vendors welcome. $5000 prize money. Contact: (251) 944-2789, (251) 829-5500, chatawarrior@aol.com. June 14-15 - Twenty Fourth Annual American Indian Cultural Association of North Carolina Powwow Location: Van Hoy Family Campground, Union Grove, North Carolina. Notes: Head Man, Paul Gowder; Head Lady, Kelli Gowder; Head Gourd Dancer, Dick Westfall; MC, Greg Vaught; Arena Director, George Hoyt; Head Southern Singer, Mel Hoefling; Host Northern Drum, Otter Crossing Singers (Head Singer, Ben Sanchez). Southern Protocol powwow, Princess contest, craft contest, Committee feeds in the evening. Contact: Ed de Torres (828) 464-5579, exdt@webtv.net; Vendors contact Karen Hoyt (704) 786-5705, kdh1993@yahoo.com. June 14-16 - Chalepah Blackfeet Society Celebration Location: Indian City, Anadarko, Oklahoma. Contact: (405) 247-7695. June 14-16 - Annual Iowa Tribal Powwow Location: Powwow grounds, Perkins, Oklahoma. Contact: (405) 547-1091. June 14-16 - Creek Nation Festival Location: Creek Nation Complex, Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 756-8700. June 15-16 - Cicott's Gathering Along the Wabash Powwow Location: Independence, Indiana. Notes: Head Man, Tom Johnson; Head Lady, Debbie Johnson; Head Veteran, Bill Meanor; Arena Director, Little Hawk; MC, Dave WhiteWolf Trezak; Host Drum, The Gunslingers. Contact: Linda Klinger, 10333 E 375 N, Otterbein IN 47970, (765) 762-2123, sklinger@tctc.com. June 15-16 - Twenty Third Annual Homecoming of the Three Fires Traditional Powwow Location: Riverside Park, Monroe Ave., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Notes: Presented by the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians and the City of Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department. Public welcome, free admission and parking. MC, John Bailey; Head Veteran, George Martin; Arena Director, David Shananaquet. Grand Entry Saturday 1 pm and 6 pm, Sunday Noon. Vendor space limited, preregistration required. Pets prohibited per city ordinance. Contact: Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, 1251 Plainfield NE, Suite B, PO Box 2937, Grand Rapids MI 49501-2937,(616) 458-8759,fax (616) 458-9039, grboi3fpw@yahoo.com. June 15-16 - Eighth Annual American Indian Education Center Competition Powwow Location: Edgewater Park, Cleveland, Ohio. Notes: Grand Entry Saturday 1 pm and 6 pm, Sunday 1 pm. Hours Saturday 11 am to 8 pm, Sunday 11 am to 6 pm. Contact: (216) 341-0000, aiecinc@aol.com. June 15-16 - Peoria Tribal Powwow Location: Peoria Tribal Grounds, Miami, Oklahoma. Contact: (918) 540-2535. June 21-22 -