From gars@speakeasy.org Tue Aug 13 21:25:12 2002 Date: 14 Aug 2002 01:24:30 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews10.033 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 Dineh jii' adah' ho'nil'e'gii ba' ha' neh -- Navajo Nation -- What's Happening among The People News Okla Humma Holisso Nowat Anya -- Choctaw -- People(s) Red Newspaper 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 033 | Country than is reported in | O o o o o O | this weekly newsletter. 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Proportional fonts will be difficult to read. <================<<<< >>>>================> This issue contains articles from www.pechanga.net; www.owlstar.com; www.indianz.com; ndn-aim, Frostys AmerIndian, RezLife & TN Indian Affairs Mailing Lists; newsgroup: alt.native; UUCP email IMPORTANT!! ----------- In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, all material appearing in this newsletter is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for educational purposes. <================<<<< >>>>================> This newsletter is a way of keeping the brothers and sisters who share our Spirit informed about current events within the lives of those who walk the Red Road. ++ It may be subscribed to via email by sending a request from your own internet addressable account to gars@speakeasy.org ++ It is archived at http://www.nanews.org <================<<<< >>>>================> As historian Patricia Nelson Limerick summarized in The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West, "Set the blood quantum at one-quarter, hold to it as a rigid definition of Indians, let intermarriage proceed as it had for centuries, and eventually Indians will be defined out of existence. When that happens, the federal government will be freed of its persistent 'Indian problem.'" "I hope the Great Heavenly Father who will look down upon us, will give all the tribes His blessing that we may go forth in peace and live in peace all our days, and that He will look down upon our children and finally lift us far above this earth; and that our Heavenly Father will look upon our children as His children, that all tribes may be His children and as we shake hands today upon this broad plain, we may forever live in peace." __ Chief Red Cloud (Marpiya Luta), Oglala +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! In this issue is a Guest Editorial that calls for real laws to protect Indian Religious Liberty. On the one hand I find it sad that Amerikka, which borrowed much of what was to become the very backbone of law, The Constitution, from the Iroquois, still does not treat the First People with the same equal regard for rights and dignity it does the descendants of the invaders. As is pointed out in the article, much of the so-called law to protect Indian Religion and Sacred Land is little more than empty promises. On the other hand, it is refreshing someone besides Jodi Rave Lee or Tim Giago can write a pro-Indian editorial that is well thought out and offers tangible argument to support the need for enactment of real laws with real teeth to give our People something to fall back on besides lip service every time a Sacred site or burial ground becomes the target of a developer who just happens to also be a major political contributor to the people who make the final decision. Also, in this issue is coverage of a major blowout taking place in Montana. Republicans are wringing their hands, declaring the Democrats are gerrymandering new voting districts to give the Indian more voice. Excuse me... Mr. Republican... maybe you should spend some of that energy asking what Indian concerns are in your district; and address some of those needs. Wouldn't that make more sense than deliberately making it clear that you really are the enemy? Finally, I also ask you to read a well-done article about Leonard Peltier and the many, many needs he supports. Put a copy of the article in the hands of your Congress-critter. It's hard to vilify a man who is behind bars due to trumped up evidence when you know the many good things he does, even as he is treated like a caged animal. 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 ---------- - Former Jicarilla Apache President - largest Voting Rights Lawsuit Leonard Atole in US History - Crossings - Chief Myiow suing Montreal - For Apaches over Son's Death it's all gone bad since Fire - Inmate Peltier - Opinion: Law needed to remains active in Philanthropy guarantee Religious Liberty - Native Prisoner - Montana GOP complains -- Native American inmate about Indian Areas seeking correspondents - Indians Rally -- Carson 10 Update to fight for Treaty Rights - Rustywire: - Nisga'a Chief Pray for Ill Johnny Rustywire seeks Liberal Alliance - Poem: For All My Life - B.C. Cuts hit hard - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days at Aboriginal Programs - Native America Calling - Assault Case begins - This Week on First Peoples TV in Oneidas' Tribal Court - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: Former Jicarilla Apache President Leonard Atole" --------- Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 08:23:22 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LEONARD ATOLE" http://www.abqjournal.com/paperboy/text/news/apatole08-06-02.htm Former Jicarilla Apache President Dies August 6, 2002 The Associated Press DULCE - Former Jicarilla Apache President Leonard Atole is dead at age 60. Atole, who spent 24 years as the tribe's president, vice president or member of the Jicarilla council, died Monday. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday in Dulce. He will be buried in the family plot on the reservation. Atole was elected to the Tribal Council in 1972 and to the presidency in 1976. He was elected president again in 1992 and served until he resigned in 1997 for health reasons. Atole also had been tribal vice president for four years beginning in 1988. "We are shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of our former leader, " said Jicarilla Apache Nation President Claudia Vigil-Muniz. "His contributions may have gone unnoticed, but they certainly have not gone unappreciated by the Jicarilla people. Many tribal leaders in this state and across the country have felt his absence and continue to inquire about his well-being, even to this day." Ron Julian, a member of the Jicarilla Apache council, said Atole brought about positive changes for the northern New Mexico tribe. He cited the establishment of a tribal employees' retirement plan, a personnel code to protect employees' rights and the settlement of Jicarilla water rights. Copyright c. 1997-2002 Albuquerque Journal: Albuquerque, New Mexico. --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 08:10:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" August 6, 2002 Allura "Karen" Dawn Rainbow Allura "Karen" Dawn Rainbow, 36, of Fort Totten, ND, died on Thursday, August 1, 2002 at rural Fort Totten. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Fort Totten. Fr. Charles Leute O.P. will celebrate the mass and burial will be in the St. Jerome's Catholic Cemetery, Crow Hill, rural Fort Totten. Friends may call at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church on Tuesday beginning at 5 p.m. with a prayer service beginning at 8 p.m. Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, is in charge of the arrangements. August 7, 2002 Vincent S. Shaw Vincent S. Shaw, 20, of Fort Totten, ND, died on Thursday, August 1, 2002 rural Fort Totten, ND. Mass of a Christian burial will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Seven Dolars Catholic Church in Fort Totten. Fr. Charles Leute O.P. will celebrate the mass and burial will be in the St. Jerome's Catholic Cemetery, Crow Hill, rural Fort Totten. Friends may call Tuesday beginning at 5 p.m. at Seven Dolars Catholic Church with Prayer Service begining at 8 p.m. Honorary pallbears include all of Vincent's cousins and friends. Serving as pallbears will be Vincent B. Shaw Jr., Mark Shaw, Steven Cavanaugh, Shobie Shaw, Julius Shaw, Mark Robertson, Joey Robertson, and Jeremey Rainbow. Vincent Stuart Shaw, was born on July 5, 1982, in Devils Lake, to Janice Adele Cavanaugh and Vincent B. Shaw Sr. both of Fort Totten. He was reared and educated at Fort Totten and Wahpeton, ND. He graduated from the 8th grade at Wahepton Indian School and Four Winds High School as an honor student. He enjoyed American Indian wood working and chess games. Vincent is survived by his, mother and father, Janice Adele Cavanaugh and Vincent Shaw Sr. both of Fort Totten; brothers, Steven Dane Cavanaugh of Devils Lake, Shobie H. Shaw of Devils Lake, Vincent B. Shaw, Jr. of Fort Totten, Mark Shaw of Grand Forks, ND, Julius Shaw of Fort Totten; sisters, Carrie Shaw of Fort Totten, Meda (Shaw) Cavanaugh of St. Michael, ND, Mena Shaw of St. Michael, ND Mary (Shaw) Bagola of Sisseton, SD, Berdine Shaw of Minneapolis, MN, Francine Delorme of St. Michael, ND; grandmothers, Norma Rainbow of Fort Totten, Lillian Shaw of Fort Totten; 24 nephews; 26 nieces; special cousin, Joey Robertson of Fort Totten; special uncle, Mark Robertson of Fort Totten; and special niece, Angelica Chavelas. Many cousins, aunts and uncles also survive. Vincent was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Charles and Grace Lambert; and grandfathers, William Shaw and Richard Cavanaugh. Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, is in charge of the arrangements. August 9, 2002 Gladys Peltier FORT TOTTEN, N.D. - Gladys M. Peltier, 67, Fort Totten, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Gladys Mae Adams was born Oct. 23, 1934, the daughter of John and Emma (Woods) Adams, in Crow Hill, near Fort Totten. She married John Peltier Sr. in 1949 in Minnewaukan, N.D. He died June 1, 1993. She is survived by daughters, Florestine Peltier, Lois Littlewind, Edith White Cloud and Andrea Iceman, all of Fort Totten, and Deb Herman, East Grand Forks; sons, Michael Joshua, Fredrick Peltier, Solomon Peltier, Ivan LoveJoy, and Bennett Blackbird, all of Fort Totten, and Richard Peltier, Dunseith, N.D.; and sisters, Sylvia Brownshield, Priscilla Cavanaugh, Donna Morgan and Catherine Howard, all of Fort Totten, Irene Leftbear, St. Michael, N.D., and Molly Walker, Sioux City, Iowa. -- Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Fort Totten. -- Visitation: Begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, with an 8 p.m. prayer service, in Fort Totten. -- Burial: St. Jerome's Catholic Cemetery, Crow Hill, near Fort Totten (Gilbertson, Devils Lake). Copyright c. 2002 Devils Lake Daily Journal. -=-=-=- August 7, 2002 Toby Ray Eagle Bull PINE RIDGE - Toby Ray Eagle Bull, 20, Pine Ridge, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002, in Whiteclay, Neb. Survivors include his parents, Lawrence Eagle Bull and Lynelle Tyon- Eagle Bull, Pine Ridge; two brothers, Larry Eagle Bull and Josie Eagle Bull, both of Pine Ridge; and two sisters, Autumn Eagle Bull, Pine Ridge, and Jeanne Oxendine, St. Mawgen, England. One-night wake begins at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, in Pine Ridge High School gym. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, in the school gym, with the Rev. Ben Tyon, the Rev. Agnes Tyon and the Rev. Larry Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery in Pine Ridge. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Sarah Rose Boltz WOUNDED KNEE - Sarah Rose Boltz, 15, Wounded Knee, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002, in Whiteclay, Neb. Survivors include her parents, Cynthia Little Moon and Marvin Boltz, both of Wounded Knee; one brother, Craig Boltz, Wounded Knee; and five sisters, Tara Boltz, Charlotte Boltz, Christy Boltz, Marcie Boltz and Leslie Little Moon, all of Wounded Knee. One-night wake begins at 1 p.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wounded Knee. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Jim Ryan officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Wounded Knee. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Viola `Cheyenne' Nichols RAPID CITY - Viola "Cheyenne" Nichols, 67, Rapid City, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, in Rapid City. Survivors include her husband, Robert Nichols Sr., Rapid City; two sons, Lyle Nichols and Robert Nichols, both of Rapid City; three daughters, Bernie Lafferty, Shakopee, Minn., Darlene Nichols, Santa Fe, N.M., and Temple Flanigan, Rapid City; four sisters, Nada Eagle Bull, Pine Ridge, Rose Peoples and Marvena Lamont, both of Rapid City, and Darlene Rogers, Shawnee, Okla.; 19 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Rapid City, with the Rev. Pat McCorkell officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Lawn Memorial Park in Rapid City. Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City is in charge of arrangements. August 9, 2002 Mary Louise Eagle Heart-White PINE RIDGE - Mary Louise Eagle Heart-White, 56, Pine Ridge, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, in Reno, Nev. Survivors include her husband, David J. White, Reno; three daughters, Carmen Rodriguez, Luisa Navarro and Andrea Martin, all of Reno; two brothers, Pancho Martin, Slim Buttes, and Tony Martin, Kyle; and one sister, Carmel Martin, Reno. One-night wake begins at 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Billy Mills Hall, with the Rev. Steve Sanford and the Rev. Leon Mathews officiating. Burial will be at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery in Slim Buttes. Copyright c. 2002 The Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- August 08, 2002 Carlee Shanta A funeral Mass for Carlee Mary Shanta, 18-day-old infant of Sandra Shanta and Blaine Robinson, was Thursday, Aug. 8, with burial following at the Mescalero Cemetery and the Rev. John Gibbons officiating. Carlee died Friday, Aug. 2, 2002, in Mescalero. She was born July 16, 2002, in Alamogordo. Survivors include her mother, Sandra Ann Shanta, of Mescalero; her father, Blaine Robinson, of Mescalero; brothers Anthony John Robinson and Salvador Lendberg Shanta, both of Mescalero; grandparents Mary Ruth Shanta, Irving Roderick Kazhe and Soyna Robinson. Arrangements were under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso. Delorna Begay A funeral Mass for Delorna Begay, 43, of Las Cruces will be at 9 a.m. today, Aug. 9, with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery, and the Rev. John Gibbons officiating. Mrs. Begay died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, in Las Cruces. She was born May 23, 1959, in Mescalero. She was a housewife and a member of St. Joseph's Mission. Survivors include sons Zachery Begay Jr. of Bernalillo and Sinzin Lucas Oliveira of Las Cruces; her companion, Mike Oliveira, of Las Cruces; a brother, Lorenzo Aragon, of Mescalero; and a sister, Janell Aragon, of Tularosa. Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso. Copyright c. 1999-2002 MediaNews Group, Inc./Ruidoso NM. -=-=-=- August 7, 2002 Bertha Nelson Tracey WINDOW ROCK - Services for Bertha Tracey, 84, will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 8 at Cope Memorial Chapel. Randy Mecham will officiate. Burial will follow in the Escrito Cemetery. Tracey died Aug. 5 in Fort Defiance, Ariz. She was born June 24, 1918 in Pueblo Pintado into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Mud People Clan. Tracey attended Wingate High School. Survivors include her sons, Leslie Tracey and Ray Tracey both of Window Rock and Dwight Nelson of Phoenix; daughter, Linda Mecham of Provo, Utah; sister, Elsie Mitchell of Crownpoint; and 15 grandchildren. Tracey was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Tracey and sons, Larry Tracey and Richard Tracey and one grandson. Pallbearers will be Leslie Tracey, Ray Tracey, Randy Mecham, Keenan Tracey, Kaleb Tracey, Kee Nelson, Dwight Nelson and Kyle Tracey. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Rexie Yazzie STEAMBOAT, Ariz. - Graveside services for Rexie Yazzie, 47, will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 8. at Ganado Cemetery, Ganado, Ariz. Harold Noble will officiate. Visitation will be held from 1-4 p.m., today at Tse Bonito Mortuary. Yazzie died Aug. 4 in Steamboat, Ariz. He was born Jan. 28, 1955 in Steamboat into the Water Edge People Clan for the Blackstreak People Clan. Yazzie was employed with Sage Memorial Hospital, as a CNA for 28 years. Survivors include his brohters, Tex, Martinez, Maurice and Arthur Yazzie Jr. all of Steamboat and sisters, Della R. Benally of Chinle, Ariz., Carmenlita Yazzie of Phoenix, Vickie Cowboy and Petalinda Gorman both of Steamboat, Ariz. Yazzie was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Mary S. Yazzie. Pallbearers will be Arthur Yazzie Jr., Tex Yazzie, Jerrick Benally, Jerry Lee Benally Jr., Pedro Gorman and Pedric Gorman. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Yazzie's residence, 5 miles east of Steamboat. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2002 The Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- August 6, 2002 Fannie L. Yazzie Aug. 3, 2002 Fannie L. Yazzie, 64, of Sheep Springs died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002. She is survived by her children, Diane and Melvin Nelson of Sheep Springs, Debbie and Toney James Jr. of Tohatchi, Pernell and Ivetta Yazzie of Sheep Springs, Lynn and Berdina Yazzie of Kayenta, Ariz., Glenda and Robert Henry of Naschitti, and Darrell and Theresa Yazzie of Sheep Springs; and her mother, Emma George of Fort Defiance, Ariz.. She is also survived by her sisters, Carrol Billie and Alice David, both of Fort Defiance, Annie Yazzie of Sacaton, Ariz., Irene Gatewood of Fresno, Calif., and Mary G. Hardy of Tse Bonito. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Kee Yazzie; brother, James Gatewood; sons, Daniel Yazzie and Donald Yazzie; and her father, Charley George. Her hobbies were wood carving, sewing, creating sandpaintings and stringing beads. She graduated and received her certificate of education from the Intermountain School in Brigham, Utah. Funeral services are scheduled to start at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, at United Pentecostal Church of Sheep Springs. Pastors Albert Tsosie and Tom Yazzie will officiate. Burial will follow at Sheep Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Pernell Yazzie, Lynn Yazzie, Darrell Yazzie, Toney James Jr., Clifford Nelson and Jeffery Nelson. Honorary pallbearers will be Melvin Nelson, Brandon Yellowhair, Ivan Begay and Ron Smith. Funeral arrangements are with Chapel of Memories Funeral Home in Kirtland, (505) 598-9636. Walter J. "Sonny" Begaye Jr. July 14, 1980 - Aug. 4, 2002 Walter J. "Sonny" Begaye Jr., 22, of Bloomfield went to be with his Heavenly Father Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002, in Tempe, Ariz. He was born July 14, 1980, in Farmington, the son of Esther Augustine Ahasteen and Walter Jerry Begaye Sr. Walter Jr. graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1998, where he met his fiance, Tasha Ann Soce. He attended Westwood College in Denver, Colo., and was currently employed with Independent Mobility Systems of Farmington as a transportation coordinator. Sonny enjoyed many outdoor activities, including fishing, camping and hunting, video games and watching cartoons. He loved music, playing guitar with his brothers and cousins. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with family. He is survived by his mother, Esther A. Ahasteen, and stepfather, Steven R. Ahasteen, of Bloomfield, and father, Walter J. Begaye Sr. of Kirtland; brothers, Jeffrey Begaye, Aaron J. Ahasteen and Christian R. Ahasteen; sisters, Jacqueline K. Begaye, Stephanie J. Ahasteen and Candace A. Augustine, all of Bloomfield; maternal grandparents, Kee and Mary Augustine of Nageezi; paternal grandparents, Jerry and Mareen Begay of Montezuma Creek, Utah; other grandparents, John and Esther Roanhorse of Tohatchi; and paternal great-grandfather, Joe Beletso of Montezuma Creek. He is also survived by uncles and aunts, Jimmy Augustine and wife, Virginia, of Nageezi, Kenneth Augustine and wife, Anita, of Farmington, Everett Augustine of Phoenix, Ariz., Wayne Begay of Farmington, Joanne Johnson and husband, Myron, of Waterflow, Bernice George and husband, Dennison, of Nageezi, Theresa Largo of Farmington, Lurleen Mark and husband, Harrison, of Farmington, Virgie Light of Farmington, and Minnie Black and husband, Evans, of Montezuma Creek. Sonny had numerous cousins and he was very close to all of them. He will be truly missed. Family and friends may call from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Cope Memorial Chapel in Farmington, 404 W. Arrington St. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, at Bloomfield Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 804 W. Blanco Blvd. in Bloomfield. Graveside dedication services and interment will be at the Bloomfield Cemetery. All contributions may be made to any Wells Fargo Bank in the account of Walter J. Begaye Jr. and Esther A. Ahasteen. Funeral arrangements are with Cope Memorial Chapel of Farmington, (505) 327-5142. Louis I. Lopez Aug. 18, 1949 - Aug. 5, 2002 Louis I. Lopez, 52, of Bloomfield passed away Aug. 5, 2002. He was born Aug. 18, 1949, in Kimbeto, the son of Jimmy K. Lopez and Mary (Wero) Lopez. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at Navajo Brethren in Christ Mission in Otis. Pastor Ron Corley will officiate. Burial will follow at Navajo Brethren in Christ Mission Cemetery. Arrangements are with Cope Memorial Chapel of Farmington, (505) 327-5142. Copyright c. 1999-2002 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington, NM. -=-=-=- August 8, 2002 Judith (Stovall) Blood Hayden, Idaho Visitation for Judith Ann (Stovall) Blood, 62, will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Yates Funeral Home, Hayden Chapel. Service will be Friday at 11 a. m. at Heritage Baptist Church in Post Falls with burial to follow at Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Blood, who was born in Walla Walla, died Sunday. She grew up in Walla Walla and began her career with Kmart as a cafeteria manager. Mrs. Blood was transferred to the Kmart store in Coeur d'Alene in 1978 and then moved to Hayden in 1987. She ended her career with Kmart in1998 and then worked locally for Short Stop Texaco. Mrs. Blood attended Heritage Baptist Church and was a sports enthusiast. She was active in bowling, softball, gardening and boating. Survivors include her companion of 23 years, Howard Sevdy of Hayden; four daughters, Barbara Ann Sullivan of Hayden, Karen Sue Easley of Rathdrum, Idaho, Sandra Dee Fielding of Benton, La., and Rhonda Adell Harris of Korea; three brothers, Arthur Stovall of California, and Gary "Duke" Stovall and Phillip "Butch" Stovall, both of Spokane; three sisters, Audrey Long of Arizona, Cheri Benfield of Walla Walla, and Diane Cain of Spokane; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Kootenai Humane Society, P.O. Box 1005, Hayden Lake, ID 83835. -- Spokane, Wash., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and the Inland Northwest Copyright c. 2002, The Spokesman-Review. -=-=-=- Golden Triangle On-Line Obituaries The following obituaries appeared in the Cut Bank Pioneer Press, Shelby Promoter or Glacier Reporter this week. George Big Beaver George Eldon Big Beaver, 58, died of a heart attack at IHS on July 30, 2002. Rosary was said Aug. 2 with his funeral Mass being held Aug. 3 at Little Flower Parish. He was buried at the family cemetery at Two Medicine. He was born Sept. 6, 1943, in Browning and married Jolene Potts. His interests included stick game, Keno, rodeos, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. Big Beaver is survived by his wife, Jolene Potts; daughters, Laura Mae, Wilverna, Georgina, Melissa Potts, Billie Jo Potts and Angel Marie Potts; sons, Fredrick Horn, Jeff, William, James, Eldon, John Lee, John and Ken; sisters, Violet Butterfly, Eva Gray, Tina Little Young Man, Mary Griffin, Cecile Rider, Shirley Young Man, Sally Young Man, Karen Gray, Patty Daniels, Evelyn Spotted Bear, Viola Running Fisher and Helen Kennerly; brothers, Harold Reed, Joseph White Horse, Edward Little Dog, Elfie Young Man and Edward "Dusty" Big Beaver; numerous grandchildren; and four great- -grandchildren. Day Family Funeral was in charge of arrangements. Theo DeWolfe Theo Caro DeWolfe, 86, died at home in St. Mary on Aug. 3, 2002, of natural causes. Her funeral was held Aug. 7 at Day Family Funeral Home with burial in Methodist Cemetery. Born June 23, 1916, in Browning, she attended Chemewa Indian School through the 10th grade. In June 1937, she and Percy DeWolfe were married in Cut Bank. She enjoyed gardening. Survivors include daughters, Fern Dee Billedeaux Lench, Sannee Monroe, Penny DeWolfe Monroe, Eatta DeWolfe Rich and Geri DeWolfe Monroe; a sister, Fern Dee Billedeaux Lench; a brother, Vernon Billedeaux; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements were under the direction of Day Family Funeral Home. Dale Griffin Dale Ann Griffin, 53, died July 28, 2002, in Missoula. Rosary was said Aug. 1. Funeral Mass was held Aug. 2 at Little Flower Parish with burial in Willow Creek Cemetery. She was born April 21, 1949, in Browning and was educated in Shelby. She worked at several different places throughout the years. She loved to play bingo, go camping and spend time with her children and grandchildren. Surviving are a daughter, Vickie Bykanen of Falcon, Colo.; sons, Troy Griffin and Mike Griffin, both of Missoula; sisters, Pat Moench of Shelby, Betty Redfox of Missoula, Dawn Bloonquist of Kalispell, Connie Jo Racine of California and Margie Potts of Browning; brothers, Boss Racine, Ted Griffin and Bill Griffin, all of Browning and Starr Griffin of Florida; nine grandchildren; and five great-grand-children. She was preceded in death by her parents, Josephine and Edward Griffin; a brother, Tiny Griffin; nephews, Doug Griffin and Tracy York; and a niece, Asha Moench. Day Family Funeral Home handled arrangements. Copyright c. 2002 Golden Triangle Newspapers. -=-=-=- August 8, 2002 Rhonda Jo Geboe-Baker BOX ELDER/ROCKY BOY - Rhonda Jo Geboe-Baker, 36, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at her home in Box Elder, after complications from stomach cancer. Wake services were Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Tradi-tional Indian Funeral Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday Aug. 8, at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church, with Ken Gopher Sr. officiating. Services and arrangements are under the direction of Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Rhonda was born April 4, 1966, in Casper, Wyo., to Robert and Elsie (Belcourt) Geboe. When she was a young girl, the family moved to Rocky Boy. Rhonda attended elementary school in Rocky Boy and graduated from Chemewa High School in Salem, Ore. She attended Stone Child College and graduated with an associate degree in computer science and then worked at the Rocky Boy School as a payroll clerk until last June when she was diagnosed with cancer. Rhonda married Clement Baker Jr. March 11, 1995, in Havre. The couple made their home in Rocky Boy and raised their seven children. Rhonda enjoyed to read, attend powwows and liked Indian music. Her children were top priority in her life and she also enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her grandmother Cecilia Cocoran. She is survived by her parents Robert and Elsie Geboe of Rocky Boy, her husband, Clement Baker, Jr. of Rocky Boy; five daughters, Kyann Baker, Anastacia (Stacy) Geboe, Mallory Baker, Amanda Martin and Alyssa Baker, all of Rocky Boy; two sons, Leighton Baker and Eldon Baker, both of Rocky Boy; two brothers, Robbie Geboe of Bemidji, Minn., and Mike Geboe of Rocky Boy; three sisters, Pamela Geboe of Hays, Carla Geboe of Rocky Boy and Jackie Geboe of Sitka, Alaska; mother- and father-in-law Ken and Patsy Gopher of Rocky Boy; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins; one granddaughter; Alimedia Four Souls of Havre. Copyright c. The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- August 7, 2002 Glenda Phyliss Dog Taking Gun HEART BUTTE -- Browning native Glenda Phyliss Dog Taking Gun, 27, of Heart Butte, who worked for Blackfeet Manpower, died Sunday at a Great Fall hospital of injuries received in a beating. Her death is under investigation. A rosary is 7 p.m. Friday at Heart Butte Community Center; funeral Mass is 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Anne's Catholic Church with burial in St. Anne's Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors, all of Heart Butte, include her mother, Karen M. Edward; her father, Franklin Comesatnight; her children, Kyla and Kyle Day Rider; sisters Shanie R. Bryant and Donna, Joanne, June, Valarie and Fern Comesatnight; a brother, James "Sonny" Bryant; and grandparents Phillip and Olive Dog Taking Gun and Elizabeth Heavy Runner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Day Rider, who died in April. Peter Leon Mahnokini BROWNING -- Peter Leon Mahnokini, 65, a transportation and ranch worker, died of cancer Tuesday in a Browning hospital.Rosary is 7 p.m. Thursday at Heart Butte Senior Center. His funeral is 2 p.m. Friday at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Heart Butte, with burial in St. Anne's Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home in Browning is handling arrangements. Survivors include his daughters Theda NewBreast of Lower St. Mary's Lake, Kathy NewBreast McDaniel and Lori NewBreast, both of Browning, and Wanda Heffernon of Kensington, Calif; a son, Ira NewBreast of Lafayette, Colo.; and sisters Loretta Roundine, Cecile Doore and Melinda Henault, all of Browning; and five grandchildren. Peter was born Feb. 10, 1937, at Big Badger Creek. He earned certificates in welding, transportation and most recently in computer literacy and software at Technology Learning Solutions in Reno, Nev. He did transportation work in Wisconsin, California, and Nevada and ranch work in the Hi-Line area and in Oregon. Peter enjoyed singing in choirs in Montana and Nevada, was a knowledgeable Blackfeet traditional singer and fluent speaker. He liked drum-making, stained-glass work and Blackfeet art, and had an active interest in politics and in reading historical books. His grandchildren are Amanda Louise Old Crow of Lower St. Mary's Lake; Lura Running Crane, Faron Running Crane and Brittney Smith of Lafayette, Colo., and Clarence Smith of Denver. Copyright c. 2002 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: For Apaches it's all gone bad since Fire" --------- Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 16:13:38 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="WHITE MOUNTAIN" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0810cibecue10.html For Apaches, 'It's all gone bad' since fire Judy Nichols The Arizona Republic Aug. 10, 2002 12:00:00 CIBECUE - Cibecue Creek runs black now, and most of the fish are dead. Apache elders lower their heads and speak quietly about the burned-out sacred places: Pumpkin Lake, White Springs, Chediski Peak, Red Lake. Here, where the main industry was the mill, grown men cry talking about the charred landscape where they used to hunt elk and whitetail deer. "I can't go there anymore," says Clifford Dehose, 52. "It's all gone bad." A month after the monster "Rodeo-Chediski" fire, with communities across eastern Arizona trying to rebuild, tiny Cibecue, whose economy was the forest, may face the most uncertain future. The community is racing to prepare the mill for the salvage of burned timber that will begin rolling in as early as this week. But they know the work is only temporary. After the salvage wood is milled, the tribe will no longer be able to depend on timber, says Ronnie Lupe, a member of the White Mountain Apache Tribal Council. Too much of the forest is gone. "People are driving around with tears in their eyes," Lupe says. The tribe already was suffering financially because the state's record drought has crippled its Sunrise Ski Area. And the Hon-Dah Resort Casino run by the tribe lost business during the fire and from the lack of tourism since. Lupe plans to approach Congress for financial help. "We're going to see if they can assist us with grants to keep our economy afloat," he says. "We were pretty bad off anyway." It is heartbreaking for the community that one of their own, Leonard Gregg, was charged with starting the ""Rodeo" fire, reportedly in order to gain work as a firefighter. And it angers them that the U.S. Attorney's Office declined to charge the White woman, Valinda Jo Elliott, who started a signal fire that sparked the "Chediski" fire. For Cibecue, it is hard to see a future without the forest. The mill The metal walls of the mill, built in the '60s, enclose a now-silent assembly line to transform logs into rough lumber. Chains black with grease hang motionless as sparks fly from the welding torch of Jonah Beach, 42, who has lived all his life on the Fort Apache Reservation. Beach, who has worked at the mill for 23 years, stops and flips up his safety glasses. "I was out of work for a month," he says. "Even as a welder, I couldn't find work. For the first time in my life I had to apply for unemployment." Beach says he worries about the 40 or so other workers still not back to work. "I wonder how they are getting enough food, paying their bills," he says. Although there have been donations, much of the help has gone to Whiteriver, which is 50 miles away, an impossible distance for some who have no transportation. In the short term, when the logs start rolling in, there may be additional jobs at the mill, with double or triple shifts. Helicopters may be used to help limit damage taking the logs. The burned portion of the trees will be cut off and the still good, inner wood cut into rough lumber. Then it will be trucked to the mill in Whiteriver where it will be dried, planed and finely sawed. In a normal year, the Cibecue mill processes 11 million board-feet. Officials estimate there is more than 600 million board-feet of burned timber to harvest, more than 50 times as much as what the mill normally handles. The wood must be milled within six months to a year or it will fall prey to bugs and rot. Beach rests his work boot on a squared log about 36 inches wide, bigger than any he expects to see again. Big logs "The biggest one I remember was 72 inches in diameter," he says. "They say they're going to try to bring in anything 20 inches and over. And they're going to leave some logs on the hills to help prevent erosion. "But in some areas the heat was so intense that the pine trees are all burned. All that's left is white ash," Beach says. "Eventually, in a long time, maybe when the kids grow up and up again, maybe there will be trees." In the gym next to the tribal offices, Lorin Henry, 43, tribal president for the past five years, sits in a tiny office. "This devastation will effect our kids for two or three generations," Henry says. "That was our economy here in Cibecue. We were in a hard situation financially. The fire helped make it worse." Walking along Pepper Ridge, where the fire ran, Henry points out skeletons of white pines and juniper. The twisted limbs are black, the ground is black, the rocks are black. A flat area at the bottom of the ridge is now a lake of spongy mud and ash. Cousin's farm "That was my cousin's farmland," Henry says. "He grew corn there. We diverted the wash to drain there to keep it from washing away the cemetery." Along the road, a few sprigs of grass peek out, part of the 5 million pounds of wheat grass sprayed from airplanes over 175,000 acres in an effort to hold the earth in place. Later, they will replant trees, but it will be 100 years before the forest looks anything like it did in June. "The devastation to the land is really bad," Henry says. "For myself, I will not see what I saw before in my lifetime. "Excuse me," he adds, as he covers his face. "It's very emotional for me." Copyright c. 2002 azcentral.com. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Opinion:Law needed to guarantee Religious Liberty" --------- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:03:17 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="INDIAN LAW" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/ Guest Opinion: Law needed to guarantee religious liberty for Indians By CHARLES LEVENDOSKY Casper Star-Tribune August 11, 2002 In July 18, ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Resources Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., and Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., introduced the Native American Sacred Lands Act (HR5155). The bill, if it becomes law, would put legal teeth in promises the federal government has made to protect Indian sacred sites. The 95th Congress, in 1978, passed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act which states: "it shall be the policy of the United States to protect and preserve for American Indians their inherent right of freedom to believe, express, and exercise the traditional religions of the American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, and Native Hawaiians, including but not limited to access to sites, use and possession of sacred objects, and the freedom to worship through ceremonials and traditional rites." Empty promise The act was nothing more than an empty promise. It did not authorize legal action to protect Indian religious freedom. The act could be ignored, and was. In 1996, President Clinton issued Executive Order 13007 to protect and preserve American Indian sacred sites and religious practices. The order decrees that all federal agencies "accommodate access to and ceremonial use of Indian sacred sites" on public lands and orders those agencies 'to avoid adversely affecting the physical integrity of Indian sacred sites." The order was a bold stroke and a significant move toward good public policy, except that it has been totally ignored by the Bush administration. Even during the Clinton administration, some federal land management agencies overlooked the mandates of the order. No power to appeal Although an executive order is law to the executive branch of government, it does not create a right that would be enforceable in a court of law. Even when Indian tribes saw their sacred lands bulldozed, drilled and blasted with dynamite, they could not go to court and demand the federal land agency stop the action because Executive Order 13007 was being violated. The Rahall bill codifies Clinton's executive order into law but goes much further. It would grant tribes the right to petition federal land agencies to stop an undertaking that "is likely to cause significant damage to Indian sacred lands." Even if the petition is unsuccessful, Rahall's bill enables tribes to appeal the federal land manager's decision in a U.S. district court. Finally, if a determination is made that the planned use of an area of federal land is unsuitable because of its effect on a sacred site, the secretary of the Interior or the secretary of Agriculture shall make certain that in any future land management plan for the area the sacred site be withdrawn from inappropriate development. The Native American Sacred Lands Act empowers Indian tribes and the Native Hawaiian organization to stop federal land-use plans that would have significant effects on sacred lands and sites. Tribal people would no longer have to depend upon the grace and willingness of those in power to protect their religious liberty. Rahall has been working on H.R. 5155 for about a year. He consulted with tribal leaders, the National Congress of American Indians and members of the Sacred Land Protection Coalition before finalizing the language of the bill. Revered and protected lands The day before the sacred lands bill was introduced in the House, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, chaired by Sen. Daniel Inouye, D- Hawaii, held its second series of hearings regarding the protection of sacred places. In his opening statement, Inouye said, "Long before Europeans landed on the shores of America, the native people of this nation revered and protected lands and natural resources that they knew as their homeland. Their cathedrals had the skies as their ceilings and the mountains and the trees as their walls. The sun and the moon and all of the natural elements were respected as the manifestation of a creator who watched over all the beings of the world." Inouye noted that "the government of the United States has slowly but surely begun to understand that these sacred places must be protected and preserved." These efforts come too late for the Fort Belknap tribes in Montana. One of their sacred places, Spirit Mountain, has been totally destroyed by an open-pit gold mine. At the recent Senate committee hearing, Inouye questioned Department of the Interior official Christopher Kearney about whether a location's religious and cultural significance to American Indians ever affected the applications for mining permits. Kearney could not give an example of when such considerations halted a mining petition. If we truly believe in religious liberty for all, as we claim, the Rahall-Kildee bill should become law. It would belatedly help correct a terrible injustice that American Indian tribes have suffered at our hands for centuries. Charles Levendosky, editorial page editor of the Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, has a national reputation for Bill of Rights commentary. His e-mail address is levendos@trib.com. Copyright c. The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: Montana GOP complains about Indian Areas" --------- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:03:17 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GOP" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/2002/08/10/build/tribal/ GOP complains about Indian areas Associated Press Saturday, August 10, 2002 HELENA (AP) - Angry Republicans renewed their accusations at the Capitol Thursday that Democrats are gerrymandering the state's new legislative districts to favor Democratic candidates. Democratic members of the state Districting and Apportionment Commission were unapologetic and said the criticism is off base. Republicans aimed much of the criticism at the commission's creation of Indian-majority House districts and at Janine Pease Pretty On Top, the Indian woman and Democrat who chairs the panel. The Montana Supreme Court appointed her after the two Democrats and two Republicans on the commission could not agree on a leader. Thursday's confrontation came at an informational committee hearing just two days after House Republicans, summoned do the special legislative session to solve a state budget deficit, stripped the commission's remaining funding. Pretty On Top wasn't at the hearing, which Democrats later called deliberately one-sided. "The chairman made no bones about being a Democrat activist active in a variety of Democrat Native American projects," said Dean Jellison of Kalispell, one of the commission's Republican members. Jellison told the Joint Select State Administration Committees that he and commissioner Jack Rehberg of Billings had been shut out of the decision-making process. Nearly all commission votes have been passed 3-2 favoring the Democrats. Consequently, the commission has crafted voting areas assuring Indians a new House district along the Hi-Line and possibly two Senate districts in western and northeastern Montana. In addition, Democratic districts statewide have been routinely below the ideal district population mark of 9,098, while Republican districts have typically been over the mark by similar amounts, said Rep. Joe Balyeat, R-Belgrade, who has been one of the commission's most vocal critics. Rules for drawing political districts allow for each district to be 5 percent over or under the target size of 9,098. The target size is 1 percent of the state's population and there are 100 House districts to draw. Each of the 50 Senate districts includes two House districts. The commission's variations in size are giving Democrats a five-district advantage statewide, Balyeat said. Commission member Joe Lamson, who has proposed all the districts adopted by the commission, said Republicans were misrepresenting the commission's work. He said the plans have been changed to reflect public testimony given at hearings across the state, but agreed the process has been political. Drawing voting districts is a political process in every state in the country, he said, more so in others where Legislatures actually do the drawing. "I'm concerned that our Republican colleagues have pushed their partisanship to the point that they've refused to support amendments" supported by Republican citizens, Lamson said. "It can be trying at times, but that's what we get the big bucks for - at least used to get the big bucks for." Republicans seem to think creating districts favoring Indians is unfair, said Rep. Carol Juneau, D-Browning, but Indians have been historically left out of state politics. Juneau is a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the 1990 districting commission for not doing more for Indian voters. That lawsuit forced the current commission to create more Indian- majority districts. "If there was fairness and equity, I think there would be 11 Indian people in Montana representing their constituents in the Legislature instead of six," Juneau said. Indians make up 8 percent of the state population, but are not represented to that degree at any level of government. Juneau said the attacks on Pretty On Top were unmerited. Sen. Don Hargrove, R-Belgrade, chairman of the informational hearing, said he wished the allegations would go away. He said news reports of the districting process were creating voter cynicism and likely harming voter turnout. Copyright c. 2002 Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2000-2001 Missoulian and Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: Indians Rally to fight for Treaty Rights" --------- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 10:45:57 EDT From: "ErthAvengr@aol.com" Subj: MT Indians rally to fight for treaty rights: Lakota Journal Mailing List: ndn-aim http://www.lakotajournal.com Aug.2-9,2002 Indians rally to fight for treaty water rights Stories by Avis Little Eagle Lakota Journal BILLINGS, MT - Treaty water rights are being systematically stripped from tribes through a silent conspiracy between western states and the federal government and it is time for tribes to fight for their rights. That's what tribal officials discussed at the William H. Veeder Memorial Water Rights Conference July 17 and 18, where Robert Kennedy Jr., was the keynote speaker. By meetings end, the consensus was that in these times, drought conditions are plaguing the plains ant the avarice of non-Indian water users is becoming fierce. If tribes do not stand and fight in a unified front for treaty protected rights, Oglala Sioux Tribal Attorney Mario Gonzalez warned, they will be faced with another "taking" - just as the Black Hills were illegally taken, as well as treaty land along the Missouri River - and the tribes will be compensated pennies on the dollar for another of their most valuable resources. Kennedy echoed Gonzalez' warning when he told those in attendance that petty tribal disputes must be set aside because the times is at hand to fight for the greatest Indian legacy of all - the protection of land, water and air - the only true legacy for future generations, a clean environment. The conference was called to honor one of the greatest water rights fighters of all - Attorney William H. Veeder - who never minced words to warn tribes that the federal government was planning Indians out of existence by breaching its fiduciary responsibility and actively subsidizing projects that were in contravention to Indian water rights - that while tribal lands remain barren following the floods brought to build the Missouri Riber Pick-Sloan dam system, neighboring ranches and farms have been irrigated. The late Mr. Veeder said this 20 and 30 years ago, but today his warnings still ring true, the fight continues over treaty rights - (property rights) which include title to land water and other natural resources. But today the threats are guised in such legislative acts as the Title VI or Water Resource Development Act of 2000, better known in Indian country as the Mitigation Act. Most of the court and Congressional fights are being fought over 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty land and its resources which are being "taken" from the tribes by the federal government and given to the state of South Dakota, land that is rich in natural resources as well as cultural resources. This conspiracy is being carried out by the South Dakota Congressional delegation as well as the South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow. "The tactic is to throw a little money at tribes to get them to give up their rights, and to put tribes against tribes ," an official at the conference said, referring to the infamous Mitigation Act. In no uncertain terms, Mr. Veeder had brusquely told all who could hear that Indian rights took precedence over the general population because those rights were preserved in treaties - treaties that were negotiated before western states even existed. Richard "Dick" Hagen, Oglala Sioux Tribal Member who served in the South Dakota House of Representatives for 18 years and is now serving his first term as state senator acted as moderator for the two day conference. The conference was called by Everette Iron Eyes, Standing Rock Irrigation Coordinator and Frank Means Oglala Sioux Councilman for Pine Ridge Village. Conference coordinators were OST Water Resources Department Director Mary Hoof and her staff, Louis Janis and Cheryl Many Horses. Theresa Two Bulls, first woman vice president for the Oglala Sioux Tribe who served as legal secretary for attorney Mario Gonzalez from 1978 through 1988, opened the conference saying a gathering of tribes, educated about their treaty water rights was needed ant that tribes needed to stand together and fight together for their water and treaty rights. Peter Caposella, an attorney who has picked up Veeder's torch and represents tribes in barious land, eater and treaty rights cases, set the tone for the conference when he spoke of how the Endangered Species Act, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as well as Cultural resourceand site violations were now being used against tribes to usurp their water and land rights. Mr. Caposella said the most current conflicts on the river deal with the Corps of engineers management of the River, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services enforcement of the endangered species act and the environmentalists push for this act that usurp Indian treaty rights. In the nutshell, Mr. Caposella said, federal laws that govern main stem and tributaried the current management of the Missouri River by the Corps of Engineerd, a non-consumptive threat from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the non-protection of cultural resources and sites along with the Missouri River will harm the future of the treaty land and water rights. "Your property rights are under attack because they are valuable," Mr. Caposella said Conference coordinators have selected a committee that will initiate another water rights conference where tribes will decide which course to take in affirming their Winter's Doctrine Rights to Missouri River water. (c) Lakota Journal 2002 http://www.lakotajournal.com/Around%20Lakota%20Country.htm --------- "RE: Nisga'a Chief seeks Liberal Alliance" --------- Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 10:23:22 -0400 From: "Frosty" Subj: Nisga'a chief seeks Liberal alliance Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian Nisga'a chief seeks Liberal alliance Canadian Press Wednesday, August 7, 2002 - Page A6 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. -- A hereditary chief who is taking the historic Nisga'a Treaty to court wants help from the provincial government, even though the B.C. Liberals have already backed out of such action. James Robinson -- Chief Mountain, to use his hereditary ancestral title -- said he will launch a media campaign that "highlights inconsistencies between [Premier Gordon] Campbell's political position and his position in the courts." Mr. Robinson noted that Mr. Campbell and Attorney-General Geoff Plant campaigned against the Nisga'a Treaty when they were in opposition, saying it was unconstitutional because it would set up a third-level of government. Now, he said they are using taxpayers money to fight him while he makes the same claim. "The position taken by the province in court is completely inconsistent with the position of Mr. Campbell and Mr. Plant, the political party they represent and the platforms on which they campaigned," Mr. Robinson said. The Nisga'a Treaty is the only modern treaty in British Columbia. It awarded the native band in the province's northwest land, cash and self- governing powers. The Liberals abandoned their court challenge of the treaty after they formed government last year, saying that to proceed with the case would effectively mean they were suing themselves. Mr. Robinson said his court action is national in scope because it "will determine whether Canada is a unified country or divided among 600 or more sovereign entities." Mr. Robinson is from Kincolith, a town in British Columbia's Nass Valley, and says the Nisga'a Treaty stripped him and his band of their ancestral lands. He said he agrees with self-government, but said it should be subject to the Constitution. That way, he said, lands would be protected. Copyright c. 2002 The News and Globe. --------- "RE: B.C. Cuts hit hard at Aboriginal Programs" --------- Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:09:53 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BC CUTS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/site/story B.C. cuts hit hard at aboriginal programs Judith Lavoie Times Colonist (Victoria) Thursday, August 08, 2002 B.C.'s native population is being dealt a double whammy as government cuts start to bite. The budget for native courtworkers is being cut by $300,000, meaning 10 positions are being eliminated across the province. Also, the native community law offices will close Aug. 31 after the entire budget was slashed earlier this year. First Nations advocates are predicting courts will become clogged and aboriginal people in trouble, confused about their rights, will plead guilty in a desperate effort to get out of the system. "They are going to see people showing up in court unrepresented and unprepared," said Darlene Shackelly, acting executive director of the Native Courtworker and Counselling Association. "We are trying to determine whether this is a pattern. It's like the poorest of the poor are getting all their services slashed." Attorney General Geoff Plant is on holiday and was not available to comment, said spokesman Curt Albertson. The native courtworkers program, which has been in existence for almost 30 years, has 31 employees. The courtworkers, who deal with 8,000 to 9,000 clients a year, help aboriginal people charged with criminal offenses navigate their way through the court system. The employees, all of whom are aboriginal and have legal or criminology training, organize lawyers, ensure people know their rights and explain options. Eight of the 10 people losing their jobs are front line workers and include the Duncan courtworker, whose responsibilities will be divided between the Victoria and Nanaimo courtworkers. The program has a $2.4 million budget, a cost shared between the federal and provincial governments, and the only hope of a reprieve is for the federal government to come up with more money, Shackelly said. As well as the lost jobs, workers are no longer allowed to make long distance calls and the travel budget has been cut in half, which is making it difficult to do the job effectively, Shackelly said. The association's president, lawyer Hugh Braker, said the combination of justice related cuts will hit aboriginal people particularly hard as they make up a disproportionate number of those in conflict with the law. All the native community law offices will close as part of massive cuts to the legal aid budget announced in February. The $3.17 million budget for the 14 offices and for the Native Community Law Office Association has been eliminated, said Kent Patenaude, provincial coordinator, who is one of 45 people whose jobs end this month. The native law offices assist people with civil and family law matters such as poverty law, bankruptcy, credit problems, wrongful dismissals, WCB claims and problems with income assistance. "People are being hit on several fronts as a result of the cutbacks to social programs. The need for poverty law services will increase quite significantly," he said. Copyright c. 2002 Times Colonist (Victoria) --------- "RE: Assault Case begins in Oneidas' Tribal Court" --------- Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 08:10:56 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ONEIDA COURT" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.uticaod.com/news/daily/local2.htm Assault case begins in Oneidas' tribal court By R. PATRICK CORBETT Observer-Dispatch ONEIDA - Oneida Indian Nation Judge Stewart Hancock seated a six-woman jury Wednesday to hear an assault charge against a member of the Oneida Men's Council, part of the tribe's leadership structure. But the trial, the first ever in the tribal court, is more about Indian sovereignty and personal property rights than it is about an assault, defense lawyer Robert Anello said. His client, Clint Hill, is accused of injuring Maisie Shenandoah during a confrontation July 7 on Hill's property on the Oneida Territory on the south side of the city of Oneida. Madison County Sheriff's Sgt. Matthew Episcopo, Wednesday's only witness, said Diane Schenandoah called him that Sunday and asked him to meet at the territory with two people who were visiting her from Massachusetts. He said she told him the visitors might be able to help in the ongoing investigation into the murder of Tammy Mahoney 21 years ago, which police believe happened on the Oneida Territory. Episcopo said he and Undersheriff Douglas Bailey met Schenandoah and her mother, Maisie Shenandoah, and their two guests at the driveway to a lot with only a tool shed on it at about 1 p.m. He said about a half-hour later, Hill arrived in his black Chevrolet Blazer at a high rate of speed and skidded to a stop near their group. Episcopo said Hill yelled at the group to get off his land and walked quickly up to Diane Schenandoah, who was yelling that she did not have to leave. Hill then "lunged" at Schenandoah and bumped her with his chest, the sergeant said, causing her to fall backward into her mother. Both women fell to the ground, Episcopo said, and Maisie Shenandoah's head struck the gravel driveway and bounced. The confrontation took about 10 seconds, he said. Diane Schenandoah filed a harassment charge against Hill with Oneida City police, and her mother subsequently filed a complaint in Oneida Nation Court charging Hill with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, and second-degree harassment and disorderly conduct, both violations. Hill has denied the charges. Defense lawyer Gerald H. Taylor said Hill was within his rights to demand that the group leave his property. During cross-examination by Taylor, Episcopo said he did not have a warrant to enter the property, nor did he have specific permission from the Nation to enter the territory July 7. He said he believed, based on past practice, that he had blanket authorization from the Men's Council to enter property on the territory in connection with the Mahoney investigation. He said he left Hill's property as soon as he had helped Maisie Shenandoah to her feet. Taylor also asked Episcopo why he did not arrest Hill July 7 if Episcopo was concerned about the safety of the two women involved in the incident. The sergeant said he didn't believe it was the appropriate action at the time. He said he advised Diane Schenandoah to report the incident to the Oneida Nation police because it involved two Oneida Indians and happened on Nation land. In his opening remarks to the jury, Anello said, "This is an unfortunate situation, but it is certainly not a crime." Testimony will continue today. Nation Prosecutor Peter Carmen had a list of seven witnesses Wednesday, but at the conclusion of Episcopo's testimony Wednesday, he said he does not know if he will call all of them. He said the proceedings "went about as I expected." Taylor said he will not decide what witnesses, if any, he will call until the prosecution has closed its case. Copyright c. 2001 uticaOD.com/Observer-Dispatch. --------- "RE: largest Voting Rights Lawsuit in US History" --------- Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 08:10:56 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="VOTING SUIT" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.okit.com/news/2002/julyaug/largestvotingsuit.html ACLU filed the largest voting rights lawsuit in US history in Federal Court in Rapid City By Ruth Steinberger (Rapid City, SD) On August 7, 2002 the Voting Rights Project of the ACLU filed the largest voting rights lawsuit in US history in Federal Court in Rapid City. The suit against the State of South Dakota alleges that over 635 violations of the federal Voting Rights Act have occurred over the past 28 years and that these violations may have resulted in discriminatory practices against Indian voters. The suit, Quiver vs. Hazeltine, was filed on behalf of plaintiffs Elaine Quiver, Alfred Bone Shirt, Theresa Two Bulls and Ike Schmidt. Secretary of State of South Dakota Joyce Hazeltine is the named defendant. The lawsuit involves the failure by the state to file for "preclearance" (approval) when changes have occurred in the voting practices, boundaries or procedures involving elections in Shannon or Todd Counties. In an unexpected move attorneys say is likely based on notice to the state regarding the intended filing of the suit by the ACLU, Joyce Hazeltine sent a notice on Friday, August 2nd, to the Department of Justice notifying them of their intention to file for preclearance. Bryan Sells, Attorney with the Voting Rights Project commented on the letter sent by Hazeltine. Sells said that, "The purported submission was so deficient that in our view it does not represent a good faith effort to comply. Furthermore, it does not purport to submit all of the statutes and regulations that are at issue in our lawsuit." Hazeltine called the ACLU attorneys, "Money-grubbing liars", following the filing of the suit on Monday. Chris Nelson, of the State Election Office of South Dakota denied that the state had been aware that they were in non-compliance and that the state only recently learned of the problem. Citing high profile ACLU activity throughout the redistricting process, along with an earlier suit that was decided in favor of the ACLU in May, 2002. That suit was based on the state refusing to file for the required pre-clearance as they are compelled to do. The federal court decision said the state had to file. Sells said, "Their obligation under the law has been crystal clear since May 2. Additionally they decided not to appeal that decision in June. The failure to file, and the need to do so, is not a surprise." Sells also said that the state's failure to file for pre-clearance of the redistricting plan is the reason the ACLU investigated the history of South Dakota's compliance with federal voting rights laws and is what lead to the finding of the almost total non- compliance. Plaintiff Alfred Bone Shirt called the move by the state at this late moment, "A pathetic way to try to weasel out of answering for the legal requirements they ignored and violated for almost thirty years." Bryan Sells commented that the state sent in a one page memo, along with a copy of statutes totaling under 400 pages. Sells explained that while the state has claimed that the documents sent in address the issue, if they were indeed attempting to file the documentation there would literally be thousands of pages as each of the 635 submissions should be roughly 50 pages. South Dakota is one of 16 that are required to file for approval with the Department of Justice any time there is a change in election boundaries or procedures involving Shannon or Todd Counties. The provision for preclearance came about with the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Following the time in which African Americans obtained the right to vote, southern states enacted voting procedures that made it impossible for people of color to vote effectively. These actions included creating legislative districts that broke up minority communities so that African Americans continuously wound up voting in white majority districts. Other techniques affecting elections were also used to insure that none, or very few, legislators could be chosen by the minority community. Essentially, this meant that even if there had been a high voter turnout from minority communities, the minority vote would have remained ineffective at being able to elect candidates chosen by that community. These techniques that caused "dilution" of the minority vote were the basis for the preclearance provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. According to Laughlin McDonald of the Voting Rights Project of the ACLU, the inability to vote effectively contributed to very low voter turnout in many minority communities in the south. In 1975, the Voting Rights Act was amended and preclearance provisions were added to include Indian and Latino voting blocks. At that time South Dakota became included in the requirements to file for preclearance for any changes in elections, or election procedures or practices, that affected Shannon or Todd Counties. A letter sent in 1977 from then State's Attorney William Janklow, to then Secretary of State, J. Herseth, instructs Herseth not to comply with the federal preclearance mandate. The letter tells Herseth that Janklow plans to file a bailout to get the state out of the preclearance provision so that the state would no longer be required to file. That challenge was never filed, and that state remained in non-compliance with that requirement since that time. A successful challenge to the preclearance requirement would have meant that racial discrimination in that area has been overcome. According to Bryan Sells of the Voting Rights Project of the ACLU, that letter was the only document found that indicates any intention from any state official to violate federal voting rights laws. However, Sells said, "Certain places in the country have bailed out, and that's fine. I don't know that that explains 27 years of ignoring the Voting Rights Act." Currently the state of South Dakota is facing the second part of a two- part lawsuit stemming from the failure to file for the approval of the 2001 redistricting plan that was passed by the state legislature, as they are required to do. One part of that lawsuit concerns the failure to file for approval and the other involves the redistricting plan itself. Additionally, several lawsuits are also pending against local voting districts involving underrepresentation of Native Americans in local public offices and on school boards. Jennifer Ring is the Director of ACLU of the Dakotas. Ring explained, "Any change on procedure or election law that affects voters of Shannon or Todd County is covered under the federal requirements. With the exception of two redistricting plans and a couple of other changes, the state of south Dakota has failed to submit changes for pre clearance for the over the past 28 years. Every time they enacted a change in the ballot, every time there has been a change in requirements for registration, procedures, these were supposed to be submitted along with any general law affecting voters. Each statute that is being enforced without preclearance is a violation of this requirement." Ring said that staff of The Voting Rights Project is not aware of any other cases with this number of violations. Bryan Sells, attorney with the Voting Rights Project explained the impact of the suit. He said, "We have identified a number of laws that have not been precleared that are discriminatory on their face. The real point of section five is to provide federal scrutiuny of voting changes to assess their impact. With the bulk of the 635 statutes and regulations that have been identified, it's hard to tell what their impact is on Native Americans. The laws can be arcane. The important thing is that this law is a very important safety mechanism and the state has not been complying with it. I don't have any doubt that the state has passed any number of laws that would not pass this scrutiny, it's not a case of no harm no foul." Sells was asked for examples of electoral mechanisms that could create discrimination against Indian voters. Sells said, "A tactic used historically that creates discrimination against minority voters is the use of Numbered Post Voting. Numbered post elections were a common discriminatory tactic used in the south after African Americans got the right to vote. South Dakota has used mechanisms that have been used for discriminatory purposes in the south. Those are the sorts of things that can fail the preclearance." Sells continued, "We have also identified a minimum vote requirement, which is akin to a majority vote requirement that was so popular in the South among segregationists." Jennifer Ring cited possible impact on Indian communities of failure to file for 28 years. Ring said, "At this point that's very hard to say. The protection under Section 5 is fairly significant. A lot of people talk about it as a formality, but the fact that you know that someone is going to look over what you're doing will make you think about the impact. For 27 years now, the State of South Dakota has not thought about that impact, and Native American voters have not been granted the protection of the Justice Department looking at it. I think that even a lot of activists didn't think of this at all. If the state had been getting precleared and there had been even one denial of preclearance that would have been something that would have stayed in peoples mind." Ring concluded, "The experts will go through this twenty some years of stuff and see if any of the laws enacted have had truly detrimental impact. I am sure that some of them will have and I am sure that some of them won't. Some may be as small as changes in the number of spaces that they make the line for your signature, but there are others that might not have cleared." Laughlin McDonald is the Director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project. McDonald said, "The thing that impresses me about the implementation of the Voting Rights Act, and the preclearance provision in the west on behalf of tribal members, is how strong the analogies are with the experiences of Blacks in the south after the Voting Rights Act was enacted. There you also had a consistent pattern of the southern states enacting voting changes and not submitting them. Some states had literally hundreds of voting changes that they did not submit and there was a lot of litigation against the covered jurisdiction to get them to make submissions." He continued, "The analogy goes beyond that as well. They also enacted electoral structures that diluted minority voting strength, including at large elections which have been challenged in a number of jurisdictions in the west in the past few years. Some states also approved redistricting plans that fragmented concentrations of minority populations. You see that in South Dakota in the redistricting in Cheyenne River." McDonald said, "The white leadership in the south has always said that Blacks were, `apathetic', that was the phrase that was used. They tried to say that blacks didn't register and didn't vote and didn't care and didn't want to participate. White leadership claimed that was the problem and that the problem wasn't the system. Of course that was not true. The difficulty was that the electoral system made it very difficult for Blacks to elect candidates of their choice. There was no rational reason to get enthusiastic about participating in a system that didn't give you an equal chance. And then you had the socio economic disparities that made it much more difficult for Black candidates to run. It wasn't apathy but it was the socio economic factors combined with the existence of the structural barriers that kept people from voting that created low voter turnout. On top of that was the failure by the states to file for preclearance. You see all those things taking place now, a generat ion later, out in the west. Really the status of voting rights on behalf of tribal members now is about what it was in the south in the seventies." McDonald described the evolution of voting in the south after states were forced to comply with the Voting Rights Act. He said, "Well, there was not apathy. When the election system changed and people had a chance, they registered and turned out. The Black registration and turnout in some places is higher than white registration and turnout. When you have a fair system, it gives people a reason for voting. And the experience in the south is that they then do so." McDonald used the example of "at large" election systems as an example of a system that prevents minority voters from having the ability to elect candidates of their choice. He cited South Dakota's District 28. When voting for the representatives' office was "at large", meaning that voters throughout the entire district cast ballots for representatives for the entire district, the majority of the voters were white. When the district was divided into two districts, 28-A and 28-B, one district included most of the Indian voters and Indians were able to have a majority vote within that district. An Indian legislator was then elected to represent the area of the district that is populated mostly by Native Americans. "Probably the best example would be in Bighorn County, MT. That was one of the first voting rights cases that challenged having an "at large" system. Historically Indians had been elected to nothing. As a result of litigation we wound up with separate districts for the county commissioners. Indians were not only elected to two out of three seats on the County Commission, but Indian voters became so mobilized that an Indian was elected Sheriff and an Indian was elected as Clerk of Court. I think once people see that they can participate, they do." McDonald said, "Other cases that we have been involved with, for example in Ronan School District in Flathead, MT, had an at large system. We sued them and we were able to settle on the basis of creating districts. In the next election, there were two tribal members who got elected to the school board." Both Crow and Northern Cheyenne families had children attending school in Ronan School District. McDonald noted the success of Indian voter turnout in the recent election in Martin, SD. McDonald was involved in early cases that have lead to success for Indians in local elections as well as gaining strength at the state level. He said, "To show the effect that all this has had is that Jeannine Peas Pretty on Top is now the Chair of the Legislative Redistricting Committee for the State of Montana. Her involvement in the early litigation gave Indians the input into the statewide redistricting that Indians have never had before." He said that it is entirely predictable that people do not vote when the election system is stacked against them, however McDonald said, "When people know that they can cast an effective ballot the universal experience is that they have." Plaintiff Alfred Bone Shirt said, "That lawsuit is great for Indian people. If we can get word out nationally about what this amounts to and the implications that it had over the years. This shows the world what we have been saying all along about the way the state of South Dakota treats the Indian people." Native American Times is Copyright c. 2000-2001 Oklahoma Indian Times, Inc. --------- "RE: Chief Myiow suing Montreal over Son's Death" --------- Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 16:13:38 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SON'S DEATH" http://www.easterndoor.com/ Myiow suing Montreal over son's death Calls settlement an 'insult' By: Ross Montour While the city of Montreal may feel the matter of his son's death is closed after settling with the boy's mother for $140,000, MCK Chief Keith Myiow and his lawyer Steven Korda are insisting it is not. To back up their position, Korda contacted the city's lawyer last week, giving notification of Myiow's intent to sue the city for significantly more money than the amount accepted by Shane Diabo's mother, Cathy Diabo. Diabo told a reporter last week that, for her, the settlement was not about money. Instead, she said accepting the city's settlement offer was about closure. Fifteen-year-old Shane Diabo was killed last September when a soccer net in a city playground toppled over, crushing the boy to death. Diabo said that she wished to avoid a court battle that would only be upsetting to her family. "I know my son Shane wouldn't want this to go on. I just hope the city can make sure that the nets can be secured so at least he didn't die in vain," Diabo said last week. A coroner's inquest said Diabo's death had been preventable because of a memo which alerted city officials to the defectiveness of the net. While the memo surfaced after the incident, it had been sent days before the fatal accident occurred. At the coroner's inquest, a city worker testified, reporting that no one took note of the memo until after the fatal accident. According to Myiow, the coroner's report was only published this Tuesday. He feels that it was "ludicrous that she (Diabo) should have been advised by her lawyers to settle before the report came out." As far as the city is concerned, the matter is closed until the courts indicate otherwise. Calling the matter of Myiow's suit "more of a problem between the spouses than for the city," city councillor and member of the city council's executive committee George Bosso said the settlement was "the right thing to do." Bosso cautioned that as far as the city is concerned, settling with one parent does not mean it will offer a settlement to the other. As far as the city is concerned, Bosso said last week, "It was very clear we had a global agreement. If the father has further claims, he'll have to present them in court and we'll defend our interests then." Myiow is irked that the city could conclude that the settlement was global. "According to Quebec law, both parents have rights and I have not agreed to the settlement. The $140,000 offer was an insult. There is no closure yet, because the city has shown it has no respect for life. It seems their lives (Montrealers) are worth more than ours - that's what it seems like they're saying - that we're just a bunch of dumb Indians," Myiow fumed. Myiow said that it was absurd that the city settled with his estranged wife alone. Myiow said he has produced documentation demonstrating he was the custodial parent. "The mother's lawyers lodged the question of paternity when, in actuality, both my boys were in my custody. She (Diabo) only had visitation rights," Myiow charges. Myiow said that his lawyer had met with the city prosecutor Tuesday about the suit, which alleges gross negligence along with pain suffered by the deceased and his family. The suit seeks compensation "for material damage and exemplary damage." Korda has informed the city's lawyer last week of his client's intent to sue for an amount in the neighbourhood of $1 million. Korda said he and Myiow had clearly told the city's lawyer that they were not accepting the settlement terms, which, they argue, only applied to the mother and her two adult daughters. Myiow said he plans to use any money gained in the suit for the community's youth. "I don't care if I get a penny for myself - it is for the kids here." Copyright c. 1997-2000 The Eastern Door. --------- "RE: Inmate Peltier remains active in Philanthropy" --------- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:03:17 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="PELTIER" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://cjonline.com/stories/081102/kan_peltier.shtml Inmate Peltier remains active in philanthropy, creative outlets 12:21 a.m. 8/10/2002 By Matt Moline Special to The Capital-Journal LAWRENCE -- Few Americans could identify an inmate in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons system by his government name: No. 89637-132. But two young boys in Central America can. Prisoner 89637-132 is the youths' foster parent. So can Indian students attending New York University's law school. Inmate 89637-132 raises money to support a scholarship fund. And clients of women's shelters in America's impoverished Indian reservations count on the toy and clothing drives organized from a Kansas prison cell by No. 89637-132 -- better known as Leonard Peltier. Peltier is the American Indian Movement leader who is serving two life prison sentences at U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth for the 1975 shooting deaths of two FBI agents at Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Imprisoned for more than 25 years, Peltier continues his jailhouse philanthropy through the efforts of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, the Lawrence-based international group whose supporters said that an innocent man is behind bars at Leavenworth. Over the years, thousands of contributors have responded to Peltier's calls to aid public service agencies on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations in South Dakota, including Head Start programs, medical clinics and women's shelters, reports LPDC events coordinator Denis Moynihan. "He puts out the calls and we provide the implementation, and that's mostly through direct mail and through other ancillary networks," Moynihan said. "In any event, the word seems to get out, and people want to support his efforts." The 58-year-old Peltier also has become an accomplished self-taught artist, whose oil paintings reflect the artist's commitment to Indian culture, Moynihan said. Although recent purchasers have been private collectors, including motion picture director Oliver Stone and actor Peter Coyote, Peltier frequently donates his artwork to charitable organizations, such as the Canadian group in British Columbia that is planning an auction of a painting next month. In the artist's 1999 autobiography, Peltier writes about the human need to maintain a creative impulse, especially in a hostile, dehumanizing environment such as a prison. Peltier, who traces his ancestry to the Dakota Sioux and Chippewa tribes, was born in 1944 on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota. "Through my painting I can be with my people, in touch with my culture, tradition and spirit," he writes. "I can watch little children in regalia, dancing and smiling, see my elders in prayer, behold the intense glow of a warrior's eye." Copyright c. 2002 Morris Digital Works and The Topeka Capital-Journal. --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 08:19:12 -0600 From: Janet Smith Subj: Native Prisoner ===== From the Native American Prisoner Network (NAPN) Web site -- Native American inmate seeking correspondents PATRICIA "CRYING WIND" CARMAN Inmate Number 668446 Birth Date November 17, 1958 Mailing Address: Gatesville Unit - Riverside 1410 State School Road Gatesville, Texas 76599 Nation/Tribe Crow/Cherokee Comments I am a College Graduate with an AA in General Studies, AA in Psychology, Minor in Sociology, BS in Elementary Education, and currently enrolled in a BS Program in Business. I am a certified paralegal. I am single with one grown daughter. And I am an Elder here in the native community. Interests I enjoy Basket making, beadwork, painting, and leatherwork. I am involved in prisoner and Native American rights. I enjoy reading true crime, religions and spiritual books. I love old rock n roll (60-70's), Country Music, and Traditional and Contemporary Native music. I am currently involved with the plight of the wrongly and unjustly convicted, of which I am one, and I hope to one day clear my name and help others like myself. For contact info on more inmates seeking pen pals or assistance, or to submit an inmate's name to be included on this site, go to http://members.tripod.com/~foltz.k/napppn/napppnentrance.html -=-=-=- From: "Andre P. Cramblit" Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 6:23 PM Subj: Carson 10 Update Mailing List: RezLife Judge won't dismiss charges in Resendiz trial Sandi Wright RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL 8/12/2002 10:02 pm Felony murder charges will not be dismissed against 10 Carson City men facing trial in the 1998 killing of Sammy Resendiz, a judge ruled Monday. The lawyer for Rocky Boice Jr., 25, filed a motion last week asking Judge Michael Griffin to dismiss the felony murder charges, a move that was attempted in 1999 and landed the case in the Nevada Supreme Court. District Attorney Noel Waters, who leads the prosecution of the 10 American Indians, was clearly exasperated by the motion. "The same refrain has already been raised to this court. This is just another attempt by another attorney to resurrect something that's already been decided," Waters said. "Secondly, burglary is in the felony murder rule, and has been there as a part of the statute since 1885," he said. The judge agreed. "The motion is denied. The decision by the Supreme Court is the law of the case," Griffin said. "It is binding and final, and it can no longer be considered by this court." The prosecution contends that Resendiz died Aug. 23, 1998, from massive head injuries after a fight with 12 men who later were charged with first- degree murder, conspiracy to commit battery, principal to battery with use of a deadly weapon and burglary. But in 1999, two accepted plea bargains, and then-District Judge Michael Fondi dismissed the first-degree murder charges against the 10 remaining defendants. Waters filed second-degree murder charges and appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court, asking it to decide if Fondi's decision was in error. At Waters' request, all action was stopped on the case until the court's decision. In a 4-3 ruling in May, the state's high court reinstated the first- degree felony murder charges against the remaining defendants. Investigators in the case have said the group went to the Round House Inn with bats and clubs seeking retribution against Resendiz for a fight earlier that evening involving a female member of the Carson Indian Colony. Griffin also said Monday he will rule this week on a motion to obtain criminal records of Dr. Richard Conte, the emergency room physician who attended to Resendiz in 1998. Conte, in the Douglas County Jail on $1 million bail and an FBI hold, is accused of kidnapping his ex-wife at gunpoint from her Salt Lake City home in June and holding her hostage in his home on Clear Creek Road. "We think he didn't just get that way overnight, and we'd like to pursue leads at the time he was treating Sammy Resendiz," Boice's lawyer, Day Williams, told the judge. Williams has sought to subpoena Conte's records, but Waters filed a motion to stop the subpoena. "This is the third time they have done this, and if they want arrest records and reports, then darn it, they need to follow the statute, which is to file a motion," Waters said. Griffin instructed Williams to file the motion, and agreed to hear it on Thursday. Boice's trial is set for Aug. 26. The other nine will stand trial over the next seven months. Copyright c. 2002 The Reno Gazette-Journal --------- "RE: Rustywire: Pray for Ill Johnny Rustywire" --------- Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 17:11:32 -0400 From: "Jordan S. Dill" Subj: Rustywire, ill Mailing List: First Nations [Editorial Note: I was, at first going to pull some of this article, then realized there is very much a need for prayer for our gifted brother, apparently not for healing from a stroke, but from a situation that could lead to a stroke. Read the entire message set.] As convenient, take a look: "I haven't been able to write since my stroke," says the 49-year-old Rustywire. "I just can't do it." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jordan S. Dill, Editor The Native American Village PGP public key sent upon request -=-=-=- Meet John Rustywire A wonderful writer goes silent by David Pego, NAV Contributing Editor Say a prayer for my friend, John Rustywire. He has a very special gift. But suddenly, that gift has gone silent. "I haven't been able to write since my stroke," says the 49-year-old Rustywire. "I just can't do it." That is a horrible loss for all of us. If you haven't read any of Rustywire's wonderful stories about growing up on the Navajo reservation, you are in for a real treat. Over my many years of writing, I have the opportunity meet some talented and powerful writers. Few can come close to Rustywire for rich storytelling ability. The web makes a star Rustywire became a writer of short stories accidentally. He and I hung out at the same computer message board - one with an American Indian theme. The regulars would swap information about their lives and occasional bad jokes. Sometimes newcomers would drop by to ask questions about American Indian traditions. Rustywire kept telling us about what it was like to grow up in a land so remote that it seemed the blowing sands knew you by name. His messages of a few paragraphs exploded into amazing short stories. Our room visitors began sending them to friends across the country. I turned several of my own friends in the news business into Rustywire fans. All of us longed for the day or two each week that Rustywire would post one of his lovely stories. By the way, John Rustywire has another name that he uses in real life as he works for a government agency. To me, his pen name is a perfect name for a man who writes perfect stories. I get a vision of a rusty telephone wire strung along a desert highway, carrying stories from the rez to the rest of us. A singing wire, that is. Storytelling to teach "I would just post a story to illustrate a point I was trying to say," said Rustywire said. "That's how it all started. Then I started writing more stories because of it. It was kind of an escape." What to see what all the Rustywire fuss is about? Check out these two sites! Enjoy. http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/1574/SM.html http://ishgooda.nativeweb.org/stories/rustywire/ "I have been a little slow getting around since my stroke but everything is coming back," Rustywire says. "I really haven't told anyone about it. I was sort of busy just getting back to work. "But I think it short-circuited my writing. I try, but I can't write. It feels like some things inside me are not full. It will take awhile, I think." Storytelling from memories Rustywire writes with authority and authenticity because he writes from his memory. Rustywire is a fullblood dine whose father grew up on the reservation. His mother's family lived off the reservation, making Rustywire's childhood an interesting blend of cultures. "Mom really stressed to us that we should read and write and talk English," he recalled. "My dad took care of taking us to work and taking care of things. That's just how it was." Rustywire joined the Navy but didn't have very focused plans afterward, he says. "Once, I partied in Albuquerque and woke up on Phoenix," he recalled. "That's when I realized I needed to start settling down and I went to college." He married and raised six children. He doesn't seem to like sharing too much about his life with others. However, I felt compelled to share a little about Rustywire with those of you who don't know him. Take a look at some of his stories as you have time. Then pray that Rustywire writes again. The world will be richer when he does. Contributing editor David Pego is a Saginaw Chippewa tribal member. He was the first native journalist to be named a McCormick Tribune Fellow. David was a delegate to the historic White House Conference on Indian Education and was the 2000 winner of the Innovators In Education Award. Copyright c. 2002 iMinorities, Inc. All rights reserved. -=-=-=- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 9:37 AM From: rustywire@yahoo.com (john rustywire) Newsgroup: alt.native References: [sover.net] Thank you all for your kind words, I am still around and attribute things going on to my work, and not taking the time off I need to get back in kilter with myself. I am doing well and all is ok. I have been still busy working long hours but moreso dealing with a job that requires me to get basically a hall pass to go to the bathroom. I have a new boss, who for the lack of a better word is into micromanagement. I am leaving that position and starting a small business working for myself and expect to do a little starving but at least I will have my freedom so to speak. When David Pego called me I mentioned that I had suffered a stroke in passing. I had some bad headaches and since my son likes to sit in his truck where he can see the street lights, meaning his truck has lift kit and you have take a running jump at it to get into it. I found my right leg was not doing what I wanted it to do. I kept it to myself and worked through it going to the doctor as a last resort. I learned I had a poor coordination and a little weakness on my right side, but it is not incapacitating, so I am on the move. Pego called me to talk about an article he was doing on indian allotments, when they were created, their ownership problems, we discussed the Cobell case. I know him through a mutual newsgroup and knew that he had suffered a stroke himself and had recovered. I mentioned it in passing and then one day I started getting emails on the story with the main focus being the talk of a stroke. I am by nature a private person, I haven't sold anything and write for the enjoyment and to tell people without any preconceived notions of what life on the rez is like and relating some things through stories. I have been way too busy to take the time to write, and also found that I get requests to help with novels and books people are writing, so the want character help on Indian or Navajo people, their dress, mode, actions, language translations, or help with interpreting dreams or in some cases paganism, wiccans and witchcraft. All of these are topics I take lightly in responding to. In any case I appreciate the words of expression and thought to tell you I am doing well and am off to work now. take care rustywire --------- "RE: Poem: For All My Life" --------- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 22:02:38 -0700 From: "Larry Kibby" Subj: For All My Life FOR ALL MY LIFE To my grandfather's whom I stand before alone, Knowing my relations and all my realtives, And are they to realize and understand, That my heart has weeped for my people, Leaving my world in solitude filled with grief, For all my life. My mother the earth has given me life, My father the sun gives me light and warmth, My grandmother the moon show's me the universe, My four-legged relations gave me clothes and food, My winged-relations give me strength and power, For all my life. Grandfather's, I reach for the times, For I am humble in the shadows of my ancestor's, I am but a simple descendant of my relations blood, Yet I am realtive to the animals and winged powers, This is where my heart lies, For all my life. Grandfather's, where are my people? Why is their life upon this land so? How is it that I hear the souls of so many? And why are the childrens cries of death? And I hear the tears of blood falling, For all my life. With this pipe grandfather, Help me awaken my people! Let them be healed of their death! Know them the ancestral culture and belief, For their ancestor's believe in them, They are the honor of times gone by, They are the blood of ancestral blood, For the darkness of American history, My people shall stand as one and be strong, This I pray and have known for time immemorial, For all my life..... I know the Indian world will live on forever!! Composed by: Larry Kibby Elko, Nevada Written: June 17, 2002 --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 06:21:45 -1000 From: Debbie Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days A HAWAI'I BOOK OF DAYS, week of August 19-25 AUKAKE (August) (Mahoe-mua) 19 Accept what cannot be easily explained. 20 Sculpting molten lava is an act of devotion only a few artists can perform. 21 Nature can provide healing for many ills. 22 Deep forest of the ancient days -- sustain my spirit. 23 There are many diverse traditions in this land. 24 My dreams are shaped in the ever-changing clouds. 25 Love is a golden bird singing in a green valley. (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: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:09:26 -0500 From: "AIROS (American Indian Radio On Satellite)" Subj: Join AIROS/NAPT on the Powwow Trail + NAC Topics for 8/12 - 8/16 + Voices From The Circle - Red Blues, Rez Bluez + more... 1) Join AIROS/NAPT on the Powwow Trail 2) NAC Topics for 8/12 - 8/16 3) Voices From The Circle - Red Blues, Rez Bluez 4) Different Drums 5) alterNative Voices 6) Earthsongs Highlights Hawaiian Artists 1) Join AIROS/NAPT on the Powwow Trail (Schemitzun Powwow, Southern California Indian Center Powwow, United Tribes International Powwow) AIROS (American Indian Radio on Satellite) and NAPT (Native American Public Telecommunications) will be out on the powwow trail and we encourage you to join us, whether it is online or in-person ... here's a list of the powwows we will be at and what we will be doing there. 2002 Schemitzun Powwow - Live on AIROS (8/23/02 - 8/25/02): In collaboration with KILI Radio (Voice of the Lakota Nation), AIROS will bring you the sounds of this celebration of Native American culture. This powwow is an annual event hosted by the Mashantucket Pequots of Connecticut and is one of the largest powwows in the country. There will be afternoon and evening broadcasts/webcasts of this event (times are listed below). Your on-air hosts will be Buzi Two Lance, Chris Eagle Hawk and Rick Gray Grass. John Gregg, Sr., Host/Producer of Native Sounds - Native Voices and Peggy Berryhill, Producer of such great series as Spirits of the Present and Club Red will also be on hand to giveaway AIROS.org bumperstickers and other AIROS goodies, so if you are in the area, stop by and say yah-hey. 8/23/02: 6pm - 9pm ET (Grand Entry at 7pm ET) 8/24/02: noon - 3pm ET (Grand Entry at 1pm ET) 8/24/02: 6pm - 9pm ET (Grand Entry at 7pm ET) 8/25/02: noon - 3pm ET (Grand Entry at 1pm ET) 8/25/02: 6pm - 9pm ET (Grand Entry at 7pm ET) For more information on the powwow go to www.schemitzun.com 2002 Southern California Indian Center Powwow - Filming by NA21 for documentary (8/23/02 - 8/25/02): There will be a film crew at the SCIC Powwow, capturing the sights and sounds of this powwow to be included in a documentary on Native culture in the 21st Century that will run on PBS in upcoming years. For more information on the powwow go to http://www.indiancenter.org 2002 United Tribes International Powwow - Live on AIROS (9/7/02): Listen as KLND Radio (Voice of the Lakota, Nakota and Dakota) and AIROS take you to an evening at the 33rd Annual United Tribes International Powwow held at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota. The powwow will feature over 1500 dancers and drummers, representing over 70 tribes from across Turtle Island. 9/7/02: 8pm - 11pm ET (Grand Entry at 8pm ET); local time 7pm - 10pm CT (Grand Entry at 7pm CT) For more information on the powwow go to www.unitedtribespowwow.com 2) NAC Topics for 8/12 - 8/16 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 MON - 8/12: Standoff at the Stronghold: An area known as the Stronghold is a sacred place for the Oglala Lakota. A proposed archeological excavation has sparked support for a group of tribal warriors who are camped at this isolated area in the Badlands. The group says they are determined to protect the site in spite of National Park Service plans to proceed. NPS officials claim that the entire issue is a misunderstanding and disputes the dig will have an impact on sacred sites. Should scientific study override tribal sovereignty? Guests include Brian Kenner, Chief Resources Manager of NPS and Lovie Two Bulls of the Oglala Sioux Nation. TUE - 8/13: Leave No Child Behind Act, Part II: President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 into law in January. It consists of four principles that can have a sweeping transformation on classrooms across America. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has the responsibility of handling the education of students on reservations. To implement the law, the BIA is conducting regional consultation meetings to gather input that will aid in the development of regulations for Native education. Can Native teachers, students and parents expect any significant changes to the way things are? Will new regulations also produce appropriate funding? Guests include Bill Mehojah, Jr., Director, Office of Indian Education Programs. WED - 8/14: Investigative Reporting: Journalists are, for the most part, viewed as seekers of the truth and defenders of justice. Part of the responsibility of an investigative reporter is to expose injustice through objective analysis of the facts. Yet, here in the U.S., this type of journalist is becoming a rare breed in our nation's newsrooms, especially when it comes to exposing truth. Why? Can true investigative journalism survive in today's corporate-oriented world? And can it survive in the age of sound bites? Guests include Muscogee activist/columnist Suzan Harjo and investigative reporter Greg Palast, author of Best Democracy Money Can Buy." THU - 8/15: New Movement in Cinema: For years now, Native artists have been seeking more control of the images offered up by Hollywood and television portraying Native people. Some breakthroughs have occurred in the past several years within the film and TV industries, but does it constitute a new movement? Are the networks and moviemakers becoming sensitive to the issue of Natives telling our own stories? If not, how can we empower Native people to create our own images and distribution systems? Guests include Cheyenne/Arapaho director Chris Eyre and Tewa/Dine' producer Beverly Singer, author of "Wiping the War Paint Off the Lens." FRI - 8/16: Individual Art vs. Communal Art: Hundreds of Native artists of different disciplines will convene at the Santa Fe Indian Market. Most artists will display their individual pieces of art, which is commonly how artists work -- alone. However, a new trend in Native art is emerging. Native artists are beginning to collaborate to create valuable art pieces. What are the differences between individual and collaborative art? Is one more fulfilling than the other? Is it easier to work alone or to work with others when designing art? Guests include potter Nora Naranjo-Morse of Santa Clara Pueblo, Muscogee/Seminole silversmith Kenneth Johnson, and Hopi silversmith Verma Nequatewa. 3) Voices From The Circle - Red Blues, Rez Bluez Boozhoo! Posoh! Greetings! This week, VOICES FROM THE CIRCLE/AIROS listeners can get the answer to the age-old question - "Do Indians ever get the Blues?!" Call it Rez Blues, Red Blues, Urban Indian Blues, no matter - Indians do get the Blues - and play Blues, too! This week, VOICES kicks off its Summer Blues Fest with the Gary Small Band who tell us about a couple who don't have much to "Talk About" anymore. Some call him the King of California. We call him Dave Alvin who wants us all to know that no matter how Blue we are, everything begins with "Mother Earth." Georgia Wettlin-Larsen proves to us that traditional Indian music can - indeed - also be sung like the Blues. You'll know it when you hear Georgia's "Ojibwa Love Song" and "Lakota Love Flute." We'll take a break with The R.Carlos Nakai Quintet at the "Kokopelli Cafe." Menominee Wade Fernandez knows the blues as well as anyone in Indian Country. He shows us just how well on "Coming Back Home" and an outstanding "Swamp Mix Version of Cages." Blues with spiritual overtones? No one does it better than Walela who take us down that "Cherokee River." VOICES airs a special interview with Wisconsin Mohican Bill Miller about his life, times, musical influences and his affection for the Blues. Then hear the latest Blues release by Bill Miller - "Face The Blues." Swinging our radio airship from the Western Great Lakes down on towards the Four corners Area, we find Yolanda Martinez with a song many young women in Indian Country find to be true in "Loving Him." Of course, no Indian Blues program would be complete without Nakota Blues stars Indigenous who simply want to know "What's Going On?" Flutist Jeff Ball wants us all to walk in a "White Man's Moccasins." Joseph Fire Crow let's us in on music he has made - in his own words - "By my own Hand." Meanwhile, back in the Woodlands via Milwaukee, Wisconsin - nishnabeque Candace Nokes give us more Blues with "Whole Long Time." Finally, Jim Boyd proves that the Blues idiom doesn't have to be sad, or old, or tired. In fact, the former XIT mainstay wants everyone within earshot to know that he's looking forward to traveling "Pow Wow Highway Forty-Nine." Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Monday - 8/12: 4pm, 10pm Tuesday - 8/13: 4am Saturday - 8/17: 3pm Sunday - 8/18: 4am, 3pm Monday - 8/19: 4am 4) Different Drums This week we invite you to share in previewing some of the new music received in the Different Drums studio this summer. You'll hear songs from the new "Spirit Rain" CD by Bill Miller and Arigon Starr's latest release "Backflip," plus songs from David Little Elk and Samia, J.D. Nash, Native Stranger, and powwow songs by Young Bird and Tha Tribe. We also share music from Nammy nominees Coyote Zen and Nadjiwan, and repeat a favorite song from War Eagle Society, during this week's hour of good listening from the Nations, on Different Drums. Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Tuesday 8/13: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Wednesday 8/14: 4am Saturday 8/17: 5pm Sunday 8/18: 6am, 5pm Monday 8/19: 6am 5) alterNative Voices Tune in this week for news about a Native beauty queen who is resigning her crown, more set-backs on the progress with the Indian Trust Fund issue, Mr. Means misses the deadline for running for New Mexican Governor, "Junkyard Wars" searches for teams from Indian Country and we ask the question can a federally recognized tribe be just one lone adult person? This week's, "Living Voices" interview is with Raymundo Hernandez (Coalhuiltec) an activist and officer of the law. Music this week is from Living Manna, Walela, Kevin Locke, Sissy Goodhouse and Youngbird. Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Wednesday 8/14: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Thursday 8/15: 4am Saturday 8/17: 6pm Sunday 8/18: 7am, 6pm Monday 8/19: 7am 6) Earthsongs Highlights Hawaiian Artists Next time on Earthsongs sweet ocean breezes will cool the urban island edge in a full hour of Hawaiian Vibrations. We'll sample modern sounds from Led Kaapana and Bob Brozman, Natural Vibrations, the Ka'au Crater Boys, Na Wai, Mana Kaleilani Caceres, Keola Beamer and our feature artists, Hawaiian Rap/HipHop innovators, Sudden Rush. They'll talk with host Gregg McVicar about their new CD "EA" and the themes of sovereignty and Native pride that run through their work. 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 8/15: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Friday 8/16: 4am Saturday 8/17: 4pm Sunday 8/18: 5am, 4pm Monday 8/19: 5am Listen to Indian Radio on the Internet 24 hours a day at airos.org To subscribe to AIROS' electronic program guide e-mail airos@unl.edu with the subject heading subscribe. --------- "RE: This Week on First Peoples TV" --------- Date: Tue, Aug 13 08:03:22 2002 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="WORLD LINK TV" Available on DirecTV (800-531-5000), Channel 375, and on EchoStar/Dish Network (800-333-3474), channel 9410 = = = = = = = = = This program's length is: 01:00 You can see this program at the following times: Thu, Aug 15, 10:00 PM ET (Thu, Aug 15, 7:00 PM PT) Fri, Aug 16, 4:00 AM ET (Fri, Aug 16, 1:00 AM PT) Fri, Aug 16, 10:00 AM ET (Fri, Aug 16, 7:00 AM PT) Fri, Aug 16, 4:00 PM ET (Fri, Aug 16, 1:00 PM PT) First Peoples' TV: Circles In the Yukon, an innovative program is bringing together circle sentencing, a traditional form of Aboriginal justice, and the Canadian justice system. Sentencing circles don't focus on punishment. Instead, they bring together the perpetrator of a crime, his or her victims, and peers and family in an effort to bring healing to the community. Brothers Harold and Phil Gatensby, who have both done their share of jail time, now participate in circles as a way to allow offenders to break the cycle of crime, court, prison, and allow them to reconnect with their spiritual traditions. Circles works so well that Aboriginals from the Yukon have helped set up similar programs elsewhere in Canada and in the US. With its potential to bring community members together, the circle is a powerful alternative to prison terms imposed by courts - not only for Aboriginal people but, potentially, for all communities. The film is available from the National Film Board of Canada: 800 267 7710 (Canada) 800 542 2164 (USA) http://www.nfb.ca "Circles" is part of the "First Peoples' TV"series made possible by DreamCatchers, a non-profit organization working to bring Native films to a wider audience. --------- "RE: Upcoming Events" --------- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:39:14 -0 From: Gary Smith (gars@speakeasy.org) Subj: Upcoming Events =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= EVENTS ARE FEATURED IN ODD NUMBERED ISSUES ONLY =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Lists from Jim Anderson, Aaron, OCB Tracker and Whispering Wind are listed here for 60 days. Each web site is listed if you need a more complete list. =================================== Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:20:50 -0500 From: "Powwow Committee" Subj: Please add to your Powwow Calendar >To: gars@speakeasy.org 3rd Annual Permian Basin Intertribal Powwow Sat., Sept. 28th and Sun., Sept. 29th, 2002 Odessa College Sports Center, Odessa, TX Free Admission: Suggested Donations - 2 cans of food to benefit the West Texas Food Bank. Doors open at 10:00am on Sat and noon on Sun Thank you for your consideration! Permian Basin Powwow Committee =================================== Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 09:57:42 -0700 From: John Berry Subj: Chicago Powwow - Nov. & Vets invitation Can you send an invitation to our brothers and sisters: WWII Veterans honored at the American Indian Center Presentation by : Navajo Code Talker John Brown Jr. and family Recipient of the Congressional Gold Metal of Honor More details and press release at: www.aic-chicago.org This is going to be a joint event with the Chicago Japanese Community. Chicago's 49th Annual Powwow American Indian Center of Chicago Where: Northeastern University, directions on the AIC website. When:November 15, 16, 17 Everyone welcome to the largest Native Cultural Education of the Year!!! Sincerely, Joseph Podlasek Executive and Technical Director American Indian Center of Chicago 773-275-5871, fax 773-275-5874 email: joep@aic-chicago.org web: www.aic-chicago.org "Worried about our future? Do not fear. Look into the eyes of our children." John D. Berry, NAS Librarian, UC Berkeley American Indian Library Assocation - Listserv Manager American Library Association - Councilor at Large =================================== Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 21:35:45 -0500 From: "raven davis" Subj: Oxford 2003 To: Hello Gary: Please add this to NA news Native Solutions 5th Annual Intertribal Pow Wow April 25-27, 2003 Proudly Presents an evening with: Joanne Shenandoah on Saturday April 26, 2003 at 8:00 p.m. Oxford Civic Center, Oxford, AL Opening for Joanne is Larry Campbell Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Tickers now on sale contact: Mark or Ruth (256) 820-6315 or email ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com; thunderhawk2062@yahoo.com; Tony ( 256) 835-0110; Cindy (256) 831-9373 Northern Host Drum-Greywolf singers Southern Host Drum-Buffalo Heart Headman-Don Redbear Headlady-TBA M/C- Gary Smith A/D-Buck Tucker Native American Warrior Society and Honor Guard All Drums and Dancers Welcome Vendors by invitation only =================================== Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2002 14:40:39 -0500 From: "D. Mitchell" Subj: More upcoming powwows & festivals Mailing List: Tn-Ind Here are more event listings transcribed from powwow flyers: September 14th and 15th, 2002 Camp Jordan Park - East Ridge, Tennessee * Southside of Chattanooga * Saturday - 10 am to 9 pm, Sunday - 10 am to 7 pm For further information go to http://www.rthunder.com/html/chattanooga_2002.htm Sep. 28-29: Eagle's Message 8th Annual Powwow; at the Limestone County Sherif's Arena, Hwy. 99, just off New Cut Road, in Athens, AL. HD - Red Hawk Singers; Four Directions Prayer & other ceremonies by Walter Hill & Louise Green; Native American crafts, food, intertribal dancing, storytelling, and demonstrations. Hours: Saturday, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm; Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Admission: $3.00 (adults over 12 & under 55), $2.00 (children 6-12 & seniors over 55), free for children under 6. Info: Marie Hill (256) 729-1968, or Les Tate (256) 764-5608 or LTATE@HIWAAY.NET. October 12-13: The 10th Annual Fort Payne Depot Museum Indian Festival; at Union Park in downtown Fort Payne, AL. This is a special honoring and healing powwow dedicated to all veterans, and hosted by the Native American Honor Guard and Warrior Society. No admission charged. HD - Buffalo Heart; HM - Jerry Smith; HL - Ellen Rosco; MC - Gary Smith. This event features intertribal dancing, storytellers, flute players, demonstrations, arts & crafts, and Native foods. All veterans invited; all dancers welcome. Hours: Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Info: Jerry Lang (256) 492-5217. Oct. 25-27: 3rd Annual Buffalo River Powwow; 277A1 Airport Road, Linden, TN. HD - Medicine River Singers; GD - Gunpowder River Singers; MC - John Little Hawk; ST - Bonnie Redbird Feather; AD - Doug "Red" Kirby; HV - Clyde Maize; Honored Elder - Earl Bear Taylor, warrior; HM & HL - TBA. Admission: $5.00 (adults over 12), $3.00 (children 12 & under, senior citizens) - maximum of $16.00 per family. Dancers in regalia admitted free. Hours: Friday (Children's Day), 9:00 am - 3:00 pm; Saturday, 10:00 am - ? (GE at 12:00 noon & 7:00 pm); Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (GE at 12:00 noon). All hours are Central Time. Getting there: on I-40 between Jackson, TN & Dickson, TN, take Exit 143, go south on Hwy. 13 about 21 miles to Linden, turn west on Hwy. 412 towards Parsons; go thru town, and at top of hill on west side take a left on Airport Road; continue 1.6 miles to powwow. Events include Native American dancing, arts & crafts vedors, Native American food, bow & arrow demonstration, and hawk throwing demo. Motels: Deerfield Inn, Parsons, 901-847-4700; Deerfield Inn, Hohenwald, 931-796-1500; & Jakes Motor Inn, Hwy. 412 West, 901-847-6387. Info: Spotted Horse Trading Co., P.O. Box 277, Linden, TN 37096; Ray or Sharon Benge (931) 589-5876 or rbenge@tds.net. -=-=-=- Here are more upcoming Indian Festivals. These were from e-mails & event links that were sent to me by various parties connected to these events: Aug. 14-18: 3rd Annual Chikamaka-Cherokee Indian Festival (Pony Meeks Memoriam); to be held at the Fritz Flury Ballfield in Tracy City, TN. There will be craft vendors, artist demonstrations, Southeastern-style social dances, storytellers & traditional-style food. Schedule: Wednesday, 5:00pm - 9:00pm - Randy Woodley of Eagle's Wings Ministries; Thursday, 5:00pm - 9:00pm - Mato Toyelo, flutist, in concert; Friday, 9:30am - 10:00pm - Children's Day. Saturday, 9:30am - ?; Sunday, 12:30pm - 5:00pm. Admission will be charged, starting on Saturday, at $2.00 per person. Dances will consist of animal & bird dances and other social dances of the Southeastern culture. Johnny Hawk and a dance group fro the Oklahoma Creek Nation will be leading & teaching the dances, starting on the 16th. Getting there: take I-24 to Monteagle, TN, and get off at Exit 134. Head east (away from Sewanee), turn left across from Highpoint Restaurant onto Hwy. 41/56, go approximately 6 miles to Tracy City; turn right at the 2nd traffic light. The ballfield is on the left, behind Flury's Store. Limited camping space is available for vendors & demonstrators only. Vendors contact: eagleheart47@hotmail.com or log onto www.Chikamaka-cwy.org. Motels: Days Inn of Monteagle (931) 924-2900 and Budget Host Inn (931) 924-2221. Info: (931) 592-6543 or (615) 366-8815. Last minute directions: T.C.P.D. (931) 592-9712 or City Hall (931) 592-6213. Sep. 13-15: Sequoyah Caverns American Indian Festival; at Sequoyah Caverns Park, Valley Head, AL. Hosted by the Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama, this event has traditionally been held on the third Saturday of September, but was moved up a week this year to keep it from conflicting with the Trail of Tears Powwow in Waterloo, AL. This festival will have a lot of emphasis on education, displays, demonstrators, and speakers in a seperate area from the vendors. All drums and dancers welcome; vendors by invitation. Friday will be Children's Day. HD - Medicine Dog Singers; HM - Brad Shellhorse; HL - Jacquie Ravenheart; MC - Scott Crisp; AD - Little Badger. Admission: $5.00 - adults (ages 18-62); $2.00 - children & teens (ages 6-17); under 6 admitted free. All members of the Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama admitted free. Handicapped & Senior Citizens (over 62) admitted free as guest of the tribe. Info: (256) 635-0024. Sep. 27-29: Spirits of the Elk Historical Festival; at Elkton City Park, Elkton, TN. Intended to "honor those who walked the Trail of Tears in Giles County, TN," this event will feature a full-scale Plains Tipi Encampment by IronMountain Native Educational Programs & the Big Mountain Family; Cherokee ancient clay beadwork & basketweaving by Tammy Wildcat; the ancient Indian art of blowguns by Lucas Wildcat; and bow & arrow demonstrations by Charlie Wildcat. HD - MGD; Guest Drum - TBA; HM - Jim (Snake) Eyestone; HL - Jenney Lin Thunder; AD/MC - Jon Thunder. Special performances by: Tommy Wildcat - Native American flute artist; award winning Hoop dancer, Daniel Tramper; Cherokee storyteller - Fred Bradley; Grass dancer, Joseph River Wind; drum performer - BEIKO; and Fancy Shawl dancer, Jennifer Agi Da Thla Unega Attawa. There will also be Native American crafts, fry bread, and a variety of food & drinks. Schedule: Friday (Kid's Day), 9:00am - 2:00pm; Saturday, 9:00am - until ? (GE at 10:00am); Sunday, noon - 6:00pm (GE at 1:00pm). Admission: $4.00 - adults (17 & over); $2.00 - kids (16 & under). Location: about 15 miles south of Pulaski, TN, and 25 miles northwest of Huntsville, AL, on Hwy. 31. Host Motels: Comfort Inn, Pulaski, 931-424-1600; Richland Inn, Pulaski, 931-363-0006; Budget Inn, Pulaski, 931-363-5571. There will be a Volksmarch on Saturday to honor those who walked the Trail of Tears. There is also an antique tractor show, and there will be an auction of vendor donated items at 4:00pm on Saturday. For vendor space, contact Brenda Eyestone at (256) 651-2481 or e-mail snakeeyestone49@hotmail.com. For further info, call (931) 468-0674, e-mail karenrussell@igiles.net or check out the web at www.elktonhistory.org. =================================== Aaron's Powwow Calendar http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/9173/powwows.html Last updated on August 9, 2002 August 13-18 - Third Annual Chikamaka-Cherokee Indian Festival Location: Pony Meeks Auditorium, Grundy County Fairgrounds, Tracy City, Tennessee. Notes: Held in conjunction with the Grundy Coun