From gars@speakeasy.org Tue Aug 27 20:17:16 2002 Date: 28 Aug 2002 00:06:20 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews10.035 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 035 | 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; Frostys AmerIndian, Chiapas95-English, Iron Natives, ndn-aim & Tn-Ind Mailing Lists; newsgroups:alt.native,soc.culture.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.'" "When I was somewhat past ten years of age, my father took me with him to watch the horses our on the prairie. We watered the herd and about the middle of the day came home for dinner. . . .While we sat watching the herd my father said: "These horses are godlike, or mystery beings." __ Wolf Chief, Hidatsa Sioux +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! For any lawyers who might stumble across this: This is an editorial and what is being put forth in it is opinion. Go sue someone else for libel. President George W. Bush has proposed a foolproof method to control forest fires -- cut down the trees! Now you see why he is this country's top official. It's hard to argue with the reigning example of this wise "resource management" technique. I cannot recall one single fire in the Sahara forest. As for "foolproof?" Given this kind of intelligent management, it's easy to see why foolproof solutions are necessary. As if this were not enough good news for those of us in Indian Country who regard trees as more than objects to obstruct vision, Wild Bill Janklow continues to build on his campaign for US Senate. It isn't my place to tell our brothers and sisters in South Dakota what they "must" do, but I am going to ask each of you to please register and vote against Janklow. Short of Slade Gorton moving to South Dakota and running for Senate, I can't imagine how anyone opposing Janklow can be regarded as a bad vote. I still find it interesting that one fire starter in Arizona has walked away from court without so much as a slap on the wrist. She just happens to be a white woman. Another alleged fire starter is White Mountain Apache and the government is preparing to throw him under the prison. Yet another fire is raging in New Mexico's Jemez Wilderness. What drought has not destroyed in the southwest, fires have. My brother in Moriarty, New Mexico tells me only the grasshoppers and prairie dogs are surviving. Even the cactus and mesquite cannot stand through this. The Navajo have attempted to sell starving cattle to keep themselves from starving. In the meantime Norton and the Department of Interior continue to withhold payments. She's still upset the court appointed monitor broke into DOI computers and made her department look bad (like the bazillions of missing Indian Trust funds makes it look good), so she's taking her anger out on those she can control and manipulate. Besides, what's a few dead Indians, when your pride has been damaged? Enjoy another week in paradise. 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 ---------- - Chief Paul Waterman - Navajo Nation Mother's - Leola Wood Murder Trial postponed - Robert Sherwood preserved Ways - The Kidnapping of - Ruth E. Claplanhoo a Nations Children - Crossings - Native Prisoner - Ruling could ease Limits -- Update on San Quentin on Feather Possession -- Sign Petition for Alex Montana - Indian Trust Losses -- Manuel Redwoman's Campaign blamed on Corruption -- Release help needed - Zapatistas refute - Rustywire: Near Burnham Junction Accounts of Incidents - Poem: Pretenders - War vets battle for - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days Equality in Benefits - Fifth Annual Nammys - N.S. Government - Native America Calling owes Mi'kmaq $16 Million - This Week on First Peoples TV - Carson 10 Trial - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: Chief Paul Waterman" --------- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 10:21:16 -0400 From: "Craig" Subj: Noted nation chief dies Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian Noted nation chief dies Onondaga Chief Paul Waterman was advocate for return of Iroquois remains. August 26, 2002 By Mike McAndrew Staff writer Chief Paul Waterman, who helped pressure museums and collectors into returning thousands of Native American skeletal remains and burial artifacts to the Iroquois, died Sunday at University Hospital. Waterman, 77, an Onondaga Nation chief since 1967, traveled throughout the United States to rebury Indian remains and artifacts. "You were taken from here," Waterman said last year in Onondaga while burying the remains of 47 Onondagas near the Onondaga County Correctional Facility in Jamesville, "and now we're going to put you back into Mother Earth, where you came from." The Onondagas persuaded County Executive Nicholas Pirro to deed one acre at the Jamesville site to the Indian tribe so that Waterman could bury the ancestors in the same spot where archaeologists dug them up in 1961 and 1962. Earlier this year, Waterman burned tobacco over the remains of an Onondaga child whose 500-year-old grave was unearthed as the state Department of Transportation prepared to replace the Belgium Bridge over the Seneca River. The Onondagas pressured the state to alter the $25 million bridge construction project so that the grave would not be disturbed. "He had a belief in protecting these sites ... that our ancestors should not be disturbed," said Jeanne Shenandoah, his niece. Bernadette Castro, the state commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, gave Waterman a plaque recognizing him for his efforts to protect Native American sacred sites and burial grounds, Shenandoah said. "He will be missed," said Onondaga Chief Irving Powless. "He's been down to Kentucky, all over, putting our ancestors back in the ground. It was important to the council of chiefs, the work that he did." In 1988, Waterman spoke out at a Common Council meeting, against proposals to build Carousel Center on what he suggested may be an Indian burial site. Artist Duane Williams, who grew up with Waterman at Onondaga and joined the Navy with him during World War II, said Sunday night that his friend was a good lacrosse player, dancer and boxer when he was younger. Waterman's funeral is Wednesday at the Onondaga Nation Longhouse. Copyright c. 2002 The Post-Standard. Used with permission. Copyright c. 2002 syracuse.com. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Leola Wood" --------- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:19:01 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LEOLA WOOD" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/4055126p-5080505c.html Obituary: Indian activist Leola Wood helped found DQ University, was on board By Ted Bell -- Bee Staff Writer Tuesday, August 20, 2002 Leola Wood, an American Indian activist who helped establish California's only tribal college, DQ University in Yolo County, died Aug. 9 in Phoenix. She was 80. Mrs. Wood, of Miwok and Chemehuevi descent, lived much of her life in the Yuba County and Atwater areas, with periods, including her final years, in the Chemehuevi Valley, near Needles. In addition to being a member of the Deganawidah Quetzalcoatl University board of trustees, she was involved with the American Indian Movement (AIM), the United Farm Workers, the California Indian Education Association, California Indian Legal Services and the Democratic Party. Barbara Risling, who, with her husband, David, has been a nationwide leader of American Indian causes, said Mrs. Wood had a gentle soul and an instinct for quietly dealing with more vocal people. "She wasn't an AIM person in a sense that she wasn't a militant," said Barbara Risling. "She was a quiet, gentle person who did what she felt, in her heart, was right. She didn't get (visibly) upset about things. I learned about being patient from her." Asked what motivated her friend, Risling said: "If you are Indian and you and your family have gone through a great deal of difficulty to just survive, you don't forget. You don't forget the suffering of your ancestors. Survival is more of a full-time job for you than it is for others." Mrs. Wood's brother, Charles H. Smith Jr., added: "You would have been active, too, if you spent your life with nothing. With no recognition." Mrs. Wood was born on Scott Ranch, near Dobbins, in Yuba County. Her parents were millwrights who would move the family to areas where they found work. She attended school in Engles Mine and Walker Mine in Plumas County, but the family usually returned to the Dobbins area. Mrs. Wood married Elmer Potts in the 1940s. The marriage ended about a decade later. She married Merwin Wood, and they owned and operated a turkey ranch near Atwater. She had five daughters and five sons. Two of her sons and Mr. Wood preceded her in death. Mrs. Wood is survived by her daughters, Anita June Cabral of Turlock, Wanita Jean Clardy of Fayetteville, Ark., Lois L. Davis of Forbestown, Janice Arlene Maderos of Chemehuevi Valley and Carol Marie Manning of Alameda. Her surviving sons are Steve Potts of Marysville, Charles Wood of Parker, Ariz., and Jeffrey Wood of Chemehuevi Valley. She is also survived by her brothers, Charles H. Smith Jr. of Chemehuevi Valley, Everett Smith of Linda and Herbert A. Mix Jr. of Oroville; sisters, Florence Grasshorn of Oroville, Mona L. Garcia of Marysville, Reatha Mix- Gray of Yuba City, Sheila Fernandez of Denver and Marlene Gail Russell of Salt Lake City; 25 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and two great- great-grandchildren. Mrs. Wood was buried in a grave that, in accordance with tradition, was hand-dug by family members. It is in Keystone Cemetery in Yuba County. Next to the grave site are the remains of the schoolhouse she attended as a girl. The Bee's Ted Bell can be reached at (916) 321-1071 or tbell@sacbee.com. Copyright c. 2002 The Sacramento Bee / ver. 4 --------- "RE: Robert Sherwood preserved Ways" --------- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:22:34 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ROBERT SHERWOOD" http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=082102&ID=s1202584& Spokane tribal leader turned his dreams into reality In his 71 years, Robert Sherwood preserved language, dances, history Wednesday, August 21, 2002 Jonathan Martin Staff writer This was Robert Sherwood's dream: Spokane Indian children twirling through their dances, speaking their language, in a cultural center built to preserve their history. He accomplished much of it, before dying Saturday at 71. As the tribe's most diligent cultural preservationist, Sherwood led efforts to record and pass on a dialect of Salish spoken by the Spokanes. He doggedly organized drumming, dancing and singing sessions, including the yearly Friendship Dances. He was one of the few who still remembered Salish names of springs, trails, lakes and hills on the tribe's ancestral lands, said lifelong friend Jim Wynne. He was also a living genealogy record. "He was probably the last true believer in the Spokane tradition," Wynne said. "He preached it, he talked it, he lived it. He took it with him. Now we have to replace it." Sherwood was also one of the tribe's most effective liaisons with the outside world. Washington Water Power, now called Avista, respected his insight so much that the company nominated him for a prestigious Governor's Heritage Award, which he won in 1996. He served 10 years on the Museum of Arts and Culture's American Indian Advisory Board, helping curators understand artifacts' significance. "One adviser told me, when you go up to the reservation, to the powwows, to the gatherings, watch who people go to," said Lynn Pankonin, curator of the museum's American Indian Collection. "One of those people was Robert." Richard Bruce kept his phone near while watching the Seattle Mariners, expecting his friend to call to talk about the game. Bruce feared the worst when Sherwood didn't call after a good play recently. "Robert was amazing," said Bruce, a tribal member who lives in Spokane. "He could just keep things on his mind. We'd be on a road trip, and he'd just start telling history of the different areas. It was like hanging around with a history book." Sherwood grew up on the Spokane Reservation, earning a reputation for being outgoing and giving. He was married 48 years to Helen Sherwood, and together they had eight children, 10 grandchildren and 17 great- grandchildren. Four of his boys died earlier. Sherwood's health had gradually faded after a 1991 heart attack, and six subsequent surgeries. Yet Sherwood still served as the tribe's cultural director, overseeing archaeological digs, seeking repatriation of remains from museums and teaching Salish. He quit as cultural director after becoming frustrated with tribal politics involving a hard-won National Endowment for the Humanities grant to preserve the Salish language. Despite his involvement in winning the grant, it went to another tribal group. He retired in 1991 after working 26 years as an engineering technician for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, surveying roads and making friends on reservations across the Northwest. He helped other local tribes set up Alcoholics Anonymous groups, Wynne said, and used his status as a Korean War veteran to restart a Veterans of Foreign Wars group in Wellpinit. One part of Sherwood's vision that didn't come to fruition was a tribal museum in Wellpinit. Sherwood hoped the $5 million project, first envisioned in 1994, would help the tribe reclaim artifacts scattered among other museums. "We don't want to just drop the ball on it," Bruce said. "It was his dream." The center, Sherwood believed, would also invigorate interest in the tribe's dying language. He and tribal member Henry Wynne were the most fluent; both have been recorded by preservationists from the MAC. Henry Wynne is ill, said Jim Wynne. "We're just about to the end of it, without having to read about it," he said. That would make Sherwood sad, his friends said. At a Friendship Dance in 1997, he addressed the young dancers: "Why don't the young people pick these up?" he said. "Why don't they follow the traditions of their people?" Sherwood is survived by his wife, Helen, of Wellpinit; a son, Rick, of Spokane; four daughters, Janice, Evelyn and Judy Sherwood, all of Wellpinit, and Barbara Jones, of Marysville, Wash.; and a sister, Mildred Nicodemus, of Spokane. Copyright c. 2002 The Spokesman-Review. --------- "RE: Ruth E. Claplanhoo" --------- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:22:34 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="RUTH E. CLAPANHOO" http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/83742_makah22.shtml Basket weaver's legacy is woven into fabric of the Makah Thursday, August 22, 2002 By MIKE BARBER SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Ruth E. Claplanhoo, the last tribal elder for whom the Makah language was a mother tongue, died Monday at the age of 100 at her home in Neah Bay. Born into a world where Native American children were sent away to boarding schools and punished for speaking their own language, Mrs. Claplanhoo became in later years a living bridge to keeping her culture alive. "She was a huge part of the Makah people and Neah Bay, and it seems as if we have lost the last tie between the old ways," said Gordon Smith, tribal council chairman and Ruth's grandnephew. "She was born in 1902, a whole different era and a whole different time. She was integrally woven into the fabric of the community through her participation in culture and through her willingness to share and to teach, " he said. A lifelong resident of Neah Bay in the Makah Nation on the northwest tip of the state, she helped researchers from the Makah Cultural and Research Center and mentored younger tribal members in language and craft skills. She was a distinguished weaver of cedar baskets who once demonstrated the traditional methods at the Smithsonian Institution. She died at her home in Neah Bay two months after a heart attack left her physically weak, though family members said she remained mentally strong. She celebrated her 100th birthday two weeks ago. Mrs. Claplanhoo's passing comes a year after that of her sister, Isabell Ides, 101, much beloved by the tribe, and a month after that of Helma Ward, 84, matriarch of the Swan family who also worked at the Makah cultural center translating. The women participated in many of the tribe's regional cultural events. "It's devastating. There are some things that will be forever lost," said Janine Bowechop, executive director of the cultural and research center. "You see a lot in a hundred years, and build a lot of character and a lot of wisdom." At the same time, people feel enriched and privileged to have lifetimes that overlapped with such people, Bowechop said. "If you were Ruth's friend or relative, you were a lucky person," Bowechop said. "Ruth was a treasure. She was a wholesome, decent person we should all strive to be. She had a wonderful sense of humor and was full of honesty and integrity." Mrs. Claplanhoo's birthday potlatch July 31 was a fun, lively affair, Bowechop recalled. Even up to the weeks before her death, Ruth was sought out in her home by researchers and others for help in understanding Makah ways, she said. Her recollections and those of other elders were called upon after a fierce storm in the 1960s unearthed a centuries-old Makah village at Ozette, one of the most significant archaeological events in North America, but unearthing artifacts that mystified researchers. The elders, however, easily identified some toys that were recovered, having played with similar toys as children at the dawn of the 20th century. The Makah tribe gained publicity in May 1999 by killing a gray whale after a 75-year hiatus in whale hunting. The tribe is the only one in the lower 48 states with a treaty right to hunt whales. The right was obtained in exchange for many of their lands in 1855. "Ruth worked throughout her whole life to make sure the younger members of the tribe know enough to maintain their Makah identity. We suffer with her loss but that means that the hundreds of us who learned from her, and from them all, will have to step up," Bowechop said. Mrs. Claplanhoo taught basket weaving at the Neah Bay grade school until 1990. A finger injury prevented her from making baskets in recent years. Many in Neah Bay took lessons from her and plan to carry on her skills. Her late husband, Arthur Claplanhoo, was a fire lookout for the Bureau of Indian Affairs forestry unit from 1938 to 1947. She was a homemaker and mother to Ed Claplanhoo (a former tribal chairman and member of the Makah Whaling Commission) and to many foster children. Like her sister, Isabell, Ruth was a devoted Christian. She was a 58- year member of the Assembly of God Church in Neah Bay. It is there that her services will be held at 1 p.m. today. Smith, her grandnephew, expects many there will recall the significant effect that elders have on their lives. "I think the one thing that I can take from knowing her is that she had the unique ability in just telling me the way it was. She didn't soften the blow or butter you up. She had a rare strength of character and backbone, not just to speak her mind, because any fool can speak their mind, but to speak her mind with a purpose. "I wasn't always comfortable with what she told me, but I'm a better person now for her honesty," Smith said. P-I reporter Mike Barber can be reached at 206-448-8018 or mikebarber@seattlepi.com Copyright c. 1999-2002 Seattle Post-Intelligencer --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 08:10:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" August 22, 2002 Margaret Bigshield DICKINSON -- Margaret R. Bigshield, 71, Dickinson, died Aug. 19, 2002, at the Dickinson hospital. Services will be held at 9 a.m. MDT Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Dickinson. She is survived by six daughters, Roselda Bigshield, Dickinson, Loretta Reisenauer and Jolene Bigshield, both of Fort Yates, Jackie White Eagle, Jackson, Fla., Susan White Eagle, Garland, Texas, and Helen White Eagle, Hermitage, Pa.; three sons, Cyrus, Dickinson, Leroy, Wakpala, S.D., and Wilson, Juneau, Alaska; 23 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bede Thundershield, Mobridge, S.D. , and Norcise Thundershield, California; and one sister, Bernice Thundershield, Mobridge, S.D. (Stevenson-Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson) Copyright c. 2002 Bismarck Tribune. -=-=-=- August 20, 2002 Louis 'Omaha' Pretty Boy PINE RIDGE - Louis "Omaha" Pretty Boy, 75, Pine Ridge, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, in Rapid City. Survivors include five brothers, Vincent Brings Plenty and Leo Brings Plenty, both of Pine Ridge, Enoch Brings Plenty, Porcupine, David Brings Plenty, Oglala, and Leonard Brings Plenty, Rapid City; and two sisters, Serena Pretty Boy, Lame Deer, Mont., and Lyla Cortier, Pine Ridge. A one-night wake will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at Native American Church in Pine Ridge. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at the church, with Alfred Red Cloud officiating. Burial will be at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery in Porcupine. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Norbert Patton Jr. RAPID CITY - Norbert Patton Jr., 51, of Rapid City, died Friday, August 16, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include his stepfather, Carl Lundgren of Mission; one daughter, Angel Patton of Denver, CO; 3 sons, Robert Patton of Pine Ridge, Kyle Patton and Colton Patton, both of Mission; 4 sisters, Elaine Hairston, Jeanne Janis, Darlene Dewitt, and Glenda Hill, all of Rapid City; 4 brothers, William McLane of Eagle Butte, Ron Grage of Cody, WY, Dean Patton of Box Elder and Michael Grage of Mission; 8 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and special brother-in-law, James Hairston. He was preceded in death by his father, Norbert Patton, Sr. of Pine Ridge and his mother, Bonnie L. Gerry of Rosebud. He was a private in the U.S. Army in Germany in 1969-1970. A wake service will begin 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 21, 2002, at Mother Butler Center. Funeral services will begin 11 a.m. Thursday, August 22, 2002, at Mother Butler Center, with Fr. Pat McCorkell S.J. officiating. Burial will be 1 p.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery with Military Honors by Sturgis Honor Guard. Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City is in charge of the arrangements. Lewis Wayne One Horn KYLE - Lewis Wayne One Horn, 43, Kyle, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, in Kyle. Survivors include one son, Tyler One Horn, Kyle; three daughters, Janet One Horn, Janelle One Horn and Tara One Horn, all of Kyle; his parents, Willard and Mary Kills In Water, Kyle; five brothers, Dale Kills In Water, Ervin Kills In Water, Jared Kills In Water and Willard Kills In Water, all of Kyle, and Craig Kills In Water, Potato Creek; two sisters, Jane Wilcox, Wanblee, and Nanette Kills In Water, Kyle; and one grandchild. Two-night wake began Monday, Aug. 19, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Hall in Kyle. The second night will begin at 10 a.m. today at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Kyle. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl and Kim Chandler officiating. Burial will be at St. Barnabas Episcopal Cemetery in Kyle. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. August 21, 2002 Freida Jonna Spencer RED SHIRT - Freida Jonna Spencer, 54, Red Shirt, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, in Rapid City. Survivors include one son, David Spencer, Rapid City; two daughters, Heather Spencer and Valerie Washington, both of Rapid City; one brother, Gerald Two Bulls, Rapid City; four sisters, Doris Reyna and Phyllis Two Bulls, both of Longmont, Colo., Vivian Creathbaum, Sheridan, Wyo., and Carol Joy, Hardin, Mont.; and three grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 2 p.m. today at Red Shirt School. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at Red Shirt School, with the Rev. Robert Two Bulls officiating. Burial will be at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery in Red Shirt. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. August 22, 2002 Charles `Charlie' Moose PORCUPINE - Deacon Charles "Charlie" Moose, 89, Porcupine, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, in Rapid City. Survivors include one sister, Celia Martin, Porcupine; seven grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Two-night wake begins at 2 p.m. today at the Porcupine CAP office. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Porcupine CAP office, with Bishop Craig Anderson, the Rev. Ben Tyon, the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl, the Rev. Rhode Mesteth, the Rev. Agnes Tyon, the Rev. Robert Two Bulls, Willard Kills In Water and Brad Abelseth officiating. Burial will be at St. Julia's Episcopal Cemetery in Porcupine. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Leslie M. Langdeau FORT PIERRE - Leslie M. Langdeau, 79, of Fort Pierre, died Tues., Aug. 20, 2002, at Black Hills Health Care System at Fort Meade after a gallant battle against cancer. Leslie's parents, Abe and Minnie Langdeau, raised 5 boys and 4 girls on the Missouri River in Central South Dakota. Ranching was a labor of love for Leslie. Les spent his entire life in Central South Dakota, most of it on the Lower Brule Reservation. The only exception was his military service in WWII, where he received the Bronze Star. He was proud of his Native American Heritage and was a true patriot; he loved his country. When Les was not tending to his cattle and horses he enjoyed playing cards and reading about South Dakota history. Les married LaVina Kane in 1986. Les had 4 children and 3 stepchildren. Les will be forever missed. Graveside services will be held on Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in the Rotunda of Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, with V.A. Chaplain William Zandri officiating. Military rites will be performed by the Sturgis Honor Guard. Memorials may be sent to the Palliative Care, Fort Meade Medical Center, Sturgis, SD 57785. Arrangements are with Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City. Copyright c. 2002 The Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- August 21, 2002 Wilson Harry Sr. -Aug. 18, 2002 Wilson Harry Sr., 71, of Sanostee died Aug. 18, 2002, in Tuba City, Ariz. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Wilson and Beverly Harry, Bobby and Irene Harry, Vincent and Kim Harry, Henderson and Winfred Harry, and Lorenzo and Sharon Harry; and his daughters and sons-in-law, Ernestene and Lee Attakai, Nora Mae and Ralph Valentine, Yolanda and Terrill Marshall, and Cherlynn Harry and Derwin Williams. He is also survived by his brother, Leroy Harry; and five sisters, Lorraine John, Dorothy Barber, Barbara Ann Badonie, Leta Mae Keyonmie and Stella Mae Smiley. He was blessed with 25 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Sr. and Amy Harry; two sons, Jackson and Jasper Harry; one daughter, Josephine Harry; one sister, Delores Harry; and one granddaughter, Josephine "Joey" Harry. Visitation is from noon until 8 p.m. today at Chapel of Memories Funeral Home, 458 County Road 6100 in Kirtland. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center in Kirtland, with Bishop Dennis Fieldsted conducting. Burial will follow at the family cemetery in Littlewater. Military graveside honors will be conducted by VFW Post 2182 and members of the U.S. Army. Funeral arrangements are with Chapel of Memories Funeral Home of Kirtland, (505) 598-9636. August 22, 2002 Lilly Young Lee Aug. 24, 1949 - Aug. 18, 2002 Lilly Young Lee, 52, of Shiprock returned home on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, in Shiprock. She was born Aug. 24, 1949, to the Honghahnii and Tachiini clans in Cove, Ariz. She was a very much loved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend. She will be forever in our hearts and memories, and greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Pauline Young; a sister, Evelyn Tsosie; and a brother, Charlie Young Sr. She is survived by her husband, Ray Lee; two daughters, Lucille Lee, and Lucinda Lee and best friend, Leroy Buck Jr.; two sons, Ricky and fiance, Tonita, and Rufus and wife, Tamara; seven grandchildren, Chelsea and Matthew Hoskie, Durant, Anthony and Aidan Lee, Chelsea Smith and Melinda Rennison; five sisters, Helen Store, and Rosalyn, Ruth, Louella and Marilyn Young; four brothers, Willie, Wilson, Thomas Sr. and Tom Young; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass for Mrs. Lee will be at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, Aug. 22, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Shiprock, with Father John Paul Sauter as celebrant. Interment will follow immediately at the family cemetery in Cove. Pallbearers will be Rufus Lee, Thomas Young Sr., Ricky Lee, Reginald Young, Tom Young and Wilson Young. Honorary pallbearers will be Chelsea and Matthew Hoskie, Durant, Anthony and Aidan Lee, Chelsea Smith and Melinda Rennison. Funeral arrangements are with Cope Memorial Chapel, 404 W. Arrington St. in Farmington, (505) 3327-5142. August 25, 2002 Susan King July 10, 1920 - August 23, 2002 Susan King, 82, of Cove, Ariz., passed away Friday, August 23, 2002. She was born July 10, 1920. Susan was a homemaker, rug weaver, and a compassionate and understanding loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt to numerous relatives and friends. She is survived by her husband, George King Sr. of Cove, Ariz.; her daughters: Alice Hoskie of Gallup, Dolly Maloney of Black Mesa, Ariz., Helen Kee of Shiprock, Mary Jane Begay of Ganado, Ariz., and Marlene Johnson of Shiprock. Her sons are Jerry King of Fort Wingate, Jess King of Window Rock, Ariz. , Ronald King of Cove, Arnold King of Lower Fruitland, and Gerald King of Many Farms, Ariz. She was blessed with 44 grandchildren and 27 great- grandchildren. Her surviving siblings are Dorothy Joe of Cove, Faye Allison of Hogback, Bessie Eaton of Kirtland, Betty Bradley of Farmington, and Jerry Tsosie of Shiprock. She was preceded in death by sons and daughters: Margaret King, John Mike King, George King Jr., Lucinda Cheryl Begay and Justin King; her parents, Hoscan and Mary Tsosie; and four brothers: Elwood, Allen, Harry and Lorenzo Tsosie. Funeral services will be Monday, August 26, 2002, starting at 1 p.m., at the Christ the King Catholic Church in Shiprock. Burial will follow at the family cemetery in Cove. Funeral arrangements are with Chapel of Memories Funeral Home of Kirtland, 505-598-9636. Copyright c. 1999-2002 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington, NM. -=-=-=- August 19, 2002 Joe McCray GALLUP - Services for Joe McCray, 68, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Grace Navajo Baptist Church, Old Mentmore. Ted Farris will officiate. Burial will follow at Gallup City Cemetery. McCray died Aug. 14 in Gallup. He was born July 1, 1934, in Tsa Ya Toh into the High Towering House Clan for the Black Streak of Forest People Clan. Survivors include his wife, Bessie McCray; sons, Joey McCray and Gary McCray both of Tsa Ya Toh, Hurbert and Ervin Joe McCray both of Pinedale and Jerome Clifford McCray of Yah Ta Hey; daughters, Rosaline and Joleen McCray of Tsa Ya Toh; brothers, Bruce McCray of Gallup and Frankie McCray of Tsa Ya Toh; sisters, Fannie Reeder , Stella McCray, Ida and Katherine McCray of Tsa Ya Toh and Elsie Begay of Manuelito and two grandchildren. McCray was preceded in death by his parents, Marion W. and Jake McCray; brothers, Johnny McCray, Ned McCray, Thomas McCray, Bodie McCray and Jiggs McCray and sister, Betty Jones. Pallbearers will be Joey McCray, Jerome McCray, Hurbert McCray, Randall Jones, Tracy Yazzie and Bo Reeder. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Herman H. Johnson MARIANO LAKE - Services for Herman Johnson, 53, will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Cope Memorial Chapel. Leonard Charley will officiate. Burial will follow at Gallup City Cemetery. Johnson died Aug. 14 in Gallup. He was born Oct. 4, 1948, in Pinedale into the Mountain Cove People Clan for the Red Running into the Water People Clan. Johnson was a self employed mechanic and did carpentry work. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Johnson; sons, Henson Johnson, Sherman Johnson and Melford Johnson; daughters, Valerie Charley, Cynthia Johnson, Valene Johnson, Treva Johnson, Amanda Johnson, Angeline Johnson and Theresa Johnson; parents, Carrie G. Johnson; brothers, David Johnson, Willie Gruber, and Billy Gruber; sisters, Margarete Whitegoat, Lillian Thomas, Betty Holstoi, Irene Johnson and Elizabeth Kee; grandparents, Alice and John Brodie; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Johnson was preceded in death by his father, Edward Johnson. Pallbearers will be Henson Johnson and Wilson Holstoi. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. August 20, 2002 Melvin Brown CHINLE, Ariz. - Services for Melvin Brown, 43, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Chinle. Father Blaine O'Grein will officiate. Burial will follow at Chinle Community Cemetery. Brown died Aug. 18 in Chinle. He was born Jan. 1, 1959 in Chinle into the Coyote Pass People Clan for the Red Running into the Water People Clan. Brown is 1977 graduate of Chinle High School where he played basketball. He attended Lamar Community College, Lamar, Colo. and Dine' College, Tuba City, Ariz. He served in U.S. Army, as a para trooper 101st Airborne Division and an infantry men, and was a sergeant when he was discharged. Survivors include his wife, Marlene Brown of Tuba City, Ariz.; sons, Ryan Brown and Maurice Brown both of Tuba City; parents, Catherine M. Brown of Chinle and Francis Brown Sr. of Sawmill; brother, Roland Brown of Chinle; sisters, Francelia Yazzie, Rolinda Brown, Valerie Brown of Chinle, Virginia Brown Largo of Rocksprings, Wym., Gwen Moore , Delores Clark, Deborah Tom of Phoenix. Brown was preceded in death by her brothers, Francis Brown Jr. and Marvin Brown and grandparents, Harold and Naomi Ayze and Newton and Edna Brown. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Enrnie Cornfields GANADO, Ariz. - Services for Ernie Cornfields, 42, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 at All Saints Catholic Church, Ganado. Father Flann will officiate. Burial will follow at a family plot. Cornfields was born Feb. 21, 1960 in Ganado into the Bitterwater People Clan for the Honeycomb Rock People Clan. Survivors included his mother, Miriam Cornfields; brothers, James Cornfields and Paul Cornfields Jr.; sisters, Rena Blackgoat and Arlene John. Cornfields was preceded in death by his grandmother, Katherine Thompson. Pallbearers will be David Thompson, Jerely Paul, C.J. Paul, Darrelle James, Ernest John and Roger Cornfields. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2002 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- August 20, 2002 Andria O. Ereaux FORT BELKNAP -- Andria O. Ereaux, 22, of Fort Belknap and Great Falls, a homemaker, died Friday from injuries she received in a car crash north of Grass Range. Wake services are 7 p.m. today at the Ereaux Home Place at Beaver Creek. Her funeral is 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Ereaux Home Place, with burial in the Ereaux Family Cemetery near Beaver Creek. Adams Funeral Home in Malta is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Robert Benavides; sons Tristin Benavides, Robert Bryan Benavides Jr. and John Drew Benevides, all of Great Falls; her mother, Gail Ereaux of Fort Belknap; her father, Bryan Richey of Rio Hondo, Texas; sisters Heather Richey of Billings, and Raylynn Roselen of Romeo, Mich.; a brother, Asher Healy of Fort Belknap; and a grandfather, Frank Ereaux of Beaver Creek. Copyright c. 2002 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: Ruling could ease Limits on Feather Possession" --------- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 08:42:09 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="EAGLE FEATHERS" http://www.indianz.com/News/ http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0%2C1413%2C36%257E53%257E791379%2C00.html Ruling could ease limits on possession of eagle feathers By Jim Hughes Denver Post Staff Writer Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - Sam Wilgus isn't one of those condescending culture dabblers who only play at Native American spirituality, says his friend Wilford Jake, a Paiute holy man in Cedar City, Utah. "He lived with me for five, six years or something like that," Jake said. "He learned a lot of things about the Indian ways," he says. "And he ain't no phony, I know that much." Wilgus, 54, the son of a Baptist grocer in Pueblo and now living in Colorado Springs, showed up in Cedar City one day in the late 1980s, lost in every way. He'd just gone through a divorce. "He was alone," Jake, 60, said. "He didn't know where to go. I talked with him, and he said he wanted to live and learn about the Indian ways with me. I said "OK, I'll teach you.' " But since the spring of 1998, when a Utah state trooper caught Wilgus with a box full of eagle feathers - which only registered members of federally recognized tribes can legally possess, for religious purposes - he has not truly been able to practice his chosen religion, Wilgus says. But a decision in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals last week could change that. Wilgus welcomed the ruling, which sent his case and one other back to a lower court, asking it to reconsider whether the government is applying the Religious Freedom Restoration Act too stringently by allowing only federally recognized tribes to use feathers. "It's been an emotional hell," Wilgus says. "You can't imagine what it's like for somebody to say, "Well, you can't practice your religion.' " Wilgus was one of three men affected by the 10th Circuit Court's decision. The Denver jurists handed the first of them, Joseluis Saenz of Silver City, N.M., an outright victory. The descendant of the Chiricahua Apache, who lost their federal recognition in the late 1800s, should be allowed to have eagle feathers, the court ruled. The other appellant, Raymond Hardman, a non-Indian who lives on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Neola, Utah, received the same ruling as did Wilgus: Both men must take their cases back to U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City. There, the federal government must prove that its eagle- feather policy is the least constitutionally harmful way for the government to meet its two stated goals - the survival of eagles and the maintenance of tribal culture. Eagle feathers are integral to Native American spirituality, say its practitioners and federal officials. Ray Mongeau of the American Indian Movement said the significance of eagle feathers varies among tribes, but they are often used as rewards for good deeds. "An eagle feather is sacred," Mongeau said. "It is not something that is taken lightly." In 1940, out of concern for the fate of the national bird, Congress passed the Bald Eagle Protection Act, barring anyone except permitted Native Americans from possessing so much as a feather. In 1962, with the pesticide DDT threatening the less iconic golden eagle, Congress amended the act to protect the golden eagle, too. Today, the feathers remain in demand among tribes that receive federal permits. The average waiting time for feathers, which are supplied from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Eagle Repository at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Commerce City, is about three years, according to Bernadette Atencio, its director. And barring a reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court, that wait time might get longer. One implication of last week's court decision seems to be that others - individual Native Americans unaffiliated with federally recognized tribes and even non-Indians - ought to be able to apply for eagle-feather permits. The court very clearly criticized the existing permit program. Providing eagle feathers only to documented members of certain tribes "is akin to attempting to extrapolate the number of practicing Catholics in the country by identifying the number of Irish-Americans," the court's unanimous decision reads. "We will not engage in such extrapolation here." Joseph Orifici, Wilgus' lawyer, said he looks forward to the coming hearing in Salt Lake City. He predicted victory for both his client and Hardman. "I don't think the government can prove that (the existing eagle-feather permit system) is the least restrictive means" of protecting eagles and Native American culture, he says. Orifici also predicted that the government will appeal whatever decision comes to the U.S. Supreme Court, as did Phil Davis, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico. That group, a national Christian organization and a national Jewish organization all filed briefs supporting the men in their appeal. "I have little doubt that the United States will seek review in the United States Supreme Court," Davis says. "Whether the Supreme Court agrees to hear the case is an entirely different matter." The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which administers the federal eagle program, isn't ready to comment on last week's decision or on the chances of an appeal to the nation's highest court, said Sandra Cleva, a spokeswoman in Washington, D.C. George Merritt of The Denver Post contributed to this report. Copyright c. 2002 The Denver Post or other copyright holders. --------- "RE: Indian Trust Losses blamed on Corruption" --------- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:11:26 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CORRUPTION" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=905899&pic=none&TP=getarticle Indian trust losses blamed on corruption 2002-08-22 By Sheila K. Stogsdill The Oklahoman MIAMI, OK -- An attorney representing about 500,000 American Indians in a class- action lawsuit against the U.S. Interior Department says the Enron scandal pales in comparison to the federal government's corruption and cover-up of Indian trust accounts. "It's the biggest cover-up and corruption scandal this country has ever seen," Dennis Gingold, attorney for Elouise Cobell, said during a meeting Wednesday with tribal members. Cobell and four other Indians in 1996 filed a federal lawsuit in Washington against the Interior Department, claiming it mishandled the Individual Indian Money trust fund. The government program is designed to collect and distribute royalties to individual tribal members. About $137 billion is still unaccounted for, according to documents filed by Cobell's attorneys. Wednesday's meeting, co- hosted by the Quapaw and Miami tribes, was the first individual Indian trust beneficiary meeting in the state. The state's second meeting is today in Anadarko. The lawsuit also names Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and Neal McCaleb, assistant secretary for Indian affairs. McCaleb, a former Oklahoma transportation secretary, was named last year to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The lawsuit was filed before any of the defendants took office. Their predecessors were the original defendants. Published reports earlier this month say an internal investigation cleared Norton of misconduct, saying the Interior Department's agencies were too disorganized and divided to have conspired to destroy key documents, as alleged by attorneys. In 1999, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ordered the Interior Department to account for all funds -- dating back to when the trust began in 1887 -- and to fix the system. A handout provided by the plaintiffs reports the lawsuit wants a "full and accurate accounting of all funds in the trust and a correction of account balances in conformity with that accounting." It also seeks to reform the broken Indian trust management system. Norton previously said her department recognizes the need to change and wants to improve the system, and is committed to finding common understanding with the tribes. Copyright c. 2002 Produced by NewsOK. --------- "RE: Zapatistas refute Accounts of Incidents" --------- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:24:41 -0500 (CDT) From: owner-chiapas95-english@eco.utexas.edu Subj: Zapatistas refute accounts of incidents that lead to injury Mailing List: Chiapas95-English -- This message is forwarded to you by the editors of the Chiapas95 newslists. Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 07:50:37 +0200 From: dana.aldea@t-online.de (Dana) Zapatistas refute accounts of incidents that lead to injury of nine in Chiapas TheNewsMexico.com - 8/21/2002 The violent events that lead to the injury of several Indians in Chiapas on Monday were provoked by an anti-Zapatista paramilitary group, according to reports published by La Jornada daily on Tuesday. Contradicting earlier news reports, witnesses told the paper paramilitaries attacked residents of a Zapatista stronghold where a roadblock had been set up to prevent the trafficking of timber, stolen vehicles and alcohol. Witnesses said the paramilitaries arrived to the Chiapas village of Nuevo Guadalupe - near the Guatemalan border - in more than 20 vehicles. At first, the paramilitaries threw rocks they had in their vehicles, but after negotiations residents initiated with the intruders failed, they later attacked townspeople with machetes and "guns and long firearms." In the melee, the paper reported the unnamed witnesses as saying, paramilitaries wounded at least four Zapatistas - two seriously with gunshots - and kidnapped another. The daily said the prisoner was taken away blindfolded and later beaten and threatened with being burned alive. The victim's captors eventually left him with authorities in the municipal capital of Ocosingo who put him in jail. Previous reports said Zapatistas instigated the fight when Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) supporters, heading to a rally in Ocosingo, tried to remove a roadblock. However, Guadalupe town residents insisted the roadblock was never meant to impede the intruders from reaching their destination. Zapatista leaders told La Jornada the false news reports about Monday's events added to a government-sponsored smear campaign meant to discredit the EZLN movement in the eyes of the public. They made reference to several recent incidents reported in the local media where minor injuries caused by accidents were blamed on Zapatista "aggression" and paramilitary attacks were attributed to the rebels. "They try to confuse public opinion and create a climate that would justify military intervention in our communities," the daily quoted unnamed authorities in the Zapatista controlled township of Flores Magon as saying. The army has an especially large presence in Chiapas due to drug trafficking, frequent religious, ethnic and land disputes and the presence of rebel groups and paramilitaries. Tension continued to rise in towns surrounding Ocosingo as residents prepared for the possibility of other paramilitary attacks this week. Paramilitary activity is not uncommon in Chiapas, with armed groups often targeting towns that support the leftist EZLN, which staged an armed uprising in 1994 to protest for Indian rights. In 1997, paramilitaries - believed to be backed by the local PRI - killed 45 Indians in the Chiapas village of Acteal. The massacre scared more than 10,000 people across the region to flee their homes, leading to rise of numerous refugee camps, which have only recently begun to diminish as residents began to return home in mid-2001. -- To subscribe to this list send a message containing the words subscribe chiapas95 (or chiapas95-lite, or chiapas95-english, or chiapas95-espanol) to majordomo@eco.utexas.edu. Previous messages are available from http://www.eco.utexas.edu/faculty/Cleaver/chiapas95.html or gopher to Texas, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Economics, Mailing Lists. --------- "RE: War vets battle for Equality in Benefits" --------- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 08:18:42 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="WAR VETS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/site/story War vets battle for equality in benefits Aboriginals band together seeking fair treatment Daryl Slade Calgary Herald Monday, August 26, 2002 The only thing Canada's aging aboriginal war veterans want in their potentially multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the federal government is the same benefits afforded others vets after they came home from the Second World War and the Korean War. Not a penny more, not a penny less, says Russ Piche. "I would expect they'd have a look at what the others received and what I should have received," said Piche, 68, a member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 1 Battalion and later a member of the Queen's Own Regiment. "I don't want one thing more than the average white, black, red or yellow person received -- just the same as everyone else." Piche, along with fellow Calgarian and Korean war vet Lloyd Hamilton, represents Metis plaintiffs outside Saskatchewan, where national statements of claim were filed earlier this year at Court of Queen's Bench in Regina. The two separate claims, one for Metis filed Aug. 6 and the first for all other aboriginals, filed Jan. 23, is being handled by lawyers Clint Docken, Vaughn Marshall and Fran Huck of Calgary-based national class- action firm Docken and Co. It currently includes about a half-dozen plaintiffs named on each. But by the time it is ready to go to trial, perhaps in two years, it could ultimately include more than 500 surviving vets from the Second World War and 5,000 from Korea. Altogether, more than 37,000 aboriginal soldiers -- about 95 per cent of them volunteers -- fought for Canada in the two wars. Marshall anticipates more than 50 per cent of those who are eligible will take advantage of the claims he says they richly deserve. "Now is the time for them to be compensated for something they've already earned," Marshall said. "Whatever legislation provided for at the time is what they are entitled to and it should be paid out at what it would be worth today." Huck said forensic studies regarding First Nations and Metis people assess the present-day value of such unpaid benefits as being worth about $100,000 to $300,000 per veteran or eligible widow. If half of those eligible for benefits (2,750) received the minimum $100, 000 they are seeking, the total cost to the feds would be $275 million. However, Ed Borchert, vice-president of the National Metis Veterans Association, said the government's recent offer was only a minimum $5,000 to maximum $20,000, based on years of service. "The important thing is we come together as brothers in arms under this class-action suit to enable all First Nations, Metis, non-treaty, Inuit and Dene veterans are fairly treated under the Veterans Act and any other legislation that applies," said Borchert. The 30-year military veteran who retired in 1995 as a regimental major with PPCLI, emphasized he is not seeking any benefits for himself but is lending a hand to his elders who volunteered to defend their country and were not compensated as were others. He said most veterans who returned from the two wars were given a quarter-section of land, a year of paid tuition for every year they served and various other benefits. The crux of the problem was, Borchert says, the military not properly advising aboriginal veterans of what they rightfully had coming to them. "Aboriginal vets were processed and sent home," he said. "Most of them went back to traditional lands, their reserves or north country, and did not have radio or newspapers to advise them of their rights," he noted. "Most could not get into a Royal Canadian Legion, where they also would have been able to find out about their rights, until 1962." By then, it was too late, he added. "I didn't receive any literature about it. They paid my travel home and that was it," said Hamilton, 70. "I've been feeling discriminated against. I just want to be treated equally." Russ Sinclair, 74, who also served in Korea with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and represents First Nations war vets in Alberta in the claim, said he was stripped of his First Nation status after he retired from the military in 1972 and was blocked in his attempt to return to the reserve where he was born and grew up. By the time he got them back more than a decade later, he said, he found out the date to apply for benefits had closed. "All these medals I've got don't give me any food," Sinclair said. The Metis suit claims by 1946, a year after the Second World War ended, at least 67 per cent of the approximately 75,000 veterans received benefits under the legislation at the time. By contrast, it says, less than one per cent of the Metis veterans received such benefits. Average level of assistance granted was about $5,000, valued at the time of the benefit. "Most could not get into a Royal Canadian Legion, where they also would have been able to find out about their rights, until 1962." By then, it was too late, he added. "I didn't receive any literature about it. They paid my travel home and that was it," said Hamilton, 70. "I've been feeling discriminated against. I just want to be treated equally." Russ Sinclair, 74, who also served in Korea with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and represents First Nations war vets in Alberta in the claim, said he was stripped of his First Nations status after he retired from the military in 1972 and was blocked in his attempt to return to the reserve where he was born and grew up. By the time he got them back more than a decade later, he said, he found out the date to apply for benefits had closed. "All these medals I've got don't give me any food," Sinclair said. The Metis suit claims by 1946, a year after the Second World War ended, at least 67 per cent of the approximately 75,000 veterans received benefits under the legislation at the time. By contrast, it says, less than one per cent of the Metis veterans received such benefits. The average level of assistance granted was about $5,000, valued at the time of the benefit. Copyright c. 2002 Calgary Herald. --------- "RE: N.S. Government owes Mi'kmaq $16 Million" --------- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:54:19 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="FUEL TAXES" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canoe.ca/AtlanticTicker/CANOE-wire.NS-Natives-Refund.html N.S. government owes Mi'kmaq reserve in Cape Breton $16 million in fuel taxes August 19, 2002 HALIFAX (CP) -- The Nova Scotia government said Monday it owes a Cape Breton Mi'kmaq community $16 million for fuel taxes collected by the province since a gas station opened on the reserve in 1948. The Indian Act exempts natives from having to pay the tax. Michael Baker, the minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs, has been negotiating a refund with the Eskasoni band's leadership since December 2001. Each of the band's approximately 3,500 residents will be reimbursed between $2,600 and $11,000 under the agreement. In Nova Scotia, the price of gasoline and diesel at the pumps includes the provincial fuel tax, which currently amounts to about 15.5 cents per litre. Levying that tax on gas sold to natives at on-reserve service stations runs contrary to Section 87 of the federal Indian Act. Eskasoni Chief Blair Francis said the agreement "benefits every man, woman and child" in the community, located about 35 kilometres southwest of Sydney, N.S. "There has been a lot of uncertainty with my community members that this was just a pipe dream. And now it's a reality." Band members will sign waivers Wednesday before the rebates are issued. Band officials have already begun endorsing the cheques, which should be issued this week. Under the formula, a status Indian is entitled to $200 for each year that they held a valid driver's license while living on the reserve while there was a service station. Because of the lack of records, as well as migrations and deaths in the community, $6.8 million of the total was set aside for the community. John Soosar of Aboriginal Affairs said the fuel tax rebates aren't expected to affect the province's current financial position because the funds had already been set aside. Discussions with other bands will take place when the Eskasoni case is settled, Baker said in a Monday news release. The province is working with the Mi'kmaq to implement a point-of-sale tax exemption that will be implemented later this year. (Cape Breton Post) Copyright c. 2002, CANOE, a division of Netgraphe Inc. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Carson 10 Trial" --------- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 08:18:42 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CARSON 10" http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2002/08/25/22369.php First of 10 remaining Resendiz defendants goes on trial Sandi Wright RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL 8/26/2002 03:29 pm At 1:38 a.m. Aug. 23, 1998, Carson City sheriff's officers responded to 1400 N. Carson St. - the Roundhouse Inn - to investigate a call about a fight in progress. Several minutes later, deputies said, they found Carlos Lainez, 21, and Samuel Resendiz. Lainez was treated for his injuries, but Resendiz died 12 hours later. By mid-October, 12 American Indians, from 14 to 24 years old, had been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Resendiz, a Latino father of two. Today, the first of 10 remaining defendants is scheduled to go on trial, after two pleaded guilty in 1999 to one count each of conspiracy to commit battery. Any community should be shocked by a homicide, but the circumstances and the races of those involved this case have broken open a debate in Carson City about gangs, police conduct and relations between Hispanics and American Indians. As the trial opens this morning for Rocky Boice, Jr., the two sides agree on at least one point: The case underscores challenges faced by Carson City, with its growing Hispanic population and an American Indian population which is holding steady. And because of the racial undercurrent of the case, the trial has drawn attention from civil rights activists outside of Carson City, who have seized upon it in much the same way other cases around the country have become politically charged. Boice's mother, Terry Boice, founded the Carson 10 Defense Committee and is grateful activists have taken an interest in the case because she said it helps bring attention to the issues facing minorities in Carson City. "I like them coming here to support our cause, because it's not the Indians versus the Hispanics. It's the Hispanic gangs that cause all the problems. The Hispanics join gangs for protection because there's a lot of racism here," Boice said. "And racism is much worse for the Hispanics because they're getting all this, `go back where you came from' stuff," she said. Boice said tribal unity is quite different from gang membership. "Our kids don't need to form gangs. We're part of the community. We're urban Indians," Boice said. As the trial opens, she said she hopes the peaceful protests outside the courthouse are not misunderstood. "A lot of people in town won't understand. Some will say they're trying to use their race to get away with this, but I just hope we can present our defense in a way they can understand," she said. The Resendiz family has declined to be interviewed on the case. Jody Hernandez, who was one of Resendiz's friends, said racism is a reality in Carson City, but she doesn't believe it had anything to do with Resendiz's death. "It was an old, old, old vendetta, an old rivalry," Hernandez said. She said she believes the vendetta won't end with the trials or verdicts. And although there have been no overt retaliations since the killing four years ago, many believe the tension is far from over. "The rivalries are on ice right now because there's so much added security around town, but the whole community is very edgy right now," she said. Fueling the hostility from the perspective of the Resendiz family is that there have been no apologies from the defendants. "They've admitted to being there, but not one of them has said they were sorry they killed someone. Not one of them has said to Sammy's two kids, `Hey, I'm sorry that we killed your daddy,'" Hernandez said. Police conduct questioned Investigators contend the homicide was the result of a gang fight. They have said the group went to the Roundhouse Inn with bats and clubs to seek retribution for a fight earlier that night involving a female member of the Carson Indian Colony. The prosecution contends Resendiz died from massive head injuries after the motel-room fight. Defense lawyers don't deny the defendants were involved in a fight in the motel room that night but have indicated they may try to show that Resendiz died at the hands of deputies rather than any of the defendants. Chief Deputy Scott Burau has declined to address the charges, saying he would not use the media to try the case. "That's why we have a judicial process," Burau said. Burau said the department is acutely aware of the tensions in the community. "There are cultural differences, communication issues and rivalries. All those things play into the mix and certainly add to an already volatile situation," Burau said. "If you go back into the early '90s when gangs were just coming to the forefront here, there were differences in memberships which became barriers. But certainly, things are more tense now that the trial is on everybody's mind," he said. "Racial tensions fluctuate in any community, but they're always present and they're on our minds, that's why we monitor all groups here," he said. Burau said conversation about revenge is always disturbing because it incites anger and fuels more violence. "Getting into any kind of vigilante activity will only create more heartache and more grief," Burau said. Security will be beefed up at the courthouse throughout all 10 trials, as it was during recent hearings this year and four years ago, he said. "Directly after the trials, I think it would be prudent to meet with both groups to air differences and keep this type of thing from ever happening again," he said. Another view Sen. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, grew up in the capital city and remembers when times weren't so tense. "In the Carson that I grew up in, there was a little bit of tension among the juveniles. We had trouble off and on with the Native Americans, and we fought sometimes, but it was not the serious concern about it escalating into the violence we see today," Amodei said. He said he believes today's focus on minority issues is a step forward for the community. "Back then, while there were some tensions, they were not focused on -- in a community sense. People used to say, `Oh, that's kids, just being kids,' " Amodei said. "Now, you have a pretty distinct focus in terms of `How are we being treated?' Thirty years ago, that just wasn't the case," he said. Amodei called the Resendiz case a "watershed" case in terms of violence with the involvement of the youth element and minorities. "This case involves cultural components, so now, everyone is aware that there is a problem here," he said. Amodei believes the best people to help solve the gang-related problems in the community are those who study and best understand them -- members of law enforcement. "I think they should be able to sit down and say, `How do we help you meet your objectives without the mentality of violence, or who has the biggest stick or biggest gun?'" Amodei said. Outside interest The Resendiz case has drawn attention from outside of Carson City because it involves Hispanics and American Indians. In that regard, it is similar to how civil rights groups have rallied around Mumia Abu-Jamal, an award-winning Pennsylvania journalist who exposed police violence against minority communities. Abu-Jamal has been on death row since 1982, but his supporters believe he was wrongfully sentenced for the shooting of a police officer. And activists also are fighting for a North Dakota man, Leonard Peltier, a citizen of the Anishinabe and Lakota nations, who has spent nearly 26 years in a South Dakota prison for a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation - a wrongful conviction, according to his followers. In the Carson City case, some are watching intently because of the race of the accused. Russ Redner, founder of the American Indian Movement of Northern Nevada and an active participant in many national causes including the Peltier case, has traveled from San Francisco to Carson City many times during the past four years to protest what he called "the rounding up" of Indian people. "I'm interested in this case because it represents a couple of key points. One is mass executions of Indians, which tend to be commonplace with regard to the U.S. legal system dating back to 1863," Redner said. "Another thing is that the coverage of this case is terrible. They've only presented the other side, but the victim is a known gang member. With all the issues around police brutality these days, I think that's an important issue," he said. Making peace Cesar Cruz, a Latino civil rights activist from Berkeley, Calif., who has been in Carson City several times this year to participate in peaceful protests in front of the courthouse, said he learned about the issues facing the Latino and American Indian communities early this year. And although the recent University of California, Berkeley graduate is concerned about justice, he said he feels passionately about bringing Carson City's two minority communities together. "When we come to quick answers, we only see parts of this case. Sometimes I might say things that the Latino community doesn't agree with, but I'm searching for a larger truth, and I have to take that to people," Cruz said. "There's not been much justice for the Resendiz family, but there hasn't been much for the American Indians, either. As I've been trying to understand both sides, I'm finding that there are a lot of human aspects to this case," he said. Cruz said he believes it is vital that people become involved in positive movements. "In communities like Carson City, there are difficulties between ethnic communities, and there are no civil rights groups in place, so if you don't answer the call, who will?" he said. Cruz sees the problem between the Latino and American Indian communities as age-old. "You have a climate where two communities don't understand each other here. Some are from the reservation and some are immigrants, but most of them are fighting for the lower-end jobs, so there is a lot of animosity and many misconceptions," he said. "It appears everyone is quick to blame these people for a lot of problems. Both sides feel that the police don't respond to their communities," Cruz said. He said he sees a solution, but knows it won't be easy. "I'd like these two communities to see beyond the pain. Sammy is not coming back, and I want to see justice, but I believe they all want to heal, that they want to come together," he said. Common ground Tom Stoneburner, executive director for the state's Alliance for Worker's Rights based in Reno, said although the two minority communities in Carson City are divided right now by the violent death of Resendiz, he sees something deeper - American Indians and Hispanics struggling to retain their cultural identities while working on their specific issues. "In many cases, their issues are more similar than different - much more similar than we would think, like taking home small paychecks and trying to feed a family," he said. "They're struggling under the same conditions, but their cultural identity is the issue that separates them," he said. Stoneburner said the divisiveness which erupts into violence could be put aside if they could see that the problems they face as minorities could be better addressed if they worked together. "Some of the issues and barriers are already starting to break down. Native Americans are becoming very sophisticated, and I think the Latino community is going to do the same thing very soon. The leadership just hasn't caught up with the level of growth. They're expanding faster than they can organize," he said. "I'm not saying there aren't going to be some bad days in between - there are some very emotional issues out there - but maybe this case here can cause this `coming together' to happen," he said. Stoneburner offered ideas for getting the two communities to work together. "Maybe they can organize around an issue such as law enforcement in their neighborhoods or workers' rights. If they find success in one area, I would expect they could build on that," he said. Boice's trial begins at 9 a.m. today. Trial dates have been set over the next seven months for the remaining nine defendants: Frederick Fred, Lew Dutchy, Jaron Malone, David Moyle, Mike Kizer, Elvin Fred, Julian Contreras, Sylvia Fred and Jessica Evans. Copyright c. 2002 Reno Gazette-Journal, a Gannett Co. Inc. Newspaper. --------- "RE: Navajo Nation Mother's Murder Trial postponed" --------- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:22:34 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MURDER TRIAL" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=47219#storytop Navajo Nation mother's murder trial postponed By LARRY HENDRICKS Sun Staff Reporter 08/21/2002 The murder trial of a Navajo Nation mother accused of shooting and killing her three oldest children on New Year's Day has been postponed because her attorney claims she has an "organic brain disorder" that affects her competency to stand trial. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Thursday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix, said a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is prosecuting the case. In the meantime, the jury to hear the case is scheduled to be back in Prescott on Tuesday. But, it is doubtful the trial will resume, because competency issues often take months, and in some cases years, to resolve. Elvira Charley, 31, was in federal court Tuesday to begin her trial when the defense brought up issues of her client's mental competency to stand trial, citing the brain disorder, said Camilla Strongin, spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office. Charley has been charged with three federal counts of murder and three counts of using a firearm to commit murder. Charley said to police following her arrest that she was repeatedly beaten by her estranged husband and can't remember killing her children. Strongin said that during court proceedings Tuesday in front of U.S. District Court Judge Earl H. Carroll, the defense notified the judge that it had hired a mental health expert to evaluate Charley, who had come up with the diagnosis. Dr. Chris Linskey, a psychiatrist with the Guidance Center in Flagstaff, defined organic brain syndrome as "a term used to describe to a wide variety of disorders that are caused by physical traumas or other types of insults to the brain which could be from substance use, prolonged seizures or other type of activities that can cause actual physical trauma to the brain." It can result in impulse discontrol, poor judgment, decreased cognition and decreased intellectual capabilities, Linskey said, but he added the term has fallen out of favor because it's so non-specific. As to whether the defense's claim has any merit, Strongin said: "The government alleges she intentionally shot her three children. And we are presently and have been preparing our case based on the facts as we know them to exist." Competency issues traditionally take months to resolve. For instance, in the county murder case of Eric Michael Clark, who is accused of the June 2000 shooting death of Flagstaff Police Officer Jeff Moritz, competency is still being argued by the defense to be in question after more than a year. "We were prepared to try this case today," Strongin said. "And we will be prepared to try this case any time the court so directs us. Our intent remains that we will try this case before a jury." Previously, the FBI agent in charge of the investigation revealed 10 years of beatings Charley had received at the hands of her husband, against whom she had an order of protection. After one beating in July last year, she was hospitalized and had a miscarriage. Several times she had received head injuries, causing dizzy spells among other problems. Charley did not remember pulling the trigger to kill her children, stating "I must have done this," because she left the bedroom holding the rifle. Charley telephoned tribal police about 12:30 p.m. New Year's Day to report "she had hurt her kids and that someone needed to be sent to pick her up," according to court documents. Charley lives in Klagetoh, about 160 miles northeast of Flagstaff near Ganado. When tribal police arrived, according to court documents, Charley told the officer, "I did a very bad thing and you will have to take me for a very long time." Police picked her up at her mother's and drove her home, where they found the bodies of a 9-year-old girl, 10-year-old boy and 11-year-old girl. All three were dead in their beds, shot by a small caliber rifle. A . 22 caliber rifle was found at the scene. Charley's three other children -- two girls and a boy, ages 5, 2 and 1 - - also were found at the scene. They were not injured but were taken to a hospital, checked and released. They were initially placed in foster care by the Navajo authorities, but have since been placed with their father. Charley had told investigators following the murders that she was distraught at her children's crying and their father's relations with another woman. She will not will not face the death penalty if convicted. The maximum penalty for murder in the Navajo Nation is life in prison. The death penalty is not an option. Larry Hendricks can be reached at lhendricks@azdailysun.com or 913-8607. Copyright c. 2000-2002 Arizona Daily Sun. --------- "RE: The Kidnapping of a Nations Children" --------- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:53:06 -0700 From: pladdlepuss@juno.com Subj: prisoner help Dear Gary Night Owl, I have attached, in Word format, an article that my husband has wrote and would like to submit it to your newsletter, Wotanging Ikche. I read your newsletter online every week, and continue to print and send to my husband. His name is Ron Red Bear and is a Hunkpapa Sioux from Standing Rock. He's been in prison for 25 years now, since he was sixteen, due to a shoot out with Reservation police. We have searched for help in almost every corner of the country, to no avail, and are hoping by publishing this, it will at least ignite the spark of long ago, i.e. jurisdiction. Your help and prompt attention is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Carolyn Red Bear pladdlepuss@juno.com THE KIDNAPPING OF A NATIONS CHILDREN A matter of procedure concerning Federal jurisdiction over Indian children This article is designed to educate all Indian tribes as to the extent of Federal jurisdiction over Indian children on reservations being wrongly kidnapped and prosecuted for supposed crimes against the United States. According to my research what has obviously happened is that the Federal government and its representatives have taken it upon themselves to administer "justice" on our children without the consent or authority to do so. Here, the labyrinth known as Federal jurisdiction over Indians who commit crimes against another Indian on a reservation and the muddled area of exercising adult jurisdiction over an Indian juvenile on a reservation is discussed and hopefully will shed some light on the unlawful exercise of jurisdiction by the Federal government on numerous occasions, with the result being the unconstitutional exercise of jurisdiction by the Federal government upon Indian children. These findings will hopefully allow the tribes to see clearly the wrong which has been kept from there eyes, and stop the Federal governments continual and unauthorized exercise of jurisdiction over Indian children on reservations from whatever tribe. When applying Federal law to Indian juveniles on reservations, the assumption is if it sounds good, we then therefore assume its true. The Federal government improperly and unconstitutionally relies on two statutes to supposedly "obtain" jurisdiction: The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act, FJDA; and the Major Crimes Act, MCA. Here we have two individual statutes. ONE: the MCA was passed in 1885, indigenous and jurisdictional. SECOND: the FJDA which came into being in 1929, a procedural mechanism for juveniles and has NO jurisdictional authority of its own, but who's authority relies upon ones who are already subject to Federal jurisdiction. This is the question--Are Indian children who are found to be under eighteen years of age already subjects to Federal jurisdiction? for offenses against another Indian of the same tribe from which occurred on and within a recognized Indian reservation? We recognize the unique status Indian tribes retain, and in 1885 during the making of the MCA, was still upheld. Then came along this act 44 years later known as the FJDA. I understand how American juveniles are already subjects, by the "ceded" land from a state to the Federal government and is a "civilian" of the United States. But Indian children fall under none of the circumstances. Not to mention that a statute which came about 44 years after the MCA is to be assumed that it can be found in its reading a matter which never existed in 1885, called Juvenile Delinquency? Now to the point of passed authority of the Attorney Generals to an US Attorney. This can be found in 28 CFR 0.57. This merely allows the Attorney General to subdelegate enforcement authority to the US Attorneys located within separate districts assigned to them to enforce congressional legislation on individuals "subject to Federal jurisdiction". There is no congressional wording found in its reading, giving the Attorney General jurisdiction to authorize any delegates to proceed against any Indian child on reservations, for this land is still unceded, and without any congressional act stating otherwise, the tribe retains said sovereignty alone. The FJDA and 28 CFR 0.57 regulations simply do not confer and its use has resulted in the Federal government disregarding Indian tribes sovereignty and constitutionally protected right of exclusive jurisdiction of this separate forum. And this forum recognized by this country as being the human thing to do for ones children, keeping separated from adult criminals. A. The FJDA does not confer jurisdiction over Juvenile Indians. Ex Parte Crow Dog, the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, the forty-Eight Congress session II, "In support of schools". This case, contract, and congressional act make it clear that the FJDA cannot be applied to Juvenile Indians on Indian reservations, in that "a tribe may exercise complete civil-criminal jurisdiction over its members within the limits of the reservation, subordinate only to the expressed limitations of Federal law". A review of my research indicates a callous disregard by the Federal government to Indian tribes in its treatment of their childrens protected sovereignty rights while they reside within their reservations. The FJDA simply does not contain the language making it applicable to all Indian tribes, nor does it incorporate into its procedure the recognized unique status of Indian tribes and their exclusive civil jurisdiction and "unceded" lands; jurisdiction which is upheld in these United States. The Federal government fails to establish any intent on the part of congress to include Indian juveniles on reservation s in the FJDA. To do so would be an infringement on tribal sovereignty and of their children. When congress enacts a statute conferring Federal jurisdiction in an area where jurisdiction did not exist, the language must have clear and concise intent as to who the statute applies. When a statute lacks that language, it is sometimes possible to turn to the implementing regulation, in this case, the regulation is cited as FJDA- 18 usc 5032- 28 cfr 0.57, and these are the often cited regulations by prosecutors when taking Indian children off the reservation. Once said Indian juvenile is taken off the reservation and placed in the US court system, they are actually charged with the offense, and the juvenile courts of the United States are without jurisdiction to proceed under any circumstances. Review of 28 CFR 0.57 merely allows the Attorney General to subdelegate enforcement authority to US Attorneys located within separate districts assigned to them to enforce congressional legislation on individuals "subject to Federal jurisdiction". Whether Indian juveniles on reservations are already subject to Federal jurisdiction is now the question before us. Nothing in the CFR provides authority to the Attorney General, or subdelegates thereof, to enter upon Indian lands to remove an Indian juvenile from any reservation. The separated form for juveniles in these United States simply does not contain the language needed to compel Indian tribes to surrender their children to its authority without violating their sovereignty of exclusive civil jurisdiction found in the Treaty of 1868, and still upheld in many courts decisions today. B. The MCA does not confer jurisdiction over Juvenile Indians. The MCA is silent as to its application to juvenile Indians, in fact there is many instances to just the opposite. Thus utilizing the research and law books, I've found the language expresses Tribal jurisdiction exclusive. If one reads the Treaty of 1868 Fort Laramie, under the first article, you'll find this language, "If bad men among the Indians shall commit a wrong or depredation" These bad men are our focus. Who are they? And to what extent are they responsible? For this answer we must turn to Crow Dog. The Supreme Court decision upheld tribal jurisdiction within the Reservation borders, as long as the offense was one of Indian against Indian of the same tribe. From this Supreme Court decision Congress felt that such a crime should be punished more severely, so they made and passed a statute in 1885 known as the MCA. But during the Crow Dog decision the Supreme Court revealed certain flaws in the Treaties and how the United States courts were without jurisdiction to hear such cases of crimes happening within a reservation and and revealed not only could the decision in Crow Dog's case be shown to deny Federal jurisdiction, but many of the Treaties made back then had similar provisions denying Federal jurisdiction for the extraditing of criminals off reservations. It went further to say how the congress had absolute power to pass any law it chose and it would be the Supreme Court which would decide whether it would be constitutional or not, but this court just showed them how it could be done. So came the MCA, to read "ALL Indians who commit....." But this expression of language is but what was found in Crow Dog, page 568, for the extradition of bad men. The description of this language "all Indians" can only provide its use in all Indian tribes with similar treaties, and the description must still be found in the Treaties. Yet, when it was written up in the 18 usc.1153, it was so worded, "Any Indian who commits a wrong...." So where did this language description stem from, you might ask? For that we must turn to the Treaty. You might ask how did "women" become subjects of this language? I can give you a good idea. Turn to the Treaty, article six, second paragraph. Reads as follows: "Any person over eighteen years of age, not being the head of a family, may in like manner select and cause to be certified to him or her..." and thereupon be entitled......" I believe this is the language which sets not only an "age" limitation on the MCA, but also reveals how women became acceptable to the language found in "Any Indian". Then, too, these Indian children are still protected under the "unceded" land doctrines of jurisdiction. So we have found in the Treaty of 1868 the language, "If bad men"; the Congressional Act "all Indians"; and 18usc.1153 "any Indian". It must be remembered that this Treaty is a contract, and the United States did not contract with children, and in 1885 there was not such thing as delinquency. Besides, children were non-signatory. Consequently, whenever an Indian juvenile is taken off the reservation under the authority of the FJDA and MCA, it is nothing less than kidnapping, a Federal offense, a violation of Treaty, and an affront to the sovereignty of the Indian Nations throughout these United States. Whenever this happens, a serious jurisdictional challenge must be brought to light or we face the probability of having our heritage and progeny stripped away without any question at all. If the Indian nations are to remain an independent sovereign, it must accept the good and bad alike, and must accommodate both respectively. To do otherwise would be to neglect our responsibility as sovereign Nations and as people. If you have any answers or questions, please contact Mrs. Carolyn Red Bear, P. O. Box 1625, Lompoc, CA 93438. Any support or legal help would be accepted, if could find an Attorney who would present in court, would be grateful. Thank you. Ron Red Bear #14919-289 3901 Klein Blvd Lompoc, CA 93436 --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 08:19:12 -0600 From: Janet Smith Subj: Native Prisoner ===== From: Brigitte Thimiakis Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:10 PM Subj: Native American prisoners/ San Quentin Mailing List: Iron Natives From Valerie Scott (NAPS) ====================================================== Update on San Quentin - Prisoners Obtain Part-Time Spiritual Leader Submitted by Daniel "Fire Arrow" Frederickson, P.O. Box K-81800, San Quentin, CA 94974 Mr. Frederickson reports that on 22 July 2002, some of the prisoners on Death Row had the opportunity to meet Mr. Lee J. Polanco Sr., their new Native American Spiritual Leader, with whom they were very impressed. Mr. Polanco Sr. has been hired on a part-time basis, and must divide his time between the mainline prisoners and those on the condemned unit. Therefore, he is currently pursuing the possibility of meeting with the Death Row inmates as a group, rather than individually, so as to spend more time with them. Mr. Polanco Sr. has also advised the prisoners they could now receive "spiritual" packages of approved items through him that will not be touched by the guards. The prisoners are very grateful for these latest developments, but have a couple of requests to ask of those on the outside. 1. The prisoners would like anyone nearby, or willing to travel occasionally to volunteer, to make a request through Mr. Polanco Sr. for a "Brown Card", which would designate them as a volunteer visitor. A volunteer visitor is allowed inside the prison to talk to prisoners on the mainline and condemned units, and the prisoners feel that such volunteers would be of great assistance to their spiritual advisor, whose services are stretched to the limit, given his part-time position. 2. The prisoners also require the following sacred herbs - sage, cedar, sweetgrass, and blessing tobacco - as well as educational materials. Anyone willing to donate these items, or become an outside sponsor for the Circle to join the Native American Plant Co-operative, should contact Mr. Polanco Sr. After NAPS' last posting on this group, several supporters were shocked to learn that there were 17 Native prisoners on Death Row at San Quentin, and asked us to verify this information. Mr. Frederickson advises that the prison is not reliable with its ethnic reporting, and lists some Native prisoners on the officials outside listing as Caucasian, while the inside jackets list them as AMI. He informs us that he knows of 7 Native prisoners on his yard alone, which does not include those who do not come out of their cells. He states that while the number he provided is arbitrary, he believes it is very close to the actual number on Death Row. Mr. Frederickson has submitted a formal request for an official list of all Native Americans housed on Death Row. The prisoners at San Quentin wish to thank you in advance for your continued support. ===== NAPS (Native American Prisoner Support) http://www.hri.ca/partners/naps/ URGENT!!! Sign petition for Alex Montana: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ajm40/petition.html =================================== From: Brigitte Thimiakis Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:59 AM Subj: Manuel Redwoman's Campaign Mailing List: Iron Natives [Please forward to relevant lists and contacts - Thank you -] =========== Greetings Here is a short but important statement from Manuel Redwoman 's Support Network to confirm that the letter campaign in his support has not stopped. On the contrary, it is very active, as well as our support of Manuel. A new update will be posted shortly. If you are interested in taking part in the next step, please drop us a line. Montana Department of Corrections has recently sent several letters trying to discourage supporters and state officials from helping Manuel. These letters accuse Manuel of various things that are not true; they are unable to prove what they are saying, while we have piles of prison documents proving that Manuel is telling the truth. The prison and MT DOC are simply ignoring them. We are putting together a rebuttal to these letters and collecting even more documented evidence of the prison conspiracy and racial profiling against Manuel Redwoman. If you have received a letter from Montana State Officials, please let us know right away, so we can send you our rebuttal as soon as possible. As in other States, too many prison officials still think it is ok to consider Native American/First Nations prisoners as sub-humans. They still think it is ok to violate their every right, human, religious or civil, and get away with it. We are here to show them that times have changed. These prisoners deserve equal rights and treatment, equal opportunities and respect. It can happen only thanks to your support and dedication. With respect, Brigitte Thimiakis thimiakischool@the.forthnet.gr <>o<>o<>o<>o<>o<>o<>o<>o<>o<>o<> Please visit Manuel Redwoman's websites Against Child Abuse: www.geocities.com/occitaniafr/Child_Abuse and about his case : http://www.geocities.com/occitaniafr/index.html Please sign and forward the petition "Justice for Manuel Redwoman" http://www.PetitionOnline.com/jfmr2001/ =================================== Date: Monday, August 26, 2002 4:43 PM From: Brigitte Thimiakis Please contact Lee with any suggestions at : eazylee@juno.com Thank you, Brigitte From: Lee W Gaylord Manuel LuJan is a Native American inmate in Arizona. He is hoping for parole soon and would like to be paroled to Canada or out of state. Does anyone know an organization that may help him? Click the following for more about him http://leegaylord.hypermart.net/lujan.html Lee/Lee W. Gaylord/Eazy Lee/The Crazy Old White Man The Injustice System http://theinjusticesystem.com --------- "RE: Rustywire: Near Burnham Junction" --------- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:54:17 -0700 From: rustywire@yahoo.com (john rustywire) Subj: near burnham junction Newsgroup: alt.native Looking around the place it was dry; there had been no water all summer. The sagebrush was a dull gray; the sun had baked the color of straw out of it. It was a long walk heading down the road, a single paved road that led from the junction back down the road west sixteen miles to the small place called Toadlena. The sun was hot and there was not a single breeze. The ground next to the road was parched, dry and cracked like an overdone chocolate chip cookie, hard to the touch and crunched when you walked on it. Walking, walking down the road walking to the mountain, the sound of horses stirring far off across the valley was the only sound that came through the still air. How hot it is, the Navajo car wash would have been a good place to rest, just off the road Northwest of Burnham junction. It was a spring that had been tapped as water well with a pipe running up like a gallows, it looked like a straight seven with a rubber hose attached at the end so water haulers could fill their empty barrels when they came to fill up their wagons or pickup trucks. A small switch at the base allowed you to turn it on a turn of the foot. Standing there you can hear the water as it comes up, making gurgling sounds and slowly it begins to flow out, slowly at first and then gushing out spilling all over the ground. The water, clean cool water splashing every which way. It could make a horse turn his head a mile away the sound of that water gushing out, the overflow running to a water trough nearby. Horse drawn wagons, would move as the old horses caught the scent of it. The water would come down like a shower turned full on, and you could watch it spill all over the ground, but why waste it. Slowly you step into it and feel it run all over you, from your head to your shoulders, down your arm and then down your back, it is cool and begins to get cold. Cars on the nearby highway going from Shiprock to Gallup drive on by with the little kids pressing the face against the window watching that wild Indian dancing under the well water, all soaking wet and laughing at them. Look Mom there's an Indian dancing around in the water! Without turning she says, Oh!, ok. So much for that. In a minute they are gone. I wonder where they are going, maybe California or Phoenix. Well so they are gone now, just specks cruising off to the southern horizon passing Newcomb on their way South. Oh, the water feels so good, the touch of it so refreshing as it runs over you, your hair, face, neck and on down your legs. The taste is cool and wet, there is nothing like the fresh taste of cool water on a hot day. Yeeee! I would like to stand here all day, just like this, but the horses that were so far away have found their way to the trough and looking like, hey, don't waste it, let us have a cool shower too. So you wave the rubber hose toward them and they neigh as they like the coolness of it, they flinch and prance, sidestepping back and forth, bobbing their heads as they too dance for their water. Hey!! You want a ride? Wa? Hey, get in, I'm headed back to Toadlena, do you want a ride? Wa, it's Manygoats, he stopped his Ford pickup and shouted out the window. Getting in, he says, you must be having heat stroke or something. There is some cold water in the jug by the seat, have some. You look burned up. Oh, I say, I was just thinking about Burnham Junction. Oh, that Manuelito woman at the trading post from there is back home, is that the one you were day dreaming about? No, she is my sister in the Navajo Way, I was just thinking about a horse I saw down there on the flat, that pinto. He looks over from the driver's seat and says, you have been in the sun too long, drink some water and let's head home. Just the thing I needed, a ride and a cool drink along the way, Ayeelah (thank you) Hosteen Manygoats. The wind picks up from the dusty plain, and the sound of rubber tires whines softly; looking out the window...now where was I, oh yes, the water was cool and running all over me as I was standing under it at that Navajo Car Wash near Burnham Junction; how nice it is and it feels pretty good alright. --------- "RE: Poem: Pretenders" --------- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:01:33 EDT From: HGold42734@aol.com Subj: poem from phil goldvarg Mailing List: ndn-aim By Howard Zinn Boston Globe August 19, 2002 The Bush administration's plan for preemptive war against Iraq so flagrantly violates both international law and common morality that we need a real national debate. Pretenders Pretenders work hard to establish their place, to convince the world of their great power and god like gifts, they turn visions into short lived reality and paint masks over their own panicked eyes. Phil Goldvarg 8/27/02 Hgold42734@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> FREE LEONARD PELTIER ! --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 06:39:50 -1000 From: Debbie Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days A HAWAI'I BOOK OF DAYS, week of September 2-8 KEPAKEMAPA (September) (Mahoe Hope) 2 In even the tiniest seeds are found all the secrets of life. 3 The coral reef is a home to many creatures. 4 In our hearts, we are all children. 5 Know all there is to know, ... and cherish what you learn. 6 Never make excuses to avoid doing the things you truly love. 7 Time will not stand still for our convenience -- we must make the time we need to build our dreams. 8 To walk upon black sands is to feel the touch of Pele. (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream) --------- "RE: Fifth Annual Nammys" --------- Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 8:28 PM From: NAMMYS@aol.com [SMTP:NAMMYS@aol.com] Subj: Fifth Annual Nammys FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIFTH ANNUAL NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH AT MILWAUKEE'S MARCUS AMPHITHEATER Crystal Gayle, Kitty Wells, Village People's Felipe Rose & Other National Recording Artists Come Together In An Ultimate Celebration of Native Music New York, NY - The Fifth Annual Native American Music Awards, or the Nammys, makes its midwest debut on Saturday, September 7th at the Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hosted by Crystal Gayle, the Awards show features over 30 awards presentations and ten live music performances. Performers include: Felipe Rose, the Indian from the Village People, Gary Small with special guest Graham Lear of Santana, Micki Free of Shalamar, Jana (2001 Best Pop Artist), four-time nominee Martha Redbone, the Cherokee Nation Children's Choir, Howard Lyons, Primeaux & Mike, Bill Miller, a special Hall of Fame Induction of the Queen of Country, Kitty Wells, and more special guests to be announced. Showtime is 8:00pm. Tickets are $24.75 and VIP tickets are $100.00 which include admittance to post-show party at Potawatomi Casino. Tickets are on-sale now at ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com and through www.nammys.com. All tickets are good for discounted admission to Indian Summer Festival, the nation's largest Native American cultural festival. Among this year's 82 nominees are; Paul LaRoche and Brule, NYC's Martha Redbone, both with four nominations, Jim Boyd, Micki Free, Keith Secola (with John Densmore of The Doors), and Gary Small with three nominations each. This year's Native Heart category features an impressive list of mainstream artists including; Neil Young, Bruce Cockburn, and the late Joey Ramone. The Living Legend Award will be presented to Floyd Red Crow Westerman. The music of this year's nominees span sounds and styles known and unknown ranging from the traditional to the modern or contemporary including; celtic, latin, and christian-influenced music to a tribal dance remix of Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and a pow wow version of "Who Let The Dogs Out." This year's nominees also include children who have beat the reservation odds by making their national recording debut and commercially successful mainstream artists who are embracing their native american roots on record for the first time. Over 140 national recordings were submitted for nomination consisting of the most dynamic array of music genres in the Nammys five year history. Nominees were selected by NAMA's Advisory membership. Winners of the Fifth Annual Native American Music Awards will be determined through membership ballots and a national on-line voting campaign now open to the general public on the Awards website; www.nammys.com which is closing in at 300,000 visitors. A new category for Best Christian/Gospel Recording is among the 30 categories appearing on this year's national voting ballot . This Year's Awards Eligibility Period was April 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002. Presented by the Forest County Potawatomi Tribal Community, the Fifth Annual Native American Music Awards is also sponsored in part by, Indian Summer Festivals, St. Croix Tribal Council, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, and the Oneida Indian Nation of New York. The Native American Music Awards recognizes the outstanding musical achievements of today's contemporary and traditional Native American artists. The Awards show has been previously held in front of consecutive sold-out audiences in the Southwest and Northeast. The Awards have been highly acclaimed by national and international media including; USA Today, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Billboard Magazine, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, La Voce Italiana and France's International Herald Tribune. Recognized for its high production qualities, educational merit, beauty and inspiration, the Awards have previously honored such artists as; Robbie Robertson, Bill Miller, Rita Coolidge & Walela, Robert Mirabal, Indigenous, the late Jimi Hendrix and Hank Williams to even the Navajo Codetalkers and the PGA's Notah Begaye. As the country's greatest resource for Native American music initiatives, over 35% of all attendees travel from across the U.S. including Alaska and Hawaii. --------- "RE: Native America Calling" --------- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:00:11 -0500 From: "AIROS (American Indian Radio On Satellite)" Subj: NAC Topics for 8/26 - 8/30 (including an live interview with John Trudell on Mon 8/26/02) + more ... 1) NAC Topics for 8/26 - 8/30 2) Voices From The Circle 3) Different Drums 4) alterNative Voices 5) Earthsongs - Arigon Starr 1) NAC Topics for 8/26 - 8/30 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 - 8/26: Indian in the Spotlight: John Trudell John Trudell is a voice for the indigenous peoples of the world - a voice that lights a fire for justice. Just off the movie set, Trudell is on tour with his band, Bad Dog, showcasing their new album "Bone Days." This collection marks a new chapter in the creative saga of one of America's true originals. From Vietnam to Alcatraz, from the American Indian Movement to the big screen, Trudell has remained true to the voices inside. Join us as we put the spotlight on modern day hero John Trudell of the Santee Sioux Nation. TUE - 8/27: Native Language Recovery: Native Americans and Alaska Natives pride themselves on their unique culture and tradition, however, the very essence of "being" Native is in jeopardy of becoming extinct. The survival of Native languages is threatened. What are the consequences of losing an indigenous language? Recently, there has been a surge in efforts to preserve and strengthen Native languages. How is a language revived, especially if there are only a few people who speak the language? Guests include Larry Smallwood, Director of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Language and Cultural Center. WED - 8/28: Book of the Month: "How We Became Human": A new book titled "How We Became Human" is a collection of poems by author Joy Harjo, covering more than a quarter century of her writings. It also includes more than a dozen of her new poems. The author draws from the American tradition of praising the land and the spirit. She began her writing career in the midst of the Native rights movement when there was an enormous need for a Native voice in art, books, poems and songs. She has since become an international voice for America's indigenous people. Join us as we talk with multi-talented Muscogee author, poet and musician Joy Harjo. THU - 8/29: Reversing Diabetes: Cardiovascular disease. Blindness. Nephropathology. Neuropathy. These maladies are but a partial list of problems diabetics suffer. The incidence and mortality of diabetes afflicts Native people in higher proportions than other minority groups. A revolutionary training program is helping diabetics understand their disease. Advertised as being scientifically sound, it works toward reversing the affects of this debilitating disease. Can a lifestyle modification take the shot out of diabetes? Guests include Dr. Milton Keskee of Newstart and author/nutritionist Sally Christenson. FRI - 8/30: Pow Wow on the National Mall: The headlines will read: Indians Invade and Occupy Washington, D.C. It's not a sneak attack while Congress is away. And it isn't a melee' that will leave casualties. But Native people will be invading Washington for the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Inaugural Pow Wow. The beat of the drum will once again echo across the land of the Potomac River. Celebrated drum groups and dancers will gather from throughout the nation. What is the significance of a pow wow in our nation's capital? Guests include George Horse Capture of the Gros' Ventre Nation, Senior Pow Wow Counselor to NMAI. 2) Voices From The Circle This week, VOICES FROM THE CIRCLE/AIROS listeners not only get variety in Indian music, but a listen in on some of the Nammy nominees for this year, but they also get inside information through a two part interview on a massive proposed dredging of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes from Bad River Chippewa elder and leader Joe Rose. This commercial venture has been in the works for over 30 years and now threatens the ecological balance of the largest fresh water lake in the world - Lake Superior. Robert Tree Cody begins this week's VOICES with a "Hunter's Prayer." Joanne Shenandoah teams up with Bill Miller on "Earth and Sky." Black Lodge has something for all you round dance fans with "Hold My Hand." Nammy nominee Grady Shadow Hawk Jones shows us his flute stuff with "Call My Brother Home." R. Carlos Nakai and Peter Kater put their musical skills together and make it sound so easy on "Child's Play." Storm Seymore takes us on the highway, biker-style, with "The Ride" from the forth-coming movie "Nashville Fever." Randy Wood continues our show of Nammy nominees with "Eagle Woman." Native Heart nominee Jeff Ball - another flute performer - takes us on the other side (of the Mississippi) with "Prairie Runner." Karen Therese, from her "Warrior of the Heart" CD asks someone to "Have Mercy." VOICES concludes with a little bit of Bill Miller and "Rain Down Your Love." May all your NAMMY dreams come true! Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Monday - 8/26: 4pm, 10pm Tuesday - 8/27: 4am Saturday - 8/31: 3pm Sunday - 9/1: 4am, 3pm Monday - 9/2: 4am 3) Different Drums This week, Different Drums shares a great mix of music from the Nations. Included within this hour of good listening are more cuts from Bill Miller's new "Spirit Rain" CD, a set of songs from Canadian First Nations artists, the blues sound of Thunderhand Joe and the Medicine show, a live recording from Jim Boyd and Alfonso Kolb, a round dance from Randy Wood, and songs from Thon-Gya, Lawrence Laughing, and Medicine Dream. Good sounds from some of NDN Country's finest musicians and singers, coming your way this week on Different Drums. Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Tuesday 8/27: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Wednesday 8/28: 4am Saturday 8/31: 5pm Sunday 9/1: 6am, 5pm Monday 9/2: 6am 4) alterNative Voices This week's guest interview on alterNative Voices is Angie Bohanon (Choctaw). Angie is a seminary student at the University of Dubuque, Iowa. Her major is theology of the earth, as in sacred sites and sacredness of the environment. Our news feature this week is a story about the Minnesota Twins honoring Native culture. Music includes Storm Semore, David Little Elk, Primeaux and Mike and historic traditional music. Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Wednesday 8/28: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Thursday 8/29: 4am Saturday 8/31: 6pm Sunday 9/1: 7am, 6pm Monday 9/2: 7am 5) Earthsongs - Arigon Starr Next time on Earthsongs, Modern Music from Native America: Howard Lyons, Storm Seymour, Blackfire, Robbie Robertson, The Thunderbird Sisters and our feature artist Arigon Starr. Kickapoo/Creek and a self-described "Indian Bette Midler," Arigon shares with host Gregg McVicar her passion for topical songwriting, straight-ahead analog recording and the method behind her latest album -- "Backflip." 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 8/29: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Friday 8/30: 4am Saturday 8/31: 4pm Sunday 9/1: 5am, 4pm Monday 9/2: 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 27 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 hour You can see this program at the following times: Thu, Aug 29, 10:00 PM ET (Thu, Aug 29, 7:00 PM PT) Fri, Aug 30, 4:00 AM ET (Fri, Aug 30, 1:00 AM PT) Fri, Aug 30, 10:00 AM ET (Fri, Aug 30, 7:00 AM PT) Fri, Aug 30, 4:00 PM ET (Fri, Aug 30, 1:00 PM PT) First Peoples' TV: The Peyote Road "Peyote Road" addresses the United States Supreme Court "Smith" decision, which denied protection of 1st Amendment religious liberty to the sacramental use of Peyote for Indigenous people, one of the oldest tribal religions in the Western Hemisphere. Examining the European tradition of religious intolerance and documenting the centuries old sacramental use of the cactus Peyote, the film explains how the "Smith" decision put religious freedom in jeopardy for all Americans. Available from Kifaru Productions. "The Peyote Road" 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, 26 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 =================================== From: "Maria M" Subj: Kentucky Pow-wows & Events (septmeber -october 2002) Newsgroup: soc.culture.native Hi gang Take a look. maria Who can number the sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity? Kentucky Powwows & Events (Dates & places may change. Contact event for confirmation). ADD your event! September 7-8, 2002 Trail Of Tears Powwow Cherokee Trail Of Tears Park Hopkinsville, KY Every year on the first full weekend of September, the Trail Of Tears Commission sponsors an intertribal PowWow at the park. This past year we had over 16,000 visitors from all over the world. A PowWow is many things.... A gathering of Native American people to celebrate their rich heritage; to socialize with old friends and make new ones and an opportunity to expose non-indians to the centuries old tradition of the various dances and Native American crafts; and to educate the PowWow visitors with story telling and Indian lore demonstrations. Children also enjoy visiting our PowWow NOTE ON PET POLICY: While your pets are welcome whenever you visit the park during the course of the year, There are no pets, alcohol, or firearms allowed during PowWow time. If you are a Native American Dancer or a BIA Craft Vendor and would like to participate in our next PowWow please contact Ms. Beverly Baker at: 270-886-8033 Voice 270-886-0034 Fax Please call as Ms. Baker is not online. For More Information: Including dancer or vendor info: Call: (270) 886-8033 Voice or (270) 886-0034 Fax E-mail at info@trailoftears.org October 25-27, 2002 Place: Louisville,Kentucky---E.P. Tom Sawyer Park. Event: O.R.N.A.I.C ( Ohio River Native American Intertribal Community) 6th annual Unity Festival Host Drum:All Nations/Invited drums, Southeastern Asso. Of Native American People and Change Of Breeze. Head Female Dancer:Donna Dunn Head Male Dancer: Jeff Hatmaker Head Veteran: Mike Dunn Announcer: Barry Brown There will be about 25 booths,We will also have our Kentucky Native American Heritage Mobile Museum for you to go in and look around. For more information please contact Randy Jackson at (502) 969-1339 or Bruce Brading at (502) 532-7290 =================================== 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: 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