From gars@speakeasy.org Wed Sep 25 10:38:26 2002 Date: 25 Sep 2002 00:06:39 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews10.039 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 039 | Country than is reported in | O o o o o O | this weekly newsletter. 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When that happens, the federal government will be freed of its persistent 'Indian problem.'" "The Great Mother sent you to this country, and we hope she will be good to us for many years. The Americans gave at first large bags of flour, sugar, and many blankets; the next year it was only half of the quantity; and the following years it grew less and less; and now they give only a handful of flour." "We want to get fifty dollars for the Chiefs and thirty dollars for all the others, men, women, and children, and we want the same every year for the future. We want to be paid for all the timber that the police and whites have used, since they came to our country. If it continues to be used as it is, soon there will be no firewood left for the Indians. I hope, Great Father, that you will give us all that we ask." __ Medicine Calf, Blackfeet +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Indian Pledge of Allegiance | The Indian Pledge of Alleg- | | iance was first presented | I pledge allegiance to my Tribe,| on 2 December '93 during the | to the democratic principles | opening address of the Nat- | of the Republic | ional Congress of American | and to the individual freedoms | Indian Tribal-States Relat- | borrowed from the Iroquois and | ions Panel in Reno, NV. NCAI | Choctaw Confederacies, | plans distribution of the | as incorporated in the United | Indian Pledge to all Indian | States Constitution, | Nations. | so that my forefathers | | shall not have died in vain | Walk in Beauty! Night Owl +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Journey | In the summer and early fall | The Bloodline | of 1998 the Treaty Unity Riders | | rode a thousand miles on horse- | For all that live and live by law | back, carrying a staff and | We Stand, we Call, We Ride | praying each step of the way. | For All that fear and fear by sight | | We Hear, we Listen, we Ride | These prayers were offered for | For all that pray and pray by strength| each of us, and that the Unity | We Feel, we Move, we Ride | of all Peoples might happen. | For all that die and die by greed | | We Hurt, we Cry, we Ride | Tatanka Cante forwarded this | For all that birth and birth by right | poem on behalf of all the Unity | We Smile, we Hold, we Ride | Riders that we might stop and | For all that need and need by heart | ask if the next words we say, the | We Came, we Went, we Rode. | next act we make is for the good | | of the People or is it from ego | Treaty Unity Riders | for self. +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ O'siyo Brothers and Sisters! This past Thursday I watched with a very heavy heart the Dreamcatcher presentation on WorldLink TV "The Broken Rainbow." It detailed the history of the usurpation of traditional Hopi leadership, the infiltration by a Phoenix Attorney, and subsequent raping of Big Mountain by Kerr-McGee, Peabody and the energy industry. The documentary clearly traced the shameful ways the Navajo and Hopi traditional homelands and pathways have been stripped by a greedy industry and society that does not care that their greed has lead to cultural and actual genocide. Then this past Friday I was greeted by a headline that Secretary of Interior Norton has advised the Bush administration to veto the energy bill making its way through Congress if ANWR was not "again" included in the package. After months and months of evidence that exploring, drilling and exporting oil from ANWR will literally destroy a very fragile wilderness area, the Secretary has threatened to take her ball and go home if we don't play the game her way. Norton has already proven she has no conscience when it comes to native people. After the court appointed monitor demonstrated DOI computers were easy targets for penetration and record altering, she withheld trust payments as a "pay back", claiming her hands were tied and she was simply complying with the court's wishes. Bullshit! The distribution of those checks did not require the public to have access to those computers. The vulnerable ones could have been taken offline and those checks could still be generated. After all, somehow those checks got generated before the Internet, didn't they? And somehow the Parks service computers got back online months before even the first Native check was issued. This was a brat hurting those she could in a snit. Yes, people died as a result, but they were just a bunch of old or sick Indians. Dodd and Blumenthal also continue their quest to derecognize tribes and stop any future recognition. After all, we can't have Indians developing any influence or self-support when such good care is being taken of them. Mighty white of those folks. Mighty white. Janet and I were blessed with participation in a celebration honoring the change of seasons with our brothers in USP Atlanta. You ever want a little perspective on how to appreciate the joy of singing parises to Creator and the gifts of life and breath, go help brothers or sisters in the ironhouse, or native elders and children on the rez or in urban areas. You will also grow in your own path, and isn't learning one of the first instructions? Also this weekend we learned something critical about our children at a pow wow where we were drumming. Rachel Pashman, a Nachez working with the state family services agency asked to speak to the group. The story she told was chilling. There are over fifty Indian children -- acknowledged Indian, not just 'greatgrandma was an Indian princess' -- who are available for adoption in Georgia. The Georgia family services officials didn't have Indian families asking to adopt, so they are on the verge of making them available to non-Indian adoptive families. Fifty- some little ones will be assimilated this year alone if Indian families don't act. Ms. Pashman has been charged with the task of contacting and recruiting families from the 30,000 Indian families in Georgia to adopt an Indian child or sibling group. She's taking the pow wow road as one of the routes to contacting us--and is the first to do this. We've lived in this state for close to 10 years now, and have been deeply involved in public, especially Indian issues that whole time. This is the FIRST we've heard of adoption-eligible Indian children in this state. Our Alabama friend say they have never heard of this in their state, either. But are they there, too? I'm betting yes. We knew about states like Arizona, or New Mexico, or South Dakota where there are reservations -- but here in our backyards? It never crossed our minds. Indian families who are interested in having children, or more children in their families need to be aware that even though you haven't heard about it -- there may be children who need you in your state. We have lost too many of our children to well-meaning adoptive homes outside our culture. Contact your state social services departments and ASK. They are used to prospective parents coming to them and begging for a child. Most are not going to come looking for you as Rachel Pashman has. If you're an Indian in Georgia and you'd like to consider adopting an Indian child -- contact Rachel at 229-377-7473. 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 ---------- - Dorothy George Baker - Native Logging Appeal - Crossings hinges on Aboriginal Claim - Judge find Bush Officials - B.C. Government, in Contempt on Trust First Nations talk Treaties - Judge Lamberth's Ruling - Canadians have an Obligation draws Mixed Review to Treaty 7 Tribes - Cold comfort for Norton: - Cop Guilty of Not alone in Contempt Protester's Shooting Quits - Senate will hear Testimony - Oneida Mom stands her Ground about Indian Trust - Crow Chairman's Brother - ANWR and Gas Pipeline charged in Vehicle Scheme back on the Agenda - Native Prisoner - Indian Bill hits Potential Snag -- Arizona Dept. of Corrections - Indian Affairs -- Pen Pals Needed rejects Dodd Tribal Proposal - Rustywire: Stew Stands - Indian Fee Land - Poem: free from State Control Adumbrations on the Eve of War - BLM seizes (steals) Cattle - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days of Western Shoshone - Native America Calling - Mayan Archaeological Site - This Week on First Peoples TV hints at Epic Battle - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: Dorothy George Baker" --------- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:19:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DOROTHY GEORGE BAKER" Dorothy George Baker 09/23/02 FORT HALL - Dorothy George Baker, 82, of Fort Hall, passed away on Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at the Bannock Regional Long-term Care Center. She was the oldest living familial descendent of Sacajawea and great granddaughter of Chief Tendoy. Dorothy was born on July 27, 1920, to Willie and Emma (Tendoy) George in Fort Hall, Idaho. She was raised on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and attended schools at the Fort Hall Boarding School and later Chemawa Indian School. She grew up learning the native traditions that she carried with her throughout her life and shared with so many people. Her given Indian name meant "Mother Earth." She was a very loving person that had a gift for being able to raise and care for many people throughout her life. She married Joe R. Baker and they had one son. She also raised two grandchildren, step daughters, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins' siblings as if they were her own children. Dorothy worked as a nurse at the old Fort Hall hospital when she was younger. She worked on the tribal health and welfare committee, was a housing board member and served as the elderly nutrition director. She served on the Gibson recreation committee for years and held many elected positions. As part of her many callings she was required to travel extensively, which she greatly enjoyed. She made many trips to Washington, D.C., and the Portland area office. In addition she also ranched cattle and horses. One of the highlights of her life was traditionally dedicating the Sacajawea Center site in Salmon, Idaho, last year to commemorate her famous ancestral relative. She was a devout Christian woman and loved to attend worship services, regardless of the denomination. She attended Presbyterian church, Assembly of God church, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as the Native American Church and Sun Dance ceremonies. She is survived by two grandchildren, Jessica and Leslie Jr. Baker of Fort Hall; one brother, Wayne, and a sister, Eloise Lopez, both of Gibson; two adopted brothers, Haywood Big Day of Pryor, Mont., and Jack Contor of Fort Hall; four step daughters, Ilene (Boyd) Hootchoo, Jennifer (Stanley) Christy, Melba (Mayo) Haskett and Geraldine (Howard) Doore, all of Fort Hall; and numerous other family members. She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Leslie Baker, Sr.; brothers, Frank, Raymond, Wilford, and Floyd; and sisters Rosalie, Rosilia, and Ernestine. A viewing will begin at her home in Fort Hall on Bench Road near the Bottoms on Monday morning at 10 a.m. and will continue until funeral services, which will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at her home. Traditional burial services will follow at 2 p.m. at the Gibson Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Hawker Hill Funeral Home in Blackfoot. Copyright c. 2002 the Idaho State Journal/Pocatello, ID. --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 08:10:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" September 18, 2002 Sencionita Lucier SENCIONITA LUCIER , 71, of La Villita, died Tuesday. She was born on December 22, 1930, in Ledoux. She married William Lucier in Fort Collins, Colo. on February 19, 1952. She was preceded in death by her husband, William L. Lucier; brother, Feliciano Martinez; and her parents, Abelino and Feloniz Martinez. She is survived by her children, Barbara Valdez and husband Paul of El Guache, Leonard Lucier of Alcalde, Edith Garcia and husband Ross of Alcalde, William Lucier and wife Cindy of Arroyo Seco, Irene Archuleta and husband Richard of Taos, and Edward Lucier of La Villita; 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Consuelo Montano of Ledoux, Martina Lucero and husband Rudy of Cheyenne, Wyo., Beatrice Trujillo and husband Leroy of Las Vegas, Presel Romero and husband Max of Cheyenne, Wyo. , Abelino Martinez of Ledoux, Leo Martinez and wife Delia of Santa Fe, and Ruben Martinez and wife Elsie of Clayton; and many other relatives and friends. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday and a rosary is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Block-Salazar Mortuary. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at the Saint John the Baptist Church in San Juan Pueblo. Interment will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery. Salazar Family of Block-Salazar Mortuary. Copyright c. 2002 Sioux Falls Argus Leader. -=-=-=- September 19, 2002 Garry W. Kills Ree PINE RIDGE - Garry W. Kills Ree, 54, Pine Ridge, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at Gordon (Neb.) Memorial Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Kills Ree, Pine Ridge; three sons, Byron Kills Ree and David Kills Ree, both of Pine Ridge, and Chet Kills Ree, Casper, Wyo.; one daughter, Cherie Ghost Bear, Ethete, Wyo.; and four grandchildren. First-night wake begins at 2 p.m. today at St. Agnes Catholic Church Hall in Manderson. Second-night wake begins at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in St. Stephen's, Wyo. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the church, with the Rev. Dave Matzko officiating. Burial will be at St. Stephen's Catholic Cemetery. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. September 21, 2002 Lyle J. Eagle Bull WOUNDED KNEE - Lyle J. Eagle Bull, 67, Wounded Knee, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at Fort Meade. Survivors include two brothers, John Eagle Bull, Manderson, and Marvin Eagle Bull Sr., Scenic; one sister, Mary Sutton, Rushville, Neb.; 20 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. One-night wake service begins at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, at Messiah Episcopal Church in Wounded Knee. Services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the church, with the Rev. Joe Brown Thunder and the Rev. Harold Eagle Bull officiating. Traditional Lakota services will be provided by Bill Center. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Sioux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Irving Tail PORCUPINE - Irving Tail, 79, Porcupine, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, in Rapid City. Survivors include one son, Asa Thin Elk, Denver; two stepsons, Donald Grass and Clifford Grass, both of Pine Ridge; and one daughter, Rosemary High Hawk, Wheatland, Wyo. Two-night wake services will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, at Porcupine CAP Building. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at Porcupine CAP Building, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl officiating. Traditional Lakota services will be provided by Wilmar Mesteth. Burial will be at St. Alban's Episcopal Cemetery in Porcupine. Sioux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Claire D. Flying Hawk PINE RIDGE - Claire D. Flying Hawk, 50, Pine Ridge, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at Pine Ridge. Survivors include one son, Jesse Janis, Pine Ridge; two daughters, Lisa Flying Hawk and Reva Janis, both of Rapid City; one brother, David Flying Hawk Jr., Hot Springs; and five sisters, Katherine Richards and Marcella Cottier, both of Pine Ridge, Prudy Flying Hawk, Rapid City, Viola Delatore and Geraldine Jarrott, both of Denver. Two-night wake services will begin at 1 p.m. today at Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, at Billy Mills Hall, with the Rev. Steve Sanford officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Rockyford. Sioux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. September 23, 2002 Catherine E. Valandra ROSEBUD - Catherine E. Valandra, 81, Rosebud, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, in Winner. Survivors include three children, Ronald Eagleman Sr., Michelle Leach and Kathleen Jolivette; four sisters, Cecelia Roubideaux, Virginia McClain, Ann Vermillion and LouElla Walker; one brother, Martin Frank; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at St. Bridget's Church in Rosebud. Cremation will follow visitation. September 24, 2002 Lavonne M. Short Bear PORCUPINE - Lavonne M. Short Bear, 42, Porcupine, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, in Franklinton, N.C. Survivors include one son, Derek Short Bear-Gaither, Oklahoma City; two daughters, Kimberly Short Bear-Pierce, Youngville, N.C., and Vesta Short Bear-Gaither, Franklinton, N.C.; her adopted mother, Vicki Voemer, Franklinton, N.C.; two brothers, Benjamin Black Bear Jr., Rosebud, and William Wounded, Pine Ridge; one sister, Alberta Seminole, Lame Deer, Mont. ; one grandchild; and nine great-grandchildren. One-night wake begins at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at Christ the King Catholic Church Hall in Porcupine. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the church hall, with the Rev. Bill Pauly officiating. Burial will be at Christ the King Catholic Cemetery in Porcupine. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Ramona E. Randall WANBLEE - Ramona E. Randall, 69, Wanblee, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, in Rapid City. Survivors include one son, Kermit Randall, Wanblee; three daughters, Carol Randall, St. George Island, Alaska, Carlette Randall-Terry, Crookston, Neb., and Myrna Randall, Denver; one brother, Wilbur Between Lodges, Pine Ridge; three sisters, Matilda Little Killer, Lavina Between Lodges and Darlene Mesteth, all of Wanblee; 24 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Two-night wake begins at 2 p.m. today at Ramona Randall's home in Wanblee. The second night begins at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Wanblee CAP building. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Wanblee CAP building, with Gerald Bush officiating. Burial will be at Gethsemane Episcopal Cemetery in Wanblee. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Elizabeth A. Good Lance WOUNDED KNEE - Elizabeth A. Good Lance, 69, Wounded Knee, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, in Portland, Ore. Survivors include four daughters, Brenda Good Lance, Wounded Knee, Marie Llanos, Portland, Avis Good Lance, Seattle, and Bonnie Good Lance, Warm Springs, Ore.; one brother, Aloysius Gates, Denver; 26 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. One-night wake begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wounded Knee. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the church, with the Rev. Cecelia Spotted Bear officiating. Burial will be at Wounded Knee Presbyterian Cemetery. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2002 The Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- September 17, 2002 Rayma A. Enjady A prayer service for Rayma A. Enjady, 48, of Mescalero, was Sept. 15, at St. Joseph's Mission, where the funeral mass was on Sept. 16. Burial followed at the Mescalero Cemetery with the Rev. John Gibbons officiating. Mrs. Enjady died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, in Mescalero. She was born Aug. 17, 1954, in Mescalero and lived there all of her life. She had worked for the Forestry Department and was a member of St. Joseph's Mission. Survivors include a son, Aldon Coriz of Mescalero; a daughter, Donnelle House of Mescalero; brothers Oliver Enjady, Eldon Enjady Jr. and Berkley Enjady, all of Mescalero; sisters Iva Enjady, Beverly Kirgan, Doreen Fernando, Ada Palmer, Sandra Enjady and Lurleen Enjady, all of Mescalero; grandchildren Alyssa House, Anthony Coriz, Celene Coriz and Maelena Coriz. Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso. Copyright c. 1999-2002 MediaNews Group, Inc./Ruidoso NM. -=-=-=- September 20, 2002 Dooley D. Shorty, Jr. Feb. 27, 1970 - Sept. 16, 2002 Dooley D. Shorty Jr., 32, of Albuquerque, passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, in Dunlap, Iowa. He was born Feb. 27, 1970, in Brigham City, Utah, to Dooley D. Shorty Sr. of Cornfields, Ariz., and Elsie C. Shorty of Toadlena, who have preceded him in death. He was of the Naashashi' clan, born for the Naaneesht ezhi tachiinii clan. Survivors include his brothers and sisters, Lavina Shorty Clay and Cordell Shorty of Albuquerque, Dorothy Gonzales of Los Lunas, Marcella Shorty of Palo Alto, Calif., Benedict Shorty of Crescent City, Calif., Delores Healing of Polacca, Ariz., Stella Dirckschneider of Oklahoma City, Okla., Emily Harden of Murray, Utah, Robert Shorty of Taos, Pearl Scott of Syracuse, Utah, and Phyllis Devlin and Roland Shorty Sr., both of Tempe, Ariz. He is also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Albert and Marie Clah of Toadlena, and paternal grandparents, Ned and Alkineah Bah Shorty of Cornfields, Ariz. A rosary will be recited on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., with the funeral mass to follow at noon at Christ the King Catholic Church in Shiprock. Father John Paul Sauter will be the celebrant. Interment will follow at the Shiprock Community Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael Clay, Wayne Lee, Lance Harden, Anthony Lee, Halvin Lee and Leon Wheeler. A reception will follow at the Catholic Center after the graveside services. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Copyright c. 1999-2002 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington, NM. -=-=-=- September 23, 2002 Ace Roy Appeney FORT HALL - Ace Roy Appeney, 26, tribal member of Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002, in Fort Hall after sustaining injuries in a vehicle accident. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at the home of Sandra Appeney on West Sheepskin Road. The family will greet friends at the home beginning at 3 p.m. Monday and continuing until time of services on Wednesday. Burial will follow at the Lincoln Creek Cemetery east of Blackfoot on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. Arrangements are under the direction of Hawker Hill Funeral Home in Blackfoot. Copyright c. 2002 the Idaho State Journal/Pocatello, ID. -=-=-=- September 20, 2002 Doris Old Person BROWNING - Doris (Bullshoe) Old Person, 64, who taught at schools in Browning and Heart Butte as well as the former College of Great Falls and Blackfeet Community College, died of renal cell carcinoma Sept. 17 at a Browning hospital. A prayer service is 7 p.m. this evening at Starr School gym. Her funeral is noon Saturday at the Starr School gym, with burial in North Star Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Earl Old Person Sr. of Browning; daughters Glenda Eagle Feathers and Erlina Old Person; sons Marty Eagle Feathers, Alfred Eagle Feathers and Earl Old Person Jr.; her mother, Lillian Gabriel; sisters June Tatsey, Carmen Marceau and Joan Kennerly; a brother, Francis Bullshoe Jr.; 17 grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. A daughter, Roselyn Marie Eagle Feathers, has died. She was born May 31, 1938, in Browning. She attended Flandreau Indian School and graduated from Browning High School. She received a bachelor's degree in education from Northern Montana College at Havre, then a master's degree in administration from Arizona State University at Tempe, Ariz. She was the first director of the Head Start program in Heart Butte, taught at Starr School (the old green log school). She then taught in Heart Butte and Browning public schools and was a professor for the College of Great Falls/Blackfeet Community College for 38 years. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Gayle Lee Bullshoe; and a sister, Mavis Salois Mitchell. Arliss Lee Stiffarm FORT BELKNAP - Arliss Lee Stiffarm, 59, a draftsman and Air Force veteran, died of cancer Tuesday at a Havre hospital. Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. today at the Red Whip Center in Fort Belknap, with burial in Old Stiffarm Family Cemetery at Hays. Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jo Longknife of Fort Belknap; a son, Lee "Max" Stiffarm of San Diego; a stepson, Buzz Cochran of Old Hays; a stepdaughter, Jamie Haakson of Old Hays; sisters Velva Doore and Avis Spencer of Fort Belknap, Marcia Hammett of Harlem, Clarice Lamb of Missoula, Naomi Longfox of Butte, Marlys Fisher of Browning and Jewell Lamb of Boring, Ore.; and a brother, George Stiffarm of Fort Belknap. September 24, 2002 William Jess Butterfly BROWNING -- William Jess Butterfly, 19, who graduated from Sentinel High School in Missoula and worked at Teeples IGA in Browning, died Saturday in an auto accident near East Glacier. Rosary is 7 p.m. Thursday at Little Flower Parish. Funeral Mass is 2 p.m. Friday at Little Flower Parish, with burial in Butterfly Family Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors, all of Browning, include his partner, Eileen Devereaux; his mother, JoAnne Racine; sisters Billie Jo Myo, Delores Lynn Spotted Wolfe, Patricia Spotted Wolfe, Cheryle Spotted Wolfe, Gail Ann Brown and Hope Racine; and brothers Randy Paul Brown, Brian Racine and Lance Racine. Dwight Yellow Owl BROWNING -- Dwight Yellow Owl, 57, a Browning native and laborer, died Saturday in an auto accident on Highway 2 near East Glacier. Rosary is 7 p.m. Wednesday at Little Flower Parish. Funeral Mass is 2 p. m. Thursday at Little Flower Parish, with burial in Willow Creek Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include daughters AnnaRea Ray, Denise Yellow Owl, Geri DePache and Kimberly Jiran; sons Wildean Yellow Owl and David Roundine; sisters Doris Yellow Owl, Rose Marie Bull Child and Sandra DePache; brother Kenny Yellow Owl and Donald Yellow Owl; 17 grandchildren and one great- -grandchild. His wife, Wynema Calf Tail Yellow Owl, has died. Copyright c. 2002 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: Judge find Bush Officials in Contempt on Trust" --------- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 08:41:22 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CONTEMPT" http://www.indianz.com/News/ Judge find Bush officials in contempt on trust WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Tuesday said the Bush administration plans to challenge a federal judge's stinging ruling which declared her and Indian affairs aide Neal McCaleb "unfit" to manage money belonging to 500,000 Native Americans. Speaking to reporters at an economic development conference in Arizona, Norton refused to answer direct questions about U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth's rebuke. "I have not yet had the opportunity to review his decision," she said. Nonetheless, Norton was unwilling to accept being found in contempt of court for her handling of the Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust. Echoing a statement made by a Department of Justice official who disputed the finding, she spoke of the forthcoming court dispute. "We believe it is appropriate to seek an appeal," she said, "and so we will be exploring the opportunities for doing so." The response came hours after Lamberth issued a 267-page opinion that said Norton and McCaleb "deliberately" gave false and misleading information about attempts to fix the trust and become more accountable. In reports to the court, the Bush officials made "fraudulent" claims of progress, the ruling noted. "The Department of Interior has truly outdone itself this time," Lamberth wrote. "The agency has indisputably proven to the court, Congress, and the individual Indian beneficiaries that it is either unwilling or unable to administer competently the IIM trust." Reaction to the ruling in Indian Country was swift. Elouise Cobell, the Blackfeet Nation of Montana banker who is the lead plaintiff in the case, was ecstatic yesterday. "The wait was worth it," she said, referring to Lamberth's seven-month deliberation for the lengthy and complex ruling. National Congress of American Indians President Tex Hall, an account holder who testified during the trial, said the decision was a "great victory" not just for Indian beneficiaries but for tribes whose funds are also in disarray. He criticized Norton for moving to appeal. "That's appalling to me," he said. "Appeal after appeal after denial after denial. When does it end?" Jim Gray, chief of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma, is another supporter of the case. "What I see happening is a merging of the two agendas," he said, referring to individual Indian and tribal trust mismanagement. Lamberth's ruling covers actions taken by both the Clinton and Bush administrations from the fall of 1999 to the winter of 2001. He found Norton and McCaleb, in their official capacities as trustee-delegates, guilty of four out of five contempt charges. The pair were spared on a fifth specification for disobeying court orders to account for funds owed to Indian people. But Lamberth found that the Interior and its attorneys engaged in "litigation misconduct" for failing to move forward with an historical accounting. Norton has since issued a plan to correct this particular breach of trust at a cost of $2.4 billion and a delay of 10 years. "It is a tremendous undertaking," she proclaimed yesterday. The IIM trust was established in 1887 when tribal lands were parceled out to individual Indians. The account takes in about $500 million in oil, gas, timber and other royalties every year, but the government can't for a single penny. The Cobell case is a class action representing all past, present and future IIM account holders. It was filed in 1996 in the District of Columbia. In February 1999, Lamberth held two Clinton administration Cabinet members in contempt for failing to produce records for the account holders. He fined them more than $600,000, although taxpayers picked up the tab. Attorneys for the Indian plaintiffs expect to recover millions for the latest contempt finding. Copyright c. 2000-2002 Noble Savage Media, LLC/Indianz.Com. --------- "RE: Judge Lamberth's Ruling draws Mixed Review" --------- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:09:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CONTEMPT REACTION" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news02/091802_news_contempt.shtml Judge's ruling draws mixed review By Thomas Hargrove Tribune Reporter September 18, 2002 WASHINGTON - Members of Congress had a mixed reaction to U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth's contempt-of-court citation against Interior Secretary Gale Norton for the federal government's massive mismanagement of royalties from Indian lands. Lamberth made a long-pending decision on Tuesday, citing both Norton and Bureau of Indian Affairs director Neal McCaleb for failing to follow a court order to straighten out the royalty accounts and for lying to the court about progress being made on the issue. Democrats and Republicans alike concluded Norton inherited a problem that began in 1887 when the federal government began seizing Indian lands while promising to pay them for grazing rights, mineral extraction and timber operations. The ultimate value of the unpaid benefits, plus interest, could be in the billions of dollars. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, a Silver City Democrat, concluded Lamberth's "contempt order offers further evidence that the Indian trust fund system is a mess. This problem was many years in the making, and it will take some time to fix." Bingaman said the order proves the Interior Department has made "little to no progress" in solving the problem, aggravated by sloppy or non- existing financial records on the amount of money Indians should have been paid over the generations. The lawsuit being heard by lamberth was initially filed in 1996 in a collective action by the trust account holders. "It is my hope the administration will use today's contempt order to take a closer look at its trust reform plan and to take some positive steps toward resolving this issue," Bingaman said. "Indian country already has some of the highest unemployment rates in the land. It is inexcusable for the federal government to compound that problem with a failed trust system. Native Americans deserve much better." Sen. Pete Domenici, an Albuquerque Republican, chose not to make a formal response to Lamberth's ruling. "He is looking at the settlement decision and has asked his staff to review it," Domenici spokesman Chris Gallegos said. Rep. J.D. Hayworth, an Arizona Republican who is co-chairman of the Congressional Native American Caucus and a member of the House Resources Committee, said the judge's order is misdirected and unfair. "I share Judge Lamberth's desire for a prompt resolution to the Indian trust fund scandal," Hayworth said. "But to subject Secretary Norton to this sort of judicial jawboning is unnecessary. She fully appreciates the urgency of solving this problem." Hayworth praised Norton's efforts while criticizing her predecessors, including former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, who also was found in contempt of court over the issue. "She takes the court's consternation very seriously and she is devoting extraordinary attention, including spending 50 percent of every day working with tribal leaders and others, to resolve the problem," Hayworth said. "She is making very significant progress toward that goal." Rep. Nick Rahall, a West Virginia Democrat and the senior Democrat on the House Resources Committee which oversees the Interior Department, disagreed. "While Secretary Norton inherited the long-standing problems with Indian trust fund management and the Cobell lawsuit itself, she has been found in contempt for actions taken on her own watch," he said in a statement. "If they were half as good at counting the bucks as they are at passing the buck, we would be much better off." Norton said Tuesday she is considering an appeal of Lamberth's ruling, which inflicts a multi-million penalty on the government by directing it to pay the plaintiff's legal costs. Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackfeet Nation, who led a group of Indians in suing the department in 1996 for squandering Indian money, praised Lamberth's ruling and said it should serve as a warning to Norton and her department. "I prayed every day that this opinion would serve justice to the individual Indian beneficiaries. the ones who have been hurting for so long," Cobell said. "We are on the road to justice, and I'm happy for this opinion." The trust, which now handles royalties from 11 million acres for about 300,000 American Indians, began in 1887 when Congress took 90 million acres from Indian tribes and gave the land to white homesteaders. The Indians were left with allotments ranging from 40 acres to 320 acres, with the Interior Department assigned to manage grazing, timber and oil and gas drilling on the land. The department was to have ensured Indians received royalties for those activities. For more than a century, an untold amount of money meant for some of the nation's poorest residents was lost, stolen or never collected. Indians sued in 1996, claiming the mismanagement cost them between $10 billion and $40 billion. The next phase of the trial is scheduled to begin in May 2003. The Associated Press contributed to this story. Copyright c. 2002 The Albuquerque Tribune. --------- "RE: Cold comfort for Norton: Not alone in Contempt" --------- Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 01:31:28 -0700 From: "mikola 18" Subj: "Cold comfort for Norton: She's not alone in contempt" Mailing List: ndn-aim http://www.denverpost.com "Cold comfort for Norton: She's not alone in contempt" Sunday, September 22, 2002 By BILL McALLISTER Denver Post Washington Bureau Chief WASHINGTON, D.C. - "If U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth had any good news for Interior Secretary Gale Norton last week, he put it on Pages 212 and 213 of a scathing 267-page opinion that held Norton and her top Indian affairs aide in civil contempt of court. Like Norton, Lamberth is a Republican appointee, but unlike her, he never has minced words about how the Interior Department has mishandled the trust accounts it holds for more than 300,000 American Indians. "It is fiscal and governmental irresponsibility in its purest form," the judge declared in a celebrated 1999 ruling against Norton's Democratic predecessors. This time, the judge was irate over the way Norton and Neal McCaleb, her assistant secretary for Indian affairs, have responded to his orders for a full accounting of funds due the Indians. He ruled that the Bush appointees had committed "a fraud on the court" by their inaction and by misleading him. It wasn't until Page 212 of that opinion that the faint praise for Norton began. Lamberth declared that Norton was "at best marginally more responsive than her predecessor," Democrat Bruce Babbitt. Then the judged noted that he was citing the former Colorado attorney general "in her official capacity" and not as an individual. "This action is not maintained against Gale Norton as an individual, just as the previous contempt trial was not against Bruce Babbitt in his individual capacity," the judge said. Indeed, Lamberth said "it did not matter who actually occupied the office at the time." There was more than enough bad judgment on trust issues by both the Bush and Clinton administrations to justify sanctions against the current officeholders, he said. That may be small comfort to Norton. It will spare her having to pay any penalties that are likely to result from the sanctions. Taxpayers will have to pony up however much money Lamberth determines the government must pay. The judge said the penalties will cover the costs of Norton's 29-day contempt trial earlier this year, the same assessment he gave Babbitt and his Indian affairs aide, Kevin Gover. Dennis Gingold, a former Denver lawyer who has been handling the case for the Indians, predicted the total will be in the millions. On Capitol Hill, Republican lawmakers said Norton shouldn't be punished for a mess she inherited from Democrats. That moved Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W. Va., ranking member of the House Resources Committee, to quip: "If they were half as good at counting the bucks as they are at passing the buck, we would be much better off." The fight over Indian trust money is far from over, Lamberth said. He is going to have a special master oversee Norton's efforts to clean up the trust and one to examine possible contempt charges against nearly 50 current and former federal officials, many of them from the Clinton administration. In short, Norton or her government lawyers will be back in the federal courthouse on Pennsylvania Avenue for many days this fall." Copyright c. 2002 The Denver Post. --------- "RE: Senate will hear Testimony about Indian Trust" --------- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:19:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SENATE HEARINGS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0922indiantrust.html Senate will hear testimony about Indian trust fund Billy House Republic Washington Bureau Sept. 22, 2002 WASHINGTON - Corporate accounting scandals have grabbed Congress' attention this year. But on Tuesday, a Senate committee will look into a different sort of accounting failure: the federal government's ongoing mismanagement of trust funds held for American Indians. "Real and immediate reform of Indian trust funds management is critical, " Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., declared in a letter to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. That letter prompted Tuesday's scheduled committee hearing. McCain, a committee member, was responding to the sudden ouster in late July of Payson resident Thomas Slonaker as the Interior Department's special trustee overseeing the trusts. Slonaker said he was forced to resign his Interior Department post because he would not go along with assertions that the department was successfully fixing the historically mismanaged accounts. Turf wars In the weeks since, a federal judge cited Interior Secretary Gail Norton and an assistant for contempt in seeking to conceal the lack of progress being made in fixing the accounts. Norton was the third Cabinet-level official to be so cited in connection with the funds since 1999. In addition, the department inspector general's report in August said that a volatile internal turf war and "bunker mentality" has erupted within the department over the funds, prompting so many errors and so much distrust that "trust reform has been derailed." Questions remain about the department's efforts to resolve the trust fund accounts for revenues from oil and gas, mineral, grazing and other leases of Indian land, with some accounts dating from 1887. There's no dispute that the government over the years has botched the record-keeping of who is owed money and the amount. It has admitted that much. Rather, the question has increasingly become whether the Interior Department is chronically unwilling to or incapable of fixing the problem. 300,000 may be owed The government's problems in determining exactly who may be owed the money has extended through two administrations, Democrat and Republican, and despite the pressure of a class-action lawsuit filed in 1996 by Native Americans seeking a full accounting and overhaul of the system. Estimates are that as many as 300,000 people are owed royalties from the land rights. How the Senate committee will begin to sort through this turmoil Tuesday is uncertain. Committee Chairman Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, declined last week to comment, and his committee has yet to release a list of witnesses. But Slonaker, in an interview, confirmed he's been asked to testify, and said the panel appears ready to focus on the role and powers of the special trustee and perhaps whether changes need to be made to increase its effectiveness or independence. Focus of testimony The position of special trustee for American Indians was created by Congress in 1994 as part of the Interior Department. Slonaker said his predecessor, Paul Holman, who was forced to resign during the Clinton administration, also has been called to testify Tuesday. "I think the questions and testimony will be targeted to the role of the special trustee, what it should be in the future," Slonaker said. Keith Harper, an attorney for the Native American Rights Fund, one of the groups that filed the class-action lawsuit, said last week that the ongoing problems and recent criticisms of the department's efforts to resolve the accounting problems suggest the department should be stripped of its trust fund oversight altogether, and that it should be given to some outside entity, such as a receivership. What the department will say at the hearing is uncertain, too. Norton will not attend. But Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary James Cason will testify, department spokesman John Wright said. Enforce accountability Meanwhile, McCain spokeswoman Rebecca Hank said the senator has prepared remarks for the hearing, but will wait until the hearing to make them. But McCain has let some of his feelings known. "It's shameful that we can work to reform corporate America, yet we cannot resolve the century-old problem of returning Indian money to its beneficiaries," McCain said after Slonaker's ouster. "The only immediate solution is for Congress, much like the courts, to pursue changes to enforce more accountability and finally bring resolution to Indian beneficiaries." Reach the reporter at billy.house@arizonarepublic.com or 1-(202)-906-8136. Copyright c. 2002 azcentral.com. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: ANWR and Gas Pipeline back on the Agenda" --------- Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:11:10 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ANWR" http://www.adn.com/front/story/1810120p-1925622c.html ANWR, gas pipeline on the agenda CONGRESS Committee to confront thorny Alaska issues in energy bill talk. By Liz Ruskin Anchorage Daily News September 20, 2002 Washington -- House and Senate negotiators working on the national energy bill expect to take up two controversial Alaska projects next week, but the bill is already in rough waters. Interior Secretary Gale Norton said she would recommend that the president veto the bill if the final version does not allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. "From the Department of Interior perspective, if ANWR is not in the legislation, it does almost nothing to enhance (oil) production," she told a Reuters reporter this week. Sen. Frank Murkowski said he is still optimistic he can convince other members of the conference committee to vote for drilling, which he predicted the committee will take up in the middle of next week. "We need to turn a couple of votes around. That's all," Murkowski, R- Alaska, said Thursday. But time is running out on the bill. If the negotiators finish their work on it -- which isn't a sure bet -- it would still have to pass both houses before Congress adjourns for the year. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has said, to the satisfaction of environmentalists, that he won't let a bill containing ANWR drilling pass. The committee on Thursday approved a modest increase in fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and light trucks. Advocates of tougher standards said the change is so minor and so riddled with loopholes that it may not produce any fuel savings. Meanwhile, it is unclear what the bill will say to encourage construction of a pipeline for North Slope natural gas. In the national debate over developing Alaska's resources, the gas line has been far less contentious than ANWR. Environmentalists, who say the refuge should be left alone, don't have much against the gas line, as long as it would follow the existing oil pipeline route and not go under the Beaufort Sea. The conference committee last week approved a ban on a Beaufort Sea route for the pipeline. Sending the line south through the state's Interior would have more benefits for the state, Murkowski and other Alaska leaders have argued. However, Murkowski now wants to convince the committee to adopt a tax credit that will guarantee the pipeline's financiers a minimum price. Representatives of other gas-producing states, the Canadian government and the Bush administration have all objected to the price guarantees. Some of the critics say such subsidies would put Alaska gas at an unfair advantage. Murkowski says it won't cost the government anything because the companies would have to pay back any credit they receive once the price rises. A Wall Street Journal editorial on Thursday bashed both the subsidy and the route restriction, saying that taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook and that the private sector should be free to decide which route makes more sense. The editorial alleges that Daschle is supporting the pipeline in exchange for Murkowski's support for something important to the South Dakota Democrat -- ethanol subsidies. It also says that Murkowski, who is running for governor, wants to bring home the pipeline as a consolation prize in lieu of ANWR, and that Gov. Tony Knowles and Daschle figure a pro-pipeline position helps Murkowski's Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. Fran Ulmer. "Let's hope this political scam dies in conference along with the rest of the energy bill, or that Mr. Bush will put us out of its misery with a veto," the editorial concludes. A Murkowski spokesman said there was no ethanol-for-pipeline trade. His advocacy for a gas pipeline dates back to his first Senate campaign in 1980. Likewise, a Knowles spokeswoman said the governor has supported a gas pipeline for years. Murkowski said Thursday the editorial must have been promoted by a group with a special interest. He said he is pleased with the progress of the conference committee. "Things are moving along, I think, reasonably well," he told reporters on Capitol Hill, wearing a lapel badge that said "Energy Bill: Don't Come Home Without it!" A group of Alaska state legislators stood nearby to hear his pitch. Rep. Joe Green, R-Anchorage, said they are meeting with members of the conference committee to talk about the gas line. "ANWR has been pretty well lobbied for quite a while, and I think the information is there. It's just whether the attitudes are there," he said. One of their messages is that tax incentives for oil and gas development are common throughout the world, so the proposed credits for the Alaska gas line are perfectly fair. "It's not a new concept," said Sen. John Torgerson, R-Kasilof. "What's wrong with America sticking up for Alaska?" Reporter Liz Ruskin can be reached at 1-202-383-0007 or lruskin@adn.com Copyright c. 2002 The Anchorage Daily News. --------- "RE: Indian Bill hits Potential Snag" --------- Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:11:10 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="INDIAN BILL" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.swtimes.com/archive/2002/September/19/news/indian_bill.html Indian Bill Hits Potential Snag By Steve Tetreault September 19, 2002 STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU STETREAULT@stephensmedia.com WASHINGTON - A potential snag developed Wednesday in a drive by eastern Oklahoma Indians to repeal longstanding laws that have greatly complicated land transactions by tribal members. Appearing before a U.S. Senate panel, Cherokee, Choctaw and Muscogee Creek leaders urged speedy passage of legislation that would make it easier for members of Oklahoma's five historical nations to pass restricted land to their heirs and protect it from legal challenges. But two other Oklahoma tribes that have had longstanding differences with the Cherokees asked for potentially controversial changes they said were necessary to protect their interests. Leaders of the Delaware Tribe and the United Keetowah Band of Cherokee Indians told the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee they feared the bill would harm their sovereignty. Delaware chief Dee Ketchum said the legislation "was written by Cherokee lawyers," and "would further the Cherokee goal of doing away with the Delaware tribe." Likewise, United Keetowah Band chief Dallas Proctor said his members would face "the prospect of having their property and inheritance determined by a tribal government that is not their own." The bill "would complicate their lives by transferring issues regarding their land rights to the control of the Cherokee Nation - essentially a change from one foreign government to another," Proctor said. The House passed the Indian land bill on June 11. With time running short in this year's session, Senate committee chairman Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, said he wants his panel to approve the bill next week, lining it up for possible final passage by the end of the year. Inouye said he was uncertain how he will proceed in light of the objections. Noting that complications at such a late date could kill the land bill, he asked Ketchum and Proctor if they would be agreeable to have their concerns addressed in a followup bill. Both said they would hesitate without seeing the amendments and assurances they would become law. Cherokee principal chief Chad Smith said Cherokee administration of the lands cited by the Delaware and United Keetowah Band have been settled by the courts and he would oppose any changes. "Their effort here is to break up the boundaries so they can cannibalize on the Cherokee Nation," Smith said outside the hearing. "The proposition that we would take their land is not true." "These issues have been around for a long time," Smith said. "I think it' s quite unfortunate they would hold (up) a bill that would benefit these Indians at this late date." Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., killed an earlier version last year in part because of concerns of the two tribes, an aide said. Inhofe, a member of the Indian Affairs Committee, may be more likely to support it now because of changes made in recent months to appease the Delaware tribe, the aide said. Despite his public comments, Ketchum has told Inhofe the Delaware tribe's remaining objections are not show-stoppers, the aide said, adding it was not certain if anything can be done to satisfy the United Keetowah Band. Appearing briefly at the hearing, Inhofe stressed the bill would grant eastern Oklahoma Indians the same treatment on land issues as tribes in other parts of the country. Nonetheless, the disagreement aired Wednesday threw a twist into the legislation, which has been in the works over the past decade in talks involving the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw and Seminole tribes, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. House and Senate, and the state of Oklahoma. "If passed into law it will be the first time in over 100 years that Congress has taken a truly dramatic step toward protecting the interest of Indian owners of restricted lands in eastern Oklahoma," Smith said. The problem stems from the complex legal history of Indian land in the historically tribal part of the state. A series of laws in the first half of the 20th century chipped away at federal protections and gave Oklahoma state courts jurisdiction over land allotted to Indians. Muscogee Creek chief R. Perry Beaver said "countless acres" of Indian- restricted land have been ordered sold by state judges to pay probate fees in cases where Indians could not afford to hire attorneys to handle estate cases in state courts. Additionally, Indian restricted land has been lost through other forced sales and to squatters who acquire title through adverse possession lawsuits, Beaver said. The legislation would re-establish federal jurisdiction, allowing property issues to be settled through the BIA and the tribes themselves. "The total restricted land base in eastern Oklahoma is only a tiny fraction of what it was 98 years ago," Smith told senators. "This bill will not increase the Indian land base, but it will reduce the amount of land being lost," Beaver said. "By taking this step, Congress will enable our people to keep those land few remaining acres of restricted Indian land within their families." Copyright c. 2002 Stephens Media Group/Fort Smith, AR. --------- "RE: Indian Affairs rejects Dodd Tribal Proposal" --------- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:09:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NO TO DODD" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid Indian Affairs rejects Dodd tribal proposal Lolita C. Baldor, Register Washington Bureau September 18, 2002 WASHINGTON - Connecticut officials, frustrated with what they called a confusing, slow and "lawless" tribal recognition process, were rebuffed Tuesday by key leaders of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, who said Congressional action on the perceived problem was not likely this year. During a committee hearing, Connecticut's two senators and State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal argued for a one-year moratorium on tribal recognition decisions and other changes in the procedures. Committee Chairman Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hi., and others acknowledged problems in the Bureau of Indian Affairs' process, but they said the proposed changes would hurt tribes waiting for BIA decisions. In addition, tribal leaders charged that the legislative proposals are just more attempts to stop tribes from obtaining their rightful sovereign status. The issue will come to a head today when the Senate votes on the moratorium amendment offered by Sens. Christopher J. Dodd and Joseph I. Lieberman, both D-Conn. Inouye and Dodd have been unable to reach a compromise on the bill. "The matters in contention are beyond resolution," said Inouye, adding, "I don't see any other bills coming up." Asked if he had the votes to defeat the amendment, Inouye said, "I'm not known for losing." Dodd said he is prepared for an up or down vote, but would "still prefer to work something out." His spokesman, Marvin Fast, added that Dodd would press the issue whether he wins or loses, because the system needs to be fixed. Faced with a growing number of state Indian groups seeking federal recognition, Connecticut officials have gone to court and Congress for remedies. Nine recognition petitions are pending for state groups, and two tribes - the Mashantucket Pequots and the Mohegans - have been recognized and operate highly successful casinos in eastern Connecticut. The latest BIA decision granted federal recognition to the Eastern Pequot and Paucutucks as one historical Eastern Pequot tribe. The state will file its appeal of that decision this week, Blumenthal said. Meanwhile, he and others blasted the BIA for failing to follow its own procedures, overruling staff recommendations, and using a process that confuses and frustrates the tribes, towns and anyone else involved in the petition. "There is a consensus from everyone that there needs to be fundamental and far-reaching change," said Blumenthal. "This system is lawless." The problems, said Dodd, will ultimately destroy the BIA's credibility and lead to mistakes that will force decisions to the courts or Congress. "If sovereignty and the right to self-governance become the booby prizes for winning some bureaucratic crapshoot, we will have failed both Native Americans and Americans in general," said Dodd. But Inouye and BIA officials said the amendment would create more problems for the agency, would take more than a year to implement and delay recognition decisions in some cases that have court-imposed deadlines. And, when North Stonington First Selectman Nicholas Mullane II noted the traffic, crime and land use problems that a tribal casino brings to a small community, Inouye and Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Co., said the towns "need a better lobbyist" to get more money from the state. "Indians did not cause those things," said Campbell, referring to Mullane's complaints about crime, prostitution and pawnshops. "Those were built by non-Indians to prey on people." Marcia Flowers, chairwoman of the Eastern Pequots, said "there is a hidden agenda" in the push for a moratorium and other changes by those who just want to block the recognition of more tribes. However, she did endorse the bill's infusion of $10 million in additional funding. Other tribal organizations, including the National Congress of American Indians, also condemned the bill, saying Dodd is trying to circumvent normal committee and hearing procedures. "Senator Dodd's amendment is aimed at Connecticut, but it would hit everywhere in the United States," said Tex Hall, NCAI president. "(It) would tar everyone with the same brush. It's unfair." Lolita C. Baldor can be reached at lbaldor@nhregister.com & (202)737-5654. Copyright c. 2002 New Haven Register. --------- "RE: Indian Fee Land free from State Control" --------- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:09:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TULALIP`" http://www.indianz.com/ Indian fee land free from state control THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2002 A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an "unprecedented" attempt by a Washington county to assert jurisdiction over land on the Tulalip Reservation. In a unanimous opinion, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the state has no control over Indian property even if it is not held in trust. A three-judge panel concluded that there are no "exceptional circumstances" to warrant intrusion on Tulalip tribal rights. "The policy of leaving Indians free from state jurisdiction is deeply rooted in our nation's history," wrote Circuit Judge Stephen S. Trott for the majority. The court's action affirms a federal judge's ruling made in favor of Kim Dobin and her brother Guy Madison. The siblings own a construction company that has started housing developments on land they own in fee status. Recently, Gobin and Madison proposed to build 25 homes on 25 acres of fee land. After a public notice and comment process, they received approval, subject to certain conditions, under Tulalip tribal land use regulations. But Snohomish County officials opposed the project and claimed jurisdiction. County regulations would limit the number of homes to just 10. County officials cited the non-trust status of the Gobin land and said Congress made the land "freely alienable and encumberable." They also claimed "exceptional circumstances" -- endangered species protection, maintaining infrastructure and ensuring health and safety -- they said granted them control. The court yesterday rejected the county's position. "Congress did not expressly authorize county jurisdiction over those lands," the panel said in reference to the first argument. The ruling also said the county's claimed exceptions "did not not outweigh tribal interests in self-determination and self-sufficiency." "Indeed, nothing could be more contrary to the well-established policy of leaving Indians free from state jurisdiction and control," the Trott wrote. The Tulalip Tribes intervened in the case to protect its sovereignty. Known in Indian Country as an economic development pioneer, the tribes have implemented a comprehensive set of land use regulations. Gobin and Madison have benefited from the business-friendly tribal economy. Recently though, the Tulalip board of directors has imposed a moratorium on projects like the housing development, citing increased growth -- Snohomish County has grown faster than any other in the state -- and the potential for homes to be out of the price reach for tribal members. Gobin and Madison intend to offer homes not just to tribal members. The ruling clears the way for financing for the project. Of the 22,000-acre Tulalip Reservation, about half is held in trust for the tribe. The other half is a mix of fee land owned by Indians and non-Indians. Copyright c. 2000-2002 Noble Savage Media, LLC/Indianz.Com. --------- "RE: BLM seizes (steals) Cattle of Western Shoshone" --------- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 08:43:22 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="WESTERN SHOSHONE" http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2002/09/22/24373.php BLM seizes cattle of Western Shoshone ranchers in Nevada By Martin Griffith ASSOCIATED PRESS 9/22/2002 10:46 pm As more than 30 armed federal agents stood by Sunday, Bureau of Land Management officials seized 227 head of cattle they say two Western Shoshone sisters were grazing illegally on public land in northeast Nevada. Mary and Carrie Dann, who have been at odds with federal authorities for nearly three decades over grazing and land ownership, sharply criticized the operation in Pine Valley about 60 miles southwest of Elko. They maintain the Western Shoshone still own much of Nevada under the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley and that the BLM has no jurisdiction over their ranching operation. "It's domestic terrorism," Carrie Dann said. "Our homelands are threatened by the mightiest and most powerful nation in the world. To do this and take away our livelihood is morally and ethically wrong. We are trying to make a living off Western Shoshone land." But BLM spokeswoman Jo Simpson said the courts have ruled the land in question is owned by the public, not the tribe. "The courts have extinguished the treaty and directed BLM to manage those lands as public lands," she said. "Certainly, an impoundment is something we don't want to do. But the Danns' continued trespass has resulted in severe overgrazing and degradation of the land." Simpson warned that the BLM would seize about 800 to 900 horses in the same area in the future if the Danns fail to remove them. Wranglers on horseback, aided by a helicopter, began the operation shortly before 9 a.m., as BLM Nevada state Director Bob Abbey and BLM Elko district Director Helen Hankins watched. A group of eight Dann supporters was escorted from the site without incident before the roundup began for safety reasons, Simpson said. Dann supporters and the BLM later clashed over whether the federal agency had the authority to restrict access on a dirt road leading to the site. Simpson insisted the BLM never closed the road but merely managed access to the site for safety reasons. Eureka County Sheriff Ken Jones disagreed, saying a federal vehicle blocked the road. He maintained it was a county road that must remain open to the public. "As it stands now, we have an agreement that people will be allowed to traverse the county road because all citizens have a right to use that road," Jones said. "But deputies are warning people they'll be subject to arrest and prosecution if they interfere with the operations," the sheriff said. No other major problems were reported. More than 40 Dann supporters gathered at the sisters' ranch in nearby Crescent Valley to consider a protest over the seizure. Among those present was Raymond Yowell, the target of the last federal cattle confiscation in Nevada. In May, the BLM seized 157 head of cattle it says Yowell and the Te-Moak Band of Western Shoshone were grazing illegally on public land in Elko County. "We're not going to sit by and just let this happen," said Christopher Sewall, program director of the Western Shoshone Defense Project. "However, they (Dann sisters) do believe in non-violence and non-violent protest." "I'm ashamed of my government. It's a sad day in American history. The Shoshone have a legally binding treaty with the federal government that's being ignored," Sewall added. BLM officials ended the operation for the day late in the afternoon and were unsure how much longer it would take to complete. They said up to 300 more Dann cows might be scattered over a wide area. BLM officials stress that 99 percent of ranchers comply with terms of federal grazing permits, and they only are cracking down on flagrant violators. "I think they fully understand what the rules are and choose not to follow them," Simpson said. "BLM has a responsibility to maintain a healthy and productive rangeland." The Danns received a notice last month from the BLM that their grazing privileges were being canceled, and an appeal period expired Sept. 16, said Julie Fishel of the Western Shoshone Defense Project. The Danns maintain the treaty between the Western Shoshone and United States simply granted the U.S. limited access - not ownership - to 23.6 million acres. The Western Shoshone tribes live mainly in Nevada, California, Idaho and Utah. Earlier this year, a preliminary report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights accused the U.S. government of violating international human rights laws in its treatment of the Danns. Even though the report made no determination of their legal land rights, it said the U.S. should provide the Danns an effective remedy to ensure respect for their claims to property rights on ancestral lands. Copyright c. 2002 Reno Gazette-Journal, a Gannett Co. Inc. Newspaper. --------- "RE: Mayan Archaeological Site hints at Epic Battle" --------- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:09:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DOS PILAS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0919maya19.html Mayan archaeological site hints at epic battle Thomas H. Maugh II Los Angeles Times Sept. 19, 2002 A hieroglyphic stairway exposed last fall by a hurricane at the Mayan city of Dos Pilas tells the story of the brutal and bloody war between two superpowers who were trying to dominate their known world. A new translation of the epic tale fills a vital 60-year gap in Mayan history during a period that set the stage for the ultimate collapse of the Maya civilization. The leaders of the Mayan cities of Tikal and Dos Pilas were brothers, and historians have long believed that rivalry between them was at the root of conflict between the two cities. But the newly discovered inscriptions indicate that it was a third party - Calakmul, in what is now Mexico - that triggered the fighting in its attempts to conquer the Mayan empire. "This carries back our history of the dynasty (at Dos Pilas) another 40 to 50 years and changes our entire interpretation of this region," archaeologist Arthur Demarest of Vanderbilt University said. "This was not part of a dynastic struggle between two brothers, but part of a world war." Archaeologists "are fascinated by the possibility that the Maya were trying to create an empire, but were having difficulty making it work," archaeologist David Friedel of Southern Methodist University added. "We now know that the reason they were having difficulty was because there were two great contending rivals for overlord in this period" and neither was able to achieve a definitive success. Dos Pilas is deep in the Guatemalan jungle near the Pasion River, which was the superhighway of the Maya world. Many facts about the city have intrigued archaeologists, posing puzzles that had no clear solutions. The city seemed to have sprung up nearly overnight, reaching a population near 5,000. Yet soils in the region are very poor, and there was little or no evidence of farming to support the city. It was not clear how and why it was established. The discovery, published in the October edition of National Geographic magazine, seems to clear up many of those questions. The steps themselves "are in beautiful shape," Demarest said. "Some parts look like they were carved yesterday." Copyright c. 2002, azcentral.com. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Native Logging Appeal hinges on Aboriginal Claim" --------- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:09:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LOGGING" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/site/story N.B. native logging appeal hinges on aboriginal claim to tiny spot of forest CHRIS MORRIS Canadian Press Wednesday, September 18, 2002 FREDERICTON (CP) - A closely watched court case that could have major ramifications for the Atlantic forestry industry hinges on an ancient aboriginal claim to a tiny spot of New Brunswick forest. Lawyers for the New Brunswick government began their arguments Wednesday in the appeal by Mi'kmaq logger Joshua Bernard of his conviction for illegally harvesting Crown timber - a case that could transform the forestry industry in the same way the landmark Marshall decision reshaped Atlantic fishing. Government lawyer Keith McCormick told the New Brunswick Court of Appeal that Bernard has not established an aboriginal title that would give him the right to harvest wood on the fragment of Crown land known as Lot 6052, which is where the Mi'kmaq logger cut 23 spruce logs in 1998. McCormick said there is some archeological evidence supporting aboriginal title to other areas around the lot in the Miramichi watershed of central New Brunswick. But he said there's no evidence of ancient aboriginal occupancy of the specific site in question. "Where's the evidence of aboriginal title to that lot?" McCormick said, noting that Bernard's lawyers say asking for such proof is unreasonable. McCormick also argued that 18th-century treaties between British governors and the Mi'kmaq of the Miramichi do not grant a right for the kind of commercial harvesting Bernard was carrying out in the late 20th century. "This is not a firewood case. This is a case of someone cutting wood for sale," McCormick told the court. The court also heard Wednesday from an intervenor supporting Bernard's claim. Bruce Clarke, a lawyer representing the New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples' Council, said the Mi'kmaq people of Miramichi have aboriginal title to the entire area based on ancient occupation and usage stretching back at least 2,500 years. "It includes the cut site," Clarke said. "The right to harvest logs would flow from that aboriginal title." As well, Clarke said, treaties entered into in 1760, 1761 and 1779 included a trade provision. "This is just the harvest of wood and trade of logs," he said of Bernard's activity. The trade clause was a key element in the Supreme Court of Canada decision in 1999 in the case of Donald Marshall, a Mi'kmaq eel fisherman in Nova Scotia. The court found that 18th-century treaties granted Mi'kmaq and Maliseet people the right to hunt, fish and gather for a moderate livelihood. The decision forced the East Coast fishery to allow more native access, and native groups hope the Bernard case will do the same for Atlantic forestry. Copyright c. 2002 The Canadian Press. --------- "RE: B.C. Government, First Nations talk Treaties" --------- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:18:51 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BC TRIBES" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/site/story.asp?id=C7B6DA5F-4E53-4FF9-AD42-679407C19F36 B.C. gov't, First Nations talk treaties canada.com Monday, September 16, 2002 The British Columbia government must make clear to First Nations that it recognizes aboriginal title and the inherent right to self-government or there will be a return to court battles and disruptive direct action, a member of the First Nations Summit said Monday. "Our chiefs said to the premier and the cabinet, 'If we do not see movement we are looking for in this area, then what you can look forward to is court action, direct action on the land and uncertainty regarding title and investment,'" said Herb George of the First Nations Summit Task Group, which met with Premier Gordon Campbell and the cabinet for several hours. "Our job was to let them know that if we don't see that (recognition) then we'll see more action." The Liberal cabinet and the First Nations group, along with several chiefs, met for the first time since the results of a controversial referendum on treaties were released. British Columbia, Ottawa and First Nations have been trying unsuccessfully to negotiate modern-day treaties for more than a decade. Unlike the rest of Canada, treaties for the most part were never signed in the westernmost province. A provincewide referendum last month conducted by the B.C. Liberal government resulted in a 35 per cent voter turnout that suggested support by more than 80 per cent for eight questions the province intends to use as a guiding set of principles for provincial treaty negotiators. Voters were asked if they favoured a municipal style of self-government for aboriginals and hunting and fishing rights for non-aboriginals on Crown land. After the closed-door meeting, Campbell suggested that progress was being made but much work needed to be done. "We're not claiming for a moment that we're where we need to get to but we've certainly started to make progress," the premier said. "We heard from them today in a number of areas where we've still got lots of work to do." On the controversial issue of aboriginal self-government, Campbell steered a wide course. "I think we know that aboriginal self-government is an area where there is significant discussion that has to take place. They clearly have not agreed with the direction we've taken and we've got lots of work to do." Grand Chief Ed John, along with George and the third task force member, Lydia Hwitsum, appeared frustrated when they spoke to reporters afterwards. "Words are not enough to change minds," said John. "We need to see action. We need to see answers." George was more blunt. "We have a process that is in serious jeopardy," he said. "We have a situation where the court is calling for the government to start to respect the law." George said the native leaders tried to make it clear to the government that "we're not going to sit back and wait for action on their part." "We're going to take action," he said, citing as examples the natives' demand for self-government provisions in any treaty. John suggested the B.C. government must change its fundamental objection to recognizing aboriginal title. "Every issue that's come before the courts in B.C. dealing with aboriginal rights and treaty rights ... the government's position has been consistent that it does not exist," he said. "They're breaking the law (if they don't accept that). They're not accepting the fact that there is a legal reality in this province." First Nations have borrowed nearly $200 million to finance treaty negotiations so far. Copyright c. 2002 Canadian Press. --------- "RE: Canadians have an Obligation to Treaty 7 Tribes" --------- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 08:41:22 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TREATY 7" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/calgary/news/story.asp?id={41335F4D-5ECC-4B4D-9329-12FCE17BCEBE} 'Canadians have an obligation to us' Maria Canton Calgary Herald Tuesday, September 17, 2002 Traditional native ceremony met modern politics Monday as southern Alberta tribal leaders delivered a brash reminder to Canadians of their obligations on the first day of the Treaty 7 anniversary commemorations. "This week is to remind the people of Canada they have an obligation to us," said Siksika Chief Adrian Stimson. "This is our land. It belongs to us, and yet we're treated like Third World citizens," said Stimson, the first speaker at the opening day ceremony, held on the Siksika reserve. "We are meeting now, in 2002, not in celebration, but as a reminder that we are still here. We're more determined than ever our treaties will stand strong." And so began a week of events to mark the 125th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7 between Ottawa and representatives of Siksika, Kainaiwa, Piikani, Tsuu T'ina and Nakoda tribes. More than 35 painted teepees dotted the picturesque Treaty Flats, along the Bow River 125 kilometres southeast of Calgary, where the event is taking place and where the treaty was signed. The exact location where chiefs Crowfoot, Red Crow, Sitting-on-an-Eagle Tail, Bull Head and Bear's Paw inked away their tribes' rights and titles to traditional hunting grounds in exchange for treaty payments, education, tools and supplies for farming, ranching and education is marked with a simple stone monument. "We have a lot of unfinished business with the white man. Every year our treaties get weaker and weaker because we're not standing up for them as a people," said Tsuu T'ina native Bruce Starlight, who attended the centenary commemoration in 1977. "I urge everyone to educate themselves about the treaty . . . stand up for it because otherwise we'll be run over." In the historic agreement, signed on Sept. 22, 1877, natives also agreed to live on reserves allotted to them, putting an end to their nomadic way of life, which by then was already jeopardized by the whisky trade and dwindling bison herds that had sustained them for generations. The deal opened southern Alberta to white settlement and made way for the building of the transcontinental railway. Barrie Robb, the Alberta director for the federal Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, said the document reflects a relationship between natives and non-natives and has been a constant source of debate for most of the 125 years of its existence. "It was founded on mutual trust and respect . . . and now there is a desperate need to talk about it and educate people about it for both First Nations and non-natives," said Robb. In a sign of the how the times have changed since 1877, Robb presented an electronic copy of the treaty to a member from each band before an audience of close to 100. A reproduction of the document, handwritten on parchment paper in blue ink, is on display at the site until Saturday, when it will be replaced with the original -- on loan from the National Archives of Canada Gatineau Preservation Centre in Quebec -- for the final day. Throughout the week, panel discussions on the future of the agreement will be held, as well as cultural activities, including dancing and holy games. Premier Ralph Klein is to attend on Wednesday to break ground for a $16-million interpretive centre. cantonm@theherald.southam.ca Copyright c. 2002 Calgary Herald. --------- "RE: Cop Guilty of Protester's Shooting Quits" --------- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:19:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DUDLEY GEORGE'S KILLER" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/site/story Cop guilty of protester's shooting quits Monday, September 23, 2002 ORILLIA, Ont. -- Kenneth Deane, the provincial police officer convicted in the shooting death of aboriginal protester Dudley George in 1995, has resigned from the force. The announcement, made Monday in a news release by the Ontario Provincial Police, ends an appeal by Deane of his dismissal. No reason was given for Deane's decision to resign. Deane launched the appeal to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Policing Services following his conviction of criminal negligence causing death under the Police Services Act in 2002, in which he was ordered dismissed. He was found guilty by a provincial court judge who ruled that George and the other two dozen native protesters occupying Ipperwash Provincial Park were unarmed when seven officers opened fire. The judge also ruled that other officers lied to protect Deane. George's shooting marked the end of a 48-hour standoff at the park, the site of a native burial ground taken from the Stoney Point natives by the federal government in the 1940s. Hours later, George bled to death after a brother and sister frantically drove him 50 kilometres to hospital, where they were arrested. He is the only native killed during a land-claims dispute in Canada in a full century. George's brother Sam George has launched a lawsuit against several former senior government officials and former Ontario premier Mike Harris. The suit alleges Harris directed provincial police to use force to evict the protesters from the park despite top-level advice to negotiate with them. The allegations have not been proven in court and Harris has steadfastly denied giving any such direction. Family members and supporters have long called for a public inquiry into why provincial police moved to end the occupation by force when senior officers and provincial government officials urged patience and negotiation. Harris said he would consider an inquest only after the civil suit was concluded. Premier Ernie Eves has maintained the same position, arguing that the civil suit, which has cost taxpayers more than $1 million in defending Harris, has been too expensive to abandon. Sam George has said he would not drop the suit first in hopes Eves would then call a judicial probe. Copyright c. 2002 The Canadian Press. --------- "RE: Oneida Mom stands her Ground" --------- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:09:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NO BULLDOZER-YET" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.zwire.com/site/news Oneida mom stands her ground; no 'dozers yet By MIKE BILODEAU, Dispatch Staff Writer September 18, 2002 ONEIDA - On Monday, one day after she was ordered to vacate her home on the Oneida Indian Nation's 32-acre Territory, Danielle Patterson and her three children remain. Patterson's determination to challenge an authority she questions is undiminished. Oneida Indian Nation Tribal Court Judge Stewart Hancock III ordered Patterson and her children last month to vacate the home by Sept. 15. Patterson defied the court order and awaits the bulldozers. "How criminal is it for a mother to stand up for her home?," Patterson asked. Patterson said she doesn't know when the demolition team will arrive. But she said when the Nation Police show up to remove her and her family, she will not be intimidated. "Those police officers are white U.S. citizens," Patterson said. "They are coming onto Indian land, and that's wrong." Patterson questions the authority which influenced the court order, Nation representative and CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises Ray Halbritter. She doesn't believe that Halbritter has the mandate of the Oneida Indian Nation people and as such does not have the authority to appoint the police officers who enforce laws on Nation land. This past November, Patterson attempted to replace a furnace in her home, but the Nation said that the furnace could not be installed until her home was inspected. Patterson refused the inspection, but Oneida Nation Public Safety Commissioner Arthur Pierce and the Oneida Indian Nation Police forcibly removed Patterson from the home, inspected it, and subsequently condemned it. The next day, the home was scheduled for demolition on Dec. 15. Patterson was arrested during an ensuing fracas and charged with assaulting a police officer. Patterson appealed the condemnation, but her legal challenges were unsuccessful and only served to delay the demolition until Sept. 15. Christian Peacemaker teams are camping on the lawn in front of the trailer in a show of support for Patterson. They have been there since the beginning of the month. David Hollis, director of communications for the Oneida Indian Nation, said the Christian Peacemakers have been "duped" by Patterson. "All this is about is her abrogation of responsibility as a mother and a homeowner to provide safe housing for her children and to properly maintain her home," Hollis said. "Anywhere else, the condemnation of a dilapidated trailer home for numerous housing code violations would not interest Christian Peacemakers or anyone else, including the media." Patterson counters that the demolition of her trailer is just simply a violation and it has aroused more than just local interest. "The world is watching," Patterson said. "They can break my door, but they cannot break my spirit." Copyright c. 2002 The Oneida Daily Dispatch. --------- "RE: Crow Chairman's Brother charged in Vehicle Scheme" --------- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 08:41:22 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="VEHICLE SCHEME" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/ Tribal chairman's brother charged in vehicle scheme By CLAIR JOHNSON Of The Gazette Staff September 17, 2002 An alleged scheme to use Crow Tribal money to buy vehicles for family members and associates of the former Tribal Chairman Clifford Birdinground widened Tuesday with a new indictment naming Birdinground's brother, Alexander, and others already facing charges. Alexander Birdinground, of Lodge Grass, and co-defendant, Wayne Kimmet, of Billings, each pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court Tuesday to a two-count indictment charging them with conspiracy to use tribal funds to buy a personal vehicle for the chairman's brother and theft from a tribal organization. If convicted, the defendants could be sentenced to a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count. The indictment also names Clifford Birdinground and Homestead Hyundai Subaru, which have not yet been arraigned. Clifford Birdinground, 66, the third Crow Tribal chairman in a row to be indicted, resigned Sept. 5. Clifford Birdinground; Kimmet, former owner of Homestead Hyundai Subaru; and Homestead Hyundai Subaru pleaded not guilty earlier this year to a separate indictment charging five counts in connection with a scheme to steal tribal money to help family and associates buy vehicles. The latest indictment says that, on July 17, 2000, Alexander Birdinground agreed to buy a 1999 Dodge Durango from Homestead Hyundai Subaru, to make an $8,000 down payment and to return the truck if financing was not approved. Twelve days later, the dealership notified Alexander Birdinground that he would need to get his own financing for the Durango because it could not obtain it on his behalf. On Aug. 1, 2000, Clifford Birdinground signed a purchase agreement on behalf of the Crow Tribal Council to buy a 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck for $26,944. A few days later, Homestead Hyundai accepted $102,276 from the tribe for the purchase of several vehicles for the tribal government. A portion of the money - $26,444 - was applied to the purchase of the 1999 Durango that was delivered to Alexander Birdinground on July 17, 2000. In September, the dealership returned the 1997 Chevrolet pickup to its inventory, never having transferred title to the Crow Tribe. A few weeks later, Alexander Birdinground traded in the Durango for a 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe, receiving a $19,750 trade-in allowance on the truck bought 2-1/2 months earlier for $26,444. U.S. Magistrate Richard Anderson released Alexander Birdinground and Kimmet without bond pending trial. The case will be heard by District Judge Richard Cebull. Copyright c. 2002 The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 08:19:12 -0600 From: Janet Smith Subj: Native Prisoner ===== Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:36:09 -0700 (PDT) From: "THUNDERINGDRUMS@webtv.net" Subj: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Mailing List: Iron Natives I found this site and thought I'd share it. If anyone has any more info about this I would appreciate hearing from you. According to Arizona policy prisoners are allowed printed material off of the internet but it looks like they are not allowed to be on any websites themselves. I don't know if it is all of Arizona or just this facility??? ~Carol~ ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS ASPC-EYMAN TO : Inmate ______________________ADC#__________________Unit FROM : Ray McCarthy, Supervisor, ASPC-E CIU DATE : ______________________ SUBJECT: UNAUTHORIZED USE OF INTERNET Sir; It has come to this unit's attention that you are in violation of the enclosed notice regarding internet access on Web Site -______________________ - . To avoid possible criminal charges and/or disciplinary sanctions administered by the Arizona Dept. of Corrections, you are being instructed to have your name removed from this WEB site within three (3) weeks. This unit will view the WEB Site again on ___________ . If your name/information etc. has not been removed from this WEB site - _____________, or is located on any other other web site on the internet system, disciplinary actions WILL BE administered and possible criminal charges may result. Respectfully, APPROVED : ____________ Warden Charles Goldsmith ASPC-EYMAN COMPLEX Arizona DOC Notice to Prisoners Address:http://www.ccadp.org/AZDOCnoticetoprisoners.htm Changed:6:02 PM on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 Template Address:http://www.adc.state.az.us:80/Policies/909.htm Changed:9:10 AM on Friday, July 12, 2002 "To those of us locked away in here, there's nothing more important than being remembered." Leonard Peltier September 1998 Leavenworth Prison "Prison Writings...My Life Is My Sun Dance" =<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>= This is the letter I received back from the Arizona DOC. Please forward to interested lists. Thanks, ~Carol~ E-mail message Date: Thu, Sep 19, 2002, 2:29pm From: CMOORER1@adc.state.az.us (CHARLES MOORER) To: THUNDERINGDRUMS@WEBTV.NET Cc: DIRECTOROFFICE@adc.state.az.us (DIRECTORS OFFICE) SDONOHO@adc.state.az.us (SHERRIE DONOHO) The following is a response to your questions dated September 18, 2002, about inmate access to the internet. Is it in Az. policy to deny a prisoner the right to be on a free pen pal list on the internet? Pursuant to A.R.S. 31-242, an inmate shall not have access to the Internet. Are prisoners allowed printed web pages? This statute is intended to prohibit direct or indirect access to websites through the internet, particularly for the purposes of communication. Under certain circumstance's inmates may be authorized to possess copies of material or information obtained from the internet or other computers. Department staff, in the course of their official duties or third parties, including friends, family or businesses may have occasion to provide such material to an inmate. Inmates may possess legal material or legal research material obtained from the internet, if possession does not otherwise violate applicable written instruction and so long as such material is not obtained directly from a communication service provider as identified in A.R.S. 31-242. For example, an inmate's attorney may provide legal research material in accordance with Department Order #902, Inmate Legal Access to the Courts. Inmates are authorized to request and receive from staff, ADC public records or information generated by computer that is not otherwise specifically restricted by written instruction. Additionally, inmates may possess copies of materials from the ADC website, except that possession of material or information from the inmate database is strictly prohibited. Do you have to be on an approved list before you can just write a letter to a prisoner? No You may review Directors Instructions 156 in its entirety by logging onto the Arizona Department of Corrections web page at: ww.adc.state.az.us Web page instructions: After Logging onto the Arizona Department of Corrections web page, open Features and cursor to ADC Policies. Open the ADC policy web page by Double clicking the left side of your mouse. It will open to the web page, System of Written Instructions. Open Directors Instructions Index files by double clicking the icon. Directors Instructions 156, Inmate Internet Access can be opened by Double clicking the icon. please advise, if further assistance is needed. "A step back to Tradition, is a step forward" ~Unknown~ ---------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:05:24 -0700 (PDT) From: "THUNDERINGDRUMS@webtv.net" Subj: new for pen pal list Mailing List: Iron Natives Jerry Montgomery 862428 CCH P.O. Box 41 Michigan City, In. 46361 age:42 single, no kids, no family, been imprisoned 18 years and has no one to write to, therefore he has no contact with the outside world. "A step back to Tradition, is a step forward" ~Unknown~ "To those of us locked away in here, there's nothing more important than being remembered." Leonard Peltier September 1998 Leavenworth Prison "Prison Writings...My Life Is My Sun Dance" =<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>= "Freedom For All Of Our Warriors" =<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>= http://www.angelfire.com/wy/nainmatessupportgrp/index.html =<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>+<+><+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=< 862428 CCH P.O. Box 41 Michigan City, In. 46361 --------- "RE: Rustywire: Stew Stands" --------- Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 08:35:17 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="RUSTYWIRE/STEW STANDS" http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/1574/starship/stew.html Navajo Spaceships, Star Mountain and Life An online journal- Star Mountain-Navajo Life Stew Stands by Johnny Rustywire Lunch time in Window Rock means the Motor Inn, that's what I call it, that is the old name and I am used to it. It is the social circle of the those in the know in Window Rock, the "rich and famous" of Navajo society go there and have a gander at each other. There is a lot of rubber necking going on there. I sometimes go there and have lunch usually for business or something. It is an okay place but sometimes the atmosphere is too much for me so I take a break and head over to the stew stands across from the old Fed Mart parking lot. There are a number of small camp trailers set up as kitchens with a makeshift cafe and there you find a few tables and chairs. The floors are dirt and the coffee is hot. You kind of step in and find a spot in the corner, the people here are grassroots it seems, some old folks eating stew and frybread in the corner, dressed not so fancy but there are looking for a good meal at a good price and you find it here. The table available has an empty spot and the folding chair has some writing in old paint on the back, "Nativity Church" it says. It feels ok when I sit down and the table I see is tilted just a little bit, not really level but it's ok. I see the place looks like an extended porch off the small trailer with plastic tarp walls with a wood stove in the middle and on it rests one of those old time large sheepcamp coffee pots, the kind where the grounds sit at the bottom. A young mother, with her little girl looking from the corner where she is playing comes up to me, "Awhee?"-coffee?. Yes and she reaches over and pours me a cup. "We have corn stew, or vegetable stew, Navajo burgers and mutton sandwiches" I think for a moment and see that her hair is not straight, it sort of looks like she has been working a little bit and it sticks out here and there. I can see she has traces of white dough on her wrists, she is the frybread maker here it looks like. I will have the corn stew and frybread. She writes the order down on one of those receipt books, a green one with a number on it and goes back into the small trailer. The screen door opens up and I see old Judge Bluehouse from Chinle. He always wears a nice large bolo tie and cowboy hat with a silver hat band. He looks around slowly and sees me. His face breaks into a smile showing his gold teeth. The older Navajos back in the forties used to go to the dentist and for $35.00 you could get gold fillings, they look good and moreso when you have an easy smile like him. He comes over and takes a chair across from me. I can see the wrinkles in this face and after years of handling cases for our people it has worn him a little I think, but he is friendly. We shake hands and he tells me he is here to handle a few cases for the day and will be headed home. He is one of the old timers here with the Courts and when I was an tribal court advocate I used to battle in front of him on divorce matters, child support, custody and land disputes, so we have grown to know each other a little bit. The young lady brings him coffee and he wants corn stew and fry bread. There is no sugar on our table and he looks at the old couple across the way and the woman there sees he is looking for it and reaches over and hands it to him. Thank you he says and puts in two teaspoons turning it slowly as the stew is brought to us. This is an older woman, she is from somewhere between Ft. Defiance and Crystal, north of here. I knew her a long time ago, when her husband would be walking on the road, he would go to "Sagebrush", the small bar between Window Rock and Gallup. He is gone now, the drinking I guess caught up to him. This little stew stand is her life now and she has blessed us with this simple meal. I look around me and this place is simple, not too fancy and not really permanent but there is work, life and peace here as I share a meal with an old friend. It is a good place and the corn stew was all right, it was good and the frybread was fresh and hot. There are many stew stands there, probably 10 or so and each has a life of it's own. It was a good meal and refreshing and it cost me a little and gave me more than just a meal, it helped me remember where I come from and so I leave until the next time I get a chance for a taste of mutton not too far from home here at the stew stands...... .. Copyright c. 1999, Johnny Rustywire, all rights reserved. --------- "RE: Poem: Adumbrations on the Eve of War" --------- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 15:50:48 -0700 (PDT) From: James Starkey Subj: Poem Mailing List: ndn-aim ADUMBRATIONS ON THE EVE OF WAR Adumbrations on the eve of war, To settle Daddy's festering score, Dark clouds loom, bringing death or life? Awake they now sanity, or continue in strife? The warhawks savor the blood in the air, Their consumer based nation hath nary a care, For justice they swoop and smite hard, Babylon, And wave they their banner as god marches on, A sight to see, all shiny and smart, Mechanized warfare turned into art, Eyes in the sky and bombs from above, Iowa farmboys sign "to Saddam with love" Smite they their satan and grab all the oil, Partition to puppets the remainder of spoil, Freeing the world one terror at a time, Sovereignty is sin and speaking, a crime, Justice is blind; they poked out her eyes, And bound and gagged her and all of her lies, Might makes them right, ask them you'll see, At the sound of their voice, you're expected to flee, But we are not silenced, for we aren't outnumbered, Though too humble and morally encumbered, We yet know our relatives, we know full, the tally, Patiently awaiting nature and her ultimate rally... James H. Starkey www.oyateunderground.com --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 06:33:29 -1000 From: Debbie Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days A HAWAI'I BOOK OF DAYS, week of September 30-October 6 KEPAKEMAPA (September) (Mahoe Hope) 30 All changes in life, whether we perceive them to be good or bad, hold the seeds for a greater good in the future. OKAKOPA (October) (Ikuwa) October was the last month of the Kau season, which ran from May through October. The most important holiday of the Hawaiian year was the Makahiki, which began in late October or early November, when the Pleiades or Makali'i stars first appeared in the night sky, and lasted for four months. During this time there was no fighting, for the Makahiki was a festival honoring Lono, who was, among other things, a god of peace and of the harvest. It was celebrated by prayers and offerings to the gods, followed by feasting, games, songs and dancing. 1 Lono, grant us the rains to make our crops grow, the sunlight to make them ripen, and the strength for us to harvest your bounty. 2 This land was born in fire and cooled by the touch of the wind and rain. 3 I cast my lei of dreams upon the ocean. 4 Every dawn begins the adventure of a new day. 5 A tiny crab scuttles across the wet sand, searching for places to hide. 6 Walk in the paths illuminated by the moon. (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream) --------- "RE: Native America Calling" --------- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:55:33 -0500 From: "AIROS (American Indian Radio On Satellite)" Subj: NAC Topics + Give us your feedback on AIROS specials + Different Drums features Floyd Red Crow Westerman + more... 1) Give us your feedback on AIROS and AIROS.org specials 2) NAC Topics for 9/23 - 9/27 3) Voices From The Circle - Nammy Connections 4) Different Drums features Floyd Red Crow Westerman 5) alterNative Voices 6) Earthsongs Features Martha Redbone 1) Give us your feedback on AIROS and AIROS.org specials We are working on reports for funding for AIROS and AIROS.org as well as a news article for our newsletter - "The VisionMaker" on our recent specials on AIROS and AIROS.org. We are looking for listener reactions and would like to hear from you on what you thought (both good and bad) of the following specials: a) Live from the 2002 Schemitzun Powwow (8/23/02 - 8/25/02) b) An Interview with Tex Hall, President of the National Congress of the American Indian (9/6/02) c) Live from the 2002 International United Tribes Powwow (9/7/02) d) Indian Country Remembers 9/11 (online at http://www.airos.org/911interviews.html ) e) Highlights from the 2002 Native American Music Awards (Nammys) (9/13/02) f) Live from the 2002 NMAI Powwow on the National Mall in DC (9/14/02 - 9/15/02) g) Native Voices, Native Votes (9/17/02) We look forward to hearing from you about what you think. We are also planning on doing repeats of some of these specials and would like to hear from you on when you would like to hear them online. 2) NAC Topics for 9/23 - 9/27 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 Native America Calling will be broadcasting live from the National Summit on Emerging Tribal Economies at the Phoenix Civic Plaza, this Monday through Thursday. MON - 9/23: Crisis in Chiapas: Violence against indigenous peoples in southern Mexico is escalating, prompting activists in the region to call for emergency peace delegations and for the U.S. to assist in documenting and witnessing their troubles. Leaders of the Zapatista resistance movement have been killed recently, and the Mexican federal government is beginning to get a stranglehold on the indigenous peoples, lands, and resources of Chiapas. What lies beneath the land that is so highly sought after? How can Native people help to keep history from repeating itself? Guests include Ryan Zinn, coordinator of the Global Exchange Chiapas Program. TUE - 9/24: Sacred Lands of the Southwest: There is no question that America requires a ready and accessible source of fossil fuels. Aided by the President's energy agenda, energy corporations wantonly cast their eyes on the natural resources on Native lands. It is also no surprise that tribes are under constant threat of exploration and mining. In the Southwest, tribes are up against the ropes in their continuing battle of protecting their sacred sites from resource hungry energy companies. What is the current status of Black Mesa and the sacred Salt Lake? Are their alternatives for an energy dependent nation? Guests include Malcolm Bowekaty, Governor of Zuni Pueblo and Nicole Horse Herder of the Black Mesa Coalition. WED - 9/25: Book of the Month: "While the Locust Slept" Unimaginable but very true, is the story of Peter Razor's young life where he was abandoned as an infant, became a ward of the state orphanage where he was abused, and then being indentured by the state to an abusive, reclusive farm family where he was beaten, poorly fed, clothed in rags, and worked like a slave. Our Book of the Month, "While the Locust Slept," is an autobiographical account of Razor's experience in the Minnesota state orphanage system and his struggle for survival. Join our conversation with first time author Peter Razor of the Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwa. THU - 9/26: Indigenous Ambassadors: Americans for Indian Opportunity in collaboration with the Advancement of Maori Opportunity and the Institute for 21st Century Agoras will convene an international group of leaders in a Wisdom of the People Forum in Washington, D.C. The topic is designing a transnational indigenous leaders interaction in the context of globalization. They are offering a new model of indigenous exchange, based on empowering young indigenous leaders to be proactive change agents. Will young leadership emerge with a new vision? Guests include LaDonna Harris of Americans for Indian Opportunity. FRI - 9/27: Indian in the Spotlight: Dr. Charles Grim, Interim Director of the IHS: The Indian Health Service is under new leadership. Dr. Charles Grim has been appointed Interim Director of the IHS by President Bush. He will oversee a nationwide multimillion-dollar health care delivery program that has as its charge, the health and welfare of all Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. There are serious concerns that Native people have about the effectiveness and accessibility of IHS services. Is the IHS able to meet those needs? Can the IHS live up to its responsibilities? What part do Native people play in their own health care? Join us as we spotlight Dr. Charles Grim of the Cherokee Nation. 3) Voices From The Circle - Nammy Connections This week, VOICES FROM THE CIRCLE listeners can look forward to hearing from NAMMY Nominees, NAMMY winners and non-NAMMY Native performers. VOICES opens with a cut from Jim Boyd's Record of the Year - alterNATIVES - "Full Circle." We'll also hear the track "The More We're Together." Staying with NAMMY winners, Joanne Shenandoah - Artist of the Year - sings a highly personal song "Once and Again" from her Eagle Cries CD as well as "Dancing on Mother Earth." NAMMY nominee Randy Wood treats us to a round dance song "You Took my Heart Away." Brule' collaborator Arvil Bird swings a sweet fiddle on two cuts from his Animal Totems CD, "Tatanka" and "Horses." Wisconsin's Wolf River Band played the NAMMY Awards in a Kitty Wells Native Music Hall Of Fame Tribute. Now hear them on a Hank Williams cover "Honky Tonkin'." One of the highlights of the 2002 NAMMY Awards was unquestionably the Cherokee National Children's Choir with Rita Coolidge. On VOICES they sing "North Wind." Not to forget there are outstanding non-NAMMY Indian performers out there, too... VOICES presents songs and stories by QUA-TI-SI and the "Long Blue Man." Another potential NAMMY nominee is the Menominee Nation's Wade Fernandez who brings us "Before Tomorrow's Today." Past NAMMY Award recipient Bill Miller played a supporting role at this year's ceremony. Bill displays his non-singing skills on VOICES with "Red Bird, Yellow Sun." VOICES concludes this weeks show with Female Artist of the Year Dine' Radmilla Cody with "Song and Dance Romance." May all your NAMMY dreams come true! Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Monday - 9/23: 4pm, 10pm Tuesday - 9/24: 4am Saturday - 9/28: 3pm Sunday - 9/29: 4am, 3pm Monday - 9/30: 4am 4) Different Drums features Floyd Red Crow Westerman Floyd Red Crow Westerman, honored as a Living Legend by the Native American Music Association at the 2002 Nammy award ceremonies, is our featured artist this week on Different Drums. Known for his outspoken song lyrics dealing with Indian issues over the past thirty-plus years, Westerman is also a respected actor with dozens of film and television appearances. For this week's show, we've dipped into the Different Drums archive of live recordings, and will be sharing a full hour of live words and music by Floyd Red Crow Westerman, compiled from two performances in Phoenix, Arizona in November 1997. Floyd Red Crow Westerman tells it like it is and sings it the way he sees it, this week on Different Drums. Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Tuesday 9/24: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Wednesday 9/25: 4am Saturday 9/28: 5pm Sunday 9/29: 6am, 5pm Monday 9/30: 6am 5) alterNative Voices AlterNative Voices welcomes Rev. Buddy Monahan (Choctaw/Maricopa) to the studio. Rev. Monahan is Chaplain at Menaul School in Albuquerque, NM. He is active in the Presbyterian Church USA and tells us about Menaul School that is no longer an Indian boarding school but a private 6-12 open enrollment school. At the news desk, Vernon reports on the political clout relative to dollars in California. Issues in Indian country are under serious consideration due to the large donations to political campaigns by casinos. Susie brings up the discussion topic of celebrating tragic events in history. Music by Native artists includes Red Tail Chasing Hawks, Paul Ortega and Joanne Shenandoah, Songcatchers, Ron Roybal and the drum High Noon. We are always available online at www.alterNativeVoices.org Listen online by going to www.airos.org (All Times ET) Wednesday 9/25: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Thursday 9/26: 4am Saturday 9/28: 6pm Sunday 9/29: 7am, 6pm Monday 9/30: 7am 6) Earthsongs Features Martha Redbone Next time on Earthsongs, host Gregg McVicar interviews Martha Redbone, the breakout R&B songwriter/vocalist who was just named "Debut Artist of the Year" by the Native American Music Awards. Her album "Home of the Brave" celebrates her own Afro-Native American life experiences with an old-school feel reminiscent of Aretha and Al Green. 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 9/26: 10am, 4pm, 10pm Friday 9/27: 4am Saturday 9/28: 4pm Sunday 9/29: 5am, 4pm Monday 9/30: 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: Mon, Sep 23 08:03:22 2002 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="WORLD LINK TV" Available on DirecTV (800-531-5000), Channel 375, and on EchoStar/Dish Network (800-333-3474), channel 9410 = = = = = = = = = This program's length is: 01:00 You can see this program at the following times: Thu, Sep 26, 10:00 PM ET (Thu, Sep 26, 7:00 PM PT) Fri, Sep 27, 4:00 AM ET (Fri, Sep 27, 1:00 AM PT) Fri, Sep 27, 10:00 AM ET (Fri, Sep 27, 7:00 AM PT) Fri, Sep 27, 4:00 PM ET (Fri, Sep 27, 1:00 PM PT) First Peoples' TV: Dances For the New Generation An Emmy Award nominated film about the journey of The American Indian Dance Theatre, comprised of individuals from thirty Indian nations, to learn the songs and dances of the Makah, Kwakiutl, Penobscot and Iroquois tribes, and its return home to pow wow in North Dakota. Filmed at ceremonials in Alert Bay, British Columbia, at a pow wow in Newtown, North Dakota, on the Penobscot Reservation in Maine, and in performance onstage in Boston. Along with comments from elders of these nations, the company performs dances from the Makah, Kwakiutl, Seneca, Penobscot, and several Plains nations. "Dances For the New Generation" 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. The film is available from Phil Lucas Productions PHONE (206) 979 9819 FAX (425) 557 2361 EMAIL: phil_lucas@earthlink.net --------- "RE: Upcoming Events" --------- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:39:14 -0 From: Gary Smith (gars@speakeasy.org) Subj: Upcoming Events =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= EVENTS ARE FEATURED IN ODD NUMBERED ISSUES ONLY =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Lists from Jim Anderson, Aaron, OCB Tracker and Whispering Wind are listed here for 60 days. Each web site is listed if you need a more complete list. =================================== Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:20:50 -0500 From: "Powwow Committee" Subj: Please add to your Powwow Calendar >To: gars@speakeasy.org 3rd Annual Permian Basin Intertribal Powwow Sat., Sept. 28th and Sun., Sept. 29th, 2002 Odessa College Sports Center, Odessa, TX Free Admission: Suggested Donations - 2 cans of food to benefit the West Texas Food Bank. Doors open at 10:00am on Sat and noon on Sun Thank you for your consideration! Permian Basin Powwow Committee =================================== Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 09:57:42 -0700 From: John Berry Subj: Chicago Powwow - Nov. & Vets invitation Can you send an invitation to our brothers and sisters: WWII Veterans honored at the American Indian Center Presentation by : Navajo Code Talker John Brown Jr. and family Recipient of the Congressional Gold Metal of Honor More details and press release at: www.aic-chicago.org This is going to be a joint event with the Chicago Japanese Community. Chicago's 49th Annual Powwow American Indian Center of Chicago Where: Northeastern University, directions on the AIC website. When:November 15, 16, 17 Everyone welcome to the largest Native Cultural Education of the Year!!! Sincerely, Joseph Podlasek Executive and Technical Director American Indian Center of Chicago 773-275-5871, fax 773-275-5874 email: joep@aic-chicago.org web: www.aic-chicago.org "Worried about our future? Do not fear. Look into the eyes of our children." John D. Berry, NAS Librarian, UC Berkeley American Indian Library Assocation - Listserv Manager American Library Association - Councilor at Large =================================== Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 21:35:45 -0500 From: "raven davis" Subj: Oxford 2003 To: Hello Gary: Please add this to NA news Native Solutions 5th Annual Intertribal Pow Wow April 25-27, 2003 Proudly Presents an evening with: Joanne Shenandoah on Saturday April 26, 2003 at 8:00 p.m. Oxford Civic Center, Oxford, AL Opening for Joanne is Larry Campbell Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Tickers now on sale contact: Mark or Ruth (256) 820-6315 or email ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com; thunderhawk2062@yahoo.com; Tony ( 256) 835-0110; Cindy (256) 831-9373 Northern Host Drum-Greywolf singers Southern Host Drum-Buffalo Heart Headman-Don Redbear Headlady-TBA M/C- Gary Smith A/D-Buck Tucker Native American Warrior Society and Honor Guard All Drums and Dancers Welcome Vendors by invitation only =================================== Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:19:18 -0700 Subj: Georgia Powwows Horse Creek American Indian Heritage Association Intertribal Pow Wow and Cultural Fest November 1, 2,& 3, 2002 195 Golf Course Road Warrenville SC 29851 Headman: Jeff Whaley Headlady: Lisa Kirchner MC: Wes Hicks AD: Little Hawk Host Drum: Buffalo Heart Info: 803-663-9289 email: ladyhawkdreamer@yahoo.com -=-=-=- Native American Festival Banks County Recreation Park Horse Arena Homer GA October 26, 2002 Host Drums: Plainsmen & Buffalo Heart Info: 706-335-2964 =================================== 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! 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: 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 event