From gars@speakeasy.org Wed Nov 6 12:07:30 2002 Date: 6 Nov 2002 01:34:30 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews10.045 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 045 | 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 Spirit is in all things; he is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the earth is our mother. She nourishes us; that which we put into the ground she returns to us." __ Big Thunder, Wabanaki Algonquin +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! Later in Wotanging Ikche, you'll find an article about Ross Swimmer being handed management of the Indian Trust Account. Remember he is in the position he is in because he does "follow the party line" and not because he supports Tribal Sovereignty. Remember that he's been in a position to handle the Trust Account before--and what he did (and failed to do) then contributed to the present fraud and mismanagement that has his current boss lying to a Federal court. And consider --with his history and past performance--why Gale Norton chose to charge Ross Swimmer with managing OUR money? Never lose sight of the fact that Ross Swimmer is very much an "around the fort Indian". Then read the following "On the Art of Stealing Human Rights". (I hope all that could vote did vote.) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 10:30:17 EST From: "S^Ha Kahahyuhes" Subj: [FN] Blue print to assimilation (Machiavellian Designs) Mailing List: First Nations << http://www.web.net/nben/envnews/bytes/articles/stealing.htm >> On the Art of Stealing Human Rights The art of denying Indians their human rights has been refined to a science. The following list of commonly used techniques will be helpful in "burglar-proofing" your reserves, and your rights. GAIN THE INDIANS CO-OPERATION- it is easier to steal someone's human rights if you can do it with his OWN co-operation. So... 1. Make him a non-person. Human rights are for people. Convince Indians their ancestors were savages, that they were pagan, that Indians were drunkards. Make them wards of the government. Make a legal distinction, as in the Indian Act, between Indians and persons. Write history books that tell half the story. 2. Convince the Indian that he should be patient, that these things take time. Tell him that we are making progress, and that progress takes time 3. Make him believe that things are being done for his own good. Tell him you're sure that after he has experienced your laws and actions that he will realize how good they have been. Tell the Indian he has to take a little of the bad in order to enjoy the benefits you are conferring on him. 4. Get some people to do the dirty work. There are always those who will act for you to the disadvantage of their own people. Just give them a little honor and praise. This is generally the function of band council, chiefs, and advisory councils: they have little legal power, but can handle the tough decisions such as welfare, allocation of housing etc. 5. Consult the Indian, but do not act on the basis of what you hear. Tell the Indian he has a voice and go through the motions of listening. Then interpret what you have heard to suit your own needs 6. Insist that the Indian "GOES THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS." make the channels and the procedures so difficult that he won't bother to do anything. When he discovers what the proper channels are and becomes proficient at the procedures, change them. 7. Make the Indian believe you are working for him, putting in much overtime and at a great sacrifice, and imply that he should be appreciative. This is the ultimate in skills in stealing human rights; when you obtain the thanks of the victim. 8. Allow a few individuals to "MAKE THE GRADE" and point to them as examples. Say that the "HARDWORKERS" AND THE "GOOD" Indians have made it, and that therefore it is a person's own fault if he doesn't succeed. 9. Appeal to the Indian's sense of fairness, and tell him that even though things are pretty bad it is not right for him to make strong protests. Keep the argument going on his form of protest and avoid talking about the real issue. Refuse to deal with him while he is protesting. Take all the fire out of his efforts 10. Encourage the Indian to take his case to court. This is very expensive, takes lots of time and energy and is very safe because laws are stacked up against him. The courts ruling will defeat the Indians cause, but makes him think he has obtained justice. 11. Make the Indian believe that things could be worse, and that instead of complaining about the loss of human rights, to be grateful for the rights we to have. In fact, convince him that to attempt to regain a right he has lost is likely to jeopardize the rights that he still has. 12. Set yourself up as the protector of the Indian's human rights, and then you could choose to act only on those violations you wish to act upon. By getting successful on a few minor violations of human rights, you can point to these as examples of your devotion to his cause. The burglar who is also the doorman is the perfect combination. 13. Pretend that the reason for the loss of human rights is for some other reason, other than the person is Indian. Tell him some of your best friends are Indians, and that his loss of rights is because of his housekeeping, his drinking, his clothing. 14. Make the situation more complicated than is necessary. Tell the Indian you will have to take a survey to find out how many other Indians are being discriminated against. Hire a group of professors to make a year- long research project. 15. Insist on unanimity. Let the Indian know that when all the Indians in Canada can make up there minds about just what they want as a group, then you will act. Play one group's special situation against another group's wishes. 16. Select very limited alternatives, neither of which has much merit, and then tell the Indian that indeed he has a choice. Ask, for instance, if he could or would rather have council elections in June or December, instead of asking if he wants them at all. 17. Convince the Indian that the leaders who are the most beneficial and powerful are dangerous and not to be trusted. Or simply lock them up on some charge like driving with no lights. Or refuse to listen to the real leaders and spent much time with the weak ones. Keep the people split from their leaders by sowing rumor. Attempt to get the best leaders into high paying jobs where they have to keep quiet to keep their pay check coming in. 18. Speak of the common good. Tell the Indian that you can't consider yourselves when there is a whole nation to think of. Tell him he can't think only of himself. For instance, in regard to hunting rights, tell him we have to think of all the hunters, or the sporting good industry. 19. Remove rights so gradually that the people don't realize what has happened until it is too late. Again in regards to hunting rights, first restrict the geographical area where hunting is permitted, then cut the season to certain times of the year, then cut the limits down gradually, then insist on licensing, and then Indians will be on the same grounds as the white sportsmen. 20. Rely on some reason and logic (your reason and logic) instead of rightness and morality. Give thousands of reasons for things, but to not get trapped into arguments about what is right. 21. Hold a conference on Human Rights, have everyone blow of steam and tension, and go home feeling things are well at hand. -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- Winter is here. Elders in those areas already need assistance... remember Secretary of Interior Norton withheld checks after the court appointed monitor broke into DoI computers. If you know of a reliable point where funds can be sent to assist these precious elders please drop me a note at gars@nanews.org and make the subject (all caps) WINTER HELP. -----> this list will remain up through January -----> PLEASE email gars@nanews.org with any updates/additions Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 20:46:06 -0500 From: Dodie Subj: fuel fund Gary: At this time this is the only fuel fund I have. If I receive more I will pass them along to you. Thank you for including it. If you need addresses for donations just let me know. Dodie Ndn-AIM Fund c/o box 1334 Rapid City, SD 57709 At 04:20 AM 10/1/2002, you wrote: -=-=-=- Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 02:35:47 -0000 From: "Dodie Finstead" After less than one year, the Northern Cheyenne School, who this time last year had never received donations, with children often going without supplies and clothing, now have more than they can handle and store. They have requested that no more donations be sent to them at this time as Vicki gave us a head up on. I want to thank Vicki, they had not been able to contact us. My suggestion would be the other fund in MT or to Carter Camp if you were planning on sending to the Northern Cheyenne school. Please be sure if you send used thing they are in very good condition. If you do chose one of these two, please let them know you are sending things so they can be expecting them. Dodie >> Honor Your Spirit - Protect the Children % Sue Buck PO Box 901 Great Falls, MT 59403-0901 suemontana@mcn.net The same needs as the other school, clothing, school supplies, blankets, etc. Oh, don't forget the toys. :) Carter Camp P.O.Box 1012, Rosebud S.D. 57570 cartercamp@yahoo.com Carter and his wife distribute to families with children. So clothing for all age children are need, from infants up. The basic needs toys, blankets, warm things, diapers, panties, tooth brushes, hats, socks, etc. -=-=-=- Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:43:21 +0300 From: "Brigitte Thimiakis" Subj: IMPORTANT Note to Winter Request From: Sue Buck - Please Read, and Forward - IMPORTANT NOTE regarding the Urgent Winter Request for Donations for Children and Elders Recently we were all very happy to read that a large amount of donations was sent to the Northern Cheyenne schools in MT. This was great news! However, due to a recent inquiry about whether or not our project still needed donations, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that there are still great needs on the reservation. Please note that our request and aim is to try and help the abandoned children's shelter and elders' center on the reservation, which are totally separate from the Northern Cheyenne tribal schools. They have great needs (also for the most part, different from the needs of the tribal Schools). Please read our list below. These needs have not been catered for and these children and elders are still in need of warm clothing items for the winter. Toys are also much needed so that the children at the shelter can have a Christmas give-away . After reading our request below, please do everything you can to support these children and elders. Many thanks for your time and help, Respectfully, Sue Buck "Honor Your Spirit - Protect the Children" [ PLEASE FORWARD where needed - thank you ] Urgent Winter Request for Donations Greetings, If you wish to make a difference and help children and elders through the harsh winter months in Montana, please take the time to read this request. On behalf of reliable Northern Cheyenne contacts from Lame Deer, we are once again collecting donations for the children's shelter and senior citizens center on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Our goal is to collect new and good quality used items for the shelter and senior center, as well as toys which can be used for the children's shelter at Christmas time. The toys will be distributed during the Christmas give away but the clothes and blankets will be distributed right away. During Montana winters, the temperature can drop to 30 or 40 degrees below zero so warm winter clothing can be lifesaving. Often, when a child arrives at the shelter, all they have is what they are wearing. This is very sad, but it is the reality these children have to face. When a child leaves to go to a foster home, or some other place, the people at the shelter try to send a weeks' worth of clothing with the child so they will at least have something. In other words, what ever is sent to the shelter can be used and there is a great need. There is a very high turnover rate due to the extreme poverty in the Big Horn and Rosebud Counties. The senior citizens center is in special need of - blankets - warm winter coats also needed by the seniors are socks, gloves, boots, hats and scarves The children's shelter is in special need of - warm winter coats and clothing - a baby crib and related bedding - twin size bedding of all types, - blankets - toys The children range in age from 0 to 12 years. Since they have school for the children at the shelter, there is also a need for: - educational toys, - writing paper, - pencils, - crayons or anything else used in schools. They can also use grooming supplies like toothpaste, tooth brushes, soaps and shampoos, combs, hair brushes, hair barrettes, rubber bands or other types of hair or pony tail holders. Last but not least : pampers diapers or pull-ups. Please note that we have changed and reorganized our mailing instructions from those suggested last year. Contact suemontana@mcn.net for mailing information other than regular US Mail service. (Also please include your name and address if you would like for us to acknowledge/confirm receipt of your donations) Donations can be sent to the following address: Honor Your Spirit - Protect the Children % Sue Buck PO Box 901 Great Falls, MT 59403-0901 USA The priority of our group, "Honor your Spirit - Protect the Children" is to make sure all donations get to where they are supposed to and recognized. It is very important to us to make sure that everything is distributed fairly and to those in the greatest need. Additional contact information: Brigitte Thimiakis, Greece thimiakischool@the.forthnet.gr Celine Branchard, France littlered@club-internet.fr Sue Buck, Project Coordinator, MT suemontana@mcn.net Thank you for any assistance you can give. -=-=-=- Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 19:39:02 -0400 From: "floyd perkins" Subj: Housing Dear Gary Greetings, my name is Alice Perkins. I am a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge Reservation. Recently, my husband and I started working with a couple of individuals out of Michigan and Denver, CO., to bring liveable, affordable housing to the reservation and to create jobs for our people. Our efforts have been rewarding, but we are struggling. Let me first give you an overview of our business. Our fund receives donated or we buy lowcost mobile homes (used) from individuals. We pay all the costs incurred to transport these homes to the Pine Ridge Reservation. Costs include labor, driver payment, fuel, food/shelter, cleanup cost, dumpster, permits, lot rent etc. The cost varies with each mobile home we get. After delivering the mobile homes to the reservation site, we inspect the homes for maintenance and repair needs such as hotwater heater, furnace, roof, plumbing, floor and windows etc... We fix these at our cost. Once the mobile home is in liveable condition, we sell it at the total cost we paid out for the home (delivery plus repair costs). These sales prices are affordable, ranging from $3500 to $6500. Since we hire reservation Lakota people to transport and repair these homes, we have created jobs for drivers, laborers, prep workers, construction, plumbers, electricians, escort, ect... The mobile homes are for buyers who do not qualify for loans through the banks because of bad credit, no credit, slow credit or whatever the reason. And these people are on a fixed income. Our payments are set according to their income and what they can afford -- usually about $100 to $200 a month until paid in full. We work with the buyers so that their payments go towards owning their own homes, which otherwise would be impossible. This also helps to reestablish credit. We also receive donor-directed homes (all costs are covered by the donor, who chooses the individual who will receive the donated home). Our problem is that we need funds to continue our efforts. We are seeking donations to help with transportation costs and supplies such as hotwater heaters, furnaces--any help would be appreciated. Winter is coming and we have many families waiting for a home. We have approximately 110 families on our waiting list, all of whom are in great need of shelter. Immediately we need 3 furnaces and 5 hotwater heaters. Visit our web site at http://www.americanindianhousing.com We had a very nice lady help set this up for us. Thank you. Alice Perkins HC 64 Box 58 Batesland, SD 57716 (605) 685-3362 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 ---------- - Grandma Hazel Smith - Judge finds Smoke - Crossings not guilty of Fraud - Norton extends Authority - U.S. against two Shoshone Sisters of Accounting Office - Pomo Man slain - Move to extinguish Rights at Home on Reservation Challenged - LPDC Legal Update - Tribal Council apparently - Native Prisoner attempts to oust Chair -- Request for Pen pals - Lakota Hemp Crop Dispute Continues -- MSP Year 2002 Violations of - Lawton Indian Hospital NA religious rights Administrator Resigns -- South Dakota - Protection Alert: Prison System Hearing Medicine Lake Highlands -- Resources Needed for Prisoners - Tokala Stronghold in Fort Worth, Texas - Sac and Fox push forward -- Call for Action in support Road Upgrade Project of Prayer Warriors - Most Native Water Plants Defective - Rustywire: - First Aboriginal Standing outside the Trading Post Offshore Deal Signed - Poem: Mexico City Hires A Whore - Native Communities - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days must Heal from Within - This Week on First Peoples TV - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: Grandma Hazel Smith" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:44:10 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GRANDMA HAZEL" http://www.thedailyworld.com/daily/2002/Nov-01-Fri-2002/news/news3.html 'Grandma Hazel,' tribal historian, dead at 84 By Tommi R. Gatlin - Daily World Writer November 01, 2002 Quinault tribal historian Hazel Smith, whose grandparents, Sampson and Mary Johns, homesteaded near Hogan's Corner before Washington was a state, died of a brain aneurysm Wednesday in Aberdeen. She was 84. Mrs. Smith's family had lived on the site of the tribe's Quinault Beach Resort & Casino. "Hazel was probably one of the strongest advocates for the Nation building the casino," Quinault tribal president Pearl - Capoeman Baller said this morning. Mrs. Smith was a strong supporter of her people in many ways, especially the youth, Capoeman - Baller said. "Educating our tribal members and encouraging kids to stay in school and to be drug and alcohol free was one of her strong points - because of her love for them." Known to just about everyone as "Grandma Hazel," she considered all youngsters her grandchildren, the tribal president said. "She just loved them all." Recently Mrs. Smith commented on a child her daughter, Geneva "Chee Chee" Underwood, baby - sits for. "Now I even have a redhead," she said, "because my granddaughter's a redhead!" "Young people would come over to our home and ask her for advice or just sit down and visit a lot of teen - agers," said another daughter, Lori Smith, with whom Mrs. Smith lived. "She'd sit and listen to everybody's problems and advise them." Grandma Hazel was also "a really happy person and loved joking around," her daughter said. "Everybody loved her." About 15 years ago, when Mrs. Smith was visiting at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, she made the acquaintance of Country Music Hall of Famer Minnie Pearl. One of Mrs. Smith's treasures was her Minnie Pearl hat the country comedy star gave her, which she had autographed "to my friend" on the tag. But perhaps most of all, Mrs. Smith's was aware that history was being made every day. She wanted others to remember that, as well. A year or so ago, she told Lelani Jones, director of the Quinault Archives in Taholah, "I treasure the memories of my old people, the history of the Quinault people they left behind. I like to remember those who made the foundation for our government body. "This present living generation will also become history for our Quinault Nation. Your names and deeds will be lasting history - so make it good." Mrs. Smith was born Nov. 9, 1917, in Taholah to Charlie and Florence (Johns) Strom. She attended school in Taholah, Hoquiam and Moclips, then completed high school at the Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Ore. She also graduated from Linfield College at McMinnville, Ore., then the Triple City Institute, a business college in Aberdeen. She married Albert George Smith. He died in 1973. Mrs. Smith's work history was varied. She had been a legal secretary for Aberdeen attorney Gladys Phillips. In 1938 and '39, she owned and operated a restaurant. During World War II, she was a "Rosie the Riveter" for the Boeing Co. in Hoquiam. Later, she was head cook at the Taholah School for more than 27 years. She served on the Taholah School Board in 1959 and '60, was legislative chairperson for the Intertribal Council in 1960 and a member of the Quinault Business Committee from 1961 to 1963. At the time of her death, she was serving on the Quinault Nation Enrollment Committee. She was also a member of the Taholah Indian Shaker Church, had been secretary/treasurer and traveling missionary and was a member of the Indian Shaker Organization. She had also belonged to the Alpha Sigma Chi sorority at Linfield College and the Washington and American School Food Service associations. She received certification from the American School Food Service. An outdoors person, she enjoyed fishing, hunting, clam digging and any family event, such as picnics. Mrs. Smith is also survived by another daughter, Verdi McCloud of Taholah; six sons, Albert Jr. of Taholah, Lloyd of LaPush and Jake, Albert M., David and William, all of Shelton; 34 grandchildren; 50 great - grandchildren and two great - great - grandchildren. Three daughters, Alberta Georgine, Susan Florence and Rose Marie Smith Cultee; a sister, Geneva Louise Strom; and five brothers, Aubrey, James Matthew, Daniel, Donald E. and Theodore L. Sr., died before her. A candlelight service is set for 7 p.m. today at the Taholah Shaker Church. An Indian Shaker service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment will be in Hoquiam's Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements are by the Coleman Mortuary of Hoquiam. Copyright c. 2002 The Daily World/Aberdeen, WA. --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:10:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" October 30, 2002 Walter W. Young Jr. MARTIN - Walter W. Young Jr., 80, Martin, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at Bennett County Nursing Home in Martin. Survivors include his wife, Alice Young, Martin; two stepsons, J.D. Fly and Russell Fly, both of Martin; one daughter, Sadie Medicine Blanket, Minneapolis; three stepdaughters, Muffett Fly, Sandy Fly and Frankie James, all of Martin; two brothers, Ray Young and Maurice Young, both of Martin; one sister, Mary Jane Green, Rapid City; and three grandchildren. A one-night wake will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at the Martin CAP office. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at St. Katherine's Episcopal Church in Martin, with the Rev. Philip Allen and the Rev. Gus Craven officiating. Burial will be at Grace Episcopal Cemetery in Martin. Sioux Funeral Home of Martin is in charge of arrangements. November 5,2002 Arthur M. Brown Sr. ALLIANCE, Neb. - Arthur M. Brown Sr., 67, Alliance, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, in Alliance. Survivors include his wife, Isabelle Brown, Alliance; one son, Arthur Brown Jr., Alliance; two brothers, John Brown, Ethete, Wyo., and Victor Brown, Casper, Wyo.; and three grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at Crazy Horse School in Wanblee, S.D. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the school, with the Rev. Daniel Makes Good officiating. Burial will be at Gethsemane Episcopal Cemetery in Wanblee. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, S.D., is in charge of arrangements. Eugene C. LaDeaux WOUNDED KNEE - Eugene C. LaDeaux, 39, Wounded Knee, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, in Rapid City. Survivors include two brothers, Anthony Shott, Manderson, and Lawrence Shott, Wounded Knee; one adopted brother, Leo LaDeaux, Pine Ridge; and four sisters, Cleo No Leaf, Alliance, Neb., Angela Lare, Deadwood, Bernadine Rowland, Wounded Knee, and Antoinette LaDeaux, Rapid City. A two-night wake will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wounded Knee. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the church, with the Rev. Bill Pauly officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Wounded Knee. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2002 the Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- October 31, 2002 Samuel Elliot English Samuel Elliot English, 86, a resident of Albuquerque for 34 years, passed away in his sleep at his home, Monday, October 28, 2002. He was born in Red Lake, MN to the parents of Samuel Francis and Mary Frances (Le Garde) English. He is survived by his wife, Blanche Marie English; two sisters, Inez and Caroline, both of Minnesota; children, Samuel Francis, Ronald Richard and wife, Janet, Robert Gary, Thomas Elliot, Donna Marie, and their families; and first-born grandchildren, Todd, Samuel Jr., Quiana and Sky. Mr. English is also survived by eleven other grandchildren; and 18 great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Nellie and Gladys; and brother, Delos Botone. Mr. English was a member of The Haskell Club and served as a Boy-Scout Master. He retired after 35 years of service from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Samuel and Blanche had celebrated 62 years of marriage together this past February. Services will be held Friday, November 1, 2002, at 10:00 a.m., at Gate of Heaven Mausoleum Chapel, 7999 Wyoming Blvd. NE. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Valerie Herrera, Michelle Acevedo, Quiana English, Ace Astor, Sky English and Andrew English. Honorary Pallbearers will be Todd English, Samuel English Jr., Haley English, Sequoia Astor, Feather Astor, David Astor, Fawn English, Ronay English, Jerry Acevedo, Phillip Herrera, and Antonio Gonzales. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Thursday, October 31, 2002, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. November 5, 2002 Robert B. Marquez ROBERT B. MARQUEZ , 61, of La Mesilla, died Saturday. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jenny Marquez; and father, Francisco Marquez. He is survived by his children, Roberta Marquez and husband Joseph Gallegos, Greg Marquez and fiance Julie Gibson, and Beverly Marquez all of Albuquerque; five grandchildren; mother, Gregoria Marquez of Ranchitos; brothers and sisters, Lydia Marquez of Ranchitos, Leo Marquez of Santa Cruz, Frank Marquez of Espanola, Rebecca Caudill of Ranchitos, Carmel Marquez of Santa Fe, and Leroy Marquez of La Mesilla, and many other close relatives and friends. Mass of will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in San Juan Pueblo. Interment will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Santa Cruz. DeVargas Funeral Home of the Espanola Valley. Copyright c. 1997 - 2002 Albuquerque Journal: Albuquerque, New Mexico. -=-=-=- October 29, 2002 Kobe Escalanti A funeral service for Kobe Iverson Rocha Escalanti, 1, of Mescalero will be at 10 a.m. today, Oct. 30, at St. Joseph's Mission, with burial to follow at the White Tail Cemetery. Kobe died Friday, Oct. 25, 2002, in Albuquerque. He was born July 7, 2001, in Alamogordo. Survivors include his mother, Heather Rocha, of Mescalero; his father, Thomas Escalanti, of San Ildefonso Pueblo; a brother, Thomas Javery Duffy, of Mescalero; grandparents Jackie Lester, Mike Rocha and Doyle Escalanti, all of Mescalero, and Laura Escalanti, of San Ildefonso Pueblo; many aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso, 257-7303. Copyright c. 1999-2002 MediaNews Group, Inc./Ruidoso NM. -=-=-=- October 30, 2002 Chester Y. Begay June 30, 1945 - Oct. 25, 2002 Chester Y. Begay, 57, of Sheepsprings passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2002 at Buffalo Springs. He was born June 30, 1945 in Sheepsprings. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sheepsprings. Interment will follow at the Sheepsprings Community Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Irene B. Tsosie May 15, 1920 - Oct. 29, 2002 Irene Bindzzbaa' Tsosie, 82, of Burnham passed away early Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, at San Juan Regional Medical Center. Irene was born May 15, 1920, in Burnham. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, at Ryder Memorial Chapel at Navajo Methodist Mission, 1220 W. Apache in Farmington. Burial will follow at Kirtland Community Cemetery. Arrangements are with Cope Memorial Chapel of Farmington, 404 W. Arrington, St., (505) 327-5142. October 30, 2002 Harry J. Yazzie Oct. 2, 1936 - Oct. 29, 2002 Harry J. Yazzie, 66, of Farmington went home to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, in Silver City. Mr. Yazzie was born Oct. 2, 1936 in Burnham, the son of Bedoni and Alice Yazzie. He is survived by his spouse, Mary Lou Yazzie; sons, Patrick and Marcelino Yazzie; daughters, Rohvena Greyeyes and Rachel Yazzie; sister, Rose Hoskie; and brothers, Harold B. Ray Sr., and Joe B. Yazzie; as well as five grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by Archie, Thomas, Peter, Henry and Alice Yazzie. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, at Cope Chapel in Farmington. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, at the First Baptist Church, at the corner of Auburn and Arrington, with the Rev. Fred Yazzie officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery. Harry retired from the Navajo Tribe after 20 years of service. He enjoyed tending to his livestock, ministry work, gardening and caring for others. Harry had a great love for everyone and will be deeply missed. Arrangements are under the direction of Cope Memorial Chapel of Farmington, 404 W. Arrington St., (505) 327-5142. Wilbert K. Tsosie Sr. May 15, 1932 - Oct. 25, 2002 Wilbert K. Tsosie Sr., 70, of Bisti, born May 15, 1932, died on Oct. 25, 2002, in Farmington. He is survived by three children, Anderson Tsosie of Shiprock, Virginia Castillo of Farmington and Wilbert Tsosie Jr., of Farmington; one brother, Howard Tsosie of Farmington ; one sister, Juanita Tso of Hogback; nine grandchildren, Alvacina, Marcus, Shaylene, Darrell, Darren, Bryan, Oureasia, Ashley and Scottie. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, 2002 at Cope Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Kirtland-Fruitland Cemetery in Kirtland. November 1, 2002 Irene B. Tsosie May 15, 1920 - Oct. 29, 2002 Irene Bindzzbaa' Tsosie, 82, of Burnham passed away early Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington. She was born May 15, 1920, in Burnham, the daughter of Atcitty Tsosie and Ida Mae (Denetsonie) Tsosie. She was a sheepherder, rancher, rug weaver and homemaker. Irene is survived by her mother, Ida Mae Tsosie of Burnham; sisters, Matilda T. Billey of Farmington and Gladys T. Begay of Burnham; numerous nieces, nephews, great-neices and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Atcitty Tsosie and her brother, Herbert Tsosie. Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. today, Oct. 31, 2002 at Cope Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, at Ryder Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Fred Yazzie officiating. Burial services will follow at Kirtland Cemetery. Casketbearers will be Benjamin Begay, Randy Chavez, Bruce Begay, Willard Billey, Warren Billey and Reed Tsosie. Honorary casketbearers will be Leroy Dennison, Wilfred Billey, Stewart Hatch, Allen Gleason, Larry Kerr, Wallace Davis, Eddie Billey, Thomas Billey, Ron Tsosie, Chuck Billey and Benson Begay. The family extends a special thank you to Dr. Mark Bevan, nurses, CNA's at San Juan Regional Medical Center and SafeRide. The family suggests memorial contributions to 4 Corners Dialysis Patient Emergency Fund, in memory of Irene. Arrangements are entrusted to Cope Memorial Chapel, 404 W. Arrington, (505) 327-5142. November 4, 2002 Jason Yazzie Jan. 13, 1985 - Nov. 2, 2002 Jason Yazzie, 17, of Sheep Springs, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, in Sheep Springs. He was born Jan. 13, 1985, in Gallup. Funeral services are pending with Chapel of Memories Funeral Home of Kirtland, 505-598-9636. Copyright c. 1999-2002 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington, NM. -=-=-=- October 31, 2002 Jennie Tso Padilla STANDING ROCK - Services for Jennie Padilla, 74, were held at 10 a.m., today, at Cope Memorial Chapel. Rev. Jimmie Etsitty officiated. Burial followed at Rehoboth Cemetary. Padilla died Oct. 25 in Gallup. She was born Aug. 9, 1928 in Standing Rock into the Bitter Water People Clan for the Salt People Clan. Padilla was a rug weaver, a particpant in the rug weaver's association, rancher, basket weaver and homemaker. Survivors include her sons, Gilbert Padilla Sr. of Mesa, Ariz.; daughters, Evangline Martin of Pinedale, Alice Padilla of Tuba City, Ariz. , Beverly Henio of Pinehill, Bernice Johnson and Pauline Jimmie both of Crownpoint; brothers, Kenny Tso of Crownpoint and Kenneth Tso of Smith Lake; 21 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Padilla was preceded in death by her husband, John Padilla; parents, Nellie Yazzie and Hosteen Tso; sisters, Zonnie Reynolds, Angela Tso Silago and Ellena Begay; and brothers John Harrison and Willie Tso. Pallbearers were Bryan Johnson, Samuel Henio, Kenny Tso, Wilbert Darwin, Rex Castillo and Jerry Padilla. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. November 5, 2002 Marilyn Y. Dedman CHINLE, Ariz. - Graveside services for Marilyn Dedman, 79, were held at 10 a.m., today at the family home. Patricia R. Dedman officiated. Dedman was born July 10, 1923 in Chinle, Ariz. into the Bitter Water People Clan for the Coyote Pass People Clan. Dedman was a homemaker, weaver, rancher, horse wrangler, carpenter, farmer and sheepherder. Survivors include her husband, Hoskie Y. Dedman of Chinle, Ariz.; sons, Calvin Y. Dedman of Page, Ariz., Glenn Y. Dedman of Grand Canyon, Ariz., Eugene R. Dedman of Flagstaff, Ariz., Marvin Y. Dedman of Chinle, and Dean Dedman Little Eagle, S.D.; daughters, Lydia Toney, Petilda Dedman and Theresa Chee all of Chinle and Bonnie Bedoni of Page; and 15 grandchildren. Pallbearers were family members. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2002 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- November 2, 2002 Olden `Babe' Adams Funeral services for Olden "Babe" Winfred Adams, 75, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel. Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate, assisted by Bill Wilburn. Burial with full military honors by Seminole Nation Honor Guard will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery. Adams died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, at St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City at the age of 75. He was born March 9, 1927, in Seminole to Nealon Luke "Bill" and Pearl (Brown) Adams. He lived all his life in Seminole, attending Seminole Public Schools. He served in the US Navy during World War II, a fireman second class, and received a Victory Medal and Campaign and Sea Service Medal. He was a member of the American Legion and served as a reserve police officer for the city of Seminole for 25 years, and for the sheriff's office. Adams worked for 55 years as funeral attendant at Swearingen Funeral Home. He started working for Chadwick Funeral Home as an ambulance attendant. After Gene Swearingen and his partners Rex Summerville and Harry Arnhart bought the Chadwick Funeral Home, Ad-ams helped with all ambulance and death calls for many years. He was also a cattleman. He was preceded in death by his parents; his former wife, Joan Nichols, who died in August 2001; one brother, A.R. "Sonny" Adams, who died in 1985; his half-brother Jimmy Carbitcher; and two sisters, Vera Adams, who died in 1930, and Florence Wilburn, who died in 2002. Survivors include one son, Steven Adams, Oklahoma City; four daughters, Barbara Chick, Tulsa, Dyna and Rick Harris, Wagoner, Teresa and Jeremy Anderson and Kristy and Richard Dillon, both of Seminole; one brother, Troy Adams, Tulsa; his former wife, Ruth Arthur, Seminole; nine grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Pallbearers will include Bob Swearingen, Hugh Megee, Dale Auld, Chris Waddell, Jeremy Anderson, Tommy Mackey and Chris Mills. Honorary casketbearers include Richard Dillon, Harry Arnhart, Brent Jones, John Humphrey, David Post, Earnest Stillwell, Kelly Haney and Dr. Stephen Feuerborn. Memorial donations may be made to the Historic Strother Chapel restoration project at Maple Grove Cemetery. The Seminole Producer/Copyright c. 1999-2000 Arizona Newspapers Assn. -=-=-=- October 23, 2002 Julia Mae Small Smith STILLWATER -- Julia Mae Small Smith, resident of Perkins, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002, in Oklahoma City. She was 82. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Iowa Tribal Community Building. Burial will be in the Iowa Tribal Cemetery southeast of Perkins under the direction of Strode Funeral Home of Stillwater. Julia Mae Small Smith was born in Perkins in 1920. She was the oldest full-blood female of the Iowa tribe, belonging to the Wolf and Eagle clans. She married William Smith in 1945 in Wetumka. She worked with him in the Methodist ministry for 10 years and became a certified lay speaker. They worked with the Cherokee tribe in Jay and the Creek and Seminole tribes in Wetumka. She moved to Shawnee and was employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She was also a certified carpenter, serving as the National Indian Council of Aging worker for the Title VI program. She was a member of the Nagawee United Methodist Church of Shawnee. Survivors include one sister, Irene Shores of Shawnee, six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters and three brothers. October 30, 2002 Beatrice Tallchief Boren FAIRFAX -- Beatrice Tallchief Boren, resident of Fairfax, died Monday afternoon, Oct. 28, 2002, at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was 76. A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Fairfax with the funeral to be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be at the Fairfax Cemetery under the direction of the Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home. Beatrice Tallchief was born May 7, 1926, in Oklahoma City, the daughter of Eves Tallchief and Rose Ware Tallchief. She was educated in the Fairfax schools and was a 1945 graduate of the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kan. She lived in Pawhuska from 1947 to 1978 at which time she moved to Tulsa. She was employed as a mail and file clerk with Professional Investor Insurance Company of Tulsa until her retirement in 1988. She returned to Fairfax in 1990. She was a member of both the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Fairfax and the Immaculate Conception Church of Pawhuska. Her enjoyments included her grandchildren, reading, fishing, horse and dog racing as well as playing bingo. She especially enjoyed her beloved dog Mary. She is survived by her daughter, Lorena Woosypiti of Edgewood, N.M.; two brothers, George Tallchief and John Tallchief, both of Fairfax; five grandchildren, Mary Margaret Woosypiti-Caywood, Timothy Tallchief, Frederick Boren, John F. Boren Jr. and Beverly Boren; three great- grandchildren, Haley Ann Woosypiti-Caywood, Dylan John Caywood and Amber Lynn Woosypiti; one step great-grandchild, Ivory Latter; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, John F. Boren Sr. in August of 1998; three sisters, Helen Robertson, Mary and Clara Tallchief; and four brothers, Timothy Tallchief, Andrew Tallchief, Harry "Patch" Tallchief and Enoch Tallchief. Casket bearers will be nephews, Timothy Mark Tallchief, Timothy Russell Tallchief, Joel Tallchief Lemon, Mark Tallchief, Bobby Tallchief, John G. Tallchief, Talons Goode and Tonka' Goode. Honorary bearers will be Charles Arthur Rector and Peter Poweska. November 4, 2002 Marlene Pratt Garcia RED ROCK -- Marlene Pratt Garcia, resident of Red Rock, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, in Oklahoma City. She was 54. The funeral will be noon Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Otoe-Missouria Cultural Center in Red Rock with Randy and Rose Whitehorn officiating. Burial will follow in Otoe-Missouria Cemetery under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home of Pawnee. Marlene Pratt Garcia was born Nov. 7, 1947, in Ponca City, the daughter of Henry Pratt and Virginia Harragara Pratt. She lived in Denver, Colo., moving to Red Rock in October 1994. She was affiliated with the Native American Indian Church and made traditional dance clothes of Otoe people. Survivors include three daughters, Virginia Collins, Teena Morrisette and Theresa Cunningham, all of Colorado; three sisters, Mary Jo Pratt of Hominy, Katherine Burrows of San Diego, Calif., and Mifaunwy Kvasnokoff of Alaska; and 11 grandchildren. Copyright c. 1998-2002 The Ponca City News. -=-=-=- October 31, 2002 Evelyn (Irons) Straight Rathdrum, Idaho Memorial service for Evelyn L. Straight, 78, will be Monday at 10 a.m. at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d'Alene. Mrs. Straight, who was born in Tama County, Iowa, died Sunday. She grew up in the Coeur d'Alene area and in 1948 married Ray Straight. She worked as a motel manager in Missoula before returning to North Idaho. She also was a bartender. Survivors include her husband; two stepsons, Ronny Straight of Missoula and James Straight of Eugene, Ore.; a daughter, Betty Adams of Coeur d'Alene; a stepdaughter, Rosemarie Woods of Western Washington; and two brothers, Bill Irons of Medford, Ore., and Wayne Irons of Coeur d'Alene. -- Spokane, Wash., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and the Inland Northwest Copyright c. 2002, The Spokesman-Review. -=-=-=- November 1, 2002 Lillian Rose (Pipe) Weinberger WOLF POINT - Lillian Rose (Pipe) Weinberger (a.k.a. "Gaye"), age 64, of Wolf Point, by the way of the Chelsea Community, went to the Spirit World on Oct. 30, 2002, at Deaconess hospital in Billings. She was born in Poplar, on Jan. 15, 1938, to Jack and Elaine (Red Elk) Pipe, Sr. She was raised in the Chelsea Community, and attended school at Chelsea Day School and Poplar in her early years. She moved to Great Falls for a time, then returned to the Wolf Point area. She married Floyd Weinberger of Box Elder and had one son, who passed away as an infant. She attended the Dakota Presbyterian Church and Morning Star Baptist Church in Wolf Point. When she returned to the Wolf Point area, she was fortunate to have two families, the Pipes and the Beauchamps, whom she became close with. She was an excellent traditional food cook, she was a hard worker, and she enjoyed playing bingo. In her early years, she made crafts, crochet, quilting and beadwork. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant son, George; nine brothers and four sisters. She is survived by her husband, Floyd of Poplar; five brothers, Herman Pipe of Poplar, Jack Beauchamp of Glasgow, Larry Beauchamp of Wolf Point, Harry Beauchamp of Oswego and Elmer Beauchamp of Great Falls; four sisters, Helen Pipe of Wolf Point, Thelma Bruno of Great Falls, Linda Grand of Frazer and Sharon Beauchamp of Polson. Funeral services are Saturday, Nov. 2, at 10 a.m., at the Morning Star Baptist Church in Wolf Point, with wake services Friday, Nov. 1, starting at 3 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the Wolf Point Community Hall. Pastor Billy Bird officiating services. Interment will be in the Chelsea Cemetery. Clayton Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements. November 4, 2002 Johnny A. Whitedirt LAME DEER - Johnny A. Whitedirt, 37, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, at IHS Clinic in Lame Deer. Wake services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the church. Burial will be in the Whitedirt Family Cemetery on Muddy Creek Road. Rausch Funeral Home of Lame Deer is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- October 31, 2002 Daniel 'Tarzan' Martell Sr. WOLF POINT - Homestead native and avid outdoorsman Daniel "Tarzan" Martell Sr., 81, of Wolf Point, died Tuesday at a Wolf Point hospital of cancer. Visitation is 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Clayton Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point, with rosary at 7. His funeral is 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wolf Point; burial will be in the Fort Kipp Cemetery in Brockton. Surviving are his companion of 17 years, Deanne LeMay; daughters Margret Martell of Billings, Patti Silk and Sharon Hawk, both of Miles City, Connie Black Eagle of Glasgow, Sandra Dolajak of Dickenson, N.D., Violet Buck Elk of Fort Kipp, and Misty LeMay of Wolf Point; sons Dennis Martell, Donald Martell and James Martell, all of Wolf Point, William Martell of Poplar, Daniel Martell Jr. of Williston, N.D., and Michael LeMay and Christopher LeMay, both of Wolf Point; brothers Max Martell Sr. of Blair, George Martell Sr. of Fairview and Floyd Martell Sr. of Poplar; sister Melda LaRoque of North Dakota, and more than 150 grandchildren and great- grandchildren. A son, David Martell, and daughters Mary Daniel Martell and Olga Martell, have died. November 4, 2002 Rosaline Mary Shields POPLAR -- Rosaline Mary (Jones) Shields, 83, whose Indian name was "Red Deer Woman," of Poplar, who was an adviser for the Cultural Resource Department for the Fort Peck Tribes, died Friday at the Northeast Montana Health Services Facility in Poplar of natural causes. Visitation is 9 a.m. to 2. p.m. Tuesday at Clayton Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. A vigil is 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. Her funeral is 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with burial in the Poplar City Cemetery. Survivors include children, Mervyn Shields, Arlie Shields and Debbie Clark of Poplar, and Linda Little Head of Portland, Ore.; adopted sons Shep Ferguson, Dominic Martell, Arlie Diserly and Lawrence Boxer, all of Poplar; a sister, Marie Cantrell of Poplar; 21 grandchildren, 23 great- grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Three children, Roy "Soggy" Jones, Leola "Lola" Lambert and Edward "Stuta" Shields Jr., have died. Copyright c. 2002 Great Falls Tribune. -=-=-=- October 31, 2002 Sylvia Smith Sylvia Smith, who helped sustain the traditions of the Kashia band of Pomo Indians, died Monday of cancer at her sister's home at the Stewarts Point Rancheria. She was 75. Smith was born on the rancheria and lived there her entire life. "She centered her whole life around taking care of her brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews," said nephew Reno Franklin of Santa Rosa. "She was always willing to help others," he said. Smith helped keep alive the language and songs of her people. One of her favorite pastimes was speaking Kashia to her family, Franklin said. She loved native dancing and doing beadwork, and she was an expert in preparing traditional meals made from ingredients such as acorns and seaweed. Smith was also an avid baker. Her pies, which she learned to bake from her mother, made her a local celebrity. She is survived by sisters Adrienne Franklin of Santa Rosa and Zalda Smith of Stewarts Point, and by brother Lorin Smith of Stewarts Point. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stony Point Chapel, 1550 North Point Parkway, Santa Rosa Copyright c. 2002 The Press Democrat/Santa Rosa, CA. -=-=-=- October 28, 2002 Peter Dubois Fort Qu'Appelle, SK DUBOIS--Peter passed away suddenly on October 25, 2002 at the age of 75 years. Our precious Dad, Mushum and friend was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife Marge on July 19, 1997, his great granddaughter Onisihkwe, his parents Emile and Eliza, brothers Lawrence, Douglas, and Louis, his sisters Eleanor, Marion and Rita. Dad is survived by two daughters: Karen (Mike) McIntyre and their daughters Jennifer and Janet; and daughter Ellen Keewatin and her daughters Kim (Peter) and Cammy (Jason). Dad also is survived by three sons: Warren Dubois, Robert Byers and Rob Donison. Dad's pride and joy were his great grandsons Tyrell, A.J., Gordie and Peter Jr. Dad has one brother Wilfred (Darlene and family), Regina, and three sisters: Flora Brooks, Calgary, Beatrice Wesaquate, Piapot, Stella Mauratt, Surrey, B.C. Brother-in-law Austin Keepness, sisters-in-law: Pearl, Rose, Gloria (Donald), Faith (Horst), Maude (Hilary), Diane (Paul), numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and many, many friends. Dad leaves special friends Spencer Musqua and Orval and Val Keepness. Dad had many accomplishments in his life but his greatest treasures were his family. We take great comfort in knowing that he is now reunited with his darling. Hockey was Dad's all time favorite sport. He played until he was 72. This brought him many friendships and numerous awards over the years. Dad's gift to his family was his living demonstration of perseverance, and commitment to his work. His work was giving of himself to the first nation community on a local and national level with a vision that a greater quality of life could and would happen. He did it "his way." He now passes on the vision and the tasks left undone to those of us who are left behind. A wake will be held in the Fort Qu'Appelle Legion on the evening of Monday, October 28. The funeral service will be held in St. Andrew's United Church, Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask., on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. Officiant, Rev. George S. Archer with participation from Rev. Ron Hooper and elders. The cremated remains will be intered in the Lakeview Cemetery, Fort Qu'Appelle. If friends so desire, contributions to the Allan Blair Cancer Centre, 4101 Dewdney Ave., Regina, Sask. may be tokens of remembrance. Alfred Longman Weyburn, Sk. LONGMAN--Alfred, late of Weyburn, Sk. passed away at the age of 45 years. The wake will be held on Monday, October 28, 2002 at 2:00 P.M. at the Gordon's Gymnasium, Gordon First Nation. The Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 2:00 P.M. Gordon First Nation. Burial to follow at St. Luke's Cemetary. LEE FUNERAL HOME 757-8645 October 29, 2002 Noel Crowe Regina, SK CROWE, Noel--It is with deep sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandpa and great-grandpa on October 25, 2002 in Regina, SK at the age of 73. Noel was born on Kahkewistahaw First Nation on September 28, 1929. Predeceased by his parents John Crowe and Dorothy Isaac; two children in infancy, daughter Dorothy Ann Panipekeesick, three grandsons: Anthony, Nathan and Joey in 1993; brother Emmanuel Crowe; son-in-law Elliot Delorme in 1985, Olive Delorme in 1995, Kokum Ruth Sangwais he called his mother in 1995, Alice Ponace (John), Janet Thomas in 1997, Joyce Sangwais in 1978 he called his sisters. Noel is dearly remembered by daughters Yvonne (Norm) Clarke, Doris Acoose; sons Doug and Lloyd Panipekeesick; grandchildren: Paulette, Shawnee, Craig (Dusty), Tristen, Ziggy, Tim, Doug Jr., Brenden, Kim, Kip, Felix, and Shannon; great-grandchildren: Daly, Taryn, Ashton, Paulina, Tori, Karli, and Jayden; sister Marie Theres Crowe of Portage la Prairie, MB, Edna Pelletier, Louise Kahnapace, Lillian Hain whom he called his sisters; Fernie Thomas whom he called his brother; and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Noel was an employee of T. Eaton's Canada for many years before retiring in Regina. A Traditional funeral will be held at the Sakimay Rec Centre on Friday, November 1, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. Elders and Rev. Hector Bunnie officiating. Interment in Sakimay Cemetery. A wake service will be held at the Sakimay Rec Centre on Thursday evening at 4:00 p.m. A feast will be held at 11:00 a.m. on November 1, 2002. Arrangements in care of Speers Funeral Chapel and Crematorium Services. October 30, 2002 Patrick (Man) Clifton EASHAPPIE, Carry the Kettle First Nation, SK EASHAPPIE--In loving memory of Mr. Clifton Patrick Eashappie (Man) who passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2002 in Regina at the age of 42 years. Patrick was born on January 21, 1960 and is a resident of Carry the Kettle First Nation. A deep loss is felt by his passing by many relatives and friends. Patrick is survived by his wife and friend, Mrs. Colleen Eashappie (nee Pelly), better known as "Dot"; children, two sons, Duran and Cody; daughters, Patricia Windigo, Tracy Desarae and Allysa Adams; father, Mr. Levi Eashappie; brothers, Cecil (Glenda) Eashappie of Prince Albert, SK., Errol (Roberta) Eashappie of Regina, SK., Collin (Cheryl) Eashappie of Carry the Kettle First Nation, SK.; sisters, Cindy-Lee Eashappie of Carry the Kettle First Nation, SK. and Ivy (Kurt) Ryder of Carry the Kettle First Nation, SK. and many other relatives. Predeceased by his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Eashappie; brothers, Dale Eashappie and Larry Eashappie; sisters, Caroline Eashappie, Joyce Eashappie and Connie Eashappie. Patrick's family would like to express many thanks to the members and relatives of Carry the Kettle First Nation for their support at this time. Patrick was loved by many of his relatives, aunts, uncles, sisters and brothers, nieces and nephews, grandchildren and many, many friends. May his gentle spirit be carried on the wings of an eagle up to the Great Spirit, knowing he'll be loved eternally. Wake will be held at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 30, 2002 and Funeral Service at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, October 31, 2002, with both services from Carry the Kettle Band Hall, Carry the Kettle Reserve. Interment will follow at Carry the Kettle South Cemetery. Arrangements in care of PARAGON FUNERAL SERVICES (359-7776) November 2, 2002 KAY, Clement, Quinton,SK KAY--On Thursday, October 31,2002 Clement Kay, late of Quinton,SK, passed away at the age of 66years. He was predeceased by his wife Margaret Kay Bigsky; sons Clayton Kay and Jason Kay; daughter Colleen Kay; and his parents. Clement is survived by his children Victoria Kay (Charlie), Brenda Kay (Vern), Vincent Kay, Caroline Kay (John), Donna Kay (Glenn) and Stanley Bigsky; grandchildren and great grandchildren; sisters Grace and Mary; brother Roger; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. The Funeral Service will be held on Monday, November 4, 2002 at 2:00 PM in the Kawacatoose First Nation Gymnasium. Burial will follow at the Kawacatoose Cemetery. The Wake will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2002 at 4:00 PM in the Kawacatoose First Nation Gymnasium. Arrangements are in the care of LEE FUNERAL HOME 757-8645 Copyright c. 2000-2002 Regina Leader Post Group Inc. --------- "RE: Norton extends Authority of Accounting Office" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:44:10 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SWIMMER" http://www.indianz.com/News/show.asp?ID=2002/10/31/swimmer Norton extends authority of accounting office THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2002 Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has quietly assigned oversight of tribal trust accounts to Ross Swimmer, a former Reagan administration official whose earlier attempt to absolve himself of his responsibilities led to Congressional rebuke. In a secretarial order dated June 26, Norton extended the life of the Office of Historical Accounting (OHTA) for two more years. The action itself was unusual except that she authorized Swimmer's control of billions of dollars in tribal funds, money he once tried to transfer to private financial institutions. Swimmer doesn't get to decide how the money is invested or handled. That function still rests with the Office of Trust Fund Management (OTFM). But along with Bert T. Edwards, a former Clinton administration official and Arthur Andersen partner who is OHTA's executive director, he will direct how an historical accounting of tribal trust funds will occur. Its a task he failed to undertake in the late 1980s as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The decision to extend the authority of OHTA, which was originally created to handle individual trust accounts, is another in a series of actions that have bolstered Swimmer's role at the Department of Interior. It also represents a build-up of power among political appointees who joined the Bush administration free of Senate scrutiny. Along with Associate Deputy Secretary Jim Cason, Swimmer and other top aides who weren't subjected to the rigorous confirmation process now wield unprecedented control over Indian affairs. The grab hasn't come without complaints. Tribal leaders and some members of Congress have objected to Swimmer's involvement in trust reform. The Navajo Nation, the largest tribe in the country, walked away from discussions with department officials in part due to Swimmer's presence. But Norton has shielded Swimmer repeatedly from criticism. "Ross Swimmer proposed some changes when he was Assistant Secretary that, had they been adopted, we would not be in the mess we are in today," she said at a February hearing to loud boos from tribal leaders in attendance. In 1986, Swimmer -- without consulting tribes -- tried to outsource management of Indian funds to private banks. His position led Congress to forbid any transfer without first accounting for the money. The provision, contained in the Interior appropriations bill, still exists today. Despite the rebuke, Swimmer a year later signed a $22 million contract to develop a computer system with functions similar to the now failed Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS). He now has control over TAAMS' successor, dubbed Trust Systems. These actions, and others, prompted an historic Congressional investigation into the BIA. The result was the report "Misplaced Trust" and the passage of the American Indian Trust Reform Act of 1994. The act is under serious review as the department revamps how it handles trust. Swimmer, in his role as director of the Office of Indian Trust Transition, has direct authority over OHTA, trust accounting computer systems, probate, data cleanup and an effort known in tribal circles as the "as-is / to-be" model of trust functions. He also helps compile quarterly court reports on trust reform. Copyright c. 2000-2002 Noble Savage Media, LLC/Indianz.Com. --------- "RE: Move to extinguish Rights Challenged" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:10:48 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="EXTINGUISH RIGHTS" http://www.indianz.com/News/show.asp?ID=2002/11/04/trust Court challenges move to 'extinguish' rights MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2002 Indian account holders who fail to challenge trust fund statements that have been questioned by a federal judge stand to lose their rights under a new Bush administration policy. Last month, the Department of Interior -- without court approval -- mailed out the statements to the guardians of 1,200 Indian children who are beneficiaries of a land settlement fund. According to a disclaimer enclosed with the document, those who fail to dispute the information within 60 days forfeit undisclosed rights. The statements were accompanied by a policy, announced without consultation with tribes or individual Indians, that also attempts to limit court challenges. A month earlier on September 6, Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles unilaterally directed all historical accounting appeals to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA), an administrative board whose authority is contingent on the will of political appointees. The changes became immediate upon publication in the Federal Register. But serious doubts about them were raised on Friday by the federal judge whose rulings have affirmed the rights of 500,000 Individual Indian Money (IIM) account holders. "You think you have a right to tell them [individual Indians] all their rights are extinguished?" asked U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth. Phil Seligman, a Department of Justice attorney representing Secretary Gale Norton and Indian affairs aide Neal McCaleb, defended the Interior's actions. "The Secretary is required to give these types of material," he said. But under repeated questioning, Seligman declined to explain exactly the nature and extent of the rights at stake. "There can be an argument later on what rights they lost," he responded. Lamberth also disputed whether the statement fully informed account holders of their ability to contact attorneys who are representing the Cobell class action and have won victory after victory in the six-year-old case. "It's not tricky at all," he said. Dennis Gingold, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said the policy was an attempt to circumvent court orders and undermine the court's authority. "If Enron did this, it would be mail fraud," he told Lamberth. He also charged that the Bush administration was trying to poke holes in the successful case. "It's clear what they are trying to do is break up the class," he said. Lamberth, however, stopped short of imposing a temporary restraining order against the government. Instead, Seligman agreed that the Interior would stop sending out the statements until the court can rule on the issue. Both sides will prepare additional briefs as directed by Lamberth. The statements in question are part of a larger group of 12,000 prepared by the Office of Historical Trust Accounting (OHTA), which is under the supervision of Ross Swimmer. The majority are going to members of the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona who are either of minor age or are incapacitated for whatever reason. In late June, OHTA's authority was extended to tribal trust accounts as well. As with the IIM accounts, no public announcement of consultation was made. Copyright c. 2000-2002 Noble Savage Media, LLC/Indianz.Com. --------- "RE: Tribal Council apparently attempts to oust Chair" --------- Date: Tue 5 Nov, 2002 08:10:48 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BLACKFEET" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.greatfallstribune.com/news/stories/20021105/localnews/ Tribal council apparently attempts to oust chair By KAREN IVANOVA Tribune Regional Editor November 5, 2002 BROWNING -- An apparent effort to strip Blackfeet leader William "Allen" Talks About of his chairmanship on the tribal council sparked a rally in his support Sunday and a flurry of calls to media across the region. Tribal officials, including Talks About, did not return repeated phone calls from the Tribune to their offices Monday. However, a tribal spokeswoman confirmed that Talks About remained chairman. "All employees are encouraged to go to work, do their daily tasks," said Donna Yellow Owl. "They will be informed as soon as we know something." The councilmen were reported to be in meetings all day, including a meeting at the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in Browning. Ross Denny, BIA superintendent on the Blackfeet Reservation, did not return a call to his office. The discord started Friday evening when, Talks About's supporters say, Councilman Jessie "Jay" St. Goddard and several other councilmen moved to vote Talks About out of his chairmanship. Blackfeet voters elect the tribal council members and the council appoints the chairman, vice chairman, secretary and other positions. The move to remove Talks About was tabled until the council's general session Thursday, according to Wanda Bear Medicine Peterson, a member of the "Concerned Pikuni" advocacy group, who was at the tribal council headquarters Friday evening. At least 100 people attended a rally in support of Talks About at the Blackfeet Community College Sunday afternoon. They say the council hasn't proven that it has authority under the tribe's constitution to vote out Talks About. Supporters say Talks About is trying to curb corruption in tribal government. "I believe that he's doing the right thing, that he's trying to unveil a lot of stuff," Bear Medicine Peterson said. Talks About was elected to the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council in June. Copyright c. 2002 Great Falls Tribune. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Lakota Hemp Crop Dispute Continues" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:44:10 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HEMP CROP" http://www.indianz.com/News/show.asp?ID=2002/10/31/hemp Lakota hemp crop dispute continues THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2002 A federal judge last week expanded a lawsuit challenging the enforcement of drug laws in Indian Country. Federal prosecutors are trying to prevent a family on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota from growing and selling hemp. They say Alex White Plume is cultivating an illicit substance. But the White Plumes, and two companies that want to buy hemp from his family, are fighting what they say is an incursion on the Sioux Nation's sovereignty. On October 22, U.S. District Judge Richard Battey allowed Tierra Madre, a company incorporated in Delaware, and Madison Hemp of Kentucky to intervene as defendants in the case. The U.S. Attorney's office in South Dakota did not oppose the addition of the new parties. They do dispute the defendants' interpretation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which defines hemp in the same class as marijuana. The two plants, however, differ in their chemical makeup. Hemp contains only a small amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Marijuana contains enough to give users its characteristic "high." According to the two companies, tests they conducted on the White Plume crop indicate it is harmless. Federal authorities performed their own examination and found traces of marijuana and cocaine, according to a document submitted in court. The test, conducted at a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) lab, failed to state how much of either drug was present in the sample. Asserting its treaty rights, the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe in 1998 passed a law to allow hemp cultivation. Tribal members have used hemp materials to build needed homes on the reservation. The federal government contends the CSA abrogated the treaty. In court papers, the White Plumes and the companies dispute the claim. "No court has ever held that the CSA abrogates the Ft. Laramie Treaty of 1868 or any federal treaty," an October 22 filing by the companies stated. The White Plumes have planted hemp twice in the past, only to see the crop destroyed by federal authorities. During a pre-dawn raid in August 2000 that drew national attention, about 25 armed agents from DEA, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Task Force stormed the reservation and seized more than 5,000 plants. Battey has temporarily stopped the White Plumes from growing and selling hemp. Government attorneys are asking for a permanent injunction. Battey plans to hold a hearing on the issue November 12. Copyright c. 2000-2002 Noble Savage Media, LLC/Indianz.Com. --------- "RE: Lawton Indian Hospital Administrator Resigns" --------- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:52:10 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="IHS RESIGNATION" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article Lawton Indian hospital administrator resigns 2002-10-29 ANADARKO (AP) -- Lawton Indian Hospital's administrator, blamed by board members for a budget crisis, has resigned by faxing a letter to the board. The Southwest Oklahoma Inter-Tribal Health Board passed a resolution four months ago calling for Robert Pipe's resignation. Pipe finally gave in Monday, Indian Health Service spokesman Steve Barse told The Oklahoman. Pipe was facility unit director for the Anadarko clinic -- a branch of the Lawton Indian Hospital. The board claimed the hospital's deficit crisis was because of Pipe's mismanagement. The board also has asked for the firing of Lawton Indian Hospital director Gary Davis and his top aide, Fred Koebrick. "Well, that's one down and two to go," said LaRue Parker, the Caddo Tribe's chairwoman. The three-paragraph fax, signed by Koebrick, said Pipe "was very experienced and will be missed." It did not give a reason for his unexpected resignation. Barse would not say whether Pipe's resignation had anything to do with the board's outspoken criticism of the hospital's administrators. "I'm still waiting to see what the reason is," said Lupe Gooday, chairman of the Fort Sill-Apache Tribe. "I'm still waiting for a copy of the resignation letter Pipe sent to Koebrick. "Maybe that will provide some answers." Gooday and other board members have requested a meeting with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson "to discuss the grave situation" of delivering health care to their people, they said in a letter. Board members suspect the Lawton facility and its clinics in Anadarko and Carnegie are millions of dollars in debt, but they have not been allowed to see the accounting books. Patients also have complained of inadequate funding and denials to see specialists. In one case, an elderly Kiowa man was prescribed ibuprofen for what turned out to be a cancerous brain tumor, officials said. Copyright c. 2002 The Oklahoman/NewsOK.com/Produced by NewsOK. --------- "RE: Protection Alert: Medicine Lake Highlands" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 11:29:05 -0800 From: Andre Cramblit Subj: Medicine Lake Issue Mailing List: First Nations We need your immediate help in this particular process. Please check out the information below. Please consider helping in this particular issue and process. Thanks. Radley Davis-Pitt River Tribe RadleyAD@aol.com Spiritual Protection Alert: Medicine Lake Highlands, Northern California October 2002- As a citizen of the Iss Awee (Abalone Shell People-Aka Pitt River Nation), I am requesting to speak to you at this time. Emergency support letters are needed to help influence decision makers to not award a permit for the development and operation of a geothermal exploration project at Telephone Flat, part of our Sacred Medicine Lake Highlands in Northern California. November 15, 2002 is when the decision will happen to approve or not approve. Therefore, our letters need to be faxed and mailed before the actual decision date so that they can be included in the departmental review. Recommended date for your letters to be sent in is: NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 8TH (Friday), 2002. Prayers are vitally important-pray for this process-pray for the decision makers to look inwardly at themselves and see true humanity and affection and peace and protect this most sacred place-pray for us all. Thank you for listening. Please share this information and let's take immediate action together. Please make copies of your letters or resolutions and send a copy or fax to: Pitt River Tribe Environmental Office 37014 Main Street Burney, CA. 96013 (530) 335-5069 fax (530) 335-5962 phone e-mail: ajuma@c-zone.net or shastamedicine@snowcrest.net Below are: 1) Telephone Flat decision makers and their contact information; 2) Quik key points; 1. Telephone Flat decision makers: Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary Honorable Kathleen Clarke, Director Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, DOI 1849 C Street NW 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-6956 fax (202) 208-5242 fax Honorable Rebecca Watson Honorable Dale Bosworth, Chief Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals United State Forest Service, USDA Department of the Interior P.O. Box 96090 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20090-6090 Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-3144 fax United States Senators: Honorable Senator Barbara Boxer Honorable Senator Dianne Feinstein Attention: Stacey Lybeck Attention: Michael Walker 501 I Street, Suite 7-600 One Post Street, Suite 2450 Sacramento, CA. 95813 San Francisco, CA. 94104 (916) 448-2563 fax (415) 393-0710 fax 2. Quick Key Points: * From time immemorial, the Medicine Lake Highlands have been and continue to be an area of prime spiritual and cultural significance to Indigenous people of Northern California and Southern Oregon. The Sacred Medicine Lake Highlands are located adjacent to the Sacred Mount Shasta, and the two landscapes are directly related in the Indigenous stories of the people, the land, and each other. As in the beginning of time, today there continues to be ceremonies of vision questing, healing, praying, medicinal foods and medicinal plant gathering, and hunting. * The local Indigenous Nations stress that the traditional practices will survive only if the natural integrity and cultural landscape of the Medicine Lake Highlands remain intact. Underlying the importance of preservation is the belief that each element of the Highlands ecosystem is linked to other earthly and spiritual elements by a complex set of physical and spiritual interactions. Damage to any one of these elements-the air, water, soil, animals, or vegetation ? will impact the Medicine Lake Highlands' physical and spiritual equilibrium in a way that will compromise both the sacredness of the land and the practices that take place on that land. No measures can mitigate the adverse effects of this project. * On September 27, 2002, the National Advisory Council on Historic Preservation concluded the National Historic Preservation Section of the 106 Process on the Telephone Flat Project and concludes that: ..."the proposed site for the Telephone Flat project is wrong; the costs to the historic resources of Native Americans and our nation are too high. The ACHP hereby recommends that you support the joint decision made by BLM and the Forest Service in May 2000 and reaffirm the denial of permits to construct and operate the Telephone Flat project." * Contamination of California's largest fresh water spring system, the Fall River Springs, which draws from the Highlands huge aquifer. * Mining the brine at the Highlands would require up to 80 wells during the 45-year life span of the two plants. Each well would take 25-90 days of 24-hour noisy drilling, boring down 9,000 to 10,000 feet in the ground. * Miles of above-ground, high-pressure pipelines would carry the 400-degree Fahrenheit water to the power plant. These nine- to ten story power plants would be the tallest buildings in rural Siskiyou County. * Sump ponds with a capacity of 500,00 to 1 million gallons would hold the spent geothermol fluids before they are reinjected. * Hydrogen sulfide emissions from the two projects would rise to dangerous levels of 38 tons per year, especially within the Caldera which is prone to thermol inversions. * The proposed route for the transmission line cuts through the Mount Hoffman Roadless Area. Parts of the proposed projects are located within Late Successional Reserves. Large, old trees would be cut to clear paths for the transmission lines, pipelines, well fields and power plants. * Habitat for the pine marten, fisher, northern spotted owl and other species dependent on late successional forests would be adversely affected. --------- "RE: Tokala Stronghold" --------- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:05:01 -0600 From: "m s" Subj: Stronghold Mailing List: ndn-aim Lakota maintain resistance camp to protect Ghost Dancers remains By Brenda Norrell BADLANDS, S.D. -- Lakota protecting burial sites in the Badlands said they were insulted by a National Park Service tour of a proposed fossil excavation site, near gravesites of Ghost Dancers massacred here after surviving the massacre of Wounded Knee. They were also insulted by the arrogant and condescending comments of Park officials on Oglala Sioux tribal land. "We want the Park Service out of the Badlands!" George Tall, member of the Lakota's Tokala Warrior Society, told Park Service officials leading the tour in the South Unit of the Badlands. "The remains that are here are our fingerprints," Tall said of the remains of Ghost Dancers and other Lakota here. The Tokala Warrior Society has maintained a resistance camp on Stronghold Table in the Badlands since July to protect the remains. A lookout point has been maintained and Lakotas patrol through the remote Badlands in southwestern South Dakota. Speaking in a Sesame Street style to Lakota Oyate during the fossil tour, Badlands Park Paleontologist Rachel Benton delivered an explanation of fossils and the proposed dig of bones of the prehistoric mammal, the titanothere. Oglala Sioux President John Yellow Bird Steele and National Park Service Regional Director Bill Schenk from Omaha were in the group. Explaining the proposed fossil excavation, Benton said she applied for a research grant to excavate titanothere fossils, dated 35 million years ago. Included in the research grant are the South Dakota School of Mines and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Benton said she earlier attended the School of Mines, which is funded by the state of South Dakota, which would be a repository for the fossils. Attracting sharp reactions as she spoke, Benton said paleontologists have worked here for 150 years. Tall countered, "If you were here 150 years ago, you were in violation of tribal law." Benton said the proposed excavation was to protect the fossils. "Our goal was to salvage the remaining fossils that have not been stolen." Benton said the best way to protect the fossils from erosion and theft is in a museum. She said there is a history of paleontologists working with Lakota, including a white paleontologist called Man-Who-Picks-Up-Sticks-Running, who worked with Red Cloud. Tall again countered and said, "Obviously you don't know Indian law. No one person can make decisions for our people. We are a tribe of consensus." Kent Lebsock of the Teton Sioux Nation Treaty Council pointed out the contradictions of the Park Service tour at the fossil site. "There are a lot of contradictions here," said Lebsock, representing the American Indian Law Alliance. "You are telling us we have to walk over there single file and yet you want to bring in 600,000 pound trucks." Although Benton said flatbed trucks are needed to transport the fossils out of the Badlands, she responded, "Most paleontologist's work is done using dental tools and paintbrushes." Oglala Sioux Tribal Secretary Donna Salomon told the Park Service that the Lakota should be the ones to learn from these fossils. "These are our fossils," she said. Attempting to explain the reasons for including universities in the research grant, Benton said the scope of the project "is quite long." She said a large crew and flatbed trucks are needed to transport the fossils, some weighing 600 to 1,000 pounds. Agreeing with Salomon, Tall said the fossils should be used here, by the Lakota, for their own education. Referring to the non-Indian project and the transport of fossils to cities, Tall said, "If you do this, you are taking away our sovereignty." Adding more insult to the exchange, Brian Kenner, Badlands chief of resource management, responded: "I would say you did control your own affairs when you signed an MOA with the Park Service." Keith Janis, who mans a lookout point in the Badlands, told the Park Service their policies are economic racism. "If it's so important, some 30 million year old bones, what about the people living today, the Red People? There is no recognition of the Red People to decide for ourselves what we want." Answering questions about the proposed display of the fossils, Benton said the South Dakota School of Mines is temperature controlled, open seven days a week and free of charge. Janis said, "Our people can't even afford to go shopping in Rapid City, much less the luxury of going to a museum." President Steele asked Benton if she was aware of the fossils currently at the School of Mines. "Did you see all those bones stacked in the swimming pool?" Benton responded that the fossils are in protective burlap and plaster. Pressing the Park Service to explain the helicopters working here in the Badlands at night and the unexplained vehicles watched by binoculars, Janis said, "We see you guys sneaking in and out of here at night." Tokala, camped on Stronghold Table, probed the Park Service about the helicopters. Archie Little said, "The only activity we see is at night." Benton, however, denied Badlands Park Service officials are working here at night. "That would not be our group. We do not work at night, we would not be able to see the fossils." Tall told Park officials it is a new millennium and time for Lakota to take charge of their own destiny and embrace the future. "We are tired of how we have been treated!" Tall told Park Service officials of the treatment of American Indians in past centuries. "We are not going to be treated that way anymore! "We want to use these as our classroom, for our Indian people. This is what we are all about!" Janis also displayed the Badlands National Park Service bronze medallion. The commemorative coin depicts the Calvary shooting a Lakota chief with a rifle. "That's their MOA to us right there," Janis said of the medallion. Badlands Supt. William Supernaugh said the Park Service no longer distributes the medallion. During the questioning about the proposed dig near the fossil site, Supernaugh said, "I'm not going to stand hear and debate this with you!" Pointing out the armed Park rangers standing near by, Tony Black Feather, representative of the United Nations, told the group that he has worked hard for disarmament around the world and was discouraged to see armed rangers at a sacred site. Black Feather said it is indicative of the condition of the United States and why it is viewed as a violator of human rights around the world. "The United States is a world problem." Peter Capossela, attorney representing the Oglala Sioux on the Badlands issue, said little could be accomplished on the tour because the Park Service and Lakota speak different languages concerning fossil excavation and protection of gravesites. "We are speaking two different languages," Capossela said. Ecoffey, however, was direct. "What we are saying is we want the MOA terminated." Tall said, "We want the Park Service out of the Badlands!" Reacting to the Park Service tour, Ecoffey said, "They were full of it as usual. They were trying to pacify us and say, `Look what we're doing for you.' "They didn't address what we are saying: We want the Park Service out of here and we want the MOA terminated. Our people can do it ourselves. "For 400 years, they have been telling us how to do it. They are not `doing it for us,' they are doing it for themselves." National Park Service officials temporarily delayed the fossil excavation, but said it has not been halted permanantly. Disgusted with the Park Service tour to the fossil site, Lakota then went to the top of Stronghold Table for consultation and confrontation with National Park Service officials. The traditional society of elders, the Grey Eagle Society, had been waiting for more than three hours. On Stronghold Table, Russell Means, activist and candidate for Oglala tribal president, summed up the fossil tour and diversion. "Just another `dog and pony show.'" --------- "RE: Sac and Fox push forward Road Upgrade Project" --------- Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 08:34:22 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SAC and FOX" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.news-star.com/stories/102702/New_48.shtml Sac and Fox, ODOT, other entities push forward road upgrade project By MICHAEL DODSON SNS Staff Writer October 27, 2002 The Sac and Fox nation, Oklahoma Department of Transportation and an assortment of other government entities Tuesday celebrated a level of cooperation that has pushed ahead the SH 99 upgrade project. They also announced the next SH 99 project - replacement of the Deer Creek bridge. It is located about six miles south of the Sac and Fox Nation headquarters. By the end of this decade, SH 99 should be four-lane from I-40 to Ada. The ceremony featured a ribbon-cutting for a one-mile stretch of SH 99, which goes through the Sac and Fox nation compound, five-and-one-half miles south of Stroud. Four-laning that stretch cost $6 million. The nation provided $1.4 million. ODOT division engineer Paul Rachel said that without Sac and Fox Nation participation the department could not have afforded to step up to four- lane, divided-highway construction for that mile and other SH 99 improvements in the area. "Without the support and involvement of the Sac and Fox nation, this project never would have been possible," Rachel said. "(And), thanks to the tribe, the city of Prague and U.S. Rep. Wes Watkins, it was finished faster than it would have been through other channels." The Sac and Fox Nation has become a leader among tribal governments in leveraging its road construction funding through partnerships with the state government, the three county governments in its jurisdiction and city governments. "Through our joint efforts with state and local officials, the community in our region has seen over $20 million worth improvements in our highways and county roads and bridges," said Don Abney, Sac and Fox principal chief. The Nation has set up a comprehensive road and bridge improvement program to benefit its members, other residents of its reservation and people who drive the roads and highways in that area. The reservation includes parts of Pottawatomie, Lincoln and Payne counties. Over the past four years, the Sac and Fox Nation has contributed more than $12.6 million to furthering 22 road and highway and 18 bridge projects in its jurisdiction. Over the past few months, Sac and Fox and Bureau of Indian Affairs officials reached an agreement on replacing an outdated, unsafe, two-lane truss bridge on SH 99 over Deer Creek. The total bridge replacement project cost will be $1.85 million. The Sac and Fox nation has committed $1.5 million to the project. It is expected to be finished in 2004. Michael Dodson may be reached at mdodson@news-star.com or 214-3931. Copyright c. 1997-2002 The Shawnee News-Star. --------- "RE: Most Native Water Plants Defective" --------- Date: Mon 4 Nov, 2002 08:10:48 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BAD WATER" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canoe.ca/NationalTicker/CANOE-wire.Aboriginals-Bad-Water.html Government drags feet as new study shows most native water plants defective November 3, 2002 OTTAWA (CP) -- A new survey of 1,300 water and sewage treatment plants on native reserves across Canada shows that most are defective. And the federal government is taking too long to fix the longstanding problem, critics say. "There are deficiencies in most of the systems," said Ian Corbin, director of infrastructure and housing for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. "Some of them are minor in nature .^].^]. some of them are more serious." In the worst cases, Health Canada confirmed that 103 of 1,138 reserve water systems -- nine per cent -- pose serious enough health risks that residents must boil their water. Survey details won't be released until the new year when results are fully assessed, Corbin said. The $6-million study was to be done by the end of summer. Delays are blamed on the number of far-flung plants that had to be inspected and the complexity of data to be analysed, Corbin said. Widespread sloppy record-keeping could prove disastrous if there is a water-borne epidemic, Corbin said. "Certainly it would be difficult in terms of tracing back causes and tracking down where the source of the problem may be." Corbin stressed that the most urgent problems are fixed as they're discovered and that water monitoring has been stepped up. Solutions take longer in cases where costly new plants or major overhauls are needed, he said. Small towns and rural municipalities also struggle with the high cost of upgrading sewer and water systems, Corbin added. But chronic stomach ailments and more serious ills potentially linked to poor water don't draw the same attention on reserves, said Perry Bellegarde, head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. "There's a huge problem. If you don't have good quality drinking water, of course you're going to get sick." Ottawa must be pressed to honour its historic treaty obligations, and to recognize that clean water is "a human right," he said. "We're still in Third World conditions in a lot of our communities." Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault last May conceded the federal government faces "serious liabilities." "We've never funded the training effectively," he said of water plant managers on reserves. Few are certified, although more than 700 of 950 operators across Canada have taken basic courses. Lack of formal training, falsified test results and lax monitoring were key to the Walkerton, Ont., tragedy, an inquiry found. Seven people died in the small town and more than 2,000 became ill in May 2000 after drinking water with high levels of E. coli bacteria. Nault said last spring that new training requirements for water plant operators on reserves would soon meet or exceed provincial standards. He never announced the measures. Nault has declined repeated interview requests on the subject except to say: "Sometimes things take a little longer than they normally do." Indian Affairs spent $3.6 million to upgrade water management skills on reserves last year, up from $1.2 million the year before. It expects to spend $5 million this year. "It's still not acceptable," Corbin said. But lack of certification doesn't necessarily mean incompetence, he added. More money will be required to ensure all native water plant managers are properly trained, Corbin said. And still more funds will be needed to expand overworked systems that aren't safely keeping pace with native population growth. The federal government will spend about $215 million this year to upgrade and maintain water services on reserves. That's one-third of the $790 million an internal government report released last spring under Access to Information says is needed. On the Yellow Quill First Nation southeast of Prince Albert, Sask., 800 reserve residents have relied on bottled water for more than two years. The precaution was ordered after infectious coliform, linked to animal waste in agricultural run-off, was detected in the water supply. A new treatment plant with cutting-edge technology is to be finished this spring. Locals may never know what, if any, health effects can be blamed on drinking contaminants, said band councillor Leonard Pasanipiness. But he cites anecdotal evidence of accelerated infections in diabetes sufferers, skin rashes and other ailments. Hans Peterson, who holds a doctorate in freshwater biology, has tested water supplies across Saskatchewan. Yellow Quill and other rural communities need new ways of purifying water that's high in organic compounds, he said. The materials seep into the water during freeze-thaw cycles. Using chlorine to kill bacteria creates cancer-causing byproducts, trihalomethanes, when chlorine mixes with high concentrations of organic matter, Peterson explained. He credits Ottawa for doing what it can to help Yellow Quill, where he's doing research into new treatment methods. "It has gone on for years," he said of water troubles there. "But you've got to remember that a lot of people really didn't pay too much attention to drinking water until Walkerton." Copyright c. 2002, CANOE, a division of Netgraphe Inc. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: First Aboriginal Offshore Deal Signed" --------- Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 08:34:22 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="INUIT OFFSHORE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/story Canada signs its first offshore aboriginal deal with Quebec Inuit Canadian Press Friday, October 25, 2002 MONTREAL (CP) - The Canadian government signed what it called its first offshore aboriginal agreement Friday, giving Quebec's Inuit royalties to underwater resources. Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault and Makivik Corp. president Pita Aatami inked the agreement in principle, which gives the Inuit of northern Quebec ownership of 80 per cent of the Nunavik islands and a share of resource royalties. The area's 10,000 residents will receive $50 million and a wildlife research fund of $5 million. They will participate in how the area is developed and share in the proceeds from any discoveries of oil, gas, fish and precious stones. A final deal is expected to be concluded within six months. It concerns 250,000 square kilometres of land and water in the Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay. The area provides the Nunavik Inuit with 85 per cent of their wildlife harvesting. The agreement in principle follows a decade after Canada accepted the Nunavik Inuit claim to offshore waters and 27 years after the mainland area north of the 55th parallel was dealt with by the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. Copyright c. 2002 The Canadian Press. --------- "RE: Native Communities must Heal from Within" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:44:10 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HEALING" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/story Native communities must heal from within Doug Cuthand The StarPhoenix Friday, November 01, 2002 As the aboriginal justice inquiry conducts hearings across the province, many of the complaints about and shortcomings of the police, penal system and courts are being hashed and rehashed. But to truly examine the sorry state of aboriginal justice in this country, you have to take a long view of history and look at the laws, institutions and failures of past Indian policy. In the late 1960s, when I was in the social work phase of my life, I worked for the John Howard Society in Calgary. I visited the jails and supervised men on parole. At that time, the jails were just starting to feel the impact of the growing aboriginal population. There were no special programs for our people; they just did their time and went back to the reserve. I noticed that the majority of the Indian inmates came from the Blackfoot reserve east of Calgary. Two other reserves, the Stoney and Sarcee reserves were much closer to the city but they had few inmates in jail. I asked an aboriginal leader why this was the case and he told me that the Blackfoot reserve had felt the impact of colonialism far greater than the other two. First, they had lost about half of their reserve land in a forced land surrender around the turn of the century. Second, they had two boarding schools on the reserve. People sent their kids off to school in the fall and saw them only at Christmas and over the summer. This led to family dysfunction and guilt among the parents. It led to a high rate of alcoholism and related problems. Hence, the high rate of inmates in the provincial jail. This story is typical of many reserves in Canada. Colonialism, with its paternalism and racism, has devastated many communities and families. The next tragedy to land on us was the big scoop of the 1960s and '70s. Provincial social agencies thought that they should place Indian kids, for their own good, in white foster homes or have them put out for adoption. This led to more problems than it solved. Parents who needed help would have their children picked up by Social Services and dispersed throughout the country. If the parents were having problems, this only made everything worse. The social agencies actually wrote off a generation of parents as useless and beyond help. Their answer to the social problems created by colonialism was to impose more colonialism. The children who were the products of this twisted system lacked a cultural and family base and had problems of their own and searched for their roots. Many ended up stuck between two worlds and never really fit in or belonged to either. This created a new wave of inmates for the federal and provincial corrections facilities. One of the problems that Canadian society has is that it sees all aboriginal people as the same. If you are an Indian in Saskatchewan, you must be addicted, dangerous and planning your next crime. The reality is that aboriginal people fill many valuable roles in the professions and government, as well as being employees for a wide variety of companies. Only a minority of Natives have been damaged to the point that they are dangerous to society and end up in trouble with the law. Without naming names, the same holds true for First Nations and aboriginal communities. Some First Nations have a very low rate of men and women in jailand enjoy high employment and education levels. In other communities, it is practically a right of passage to go to jail, while employment and educational levels are very low. The difference is found in leadership, self-government and a strong cultural base. Communities which hold a sundance and respect the elders tend to have less crime. Other institutions, such as a community school and a strong, responsible and accountable band council, are able to address problems before they grow into major problems. Communities which organize a wide variety of sports programs have also driven down the crime rate. The aboriginal justice inquiry has a job to do. Rogue cops and racism in the police forces and corrections facilities must be dealt with and the justice system must truly work for all the province's residents. But the real fight is in prevention. Steps must be taken to eliminate the root causes of crime and violence in aboriginal society. Like so many answers, the solution can come only from within the community itself. Copyright c. 2002 The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon). --------- "RE: Judge finds Smoke not guilty of Fraud" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:44:10 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NOT GUILTY" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/regina/leaderpost/story Judge finds Smoke not guilty of fraud Kevin O'Connor The Leader-Post October 31, 2002 An aboriginal man embroiled in a controversial immigration dispute won a victory in a Regina courtroom Wednesday when a judge threw out his charge of Social Insurance fraud. Friends and well-wishers clapped after Provincial Court Judge Bruce Henning dismissed the Employment Insurance Act charge and Charlie Smoke walked out of court a free man. Smoke, 40, said while he wasn't surprised the judge found him not guilty, he took little satisfaction from the outcome. "I'm very disappointed and angry that I wasn't able to bring certain issues out," he said. "I could care less what they find me guilty of." Smoke had been charged with violating a section of the Act that makes it an offence to intentionally "defraud or deceive" any person by using a Social Insurance Number. Federal Crown prosecutor Hal Wellsch had argued Smoke used his wife's SIN for his own advantage when he applied for a job with the Regina public school board. Smoke worked as a teacher associate at Scott Collegiate in the 2000-2001 academic year. A school board official said a SIN number was a prerequisite for getting hired. Smoke,who defended himself Wednesday, admitted he used his wife's number, but insisted he wasn't intending to deceive anyone. "My intention was to provide a meagre living for my family," he said. He also said he used false SIN numbers before to obtain employment. "It was either that or steal or crawl away and die," said Smoke, who said he has six children. "I'm not a lazy person. ...I don't want to sit on my ass all day and let my wife support my family." The one-day trial included several heated exchanges between Henning and Smoke. Smoke said he is a victim of persecution by the authorities and doesn't fall under Canadian jurisdiction. He accused federal officials of lying to the media and insisted racism was a factor in the campaign against him. Henning repeatedly warned him to stick to the charge and avoid talking about the "conspiracies" against him. "You can't use this trial as a political forum," Henning said at one point. "The court is using this trial as a political forum against me," Smoke shot back. Smoke said he was born in Ontario, but the birth wasn't registered. He said he made numerous attempts to get a birth certificate and a SIN card, but was unsuccessful. The maximum penalty for the Employment Insurance Act offence is a year in jail, a $1,000 penalty or both. Henning ruled Smoke lacked criminal intent and dismissed the charge. "In this case, Mr. Smoke did not hold the intent to deprive any person of an entitlement that was improper," he said. Outside court, Smoke said he would have been convicted of the charge if not for the media attention given to the case. "I would have got nailed," he said. "This judge is not sympathetic ... he's part of the problem." Meanwhile, Smoke's other problems with the federal authorities continue. Last year, Citizenship and Immigration tried to deport Smoke to the United States, arguing he was a U.S. visitor working illegally in Regina. But U.S. officials refused Smoke entry, saying it hadn't been proven that Smoke is American. Federal officials continue to work on the case and haven't abandoned the idea of deporting Smoke. Copyright c. 2002 The Leader-Post (Regina). --------- "RE: U.S. against Two Shoshone Sisters" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:44:10 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DANN SISTERS" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/31/national/31SIST.html Range War in Nevada Pits U.S. Against 2 Shoshone Sisters By CHARLIE LeDUFF October 31, 2002 CRESCENT VALLEY, Nev. - The Dann sisters are rough, elderly, hidebound ranchers who live without electricity, hot water or furnace. Though Carrie Dann is nearly 70 and her sister Mary is nearly 80, they still break their own horses and mend their own fences. This is how their Shoshone Indian ancestors lived, and the bones of those ancestors are among the Danns' closest neighbors. Their wish is to be left alone, and to graze their cattle freely on land they claim as their birthright. The federal government's wish is for the Danns to stop fattening their livestock at taxpayers' expense. This battle has gone on for 30 years, and the Danns have not given up yet, even though the government has seized hundreds of their cattle, sold the animals at auction, charged the sisters nearly $50,000 in fees and fined them $3 million for willful trespass. "Trespass? Who the hell gave them the land anyway?" Mary Dann asked as she mended a fence on a windswept desert morning. "When I trespass, it's when I wander into Paiute territory." Her sister Carrie said: "I was indigenous and in one single evening they made me indigent. If you think the Indian wars are over, then think again." The dispute is rooted in the refusal by the sisters and some other Shoshone ranchers to pay grazing fees on traditional Western Shoshone land - nearly 26 million acres in Nevada, roughly two-thirds of the state. The government considers it public land, and to drive the point home, 40 agents from the Bureau of Land Management descended on the Danns' ranch in September, heavily armed and fortified with helicopters, and confiscated 232 cattle, which were later sold. The sisters and their supporters argue that their tribe never legally ceded these range lands. Though the federal government controls 85 percent of Nevada, they contend that it has no legitimate title to the land - or the gold, water, oil and geothermal energy beneath it. The whole convoluted conflict is wending its way through the United States Senate, where a bill recently made its way out of committee that would allot a one-time payment of $20,000 to each of the 5,000 enrolled members of the Western Shoshone tribe. The $100 million in the bill, sponsored by Senator Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, would be one of the largest Indian land settlements in history. Tessa Hafen, a spokeswoman for Senator Reid, said the bill was a response to a request for help. "The tribe came to the senator and asked them to help them out," Ms. Hafen said. "Tribal members overwhelmingly supported it. They want their payments." The price is set at 15 cents an acre, using a formula based on land prices in 1872. The now-defunct Indian Claims Commission ruled in 1962 that the Shoshones had lost possession by gradual encroachment by settlers. "Encroach what?" Carrie Dann wanted to know. "There isn't anybody living out here. Look around." Indeed. The vista of Crescent Valley includes a few sun-whipped shacks and aluminum trailers. Broken beer bottles litter the county road, but one would be hard pressed to call this land settled. Depending on who is asked, the Danns are either modern-day Geronimos, common rabble-rousers or scofflaws. Once before, in 1992, federal agents came and confiscated Dann family livestock. A six-day standoff ensued, ending with their brother Clifford dousing himself in gasoline and threatening to light it. Clifford went to prison and went deaf, and 250 horses went to auction. Now half the family herd is gone and a $3 million note hangs over their heads, multiplying problems in an already bad year for the sisters. They are perhaps five feet tall, with worn knees, thick hands and good humor. Mary is quiet and Carrie can leap into language so caustic it could wear the enamel off teeth. There has been no moisture to speak of this year. Grasshoppers swarming down from the mountains ate what greenery there was. Then the government took the cattle. "They want us to give up and go away to the city," Carrie said over a lunch of Spam sandwiches in her ramshackle house tucked in the shade of cottonwood trees. "I'd die in the city." Today, the value of this land ranges from $250 an acre to $1,000. In the valley here, two mines operating on government leases are extracting gold worth billions of dollars. "Fifteen cents an acre?" shouted Carrie Dann, getting heated. "Dumb Indians. They shouldn't take the deal for $20 million an acre." For nearly 40 years, the Shoshones refused to accept the money when the government first offered a payment. The Danns, representing their people, took their case to the Supreme Court, which ruled in the early 1980's that the payments did constitute a settlement. "You refuse it and they stick it in your back pocket," is how Carrie Dann put it. Times change, and many Shoshones are tired of the dispute. They want the money. Most live in the cities, work 9-to-5 jobs or have no jobs at all. A payday would go a long way. "I asked one of the ancients what she was going to do with the money and she told me she was going to buy a mattress," said Nancy Stewart, a retired teacher who wants to take the money. "But she may never see the money because of the Danns. They're hardliners who want two-thirds of the state back. That's never going to happen." Others agree with the sisters. "I know my people, and that money would be spent in no time," said Lois Whitney, a Shoshone who lives in Elko, an hour's drive from here. "The people are just living for today. Thinking about a new truck and beer. It's greed." The bill gained momentum after Felix Ike, chairman of the Te-Moak Tribe, which includes the Shoshone people in areas around the Nevadan towns of Wells, South Fork, Elko and Battle Mountain, conducted what he calls a binding vote in June. In the end, the people voted to take the money: 1,647 in favor, 156 against. But then Mr. Ike's tribal council did not recognize the vote. Still, the process rolls toward an end. "Once the money is paid, it is very clear in my mind that the cloud over their claim is clear," said Chief Raymond Yowell of the Western Shoshone National Traditional Council - who had 88 head of cattle confiscated in May - referring to the government. "They can then say to the world that they bought it." A recent report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States found that the federal government was using illegitimate means to claim ownership and control of the Western Shoshone lands. Moreover, an independent auditor hired by the Bureau of Land Management to evaluate its land exchange policies stated in a report this month that the agency had colluded with private developers to trade away government land at below-market prices. Many of those trades occurred in Nevada, and the auditor suggested a 90- day moratorium on such land transfers. JoLynn Worely, a spokeswoman for the bureau, said the confiscation was an effort to apply the laws equally - laws, Ms. Worely said, that the Dann sisters think they are above. "They grazed their own land to dust and then they want to graze public land for free," Ms. Worely said. "Times are bad for everyone, and the white ranchers want to know why they pay and the Indians graze their animals for free." The Danns were grazing 1,500 cattle and horses on drought-stricken land that should only support 200 animals, Ms. Worely said. Carrie Dann admitted her land was overgrazed, but said she was not environmentally reckless. "The rains will come again and the grass will grow back," she said. "But when the Shoshone people are gone from this land, we are dead." Copyright c. 2002 The New York Times Company. --------- "RE: Pomo Man slain at Home on Reservation" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:44:10 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="POMO KILLED" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/30dead.html Pomo man slain at home on reservation October 30, 2002 By UCILIA WANG THE PRESS DEMOCRAT HOPLAND A 53-year-old Hopland man was shot to death Tuesday on his front porch in a slaying authorities attributed to a robbery. Raymond E. Fallis Sr., a member of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, was shot several times in his upper body at his home on tribal land off Highway 175, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office. Hopland Tribal Police Officers Kevin Tyrell and Hardt Beck arrested Michael Depriest of Ukiah after a witness reported that Depriest threatened her before running from Fallis' home, Deputy Police Chief Michael Meese said. A woman who was at the home heard a commotion and saw Fallis on the ground, Meese said. Depriest, 31, allegedly threatened to shoot her before fleeing. The woman, whose name wasn't released, called the tribal police shortly after the 7:45 a.m. shooting. Depriest confessed to killing Fallis, Sheriff's Sgt. Rick Wagner said. The tribal police and the Sheriff's Office are working together on the investigation. The killing shook the close-knit reservation community of 200 residents. Fallis, a floor manager at the tribe's Sho-ka-wah Casino, was known for his infectious laugh and generosity toward friends, his family said. "He was well-liked by many people," said Dianne Abella, an older sister who also lives on the tribal land. "It's so unreal that someone would hurt him." It wasn't known if the two men knew each other, authorities said. But robbery appeared to the motive, according to Wagner, though investigators were still trying to determine what was taken. Witnesses said they saw Depriest running east toward a church about 2,000 feet away after the shooting, authorities said. He was arrested near the church within 10 minutes after police were notified. Witnesses said Depriest threw away a handgun, a backpack, a hat and a jacket before he was arrested. Those items were later recovered by investigators, who declined to say what was inside the backpack. Detectives remained at the scene until Tuesday night gathering evidence. Fallis lived alone in a white mobile home surrounded by an oak forest and vineyards. Relatives said he was born in Sacramento and lived in Santa Rosa during his teen-age years. He had lived on the reservation since the early 1980s, said Sharron Fallis, his sister. Raymond Fallis had a 7-year-old son who lives with his mother in Santa Rosa. Family members said that in his spare time, Fallis enjoyed making gold and silver jewelry. "He was very artistic. He was a good-hearted person," Sharron Fallis said. Depriest was being held in the Mendocino County Jail on $550,000 bail. You can reach Staff Writer Ucilia Wang at 462-6473 or uwang@pressdemocrat.com. Copyright c. 2002 The Press Democrat/Santa Rosa, CA. --------- "RE: LPDC Legal Update" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 05:01:14 -0500 From: Richard Brown Subj: LPDC Legal Update Mailing List: First Nations LPDC LEGAL UPDATE Report from Leonard Peltier's legal team November 2, 2002 LEONARD PELTIER'S LEGAL TEAM CONTINUES TO PURSUE THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO PROCURE DOCUMENTS WITHHELD On November 1, 2002, Peltier Attorney's Michael Kuzma and Barry Bachrach filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint in the United States District Court for Massachusetts against the Executive Office of United States Attorneys to require them to produce documents being withheld. A copy of that complaint is posted at http://www.freepeltier.org/foia_complaint110102.htm. Michael Kuzma, Barry Bachrach, and Carl Nadler will be filing FOIA complaints against the FBI and CIA within the next week. In addition, Barry Bachrach and Michael Kuzma have issued 35 FOIA requests to FBI field offices, which had not previously been served with FOIA requests. The legal team is firmly convinced that this effort will yield documents which the government previously withheld on a wrongful basis and which will compel Leonard's relief. HISTORY OF DOCUMENTS IN THE PELTIER CASE: At Leonard's 1976 trial, the FBI produced approximately 3,500 documents, which it indicated were all the documents that existed. After Leonard was convicted, Peltier's legal team was able to acquire, through Freedom of Information Act requests, 12,000 documents that the FBI had previously withheld. These documents demonstrated that crucial exculpatory evidence had been kept from Leonard and that the FBI presented perjured testimony to wrongfully and unfairly obtain Leonard's conviction. The FBI, who cited "national security interests", withheld 6,000 documents, stating that that was the extent of the documents in the Peltier file. SUMMER, 2002: 30 thousand more pages of FBI documents were produced through letter writing efforts of grassroots supporters and the office of Congressman Barney Frank. The legal team is combing these documents and finding further evidence of FBI misconduct. The government still is admittedly withholding approximately 100 thousand pages of documents, which are being aggressively pursued. CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Bernard Kleinman continues to pursue the Civil Rights action. The government is acting particularly egregiously in attempting to avoid service of process. In spite of the adoption of rules of federal civil procedure, which seek to make it easy for parties to be served and to avoid gamesmanship, the government refused to follow its own rules and has attempted to make it difficult for Leonard's legal team to achieve service of process. Despite the roadblocks set up by the government, service of process is underway. We hope to have all parties served within the next two weeks so that the government will be forced to address the allegations, which involve outrageous and extreme behavior by current and former FBI agents. THE APPEAL OF THE DENIAL OF LEONARD'S 1999 HABEAS PETITION CHALLENGING DENIAL OF PAROLE: Peltier attorneys Ramsey Clark, Lawrence Schilling, Carl Nadler, and Barry Bachrach are pursuing an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit of the recent denial of Leonard's 1999 Habeas Corpus. The Court took nearly three years to finally address the issues raised by Leonard. The legal team feels that the issues on appeal are strong and the appeal will be pressed vigorously. CHALLENGE UNDER THE SENTENCING REFORM ACT: Carl Nadler and Barry Bachrach are presently representing Leonard in a habeas petition pending in Washington, D.C., which challenges the parole commission's failure to provide Leonard with a parole date despite the laws enacted as part of the sentencing reform act by Congress in 1984. EIGHTH CIRCUIT APPEAL OF DISMISSAL OF MOTION FOR REDUCTION OF SENTENCE: We are still awaiting decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals with respect to the appeal of Leonard's Motion to seek a reduction of sentence. This appeal was argued on Oct. 8th, 2002, by Eric Seitz and Bruce Ellison, both of whom believe the argument went well and that the court was receptive to their arguments. Finally the legal team has many other avenues it is pursuing to seek Leonard's long overdue freedom. Because of the importance to keep these tactics confidential, the information presented in this update is all that can be revealed now. However, it is the legal team's firm opinion that there are still many avenues of relief, which should ultimately open the prison doors for Leonard. Until Freedom Is Won! The New Leonard Peltier Justice Campaign Leonard Peltier Defense Committee PO Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-5774 http://www.freepeltier.org To subscribe, send a blank message to lpdc-on@mail-list.com --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:19:12 -0600 From: Janet Smith Subj: Native Prisoner ===== Date: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:45 AM From: Brigitte Thimiakis Subj: Request for Pen pals Greetings, Here is a new request for pen pals from a prisoner at Montana State Prison: Fred Lawrence #37147 700, Conley Lake Road, Deer Lodge, MT 59722 Nation: Apache 6'4" - 220 lbs. Will reply to all. Thank you for helping him find pen pals, Brigitte --------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 4:14 PM From: Brigitte Thimiakis Subj: MSP Year 2002 - Violations of NA religious rights From: justice network [Please distribute widely - (do not send to officials) - thank you] ======================= Montana State Prison Year 2002- Violations of Native American Prisoners' Rights Racial profiling and discrimination still plague the Native American prisoners incarcerated at MSP - about 17 per cent of the inmate population in this facility. Their civil and religious rights are still constantly violated, in spite of the efforts of the prisoners and their supporters to raise awareness about the ongoing spiritual genocide behind these walls and obtain that the Prayer Warrior's rights are finally respected according to the policy and MT Constitution. The prison administration and MT DOC have been denying this unconstitutional state of affairs in a series of recent statements to the press, but facts and evidence prove that their main concern is more Public Relations than correcting the Injustice and Racism which the Native Circle has had to face until now. In reply to letters of concern and articles from the media, Senator Christiaens and Bruce Meyers (Coordinator of Indian Affairs for MT, has resigned from his position since) claimed in a letter that the