From gars@speakeasy.org Wed Jan 8 00:10:57 2003 Date: 8 Jan 2003 00:07:23 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews11.002 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 Hi'a chu ah gaa -- Pima -- The stories or the talk of the People 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 11, ISSUE 002 | Country than is reported in | O o o o o O | this weekly newsletter. 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If the Indians had tried to make the whites live like them, the whites would have resisted, and it was the same with many Indians." __ Wamditanka (Big Eagle), Santee Sioux +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Indian Pledge of Allegiance | The Indian Pledge of Alleg- | | iance was first presented | I pledge allegiance to my Tribe,| on 2 December '93 during the | to the democratic principles | opening address of the Nat- | of the Republic | ional Congress of American | and to the individual freedoms | Indian Tribal-States Relat- | borrowed from the Iroquois and | ions Panel in Reno, NV. NCAI | Choctaw Confederacies, | plans distribution of the | as incorporated in the United | Indian Pledge to all Indian | States Constitution, | Nations. | so that my forefathers | | shall not have died in vain | Walk in Beauty! Night Owl +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Journey | In the summer and early fall | The Bloodline | of 1998 the Treaty Unity Riders | | rode a thousand miles on horse- | For all that live and live by law | back, carrying a staff and | We Stand, we Call, We Ride | praying each step of the way. | For All that fear and fear by sight | | We Hear, we Listen, we Ride | These prayers were offered for | For all that pray and pray by strength| each of us, and that the Unity | We Feel, we Move, we Ride | of all Peoples might happen. | For all that die and die by greed | | We Hurt, we Cry, we Ride | Tatanka Cante forwarded this | For all that birth and birth by right | poem on behalf of all the Unity | We Smile, we Hold, we Ride | Riders that we might stop and | For all that need and need by heart | ask if the next words we say, the | We Came, we Went, we Rode. | next act we make is for the good | | of the People or is it from ego | Treaty Unity Riders | for self. +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ O'siyo Brothers and Sisters! It is my honor to share another insightful editorial by my wonderful half-side, Janet.... Neal McCaleb's leaving and he says he's disappointed (see article titled "McCaleb upset he's Leaving with so much Undone"). Let's accept that Mr. McCaleb tried as much as he was allowed by his masters in Washington. It's probably true. And he didn't leave with only negatives to his credit. He did put together an economic summit that many tribal leaders have lauded as helpful to their tribes in finding business opportunities. This is a huge step forward for this agency which has, in the past, provided mostly roadblocks to proposed tribal business ventures (as documented by Forbes magazine a couple of summers ago). But I have another thought about this that requires engaging in a few "what ifs". What if the U.S. had not apportioned out Indian country in such a way as to create minuscule ownership issues? What if the BIA hadn't, from the outset, decided to micromanage trust lands from their halls in Washington, and installed "around the fort" administrations back home? What if the BIA had been a responsible trustee, first arranging profitable deals for their trustholders, instead of buddy bottom-dollar deals for big business cronies (such as the coal deal that now is being considered by the Supreme Court)? What if they had returned to tribes and individuals the proper income? What if each successive administration had, instead of covering up and perpetuating the shenanigans of the last had, instead, blown the whistle then and established a responsible trustee program? Might the Indian tribes and individuals possibly be less in need of the "Great White Father" to provide economic resources and sustenance? Might they have been able to afford to build and staff their own excellent schools? Might their educated young people have remained in thriving communities with opportunities to excel right at home where they could maintain their identity and culture? Might that be precisely the result the BIA fears? That fear is real. Read the article also in this issue titled "The Fear of Successful Indians". Might this be one reason (in addition to graft and greed) the misdeeds occurred in the first place? What if Neal McCaleb had simply replied "I'm not going to do that" when asked to perpetuate and cover up BIA failures? What if he had instead gone public with the truth from an inside perspective? It would have cost him his job, yes. But it did that anyway. Instead of leaving labeled a liar by the courts and feeling like a failure, he would have left the BIA as an honest man with the courage to sacrifice his job to stand up to a paternalistic, lying government. It's too bad he couldn't do that, but it's also typical of the leadership the U.S. government accepts to work on our behalf. -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- 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 -0520 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: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 07:33:45 EST From: Dnnfvpks@aol.com Subject: WINTER HELP >To: gars@nanews.org Dear Gary My name is Dianne Mountain. I'm with Wolf Band of Norfolk, Va. and Tidewater Native American Support Group of Virginia. I'm writing a request for help on the Rosebud Reservation, Norris S.D. our group helps out as much possible with assistance to our extended family at Norris. I work with an elder and she helps distributes clothing, money to the children and elders in her community. I would love to give you her address so that if you can help with some fuel assistance that would be a blessing. They can only get a delivery where they are at if there is at least 5 other family in need for fuel. Your help would be very much appreciated. Blessings Dianne Mountain Teresa Ammiotte PO Box / House #15 Norris , S.D. 57560 -=-=-=- *** NEW ITEM 11/16/2002 *** Date: Saturday, November 16, 2002 12:00 AM From: Dodie Finstead [mailto:dodiefinstead@ev1.net] Subj: Please help-Coats for Kids from the Cherokee Nation Mailing List: Native Lifeways Please repost. Cherokee Nation is working to provide a Coats for Kids in Sequoyah County this winter. Any and all help is appreciated and desperately needed. This project was supposed to end today (Nov. 15) but the project has run short in its goal and is asking for everyone's help. For more information on this special project please review the following news story: > http://www.cherokee.org/CurentNewsRelease.asp?ID=719 -=-=-=- *** NEW ITEM 12/10/2002 *** Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:46:30 EST From: Itsshngsprt2@aol.com Subj: Crow Rez --some needs for those who might wish to donate??? I asked Randy, on the Crow Rez in Montana. I've known him, his family for years, face to face, in my house. He sent the following in response to my question of need. Firehair In a message dated 12/8/02 2:46:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, PastorRB@earthlink.net writes: <= email here for mailing address Projects: Could always use kids HEAVY coats, blankets, and such. We have commodities sponsored by the Gov. and we have a food bank through the church, so food is not generally a problem. Financial issues are most prevailing, but lots of time it is due to mis-management of funds. wishing all of "Our Family" a Very Merry Christmas!! Randy Dohiyi Ani Oginalii , , Gary Night Owl gars@nanews.org (*,*) P. O. Box 672168 gars@speakeasy.org (`-') Marietta, GA 30007, U.S.A. gars@olagrande.net ===w=w=== gars@sdf.lonestar.org ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ---------- - Crossings - Oakdale to break Ground - Nilak (Fresh Water Sea Ice) Butler on New Police Department - Hazel Pete - LRT attack: - Cherokee Reservation 30 Youths beat Four Teenagers mourns Fire Casualties - Police suspect Gang in Killing - Late Christmas Delivery - Soboba Reservation brings Navajos Bounty hit by new Violence - Sandia President wants - Former Tribal Police Officer Land Dispute Wrapped Up pleads Not Guilty - The Fear of Successful Indians - Two Found Guilty - William Janklow Action Alert for 2001 Crime-Spree Murders - McCaleb upset he's Leaving - Native Prisoner with so much Undone -- Request for Penpals - Pick for Trust Fund - History: Carlisle Indian School irks Indian Leaders - Rustywire: Waiting for Dawn - Cdr. John Herrington - Poem: Friendship overwhelmed by Space Flight - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Mt. Supreme Court upholds - Mohawk Teen's Book Drive Nontribal Hunting Ban nets more than 15,000 - This Week on First Peoples TV - Native America Calling --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 08:10:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" January 2, 2003 Agnes Clifford Dozark KYLE - Agnes Clifford Dozark, 89, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born Feb. 12, 1913, daughter of Mortimer "Morty" Shelly Clifford and Anestasia Hernandez. She was delivered at home by her grandmother, Julia Clifford, near Kyle on the White River where Medicine Root Creek pours into the river. Her mother died when she was two years old. She was raised by her father and stepmother, Catherine Hernandez Clifford. The family lived near White River until 1930, when they first moved to Potato Creek and then on Three Mile Creek. Agnes went to school at Davidson Flats, west of Interior, then attended Rapid City Indian School through the 8th grade. In her 10th year of school, she and her cousin, Cecelia Hernandez Montgomery went to Genoa, Neb., to attend the Indian school there. The school closed that same year, so Agnes returned to Kyle where she met and married Frank Dozark on March 29, 1932. Frank and Agnes moved to Three Mile Creek, where they built their home and ranched with her parents, brothers and sisters for more than 40 years. She was an excellent horseman and could calm any horse she rode. She had a beautiful herd of Palominos during those years. She worked with LaCreek Electric as a member in the late 1950s so electricity could be brought to the Kyle area. She served as a Council Representative from Medicine Root District in the early 1960s and helped establish the Public Health Service committee to improve health care on the reservation. Upon her husband's death in 1965, she worked at Stone's Grocery in Manderson, then Sioux Nation, the first shopping center on the reservation, where she worked for 22 years. She retired in 1990, at age 77. She loved to play the piano and organ and filled St. Sophie's Church at Three Mile Creek with music. She was active in the community, raising money through quilting and other activities so the community could enjoy Christmas time with presents for young and old, and food for all. She is survived by three daughters, Annette (Henry) Matt, Hermosa, Connie Whirlwind Horse and Norma Kaye Ceron, both of Kyle; ; one brother, Calvin Clifford Sr., Kyle; one sister, Gloria Stone, Denver; and one son- in-law, Orval Van Deest; 22 grandchildren, Bob, Bill, Dennis, DeWayne, Donald, Dan, Thea, Reni, Arlin, Paula, Louis III, Jean, Madonna, Artie, Jim, Lolita, Terrance, Leslie, Lana, Lucinda, LuWanda and Rudy; 54 great- grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and two stepgreat-great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother, two brothers, Morty Jr. and Sidney; one sister, Evelyn "Evie" Ballard; one daughter, Violet Van Deest; and granddaughter, Diana Matt Gehrels. Rosary and wake services will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kyle. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at the church, with the Father Ryan officiating. Burial will be at Christ the King Cemetery at Our Lady of Lourdes in Porcupine. A dinner will follow at the church hall. A memorial has been established. Twila M. Hard Heart RAPID CITY - Twila M. Hard Heart, 28, Rapid City, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, in Rapid City. Survivors include three daughters, Cody Hard Heart, Carly Hard Heart and Bryonna Hard Heart, all of Rapid City; her mother, Francine Broken Leg, Pine Ridge; her father, Christopher Hard Heart, Pine Ridge; four sisters, April Lopez, Cheyenne, Wyo., Beneva Grey Grass, Gordon, Neb., Ardean Hard Heart, Rapid City, and Sheila Returns From Scout, Pine Ridge; one adopted sister, Monica Tuttle, Idaho; three brothers, Ben Hard Heart and Jeremy Waters, both of Pine Ridge, and Patrick Roan Eagle, Rosebud; and her fiance, Brian Brewer Jr., Rapid City. Two-night wake will begin at 3:30 p.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pine Ridge. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at the church. Burial will be at Holy Rosary Mission Catholic Cemetery in Pine Ridge. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Frederick L. Kills Small PORCUPINE - Frederick L. Kills Small, 51, Porcupine, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at Porcupine. Survivors include his wife, Betty Brave Heart, Porcupine; two daughters, Tammy Means and Tiffany Kills Small, both of Porcupine; three brothers, Ivan Left Hand Jr., Pine Ridge, Marvin Left Hand, Porcupine, and Jerome Kills Small, Oglala; and three grandchildren. Two-night wake services will begin at 11:30 a.m. today at Porcupine School in Porcupine. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at the school, with the Rev. Simon Looking Elk officiating. Burial will be at Porcupine Presbyterian Cemetery in Porcupine. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. January 3, 2002 Cephas Blue Bird MARTIN - Cephas Blue Bird, 62, Martin, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, in Roosevelt, Utah. Survivors include one brother, Howard Blue Bird, Martin, and two sisters, Cleone Inderlied, Hot Springs, and Arvene Blue Bird, Martin. A two-night wake will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Martin CAP Building. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at Martin CAP Building, with the Rev. Solomon Red Bear and the Rev. Emerson Spider officiating. Burial will be at Native American Church Cemetery in Allen. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Ethan Cole Roan Eagle OGLALA - Ethan Cole Roan Eagle, infant son of Nora Roan Eagle of Oglala, was stillborn Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, in Rapid City. Survivors include his mother and his grandmother, Iris Between Lodges, Oglala. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Our Lady of the Sioux Catholic Cemetery in Oglala, with John Red Feather officiating. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Twila M. Hard Heart RAPID CITY - Twila M. Hard Heart, 28, Rapid City, died Monday, December 30, 2002, in Rapid City. Survivors include Bryan Brewer Jr.; three daughters, Cody Hard Heart- Brewer, Carly Brewer and Bryonna Brewer, all of Rapid City; her mother, Francine Broken Nose, Pine Ridge; her father, Christopher Hard Heart, Pine Ridge; four sisters, April Lopez, Cheyenne, Wyo., Beneva Gray Grass, Gordon, Nebraska, Ardean Hard Heart, Rapid City, and Sheila Returns From Scout, Pine Ridge; one adopted sister, Monica Tuttle, Idaho; two brothers, Ben Hard Heart, Pine Ridge, and Patrick Roan Eagle, Rosebud; and Bryan and Carla Brewer, Pine Ridge, Twila was a loving mother, sister and daughter. She will be greatly missed by Bryan, her three little girls and the many, many people who loved her. Two-night wake began at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday at Sacred Heart Church in Pine Ridge. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at the church. Burial will be at Holy Rosary Mission Catholic Cemetery in Pine Ridge. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. January 4, 2003 Lucien M. Janis PINE RIDGE - Lucien M. Janis, 22, Pine Ridge, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, in Pine Ridge. Survivors include his adoptive father, Oliver Janis, Rapid City; his adoptive mother and stepfather, Helen "Tots" Richards and Bob Pat Richards, Pine Ridge; his mother, Mariann Janis, Cherry Creek; five brothers, Dennis Janis, Ivan Janis and Tom Janis, all of Pine Ridge, and Arlen Lebeaux and Anthony Goings, both of Sioux Falls; and five sisters, Sara Running Hawk and Olivia Toledo, both of Pine Ridge, Holly Janis, Kyle, and Autumn Muhm and Cynthia Muhm, both of Edgemont. A one-night wake will begin at noon Sunday, Jan. 5, at Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at Billy Mills Hall. Burial will be at Spotted Bear Family Cemetery in Denby. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- January 2, 2003 Donald Bendle Donald Bendle, 71, of San Carlos died Dec. 20 at Cobre Valley Community Hospital in Globe. He was a ranch hand who was a lifelong Arizona resident. He also worked for Seneca, Regal and Felix Mines and the San Carlos Tribal Roads Department. Survivors include five daughters, Doris Gilbert and Lily Bendle of San Carlos, Beverly Bendle and Sherry Bendle of Whiteriver, and Carol Dehose of Cibecue; three sons, Harvey Bendle, Terry Bendle and Darrell Bendle, all of San Carlos; one sister, Sally Antonio of San Carlos; one brother, Christopher Bendle of San Carlos and one stepbrother, Howard Hook Sr. of San Carlos; 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral service for Mr. Bendle was conducted Dec. 29 at San Carlos Miracle Church. Interment was in San Carlos Cemetery. Lamont Mortuary of Globe handled arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 Arizona Silver Belt/Apache Moccasin. -=-=-=- Jan 1, 2003 Mrs. Betty Ann Denard (Penn) Mrs. Betty Ann Denard (Penn), 77, passed way December 27, 2003 at the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. She was born August 30, 1925 at Fort Yuma, and was a homemaker. Betty was of Methodist faith. She is survived by her daughters, Marlene Porter, Essie Gilmore, and Shirley Escalanti, all of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation; and sons, Andrew Denard Jr., of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, and Leroy Denard of Yuma; 30 grandchildren, 81 great grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, William and Juana Penn, and daughter Darlene Castillo. Visitation will be at the Fort Yuma Methodist Church, 350 Pistachio Road, on January 4, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. Wake and Rosary will be on January 4, 2003 at 4:30 p.m. at Fort Yuma Ceremonial Cremation Grounds, with funeral services taking place there on January 5, 2003 at 6:00 a.m. Betty's final resting place will be at Fort Yuma Ceremonial Cremation Grounds. Pallbearers include Roderick Hart, Shawn Porter, Preston Porter, Lavern Gilmore, and Milo Barley Sr. Honorary bearers will be Stacy Durand, Neil Hill, Andrew Denard, Donald Escalanti, Boyd Hill, and David O'Brien. Copyright c. 2003 The Yuma Sun, Sun Freedom Newspapers of Southwestern Arizona. -=-=-=- January 2, 2003 Louis R. Gardner Mr. Louis Robert Gardner, 88, long time resident and retiree of the Phillips Petroleum Company, died at 8:40 a.m. on Tuesday in the Medicalodge of Dewey. Funeral services for Louis R. Gardner will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday at the graveside in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Leon Martin will be the officiant. Committal prayers and interment will be directed beside the grave of Mrs. Billie M. Gardner in the Memorial Park Cemetery by the Arnold Moore Funeral Service. A native of Kay County, Louis Robert Gardner was born March 19, 1914 at Ponca City. He was the son of the late Marion Samuel and Iva Myrtle (Phillips) Gardner. He was reared and received his normal schooling in Ponca City and was graduated with the Senior Class of l932. During World War II, he was enlisted in the United States Navy and following his honorable discharge he returned to Bartlesville and was employed by the Phillips Petroleum Company in the Tax and Insurance Claims Department. He and the former Ms. Billie Mae Maberry were married in 1947 in Bartlesville. They made their home here until l952 when they moved to Houston, Texas prior to being transferred to Amarillo, Texas in l955. In 1960, Louis and Billie Gardner moved to Oklahoma City to continue their employment. They were retired in l975 and remained residents until l997 when they moved to Newport Beach, California to be near their daughter. Mrs. Gardner preceded him in death on September 3, 1998 and Mr. Gardner had continued his home here since that time. Louis Gardner was a member of the Osage Indian Tribe, a 32nd. degree Mason and member of the Bartlesville Masonic Lodge No. 284, A.F.& A.M. and was a past member of the First Christian Church. Surviving are his daughter, Ms. Anne Maberry Gardner, Newport Beach, California. In addition to his father, mother and wife, he was preceded in death by a son, William Louis Gardner, a brother, Marion Edward Gardner, and by a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Emma Big Elk. Copyright c. 2003 the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. -=-=-=- January 2, 2003 Ben Cerre Ben Cerre, lifelong Ponca City resident, was called from labor to reward on Tuesday night, Dec. 31, 2002, while a patient at the Hillcrest Medical Center of Tulsa. He was 69 years of age. An evening prayer service will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Ponca Indian Cultural Center. The traditional funeral feast will be held at noon Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at the Ponca Indian Cultural Center with the funeral at 2 p.m. The Rev. Louis V. Headman, Pastor of Ponca Indian Church of the Nazarene, will officiate. Burial, with military honors performed by L.S. Buffalo Post No. 38, will follow in the Ponca Tribal Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. Ben Mitchell Cerre entered this life on March 4, 1933, during a blizzard, at the home of his parents, Mitchell and Dora Fireshaker Cerre. He was reared in Ponca City attending Ponca City Public Schools and attended Bacone College in Muskogee for two years until the U.S. Army recruited him into active duty on May 20, 1953. While in the Army, he served as corporal of the Company C, 5th Infantry Regiment during the Korean Conflict. He was transferred to Army Reserve of Oklahoma, the Mil District, on May 20, 1954. He received the National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal and was honorably discharged on May 19, 1955. Upon his return from the service, Ben worked at various jobs and worked as a night attendant for Chilocco Indian School until its closing. He then went to work for Peter Pan Cleaners as a press operator. Ben was a member of the Ponca Indian Church of the Nazarene and a proud member of the Ponca Tribe. He enjoyed fishing, watching sports on T.V., coaching women's softball in earlier years, playing Shin-ny, attending Pow-wows and most of all, his grandkids. Survivors include his companion of sixteen years, Georgia Roy-Cerre of the home in Ponca City; three daughters, Harriett Cerre of Ponca City, Geraldine and her husband, Richard Lee Cornell Sr. of Ft. Oakland-Tonkawa and Dora Hilda Cerre of Ponca City; one son, Arthur Elwood Cerre of Ponca City; two step-daughters, Kitty Clark of Kaw City, and Eraina Pappan of Ponca City; two step-sons, Harrison Roy and Wesley Roy of Ponca City; four grandsons, Ben Silva, Luis Silva, Jared Silva and C.J. Williams; one granddaughter, Leslie Cornell; fifteen step-grandchildren, Roger Clark, Candy Clark, Tammy Clark, Mark Clark, Dana Clark, Tod Roy, Wesley Roy, Rosalee Roy, Marissa Roy, Heather Roy, Emery Roy, Jill Roy, Julie Roy, Georgina Simpson and Son Pappan; eight step-great-grandchildren, Christina Clark, Brison Clark, Cyanna Clark, Rocky Enloe, Jammer Roy, Amos Simpson, Allison Pappan and Andrea Pappan; one sister, Julia Cerre of Ponca City; three brothers, Tony Cerre, Millard Cerre and Paschal Cerre, all of Ponca City; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. His grandparents; parents; one brother, Hugh Cerre; three sisters, Hilda Cerre, Harriett Cerre and Vinola Rosborough on Nov. 19, 2000; and one grandson, Richard Lee Cornell, Jr. on Nov. 25, 2002, preceded Ben in death. Casket bearers will be Ronald Buffalohead, James Cerre, John Cerre, Roger Friedman, Emery Roy and Jammer Roy. Honorary casket bearers will be Israel Carmillo Garcia, Raymond Cerre, Claude Hardman, Harley Buffalohead, Michael Cornell, Mike Wilson, Dana Wilson, Bear No Ear and Franklin No Ear. January 3, 2003 Theresa Tohee Pickering PAWNEE - Theresa Tohee Pickering, resident of Pawnee, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, in Pawnee. She was 85. The funeral is scheduled for noon Sunday, Jan. 5, at Otoe-Missouria Cultural Center in Red Rock with Mitchell DeRoin officiating. Burial will be in the Otoe-Missouria Cemetery in Red Rock under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home in Pawnee. Theresa Tohee Pickering was born Nov. 10, 1917, east of Rock Creek in Pawnee County, the daughter of David Tohee and Meta Muskagha Tohee. She grew up east of Red Rock and attended Valley Grove school in Noble County. She married Harry Pickering Sr. on June 27, 1942, in Perry, and they moved to Britton. She enjoyed puzzle books, attending powwows, traveling, crocheting and her family. She was a member of the Native American Church, an elder of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and a member of the Bear Clan. She is survived by her daughter, Clarice Phillips of Pawnee; three sons, Bryce Pickering, Roger Pickering and Harry Pickering, all of Pawnee; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband on Jan. 15, 1994; her parents; her stepfather, Bert Diamond; two daughters, Burba Pickering and Cathy Pickering Moffer; one son, Harry David Pickering; a sister, Clarice Diamond; three brothers, Bill Tohee, Edward Tohee and John Tohee; and her stepbrother, Bill Diamond. January 6, 2003 Eleanor Hairyback LeClair Eleanor Hairyback LeClair, lifelong Ponca City resident, was called from labor to reward Sunday morning, Jan, 5, 2003. She was 58. Prayer services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Ponca Indian Baptist Church. The traditional funeral feast will be noon Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Ponca Indian Baptist Church. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. with Sterling Dallas White and the Rev. Toby A. Blackstar officiating. Burial will follow in the Ponca Tribal Cemetery under direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. Eleanor Hairyback was born June 11, 1944, in Pawnee, the daughter of Joseph and Marcella Arkeketa Hairyback. She grew up and was reared west of Bois D'Arc, attended Union 98 grade school and graduated from Chilocco Indian School. After graduation, Eleanor attended Pioneer Vo-Tech, receiving her Licensed Practical Nursing certificate. On Aug. 20, 1962, Eleanor was united in marriage to Arlington LeClair in Newkirk, and the couple continued to make Ponca City their home. She went to work for Huffy Bicycle and then as a nurse's aid for St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and, for a short time, with the Kaw Nation bingo and Otoe-Missouria bingo. At the time of her death, she was a CHR worker for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe. She was a member of the Otoe Baptist Church, the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the Arkeketa Descendants Society. Eleanor enjoyed being with her family and friends whether she was bowling, playing softball, watching the family play softball, traveling or attending and camping at the Ponca Powwow or Otoe-Missouria Encampment. She is survived by her loving husband who stayed close to her side for 40 years, Arlington LeClair Sr. of the home; four sons, Arlington LeClair Jr. and wife Stephanie of Sand Springs, Joseph LeClair of the home, Aaron LeClair of Kaw City and Arly Ryan LeClair of the home; 11 grandchildren, ByRon LeClair, Shayla LeClair, Jordan LeClair, Lila Roughface, Keetha LeClair, Seth LeClair, Arlington LeClair III, Allana LeClair, Avery LeClair, Jace LeClair and Ty LeClair; one great-granddaughter, Dawnena Rush; two sisters, Tina Rae Youker of Ponca City and Estelle LeClair of Phoenix, Ariz.; two aunts, Charlene Lieb of Tulsa and Rosetta LeClair of Ponca City; one uncle, Curtis Lieb of Tulsa; many nieces, nephews and cousins as well as other relatives and friends. Her mother, on July 2, 1985, and father, on Dec. 3, 2001; grandparents; her daughter, Sandy B. on April 23, 2000; and two brothers, Dewey Hairyback and Rueben Hairyback, on Nov. 6, 2002, preceded Eleanor in death. Casket bearers will be Arlington LeClair Jr., Joseph LeClair, Aaron LeClair, Arly Ryan LeClair, B.J. DeLodge and James LeClair. Copyright c. 1998-2003 The Ponca City News. -=-=-=- January 3, 2003 Marie Little Charley Marie Polecat Little Charley, 76, of Little Axe, died Tuesday at Shawnee. She was born Dec. 26, 1926, in Cleveland County to William Bill and Flora Mae (Alford) Polecat. She was a lifelong resident of Little Axe. She married Scott Little Charley on Dec. 10, 1957, in Norman. He preceded her in death July 28, 1986. She was a homemaker and a member of the Absentee Shawnee tribe. She also was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; three sisters; and a daughter, Joyce Ann Little Charley. Survivors include daughters, Linda Jean Foster of Tecumseh, Estelena Little Charley of Shawnee, Sarah Little Charley Littlehead of Shawnee, Jackie Johnson of Tecumseh and Michelle Fry of McAlester; stepdaughters, Louise Nugent of Hobart and Wanda Spoon of Little Axe; sons, Carl David Spoon of Newalla, Jimmy Ray Mohawk of Tecumseh, Eldon Little Charley of Shawnee and Scott Little Charley Jr., of the home; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services were Thursday at the Little Charley Family Cemetery with Don White officiating. Burial followed at the Little Charley Family Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh. January 4, 2003 Jennie Coon Cotanny Konawa resident Jennie Coon Cotanny, 75, died Thursday at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada. Survivors include son, Dennis Cotanny of the home; daughters and sons- in-law, Bianca and Kenneth Lawrence and DiAnn and Sam Wheeler, both of Konawa; daughter-in-law, Catherine Cotanny of Tecumseh two sisters-in-law, Lorene Williams of Oklahoma City and Eliza Coon of Sasakwa; 16 grandchildren and 16 grandchildren. A wake service will be 7 p.m. Sunday at the family home in Konawa. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Rock Springs Indian Baptist Church in Sasakwa with the Rev. Ed George and the Rev. Franklin Harjo officiating. Burial will follow at Coon Family Cemetery under the direction of Pickard- Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Copyright c. 1997-2003 The Shawnee News-Star. -=-=-=- January 2, 2003 Robert Harjo Funeral services for Konawa resident Robert Harjo are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Konawa. Revs. Darrell Stinnett and Dorsey Nero will officiate. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery, under the direction of Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. A wake service is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Harjo died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003 at Oklahoma Heart Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 74. He was born to Alec Harjo and Rosie (Leftwich) Harjo on July 28, 1928 in Sasakwa. Harjo was a lifelong Seminole County resident. He married Minnie Ruth Harjo on Oct. 14, 1949 in Wewoka. Harjo was a self-employed contractor, was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and was of Baptist faith. Harjo was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, Fesher, Albert, Billy Joe, Raymond, Joe, and Roman Harjo; and one sister, Missie Carpitcher. He is survived by his wife, Minnie; one son, Bob Harjo, Houston, Texas; one daughter, Gail Harjo, of the home; one brother, Cecil Harjo, Sasakwa; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Casketbearers will be the Chickasaw Nation Honor Guard. Honorary bearers will be Jay Long, Jonas Burgess, and Lewis Carpitcher. The Seminole Producer/Copyright c. 1999-2000 Arizona Newspapers Assn. -=-=-=- January 2, 2003 Marie John Begay April 15, 1935 - Jan. 1, 2003 Marie John Begay, 67, of Red Valley, Ariz., went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2003. She was born April 15, 1935, at Mitten Rock. She was of the Tabaaha clan, born for the Naakaidine'e clan. Marie's homestead was in Red Valley (Big Gap vicinity), Ariz. Her livelihood included being a homemaker, rug weaver and raising livestock. Marie had worked in the former Fairchild Semi-Conductor Facility and in various restaurants in her younger years. Through her extended family and clan relations, she was well known and respected for her kindness, affection, wisdom and caring personality which touched many lives. One of Marie's favorite pastimes was visiting with her relatives. She took great pride in her family and extended family and spoke well of all of them. She will be greatly missed by them. She is survived by her sons, Norman Begay and wife, Bessie, and Raybert Begaye and wife, Marilou all of Shiprock. She was also very close to her stepchildren whom are children of her late husband, Nakai Chee Begay: Jim John Begay, Jimmy Begay, Kenneth Begay and Nellie Van Winkle. She will also be greatly missed by her grandchildren, Christopher R. Begay, Aaron R. Begay, Shelly L. Begay, Aldon R. Begaye, Sharon Begay, Lenny Begay and Sherry Begay. She had nine great-grandchildren from her two sons and numerous grandchildren from her step-children. She is also survived by her sisters, Elizabeth Talk and husband, Robert of Shiprock, Irene Kellywood of Hogback, and Maiya Tyrrell and husband, Patrick of Albuquerque; brother, Elmer Benally and wife, Lucille of Shiprock; half-siblings, Marlene John of Fruitland, Carman J. Sparks of St. Joseph, Utah, Jackie Benally of Shiprock, Yvonne Carvalho of Kihei, Hawaii, Melvin John of Kirtland and Johnathan John of Fruitland; and numerous nieces and nephews. Marie is preceded in death by her parents, John John and Sophie Tohtoni John; six brothers; a sister; and her husband, Nakai Chee Begay. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., today, Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home is Shiprock. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Shiprock with the Rev. John Paul Sauter as celebrant. A rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow at the Shiprock Community Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home of Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Frank Charley Sept. 6, 1935 - Dec. 30, 2002 Frank Charley, 67, of Tocito passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington. He was born Sept. 6, 1935, in Tocito to Wilber and Annie Charley. Survivors include his mother, Annie Charley of Farmington; brother, David Charley of Littlewater; five sisters, Irene C. Lee of Durango, Colo., Daisy Begay of Tocito, Lillie Begay of Sanostee, Bonnie Charley of Kirtland and Sally Yazzie of Sanostee. He was preceded in death by his father, Wilber Charley. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Chapel in Shiprock. Interment will follow at the Shiprock Community Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home of Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. January 3, 2003 Marie John Begay April 15, 1935 - Jan. 1, 2003 Marie John Begay, 67, of Red Valley, Ariz., went home to be with her Heavenly Father Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003. She was born April 15, 1935, at Mitten Rock. She was of the Tabaaha clan, born for the Naakaidine'e clan. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., today, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Shiprock with the Rev. John Paul Sauter as celebrant. A rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow at the Shiprock Community Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home of Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Copyright c. 1999-2003 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington, NM. -=-=-=- December 30, 2002 Eugene Begay Jr. SHEEPSPRING - Services for Eugene Begay Jr., 33, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sheepspring. Elder Young will officiate. Burial will follow at Sheepspring Cemetery. Begay Jr. died Dec. 22 in Gallup. He was born June 17, 1969 in Gallup into the Folded Arms People Clan for the Mexican People Clan. Begay Jr. attended Tohatchi Boarding School, Toadlena Boarding School and Shiprock Alternative School. He was a member of the Native American Church. His hobbies included making dreamcatchers, playing volleyball, basketball, drawing and listening to music. Survivors include his sons, Delsonto Allen, Dewayne Allen of Newcomb, Alonzo Begay and Andrius Begay of Mesa, Ariz.; parents, Marie and Eugene Begay Sr. of Sheepsprings; Marvin D. Begay of Sheepsprings; sisters, Marietta Begay of Upper Fruitland and Eugenia Shorty of Ojo Amarillo. Begay Jr. was preceded in death by his son, Alexander Morris Begay, and grandparents, Rita and Dewozzie Begay, Daisy Sherman, and Alexander Morris. Pallbearers were Leonard Joe, Alfred Shorty, Thomas Yazzie, Delsanto Allen, Michael Watchman and Wayne Begay. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Sheepsprings Chapter House. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Charlene A. King FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. - Services for Charlene King, 40, will be announced at a later date. King died Dec. 27. She was born March 25, 1962 in Ganado, Ariz. into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Near by the Water People Clan. Paul L. Lee Sr. SANDERS, Ariz. - Services for Paul Lee Sr., 68, will be announced at a later date. Lee Sr. died Dec. 27 in Gallup. He was born Nov. 18, 1934 in Sunrise, Ariz. into the Redhouse People Clan for the Towering House People Clan. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. January 5, 2003 Mark Billie Sr. RED ROCK - Graveside services for Mark Billie Sr., 79, will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 6 at the Gallup City Cemetery. Evangelist Tom White will officiate. Billie Sr. died Dec. 30 in Gallup. He was born May 12, 1923 in Red Rock into the Yellow Meadow People Clan for the Black Streak Forest People Clan. Billie Sr. was a Red Rock Chapter Official, Bi-State Care Provider, Head Start Foster Grandparent, Traditional Counselor for NCI and NAC Roadman. Survivors include his wife, Elsie Billie of Red Rock; sons, Bronson Billie of Denver, Rick Billie of Prewitt, Thomas Billie and Benson Billie both of Red Rock; daughters, Betty Nez of Gallup, Gloria Billie of Church Rock, Mollie Billie and Lanora Billie both of Red Rock; sister, Yiltani Bah Lee Wilson of Red Rock; 33 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Billie Sr. was preceded in death by his son, Mark Billie Jr. Pallbearers will be Benson Billie, Rick Billie, Peter Benally, Benjamin Billie, Harrison Jim and Herman Louie. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Red Rock Chapter House. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Herbert Charles Blatchford Jr. GALLUP - Graveside services for Herbert Blatchford, Jr., 49, will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 6 at Fort Defiance Cemetery. Phillip A. Nez will officiate. Blatchford died Dec. 24 in Los Lunas. He was born June 10, 1953 in Shiprock into the Yucca Strung Out People Clan for the Mud People Clan. Survivors include his son, Charleston Parker of Albuquerque; daughters, Jacqueline Parker of Tohatchi; mother, Christine Paquin of Gallup; brother, Stephen Blatchford of Fort Defiance, Ariz. and one grandchild. Blatchford was preceded in death by his father, Herbert C. Blatchford Sr. and grandparents, James and Allie Nahkai and Walter and Pauline Blatchford. Pallbearers will be Charleston Parker, Stephen Blatchford, Samuel Blatchford, Raymond Hamilton, Phillip A. Nez and Vernie Bia. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Marty Joseph Valdo GRANTS - Services for Marty Valdo, 19, will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 7 at First Baptist Church, Grants. Pastor Robert Hooks will officiate. Burial will follow at Grants Cemetery. Valdo died Jan. 1, 2003 in Prewitt. He was born May 3, 1983 in Gallup into the Hairy People Clan for the Acoma-Hopi People Clan. Valdo graduated from Grants High School in 2001. He was currently employed with Taco Bell, Grants. His hobby was music. Survivors include his parents, Jean Johnson-Sarracino and stepfather Leroy Sarracino of Grants and father Brian Valdo; brother, Melvin Valdo of Grants; sister, Brenda Valdo of Grants; grandparents, Morty and Etta Johnson of Prewitt and Joe Valdo Sr. of McCartys. Valdo was preceded in death by his sister, Sarah Johnson Valdo and grandmother, Marjorie Valdo. Pallbearers will be Kyle Honeyestewa, Franklin James, Gerald King, Shawn Lewis, Dustin Maag and Ivan Payton. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at First Baptist Church, Grants. Mt. Taylor Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- January 1, 2003 Amy Kaiyou BLACKFOOT - Amy Kaiyou, 77, of Fort Hall died Monday, December 30, 2002, at the Portneuf Medical Center West in Pocatello. Traditional burial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 6, 2003 at the Gibson Cemetery. A full obituary and further funeral information will be announced by the Hawker, Hill Funeral Home. January 4, 2003 Amy Bell Kaiyou FORT HALL: Amy Bell Kaiyou, 77, of Fort Hall, passed away Monday, December 30, 2002, at the Portneuf Medical Center west of Pocatello. She was the twelfth child of 16 children born to Charlie Bell and Annie Bitt Bell at Fort Hall, Idaho. She attended school at Fort Hall Elementary, then sent to Chemawa Indian School in Oregon, then returned home to attend Blackfoot High School. She also attended the Good Shepherd Mission School. She enjoyed doing beadwork, tanning hides and sewed tradition Indian regalia. She loved to travel to pow-wow, selling and trading beadwork, watching her children and grandchildren dance. She participated in parades and also appeared in a film with Roy Rogers in Las Vegas, Nevada. in her younger years, she fished and enjoyed hunting and cooking, gardening and plants. She was also a 4-H club leader in home economics and beadwork. She was a Sunday school teacher at the Assembly of God Church and was a superintendent at the Eastern Idaho State Fair for the Indian Department for many years. She was an accomplished horseback rider and rodeo queen. She was employed by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe in the enrollment for 10 years and also at the old blouse factory. She also worked during the potato harvest and helped her father with the ranch. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church and also attended the First American Gospel Church. She is survived by one sister, Rev. Ramona B. Walema (Theodore Walema). She is also survived by maternal son Phillip Kaiyou Jr., maternal grandson Chase G. Currie of Fort Hall, whom she had permanent guardianship of a raised as a son. She is survived by daughters Berra J. Coby, Ogden, Utah, Jennifer Kaiyou, Fort Hall, Karynn Kaiyou, Fort Hall, maternal granddaughter Sheena N. Currie, Fort Hall, whom she had permanent guardianship of and raised as her own child. Also, survived by many close relatives near and far; many grandchildren and great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Phillip Kaiyou Sr., three sons Delford D. Dick, Dennis A. Kaiyou, Blaine Kaiyou, two daughters Dorothea E. Coby, Harriett L. Kaiyou and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services will beat the Assembly of God Church in Fort Hall officiated by Rev. Harry Coffman of Portland, Ore., on Monday, January 6, 2003, at 1 p.m. Viewing will be at the Amy Kaiyou residence on West Agency and Batt Lane in Fort Hall until burial. Copyright c. 2003 Idaho State Journal/Pocatello, ID. -=-=-=- January 1, 2003 Anna Morrison Clubfoot BUSBY - Anna Morrison Clubfoot, 80, of Busby, passed away Sunday, Dec. 29. 2003, in the Billings St. Vincent Healthcare. Mahe'yoneh'wohsa "Praying Angel" was born April 12, 1922, on the Rosebud Creek near Busby, a daughter of John Teeth and Edith Killsnight Roman Nose. She grew up and received her early education in the Busby area. She was a descendent of the Sand Creek massacre. Anna was given in a traditional Cheyenne wedding ceremony, when her husband-to-be David Morrison, Sr. gave several horses to her father in 1944. The happy couple lived in the Birney and Busby area. Mr. Morrison died in 1975. She married James Clubfoot on March 31, 1978, and the couple lived near Busby. Mr. Clubfoot died on Nov. 18, 2003. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church. She worked for the Northern Cheyenne Guild Arts and Crafts as a beading instructor. Her beadwork and traditional Cheyenne Indian Dolls are well known all over the world. She was awarded an Honorary Associate of Arts degree in education from Dull Knife Memorial College because of her expertise in Cheyenne culture. Anna enjoyed cooking, gardening and raising her chickens, as well as caring for her sister's children and grandchildren. A son, Charles Morrison; stepdaughter Minnie Ragsdale; brothers Clarence Medicine Top, Earl, Frank and Logan Teeth; and sisters, Sylvia White Dirt, Elsie and Blanche Teeth, preceded Anna in death. Survivors include her daughter, Linda Morrison of Crow Agency; two sons, David (Beth) Morrison, Jr. of Busby and Mervin (Barbara) Morrison of Miles City; her adopted son, Sterling Watan of Crow Agency; her sister, Pearl Wolfblack of Busby; her stepchildren, Allen (Barbara) Clubfoot of Muddy Creek, Adeline Fox and Rosalie (Arnold) Birdwoman of Lame Deer, Cornelia Yazzie of Washington, Rubena Linyard of Egypt, Claire (Lois) Clubfoot and Lorraine Four Colors of Billings; 12 grandchildren and nine great- grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Wake services will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, in the Busby Pentecostal Church of God. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, in the Church. Interment will follow in the Morrison Family Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements. Edith Pickett CROW AGENCY - Edith Ann "Shirley" Pickett, 60, of Crow Agency, went on to be with the Lord, Monday evening, Dec. 30, 2003, in the Crow IHS Hospital. Shirley was born May 2, 1942, in Crow Agency, a daughter of Alexander Woodtick Plain Feather and Mary Other Blackbird and was raised by Francis and Myrtle Rock Sr. in the Pryor area. She was given her Indian name, IISHBALAUPABAXBAESH, "Sacred Cedar," by Bob Spotted Arm. She received her early education at the St. Charles Mission and completed her education at Edgar High School She was a member of Greasy Mouth Clan, Ties the Bundle Clan, child of Big Lodge and a Bad War Deed's child. She was also a member of the Native American Church and Sun Dance Society. Shirley was united in marriage to Robert T. Pickett on Dec. 26, 1963, in Sheridan, Wyo., and the couple made their home in Crow Agency. She worked as a teacher's aide for the Crow Headstart for many years and later as a Community Health Representative for Tribal Health. Shirley was a traditional healer and gifted massager who assisted many families with her talents. She enjoyed traditional Crow handgames and arrow throwing events and was known for her beadwork. Her son, Rodney Rock; brother, Cedric Plainfeather; adopted sister, Marlene Rides Horse; and adopted brother, Francis Rock, Jr., preceded Shirley in death. Survivors include her husband, Robert Pickett; a daughter, LeeAnn (Jackson) Pretty on Top of Lodge Grass; her sons, Earl Leo Rock of Pryor, Orin (Diane) Pickett of Garryowen, Robert C. Pickett, Jr. and Sheldon Dean Pickett of Crow Agency; grandson whom she raised as her own, Alexander James Pickett; two granddaughters, Corina and LaChelle Pickett, whom she also raised as her own; her sisters, Ruby Plain Feather of Pryor and Judy (Art) Bryant of Billings; her brothers, Lee (Doris) Plain Feather, Daniel G. (Mary Ruth) Plain Feather, Merle (Elizabeth) Plain Feather and Roland (Kathy) Plain Feather of Pryor; adopted brother, Melvin (Elsie) Pretty Paint of Dunmore; her aunt, Amy Chief Goes Out Chief Stick of Rocky Boy; adopted sisters, Ramona Backbone and Deanna LaForge of Lodge Grass, Shirleen Glenn of Pryor, Lavern Costa of Billings and Nettie White of Crow Agency; her adopted mother, Ruth Alden; nine adopted children, J.D. Pickett, III, Karna Yarlott, Amy (Cody) Ware, Lisa Left Hand, Nalaina Blaine, Nyla Blaine, Jennifer Shane, Benjamin Ascenio and Dave Peterson; her 10 grandchildren, Lance, Mary, Joshua, Jacklyn, LaNaya, Alex, LaChelle, Corina, Johnson and Cedric; three great-grandchildren. Her extended family includes the Bulltail, Birdhat, Flatmouth, Attimoiya, Stops, Dawes, Rides Horse, Stewart, Little Owl and Red Wolf families. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday. Jan. 3, in the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Crow Agency Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements. January 3, 2003 Wamblee Alex Spotted Elk LAME DEER - Wamblee Alex Spotted Elk "Hetanena-hkohe," age 16, of Lame Deer, entered the spirit world Jan. 1, 2003, near his home, due to exposure. Wamblee was born the son of Anthony Wolf Name and Adeline Spotted Elk on July 27, 1986, in Billings. He grew up and was attending school in Lame Deer. Wamblee enjoyed playing basketball, running and hunting. He was a great-great-grandson of Chief Spotted Elk and Chief Little Wolf and also a direct paternal descendent of Dull Knife. Wamblee respected the Cheyenne ways and was eager to learn more about the culture and his ancestry. His favorite uncle was Vernon Bull Coming who was teaching him about the traditional ways. Wamblee was a member of the Native American Church and the Kit Fox Society. Wamblee is survived by his mother, Adeline Spotted Elk and stepfather Joe Wooden Legs of Lame Deer; his father, Anthony Wolf Name; his brothers and sisters, Shawn Wolf Name, Shannon Wolf Name, Cecely Wolf Name, Tony Wolf Name Jr., James Wolf Name, Tyson Killsontop and Asa Killsontop. He is also survived by his grandparents, Martha and Wilbur Wolf Name; his aunts and uncles, Vernon and Rhoda Bull Coming, Floyd and Helen Yellow Robe, Steve and Linda Brady, Lenora Wolf Name, Hank Wolf Name, Gary Wolf Name and Rick and Janet Wolf Name. Wamblee was preceded in death by his grandparents, Fern and Alex Spotted Elk. Funeral services will be on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 10 a.m., at the Spotted Elk family residence in Lame Deer. Burial will follow in the Spotted Elk Family Cemetery near Lame Deer. A wake service will be on Friday, Jan. 3, at the Spotted Elk home in Lame Deer. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth is in charge of the arrangements. Copyright c. The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- January 6, 2003 Gilbert Allen Spotted Bear II BROWNING -- Gilbert Allen Spotted Bear II, 23, of Browning, a cook, died Thursday in a car accident north of Missoula. His rosary is 7 p.m. today at Eagle Shields. His funeral is 1 p.m. Tuesday at Eagle Shields, with burial in Grounds Cemetery. Survivors include his parents, Gilbert and Gayann Spotted Bear; a brother, Marcus Eugene Spotted Bear; and his grandparents, Eugene and Gerti Heavy Runner, all of Browning. Levi Alan Middle Rider BROWNING -- Levi Alan Middle Rider, 28, a Browning rancher, died of injuries received in an automobile accident Saturday south of Browning. Rosary is 7 p.m. Thursday at Little Flower Parish. Funeral Mass is 11 a. m. Friday at the parish with burial in Willow Creek Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Survivors include a fiance', Gwenda Bouttier; a daughter, Elena Middle Rider; parents Floyd and Eva Middle Rider; sisters Marie Stripped Squirrel, Lee Ann Host, Carol Middle Rider and Barbra Davis all of Browning; and brothers Jerry Middle Rider, Jesse Middle Rider, Garry Middle Rider, Keith Seveille, John Seveille, Toby Seveille and George Seveille, all of Browning. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- January 2, 2003 Plain Woman "Naatoysinopaakii" Holy Fox Woman "A dream to fly and soar with the eagles........." Joyce's dream has come true. The Creator in His infinite wisdom called home our sister, mother, wife, grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend, December 27, 2002 at the Cardston Auxiliary Unit at the age of 45 years. A Wake Service will be held at ST. MARY'S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH, Blood Reserve, on Friday, January 3, 2003 from 5:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. with Reverend Les Kwiatkowski O.M.I. officiating. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at ST. MARY'S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH, Blood Reserve, on Saturday, January 4, 2003 at 11:00 A.M. with Reverend Les Kwiatkowski O.M.I. Celebrant. Interment to follow at St. Paul's Cemetery. January 4, 2003 Mary Bernadette (Penny) Napope "Our most loving memories of our dear departed Sister, Mother, Daughter, and Grandmother." MARY BERNADETTE (PENNY) NAPOPE passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Lethbridge Regional Hospital on Monday, December 30, 2002 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on the One Arrow Reserve, Saskatchewan on May 8, 1949 to Jean and Mary Napope. In 1959 she moved to the Lethbridge area, where she resided until her passing. She is survived by her daughter Denise of Athabasca; son Mathew of Lethbridge; three brothers Emile Napope (Edwardine) of Lethbridge, Kenny Napope (Nancy) of Brocket, and Martin Napope of Taber; three sisters Yvonne Dunkley of Vancouver, Ruth Theresa Whiskey Jack Gedeon of Coalhurst, and Cathy Napope (Earnest) of Edmonton. She was predeceased by her parents Jean Marie Napope and Mary Rose Napope; three sisters Sarah Prosper, Josephine Prosper, and Elizabeth Webb; one brother Joseph Napope; and niece Ursula Lee Whiskeyjack. Bernadette was a caring person who loved living a quiet life and cherished life each day with her longtime companion Bert Johnson of Coaldale. We will miss you now and forever "however we shall meet again in the bye and by." A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2003 at MARTIN BROS. RIVERVIEW CHAPEL, 610 - 4 Street South, Lethbridge with Father Tim Boyle officiating. Copyright c. 2000 Alberta Newspaper Group, Inc./Lethbridge Herald. --------- "RE: Nilak (Fresh Water Sea Ice) Butler" --------- Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 03:19:11 -1100 From: "Lisa Dillon" Subj: "Chehalis Indian artist noted for basket weaving dies" Mailing-List: ndn-aim http://www.tribnet.com/entertainment/story/2411619p-2462376c.html Chehalis Indian artist noted for basket weaving dies By ROB CARSON The News Tribune January 04, 2003 Hazel Pete, a Chehalis Indian artist noted for reviving the traditional arts of Native American culture, died Thursday at her home on the Chehalis Indian Reservation near Oakville. She was 88. Pete was most noted for her basket weaving, a pursuit that brought her international acclaim. But she also orchestrated a renaissance of other aspects of tribal culture, ranging from oral traditions to traditional ceremonies, rituals, foods and clothing." She was a former faculty member of The Evergreen State College, and she held degrees from Evergreen and the University of Washington. During the 1995-96 school year, she served as a Daniel J. Evans Chair Scholar at Evergreen. In 2001, Gov. Gary Locke presented her with the Governor's Heritage Arts Award. Pete was born March 21, 1914, in a large one-room house near the confluence of the Chehalis and Black rivers. Her father, Frank Pete, was a farmer and logger who also worked for the Chehalis Tribal Police and for Cushman Indian School in Tacoma. Harriet Bobb, her mother, was a descendant of the now extinct Kwalhioqua Indian Tribe. At age 4, Pete began attending a government day school on the Chehalis reservation. Subsequently she enrolled in the Indian boarding school on the Tulalip reservation, and in 1932 graduated from Chemawa Indian High School at Salem, Ore. Honored as the school's outstanding art student, she was encouraged to attend a special art school at Santa Fe, New Mexico. There she spent an additional two years studying Indian arts and crafts at what is today known as the Institute of American Indian Arts. Born at a time of forced assimilation, Pete was determined that her children and grandchildren would have pride in their Indian heritage. Her life work was focused on enabling Indians to succeed with confidence in school, most especially to finish high school and enter college. She worked on many aspects of this issue, teaching Indian art and history, lecturing on Indian history and culture of the Pacific Northwest as well as assisting tribal communities to reclaim traditional basketry knowledge and skills. Pete became "kiyah" ("grandmother") to a large extended family, teaching the techniques of gathering and processing basketry materials, weaving of cedar bark clothing and clam baskets and making cattail mats. She also taught children about Chehalis designs and language. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Swede Hall in Rochester. Internment will follow in the Chehalis Tribal Cemetery on the Chehalis reservation. Rob Carson: 253-597-8693 rob.carson@mail.tribnet.com Copyright c. 2002 Tacoma News, Inc. --------- "RE: Cherokee Reservation mourns Fire Casualties" --------- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 19:13:22 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BOUNDARY FIRE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://cgi.citizen-times.com/cgi-bin/story/news/25973 ++=======================================================================++ || WANT TO HELP? Accounts for donations to help the Arch family are || || being setup at the Cherokee branches of three financial institutions: || || Carolina Community Bank, First Citizens Bank and Mountain Federal || || Credit Union. Painttown Community Club will hold a fundraising dinner || || with gospel music at the clubhouse Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. || ++=======================================================================++ Cherokee reservation mourns fire casualties By Tammy Jones Dec. 30, 2002 10:27 p.m. CHEROKEE - James Daniel Arch called his grandfather late Friday night to confirm rabbit hunting plans for 6 a.m. Saturday. But when morning dawned, Ted Rose instead was walking away from the smoldering remains of a house fire that killed his only grandson, 13-year- old "J.D." Arch, his 5-year-old granddaughter, Lauran, and his daughter- in-law, Glenda, 40. "By 6 o'clock, the house was pretty well gone," Rose said Monday as his family prepared for the vigil that would precede the family's burial. "We lost our grandkids and our daughter-in law. I can't imagine what my son is going through." James Arch and his 11-year old daughter, Jasmine, escaped the fire that swept through their vinyl-sided, wood-frame house early Saturday morning. Rose said his phone rang around 4:20 Saturday morning, and Jasmine was on the other end of the line. "She said, `Come get me Papaw, my house is on fire,'" he said. Rose rushed the quarter-mile to his son's house on Stillwell Branch Road. Flames already were consuming the roof. "Two (firemen) tried to go in and rescue the family," Cherokee Assistant Fire Chief Mernie Taylor said. "They got into the living room, but that was as far as they could go. The roof was sagging and it was too hot." Glenda Arch died on the second floor of her house with her daughter and son. "She loved her kids," Rose said. "They come before everything. She took care of her kids." It took firefighters several hours to extinguish the blaze, and Taylor said they remained on the scene until late Saturday afternoon. Investigators tried to determine the cause of the fire, which Rose said he believes started in the far back corner, near the electrical panel. Whether a malfunctioning electrical panel is to blame is a question that likely won't be answered, said Charles Moody, agent in charge for the State Bureau of Investigation. Too little evidence is left. "If we can't find something that we can say concretely started the fire, more than we have in this case, then we will say it's undetermined," Moody said. There is one concrete conclusion. "We can say that this definitely was not an intentional fire," he said. By late Monday afternoon, the family had begun to gather at the tiny Piney Grove Baptist Church nestled in Big Cove on the reservation. They planned to sit through the night with their deceased loved ones, following a Southern Appalachian tradition that started with the Cherokee tribe. The family will be buried today at the Drama Cemetery, which is adjacent to the Unto These Hills theatre. "They were good kids," Rose said of his grandchildren. "J.D. was happy go lucky. He was real friendly and outgoing. He really liked people," he said. "Lauran was just a special little girl, just as sweet as she could be," he said of the 5-year-old whom he described as shy. "She'd get her toys out of the toy box and set them up, then she'd say `Papaw play with me.' " The weekend fire also brought to light a dispute between the Cherokee Reservation and Verizon. A deal struck in May between the two sides called for the phone company to install equipment that would route 911 calls on the reservation to the Cherokee EMS Center. Emergency Management Coordinator Molly Grant said the equipment was supposed to be in place by the end of July. But when Arch's neighbor, Sally Smith, called 911, her call was routed instead to Jackson County's EMS center. Dispatchers then transferred the call. While the incident did not delay the fire department's response, Grant said it underscores the need to resolve the problem. "The time it takes to get information and then relay it to us, it's a big concern," Grant said, adding that seconds are precious in medical emergencies. Verizon could not be reached. News of the weekend tragedy dominated conversations Monday in the close knit community of 8,000 residents. "I think everyone is in disbelief," said Lynne Harlan, tribal historian. "Our families are all related, and not a lot of people move in or out, so we have a lifetime of relationships. We keep talking about it. We just can't believe it." The tragedy shook the firemen who fought the blaze and tried to rescue the family. "We're doing the best we can," Taylor said. "We had a briefing for the guys who were on the scene." Taylor, too, knew the family. "We're coping," he said. "Everybody on the reservation knows everybody here. It's like a big family." Family members took Jasmine shopping Monday to replace some of the clothes that were lost, as well as some of her Christmas gifts. "To try to make her feel better," Rose said of the trip. "They lost everything they had." Arch and his daughter will live with Rose while they try to piece their lives back together. Cherokee Reservation members appear determined to help heal the family's wounds. "There ain't no telling how many people have been here," Rose said. "If it wasn't for that, it would be a lot harder than what it is." Staff writers Quintin Ellison, Jon Ostendorff and Amy Miller contributed to this report. Contact Jones at 452-1467 or TGJones@CITIZEN-TIMES.com. Copyright c. 2002 ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES. --------- "RE: Late Christmas Delivery brings Navajos Bounty" --------- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 19:13:22 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GIFT DELIVERY" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.harktheherald.com/article.php?sid=69515&mode=thread&order=0 Late Christmas delivery brings Navajos bounty The Associated Press Monday, December 30 SALT LAKE CITY -- Santa Claus may have been late getting to the Navajos in San Juan County -- but he made it worth the wait. Angel Flight Utah volunteer pilots had filled their planes with donated items on Christmas Eve, but bad weather kept all but one plane from landing at Bluff's airport where children awaited a visit from Santa Claus. The pilot -- wearing a white beard and Santa hat -- delivered 500 pounds of toys to the children. However, ten other single-engine planes circled above but didn't risk flying into the thick, low clouds. They eventually flew back to Salt Lake City without delivering their loads. The pilot who landed on Christmas Eve -- John Brumback -- also owns a trucking business. He volunteered his time, gas and rig to deliver it all. With a bigger hauling capacity, Angel Flight was able to deliver tons more to the Navajos. "There's a silver lining in everything," said Tim Miller, wing leader of Angel Flight Utah. "We wouldn't have been able to haul that if the planes would've landed." The Utah Food Bank donated six tons of food, including several hundred frozen turkeys. Originally only 75 were to be delivered to the tribe. On Friday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Humanitarian Service contributed 300 pounds of donated coats. Toys for Tots also gave enough toys for 500 children. Added to all that were thousands of pounds of items donated by Utah residents. "I think they're going to be pleasantly surprised," Miller said. "This will help a larger number of families. The outreach will be much broader." Angel Flight volunteers loaded the truck Saturday morning. Brumback then made a seven-hour drive to deliver the donated items to their destination in the southeastern corner of the state. Copyright c. 2002 by HarkTheHerald.com/The Daily Herald/Provo, UT. --------- "RE: Sandia President wants Land Dispute Wrapped Up" --------- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 21:22:19 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SANDIA DISPUTE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news03/010403_news_paisano.shtml Sandia president wants land dispute wrapped up By Ollie Reed Jr. Tribune Reporter January 4, 2003 Stuwart Paisano's primary objective for his fourth year as Sandia Pueblo's governor is the same as the past three years - settling the pueblo's claim to the western face of the Sandia Mountains. "The mountain claim is the most important to me," Paisano said Friday. "My father, Frank Paisano Jr., who is still a member of the tribal council, was an integral part of this when we started our quest in the 1970s. This started with him, and I would like it to finish with me." Tribal leaders recently appointed Paisano, 31, to his fourth consecutive term as the pueblo's governor. He had thought the pueblo's claim to 9,900 acres on the Sandia Mountains' west face was going to be settled to the tribe's satisfaction late last year when a measure co-sponsored by New Mexico U.S. Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici passed the Senate. Bingaman is a Silver City Democrat, and Domenici is an Albuquerque Republican. But Congress adjourned before the House could add its approval. On Friday, Paisano said he believes the issue will be resolved later this month when Congress reconvenes. "The hardest part has been done," he said. "Rep. (Heather) Wilson will move it forward." Wilson is an Albuquerque Republican. According to the measure, the property will remain under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service, but the pueblo will have rights to use the land for religious ceremonies and other purposes. The agreement also ensures that the land will keep its wilderness character and that affected homeowners will retain title to their property. Paisano was a patrol deputy with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department before the tribal council tapped him to lead the pueblo four years ago. His life has changed a great deal since. "I'm most proud of making the Pueblo of Sandia more recognized and respected as a true sovereign government in New Mexico because of our business connections and our communication with government leaders on the federal and state level," he said. He said the things he has learned and accomplished are the product of the support he has received from his tribal council and from his pueblo community of 482 people. "That makes my job a lot easier and helps accomplish our goals and visions," Paisano said. In addition to settling the Sandia Mountains claim, Paisano said his goals for the pueblo this year are: Beginning development on a pueblo housing project, which will include 20 homes in the first phase but has room to grow to 200 homes in the next 25 years. Fine-tuning the pueblo's education system, an effort that will include making the oversight and administration of the pueblo's Head Start program the responsibility of the tribal council. Taking on expansion efforts that include breaking ground for a new hotel and golf course later this year. Continuing a bosque-reclamation effort that involves the removal of water-sapping salt cedar and Russian olive trees along the banks of the Rio Grande on pueblo property. Paisano said, too, that he looks forward to working with the new administration of Gov. Bill Richardson and Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, both Democrats. "I look forward to Gov. Richardson's commitment to communication, consultation and the implementation of a variety of programs that benefit all New Mexicans - not just Native Copyright c. 2003 The Albuquerque Tribune. --------- "RE: The Fear of Successful Indians" --------- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 19:13:22 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="FEAR NDNs" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://pokermag.com/managearticle.asp?c=150&a=887 The Fear Of Successful Indians January 1, 2003 In response to a recent backlash from publications such as TIME and The Wall Street Journal, as well as periodic columns by William Safire, the tribes in the Pacific Northwest invite your scrutiny. Here, we have come to believe that our tribes are approaching the gambling industry much as we have our other governance and resource responsibilities - with caution, with respect and with great honor. It's rather easy to dismiss one's honor when speaking in terms of millions of dollars. But the American people have to realize that Indian people feel as though we've been through this before - when the values of the external society felt driven to take lands in Westward expansion and later to take our great Columbia River and its abundant salmon. Many of our elders warned us that our success would attract unwanted attention from those who would covet our newfound prosperity and influence. The Northwest tribes believe that we are "textbook examples" of how to move ethically into the lucrative gambling industry. We feel as though we were very cautious before entering the industry. Most of the Northwest tribes began developing their gaming resources over five years after the enactment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). In the case of my tribe, the Confederated Umatilla Tribes in northeast Oregon, we surveyed our tribal members, reservation residents and non-Tribal citizens of our bordering community, Pendleton, Ore. We received a mandate of nearly two-thirds of all populations to move forward with gaming. Since then, our services and employment have multiplied, making us a respected government and the second largest employer in a rural, economically depressed area of Oregon. We have, in effect, a job for every Tribal member who chooses to have it, and jobs for hundreds of non-Indians who live near our community. We're proud that we are offering family wage jobs with one of the best benefits packages in our area. It didn't take ivory tower bureaucrats and politicians concocting legislative solutions. It didn't take years of academic research and study, postulating the magical answer. We Indians found, quite simply, that the answer was within us. We know that segments of the broader culture will try to criticize our successes, reduce your American treaty obligations to our peoples and shove our legitimate jurisdictions aside in order to continue to seek control of that which is not theirs. Many will demonize us, as American society has done with other nationalities over the course of our country's growth. We in the Northwest have a saying, "Indian country: where the American dream began." For two hundred years, Indians have not been part of this American economic miracle. But, like your immigrant parents and grandparents who have tasted the fabled American dream, be assured, we are here to stay. Copyright c. 2003 PokerMag.com. --------- "RE: William Janklow Action Alert" --------- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:47:12 -0600 From: Janet Smith Subj: William Janklow Action Alert ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 20:21:07 -0500 (EST) From: "IndigenousNews@webtv.net" Subj: Action Alert Mailing List: NativeRights Sent in by Native Village...thanks Forwarded from another news service... http://www.jancitaeagledeer.com/ From Carter Camp Please spread this as far and wide as you can. Go to the site and copy what you need to convince people that a rapist should not represent America. CC Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 08:53:07 -0800 (PST) From: Carter Camp Should this man be seated in the U.S. House? Or should decent people rise in protest and bring him to justice? check out www.jancitaeagledeer.com to read about the crimes Janklow has committed, including rape also ... Date: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:03 AM From: "Brigitte Thimiakis" Subj: TAKE ACTION / Janklow From: Dodie Here is a site Bet put up for info on Janklow and contact info to write, e-mail, phone. http://www.erzebet.com/jancitaeagledeer.html ------------ My Comments ------------------- My Comments ------------- Recently I found in the headlines that the GOP is courting the Native American vote. No surprise, since Native American turnout is widely regarded as being the decisive factor for Democrat wins in several races, and in particular in South Dakota, where the Lakota are credited for sending a Democrat to Congress in spite of intensive Bush support for his opponent. This week, Bill Janklow--a Republican headed to Congress after years rising through South Dakota's political including a term as Attorney General and three terms as Governor, and an outspoken foe of Indian activists--pardoned Russell Means. Now this is the same Bill Janklow who as South Dakota's outgoing Attorney General and the state's governor-elect stated for publication that the solution for AIM was to shoot the leaders. Means was a prominent leader in AIM and active in South Dakota at that time. This is an amazing turnaround in Janklow's attitude -- or is it? Janklow may be a child rapist (check the web site and make your own decision about that), and may even be responsible for the death of the young Indian victim to prevent her testimony. There's a lot of smoke in that direction for there to be no fire. The man has been so anti-Indian as to advocate killing inconvenient Indians, and now he's pardoned one of those very Indians he wanted dead? An Indian who just happens to be close to becoming the chief of the Oglala Sioux tribe shortly after people from that and other Lakota tribes helped put a candidate from the opposing party into office. How convenient! These are not by any means his only acts against Indians, and especially Indian youth. His state, under his leadership, developed considerable notoriety for ignoring common standards of decency and humane treatment in youth correctional facilities. Indian children died on his watch, and the best he could do was call them "scum" and blame their parents for not caring about them. At best Bill Janklow is an opportunistic public official who doesn't even bother to hide the fact that he has little regard for legal public conduct--even when that is his specific responsibility He doesn't even respect the public enough to pretend consistent values. At worst? Well, read the reports and draw your own conclusion. I'm not necessarily best pleased with my own state's representatives to Congress -- but I am heartily grateful that my state did not send Bill Janklow to Washington. Frankly, I think Bush deserves him, and will probably find Janklow's "ethics" useful, but that's another story. --------- "RE: McCaleb upset he's Leaving with so much Undone" --------- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:25:31 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="McCALEB" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.greatfallstribune.com/news/stories/20030102/ Interior official upset he's leaving position with so much undone By FAITH BREMNER Tribune Washington Bureau Thursday, January 2, 2003 WASHINGTON - As assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, Neal McCaleb had hoped to improve educational and economic development opportunities for the nation's 563 Indian tribes. Instead, McCaleb spent most of his 18 months in office trying to fix the Interior Department's Indian trust fund system and unsuccessfully defending himself against accusations that his fixes didn't come fast enough. McCaleb is leaving his job Friday frustrated and disappointed, a casualty of the increasingly bitter six-year class-action lawsuit that alleges the department misplaced billions of dollars in royalties owed to individual Indians. Two of the lawsuit's five plaintiffs belong to Montana's Blackfeet Tribe. "I knew the trust had to be fixed, but I didn't know that it would be to the exclusion of everything else," McCaleb, 67, said in a recent phone interview. Tribal leaders said they admire McCaleb, a member of the Chickasaw Tribe of Oklahoma, and are sorry to see him go. Alvin Windy Boy, chairman of the Chippewa Cree Business Council in Rocky Boy, praised McCaleb for sponsoring an economic development summit in September in Phoenix. The summit brought together tribal and corporate officials, and Windy Boy said it was exciting to witness business deals being put together. Unemployment on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation runs as high as 80 percent, he said. "Unless we get someone in there (as assistant secretary) who can really move economic development forward the way Neal intended, we'll probably stay stagnant," Windy Boy said. Tim Martin, a member of Alabama's Poarch Band of Creek Indians, also praised the summit. "A lot of good is going to come out of that," said Martin, who heads a council of 24 tribes in 12 Eastern states. "It's a shame Neal never got the opportunity really to carry forward an agenda like he wanted to." Ernie Stensgar, chairman of Idaho's Coeur d'Alene Tribe, sat on an Interior-sponsored task force that failed to reach an agreement with the department on trust fund reform. "Neal, to his credit, worked with us as much as he was allowed to by the administration, but there was a point that he couldn't go past," Stensgar said. For more than 100 years, the Interior Department has collected money on behalf of Indians from those who graze livestock, cut timber, mine, drill for oil and gas and grow crops on Indian-owned land. In 1996, a class- action suit accused the Bureau of Indian Affairs of mishandling that money. Questions remain The five lead plaintiffs say that for years, BIA officials have not been able to answer account holders' basic questions, like who is leasing their land and what royalties are being paid. They claim between $10 billion and $100 billion cannot be accounted for and must be paid. Just four months after he was sworn in, McCaleb was notified in November 2001 that the court was considering holding him in contempt. The trial started the following month. On Sept. 17, 2002, U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth found McCaleb and his boss, Interior Secretary Gale Norton, in contempt for failing to do enough to reform the system. Most of the grounds the judge cited took place under former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, before either McCaleb or Norton set foot in Washington. But Lamberth said McCaleb was an "unfit" trustee and belittled his agency's efforts to straighten out the mess. During the past year, McCaleb and Norton's deputy secretary, Steve Griles, met with task force members in nine sessions around the country to discuss how to fix the system. Verification's slow-going Norton established an Office of Historical Trust Accounting, which says it recently accounted for all the money in 14,000 accounts holding funds distributed to Indian children as part of lawsuit settlements with the government. That is still less than 10 percent of the accounts that need to be verified. In early December, McCaleb unveiled a reorganization plan that will put trained and certified trust officers in nearly all Bureau of Indian Affairs field offices to answer account holders' questions. "I'm still interested in Indian country, but I'm not interested in being the focus of litigation that I don't control and can't respond to," McCaleb said. "I'm not a quitter. This is a hard thing for me to do." The plaintiffs' attorney, Dennis Gingold, said McCaleb is responsible for quarterly progress reports that the judge found to be inaccurate and misleading. McCaleb should have testified at the contempt trial why he shouldn't be held responsible for the false reports, Gingold said. "If he had testified that the lawyers would not allow him to do his job, that it was impossible for him to perform, he would not have been held in contempt," Gingold said. Computer security lapses McCaleb accepts responsibility for lapses in the trust fund's computer security system, which he said has been chronically underfunded. A court-hired hacker broke into the trust fund computer in late 2001 and set up dummy accounts. In his contempt ruling, the judge found that Norton and McCaleb made "false and misleading representations" about the security of Indian trust data. "We were trying desperately to bring it up to date and provide security, but we ran out of time with the court," McCaleb said. But McCaleb won't concede the department lost billions of dollars going back more than a century. Just because the federal government can't find all the records doesn't mean the money wasn't paid out, McCaleb said. "I guess it's like if I called up my bank and said 'Hi, this is Neal McCaleb, I'd like to know what my bank balance is,' and they said, 'Oh, golly, gee, Mr. McCaleb, we don't know,' and I said, 'Oh, well, I think it's a million dollars. I'll be down to pick it up in twenties in about a half an hour,"' he said. "That's the kind of spot the BIA is in with this lawsuit." Royalties often mere pennies McCaleb blames part of the bureau's bookkeeping problems on the fact that many tracts of Indian land are owned by dozens or hundreds of family members. After royalties are split up, each person often receives only a few cents a year, he said. An Interior Department report given to Congress in July says 41 percent of the 193,766 trust fund accounts received less than $100 a year between 1985 and 2000. The department does not know the whereabouts of nearly a third of the account owners, the report says. But Gingold said the lawsuit's court record is replete with evidence that the agency lost massive amounts of money. "This is an extraordinary statement for a party in litigation to make," Gingold said, "which may demonstrate why he is not a fit trustee." Faith Bremner is a reporter for Gannett News Service. Copyright c. 2002 Great Falls Tribune. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Pick for Trust Fund irks Indian Leaders" --------- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 21:22:19 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ROSS SWIMMER" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0104indian04.html Pick for trust fund irks Indian leaders Nominee inspires little confidence Faith Bremner Gannett News Service Jan. 4, 2003 12:00 AM WASHINGTON - The Bush administration on Friday nominated Ross Swimmer to head the Interior Department's efforts to reform the American Indian trust fund system, despite complaints from Indian leaders that they do not have confidence in him to do the job. The National Congress of American Indians unanimously disapproved of Swimmer's appointment 13 months ago to be the director of the Office of Indian Trust Transition. In that temporary job, Swimmer is responsible for overseeing the transfer of the trust fund system from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to a new, yet-to-be-created entity within the Interior Department. The department is being sued by 300,000 individual Indians who say it has mismanaged their trust fund accounts and cannot account for billions of dollars. Since 1887, the department has collected royalties from those who mine, graze livestock, drill for oil and gas, cut timber and farm on Indian-owned lands. National Congress of American Indian leaders said they expect they will oppose Swimmer's nomination for the new job, special trustee for American Indians. His nomination must be confirmed by the Senate. Congress created the position nine years ago to advise the Interior secretary on trust fund reform and to serve as a watchdog. Swimmer's predecessors - Paul Homan, who left in 1999, and Thomas Slonaker, who left in July - said they were forced from the post after criticizing the department's progress. Swimmer, a member of Oklahoma's Cherokee Nation, previously served four years as assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs during the Reagan administration. "I can't believe they nominated him. I'm astounded and disappointed," said Sue Masten, chairwoman of Northern California's Yurok Tribe and a member of the Special Trustee's Advisory Board. "I would rather see someone in there who is more responsive and sensitive to Indian Country's issues." Tribal leaders are still angry with Swimmer for proposing to fix the trust fund system by contracting with a private bank to set up an accounting and investment system that would manage the trust accounts. Congress scuttled the plan because of concerns that the department would forget to track down missing money owed to Indians. "He didn't fix the broken trust when he had the chance," NCAI Chairman Tex Hall said. Interior Secretary Gale Norton, who will still to be Swimmer's boss if he is confirmed, lauded his nomination. "It is hard, in fact, to imagine a more qualified person than Ross Swimmer," Norton said in a prepared statement. "He has a lifetime of service to Indian Country as an advocate on behalf of tribes for tribal sovereignty through tribal self-sufficiency." In the past year, Swimmer attended nine meetings held around the country attended by Interior and tribal officials to discuss trust reform. Copyright c. 2003, azcentral.com. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Cdr. John Herrington overwhelmed by Space Flight" --------- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:59:22 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="JOHN HERRINGTON" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.okit.com/news/2003/january/herringtonreturns.html Herrington overwhelmed by space flight By Louis Gray General Manager Cdr. John Herrington, the Chickasaw Indian told Native American Times that he was still trying to get "my legs back" and was anxious to go back into space after taking what he called the "flight of my life." Herrington could hardly contain his excitement and pride at being the first registered Native American to go into space. He had the added pride of going on three space walks as part of the mission to repair the international space station. The flight after several delays took off November 23 and landed December 7, 2002. STS-113 Endeavour was the sixteenth shuttle mission to visit the International Space Station. The mission accomplished the delivery of the Expedition-six crew, the delivery, installation and activation of the P1Truss and the transfer of cargo from shuttle to the Station. Herrington performed three EVAs totaling 19 hours and 55 minutes. "It was quite a ride," Herrington told the Native American Times from Kennedy Space Center where he was still debriefing from the flight. He said while others recovered quickly, he was still getting oriented to earth gravity. When asked what it was like he said "it was what I always dreamed about, like when you were a kid and you jumped off a car to see what it was like to fly, this was it, it was the quintessential experience." He said weightlessness was an amazing experience. He would push himself in the direction he wanted to go and he would fly in that direction with no effort. It was the one experience NASA couldn't stimulate completely. He said the under water practices still had the element of gravity. On the one thing he wasn't expecting, Herrington said "I couldn't put anything down, you had to keep a close watch on everything around you." He was always looking for his pen, pressurized to force the ink to the point. They opted for the reliable pencil. News of Herrington becoming the first Native American in space dominated Indian news organizations all across the country. Herrington is proud of the attention his heritage has created, but he had a good idea of the pride felt in Indian Country before he took off. "I think I had an idea of what people think," because for the past year he has traveled on behalf of NASA to the Mohawk, Navajo and other reservations across the country. Everyone from "kids to grandparents" would gravitate to him and tell him how proud they were of him. Now that he has completed his mission he is anxious to go back out and share his experiences with Indian people. "I have a responsibility to share that experience," Herrington said. He said early in the mission he was not able to view the earth or anything else because of the important tasks he was to fulfill. "My job was my first priority," Herrington said. Getting to finally view earth was "icing on the cake." Once he took a look at earth, he was amazed at how much detail he could see, and how brilliant the colors were from space. When the flight home was delayed, he spent some time looking at places where he once lived or visited. "I remember thinking, I've been there I've got friends down there, " Herrington said. Because NASA was just as proud of Herrington's heritage as he was they played a big part in the ceremonies sending him off into space. Many Chickasaws traveled to Florida to see him off and share their heritage with visitors and NASA officials. Because of concerns over weather, the original flight plans were scrubbed. Many fellow Chickasaws had to go back to Oklahoma before he actually lifted off November 23rd. "I feel bad for that, so many folks who took time out of their schedule to view the launch weren't able to stay," Herrington said. He said on launch date he was focused. As countdown neared Herrington spent all his time remembering everything he was taught. Knowing he was preparing to leave the "face of the earth" he said the approaching seconds were exciting. Take off was a "neat ride" with the acceleration building to three Gs or three times your body weight during the trip into space. "It felt like something heavy sitting on you until the engines quit and then it feels like the force jumps off of you, its something you just can't simulate," Herrington told the Native American Times. He said his immediate plans are to go back into space as soon as he can. The decision is up to NASA officials. Herrington is anxious to get back home to see his family. He said he is very grateful to his wife and kids for sacrificing so much for him to do his job. He is also anxious to go back to share his adventure with Indian people. The relationships he has made in Indian Country are important to him. Herrington said he is a brother, son, and grandchild to many Indian people through his travels and he looks forward to renewing those relationships. "I love talking about it (space flight) it was so much fun, but because of this I can make a difference. That is what we're (NASA) good at, and I had a front row seat for all of it," Herrington said. Copyright c. 2000-2001 Oklahoma Indian Times, Inc. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Mt. Supreme Court upholds Nontribal Hunting Ban" --------- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 19:13:22 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HUNTING BAN UPHELD" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1231supco-reservation-ON.html Montana Supreme Court upholds nontribal hunting ban Bob Anez Associated Press Dec. 31, 2002 02:00 PM HELENA, Mont. - A state regulation prohibiting nontribal members from hunting on Indian reservations is constitutional because it is a rational method of preserving wildlife for hunting by American Indians, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled. The restriction fulfills the state's obligation to recognize tribal hunting privileges established in law and treaties between the tribes and the federal government, the unanimous court said Monday. The decision rejected an appeal from Sandra White Shook, who was caught poaching a whitetail buck on private property within the Flathead Reservation in November 1997. The former Polson resident is not a tribal member and did not own the land on which she was hunting. She pleaded guilty and admitted she knew the area where she shot the animal was closed to nontribal hunters by the state Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission. She then challenged the constitutionality of the restriction. In her appeal, Shook argued the regulation violates the constitutional guarantee for equal protection of the laws by distinguishing between tribal and nontribal members on the basis of race. The state and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes said courts have long upheld laws based on tribal membership as creating a valid political - not racial - distinction. The state's high court cited rulings that uphold laws giving Indians special treatment "as long as those laws can be tied rationally to the fulfillment of the unique federal obligation toward Indians." Federal law regarding the rights of Indians is binding on the state and most treaties creating Montana's seven reservations reserve some hunting and fishing rights to the respective tribes, the court said. The regulation Shook challenged addresses the state's obligation to recognize those rights by simply banning hunting by nontribal members on reservations, Justice James Nelson said for the court. The court also rejected Shook's argument that the regulation is arbitrary because it is not backed by studies showing reservations are overhunted by tribal members, and that conservation of game can be achieved by other means. Those issues are irrelevant and cannot invalidate the restriction, Nelson said. The regulation is constitutional so long as rationally related to the objective. Likewise, the court disagreed with Shook that the regulation must be thrown out because the commission lacks specific authority to enact it. The law giving the commission its power to regulate hunting doesn't have to mention Indian hunting rights for the commissioners to create regulations recognizing those rights, the court said. Copyright c. 2002, azcentral.com. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Oakdale to break Ground on New Police Department" --------- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:46:08 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.thetowntalk.com/html/05D0C4D2-3AA5-44EA-867B-32F7FD33D939.shtml Oakdale to break ground on new police department Carita Jordan / Staff Reporter Posted on January 3, 2003 OAKDALE - Community financial support will allow the police department to break ground Monday on a new facility scheduled for completion in September. State and local officials are anticipated to attend the 10 a.m. groundbreaking ceremony at 118 S. 10th St. The public is invited. A 15-year, $850,000 bond will finance the construction of the facility. Money from the Grand Casino Coushatta in Kinder helped the agency secure the bond issue. The Coushatta tribe, which owns the casino, allocates money to the parish through a good-faith contract that is distributed to local government agencies. The Oakdale Police Department receives about $75,000 quarterly, Chief Wilbur Perkins said. Coushatta Tribal Council Chairman Lovelin Poncho will be the ceremony's guest speaker. Calls to Poncho Thursday were not returned. Trahan and Chapman Inc. of Lake Arthur is the contractor for the project. The police department has been at its current location for 19 years. It's been shuffled around between Oakdale City Hall and other locations throughout the years, Perkins said. The current site once served as a medical clinic and a residence for the local Catholic priest, among other uses, Perkins said. "This building has probably been here for more than 50 years," he said. Perkins, who has served as police chief for six years, has been with the police department for 19 years, he said. "We are excited" about the new police department facility, Perkins said. "Morale is high around here." The new facility, which will be built 7 feet in front of the police department, is expected to be 6,000 square feet compared to the current 3, 800 square feet of the present building. The 16-person jail will remain at the present police department. The additional space in the new facility will contain an officer's lounge, three detective's offices, men's and women's showers, a waiting area, a conference room, a records room, two storage areas and an intoxilyzer room. The intoxilyzer room is used to interview and test driving while intoxicated suspects. "In (the present) building the detectives have to share one large room," Perkins said. Carita Jordan: 487-6329; cjordan@thetowntalk.com Copyright c. 2003, The Town Talk/Alexandria, LA. --------- "RE: LRT attack: 30 Youths beat Four Teenagers" --------- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:25:31 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BEATING" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/story LRT attack: 30 youths beat four teenagers CALLS FOR ACTION Jodie Sinnema, Journal Staff Writer The Edmonton Journal Thursday, January 02, 2003 City council needs to work more closely with aboriginal associations to stem youth violence in Edmonton's native community, Coun. Janice Melnychuk said, following what police described as an "unprovoked, racially motivated attack" on the LRT. Shouting words such as "let's get these white people," 30 native youths robbed and beat up a group of four white teenagers riding home on the LRT after the downtown New Year's fireworks, police Sgt. Patrick Tracy said. "The issue of native violence has been simmering in the background," said Melnychuk, whose ward includes the area around the Clareview and Belvedere Stations, where the attack happened. "We have been talking about this and this might be an indication that it has become more of a concern than anybody had realized." One of the girls' purses was stolen and the one male victim, who stood up to defend the three girls he was travelling with, was beaten severely and taken to hospital. His injuries were not believed to be life- threatening. "The important thing is that police themselves are not going to get rid of this problem," Melnychuk said. "It's going to take an awful lot of groups and organizations working within communities to try and figure this out." Muriel Stanley Venne, president and founder of the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women, agreed. "It's really going to take everybody, not just the aboriginal community, to address this," she said, condemning the violence. Val Kaufman, who just stepped down as chairwoman of the Edmonton Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee, said, "It's a problem and it's a sad one. "I think the solution needs to come from within the aboriginal community to address cultural values, traditional values and healing of our families. "I wish I had a solution. It seems to be escalating. You wonder what's happening to our kids." Stanley Venne said violent incidents like this and the alleged November attack on five white teens by six native men deeply hurt the native community. "Yes, we want people to know what's happening, but it overshadows all the positive things that are happening," Kaufman said. The attackers fled when the LRT stopped at the Belvedere station. When the train reached Clareview, the victims called police. No suspects have been identified and no witnesses stepped forward. Melnychuk said she and Coun. Ed Gibbons have met with groups such as the Urban Aboriginal Brotherhood, a community group whose aim is to keep youth away from native gangs. "We need to do a better job at working together because this issue is not going away," Melnychuk said. Mayor Bill Smith said he will be speaking with the chief of police and transit security today about the incident. He said there are increasing problems with violence in the north end of the city. "Whether people are white or brown or black, this is obviously intended for a robbery," he said of the New Year's Eve attack. "My first concern is safety on the LRT. People should expect to get on our buses and LRT with their wife, girlfriend and children, and feel safe. If these gangs are doing this, I have to talk to our security and our chief of police and if necessary, we will put more people on there to ensure that they're safe." Ken Koropeski, director of service development with Edmonton Transit, said security was doubled on New Year's Eve, with eight security officers at LRT stations and on trains. jsinnema@thejournal.southam.ca Copyright c. 2003 Edmonton Journal. --------- "RE: Police suspect Gang in Killing" --------- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:46:08 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GANG" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/01/03/news/local/news03.txt By Heidi Bell Gease, Journal Staff Writer A fatal New Year's Day shooting in Pine Ridge may have been gang-related, investigators say. Lucien Janis, 22, was killed by a single gunshot to the head Wednesday evening while standing outside a home in Pine Ridge, Charles "Festus" Fischer, supervisory criminal investigator for the Bureau of Indian Affairs criminal-investigations office in Pine Ridge, said. Meanwhile, another man remains in critical condition after an unrelated shooting earlier on New Year's Day. Michael Brewer, 19, no address listed, was seriously injured by a gunshot to the abdomen, Fischer said. Law enforcement officers were called to a home near Wounded Knee about 2 a.m., shortly after the shooting occurred. Brewer is hospitalized at Rapid City Regional Hospital. No arrests had been made in either case as of Thursday. However, investigators were interviewing suspects who drove away from the Pine Ridge home after Janis was shot. An Associated Press story also reported that police were searching for a man driving a silver or gray four-door car with in-transit license plates in connection with a "gun-related crime" in Pine Ridge. Fischer said the FBI is helping investigate Janis' death. Former Pine Ridge BIA Superintendent Robert Ecoffey, now director of the BIA office of Law Enforcement Services in Albuquerque, N.M., was here for the holidays and also responded to the shooting. Officers from the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety responded as well. The department reportedly had to disband its gang task force recently due to lack of funding, but tribal officials could not be reached Thursday to verify that report. Contact Heidi Bell Gease at 394-8419 or at heidi.bell@rapidcityjournal.com Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. --------- "RE: Soboba Reservation hit by new Violence" --------- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:46:08 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SOBOBA VIOLENCE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.pe.com/localnews/hemet/stories/PE_NEWS_nhshot03.a128e.html Reservation hit by new violence SOBOBA: A man is found shot dead in his truck on Soboba land in the most recent incident. 01/03/2003 By HAN KWAK THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE SAN JACINTO - The man found dead Wednesday afternoon in his truck on the Soboba Reservation also was shot four years ago at the reservation. On Wednesday, Mark Andrew Walker, 41, was discovered by sheriff's deputies at about 5:17 p.m. in the driver's seat of a pickup truck on the shoulder of Castile Canyon Road. He died of injuries from apparent gunshot wounds, police said. In August 1998, Walker was shot in the chest, right arm and left leg. His injuries were serious enough that he was listed in critical condition. Walker's killing was one of several assaults and homicides associated with the reservation this year. On Dec. 5, the body of Crystal Arrietta was found in a wooded area of the reservation. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. On March 12, the body of 16-year-old Jenna Dawn Langley was found in the San Jacinto River bed, a victim of a gunshot wound to the chest. Robert Martin Masiel, 16, is standing trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge after originally being charged with second-degree murder. Less than four weeks later, 16-year-old Daniel Patrick Moreno was shot to death April 9 outside a family home. Ralph Daniel Martinez, 23, suspected of attacking Moreno, was arrested as he was trying to re-enter the United States from Mexico, where he fled after the shooting. The attacks and homicides are not believed to be racially motivated or connected, police said. Lt. Darryll Norte said the reservation is part of the department's regular patrols. Although the regulatory codes regarding land use may be determined by the tribal council, the county is responsible for criminal law enforcement, he said. Soboba Reservation Dec. 24: Hemet man beaten by assailant with baseball bat. Dec. 5: Body of Crystal Arrietta found in wooded area of reservation. Oct. 11: Man stabbed in parking lot of Soboba Casino. April 9: Daniel Patrick Moreno was shot outside his family home. March 12: Body of Jenna Langley found in San Jacinto River wash near Soboba Road. Reach Han Kwak at (909) 763-3456 or hkwak@pe.com Copyright c. 2003 Belo Interactive Inc./Press-Enterprise. --------- "RE: Former Tribal Police Officer pleads Not Guilty" --------- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 21:22:19 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SEX CHARGES" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://yumasun.com/artman/publish/articles/story_3404.shtml Former tribal police officer pleads not guilty to sex charges BY LOREN LISTIAK Jan 4, 2003 A former Cocopah tribal police officer again pleaded not guilty Friday in Yuma County Superior Court to charges alleging he had sexual relations with young boys. The not-guilty pleas to nine felon