From gars@speakeasy.org Tue May 20 23:38:06 2003 Date: 15 Jan 2003 01:08:27 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews11.003 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. 1996-2003 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 003 | Country than is reported in | O o o o o O | this weekly newsletter. 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The reason Creator does not make two birds or animals or human beings exactly alike is because each is placed here by Creator to be an independent individual and to rely upon itself." -- Shooter, Teton 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! I pray I will have to write an editorial for this issue. That will mean the following urgent call for help will have been resolved! ----------- "RE: Missing 17-Year Old Indian Girl" ----------- MISSING 17-YEAR OLD INDIAN GIRL PLEASE SPREAD FAR AND WIDE AND HELP GET THE WORD OUT Greetings, Our daughter Danielle Spotted War Bonnet disappeared Thursday around noon from our home here west of Saint Francis, South Dakota. We notified the Rosebud Tribal Police, but to no avail. We feel they are not that committed to helping us. Our daughter is 17 yrs old, she has never done this before, this is way out of the ordinary. Our home has been getting threats over the past several months, for our stand against the corruption that is here on the Rosebud. We need your prayers for her safe return. I am sincerely, Alfred Bone Shirt 605-747-4443 Below is a url to a picture of Danielle and other information: http://www.dlncoalition.org/danielle.htm Danielle Spotted War Bonnet Dob - August 1, 1985, age 17 Weight - 140 lbs Hair - Natural dark brown, but she has it tinted red Tattoo -- On right shoulder, dog paw print, lower part reads PUP Senior, Saint Francis Indian School Clothing - Grey pullover hooded sweatshirt (perhaps a blue oriental dragon design on back), black t-shirt, faded designer blue jeans, white athletic shoes (perhaps AND1) Danielle was last seen outside her home west of Saint Francis, South Dakota around noon on Jan. 9, 2003, she was to take her mother to the Rosebud Hospital. but when her mother looked for her she was gone. If you have any information please notify the Rosebud Police Dept. 605-747-2266 Continue to help initiate concern for the locating of Danielle by contacting the Rosebud Sioux Tribe at 605-747-2381, Tribal Chairman's Office, Monday thru Friday, 8 to 5. =================================== Notes and updates post at http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm Alert: Alfred Bone Shirt's Daughter Missing Since Thursday Update: 1/13/03: This afternoon Captain Charles Red Crow of the Rosebud Tribal Police office commented about that department's investigation into the disappearance of Danielle Spotted War Bonnet. Danielle's absence from home over several days has been reported to surrounding law enforcement agencies and submitted to the NCIC to be on the lookout for her. Beyond that, the investigation at this point is limited to following up leads received by the police department. More aggressive search efforts have not been undertaken because up to this point, beyond threats reported by Danielle's father, Alfred Bone Shirt, there is no evidence of criminal activity. The criteria for sufficient evidence include such factors as eyewitness reports of an abduction or a struggle, or physical evidence of a struggle, a history of hanging out with people with a known history of violence or criminal activity, or a specific documented threat. None of these are present in this case at this time. There have been media inquiries, and the police have stated their position -- it's up to the media at that point to decide whether to publicize the case. The authorities are currently operating under the belief that Danielle left home and remains away voluntarily. The investigation is being handled quietly, according to Captain Red Crow, "to preserve her dignity and reputation." His position is that this is basically a good kid who may have made an unfortunate choice -- and the department does not want to escalate matters to the point that something has to go on the record that will damage her in the future. A former law enforcement officer I related this to noted that the captain sounds like a professional officer who is following standard operating police procedure. "It drives parents crazy," he says, "because to them it looks like the police don't care. But if the authorities and media go into a full alert every time a teenager goes missing, they'd all be out hunting down kids who simply decided to go party instead of focusing on situations where physical evidence of danger is present." At this point in time, my own recommendation would be to leave the police alone unless you have information that may help lead to Danielle (or information that may provide evidence of criminal activity, which would change their treatment of the case--leads should be called in to the Rosebud Police Dept. - 605-747-2266). They are following up leads, and in order to get those leads, their phone lines have to be open. I think they've got the point that there's concern beyond the local community. Where pressure might do good is with the tribal council and the local press and broadcast facilities, who certainly can light a fire under the police if Danielle's absence goes on much longer. The longer Danielle's missing, the more we have to be concerned with her safety, rather than focusing on her reputation and record, important as those are to a young woman who's just at the brink of adult life. I am still concerned with her father's report that she left without money or personal belongings. There are all kinds of reasons she may have chosen not to go back to the house for the bag that she generally carries, but it is not typical teenage girl behavior. Today's note from her father, Alfred, notes that Danielle is still missing and local television station refuse to publish the story or an appeal about her without police confirming that she is missing -- which they say has not happened. Background story on the NA News Briefs page under the January 11 briefs, and on the web site... http://www.dlncoalition.org/danielle.htm Family Contact info: Alfred Bone Shirt 605-747-4443 huhoogle@gwtc.net -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- -=-=-=- IMPORTANT!!!! IMPORTANT!!!! IMPORTANT!!!! IMPORTANT!!!! IMPORTANT!!!! This is the last issue the following list of those needing winter assistance will be run. PLEASE copy this file for reference and help those of our own least able to help themselves. -----> THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE FOR THIS LIST. PLEASE HELP. -----> 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 ---------- - Missing 17-Year Old Indian Girl - Diversification can be (in the above editorial section) a Tricky Business - Crossings - Ex-BIA Worker admits - Government goofed taking Kickbacks in Western Shoshone Land Grab - Jailed U.S. Indians - Nevada prepares for lack Rituals Access BLM action against Sisters - Peltier speaks from Prison - Government owes $137 Billion - Native Prisoner - Lost Land Base won't be included -- Zapatista political prisoners in Accounting - History: Carlisle Indian School - Tribal Sovereignty - Rustywire: Shearing Sheep causing more Conflicts - Poem: Someday I'll be Free - Canadians balk at - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days More Money for Aboriginals - Nutritionist uses Medicine Wheel - Gag Order upheld - Traditional Diet in Ipperwash Case for Diabetes Control - McDermott prepares bill - This Week on First Peoples TV to Recognize Duwamish - Specials This Week on APTN - Stillaguamish fear - Native America Calling for Tribe's Future - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:10:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" January 8, 2003 Rosaline Alice New Holy GRASS CREEK - Rosaline Alice New Holy, 77, Grass Creek, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include two sons, Cliff Summers, Kingston, Ontario, and Emmet Peters, Prince Edward Island, Canada; eight daughters, Bernardine Ten Fingers, Evelyn Patton-Conroy and Mary Blue Legs, all of Oglala, Cathy Young, Parmalee, Delores Yellow Bull and Iva Black Elk, all of Pine Ridge, Lori Petra, Regina, Saskatchewan, and Samantha Whiskeychan, St. James Bay, Ontario; three sisters, Lucille Bores A Hole, Evelyn New Holy and Pearl Bearing, all of Oglala; one brother, Norman New Holy, Oglala; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A three-night wake began Monday, Jan. 6, at the Alice New Holy home in Grass Creek. The second and third night wake began Tuesday, Jan. 7, and will continue today at Loneman School in Oglala. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at the school. Burial will be at New Holy Family Cemetery in Grass Creek. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements January 12, 2003 Ollie White Butterfly MANDERSON - Ollie White Butterfly, 93, Manderson, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Bella Vista Nursing Home in Rapid City. Survivors include one son, Darrell New, Rapid City. Arrangements are pending with Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge. January 14, 2003 Al Dreamer Sr. OGLALA - Al Dreamer Sr., 63, Oglala, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, in Rapid City. Survivors include his wife, Delores Dreamer, Oglala; five sons, Al Dreamer Jr., Oglala, George Dreamer and Arley Dreamer, both of Pine Ridge, and Todd Dreamer and Gabe Dreamer Sr., both of Rapid City; four adopted sons, Peter Switzer and Ron Lupe, both of Rapid City, Orin Wing, Cortez, Colo., and Jeff McDonald, Pine Ridge; six daughters, Roxie Whirlwind Horse, Pine Ridge, Rhonda Dreamer, Rochelle Dreamer and Rose Clifford, all of Oglala, Rachel Dreamer, Washington, D.C., and Troylynn Yellow Wood, Denver; four sisters, Ann Sherman, Oakland, Calif., Frannie Clifford, Rapid City, and Fedelia Cross and Etta Young Man, Oglala; two brothers, Billy Siers, San Francisco, and John Siers, Rapid City; 59 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 3:30 p.m. today at Loneman School in Oglala. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the school, with the Rev. Oliver Yarlott officiating. Burial will be at Makasan Presbyterian Cemetery in Oglala. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Ollie White Butterfly-Gallego MANDERSON - Ollie White Butterfly-Gallego, 101, Manderson, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Bella Vista Nursing Home in Rapid City. Survivors include two adopted sons, the Rev. Darrell New Sr., Rapid City, and Dr. Dan Warren, Phoenix; one adopted daughter, Tessa Janis, Rapid City; one sister, Victoria White Butterfly, Manderson; two brothers, Roy White Butterfly and Ben White Butterfly, both of Manderson; and numerous grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. today at St. Agnes Church Hall in Manderson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the church, with the Rev. Darrell New officiating. Burial will be at St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery in Rockyford. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Baby Whirlwind Horse ALLEN- Baby Whirlwind Horse, infant child of Mollie Whirlwind Horse of Allen and Ben Love Joy Jr. of Kyle, was born and died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at Pine Ridge Hospital. Survivors include the parents; one brother, Timothy Bull Bear, Allen; maternal grandparents, William Whirlwind Horse and Linda Hamel, both of Allen; and paternal grandparents, Linda Bull Bear, Kyle, and Ben Love Joy Sr., Oglala. A one-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. today at St. John's Catholic Church Hall in Allen. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the church hall, with the Rev. Frank Schmitt officiating. Burial will be at St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Allen. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Summer R. Chasing Horse RAPID CITY - Summer R. Chasing Horse, infant daughter of Jerome Chasing Horse and Crystal Marsh of Rapid City, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003. Survivors include her parents; one brother, Taylor Marsh, Rapid City; her grandmother, Fern Oldman, Rapid City; and her great-grandmother, Audrey Hilton, Rapid City. A wake service will begin at 5 p.m. today at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Rapid City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the church, with the Rev. Paul Sneve officiating. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Cordell E. Wilson PINE RIDGE - Cordell E. Wilson, 61, Pine Ridge, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, in Pine Ridge. Survivors include two sons, Thomas Wilson and James Wilson, both of Pine Ridge; one daughter, Alice Wilson, Pine Ridge; one adopted daughter, Brenda Pumpkin Seed, Pine Ridge; two sisters, Marilyn Cottier and Olivia Bruce, both of Seattle; and four grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Lakota Baptist Chapel in Pine Ridge. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at the church, with the Rev. Harold Heiney officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- January 09, 2003 Tom Joe July 16, 1917 - Jan. 8, 2003 Tom Joe, 85, of Cove, Ariz., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, in Shiprock. He was born July 16, 1917, in Lukachukai, Ariz. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at the Navajo Baptist Temple 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 10, 2003 Annie Yellowman Dec.15, 1906 Jan. 9, 2003 Annie Yellowman, 97, of Nenahnezad passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003. Funeral services are pending with Chapel of Memories Funeral Home of Kirtland, (505) 598-9636. January 12, 2003 Ray Russell Eaglefeather July 6, 1981 - Jan. 10, 2003 Ray Russell Eaglefeather, 21, of Fruitland, went home to our Heavenly Father Friday, Jan. 10, 2003. He was born July 6, 1981, in Shiprock, the son of James and Bernice Russell-Beyale of Nenahnezad. Ray is survived by his daughter, Princess Eaglefeather of Shiprock; his parents; five sisters, Redawnn Kassanavoid, Misty Rose Beyale, Kristal Beyale, Natalie Beyale, all of Nenahnezad and Joni Eaglefeather of Farmington; one brother, Young Eaglefeather of Nenahnezad; one niece and two nephews; and numerous grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Ray and Rose Russell; great-grandparents, John and Mary B. Russell; and an aunt, Edith Russell. Ray attended Kirtland Central High School and was employed by Star Masonary in Kirtland. He loved and cherished his daughter, Princess and his niece and nephews. He will always be remembered as lovable and kind. He enjoyed being among his relatives and friends. At the family's request, an informational meeting will be held at 5 p.m., today, Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at Nenahnezad Chapter House. Funeral arrangements are pending. Copyright c. 1999-2003 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington, NM. -=-=-=- January 7, 2003 Richard David Little VANDERWAGEN - Services for Richard Little, 51, will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 10 at Black Mesa Bible Church, Black Mesa, Ariz. Burial will follow at White Grass Cemetery. Little died Jan. 2 in Mesa, Ariz. He was born Sept. 13, 1951 in Shonto, Ariz. Little was a mechanic, welder, construction and did renovations. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Tyler Little; sons, Steven J. Yazzie, Matthew L. Yazzie, Michael D. Little and Daniel V. Little; parents, Amy Johnson and Bert Little; sister, Helene M. Little; brothers, Jimmie Little and Robert Little; and one grandchild. Little was preceded in death by his brothers, Willie Little and Harry Little and sister, Genita Little. Pallbearers will be family members. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Black Mesa Bible Church. January 10, 2003 Tom C. Williams GALLUP - Services for Tom Williams, 57, will be held at 10 a.m., at Pine Tree Mission. Pastor Joe M. Lee will officiate. Burial will follow at Pine Tree Mission Cemetery, Vanderwagen. Williams died Jan. 8 in Gallup. He was born Nov. 26, 1945 in Fort Defiance, Ariz. into the Edge Water People Clan for the Salt Water People Clan. Survivors include his sons, Charles Billie of Red Rock, Daniel Williams and Timothy Williams both of Albuquerque; sisters, Marlene Barney of Chichiltah and Evelyn Begay of Winslow, Ariz.; brother, Ellison Tennison of Red Rock; and one grandchild. Williams was preceded in death by his mother, Nanabah Nez; brother, Jacob Tennyson; and sisters, Caroline Joe and Rose Lee. Pallbearers will be Larry Barney, Jeffery Begay, Vance Begay, Lewis Gaddy, Steven Nez, Lathan Skeets, Don Spencer and Rudy Tennison. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Teresa Notah HUNTER POINT, Ariz. - Services for Teresa Notah, 68, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 11 at Community Bible Church, Tse Bonito. Rev. Larry Harper will officiate. Burial will follow at Notah Plot, Hunter Point. Visitation will be held one hour before services. Notah died Jan. 8 in Gallup. She was born April 29, 1934 in Hunter Point into the One Who Walks Around People Clan for the Hairy Ones Zia People Clan. Survivors include her husband, David Notah; sons, Phillip Notah, Lawrence Notah and Gerald Notah; daughters, Delores Notah and Reynalda Dixon; parents, Josephine and Charlie Yazzie; brothers, Peter Yazzie and Raymond Yazzie; sisters, Charolette Johnson and Lorraine Yazzie; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Michael Upshaw, Gerald Notah, Phillip Notah, Lawrence Notah, Nathaniel Notah, Noland Notah, Marcus Dawes and Delfred Dawes. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Hunters Point Church. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Timothy Cadman SAGEBRUSH - Services for Timothy Cadman, 62, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 11 at Cope Memorial Chapel. Rev. Jimmy Bowling will officiate. Burial will follow at Gallup City Cemetery. Cadman died Jan. 4 in Sagebrush. He was born Jan. 11, 1940 in Sagebrush into the Mexican People Clan for the Edgewater People Clan. Cadman attended Intermountain Indian School and did ranch work. His hobbies included watching wrestling and old movies on T.V., and rodeos. Survivors include his son, Daniel Cadman of Red Rock; daughter, Genevieve Cadman of Lukachukai, Ariz.; brother, Robert Cadman of Yah Ta Hey; sisters, Fannie Begay of Twin Lakes, Dorothy Morris, Charlotte Cadman, Lucy Cadman, Emma Jim and Lorraine Cadman all of Sagebrush; and 13 grandchildren. Cadman was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Cadman; parents, Johnny and Annie Cadman; and sons, Leroy, Nathaniel and Junior. Pallbears will be Ben Jim, Billson Jim, Daryl Cadman, Albert Cadman, Paul Begay and Gilbert Begay. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Twin Lakes Chapter House. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- January 12, 2003 Marie Mathelina Luckert Wicke BLACKWELL - Marie Mathelina (Martha) Luckert Wicke died Friday morning, Jan. 10, 2003, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital. She was 98. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, in the Deer Creek Mennonite Church. Burial will be in the Bayard Cemetery in Deer Creek. Arrangements are under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home in Blackwell. Marie Mathelina Lucker Wicke was born April 18, 1904, near Carrier, the daughter of Gottlieb and Caroline Merkel Luckert. She grew up on Cherokee Strip Territory. In 1918 she was confirmed at the Glenella Trinity Lutheran Church. In 1923 she graduated from Carrier High School, then attended Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater. She taught at Victor School in 1923- 1924 and at Freehome School from 1924-1926. She completed her education at Phillips University in Enid where she earned her lifetime teaching certificate for grades one through eight. She continued teaching from 1926-1941 in various schools in Garfield and Grant counties. She married Paul Edger Wicke on Dec. 7, 1941, at her sister's house and raised her sister's daughters, Elsie Mae and Vesta Marie. She was a member and officer of Kappa Phi, the Worth While Extension Homemakers Group, and the Sew and So Club. She also served as a 4-H sponsor, served on the election board and was a Red Cross blood donor. She was a member of the Deer Creek Mennonite Church where she taught Sunday School and was active in the Women in Service Society, including their weekly quilting group. Survivors include a son, Glenn Henry of Deer Creek; two daughters, Elsie Mae Flaming and Vesta Marie Wicke, both of Augusta, Kan.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband on June 17, 1969; her parents; three brothers, Fred, Will and John Luckert; and four sisters, Dora Seifert, Carrie Sullivan, Louise Brainard and Freeda Wicke. Casket bearers are Richard Wuerflein, James Wuerflein, Kevan Flaming, Garth Flaming, Roger Webster and Max Williams. Memorial contributions may be made to the Deer Creek Mennonite Women in Mission, Deer Creek Mennonite Church, P.O. Box 66, Deer Creek, OK 74636. Copyright c. 1998-2003 Ponca City News. -=-=-=- January 12, 2003 Alline Eudora Bushyhead Alline Eudora Bushyhead of Grove died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, in Integris Grove General Hospital. She was 84. She was born April 1, 1918, in the Honey Creek area near Grove to Dee and Elmira (Inlow) Steen. She was a lifelong Grove resident. She attended the Church of God in Grove. Survivors include one daughter and her husband, Virginia (Snell) and Kenneth Carnell of Oaks; three sons and their wives, Thomas R. and Donna Snell of Bixby, Jerry M. and Carol Drake and Jonnie J. and Faye Bushyhead, all of Grove; 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and three great- great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. today in Butler Baptist Church. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Worley- Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove. Copyright c. 2003 the Miami News Record/Miami, OK. -=-=-=- Golden Triangle On-Line Obituaries The following obituaries appeared in the Cut Bank Pioneer Press, Shelby Promoter or Glacier Reporter this week. January 10, 2003 Doreen Cree Medicine Doreen (DeRoche) Cree Medicine, housewife, 34, of Browning, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002 at Benefis East in Great Falls. Funeral was held Saturday, Jan. 4 at Little Flower Parish with burial at Willow Creek Cemetery. She was born in May 4, 1968 in Browning were she grew up and attended school. She married Carl Cree Medicine. In addition to being a housewife she also worked for the Blackfeet P.C.A. Cree Medicine enjoyed watching movies, being with friends and playing cards. She is survived by her husband Carl Cree Medicine Jr.; parents Sam and Violet DeRoche and Leroy and Doris Vielle; daughters Doris Bird and Misty Bird; sons Alphonse Bird and Hiram Bird; sisters Rose DeRoche, Sallie DeRoche, Marion DeRoche, Alvaline DeRoche, Rochelle DeRoche and Donelle DeRoche; brothers Leroy Vielle Jr. and Sam Brandon DeRoche; grandparents John and Mary DeRoche and Pete and Rosie Yellow Owl. She was preceded in death by a daughter Lorraine Bird and a brother Donald Sam DeRoche. Levi Alan Middle Rider Levi Alan Middle Rider, 28, of Browning, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003 of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident, seven miles south of Browning. Rosary will be today, Thursday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Little Flower Parish. Funeral will be Friday, Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. at the Little Flower Parish with burial at Willow Creek Cemetery. He was born on Jan. 2, 1975 in Kalispell and was raised on the Blackfeet Reservation. He attended school through tenth grade. Middle Rider worked as a rancher and a firefighter. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his partner Gwenda Bouttier: parents Floyd and Eva Middle Rider; daughter Elena Middle Rider; sisters Marie Stripped Squirrel, Lee Ann Hoyt, Carol Middle Rider and Barbara Davis; brothers Jerry Middle Rider, Jesse Middle Rider, Garry Middle Rider, Kieth Seveille, John Seveille, Toby Seveille and George Seveille. Copyright c. 2003 Golden Triangle Newspapers. -=-=-=- January 11, 2003 'Vanaheoeso' Little Sage Stands Melvin Raphael Woodenthigh ASHLAND - Melvin Raphael Woodenthigh, 79, was born along the Tongue River, to Chester Woodenthigh and Lena Sponge, on Nov. 1, 1923. He was preceded in death by his brothers James and Phillip. He passed away Jan. 8, 2003, at his home in Ashland. He was a great- grandson of Chief Littlewolf. He attended school at St. Labre Indian School. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He enjoyed riding horses, hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed visiting his friends and relatives. He had no children of his own but he claimed all the kids of his nieces and nephews as his grandchildren. Nieces and nephews include Marie Sanchez, Marcella Crazy Mule, Carol Kunkel of New Jersey, Annie Bement, Clara Harris, Theda Foote, Victor and Melvin Woodenthigh and numerous grandchildren. Remaining relatives include descendants of Littlewolf. Wake service was held Friday, Jan. 10, at the St. Labre Catholic Church near Ashland. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, also at the church. Burial will be in the St. Labre Cemetery. Rausch Funeral Home of the Northern Cheyenne Nation is in charge. Copyright c. 2003 The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- January 10, 2003 Beatrice Bear Medicine BROWNING -- Beatrice (Double Runner-Burdeau_ Bear Medicine, 69, a homemaker, died of natural causes Monday at her home. Services are 2 p.m. today at Old Eagle Shields in Browning, with burial in Willow Creek Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Survivors include children Leroy Bear Medicine Sr. and Elizabeth M. Reevis-Old Chief of Seattle, Susan A. Webber, David J. Reevis, Larry M. Reevis, Paul C. Reevis, Molina L. Burdeau-Kipp, Henrietta Bear Medicine, Colin D. Webber, Caleb Bear Medicine-Iyou, Sarita Iyou and Josleyn Iyou, all of Browning, Allen T. Burdeau of Spokane and Debbie Bear Medicine- Williams of Marysville, Wash.; brothers Joe Burdeau of Yakima, Wash., and William "Bobby" Burdeau of Tacoma, Wash.; sisters Elizabeth Burdeau-Lahr, June Edwards-Pepion, Phyllis Bull Calf and Anna M. Burdeau, all of Browning; 30 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William G. Reevis Sr.; a daughter, Ramona L. Reevis-Burdeau; and a son, William G. Reevis Jr. January 11, 2003 Michael Allen Sly POPLAR - Air Force veteran Michael Allen Sly, 48, of Poplar, who had worked at the Poplar Detention Center and Tribal Express, was a grassdancer and enjoyed attending powwows, died Wednesday at a Billings hospital of head injuries suffered last month. A prayer service is 7 p.m. Sunday at Lindsey Memorial Church in Poplar. His funeral is 10 a.m. Monday at the church, with burial in Chelsea Cemetery. Clayton Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include a son, Michael Allen Sly Jr.; a daughter, Michelle Sly; his mother, Charlotte McIntyre of Poplar; and a special friend, Rhonda Kim. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune. -=-=-=- January 8, 2003 Jasper Jack Crazy Boy - Poo kaaniikaapii (Small Young Man) JASPER JACK CRAZY BOY of the Peigan Reserve, passed away peacefully in the Pincher Creek Hospital on January 4, 2003 with his children and grandchildren by his side. Jack was born December 14, 1922 and was 81 years old. Jackie is survived by his children: Beulah (Frank) Smith; Beverly (Brian) Crazy Boy; Judy (Evan Jr.) , Mark Ford and Larred Cross Child. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Jory, Cherith, Frank, Benjamin (Jody), Brent (Jennifer), Dustin (Jenny), Neena (Lance), Suzanne (Ashley), Brian Jr., Tristan, Crystal, Tashina (Keith), Kristy, Alyssha, Jules, Creoni, Luke and Baby Archaumbault; his great grandchildren: A.J., Demi, Brayden, Ayesha, Raven, Cole, Wyatt, May Lyric and Olivia and also by several nieces and nephews. Jackie was predeceased by his wife Suzanne (1968); his children: Jasper Franklin (1956); Jasper Jake (1958); Faye (1984); Jimmy (1986); Curtis and Brenda (1986); his grandchildren: Lance (1974) and Alonna Dawn (1981); his brother Mickey Crazy Boy (1973); his sister Mona North Peigan (2000) and by several nieces and nephews. Throughout his life, Jackie travelled extensively across the United States and Canada. He was well known for his crib playing skills among family and friends. Everyone has their own stories about Jackie teaching them or beating them at a game of crib. In his life, Jackie completed his Grade 12 and went on to complete his degree in Psychology (1979-1981) at the University of Montana, in Missoula, Montana. He also helped restructure the Native Brotherhood Association during his years in Drumheller. Due to his deteriorating condition, Jack spent his last six years in Long Term Care in Pincher Creek. The children of Jackie would like to thank the Staff , Nurses and Doctors for the excellent care they provided for their father, Jackie. He will always be known for his humour and for the love he showed to all his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews and nieces. A Wake Service will be held at Beulah and Frank (Dusty) Smith's residence on the Peigan Reserve, beginning on Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Peigan Reserve on Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. Interment in the Brocket Cemetery. Copyright c. 2000 Alberta Newspaper Group, Inc./Lethbridge Herald. --------- "RE: Government goofed in Western Shoshone Land Grab" --------- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 17:22:27 -0500 (EST) From: IndigenousNews@webtv.net Subj: Gov. goofed in W. Shoshone land grab Mailing List: Native Rights http://IndianCountry.com/?1042396892 From Indian Country Today Government goofed in Western Shoshone land grab Indian Claims Commission report never existed January 12, 2003 - 1:32pm EST by: Steven Newcomb / Indigenous Research Coordinator / D-Q University at Sycuan In 1974, the United States sued Mary and Carrie Dann for trespassing. The U.S. government accused the two Western Shoshone sisters of grazing cattle on U.S. public land without having obtained a federal permit. The Dann's response was that they were grazing their cattle on Western Shoshone land as recognized in the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley. The dispute ultimately ended up before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1984. The Court handed down its decision in the case in 1985. As I was recently reading through the U.S. v. Dann decision, I noticed that the Supreme Court had said that the "chief purpose" of the Indian Claims Commission Act was "to dispose of the Indian claims problem with finality." In other words, the U.S. government had set up the Commission to put an end, once and for all, to those pesky Indians harassing the government with their land claims. The Court further explained that "finality" in any given case, was achieved pursuant to section 22(a) of the Indian Claims Commission Act. One part of Section 22(a) had to do with the monetary payment in any given case. The other part of the Section had to do with an Indian Claims Commission (ICC) reporting requirement, or certification that a case was concluded. Quoting Section 22(a), the Supreme Court wrote: "When the report of the Commission [in a given case]=85is filed with Congress, such report shall have the effect of a final judgment of the Court of Claims." (emphasis added). When I recently read the above sentence, I was struck by a profound question, "Where's the report that the Indian Claims Commission filed with Congress?" After some intensive digging, I found my answer. The report never existed. It turns out the ICC never filed a report with Congress in the Western Shoshone case, Docket 326-K. The evidence is found on page 125 of the Indian Claims Commission's "Final Report," published in 1979. (It is also found in the book, "Their Day in Court" (1990), by H. D. Rosenthal, who also wrote the ICC's "Final Report.") According to the ICC's "Final Report," 342 dockets were shown as completed by awards by the time the Commission was dissolved by Congress on Sept. 30, 1978. Of this total, "20 dockets [were] not reported to Congress as concluded." The Western Shoshone Docket 326-K was one of the cases not reported to Congress because it was on appeal to the Court of Claims when the ICC went out of existence. In the legal brief that the U.S. government filed in U.S. v. Dann, the U.S. attorneys also quoted the reporting requirement of the Indian Claims Commission Act. In other words, the U.S. Attorneys, either because of fraud or incompetence, did not inform the Court that the Commission had never filed a report with Congress in the Western Shoshone case pursuant to Section 22(a). This also means that other sections of the Indian Claims Commission Act were never carried out by the ICC in the Western Shoshone case. For example, Section 21 defines "Report of Commission to Congress," and reads in part as follows: "In each claim, after the proceedings have been finally concluded, the Commission shall promptly submit its report to Congress." Such a report shall contain the "final determination" of the Commission, along with "a transcript of the proceedings or judgment upon review, if any, with the instructions of the Court of Claims." "Final determination" is defined in Section 19 of the Act: "The final determination of the Commission shall be in writing, [and] shall be filed with its clerk." Furthermore, the final determination shall include "the findings of the facts upon which its conclusions are based" and "a statement of its reasons for its findings and conclusions." The Commission failed to comply with these legislative provisions of the Indian Claims Commission Act in the Western Shoshone case by sending the above information to Congress. This new controversial revelation that the ICC never reported the Western Shoshone case to Congress is entirely bizarre. It means that the Supreme Court in U.S. v. Dann was referring to a "report" that never existed. Assuming that the Commission's report to Congress was a required step in the process toward finality, the result is an error of fact in the Court's decision in U.S. v. Dann. The Court did not address, as a factual matter, whether the Indian Claims Commission had filed, as required by statute, its report with Congress in the Western Shoshone case. Importantly, the Court of Claims said in a 1979 decision, Te-Moak Band of Western Shoshone Indians, that "the United States would not be discharged of any claim, including the one that the Western Shoshones own the land, until the judgement was reported to Congress, money to pay it appropriated, and payment made." (emphasis added) The proposed distribution to the Western Shoshone of roughly 140 million dollars in judgment funds in Docket 326-K, is premised on the assumption that the ICC had reached finality in the Western Shoshone case, based on the legislative requirements laid down by Congress. But this is impossible given that the ICC was dissolved before it had the opportunity to conclude the Western Shoshone case by filing a report with Congress. This information undercuts the very basis of the Western Shoshone monetary distribution bill that U. S. =A0Sen. Harry Reid, D.-Nev., has said will be reintroduced in the upcoming session of Congress, and that U. S. Rep. James A. Gibbons, R.-Nev., has said will be reintroduced on the House side. Since the Indian Claims Commission never fulfilled the requirements of the Indian Claims Commission Act, this means there is no valid statutory basis for the Western Shoshone distribution bill. This new finding underlines the fact that negotiations will be the only way to resolve the impasse between the United States and the Western Shoshone Nation. An effort at negotiations was attempted during the Carter Administration but ultimately failed. Such negotiations must be immediately reopened. Additionally, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs ought to take this new development as its opportunity to do a full investigation of the slipshod manner in which the ICC dealt with the Western Shoshone case. - A Senate investigation would provide both the United States Congress and the Western Shoshone people with the opportunity to get to the bottom of the negligent manner in which the ICC dealt with Western Shoshone land rights, as well as the opportunity to start off negotiations with a clear picture of what went wrong, and what the U.S. can do now to get it right. Steven Newcomb, Shawnee/Lenape, is director of the Indigenous Law Institute, and Indigenous Law Research Coordinator at D-Q University at Sycuan, on the reservation of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. --------- "RE: Nevada prepares for BLM action against Sisters" --------- Date: Sun 12 Jan 2003 08:43:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BLM/DANN" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/native/Article State of Nevada Prepares For BLM Action Against Indian Sisters by AP, The Associated Press By Sandra Chereb, Associated Press Writer Reno, Nev. (AP) - Nevada is asking horse organizations around the West for help in preparing for an influx of animals expected from a federal roundup of livestock owned by two Western Shoshone sisters. The plans being made by the state Department of Agriculture and the nonprofit horse groups are the latest signs that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management intends to again confiscate livestock owned by Mary and Carrie Dann in remote Crescent Valley. "The BLM has been coordinating with us and told us they plan to do this gather," said Don Henderson, acting state agriculture director. While the state agency is not directly involved in the decades-old treaty and grazing dispute between the Danns and the federal government, it does have jurisdiction over "estray" horses _ those without a brand or apparent owner. Hundreds of such horses are expected to be captured if the BLM impounds the livestock. "Our job is to take care of the horses, not interfere with the dispute over land," said Jerry Finch of Habitat for Horses. The horse rescue organization in Hitchcock, Texas, is one of more than two dozen contacted by the state. Julie Fishel, an attorney with the Western Shoshone Defense Project, said many of the Danns' horses are without brands. "How much taxpayer money is the BLM willing to spend to come out here and terrorize these women when it could use that money to try to negotiate a resolution?" Fishel said. "Instead they're ripping the livelihood from two grandmothers." The Danns have feuded with the federal agency for decades over use of the land they claim belongs to the Western Shoshone tribe under a 140- year-old treaty. In 1993, an international group recognized the Danns for their "courage and perseverance in asserting the rights of indigenous peoples to the land." They were presented with the "Right Livelihood Award" in Stockholm, Sweden, an award sometimes referred to as the "alternative Nobel" prize. The federal government maintains the land issue was decided by the courts years ago and claims the Danns' livestock are overgrazing land to which other ranchers are entitled. In September the BLM confiscated 227 cattle from the Danns and sold them at auction. Late last month, the agency instructed them to remove any remaining livestock within five days or risk further impoundment. "We told them when we impounded the cattle in September that if they did not remove the horses, we'd be coming back to remove them," BLM spokeswoman Jo Simpson said. On Monday, the BLM conducted an aerial survey of the region, counting about 800 horses and 80 cattle, Simpson said. "We expect that a large number of those horses are going to be unbranded, " Simpson said. "If that's the case, the disposition of those horses are under the purview of the state of Nevada." Federally protected wild mustangs would be placed in the BLM's adoption program. The state sent letters to 28 nonprofit horse rescue organizations in eight Western states and as far away as Maryland, asking for their assistance. "The Department of Agriculture expects a significant number of estray horses to come into our possession in the near future," Henderson wrote in the Dec. 31 letter. "We are soliciting legitimate ... organizations to take permanent and legal possession of as many of these horses as possible." The department is offering the horses at $50 a head if a group agrees to take two or more. Organizations were told to respond before Jan. 17. "Anything we can't place beforehand will be picked up by a livestock buyer," Henderson said. Henderson said all the horses will be held through a five-day period required by law to give anyone time to claim an animal and verify ownership. Those that have been reserved by horse groups will be separated and held at an undisclosed location, Henderson said. The others will be shipped out of state to be sold, most likely for slaughter. ---- On the Net: BLM-Nevada: http://www.nv.blm.gov/ Western Shoshone: http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/shoshone/ Copyright c. 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2002 IMDiversity Inc. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Government owes $137 Billion" --------- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 08:10:51 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="STOLEN TRUST" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/103059_tribal07.shtml Government owes $137 billion, tribes say Indians claim money was lost or stolen January 7, 2003 By JOEL BRINKLEY THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON -- More than 300,000 American Indians yesterday gave a federal judge a detailed court filing based on private historical records asserting that the government has cheated them out of as much as $137.2 billion over the past 115 years. The court action marked a significant turn in the largest class-action suit ever filed by Indians against the federal government and showed just what kind of sums are at stake. For generations, Indians have complained that the federal government has lost or stolen millions of dollars earned on tribal lands. And for decade after decade, the government has ignored or disputed those claims while not offering detailed accounts of how much money has been raised from oil and mineral, timber and grazing leases, proceeds of which go into a trust fund for the Indians' benefit. The conflict -- dating from 1887 -- escalated into a lawsuit that the Indians filed against the Department of Interior in June 1996. In the six years since the standoff has become ever more bitter, documents have been destroyed and the secretaries of the interior and treasury have been held in contempt of court. But until now, the Indians' evidence of loss was largely anecdotal. "We just knew there was a lot of money missing," said Tex Hall, president of the National Congress of American Indians and the head of his tribe, the Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation in North Dakota. "Elders would come to me and say, 'Tex, I got money last year but didn't get any this year.' There was so much variation in the system that we know something was wrong." Yesterday, however, the Indians tried to quantify their loss. In a voluminous filing that included detailed private records of oil extraction and mineral mining going back to the late 19th century, lawyers for the Indians said the government had stolen, lost or misallocated tens of billions since it was given responsibility for managing assets on Indian lands in 1887. The lawyers said that if all the figures were added up they would hit $137.2 billion. Government officials, told what the Indians were claiming, ridiculed the figure, which is more than 10 times the size of the Interior Department's budget. Steven Griles, the deputy interior secretary who manages the trust-fund issue, said: "Nobody has shown me that there has been a loss. They haven't provided one shred of evidence." For its part, the Interior Department filed a brief yesterday that shows only how it intends to reform trust fund management and account for the money in the fund. Over the past several years, Judge Royce Lamberth has come down hard on the side of the Indians, saying he has never seen greater government incompetence than the department has displayed in administering the Indians' money and in representing itself in court. When the government appealed his 1999 order for a full accounting, the Court of Appeals resoundingly upheld the judge and accused the department of "malfeasance." The Interior Department's performance has served as "the gold standard for mismanagement by the federal government for more than a century," Lamberth wrote in September. Today, the fund holds about $3.2 billion, and the government pays out about $560 million a year. Some recipients are paid as little as 5 cents annually; others get as much as a few thousand dollars. After more than six years in court, some in Congress and elsewhere have urged the two sides to settle. But views have hardened. "I would welcome an opportunity to have a discussion with a rational person about settlement, but I haven't met that person. I am not settling a case with taxpayer money for billions of dollars when there is no supporting evidence that the money they say they lost ever existed," Griles said. But Hall counters: "This isn't taxpayer money. This is our money that the government took, and they have to give it back." Lamberth appears to be equally frustrated. "I may have life tenure," he wrote recently, "but at the rate the Department of Interior is progressing, that is not a long enough appointment." Copyright c. 1996-2003 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. --------- "RE: Lost Land Base won't be included in Accounting" --------- Date: Fri 10 Jan 2003 08:43:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LOST LAND BASE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html Lost Land Base Won't Be Included in Accounting Indianz.com, Jan 09, 2003 In an attempt to assimilate American Indians, the federal government in 1887 began parceling out land to individual tribal members. Not only did the policy fail to achieve its goal, it resulted in the loss of 90 million acres of the Indian estate, mostly under questionable circumstances. Since 1934, tribes have sought to reclaim their original holdings. The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), passed that year, authorizes the Department of Interior to take land into trust on behalf of Indian beneficiaries, a slow-moving and often controversial process that hasn't worked too well either -- so far, only 5 million acres of land has been restored to Indian control. That raises a key question as tribes and individual Indians seek an historical accounting of their funds and trust assets: What happened to all those millions of acres of land? Bert T. Edwards, a former Arthur Andersen partner who is the chief architect of the Bush administration's accounting plan, was asked just that last month. "I have no idea what happened," he responded during a December 18 deposition. "A lot of land got taken from the Indians one way or the other," he also testified. "There's no question about that." But because the government doesn't intend to account for the underlying assets owned by about 260,000 existing Indian beneficiaries, most won't ever know the real answer. Although Edwards in his testimony said proceeds from any sales -- legal or otherwise -- of trust land should be part of the undertaking, the Interior on Monday released a plan that only looks at balances in the accounts. The entire initiative is expected to cost $335 million over five years and will result in an account balance that is "99 percent" accurate. "Interior is ready, willing and able to provide an historical accounting to account holders," Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles said in a statement yesterday. According to the plaintiffs in the Indian trust fund suit, about 54 million acres of land was allotted to individual Indians. Today, though, there are only 11 million of those still held in trust. Ross Swimmer, a former assistant secretary for Indians affairs, told a Congressional committee last year that the land was stolen by opportunists, non-Indians and "unscrupulous courts." "They took advantage," he said in March 2002. The department argues that tracing the details of every trust-related transaction is too costly. Its new approach, which includes a statistical sampling, limits the effort in a number of ways to cut down the workload. Finding out what happened to the acreage isn't as hard a task as one might think. The Indian Land Tenure Foundation, a Minnesota-based organization that was recently awarded a multi-year, $20 million grant to help keep the Indian estate intact, has documented land ownership back to the original allotments made on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. Dennis Gingold, an attorney for the Indian beneficiaries, argues that a full effort "is doable with a reasonable amount of money." "You start with the original allotments," he said. "You have to trace it forwards and backwards." Money for the proposal will be announced next month when President Bush unveils his fiscal year 2003 budget. The numbers are being kept under wraps by department officials but a draft document included $60 million for reconciliation efforts of individual and tribal trust accounts. Copyright c. 2003 Pacific News Service. --------- "RE: Tribal Sovereignty causing more Conflicts" --------- Date: Fri 10 Jan 2003 08:43:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SOVEREIGNTY" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0110tribalsovereignty-ON.html Tribal sovereignty causing more conflicts as casinos multiply Don Thompson Associated Press Associated Press Jan. 10, 2003 04:00 PM GEYSERVILLE, Calif. - High on a hilltop overlooking miles of Alexander Valley vineyards and the sparkling Russian River, at the dead end of a twisting narrow access road, two circus-like tents front a parking lot carved from the steep slope. Inside, 269 slot machines clang and chime around the clock, powered by diesel generators until power lines can be installed. Gamblers' waste goes into a temporary septic system because a sewage treatment plant isn't ready. Senior citizens bused 75 miles north from San Francisco file past hard-hatted construction workers into a complex banned by the local agricultural zoning code. The state's top law enforcement official, acting on behalf of Gov. Gray Davis, wasn't enough to stop the River Rock Casino from opening last fall, once the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians refused to halt construction over alleged building, safety and environmental violations. "The tribe just said 'Stuff it - stuff it, governor, stuff it, attorney general,' " said Alexander Valley Association President Karen Passalacqua, who has led local opposition. "They were nervy enough just to do whatever the hell they wanted." Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Davis ran smack into tribal sovereignty, a wall of legal independence that has thwarted state and local officials across the nation. It's an example of proliferating nationwide conflicts between tribes and communities - fights both sides say may be leading to a new definition of Indian sovereignty. That battle is now being waged in the courts and Congress. The clash between tribes' rights and those of surrounding communities has been around for ages. Indeed, tribes' independence from most state oversight dates from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that has stood for 170 years. Tribal sovereignty is rooted in the principle that Indian tribes were sovereign nations assimilated by the United States. Many tribes have treaties with the government recognizing special status and guaranteeing special rights. But sovereignty began receiving new attention as casinos sprouted with Congress' approval of the National Indian Gaming Act in 1988. "It exploded these sovereignty issues nationwide, and it exploded them in ways that people had never even thought of," said Guy Martin, whose Washington, D.C., law firm now represents communities in tribal disputes in about 20 states. "We're coming upon a time when we could be forced to reconsider the entire issue of Indian sovereignty." In fact, a trio of Supreme Court decisions, two of them last year, narrowed tribes' ability to restrict intrusion by states on law enforcement and tax issues. "Indian Country recognized the U.S. Supreme Court was really on a rampage against tribal sovereignty," said Tracy Labin, an attorney with the Native American Rights Fund. "Certainly tribal gaming is something that catches everyone's attention, but very quietly the U.S. Supreme Court is just chipping away." Tribes have responded with a coordinated effort to improve their track record before the court. They're also proposing national legislation to protect their sovereignty, a proposal opponents say would give tribes rights they've never had. "The biggest sovereignty contest is between tribes and states, because the tribes are trying to set themselves up as equal to states," Martin said. Among examples: - The Skull Valley Goshutes plan to use part of their Utah reservation for a nuclear waste dump despite the state's best efforts. The small impoverished tribe hopes to earn as much as $3 billion by storing 40,000 tons of waste for 40 years. - Connecticut lawmakers repealed their Las Vegas Nights law this week in an attempt to block additional casinos there, prompting promises of court challenges to what tribes say is discriminatory legislation. - New York state and county officials are negotiating with the Oneida Indians of New York, Wisconsin and Canada over a proposed $500 million settlement for a quarter-million acres of tribal land that New York state purchased in the 18th and 19th centuries. - Washington state's Lummi and Suquamish tribes are claiming jurisdiction over former reservation land, leading to sovereignty disputes with non- Indian residents. Similar disputes are underway with Wisconsin's Oneida and Mohican tribes. - The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians' refusal to adhere to California campaign contribution reporting laws has brought a lawsuit over where tribal sovereignty ends and the state's rights begin. The debate has reached a peak in California now that state officials are attempting to renegotiate gambling compacts hastily drafted by the governor's office in 1999. On Friday, Gov. Gray Davis said he wants tribes to approve new revenue sharing agreements worth $1.5 billion to help patch the state's nearly $35 billion revenue hole, similar to agreements in New York and Connecticut. The Dry Creek Band followed its compact to the letter, say both the tribe and the attorney general's office. State officials concluded there was nothing they could do beyond requiring the tribe to sit down and talk about the alleged building, safety and environmental violations - talks that still are ongoing six months later even as site improvements eliminate many of the earlier problems. "I guess that's the question: Should public safety override tribal sovereignty in a case like this?" asked Passalacqua. "I don't think it was ever the intent that this little 75-acre rancheria, which was originally meant for homeless Indians, should be a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week casino." Indian sovereignty, she argues, "is an idea that got out of control." The tribes are simply playing the hand they were dealt by white society, countered Doug Searle, a consultant who has opened casinos for three tribes over the last 10 years. The Dry Creek Band was stuffed away on a hillside, literally out of sight and mind from white residents in the fertile plain below. The land had little agricultural or commercial value, leaving the 704-member tribe impoverished. "The first time I came up here, I can tell you I honestly started crying, " said Searle. "You would not believe that we as Americans would let people live like that." He said the tribe has strived to minimize the visual and environmental impact of its casino on a hill, and to seek joint marketing efforts with local wineries, restaurants and lodges. "Some of the opposition locally tried to come up with every hurdle they could," Searle said. "You're given a right by the federal government, but then you've got to go through all of these amazing loopholes to get the right that's been given to you." Copyright c. 2003, azcentral.com. --------- "RE: Canadians balk at More Money for Aboriginals" --------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 08:10:51 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NO MORE MONEY" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/story Canadians balk at more money for aboriginals Just three per cent willing to spend more to raise native living conditions, poll shows Rick Mofina Southam Newspapers Sunday, January 05, 2003 OTTAWA -- A majority of Canadians say improving the living conditions of aboriginal people is important, but few see it as the top federal spending priority, a new national poll suggests. Given a choice, Canadians would rather the government put more money into the health-care system, child poverty, the military or the infrastructure of the country's big cities. "It makes us question how deeply are we really concerned about issues beyond ourselves in our society," said Michael Sullivan, a pollster for Strategic Counsel, the research company that conducted the national survey for Maclean's magazine, Global TV and Southam News. It found that 52 per cent of those polled rated improving the living conditions of aboriginal Canadians as important or very important. But only three per cent said they wanted the government to commit more cash to make it happen after they were asked to name their top spending priority. Fifty-nine per cent thought more money should go into health care, 25 per cent thought child poverty should see increased funding, seven per cent wanted more spent to upgrade the military, while five per cent thought funding for the infrastructure of Canada's major cities should be boosted. "It's easy for us to say, 'Yes I'm concerned, and it's important,' but when you put it against other issues then people say, 'Well it's kind of out of sight, out of mind.' People are not confronted with it on a daily basis," Sullivan said. The survey, based on telephone interviews with 1,400 adult Canadians, was carried out between Nov. 1 and Nov. 12, 2002. Results from a sample this size are considered to accurately represent the entire Canadian population within 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. According to the poll, improving native living conditions was most likely to be rated as important in Ontario (62 per cent) and Atlantic Canada (61 per cent), followed by British Columbia (48 per cent), Saskatchewan/Manitoba (47 per cent), Alberta (45 per cent) and Quebec (41 per cent). When it came to gender, 55 per cent of women thought it was important, compared to 50 per cent of men. Support for making improved living conditions for aboriginal Canadians the top federal spending priority ranged between two and four per cent across the regions. Public sentiment reflected in the survey is telling when set against the federal government's policy on natives. Ottawa spends some $7.4 billion yearly providing programs and services for most of Canada's 1.4 million aboriginal people. Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault has embarked on controversial plans to reshape Canada's relationship with natives by recasting the 127-year- old Indian Act. And Prime Minister Jean Chr?tien, in successive throne speeches, has pledged to improve the lives of aboriginal people. "While the government talks about it being important, Canadians will give lip service to it," Sullivan said. "There's very little political pressure coming from the public for the government to really do anything. It simply isn't on the public's radar in any meaningful way." The regional margins of error, at a 95-per-cent confidence level, were 5. 8 percentage points in both B.C. and Alberta, 7.5 percentage points in Saskatchewan/Manitoba, 5.1 percentage points in Ontario, 5.8 percentage points in Quebec and 6.7 percentage points in Atlantic Canada. Copyright c. 2003 Times Colonist (Victoria). --------- "RE: Gag Order upheld in Ipperwash Case" --------- Date: Fri 10 Jan 2003 08:43:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="IPPERWASH" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canoe.ca/NationalTicker/CANOE-wire.Ipperwash-Costs.html Gag order against civil servants upheld in Ipperwash case; public costs mount January 11, 2003 TORONTO (CP) -- Lawyers suing former Ontario premier Mike Harris over the police killing of a native protester said Friday they will continue to challenge a law that has stymied their efforts to talk to potential witnesses. In a ruling Thursday, the Ontario Superior Court upheld a section of the Public Services Act, which imposes a gag order on civil servants, other government employees and the police. Lawyers acting for relatives of Dudley George in the wrongful death suit against Harris and other top Conservative government members want dozens of people released from the section. "All we are trying to do is get all of the witnesses to tell their stories so we can understand the truth," said Sam George, a brother of the slain protester, and key plaintiff. "Now we are going to have to appeal this decision at great cost to us and the taxpayers." Liberal Gerry Phillips said taxpayers will likely end up spending more than $5 million defending the suit. Government documents from last spring showed $1 million had already been spent on defending Harris, before lengthy pre-trial discovery hearings last fall. While the government has refused to provide exact figures, Phillips said the total amount spent to date has likely reached $3 million given that there are three other legal teams involved in defending the suit. The cost could easily climb another $2 million as a trial, expected to last three months, begins in September. George was shot dead during an occupation of Ipperwash provincial park in September 1995. The suit alleges Harris directed provincial police to use force to clear the Lake Huron park of a couple of dozen native protesters. Harris has always denied providing any such direction. Phillips says spending millions of dollars on a lawsuit is "morally wrong" when a public inquiry would be more efficient at getting at the truth. "It is grossly unjust that over $5 million of public money will be spent . . . when Ontario should be helping the family find the truth." A spokesman for Attorney General David Young said abandoning the suit for an inquiry at this advanced stage would delay the resolution of the issues and "waste the money" already spent. Court documents of crucial meetings in the run-up to the shooting show Harris wanted "removal now" of the protesters despite being urged by police and others to be patient. The plaintiffs have offered to drop their action in exchange for a public inquiry but, like Harris, Eves has refused saying he would consider an inquiry only once the suit has been resolved. "It is an excuse to prevent the truth from emerging at a public inquiry, " Phillips said in his letter. "Could you imagine how the victims of Walkerton would have felt if the government had told them to launch a civil case if they wanted to find out what happened?" Copyright c. 2003, CANOE, a division of Netgraphe Inc. --------- "RE: McDermott prepares bill to Recognize Duwamish" --------- Date: Fri 10 Jan 2003 08:43:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DUWAMISH" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/103603_duwamish10.shtml McDermott prepares bill to recognize Duwamish tribe By PAUL SHUKOVSKY SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER January 10, 2003 U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott plans to introduce legislation in the next couple of weeks to try to save the indigenous people of Seattle from extinction. In 1855, Chief Sealth, legendary chief of the Duwamish, signed a treaty giving up the land upon which the city bearing his name was built in return for a promise that the United States would provide for his people and give them a reservation. That hasn't happened. In the waning hours of the Clinton administration, the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs granted the tribe official recognition. That meant the Duwamish would get financial support for tribal government, housing, health care, education and cultural programs, and the right to build a casino. But rejoicing among the Duwamish was short-lived. The Bush administration put a hold on the recognition within days of taking office, and a few months later reversed the Clinton appointee and declared that the Duwamish no longer exist as a tribe. McDermott yesterday called his bill extending federal recognition to the Duwamish a matter of "human rights." "The Duwamish people have been wronged for too long," McDermott said. "When we get the job done and the administration takes it away, there's only one way to right it and that's congressional action. If we want to talk to other countries about human rights, we have to right wrongs in our own country." A draft of the bill is being reviewed by legislative counsel and is expected to be returned to McDermott's office next week. It will be introduced shortly thereafter, according to a staff member with the Seattle Democrat. An earlier incarnation of the draft bill had explicitly mentioned that recognition would give the Duwamish the right to open a casino. But that clause has been eliminated. That doesn't mean that the tribe could not go into gambling if they are granted recognition. Recognized tribes can open casinos under the provisions of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Rather, deletion of the gambling clause is a bow to an anti-gambling, anti-recognition climate on the East Coast rising in response to a proliferation of mega-casinos run by tribes in Connecticut and elsewhere. Last year, Connecticut's Senate delegation sought to put a hold on recognizing tribes until the process was made more responsive to concerns of local governments and non-Indian people living near proposed tribes, but the effort failed in the Senate. Duwamish Tribal Chairwoman Cecile Maxwell-Hansen testified last fall before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee that the tribe's experience in attempting to gain federal recognition has "been bitterly disappointing and disheartening." Yesterday, Maxwell-Hansen welcomed McDermott's bill as "very good news." The only other alternative for the Duwamish once the Bush administration ruled it no longer exists as a tribe has been to file a lawsuit in U.S. District Court. But Maxwell-Hansen said yesterday that "the tribe does not have money for a lawsuit." Maxwell-Hansen yesterday said she is "getting tired of being accused of wanting to go into gaming. This is about recognition. That's what we've been fighting for -- to correct the injustice that has been done to us by the United States government." She said the Duwamish tribal council specifically asked McDermott's office to excise the gambling clause from the bill. McDermott's staff plans soon to seek support for the bill from Washington's congressional delegation. Rep. Brian Baird, a Democrat representing the southwestern portion of the state, will back the bill, according to his chief of staff, Ryan Hedgepeth. "We're supportive of Mr. McDermott and his effort," Hedgepeth said. Baird is "leaning toward doing something similar for the Chinook" Tribe, which the Bush administration also ruled legally extinct in July. Baird told the Post-Intelligencer at the time "what a terrible black eye it would be if the tribe that helped save Lewis and Clark is not recognized when we commemorate the bicentennial" of the explorers' trek across America. The Chinook helped Lewis and Clark survive a brutal winter on the banks of the Columbia River. Rep. Jennifer Dunn, senior Republican in Washington's congressional delegation, has yet to take a position on the bill, said chief of staff Doug Badger. Neither has Sen. Maria Cantwell, according to a spokesman. A spokesman for Sen. Patty Murray did not respond to a request for comment. P-I reporter Paul Shukovsky can be reached at 206-448-8072 or paulshukovsky@seattlepi.com Copyright c. 1996-2003 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. --------- "RE: Stillaguamish fear for Tribe's Future" --------- Date: Wed 8 Jan 2003 08:18:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="STILLAGUAMISH" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.com http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/snohomishcountynews/ Stillaguamish fear for tribe's future as its members scatter By Emily Heffter Times Snohomish County bureau January 8, 2003 Even more frightening than losing their homes is the prospect of losing their tribe, some current and former Stillaguamish say. Without the community of 32 families surrounding the tribe's administration building on 20 acres north of Arlington, the Stillaguamish culture does not exist, said Rose Kempf, a former Stillaguamish who left the tribe five years ago. The Stillaguamish have 190 members, many of whom lived on the tribal land north of Arlington until last month. Tribal leaders announced plans late last year to build a casino on the property, and they bought out about 30 families who lived on the land, providing them housing elsewhere in the county or giving them cash. According to the 2000 census, 100 people lived on the 20-acre property, although not all of them were Stillaguamish. Powwows and traditional religious ceremonies all but disappeared from the tribe during the past generation, Kempf said. She lived on the Stillaguamish land until last month, though she is enrolled in the Tulalip Tribes. Some tribal members worry the federal government will terminate its recognition of the Stillaguamish. That's possible but not likely, said Stan Speaks, a regional director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Portland. Congress can terminate recognition but usually doesn't do so unless the tribe requests it, he said. The only other way the tribe could disappear is if all its members die or de-enroll. The Stillaguamish use a blood quotient to determine membership, and anyone who is one-sixteenth Stillaguamish can enroll. But Tribal Director Eddie Goodridge Jr. said the tribe is changing its requirements so enrollees need only be descendants of Stillaguamish. Many tribes are making the same change, Speaks said. Tribal members often are eligible to join other tribes if they de-enroll from the Stillaguamish. The nearby Tulalip Tribes accept Stillaguamish. The Tulalip Tribes are made up of several bands. Many Stillaguamish members have descendants from several tribes, so they qualify to enroll in another. Goodridge said Stillaguamish children learn about the tribe's culture and history, and some religious ceremonies still take place on the tribe's land. Historically, he said, the Stillaguamish were scattered up and down the river, not living close together in a small village. The Stillaguamish did not receive a reservation when the Tulalips and some other area tribes did, but the federal government recognized them in 1976. Since then, some of the land they own, including the 20 acres near Arlington on which they plan to build a casino, has been classified as tribal trust land. Tribal member Viola Spencer cries when she talks about her tribe's future. "I think we're going to lose it," she said. Spencer is one of the last members of her family to remain in the Stillaguamish tribe. Many of the most traditional Indians are leaving the tribe to join the Tulalips, she said. "It's frustrating times," she said. "We don't know where everybody lives anymore. The main bunch of us that used to stay together, we're all scattered." Emily Heffter: 425-783-0624 or eheffter@seattltimes.com Copyright c. 2003 The Seattle Times Company. --------- "RE: Diversification can be a Tricky Business" --------- Date: Fri 10 Jan 2003 08:43:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DIVERSIFICATION" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.theday.com/eng/web/mktplace/ Diversification Can Be A Tricky Business, American Indians Find Symposium Focuses On Tribal Accounts Of Success And Failure Day Staff Writer Published on 1/10/2003 American Indians used to have trouble getting banks to lend them money for business ventures. Now some tribes own banks. The financial position of Indians from Connecticut to California improved dramatically over the past decade as the result of gaming, and tribes have reinvested revenues from their casinos into everything from golf courses to grocery stores. Knowing the current gaming boom might not last forever, the tribes have followed an age-old investment strategy and have begun to diversify their assets. They used gaming profits to venture into aquaculture, technology and telecommunications. They purchased airports and newspapers, built industrial parks and opened gas stations. On Tuesday, at a symposium sponsored by the Harvard University Project on American Indian Economic Development in Cambridge, Mass., representatives of more than 25 tribes spoke of their successes and failures as they poured profits into other enterprises. They shared strategies on evaluating business proposals, organizing boards to oversee the businesses and appeasing critical tribe members. Their sovereignty status and access to federal and commercial set-asides for minority-owned businesses is helpful, but diversification is tricky, and tribes have learned that almost nothing is as profitable as casinos. "You can't take one cash cow and make a lot of bad deals and be successful," said James. T. Martin, executive director of the United South and Eastern Tribes. In his first Indian Country appearance as chairman of the Mashantucket Pequots, Michael J. Thomas told of his tribe's success with its restaurant, hotel and pharmacy businesses while admitting its failure with its high- speed ferry venture. In addition to the hotels and restaurants at Foxwoods Resort Casino, the tribe owns Randall's Ordinary, a 17th-century restaurant in North Stonington, as well as the Norwich Inn & Spa, Mystic Hilton and Two Trees Inn. The tribe has its own pharmacy, called PRXN, which supplies prescription medicine to customers across the country and to employees of Foxwoods. The tribe is building two 18-hole golf courses, talking about increasing its hotel holdings on and off the reservation and deliberating on how to expand its gaming resort to include activities that will attract families. Not everything the Mashantuckets touched has turned to gold, Thomas said; the tribe failed to implement "time-tested business practices" in its shipbuilding business, Pequot River Shipworks, and its navigation business, Fox Navigation, and is cutting its losses. "Shortly we'll make the final decision to stop building or shut down our high-speed ferry business because we did not do the things we should have done," he said. Pequot River Shipworks opened in 1996 and closed three years later after building five high-speed ferries. A related ferry business, Fox Navigation, has suspended trips from New London to Glen Cove, N.Y., from New London to Martha's Vineyard and from Glen Cove to Manhattan. Thomas said the tribe didn't go into either business with a sound business plan and failed to integrate the operations. Thomas said he has a "live-and-learn" philosophy. "The best bicycle riders are the ones with scabs on their knees," he said. Diversification Peter Schultz, vice chairman of the Mohegans, and Jeanette Ziegler, manager of the Mohegan Holding Co., outlined the diversification efforts of Connecticut's other gaming tribe. In 1996, the same year the tribe opened Mohegan Sun, a panel of 24 tribal members pointed out the need to reduce the Mohegans' reliance on gaming, Schultz said. Over the past two years, the tribe developed an aquaculture business, continuing its history of harvesting fish on local waters. The newest venture is an information technology business in partnership with Telaid, a local company with proven experience. The Mohegans are constantly evaluating new proposals. "If you're a gaming tribe, you're always getting pitched something," said Schultz. Keller George, a leader of the Oneida Nation, said his tribe has learned to focus on what it does best. It developed a gaming technology company after inventing a cashless gaming machine to circumvent New York's ban on slot machines. It built on its knack for entertaining the public, opening a showroom and conference center, and is adding two golf courses to its existing three. The Oneidas' purchase of Indian Country Today, a national newspaper covering Indian affairs, is not yet profitable, George said, but has provided the tribe with a vehicle for communicating Indian views to policymakers and led to other media opportunities, including film production and an arrangement with Panasonic to supply other Indian nations with multimedia equipment. J. Kurt Luger, executive director of the Great Plains Indian Gaming Association in Bismarck, N.D., and a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux, called for more joint ventures among tribes. The 28 tribes he represents have 17 million acres of trust land, much of it good for grazing and growing grain, he said, suggesting that Indians could corner the market in that part of the country. Luger said tribes in his "neck of the woods" have tried "every trick under the sun" to pull out of poverty over the last 40 or 50 years. Only gaming has provided jobs and other economic opportunities, he said. "When I grew up on Standing Rock (reservation), your only hope was going into the military, working for the BIA or drinking yourself to death," Luger said. "Now you have chances for creating a life with some pride." k.florin@theday.com Copyright c. 1998-2003 The Day Publishing Co. --------- "RE: Ex-BIA Worker admits taking Kickbacks" --------- Date: Thu 9 Jan 2003 08:22:46 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="KICKBACKS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/ Ex-BIA worker admits taking kickbacks By CLAIR JOHNSON Of The Gazette Staff January 9, 2003 A former Bureau of Indian Affairs employee admitted Wednesday to taking kickbacks in return for using his purchasing authority to favor a Billings company. Emmett Old Bull, 57, of Crow Agency, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to an information charging him with unlawful acceptance of gratuities. The maximum possible sentence is two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Old Bull had been indicted on three counts that included conspiracy to commit fraud, bribery and wire fraud. The indictment will be dismissed at sentencing. Old Bull said that from March 1995 until July 2001, he accepted approximately $3,000 from David Duane Bauman, co-owner and vice president of Pro-Tech Mechanical. Assistant U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said Old Bull was employed as an accounting technician by the BIA at the Facilities Management Branch in Crow Agency from September 1984 until his resignation in December 2001. He was responsible for preparing for payment all claims, purchase orders and utility bills submitted to the branch. He had received specialized training and was issued a government credit card to make purchases and to issue payments for less than $2,500. Johnson said that between January 1997 and August 2001, Pro-Tech Mechanical did almost $100,000 worth of business with the Facilities Management Branch in what was essentially a monopoly for the company. Bauman and his company received special treatment in exchange for payments of $8,000 to two employees, he said. Old Bull was one of those employees and received 22 checks totaling $3, 061, Johnson said. Bauman tried to make the checks look legitimate by writing in the memo section of the check items like "parts," "cedar bags," "bonnet" and "beadwork." Bauman told officials that he did not receive those items and that he knew that Old Bull's decision to pay Pro-Tech in a timely manner would be influenced by the money he was providing. Bauman, who pleaded guilty to bribery and other charges in the scheme, was sentenced last month to one year and a day in prison and was fined $5,000. U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull set Old Bull's sentencing for April 8 and continued his release without bond. Copyright c. 2003 The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: Jailed U.S. Indians lack Rituals Access" --------- Date: Sun 12 Jan 2003 08:43:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="JAILED INDIANS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news03/011103_news_rights.shtml Jailed U.S. Indians lack rituals access, ally says By Jennifer W. Sanchez Tribune Reporter January 12, 2003 American Indians serving time in many U.S. prisons are not given the freedom to practice native spiritual ceremonies, says a Navajo Nation activist. American Indian prisoners are denied access to religious leaders; pipes, sage, sweet grass and medicine bags for rituals; aren't allowed to wear long hair, said Navajo Nation Corrections Project Director Lenny Foster. "Ignorance should not be an excuse to arbitrarily and capriciously deny the American Indian prisoner the right to a recovery," said Foster, who heads a group that monitors the treatment of Indians in state prisons. On Friday, Foster was one of nine community leaders who got the chance to voice concerns to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. About 50 people gathered at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque for the four- hour meeting, where the pre-selected community leader gave commission members a 10-minute update on civil rights issues affecting the Southwest. It's been several years since the commission last visited New Mexico. Each month the eight-member commission meets in different cities nationwide. Malcolm Bowekaty, former governor of Zuni Pueblo in western New Mexico, said he expects the commission to support Indian pueblos as they attempt to save their sacred land and lakes across the Southwest. "The commission has never done any studies on sacred land," he told the panel. Commission Vice Chairman Cruz Reynoso said he hopes the commission will be able to help Bowekaty and Foster. "I'm sad to see that some of the issues reported on in the 1970s and 1980s are still here today," he told the audience. On Friday, the commission promised to look into Foster's cry for religious freedom in prisons for Indians. One commissioner suggested the panel visit a few prisons. "It would give us a better feel for the issue," said Commission Chairwoman Mary Frances Berry. Foster, of Window Rock, Ariz., said he's glad he had a chance to talk to the commission. "It's a start and it begins a serious dialogue to address the issue," he said. "We're fighting for the spiritual rights of our people." Copyright c. 2003 The Albuquerque Tribune. --------- "RE: Peltier speaks from Prison" --------- Date: Wed 8 Jan 2003 08:18:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="PELTIER SPEAKS" http://www.pww.org/article/view/2599>http://www.pww.org/article/view/2599/ American Indian activist speaks from prison Author: Special to the World People's Weekly World Newspaper, Jan 4, 2003 Well here we are once again, at the end of my 26th year behind these prison walls. As I reflect back on this past year I am amazed to see all the legal motion that is now happening in my case. After Clinton walked out on us in 2001, I almost felt that I didn't have any avenues of redress left and I wasn't sure if the campaign for my freedom could continue. I wasn't really sure that there would be any more options to pursue. There was the office transition and a lull in activity this past summer. But now, thanks to my great legal team I see that there are still more battles to be fought and if fought hard enough, won. And I hope you are all ready to continue this work because I sure am ready for the next go round. I know that the political climate, the impending war and the state of the economy is going to make this work a lot more difficult for all of us. However, we must remember that the people have always had to struggle for every little gain that has been won and it isn't going to be any different this time. We must continue our work to expose the FBI's illegal conduct not only in my case, but also for all the people who are unjustly incarcerated for their political beliefs. This past summer I put out a call for Native youth to come out and take on some responsibility for the movement to free me and to make sure Indigenous issues are kept alive. I am happy to report that a number of students from Haskell Indian Nations University took up the challenge.They have formed the Peltier Indigenous Justice Alliance (PIJA). This endeavor by these students makes me feel proud. I hope that others will join them to carry on the work of those who have already worked so tirelessly all their lives for justice. Remember it was a handful of students from the Bay Area who helped organize the takeover of Alcatraz, which gave spark to the movement, which led to many of the demonstrations that would bring our issues before the public. And last but far from least I want to thank each and every one of you for hanging in there with me through the good and the hard times. I am counting on all of you to be with me for this next campaign. No effort can move forward without your continued support. Together we can and will succeed. And in closing I want to wish you and yours safe and happy holidays and a prosperous New Year. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Leonard Peltier For more information about how to become involved in the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, PO Box 583, Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 842-5774, --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 08:19:12 -0600 From: Janet Smith Subj: Native Prisoner ===== Date: Monday, January 13, 2003 10:34 AM From: "Brigitte Thimiakis" Subj: Urgent words needed for zapatista political prisoners Hello, I am posting this in case anyone wants to send these political prisoners a message of encouragement through Laura, by email. It'll take only a couple of minutes and needs to be done before she visits them. thank you, Brigitte (please send your message to Laura at laurjuliet@excite.com ) ----- Original Message ----- Date: Friday, January 10, 2003 1:44 AM From: laura Subj: words needed for zapatista political prisoners Maing List: PrisonAct Hi, I am writing to request letters for three zapatista political prisoners being unjustly held in tabasco, mexico. The last time la voz de cerro hueco, the support organization formed by political prisoners within prison walls, visited the three companeros their spirits were very low. We are hoping to gather many letters of support to bring on the next visit, this wendesday coming up, so that they know they are not alone in this. Please take the time to email me a few lines, paragraphs, whatever, of support for these companeros and I will bring them to tabasco on the 15th. These companeros are there for purely political reasons. They continue to live autonomously in resistance in prison. They share a small space and sleep on the floor. When it rains they can not sleep because the floor is covered in water. Many of the political prisoners here in chiapas have already served the time they are required by law to serve. They need international support so they can continue their resistance as free people. You can start by writing them some words (and sending them by the 15th... or 14th is better). hope to hear from you....Laura --------- "RE: History: Carlisle Indian School" --------- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 20:44:40 -0500 From: Barbara Landis Subj: November 22, 1899 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School. [note: this issue is out-of-sequence. i'm trying to catch up by filling in some of the missing issues from this fall...barb] [Editorial Note: These reprints are being included in this newsletter so that you might know the mind of those who ran institutions like Carlisle.] THE INDIAN HELPER ------------------------- A WEEKLY LETTER FROM THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL TO BOYS AND GIRLS CARLISLE, PA. ============================ VOLUME V NUMBER 14 ============================= FRIDAY, November 22, 1889. ============================= AFTER CARLISLE, WHAT? ------ The Question Asked by Mr. R.V. Belt, Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs, who Addressed our School Last Friday Night. AFTER Carlisle, what?" Boys and girls; Stop and ask yourselves the question here! Turn your honest eyes up to mine! Man and woman-hood are very near. Work, in Spring, is lost without the harvesting. Have you stopped to question what the Fall shall bring? "After Carlisle, what?" Indian boys; Will you turn back where your people stay? Build a hut of cloth, call it *home*? Beat a drum to keep the Ghosts away? Cover with a blanket, all but one black eye, Wear a turkey feather, dance adn sing, "Hi yi?" "After Carlisle, what?" Indian girls; Will you go back to your native west; Tie your "rations" up, in your skirt - Sugar, coffee, rice and all the rest? Stoop, to flay, and cut the beef up "issue day? Maybe carry home some faggots on the way? "After Carlisle, what?" Boys and girls; Pause and ask yourselves the question here! Turn your honest eyes up to mine! Life's full harvest time is drawing near. As the coming years pass, you will surely see, That you may become *what you resolve to be*. E.G. ---------- HOW AN INDIAN GIRL MIGHT TELL HER OWN STORY IF SHE HAD THE CHANCE. ------- Founded on Actual Observations of the Man-on-the-band-stand's Chief Clerk. (Continued from last week.) Defeated? How the word rang in my ears as I turned back into the house! Defeated? For an hour I believe I lay pondering over the dreadful situation as pictured by my friend Annie, and I made plan after plan to evade what seemed sure to come, on teh morrow. Defeated? The word in connection with Annie's whispered prophecy,-- " I have been defeated and so will you be," threw me into a nightmare of despair. How slowly the morning dawned! Yet, how I wished it would never come! The awfulness of the day that followed can never be described. I will not harrow the feelings of those interested in my story by attempting a detailed picture of the terrible scene. Enough to say that my father, mother and I were stripped of our clothing, bound and dragged through the narrow passage ways of the old Pueblo, and on bare backs lashed, until bleeding and sore we were taken to the Governor's lock-up, thrust into the damp and dingy hole, there to spend hours, of suffering and hunger. My father received forty stripes, but with true Indian stoicism he never-winced. My mother's sentence was twenty-five, and at every blow poor soul, she screamed frantically, while I attempted, in the twenty which were my portion, to imitate the bravery of my father. In the midst of the farful agony and excitement, thoughts of dear Carlisle came to me - my duties in the school-room, in the dining haall, in the laundry, in the cooking-class, in the sewing-room, in the quarters - the whole beautiful picture of sweet content on the faces of the boys and girls as they went their daily rounds, loomed up before me and gave me courage. I even remembered how at times I would get a little tired and think the work and studies harder than they ought to be, and how then for a few moments I would wish for home and friends, for father and mother and for the bright New Mexico sun. But I never dreamed that when I did come home I would experience such a trial as this. "What have I done to merit it?" "I have stood for the RIGHT, that is all." "This is what a Carlisle school girl must endure, is it, if she wishes to follow the RIGHT?" said I to myself. "But I CAN endure it, yes, and I WILL ---------------- (Continued on Fourth Page.) ================================== (page 2) The Indian Helper. ----------------------------- PRINTED EVERY FRIDAY, AT THE INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA. BY THE INDIAN PRINTER BOYS. --> THE INDIAN HELPER is PRINTED by Indian boys, but EDITED by The-Man-on-the-band-stand, who is NOT an Indian. ----------------------------- Price: - 10 cents a year. ============================== Address INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle, Pa. Miss M. Burgess, Manager. ============================== Entered in the P.O. at Carlisle as second class mail matter. ============================== The INDIAN HELPER is paid for in advance, so do not hesitate to take the paper from the Post Office, for fear a bill will be presented. ============================== Please remember, WE HAVE NO MORE BACK NUMBERS OF THE HELPER CONTAINING THE STORY. ======= Peter Powlas writes from Oneida, Wisconsin, that he is glad to hear encouraging reports from the Oneida pupils at Carlisle. ======= If you wish to make yourself valuable as a worker take the same interest in what must be done as your employer does. Such help is worth the money. ======= From Miss Stevens' letter published in the *Southern Workman* we are pleased to be able to quote the following in relation to our boys and girls sent to their homes at Mt. Vernon Barracks, Ala., where the Apache prisoners are held: "It was a great help to have Giles Lancy, a returned Carlisle boy to interpret for me and help in the singing. The influence of the Carlisle boys and girls among their people has been very good. Mollie, an Indian woman has a very nice baby, and through Elsie's influence, a little (Carlisle) girl, she has made neat white slips and has almost abandoned the papoose basket." Miss Stevens is one of the Missionary teachers at Mt. Vernon. ====== Cleaver Warden, an Arapahoe boy who went to his home in Indian Territory, several years since, has had some employment or other during all the time. He writes that the last earnest talk 'from our superintendent to which he had the pleasure of listening made him feel that as the Government had expended so much money to educate him he should use that education for his own support. While he can not help eating Government rations at times yet the money he has earned has contributed to his own support and that of others. Cleaver is now doing office work at the Agency. ====== The Pan-American talk Saturday night was full of interest. We have had the honor of a visit from the Assistant-Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Mr. R. V. Belt. The Man-on-the-band-stand was pleased to see Mr. Belt, face to face. At least he could see Mr. Belt's face, but Mr. Belt could not see the Man-on-the-band-stand's face. That is a special privilege the Man-on-the-band-stand has over every person who comes. Mr. Belt showed that he liked Carlisle and the work we are doing. He spoke at two or three of our school gatherings in a very impressive way. His comparison exhibition night, of a snow-flake as suggested by one of the speakers, was easy to understand and illustrated the point exactly. What becomes of a single little snow-flake that falls to the earth? It is soon lost. What can one little boy or girl do when he or she goes back to his people towards uplifting the whole mass? The way to do is to educate all the Indian children then they can be as one solid sheet of snow covering the earth. One flake supporting the other. We wish we could give Mr. Belt's exact words. ====== The exercises especially worthy of note at our last monthly exhibition, Friday night, were: The singing of the whole school, which has greatly improved; the choir pieces, exceptionally sweet and pretty; the piano duet by Mrs. Mason Pratt and Miss Annie Moore; the duet song by Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Mason Pratt; the quartette by Dennison Wheelock, Katie Grinrod, Robert Matthews, and Jemima Wheelock; the College song by the male voices of the choir; Mark Twain's interview by Dennison and Howard Logan; the singing by the little folks of the model school, and one or two of the recitations and declamations. Many who spoke appeared on the platform for the first. They did very well indeed, but will learn to enunciate more clearly in time. Better speak one sentence and have that well understood that to go over a five minutes recitation in a way that cannot be heard. Boys and girls, don't get tired of the drill on the elementary sounds, in school! There is not a pupil here so advanced but needs a good drill on the elementary sounds of the English language, DAILY. ====== The *Louisville Courier* makes a mistake when it says that "Hardly any little Indians have yet learned to smoke cigarettes." We have visited many Indian agencies throughout the west and have seen hundreds of little Indian boys with cigarettes in their mouths; and the Man-on-the-band-stand believes that smoking so much and inhaling the smoke as most of the Indians do, filling the lungs and throwing it out through the nose as well as the mouth, is one great cause of the Indians becoming a weak lunged people. ====== AT the Carlisle Indian School, is published monthly an eight-page quarto of standard size, called THE RED MAN, the mechanical part of which is done entirely by Indian boys. This paper is valuable as a summary of information on Indian matters and contains writings by Indian pupils and local incidents of the school. Terms: Fifty cents a year, in advance. For 1, 2, and 3 subscribers for THE RED MAN, we give the named premiums offered in Standing Office for the HELPER. Address, THE RED MAN, CARLISLE PA. [insert red man ad here] =============================== Sociable tonight? Mr. Goodyear is away on a -little vacation. J. B. Given, spent Sunday with a friend at Shiremanstown. Joseph Hamilton and William Archiquette have entered the printing-office to learn the trade. Welcome are the plank walks that went down this week, for the winter. How do you manage your tools at the table? Do you shovel food into your mouth with your knife? The FORK is used to eat with and the knife to CUT with. We were treated with an exhibition of fancy roller-skating on Saturday last, in our gymnasium by a Miss Houghton, who performed some most wonderful feats. Mr. Chas. F. Meserve, Superintendent of the Haskell Institute, Kansas, stopped off between trains on his way west from a visit to Washington on business for his Indian school. A party of our teachers went with Mr. Belt and Capt. Pratt to Gettysburg, Saturday afternoon and had what they claim a most delightful time. The weather was simply perfect. Wednesday afternoon a wild rabbit went to school in a boy's arms, and made a call in the Normal rooms. The children were delighted and each one wrote a little description of him after he was gone. The piece sung by the choir Sunday evening was beautifully rendered, but they must learn that "eternity" is not pronounced "eter-NUH-ty." Better say "e-ter-NEE-ty." A little word sometimes spoils a whole piece. Owing to the indisposition of their Grandmother, Frank and Henry Bresset have been summoned to their home in Minnesota. We are sorry to part with the bright little fellows who are getting along so well in their studies and work. Howard Logan has the best lung capacity of any one on the grounds, but in one of the drills in the gymnasium this week a certain position at the pulleys was a little too much for him and he fell in a swoon, cutting his lip. He is all right now, and will take care not to over do again. When a boy is so interested in work that he will not give up a difficult piece which tries his very soul, in the face, toe, of a half holiday, and when he knows he will get no pay for the extra time, he shows the proper grit. The above is true of one of Carlisle's trade boys last Saturday afternoon. A few days ago as Joseph Lonewolf was on his way to school away off in Bucks County a man overtook him and began tb question him about his home, customs, dress, etc. The Man-on-the-band-stand was much pleased to hear Joseph say in answer to a question, "No., sir, I don't want to put on Indian clothes when I go home." HOW to "make sunshine" in the school-room these gloomy days - a receipt given by one of the teachers to her pupils- "Study with a will." The Brazilian Revolution has been a subject of unusual interest during the opening exercises in the chapel. Papers concerning the products and industries of the country were read by some of the pupils. Why are such terms Full-blood Indian Half-breed, &c. used in reference to human beings? We supposed only live-stock, such as horses, cows, and Brahma fowls are properly designated by such titles. SUBSCRIBER. The Man-on-the-band-stand is proud of the way in which some of the pupils work out the Enigmas. The hard one of last week made some figuring, but it did not prove too hard for a few. The fine collection of periodicals and dailies which the boys have subscribed for and have on file, the good books found in the Library, the bright lights and pleasant heat make the Reading Room at the Large Boys' Quarters one of the most attractive spots on the grounds, both for teachers and pupils. Mr. Belt said he was greatly pleased to see the evidences of perfect harmony that seemed to exist at the Carlisle School among pupils and teachers, and officers. We ARE and have been one large family, ever since the school commenced, all working together for one great good, and that the good of the Indian cause. On the grounds there is a very pretty room. Two very nice girls have charge of this very pretty room. In the corner of this very pretty room is a large spider web, hanging, and the Man-on-the-band-stand is interested to see which one of the very nice girls is the better house-keeper and will see the spider-web first and take it down. The carpenters working on the new part of the Teachers' Quarters came near having a very serious accident on Saturday last. The scaffolding fell and Benjamin Lawry and Mr. Stringfellow caught by the tip ends of their fingers on the brick wall, and there hung. Benjamin was able to draw himself up and Mr. Stringfellow received timely assistance. Capt. Pratt told us last. Saturday night of having attended a meeting in Washington, of Agricultural College Presidents. In connection with his talk he spoke of having, eleven years ago, written to nearly all the Presidents of Agricultural Colleges in this country asking them if they would take one or two Indians to educate. When it came time for the prisoners whom he had charge of in Florida at that time, to return to their homes after three years imprisonment, some of them wished to get an education. There was not an Agricultural College that would accept an Indian upon any terms. It was a new thing. They did not like Indians. But Capt. believes there are few Agricultural colleges now that would refuse to take Indians upon the same terms as other pupils. =================================== (From First Page.) -------------------------- endure it. Strike me again; hit harder, you cruel man!" I said to the brute of an officer, who seemed already to be straining every muscle to make me cringe, and then holding my breath and clinching my teeth I stood ready for the blow that followed. I could have endured twice the pain. I was RIGHT. I KNEW I was right, and that made me strong. I must have been a surprise to all the lookers-on, for they stared at me so, and especially so to Annie, whose tearful eyes and anxious face I saw more than once peering through the crowd. After all was over and the door of the jail into which we were thrust was locked, I, with my mother fell into a dead swoon. How long we lay in the presence of my horror stricken father I know not, and he does not seem able to tell. There we lay, dead, as my father thought. An Indian knows not the difference between a faint and death. Many an Indian in camp, no doubt, has been buried alive, for, as soon as unconscious, a blanket is thrown over the face, and the body hurried off for burial; especially is this so if the party is one of no great importance in the tribe. I came to consciousness first and saw my father in the dim light standing with his back to us but staring backward at us with awe-stricken and ghastly expression. "Father," I cried, "Come! I am all right." He came and stood near. Having been taught while at school how to bring a person out of a faint; I caught up a water-jar which had fortunately been left by mistake in the room and which contained a few drops of stale water, and threw its content into my mother's face, which brought her almost immediately to consciousness greatly to my father's astonishment and relief. I can never forget how he looked when he fully realized that my mother was alive once more, and how with proud gaze he said: "My daughter, you are a wonderful girl. You are a brave girl. It made me strong when I was being whipped by that dog to see you so heroically stand the dreaded blows upon *your* back. I believe now more than ever that you are right. I believe you have with you the white man's God. I intend more than ever to follow you. I am your father and should be able to lead you, but the old time way is not good. I don't know the white man's way. Can I learn it? I *will* learn it. THEY can't make me do what you don't want me to," said he earnestly nodding toward the noisy crowd outside, while tears now for the first time stood in his great, strong, loving eyes. (To be Continued.) ==================== One of the worst habits young people form is that of leaning forward too much while at work or study. It is much less tiresome and more healthy to sit or stand erect. The round-shouldered, hollow-chested and almost deformed persons one meets every day could have avoided all the bad results from which they now suffer, had they always kept the body erect, the chest full, and shoulders thrown back. A simple rule is, that if the head is not thrown forward, but is held erect, the shoulders will drop back to their natural position giving the lungs full play. The injury done by carelessness in this respect is that, by compressing the lungs and preventing their full and natural action, lung diseases ensue, usually consumption. Sit erect, boys and girls, and look the world in the face. ---------- Enigma. I am made of 6 letters. My 5, 6, is the pronoun for boy. My 4, 3, 2, is what a boy sometimes wears instead of a hat. My 1, 4, 5,6, is what we sometimes have in our heads. My whole is the name of a tribe of Indians. ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S ENIGMA: A land flowing with milk and honey. ======================================= STANDING OFFER: - For FIVE new subscribers to the INDIAN HELPER, we will give the person sending them a photographic group of the 15 Carlisle Indian Printer boys, on a card 4 1/2 X 6 1/2 inches, worth 20 cents when sold by itself. Name and tribe of each boy given. (Persons wishing the above premium will please enclose a 1-cent stamp to pay postage.) For TEN, Two PHOTOGRAPHS, one showing a group of Pueblos as they arrived in wild dress, and another of the same pupils three years after, or, for the same number of names we give two photographs showing still more marked contrast between a Navajoe as he arrived in native dress, and as he now looks, worth 20 cents a piece. Persons wishing the above premiums will please enclose a 2-cent stamp to pay postage. For FIFTEEN, we offer a GROUP of the whole school on 9x14 inch card. Faces show distinctly, worth sixty cents. Persons wishing the above premium will please send 5 cents to pay postage. For THREE new subscribers we will give the picture of Apache baby, Eunice. Send a l-cent stamp to pay postage. Persons sending clubs must send all the names at once. If the stamp to pay postage on premium does not accompany the subscription list we take it for granted that the premium is not wanted. ============================================ At the Carlisle Indian School is published monthly an eight-page quarto of standard size, called THE RED MAN, the mechanical part of which is done entirely by Indian boys. This paper is valuable as a summary of information on Indian matters and contains writings by Indian pupils and local incidents of the school. Terms: Fifty cents a year, in advance. For 1, 2 and 3 subscribers for THE RED MAN we give the same premiums offered in Standing Offer for the HELPER. Address, THE RED MAN, Carlisle, PA. ================================================ Transcribed weekly for distribution. [Note to recipients: from the week of September 20 until Christmas week, the HELPER'S will include the serialized version of what became STIYA - a book written by EMBE, aka Marianna Burgess, aka The-Man-on-the-band-stand. With the exception of the missing October 11th issue, I'll try to get these to you in a timely fashion. After I transcribe the remainder of the serialized issues at hand, I'll post all of the chapters to the web, filling in the missing episodes using the original novel, STIYA. WARNING: this material is extremely racist in tone, and problematic in content. Thanks for your indulgence, Barbara] --------- "RE: Rustywire: Shearing Sheep" --------- Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 04:07:04 -0000 Fro