From gars@speakeasy.org Tue May 20 23:39:52 2003 Date: 6 May 2003 23:38:24 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews11.019 _ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' VOLUME 11, ISSUE 019 / /-< / /--/ /-- __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, WOTANGING IKCHE - Lakota - Common News Wotanging Ikche and Native American News Copyright c. 1996-2003 nanews.org Aboriginal/AmerIndian Perspective about the First Nations of Turtle Island May 10, 2003 Hopi hakitonmuyaw/waiting moon Blackfeet aapistsisskitsaato's/flower (blossom) moon +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Much more happens in Indian Country than is reported | | in this weekly newsletter. For daily updates & events | | go to http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm | +-------------------------------------------------------+ Otapi'sin Atsinikiisinaakssin -- Blackfeet -- News for All the People Ni-mah-mi-kwa-zoo-min -- Ojibwe -- We Are Talking About Ourselves Aunchemokauhettittea -- Naragansett -- Let Us Share News Kanoheda Aniyvwiya -- Cherokee -- Journal of the People O Es'te Opunvk'vmucvse -- Creek -- People's New News O o O Acimowin -- Plains Cree -- Story or Account O o O Tlaixmatiliztli -- Nahuatl -- News O o o o o O Agnutmaqan -- Listuguj Mi'kmaq -- News O o O Sho-da-ku-ye -- Teehahnahmah -- Talking Birchbark O o O Un Chota -- Susquehannic Seneca -- The People Speak O Ha-Sah-Sliltha -- Ditidaht Nation -- News of the People 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 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 ==>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 <================<<<< >>>>================> This newsletter is produced in straight ASCII text for greatest portability across platforms. Read it with a fixed-pitch font, such as Courier, Monaco, FixedSys or CG Times. Proportional fonts will be difficult to read. <================<<<< >>>>================> This issue contains articles from www.owlstar.com; www.indianz.com; www.pechanga.net; Native American Advocate, Frostys AmerIndian, ndn-aim, Iron Natives, Indigenous Peoples Literature and Native American Chat Mailing Lists; UUCP email IMPORTANT!! ----------- In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, all material appearing in this newsletter is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for educational purposes. <================<<<< >>>>================> This newsletter is a way of keeping the brothers and sisters who share our Spirit informed about current events within the lives of those who walk the Red Road. ++ It may be subscribed to via email by sending a request from your own internet addressable account to gars@speakeasy.org ++ It is archived at http://www.nanews.org <================<<<< >>>>================> +-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --+ + -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- + | As historian Patricia Nelson | | Once a language is lost, it is | | Limerick summarized in "The | | gone forever | | Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken | | * Of the 300 original Native | | Past of the American West... | | languages in North America, | | "Set the blood quantum at | | only 175 exist today. | | one-quarter, hold to it as a | | * 125 of these are no longer | | rigid definition of Indians, | | learned by children. | | let intermarriage proceed as | | * 55 are spoken by 1 to 6 elders;| | it had for centuries, and | | when they die, their language | | eventually Indians will be | | will disappear. | | defined out of existence." | | * Without action, only 20 | | "When that happens, the federal | | languages will survive the next| | government will be freed of | | 50 years. | | its persistent 'Indian problem.'"| | Source: Indigenous Language | +-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --+ | Institute | |http://www.indigenous-language.org| This issue's Elder Quote: + -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- + ======================== "This war did not spring up on our land, this war was brought upon us by the children of the Great Father who came to take our land without a price, and who, in our land, do a great many evil things... This war has come from robbery - from the stealing of our land." __ Spotted Tail (Sinte Gleska), Sicangu Lakota +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! Euro-America really does have a hard time accepting the fact that other Peoples and other races reject their racist stereotypical pigeonholes. The "yeah, but's" and token chiefs get rolled out every damn time. I will believe they are sincere when I see a sports franchise named the Zulus or Hebes (and I do sincerely apologize to those these examples have insulted. At least, you really do understand what our "issue" and our "agendas" are all about. Racist terms are insulting, demeaning and used to keep one group (or groups) subservient to the dominant society. I now hear arguments supporting the continued use of the S-word. I offer the following from the American Indian Movement, Southern California Chapter website http://home.earthlink.net/~rosebud9/ SQUAW -Facts on the Eradication of the "S" Word American Indian women and men all around the United States and Canada reject the use of the word squaw in reference to American Indian women. The word has been imposed on our culture by European Americans and appears on hundreds of geographic place names. Suzan Shown Harjo brought the issue to national attention on the Oparh Winfrey Show back in 1992. Since that time projects to eliminate the use of the word on geographic sites have formed in Minnesota (Dawn Litzau and Angelene Losh), in Arizona (Delena Waddle and Seipe Flood), in California (Stormy Ogden), and in Iowa (Fawn Stubben). Many other states are forming groups to eradicate the use of the word from geographic place names and women's sports teams. 1. When people argue that the word squaw appears in the dictionary, remind them that the word is also identified as derogatory. The Thesaurus of Slang lists the term squaw as a synonym for prostitute, harlot, hussy, and floozy. 2. When people argue that the word originates in American Indian language point out that: * In the Algonquin languages the word squaw means vagina. * In the Mohawk language the word otsikwaw means female genitalia. Mohawk women and men found that early European fur traders shortened the word to squaw because that represented what they wanted from Mohawk women. * Although scholarship traces the word to the Massachusset Indians back in the 1650s, the word has different meanings (or may not exist at all) in hundreds of other American Indian languages. This claim also assumes that a European correctly translated the Massachusset language to English - that he understood the nuances of Indian speech. * Attitudes of white supremacy account for the need of separate identifying terms such as squaw and buck. In order to justify the taking of the land, American Indian women and men had to be labeled with dehumanizing terms. Europeans and European Americans spread the use of the word as they moved westward across the continent. 3. When people say "it never used to bother Indian women to be called squaw, respond with the following questions and statement. * Were American Indian women or people ever asked? Have you ever asked an American Indian woman, man, or child how they feel about the word? (Do not say the word yourself, simply call it the "s" word) then state that it has always been used to insult American Indian women. 4. When people ask "why now?" explain that: * Through communication and education American Indian people have come to understand the derogatory meaning of the word. American Indian women claim the right to define ourselves as women and we reject the offensive term squaw. --------- "RE: The S* Word" --------- Date: Wed, April 23, 2003 11:39 From: Justine Miles Subj: squaw >To: gars@nanews.org, gars@speakeasy.org I just wanted to share with you that my tribe, Nez Perce, from Lapwai, Idaho, has faced this challenge, and finally, was legally able to change every creek and stream that had the word squaw in it, which affected the whole state of Idaho. Actually, a lot of the due diligence was credited to Julian Matthews, also a tribal member. He heads our human resources dept. for our tribal casino. He did a lot of the meticulous thorn-in-your-side work. He can be reached at 509-332-8711 should anyone have any questions regarding his battle. ~justine I spoke with Julian Matthews, and was assured it is ok to include his contact info, but I ask that the only calls be from those who really need this gradndfather's assistance on getting this terrible name removed from landmarks in their state. Dohiyi Ani Oginalii , , Gary Night Owl gars@nanews.org (*,*) P. O. Box 672168 gars@speakeasy.org (`-') Marietta, GA 30008, U.S.A. ===w=w=== ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ---------- - Issue Editorial: The S* Word - Nault says - Fire destroys Governance Act will go ahead Coeur d'Alene Tribal Office - Elders say Big Cove - Court: Montana must stay out of Liquor Licences Problematic Indian Elections - Ghost Bear Protesters - A Land of their Own plan to boycott Stores - Family giving back - State Police cross-deputized to Tribal Community with Navajo Police - Hydrologist to look into - Police Problems Coal Mine's Water Plan rooted in flawed Constitution - Pueblo Gardening Projects - Court: Montana Prison to teach lost Traditions must treat Inmates Better - Tribe to dedicate Rosebud Turbine - Anna Mae: - YELLOW BIRD: Peltier sues Journalist Black Hills turn Asphalt-Gray - Native Prisoner - Des Moines: -- Washington State Reformatory Tribes want a Place of their Own - Rustywire: Standing Outside - Little Shell Sovereignty Upheld - History: Carlisle Indian School - Nez Perce Chairman Penney replaced - Poem: Peace Not War - U.S. should give up managing - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days Indian Trust Funds - This Week on World Link TV - Kahnawake's Historical Fort Wall - Specials This Week on APTN torn down - APTN congratulates Artzone - Mi'kmaw Communinty commits for Nomination to Business Alliance - This Week on AIROS - Grand Chief leads Natives - Upcoming Events to showdown with Ottawa --------- "RE: Fire destroys Coeur d'Alene Tribal Office" --------- Date: Sat, May 3 2003 21:16:27 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="COEUR d'ALENE FIRE" http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=3D050203&ID=3Ds1344404 Tribal News Idaho Fire destroys Coeur d'Alene tribal office; records lost Cause of blaze still unknown Susan Drumheller Staff writer PLUMMER, Idaho - Employees and officials with the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe suffered a setback Thursday morning when a major government office building was destroyed by fire. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe's Economic Development Corporation Complex, just south of Worley on U.S. Highway 95, burned down in the early morning hours. The 5,000-square-foot building contained the offices of the EDC, natural resources, lake management and rails-to-trails programs. It also contained a facilities management shop. The blaze was reported shortly after midnight, said Alice Koskela, the tribe's spokeswoman. The Worley Volunteer Fire Department responded but could not stop the fire before the structure was engulfed. Documents and paperwork from the tribal offices were destroyed. Some may be recoverable from the hard drives of computers in other tribal offices, Koskela said. The staff that occupied the destroyed offices have been temporarily relocated. "Of course, we are saddened by this fire, but we are grateful that nobody was hurt," said Ernest Stensgar, chairman of the tribe. "The tribe has faced hardship and adversity before. We will move quickly to assure that all the programs in the EDC Complex find new homes and that these programs continue to operate effectively." The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. It is being investigated by the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Police, the Idaho fire marshal and agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco. --------- "RE: Court: Montana must stay out of Indian Elections" --------- Date: Thu, May 1 2003 08:10:06 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NDN ELECTIONS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.greatfallstribune.com/news/stories/20030501/localnews/218477.html High court: State must stay out of Indian elections By ERIC NEWHOUSE Tribune Projects Editor Thursday, May 1, 2003 State courts have no business intervening in the elections of sovereign Indian tribes, the Montana Supreme Court has concluded. In an order filed Tuesday, the court upheld District Judge Kenneth Neill's decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by seven candidates for tribal office in 2000. Darrel Koke and her slate of candidates contended they received the most votes, but that the incumbents retained their offices illegally. Since the tribe has no judicial system, the candidates filed suit in state court on the grounds that the tribe also is registered as a state corporation. Neill concluded that the election was for tribal officials, over which he had no authority. "Our conclusion that the Montana District Court is without jurisdiction is somewhat unsettling in that it leaves the appellants with no forum to hear their complaint on its merits," said the majority opinion, written by Justice Jim Regnier. "However, this court is unwilling to interfere with the longstanding right of tribal sovereignty to resolve the underlying matter in this case," it said. Justice Terry Trieweiler dissented, arguing that state courts have jurisdiction over the officers of state corporations. "I'm very disappointed," Koke said Wednesday, "but it may benefit us in the long run because the opinion says we're a sovereign nation. "That sure can't hurt us in our petition for federal recognition," she added. For more than a century, the Little Shell Tribe has been petitioning the federal government for recognition, which would mean greater federal funding and benefits. The 4,500 members of the tribe have been landless since 1892 when they left North Dakota's Turtle Mountain Reservation in protest of an Indian agent's purchase of 1 million acres of their land for $90,000. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: A Land of their Own" --------- Date: Fri, May 2 2003 08:18:27 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="COASTAL LANDS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.registerguard.com/news/2003/05/04/a1.triballand.0504.html A land of their own: Coastal Indian tribes hope swath of prime Siuslaw forestland will be restored to them By Scott Maben The Register-Guard May 4, 2003 MAPLETON - Sweet Creek Falls tumbles into a pool encircled by alders and walls of greenery, like a page from a Wilderness Society calendar. For Carolyn Slyter, it's also a page from history - and, she hopes, a view to the future of her people, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. The picturesque falls and others like it highlight a chunk of federal forest on the central Oregon Coast that the tribes are trying to reclaim 150 years after losing their ancestral lands. This was where their ancestors camped, plucked salmon and steelhead from abundant fish runs and hunted deer and elk. They collected maiden-hair to weave into their baskets and picked ripe salmonberries and huckleberries along pristine mountain streams. "It's just so soothing," said Slyter, a Coos Indian and tribal council member, as she watched the hypnotic motion of water plunging over rock. "I think a lot of our tribal members who are into immediate stuff, video games, who are always on the go." Visiting what's left of the ancient sites helps people slow down and reflect on life, she said. "It's a spiritual place. It's beautiful." The tribes would gain one-tenth of the Siuslaw National Forest - nearly 63,000 acres on the southern end - under a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore. It's a small piece of the 1.6 million acres that the government acknowledges the three tribes once inhabited, but it's a worthy gesture toward compensating them for their losses, Smith said. "This is a tribe that has yet to be reconnected with its land," he said. "So for me, it's a matter of personal interest and it is a matter that is morally compelling." Congress restored federal recognition of the Coos Bay-based tribes nearly 20 years ago, but hasn't compensated them for the loss of their land. They remain the only federally recognized tribes in Oregon without land returned to them. "Tribal status doesn't mean enough if there isn't a reconnection with their land," Smith said. Other pieces of plan Recouping ancestral lands and protecting cultural resources are the primary goals of the proposal, tribal leaders say. But they also want to restore old growth forests and improve stream quality and wildlife habitat. A key way to do that - as well as pay for the work - is to thin stands of timber that have grown crowded and unhealthy after heavy logging in past decades, tribal officials said. "Those plantations will generate, we're hoping, about a million dollars in revenue a year," tribal administrator Francis Somday said. That as well as revenues from recreation and tourism that the tribes hope to promote on the land also would help support other tribal programs, Somday said. "A million dollars isn't a lot of money, but it will help us to restore this land," he said. "It will help us to provide good, healthy jobs for tribal members. Taking care of something rather than destroying it is the Indian way of life." The land, which would remain open to the public, is one of several ambitious initiatives tribal leaders are pursuing to free themselves from federal subsidies for health care, housing, child care and education, and create new jobs for both tribal members and others on the coast. Tribal leaders also propose building a casino in Florence and a bowling center in Coos Bay - operations that would generate millions of dollars in revenues annually. But like the controversial casino plans, restoration of the tribal land has drawn criticism. Environmental groups are opposed to turning it back over to the tribes, even after tribal leaders agreed to what they say are concessions to alleviate concerns about public access and sound forestry practices. "There's no way for the American public to ensure those lands will be managed the way they're currently managed and the way we think they should be managed," said Jay Ward, conservation director of the Oregon Natural Resources Council, one of the most active environmental groups in the state. Despite the opposition, the tribes are passionate and patient in their quest to reclaim a land base. The latest bid began in the mid-1990s, but it's been a goal that dates back generations. Righting "a current wrong" The tribes in 1855 agreed to cede their territory to the federal government in return for a reservation and financial compensation after facing mounting pressure for non-Indian settlement of their homelands. Congress never ratified the Empire Treaty, but soldiers marched tribal members up the coast to a reservation where they were held against their will for 19 years. Starvation, disease and exposure claimed more than half. Congress terminated federal recognition of the confederated tribes in 1954, ending what little federal aid the tribes had received. The tribal government refused to disband, however, and federal officials restored recognition in 1984. But tribal members haven't forgotten what they lost a century and a half ago. "It's not a past wrong, it's a current wrong," said Howard Crombie, the tribes' environmental coordinator. "It hasn't been addressed. To the extent you can say 150 years ago is the past, well maybe it's the distant past for Euro-Americans, but for the people who have been here for 9,000 years, it's just a few generations ago." Tribal leaders see the proposed land transfer as more than reconciliation for historical injustices. They see it as integral to saving their heritage from slipping into oblivion. "I see troubled teen-age kids, and they're going to continue to be troubled as long as they're in urban America," Somday said. "As long as we can get these tribal elders to bring them out here and experience this, we'll see a change in life." The land, south of the Siuslaw River and north of the Smith River, would be transferred to the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs and held in trust for the tribes' 720 members. Preserving and learning more about old camps, burial sites and spiritual gathering spots will be a cornerstone of how the tribes will manage the area, Somday said. Restoring the land The tribes also vow to help heal the land, much of which was clear-cut during the heyday of logging on the coast. They propose to thin thousands of acres of even-aged stands to help them develop into healthy, old growth forests, and to replenish fallen logs in streams to improve habitat for fish. The goal is to revive, bit by bit, the kind of habitat that supports an array of wildlife, including threatened species such as spotted owls, marbled murrelets and coastal coho salmon. Some 22,000 acres of the land is covered in "plantations" - homogeneous stands planted where the timber industry cleared virgin forests in the 1960s, '70s and early '80s. These areas are dense but devoid of the diversity of wildlife that once thrived in the coast's ancient forests, Crombie said. He called them "biological deserts" that fail to attract owls, woodpeckers and other animals that prefer multilayered stands with large limbs and snags. Other management priorities include recreation and outdoors-based tourism. Attractions such as the waterfalls along the North Fork Smith River could become popular stops for people visiting the central coast, including the tribes' proposed casino. The tribes have compiled a long list of city, county and state officials who support the land transfer and endorsed it even before the tribes agreed last year to scale back the plan from 102,000 acres. But the Oregon Natural Resources Council remains a staunch opponent. In a letter co-signed by 24 other conservation groups and sent to Oregon's two senators, the resources council said landmark environmental safeguards will be limited or lost if the Forest Service no longer manages the land. "Once you move this land out of the public hands and public lands management, it becomes almost impossible for the rest of the people in the United States to enforce any kind of federal environmental law there," Ward said. The tribes would manage the land under the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act, which critics say allows for looser environmental safeguards than the Northwest Forest Plan that governs federal forestlands in the region. Other Northwest tribes, Ward said, have gone as far as to clear-cut old growth on lands they reclaimed from the federal government. "If they want to do the right thing, wonderful," he said. "The challenge is there's no backstop." Environmental groups also have more difficulty mounting legal challenges to logging plans and other projects when they must work through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Ward said. Facing opposition Tribal land managers still would need to comply with environmental laws such as the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act, said the tribes' forestry consultant, George Smith of Pacific Management Associates in North Bend. "But the tribe can do it in a streamlined, more efficient way of dealing with those issues than larger bureaucracies," such as the Forest Service, Smith said. The resources council further argues that nearly 63,000 acres for 720 tribal members is too much land compared with much smaller federal land bases - from 3,600 acres to 9,800 acres - that other coastal tribes have reclaimed in recent years. The disagreement puts environmentalists in an uncomfortable position, Ward admitted. "For us, this is a difficult issue to deal with," he said. "On a personal level and as a conservationist, I think wrongs have been done to the native people, and I do not like getting out and saying we oppose you having a homeland." But maintaining environmental laws and access to public land are the goals of conservationists, he said, "and we see this as a step in the wrong direction." The tribes and officials from the conservation group are scheduled to meet this week to discuss their differences. Still, tribal leaders scoff at the objections, which they believe are alarmist, and they say opponents are insensitive toward their culture and heritage. "Our track record is a heck of a lot better than the United States government," Somday said. Having to spell out in the bill what federal laws the tribes will follow in caring for the land is an insult, he said. "There's no one on earth that cares more about the land and water and wildlife than tribal people," he said. "No one." Instead of the land transfer, environmental groups suggest the government buy private lands for the tribes or help the tribes invest in Copyright c. 2003 The Eugene Register-Guard. --------- "RE: Family giving back to Tribal Community" --------- Date: Fri, May 2 2003 08:18:27 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GIVING BACK" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com/articles/2003/05/01/news/news03.txt Family giving back to tribal community By KARI NEUMEYER They encourage other American Indians to pursue college degrees May 1, 2003 If Randy and Michael Vendiola had listened to their school teachers, neither one of them would have a master's degree in education. "One of the schools that I attended sincerely thought that I was mildly retarded and set forth to acquire the necessary support needed for a disabled child," said Randy, who now works for the Marysville School District. "I started to fall into the trap of being convinced that I was dumb. Well, to make a long story short, if that teacher who had that concern about me were to teach at the schools that I've been working at since 1998, I'd be her boss." By getting advanced degrees, the Vendiolas prove wrong the misconception that American Indians don't value education. Years ago, many American Indians associated education with boarding schools that sought to purge their native culture. The Vendiolas represent a new generation that sees college education as integral to their personal success. The brothers are panelists at a two-day conference about social issues concerning American Indians, beginning today at the Skagit Valley Resort Hotel on the Upper Skagit Reservation. The event is run by the North Sound Mental Health Administration. Randy will be speaking about public schools and tribal communities, and Michael will address the challenges associated with crossing over between native and nontribal societies. Both credit their mother, Diane Vendiola, with inspiring them to further education among native children. "My mother was in Indian education and she inspired me to explore arenas whereby I could be helping young Native Americans," Randy said. "I feel that it is important and empowering for Native Americans to see and hear from other natives who have succeeded academically." Diane, whose mother was Swinomish and father was Filipino, is a counselor for the Swinomish Tribal Mental Health Program. She is moderating a panel on collaborating to fight domestic violence and gave a keynote address on the subject last year at the annual conference. "I asked Randy to bring my grandson (last year) because we need to begin when children are young," she said. This year, Diane suggested that Randy and Michael be panelists at the conference. "The best thing that any parent can hope for is that their kids will contribute to society," she said. "My kids are." Participants at the conference, which costs $175 to attend, are a mix of American Indians and non-native mental health service providers who have Indian clients, Diane said. Diane runs workshops with Karen Andrews of Skagit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services. One of the strengths of the Swinomish Tribe is its members' willingness to intervene to help their neighbors and relatives, Diane said. That can be an advantage in the classroom as well. "Teachers and parents can definitely help," Randy said. "Research has shown that the most successful students across the country are those whose parents have developed a working relationship with their children's teacher. In addition, the best way to promote education and to encourage academic excellence is to become educated yourself." Statistically, American Indian children do not test as well as their non-native counterparts, Randy said. They also are exposed to higher incidents of substance abuse, poverty and unemployment, he said. "This equates to children that are left further behind," he said. Michael feels lucky that he managed to finish high school, let alone get a master's degree from Western Washington University, he said. Michael and Randy have two other brothers and a sister. Rudy Vendiola, an Indian education coordinator in Ferndale, will be leading a "Journey Dance" at the end of the conference on Friday. Michael is the ethnic student adviser at Western Washington. "Technically, my job is advising student organizations," he said. "But my passion is to empower people of color into higher education." Like his brother Randy, Michael was singled out by his teachers as being someone who was not on the college track, he said. "Always get a second opinion when you're speaking with high school counselors," he said. "High school counselors (would say), 'You're most likely not going to college, maybe you should think about wood shop or auto shop,'" he said. "My mother was a strong advocate for me in that area, not allowing racism to have an impact on my life." Kari Neumeyer can be reached at 360-416-2145 or by e-mail at kneumeyer@skagitvalleyherald.com. Copyright c. 2003 Skagit Valley Herald/Mount Vernon, WA. --------- "RE: Hydrologist to look into Coal Mine's Water Plan" --------- Date: Sun, Apr 27 2003 21:11:16 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SACRED ZUNI LAKE" http://www.indianz.com/ http://www.sfnewmexican.com/print.asp?ArticleID=26376 Hydrologist to Look Into Coal Mine's Water Plan By BEN NEARY | The New Mexican Saturday, April 26, 2003 An independent hydrologist has been hired to investigate Zuni Pueblo's claim that an Arizona utility company's plan to pump water for a huge strip mine in Western New Mexico will hurt a lake sacred to the Pueblo and other Indian tribes. The Salt River Project, an Arizona utility company, intends to begin work this summer to develop the 18,000-acre Fence Lake coal strip mine, on the border of Cibola and Catron counties south of Grants. Last year, the company obtained a federal permit from the U.S. Department of Interior for the project. However, the federal permit prohibited the Salt River Project from pumping water from the Dakota Aquifer, as it had planned. The U.S. Department of Interior barred the Salt River Project from using the aquifer after an earlier independent hydrology report requested by Zuni Pueblo concluded that pumping from it would likely harm Zuni Salt Lake, some 10 miles from the mine project. The Zuni Pueblo people regard the salt lake as a deity they call Salt Mother. Brine flows from a cinder cone at the lake, leaving heavy salt deposits around the lake that Indians from around the Southwest use in ceremonies. The prohibition against using the Dakota Aquifer leaves the shallower Atarque Aquifer as Salt River Project's only remaining water supply for dust suppression and other uses. Mining operations are planned to last for 40 years, and the company plans to pump water at the rate of 85 gallons per minute. Dr. Phil King, an engineering professor at New Mexico State University, prepared the Dakota Aquifer study. Now, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs again has retained him to look into prospects of pumping from the Atarque Aquifer. King said this week he hasn't begun work on the study yet but intends to submit comments to state regulators by early next month about how a pump test on the Atarque Aquifer should be structured. Meanwhile, federal officials were mum Friday about the future of the mine project if King concludes that pumping from the Atarque Aquifer would harm the Zuni Salt Lake. "Isn't that premature?" Nedra Darling, BIA spokeswoman in Washington, D. C., responded Friday. Darling said she would research what her agency intends to do with the results of King's study. Mohammad Baloch, a water-rights engineer with the BIA's Office of Trust Responsibility in Washington, D.C., filed a complaint with his agency's federal Equal Employment Opportunity office two years ago. He claimed that Jeff Loman, his supervisor, retaliated against him for insisting that the agency commission King's first report on the Dakota Aquifer. Baloch visited Zuni Pueblo last week, along with other Interior Department and state officials working on the mine project. Loman declined comment Friday. Zuni Pueblo says King's pending report could give them support in opposing the mine project if he concludes that pumping the Atarque Aquifer would likely harm the lake. The Pueblo's hydrologists, Glorieta Geoscience of Santa Fe, concluded in a report issued earlier this year that the pumping would harm the lake. "We believe that independent expert will confirm the work of Zuni's experts and show that Salt River Project's use of the Atarque Aquifer will injure the Zuni Salt Lake," Zuni lawyer David Cunningham of Santa Fe said Friday. "If that is the result, we are hopeful that both the Department of Interior and New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division will revoke the mining permit. If they do not, Zuni will take alternative legal steps, which could include various lawsuits." The Fence Lake Mine project is attracting increasing attention from environmental groups. The Southwest Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club have said they're considering a lawsuit against the Department of Interior claiming that the agency's environmental studies of the mine project are flawed. King said Thursday he expects to have his report on the Atarque Aquifer finished this year. "It's a very adversarial sort of situation, unfortunately," King said. "If there are perceived to be effects, and they (the Department of Interior) permit it, the tribe will go after them, and if they deny it, Salt River Project will go after them." Bob Barnard, Fence Lake Mine project manager for SRP in Phoenix, said Thursday he expects development of the mine to begin this summer. The company intends to build a railway line to carry coal from the mine to its power plant just across the state line in St. John's, Ariz. Speaking of King, Barnard said, "I don't anticipate that he will find anything because of the geology that's out there." Bill Brancard, director of the Mining and Minerals Division of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, recently denied the Pueblo's appeal of his decision that a pump test of the aquifer would proceed outside the Pueblo's pending administrative challenge of the permit. The Pueblo had protested that holding the pump test outside of its appeal would deny its lawyers cross-examination of experts on pump-test results. In a recent letter to the Pueblo and Barnard, Brancard states that having the pump test occur as he has ordered will allow any interested party to participate and not limit it only to those who appealed the state's permit. "Now that it appears that the Atarque Aquifer will be the primary source of water for the proposed mining operation, there should be an opportunity for all interested persons to comment on the related hydrological issues," Brancard wrote. Copyright c. 2003 SantaFe New Mexican. --------- "RE: Pueblo Gardening Projects to teach lost Traditions" -------- Date: Sat, May 3 2003 21:16:27 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ZUNI GARDENS" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.imdiversity.com/Article-Detail.asp?Article-ID=16220 Pueblo Gardening Projects Aim To Teach Lost Traditions by AP, The Associated Press Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Writer Zuni Pueblo, N.M. (AP) - Adobe walls and stick fences stand guard against the elements, protecting a maze of gardens along the Zuni River from New Mexico's fierce winds and wildlife. Pueblo members kneel next to the waffle gardens - ls of black-and-white photographs taken a century ago. "You can see there were squares within squares within squares," says Pawluk, head of the pueblo's conservation project. "Some of these were nurseries for young trees, some of them were nurseries for perennial plants like grapes and stuff and some of them were annual crops like onions and things." For now, these photos and tribal elders' memories are all that remain of Zuni's impressive waffle gardens, endless corn fields and renowned peach orchards. But Zuni and other Indian pueblos have begun efforts to reconnect with their past through community gardens and other teaching projects. "It's so much a part of the culture," Pawluk says of growing food. "There's so much desire." The pueblo is building four community gardens, each with its own watering tank. The goal is to revitalize Zuni agriculture and encourage more people to garden by making it easier. "It's hard-living here," he says. "You can't ask people to do things that require a day of labor. There's TV now, bills and all the things of the modern world." After poring over hundreds of years of knowledge about building waffle gardens, Pawluk has designed a more modern garden that makes mixing soils and maintaining the important water-holding depressions unnecessary. The pueblo plans to expand the gardening program to schools next year and build a greenhouse that would be dedicated to native fruit and vegetable varieties. Pawluk is not so much interested in returning to traditional waffle gardens but rather creating a gardening method that joins traditions with the benefits of modern science. "Old principles, new methods," he says. Pawluk was concerned a decade ago that Zuni's farming traditions were "flickering like a small flame about to go out after 3,000 years." His opinion is gradually changing now that more young couples are farming, but he added that tribal leaders and others need to continue pushing agriculture's importance. "There's a lot of work that needs to be done," he says. In the hills south of Zuni, Andy Newell and his students have transformed part of the nearly vacant village of Ojo Caliente into a working farm - complete with two horses, 54 chickens and a dog. Newell, who teaches at Zuni Christian Mission School, said it was in the fields and gardens that pueblo children of the past learned the benefits of work, the lessons of responsibility and respect for others. "The farming is great and everything, but it's more the life lessons that come through having to take care of yourself this way," he said while looking over the beginnings of a garden and orchard. Newell brings a group of boys to the farm four days a week. They plant, build fences, feed the animals and fish at a nearby lake. "Once they get here there's an excitement, kind of like this new life has been breathed into them," Newell says. "They're throwing rocks, running around and chasing each other, exploring and discovering things." Some might consider Newell crazy for moving into one of the village's abandoned rock and mud houses, but tribal member Alex Tsethlikai says he appreciates Newell teaching children about the land. "It's good for them to be out here learning the old ways so when they grow up they can teach their kids," says Tsethlikai, a father of four. Several pueblos - including San Felipe, Santo Domingo and Cochiti - are also developing ways to weave agriculture into modern Indian life. North of Albuquerque, Sandia Pueblo is gearing up for the fifth year of its community garden. This spring, children are helping water and weed rows of onion and bean sprouts after school. More important than recognizing weeds are the history and language lessons. Sandia elders talk to the children in Tiwa while working in the field, teaching them words and their ancestors' ways. "The drive is mainly trying to preserve our culture and our history and our traditions of who we are as Native American people," said Sandia Pueblo Gov. Stuart Paisano. "We've lost that a little bit." Paisano said the garden brings Sandia together, especially during harvest time when the pueblo turns out to pick vegetables and have a picnic. Leilani McCook visited the garden with her grandmother last summer. The 8-year-old remembers picking tomatoes, chili and corn. "I learned that we're supposed to take care of the garden and make sure nothing happens to it," McCook says. "We have to keep it going in case we don't have any food or if we don't want to go to the store." In northwest New Mexico, waffle gardens at Salmon Ruins serve as a classroom for children from Bloomfield and Kirtland. The gardens offer a glimpse of what it might have been like for Anasazi farmers centuries ago, says Larry Baker, executive director of the archaeological site. "It provides a perspective for these kids to look back and say, 'Gee, my ancestors were able to develop these types of gardens. They were able to raise food and be self-sufficient,"' Baker says. Archaeologists have determined that waffle gardens built by the area's ancient puebloans spanned up to 40 acres. Baker says those planned this summer at Salmon Ruins will be much smaller. Agriculture was traditionally a community effort. Everybody shared the burden of clearing the land, planting and harvesting. They also shared the bounty. That began to change when tribes were forced onto reservations and later when many Indian men left their fields to fight in World War II. They returned with skills that allowed them to leave farming behind. The introduction of electricity, cars and name-brand clothes also helped push farming aside, says Gary Tenorio, a former Santo Domingo tribal administrator. Tenorio, who works as an outreach specialist with the Montana-based Intertribal Agriculture Council, spends nearly all his time educating Indians about federal agriculture programs and available funding. When he's not traveling, Tenorio and two of his sons farm and raise cattle. He also opened his ranch to children who have an interest in agriculture. "Farming is a lot of hard work," he says, "but the important thing is it teaches us the values of a long time ago - for instance, the value of community." At Zuni, farming still ties the community together in many ways. Pawluk has heard countless stories about children bringing vegetables home to proud grandparents and even he has been rewarded with fruit for chopping wood for Zuni elders. "They would give me a melon and they would carry it like it was a treasure," he said. "Between that and a million other examples, it dawned on me that there's still a strong desire." Copyright c. 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2003 IMDiversity Inc. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Tribe to dedicate Rosebud Turbine" --------- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:02:50 EDT From: ErthAvengr@aol.com Mailing List: ndn-aim Subj: Rosebud: Tribe to dedicate Rosebud turbine http://www.rapidcityjournal.com Tribe to dedicate Rosebud turbine April 30,2003 ROSEBUD - Dedication ceremonies are set for about noon Thursday at the Rosebud Hotel and Casino for the first American Indian-owned and operated utility-scale wind turbine. The Rosebud Wind Turbine, a 750-kilowatt turbine on top of a 190-foot tower, will be capable of powering 220 South Dakota homes. It represents a lengthy effort by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and its Tribal Utility Commission (TUC) which began collecting wind data to test feasibility in 1995. "This turbine was an overnight success - in eight years," Bob Gough, attorney and first director of the TUC, said. The project's promoters say the Rosebud Wind Turbine is the first stage in a plan for intertribal wind development proposed by the Intertribal Council On Utility Policy (COUP). Intertribal COUP hopes tribal-owned wind-energy generation will be the basis for community revitalization, sustainability and capacity building. They hope to demonstrate the ability of a Northern Plains Tribe to finance, own and operate a utility- scale wind turbine interconnected to the regional transmission grid. A grant from the Department of Energy and a low-interest loan from the U. S. Rural Utility Service helped fund the project. Additional financial support was provided by NativeEnergy of Shelburne, Vt., through its up- front purchase of the bulk of the turbine's 25-year output of renewable energy credits, or "green tags." Green-tag sales will be critical to the expansion of Indian wind development on the Northern Plains. Even with buyers such as Ellsworth Air Force Base, there just isn't a sufficient market for premium-cost green power within feasible transmission distance of the Northern Plains wind resource. Green tags enable the tribes to sell the power locally at market rates and recover their extra costs through the sale of green tags to renewable energy supporters anywhere in the country. Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy David Garman is the keynote speaker at the dedication of the collaborative effort between the DOE and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe for this first turbine. Intertribal COUP expects two hundred representatives of tribes from across the country interested in wind power to attend. The Rosebud Wind Turbine will be officially named in honor of Rosebud Sioux President Alex "Little Soldier" Lunderman, who died in December 1999. After the turbine dedication, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe will host an intertribal powwow at the Rosebud Casino & Hotel complex. --------- "RE: YELLOW BIRD: Black Hills turn Asphalt-Gray" --------- Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 09:43:46 -0500 From: "newsroomstaff" Subj: DORREEN YELLOW BIRD COLUMN: Black Hills turn asphalt-gray with onslaught of urban sprawl Mailing List: NAA http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/columnists/ DORREEN YELLOW BIRD COLUMN: Black Hills turn asphalt-gray with onslaught of urban sprawl Forty years had passed since I'd visited the Black Hills of South Dakota. They'd changed. The Freedom Forum of Washington, D.C., and the Neuharth Center at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D., sponsored a workshop for budding Native American journalists at the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills. I was one of the mentors for the students. I like seeing the countryside from the ground level, and I don't like flying, especially those small prop planes. So, I opted to drive the round trip of about 1,300 miles. I wanted to take the shortest route possible, and with the help of my friends, we mapped a route through the back roads. Then, I pointed my Toyota south and west toward the Great Plains. The foothills of the rolling plains are along the Missouri River, near the Standing Rock reservation. South of Standing Rock is a small reservation district called Little Eagle in South Dakota. It is a beautiful little village where the Lakota have settled in a valley formed by the Grand River. When you climb the long side hills from Little Eagle to the bench lands, the highway comes onto a prairie stretching out on all sides. It is breathtaking to see the rolling hills with no fences and few trees. The hills look soft and supple, like the ocean on a day with enough wind to set the water undulating. The prairie was brown from the drought last summer. I could almost see the breasts of Mother Earth softly breathing in and out. It rained the three days while I was at Crazy Horse, so when I returned, the Plains had turned a rich emerald green - and looked almost like fur. The transition was remarkable. When I left U.S. Highway 212 for Sturgis, S.D., Bear Butte jutted some 4, 000 feet out of the prairie in an amazing spectacle. I visited the butte years ago, but I don't remember it being as overwhelming and spectacular as it was that day. It was massive against the blue sky. The butte looks like a sitting bear facing west. On my return, I stopped at Bear Butte, went past the buffalo herd and followed the path up and around to the sweats. Along the way, there were trees full of ceremonial prayer flags and ties. The butte wore a scarf of white mist that day. I didn't stay long but whispered a prayer with a request for a third and longer visit. After traveling in the expanse and solitude of the Great Plains and seeing majestic Bear Butte, I wasn't prepared for the interstate to Rapid City, S.D. As I passed through Sturgis and climbed up to the interstate, the traffic was as heavy as traffic on the Beltway around Washington, D.C. The Black Hills were visible now. On each side of the road, the hills were clear-cut and dotted with lavish houses. It was as if the head of the hills had been given a buzz cut around the ears. Shops, gas stations and houses follow the highway into Rapid City. Then, there are the billboards. The classic song "Signs," by Five Man Electric Band - the one that goes, "Signs, signs, everywhere a sign/blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind ..." - kept sounding in my head. Those signs advertised everything from the famous Mount Rushmore to the Reptile Gardens to every tourist trap in the Hills. When I left the traffic and headed toward Custer, S.D., where we were staying, it was raining intermittently. But I opened my window anyway. It was as if the Hills were alive. I even could smell Her piney breath. By the way, in one area there was a herd of small, dark-colored deer. I watched them to see if they noticed my new deer whistles. They didn't. It's unfortunate that Black Hills communities lavish so much attention on shops such as the tourist places selling T-shirts and so on. The Hills themselves have a beauty and wonder that are unmatched. All those tourist traps seem to do is create a sprawl around Rapid City that, to me, takes away from the beauty of the land. But the billboards on every turn are the things that seems to be most offensive to the Hills. I know that happens to cities. However, most disconcerting to me was the sprawl that seems to be gathering around Bear Butte. There are farms, even one against the side of the butte, and there are "for sale" signs along the road, which means more and more urbanites will be moving around the butte to sell their wares. I hope that Grand Forks and other North Dakota communities guard their treasures more carefully than what seems to be happening in the Rapid City area. Yellow Bird writes columns Tuesdays and Saturdays. Reach her at 780-1228, (800) 477-6572 ext. 228 or dyellowbird@gfherald.com Copyright c. 2003 Grand Forks Herald. --------- "RE: Des Moines: Tribes want a Place of their Own" --------- Date: Sun, May 4 2003 16:24:26 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DES MOINES CENTER" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4788998/21169800.html Tribes want a place of their own By DEANNA TRUMAN-COOK Register Staff Writer 05/04/2003 Des Moines needs a cultural center for American Indians, tribal representatives said Saturday. "It is important that we have a place where people can come and get information," said Howard Matalba, president of the Central Iowa Circle of First Nations, a support group for all tribes. "Other ethnic groups have one. We need one." On Saturday, a few dozen people gathered at McHenry Park on the city's north side for the first Native American community potluck dinner. They ate, played horseshoes and talked about the need for a permanent place to call their own. In the 2000 Census, 18,246 Iowans claimed American Indian or Alaska Native heritage. Tama and Woodbury counties have the heaviest concentration of residents with American Indian lineage. American Indians make up less than 1 percent of the nation's population, but Matalba said he knows of more than 500 in the Des Moines area alone. "We want to get them involved in the culture," said Jennifer Hunt of Indigenous Dreams of the Red Earth, another support group. She said she's "hoping and praying we get a center soon." Hunt, who travels to schools around the state to give presentations on American Indian culture, said many people still believe her people live in teepees. The center would be an avenue to educate people and to help end stereotypes, she said. Tribal politics have gotten in the way of a center before, said Matalba and Hunt, and they are determined not to let it happen again. Their goal is to raise money, find a building and ultimately open a center next spring. Hunt said the center's main focus will be teaching, with instruction in tribal beading, languages, dances, songs and medicinal methods for children. An American Indian library will be added to assist research. Drug and alcohol counseling would be available, as well as housing assistance and a gift center with blankets, jewelry and leather goods, Matalba said. "It is a slow process dealing with all the red tape, but it will happen," he said. "We need it." Fund raising Donations can be sent to Central Iowa Circle of First Nations, P.O. Box 66, Winterset, IA 50273, or Indigenous Dreams of the Red Earth, 215 Watson Powell Jr. Way, Des Moines, IA 50309. Upcoming A Pride, Honor and Respect Youth Powwow will be held May 31 from noon to 10 p.m. at the Heelan Catholic Youth Organization building in Sioux City. Admission is free. Copyright c. 2003, The Des Moines Register. --------- "RE: Little Shell Sovereignty Upheld" --------- Date: Thu, May 1 2003 08:10:06 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LITTLE SHELL" http://www.indianz.com/ Montana court recognizes tribe through common law THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2003 Despite not being recognized by the federal government, the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe possesses attributes of tribal sovereignty, the Montana Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. In a unanimous decision, the court refused to intervene in an internal election dispute. Writing for the majority, Justice Jim Regnier said to do so would violate tribal sovereignty. "Indian tribes and their officials enjoy sovereign immunity from suit unless expressly limited by Congress," Regnier wrote. The ruling, issued Tuesday, has the effect of judicial recognition for the tribe. The justices relied on a 1901 Supreme Court decision, Montoya v. United States , that sets out four criteria for "common law recognition." The Little Shell Tribe, Regnier said, "satisfies each element of the Montoya test and therefore is a tribe entitled to sovereignty." But the tribe has yet to finalize its status before the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In May 2000, former assistant secretary Kevin Gover issued a preliminary decision in favor of recognition and, after several extensions of the public comment period that were requested by tribe, the petition is still open for review. That didn't stop the court from relying on Gover's analysis. The decision cites the proposed finding as evidence for the tribe satisfying the first three Montoya criteria: 1) members must be of the same or a similar race; 2) members must be united in a community; and 3) they must exist under one leadership or government. For the fourth test -- that the tribe must occupy a territory -- the court said Little Shell members primarily live in three areas. "Furthermore, tribes are not required to occupy a reservation to either receive common law or federal recognition," Regnier added. The tribe has been seeking federal status for more than 100 years. In 1892, Chief Little Shell refused to sign a treaty with the United States that would have paid out 10 cents an acre for 10 million acres of land. Little Shell ancestors left, and were forced off, what is now the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota. In agreeing to recognize the tribe, Gover disagreed with an analysis by BIA researchers who said the tribe failed to satisfy three out of seven mandatory requirements that are laid out in federal regulations. BIA researchers said the tribe failed to show evidence for certain period of time. The tribe has said it is working to fill the gaps. Although Tuesday's decision was unanimous on the tribe's common law recognition, Justice Terry N. Trieweiler said he would have allowed the suit because members sued the tribe's corporation, not the tribe itself. "While I agree that the district court was without jurisdiction to entertain the complaint to the extent that it affected the election of tribal officials, I disagree that the district court was without jurisdiction to consider the complaint as it related to officers of that state corporation," he wrote. Copyright c. 2000-2003 Indianz.Com. --------- "RE: Nez Perce Chairman Penney replaced" --------- Date: Tue, May 6 2003 08:11:22 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NEZ PERCE CHAIRMAN" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.Tribal_news Nez Perce chairman Penney replaced Staff and wire reports May 5, 2003 LAPWAI, Idaho - Samuel N. Penney's council position was not up for re- election on the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, but he lost his longtime post as chairman. Each year after open positions are filled in the tribal elections, the nine members of the tribal council vote for their chairman. Penney, who's been chairman for a decade, was passed over Saturday for former Vice Chairman Anthony Johnson. Johnson was appointed chairman on a 5-4 vote. The chairman leads a nine- member executive committee that represents the tribe and makes all policy decisions. "I will spend more time not having to travel all the time and with my family," Penney said. "It will also allow me to work on very specific issues and not on everything." The way tribal politics go, Penney could very well be elected back to the chair next year, said Juliana Repp, a Spokane attorney who is Nez Perce. She went to Kamiah, Idaho, on the Nez Perce reservation to vote in the election, which concluded Saturday. More than 490 registered voters turned out for the two-day general council, which is a very high turnout, Repp said. Several years ago the Nez Perce council began to allow non-reservation members to vote in the general election. "In the last six years, a lot of off-reservation tribal members like myself began going back to vote," Repp said. A small pocket of Nez Perce live in the greater Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area. During the elections, executive committee members Julia Davis-Wheeler and Richard Arthur were voted out. Davis-Wheeler was secretary for the executive committee for 16 years and was nationally known for her work on health issues including chair of the National Indian Health Board. The seats were filled by Jerrid Weaskus and Bill Picard. Herschel McConville retained his seat on the council. Other committee members include vice chairman Wilfred Scott, secretary Jacob Whiteplume and treasurer Jennifer Oatman-Brisbois. Copyright c. 2003, The Spokesman-Review. --------- "RE: U.S. should give up managing Indian Trust Funds" --------- Date: Fri, May 2 2003 08:18:27 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="FORMER TRUSTEE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/nation/5768118.htm Former trustee says government should give up managing Indian trust funds JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press May 2, 2003 WASHINGTON - A veteran banker who once ran Indian trust reform testified that the government needs outside help to assess Indian claims. "Sooner or later, the government has to come to the conclusion of outsourcing, or getting out of the business," Paul Homan said Thursday, the first day of a $137 billion suit claiming the Interior Department has mismanaged American Indian money. "The government simply does not have enough critical mass to manage this correctly." Homan, who served as the first special trustee before resigning in 1999 in protest of what he said were attempts to obstruct his efforts to reconcile trust accounts, was to resume testifying Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court Judge Royce B. Lamberth's court. The trial, expected to last five weeks, is the second in nearly seven years in the largest class-action lawsuit ever against the government. The suit was filed on behalf of more than 300,000 Indian plaintiffs in June 1996 to regain billions of dollars in uncounted revenues from oil, gas, timber and cattle grazing contracts that were paid to the government for forwarding to landowners. After the first trial in 1999, Lamberth ordered the department to account for the money and repair the management flaws. This trial is expected to determine how the department should follow through with that order. The government now proposes a historical accounting, costing an estimated $335 million over at least five years, based on limited statistical sampling and transaction-by-transaction analysis. Lamberth was immediately skeptical. "Every time estimate I've been given by Interior has slipped, so I assume that one will, too," Lamberth told government lawyers. Dennis Gingold, an attorney for the Indian plaintiffs, said his clients shouldn't have to wait another five years for a payout. He said problems have surfaced which "plaintiffs never dreamed of when this case was filed." The plaintiffs' plan would identify all money generated over the years from individual Indian trust lands by using independent databases such as those relied upon by the oil and gas industries - a process they claim could take only a matter of weeks. Justice Department attorney John Stemplewicz characterized the Indian plaintiffs' approach as an overly idealistic wish list. "It's going to be an arbitrary, rough-justice sort of solution," he said of the Indians' plan. Congress passed the Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act in 1994 to try to fix the long-standing problems by, among other things, creating the special trustee office first held by Homan. The Bush administration and the Clinton administration before it each admitted they couldn't account for all of the money that is supposed to be in the 116-year-old trust, funded primarily by royalties from oil, gas, timber and mining on Indian land. Lamberth held Interior Secretary Gale Norton in contempt last September for failing to fix management problems with the trust. He also ordered Norton to submit the detailed accounting plan and fix the long-standing management problems. The department has appealed that ruling. The judge sanctioned government attorneys for what he said were attempts to cover up misrepresentations to him. He also had held Norton's predecessor, Bruce Babbitt, and Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin in contempt. The problem dates to 1887 when Congress began putting tribal land in trust. As it later broke up the tribal land into allotments to individual Indians, the government kept poor records, making it that much harder to decide the growing number of probate cases involving the many Indians who died without wills. Indians suing the government now claim the mismanagement cost the Indian landowners at least $10 billion. Copyright c. 2003 AP Wire and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. Copyright c. 2003 the Aberdeen News. --------- "RE: Kahnawake's Historical Fort Wall torn down" --------- Date: Tue, May 6 2003 08:11:22 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="FORT WALL TORN DOWN" And the wall comes down By: Greg Horn May 2, 2003 A section of Kahnawake's historical Fort Wall was torn down earlier this week. The section of the wall which was removed was directly across from Technical Services and in front of Kateri School. The Public Works Department of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake was removing a section of the wall, which collapsed last year after it was hit by a school bus. While this work was being done, more sections of the wall began to crumble. At the time of the accident it was found that the wall was irreparable in its state. Dwayne Kirby of Public Works got approval from the Kahnawake Safety Committee to remove that entire section of the wall. The decision was based on a safety risk for the students of Kateri School. Because the wall was unstable, it was deemed dangerous for people to cross under the doorway through the wall to Kateri School. As the wall was being torn down, several Kateri School students were clearly upset and were yelling, "What are you doing?" The stone is currently being stored at the Town Garage. Due to the wall's historical significance, the MCK is looking at economical ways to rebuild it, using the original stone. There are some people who are upset with the decision to tear down the wall. "Don't tear down the wall," Marina Mayo said. "Repair it." The wall was built in the 1700s by the men of Kahnawake. At that time the French military wanted the fort built to defend both the church and the regiment from attacks from the English army and from other Native people. However, the wall was never completed after the community decided that it could be dangerous to be encircled by the French military. "That wall meant something to us," she said, "and now we don't have it. "The Roman Coliseum is thousands of years old and they didn't tear it down," Mayo continued. "They repaired it." She mentioned other structures of historical significance around the world, such as the Parthenon and the Great Wall of China, that are restored and preserved rather than destroyed." She said rather than tear it down, other things could have been done in the meantime to address the safety risk. She suggested that barriers could have been put up to prevent people from going in dangerous areas of the wall. She also suggested increased patrols by the Peacekeepers in the area to ensure safety. "I'm very upset,' Mayo said. "I grew up with that wall. What's to stop them (the MCK) from tearing down other things because they have a crack?" Copyright c. 1997-2000 The Eastern Door. --------- "RE: Mi'kmaw Communinty commits to Business Alliance" --------- Date: Tue, May 6 2003 08:11:22 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=d58d78c7-1ec8-416f-bd5b Membertou continuing to explore new territory Mi'kmaw communinty commits to business alliance with Grant Thorton Canada By Steve MacInnis capebreton Monday, May 5, 2003 Score yet another first for a Cape Breton Mi'kmaw community that continues to prove itself a leader when it comes to aboriginal self- government. Details of a strategic business alliance between Membertou and one of Canada's largest accounting firms - Grant Thornton Canada - will be made public Tuesday during a press conference in Halifax. While specific details are being kept under wraps, the alliance focuses on the lessons learned by Membertou officials while on the road to sustainable and accountable development. It is believed the model developed by Membertou in terms of becoming financial stable and accountable can be applied by other First Nations communities across the country. The model covers everything from training staff to finding home spun solutions for economic development. With just over 1,000 residents, Membertou prides itself on its fiscal responsibility having gone from a deficit situation in the mid-1990's to working with a budget of $44.5 million in 2002. The small community was the first among First Nations communities to become ISO9001:2000 compliant and in addition to its band offices in Cape Breton, the community has corporate office in Halifax. Community leaders have pursued a number of economic initiatives involving the fishing industry to a training agreement with the province to train residents in a host of trades. Grant Thornton is a Canadian firm of chartered accountants and management consultants. It is considered to be among the top five accounting firms in the country. Copyright c. 2003 Cape Breton Post. Copyright c. 2003 CanWest Interactive. --------- "RE: Grand Chief leads Natives to showdown with Ottawa" --------- Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 11:40:30 -0400 From: "Frosty" Subj: Fw: Grand chief leads natives to showdown with Ottawa Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian Grand chief leads natives to showdown with Ottawa By KIM LUNMAN UPDATED AT 9:23 AM EDT Monday, May. 5, 2003 OTTAWA - At 47 and with less than three months left in his mandate as national grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Matthew Coon Come says he isn't worried about running out of time in his fight for native rights. The James Bay Cree says he is genetically predisposed to longevity. His grandfather is 110; his great-grandfather lived to 115. And in a rather remarkable claim, he insists his great-great-grandfather lived to 135. "I'm going to be here a long time," Mr. Coon Come said in an interview. "But I don't think we'll finish our job in this life." He is facing one of his biggest challenges yet in a mounting showdown with the federal government over a piece of legislation that would change the 127-year-old Indian Act. The elected chief of Canada's most vocal native-rights group is nearing the end of his three-year term in July. As the representative for 633 native communities, Mr. Coon Come has clashed with Prime Minister Jean Chretien, seen his federal funding cut and drawn international attention to the plight of Canada's natives. The soft-spoken Mr. Coon Come, who wears his silver-flecked hair short and is prone to dark business suits, said the legislation will set back the relationship between aboriginals and Ottawa by decades. "This Indian Act was never ours," he said. "You do not modernize colonialization. You reject it." Thousands of natives have protested in recent months in the streets of Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa and in the heart of Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault's Northern Ontario riding, Kenora. Another protest is set for his riding May 15. Mr. Nault argues the new law will give native communities more control in electing their leaders and managing their finances while requiring more accountability in both areas. But critics say it contravenes the constitutional rights of natives to govern themselves. "There's no Indian Act for Italians, East Indians or Jews," said Mr. Coon Come, who calls the bill "racist." Native protesters are crowding the Indian Affairs parliamentary committee meetings in rare all-night sessions being held in the Commons to go through the bill clause by clause. Last week, native leaders irked some committee members when they ordered a pizza delivered to the meeting after 1 a.m. while ceremonial drummers played on the front lawn of Parliament. They presented eagle feathers to opposition MPs who do not support the bill. The hearings resume today. Mr. Nault has said opposition to the First Nations Governance Act does not reflect the existing wider support for the legislation that he maintains will pave the way for better native economies and self-government later. But Mr. Coon Come says rank-and-file natives across the country are opposed to the bill. They say that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees an inherent right to self-government and that Mr. Nault should withdraw the bill and scrap the Indian Act altogether. "We'd rather negotiate than litigate and demonstrate," he said. Native leaders are threatening a summer of road blockades to protest against the legislation, which is expected to pass by next month. The debate will no doubt spill over at the Assembly of First Nations leadership vote this summer. There is speculation that former national grand chief Phil Fontaine, who lost to Mr. Coon Come last time, will run. Mr. Fontaine, head of the Indian Affairs Commission, could not be reached for comment. While Mr. Fontaine was criticized for being too cozy with Ottawa, Mr. Coon Come's detractors say he has been too soft-spoken on the national stage. "I'm not prepared to support him this time," said onetime supporter Chief Phillip Stewart of the Penticton First Nation in British Columbia. "He was too passive, quiet. . . . It's a classic case of too little too late." But others credit Mr. Coon Come with putting the plight of Canada's natives into the international spotlight. He infuriated Mr. Nault last year when he told a global racism conference in South Africa about Canada's "racist and colonial syndrome of dispossession and discrimination." Mr. Coon Come's own life story is testament to Canada's troubled past with its native people. He was born in a tent on his father's hunting trapline in Mistissini First Nation, a Cree community in Northern Quebec. At 6, Mr. Coon Come and his three sisters were taken by an Indian Agent and RCMP officer with the village's other children and transported by canoe and floatplane to a residential school 500 kilometres away in the St. Morris Valley. He could speak only Cree. "All I know is I was taken away, plucked from the hands of my parents. "They say that when the children left that day, it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop but at night all you could hear were families crying." He was at the residential school for nine years, returning to the community later to hunt moose and caribou with his father and to serve two terms as chief. At his father's urging, he studied political science and law at Trent University in Ontario. "You take those white-man books and you learn them well, because you will need them," he recalls his father, Alfred, saying. The Assembly of First Nations represents about 700,000 of Canada's 1.4 million aboriginals. Since Mr. Coon Come's election, federal funding to the assembly has been cut to about $6-million from $19-million. Some native leaders say Six Nations Chief Roberta Jamieson, whose reserve in Ontario is the largest in Canada, is being encouraged to seek the AFN leadership. Ms. Jamieson declined comment on the leadership but said in an interview that the First Nations Governance Act legislation has become a lightning rod for native activism across Canada. --------- "RE: Nault says Governance Act will go ahead" --------- Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 09:32:08 -0400 From: "Frosty" Subj: Fw: Indian affairs minister says native leaders should "work with us" not protest accountability Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Diabo Indian affairs minister says native leaders should "work with us" NOT protest accountability By Lynda Powless Editor While band council chiefs and their supporters protested on Parliament Hill Monday, Minister of Indian Affairs, Robert Nault told Turtle Island News, First Nations leaders should "work with us. In an exclusive interview with Turtle Island News, Monday, Nault said the First Nations Governance Act will go ahead. And he said contrary to claims the act destroys traditional forms of aboriginal government, "no that's not true - it does allow for traditional forms of government. It allows for the fundamentals of the principles of governance to allow for First Nations people to participate in-appeal mechanisms, if there are problems or disagreements in the community and that is very much a traditional style of government." He said traditional governments build in those principles including the protection of First Nation citizens right mirrored in the Human Rights Act. He said it allows for a balancing of both collective and individual rights. "We can arrive at solution," he said. He said "We've sent it to committee before second reading to give everyone an opportunity to look at the bill, to get advice." Copyright c. 2003 Turtle Island News. --------- "RE: Elders say Big Cove Liquor Licences Problematic" --------- Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 11:40:28 -0300 From: "JJ Bear" Subj: Big Cove liquor licences problematic: elders Mailing List: ndn-aim Big Cove liquor licences problematic: elders WebPosted Apr 30 2003 11:11 AM EDT MONCTON - Elders from Big Cove are asking the province to cancel 17 liquor licences that were recently issued for the Big Cove First Nation. The elders say alcohol causes too many problems on the reserve and they met with members of cabinet on Wednesday to make their point. Big Cove Chief Robert Levi says provincial red tape means liquor licences are required for establishments having video lottery terminals. The province has agreed to issue the 17 liquor licences. But elders on the reserve say the province hasn't listened to the community. Susan Levi speaks for the elders. "We kept faxing to the liquor commission, telling them there is a controversy in Big Cove and hoping they would not issue the liquor licences until it is resolved." The band says the liquor licences are just paperwork to have the VLTs. The band hopes to use the revenue from the VLTs for social programs and it doesn't expect to sell alcohol. But Susan Levi wants stronger guarantees. "There's supposed to be a community profile and if there is a controversy in any community in New Brunswick, the Province would be reluctant to issue a liquor license. Yet, when this happened in Big Cove, they issued the license regardless." Levi says they'll be pushing the provincial ministers to act more responsibly in regard to people at Big Cove. --------- "RE: Ghost Bear Protesters plan to boycott Stores" --------- Date: Thu, May 1 2003 08:10:06 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="WALK FOR JUSTICE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/05/01/news/local/news02.txt Protesters plan to boycott stores By Heidi Bell Gease, Journal Staff Writer May 1, 2003 RAPID CITY - The Walk for Justice Committee, a group formed to protest the fatal shooting of an American Indian man by a Rapid City police officer, is encouraging people to boycott three local businesses for the next week. Activists plan to picket Wal-Mart, Prairie Market and the East North Street McDonald's restaurant from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through May 7, group spokesman Stacy Scares Hawk said. The committee is urging everyone, especially Indian people, to support the boycott and to help picket. Indian people spend a lot of money at those three businesses, Scares Hawk said, and the boycott is meant to show the power Indian people can have on the local economy. Protesters also hope the boycott will persuade city officials to meet the Walk for Justice Committee's demands, which include firing the police officer who shot and killed Lucas Grey Day-Ghost Bear. Ghost Bear died March 9 after he was shot by Rapid City Police Officer Marc Black. After an investigation, South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long ruled that the shooting was justified, citing witness testimony that Ghost Bear had lunged at Black with a knife and threatened the officer and others. The Walk for Justice Committee organized two marches to protest the shooting and to demand that Black be fired and prosecuted. On April 3, the group marched to Mayor Jerry Munson's office to make these additional demands: + Further investigation into the deaths of eight Indian people found near Rapid Creek several years ago and four other unsolved deaths of Indian men. + Election of a Rapid City Council representative from the Sioux Addition by today. + "Sioux Addition returned to trust status and reparations paid with interest." Munson did not meet with marchers, saying he had a prior commitment. At the time, he said he would be willing to meet with the Walk for Justice Committee to discuss housing, education, jobs and general concerns but not to discuss requests to fire Officer Black. The committee's demands were not met. Now, protesters say they will hit the city in the pocketbook by boycotting businesses they say have been unfair to Indian people. "Boycotting three businesses will show how powerful we are and give them a warning shot of an entire city boycott," a flier about the boycott states. Marchers said Wal-Mart, where Ghost Bear had worked, refused the committee's request for paper products to help feed marchers. Scares Hawk said she has heard reports of McDonald's supervisors throwing away job applications from Indian people, and she added that she was treated rudely at the restaurant's drive-through window. As for Prairie Market, Scares Hawk said many Indian people are arrested at the grocery store, where many Indian people shop. She did not know what the arrests were for. Scares Hawk acknowledged that some people have questioned the connection between local businesses and Ghost Bear's death. "Because we couldn't get the mayor to respond to what we wanted to do," she said, marchers decided to take action. The main goal is to have Black fired and the police department investigated, she said. Contact Heidi Bell Gease at 394-8419 or heidi.bell@rapidcityjournal.com Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. --------- "RE: State Police cross-deputized with Navajo Police" --------- Date: Tue, May 6 2003 08:11:22 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSS-DEPUTIZED" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.daily-times.com/Stories/0,1413,129%257E6574%257E1372362,00.html State police officers cross-deputized with Navajo Police By Jim Snyder The Daily Times May 6, 2003 SHIPROCK - Five New Mexico State Police Officers have been cross- deputized with the Navajo Nation Police, Shiprock Police Capt. Randy John said Friday. The five officers, all from the Farmington district, will have the same law enforcement authority that a Navajo Police officer has on tribal members. "These five have tribal commission cards now," John said, adding he needs the state police officers for help with traffic enforcement and to back up his officers. Any citations or arrests by a state police officer of a tribal member on the reservation would still go through the Navajo detention, prosecution and court system, just as if a Navajo officer had given the ticket or made the arrest. If the offense happens on the Navajo Nation, tribal members cannot be taken off the reservation, said New Mexico State Police Officer Albert Franch. "We can't take them off the reservation. ... except for a federal warrant," he said. The officers will start their patrols on the reservation within the next three weeks after administrative paperwork is completed, John added. Navajo Police officers, by comparison, have been cross-deputized for years. The Shiprock Police Department's officers are commissioned with the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Navajo Police can issue state citations or arrest non-tribal members but must take them off the reservation. State police officers who write a traffic ticket to a tribal member on the reservation will issue a Navajo citation and not a state one. Non- tribal members stopped on the reservation for a traffic violation would be given a state citation. John hopes to eventually have the other 10 state police officers based in Farmington cross-deputized. He would also like to see seven state police officers in Cuba cross-deputized to help out in the Burnham portion of the Shiprock Police District. John is also working with San Juan County Sheriff Bob Melton to eventually get sheriff's deputies their tribal commission cards, plus the Apache County Sheriff's Department in Arizona. Franch was cross-deputized in 1993 when the state police opened a suboffice in Shiprock. That office was closed in 1996 because of a shortage of state police officers, he said, and will not be reopened. The New Mexico State Legislature passed a bill calling for the state to share DWI records with all of the state's Native American tribes. It is now up to each tribe to respond as to whether they will share tribal DWI records with the state. Franch said if he stops a Navajo for DWI on the reservation, he will do a driver's license check with the state's Motor Vehicle Department to check for prior DWIs. "We run a check on them through the communication center here and also in New Mexico," Franch said. If a Navajo motorist is stopped on the reservation for DWI and has three DWIs with the state, it would not be a felony. If he is stopped off the reservation for DWI and has three prior DWIs, it would be a felony with the state. If the person is stopped off the reservation for DWI and then leads police on a chase onto the reservation, he will be charged with DWI in Navajo and state courts. State police officers have had the authority to come on to the reservation in the past and stop someone, but they had to call a Navajo Police officer to the scene to issue a ticket or make an arrest. Now they can do that themselves, saving time for Navajo Police officers. Jim Snyder: jims@daily-times.com Copyright c. 1999-2003 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington, NM. --------- "RE: Police Problems rooted in flawed Constitution" --------- Date: Sun, May 4 2003 16:24:26 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BLACKFEET PROBLEMS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.helenair.com/articles/2003/05/04/breaking/a08050403_01.txt Some say Blackfeet police problems are rooted in a flawed constitution By MICHAEL JAMISON, The Missoulian May 4, 2003 BROWNING - Amid a swirl of controversy, rumor and accusation, the longtime spiritual and political leader of the Blackfeet Indian Nation believes it may be time for some change. For most of the last half-century, Earl Old Person has led his people, relying on a tribal constitution drafted in the 1930s. Unlike the U.S. Constitution, the tribal document does not provide for a separation of powers; rather, the tribal council is granted sweeping powers over offices as far-flung as natural resources and the courts. Lately, some people have begun to question the council's role in overseeing some of those offices, especially police and courtroom functions. "The constitution can be amended at any time," 74-year-old Old Person said, adding that he would entertain the idea of separating the courts from council control. "I think it has to be worked out so there is no interference," he said, adding that the tribe's "court systems must be dependable." That dependability came under scrutiny back in February, when the Bureau of Indian Affairs took over police powers on the reservation. For years, the BIA and the tribe have traded law enforcement duties back and forth. The last switch was in 1995, when the tribe took over from the BIA amid charges the BIA was not doing an adequate job. The feds, however, continued to pump about $1.5 million per year into the tribal police department. That money bought the agency an oversight role, and agents were not always thrilled with what they were overseeing. Two years ago, the BIA released a draft investigative report of the tribal police department that detailed 58 serious allegations. Many of those could be traced back to a single root problem, the report said - tribal politicians were meddling in police affairs. Exploring the recent BIA takeover is not unlike peeling an onion, as layer gives way to layer. At the core, many argue, is the constitution and the power it gives the council. "In modern society, there are checks and balances," said former tribal chairman Bill Old Chief. "But not here. Not in Indian Country. In mainstream politics, there are boundaries you can't cross between executive and judicial branches. In tribal politics, those boundaries get blurred." Peel back the skin of the BIA takeover and you find accusations of police corruption. Peel back those charges and you find allegations of council interference. Peel back those allegations and you find the constitution, which some say allows - even encourages - such interference. "Times have changed," Old Chief said. "The constitution hasn't. We need a separation of powers if we're ever going to get away from corrupt influence, or at least the appearance of corrupt influence." Over the years, Old Person said, a constitutional change to separate political powers has been proposed many times, but no one has made it stick. He agrees with Old Chief that "we need something to separate the council from the courts. Our law and order is very important to our reservation." Law and order are especially important to Allie Edwards, a tribal prosecutor who welcomes the BIA's arrival. She said she has seen council members putting political fingers where they did not belong, applying subtle pressure to help friends and relatives who ran afoul of the law. But in this community of complex family and political relationships, where rumors run faster than fact, it's tough to pin down specific instances of influence and intimidation, tough to separate fact from fiction. Many here, for instance, firmly believe Old Person auctioned off some tribal artifacts to pad his personal bank account. Those artifacts, however, are safe and sound in the vault at the tribal Heritage Center, which is exactly where they should be. Don't tell that to Old Person's detractors, however. They still refuse to believe it, even if they see it. Council member Allen Talks About calls himself a man who believes only what he sees, and he seems to see corruption everywhere. He hasn't provided much documentation, however, and some say he shouldn't have to look too far from home to find examples enough. Talks About, a recent addition to the council, was made chairman last summer, and since then has been on a crusade to rid Blackfeet politics of what he calls "corruption, power and influence." One of his most controversial moves was to quietly pack up a stack of tribal financial documents and shuffle them off to federal agents. He says the documents prove corruption. The tribal treasurer disagrees. The feds have so far remained silent. Talks About and others have pointed fingers at many longtime leaders, Old Person among them. They have charged that nearly every tribal department has fallen victim to mismanagement and corruption. People in favor get jobs and housing, Talks About has charged, and those on the outside suffer. But even as Talks About makes those charges, Old Person's own daughter lives in a rented house with six children, and his 30-year-old son remains unemployed. If corruption's so rampant, Old Person wonders, then how is it that the most powerful man in town has not been able to swing a house and jobs for his own kids? In addition, Old Person notes that he voted against taking police control from the BIA back in 1995. If he's so interested in power and influence, then why would he vote against taking police power under his wing? "Everybody's got a relative somewhere," Old Chief said. "Everybody's got a conflict of interest. You have to be careful not to let that influence politics." "I think there were times when there was tribal interference," Old Person said, "but it wasn't something that happened all the time." As for the financials, Old Person has extended an open invitation to anyone who wishes to check the books (which are monitored annually and kept with double-entry bookkeeping methods). "There's always two sides to anything," Old Person said, "but there can only be one true thing." Old Person blames much of the current tribal conflict on a simple "power struggle," and says he hopes Talks About's ouster proves that no one person is all-powerful, not even the chairman. "I have a spiritual center up here that I believe in," Old Person said. "I believe in my God, and I give him the credit. He's the one who knows what's really going on, and one of these days there's going to be a showdown." Before that ultimate showdown, however, Old Person hopes some fences can be mended. After all, Old Person has seen enough of politics in his lifetime to know that "you can't hold grudges and expect to have a good administration." But grudges are exactly what his critics say dominate tribal politics. Old Chief, who bucked the status quo in the short time he served as chairman, says those grudges manifest themselves in a dozen different ways every day. By example, he tells the story of being picked up by a tribal cop a couple of years after he lost his political seat to Old Person. The cop tried to take him in on an old warrant, saying Old Chief had not paid a traffic fine. But Old Chief had paid the fine, and following an afternoon of irritation and hassle, of cops and judges, he walked away. "That cop wanted Bill Old Chief in jail," Old Chief said. "That's all he could see. He's laughing, saying 'I get to take you in.' "Well, who was the chief of police at that time? Carl Old Person. And who is his uncle? Earl Old Person. "Now I'm sure Earl Old Person did not tell that cop to hassle me - I'm sure he never even knew about it. But it was all about politics and, in Browning, politics is all about intimidation. People live their lives thinking that if they make waves, there will be repercussions." Whether that perception is true, and whether his run-in with the cops was politically motivated, hardly matters, he said. The fact is, it appears to be so, he said, and as long as there is the appearance of political influence, then people will not trust their government. The way to resolve that problem, Old Chief says, is to separate political and police powers and lift the courts beyond the reach of the council. Likewise, he said, the way to dispel rumors of corruption is to go ahead with a federal audit. "The numbers won't lie," he said, "and money leaves a trail. If there's been wrongdoing, it will come to light. If not, we can begin to re- establish some trust." Old Person, for one, said he will not stand in the way of an audit. "Whatever," he said. "Whatever it's going to take" to quiet the rumors. Copyright c. Helena Independent Record; a division of Lee Enterprises Copyright c. 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Court: Montana Prison must treat Inmates Better" --------- Date: Wed, Apr 30 2003 08:22:57 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MSP" http://www.greatfallstribune.com/news/stories/20030430/localnews/ Court: Prison must treat inmates better By ERIC NEWHOUSE Tribune Projects Editor Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Montana's Supreme Court ordered the state prison Tuesday to reform its disciplinary policies and clean up its maximum security cells. "Our constitution forbids correctional practices which permit prisons in the name of behavior modification to disregard the innate dignity of human beings, especially in the context where those persons suffer from mental illness," said a six-justice majority. The decision came in the case of Mark Walker of Great Falls, who argued that his mental illness was made worse by being stripped naked and held in solitary confinement because he was unable to control his behavior. "Mark went into this hoping that the guys who followed him wouldn't have to put up with these conditions," said his father, Fred Walker. "So he got what he was fighting for," Fred Walker said. "This is excellent." Senate President Bob Keenan, who heads the Mental Health Oversight Committee, said the decision has wide ramifications, considering the prison has several hundred prisoners on psychotropic medications for severe mental illness. "This is a landmark decision," said Keenan. "I'm glad to see the Supreme Court recognize that people with severe mental illnesses just can't snap out of it," Keenan said. Corrections Director Bill Slaughter said late Tuesday that he hadn't heard of the decision, which directs the District Court to order widespread changes to the prison's disciplinary policies. "We can't even get our arms around this until we have an opportunity to read and digest it," said Slaughter. Chief Justice Karla Gray, the lone dissenter, said the majority overstepped its legal authority to open a large can of worms. "I suspect that, like myself, the District Court will have no idea of what to do, when to do it, or how to respond to what may well be hundreds of petitions addressed to it, investigations of, or challenges to conditions of confinement at any of Montana's correctional facilities," she wrote. "Nor, I suspect, will that court have a clue as to how it is to fund such matters," she concluded. "I dissent strenuously from the court's opinion." Gray concluded that the issue should have been moot since Walker was discharged from prison in 2001. Walker is now working with a carnival in the South, according to his attorney, Sunday Rossberg. Justice James C. Nelson wrote the majority opinion that overturns an 18- page order by District Judge Kenneth Neill following 10 days of court hearings in the fall of 2000. "In his petition, Walker alleges that he was the victim of cruel and unusual punishment at the hands of MSP officials," said the court. "He reported that while placed on 'lock-up status,' his clothes were taken away, he was housed in a cell with human blood and waste, he was forced to sleep naked on a concrete slab without a mattress, his food was served in an unsanitary manner and he was deprived of drinking water," the court concluded. In court, prison doctors testified that Walker was not mentally ill, but that he had what they called a personality disorder. Several private psychiatrists, however, concluded that Walker suffered from bipolar disorder, a severe mental illness, and that behavior management plans could do no good. "MSP did nothing to treat Walker," said the high court. "Rather, prison officials responded to Walker's behavior by giving Walker well in excess of 100 disciplinary write-ups and placing him in disciplinary detention or 'lock-down' for six months," it said. "While in lock-down, Walker was placed on a number of BMPs (behavior modification plans) and with each successive BMP, Walker's behavior got increasingly worse." Those practices violate Montana's Constitution, said the majority. "We hold that ... BMPs and the living conditions on A-block constitute an affront to the inviolable right to human dignity possessed by the inmates and that such punishment constitutes cruel and unusual punishment when it exacerbates the inmate's mental health conditions," said the Supreme Court. It directed Judge Neill to order the prison "to conform the operations of its administrative segregation units to the requirements of this opinion and to report, in writing, to that court within 180 days as to the actions taken." It also gave the judge the authority to order further inspections, at his discretion. Walker's attorney, Rossberg, had filed a petition for post conviction relief which Judge Neill denied. The Supreme Court concluded that nothing could be done for Walker because he is now free, but that the issues of prison conditions remain valid. Rossberg said she was overjoyed that the decision would improve conditions for inmates in the state prison. "They treated these people worse than I would treat a dog," she said, "so I'm thrilled to be able to help." She remembered the testimony of Dr. Terry Kupers, a psychiatrist who is a nationally recognized expert on prison mental health treatment. "Dr. Kupers said that Montana has some of the worst conditions that he had seen in any of the prisons he has visited," said Rossberg. "And he said the behavior management plans were inhumane, cruel, punitive and didn't meet any kind of mental health treatment conditions," she said. Walker's case was hard to try, said Rossberg, because many prisoners were afraid to testify, fearing retaliation from prison officials. "It took a lot of courage for Mark to take this cause on," said Rossberg, "and it cost him a lot to change conditions in the prison for the inmates who come behind him." Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Anna Mae: Peltier sues Journalist" --------- Date: Tue, May 6 2003 08:24:26 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="PAUL DEMAIN" http://www.startribune.com/stories/468/3865612.html Peltier sues journalist for saying he had role in Aquash killing The Associated Press May 5, 2003 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Leonard Peltier has filed a libel lawsuit over accusations that he was involved in the 1975 killing of fellow American Indian Movement member Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash. The case, filed in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, names as a defendant Paul DeMain, editor of News From Indian Country, a newspaper based in Wisconsin. Aquash's frozen body was found in February 1976 on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The 30-year-old woman had been shot in the head in mid-December 1975 after being taken from Denver. Arlo Looking Cloud and John Graham are charged with first-degree murder committed in the perpetration of a kidnapping. Looking Cloud was arrested in Denver and taken to Rapid City, where he pleaded not guilty. Federal prosecutors hope to extradite Graham from his native Canada to South Dakota to stand trial. He has not been found. The lawsuit quotes from an editor's note published in March in which DeMain said, "The primary motive for the murder of Annie Mae Pictou-Aquash by other members of the American Indian Movement in mid-December 1975, allegedly was her knowledge that Leonard Peltier had shot the two agents as he was convicted." The lawsuit also challenges DeMain's statement that Peltier was actually convicted. "The government has admitted that it cannot prove that Mr. Peltier shot the two agents," it states. Peltier, who is serving two back-to-back life sentences in Leavenworth, Kan., called the editor's note an "irresponsible statement" that's "false and defamatory" and caused him "mental anguish and damage to his reputation." According to the FBI, agents Ron Williams and Jack Coler were killed in June 1975 as they searched on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation for robbery suspects. Both were shot in the head at point-blank range after they were injured in a shootout. Their bodies were left on a dirt road. During the next year, four men were arrested in connection with the shootings. Charges against one were dropped, and two others were acquitted. Peltier fled to Canada. After he was extradited to the United States, a Fargo, N.D., jury convicted him in 1977 of two counts of first-degree murder despite defense claims that evidence against him had been falsified. Peltier appealed, claiming he never had the chance to argue that his sentences should be based on the theory he, at most, aided others in the 1975 killings, or that he acted in self-defense. Courts have rejected his appeals. DeMain has written extensively about the Aquash and Peltier cases and last month won a Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism from the University of Oregon for the work. He said Monday he stands by the story and that his sources - whom he refused to name- will back it up. "All I can say is I stand by those individuals who have related the information that I'm basing my comments on," he told The Associated Press. "Fundamentally I believe this is a fishing expedition," DeMain said of the lawsuit. The mid-1970s deaths of Aquash and the two FBI agents happened when tensions between AIM members and government-backed factions ended in numerous deaths on the Pine Ridge reservation. Some speculated that Aquash, a member of Mi'kmaq Tribe of Canada, was killed by AIM members because she knew some of them were government spies, while others said she was killed because she herself was an informant. Just before leaving office in January 2001, President Clinton considered granting Peltier clemency but decided against it. Among the people who urged Clinton to keep Peltier behind bars: then-FBI Director Louis Freeh, U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle and former Gov. Bill Janklow, who said he flew to Washington and had a long meeting with Clinton at the White House over it. "Leonard Peltier is not innocent. He is a cold-blooded murderer," Janklow said in February 2001. "I am probably the one who's responsible for Leonard Peltier not getting out." Copyright c. 2003 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 06:42:57 -0500 From: Janet Smith Subj: [ironnatives] URGENT REQUEST - Washington State Reformatory Please reply to : newdawndeer@yahoo.com thank you, Brigitte ================================= From: Dawn Deer On behalf of the Native American Community at Washington State Reformatory I have been notified of a URGENT REQUEST and post this for them in "hopes" that something can be done. On behalf of the Native American men and Circle at the Washington State Reformatory, we would like the following posted, and that any and all available help be afforded to them from the proper authorities, as soon as possible. Native American rights violations, human rights violations. April 2003 15 Native American men at "W.S.R." thrown in the hole for 1-3 weeks and then transferred for alledged gang activity and security concern. Native American men and sweat lodge participants now being labeled a "gang" and subject to direct discriminations and persecutions. April annual pow wow canceled for no reason. Visitors from many nations and tribes turned away at the door. No rescheduling. Sweat Lodge canceled, Pipe Ceremonies canceled, Drum Group canceled, Circle meetings canceled. Sweat Lodge grounds being desecrated numerous times in "ground searches." No evidence ever found to justify. Native American families denied visiting their husbands, fathers, and Grandfathers due to gang activity. Visitors being routinely harrassed when allowed to visit by W.S.R staff. Native American men/prisoners in segregation being denied phone access, denied legal calls. Native Americans being denied access to hobby areas in attempt to deny any forms of rehabilitations, and therapeutic values incurred. All remaining Native Americans at W.S.R being targeted for hole time, cell searches, retaliations, and harrassments for being Native American. No other religious group or cultural groups targeted at W.S.R. only the Native American Circle. W.S.R has a long history or abuse and persecution of Native Inmates. ***************** Native Americans are not a gang. We as a People are a race, a cultural belief of many Nations. Within the prison walls our brothers, sisters, fathers, and Grandfathers are being labeled "gang members" and suffering criminal reprisals for who they are: Native Americans. They are simply trying to keep alive what little we have left as a First Nation. A race of people, nor a religious based group, or a cultural group can be said to be a "gang." The Washing State Reformatory, Monroe, Washington has labeled the entire Native American population as a gang, having gang affiliations, and a threat to security, canceling many ceremonies and transferring any known Native Americans. The Native American men that are still left at W. S.R now live in a constant state of fear and reprisals for being born Native Americans. They cannot change the color of their skin and who they are. This is the year 2003 where all men and prisoners are suppose to be afforded the same rights for rehabilitations. The persecutions and discriminations continue now under a different catagory. A new century where times of the past genocides should no longer be tolerated. We ask that this urgent matter be brought to the attentions of influential peoples in an attempt to help these brothers locked behind the prison walls, and that these recurring problems come to an abrupt halt once and for all. Mitake Oasin We are all related. Washington State Reformatory 16700-177th St. SE PO Box 777 Monroe, Washington 98272-0777 Phone: 360-794-2600 --------- "RE: Rustywire: Standing Outside" --------- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 04:00:20 -0000 From: "rustywire" Subj: Standing Outside Mailing List: Indigenous_Peoples_Literature@yahoogroups.com> On the way home this evening I caught a glimpse of a woman and her son, they were walking down the street. She was outside in the late afternoon, the wind was blowing a little and the warmth of the noon sun was now gone, leaving a stiff cool breeze. I could see her son was standing next to her, a tall boy, big some would say and he was helping her with carrying a bag. They looked they like were going home, just like I was. I first saw them some time ago, maybe 15 years ago when he was just a little kid following after her. Her husband had found another woman and left her with two children. She lived not too far away, and the local people didn't really go out and see them, you know going over to visit them and bringing them a treat once in a while. She was sort of invisible to the people around. I had forgotten about them for a long time until I saw them standing there. The boy is tall and walks with a stilted gait, and he is slow in talking. He has innocent eyes, they twinkle when he talks to you, and you don't see such eyes anymore it seems, clear and unafraid. He follows his Mom around, and has been her hands all these years. She is a poor woman, her clothes don't look so good, and I don't even know the sound of her voice. In the years that she has lived here, maybe fifteen or so I have never talked to her and I found myself asking myself why? Maybe because she was poor, and everyone knows them to have no money. They don't have a car, I can see this because she an assortment of colored bags tied to her wheelchair. Her son stood next to her and in his youth sees none of what others see, and doesn't understand what they say about them nor that they don't say anything at all. They live here, but no one knows them. I thought about the father, where is the man. Where did he go? How could you leave a woman in such a bad way. She didn't always have a wheelchair, I remember them walking back and forth to the store some time ago. She isn't young anymore, just sort of past middle age. I am wondering what is it we call pretty to look at because as her son turned to her his eyes twinkled and it as as if he was saying to her. Your ar emy Mom and and I am glad to be here with you. He had an easy smile. I thought about that woman, she has been around be no seen, I don't know them at all but what can you say when you have never really spent any time talking to. The one thing that I could see was that the are alone in this place and have each other. A little boy and his mother going down the street, him sort of shuffling along and carrying her bags and she just rolled down tha sidewalk as the cold wind blew. This is what i saw this evening and it has stuck in my mind and leaves me wondering and thinking about them. I remember a time when I asked my grandfather what happens to the little ones no ones cares for? he looked at me and said, life is hard and you have to struggle to survive and there are some who won't make it, they just get by until they disappear, they vanish and no one talks about them anymore. He said it is like lost sheep, they go out and wander around not knowing the way home, they cry out and no is around to hear them. You know, Sonny, he would say life is not always easy, and you will see alot of things that will make you wonder about why things are the way they are. It is a part of life. I just remember sitting on the bench looking out the window thinking about all those lost sheep out there with no place to go. That is what I thought about this evening. --------- "RE: History: Carlisle Indian School" --------- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 23:50:39 -0500 From: Barb Landis Subj: March 28, 1890 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School. [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 30 ============================= FRIDAY, March 28, 1890. ============================= IT IS TIME. ------ It is time to be brave. It is time to be true. It is time to be finding the thing you can do. It is time to put by the dream and the sigh, And work for the cause that is holy and high. It is time to be kind. It is time to be sweet, To be scattering roses for somebody's feet. It is time to be sowing. It is time to be growing. It is time for the flowers of life to be blowing. It is time to be lowly and humble of heart. It is time for the lilies of meekness to start; For the heart to be white, and the steps to be right, And the hands to be weaving a garment of light. -----*---*^*---*----- FROM CAPTAIN PRATT, ON HIS WAY TO JAPAN. ------ SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., March 11, '90 MY DEAR MAN-ON-THE-BAND-STAND: My next chance to write you will be fifteen days hence and from the Western shore of the Pacific, but as it will take that letter fifteen days to reach this Eastern shore from which this one starts to you, you will not receive that latter until thirty days after you do this one. I have seen many things that I would like to write you about, but must only speak of a few. In the Cumberland Valley (where our school is) I noticed that all the farmers had large barns in which to store their products, and keep their stock. Their farms were well fenced and dwelling houses, comfortable. I saw no pinched or starved stock, and I learned that the farmers have money to lend. In two of the states I passed through, I scarcely saw a decent barn, and comparatively few good farm-dwellings. I saw the grain and hay stacked out in the fields. I saw that the stock was poor and pinched and the farms generally dilapidated. I was told that farmers in these States were in debt, and mostly wanting to borrow money. I did not wonder at the prosperity in Pennsylvania, nor did I wonder at the adversity I saw in the other two States. Good, careful farming and attention to crops and stock brought wealth in the one case, and lazy farming brought poverty in the other case. I saw just the sweetest little baby girl in Denver that would have done your old heart good to look at and to hear crow and yawn and even cry, though it did little of the latter. In Arizona, I saw Walpai Indians at work on the Rail Road as section hands and the Superintendent of the road told me they were twice as good hands as the Chinese and better than any other hands they could get. "Hurrah for the Walpais!" say I. In San Francisco I saw Chinamen and Japanese men everywhere, and such a lot of fast walking, working, busy-bee sort of men I never saw before. Would you believe, this very ship which is one of the largest sailing old ocean, is manned almost entirely by Chinese. Why, sir, I saw a lot of them up in the rigging this afternoon and they went as high and ran up and down and out on the great long yard arms as nimbly as any sailors I ever did see. They do about all the work there is to be done on this ship and so far as I can see they do it well. "Hurrah, for the Chinese!" say I. And I am now convinced that when our first President, George Washington, advocated commerce as the best means of spreading civilization he was about right. Railroad lines and steamship lines are great civilizers. Our ship is a big one. Place the Little Boys' quarters at tone end of the Large Boys' Quarters and add the Hospital to them both and you have the length of this ship. Then she is six stories high, but two stories are underwater. --------------------------------------------- (Continued on the 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. ============================= 'Renew' is the word we would like you to say, When an old subscriber wishes to pay. ======== Isaac Williams is the only Indian boy in the country who went the correct answer to last week's problem. ======== David Roubidoux, for a short time a pupil with us writes from his home in Nebraska, that he wishes the *Red Man*. ======== Joel Tyndall writes from the Omaha Agency, Nebraska, in which letter he sends some subscriptions, and says, "I am well and contented with my work, and wish you *all* the same." We believe Joel is teaching. ======== "Will the Man-on-the-band-stand please give a talk in the INDIAN HELPER on 'manners,' suitable to the comprehension of civilized people?" The above was sent us from a subscriber on the grounds. Some one has been ill-mannered, evidently, and let us all take a cue from the pertinent suggestion and watch ourselves. The most perfect of us may improve if we try. ======== The names of the boys who are going on farms the first of April were read in the dining Hall yesterday morning at breakfast. There have been many asking to go out but only those who were sufficiently ahead of their classes, or for other good reasons, were permitted to go. Great care is taken to select good homes, and no doubt, the boys will make the best of this golden opportunity to become independent men. ======== The Man-on-the-band-stand notices that a number of the boys are in the habit of addressing their instructors in a disrespectful way. Why cannot we say "Mr." every time we speak a gentleman's name? Instead of saying "Reighter,""Norman,""Gardiner,""Walker," we should say "Mr. Reighter," etc. A person shows how much respect he has for himself and for others by the manner in which he addresses or speaks of people. "There has never been anything to compare with this in the line of children's sociables." "The Standards entertained well. Their reception committee received guests in better fashion, but taking it all in all the Invincibles are ahead." These and many other comments were indulged in by the happy guests of the Invincibles last Thursday night as they were enjoying the pleasures of the good time offered. The music and marching, the games, the choice refreshments served in fine style, the courtly manner and good looks of the young gentlemen and the beaming faces of the pretty girls marked the occasion as one of unusual brilliancy. Chester Cornelius was master of ceremonies, and without the slightest hitch or a moment's delay there was a continual succession of well planned pleasure. For graceful marching prizes were awarded Julia Given, Katie Grinrod, Eva Johnson, Dennison Wheelock, John Tyler and Howard Logan. ======== We have had a delightful little visit from Miss Alice C. Fletcher, of Washington, D.C., special agent for allotting Indian lands. She stopped off between trains on her way to the Omaha Agency, Nebraska. It was refreshing to see her Omaha and Winnebago friends break from ranks as they were marching to school and rush to greet in the most cordial manner their brave champion. Miss Fletcher heard the Dawes Bill discussed for her special benefit, by our pupils and enjoyed the speeches, some of which were extempore. *We* much more enjoyed *her* simple interpretations and explanations of the same Bill, giving us all a better understanding of some of its provisions. The good advice administered to individuals and to companies of pupils during her short stay has done much to revive in the minds of her boys and girls the essential spirit of pluck and stick-to-well-doing. Some again, brave woman! Come often! ======== We have heard of a number of our pupils who have long lists of words from the letters in the word "reluctantly," but are discouraged because some one has sent in more than they have made. We have examined no lists, and will not until the first day of April. Some of the longest lists may turn out to be the shortest, if the words are misspelled and are not English words. It, of course, is not necessary to say that the words of like spelling but of different meaning will not be counted. Any one with a rational mind would see that would not be fair. There are very few words in our language that do not have more than one meaning, but a word must not appear in the list more than once, no matter what it means. ==================================================== At the Carlisle 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 premium in Standing Offer for the HELPER. Address, THE RED MAN, Carlisle, PA. ==================================================== (page 3) We now have on roll even Seven Hundred pupils. -------- There are some fine button-holes executed these days in the sewing-room. -------- Mr. Lynch, of Baltimore, was among the guests at the sociable, on Thursday night. -------- Mr. Charlton, of the Board of Indian Commissioners, visited the school this week. -------- One of the boys on his "Want to buy" paper asked fro some "funny shorts" and "a neck time." -------- The Standards hold forth next Tuesday night. From little whispers around we expect a good thing. -------- Boys perched on the fence, in rows, watching for Blackfeet, little suppose, that *they* look like a parcel of crows. -------- Twenty-three Crows are flapping their wings at Custer, Montana, preparatory to flying east to Carlisle School as soon as the right train comes along. -------- Our "Diplome Commoratif," given by the Paris Exposition has been handsomely framed by the carpenter boys and now hangs in a conspicuous place in ye editor's sanctum. -------- Little Jack Standing is just the kind of a subscriber to have for a newspaper. The minute he receives his notice that the time for which he paid is out he does not rest until he pays again. -------- Our school was favored with remarks from Rev. Mr. Stevens and Rev. A. Lamberton, on Saturday evening and on the following evening Rev. Mr. Musina and Rev. Mr. Cadle held forth. -------- Thirty-nine Blackfeet pupils arrived from the Blackfeet Agency, Montana, on Wednesday, sixteen of them girls. The party was escorted by Mr. Kennerly, who belongs to the same Agency. -------- Let us make the most of the excellent letter printed on the first page from our Captain, for we cannot hear again for a long time, unless he cables a few words merely that they have arrived safely. At least we hope that will be the good news. -------- The Man-on-the-band-stand has so many niches around his stand that is it any wonder he got the wrong word when he tried to say the "nick of time," last week. Besides "nick" is so nearly related to the evil one that it hurts his feelings to use such a word. -------- Why did Miss Fletcher say the other evening in her earnest address that she hoped they boys going on farms would have a hard time? Because she has observed in her travels and association with the great men and women of the world that those who have had the hardest fight in life are the strongest and best. A young person who always has an easy time has nothing to make him or her strong. Two hundred and sixty one girls now on roll. -------- No wonder Miss Noble is happy, she has had her great big kitchen kalsomined. -------- Cecilia Londrosh and Clara Faber are home from the Millersville Norman School on their Easter vacation. -------- Most of the boys and girls at the sociable declared they liked fried oysters, but the mere mention of raw ones was enough for some. -------- What is more fun than to "double quick" to school trough a pouring rain as was the case with the line of pupils Friday morning? -------- The little convalescent girls at the hospital have made four beautiful pinked-cloth picture scrap books for hospitals at other Indian schools. Are they not kind? -------- Our flag seemed to droop in sorrowful grief as it hung at half-mast on Monday, to pay the last sad rite of respect to brave General Crook, who died in Chicago, last week. -------- Solomon Collins can leave the school-room, change his clothes from head to foot, and be back in his place in four minutes. Who can beat that record for quick work? -------- It seems to be the fashion of late for some of the teachers to take a brisk little walk after breakfast before going into the school-rooms for the day and it is a most excellent fashion. -------- The experimental volcanoes seen in some of the class rooms were not the dangerous kind, but the pupils were as much pleased and excited over them as though Vesuvius, itself, was pouring forth smoke and lava. -------- Rev. Dr. Morrow, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Branch of the M.E. Bible Society, and Rev. Dr. Learned, Secretary of the Board of Missions, addressed our school, on Sunday, most acceptably. Dr. Learned is particularly looking up the Indian field. -------- The girls of the graduating class are already selecting dresses for the occasion. How proud they must feel to have earned the money to buy their own dresses, and to be able to do most of the sewing themselves! -------- The Young Men's Christian Association held an Anniversary meeting last night at which were present a number of visitors. The proceedings of the meeting were given us too late for this week's HELPER. -------- Where are you going to spend Easter holidays? Echo answers at Carlisle attending to duties; and let us be thankful that we have duties to attend to, when thousands of people have nothing to do at which they may earn such comforts as we have. -------- The Omaha and Winnebago boys gave Miss Fletcher many messages of love and greetings to carry to friends and parents at home. They also have plans for the future which show that the true spirit of manliness and womanliness is taking deep root with them. ===================================================== (Continued from the First Page.) ---------------------------------------------------- She is square-rigged, with great tall masts but she does not depend on the wind for propulsion. She has powerful engines and goes right ahead whether the wind is in her favor or against her. She is a good example to us all in that. The mail leaves and I must close. You can tell your boys and girls to look out for news from the Orient, next time. CAPTAIN. =================== WONDERFUL SUCCESS ON A BUFFALO HUNT. ----- Stop! Stop! It was an Indian Chief who made the sign to a part of warriors on the hunt. The Chief who had gone ahead of his party, stood on the brow of a distant bluff. The bluff was near the fork of the Cimarron and Arkansas Rivers in the Indian Territory. The chief with majestic hand waved his command and the Indians knew from the sign of their leader that he saw buffalo, and that they must go very cautiously or lose their game. Stealthily they ascended the little hill, leaving their ponies behind them in the valley to graze. Ranging themselves with studied coolness within shooting distance of their much-prized game, with unerring aim they sent one deadly arrow after another noiselessly into the midst of the unconscious herd innocently devouring the choice grass of the low land, until every one of the two hundred buffalo lay dead before the eyes of their captors. It is needless to say that had the shooting been done by rifle the noise would have scattered the frightened beasts, and the most expert marksmen in the world would have lost a greater part of the game. As it was, the work was most complete and the warriors had a right to make the air resound with joyous shouts in true Indian fashion. The truth of this story can be vouched for by the Man-on-the-band-stand who, although not an eye-witness, ahs implicit confidence in the Indian who told it. ========== Mind Your Own Business. The famous Commodore Vanderbilt, when asked the secret of success replied, "Mind your own business and go ahead," and in pondering over these words, we are led to the conclusion that there is no MORE real solid wisdom and common sense in any seven words contained in the English language. Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail, what you resolve. Lose no time; be always employed at something useful. (Ben Franklin.) ========= Amelia Elseeday, one of our Apache girls in the country sends ten cents for renewal and says: No wonder the people, those who get the INDIAN HELPER cannot do without the little paper. I can hardly wait till the week is out. I do not care for those daily big news papers more than I do for my dear little INDIAN HELPER. I rather read the Carlisle news than any other paper." ========= PROBLEM. Seven boys engage to mow a field of grass for $35, in a certain time, but three of them failing to come the work was prolonged 7 days. I what time would the 7 boys have done it? ========= ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PROBLEM. 110 pounds, the weight of the hind quarters. ========= ENIGMA. I am made of 9 letters. My 2, 3, 9, 7 what is better never to be. My 2, 8, 6, 9 is the foot to step with first in marching. My 1, 3, 4, 5 is the part of one's body which gets tired first in washing clothes. My whole is the name of a tribe of Indians represented at the Carlisle School. ========= ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S ENIGMA: Caroline Islands. =============================================== STANDING OFFER: - For FIVE new subscribers to the INDIAN HELPER, we will give the person sending them a photographic group of the 13 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 6 cents to pay postage. ============================================= [Transcribed weekly by Barbara Landis. For more information about the Carlisle Indian School, go to http://www.epix.net/~landis] --------- "RE: Poem: Peace Not War" --------- Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 07:49:35 EDT From: HGold42734@aol.com Subj: Re: Marcos Communiques Mailing List: ndn-aim [Editorial Note: Phil is recovering from surgery, having had a brain tumor the size of an orange removed on April 18. I ask that you send prayers for his continued path to wellness. __ gary] In a message dated 4/6/2003 12:18:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, vagabond@voicenet.com writes: > In all ways, in all places, in all languages and with all colors, > we are saying: NO to the war! > Peace Not War Peace not war, peace not war, don't close the door, don't give us more of death, or take our breath, peace not war, peace not war, cuz we give power to the peaceful, power to the Peaceful, power of death, war, hate, leaves us spent, empty, hopeless, power of peace, caring, healing, leaves us singing, hopeful, joyful, leaves us with power, peaceful power, multifaced, unmeasurable in it's girth, height, flowing dimensions, we create instead of destroy, build rather than burn, plant in place of devouring, we embrace and not imprison, caress and not torture, replace execution with birth, peace is a serge, extended heart of support, lasting energy of sharing, power of the peaceful overcomes warlords, chest heavy generals, puppeteers behind the scenes, who manipulate eternal slaughter from silver sheeted thrones, power of the peaceful becomes circle of connection, generations dance, peace not war, peace not war, don't close the door, or give us more of death, take our breath, peace not war, peace not war, we are displaced By War, deep crater where home had been, form reduced to dust, heart of family a broken drum, village, city, lay flat and breathless, street empty of voice and laughter, desert bed of death's hand, children and elders wander unknown canyons, mountains of ice, barren earth, burned and scared, waterless rivers that cry dry tears, relative hands pried apart, they hide in mass graves, others, disappeared like smoke, camps are filled with ragged dreams, hollow faces, eyes of despair, mothers clutching empty blankets, breasts aching for an infants lips, grandmothers, voiceless and gaunt, forget old stories meant for future generations, torture sits on the skin, tearing of muscle to expose confession, electric prods search for pain, wild knives that scrape consciousness, thought of home evaporates, dance of family dissipates, lost to dark corners of hunger, displaced by war, by greed, power seekers, displaced to endless roads, gray mist of sadness, moving grave of hopelessness, displaced, renamed refugee, left without refuge, displaced by war, ever to wander a disappeared earth, peace not war, peace not war, don't close the door, or give us more of death, take our breath, peace not war, peace not war, we are the war makers, we are the killers, we are the undertakers, we are the mass grave diggers, we forget our children, embrace power and gold, pollute air with our greed, our creations are faces of death, they explode young hearts, strangle a mother's breath, we sneer at peace, sharing of meals, anything that cuts profits, we are the censors of free thought, night time torturers, magicians of disappearance, we wear a mask of concern that hides empty eyes, plans of eternal war, we are the war makers, peace not war, peace not war, don't close the door, or give us more of death, take our breath, peace not war, peace not war, todo el poder al pueblo all power to the people, the gente have the power, will keep the power, el poder that was coveted by silver platted invaders, hungry for a new earth, el poder lives en el corazon del pueblo, beats con carino for earth children, their sun kissed breath, poder es la lucha, uncompromising, eternal sacrifice, eyes that see the crooked hand offering scraps for bended knees, el poder del pueblo es sangre fuerte, rio de resistencia, rapids that crash the rocks of oppression, shatter a false father's heavy hand, skin of generations, grito de orgullo, voice demanding liberty, there will be, no bowing of heads, bending of backs, there will be, the strong face de coraje y ojos de poder, peace not war, peace not war, don't close the door, or give us more death, take our breath, peace not war, peace not war, paz, paz, paz, ya basta, that's enough, basta, basta, bastaaaaaaaaaaa ----------- Phil Goldvarg 2/02 Copyright c. Hgold42734@aol.com Zapatista Solidarity Coalition, Sacramento, CA --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 18:39:02 -1000 From: Debbie Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days A HAWAI`I BOOK OF DAYS, week of May 12-18 MEI (May) 12 Never be content with what is -- always seek to realize what might be. 13 Never close your mind to possibilities. 14 The fruits of the land sustain me. 15 The sun bathes me in its perfect warmth. 16 All needs draw upon the Source of mana within. 17 A lei of blessings I weave for you. 18 Come to me in the first light of dawning, when all things are begun anew. (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream) --------- "RE: This Week on World Link TV" --------- Date: Mon, 5 May 08:03:22 2003 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="WORLD LINK TV" Available on DirecTV (800-531-5000), Channel 375, and on EchoStar/Dish Network (800-333-3474), channel 9410 = = = = = = = = = This program's length is: 1 hour You can see this program at the following times: Tue, May 06, 10:00 PM ET (Tue, May 06, 7:00 PM PT) Wed, May 07, 4:00 AM ET (Wed, May 07, 7:00 AM PT) Wed, May 07, 4:00 PM ET (Wed, May 07, 1:00 PM PT) Sat, May 10, 8:00 PM ET (Sat, May 10, 5:00 PM PT) Sun, May 11, 2:00 AM ET (Sat, May 10, 11:00 PM PT) Sun, May 11, 8:00 AM ET (Sun, May 11, 5:00 AM PT) Sun, May 11, 2:00 PM ET (Sun, May 11, 11:00 AM PT) Trinkets and Beads After twenty years of devastating pollution by oil companies in the Amazon basin of Ecuador, a new kind of oil company - Dallas based MAXUS - promises to be the first company that will protect the rainforest and respect the people who live there. The film tells the story of how MAXUS set out to convince the Huaorani - known as the fiercest tribe in the Amazon - to allow drilling on their land. It is a story which starts in 1957 with the Huaorani massacre of five American missionaries, moving through the evangelization of part of the tribe by Rachel Saint, pollution of Huaorani lands by Texaco and Shell and manipulation and buying off of Huaorani leaders by MAXUS. Filmed over two years, "Trinkets and Beads" reveals the funny, heartbreaking and thrilling story of the battle waged by a small band of Amazonian warriors to preserve their way of life. ------------------------------------------ First Run/Icarus Films 32 Court Street, 21st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: (718) 488-8900 Fax: (718) 488-8642 E-Mail: mailbox@frif.com --------- "RE: Specials This Week on APTN" --------- Date: Mon, May 5 2003 08:03:22 2003 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="APTN" Available on Star Choice (1-888-554-STAR), channel 350 and on Bell ExpressVU (1-888-SKY-DISH), channel 441 = = = = = = = = = Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a full featured network available to Canadian DBS viewers on Star Choice and Bell ExpressVU. The weekly program grid is available at http://www.aptn.ca/Schedule/schedule_html =========================================== APTN National News: Contact Live weekly call-in discussions with Rick Harp This is your chance on APTN's interactive Fridays. Express your opinions to Host Rick Harp about the most crucial issues of this century. Contact is a live, weekly national phone-in program that asks the question: What does it mean to be Aboriginal in the 21st century? What helps us? What hurts us? How are we accountable to each other? Contact is a circle for grassroots Aboriginal people to share their views and stories about the forces that shape their lives. Every week, we host a discussion where Aboriginal people set the terms, for a unique look at the world around us. Contact airs live every Friday 8 pm eastern, 5 pacific. It re-airs Saturdays 1 am eastern (Fridays 10 pm pacific), and Sundays 4:30 pm eastern (1:30 pacific). ----------------------------------- Friday May 9, 2003 > 8 pm et / 5 pt Are Fish Farms Safe? This week on Contact, we tackle the fish farm debate. Critics say they are a hazard to the environment, and pose risks to fish and those who eat them. Proponents say aquaculture is more regulated and safer than ever, and the economic benefits are there for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike. We hope to hear from both sides of the water on this fast-growing industry. Call in this Friday: (toll-free) 1-877-647-2786 or email contact@aptn.ca More Info: http://www.aptn.ca/en/Community/ContactCurrentAffairs/index_html. Language: English --------- "RE: APTN congratulates Artzone for Nomination" --------- Date : Thu, 01 May 2003 09:02:44 -0400 From: Chris Allicock Subj: APTN congratulates Artzone for Leo Award Nomination APTN congratulates the Host and Producers for there recent Leo Award Nomination. See below or attached. May 1, 2003 For immediate release Artzone host nominated for Leo Award APTN Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is proud to congratulate Bronson Pelletier and the producers of Artzone for their Best Performance nomination in the category of Best Youth or Children's Program or Series as part of the upcoming Leo Awards. Artzone provides an innovative approach to making art and encourages children to be self-reliant, creative and resourceful. Discover your creativity and artistic style, share knowledge, and learn how to shape and make recycled materials into functional, useful and most of all - playful items. Each week you'll also meet fluent speakers of Cree, Salish, Ojibway and Lakota who will describe different Aboriginal worldviews that relate to creativity and the natural world. Artzone airs on APTN every Saturday at 8:30am, ET, and is rebroadcast Sunday's at 11am, ET. The fifth annual Leo Awards take place on May 9 and 10, 2003 at the Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina, in Vancouver. The Leo Awards honor the best and brightest film and television talent and programs in British Columbia. The Motion Picture Arts and Science Foundation of British Columbia present the Leo Awards. APTN is the first and only National Aboriginal Broadcaster in the world with programming by, for and about Aboriginal peoples, to share with all Canadians. APTN is available to nearly 8 million Canadian households with cable as well as direct-to-home and wireless service customers. 60% of APTN broadcasts are offered in English, 15% in French and 25% in Aboriginal languages. For program schedule or other information, please contact APTN at (204) 947-9331, or toll-free at 1-888-278-8862. Visit APTN on the web at aptn.ca. For more information contact Chris Allicock, Network Publicist, 416-254-1064 or callicock@aptn.ca _______________ Chris Allicock - Network Publicist APTN 2 Haig Avenue, Toronto, ON M1N 2W1 416-254-1064 --------- "RE: This Week on AIROS" --------- Date: Mon, 5 May, 2003 08:49:03 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: This Week on AIROS Native Women and Wellness: A Mother's Day Special Native America Calling:..: Piestewa Peak and Piestewa Freeway AlterNative Voices:......: the story of 'Turtle Island' Different Drums:.........: Honoring Our Mothers plus more... Native Women and Wellness: A Mother's Day Special In April, San Diego California was the location for the eleventh annual Wellness and Women's Conference, which was sponsored by the University of Oklahoma Health Promotion Programs, the Cancer Prevention Control Program, U.S. Indian Health Service, the city of Albuquerque and the Indian Health Council of Pauma Valley, CA. The conference brought together 600 Indian women to focus on their physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Each days activities included workshops, a health fair, and a lot of fun, all in celebration of women. AIROS producers Peggy Berryhill (Muscogee) and Cathy Chapman (Yaqui/Apache) attended the meeting and spoke with workshop leaders and attendees. Some of the outstanding Native women speakers include: * Dr. Chani Phillips (Cheyenne River Sioux), a clinical psychologist who discussed "Reclaiming Our Sweet Medicine Gifts" * Jo Ann Nai-che, (Apache) a motivational speaker offered advice on stress management and celebrating the strength of Native sisterhood * Vicki Downey and Kathy Sanchez, both from San Idelfonso and Tesuque Pueblo, offered advice on "Living in Two World Harmony" * Pomo Holistic Health Practitioner, Barbara Graumann offered a humorous spin on the popular book, "Women are from (Venus) the Pomo Rez and Men are from (Mars) the Redbud Rez" Other topics include, natural healing ways, reclaiming women's ceremonies, and learning to have fun, all presented by women health professionals from the four directions. This year's conference also focused on Mothers and Daughters. Producers Berryhill and Chapman will put you in the middle of the 11th Annual Wellness and Women's Conference through interviews, music, laughter and celebration as we present the first Native Focus on health special of 2003 from AIROS. listen online at these times: All Times Eastern (ET) 5/9/03: 2pm - 4pm 5/10/03: noon - 2pm 5/11/03 (Mother's Day): 10am - noon, 7pm - 9pm and 11pm - 1am 1) Native America Calling 2) Voices from the Circle 3) AlterNative Voices 4) Different Drums 5) Native Sounds, Native Voices 6) Earthsongs 7) Oyate Ta Olowan 8) New Letters on Air 1) Native America Calling Monday, May 5 - Current Events: Squaw Peak and Squaw Peak highway in Phoenix are now officially known as Piestewa Peak and Piestewa Freeway. Arizona state officials voted to rename the controversial mountain peak and road after Lori Piestewa, a Hopi woman reported to be the first American Indian woman killed in combat as a U.S. Soldier. The trial to determine a plan for an accounting of Indian trust funds is underway in our nation's capital. Does Interior have a chance against the Cobell team? And statues of two Native women have been selected for enshrinement in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. Who will get there first - Sacagawea or Sarah Winnemuca? Tuesday, May 6 - Inside the Indian Mind: Healthcare providers evaluate and treat a variety of medical ailments and injuries that are directly or indirectly related to mental health disorders. Much trauma, alcoholism, domestic violence and loss of life have an insidious affinity to mental health problems. But how do providers detect and treat those who suffer from disorders? Some feel research in Native communities could help identify disorders and develop alternative ways to treat people. But barriers exist when it comes to being a specimen for a research study. How can Natives help control and ultimately benefit from mental health research studies? Guests include Dr. Marlene Echohawk of the Indian Health Service. Wednesday, May 7 - American Indian Art Series: Volume five of a twenty-volume series of books featuring American Indian artists is now available. The current release is titled American Indian Jewelry I, and features more than 1,200 Native jewelers from throughout Indian Country. The purpose is to honor the artists and help attract potential patrons and collectors. When completed, the series will feature potters, textile weavers, jewelers, basket makers, bead workers, woodcarvers, painters, sculptors, doll makers, performing artists, musical instrument makers, clothing designers and others. Are you a Native artist looking for great publicity? Guests include author Gregory Schaaf of the Center for Indigenous Arts and Cultures. Thursday, May 8 - Appreciating Our Mothers: Would you take a job where the pay is low and the hours are long - including evenings and weekends? Where you will be required to be on call 24-hours a day, seven days a week with no paid holidays. Where some overnight travel is required, although you will not necessarily being reimbursed. Where your chances of moving up the corporate ladder are zero. Would you take a job like that? Being a mother is a permanent, full-time, demanding, exhaustive job, but it has its own special rewards. That's why millions of women take on the job every year. Why do you appreciate Mom, and how are you going to show it on Mother's Day? Friday, May 9 - Sacred Hoop Journey: White Bison, an American Indian non-profit organization, is offering healing resources through the Journey of the Sacred Hoop. Remarkably, on a cold day on April 17, participants of the Hoop Journey took the 100 Eagle Feather Hoop to Ground Zero to perform a special Wiping the Tears ceremony. As a result, White Bison plans to dedicate each succeeding April 17 as Native American Forgiveness Day in honor of the hoops' fourth gift - healing through forgiveness. The hoop is currently in the midst of a 6,000-mile pilgrimage that will wind up in Oneida, Wisconsin later this month. Can the hoop mend the circle? Guests include Don Coyhis, founder/president of White Bison. To participate call 1-800-996-2848, that's 1-800-99NATIV 2) Voices from the Circle 5/5 - 5/12: Voices From The Circle: This week, VOICES FROM THE CIRCLE producers Jim DeNomie and Barbara Jersey bring you collaborative work by Robert Tree Cody and highlights of the Lost Pioneers band featuring 'nishnabeque Candice Nokes as well as pop legend Robbie Robertson. VOICES begins with Robbie Robertson's "In The Blood" followed by Joseph Fire Crow and "Mother Wolf." Wisconsin's Little Big Band featuring Lou Webster play us an after-the- pow wow song "My Darlin' 49er." We bring you two Robert Tree Cody selections from his "Maze" CD. Then 'Tree' collaborates with Janice Marie of Taste of Honey fame on a pop- style ballad "Until The Eagle Falls." Alex Maldonato and daughter Melissa put their flutes together to honor "Masso" the most sacred Deer to the Yaqui people. The Lost Pioneers touch the national pastime with "Baseball" and 'nishnabeque Candice Nokes adds "Whole Long Time". R. Carlos Nakai teams up with the Black Lodge Singers to play and sing of "Many Flags." Spirit Wind helps us drink that "Sweet Water," while Andrew Vasquez wants us to see things "Through My Eyes." Then Nadjawan kicks it up a notch with "Waiting." And to close it all out Robbie Robertson takes us out there, somewhere, with "The Lights." May you always make grand entry ... on time! 3) AlterNative Voices AlterNative Voices features Native music, interviews, and news reports relevant to Indian Country. AlterNative Voices is produced and hosted by Z. Susanne Aikman (Eastern Band Cherokee) and originates from KUVO-FM in Denver. 5/7 - 5/12: AlterNative Voices: Every week we give greetings to everyone on 'Turtle Island.' Some listeners may ask 'Where is that?' Susie will tell you the story of 'Turtle Island' this week on alterNative Voices. In addition to the story we have a stellar musically line up with songs from Buddy Red Bow, Chester Knight and The Wind, Red Blaze, Medicine Dream, Andrew Vasquez and more. 4) Different Drums Different Drums is a weekly hour of music and words from today's Native Americans, frequently profiling individual artists or featuring current issues in Indian Country. Hosted by Alaskan producer Tricia King, Different Drums has been honored with eleven state and national awards since its beginning in 1996. 5/6 - 5/12: Honoring Our Mothers: This week in honor of mother's day Different Drums present traditional songs that honor all mothers down the generations and contemporary songs remembering individual Native American women whose lives reflect tribal cultures in several regions of NDN country. 5) Native Sounds, Native Voices Native Sounds-Native Voices is a music service featuring traditional and contemporary Native American music. NS-NV is produced in two formats, the National Edition with host/producer John Gregg, Sr. (Hopi/Inupiat) and regional producers from across North America. 6) Earthsongs Earthsongs is a weekly, hour-long music program on contemporary music by Native artists such as Robbie Robertson, Indigenous, Bill Miller, Murray Porter, Joanne Shenandoah, and Robert Mirabal. All this plus the Native Word of the Day. Details at www.earthsongs.net 7) Oyate Ta Olowan Oyate Ta Olowan, Songs of the People, is a rare and authentic collection of Native American music. This landmark series steps off the beaten trail, traveling to far places in order to introduce you to talented native musicians in their homelands. 8) New Letters on Air New Letters on Air, the radio companion to the literary quarterly New Letters, is a half-hour literature program produced in the studios of KCUR-FM on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus. Every week, the program presents a distinguished writer of fiction, nonfiction and poetry reading from his or her work and talking with our host about the craft of writing and personal inspirations. --------- "RE: Upcoming Events" --------- Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 15:39:14 -0 From: Gary Smith (gars@speakeasy.org) Subj: Upcoming Events =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= EVENTS ARE FEATURED IN ODD NUMBERED ISSUES ONLY =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Lists from Jim Anderson, OCB Tracker and Whispering Wind are listed here for 60 days. Each web site is listed if you need a more complete list. =================================== Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 17:10:25 -0500 From: "D. Mitchell" Subj: [tn-ind] Cherokee Spring Festival/Pow-wow. May 16 17 18 2003 --- forwarded message --- From: BryanHickman2001@aol.com Siyo friends Sequoyah Caverns and the cherokee Tribe of NE Alabama invites you to our Spring festival/pow-wow. Date: May 16 17 18 2003 Place: Sequoyah Caverns & Campground 18 miles N. of Fort Payne Alabama Principal Chief: Alton McAlister Head lady: Cherokee Jane Head Man: Art Wade Host Drum: Medicine Dog Singers Events: Competition Drum & Dance Community Dance Arts, Crafts, Food, Vendors, Cherokee Culture, Admission: Adults $3.00 Children 3 and under free Host Motel: Econo Lodge 800 446 6900 Sequoyah Caverns/Campgrounds: 256 635 0024 For info Contact: Cindy Samples: 256 593 8102 This is a family oriented event. No Drugs, Alcohal or Politics. I will be at the Genealogy/Enrollment tent. Stop by and say Osiyo. I hope to see ya-all there. Wado, Bryan =================================== Date: Mon, March 3, 2003 5:48 pm From: "Claude W. Chavis, Jr." Subj: Tuscarora Nation Of North Carolina Pow Wow >To: Tuscarora Nation Of North Carolina 23rd Annual Pow Wow & Gathering MAY 16 - 18, 2003 Friday, May 16 - Kids Day Saturday, May 17 - 10:30 a.m. Parade In Maxton Saturday, May 17th -1:00 p.m. To 11:00 p.m. - Music & Pow Wow Dancing Sunday, May 18 - 1:00 p.m. To 4:00 p.m. Pow Wow Dancing FAMILY FUN!! TICKET RAFFLES DAILY!! ARTS & CRAFTS FOR SALE!! FOOD INCLUDING INDIAN FRY BREAD TACOS SOFT DRINKS INCLUDING COFFEE, TEA, AND SODA EVERYONE WELCOME Limited Seating So Bring Your Own Chair General Admission $2.00 Camping Space Only $20.00 For The Weekend Clean Restrooms And Showers On Site Vendors Welcome - Booth Space $100.00 For The Weekend FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Leon Locklear at (910) 844-3352 or by mail at 288 Tuscarora Nation Road, Maxton. N.C. 28364 To get to the Gathering, Just Follow The Signs From Downtown Maxton Head Dancers: Osceola and Tina Mullin Host Drum: Falling Water Guest Drum: Kau-Ta-Noh, Jrs. Master of Ceremonies: Keith Colston All Drums and Dancers Welcome =================================== Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 14:39:10 -0000 From: moheya21 Subj: POWWOW INTERTRIBAL JUNE 6,7,8 Mailing List: Native American Chat Where: BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN 1835 LYNCH RD Sponsors: WALTER AND SUE RODRIGUEZ VENDORS AND DRUMS CONTACT: SUE 616-849-3662 When:JUNE 6,7,8 Rustic Camping, or Motel 10 Mmiles away in St. Joe. EVERYTHING IS FREE FOR VENDORS WE ONLY ASK THAT YOU DONATE ITEMS FOR RAFFLES. TO PARTICIPATE AND ENTER POWWOW WE ASK THAT YOU BRING A NON PARISHABLE FOOD ITEM. THIS WILL GO TO FAMILIES WHO ARE IN NEED. SATURDAY IS A POTLUCK, WE ASK THAT YOU BRING A DISH TO PASS. =================================== Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 22:26:27 -0500 From: "Karen Cooper" Subj: Blackwater Creek Pow-wow Blackwater Creek American Indian Festival and Pow-wow Jasper, AL June 6-8, 2003 This event is sponsored by Aracoma Explorer Scout Drum/Dance Team and Native American Girl Scout Troop 389. Additional information about this event: June 6-8, 2003 at Blackwater Creek RV Park off Curry Hwy (Hwy 257) and Airport Road in Jasper, Alabama. All trader and demonstrator spaces are full for this event. Contacts include: Paul @ 205-522-1652, Cecil @ 205-221-3873 or myself @ 205-648-2529 or 205-706-0202. There are some 74 RV spaces available at $12 per night and tent camping on site is $5 per tent per night. The site has hot and cold water showers and flush toilets. Host hotels: Holiday Inn Express (205-302-6400--$57 per night) or Day's Inn (205-221-7800--$50 per night) and Travel-rite Inn (205-221-1161--$47 per night). We feed continental breakfast and afternoon meal to dancers, drum teams, head staff and traders. This is an Intertribal social event: all dancers, drums and public is invited and welcome. The same committee responsible for the Honor the Children event is coordinating this one. Head staff include: HL: Betsy Jolly (Echota Cherokee), HM: Bill Jolly (Echota Cherokee), HV: Keith Little Badger and Don Nelson; AD: Little Hawk Gatty and Keith Little Badger, HND: Grey Wolf Singers (Philadelphia MS); HSD: Aracoma Lightning Singers, Guest Drums: All traditional drums are welcome, if you are a drum and interested in attending, please let us know so that we can work out necessary arrangements to make your stay the best for the group. Please contact me directly if you need additional information/directions kcooper@uabmc.edu =================================== Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:30:05 -0500 From: "Mark D. Millat" Subj: POWWOW Mailing List: ndn-aim Miami Valley Council for Native Americans, is having their 15th annual POWWOW June 28 and 29, located 5 miles east of Xenia Ohio, at Blue Jackets Outdoor Drama. Dance contest.. I will post more information as I receive it. Respectfully, Mark D. Millat =================================== Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:19:38 -0800 (PST) From: "margrett okelley" Subj: Comanche Homecoming 3rd week in July 2003 >To: gars@nanews.org Dear Sir: Please include the Comanche Homecoming dates in your calendar of events. The Comanche Homecoming will be July 17,18,19, & 20, 2003 at Sultan Park, Walters, Oklahoma This will be the 50th annual homecoming... free parking, camping, rations, contests, and parade. Thank you. Margrett O. Kelley =================================== Canada First Nations Powwows and Events June 20, 21, 22, 2003 Noongam Traditional Powwow Dow' Lake, Ottawa, ON Contact: e-mail:noongampowwow@yahoo.com Our website address:www.noongam.50megs.com no charge admission, donations welcome Bring your lawn chairs and come enjoy yourself and meet new friends. =================================== Andersons-web.com http://andersons-web.com/native_events.htm Updated Download: Updated January 17, 2003 This page has been designed to help you find Native American Events. We post information on Pow-Wows, Festivals, Rodeos, Art & Craft Shows, Seminars and any other type of gathering that represents the Native American Culture. Near the bottom of this page we have our contact information and links to other sites that we know carry information on Native gatherings. We hope you will use this site as your gateway to our Native American Culture. May 9 - 10, 2003: 23rd Annual Augusta Pow Wow at the AJCC on 3J Road Augusta, Georgia. For information call 706-771-1221 or e-mail: krazywilly@knology.net May 17 - 18, 2002: 5th Annual Gathering of VETERANS Pow Wow at the American Legion, 710 Apperson Drive, Salem, Virgina. For information e-mail commandosupply@aol.com or call Steve Roragen at 540-989-5478. May 23 - 26, 2003: De-Un-Da-Ga 29th Annual Memorial Day Pow Wow. Custaloga Town Scout Reservation, Carlton, PA. For information call Tim McFarland at: 814-833-3235 or e-mail: timcfarland@yahoo.com June 7 - 8, 2002: 22nd Annual Yuba-Sutter Pow Wow Yuba College, Marysville, California. For information e-mail jgraham@mjusd.k12.ca.us or call 530-749-6196 between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. June 13 - 14, 2003: 25th Annual Powwow of the American Indian Cultural Association of North Carolina in Union Grove, North Carolina. For information e-mail: exdt@webtv.net or call Ed at 828-464-5579 July 5 - 6, 2003: Wagon Trails Pow-Wow Wagon Trails Resort 4051 State Route 46, Jefferson, Ohio. For information call: 330-326-3248. September 20 - 21, 2003: 15th Annual "Everything is Sacred" Pow Wow Gathering - 2003 at the Borchard Community Park 190 No. Reino Road, Thousand Oaks, California. Check it out at http://www.everythingissacred. com Hosted by the California Indian Council Foundation. For more information contact 805-493-2863 or e-mail: TheWHITEHAWK@MSN.com A word of advice, no matter how hard we try, mistakes happen! Please try to get in contact with the event staff and verify the important information before leaving for it. Anderson's 11372 Timber Lane Brooksville, Florida 34601 e-mail: powwows@andersons-web.com =================================== Aboriginal Multi-Media Society Updated January 24, 2003 Aboriginal Community Events Listing http://www.ammsa.com/ammsaevents.html May 2003 May 9-10, 2003 23rd Annual Augusta Powwow The Augusta Pow-Wow Association Please come join us at our new location: The AJCCon 3 J Road Augusta, Georgia On 3 J RD (WATCHFORSIGNS) 5 Miles from Washington Road Information: BillMedeiros (706)771-1221 E-Mail:krazywilly@knology.net Open to the Public May 16, 17, 18 2003 23rd annual American Indian Pow Wow & Arts Festival DeAnza College 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, California 95014 Info-Mania Lines 408-864-TELL (8355) then the following extensions Getting to De Anza-ext. 868 What's a Pow Wow?-ext. 870 General Information-ext. 871 Pow Wow Vendor Info-ext. 872 Pow Wow Entertainment-ext. 874 Pow Wow Film Festival-ext. 875 Silas Parker III, President of the De Anza Indigenous Club 408-830-0125 Web site: www.deanzapowwow.org E-mail: DAIndigenous@yahoo.com May 28 - 30, 2003 Native Physical Activity & Fitness Conference Tucson, Arizona Health Promotion Programs The University of Oklahoma 555 East Constitution Street Norman, Oklahoma 73072-7820 Phone: (405) 325-1790 Fax: (405) 325-7126 E-mail: hpp@ou.edu June 2003 June 12 - 14, 2003 Coming Full Circle National Training Session and 12th Annual General Meeting The National Indian & Inuit Community Health Representatives Organization Travelodge Hotel & Convention Centre - Ottawa West Ottawa, ON For more information: www.niichro.com Email: judij@niichro.com June 24 - 26, 2003 IHS Mental Health Training Sioux Falls, South Dakota Click here for more information. Health Promotion Programs The University of Oklahoma 555 East Constitution Street Norman, Oklahoma 73072-7820 Phone: (405) 325-1790 Fax: (405) 325-7126 E-mail: hpp@ou.edu August 2003 Aug. 22-24, 2003 20th Annual Kehewin Cree Nation Competition Pow Wow & Handgame Tournament Grand entry on Friday evening is 7 p.m. Contact: Irvin Kehewin E-mail: irvinkehewin@yahoo.ca October 2003 October 10 - October 12 2003 5th Annual Northern Lights Casino Thanksgiving Pow Wow Location: Prince Albert Communiplex Prince Albert, Saskatchewan MC Russel Standingrock Rockyboy,MT Tom Christian Popular,MT Additional Information :Contact:1-306-764-4777 Email: nlcchampionship2k3@hotmail.com Website: http://www.siga.sk.ca/NorthernLights/AboutUS.aspx ========================================================================= OCB TRACKER Updated February 7, 2003 California's Native News www.ocbtracker.com http://www.ocbtracker.com/index.html May 9th - 11th, 2003 Stanford Powwow Stanford University Stanford, CA Info: (650)725-6947 May 10th - 11th, 2003 9th Annual Northern and Southern Winds Powwow Athletic field East Los Angeles College 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez (cross street Atlantic Blvd) Monterey Park, CA Sponsored by Iron Circle Nation and M.E.X.A. - All drums welcome! MC: Roy Track, Lakota; Hours: 11am - 10pm Saturday, 11am - 6pm Sunday. Grand entry 12:30pm both days. Featuring intertribal dancing, indigenous music, food, arts & crafts. Face painting, and Mother's Day Give-Aways! Bring your own chairs and shading, no camping permitted. Info: Meno Martinez, email: elacpowwow@hotmail.com May 17th - 18th 2003 23nd De Anza College Powwow De Anza College South Quad 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014 Contest powwow, food booths, craft booths Info: (408) 864-5448 May 16th, 2003 Medicine Ways Conference UC Riverside Riverside, CA Info: (909) 787-4143 May 17th - 18th, 2003 Medicine Ways Powwow Soccer Field Riverside, CA Hours: 11am - 10pm Sat, 11am - 6pm Sun. Craft booths, food booths Info: Joel Beutel (909) 787-4143 email: ucmasa@hotmail.com web: www.nasp.ucr.edu May 17th - 18th, 2003 15th Annual American Indian Culture Days Balboa Park - Park Blvd and President's Way San Diego, CA Kumeyaay Bird Singers, Abel Silvas, Bill Neal, Aztec Dancers, Tracy Lee Nelson, all drums welcome at the powwow. Hours 10am - 6pm, both days. Info: (619) 281-5964 May 21th, 2003 American Indian Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting (every third Wednesday) 11138 Valley Mall Suite 200 El Monte, CA Upstairs at the Bank of America building Meetings starts 6:30 potluck social, 7:30 call to order. Info: (626) 442-3701 or (714) 898-6364 May 23rd - 26th, 2003 CIHA Spring Witayapi Armed Forces Joint Training Center Los Alimitos, CA Info: Dianna (626) 339-4353 May 24th - 26th, 2003 18th Annual Casa de Fruita Red Road Powwow Holister, CA Info: (831)452-4404 May 24th - 25th, 2003 Chumash Intertribal Powwow Oakbrook Park Chumash Interpretive Center 3290 Lang Ranch Parkway Thousand Oaks,CA Saturday 10am to 10pm Sunday 10am to 6pm deerclan@gte.net Info: Bob Vann (805)492-8076 June 6th - 8th, 2003 Standing Bear Powwow Bakersfield City College Bakersfield, CA Host Southern Drum: Hummingbird Singers, Head Man: Henry Allen, Head Woman: Arlene Allen, MC: Saginaw Grant. Host Motel: Best Western Crystal Palace Inn (800) 424-4900 - Mention Standing Bear Powwow Admission: 4.00 Info: Gene Albitre (661) 589-8414 email: nahpc@bak.rr.com June 7th - 8th, 2003 22nd Annual Yuba-Sutter Powwow Marysville, CA Info: (530)749-6169 June 7th - 8th, 2003 20th Annual Indian Fair Balboa Park San Diego Museum of Man 1350 El Prado San Diego, CA Info: (619) 239-2001 June 14th - 15th, 2003 7th Annual Inter-Tribal Powwow San Luis Rey Mission Grounds 4050 Mission Ave. Oceanside, CA All dancers and drums welcome! Food booths, arts and crafts booths, contest dancing, opportunity drawings. Peon games at dusk! Sponsored by the San Luis Rey Mission Indian Foundation. Info: Carmen Mojado (760) 724-8505 email: charlotte@slrmissionindians.org June 18th, 2003 American Indian Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting (every third Wednesday) 11138 Valley Mall Suite 200 El Monte, CA Upstairs at the Bank of America building Meetings starts 6:30 potluck social, 7:30 call to order. Info: (626) 442-3701 or (714) 898-6364 June 28th - 29th, 2003 19th Annual Tehachapi - Indian Hills Powwow Indian Hills Campground Tehachapi, CA Arts and crafts, food. All drums and dancers are welcome. Info: (661) 822-1118 June 27th - 29th, 2003 2003 California Basketweavers Gathering Yurok Tribal Lands off Hwy 101 Klamath, CA Info (530) 478-5660 email: ciba@ciba.org web: www.ciba.org June 28th - 29th, 2003 4th Annual Big Time Lake Sonoma Warm Springs, CA Info: (707) 837-8596 or (707) 838-1774 July 4th - 6th, 2003 Pechanga Casino Powwow Pechanga Casino - Activity Field Temecula, CA Info: (888) PECHANGA Contest powwow, arts and crafts booths, native foods. July 4th - 6th, 2003 Three Rivers Powwow 13505 S Union Manteca, CA Info: (209) 858-2421 July 16th, 2003 American Indian Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting (every third Wednesday) 11138 Valley Mall Suite 200 El Monte, CA Upstairs at the Bank of America building Meetings starts 6:30 potluck social, 7:30 call to order. Info: (626) 442-3701 or (714) 898-6364 July 19th - 20th,2003 12th annual Lake Casitas Pow Wow Lake Casitas Lake Casitas Recreation Area Ojai, CA Contest pow wow, all drums welcome, camping, fishing, boating, M.C.Tom Phillips. Head Staff TBA www.goldcoastfestivals.com Admission $10 adults, $5 children Info: Dick (805) 496-6036 July 27th - 28th, 2003 8th Annual Big Time Shingle Springs Rancheria Hwy 50 east of Sacramento Shingle Springs, CA Free and open the public. Native dancers, vendors Info: (530) 391-2540 August 20th, 2003 American Indian Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting (every third Wednesday) 11138 Valley Mall Suite 200 El Monte, CA Upstairs at the Bank of America building Meetings starts 6:30 potluck social, 7:30 call to order. Info: (626) 442-3701 or (714) 898-6364 August 22rd - 24th, 2003 34th Annual Southern California Indian Center Powwow Orange County Fairgrounds Fair Drive Costa Mesa, CA Info: (714) 962-6673 email: scicgg@indiancenter.net web: http://www.indiancenter.net August 29th - 31st, 2003 Barona Powwow Barona Ball Field, past Barona Casino Lakeside, CA Contest dancing, food booths, craft booths, camping Info: (619) 561-5560 September 5th - 7th, 2003 Sycuan Pow Wow Sycuan Reservation Alpine, CA Contest dancing, food booths, craft booths, camping Info: (619) 445-7776 September 13th - 14th, 2003 9th Annual Precious Sunset Pow-wow Recreation Point Bass Lake Bass Lake, CA Arts and crafts, food, hand drum contest, princess contest, team dancing contest. Camping available. MC: Wallace Coffey; Arena Director: Art Martinez. Info: (559) 855-2705; fax: (559) 855-2695 September 17th, 2003 American Indian Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting (every third Wednesday) 11138 Valley Mall Suite 200 El Monte, CA Upstairs at the Bank of America building Meetings starts 6:30 potluck social, 7:30 call to order. Info: (626) 442-3701 or (714) 898-6364 =================================== Whispering Winds Updated 18 October 2002 A Magazine of American Indian Crafts*Material Culture*Powwow http://www.whisperingwind.com/ EMAIL us your dates For dates to appear in Whispering Wind Magazine, dates need to be submitted at least 3 months in advance. Last Update: March 26, 2002 These dates are published as a public service and are gathered from flyers, emails, phone calls. Whispering Wind or its publisher Written Heritage, Inc., are not responsible for incorrect dates or locations. It is always a good idea to contact the sponsoring organization for verification. MAY 2003 10 The Clinton Service Unit Youth Powwow. Clinton Indian Hospital Grounds, Clinton, OK. Info: Gladys or Tracy (59\80) 323-2884 or gladys.nowlin@mail.ihs.gov 17-18 Fort Defiance Powwow. Info: Karen or Kelly @ Defiance Tourism Bureau 1-800-686-4382 for vendor info and visitor info. Memorial Day Weekend - Giveswater Service Club Annual Dance, Info: Oliver Littlecook @ (580)762-5909 JULY 2003 18-19-20 white Buffalo Society Pow Wow. The Gaston Fairgrounds in Indiana for information contact mohrman@wesnet.com SEPTEMBER 2003 17-20 First Annual Miss Indian Rodeo America Pageant. Oklahoma City OK, CDIB card required. www. rodeobest.com/aipc Email Contact: National Director, Deborah Robertson rodeobest@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//- Notice of Copyright Clearance by Contributors: The following have granted permission for their original articles to be reposted in order to help mend the Sacred Hoop: Gary Smith, Justine Miles, ErthAvengr, NAA newsroomstaff, Frosty Deere, Don Bain, Russell Diabo, JJ Bear, Janet Smith, Brigitte Thimiakis, Dawn Deer, Barbara Landis, Johnny Rustywire, Phil Goldvarg, Debbie Sanders, Chris Allicock, Dale Mitchell, Bryan Hickman, Claude W. Chavis, Jr., Moheya, Karen Cooper, Mark D. Millat, Margrett O'Kelley --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//- From gars@speakeasy.org Tue May 20 23:40:06 2003 Date: 6 May 2003 23:39:35 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Native Crossings--nanews11.019 _ __ __ _ / | / /___ _/ /_(_) __ __ / |/ / __ \ __/ / | / / _ \ / /| / /_/ / /_/ /| |/ / __/ /_/ |_/\__,_/\__/_/ |___/\___/ ______ _ / ____/____ ___ __________(_)___ ____ _____ / / / ___/ __ \/ ___/ ___/ / __ \/ __ \/ ___/ / /___/ / / /_/ /__ /__ / / / / / /_/ /__ / \____/_/ \____/____/____/_/_/ /_/\__, /____/ Volume 11, Issue 017 /____/ May 10, 2003 Native Crossings (c) is a separately emailed suppliment to Wotanging Ikche (c) Native American News (c) dedicated to the memory of those in Indian Country who have begun their spirit journeys It may be subscribed to via email by sending a request from your own internet addressable account to gars@speakeasy.org <================<<<< >>>>================> This newsletter is produced in straight ASCII text for greatest portability across platforms. Read it with a fixed-pitch font, such as Courier, Monaco, FixedSys or CG Times. Proportional fonts will be difficult to read. <================<<<< >>>>================> IMPORTANT!! ----------- In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, all material appearing in this newsletter is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for educational purposes. <================<<<< >>>>================> --------- "RE: Emmaline M. Black Elk" --------- Date: Wed, Apr 30 2003 08:22:57 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="EMMALINE M. BLACK ELK" http://www.legacy.com/rapidcity/LegacySubPage2.asp?Page=LifeStory Emmaline M. Black Elk April 30, 2003 MANDERSON - Emmaline M. Black Elk was born on August 31, 1953, to Henry L. Black Elk and Agnes (Hollow Horn) Black Elk. She spent her life, apart from her educational career, in Manderson on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. She left this world on April 26th after a valiant struggle with hepatorenal syndrome. Funeral services will be conducted to celebrate Emmaline's time in this world and her transition to the real world, with wake service to begin at 1 p.m. on May 2, 2003, at St. Agnes Hall in Manderson. An inter- denominational wake service will be conducted from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., followed by a taped and acoustic jam session by family, friends, and relatives. At 2 a.m., the traditional Katela painting and feeding will be performed. Funeral service will begin May 3 at 2 p.m. followed by interment at the St. Agnes Cemetery, where she will be buried by her mother and father. Emmaline was the proud mother of Air Force and Army veterans, and a traditional society Katela daughter. She held the distinction of achieving the highest academic scores in the Aberdeen Area BIA Schools, a standard unsurpassed by subsequent students. She started her college career as a full-ride scholarship student at Stanford University. She later graduated with two degrees from Oglala Lakota College. She worked for twenty years in elementary education, mostly at Wounded Knee District School. Emmaline then worked as an artist, designing custom dusters and Pendleton coats with her sister. She was predeceased by her mother and father; her younger sister, Mikiyela Black Elk; and grandparents, Thomas and Emma (Plenty Wolf) Hollow Horn and Benjamin and Angelique (Bissonette) Black Elk. Emmaline shares the rare distinction of being the second generation being born on the reservation on all four sides of her family tree - her maternal grandmother, Emma Plenty Wolf Hollow Horn, was the last survivor of the Fort Robinson occupation. Emmaline is survived by 3 children, her sons, D.J. (Eva Comes Killing) One Feather of Rapid City, SD, and Nikolaus Black Elk of Manderson, and one daughter, Adrienne Black Elk of Manderson; and her three special grandchildren, Wakinyan One Feather, Trenton One Feather, and Payton One Feather; and one sister, Charlotte Black Elk. Additionally, she is survived by one maternal uncle, Raymond Hollow Horn; two paternal aunts, Olivia Black Elk Pourier and Esther Black Elk DeSersa; and her brother/cousin, Thomas Harvey. Emmaline was from the Oyurpe Tiospaye and counted among her ancestry the great war leaders, Crazy Horse, Little Big Man, and Black Feather; and the renowned medicine men, Hollow Horn, Black Elk, and Plenty Wolf; as well as the Borgheza y Bissonette Basque separatist leaders in Spain. Pallbearers will be: Pete Stands, Wesley New Holy, Sterling Hollow Horn, Aaron DeSersa, Clifton DeSersa, Emmet Kelly, Dave Clifford, Leonard Chase Alone, Jr., Tokala Black Elk Clifford, and Char les Comes Killing, Jr. Honorary pallbearers are all of her first cousins: maternal, Thomas Harvey and Annabelle Hollow Horn; paternal, Curtis Pourier, Cleo Gates, Pauline Clifford, C.J. Clifford, Angie Clifford, Loren Clifford, Aaron DeSersa, Clifton DeSersa, Mitchel DeSersa, Sherman DeSersa, Olivia DeSersa, Cheryl Bettelyoun, Bette O'Rourke and Debra Hall, and all friends and relatives. Final Celebration of Life Services will be conducted by Chief Max Mesteth and Calvin Jumping Bull. The family requests that any family, friends and relatives who are unable to attend the Celebration of Life to spend a few moments gazing at the stars or viewing the soaring of an eagle and be with us in spirit and with Emmaline. Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. --------- "RE: Ralph Perdue" --------- Date: Thu, May 1 2003 08:10:06 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="RALPH PERDUE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/3043306p-3067059c.html Athabaskan leader Perdue dies in Fairbanks DRIVING FORCE: He was a founder of the Fairbanks Native Association. The Associated Press May 1, 2003 FAIRBANKS - Ralph Perdue, an Athabaskan leader and former president of the Tanana Chiefs Conference, has died at age 73. The Fairbanks Native Association chief died Tuesday at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital about 12 hours after being taken off life support, said his daughter, Karen Perdue Bettisworth. He had been battling cancer complicated by pneumonia. "There were a lot of people who got to say goodbye to him," Bettisworth said. About 40 or 50 people kept watch with the family at the end, including close friends, Native leaders, elders, and numerous nieces and nephews. For the past several months, there had been an unbroken stream of people visiting Perdue as word of his illness spread. Perdue initiated and was one of the founders of the Fairbanks Native Association in the early 1960s. The association is a nonprofit social services organization. Perdue was elected president of the Tanana Chiefs Conference and served six years in that position. He also served on Gov. Walter Hickel's Federal and State Land Use Commission, the Communication Commission, the Fairbanks North Star Assembly and the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board. "Ralph has always served as a guide and inspiration for FNA and has been our president emeritus for years," Annette Freiburger, FNA executive director, told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. "We recognized him as our FNA chief, the only chief we have in Fairbanks." Perdue was born near Koyukuk in 1929. His parents, Kokrine and Matilda Kriska, allowed Virginia and Eldridge Perdue to adopt Ralph at age 10 so he could receive an education. He was a jewelry maker and goldsmith trained at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., and opened a jewelry store in downtown Fairbanks. His wife, Dorothy, now operates Perdue's Jewelry at Shoppers Forum. A celebration of Perdue's life will be held starting at noon Saturday at the David Salmon Tribal Hall. A 24-hour-a-day visitation will begin at noon Thursday at the hall. Copyright c. 2003 The Anchorage Daily News. --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 08:10:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" May 3, 2003 Valerie Skinaway Valerie "Cookie" Skinaway, 54, Minneapolis, died Thursday, April 24, 2003, at her residence in Minneapolis. Funeral services were April 28 at the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Community Center on the Mille Lacs Reservation with Lee Staples officiating. Burial was in Vineland Cemetery on the Mille Lacs Reservation. Arrangements were with the Shelley Funeral Chapel of Onamia. Cookie is survived by her companion of 10 years, Lester Lerfeld of Minneapolis; sons, Laural Sam, Herbert James Sam, Jr., Gary Dwayne Sam; daughters, Lisa Jean Sam and companion, Mark Unger, Alana Marie Sam and companion, Randy John Thomas, all of Minneapolis; brothers, Fred Skinaway of Onamia, Edward Skinaway, Jr. of Minneapolis, Warren Skinaway of Minneapolis; sisters, Jean Oswaldson of Onamia, Loris White of Isle, and Clara Sam of Onamia, 12 grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Mary (Pendgayush) Skinaway; sister, Mae Skinaway; dear friends, Shelly and Jodi Ann Lattergrass. Valerie "Cookie" Skinaway was born on July 14, 1948, in Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota to the late Edward and Mary (Pendgayush) Skinaway. She was raised and attended school in Onamia. In her late teens Valerie moved to Minneapolis and worked for the PICA Head Start program as a teachers aide as well as driving bus. She was raising her four grandchildren and provided care and support for her entire family. Valerie enjoyed attending pow wows, watching movies and barbecuing. She liked to grill chicken, ribs and steaks. Copyright c. 2003 Mille Lacs Messenger/Isle, MN. -=-=-=- April 30, 2003 Rachel TwoHearts Rachel TwoHearts, 82, of New Rockford, ND, formerly of Fort Totten, ND, died Monday, April 28, 2003, in the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford. Arrangements are pending with Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake. April 29, 2003 George McDonald Our beloved brother, uncle, and grandfather George McDonald, 53, "Ehanna Wicasta" (Long Ago Man) passed to the Spirit World on Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at his home in Fort Totten after a courageous battle with cancer. Wake services will be held on Thursday beginning at 5 p.m. at Crowhill Recreation Center with a Rosary Service at 8 p.m., rural Fort Totten. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Fort Totten. Fr. Charles Leute O.P. will celebrate the mass along with Fr. Paul Ruge, Fr. Joachim Mudd and Deacon Tony McDonald. Burial will be in St. Jerome's Catholic Cemetery, rural Crowhill. Music will be provided by Tony and Vina McDonald. Pallbearers are his nephews, nieces and grandsons: Damian Blackbird, Molly McDonald, Conrad Cavanaugh, Chauncey Hopkins, Russell McDonald, Jana McDonald, Darren Trottier and Marshall Demarce. Honorary pallbearers are Ken Graywater Sr., Ed Brownshield, Carl McKay, Kenny "Spune" Dunn, Richard "Cowboy" Cavanaugh, Mike Greywater, Pam Rainbow, Richard "Dickie" Thomas, Tasha Littlewind, Carlos Lopes and Greg Greene. George McDonald was born April 3, 1950 in Devils Lake, ND to Michael and Evelyn (White Thunder) McDonald. He attended school in Oberon, ND, graduating in 1969. He was in the Drama Club and played for the Oberon Bulldogs that included teammates Conrad Demarce, Frank Charboneau Jr., Cecil Longie, Ken Graywater, and Bob Charboneau. He attended Haskell Indian College from 1969-70. He then went to United Tribes Technical College and graduated with honors in 1999. George was honored by selection into "Who's Who in American Indian Colleges." George was employed at Fort Totten Elementary School, Wiconi Tipi, and the Spirit Lake Tribe. Most recently, he was a shuttle bus driver for Spirit Lake Casino and resort. He was a cowboy from an early age; he loved his family; and was known for his great sense of humor and for uplifting the spirits of everyone around him. He loved to travel and enjoyed rodeos, pow-wows, collecting hats, and jackets. George was well known for bestowing nicknames on his friends and family. In 1966, George turned his will and life over to God and served as a true role model of recovery, courage and strength to his family, friends and community. He will be greatly missed by many. George is survived by his brothers Tony (Vina) McDonald and Demus (Bernie) McDaonald; sisters, Dinah (Roy) Aceveda and family and Sandra McDonald and her daughters, Evie McDonald and Nola (Carlos) Lopez; as well as many nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and his St. Bernard Buster. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandmother Mary Brownshield, and sisters, Adeline Trottier, Priscilla Aldridge, Joann Finley and Kathleen Cavanaugh. We would like to offer special mention and heartfelt thanks to Myra Cavanaugh Quinn, Butch and Hank Cavanaugh, Donny Belgarde Sr., and Carmen Tronson for the loving care they provided for George. Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 Devils Lake Daily Journal. -=-=-=- May 2, 2003 Edwin Demery Bemidji, Minn. - Funeral services for Edwin Demery, 79, of Bemidji, Minn., will be held at 9 a.m. CDT Friday, May 2nd at the Catholic Church in Kenel, S.D. Fr. Kerry Prendeville and Fr. Steve Biegler will be officiating. Burial will be at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis at 3 p.m., MDT Friday afternoon. Visitation will be at the Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge Thursday from 5 p.m. until the conclusion of the prayer service at 7 p.m. CDT and for 1 hour prior to the funeral at the church in Kenel. Edwin Demery was born on March 16, 1924, to Robert and Mary (Vermillion) Demery in Fort Yates, N.D. He grew up in Kenel, S.D., and attended boarding schools in Fort Yates and in Pierre, S.D. He graduated from the Fort Yates High School and was inducted into the United States Army on May 27, 1943, at Fort Snelling, Minn. While in the Army he received three bronze stars and a purple heart. He was honorably discharged on May 7, 1945, at Camp Carson, Colorado. He then attended college at the South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D., where he received a degree in education. On September 1, 1950, he married Kathleen Condon in Aberdeen, S.D. After receiving his education from the South Dakota State University he worked in Geddes, S.D., Fort Thompson, S.D., the Old Cheyenne Agency and in Fort Yates, N.D., as a teacher. Edwin then worked for Relocation Employment Assistance with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Winnebago, Nebraska. He was promoted to the position of Superintendent of the BIA in Bemidji, Minn., before becoming area director of the Minneapolis Area, BIA. He retired in 1981 and they made their home in Fargo, N.D., Rapid City, S. D., Aberdeen, S.D., and they moved back to Bemidji in March of 2003. Edwin enjoyed playing golf. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, of Bemidji, Minn.; two sons, Edwin J. and Heather Demery of Albuquerque, N.M., and Richard and Sandy Demery of Bemidji, Minn.; two daughters, Barb and Paul Lahr of Bemidji, Minn., and Brenda Demery and Malcolm Feather Earring of Rosebud, S.D.; nine grandchildren; two great granddaughters; and three step grandchildren; one brother, Robert Demery of Rapid City, S.D.; and two sisters, Rose Demery of Kenel, S.D., and Marcella Demery of Mobridge, S.D. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Roger Michael, brother, Leslie, and two sisters, Loretta and Dorothy. Casketbearers will be Roger Condon, Paul Lahr, Ron Sugar, Malcolm Feather Earring, and his grandsons Trevor Spangler, Jeremiah Demery, Sean Demery, Corey Demery and Cody Demery. Honorary Casketbearers will be his granddaughters Michele Sugar, Jeannette Grant, Jessica Demery, Jasmine Demery, two great granddaughters Sydni Sugar and Mollie Grant, three step-grandsons Michael Picotte, Travis Picotte and Ryan Picotte, all nieces and nephews and his friends Richard Archambault, John Buckanaga, Jack Fairbanks and all other friends. Copyright c. 2003 the Aberdeen News. -=-=-=- April 29, 2003 Archie D. Janis KYLE - Archie D. Janis, 39, Kyle, died Sunday, April 27, 2003, in Rapid City. Survivors include three brothers, Taylor Janis, Kyle, Alvin Janis, Pine Ridge, and Calvin Janis, Lawrence, Kan., and one sister, Charlene Janis, Kyle. A one-night wake will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Little Wound School in Kyle. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at the school, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl officiating. Burial will be at Mediator Episcopal Cemetery in Kyle. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Albert Kills Right Sr. PORCUPINE - Albert Kills Right Sr., 59, Porcupine, died Friday, April 25, 2003, at Hot Springs Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. Survivors include his mother, Anna Lone Hill-Kills Right, Porcupine; two sons, Dennis Kills Right Sr. and Albert Kills Right Jr., both of Porcupine; three daughters, Betty Fox, Salem, Ore., Michelle Kills Right, Portland, Ore., and Estelle Kills Right, Seattle; one brother, Frank Kills Right, Denver; four sisters, Phoebe Running Hawk, Vernona Under Baggage, Clementine Kills Right and Alberta Long, all of Porcupine; and 20 grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. today at the Porcupine CAP Office. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at the Porcupine CAP, with the Rev. Bill Pauly officiating. Burial will follow at the Kills Right Family Antoinette F. Mesteth RAPID CITY - Antoinette F. Mesteth, 24, Rapid City, died Saturday, April 26, 2003, in Rapid City. Survivors include her father, Orlind Mesteth, Pine Ridge, and one brother, Arnold Mesteth, Minneapolis. A vigil service will be at 4 p.m. today at Osheim-Catron Funeral Home in Rapid City. A wake service will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, at Sacred Heart Church in Pine Ridge. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1, at the church, with the Rev. Steve Sanford officiating. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery in Slim Buttes. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. April 30, 2003 Melferd Ashley Sr. WANBLEE - Melferd Ashley Sr., 56, Wanblee, died Saturday, April 26, 2003, in Wanblee. Survivors include his wife, Frances Ashley, Wanblee; four daughters, Leslie Ashley, Charity Ashley and Shauncina Ashley, all of Wanblee, and Claudette Long Soldier, Pine Ridge; two stepdaughters, Ella Sitting Up and Stephana Standing Bear, both of Wanblee; three sons, Melferd Ashley Jr., Shaun Ashley and Richard Ashley Sr., all of Wanblee; one brother, Everette Ashley, Wanblee; one sister, Margie Sitting Up, Wanblee; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Crazy Horse School in Wanblee. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the school, with the Rev. Daniel Makes Good officiating. Burial will be at Gethsemane Episcopal Cemetery in Wanblee. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Merle Brafford RAPID CITY - Merle Brafford, 72, Rapid City, died Sunday, April 27, 2003, in Rapid City. Survivors include three daughters, Myrna Brafford and Donalda Brafford, both of Rapid City, and Sharon Shaw, Rosebud; two sisters, Thelma Pourier, Albuquerque, N.M., and Mae Whirlwind Horse, Wanblee; and numerous grandchildren. A one-night wake will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Mother Butler Center in Rapid City. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 2, at Mother Butler Center, with the Rev. Pat McCorkel officiating. Burial will be at St. Stephen's Catholic Cemetery in Kyle. Behrens Mortuary of Rapid City and Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge are in charge of arrangements. Francis H. Little Moon BERKELEY, Calif. - Francis H. Little Moon, 71, Berkeley, died Friday, April 25, 2003, in Berkeley. He served in the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Almarie Little Moon, Oakland; one daughter, Rosemary Little Moon, Oakland; three brothers, Walter Little Moon, Ben Little Moon and Moses Little Moon, all of Wounded Knee, S.D.; one sister, Pauline Haddix, Mason, Neb.; and three grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 1, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wounded Knee. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at the church, with the Rev. Bill Pauly officiating. Burial will be at Little Moon Family Cemetery in Wounded Knee. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, S.D., is in charge of arrangements. May 2, 2003 Louise H. Little Eagle ALLEN - Louise H. Little Eagle, 30, Allen, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, in Rapid City, as a result of an auto accident March 5. Survivors include two sons, Myron Fineran Jr. and Johnnie Little Eagle, both of Allen; two daughters, Sarah Fineran and Shayna Fineran, both of Allen; one brother, Christopher Little Eagle, Allen; and two sisters, Faith Richards and Lucy Cottier, both of Allen. A two-night wake will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at American Horse School in Allen. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 5, at the school, with the Rev. Frank Schmitt officiating. Burial will be at Yellow Bear Cemetery in Allen. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. May 3, 2003 Newton N. Two Two PINE RIDGE - Newton N. Two Two, 68, Pine Ridge, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, in Pine Ridge. Survivors include his wife, Delphine Two Two, Pine Ridge; three sons, Les Two Two, David Two Two and Fred Two Two, all of Pine Ridge; two daughters, April Two Two-Kervin, Denver, and Jeaneen Two Two, Pine Ridge; two brothers, Clayton Two Two and Philip Iron Cloud, both of Pine Ridge; five sisters, Mary Two Two, Mona Two Two, Joann Two Two, Linda Two Two and Sylvia Red Cloud, all of Pine Ridge; nine grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. A one-night wake will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, May 5, at Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, at Billy Mills Hall, with the Rev. Steve Sanford officiating. Burial will be at Holy Rosary Mission Catholic Cemetery in Pine Ridge. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- April 30, 2003 Wilma Delores Williams PAWNEE - Wilma Delores Williams, resident of Pawnee, died Monday, April 28, 2003, in Oklahoma City. She was 74. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the Pawnee Nation Multi- Purpose Complex in Pawnee with the Revs. Jerry Baker and Lynn Eaves officiating. Burial will be in Otoe-Missouria Cemetery in Red Rock under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home. Wilma Delores Williams was born Sept. 20, 1928, in Pawnee, the daughter of Sidney J. Moore Sr. and Dorothy Pearl Peters Moore. She had been married to George W. Williams Sr. She was a member of Native American Church and United Indian Methodist Church. She was a member of the Pawnee and Otoe tribes. An expert seamstress, she enjoyed making Native American dresses for friends and family. Survivors include a daughter, Gwendolyn Williams of Pawnee; two sons, Norman NewRider of Pawnee and Ervin Brown Whitehorn of Hominy; three sisters, Sylvestine Shields of Shawnee, Laverne HorseChief of Midwest City, and Nova Marie Fields of Tulsa; a brother Sidney J. Moore Jr. of Albuquerque, N.M.; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband on May 29, 1953; her parents; three sons, Theodore V. Williams, George W. Williams Jr. and Terry G. Williams Sr.; three brothers, Peter L. Moore Sr., Norman D. Keel and Theodore V. Brave Scout. Copyright c. 1998-2003 The Ponca City News. -=-=-=- April 29, 2003 Ricky Neal Blanchard Ricky Neal Blanchard, 38, Shawnee, died Monday at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born Nov. 21, 1964, in Norman to Clifton Gene Blanchard and Freida Marie (Grant) Wise. He worked as a framing carpenter. He was preceded in death by his sister, Gloria Blanchard Lasley. Survivors include his father, Clifton Gene Blanchard, Shawnee; mother, Freida Marie Wise, Shawnee; son, Scott Aaron Blanchard, Shawnee; daughter, Krystal Blanchard Logan, Shawnee; four brothers, and three sisters-in-law, Clifford and Jimmie Blanchard, Shawnee, Alden Blanchard, Norman, Eddie and Lucinda Blanchard, Shawnee, and Larry and Lisa Blanchard, Shawnee; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Carol Blanchard Byers and Shannon Byers, Shawnee, and Juliette Blanchard, Meeker; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Wakolee Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Wilson officiating. Services are under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. May 4, 2003 Sallie Wolf Harjo Sallie Wolf Harjo, 62, Seminole died Friday at a Seminole hospital. Survivors include a son, Allen Hulbutta of Seminole; a daughter and son- in-law, Sonya and Gary L. Pohlemann of Tecumseh; two adopted daughters, Loretta Harjo of Holdenville and Pam Underwood of Seminole; and one adopted son, Tim Ray Harrison of Seminole; sister, Susie Harrison of Konawa; grandsons, Cory L. Nodd of Tecumseh and Daniel Gazaway Wise of Tecumseh; granddaughters, Tiffany Wise of Tulsa and Michelle R. Halbutta of Tulsa; several nephews, nieces and other relatives. Wake services will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home. She will be moved to Hitchittee Methodist Church at 10 a.m. Tuesday for services at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Houston Tiger and the Rev. Ted Underwood officiating. Burial will follow at Hitchittee Church Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home. Copyright c. 1997-2003 The Shawnee News-Star. -=-=-=- April 29, 2003 Judy Wolf Harjo Funeral services for Judy Wolf will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at the Prairie Springs Indian Baptist Church in Okemah. Wolf passed away on April 28, 2003 at the age of 92 in Claremore. She was born September 3, 1910 in the Okemah area to Chagee and Needa (Harjogee) Harjo. She was married to V.V. Wolf, who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and raised her children and others, along with her grandchildren. Gardening, cooking and church were her first priority. She was a member of the Prairie Springs Indian Baptist Church and had lived in the Okemah area most all of her life. She had moved to Claremore ten years ago due to health reasons. Also preceding her in death were two sons, three daughters, four sisters, nieces, nephews and one grandson. Survivors include eight grandchildren; Karl and Laforce Barbow of Carnegie, Lori Tilley, John Barbow, Jimmy Don Harden, and Dana Barbow of Claremore, and Bobby Barbow of Tulsa. She is also survived by 20 great grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. A preliminary service will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel and a wake will be held Thursday after 4 p. m. at the Prairie Springs Indian Baptist Church. Service will be officiated by Bro. Bill Hobia. Interment will be at the Snake Creek Cemetery in Seminole County under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Okemah. The Seminole Producer/Copyright c. 1999-2000 Arizona Newspapers Assn. -=-=-=- May 2, 2003 Michael E. Cata MICHAEL E. CATA , 68, of Denver, died Monday following a short illness. He was preceded in death by his father, Matthew J. Cata Sr.; mother, Felipita Cata; three sisters, Elsie Trujillo, Annie Reyna and Louise Maestas; and brother, Frank Cata. He is survived by his son, Stacy Martinez and wife Michelle of Denver; daughter, Elaine Martinez of Denver; four grandchildren; brothers, Matthew Cata Jr. and wife Sally of San Juan Pueblo, William Carter and wife Irma of Albuquerque, Edgar Cata and companion ReyAnn of San Juan Pueblo, and Patrick Cata and wife Irene of San Juan Pueblo; sisters, Linda Maestas and Francis Cata both of San Juan Pueblo, and Doris Vigil and husband Tony of Nambe Pueblo; and many other relatives and friends. Mass will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m. today at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with burial to follow at 10:30 a.m. at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. DeVargas Funeral Home of the Espanola Valley. Copyright c. 1997 - 2003 Albuquerque Journal: Albuquerque, New Mexico. -=-=-=- April 29, 2003 Royce Evans Funeral services for Royce Sheldon Evans, 45, of Mescalero were April 21, with burial at the White Tail Cemetery, and the Rev. John Gibbons officiating. Mr. Evans died Friday, April 18, 2003, in Alamogordo. He was born March 7, 1958, in Mescalero, and had lived there all of his life. He was a cowboy and a member of St. Joseph's Mission. Survivors include his wife, Lillian Lester; children Shane Matthew Evans and Anne Marie Brillante; sisters Gailda Tenorio, Sharolyn Evans, Marla Evans, Anne Marie Kemp and Rena Chee; a brother, Dwight Evans; half- sisters Marlene Bruggink and Rachel Botella; and half-brothers Evan Tissnolthtos and Mark Evans. Copyright c. 1999-2003 MediaNews Group, Inc./Ruidoso NM. -=-=-=- April 29, 2003 Eleanor Frazier Feb. 27, 1942 - April 26, 2003 Eleanor Frazier of Shiprock went to live with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, April 26, 2003, after a lengthy illness. Eleanor was born Feb. 27, 1942, in Shiprock and grew up in Toadlena. Eleanor is survived by her father, Willard Frazier of Shiprock; two brothers, Wilfred D. (Bill) Frazier of Gallup, and Melvin J. Frazier of Shiprock; one sister, Elaine J. Frazier of Albuquerque; four nephews; and six great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lula Y. Frazier. Eleanor dearly loved her family and devoted herself to teaching Native Americans at Teec Nos Pos Boarding School for 32 years. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m., today, Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at the First United Methodist Church in Shiprock with the Revs. John Kerry and Fred Yazzie officiating. Burial will follow at the family cemetery in Oak Springs, Ariz. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Memories Funeral Home in Kirtland, (505) 598-9636. April 30, 2003 Betty Smiley Feb. 19, 1943 - April 25, 2003 Betty Smiley, 60, a resident of Toadlena, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, April 25, 2003, after a lengthy illness. Betty was born Feb. 19, 1943, at home to her parents Evans Smiley Sr., and Nellie Hosteen Nez of Toadlena. She was born to the Kin yaa aanii (Towering House) Clan and born for the Tl aaschiinii (Red Bottom) Clan. Betty was a graduate of Phoenix Indian School. Afterward she went to work for Fairchild Industries in Shiprock; later she became a graduate of cosmetology in Albuquerque. In Toadlena, she was a rancher, a rug weaver and care provider for her parents. She enjoyed inspirational music, literature and attending the Christian Reformed Church. She is survived by her sisters, Jennie Smiley of Toadlena, Jessica Smiley and Leroy P. Begaye of Cudei, Virginia and Jonathan Jones of Salt Lake City, Utah, Corrine and James Garfield of Mitten Rock, Ariz.; and her brothers, Edward and Mary Smiley, Harry and Edna Smiley, Eddie and Kathy Smiley, Roy and Darlene Smiley, Evans Smiley Jr., all of Kirtland, Bill and Lillie Smiley of Red Valley, Ariz., and Herbert Smiley of Toadlena. There are also numerous relatives and friends to whom Betty was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend who will miss her. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., today, Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at Toadlena Full Gospel Church. Interment will follow at the family cemetery in Toadlena. Pallbearers are Marc Edward Smiley, Bryant Smiley, Hershel Smiley, Carlos Smiley, Ruebin Begaye and Leroy P. Begaye Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be all her brothers and her nephews, Malcolm Smiley and Ryan T. Smiley. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home of Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Harry Lee Benally Jan. 15, 1923-April 28, 2003 Harry Lee Benally, 80, of Teec Nos Pos, Ariz., passed away Monday April 28, 2003, at San Juan Regional Medical Center. Harry as born Jan. 15, 1923, in Teec Nos Pos to Captain and Elouise Tsosie Benally. A visitation for Harry will be from 2 p.m. 8 p.m. at Chapel of Memories Funeral Home in Kirtland. Graveside funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1, 2003, at Greenlawn Cemetery in Farmington. The Rev. Tom Ellison will officiate. Pallbearers will be Edwin Benally, Levi Toledo, Brian Benally, Derrick Benallie, Lionel Benally, and Michael R. Lee. Alternate pallbearers will be Calvin Yazzie and Christopher Laughter. Honorary pallbearers will be the sons and sons-in-law, nephews, and the Renal floor staff of San Juan Regional Medical Center. Harry is survived by his wife, Minnie Benally of Teec Nos Pos; six sons, Andrew Benally and his wife Virginia of Teec Nos Pos, Perry Benallie and wife Louise of Kirtland, Freddie Benally of Farmington, Marcellus Benally and wife Arlene of Shiprock, Byron Benally and wife Laura of Shiprock, and Davis Benally and wife Verna of Teec Nos Pos; four daughters, Lorraine Benally of Teec Nos Pos, Colleen Benally of Teec Nos Pos, Evalina Toledo and husband Levi of Shiprock and Bernadine Hoshnic and husband Harlin of Dennehotso, Ariz.; two brothers, Jimmie L. Benally of Barstow, Calif., and Kenneth Benally, Farmington; five sisters, Bessie Lee of Red Mesa, Ariz., Geneva Laughter of Shonto, Ariz., Esther Benally of Gallup, Lillie Tso of Dilcon, Ariz. and Carol Fleming of Flagstaff, Ariz.; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Captain and Elouise Benally, a son, Amos Lee Benally, a granddaughter, Brianna Benally and a brother, Harrison L. Benally. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Chapel of Memories Funeral Home in Kirtland, 598-9636. May 5, 2003 Davis Bryan Begaye Aug. 12, 1983 - April 30, 2003 Davis Bryan Begaye, 19, of Two Grey Hills, passed from this life, Wednesday, April 30, 2003, south of Bloomfield. He was born Aug. 12, 1983 in Phoenix. Funeral services will be held at noon Monday, May 5, 2003 at the Christian Reformed Church in Toadlena. Interment will follow at the community cemetery in Toadlena. Funeral arrangments are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Nikkolas "Ikky" Begay Aug. 11, 1983 - May 2, 2003 Nikkolas, "Ikky" Begay, 19, of Littlewater, passed from this life Friday, May 2, 2003. He was born Aug. 11, 1983 in Shiprock. Funeral services are pending with Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Copyright c. 1999-2003 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington, NM. -=-=-=- April 29, 2003 Sam Johnson John CHINLE, Ariz. - Services for Sam John, 67, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 20 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Chinle. Blaine Grein will officiate. Burial will follow in Black Mesa, Ariz. John died April 24 in Shiprock. He was born May 20, 1936 in Black Mountain, Ariz. into the Black Streak Woodpeople People Clan for the One Who Walks Around People Clan. John was employed with the railroad, Navajo Engineering and Chinle Unified School District #24. Survivors include his wife Julia Y. John; sons, Samuel John of Springfield, Mo., Sylvester John of Mesa, Ariz., Daniel John of Cubeci, Ariz., Darrell John of Window Rock, Kee Billie of Queen Creek, Ariz., Monty Billie of Springerville, Utah and Darrell Billie; daughters, Cindy Yellowhorse of Tuscon, Ariz., Samaline John of Cottonwood, Ariz., Corrina John and Lucinda John both of Mesa, Ariz; brothers, Kee J. John, Keith John, Herbert John and Lester John; sisters, Elouise John and Phyllis John and 12 grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and George John; brothers, Jimmy John and Kee B. John and sister, Susie John. Pallbearers will be Samuel John, Daniel John, Sylvester John, Darrell John, Lester John, Benjamin Begay and Edward Etsitty. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at four miles north of Bashas supermarket, Chinle. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. April 30, 2003 Tyson Tulley MARIANO LAKE - Services for Tyson Tulley, 22, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 1 at Cope Memorial Chapel. Charley Gray will officiate. Burial will follow at Mariano Lake Cemetery. Tulley died April 26 in Crownpoint. He was born Aug. 19, 1980 in Gallup into the Red Streak People Clan for the Water Flow Together People Clan. Tulley attended Smith Lake Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, Thoreau High School and received his G.E.D. from Crownpoint of Institute of Technology. He received a Culinary Arts Certificate at CIT. His hobbies included cooking, reading, watching movies, playing games and the outdoors. Survivors include his parents, Darlene Davis and Wilbert Tulley both of Mariano Lake; brother, Lance Bennett of Mariano Lake; sister, Latasha Tulley of Mariano Lake; grandparents, Irene and Mike Tulley both of Whitehorse Lake. Tulley was preceded in death by his grandparents, Betty and Liston Davis. Pallbearers will be Brian Davis, Ferris Tulley, Ryan Davis, Grifford Tulley, Delbert Davis and Ron Tulley. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Mariano Lake Chapter. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Mary Rose Dennison COYOTE CANYON - Services for Mary Rose Dennison, 88, will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 1 at Rollie Mortuary Palm Chapel. Burial will follow on private family cemetery, Coyote Canyon. Dennison died April 25 in Gallup. She was born Sept. 10, 1924 in Coyote Canyon for the Towering House People Clan. Survivors include her sisters, Evelyn Johnson of Pinedale, Emma Pinto of Vanderwagen, Esther Johnson, Nora Thompson, Marie Tully and Bessie Smith both of Brimhall. Dennison was preceded in death by her parents, Marie H. and Frank Dennison; and sister, Katherine Dennison. Pallbearers will be Douglas Benally, Brian Charlie, Raymond Charlie, Wilfred McKinley, Geald Pinto and Melvin Thompson. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. May 1, 2003 Roy Cisco CHINA SPRINGS - Services for Roy Cisco, 75, were held at 11 a.m., today at Cope Memorial Chapel. Pastor Larry Cisco officiated. Burial followed at Gallup City Cemetery. Cisco died April 25 in Gallup. He was born July 15, 1927 in Lukachukai, Ariz. into the Mexican People Clan for the Salt People Clan. Cisco attended Shiprock schools. He was employed with Navajo Shopping Center, Lukachukai Senior Center and the railroad. His hobbies included telling jokes and singing songs. Survivors include his sons, Reed G. Cisco of Jones Ranch, Richard of China Springs, Jimmy and Larry of Rock Springs; daughters, Nora Cisco of Rocksprings, Susie, Nelsie and Betty all of China Springs; brother, Matthew Zonnie of Texas; Elizabeth Grey of Farmington; 31 great- grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Cisco was preceded in death by his son, Tom. Pallbearers were Bennie Cisco, Ace Cisco, Truman Yazzie, Cornell Yazzie, Monty Tayah and Steve Tso. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Brian James Edsitty SMITH LAKE - Services for Brian Edsitty, 28, will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, May 2 at First Baptist Church, Thoreau. Bro. Bobby Martinez will officiate. Burial will follow on family land, Smith Lake. Visitation will be held at 1:30 p.m., today at Cope Memorial Chapel. Edsitty died April 25 in Crownpoint. He was born Oct. 8, 1974 in Crownpoint into the Mexican People Clan for the Tangle People Clan. Edsitty was a 1984 graduate of Wingate High School, where he was honor student, Universal Technical Institute, Phoenix and Crownpoint Institute Technical. He was employed with Mustang Gas Station, Crownpoint. His hobbies included music, fishing, horseback riding, mechanical, and carpentry. Survivors include his mother, Judy James of Mitten Rock; brother, Darren J. Edsitty of Rio Rancho; sisters, Samanatha Edsitty of Smith Lake, Stephaine Edsitty of Carson and Caroline James of Smith Lake; and grandparents, Frank and Alberta James both of Smith Lake. Edsitty was preceded in death by his father, Francis J. Edsitty; and grandparents, Harrison and Roselyn Benally. Pallbearers will be Emerson Benally, Lorenzo Benally, Andy Booher, Kevin Largo, Gregori Lee and Quinn Etsitty. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Alerta and Frank James's resident, Smith Lake. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Juanita Sage Willeto TOHATCHI - Services for Juanita Willeto, 61, will be announced at later date. Willeto died April 30 in Fort Defiance, Ariz. She was born March 14, 1942 in Tohatchi into the Edge Water People Clan for the One Who Walks Around You People Clan. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. May 2, 2003 Sarah "Haglba" B. Muneta COYOTE CANYON - Graveside services for Sarah Muneta, 85, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 3 at theprivate family cemetery, Coyote Canyon. Muneta died April 30 in Albuquerque. She was born Feb. 2, 1918 in Coyote Canyon into the Water Flows Together People Clan for the Red Running into the Water People Clan. Survivors include her sons, Roger Becenti of Tampa, Fla., Craig Brandow of Lake Valley, Ben Muneta of Albuquerque, James Muneta of Tohatchi, and Walter Muneta of Little Water; daughters, Nancy Bill of Gallup, Anita Muneta of Crownpoint and Rita Shortman of Bernalillo; sister, Lorraine Mariano of Coyote Canyon; 20 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. Muneta was preceded in death by her husband, Tomoshige Muneta; parents, Ahinaba and Hatali Nez; brother, Ben Becenti; and sisters, Emily Becenti, Blanche Charlie, Alta Ellsworth and Marie Moore. Pallbearers will be Ayagarak Bill, Christopher LeValdo, Michael Morning Gun, Ben Munsta, James Muneta, Tillman Muneta, Walter Muneta, Walter Muneta Jr. and Dennis Whitegoat. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Coyote Canyon Chapter House. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Juanita Sage Willeto TOHATCHI - Services for Juanita Willeto, 61, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 3 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tohatchi. Deacon Morris will officiate. Burial will follow at the private family cemetery, Tohatchi. A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., tonight at Rollie Mortuary Memorial Chapel. Willeto died April 30 in Fort Defiance, Ariz. She was born March 14, 1942 in Tohatchi into the Edge Water People Clan for the One Who Walks Around You People Clan. Willeto was employed with the BIA and the Choosghai Boarding School for 20 years, before retiring. Her hobbies included sewing and traveling. Survivors include her husband, Johnnie C. Willeto of Tohatchi; son, Johnnie C. Willeto Jr. of Tohatchi; brother, Peter Sage of Tohatchi; sister, Ella Roanhorse of Tohatchi and two grandchildren. Willeto was preceded in death by her parents, Binezabah Sage and Tulley Sage; and sisters, Marie Allison and Mary Brown. Pallbearers will be Darryl Badonie, Ernest Franklin Jr., Farrell Frankli, Ron Smith, Johnnie Willeto Jr. and Philander D. Yazzie. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Willie John MANULITO CANYON - Services for Willie John, 79, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 3 at Manuelito Church of God. Pastor Danny Yazzie Jr. will officiate. Burial will follow on family land. John died April 30 in Gallup. He was born Dec. 25, 1923 in Red Rock into the Towering House People Clan for the Meadow People Clan. John was employed with the railroad, a custodian at Jones Ranch School, Navajo Sawmill and he was a cattle rancher. He was a member of the Oak Canyon Rodeo Club. His hobbies included breaking horses, horseback riding and rodeos. Survivors include his wife, Mary L. John; sons, Avery John of Jones Ranch and Andy Smith of Manuelito; daughters, Fannie Yazzie of Lupton, Emma Ben of Gallup; Ruth Smith and Bertha Jim both of Manuelito; 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. John was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson. Pallbearers will be Andy Smith, Avery John, Ellery John, Aaron Yazzie, Harrison Ben, and Raymond Benally. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Manuelito Canyon. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Henry Y. Johnson FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. - Services for Henry Johnson, 62, were held at 10 a.m. today at the Family Church of God. Pastor James D. Bennett Jr. officiated. Burial followed in Fort Defiance. Johnson died April 28 in Gallup. He was born Aug. 12, 1940 in Fort Defiance into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Salt People Clan. Johnson was a sheep herder, carpenter and heavy equipment operator. Survivors include his son, Dewayne Wauneka of Fort Defiance; daughter, Margaret Montoya of Moriarty; mother, Mary S. Johnson; brothers, Lawrence Johnson, Larry Johnson, Armond Johnson, Jeff Johnson and Elvis Johnson; sisters, Marie Cleveland, Betty Yazzie, Edna Yazzie, Elouise Watchman, Darlene Johnson, Marcella Johnson and Sandra Johnson; and five grandchildren. Johnson was preceded in death by his wife, Zonnie Johnson. Pallbearers were Armond Johnson, Jeff Johnson, Elvis Johnson, Loren Johnson, Ernest O. Yazzie and Jerald Yazzie. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. May 3, 2003 Darin James Bill GALLUP - Services for Darin Bill, 38, will be held 11 a.m. Monday, May 5 at Cope Memorial, Gallup. Burial will follow at the Gallup City Cemetery. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. before services. Bill died May 2 in Gallup. He was born Aug. 6, 1965 in Sacaton, Ariz., into the Towering House People Clan for the Mexican People Clan. Bill attended school in Apache Junction, Ariz., and Mesa, Ariz. He was a self-employed silversmith. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, archery and riding his Harley. Survivors include his parents Clara Valenzuela and Ted Valenzuela Sr.; brothers Ted Valenzuela Jr. and Damian Anita, all of Apache Junction, Ariz. ; sisters Lisa Scott of Tuba City, Ariz., Ruth Sanderson of Yuma, Ariz., Clara Profitt and Maria Valenzuela, both of Apache Junction, Ariz. Bill was preceded in death by his grandparents Kenneth Bill Sr. and Desbah Chee. Pallbearers will be Steven Bill, Emerson Bill, Steven Scott, Barney McCabe, Frank Emerson and Ted Valenzuela Jr. Cope Memorial is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- May 1, 2003 Janice 'Jinx' Norwest-Knight 1946 - 2003 A funeral for Janice "Jinx" Norwest-Knight of Willamina will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Cemetery, Grand Ronde. Adamson's Sheridan Funeral Home will be open for viewing from 1 to 5 p.m. today. Mrs. Norwest-Knight died of natural causes April 27, 2003, in Willamette Valley Medical Center, McMinnville. She was 57. She was born March 21, 1946, in Dallas. She married Paul Knight in Boise, Idaho. She worked as a seamstress and beader. She had lived in Bend, The Dalles and Kah Neeta. She moved to Sheridan in 2001 and to Willamina in 2002. She loved flowers and gardening and was a skilled quilter. Her family said her nieces and nephews called her "Auntie Mom." She belonged to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. Survivors include her husband of Boise; a son, Gary Jackson of Chiloquin; three sisters, Marilee Norwest-Davis of Grand Ronde, Marcella Selwyn of Sheridan and Vernita Norwest-Harris of Yelm, Wash.; three brothers, Marce Norwest of Grand Ronde, Oscar Norwest of Salem and Gregory Norwest of Klamath Falls; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren Copyright c. 1999-2003 News-Register Publishing Co./McMinnville, OR. -=-=-=- April 30, 2003 Alvina E. Reum Martinez Warrior WOLF POINT - Alvina E. Reum Martinez Warrior passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on April 28, 2003, at the Northeast Montana Health Services Facility in Wolf Point. Alvina was born June 11, 1942, in Poplar, to Eli and Idabelle Reum. She graduated from Flandreau (S.D.) Indian School. On Jan. 10, 1962, she married Joe Martinez and they lived in St. Anthony, Idaho. From this union, they raised five children. They returned to the family homestead in Wolf Point in 1975. Joe passed away in 1981. Alvina enjoyed spending time outdoors in her garden, raising chickens, horses, ducks, geese and cats. She was a member of the VFW and American Legion auxiliaries and helped cook many meals for the VFW. On Sept. 28, 1996, she married Ken Warrior. They were happily married until her passing. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Thelma and Sandra; her first husband Joe; and a son, Joe, Jr.. Survivors include her husband, Ken Warrior of Wolf Point; two sons, Anthony Blake Martinez and Chris Lionel Martinez, both of Wolf Point; two daughters, Angela Marie Martinez of Goshen, Ala., and Sandra Rae Martinez- -Howell of Billings; brothers, Leighton, Clayton and Sam Reum, all of Wolf Point; a sister, Velma Haws of St. Anthony; and 15 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 2, at the Clayton Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Memorials made to the American Cancer Society or American Diabetes Association. May 2, 2003 Thomas Q. Medicine Horse CROW AGENCY - Thomas Q. Medicine Horse, 48, of Crow Agency, died Wednesday evening, April 30, 2003, of injuries sustained in a one-car rollover accident on U.S. 212, east of Crow Agency. Deaxkaashiluush "Standing Eagle" was born March 11, 1955, as son of Alex Medicine Horse, Sr. and Ruth Guardipee. He was adopted at 6 months of age and raised by Franklin and Mae House. He grew up in the Black Lodge District, attended schools at the Flandreau (S.D.) Indian School and graduated from the Intermountain High School in Utah. He later attended the Indian police academy. Tugoman, as he as affectionately nicknamed, served as a police officer and prosecutor in Ft. Hall, Idaho. He later worked as a Crow tribal judge and was most recently as security officer for the Little Big Horn Casino. He was a member of the Big Lodge Clan and a child of the Whistling Water Clan. He participated in several Sun Dances and also enjoyed playing his guitar and singing gospel and modern songs. Thomas married Ramona Dixley in 1977 and was divorced in 1996. His parents; adopted father, Franklin House; and sisters, Rosabelle Fighter, Delphine, Irene, Thomasine and Marcelline Medicine Horse, preceded Thomas in death. Survivors include two sons, Christopher Anderson of the U.S. Marines, Travis Medicine Horse of Ft. Hall, Idaho; his daughter, Rosie Medicine Horse of Ft. Hall; his adopted mother, Mae House; his sisters, Theda Medicine Horse (John), Aletha Medicine Horse, Grace Hummingbird (Jerome), Irene Reed, Ruth Alden, Vera White Clay, Donna Pretty on Top (Norman), Fannie Plenty (Kenneth) and Mary Iron (Edward); his brothers, Hartford (Mary) Black Eagle, Jr., Alex (Mary) Medicine Horse, Jr. and Curtis (Lottie) Medicine Horse, Bruce (Agatha) House, William (Sarah) House and Raymond House; one grandchild; his aunt, Flora Not Afraid; and his Indian adopted mother, Linda Edmo Stevens. He is also survived by his extended families, including the Guardipee, Standing Rock, Denny, House, Medicine Horse. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, in the Crow Tribal Multi-Purpose Building. Interment will follow in the Crow Agency Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements. Copyright c. The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- April 30, 2003 Clifford Watson Stump ROCKY BOY - Clifford Watson Stump, 79, a retired butcher and Army veteran, died of cancer Tuesday at his home in Rocky Boy. A traditional Indian service is 10 a.m. today at Rocky Boy Lutheran Church, with burial in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home of Havre is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include sisters Florence Sunchild and Patsy Gopher of Rocky Boy and Julia Peeper of Havre; brothers John Stump Jr. of Rocky Boy and Fred Stump of Havre. May 1, 2003 Merlin E. 'Mudgee' Carlson Sr. BROWNING - Merlin Everett "Mudgee" Carlson Sr., 62, who ranched southwest of Browning, died of natural causes Sunday at a Browning hospital. A prayer service is 7 this evening at Old Eagle Shields Center. His funeral is 2 p.m. Friday at the center, with burial at Merlin Carlson Ranch. Day Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors, all of Browning, include his wife, Rita Yellow Owl Carlson; daughters Yoletta Polk, Gloria Griffin, Marilyn Carlson, Lois Carlson, Lisa Carlson and Shaini Carlson; sons Anthony Yellow Owl, Merlin Carlson Jr. and Rian Carlson; his mother, Agnes Reevis Carlson; sisters Patricia Collins and Theresa Blackwolf; brothers Patrick Carlson, Quentin Carlson and Gerald "Chee Chee" Whiteman; 17 grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren. Loretta Kicking Woman BROWNING - Loretta (Shortface) Kicking Woman, 67, a homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at her home in Browning. Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. today at Little Flower Parish, with burial in Willow Creek Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors, all of Browning, include her husband, Donald Kicking Woman; daughters Burdella Ahenakew and Clorece Kicking Woman; sons Robert "Dewey" Ahenakew, Alden Kicking Woman and Myron Kicking Woman; a sister, Emma Fish; and 15 grandchildren. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- April 29, 2003 DENNY, David Patrick DENNY, David Patrick - 29, Pictou Landing, First Nations, died Saturday, April 26, 2003, in Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in New Glasgow, he was a son of David Joseph and Audrey (Prosper) Denny, Pictou Landing, First Nations. He was a resident of Pictou Landing all of his life where he was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church. Besides his parents, he is survived by daughters, Kathleen Denny, Truro; Angeline Denny, Truro; his companion, Amanda Laffin, Pictou Landing, First Nations; brothers, Jeffrey and Leroy, both of Pictou Landing, First Nations; sisters, Crystal, Priscilla, Cindy and Sandra, all of Pictou Landing, First Nations; paternal grandparents, Frank and Martha Denny; numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, John and Agnes Prosper. His remains will rest at the home of his parents, David and Audrey Denny, 209 Cemetery Rd., Pictou Landing, First Nations, from 7-9 p.m. today and 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral mass 2 p.m. Thursday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church, Father Joseph Brossard officiating. Burial in the parish cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to H.W. Angus Funeral Home, New Glasgow. Copyright c. 2003 The Halifax Herald Limited. -=-=-=- May 5, 2003 Manuel (Mack) Elliott ELLIOTT Manuel (Mack) - Peacefully, at Iroquois Lodge, Ohsweken on Sunday, May 4, 2003, at the age of 76 years; son of the late Norman and Florence (Green) Elliott; dear brother of Adeline Isaac of Ohsweken, Harvey Elliott of Niagara Falls, Clara Williams of Brantford, Vera Capton of Ohsweken, Welby (Sandy) Elliott of Ohsweken, Mary Jane Elliott of Ohsweken, and the late Tommy Isaac, Mary Elliott, and Jesse Elliott. Manuel will also be sadly missed by numerous nieces and nephews. The family will honour his life with a visitation after 2 p. m. Monday at STYRES FUNERAL HOME, Ohsweken where Funeral Service will be held in the chapel on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 1 p. m. Interment Salvation Army Cemetery, Six Nations. Evening Prayers 7 p. m. Monday. Copyright c. 2003 Brantford Expositor. -=-=-=- April 29, 2003 BELLEGARDE, Harry Elziar, Okanese First Nation, SK BELLEGARDE - Harry Elziar - It is with great sadness that the family of Harry Bellegarde announces his passing on April 27, 2003. He was predeceased by his first wife Alice in 1981, Margaret in 1996, and his three sons: Michael, Tubby and Gub. Ten brothers, two sisters, as well as both parents. Harry is survived by his children Jan (Jim), Gladys (Stan), Bev (Cal), Randy (Connie), Sandra (David), Kevin, Lorraine, Michael (Donna), Garry, Loretta (Auggie) and Lori. One brother Bill and one sister Angie and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and his little guy Taylor, and many special friends. Harry was born on April 13, 1927. He will be remembered for his many years of service as a bus driver for the File Hills Community. Harry was also recognized as a devoted coach and supporter of the File Hills Warriors and the L.B.B. Blues. He was also an avid fan of his children and grandchildren. A wake will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 in the Okanese Community Center. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. in the Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Lebret, Sask. by Rev. Wojciech Wojtkowiak O.M.I. and Sister Bernadette Feist, O.S.U. Interment to follow at the Okanese Cemetery. SCOTT, Vincent Noel , Saskatoon, SK SCOTT - On Saturday, April 26,2003 Vincent Noel Scott, late of Saskatoon, Sask., passed away at theage of 30 years. He was born June 28, 1972. Vincent was predeceased by his father Noel Slippery, grandparents Frank and Flossie Buffalo; brother Danny Scott and cousin Shannon Buffalo. He is survived by his children Kisha and Christian; mother Helen Deobald; brother Michael Scott; aunties and uncles Percy Scott, James Scott, Sam Buffalo (Marilyn), Linda Fisher (Eddie), Marie Buffalo, Inez Strongquill (Spencer) as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. The Wake will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 4:00 P.M. in the Regina Metis Sports & Culture Centre, 1235 - 2nd Ave. N., Regina, SK. The Funeral will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2003 at 10:00 A.M. in the Regina Metis Sports & Culture Centre with Rev. Sam Abraham, officiating. The Burial will follow in Riverside Memorial Park. Arrangements are in the care of LEE FUNERAL HOME 757-8645 Copyright c. 2000-2003 Regina Leader Post Group Inc. -=-=-=- April 29, 2003 Blindine Long Time Squirrel BLINDINE LONG TIME SQUIRREL passed away suddenly on the Blood Reserve on Tuesday April 22, 2003 at the age of 58 years. A wake service will be held at ST. MARY'S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH, Blood Reserve on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 from 7:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. with Reverend Les Kwiatkowski O.M.I. officiating. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at ST. MARY'S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH, Blood Reserve, on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 11:00 A.M. with Reverend Les Kwiatkowski O.M.I. Celebrant. Interment to follow at Blood Reserve Cemetery. May 5, 2003 Faron Many Chief MR. FARON MANY CHIEF of the Blood Reserve, passed away at Foothills Hospital in Calgary on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at the age of 46 years. Funeral arrangements to be announced when completed. Copyright c. 2000 Alberta Newspaper Group, Inc./Lethbridge Herald.