From gars@speakeasy.org Wed Jun 18 01:37:50 2003 Date: 17 Jun 2003 23:29:36 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews11.025 _ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' VOLUME 11, ISSUE 025 / /-< / /--/ /-- __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 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 June 21, 2003 Kiowa pai ganhina p'a/summer moon Western Cherokee dehaluyi/green corn moon +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Much more happens in Indian Country than is reported | | in this weekly newsletter. 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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! The Native American Sacred Lands Protection Act is before the U.S. House of Representatives, and that's a good thing. The bill would provide tribes the ability to stop logging and mining on federal lands considered Sacred by Native Americans, and that's a very good thing. No Republican lawmakers support the bill and there has been no effort to host a companion bill in the Senate; and that is both not good and not a surprise. If one thing is evident, judging from the bills submitted by Republicans to exploit the Artic National Wildlife Refuge, Republicans are as greedy and corrupted by the scent of money as the dominant society can get. There can be little doubt timber associations are greasing a lot of Republican hands in an effort to prevent this bill from even making the first floor call. Timber interests are already feeling quite smug, having gotten their "good buddy" President George W. to sign into law a short track to timber harvesting, completely bypassing envirnmental review. That all said, I have to ask one question. Why is another law to protect Native Sacred Lands even necessary? There is not a similar need to create yet another law to prevent desecration of St. Peter's Cathedral or the Mormon Tabernacle. Why is that so? Because those places are sacred to the invaders, and lest we not forget - those places were built by them, not Creator. 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 ---------- - Tribes rally - Opinion: behind Sacred-Sites Bill Salish-Kootenai deserve chance - Baird pushing - Opinion: for Recognition of Chinook Blackfeet running Glacier? Not soon - How one Mission boy - Tribe gives Chandler $1 Million was degraded and humiliated for Bridge - Teachers incorporating culture - Deal could turn Struggling NWT in Classroom into 'Have' Region - War being waged - Appeals Court throws out against Oklahoma Indians Native Tax Exemption - Historian admits DoI - Tsuu T'ina Police short in Shootout routinely misled Congress - Drop-offs happened more than once - Debate simmers over - Reburial of Indian Remains Contracts for Public Lands to resume - Tribes still recovering - Tribal Courts 50 years after Dam have jurisdiction outside Rez - Tribal Leaders - Murder Suspect arrested promote National Unity - Rustywire: Standing in the Shower - Cuts to Grants - History: Carlisle Indian School benefiting American Indian Tribes - Poem: This Sacred Path - Controversial Road Plan - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Apaches coping with Multiple Blows - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: Tribes rally behind Sacred-Sites Bill" --------- Date: Thu, Jun 12 2003 08:10:48 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SACRED-SITES" http://www.indianz.com/News/show.asp?ID=2003/06/12/sacred http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134972837_tribe12m.html Tribes rally behind sacred-sites bill By Alex Fryer Seattle Times Washington bureau Darrell Hillaire June 12, 2003 Before joining his tribe's spirit dancers, Lummi Chairman Darrell Hillaire went to the forests and rivers near Mount Baker to pray and cleanse himself. Now, he wants Congress to pass a House bill that would protect those lands from logging and mining. Hillaire was in Washington, D.C., yesterday to lend his support to the Native American Sacred Lands Protection Act. The bill would provide tribes across the country the opportunity to stop logging and mining on federal lands considered sacred by Native Americans. But no Republican lawmakers have expressed support, and no companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate. And timber associations are lining up to oppose it. Bob Dick, Washington manager of the American Forest Resource Council in Olympia, an association of timber companies that primarily harvest on public lands, said his group does not oppose the protection of sacred sites. But he said such areas are already protected by existing rules. "To give them (tribes) veto authority, I think a lot of people would be nervous about it," he said. The bill, drafted by Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., would direct all federal land-management agencies to prevent significant damage to sacred sites. It would also give tribes the ability to petition the government to place federal lands off-limits when they believed a proposed action would cause significant damage to sacred lands. Rahall cited the Zuni tribe in New Mexico as an example. The tribe harvests salt from Salt Lake when the water evaporates in the summer. But a proposed coal strip mine 11 miles north of the lake would pump water from the same aquifer that feeds Salt Lake. The bill would give the Zunis more legal ammunition to fight the utility. Tribes would not have to reveal why a site is sacred, or where the site is specifically located. That's an important provision, said Hillaire. He said relic hunters would raid tribal artifacts, and he doesn't want the public to know where and how certain ceremonies are performed. "It's a very private thing we do," he said. "It's shared between us and the Creator. We just don't want a lot of people hanging around." Some in the forest industry opposed the lack of disclosure, and vowed to fight the legislation. "That would be hard to pass the laugh test," said Tom Partin, president of the American Forest Resource Council in Portland. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Bellingham, supports the proposal, but would not handicap its chances of becoming law. "I never give odds," he said, adding: "I assure the people I represent that I will work very hard on this legislation." Alex Fryer: 206-464-8124. Copyright c. 2003 The Seattle Times Company. --------- "RE: Baird pushing for Recognition of Chinook" --------- Date: Tue, Jun 10 2003 08:29:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CHINOOK" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.tdn.com/articles/2003/06/09/area_news/news03.txt Baird pushing for recognition of Chinook tribe By Sally Ousley Jun 9, 2003 The Chinook Indian tribe, declared officially extinct by the Bush Administration last summer, will get another a shot at winning federal recognition. U.S. Rep Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, says he is drafting a bill to recognize the tribe. The bill would reverse last July's Interior Department decision to yank recognition the Clinton Administration granted in January 2000. "It's a tragic commentary when we commemorate the Lewis and Clark expedition and the very tribe that helped them is not recognized by the government," Baird said. The Chinook Indians helped the Corps of Discovery when it arrived at the mouth of the Columbia River in November 1805. Official recognition makes a tribe eligible for federal money for schools, health care, social services, economic development and cultural activities. "The timing is very important because we've been asked to co-host the Lewis and Clark signature event at the mouth of the Columbia River in November of 2005," said Chinook Tribal Chairman Gary Johnson. "We feel we should have equal status with the other tribes we invite." The Chinooks have been seeking official recognition for more than 20 years. It's trouble stems in part from the failure of the tribe and U.S. government to adopt a treaty in the mid 19th century. In withdrawing recognition, the Bush administration ruled that the tribe did not meet three of the seven criteria used by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs: It did not maintain continuous political control over its members; was no longer a distinct social community; and has not been identified as an "Indian entity" by outside observers on a continuous basis. "I disagree with this administration," Baird said. "They (the tribe) meet the standards. There's no question that the Chinook lived in Southwest Washington. Lewis and Clark mentioned them in their journals and some treaties were negotiated using Chinook language. They predated Lewis and Clark, and they are still there." Baird said getting the legislation through Congress will not be easy. The Quinault tribe on the Olympic Peninsula has concerns that the Chinook recognition would mean a loss of land the Quinaults own now. Without federal recognition, the Chinooks can't claim any land within the Quinault reservation. Quinault executive director Pearl Capoeman-Baller said that her tribe objects to Chinook claims on the reservation. "The bottom line for the Quinault is that we govern the reservation and signed the treaty and we have hunting and fishing rights and we have the voting rights on the reservation." Johnson said the best avenue for the Chinooks to gain recognition is through Congress. He said going through federal court would mean hundred of thousands of dollars and five to six years. Johnson said Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and Sen. Patty Murray also are supporting the tribe's cause "We represent the homeland Chinook who stayed on the Columbia River or Willapa Bay and we're not interested in what's going on north of us," he said. "We're interested in a land base and tribal survival along the Columbia River and Willapa Bay." Copyright c. 2003 The Daily News/Longview, WA. Lee Publications, Inc. --------- "RE: How one Mission boy was degraded and humiliated" --------- Date: Wed, Jun 11 2003 08:29:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MISSION SCHOOL" http://www.lakotajournal.com/notes.htm Lakota Journal: Notes from Indian Country How one Mission boy was degraded and humiliated By Tim Giago We were in our third-floor dormitory in Red Cloud Hall at the Holy Rosary Indian Mission boarding school when "Gabby" Brewer approached us. There was "Frosty" Garnette, Tibby Kocer, Basil Brave Heart and me seated on our U. S. Army issue bunks and footlockers just chatting away when Gabby approached us. He asked, "Do you think my hair will grow out faster if I wash it every night with soap and water?" Sounded OK to us. We all agreed. "Yeah, sure, sounds like a good plan." I don't know how Gabby got his nickname. He wasn't that talkative, at least not at the Mission. Maybe he was gabby at home. In all likelihood he probably got his name from one of the Sunday night movies that previewed in the Mission gymnasium every Sunday night. The sidekick of Roy Rogers was Gabby Hayes, if memory serves. That's probably where he got the name. But then Gabby Hayes was a short, bewhiskered fellow who in no way resembled our Gabby. Huh? Gabby asked us about the soap and water treatment for his hair because the Jesuit prefects at Holy Rosary had ordered that his head be shaven to the skull and it was carried out. Gabby's crime? He ran away from the Mission, was caught and returned to the school. Now let's talk about cruel and unusual punishment or of receiving punishment to fit the crime. In the spring of that year (in the 1940s) Gabby's father and Gabby's brother Richard went fishing at White Clay Dam on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. It must have been over a long holiday weekend. Usually only the students who lived near Holy Rosary made it home for any of the holidays. Pine Ridge Village was only four miles from the Mission. A tragedy happened. Richard slipped from the bank and fell into the water. Since winter was just now subsiding the water must have been freezing cold. Gabby's father dived into the water in an effort to save his son. Both of them drowned in the frigid water. My best buddy at the Mission was Gabby's older brother Tommy. I know that Tommy was shattered by the loss of his father and brother. I can't even imagine the hurt that Gabby must have experienced. He was younger and probably more impressionable. Gabby Brewer was one of those kids you liked immediately. He always had a ready smile and a gentle manner. The Lakota winyan (women) would say that they just wanted to "ahniyan" him (they wanted to just squeeze him like pinching his cheeks). Gabby would probably have a good laugh to hear this now. He is now retirement age. The last time I saw him at Pine Ridge he was talking about putting in for Social Security. He is probably receiving it by now. How the years fly. After the tragic accident at White Clay dam, Gabby became very quiet. He turned inward. There was no compassion, comforting or counseling by the priests, nuns, brothers or prefects at Holy Rosary. Today, when something tragic happens to school kids, there are counselors to help them understand the tragedy and to help the children through the traumatic experience. There was no such help at the Mission. Gabby suffered alone and in silence. Something happened to him. He sneaked away from the Mission one day and headed for his home in Pine Ridge Village. He was captured and returned to the school. He was greeted upon his return with a razor strap and beaten until he had bruises on his legs and buttocks. Such was the compassion of the Jesuit priests. But that wasn't enough punishment. The next day he was taken to the barbershop and his head was shaved clean. Lakota boys and men take pride in their hair. To shave his head just added insult to injury. But that still wasn't enough punishment, according to the Jesuits. A sandwich board sign was created and on the sign was written, "I am a runaway." Gabby was forced to wear this sign from morning until bedtime. He even had to wear it to morning mass where he could be observed by all of the students including the girls. When he came to us and asked, "Do you think my hair will grow out faster if I wash it every night with soap and water? We wanted it to be true. We hoped with all of our hearts that soap and water every night would bring an end to the pain and embarrassment he must have been feeling. The abuse heaped upon the Indian children by the different churches in the efforts to assimilate them into the mainstream are now well documented. We all know of the beatings and the psychological and oftentimes physical abuse that occurred behind closed doors at the Mission boarding schools. Where do we even begin to categorize the abuse Gabby suffered at a time when he needed counseling, a kind word or an understanding adult to comfort him instead of the beating and humiliation meted out to him? Gabby had a lot of tough years after he left Holy Rosary Mission. How much of it could have been traced back to the day he was beaten, had his head shaved bald and was further humiliated by having to wear a sign pointing out his supposed transgressions? But Gabby is one of those Lakota men with a sense of humor and an undying spirit of goodwill. He survived in good fashion and like many of us ex-mission boys; he survived in spite of all the efforts to make him less of a human being. I think the soap and water treatment really worked. It seems that his hair grew in twice as fast as usual. It was only his self-esteem and pride that was stunted for a long time. Copyright c. 2003 Lakota Journal. --------- "RE: Teachers incorporating culture in Classroom" --------- Date: Tue, Jun 10 2003 08:29:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TEACHING" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/NW_060903IDNtribal_tech.a0a05bab.html Teachers incorporating culture in classroom 06/09/2003 Associated Press BLACKFOOT, Idaho - They're combining today's high-technology with yesterday's tribal customs and history at the Fort Hall Elementary School. The Blackfoot District school is on the Shoshone-Bannock reservation. And the faculty -- many of them tribal members -- are sensitive to the need to remind students of their culture. Principal Ryan Wilson says that the school goes well beyond the standard educational fare of math, English and science. Tribal member Louise Dixey has spent the past six years researching tribal history and hopes to eventually get it into schools through an interactive computer program that lays out the origin of the tribes, their beliefs and lifestyles. Law enforcement says security for forest summit 'flexible.' Copyright c. 2003 Belo Interactive & KTVB-TV/Boise, ID. --------- "RE: War being waged against Oklahoma Indians" --------- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 00:25:06 -0500 From: "Klieta Bagwell" Subj: Fw: Heads up >To: "Gary Smith" Don't know if you are interested for your paper, but got this today. Klieta ---- Been following this issue on the web recently. The below is an extract of a post from Powwows.com. Please note that some of the companies involved have bases in Atlanta, and so could be in our area. Got this e-mail today, it's a bit lengthy, but is extremely important for Native American families in Oklahoma. Please read and Help! This is a politically-related email, regarding the politics of greed by large corporate sponsors on behalf of an anti-Indian campaign being waged against the Indian Nations in Oklahoma. I apologize in advance to anyone receiving this email who isn't interested. This email is going out to many of our contacts, in an effort to gain wide support for a business boycott and TRUTH campaign against ONE NATION. Even though many of you don't live in Oklahoma, or even the USA, you may note that some of these businesses supporting ONE NATION operate OUTSIDE OF OKLAHOMA also. Regardless of where you live, you can phone or email these contacts, and let them know that you are displeased with their corporate financial support of ONE NATION. Pass this email onto everyone in your address book who is interested in Indian sovereignty issues and treaty rights. These backers need to receive a landslide of negative feedback regarding their support of this destructive orgainziation. ONE NATION is an organization based in Oklahoma, which is spending thousands of dollars on a publicity campaign to turn public opinion AGAINST INDIAN NATIONS AND BUSINESSES in Oklahoma. The ONE NATION publicity campaign is using mis-information, lies, and half-truths, with no proof or figures to back up their claims, to stir up old anti-Indian sentiments among Oklahomans. It is absolutely disgraceful that these businesses are supporting such a dividing effort in Oklahoma, when Oklahomans of all backgrounds have made such a tremendous effort to overcome their differences and live in harmony with their neighbors as one large community where everyone has a seat at the table. One Nation claims that this is not a race-related campaign, but how can they honestly make that claim, when their campaign is focused on only one race. Their anti- Indian campaign is MOST CERTAINLY about MONEY. They are once again attempting to pull the rug out from under the efforts of Indians and Nations to provide employment opportunities and income to their communities and families, while so many Indian families in Oklahoma still live near or below the poverty line. Their intended results would also hurt the hundreds of non-Indian employees of Tribally-owned gas stations, travel plazas, smoke shops, bingo halls, casinos, and other businesses. We have many valued employees who are non-Indian, or non-enrolled Indians. The Indian Nations of Oklahoma are the state's LARGEST EMPLOYER!! **************************** You can read the One Nation propaganda at: www.onenationok.com JoKay Dowell, Founder, Eagle and Condor Indigenous Peoples' Alliance jkdowell@earthlink.net Subj: Government Historian Admits that Interior Office Routinely Misled Congress For Immediate Release: Government Historian Admits That Interior Officials Have Routinely Misled Congress About Management of the Individual Indian Trust WASHINGTON, June 16 - An historian, hired by the government as an expert to examine Individual Indian Trust documents, admitted last week that top Interior Department officials have obscured problems with the Trust for more than 100 years with "glowing" reports of management and reform. Under cross examination, Edward Angel - albeit frequently confused about key facts - confessed to a federal judge that Interior officials reported to Congress that trust systems were working at the same time the General Accounting Office and other independent analysts were finding that management and systems continued to fail. Among other things, Angel admitted that a 1915 GAO report to Congress found "serious flaws" in Individual Indian Trust accounting systems. But Angel could not explain why he had described the trust systems as operating effectively at the time in a February expert report to the court. The 1915 report explicitly repudiated the favorable representations then being made by Interior officials. "Nothing was more glowing as the commissioner's reports," Angel said in response to a serious of tough questions by Keith Harper, a lawyer for the Native American Rights Fund. Harper demonstrated that every independent study and report filed in the 20th century has found that the trust management systems continued to fail notwithstanding claims and testimony to the contrary by Interior Department officials. Harper showed that each promised reform failed, as he ticked off a list of reports that found that pervasive, long-term problems in trust management. The various systems have destroyed the integrity and reliability of trust records and data that the government wants to use to conduct the court-ordered accounting of Individual Indian Trust funds. "Every report I've seen has been critical," Angel reluctantly conceded under Harper's intense cross-examination. In one of the first reports prepared by Angel as a government expert in this case, Angel admitted that his representation to the court that Interior's policies and practices had been effective at the turn of the 20th century were false with respect to trust management. To the extent any policies were effective, Angel said they were limited to the policies and practices associated with the "assimilation" of Indians into society as a whole. Angel could not explain why his report failed to distinguish "assimilation" policy and practices from trust management policy, or why his assessment of the effectiveness of "assimilation" policies or practices were included without disclosure in a report on trust management issues. Angel's admissions seriously harms the government's case. He has confirmed plaintiffs' charges that the destruction and loss of critical trust records - historically as well as throughout seven years of litigation - make it impossible for the government to account for all funds as mandated by Congress and ordered by District Judge Royce Lamberth and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Lamberth and the Court of Appeals have held that the secretaries of Interior and Treasury are in breach of the trust duties - including the duty to account for all assets in the trust from 1887 - that they owe to more than 500,000 individual Indian trust beneficiaries. Dennis M. Gingold, lead counsel for the litigation team pressing Indian claims for a full accounting, said that Angel's confessions, when viewed in context with the testimony of Assistant Treasury Secretary Donald Hammond, demonstrate conclusively that the government will never be able to account for more than $13 billion in Individual Indian Trust revenue - plus accruing and accrued compound interest. Interior admits it has collected that much revenue from the sale of oil, gas, coal, hard rock minerals, precious metals and other natural resources extracted or cut on individual Indian trust lands. More than 100 years of disbursement records have been destroyed. For additional information: Bill McAllister: 703-385-6996 703-284-3948 202-257-5385 --------- "RE: Debate simmers over Contracts for Public Lands" --------- Date: Mon, Jun 16 2003 08:22:39 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="PUBLIC LANDS CONTRACTS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~1457120,00.html Debate simmers over contracts for public lands Natives want more participation By SAM BISHOP News-Miner Washington Bureau June 15, 2003 WASHINGTON - Alaskans should beware of Bush administration negotiations that could turn over work on national parks and wildlife refuges to Native American tribes, a public employees group said this week. Grady Hocutt, a former wildlife refuge manager working on the issue for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said contracting out work on public lands will create conflicts of interest, dilute the focus of federal agencies and threaten jobs held by federal employees. An Alaska tribal group, though, wants to expand such contracting and thinks arguments against it are misleading and a legacy of a prejudiced view of tribes. "It goes back, way back," said Randy Mayo, chairman of the Fort Yukon- based Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments. "This is just a new form of how these agency folks view us--that we're incompetent, that our role is to stand there with our hand out. We put up with it all the time." In the middle is the Department of the Interior, whose spokesman said the agency by law must consider tribal proposals but has no agenda to sign contracts wholesale. Hocutt, of PEER, said his group suspects that may be changing. The group believes a meeting last week between top Interior officials and representatives of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Washington, D.C., marks the beginning of a larger effort to reduce the federal work force. The two tribes want to take over some work on the National Bison Range in Montana. "To my knowledge this is the first active effort that has gotten this far," said Hocutt, a retired refuge manager in New York and former 30-year employee of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A federal law passed by Congress in 1994 requires the Interior Department's land management agencies to review their programs annually to see which could be contracted to tribes. Work that is "inherently federal" can't be contracted, but other programs with "special geographic, historical or cultural significance" to tribes are eligible. Agency lands in Alaska, which often surround Native communities, are thus prime territory for such agreements, Hocutt said. Hugh Vickery, the Interior Department spokesman, said PEER is over- reacting to the bison range meetings. The law requires the Interior Department to discuss such proposals but does not mandate that any agreement be reached, he said. "There's no predetermined result of that negotiation," he said. As evidence that the Interior Department intends to increase contracting, PEER cited an April 5, 2002, notice in the Federal Register that lists departmental lands and functions that could be contracted to tribes through annual funding agreements. In that notice, the National Park Service listed 10 Alaska park areas and the Fish and Wildlife Service listed all 16 Alaska refuges. In addition to construction and maintenance work, jobs that could be contracted out in parks include archaeological surveys, comprehensive management planning, and gathering baseline subsistence data. In refuges, the list is similar but also includes all law enforcement efforts, under cross-deputization. Vickery said the notice did not reflect a new push by the Bush administration. "That same document has been published since 1995 every year virtually unchanged," he said. The only contracting proposal from an Alaska tribal group was rejected last year, Vickery noted. The application came from the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments. John Stroebele, the Anchorage-based supervisor of northern Alaska refuges, said the Athabascan group had proposed to take over virtually all activities and employment at the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge below the level of manager. "Part of the issue was substance and part was procedural," Stroebele said of the agency's decision to reject the proposal. "We had 10 working days to respond, and so therefore we had no alternative but to say it wasn't in the best interest of the refuge to accept their proposal." The rejection is on appeal to a higher-level Interior official, he said. Mayo, chairman of the 10-tribe Athabascan group, said he signed off on a scaled-back proposal to Fish and Wildlife last week. "It's pretty reasonable. A lot of those functions could be best served here on the ground," he said. Mayo is also president of the tribal council in Stevens Village, a Yukon River village about 25 miles upstream from the Dalton Highway Bridge. He and Dewey Schwalenberg, the Stevens Village natural resources director, said last week that they see no good arguments against tribal contracting and wish the agencies would move faster in implementing it. Both Vickery and Stroebele said federal agencies remain open to the possibilities. "(Interior Secretary) Gale Norton, I think it's safe to say, has made partnership with tribes and states a hallmark of the administration here, so it would not surprise me if the department was seeking ways to work with communities," Vickery said. Just how far to go hasn't been resolved though, as the Interior Department's policy stated in the Federal Register. "While general legal and policy guidance regarding what constitutes an inherently federal function exists, we will determine whether a specific function is inherently federal on a case-by-case basis," the document states. Hocutt, with PEER, said he believes the agencies have already stepped over the "inherently federal" line by nominating such work as land planning, habitat management and law enforcement. Stroebele disagreed. "If you contract it out--certain programs, functions or services of your refuge--and the refuge still retains the ability to make all the management decisions, theoretically there won't be a problem," Stroebele said. Schwalenberg of Stevens Village noted that the federal government accepts state authority for law enforcement on the Yukon Flats refuge. That's evidence that not even law enforcement is an "inherently federal" function, he said, and therefore tribes should be given a chance to do it and other jobs. Stevens Village already has state-certified police officers on its payroll who are enforcing conservation laws, he said. Using grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the tribe has hired professional biologists, Schwalenberg noted. The tribe also finished a job that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management hasn't been able to complete in more than 30 years--mapping the land Congress promised to the village corporation, Dinyee, in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Hocutt thinks it's still unwise to sign contracts with tribes. The strength of the national wildlife refuge system, for example, is in its nationwide focus on what's best for the land, he said. Contracting out all the work on a refuge to a separate political entity with its own agenda for the land and allegiances to its own members will interfere with that mission, he said. "I think you and I know how politics work," Hocutt said. "I would certainly not want to be that manager." Schwalenberg said such views refuse to recognize that tribal employees can be just as professional as federal employees. "All of our management is based on law. We don't have an agenda that we can just change at our whim to benefit the tribe over non-Native people," he said. Also, in many cases, federal law parallels tribal interests, he noted. For example, the federal subsistence law requires a hunting and fishing priority for rural residents, a policy with which the tribe agrees, he said. Hocutt said his opposition is not based on a skepticism of tribes in particular. He would oppose contracting to any organization--even a nonprofit professional wildlife management society, he said. PEER knows that opposing tribes is delicate politically, said Jennifer Reed, the group's spokeswoman in Washington, D.C., and that's partly why they're worried. "Not too many people are going to be able to argue with it without being called racist or something," she said. Hocutt noted that while the Bush administration reviews the issue, Rep. Don Young has reintroduced a bill that would force Alaska's federal park and refuge managers to contract their construction, maintenance and research work to 12 Alaska Native tribes or tribal groups within the next two years. The bill also would specifically transfer employees of the Kanuti and Koyukuk national wildlife refuges to a consortium of village tribal governments known as the Koyukuk Moose Co-management Team Inc. Employees with those refuges now work for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Fairbanks and Galena. The Bush administration opposed Young's bill at a congressional hearing last year, but Hocutt believes the Interior Department feels congressional pressure to step up the contracting effort. Any Alaska proposals are likely to follow precedents set at Montana's bison range, he said. "You can bet your last nickel they're in the top drawer of the same desk," he said. Washington, D.C., reporter Sam Bishop can be reached at sbishop@newsminer.com or (202) 662-8721. Copyright c. 1999-2003 MediaNews Group, Inc. and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Inc. --------- "RE: Tribes still recovering 50 years after Dam" --------- Date: Tue, Jun 10 2003 08:29:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GARRISON DAM" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/6052455.htm NORTH DAKOTA: Tribes still recovering 50 years after dam project Garrison Dam moved hundreds of families from longtime homes Associated Press June 10, 2003 NEW TOWN, N.D. - Marilyn Hudson's family used an old cottonwood tree as the measuring stick to gauge the rising floodwaters that swallowed their farm nestled in the Missouri River Valley. The flood level rose gradually until the farm that once supported a family of nine children disappeared under more than 50 feet of water. The flood was created by one of the most ambitious engineering projects to reshape the Northern Plains: Garrison Dam, dedicated 50 years ago, on June 11, 1953. Hudson's family was one of 349 on the Fort Berthold Reservation that were uprooted by the huge reservoir, Lake Sakakawea, made by the dam. More than 1,700 people were forced to move from the rich bottomlands that had sheltered three tribes for centuries. Five decades and 2 generations later, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara, which became the Three Affiliated Tribes, say they are still are recovering from the inundation of 155,000 acres of their best land. Payments for flooded land paid only pennies on the dollar to members of the Three Tribes, who lost a quarter of their reservation, and almost all their best agricultural and timber lands. The federal government made promises that it failed to keep: 20,000 kilowatts of free power never materialized, and the tribes still are lobbying for a full-service clinic to replace the hospital they lost. But many of the losses remain intangible for the reservation's 3,776 residents. Families and communities, once clustered in villages along the river bottom, were divided by a huge reservoir that split the reservation into five isolated districts. "It took away so much," said tribal chairman Tex Hall. "It was more than just the land. It was the language, it was the culture, it was the history. It was more than just a simple flooding." Trucking water One bitter irony for the people of Fort Berthold: Although one-quarter of the reservation was drowned by one of the world's largest man-made reservoirs, 300 families today must haul treated drinking water to their homes. Artesian well water that runs from the tap in many rural areas is brackish, and sometimes pungent with the odor of rotten eggs. The tribe maintains that the water, high in sodium, alkali and magnesium, has been linked to high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. Residents of Fort Berthold pleaded with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to spare their reservation from catastrophic flooding. The Three Tribes offered free land for another dam location, upstream from the chosen site, that would avoid major flooding on the reservation. But the federal government rejected the location because it lacked adequate water storage capacity for flood control and the more than 1 million acres of irrigation Garrison Dam was to deliver to North Dakota. Tribal chairman George Gillette dabbed tears from his eyes after he signed the contract in 1948 surrendering the heart of the reservation. "The members of the tribal council sign this contract with heavy hearts," he said. "Right now, the future does not look good to us." The original settlement awarded $5.1 million, or $33 an acre, to pay for the land and improvements. The sum also was to cover relocation and reconstruction costs. Landowners were denied the opportunity to clear timber from their land. A private appraisal later calculated $21.9 million damages to the tribe. Congress boosted its compensation by $7.5 million, or a total of $12.6 million - $9 million below what the tribes said was fair market value. In 1992, Congress awarded the Three Tribes a settlement of $149.2 million as delayed compensation for losses they suffered from Garrison Dam. A 1986 study concluded they were due additional compensation of $178.4 million to $411.8 million. Copyright c. 2003 Grand Forks Herald and wire service sources. --------- "RE: Tribal Leaders promote National Unity" --------- Date: Mon, Jun 16 2003 08:22:39 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="UNITY" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0615tribalsummit15.html 40 tribal leaders meet, promote national unity Lindsey Collom The Arizona Republic June 15, 2003 More than 40 leaders of Native American tribes met Saturday in Phoenix to discuss national unity and strengthen relations between tribes and the state. The talks were a precursor to the midyear session of the National Congress of American Indians that begins today. Under the session title of "One Voice for Change," leaders stressed the importance of tribal unification at a time when Congress wants to diminish tribal power. "We need to recognize the real enemy is gaining. . . . We are strong as native nations, but we are stronger together," organization President Tex G. Hall said. Before roundtable discussions ensued, several presenters spoke about the plight of native people due to inadequate funding and weak voices in Congress. Rachel Joseph, chairwoman of Indian Health Affairs, said that from 1984 to present, federal money has not matched rising health care costs. "Every time we lose $100 million, we lose 365,000 outpatient visits and $115,000 in dental services," Joseph said. "Unless money is infused into the budget, the epidemics and disease we see will continue to escalate." The rest of the week will focus on "Exercising Sovereignty - Providing Leadership." It's a sovereignty that is threatened, Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. said. "Our ability and power to control our land and resources, maintain and practice our religion, protect and educate our children and preserve and express our unique and beautiful culture stems from the sacrifices that our forefathers, our elders and our medicine people endured for our continued survival," Shirley said. "We owe it to them to continue that legacy." Copyright c. 2003 The Arizona Republic. --------- "RE: Cuts to Grants benefiting American Indian Tribes" --------- Date: Mon, Jun 16 2003 08:22:39 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GRANTS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthtribune/6097907.htm [Editorial note: The list that makes up this article includes substantial cuts in law enforcement, infrastructure, and educational funding. Note that these are funds collected by the state from the tribes' enterprises, which begs the question of just who that money will benefit instead of the Indians who generated it?] Cuts to grants benefiting American Indian tribes Associated Press June 16, 2003 The Legislature's budget committee recommended several changes to the grants the state gives American Indian tribes. The grants are funded with money the tribes pay the state from casino revenues. The following is a list of some of the cuts. _$700,000 for tribal law enforcement assistance grants. _$50,000 for Arts Board grants for American Indian individuals and groups. _$50,000 for Native American liaison grants to the Great Lakes Intertribal Council. _$265,200 for the Department of Commerce's liaison and administration of gaming economic development and diversification grants and loans. _$500,000 for wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities for the town of Swiss and the St. Croix Band of Chippewa. _$520,000 for alternative school American Indian language and culture education aid program. _$100,000 for American Indian culture education at Beloit College. _$1,200,000 for grants to tribal colleges for work-based learning programs. Source: Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Copyright c. 2003 AP Wire and wire service sources. Copyright c. 2003 Duluth News Tribune. --------- "RE: Controversial Road Plan" --------- Date: Mon, Jun 16 2003 08:22:39 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="PETROGLYPHS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news03/061403_news_roadside.shtml To some, road is relief; to others, it's irreverence By Ed Asher Tribune Reporter June 14, 2003 Open skies, silence and pocked basalt boulders scratched with cryptic images make more than a park for some visitors to the Petroglyph National Monument - it's a church. If Albuquerque City Council acts on Monday to approve a capital spending proposal, it will be a church with a four-lane highway running through it. The long-contemplated, controversial plan to run an extension of Paseo del Norte through the monument to relieve traffic congestion for residents of the growing Paradise Hills area is just the latest of a series of insults to ground American Indians hold sacred, said a representative of a group opposing the road extension. "Native American places of prayer are taking a beating all across the country," said Sonny Weahkee, who is of Cochiti, Zuni and Navajo ancestry and an organizer for Sacred Alliances for Grassroots Equality. "When it comes to people's convenience, Native American religion is not held relevant," he said. The debate dates back to the mid-1980s, when officials began serious discussions on financing Paseo del Norte. At the same time, American Indian groups began voicing their concerns for the preservation of petroglyphs on the West Mesa. Pueblo groups said many of the ancient rock art petroglyphs were being defaced or removed and called for official protection. Those discussions eventually led to the creation of the Petroglyph National Monument, jointly managed by the National Park Service and the city of Albuquerque. However, as the road project progressed, pueblo groups began voicing their objections. City officials were proposing to extend the road through the monument, a 17-mile-long escarpment strewn with some 15,000 ancient rock drawings. The extension, the groups said, would desecrate a place of prayer. Even if the road did not touch one rock, the noise pollution, air pollution, traffic congestion and untold other disturbances would still amount to desecration, they said. Phillip Lauriano, a Sandia Pueblo tribal councilor and Turquoise Kive chief, said in 1993: "The petroglyphs are the nerve center of pueblo culture, religion and tradition. They are there to guard, to protect, to teach, to advise, to doctor, to cure." The opposition is carried on today by the SAGE coalition, an outgrowth of the Petroglyph Monument Protection Coalition. The city of Albuquerque says its plan to build a road through the monument is environmentally sound and will not harm the landscape. Mayor Martin Chavez says the route has been aligned to avoid petroglyphs. Councilor Michael Cadigan, who represents the upper West Side and has been the main proponent for the extension, is also proposing to spend $1 million to acquire more land for the monument, providing a further buffer. Cadigan says he has walked the route and not found one petroglyph in the path. State Sen. Joseph Carraro and others argue that the pueblos agreed to allow the extension in the 1980s in exchange for creating and adding to the monument. A spokesperson for the All Indian Pueblo Council could not be reached for comment. Weahkee said there never was such an agreement. "The pueblos talked about the boundaries of the monument, not about easements or roads," Weahkee said. The monument was created by an act of Congress in 1990. In 1998, U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici attached a rider to a spending bill that removed 8 acres from monument property for the specific purpose of allowing a corridor for the road. The National Park Service initially expressed reservations to the extension. But because of Domenici's bill, "the National Park Service no longer has a position on the road," said Diane Sounder, local National Park Service chief of outreach. Copyright c. 2003 The Albuquerque Tribune. --------- "RE: Apaches coping with Multiple Blows" --------- Date: Mon, Jun 16 2003 08:22:39 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHES" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0615fire-apache15.html Apaches coping with multiple blows Local industry, sacred spots hit hard by monster fire Judy Nichols The Arizona Republic June 15, 2003 CIBECUE - The acrid smoke that drifted through this tiny Apache village last year has been replaced by the sweet smell of sawdust as the tribe rushes to salvage and save what it can in the hills charred by the "Rodeo- Chediski" fire. Soon the chainsaws will stop, however. The mill, which opened in 1963 and is a principal employer, will close and the White Mountain Apache Tribe will face a forest that will never be the same and a future none could have imagined a year ago. In just one week, the fire took their livelihood. It put one of their own in jail, charged with starting the Rodeo fire. It left them angry when a White woman trespassing on their land started the Chediski blaze but was never charged. It strained their relationship with nearby communities, where some reported being snubbed by Whites who blamed them for the fire. And it robbed them of their culture, burning sacred places like Pumpkin Lake, where many went to pray. "When the smoke cleared, the pain began to set in, especially for the elders," Tribal Chairman Dallas Massey said. "They went to get plants for healing ceremonies, different trees they used for sacred purposes, and all those were gone when they looked up. They said, 'Where's our forest?' " The state's largest wildfire had its greatest impact here, on the Fort Apache Reservation, destroying more than 275,000 acres of the tribe's 1.6 million acres, much of it commercial timber. The damage was so widespread and so complete, and the time frame so short for cutting the burned trees before they would rot, that the tribe was forced to sell salvage contracts to outside companies for the first time in their history. It meant allowing others to harvest virgin forest areas and export whole logs, bypassing the mills that are one of the tribe's few sources of jobs. "It hurt so bad," said Jonah Beach, standing outside the Cibecue mill, where he has worked for a quarter-century. "We could see the trucks going by from here. There were tribal members who couldn't believe we had trees that big out there, some with 40-inch diameters. I wish we could have cut it here." To make matters worse, the estimates of $20 million that the tribe would see from the sales were wildly optimistic. In fact, less than $2 million has been earned with 90 percent of the logging finished. "They took those beautiful trees from the virgin areas, helicoptered them out and the money is not even $2 million," Massey said. "They were so big, sometimes there were only six on a truck." The Bureau of Indian Affairs was able to quickly bid out the salvage sales because environmental groups rarely challenge sales on reservations, bowing to tribal sovereignty. Areas of national forest that were burned have not been logged. There were 16 salvage sales on the Fort Apace Reservation, five of which involved helicopters lifting logs from steep slopes where truck couldn't go, said Fred von Bonin, a BIA forester. Up on a ridge on the western end of the reservation, members of a Fort Apache Timber Co. crew looked as if they just walked out of a coal mine. "It's hotter out here now," said Herman Truax, an Apache logger from Whiteriver, wiping the sweat off his face. "There's no shade, too much dirt." The ash gets everywhere, said George Gregg III of Cedar Creek. "It's in your nose, your mouth, your ears." Their supervisor, Elmer Nastivar from East Fork said loggers have to resharpen their saws more often. But they're more worried about what comes later. "Soon, there won't be nothing left," Nastivar said. "We'll all be out of a job pretty soon. "Maybe, I'll go back to rodeoing." At the Cibecue mill, 2 million board-feet of smaller logs are stacked in the yard, and trucks rumble in all day with more, said Delbert Wallen, a supervisor at the mill. About 70,000 board-feet is cut each day. But much of the wood is "blueing," showing the blue stains of fungus brought in by beetles. It lowers the wood's value and eventually will rot the logs. The logs also are drying and cracking. Wood that used to weigh 12 to 13 pounds per foot is now down to 10. And the summer monsoons will intensify the destruction. By October, the usable timber will be gone, and the tribe probably will close the mill, which normally operates year-round. Next year, there will be a reduced amount of logging, possibly only 35 million board feet, 6 million board feet less than usual because the western part of the reservation will be out of production. "We won't go back into those areas for 100 years," said Massey, adding that the support from other tribes has helped. "We received donations from $5 to up to millions from California tribes, and local tribes gave us clothing, feed for livestock. We really want to thank them. They gave from their heart and without that we would be in so much deeper problems." Von Bonin said the Rodeo-Chediski fire is the largest the tribe has ever seen. In 1903-06, about 60,000 acres burned, and in 1971, during the "Carizzo" fire, about 55,000 acres burned. The unusual size and heat of the fire has made it worthy of study, and the BIA has signed a contract with Northern Arizona University to look at the effects of the fire on the reservation. In areas where the tribe had thinned or done prescribed burns, the fire slowed down and burned "cooler, " and the trees survived. In untreated areas, it burned extremely hot, killing all of the trees and sterilizing the soil. The second day, it burned upcanyon and upwind through heavy fuels. The devastation over thousands of acres required creativity in mulching and reseeding efforts. "We couldn't have people out there spreading hay by hand," von Bonin said. "It would take too long and be too costly." So the BIA perfected "helibombing," dropping oversized bales of hay from helicopters. If the nets were unfurled just right, the hay would break up in the air and mulch a half-acre per drop. They dropped grass seed over 176,000 acres using three crop-dusting planes over three weeks. They rounded up wandering cattle and wild horses that would eat the grasses and will keep them off the land for three years. They have 750,000 seedlings in greenhouses for replanting beginning in mid to late August. Throughout the fire and its aftermath, tribal members felt they were on shifting ground. When tribal member Leonard Gregg was arrested and charged with starting the fire in part to get work as a firefighter, tribal members said they were scared to go into Show Low because of reports of racist slurs and lack of service. "We looked into those allegations and about 90 percent of them were rumors," said Massey, who worked with surrounding communities to quell hostilities. "We set up a 1-800 number to report any instances, and people who said anything were fired. It's a lot better now." But people are still angry that Valinda Jo Elliott, who started the Chediski fire when she got lost on the reservation, was never charged. "A majority of people still feel like justice was not done," Massey said. "A tribal member who lived here was taken in, and an outsider who was trespassing and started the Chediski fire, nothing was done to her. They don't understand the laws." Culturally, the scars may never heal. "People feel the hurt," Massey said. "They used to wake up to see beautiful trees and a beautiful mountain up there. They used to go to Pumpkin Lake, which is so sacred, where they did connect to the heavenly father. They went up there to pray quite a bit, now the scenery is all gone." Now, when you look at the white spikes of yucca blossoms, you see the ashen hills behind them. "When it rains, what used to be a beautiful river is blackened with ash and it creates a smell," Massey said. "It's really kind of sad to see all that." Copyright c. 2003 The Arizona Republic. --------- "RE: Opinion: Salish-Kootenai deserve chance" --------- Date: Thu, Jun 12 2003 08:10:48 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BISON MANAGEMENT" http://www.indianz.com/News/show.asp?ID=2003/06/12/nmcourt http://www.greatfallstribune.com/news/stories/20030612/opinion/464461.html Opinion: Salish-Kootenai deserve chance to run range June 12, 2003 Montana Indian tribes have struggled for decades to build viable nations within reservation borders. They've had to do it in a way that squares with the federal government - and often under hostile conditions. So it's a huge achievement for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in far western Montana that by the end of this month a draft proposal will be ready that could allow them to take over management of the National Bison Range from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Established 95 years ago, the 18,500-acre range is home to 350 to 450 bison, as well as elk, deer, antelope, coyotes, black bears and some 200 species of birds. Though the federal government has a number of smaller management contracts with tribes, the Flathead tribes would be the first to assume full-scale oversight of a national wildlife refuge. Because of the location of the bison range and the tribes' demonstrated track record of strong management, we support the change. The Indian Self-Determination Act allows the federal government to enter agreements with tribes to assume management of some functions on lands considered to be "of special geographic, historical and cultural significance to the participating tribe." In this case, the bison range falls within the borders of the Flathead Indian Reservation, where the Salish and Kootenai can pretty easily demonstrate they have historical and cultural ties. The tribes also have an impressive track record of managing government and private entities. They -- not the Bureau of Indian Affairs -- control tribal functions on the reservation. They also manage a substantial energy facility, a water and irrigation system, a community college and numerous successful businesses, including - and K Technologies -- an information technology corporation that has contracts with the Department of Defense. And the tribes already do some work at the bison range, including programs for vegetation and water quality. "It's every bit as good as any governmental entity I've worked for, and in many respects better than United States government," testified former Missoula County Attorney Dusty Deschamps, who said the tribes "unequivocally" have the ability to manage the refuge. Alvin Windy Boy, chairman of the Chippewa-Cree Tribes from Box Elder, agreed: "My father once told me the Salish and Kootenai tribes have paved the way for all of us. We want to expand our horizons as First Nations." The possible change has generated excitement among many Native Americans and protest from a number of non-Indians. Those against tribal management cite issues ranging from possible future job discrimination to concern about the tribes' ability to run a federal program. It hasn't helped that the federal officials have met secretly with tribal officials to iron out the plan. Secrecy in government always breeds mistrust. Some of the opposition, however, borders on being racist. One man testified that he was afraid Indians would try to push their culture and religion on schoolchildren. That's nonsense. But as this is the first agreement of its kind, we would urge the tribes to stand by their promise to retain current employees, who have demonstrated the commitment and expertise to operate the refuge. As positions come open, the tribes probably will give Indians preference in hiring. That's not a problem, as long as the tribes can demonstrate that they're hiring qualified employees. We also believe the agreement should be for a limited time, after which it can be renegotiated. Or the feds should have the ability to take back control if tribal management for some reason fails. But we don't anticipate that will happen. And, in any event, the federal government retains actual ownership of the land. The Salish and Kootenai tribes worked hard to build their nation within the Flathead Reservation. They deserve this opportunity to manage the bison range. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Opinion: Blackfeet running Glacier? Not soon" --------- Date: Thu, Jun 12 2003 08:10:48 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BLACKFEET/GLACIER" http://www.indianz.com/News/show.asp?ID=2003/06/12/nmcourt http://www.greatfallstribune.com/news/stories/20030612/opinion/464462.html Opinion: Blackfeet running Glacier? Not soon June 12, 2003 An agreement allowing the Flathead tribes to manage the National Bison Range could open the door for other tribes to negotiate similar deals. Blackfeet Indians, whose reservation once included but now borders Glacier National Park are among them. In fact, Blackfeet officials say the notion of managing the national park is something they've thought about. But it's not likely to happen anytime soon. It wouldn't be hard for the Blackfeet to document a geographic, historic or cultural tie to land within the park, as the Indian Self-Determination Act requires. However, they face at least two other significant obstacles: - The federal agreements are limited to compacted tribes, which means those that manage most or all of their own tribal programs. The Blackfeet don't fall under this category. In fact, the Bureau of Indian Affairs took over control of the tribal police force earlier this year because of mismanagement. It is possible, however, for the Blackfeet to eventually assume more control and become a compacted tribe. - The feds also insist that tribes demonstrate they have the ability to manage substantial public or private facilities before such a large contract would be negotiated. While the Blackfeet have managed some programs well, there also have been some notable failures. It will take time to establish a more successful track record. If the tribe becomes compacted and establishes a strong history of managing other large programs, discussions about Glacier could be possible. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Tribe gives Chandler $1 Million for Bridge" --------- Date: Wed, Jun 11 2003 08:29:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GIFT" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.news-star.com/stories/061103/New_28.shtml Tribe gives Chandler $1 million for bridge By JAMIE DUKES SNS Staff Writer June 11, 2003 After Chandler residents spent the past two years driving around the Ninth Street bridge, the city is receiving $1 million from the Sac & Fox Nation through the Bureau of Indian Affairs to build a new bridge. Chandler City Manager Reuben Pulis said a special council meeting was held at 9 a.m. Tuesday to approve the contract. An official announcement was made at a Chandler Chamber of Commerce luncheon at noon for a number of tribal officials, Pulis and Mayor Keith Duncan. During the council meeting, Pulis said the council also gave the staff directions for talking to an engineer and finding one to respond in a timely manner. "Plans have to be complete by September to be able to receive federal funding," Pulis said. "We will approve an engineer during a special meeting Monday, where we will also approve the budget." Of the engineers being considered, Pulis said one candidate will be Brawley Engineering of Oklahoma City. "We already are under contract with them," he said. "They do bridge inspections for us and inspected the Ninth Street bridge. I also will visit with other engineers." Pulis said the bridge has been impassable for nearly two and a half years, since it collapsed under the weight of a street sweeper. "This (funding) is one of the most meaningful things that has happened for Chandler in a very long time," he said. "This bridge was developed in 1926 and has been the major passage route from the east side of town to the west." Pulis said the tribe was contributing 80 percent of the funds with the city paying $300,000. Sac & Fox Principal Chief Don Abney said he considers the deal a simple cooperative agreement. "This has been ongoing for several years," Abney said. "We decided one day it was time to work together. This is something, that, in the long-run, affects all of us." Tribal treasurer Truman Carter said the tribe was pleased to enter into such an agreement. "We've done things like this for commissioners in Lincoln, Payne and Pottawatomie counties," Carter said. "We've also done it with the cities of Shawnee and Prague. These are all within the exterior boundaries of our reservation." During the luncheon, Carter presented an overview of the tribe's contributions. "The Sac and Fox Nation has accomplished the letting and building of more road and bridge projects since 1990 than any other Indian tribe in Oklahoma," he said. "The nation dedicated $29.9 million of the tribe's share of federal road and bridge dollars to state, county and local projects." Of that amount, he said $18 million has gone to build new roads and bridges in Lincoln County. Reservation-wide, $25 million has been spent on bridges and $4.7 million has gone toward roads, he said. Others attending the luncheon were newly appointed Oklahoma Highway Commission Chairman Dan Overland of Shawnee; tribal secretary George Thurman, tribal business committee member A.C. Wilson, Rep. Danny Morgan and Rick Bond, Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Copyright c. 1997-2002 The Shawnee News-Star. --------- "RE: Deal could turn Struggling NWT into 'Have' Region" --------- Date: Wed, Jun 11 2003 08:29:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NWT DEAL" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/ Deal could turn struggling NWT into 'have' region By JOHN IBBITSON June 10, 2003 KELOWNA, B.C. -- Within a very few weeks, the federal and Northwest Territory governments will announce a landmark agreement that will, in effect, give the territory provincial powers over its natural resources. Sources close to the negotiations say a framework agreement between the two governments and native leaders has been reached and awaits the signatures of Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Robert Nault, Northwest Territories Premier Stephen Kakfwi and leaders of the territory's aboriginal governments. The agreement will see Ottawa give the territorial government responsibility for, and revenue from, in-ground natural resources, including diamonds. "Probably within a few weeks we will see the development of a framework agreement on devolution and revenue-sharing," Mr. Kakfwi confirmed in an interview yesterday. The two governments and aboriginal leaders have yet to agree on details of devolution or changes to federal financial compensation to the territory. Those negotiations will follow the signing of the framework agreement. Mr. Kakfwi, who is at the annual conference of the Western premiers to drum up support for the deal, said his territory urgently needs to gain control over its resources. The Yukon government has a similar agreement with Ottawa. But Yukon lacks the natural-resource potential that, in a few years, could turn NWT into the first "have" territory. Earlier this year, a second diamond mine opened in the territory -- the first opened in 1998 -- helping vault Canada to the rank of the world's fifth-largest producer of diamonds. And after years of negotiations, agreement is in place to proceed with the Mackenzie Valley pipeline, which will bring more jobs to an already booming economy. As a result of the mining boom and oil and gas exploration, unemployment sits at 6 per cent, well below the national average. Social assistance levels have been falling, and the government recently implemented modest reductions in corporate and personal taxes. However, the territory suffers from a chronic inability to balance its books. The deficit this year is projected to reach $85-million, on revenues of $854- million. Part of the problem is that, unlike provinces, the Northwest Territories has no control over its in-ground natural resources. Royalties from the diamond mines and oil and gas operations flow to Ottawa. The territory enjoys secondary economic benefits, such as taxes from workers and from other businesses the industry generates, but as territorial revenues increase, federal grants are cut back. And the territory is responsible for creating the infrastructure needed to sustain industrial growth. The federal government agrees in principle that Northwest Territories deserves greater control over its resources. But a deal has been difficult to reach. With a population of only 40,000, the question is whether the territory has the capacity to manage its natural resources on its own. About half the population is aboriginal, and some native leaders have argued that the territory's petroleum and mineral resources should remain in the ground until aboriginal governments have achieved the effective equivalent of full sovereignty. The Western provincial and territorial premiers are expected to endorse Mr. Kakfwi's efforts today. But citizens of NWT, Yukon and Nunavik should not expect any progress in efforts to achieve provincial status. Most provinces, especially Quebec, are leery about allowing the territories an equal place in Confederation, and they would need to approve provincial status for the territories through an amendment to the Constitution. But provincehood is not an immediate goal, Mr. Kakfwi said. "We're not seeking constitutional powers. The constitutional question is difficult and remote. For this decade, anyway, being a territory is fine." jibbitson@globeandmail.ca Copyright c. 2003 Bell Globemedia Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Appeals Court throws out Native Tax Exemption" --------- Date: Thu, Jun 12 2003 08:10:48 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TREATY 8" http://www.indianz.com/News/show.asp?ID=2003/06/12/treaty8 http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/06/11/tax_ruling030611 Federal appeals court throws out native tax exemption Wed, 11 Jun 2003 20:17:10 OTTAWA - About 30,000 native people were told on Wednesday they are not exempt from paying taxes when the Federal Court of Appeal struck down a lower court ruling. In March 2002, members of 23 native bands in northern Alberta convinced a Federal Court trial division judge that they are entitled to freedom from taxes, even if they live off-reserve. The appeal court issued a unanimous rejection of that ruling on Wednesday. The earlier ruling was based on the argument that native leaders who signed Treaty 8 in 1899 had been assured by government negotiators that it protected them from the future imposition of any tax, even though that wasn't written into the document. About half the people covered by Treaty 8 live off-reserve in Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. The Indian Act exempts native people who live and work on reserves from paying taxes. But those who live and work off-reserve are taxed. Using the oral tradition of Treaty 8 elders, Alberta Cree Gordon Benoit argued that federal negotiator David Laird promised that the treaty would protect the elders' ancestors from taxes. In an 1899 report to the Privy Council, Laird said, "We assured them that the treaty would not lead to any forced interference with their mode of life, that it did not open the way to the imposition of any tax." Benoit, a truck driver from Fort McMurray, Alta., began the fight for tax exemption in 1992. Wednesday's decision could still be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada. Federal government lawyers argued that Ottawa can tax anyone it wants to, and that exemptions are created through legislation, not treaties. The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan supported the federal case. Written by CBC News Online staff Copyright c. 2003 CBC. --------- "RE: Tsuu T'ina Police short in Shootout" --------- Date: Wed, Jun 11 2003 08:29:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SHOOTING" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/story Tsuu T'ina police short in shootout Wages too low, chief complains Jason van Rassel Calgary Herald Tuesday, June 10, 2003 Two Tsuu T'ina Nation Police officers had no backup when someone hit their vehicle with gunfire during a routine patrol, raising concerns there aren't enough members to safely police the reserve. The officers were able to take cover and escape uninjured from last Saturday's early morning incident, but it was too close a call for police Chief Verne Fielder. "The potential for something worse was there. It could have been really bad," Fielder said. The police service has been left with five officers under Fielder after the RCMP's recent move to reassign three Mounties who were stationed on the sprawling territory just west of Calgary to assist in the Tsuu T'ina department's development. The number of officers is about to get smaller -- at least in the short term -- after one of Fielder's officers took a new job and another is considering a better-paying position on another First Nations police force. A top constable on the Tsuu T'ina force makes just under $40,000 annually, which is less than the $40,514 the Calgary Police Service pays its rookies. The officer who resigned took a job with Calgary Transit protective services, where salaries range from $36,418 to $48,557. The second officer is mulling over a job with the File Hills, Sask., police service that pays $54,000 a year, said Fielder. "It's frustrating," Fielder said. "I need more officers and I think I need to pay them properly." Fielder's department has a $620,000 budget, paid for by a cost-sharing agreement that sees Ottawa contribute 52 per cent to Tsuu T'ina and Alberta's four other First Nations police forces and the province contribute the remaining 48 per cent. Last year, the provincial government's share was $3.8 million. "I've been in discussions with Chief Fielder and I'm aware of his concerns," Solicitor General Heather Forsyth said this week. Forsyth has long maintained aboriginal policing is a priority for her ministry and said she has lobbied for more cash to beef up policing in all areas. "We also have major concerns in many parts of the province," she said. Sitting as it does next to a city of nearly a million people, the Tsuu T'ina Nation presents unique challenges to its police force, though none are likely greater than Black Bear Crossing. While more than 1,200 band members live in rural homes spread throughout the Tsuu T'ina territory, about 850 residents -- aboriginal and non- aboriginal -- live in high-density housing at Black Bear Crossing, which is just west of the 37th Street S.W. boundary with the city. Calls at the former Canadian Forces barracks, which reverted to the band when the military pulled out in 1997, account for more than three-quarters of the incidents Tsuu T'ina police respond to. A pair of officers were on Korea Avenue in Black Bear Crossing at about 3:30 a.m. last Saturday when they heard a shot ring out near their marked Dodge Durango SUV. "They could hear it whiz by them," Fielder said. A second shot, likely from a .22-calibre rifle, hit the Durango's rear window and shattered it. The officers "took cover in a safe tactical point," said Fielder, but they were the only two on duty, meaning there was no one to call to back them up. "They were it," he said. While Calgary city police occasionally assist the Tsuu T'ina force with major incidents (the tactical unit came to the reserve later that day to deal with a youth holed up in a house), Fielder said calling in officers unfamiliar with the surroundings could have put them at risk with a shooter on the loose. Fielder said he will be speaking with Calgary police this week about developing a more formal protocol for co-operation when Tsuu T'ina police need help. Meanwhile, members from the RCMP's general investigations section in Calgary are assisting in the hunt for the shooter, who is also believed to be responsible for shooting out two windows and a sign at the Tsuu T'ina police office at Black Bear Crossing. The tripartite policing agreement that governs Tsuu T'ina police provides for ongoing RCMP assistance in major investigations, but Fielder said chances are slim the mounties will return any officers to the reserve for day-to-day policing. "You might as well look for a star in the East -- it would take a miracle," he said. jvanrassel@theherald.canwest.com Copyright c. 2003 Calgary Herald. Copyright c. 2003 CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest Global Communications Corp. --------- "RE: Drop-offs happened more than once" --------- Date: Tue, Jun 10 2003 08:29:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SASKATOON POLICE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/CBC/2003/06/09/stonechild030609 Saskatoon police chief says drop-offs happened 'more than once' Mon, 09 Jun 2003 20:25:17 SASKATOON - Saskatoon's police chief says officers may have been dumping native people outside the city for years, an admission that comes as new information emerges about a 13-year-old case. A CBC News investigation has uncovered new details about the activities of the police the night a Cree teenager from Saskatchewan vanished. INDEPTH: Who was Neil Stonechild? Seventeen-year-old Neil Stonechild's frozen body was found in a field on the outskirts of Saskatoon in November 1990. Electronic records confirm that police were looking for Stonechild the night he disappeared, CBC has learned. The teen's body was found five days after a witness says he saw him in the back of a police cruiser. Stonechild's case was all but forgotten for 10 years until the RCMP reopened it after two other aboriginal men were found frozen outside the city within one week three years ago. 'We have to take ownership' In 2001, two of the city's police officers were convicted of unlawful confinement after they dropped off Darrell Night in freezing weather on the city's outskirts. For years, the Saskatoon Police Service has insisted that the conviction marked an isolated case of such treatment of aboriginals. Police Chief Russell Sabo concedes that's not the case. "It happened more than once and we fully admit that and, in fact, on behalf of the police department I want to apologize," he said. "It's quite conceivable there were other times." INDEPTH: Cold Case: The Lawrence Wegner Story go to http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/coldcase/ INDEPTH: Starlight Tours go to http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/firstnations/starlighttours.html "We had indicated that, as I understand, that we didn't have any other incidents of this nature," said Sabo. "And I think we have to take ownership of the things that have transpired." Computer records link police to Stonechild Sources say in Stonechild's case, electronic records confirm police were looking for him that night in 1990 because of a noise complaint. He and a friend, 16-year-old Jason Roy, were out earlier that night, looking for Stonechild's old girlfriend, ringing apartment buzzers at her building. They woke people up and someone called the police. The two were separated, but about 15 minutes later, Roy says a police car pulled out of an alley with Stonechild, handcuffed and bleeding, sitting in the back seat. "Neil looked very, very scared. He was screaming at me and he wanted me to help him," says Roy. Roy says he was scared and gave police a false name. The police called the name in on their radio, Roy says, and he was released. Another teenager, Bruce Genaille, says police also stopped him that night in the same alley. He says they kept insisting he was Neil Stonechild. Sources say the computer checks police made that night still exist and confirm that police stopped Roy and Genaille. Officers questioned by RCMP Roy told police twice what he saw that night, once right after Stonechild was found dead, and again months later when he asked to speak to a homicide detective. Roy says police weren't all that interested. "They just made a couple of notes, and they said they would get back to me. Nobody ever got back to me on it," he says. The original case files were destroyed prematurely during renovations at the police headquarters. After the freezing death of two aboriginal men outside of Saskatoon within one week in 2000, the province brought in the RCMP to investigate. The RCMP interrogated two Saskatoon police officers about a dozen times, but prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to lay charges. A public inquiry will look into the teen's death this fall. Both police officers questioned by the RCMP in the case, Const. Brad Senger and Const. Larry Hartwig, have official standing with the inquiry. Their lawyers say it will show their clients did nothing wrong. Written by CBC News Online staff Copyright c. 2003 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Reburial of Indian Remains to resume" --------- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 05:58:17 -0400 From: "MI-BRANCH-NAA" Subj: YANKTON SIOUX--Reburial of Indian remains to resume under supervision of magistrate judge Mailing List: Native Rights Reburial of Indian remains to resume Ben Shouse Argus Leader published: 6/13/2003 Special master to supervise work The reburial of Native American remains at North Point Recreation Area near Pickstown will resume under a decision issued Thursday in federal court in Sioux Falls. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol said next week he will appoint Marshall Young, a U.S. magistrate judge in Rapid City, as a special master to supervise the return of the remains to their original burial site. The issue returned to federal court last month when members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe blocked construction work at the North Point campground along the Missouri River. They said contractors were showing disrespect for remains that were found during construction of a registration building. Lawyers for the state and the tribe expressed guarded satisfaction with the decision Thursday. "We're confident that the special master will be able to address any complaints that the tribe may have, and we're also confident that any further disruptions will not occur," said John Guhin, a lawyer for the state. "They've still got plans to develop, but at least they have a process," said Frank Sanchez, one of the tribal members who protested in May. He said he does not expect further protests at North Point, but that the issue would surely reappear elsewhere along the Missouri River. http://www.argusleader.com/news/Fridayarticle2.shtml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michigan Branch--Native American Advocate ALWAYS ACCEPTING VOLUNTEERS --------- "RE: Tribal Courts have jurisdiction outside Rez" --------- Date: Thu, Jun 12 2003 08:10:48 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TRIBAL COURTS" http://www.indianz.com/News/show.asp?ID=2003/06/12/nmcourt http://kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=2016 Tribal courts ruled to have jurisdiction outside reservation June 11, 2003 7:19:09 AM By: Kurt Christopher (Santa Fe-AP) - The state Supreme Court says Navajo tribal courts have jurisdiction in civil matters on allotted Indian lands outside the reservation boundaries. The ruling was handed down Tuesday in the case of Leonard Belone, a Navajo whose car was repossessed in 1998. Belone lives in McKinley County on allotted Indian lands held in trust by the U.S. Department of Interior. Tempest Recovery Services repossessed Belone's car under New Mexico law, which allows repossession without a debtor's consent. Tempest sued Belone in state district court for breach of contract. Belone filed a counterclaim saying he was entitled to damages under the Navajo law. A state district court granted Tempest's motion for a judgment of more than $18,000. But the state Supreme Court, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, said the civil jurisdiction of tribal courts extends to Indian allotments. Copyright c. 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright c. 2003 KOB-TV, a division of Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. LLC --------- "RE: Murder Suspect arrested" --------- Date: Thu, Jun 12 2003 08:10:48 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="PORCUPINE MURDER" http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/06/12/news/local/news02.txt Murder suspect arrested By Heidi Bell Gease, Journal Staff Writer June 12, 2003 PORCUPINE -- A Rapid City man has been charged with second-degree murder in the Tuesday beating death of a Porcupine man. Conan White Face, 24, pleaded not guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to charges in the death of William "Roly" Eagle Bull, 37. A second beating victim, Conrad Thunder Hawk, 43, remained in critical condition Wednesday evening at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Charles "Festus" Fischer, supervisory special agent for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Criminal Investigations Division at Pine Ridge, said Oglala Sioux Tribal Police responded to a disturbance at a home two miles east of Porcupine about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. They found Eagle Bull, who lived at the home, dead at the scene. Thunder Hawk, who was visiting the home, was found seriously injured. He was taken by ambulance to the Pine Ridge hospital, then airlifted to Regional Hospital. Fischer said witnesses gave police a description and license number of a car that had left the home after the assault. Tribal police stopped the vehicle north of Rockyford about 5:45 a.m. Three men and one woman in the vehicle were questioned, and White Face was taken into custody. According to an affidavit filed in federal court, a witness told investigators that White Face used a six-foot metal pipe to assault Eagle Bull. The affidavit said White Face told an investigator he had hit Eagle Bull in the body with the pipe after Eagle Bull punched him in the head while he slept. Four people connected with the incident were arrested on tribal charges of intoxication, according to the affidavit. White Face is being held in Rapid City as a flight risk and a danger to the community. If convicted, he could face up to life in prison. Contact Heidi Bell Gease at 394-8419 or heidi.bell@rapidcityjournal.com Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. --------- "RE: Rustywire: Standing in the Shower" --------- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 03:04:42 -0000 From: "John Rustywire" Subj: Standing in the shower Mailing List: Rez Life Standing in the shower Water runs over me I close my eyes I wonder Remembering her Standing there just a little ways away Her hair long, and eyes filled with wonder as she looked at me I thought to myself, oh, how I would like to be with her From dawn to early sunset, walking along just the two of us The world falls away, her eyes deep and innocent look into mine Oh, I remember such times, when we were all there was in the world Like sweet music, a soft breeze, and gentle, gentle falling rain Is this what it is like to be tied, bundled up with another I see her lips take every breath, each sigh dances in the wind She has taken me She has taken me Up storm mountain and lifted me on the wings of a dove Oh sweet taste of life, running through my body It was snowing, snowing soft big flakes Standing together it was late at night Hold me close, she said with her soft eyes And slowly ever so slowly we came together Dancing across the sidewalk a breath a way she was This is the way of life, just the two of us Let me feel this way forever, until the we are no more She has taken me She has taken me Her gentle touch Her innocent eyes Let her run all over me Let her run all over me Standing here I am covered by her Standing here I am covered by her She has taken me She has taken me Let me feel this way forever Standing in the shower --------- "RE: History: Carlisle Indian School" --------- Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 11:24 am From: Barb Landis Subj: May 16, 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- Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa. ================================================ VOL. V. FRIDAY, May 16, 1890 NUMBER 37 ================================================ A SPRING PICTURE. ------------ Have you seen the apple blossoms in the orchard, Pink and white, in clusters on the trees, Have you smelled their breath, the while they whisper All their sweetest secrets to the bees? Have you seen the blue eyes of the early springtime, As they peep from underneath her brows, (Violets, we call them) growing in the shadows. Of the fences and the willow boughs? Have you seen the golden butterfly, enjoying All the radiances of his one bright day Seen him settle on the peachblows in the garden, Spread his book-like wings and fly away? Have you seen the tadpole in the pool of water By the grassy roadside where you passed, Patient in believing that his slimy substance Shall evolve into a frog at last? Have you seen the little children, sunburnt children Baking mud pies with a dexterous touch, Seen their faces yellow with the dandelion pollen, They have kissed the pretty flowers so much? Have you seen the dandelions in the fields and pastures, On the sidewalks where the bricks scarce meet, Growing on the waters edge, and up the rocky passes, In the country lane, and by the city streets? Have you seen the yellow wasp, just out of prison With his striped suit on, make a dive For a drop of honey in the pink columbine, As if he were the greatest thief alive? Have you seen the Spring, the dainty creature, standing Tip toe by the river calm and sweet; Seen her charms reflected, from her crown of azure To the grace of her green sandaled feet? E.G. ------------------- CAPT. AND MRS. PRATT IN JAPAN. ----- From a private letter we take the liberty of copying the following, knowing that many of our readers are interested to know the movements of our Superintendent in a foreign land? TOKIO, JAPAN, April 11, 1890 The mail came this morning bringing us good letters. We hoped for others and there may yet be some. To know that all goes well at home is a great comfort. I am invalided today from medicine of which I have had to take a deal since leaving San Francisco. I have lost 28 pounds in flesh and enjoy all the innumerable wonders of this marvelous country, under no little disadvantage. However, I keep going. Yesterday and the day before, I selected about 150 colored lanterns slides, made by two of the best Japanese artists in that line in Tokio. Not the best, but they will do to give you all an idea of what we see daily. I shall increase the number to 250 or 300. I get them for 25 cents each. The foreign dealers produce a better article but charge 75 cents. After selection, the artist is kind enough to come to our quarters and give us an exhibition, allowing us to reject any we do not like. Mrs. Pratt was out all the forenoon with Mr. and Mrs. Morris and Miss Haines, visiting a famous garden and the Temple most used by the Japanese in Tokio; also a hospital call on Mr. Uchimura who is just convalescing from typhoid fever, and an inmate of the hospital. I stayed at home to recuperate, but put part of the time in visiting a young ladies' school several children of the nobility, the daughter of the Minister of War among them. I had to put on knit slippers over my boots, and the lady who accompanied me pulled off her shoes at the door and went in, in her stockings. The children were sweet little tots, thirty-two in number and from three to six years old. They went through a large number of exercises, all in English, singing the songs in good voice and pronouncing the English remarkably well. It was the cutest performance of the kind I ever saw. The principal and all the teachers were Japanese, graduates of Mrs. True's excellent school. I forgot to say that the kindergarten includes primary section. Unable to eat much breakfast and less dinner I am in my room this afternoon, while Mrs. Pratt, back for her long ride, after a hasty dinner has gone to a reception which Mrs. Morris is giving to a party of Japanese, at the Tokio Hotel where they are stopping. It will be novel and I was sorry to lose it, but have too many aches. --------------------------------------- (Continued on Fourth Page.) ======================================= (page 2) The Indian Helper. ----------------------------- PRINTED EVERY FRIDAY, AT THE INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA. BY THE INDIAN PRINTER BOYS. --> THE INDIAN HELPER is PRINTED by Indian boys, but EDITED by The-Man-on-the-band-stand, who is NOT an Indian. ----------------------------- Price: - 10 cents a year. ============================== Address INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle, Pa. Miss M. Burgess, Manager. ============================== Entered in the P.O. at Carlisle as second class mail matter. ============================== The INDIAN HELPER is paid for in advance, so do not hesitate to take the paper from the Post Office, for fear a bill will be presented. ============================= "The secret of life is not to do what one likes but to like what one has to do." ========= Oh, yes. Indians are strong. But sitting around quietly with damp shoes on the feet will kill even an Indian. ========= If we are tired or sick let us sit or lie down to rest, but when we DO work, let us work as though we meant BUSINESS, and don't be a slow-poke. ========= It is hard when we have planned an afternoon or forenoon of pleasure and have to give it up for work, but how gratifying to see the boys not mind it and double down to work as though that was what they had planned to do. There is plenty of time for pleasure and play outside of the regular work and school period. ========= The exercises on Wednesday, were carried out as follows: In the forenoon, inspection of industries, from 9 to 10:15; inspection of schools from 10:15-11:30; gymnasium drill, 11:40 to 12:10; students' dinner, 12:15; visitors' lunch, 12:30 to 1:30; and music by the band. In the afternoon the graduating exercises were held in the chapel, a full account of which will be given in the May RED MAN, which will be mailed about the 25th; and a short sketch will be given in next week's HELPER. We go to press earlier this week on account of the break which examination day makes in the busiest work day for us, and so that the HELPER subscribers will not be disappointed in receiving their paper at the usual time. As we go to press we hear of a large party of Congressmen and others from Washington who expect to attend the exercises and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs will be here. A number are coming from Philadelphia and other points. We are requested to print all the words that were formed from the letters in the word, "Reluctantly." As it would take several editions of the INDIAN HELPER to do so we beg to be excused. The person making the request can not see how that more than 250 legitimate words could have been made. Where we made the mistake was in allowing proper names to be used. When we try the word puzzle again we will restrict in such a way that the trial will be a more worthy effort. ========= Mr. Forney, brother of our fireman, comes to the front with a neat little club of twenty-five subscribers for the HELPER. Although two of our mailers are considerably under the weather, we are ready fro a thousand new names at any time. Indian printers are the same as all other "art preservatives," the mails must be and are met and the paper comes out no matter what happens, whether cyclone, fire, Commencement, or what. We can manage anything but the grip. That beat us out. ========= The Man-on-the-band-stand is glad to see the line of pupils march along *sometimes* without keeping step and in no particular order, but when the Sergeants are saying "Hep! Hep! Hep!" it is simply ridiculous for him not to make every one in line - EVERY ONE - keep step. If a boy will not keep step, turn him out of ranks, put a shawl on him and let him walk like a dear old lady. ========= We shall have to wait for next week's HELPER for the particulars of the class reception given Wednesday evening by Mr. Standing, Miss Fisher and Miss Cutter. The school fathers and mothers of the graduating class were the only honored guests outside. Reporters are never counted in any gathering. ========= The King's Daughters Society which meets at the Hospital in charge of Miss Seabrook, have named themselves "The Wayside Gleaners." For president they have selected Veronica Holliday; for Vice-president, Zippa Metoxen; for secretary and treasurer, Mary Johnson. ========= Joel Tyndall, formerly a pupil of Carlisle and now a teacher among his people, the Omahas, is interested in circulating the RED MAN, and sends for sample copies for distribution. He could not be interested in a worthier cause, and we gladly sent him teh samples. =================================================== 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. =========================================== Who? Trembles? About this time? Wednesday noon? The graduating class. ------------- "Oh, for a nice day tomorrow," was the sigh from many a heart, on Tuesday. ------------- Mr. Keller, the florist from town trimmed the platform for the graduating exercises. ------------- Miss Paull's class spent Tuesday morning in the woods gathering wildflowers. ------------- Gary Meyers goes home to the Omaha Agency, Nebr., this week. What will the Young American's do with out their master catcher. ------------- One of the boys was heard to say on Tuesday, "I don't think I'll work in the shop tomorrow, for I have promised to help Miss Noble in the kitchen." He must like cake, a printer thinks. ------------- Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stevick unexpectedly arrived from Denver, Col., Saturday. Mr. Stevick's legal business brought him to Washington, and Mrs. Stevick and baby came along to Carlisle for a little visit, thus surprising and delighting their numerous friends. ------------- The King's Daughters' Society led by Miss Carter will be known hereafter as the "Whatsoever Circle." The officers are as follows: President, Nellie Robertson; vice president, Esther Miller; secretary, Rosa Bourassa; treasurer, Boise Bassford. ------------- The bakery has changed its dress of red for the more sober color of drab. Wonder if it is a friend! It is a friend to the Indian boys and girls anyway, judging from the loads upon loads of delicious sweet bread it pours out into the dining room. ------------- Mr. George Bixler, organist at the Lutheran Church, in town, favored us with hymn music at the Sunday afternoon service. The march he played was much enjoyed and called very pretty by the pupils as well as the rest of the congregation. ------------- "Mr. Kemp, is the little one who came to your house Sunday night a son or a daughter?" was asked of our harness-maker by an interested party. "He will be a voter," replied Mr. Kemp, proudly. ------------- A very interesting letter from Samuel Townsend this week. He, too, is going through the trials of hard examinations and has been fortunate enough to pass in some studies, already. Mr. Standing spent Saturday in Washington. ------------- Miss Hunt's class of little ones spent last Thursday at the cave and had a fine time they think. ------------- The new bridge across the spring in the meadow, has never been noticed. It is a neat affair and was badly needed. ------------- One hundred and twenty boys and girls go to the country immediately after examination, for the summer vacation. ------------- The M.O.T.B.S. is pleased to get a nice letter from Hannah Long Wolf, who likes her country home and says she is trying the best she can. ------------- "That is what the little boys are here for, to scrub," a large boy was heard to say. So are the large boys here to scrub, and the little boys can beat them all to pieces. ------------- The graduating class have had their "Pictures took' in group. The Carlisle School is proud of class '90, and trust that we shall never have reason to feel otherwise. ------------- Mr. S.M. McCowan, formerly superintendent of school's at Rosebud Agency, Dak., and now superintendent of a school to be established at Ft. Mojave, visited our school this week. ------------- During Miss Moore's absence in Harrisburg on Sunday, Veronica Holliday was called upon to play the piano for the Sunday service and for marching out of chapel. She did nobly and we think the boys too special pains to keep step. ------------- Miss C.M. Folsom, of Hampton Institute, Va., in charge of the Indian Department of the *Southern Workman*, spent two days with us. Miss Folsom met a number of friends among our pupils. ------------- Capt. Pratt's trip to Japan is going to benefit the whole school as well as himself as will be seen by the letter on the first page. He is purchasing slides for our entertainment and we expect grand treats of most interesting and instructive pictures, showing the manners and customs of that peculiar people. ------------- A very pleasant letter has been received from our old time co-worker in the Indian cause at Carlisle, Miss A.R. Stafford. Miss Stafford is Secretary of the Women's Christian Association in Germantown, and says she will follow with interest the wanderers in Japan from Carlisle and the others, too, especially Miss Haines, who is treasurer of the Board of Managers of the same Association. ------------- Strength of the Carlisle School. Boys . . . . . . . . . . 483 Girls . . . . . . . . . 295 --- Total . . . . . . . . 778 ===================================== We leave here on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning, for two days at Yokohama, which will he our head-quarters from then until we sail. About Thursday we visit the great idol, Diabutes, and spend a day or so in that vicinity 16 miles north of Yokohama. Then we go to a famous mountain resort about twenty miles further north, called Miyanoshita for several days. Here are hot springs and noted volcano sights. Then we go on south as far as Nagasaki stopping at Nigoya Kiota and Koba and maybe other points of interest. We have had no well-defined shocks of earthquake, yet, though Mrs. Pratt declares she has felt one. We spent last Sunday with Miss Bender, a former Carlisle employee, at her pleasant school home in the outskirts of this vast city, and were most agreeably entertained. Mr. Large, a Canadian missionary teacher in their large school near Miss Bender was most cruelly murdered by Japanese robbers the night before, and his wife seriously wounded. One of the murders has been caught and they expect to find the other. It is the first violence toward missionaries for twenty years, and would not have resulted in murder if Mr. Large had consented to be robbed. He was a brave man, boldly following unarmed, two men armed with swords, picking one up and almost throwing him down stairs. He had thirteen wounds, four of which would have proven fatal. Fugi is the name of the volcanic mountain hereon, and although seventy miles away is in plain sight of our porch looking like a great mountain of snow. It is 12,300 feet high and the pride of all Japan. We have our state-rooms for the 31st. Yours, cordially, R.H. PRATT. ------------------ THE ENERGY THAT SUCCEEDS. ------ The energy that wins success begins to develop very early in life. The characteristics of the boy will commonly prove those of the man, and the best characteristics of young life should be encouraged and educated in the wisest possible manner. The following story strongly illustrates this truth: "About thirty years ago," said Judge P___, "I stepped into a book shop in Liverpool in search of some books that I wanted. While there, a little ragged boy of twelve years of age came in and inquired for a geography. "'Plenty of them,' was the salesman's reply. "'How much do they cost?' "'Four shillings, my lad.' "'I did not know they were so much.' "He turned to go out, and even opened the door, but closed it again and came back. "'I've got three shillings,' said he; 'could you let me have a geography, and wait a little while for the rest of the money?' "How eager his bright eyes looked for an answer, and how he seemed to shrink within his ragged clothes, when the man, not very kindly, told him he could not. The disappointed little fellow looked up at me with a very poor attempt to smile, and left the shop. "I followed and overtook him. "'And what now?' I asked. "'Try another place, sir.' "'Shall I go, too, and see how you succeed?' "'Four different shops I entered with him, and each time he was refused. "'Will you try again?' I asked. "'Yes, sir; I shall try them all, or I should not know whether I could get one.' "'We entered a fifth shop, and the little fellow walked up manfully and told the gentleman just what he wanted, and how much he had. "'You want the book very much?' asked the proprietor. "'Yes, very much.' "'Why do you want it so very much?' "'To study, sir. I can't go to school, but I study when I can at home. All the boys have got one, and they will get ahead of me. Beside, my father was a sailor, and I want to learn of the places where he used to go.' "'Well, my lad, I will tell you what I will do: (To be continued.) ------------- Enigma. I am made of 17 letters. My 3, 10, 13, 14 is a rude name for food. My 5, 7, 8, 9 is a number. My 6, 4, 1, 2 is to rip. My 12, 16, 15, 11 is to put on top of each other. My 17, 1, 2 is something to ride on. My whole is the name of a country in South America. SUBSCRIBER. ------------- ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S ENIGMA: Delayed Justice. ============================================================ 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. Come and celebrate the installation of an historic marker at the old school grounds! Go to http://www.epix.net/~landis/marker.html] --------- "RE: Poem: This Sacred Path" --------- Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:18:21 -0000 From: "Cloud Dancer" Subj: This Sacred Path Mailing List: N A Poetry Great Spirit Teach us the secrets of what lays ahead on these paths Help us reach beyond ourselves To Respect all that share This circle......called Life Help us all follow the true path To walk in beauty,peace and truth. Great Spirit Help Us keep the Traditions of the old Guide us, teach us all Help those who do not understand our ways Our beliefs our Traditional values. And Help us Understand and Respect their own ways. Great Spirit Walk with Us...not leave our side As We learn.. our own ways to walking This sacred Path...... by Cloud copyrighted Oct 1996 --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Mon, Jun 9 2003 09:26 AM From: Debbie Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days A HAWAI`I BOOK OF DAYS, week of June 23-29 IUNE (June) (Kaaona) 23 Joy is the visible expression of wonder. 24 True dreams are born of sea spray, of `ehu kai. 25 Cherish three things above all else: the life of the land, the well-being of the spirit, and the love of those friends who are dearest to us. 26 Be one with the winds, and give your spirit wings! 27 The gifted storyteller brings the past to life. 28 In the chant of the ages lies the secret heart of the people. 29 The mountains stand like sentinels above my valley. (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream) --------- "RE: Upcoming Events" --------- Date: Mon, 16 June 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: 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: Saturday, January 01, 2000 08:07 pm From: "Edna H. King" Subj: Island in the Sun Inter-Tribal Pow Wow >To: gars@speakeasy.org Island in the Sun Inter-Tribal Pow Wow Boozhoo! Can you please add our Pow Wow to your listing? Beausoleil First Nation is hosting it's annual Island in the Sun Inter-Tribal Pow Wow on July 5th and 6th, 2003. Beausoleil First Nation is located in the beautiful Georgian Bay in Ontario. Camping sites are available. Grand Entry is 1:00 pm - 7:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at 12:00 noon Here is a link to the BFN Pow Wow Site. http://islandinthesunpowwow.tripod.com./ For more information contact: Nadine Kidd -- (705) 247-2535 (no collect calls please) Fax -- (705)247-2536 Email: revelationhunter@hotmail.com Miigwech, Edna H. King =================================== 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 =================================== 52nd ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN DAYS JULY 10-13, 2003 BROWNING, MONTANA SPONSORED BY BLACKFEET TRIBAL BUSINESS COUNCIL MC'S earl old person, blackfeet jay st. goddard, blackfeet kenny scabby robe, sr., blackfeet HOST DRUMS american host: mandaree, international singing champions canadian host: high noon, world singing champions ARENA DIRECTORS lucky white grass, frank goings, kevin kicking woman, clarence comes at night DANCE SPECIALS alvin yellow owl iii, men's traditional $1,000 winner take all miss blackfeet - myalyn spoonhunter, 2002 world champion teen girl's, jingle dress special 16-25, in memory of peter tatsey ld style shawl dance, 40 & over, 3 places & gifts, in honor of first miss blackfeet, gail sharp, 1979-80, sponsored by leona sharp & family audrey white grass scabby robe, drumming contest special & hand drum contest, women's traditional contest, for more information contact: lucky white grass at (406) 338-7552 prairie chicken dance showdown, sponsored by clinton croff, 1st place champion jacket plus $1,000 plus, consolation prizes addes, for more information contact: clintor or Justine croff at (406) 338-3703 women's golden age dance special - honoring the memory of bertha sharp turle-ackerman, 1926-1987, first woman to dance modern style CARNIVAL sponsored by: candy apple amusement; rides: avalance, zipper, octopus, tilt-a-whirl, scrambler, ferris wheel, kid ville, jolly frog, much, much, much more!!!! TWO MEDICINE RUNNING CLUB FUN RUN saturday, july 12, 2003 at 2:00 p.m., contact: wendy or diana at (406) 338-7870 or 338-3876 N.A.I.D. GOLF TOURNAMENT contact: vic hall at (406) 338-7440 REEVIS/WEBBER FAMILY BREAKFAST in memory of "beatrice bear medicine, friday july 11, 2003 7:00 - 10:00 a.m., campground arbor N.A.I.D. RODEO multi-sanctioned july 11, 12, 13, 2003, $15,000 added & buckles per major event, all- around saddles, youth rodeo & team roping jackpot on thursday, july 10th, contact: mike tatsey at (406) 472-3398 or 338-5525 INDIAN RELAY/HORSE RACES july 11, 12, 13, 2003 $15,000 cash & prizes, buckles & cooler blankets, contact: Geri osbourne at (406) 338-3232, phillip rattler at 338-7748, tony carlson at 291-0348, ernie fitz at 338-3489 STICK GAME TOURNAMENT 1st - $5,000 2nd - $3,000 3rd - $1,500 4th - $500 contact: jodi wippert at 338-7103 or myra knople at 338-7191 PARADE saturday, july 12, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. contact : jim mcneely at 338-7521 GIVEAWAYS giveaways will be held on thursday and friday, july 10, 11, 2003 contact: jim mcneely at 338-7521 TEEPEES PAID DAILY SECURITY & EMS PROVIDED SEARCH & RESCUE TASK FORCE ARTS & CRAFT BOOTHS RATIONS/DAILY DISTRIBUTIONS BLACKJACK TABLES CATHOLIC SUNDAY MASS sunday, july 13, 2003 at 10:00 A.M. BISHOP ROBERT MORLINO, CELEBRANT CAMPGROUND ARBOR BROWNING UNITED METHODIST PARISH SUNDAY SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE CHURCH AT 11:00 A.M. VETERAN'S DAY FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2003, WILL HONOR KOREAN WAR VETERANS, PRESENTATION BY: MAJOR GENERAL JOHN E. PENDERGAST N.R.M.A. OLD TIME DANCE CCD CENTER, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2003 AT 7:00 P.M., CONTACT: GALEN SINCLAIR AT 338-5456 COMPETITION CATEGORIES MEN'S TRADITIONAL AGE 18-39 AND 40-54 MEN'S GRASS DANCE/CHICKEN DANCE FANCY MEN'S BUCKSKIN/WOMEN'S BUCKSKIN 55 & OLDER WOMEN'S TRADITIONAL/FANCY/JINGLE DRESS GOLDEN AGE 55 & OLDER BOY'S TRADITIONAL/FANCY/GRASS DANCE YOUNG MEN'S TRADITIONAL/FANCY/GRASSDANCE GIRL'S TRADITIONAL/FANCY/JINGLE DRESS YOUNG WOMEN'S TRADITIONAL/FANCY/JINGLE For more information on 52nd annual north american indian days contact: jodi wippert at (406) 338-7103 the north american indian days committee & the blackfeet tribe are not responsible for travelers aid, weather damages, accidents, or lost/stolen property. =================================== 2ND SALINE RIVER BENEFIT POW WOW AUG. 08-09-10 2003 ALL DANCERS DRUMS and GENERAL PUBLIC WELCOME at the SALINE COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS BENTON ARKANSAS Special kids American Indian Educators Educators will be demonstrating bow making, using adlatle and styles of lodging ARENA DIRECTOR--------------KIETH LITTLE BADGER-FLA. MCEE----------------------------------GARY SMITH-GA. HEAD MAN----------------------GARY THUNDER WOLF ALA. HEAD LADY--------------------------VALERIE COOPER-AL. HOST DRUM---------------------------------Shadow Wolf HOST DRUM----------------------------Red Hawk Singers ALL DRUMS AND DANCERS WELCOME ALL TYPES OF CRAFTS FEATURING CHIEF LITTLE HORSE FILM STAR WE WILL BE HONORING ALL ELDERS,VETERANS, Volunteer FIRE FIGHTERS WHO THE POW WOW IS FOR WILL BE OFFERING FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKs ADMISSION: 5.00 ADULTS ___________3.00 CHILDREN UNDER 12 and SENIORS 55 AND UP Fri. Aug 08-12 pm till 4 pm kids day all admission free Fri Aug 08 gates open at 5 pm grand entry at 7 pm inter-tribal till 10 pm Sat.Aug. 09 gates open at 10 am gourd dancing 12pm till 1 pm grand entry and inter-tribal dancing till 6 pm 6 pm till 7 pm gourd dancing 7 pm till 10 pm grand entry and inter-tribal Sun. Aug 10 gates open at 10 am 12 pm till 1 pm gourd dancing 1 pm till 5pm grand entry and inter-tribal dancing BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS AND SPEND THE DAY FRY BREAD AND INDIAN TACOS ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE EVENT FOR MORE INFO OR DIRECTION CONTACT ROBERT BELLINGER 501-860-7220 JIMMY 870-879-1396 or LARRY 501-868-4108 HOST MOTEL TO BE ANNOUNCED =================================== Aaron's Powwow Calendar Updated May 14, 2003 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/9173/powwows.html June 2003 June 28-29 - Tecumseh Traditional Outdoor Powwow Location: Cal Zorn Recreation Center Park, Tecumseh, Michigan. Notes: Intertribal dancing and singing. Arts, crafts, and Native American food. Contact: mseals@tc3net.com. July 2003 July 4-6 - Hobby Horse Ranch Native American Festival Location: Rt. 73, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. Contact: (610) 944-5797. July 18 - 1st Annual Lheidli T'enneh Tannot'enne Society Competition Powwow Location: Kin Centres I and II, 1040 Whenun Road, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. Notes: Over $45,000 prize money. Camping available. Contact: (250) 963-8451; Fax (250) 963-8490; vanessaw@telus.net. July 18-20 - The Lenape/Renape Wampanoo Confederacy Powwow Location: The Ancoda Farm, Tuckachawan, Connecticut. Contact: (860) 935-9226. August 2003 August 29-31 - 22nd Annual Stockton Communiy Labor Day Weekend Powwow Location: Webster Middle School Field, Stockton, California. Contact: (209) 953-4803, Fax (209) 953-4261; clydehodge@earthlink.net; www.geocities.com/nativeteacher/. September 2003 September 17-20 - First Annual Miss Indian Rodeo America Pageant Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Notes: CDIB card required. Contact: Deborah Robertson rodeobest@aol.com; www.rodeobest.com/apic. September 26-28 - 2003 Richmond Powwow Location: Richmond, Kentucky. Notes: Intertribal dancing. Contact: (859) 623-6076; richmondpowwow@hotmail.com; www.homestead.com/richmondpowwowassn/. September 27-28 - Gathering of the People Powwow Location: Vigo Conservation Club, Terre Haute, Indiana. Contact: (812) 694-8745. October 2003 October 10-12 - Fifth Annual Northern Lights Casino Thanksgiving Powwow Location: Prince Albert Communiplex, 6th Avenue North, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Notes: Dance and drum contests. Mc, Russel Standingrock and Tommy Christian; Host Northern Drum, Whitefish Jrs. Categories include: Mens Fancy, Traditional, Grass; Womens Fancy Shawl, Jingle. Contact: (306) 764-4777; ctyrellstanding@hotmail.com. October 11-12 - First Annual American Indian Powwow Location: Faulkner Park, 3 miles north of Lindale, Texas. Notes: Intertribal dancing, everyone welcome. Vendor space available. Contact: m.l.bailey@prodigy.net; cheroke2@earthlink.net. ========================================================================= Aboriginal Multi-Media Society Updated May 14, 2003 Aboriginal Community Events Listing http://www.ammsa.com/ammsaevents.html June 2003 June 26 - 27, 2003 Aboriginal Women In Business Conference Niagara Falls, Ontario Milestone Office: (519) 754-3302 June 27, 2003 Fort McKay First Nation Treaty Day Fort McKay, Alberta (780) 828-4220 June 27-29, 2003 Badlands Celebration Powwow Fort Peck Reservation Brockton, Montana (406) 768-5126 Return of the Drums Community Powwow & Festival Kelso Beach, Owen Sound, Ontario 1 (866) 202-2068 or (519) 371-1147 Web Site: www.nativecentre.ca June 28 - 29, 2003 42nd AAMJIWNAANG Competition Powwow (formerly Chippewas of Sarnia) Sarnia, Ontario Sheena: (519) 336-2968 Dokis First Nation 9th Annual Traditional Gathering Dokis, Ontario South of Sudbury Gladys Goulais: (705) 763-9939 Veronica Dokis: (705) 763-2269 June 30th, 2003 Beardy's Okemasis Treaty Days near Duck Lake, Saskatchewan 306-467-4523 July 2003 Kainai Indian Days Standoff, Alberta (403) 737-3753 July 3 - 6, 2003 Miapukek 8th Annual Powwow Ktaqmkuk Mi'kmaq Traditional Gathering Powwow Grounds Conne River, Newfoundland Kelly: (709) 882-2470 / 2710 July 4-6, 2003 Wahpeton Dakota Nation Powwow. north of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 306-764-6649 Erminskin Annual Powwow Hobbema, Alberta Emily: (780) 585-3835 Leech Lake 4th of July Powwow Cass Lake, Minnesota (218) 335-8200 White Bear Powwow 2003 Celebrations White Bear First Nation, SK Irene: (306) 577-4553 Wildhorse 9th Annual Powwow Umatilla Indian Reserve Pendleton, Oregon 1 (800) 654-9453 Yukon International Storytelling 16th Annual Festival Rotary Peace Park, Yukon Territory Lilyan: (867) 633-7550 www.yukonstory.com Flathead Nation Powwow Arlee, Montana (406) 745-2700 Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Wacipi 136th Annual Sisseton, North Dakota (605) 698-3942 Northern Cheyenne Annual July 4th Powwow Lame Deer, Montana (406) 477-6284 July 4-13, 2003 Calgary Stampede and World Famous Rodeo Calgary, Alberta 1-800-661-1767 July 5 - 6, 2003 Munsee-Delaware Nation 9th Annual Traditional Gathering Munsee-Delaware Nation Park and Gathering Grounds Carmen/Floyd: (800) 257-7279 or (519) 289-5396 14th Annual Traditional Powwow Sheguiandah First Nation Hwy #6, Sheguiandah, Ontario, Manitoulin Island (705) 368-2781 July 10-13, 2003 North American Indian Days Blackfeet Browning, Montana (406) 338-7276 40th Annual Sac & Fox Powwow Stroud, Oklahoma Kim: (405) 968-9531 July 11-13, 2003 Sagamok Anishnabek 19th Annual Traditional Powwow Sagamok Spiritual Grounds 12km South of Massey, Ontario Linda (705) 865-2172 Carl (705) 865-1553 One Arrow Traditional Powwow east of Rosthern & Batoche, Saskatchewan (306) 423-5493 White Shield Powwow White Shield, North Dakota (701) 743-4535 Cold Lake Treaty Days Cold Lake First Nation, Alberta Noella: 1-888-222-7183 Enoch Annual Competition Powwow Enoch, Alberta (780) 470-4505 Echoes of a Proud Nation 13th Annual Powwow Kahnawake Territory, Quebec Laurie: (450) 632-8667 July 12 - 13, 2003 Mississaugas of Scugog 7th Annual Powwow Mississaugas of Scugog Island, Ontario Anne: (905) 985-1826 July 15-17, 2003 Assembly of First Nations 24th Annual General Assembly Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton, Alberta Bonny Maracle: (613) 241-6789 x 297 July 17-20, 2003 Standing Arrow Powwow Elmo, Montana (406) 849-5968 July 17 - 26, 2003 Klondike Days Edmonton, Alberta 1 (888) 800-7275 July 18, 2003 20th Anniversary Open House Windspeaker Aboriginal Multi-Media Society 13245 - 146 Street Edmonton, Alberta 780-455-2700 July 18-20, 2003 Mandaree Hidatsa Celebration Powwow Mandaree, North Dakota (701) 759-3277 Carry The Kettle Powwow South of Sintaluta, Saskatchewan (306) 727-2169 Onion Lake First Nation Powwow Onion Lake, Saskatchewan (306) 344-2149 Standing Arrow Powwow & Horse Games Elmo, Montana (406) 849-6018 Wahcinca Dakota Oyate Powwow Fort Peck Res. Poplar, Montana (406) 768-5186 Sioux Valley Competition Powwow & Games Sioux Valley, Manitoba Anna: (204) 855-2671 July 22-24, 2003 Sturgeon Lake Powwow near Shellbrook, Saskatchewan (306) 764-1872 July 25-27, 2003 Back To Batoche Metis Days near Batoche, Saskatchewan (306) 343-8285 The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians 10th Annual Anishinaabe Family Language & Culture Camp Powwow Grounds, Manistee, Michigan Kenny: (231) 933-4406 www.Anishinaabemowin.org Touchwood Agency Tribal Council Powwow near Raymore, Saskatchewan (306) 835-2125 Keeweena Bay Powwow Ojibway Campgrounds Baraga, Michigan (906) 353-6623 La Ronge 1st Powwow Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan (306) 835-2125 Bitteroot Valley All Nations Powwow 10th Annual Hamilton, Montana (406) 363-5383 Wendake, Carrefour des Nations Wendake (near Quebec City) Contact: Marjolaine McKenzie Phone: (418) 843-5550 Fax: (418) 843-2666 E-mail: pow.wow@cnhw.qc.ca Native Contemporary Art Festival the 25th 2nd Annual Powwow 26th-27th July 26-27, 2003 Milk River Indian Days Fort Belknap, Montana (406) 353-2886 Grand River Powwow Chiefswwod Tent & Trailer Park Six Nations of the Grand River Brant County Road 54 Ohsweken, Ontario 1(866) 393-3001 or (519) 445-4061 Web Site: www.grpowwow.com Gathering of Nations Powwow Brunswick House FN & Chapleau Cree FN host Powwow during Chapleau's Nature Festival Margaret: (705) 864-0174 Gagaguwon Powwow Oscoda, Michigan Joe/Sue: (906) 739-1994 August 2003 August TBA Crooked Lake Powwow Bradview, Saskatchewan Colleen: (306) 696-3581 Aug.1-3, 2003 Little Red River Powwow near LaRonge, Saskatchewan (306) 953-7200 10th Annual Traditional Pow Wow Thessalon First Nation, Ontario Melva Bissaillion: (705) 842-2670 Thessalon First Nation 10th Annual Traditional Powwow Thessalon First Nation Powwow Grounds, Ontario Melva: (705) 842-2670 Oglala Lakota Powwow & Rodeo Pine Ridge, South Dakota 605-867-5821 Kamloopa Days Kamloops, British Columbia Carrie: (250) 828-9700 Rocky Boy's Annual Powwow Rocky Boy's Agency near Box Elder, Montana (406) 395-4690 August 1 - 4, 2003 Lac La Biche Powwow Lac La Biche, Alberta (780) 623-4255 Wikwemikong 43rd Annual Cultural Celebrations 2 Days Competition, 1 Day Traditional Powwow Wikwemikong Thunderbird Park Manitoulin Island, Ontario Cynthis: (705) 859-2385 August 2 - 3, 2003 10th Annual Rekindling Our Traditions Powwow Fort Erie, Ontario Lila: (905) 871-8931 19th Annual First Peoples Festival Royal BC Museum Victoria, British Columbia Leslie: (250) 384-2311 August 8th, 2003 Standing Buffalo Powwow Fort Qu' Appelle, Saskatchewan (306) 332-4685 August 4-10, 2003 Norway House Cree Nation Treaty & York Boat Days Norway House, Manitoba Anthony: (204) 359-4729 August 7-10, 2003 Siksaka First Nation Powwow near Gliechen, Alberta (403) 734-5315 Hays Annual Powwow Hays, Montana (406) 673-3158 Omak Stampede and World Famous Suicide Race Omak, Washington Contact: 1 (800) 933-6625 August 8th, 2003 Standing Buffalo First Nation Powwow Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan (306) 332-4685 August 8-10, 2003 Big Island Lake Powwow (formerly Joseph BigHead) near Pierceland, Saskatchewan (306) 839-2277 Genaabaajing 13th Annual Traditional Powwow Serpent River First Nation, Ontario Fran: (705) 844-2418 Heart Lake 4th Annual Competition Powwow Heart Lake First Nation, Alberta Paula or Sam: (780) 623-2130 Millbrook First Nation 6th Annual Traditional Powwow Truro, Nova Scotia Lavinia: (902) 897-0958 Big Grassy Powwow Big Grassy, Ontario Daryl / Gary: (807) 488-5614 Songhees Powwow Maple Bank Park, British Columbia Angela: (250) 385-3938 August 9 & 10, 2003 Saugeen Competition Powwow Saugeen First Nation, Onario (519) 797-2781 August 9-10, 2003 16th Annual Traditional Pow Wow Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario Sharon John: (613) 966-5602 August 12-14, 2003 Cowessess Powwow near Broadview, Saskatchewan 306-696-2520 August 13-18, 2003 Crow Fair & RodeoCrow Agency 60 miles south of Billings, Montana (406) 638-3793 August 14-17, 2003 Algonquins of Pikwa'kanaga'n Traditional Powwow Pikwa'kanaga'n (Golden Lake), Ontario (613) 625-2800 Shakopee Powwow Prior Lake, Minnesota (952) 445-8900 August 15-17, 2003 Kahkewistahaw Powwow near Broadview, Saskatchewan (306) 696-3291 Muskoday First Nation Powwow Veterans Memorial Park Muskoday First Nation, Saskatchewan Leroy: (306) 764-1282 Island Thunder Powwow Khotwutsun Soccer Field Duncan, British Columbia (250) 748-9404 Aug. 16&17, 2003 Thunder Mountain Lenape Nation 5th Annual Native American Festival Location: Saltsburg, PA Contact: (724) 459-5276 Chippewas of the Thames First Nation 27th Annual Competition Powwow 30km Southwest of London Thames First Nation, Ontario (519) 289-2232 8th Wahnapitae First Nation Traditional Powwow Wahnapitae First Nation, Ontario (705) 858-0610 10th Whitefish River Powwow Sunshine Alley, Birch Island, Ontario (705) 285-4321 Bernie Metecheah Memorial Rodeo Halfway River First Nation Wonowon, British Columbia Info: Jeff: (250)261-7276 Joe: (250) 743-7743 Office: (250) 772-5050 August 18-21, 2003 Nekaneet International Healing & Medicene Gathering Maple Creek, Saskatchewan Vonnie: (306) 662-3660 August 20-22, 2003 27th Annual Aboriginal Elders Gathering Town Center Stadium Coquitlam, British Columbia (250) 544-1667 August 21-24, 2003 Schemitzun 2003 Mashantucket, Connecticut (860) 396-6188 / 6290 August 22-24, 2003 Mistawasis First Nation Powwow near Leask, Saskatchewan (306) 466-4800 6th Rapid River Anishinabe Powwow Hiawatha Forest, Rapid River, Michigan (906) 474-9910 19th Annual Northern Gathering Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation Heron Bay, Ontario (807) 229-1749 www.picriver.com 3rd Annual Spirit of The North Celebration Shooting Star Casino & Event Center - - Mahnomen, Minnesota Special Hotel Rate - Call (800)453-STAR All Craft Vendors Welcome Info.: (218) 846-0957 20th Annual Kehewin Cree Nation Competition Pow Wow & Handgame Tournament Contact: Irvin Kehewin E-mail: irvinkehewin@yahoo.ca Fort Kipp Celebration 45th Year Fort Peck Reservation Poplar, Montana (406) 768-5155 August 23-24, 2003 Shawanaga First Nation Healing Center 6th Annual Powwow Shawanaga First Nation, Ontario (705) 366-2378 Silver Lake 9th Annual Traditional Powwow Silver Lake, Ontario (613) 548-1500 August 24-27, 2003 137th Winnebago Homecoming Winnebago, NE (402) 878-3222 August 29-31, 2003 Poplar Indian Days Fort Peck Reservation Poplar, Montana (406) 768-3826 The Minwaashin Lodge Women's Gathering Ottawa, Ontario (613) 741-5590 August 30-31, 2003 Frog Lake Labour Day Powwow Frog Lake , Alberta (780) 943-2173 Labor Day Powwow Cass Lake, Minnesota (218) 335-8200 21st Annual Labor Day Powwow Grove City, Ohio Carol: (614) 443-6120 September 2003 September 3-7, 2003 57th Annual Navajo Nation Fair Window Rock, Arizona (928) 871-6478 www.navajonationfair.com September 6 & 7, 2003 Grand Valley American Indian Lodge 42nd Annual Traditional Powwow Riverside Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan (616) 364-4697 Email: wabushna@aol.com September 12-14, 2003 Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory County Fair Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON WM. J. Brant : (613) 967-1129 (613) 396-3800 / 967-3603 September 16-19, 2003 10th Annual National Conference and AGM The Drum is Calling...Journey to New Horizons CANDO Whitehorse, Yukon Phone: (780) 990-0303 Email: cando@edo.ca Web site: www.edo.ca September 19-21, 2003 Gathering of Veteran's Neillsville, Wisconsin Mark: (715) 743-4224 Moosomin First Nations Powwow. near Cochin, Saskatchewan 1-800-252-4977 Sept. 26-28, 2003 Last Chance Community Powwow Helena, Montana (406) 439-5631 Gathering of the Good Minds A Celebration of First Nations Arts and Wisdon FREE ADMISSION London, Ontario Dan & Mary (519) 659-4682 Email: dsmoke@uwo.ca Mid-America All Indian Center Powwow Wichita, Kansas (316) 262-5221 September 27 & 28, 2003 10th Anniversary Native American Foundation Inter-Tribal Powwow Waimea Ballfield Waimea, Hawaii Email: waimeapowwow@yahoo.com October 2003 October 10-12, 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 Info:1-306-764-4777 Email: nlcchampionship2k3@hotmail.com Website: http://www.siga.sk.ca/NorthernLights/AboutUS.aspx October 15-17 2003 School Days October 17-19 2003 Powwow Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe Tama Trible Town Whigham, Georgia 39897 Phone: (229) 762-3165 Email: cate_esse@yahoo.com web site: http://www.rose.net/~mvr October 18-19, 2003 Wahta Mohawks 3rd Annual Powwow 2003 Iroquois Cranberry Growers, Hwy #69 North Mactier Bill: (705) 756-2354 ========================================================================= Updated May 14, 2003 Andersons-web.com http://andersons-web.com/native_events.htm June 27 - 29, 2003: 4th Annual New Windsor Intertribal Pow Wow at the Village Park and Rodeo Grounds, Village of New Windsor, Illinois. For more information call Jeannie Herbert 309-667-2214. E-mail: tribtres@winco.net Visit the web site at: http://www.ciopo-inc.com/index.html June 27- 29, 2003: Trade Days Festival, Trade, Tennessee. For more information contact: Jerry Laney 229-787-5180 evenmings or email: jerry@NativeWayProductions.com this is on the web at: http://www. NativeWayProductions.com July 5 - 6, 2003: Wagon Trails Pow-Wow Wagon Trails Resort 4051 State Route 46, Jefferson, Ohio. For information call: 330-326-3248. August 16 - 17, 2003: 5th Annual Thunder Mountain Lenape Nation Festival in Saltsburg, PA. You can look this event up on the web at: http://www. questpublish.com/thundermountain . For information call 724-459-5276 or e-mail: thundermountain@questpublish.com or write Thunder Mountain Lenape Nation, 1200 Nowrytown Rd., Saltsburg, PA 15681. August 16 - 17, 2003: Dance Till Dark Pow Wow by the Red Hawk American Indian Society at the Willow Ranch South Hubbard Road, just off Rt. 422, Coitsville Township, Ohio. For more information call: Donna Wynn 1-330- 534-0424 or e-mail: WhBuffaloEagle@aol.com 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 October 15 - 19, 2003: Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe Powwow at Tama Trible Town, Whigham, Georgia 39897. Contact 229-762-3165 e-mail: cate_esse@yahoo. com Seen on the web at: http://www.rose.net/~mvr October 24 - 26, 2003: Southeastern Intertribal Powwow, Friendly City Park/EB Hamilton Complex, Trifton, Georgia (I-75 @ 2nd Street, exit 63A & west 2 miles) Contact Jerry Laney 229-787-5180 evenings or e-mail Jerry@NativeWayProductions.com on the web at http://www. NativeWayProductions.com November 14 - 16. 2003: Tullahoma Intertribal Powwow, South Jackson Civic Center grounds, Tullahoma, Tennessee. Contact Jerry Laney 229-787-5180 evenings or e-mail Jerry@NativeWayProductions.com this can be seen on the web at: http://www.NativeWayProductions.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. ========================================================================= OCB TRACKER Updated May 14, 2003 California's Native News www.ocbtracker.com http://www.ocbtracker.com/index.htmlMay 21th, 2003 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 11-13, 2003 19th Annual Taos Pueblo Pow Wow Taos Pueblo, New Mexico Taos, New Mexico A contemporary contest pow wow held on the grassy fields a few miles from historic Taos Pueblo. Arts and crafts vendors and a wide variety of food vendors to be sampled! djlujan@laplaza.org Info: Taos Pueblo Tourism 505-758-1028 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 17, 18, 19, 2003 Nevada Indian Days Powwow Churchill County Fairgrounds Scheckler Road & Hwy 95 South Fallon, NV Competition Dancing, Men's Fancy Spotlight Special, Princess Contest, Gourd Dancing, Native Arts & Crafts, Vendor applications please call or email. Info: Francine Tohannie 775-427-2014 or 775-423-2949 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 25th-27th,2003 Bitterroot Valley All Nations 10th Anniversary Powwow BMX track/ driving range 4 miles south of Victor , MT. or 4 miles N. of Hamilton, MT. right along the Lewis and Clark trail ( hwy.93) Victor, Montana Traditional and competition dancing, first 10 drums paid. All dancers and drummers are welcome, We offer dry camping for dancers, drummers and vendors. Food vendors and native American arts and crafts market. Please call for a vendor application if you are interested in vending at our event www.allnationsmt.homestead.com Info: Beckie : (406) 363-5383 July 25 - 27, 2003 1st Annual Competition La Ronge, Saskatchewan Info: Call Rose (306) 425-2157, Doris (306) 425-3284 or Anne (306) 425-3645 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 16th - 17th, 2003 Thunder Motain Lenape Nation 5th Annual Native Ameican Festival Saltsburg, PA Join us for a Cultural Heritage Experience Proceeds Benefit Thunder Mountain Programs & Land Purchase Grand Entry Noon both days-Dancing until 5 p.m. Shop for Unique Gifts & Collectibles: Native Arts & Crafts Hear, See, Experience: Traditional Drumming, Dancing & Singing Treat Your Tastebuds: Native Foods Have Fun: Children's Activities & Dances, Public Participation Dances, Storytelling Learn - Native American Heritage: Hands-on Living History Area with Wigwams, Tipi, Reproduction Artifacts, Garden thundermountain@questpublish.com www.questpublish.com/thundermountain Info: Call Pat (724)-459-5276 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 22nd - 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 August 29 - 31, 2003 Stockton Labor Day PowWow Stockton Stockton, CA web site: www.geocities.com/native teacher e-mail: twolegsx2@yahoo.com Info: NAIC (209) 953-4803; or Julie (209) 477-5383 September 5th - 7th, 2003 Sycuan Pow Wow Sycuan Reservation Alpine, CA Contest dancing, food booths, craft booths, camping Info: (619) 445-7776 Sept 6th -7th 2003 7th annual Traditional family Pow-wow Lake Silverwood, Black Oak area Highway 138 Hesperia, Ca Saturday 12:00pm -9:00pm. Grand entry 12:00 noon. Dinner break 5:30,grand entry 6:30pm Sunday 12:00pm-7:00pm. Grand entry 12:00 noon. This a family event and we strongly encourage our young dancers. All drums, dancers and public welcome!! Head staff TBA. Specials TBA Info: (909) 887-6006 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 Sept 20 - 21, 2003 15th "Everything is Sacred Pow Wow Gathering" Borchard Park 190 No. Reino Rd. Thousand Oaks, CA MC, Brian Brightcloud, Headman Anthony Sanchez, Host Drum-Stronghold Singers-Cree Nation, Lead Singer-Val Shadowhawk, Honored Guest-Mr. Joe Morris, Sr. Navaho Code Talker, Arena Director, Dean Webster, Chicken Dance Contest-Winner takes all! Free Admission & Parking. More to be announced. http://everythingissacred.com Info: Call Richard (805) 493-2863 September 26, 27 and 28 Bishop Paiute Tribe Annual Handgame Tournament Tribal Gym 390 North Barlow lane Bishop CA All Handgame Players are welcome to come and compete for the guaranteed cash and bragging rights for your tribe, last years reigning champs were the Fish Lake Shoshones, This year will host yet another True Double Elimination, $175 entry fee per team, 2 to 5 players per team, www.paiute.com Info: (760) 872-1823 October 10th - 12th, 2003 5th Annual Northern Lights Casino Thanksgiving Powwow Prince Albert Communiplex Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Info: (306) 764-4777 Email: nlcchampionship2k3@hotmail.com Website: http://www.siga.sk.ca/NorthernLights/AboutUS.aspx Oct. 11-12, 2003 1st Annual Native American Intertribal Fellowship Powwow William Carey International University 1539 E. Howard Pasadena, CA Info: Bryan BrightCloud 818/870-0000 October 25, 2003 1st American Indian Pow Wow Faulkner Park 3 mi. North of Lindale Lindale,Texas Update Date has changed. from 10/11/03 to 10/25/03. Electricity is available around Pavilion only so Food Vendors will be limied. Spaces with electricity $45.00 without electric $40.00. Those needing power bring heavy duty extension cords. Wooded area with small lake, camping allowed. Our people will provide security. Contact Louise Bailey m.l.bailey@prodigy.net or Pat Barbour cheroke2@earthlink.net Info: 903 882 8380 January 2-3,2004 After the New Year Contest Pow Wow Shonto Preparatory School hwy 98/160 Shonto, Az M/C-Dennis Bowen-Tuba City AZ;A/D-Lee Williams, Tempe AZ; Host Northern Drum-Eagle Creek Singers, Dennehotso AZ; HeadMan/Lady-pick per session; Grand Entry-Fri(Jan 2) 7 pm, Sat(Jan 3) 1 & 7 pm; Special Contest-Men's Grass Dance Special and Drum Contest; Flag Ceremony and Veterans Give-Away Info: 928/672-2652 ============================================================ Whispering Winds Updated May 14, 2003 A Magazine of American Indian Crafts*Material Culture*Powwow http://www.whisperingwind.com/ JUNE 2003 27-28 1st Annual Camel Rock Casino Pow Wow. Camel Rock Casino, Tesuque Pueblo, NM. Info: www.camelrockcasino.com or Tunte Eaton @ 505-986-6021 or Chad Eaton @ 1 800-Go-Camel ext. 201 27 - 29 Trade Days Festival, Old Trade School grounds, Trade, TN. Info: Jerry 229-787-5180 www.NativeWayProductions.com or email nativeway@mindspring.com 28-29 15th annual 'Keeping the Tradition' Pow Wow, sponsored by the Miami Valley Council for Native Americans. Blue Jacket Outdoor Drama, approximately 5 miles east of Xenia, OH. For more info, e-mail us at TMVCNA89@aol.com, or call (937) 275-8599. JULY 2003 3-5 Trail of Tears Drama. Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, OK. Info: (918) 456-1995. www.cherokeeheritage.org 3-6 4th Annual July Celebration. Powwow Road, Arlee, NT. Info: (406) 745-4984 3-6 Northern Cheyenne Powwow. Powwow Grounds, Lame Deer, MT. Info: (406) 477-6284 3-6 Oneida Powwow. Norbert Hill Center, Oneida, WI. Info: (800) 236-2214 4 Bear Soldier Powwow. Bear Soldier District, McLaughlin, SD. Info: (701) 854-7202. 4-6 Traditional Chippewa Powwow. Skunk Road Powwow Grounds, Sault Ste Mari, MI. Info: (906) 632-6280 July 4th Weekend - Quapaw Powwow. Beaver Springs Park, Quapaw, OK. Info: (918) 542-1853 July 4th Weekend - Leech Lake Powwow. Memorial Grounds, Cass Lake, MN. Info: (218) 335-8289. 4-6 Calico Dancers Good Time Powwow. Harry J. Betar Jr. Recreational Park, South Glens Falls, NY. Info: (518) 793-1693 4-6 Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow. Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Tribal Lands, Mashpee, MA. Info: (508) 477-0208 4-6 Toppenish Powwow & Rodeo. Rodeo Grounds, Toppenish, WA. Info: (509) 865-7588 4-6 9th Annual Woldhorse Powwow. Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Pendleton, OR. Info: 541-1510. 5-6 Sussex County Powwow. Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ 11-13 First Annual Medicine Eagle Gathering of the People Powwow. Rank Park, Keokuk, Iowa. Info: Dee Hagmeier, Pow wow Director (319) 526-3846 or (319)463-7367. 11-13 Honor all Children Pow-wow. Negaunee Michigan (old airport grounds off of US 41). Info: CathyMorningLight Woman at Cathymorninglite@yahoo.com 11-13 FirstAnnual "Medicine Eagle" Gathering of the People Powwow. Rand Park, Keokuk, IA. Info: (319) 526-3846 or (319) 463-7367 11-13 5th Annual Circle of Nations "Pauline R. Hunt" Powwow. Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Lake, Queens, NY. Info: (516) 292-9447. redballer76@yahoo.com 12-13 Gathering of The People sponsored by United Cherokee of Ohio, Inc. Preble County Fairgrounds, Eaton, OH. Info: Chief Laughing Bear Lawson two_bears45005@yahoo.com 18-20 The Lenape/Renape Wampanoo Confederacy Powwow. The Ancoda Farm, Tuckachawan, CT. Info: (860) 450-1587 18-20 45th Annual Little Beaver Celebration Powwow. Dulce, NM. Info:(505) 759-4322 18-20 Nevada Indian Days Pow Wow. Fallon, Nevada (located 1 hour east of Reno, NV). Info: Fran Tohannie 775-427-2014 or ftohannie@hotmail.com 18-20 White Buffalo Society Pow Wow. The Gaston Fairgrounds in Indiana for information contact mohrman@wesnet.com 18-20 Tamkaliks Celebration. Wallowa Band nez Perce Trail, Wallowa, OR. Info: (541) 886-3101 18-20 Corn Creek Annual Traditional Powwow. Corn Creek, SD. Info: (605) 747-2381 18-20 Mandaree Celebration & Powwow. Powwow Grounds. Info: (701) 759-3311. 18-27 Cheyenne Frontier Days. Frontier Park, Cheyenne, WY. Info: (800) 227-6336. www.cfdrodeo.com AUGUST 2003 1-3 Fort Randall Traditional Wacipi. Powwow Grounds, Lake Andes, SD. Info: (605) 384-3641. 1-3 Menominee Nation Contest Powwow. Woodland Bowl Powwow Grounds, Keshena, WI. Info: (715) 799-5645 1-3 19th Annual Little Elk's Retreat Powwow. Saginaw Chippewa Campgrounds, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Info: (989) 775-4072 1-3 Peigan Nation Celebration Powwow. Powwow Grounds, Brocket, AB, Canada. Info: (403) 965-3940 1-3 Lake of the Eagles Traditional Powwow. Eagle Lake First Nation, Ontario, Canada. Info: (807) 755-5526 1-3 Oklahoma Indian Powwow. Concho, OK. Info: (405) 262-0345 2-3 American Powwow. Indian Hall Grounds, Kingston, RI. Info: (401) 732-0621 3-4 Saco River Intertribal Powwow. Hussey Field, North Conway, NH. Info: (603) 356-9075 6-10 82nd Intertribal Indian Ceremonial. Red Rock State Park, Gallup, NM. Info: (505) 863-3698 7-9 Trail of Tears Drama. Chereokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, OK. Info: (918) 456-1995 7-10 Shoshone Bannock Powwow. Fort Hall, ID. Info: (208) 238-3700 7-10 Meskwaki Indian Pwwow. Tama, IA. Info: (641) 484-5366 7-11 Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial. Gallup, NM. Info: (800) 233-4528 8-9 Parmelee Community Traditional Wacipi. Powoww Grounds, Parmelee, SD. Info: ((605) 856-2538 8-10 26th Annual IICOT Powwow of Champions. Tulsa State Fairgrounds, Expo Bldg., Tulsa, OK. Info: (918) 836-1523 www.iicot.org 9-10 22nd Annual Paumanauke Powwow. Tanner Park, Copiague, Long Island. Info: (631) 661-7558 9-10 Triangle Native American Society (TNAS) Powwow. Dorton Arena @ NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC. Info: sandonlee@earthlink.net; (919) 225-7751; vendors: 4locks@bellsouth.net 16-17 Thunder Mountain Lenape Nation 5th Annual Native American Festival. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, Location: Avonmore, PA. Info: 724-459-5276, thundermountain@questpublish.com or visit: www.questpublish.com 16-17 Mohegan Wigwam Pow wow. Fort Shantok Uncasville, CT. info 1-800-MOHEGAN ext 6277 18-20 World Summit of Indigenous Entrepreneurs - The first ever World Summit of Indigenous Entrepreneurs (WSIE) - in honour of the United Nations Decade of the World's Indigenous People, will be held at the BMO Financial Group Institute for Learning in Toronto, Canada. There will be entrepreneurs representing over 40 countries. Info: http://wsie.wtuglobal.org/intro.php. or contact Ms. Dana Snell at 416-736-5646 22-23 3rd Annual Spirit of The North Celebration. Shooting Star Casino & Event Center, Mahnomen, MN. Info: Thomas Mason (218)846-0957 ortmas34@hotmail.com 22-24 6th Annual Rapid River Anishinabeg Traditional Pow-Wow. Rapid River MI - Upper Peninsula, 8 miles north of Rapid River in the Hiawatha National Forest. Spiritual conference on Friday. Free Admission. Info: (906) 235-1812 or (734) 623-0686 22-24 5th Annual West Valley City Native American Assn. Inc., Festival and Contest Pow Wow. Cultural Celebration Center, 1350 West 3300 South. West Valley City, Utah. Info: Harry James Sr. (801) 973-2078; Vendor: Chrishel James, (801) 973-2078 26-28 12th Annual American Indian Council Spring Traditional Powwow. Boone County 4-H Grounds, Community Bldg.,Lebanon, IN. Info: (765) 482-3315. 29-31 22nd Annual Stockton Community Labor Day Weekend PowWow. Webster Middle School Field, Stockton, CA. Info: (209)953-4803 FAX: (209)953-4261; clydehodge@earthlink.net or www.geocities.com/nativeteacher 29- 30 33rd Annual LIHA Powwow, on the Dulac Land Trust, "Home of LIHA", Sanbornton, NH. Info: (603) 934-4537 or tipihill@yahoo.com 30-31 43rd Annual Tecumseh Lodge Powwow, Tipton, Indiana 30-31 12th Annual Sounds of Thunder Mountain Contest Pow Wow. Kaibab Indian Reservation, Pipe Spring, AZ. Info: (928) 643-7245 or cbulletts74@yahoo.com Aug30-Sept.1,2003 at the Heimat Haus 4555 Jackson Pike St.Rt.104 Grove City,Ohio. Sponsored by the Native American Indian Center Of Central Ohio PO Box 07705 Columbus,Ohio 43207-0705 (614) 443-6120 naicco@aol.com SEPTEMBER 2003 5-7 First Annual Contest Powwow sponsored by the Eastern Missouri All Nations American Indian Council. Woodson Terrace City Park, Woodson Terrace, MO. Info: pawneewarrior@hotmail.com or call 636-978-8732. 6-7 13th Annual Powwow, Keepers of the Circle. 1180 Main St, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150. Info: ckeepers@aol.com 11-13 DRUMS ON THE POCOMOKE Native American Festival and Pow Wow. Cypress Park, Pocomoke, MD. Info: Gail Fox (757)331-2188 midnightstar002@msn.com Diane Baldwin (757)824-3060 firewolf@intercom.net Trudy Smack (302)732-9350 pokey9350@aol.com 13 Cannes Brulee Native American Village Powwow. 10am-6pm. Kenner's Rivertown, Kenner, LA. Info: (504) 468-7231 ext 220 13-14 9th Annual Precious Sunset Powwow. Recreation Point, Bass Lake, CA. Info: (559) 855-2705 13-14 11th Annual Four Winds Powwow. Killeen Special Events Center, Killeen/Ft. Hood, Tx. Info: Four Winds - Box 10035 - Killeen, Texas 76547-0035 (254) 618-5132 - e-mail fourwinds@seacove.net. Web site www.fourwindstx.org 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 19-21 2nd Annual Crystal Valley Native American Pow-Wow. Romney, WV. Info: www.crystalvalleypowwow.com 20-21 FDR PowWow, FDR State Park, Westchester, NY. 27-28 10th Annual Hart of the West Intertribal Pow Wow. William S. Hart Park & Museum, Newhall, California. Info: (661)255-9295, email: rmschultz@mindspring.com 27-28 Gathering of the People Powwow. Vigo Conservation Club, Terre Haute, IN. Info: (812) 694-8745 27-28, 2003: Mt. Juliet Powwow. Mt. Juliet Horse Arena Mt. Juliet, TN. Info: (615) 443-1537. 27-28 10th Anniversary Native American Foundation Inter-Tribal Powwow. Waimea Ballfield, Waimea, Hawaii. Info: email:waimeapowwow@yahoo.com OCTOBER 2003 4 11th Annual Nemki Friendship Pow-Wow. 2003 at the the Batavia Middle School, 1501 S Raddant Rd, Batavia, IL 60510. Info: (815)667-4976 or Jeff Glaser (630)879-0117. 4-5 6TH Annual Choerkee Nation of New Jersey Powwow. 40th Street Park, Irvington, NJ. Info: (973) 351-1210. 4-5 First Outdoor Powwow in Perrysburg, Ohio, "They Walked Here Before Us - A Woodland Indian Celebration". Buttonwood Park, Perrysburg, OH. Info: (419) 874-9378 or perrysburgpowwow@hotmail.com 24-26 Southeastern Intertribal Powwow. Friendly City Park/EB Hamilton Complex, Tifton, GA (I-75 @ 2nd Street, exit 63A & west 2 miles). Info: Jerry 229-787-5180 www.NativeWayProductions.com or email nativeway@mindspring.com NOVEMBER 2003 1-2 First Annual Native American Indian Gathering 2003 sponsored by The Four Bay Winds. The Lockhouse, Havre de Grace, MD.Traders by invitation only. Info: Amy Paul (Blessing Bird) 410-942-0542 14-16 Tullahoma Intertribal Powwow. South Jackson Civic Center grounds, Tullahoma, TN. Info Jerry 229-787-5180 www.NativeWayProductions.com or email nativeway@mindspring.com 15 Third Annual Cherokee Youth Center Pow Wow. Cherokee Youth Center, Cherokee, NC. Info: Helen Martin (828) 497-3119, or email: singerdad@GONmail.com. JANUARY 2004 Dec 31-Jan 11 Thunder in the Desert. 10,000 years of culture, 150 tribal nations, 13 days, 1 location - Rillito Raceway Park, Tucson, AZ. Info. www.usaindianinfo.org or call (520) 622-4900 MARCH 2004 5-7 Middle Tennessee State University 5th American Indian Festival, Tennessee Livestock Center, Murfreesboro, TN - Website:http://www.mtsu.edu/~powwow email: powwow@mtsu.edu phone: 615-898-2872. All dancers welcome. All drums welcome. 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King, Margrett O'Kelley --//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//--//- From gars@speakeasy.org Wed Jun 18 01:37:43 2003 Date: 17 Jun 2003 23:28:09 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Native Crossings--nanews11.025 _ __ __ _ / | / /___ _/ /_(_) __ __ / |/ / __ \ __/ / | / / _ \ / /| / /_/ / /_/ /| |/ / __/ /_/ |_/\__,_/\__/_/ |___/\___/ ______ _ / ____/____ ___ __________(_)___ ____ _____ / / / ___/ __ \/ ___/ ___/ / __ \/ __ \/ ___/ / /___/ / / /_/ /__ /__ / / / / / /_/ /__ / \____/_/ \____/____/____/_/_/ /_/\__, /____/ Volume 11, Issue 025 /____/ June 21, 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: Eddie Roy Charley" --------- Date: Wed, Jun 11 2003 08:29:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="EDDIE ROY CHARLEY" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.daily-times.com/Stories/0,1413,129%257E6574%257E1448450,00.html For Shiprock man, openness, tradition were important By Alisa Harris/For The Daily Times June 11, 2003 SHIPROCK - Eddie Roy Charley was a man who was open to everyone, no matter what they looked like on the outside, his son Tony Charley said. At the same time, he was a man who held onto the traditions of his people, and his daughter Florann Charley says those traditions were one of the important things he taught her. Charley died June 5 at the age of 52. He was someone who respected others. He was a caring man and a kind one. Florann says "He put others before his needs. No matter what it was, he put his needs aside." Tony says "He was a loving father ... He was very giving, very helpful." Some say he was a way-too-indulgent grandpa ... But that's only if you ask his grandkid's moms. Tony says Eddy just couldn't say no to his grandkids. "Their moms would say No, you spoil them too much!' And the kids would say Grandpa, I want some ice cream,' and he would say OK, let's go get some ice cream.'" Eddy liked to travel, says Tony. He visited Tony in Phoenix, and he was always heading out to places like Disneyland or Hollywood. When he traveled, he always had his family in tow. Eddy was a good cook, too. Tony remembers his dad surprising them by announcing he was going to cook breakfast or lunch or dinner, and then creating something tasty. Florann says he loved to tell jokes. She laughs, "He was always cracking jokes. Him and his jokes ... He would go on and on!" Eddy was involved with the Native American Church. He sang in their services and also played traditional instruments like the drums and the gourd. Florann says he helped the church with whatever they needed. Tony says "He was a very caring person. He was very thoughtful, kindhearted ... " He was always ready to come to family members' aid when they needed advice, a blessing, or financial help. Tony says "He gave me love. He gave me life. He gave me the things I always wanted ... He had a lot of heart." Copyright c. 1999-2003 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington, NM. --------- "RE: Woman's Death being Investigated" --------- Date: Tue, Jun 10 2003 08:29:12 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="REZ DEATH" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.greatfallstribune.com/news/stories/20030610/localnews/ Poplar woman's death being investigated June 10, 2003 POPLAR -- Investigators are looking into the case of a 42-year-old Poplar woman who died in Billings Friday from injuries sustained on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, according to Fort Peck Criminal Investigator Terry Boyd. Rhonda Lee Yellow Owl was admitted to the hospital in Poplar June 2 and transferred to Deaconess Hospital in Billings the same day, Boyd said. Her family contacted Fort Peck criminal investigators June 5 and said they suspected foul play, Boyd said. Yellow Owl was removed from life support the next day. Boyd would not say whether his office is treating the case as a homicide. "At this point we're just looking into the circumstances," he said. Yellow Owl was a former employee of A&S Tribal Industries. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune. --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 08:10:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" June 10, 2003 Angeline Margaret (Skenandore) Powless Angeline Margaret (Skenandore) Powless, of Oneida, passed into the spirit world surrounded by her loving husband and children. She was the daughter of the late Elias J. and Louise (Skenadore) Skenandore and was born in Oneida on September 12, 1922. Angeline lived a full life as the wife of Purcell R. Powless for 57 years. She leaves her husband and eight children to carry on her legacy of love. Angeline loved to spend time with her family, play bingo and enjoyed listening to old-time country music. Angeline is survived by her husband, Purcell; and three daughters, Kathy Gilsoul and her companion Gary DeCorah, Bobbi and Dale Webster, Monica and Sterling (Bla) Nunies; and her five sons, Richard, Greg and Nancy Powless, Ralph and his fiance' Luanne Denny, James and Gloria Powless, and Joseph T. Powless. Angeline had 30 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Adeline (Arthur) Johnson, Ruth Harding, and Jeanette (Ervin) Doxtator; and one brother, Dixon Skenandore. Also survived by sisters and brothers-in-law, Lois Powless, Mary Dodge, Mark and Shirley Powless, Dorothy and Joseph Mehojah, Herb Powless, Marjorie Stevens, and Eugene and Annette Powless. She was preceded in death by her parents, Louise and Elias James Skenandore; her brothers, Henry, Chauncy, Tom, Hanson, and DeGuy Skenandore; and sisters, Nancy Metoxen, Alvira Green, Jane Skenandore; and one granddaughter, Tammy Powless. Friends may call at RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 305 N. Tenth St., De Pere, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Oneida Indian Singing will begin at 6:30 p.m. Parish prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue after 8:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home until the funeral procession leaves for church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 2, 2003, at Holy Apostles Episcopal Church, Oneida, with the Rev. Dewey Silas and Deacon Edmund Powless officiating. Burial to follow in the church cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to ryanfuneralhome@ryanfh. com. The Powless family would like to thank the Oneida Police Department, Oneida First Responders, County Rescue, St. Vincent Hospital Staff and Physicians, Mark Powless and Bob Brown for their prayers and family and friends who keep the fire. Copyright c. 2003 Green Bay News-Chronicle. -=-=-=- June 11, 2003 Lita Nickaboine Lita Nickaboine, 62, of Onamia, died Saturday, June 7, 2003, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 11, at the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Community Center on the Mille Lacs Reservation with Lee Staples officiating. Burial will be in the Indian Point Cemetery on the reservation. Arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel of Onamia. Lita Nickaboine is survived by her husband, Ole Nickaboine of Onamia; sons, Andy of Minneapolis, Randall, Ole Jr. and Robert Nickaboine all of Onamia; daughter, Pam Nickaboine of Onamia; brothers, Art Benjamin of Onamia, Robert (Beverly) Benjamin of Onamia and Dennis Hill of Faribault; sisters, Joan Nickaboine of Isle, Lillian Garbow of Onamia, Mary Garbow of Onamia, Arvina Benjamin and husband, John Walker, of Minneapolis; Gladys Benjamin of Minneapolis; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Lita was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mary (Little Wolf) Benjamin; sons, Arnold and baby boy Nickaboine; daughter, Denise; brothers, Wallace Sr. and Paul Benjamin. Lita (Benjamin) Nickaboine was born on July 11, 1940, in Onamia to the late Joseph and Mary (Little Wolf) Benjamin. She was raised as a child in Onamia, and married Ole Nickaboine in Minneapolis in 1958. The couple raised their children in Minneapolis and then they retired in Onamia. Lita enjoyed taking car rides, going to the casino and being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Copyright c. 2003 Mille Lacs Messenger/Isle, MN. -=-=-=- June 15, 2003 William Bird William 'Jr.' 'Bill' Bird, age 33, of Duluth passed away suddenly on June 13, 2003, in Duluth. He was born on April 27, 1970 in Duluth to William and Mary (Albino) Bird. Jr. lived his final years in the traditional Indian way. He believed the wealthiest man was the man who gave the most away. To that end, he devoted himself to the preservation of the Spirit Mountain Forest and the creation of the Duluth Indian Commission, the first Indian commission in the nation to advise a major U. S. city. His life brought honor and opportunity to all Indian people. Jr. served as a veteran in the U.S. Army and started a recovery artist's co-op to help other Indian men find their own pathway back to honor. He was preceded in death by his father William Sr. William is survived by his wife C.J. Bird; surrogate father Warner Wirta of Nett Lake; mother Mary Bird of Duluth; sister Lynn (Dave) Albino of Nett Lake; brothers Alan Albino, Stan Bird and Mark (Anne) Bird - all of Duluth; 2 brothers and a sister in spirit Bill Robinson, Joe Cloud and Serena Martin. Jr. was also a proud foster parent to Travis, Dalton, Jessie and Talia. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. SERVICES: Complete Funeral information will be in Tuesday's edition of this paper. Arrangements by Barr Brothers-Handevidt Funeral Home, Cloquet 218-879-4636 Copyright c. 2003 Duluth News Tribune. -=-=-=- June 12, 2003 Mathew Foolish Bear NEW TOWN - Mathew Foolish Bear, 63, New Town, died June 8, 2003, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Four Bears Community Center, New Town. Burial will be in Shell Creek Congregational Cemetery, rural New Town. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City) Sheldon Luger FORT YATES - Sheldon R. Luger, 18, Fort Yates, died June 8, 2003, in Fort Yates. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Fort Yates, with the Rev. Terry Wipf officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday at the church. Sheldon was born Nov. 16, 1984, in Fort Yates, the son of Richard and Beverly (Mountain-Nagle) Luger. He was raised and attended school at Standing Rock Elementary School and St. Bernard's Catholic School. He then attended Standing Rock High School from seventh grade through his senior year in high school. Sheldon had a great sense of humor and could see the funny side of everything; and although he might have a quick temper, he couldn't stay mad very long. He liked working with his hands and enjoyed his job as a TWEP worker at Standing Rock Housing and Maintenance Shop. He loved his family, and Dessirae and his son were the joy and the very light in his eyes. Sheldon enjoyed playing his guitar, skateboarding and snowboarding. He liked his family meals, playing with his baby, and playing jokes and laughing with his friends and family. Sheldon is now under God's protection and where he knows unending love and happiness. He is survived by his son, Sheldon Richard Luger Jr. and his son's mother, Dessirae Brown, Fort Yates; his parents, Richard and Beverly Luger, Fort Yates; his sisters, Breanne Luger, Chelsea Luger, Carrie Dogskin, Jana Baker and Jennifer FourSwords, all of Fort Yates, and Misty Luger and Shelly Luger, both of Fort Totten; his brothers, Lawrence Luger, Richard Luger Jr. and Neil Luger, all of Fort Yates, and Paul Wetzel, Colony, Texas; his grandmother, Josephine Red Tomahawk, Mandan; his aunts, Jewel Felix, Judy Red Tomahawk and Karen Luger; his uncles, Joe Mountain Jr., Larry Luger, Joe Iron Road, Milo Red Tomahawk Jr., and James and Marlowe Red Tomahawk; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Brendell Dogskin; his grandparents, Sophie and Harold Luger; his grandfathers, Donald Nagle, Milo Red Tomahawk Sr. and Joe Mountain Sr.; and his great-grandparents, Jenny and Joseph Rainbow Sr. (Boelter-Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck) Copyright c. 2003 Bismarck Tribune. -=-=-=- June 11, 2003 Clarence A. Rowland WOUNDED KNEE - Clarence A. Rowland, 69, Wounded Knee, died Saturday, June 7, 2003, in Rapid City. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Survivors include two sons, Gary Rowland and David Rowland, both of Wounded Knee; three daughters, Dorothy Rowland, Victoria Left Hand and Anita Rowland, all of Wounded Knee; three adopted children, Janielle Rowland, Manderson, Tisha Gerry, Gillette, Wyo., and Brian Rowland, Pine Ridge; one sister, Emma Rowland, Ashland, Mont.; 19 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. today at Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 13, in the Fire Lightning Building in Wounded Knee, with Mr. Abraham Tobacco and Mr. Floyd Hand officiating. Burial will be at Wounded Knee Memorial Cemetery. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. June 13, 2003 William J. Eagle Bull PORCUPINE - William J. Eagle Bull, 38, Porcupine, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003, in Porcupine. Survivors include one son, Tyler Eagle Bull-Iron Boy, Porcupine; six sisters, Jenny Robertson, Darlene Jealous Of Him and Yolanda Ahakela Quijas, all of Rapid City, Mary Sutton, Rushville, Neb., Jerilyn Elk, Wounded Knee, and Jeanette Iron Boy, Porcupine; and four brothers, Clyde Squirrel Coat and Clarence Rouillard Jr., both of Porcupine, and Vern and Bobby Robertson, both of Rapid City. A two-night wake will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Elizabeth Young Bear home in Porcupine. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 16, at the Elizabeth Young Bear home, with the Rev. Joe Brown Thunder officiating. Michael Little Bull will preside over traditional services. Burial will be at St. Julia's Episcopal Cemetery in Porcupine. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Louis J. Gallego Sr. PINE RIDGE - Louis J. Gallego Sr., 48, Pine Ridge, died Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include five sons, Justin Gallego, Jay Paul Gallego, Attah Morgan and Sean Hard Heart, all of Pine Ridge, and Louis Gallego Jr., Rapid City; two daughters, Tracey Gallego and Cheryl Gallego, both of Pine Ridge; his mother, Beulah Gallego, Pine Ridge; two sisters, Frankee White Dress and Lynn Gallego, both of Pine Ridge; and two grandchildren. A one-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 15, at Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 16, at Billy Mills Hall, with the Rev. Steve Sanford officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Rockyford. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Irma Augustine "MiMi" Quilt PIERRE - Irma Augustine "MiMi" Quilt, 71, Pierre, died Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at Maryhouse Sub-Acute Center in Pierre. Survivors include one son, George Augustine Sr.; one daughter, Roxanne Sazue; 18 grandchildren, including Quanna Quilt, whom she raised; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Alton Augustine, Fort Pierre, and Buddy Colombe, Eagle Butte; and one sister, Rita Fallis, Fort Thompson. A two-night wake service began at 5 p.m. CDT Thursday, June 12, at St. Catherine's Church in Big Bend. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at the church. Burial will follow at St. Catherine's Cemetery. Feigum Funeral Home of Pierre is in charge of arrangements. June 14, 2003 Marlys V. Runnels BATESLAND - Marlys V. Runnels, 25, Batesland, died Wednesday, June 11, 2003, in Batesland. Survivors include her parents, Gerry Runnels Sr. and Myrna Yellow Elk, Batesland; four brothers, Raymond Runnels, Shelton, Wash., Gerry Runnels Jr., Chadron, Neb., Rodney "Zack" Runnels, Batesland, and Jesse Runnels, Rochester, Minn.; and three sisters, Lisa Goodlow, Lower Brule, Carmel Runnels-Richards, Chadron, Neb., and Micah Forester, Tulsa, Okla. A one-night wake began Friday, June 13, at Bill C. Bear Memorial Gym in Batesland. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at the gym, with Gerry Runnels officiating. Burial will be at Knight Cemetery in Batesland. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- June 11, 2003 Clifford 'Jube' Goingsnake Funeral services for Clifford "Jube" Goingsnake, 51, of Tulsa will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2003 in Green Country Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Pastor Louis Ross. Serving as pall bearers will be Jon-Michael Goingsnake, Darren Henson, Isiah Trujillo, Michael Trujillo, Thomas Stopp and Thomas Vann. Interment will follow in the Thompson Cemetery within the care of Green Country Funeral Home. Clifford was born Aug. 7, 1951 in Tahlequah, the son of Clifford Sr. and Rosie Scott Goingsnake. He died peacefully on June 6, 2003 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He grew up in the Tahlequah area. In adulthood, he and his family lived in Los Angeles County, Calif. for many years before moving to Cherokee County. Clifford had worked in the construction field and had held employment as paint store manager and delivery driver for Coca Cola. Prior to his death he worked as a licensed plumber and field supervisor for Mid-West Mechanical in Tulsa. Clifford was a hard worker and a good friend to many. He had a talent for cooking and loved to play fast-pitch softball, playing in the Indian leagues in California and Oklahoma. He is survived by his companion and best friend, Gwen Goingsnake of Tahlequah' three sons, Jon-Michael Goingsnake of Tahlequah, Darren Henson of Riverside, Calif. and Jeff Wacoche of Tahlequah; daughters: T'Shante Goingsnake of Oklahoma City and Donna Fallsdown of Harden, Mont.; 10 grandchildren: Micah, Cordelia, Justin, Vann, Emerald, Allison and Athena and three from Jeff; brothers, Tommy Stopp of Tahlequah and Larry Stover; a sister Debbie Pritchett of Tahlequah and a host of other relatives, friends and loved ones. He will be dearly missed by family, friends and co-workers. The family appreciates all those who have traveled to Cherokee County to honor the life and pay last respects to Clifford. Wado. Green Country Funeral Home 203 S. Commercial Road 458-5055 June 16, 2003 Barney "Chooch" Sequoyah Holloway STILWELL - Funeral services for Barney "Chooch" Sequoyah Holloway, 81, of Stilwell, are at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 14, at Hart Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Bill Mathews officiating. Interment follows at the Stilwell City Cemetery, under the direction of Hart Funeral Home. Pallbearers are Jim Horn, Jimmy Horn, David Fuson, Art Wooten, Chris Bruner, Ron Philpott and Jim Parker. Honorary pallbearers are Jerry Ice and Mary Jane Banda. Barney Sequoyah Holloway was born to William L. and Lucinda (McLemore) Holloway Feb. 20, 1922, in Lyons Switch, and passed away June 9, 2003, in Tulsa. Barney joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served until 1945. He lived in Stilwell for 32 years. He was a laborer for Westville Public Schools, and retired in 1978. Barney married the love of his life, Reba Hogner, in Pineville, Mo. Following retirement, he enjoyed fishing and cooking, and made the best homemade bread. He also loved watching the University of Oklahoma football team. He enjoyed his time with his children and grandchildren. Barney was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion. He attended the First Baptist Church of Stilwell. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Barney was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, George "Son" Holloway; his in-laws, Kenie and Dovie Hogner; and a brother-in-law, Jimmy Hogner. He is survived by his wife, Reba, of the home; two children, Shannon Parker and husband Randy, and Aretha Pruitt and husband Gary, all of Stilwell; six sisters, Virginia, Christine, Imogene, Vera Mae, Dorothy and Modene; one brother, Kenneth; four grandchildren, Shane and Steven Parker, and Logan and Jill Marie Pruitt, all of Stilwell; brother- and sisters-in- law, Joe, Irene and Lorene "Sis" Hogner, all of Stilwell; as well as one son and eight daughters by previous marriages. Hart Funeral Home, 1506 N. Grand, 456-8823. Clarence "Ray" Woodward TAHLEQUAH - Funeral services for Clarence "Ray" Woodward, 58, of Wagoner, formerly of Tahlequah, are at 2 p.m., Monday, June 16, 2003, at the Reed- Culver Funeral Home with Pastor Helen Roberson officiating. Burial will follow in Boudinot Cemetery. Pallbearers include Koy Woodward, Uryeal Woodward, Ronald Woodward, Cody Pickering, John Pickering and Dewey Woodward. Honorary pallbearers are nephews and Steve Ells. Clarence "Ray" Woodward was born Oct. 15, 1944, in Tahlequah, the son of Vernon Anderson and Lucille (Kirk) Woodward, and he passed from this life on Thursday, June 12, 2003, in Wagoner, after reaching the age of 58 years, 7 months and 27 days. Ray attended schools at Oakdale, Pumkin Center and Tahlequah. He married Bertha Glacken Nov. 5, 1985. They had lived in Tyron and Tahlequah, and moved to Wagoner in 1997. Ray was a truck driver, and most recently worked for Transwood Trucking in Pryor. He was a member of the Church of Life in Wagoner. Ray was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, R.C. and Arnold Woodward. He is survived by his wife, Bertha, of the home; four sons, Koy Ray Woodward of the home, Cody Pickering and wife Tracy of Tyrone, John Pickering of Pryor, and Michael Woodward of Liberal, Kan.; two daughters, Tina O'Leary and husband Brent of Wylie, Texas, and Michelle Jesko and husband Brad of Des Moines, Iowa; three brothers, Uryeal Woodward and wife Lisa of Arlington, Texas, Dewey Woodward and wife Debbie of Liberal, Kan., and Ronald Woodward of Wagoner; six sisters, Lavernia "Tootie" Parkin, Bernice Helwig and Esther Smith and husband Larry, all of Liberal, Kan., Carolyn Clark and husband Guy of Palco, Kan., Teresa Bollinger and husband Tom and Diane Ells, all of Tulsa. He also leaves behind many grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Reed-Culver Funeral Home, 117 W. Delaware, 456-2551. Copyright c. 2003 Tahlequah Daily Press. -=-=-=- June 15, 2003 Mrs. Elizabeth Arlene Stoker Mrs. Elizabeth Arlene Stoker, 85, retired legal secretary and widow of John G. Stoker died Wednesday at the Alterra Sterling House South. Elizabeth Arlene Stoker was born on May 14, 1918 at Chelsea, Oklahoma the daughter of Napoleon (Pola) Bonaparte and Lillie Mae (Byrd) Pickett. The family was a prominent pioneer and Cherokee family that was Active in mercantile and oil activities in the area. She spent her early life in Chelsea and Bartlesville, graduating with the Bartlesville High School Class of 1937. She attended Success Secretarial School and spent many years as a legal secretary. Mrs. Stoker was buried privately Friday in the Chelsea Cemetery, Chelsea, Oklahoma. There will be a gathering of friends from 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., Monday in the Stumpff Funeral Home. Services will be directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home. Mrs. Stoker is survived by one nephew, Tom E. Bartlett of Bartlesville her good friend and caretaker, Sirry Danziger, many other friends, including the staff of Alterra Sterling House South where she had lived since 1998, and Cornerstone Hospice. She was preceded in death by her husband, John G. Stoker, Her sister Mary Jane Bartlett, and her parents, Pola and Lillie Pickett. Copyright c. 2003 the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. -=-=-=- June 11, 2003 Mary Jane Stingley Weber Mary Jane Stingley Weber, former resident of Ponca City and a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died at her home in San Antonio, Texas, on Tuesday, June 10, 2003, after a long struggle with lupus and a heart condition. A Catholic funeral will be held Friday, June 13, 2003, 10 a.m. at the Trout Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Richard Beckman officiating. The family will greet friends on Thursday evening, June 12, at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Newkirk Cemetery. Mary Jane was born Jan. 11, 1922, in Ponca City to Elmo and Nora Stingley. She married Lee Weber on Aug. 31, 1941, in Newkirk. They made Ponca City their home three different times during their years together. They traveled and lived in a number of states before settling in San Antonio, Texas. She was a member of the Osage Tribe, and her mother, Nora, was an original allottee of the tribe. Mary enjoyed her beadwork and made many hatbands, necklaces and bookmarks with intricate detail. Mary Jane graduated from high school in Ponca City and attended Ponca City Business College. She retired after 25 years with the Social Security Administration. Mary Jane was an avid reader and enjoyed cooking. Her family, friends and neighbors will always remember her wonderful meals. She knitted afghans for all her children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren through the years. Surviving are her husband, Lee; her brothers, Elmo Stingley Jr. of Napa, Calif., and Robert Stingley of Ponca City; her daughters, Marilee Camblin of Portland, Ore., Patsy Stuke of Lenexa, Kan., Carole Bennett of Salt Lake City, Utah, Janet Storck of Chanute, Kan., Joyce Collins of San Antonio, Texas, and Jean Collins of Wichita, Kan.; and son, Mike Weber of Salem, Ore.; 18 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Elmo Stingley; mother, Nora Stingley; sisters, Jewell Stingley and Joann Parris; brother, William Stingley; and grandson, Darren Clifton. Memorial contributions can be made to Bluebonnet Hospice, 4204 Gardendale, Suite 109, San Antonio, Texas 78229. The family will be at the home of Charlene Stingley at 717 Brentwood in Ponca City. Copyright c. 1998-2003 The Ponca City News. -=-=-=- June 13, 2003 Hayley Mae Wallace Hayley Mae Wallace, 8 weeks old, of Shawnee died Wednesday in Ada. She was born April 16, 2003, in Oklahoma City to Timothy Wallace and Chiloe Cornish. Survivors include her mother, Chiloe Cornish of Shawnee; father, Timothy Wallace of Shawnee; brother, Ryan Wallace, of the home; maternal grandparents, Mary and Rickey Cornish of Ada; paternal grandmother, Valerie Baldwin of Shawnee; paternal grandfather, Curtis Smith of Gore; and several aunts and uncles. Services will be noon Monday at Hitchitee Indian Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Hitchitee Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. Copyright c. 1997-2003 The Shawnee News-Star. -=-=-=- June 10, 2003 Lincoln Earl Jones Funeral services for lifelong Seminole resident, Lincoln Earl "Tego" Jones are scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Swearingen Funeral Chapel. He died June 7, 2003, at the age of 20, at the University Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was born Feb. 7, 1983, in Ada, to Thomas Frederick Jones, Sr. and Sylvia Jean Harjo. He attended Snake Creek Indian Baptist Church Number 2 He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Lina Harjo; his brother, Glen Ray Harjo; and two nephews, Jacob Harjo and Jeremy Snyder. Survivors include Thomas Jones, Sr. and Sylvia Jean Harjo, both of Seminole, mother of his children, Cassendra Underwood; daughter, Cameron Rae Jones; his son, Ashton Ray Jones, all of the home; grandmother, Linda Alexander of Norman; two brothers, Thomas Frederick Jones, Jr. of the home and Dan Jones of Oklahoma City; sisters, Cathryn Harjo, Angela Harjo and Lana Jones, all of Seminole; Carolyn Jones of Moore and Muriel Wright of Tampa, Fla. Wake services will be held on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in the home of Angela Harjo. Casket bearers will be Jimmy Harjo, Jr., Kirk Fye, Brandon Minner, Robbie Tiger, William Snyder and Kyle Coody. Honorary bearers include Thomas Jones, Jr., Cameron Rae Jones and Ashton Ray Jones. Revs. Dorsey Nero and Webster Fixico will officiate the services. Interment will follow at the Harjo Family Cemetery under the direction of the Swearingen Funeral Home. The Seminole Producer/Copyright c. 1999-2000 Arizona Newspapers Assn. -=-=-=- June 11, 2003 Jason B. Curley March 9, 1981 - June 8, 2003 Jason B. Curley, 22 years old, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his family home in Nenahnezad. He was born March 9, 1981, in Farmington. Jason was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend who will be greatly missed. He enjoyed fishing, listening to music, going to concerts and hanging out with his friends. He was also a big Dallas Cowboys fan as well as WWE Wrestling. He will always be remembered for his sense of humor and gentle smile. He is survived by his parents, Nat and Angela Curley Jr.; his two eldest brothers, Robert Curley of Portland, Ore., and Dennis Curley and his wife, Darlene and family of Nenahnezad; his sisters, Brenda Arthur and her husband, Mike and family of Kirtland, Denise Curley and her family of Farmington and his younger sister, DeAndra Curley of the family home; his maternal grandfather, Gilbert Begay of Table Mesa; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He was an uncle to eight nephews and nieces: Deanna, Darren, Derek and Devin Curley, Matthew, Aaron and Carissa Arthur, and Deena Charley. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Nat and Ora Curley, and his maternal grandmother, Fannie A. Begay. Viewing will be held from 3 to 6 p.m., today, Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at La Quey Funeral Home and from 9 to 10 a.m., Thursday, June 12, 2003, at Ryder Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 12, 2003, at Ryder Memorial Chapel, located on the Navajo Preparatory School campus. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jay Carney, Derek Jackson, Jason Jackson, Waymore Yazzie, Brian Yazzie and Jeremy Pinto. Honorary pallbearers are Robert Curley, Dennis Curley, Aaron Arthur, Mike Arthur, Sampson Washburn, Duane Washburn, Davidson Washburn, Zach Begay, Stella Dodge, Joann Yazzie and Clifton Yazzie. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to La Quey Funeral Home, 804 N. Dustin Ave., Farmington, (505) 325-9611. June 12, 2003 Navajo Frank Begay March 20, 1923 - June 6, 2003 Navajo Frank Begay, 80, of Bisti, passed away Friday, June 6, 2003, in Farmington at San Juan Manor. He was born March 20, 1923, in the Bisti area. He is survived by one brother, Ned Thomas of Whiterock; sisters, Annie Arviso and Mable Joe of Bisti, and Mary Weil of Colorado Springs, Colo. He had 36 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by numerous nephews and nieces: Thomas, Helen, Irene, Dudy, Tony, Grace, Marion, Jack, Anabele, Mary Jane and Julia. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Frank Begay and Kelwood Begay; a sister, Esther Ann Frank; and a nephew, Bob Arviso. Navajo was a quiet, loving uncle, grandpa and great-grandpa. He will be missed, and will be remembered for his many kindnesses and his loving heart. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2003, at Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home in Farmington with the Rev. David Tutt officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family wishes to thank San Juan Manor for the wonderful kind care given to our beloved grandpa for the past two years. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute St., Farmington, (505) 325-8688. June 16, 2003 Junior Henderson Oct. 5, 1919 - June 12, 2003 Junior Henderson, 73, of Sanostee, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2003, at San Juan Regional Medical Center, Farmington. He was born Oct. 5, 1929, to Ray and Rose Henderson in Farmington. He was employed by and retired from Union Pacific Railroad. He is survived by his wife, Mary C. Henderson, and children, Herbert Henderson and wife Diane Henderson of Mitten Rock, Albert Henderson of Sanostee, Roselyn Begay and husband Dennis Begay of Sanostee, Mary E. Henderson of Sanostee, Harry Henderson and wife Ellarena Henderson of Sanostee, Hurley Henderson and wife Mae Henderson of Sanostee, Ernie Henderson and wife Anjanette (Lee) Henderson of Farmington. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, a brother, Willie Henderson of Littlewater, and a sister, Rose Charleston of Littlewater. Funeral services will be held today, Monday, June 16, 2003, at Sanostee Mesa View Baptist Church with Pastor Rick Begay officiating. Interment will follow in the family plot, northwest of Littlewater. Pallbearers will be James Yazzie, Mike Henderson, Jasper Curley, Orlando Bedah, Ernie Henderson, and Herbert Henderson. Honorary pallbearers will be Tony Henderson, Gregory Henderson, Albert Henderson, Harry Henderson, and Larry Miller. Funeral services are with Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1857, Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Copyright c. 1999-2003 MediaNews Group, Inc./Farmington, New Mexico. -=-=-=- June 10, 2003 Johnson Benally VANDERWAGON - Services for Johnson Benally, 52, will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 11 at Cope Memorial Chapel. Pastor Ray Barker will officiate. Burial will follow at Gallup City Cemetery. Benally died June 4 in Vanderwagen. He was born March 14, 1951 in Black Rock into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Saline Water People Clan. Benally attended BIA school in Gallup. He was self employed. His hobbies included listening to music and doing crafts. Survivors include his wife, Gertie Rita Largo of Gallup; son, John-John Benally of Gallup; daughter, Suebee Benally of Zuni; mother, Zonnie C. Benally of Vanderwagen; brothers, Kee Benally of Vanderwagen and Wilson Benally of El Paso, Texas; sisters, Alice Pablano and Susie Benally both of Zuni, Louise Begay and Linda Begay both of Vanderwagen; and one grandchild. Benally was preceded in death by his father, Hoskie Benally; and brother, Benson Benally. Pallbearers will be Raymond Largo, Tyrone Largo, Brian Largo and Eugene Poblano. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Valley View Church, Skeets Rd. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Pearl Jean Wilson GANADO, Ariz. - Services for Pearl Wilson, 45, will be at 10 a.m., today at Presbyterian Chruch, Ganado. Paul Stone officiated. Burial followed at Ganado Cemetery. Wilson was born June 14, 1957 in Ganado into the Water Edge People Clan for the Coyote Pass People Clan. Wilson was a homemaker. Her hobbies included crafts and cooking. June 11, 2003 Teresa Morales Dennison GALLUP - Graveside services for for Teresa Dennison, 39, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday June 12 at the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints, Gallup. Burial will follow at the Gallup City Cemetary after services. Dennison died June 6. She was born Nov. 7, 1973 in Tuba City, Ariz., into the Tangle People Clan for the Edge Water People Clan. She graduated from Window Rock High School and the High Tech Institute in Phoenix. She worked in Santa Paula, Calif. She played softball, basketball, and ran track cross-country. Her hobbies included helping with her daughter's school activities, cooking and reading. Survivors include her husband Gabriel Morales; daughters Anna and Kyanna Morales; parents Judy Dennison; brothers, Phillip Toledo and Dwayne Dennison; sisters Sharon Manning, Julie Ann Dennison and Lenona Dennison and grandmother Gladys Toledo. Morales was preceded in death by her son, Matthew Lorenzo Morales; father Wayne Dennison and sister Meldred Dennison. Pallbearers will be Lorenzo Montes, Dwayne Dennison, Phillip Toledo, Tom Manning III, Melwin Young and Mark Wauneka. The family will meet after services at Judy Dennison's residence in Fort Defiance, Ariz. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Mary Manuelito Curley VALLEY STORE, Ariz., - Services for Mary Manueltio Curley, 55, will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 12 at the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Many Farms, Ariz. Burial will follow at the family plot. Curley died June 7 in Chinle. She was born Sept, 4, 1947 in Chinle Curley was a rug weaver. Her hobbies included sewing. Survivors include her husband Thomas Curley; sons, Jason Jumbo of Kaibeto, Francis Yazzie, Thomas Manuelito Jr., Walter Curley and Darrin Churley, all of Chinle; daughters, Theresa Manuelito, Sarisa Manuelito, both of Chinle; parents Joe and Irene Manuelito of Chinle; sisters Josephine Gishie, Jane Begay and Nellie Yazzie, all of Chinle and 16 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Francis Yazzie, Darrin Curley, Darrell Yazzie, Jason Jr. Jumbo, Arthur Yazzie and Franko Yazzie. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Ambrose Thompson NAHO'DISHGISH - Services for Ambrose Thompson, 44, will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 12 at the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church, Crownpoint. President Ronald Cash will officiate. Burial will follow on family land in Dalton Pass. Thompson died June 6 in Phoenix. He was born March 16, 1959 in Crownpoint into the Black Streak Wood People Clan for the Towering House People Clan. Thompson went to school on placement with the LDS Church in Lexington, Utah and welding school with ABC Welding in Phoenix and the Institute of Welding in Dallas, Texas. He was employed at a mechanic, carpenter, silversmith, roofer, sandpainter and he worked in all trades. He was also employed with the Navajo tribe. Survivors include his daughter Amber Thompson of Naschitti; brothers Roy Thompson and Leroy Thompson, both of Nahodishgish, Larry Thompson of Standing Rock aned leonard Thompson of Haystack and sisters Lucinda Willie of Standing Rock. Thompson was preceded in death by his parents Tom Thompson and Dorothy Morgan-Thompson. Pallbearers will be Chee Bobby Thompson, Jerome Thompson, Edgar Yazzie, Sylas Morgan, Walter Peshlakai Jr., and Adrian Thompson. The family will receive relatives and friends after services at the Naho'dishgish (Dalton Pass) Chapter House. Cope Memorial is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- June 10, 2003 Johnnie Sangster Johnnie Sangster, 78, died June 6, 2003, in Winslow. Mr. Sangster was born May 15, 1925, in Whitecone, Ariz. He is survived by his daughter Bessie Williams of Teesto; daughter Shirley S. Begay of Tolani Lake; daughter Laura Schultz of Birdsprings; daughter Loretta Bain of Teesto; daughter Rita Cody of Teesto; son Jerry Sangster of Birdsprings; son Robert Sangster of Seba Dalkai; sister Myra Begay of Whitecone; brother Scottie Sangster of Whitecone; 27 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services for Mr. Sangster will be held 10 a.m. on today, at Greer's Scott Mortuary Chapel, 316 W. Second St., Winslow. Copyright c. 2000-2003 Arizona Daily Sun. -=-=-=- June 12, 2003 Vivian Eleanor [Peterson] Anderson Vivian Eleanor [Peterson] Anderson, 86, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2003. She was the mother of Laverne Gilliam and Charles Rockne Anderson. There will be a memorial service at Papago Kingdom Hall, 2324 N. 53rd Street, Phoenix, AZ., Saturday, June 14, 2003 at 2 pm. Copyright c. 2003 The Yuma Sun, Sun Freedom Newspapers of Southwestern Arizona. -=-=-=- June 11, 2003 Robert C'Hair Sr. ST. STEPHENS - Funeral services for Robert C'Hair Sr., 64, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 12, at St. Stephens Mission by Catholic clergy. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today, June 11, in Great Plains Hall in Arapahoe, with a wake to follow at the family residence, No. 76 Red Crow Road in Arapahoe. He died June 6, 2003, in Fort Washakie. Born July 7, 1938, in Fort Washakie, he was the son of Patrick and Pauline C'Hair; attended St. Stephens Mission School; and was a lifelong resident of the Wind River Indian Reservation. He enjoyed the outdoors; listening to Indian and country-Western music; watching Western movies; going to bingo; doing puzzles; hunting; and being with his family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Evangeline C'Hair; four sons, Jerome, Aloysius and Mark C'Hair and Linus Eagle; three daughters, Vianna Behan, Juanita Little Thunder and Windy C'Hair; 15 brothers, Jude, John Jr., Gary, Mitchell Sr., Wayne, Ambrose, William, Raymond, Daniel, David, Lawrence, Raymond Moses and Douglas C'Hair, Burnette Whiteplume and Bill Oud; 13 sisters, Alberta Duran, Rose Moss, Vera, Rochelle, Rose and Matilda C'Hair, Maryann Duran, Julia Whiteplume, Sadie Bell, Emma Moss, Susan Crazy Thunder and Sandra and Anna Whiteplume; 14 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Sherman, Isaac and Charlie C'Hair; four sisters, Grace Shamblen, Emily Wolfe, Laverne Mann and Viola Gebo; son, Robert C'Hair Jr.; and a grandson. Wind Dancer Funeral Home of Fort Washakie is in charge of arrangements. Linda Vernita Shoyo FORT WASHAKIE - Funeral services for Fort Washakie resident Linda Vernita Shoyo, 43, will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, June 10, at the family home, No. 8 Shoyo Spur, by James Trosper. Burial will follow in Sacajawea Cemetery. She died June 5, 2003, at her home, after a long illness. Born Oct. 14, 1960, in Lander, the daughter of Dennison Frank Sr. and Lottie (Longhair) Shoyo, she attended area schools and Wyoming Indian High School. A devoted homemaker and mother, she was a member of the Native American Church; an avid supporter of all Sundances; and believer in Traditional ways. She enjoyed going to powwows, watching basketball, playing bingo and shopping; being with her family; and helping others. Survivors include her son, Sonny, of Fort Washakie; two daughters, Aimee and Odessa; and two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She also is survived by 13 siblings, Gilbert Gardner and his wife and Isabelle Chapoose, both of Indian Bench, Utah; Frank Shoyo Jr. and his wife of Fort Hall, Idaho; Lee Shoyo, Marieta Shoyo, Zita La Rose, Evalita Shoyo and Russull Hurtado and his wife, all of Fort Washakie; Patricia Shoyo and Lenore Shoyo, both of Salt Lake City; Carma Jack and Alvin Longhair and his wife, both of Indian Bench; and Alta Appenay of Fort Hall. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and a sister. Copyright c. 2003 Casper Star-Tribune published by Lee Publications, Inc., a subsidiary of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. -=-=-=- Golden Triangle On-Line Obituaries The following obituaries appeared in the Cut Bank Pioneer Press, Shelby Promoter, Valierian or Glacier Reporter this week. June 13, 2003 Nadia C. Losing Nadia Christina Losing was born on May 1, 2003. She passed away at her home on June 3, 2003. Funeral services have taken place. On May 1, 2003 we all welcomed an angel, Nadia Christina Losing, to the bounds of this earth. On June 3, 2003, our angel returned to Heaven while she was sleeping. During the time that we were blessed with her earthly presence, she taught us to respect the gift of life and to take the time to appreciate that family, faith and love are the greatest gifts. Nadia leaves behind her parents, Steven and Michelle (Duchschere) Losing, Oxbow, ND; her three proud and loving siblings, Nathaniel, Naomi and Noah; and her loving grandparents, Dorothy C. Duchschere of Fargo, ND, Christian Duchschere of Fargo, ND, Gene Losing, Cut Bank, and Vicki (Brian) Perkins of Carter. Memorials will fund the "Nadia's Hope" project, a planned playground charitable fund. Nadia's family believes that the time spent playing with your children is priceless. Memorials may be sent to 752 Riverbend Road, Oxbow, ND 58047-5015. Sheila Elizabeth Flying Sheila Elizabeth Flying, lately of East Glacier Park, passed away May 22, 2003 in Conrad. Wake services were held May 26 and burial services were held at Christ the King Catholic Church in Busby May 27. Sheila was baptized in this church in 1972. She was laid to rest by her grandparents, Lawrence and Nora Flying at the Flying ancestral home east of Busby. Sheila was the beloved daughter of Antonia Wheeler Sheehy who passed away January 17, 2003. Sheila Elizabeth Flying was born in Lame Deer Sept. 16, 1972, to Oliver Flying and Antonia Wheeler Flying. Sheila attended Lame Deer schools and graduated from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland. Kevin Redbird Jr. was born to Sheila and Kevin Redbird Sr. in Lame Deer August 7, 1989. Sheila is survived by her son, Kevin David Redbird Jr. of East Glacier; her father, Oliver Flying of Busby; grandparents Richard and Joy Wagner of East Glacier, and Kenneth Wheeler of Meriwether; her aunts Mary Lou (Susie) Guardipee of Maryland, Mary Jane Flying of Busby, Pauline St. Pierre of Havre, and Mary Ann Still Smoking and her husband Joe of Heart Butte; uncles Bill Powell and his wife Karen of Cut Bank, Steven M. Wheeler of Chicago, Kenton Wheeler and his wife Sandi of Arlington, Texas; great uncles Jerry Guardipee and his wife Dorothy of Two Medicine, Leonard Guardipee and his wife Dixie of Two Medicine, David Guardipee and his wife Donna of Browning, Warren Guardipee and his wife Phyllis of Ranchester, Wyoming, and Jim Lee and Shirley Guardipee of Plano, Texas. Sheila had numerous cousins and other relatives who also survive. A memorial mass and prayers for Sheila were offered at the Holy Family Catholic Church at Two Medicine on June 1. Copyright c. 2003 Golden Triangle Newspapers. -=-=-=- June 12, 2003 Shirlin Lee Woods BONNER - Former Rocky Boy resident Shirlin Lee Woods, 38, whose Indian name was Sha Bey Wah-ooo (White Buffalo Woman), and who was a champion fancy dancer in her youth, died of liver failure Saturday at a hospital in Seattle. A wake is in progress at Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Her funeral is 2:30 p.m. today at the church, with burial in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home of Havre is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include a daughter, Chandris Woods of Bonner; her lifetime partner, Robert Brester of Bonner; her parents, Tony and Shirley (Chandler) Woods Sr. of Great Falls; brothers Tony Woods Jr. and Chandler Woods of Great Falls, Mike Woods of Sioux City, Iowa, Troy Woods of Polson and Shawn Woods of Cody, Wyo.; a sister, Virgalene LaMere of Great Falls; maternal grandmother Mary A. Denny of Great Falls and paternal grandmother Sue Fremont of Macy, Neb. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- June 10, 2003 Viola Marie Brown Johnson POLSON - Viola Marie Brown Johnson went home to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, June 8, 2003, from injuries sustained in a traffic accident near Charlo. At the time of her death, she was a certified nursing assistant at the Polson Nursing Home. Viola's loves included her large extended family, especially the younger children, fishing and camping, attending powwows, making people laugh, her friends and special times with all. Words cannot fully describe her love and warmth for all she knew. In her earlier years, Viola was an enrolled member of the Wind River Arapaho Tribe. She later became an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Viola is survived by her husband Shane Johnson of Polson; her mother and stepfather, Myrna and Greg DuMontier of Valley Creek; her father John P. Brown of Salt Lake City; her stepfather, Patrick ChiefStick Jr. of Rocky Boy; her brother, Pascal Adams (Andrea) and children Justin, Nadia and Halle of Arlee; and her stepsiblings Annie DuMontier, Kamiah (Anssi) DuMontier, Misty (Shade) Tanner and Robert ChiefStick (Toni Michel); her maternal grandfather Louis Adams; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Viola was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Nadine Adams, and great-great-grandmother Louise Vanderburg, to whom Viola brought great joy, and her paternal grandparents Thomas and Martha Brown. A wake for Viola and Heather Shepard will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the St. Ignatius Community Center, with the wake continuing on Wednesday afternoon at the Longhouse where an 8 p.m. prayer service will be held. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Longhouse in St. Ignatius, with burial following at the Adams Family Cemetery at Valley Creek. Foster & Durgeloh Funeral Home of St. Ignatius is assisting the family with arrangements. Heather Marie Shepard-Adams ST. IGNATIUS - Heather Marie Shepard-Adams, 16, of St. Ignatius went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 8, 2003, from injuries sustained in a car accident with her sister-cousin, Viola Brown Johnson. A complete obituary will follow. A wake for Heather and Viola will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the St. Ignatius Community Center. The wake will continue Wednesday afternoon at the St. Ignatius Longhouse where an 8 p.m. prayer service will be held. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Longhouse with burial following at the Adams family cemetery at Valley Creek. Foster & Durgeloh Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Theresa Mae '2D' Lozeau Rodriguez EVARO - Theresa Mae "2D" Lozeau Rodriguez passed away Saturday, June 7, 2003, at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan. She was born Jan. 15, 1929, in St. Ignatius to Edward Ta'a Lozeau and Theresa Lillacelle Lozeau. She was a full-blood and an original speaker of the Flathead language. She also spoke the Blackfeet language. In her younger days she was known as "Queen of the Flatheads." She was raised by her Grandpa and Grandma, Peter Charlie and Mataley. Her sister-in-law is Christine Jimmy of British Columbia and her "special" sister is Clara Bourdon. The rest of her brothers and sisters who preceded her in death were Alexander Lozeau, Thomas Alfred Lozeau, Mary Louise Lozeau Pierre, Rosalie Lozeau, Margaret Lozeau, Alice Lozeau, Agnes Lozeau, Edward Lozeau, Napoleon Lozeau, Thomas Lozeau and Annie Lozeau. Her sons and daughters who preceded her in death were Tommy Mahseelah, Billy Stanger, Robert Stanger Morigeau and Theresa "Telah" Hewankorn Piapot. Her surviving sons and daughters are Paul Mahseelah, Adrian Mahseelah, Ronnie Stanger (Adrian McKee), Anthony Plant, Jacqui Plant, and other stepsons and stepdaughters. She had many nieces, nephews and grandchildren - too numerous to list. It is especially noted that she dearly loved all of her family. She was born and raised in the Moiese Valley and went to the old Moiese School. Later she moved to the Mission Valley, where she was a homemaker and was happy taking care of her many grandchildren. She was an avid outdoorswoman and she could chop wood with the best of them. She had many hobbies such as hunting and fishing, and her personal passions were cooking BIG meals, beadwork, singing traditional stick-game songs and gambling. She was on the Powwow Trail most of her life, from Montana, California and to Colorado. A special LemLemch to Diane "Weezee" Cote and Amelia Stanger. Pallbearers will be Char Neal, Shelly LaCounte, Muffet Mahseelah, Sunny Rae Mahseelah, Glenda Stevens, Gina Big Beaver, Jackie McDonald, Michaleanne Mahseelah, Chelsea Gardipe and Terry Piapot. Honorary pallbearers are Georgianne and Lisa Mitchell and all her nephews, nieces and grandchildren. Traditional wake services began Sunday at the Longhouse in St. Ignatius, where a rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Mass of the Resurrection will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Ignatius Catholic Mission. Cremation will take place in Missoula. Foster & Durgeloh Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ruth Genivea Phillip MISSOULA - Ruth Genivea Phillip, "Battle Bear Woman," 84, of Missoula, passed away Monday, June 9, 2003, of leukemia at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born Dec. 1, 1918, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Arthur Wigfield and Jenivea "Jennie" (Crisp) Wigfield. She moved with her family to Harlowton, where she attended elementary and secondary schools. She then attended the University of Montana and received a bachelor of arts degree in premedical sciences in 1939. On May 14, 1942, she married Milton Fred Phillip in Chicago. Ruth was a registered genealogist, O.C., OCC, and a graduate of Augustine Genealogy School in Torrence, Calif. She worked as a medical technician at Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls from 1939 to 1942, and as a social worker with the Montana Welfare Department in Helena from 1944 to 1946. She was a music instructor and a founding member of the Montana Music Teachers Association. Ruth also was a genealogy researcher and founded the Phillip Heritage House. She was an author, writer and editor of five newsletters on genealogy: Wigfield Genealogy, Crisp Genealogy, Lipscomb Genealogy, Martin Genealogy and the New Race. She also taught a genealogy course at Montana State University. She was a Sunday school superintendent from 1965-72 and a lay pastor in Avery, Idaho. Ruth was the secretary of the Montana Music Teachers Union, 1969-1971. She was a member of the Montana Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, Bitterroot Chapter, and the state Indian chairperson of the DAR from 1976-1990. Ruth was a founding member of the Missoula Scottish Heritage Society and was grand dame of the Montana State Guild of St. Margaret of Scotland from 1986 to present. She was a member of the Cherokee Nation and past member of the board for the Missoula Indian Center. She was a member of the Eastern Star and Rebekkah Lodge and was organist for each. She enjoyed bridge, garden club, traveling, camping, fishing, golf and dancing. She was preceded in death by her husband Milton in 1984; a daughter, Nancy Lenore Phillip in 1958; a grandchild, Kristina Julia Sanchez in 1991; and brothers John and Glenn Wigfield. She is survived by her children, Rochelle Ruth Phillip Sanchez of Fort Collins, Colo., Gloria Genivea Phillip of Missoula, Douglas Fred Phillip of Federal Way, Wash., and Andrea Arleen Phillip Frandsen of East Missoula; five grandchildren, Philip Allen Frandsen, Matthew M.D. Frandsen, Thomas Douglas Frandsen, Laura Rose Frandsen and Daniel Carmelo Sanchez; two nieces, Joyce Carlyle and Joan Scarcella; and in-laws Beulah Wigfield and John and Tillie Phillip; and numerous other relatives. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Grogan Funeral Home, Polson. A service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with interment at Lakeview Cemetery in Polson. A reception will follow at the Polson Community Church. Memorials may be made to the Mansfield Library at the University of Montana. Copyright c. 2003 Missoulian, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- June 11, 2003 Shirley Mae (Chuck) Hill HILL Shirley Mae (Chuck) - Suddenly at home on Monday, June 9, 2003, in her 66th year; dear mother of Steve and Sandra of Wilsonville, and John of Ohsweken; loving grandmother of Joanie, Jason, Becky, and Stephanie; great-granny of Kassie; dear sister of Denise, Dorothy, Joanne, Walter, and Melva; aunt of many nieces and nephews; predeceased by her parents Catherine and Alex, daughter Pamela, brothers Alex and Andy, and sisters Gwen and Roma. The family will honour her life with a visitation at the STYRES FUNERAL HOME, Ohsweken after 7 p. m. Wednesday where Funeral Service will be held in the chapel on Thursday, June 12, 2003 at 11 a. m. Interment Hill's Family Cemetery, Six Nations. Copyright c. 2003 Brantford Expositor. -=-=-=- June 10, 2003 Thomas Wagamese IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS WAGAMESE December 20, 1917 - June 06, 2003 We are sad to announce the sudden passing of our dear uncle, granpa, great granpa. Thomas passed away peacefully at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital, at the age of 86 years. He is survived by his nephew Allan McDonald, his nieces Agnes McDonald, Edith (Allan) Carpenter, his grandchildren Bertha, Melanie, Alvin, Eada, Madeline, Doreen, Frank, Guy, Steven, Stuart, Brian, Edith, his cousins Joe (Gilbert) Archie Wagamese, Marjorie Nabish, numerous relatives. Thomas is predeceased by his sister Maggie McDonald, his 2 brothers Dick, Charles Wagamese, his niece Bertha McDonald, his nephew Albert Wagamese, his grandchildren Sarah, Harold, Kevin & Rodney McDonald, Christine, Valentina and Ethan Scott and brother in laws William and Robert McDonald. Wake Service started on Saturday, June 7, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. at Wabaseemoong Arena. Funeral Services on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at Wabaseemong Arena. BROWN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTRE ENTRUSTED WITH ARRANGEMENTS. Copyright c. 2003 Kenora Daily Miner and News. -=-=-=- June 12, 2003 Janis Renee Spear Chief MISS JANIS RENEE SPEAR CHIEF beloved daughter of Gloria Spear Chief and granddaughter of Isabel Spear Chief of Standoff, passed away suddenly in Lethbridge, on Monday, June 9, 2003 at the age of 26 years. Funeral arrangements to be announced when completed. Copyright c. 2000 Alberta Newspaper Group, Inc./Lethbridge Herald.