From gars@speakeasy.org Wed Sep 10 01:13:34 2003 Date: 9 Sep 2003 23:21:19 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews11.037 _ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' VOLUME 11, ISSUE 037 / /-< / /--/ /-- __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, 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 September 13, 2003 Mvskogee Otowoskucee/little chestnut moon Western Cherokee Dulisdi/nut or black butterfly moon +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Much more happens in Indian Country than is reported | | in this weekly newsletter. 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Canada's history and current action toward its indigenous peoples is about as schizophrenic as anyone can imagine, especially when the criminal justice system is concerned. On the one hand, some Canadian areas have established sentencing and indigenous criminal treatment programs that emulate traditional justice systems of the local tribes -- and they've been proven to work. Saskatchewan, however, continues to be a focal point for the "just us" variety of white man's "justice." That's the province where the local cops like to strand nearly unconscious Indian men on foot miles from any help in the dead of winter -- sometimes after urinating on them. That's where the legal machinery works hard to cover up such deeds when the dead Indian is found, rather than exposing these murders. Now we have an incredible "slap on the hand" sentencing of one of three perpetrators of the attempted rape of an Indian child and the aquittal of his accomplices. (see the 9/5/03 Globe and Mail story, "Conditional sentence for sex assault on 12-year-old" for full details). Let's turn the situation around a little and imagine how it would play with cultural roles reversed. Let create a pre-teen Saskatechewan girl and call her Sally White. She lives with her parents in local white middle-class community and she likes to hang out with her buddies. She's 12 and physically small (under 90 pounds, which is generally the low-end weight where adolescent changes begin to happen). Three Indian guys in their 20s pull over in their truck and entice Sally to come ride with them. They offer her beer and she takes it. After a few drinks, Sally is thoroughly drunk and so are the guys. Then each man in turn attempts to use this drunk child sexually, and she is only protected by their alcohol- induced inability to perform. I don't care HOW provocative our hypothetical little Miss White is -- and we've all see the 12-year-old-going-on-25 kids out there grasping at opportunities to seem more "grown up." To borrow a phrase from a friend of mine, grown men are supposed to be responsible enough to withstand the lures of children. If they can't do that, there's something wrong with them. Can any of us honestly forsee the future of three Indians who molested a white kid walking anywhere other than behind bars for a long, long time except maybe in the company of a local lynch mob or down a lonely road at the business end of her father or uncle's shotgun? Can any us of honestly forsee speculation admitted into evidence by a court hearing our hypothetical case that Mr. White may have abused Sally sexually? If such "evidence" was admitted, is there any way to imagine any judge basing a lenient sentence (much less acquittal) on the basis of a defense psychiatrist's testimony that IF Sally had been abused by her dad, she MIGHT have become a sexually provocative pre-teen who MIGHT have initiated sexual conduct herself? Canada's aboriginals are outraged about this, and so are women's groups. It's not hard to figure out that anti-Indian and maybe anti-female prejudice played a role in this judge's decision, and one doesn't need to be this child's relative, or even an Indian to "get it." Women see a foot in the door to the old "blame the victim" mentality. I don't know how much they care about an Indian child -- their comments make it clear they're afraid the judicial tendency to rape the victim again will spread beyond shrugging off the victimization of indigenous children. It will be interesting to see how an appeal plays (or even if it is attempted-- remember, the prosecutor will have to initiate this, and he's part of that same Saskatchewan "just-us" system). ----- See "Wrist Slap for sex assault on 12-year-old" for the Globe and Mail article (first article in this issue). 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 ---------- - Wrist Slap for sex assault - Building new Homes on Pine Ridge on 12-Year-Old - O'odham need for Housing is Acute - Grassy Narrows continues Protest - Dismissed Mille Lacs Reservation - Rights group demands Lawsuit appealed Ipperwash Inquiry - Reason for bold B.C. Offer - Northern Premiers to sign to the Haida Co-Operative Pact - Haida reply to B.C. Offer: - Aboriginal Self-Government See you in Court takes hold in N.W.T. - Janklow still hasn't been booked - What Price Drilling for Fatal Crash - Sacred Birthright - OST considers helping Police of Indigenous Peoples in Whiteclay - Mining company wants BLM - Kayenta Woman dies to buy Sacred Hills after hit by Ambulance - Indian firefighters take pride - Tsosie's killer: - Health concerns I don't want to die for Tribal Fishermen - Native Prisoner - Yellowbird: Failure of reform -- Inmates seeking Pen Pals in Native Schools - Rustywire: Laughing Girl's Blanket - Museums concede - Poem: Not all Kisses are Kisses Dark role in Looting - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Tribal Land Law causes uproar - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: Wrist Slap for sex assault on 12-Year-Old" --------- Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:09:47 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="IF SHE WAS WHITE..." http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/~/National/?query=aboriginal&disp=e&end Conditional sentence for sex assault on 12-year-old Canadian Press Friday, Sep. 5, 2003 Melfort, Sask. - A Saskatchewan judge drew accusations of racism Thursday when he said a 12-year-old aboriginal girl may have been a willing participant or even the aggressor in sexual activity with the 26-year-old man accused of assaulting her. Dean Edmondson will be confined to his house for two years rather than a jail cell after receiving what Justice Fred Kovach conceded was a rare conditional sentence for sexual assault. Mr. Edmondson will be electronically monitored during the sentence but will likely be allowed to go to work or leave the house for other reasons if given prior permission by his supervisor. He will have to perform 200 hours of community service, take alcohol and sex offender counselling, and pay a $500 victim surcharge. As Mr. Kovach read the sentence, supporters and family members of the now 14-year-old aboriginal girl stormed out of the courtroom shouting and accusing the court of racism. The girl's enraged father walked out of the courthouse and punched in the headlights of his own van before being led away by supporters. "The young white man was sitting there with the judge protecting him," a family spokesman told reporters outside court. "Who has justice served here? It sure wasn't our aboriginal child. "There's racist lawyers and racist judges in the justice system here in Canada. Those guys don't belong here. They ought to be kicked out," he said. Mr. Edmondson waited more than an hour before leaving the courthouse with his parents by a back door. The case has attracted national attention for the last two years. In September 2001, Mr. Edmondson and two friends were drinking heavily and driving on country roads near Tisdale, Sask., when they met the girl on the steps of a small town bar. The 89-pound girl accepted a ride and the men, all in their 20s, gave her several beers to drink. Shortly after, she ended up in Mr. Edmondson's lap in the driver's seat and the two kissed. Outside the truck, Mr. Edmondson attempted to have sex with her but could not get an erection. His companions also tried unsuccessfully to have intercourse with her. Mr. Edmondson was convicted in May of being a party to the sexual assault, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison. The other two men were acquitted in a separate trial, which also led to outrage in the aboriginal community. On Thursday, Mr. Kovach noted that this sexual assault was on the more severe end of the spectrum, and these types of crimes almost always result in lengthy penitentiary sentences. "I think it's clear from the authorities that a conditional sentence would be rare indeed," Mr. Kovach said. But he then cited earlier testimony suggesting the girl was frequently abused by her father. He quoted the testimony of a pediatrician who said an abused child may show "unpredictable sexual behaviour." This suggests the girl may have been a "willing participant" or "the aggressor" in the incident, he said. "That in no way condones Mr. Edmondson's conduct, (but) in my opinion is a factor in sentencing." The girl also got into the men's truck willingly, drank beer, and lied about her age. These factors all must be taken into account in sentencing, he said. It would have been much more serious, for example, if a girl had been snatched off the street on her way home from school and forced into sexual activity. "No one has any business involving themselves sexually with anyone that age," Mr. Kovach said. "That being said, there are clearly degrees. There is a difference from a sentencing perspective." Mr. Edmondson's 53 letters of support from friends and family filed in court shows he has substantial community support, Mr. Kovach said. He noted Mr. Edmondson had been deemed a low risk to reoffend by a psychologist, and said he would not pose a danger to the community. The very unusual facts suggest a jail term is "not necessarily required," he said. In a brief statement to reporters, Crown prosecutor Gary Parker said he'll pass the file to justice officials in Regina to consider an appeal. Defence lawyer Hugh Harradence said he feels the sentence was just and Mr. Edmondson was relieved. Advocacy groups on hand denounced it. "This is a (decision) against all children in Canada," said Kripa Shekar of the Saskatchewan Action Committee for the Status of Women. "We should all be very, very concerned. Blame the victim is the message we got from the court." Bob Hughes of the Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism predicted the sentence would worsen racial tensions. He said Mr. Edmondson should have been forced to spend time in the aboriginal community and to speak to young children about responsible attitudes and behaviour. "The process has blamed the child and her family. We are treading on very serious ground," Mr. Hughes said. Copyright c. 2003 Bell Globemedia Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Grassy Narrows continues Protest" --------- Date: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 11:49 pm From: Frosty Subj: Fw: Grassy Narrows continues protest Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Diabo Grassy Narrows continues protest By Peter James Miner and News Staff Members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation and the Christian Peacemakers demonstrated along Highway 17A at the junction with Highway 17 Friday to make light of their fight against the provincial government and Abitibi- Consolidated. The peaceful and non-violent protest was marked with signs reading "No clear-cutting" and "The Treaty is Forever Let's Protect It." The event was called a traffic slowdown, but after consultations with the OPP the protesters did not make any aggressive attempts to slow traffic down, instead they had flyers on hand to give to any curious passers-by who decided to stop. "The police said not to block the road," organizer Roberta Keesick said. About a dozen members of the First Nation and three Christian Peacemakers demonstrated on the shoulder of the road from noon to 4 p.m. Keesick said the purpose of the event was to educate more people to the plight of those on the reserve. "We're trying to get more public support, and I think we're building that up," she said. Keesick said the ongoing blockade at the Slate Lake site, which has been in place since last December, has attracted attention from across the country. She said it has been featured on campus radio stations in Winnipeg and Toronto. There have also been supporters who have driven from Toronto to join the blockade. "We constantly have people coming to the blockade," she said. Michael Fobister made the trip from Grassy to join the action Friday. He said people in Kenora don't understand what it's like to have clearcuts right around their community. "They would see it more if we had a logging company that was logging around Kenora," he said. Fobister, 19, said he came to Friday's protest to support his mother. He has also spent time at the Slate Lake blockade earlier this year. Keesick said the reception the protesters received Friday from passing drivers was positive and she was heartened by those who honked as they drove by. "We got lots of honks and thumbs up," she said. "It feels good, it sounds like they understand what we're fighting for." Keesick said the band members are still fighting an uphill battle as logging continues in what they consider their traditional land use area. "They're still cutting out there and they're still not listening to us," she said. "We're not really getting anywhere." She said the protesters will continue with blockades, demonstrations and speaking engagements until the province stops the clearcutting. "The roving roadblocks will continue, but they will always be peaceful and non-violent," she said. Jessica Phillips, from the Christian Peacemakers, said her group continues to support the Grassy Narrows protesters and joins them at all their demonstrations. "You can't ignore what's happening to the people," she said. Currently there are three members of her organization on site, but she said it will be up to five later this month. Copyright c. 2003 Kenora Daily Miner and News. --------- "RE: Rights group demands Ipperwash Inquiry" --------- Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:09:47 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="IPPERWASH" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/abdt/~//?query=aboriginal&disp=e&end Rights group demands Ipperwash inquiry By JEFF GRAY With a report from Graeme Smith Friday, September 5, 2003 - Page A6 TORONTO - The human-rights group Amnesty International renewed its demand yesterday for a public inquiry into the killing of native protester Dudley George by the Ontario Provincial Police in 1995. The call, just days into Ontario's provincial election campaign, comes two weeks before a wrongful-death suit related to the same incident goes to court. Mr. George's family is suing former premier Mike Harris, three others who were cabinet ministers at the time, several OPP officers and the provincial and federal governments. "Eight years is simply too long to wait for answers," Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada, told a press conference in front of Queen's Park. With party campaign buses parked behind him, Mr. Neve said both the provincial and federal governments have been ignoring their responsibilities to get to the bottom of Mr. George's death, even defying a request in 1999 from the United Nations. He said the issue is hurting Canada's efforts to pressure other countries on human rights and cited this country's dispute with Iran over the death of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi as an example. Sam George, the dead man's brother, repeated his offer that the George family would drop its $2-million civil lawsuit, set to go to court Sept. 22, if the government called a public inquiry. "They're not very hard questions. All we're looking for is answers as to why our brother was killed that night," he said. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Harris directed police to remove the protesters, a charge the former premier has denied. Mr. George acknowledged that there is little chance Premier Ernie Eves will call for a public inquiry as an election campaign begins, but said: "I think it's the right thing to do now. And I hope that [Mr. Eves] gets the message." MPP Gerry Phillips, native affairs critic for the Ontario Liberals, said his party, if elected, would call an inquiry. He said the public has a right to a full explanation of what happened at Ipperwash. Just a few months into Mr. Harris's first term as premier, members of the Kettle and Stoney Point Indian bands occupied Ipperwash Provincial Park on Lake Huron. They said the park contained a native burial ground, a claim the provincial government rejected. Records from both the federal government and the provincial government later upheld the claim. On the night of Sept. 6, 1995, just two days into the occupation, OPP officers entered the park to evict the protesters. Dudley George, who was unarmed, was shot and killed. Acting OPP Sergeant Ken Deane was convicted of criminal negligence causing death in 1997. Questions about the incident, and the involvement, if any, of the government in the decision to evict the protesters, have dogged the Conservatives ever since. Ontario NDP Leader Howard Hampton said an inquiry would answer a number of questions, including why the OPP went against its own policy of not forcing a confrontation in this kind of situation. "Those questions need to be answered, because an innocent, unarmed man was killed. An innocent, unarmed man was shot. And I think it is disgusting and disgraceful in the history of Ontario that a public inquiry hasn't already been held on that issue," Mr. Hampton said. The Ontario government has refused to call a public inquiry because a civil case is before the courts. But Mr. Neve said the George family launched the lawsuit only because the government refused to call an inquiry. The government allowed a public inquiry into deaths from tainted water in Walkerton, Ont., even as other court proceedings were going ahead, he added. The issue was back in the headlines last week when a provincial information watchdog accused the government of wrongly suppressing photos and videotapes of the incident. Public Safety Minister Bob Runciman and Attorney-General Norm Sterling were asked to explain their actions by today. Copyright c. 2003 Bell Globemedia Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Northern Premiers to sign Co-Operative Pact" --------- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:24:35 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NWT PACT" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://north.cbc.ca/regional/~accord03092003&disp=e&end Northern premiers to sign co-operative pact WebPosted Sep 3 2003 08:51 AM CDT WHITEHORSE - The premiers of the three northern territories are scheduled to meet Wednesday to sign a Northern Accord. The agreement is meant to strengthen the voice of the North on the national stage. Dennis Fentie of the Yukon, Stephen Kakfwi of the Northwest Territories and Paul Okalik of Nunavut are meeting in Cambridge Bay. They hope the Northern Accord, which will run for three years, will give their jurisdictions more clout. It commits the three governments to work together on issues ranging from economic development to social policy. It includes provisions for a yearly meeting of the premiers. Earlier this year, the three premiers walked out of a federal-provincial meeting on health care. FROM APRIL 2, 2003 : Ottawa, territories cut health-care deal They insisted there wasn't enough in it for the North. The federal government later committed an extra $60 million for northern health services. Copyright c. 2002 CBC. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Aboriginal Self-Government takes hold in N.W.T." --------- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 08:05:57 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TLI CHO" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.theglobeandmail.com/~/?query=aboriginal&disp=e&end Aboriginal self-government takes hold in N.W.T. By BOB WEBER Canadian Press August 31, 2003 Rae-Edzo, N.W.T. - Quietly, almost unnoticed in southern Canada, a bold experiment in aboriginal self-government is sweeping through the Northwest Territories. "We lead the world as far as aboriginal and treaty rights," said Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault after this week's signing of the Tli Cho agreement, which will transfer control of a Belgium-sized chunk of the west-central Arctic to about 3,000 members of the Dogrib band. Tli Cho is just the start. When the process is complete - N.W.T. Premier Stephen Kakfwi suggests perhaps within five years - virtually the entire territory will live under some form of aboriginal government. What will be left for the N.W.T.? What will it be like to live and work in a land run by a half-dozen or more different governments? "At the beginning, we didn't know where we were going," said Prime Minister Jean Chre'tien after the Tli Cho signing. "Now, we see the evolution." The recent agreement gave the Tli Cho significant control over about 39, 000 square kilometres of lake, river and tundra between Great Slave and Great Bear lakes that includes both of Canada's diamond mines. In addition to ownership of the area's resources, including the ability to levy royalties, the agreement also contains unique provisions for the Tli Cho to govern themselves. In the Mackenzie Delta, where intense energy development has spurred a mini-boom, the Inuvialuit and Gwich'in have teamed up to add self- -government to their land-claim settlements. The Sahtu area immediately to the south is taking it community by community. An agreement in principle was recently signed for the village of Deline on the shores of Great Bear Lake. In the southwest corner, straddling the route of a proposed Arctic gas pipeline, the Deh Cho First Nation is well into its combined land claim and self-government talks. Meanwhile, the N.W.T. Metis Nation and the Akaitcho Dene are divvying up the tundra and forest off the eastern shores of Great Slave Lake. The Dogrib model won't be copied exactly across the North, said Barry Dewar, Indian Affairs director-general for comprehensive claims. "Different regions will implement self-government in somewhat different ways." But regardless of the structure, each government will probably want powers similar to those of the Dogrib. That means changes for the territorial government in Yellowknife. "The government of the Northwest Territories is being transformed, willingly sometimes and sometimes against its will, into a government that's going to be partnering," said Mr. Kakfwi. So while aboriginal governments will have control over local services such as education and health, they will contract with the territorial government to actually deliver them. Mr. Kakfwi insists aboriginal self-government will strengthen - not dilute - the legitimacy of the territorial government. He points out the 1975 Dene Declaration contained a clause stating that the various Dene groups did not recognize the government of the N.W.T. The deals are also important because they will incorporate the aboriginal right to self-government in Canada's existing legislatures to bring aboriginal people into Confederation for the first time. "It's the first time anywhere in Canada that First Nations people are an explicit part of the public government," Mr. Kakfwi said. Jim Antoine, the N.W.T.'s resources minister, said the aboriginal governments will become allies in the territory's fight to win control of its resources - and the associated royalties - from the federal government. "The only way we can get what we want is to work closely with the aboriginal governments," he said. How those revenues will be divided no doubt will be the subject of bruising future negotiations. Kakfwi already provoked a stir earlier this year when he suggested Ottawa, Yellowknife and aboriginal governments all take equal shares. Mr. Dewar insists the governments will be able to work together - without strangling the N.W.T. with conflicting rules and jurisdictions. "Everything we negotiate is done with an eye to maintaining a viable territorial government," he said. The Tli Cho agreement forbids the Dogrib from passing laws that contradict national or territorial acts. Although the Dogrib have some powers over justice, the federal Criminal Code will apply without restrictions. Basic health, education and social services will remain common throughout the N.W.T. But the new aboriginal governments will reduce bureaucracy, Mr. Dewar suggested. In many cases, they will combine municipal and band councils in the same body. "It's actually going to result in less government." Northern businesses seem to agree, if somewhat cautiously. A recent survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business suggested 42 per cent of its northern members considered self-government positive, although 35 per cent conceded they don't yet understand the full impact. Only seven per cent viewed self-government negatively. "It may be too early to tell what those impacts will be," said federation spokeswoman Corinne Pohlmann. "Nobody knows how self-government will deal with private enterprise." The world is watching. After Monday's Tli Cho signing ceremony, Dogrib officials met to discuss the deal with a delegation from Australia. Governments in Mexico and South America have also inquired about the Canadian process, said Mr. Nault. "No one else has gone as far as we have in this direction." Copyright c. 2003 Bell Globemedia Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: What Price Drilling" --------- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 22:17:43 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ANWR" http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/05/opinion/~Nicholas%20D%20Kristof What Price Drilling? By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF September 5, 2003 ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Alaska In March, Interior Secretary Gale Norton described this area as a "flat white nothingness" that could best be used as an oil spigot. I thought about that as I rafted down a river here, a giant grizzly bear on my left and a herd of caribou on my right. A bit earlier, I had cooked lunch with my backpacking stove on a sandbar as four musk oxen, huge buffalo-like creatures, observed me as intently as I watched them. A bush pilot set two friends and me down on a sandbar on Saturday just north of the Brooks Range, and since then we've been rafting and hiking through this wilderness, perhaps the wildest place left on earth. I want to understand this land - whose future is hotly debated, mostly by people who haven't seen it - and figure out whether it should be opened to Big Oil. Here on the ground, it's obvious that this refuge, far from being a barren wasteland, is actually teeming with wildlife, even as winter begins. At one spot, I saw grizzly and wolf tracks side by side, a tribute to the way this South Carolina-sized refuge preserves a patch of America as it was before Europeans arrived. Moreover, the animals seem completely unused to humans. The first time we spotted a distant herd of caribou, we hauled in our raft downwind and crept up silently. Finally the caribou spotted us, and immediately approached for a closer look. They seemed to be trying to determine whether we were pitifully deformed caribou, and I think the females were encouraging the males to ask us for directions to the rest of the herd as it headed south. The same thing happened when we sailed our raft as close as we dared to the first musk ox we saw, which came in for a closer look and called its pals to share the excitement. This land is truly an Arctic Serengeti. Still, I believe that the environmentalists exaggerate the damage that drilling would do to the wildlife. The fact is that humans and animals can coexist. Around Prudhoe Bay, the center for oil drilling west of here, caribou, grizzly and polar bears, and even musk oxen are also plentiful. The same is true of the area around the two permanent native villages to the north and south of the refuge, Kaktovik and Arctic Village. Indeed, Kaktovik sometimes has polar bears on its airstrip, and a grizzly was found last year on the second floor of the Prudhoe Bay Hotel. A few months ago a major panel of scientists, oil consultants and environmentalists ended a two-year study of the impact of oil drilling on the Arctic coast. It concluded that wildlife had adapted well to drilling, but that the land itself and the sense of wilderness were far more vulnerable. Drilling technology has improved tremendously in ways that could limit the damage. In 1970 it took a 65-acre above-ground presence to extract oil from 2,010 acres at a depth of 10,000 feet. At one recent Alaska installation, Alpine Pad 2, a 13-acre pad extracts oil from 32,154 acres. But still, the tundra is exceptionally sensitive - vehicle ruts from decades ago are still visible. The oil presence and the security that would go with it would fundamentally change the area. It's true, as the oil industry says, that drilling, if it occurred, would be confined to the 1.5-million-acre coastal plain in a refuge of 19. 5 million acres. And frankly, the coastal plain is the least picturesque - mostly just barren tundra. But as I write this with numb fingers, I'm wrapped in my sleeping bag in my tent on that coastal tundra, and it's still majestic - and I've seen more wildlife in the area that would be drilled than in the hills and mountains I traversed upriver. I confess that there are times - when the rapids drench the raft and turn my feet into blocks of ice, when the chilling fog obliterates a view of anything - when I'd be ready to trade this landscape to Big Oil for a hot drink and a pizza. But then I warm up, the sun comes out, the mountains emerge from the fog, the caribou approach, and this land warms my heart with its pristine loveliness. All week, we've seen no sign of humans in the refuge, not even footprints. This is a rare place where humans feel not like landlords or even tenants, but simply guests. And that's an issue. As an oil industry geologist told me: "We can build cleanly, and we can drill without hurting the caribou. But we can't drill and keep this a wilderness. So that's the choice: Do you want drilling and oil, or do you want to keep this a wilderness?" My answer? Stay tuned for my next column. Copyright c. 2003 The New York Times Company --------- "RE: Sacred Birthright of Indigenous Peoples" --------- Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2003 9:45 AM From: www.frostys.qc.ca Subj: Birthright Newsgroup: alt.native Newcomb: The sacred birthright of indigenous peoples Posted: August 15, 2003 - 6:09pm EST by: Steven Newcomb/Indigenous Research Coordinator/D-Q University at Sycuan Distinct and diverse, indigenous peoples are nations, born of the Earth (the Sacred Life Giver), placed by the Creator in sacred relationship with our homelands and territories throughout time. Our ancestors lived free and independent of western colonialism and subjugation for an untold succession of ages, until the empires of Christendom invaded our region of Earth, which is commonly known in the foreigners tongue as the "Western Hemisphere." Our ancestors gave us the gift of a sacred birthright - which is our very being as naturally existing nations of people. This sacred birthright is comprised of our languages, cultures, lands, deserts, mountains, forests, and our relatives such as the buffalo, caribou, salmon, cedar, sage, sweet grass, and corn pollen, as well as all other forms of animal, plant, and bird life, even the trees, flowers and tiny insects. Our sacred birthright includes our spiritual and ceremonial traditions, our songs and sacred ceremonial places, our oral histories and the burial places of our ancestors. Our sacred birthright includes our philosophies and sciences, our economic systems and agricultural practices, our petroglyphs and artifacts. And our sacred birthright also includes the rivers, streams, springs, lakes, aquifers, seas, bays, inlets, oceans, and all bodies of water, the precious and sacred liquid that flows through the veins of Mother Earth, that sustains all life, and without which life itself cannot continue. In totality, our sacred birthright is an inherent right to live in peace, free of domination, subjugation, colonization, hate and war. In short, it is our sacred birthright to live the spiritual way of life bequeathed to us by our ancestors. Yet for more than five centuries, dominating political systems from Western European Christendom have worked to maliciously and thoughtlessly destroy our sacred birthright, while heedlessly disrupting the balance, harmony, and beauty of life in the process. Despite the onslaught they suffered from the invaders of Christendom, our indigenous ancestors handed us, to the best of their ability, the knowledge and wisdom accumulated by the experiences of our nations and peoples since the beginning of time, (or, in western terms, for thousands and thousands of years). The myriad aspects of our sacred birthright have been passed down, generation-by-generation, through the children and young adults of our nations. However, under the twisted guidance and leadership of the Vatican in the 15th century, the empires of Christendom declared war upon our respective nations on the basis of religious racism. For example, in 1452, the Vatican issued the papal bull dum diversas, which instructed the Portuguese monarchy "to invade, capture, vanquish, and subdue, all Saracens, pagans, and other enemies of Christ, to put them into perpetual slavery, and to take away all their possessions and property." This was a declaration of holy war and crusade against non-Christian peoples throughout the globe, based on passages from the Old Testament of the Bible, such as Psalms 2:8: "Ask of me and I will give to you the heathen [nations] for an inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession." The above biblical passage is the belief that one nation or people has the divine right to possess many other nations and peoples as property. This strange viewpoint - when combined with Genesis 1:28 mandate "to subdue the earth and exercise dominion over all living things" - is premised upon the idea that one people has been hand-picked by "God," to take over and possess all the parts of the earth, even those parts already in the possession of other peoples. This kind of thinking gave birth to such Vatican documents as the dum diversas, and to Christendom's so-called "Right of Discovery." We see the above way of thinking also reflected in the Inter Cetera papal bull issued by the infamous Borgia pope, Alexander VI, on May 4, 1493. This bull called upon the Catholic monarchs of Aragon and Castile (Isabella and Ferdinand), to subjugate the barbarous (non-Christian indigenous) nations, and colonize them for the Catholic faith and Christian religion, for the economic benefit of the "Christian Empire" ("christianii emperii"). Three years later, in 1496, King Henry VII of England, imitated the Inter Cetera bull of 1493, by granting a royal charter to John Cabot and his sons, authorizing them "to seek out, discover, and find, whatsoever isles, countries, and regions of the heathen and infidel that before this time have been unknown to all Christian people." This same principle is found in various charters of England, such as the charters issued to Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh, the Virginia charters, the Mayflower Compact, and many other such documents. When the 13 British colonies along the east coast of North America successfully broke away from Great Britain, by declaring and winning recognition of their independence, those colonies became 13 free and independent states. However, the colonial charters of England remained the organic law of the original 13 states of the United States. In 1823, the United States Supreme Court, in the great case Johnson & Graham's Lessee v. M'Intosh, handed down a ruling that defined the nature of Indian nationhood and land title. Looking back to English charters and the "Right of Discovery," the Court said that although the Indians had a title of "occupancy," nevertheless, the first "Christian people" to discover lands occupied by "natives, who were heathens" had the right to assert "ultimate dominion" over heathen lands. Based on this bizarre theory, our very existence as Indians is now assumed to be subordinate to, ruled by, and possessed as property by, the political and legal successor of the first Christian "discoverers," namely, the United States. Today our respective Indian nations and peoples are regarded as subject to Christendom's linguistic categories and system of classification, which remain at the deep structure of present day U.S. Indian law and policy. Accordingly, U.S. law and policy presumes that we Indians have no right to directly challenge and overturn the linguistic basis of our subjection to the colonial system of the United States. Our sacred birthright, which we shall never freely forfeit, includes the right to heal from the trauma of colonization, and to one day be free and independent of all forms of colonial domination. We have a solemn responsibility to use ever fiber and breath of our being to uphold and protect the sacred birthright of our own children and young people, for the benefit of our future generations, and for the benefit of all Life. Steven Newcomb, Shawnee and Lenape, is Director of the Indigenous Law Institute, and Indigenous Research Coordinator at D-Q University at Sycuan, on the Reservation of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and is a columnist for Indian Country Today. --------- "RE: Mining company wants BLM to buy Sacred Hills" --------- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:11:38 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SWEET GRASS HILLS" http://www.indianz.com/ http://www.greatfallstribune.com/~/localnews/181721.html Developer offers Sweet Grass Hills to BLM For more information: By JENNIFER PEREZ Tribune Hi-Line Bureau September 3, 2003 SWEET GRASS HILLS -- After a century-long-attempt to tap gold from the culturally rich Sweet Grass Hills, a mining developer has proposed a buyout that would turn the pristine hills into a state park. The Minnesota-based Mount Royal Joint Venture wants Congress to appropriate funding to the federal Bureau of Land Management to buy out all of its interests in the East Butte portion of the hills near the Canadian border. The nearly 900 acres -- land considered sacred by the Blackfeet, Chippewa, Cree, Assiniboine and many other Plains tribes -- would then be given to the state Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks to be managed as a state park. Today, mineral development of the Sweet Grass Hill is locked in federal court in light of a 1996 decision by the BLM that made nearly 20,000 acres of federal land off limits to new mining claims until 2017. "We were trying to think of some way that would seem to meet the needs of everybody concerned and get this off dead center and hopefully not go on with endless litigation," said Ernest Lehman, co-owner of Mount Royal Joint Venture. Lehman declined to say how much Mount Royal wants to be paid for its 891 acres of land, but said it should also be compensated for an estimated 1. 75 million ounces of gold and silver. "That's our estimate of the resources of the property that we control," Lehman said. No land appraisals in the Sweet Grass Hills have been conducted. "My feeling is there's not enough gold in there to mine and he realizes that he wants to get some money out of it before he leaves," said Arlo Skari, president and co-founder of the Sweetgrass Hills Protective Association. "He realizes that as far as mining he can't do it," Skari said. Standard appraisal techniques are used whenever BLM acquires interest and land, said Dave Mari, Lewis and Clark district manager of the BLM office in Lewistown. "We have to pay fair market price -- no more no less," Mari said. An unofficial buy-out cost of $25 million has been floating around, Skari said. "It looks very expensive," Skari said. "It's almost laughable." The company proposes that the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks make a formal request to Montana's congressional delegation to sponsor the move, Lehman said. But before the agency goes on board, several things must happen, said Doug Monger, state parks administrator for FWP. The process starts with a public involvement process to see whether such a park qualifies and includes a cost-analysis of operating the park, he said. The results then go before the state Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission and a Board of Land Commissioners for approval, he said. But discussion with the BLM, the state of Montana, and Montana's congressional delegation are in early stages and land exchanges are generally difficult and timely, Lehman said. "It looks like it's a long way from today to any resolution after court hearings, administrative hearings, funding and whatnot," said Monger. The proposal suggests the funds come from the federal Land and Conservation Fund. "We are definitely for using these funds for a buyout -- but it has to be within the law," Skari said. "We just hope he makes a reasonable proposal that the BLM feels that they can afford." But Mari said the BLM's land use plans don't call for giving up property. "It would be inconsistent," he said. Only two state parks have been created in the past dozen years, Monger said. The most recent park -- Traveler's Rest, south of Missoula -- came about two years ago but it took a 10 to 15 year grassroots effort to get the Lewis and Clark campsite under private ownership, he said. Even though it's a long shot it's something that's worth pursuing to protect sacred hills, said Skari. "The hills are just so important to the rancher around here, to Native Americans, to people who just love to hike and camp in the hills," said Skari, who lives in the Sweet Grass Hills north of Chester. "That's why we would like to see a buyout." To learn more about the Sweet Grass Hills log onto Web sites such as www.blackfeetnation.com, www.deq.state.mt.us or www.nationaltrust.org. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Indian firefighters take pride" --------- Date: Tue. Sep 2, 2003 10:15 PM From: bravesheart@aol.com (BravesHeart) Subj: NDN FIREFIGHTERS Newsgroup: alt.native http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=71851 Indian firefighters take pride in putting out wildfires 08/24/2003 ZUNI PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) -- Rugged boots shuffle and tap anxiously among the duffel bags scattered along the front of Zuni Pueblo's tribal headquarters. Dozens of men and women are waiting their turn to walk through the double doors, get a quick check over and be sent to their next firefighting assignment somewhere in the northwest United States. It's a dangerous job and it's far from home, but those are some of the reasons Zunis continue to sign up year after year to be emergency wildland firefighters. Gerald Noche, 47, has been fighting fires for 20 years. He has been as far east as Tennessee, west to California, up to Montana and several places in between. "You get to meet a whole bunch of people and go out of state. It's like going on vacation without spending the money," Noche said jokingly. "It's interesting to me." Noche and the others know it's far from vacation. Each year, they go through weeks of training from September into November and again from January through March. By that time, the fire season is beginning. Training includes new ways to be safe and how to recognize changing fire behavior, said Don Geesling, the Bureau of Indian Affairs' fire management officer in Zuni. He said fire assignments can also be considered training exercises since crews learn from their experiences. A lot is expected of Zuni crews. "I look at us as paramilitary. We require that kind of discipline," Geesling said. "We can go react and respond and blend in with any other type of team in a crisis situation. Fire, hurricanes, floods, it doesn't matter." Geesling is trying to find $150,000 to put the finishing touches on an advanced firefighter training center in Zuni. The new building on the east end of town will house fire management operations, classrooms and firefighting equipment. Geesling also wants to continue encouraging the pueblo's younger members to consider firefighting careers. Royden Latone, 30, and most of his cousins are members of the Zuni crews. "It's a rush," he said. "It's a different feeling when you're out on the head of the fire and the fire is coming at you and you have to work hard." Zuni also has an elite hotshot crew, which is expected by the end of the fire season to be classified as a national resource crew. They helped during the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and worked from April through October during last year's fire season. Many in Zuni follow in the footsteps of their grandfathers and fathers who were called on in the early day of the program some 50 years ago, said Zuni Head Councilman Carleton Albert Sr. "Zuni has really been known for its firefighting expertise," said Albert, who has fought fires along with his five brothers. "It takes a lot of hard work when you're out there." "In a sense it really makes you appreciate nature," he added. "You see fire just go up the trees and what effects it has on wildlife and how devastating it is when fire burns the soil." Zuni's economy also benefits from the program. BIA Superintendent Clayton Seoutewa said the pueblo has an unemployment rate that ranges between 40 and 60 percent but firefighting offers many tribal members the chance to work during the fire season. The program, which is funded with federal dollars, brings about $1.5 million a year into the local economy, Seoutewa said. Officials in Zuni want to ensure the pueblo's tradition of producing top-notch firefighters. It's something that's stressed each time a crew gets on the bus. "When they go out I tell them, 'Remember who you are. You're Zuni, you're a tribal member. You're representing yourself, your family, your tribe and this organization,"' Geesling said. "I tell them, 'Leave with your head held high and come back with your head held high.' And it seems to work. --------- "RE: Health concerns for Tribal Fishermen" --------- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:16:06 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CONTAMINATION" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_2234743,00.html For tribal fishermen, health may be the one that got away By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press September 5, 2003 MAUPIN, Ore. - The rapids of the Deschutes River thunder below Elmer Scott Jr. as he balances on a rickety fishing platform over the ancient fishing grounds of the Warm Springs Tribe. He grasps the end of a thin pole in his hands as the stick's other end - a sort of giant butterfly net - bobs and twitches in the roiling current, a trap for unsuspecting salmon. "Them big guys, they'll shake the whole scaffold," said Scott, 53, who as a child camped at the fishing grounds with his family five months out of the year. "They can really scare you." Net fishing goes back centuries in this Columbia River tribe, where fish such as salmon, sturgeon and lamprey eels make up the core of the tribe's diet and cultural heritage. But dozens of contaminants recently discovered in the fish themselves threaten to destroy those traditions and endanger the health of Columbia River tribes in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, said Scott and other tribal leaders. A report released last year found 92 of 132 targeted contaminants in fish species critical to the Warm Springs, Umatilla, Yakama and Nez Perce tribes. The most frequently detected toxins were metals, PCBs, banned pesticides such as DDT, and byproducts from chlorine bleaching and water chlorination. Some tribal leaders believe the high levels of fish contamination could qualify as a violation of the tribes' treaty rights to catch fish at their traditional spots. "The tribes need to stand strongly together," said Charles Hudson, spokesman for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, an umbrella group for the four tribes. "Fish are of paramount importance to tribal culture, and we will not accept having fish contaminated or being removed from our diet." The results of the study have spurred the tribes to begin several multiyear research projects with two goals: to educate tribal members about the comparative risks of eating fish so that they don't abandon a centuries-old lifestyle, and to use pollution data to target polluters and revise water-quality standards. "The last thing any tribal organization wants to do is rap on the door of a tribal elder and say, 'Your fish aren't safe to eat,' " Hudson said. "This whole organization, this whole effort, is to prevent that from ever happening." The fish contamination study, a joint effort between the Environmental Protection Agency and the intertribal commission, studied a sampling of fish taken from 24 tribal fishing spots in the mid-1990s. The tribes worry that the sampling was too limited and not specific enough to any one tribe. Chris Gannon, a scientist for the Warm Springs Tribe, said tribal members may stop or limit traditional fishing because of concerns over contamination - even though existing information is incomplete. For example, he said, the study didn't focus on the Deschutes River, a Columbia tributary where the Warm Springs Tribe harvests most of its fish. And it didn't compare the risks of a fish-heavy diet with a diet of processed foods or hamburgers that could be equally unhealthy. "The study only said, 'Look, these fish are contaminated.' It didn't really say what else you might eat or what foods are also contaminated," Gannon said. "This is a big, big issue." Under his leadership, the Warm Springs Tribe hopes to secure up to $1 million in federal funding for a three- to five-year study that would resample fish at sites used in the EPA study, but would test fish in the Deschutes River, too. The study would do more extensive testing for contaminants in fish cheeks and heads - parts eaten almost uniquely by tribal members - where contaminants are more likely to build up in the fatty tissue. Scientists also may grind the fish to test for contaminants - the earlier study tested only fillets. "You don't want to bias your sample by looking at only one part of the fish," Gannon said. "We want to sample the whole fish, particularly as it applies to the tribal uses." The results will allow the tribe to draw up recommendations for fish consumption and preparation that would reduce or eliminate the amount of toxins tribal members consume, Gannon said. The project represents a massive undertaking for the Warm Springs Tribe, which hopes to work with tissue labs in Idaho and possibly Canada. The tribal council must still approve the proposal, which could occur as early as this fall, he said. "The things we're doing today are to protect people who aren't even born yet," he said. "We've never done anything like this at Warm Springs. It may be the biggest challenge I ever face in my job here." The mid-Columbia tribes also want to pinpoint polluters and use that data to influence state and federal discharge and water-quality standards, tribal officials said. They are working with the EPA on a separate study and map that could take years to complete. The tribes and the agency are collecting samples of sediment and water from the Columbia River's main stem and key tributaries, said Patricia Cirone, a Seattle-based EPA biologist who is leading the joint federal- tribal project. Scientists are testing for 12 of the 92 contaminants identified in last year's report, she said. By comparing that information with a detailed map of every industrial, mining and agricultural site on the mid-Columbia, the scientists should be able to pinpoint polluters and crack down on them, Cirone said. Scott said most tribal members aren't willing to give up their ancient fishing traditions - no matter what. "If you tell a tribal person they can't fish, it's like a punch in the gut," said Scott, who eats fish three to four times a week. "And if you really have no clear choices in terms of toxicity, then maybe it's better to eat the fish after all." Copyright c. 2003 Rocky Mountain News, The E.W. Scripps Co. --------- "RE: Yellowbird: Failure of reform in Native Schools" --------- Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:15:58 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SCHOOLS" http://www.grandforks.com/~/dorreen_yellow_bird/6704924.htm Dorreen Yellowbird September 7, 2003 DORREEN YELLOW BIRD COLUMN: Some thoughts on failure and reform in Native schools Last year 18 of 23 North Dakota schools with high Native American enrollment, many of them Bureau of Indian Affairs or tribal schools, scored below the standard on national tests. The failure of the Native education programs became painfully clear in my recent visit to the Turtle Mountain reservation. It was suggested that reservation schools might take a look at some exceptional urban ghetto schools that have produced high-scoring students. Why can't reservations do the same? Somewhere in the back pages of that question is an implication that perhaps Native people don't have the capacity to learn. Not true. Turtle Mountain is a good example of how Native people have put hand over hand and climbed the degree ladder. Richard Monette, the tribal chairman of this reservation, is a lawyer and a law professor. In North Dakota there are more than a dozen Native American physicians who practice in Bismarck, Fargo, Minot, Grand Forks and on reservations. Three of the five presidents of tribal colleges have doctoral degrees. There are Native Americans professionals in almost every field. More important, the number of success stories is growing. That said, it is also true there are problems with the Native American educational systems. We are failing to teach enough of our children to read, write and do math. The national tests are the most visible measure of how badly we are failing. I attended a Catholic Indian mission school in South Dakota. I went there after 10 years of public school in Minot. I couldn't believe how far behind the mission school was compared to Minot. The classes were too easy. In my experience as a teacher on the reservation and off, I found one of the problems to be the low expectation of Native children by some teachers and administrators. When I worked in Washington, D.C., I had dinner one night with a girlfriend who was in my class at mission school. Painfully, she told me that the principal, who was a nun, had told her she would never make it in college and should go into a trade such as hair styling. Today she has her master's degree and is the program director for a large state-wide education program. There weren't high expectations for my friend because she came from a reservation. Many of the teachers and administrators on reservations - this includes Native Americans - believe the stereotype about Native children and the youngsters are turned toward trades or the military. Many of the reservations are in isolated areas and it is difficult to entice good teachers and administrators to live there. There's not enough academic competition with other schools, and a student who is valedictorian in a tribal school might be average in a public school. Some teachers are not comfortable in reservation situations. They can be bullied by parents and administrators to "pass" or go easy on some students for political reasons. History plays a role in the school systems on reservations, too. Some say what happened to Indians is history. Get over it, as it doesn't affect our students today, they say. Untrue. We are just barely moving away from the taint of the years where we were pawns between the churches who were responsible for our education and the government who wanted tribes suppressed and under control. It was the edict of the government to destroy tribalism and the communal lifestyle of Indian people. What that policy did to Native children is to disconnect them from their families. Then these children became parents who hadn't learned parenting skills. They were taught religion vigorously, but reading, writing and arithmetic and how to parent wasn't a part of our boarding-school life. So parents today have had to relearn parenting skills. They have had to learn that in order for their child to succeed, they must provide them with all the support that most middle-class parents give their children. Some children come from homes where alcohol and drugs affect their lives dramatically - a lifestyle set in motion during the 1800s, when the government needed to subdue Native people. One of the things that has begun to reverse the trend is a better understanding of who we are as Native people - our spirituality and culture. That may not help the youngster read or write, but it gives them a foundation. From there they can jump to the next step. That new and encouraging trend can be seen in some children today. They have role models to help them realize that a career as a teacher or doctor is within their reach. It is time now for those Native American experts who returned to the reservation to learn from their experience and change the systems that aren't working. Yellow Bird writes columns Tuesday and Saturday. Reach her at 780-1228, (800) 477-6572 ext. 228 or dyellowbird@gfherald.com. --------- "RE: Museums concede Dark role in Looting" --------- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:11:38 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MUSEUM GRAVE ROBBERS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~11676~1605219,00.html Museums concede dark role in looting of Indian relics By Anne C. Mulkern, Denver Post Washington Bureau September 2, 2003 WASHINGTON - Deep in the storage rooms of Harvard University's prestigious Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology rests a dark- haired doll in a wooden coffin, a child's prized possession with a sad and sordid past. Buried with a Klamath Indian girl - and likely put in a coffin to mirror that child's death - the doll was yanked from its grave by an early 20th- century tomb raider, who passed it to a dealer, who then gave it to Harvard. The doll drew scant attention for decades. Now it's part of a 21st- century mea culpa by the nation's top museums. Some of America's most celebrated institutions - including Harvard's Peabody, The Field Museum in Chicago and the American Museum of Natural History in New York - are indicating for the first time in reports to the U.S. government that they were more involved in the looting of Native American burial grounds than they have previously admitted. Those institutions now are in the process of returning hundreds of thousands of artifacts and human remains to tribal groups around the country. Historians and anthropologists have acknowledged for years that various burial objects, human remains and other sacred tribal items somehow made their way into museum collections. But a growing cache of federal documents reviewed by The Denver Post shows the widespread scope of the practice and the complicity of museums in acquiring Indian items, for both scientific reasons and financial gain. "There's a whole really seedy and hideous history here that most people - most Indians really - don't know even now," said Suzan Shown Harjo, president of the Morning Star Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based Indian rights group. Widespread plundering of Indian graveyards and religious sites was no secret to the tribes who watched it happen in anger and despair. But it was not until near the end of the 20th century that tribal leaders gathered enough political clout to demand an accounting of the thefts and the return of stolen bodies and artifacts. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 requires federal agencies and museums that receive federal funding to inventory certain Native American belongings in their possession, then publish lists of those items. Tribes that can show an affiliation with the sacred items, human remains or other relics may then request that the item be returned. The law also requires museums to detail how Indian items arrived at the institutions. Their findings are now being reported to the federal government. Documents indicate that some of the most vaunted museums - the Field Museum, the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. - bought Native American items, including human remains, from collectors who had just dug them up from graves. Others filing reports under the Graves Act include Harvard's Peabody, the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, the Museum of Western Colorado in Grand Junction, the Heard Museum in Phoenix and the Utah Museum of Natural History. Some museums bought Native American items and remains from collectors. Others took sacred items during their own archaeological digs. In other cases, the museums contracted with anthropologists or explorers to open specific gravesites on their behalf. There was trade among the museums and even - in the case of the Field Museum - the sale of excess human remains. Some institutions bought prized pieces in the mid-20th century's thriving native art and antiquities market. In the 1940s and '50s, for example, the Denver Art Museum purchased Native American artifacts from third-party dealers, several of whom could not or did not provide information about the items' origins, known in the industry as provenance. Such information is necessary to show that items were not stolen or otherwise illegally obtained. Archaeologists and museums say they collected the tribal grave and sacred objects when doing so was widely considered not just allowable but admirable because they were saving artifacts from deterioration, loss or destruction. "It never crossed (anthropologists') minds that digging up ancient stuff would be anything anyone would object to," said Vin Steponaitis, an anthropology professor at the University of North Carolina and past president of the Society for American Archaeology. A century of theft The type of grave robbing described in the federal reports spanned more than a 100 years, from the late 19th century through the closing years of the 20th century. The U.S. government endorsed much of it. In fact, the U. S. military, acting on the orders of the surgeon general, routinely dug up Native American graves in the late 19th century as part of an experiment that historians say sought to prove that Native Americans were inferior based on the size of their skulls. It was more than a coincidence, Harjo said, that medicine bundles and other religious items started appearing in museums shortly after 1880, when U.S. law declared the practice of Indian religion illegal and gave the military the right to seize tribal items interpreted to be "heathen." Such government edicts, she said, were "free shopping authorizations" for the museums. "Take what you want and pass some of it on," she said. "The newly founded museums in the U.S. were competing with each other to go out and appropriate anything they could possible find in the name of science," said Walter Echo-Hawk, an attorney for the Boulder-based Native American Rights Fund. "It's a very troubling period in American history." In some cases, Echo-Hawk said, bones were not even buried before they were taken, as in a skirmish he described between the Pawnees and the military in 1869 in Kansas, after which soldiers rushed in to decapitate the bodies and take the skulls. The museum community did not begin to reconsider its practices until around 1970, when tribes began to gain more political influence. But even in 1985, Harvard's Peabody was accepting items that had been taken from graves early in the century. Records show that Harvard accepted an iron hatchet and iron-carving tool from a Pawnee grave in 1985 from Boston benefactor William H. Claflin. They came from the collection of his father, William Chaflin Sr., who had sponsored excavations of Native American sites. Claflin Sr. had purchased these two items from the widow of another collector. That person had bought it from a military general, who had collected them sometime prior to 1878. The doll in the coffin at Harvard was unearthed from a Klamath grave in California around 1903 by Grace Nicholson, a dealer with no training in anthropology or ethnology. She gathered items on behalf of collectors and museums and, biographical accounts say, to protect the Indian culture from disappearing. She is estimated to have retrieved about 2,000 items from tribal sites. Changing attitudes The Denver Post reviewed hundreds of records documenting how tribal possessions were taken. The 1990 law requires museums that receive federal funding to return certain items that were taken improperly from Native American tribes, including human remains, items used in funerals, relics of great cultural significance and objects that are used in important tribal ceremonies. The law was passed after tribes demanded the return of their religious items, ancestors' bones and other relics. They threatened to sue museums for wrongfully taking the items, but that was ruled out after tribes and museums decided to work together to draft the legislation. Sponsored by then-Rep. Morris Udall of Arizona and co-sponsored by then-Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, the legislation was signed into law by the elder President Bush. Before returning an artifact, museums are required to document how they acquired it. In Senate hearings before the law passed, various museum officials testified that they did not know exactly what they had in terms of Native American items, or how the museum had acquired them. To get those answers, curators have been combing museum records, reviewing notes and diaries from collectors, and checking outside historical records. All told, 130 museums have reported they are ready to return 13,471 Native American human remains and 330,991 objects found in burial places. The total number of human remains and associated burial items held in museums is not known. The items ready for return also do not include sacred objects, items of cultural importance and funerary items not associated with specific burials, which also must be returned. Museums and federal agencies together have counted 27,312 human remains and 543,081 burial objects. Remains returned to tribes have been reburied in somber ceremonies, and many returned ceremonial items are again being used. >Many of the details that emerged from the research have been uncomfortable, if not unexpected, for some in the museum community. "Much of it I found personally appalling," said Jonathan Haas, the Field Museum's Americas curator. "But I have also worked in and around museums for more than 30 years, and found none of it particularly surprising. "Museum practice at the turn of the century was determined by different sets of ethics," he said. "While these ethics cannot be defended today, they were pretty standard at the time." Re-evaluation of American museums" claim to possess and display Native American artifacts comes as groups worldwide are questioning who really has the right to hold a variety of sundered art treasures. Greece wants Britain to return the Elgin marbles, pieces of the ancient Parthenon seized around 1800. Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, the British ambassador at Constantinople at the time, won authority from the ruling Sultan to cart off certain sculptures. Across Europe, museums, nations and individuals are seeking the return of art stolen by Nazis during World War II. At the time when many of the Indian items were taken, they were not considered the property of the tribes but rather the archaeological resources of the American people. Some credit the 1990 law with shifting attitudes. "Before the legislation passed, I don't think many museums thought about the inappropriateness of collecting items from graves," said James Pepper Henry with the National Museum of the American Indian, a part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. "Museums are conscious now there are certain items that are not appropriate to be in museums." Anthropologists say that what they do has scientific value and is separate from the actions of collectors and museums that buy and sell, driving the market for grave looting. But Native Americans don't see that distinction. "To me it's sort of disingenuous to talk about native remains as something with just pure scientific value," said D. Bambi Kraus, president of the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers in Washington. "The people in academia built their (professional careers) on this stuff." Anthropologists now commonly confer with local tribes before digging, and most museums have enacted policies that ban the type of collecting done when many of Native American items were acquisitioned. In 2000, the American Association of Museums published a book in 2000, "Code of Ethics for Museums." A major tenet of the code says that museums should only accept items they have the legal right to hold. "I think there is a tremendous increase in cultural sensitivity among museums and a different set of values in collecting," said Edward Able, president of the American Association of Museums. Harvard's Peabody now routinely rejects bequeathed collections And "if we know the collector has been purchasing on the antiquities market, as a general rule, we will not touch it," Gerardi said. "Essentially we don't purchase things on the antiquities market, period." Those policies were not the case when museums were acquiring items in their massive Native American collections. The Field Museum, federal records show, purchased human remains several times. In 1903, for example, it bought the remains of four people from Franz Boas, a German immigrant and anthropologist. Boas had purchased those remains from another collector, F.M. Noe. They had been dug from a gravel bank in Muncie, Ind., and were identified in Noe's notes as "Muncie Indians." Sometime before 1921, the Field also excavated remains of at least seven people sometime before 1921that it sold to the Milwaukee Public Museum. "For some reason, people see Indian graves as archaeological finds rather than graves," Campbell said. In passing the repatriation law in 1990, Congress said it was concerned that museums - and state and federal agencies that also have Native American artifacts - were not sufficiently investigating how collectors and benefactors had come into possession of those items. "This practice has contributed to the continued growth of a black market in the sale and trade of objects illegally removed from Indian burial sites," lawmakers said in a 1987 Senate report. A House report from the same period shows the profit motive: Art dealers confirmed that a shirt with scalp locks would sell for about $200,000. As late as the 1950s, the new federal records show, institutions such as the Denver Art Museum were buying Indian relics without requiring detailed histories. The Denver museum did not have any skulls or skeletons but did buy what tribes consider sacred objects. In 1941, the Denver Art Museum purchased a painted skin cap, with feathers attached, from M.J. Kolhberg & Co., a Denver antique dealer. Museum records state "it is not known how M.J. Kolhberg & Co. acquired the painted skin cap." A few years later, the museum bought three ceremonial masks from Altman Antiques, a Los Angeles antique dealer. The museum catalog card identifies at least two of the masks as Apache. But the museum does not know how the antique dealer acquired the items. "Everyone tries to go by the ethics of their time," Nancy Blomberg, Denver Art Museum's curator of native arts, said when asked about the practices of the museum in earlier years. "I'm not going to go back and question my predecessors." Most museums are much stricter now about requiring specific histories of items, said Able, president of the American Association of Museums. In the 1950s, he said, "they were not strict at all. They were trusting and fairly naive, I think. They were simply not aware of the implications of accepting some of the objects they did." Museums often took bones and artifacts given to them by others, sometimes knowing their origin and sometimes without much information. Harvard's Peabody, for example, inherited many items and remains taken by the military from the Army Medical Museum, a precursor of the National Museum of Health and Medicine. Private collectors also donated their holdings to institutions such as the Peabody. They helped Harvard accumulate the largest Native American collection in the United States, apart from the Smithsonian. Harvard's Peabody has 6 million items in its collection, 25 percent of which come from North America. It also had the third-largest collection of human remains, behind the Smithsonian and the University of California at Berkeley, according to the records. Harvard's Gerardi rejects the claim that many sacred items were "stolen" from tribes. Individual Indians sold artifacts to collectors, she said. Tribal representatives, however, said museums should be blamed for their role in the acquisitions because "they turned a blind eye." "For the most part, they had a pretty good idea what they were getting, and that in all likelihood it was something they weren't supposed to have, " said Harjo of the Morning Star Institute. The interaction of museums and Native Americans over the years has been a "love-hate relationship," attorney Echo-Hawk said. Museums did preserve the culture of Native Americans when it was in danger of being destroyed, he said. But at the same time, museums must accept some blame for encouraging the plundering of graves. "It was very, very troubling and very, very dark and grisly circumstances," Echo-Hawk said. Copyright c. 2003 Denver Post. --------- "RE: Tribal Land Law causes uproar" --------- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:16:06 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LAND LAW" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/6688651.htm Tribal land law causes uproar CRITICS: INDIANS WOULD HAVE TOO MUCH POWER TO HALT DEVELOPMENTS By Steve Johnson Mercury News September 4, 2003 A proposed state law that would give Indians unprecedented power to halt developments near sacred tribal land has builders, local government officials and others howling. Indian groups - whose political clout has grown as they have made major campaign contributions in recent years - say the bill is essential to keep their cultural and religious areas from being despoiled. "These places are disappearing as we speak, and there are so few left," said Sally Palmer, spokeswoman for the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, which is one of the primary supporters of the bill. The measure has passed the Senate and is likely to be taken up by the full Assembly shortly. Gov. Gray Davis has indicated he will sign it. But opponents, including builders and local government officials, say it would delay everything from new highways to housing developments, driving up construction costs by millions of dollars a year. Some of these opponents are particularly concerned about provisions in the bill that would impose criminal penalties - a $10,000 fine and a one- year jail term - on anyone who publicly discussed these sacred sites. They say that could make it difficult for community groups, city planners and others to learn about and challenge claims that particular sites need protecting. In an Aug. 22 letter to a Davis aide, the California First Amendment Coalition called the bill "the most wide-ranging incursion into settled law protecting open government, open court proceedings and free speech that CFAC has encountered in a single piece of legislation." (The Mercury News belongs to the coalition.) The bill, SB 18, would give the Native American Heritage Commission - a nine-member body established in 1976 and appointed by the governor - broad new powers to veto or alter public and private building projects. The commission already offers advice on developments. But under the bill, state and local agencies doing environmental reviews of projects would be required to consult with it on whether "traditional tribal cultural sites" would be significantly affected. If the commission concluded that the site would be harmed, the project would have to be turned down or altered, unless the state or local agency could show there was an overriding public interest in building it. That process could take months, developers say. City and county government officials are concerned, too. Some say they fear their oversight of development could be partly usurped by the commission. And they worry that the secretive process could diminish their input. The types of sites that would be covered is unclear. Under the bill, the commission would have to come up with a definition within a year. Nonetheless, Larry Myers, a Pomo Indian and executive secretary of the Native American Heritage Commission, said he believed the sites could include rock formations, lakes and other places - not just burial grounds. The commission has compiled a list of 1,500 possible sites. However, Myers said he would be inclined to add others without heavily questioning their authenticity, because he wouldn't want to judge the beliefs of other Indians. Once sites are approved by the commission, they could be hard to challenge. State law already requires many Indian sites to be kept secret to discourage vandals and looters. But under SB 18, anyone disclosing information about the spots would be subject for the first time to criminal penalties. The governor's support of the bill has also aroused concerns about the growing political influence of Indian tribes, some of California's biggest campaign contributors. On Tuesday, the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians handed $1.5 million to Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, who wants to replace Davis if the effort to recall him succeeds. Two other tribes recently gave him more than $500,000. Davis, who vetoed a similar bill last year, received more than $1 million from Indian groups for his re-election campaign last year. And his endorsement of SB18 in July - shortly before the recall effort qualified for the Oct. 7 election - suggests to some critics that it was intended to woo more money from the tribes. "I found it curious that the governor would come out so early on this with his support," said Richard Lyon of the California Association of Realtors. Davis spokeswoman Amber Pasricha acknowledged that the governor has mentioned his support of the bill in recent meetings with Indians. But she denied a quid pro quo was involved and added that when Davis vetoed the bill last year he promised to help draft a better one this year. "They've spent about 10 months reviewing language with developers, with tribes, to try and make sure there is a balance between the need to preserve a traditional tribal cultural site and the legitimate need of the property owner and developer," Pasricha said. The bill - introduced by Sen. John Burton, D-San Francisco - is sponsored by more than 50 Indian groups, which dispute the claim that developments will be severely affected. "I don't think it's going to bring the economy of California to a screeching halt," said Myers, of the commission. Currently, Indians have to fight piecemeal battles to preserve their cultural spots. In 2000, for example, state lawmakers passed a bill to halt construction of a San Diego County landfill near an area Indians had declared sacred. Davis vetoed that measure. But a year later, tribes won a major victory by persuading the federal government to declare another site, near Temecula, off-limits to a proposed high-voltage electricity line. Some observers worry that the commission's decisions could trigger numerous lawsuits, with one major area of contention being whether the bill unconstitutionally gives preference to Indian religious practices. For instance, a church whose development plans were vetoed by the commission might consider suing on these grounds. "I could see just endless court challenges over this thing," said Steve Delva, president of Standard Pacific Homes' South Bay division. "I'm absolutely stunned that it's gotten this far." Contact Steve Johnson at sjohnson@mercurynews.com or (408) 920-5043. Copyright c. 2003 Mercury News and wire service sources. --------- "RE: Building new Homes on Pine Ridge" --------- Date: Tue, Sep 2, 2003 8:11 PM From: bravesheart@aol.com (BravesHeart) Subj: Building new homes on Pine Ridge rez Newsgroup: alt.native FROM AOLS FEATURE PAGE: PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. and Partners Turn Promises into Homes on Pine Ridge Reservation KYLE, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003--PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., along with Fannie Mae and First Mortgage Company, announced the launch of Gateway Initiative specifically for use by the Oglala Sioux Tribe, during a wall-raising ceremony on the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing construction yard. The Gateway Initiative will provide a revolving fund in the amount of $175,000 that the Oglala Sioux will draw upon to build new homes or purchase and rehabilitate existing homes on the Pine Ridge Reservation. As each housing unit is completed, the fund will be reimbursed from the proceeds of sale providing an opportunity for the Oglala Sioux to start a new project and work with the next designated family to make its dream of affordable homeownership a reality. "This venture with Fannie Mae and First Mortgage Company is important to PMI because it is an affirmation of our basic corporate mission to expand homeownership opportunities. It is also a demonstration that the private sector is able to meet the needs of underserved segments and do so in a sound business-like fashion," said PMI Chairman and CEO Roger Haughton. During the 1999 Shared Visions Native American Homeownership and Economic Development Summit, Mr. Haughton pledged that PMI would increase its efforts to expand homeownership opportunities for Native Americans. Since then, PMI has made considerable strides to work with lenders and tribal governments to make funds available for Native American tribes across the country. Today, PMI and its partners helped fulfill Haughton's specific commitment to the Oglala Sioux. "I am especially pleased to make this announcement, as it is the fulfillment of a promise that I made to your tribe on this Reservation, four years ago," said Mr. Haughton. Democratic Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota, who shares PMI's commitment to assisting Native American communities, was the featured guest speaker for the event. "Pine Ridge Reservation residents have often heard the promise of economic growth and affordable housing," said Sen. Johnson. "But today, we are celebrating the transformation of these lofty promises into real partnerships that can make the American dreams of homeownership a reality on the Pine Ridge Reservation. "I applaud the efforts of the partners, especially the relentless efforts of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing, to bring this dream to within reach for all its members. With more hard work and perseverance, the partnership we celebrate today will continue to pave the way for sustained economic growth not only on Pine Ridge, but throughout Indian Country," said Sen. Johnson. PMI established the Gateway Initiative in October 2000 to create homeownership opportunities in select under served communities across the United States. PMI has successfully established Gateway in Oakland, CA; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; San Antonio, TX; Chicago, IL; Flint, MI; and on Native American tribal lands: Navajo Partnership for Housing of St. Michael, AZ and Pueblo of Acoma, N.M. Additionally, PMI announced that it has granted the Red Cloud Indian School $10,000 to ensure that students of Pine Ridge receive the best education possible. This money will be used to acquire books for Red Cloud's Accelerated Reader Program. PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The PMI Group, Inc. (NYSE:PMI), headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif. PMI is an international provider of credit enhancement products and lender services that promote homeownership and facilitate mortgage transactions in the capital markets. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries and unconsolidated strategic investments, The PMI Group, Inc. offers residential mortgage insurance and credit enhancement products domestically and internationally, lender services and financial guaranty reinsurance. PMI is an advocate of affordable housing and supports a number of organizations that foster greater access to affordable housing. PMI's approach to affordable housing lending is to develop products and services that assist responsible borrowers who may not qualify for mortgage loans under traditional underwriting practices. CONTACT: The PMI Group, Inc. Josh Wozman, 925-658-6863 (Media) SOURCE: The PMI Group, Inc. Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: http://www.businesswire.com --------- "RE: O'odham need for Housing is Acute" --------- Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 22:14:46 -0700 From: "Chris Milda (_Akimel O`odham_)" Subj: O'odham need for housing is acute (Fwd) - - - - - - -- - - - - - - Mailing List: News Gathering http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=090 303d1_tohono&PHPSESSID=6ece3796fcd4b6cd5fa1aec297d0cacf O'odham need for housing is acute Wednesday, September 3, 2003 The problem is so widespread on all Arizona reservations that the governor met with representatives of 21 tribes in the high school gym south of Sells yesterday. LARRY COPENHAVER lcopenha@tucsoncitizen.com Corrected version; properly identifies Johnny Endfield SELLS - More than 700 members of the Tohono O'odham Nation share a dream, a passion to someday own homes that are warm in the winter and dry in the rain. But many cannot find the cash to buy even the plainest of modern living, said Josie Chavez, acting director of the Ki:Ki Association, the arm of the tribe that heads housing development. Ki:Ki in the native language means "home." Most of the people needing homes are living with family members or friends, crowding into limited space to get a roof over heads, she said. The problem stems from lack of economic development, she said. Infrastructure, such as running water, sewage disposal, telephones and sometimes electricity, is not there to even make modern living possible. It's a Catch-22, no homes because of the lack of jobs, no jobs because of lack of commerce, and no commerce because of the lack of infrastructure. The problem is so commonplace among American Indians across Arizona, that 21 tribes yesterday gathered in the high school gym south of Sells near Topawa to discuss the situation with Gov. Janet Napolitano. The event was called the Governor's Tribal Housing Summit. Last year, the tribe was able to build only 15 new homes, although it was forced to spend $1.3 million in infrastructure, said Vivian Juan- Saunders, chairwoman of the nation, which counts 28,000 members, half of them living on 2.8-million acres of reservation in southern Arizona. The process is very slow and costly, she said. The people are so spread out over the large territory, it costs a bundle to bring services to them. But the nation is working on a plan to minimize infrastructure development, Juan-Saunders said. The idea is to create developments, clusters of homes in a central location where infrastructure can serve many families. Members do not want to leave family traditional lands, she said. "We are getting resistance, but some younger families just want a house, and I predict they will take a home in a heartbeat if it's available." An example of that was carried out at Miguel, a village east of Sells. Modern plumbing was installed and a sewage treatment facility was built. The cluster can accommodate several hundred homes if money is available to build them. Yet, there are nearly 350 homes on the reservation that have no kitchen or inside plumbing, she said. That means there are no inside toilets, no wash basins and no showers. Some old structures used for living space even have dirt floors. The primary funding source of homes on the reservation is the U.S. Department of Housing and Development, which requires an annual family income of $14,000, Chavez explained. "But there is a big gap between the $14,000 and what they have." And many cannot make the payments, Juan-Saunders added. "This is not possible for many O'odham families." If the funding does not come from HUD, members have to apply for a bank loan, noted Johnny Endfield, representative to the summit from the White Mountain Apache Tribe. And lenders are reluctant to loan money to people living on the reservation because the land on which homes sit belongs to the tribe, not the homeowners. It's a problem that has far-reaching effects, the governor said. "Tribal housing deficits mean difficulties in attracting teachers to reservation schools, problems securing health-care workers to meet tribal health needs and waiting lists that can span several years before tribal members have a place to call home," Napolitano said. The housing summit is the third tribal summit the governor has convened this year. Another summit in Yuma on Dec. 19 will focus on tourism and economic development on reservation lands. --------- "RE: Dismissed Mille Lacs Reservation Lawsuit appealed" --------- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:24:35 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MILLE LACS LAND" http://www.millelacsmessenger.com/~854600&S=506&PubID=14133 Dismissed reservation lawsuit appealed by Joel Patenaude, Messenger Staff Writer September 3, 2003 County, bank argue dispute real enough Making a late August deadline, Mille Lacs County and the First National Bank of Milaca formally appealed the May 7 dismissal of their reservation boundary lawsuit against the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. In their appeals filed with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the county and bank repeated their assertion that the original 61,000-acre reservation, established by treaty in 1855, was disestablished by treaties in 1863 and 1864 and by the 1889 Nelson Act. This history was recounted in a 1913 U.S. Supreme Court decision the plaintiffs wish to see upheld by way of a declaratory judgment. Minnesota District Court Judge James Rosenbaum dismissed the case on the grounds that no actual jurisdictional dispute existed between the band and the county to warrant him declaring whether the old reservation does or doesn't exist. Attorneys for the Mille Lacs Band persuaded the judge to throw out the lawsuit by arguing that the county has not been harmed by several federal agencies recognizing the continued existence of the 1855 reservation. But Tom Tobin, the South Dakota attorney pursuing the reservation boundary case for the county, wrote in his appeal, "Uncertainty concerning reservation boundaries can present substantial harm if left unresolved. The county wishes to resolve this issue before it or others are faced with irreparable injury or liability." Tobin argues that if a Mille Lacs reservation exists today, it is confined to about 4,000 acres of trust lands held by the federal government in Kathio and Isle Harbor townships. On the other hand, Tobin wrote, "The position of the band is firm: The 1855 reservation has not been disestablished. The band asserts and intends to assert jurisdiction accordingly, at least in many significant respects." The band ceded and relinquished the reservation in the treaties of 1863- 64. But both treaties included a provision that band members could remain on condition of their "good conduct" toward white settlers. Soon thereafter, the federal government began issuing non-Indians patents for land within the former reservation. In 1899, Congress passed the Nelson Act which created a commission to obtain from several Ojibwe bands further cession of reservation lands in exchange for the promise of land allotments to individual Indians. Mille Lacs Band members had lost nearly all of their land by 1914 when Congress appropriated money to purchase allotments for them. Over time, the band established its tribal government, two profitable casinos and won a legal victory from the U.S. Supreme Court upholding its treaty-derived hunting and fishing rights. While the band has gained political and economic clout in recent years, it has bought more land inside and outside the original reservation boundaries. A 120-acre site for a regional sewer plant was the first property in more than a decade that the band asked the Department of Interior to place into trust, thereby taking it off the local property tax rolls. As the band's influence and land base has increased, so too have the concerns over jurisdiction held by the county and many non-Indian residents. County officials and their supporters argue that the band's agenda is to "resurrect" the original reservation on the south end of Mille Lacs Lake, about 80 percent of which is still owned by non-Indians. WHY THE APPEAL? Despite the general uncertainty over the reservation boundaries, Judge Rosenbaum failed to see a specific or "ripe" jurisdictional dispute between the county and band for the federal court system to "fix." In the county's appeal, Tobin wrote that Rosenbaum erred by concluding the county's case "was one of abstract injuries." He said Rosenbaum failed to see that the case "requires little, if any, factual development." Nevertheless, the judge ignored the "evidence of real impending injuries" the county would experience if the boundary dispute were not resolved, Tobin wrote. Tobin insists the county has legal standing to bring the reservation lawsuit. He said the county's property interest in the disputed area was recognized in the Minnesota District Court's 1993 decision in the treaty rights case. "In terms of dollars and consequences, what was at stake in the treaty- related litigation pales in comparison with the consequences of resurrecting the 61,000-acre Mille Lacs Reservation in this rural Minnesota county," he wrote. In their accompanying appeal, attorneys for the First National Bank protested that the band has enacted statutes that "apply directly to the bank's day-to-day business." Bank president B.P. Allen Jr. believes his family-owned financial institution is burdened by the jurisdictional uncertainty that exists. The bank, he said in an affidavit, "is reluctant to take out a mortgage on certain properties within the disputed area because of the potential for conflicting land use regulations." The bank's attorney contends that not until the county threatened litigation did the band pay for a handful of outstanding building permits and "comply with county zoning ordinances. There is, however, no guarantee that the band will not resume its rebuff of county zoning laws." CONTROVERSY NEEDED? Tobin cites as precedent two Eighth Circuit cases affirming that federal declaratory judgments can be used to settle reservation boundary disputes that do not hinge on specific jurisdictional issues. In Tobin's words "it was not necessary" in City of North Town, ND vs. United States (1972) and Rosebud Sioux Tribe vs. Kneip (1977) "to focus on any controversy beyond the legitimate and concrete dispute between governmental entities regarding the status of reservation boundaries." "On appeal," he continued, "the county maintains that the New Town and Rosebud precedent controls and that this case is clearly fit for declaratory relief - even without a specific controversy underlying the dispute over the existence of the reservation boundaries." Tobin described as "misplaced" Rosenbaum's citations of other reservation boundary cases dismissed by lower courts for lacking sufficient controversies. CAUSES FOR CONCERN In any case, Mille Lacs County does have reason to worry that the band could gain civil regulatory authority - over traffic violations committed by Indians, for example - if the area is declared a reservation once again and, by extension, is treated legally as "Indian country." Public Law 280 already gives the state of Minnesota broad criminal and limited civil jurisdiction on reservation lands. But the county worries its sheriff's deputies could be sued by the band over law enforcement actions taken against band members. "How the county is expected to continue to protect the citizenry and avoid possible constitutional wrongs is puzzling without knowing where the reservation begins and where it ends," Tobin wrote. The appeal conceded that former Mille Lacs County Sheriff Dennis Boser in a deposition said his deputies have not been hindered in enforcing the law without regard to whether the reservation is 4,000 or 61,000 acres. Tobin said Rosenbaum was simply wrong when he concluded that the band had "neither threatened nor demonstrated an intention to enforce band statutes beyond its 4,000 acres of trust land." Tobin pointed out that the band has sought "memorandums of understanding" with the state agencies concerned with natural resources, pollution control and transportation. "In each instance, the authority of the band was dependent upon the continued existence of the 1855 reservation," he said. Because band officials and their attorneys consider the old, much more expansive, reservation to still exist, Tobin said it's reasonable to assume they believe they could exercise authority over lands owned by non- Indians. Absent the 1855 reservation boundaries, however, the band could not begin to assert jurisdiction even over band members living on band-owned fee land on the former reservation, Tobin wrote. Copyright c. 2003 Mille Lacs Messenger All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Reason for bold B.C. Offer to the Haida" --------- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 21:36:50 -0400 From: Frosty Subj: Fw: The reason for 'bold' B.C. offer to the Haida Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Diabo ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Bain http://www.canada.com/~/story.asp?id=C8C4BED2-738A-4997-B840-370CD6AC44E2 The reason for 'bold' B.C. offer to the Haida Vaughn Palmer Vancouver Sun Thursday, September 04, 2003 VICTORIA - The B.C. Liberal government on Wednesday offered 20 per cent of the Queen Charlotte Islands to settle the land claims of the Haida First Nation. Attorney-General Geoff Plant, the minister for treaty negotiations, said he hoped the offer would be seen as a "bold move." Though the Haida negotiations have not advanced to the phase where land would usually be under discussion, Mr. Plant said the object was to "jump- start negotiations." The B.C. offer encompasses some 200,000 hectares of provincial Crown land, concentrated on the northwest side of the Charlottes. Half would be transferred outright to native ownership, the rest would consist of land use tenures and resource rights, such as a tree farm licences. The approximately 3,700 Haida, about half the population of the islands, currently occupy 1,700 hectares on reservations. The provincial transfer, amounting to 20 per cent of the Charlottes, combined with the Haida's existing joint management of the South Moresby National Park, would give the band control over one-third of the archipelago, according to Mr. Plant. He said the province is prepared to negotiate details and trade some parcels of land for others. There remains ample room to discuss other elements of a settlement, such as hunting and fishing rights, land use and other regulatory regimes. But he cautioned that the Haida response to the offer of 200,000 hectares of Crown land should not be "we'd like x per cent more." The province, the minister said, had put "its entire land package and land mandate on the table all at once." The province held back subsurface -- i.e. mineral and petroleum -- rights, meaning they might be reserved for a subsequent negotiation, perhaps involving the contentious issue of offshore development. Moreover, B.C. acted unilaterally, without the participation of the other essential party to treaty settlements, the federal government. Victoria and Ottawa have been working more closely on treaty talks this year. Their effort to "fast-track" talks with half a dozen bands has paid off with several agreements in principle, the penultimate step to achieving a formal treaty. B.C. tried to engage the feds in what it was attempting with the Haida as well. But the province was nevertheless engaged in a solo turn at the bargaining table. Explaining why, Mr. Plant complained about an increasingly "dysfunctional" situation in the Charlottes, amounting to a non-working relationship with the Haida. The band has rebuffed provincial efforts to alleviate the impasse, including the recent offer of timber-cutting rights worth almost $2 million. The province has been hearing complaints from Weyerhaeuser about an inability to gain access to its timber tenures in the islands. But Victoria's central concern is with a brace of high-profile legal actions. The Haida are in court pursuing a sweeping claim to outright ownership of the islands and all offshore waters. "Lock, stock and barrel," as some native leaders like to put it. Mr. Plant hopes the band will put that action in abeyance pending discussions on the land offer. On a second front, the province is scheduled to go before the Supreme Court of Canada in December, seeking to overturn a lower court ruling that gave the Haida a de facto veto over all land-use decisions. And there, if you like, is the other audience for Wednesday's move by the province -- the judiciary. Judges have shown a willingness over the years to tie up Crown land, block development and otherwise hold the economy hostage to the interest of preserving native claims. By flinging 20 per cent of the Charlottes on to the bargaining table in a single gesture, Mr. Plant is hoping to demonstrate that the province is serious about settling claims this side of lock, stock and barrel ownership. Or, as he put it, he wanted to show "the extent we are prepared to go," and, no less, "to put limits around what the province is willing to do." The offer stands until March. Barring progress at the bargaining table, Mr. Plant says the province may have to become more "cheerfully aggressive" about asserting its authority over provincial Crown land. But he's surely hoping that the courts will act to define and constrain native hegemony as well. vpalmer@direct.ca Copyright c. 2003 Vancouver Sun. --------- "RE: Haida reply to B.C. Offer: See you in Court" --------- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 08:05:57 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HAIDA:NO" http://www.canada.com/~/story.asp?id=DBA03647-327E-4E8F-9EDC-F712C9B92DE4 Haida reply to B.C. offer: 'See you in court' Vaughn Palmer Vancouver Sun Friday, September 05, 2003 VICTORIA -- The Haida First Nation wasted no time this week in rejecting the province's offer of 20 per cent of the Queen Charlotte Islands as a land claim settlement. "Mischief-making and political posturing," said Guujaaw, president of the Haida, in a statement right after provincial representatives presented the offer Wednesday in Skidegate. "That's been a pattern of theirs," he said, referring to the B.C. Liberal government, "making offers without any discussion." He recognized -- rightly, I'm thinking -- that the province was not really expecting the offer would "jump-start treaty negotiations with the Haida," though that was the justification given to reporters by Attorney- General Geoff Plant. Rather, the province was hoping to be able to demonstrate, for the purposes of a couple of major court actions involving the Haida, that it had at least made a serious offer in treaty negotiations. In any event, Guujaaw pledged Wednesday that the most far-reaching of those court actions, the so-called "rights and title case," will go ahead. The case, variously described as "ground-breaking" and "unprecedented," was launched in B.C. Supreme Court in March of 2002. A more detailed statement of claim followed in November of that year. As a response to this week's offer from the provincial government, the statement of claim leaves no doubt why 20 per cent was a non-starter. For the Haida are claiming the entire Queen Charlottes, or Haida Gwaii ("Islands of the People"), to use the name they prefer. Specifically: "The land, inland waters, seabed, archipelagic waters, air space and everything contained thereon and therein," to quote the statement of claim. Which is a pretty succinct legal summation of the claim of "lock-stock- and-barrel ownership," as the position has been characterized by advocates and opponents alike. "No treaty has ever been concluded between the Crown and the Haida Nation," continues the statement of claim. Therefore "the Defendants" -- Canada and B.C. -- "have unlawfully occupied and exploited the resources of Haida Gwaii and interfered with the culture and livelihood of the Haida Nation." And so on, through "the defendants have trespassed ... appropriated lands and resources ... collected taxes ... conveyed land to third parties ... failed to protect and manage resources." For which list of offences, the Haida ask the courts to award a no-less extensive degree of redress. One: "Compensation for unlawful occupation of and appropriation of Haida Gwaii." Two: "Damages in trespass for wrongful interference with Aboriginal Title." Three: "Damages in nuisance for unlawful interference with the Haida Nation's use of and enjoyment of Haida Gwaii and damage to Haida Gwaii." As to how the foregoing might be calculated, the statement helpfully suggests that the court begin with an accounting of "all profits, taxes, stumpage dues, royalties and other benefits in connection therewith acquired by the defendants and/or their servants, agents and contractors in respect of Haida Gwaii." The court is further asked to quash all forestry, mineral and fishing tenures and, if necessary, to eject the holders of those tenures. Plus interest, costs and "other relief." There, in a few excerpts (the entire statement runs nine pages), is the hard-line native position, translated into the language of the courts. One can see why a First Nation, having embarked on that ambitious a course, would be unlikely to bargain seriously for considerably less. But it is hard to think of a realistic counter-position for the federal and provincial governments, at least one they could take to their voters. Especially because similar claims could be made by other First Nations for the entire land mass, offshore waters and airspace of British Columbia. Negotiate? Yes. But the process has been painfully slow and expensive. Make more generous offers? Perhaps. But if 20 per cent isn't enough, one wonders what would be. Let the courts resolve it? That's been the fallback position for government and native leaders alike, but with demonstrable lack of progress and growing frustration for all sides. vpalmer@direct.ca Copyright c. 2003 Vancouver Sun. --------- "RE: Janklow still hasn't been booked for Fatal Crash" --------- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:11:38 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="JANKLOW NOT BOOKED" http://www.indianz.com/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15154-2003Sep2.html S.D. Public Doubts Fair Treatment For Janklow Favoritism Expected For Congressman By T. R. Reid Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, September 3, 2003 FLANDREAU, S.D., Sept. 2 -- Rep. William J. Janklow (R-S.D.) went to court for the first time today to face a charge of manslaughter after the accident last month that killed a motorcyclist on a rural road. Prosecutors pressed the toughest charge available against Janklow, but many people here are concerned that the powerful politician, who also has served as governor, will receive special treatment. Letters to newspaper editors and callers to radio talk shows complain that he has already received preferential treatment. Janklow, who police said had been speeding in the Cadillac he was driving and ran a stop sign, killing the cyclist, said nothing during the four-minute hearing at the Moody County Courthouse. His lawyers declined to enter a plea on the felony and the three misdemeanor charges against him. Circuit Court Judge Rodney Steele released Janklow without requiring bail and set a preliminary hearing to review the evidence for Sept. 25-26. The 63-year-old congressman, the state's dominant Republican politician for the past quarter-century, leaned on friends for support as he walked, slowly and shakily, into the rural county's only courtroom. As TV cameras homed in, he covered his face with the cast on his right hand. A four-term governor who won the state's at-large House seat last November, Janklow faces as many as 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted on the felony charge. His political career is also in jeopardy. A statewide poll recently showed that a large majority of South Dakotans want him to resign from Congress if he is found guilty of causing the crash; 45 percent said he should resign now. If Janklow were to resign, a special election would be called. Analysts here say the seat might well switch to the Democrats if that happened. Lawyers who handle traffic cases in this area say many cases like Janklow's would be resolved through plea bargaining, with the driver pleading guilty to some charge in return for a promise that he would not go to prison. But such a deal may be difficult for prosecutors to accept in Janklow's case, because of a widespread public view that the four-term governor will get special treatment because of his political connections. "If any of us had committed the crime he has, and with his driving record, we wouldn't be walking the streets without having posted a significant bail," read a letter to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader from reader Tim Borger. "But, because Mr. Janklow is part of the 'good ol' boy' network in this town, he is likely to get off without any serious ramifications." There was no sign of special treatment in the charges against Janklow. In bringing a felony charge of second-degree manslaughter, Moody County prosecutor William Ellingson used the most serious charge available in this state for a fatal accident where alcohol is not involved. The congressman was also charged with misdemeanors for speeding, running a stop sign and reckless driving. But the public remains doubtful. "There are some people that, no matter what happens, are going to think there is preferential treatment. We hear that on our show," said talk show host Randy McDaniel of Sioux Falls station KSOO. There has also been speculation that Janklow's driving record, with several speeding tickets and accidents, might be doctored. Janklow's son and spokesman, Russ Janklow, felt the need to make a statement denying it: "I can assure you that no state employee was directed to clean my dad's records. That's ridiculous." While his fellow members of Congress were reconvening in Washington today, Janklow came to the Moody County seat of Flandreau, a dot on the vast prairie where the highest structure is the grain elevator and the most popular shop is the town bakery, with fresh doughnuts priced at 28 cents. The sign greeting visitors at the city limit reads: "Flandreau -- hometown of U.S. Representative William J. Janklow." About two dozen Janklow supporters, bearing signs that said "We Still Love Bill," lined the lobby of the courthouse and encouraged him as he entered. Janklow now lives in an even smaller town, Brandon, about 30 miles south of here along county road 13. It was on that road, which he has driven thousands of times, that Janklow ran a stop sign, police said, and killed Randolph Scott, a 55-year-old Army veteran, on Aug. 16. The state patrol accident report estimates Janklow was driving about 70 mph to 75 mph -- the speed limit is 55 -- and did not slow down at the stop sign. Copyright c. 2003 The Washington Post Company. --------- "RE: OST considers helping Police in Whiteclay" --------- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 22:17:43 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="PINE RIDGE PATROLS" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/09/06/news/local/news03.txt Tribal officials consider helping police in Whiteclay September 6, 2003 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska officials and Oglala Sioux tribal officials in South Dakota plan to discuss using Pine Ridge Reservation police to help enforce the law in the border village of Whiteclay. The village has been a point of contention over stores selling alcohol to residents of the reservation in South Dakota, where alcohol is banned. The reservation is a few miles to the north of Whiteclay. A Sept. 29 meeting will be held to discuss issues such as training tribal police for duty in Whiteclay, Nebraska State Patrol Superintendent Tom Nesbitt said. The nearest Nebraska law enforcement personnel are stationed in the Sheridan County seat of Rushville, more than 20 miles away. By contrast, tribal police are located two miles away in Pine Ridge. Nesbitt said he will be among state officials to meet with Sheridan County leaders and tribal officials regarding the state deputizing tribal police. Any such arrangement would require approval from the tribal council, said Oglala Sioux President John Steele. Deputizing tribal police would be only one step in dealing with the alcohol problem, he said. Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. --------- "RE: Kayenta Woman dies after hit by Ambulance" --------- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:24:35 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="IHS AMBULANCE" http://www.indianz.com/News/ http://www.gallupindependent.com/09-03-03kayentawomandies.html Kayenta woman dies after hit by ambulance Jim Maniaci Dine' Bureau September 3, 2003 TUBA CITY - An Indian Health Service ambulance from Kayenta, in Tuba City late Friday night, hit a pedestrian at a busy intersection and the 43- year-old Tuba City woman died at 5:45 a.m. the next morning at the Tuba City Regional Medical Center. The death of Tsinnie Ladell of Cul-de-Sac No. 1 in Tuba City was one of two Labor Day weekend traffic fatalities on the reservation, according to Navajo Nation Law Enforcement reports. The IHS ambulance from the Kayenta clinic was at the intersection of Main Street and Navajo Boulevard around 11:45 p.m. Friday, the Tuba City District report said. Ladell suffering massive head and body impact injuries in what the responding officer called an alcohol-related incident. Tuba City Criminal Investigations District detectives are investigating the pedestrian fatality in which Lynette Takala, 30, of Rough Rock drove the ambulance with Melissa Crank, no age listed, of Monument Valley, Utah, listed as the witness. The officer's report did not indicate any patients in the ambulance, nor which direction the emergency vehicle was headed. A sergeant and four officers were called to the scene, according to the report. Copyright c. 2003 the Gallup Independent. --------- "RE: Tsosie's killer: I don't want to die" --------- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 22:17:43 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="KILLER PLEAS FOR LIFE" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.daily-times.com/~/view.cgi?archive=90&num=2432 Fry: I was a bastard By Debra Mayeux/The Daily Times Sep 5, 2003, 09:34 Pleads with jury `I don't want to die' ALBUQUERQUE - Robert Fry is sorry Donald Tsosie is dead. "There was no damn excuse for what happened to him," the 30-year-old death row inmate said looking at Tsosie's family. "I pray to God you can find peace in your life and move forward." Fry was found guilty of first-degree murder in the April 1998 kidnapping, beating death and attempted robbery of Tsosie. The former Farmington man, also convicted in the June 2000 death of Shiprock resident Betty Lee, is also a suspect in the 1996 Eclectic double homicide of Matthew Trecker and Joseph Fleming. He spoke with emotion and an appearance of sincerity when he asked a jury to let him live. "I've come to know who Robert Fry was. He was an out and out bastard, who would get drunk and didn't know how to act in society," Fry made this statement Thursday during the sentencing portion of the Tsosie trial. He could be sentenced to death. "I ask you today, God, please don't kill me. I don't want to die," he said. The jury also heard tearful testimony from Fry's family and friends, who characterized him as a good man and a loving son and brother. "He was happy, always happy - a good kid," said Vickie Rogers, Fry's sister. "He had a big imagination. He wanted to be a movie star and a rocket scientist." Fry was always an entertainer and a storyteller. He sang in his church choir and he put on performances for his family. At 3 years old he used a tennis racket for a guitar and sang "The Rhinestone Cowboy" for his grandmother, Gloria Fry said of her son. Jeanne Winchell, Fry's sister, said her brother had an "innocence about him ... a carefree attitude." He was good with other children. He didn't like to fight. "He wasn't angry at the world; he wanted to defend the world," Gloria said. This is the side Fry admitted to sharing with his family. But he also said there was another side - a darker side. "I had a whole separate life I was living - the drinking and the drugs, the things I was doing," the defendant said. Fry was characterized by a psychologist as a man with an addictive personality. Roy Jacob Matthew of Texas Tech University studied Fry and his behavior by reviewing the man's school and military records as well as his alcohol treatment records. He also interviewed Fry in prison. "There is no question whatsoever that Fry is an alcoholic. He has been in treatment five times," Matthew said. "When you go through the history, you can see the total devastation he has had in his life. ... Yet he is unable to stop." There were days when Fry would drink two fifths of hard liquor and a case of beer. He smoked pot, tried methamphetamines, cocaine, LSD and mushrooms. He was overindulgent with both sex and food. "There is that aura of a thirst that is not quenched," Matthew said. Matthew shared bits and pieces of Fry's history with the jury including a military court-marshal - when Fry served in the Navy in the early 1990s. The defendant was reportedly drinking during shore leave. He got into a fight and broke a man's nose. "He has a tendency to become very difficult and mean when drinking," the psychiatrist said. "He was not the ideal soldier. There were problems with him showing up late and with him oversleeping." As long as Fry remains in a structured environment, such as prison, Matthew said the defendant would not cause any problems. There were two women from the Department of Corrections. They agreed with Matthew characterizing Fry as a model inmate. "Everybody likes to deal with him because he doesn't give anybody any problems," said Isolde Waite, a counselor on Fry's cell block in the maximum security facility in Santa Fe. Fry came to Waite for help with his substance abuse and anger management problems. "He doesn't like being a violent person," she said. The change in this man's behavior came about shortly after he was sentenced to death in the Lee homicide. He had an epiphany, the counselor said. Fry said he just got to know himself while sitting in a small cell staring at the walls day after day. "You can't hide from who you are," he said. Before his arrests, Fry said he enjoyed going into the woods and hunting or fishing. Now, he finds pleasure in a snack food. "The little bit of joy I have is in a bag of potato chips," he said. He also watches some television and reads books including devotional and biblical material. His sister Jeanne said her family even started going back to church because of Fry. "We didn't go before," she said. The family and friends said this death row inmate has turned into a man who encourages them to do the right thing in life. He tells his nieces and nephews to be good kids and gives them advice on who the right friends are - something his mother said he had a problem with. "Bob was always a good friend. He just picked lousy friends," she said. It was Fry's friend Leslie Engh, who implicated Fry in both the Tsosie and Lee murders. Engh, who was also involved by helping Fry commit the acts, testified against the defendant in both cases and entered a plea agreement resulting in a life sentence. Another friend and former fiance, Michelle Hearn, said Fry has encouraged her and has given her self-worth when she visited him in prison. "I think without Robert Fry in my life, my life would be a lot harder. He's always been there for me when no one else has," she said adding he also told her to look to her family for support. "Trust in yourself, believe in God and believe in your family," Winchell said this is her brother's motto and advice to the people in his life. All of these people asked the jury to keep Fry alive. Even the prison counselor said he should not die, but Waite also admitted she does not support the death penalty. During this testimony, sighs of sorrow and grief were heard from Tsosie's relatives. They had Tsosie's niece, Regina Dennison, act as their spokesman. "My uncle's death has made a big impact on our family," she said. Tsosie was not there for her high school graduation, and he is no longer there to support his five children, she said. Dennison said her mother and aunt have suffered from dreams - nightmares - where they see Tsosie. "He would tell them how angry he was and he didn't like where he was. He wasn't ready to leave." The jury will begin deliberating today whether Fry should be sentenced to death for taking Tsosie's life. Debra Mayeux: debram@daily-times.com Copyright c. 2003 Farmington Daily Times, a Gannett Co., Inc. newspaper. --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Mon, Sep 8 2003 19:18:40 -0700 From: Janet Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NATIVE PRISONER" ===== Below are a few names of Native American inmates seeking pen pals, taken from the Native American Prisoner Network's Web site at http://members.tripod.com/~foltz.k/napnhome.html. (from the NAPN home page--you MUST be over 18 to enter) - The Native American Prisoner Network site is for Native American (First Nations) inmates. The inmates on these pages are from various tribes, incarcerated in different facilities throughout the United States. Many are incarcerated far from home, from family and/or friends, from their tribes. While some do have family they remain in contact with, many have no family or friends, no contact with the outside. On the enclosed pages you will find native inmates' pages, displaying their personal information, photos, artwork, writings, etc. Go through the information, photos, artwork and/or writings samples and choose an inmate to correspond with. Let them know they are not forgotten - remember them on their birthday and other holidays. Dean LaFromboise Inmate Number 04636-046 Birth Date October 1 Mailing Address U S P Atwater P O Box 019001 Atwater, CA 95301 Nation/Tribe Chippewa-Cree Comments If you have a good heart and spiritual nature I'd like to hear from you. My life has not been smooth or easy so far, but I have great respect for life, the environment, and the traditional beliefs of native people. I have a good sense of humor, a decent education, and am willing to listen to other people's point of view. My interests are many and I hope yours will be also. I'll be looking forward to hearing from you. Marty LaFromboise Inmate Number 30165 Birth Date August 3, 1970 Mailing Address South Dakota State Penitentiary Box 5911 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5911 Nation/Tribe Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Comments Born and raised in South Dakota, I've seen very little of what's out there. I'm looking for someone who loves to write about anything and everything. If you're bored, just pick up a pen and paper. You'll definitely be hearing from me. Interests I'm open to everything. Love to write. Love nature and everything natural. I like a variety of things and am not picky. I love sports (everything) and the outdoors. There's a big selection of my likes, and I'm also open to whatever else. Walter LaFromboise Inmate Number 32464 Birth Date May 15, 1963 Mailing Address South Dakota State Penitentiary P O Box 5911 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5911 Nation/Tribe Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Comments I am looking for a long term pen pal. I've been locked down awhile. I only want somebody to talk to. No hassles. Interests Basketball, softball, actually all sports. Reading Sci-Fi and westerns. Music I can listen to anything except rap. Pow wows. Enjoy auto body, carpentry, and cooking. Release Date Troy LaPointe Inmate Number 69952 Birth Date September 1, 1967 Mailing Address ASPC Yuma - Dakota Unit P O Box 13007 Yuma, AZ 85366 Nation/Tribe Oglala Lakota Comments I am interested in an open minded, honest spoken native female, who is interested in the same type of individual; also who is fully cooperative in the Native religion customs and ways of life. Tradition is important. I am a very easy person to get along with. I am 5' 11", 200 lbs, long hair, and self educated. Units do not allow photos in ASPC, but will obtain one. Interests Sports, I play alot of basketball, and enjoy running. I do a lot of drawing, and when accesible, I do Native Indian carvings out of cottonwood. When free, I enjoy the freedom our Mother Earth provides. Like horse riding, hiking, or just watching nature at work. And spending time with loved ones next to me. Also interested in Native American politics and tribal interests. Jayson LaRoche Inmate Number 29719 Birth Date January 23, 1975 Mailing Address South Dakota State Penitentiary Box 5911 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5911 Nation/Tribe Lakota/Lower Brule Sioux (Kul Wicasa Oyate) Comments I am interested in meeting new and interesting people. Have an open mind and am a good listener. I plan to go back to school and learn a different trade upon my release. Interests I am interested in music (I play the drums), sports, reading, the outdoors, learning new things about different places and countries, and art (I draw). Donald A. LaTray, Jr. Inmate Number 293068 Birth Date December 9, 1960 Mailing Address Washington State Penitentiary Unit 5 Tier C Cell 18 1313 North 13 Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 Nation/Tribe Chippewa Cree Comments IMPORTANT: If anyone is interested in beadwork - earrings, medalions, etc - you must be on my visiting list or I can't receive the money for them. I would like letters if anyone wants to write. If someone gets on my visiting list, they will not be able to get on any others in the WA prison system. Sorry... I'll send pictures when I'm able to of my work. If anyone sends pictures they must put my name and number on the back. Scott LaValley Inmate Number 38050 Birth Date January 5, 1960 Mailing Address A P S O 675 Government St. D-Dorm Marksville, LA 71351 Nation/Tribe Blackfoot Comments I'm from south Louisiana's swamp lands. I'm in great shape physically and mentally. I'm an auto mechanic and tatooist by trade, an inmate by stupidity. Never married, no children. Am down on a parole violation. Interests Body art, old cars, quiet living, meeting people, traveling, country and light rock music, wild life, reading true novels, and education. --------- "RE: Rustywire: Laughing Girl's Blanket" --------- Date: Wed, July 2, 2003 8:55 AM From: rustywire@yahoo.com (john rustywire) Subj: Laughing Girl's Blanket Newsgroup: alt.native Crumbo Motors was going to be torn down and the old man was outside standing there selling what was left, he hired a young Indian boy, he was a Deal, Jasper Deal. He cleaned up the stalls and threw the trash out. As the young boy was cleaning he reached into a corner of old boxes and junk and found a stained blanket with holes, it looked like an old time Navajo rug. He picked it up and threw it out with the rest of the things but decided to take it home after the old man told him it was ok if he kept it. Old man Crumbo was a Potowattamie Indian from Oklahoma and had moved out west to a small town and had his own garage, he had picked up the rug years ago for ten dollars on a train trip to Albuquerque in 1930. He put on the floor and it had taken a beating as it layed there all those years with loose fringes, it was sort of brown with soft colors, zig zag in design, it was of little worth, that Burnwater rug. Jasper took it home and his mother washed it and put it across the bed to keep his little sister's legs warm at night, her name was Karen, but everyone called her Laughing Girl. She got used it taking it everywhere with her and when she stood up she could wrap herself in it. She was small and watched everything and everybody, and played around the yard with her toys. They lived in Bakersfield, California. That blanket covered her each night and she got used to it. It was Fall and the family decided to go to the Navajo Nation Fair back home and they packed up and left, staying with their grandma way down there at Oak Springs. They went to the carnival, and saw all the exhibits. The little girl would get tired and her mother brought a small wagon for her to ride and she took that blanket with her. They spent the whole day at the pow wow and traditional song and dance and night fell upon them. Laughing Girl was five years old and had heard her Shimasani-grandma talking about learning to share and how all people, not just Navajos have to do that to grow up the right way. Laughing Girl sat quietly and watched at the Pow Wow as there was a give away by a family of their most prized possessions, a dancers rocker or roach as it is called, some buckskin leggings and shawls of all kinds. It was a nice thing to see. It was late and they decided to leave and it was getting cold. A young mother came from Pinon, way over west of Chinle, to the Fair with her boyfriend, who dropped her off and told her he would meet her at the carnival in a little bit. Pinon Lady, she waited for him to return, and after awhile she and the baby went and saw all the exhibits by themselves. She saw some old friends from Chinle who held the baby and talked to her about how she was doing. She told them she was fine and that she was living in Pinon way out in the sticks; that they were just there for the day. As night fell the wind began to blow and it was a cold wind. Pinon Lady had left somethings in the vehicle, thinking if they needed them she would get them later. She was tired and sat by the entrance to the Fair grounds waiting and looking for her boyfriend to come and get her. She sat on a parking strip and tried not to notice the people looking at her, saying to themselves why didn't she bring a coat or something for her and the baby. The little red wagon came by her and a little Laughing Girl watched her as she was being pulled by her mother. There were a lot of Indian people going home and the gate was full so they had to stand in a crowd waiting for people to get through the gate. The wind had a chill and the young mother stood up and tried to see over the crowd looking for someone so she could catch a ride home. The little red wagon got to the truck with a camper, and Laughing Girls' family noticed that the blanket was gone. It must have fell out. It was dark but they went back since they thought the little girl would cry to lose it there. They went back to the fair grounds and saw it. It was wrapped around Pinona Lady and her baby sitting by the front gate. The family stopped and Laughing Girls' father went to the woman sitting there and said, I think that blanket belongs to us. The woman with the baby, looked at him and then the little Laughing Girl said in a quiet voice....It is ok, Daddy...I gave it away to her.... The father looked at his little girl and she looked at him and said, it is my give away...the baby needs it...it is cold... The family stood around there and looked at the little girl...she said, it is my give away like at the pow wow....grandma said we do that at sings, they crawl on the hogan and throw things down the people like and sometimes what they need. The father looked at his little girl and then at the woman with the blanket and the said to her....my little girl has given your baby a gift I think... Just then a person walked up and said, to Pinon Lady, Rita what are you doing here? Do you need a ride or something? The young mother got up and said, Yes, I think I do I am so glad to see you...she turned around and gathered the things she had and took the blanket off to give to the Laughing Girl. The little girl said, you can cover him with it, it is a warm one...it is his now... So it was this way at the fair one night sometime ago... rustywire --------- "RE: Poem: Not all Kisses are Kisses" --------- Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2003 9:50 PM From: www.frostys.qc.ca Subj: Rare poem of mine. Newsgroup: alt.native Edit number three Not all kisses are kisses. ========================= That very first kiss told me that we would be together forever. And you and I would be trust each other forever and ever It was a kiss that would mend all my broken hearts forever. And hugging you was like a breath of natures fresh air. Holding your hand was like a switch that was about to change my life And it was then I knew that one day you would be my wife. As we stood alone in the cool grandmothers moon light This was about the new beginning and about to change my life Your eyes seemed to shine brighter like stars in the moon light And I could feel my body tremble with fright as I held you tighter. I was shaking so bad it was as if the earth was moving below my feet I was sure you could feel my fears but you only squeeze me tighter. Why is it that wonderful feeling like this do not last forever And sadness, pain and broken dreams seem to last forever. But standing here with you eye to eye, face to face I know in my heart this is going be one to last forever. Ron Frosty Deere Sept 6th 2003. Just to let you know it is lasting forever. --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 15:32:53 -1000 From: Debbie Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days A HAWAI`I BOOK OF DAYS, week of September 8-14 KEPAKEMAPA (September) (Mahoe Hope) 8 To walk upon black sands is to feel the touch of Pele. 9 Whenever we think we know all there is to know, ... the universe changes. 10 Each person sees the world a little differently. 11 You can see your true self reflected in a still pond. 12 Solitude feeds the spirit. 13 Look to the lessons of the past to solve the challenges of the present. 14 It is in the secluded valleys that the rarest of treasures are found. --------- "RE: Upcoming Events" --------- Date: Mon, 8 Sep 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. =================================== September 13-14 Trail of Tears Motorcycle Run, Waterloo, AL Commemoration of the Trail of Tears history with the "Largest Organized Motorcycle Ride in the South," with over 100,000 motorcycles participating. Friday will include a special ceremony and dedication of a Trail of Tears Monument in Spring Park in Tuscumbia. The ride leaves Cherokee, NC on Friday to Chattanooga and the organized ride begins Saturday in Chattanooga and travels 250 mile to Waterloo, AL. Activities in McFarland Park in Florence take place all three days and include motorcycle vendors, activities, special exhibits at the Edith Newman Culver Memorial Museum and entertainment. Waterloo will host an authentic Native American Powwow, entertainment and all types of vendors. The organized ride departs Sunday for Oklahoma to complete the route. * Location: McFarland Park in Florence and Downtown Waterloo * Hours: Friday 10:00 a.m. - Until, Saturday 10:00 a.m. - until and Sunday 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. * Admission: Free * General Information: 256-740-4141, toll free 1-888-FLO-TOUR, www.al-tn-trailoftears.org * McFarland Park Vendor Contact: 256-383-2525. Waterloo Vendor contact - 256-764-3237. P O W W O W Waterloo - Friday, Saturday & Sunday - Sept 19, 20 & 21 2003 Activities Free activities begin at 8:30 am CST. Native American POW WOW HeadMan: Lee Lawrence HeadLady: Alaura Gilliland Host Drum: White Horse AD: Gary Smith Story Telling, Demonstrations, Arts, Crafts, Food vendors and special exhibits at the historic Edith Newman Culver Memorial Museum. There will also be motorcycle vendors, a special welcome ceremony for the bikers and free concert featuring Branscombe Richmond & Renegade Posse beginning at 6:30 pm. The POW WOW and vendors will continue through Sunday. Contact: Waterloo City Hall 256-764-3237 or Museum 256-757-6081 townofwaterloo@hotmail.com ==================================== November 1-2, 2003 Native Solutions 1st Powwow Honoring Chief Ladiga Trail The Sports Complex is across from Piedmont High School. Piedmont, Alabama All drums and dancers are welcome. Vendors by invitation only. MC: Tony Walkingstick Arena Director: Butch Richardson Host Drum: Buffalo Heart Head Man: Crazy Bear Head Lady: Kristen Rose Hawley Special performance by Singing Hawk. Admission - $5.00 for adults, elders 65 & older and children 10 & under are free. Saturday: 10AM - 6PM Sunday: 10AM - 5PM Contact: Mark or Ruth Davis: 256-820-6315 or email to: ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com or thunderhawk2062@yahoo.com ==================================== November 6-9, 2003 JSU's Multicultural Service with Native Solutions 1st Powwow Jacksonville State University Campus on the Quad. Hwy 21N Main Campus is across from the library, follow the signs. Jacksonville, Alabama Celebrating Native American Heritage Month. Spend the evening Cole Auditorium on the campus of Jacksonville State University. Head Man: Crazy Bear Head Lady Mouse Corral MC: Gary Smith Arena Director: Butch Richardson All Drums and Dancers Welcome! No Admission Charge. Vendors by invitation only Contact: Mark or Ruth Davis: 256-820-6315 or email: ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com or thunderhawk2062@yahoo.com ========================================================================= Andersons-web.com http://andersons-web.com/native_events.htm Updated August 20, 2003 September 12 - 14, 2003: Mid America All Indian Center 35th Annual Pow Wow in Wichita Kansas. For more information contact Shannon Leroy 316-262-5221. 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. ========================================================================= Aaron's Powwow Calendar Updated August 20, 2003 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/9173/powwows.html 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 & 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 August 20, 2003 Aboriginal Community Events Listing http://www.ammsa.com/ammsaevents.html SEPTEMBER 2003 September 12 - 14, 2003 Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory County Fair Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON WM. J. Brant : (613) 967-1129 (613) 396-3800 / 967-3603 Southern Ute Fair Powwow Ignacio, Colorado Info: Lark M. Goodtracks (970) 563-4156 or (970) 563-0117 Acadia First Nation Annual Mawomi Gold River Reserve, NS 902-627-2216 Rose Morris Helena Indian Summer Art Market to be held in the "Queen City of the Rockies" Great Northern Town Center Helena, Montana Exhibitors and Artists submission deadline August 1, 2003 Please call for application Phone: (406) 449-0318 Fax: (406) 449-0323 E-mail: wakinaskylearnin@qwest.net Northern Ontario foster Family Council Fall Convention Sudbury, Ontario NOFFC Convention (705) 523 - 0423 Email: bettlafrance@hotmail.com Web site: www.noffc.org Fergus Fall Fair Fergus, Ontario Shelly Maitland (519) 846-9295 Wendy (519) 856-9621 Web site: www.fergusfallfair.com Sept. 13, 2003 2nd Annual Manitoulin First Nation Triathalon Manitoulin Island, Ontario Donna Chin/ Lenore Manitowabi/ Mariette Sutherland (705) 368-2182 Burford Flea Market Burford, Ontario (519) 449 - 2951 September 13 - 14, 2003 Manitoba Me'tis Federation's Annual General Assembly Winnipeg, MB (204) 586-8474 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 17 - 20, 2001 Internation Native Dance Symposium Eskasoni, NS 902-379-2544 Joel Sept. 17 - 21, 2003 Delhi Harvest Fest Delhi, Ontario Joyce Verbrugge: (519) 582 - 8246 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 Optional Workshops: September 22, 2003 Conference: September 23 - 25,2003 "Improving Human Resource Management in Aboriginal Communities" Holiday Inn Metrotown Vancouver, BC 1-866-793-4591 Fax: 416-971-7295 website www.aboriginalmanagement.com Sept. 26-28, 2003 Last Chance Community Powwow Helena, Montana (406) 439-5631 September 26 - 28, 2003 Gathering of the Good Minds A Celebration of First Nations Arts and Wisdon FREE ADMISSION London, Ontario Dan & Mary (519) 659-4682 Tracy Bomberry: (519) 667-7088 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 Me'tis Provincial Council of British Columbia Annual General Assembly Nelson, BC 1-800-940-1150 OCTOBER 2003 October 2 - 5, 2003 Native Earth Performance: Weesageechak Begins To Dance XVI Toronto, ON 416 531 1402 October 3, 2003 12th Annual SACNAS Conference Pow Wow Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico Phone: 489-965-5224 Email: letspowwow@asu.edu or powwow@sacnas.org website: www.sacnas.org 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 Roberts: (705) 756-2354 Conference: October 20, 21, 2003 Optional Workshop: October 22, 2003 "Water and Wastewater Infrastructure" Building Healthy And Prosperous Aboriginal Communities Vancouver,BC 1-866-793-4591 Fax: 416-971-7295 website www.aboriginalmanagement.com October 24 - 25 2003 Me'tis National Council's 19th Annual General Assembly Winnipeg, MB (613) 232-3216 NOVEMBER 2003 November 13 - 30, 2003 Native Earth Performance: Tales Of An Urban Indian Toronto, ON (416) 531-1402 Conference: November 17, 18, 2003 Optional Workshop: November 19, 2003 "Improving Health Care Management in Aboriginal Communities" Building and Sustaining Health Care Programs to Meet the Aboriginal Community's Needs Valhalla Inn, Thunder Bay ON 1-866-793-4591 Fax: 416-971-7295 website www.aboriginalmanagement.com DECEMBER 2003 December 13-14 2003 Prayer House Outreach Hosts Shane D. Zotigh Memorial Powwow Long Beach, CA (location TBA) Contact Ben Wolf 562-624-5932 FEBRUARY 2004 February 26 - March 14, 2004 Native Earth Performance: The Artshow by Alanis King Toronto, ON 416 531 1402 MARCH 2004 March 26, 27, 28, 2004 WARRIORS ON ICE National Native Hockey Championships, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Joe Bailey Phone: (867) 920-8083 Fax: (867) 873-0622 web site: www.warriorsonice.com ========================================================================== California's Native News Updated August 20, 2003 http://www.ocbtracker.com/index.html Sept 13 - 14, 2003 Santa Ynez Powwow Live Oak Campground North of Santa Barbara, just south of Lake Cachuma Santa Ynez, CA Info: (805) 688-7997 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 19 - 21, 2003 7th Annual Soboba Powwow Soboba Casino San Jacinto, CA Contest Dancing, All Categories (some will be combined), Raffle grand prize: $5,000, Spectator raffle $1,000 per day. Drum contest: $6,000 1st - $3,000 4th -- Separate categories for northern and southern. $200 to first 10 drums to register, $1,000 split for non-placing drums. Free swimming, free camping, open to the public. Welcome all drums, gourd dancers, bird singers, peon teams. Info: (909) 654-2765 September 19-21, 2003 4th annual competition pow wow Moosomin Arena Box 98, Cochin, Sask. Cochin, Sask, CANADA located 20 miles north of North Battleford Sask. Over $35,000.00 prize payouts. Info: Lena or Bernadine at 1-306-386-2223 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 Sept 26 - 29, 2003 Thunder and Lightning Powwow Casino Morongo (off 10 fwy) Cabazon, CA Info: (800) 252-4499 Sept 27, 2003 NAHC Powwow Sponsored by The Native American Health Center Head Royce School Oakland, CA 11am - 8pm Contest Dancing Info: Cathy (510) 535-4460 x 495, Lisa (510) 535-4462. Vendors call Brandon (510) 535-4492 x 157 Sept 28, 2003 American Indian Day Gathering and Picnic Whittier Narrows Regional Park South El Monte Community picnic celebrating American Indian Day in Los Angeles. Family fun, games, music, food, and traditional events provided by UAII Circles of Care. For more info: americanindianday.com or www.laindianhealth.com Info: 213-481-2194 Oct 4 - 5, 2003 4th Annual Intertribal Powwow of The Eagle, Honoring Our Elders Lancaster Park Lancaster, CA Info: Richard Cano (661) 435-0423 Oct 10 - 12, 2003 San Manuel Powwow Cal State University San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Info: (909) 864-8933; Vendors: (909) 880-3938 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 Oct 17 - 19, 2003 Indio Powwow Cabazon Powwow Grounds Fantasy Springs Casino Indio, CA Info: (800) 827-2946 x 3017 Oct 18 - 19, 2003 10th Annual Gathering of Nations Powwow Sponsored by Four Winds Inter-Tribal Council of Indian Wells Valley Freedom Park 100 West California Street Ridgecrest, CA Competition dancing, $3500 total pot, Dancers must be registered by 11am Saturday Info: Max Yarbrough (760) 446-4749 or Chris Hunter (760) 375-3402 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 limited. 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 December 5 - 7, 2003 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians December Powwow Trump 29 Casino Indio, CA Info: (760) 775-3239 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 August 20, 2003 A Magazine of American Indian Crafts*Material Culture*Powwow http://www.whisperingwind.com/ SEPTEMBER 2003 12-14 Southern Ute Fair Powwow. Sky Ute Events Center, Ignacio, CO. Over $45,000.00 in Prizes Awarded. Info: Lark M. GoodTracks (970) 563-0117. 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 3rd Annual Native American Festival. Ridley Creek State Park, Media, PA. Info: (717) 284-3427 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 13 Cannes Brulee Native American Village Powwoww. 10am-6pm. Rivertown Museum, Kenner, LA. Info: 9504) 468-7231 ext 220 13-14 Four Winds Powwow. Ft. Hood, Killeen, TX. Info: (254) 618-5132 19-21 Grand Bois Intertribal Powwow. Bourg, LA. Info: (985) 879-2373. 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 Friendship Pow Wow. Seven Circles Heritage Center, Rt. 8 Edwards, IL. Info (309) 382-2779 or www.powwows.2ya.com 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 SEMIAHMOO FIRST NATION 3rd Annual BC Rivers Day Celebration Semiahmoo Salmon Festival and Pow Wow. Semiahmoo Park located on the Semiahmoo reservation just 5 minutes from the Canada/USA Peace Arch border crossing. (160th St. and Marine Drive, White Rock, BC). Info: Tel: 604 536-3101 ... Fax: 604 536-6116, 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 Rainbow Dancers Buf-Fest Pow Wow, Rodeo grounds, Monticello, IL. Info (309)3822779 or www.powwows.2ya.com 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 5 Drums Along the Hudson - A Native American Festival. Inwood Hill Park, New York, NY. Info: (212) 627-1076 11 5th Annual American Indian Powwow sponsored by the Rappahannock tribe. Info: (804) 769-4205. 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 11-12 7th Annual Powwow hosted by The Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire. Abenaki Heritage Weekend, Mi-Te-Jo Campground, Milton, NH 603-473-2746 11-12 Indigenous People of the Four Lakes Intertribal Powwow. Bar Beach Park, Port Washington, NY. Info: (718) 617-4162. 17-19 American Native Corn Harvest Festival. Lazy Brook Park, Tunkhannock, PA. All vendors welcome. Info: (570) 836-3344 or windhawks_daughter@hotmail.com 18-19 Santa Ynez Powwow. Santa Ynez, CA. info: (805) 688-7997. 25 Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Powwow. Chelsea McBurney YMCA (no city state or contact provided). 25-26 Festival of the American Indian Powwow. Placerville, CA. Info: (530) 647-0423. 25-26 4th Annual Four Winds Tribe Powwow. Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds, DeRiddger, LA. Info: (337) 825-8641 24-26 All Nations Freedom and Sovereignty Powwow Celebration. Kickapoo Indian Village Reservation, Eagle Pass, TX. Info: 830-773-2105 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 31 - Nov 2 The Horse Creek American Indian Heritage Association will be having it's second annual Pow Wow and Cultural Festival. Langley Pond in Langley, South Carolina. Info: Teresa Cockrell via e-mail at dreaming_fawn@yahoo.com or Wanda Randall at ladyhawkdreamer@yahoo.com NOVEMBER 2003 1 Austin Independent School District Powwow. Tony BergerCenter, 3200 Jones Rd., Austin, TX. Info: (512) 0414-2096 1-2 2ND Annual CIEACV Powwow. Turlock, CA. Info: (707) 544-3244. 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 7-9 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Annual Veterans Day Pow-Wow. Pearl River Softball Field, Choctaw, MS. Info: (601) 656-2348 8 Honor Dance for Orval Kirk Powwow. Tecumseh Square, Tecumseh, OK. Info: Earl and Diana Plumley 405/598-0636 8-9 San Carlos Veteran's Day Powwow. San Carlos, AZ. Info: (928) 475-2361. 7-9 The White Buffalo Society Festival & Powwow. The market of Marion, 3 miles south of belleview, FL., on Hwy 441. 12-14 Annual Native American Awareness Festival for School students sponsored by The Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Summerdale,AL. Info: Littlewolf at 251-989-2714 15-16 Annual Wolf Creek Cherokee Powwow. Summerdale, AL. Littlewolf at 251-989-2714 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. 27-28 33rd Annual Poarch Creek Indians Competition Pow Wow. Atmore, AL. Info: Contact Theresa Cox or Lori Findley, (251) 368-9136. 28-30 37th Annual Louisiana Indian Heritage Assn (LIHA) Powwow. Hidden Oaks Campground, Robert, LA. Info: (504) 367-1375; Traders: (504) 367-1375. www.liha-news.com or email andi4769@aol.com 29-30 First Annual Trader's Moon Powwow. Marketplace of Carlisle, Carlisle, OH. Info: (513) 737-4141. DECEMBER 2003 6 2nd Annual NACC Powwow. Santa Rosa, CA. Info: (707) 544-3244 6 5th Annual Holiday Powwow. Oakland, CA. info: (510) 208-1870. 13-14 Shane D. Zotigh Memorial Powwow. Location TBA, Long Beach, CA. Info: (562) 624-5932. 20 Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Powwow. Chelsea McBurney YMCA (no city state or contact provided). 31-Jan 1 Red Road New Year Powwow. Fresno, CA. Info: (559) 252-8659. 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 17 Morning Star Celebration. John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD. Info: (410) 838-8333 ext 14. email: glsjcs@yahoo.com 24 Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Powwow. Chelsea McBurney YMCA (no city state or contact provided). FEBRUARY 2004 7 5TH Annual Stockton Winter Benefit Powwow. Info: Julie (209) 477-5383 or twolegsx2@yahoo.com 28 Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Powwow. Chelsea McBurney YMCA (no city state or contact provided). 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. Venders by invitation only. 26-28 39th Annual Florida Indian Hobbyist Association Powwow. Savannah Recreational Area, Ft Pierce, FL. Vendors by invitation only. Info: Tye Bell (772) 466-7379 or email tye_bell@bellsouth.net. Visit our website at www.fiha.org APRIL 2004 24 Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Powwow. Chelsea McBurney YMCA (no city state or contact provided). 2003 Powwows in the United Kingdom NOVEMBER 8th NORTHAMPTON CLIFTONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, CLIFTONVILLE ROAD NORTHAMPTION 01604 414155 DECEMBER 6th MILTON KEYNES KINGSTHORPE MIDDLE SCHOOL, NORTHFIELD WAY, NORTHAMPTON 01752 845092 ========================================================================== Native American Times National Pow-wow Events http://www.nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=2361 Updated August 20, 2003 SEPTEMBER Sept. 12-13 - 28th Annual North American Indian Alliance Pow Wow, Butte Civic Center, Butte, MT, info: 406-782-0461 Sept. 12-14 - Southern Ute Fair and Powwow. Sky Ute Events Center. Contest! Info: Lark M. GoodTracks 970-563-0117 or 970-563-4156. Sept. 12-14 2003 Gathering of the People Powwow . For information please contact Rebecca or Charles Clark at 501-329-7067 , or 501-328-3771 . It is located in Conway Arkansas 30 miles north of Little Rock , AR , exit 127 Sept. 12-14 - Eastern Shawnee Pow-Wow, Seneca, Mo, info: 918-674-3786 Sept. 13 - Cannes Brulee Pow wow, Rivertown, Kenner, LA info: 504-468-7231 ext 220 Sept. 13-14 - Four Winds Pow Wow, IH 35 to US Hwy 190 west (exit at W.S. Young Drive, at light turn south, go south 1/2 mile), Killeen, TX, info: www.fourwindstx.org or phone 254-618-5132 Sept. 13-14 - 20th Annual California Indian Days Celebration, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA info: 619-281-5964 Sept. 13-14 - New Hampshire Intertribal Council Pow Wow, 4-H Fairgrounds, Laconia, ME, info: 603-528-3005 Sept. 13-14 - Munsee Delaware Nation Gathering, Lake Park, SR 83, Coshocton, OH, info: 937-298-6971 Sept. 14-15 - 11th Annual Native American Appreciation Day Pow Wow, Ossippee Valley Fairgrounds, Cornish & S. Hiram, ME info: 207-339-9520 Sept. 19-21 - 9th Annual Council Tree Pow Wow & Cultural Festival, Conference Park, Delta, CO info: www.counciltreepowwow.org, e-mail:counciltree@doci.net, fax 970-874-8776, or phone 1-800-874-1741 or 970-874-1718 Sept. 19-21 - 27th Annual Pow Wow, Greensboro Country Park, Greensboro,NC info: 336-273-8686 Sept. 19-21 - 31st Annual National Indian Days Pow Wow, White Swan Pavilion, White Swan, WA info: 509-865-5121 Sept. 19-21 - All-Native American Rodeo, Meskwaki Bingo-Casino-Hotel, Hwy 30, Tama, IA, Admission $5, info 1-800-VIP-6330 Vendor info: 641-484-1503 Sept. 19-21 - Gathering of Veterans Pow Wow, The High Ground, Neilsville, WI, info: 715-341-0902 Sept. 19-21 - Sky City Pow Wow 2003, Sky City Casino, Acoma, Pueblo, NM info: 505-552-6017 Sept. 20 - Fort Omaha Intertribal Pow Wow, Metropolitan Community College's Fort Omaha Campus, Omaha, NB, info: 800-523-2464 ext 7272 Sept. 20 - Gathering of the Wakanyeji, St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberbain, SD info: www.wtjo.org or phone 605-734-3300 Sept. 20 - The Cowboy Trade Day, 8th year All cowboy-western-Indian `stuff' swap meet, 2003 E. Blue Starr Dr., Claremore, OK info: www.cowboytrader.com or phone 918-374-6985 Sept. 20-21 - Championships Series 4 Pow Wow, FDR State Park, Yorktown Heights, NY info: http://redhawkarts.home.mindspring.com or phone 718-686-9297 Sept. 20-21 - First Singers Intertribal Pow Wow, Indian Plaza, Rt. 2, Charlemount, MA, info: 413-664-7364 Sept. 20-21 - GLICA: Pow Wow, Bedford VA Hospital Grounds, Bedford, MA info: 978-453-7182 Sept. 20-21 - Honoring all Veterans First Americas Cultural Festival, Oneida Nation Lands, Canastota, NY, info: 315-829-8399 Sept. 20-21 -Honoring Our Elders Pow Wow, Schurz, NV info: 775-773-2306 Sept. 20-21 - Mountain in the Sky Pow Wow- Celebration of the Autumn Moon, Belleayre Ski Center, Rt. 28 Highmount, NY, info: 845-254-4238 or 845-254-5782 Sept. 21 - Memorial Dance for Milton D. Jensen Jr., Indian Nation Pow-Wow Grounds, Concho, OK info:405-706-6825 or 405-235-4333 Sept. 22 - NASCA (Native American Spiritual & Cultural Awareness Club, First Nations Prisoners), Lincoln, NB, info: 402-471-3161 Sept. 22-23 -Woodspeople Equinox Pow Wow, 311 Lincoln Ave. Winchendon, MA, info: ppotatobear@aol.com or phone 978-297-4106 Sept. 26-27 - 10th Annual Standing Bear Pow Wow, Standing Bear Park, Intersection Hwys 60 & old 177, Ponca City, OK, $12,000+ in cash prizes, info: 580-762-1514 Sept. 26-28 - Indian Inter Agency Committee Pow Wow, Diaz Lane Gym or baseball field, Bishop, CA info 760-873-3584, 760-872-2213 or 760-873-3584 Sept. 27 - Welcome Back Pow Wow, Salem, OR info 503-399-5721 ext 240 Sept. 27-28 - Northern Plains Tribal Arts Wacipi, Location TBA, University of Sioux Falls Campus, Sioux Falls, SD, info: 800-658-4797 or 605-334-4060 Sept. 27-28 - Harvest Moon Festival & Pow wow, Lake Cochituate State Park, Natick, MA, info: 978-283-0105 Sept. 28-29 - 9th Annual Waimea Intertribal Pow Wow, Waimea Ball Park, Kamuela Hawaii, Native American Foundation, P.O. Box 1162, Kamuela, Hawaii 96743 Sept. 27-28 - 53rd Annual Fall festival & Pow Wow, Chicahominy Tribal Grounds, Charles City County, Providence Forge, VA info: 804-829-2261 or 804-829-2027 OCTOBER Oct. 4-5 - 29th Annual American Indian Pow-wow Association. Thomas Square, Honolulu,Hawaii 808-734-5171. Oct. 4-5 - Atwood Lake Pow-wo. Rt. 212 Atwood Lake, Ohio Info: 330-343-5999 Oct. 5-6 - Kiowa Black leggins Ceremonial Society Pow-wow Lone Bear Dance Grounds, Carnegie, OK 405-247-6651. Oct. 10-12 - 17th Annual He Sapa Wacipi Black Hills Pow-wow & market. Rushmore Plaza. Civic Center. Rapid City, S.D. 605-341-0925. Oct. 10-12 -. 9th Annual Land of Falling Waters Traditional Pow wow. Parkside Middle School, Jackson. Mich. 616-781-6409. Oct. 24-26 - Southeastern Intertribal Pow wow. E.B. Hamilton Complex, I-75 at 2nd St., exit 63A & west 2 miles, Tifton, GA. 229-787-5180. Oct. 24-26 - 15th Annual Pow wow. Meherrin Tribal Grounds on Highway 11 between Ahoskie and Murfreesboro, N.C. 252-398-3321. NOVEMBER Nov. 1-10th Annual Coffeyville Intertribal Pow Wow & Indian Art Market, Field Kindley High School Gym, 1110 W. 8th St, Coffeyville, KS, info: e-mail: millerv@cvilleschools.com, fax 620-252-6818 or phone 620-252-6819 Nov. 1 -11th Annual NIU Pow Wow, Student Recreation Center, De Kalb, IL, info: 815-753-0722 Nov. 1-3 - Fredricksburg Pow wow. Fredricksburg Fairgrounds, Fred. Va. info: 252-257-5383. Nov. 13-16 - Tullahoma Intertribal Pow wow. South Jackson Civic Center. Grounds. Tullahoma, Tenn. 229-787-5180. Nov. 14-16 - Great American Indian Expo. 3000 Mechanicsville Turnpike. Richmond. Va. 252-257-5383. Nov. 15 - 5th Annual White Star Gourd Dance Society & Social, Clermont Lions Club, Clermont, IN,info: 812-327-6875 Nov. 29 - 14th Annual Yap Ye Iswa Festival, 1536 Tom Steven Rd, Rock Hill, SC info: 803-328-2427 Nov. 29-30 - International Pow Wow, Skydome, Toronto, Canada, info: 519-754-0040 DECEMBER Dec. 12-14 - Native Heritage Gathering Assoc. Pow-wow. Wickham Park Pavilion, Melbourne, Fla. 321-749-3692. Dec. 13 - NASCA (Native American Spiritual and Cultural Awareness Club, First Nations Prisoners) Lincoln, Neb. Info: Scott Roberts 402-471-3161. ========================================================================== Gathering of Nations Powwow Calendar http://www.gatheringofnations.com/powwows/ Updated August 20, 2003 November 1 - 11th Annual NIU Gatherings Traditional Powwow Location: DeKalb, Illinois. Notes: Traditional powwow, doors open at 11 AM, Grand Entrance and 1PM and 7PM, food, vendors, dancers, drums by invitation, Free admission. Contact: rreynolds@niu.edu, www.sa.niu.edu/nations/, 815-753-0722. November 1 - The 12th Annual Austin Independent School District's Austin Powwow & American Indian Heritage Festival Location: Toney Burger Activity Center; 3200 Jones Road; Austin, Texas. Notes: Grand Entry 10am,1pm, and 6:30pm; Gourd Dance 12pm and 5pm; MC, Tim Tall Chief; Head Man, Darryl Wildcat; Head Lady, Pat Bearcub; Head Judge, John Butler; Arena Director, Bill Takes Horse; Head Gourd Dancer-Scott Henninger; Head Southern Singer-Pat Oyebi; Host Northern Drum, Little Eagle; Co-Sponsor, Texas Kiowa Tia-Piah Society; Gourd Dance MC, T B A. This is a contest powwow. Contact: Call: (512) 338-9860 Email: Lwalters4@austin.rr.com; Visit Our Website: http://www.austinpowwow.org/ November 1 - 10th Annual Coffeyville Intertribal Powwow and Indian Market Location: Field Kindley High School Gym, Coffeyville, Kansas. Contact: 620-252-6819. November 1-2 - Native Solutions 1st Pow wow Honoring Chief Ladiga Trail Location: Piedmont Sports Complex, Piedmont, Alabama. Notes: Host drum-Shadow wolf; HM-Crazy Bear; HL-Kristen Rose Hawley; MC-Tony Walkingstick; AD-Butch Richardson All Drums and Dancers Welcome. Vendors by invitation only. Contact: Mark or Ruth Davis 256-820-6315 ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com or thunderhawk2062@yahoo.com November 6-9 - JSU's multicultural Service in association with Native Solutions 1st pow wow celebrating Native American Heritage Month Location: On the Quad at Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama. Notes: Host Drum -TBA HM-Crazy Bear HL-Mouse Corral MC-Gary Smith AD-Butch Richardson. All Drums and Dancers Welcome. No Admission Charge. Vendors by invitation only. Contact: Mark or Ruth Davis 256-820-6315 ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com or thunderhawk2062@yahoo.com November 7-9 - The White Buffalo Society Inc. Southern Festival and Powwow Location: Market of Marion 3 miles South of Belleview, Florida. Notes: Free admission to all head drum buffalo spirit grand entry on the 7th 7:00 pm grand entry on the 8th 7:00 pm. Contact: contact LNWOFLH@CS.COM or phone (352)625-2279. November 8-9 - Honoring All Veterans Powwow Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon. Notes: Non Competitive Traditional Gathering Klamath County Fairgrounds Bldg, #1 3531 South Sixth Street Klamath Falls, Oregon Saturday November 8,2003 12pm - 10pm Dinner Break Served 5pm - 7pm Sunday November 9, 2003 12pm - 6pm All Drums & Dancers Welcome American Indian Craft Vendors only $10 a table or space per day. Absolutely no drugs/alcohol allowed. Committee not responsible for accidents, lost or stolen articles. Contact: Monk Powless e-mail MonkP@webtv.net Home: 541-850-0924. November 14-16 - Tullahoma Intertribal Powwow Location: Tullahoma, Tennessee. Notes: South Jackson Civic Center grounds - corner of South Jackson Street & Hwy 55. Host drums: Crazy Horse Singers ~ Oglala, SD & Bird Chopper ~ Cherokee, NC with Iron Necklace Drum. Special guest Joseph FireCrow (Grammy Nominee) ~ Friday evening performance inside Civic Center. Contact: Jerry@NativeWayProductions.com (229) 787-5180 evenings www.NativeWayProductions.com November 14-16 - 50th Chicago Powwow Location: UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois. Contact: 773-275-5871, aic@aic-chicago.org, www.aic-chicago.org November 14-16 - 2nd Annual War Eagle Native American Festival Location: Auburn University Auburn, Alabama. Notes: Friday - school day exhibition dancing, musicians, vendors, demonstrators and living history camps host drum--white horse singers emcee-faron weeks admission free. Contact: dr, robin sabino office of diversity and multicultural affairs 334-844-2946. November 15 - 5th Annual White Star Gourd Dance Society Social Location: Clermont Lions Club, Clermont, Indiana. Contact: 812-327-6875. November 15-16 - 2nd Annual Children's Powwow Location: Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Notes: Intertribal Children's powwow held at IPFW, Walb Student Union Bldg. Ballroom. Times: Saturday 15th 10am-10pm Grand Entry at noon and 6p., Sunday 16th times: 10 am -5pm Grand Entry at noon. Host Drum Many Voices and co host Drum Eagle Boys, Entertainer: Arvel Bird with Animal Totems, Saturday has Scholarship Auction at 4pm. Contact: Holly Castieaux 260-481-6921, Eva Howe, deerwoman123@aol.com November 27-28 - 33rd Annual Thanksgiving Intertribal Pow Wow Location: Atmore, Alabama. Notes: Gates open at 9:00 a.m. $5.00 admission per day, No pets or ice chest allowed, craft booth information contact Glenda Carlton at 251-368-9136, ext. 2289 Contact: Theresa Cox, 5811 Jack Springs Road, Atmore, AL 36502 251-368-9136, ext. 2209 or tcox@poarchcreekindians-nsn.gov. November 27-30 - Thanksgiving Powwow Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Notes: Biggest Yearly Powwow in Minneapolis Starts Thanksgiving Evening 7 PM Friday, Sat & Sun 1 PM Grand Entry Team Dancing - Adult Category 16+ Jr Category 15 and Under Miss Minneapolis - Royalty Jr Miss Minneapolis Lil Miss Minneapolis Minneapolis Brave. Contact: powwow11@msn.com , 651-462-4983, 651-353-4983 JOE BIG BEAR. November 29 - 14th Annual Yap Ye Iswa Festival Location: 1536 Tom Steven Rd., Rock Hill, South Carolina. Contact: 803-328-2427. November 29 - 7th Annual Alabama-Coushatta Children's Pow-wow Location: Multi-Purpose Center, Livingston, Texas. Notes: Head Man Dancer-Jamie Noble Stroud Oklahoma Head Lady Dancer-Georgia Noble, Stroud Oklahoma Head Lil Boy Dancer-Michael Johnson, Dallas Texas Head Lil Girl Dancer-Sequoya Obe, Livingston Texas Head Singer-Charles Logan, Shawnee Oklahoma AD-Quannah WhiteThunder and Roland Castillo MC-Richard Attocknie-Carnegie Oklahoma HG-TBA Pow-wow Will be held at the Alabama-Coushatta Multi-Purpose Center. Hwy 190 Between Livingston and Woodville Texas, 90 Miles NE of Houston Contest pow-wow for these categories: Tiny Tots 0-6, Lil Boys-Girls(7-11), Jr Girls-Boys(12-15), Teen Boys-Girls(16-18) also added this year Woman's Cloth (18-up) Gourd Dancing 12pm & 6pm, Supper 5pm Grand Entries 1pm & 7pm Dancer must make both grand entries Princesses, Drums, Gourd Dancers and Public Welcome Vendor Information Please Call No Drugs or Alcohol Permitted. Contact: Contact Delbert or Herb Johnson (936)563-1201 PW Info, Vendor Call Sylvia 936-563-2303 or email ac_child@yahoo.com November 29-30 - International Powwow Location: Skydome, Toronto, Canada. Contact: 519-751-0040. December 12-14 - 2nd Annual Native Heritage Gathering Inc.'s Pow Wow Location: Wickham Park Pavilion, Melbourne, Florida. Notes: 2nd Annual NHGI Pow Wow, Adults - $6.00, Children (5-12) - $4.00, Seniors (over 55) - $4.00. Contact: Dawn at (321) 749-3692 or Rita at (321) 749-3693, Fax (321) 242-1308, email: SouthWind75@aol.com December 12-14 - 7th Annual Winter Gathering Location: Coachella, California. Notes: No admission or registration fee. Grand Entry Fri-6pm Sat-12noon & 6pm Sun-12noon. $16,000 Drum Contest 1st-$6000 plus jackets 2nd-$4000 3rd-$3000 4th-$2000 5th-$1000 M.C. Tom Phillips Head Woman-Josephine George Head Man-Ardell Scalplock Head Drum Judge-Earl Wood Arena Director-Rick Yazzie. Contact: Brandy Good Buffalo 760 775-3239 email-bgoodbuffalo@trump29casino.com January 17, 2004 - Morning Star Celebration Location: John Carroll School, Bel Air, Maryland. Notes: A benefit pow wow for St Labre Indian School, Ashland, MT. Doors open 11 am, Gourd Dancing 12:30, Grand Entry 1 pm. MC Clayton Old Elk. Head Dancers will be students from St Labre. Feed and evening dancing. 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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: Wallace (Ni'taihtso) Oka" --------- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:24:35 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="WALLACE OKA" http://www.mysouthernalberta.com/leth/newclassifieds/class/1160.html Wallace (Ni'taihtso) Oka April 10, 1926 - August 29, 2003 "Thank you Creator for the precious years." Wallace Oka (Ni'taihtso) beloved husband of the late Josephine (Tallow) Oka of the Blood Reserve passed away peacefully on Friday, August 29, 2003, at his son Glen's residence in Monarch at the age of 77 years. Left to cherish his memory are his two sons Glen (Joy) of Monarch and Keith (Maxine) Willows of the Blood Reserve; three daughters, Rita (Lambert Eagle Tail Feathers) Eagle Child, Vera (Norbert) Bruised Head of the Blood Reserve, Donna (Matthew) Wells of Monarch, special adopted son Winston (Marie) Wadsworth Sr. Grandpa loved and cherished his grandchildren Darren, Nelson, Patrick, Tyler, Kammaria, Tammi (Darren), Tim (Erin), Jason, Trevor, Cody Willows, Elana, Cody Wells, Tiffany, Tamara, Tashina, special adopted grandchildren: Correy (Melani), Carla, Candice, Pearl, and Tanya, great-grandchildren, Raven, Daniel, August Rose, Dallas, Danella, Maggie, Caralee, Tiffany and Richard. Special cousins, Donald No Runner, Lawrence (Marina) No Runner and their children, Philomena (Gilbert) Little Bear, Francis No Runner, Della No Runner, Dominic Cross Child and their families; brothers-in-laws, Charlie (Betty) Crow Chief, Roy (Pauline) Tallow; sisters-in-laws, Mary Louise Oka, Mae (Pete) Kniand Joan (Joe) White Man Left. Adopted children Jacqueline Red Crow, Delphine (John) Pipestem, Delbert (Sherry) Crow Chief, Audrey Tallow, Shantel Tallow, Alvin (Delia) Cross Child, Calvin (Joanne) Cross Child, Jennifer No Runner, Delphine Cross Child, Charlotte Cross Child, Sherry (Shane) Little Bear, Bert Mistaken Chief, Dorothy (Dennis) First Rider, Veronica (Franklin) Wells, Mike (Marlene) Oka Jr., Russell Oka, Peter Oka, Esther (Keith) Rides At The Door and others too numerous to mention. He was predeceased by his wife Josephine, son Larry and daughter Celestine Rose Oka, grandchildren Leland Shane Oka, Darryl, Leon and Shawn Eagle Child, and special grandson Trevor Wadsworth. Parents Steve and Esther (Russell) Oka, brothers Mike Sr., Wilbert, Oliver, and Steve Oka Jr. and sisters Rita and Mary who passed away as toddlers. Mother-in-law, Helen (Tallow) Cochrane and brothers and sisters-in-laws, Andrew Allred and Dinah Red Crow, Morris and Queenie Shouting, Louis and Rosaline Crow Chief, Della Crow Chief and Cecil Tallow. His aunts and uncles Bob and Helen No Runner, Tom and Madeline Oka, Edith and Harry Mills, Tom Russell Sr., and Paul Russell. His cousins Dorothy Cross Child and Jane Davis. Other relatives including the No Runner, Cross Child, Weasel Fat, Russell and Tallow families too numerous to mention but not forgotten. Wallace was born on April 10, 1926 at the old Standoff Hospital to Steve (Piitaiasspita) and Esther (Komaakii) Oka. His paternal grandparents were Mike and Helen (Ihtowatsisoyaajii Weasel Fat) Oka, His maternal grandparents were Jim (Stamiksina) and Ninamsskaisisoyaakii Russell. Wallace enjoyed a traditional upbringing in the Old Agency community, camping at the Sundance every summer and attending ceremonies with his parents who were leaders of the Horn Society. He assisted the Horn Society by doing chores such as hauling wood and water for the members. He attended the St. Mary's Residential School at the age of seven and left when he reached 15 years to work at various jobs outside the reserve. At age 26 he married Josephine Tallow and together they raised their 6 children in the Bullhorn area. He spent a lot of time with his uncle and aunt Bob and Helen No Runner who took him as their own. He and his family often spent the summer with Bob and Helen and his cousins camping and haying He worked as a Night Watchman and as a maintenance worker at St. Paul's Residential School. He assisted with ranch work on his father's ranch and for other ranchers on the Blood Reserve. Wallace also worked for Reg Kessler's Stock Contractor's company. During the summer months, he moved to the United States to work on the fruit orchards. He was employed at the Sulphur plant at Pincher Creek and worked on the construction of the Ellison Flour Mill in Lethbridge. Wallace was active in the sport of rodeo and won a few events in his younger years. He won the wild horse event at the Raymond Stampede and a calf roping event in Cardston. After the passing of his dear wife Josephine on May 19, 1969, Wallace raised his children to value the sanctity of family. He believed in maintaining close family ties and always remained close to his in-laws, relatives and extended family. He dearly loved all his nieces and nephews, offering words of wisdom and encouragement, showing his support for their endeavors, or by just being there for them. He liked to joke and was a great story teller, often sitting for hours around the kitchen table with a cup of tea and a cigarette with family and friends. As an elder, Wallace never stayed put, he was always on the go, visiting, spending time with his family and embracing life to the fullest. He did not believe in Indian Time and was always on time. He always managed to get to his destination without the benefit of his own transportation. He joked that he owned many vehicles, thanks to his many friends from Monarch and the Blood Reserve who would pick him up at his favorite corner to give him a ride. During the day Wallace enjoyed sharing a funny story over a cup of tea at E-to-yopi with his many friends, or just visiting at the Shot Both Sides Building. Bingo was another favorite pastime. Most evenings, Wallace could be seen at Winners Bingo holding his orange dabber, waiting for one number. He enjoyed traveling the handgame trail, making man y friends along the way and winning at many tournaments in Alberta and Montana. Wallace will be remembered for his goodhearted nature, his sense of humor and quick wit. Never one to complain about his illness he lived life to his full enjoyment. Many will remember the humorous times spent with Wallace. A Wake service will be held at the OLD AGENCY COMMUNITY HALL on Friday, September 5, 2003 from 7:00 P.M. and continue all night. A Funeral Service will be held at the OLD AGENCY COMMUNITY HALL on Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 1:00 P.M. with Canon Allan McCuaig officiating. Interment to follow at the One Spot Cemetery. Copyright c. 2000 Alberta Newspaper Group, Inc./Lethbridge Herald. --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:10:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename= "CROSSINGS" September 5, 2003 [Editorial Comment: Prayers for Dave and family - gary] Bessie Newman NEWMAN, BESSIE MARIE, 83, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Sept. 3, 2003) at Edward White Hospital. She came here in 1957 from her native Gloucester, Va. She retired in 1981 as a secretary for Newman Pump Co. Survivors include a son, David Nicol, and a grandson, Kyle Nicol, both of St. Petersburg. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg. Copyright c. 2003 St. Petersburg Times. All rights reserved. -=-=-=- September 2, 2003 Thomas F. Barefoot WADE - Thomas Franklin Barefoot, 76, of 7333 Main St., died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, in Bethesda Health Care Facility in Fayetteville. A graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Old Bluff Presbyterian Church cemetery by the Rev. Mamie Wilson. Mr. Barefoot is survived by his wife, Aleen A. Barefoot of the home; three daughters, Patricia Locklear of Alderson, W.Va., Carolyn O'Hern of Autryville and Rebecca Blackwell of Stedman; three brothers, Hubert Barefoot of Wade, Seavy Barefoot of Fayetteville and Hughie Barefoot of Spring Lake; a sister, Wilma Lee of Wade; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home in Fayetteville. September 3, 2003 Gladys W. Sampson PEMBROKE - Ms. Gladys Woodell Sampson, 91, of 204 Chavis St., died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, in her home. The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday in Union Chapel Methodist Church by the Revs. Charles Locklear, Kelly Sanderson and Mark Stephens. Burial will be in Oxendine Cemetery in Lumberton. Ms. Sampson is survived by a son, Van Dwight Sampson of the home; four daughters, Nadyne Locklear and Rachel Sampson, both of Lumberton, Hazel Locklear of Pembroke and Connie Herr of Vass; a brother, Fairley Woodell of Pembroke; a foster brother, Thurman Lowry of the home; 21 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Revels Funeral Home in Pembroke. September 4, 2003 Linda J. Emanuel RED SPRINGS - Mrs. Linda Joyce Emanuel, 53, of 2840 Snipes Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, in her home. The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday in Bethel Hill Baptist Church in Lumberton by the Revs. Jimmy Hammonds, Davey Locklear and Harvey L. Locklear. Burial will be in the Chavis family cemetery. Mrs. Emanuel is survived by her husband, Ellie Emanuel; a son, Alexander Emanuel Jr. of Red Springs; three sisters, Flonnie B. Smith of Shannon, Flora M. Dismukes of Smithfield and Mildred Burnette of Lumberton; seven brothers, Charles Jones of Wendell, Kermit Chavis Jr. of Lumberton, James W. Chavis of Red Springs, Rural Chavis, Hulin Chavis, Bobby R. Chavis and Eddie Oxendine, all of Shannon; and two grandsons. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Revels Funeral Home in Lumberton. Ada B. Jones PEMBROKE - Mrs. Ada Bell Jones, 80, of Pembroke, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, in Sunbridge Nursing Home. Arrangements will be announced by Revels Funeral Home of Pembroke. Maudie L. Revels ST. PAULS - Ms. Maudie Lee Revels, 77, of 617 E. Brannon St., died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003, in Carolina Health Care in Fayetteville. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Lumberton by Brothers Paul Abner, James Crosland and James Cade. Ms. Revels is survived by seven sons, J.D. Revels, Reggie Revels and Tony Revels, all of St. Pauls, Donald Revels, Carlton R. Revels and Linwood Revels, all of Lumberton, and Garner Revels of Fayetteville; six daughters, Genett Locklear of Rowland, Blonkita Shane of Fayetteville, Connie Austin of St. Pauls, Genell Lowery of Laurinburg, Linda Lowery of Lumberton and Annette Gasque of Hope Mills; 32 grandchildren; 41 great- grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at McNeill Funeral Home in St. Pauls. September 5, 2003 Katie E. Locklear MAXTON - Miss Katie Elsie Locklear, infant daughter of Mitchell and Rhonda Locklear, of 335 Wildcats Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003. Arrangements will be announced by Thompson's Funeral Home of Pembroke. Copyright c. 2003 The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. -=-=-=- September 5, 2003 Dorothy Welch Cucumber Cherokee - Dorothy Welch Cucumber, 77, of Cherokee, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Wilson Oocumma and the late Rachel Washington Welch. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joe Jasper Cucumber Sr.; two sons, Daniel Monroe and Alfredo Mark Cucumber; three brothers, Johnson, Sam and Mark Reed; and sister, Matilda Reed. She was a lifetime resident of Jackson County, a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church, sang with the Reed Quartet and other groups, played piano and guitar at church and she loved music. She is survived by three daughters, Pam Cucumber, Sandy Cucumber and Erma Cucumber McMillan, all of Cherokee; two sons, Joe Cucumber Jr. and Donald Cucumber, both of Cherokee; 12 grandchildren; 26 great- grandchildren; and two special friends, Ray and Jerri Kinsland. The funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Cherokee. Ray Kinsland and the Rev. Bo Parris will officiate. The body will be placed in the home on Blue Wing Road at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Oocumma Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brandon McMillian, Shannon McMillian, Joel Toineeta, Nehi Toineeta, Michael Toineeta, Jimmy Wilson Jr., Jeff Saunooke and Bobby Cucumber. Garrett Funerals and Cremations, Waynesville, is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest registry may be signed at www.legacy.com. Fagg 'Freddie' Sawyer, Jr. Bryson City - Fagg Frederick "Freddie" Sawyer Jr., 55, of Toot Hollow Road, Bryson City, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003, at his residence. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Fagg Frederick Sawyer Sr. and Georgia Bell Ensley Sawyer. He is survived by his wife, Darlene Waldroup Sawyer; two daughters, Holly S. Alderman and husband, Gerald, of Tampa, Fla., and Kristen Sawyer of the home; two sons, Brett Sawyer and wife, Nadene, of Tampa, Fla., and Jason Sawyer of the home; grandchild, Halen Sawyer; three sisters, Prudy Wike of Whittier, Georgette Queen of Bryson City and Margaret Kitchin of Candler; and brother, Joe Sawyer of Bryson City. The funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bryson City First Baptist Church, of which he was a member, with the Revs. Jon Tagliarini and Tom Harris and Pastor Mike Wise officiating. Burial will be in Deep Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Crisp Funeral Home, where the body will remain until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the services. Copyright c. 2003 Asheville Citizen-Times. -=-=-=- September 7, 2003 Delores Miller Delores Miller, 54, of Sioux City died Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, at her residence after a brief illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Native American Church in Winnebago, Neb., with Charles Noble Rice officiating. Burial will be in Rave Cemetery, Winnebago. Visitation will begin 4 p.m. Saturday until time of service Monday at the church. Winnebago Wake & Burial is handling arrangements. Delores Miller was born April 8, 1949, in Tama, Iowa, the daughter of Lawrence Sr. and Irene (Waseskuk) Thomas. She attended St. Augustine's School in Winnebago and later in Flandreau, S.D. She also attended Western Iowa Tech. She married Ernest Miller in Dallas, Texas in 1969. Delores was a CNA. In 1978, she moved to Sioux City to be close to her mother. She enjoyed playing bingo and pool. Survivors include her children, Patrick Krebbs of Omaha, Neb., Jean Thomas and Joseph Thomas, both of Sioux City, Rufus A. Miller of Mexia, Texas and Tangela Miller of Des Moines, Iowa; seven grandchildren; a sister, Agnes Thomas of Sioux City; two brothers, Tony and Frances Thomas, both of Sioux City; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence Thomas Jr. Pallbearers will be Patrick Krebbs, Joseph Thomas, Rufus Miller, Chuck Baumen, Solomon Kaya Whitewing and Frankie Campbell. Copyright c. 2003 Sioux City Journal. -=-=-=- September 2, 2003 Pete Blacksmith Sr. OGLALA - Pete Blacksmith Sr., 67, Oglala, died Friday, Aug. 29, 2003, in Oglala as a result of an accident. Survivors include five sons, Stanley Blacksmith, Pete Blacksmith Jr., Delayne Blacksmith, Robert Blacksmith and Hunter Blacksmith, all of Oglala; four adopted sons, Wes Bettelyoun and William Brewer, both of Pine Ridge, Devin Cross Dog, Oglala, and Trace Davis, Slim Buttes; seven daughters, Elizabeth Morrison, Melissa Blacksmith, Lenora Blacksmith, Karen Blacksmith, Julie Blacksmith, Vonna Blacksmith and Sage Blacksmith, all of Oglala; one sister, Louise Long Soldier, Oglala; 30 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 4 p.m. today at Loneman School Gym in Oglala. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at the school, with the Rev. Ben Tyon, the Rev. Agnes Tyon and the Rev. Rhoda Mesteth officiating. Marvin Helper will officiate at traditional Lakota services. Burial will be at St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery in Oglala. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. September 3, 2003 Christopher Joseph Thunder Hawk BEND, Ore. - Christopher Joseph Thunder Hawk, 81, Bend and formerly of St. Francis, S.D., and Pine Ridge, S.D., died Friday, Aug. 29, 2003, in Bend. He was a U.S. Army Pfc. Medic and D-Day veteran. Survivors include one sister, Flora Oliver, Rosebud, S.D.; eight sons, Merle Thunder Hawk and Leslie Thunder Hawk, both of Dallas, Texas, Calvin Thunder Hawk, Lincoln, Neb., Christopher "Butch" Thunder Hawk and Terrance Thunder Hawk, both of Denton, Texas, Ivan Thunder Hawk, Ann Arbor, Mich., Micheal B. Thunder Hawk, Fort Worth, Texas, and Gerald Thunder Hawk, Rosebud; three daughters, Marilyn Thunder Hawk, Lawrence, Kan., Judith R. Thunder Hawk, Bend, and Christine Thunder Hawk; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His wife, Elsie Thunder Hawk, preceded him in death. Burial is pending at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, S.D. September 4, 2003 Aloysius Gates LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Aloysius Gates, 80, Lakewood, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, in Lakewood. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Teresa Gates, Denver; two sons, Philip and Dennis Gates, both of Denver; two daughters, Sandra and Sharon Gates, both of Denver; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A one-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. today at Allen CAP Office in Allen, S.D. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at Allen CAP Office, with the Rev. Joe Brown Thunder and the Rev. Philip Gates officiating. Burial will be at Inestimable Gift Episcopal Cemetery in Allen. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, S.D., is in charge of the arrangements. September 6, 2003 Abraham He Crow Sr. OGLALA - Abraham He Crow Sr., 64, Oglala, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003, at Martin Nursing Home. Survivors include one son, Abraham He Crow Jr., Oglala; four daughters, Patricia He Crow, Oglala, Priscilla He Crow and Jennifer Cottier, both of Pine Ridge, and Chambliss Bear Eagle, Rapid City; one brother, Francis He Crow, Pine Ridge; one sister, Norma Lone Elk, Oglala; and 10 grandchildren. One-night wake services begin at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Makasan Presbyterian Church in Oglala. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the church, with the Rev. Asa Wilson and the Rev. Ben Tyon officiating. Burial will be at Makasan Presbyterian Cemetery. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Jasper Spotted Elk Jr. [Editorial Comment: Prayers for Grandmother Lydia and family - gary] PORCUPINE - Jasper Spotted Elk Jr., 76, Porcupine, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, at Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Survivors include one son, Calvin Spotted Elk, Porcupine. First-night wake services begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge. Second-night wake services begin at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Porcupine CAP office in Porcupine. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Porcupine CAP office, with the Rev. Bill Pauly officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Wounded Knee. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. September 8, 2003 Dale W. Fire Thunder MANDERSON - Dale W. Fire Thunder, 44, Manderson, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, in Rapid City. Survivors include one brother, Duane Fire Thunder, Manderson. A one-night wake will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at St. Agnes Church Hall in Manderson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the church hall, with the Rev. Joe Brown Thunder officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Wilbur Lone Wolf Jr. CASPER, Wyo. - Wilbur Lone Wolf Jr., 47, Casper, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, in Casper. Survivors include one sister, Iris Black, Casper. A one-night wake began Monday, Sept. 8, at Brother Rene Catholic Church Hall in Oglala. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at the church hall, with the Rev. Frank Schmitt officiating. Burial will be at Our Lady of the Sioux Catholic Cemetery in Oglala. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- September 8, 2003 Alfred Walkingsky Alfred Walkingsky, resident of rural Ponca City, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, at his home. He was 46. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Ponca Indian Methodist Church. A noon feast will be held at the church on Wednesday, Sept. 10, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Phil Byington presiding, assisted by the Rev. Francine Biggoose. Burial will follow in the Ponca Indian Tribal Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. Alfred Walkingsky was born April 2, 1957, in Denver, Colo., the son of Clifford Walkingsky Sr. and Mollie Mae Kent Walkingsky. Alfred was a 1975 graduate of Ponca City High School. He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard in the mid 1970s and later served in the United States Army at Fort Sill. He had been employed by the Ponca Indian Tribe and was most recently a dispatcher with the Ponca Tribal Police Department. He was a member of the Ponca Indian Methodist Church. His enjoyments had included fishing and hunting, and he especially enjoyed being with the family children as he was helping raise Kenneth, Lisa and Charlotte Brown and Annette LeClair. He is survived by his mother, Mollie, of the home; one brother, Clifford Walkingsky Jr.; six sisters, Sylvia Davis, Alfredia LeClair, Francis Walkingsky, Clourine Brown, Janice Jones and Cleona Kent; several aunts and uncles that include Lucy and Garland Kent, Cynthia Ahtone, Marion Cere and Phobie Jones; as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and one sister, Edith Brown. Casket bearers will be Asa Davis Jr., Lamar Brown, Kenneth Brown Sr., David Eagle Sr., Dallas Kent and Nick Warrior. Honorary casket bearers will be Garland Kent Jr., Dale Fisher, Anthony Warrior Jr., Wendel Rodgers, Mark Fletcher, Owen Hawzipta, Alfred Arkeketa Jr. and Jesse LeClair Jr. Copyright c. 1998-2003 The Ponca City News. -=-=-=- September 4, 2003 Mary C. Jones Funeral for Mary C. Jones, 39, Lawton, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Comanche Nation Funeral Home with the Rev. Toby Blackstar and Sharon Taptto, minister, officiating. She died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003. Burial will be at Saddle Mountain Cemetery. She was born Feb. 22, 1964, in Tacoma, Wash., to Dick and Portia Taptto Jones. She attended Western Hornett High School, Cameron, N.C. She was a member of the Kiowa Tribe and attended Second Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Margaret Marie McClure, Okmulgee; her parents, Okmulgee; a brother, Dick Jones Jr., Okmulgee; her paternal grandmother, Mary C. Jones, Okmulgee; and many relatives and friends. Louis Dekeneks Ross OKLAHOMA CITY - Funeral for Louis Dekeneks Ross, 18, Oklahoma City, will be at 10 a.m. today at Ponca Indian United Methodist Church, White Eagle, with the Rev. David Wilson officiating. A traditional funeral feast will follow the service at 11 a.m. Mr. Ross died Monday, Sept. 1, 2003, at his home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. at Chapel Hill Memory Gardens, 8701 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, under direction of Grace Memorial Chapel, Ponca City. He was born July 15, 1985, in Edmond to James Warren Ross and Barbara Warner. He grew up in the Oklahoma City area and attended Putnam City High School. He played the guitar and wrote song lyrics. He also played baseball, basketball and football. Survivors include his parents, Oklahoma City; his maternal grandparents, Samuel "Pat" and Cynthia Warner, Oklahoma City; six brothers: Make' Ross, Arlen Rhodes, Aaron Goodwin, Jason Ross, Derek Ross and Dustin Ross; two sisters: Sarah Goodwin and Rebecca Goodwin; five aunts: Victoria Goodwin, Norma Aldridge, Vida Hokeah, Anita Ross and Betsy Aguilar; two uncles: Ernie and Dennis Ross; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Milo and Lorene Ross; and his maternal great-grandparents, Louis and Mattie Roughface McDonald. Memorial contributions may be made to the House of Life, 5th and Broadway, Arcadia 73007. September 6, 2003 Edward A. Burgess Funeral for Edward A. Burgess, 50, Lawton, will be at 11 a.m. today at Apache United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sharon Gomez and Marilyn Bread officiating. Mr. Burgess died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, in Lawrence, Kan. Burial will be at Cache Creek Cemetery under direction of Comanche Nation Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 9, 1953, to Harold and Myra Burgess Star. He married Paula Bentley. He served in the Marines during the Vietnam War. He was a gourd dancer. Survivors include his mother, Myra Burgess-Aitson, Apache; a daughter, Harmony Lynn Burgess; two sons: Allan Joe Burgess and Paul Newmoon; two grandchildren: Blaze LaVon Burgess and Lillian LaShell Smith; four sisters: Sandra Gallegos, Loretta Bradford, Denise Lawrence and Janice Todome; and a brother, Howard Todome Jr. Louise Whitehorse Hall HOBART - Funeral for Louise Whitehorse Hall, 83, Hobart, will be at 10 a. m. Monday at Cedar Creek United Methodist Church, Carnegie, with the Rev. Sam Horse and the Rev. George Daingkau officiating. A prayer service will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at First American Baptist Church, Hobart, with the Rev. George Daingkau and the Rev. Archie Godfrey officiating. Mrs. Hall died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003, in Hobart. Burial will be at Cedar Creek Cemetery under direction of Comanche Nation Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 11, 1920, to Charles Tsa-tigh and Mabel Maun-kau- quodle Hummingbird Whitehorse. She married William Baggett Hall on Sept. 15, 1951. She was a member of the O-ho-mah Lodge, Kiowa War Mothers and Kiowa Warrior Descendants. She supported the Kiowa Gourd Clan and Native American Marine Corps Veterans. Survivors include a daughter, LouAnn Haddon and her husband, Taft, Anadarko; three sons, Stephen Hall-Zotigh, Lawrence, Kan.; and William Hall-Zotigh and Perry Hall, both of Hobart; four sisters: Lucy Beaver, Carnegie; and Anna Sue Nimsey, Dorothy DeLaune and Florene Taylor, all of Anadarko; a brother, Matthew Whitehorse, Anadarko; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, William B. Hall Jr.; a sister, Daisy Haumpy; and a brother, Roland Whitehorse. Copyright c. 2003 The Lawton Constitution. -=-=-=- September 2, 2003 Ricardo B. Begay Rock Point, AZ. Oct. 17, 1954 - Aug. 30, 2003 Ricardo B. Begay, 48, of Rock Point, Ariz., passed from this life Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, near Rock Point. He was born Oct. 17, 1954, in Ft. Defiance, Ariz. Graveside services and interment will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003, at the family cemetery, 5 miles south of Rock Point Store. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home of Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Lorenzo Bob Lee Shiprock July 23, 1979 - Aug. 30, 2003 Lorenzo "Bonzo" Lee, 24, of Shiprock, passed away Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque. He was born July 23, 1979, to Jimmie Bob and Lucy Lee. He was of the Nakai'i' Dine' clan, born for the Tachi'ni'i' clan. Bonzo is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Chee; children, Lorelle Lee, Emilio Lee and Kobe Lee; mother, Lucy Lee; brothers, Raymond Lee and wife Jarvina, Herman Joe, Vincent Lee, Kenneth Lee, Larry Lee and Elbert Barber Sr. and wife Ann; sisters, Annie Rose King and husband Jess, Joanie Henderson and husband Larry, Ella Moses and husband Wilfred Sr., Eva Lee, and AnnaBelle Barber; numerous nieces and nephews including Keanu Lee, JayLynn, Jessie, and Mykayla King, and special niece Alicia King. He was preceded in death by his father, Jimmie Bob Lee. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Shiprock, with Father John Paul Sauter officiating. Interment will be at Shiprock Community Cemetery. A reception will follow at Christ the King Catholic Center. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home of Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. September 5, 2003 Frank E. Johnson Sanostee Sept. 3, 2003 - May 7, 1915 Frank E. Johnson, 88, of Sanostee, passed from this life Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, in Sanostee. He was born May 7, 1915, in the Two Grey Hills area. Survivors include his wife, Pearl H. Johnson; children, Harold Johnson and his wife Carol, Refina Canyon and her husband Tom, Vernon Johnson, Thelma J. Yazzie, and Randy Johnson; stepchildren, Hurley Benally, Emil H. Benally Jr. and wife Jean, and Sannie Clark; children from his previous marriage, Elsie Begay, Roselyn Barber, Hazel Nakai, Lucille Johnson, and Jonah Johnson; sister, Martha Jose; 33 grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin Johnson, mother, Mary Jumbo, son, Frank Johnson Jr., brother, Pierce Johnson, sisters, Fannie Charley and Edith Tsosie. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the Mesa View Baptist Church in Sanostee. Pastor Jerry Bodie will officiate. Interment will follow at the family cemetery in Sanostee. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Rose Marie Harris Shiprock Dec. 16, 1946 - Sept. 1, 2003 Rose Marie Harris, 56, of Shiprock passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2003, at San Juan Manor in Farmington. Rose was born Dec. 16, 1946, in Farmington to Wilford and Martha Puggie Harris. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today, Friday, Sept. 5, at the LDS Ward 1,2,3 Church in Kirtland, with Bishop Arnold Yazzie officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Farmington. Pallbearers will be LeVon Thomas, Herman Johnson, Louis Yellowman Jr., Virgil Lynch, Nehemiah Vicente and Craig D. Harris, with Leon Thomas and Leonard Begay as alternate pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be D.K. Harris, Barbara Lynch, Harlan Johnson, Raymond Yellowman, Johnny Puggie, Leo Thomas, Jonah Johnson and Ronald Yellowman. She is survived by her brothers, D.K. Harris of Kirtland, Leonard Begay of Albuquerque and Raymond Jones of Arizona; and sisters, Linda Begay of Gallup, Lucinda Begay of Shiprock, Helen Apodaca of Albuquerque, Gloria Begay of Albuquerque and Barbara Lynch of Shiprock. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Chapel of Memories of Kirtland, (505) 598-9636. Lillian Todacheene (Sells) Nelson Shiprock July 15, 1910 - Aug. 30, 2003 Lillian Todacheene (Sells) Nelson went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003. She was born July 15, 1910, at Oak Springs, Ariz., west of Shiprock on "Beautiful" Mountain. She had a long life, 93 years full of fond memories. Lillian worked for PHS Indian Service, retiring after 35 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow D. Nelson Sr.; sons, W. D. (Buddy) Nelson and George Nelson; daughter, Cecelia Hatch Benallie; grandsons, Rob Nelson and Glen Hatch; brothers, Cato Sells, Luther Sells and Capitan Benally; and sister, Ida Benally. Mrs. Nelson is survived by her daughters, Georgia Briggs and husband, Lee, of Aztec, Cecelia Anderson and husband, Roger, of Farmington, and Roselyn Nelson of San Francisco; son, Eugene Nelson and wife, Sandra Jo, of Albuquerque; and local grandsons, Ryan Briggs, Justin Sais and Juan Sais. There are 16 other grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 6, at Ryder Memorial Chapel, located at the former Navajo Mission Boarding School, now Navajo Prep. Pastor Fred Yazzie will officiate. Interment will be at Memory Gardens. September 6, 2003 David Amos Begay Shiprock Feb. 17, 1954 - Sept. 3, 2003 David Amos Begay, 49, of Shiprock, passed from this life Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, in Farmington. He was born Feb. 17, 1954, in Rough Rock, Ariz. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, at Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home Chapel in Shiprock. Interment will follow at the family cemetery in Teec Nos Pos, Ariz. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home of Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Copyright c. 2003 Farmington Daily Times, a Gannett Co., Inc. newspaper. -=-=-=- September 3, 2003 William Harley Taylor GRANTS - Services for William Taylor, 81, will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 4 at Grants Mortuary Chapel. Rev. Franklin Williams will officiate. Burial will follow at Grants Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Taylor died Aug. 31 in Grants. He was born June 27, 1922 in Stony Fork, N.C. Taylor served in the U.S. Force, in England and Ireland, during World War II. He attended machinists school, worked on Bugs Island Dam, Boydtown, Va., worked as aminer in Ogden, Utah and a machinist for Homestake Mining. Survivors include his sister, Virginia Wilkerson of Melbourne, Fla. Taylor was preceded in death by his parents, Sarah Profitt Taylor and Bob T. Taylor; brothers, Edgar, Howard and Joseph Taylor; and sisters, Margaret Cantrell and Stella Boswell. Pallbearers will be his friends and co-workers. Ricardo B. Begay ROCK POINT, Ariz. - Graveside services for Ricardo Begay, 48, will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 4 at the Family Cemetery, Rock Point. Begay died Aug. 20 in Rock Point. She was born Oct. 17, 1954 in Fort Defiance, Ariz. September 4, 2003 Phoebe Cleveland FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. - Services for Phoebe Cleveland, 87, will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 5 at Good Shepard Mission, Fort Defiance. Bishop Steven Plummer will officiate. Burial will follow at the private family cemetery in Coal Mine. Cleveland died Sept. 1 in Gallup. She was born April 20, 1916 in Standing Rock into the Salt People Clan for the Red Bottom People Clan. Cleveland attended Santa Fe Indian School. He retired from the Good Shepherd Mission, Fort Defiance. Survivors include her son, Bennie Cleveland, Daniel Cleveland, Kenneth Cleveland, Leslie Cleveland and Mark Cleveland all of Fort Defiance; daughters, Betty Ann Cleveland and Mary Cleveland both of Fort Defiance; sister, Nita Yazzie of Shiprock; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Cleveland was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Cleveland; parents, Ruth and Hosteen Begay; and sister, Dollie Watchman. Pallbearers will be Gabriel Cleveland, Jeffery Cleveland, Kevin Cleveland, Marcus Cleveland, Nathan Cleveland and Sheldon Cleveland. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Gary C. Benally CHINLE, Ariz. - Services for Gary Benally, 31, will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 5 at Chinle Catholic Church. Sister Maggie will officiate. Burial will follow at Chinle Cemetery. Benally died Aug. 29 in Chinle. He was born Jan. 27, 1972 in Fort Defiance, Ariz. into the Mexican People Clan for the Tangle People Clan. Benally attended Chinle High School. He was employed with the Chinle Public School's, cafeteria for Aramark Services Inc. His hobbies included hiking, managing home accounts, reading the newspaper, traveling and playing sports. Survivors include his parents, Susie Smith and Jerry C. Benally; brother, Jasper L. Benally. Benally was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ida and Harry Smith, Louise and Nalgene Benally. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Susie Smith's residence, seven and one-half miles east of the Thunderbird Lodge. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Ernest Edward Nelson CROSS CANYON, Ariz. - Services for Ernest Nelson, 60, were at 10 a.m., today at Presbyterian Church, Ganado, Ariz. Pastor Roger Davis officiated. Burial followed at Kinlichee Cemetery. Nelson died Aug. 30 in Phoenix. He was born June 15, 1943 in Cross Canyon into the Edge of Water People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan. Nelson attended Ganado Mission. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas and overseas in Turkey and Germany. He worked as a electrical, telecommunications and automotive repair. Survivors include his sons, Sterling Peshlakia Nelson and Reginald Brown; daughters, Natasha Lynn Nelson-Plamer and Diddy Leigh Nelson; brother, Tom Nelson Jr.; sisters, Rosabell Goldtooth and Janet Martinez; and three grandchildren. Nelson was preceded in death by his parents, Daisy King Nelson and Tom Nelson Sr. Pallbearers were Reginald Brown, Sterling Nelson, Jos Martinez, Borts Nelson, Johnson Claude, and Tom Nelson Jr. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Elizabeth Jean Notah NASCHITTI - Services for Elizabeth Notah, 75, will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 6 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tohatchi. Rev. John Mitielstadt will officiate. Burial will follow at Naschitti Community Cemetery. A rosary and visitation will be recited at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5 at Cope Memorial Chapel, Gallup. Notah died Sept. 1 in Gallup. She was born Jan. 14, 1928 in Naschitti into the Water Edge People Clan for the Near the Water People Clan. Notah attended St. Michael Catholic School. She was a member of NACNL and was a homemaker. Her hobbies included sewing. Survivors include her sons, Pierce Notah and Clifford Notah both of Naschitti; daughter, Ella M. Bia; brothers, Frank Morris of Kiabito, Ariz., Jack Morris of Page, Ariz., Arnold Morris of Pinedale, Earl Morris of Tsaile, Ariz., Alfred Morris, Raymond Morris and Larry Morris all of Naschitti, Thomas Morris and Richard Morris both of Carson City, Nev.; sisters, Mae Begay , Laura Halona and Ethel K. Yazzie all of Naschitti, Glenda Lee of Toadlena, Louise Bullhorse of Belen and Lucille Begay of Cameron, Ariz.; and four grandchildren. Morris was preceded in death by her husband, Noah Notah; sisters, Angela Nez; parents, Tom Morris Jr. and Bahegebah Morris; brothers, Wilson Morris and Nelson Morris. Pallbearers will be Derrick Begay, Alfred Begay, Calvin Becenti, Alvin Becenti, Rufus Becenti and Curtis Becenti. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Elizabeth Notah's residence. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. September 5, 2003 Larry Jim STEAMBOAT, Ariz. - Services for Larry Jim, 58, will be at 10 a.m., today at St. Michaels Catholic Church. Father Gilbert, O.F.M. will officiate. Burial will follow on family land in Steamboat, Ariz. Jim died Sept. 2, 2003 in Albuquerque. He was born April 29, 1945 in Toyei, Ariz. Jim attended Intermountain High School and he worked as a silversmith, a contractor in the construction business and as a carpenter. He was also a cattleman and rancher. Survivors include his wife Ruth; sons Conrad Dean Jim and Marwin Dean Jim; daughters Jennifer Jim; brothers Melferd Jim, Jerry Jim, David Jim: sisters, Helen J. Begay and Rena Begody and one grandchild. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. September 6, 2003 Daniel Dean Willeto CHINLE, Ariz. - Services for Daniel Willeto, 20, will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 8, at Chinle Potter's House. Pastor Artie Aragon officiate. Burial will follow at family plot, Chinle. Willeto died Sept. 3 in Chinle. He was born July 14, 1983, in Gallup into the Big Water People Clan for the Tangle Foot People Clan. Willeto attended Chinle Public School. His hobbies included basketball and drawing. Survivors include his mother, Yvonne E. Begay; sisters, Stefanie A. Badonie and Abby C. Begay; and grandmother, Mary I. Burnside. Willeto was preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Christine L. Whitman. Pallbearers will be Darren Badonie, Sean Bitsui, Fredrick Brown, Matthew Dixon, Vincent Ray and James Viola. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. September 8, 2003 Fredrick Arthur Goldtooth FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. - Services for Fredrick Goldtooth, 56, will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Good Shepard Mission, Fort Defiance. Burial will follow at Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fort Defiance. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Goldtooth died Sept. 3 in Tucson, Ariz. He was born March 18, 1947, in Fort Defiance into the Salt People Clan for the Bitterwater People Clan. Goldtooth attended school in Anadarko, Okla., Fort Defiance, Sanders, Ariz., and NAU in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was employed as a correctional officer. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a Vietnam veteran. His hobbies included sports, baseball, basketball, fishing and hunting. Survivors include his wife, Rosabell Goldtooth of Fort Defiance; son, Corbert Goldtooth of Fort Defiance; daughters, Kimberly Goldtooth of Fort Defiance, Hollis Goldtooth, Fredricka Goldtooth of Tucson and Coralec Goldtooth of Phoenix; sister, Laverne Kinlicheenie of Chandler, Ariz.; and nine grandchildren. Goldtooth was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Domitilla Goldtooth and grandparents, Dorthy and Willie Goldtooth Sr., Little Willie Wero and Annie Scolt Willie. Pallbearers will be Aaron Kinlicheenie, Robert Goldtooth, Eric Yazza, Duwayne Yazzie, Howard Martin Jr., and Marcus Blackgoat. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Fort Defiance Chapter House. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- September 6, 2003 Gregory Donny Beauty Gregory Donny Beauty, 48 years old of Middle Verde (Camp Verde), Arizona, passed away on August 30, 2003. The wake will start at 5:00 p.m. Saturday evening at the Gymnasium on the Middle Verde Reservation. Services Sunday, September 7th, 8:00 a.m. at Middle Verde Cemetery, Middle Verde Reservation, Camp Verde, Arizona. Arrangements are by Hepler Funeral Home. Copyright c. 2003 The Arizona Republic. -=-=-=- September 5, 2003 Ruby Nez-Bigman Ruby Nez-Bigman, also known as Asdzaa Yazhi, 92, of Cedar Ridge, died Aug. 30, 2003, in Tuba City with her family by her side. Mrs. Nez-Bigman resided near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon all of her life. She was an active member of her church with a strong faith in God. She left a legacy of compassion and will be remembered for her generous heart. She fostered many children, and advocated for the land, which led her to Washington, D.C. She had a long history working at the local pre-school as a foster grandparent and was honored as "Grandma of the Year." She was also blessed with many livestock talents, including weaving, carding wool, spinning, stringing beads, sewing, traditional cooking and playing the harmonica. She enjoyed sharing her cultural values and knowledge with those she knew. Mrs. Nez-Bigman is survived by her husband Tom Bigman Jr.; children Frank and Louise Yellowman of Tuba City, Mae and Raymond West of Cedar Ridge, Susie and Leroy Dixon of Hayward, Calif., Daisy and Robert Begay of Tuba City; 24 grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. (MST), Thursday Sept. 4, 2003, at First Baptist Church in Tuba City. Burial will follow in the family plot near the North Rim and a reception will immediately follow at the Bodaway/Gap Chapter House Copyright c. 2000-2003 Arizona Daily Sun. -=-=-=- September 2, 2003 Leah Andrez Leah Marcine Andrez, 62, of San Carlos died Aug. 25, 2003, at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix. She was born in San Carlos and her occupation was a nurse. She is survived by one son, Edison Cassadore of Tucson; two daughters, Jonell Cassadore and Jennifer Cassadore of San Carlos; one brother, Evans Sisto of San Lorenzo, Calif.; and five grandchildren. Funeral mass was conducted Aug. 30 at St. Charles Catholic Church in San Carlos. Interment was in Northgate Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Lamont Mortuary of Globe. Copyright c. 2003 Arizona Silver Belt/Apache Moccasin. -=-=-=- September 4, 2003 Robert Phoenix Robert Phoenix, 69, of Fallon, passed away September 2, 2003 at his residence in Stillwater. "Uncle Bob" loved to hunt and always chose to walk rather than ride the mountains looking for deer. He had the patience to fix and put together just about anything. He was an Army veteran and a member of the Pyramid Lake Tribe. He is survived by his mother, Ione Hicks Allen of Fallon; brother, Lawrence Mandell, Jr.; sister Jeannette Allen, both of Wadsworth; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Smith Family Funeral Home, Fallon. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10:00 a. .m. at the Tribal Gym in Nixon. Burial will follow in the Nixon Cemetery. Copyright c. 2003 Reno Gazette-Journal, a Gannett Co. Inc. Newspaper. -=-=-=- September 4, 2003 Carmen Linda Lou King 1950-2003 A memorial Service for Carmen Linda Lou King of McMinnville will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery. Jan D. Reibach will officiate. Mrs. King died of natural causes Monday, Sept. 1, 2003, in her home. She was 56. She was born on Sept. 10, 1950, in Hollywood, Calif., daughter of John and Betty Aciego. She was raised and schooled in California. In 1980, she moved to Cherry Grove. Three years later she moved to McMinnville and married Ronald Hall. Mrs. King received her associate degree in counseling from Chemeketa Community College, then worked as a counselor at White Oaks. She loved sewing, ceramics and helping raise her two grandchildren. Survivors include three sons, Juan Hall of McMinnville, Johnny Frost of Seaside and Barry Larsen of McMinnville; four daughters, Carmen Hall of McMinnville, Marsha Lance of Rockwood, Colleen Carl of Lafayette and Susan Daniels of Sheridan; 18 grandchildren; and companion Jeanne Larsen of McMinnville. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Lola Aciego, and, a grandchild, Destiny Cummings. Arrangements are being handled by Macy & Son Funeral Directors, McMinnville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grand Ronde Tribal Council. Copyright c. 1999-2003 News-Register Publishing Co./McMinnville, OR. -=-=-=- September 5, 2003 Alfred Navo FORT HALL - Alfred Navo (Agai-dika) died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003. He was a cultural historian, botanist, linguist and ethnologist on behalf of the Lemhi Shoshone (Agai-Dika), and the Shoshone-Bannock tribes. He served as a spiritual leader and traditional healer. He was born in Lincoln Creek, Idaho, on Jan. 11, 1928, to Charlie Navo and Zuni White Bear Navo. He lived most of his life in Salmon. He married Lois Tyler Aug. 2, 1962. They made their home in Salmon and were the last residents living at the Indian Camp, until the removal of their home in 1994. Beginning in his youth, he worked bailing hay and digging ditches for irrigation with this elder brother, Elmer. He later was employed as a fire fighter and worked for Amar Farms in Salmon. He was a member of the Native American Church and participated in the Sundance, assisting with singing and drumming, and preparation of sundance whistles. His interests included camping, hunting, fishing, making pipes and spears, the outdoors and spearing for salmon during the annual runs. He acted as a participatory founder of language preservation and documentation of oral history, and also for the preservation of geological and archeological sites. He worked with the Montana Museum of History for the Lewis and Clark Interpretative Trail of Great Falls, in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institute; and served as an elder ambassador and representative for the Shoshone-Bannock tribes. He was involved with the initiation of Sacajawea Interpretive Education Center. He had no children. He is survived by his wife, Lois Tyler Navo, Fort Hall; a sister, Camille Navo George (Gibson); a brother, Bill Navo, Fort Hall; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Elmer, Conoway and Richard Chamberlain Navo; and sisters, Lily Navo Sawyer, Boho-zee-ee and Bell Navo. A viewing will be held at his home on East Sheepskin Road Tuesday and Wednesday. Burial services will be at the Salmon Cemetery at 2 p.m. Thursday. Copyright c. 2003 Pocatella Idaho State Journal. -=-=-=- September 5, 2003 Carolyn Nellie SunRhodes ETHETE - Funeral services for Ethete area resident Carolyn Nellie SunRhodes, 60, will be conducted at 10 a.m. today, Sept. 5. Interment will be in Shakespeare Family Cemetery in Ethete. She died Sept. 2, 2003, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Born Nov. 7, 1943, she was the daughter of Ambrose and Jenny SunRhodes; was a lifelong resident of the Wind River Indian Reservation; and attended school in St. Stephens. A homemaker, she enjoyed reading, beading, playing cards, walking and being with family and friends. Survivors include her daughter, Elizabeth Bird In Ground of Hardin, Mont. ; four sons, Thomas Medicinehorse Jr. of Crow Agency, Mont., Ambrose Wesley Medicinehorse and Dominic Medicinehorse Sr., both of Ethete, and Paul Medicinehorse of Riverton; two brothers, Steve SunRhodes Sr. of Ethete and Merle SunRhodes of Brockton, Mont.; 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a nephew. Wind Dancer Funeral Home of Fort Washakie is in charge of arrangements. Robert Eugene Snyder Sr. ETHETE - Funeral services for Washakie resident Robert Eugene Snyder Sr., 48, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at his residence, No. 23 Farm Station Road, Ethete, by Catholic clergy. Interment will be in the Snyder Family Cemetery in Mill Creek. Rosary and wake will begin at 7 p.m. today, Sept. 5, at the home. He died Sept. 2, 2003, at Lander Valley Medical Center. Born March 12, 1956, in Lander, he was the son of Ronald Sr. and Shirley Snyder; was raised on the Wind River Indian Reservation, living in Ethete and Fort Washakie; and attended schools in Mill Creek, Green River and Lander and Central Wyoming College. Known as a workaholic, he was a certified nursing assistant at Morning Star Manor. He enjoyed his family and grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Posey Snyder of Fort Washakie; two daughters, Cecelia and Amber Snyder, and two sons, Robert Jr. and Leander Snyder, all of Lander; five sisters, Lenora Hanway of Arapahoe, Joy Hiser of Lander, Nancy Snyder of Tucson, Ariz., Lorena Snyder of Fort Washakie and Ada Snyder of Reno, Nev.; two brothers, Roy Snyder of Ethete and Ron Snyder of Fort Washakie; two grandchildren; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother and grandparents, Nancy and Ben Snyder, Margaret Revere and George Bird Tail. Wind Dancer Funeral Home of Fort Washakie is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 Casper Star-Tribune published by Lee Publications, Inc., a subsidiary of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. -=-=-=- September 2, 2003 Jack Johnson Three Fingers LAME DEER - Jack Johnson Three Fingers passed away on Aug. 28, 2003, at St. Vincent Healthcare. Jack (Ho neovotoneveste) was born in Birney to William and Lucy (Hardground) Three Fingers on Aug. 15, 1949. He attended elementary school at Birney Day School and high school at St. Labre, where he graduated. He made his home in Lame Deer. He served his country in the Vietnam War. He was active with the Morning Star Chapter of Vietnam Era Veterans and was extremely proud of the fact that their group was known worldwide. He enjoyed spending time with all of his family, doting on his grandchildren and listening to his music. He was preceded in death by his father, William; mother, Lucy; brothers, Joseph, Sr., and Paul; sister, Katie; and wife, Milene Eaglefeathers. He is survived by his sister, Alice Bartlett; daughter, Michelle; sister-in-law, Lillian; "his girls," Jade and Jackie; numerous nieces and nephews; and numerous grandchildren. Wake services will be held at his home in Lame Deer at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Funeral services will be held at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Lame Deer at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4. Burial will follow in Birney. Rausch Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. September 3, 2003 Phillip Ray Risingsun BUSBY - Phillip Ray Risingsun, 44, of Busby and Crow Agency, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003, at the Crow -Northern Cheyenne IHS Hospital. He was born Feb. 23, 1959, in Crow Agency, a son of Raymond Little Bear and Jeanne Risingsun. He was raised in the Busby area and attended the Northern Cheyenne Tribal School in Busby. He took part in rodeo, particularly the bull-riding event. He worked as an EMT and was stationed in Lame Deer. He later worked as a firefighter. Phillip married Peggy Wilson on Jan. 26, 1976, in Everett, Wash., and the couple made their home in Busby. Survivors include his wife, Peggy of Busby; his seven children, Angela (Robert) Risingsun of Washington, Tonya (Arthur) and Randy Risingsun of Billings, Lisa, Phillip, Jr., Moses (Molly) and Eugene (Delea) Risingsun of Busby; his brothers, Randy and Larry (Jolene) Risingsun, Melvin, Frank, R.J., Dayton and Wayne (Alona) Strange Owl, Regis (Diann) and Vernon (Vickie) Littlebear of Busby; sisters, Leann Little Bear, Shasta and Rachel Strange Owl of Busby, Eva Strange Owl of Miles City, Debbie Emmerson and Sylvia Shorty of Arizona; and 10 grandchildren. Wake services will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Jeannie Strange Owl residence in Busby. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, in the Busby White River Mennonite Church. Interment will follow in the Busby Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements. Copyright c. The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- Golden Triangle On-Line Obituaries The following obituaries appeared in the Cut Bank Pioneer Press, Shelby Promoter, Valierian or Glacier Reporter this week. Roy Joseph Bennett Jr. Roy Joseph "Braids" Bennett Jr., 37, of Little Seville, a Glacier County weed sprayer, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003 at his residence. The cause of death has not been determined, pending a coroner's inquest. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29. His funeral is 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 at Little Flower Parish, with burial in Willow Creek Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Roy Bennett Sr. and Joyce Bennett; a daughter, Charley Salway; sons Joseph Madplume and Chad Wagner; sisters Corrina Running Crane, Sharon Bennett and Laura Iron Pipe; brothers Steven Iron Pipe Sr., Troy Bennett, Travis Bennett, Noble Bennett and Richard Bennett. He was preceded in death by brothers, Joe Iron Pipe and Michael Bennett, and mother Gladys Spotted Bear. Olive Dog Taking Gun Olive "Begus" (Sinclair) Dog Taking Gun, 79, of Heart Butte, a homemaker, died of natural causes Monday, Aug. 24, 2003 at her home. Her funeral is 2 p.m. today, Thursday, Aug. 28 at St. Anne's Catholic Church, with burial in St. Anne's Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She was born Jan 11, 1924 in Babb and raised in the Black Tail area. She was married to Phillip Dog Taking Gun in December of 1063 at White Tail. She was a cook at Head Start in 1968, she was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, was Heart Butte Indian Days Treasurer. She enjoyed to sew, do crosswords, puzzles, berry picking and taking care of children and grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Phillip Dog Taking Gun of Heart Butte; daughters Karen Edwards, Brenda Cook and Shanie Bryant; sons George Aimsback Jr. and James Bryant; sisters Mary RunningCrane, Hazel Weaselhead and Ethel Aimsback; children she raised include Kyle Day Rider, Kyla Day Rider and Chantel White Quills, all of Heart Butte; and 15 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Grinnel Edwards; a daughter, Glenda Dog Taking Gun; and a granddaughter she raised, Lyni Kizzy Amoux. Martha Marie Gallineaux Martha Marie (Vielle) Gallineaux, 90, of Browning, died of natural causes Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003 at Indian Health Services in Browning. Rosary and visitation is 7 p.m. today, Thursday, Aug. 28 at College Homes Community Center. Her funeral is 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 at Little Flower Parish, with burial in Willow Creek Cemetery. Day Family Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Survivors include daughters Martina Gallineaux and Bonnie Edwards of Browning; sons Robert Vielle of Seattle, John Gallineaux Jr. and Thomas D. Gallineaux, both of Browning; 83 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas P. Gallineaux, and children Ralph Gallineaux, Elizabeth Gallineaux, Shirley Gallineaux, Winona Crosby, Francis Gallinaux and Farrell Gallineaux. Ethel R. Merchant Ethel R. Merchant, 89, of Browning died June 3, 2003 at Blackfeet Community Hospital of natural causes. Funeral services were held at the Little Flower Parish June 6. Day's Family Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Born April 5, 1914, in Browning. Ethel enjoyed bingo, reading, watching television and knitting. Ethel is survived by her daughters, Thelma Merchant, Mary McCarthy, Dareen Blackweasel, Francie Hocking, Margie Merchant; and her son, Frank Merchant; 22 grandchildren; and numerous great and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank A. Merchant, and daughters Dorothy Connelly and Loreth Merchant. Copyright c. 2003 Golden Triangle Newspapers. -=-=-=- September 3, 2003 Wally Pat Barrows FORT BELKNAP - Former Fort Belknap resident Wally Pat Barrows, 32, who owned an upholstery business, died of a heart aneurysm Monday at his home in Salt Lake City. A wake is 7 this evening at the Garmann residence in Fort Belknap. His funeral is 10 a.m. Thursday at the Garmann residence, with burial in Lodgepole Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Patrice Barrows of Phoenix; his mother, Donna Barrows of Phoenix; his father, Pat Barrows of Fort Belknap; brothers Darrin Irwin of North Dakota and Greg Cliff of Fort Belknap; and a sister, Kimberly Barrows of Phoenix. Abraham E. Grey Bear Sr. ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Abraham E. "Judge" Grey Bear Sr., 57, an Alaska state trooper for 20 years and tribal judge and public safety director for the Fort Peck Tribes, died Thursday in Anchorage, Alaska. The cause of death was not available. A memorial service is 7 this evening at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar, followed by a feed at the church. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his wife and children; a brother, Melvin Grey Bear of Fort Totten, N.D.; and sisters Phyllis Grey Bear, Judy Grey Bear and Ava Martin, all of Poplar. September 5, 2003 Deborah Gay Rose BROWNING - Deborah Gay (Matt) Rose, 47, a homemaker, died of a heart attack Tuesday at her home. Her funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday at Day Funeral Home in Browning, with burial in Schildt Cemetery. Survivors include her partner, Ken Spotted Bear of Browning; sons Ashley Reese of Kansas City and Damien Reese of St. Anthony, Idaho; her mother and stepfather, Mona and Ron Zubach of Browning; her stepmother, Paula Murphy of Idaho; sisters Kari Zubach of Billings, Colleen Matt, Gladys Misner, Toni LaPier, Teri Matt and Mary Weatherwax, all of Browning, and Charlene DeRoche, Anita Murphy and Deanna Jenkins, all of Idaho; brothers Gene Matt and Bill Matt of Browning; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, George Murphy Jr. Violeta E. Standfast OKANOGEN, Wash. - Violeta E. Standfast, 69, a Wolf Point native, died of natural causes Sunday at a care center in Okanogen. Visitation is 7 p.m. Sunday at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Her funeral is 10 a.m. Monday at Wolf Point Community Hall, with burial in Oswego Presbyterian Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Tiodoro D. "Danny" Gonzalez of Bismarck, N.D.; a nephew whom she raised, Dorin Comes Last of Omak, Wash.; brothers Alfred Comes Last of Wolf Point and Charles Comes Last of Omak; a sister, Elizabeth Shawl of Omak; and numerous grandchildren and great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Standfast. September 8, 2003 Billy Wayne Pepion BROWNING - Billy Wayne (Indian Bird Chief) Pepion, 40, of Browning, a seasonal firefighter and Blackfeet tribal custodian, died of injuries he received in an automobile accident near Browning Friday. Rosary, wake and visitation begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Old Eagle Shield center in Browning. His funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday at the center, with burial in Willow Creek Cemetery. Croxford Funeral Home and Crematory in Great Falls is handling arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Pepion of Browning; daughters Janay Still Smoking, Billie Jo Pepion and Laura-Su Pepion; sons Andy Pepion, Jay B. Pepion and Willy Wayne A. Pepion; his mother, Carol Pepion; brothers Carl "Tiny Mite" Vail Jr., Eddie, Gene Jr., Anthony and Vernon; sisters Kelly, Deana, Jeania, Holly and Elaine; and three grandchildren. Wilma Stanley ROCKY BOY - Wilma Stanley (Wah-wi-to-ch), 74, of Rocky Boy, who enjoyed playing Bingo and attending powwows, died of natural causes Saturday at a Great Falls hospital. Her wake service began Sunday at Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Her funeral is 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with burial in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home of Havre is handling arrangements. Survivors include sons Thomas Stanley of Rocky Boy, Harvey Stanley of Prince Albert, Sask., and James Stanley of Great Falls; daughters Joyce Stanley and Glenda Winterrowd, both of Great Falls; sisters Anna Albert and Peggy Meyers, both of Great Falls, Arlene Pitzer of Salt Lake City, Darlene Ortiz of Placentia, Calif., Ruth Reyes of San Antonio and Yvonne Meyers of Fallon, Nev.; a brother, Lawrence Meyers of Rocky Boy; granddaughters she raised, Lynette Stanley of Valdosta, Ga., and Brenda Williams of Boston; 12 other grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- September 2, 2003 Arnold Tincher FORT BELKNAP - Arnold L. Tincher, 72, a Korean War veteran and miner, died of cancer Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, at his residence at 3 Mile south of Fort Belknap Agency with all his family at his bed side. A wake service was held Monday evening at the Tincher residence at 3 Mile south of Fort Belknap. A funeral Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. today at St Thomas Church in Lodge Pole with burial in the Lodge Pole Cemetery. Arnold was born June 7, 1931, in Crag, W.V., to Buery and Alta (Fleichman) Tincher. He was raised and educated in West Virginia and served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1953. In 1954, he moved to Butte to work in the mines. He married Theresa Long Fox on March 15, 1955, and mined throughout northwestern United States. They moved to Fort Belknap in 1972 where they made their home since. Arnold enjoyed hunting, fishing, bingo and playing cribbage. He was preceded in death by his parents and his best friend and adopted brother, Vern Garman. Survivors include his wife, Theresa of Fort Belknap; sons, Dwayne (Audrey) Tincher of Fort Belknap, Darryl Jay (Michelle) Tincher of Bismarck, N.D., and Lonny (Starr) Henderson of Great Falls; adopted son, Jared Sage of Fort Belknap; daughter, Kathy Rae Tincher of Fort Belknap; brothers, Dairol (Nellie) Tincher and Gene (Delores) Tincher of Rainelle, W.V.; sister, Freada (Ron) Snider of Princeton, W.V.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Adams Funeral Home of Malta is in charge of arrangements. September 8, 2003 Thomas Cochran FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - Thomas "Tom" L. Cochran, Wus Nee A Ni (Running Bear), Sr., 66, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, at a Havre hospital. A wake service began Saturday evening at the Thomas Cochran residence and a rosary was held Sunday evening. A funeral Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the residence. Burial was to follow in the Cochran Family Cemetery. Tom was born at Fort Belknap Hospital on April 27, 1937, to William "Willie" and Henrietta (Main) Cochran. Tom was raised in Hays and for a short time in Seattle, Wash., Butte and Oswego by his uncle Raymond "Rum" and aunt Rose Connor. He attended school at St. Paul's Mission and in later years received his G.E.D. In November of 1973 he met Carol Ann Cliff and they were married on Oct. 6, 1979. They had three children. Tom had nine children from a previous marriage. Tom was a very loving and devoted father; he loved his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews very much. Tom was a carefree man, who had a love for everyone and everything he came in contact with. He dearly loved his home and family. In 1954 he joined the U.S. Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1957. With the exception of a short time living and working in construction in San Bernadino, Calif., he was still a Montana man at heart. He worked construction at the Glasgow Air Force Base, as a police officer for Fort Belknap Law and Order, and as an ambulance driver for the Fort Belknap IHS until he retired due to an injury. Tom loved to tell stories to everyone. In 1998 his health started to deteriorate drastically. Tom believed in the traditional ways. Although his health wasn't very good he completed his four years in the "Big Lodge" and attended sweats and singing until his health would no longer let him. Traditional dancing was one of Tom's loves of life. He had a "special friend" Jude King, who helped him pave his way to the "red road of life." Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Carol Ann Cochran of Fort Belknap; daughters, Wynema Rae (Mario) Small of Bismark, N.D., Leslie Ann (Delvin) Ereaux, Charlene Jackson, Roseann (Clayton) Hawley and Jeannie Timms, all of Ft. Belknap; sons, Louis (Gena) Cochran of Fort Belknap, Robert (Chris) Cochran and Raymond (Claudia) Cochran of Great Falls, Michael E. Cochran, Vernon R. (Joyce) Cochran and Albert Healy; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and many adopted children, aunts and uncles, all of Fort Belknap. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Cochran and Henrietta Main; adopted parents, Raymond and Rosie Connor; and daughters, Agnes Mary Cochran and Henrietta Cochran Jones. Wilma Stanley ROCKY BOY - Wilma Stanley, Wah-wi-to-ch, 74, of Rocky Boy died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003, of natural causes at a Great Falls Hospital. A wake service began Sunday evening at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Ray Nyquist officiating. The committal rite will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Wilma was born on Oct. 24, 2003 to Jack and Molly (Gopher) Myers in Conrad. She was a great-grandniece of Chief Rocky Boy. She attended schools in Great Falls. In 1946 she married Martin Stanley and the couple moved to Rocky Boy where they made their home. Wilma occupied her time playing bingo and attending powwows, spiritual gatherings and sweats. Wilma was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Molly (Gopher) Myers, and her husband of 57 years, Martin Stanley. Survivors include her sons, Thomas Stanley of Rocky Boy, Harvey (Drucilla) Stanley of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, James (Dolores) Stanley of Great Falls; daughters, Joyce Stanley and Glenda (John) Winterrowd of Great Falls; granddaughters she raised, Lynette Stanley of Valdosta, Ga., and Brenda Williams of Boston, Mass.; sisters, Anna Albert of Great Falls, Arlene Pitzer of Salt Lake City, Utah, Darlene Ortiz of Placentia, Calif.; Ruth Reyes of San Antonio, Texas, Peggy Myers of Great Falls and Yvonne Myers of Fallon, Nev.; brother, Lawrence Myers of Rocky Boy; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Services and arrangements are under the direction of Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Copyright c. 2003 Havre Daily News. -=-=-=- September 5, 2003 James V. Titus Minto resident James Virgil Titus, 33, died on Aug. 30, 2003. James was born Nov. 15, 1969, to Vernell and Virgil Titus of Minto. James had attended school in Minto. He was a young man who worked hard at everything that he set his mind to. He could always be seen in his yard helping his mother and father with any chore. He was raised on a subsistence lifestyle that his parents taught him. He was known to greet everyone by name who he saw, which was always appreciated by others. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Peter and Ena Jimmie and Mathew Titus; brother Leon; and sisters, Lorna, Ramona, Leona and Theresa Anne. James is survived by his son Jameson Titus; his parents Virgil and Vernell Titus; grandmothers Dorothy Titus, Evelyn Alexander and Ellen Frank; uncles Andrew Jimmie, Ronald "Rabbie" Jimmie and Larry Titus; nephews Marcus, Eddie, Preston, Lil' Frankie, Evert Ferguson Jr., Bobby, Jason, Daren, Leon and Mathew; nieces Dolly, Justeena and Shannon; his friend, Hope Carmel; and many relatives in Minto, Nenana and Fairbanks. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the Minto Community Hall. He was laid to rest at the Minto Cemetery. A potlatch and Indian dance was held after the service. Copyright c. 1999-2003 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Inc. -=-=-=- September 4, 2003 Donna Lee Tonsgard Juneau resident Donna Lee Tonsgard, 54, died Aug. 29, 2003, in Juneau. She was born in Juneau on Aug. 4, 1949, to Jeane (Boddy) and William "Bill" Tonsgard. She was a descendant of the Wooshkeetaan Eagle/Shark clan and lived throughout Southeast Alaska in various logging camps from 1954 to 1966. During this time, she found her passion for berry picking, fishing, cooking, baking and canning. After graduating from Sitka High School in 1968, she became a homemaker. She entered the professional world as the owner of several small businesses in Juneau. Although her stores kept her very busy, she found time to share and teach her various talents, skills and crafts to her friends, family and others in the community. She also was an office clerk and handled accounts payable and receivable for Channel Corporations, Gloria Jeane Hauling and the Juneau Christian School. She founded and owned Donna's Restaurant (1984-98) and owned Donna's Dolls and Crafts. She was the SEARHC Diabetes Program patient representative for 2003, a Goldbelt and Sealaska shareholder, member of the Women of the Moose, past member of ANS Camp 70, past Juneau Fourth of July Committee member and a past Juneau representative for the Haines State Fair. She is survived by her sons, Gene Cheeseman, William "Billy" Cheeseman Jr. and Nicholas Hatzipetros of Juneau; daughter, Stacey (Cheeseman) Avis of Juneau; granddaughter, Brianna Avis of Juneau; and grandsons, Garret, Cole and Jacob Cheeseman and Kyle Avis of Juneau. A Celebration of Life will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at the ANB Hall. The family asks that attendees bring special stories about Donna to share. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 801 W. Fireweed Lane No. 103, Anchorage, Alaska 99508. Copyright c. 1997-2003 Juneau Empire/Morris Communications Corporation. -=-=-=- September 2, 2003 Nathan Bitternose BITTERNOSE - In loving memory of Nathan Henry (Moshum Tough Pete) who passed away suddenly on August 31, 2003 at the age of 77 years. He was predeceased by his loving wife Marjorie, parents George and Rose Bitternose, sons Gary, Sidney and Theodore, brothers Robert, Kenneth, Raymond, Huey, and Alfred, sisters Jessie, Mable and Camilla. He is survived by his children; Marina (David), Charles (Alice), Ivan (Bev), Delphine and George (Amanda), brother Phillip (Mary) sisters; Gladys, Velma and Rena (Jackie), nineteen grandchildren and sixteen great- grandchildren plus numerous nieces, nephews and relatives. Sadly missed by family and friends. The Wake will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 at 5:00 PM at the Gordon First Nation Gymnasium, Gordon First Nation. The Funeral Service will be held Thursday, September 4, 2003 at 2:00 PM at the Gordon First Nation Gymnasium, with Rev. Arthur Anderson, Rev. Dale Gillman and Elder Albert Oochoo, officiating. Burial to follow at St. Luke's Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of LEE FUNERAL HOME 757-8645. Ivy Koochicum KOOCHICUM - Ivy late of Balcarres, SK. passed away on Monday, September 1, 2003 at the age of 85 years. She is predeceased by her husband Francis, parents Harry and Bella Stonechild, brothers George, Kenneth, Richard, Lloyd, Ronnie and Johnny; sisters, Pearl and Margaret. Ivy is survived by her children: Paul (Margaret), Robert Bobby (Shirley), Eileen (George), Connie (Randy), Helen (Alvin), and Doug (Elsie); twenty- seven grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren; brother Lionel Stonechild; sister Grace (George) Starr as well as other relatives and friends. The Wake will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 at 5:00 PM at the Okanese Community Centre, Okanese First Nation. The Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2003 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Betty Lou Skogan, officiating. Burial to follow at the Old Peepeekisis Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of LEE FUNERAL HOME 757-8645. Alice Whitehat WHITEHAT - Alice Whitehat, born on January 26, 1927 passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 30, 2003 at 11:10 a.m., at the Melville and District Health Center, Melville, Sask. Alice was predeceased by her father, William Whitehat and mother, Agnes Rabbitskin, her brothers, Joseph Whitehat and Raymond Whitehat and sister Mina Whitehat (Kay), her common law husband, Ambrose Mosoni, her sons, Rodney Whitehat and Joseph Whitehat. Alice is survived by her sons, John, Ambrose, Lloyd, Bryant and daughter, Irene, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews to numerous to mention. A Wake will be held in the Sakimay Community Complex, Sakimay First Nation on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 with the funeral service on Thursday, September 4, 2003 at 2:00 p.m., also in the Complex. Interment in the Shesheep Cemetery. The family would like to thank the Melville and Dsitrict Health Center Staff for the wonderful care given to Alice. Tubman Cremation and Funeral Services 1-800-667-8962. September 5, 2003 Margaret Tanner TANNER - Margaret Caroline It is with deepest love and sorrow to announce the passing of Margaret Caroline Tanner, who left us at 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 at the age of 59 years. Predeceased by her parents Joseph and Christina Benjoe; her husband Benjamin Tanner; her children Warren and Franklin; sister Mary. Margaret will be sadly missed by her common-law spouse of 30 years, Harold Marsden; her children Clarence Benjoe (Janice), Juliette Shingoose (Allard), Theresa Tanner (Wilbert), Christa Tanner (Dale); her seventeen grandchildren; Allard Jr., Carlos, Arden, Special, Sidney, Marshall, Svenne, Erica, Clarissa, Ty, Crissy, Francine, Darwin, Samantha, Katrina, Benjamin, Margaret; one great grandson, Ashanti Tanner; her sisters: Eva (George), Jean (Steve), Roseanne (Keith); as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A Wake will be held on Friday, September 5, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. in the Kaniswapit School Gymnasium, Muscowpetung First Nation. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. in the Kaniswapit School Gymnasium. Interment in Muscowpetung Cemetery. Arrangements in care of Speers Funeral Chapel and Crematorium Services. September 8, 2993 Albina Sparvier SPARVIER, ALBINA CORINE - December 27, 1931 September 6, 2003. It is with great sadness, we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister. She went to the spirit world to be with her Creator on September 6, 2003 at 2:00 a.m. Predeceased by her father, Stephan Sparvier, mother Catherine (nee Bellehumeur), brothers, Ronald, Larry and Guy, sister, Stephanie, special aunt, Esther Delorne and three special grandchildren. She leaves to mourn her passing, her sons, Duane (Wendy), Darrell (Kim), Darcy (Anita), Doug (Judy), and Donnie (Phyllis), daughters, Donna, Debbie, Doreen, Danita, Donalda, and Dennine (Linus), brothers, Lorenzo (Betty), David (Marie) and Ken (Lynda), Sisters, Mary (George), Rose and Marlene (Viner), forty seven grandchildren and thirty five great grandchildren. The wake will be held at Cowessess First Nation Gymnasium on September 9, 2003. The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Bernard & Joanne Jack officiating. Interment in the Sacred Heart of Mary Parish Cemetery. The family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Unit 3-3 at the Wascana Rehabilitaion Centre and the Regina General Hospital Renal Dialysis Centre and staff. Tubman Cremation and Funeral Services, 1-800-667-8962. Copyright c. 2000-2003 Regina Leader Post Group Inc. -=-=-=- September 3, 2003 Martin Good Rider MARTIN GOOD RIDER of the Blood Reserve, Alberta went home to be with his father and brothers on Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at the age of 57 years. Martin was born to the late Frank Good Rider and Margaret Good Rider on November 22, 1945 at the Blood Indian Hospital. Martin received his education at the St. Paul's Residential School. At the age of 15, he left school to attend cadets training in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Throughout his years, he worked as a Ranch hand for local farmers and ranchers in the Cardston and Blood Reserve area. To his family and friends, he will always be remembered as an avid "adventurous" story teller. Martin is survived by his five children - Marlene, Darcy, Cheryl, Thomas, Leslie, and grandchildren; his mother Margaret Good Rider; siblings - Nora (Sam), Gail (Reg), Ronald (Debbie), and Tom (Marlene); numerous uncles, aunties, nephews, nieces, and cousins. Martin was predeceased by his father Frank; brothers - Franklin, Rex Peter, and Floris Good Rider; grandparents Henry & Louise Standing Alone, Emil & Agnes Sundance Good Rider; numerous uncles, aunties, and cousins. The Wake Service will be held at the St. Paul's Anglican Church, Moses Lake, Blood Reserve on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Moses Lake, Blood Reserve on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Michael Tipper Officiating. Interment to follow at the St. Paul's Cemetery, Blood Reserve, Alberta. Salmon Funeral Home, Cardston, AB, 653-3844. September 4, 2003 Bobby Holy Singer BOBBY HOLY SINGER passed away suddenly on August 29, 2003 at the age of 24 years. The Wake Service will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Blood Reserve on Friday, September 5th from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. and continue at the residence of Mary Ann Holy Singer, Moses Lake, Blood Reserve. The Funeral Service will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Blood Reserve on Saturday, September 6th at 2:00 p.m. Financial Assistance gratefully accepted at the funeral home or at Mary Ann Holy Singer's residence. Salmon Funeral Home, Cardston AB, 653-3844. September 5, 2003 Louis (Sonny) Soup MR. LOUIS (SONNY) WINSTON SOUP, beloved husband of Mrs. Clotilda Soup and father of Rick (Marlene), Renny (Annette) and Todd (Crystal), mother Ms. Julia Holy Singer, brothers Edward Noade and Dennis (Mavis) Chief Moon, sisters Pat Humphrey, Lorna (Tony) Black Water and Shirley Morgan all of the Blood Reserve passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, August 28, 2003 at the age of 63 years. A family wake will be held at his home on the Blood Reserve from 3:00 P. M. to 6:00 P.M. continuing at the ST. MARY'S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH from 7:00 to 11:00 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at ST. MARY'S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH on the Blood Reserve on Friday, September 5, 2003 at 11:00 A.M. Relatives and Friends are invited to share in a feast in his honor at the Senator Gladstone Hall. Interment to follow at St. Paul's Cemetery. Cornerstone Funeral Services and Crematorium, 381-7777. September 6, 2003 Adeline "Saokiaakii" Many Chief ADELINE "SAOKIAAKII" ISABEL MANY CHIEF was born on the prairies of the Blood Reserve. That is where she received her name "Saokiaakii" which means "Prairie Woman". Shortly after her birth, she was registered at the Blood Indian Hospital on December 10, 1936. Adeline was called home by the Great Spirit at the age of 66 years on August 30, 2003 at the Lethbridge Regional Hospital. Adeline will be sadly missed by her father Frank Eagle Tail Feathers; her children: Alvin (Tamara), Ryan (Cathy), Pierre (Carol), Sally, Thomas White Man (Nadine) and Joshua (Marisia); her brothers: Joseph Eagle Tail Feathers (Sally) and Leonard Eagle Tail Feathers; her sisters: Lily Standing Alone (Alfred), Jennifer Rabbit (Albert) and Marlene Mountain Horse (Gary); her aunts: Margaret Hind Man, Ruth Wings and Rose-Marie Tail Feathers; her uncle Emil Wings; 16 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and her adopted children. Adeline was predeceased by her husband Ray Many Chief; her mother Minnie Wings; her step-mother Helen Eagle Tail Feathers; her special companion Melvin Many Grey Horses "Popcorn"; her brother Bob Eagle Tail Feathers; her aunts Elizabeth and Isaac Crow Chief, Ada Weasel Moccasin and Maggie Bad Arm; and by her uncles: Eddie Little Shields, Bernard Eagle Tail Feathers and Walter Hindman. The family apologizes if we have missed any names. Addy resided on the Blood Reserve for most of her life. She married Ray Many Chief on November 12, 1956. She attended Mount Royal College to attain a teacher's and nurse's aid certificate. Addy was a nurse's aid at the Fort Macleod Hospital and a teacher's aid for the Blood Tribe, while working for the Blood Tribe School Bus Co-op for 36 years, and other numerous jobs to support her family. Although she loved to travel the world and make friends, she always came back home to the Blood Reserve. Her many accomplishments include being a member of the Horn Society for 14 years, Magpie Society, Head Dress Society and her beadwork and Native American Crafts were known throughout the region. Adeline was as determined as she was smart. She will be missed by all who knew her as "Na'ah". A Wake Service will be held at Adeline's residence in the Standoff Townsite, house number 730, on Sunday, September 7, 2003 beginning at 5:00 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Blood Reserve, on Monday, September 8, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. with Father Les Kwiatkowski officiating. Interment to follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Edens Funeral Home, Ft. Macleod, 553-3772. September 8, 2003 George Many Feathers GEORGE MANY FEATHERS "Aakaikkimaan", beloved husband of Emma, died peacefully on September 4 at Standoff, Alberta, at the age of 81. He was predeceased by: his parents, Ruth Small Chest (1980) of the Many Tumors Clan and Tom Many Feathers (1929) of the All Tall People Clan; by his brothers Henry Many Feathers, Reggie Bottle, sisters Bertha Many Feathers, Margaret Many Feathers, Florence Many Feathers; grandsons Junior Black Rabbit (1993), Barry Black Rabbit (1998); his step-daughter Delores (1969); nieces and nephews Margaret Crow, Harriet Crow, Joe Prairie Hen and Mike Steel; George was also predeceased by numerous other relatives which included John Cotton, Maryann McDonald, Margaret Eagle Bear, Holy White Man and Mrs. Heavy Shields. George leaves to celebrate his life: his wife, Emma, and his brother Ralph Bottle; adopted children Corolla Hanley (Hugh), Martha Ivins (Tyrone), Bernadette Fox, Charlie Fox (Cindy), Lambert Fox, Marge Small Face (Charles), Gerald Fox (Valerie), Dan Fox (Brenda), Ann Fox (Jack), Michael (Arlene), Robert Crow (Rhonda) and Kyla Crow (Ray); George's nieces and nephews Corolla Calf Robe, Barbara Scout, Morris Crow, Randy Bottle and Geraldine Bottle. George also leaves numerous nieces and nephews, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren who were all touched deeply by his loving presence. George (Tsa Tsi) was born in 1922 on the Blood Reserve and attended St. Mary's Residential school as a youth. He worked as a farm & ranch laborer throughout southern Alberta. In the 1940s, George joined the Horn Society and his partners were Mr. & Mrs. Jim Prairie Chicken. As a young man, with the late Joe Crow and Duncan Bottle, George traveled throughout much of Washington and Idaho, finding ranch work and employment with the Western Union Pacific Railroad. When he returned to southern Alberta, George became a member of the Headdress Society and eventually served as a senior member. George met and married Emma Fox in 1969. He led a life of strong work ethics, coupled with deep religious and cultural values. As partners, George and Emma worked as custodians at St. Mary's School. They raised a large family that also included many foster children and grandchildren. George and Emma received awards for their service from the Foster Care Association and the Catholic community. Following the traditional way, George also adopted into his family: Richard Matiaz Sr. (Tree), Ann Judd and Greg Two Young Man. Through it all, George was a faithful presence in the lives of his growing family, providing guidance and inspiration. As a spiritual leader in the Catholic Church, George served with Bill Heavy Runner and the late Ed Little Bear, Phillip Aberdeen and Eugene Twigg. Emma was always at his side. They traveled extensively throughout the United States, as far away as Florida. George and Emma flew to England and Scotland and were part Ward Air's delegation to promote the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. They were given the honor to perform for Prince Phillip The couple also attended holy shrines in Montreal, Mexico, Denver, Colo. and South Dakota. Each year they were faithful participants in the pilgrimage to Lac Ste. Ann near Edmonton. George was noted to be one of the last survivors to practice the traditional way of chicken dancing, and won many international competitions. A special honor dance was held at Crow Agency, Montana in the 1980's, sending the dancer home with not only great honor but also the nickname of "Chicken George." He attended bundle openings and Sun Dance celebrations. Some years he took his family on the pow wow trail and George became skilled at feather games. He enjoyed watching football, hockey and a good W.W.F. wrestling match. On quieter days, one could find him on the prairie, seeking strands of sweet grass and mint, or packing a sketch pad for his drawings. When chores needed to be done, George jumped in. When prayer was needed, George was there to lead his family, humble and grateful for each struggle and every blessing. A favorite way of sharing his faith was to carry a special cross, offering it to those who would kiss it in reverence. George was also known to burst forth in song, celebrating a new day or a trip to Crow with family and friends. No matter what the challenge, Tsa Tsi always kept a sense of humor, especially with his peers. He liked to tease and enjoyed the resulting laughter. Although George struggled with his health for the past five years, he never complained. He continued to lead his family in the faith, and his own faith grew even stronger. George accepted his own cross with dignity, ever providing a valuable role model for others. His inspiration will remain in the hearts of his family, always. Eden Funeral Home, Fort MacLeod, 553-3772. Copyright c. 2000 Alberta Newspaper Group, Inc./Lethbridge Herald.