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The porcupine caribou herd provides the basis of the cultural context for life in the Gwich'in Nation, which has stewarded and shared its history and stories with the herd for hundreds of uninterrupted generations. Drilling in the Arctic Refuge will threaten the entire context of the life of the caribou and the Gwich'in Nation." __ Luci Beach, Gwich-in Steering Committee +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Indian Pledge of Allegiance | The Indian Pledge of Alleg- | | iance was first presented | I pledge allegiance to my Tribe,| on 2 December '93 during the | to the democratic principles | opening address of the Nat- | of the Republic | ional Congress of American | and to the individual freedoms | Indian Tribal-States Relat- | borrowed from the Iroquois and | ions Panel in Reno, NV. NCAI | Choctaw Confederacies, | plans distribution of the | as incorporated in the United | Indian Pledge to all Indian | States Constitution, | Nations. | so that my forefathers | | shall not have died in vain | Walk in Beauty! Night Owl +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Journey | In the summer and early fall | The Bloodline | of 1998 the Treaty Unity Riders | | rode a thousand miles on horse- | For all that live and live by law | back, carrying a staff and | We Stand, we Call, We Ride | praying each step of the way. | For All that fear and fear by sight | | We Hear, we Listen, we Ride | These prayers were offered for | For all that pray and pray by strength| each of us, and that the Unity | We Feel, we Move, we Ride | of all Peoples might happen. | For all that die and die by greed | | We Hurt, we Cry, we Ride | Tatanka Cante forwarded this | For all that birth and birth by right | poem on behalf of all the Unity | We Smile, we Hold, we Ride | Riders that we might stop and | For all that need and need by heart | ask if the next words we say, the | We Came, we Went, we Rode. | next act we make is for the good | | of the People or is it from ego | Treaty Unity Riders | for self. +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ O'siyo Brothers and Sisters! Ever-so-often I feel compelled to make clear I am a mixed-blood. This is one of those times, and I am. The Europeans who came to this "new world" conquered one nation at a time, often with the help of enemy tribes who had been made promises that would never be kept. Those tribes then found themselves on the receiving end of the unquenchable hunger for land from the invaders. Today those same invaders in the Canada and the United States and throughout Central and South America are facing growing hostility and determination to see balance brought from the Native (Aboriginal) Peoples they conquered. Their deceit and manipulative ways cannot hide in the shadows from the truth. Native land claims in Canada continue to boil over into one conflict after another. British Colombia believes they have found the answer by simply denying all claims. What BC does not realize is that by screwing the cap on ever tighter while the fire continues to burn will eventuate in a much more dramatic boil over. The idiot commissioners who let greed guide them rather than common sense and respect for another's beliefs and permitted a topless biker bar near Sacred Bear Butte have only begun to understand how far-reaching and never-ending that decision was. The Maya and other oppressed tribal people in Mexico will not let the atrocities of Atenco and Chiapas drive them into meek submission. Only an idiot would believe so. Probably the same idiots that don't see the link between NAFTA rules and an attempt to stamp out the Mayan way of sharing work and reward (communal living) that the oppressors only see as a form of socialism that must be ground out. Hint to the oppressors: The Maya were living this way centuries before Karl Marx was ever born. In Venezuela and Argentina we see the rise of the Native voice in politics. It will be met with force I am sure. It will also rise again. One final reminder from history. Remember always what happens when the oppressed becomes the oppressor. Wouldn't it be better, simpler, cheaper, wiser to live and let live? That does mean admitting your thefts (does the name Cobell ring a bell?) and settling current and past injustices openly and honestly. Dohiyi Ani Oginalii , , Gary Smith (*,*) wotanging@bellsouth.net P. O. Box 672168 (`-') gars@nanews.org Marietta, GA 30006, U.S.A. ===w=w=== http://www.nanews.org ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ----------- - BEACH: The Sacred and the drilled - We don't know where our next - Indian Trust Settlement Meal is coming from under review - Clearing up Land Claim - American Indians backlog major Priority advance Trust Case - Six Nations Women - Indians appeal action lay claim to Windmills that removed Judge - BC cashes in - Protecting the Sacred on Aboriginal Land Claims - Only California Tribal College - New Health Centre close to collapse in Canoe Lake Cree First Nation - Reservation schools look - Dudley died at creative funding standing up for Aboriginal Rights - Healthcare and the Urban Indian - Harris did 'the unthinkable' - Attacks on Red Lake Sovereignty on Ipperwash - Tribe zeroes in on Ethanol Plant - Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe - Best Colleges for Native Students threatened with Lawsuit are in Oklahoma - Missing Lower Brule Woman's - Separated by distance, Body found united by Language - Denied Unemployment Aid - KITCHEYAN: after refusing to cut Hair Apaches will defy Mine Deal - Native Prisoner - YELLOW BIRD: -- Jameson Prison Signature event lives up to name Spiritual Gathering - JODI RAVE: Native Athletic Events - History: Carlisle Indian School an inspiration - Rustywire: - Totem Pole's return to Haisla Tell me where can I find her - Peace Legacy gone awry - Lee Goins Poem: - GRAY: Haudenosaunee To Believe in the Rhyme Rule of Law: Caledonia - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: BEACH: The Sacred and the drilled" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:45:29 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BEACH: ANWR - AGAIN, STILL, YET" http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096413534 Beach: The sacred and the drilled by: Luci Beach / Gwich-in Steering Committee August 24, 2006 Proponents 'drooling' to open Arctic Refuge Once again, the oil industry's one-trick spin ponies began chompin' at the Arctic Refuge bit as soon as there was trouble a-brewing at Prudhoe Bay. "Drill in the Arctic Refuge" is the mantra they live by and repeat at every opportunity. Never mind that the mess in Prudhoe Bay is just that - a mess. So they want to bring the same scenario to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? They consistently return to the table with empty baggage - devoid of visionary thinking and redundantly full of their perennial misconceived Arctic Refuge "solution." But there are no real solutions from these supposed conservatives in terms of conservation or even marginally- improved CAFE (corporate automobile fuel efficiency) standards. Elementary school children understand that if you only have 3 cents (3 percent of the world's oil supply) and spend 25 cents (25 percent of the world's oil supply), it does not add up. Yet the oil proponents keep coming up with the same "nonsolution" to drill in the Arctic Refuge, and they keep saying it over and over as if they are praying to some god that will magically fill up the genie's lamp - and the taxpayers' supersized gas tanks. Knee-jerk tactics and tedious, inflammatory words are like worn-out tunes used incessantly against those with valid concerns for environmental health and basic human rights of the peoples of the Gwich'in Nation. Protecting the Sacred Place Where Life Begins - the calving and nursery grounds of the porcupine caribou herd - is the unified stand the people of the Gwich'in Nation have stood by and reaffirmed since 1988. The porcupine caribou herd provides the basis of the cultural context for life in the Gwich'in Nation, which has stewarded and shared its history and stories with the herd for hundreds of uninterrupted generations. Drilling in the Arctic Refuge will threaten the entire context of the life of the caribou and the Gwich'in Nation. Drilling activity in the Prudhoe Bay oil fields has repeatedly demonstrated that natural areas are at risk - an average of 504 spills annually, mismanagement of safety regulations and insufficient monitoring. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has documented 4,352 spills between 1996 and 2004, totaling more than 1.9 million gallons of toxic substances. Vast areas of the North Slope of Alaska are already available to development, whereas the ANWR is virtually the last 5 percent of the North Slope that is off-limits to development. In June, 40,000 - 50,000 caribou calves were born in the biological heart of the Arctic Refuge, right where the proponents of drilling are drooling to drill. The feeding frenzy salivates around Section 1002 - the one section of public land that was set aside for further study of its development potential AND for its wilderness values. The 1002 area cannot be developed without the consent of Congress. So far, sound science and good sense have prevailed; but the news of British Petroleum's mismanagement and resultant shutdown on the North Slope has raised oil fever to a feverish pitch. Let us not rush to judgment and ruin what is left in America's Arctic, or sacrifice the culture and human rights of the Gwich'in Nation for a penny at the pump 10 years from now. -- Luci Beach is the executive director of the Gwich'in Steering Committee mandated to protect the calving and nursery grounds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on behalf of the Gwich'in Nation. Copyright c. 1998 - 2006 Indian Country Today. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Indian Trust Settlement under review" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:45:29 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SENATE INDIAN AFFAIRS REVIEWING SETTLEMENT" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/08/24/news/local/news12.txt Indian trust settlement under review August 25, 2006 RAPID CITY - The U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee invites South Dakota tribal officials and American Indian land owners to comment on the $8 billion settlement of an Indian trust lawsuit against the federal government at a meeting Friday in Rapid City. Indian landowners and tribes will review and comment on Indian Trust Reform Act, 2005, also called S. 1439 Cobell Settlement, that will be introduced next month by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to congress. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, in the amphitheater at LaQuinta Inn & Suites at 1416 N. Elk Valley Road. The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Association will host the Senate Indian Affairs staff, which includes David Mullon, general counsel, majority staff, Allison Binney, minority staff and National Congress of American Indians legal advisor John Dossett. Elouise Cobell filed a class-action suite in June 1996 to force the federal government to account for billions of dollars belonging to a half- million American Indians and their heirs, which was held in trust since the late 19th century. Officials and landowners will review each section of Cobell Settlement with senate legal staff, who will take comments on the $7 billion awarded to settle the lawsuit, $1 billion awarded for land mismanagement and the establishment of a new five-member Trust Policy Review Commission. Copyright c. 2006 Rapid City Journal. --------- "RE: American Indians advance Trust Case" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:45:29 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="COBELL MOVING AHEAD WITH CASE" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4139781.html American Indians advance trust case By JENNIFER TALHELM Associated Press Writer August 24, 2006 WASHINGTON - American Indians are moving ahead with their 10-year-old lawsuit against the government despite congressional efforts to settle the dispute. Indians involved in the case said Thursday they plan to ask the Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision last month to remove the trial judge because of an apparent bias against the government. "It is unprecedented for a federal judge to be reassigned under these circumstances, especially where, as here, the judge has presided over a complex case for 10 years," said the lead plaintiff Elouise Cobell, a Blackfeet Indian from Browning, Mont. Indians also filed papers Thursday appealing a decision to throw out U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth's order to shut down some government computer systems to protect trust accounts managed for Indians. The developments come as lawmakers try to broker a settlement. The Indians accuse the government of mismanaging more than $100 billion in oil, gas, timber and other royalties from their lands, dating to 1887. Indians in the suit say aides for the Senate Indian Affairs Committee approached them this summer offering to settle for $8 billion. The Indians had said they were eager to work with Congress, and the committee had scheduled a hearing this month to work out the details of the settlement legislation. But the hearing was postponed until the fall after a meeting between the chairman, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Bush administration officials. Interior Department officials said Thursday that they respect the Indians' right to appeal. In July, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered Lamberth removed from the trust case, saying he had lost his objectivity. The panel said he went too far in several decisions, including one that accused the department of racism. But Indians said Thursday that Lamberth's "apparent bias" was justifiable frustration with the government's treatment of them. Copyright c. 2006 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright c. 2006 Houston Chronicle. --------- "RE: Indians appeal action that removed Judge" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:45:29 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="PLAINTIFFS APPEAL REMOVAL OF LAMBERTH" http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4235457?source=rss Indians appeal action that removed judge Lengthy lawsuit: They object to contentions that the jurist was biased in their favor in suit against U.S. By Jennifer Talhelm The Associated Press August 25, 2006 WASHINGTON - The American Indian plaintiffs in a 10-year-old class-action lawsuit against the government are moving ahead with their court case despite an ongoing effort by Congress to settle the dispute. Plaintiffs on Thursday said they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a July 11 decision to remove U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth from their case for apparent bias in favor of the Indians. "It is unprecedented for a federal judge to be reassigned under these circumstances, especially where, as here, the judge has presided over a complex case for 10 years," said lead plaintiff Elouise Cobell, a Blackfeet Indian from Browning, Mont. "To take a judge of this caliber and integrity from a case as complex as this is terribly unfair and a travesty of justice," she said. "It is another dark chapter in the history of this nation's mistreatment of Indian people." Plaintiffs also on Thursday appealed a decision throwing out Lamberth's order to shut down some government computer systems to protect trust accounts managed for Indians. The plaintiffs' announcement comes as lawmakers are trying to broker a settlement deal between the government and the Indians. The Indians accuse the government of mismanaging more than $100 billion in oil, gas, timber and other royalties from their lands, dating back to 1887. Plaintiffs say staffers for the Senate Indian Affairs Committee approached them earlier this summer offering to settle for $8 billion. The Indians had said they were eager to work with Congress, and the Indian Affairs Committee scheduled a hearing earlier this month to work out the details of the settlement legislation. But the hearing was postponed until later in the fall after a meeting between Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., and Bush administration officials. McCain said afterward that he had decided to spend Congress' August recess negotiating a deal both sides could agree to. Bill McAllister, a spokesman for the plaintiffs, said the Indians had always made it clear they would continue with their lawsuit. He said the decision to file the appeal was not directly related to the ongoing settlement talks. Interior Department officials said Thursday that they respect the plaintiffs' rights to appeal. A panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered Lamberth removed from the Indian trust case in July, saying he had lost his objectivity. The conservative Reagan appointee is well-respected, but appeals judges said he went too far in several decisions, including one accusing the Interior Department of racism. Copyright c. 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2006, The Salt Lake Tribune. --------- "RE: Protecting the Sacred" --------- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:44:43 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HUMAN RIGHTS MAGAZINE: PROTECTING SACRED" http://www.indianz.com/News/ http://www.abanet.org/irr/hr/spring06/coyle.html Protecting the Sacred By Courtney Ann Coyle Spring 2006 Human Rights Magazine My associates' and my representation of the Quechan Indian Nation has taken us from learning about the great mysteries of the California desert to walking the halls of Congress - and many interesting places in between. We collaborated with other tribal governments, environmental and labor groups, and federal entities to deny Glamis Gold Ltd.'s plan to commence operation of an open pit hardrock mine, the first time the federal government has denied such a permit in American history. When the Bush administration rescinded the denial so Glamis's Imperial mine could be reconsidered, it enabled us to create and pass precedent-setting mining reclamation, sacred place consultation, and confidentiality laws for California. When the Department of the Interior lawyer who recommended the mine rescission was nominated for the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, the mine dispute catapulted the Quechan to the forefront of the successful filibuster of his nomination. And now the tribe is poised at the front of indigenous participation in disputes under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In 2003, Glamis filed a claim against the United States pursuant to NAFTA Chapter 11, asserting that the California mining measures indirectly and discriminatorily expropriated the proposed mine's value. The tribe filed a submission underscoring the nature of the sacred places and the domestic and international frameworks supporting indigenous cultural resource protection. Its brief was the first of its kind accepted in an international economic law dispute. Cultural rights are widely recognized as human rights. Yet, the extent to which human rights law may be considered by investment tribunals remains mostly the subject of academic debate. This dispute may well bring such issues to center stage. Some academics argue that human rights obligations could be used to mitigate the level of damages owed. We believe human rights norms are relevant in interpreting the substantive provisions of an investment treaty and establishing the reasonableness of the challenged measures. Moreover, such obligations, legitimate objectives of public interest, can be used to further justify the challenged measures to completely defeat a claim. Otherwise, investment principles would be allowed to trump human rights principles by default. Two things have been a constant. First, the work is never boring: the technical, legal, policy, and moral aspects are varied, and the issues are cutting edge. Second, it continues to be an honor and privilege to represent the Quechan on these issues. It is a sacred trust, and we feel blessed to participate in part of that journey. --- Courtney Ann Coyle, attorney for the Quechan Indian Nation, is in private practice in La Jolla, California, focusing on environmental litigation and tribal, cultural, and natural resource landscape protection. To read the NAFTA submissions in this matter, including those of the tribe, visit the U.S. Department of State Web site at www.state.gov/s/l/c10986.htm. As published in Human Rights, Spring 2006, Vol. 33, No. 2, p.1. Copyright c. The American Bar Association. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. --------- "RE: Only California Tribal College close to collapse" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:45:29 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="D-Q ON LAST LEG" http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/08/22/ tribal.college.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest California's only tribal college close to collapse August 22, 2006 DAVIS, California (AP) - On a remote stretch of land where stray chickens outnumber students, California's only tribal college is clinging to life against seemingly insurmountable odds. D-Q University has had its share of hard times since it was founded on the outskirts of this liberal university town west of Sacramento in 1971, during the peak of the American Indian self-determination movement. Its turbulent history includes land disputes with the neighboring University of California at Davis, low enrollment and a loss of federal accreditation in early 2005. But even its most ardent supporters acknowledge that the school has now hit an all-time low. In June, the board dismissed the university's interim president, Art Apodaca, accusing him of squandering the school's few remaining assets. It also rejected his proposal to boost enrollment by dividing D-Q into an Indian-only school and a separate, non-Indian one. With the remaining six students drifting away and no money for even a working telephone line, a handful of board members and community volunteers are desperately searching for a way to keep the school and its mission alive. "Every day it's a new crisis," said Susan Reece, a former board member. "Every day there's a new group of bills and new debts we didn't know about." In early August, the six-member board decided to abandon its efforts to keep students on campus for the fall semester. Instead, it will try to attract revenue by renting space for workshops and conferences. Reece said her biggest fear is that D-Q will lose its 600 acres to the federal government if it is found to be violating its federal property deed, which stipulates that the land must be maintained as an educational institution. The demise of D-Q University would deal a heavy blow to the tribal college movement, supporters say. D-Q stands for Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl, two iconic native leaders. The school was one of the six original tribal colleges in the United States, all founded between 1968 and 1972. Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Education recognizes 34 tribal colleges, most of which are two-year schools. The programs range in size from several hundred students to several thousand, serving about 30,000 total students nationwide each year, according to Department of Education estimates. They offer two-year associate degrees, and some provide bachelor's and master's degrees and vocational certificate programs. Indian students "were failing miserably in mainstream institutions before the tribal college movement came around," said Gerald Gipp, executive director of the Virginia-based American Indian Higher Education Consortium. While many of the current colleges are thriving, he said they have faced their share of hardships. For example, the schools receive about $4,400 per student from the federal government -- far less than their average annual expenses require. In addition, many of the schools are geographically isolated and have to provide basic coursework to students who arrive with a sub-par high school education. D-Q's turbulent history was preceded by a dramatic birth. In 1971, two California-based American Indian scholars applied for control of the land, a former Army communications center. After it was learned that the federal government intended to award the land to UC Davis instead, a group of Indian and Hispanic activists jumped the barbed wire fence and refused to leave. UC Davis withdrew its application, and the government gave in to the activists' demand that the area be made a college for indigenous people. In January 2005, D-Q's accreditation was revoked, stripping the school of its ability to grant degrees or offer course credits that students could transfer to other institutions. Stable leadership and support from a tribal government and the surrounding community are crucial to a tribal college's success, Gipp said. But he added that ultimately, D-Q and other struggling schools must figure out their own solutions. "What does it take to develop a viable institution?" he asked. "We haven't really answered that question at this point." Copyright c. 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2006 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. --------- "RE: Reservation schools look at creative funding" --------- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:44:43 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="FUNDING RESERVATION SCHOOLS" http://www.billingsgazette.net/ articles/2006/08/22/news/state/20-indian-ed.txt Reservation schools look at creative funding possibilities By LORNA THACKERAY Of The Gazette Staff August 22, 2006 Without grant writer Gary Hopkins, Lame Deer School District would lose almost one-third of its teachers. "Thirty percent of our staff is hired with money we go out and find," said Gary Scott, school superintendent on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. "We would lose 30 people if we didn't have the ability to go out and find money." When employees identify a need at the school, where most of the 600 students are American Indian, Hopkins goes to work to meet it, he said. "I think there is a lot of money out there. You just have to go out and find it. Our whole staff is oriented that way," Scott said. Grants are one of the ways officials are able to keep schools on or near Montana Indian reservations afloat. Most of these school districts contain little taxable land and a lot of poor families. Educating children raised in poverty can be an expensive enterprise. They enter the school system behind, and it takes intense efforts to meet the national goal of getting each child up to grade level by third grade. It means more teachers, smaller class sizes and costly educational programs. Most schools in Indian Country spend more per student than other Montana schools and are not bound by state-established budget authorities that can limit the amount a district can spend. Montana allocates money to schools based on the number of students. Enrollment numbers are used to establish budget authority for each district, and state tax dollars cover 80 percent of a district's general fund budget - each school's minimum budget. If a district wants to use more than the minimum, trustees must put a levy before the voters. They can ask up to the additional 20 percent that would bring funding up to maximum budget authority. "We don't go to that vote," said Ivan Small, superintendent of Poplar schools on the Fort Peck Reservation. "We make up the difference with impact money." In fact, federal money can more than make up the difference. In some school districts, federal impact aid nearly equals the state contribution. Impact aid is based on the number of students who live on tax-exempt lands, not on the number of Indian students, Small explained. Somewhere between 45 and 50 percent of the Poplar district's budget comes from federal impact aid. At Lame Deer, it's about 50-50. "Not all kids live on Indian trust land," he said. "If an Indian student lives on taxable property, I don't get a dime for that kid. But if a non- Indian kid lives on trust lands with parents who are employed by the government, we get money for that kid." The formula for impact aid also increases with the concentration of students on federal lands, he said. About 80 percent of his students live on trust lands, he said, so his district will get more per student than schools with a smaller percentage of impact students. In Montana, 75 school districts will receive a total of about $42 million in impact aid this year, said Madalyn Quinlan, chief of staff at Montana's Office of Public Instruction in Helena. Many are Indian Country schools, but districts serving children from military bases and some Forest Service lands also receive impact funds, she said. Most districts use the money for operations and maintenance, she said. "The average expenditure per student is fairly high," she said. "If you look at our schools, we spend a good sum," Small agreed. "But to give these kids a chance to catch up, we need it." Paul Huber, superintendent at Wolf Point schools on the Fort Peck Reservation, said it really isn't that Indian Country schools spend a lot per student, it's that per-student spending in Montana schools generally is so low. "It sounds like we have a lot of money compared to other Montana schools, and maybe we do. But we're just at the national average of spending per student," he said. Often the combination of state and impact money isn't enough to meet educational challenges faced by Indian Country schools. At Wolf Point, state money covers $2.6 million of its proposed elementary $4.9 million elementary budget. The district is anticipating $1. 5 million in impact aid. To make up the $800,000 shortfall, the district will be digging into a stash of impact money socked away in the 1980s and early 1990s to build a new elementary school. "There was a large chunk of money in the bank at one time," Huber said. But increasing costs during the last several years have forced the district to dig into the stash for millions of dollars. A new school is no closer than it was 20 years ago. "One of these days that money is going to run out," he said. "Three more years and that impact money will be gone. I don't know what we'll do then." Schools in poverty areas, which includes Montana schools in Indian Country, are also eligible for other funding programs aimed at giving low- income students the extra help they often need. Drop Out Prevention grants are funding programs for at-risk students in Poplar, Heart Butte and Box Elder. Many reservation schools qualify for federal Reading First funds that are distributed to schools with high numbers or percentages of elementary students reading below grade level. Federal funds through Title 1 programs represent the biggest chunk of federal aid, Quinlan said. Eligible schools will share between $45 and $50 million in Title 1 money this year, she said. Title 1 allocations are based on the number of students in each school eligible for free or reduced-cost school lunch programs. "Free and reduced lunch is a heavy indicator of at-risk students," Small said. At his schools in Poplar, 85 percent of the student body qualifies for those lunch programs. At Lame Deer, Title 1 brings in a combined high school-elementary allocation of more than $689,000 of the $7 million in revenue that came in for the year. The budget sounds big, said Scott, the superintendent, but it's eaten up quickly in his remote and isolated community. The district has 31 housing units that it must maintain; to attract staff, the district has to be able to offer them a place to live, he explained. Maintenance of the schools is expensive, too. The buildings are in use constantly by the community as well as the district, he said. Capital improvements can pose special problems, especially when there is little taxable land and voters are reluctant to approve costly mill levies. For Wolf Point, where part of one of its elementary schools is 100 years old and another is much too small, the situation is especially frustrating. Because the district has hoarded impact money to use for operating expenses, it has too much money in the bank to qualify for federal construction grants from the U.S. Department of Education that have built, repaired or expanded many Indian Country schools in Montana. "Here's the next gotcha," Huber said. "Even if the voters said yes to a mill levy, we don't have the bonding capacity to build a new school." To get on the list for impact construction money, at least 50 percent of a district's students must qualify as "federally connected." American Indian students living on trust lands are considered federally connected. Funds are usually allocated based on need and availability. When Lame Deer needed a new high school after a student-set fire ruined its old facility, the district obtained a grant from the federal impact construction program to rebuild. "A mill levy would have bankrupted everybody on the reservation," Scott said. Last year, Lame Deer got a $687,632 impact grant for its junior high school to remove black mold and add classroom space. Other recent grants went to Plenty Coups at Pryor for emergency repairs to structural, mechanical and electrical systems, $901,200; Wyola Elementary to replace a modular structure with a classroom addition, repair the septic system, replace the boiler and remove asbestos tiles, $492,382; and to Lodge Grass to replace a roof and repair the foundation of the school, $1.3 million. Copyright c. The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: Healthcare and the Urban Indian" --------- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:40:19 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HEALTH DISPARITIES" http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=8111 Healthcare and the urban Indian Study reveals disturbing disparities Native American Times August 23, 2006 Editor's Note: A group of medical professionals employed statistics from the census bureau to examine health disparities that exist among Natives living in urban locales such as Tulsa and Oklahoma City.This is an edited version of their final report. The authors are: Mei L. Castor, MD, MPH, Michael S. Smyser, MPH, Maile M. Taualii, MPH, Alice N. Park, MPH, Shelley A. Lawson, MPA, and Ralph A. Forquera, MPH. --- Despite their increasing numbers, little is known about the health of American Indians/Alaska Natives living in urban areas. We examined the health status of American Indian/Alaska Native populations served by 34 federally funded urban Indian health organizations. Over the past three decades, American Indians and Alaska Natives have increasingly relocated from rural and reservation communities to the urban centers of the United States. Census data show that 6-percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives resided in these areas in 2000, up from 38% in 1970. Although urban living offers more of certain opportunities, the departure of American Indians/Alaska Natives from reservations has typically resulted in a loss of access to health care, historically provided by the Indian Health Service (IHS). To provide health care for the increasingly urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) population, the IHS awards contracts and grants to 34 nonprofit agencies located in major metropolitan areas across the United States. These agencies, referred to as urban Indian health organizations (UIHOs), exist largely in cities designated in the past as AIAN relocation sites by the federal government. Despite the increasing numbers of urban American Indians/Alaska Natives, little is known about their health. It is difficult to identify and target this group because of the geographic dispersal and small numbers of urban American Indians/Alaska Natives relative to the general population of the United States. Also, unlike reservation populations, the urban AIAN population comprises multiple tribal groups with diverse ethnic, cultural, and social characteristics. Political diversity exists between tribes that may or may not be recognized by the federal government or state governments. Moreover, degrees of urban acculturation vary, and movement around urban centers may be high as a result of feelings of social and cultural isolation associated with nonreservation living. Finally, in some regions of the country, American Indians/Alaska Natives are misclassified on vital statistics records. Such errors result in consistent underestimation of AIAN rates of infant mortality, injuries, cancer, and overall mortality; some rates are as much as 47% higher after correction for miscoding. Studies also indicate a greater likelihood of racial misclassification when American Indians/ Alaska Natives die in urban settings. A few studies have addressed the health status of urban American Indians/Alaska Natives but only on a local or regional basis. One population-based investigation compared urban American Indians/Alaska Natives with other urban racial groups residing in a metropolitan area of Washington State. Disparities were found between urban American Indians/ Alaska Natives and urban Whites in rates of low birth weight, risk factors for poor birth outcomes, communicable diseases, and mortality among nonelderly individuals, injuries, and alcohol-related deaths. The results of studies have confirmed the disparities found between these two urban groups. There is also little information available on the urban AIAN population targeted by the 34 federally funded UIHOs. Such information is necessary for these organizations to allocate their resources effectively, customize health care services, implement program evaluations, and launch policy initiatives. As a group, UIHOs have minimal technological infrastructure with no shared standardized data system that can be used to provide a collective description of their target populations. Our primary goal was to assess the health status of the urban AIAN population served by UIHOs. RESULTS: In the 2000 census, of approximately 4.1 million Americans who reported AIAN heritage (alone or mixed race), 60% (2.5 million) reported AIAN heritage alone. Sixty-one percent (1.5 million) of the AIAN-alone group lived in urban areas, and 34% (500000) of these urban residents lived in counties served by UIHOs. The number of American Indians/ Alaska Natives living in different UIHO service areas ranged from 700 to 77000. According to 1999 figures, approximately 25% of American Indians/Alaska Natives living in UIHO service areas and nationwide were members of households with incomes below the poverty level, a percentage roughly twice that of the corresponding general populations. Analyses conducted by age group showed that the highest poverty rates were those among AIAN children (30%-32%). The percentages of American Indians/ Alaska Natives with a 4-year college degree, both in UIHO service areas and nationwide, were less than half the percentages found for the corresponding general populations; similar disparities were observed in unemployment rates. In addition, the percentages of AIAN children living in UIHO service areas and nationwide who were members of single parent families were substantially higher than those of the corresponding general populations. Nearly 1 in 4 American Indians/Alaska Natives living in UIHO service areas and nationwide had a disability (defined in this study as a long- lasting physical, mental, or emotional condition making it difficult for one to engage in activities such as walking, climbing stairs, dressing, bathing, learning, and remembering), compared with 1 in 5 members of the corresponding general populations. In all but 1 UIHO service area, the percentage of American Indians/Alaska Natives who were disabled exceeded the percentage observed in the general population. Maternal and Child Health Between 1991 and 2000, of approximately 400000 AIAN infants born nationwide, roughly 20% were born in UIHO service areas. Whereas the nationwide AIAN birth rate during this period was similar to the general population rate (15.5 and 14.8 per 1000, respectively), the birth rate among American Indians/Alaska Natives living in UIHO service areas was approximately one quarter lower than that in the general population (12.8 and 16.5 per 1000, respectively). The percentages of AIAN infants with low birth weights born to mothers living in UIHO service areas and nationwide were significantly lower than the percentages for all mothers combined (i.e., the general populations) in these areas. Patterns of disparities varied between UIHO service areas. Over time, from 1991 to 2000, low birth weight rates significantly increased in all populations with the exception of American Indians/Alaska Natives living in UIHO service areas. Rates of premature births among AIAN mothers living in UIHO service areas and nationwide were higher than rates among all mothers combined in these areas. Analyses of risk factors for poor birth outcomes revealed significant disparities between American Indians/Alaska Natives and the general population in birth rates among mothers who were teenagers, who were unmarried, who received late or no prenatal care, and who smoked or consumed alcohol during their pregnancy. Birth rates among teenage AIAN mothers living in UIHO service areas and nationwide were 80% higher than rates among all teenage mothers combined. Over time, birth rates among teenage mothers significantly decreased in all populations with the exception of the UIHO AIAN population. Mortality Statistics Unmarried status was associated with 70% of the AIAN infant deaths in UIHO service areas and 65% nationwide. Other associated factors included maternal smoking, teenage motherhood, late or no prenatal care, and maternal alcohol consumption, the last of which was 3 to 4 times more common among AIAN mothers living in UIHO service areas and nationwide than among all mothers combined in these areas. From 1995 to 2000, AIAN infant mortality rates in UIHO service areas and nationwide were higher than rates for the corresponding general populations.. Over time, infant mortality rates significantly decreased in the general populations living in UIHO service areas and nationwide; however, no such trends were observed in the AIAN population. From 1995 to 2000, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) was the leading cause of AIAN infant mortality in UIHO service areas. The SIDS rates among American Indians/ Alaska Natives in UIHO service areas and nationwide were at least twice the rates observed in the corresponding general populations. Over time, SIDS rates significantly decreased in all populations with the exception of American Indians/Alaska Natives living in UIHO service areas. Of approximately 100000 AIAN deaths reported nationwide from 1990 to 1999, roughly 20% occurred among American Indians/Alaska Natives living in UIHO service areas. The mortality rate in the UIHO AIAN population was substantially lower than that in the nationwide AIAN population (574 and 769 per 100000, respectively). Also, the UIHO AIAN mortality rate was lower than the rates observed in the general population living in the UIHO service areas (884 per 100000) and the overall US general population (902 per 100000). From 1990 to 1999, mortality decreased significantly in all of the populations examined with the exception of the nationwide AIAN population, in which there was a significant increase. UIHO AIAN mortality rates ranged from 120 to 1388 per 100000. Heart disease was the leading cause of death in the AIAN and general populations. As was the case with overall mortality, heart disease mortality rates were substantially lower among American Indians/Alaska Natives living in UIHO service areas than in the nationwide AIAN population and the corresponding general populations. From 1990 to 1999, heart disease mortality rates decreased significantly in all populations. UIHO AIAN rates ranged from 46 to 385 per 100000. Cancer was the second leading cause of death among American Indians/Alaska Natives living in UIHO service areas and nationwide. Rates of mortality attributable to unintentional injuries, chronic liver disease/cirrhosis, diabetes, and alcohol use among American Indians/Alaska Natives, both in UIHO service areas and nationwide, surpassed those of the corresponding general populations. From 1990 to 1999, unintentional injury mortality rates decreased significantly in all of the populations assessed with the exception of American Indians/Alaska Natives living in UIHO services areas; UIHO AIAN rates ranged from 6 to 140 per 100000. From 1990 to 1999, chronic liver disease mortality rates decreased significantly in the general population; however, no such trends were observed among American Indians/Alaska Natives. From 1990 to 1999, diabetes mortality increased significantly in all populations; UIHO AIAN rates ranged from 4 to 105 per 100000. Finally, from 1990 to 1999, mortality rates related to alcohol consumption decreased significantly in all populations; UIHO AIAN rates ranged from 3 to 71 per 100000. Health Disparities The present findings reveal striking health disparities between the AIAN and general populations both in UIHO service areas and nationwide; it is likely that disparities in socioeconomic status contribute to many of the other disparities identified. American Indians/ Alaska Natives were approximately twice as likely as the general populations of these areas to be poor, to be unemployed, and to not have a college degree. Similar differences were observed in births among mothers who received late or no prenatal care or consumed alcohol and in mortality attributed to SIDS, chronic liver disease, and alcohol consumption. Most striking was the alcohol consumption rate among AIAN mothers, which was as much as 3 to 4 times that of all mothers combined. The disparities observed in maternal and child health were consistent with the results of previous studies. The percentages of AIAN infants born in UIHO service areas proportionally mirrored the percentages of American Indians/Alaska Natives living in these areas. It is not clear why UIHO AIAN birth rates were lower than those observed in the general populations assessed. This result contrasted with UIHO AIAN infant mortality rates, which exceeded those of the general populations. A possible reason for the lower UIHO AIAN birth rates is increased mobility among the maternal UIHO AIAN population that results in deliveries taking place outside of UIHO service areas. Further clarification is needed on this issue. Although the findings just described may suggest improved health among American Indians/Alaska Natives living in UIHO service areas, the differences seen between urban and nationwide AIAN rates were not mirrored by the differences seen between urban and nationwide general population rates. An explanation for the lower UIHO AIAN mortality rates is movement among American Indians/ Alaska Natives to locations outside of UIHO service areas. The extreme variability in rates between UIHO service areas, however, suggests racial misclassification errors; such errors occur more frequently in urban settings and on death certificates. Limitations As mentioned, our goal was to provide an understanding of the health status of the urban AIAN population residing in UIHO service areas. However, 66% of urban American Indians/Alaska Natives do not live in these areas. Although exclusion of this group may affect the some of our findings, there are several points to consider. For example, the indicator rates and degrees of disparity observed among American Indians/Alaska Natives residing in UIHO service areas largely mirrored those in the nationwide AIAN population, suggesting that the former was a reasonable proxy for the urban population not included in our analyses. Also, given that our results indicate the presence of significant disparities between American Indians/Alaska Natives and the general populations living in UIHO service areas, UIHOs can use our data to better serve these urban populations. Our findings show that urban American Indians/Alaska Natives are faced with an ongoing health crisis. We found significant health disparities between the AIAN population and the general population both in urban areas and nationwide. Partnerships between tribal, federal, state, and local public health institutions should be pursued to successfully assess, address, and eliminate these disparities. Native American Times. Copyright c. 2005 All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Attacks on Red Lake Sovereignty" --------- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:40:19 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="REPUBLICANS ATTACK RED LAKE SOVEREIGNTY TO BUY WHITE VOTES" http://www.indianz.com/News/ http://www.walkermn.com/placed/index.php?story_id=224156 The politics of distraction Mary Olson, DFL candidate for State Senate District 4 The Pilot-Independent August 22nd, 2006 It is very disheartening to see anyone in politics attempt to use racially divisive issues for what that person believes will be a political advantage. How else does one explain the timing of a threatened challenge to the Red Lake Nation's long recognized sovereignty over their homeland and waters? While I am an attorney, I am not an expert in Indian law, nor do I claim to be an expert on the history of how the Red Lake Nation retained sovereignty over its tribal lands and waters. What I do know is that in recent years, repeated attempts by states to challenge treaties between the Federal government and tribal governments have resulted in a waste of taxpayers' money and other limited legislative resources. Federal courts continue to remind states that we are a nation of laws - laws going all the way back to the U.S. Constitution - that protect the constitutional and contract rights of the tribes involved in these types of disputes. Wouldn't we all expect our contract and constitutional rights to be upheld by these same courts, if it were our rights being challenged? In my opinion, the politicians and others who intend to get voting mileage from this issue already know their argument lacks legal merit, so their only recourse is to try and rally their cause by playing on peoples' emotions. What's really disturbing is that they appear to believe the people from our area are so easily manipulated that we will latch onto whatever distractions are thrown our way, and simply vote along racial lines. Why do these politicians think they need to distract us with racist arguments? Perhaps because people in our area are suffering from out-of- control gas prices (with no relief in sight from investment in alternative energy sources), out-of-control health care costs (with a promise of more to come in the form of higher deductibles and premiums), out-of-control property taxes (regardless of ability to pay), out-of-control college tuition ... and the list goes on. These politicians believe that if we can find other scapegoats, we may not hold them accountable for the policies that have lowered the standard of living in rural Minnesota. I believe the majority of people in our area have worked hard to overcome a history of distrust and misunderstandings between Indian and non-Indian people. We know that our entire region will benefit by working together to promote cooperation and communication in education, law enforcement, economic development, environmental issues and the fostering of mutually respectful and mutually beneficial government-to-government relations. We do not need outsiders coming into our area attempting to undo our progress for their perceived political gain. I'm proud of the people in the greater Bemidji area who see through and reject this type of unhealthy, racially motivated politics and who work together every day to build stronger ties between Indian and non-Indian communities throughout our region. Mary Olson, DFL candidate for State Senate District 4 Copyright c. 1998-2006 MultiMedia Interactive. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Tribe zeroes in on Ethanol Plant" --------- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:40:19 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CHIPPEWA-CREE ETHANOL PLANT" http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ article?AID=/20060823/NEWS01/608230304/1002 Tribe zeroes in on ethanol plant By KIM SKORNOGOSKI Tribune Staff Writer August 23, 2006 The Chippewa-Cree Tribe Tuesday secured $20 million in tax credits - the potential key to landing private investors for a proposed $100 million ethanol plant near Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Neal Rosette, the National Tribal Development Association's CEO, said the tribe is weeks away from inking a deal with a major international investor. Construction could begin in spring 2007, with the plant going online a year later. The plant would be capable of producing 40 million gallons of ethanol a year - enough to satisfy the requirement made by the 2005 Legislature to blend most gasoline with 10 percent ethanol. The project also will be a boon for the tribe, creating about 200 construction jobs and another 43 to man it. But an even bigger economic benefit will be the $45 million of wheat it would buy from Hi-Line farmers every year. And rather than having to ship wheat out of Montana, farmers within 100 miles of Box Elder will have a local market. "What we're creating here will have a sustainable impact on the area economy," Tribal Vice Chairman Bruce Sun Child said. The plant will produce three products from the wheat stock, wheat gluten - which is used in products such as pizza dough - ethanol and animal feed. Cargill, an international provider of food, agriculture and risk management products, will be marketing all of the gluten and ethanol. The tribe has been working out the details of the plant for the last 23 months. Tuesday, Rural Development Partners, an Iowa company that focuses on rural investment projects, authorized the allocation of $20 million in tax credits through the U.S. Treasury Department. Sen. Max Baucus pushed for the creation of the "new market tax credits," which are aimed at Native American reservations, poor rural areas and inner cities. In return for investing in the ethanol plant, backers will get a 39 percent tax credit spread out over seven years. "This is a very significant incentive to invest in low-income communities," said Rural Development Partners consultant Steve Baker, who has been working with the tribe on the project. The money should be finalized when the next fiscal year's budget passes Congress. With investors already on line, Rosette expects the tax incentive to kick-start construction. The Chippewa-Cree Tribe will own 51 percent of the plant, which would be located on a 160-acre industrial park six miles north of Box Elder. The project is one of several economic developments the tribe is working on. In May, it broke ground on a 27,000-square-foot casino that will employ 80 people. Future plans call for the addition of a hotel and water park. A tribal construction company was created and has been working to improve infrastructure, including water pipelines that will receive water from a $267 million treatment plant at Lake Elwell. And plans are underway to start a tribal natural gas company. "We have a lot of different projects on our plate right now," Tribal Chairman John "Chance" Houle said. "(The ethanol plant) was our first priority. "From the beginning we have had the support from the surrounding communities - Big Sandy, Chester, Havre. This is not only a big project for the tribe, but for northcentral Montana and the rest of Montana as well," he added. Reach Tribune Staff Writer Kim Skornogoski at 791-6574, 800-438-6600 or kskornog@greatfal.gannett.com. Copyright c. 2006 The Great Falls Tribune. --------- "RE: Best Colleges for Native Students are in Oklahoma" --------- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:46:28 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BEST COLLEGES" http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=8110 Report: The best colleges for Native students are in Oklahoma NSU gives out the most degrees, Oklahoma State University ranks second TULSA OK Sam Lewin August 23, 2006 When it comes to earning a college degree, Native students should consider furthering their education in Oklahoma, a report reveals. The figures, quantified by a national magazine dedicated to improving diversity in the classroom and workplace, show that a trio of schools in the state round out the top three in awarding degrees to American Indians. Northeastern State University in Tahlequah gave out 328 degrees, a decrease of eight-percent since the previous list was released. NSU's lofty numbers are perhaps not surprising considering the school has long boasted the largest enrollment of Native American students of any public institution of higher education. The school was founded in 1846 and was originally called the Cherokee National Female Seminary. Oklahoma State University sits in second place on the list, awarding 297 degrees-an increase of ten-percent from last time-while the University of Oklahoma placed third. OU handed out 251 degrees, a jump of eight-percent. Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant bestowed 160 degrees on Native Americans, good enough for sixth on the list. Other Oklahoma colleges appearing on the chart are East Central University in Ada, placing tenth on the list with 93 degrees, and the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, ranked eleventh after awarding 92. Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford is tied in fiftieth place with two other schools, University of Florida and Ohio State University, after awarding only 33 degrees to Native Americans. Rogers State University in Claremore comes in at number 55 with 32 degrees and Oklahoma Wesleyan University is number 65. The numbers show the Bartlesville-based Christian college awarded 29 degrees. Tied with OWU is another Oklahoma institution of higher education, Cameron University in Lawton. The two Oklahoma schools appearing the furthest down in the rankings are the University of Tulsa and the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha. The two colleges are tied at number 81 after awarding 24 degrees. TU's numbers are actually an eight-percent drop from the previous year. The figures are contained in the magazine "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education" and represent stats from the 2004-2005 academic year. They include all academic disciplines. "The quality of life for current and future generations of all people depends on the ability of our colleges and universities to confer post- baccalaureate degrees on a diverse array of competent, ethical and caring individuals," said Dr. Victor M. H. Borden, one of the officials that tabulated the statistics. Borden is the associate vice chancellor at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis. Native American Times. Copyright c. 2005 All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Separated by distance, united by Language" --------- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:40:19 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="900-YEAR SHOSHONEAN LANGUAGE REUNION" http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=8107 The 900-year reunion Separated by distance, united by language Sam Lewin August 22, 2006 A coalition that existed a century ago will be replicated in a mid-sized Oklahoma town next month. The Shoshonean Language Reunion takes place Sept. 25-27 at the Comanche Nation's tribal complex in Lawton. The reunion stems from the Snake Tribe, a partnership located in what is now the state of Montana and made up of "Shoshone, Paiutes, Utes and Comanches," according to Comanche historian Reaves Nahwooks of Indiahoma, OK. Nahwooks tells the Native American Times that he became interested in the Snakes while living at the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho during the 1960s and seeing how close his Comanche language is to the dialect spoken by the Shoshone of the region. Years of research led Nahwooks to continually contemplate one tantalizing mystery: Why did the Snakes split? Various theories abound and many are passed off as fact. One idea is that the groups separated because of a "fight over meat or a fight between kids where one was killed while they were playing, so the families left," Nahwooks said. But he discounts that theory, saying that the tribes involved "don't forget, and they hold grudges. There would be some very prevalent stories [about the feud] still around." Another thought, which Nahwooks give more credence, is that the Comanches left in order to follow the buffalo, moving south into Mexico then north to Texas and Oklahoma. The idea for a reunion had been bandied about for many years but it wasn't until that late 1990s that the ball really got rolling, motivated primarily by the fact that there remained a group of tribes living 3000 miles apart yet speaking the same language. The Comanches today number about 10,000, with roughly half living in Oklahoma. Some historians believe the tribe may have once numbered 20,000. With a dwindling membership, the desire to learn more about the past apparently became even more pressing. Another factor in creating an annual reunion is use of peyote, which created a "more intense reason to promote communication," according to a write-up in the Comanche Nation News attributed to the Reunion Committee Staff. Up until the reunions began, "most information has been put together by non-Indian anthropologists, teachers, explorers, linguists, writers and others. Though this is a valuable service, it does not include in-depth information about tribal customs and traditions," the article states. The reunion places a strong emphasis on the cultural, Nahwooks said, featuring "storytelling, singing and talking about the cultures. Every tribe there does that." "Highlighted in every reunion was the hospitality that each tribe extended to visitors," the Comanche Nation News article relates. "The histories began to come together and the tribes seemed to become comfortable with each other." The first and second reunions were held in Fort Hall, with the Comanches hosting the third. Subsequent reunions have taken place in Wyoming and Nevada. With the seventh incarnation returning to Oklahoma, reunion organizers are seeking to pull out all the stops. The Comanche newspaper account is accompanied by an announcement that the reunion committee is putting out bids for caterers. "We are one people in language and tradition, but learn more customs in food and practices which makes us more knowledgeable and proud to be together," the reunion staff says. You can contact Sam Lewin at sam@okit.com Native American Times. Copyright c. 2005 All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: KITCHEYAN: Apaches will defy Mine Deal" --------- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 06:48:57 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="KITCHEYAN: APACHES WILL PROTECT SACRED LANDS" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/ articles/0828kitcheyan28.html Apaches will defy mine deal that threatens sacred lands Kathy W. Kitcheyan My Turn August 28, 2006 Editor's note: The following is in response to the Thursday editorial "Firm hand needed to guide mining deal," which supported efforts in Congress to effect a complex land exchange to enable the Resolution Copper Co. to begin site preparation for a huge underground copper mine near Superior. Our position is simple and straightforward. For the Apaches, this area, which includes Oak Flat campground and Apache Leap, belongs to the Gaan, who are our sacred Crowndancers. Since time immemorial, we have found refuge there and gathered precious medicinal herbs and traditional food there. Our goal is to protect these sites from potential ruin. Once they are lost, they can never be regained. Our people will not sacrifice our ancestors' legacy and our children's future for the political expediency of moving legislation forward that does not protect these sites. The Republic's editorial stated that tribal concerns have been "satisfactorily addressed." However, this is simply not true. The fact is that SB 2466 does not contain provisions that adequately protect our sacred sites. For example, the Oak Flat Campground will be closed after two years due to safety concerns associated with the mining process. Also, while the conservation easement accommodates the town of Superior's concerns over its scenic view, as well as the rock-climbing communities' concern over its continued recreational enjoyment in that area, it does not address the Apache people's cultural, religious and historical concerns. When Resolution Copper Co. was putting together this land exchange package over the past few years, it reached out to many groups to discuss the legislation but it never approached the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council. Resolution Copper never once sat down with the council to discuss the land exchange, and instead, chose to rely on the U.S. Forest Service's representations of the tribe's views. We are now in the process of trying to learn as much as possible about the potential impacts of the proposed mining on this land, including the environmental effects and the impact on our sacred sites. Resolution Copper is still trying to determine the extent of the impact of operations on the site. Resolution Copper has indicated it is not sure what the extent of the "crinkling" on the surface would be from the mining but that it would be at least a mile in diameter. Also, we understand that it is still trying to determine what the impact of the mining would have on the water table below the surface. In order to bypass objections to these impacts, we understand that Resolution Copper is pushing for the land exchange to be exempt from the National Environmental Policy Act. If this occurs, then the environmental impacts will not have to be assessed on the project. The Apaches will not, under any condition, allow our ancestral lands to be compromised. No society would allow for the religious desecration of their sacred sites and neither will the Apache The writer is chairwoman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Copyright c. 2006, azcentral.com. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: YELLOW BIRD: Signature event lives up to name" --------- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:44:43 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="YELLOW BIRD: REUNION AT HOME OF SAKAKAWEA" http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/columnists/15329528.htm DORREEN YELLOW BIRD COLUMN: Signature event lives up to name August 22, 2006 It was an event that gave meaning to the word event. Over the weekend, the 14th in a series of 15 national signature events was held to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The event, "Reunion at the Home of Sakakawea," was held at the home of the Three Affiliated Tribes - the Arikara (Sahnish), Mandan and Hidatsa tribes - near New Town, N.D. The event was a first for the tribe and a tremendous undertaking. My mother might have said, "They bit off more than they could chew, " and if you looked at the events calendar, you might agree. They had everything: demonstrations, games, dancing, speakers, a trade fair, powwow, Lewis and Clark re-enactors and much more. But in spite of the fact that the schedule would make you dizzy just looking at it, things worked fairly well, to the credit of the tribal planners. Yes, a few events were late or ran into unforeseen problems, but the small number of them was amazing considering the complexity of the three-day event. On Friday, the women who participated in the Warriors of the Plains competition (call it an Iron Woman contest) ran, swam, rowed boats and rode horses over high buttes, slick hills and in a steady rain. Readers who know the western part of the state know rain can turn an innocent country road in a bluish gumbo. When I walked from the road to an earth lodge for Arikara demonstrations and looked down at my feet, I saw they were wider than a shoebox and sticky with gumbo. As I stood outside the earth lodge and on the hill above the finish line, I could see riders (the team of Natka Baker, Tisha Fredericks and Skylee Luger) dash through the finish line. But I couldn't help feeling sorry for the second-place winners, in that the lead rider's horse suddenly had stopped short and wouldn't cross the line. The rider behind had passed her for the win. Most of the events were held on the peninsula immediately across the wide, tall new bridge from New Town. Events also were held in New Town itself, and the streets were packed with vendors, chairs and people. There were about 25 teepees along the route and on the peninsula, I was told, and one official told me a very unofficial count numbered visitors and participants at 25,000 people. The peninsula itself was filled with campers, teepees, tents and cars, along with the powwow arena, casino and tribal buildings. It looked like new city and smelled deliciously of hot dogs and hamburgers. Loudspeakers announced new events and speakers, and through it all, the drum songs and jingle of dancers echoed off the high eastern cliffs. In all this hype, it was easy to forget that the Mandan and Hidatsa actually lived farther south at what is called Knife River. The Arikara were even farther south near the mouth of the Grand River, then called the Arikara River. There was disagreement about the event, too. Who was Sakakawea - Lemhi- -Shoshone or Hidatsa? We know she lived with the Hidatsa and was married to Toussaint Charbonneau. Sakakawea's contribution showed some of what Indian women did as a part of their daily lives. They were skilled and courageous but rarely written about. Her belated fame in the last 5 or 10 years helps give Indian women credit. So, was she Hidatsa or Shoshone? My opinion, based on Lewis and Clark's journals, is that she was Shoshone. Another question: Was the Corps of Discovery the beginning of the end for Native people? Did the Corps open the door to the onslaught of non- Natives "who took the heart out of the people," as a Lakota man expressed to me? Based on my research of the tribes in this area, those events probably were inevitable, I believe. And if it hadn't been Lewis and Clark, it might have been "yahoos" who would have been much more destructive. Few Native people were killed in the course of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the Corps brought some understanding of Native people to the East. At the signature event, I talked with the great-great-great grandson of William Clark. He played Clark in this four-year journey. This former Ford engineer knows the history and played the role well. Later, we discussed the lack of understanding of the ways of Native people then and today. As I ate breakfast Sunday morning at the casino buffet, "Clark" and a couple of his men - in full dress - came in to eat. Why weren't the re- -enactors down by the river cooking deer meat and eating roots? I asked with a smile. He laughed, but I think a little nervously. The Corps of Discovery II, the National Park Service's traveling exhibit that the re-enactors were a part of, spoke well of the Native people on this trip and was a good fit to the event. Large groups of people came through the Arikara earth lodge, many of them from around the area. In spite of that, most of them never had been to a Native American event, they said - which surprised us. The Three Affiliated Tribes shouldn't let the event end there. It should become an annual event showcasing, teaching and bridging the cultures of these groups of people. ---- Dorreen Yellow Bird's column appears Tuesday and Saturday. Reach her at (701) 780-1228 or dyellowbird@gfherald.com Copyright c. 2006 Grand Forks Herald/Grand Forks, ND. --------- "RE: JODI RAVE: Native Athletic Events an inspiration" --------- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:47:03 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="JODI RAVE: RETURN OF NATIVE ATHLETIC EVENTS" http://www.indianz.com/News/ http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2006/08/27/jodirave/rave84.txt Return of Native athletic events sign of a healthy lifestyle By JODI RAVE of the Missoulian August 27, 2006 NEW TOWN, N.D. - Marty Young Bear stood in the middle of the dance arena as singers slapped drumsticks against rawhide drums and spectators whooped and hollered in a salute to the Warrior of the Plains. The 26-year-old smiled and modestly accepted a new saddle, part of an award that accompanied a $1,500 cash prize in an ultimate test of athletic endurance. The Warrior of the Plains contest was held last week during the Fort Berthold Reservation's "Reunion at the Home of Sakakawea," the second-to- last of 15 national Lewis and Clark signature events staged around the country over the past two years. Young Bear of Mandaree earned his warrior title during an eight-mile race requiring him to run a grueling cross-country course, paddle a windy stretch of lake and ride a fast and spirited horse. Prizes were given to the top three finishers. David Dobbs of New Town and Michael Linklater of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, placed second and third, respectively. My nieces, sister and I walked up a steep hill overlooking Lake Sakakawea on a Friday morning to watch the contest as hundreds of others cheered from below. We had a spectacular view of the course, which was monitored from atop the hill by some race officials. Linklater of the Thunderchild First Nation Reserve took the lead early on foot and in the canoe. But Young Bear caught him at the first lake buoy. Dobbs held a steady position among the top five contestants in the canoe and on foot. Linklater, 23, reclaimed his lead once he landed his canoe and started running. The shirtless, shoeless champion runner - he decided not to put on his shoes after getting out of the canoe so he wouldn't lose time - quickly put hundreds of yards between him and the pack. The contest was ultimately determined by horsemanship. Linklater lost his lead to Young Bear and 15-year-old Dobbs - both citizens of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation. Young Bear's feet never touched the ground as he moved from one horse to the next. Dobbs - my brother's son - is a rodeo champion who has been competing since he was 10. Women competed the day before in a similar contest plotted as a three- person relay. The Warrior of the Plains contest marks a recent surge among tribes in the past five years to recognize outstanding athletes, many leading drug- and alcohol-free lives. In Arizona, the annual Lori Piestewa National Native American Games were introduced three years ago, drawing 1,500 athletes from five states. And in July, more than 7,000 Native athletes - a record - participated in the North American Indigenous Games. The event marked only the second time the games were played in the United States. The NAIG competitions are expected to draw 9,000 athletes to British Columbia in 2008. Also, the Native American Basketball Invitational, or NABI Hoops, debuted in 2003. It attracts some of the country's best high school basketball players. Teams should be organizing now if they plan to compete in the 2007 tournament July 8-14 in Phoenix. Fort Berthold's Warrior of the Plains contest is the first such event on the reservation in recent memory. Organizers modeled the all-around sporting event after the Crow Nation's Ultimate Warrior Challenge Triathlon - that event was organized about six years ago. This year, the Ultimate Warrior winner took home a $6,000 prize, while the women's relay competitors split a purse for the same amount. Young Bear not only claimed the warrior title this year at Fort Berthold, but also won the Ultimate Warrior Challenge last year in Crow Agency. I've been fortunate to see athletes compete in nearly all of these sporting events. They've been an inspiration to me, their families and communities. The recent surge in Native athletic events is a positive signal that tribal people are once again embracing a healthy lifestyle once ingrained in the culture. Now it's up to families and communities to keep the momentum alive. Jodi Rave covers Native issues for the Missoulian. Reach her at (800) 366-7186 or jodi.rave@lee.net Copyright c. 2006 Missoulian, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: Totem Pole's return to Haisla" --------- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:44:43 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TOTEM POLE COMES HOME" Totem pole's return to Haisla By Rudy Kelly Raven's Eye Writer KITAMAAT August - 2006 After standing for 77 years in a foreign land far, far away, the G'psgolox totem pole is back where it belongs: in Haisla territory. Hundreds of Haisla Nation members joined dignitaries and members of other First Nations in Kitamaat village July 1 to celebrate the homecoming of the G'psgolox pole. It is believed to be the first North American First Nation totem pole ever to be repatriated from Europe and it was welcomed with appropriate ceremony. The pole welcoming and feast was held at the Kitamaat community centre, preceded by a procession of chiefs and dancers that started at the waterfront and ended about a half-hour later with a grand entry into the packed hall. Joining the celebration were representatives from other area First Nations, as well as Skeena MP Nathan Cullen, renowned environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki, and a contingent from Sweden, from where the pole was repatriated. "We don't see it as being that we have lost a totem pole, but that we have gained friends," said Anders Bjorklund, director of the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm, Sweden, to the large crowd. "It is a great day for you, the Haisla people, and a special day for us who have come from Sweden. Hopefully, this will inspire other museums in other countries to start this kind of relationship with First Nations people." The pole was placed horizontally on its back at the front of the hall, covered by a heavy, non-transparent, plastic sheet. Tree branches were laid over it. After a lunch of soup dished out by volunteers, and when speeches had been made, it was time for the unveiling, which involved a little bit of sleight of hand. The ancestors of G'psgolox were all brought forward and lined up in front of the pole and, after several minutes, they marched out of the hall. Unbeknownst to the audience, workers had been taking off the plastic cover in behind the ancestors so that, when they proceeded out, they acted as a human curtain being drawn back, revealing the pole in a breathtaking, magical moment. Keen audience members and photographers had to be told many times to stand back as chiefs and Elders were given the first opportunity to look upon the pole, its age noticeable by wear and long cracks here and there. There was a sense of awe and reverence as people walked along the pole. They stood for long moments to gaze upon a once long-lost piece of their history. "I remember the first time we saw the pole," said Gerald Amos, a lead member of the committee that travelled to Sweden in the early 1990s to confirm the pole's identity. "The power we felt from it was indescribable. It is a symbol of hope that is going to live with us forever." The pole was originally commissioned by Haisla Chief G'psgolox in 1872 to commemorate an encounter he had with the spirit, Tsooda, who showed compassion to G'psgolox after he had suffered a great loss, losing all of his children. The pole features three images: at the top, Tsooda, who wears a hat that revolves on his head; in the middle, Asoalget, a personified image; and, at the bottom, a mythical grizzly bear that lives under the water. The pole was cut down in 1929 at the Haisla village Misk,Aousa, located in B.C.'s Kitlope Valley, by an Indian agent. It was sold under dubious circumstances to Sweden. It wasn't until 62 years later that the Haisla discovered the pole's whereabouts and began negotiations with Sweden to repatriate it, which the Swedes finally agreed to in 2005. The pole was welcomed back to Canadian soil in April by Chief G'psgolox (Dan Paul, Sr.) at the UBC Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, where it stayed until its July return to Haisla territory. Fundraising efforts have already begun towards the creation of a Haisla Cultural Centre, the centerpiece of which will be the G'psgolox pole. ,AuTo the totem pole committee, I say, ,Ao'a job well done,,Ao,Au' said a beaming Kitamaat Chief Councillor Steve Wilson. ,AuHaisla culture is alive and well." Copyright c. BC Raven's Eye - AMMSA - Aboriginal Multi-Media Society. --------- "RE: Peace Legacy gone awry" --------- Date: Monday, August 21, 2006 03:44 pm From: frostyca2000 Subj: Peace legacy gone awry Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian Peace legacy gone awry American author Alan Taylor looks askance at native clashes and the fatalism surrounding the standoff at Caledonia Becky Rynor Citizen Special August 20, 2006 CREDIT: Julie Oliver, for the citizen's weekly Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alan Taylor says First Nations relationships were once a model of cooperation and partnership. As Pulitzer prize-winning author and historian Alan Taylor views the ongoing clashes between whites and First Nations -- most recently in Caledonia -- one has to wonder: Is it with a sense of irony? Deja vu? Frustration or futility? That this is how the relationship between natives and non-natives was, is and ever shall be? "Tragedy," he says bluntly, on an overcast Ottawa morning, where he was busy once again delving deep into files at the National Library and Archives. "It is with a sense of tragedy because history had different possibilities," the 50-year-old American author says definitively. "Sometimes we tend to tell history in terms of continued polarity. Always been at each other's throats, always will be. There's a certain fatalism. Hindsight creates an illusion of inevitability," he says. Yet he knows otherwise. From extensive research, exhaustive fact-finding, from poring over centuries-old accounts chronicling the lives of Indians and settlers he found there were, and are options to an all-too familiar scenario. Recently, the conflict between members of the Six Nations Reserve in Southwestern Ontario and white residents over a tract of land near Caledonia erupted again with violence, racial slurs, finger-pointing and new accusations of dirty dealings on both sides. Non-native residents favour a housing development proposed for the land near the Grand River. Natives -- whose ancestors have occupied the area since 1780, Taylor points out -- are opposed to it. As the anger escalates, Taylor says history clearly shows there were different examples, hopeful possibilities, even successful partnerships between two sides who once stood on virtually the same land, and who once stood together. Taylor had set out to research a book about the Civil War of 1812 between the Americans and the British when he "got sidetracked." He was approaching that book in trademark style, "from the top down." In other words, a history of the war not from the point of view of the leaders, the generals and the captains, but from the people on the ground. In the 1700s, that would have been the settlers, the loyalists, the rebels and the Indians. "I'm trying to do it as more of a social history," Taylor says. "Social history tries to read between the lines. I'm interested in the people who are caught in the middle. The people who are in the margins in the official story. I want to get at the common people." When he went looking, he found that overwhelmingly, the surviving documents were about First Nations. "I wanted to understand the 1790s, and the events leading up to the war of 1812," he says. "I was struck by what I learned about First Nations. You had this phenomenon of councils where the chiefs would get together with the British and American leaders. The speeches of the chiefs are recorded and so are the replies. "People ask me, 'how do you find out the words and thoughts of Native people?' These are very rich documents," he says. "From reading all these documents, mostly about Indians, I became convinced that this -- the Indian story from the 1760s to the War of 1812 -- was a story I wanted to tell on its own." That story became Taylor's fourth and most recently-published book, The Divided Ground, Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution. "Indian people in the 1790s still had considerable military authority," Taylor says. "They were well-armed. They understood the land. It was their land, after all. So the British and American leaders took them very seriously. There was hyperconcern to be on good terms with Indians." Indeed, the book acknowledges that 300 Indian warriors were more than a match for 1,000 soldiers. The First Nations were also astute in recognizing the need to hang on to their land as waves of settlers arrived, casting covetous eyes on fertile land and game-laden forests on Indian territories. "On both sides of the border, there were some very clever and sophisticated Indian leaders who didn't want to sell their land, which they would get pennies for. So they came up with a system of leasing land to the settlers. This allowed them to remain autonomous. So there were some successful examples of settlers living on land paying Indian leaders." In the late 1790s, Thayenendaga, also known as Joseph Brant, the pre- eminent chief of the Iroquois confederacy of the Six Nations, regarded settlers and natives as equal partners in defending a shared province. During the American Revolution, settlers and Indians had fought side by side as allies against the rebels who had created the United States of America. In his research, Taylor found classic examples of how two cultures understood jockeying for ownership of land and how the two sides approached that goal in very different fashions. "Compared to the colonists," he writes, "the Iroquois used land extensively rather than intensively. The natives did clear and cultivate compact fields near their villages, but they kept most of their domain as a forest to sustain wild plants and animals." Taylor remains hopeful those early partnerships by "ancestors of today's protesters" will prevail on both sides of the barricades. "If people understand history, they understand their present better," Taylor says. "It might be useful for us, in the present, to understand that the past had many different paths to what is now our present. There were hopeful possibilities in the past. Not just inevitability." Becky Rynor is an Ottawa writer. Copyright c. The Ottawa Citizen 2006. --------- "RE: GRAY: Haudenosaunee Rule of Law: Caledonia" --------- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 06:48:57 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BARBARA GRAY: HAUDENOSAUNEE RULE OF LAW" http://members.aol.com/miketben1/ruleolaw.htm GUEST EDITORIAL HAUDENOSAUNEE RULE OF LAW: CALEDONIA BY: BARBARA GRAY INDIAN TIME - Vol. 24 #32 Seskeha August 17, 2006 Whose Rule of Law is being violated in Caledonia? Many First Nations people consider themselves to be citizens of their own Aboriginal Nations. This seems to be a fact that the newspaper media is forgetting as they report that the Rule of Law is being violated in Caledonia where Six Nations citizens are maintaining a protest over housing being built on land that was secured to them in the Haldimand Tract Proclamation of 1784. Citizens of Six Nations are standing up for their Rights; while citizens of Caledonia believe they are standing up for their Rights, too. Six Nations leaders reiterate that the problem is not between the residents of Caledonia and the Six Nations. The conflict is between Six Nations and the Crown. The land conflict is just happening in Caledonia's backyard; but, such a problem could arise anywhere on Turtle Island, North America, the Aboriginal homelands of First Nations peoples, which is why everyone is watching and many are willing to become involved in helping the people of Six Nations. What we are seeing in Caledonia is a modern day example of the clashes that can occur when the teachings of the Two Row Wampum are forgotten, not respected, or simply not taught to new generations. The Two Row Wampum is a belt that represents Haudenosaunee sovereingty when dealing with non-Haudenosaunee Nations. The belt contains foundational laws and principles used when dealing and entering into Treaties and Agreements with non-Haudenosaunee governments and their agencies. The Belt has two parallel rows of purple on a field of white wampum. Each purple row represents the two Nations of people who are travelling down the same river in separate vessels. The Haudenosaunee are in their canoes with their culture, their laws, their customs, and their traditional life ways. The non-Native people are in their own ships with their culture, their laws, their customs, and their traditional life ways. The foundational principle and teaching of the wampum is that each are in their own vessels and are not to steer the other's vessel, which means they are to respect each others' sovereignty, differences, and ways of life. How can a law, asserted by the Ship, control the Canoe? Is that respecting Haudenosaunee sovereignty? What is the rule of law? It depends on where your feet are standing. If you are a Haudenosaunee citizen, following your traditional teachings, then your feet are in the canoe with your laws, customs, and traditional teachings. The Haudenosaunee are not lawless. The Haudenosaunee Nation leadership and each person in the Canoe have to keep in mind their actions' effect on the peace, the environment, and the future generations. This is a heavy burden to carry because it means that one is responsible for each action taken, or not taken, and how that action shapes the future. Those individuals who do not take the time to think, or those who burn tires, or cause destruction are not living according to the traditional teachings, for such actions negatively impact the environment and health and welfare of the present and the future generations. There are a few citizens of the Canoe and Ship who are violating their Nation's own rule of law. If there is going to be a peaceful resolution to the situation in Caledonia, it will depend on keeping those who are violating their respective laws, in check. The Clanmothers and Chiefs are doing their best to keep the peace and reprimand violators. Are the leaders of the Ship doing their part to keep their violators in check? Clearly, the way to a peaceful resolution is through government-to- government negotiations between Six Nations and the Crown. However, these negotiations have been stalled, for the time being, by Ontario Superior Court Justice David Marshall's Court Order to suspend negotiations with the Six Nations Confederacy until the protest site is cleared. Here Marshall is wielding the Ship's law as a sword and not as a tool for justice and peace. The Ship is using its process to determine the rule of law, for itself, meanwhile the Attorney General, Michael Bryant, of Ontario and Ontario representatives of the Crown are Appealing Justice Marshall's decision. When the Ship is ready, the people of Six Nations will be ready to resume negotiations. Copyright c. 1999-2006 INDIAN TIME Newspaper. --------- "RE: We don't know where next Meal is coming from" --------- Date: Monday, August 28, 2006 02:35 pm From: frostyca2000 Subj: WE DON'T KNOW WHERE OUR NEXT MEAL IS COMING FROM Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian "WE DON'T KNOW WHERE OUR NEXT MEAL IS COMING FROM" MNN. Aug. 25, 2006. This is a request from the Men and Women's Councils of the Six Nations Reclamation Site. We are asking you, our brothers, sisters, friends and allies, to reach into your pockets to help those of us who are in need. On February 28th 2006 we repossessed our land formerly known as "Douglas Creek Estates" [near Caledonia Ontario] to stop the continued illegal encroachment on our territory. It is now almost 6 months later. We have held steadfast, despite many attacks from the courts, governments, Ontario Provincial Police, US ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) and state sponsored hate groups. Our Six Nations Confederacy Chiefs and Clan Mothers continue to carry out the will of the People, to repossess our property through peaceful means. We are going nowhere but here! Talks with Canada and Ontario are continuing despite the attempt of one renegade judge to interfere. There's tons of money on the other side. We don't have a cent. We have been able to stay here despite redneck renegades and the bureaucratic machine that tried to steamroll us. This is an important time. They want to starve us out but things are changing fast. If we can hold our own for a while longer, we may be able to show them a path to a peaceful solution. TO STAY HERE WE URGENTLY NEED MONEY. We are going to stay and protect "Kanenstaton", our repossessed land. The cold weather and winter are coming. We would greatly appreciate your making donations to the Six Nations through the MNN Mohawk Nation News website www.mohawknationnews.com at the "Donate" link using PayPal; or send checks to Janie Jamieson, RR#6, Hagersville (Ontario, Canada) N0A 1H0; or deposit directly into Bank of Montreal account: transit #3752 Account #3011-285. Contact Hazel at thebasketcase@on.aibn.com 519-445-0719, 519-865-7722, 905-517-7006. MNN Mohawk Nation News has been here since day one and we will always be here. If you want to know more about what's been going on, visit our website at www.mohawknationnews.com. Nia:wen Kahentinetha Horn kahentinetha@mohawknationnews.com --------- "RE: Clearing up Land Claim backlog major Priority" --------- Date: Thursday, August 24, 2006 01:59 pm From: frostyca2000 Subj: Clearing up land claim backlog major priority, says Prentice Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian Clearing up land claim backlog major priority, says Prentice 23 August, 2006 - by Joseph Quesnel A major priority for the new federal government will be to clear up a major backlog of outstanding treaty land agreemnts in the province of Manitoba, said Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice. Prentice made the announcement yesterday to the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs' annual general meeting at Opaskwayak Cree Nation, located near The Pas, Manitoba. "This land has been identified, it's been selected, and to have a process where it takes 10 to 20 years before it's made available to the First Nations is not acceptable," he said, during his announcement. Prentice mentioned to the chiefs assembled that he will simplify the process of converting agreed-upon land, which can involved up to 26 separate steps. He also added that the slowness of handling land claims was an issue of concern in a recent report by the federal auditor general. Prentice pledged to convert about 150,000 acres a year for the next four years, with the help of the provincial government. The government will also provide whatever extra resources are necessary to speed things up, he said, including the hiring of more land surveyors. One chief from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation mentioned that their community alone is owed more than 65,000 acres of land near The Pas. Many leaders are concerned over the agreements as they affect projects they want to build on their land. Native leaders who were in attendance at the general meeting expressed their support for the minister's announcement, stating that this is the first time in over a decade that an Indian Affairs minister has met with them. --------- "RE: Six Nations Women lay claim to Windmills" --------- Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 02:36 pm From: frostyca2000 Subj: Six Nations women lay claim to windmills Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian Six Nations women lay claim to windmills By John Burman The Hamilton Spectator August 19, 2006 Two Six Nations women title holders have laid claim to a $27-million green power wind farm project near Shelburne. Kahentinetha Horn, who lives at the Kahnawake reserve near Montreal and another woman from the Akwesasne reserve near Cornwall, have filed what they say is a notice of seizure on behalf of the greater Six Nations population which includes residents of Six Nations of the Grand Reserve near Caledonia. Traditionally, title to Mohawk land is vested through the women as caretakers of the land for future generations. The two have also laid claim to an Etobicoke Board of Education outdoor site in Nottawasaga Township as well as the Highway 407 toll expressway at different times recently. None of these sites has been occupied. Janie Jamieson, spokesperson for the Six Nations Confederacy members occupying the Douglas Creek Estates subdivision property in Caledonia since February, said yesterday the wind farm claim does not originate with local Six Nations but is done on their behalf as part of the North American Six Nations population. Speaking for herself, Jamieson said she supports the windmill seizure because, as a native mother, she does not wish to see her children have to man barricades and protest to claim what is theirs. In her seizure announcement, Horn says the private, 45-turbine project by Canadian Hydro Developers Inc., of Calgary, located in Melancthon Township and its planned 88-unit expansion is on native land and therefore the turbines are native property. The second stage of the project has been undergoing environmental assessment. However the province says that has been put on hold pending the outcome of the land claim. That's news to Canadian Hydro. CEO John Keating says neither the provincial or federal government has told the company there is a native claim on the land they lease from farmers in the area. Keating says that because the company leases the land, the turbines would not belong to Six Nations anyway. He said the company has only been told the environmental assessment hearing was pushed up a level because there were 15 letters of concern filed with the Ministry of Environment about the second phase of the project. None of those were from native groups, he said, adding Canadian Hydro notified all the native groups the federal government had told them to and none objected. He said Six Nations was not on that list. A spokesman for the Department of Indian Affairs has said no formal claim has been filed on the land. Keating said it is the company's understanding that the provincial Ministry of Environment is looking for a meeting with Six Nations and he expects the firm will be invited. "We told everyone we were told to notify about the project about it," he said. Horn also says Six Nations can take credit for stalling the next phase of the wind farm which was to proceed next year. Horn, who teaches history at Concordia University in Montreal and is a passionate and prolific contributor to the Mohawk Nation News, says the site is on the Haldimand tract, a strip of land six miles either side of the Grand River from its source to Lake Erie which was granted to the Six Nations people "forever" in 1784 for their service as Allies of the British Crown during The American Revolution. She says a Mohawk resident of the township called the title holders in January to tell them the windmills are on native land and an objection was filed to an "illegal" incursion," adding that Canada has allowed native land and resources to be stolen through illegal land transfers and fraud, she said. Now, she said, Canada is "stealing another of our resources, the wind." She said the company invited native representatives to a meeting but the title holders wanted all financial information about the company. It is not known if the meeting took place. "We say, 'Thanks for the windmills. Now we can sit down and talk about what we're going to give you out of it, if we want to...The windmills are on our property. It's ours. You'll just have to keep your hands off them and talk to us about it." With files from Spectator wire services jburman@thespec.com or 905-526-2469 --------- "RE: BC cashes in on Aboriginal Land Claims" --------- Date: Thursday, August 24, 2006 01:54 pm From: frostyca2000 Subj: BC Government Cashes in on Aboriginal Land Claims Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian BC Government Cashes in on Aboriginal Land Claims According to the BC Financial Statements the score is 100% for the province of British Columbia and 0% for Aboriginal Peoples. The BC government depends upon the BC Financial Statements to maintain confidence in the BC government and boost their credit rating with Standard and Poor's from ?AA to AA. The Canadian government extinguishment and land selection process is the backbone behind the British Columbia strategy to keep power and control over our natural wealth and resources. In fact the grassroots must insist that the people who are negotiating under the BCTC should stop. The BC government is using these negotiations in their Financial Statements to justify their business as usual approach. The data in this hand out clearly shows us that we are getting almost zero percent recognition of our Aboriginal Title. It is clear that negotiations under the present policy are totally lopsided in favor of the provincial government. The Maritimes and other groups accepting the so called BC model should seriously look at these facts because this is what you are buying into. It is a very slippery slope that is why those caught at the negotiation table in BC cannot get away because the loans. Arthur ________________________________ Arthur Manuel Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade (INET) Suite 714 Dominion Building 207 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 1H7 CANADA Cell: (250) 319-0688 e-mail: amanuel@telus.net or artmanuel@earthlink.net --------- "RE: New Health Centre in Canoe Lake Cree First Nation" --------- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:44:43 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HEALTH CENTRE OPENS" http://news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=234349 Minister Prentice Opens New Health Centre in Canoe Lake Cree First Nation August 22, 2006 CANOE NARROWS, Saskatchewan - The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Me'tis and Non-Status Indians, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today participated in the official opening of the Senator Jonas Lariviere Health Centre at Canoe Lake Cree First Nation. Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health Branch provided just over $1.6 million dollars in funding for the construction of the new health centre, which includes three new residences for nurses, as well as enhancements to existing residences. "Our investment reflects the priorities and goals we share and is an important step to achieving positive health outcomes for First Nations people," said Minister Clement. "The services provided at Canoe Lake Cree First Nation are a good example of quality health care delivered by First Nations with support from Health Canada." The Canoe Lake Cree First Nation receives health services through the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) under a transfer agreement with Health Canada. A range of health services and programs are delivered from the new enhanced health centre, including community health and treatment; nursing; drug, alcohol and solvent abuse prevention; mental health promotion; children's programs; home care services; community health co-ordination; and, dental therapy services. "This new health centre is an important step forward for this community, and will directly contribute to an improved quality of life," said Minister Prentice. "It is also a symbol of how communities like yours and the government can work together to find solutions that build stronger communities and create opportunities." The facility is named in honour of Senator Jonas Lariviere, who at 99 years of age is the oldest resident of the Canoe Lake community. He was one of the five founding members of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN), and has been a FSIN senator for many years. Government of Canada Newsroom. --------- "RE: Dudley died standing up for Aboriginal Rights" --------- Date: Monday, August 21, 2006 02:34 pm From: Don Subj: Dudley George died standing up for aboriginal rights: brother Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/21082006/2/ national-dudley-george-died-standing-aboriginal-rights-brother.html Dudley George died standing up for aboriginal rights: brother August 21, 2006 FOREST, Ont. (CP) - Dudley George's brother says the aboriginal protester died standing up for the rights of his people. Sam George says he's proud of his brother for defending aboriginal land, even though it cost the 38-year old his life. George's words to the Ipperwash inquiry come as the judicial probe into his brother's death hears final submissions. Dudley George was shot by a police sniper on Sept. 6, 1995 when provincial police marched on Ipperwash Provincial Park, on the shores of Lake Huron. A splinter group of aboriginals from the nearby Kettle and Stony Point reserve had taken control of the park two days earlier, claiming they were protecting burial grounds. His brother says Dudley can rest in peace now that inquiry is heading into its final phase. Four days of final arguments will be heard this week, with a closing ceremony set for Friday. Justice Sidney Linden says he expects to deliver his final report to the Ontario government before year's end. The inquiry has heard testimony from 139 witnesses during 229 days of hearings. The extent to which the former Conservative government interfered with the police handling of the standoff has been a key issue at the judicial probe. Copyright c. 2006 Yahoo! Canada Co. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Harris did 'the unthinkable' on Ipperwash" --------- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:40:19 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HARRIS' WORDS BECAME OPP LETHAL ACTION" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/ Article_Type1&c=Article&pubid=968163964505&cid=1156241412646&col= 968705899037&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492 &call_pagepath=News/News Harris did 'the unthinkable' on Ipperwash GREGORY BONNELL CANADIAN PRESS August 22, 2006 FOREST, Ont. - Long-standing allegations that Mike Harris deliberately influenced the police action at Ipperwash Provincial Park in 1995 were both dismissed Tuesday as a "character assassination" and held up as the true impetus behind the fatal shooting of protester Dudley George. As then-Ontario premier, Harris - by his own admission - wanted a quick end to the Ipperwash occupation, a view he expressed during an informal government meeting held just hours before George was killed. Julian Falconer, who represents Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto, was incredulous as he argued before the inquiry into George's death that Harris ought to have known the impact his words would have. "What the premier has done is the unthinkable," Falconer told the inquiry, which is expected to wrap up this week after more than 25 months and more than 139 witnesses. "(Harris) has expressed an opinion to someone who is from the OPP... Quite predictably - in fact, I say quite deliberately on the part of Premier Harris - that opinion was then conveyed to incident command." Several seconded provincial police officers attended the so-called dining room meeting at the provincial legislature on Sept. 6, 1995. The incident commander at Ipperwash, Insp. John Carson, later received a phone call from one of them, and was told how critical Harris was of the way police were handling the crisis. That criticism guided Carson's judgment when he failed to call off the riot squad that had been ordered to march on the protesters in his absence, Falconer said. "When you have your judgment challenged by the most powerful political figure in the province... how quick are you going to be to apply the brakes?" he argued. "There is a direct link between the actions of the Harris government and the absolute mess that was that march by the riot squad." Harris's lawyer, meanwhile, warned against interpreting the premier's questions about how police were handling the standoff as ``implied direction." "It is not reasonable to attempt to stretch the asking of this question by Mike Harris into a direction to police," Peter Downard told the inquiry. "No participant in the meeting thought that it was a direction to police." Outside the inquiry, Downard expressed dismay at the allegations that have long dogged his client. "I think these are very unfortunate accusations, they are plainly just malicious tactics designed to assassinate Mr. Harris's character," he said. "I think there's been a very unfortunate focus on trying to find a bogey man, and build an unmeritorious case against Mike Harris personally throughout this matter." Copyright c. 2006 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe threatened with Lawsuit" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:45:29 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LAND USE TALKS STALL" http://www.indianz.com/News/ http://www.mvgazette.com/news/2006/08/25/town_tribe_stalls.php Town, Tribe Agreement Stalls at Special Meeting; Future Remains in Doubt By IAN FEIN August 25, 2006 A land use agreement negotiated by town and tribal leaders this spring is now in a state of limbo, after Aquinnah voters at a special town meeting on Tuesday decided to put the untested venture on hold. Reacting to the vote, which they called a shocking betrayal by members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), two town selectmen, as well as their attorney, vowed this week to press the tribe to secure town permits for the Wampanoag Community Center, a 6,500 square-foot building which is nearing completion on tribal lands. Unless the tribe moves forward with the proposed land use agreement or community center permits, the two governments which share the small town of Aquinnah may soon find themselves back in court. Tribal council chairman Donald Widdiss said on Wednesday that he hopes an agreement will still be reached, but acknowledged that its fate at this point appears uncertain. "We're talking at least, which is an important sign of respect for each other's authority," Mr. Widdiss said. "But if we can't get both sides together, then the scenario which nobody wants is to let the courts decide. And that means a continuing process of litigation." At issue is whether the federally recognized tribe must obtain town permits for development projects on tribal lands. The two governments waged a costly four-year court case over a small shed and pier that the tribe built on Menemsha Pond, and, after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled against the tribe, it applied for and received the necessary town permits this spring. Designed as a way to prevent future litigation over such projects, the document titled Intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperative Land Use and Planning proposed a parallel regulatory process that respected the rights of both governments and laid out a lengthy path of mediation to resolve disputes. Negotiated over the course of four public summit meetings this spring, the 11-page document had the strong support of town leaders, Mr. Widdiss, and attorneys for both governments. But after a half-hour discussion at the town meeting this week, it was evident that many tribal members, who are also town voters, had lingering concerns about the document. Tribal council member Durwood (Woody) Vanderhoop on Tuesday suggested that the tribe might seek to alter parts of the document in the weeks ahead, and that the town should wait to adopt the agreement until it is in a final form. On a motion by Mr. Vanderhoop, voters decided 36-18 to table the issue - receiving exactly the two-thirds approval needed to carry the motion. The vote was split largely, though not entirely, along tribal and non-tribal lines. Assuming it was a joint document drafted by both governments, selectmen reacted with surprise, and said they did not realize the extent of dissent within the tribe. But strong feelings of opposition were apparent among tribal residents at the meeting who spoke of their inherent right and ability to govern themselves. "As a town resident and tribal member, it makes as much sense for the Wampanoag tribe to accept [this document] as going to Wounded Knee and saying `Please shoot us,' because this destroys any semblance of sovereignty," said former tribal council member Robert MacDiarmid, referring to perhaps the most infamous instance of violence between Native Americans and the United States military - the Wounded Knee massacre. "My personal vote: I object," Mr. MacDiarmid said. The tribal council originally planned to take up the document at its next meeting, on Sept. 9, but Mr. Widdiss on Wednesday said the tribe's attorney, Douglas Luckerman, cannot make the meeting, so it will be rescheduled. And though the tribal council this winter endorsed an earlier version of the proposed agreement as a starting point for discussion, there is now serious question about whether the document will be approved. It is understood that eight of 11 tribal council members must agree to sign it, and that the council may choose to present the proposed agreement to the general tribal membership for a referendum vote. A number of tribal members said they are hesitant to sign the document because it would explicitly waive their sovereignty with respect to land use issues. Many members of the tribe are still unhappy with the historic 1983 settlement agreement, signed by town and tribal leaders and codified by state and federal government, which included a similar provision. The state's highest court in its landmark December 2004 decision relied on the 1983 agreement in ruling that the tribe had waived its sovereignty, at least with respect to land use, when it agreed to abide by state and local zoning laws. But some believe the ruling was narrowly confined to the Cook Lands. Mr. Vanderhoop on Wednesday confirmed that the sovereignty issue was at the heart of the matter, and that the 1983 agreement is at the forefront of tribal minds. "The tribe worked hard and gave up a lot in 1983 when we had the first agreement," he said, "and we want to make sure that now we don't erode our rights any more than is necessary in order to reach a good understanding with the town." Tribal member Berta Welch said yesterday that some tribal members, like herself, who were opposed to the 1983 document at the time, are feeling similar pressure now to sign the new land use agreement. "Some of us back then knew that we were always going to have problems with the settlement, and I think history has shown that it was a poor document," said Mrs. Welch, who is also a member of the town planning board. "If townspeople today say they want to get along and live side-by- side and make sure everybody's rights are protected, then we should take the 1983 settlement agreement back to the government and start all over again." Town officials, meanwhile, will turn their attention back to the community center, which is located near tribal headquarters off Black Brook Road. The tribal land use commission approved the building in April 2004, while the sovereignty case was working its way through the courts; the tribe has so far declined to apply for town permits. The building is set for discussion at the next meeting of the board of selectmen, scheduled for Sept. 5, and two of the three members are in favor of pressing the issue. Town counsel Ronald H. Rappaport on Wednesday also said it must be addressed. "There is another building - namely the community center, which does not have town permits, And that is something that the town cannot allow," Mr. Rappaport said. Selectman Michael Hebert, one of the framers of the latest land use agreement, said he was shocked and surprised by the town meeting vote on Tuesday. But yesterday he said he remained optimistic, and was not ready to discard the document. He said he wanted to give the tribal council some more time to discuss the agreement before pushing too hard on the community center permits. "I will not encourage further action until they have had time to look at the document and have their questions answered," said Mr. Hebert, whose wife Eleanor is on the tribal council. Selectman James Newman, who did not attend the special town meeting because of personal reasons this week, disagreed with his colleague and said it was time to enforce the town bylaws. Selectman and planning board member Camille Rose said the town had already waited too long to address the unpermitted building, and that the town meeting vote eroded her recently built trust in the tribe. "Most of us who worked on this latest document cannot possibly have faith in any future negotiations," Ms. Rose said yesterday. "Honestly I think this [vote] was a fatal mistake on the part of the tribe. Where we had the impetus going for goodwill and good faith, it's been a betrayal." Copyright c. 2006 The Martha's Vineyard Gazette, Inc. --------- "RE: Missing Lower Brule Woman's Body found" --------- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:45:29 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="VICKI EAGLEMAN FOUND DEAD" http://www.indianz.com/News/ http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/ 20060824/NEWS05/608240312/1001/NEWS Missing Lower Brule woman's body found Jennifer Rezac-Leither For the Argus Leader August 24, 2006 The search is over for a missing Lower Brule mother. Search crews found Vicki Eagleman's body near Medicine Creek, close to Pierre, Wednesday afternoon. Her cause of death has not yet been disclosed. Eagleman disappeared almost a month ago. Her mother, June Lefthand, last saw her daughter on July 27th, leaving with her boyfriend Bernard LaRoche. According to LaRoche, Eagleman dropped him off, and he doesn't know where she went next. On Tuesday, nearly 200 people from the Lower Brule community helped look for Eagleman on horseback, ATV and on foot. The search was organized by the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. Eagleman leaves behind five children. Copyright c. 2006 Sioux Falls Argus Leader. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Denied Unemployment Aid after refusing to cut Hair" --------- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:47:03 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NO HAIRCUT, NO ASSISTANCE" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5331696&nav=2HAB American Indian denied unemployment aid after refusing to cut hair August 28, 2006 DES MOINES, Iowa An American Indian has been denied unemployment benefits after being fired from his trucking job for refusing to cut his hair. The Employment Appeal Board denied benefits for Dewey Harris, who had worked full-time for Heartland Express of Coralville since 2003. The company's manager noted in April that Harris' ponytail extended past his shirt collar, violating the company's policy. According to state documents, the manager offered Harris a company car and directions to the nearest barber. However, Harris refused to go, saying that cutting his hair violated his religion as an American Cherokee. The appeal board voted two-to-one against Harris. The dissenting voter called Heartland "culturally insensitive" and said it refused to accommodate Harris' religious beliefs. Copyright c. 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2001 - 2006 WorldNow and WHO-TV. --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Monday, August 28, 2006 08:13:13 From: Janet Smith [owlstar@bellsouth.net] Subj: NA News Item -- Jameson Prison Spiritual Gathering Here's a plea from help by a prison group worthy of support, that is obtaining some assistance from a tribal nation, the Lake Travers Sisseton-Wahpeton. The writer lists several institutions with native populations needing local support. ---------- http://www.earthskyweb.com/news.htm Open invitation to Jameson Prison spiritual conference On September 21-22, 2006, the Lakota Dakota Nakota Spiritual Group in the Jameson Prison at Sioux Falls will be traditional hosts for our Spiritual Conference. The general purpose of our gathering will be about our Sacred Ceremonies, the Journey to Mato Paha, and A Blessing of Power. Invitations have been sent to Jake and Myrna Thompson, Myron Williams, Arnold Williams, Beatrice Wanna, Wanda Thompson, Colette White, Phyllis Roberts, Barb Jens, Rose Chase, Gabrielle Tateyuskanskan, and Dianne Desrosiers. We don't have any finances to pay anyone for their expenses and we are asking the SWO Tribal Council, the SWO Executive Committee Members, the SWO College, and other SWO Tribal Programs to assist our guests in any way that they can. It would be very honorable if a bus or a van could be borrowed from one of the schools to transport our guests. Our guests would need extra money for an overnight stay in one of the motels in Sioux Falls. Our tribal prisoners work hard on a daily basis to keep our spiritual and cultural lifeways free from oppression because this is where our ancestors would want us to stand. Our ancestors struggled to be a voice of opportunity for us and we must never forget the sacrifices they made for us. Prison in any regard is a dark world of despair and desolation. We need the wisdom and leadership of the people in this letter. We must never be afraid to help our tribal prisoners incarcerated in South Dakota's prisons and in places like Leavenworth, Florence, Terre Haute, Folsom, Rawlings, Deer Lodge, Bismarck, Stillwater, and Lincoln. Our ancestors were not afraid to help our people who sat imprisoned in Fort Snelling and Fort Robinson. We are asking all of our tribal people in the Northern Plains to help us pray and make offerings for the success of our Spiritual Conference. George Blue Bird. Copyright c. 1999-2003 by C. D. Floro/Earth and Sky Enterprises. ---------- I would like to add two institutions on the east coast that one might never suspect, but that hold significant numbers of Native Americans, often reservation folk far from their people -- USP Coleman (Florida) and FCI Atlanta. The populations include Navajo, Apache, Lakota, Pueblo and other western nation people whose spiritual leaders and families simply cannot visit very often. Their only contact is through very expensive, time-restricted phone conversations and censored mail. It's not easy to find traditional people near those institutions who can provide services, and the guys inside are struggling to maintain their language, culture and traditional religion over years of isolation away from their people. Some of you may not realize why Indian inmates are housed in federal institutions for infractions that would seem to be a state corrections matter. Many nations don't have courts or corrections facilities for more than misdemeanor-level crimes that take place on the reservations. Since the reservations are considered "federal land," any crimes not handled by the tribal courts are prosecuted by the federal government, and sentences are served in federal facilities. Most institutions spread throughout the federal prison system house Native inmates needing local support. The system, as a matter of "security policy" tries to locate higher-security level inmates as far as possible from their homes, since the authorities believe this limits escape opportunity. The practice also isolates inmates with long sentences whose culture and religion is predominantly located in one geographic area, such as Native American Nations. Chaplains hired by the BOP represent mainstream religions (Catholic and Protestant Christians, Muslims, and occasionally Jewish clergy) who generally know little or nothing about Native religions, and in the case of Christians, believe they have a spiritual duty to convert Indians away from their traditional practice. The guidelines for contract religions are written in a way that accomodates these religions' organizations and certification standards. Similarly, policies for religious observance are written to accomodate mainstream religions and don't stretch well enough to cover groups like Native Americans. I say all this because while some of our readers may be in a position to participate in or help the Jameson Prison conference (and I urge you to do so), others too far away to participate may want to look around their own location -- there may be a similar, or even greater need that is less well-served in your own state. You can locate federal prisons in your area by going online to http://www.bop.gov. The first person to contact if you'd like to assist is the institution's Chaplain. Don't necessarily expect an open-armed welcome -- what I said about how many view their spiritual duty is very much a factor. If you encounter obstructions, try the warden, or the regional chaplain. --------- "RE: History: Carlisle Indian School" --------- Date: Sunday, August 27, 2006 05:24 pm From: Barbara Landis Subj: August 26, 1892 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School weekly. [Editorial Note: These reprints are being included in this newsletter so that you might know the mind of those who ran institutions like Carlisle.] THE INDIAN HELPER ~%^%~ A WEEKLY LETTER FROM THE Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa. =============================================== VOL. VII. FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1892, No. 50 =============================================== SELECTED GEMS. ------- SCATTER the germs of the beautiful On the holy shrine of home; Let the pure and the fair, and the graceful there In the loveliest lustre come. Scatter the germs of the beautiful In the depths of the human soul; They shall bud and blossom and bear fruit While the endless ages roll. ------ Stand up! Be thou erect and free. Care not what others' paths may be: See only that hour faithful art To the clear voice within thy heart! ------ Whichever way the wind doth blow, Some heart is glad to have it so; Then blow it east, or blow it west, The wind that blows, that wind is best. ======== A SKETCH BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE CARLISLE INDIAN CAMP IN THE MOUNTAINS. ----- Some of the Dark Sides. One of the Indian boys in camp favors us this week with a rich, rare and racy view of camp life that is not usually brought to the surface. He says: Those who were at Carlisle in the eighties remember too well the little experiences they had in camp at Tagg's Run, a mile or so from Hunter's Run, which place was noted then as the Indian School Camp Grounds. Since the last camp there in 1888, a schoolhouse for white children has been erected on this well-known spot. A few of the older pupils remain who enjoyed the Tagg Run experiences, and I being a fortunate one of the number am able to draw a contrast. It cannot be said that this new camp is a better location than that, for there we were within an arrow's shot of the main rail-road track, while here a good five-miles' distance lies between. It is therefore no wonder that a gentleman from Carlisle not long since, seeing the un-level road he had to travel from the station, and being unaccustomed to tramping wanted to hire a vehicle to convey him up to camp. Finding none, however, he was obliged to tramp it like the rest of us. Here we are seventy-five or eighty strong dependent upon the punctuality of the care takers at the school and the schedule time of a railroad not being noted for the accuracy of its time table sometimes misses connection on the provisions, which on arrival has to be hauled with one lone, slow, pokey, aged mule, hardly able to pull an empty wagon that distance let alone when it is full of provisions. When a miss occurred we were obliged to go hungry, and the growling with which the cooks have to contend is so discouraging and disgusting that they, though naturally good natured, are aroused to such an excited pitch as to cook rice for hominy, or wash the dishes with the best or finest towel which they can lay hands on. Should there be a picnic down at Pine Grove and the cooks all want to go, a new force is put in, one a cripple and the rest as green as gourds as far as cooking is concerned, and they get up a half-cooked dinner, entirely indigestible, while those at the school are having the idea that the camp boys must be "getting fat." Our camp being located on a slope, those who are not careful as to the exact levelness of their beds are inclined to roll down hill. Each one is provided with two blankets, and the beds are made of poles as long as necessary, with leaves spread over them, intended to make them soft, but I think after a few nights' rolling around on them it tends ------------------------------------------ (*Continued on the Third Page.*) ============================================================== (p. 2) The Indian Helper.. ----------------------------- PRINTED EVERY FRIDAY, -AT THE- INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA. BY INDIAN BOYS. --> THE INDIAN HELPER is PRINTED by Indian boys, but EDITED by The-Man-on-the-band-stand, who is NOT an Indian. ----------------------------- Price: - 10 cents a year. ============================== Address INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle, Pa. Miss M. Burgess, Manager. ============================== Entered in the P.O. at Carlisle as second class mail matter. ============================== The INDIAN HELPER is paid for in advance, so do not hesitate to take the paper from the Post Office, for fear a bill will be presented. ============================= Samuel Tilden has favored us this week with a sale of "Stiya," and a list of subscriptions from the country. ------------ Residents of Carlisle may subscribe for the HELPER or renew their subscriptions at Richards' Book Store on West High Street. ------------ Some one asks the circulation of the INDIAN HELPER. We print at present 7,500 weekly. 10,000 is the number we would like to reach before Christmas. If each one of our subscribers would send in ONE NEW NAME, we would have a circulation to be proud of. ------------ Lyman Kennedy gives us the sad news from his home of the death of Mary Greene. She married a husband who was not able to support her and becoming ill was obliged to end her days in the county poor-house. Lyman says he is living with white people and is all right. ------------ Isabella Cornelius writes from her home at the Oneida Agency, Wisconsin, that she has been without the HELPER and must have it. She says, "No book or paper can satisfy me as well as the HELPER. The HELPER is far more valuable here in Wisconsin than it is in Pennsylvania." By mistake we were sending it to West DePere, the address given us at the time she left. ------------ We see by a Pender paper that our old student Benjamin Lawry has married a Miss Ida Russell. Miss Russell is an educated Indian girl having been a student at the Winnebago Agency. A guest at the wedding says, "They start out in life with good prospects of success, and they have the best wishes of their many friends, that their voyage may be a happy one. They received quite a number of useful presents." We are pleased to hear this good news from our faithful student and co-worker, and his many friends at this school can but extend the wish of his friends at home that the life of the happy young couple may be a long one and be crowned with blessings. We are sorry to learn that little Richard Doanmoe at the Kiowa Agency, Indian Territory, is not well. Joe W. Hunter, who is now trumpeter for Troop "L" 7th Cavalry, sends the news. He also says that he likes the kind of cavalry drill they have and thinks the Indians do remarkably well, "better than the Carlisle boys." Joe must remember that we do not drill here to make soldiers, but only to make us erect, of good carriage and quick to follow orders. ------------ A game of ball was played on Saturday between the Undines of town and the Indian School nine, at the College Athletic grounds, resulting in a score of 1 to 10 at the end of the seventh inning in favor of the Indians. The Undines left the field. The Indians made 8 hits altogether, knocking 2 pitchers out of the box while the Undines made but 1. Morgan Toprock and John Baptiste were the battery for the Indians. After today there will be five more days in which lists of words for the Vacation Prize may be received. We are much gratified with the responses so far, but hope to receive several hundred more in these last five days. The name of the winner will be published as soon as it is possible for a disinterested committee of three to decide after the last day of August. On Monday afternoon the campers had a scare. Just over Lewis' rock smoke was seen to rise. It looked as though the mountain was on fire. Reuben Wolf was sent out with a looking glass to find out. If it were a fire and the campers were needed to help put it out he was to flash a signal. Fortunately no signal was flashed as the fire was down near Mt. Holly. It is hard for the small boy to find a place to fly his kite these days, on account of the numerous telephone, telegraph and electric light wires overhead. A large kite flying unusually high, however, attracted the attention of our boys and girls one evening this week as it went up from a field over towards the cave. Mr. Marr, of Aikin, Minnesota, Anna Boswell's guardian, visited the school this week, and was very much pleased with its workings. He thinks the boys and girls have a good home here, and he is very anxious for Anna to remain till she graduates, which no doubt she will do. The teachers who left their flower beds to the care of certain boys and girls will be pleased when they get back to see that the flowers have not been neglected through the dry season when every thing was burning up. On account of dry weather the leaves are beginning to fall already, giving the grounds an autumnal appearance which is not pleasant to see. Rev. T.M. Yundt, Superintendent of the Orphan's Home, Womelsdorf, Pa., with his wife and friends, called on Friday. Miss Paull makes her welcome back to the school sure by sending in advance a very acceptable subscription list for the HELPER. Nina Carlisle was one of our little folders this week. =================================================== (p. 3) Blessed rain! Camp will break up next Wednesday. Capt. Pratt is expected home tomorrow. Mr. John E. Steele, of Carlisle, visited camp on Tuesday. The band boys and printers returned from camp on Wednesday. Master Don has been trying his hand at camp cooking with marked success. Master Herbert has two wee bits of snakes at camp which he delights in petting. Butter is now a camp luxury, purchased with money made from selling berries. The boys at camp who shirk picking berries are placed at the "no butter" table. Miss Seabrook's little niece and namesake of Gettysburg is a welcome visitor at the hospital. Some may lose a train of thought, others lose a train, but when it is on purpose wrought, it never causes pain. Mrs. Pratt is having a few alterations made in the interior of their house which when done will be very convenient and pretty. The rain came too late to save the crops. Last year's potato crop reached over 2000 bushels whereas this year we will not get over 500, and they are small potatoes at that. Mr. Campbell has a theodolite at camp and will take the elevation of Lewis' Rock and various distances around for the instruction of the boys and to bring into practice some of his mathematical knowledge. Miss Hunt returned Tuesday morning looking refreshed after her few weeks' change and rest. She made the Man-on-the-band-stand happy by bringing in quite a list of subscribers for the HELPER. Mr. Jas. W. Howarth, Antiquarian, of Glen Riddle, Pa., with his son, and Mr. Null, of Carlisle, visited the school on Tuesday. Mr. Howarth is connected with various Institutes of Science and Historical Societies of this State, Massachusetts and New York. Miss Richenda Pratt, who, with her sister Miss Nana is visiting friends at the sea-shore, writes that they are having delightful times. Miss Richenda is making a record at fishing, she having caught 14 in one day. Crabs and sea-bass have to watch out when she is around. A flutter of the air, a rustle of skirts and we look up to see the cause. It is Betty Wind, flying in to say goodbye to friends at the printing-office, for she is about to start for the Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia, to take a course in training in nursing. She is happy over the prospects before her, having had sufficient practice here to know something of what she is undertaking. Miss Phebe Howell returned to the school, this week, from her home at the Pawnee Agency, Indian Territory, where she has been visiting for the summer. Before we have time to interview her for the home news she is off to Maryland to nurse a sick child. It will be remembered that Phebe is a graduate from the school of nursing connected with the Woman's Hospital, Philadelphia, and she expects to follow her profession. ---------------------------------- (*Continued from first page.*) ---------------------------------- to make the beds harder, so that one actually hates to go to bed. But when once in bed and sound asleep it is difficult to arouse us at six o'clock for a cup of strong coffee and a piece of bread and meat, before taking a tramp over the hill for berries. Now, naturally, one may say that picking berries is a delight. I admit that, if you have a patch as thick as the leaves on the trees. But suppose you are a new arrival in camp, not knowing which way to go, it is then an entirely different idea you form. Or, suppose you have found a nice patch to which you take your intimate friend for a few days and pick all you want and then the order be given, as it was today, for "all to pick huckle-berries," and you having been to this particular spot so often, a trail leading to it has been make, how quick your temper is aroused to find that about thirty or forty boys are following, hooting like so many wild beasts at the idea that "we've got them this time sure." Suppose again that a prize is offered for the most berries picked. All go out with the determination to do their best, and eat as little breakfast as possible so as to get an early start. You pick as many as you can before dinner then come into camp with the idea of eating a full meal, when to your dismay the driver has lost a bag of bread along the way. You are tired and hungry as a tiger, and get so mad that you feel like -- well, like eating a hearty supper when it is cooked. It is said that Indians are not as intelligent or industrious as other races, so they do not find much to amuse themselves with in camp except the bow and arrow. It so happened, however, that one of our number thought of bringing a few horseshoes. Consequently, the leisure time of the boys is put in at pitching horseshoes for quoits. The number required for a game is ten, and when that number is reached, how funny it is to see the winners mounted on the losers' backs being carried between the stakes! Sometimes a large boy will be on the back of a small one, or the small one on the back of a large boy. That part of camp life is classed as "having good times." Our camp is located so far back in the mountains affords us beautiful and wonderful scenery. Waterfalls are innumerable So enticing is the scene that one being here =================================================== p.4 invites our Carlisle photographer over to take some views. So on a bright sunny morning all start for a favorable spot to have a few pictures taken, each anxious to have his own form taken with these beautiful waterfalls. A screw to the camera is lost on the way and must be found or no picture. A diligent search is made. Never before was anything so important lost and it was hunted as though it were a precious piece of gold. It is a usual occurrence to see a boy, cup in hand, with thick leather boots on, and a club as large as himself start out on a tour for berries, snakes being so numerous that it is absolutely necessary for the snake cowards to do this, but one has to smile when one of these so-called cowards although so prominent that his name appears in a widely circulated paper, after a good-sized rattle snake is killed, takes his knife, skins the snake and pockets the skin for a specimen of the trophies he conquered while at camp. Game being scarce one can imagine the surprise at a sudden call to arms to give chase to a bear. Each cook grabs a large butcher knife. Each boy who has not got a bow handy takes a few large stones. One little white camper, taking the advantage of his father's absence, snatches a revolver. The spot where the so-called Bruin is said to be located is surrounded with boys, yelling, and hooting and screaming sufficient to scare the animal to death. But the bear turns out to be nothing but a lean, hungry innocent dog. One probably cannot doubt the fact that camping out is good for the health. In fact no sort of life is better for us than this, but as late in the season as it now is one has some room to growl, for the nights are exceedingly cool, and having but two blankets, the large open tent allowing the wind to strike you full blast is not entirely agreeable. Imagine a crowd of boys, pulled out of bed at six, some with no coat, hat, shoes or stockings on, shivering like fun, each being afraid of losing his delicious cup of coffee and breakfast if he be a single minute late. There is one good habit, however, which one forms in this - the habit of being punctual. There is a bright side to camp life. Those who enjoy lying around doing nothing, have all of it they want, and if one enjoys reading he finds sufficient time for that, but what strikes the boys most favorably is the excellent meals the cooks prepare when they have no picnic in view and when the rations come regularly. Then things move like clock-work. The different dishes prepared one day were blackberries, stewed onions, fried potatoes, pies, huckleberry pudding, nice corn starch (if it hadn't been scorched), nice boiled beef, beans and excellent soup. All this, if regular, is exceedingly enjoyable, and would be carrying out the thought that the camp boys are getting fed well if not getting fat. ------------------ ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S ENIGMA: A good rest. Henry Keouk, who died a few months since at the Sisseton Agency, was a Carlisle boy who went home somewhat ill but the physician there said his disease was curable. Henry refused to take any medicine, however, but gave two ponies to Indian medicine men for their powwows, which soon ended his life on earth. Henry was no doubt influenced to do so by ignorant relatives. The medicine men know NOTHING of the laws of hygiene or of disease MUST kill, there is no other way. The writer has seen the eyes and ears of dear little Indian babies suffering with some trifling disease that a few simple remedies intelligently administered, might cure, stuffed full of mud and almost instantly killed by those monsters who call themselves Indian medicine men. ----------- Enigma. I am made of 14 letters. My 4, 8, 9 is what some flowers are planted in. My 10, 5, 3 is what most boys enjoy lots of. My 6, 11, 12, 13, 1 is what most people enjoy at a county fair. My 14, 2, 7 is a bright object in the heavens. My whole is what most of the teachers are expected to bring back with them next week. ---------- Any person especially a boy or girl desiring to make a little money by soliciting subscriptions for the HELPER, can learn exactly how by addressing INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle, Pa. ====================================================== STANDING OFFER. Premiums will be forwarded free to persons sending subscriptions for the INDIAN HELPER, as follows: 1. For one subscription and a 2-cent stamp extra, a printed copy of the Pueblo photo advertised below in paragraph 5. Cash price 5 cents. 2. For two subscriptions and a 1-cent stamp extra, the printed copy of Apache contrast, the original photo of which, composing two groups, on separate cards (8x10), may be had by sending 30 subscriptions and 5 cents extra. (This is the most popular photograph we have ever had taken, as it shows such a decided contrast between a group of Apaches as they arrived and the same pupils four months later.) 3. For five subscriptions and a 1-cent stamp extra, a group of the 17 Indian printer boys. Name and tribe of each given. Or, pretty faced pappoose in Indian cradle. Or, Richard Davis and family. Or, cabinet photo of Piegan Chiefs. Cash price 20 cents each. 4. For seven subscriptions and a 2-cent stamp extra, a boudoir combination showing all our prominent buildings. 5. For ten subscriptions and a 2-cent stamp extra, two photographs, one showing a group of Pueblos as they arrived in their Indian dress and another of the same pupils three years after, showing marked and interesting contrast. Or, a contrast of a Navajo boy as he arrived and a few years after. cash price 20 cents each. 6. For fifteen subscriptions and 5-cents extra, a group of the whole school (9x14), faces show distinctly. Or, 8x10 photo of prominent Sioux chiefs. Or, 8x10 photo of Indian baseball club. Or, 8x10 photo of graduating classes, choice of '89, '90, '91. Or, 8x10 photo of buildings. Cash price 50 cents for school, 30 cents for 8x10's. 7. For forty subscriptions and 7-cents extra, a copy of "Stiya, a returned Carlisle Indian girl at home." Cash price 50 cents. 8. For five and seven subscriptions respectively, and 5 cts. extra for postage, we make a gift of the 6 1/2, 8 1/2 and 8x10 photos of the Carlisle School exhibit in the line of march at the Bi-centennial in Phila. Cash price 20 and 25 cents. 9. For fifteen subscriptions and eight cents extra for postage, a 13 1/2 x 16 group photo of 8 Piegan chiefs in elaborate Indian dress. This is the highest priced premium in Standing Offer and sold for 75 cts. retail. The same picture lacking 2 faces Boudoir-size for 7 subscription, and 2 cents extra. Cash 25 cents. Without accompanying extra for postage, premiums will not be sent. ================================================= Transcribed from the original by Barbara Landis-- http://www.carlisleindianschool.org There is a blog with space for comments linked among the menu options on the web pages. *indicates word between asterisks is italicized in the original text. --------- "RE: Rustywire: Tell me where can I find her" --------- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2006 08:10:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="RUSTYWIRE: FIND HER" http://www.rustywire.com/love/findher.html Tell me where can I find her by Johnny Rustywire Tell me where I can find her, she is the one I have traveled so far to see, across valleys, mesas and mountains. She has flowing hair moved gently in the wind, she knows the way of my people.....I see her in the night sky and I look down from the mountain top, but she is not there. I have heard of her and her good heart, that she is strong in spirit and stands for her people. I do not know from where she comes, but it is from near my heart. I look for her as the wind has said much of her in the rustling trees. She is an Indian woman, she may not know that fire comes within her, that by her life and with every breath it as is if she sings songs of my people, of times long ago....in her hands lay the touch of soft strength, giving life to everything and in this I wish to find myself in all there is to know. Tell me where I can find her, she is the one who can makes me laugh, her spirit rides the wind, and her steps are like soft rain. I see her she is not too far.... tell her that I am looking for her still...in all the places a dream can go. Copyright c. 1999, Johnny Rustywire, all rights reserved. --------- "RE: Lee Goins Poem: To Believe in the Rhyme" --------- Date: Saturday, October 08, 2005 11:37 AM From: cherokee2proud [cherokee2proud@yahoo.com] Subj: To Believe in the Rhyme Mailing List: N. A. Poetry To Believe in the Rhyme I dream in color I speak in rhyme I'm waiting for my turn to shine You tell what to believe With tricks up your sleeves I believe in the day I believe in the soul The things you say That should make me whole I'm still searching for the truth in it Some pieces just don't seem to fit I try it out I see what comes But this amazing feeling Has got me numb I will listen to what you say I'll be different tomorrow from today I'll still cry I'll still ask why Until then I'll speak in rhyme Lee Goins Copyright c. 1997. --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:30:47 -1000 From: Debbie Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days A HAWAI`I BOOK OF DAYS, week of August 28-September 3 August was the abundant season for the `ohia fruit. AUKAKE August Mahoe Mua 28 The flower is nature's work of art. 29 Life is a continuous cycle of learning. 30 Curiosity is the seed of knowledge. 31 New ideas can help preserve old traditions. September was the time when the plume of the sugar-cane began to open. KEPAKEMAPA September Mahoe Hope 1 If your heart tells you that you can soar with your dreams, let no one persuade you otherwise! 2 In even the tiniest seeds are found all the secrets of life. 3 The coral reef is a home to many creatures. (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sander Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream) --------- "RE: Upcoming Events" --------- Date: Mon August 28, 2006 14:29:44 -0700 From: Gary Smith (gars@speakeasy.org) Subj: Upcoming Events =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= EVENTS ARE FEATURED IN ODD NUMBERED ISSUES ONLY =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Events are too numerous to list for the entire year and are updated periodically. =================================== ** CANCELED ** Dragging Canoe, Doublehead Memorial Pow Wow Columbia, TN (just south of Nashville) September 16-17, 2006 ** CANCELED ** =================================== Indian Summer Festival Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:32:18 -0600 From: Dale M. Subject: Indian Summer Festival http://www.indiansummer.org/ INDIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL SEPT. 9-11 MILWAUKEE - Indian Indian Summer Festival celebrates this year's theme, "Gathering by the Waters," Sept. 9-11 at Milwaukee's beautiful lakefront Henry Maier Festival Park. Festgoers of all ages will enjoy cultural demonstrators, five entertainment stages with a wide range of music, lacrosse games and demonstrations, fine arts area, marketplace, American Indian foods, herbal area, voyageurs encampment, and more. Families appreciate the fact that since festival areas where cultural activities occur are blessed and thus considered sacred, alcoholic beverages are allowed only in the areas around contemporary music stages. New this year is a "Gathering by the Waters Parade," to be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. Veterans groups, marching bands, tribal "royalty," tribal governments, schools drum groups, dancers and American Indian organizations will walk together from the southern end of the festival grounds to the pow-wow arena on the north end. American Indian nations and organizations can download a registration form at www.indiansummer.org or phone 414-229-5880. The festival's entertainment stages will present a vast range of music, including: Asani, three-person, all-women, drums and rattle; Keith Secola, folk; Brule, contemporary; Eagle and Hawk (Canada) rock; C-Weed, county & western; Litefoot, rap and Red Feather Woman, folk. Other entertainment includes a Pawnee stomp group; Winston Wuttunee, comedian; Aztec dancers; and an Aztec storyteller. This year, the presentation for the third Indian Summer Film and Video Image Awards and the second Indian Summer Music Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 10. The excitement is building for both events, which will draw some of the "best and brightest" to Milwaukee. The music and film & video awards programs are the result of a partnership between Indian Summer Festival (North America's largest American Indian festival), and the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Office of American Indian Student Services. Screenings of the winning films and videos will be part of the Milwaukee Public Museum's special programming on American Indians. This film festival will be part of the museum experience, included free with museum admission. Films also will be viewed at the Holiday Folk Fair in November. The music awards are sponsored by Mohican North Star Bingo and Casino. The Indian Summer Music Awards and the Film and Video Image Awards are presented at the same awards ceremony, sponsored and produced by Looking Glass Productions. For the second time, Olympic-style, amateur boxing will be part of the festival action. Indian Summer's Regional Boxing Tournament, sponsored by the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican, will be held on Saturday and Sunday. Indian Summer Festivals and the Mohican Boxing Club are co-hosting the invitational. There will be lacrosse demonstrations, and 3-on-3 basketball tournament with prize money. While Indian Summer has hosted a collegiate lacrosse tournament in the past, this year the emphasis is on youth players, with members of area lacrosse high school teams participating. Festivalgoers are drawn to the drama and pageantry of the festival's competition pow-wow, with more than $37,000 in prize money. The pow-wow amazes with its glorious mix of sights and sounds. During special "Intertribal" dances, audience members are invited to join in the dancing. Grand Entries are held at 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday. Friday, a fiddle and jig competition will be held, and will include a new junior division. A hand drum contest, launched last year, will continue this year. A spectacular fireworks display is now being planned for Friday and Saturday evenings. In addition, Indian Summer Festival continues to expand its photo tribute to American Indians in Wisconsin who are veterans. A "Mission Welcome Home" area for veterans will provide a meeting place and information on veterans benefits. All veterans, whether they are American Indian or not. Are invited to the center, as well as all families of service personnel. Visitors to the festival can watch people from many different American Indian nations demonstrate traditional skills that were, in many cases, learned from parents or grandparents. Families can watch and ask questions as artisans do quillwork, demonstrate basket making, explain finger- weaving, carve totem poles, and weave blankets. The popular hands-on workshops for all ages where visitors can make drums, rain sticks, gourd artworks and dream catchers again will be offered at The Gathering Place. Indian Summer's villages, where traditional dwellings are recreated, bring to life time-honored traditions. Nearby, a rustic encampment captures the daily life of the traders and settlers that lived and worked with American Indians. The Circle of Fine Art Exhibition displays fine art with American Indian themes. Many of the country's best-known American Indian artists display works for viewing and for purchase. The range of media represented by this elite group of artists truly makes this a "festival within a festival." The Indian Summer Marketplace is one of the most popular areas at the festival. Vendors from throughout the U.S. and Canada offer an array of Native American-inspired crafts, artwork, books, music, pottery, blankets, jewelry, toys and beads. Eating always is a favorite festival activity. Traditional American Indian foods are available, including Indian Tacos, Buffalo, Venison, Turkey, Wild Rice, Corn Soup, Wojape (pudding), and Fry Bread in a variety of flavors. Festgoers can choose from American Indian Foods, Pizza, Chili, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Ice Cream and other desserts. On Sunday, there is a non-denominational Prayer Ceremony at 10 a.m. in the festival's pow-wow arena. Those attending the ceremony are admitted to the festival free of charge. Admittance to the festival grounds for the ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. No one will be admitted free after 10 a.m. Dylan's 5K Run & Walk for Autism again is a part of the festival on Sunday. The event is a 5K Run & Walk around the Summerfest grounds, followed with free entry into Indian Summer Festival and an awards ceremony at the Miller Stage. The goal of Dylan's Run is to heighten awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders, raise funds for the Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin (ASSEW) and autism research. For more information contact the Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin at (414) 427-9345 or visit assew@execpc.com During the day on Friday, the grounds are only open to school children and their teachers. At the end of Education Day, those groups exit the grounds, and the fest re-opens to the general public at 4 p.m. In partnership with Indian Summer Festivals, the Milwaukee Indian Education Committee (MIEC) will be collecting donations of new school supplies at the entrance to the festival on Friday, from 4-6 p.m. and again prior to the prayer ceremony on Sunday, from 9:30-10 a.m. Entrance to the festival is free during these times. Major sponsors for the festival include Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Oneida Bingo and Casino, Miller Brewing Company, Looking Glass Productions, North Star Casino, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Stockbridge Munsee, Von Briesen & Roper, S.C. and Lake of the Torches. Regular festival hours are 4 p.m. to midnight Friday, noon to midnight Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Ticket prices are $9 (advance) $10 (gate) for adults, children 12 and under are free. The Indian Summer office is located at 10809 W. Lincoln Ave., Suite #101, West Allis, WI 53227. For more information, phone (414) 604-1000 or visit the Web site at www.indiansummer.org =================================== Euharlee Fourth Annual Veteran's Pow Wow Downtown Euharlee, West of Cartersville, GA October 21st & 22nd, 2006 - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Grand Entry - Noon both days Free Admission - Public Invited Bring your family, come spend the day with us No Drugs - No Alcohol - No Bad Attitudes Host Drum - Arakoma Lightning Guest Drum - Redemption Head Man - Jerry "Smitty" Smith Head Lady - Ellen Rasco MC - Gary Smith AD - Keith Smith Intertribal Dancing Drums - Storytellers Flute players Arts & Crafts Native Foods Demonstrations All Dancers Welcome! All Drums Welcome! All Veterans Invited A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO ALL VETERANS - POLICE - FIRE - EMS Vendors by Invitation Only =================================== Date: 2006/04/17 Mon PM 05:41:21 EDT From: "John D. Berry" Subj: FW: Symposium 2007 - Preserving Aboriginal Heritage: Technical Mailing List: NetRez-L FYI Hello: I am pleased to send you the Announcement and Call for Contributions for this upcoming conference organized by the Canadian Conservation Institute Symposium 2007 - Preserving Aboriginal Heritage: Technical and Traditional Approaches. ANNOUNCEMENT The Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) is pleased to announce that Symposium 2007 Preserving Aboriginal Heritage: Technical and Traditional Approaches will take place in Ottawa on September 24-28, 2007. This international conference will provide an opportunity for Aboriginal people (First Nations, Metis and Inuit) and conservation specialists to learn from one another - in an atmosphere of mutual respect - about traditional, technical, ethical, and intangible aspects of the conservation of Aboriginal material culture. An Advisory Committee comprising members of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities across Canada is providing input and guidance to the CCI organizing committee. Symposium 2007 will be a unique venue for sharing concerns and approaches and for discussing state-of-the-art preservation practices. People from a variety of backgrounds and experiences will present their knowledge and expertise. With an eye to the future, exchanges will also focus on best practices for collaboration and on ways to enhance the capacity of both the Aboriginal and the museum communities to care for Aboriginal cultural objects. OUTLINE OF PROGRAM The diverse program will include ceremonies respectful of Aboriginal traditions; oral presentations and papers (including case studies and reports on best practices); panel discussions; small discussion groups; tours of museums and conservation laboratories; hands-on demonstrations; a poster presentation session; and a trade fair. An optional fifth day will offer concurrent workshops on the care and preservation of different types of objects, preventive conservation, and traditional crafts and technologies. A day trip to an Aboriginal cultural centre is also being planned. The main sessions will take place at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and will be presented in English or French with simultaneous translation. CONTRIBUTORS AND PARTICIPANTS Symposium 2007 incorporates and welcomes multiple perspectives, including international viewpoints. Potential contributors and participants include Aboriginal individuals involved with heritage objects, staff and volunteers working in Aboriginal community cultural centres, Elders and Aboriginal community leaders, community- based and institutional researchers, academics and students, museum and archival conservation specialists, private practitioners in conservation, museum collection managers, and museum directors. CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS We invite contributions such as oral presentations, technical papers (oral presentations accompanied by an article to be published in the Symposium Postprints), posters, hands-on demonstrations, short practical workshops or courses on the following themes: * Mutual Learning, Respect, and Ethics * Working Together * Technical and Traditional Approaches * Long-term Impact Submissions should include a title, 500-word summary, and the type of contribution being proposed, along with the author's name, address, and a 1-paragraph biography. Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2007. We look forward to a rich and exciting Symposium, and in sharing these five days with you! Registration will begin in March 2007. For more information on the Symposium, including details on its major themes, and for Guidelines on preparing a submission, visit the CCI Web site at: http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/symposium/callforcontributors_e.aspx . Information on the Symposium is also available by contacting: symposium_2007@pch.gc.ca . Further details on the Program or Call for Contributions can be obtained from: Carole Dignard, Program Chair, Canadian Conservation Institute, 1030 Innes Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0M5, Canada; Tel.: (613) 998-3721 ext. 151; e-mail: carole_dignard@pch.gc.ca . "Worried about our future? Do not fear. Look into the eyes of our children." John D. Berry, NAS Librarian, UC Berkeley American Indian Library Association - Listserv Manager American Library Association - Councilor at Large, 2001-2004 =================================== Anderson's Web Updated August 14, 2006 http://andersons-web.com/native_events.htm This page has been designed to help you find Native American Events. We post information on Pow-Wows, Festivals, Rodeos, Art & Craft Shows, Seminars and any other type of gathering that represents the Native American Culture. September 16 - 17, 2006: Dragging Canoe, Doublehead Memorial Pow Wow Columbia, Tennessee ** CANCELLED ** October 7, 2006: 1st Annual Keetoowah Cherokee Pow Wow at the Keetoowah Celebration Ground in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. For more information call 918-458-4714 or fax 918-458-1097. Vendor registration is 918-456-6533. October 7 - 8, 2006: 32nd Annual Intertribal Pow Wow by American Indian Pow Wow Association. Thomas Square Park South Beretania Street & Ward Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. For more information contact Daniel at: 808-734-5171 or send an e-mail to: Nativewinds1152@aol.com Check this one out on the web at: http://geocities.com/oahupowwow/ This one has lots of special people coming and with special rates between the islands right now would make a wonder vacation for any of us. October 9, 2006: 7th Annual Native Flute and Storytelling Concert by the American Indian Pow Wow Association, Center for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaii, and Native Winds Gift Gallery & Craft Supply. This concert will be held at the Center for Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawaii - Manoa Campus 2645 Dole Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. What a way to follow a weekend pow wow while waiting for the powwow wow the next weekend all in such a wonderful part of the world. Plan your vacation now! October 13 - 15, 2006: Kauai Intertribal Pow Wow by the Kauai Pow Wow Council at Kapa's Beach Park Kapa'a, Kauai, Hawaii. For more information contact Dale at: 808-828-1294 or send e-mail to: kauaipowwow@yahoo.com Check this web site out at: http://www.kauaipowwow.com Wow! Two great dances and a concert in a week all in a great paradise. Check this out and see if you can make it for a wonderful Native Vacation. October 21 - 22, 2006: Euharlee 4th Annual Pow Wow in downtown Euharlee, Georgia. This is West of Cartersville. For more information e-mail: piercejp@mindspring.com June 1 - 3, 2007: Nawihla Native American Festival and Pow Wow. Community Field Woodsville New Hampshire. For more information contact Nancy Lyons 802-234-4095 e-mail at: chieflyons@adelphia.net See this on the web at: http://www.cowasuckabenaki.org 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 home. =================================== Crazy Crow Trading Post Updated August 14, 2006 NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN POWWOW CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2006 September 1-3, 2006: 16th Annual Traditional Inter-Tribal Powwow Location: Lake Shawnee, tinman Circle Reynold's Lodge Topeka, KS 66605 Event Detail: Host Southern Drum- Yellow Jacket Host Northern Drum- Tha Agency MC- Cy Althone, Color Guard- Haskell Color Guard, Host Gourd Society- TBA, Head Gourd Dancer- Terry Moore, Head Man Dancer- Henry Harjo, Head Lady Dancer- Jane Morris, Arena Director- Tim Robinson, Spiritual Leader- Jim McKinney, Honored Elders- TBA, SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: (Subject To Change) Friday: 5:00 pm - Blessing of the Grounds, 6:00-7:00 pm - Gourd Dancing, 7:00-10:00 pm - Grand Entry & Social Dancing, Saturday & Sunday:12:30-1:30 pm - Gourd Dancing, 1:30-4:30 pm - Grand Entry & Social Dancing, 4:30-6:00 pm - Dinner 6:00-7:00 pm - Gourd Dancing 7:00-10:00 pm - Grand Entry & Social Dancing Buttons purchased in advance are $6.00 each and $8.00 each at the gate. Contact: Chris Wagner Or Mike Ballard 785-232-2726 or 785-272-5489, email: wagner1969@hotmail.com September 1-3, 2006: 25th Annual Labor Day Weekend Pow Wow Location: University of the Pacific 3601 Pacific ave Stockto, California 95207 Event Detail: Hand hall Field Free public event. Overnight caping Showers available Bring your own chair Traditional meal Contact: Dale 209-933-7425 ext.8069, email: themom@tmail.com, webaddress: www.geocities.com/nativeteacher September 2, 2006: Pueblo Friendship Powwow Assocation 13th Annual Contesting Powwow Location: Greenway Nature Center 5200 Nature Center Rd. Pueblo, Colorado 81008 Contact: Shelley Gauna 719-948-9601, email: sdgauna@aol.com, webaddress: pfpa1.tripod.com Sept. 2-4, 2006: 10th Annual KIpona Powwow Location: City Island Park, City Island Harrisburg, PA 17101 Event Detail: Native American Festival host drum Old Bridge Singers guest drum Mother Earth's Daughters Acevedo Family Aztec Fire Dancers 10am-10pm daily grand entry 1pm daily primitive encampment tomahawk throwing native foods & crafts. Contact: Michelle Fry 717-589-7744, email: sunrisesigns@nmax.net September 2-4, 2006: 24th Annual Labor Day Weekend Powwow Location: Franklin County Fairgrounds I 270 Exit 13 Hilliard, Ohio 43026 Event Detail: MC-Jerry Dearly,AD-Ken Irwin,Sr.,Host Drum-Whitehawk, Head Man & Head Woman Dancer-TBA each day. $6-adults.$3-students & seniors, free-5 & under & participants,$10-weekend Pass, Sponsored by Native American Indian Center Of Central Ohio PO Box 07705 Columbus,Ohio 43207-0705 Contact: NAICCO 614-443-6120, email: naicco@aol.com September 8-10, 2006: Sycuan Traditional Gathering & 17th Annual pow-wow Location: Sycuan Reservation 5459 Sycuan Rd. El Cajon, CA 92019 CA 92019 Contact: Arlene Galvan 619-445-7776, email: agalvan@sycuan.org, webaddress: www.sycuan.com September 8-10, 2006: Stillwater Pow Wow Location: Shasta District Fairgrounds Anderson, CA Event Detail: Host Drums: Bear Creek Ontario Canada Eya-Hey Nakoda Alberta Canada MC: Manny King, Kansas, AD: Phil Hale, CA, Head Man: Derek Howell, Denver CO, Head Woman: Denelle Stanley, CA, Head Teen Boy: Dakota Jeude, Redding CA, Head Teen Girl: Valerie Lent,Susanville CA. Over $30,000 in Cash Prizes, Vendors contact: April, Carmelo (530) 245-6280 Miss Stillwater / Jr. Miss Stillwater Contest: Contact Genevieve Markussen if interested (530) 275-1513, New Location this year: Camping Available, RV hookups Available, $Admission Passes Daily or Weekend $. Contact: Genevieve Markussen 530-275-1513, email: hypnotique06@hotmail.com September 8-10, 2006: Regional Native Community Pow Wow on the River Location: Virginia Point Park where the Big Sandy meets the Ohio River, Kenova, WV 25530 Event Detail: There are 25 vending spaces available on a first come - first serve basis. Set up fee is $70.00 per space. We welcome all dancers and other drum groups may play for blanket money. The first day of the Pow Wow will be a teaching day as we will invite school children to come so we will need story tellers and some vendors who won't mind showing the children how they make their crafts. Please come join us and make this an event to be remembered. Contact: Morning Rain Danysh 304-272-5722, e-mail: morningrain@frontiernet.net webaddress: www.rncpowwowinfo.bravehost.com September 8-10, 2006: "Spirit of the Thunderbird" Location: Cahokia Mounds 30 Ramey Street Collinsville, Illinois 62234 Event Detail: Head Staff, Head Veteran: James Goodin - Licking, MO, Head Gourd: Jorge Homero - Bismarck, MO, Head Man: Charley Lowry, Bunceton, MO, Head Woman: Cherry Schaefer - Licking, MO, EmCee: John "Red Blanket" Gartland - Okmulgee, OK, Arena Director: TBA, Northern Drum: TBA, Southern Drum: Kickapoo Rice and the Southern Drum. CHANCE DANCE RULES: All Dancers in full regalia should register and receive a number (9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Info Booth, front gate)While you are dancing, the MC will pull a number out of the box and call it out. If you are in the circle at the time, you will win an amount of money that will be selected from another box. The amounts range from $25 to $300 Dancer's numbers will go back into the box. YOU COULD WIN MORE THAN ONCE!! Contact: Lora Garrett 314-229-3835, email: garredwolf@yahoo.com, webaddress: www.thunderbirdsociety.org September 8-10, 2006: Traditional Gathering & !7th Annual Powwow Location: Sycuan Indian Reservation Band of the Kumeyaay Nation 5459 Sycuan Road / 5469 Casino Way / 3007 Dehesa Rd. El Cajon, California 92019-1810 Event Detail: Event Details:Up to $90,000 in Prize Money. New Dance Categories: Men's Bird Dance (All Ages) Women's Bird Dance (17 & Under, 18-49,50 & Up, Chiken Dance (Special 1st, 2nd, 3rd) Indian Arts & Crafts, Indian Food, Flag Ceremony (Sat. & Sun.10a.m.) Host Norhern Drum: Thundering Spirit, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA Host Southern Drum: Southern Outlawz, Shiprock, New Mexico MC:Michael Burgess, Comanche Co-arena Dir.: garrison tahmahkera, Comanche M.J. Bullbear, Oglala Lakota Head Drum Contest Judge: John Lorentz,Wichita/ Kiowa Head Dance Contest Judges: Josie Parrilla, Mescalaro Apache / Dine' Wayne Morin, Cree Head Gourd Dancer: Ben Wolf, Kiowa, Staff Carrier: Daniel J. Tucker, Kumeyaay Head Northern Dancer: Warshield White, Dakota Head Norhtern Woman Dancer: Shamaray Yazzie, Dine' head Southern Man Dancer: Lewis Cozad, Kiowa Head Southern Woman Dancer: Jonita Ahguor, Kiowa Head Young Man Dancer: Michael Pettiford III, Kumeyaay Head Young Woman Dancer: Khayela Alexander, Kume yaay, Camping & water are available - Art Crafts Booths are $200 & Food Booths are avialable for $300 for the weekend. Info. Booths are free. The Powwow Committee is not responsible for theft, loss or damages. No Alcohol & No Fire Arms. For Special Motel Reservation rates, Call:Sycuan Resort El Cajon For Reservation:Ph#(800)457-5568 or (619)442-3425 Super 8 Motel, El Cajon Ph#(619)579-1144 Days Inn & Suite Ph#(800)675-7105 Contact: Arlene Galvan A.G. Ph#(619)445-7776 / Sycuan Casino Ph#(800)2-Sycuan / Ph#(800)279-2826 / Ph#(619)445-6002 / Sycuan Resort Ph#(619)445-3425, email: info@sycuan.com, webaddress: www.sycuan.com or www.sycuanresort.com September 9, 2006: A Celebration of Traditions Location: Witte Museum 1901 Broadway San Antonio Tx 78215 Contact: Erwin DeLuna 210-736-3702, email: NativeAmerican@netscape.net September 9-10, 2006: 14th Annual Four Winds Intertribal Soc. Location: Killeen Civic/Convention Center 3601 So. W.S. Young DR Killeen, TX 76547 Event Detail: Vendors: contact Paula 254-228-5176 jynxt_1610@yahoo.com Contact: Phil Stucker (254)543-2386, e-mail: tameroa@hotmail.com, webaddress: www.fourwindstx.org September 9-10, 2006: 4th annual Spirit of the Bison Pow Wow Location: Buck Farm Bison Forman Rd. Austinburg, Ohio 44010 Contact: Joe 216-408-9211, email: klaatu2u@sbcglobal.net, webaddress: www.freewebs.com/bisonpowwowEvent Website September 9-10, 2006: Aurora's 7th Annual American Indian Pow Wow and Family Festival Location: Aurora High School 65 West Pioneer Trail Aurora, Ohio 44202 Event Detail: 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. each day; Grand Entries at 1 P.M. Admission: Adults=$5; Seniors=$1; Children(6-12)=$2, (5&under are free) Corn husk doll workshop; talkings sticks; weaving demo; storytelling; flute player; flintknapper; 50/50 raffle; auction; food & vendors; programs by Kulture Kids Contact: Kulture Kids 216-371-2867, email: aurorapowwow@yahoo.com September 15-17, 2006: Gathering of the People Location: Big Bend (Near Foster Bar) Agness, Oregon 97406 Event Detail: Thirteenth annual Agness-Illahe "Gathering of the People" This year's Gathering will be held at Big Bend, near Agness, Ore. September 15th thru the 17th. Native canoe races will be held Sunday morning. Free to public, no alcohol or drugs. Free camping and potluck on Saturday. All is welcome. Contact: Belva Bell 541-439-4285, email: belvabell@hotmail.com September 15-17, 2006: Gathering of Veteran's Friendship Pow Wow Location: Seven Circles Heritage Center 8817 W. Southport Rd. Edwards, IL 61528 Event Detail: This event is a contest pow wow and rendezvous. Special honored guest is WW II Navajo code talker, Thomas Begay. Contact: Butch McCamy 309-637-1046, email: walkhawk2@ntslink.net, webaddress: 7circlesheritage.org September 15-17 2006: Lenape coming home native gathering Powwow Location: Blair field East Penn Street Huntingdon, Pa 16652 Contact: Many Weasels 814-506-1217, email: manyweasels@xtechmail.com, webaddress: Lenapecominghome.com September 15-17, 2006: 3rd annual "Celebration of the Future" Pow Wow Location: 4-H Fairgrounds, End of East Washington Street Sullivan, Indiana 47882 Event Detail: The Sullivan County American Indian Council proudly presents its 3rd "Celebration of the Future" Pow Wow. Active in community activities and area schools, the inter-tribal Council works all year to promote a true understanding of Native American culture. Fri., Sept. 15th is "Education Day" for area schools. Host Drum - Twigh Twee Singers, Co-host Drum - Buffalo Thunder, Arena Director - Dave Shananaquet, Head Man Dancer - "Tank" Johnson, Head Lady Dancer - Punkin Shananaquet, Head Veteran Dancer - George Martin. Performing both Sat. & Sun., nationally-known Native American singer, Michael Jacobs. All dancers & drums welcome. Come visit the fastest-growing Pow Wow in the "Illiana" (west central Indiana) area!! Contact: Reg Petoskey 812-268-0158, email: S_C_A_I_C@yahoo.com September 16, 2006: Texas Indian Hobbyist Association Fall Powwow Location: Galloway Hammond Recreation Center, 1601 S Water St. Burnet, Texas 78611 Event Detail: Traders contact: 956-682-5775 RV's contact: 512-756-6180 Tent sites available. Contact: David Eckerman 936-653-3116, tihasmokesignals@yahoo.com, email: davideckerman@eastex.net September 16-17, 2006: Dragging Canoe, Doublehead Memorial Pow Wow Location: Columbia, TN ** CANCELLED ** due to illness September 16-17, 2006: Bluff City Pow Wow Location: Rockport City Park Main St. Rockport, IN 47635 Event Detail: Gates open at 11am, Grand entry 12pm both days Free camping. All drums and dancers welcome.NO guns, alcohol, or drugs, and no pets. This is a family event. $5.00 12 and older. Contact: Jeanne Bruce (812)897-1897, e-mail: kay_b10@yahoo.com September 16-17, 2006: Paw Paw Moon Festival Powwow Location: 930 South Tecumseh Rd. George Rogers Clark Park Springfield, OH 45505 Event Detail: Traditional powwow. Gates open at 11:00 both Sat and Sun. Admission $4.00 Adults: $3.00 over 12 and over 65. Primitive camping for participants. ALL DRUMS, DANCERS AND PUBLIC WLECOME. Rain or shine. Contact: Phyllis Davis 419-238-0197, e-mail padavis39@earthlink.net September 22-24, 2006: Spirit People of America, Inc. Presents Pow wow on the Beautiful J.B. Starkey Ranch. Location: SR 54 Odessa, Florida 33785 Event Detail: Friday kids day, free hot dog and chips for all kids from 10AM to 4PM. Mc: Chante Ishta of WMNF 88.5FM. Educational village with tee pees plus much more. Vender Info 813-546-4958. all other info Waterbird at: 727-773-2161. All drums welcome. Dancers and drums primitive camping and 2 meals a day. Parking fee of $3.00. Easy access from I-75 and US 19. Contact: Sue 813-546-4958, email: spirit_wonders@yahoo.com, September 22-24, 2006: 16th Annual Morongo Band of Mission Indians Pow Wow Location: Morongo Casino Resort & Spa 49500 Seminole Drive Cabazon, California 92230 Event Detail: Competition pow wow with more than $260,000 in prize money. Admission is free. 48 DANCE CATEGORIES including Senior Golden Age: 70 & up Golden Age: 55 - 69; Senior Adult: 35 - 54; Junior Adult: 18 - 34. $1,200 - $1,000 - $800 - $600 - $400 - $200. Teen: 13 - 17. $500 - $400 - $300 - $200 - $100. Junior Teen: 6 - 12. $250 - $200 - $150 - $100 - $50; Tiny Tots: 5 & younger. Northern Traditional, Grass Dance, Northern & Southern Fancy, Chicken Dance, and Southern Straight. Jingle Dress, Fancy Shawl, Northern Stationary Style, Southern Buckskin and Cloth and Northern Walk Around Style. SPECIALS: $500 - $400 - $300 - $200 - $100. DRUM SINGING CONTEST includes Northern, Southern and Northern Straight categories. 1st Place - $10,000; 2nd Place - $7,000; 3rd Place - $5,000; 4th Place - $4,000; 5th Place - $3,000; 6th Place - $2,000. Drum Split - $3,000. HEAD STAFF - Northern Host Drum: Native Thunder; Southern Host Drum: Thunder Hill; Emcee: Russell Standing Rock; Northern Drum Coordinator: Jim Red Eagle; Southern Drum Coordinator: Spud Brown; Head Gourd Dancer: Larry Brown. Head Man Dancer: Norman Largo; Head Woman Dancer: Charlene Cozad. Head Young Man: Joe Allen; Head Young Woman: Alyssa Woody; Northern Dance Judges: JR LaPlante and Tawny Hales. Southern Dance Judges: Vernon Harragarra and Rebecca Brady. Gates open: Friday @ 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday @ 10:00 a.m., Grand Entry: Friday @ 8:00 p.m.; Saturday @ 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.; Sunday @ 1:00 p.m. Gourd Dancing: Friday @ 5:30 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday @ 11:00 p.m., Bird Singing: Friday & Saturday @ 5:00 p.m. Peon Games: Saturday @ dusk.Vendor space is limited. Not responsible for theft, loss, accident, injury or personal expenses. Absolutely no alcohol or drugs allowed. The pow wow grounds are next to Morongo Casino Resort & Spa located at 49500 Seminole Drive in Cabazon California. For directions or more information visit us online at http://www.morongocasinoresort. Contact: Kimberly White 800-252-4499, email: powwow@morongo.com, September 23-24, 2006: Intertribal Pow Wow Location: Indian Plaza 1475 Mohawk Trail Charlemont, MA 01339 Event Detail: Free camping for dancers, musicians, and vendors. Vendors please call for booth fee information. Contact: Harold 413-339-4096, email: alikandra@yahoo.com, webaddress: www.indianplazagifts.com September 23-24, 2006: Chak Hah Chee Contest Pow Wow Location: n.a. Winneshiek Lane Nekoosa, WI 54457 Event Detail: Saturday grand entries at 1pm & 7pm, Sunday grand entry at noon. Registration opens at 10am and closes at 3pm. Native vendors welcome, email chakhahchee@hotmail.com for a vendor application. Additional contact: Jeff Harrison (715-421-4728 after 5pm. Golden Age (55+), Adult (18-54), Teens (13-17), Juniors (6-12), Tiny Tots- day monies, Singing contest. Over $25,000.00 in cash prizes! Contact: Darren Brinegar 715-423-1059, email: chakhahchee@hotmail.com September 23-24 2006: Crying Eagle Village Location: 3000 McCartney RD. (Rt. 422) Youngstown, Ohio 44505 Event Detail: This is Crying Eagle Village second annual intertribal gathering. Grand Entry is 12:00 noon both days. Host Drum..Thunder Nation, Guest Drum..Wolf Creek Singers, All drums and dancers welcome, Emcee...Danny Two Eagle, Head Male Dancer...Seeker Roberts, Head Female Dancer...One Eagle Women, Head Veteran...Paul Hawkwind, Arena Director...Logan Steel, Sound and recordings produced by TKMJ Productions. There are still vendor spaces available, Contact twospirit for more information. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Absolutely no politics, or sales of pipes permitted. Contact: Twospirit 330-782-8289, email: twospirit00@yahoo.com, webaddress: cryingeaglevillage1@yahoo.com September 23-24, 2006: Circle of Wisdom/Metis Gathering Powwow Location: Chase Farm, Breakneck Hill Road Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865 Event Detail: Drums and Dancers Welcome Vendors send me an email and I will send you a contract. Contact: Joyce Gauvin 401-480-9854 email: jgauvin122@aol.com www.circleofwisdom.orgEvent Website September 23-24, 2006: 7th Annual Trasns-Pecos American Indian Inter-Tribal Powwow Location: Odessa College Sports Center, 201 w. University Odessa, Texas 79761 Event Detail: Admission is Only $1.00 to the Public! Asking for Canned Food Donations: 2 Cans Adults - 1 Can Children & Elders All Food Donations to benefit the West Texas Food Bank! Contact: James Silvester 432-770-2610, e-mail: silvesjw@aol. webaddress: http://transpecosamericanindianassn.com/powwow.html September 23-24, 2006: C.O.T.R.A.I.C. INC. 28TH Annual Powwow Location: Dorseyville, 120 Charles Street Dorseyville, PA 15238 Event Detail: powwow goes on rain or shine. $5.00 adults, $3.00 elders and children under 12. There will be singing & drumming,dancing, arts & crafts and native foods. Contact: lisa Morales 412-782-4458, e-mail: powwowies@hotmail.com September 23-24, 2006: 3rd Annual Okehocking Preserve PowWwow Location: Route 926 and Route 3 5316 West Chester Pike Newtown Square, PA 19355 Contact: Mary McLoughlin 610-640-1669, email: mhm@willistown.pa.us, webaddress: www.willistown.pa.us September 23-25, 2006: 4th Annual White Buffalo Pow Wow Location: Tupelo Buffalo Park 2272 N. Coley Rd. Tupelo, MS 38803-2530 Event Detail: $5000.00 to be given away in Luck of the Draw Prize money. Tupelo Buffalo has lots of buffalo to see. There is also a white Buffalo. Friday will be school day. Lots of kids. All dancers, gourd dancers, drums, princess welcome. Public welcome . All tee pees welcome. Contact: Rita Colston 901-876-5344, email: Redwolfr@aol.com September 29-30, & October 1, 2006: Annual Fall Intertribal Fellowship Pow Wow Location: Paris Landing State Park 16055 Hwy 79 N Buchanan, TN 38222 Event Detail: Please Check the Web page for more information. Contact: Way Pressler 931-624-8392, email: Naic@Charter.net, webaddress: http://n.a.i.c.tripod.com/Event Website September 30, 2006: West Valley College 18th Annual Powwow Location: West Valley College, Saratoga, California 1400 Fruitivale Ave. Saratoga, California 95070 Event Detail: Head Staff: Headman:J. McCloud, Wintu, Headlady:Lucha Diaz, Turtle Mountain Chippewa MC:Tom Phillips, Kiowa, Host Drum:Red Sky (Northern)& Southern Express (Southern) [Contest Powwow] Contest Info. This is a Contest Powwow-All ages! Others:Powwow Org. Name: West Valley College, Ca. Arena Dir. Denny Stanley, Dine Additional Info. The West Valley College 19th Annual Powwow is Sat., Sept. 30th, 2006 from Noon to Midnight. This is a friendly, family-style powwow in beautiful Saratoga (near San Jose & Los Gatos). All Drums & dancers are welcome! Admission is Free Grand Entry benefit the Donald M. Johnson Native American Schalarship for West Valley-Mission District students. Vendors are encouraged to contact; George Mageles @ (408)941-2612 or by email:george_mageles@westvalley.edu Contact: Michelle Reed at Social Sciences Building (408)741-4029, email: michelle_reed@westvalley.edu, webaddress: http://www.westvalleypowwow.org September 30, 2006: 3rd Annual Memorial Gourd Dance Powwow Location: Blue Spring Heritage Center Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72631 Event Detail: The Ancestors Memorial Gourd Dance will be held at the Cherokee Blue Spring in Eureka Springs Arkansas on September 30th, 2006. It will be a one day Memorial Gourd Dance, with a traditional meal served at noon for all the Gourd Dancers, Staff, Singers and Drum. The dance will be held at the Blue Spring Heritage Center. The Cherokee Red Star Intertribal Gourd Dance Society of Blue Spring will be the Host Gourd. Arrangements have been made for a 10 percent room discount if you call the Comfort Inn in Eureka Springs directly and ask for the Red Star Ancestor's Dance discount when you book your room. The Comfort Inn is located at 196 E. Van Buren Eureka Springs, Arkansas Contact: Blue Spring Heritage Center 479-253-9244, email: info@bluespringheritage.com, webaddress: www.redstargourd.com September 30-October 1, 2006: THEY WALKED HERE BEFORE US: A Woodland Indian Celebration Location: Buttonwood Park River Road/State Route 65 - 1 mile(s) West of Fort Meigs State Memorial Park. Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 Event Detail: 4TH Annual Gathering. TIMES: Gates Open both days at 9:00 a.m. Concerts both days as early as 10:00 a.m. (schedule may change). Grand Entry both days at 12:00 noon. Closes Saturday at Dusk & Sunday at 5:30 p.m. NEW: Arvel Bird (Shivwit Paiute) of Nashville, TN Multiple Award Winning Native American Violinist/Fiddler. Buffalo Dance Demonstration. TomaHawk Throwing. OTHER: Douglas Blue Feather (Cherokee) Multiple Award Wining Native American Flutist. Childrens' Tent with Native American Arts & Crafts. Wildlife Tent with American Birds of Prey (schedule depends on the Birds). Living History Traditional Woodland Indian Village with Lacrosse-Double Ball Field, Flintknapping, Bow & Atl Atl Demos VENDORS:Invitation Only - contact The Foundation. DRUMS:Invitation Only - contact The Foundation. ADMISSION:Adults = $5.00, Seniors 60 and over = $2.00, Children 6-11 = $2.00, Children 5 and under = Free NO PETS, NO ALCOHOL, NO DRUGS, NO FIREARMS, NO INDIAN POLITICS & NO INDIAN POLICING. Contact: Jamie Oxendine & Brian Dreier 419-381-7042 & 419-698-6875 perrysburgpowwow@hotmail.com, Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation @ 419-381-7042, Wood County Park District @ 419-383-1897, SouthEastern WaterSpider Drum @ 419-698-9575 Honey Baked Foods, Inc. This Native American Indian powwow calendar and related events listing is brought to you as a courtesy of Crazy Crow Trading Post to help keep you up-to-date on the latest powwows & events. We will do our best to validate the accuracy of the information provided, including checking links to web sites, but cannot be responsible for inaccuracies. Check with the contact names and website links of powwow event sponsors for the latest info. ========================================================================== Aboriginal Multi-Media Society Updated August 14, 2006 Aboriginal Community Events Listing http://www.ammsa.com/ammsaevents.html AUGUST 2006 August 31 - Sept 4, 2006 Spokane Tribe 93rd Annual Labour Day Pow Wow Wellpinit, Washington Info : (509) 458 - 6500 September 2006 Community Action Circles Urban Aboriginal Community Dialogue Process The Urban Aboriginal Community Dialogue Process is Aboriginal community-driven, Aboriginal community-led and inclusive of all interested individuals and organizations. During the Next Steps of this process, the community will be supported in creating options for action based on priorities identified by the community as noted in the Your City, Your Voice Report For more information visit: www.edmonton.ca/aboriginalaccord Community Action Circles are planned for September, 2006. For more information on how you and your organization can participate, call (780) 944-7602 or e-mail: aboriginal.accord@edmonton.ca September 1 - 3, 2006 The 3rd Annual Asham STOMPER Music & Dance Festival Reedy Creek, MB 1-880-267-5730 or 204-589-6321 Sept 1 - 3, 2006 Cariboo Contest Pow Wow Williams Lake, British Columbia Info : (250) - 398 - 5978 Sept 1 - 3, 2006 M'Chigeeng Pow Wow Pow Wow Grounds M'Chigeeng, Ontario Info : (705) 377 - 4280 Sept 2 - 3, 2006 Battle River Horse Club is Hosting the PIRA Finals HK Memorial Racetrack Little Pine First Nation, Sask Garry (306) 441 - 4824 Ryan (306) 398 - 4942 Ron (306) 895 - 2018 Jerome (306) 398 - 2400 Sept 2 - 3, 2006 17th Annual Nipissing Gathering Traditional Pow Wow Nipissing First Nation Pow Wow Grounds Nipissing First Nation, Ontario Info : (705) 753 - 2050 or (705) 497 - 9127 Sept. 2 - 3, 2006 3rd Annual Manomin Victory Celebration Traditional Pow Wow Adroch, Ontario Info : ( 613) - 268 - 2688 Sept 2 - 4, 2006 Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation Traditional Pow Wow Wabigoon Lake, Ontario Info : (807) 938 - 6684 Sept 8 - 10, 2006 12th Annual Precious Sunset Pow Wow Recreation Point, Bass Lake, California Info : (559) 855 - 2705 September 9 - 10, 2006 Six Nations Fall Fair Contest Pow Wow Ohsweken Fair Grounds Oshweken, Ontario Info : (519) - 758 - 5444 September 9 - 11, 2006 37th Annual General Assembly Brandon, Manitoba Phone: (204) 586-8474 Sept 9 - 10, 2006 Aurora's 7th Annual American Indian Pow Wow Aurora, Ohio Info : (216) 371 - 2867 Sept 10 - 13, 2006 NAHO Annual Training & Continuing Education Conference Radisson Hotel Bismarck 6th & Broadway, Bismarck, North Dakota Info : Toll Free 1 - (800) - 333 - 3333 Call : (701) - 255 - 6000 www.naho.org September 12, 2006 2nd Annual Atlantic Aboriginal Entrepreneur Awards Show and Trade Exhibit Sydney, NS Tel: 1-888-766-2376 1-902-893-7379 September 15 - 17, 2006 22nd Great Mohican Indian Pow Wow Mohican Reservation Camp & Festival Grounds Loudonville, Ohio Info: Chris Snively (800) 766 - 2267 Sept 15 - 17, 2006 11th Annual Autumn Gathering Traditional Pow Wow Veteran's Memorial Park, County Hwy, Genoa City, Wisconsin Info : (815) 675 - 2380 Sept 16 - 17, 2006 Curve Lake Traditional Pow Wow Pow Wow Grounds, Lancewood Park Curve Lake First Nations, Ontario Info : (705) 657 - 8045 Sept 22 - 24, 2006 4th Annual White Buffalo Pow Wow Tupelo, Mississippi Info (901) 876 - 5344 Sept 22 - 24, 2006 34th Annual National Indian Days Celebration & Pow Wow White Swan, Washington Info : (509) 949 - 5647 Sept 23 - 24, 2006 "All Together - Tous Ensemble" Urban Aboriginal Cultural Festival Traditional Pow Wow Cabot Square, Montreal Quebec Info : (514) 934 - 2280 Sept 23 - 24, 2006 28th Annual Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center Pow Wow Dorseyville, Pennsylvania Info : (412) 782 - 4458 Sept 23 - 24, 2006 Tamakwa Aboriginal Gathering Field n Forest Recreation Area, Rt. 137 Hancock, New Hampshire Info : (603) 525 - 3568 Sept 23 - 24, 2006 25th Annual Mt. Juliet Pow Wow / Don Yahola Memorial 15 minutes East of Nashville. Mt. Juliet, Tennesee Info : (615) 443 - 1537 September 25 - 27, 2006 The 7th World Indigenous Women & Wellness Conference Vancouver, British Columbia Info: Heather Grant - (604) 822 - 7524 Sept 25 - 29, 2006 West Coast Pow Wow Cruise 231 Winsor Way, Long Beach, California Info : (877) 369 - 2232 Sept 26, Nov 28,2006 Nehiyawewin (Cree) Conversational Weekly Language Circles (10 sessions) Room 104, First Nations University of Canada Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Info: (306) 966 - 5539 This is a non-competition pow wow. Info., (808) 885-5569 or (808) 938-5080 or E-mail: puniwai@verizon.net September 28-30, 2006 7th World Indigenous Women & Wellness Conference Vancouver, BC Phone: 604-822-7524 Email: ipad@interchange.ubc.ca Website: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca ========================================================================== Whispering Winds Updated August 14, 2006 http://www.whisperingwind.com/ A Magazine of American Indian Crafts*Material Culture*Powwow SEPTEMBER 2006 * 2 Pueblo Friendship Powwow Association 13th Annual Contesting Powwow. Greenway Nature Center, Pueblo, CO. Info: Shelley (719) 948-9601 or sdgauna@aol.com * 2-3 46th Annual Tecumseh Lodge Pow Wow. Tipton County Fairgrounds- Tipton, IN. Info: www.tecumsehlodge.org or 317/745-2858. * 2-4 10th Annual Kipona Powwow. City Island, Harrisburg, PA. Info: (717) 589-7744 or sunrisesigns@nmax.net * 8-10 Annual Spirit of the Thunderbird Society Powwow. Cahokia Mounds, Collinsville, IL. Info: (314) 229-3835 www.thunderbirdsociety.org or garredwolf@yahoo.com * 9-10 Aurora's 7th Annual American Indian Pow Wow and Family Festival. Aurora High School, Aurora, OH Info: (216)-371-2867 aurorapowwow@yahoo.com * 9-10 Four Winds 14th Annual Contest Powwow. Killeen Civic Center, Killeen, TX. Info: tameroa@hotmail.com www.fourwindstx.org * 15-17 Falling Leaves Friendship Powwow. Noxen Fire Company grounds, Noxen, PA. Info: (570) 417-6028 or windhawks_daughter@hotmail.com * 15-16 Eagle Mountain Intertribal Annual Powwow. Four Winds park, Springtown, TX. Info: (817) 444-2770; toamqt@aol.com * 15-17 11th Annual Autumn Gathering Traditional Powwow. Veteran Park, Genoa City, WI. Info: (815)-675-2380 or E-mail Harms05@netzero.com or Vickibos@ameritech.net * 15-17 Spirit of the Wolf Inter-tribal Celebration. Appalchian Fair grounds, Gray,TN. Info: (423) 384-9909. * 15-17 3rd Annual "Celebration of the Future" Pow Wow, 4-H Fairgrounds, Sullivan, IN, sponsored by Sullivan County American Indian Council. Information, call (812) 268-0158 or s_c_a_i_c@yahoo.com * 16 15th Annual Fort Omaha Intertribal Powwow. Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Omaha, NE. Info: 800-228-9553 ext 2253 or 402.457.2253 bvelazquez@mccneb.edu * 16 Texas Indian Hobbyist Association Fall Powwow . Galloway Hammond Recreation Center, Burnet, TX. Info: (936) 653-3116, Traders (956) 682-5775 or tihasmokesignals@yahoo.com * 16-17 The Old Stone House Powwow. Old Stone House, Butler County, PA. Info: (724) 738-2408. * 16-17 Dragging Canoe, Doublehead Memorial Powwow. Columbia, TN. ** CANCELLED ** * 22-24 Spirit People of America presents Pow Wow on the Beautiful J.B.Starkey Ranch State Road 54 Odessa, Florida. Vender info 813-546-4958. All other questions Waterbird 727-773-2161. * 23-24 13th Annual Hart of the West Intertribal Powwow. William S. Hart Park & Museum, Newhall, CA Info: (661) 255-9295 rayandlina@sbcglobal.net * 23-24 7th Annual Trans-Pecos American Indian Intertribal Powwow. Odessa College Sports Center, Odessa, TX. Info: (432) 770-2610 or silvesjw@aol.com * 23-24 28th annual Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center Inc. Powwow. Dorseyville,PA. Info: 412-782-4458 or E-mail: powwowies@hotmail.com * 30 The Ancestors Memorial Gourd Dance. Cherokee Blue Spring, Eureka Springs, Ark. Info: www.redstargourd.com * 30 - Oct 1 The Council Oak Powwow. Dighton Town Hall, Rte 138, Dighton, MA. 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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: Sanford Locklear" --------- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 06:48:57 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SANFORD LOCKLEAR" http://www.robesonian.com/articles/2006/08/25/news/news/story01.txt Lumbee leader dies at 72 By Mark Locklear - Staff writer August 25, 2006 PROSPECT - Sanford Locklear, a community leader since he helped chase the Ku Klux Klan from Robeson County in 1958, died Tuesday. Friends describe Locklear, a member of the Lumbee Tribal Council, as a beloved leader who worked to improve the lives of all Robesonians. Locklear died at home after an extended illness. The Prospect native was 72. "The Lumbee tribal membership has lost an historic trailblazer and deeply loved leader," said Tribal Chairman Jimmy Goins. "I am just at a loss for words personally to describe the loss this means to the Lumbee community, particularly to Prospect and Philadelphus." Locklear, who was first elected to District 4 in November 2003, replaced Goins on the Tribal Council. "His one ambition in life and something I would often hear him say is, 'I just want to help my people,'" Goins said. "I am just in shock." Locklear served on the Tribal Council's Housing, Federal Recognition and Finance committees. He was also a member of the Elders Review Committee, which assists in determining tribal enrollment. He is the second councilmember to die in two months. David Carter died on July 27. Both are expected to be replaced during the November tribal election. Locklear's leadership dates back to 1958, when he and a group of Lumbees broke up a Ku Klux Klan rally in Maxton. Locklear, 24 at the time, was photographed holding a rifle during the breaking up of a Klan rally. The photograph made the Jan. 27, 1958, edition of LIFE magazine. "He was a leader in the Prospect community and always went to bat for Indians whether in an organized fashion on a board or not," said his daughter, Teresa Locklear. "People will remember him as a leader, but I will remember him as a great father." Mac Legerton, executive director for the Center for Community Action, said Locklear's concern for people extended beyond his own race. Locklear was a volunteer at the Center for Community Action since 1989 and served on the board of directors the past 12 years. "Sanford illustrated compassion and commitment to the quality of all people ... not only his community, but every community in our beloved county," Legerton said. Locklear served on numerous boards, including the Robeson County Family Support Program; Advisory Council of Legal Aid of North Carolina in Pembroke; the Robeson County Board of Tax Equalization and Review; and as a volunteer with Smart Start's Learning Together program. He also served as a advisor to numerous elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre. McIntyre asked Locklear to testify before the Congressional Rural Caucus concerning job loss in Robeson County in 2004. Bound to a wheelchair, Locklear made the bus trip to Washington, D.C., on July 12 to attend the Lumbee federal recognition hearing before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. "If you needed to know how the community felt about an issue, he would poll the people. He was highly sought after," county Commissioner Raymond Cummings said. State Rep. Ronnie Sutton said that Locklear will be remembered for lending a hand to his fellow man. "He felt he had a calling to help others," Sutton said. "He was well- respected and well-liked in the community." Locklear was a lifelong member and ordained deacon of the Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Red Springs. Health problems forced him to retire from the construction business more than 20 years ago. "He was one of the few from the old school," Tribal Councilman Larece Hunt said. "Some of the younger folks had a time accepting his ways, but that's the way he was raised and that's the way he died." The funeral arrangements are incomplete. Thompson's Funeral Home is serving the family. Copyright c. 2006 The Robesonian, Lumberton, NC. --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:47:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" August 22, 2006 Tommy D. Hunt Lumberton Tommy D. Hunt, 44, of 2608 W. Fifth St., formerly of Fairmont, died Aug. 16, 2006, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant View Baptist Church, the Revs. Kelly Sanderson, Ricky Burnett and Crafton Chavis officiating. Burial will follow in Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Stephaine H. Hunt of Lumberton; a son, Marshall Dwight Hunt of the home; two daughters, Shannon Hunt of Fairmont and Michelle Lee Hunt of the home; a sister, Francis Gail Hunt of Fairmont; a brother, Donald Hunt of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two grandchildren, Caitlynn Hunt and Terinan Hunt; and three special friends, Buck, Buster and Vernon. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Floyd Funeral Services in Fairmont and at other times at 336 Rowan Road, Fairmont. Arrangements by Floyd Funeral Services of Fairmont. Copyright c. 2006 The Robesonian, Lumberton, NC. -=-=-=- August 24, 2006 Clara Oxendine LUMBERTON - Mrs. Clara Oxendine, 55, of 649 Beam Road, died Monday Aug. 21, 2006, in Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Services: Funeral, 3 p.m. Friday in Burnt Swamp Baptist Church. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at Locklear & Son Funeral Home. Survived by: Brothers, Bobby, Robert and James; and sisters, Shelby Cummings, Hazel Carter, Verlene Tyner and Marnece. Sanford Locklear Sr. PEMBROKE - Sanford Locklear Sr., 72, of 500 Goins Road, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, in his home. Services: Funeral, 3 p.m. Friday in Bear Swamp Baptist Church. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at Thompson's Funeral Home in Pembroke. Survived by: Wife, Helen; daughter, Teresa; sons, Michael, Jerry, Sanford, David and Jonathan; sister, Bonnise Bryant; brothers, Manford and Alex; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. August 26, 2006 Carrrie M. Oxendine ROWLAND Ms. Carrie Mae Oxendine, 79, of 1685 Canal Road, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006, in Dial's Family Care Homes. Services: Funeral, 4 p.m. Sunday in Bakers Chapel Baptist Church. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at Locklear & Son Funeral Home in Pembroke. Survived by: Sons, James, Purnell, Leslie, Jessie and Timmy; daughters, Pauline Locklear, Vera Revels, Carolyn Jacobs and Margaret Locklear; brother, Adam Fields; sister, Cattie Thomas; 29 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Ricky L. Brayboy LUMBERTON - Ricky Lee Brayboy, 43, of 556 Parnell Road, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, in Sentara Hospital in Norfolk, Va. Services: Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday in Revels Funeral Home chapel in Lumberton. Burial in Floyd Memory Gardens. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Survived by: daughter, Angel Locklear; mother, Betty Hyatt; stepfather, Mack Hyatt; brothers, Jerry, Gerald and Ronald; sisters, Mary Gist and Shelby Locklear; and several nieces and nephews. Straudy W. Jones PEMBROKE - Straudy Woods Jones, 75, of 2525 Philadelphus Road, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006, in Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. Services: Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday in Rock of Ages Baptist Church. Burial in Lumbee Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at Thompson's Funeral Home in Pembroke. Survived by: Daughter, Helen McMillian; sisters, Geneva Chavis and Walter Mae Chavis; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. August 27, 2006 Roosevelt Hunt LUMBERTON - Roosevelt Hunt, 73, of the Hermitage Retirement Center, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006. Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. Tuesday in Zion Hill Baptist Church. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Crumpler Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Red Springs. Survived by: Daughter, Deborah Locklear; sons, Larry, Donnie and Ronnie; brother, Wilbert; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Copyright c. 2006 The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. -=-=-=- August 24, 2006 Christopher Alex Cornstalk A memorial service for Christopher Alex Cornstalk, 44, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Government Building, 7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs. David Kagabitang will do the pipe ceremony. The feast will be held noon-6 p.m. Christopher passed away on July 17, 2006, in Illinois. Copyright c. 2006 Petoskey News-Review. -=-=-=- August 28, 2006 In Lovig Memory of Helen (Margaret) Elanor Benaise Born October 8, 1929 Red Lake, Minnesota Died August 25, 2006 Red Lake Minnesota Services: Tuseday, August 29, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. St Mary's Catholic Church Red Lake, Minnesota Officiant: Father Pat Sullivan Honorary Casketbearers: Helen Greene, Marlys Morrison, Jane Ryan, Alberta "Birdie" Senagles, Viola Coanoryer, Juanita Sargent, Nester Greenleaf, Ruth Fevig, Sharon Garrigan and Saqndy Brown. Active Casketbearers: Donald Good Sr., William "Billy" Greene, Ringo Needham, Duane Cobenais Jr., John Johnson. Dominic Needham Sr., Eugene "Jiggy" Strong, Copyright c. 2006 Red Lake Net News. -=-=-=- August 23, 2006 Marlene Cotton Wood CANNON BALL - Marlene Mary Cotton Wood, 49, Cannon Ball, died Aug. 19, 2006, at IHS Hospital, Fort Yates. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Youth Activity Center, Cannon Ball, with the Rev. Buford Marsh officiating. Burial will be in Big Lake Cemetery, Cannon Ball. A wake begins at 5 p.m. Friday at Youth Activity Center. Marlene was born April 4, 1957, at Fort Yates, to Michael and Annie (Brave Bull Iron Shield) Cotton Wood. She was raised and educated in Cannon Ball. Marlene worked as a housekeeper at Motel 6 and at Prairie Knights Casino. She liked to bake and help her friends. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Shauwn and George Fool Bear, Cannon Ball; five sons, Terrance Uhrig, Lincoln, Neb., Alonzo Cotton Wood, Cannon Ball, James White Mountain, McLaughlin, S.D., and Darcy Cotton Wood and Francis Long Chase, both of Cannon Ball; one sister, Gloria Owns Pipe, Fort Yates; one brother, Cyril Cotton Wood, LaPlante, S. D.; four half-brothers, Adrian Iron Shield, Cannon Ball, Gerald, Porcupine, Larry, Cannon Ball, and Titus, Valentine, Neb.; and four grandchildren. Marlene was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Adel B. Cotton Wood; and three sisters, Diane Cotton Wood, Donna Iron Shield and Betty Lou Iron Shield. Perry Funeral Home, Mandan. Copyright c. 2006 Bismark Tribune. -=-=-=- August 22, 2006 Alanis Kinalynn Feather Feather, Alanis Kinalynn, Fort Totten, one year old, Funeral Service at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 23 at the Fort Totten Recreation Center. A Wake Service will be held at the Fort Totten Recreation Center on Tuesday evening beginning at 5:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 8:00 p.m. Procession to the Recreation Center will begin at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday from the Wal-Mart Parking Lot. Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, ND. Copyright c. 2006 Grand Forks Herald/Grand Forks, ND. -=-=-=- August 23, 2006 Lillian Sogge was a princess By Jo Hall Lillian V. Sogge was a descendent of Chief Henry Oscar One Bull, the nephew and adopted son of Sitting Bull, which made Lillian Princess "Wica Gluha Inyanke Win," according to Lillian's son, Isaac Dog Eagle. "Mom always told me who all we were related to, so I know both her side and my father's side," said Isaac. "She was very proud of me and no one can ever replace her. She always made sure I had enough to eat. She taught me how to share and I always bought my 'brothers, Joe, Jim, Frank, Everette and Kenny' candy every first of the month. "Mom and Dad were divorced since I was 1 or 2 years old. I was the only child my mother had and I grew up around my grandmother Cecilia, aunties Grace and June, and uncles Ambrose and Bud Jamerson. Uncle Ambrose taught me about life and hunting, and grandma taught me all about how to sun dance. Pete Catches taught me the details. Auntie June and Uncle Ambrose always talked Lakota and that made me very proficient in the Lakota language. "Mom was on AFDC and she was sure to bring candy for me and my brothers. Mom and her sister Grace went to bingo and Ski Archambault gave them the name the "Golden Girls" and "Sweethearts of the Rodeo.' Mom had great attributes. She loved all religious activities and she supported me through the years I sun danced. She was very generous with food. She loved all her relatives but her favorite grandchild was Debi Roach and she always made sure Debi had enough food and L.P. gas." Princess Lillian died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006, at Mobridge Regional Hospital at the age of 84. She leaves her son Isaac Dog Eagle and his wife Melda of Little Eagle; grandchildren, Rose Dog Eagle, Casi Hernandez and Caleb Dog Eagle, all of Little Eagle, Debi Roach of Eagle Butte, Marc Dog Eagle of Fort Yates, N.D. ; Isaac's adopted brother Tim Sikyea of Germany; nieces, Cecelia Rose Tenoso of Albuquerque, N.M., Della Brown of Rapid City and Ina McNeil of Hempstead, N.Y.; one brother and one sister, Sylvan Brown and Grace Jamerson, all of Little Eagle; adopted son, Ben One Feather of Eagle Butte; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great- grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and Marilyn Brown Hayes, who was said to be a sister to Isaac. Lillian was preceded in death by her grandsons, Adrian J. Dog Eagle, Caleb Dog Eagle Jr., James D. Dog Eagle; a favorite nephew, James Jamerson; one brother, Edwin Brown; her parents, Charles Edward Brown and Cecelia One Bull Brown; and sister, June Chasing Hawk. The funeral for Lillian will be Thursday, Aug. 24, 2 p.m. CT, at Messiah Church in Little Eagle. The Rev. Norman Blue Coat, the Rev. Leslie Bobtail Bear will officiate and Jay Taken Alive will officiate at the traditional services. Chuck Brown and Steve Emery will provide special music in addition to the hymns by the congregation. Casketbearers are Sonny Brown, Shane Brown, Kevin Jamerson, Marc Dog Eagle, Joe McNeil, Rueben Flying By and Don Tenoso. Honorary bearers will be all her friends and relatives, the Standing Rock Ambulance Service staff and the staff of the Mobridge Regional Hosptal. Burial will be in Messiah Cemetery in Little Eagle under the direction of Oster Funeral Home of Mobridge. An all night wake service will begin at 7 p.m. CT this evening, Wednesday, at the Messiah Church in Little Eagle. Family and friends are to meet at the Little Eagle Junction on Highway 12 at 5 p.m. CT today (Wednesday) to follow in procession to the church for the wake. Leah Eagle Chasing rites held in Eagle Butte By Jo Hall The funeral for Leah Jean Eagle Chasing, 53, of Eagle Butte was Friday, Aug. 18, at the LDS Chapel in Eagle Butte. President Leech officiated. Burial was in the LDS Cemetery in Cherry Creek under the direction of Oster Funeral Home of Mobridge. An all night wake service was held Thursday at Meadow Lark Hill, South Washington Lot 103, in Eagle Butte. Leah Jean died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006, in Eagle Butte. She is survived by her sisters, Dale Charging Cloud, Eleanor Iron Lightning, Sharon Swift Bird and Connie Swift Bird; one brother, Garland Iron Lightning; nieces and nephews, Jennifer Gaytan, John Chavez III, Jonalyn Chavez, Tony Iron Lightning, Sara Iron Lightning, Bruno Cournoyer, Tawnee Jex, Robinn Iron Lightning, Emmett Schad, Dylan Iron Lightning, April Swift Bird, Lorna Brown Wolf, Candace Swift Bird, Samuel Swift Bird and Trent Peneaux; aunts, Lavina Eagle Chasing, Pauline A. Eagle Chasing, Carmalita Eagle Chasing and Delvina Morrison; uncles, Donnie Eagle Chasing, Zigmund Hollow Horn, Pat Eagle Chasing and Ronnie Eagle Chasing; and special takoja Summer Loran Holzer. Leah was preceded in death by her mother, Genevieve Straight Head; sisters, Lorna Iron Lightning and Margaret Magdeline; grandparents, Margaret Morrison, Daniel and Elizabeth (Stump) Eagle Chasing; niece Eve Charging Cloud; aunts and uncles, Rufus "Jack" Eagle Chasing, Sylvia High Bear, Frieda Eagle Chasing and Carlin Morrison; and cousins, Willard Eagle Chasing and Woody High Bear. Casketbearers at the funeral were Sam Swift Bird, Tony Iron Lightning, Bruno Cournoyer, Robinn Iron Lightning, Emmett Schad, John Chavez III, Mark Garter and Tyson Eagle Chasing. All Leah's other friends and family were honorary bearers. Copyright c. 2006 Mobridge Tribune. -=-=-=- Welcome to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe/Dakota Nation Sota Iya Ye Yapi On-Line, News from the Lake Traverse Reservation Volume 37, Issue 35 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 Funeral Mass held Monday for Memoree Powell Funeral Mass for Memoree Joan Powell, 69, of Greencastle, Indiana, formerly of Veblen, South Dakota, was scheduled to be held this Monday, August 28, 2006 at 10:0 a.m. at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Sisseton, S.D., with the Rev. Fr. Walter Butor, celebrant. Organist was Billy Kohl. Active pallbearers were Cody and Tim Mundy, Kyle Hodges, Mike Powell, Alan and Kenny Morsette, Richard Hill, and Harold "Sonny" Hill. Interment is at the St. Matthew's Catholic Cemetery, Veblen, S.D. An all-night wake service was held Sunday at St. Catherine's Hall, Sisseton, and there was visitation one hour prior to services at the church on Monday. The Cahill Funeral Chapel was in charge of funeral arrangements. Memoree was born on February 20, 1937 in Veblen, S.D. to Elisha Hill and Cora Abraham. She was a graduate of Flandreau Indian School and received her Registered Nurse degree from Indiana University. Memoree was united in marriage to John J. Powell on June 12, 1965 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Indianapolis, Indiana. Mrs. Powell was dedicated to the nursing profession for 32 years, having worked at the Putnam County Hospital, Greencastle, Ind. as an RN/Supervisor for 26 years. She had also been involved in administration, training medical personnel for the future. Memoree was an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate. She was a member of the St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and the Curves organization. Memoree passed away August 23, 2006 at Putnam County Hospital, Greencastle, Ind. after a courageous ten-month brave fight-battle with cancer. Survivors include her husband John J. Powell of Greencastle, Ind.; two sons - Michael "Boog" Powell of Greencastle, Inc., and James J. Powell of Providence, R.I.; one daughter Joan Marie Mundy, wife of Tim Mundy of Greencastle, Inc.; and three grandchildren - Kyle Hodges, Cody and Julia Ann Mundy. Memoree was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Arnold and Harold Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to the Putnam County Health Care Foundation, c/o the Putnam County Community Foundation Scholarship in memory of Memoree Powell, Greencastle, IN 46135. Copyright c. 1999-2003 by C. D. Floro/Earth and Sky Enterprises. -=-=-=- August 26, 2006 Crystal Taylor-Miller, Crow Creek Crystal Lynn Taylor-Miller, 39, Crow Creek, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006, at Mid Dakota Medical Center, Chamberlain. Copyright c. 2006 The Daily Republic/Mitchell, South Dakota. -=-=-=- August 22, 2006 Lyle Richards Sr. PINE RIDGE - Lyle Richards Sr., 29, Pine Ridge, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include three sons, Duran Richards, Lyle Richards Jr. and Ethan Dubray, all of Pine Ridge; one daughter, Darien Richards, Pine Ridge; his parents, Warren Yellow Hair, Allen, and Dolly Richards, Pine Ridge; one brother, Lester Richards, Biddeford, Maine; and two sisters, Nakina Yellow Hair and Tiana Yellow Hair, both of Allen. A two-night wake will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at Billy Mills Hall in Pine Ridge. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at Billy Mills Hall, with the Rev. Steve Sanford officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Rockyford. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. August 25, 2006 Victor R. Fineran MARTIN - Victor R. Fineran, infant, Martin, was stillborn Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, at Gordon Memorial Hospital in Gordon, Neb. Survivors include his parents, David Standing Soldier and Mableann Fineran, Martin; two brothers, Taatae Fineran and Hakeem Standing Soldier, both of Martin; his maternal grandparents, Myron Fineran, Allen, and Cheyenne Cottier, Martin; and his paternal grandfather, Carl Standing Soldier Sr., Martin. A one-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at Martin CAP Office. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at Martin CAP Office, with Mr. Hermus Poor Thunder officiating. Burial will be at Black Eyes Community Cemetery in Martin. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. August 27, 2006 Victor R. Fineran MARTIN - Victor R. Fineran, infant, Martin, was stillborn Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, at Gordon Memorial Hospital in Gordon, Neb. Survivors include his parents, David Standing Boy and Mableann Fineran, Martin; two brothers, Taatae Fineran and Hakeem Standing Boy, both of Martin; his maternal grandparents, Myron Fineran, Allen, and Cheyenne Cottier, Martin; and his paternal grandfather, Carl Standing Boy Sr., Martin. A one-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at Martin CAP Office. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at Martin CAP Office, with Hermus Poor Thunder officiating. Burial will be at Black Eyes Community Cemetery in Martin. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2006 The Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- August 27, 2006 Nancy L. (Fields) Cummings TAHLEQUAH - Nancy L. (Fields) Cummings was one of four children, born to Eli Lee Fields and Janie Drywater Fields on Aug. 15, 1949, in Moodys, and went home to be with the Lord at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, at Hillcrest Medical Center, in Tulsa. Nancy graduated in 1967 from Union High School in Tulsa. Later, after her children were grown, she resumed her education and graduated from Northeastern State University with a bachelor's degree in social work and was named to the Dean's List for two years. She has worked for the Cherokee Nation's bilingual education department, taught classes for GED, served on the advisory board for the development of a new Cherokee dictionary to be used statewide, and was employed as a social worker for the Oaks Indian Center for eight years before her illness. Nancy married her childhood sweetheart, Boss, in October of 1970 after his return home from Vietnam, where he served in the U.S. Army Infantry. Nancy and Boss have been very happily married for 37 years. There was nothing that gave her greater pleasure than spending time with her grandchildren and family. Nancy has been a member of New Mission Church, where her faithfulness has led her to hold many positions in the church for many years. Nancy has been a great asset to the church spiritually, and has been a great inspiration to many. Nancy is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Elsie (Teehee) and William Fields; maternal grandfather, Rev. Joe Drywater; her father, Eli L. Fields; one sister, Emma J. (Fields) Buckhorn; and one great uncle, Ed Grass. Nancy is survived by her loving husband, Boss, of the home; four sons, Oodie and wife Wilma Cummings, of Salina, Daniel Boss Cummings of Kansas, Pvt. Chad Cummings, presently stationed in Iraq, and Joggy Fields of Rocky Ford; a loving mother, Janie D. Fields of Kansas; maternal grandmother Lucy (Sands) Drywater of Tahlequah; sister JoAnn (Annie) and husband Andy Tucker of Rocky Ford; brother Billy and wife Adlynn Fields, of Kansas; one niece, Gina and husband Chris Foreman of Twin Oaks; six grandchildren, Ariel, Shelby, Oodie Lee, Hallee, Avery and Kayelee; brother-in-law, Jack and wife Rosie Ross of Tahlequah; and a host of extended relatives, friends and loved ones. There are no "good-byes" in the Cherokee language, just "see you later," as she always said. Services pending the arrival of her son, Pvt. Chad Cummings, from Iraq. Funeral Arrangements directed by Reed-Culver Funeral Home. Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah, (918) 456-2551. Copyright c. 2006 Tahlequah Daily Press. -=-=-=- August 25, 2006 Kathryn Orrill Lookout Kathryn Orrill Lookout, died Aug. 24, 2006, at the Pawhuska Nursing Home. She was 78. There will be a family services at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Johnson Funeral Home in Pawhuska, followed by burial at 10 a.m. in Hominy Cemetery. The Rev. Stephen Daigle will officiate at graveside. Kathryn Orrill Lookout was born north of Hominy on Dec. 30, 1928, the son of Richard Orrill Sr. and Pauline. She attended Sunset School and graduated from Hominy High School. She married F. Morris Lookout and they lived Pawhuska and Hominy before moving to Tulsa in 1960, where she working in an art gallery occasionally. She enjoyed traveling, reading and collecting art. Survivors include a daughter, Julia K. Lookout of Pawhuska; a son, K. Anthony Lookout of Tulsa; a half sister, Bonnie Orrill Navarro of Virginia; three grandsons; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband January 2000; an infant son, Stephen; her parents; and a stepfather. Casket bearers will be Brian, Michael, Joseph, Walter Hopper, JR Ricketts and Sean Standing Bear. August 27, 2006 Guy Monroe Jr. NEWKIRK - Guy Monroe Jr., longtime Newkirk resident, died early Friday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2006, in the Ponca City Medical Center. He was 82. The funeral has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, in Miller- Stahl Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Luther Pepper officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery in Kaw City. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made in Mr. Monroe's name to the Kaw City Museum for the Reunion Fund. Contributions may be made through Eastman National Bank, Box 468, Newkirk 74647. Guy Monroe Jr. was born Feb. 7, 1924, in Washunga, the son of Gene and Emma Julia Jones Munroe. He grew up in Washunga and received his education at Washunga and the Chilocco Indian School. During his growing up years he worked with his father on the family farm. On Jan. 22, 1943, Guy entered into active service with the United States Army. He served with Company F 194th Glider Infantry in Central Europe. Decorations and citations he received included the World War II Victory Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, EAME Theater Ribbon and one Bronze Service Star. Guy was honorably discharged on Dec. 18, 1945. Following the service he returned to the family farm. On July 14, 1946, he and Marjorie Clark were married at Winfield, Kan. They established their first home in Blackwell, and he was employed at the Blackwell Glass Factory. In 1951 they moved to Wichita, and he was employed as a sheet metal assembler for the Beech Aircraft Plant. In 1961 he retired and moved back to Washunga. In the early 1970s during the Kaw Dam Construction, he moved to his present location east of Newkirk and has resided there since. Guy was a member of Buffalo Post 38, White Eagle. He had also been a member of the American Legion. He was a great baseball fan and enjoyed watching the games. He was an avid domino, pitch and bingo player. He enjoyed rodeos, horse racing, powwows and his flowerpot garden, as well as his police scanner. Guy is survived by two sons, Robert Gene Monroe and Larry Lee Monroe, both of Wichita, Kan.; one daughter and son-in-law, Guyetta Monroe-Martin and her husband Chuck of Wichita, Kan.; several nephews and nieces; two great-great-nephews; and three great-great-nieces. He is preceded in death by one daughter, Marilyn Monroe; his parents, Gene and Emma Munroe; two brothers, William Roy Munroe and Clyde Monroe; and two sisters, Eugenia Means and Charlotte Munroe. Copyright c. 1998-2006 The Ponca City News. -=-=-=- August 25, 2006 Donald George Bailey Donald George "Sockey" Bailey, 71, died Monday, Aug. 21, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Wake service will begin 6 p.m. Thursday at Stout- -Phillips Funeral Chapel. The body will then be taken to Middle Creek Indian Baptist Church 3 p.m. today. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Middle Creek Indian Baptist Church #2, Holdenville, with the Rev. Frank Moppin and the Rev. Tom Bear officating. Arrangements are under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home, Wewoka. August 27, 2006 Anita Louise Valliere Funeral for Anita Louise Valliere will be 10 a.m. today at Loyal Shawnee Community Building, White Oak, with Don Greenfeather officiating. Burial will follow at Lewis Shawnee Cemetery under the direction of Musgrove- Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory of Claremore. Anita died Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, at the age of 72. The daughter of Leonard and Mary (Dick) Washington, she was born March 14, 1934, in White Oak. She grew up in White Oak and graduated from Eufaula Indian School as the Sequoyah Salutatorian of her class. Anita moved to Claremore in 1966 from Pawnee. In 1984, she retired from Claremore Indian Hospital. She was an elder of the Shawnee Tribe and was proud of her heritage. Attending powwows was one of her favorite activities. Anita is survived by her son, George Valliere and wife Elaine of Claremore; daughters, Mary Valliere of Tulsa, Carla Honeyestewa and family of Albuquerque, N.M., and Bonnie Heminokeky and family of Shawnee; brothers, Alfred Halfmoon of Wichita, Kan.; Melvin Halfmoon of Oakdale, Calif.; Freddie Halfmoon of Tulsa, and James Squirrel of Miami; sister, Patsy Johnson of Tulsa; and grandchildren, Edward George, Cassie Carpenter, Morgan Valliere, Mason Valliere and Whitney Whitehawk. Copyright c. 1997-2006 The Shawnee News-Star. -=-=-=- August 24, 2006 Carol Jean Autaubo Ellsworth Funeral for Carol Jean Autaubo Ellsworth, 70, Lawton, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Indian Baptist Church, Lawton with the Rev. Willie Doyeto and George Autaubo officiating. Wake service will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Comanche Nation Funeral Home, 2701 SW J, with the Rev. Willie Doyeto and the Rev. George Daingkau officiating. Mrs. Ellsworth died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, at a local hospital. Burial will be at Redstone Cemetery. She was born Feb. 10, 1936, in Lawton, to Henry and Norma B. Ware Autaubo. She grew up in the Mountain View area and graduated from Riverside Indian School in 1954. After graduating from high school, she was employed briefly at Cedar Crest Manor in Lawton. She married retired 1st Sgt. Dale Ellsworth on Sept. 23, 1954, in Newport, Vt. They lived in Colorado Springs, Colo.; spent seven years in Germany, but have made their home in Lawton since 1963. She spent most of her life in Lawton as a homemaker. She was involved in Sunday School and WMU until her illness restricted her activities. She was a full-blood Native American and a member of the Kiowa Tribe. Survivors include her husband, of the home; five sons and three daughter-in-laws: David and Donna, Lawton, Clarence "Joe," Norman, James, Wichita Falls, Texas, Arthur and Patty, Marlow, and Michael and Julie, Phoenix, Ariz.; siblings and their spouses: Fredrick and Emma, Oklahoma City, Phyllis and Larry Kotay, Apache, Vester and Rose, Anadarko, Wendell and Yvonne, and Marty and Carol, all of Hog Creek, Cecil and Diane, Shawnee, and Larry and Marilyn, both of Mountain View; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; an uncle and his wife, Adam and Aileen Autaubo, Oklahoma City; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her mother; her father and her stepmother, Henry Autaubo and Agnes; a brother, George; and a sister, Nora. Copyright c. 2006 The Enid News & Eagle. -=-=-=- August 26, 2006 Ruth Ada 'Popetsaitke' Spotted Horse Hane GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - Funeral for Ruth Ada "Popetsaitke" Spotted Horse Hane, 64, Grand Marais, Minn., will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Comanche Nation Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Warren and the Rev. Gerald Haumpo officiating. Prayer service will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Comanche Nation Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Hane died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, in Rochester, Minn. Burial will be in Saddle Mountain Cemetery. She was born Jan. 18, 1942, in Hobart to Price and Eunice Tonekeahbo Spotted Horse. She attended school at Gotebo and Chilocco Indian School. She married James Hane on Aug. 28, 1959, at White Bear Lake, Minn. She was a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma and Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Grand Marais. Survivors include her husband of the home; two daughters: Mary Hane and Karen Hane Roddy-Johnson; six grandchildren: Jinsey, Rumer, Racey, Cole, Summer, and Leah; and a sister, Nell Spotted Horse. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers: Cornelius, Thomas, George and Bobby Spotted Horse; three sisters: Martha, Bertina and Florine Spotted Horse; and a grandson, Garon Pederson. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Copyright c. 2006 The Lawton Constitution. -=-=-=- August 23, 2006 Richard Hair Sr. Graveside services for lifetime Wewoka resident Richard Joe Hair Sr. are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Amanda Lockwood officiating. Services are under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home. Hair passed away Monday, Aug. 21, 2006 at his home. He was born Feb. 28, 1939 in Wewoka to Oscar Davis and Cordie (Counts) Hair. Richard joined the Army Reserves in 1953 and was honorably discharged in 1962. On June 17, 1960 he married Juanita Grissom and they celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in 2005. Two daughters and one son were born to this union, Trina Dutton of Checotah, Jennifer and husband Christopher Conn of Wewoka and Rick and Andrea Hair of Wewoka. He was seventh of 10 children and all but two sisters, Patsy Keiser of Glenpool and Francis Mayfield of Konawa, preceded him in death. Richard was a bulldozer operator and he began working for Hair Brothers Construction and then worked for United Truck services until he retired in 1996. His hobbies after his retirement were making crafts, playing the guitar and spending time with his grandchildren: Stephanie Johnson, Derek and Keri Johnson, Dustin Hair, Jeremy Johnson, Caleb Conn, Marissa Hair, Case and Cade Conn; and great-grandchildren, Makala Pack, Tyson Johnson, Bryce Hair and Kaden Johnson, all of Wewoka. Pallbearers for the services will be Olen Carr, Don Bryant, Shannon Smith, Tony Peters, Anthony Johnson and John Kirby. August 24, 2006 Donald Bailey Services for Donald George "Sockey" Bailey will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Middle Creek Indian Baptist Church #2 in Holdenville with Rev. Frank Moppin and Rev. Tom Bear officiating. Wake services will be 6 p.m. Thursday at Stout-Phillips Funeral Chapel; the body will be taken to the Church Friday at 3 p.m. for the wake service. Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home. "Sockey" passed away in Tulsa, at St. Francis Hospital at the age of 71 years. He was born May 21, 1935 in Holdenville, the first-born child of Marchie and Irene Walker Bailey. Sock graduated from Chilocco Boarding School, Chilocco, Okla. His career was in the Aircraft Industry where he retired from Douglas Aircraft as a Manufacturing Planning Engineer and continued to do contract work in various states. Preceding him in death was his dad, Marchie Bailey, a brother Kenneth Bailey and a sister Viola Bailey Norman. Surviving is his mother, Irene Bailey of Wewoka; his wife, Inell Bailey of their home; three sons, Gregory Bailey of Tulsa, George Bailey of Boswell, Okla. and Don Bailey, Jr. of Tulsa; two brothers, William Bailey of Tulsa and Gene Harjo of Shawnee; four sisters, Sally Williams of Ponca City, Linda Buck of Holdenville, Shirley Chambers of Wewoka, and Alene Miller of Wewoka. Sock leaves behind one granddaughter, DaLynn Bailey of Phoenix, Ariz.; two grandsons, Kenneth Bailey, Albuquerque, N.M. and Michael Bailey of Lawrence Kan. and one great-granddaughter, Starlitt Ivie Garfield of Phoenix, Ariz. Serving as casket bearers will be Kenneth Bailey, Michael Bailey, Brian Chambers, Mark Miller, Eric Bailey and Stanton Westmoreland. Honorary bearers for the services will be Patty Fairless, Artman Tiger, Larry Ragland, Arthur Bruner, Allen Harjo, Dan Tiger, Jerry Walker, Dan Sanford and Barry Switzer. Copyright c. 1999-2006 The Seminole Producer. -=-=-=- August 23, 2006 Frances E. Herrera HERRERA - Frances E. Herrera, a resident of Isleta Pueblo, was born May 28, 1932. She passed away Monday, August 21, 2006 at her home. Frances was preceded in death by her father, Gavino Herrera; and her mother, Juanita Lujan Herrera; and her brothers, Richard and Phillip Herrera. She is survived by her sisters, Dolores Herrera and Edward, Margaret Diaz and husband, Jose, Rose Candelaria and husband, Orlando; many nieces, nephews; great-nieces and nephews; other family members and friends who loved and will miss her. Visitation and Services will be held at St. Augustine Catholic Church on the Isleta Pueblo on Thursday, August 24, 2006. The visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by the celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial. The burial will then take place at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Albuquerque. Pallbearers will be Herman Candelaria, Gabriel Candelaria, Anthony Gutierrez, Leonard Gutierrez, Angelo Montoya, and Anthony Jaramillo. Honorary pallbearers will be Jolin Jaramilllo, Edward Jojola, Russell McCoy, and Ben Martinez. The family would like to thank Ambercare Hospice and the Central New Mexico Kidney Dialysis Center in Los Lunas for all of their care and concern for Frances during her illness. Arrangements by Direct Funeral Services, 2919 4th St. NW, ABQ. 505-343-8008. Copyright c. 1997 - 2006 Albuquerque Journal: Albuquerque, New Mexico. -=-=-=- August 21, 2006 Elizabeth Romero Elizabeth Romero, 47, of Taos Pueblo passed away on August 15, 2006. She is survived by her husband, Vern of Albuquerque, her children, Shannon D. Choneska, Damon L. Choneska, Shauvan R. Atcitty and Dominic H. Abeita, her siblings Kenneth Romero, Geraldine Loretta and Arlene Kinart. Memorial service was held on August 19, 2006 at the Haines Street Latter Day Saints Church in Albuquerque. Arrangements by Rivera- Hanlon Funeral Home. Copyright c. 2006 The Taos News. -=-=-=- August 24, 2006 Charlie Robinson Joe Jr. Littlewater Nov. 1, 1973 - Aug. 19, 2006 Charlie Robinson Joe Jr., of Littlewater, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, in Littlewater. He was born Nov. 1, 1973, in Shiprock. He is survived by his mother, Mary B. Joe of Littlewater. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Desert View Funeral Home Chapel in Shiprock. Interment will follow at the Shiprock Community Cemetery. Arrangements are with Desert View Funeral Home of Shiprock, U.S. Hwy. 491, (505) 368-4607. Eloise C. Martinez Nageezi Jan. 4, 1936 - Aug. 18, 2006 Eloise C. Martinez, 70, of Nageezi, passed away Friday, Aug. 18, 2006. Eloise was born Jan. 4, 1936, on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, the daughter of Joe and Minnie Chavez. Eloise was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie H. Martinez, in 1995; and a son, Rondy Martinez, in 1981. She is survived by four sons, Calvin Martinez Sr. and wife, Ava, of Nageezi, Ronnie Martinez and wife, Sharon Cloud Martinez, of Ignacio, Colo. , Rollen Martinez and wife, Julia Comanche, of Torreon, and Ronnie Junior Martinez of Nageezi; three daughters, Verna Martinez and former husband, Ernest Largo, of Nageezi, LaVerda Martinez and husband, Emmett, of Rock Springs, Wyo., and LaVerna Martinez and husband, Frank Pena Jr., of Albuquerque; two brothers, Charles Sylvester and wife, Eva Atcitty, of Nageezi, and Harry H. Chavez and wife, Judy Chavez, of Nageezi; sister, Lula Hacessa and husband, Junior Haceesa, of Nageezi; 15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home in Farmington, with the Rev. Leonard Rafael Sr. officiating. Her burial place will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Farmington. Pallbearers are Ronnie Martinez, Calvin Martinez, Rollen Martinez, Derek Largo, Ernie Largo Jr. and Ronnie Martinez Jr. Alternate pallbearers are Rondy Rex Martinez, Calvin Willie Martinez and George Skeets. Honorary pallbearers are Charles Sylvester and Harry Chavez. Eloise is in the care of Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home & Crematory, 103 E. Ute St. in Farmington, (505) 325-8688; brewerleelarkin.com. Daisy Lapahie Two Grey Hills Oct. 7, 1938 - Aug. 21, 2006 Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Daisy Lapahie, 67, of Two Grey Hills, returned to her Heavenly Father on Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington. She was born Oct. 7, 1938, in Two Grey Hills, to Alvin and Mary McDonald. Daisy was a famous Two Grey Hills rug weaver. She had worked for the Navajo Nation in the Donated Food Program, Social Services and Navajo Area Agency on Aging and was as a Foster Grandparent. She also had worked as a cook for Central Consolidated Schools, an arts and crafts instructor at the Toadlena Boarding School, and worked at the Fairchild Semiconductor Plant, Inc. Daisy served on several committees such as the Central Consolidated School District JOM/IEC, on the Northern Navajo Medical Center Health Board, AmVets Post No. 12 - Auxiliary, and was an active member of the community. She is preceded in death by her parents; son, Patrick Lapahie; and brother, David McDonald. Survivors include her husband and companion of 54 years, George Lapahie Sr. of Two Grey Hills; son, Larry Lapahie and his children, Andrea, Audrey, Andrew and Alexander; son, George Lapahie Jr., and his children, George III, Lance and Elaina; son, Alvin Lapahie and wife, Wilma; son, Albert Lapahie and wife, Esther, and children, Michael, Rebecca, Jaqueline, Natasha, Albert Jr., and RachaeI; daughter, Linda M. Johnson and husband, David, and their children, Frederick, Kenderick, Kandice and Angelica; daughter, Patricia Nodestine and husband, Daniel, and their children, Daispah, Hilary and Armondo; daughter, Delores Lapahie and husband, Ray, and their children, Davidson and Felita; daughter, Daisy M. Lapahie and husband, Mike, and their children, Emmette, Jordan and Warren; daughter, Renita and children, Kimberly, Kendrick and Donna; brother, James McDonald and wife, Corrina; uncle, John Slowboy; 28 grandchildren; and seven great- Grandchildren Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at Desert View Funeral Home Chapel in Shiprock, with Brother Parham officiating. She will be laid to rest at the family cemetery in Two Grey Hills. Pallbearers are Kendrick Lapahie, Kenderick Powell, Emmette Cesspooch, Frederick Powell, Jordan Cesspooch and Brandon Crocket. Honorary pallbearers are David Johnson, Mike Deswood, all the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A special note of thanks is extended to Dr. Murphy and Dr. Isreb at San Juan Nephrology, the medical staff (Renal Floor) at San Juan Regional Medical Center, the staff at the Shiprock DeVita Dialysis, and R.G. and Carla Hunt at the Original Sweep Meet. Our beloved Daisy is in the care of Desert View Funeral Home of Shiprock, U.S. Hwy. 491, (505) 368-4607. August 25, 2006 Peterson Billy Sr. Upper Fruitland Oct. 6, 1965 - Aug. 22, 2006 Peterson Billy Sr., 40, of Upper Fruitland, passed from this life Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, in Upper Fruitland. He was born Oct. 6, 1965, in Shiprock. Peterson was preceded in death by his father, Jimmie Billy; sons, Zackery and Zacheriah Billy; brothers, Leonard and Edward James Billy; and a sister, Loretta Billy. Peterson is survived by his mother, Fannie Billy; wife, Sue Billy; sons, Benson, Jayson, Petyson, and Peterson Billy Jr., all of Shiprock; daughters, Rayshawna Billy of Hogback, Maranda Watchman of Shiprock and Beyanka Billy of Winslow, Ariz.; brothers, Jonathan and Dennison Billy Sr. of Mitten Rock; sisters, Teresa and Rita Billy of Mitten Rock; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at First United Methodist Church in Shiprock, with Billison Begay officiating. Interment will follow at Shiprock Community Cemetery. Peterson is in the care of Desert View Funeral Home of Shiprock, U.S. Hwy. 491, (505) 368-4607. August 27, 2006 Lula Haceesa Nageezi April 12, 1924 - Aug. 25, 2006 Lula Haceesa, 82, of Nageezi, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006, at St. Vincents Hospital in Santa Fe. She was born April 12, 1924, in the Jicarilla Apache Reservation at Stone Lake. Funeral services are pending with Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home located at 103 E. Ute St. in Farmington, (505) 325-8688. Copyright c. 2006 Farmington Daily Times, a MediaNews Group Newspaper. -=-=-=- August 22, 2006 Willis Stewart Sr. GALLUP - Services for Willis L. Stewart Sr., 53, will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 23 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Burial will follow on family land, Fort Defiance, Ariz. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. A rosary will be recited at 5:30 p.m., tonight, Aug. 22 at Tse Bonito Mortuary. Stewart Sr. died Aug. 17 in Fort Defiance. He was born Nov. 11, 1952. Stewart Sr. attended Window Rock High School and auto body school in Wilmington, Calif. He was employed as surveyor's aide at Indian Health Service, NTUA as a truck driver, highway construction crew, fitness center, and maintenance at Ed Corley Dodge. Survivors include his wife, Darlen Stewart; and 11 grandchildren. Stewart Sr. was preceded in death by his grandparents; parents, Benjamin and Ruth Stewart; brothers, Benjamin Jr., Wilson Sr., Leonard Sr., Phillip Sr. and Joe Torrivio; and sister, Mae Upshaw. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Arnold Begay FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Services for Arnold Begay, 71, will be 10 a.m. (MST), Friday, Aug. 25 at Gray Mountain Bible Church. Begay died Aug. 20 in Flagstaff. He was born Feb. 25, 1935 in Coppermine, Ariz. Begay was employed as an auto body mechanic. He was a minister at Hidden Springs Bible Church. He attended Southwestern School of Mission (Bible College). He graduated and work at Black Falls Bible Church and at Gray Mountain Bible Church. Survivors include his wife, Bernice; sons, Walter, Emmanuel, Kevin Todacheenie, Arnold Edgar and Gabriel; daughters, Loretta, Eleanor Beeson, Ivana Pettyjohn, Jessica and Michelle; mother, Marlene; sisters, Nona Saganitso, Mary Jane Simpson and Mary Yazzie. Begay was preceded in death by his firstwife, Alma Jones and father, Hugh Begay. Mary K. Jim STANDING ROCK - Services for Mary K. Jim, 90, will be 10 a.m., today, today, Aug. 22 at Compassion Mortuary, 120 N. 3rd Street, Grants. Burial will follow at Standing Rock. Jim died Aug. 19 in Grants. She was born May 15, 1916 in Milk Lake. Jim retired from the BIA as an Instructional Aide. Survivors include her sons, Harvey Jim Sr. of Naschitti, Sampson Jim of Gallup, and Clinton Jim Sr. of Standing Rock; daughter, Cecilia J. Morris of Mexican Springs, sister, Elizabeth Padilla of Ramah; 18 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. Jim was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Jim; and parents, Keyonnie Nez and Nabah Nez; and brothers, Ned Bigthumb and Herman Becenti. Pallbearers will be Derrick Morris, Elderick E. Morris, Adrian Morris, Clinton Jim Sr., William Jim and Carl C. Jim. Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. August 23, 2006 Frances Johnson KAIBETO, Ariz. - Services for Frances B. Johnson, 89, will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 24 at Full Gospel Church, Kaibeto. Burial will follow at Bennett Cemetery, Kaibeto. Johnson died Aug. 21 in Flagstaff, Ariz. She was born on Aug. 10, 1916 in Kaibeto into Manygoats People Clan for the Edge Water People Clan. Johnson was a rancher. Her hobbies included livestock, horseback riding and weaving. Survivors include her sons, Ray Johnson, Lee F. Johnson and Paul Johnson, step-daughter Marie R. Begaye. Brothers Harry Bennett, George Bennett, Robert D. Bennett, 20 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great- great grandchildren. Johnson was preceded in death by her husband, Ford Johnson; sisters, Julia Johnson, Mary Butler and Florence Widehat; brothers, Eugene Bennett Sr., Joe F. Bennett, Keith Bennett Sr. and John Bennett; and agrandson. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Kaibeto Chapter House. Daisy Lapahie TWO GREY HILLS - Services for Daisy Lapahie, 67, will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 24 at Desert View Funeral Home Chapel, Shiprock. Brother Parham will officiate. Burial will follow at the family cemetery in Two Grey Hills. Lapahie died Aug. 21 in Farmington. She was born Oct. 7, 1938 in Two Grey Hills. Lapahie was a rug weaver. She was employed with the Navajo Nation, Donated Food Program, Social Services, Navajo Area Agency and Aging, as a foster grandparent, cook for the Central Consolidated Schools, arts & crafts instructor at Toadlena Boarding School and Fairchild Semi-Conductor Plant, Inc. Daisy served on the Central Consolidated Schools, JOM/IEC, Northern Navajo Medical Center Health Board Representative and AmVets Post #12 committees. Survivors include her husband, George Lapahie Sr.; sons, Larry Lapahie, George Lapahie Jr., Alvin Lapahie and Albert Lapahie; daughters, Linda M. Johnson, Patricia Nodestine, Delores Lapahie, Daisy M. Lapahie and Renita; brothers, James McDonald; 28 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Lapahie was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Alvin McDonald; son, Patrick Lapahie and brother, David McDonald. Pallbearers will be Kendrick Lapahie, Kenderick Powell, Emmette Cesspooch, Fredrick Powell, Jordan Cesspooch and Brandon Crocket. August 26, 2006 Annie Chee Klah GALLUP - Services for Annie Chee Klah, 65, will be 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 28, at Cope Memorial Chapel. Pastor Mark Thomas will officiate. Burial will follow at City Cemetery. Chee Klah died Aug. 24 in Gallup. She was born Apr. 28, 1941 in Fort Defiance, Ariz. Survivors include her husband, Raymond Klah, Sr; sons include, Victor Chee, Lee Chee, Julian Scott, and Raymond Klah, Jr.; daughters, Carol Kauyedauty, Marlene Lamebull and Theresa Klah; brothers, Wilfred Nez, and Harry Nez; sister, Loretta Armijo, 28 grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. Chee Klah was preceded in death by parents, Leland H. Nez, Mary Jean Nez; Jimmy Chee, Sr, Raymond Chee, Micheal Chee, Phyllis Ann Chee and Jimmy Chee, Jr. Pallbearers will be Raymond Klah, Jr., Julian Scott, Lee Chee, Victor Chee, Leroy Bennett and Ronald Kauyedauty. The family will receive relatives and friends at 2808 E. Aztec, # 34 Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. August 28, 2006 Denyale Raphealito PINEHILL - Services for Denyale R. Raphealito, 13, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at Broken Arrow Bible Ranch Chapel. Wilkinson Sage will officiate. Private disposition will be in Vanderwagen. Visitation will be at Broken Arrow Bible Ranch Chapel. Raphealito died Aug. 25, in Albuquerque. She was born in Sept., 1992, in Albuquerque into the Red Bottom People Clan for the Meadow People clan. She attended Pinehill Head Start. She started 8th grade at Pinehill. She participated in cross-country in U.S.A.T.F. She also played basketball and football for Pinehill. Survivors include parents, Jerry and Rose Raphealito; brothers, Tolbert Raphealito of Pinehill and Conrad Raphealito of Flagstaff, Ariz.; sisters, Jerrilisa, Jilissia, Kerrielissa, Maryalice, Jerrenrosa and Yulissia Raphealito, all of Pinehill; Kayetrina B. Etsitty of Flagstaff. Raphealito was preceded in death by Ben and Mary George, Alice White and George Skeet. Pallbearers will be Conrad Raphealito, Benni Ketez White, Curtis Eriacho, and Tolbert Raphealito. The family will receive relatives and friends at Broken Arrow Bible Ranch Chapel. Marilyn Largo CROWNPOINT - Services for Marilyn Rose Largo, 63, are pending at this time and will be announced at a later date. Largo died Aug. 25, in Albuquerque. She was born June 12, 1943 at Fort Defiance, for the Two Who Came To Water People Clan for the Red Running Into Water People Clan. A family meeting will be today, Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Becenti Chapter House. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2006 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- August 24, 2006 Albert L. Soatikee Albert L. Soatikee, 38, passed on Aug. 15, 2006. Wake Service will be 6:00 p.m. Friday at the District 4 Service Center and the funeral will be Saturday, 6:00 a.m. at Santan Baptist Church. Burial will be in Stotonic Cemetery. Mr. Soatikee a member of Gila River Indian Community was born in Pine Bluff, Ark during his father's military career. He attended elementary school in Huntsville, Al. and upon return to Gila River attended Brophy Preparatory School and graduated from Casa Grande Union High School. He excelled in swimming, debate and academic decathlon teams. He attended Morning Side College in Sioux City, Iowa and the University of Phoenix. Professionally he served on the Board of Directors for the Gila River Telecommunications and the Gila River Utility Authority. He was employed as a Service Center Coordinator in District 7. He was also active in promoting cultural arts in the Hispanic and Native American communities, the Tribe's Urban Members Association and activities of Stotonic, his Community in District 4. He is survived by his mother Darlene Flood (Soatikee). He was preceded in death by a brother Sean E. Soatikee and his Father, Larry Soatikee. J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud the Garden Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2006 The Arizona Republic. -=-=-=- August 22, 2006 Arnold Begay Arnold Begay died Aug. 20, 2006, in Flagstaff. He was 71. He was born Feb. 25, 1935, in Coppermine, Ariz., to Hugh and Marlene Begay. He went to school in Chilacco, Okla. during the mid- to late-1950s. He was then married Alma Jones in 1961 and worked as an auto body mechanic. Mr. Begay moved back to Arizona in 1963 and continued his auto mechanic career until 1969. Beginning in 1969, he started his ministry work full time at Hidden Springs Bible Church until 1976. He moved back to Flagstaff to attend Southwestern School of Mission (Bible College) and graduated in 1980. After graduating, he returned to full-time ministry work at Black Falls Bible Church for 12 years. He then ministered at Gray Mountain Bible Church five years before returning to Black Falls for another three years. Mr. Begay enjoyed cattle ranching, hunting and spending time watching his children and grandchildren play sports. He is survived by his wife Bernice; sons, Walter, Emmanuel, Kevin (Angie) Todacheenie, Arnold Edgar (Daphne) and Gabriel; daughters, Loretta, Eleanor (Carlton) Beeson, Ivana (Dennis) Pettyjohn, Jessica and Michelle. He is also survived by his mother Marlene and sisters Nona Saganitso, Mary Jane Simpson and Mary Yazzie. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alma Jones; and his father, Hugh Begay. Public visitation will be Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Norvel Owens Mortuary and Friday 8:30 a.m. (MST) at Gray Mountain Bible Church, with services to begin at 10 a.m. (MST) Arrangements are by Norvel Owens Mortuary. Copyright c. 2000-2006 Arizona Daily Sun. -=-=-=- August 22, 2006 Rolita Jean Nosie Rolita Jean Nosie went home to be with the Lord July 3, 2006 in Tucson. She was born Dec. 13, 1966 in Whiteriver. She graduated with honors from Alchesay High School in 1985. Rolita earned a basketball scholarship with the Northern Arizona University. Rolita also attended the Navajo Community College in Tsaile. She assisted in designing the Salt River Canyon Bridge during her employment with the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Rolita also worked with the Foresty Dept. Her biggest joy was helping people. She will be dearly missed by all. Rolita is survived by mother, Rosalind (Lonnie) Garcia; brothers, Clifford Lonnie Garcia, Michael Dewey; sisters, Tammy Rolinda Simpson, Rainbow Yolanda Garcia, Tina Burnette, Monica Carmen Wapaha, Tonya Belknap, Melanie Nosie, Sugar Schurz; godfather, Gerald Banashley; uncles, Rolland Armstrong Jr., Reagan Armstrong Sr.; grandfather, Paul Ethelbah and many other relatives and friends. Rolita's body was brought back in Whiteriver for a one night awake July 7 at 10 a.m. A home service was held July 8 at 10 a.m. at the family residence in Whiteriver with Pastor Goins officiating. Interment will be at the R-14 Crossing Cemetery in Cedar Creek. Silver Creek Chapel Mortuary of Whiteriver handled the arrangements. Copyright c. 2006 White Mountain Independent. -=-=-=- August 23, 2006 Willard Golding, Jr. (Wonka) Willard Golding, Jr., 40, passed away on August 19, 2006 in Yuma. Willard was born July 21, 1966 in Yuma. After he attended San Pasqual School he went on to work at several different places, as a prep cook for both Sycuan and Paradise Casinos and as a Manager for the Quechan Market. He was an honorary member of the Peon Society and was a traditional singer. Willard was baptized L.D.S. Willard is survived by paternal grandmother, Edna Golding; father, Willard William Golding Sr.; brothers, Lyman Golding and Wendlen Golding Sr.; sisters, Toni Golding and Sonia Lopez; three tribes, Quechan, Cocopah, and Mojave, full of uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews; and many friends who will all miss him dearly. Preceding Willard in death were grandfather, Albert Golding Sr.; grandparents, James and Rosalie Barley; mother, Louise Barley Golding; brothers, Malcom Golding and Johnny Hernandez; sisters, Michelle and Helena Golding. Pallbearers will be Edmund Thundercloud, Mickey Jackson Jr., Alex Roosevelt, Mickey San Diego, Kevin and Meg Hills, Gilman Amador, Gilbert and Deshane Mills, Elvenee Dees, James Conrad, Bruce and Lional Montague, Anthony Johnson, Morales Escalante, Pete Rose, and Aaron Livas. Honorary Pallbearers are Albert Golding Jr., Norman Golding, Roland Golding Sr., Barton Golding Sr., Gordon, Norman and Doug Osborn, Randall Moody Jr., and Courtney Stillman.l Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2006 at Kammann Mortuary. Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribal ceremonial rites will follow at Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Reservation Big House. Cremation will be at 5 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Reservation Cemetery. August 26, 2006 Brown San Diego Born October 1, 1921 on the Cocopah Indian Reservation in Somerton, Brown San Diego was a member of the Sovereign Nation of the Cocopah. He has resided in Mendocino County for the past 70 years. Brown served 6 years in the U. S. Marine Corps and served during WWII. He was honorable discharged as a 2nd Lieutenant. Brown worked as an agronomist for U. S. Davis. He was an outdoors man who loved fishing, camping, hunting and cutting wood. He was proud of his family, his wife and children. He will be remembered for being a #1 dad, his jokes, his stories and his good nature. His favorite quote was "I'm going home." Brown is survived by his daughter Betty Lou (Ernest) Hansen, his son David San Diego Sr., his sisters Emma Hayes, Edith Miller and Maryann Ramirez, brother Delano San Diego, grandchildren David (Rachel) San Diego Jr., Joseph San Diego, and Nicole San Diego, five great-grandchildren, nieces Linda Hayes, Mary Hayes, Shirley, Geneva and Denise Miller, Shiela, Catina and Cecilia San Diego, Stella Singer, Nellie San Diego and Barbara San Diego, and nephews Richard San Diego, Darryl Miller and Eddie San Diego. Brown was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Catherine San Diego, parents Joe and Ora San Diego, their child, Baby San Diego, by his grandchildren Mary Ann Hansen and Ernest Hansen Jr., and brothers Robert and Louis San Diego. Pallbearers will be Frankie Esquivel, Ernest Hansen, Carlos Pereyra, Philbert Miller Jr., Ysmael Valenzuela and Nick Burns. Honorary pallbearers are Delano San Diego, David San Diego Sr., Joseph San Diego, David San Diego Jr., Eddie San Diego, Richard San Diego, and Darryl Miller. Funeral services will be 5 p.m. on Monday, August 28, 2006 on the West Cocopah Reservation. Cremation will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2006. Copyright c. 2006 The Yuma Sun, Sun Freedom Newspapers of Southwestern Arizona. -=-=-=- August 28, 2006 Yvonne Marie LaPrairie Yvonne Marie LaPrairie beloved daughter, sister, auntie to many, began her journey with the heavenly Father on August 06, 2006. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 30, 1970 to Evelyn (Alvarez) Felix Evans of Fort Hall, Idaho and Lyman G. LaPrairie of Cass Lake, Minnesota (deceased). She was a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe of Cass Lake, Minnesota, a descendent of the Salish Kootenai Tribe of Montana and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall, Idaho. Yvonne attended schools in Chicago, Illinois, Arlee, Montana and Fort Hall, Idaho. She went to Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon and to Kickinghorse Job Corps in Ronan, Montana. She had a big place in her heart for family, extended family and friends wherever they may be. Yvonne (Sugarbear) enjoyed attending powwows, cooking and baking, caring for her animals as well as children, which she loved very much, especially her nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father Lyman (Shorty) LaPrairie, paternal grandparents Veronica (Brown) and Samual LaPrairie, maternal grandparents Maggie (Tindore,) Alvarez and Alexander Felix, as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. Yvonne is survived by her mother Evelyn Evans of Fort Hall, brothers Joel (Christina) Evans of Missoula, Montana, Daniel LaPrairie of Illinois, Winfield LaPrairie of Fort Hall, sisters, Karen (Charles) Johnson of Fort Hall, Ima Evans of Missoula, Montana, Irene (Myles) Johnson of Missoula, Montana. Nieces Chanelle Johnson, Mya Buchanan and LaVea Evans of Missoula, Montana, Hailey Farmer, Fort Hall, nephew Winfield LaPrairie, Jr. of Kamiah, Idaho. Yvonne's family met with friends and relatives Monday, August 07, 2006 at the Rosalynda Osborne residence in Fort Hall, Idaho until the time of burial on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 at 11 a.m. Burial was at Cedars Cemetery in Fort Hall, Idaho. Copyright c. 2006 Uintah Basin Standard/Roosevelt, UT. -=-=-=- August 23, 2006 Lorelei Govenor Warm Springs resident Lorelei Govenor died Aug. 12, 2006, in Bend. She was 39. Ms. Govenor was born April 30, 1967, in Redmond, to parents Ronald and Viola (Yahtin) Govenor. She was a lifetime resident of Warm Springs and an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Survivors include her mother, Viola of Warm Springs; son, Ronald Gonzalez of Warm Springs; brothers, Cecil and Mervin Govenor of Warm Springs; and sisters, Angelina Govenor of Portland, Valerie and Leila Govenor of Warm Springs. She was preceded in death by her father and two sisters. A dressing ceremony was held Aug. 15, at Simnasho Longhouse, followed by overnight services. Burial was Aug. 16, at Simnasho Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Bel-Air Colonial Funeral Home of Madras. Copyright c. 2001-2006 Madras Pioneer, Eagle Newspapers Inc./Madras, OR. -=-=-=- August 25, 2006 Craig Alan Asay FORT WASHAKIE - Traditional Indian funeral services for Lance Cpl. Craig Alan Asay, 20, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2006, at Rocky Mountain Hall with Harrison and Arlen Shoyo officiating. Interment will be in the Wind Dancer Cemetery at Fort Washakie. A Rosary will be recited on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., at Wind Dancer Funeral Home Chapel. Evening services and Wake will be held Sunday at 7:30 p.m., at the Estelle and Clarence Smith residence, 84 Two Valley Road, Riverton. He died Aug. 20, 2006, in Long Beach, Calif. He was born March 29, 1986, in Riverton, the son of Estelle Harris Smith and David Asay. His Indian name, Yellow Buffalo Standing, was given to him by his uncle, Harold Ouray. He was an amphibious assault vehicle commander and was an expert marksman. He held a tan belt in martial arts training and had completed the Fundamentals of Marine Corps Leadership. Once in Company D Amphibian Assault Battalion, he check into B Company and was deployed to Al Qu'im, Iraq, from Sept. 19, 2005 to April 17, 2006. Once back from Iraq, he was battalion special ordered to Eco and deployed to Mojave Viper Training Evolution from June 17 through July 31, 2006. He earned the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, C Service Deployment Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal and Meritorious Unit Citation. While home, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends, listening to music, rock climbing and was an avid hunter. Survivors include his fiancee, Annie Fink of Sheridan; parents, Estelle and Clarence Smith of Riverton and David and Amelia Asay of Riverton; sisters, Kristie Salazar and her husband of Rock Springs and Maria Kane of Riverton; brother, Willie Chavez and his wife of Riverton; great- grandmother, Rosie Harris of Fort Washakie; great-grandparents, Ken and Shirley Asay of Pavillion; and many aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Fred and Eula Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Asay; great-grandfather, Fred Harris Sr.; great- grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Traweek, and many aunts and uncle. Services are provided by Wind Dancer Funeral Home of Fort Washakie. August 26, 2006 Carleen E. Hill ETHETE - Traditional Indian funeral services for Carleen E. Hill, 40, will be held Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at 10 a.m., at Blue Sky Hall with Rev. Tom Means officiating. Interment will be in the Friday Cemetery at Ethete. An evening service and wake will be held Monday at 7 p.m., at the family residence, 117 17 Mile Rd., Ethete. She died Aug. 23, 2006, in Lander. She was born Feb. 7, 1966, in Lander, the daughter of the late Frank and Elaine Hill. She attended schools at Mill Creek, Flandreau Indian School and Wyoming Indian High School. She enjoyed riding horses, attending rodeos and pow wows, listening to music, sewing and shopping. Survivors include her companion, Dean Stagner of Lander; daughter, Kayleen Gambler of Fort Washakie; son, Wayne Little Whiteman of Crow Agency, Mont.; one granddaughter, sisters, Sherrie Hill of Lander, Chris Hill of Ethete, Laura Wallowingbull of Lander, Lisa Wallowingbull of Casper and Serina Gardner of Riverton; brother, Jonathon Jorgenson; numerous aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents, Hunting and Viola Hill and Chester Sr. and Effie Friday. Services are provided by Wind Dancer Funeral Home of Fort Washakie. Copyright c. 2006 Casper Star-Tribune published by Lee Publications, Inc., a subsidiary of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. -=-=-=- August 23, 2006 Laura A. Singer LODGE GRASS - Laura Alice Singer, 86, of Lodge Grass, Bisheechinxaalia Aweikaalawee as given by Bird Horse, passed to the "Other Side Camp" on Aug. 21, 2006. Aweika "Sees the Seasons," as all knew her by, was born Dec. 23, 1919, in Lodge Grass, a daughter of Richard Wallace and Otter Stays in Water. She was the last of the Wallace family that included the Cooper, Chatham and Schinderline families. She spent her childhood at the family ranch on Soap Creek and Lodge Grass Creek. She traveled with her parents and older sister Lucy to places like Yellowstone Park and Washington, D.C., when her father served as a delegate with the Crow Tribal Delegation as he met with national leaders concerning issues vital to the Crow Tribe. Lucy and Laura were often photographed with prominent congressional leaders and high- level officials of the U.S. government. It was these experiences that encouraged Laura to continue to travel later on in life. Laura began her education at the St. Ann's Mission School continuing at the Lodge Grass School and eventually graduating from Lodge Grass High School in 1939. She attended Salem Business College in Salem, Ore., and later attended Eastern Montana College, majoring in Elementary Education. She worked at the Lodge Grass Elementary School as a paraprofessional teacher for 21 years. She was a surrogate grandmother for the many students she taught. She was an excellent seamstress, who designed shawls for Miss Indian Oklahoma, vests for friends from Canada to New Mexico, jockey shirts for the Crow Fair and clothing for special events, as well as being a doll maker. She passed on the knowledge of traditional "Elk Tooth" dress designing to her family. Laura married Clifford Singer on Nov. 29, 1949, in Hardin, and the couple made their home in Lodge Grass. She enjoyed traveling to Indian celebrations from Oklahoma to Canada during the summer and always looked forward to trading shawls at Santo Domingo Pueblo for turquoise and silver jewelry. She was a devoted member of the Lodge Grass Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church. She regularly attended Tekawitha Conferences, which are held throughout the United States. In 1987, she traveled to Phoenix, where she was able to attend the conference and be blessed by Pope John Paul II. Her sister Lucy and daughter, Susie, accompanied her. Laura was the last member of the Sacred Pipe Society. She was given the honor of renaming the ITATC treatment center in Sheridan, Wyo., to "Thunder Child." Her parents; husband, Clifford; daughters, Lois Singer, Suzanna One Bear, Euna Rose He Does It and Amanda Old Crow; sons, Owen Ross Old Crow and Coey Real Bird; sisters, Kathryn Iron, Lucy Real Bird, Susie Spotted and Annie Old Crow; brothers, Ernest Gets Down Often and John Half; and granddaughter Victoria Singer preceded Laura in death. Survivors include her daughters, Jolene White Clay, Susie and Martha Singer, Lark (Frank) Paz, Joy (Paul, Sr.) Matt, Birdie and Manuella Real Bird; sons, Victor (Janice) Singer, Dennis (Charlene) Big Hair, Jr., Newton (Amelia) Old Crow, Sr., Richard (Louise), Henry (Alma), Kennard and Jimmy (Katie) Real Bird; brother, Keith Black Hawk; adopted daughters, Kathryn Old Crow, Bertha (Francis) Bear Claw and Donna Lee (Rusty) Stands; adopted sons, Al (Carole) Chandler, John Watt and John Bitsuie; grandchildren, Martha Lynn (Lawrence) DeCrane, Rich (Elena), Annie and Terry Singer, Randolph (Camilla), Elishia and Otter Big Day, Raphaelle, Vera, Martin and Virginia He Does It; 61 grandchildren; 102 great- grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren; a lifelong friend, Amy Red Star and her relatives of the Yellowmule, William Brass (Iron), Fog in the Morning (Black Eagle) and Star (Black Hawk) families. Rosary will be recited 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, in the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, in the Lodge Grass Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Little Big Horn Battlefield National Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements. August 24, 2006 Rita Gust KENNEWICK, Wash. - Rita F. Gust, 72, was born in Marathon, Wis., on Aug. 22, 1933, the daughter of Edward and Regina Hoffmann. She suffered from cancer for nearly a year and passed away on Aug. 21, 2006. Her husband Herb was employed at St. Labre Indian School (Mont.) as the office manager until they moved to Washington in 1975. She is survived by her husband, Herb; three children: a son, Mike (Debbie) Gust of Crow Agency, Mont.; two daughters, Phyllis (Curtis) Bearchum of Richland and Anita (Paul) Kemps of West Richland; three sisters, Dorothy Karlen of Wausau, Wis., Sister Phyllis Hoffmann SDS. of Milwaukee, Wis., Marilyn Mondrowski of Schofield, Wis.; and one brother, Father Emmett Hoffmann of Ashland, Mont. Cremation has taken place. A Funeral Mass will be concelebrated by Father Randy Knauf, Capuchin and Father Emmett Hoffmann at St. Labre Mission Church at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26. Friends of the family are invited a lunch following the services at the Heritage Living Center. Copyright c. 2006 The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- August 25, 2006 George Eloy Crawford BROWNING - Army veteran George Eloy Crawford, 59, of Browning, a retired material handler, died Wednesday of natural causes at a local hospital. Rosary services are 7 p.m. Sunday at the Glacier Homes Commu-nity Center. Funeral Mass is 2 p.m. Monday at the Little Flower Catholic Church, with burial in Willow Creek Cemetery. Pondera Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Nanazbah Yvonne Crawford of Browning; his parents, Daniel and Gertrude Crawford; daughters Carmen Kim Hardesty and Geor-gette Bear Medicine, both of Browning; sisters Donna Crawford, Mona Connell, and Corrina Craw-ford; brothers Jim Crawford, Irvin Crawford, Cecil Crawford, Ronald Crawford, Robert Doore, Bob Juneau, Ozzy Snow and Duane Rutherford; grandparents George and Mary (Mad Plume) Crawford and Joseph and Mary Ollinger; and six grandchildren. Copyright c. 2006 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- August 23, 2006 William Jones, 79 Kotzebue Kotzebue resident William J. Jones, 79, died Aug. 18, 2006, at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. A funeral will be later in Kotzebue at Kotzebue Friends Church, with burial at Cemetery Hill in Kotzebue. Mr. Jones was born July 24, 1927, in Buckland. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Mr. Jones worked as a heavy-equipment operator and had been employed at the PHS hospital in Kotzebue for many years. He was a member of Kotzebue Friends Church. His family quoted Psalm 23. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Mamie Jones; sons, Larry of Noatak, Billy and Tom of Kotzebue, and Paul of Buckland; daughter, Carol Greist of Anchorage; stepchildren, Elaine Snyder and Janor Clark of Kotzebue, and Joe Tiepelman of Point Hope; brother, Arthur Jones of Anchorage; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Wayne Jones, his son, preceded him in death. Arrangements are with Evergreen Memorial Chapel. Copyright c. 2006 The Anchorage Daily News. -=-=-=- August 25, 2006 Harry T. Brensdal Juneau resident Harry T. Brensdal, 75, died Aug. 22, 2006, in Juneau. He was born on Oct. 13, 1930, in Juneau. Raised by Olaf and Anna Brensdal, he graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School and attended the University of Alaska Southeast for studies in small engine repair. He was Deishtaan of Angoon, Raven Beaver. He was a retired commercial fisherman who fished the Aleutian Islands and throughout Southeast Alaska. According to his family "he was a bartender extraordinaire and chief family cook." They said he loved to attend and watch baseball games, travel by train, cooking, fishing, spending time with family and especially playing Santa Claus for his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ralph Bardi; sister, Sally Williams; and son, Vance E. Webster Jr. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Johanna M. Brensdal; sisters, Gloria Blevins, of Las Vegas, Stina Barrans and her husband, Leo, of Juneau, and Virginia Murphy and her husband, Frank, of Florida; brother, William Brensdal, of Seattle; brother-in-laws, Cyrus Peck Jr., of Juneau, and Raymond Peck, of Angoon; daughters, Dorothy Vaune Webster and her partner, Willie Sportel, and Elena Rae and her husband, Ramon Isturis; grandchildren, Ryan Gomez, Jolee Marie and Cyrus Joseph-Manuel Isturis, Vance Richard and Raymond Michael Webster, all of Juneau; and numerous nieces and nephews throughout the United States. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Alaskan Memorial Park and Mortuary. A family wake will follow at his daughter's residence, 1005 Fritz Cove Road. The family requests that donations be made to the Alaska Native Veterans. Copyright c. 1997-2006 Juneau Empire/Morris Communications Corporation. -=-=-=- August 21, 2006 Charlene Rose Loon, of Grassy Narrows Charlene Rose Loon, a resident of Grassy Narrows, Ontario, passed away August 21, 2006 at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was born February 05, 1969 in Grassy Narrows, Ontario. Charlene is predeceased by father Leo Ackabee, mother Susan Loon, sister Christine Ackabee, brother Neil Loon, many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She is survived by her common law husband Larry Gordon, her children Destiny Pahpasay and Drake Loon, her brother Erwin Loon, her nieces and nephews Christa Ackabee, Dustin Ackabee, Leo Ackabee, Maiingan Ackabee, Ralph Ackabee, Shawna Ackabee, Sherry Ackabee, Azraya Ackabee, Braeden Kokopenace, Farrah Fobister, Mitchell Fobister, Calvin Kokopenace, Dale Loon, Candace Loon and Chayna Loon, many cousins, relatives and friends. Wake Service was held at Grassy Narrows on Wednesday, August 23, 2006. Traditional Funeral Service to be held on Friday, August 25, 2006 in the afternoon at Grassy Narrows First Nations. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Centre entrusted with arrangements. Copyright c. 2006 Kenora Daily Miner and News. -=-=-=- August 24, 2006 Donald Ironchild IRONCHILD - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Donald ZEP Ironchild. Predeceased by his parents, Mary Louise and Henry Ironchild. A wake will be held on Friday, August 25, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. at the Piapot Community Centre. On Saturday, August 26, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. a traditional funeral service will take place with First Nation Elders officiating. Interment to follow at Piapot Cemetery. Paragon Funeral Services entrusted with arrangements 359-7776. Copyright c. 2000-2006 Regina Leader Post Group Inc. -=-=-=- August 23, 2006 Aug 23, 2006, 11:06 James (Jim) Joseph Big Throat "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28 Born on June 29, 1968 at the Blood Indian Hospital, James (Jim) Joseph Big Throat passed away in the Calgary Hospital on Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 at the age of 38 years. In his younger years Jim attended school at Edith Cavell Elementary School and Sir Charles Tupper High in Vancouver, BC. When he returned to Alberta, he continued and finished his schooling in Pincher Creek at Matthew Halton High. Jim's first job was landscaping in Vancouver, a job he loved very much. In his latter years, he was employed at the Old Man River Dam where he put his landscaping skills to use planting trees. He was also employed with the Irrigation Project, and was an excellent cook. Wherever he was hired, Jim always appreciated the employment. Jim's childhood was a happy one, and really enjoyed making new friends throughout his school years. He & his brother, Jr., were very much admired for their agility in various types of sports. Jim never looked down on anyone and believed that everyone is equal in the eyes of God. The motto he lived by was "Do unto others, as you would have other do unto you." Jim had his own uniqueness; he could be recognized a mile away. He always had a joke that would bring laughter to anyone and always shared his life experiences. His children were his pride and joy and spoke fondly of them all the time. He looked forward to seeing them and cherished the time they were together. He dearly loved his wife, Pam, his children, including his step- son, Nathan. Jim has large extended families who love him very much. Anyone that spent time with Jim knew he was full of life and had the gift of love. He always put everyone before himself. He will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him. Jim leaves to mourn his common-law wife Pam Buffalo; daughters Cynthia (Slade), Shanelle, Courtney, & Brooklyn; sons Jagur, Nathan Brandon, & Noah; his parents Ruth Eagle Speaker and Roland & Peggy Big Throat; brothers Fabian Shot Both Sides, Jimmy Shot Both Sides, Lorand (Courtney) Big Throat, & Desmond Big Throat; sisters Leanne (Darcy) Russell, Betty Eagle Speaker, & Rolanda Big Throat; grandmother Pauline Eagle Speaker; special grandmother Mona Chief Moon; mother-in-law Anna Belle Buffalo; father-in-law John Crow; uncles Eugene (Lorna) Creighton, Randy (Karen) Bottle, Morton (Joan) Eagle Speaker, & Seymour (Wanda) Eagle Speaker; aunts Bernice (Floyd) Fox, Verna Fox, Joanne Davis, Joanne (Dexter) Healy, & Abbie (Quyen) Eagle Speaker; special aunts Marlene (Ernie) Black Rabbit, & Libbie Chief Moon; several nieces, nephews,and cousins. James was predeceased by his brother Roland Big Throat Jr.; paternal grandparents Jim and Isabel Big Throat; maternal grandfather Orton Eagle Speaker; uncle David Eagle Speaker; special uncle Gary Chief Moon; aunts Kim & Julia (Merlin Chief Calf) Eagle Speaker; cousins Clem Fox and Melody Fox. The Wake Service will be held at the Lighthouse Church, Blood Reserve on Wednesday, August 23rd from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held at the Old Saipoyi School Gym, Blood Reserve on Thursday, August 24th at 11:00 a.m. Interment in the St Catherine's Cemetery. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Cal Salmon & Berry Gorham of Legacy Copyright c. 2006 Alberta Newspaper Group, Inc./Lethbridge Herald.