And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 12:53:39 EDT Subject: Prairie Island to Donate $100,000 to Pine Ridge Tornado... Prairie Island to Donate $100,000 to Pine Ridge Tornado Relief; Leaders Challenge Other Tribes to Match Prairie Island's Gift PRAIRIE ISLAND, Minn., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tribal Council for the Prairie Island Indian Community today announced that the tribe will donate $100,000 to South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to help tornado relief efforts there. In addition, Prairie Island's tribal leaders issued a challenge to the nation's other tribes to match or exceed the $100,000 gift. "We are glad to have the means to be able to help out our friends at Pine Ridge in this time of great need, and we hope that other tribes will put their resources to good use and answer our challenge with matching gifts," said Audrey Kohnen, president of the Prairie Island Indian Community. "In cases like these with one tribe helping another, we are seeing an example of the tribal cooperation and good works that Congress intended when it passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988. I am proud that Prairie Island can play a part in that inter-tribal support network." The gift comes in response to a devastating tornado outbreak on June 4 and 5 that struck the community of Oglala on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which is located in southwestern South Dakota, about 80 miles south of Rapid City. One person was killed and more than 40 were injured when the area was hit by four tornadoes over two consecutive nights. The storms destroyed countless buildings on the reservation, leaving hundreds of families homeless. The Prairie Island Indian Community is located 30 minutes southeast of the Twin Cities along the Mississippi River. The tribe owns and operates Treasure Island Resort and Casino. SOURCE Prairie Island Indian Community CO: Prairie Island Indian Community ST: Minnesota, South Dakota IN: CNO SU: 06/17/99 12:52 EDT http://www.prnewswire.com Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
