And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Group's Purchase Will Lead To Expansion of Effigy Mounds
http://www.ap.org/
HARPERS FERRY, Iowa -- A conservation group has agreed to purchase more
than 1,000 acres of land adjoining Effigy Mounds National Monument in
northeast Iowa, with plans to sell it to the government for expansion of
the monument site. The so-called Kistler-Ferguson tract includes
ceremonial mounds built by prehistoric American Indians, the first known
sawmill in Iowa and a variety of rare plant and animal life, according to
Effigy Mounds Superintendent Kate Miller. . . . Acquiring the heavily
wooded land is consistent with the National Park Service's long-term plans
for protecting Effigy Mounds and helping the public understand the cultures
that lived there between 450 B.C. and A.D. 1300, Miller said.
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Indian Firefighter Charges Harassment On The Job
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CHICAGO -- A Chicago firefighter sued the city Monday, charging that he
was a victim of harassment ranging from obscene name-calling to vomit
placed in his helmet because he is an American Indian. Robert Nole asked
for unspecified monetary damages and a court order to force an end to such
practices. The suit accuses the city, four firefighters, three supervisors
and Commissioner Robert Altman of engaging in "a pattern of racially
motivated harassment, physical torture and psychological abuse." City
spokesman John Camper said officials would have no comment on the suit
"until our lawyers have a chance to look at it."
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Statue's Future Debated Lincoln County officials and
citizens are split over what to do with the Sioux Lookout Indian
http://www.omaha.com/OWH/
North Platte, Neb. -- It seems everyone around here wants a piece of the
Sioux Lookout Indian. However, few are sure what to do with the whole 2,700
pounds of him. The statue stood guard for 67 years atop a prominent hill
south of town, watching the Platte River Valley as Indians once spied on
wagon trains. Generations of residents climbed up to visit him, marvel at
him - or chip away at him and shoot guns at him. Lincoln County road crews
brought the stone sculpture down for repairs in June 1998 after years of
debate. Restoration is nearing completion, but people are still arguing:
Should he go back to Sioux Lookout? If not there, where should he be
placed? Many want him back on the hill, but the hill's owner doesn't.
County commissioners plan to put him temporarily on the North Platte
courthouse lawn, but a North Platte man vows to raise a ruckus until the
Indian becomes part of the Wild West Memorial dedicated last year at the
city's Cody Park. . . . The 8-foot-tall American Indian statue was
installed in 1931 in memory of the Indians and pioneers who passed through
the area. Sculptor Ervin Goeller also did one of the sculptures at the
State Capitol in Lincoln, completed just a year later. . . . Some say the
Indian shouldn't remain a local secret. Ideas have included nominating
Sioux Lookout for the National Register of Historic Places and displaying
the Indian in front of the Lincoln County Historical Museum, on the road to
Cody's Scouts Rest Ranch.
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