And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: -----Original Message----- From: Bradley Angel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 4:47 PM Subject: SUPPORT JUSTICE FOR THE TIMBISHA SHOSHONE TRIBE A MESSAGE FROM GREENACTION TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND JUSTICE FOR NATIVE PEOPLES: Dear Friends, Greenaction urges you to support the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe in their long quest to win federal recognition for their aboriginal homeland in and around what is now referred to as "Death Valley National Park". The Timbisha Shoshone have lived in this area for many thousands of years, and have proven themselves to be caretakers and protectors of this fragile and beautiful desert and mountain environment. The Timbisha have suffered for too many years from being treated as second-class citizens and squatters on their own land, and have waged a long struggle for a recognized homeland. Years of negotiations have now led to an historic agreement with the National Park Service to establish a Timbisha Shoshone reservation on lands within and near Death Valley National Park, and to establish a Cooperative Management Partnerships between the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, Bureau of Land Management, and the Park Service. The Park Service now agrees that the Timbisha have a right to remain in their aboriginal homeland and that they are a vital part of protecting the environment. This is a great victory, but just the first step. The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe has asked Greenaction to help spread the word about this issue. Please contact your Senators and Congresspeople and urge them to support this just and long overdue proposal for a homeland for the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE http://www.greenaction.org to read the appeal for assistance from the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and a great story entitled "Back to Life" that recently appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle. Your support can be decisive in bringing justice to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, protecting the environment, and ending a shameful chapter in the history of the United States. For a healthy environment and justice, Bradley Angel Executive Director, Greenaction --------------------------------------------- Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice http://www.greenaction.org phone (415) 252-0822 fax (415) 252-0823 1095 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 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/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
