NATIVE_NEWS: ENVIRO BRIEFS: (ENS) NEWS JULY 20, 1999
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE (ENS) GROWING POPULATION FACES SHRINKING WATER SUPPLY AMERISCAN: JULY 20, 1999 For Full Text and Graphics Visit: http://ens.lycos.com *** Send News Tips and Story Leads to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** GROWING POPULATION FACES SHRINKING WATER SUPPLY WASHINGTON, D.C., July 20, 1999 (ENS) - Increasing water shortages may lead to global hunger, civil unrest and even war, according to Sandra Postel, director of the Global Water Policy Project and senior fellow with the Worldwatch Institute. In her new book, "Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last," Postel joins the growing ranks of experts warning the world to reduce water use now to avoid serious problems later. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jul99/1999L-07-20-01.html *** ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: JULY 20, 1999 American Airlines Fined $95,000 for Using Air Polluting Fuel Border Emissions Study Examines NAFTAs Effects on Air Quality Reintroduced Wolf Shot In Idaho for Killing Livestock Forest Service Seeks Comments on Yellowstone Grizzly Recovery Plan Rocks Tell Geologists About Water Pollution, Earthquakes Flood Kills Trout at New Mexico Hatchery, Spares Endangered Gila Trout Recycled Paper Does Not Gum Up the Works Birkenstock Sandals Step Into Green Energy Deal Now How Will They Find the Doors? Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jul99/1999L-07-20-09.html *** E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE *** TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND STATE EDITORS: `Save Some for Tomorrow' An Op-Ed Article by Carol Collier of the Delaware River Basin Commission WEST TRENTON, N.J., July 20 -/E-Wire/-- The Delaware River Basin Commission today issued the following op-ed article: Many of us take water for granted in this country. We turn on the tap and, whoosh, out it comes, a life sustaining substance that often costs less per year than a subscription to cable TV. That's not true in some foreign lands. There, the water may come on at seven in the morning, then be turned off at two in the afternoon. There's just not enough to go around. And it may not be fit to drink. /CONTACT: Christopher Roberts of the Delaware River Basin Commission, 609-883-9500, ext. 205, or [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ /Web site: http://www.state.nj.us/drbc / For Full Text and Graphics Visit: http://ens.lycos.com/e-wire/July99/20july9904.html Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1991-1998. All Rights Reserved. Send comments and newsworthy information to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/
NATIVE_NEWS: Healing lodge, lesser sentence
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:34:28 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Lynne Moss-Sharman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Healing lodge, lesser sentence Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Wednesday, July 21, 1999 Lighter sentence sought Judge mulls community term for man convicted in vicious brawl By JACKI LEROUX, Ottawa Sun A 43-year-old Native man who pleaded guilty in a vicious rooming house brawl two years ago is hoping to serve his jail sentence in the community after getting help with his alcoholism at a Cree lodge. The sentencing yesterday of Johnny Metatawabin was adjourned until next week to give a judge time to consider a joint recommendation that the reformed alcoholic receive a conditional sentence. Metatawabin and another man, Albert Maloney, 50, were initially accused of trying to kill Roy Jones after a fight broke out at a Nelson St. rooming house in January 1997. Both men pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of aggravated assault. Maloney was handed an 18-month jail sentence. Defence lawyer Franco Giamberardino explained that Metatawabin turned to his own Cree people for help with his drug and alcohol problems and has been receiving counselling for anger management. "He was clearly on a path to some kind of destruction," Giamberardino said of his client. "Something's happened to this man. He's found something.I'm not going to try to belittle the charges, but serving his sentence in the community would not endanger the safety of the community." "Let Us Consider The Human Brain As A Very Complex Photographic Plate" 1957 G.H. Estabrooks www.angelfire.com/mn/mcap/bc.html FOR K A R E N #01182 who died fighting 4/23/99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aches-mc.org 807-622-5407 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/
NATIVE_NEWS: Saskatchewan: sex offender running abuse program
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:49:29 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Lynne Moss-Sharman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Saskatchewan: sex offender running abuse program Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Wednesday, July 21, 1999 Sex offender hired to develop abuse program [ sober for a year and a half???] James Parker The Star Phoenix Saskatoon SASKATOON - A native band has hired a sex offender to help develop programs for victims of abuse at residential schools. The man, who sexually assaulted a Saskatoon woman at one of the band's schools over a three-year period starting in 1980, is being paid out of a $350-million federal government healing fund. Dave Cameron, who was given a nine-month sentence in 1996 for the assault, says he is suited for the job because he brings a unique perspective to the program. "I've been through the situation myself, both as a victim and an abuser," he said. "Sometimes people want people like me completely out of the picture. But I want to contribute. It makes me feel good to give something back." Mr. Cameron, 48, was a CHILD CARE WORKER and sports and recreation director at residential school in Duck Lake, Sask., about 80 kilometres north of Saskatoon, when he committed the sex offences. His victim, who does not wish to be identified, was a teenager at the time. At the time of the abuse, management of the school was being transferred from an order of the Roman Catholic Church to the Saskatoon District Chiefs, the forerunner ot the Saskatoon Tribal Council. It is now called St. Michael's College and is run by the Beardy's and Okemasis band in Duck Lake. Last month, Cameron was hired by the band for an undisclosed sum to help carry out a "needs-assessment" program for residential school survivors of sex abuse. The information he and others collect will serve as the basis for counselling and therapeutic programs for natives. As part of his job, Cameron will be interviewing sex abuse victims. Ron Piche, a Saskatoon lawyer representing Cameron's victim in a civil action against Cameron and the federal government, said his client was shocked and distressed that he had been hired for the program. "She took a couple of days off work she was so upset. What assurance does the band have that this won't happen again?" The woman, and a second alleged victim, filed a civil suit against Cameron and the federal government in 1997. Ottawa is named because it was ultimately responsible for residential schools. According to the statement of claim, Cameron sexually assaulted the plaintiffs on numerous occasions, with the nature of the assaults ranging from fondling to sexual intercourse. The women claim the residential school did not interview Cameron, obtain his family history, or conduct psychological testing before it hired him. They also claim Cameron did not complete an application or provide references before he started working at the school. The two women accuse Cameron and the government of negligence, breach of trust and breach of fiduciary duty. They claim the assaults have hampered their enjoyment of life and rendered them unable to take advantage of some educational and employment activities. They are asking for general damages, special damages to be proven at a trial and exemplary and punitive damages. In a statement of defence, the federal government denied it was negligent and denied the plaintiffs suffered the loss they claim. A pre-trial hearing on the matter is scheduled to take place in December. Cameron, who served about half his sentence in 1995, said band officials were aware of his background when they hired him. He said they understand he is on a "healing journey" that will continue for some time. Cameron said he was sexually abused by a fellow student when he attended St. Michael's in the late 1950s and early 1960s. After his release from jail in 1995, he said he entered therapy and a men's healing group in an effort to deal with his personal problems. He gave up alcohol in 1997. "I know where these people (abuse victims) are coming from. But it's not as upsetting as it would have been three or four years (before he entered therapy). However, I understand their concerns." Cameron said he hopes to pursue a career in addictions counselling. Band officials could not be reached for comment. "Let Us Consider The Human Brain As A Very Complex Photographic Plate" 1957 G.H. Estabrooks www.angelfire.com/mn/mcap/bc.html FOR K A R E N #01182 who died fighting 4/23/99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aches-mc.org 807-622-5407 Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit)
NATIVE_NEWS: SD: Protest Over Native American's Death
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "John Russell" [EMAIL PROTECTED] replies: Protest Over Native American's Death Click on our sponsors! Updated 5:15 AM ET July 20, 1999 (MOBRIDGE) -- More than three hundred Native Americans turned out for a protest march in Mobridge over the weekend. March organizer Mark White Bull said the event was to bring attention to the murder of 22-year-old Robert "Boo" Many Horses. He was found dead in an alleyway trash can two weeks ago. Four Mobridge teens were arrested in connection with the murder of Many Horses. All four are free on bond. ** It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows. Among these shadows men get lost. Black Elk Free Leonard Peltier Justice for Anna Mae ** 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/
NATIVE_NEWS: Groundbreaking set for National Museum of the American Indian
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:29:26 -0500 To: Ishgooda [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Groundbreaking set for National Museum of the American Indian Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 7/21/99 -- 2:10 PM Groundbreaking set for National Museum of the American Indian WASHINGTON (AP) - After 10 years of planning, fund raising and fighting over architecture, groundbreaking for the National Museum of the American Indian is set to begin Sept. 28. The five-story structure will occupy a 4.3 acre site between the Capitol and the Washington Monument. It will be the last available spot on the Mall - right next to the Air and Space Museum, the most popular showplace of the Smithsonian Institution's 17 facilities. Last year museum officials there counted 28 million visitors. Douglas J. Cardinal, a Canadian of Blackfoot Indian ancestry, designed the unusual curving structure with an overhanging roof and undulating walls of rough-hewn limestone. It recalls the cliffs where native Americans built multistory houses in the Southwest. Windows are positioned to catch the sunlight during the solstices. ``It would have been silly to build an American Indian museum with a lot of Greek columns,'' said J. Carter Brown, chairman of the capital's Commission on Fine Arts. The Smithsonian has invited 554 leaders of recognized tribes to the ceremonial space, named the Potomac - like the nearby river - where some will bless the building and grounds. Landscaping will reflect a variety of American Indian territories including some wetland, said Leonda Levchuk of the museum's public affairs office. The 250,000 square foot building is scheduled to open in late 2002. The Indian museum was long a landmark in uptown Manhattan. In 1989 it became part of the Smithsonian and five years later moved to its present spot in the old Customs House near New York's Battery district. Congress approved the project for Washington and has appropriated $39 million. Originally estimated at $110 million, the total cost is now expected to run higher. Some $36.7 million from private sources has been raised, Ms. Levchuk said. Moving is under way for more than 800,000 artifacts and other pieces - the world's most comprehensive collection of Indian materials - to the Smithsonian's Cultural Resources Center in suburban Suitland, Md. Groundbreaking was delayed a year by the firing of Cardinal in a contract dispute. Though Cardinal's basic design will be used, a new architectural firm added a large, thick column to hold up the roof. But then that column was eliminated in the model the commission unanimously approved last month. Copyright 1999 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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/
NATIVE_NEWS: Protest at Los Alamos
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: To : Abolitionists Everywhere From: Bruce Hall at Peace Action Date: July 21, 1999 Re : Los Alamos Dear friends - FYI Bruce FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bruce Hall at 202.862.9740 extension 3038 July 21, 1999 Peace Action New Mexico - 505.989.4812 Peace Action Announces Major Demonstration at Scandal-Plagued Los Alamos National Laboratory Nation's Largest Grassroots Peace Organization To Protest Resumed Nuclear Warhead Production at the Lab WASHINGTON, DC - At a time when Los Alamos National Laboratory has been plagued by scandal, Peace Action announced today its plan to stage a major nuclear disarmament demonstration at the New Mexico lab on Monday, August 9, 1999 - the 54th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan. Peace Action mounted the protest as part of a new campaign to halt the resumed production of nuclear warheads at the lab. The protest and preceeding conference, drawing activists from across the country and around the world, will be the largest anti-nuclear event in Los Alamos history. "Los Alamos is getting back into the nuclear bomb-making business at a time when the world desperately needs to get back on the path to nuclear disarmament," said Peace Action's field organizer Bruce Hall. "Peace Action is bringing a much needed wake-up call to the lab and the government: the Cold War is over, it is time to abolish nuclear weapons." The Department of Energy plans to produce up to 80 plutonium pits (the cores of nuclear warheads) a year at Los Alamos and will field the first - a 475 kiloton warhead for use on the Trident submarine - in 2001. Los Alamos will produce 20 warheads a year by 2007 and is striving to reach to capability to produce up to 80 warheads annually by a later date. The U.S. last produced a nuclear warhead for the arsenal in 1989 at the infamous Rocky Flats Plant in Colorado. Concerns over environmental contamination and flagrant safety violations led to the plant's closure. The annual nuclear weapons budget at Los Alamos has climbed by more than 30% in the past five years and will reach over $900 million in 2000. Meanwhile, New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman has begun a push to create a new, multi-million dollar plutonium processing plant at Los Alamos. If completed, the plant will become the world's newest nuclear weapons facility. "Despite the U.S. signature on the Comprehensive nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the weaponeers at Los Alamos continue to hone their ability to design, develop, and deploy newer, more advanced nuclear weapons, and the taxpayer is footing a Cold War-sized bill." said Hall. "People from around the country and the world are coming to Los Alamos this August because the activities there have implications that reach far beyond New Mexico's borders." The conference, "Beyond the Bomb: A New Agenda for Peace and Justice", will take place at the Crowne Plaza Pyramid Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico from Friday, August 6 through Sunday, August 8. During the conference, local activists and indigenous leaders will discuss the impact of Los Alamos National Laboratory on the people of New Mexico and explore the ways the activities at Los Alamos drive the nuclear arms race and threaten the environment. In addition, survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will join activists from the United Kingdom, France, India, Pakistan, and the South Pacific to discuss the global movement to abolish nuclear weapons. Mary Wynne-Ashford, co-president of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War will discuss the deteriorating situation in Russia and the urgent need for immediate progress on nuclear disarmment. Jacqui Katona, winner of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize will discuss her efforts to halt plans for uranium mining on aboriginal land in Australia. On Monday, August 9th, participants will commemorate the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, with a rally and civil disobedience at Los Alamos National Laboratory. -30- __ Bruce Hall Peace Action Field Organizer [EMAIL PROTECTED] 202.862.9740 x 3038 Fax: 202.862.9762 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/
NATIVE_NEWS: Draft report counters native urban migration
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Draft report counters native urban migration http://www.vancouversun.com/cgi-bin/newsite.pl?adcode=n-mmmodulename=nation al%20newstemplate=nationalnkey=vsfiletype=fullstoryfile=/cpfs/national/9 90721/n072179.html LEANNE YOHEMAS-HAYES, The Canadian Press Aboriginal people aren't moving off reserves as often as people think, suggests a document prepared for the federal government to be presented in Vancouver Thursday. That could actually be good news for overcrowded reserves lacking adequate water and sewer services if Ottawa provides more funding based on the draft report, obtained by The Canadian Press. A final report will be released in the fall. Authors used the most recent census figures to counter what's described as a "prevailing myth" of a mass exodus of registered Indians from reserves to cities. In fact, it concludes, there has been a consistent gain to reserves, although relatively small in relation to reserve population. From 1991 to 1996, 13,640 more people moved to reserves than left them. Between 1986 and 1991, according to the report, 9,230 people moved to reserves. Forty years after his family went to the city to find work, author Brian Maracle moved back to Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ont. "It's the best thing I ever did," said Maracle, who wrote about his experience in Back on the Rez. "For people who care about things and want to live tradition and culture - this is the centre of our spiritual, cultural and political existence." The federal report argues that an apparent native population boom in cities really reflects changes made in 1985 to the Indian Act. Bill C-31 granted Indian status to those who had lost it through marriage to non-Indians. Since then, more than 120,000 people have been reinstated as registered Indians, says the report, boosting the off-reserve population to 42.5 per cent of the total in 1995 from 29 per cent in 1985. In the 1996 census, registered off-reserve aboriginals numbered 260,755 and 227,285 lived on reserves. Proof of increasing migration to reserves is certainly an argument for more spending, said a source in Indian Affairs. The data gives policymakers fresh insight into future reserve demands, from economic development to housing, employment and education needs. This year, Ottawa plans to spend $6.5 billion on programs for aboriginals, with the majority, nearly 90 per cent, going to reserves. Aboriginal people living off-reserve receive services and benefits similar to other people, with the exception of a few special programs like post-secondary student assistance. Some members of native advocacy organizations slammed the report as an excuse for the federal government to ignore First Nations people living off reserves, leaving it to provinces. "Where is the res ponsibility for the off-reserve people?" asked Harry Daniels, president of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. "How are they going to be funded? How are they going to be serviced?" Many don't believe the report's conclusion, saying anecdotal evidence contradicts Ottawa's number crunchers. "When you look at the social reality of the Indian reservation of this country, most don't have the capacity to take more people, realistically," said Viola Thomas, Vancouver-based president of United Native Nations. The department's statistics say 45 per cent of housing on reserves is inadequate. For all his happiness about returning home, Maracle concurs. It's not easy to establish life back on the reservation, he said. "I know that more people would come back if there was more housing and more work." 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/
NATIVE_NEWS: The Iron Horse subdivision
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:57:12 -0500 To: Ishgooda [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The Iron Horse subdivision Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Ashland project may affect historic house, burial site BY AL J. LAUKAITIS Lincoln Journal Star PHOTOS BY CHRIS BENDET/ Lincoln Journal Star http://www.journalstar.com/stories/neb/stox Trouble: The Iron Horse subdivision near Ashland may have run into trouble. Two state agencies are saying that the land could contain significant Pawnee and Otoe burial sites and historic places associated with Nebraska's early settlement. More than a century ago, American Indians called the locomotive an iron horse. It was a disturbing sight: black smoke belching from a metal beast rolling across the Great Plains. Today that same name is still causing trouble for American Indians. But instead of a locomotive it's a $90 million luxury housing development called Iron Horse steamrolling the east edge of Ashland. The Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs and the Nebraska State Historical Society, bitter enemies a few years ago, now have formed an alliance to put the brakes on the project. The reason: They say the 275 acres planned for quarter-million-dollar homes , a lake and a championship golf course could contain significant Pawnee and Otoe burial sites and historic places associated with Nebraska's early settlement. Both agencies are drafting a letter asking the attorney general for a legal opinion clarifying the role of the Indian Commission when local zoning changes might have an adverse impact on unmarked burial sites. "Our concerns ... are that they will be disturbing sacred burial sites," Judi Morgan, the Indian Commission's executive director, said Tuesday. "From the maps that I've seen it looks like there ... would be strong affiliations with the Oto e and Pawnee tribes." A review of society records shows the Iron Horse tract also includes the historic Israel Beetison House and visible wagon ruts of the Ox Bow Trail, both listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The tract also is close to the Ashland site where archaeologists have found pottery shards, flint, tools and other evidence of extensive American Indian occupation dating back to 1100. Burial goods attributed to the Otoe and Pawnee tribes were repatriated from sites found near the Iron Horse tract. Developer Tim Young with Bayer-Young of Omaha said he's examined the site and found no evidence of Indian burial grounds or of significant historic sites. "We're moving dirt, and we have not even ... run into any possible burial sites," Young said Tuesday. "I've instructed the graders that if they do run into any possible bones to stop and call me immediately." The Iron Horse subdivision will have 265 lots and an 18-hole golf course. Lots are selling for $40,000 to $110,000. Homes will start at $250,000. The subdivision is sandwiched between U.S. 6 and Nebraska 66 midway between Lincoln and Omaha. Construction began in March after the city of Ashland granted developers a preliminary plat. About 100 acres have been graded, including the first nine holes of the golf course. Seeding will take place in September, and the course could be ready to play next year. No houses have been built, but street paving could begin in October. Young said home sites are selling very well, with about 50 percent of the lots going to Lincoln buyers. He declined to say how many lots have been sold. The historical society, meanwhile, remains wary of the development. "Based upon this extensive research and survey, development in this area is extremely sensitive and subject to public, legal and tribal interests," Robert Puschendorf wrote in a July 9 letter to the Ashland Planning Commission. "Developmen t is of gravest concern to identified and potential cultural, historic and archaeological properties." Puschendorf, deputy state historic preservation officer, said the society would like to investigate the site with the Indian Commission and tribal leaders -- a group the society once was sorely at odds with over the handling of Indian remains. But the new alliance cannot examine the site because the 275 acres is private property. The only way they could examine the property is if the developer invited them to do so, or if burial remains or goods were discovered during construction, said Rob Bozell, another society official. Developers then have a legal obligation to contact the c ounty attorney and the historical society. Young said he first became aware of the possibility of historic and American Indian sites on the land after talking to area landowners about a year ago. He said he and other project investors will comply with federal and state laws regarding such sites. Discussions already have been held with Ashland officials about the future of the Beetison
NATIVE_NEWS: RED ALERT RED ALERT RED ALERT MENDOTA
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 00:58:23 EDT Red Alert * Red Alert * Red Alert * Red Alert * Red Alert * Red Alert * Red Alert * Red Alert Today, July 20th, 1999 at 10:10a.m., ranking officers from the Minnesota State Troopers and Minneapolis Police Department came the the Minnehaha Spiritual Encampment. Camp Member, Thunder, approached the ranking State Trooper and asked him why they had come here today. He was told that they were at camp to "take a look around." Thunder asked if they were here to take any action today against the camp. The officer informed him that they were not here to take any action today, against the camp, but to take a look around to see when they do take action what type of action they need to take. The officer asked him if the camp has a sweat lodge, and Thunder pointed to the lodge. The officer asked him if this was the same lodge that we had at the last camp. Thunder said that yes it was, and that he should know that because he was the officer that dismantled the sweat lodge during the last raid on December 20th of 1998. He said that if they need to dismantle the lodge again, they would make sure that it was returned. The Police and State Troopers also had with them a MnDoT official and a representative of Thommes and Thomas, a land clearing firm based out of Stillwater, Minnesota. The land destroyer from Thommes and Thomas had a clip-board and was taking notes on the trees in the area, including the FOUR SACRED TREES, that have been at the center of the struggle to protect this land for the last year. This is the calm before the storm, and now is the time that we must act before they bring their machines to desecrate this sacred gound. We need you, and we need you now. If you have ever felt moved by this struggle, and would be willing to come down and camp with us, now is the time. THE RIGHT OF WAY CLEARING FOR THE REROUTE OF HIGHWAY 55 IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN BY AUGUST 2ND OF THIS YEAR. BECAUSE OF THIS ENCOUNTER WITH THE POLICE AND STATE TROOPERS, WE BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL RAID THE CAMP BEFORE THAT DATE. We need wave upon wave of people to form a human ring around the four sacred trees and stand with us in prayer and resistance around the sacred fire that has burned since August 10th of 1998. This is a place of prayer and its sacredness has been testified to by spiritual elders from six different First Nations. We need people willing to risk arrest to stand up for the sacredness of this land, to protect the trees, Camp Coldwater Spring, and for the human rights of Native Americans to freedom of religion. This place is a church to all Native Americans, what would you do if this was your church facing the bulldozers? Our spirit is not crushed. MnDoT will never pave over our prayers, and if we stand united and strong we still can save this land for the future generations. We ask all people of conscience to call the Mayor's office, the Governor's Office and even the President of the United States and demand that this re-route of Highway 55 be Stopped immediately, and that this land between Minnehaha Falls and Camp Coldwater Spring be protected for all time. We also ask that you call and fax these two companies that have been awarded the contract for the destruction of the trees and land: C.S McCrossan Inc. 7865 Jefferson Highway Maple Grove, MN phone (612) 425-4167 fax (612) 425-0520 fax (612) 425-1255 Thommes and Thomas 15457 Jeffrey N. Hugo, MN 55038 phone (651) 430-2535 Please ask them to think long and hard about the injustices of this road. That it violates human rights, makes little sense and will destroy beloved Minnehaha Park. Then tell them that they may be opening themselves up to lawsuits. Then let them know that they have been warned, in a non-violent and spiritual way. We must let them know that this is not just a "job", and that we are not against the workers. Remind them that we are non-violent. Let them know that MnDoT does have alternatives available that will still provide work. Unions and workers should not be envolved in projects that have strong community opposition, and that violate fundamental human and constitutional rights. Also: On August 10th, 1999 join us for our one year anniversary of standing up to the bulldozers and of protecting the sacred sites that lie in the path of the reroute of Highway 55. were: at the spiritual encampment. Take Highway 55 (Hiawatha Ave.) south to 54th Street and go left at the light. Go past one driveway and take the second driveway on the right that goes down to a stop light and the Bureau of Mines buildings. The Camp is on the left, and you will see the parked cars. when: Starting at 4:00pm and going till sundown. what: feast/potluck, Thunder Nation Drum Group, stories shared from the last year, a video and photo presentation, and music. August 8th, 1999, Join us for our Second Annual
NATIVE_NEWS: CLEVELAND MLB PROTEST
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 20:01:50 EDT Subject: CLEVELAND MLB PROTEST GREETINGS THE AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT OF FLORIDA (FLORIDA AIM) CALLS UPON ALL HUMAN BEINGS TO JOIN US IN A RALLY AGAINST THE DISGRACEFUL, SHAMEFUL, RACIST AND STEREOTYPICAL MASCOT OF THE CLEVELAND MLB TEAM IN FRONT OF TROPICANA FIELD IN SAINT PETERSBURG, FL AUGUST 6, 7 AND 8TH. THE PROTESTS WILL BE AUGUST 6TH BEGIN AT 6PM AUGUST 7TH BEGIN AT 5:30 AUGUST 8TH BEGIN AT NOON AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO TROPICANA FIELD (16TH AVE S AND NINETH STREET IN SAINT PETERSBURG WE ASK PEOPLE TO BRING SIGNS AND TO PLEASE OBSERVE OUR NO DRUGS/NO ALCOHOL POLICY. THIS WILL BE ENFORCED BY FLORIDA AIM SECURITY. IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL US AT 727-826-6960 OR EMAIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] THANK YOU
