And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 20:23:34 -0600 >From: Brian Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: Dakota Tamakoce Singers >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 (Macintosh; I; PPC) >X-Accept-Language: en,de-DE,de >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Hwy 55 controversy > >Ishgooda, > >I want to share some information that was brought to me today. I don't >know if you are aware of the controversy over the rerouting of Hwy 55 in >Minneapolis, MN. The state government has been pushing to create a new >improved highway over a sacred area. They will bulldoze old growth trees >and pave over land that was once burial sites. This construction will >also damage a natural waterway that feeds from Lake Minnetonka to the >the Mississippi River. This new construction will take place within >yards of the current road. I personally do not see why they cannot >improve the current road and avoid these issues. > >For the past few months, many people stayed at an encampment at the site >to keep the construction crews at bay. Last night at 3 AM, over 600 >officers raided the site. They destroyed the encampment, burning the >tipis and destroying the drum. 38 people were arrested and removed from >the area. The area is now locked down by the government. This whole >siege was enacted for our outgoing governor Arne Carlson. Many of us >wonder if this is history repeating itself. 38 people is an interesting >number! > >Hear are some links to news reports on this issue. >http://www2.startribune.com/cgi-bin/stOnLine/article?thisSlug=hiaw21 >http://www.channel4000.com/news/stories/news-981220-093239.html > >Please spread this news to whomever you can. > >-- >Brian Freeman >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Dakota Tamakoce Singers >http://radparker.com/tamakoce > <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
