============================================================ Join memolink.com and get FREE gift certificates to Wal*Mart, Target, Best Buy, Olive Garden and more! http://click.topica.com/caaac5Rb1ddNBb2HgmNa/Memolink ============================================================ "We Have Many Voices" Ezine Greetings, the bimonthly ezine "We Have Many Voices" has been updated, we bring you the news behind the news. To read the articles in their entirety visit: "We Have Many Voices" Ezine <A HREF="http://www.turtletrack.org/ManyVoices/";>http://www.turtletrack.org/ManyVoices/</A> A brief description of each article is listed below. ---------------------------------------------------- It's My Air Too by Jamie Lockard In the physical world, in which we live, there are four basic elements; Earth, Wind, Fire and Water. Science claims that there are many more, but I am really not smart enough to get into that. Of the previously mentioned four, there are two, which are the most critical in sustaining all life. Any guesses? Wind and Water are the two I want to discuss. The first series will be Wind, or air. ---------------------------------------------------- Peltier turns 57 years old ... in prison by Raven Weaver Leonard Peltier is just one of many political prisoners. He is an artist, a writer, Human Rights Activist, and American Indian Movement leader. Mr. Peltier has spent the past 25 years in federal prison. His case being one of the most controversial law cases in this country's history. September 12, 2001, marks Leonard Peltier's 57th birthday. Imagine, at this point, he has spent nearly one half of his life in the federal prison system. ---------------------------------------------------- Dollar Coin Should Show Lakota Chief by David McKenzie <A HREF="http://news.excite.com/news/uw/010831/university-26";>The Pitt News-U. Pittsburgh</A> While working at Kiva Han one day this summer, a customer handed me the new dollar coin to pay for his coffee. This coin, the latest attempt to introduce a metallic form of the basic unit of our currency, features the Shoshone Indian Sacajawea, who helped guide Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to the Pacific Ocean in the early 19th century. ---------------------------------------------------- Diabetes Among Native Americans Native Americans are at a greater risk of having diabetes than anyone. While almost six percent of the U.S. population has some form of this disease, among the Native American populations, that number is twice as high. ---------------------------------------------------- National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program by Donna Ennis Most people, parents, teachers, physicians, even lawyers are not aware of the legal avenues available to families suffering the results of a vaccine related injury. More often than not, victims of vaccine related injuries are told that federal legislation prohibits them from pursuing lawsuits against the vaccine manufacturer or the physician that administered the vaccine. This is NOT always correct. Congress has established another source of compensation for injuries caused by vaccines, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program or NVICP. ---------------------------------------------------- Sharks In The News by Kasey Weaver Recent media hype about sharks and shark attacks prompted me to write my own little piece of media hype. The attacks that have occurred are sad and devastating to the people, friends and families that have been affected. What I find equally as sad is that so little knowledge and such high misunderstandings exist about sharks today. On average each year about 100 people worldwide are attacked by sharks and approximately 10-15 die. More people are killed each year by lightning. Each year over 30 to 100 million sharks, rays and skates are killed in commercial, recreational and shark control fishing. That is approximately 3 sharks every second or 260,000 every day. ---------------------------------------------------- Craft Series - Preparing Feathers for Crafts- Part Two by Lynne Sageflower Pennington There are different methods to prepare feathers to use on your projects. Maybe you want to use more than one feather. This issue will deal with the different methods. ---------------------------------------------------- The Stoic Indian by Paul Barry In each issue, you will find a funny story here. 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