And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: From: BIGMTLIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From BIGMTLIST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 01:09:41 EDT Subject: Re: 9th Circuit Court and news Dear Big Mountain Supporters, 1. 9th Circuit Court hearing: We have now heard two possible dates for an upcoming 9th Circuit Court hearing, on August 12 and August 13. I am currently checking whether the hearing will be an open session or a closed session. If it is an open session then I am certain that some people will want to travel to San Francisco. If this is the case we will need to raise funds quickly to help with gas and food expenses? Perhaps support people in San Francisco can help with lodging. I am currently inquiring whether there is anything on the docket at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for July 12 or 13. We also need to see if the session will be an open or closed. Please feel free to call the Court House in San Francisco to find out. I will let you know as soon as I find out. If it is an open session we will need to quickly raise some funds for Dineh that will want to attend this session in San Francisco. If you can help us raise some money for this please contact our fiscal agent and make your check payable to SDN, earmarked for the 9th Circuit Court hearing. --------------------------------- 2. Update on the meetings with the feds: It has just been confirmed that the 1st in a series of 3 two-day meetings, addressing BIA grazing issues and livestock confiscation has been rescheduled. We believe it is because the feds found out the people were planning on attending the meetings. We have heard these meetings will instead be held on August 19 and 20. Having people attend these meetings would hurt the propaganda line of the government which states that everyone is happy and only a few people are being troublemakers. But first the feds informed us, after they heard that the word was out about the meetings that there was only a 50/50 chance they would come at all. At the same time we were told that the locations for the meetings were switched, and the Hardrock Chapter meeting would be on Friday, July 30 rather than on Thursday, July 29 and the Teesto Chapter meeting would be on Thursday, July 29th rather than on Friday, July 29. I guess this is the power of outreach. We were also just told that the 2nd in the series of 3 meetings, we believe the meeting to address Hopi governance issues will be held on September 23 and 24. The dates for the 3rd in the series of 3 meetings, addressing religious issues has not be given yet. I wonder if these dates will also change. ----------------------------------------- 3. Update on the Winslow Tract: We have been working with a Vet. that has been visiting the Winslow Tract. He is documenting the lack of adequate water and forage for cattle. The water is salty and the cattle are not drinking it. The land has been devastated by drought and is devoid of vegetation. There is not enough food and water to keep the cattle alive. It is critical that the Navajo Nation provide supplementary hay, feed and water for the cattle. Last Spring this area was declared a state of drought emergency by the State of Arizona and the US Department of Agriculture. There are greener pastures like Big Bow Ranch which the Navajo Nation owns. Please pressure the Navajo tribe to ensure the safety and well being of these cattle. These animals deserve shade, fresh water and good vegetation. And if the Navajo cannot ensure the well-being of these animals then provide hay and feed to make sure they do not die. If this is not possible then let them return home to Black Mesa where they were healthy and well cared for granted sovereign immunity from the BIA. Not left there as many have said, to die. Please contact Roman Bitsuie, Executive Director of the Navajo Hopi Land Commission, The Navajo Nation, P.O. Box 2549, Window Rock, AZ 86515, Phone: (520) 871-6277 and Jonathan Hale, Assistant to Kelsey Begaye, President, The Navajo Nation. P.O. Box 9000, The Navajo Nation, Window Rock, AZ 86515, Phone: (520) 871-6000 You should also put pressure on the US Department of Agriculture as this land has not been turned over to trust lands and they have jurisdiction. Tell them to apply in Washington, DC with the US Department of Agriculture for supplementary hay, feed and water funds. It is their responsibility to do this since they have declared this area a state of emergency. Please contact: Donna Carstens, Badge 75, US Department of Agriculture, Animals Services Division, Livestock Department, 1688 W. Adams, Phoenix, AZ 85007. Phone: (1-800-294-0305). and Please contact: Wilbert Goy, he has oversight of the Winslow Tract, Navajo Hopi Land Commission, Box 2549, Window Rock, AZ 86515. Phone: (520) 871-6441 and (520) 853-1147. Appeal for Help: If the Navajo Nation refuses to purchase hay for the cattle on the Winslow tract and the corralled animals on HPL then please help by donating money that we urgently need to raise. We have been informed that the Navajo Nation can purchase alfalfa hay at a reduced price due to the drought emergency for $65-$80/ton rather than the usual price of about $165/ton. If the Navajo Nation won't help the Dineh people on a humanitarian level then we appeal to you to help them. Please send your donations to our fiscal agent with a note that the funds be earmarked for the hay and feed program. ----------------------------------------------------- 4. How to send money to help: Please send your tax-deductible contributions to: Steve Sugarman, Executive Director Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE) 20110 Rockport Way, Malibu, CA 90265-5340 phone: (310) 456-3534, Tax ID number 95-4116679 Please make your check out to Sovereign Dineh Nation (SDN) and specify whether your funds are for general use or for a specific project Thanks for your support and help. Yours sincerely, Marsha Monestersky E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web sites: http://www.solcommunications.com and http://www.theofficenet.com/~redorman/pagea~1.htm ******************************************** You are on the BIGMTLIST, a moderated mailing list of Big Mountain relocation resistance information (not discussion or debate). . For non-list members receiving this post as a forwarded message, you may subscribe by following this link: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/BIGMTLIST. 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