And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:29:10 -0800 (PST) >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Tom Goldtooth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: IEN 1999 Conference > > >PLEASE POST and DISSEMINATE! Distribute on your Lists-. > >Dear Friends, > >The Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) and the Dine' CARE [Citizens >Against Ruining the Environment] are proud to invite you to the 10th Annual >Protecting Mother Earth conference scheduled for June 10-13, 1999. IEN was >formed as an alliance to help Indigenous Peoples and our Tribal Nations to >learn and share information on environmental issues that our communities are >facing. > >In 1990, Dine' CARE hosted the first Protecting Mother Earth conference >within the Navajo reservation at Dilkon, Arizona. Dine' CARE and other >Indigenous grassroots groups in attendance were the founders of this >beginning alliance which would later be known as the Indigenous >Environmental Network. It is only right that Dine' CARE host this year's >tenth annual conference to be held next to the Laguna and Acoma Pueblo in >New Mexico and next to their sacred mountain - Mt. Taylor. > >The theme this year is Lle Tsoo (Uraninite) - "A Creation Placed at the >Foothills of our Sacred Mountains by our Holy People." The focus will be on >uranium issues, including workshops on mining and compensation initiatives >to Native radiation victims that were miners and millers in U.S. uranium >mines. It will be held next to the Laguna Pueblo reservation, which was the >site of the uranium mine contamination and U.S. federal Superfund site - the >Jackpile Mine. > >The National Indian Youth Leadership Project's (NIYLP) Sacred Mountain Camp >is the site for this largest outdoor Indigenous environmental conference in >North America. Youth activities and workshops will recruit youth >involvement in the environmental justice movement while providing leadership >skills. > >Additional workshops, trainings, plenaries, and breakout sessions will be >scheduled around issues that affect our communities. Various topics will >range from nuclear, waste management technology, pesticides, persistent >organic pollutants, border transboundary issues, environmental assessments, >community organizing, and many others. All presentations will be balanced >with Native traditional and modern perspectives. > >This four day camping conference follows the teachings of the sacred Fire >that will burn throughout this historic event. Child care is provided. >Limited travel subsidy scholarships are available for Native grassroots >groups that are dealing with environmental issues in their community. > >If you should have any questions, please send e-mail inquires to: ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or call the IEN National Office at (218) >751-4967 and speak to Charlotte Caldwell. Dine' CARE contact is Anna >Frazier, Coordinator, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at (520) 657-3291. > >Respectfully, > >Jackie Warledo, Co-Chair, Conference Committee >William "Jimbo" Simmons, Co-Chair, Conference Committee >Earl Tulley, Conference Committee Member >Laura Manthe, Conference Committee Member >Anna Frazier, Dine' CARE Coordinator >Tom Goldtooth, IEN National Coordinator > > >"IEN is an environmental and economic justice alliance of Indigenous Peoples >protecting the sacredness of Mother Earth and building sustainable communities." > > >CONFERENCE FLYER #1 > >Indigenous Environmental Network's >10TH Annual Protecting Mother Earth Conference >June 10, 11, 12, 13, 1999 >To be held at the: >National Indian Youth Leadership Project's "Sacred Camp" [next to sacred Mt. >Taylor] >located near the Acoma Pueblo and the Laguna Pueblo Indian reservations in >New Mexico, USA (located off Interstate Highway 40, west of Albuquerque - >signs will be posted) > >Hosted by: Dine' CARE, a Navajo reservation community-based organization >with support of Acoma-Laguna Coalition for a Safe Environment > >Theme: Lle tsoo (Uraninite) "A CREATION PLACED AT THE FOOTHILLS OF OUR >SACRED MOUNTAINS BY OUR HOLY PEOPLE" >The focus will be on uranium issues affecting Indigenous Peoples and their >Tribes. Indigenous Peoples from throughout North America, the Americas and >internationally will be invited such as the Aboriginal Peoples from >Australia dealing with the Jabiluka mine. Radiation victim compensation >initiatives, cleanup of abandoned mines, new uranium developments on >Indigenous lands, health issues, impacts to the plants, animals and >biodiversity, and rights of Indigenous Peoples to live in a safe and healthy >environment are some topics to be discussed. > >[Uraninite (UO2) - the wrath of Western technology and domination!] > > >*Other Workshop Topics: >*Chemicals in Agriculture & POPs *Youth Team Building > >*Transboundary/Border Justice Issues *Nuclear Waste and >Transportation >*ABC's of Landfill and Incineration of Solid Waste *Risk Assessment >*Hard Sulfide (gold, silver, copper) and Coal Mining *Tribal Air Quality Issues >*Community-Based Water Sampling Techniques *Tribal Water Standards >*Oil and Gas Developments *Tribal Environmental Program >Developments >*Coalition Building and Peacemaking *Building Sustainable >Communities >*Risk Mapping *Alternative Energy >*Environmental Assessments and Environmental Justice Analysis - Sacred, >Cultural & Historical Sites >*Biodiversity and Protection of Critical Areas: Medicinal Plants, Forestry, >Endangered Species, and other areas >*Indigenous Knowledge: Seeds, Medicinal Plants, "Intellectual Property >Rights" and Biotechnology > >Coalition Building and Strategy Breakout Sessions on: Mining, Uranium, >Nuclear Waste, Persistent Chemicals (POPs), Youth, and others. > >Non-Indigenous Support Groups, EJ Networks and Environmental Organizations >Invited > >* Campsites * Shower facilities available * Meals Provided * Shuttles from >Albuquerque airport available >* Daycare available * First aid and sanitation facilities on site * Evening >cultural events * Travel scholarships available for community-based groups >(late April deadline for applications!) * Mountain road be prepared > >This is a gathering that respects the Sacred Fire and traditional teachings. >Keep dogs and pets in the camp area. Dress appropriately. This is an >elder, youth and family gathering on environmental justice issues. > >For more information: >Charlotte Caldwell Anna Frazier >Indigenous Environmental Network Dine' CARE >PO Box 485, Bemidji, MN 56619 HCR 63 Box >263, Winslow, AZ 86047 >Ph (218) 751-4967 Fax (218) 751-0561 Ph (520) 657-3291 Fax: >(520) 657-3319 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] [main office e-mail] > >IEN web site and conference information: http://www.alphacdc.com/ien > >The Indigenous Environmental Network is an affiliation of the Seventh >Generation Fund > >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >/////// > > > > > > > > > > >#################################################### > >Indigenous Environmental Network - National Office >P.O. Box 485 >Bemidji, Minnesota 56619-0485 USA >Phone: (218) 751-4967 >Fax: (218) 751-0561 >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web Site: http://www.alphacdc.com/ien > &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
