And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Tom Goldtooth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IEN Message to Family
Message to the Family and Friends of Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence Freitas
and Lahe'ena'e Gay who were taken hostage and murdered in Colombia, South
America.
March 8, 1999
The Indigenous Environmental Network, consisting of an affiliation of over
200 Native communities, organizations, traditional societies and tribal
nations, expresses our condolences to the families and friends of Ingrid
Washinawatok, Terence Freitas and Lahe'ena'e Gay. Their work and
accomplishments as humanitarians and advocates for the rights of Indigenous
Peoples, environmental justice, human rights and cultural preservation was
well known and respected from throughout the local to the global community.
We offer our prayers to the relatives and friends of Ingrid, Terence and
Lahe'ena'e to gain the strength and understanding you seek. It is the
guidance of the Great Spirit - Earth Maker that we must depend on during
this time of need.
Indigenous villages, communities, nations, and organizations within our
network extends throughout the Four Directions of our Earth Mother. We are
facing environmental and economic injustice issues and human rights
violations such as the U'wa tribal communities Ingrid, Terence and
Lahe'ena'e were visiting with at the time of their abduction. The
Indigenous Environmental Network recognizes the excellent work they did on
behalf of many of the Indigenous communities that make up our network.
Their deaths will not be forgotten. Our mind, heart and spirit will stand
with you in solidarity. Already their passing has brought attention to the
U'wa tribe of Colombia who are defending their ancestral lands from oil
exploration by Occidental Petroleum as well as violence and human rights
violations in Colombia. Their deaths have reconfirmed our commitment to
stand fast in defense of our rights as Indigenous Peoples to protect our
traditional lands and all lands against unsustainable development and
exploitation of natural resources that have sustained us for time
immemorial.
In Memory of Those That Have Gone On and Those Yet to Be Born -
The Staff and National Council of the Indigenous Environmental Network on
behalf of our network affiliations - villages, communities, traditional
societies, tribal nations, organizations, individuals, volunteers, interns
and resource persons.
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Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit)
Unenh onhwa' Awayaton
http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
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