And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 15:31:11 -0500
>From: Kdawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Organization: ~Human Rights Before Property Rights~
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: 'DIPITY ...A BIG Thing~~
>
>Kdawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replies:
>Kwe Everyone~~
>
>A brother and good friend has asked that I repost
>this announcement in alt.native again and on the
>other lists that I belong to. Some of you may
>know Justanoldman from alt.native and
>WOODOWL~~jaom told me to send you a big
>*Hello~Grandmother!!:)
>
>masi:cho for reading this~
>KDawn
>
*************SEE BELOW*********************
>
>d�laan't�...
>I hope that I don't make this too long because it
>may be the most
>important announcement I have ever made on the net
>or any other way, so
>please read this carefully, think about it some &
>talk it over with
>friends & relations, with your elders & advisors.
>
>I have had confirmation of this news for 2 months
>now. I have chewed on it
>with many people whose opinions I respect very
>much. Some I asked were
>against, but many more are for it. So here it is.
>
>What is potentially the BIGGEST happening/event
>concerning the Nations of
>this land since the time when men & animals could
>understand each other
>will be happening this summer in Vancouver, BC,
>19th-24th of July.
>
>I would like to ask each of you who are reading
>this & are of the Nations,
>to consider being part of this historic closing of
>the circle.. If you
>make the effort, it will be TREMENDOUSLY
>historic..
>
>>From 19th-24th of July, for the first & last time
>in this millenium,
>representatives of each & every First Nation
>and/or Tribe in North America
>- from ALL OF THE NATIONS!! - will be gathering in
>one place. The National
>Congress of American Indians (NCAI) & the Assembly
>of First Nations (AFN)
>will be holding the first ever JOINT Annual
>General Assembly of the
>Nations they represent. Representatives of the
>Congress Nacional Indigenas
>(CNI - all of the Nations in Mexico) may also be
>invited as observers.
>
>I had spoken of my hope for this happening on this
>ng about a year ago..
>And yes, I know that the AFN & the NCAI "official
>members" are what many
>consider to be puppet-governments - (the
>federally-installed Councils have
>the same role as prison trustees, to these eyes,
>although I believe most
>are good people working hard).
>
>But yet I STILL ask you to to seriously consider
>coming to Vancouver for
>the week during the NCAI/AFN Joint AGA, even
>though I know that there's a
>political gathering there of groups that I
>'ideologically' oppose..
>
>Why? .. Because it can be about people & power
>instead of politics & power
>if you decide to make it so..
>
>Think of the message that sends out to the world..
>People of ALL of the
>Nations of this land, together, in one place, at
>one time.
>
>Because if enough people of the True-Peoples come
>from every part of this
>land we love, then by their very presence in large
>numbers this happening
>will be transformed from a continental political
>meeting of middling
>importance into a global event that the world will
>pay attention to. And
>the world press WILL be there in growing numvers
>as the size of the
>gathering grows. That is certain. For example..
>
>This gathering of the Nations, if there are enough
>of you, will be the
>ending of an IMAX movie being filmed the past 18
>mths about the Indigenous
>peoples' journey through the past 1000 years. You
>can make sure it's a
>happy ending by being there. Press contacts from
>every corner of the globe
>has expressed keen interest in "getting this
>story".. Will they
>film/tape/interview the people of the Nations, or
>the politicians of the
>Nations? If there are enough people, the
>politicians become a footnote to
>the people, to the real story. The tail will not
>wag the dog.
>
>YOUR presence there can take this event go far,
>far beyond the minor
>political meeting that is planned, making it
>something your children will
>tell their children about..
>
>"I was there! I was there when we sang to the
>world, in triumphant joy,
>that THE NATIONS LIVE!! "
>(I don't think that old men will brag, "I was at
>the NCAI/AFN Joint AGA of
>'99.")
>
>And if it's going to happen it will happen in
>traditional style.. -> There
>is NO "Organizing Committee", no "Coordinating
>Team".. No numbers to call
>or website to give you a step-by-step "how to".
>(Aiee! No "experts"!
>hehehe.. I guess now we see who is willing to just
>put their faith in
>their grandfathers & grandmothers.. If you decide
>to go, trust them;
>they'll get you there.) If it makes you feel
>better, then feel free to set
>up websites, form committees.. car pools.. etc.
>As Leonard says.., it's
>up to you, an army of one...
>
>"We are each an army of one.." - Leonard Peltier -
>from his forthcoming
>book ("Prison Writings: My Life is my Sundance")
>with masi:cho for his
>permission to reprint it here-
>--------------------
> AIM is not an organization. AIM, as its name
>clearly says, is a movement.
>Within that movement organizations come and go.
>No one person or special
>group of people runs AIM. Don't confuse AIM with
>any particular individual
>or individuals who march under its banner--however
>worthy or unworthy they
>may be. AIM is the People. AIM will be there
>when every one of us living
>today is gone. AIM will raise new leaders in
>every generation. Crazy
>Horse belonged to AIM. Sitting Bull belonged to
>AIM. They belong to us
>still, and we belong to them. They're with us
>now.
>
> One other point I want to make about AIM.
>There are no followers in AIM.
>We are all leaders. We are each an army of one,
>working for the survival
>of our people and of the Earth, our Mother. This
>isn't rhetoric. This is
>commitment. This is who we are.
>
> Yes, we can each be an army of one. One good
>man or one good woman can
>change the world, can push back the evil, and
>their work can be a beacon
>for millions, for billions. Are you that man or
>woman? If so, may the
>Great Spirit bless you. If not, why not? We must
>each of us be that
>person. That will transform the world overnight.
>That would be a miracle,
>yes, but a miracle within our power, our healing
>power.
>--------------------
>
>If each of us, each of these armies joins hands &
>sings in one voice in
>this one place this one time, the world will hear
>it. The need for a clear
>voice, a LOUD voice is urgent.., to remind the
>world that the pending "new
>age"/"new world order"/"global village" has full &
>equal partners in the
>shaping of this "new" thing, this death of
>yesterday & birth of tomorrow.
>And these Nations, these free & equal partners
>have never disappeared, &
>are once more strong enough to resume their place
>standing next to all
>other nations, kneeling before none... The status
>quo is OVER!
>
>So please consider coming to Vancouver, for a day
>or for a week, from the
>19-24th of July, 1999. This is the generation that
>is the turning point,
>the closing of one circle & beginning of another..
>The time has come, I
>say with respect, to take the step beyond
>believing in yourself, believing
>in the family-of-families spanning generations
>that is your Nation. Now I
>think it's time to show the world that you are a
>living part of your
>Nation.., so that our children's children & their
>Nation-becoming may
>live.
>
>If there was ever a time when you wanted to do
>something then do this NOW!
>If ever you wished to give voice to all
>those-gone-but-still-with-us, then
>decide to come to this gathering NOW!
>If ever you wished to give voice to all
>those-yet-to-be-born, then decide
>to come to this gathering NOW!
>If there was ever a time in history when such a
>voice should be heard it is NOW!
>If there was ever a time when the great circle of
>the people, of the
>NATIONS should come together, let it be now...
>
>Stand with pride before the world in Vancouver,
>19th-24th July.. Bring
>your brothers, sisters, parents, kids, elders &
>babies.. Bring your drums,
>your songs, your smiles.. Come & join hands, share
>strength, grow
>together.., feel the power of the circle, the
>power of the Nations.
>
>And for those who don't support the NCAI/AFN I
>respectfully remind them
>that I'm not too crazy about them myself, but
>suggest that only the
>gathering of the people from ALL the Nations will
>show the world the REAL
>representatives of the Nations - You, & all who
>travel to Vancouver with
>you... The politicians will be happy to have the
>world's cameras &
>microphones to themselves alone, if you're not
>there.
>
>People are more powerful than politics, & YOU can
>make history, in
>Vancouver, 19-24 July, 1999.
>
>"We are each an army of one..."
>
>masi:cho to Leonard for his inspiration & sharing
>his opinion in this, &
>masi:cho also to each of you who will spread the
>word, & come & sing the
>song that will make the "invisibles" visible
>again... the NATIONS LIVE!
>
>jaom/�n�thekw�
>
>(Distribute widely!/freely!/joyfully!/proudly!)
>
>PS - If I remember right, the City of Vancouver is
>the shared territory of
>the Coast Squamish, Mushqueam & Burrard First
>Nations, so I remind those
>who may not know that the elders/clan heads of
>those Nations should be met
>& thanked for their hospitality when you arrive.
>Maybe remind your
>Nation's "Official Band Council/Tribal Council
>Delegates" going to their
>conference about this fact. And maybe while you're
>talking to these
>official representatives of your Nation who are
>going you can mention that
>you'll be just outside when the Indian politicians
>meet.., you & several
>thousand other relations...
>
>PPS - As for food, lodging, powwow.. There will be
>plenty of drums I'm
>sure, as there always is when people of the
>Nations come together, &
>dancing may or may not happen, depending on
>whether YOU feel like it or
>not.. Food? Well if there's none being
>fixed/shared where you camp out
>there are plenty of restuarants of every kind
>there.. Lodging? If there no
>rooms available or spaces in nearby campgrounds,
>I'm sure that the
>municipal officials will lean on the army for a
>tent-city (or two) for all
>the Indians spending money in their stores &
>restaurants (& the US dollar
>gets you about $1.35 up here right now).
>
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>
>
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