And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
From: "KOLA International Campaign Office" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Fw: support from Society for Threatened Peoples Germany for Oceti
Sakowin
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 99 21:52:01 PST
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Date: Saturday 27 March 1999 04:56:06
From: Renate Domnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: South Dakota alert!!!
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To
Governor William Janklow
State Capitol
Pierre, South Dakota
fax: 00-1-605-773-4711
Dear Governor Janklow,
Native People of South Dakota are
initiating a Peaceful Gathering in protest against an illegal transfer of
treaty land to the state of South Dakota. The tribes of the Great Sioux
Nation have declared the Gathering as a spiritual camp for the purpose
maintaining peaceful and non violent assembly on the federal lands.
The Treaty Lands in Question are the 200,000 Acres of lands along the
Missouri River in South Dakota. The transfer is called Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and SD Teresstrial Wildlife Habitat
Restoration Act". The Land title belongs to the Great Sioux nation under
the 1851 & 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaties. The Land Transfer was attached as a
rider by Senator Daschle into the October 1998 Omnibus Appropriations Act
and has become law without the consent of a 3/4 majority of the Seven
Campfires (Great Sioux Nation). This is in itself another violation of the
provisions of the Laramie Treaties.
Tribes, Treaty Councils, and non-Indian supporters are calling for
congressional oversight hearings to reconsider the Act, and for an
Environmental Impact Statement before the US Army Corps of Engineers moves
to transfer any land. We are also informed that the Native People have
been up all night securing the area of the peacecamp from pestering people
who had started to harrass the spiritual encampment.
The most striking aspect of this treaty violation called land transfer"
is, that in THE LAND OF THE FREE" you have put a press embargo on the
media in order to avoid coverage in the USA. This alone demonstrates that
there is a lot to hide from the public.
The press embargo on US media does not work with the internet, so this
situation will be monitored by human rights and other organisations. Other
European action groups, politicians, press ... will be informed about the
situation in South Dakota.
Because native peoples of the US have to face daily violations of their
most basic human rights, I am highly concerned about the safety of the
people of the First Fire of the Oceti Sakowin spiritual camp. Therefore I
am urging you to take your responsibility and secure safety.
Respectfully,
Renate Domnick
Hansaplatz 5,
20099 Hamburg
Germany
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