And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

From: B BTwoeagles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 16:45:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: julie jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Colville's mascot
To: B BTwoeagles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


Dear Bruce -- just a note to let you know how we're faring with our
mascot-ness.  After a 1-1/2 year mutual silence, the Colville
Confederated Tribe's Business Council and the Superintendent and 4 of
6 Board members of the Colville school district finally met at
Spokane's Gonzaga University for a day of beginning to deal with the
issue.  They were facilitated by a wonderful Gonzaga Dean, Raymond
Reyes,a Native man whose tribe I don't know.  Within 3 days of that
meeting (March 19), there had been a decision not to print the name or
picture "Indians" on the year's new batch of sports clothing.  

There were 2 highschool students includedin that meeting and one of
them told me that although the day started with the expected coolness
and reserve, she felt that by day's end there was "not a person in the
room who didn't want to change the mascot.

I think there's something else going on also, but I don't know what it
is.  I find it hard to believe that any one meeting could render both
the Superintendent and the intensely Jock/Redneck editor or our local
newspaper friendly toward me in my Coalition garb.  And friendly they
have been -- offering to print whatever we might write, emailing words
opf friendship, and even saying, as did the editor, "Well, they [the
school board] know they have to do it, so it's good that you guys are
supportive" or words veryvery much to that effect.  Well, whatever the
Mystery Ingredient in all this is, it's probably OK with me!

And you know -- it might just be you-all!

So.... anyway.....  Thanks - later, Julie  Jordan, Co-Chair, Upper
Columbia Human Rights Coalition, Colville, WA


PS - Thanks so much for putting me on your mailing list; it's mucho
interesting!  Also, please share this email with Monroe Gilmour.  If I
try anything fancier than writing to one person, I mess it up.  Thanks
- j



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