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 _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
