And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
From: Pat Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Last Whiteclay March Pine Ridge residents have not given up the fight to stop alcohol
sales in Whiteclay, Nebraska. Sunday was the last march, but was not the same as the
other marches. A symbolic meal was served, and a flag was raised over the post office.
Protesters claim to have taken control of Whiteclay, and have plans for some of the
buildings. It is yet to be seen whether or not Native Americans can retain control of
Whiteclay, but one thing is certain, they're not going away quietly.
Story by: Brandon Bennett
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S. Dakota sets forum on slayings of Indians BY HEIDI BELL
Rapid City Journal
http://www.journalstar.com/stories/loc/sto9
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A state civil rights committee plans to hold an open forum on the
unsolved murders involving Indians.
Two of those murders sparked recent protests in Whiteclay, Neb.
"(We need to) do something yesterday about the murders in Indian Country," said Silke
Hansen, acting regional director of the U.S. Department of Justice's Community
Relations Service. "The perception is that no one gives a hoot." Hansen spoke at a
meeting of the South Dakota Advisory Committee in Rapid City. The committee makes
recommendations to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, an independent fact-finding
board that advises Congress and the president.
The U.S. Commission has asked Attorney General Janet Reno to look into the deaths of
Ronald Hard Heart and Wilson Black Elk Jr. The two men were found beaten to death on
the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near the Nebraska border in June.
When no arrests were made, Indians marched to Whiteclay to protest the lack of
progress. Marchers also complained about alcohol sales in Whiteclay, where four stores
sell more than $3 million in alcohol each year -- mostly to residents of the
reservation , where many people struggle with alcohol problems.
The first Whiteclay march ended with a grocery store burned and looted. Subsequent
marches have been peaceful.
Although the commission did not set a date for the forum on the unsolved murders,
several commission members said Friday their most urgent goal is giving people a
chance to speak. John Dulles, director of the Rocky Mountain Regional Office for the
U.S. C ommission on Civil Rights, said the upcoming forum needs to be more than just
talk. He said government officials, including prosecutors and law enforcement, need to
be present to answer questions.
Oglala Sioux Tribal President Harold Salway, who attended part of Friday's meeting,
said he was open to having a civil/human rights group on the reservation to hear
complaints.
"I think it's palatable," he said. "I think the situation is prime." In addition to a
forum, Elsie Meeks, the first American Indian appointed to the U.S. Commission,
suggested establishing offices where people can go to make civil rights complaints and
get information on what to do next.
Hansen, whose job is to help resolve and prevent racial and ethnic conflict and
violence, said there are three components to violence: a perception of unfair
treatment, a perception that there is no redress, and a triggering incident. The Los
Angeles rio ts that followed the Rodney King beating trial were actually triggered
when police officers were found not guilty of using excessive force, she said.
The lack of adequate law enforcement and investigation, both on the reservation and
off, was a frequent complaint. Questions of sovereignty and jurisdiction are often
part of the problem, but Hansen said they don't have to be.
"You can start by saying, "How can we provide the best law enforcement for the people
here, and what would it take in terms of cooperation?'" she said, instead of starting
with the question of who has jurisdiction. "Jurisdiction and s overeignty are not
negotiable issues, so they should not be on the table."
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