NATIVE_NEWS: [mascot_mini] More on Milton, WI mascot
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: Robert Eurich [EMAIL PROTECTED] From the 16 August 1999 Chicago Tribune http://chicagotribune.com/version1/article/0,1575,SAV-9908160024,00.html SCHOOL'S LOGO ROILS WISCONSIN TOWN BOARD DECISION TO DROP `REDMEN' SPURS VOTE EFFORT Associated Press August 16, 1999 MILTON, Wis. Tradition motivates petitioners who want the school board to restore a nickname that critics called insensitive to American Indians. "My sons are very proud to be `Redmen.' They are proud of the heritage," said Maggie Larsen, who has sent two sons to Milton High School. "It's a shame that we've become a land of the perpetually offended." After years of discussion, the "Redmen" nickname and an accompanying logo were retired July 19 by the school board 5-2. Larsen and a group called Citizens for Better Representation are circulating petitions that demand a referendum. The group plans a rally Monday prior to a school board meeting. School district lawyer Bob Krohn and Kevin Kennedy, executive director of the state Elections Board, said a school board cannot be forced to set a referendum on a policy question. "There are statutes related to borrowing money and revenue limits but not on other kinds of issues," said Steve Hintzman of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, concurring with Kennedy. The Milton School District is one of many in which Indian-derived names and symbols have been debated. State Rep. Frank Boyle (D-Superior) is sponsoring legislation that would authorize the state Department of Public Instruction to force school boards to remove offensive labels. Sentiments vary among the estimated 40 districts that Boyle has targeted after 18 districts changed their nicknames. John T. Benson, state superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, complimented the Milton board in a July 23 letter for its "courageous action." In Menomonie, voters recalled three school board members who sided with students who tried unsuccessfully to switch the Menomonie "Indians" to the "Mustangs." In Tomah, elders of the Ho-Chunk Nation have supported a local school's use of symbol depicting a Great Plains headdress and the nam "Tomah Indians." The Milton change was promoted since 1990 by Carol Hand, a Lac du Flambeau Chippewa, who says she had to leave town because of harassment. Larsen and other petitioners complain that school officials made their decision without a referendum. "They ignored the democratic process," Larsen said. "We don't feel they listened to their constituents." "I strongly believe that `Redmen' is not a racist or sexist term," petitioner Arlen Bethay said. "I don't think it is offensive." A referendum can resolve the community's division, said his wife, Glenna. "With a referendum, either way it will be done," she said. "At least it will be more than seven people deciding the fate of their heritage." Earlier this year, she said, a picture of an Indian in a Great Plains headdress was the sanctioned logo on shirts and banners. Now "it is considered racist," she said. The Bethays and Larsen circulated a petition once before, unsuccessfully asking the school board for a referendum. "I didn't think we'd have to go any further than that," Larsen said. "I felt this was a policy issue that needed to be determined by the board," board member Bob Cullen said. "For every person who said, `Let's take the issue to a referendum,' we had an equal number of people telling us it is our decision to make." -- American Indian Sports Team Mascots http://members.tripod.com/earnestman/1indexpage.htm "Little drops of rain wear away the greatest of stones."
NATIVE_NEWS: Peltier; a victim of the multinational corporations
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: arthur [EMAIL PROTECTED] ADate: 16/08/99 9:01:22 AM Subject: Peltier; a victim of the multinational corporations Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please post widely From: THE NORTHWEST LEONARD PELTIER SUPPORT NETWORK TACOMA OFFICE P.O. BOX 5464 TACOMA, WA 98415-0464 USA e-mail; [EMAIL PROTECTED] LEONARD PELTIER, A VICTIM OF THE MULTINATIONAL ENERGY CORPORATIONS There is a lot of discussion and resistance to the corporate globalization and how it is affecting the environment and the working conditions of working people world wide. These things are very important and the coming together of so many people to resist the corporate globalization is good. For it would seem that the multinational corporations are out seize every bit of natural and human resouces possible for their own benefit at the expense of Mother Earth and the people who dwell upon her. While much has been exposed about who is being harmed by all this, and a new strong resistance is being organized, very little is being said or done about how these mulitnational corportations are assulting the indigenous people of the world. The alliances of resistance should not only include environmentalists and labor activists, but also indigenous people and their supporters. And as you speak of environmental damage, sweatshops, relocating jobs and so on you should also speak about Leonard Peltier who is in prison for resisting the encroachment of multinational energy corporations on Native land, it is all connected. The land that the U.S. Government created the reservations that they forced Native People on was, for the most part, land that was viewed as unneeded by the non-Native society. When the non-Nation society became increasingly dependent upon natural resources such as oil, natural gas, coal, uranium and minerals for industrial production, they found that a lot of the resources they wanted was on the remaining Native land. The corporations hatch plans to acquire those resources. Some times by legal means, which some times meant passing new laws (not unlike what they have done in the area of so-called "free trade" laws and treaties), some times they even used illegal means. In the area of Lakota land (1868 Fort Laramie Treaty land) the corporations found a good deal of gold, oil, coal and uranium. The traditional Lakota people resisted and even refused to take money for land that had already been stolen from them. Through the use of sophisticated NASA satellites, the National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program of the U.S. Geological Survey located major uranium deposits in the Sheep Mountian area of the Pine Ridge Oglala Latoka Reservation. Knowing by pass experience that the traditional Lakoka people would resist the lost of more of their land, the government, acting in the interests of the multinational corporations, sought to suppress the traditional Lakota people and the American Indian Movement (AIM) that supported them. At the same time that the government orchestrated the the Oglala shootout, 133,000 acres of Pine Ridge was illegally being signed away in Washington. The shootout had followed nearly three years of extreme terrorism against the traditional Lakota people in which over 60 of them and their supporters had been murdered. On the morning of June 26, 1975, two unmarked cars came onto an area, in which AIM had set up a camp, in the same manner as many of the other terrorist driveby shootings had happened. AIM believed that they and the traditional Lakota people who lived there were under attack. A shootout came about and one AIM member and two FBI agents died. It is clear from all the evidence that this was an act by the government to divert attention away from the illegal signing away of Lakota land and to suppress the opposition to it. The government was even willing to place two of it's agents in harms way to carry out their plan. Three AIM members went on trial for the deaths of the FBI agents. The first two were found not guilty for reason of self-defense. When Leonard Peltier went on trial the government set out to ensure a conviction (thus a coverup of their own responsibility) by fabricating evidence, using coerced witnesses and hand picking a new judge who would not allow evidence of self-defense to be given by Leonard's lawyers. Thus Leonard was found guilty. Over the years Leonard's lawyers have in their appeals disproven the government's case against Leonard. Leonard Peltier remains in prison a victim of the multinational energy corporations desire to gain what they want by any means needed. The multinational corporations that have operations on Lakota treaty land includes many of the major players in the corporate economic globalization, such as; Chevron, Exxon, Getty
NATIVE_NEWS: NAC topics for 16-20 plus Wellness topics for Sept
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Re:Program Schedule for Aug 16-20, 1999 Feed Time: M - F, 1300 - 1359 ET NAC website: www.nativecalling.org HOST: HARLAN McKOSATO WELLNESS HOST: SHARON McCONNELL PROGRAM SCHEDULE for Aug 16-20, 1999 MON - 8/16: Native America's Vacation Getaway: As Native America diversifies its economy, tourism is becoming one of the front runners for economic development. Instead of reading about the Native experience, people can come be part of it in a nice neat vacation package. Can the wilds of Native America be the next vacation hot spot of the Americas? Guests include Lorintino Lallo of the New Mexico Department of Tourism. TUE - 8/17: Youth Action Summit: The Native Youth are restless and they're going to do something about it! Hundreds of Native teens participated in a youth summit over this past weekend in Denver Colorado to draft a youth action agenda for the coming years. On this edition of Native America Calling, we visit with some of these rising stars and share in their vision of a prosperous, healthy and vibrant Native America. Guests include organizer Binishi Albert of Youth Action Network. WED - 8/18: NAC Update Edition, Pt.1: Native America Calling has covered a lot of different issues since the beginning of 1999. On part 1 of a 2 part series, we revisit some of those issues and give our listening audience updates and recent developments on the issues of self-determination, gaming, cultural affairs and justice issues. We invite you to call in with your update on issues we've covered. THU - 8/19: NAC Update Edition, Pt.2: We conclude our update series on this edition of Native America Calling and give you, the listening audience, one more chance to call in with the most recent developments on the issues we've discussed since the beginning of this year. FRI - 8/20: Phobias: Most people have mild, normal fears such as getting up in front of a group of people or driving on icy roads but eventually the apprehension passes. Sadly, some people suffer from extreme persistent and irrational fears of certain objects and situations. These fears...or phobias often interfere with normal life. When do our fears become phobias? On the next "Wellness Edition" of Native America Calling, host Sharon McConnell and her guests talk about phobias Please join us. - PROGRAM SCHEDULE for Wellness Edition Programs for September FRI - 9/3: Suicide: Each year, more people die from suicide than homicide in the United States. Native American Suicide rates are 1½ times the national rate. Why are the rates for our people so much higher? Maybe because it is harder to find help in rural areas and on reservations Or maybe because we just don't talk about suicide and the problems leading to suicide as much as we should. Join host Sharon McConnell and her guests on the next "Wellness Edition" of Native America Calling as they talk about this avoidable fate. FRI - 9/10: Dial-a-Doc: Our two doctors in radio-residency return to answer listeners' health and prescription questions. Doctors David Baines and Tom Nighswander will also discuss with host Sharon McConnell of the latest medical developments featured in the national media. So prepare your health questions for another "radio house call" on the next "Wellness Edition" of Native America Calling. FRI - 9/17: Sex Education for Native Youth: There is nothing we can do about it we are born sexual human beings. But we can educate our children about sex. With proper knowledge of the consequences of sexual activity our youth can make better choices and be more responsible about their health. How do you feel about this? Join host Sharon McConnell and her guest on the next "Wellness Edition" of Native America Calling as they talk about sex education. FRI - 9/24: Hepatitis Did you know that hundreds of thousands of Americans are infected with hepatitis each year? Did you know some strains of hepatitis can be contracted by just touching a doorknob up to a week after the infected person contaminates it? If you would like to learn more about this disease with possible fatal consequences, tune in to the next "Wellness Edition" of Native America Calling as Sharon McConnell and her guests discuss Hepatitis. For more information, please contact the following people: Programming Questions: Joseph Leon, NAC 505-277-7999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Distribution/Promotion: Eric Martin, AIROS 800-571-6885, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wellness Edition: Amber Clayman, Koahnic 907-258-8898, [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Eric Martin American Indian Radio On Satellite Director of Distribution [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Rock n' Roll is based on revolutions going way past 33 1/3." -- John Trudell, Baby Boom Che Find out the what, when and who about great Native American programming on AIROS from daily programs like Native America Calling to
NATIVE_NEWS: Ka
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: tuned in late..the following picks up from this point: (sounds like ca - t) without the "t".. animal rights covered in common law, respect for all that lives.. Broadcast from Cambridge, Ma Harvard University Hawaiian student asked if he were tried by the Navajo nation would he be considered an non-Indian or a non-member Indian? Robert Yazzie grinned and stated "Nice try.." Arizona legislature ruled English only, and therefore refuses to allocate money for bilingual texts or teaching Honorable Raymond Austin pointed out that the word Arizona and Utah themselves are not in English applause Question concerning similarities between common law and other pueblo law..would be possible to develop a unified legal system and ruling set of law, based on common principles? Hon. Toledo says it would be an honorable goal, but it is the differences that make them each unique, especially as far as matrilineal law, and stories of each unique to their peoples. Sees a danger in this unification of losing the uniqueness of each. (Apache similar to Navajo..they just speak faster.laughter) Raymond Austin: commonalities of harmony and balance that are common to Indian tribes across the systems. When I read Supreme Court statements I see a great deal of ignorance about Indian people. They seem to say that they are as different as people in Africa or in Germany, sure there are differences, but there are similarities too. Certainly, with intermarrying and ceremonies spread across the country..maybe in the future it may be difficult to distinguish Navajo from Sioux. Common law would be a unifying force, because we are more similar than different. Robert Yazzie: being a Navajo is being able to maintain your identity so you can take your place in society, the more you know who you are and feel a need to share with other people. We are reminded of those teachings, and now we learn something different when we come to a school like Harvard and learn to be everyone for themselves..and that is not what we learn in Navajo common law. We are taught respect for each other. Navajo Means vs the Navajo Nation he is charged with three criminal counts.. Related jurisdictional concerns. Differences between families when Navajos who don't understand their traditions and don't understand the respect system, and peace making system. Hon. Irene Toledo: Peace Making is not necessarily just traditional people. there are those selected who are Catholic or Baptist or the Native American church. Determine among the peace makers who would be most effective on a case by case basis. Try to meet each with the level and understanding where they are at. Raymond Austin: Peace making is based on common sense. If two are arguing someone who is there can help them work it through, it doesn't push any religion on t hem. Any person can serve as a peace maker. It is not all based on Navajo culture or religion, the aim is to have healing take place between the parties. It is very flexible. Peace making is not forced on people. They have the option of going through an adversarial process. EPA Enforcement questions: Jurisdiction over natural resources. how has the court taking a position that natural resources are an internal matter or? Toledo: develop relations with the state, discuss common issues that arise under each jurisdiction in common. Navajo has jurisdiction over theirs. Need to work with each other, establish a conversation. Brent Maracle: Akwesasne ..question conflict with Navajo on Mohawk territory, would Navajo come there to work with it? work with their peace making project. Toledo: no problem with doing that. when married into another society, suppose dot behave and be respectful and not act like you don't have any relatives. what you do reflects on t he entire family. I see no problem with a peace maker coming up to address the problem. Austin: does it apply off the Navajo Nation, one article says not possible the other article says it can be done. Question: How does one become a justice ? Yazzie: (getting hungrylaughter ) Europeans imposed a formal court system on Navajo in 1892. US said impose our form of system, as a means to civilize Navajos. From that time on Navajo way is no good, unlawful to see a medicine man, unlawful to BE a medicine man. Today the outside views the Navajo system the same way, so the system is looked at as the 'crown jewel' of courts. At the same time we see a breakdown, because it doesn't do the job the grassroots people want. Speak to my child with your wisdom so the child does not repeat what he has done wrong, don't put him in prison. so as the counsel replaced the Navajo system with their own version of Navajo courts, we have our own system. to be on the court, high school graduate, must be Navajo, must speak the language. today cases are becoming more complex, so need to know about the
NATIVE_NEWS: Indigenous Rights runs into U$ Opposition
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:21:43 EDT Subject: Indigenous Rights runs into U$ Opposition Campaign for Indigenous Rights Runs into U.S. Opposition UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- In 1985, leaders of more than 300 million indigenous peoples in over 70 countries started campaigning for a U.N. declaration recognizing their right to self determination and land. But indigenous leaders say their campaign has run into strong opposition on those two key demands from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Representatives of native peoples from around the globe gathered Monday at the United Nations to mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, but there was no celebration -- just a sobering assessment of the struggles ahead. "Indigenous people have been basically ignored in many cases, are some of the poorest of the poor, and are also some of the most excluded in the development process," said Alfredo Sfeir-Younis, the World Bank representative at the United Nations. "They are facing serious discrimination in terms of human rights, property, and also culture and citizenship," he told a news conference. Indigenous leaders have been campaigning for a U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People to take the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights a step further and affirm that indigenous peoples are equal in dignity and rights to all other peoples -- but also have a right to be different. A draft declaration, adopted in 1994 and currently being considered by a working group of the Geneva-based U.N. Commission on Human Rights, would protect religious practices and ceremonies of indigenous peoples, their languages and oral traditions. It would also give indigenous peoples -- including native Americans and Canadians, Australian Aborigines, New Zealand Maoris, and South American Quechua and Mapuche -- the right to self-determination and the right to own, develop, control and use their traditional lands, waters and other resources. "This declaration is making very slow progress," said Bacre Waly Ndiaye, director of the New York office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. "For many governments it's very important to allow prospecting for gold and for oil anywhere -- and they're clashing with people for whom the land where they want to prospect is sacred," he said. Tonya Gonnella Frichner, president of the American-Indian Law Alliance, said Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand fear that self-determination could lead to secession. "That certainly is not what indigenous peoples are talking about," she said. "When you secede, you go somewhere, and this is our indigenous territory. Where are we going?" Despite objections from the four nations, indigenous leaders are hopeful that they will get the United Nations to adopt the declaration by the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People in 2004. While a declaration won't be legally binding, Frichner said, it will be an important guide to nations around the world on the rights of many of their forgotten peoples. Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/
NATIVE_NEWS: Saginaw Chippewa: Tribe PR Drive Targeted BIA Head
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tribe PR Drive Targeted BIA Head http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/feed/a3621-1999aug16.htm By William Claiborne Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 1999; Page A13 CHICAGO A dispute between members of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe of central Michigan and Kevin Gover, who heads the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has intensified with allegations that the tribe's ousted council paid $100,000 to a Washington media consultant to launch a campaign to force Gover from office. Gover's spokesman, Rex Hackler, criticized a "media outreach tactics" proposal drafted in June by McCarthy Communications Co., a small Washington public relations firm, that promised to contact reporters at national media outlets to promote stories on the "failings of the current Bureau of Indian Affairs leadership." The strategy memo said the objective was to "eliminate interference from the Bureau of Indian Affairs into the legal goals of the tribe" and to introduce the media to the bureau's failings in order to "bring increasing pressure on Assistant Secretary Gover's administration." Calling the media campaign "shameful and unethical," Hackler said, "I've never seen in Indian Country an attempt to drive someone out of office on behalf of a client." Hackler said Gover is willing to accept criticism, but when faced with unfair criticism, he was "prepared to shoot back." Jim McCarthy, president of McCarthy Communications, said Gover's counterattack "went beyond the pale" on Friday when Hackler faxed to reporters copies of McCarthy Communications' confidential consulting contract with the Saginaw Chippewa tribal council, along with a copy of a voucher request for $100,000 to be paid by the council to the public relations firm for services through Sept. 30. The contract called for an additional $20,000 a month to be paid through June 30, 2000, for a total of $280,000. McCarthy said BIA officials also had begun telephoning other tribal leaders as part of a "campaign of fear and intimidation" that he believes already has led to one tribal client firing his firm. He declined to name the client. "I run a small PR shop, and we have been hired by Indian Country clients to bring issues to the fore and encourage the media to scrutinize the BIA for its failings," McCarthy said. "The BIA is an enormous federal agency, and apparently they'll go to any lengths to blame the messenger." Replying to Hackler's assertion that he had never seen such tactics, McCarthy said, "I say to Mr. Hackler, welcome to the Beltway. I doubt there is a public relations firm in town that hasn't been asked to devise a media strategy to publicize the shortcomings of a senior administration official or agency." The battle between the BIA and the Michigan tribe, one of the richest in the nation, heated up Tuesday when Gover, who is assistant secretary of interior for Indian affairs, ousted the 10-member Saginaw Chippewa tribal council headed by Chief Kevin Chamberlain and replaced it with 12 candidates he said had received the largest number of votes in the most recent of four disputed elections on the reservation. The ousted council, which says that four elections it has lost in the last two years were unconstitutional because of disputed tribal enrollment procedures, lost a bid in U.S. District Court for a temporary restraining order to prevent Gover from seating the new council members. It is now seeking a preliminary injunction against the BIA head on the grounds his move was "arbitrary, capricious and illegal." In a letter to Chamberlain notifying him of his removal, Gover had said that besides illegally holding power after losing four consecutive tribal elections, the ousted council members had contributed to what Gover called "an unflattering newspaper article about me." He was referring to a Washington Post article in which tribal leaders across the country were quoted as criticizing Gover for being "insensitive" toward the needs of Native Americans and failing to adequately represent the interests of Indians. Gover said the Saginaw Chippewa officials' critical remarks had not influenced his decision to remove them from office and that his agency's ethics office had ruled he could properly be the "deciding official" in the seating of the new council. © 1999 The Washington Post Company Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/
NATIVE_NEWS: You can still get AIROS online
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Currently, AIROS airos.org NAPT nativetelecom.org and Native America Calling nativecalling.org are down due to a cut fiber cable somewhere between Rapid City and Sioux Falls; however, our live Internet feed is still available you can simply open your RealPlayer ...then go to File and then Open Location this will open a dialogue box where you should type in either http://real.unl.edu/live1.ram or pnm://real.unl.edu/live1.ra ...repair time is expected some time tomorrow ...sorry about this inconvenience Please forward this to anyone you know that listens to AIROS online...so they can continue to listen to great Native American programming --- Eric Martin American Indian Radio On Satellite Director of Distribution [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Rock n' Roll is based on revolutions going way past 33 1/3." -- John Trudell, Baby Boom Che Find out the what, when and who about great Native American programming on AIROS from daily programs like Native America Calling to specials like the KBOO American Indian Word and Music Festival by signing up for our on-line program guide...simply e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject heading "Please Add" Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/
NATIVE_NEWS: NEWS BRIEFS
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "Youth Arrested in Firebombing of Reservation School," http://www.ap.org/ MAHNOMEN, Minn. -- A 16-year-old has been arrested in the firebombing of the elementary school in Naytahwaush on the White Earth Indian Reservation, authorities said . . . The fire started Aug. 8 when a beer bottle filled with fuel oil was thrown through a window at the school. It did an estimated $ 5,000 in damage to the school's computer laboratory. ~~~ Lazarus, Edward. "How the West Was Really Won reviews of The Earth Shall Weep, A History of Native America by James Wilson; "Exterminate Them": Written Accounts of the Murder, Rape, and Enslavement Of Native Americans During the California Gold Rush, ed. by Clifford Trafzer and Joel R. Hyer; and Crazy Horse, by Larry McMurtry," http://www.latimes.com/ Thirty years ago, in a time of national soul-searching as Americans suffered through a bloody war in Asia and assassinations and civil strife at home, Dee Brown's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" unleashed a torrent of guilt over the sins of the country's domestic conquests. A generation later, amid prosperity at home and a pax Americana abroad, introspection about the victims of our own empire building is largely a forsaken endeavor. More than a century removed from the last battle of the so-called Indian Wars, Americans seem to have lost sight again of the decades when cruelty, benevolence and misunderstanding mixed as white settlers pushed across the continent. Forgotten too are the origins of the policies that now govern U.S. relations with the tribes, the rights and responsibilities of both the conqueror and the conquered and the human figures--brave, farsighted, cruel, foolish or venal--who shaped our shared past . . . To their credit, the authors of " 'Exterminate Them'," "The Earth Shall Weep" and "Crazy Horse" have sought to re-excavate this history, and each volume--one general history, one collection of original sources and one biography--makes a distinct contribution. Yet with the exception of Larry McMurtry's exquisite short biography of the great Sioux war leader Crazy Horse, these works are significantly flawed. Though McMurtry wisely lets a tragic and still meaningful story speak for itself, James Wilson and editors Clifford Trafzer and Joel Hyer insist on imposing on their materials a shrill attack on all of Western culture, abandoning nuance and historical perspective in favor of the kind of stereotyping against whites that they decry when the objects are Indians. ~~ Yardley, Jim. "After Years of Division, Cherokees Get New Leader," http://www.nytimes.com/ As a member of the Cherokee Nation and a student of its history, Chad Smith need only look to his family tree to find a famed leader of his tribe. Redbird Smith, his great-grandfather, was a patriot who went to prison rather than accept the Federal policy that deprived the Cherokees of millions of acres. A century later, Mr. Smith will take office on Saturday as the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, and, like his great-grandfather, who served in the Cherokee Senate, he is assuming leadership at a time of crisis. For the last four years, the Cherokees have engaged in political infighting so bitter that it almost undermined their constitution and ultimately led to intervention by the Federal Government. Asked about the priorities of his administration, Mr. Smith, a 48-year-old lawyer from the Tulsa suburbs, replied simply, "Healing." With an estimated 200,000 members, half of whom live here in northeastern Oklahoma, the Cherokees are the country's second-largest tribe, behind the Navajos. And they have enjoyed a degree of prosperity and autonomy that has made them a model to other tribes. Now Mr. Smith must restore confidence in the tribal government not only among Cherokees but also among Federal officials, who stepped in two years ago at the height of the tribe's crisis, after members brawled outside the tribal courthouse. "It's extremely important that the tribe come back together, and I think it will," said Rennard Strickland, dean of the University of Oregon School of Law, who is half-Cherokee and has written five books about the tribe. "The Cherokees have a very long history of being able to heal these kinds of tribal divisions. It has been a long 100 years." . . . The challenges facing Mr. Smith and his new administration are formidable. The Cherokees, who have no reservation per se but exercise certain jurisdictional rights in 14 northeastern Oklahoma counties under agreements with the state and Federal governments, operate on an annual budget of $150 million, about $90 million of it from Washington. But the Government, having found a lack of accountability in the use of Federal money, has placed the tribe under a monthly draw for those grants, rather than yearly. Chief Byrd himself also faces misappropriation-of-funds charges brought by tribal prosecutors. In an
NATIVE_NEWS: Job Announcement - ITEP
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: ALAN MOOMAW [EMAIL PROTECTED] The ITEP is looking for an Assistant Director. Please give this job announcement the widest possible dissemination. http://www.nau.edu/hr/jobs/all/66.htm man Vacancy Number: 66 Date Posted: 07/30/99 Position: Assistant Director Department: Inst Tribal Environmental Prof Status: Full-Time , Regular - Service Professional Description: Description The successful candidate will develop, coordinate, and enhance programs furthering ITEP's objectives. These objectives are: 1) to enhance the effectiveness of environmental and natural resources management in Indian Country through education and training; 2) to increase the number of students entering environmental studies; 3) to assist university research and education programs on environmental resource management; 4) to support and facilitate intergovernmental relations in environmental protection. * Works independently and assists the Director in developing and implementing ITEP's objectives. * Monitors and reviews environmental laws and regulations of particular relevance to the tribes. * Assists in day-to-day management responsibilities including personnel and budget administration. * Writes grant proposals to federal, public and private agencies in support of ITEP objectives. * Works independently or with staff in program evaluations. * May assist in development of training programs and assist with program delivery. * May assist in program management, including grants administration and oversight, as assigned by the Director. Minimum Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, environmental science or the equivalent. * Three years experience in environmental or natural resource management, including two years of direct involvement in tribal programs management. * Skills in research, data management and analysis. * Effective communication skills. * Knowledge of tribal governmental structures, environmental issues on Indian lands and federal-tribal environmental policies. * Demonstrated success with grant writing and program management. * Experience in budget development and financial management. * Experience in organizational management and supervision. Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required * Knowledge of and sensitivity to diversity issues related to effective communication and interaction with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds, age ranges, and experience levels. Annual Salary * $38,000 - $45,000, depending on experience. Application Deadline * Open until further notice. An NAU job application is required for all Classified Staff and Service Professional positions. Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples. /*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/ Mansel A. Nelson Program CoordinatorVoice 520 523 1275 Environmental Education Outreach Program Fax 520 523 1266 PO Box 15004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011 http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~man5/eeop/ */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/ Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. William Butler Yeats */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/
NATIVE_NEWS: Tampa Bay AIM meetings
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 20:18:16 EDT Subject: Tampa Bay AIM meetings Greetings: The American Indian Movement of Florida will hold its monthly Tampa Bay area meeting August 21st at 328 9th Street N (the Refuge) in Saint Petersburg, FL at 1 PM among the items discussed will be upcoming protests at Florida State University and other local and National issues Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/
NATIVE_NEWS: MASCOT: FSU
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 20:35:57 EDT Subject: FSU Greetings: The American Indian Movement of Florida will enter its seventh year of protests against Florida State University's use of Indigenous people as a sports mascot beginning; AUGUST 28TH, 1999 @ 4:00 P.M. AT DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM IN TALLAHASSEE We ask all people of conscience to join us in calling for FSU to meet these demands before the end of this millenium 1) REQUEST PERMISSION TO USE THE NAME "SEMINOLE" FROM THE SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA, SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA, TRADITIONAL SEMINOLE NATION OF FLORIDA, AND TRADITIONAL SEMINOLE (OK). AGREE TO ONLY CONTINUE USING THE NAME IF ALL IRA AND TRADITIONAL GOVERNMENTS IN FL AND OK AGREE 2) IMMEDIATLY CEASE USE OF ALL STEREOTYPICAL, DEGRADING, DEHUMANIZING, DISGRACEFUL, SHAMEFUL AND TRIVIALIZATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND CULTURES. As we enter the 21st century it is time to discard these sambo like images of Indigenous peoples. Please no children as we have has injuries and six people arrested at these protests. Florida AIM security will be in place to protect protestors and will ask that protestors arrive at 3:30 if they have not protested in Tallahassee before for instructions from Florida AIM security. No Drugs No Alcohol No Weapons These will be strictly enforced by Florida AIM security. =-=-= =-=-= "We simply chose an Indian as the emblem. We could have just as easily chosen any uncivilized animal." Eighth Grade student writing about his school's mascot, 1997 =-= http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/racial/ =-= IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm =-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER!!!=-=-=
