NATIVE_NEWS: Free Wolverine!
And now:"S.I.S.I.S." [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: SHUSWAP ELDER TRANSFERRED - PAROLE HEARING DECEMBER 15TH, SUPPORT LETTERS NEEDED Wolverine, aka William Jones Ignace, the 67 year old Shuswap traditionalist elder sentenced to 8 1/2 years imprisonment for his stand on behalf of sovereignty during the 1995 Gustafsen Lake standoff, has been transferred from BC's maximum security Matsqui prison to the Elbow Lake Institution. The transfer to Elbow Lake, a "less secure" camp setting, is thought to represent a concession by the authorities to increasing international and domestic pressure for Wolverine's release, and a full public inquiry into highly questionable actions by the federal and provincial governments, police and military during the largest paramilitary operation of its kind in Canadian history. (See http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/gustmain.html ) In addition, Wolverine has been scheduled to go before a BC Parole Board hearing on *December 15th*. We realize this is last-minute notice, but please do take the time to fax your support letters in support of the release of this courageous Shuswap elder. Should the Parole Board refuse parole at this hearing, your letters will be resubmitted to subsequent hearings. TO THE PAROLE BOARD OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, RE: SHUSWAP POLITICAL PRISONER WOLVERINE AKA WILLIAM JONES IGNACE: THE WORLD IS WATCHING - FREE WOLVERINE BC Parole Board 32315 South Fraser Way Suite 305, Abbotsford V2T 1W6 Phone: (604) 870-2468 Fax: (604) 870-2498 cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings and Solidarity: Wolverine, aka William Jones Ignace Political Prisoner Elbow Lake Institution Harrison Mills, VOM-1LO * please be aware mail is monitored and opened * As well, we invite you to join the growing groundswell of support for a full, public inquiry into the summer 1995 assault against the Ts'peten Sundance Camp at Gustafsen Lake. To support the public inquiry: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/GustLake/support.html Your continuing pressure upon the BC NDP and Canadian governments to FREE WOLVERINE and immediately convene the much called for inquiry, is having an effect. Many thanks, please keep it up! :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: "The allegations of police and government wrong-doings are so serious that there is no question there should be a public inquiry into whether or not the rule of law was respected." - Canadian Forum Magazine, April 1997 "It's the real criminals who are in control here. The judges, the lawyers, the politicians. And the enforcement arm - the RCMP and its agencies. These are the real criminals because they're covering up the theft of native land." - Wolverine "The province has no intention of reviewing this matter further through a public inquiry." - BC NDP Premier Glen Clark, Nov. 2, 1998 WE DEMAND YOU FREE THE POLITICAL PRISONER WOLVERINE AND IMMEDIATELY CONVENE A PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE GUSTAFSEN LAKE AFFAIR! Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chretien: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Premier of British Columbia, Glen Clark: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty P.O. Box 8673, Victoria, "B.C." "Canada" V8X 3S2 EMAIL : [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/SISmain.html SOVERNET-L is a news-only listserv concerned with indigenous sovereigntist struggles around the world. To subscribe, send "subscribe sovernet-l" in the body of an email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information on sovernet-l, contact S.I.S.I.S. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: NY salt mine and burial grounds.
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 03:30:14 -0500 To: Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Ron Eileen Stanford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: NY salt mine and burial grounds. Osiyo Ish, Here is the latest information on American Rock Salt digging a Salt Mine on an ancient burial ground. It can be found on the following web page at least for today 12/15/1998. http://rochestertoday.com/news.html Last Updated: 12/14/98 6:37 p.m. Skull Fragments Found On Rock Salt Mine A skull fragment believed to be thousands of years old has been unearthed at the site of the new mine at Hampton's Corners in Livingston County. Work in the area where the skull fragments were found has been stopped and the location will be preserved until more tests are done. The pieces of skull are being studied at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. The discovery was made on November 24th when archeological crews were digging on the sight as part of the American Rock Salt permit process. The bone fragments of the skull are the size of a thumbnail. They are believed to be 6,000 years old, predating the Senecas, the last tribe to occupy the sight in the 1800's. Those opposed to the new mine said the discovery is proof that the project is disturbing an ancient Indian burial ground. Melissa Jacobs asked, "How important is it where your ancestors rest?" It will now be up to the Seneca tribe when work can continue in the area. The Seneca's have jurisdiction over any Indian remains that are found. "We're doing everything we can to preserve the site," said Larry Milliken of the American Rock Salt Company. ... They discovered the remains two weeks ago but remained quiet about their findings. Meanwhile the bull dozers, road graders, and power shovels have been flatening the burial mounds all around the area of a fire pit where the remains were found. One of the permits to dig in that area requires an archeological study to be conducted before work begins but as you can see from the news article the study is going on while the digging is in progress. R.A.G.E. (The Regional Action Group for the Environment) has a law suit filed to prevent American Rock Salt from digging in that area. It appears that American Rock Salt has also ignored the pending litigation. Melissa has said that skeletal remains were found in the area in the 1920s and also an American Indian Skeleton was found in the 1960s. The remains of the 1960's skeleton are believed to be stored in a drawer at the State University of New York in Geneseo. Melissa is not against the mining operation, She is only against the mine's location. We will try and get some addresses to you soon where to write letters of protest. Wado Ron In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment ...http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ `"``"``"` `"``"``"`
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Nobel Winner's Story Challenged
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 09:29:46 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Nobel Winner's Story Challenged Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 06:13:22 EST Nobel Winner's Story Challenged .c The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A new book by an American anthropologist claims key details of an autobiography written by Rigoberta Menchu, the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, are untrue, The New York Times reported today. ``I, Rigoberta Menchu,'' first published in 1983, describes the author's painful history growing up as an uneducated and oppressed member of the Quiche people in Guatemala. Ms. Menchu became an internationally acclaimed spokeswoman for the rights of indigenous peoples, based largely on the best-selling account. But anthropologist David Stoll concludes that Ms. Menchu's book ``cannot be the eyewitness account it purports to be'' because she repeatedly describes ``experiences she never had herself.'' Stoll's book, ``Rigoberta Menchu and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans,'' is based on archival research and nearly a decade of interviews with more than 120 people, the newspaper said. In September, Ms. Menchu refused to address Stoll's criticisms, dismissing them as part of a racist political agenda intended to gain publicity. A reporter from the Times, using contacts provided by Stoll as well as others found independently, also conducted interviews in Guatemala that contradicted Ms. Menchu's account, the newspaper said. Some of Ms. Menchu's relatives, neighbors, friends and former classmates said main episodes of her book had been fabricated or exaggerated. A land dispute, central to the book, was a family quarrel, they said, not a fight against rich landowners of European descent. A younger brother who Ms. Menchu said starved to death never existed, they said. And Ms. Menchu, who claimed she never went to school, attended two private boarding schools on scholarships, they said. Geir Lundestad, director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, told the Times that he was aware of Stoll's work, but ``there is no question of revoking the prize.'' He said the award was not based exclusively on the book. AP-NY-12-15-98 0612EST Copyright 1998 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without prior written authority of The Associated Press. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment ...http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ `"``"``"` `"``"``"`
NATIVE_NEWS: Statue of Washakie - Shoshone Chief
And now:Sonja Keohane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.billingsgazette.com/wyomingframe.htm Washakie statue funds to be requested by Geringer RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) - The Legislature should provide funding to help place a statue of Chief Washakie in the U.S. and Wyoming capitol buildings, according to Gov. Jim Geringer. Geringer said he will recommend that a planning committee receive up to $250,000 for the project, providing the private sector put up matching funds. Earlier this year, the Legislature approved a law which names the Shoshone chief as the second Wyoming figure to be depicted by a statue in the U.S. Capitol. Each state is allowed two figures in the Capitol. Wyoming is one of four states which have only one statue. The state's figure depicts Esther Hobart Morris, who was known for her work promoting women's suffrage during Wyoming's territorial days. The governor and the committee plan to have the Chief Washakie sculpture completed by the end of the century, according to Sharon Kahin of Dubois, chairwoman of the Chief Washakie sculpture committee. "This is an ambitious timetable, but it is appropriate in that Chief Washakie lived in three centuries," said Kahin. The chief was born in the last days of the 18th Century and died in the first days of the 20th Century. Members of Chief Washakie's descendants will serve on the committee, which will be assisted by Wyoming Arts Council director John Coe. Other members of the committee are Alan Hirschfield of Wilson; Rep. Ray Harrison, R-Worland, who sponsored the legislation designating Washakie; Sen. Bob Peck, R-Riverton; Sarah Boehme, curator of the Whitney Gallery in Cody; May Raynolds, Lander; Pat Bergie, Shoshone planning department and Wyoming Arts Council; B.J. Durr, artist and member of the arts council board; Zedora Enos, Wyoming Independent Living minority affairs coordinator, Fort Washakie; and John Washakie and Ivan Posey, members of the Shoshone Business Council. end of article
NATIVE_NEWS: Nottawaseppi Huron Band Casino Approved
And now:Sonja Keohane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/981215/nv_full_ho_1.html Tuesday December 15, 9:03 am Eastern Time Full House Resorts Announces: Approval of Class III Compact Paves Way For Battle Creek Casino LAS VEGAS, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Full House Resorts, Inc. (Nasdaq: FHRI - news) announced today that the Michigan House and Senate approved the Class III tribal-state compact executed between Michigan Governor John Engler and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians.
NATIVE_NEWS: Many Indian languages face extinction in Canada
And now:Sonja Keohane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Monday December 14, 6:40 pm Eastern Time Many Indian languages face extinction in Canada OTTAWA, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Canada's Indians are losing their native tongues as many of their languages are swallowed up by English and French, a study reported on Monday. Only three of 50 aboriginal languages -- Cree, Inuktitut and Ojibway -- had large enough populations in 1996 to be considered truly secure from the threat of extinction in the long run, Statistics Canada, the government statistics agency, said in its report. ``I view it as a sign of loss of culture, and it's also a sign of the assimilation process we were subjected to,'' Maryjane Jim, a vice-chief in the Assembly of First Nations, the largest aboriginal grouping in Canada, told Reuters. Statistics Canada said 10 aboriginal languages became extinct in the last century and at least a dozen were on the brink. Among Canada's 30 million people, only 800,000 claim an aboriginal identity. Just 26 percent of them said an aboriginal language was their mother tongue. Even fewer spoke it at home. A large base of speakers is among the key to viability. Cree, Inuktitut and Ojibway all have 20,000 native speakers, while endangered languages rarely have more than a few thousand and often only a few hundred, the agency said. Maryjane Jim, speaking by telephone from the Yukon Territory, which adjoins Alaska, said many aboriginal groups in the Yukon were trying to reestablish their language. Part of that involves writing the language for the first time, and establishing language classes in the school system. ``The numbers are continuing to decline, but I think that the more that we recognize in the territory that the numbers are continuing to decline the more effort and emphasis is put on the preservation of the language,'' she said. ``In some cases it's been absolutely too late.''
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Bucket-Line Please publish or pass on
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 18:30:31 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bucket-Line Please publish or pass on X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 224 Dear Friends: First of all I wish to thank everyone for a wonderful year with Bucket-Line we have had a great time helping others. Donations of clothing are up substantially but food and fire wood donations are lacking. I am at a big crossroads as where to go with the work I have started. As it has out grown just me. Without your help, the community, it will just be a little harder. I am not quitting or giving up on the work. I need your help it is imperative that we raise several thousand dollars to finish the legal work! I have been able to do the basic leg work like the incorporation of the charity but now the time has arrived to get the federal paper work done; such as doing a Federal 501(c) (3) federal IRS tax exemption filed: the scope is beyond me. Bucket-Line also is in need a board of directors that should be professional people like a Lawyer, a DR and an Accountant or business professionals. If you are in this line of work I would be glad to talk with you. This is necessary to keep all the legal work and business dealing of Bucket Line in line with other charitable organizations. In order for us to continue with my goals in the next year our budget will reach around $10,000. This may seem like a lot but when you look at the expenses of starting and operating an organization such as we have, it is not so much. Here are the following things we need; Telephone services and online services run around ...$200 month = $2400 yr. Transportation, hotel, food, and fuel per delivery to reservation = $400 per trip x 2=$800 These things I have paid for myself this year; Repairs purchase of office equipment 'I.e.,' computer, printer, scanner have cost over $2,000. Each refill of ink for printer runs $50 Printer paper= $30 per yr. Tires for truck have cost $600 + fuel for trips 10,000 miles travel to talk to potential contribuitors= around $3,000 The office equipment is bought and paid for now Any amount you send will help greatly toward reaching our goals no matter how small or how large. I have spent all I have extra or saved to get this going now I ask for you help We are in desperate need of food, we need house repairs supplies (winterizing), fire wood desperately needed for elders. I hate to come right out and say the greatest need at this point is money to keep running but it has came to that. Many of these goals will reach out into each years operation. I have several companies that have said they will support my work once all the Legal work has been finished. So that their donations will be tax exempt. Merry Christmas to all of you and may you have the Merriest of New Years heres hoping our Next year will be our best yet Love and Friendship Jim A HREF="http://members.aol.com/papapossum/BucketLine.html"BUCKET-LINE TO THE ELDERS/A for AOL members just click on blue link http://members.aol.com/papapossum/BucketLine.html In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment ...http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ `"``"``"` `"``"``"`
