NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Indians Charged in Reporter's Death
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:04:32 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Return-path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Indians Charged in Reporter's Death .c The Associated Press By ADOLFO GARZA MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Investigators charged Monday that the two Mexican Indians accused of killing American reporter Philip True attacked him because they didn't want their pictures taken. Horacio Vega said that the suspects became angry at True's alleged attempt to photograph them. Vega, homicide investigator with the Jalisco state attorney general's office, charged they strangled True and later stole his camera and belongings. Juan Chivarras de la Cruz, 28, and Miguel Hernandez de la Cruz, 24, were charged with homicide and robbery. True, 50, Mexico City correspondent for the San Antonio Express-News, disappeared while hiking alone through a remote region of the Sierra Madre in western Mexico, where he was pursuing a story on the Huichol Indian culture. His body was found Dec. 16 in a shallow grave in west-central Jalisco state. The suspects were arrested Saturday. In a story proposal submitted earlier this year to his editors, True said the Huicholes, unlike other indigenous groups in Mexico, ``have retained a certain joy in their life.'' ``A day near a Huichol community is marked by the nearly constant sound of children laughing and playing,'' True wrote. ``This kind of joy gives them a certain integrity in their being that allows them to welcome in strangers.'' Fernando Benitez, a recognized authority on the Huichol Indians, has written that the group, which lives in Mexico's remote western mountains, distrusts outsiders and tries to avoid contact with them. Express-News Editor Robert Rivard said in a written statement, ``the evidence surrounding their arrest, details they provided investigators in their statements, and the recovery of Philip's personal property all suggest the right suspects are in custody.'' As to fears the arrest will lead to cultural tensions, Rivard's statement said: ``We hope Huichol representatives will join us in condemning the murder, which we regard as an isolated incident that in no way reflects upon the larger community.'' AP-NY-12-28-98 2122EST 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 The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without prior written authority of The Associated Press. =-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-= If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito African Proverb =-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-= IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Executive Order of Dec. 10
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I believe this is the relevant paragraph: Sec. 6. Judicial Review, Scope, and Administration. (a) Nothing in this order shall create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person. Ergo..nada. Ish Reply-To: "Koga Suyeta" From: "Koga Suyeta" To: "Ish" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Executive Order of Dec. 10 Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 03:12:26 -0600 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 10, 1998 EXECUTIVE ORDER - - - - - - - IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and bearing in mind the obligations of the United States pursuant to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), and other relevant treaties concerned with the protection and promotion of human rights to which the United States is now or may become a party in the future, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Implementation of Human Rights Obligations. (a) It shall be the policy and practice of the Government of the United States, being committed to the protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms, fully to respect and implement its obligations under the international human rights treaties to which it is a party, including the ICCPR, the CAT, and the CERD. (b) It shall also be the policy and practice of the Government of the United States to promote respect for international human rights, both in our relationships with all other countries and by working with and strengthening the various international mechanisms for the promotion of human rights, including, inter alia, those of the United Nations, the International Labor Organization, and the Organization of American States. Sec. 2. Responsibility of Executive Departments and Agencies. (a) All executive departments and agencies (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 101-105, including boards and commissions, and hereinafter referred to collectively as "agency" or "agencies") shall maintain a current awareness of United States international human rights obligations that are relevant to their functions and shall perform such functions so as to respect and implement those obligations fully. The head of each agency shall designate a single contact officer who will be responsible for overall coordination of the implementation of this order. Under this order, all such agencies shall retain their established institutional roles in the implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of Federal law and policy. (b) The heads of agencies shall have lead responsibility, in coordination with other appropriate agencies, for questions concerning implementation of human rights obligations that fall within their respective operating and program responsibilities and authorities or, to the extent that matters do not fall within the operating and program responsibilities and authorities of any agency, that most closely relate to their general areas of concern. Sec. 3. Human Rights Inquiries and Complaints. Each agency shall take lead responsibility, in coordination with other appropriate agencies, for responding to inquiries, requests for information, and complaints about violations of human rights obligations that fall within its areas of responsibility or, if the matter does not fall within its areas of responsibility, referring it to the appropriate agency for response. Sec. 4. Interagency Working Group on Human Rights Treaties. (a) There is hereby established an Interagency Working Group on Human Rights Treaties for the purpose of providing guidance, oversight, and coordination with respect to questions concerning the adherence to and implementation of human rights obligations and related matters. (b) The designee of the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs shall chair the Interagency Working Group, which shall consist of appropriate policy and legal representatives at the Assistant Secretary level from the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other agencies as the chair deems appropriate. The principal members may designate alternates to attend meetings in their stead. (c) The principal functions of the Interagency Working Group shall include: (i) coordinating the interagency review of
NATIVE_NEWS: 1,000 by 2000 AISES campaign
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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Please forward this on and circulate as appropriate: The American Indian
Science Engineering Society (AISES) is requesting our members and
supporters
to step forward to assist our organization thru:
a) Renewal of Professional General/Special Memberships ($40/annual);
b) Joining AISES at the Professional level (particularly for college
graduates
other supporters now out in the working world, to continue AISES involvement);
c) Pledge or become a Sequoyah Fellow ("1,000 by 2000" campaign discussed
at the
November 20th Anniversary AISES Conference in Denver via the letter from
Tommie Lee, AISES Board Chairman reprinted below). Sequoyah's are donors who
have contributed $1,000 or more to AISES -- they become lifetime AISES
members.
Pledges to the Sequoyah Fellowship are also accepted -- contributing a lesser
amount annually ($500/$300/$200/$100/$50 - but, hopefully by 2000, however)
to
meet the Sequoyah Fellow requirement.
Membership/Sequoyah forms can be found at the AISES website at
http:///www.aises.org or by mail: AISES; 5661 Airport Boulevard;
Boulder, CO
80301-2339; phone: 303/939-0023; fax: 303/939-8150
Thank you for your assistance support.
Alan Moomaw (Walla Walla/Okanogan/Sisseton/Yankton/Assiniboin descent)
Member of AISES Board of Directors (Sequoyah Fellow - 1989)
1000by2000/1000by2000/1000by2000/1000by2000/1000by2000/1000by2000
Letter from AISES Chair Tommie N. Lee
Dear Friends:
As the AISES Board of Directors Chair, I can't imagine my life without my
involvement in the American Indian Science Engineering Society. I have
been
supported by AISES as a student and now, as a professional.
I am excited about the future of AISES and the 20th Anniversary Conference.
It
is an opportune time to celebrate the life of our Society. The Board of
Directors and I are committed to AISES and we are pledged as lifetime members
through the Sequoyah Fellowship.
Our challenge is to have 1000 Sequoyahs by the year 2000.
Since 1991, over $590,000 has been given to the Sequoyah Fellowship
(approximately 590 Sequoyahs). As we head into the next millenium, our
Society
wants your support.
Through the Sequoyah Fellowship, you will become an AISES lifetime member and
you will make another 20-year impact on the future of the American Indians
and
Alaska Natives.
Be part of the "1000 by 2000"; join me by becoming a Sequoyah Fellow today.
signed
Tommie N. Lee
AISES Chairman
3M Production Supervisor
Sequoyah Fellow
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NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Makah Indians Learning Patience
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 09:41:31 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Makah Indians Learning Patience Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 03:23:23 EST Makah Indians Learning Patience .c The Associated Press By PEGGY ANDERSEN NEAH BAY, Wash. (AP) -- The Makah Indian tribe has waited more than 70 years to return to the Pacific to hunt gray whales. For some, the last three months have been among the longest. No one here has ever hunted the whale. There is much to learn, and time has taken away the teachers. One lesson is clear already: Some things cannot be rushed. Dozens of reporters stampeded here in late September, responding to a report that the tribe's first whale hunt in decades was under way. The hunts had stopped in the 1920s, when commercial whalers brought the world whale population to the brink of extinction. But since Oct. 1, when the tribe was officially cleared to hunt, the Makah have yet to venture into the Pacific to search for a whale. Foul weather, inexperience, mechanical problems, disagreements over procedures -- all manner of obstacles have conspired to keep harpoon away from target. Most of the reporters are gone, along with protesters and their ships. The Makah, meanwhile, are still trying to recreate a store of lost knowledge. Some Makah elders remember tasting whale meat as children. Some of the women were taught how to prepare the meat, how to render the oil. Some of the men know how to fashion whaling canoes from tall red cedar. But so much time has passed, there is no one still alive who knows how to whale. And hunting the whale -- especially in small boats, especially in winter seas, especially gray whales -- is dangerous. But if any people have whaling in their genes, it is the Makah. They are the ones who could ``find the way to resurrect it,'' said Ed Claplanhoo, a member of the Makah Whaling Commission and former tribal chairman. Whaling remains a vital part of tribal tradition. The story is still told of how the thunderbird brought the whale to the Makah one hungry year long ago. The image of the whale -- in the Makah colors of black and red -- decorate the school, local homes, costumes and baskets. Huge weathered whale skulls and bones adorn front yards in this community of 2,000 -- 1,400 of them among the tribe's 2,300 enrolled members. The pending hunt goes against tradition: a communal, tribal hunt, pooling the available knowledge. ``A commission hunt,'' some say without enthusiasm. Traditionally, whaling families mounted their own hunts, with their own secret preparations and sacred songs. Some aspects of this pooling business have not gone well, but lessons are learned, ruffled feelings smoothed -- the process continues. At this point, there is a pool of 17 men to fill out the eight-man whaling crew. They've been chosen from the 23 families with a representative on the tribe's whaling commission. There is one canoe -- the 32-foot red-and-black Hummingbird -- and two motorized support boats. Another canoe is being built -- a longer, broader craft in the whaling tradition, its silky golden surface glimmering in the shadows. When the hunt takes place, the plan is to follow a ceremonial harpoon strike from the canoe with high-powered rifle fire from the support boats, trying for a quick, humane kill. ``We need to get out there,'' says Wayne Johnson, the whaling captain chosen earlier this month. ``We need to get it done.'' That would mean facing the open sea and the gray whale, a usually placid marine mammal up to 45 feet long. The southbound migration by 23,000 whales is late this year. Scientists believe warmer temperatures could be a factor. The delay means the grays will come during the winter storm season, a dangerous time that can bring weeks of 25-foot swells and howling winds. The crew has most of the equipment it needs, including radios and wetsuits. Claplanhoo believes the whaling crew should wait until the new canoe is ready, a date that has been postponed several times. Some now say January, some April. The tribe is allotted a maximum of five whales a year -- 20 through 2002 -- and some say that is designed to provide one whale to each of the old villages. But at this point, all attention is on the first whale. ``I only need one,'' says Claplanhoo, who wonders if anyone has need for more in these modern times. Meat can be had at Washburn's General Store, but most Makah supplement their diets with foods harvested from their rich land and sea -- deer, elk, grouse, berries, roots, salmon, halibut, seal and shellfish. For centuries, whale was a central part of Makah diet, as whaling was a central part of Makah life and culture. Some of those who remember it miss it. Some who don't remember it would like to know what they are missing. Many believe a return to traditional foods would restore health to a community where diabetes and other problems are linked
NATIVE_NEWS: Wounded Knee...this Day 108 years ago
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jamarcus/ammmy.html On December 29, 1890, there was an encounter between Big FootÂ’s band of Miniconjou Sioux and the 7th US Cavalry at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota. This confrontation is seen as the last major ar med conflict between the Indians and the whites in the United States. Although some authors make a brief mention to the incident, saying, "The Army trapped the Indians... and destroyed them"END EXCERPT http://www.dickshovel.com/WKmasscre.html "There is nothing to conceal or apologize for in the Wounded Knee Battle - beyond the killing of a wounded buck by a hysterical recruit. The firing was begun by the Indians and continued until they stopped - with the one exception noted above." "That women and children were casualties was unfortunate but unavoidable, and most must have been [killed] from Indian bullets...The Indians at Wounded Knee brought their own destruction as surely as any people ever did. Their attack on the troops was as treacherous as any in the history of Indian warfare, and that they were under a strange religious hallucination is only an explanation not an excuse."..END EXCERPT WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN... =-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-= If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito African Proverb =-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-= IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
NATIVE_NEWS: Mashantucket PequotTribal Nation presents New Year's Sobriety Pau-Was
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation presents New Year's "Sobriety" Pau-Was (powwow), December 31st - January 2nd, in the Gathering Space at the Museum Research Center, Mashantucket, CT. GRAND ENTRY: Thursday - 8 PM, Friday - noon 6 PM, Saturday - 1 PM DRUMS: Mystic River, Silver Cloud, Youngblood. ALL DRUMS WELCOME CATEGORIES/PRIZES: Golden (50+) - Men's Eastern Straight. Women's Eastern Blanket. $300, $200, $100, $50, $50 Adult (18 - 49) - Men's Eastern Straight, N/S Traditional, Grass, Fancy. Women's Eastern Blanket, N/S Traditional, Jingle, Fancy $300, $200, $100, $50, $50 Teens (13 - 17) -Boys Traditional, Grass, Fancy. Girls E. Blanket/Traditional, Jingle, Fancy $150, $100, $75, $50, $25 Juniors (6 - 12) - Boys Traditional, Grass, Fancy. Girls Traditional, Jingle, Fancy $50 all places (5 total) DANCE REGISTRATION: Thursday 6 - 8 PM, Friday 12 - 1 PM, NO CHARGE Free admission to event, Free parking, Bring your own chairs. New Year's Dinner provided for participants and their families. Specials or Giveaways: Call ahead to make arrangements Powwow Information and Hotel Information: 860-396-6530 or 860-396-6547 Sponsored by the Youth Cultural Department, GONA, and the Tall Pine House - ++ You can have peace, or you can have freedom, Don't ever count on having both at once. ~Lazarus Long ++ =-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-= If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito African Proverb =-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-= IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Re: Wounded Knee...this Day 108 years ago
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: "Virgil H. Huston Jr." [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "History is Written By Those Who Hang Heroes" --Robert Bruce Virgil http://www.dickshovel.com/WKmasscre.html "There is nothing to conceal or apologize for in the Wounded Knee Battle - beyond the killing of a wounded buck by a hysterical recruit. The firing was begun by the Indians and continued until they stopped - with the one exception noted above." "That women and children were casualties was unfortunate but unavoidable, and most must have been [killed] from Indian bullets...The Indians at Wounded Knee brought their own destruction as surely as any people ever did. Their attack on the troops was as treacherous as any in the history of Indian warfare, and that they were under a strange religious hallucination is only an explanation not an excuse."..END EXCERPT WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN... =-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-= If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito African Proverb =-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-= 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=-=-= If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito African Proverb =-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-= IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
NATIVE_NEWS: Good Medicine to stage seventh celebration on New Year's Eve
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Good Medicine to stage seventh celebration on New Year's Eve http://www.okit.com/goodmedicine.htm Ask any Native American and chances are they know of a person who has/had a problem with alcohol and/or substance abuses. Of all the problems Native peoples endure, the despair of the heart and mind is the hardest to remedy, with physical healing a close second. Just as tribal ceremonies are held each year to restore the balance of our world, so must we as individuals renew our hearts and minds for another year. In the fall of 1992, a small group of friends organized a pow-wow to be held on New Year's Eve. They sought an environment where friends, families, and the Indian community could come together in a wholesome atmosphere instead of the usual celebrations associated with the end of the year. They called that first dance the Good Medicine pow-wow. What began in 1992 as a celebration of sobriety has continued to grow, from 500 people in attendance that first year to over 5,000 in 1997. From that humble beginning, the Good Medicine Society (GMS) was formed. It's continuing mission is to promote sobriety and bring awareness, pride and recognition, not only to the recovery of self, but also to that of our Native peoples. The celebration continues as Good Medicine prepares for its Seventh Annual New Year's Eve Sobriety Pow-wow to be held on December 31, 1998 in the Kitchens of America Building, Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City. Fund-raising has been become a yearlong endeavor as the power continues to grow in popularity and GMS works to ensure the success of the other events they sponsor. In kind and monetary donations are greatly appreciated. GMS prints a pow-wow program in which businesses may advertise and commemorative T-shirts are sold each year with major contributions recognized on the shirt and with a banner at the dance. Arts and crafts booths are sold on a first-come-first served basis but can be reserved in advance. There is no admission charge for the pow-wow. end excerpt =-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-= If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito African Proverb =-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-= IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
NATIVE_NEWS: Mendota Raid update/action directory
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: "T. Hall" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.aol.com/viewcamp/day141.html A letter from Jill Walker with some pressing questions that need to be answered. December 28th, 1998 Dear Friends, I want to wish all of you the warmest regards for the holidays, but I'd like to ask that you take a few moments to read the following, and take whatever action you can before we're too deep into the new year. A single phone call or letter helps a lot. Also passing the word on to others who will call or write helps even more. This is important to ALL Minnesotans. It has been 8 days since Governor Arne Carlson unleashed 600 police officers on peaceful protesters of the re-route of Highway 55 in Minneapolis. The 7 remaining homes in the path of the re-route on Riverview Road were destroyed, the encampment demolished, the debris removed, and the space "filled in" in 7 short hours. Most of the trees remain, and the area, with time, could be restored to a beautiful natural state -- more park land! New rumors suggest that the Minnesota Department of Transportation is going to remove those trees any day now. A lawsuit challenging the legality of the highway is still under appeal, other lawsuits are being filed, and to my understanding, trees were not to be removed before February 1999. Let's hope MnDOT exercises some patience to let legal avenues take their course. Earth First! is now occupying the site of the Four Trees - 200+-year-old bur oaks arranged in the four directions and sacred to the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota People - which are also in the path of the re-route, just south of Riverview Rd. In light of recent events and present rumors, I wanted to pose a few questions as well as suggest actions you can take to help out: - Why didn't Arne Carlson ever take a public position or meet with project opponents before taking military-style action against a nonviolent encampment? - If the raid took place because of safety concerns regarding an illegal gas hook up, why did the police burn fires all over the place (these bonfires are recorded in photographs)? - Why did the police smear pepper spray into the eyes of nonviolent, unarmed protesters, and why did they force some of these protesters to lay face down in the snow in subzero temperatures for 30 minutes or more? - Why were the police allowed to operate with blatant disregard for sacred Native American objects and artifcats? - Were constitutional and international human rights violated? - Why didn't the Minnesota Department of Transportation meet with the federal mediator from the Justice Department before taking this action? - Why would the Minnesota Department of Transportation choose such extreme action when the Park River Alliance lawsuit challenging the legality of this highway is still under appeal? - If the re-route of Highway 55 cannot be re-examined because of the cost to do so (the only reason given), how can the State of Minnesota justify spending hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars to arrest 30-some protesters? - How is it that MnDOT can use taxpayer dollars to send nearly 60,000 copies of pro re-route propaganda to south Minneapolis residents, and claim there is not enough money to re-examine this small portion of the highway? - Why did MnDOT refuse to do a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement when clearly the original EIS contains glaring omissions? Why won't MnDOT acknowledge the existence of substantial new information since the original EIS? - Why is the Minnesota Department of Transportation telling the public the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council approves construction near Coldwater Spring when MnDOT is well aware the Council voted unanimously in November 1998 to support legislation to protect the flow of the Spring because the Spring is in peril? And why wasn't the Spring given any mention in the 1985 Environmental Impact Statement for this project? - Why are our elected officials choosing to align with MnDOT, ignoring thousands of Minnesotans they are supposed to represent? - Is there really only ONE WAY to build this corridor? MUST the Light Rail Transitway depend on the re-route? Do we really lack the capacity to deal with a few blocks and a parking lot? Do you accept this? Friends, whether or not you agree with occupation as a mode of protest, please remember: Tens of thousands of people oppose the re-route; our right to a thorough Environmental Impact Statement is being violated; Native American concerns have not been fairly addressed; the highway is illegal; and MnDOT and our elected officials refuse to listen. MnDOT is like a runaway truck and our government is behind the wheel. What is to become of environmental activism if forceful action and disregard for public opinion replace meaningful dialogue and fair consideration of options? Will people empowered for the first time to act become disillusioned, never to act again? We as American citizens
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: 'DIPITY Murder in Mexico..UPDATE
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 13:23:17 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 'DIPITY Murder in Mexico Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] replies: I am disturbed by this story coming out of Mexico. Philip True, a San Antonio Express-News reporter who disapeared for 13 days in Mexico, was found dead on December 16. After the initial autopsy, the official cause of death was from exposure, that Philip had been drunk, had fallen, and died. Philip was a known drinker. After a representative of the US FBI was dispatched, a secondary autopsy supposedly revealed that he had been strangled. No other findings of this autopsy have been released. Authorities moved swiftly, gaining the confessions to the murder from two Huichol Indians. The story goes that Philip was taking pictures of and hiking on Indian land, so he was killed. He had been to this locale before, without incident. At a recent news conference, the two accused Indians were quite literally paraded in front of the media, and would not respond to questions from the media. It is known that one of the men has a pregnant fiance'.The investigation is "ongoing". I think this stinks to high heaven, I would like to hear some other opinions.. Lawrence =-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-= If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito African Proverb =-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-= IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
NATIVE_NEWS: Stone Circle of Mystery Buried Artifact Found at Miami Building Site
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: WILLIAM EDGAR POOL [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LAWRENCE SAMPSON [EMAIL PROTECTED]; AKE HARALD ANDERSEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 12:38 PM Subject: Mysterious Stone Circle Found http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/Daily Stone Circle of Mystery Buried Artifact Found at Miami Building Site M I A M I, Dec. 23 In the shadows of this modern city s gleaming towers, under the remains of a blighted apartment block, archeologists digging through the rubble of centuries have uncovered a mysterious circle in stone. The circle, formed of dozens of holes bored into the limestone bedrock with rudimentary tools and located just a few steps from the mouth of the Miami River, is a startling window into Florida s pre-Columbian history in the heart of a bustling metropolis, archeologists say. A cache of artifacts including shells, beads and pottery shards has persuaded some experts that the circle is likely the foundation of a Tequesta Indian building at the site of one of Miami s first trading posts founded by northern settlers. But another, more intriguing theory has been advanced; that the circle is a celestial calendar, perhaps made by a breakaway band of Mayas, the sophisticated Central American Indians who lived in the Yucatan, Belize and northern Guatemala. Stonehenge in Negative It looks like Stonehenge in negative. Instead of stones, holes, T.L. Riggs, a surveyor who has studied Mayan culture, said. Whatever the relic turns out to be the site was uncovered in August and researchers are in the initial stages of identifying and dating the artifacts it is a vision of Florida past in the bedrock of a city built on glitter. It has generated more questions than answers, said Bob Carr, an archeologist and director of Miami-Dade County s Historic Preservation Division, which is heading the archeological dig at the site. Historians expected to find Indian artifacts when bulldozers moved in to demolish the old Brickell Apartments and prepare the site for a new luxury tower. The patch of land at the mouth of the Miami River was widely known to have been a homestead and trading post for the Brickell family, early Miami settlers, in the 1870s. Near Old Tequesta Hotel Site The site lies in the shadow of a Sheraton hotel and is a stone s throw across the narrow river from a Hyatt hotel erected on the site of a Tequesta village. The native Indians inhabited the region when Ponce de Leon, the Spanish explorer, landed in Florida in 1513 seeking the Fountain of Youth. The Tequesta all but vanished due to war and disease following the arrival of the Europeans. This summer, when the diggers scraped bedrock through a thick layer of landfill and midden the black earth formed from the refuse of previous occupants they uncovered a series of man-made holes in the form of an arc. Riggs, the surveyor, extrapolated the arc, etching a circle on the ground where he expected the rest of it might lie under the dirt. A backhoe dug along the outline and more holes emerged in the form of a perfect circle 38 feet in diameter. Septic Tank in Middle of Circle The mysterious circle, amazingly, survived the construction of the Brickell Apartments unmarred. Work crews buried a septic tank in the middle of the circle without touching the holes. A sewer pipe sits beside the southern point. Nothing like this has ever been found in south Florida, said John Ricisak, a Miami-Dade historic preservation specialist who has worked at the site for months. To my knowledge, if it is the foundation of a Tequesta structure of some sort, it would be the first hard evidence of one that s ever been documented archeologically. Although both Ricisak and Carr believe the site is likely Tequesta, Ricisak said the celestial calendar theory would not be as far out as it might seem. It would not be unprecedented, he said. In the Old World, for example, there was Stonehenge. May Be of Mayan Origin Riggs, who spent years living in Central America and studying the Maya, theorizes that a group of Maya may have made their way to the U.S. mainland through the Florida Keys hundreds of years ago. Some of the holes in the circle were meticulously cut in the shapes of marine creatures like the manatee, turtle and dolphin, he said. This is unique in the world. I don t think anyone has ever discovered where glyphs have been carved into the ground, he said. There will be a lot of doubters. This would be the first evidence of the Maya in Florida. But Michael Coe, professor emeritus at Yale University and a leading expert on Mayan culture, downplayed the likelihood that the circle is Mayan. I think the chances against it are tremendous. There has never been any Mayan artifact found in Florida, Coe said. The Maya really stayed put. They never got up into the United States. There is no hard evidence that they went to
NATIVE_NEWS: Perhaps a warning for MDOL?
And now:Sonja Keohane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If it is against the law for dogs to chase wild animals, why is it ok for MDOL to chase (haze) wild animals (bison) ? Maybe the State game wardens should warn MDOL. Seems to me that this statement also applies to the chasing (hazing) of the YNP bison: "He said it's particularly hazardous at this time of year, because the game animals are at a lower altitude, and are expending most of their energy in just staying alive." http://www.billingsgazette.com/regionframe.htm State game wardens warn dog owners MISSOULA - State game wardens are reminding dog owners in rural areas to keep track of their pets because dogs can be shot by wardens if they're seen chasing game animals. Domestic dogs chasing deer and elk is an increasing problem in Western Montana, said Jeff Darrah, a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden captain in Missoula. He said it's particularly hazardous at this time of year, because the game animals are at a lower altitude, and are expending most of their energy in just staying alive. "It is bad, especially when it's this cold out," Darrah said. "A dog is frisky, full of food, and ready to go. But critters are out there 24 hours a day, burning a lot of energy just to stay alive." He said dogs can also be caught in leg-hold traps during legal trapping season, and they could become a mountain lion's meal if caught.
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Ward Valley Gathering February 12-15.
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 17:48:40 -0800 (PST) X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unverified) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Philip M. Klasky) Subject: Ward Valley Gathering February 12-15. JOIN WITH THE COLORADO RIVER NATIVE NATIONS ALLIANCE AND THE WARD VALLEY COALITION Commemorate and Celebrate the One Year Anniversary of the Victorious 113 Day Occupation that Stopped the Desecration of Sacred Indian Land at Ward Valley. Come to Ward Valley, February 12 to 15, 1999, for a Gathering to Save Sacred Land, the Colorado River and the Endangered Desert Tortoise from a Nuclear Waste Dump. TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN CEREMONIES Friday, February 12, starting at 6:00pm to Saturday, February 13. STRATEGY MEETING, WORKSHOPS AND TOURS OF THE PROPOSED DUMP SITE Sunday, February 14 We will defend Ward Valley until we stop the dump once and for all! Ward Valley is located 22 miles west of Needles, California. Take the Water Road exit off Interstate 40. Bring tents, sleeping bag, warm clothes, eating utensils, water. No drugs, weapons or alcohol. Food and sanitation provided. Bring bulk foods to share. For more information contact Save Ward Valley (760) 326-6267, Alliance for Survival (909) 722-7574, BAN Waste Coalition (415) 752-8678, Greenaction (415) 566-3475. Volunteers needed, please call: (760) 326-6267 Sponsored by the Colorado River Native Nations Alliance and the Ward Valley Coalition. =-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-= If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito African Proverb =-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-= IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
