NATIVE_NEWS: IITC 1999 conference announcement
And now:"S.I.S.I.S." [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: NOTE: Please send comments or inquiries about this post to the original sender, [EMAIL PROTECTED], *not* S.I.S.I.S. --- Forwarded message Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:51:10 -0800 From: Corecom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: International Indian Treaty Subject: IITC 1999 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT-- FINAL DRAFT FOR DISTRIBUTION AND POSTING ANNOUNCEMENT AND INVITATION 25TH ANNIVERSARY INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY CONFERENCE At the invitation of the Hunkpapa Treaty Council, the Hunkpapa Lakota Red Robe Women's Society, and Wanblee Wakpeh Oyate, the IITC will hold its 25th Anniversary Treaty Conference in Lakota Nation Territory, June 23 - 26, 1999. The site will be Mato Paha (Bear Butte), a sacred traditional area in the Paha Sapa (Black Hills), at the Rosebud Educational, Cultural, and Spiritual Center about 40 miles from Rapid City, South Dakota. The Conference will provide an opportunity for Indigenous Peoples from many countries and Nations to share information, discuss developments from community to international levels, and build joint strategies in response to critical issues facing our Peoples and lands. The Conference will be camp-out with meals provided. No alcohol or drug use is permitted at this site. Motels rooms are available 7 miles away in the town of Sturgis. Bear Butte is a sacred site for both the Lakota (Sioux) and Tsitsistas (Cheyenne) Nations, used for traditional ceremonial purposes since time immemorial. With the unilateral violation of the 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty with the Lakota, largely motivated by gold mining and timber interests which continue to exploit the Black Hills region today, Bear Butte and the Black Hills were illegally appropriated by the U.S. The issue of Treaty rights and Treaty violations will be a primary focus at the Conference, in honor of the host Nation and site, as well as in response to the significant international developments which have occurred in recent years. A focal point will be a review of the draft final report of United Nations' Treaty Study. In addition to Treaties and Agreements, key areas for discussion will be Religious Freedom, cultural rights and protection of sacred sites; Biological diversity, environmental protection, sustainable development, and safeguarding traditional knowledge and resources; land rights and land demarcation; impacts of mining and oil extraction; Indigenous youth issues including youth workshops and programs; prisoners rights and arbitrary detentions; international standard-setting with a focus on the U.N. Draft Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Rights of the Child; and strengthening of Traditional governments, sovereignty and Self-determination. For more information, call IITC's offices in Minneapolis at (612) 359-0200, San Francisco (415) 641-4482, or Alaska (907) 745-4482, or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
NATIVE_NEWS: From Pierre George---JUSTICE FOR DUDLEY! (fwd)
And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (S.I.S.I.S.) writes: -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:22:59 -0500 From: Carolyn Zavitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: From Pierre George---JUSTICE FOR DUDLEY! An article in The London Free Press, dated August 28, 1995, "Heightened OPP Presence Unsettles Campers" states: "There have been no incidents involving Stoney Pointers and vacationers, he said." (Bob Burnett, the assistant superintendent of Ipperwash Provincial Park) "An OPP official confirmed that patrols have been stepped up. "Meanwhile, Kettle and Stony Point band Chief Tom Bressette said despite talk, a takeover of the park by breakaway Stoney Pointers when the park closes after Labor Day weekend isn't likely. "The park is said to be built on native burial grounds, Bressette said." Interviews for this article would have taken place prior to August 28, 1995. At least eleven days before Dudley was murdered. Geez, it only took the then Minister of Indian Affairs, Ron Irwin approximately a week or so after Dudley's murder to produce papers stating that there is in fact a burial grounds located within the park. What does this say for the leadership of Tom Bressette? Not much, considering his name appears throughout the ontario provincial police logs. An Open Letter to Delia Opekokew, Murray Klippenstein and Andrew Orkin from Pierre George, pertaining to the death of my brother Dudley, concerning actions of certain people. Reference: The events of September 4-7, 1995 as taken from court file No.96-CU-99569 Ontario Court (General Division). No. 5: "...publicly demonstrating their frustrations with the Provincial Crowns wrongful refusal to acknowledge burial sites in the park." Reference: "Day of Tears" from Sam George's Web Site "September 5, 1995--Burn my heart at Ipperwash: The response of the newly-elected Ontario Government to the demonstration was swift and brutal. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were ordered to deploy tactical units, snipers and riot squads to confront the Indians in the park--without any regard to the legitimacy of their grievances or the danger to life." Reference: London Free Press-Wednesday, September 6, 1995: "Rumors have circulated that the park is an ancient native burial ground but Daryl Smith, MNR said there are no historical records to support the claim." This article informed the general public as to why the natives were in the park! So, in order to protect Dudley's life and memories of and in Aazhoodena-Stoney Point, and in true justice, I Pierre George, ask you Delia Opekokew, Murray Klippenstein, and Andrew Orkin to join the call for a public federal inquiry to deal with the acquisition of the land containing the sacred burial grounds, and into the activities of Chief Tom Bressette and the council of the day (September 6, 1995). Why? Because the OPP police logs clearly indicate the response of the elected Kettle Point government (council) was of a confrontational nature and "without any regard to the legitimacy of their grievances or the danger to life." I hereby enter these three paragraphs taken from the Ontario Provincial Police logs pertaining to the events leading up to the murder of my brother Dudley. They concern the actions of the elected chief and band council of Kettle Point (also known as Kettle and Stony Point): [Pg.19] "08.18: Asked him (Tom Bressette) to notify his counselors, he and counselors dont support the action of the natives, he feels they should be dealt with." [Pg.21] "Inspector Carson advises that Tom Bressette agrees with what we are doing." [Pg.24] "09.25: meeting: John Carson advises that Tom Bressettes on board, agrees, thinks they are criminals." THEY ARE UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION! JUSTICE FOR DUDLEY! In the Spirit of Dudley, Pierre George, Aazhoodena Territory-Stoney Point MIIGWETCH! VOICE YOUR CONCERN for JUSTICE for DUDLEY and the STONEY POINT PEOPLE. Phone or fax Sam Georges Legal Counsel: --Delia Opekokew, barrister solicitor: Toronto: ph. (416)598-2645 fax:(416)598-9520 --Murray Klippenstein of Iler, Campbell Klippenstein ph(416)598-0103 fax(416)598-3484 --Andrew Orkin: N/A Please post everywhere because Jane Stewart has opened a door ! N O T I C E Concerning the actions of the Coalition For A Public Inquiry Into The Death of Dudley George. Their lack of interest in the motives for murder: 1) The Land, namely the sacred burial grounds in the park that Tom Bressette and council chose to ignore. 2) The Racial Hatred of the Mike Harris provincial government and also the representatives of the Ontario provincial government, namely the Ontario Provincial Police. Remember "Team Ipperwash '95". The desecration of Dudley George's memory. The horizontal eagle feather depicting a dead warrior. And the coffee mugs and T-shirts with the arrow through the OPP patch. And finally, a letter dated Tuesday, July 14 concerning my withdrawal of support for the
NATIVE_NEWS: Canada gags Wolverine: Urgent Action
And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (S.I.S.I.S.) writes: :-:-:S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty:-:-: Feb. 22, 1999No Copyright; Reproduce Freely CANADA THREATENS ELDER WITH PRISON IF HE DOESN'T SHUT UP: EMAIL ACTION The elder at the center of a stand by Shuswap traditionalists resisting a massive paramilitary operation mounted against their defence of the sacred, unceded Ts'peten Sundance grounds near Gustafsen Lake, has been threatened with re-imprisonment should he accept a speaking invitation from a class of students at a community college in Kamloops. Earlier this week the 67 year old Shuswap activist was visited at home on the Adams Lake Indian Reserve by two parole officers from the Kamloops area Parole Office who advised him that his parole would be revoked and he would be returned to custody if he discussed the Gustafsen affair. "What happened is I had a speaking engagement March 4th, where I was going to bring out the truth of what happened at Gustafsen Lake. They more or less threatened to send me back to prison if I speak out. I said all I'm bringing out is the truth. If this truth hurts some people then those people must have lots to hide," said Wolverine. "All the wrongdoings of the RCMP, Courts, government officials like BC Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh, the Prime Minister and the Privy Council. This is the reason for the cover-up, because people in high places are involved. This is the reason for the attempt to gag me." "We don't have no civil liberties or human rights here, especially when the Attorney General with so much to hide is also the BC Minister of Human Rights, the same man who authorized shoot-to-kill orders at Gustafsen Lake. All we are asking for is a public inquiry. I should not even be on parole, I did nothing wrong. But there was a "smear and disinformation" campaign that included the RCMP, mainstream media here like the Vancouver Sun, the Vancouver Province, the Globe and Mail, CKNW radio, BCTV, CBC. They brought out the lies for the politicians and the RCMP who demonized the Sundancers at Gustafsen Lake. And now they're trying to hide the hollow point ammunition, the landmines and concussion grenades and the 'Rambo-types' that were up there. I'm telling the truth and we're asking for a public inquiry, so I'm told I can't speak on Gustafsen Lake. Well I won't accept any gag order and I told that to my Parole Board." CFUV Radio in Victoria, in a telephone interview conducted Thursday with the Regional Manager of the National Parole Board, Mike Halco, elicited the admission that the NPB had not placed any gag orders or conditions upon Wolverine. "If they've done that, it's not a decision by the National Parole Board," said Halco. Furthermore, Halco said any variance sought by the Kamloops Parole Office of the Canadian Corrections Service, would require reasons to be communicated to the National Parole Board, as the lead agency. No such reasons or variance had been received by the National Parole board. Personnel at the Kamloops office were unavailable for comment. This latest BC based move is simply the latest desperate attempt to maintain an ongoing Gustafsen cover-up. The increasing pressure for a public inquiry into all aspects of the 1995 armed standoff has resulted in renewed attempts to suppress and silence those speaking out. Although a huge and much-reported RCMP Public Complaints Commission is looking into allegations of excessive force and interference against student protesters at UBC during the 1997 Vancouver APEC Summit, an inquiry into Gustafsen has been refused. "I believe the matters have been absolutely and completely aired at trial and through the appeals," said BC's NDP Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh. Even the supposedly progressive NDP Member of Parliament Svend Robinson has refused the demands of Apec protesters to support an inquiry call. "I am unable to support the call for a public inquiry... my New Democratic colleagues and I will continue to support the treaty negotiation process in BC, including the recently concluded Nisga'a treaty. This process, while often painstakingly slow and difficult, is certainly preferable to taking up guns and violence, as occurred in the summer of 1995," said Robinson. BC Premier Glen Clark has stated that: "the events at Gustafsen Lake have been dealt with appropriately by our criminal justice system. The Province has no intention of reviewing this matter through a public inquiry." Jane Stewart Canada's Minister of Indian Affairs deflected the inquiry call back to BC. "It would be appropriate for you to direct to the respective provincial government any calls to conduct an inquiry into allegations of misconduct by provincial officials and the province's police force... all matters pertaining to law enforcement are the responsibility of the Attorney General of that province." This is patent nonsense and there are compelling reasons and precedents for a federal inquiry.
NATIVE_NEWS: Idaho Counties, Nez Perce tribe to discuss fee land Thursday
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: With Perfect Justice... Nez Perce Treaties - http://members.stratos.net/cpetras Lewiston Morning Tribune (Lewiston, Idaho) Sunday, February 21, 1999. p. 7C Counties, tribe to discuss fee land Thursday The tax status of fee land -- land owned by members of the Nez Perce Tribe but not held in trust -- will be one of the topics of discussion at a joint meeting Thursday between the Nez Perce Tribe and representatives of four north central Idaho counties. The meeting at 10 a.m. at the Quality Inn at Clarkston is a follow-up to a meeting last month at Nezperce for officials from Lewis, Idaho, Clearwater and Nez Perce counties. It's a chance to look at the current tax environment and common interests and concerns, Nez Perce County Commission Chairman James N. Soyk Sr. said. Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee members and county Prosecutor Jamie C. Shropshire will talk about the present tax environment, including recent legal decisions, followed by a round-table discussion. The group also may talk about solid waste, joint emergency dispatch services, rural addressing and planning and zoning on the reservation if there is time before the noon adjournment, Soyk said. The meeting is open to the public. To remove your name from this list send a message to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with the message "unsubscribe triballaw" Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: IEN 1999 Conference
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:29:10 -0800 (PST) X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Tom Goldtooth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: IEN 1999 Conference PLEASE POST and DISSEMINATE! Distribute on your Lists-. Dear Friends, The Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) and the Dine' CARE [Citizens Against Ruining the Environment] are proud to invite you to the 10th Annual Protecting Mother Earth conference scheduled for June 10-13, 1999. IEN was formed as an alliance to help Indigenous Peoples and our Tribal Nations to learn and share information on environmental issues that our communities are facing. In 1990, Dine' CARE hosted the first Protecting Mother Earth conference within the Navajo reservation at Dilkon, Arizona. Dine' CARE and other Indigenous grassroots groups in attendance were the founders of this beginning alliance which would later be known as the Indigenous Environmental Network. It is only right that Dine' CARE host this year's tenth annual conference to be held next to the Laguna and Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico and next to their sacred mountain - Mt. Taylor. The theme this year is Lle Tsoo (Uraninite) - "A Creation Placed at the Foothills of our Sacred Mountains by our Holy People." The focus will be on uranium issues, including workshops on mining and compensation initiatives to Native radiation victims that were miners and millers in U.S. uranium mines. It will be held next to the Laguna Pueblo reservation, which was the site of the uranium mine contamination and U.S. federal Superfund site - the Jackpile Mine. The National Indian Youth Leadership Project's (NIYLP) Sacred Mountain Camp is the site for this largest outdoor Indigenous environmental conference in North America. Youth activities and workshops will recruit youth involvement in the environmental justice movement while providing leadership skills. Additional workshops, trainings, plenaries, and breakout sessions will be scheduled around issues that affect our communities. Various topics will range from nuclear, waste management technology, pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, border transboundary issues, environmental assessments, community organizing, and many others. All presentations will be balanced with Native traditional and modern perspectives. This four day camping conference follows the teachings of the sacred Fire that will burn throughout this historic event. Child care is provided. Limited travel subsidy scholarships are available for Native grassroots groups that are dealing with environmental issues in their community. If you should have any questions, please send e-mail inquires to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call the IEN National Office at (218) 751-4967 and speak to Charlotte Caldwell. Dine' CARE contact is Anna Frazier, Coordinator, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at (520) 657-3291. Respectfully, Jackie Warledo, Co-Chair, Conference Committee William "Jimbo" Simmons, Co-Chair, Conference Committee Earl Tulley, Conference Committee Member Laura Manthe, Conference Committee Member Anna Frazier, Dine' CARE Coordinator Tom Goldtooth, IEN National Coordinator "IEN is an environmental and economic justice alliance of Indigenous Peoples protecting the sacredness of Mother Earth and building sustainable communities." CONFERENCE FLYER #1 Indigenous Environmental Network's 10TH Annual Protecting Mother Earth Conference June 10, 11, 12, 13, 1999 To be held at the: National Indian Youth Leadership Project's "Sacred Camp" [next to sacred Mt. Taylor] located near the Acoma Pueblo and the Laguna Pueblo Indian reservations in New Mexico, USA (located off Interstate Highway 40, west of Albuquerque - signs will be posted) Hosted by: Dine' CARE, a Navajo reservation community-based organization with support of Acoma-Laguna Coalition for a Safe Environment Theme: Lle tsoo (Uraninite) "A CREATION PLACED AT THE FOOTHILLS OF OUR SACRED MOUNTAINS BY OUR HOLY PEOPLE" The focus will be on uranium issues affecting Indigenous Peoples and their Tribes. Indigenous Peoples from throughout North America, the Americas and internationally will be invited such as the Aboriginal Peoples from Australia dealing with the Jabiluka mine. Radiation victim compensation initiatives, cleanup of abandoned mines, new uranium developments on Indigenous lands, health issues, impacts to the plants, animals and biodiversity, and rights of Indigenous Peoples to live in a safe and healthy environment are some topics to be discussed. [Uraninite (UO2) - the wrath of Western technology and domination!] *Other Workshop Topics: *Chemicals in Agriculture POPs *Youth Team Building *Transboundary/Border Justice Issues *Nuclear Waste and Transportation *ABC's of Landfill and Incineration of Solid Waste *Risk Assessment *Hard Sulfide (gold, silver, copper) and Coal Mining *Tribal Air Quality Issues *Community-Based Water Sampling Techniques
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Please keep sending letters - they are working! LEONARD: LPDC News:
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:07:11 -0600 X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (16) To: Freedom Heart Rising [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Freedom Heart Rising [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Please keep sending letters - they are working! LEONARD: LPDC News: LETTERS TO CLINTON URGENTY NEEDED Our letters are really working. We are getting complaint calls about the amount mail, faxes and phone calls that are coming in about Leonard's case. Today the Canadian Embassy called because of all the mail and faxes. The Canadian Justice Minister Anne Mc Clellan's office also reported that they are getting flooded with mail. Ms. Kathleen Hawk Director, Bureau of Prisons and Warden Booker have also been telling people that they are getting overwhelmed by the correspondence on behalf of Leonard Peltier. Please keep writing. At this time letters and faxes to President Bill Clinton and his assistant in charge of Executive Clemency Charles Ruff are URGENTLY needed. Please ask your friends, family and associates to take this time to make it a priority to contact the President and urge him to Grant Executive Clemency. Organize a letter writing party. A number of prominent Democrats believe that this is the most likely time for Clinton to grant Clemency. Now that the Impeachment Hearings are over we have been told that we must step up the pressure during the next few weeks. SAMPLE LETTER TO CLINTON The Honorable President William Jefferson Clinton 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Phone 202-456-1414 Fax 202-456-2461 Dear Mr. President Clinton, I am writing to say how relieved I am that the Impeachment Hearings are over. Now that that terrible ordeal has passed, please grant Native American activist Leonard Peltier Executive Clemency. I know you must share my concern for an innocent person such as Mr. Peltier, who is suffering life in prison for a crime he did not commit. Leonard Peltier has been incarcerated now for twenty-three years despite the fact that the government has conceded on numerous occasions that they do not know who is responsible for the deaths of the agents or what part Leonard Peltier may have had in them. I am adding my voice to those who have been requesting that you free Leonard Peltier. While the Impeachment hearings were consuming much of your time many international Human Rights organizations have urged you to look into the case of Leonard Peltier. On February 11, 1999 the European Parliament passed a resolution (B4-0169,0175,0179 and 0199/99) insisting that you grant Mr. Peltier Executive Clemency. Amnesty International also urged you to review the case of Leonard Peltier as part of it's campaign against human rights violations committed by the United States. This December Leonard's case was featured at the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights in Paris. Now that the Impeachment Hearings are over I know that you will listen to the many millions of people who are asking you to free Mr. Peltier. . I strongly urge you to do the right thing and grant executive clemency to Leonard Peltier. Millions of people internationally know the case of Leonard Peltier and what it symbolizes and millions upon millions more continue to learn about it. If you listen to our valid demands for justice, you will be remembered by millions for a gracious act, which you will go down in history for. Please listen to all of us who are asking you to free Leonard Peltier. Leonard is suffering from severe health conditions. He filed for executive clemency five years ago. Please do not send me a form letter stating that his petition is still under review by the justice department. Instead, please look into this case and take immediate action. Thank you. Sincerely, CLEMENCY: President Bill Clinton 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington DC 20500 202-456- cc your clemency letters to: US Pardon Attorney Roger C Adams 500 First Street NW Suite 400 Ref: Leonard Peltier #89637-132 Washington DC 20530 202-616-6070 Charles Ruff G1 725 17th St. NW Washington DC 20503 HEALTH Ms. Kathleen Hawk Director, Bureau of Prisons 320 First St. NW Washington, DC 20534 Fax: (202) 514-6878 Phn: (202)307-3198 Warden Booker Leavenworth Federal Prison Box 1000 Leavenworth, KS 66048 Please release the EXTRADITION REPORT The Honorable Anne Mc Clellan, Member of Parliament Minister of Justice The House of Commons Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A6 (613)992-4524 fax (613) 996-4516 - To subscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your email address, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your old address in the Subject: line Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: [BIO-IPR] Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Resent-Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 03:12:46 -0800 X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:06:31 +0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: GRAIN Los Banos Subject: [BIO-IPR] Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity BIO-IPR resource pointer AUTHOR: Geoff Tansey TITLE: Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity: Key issues and options for the 1999 review of Article 27.3(b)of the TRIPS Agreement PUBLISHER: Quaker Peace and Service, London DATE: February 1999 URL: http://www.quaker.org/quno NOTE: For further information and follow-up in using the paper, contact Brewster Grace at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Key points are presented below. Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity Key issues and options for the 1999 review of Article 27.3(b)of the TRIPS Agreement A Discussion Paper by Geoff Tansey published by Quaker Peace Service, London, February 1999. There is a growing debate about how intellectual property rights, such as patents, will affect food, farming, and biodiversity, in particular, through the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) at the World Trade Organisation and other agreements. This 24 page discussion paper reviews the complexities and uncertainties surrounding the impact of the current multilateral Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) regime, on plants and animals, on plant variety protection systems, and on food security and agricultural biodiversity. It concludes that these ambiguities caution against any strengthening of such rights at this time. KEY POINTS: Section 1 examines the nature of IPRs, their origin and role in market economies, and the balance they represent between providing incentives to create knowledge and the desirability of disseminating knowledge freely for everyone¹s benefit. Section 2 examines the clause in the TRIPS Agreement - Article 27.3(b) that permits exceptions from patentability for plants, animals and biological processes, and includes the requirement for a sui generis system of IP protection for plant varieties or use of patents or both. Section 3 considers the key issues for the 1999 review of Article 27.3(b) its scope, review options, the different positions being taken by various countries, and the relationship between the review and other international obligations, notably those under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources (IU). Section 4 looks at some: moral and ethical issues including concerns about patents on lifeforms, the nature of invention, risks to democracy and, the lack of equity in the international negotiations. economic issues concerning technology transfer and RD priorities. environmental issues relating to the links between patents and the rapid development of genetic engineering. potentially socially disruptive effects on local farming systems through rapid changes in the economic structure. Section 5 discusses the potential for practical short-term assistance in the review process and some longer-term issues for Official Development Assistance (ODA) Section 6 covers brief conclusions and recommendations including provision of short - term policy development assistance for developing countries, both in capitals and in Geneva, as well as suggestions for wide-ranging national stakeholder consultations on the issues raised by IPRs protection on lifeforms. Contacts: QPS Brewster Grace (QUNO representative) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geoff Tansey (author) [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ ABOUT THIS LISTSERVER -- BIO-IPR is an irregular listserver put out by Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN). Its purpose is to circulate information about recent developments in the field of intellectual property rights related to biodiversity associated knowledge. BIO-IPR is a strictly non-commercial and educational service for nonprofit organisations and individuals active in the struggle against IPRs on life. HOW TO PARTICIPATE -- To get on the mailing list, send the word "subscribe" (no quotes) as the subject of an email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. To get off the list, send the word "unsubscribe" instead. To submit material to the list, address your message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. A note with further details about BIO-IPR is sent to all subscribers. ABOUT GRAIN -- For general information about GRAIN, you may visit our wwwsite http://www.grain.org or send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Fw: Cherokee Nation
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: "Debbie S. Johnson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fw: Cherokee Nation Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:58:46 -0600 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Comment: Nevada Indian Environmental Coalition NALSA is the Native American Law Student Association. And the fundraiser is so that many students can attend the Federal Indian Bar Association Conference in Albuquerque in April. Debbie S. Johnson Editor-in-Chief American Indian Law Review [EMAIL PROTECTED] The University of Oklahoma Law Center http://www.law.ou.edu/lawrevs/ailr/ -Original Message- From: Richard Osburn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 4:59 PM Subject: Cherokee Nation For those in the Oklahoma City area, Univ of OK NALSA will be hosting a forum for the candidates for Cherokee Nation Principal Chief. This event will take place on March 31, 1999 at 8:00pm. It will follow our annual taco dinner fund raiser. If you would like more information about either event, please contact me via e-mail or at (405)579-3626. As of today, 4 of the 9 candidates have accepted invitations to attend. Richard Osburn President, OU NALSA To remove your name from this list send a message to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with the message "unsubscribe triballaw" Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: CRTC forcing Aboriginal tv station? Ask Ted Turner
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 09:22:59 -0500 From: Lynne Moss-Sharman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CRTC "forcing" Aboriginal tv station? Ask Ted Turner Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Coming soon to your living room The CRTC is forcing a new aboriginal TV channel- and its cost - on most Canadian cable viewers Luiza Chwialkowska National Post The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission yesterday ordered cable and satellite operators in Canada to carry a new aboriginal channel as part of their basic service. Starting Sept. 1, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) will be carried 24 hours a day in English, French, and up to 15 aboriginal languages. It will offer a wide variety of programming, including aboriginal cooking shows, native dance and theatre, and children's shows such as a "Sesame Street-type" program in which characters would be drawn from various native, Inuit, and Metis communities. Although the channel will be available free in 96 communities in the North, elsewhere it will add 15 cents to every subscriber's bill. It may force cable operators to drop an existing channel from its basic service in some markets. None of which was making cable operators happy yesterday. "The CRTC should not be making decisions that force services on consumers and forces consumers to pay for them. Consumers should be given choice to the greatest extent possible," said Jay Thomson, vice-president of the Canadian Cable Television Association. But the CRTC said the new mandatory channel is "in the public interest," and will provide a "much-needed, positive window on aboriginal life for all Canadians," as well as offering "a cultural bridge between aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities." "Some people might call it social-engineering, but other people would call it acting in the best interests of Canadians," said Denis Carmel, spokesman for the CRTC. "Aboriginal people and quote unquote white people have been living together for a long time and there has been a lot of misunderstanding between the two. It would be a good thing for the country to have a window on the reality of the lives of aboriginal people." In fact, he explained, the Canadian Broadcasting Act requires broadcasters to recognize the "special place of aboriginals" in Canadian society. Abraham Tagalik, chairman of Television Northern Canada Inc., which will operate the new channel, says including the channel in basic cable service "sends a message" about the place of aboriginal people in Canadian society. "We have to be seen as basic service so that we don't get marginalized with the space channel or the shopping channel," said Mr. Tagalik. Although the CRTC based its decision in part on polls showing that Canadians would be willing to pay extra to watch aboriginal programming, Mr. Tagalik said the channel would not be economically feasible unless it was made mandatory. "Part of our business plan was to be widely distributed," he said. "We didn't want to out-price the service for aboriginal people, who aren't the richest people in the world." Television Northern Canada currently receives $2.1-million annually in government funds through Heritage Canada, a sum that Mr. Tagalik says will be phased out over five years. In addition to providing a forum for aboriginal productions, Mr. Tagalik said the APTN would "send a positive message" about aboriginals to non-natives. "Aboriginal people today are only shown in a negative light," said Mr. Tagalik. "People with a view different from the white mainstream, and pushed off to the side." In his brief to the CRTC, Gary Farmer, publisher of Aboriginal Voices magazine, said contemporary makers of television programs still rely on conflict as the basis for dramatic development. The new channel would be different. ''An aboriginal channel would allow for the first time the opportunity for programming to be developed on concepts of peace and
NATIVE_NEWS: Re: [BIOWAR] ENS Report
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: HOSPITALS JAMMED AS BANNED PESTICIDE IS SPRAYED FROM THE SKIES by William Thomas posted February 15,1999 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - As formations of unmarked tanker aircraft continue to criss-cross American skies on a mission authorities refuse to disclose, an environmental laboratory has identified an extremely toxic component of the spray drifting over cities and countryside. ENS has learned that samples of oily fallout collected by farmers, truck drivers and pilots in Maryland and Pennsylvania were tested by Aqua-Tech Environmental of Marion, Ohio in September, 1997 and found to contain ethylene dibromide (EDB). An extremely hazardous pesticide, EDB was banned by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 1983. This is taken from a report called: "Lines in the Sky Identified". This report stated that Aqua-tech of Marion Ohio had analyzed a sample of the contrail fallout. I have attempted on a number of occasions to contact Aqua- Tech to no avail. I have yet to see any lab reports from them. Furthermore, I have studied the EPA safety data sheets on JP-8 and must conclude there is no evidence of Ethelene Di-Bromide as an integral or inert ingredient of JP-8. This is speculation. I just spoke with Michael Hurlich(sp???) at Aqua-Tech. (740-389-5991) He said that the company does not release reports of lab results to anyone but the (paying) client. He did imply that ethylene dibromide shows up in many of the water samples the company is paid to analyse. He provided (in response to my questions) no info whatsoever on jp8+100. -- David Feustel Fort Wayne, Indiana 219-483-1857 http://www.d-feustel.com *** BIOWAR-L Biowar/Bioterrorism/Toxins Mailing List To unsubscribe or subscribe: send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text: unsubscribe BIOWAR-L or subscribe BIOWAR-L. Post to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Archive: http://www.sonic.net/~west/digest.htm. BIOWAR Web site: http://www.sonic.net/~west/biowar.htm. -Wes Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: Memories:Re: Walt Bresette
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A good story. A good way to remember him. Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 20:40:47 -0600 From: Will Fantle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Walt Bresette To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I too count myself lucky to have witnessed the event Jeff mentions below. The image of Walt hammering away with the war club on the earth mover at Ladysmith has been indelibly etched in my mind because of its pathos - an Indian warrior with pony tail waving in the wind, dwarfed by the mechanical monstor, and swinging away against its indifference and destruction in an act of defense for his long suffering culture and the accosted mother planet. Too bad so many of us are blinded by the glitter of the modern world, too bad so few of us carry torches of awareness in the darkness. We have lost one; let us share and fire the imaginations of others with Walt's spirit, voice and vision. At 08:19 PM 2/21/99 -0600, you wrote: Zoltan, You mention Black Hawk's war club, which was given to Walt to carry. He carried it well and honored the memory of Black Hawk. I saw the club on a number of occasions, and heard Walt speak of it and how it came to him on others. But on one occasion I was thrilled to see Walter use the club in a righteous act of self-defense. We were on the outskirts of Ladysmith, after RTZ had finished surrounding "their" property with a 10-foot-high cyclone fence and begun the grisly process of scraping topsoil into huge mounds. On top of one of these mounds, in full view of the traffic on Highway 27, a large United States flag had been planted. Having assembled outside one of the gates leading into the mine site, the two dozen or so protesters proceeded to sing, chant, and generally carry on. No arrests had been planned for this day, and it seemed we'd all soon be heading home, one more unremarkable demonstration under ur belts. A few members of our group had broken away and were walking the fenceline, apparently sizing up the site's security. Suddenly my eye was caught by some unusual movement to my left, and I turned in time to see the first of three (I think there were three; this was eight years ago and my memory is hazy) protesters engaging in a little extra-curricular activity. First Walt, then Jan Jacoby, then Sean Guilfoyle dropped to the ground inside RTZ territory, and as they did, each made a beeline for the hill with the flag on top. As the rest of us watched and cheered, Walt took a sharp right and began running toward a giant earth moving machine parked near the base of the hill. He ran up to one of the mammoth tires and, jumping as high as he could, "counted coup" on that monster machine with Black Hawk's club. Walt then joined his two comrades, who had begun taking down the flag. After it was (more or less) properly folded, they ran back and tossed it over the fence and into the hands of Linda Craemer, who appeared surprised at suddenly becoming an accessory to this little crime. Walt's explanation afterwards was that he felt an exploitive foreign company had no right to fly an American flag over land that they were about to desecrate and that the three fenceclimbers had not intended to keep the flag, only to safeguard it until its rightful owners could be found. His was and is a wonderful spirit. Long may he live in our hearts. Jeff Peterson Luck, WI Will Fantle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: 'DIPITY US 'wrecking' GM talks
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "Randy Whitewolf" [EMAIL PROTECTED] replies: from BBC Online @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/newsid_284000/284569.stm By Environment Correspondent Alex Kirby With international talks in Colombia on a treaty to control the trade in genetically-modified organisms due to end within hours, the United States stands accused of trying to wreck it. The meeting, in the city of Cartagena, involves delegates from nearly 170 countries which have signed the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. The USA has not ratified the convention, and so is in Cartagena only as an observer. But it has used that restricted status to orchestrate a refusal to allow the meeting to include commodities like soya beans and corn in the negotiations. The two crops make up 90% of the world trade in GMOs. Most trade uncontrolled Allowing them to be included would mean labelling them in international trade, and that could mean they were boycotted. Unless the majority of countries at the talks can force a last-minute climbdown by the US and its allies, the meeting will end by agreeing a partial treaty. It will govern trade in GM seeds, while leaving all other GM products virtually free of restrictions. GM products are already on saleIt will mean there is no global agreement that a country has the right to refuse to allow the import of GMOs. And if individual states do refuse, they will be liable to challenge at the World Trade Organisation. Greenpeace accuses the Americans of threatening biodiversity in the name of profit. The group's political adviser, Louise Gale, said: "The US has attempted to terminate the Biosafety Protocol". "It seems that the US, driven by the commercial interests of companies such as Monsanto, is willing to threaten the world's biodiversity and forego any international safeguards on the trade in GMOs." Britain accused The US observers do have the support of five delegations, most of them from major grain exporting countries - Canada, Argentina, Australia, Chile and Uruguay. The British delegation is also accused of giving support to the Americans after it helped to draw up a set of proposals which favour their position. Dr Doug Parr, of Greenpeace UK, said: "If the US gets its way, millions more consumers would be denied a choice about what they eat, and a majority of the world's national governments would be powerless to enforce this basic individual right". He also criticised the UK Government's policy on GMOs. "Whilst they make promises to the UK public about labelling, no UK minister is present at international negotiations to ensure that it can actually happen". --- -== Sent via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==- http://www.dejanews.com/ Easy access to 50,000+ discussion forums Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Buffalo Legislation
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for the URL..it WAS confusing the way it came through. ALL please follow the link below... Ish X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:50:21 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Jim Coefield [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Buffalo Legislation Hi, I appreciate your attempt to repost the legislation that I authored and had introduced into the Montana State Legislature by Rep. Gutsche. Unfortunately, it doesn't reproduce on email at all, and in the form you posted, it is very confusing. The version on the Montana State website contains both underscores and strikeouts, neither of which maintain their formatting when dropped into a straight text email message. In the original, the struck out wording is what we are removing from current laws. The underscored words are the words we are adding. So if you remove both the underscore and the strikeout (formatting), and read it that way, it doesn't make any sense, and in fact is very misleading. I'd prefer that the legislation just be referred to by directing folks to the proper URL (or attaching the document), or by my annotated description. Here is the URL, followed by my description of the legislation: http://161.7.127.14/bills/billhtml/HB0643.htm The bill has four main points: 1) Transfer primary management of buffalo from the Montana Deparment of Livestock to the Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks; (putting biologists not cattle folks in charge of wildlife) 2) Mandate that Montana follow APHIS' definition of low-risk buffalo, and honor the 30-60 grace period on public lands; (Federal regulations have deemed it unnecessary to kill bulls, calves and non-pregnant females who cannot transmit the disease) 3) Prevent the state from selling, and/or profiting from, the sale of live or slaughtered buffalo; (In 1997, the slaughter of almost 1200 buffalo brought the State of Montana's Dept of Livestock coffers a profit of almost 200 grand!). This doesn't prohibit the state from giving away meat to the tribes or to charity. 4) Directs the MT FWP to conduct a study of the carrying capacity for buffalo on public lands surrounding the Park, and to develop a management plan--in conjunction with the Montana tribal leadership council--to manage the herd for that population. This directs Montana to recognize that wild buffalo have wintering grounds outside of Yellowstone, and that they can freely roam there. for the buffalo, Jim Coefifeld [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...thanks Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 15:48:16 -0500 From: Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: NATIVE_NEWS: Montana: HOUSE BILL NO. 643 Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Services for Walt Bresette: Changes
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:34:08 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Laurie Anne Whitt) Subject: Services for Walt Bresette: Changes Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Comment: Nevada Indian Environmental Coalition For anyone planning to attend the services for Walt, please note the following time and place changes. (as of Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:19) The wake will still be on WEDNESDAY, starting at 5 pm (not 7 pm) at the Elderly Center in RED CLIFF. Take Hwy. 13 north from Bayfield. Across from the casino, take a gentle right onto Blueberry Road. Go about a mile to Butterfield Road (the 2nd road), take a right and go a couple of blocks. Due to the large number of people expected at Walt Bresette's funeral on Thursday, the site has been changed from Red Cliff to Bayfield. The funeral will be on THURSDAY at 10:30 am at the Holy Family Catholic Church in BAYFIELD. Going north on Hwy. 13, instead of taking a right into downtown, go straight up the hill one block, take a right to the fire station, and then a left 2-3 blocks. The address is 232 North First Street. For updates, call the Midwest Treaty Network Hotline toll-free at 800-445-8615, or log on http://www.alphacdc.com/treaty/content.html ***PLEASE GET THE WORD OUT TO PEOPLE YOU HAVE CONTACTED WHO DO NOT HAVE E-MAIL. *** Walt's family is also lighting a fire at his home, about one mile north of Red Cliff on Highway 13. We have received many condolences from many of the groups and individuals that Walt has inspired across North America. Memorial Fund Checks can be made out to Joe Bresette and mailed to Rt 1, Box 117 Bayfield WI 54814 To remove your name from this list send a message to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with the message "unsubscribe triballaw" Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Banyacya 1910-1999
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:45:10 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fwd: Banyacya 1910-1999 X-Mailer: AOL 3.0.1 for Mac sub 85 On February 6, 1999, the world lost one of its leading messengers, for nonviolence and the spiritual reawakening necessary to change the course of human history off of the path towards total destruction and onto the path towards true peace and harmony among all life, with the passing of 89 year old Hopi Prophecy spokesman Thomas Banyacya. A sunrise memorial service organized by the International Indian Treaty Council will be held at 6:30AM in San Francisco on Sunday, February 28, 1999, at the top of Bernal Hill at the south end of Folsom Street. Details at 415-641-4482. Inspired by the great Hopi Elder Yukiuma whom he regarded as "The Hopi Gandhi", Banyacya spent seven years in prison in the 1940's because of his steadfast conscientious objection to registering for military service. After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was seen by the Hopi spiritual leaders as a fulfillment of their ancient prophecies about "the gourd of ashes falling on the Earth two times", in December of 1948, those leaders from the various Hopi villages and religious societies met for the first time in history to compare their previously secret knowledge as per their ancient instructions handed down through the generations. Banyacya was commissioned at that meeting to bring to the outside world the Message of Peace and the warnings for humanity revealed at this meeting. For the rest of his life he firmly held true to this commitment, despite hardships and criticisms, and traveled widely to carry their message and in the process helped to inspire the revival of the traditional Indigenous American cultures over the past decades. Devoting himself totally to this mission, he still lived a simple lifestyle and he and his family survived a best they could in the traditional ways with some help from the minimal donations of people who supported his work. Banyacya felt that his life's mission was fulfilled, after decades of unsuccessful attempts, when he was able to bring the Hopi message and spokesmen to the United Nations (the "house of mica" predicted by the Hopi prophecies) to deliver their messages in 1992 and 1993 in the context of the gathering of global indigenous leaders who came on the occasion of the United Nations designation of 1993 as the International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples and 1995-2004 as the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples. His message was simple yet still inscrutable to the mind of "Western Civilization", that all of the problems of modern society are rooted in an error in human thinking clouded by attachments to the world of material comforts and that to solve all of these problems we only have to reawaken spiritually to the innate human/spiritual relationship to all life as our relations, and to all people as one human race. He was convinced that the simple spiritually focused lifestyle is the only one which will survive in these times of increasing wars, violence and even natural disasters brought on by this error in human thinking. His life was an inspiration, for so very many people, to respect the ancient wisdom of the traditional indigenous cultures of our beloved Mother Earth. Decades before scientists recognized the currently evident signs of global climate change he was warning that the actions of industrial society would bring on the calamities we now see all around the world with increasingly devastating storms, earthquakes, etc. Society would be well advised to heed this wisdom and take action before it is too late. Included below is one of his landmark documents, within which is coded the essence of the traditional teachings of the message of peace, which he called "The Hopi Declaration of Peace". If one were to meditate on its deepest significance the simplicity of the message of peace, and how to implement it, will become clearer. Also included below is a document called "The Essence of Hopi Prophecy" composed by someone in consultation with the Hopi Elders whom Banyacya represented as their traditional messenger. He taught a generalized meaning of the word Hopi, as any people who truly live as "peaceful people". The greatest tragedy of his passing is that the many documents he has produced and accumulated over the years have not yet reached general pubic attention, but with the capability of the internet today perhaps his wife and children will get the help that they need to bring out these teachings into this realm of modern communications. They may still be reached as Banyacya, PO Box 112, Kykotsmovi, AZ, 86034. THE HOPI DECLARATION OF PEACE It is in the Power of the True Hopi People to unify the minds and spirits of all true peace seeking peoples of the earth... "Hopi" means "Peaceful People"... and the truest and
NATIVE_NEWS: [DOEWatch] Nuclear waste is not safe
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: A HREF="http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,30012327,00.html?" http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,30012327,00.html? === February 22, 1999 Nuclear waste is not safe Don A. Campbell, in his Feb. 8 letter, says he spent five years at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear waste site learning how to protect people from the effects of nuclear radiation. Whatever safety lessons they gave him at Hanford were apparently lost on those in charge there. I lived a few miles down the road from Hanford, in Richland, Wash., for five years in the 1970s. Among other things while I was there, Hanford had 100,000 gallons of high-level nuclear waste leak onto the ground and into the groundwater, a plutonium settling pond reached 99.999 percent critical before it was noticed, and one winter night the cold water tap in my apartment ran hot all night because of nuclear waste pouring into the Columbia River. After nearly 50 years, widespread nuclear waste contamination of the air, ground and water at Hanford has come to a halt because whistleblowers finally got officials in Washington, D.C., to listen. Cleaning up the mess will cost us taxpayers at least $50 billion over 75 years. It is all documented in the book, "Atomic Harvest," by Michael D'Antonio, Crown Publishers, and "Hanford's Nuclear Wasteland," by Glenn Zorpette in Scientific American magazine, May 1996. A brief wire news story in the Deseret News a few weeks ago reported that officials at Hanford are now concerned about radioactive tumbleweeds blowing around the area. Other stories in recent years have described the problems there of radioactive insects, small animals and birds. Hanford is on a migration route for many birds that occasionally stop there. Nuclear experts told the people of Washington for decades that there was no danger to the public from the radioactive waste at Hanford. They lied. Now they or their colleagues are saying that nuclear waste in Utah will be safe for us. We have no reason to believe them. George F. Hamilton Centerville == New hobbies? New interests? Sign up for a new ONElist community. http://www.onelist.com DOEWatch List --- Subscribe online: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/doewatch Quote from Truman's diary July 25, 1945: "We have discovered the most terrible bomb in the history of the world. It may be the fire destruction prophesized in the Euphrates Valley Era, after Noah and his fabulous Ark. Anyway we think we have found the way to cause the disintegration of the atom." "The Doctor of the future will give No Medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease." -Attributed to Thomas Alva Edison Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: [DOEWatch] Limited liability measure aimed at proposed N-dump
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: A HREF="http://www.desnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,30012854,00.html?+" http://www.desnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,30012854,00.html? February 23, 1999 Limited liability measure aimed at proposed N-dump No company would embark upon a potentially hazardous business proposition if it meant company officers and every single stockholder could be held personally liable. At least that is what Gov. Mike Leavitt and Utah lawmakers hope. On Monday, the Senate gave preliminary approval to SB177, a bill that would eliminate limited liability legal protections for any company engaged in the business of nuclear waste storage. The bill is unmistakably targeted at Private Fuel Storage, a limited liability company that wants to build a high-level nuclear waste dump on Goshute tribal lands in Tooele County. By removing the limited liability protection, officers of PFS, as well as offers and stockholders in the consortium of nuclear power companies that comprise PFS, could be held personally liable if anything happens to a shipment of nuclear waste. Senate Majority Whip Leonard Blackham, R-Moroni and sponsor of the bill, said limited liability protection is a government tool to spur economic development. And because it is a privilege extended by government, it can also be taken away. The bill is one more legal hurdle Leavitt is putting in front of PFS in his ongoing efforts to block the nuclear waste dump. The Senate has already approved SB164, which would allow the state to take control of a chain of roads encircling the reservation and designate them as "public safety interest highways." The state could then control traffic on those roads and bar any rail spurs from crossing them. The limited liability bill is up for final Senate passage on Tuesday. === Comments: At the K-25 plants reindustrilization process there are nothing but limited liabilty corporations all over the place. Good to see some places are getting wise to this trick. Have you seen our new web site? http://www.onelist.com DOEWatch List --- Subscribe online: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/doewatch Quote from Truman's diary July 25, 1945: "We have discovered the most terrible bomb in the history of the world. It may be the fire destruction prophesized in the Euphrates Valley Era, after Noah and his fabulous Ark. Anyway we think we have found the way to cause the disintegration of the atom." "The Doctor of the future will give No Medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease." -Attributed to Thomas Alva Edison Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: Fwd: Judge Defends Contempt Rulings
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: via LadyScribe From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Return-path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Judge Defends Contempt Rulings Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:19:34 EST Judge Defends Contempt Rulings .c The Associated Press By ANNE GEARAN WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal judge who slapped contempt-of-court citations on two of President Clinton's Cabinet secretaries predicted critics would howl about a Republican judge mistreating the Democratic administration. After all, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth has heard it before. Lamberth is the same judge who once called a former Clinton operative dishonest and labeled a group of former Clinton officials ``hooligans.'' He also granted generous license to the conservative legal group Judicial Watch to question Clinton officials and nose around town for evidence that the White House may have misused FBI files. ``I think it's created an impression, certainly it has for me, that Lamberth has it in for the Clinton administration,'' said New York University law professor Stephen Gillers. Lamberth, an unabashed conservative in private life, is troubled by criticism that he lets his politics show on the bench. ``I don't look at myself as this rabid partisan Republican that I get painted as being,'' Lamberth said in an interview earlier this month in his comfortable, paper-strewn chambers. ``At the same time, I'm proud that Ronald Reagan appointed me.'' On Monday, Lamberth ruled that Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin must take blame for years of delays and ``outright false statements'' in a lawsuit alleging government mishandling of Indian trust funds. The judge included a defense of himself against partisan sniping. ``Contrary to the impression some would seek to create, I do not relish holding these Cabinet officials in contempt,'' Lamberth wrote. ``And I do so today more out of sadness than anger.'' A garrulous Texan with a meaty handshake and a taste for the dramatic, Lamberth has made a name for himself as an exacting courtroom taskmaster and author of tart legal opinions. The judge raised eyebrows among lawyers and politicos with a recent opinion branding former Clinton Commerce Department officials ``hooligans'' and ``con artists.'' In 1997, he scolded Clinton health-care guru Ira Magaziner for ``dishonest'' behavior in withholding White House documents from a doctors' group. ``I think it's fair to say there are lot of Democrats who do not hold him in high esteem,'' said G. Allen Dale, a Washington defense attorney who calls Lamberth tough but scrupulously evenhanded. While careful not to comment directly on pending cases, Lamberth said he understands why Democrats may take a dim view of his record. ``The Clinton administration has been before me so many times, and I've ruled against the administration so often,'' he said. ``People forget the number of times I ruled against the Bush administration.'' In 1990, after only three years on the bench, Lamberth delivered a testy rebuff to the Bush White House for making improper appointments to a regulatory board. Lamberth, 54, can quote from memory the outraged response of at least one Capitol Hill Republican. The judge is hard on government representatives, no matter their politics, several lawyers said. ``I think he is very demanding of governmental performance in any shape or form and I don't think it is partisan,'' said former Carter Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti. Lamberth's high standards derive largely from his 20-year career as a government lawyer before joining the federal bench in 1987. He says he was an unusual choice with few political connections. He had served in both Democratic and Republican administrations while rising to lead the civil division of the federal prosecutor's office in Washington. He even spent a year on detail to the White House when Jimmy Carter was president. ``It bothers me when people say I'm antigovernment,'' Lamberth said. ``I'm not antigovernment, but I don't think the government has any special license to do things that are not proper.'' AP-NY-02-23-99 1318EST 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. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: Re: Nammies
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from UMF-EMDAT/SpoolDir by flint.umich.edu (Mercury 1.43); 23 Feb 99 17:11:28 -0400 Received: from SpoolDir by UMF-EMDAT (Mercury 1.43); 23 Feb 99 16:58:23 -0400 Organization: The University of Michigan - Flint Greetings: I would (and I am sure a lot of American Indians (and others) would agree) like to suggest that the NAMMY's pay tribute to Keely Smith and Jim Pepper, and Redbone. Please consider this the beginning of a grassroots effort to get these musicians, songwriters, and performers inducted into the Hall of Fame. For far too long these influential musicians have been overlooked. I could rave-and-rave for days about Keely Smith who is my absolute all-time favorite woman singer. I have almost all of her albums that my Dad began to purchase and collect during the late 1940s early 50s when she performed with her husband Louis Prima. They were the natural and clever Sonny and Cher before S C ever thought of music and performance. I do not know a lot about Jim Pepper other than one of my friends can't get enough of his music and a documentary about him has been filmed and previewed on PBS. And...while we are on the subject of American Indian musicians who have largely been ignored...how about Redbone...that fabulous rock group from the 1960s whose versatility was incredible. They have several songs that reached the Top Ten but their best song (IMHO) is "We Were All Wounded At Wounded Knee." These musicians should not have been overlooked at the first NAMMYS so let's make a joyful noise of support for these great performers so that they are inducted this year. It would be nice to see a tribute to each and have that tribute done by peers. I personally would love to see Keith Secola do the tribute to Redbone, and John Trudell do the tribute to Jim Pepper and Tantoo Cardinal do the tribute to Keely Smith. Keely Smith is still performing. Jim Pepper has walked on. I don't know anything about Redbone although I'm pretty sure they can be found through our famous moccasin trail. I would also like to see this award ceremony get national coverage so that I could watch it. Please remember...a lot of us don't have cable and some of us who have access to it don't want it because it is ridiculously expensive. Thank you for taking the time to read these suggestions. I hope that everyone reading this message can send it on to someone else. All support should be mailed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catherine Davids Flint, Michigan Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
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And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:23:41 EST Subject: Mendota Update : : X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 205 MENDOTA UPDATE Dear friends, Here is the latest from Linda Brown. Please remember to pray during the mediation. We will need every single prayer from everyone of you! Toska, Diane Hi everyone, sorry I'v been off the air for so long. I had a bad cold/flu? and sorethroat. Mike and the boys will be back from Washington D.C. tomorrow and they feel like they have accomplished some things. We are having a lobby day tomorrow at the State Capitol and hope we will be able to find a state senator to author the bill for us. Mediation starts Thursday morning and I will try and let you know what is happening with that. I hope everyone is well and I keep you in my prayers. We just have to keep working on everything we can until we get this done. Write a letter or make a phone everyday and we can move the world. Love and Peace Linda Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: Utah's Secret Pioneer War: Black Hawk vs. the Mormons
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Utah's Secret Pioneer War: Black Hawk vs. the Mormons http://www.sltrib.com/1999/feb/02231999/utah/utah.htm BY GREG BEACHAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS On the same day the Civil War ended, the Black Hawk War began in central Utah. For eight years, the followers of Antonga -- a charismatic, brilliant American Indian leader known as Black Hawk to whites -- lay waste to Mormon settlements and cattle herds with a systematic, widespread campaign of pillaging and rustling. Yet the details of the war and the cost it inflicted on Mormons and Indians alike were almost unknown outside the borders of the Utah Territory. In fact, so great was the Mormons' distrust of outsiders -- in particular the federal government -- that Black Hawk's campaign went largely unnoticed elsewhere until 1872, when federal troops stepped in. Historian John Alton Peterson's Utah's Black Hawk War, published by the University of Utah Press, is the first book devoted to this peculiar chapter in the history of the pioneer era. Peterson, who teaches in the Mormon educational system at the University of Utah, says a lack of contemporary information about the war impedes discussion even today, keeping it in the margins of the traditional histories of Utah's development. "Mormons are among the most historically conscious people on the planet, but we tend to use history to further our proselytizing," Peterson said. "We put forth history that is positive, and this is one of the saddest chapters in our history." The extensive cattle raids and limited guerrilla battles that characterized the Black Hawk War were hardly remarkable in the hardscrabble West of the mid-1800s. What made the war unique was the complex political climate in Utah at the time -- and Black Hawk's ability to exploit the Mormons' distrust of the federal government for his own gain. Peterson writes of the "uneasy, dynamic and oftentimes volatile triangle which formed as Mormons, gentiles and Indians maneuvered for position in the territory." The Mormons' mutual animus with federal authorities also had repercussions on the territory's native residents. Congress dramatically cut Utah's Indian Office appropriation -- which was used to feed destitute tribes -- after hearing stories of the Mormons' tremendous influence over the Indians. Black Hawk, as Peterson writes, led a combined force of Utes, Navajos and Paiutes "to turn back the tide of white expansion and prevent the extinction of his people." His people lived in poverty despite the humanitarian efforts of the Mormon settlers. "Every Mormon family during that period knew Indians and knew the realities of begging and theft," Peterson said. "It created a situation that neither side was proud of." Brigham Young was almost unique among western leaders of the time in promoting and actively practicing a conciliatory policy toward Indians. He preached a "divine responsibility" to care for the disenfranchised peoples and educate them in Mormon dogma. The settlers and natives of central and southern Utah gradually entered a state of open warfare. Settlers built forts across the territory, abandoned dangerous settlements and formed small militias that chased Black Hawk's men through the wilderness -- almost entirely without success. Black Hawk was supremely organized and an entrepreneur as well as a guerrilla leader. The thousands of horses and cattle his men stole from the settlers were marketed in a complex American Indian trading system which involved white and Hispanic middlemen on the Old Spanish Trail. On April 9, 1865, Ulysses Grant and Robert E. Lee met at Appomatox Court House in Virginia to broker the conclusion of the Civil War. On the same day in the central Utah town of Manti, a handful of Mormon leaders met with Northern Utes in an attempt to end the destructive conflict. No solution came from the summit, and the Black Hawk War officially began. But in a time when the federal government was quick to end such conflicts with a military presence, Black Hawk astutely guessed the Mormons would refuse to partner with the government to fight him. Indeed, Young feared if word of the war reached Washington, anti-Mormon interests there would use it as an excuse to order troops to Utah. So he minimized reports of the war and its effects. Col. Patrick Connor, the leader of a federal force assigned to watch over the territory, knew of Black Hawk's exploits but simply chose to ignore them. While livestock was the raiders' primary object, at least 70 whites and perhaps twice as many Indians were killed as the campaign raged on. After years of success, Black Hawk ended his own active involvement in the raids in 1867, and a treaty was signed the next year. But the campaign continued sporadically until 1872, when the federal government was forced by a different Indian revolt to intervene in Utah.
NATIVE_NEWS: Mortality rate nigh among Indian youth
And now:Sonja Keohane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: With the high crime rate and the high mortality rate...anyone have data on the birth rate? http://www.billingsgazette.com/regionframe.htm Mortality rate high among Indian youth and getting worse By PAYAL KAPADIA Medill News Service WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala has mentioned in several speeches her concern that male American Indians are "the only racial and ethnic group for whom the death rate did not go down" in the most recent statistics. But doctors at the Indian Health Service say the real crisis is the increase in mortality rates among Indian youth. Shalala cited statistics from the National Center of Health Statistics demonstrating that the adjusted death rates for Indian males went up from 489.8 per 100,000 in 1996 to 523.4 per 100,000 in 1997. Officials at the Indian Health Service added that life expectancy among Indian men was significantly lower than the national average, according to the agency's last available statistics, from 1992 to 1994. At that time, the national average was 72.2 years, while the life span of Indian men was only 67.2 years. But the reason that Indian males are lagging behind in life expectancy is not so much because older Indians die sooner than older non-Indians, according to IHS medical officers. Instead, the life expectancy rate is low because of the startling increase in mortality rates among Indian youth. end of article
