NATIVE_NEWS: ELDER'S PASSING: Winnebago, Darryl LaPointe
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 22:47:49 EDT Obituaries in the News .c The Associated Press Damon W. Hall Daryl LaPointe SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Daryl LaPointe, the chairman of the Winnebago Tribe, died Thursday of complications from a heart attack. He was 48. The Winnebago Tribe's reservation is centered in Thurston County, Neb. LaPointe, who served four years on the tribal council about seven years ago, was elected chairman in October. He had served the tribe in many other ways, including director of the Winnebago Native American Head Start program, and as part of a task force that established a tribal college. AP-NY-05-21-99 2247EDT 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 The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without prior written authority of The Associated Press. To edit your profile, go to keyword A HREF="aol://1722:NewsProfiles"NewsProfiles /A. For all of today's news, go to keyword A HREF="aol://1722:News"News/A. Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: Bovine TB, bison and wildlife.
And now:Sonja Keohane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Another situation where wildlife is threatened by a disease of domestic cattle. Bovine TB is not brucellosis, but it produces the same reaction in the USDA and the cattle business, when found in a herd of domestic cattle. I quote.."farmers, who demand a sharp reduction in the deer population to curtail the spread of bovine TB..." This quote also from the article mentions bison: "Texas, California, Pennsylvania and New Mexico also have ``modified'' status because TB-infected cows or bison have been detected there in the past five years, VanTiem said. TB has been detected on a farm in North Dakota. Its status will change if another infected herd is discovered there in the next two years." http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/ap/health/story.html?s=v/ap/19990516/hl/co ws_tuberculosis_1.html Source of Bovine TB Still Unclear By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press Writer ALPENA, Mich. (AP) - The clatter and rumble of tractors and cultivators, the mooing of cows in the pasture - usually familiar sounds on Mike and Kathy Warner's farm. But not this year. The Michigan Department of Agriculture destroyed the Warners' 21 cows last summer after one tested positive for deadly bovine tuberculosis. The farm was placed under quarantine for a year, off-limits to livestock. ``We've taken a beating,'' Mike Warner says, gazing out at the empty barnyard. His was the first of three farms in Michigan's northeastern Lower Peninsula where cattle infected with bovine TB were discovered in the past year. In each case, the entire herd has been put to death - 173 cows altogether - as officials scramble to prevent an epidemic that could devastate the state's livestock industry. The source of the disease, spread through breath and body fluids, is uncertain. But farmers believe it comes from whitetail deer that roam the region's forests and fields, sometimes mingling with cattle. More than 200 deer killed in the area since 1994 have been infected - the only sustained outbreak of bovine TB among free-ranging wildlife ever documented in North America, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. The situation has sparked a clash between two powerful interest groups: farmers, who demand a sharp reduction in the deer population to curtail the spread of bovine TB; and hunters, many of whom doubt that deer are to blame and fear their sport is under attack. end of excerpt-
NATIVE_NEWS: Babbitt will observe some Bison?
And now:Sonja Keohane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I find this galling... Babbitt, a man accused of withholding evidence in the BIA "lost Indian money" lawsuit, will go to Montana, the home of "Racicot the Slaughterer"and he will "observe some bison"? The land in Montana is soaked with the blood of slaughtered bison...will Babbitt observe that?...I don't think so...to me he is just one of many who have no souls...no spirits...they are dead people. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/local/state/montana/ Babbitt To Visit Montana - (GREAT FALLS) -- Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt will spend part of the weekend on the Missouri River, and part visiting with Native Americans. Babbitt will arrive in Great Falls tomorrow, and will spend part of Saturday on the Missouri River at Fort Benton. He's also scheduled to meet with officials at the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation to review some environmental concerns and observe some bison.
NATIVE_NEWS: FWB: Honoring the Mother on Mother's Day in Nevada 99/05/11
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: -Original Message- Non-member submission from [Jennifer Olaranna Viereck [EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 20:55:57 -0700 From: Jennifer Olaranna Viereck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:198 Arrested at NTS on Mother's Day HEALING GLOBAL WOUNDS 'HONORING THE MOTHER' GATHERING Nevada Test Site, USA, May 7-10,1999 Around 700 people gathered at the Nevada Test Site from May 7-10 to celebrate Mother's Day and demand an end to the radioactive poisoning of Mother Earth. Following a rousing rally of music and speakers from around the world at the Test Site gates on Mother's Day, 198 people (DOE figures) entered the site. Ian Zabarte, of the Western Shoshone National Council (WSNC), put Test Site officials on notice that they were trespassing on Shoshone lands and were in criminal violation of international law. The arrestees were detained and released on site. They are unlikely to face prosecution, as the U.S. government has avoided the issue of the treaty with the Shoshone for some time. Activists are considering steps to charge federal and county officials with kidnapping and false arrest. Between Sunrise Ceremonies and evening Native Drum circles on Friday and Saturday, participants attended workshops, discussion groups and nonviolence trainings. The new Youth Program was thoroughly enjoyed, with activities for families, small children and youth. Mother's Day began with at dawn sweatlodges for women, a Eucharist Service offered by 35 members of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship, and a Grandmothers and Crones Ceremony. Following a brunch served by the men in camp, a march was led by Corbin Harney, Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader, members of the Western Shoshone National Council, and other Native American community leaders. Hundreds of grandmothers, children and families and supporters of all ages followed the eagle staffs and WSNC flag to the Test Site gates. On Moday, 175 activists participated in a Western Shoshone occupation of the Test Site by entering the site, erecting a teepee and joining in a Sunrise Ceremony led by Corbin Harney. Lands for the Nevada Test Site were seized from the Shoshone in 1948, forcibly relocating 100 families from lands guaranteed under the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley. This was only the second time since 1947 that the Shoshone were able to have morning prayer on this portion of the 1250 square mile site. Another teepee was set up over five miles inside the Test Site perimeter, high on a ridgetop overlooking Mercury NV, where Sunrise Ceremony was also celebrated by tired but inspired activists. A third teepee was was erected well inside the front entrance, visible to the thousands of arriving workers at dawn. Around one hundred people were at the front gate greeting workers and entertaining the test site guards. Throughout the weekend, a micro-radio station, Radio-Free Newe Sogobia, broadcast and recorded most of the events. Honor the Earth will be producing a radio show that will air May 15 or 17th. FRIDAY PRESENTERS Corbin Harney, Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader Jennifer Olaranna Viereck, Healing Global Wounds Coordinator Molly Johnson, Save Ward Valley Coordinator Shannyn Sollit, Los Alamos Peace Project Dan Sythe, International MedCom Gilbert Sanchez, San Ildefonso Pueblo Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Delegation, 5 members Louise Benally, Big Mt. Dineh Relocation Resister SUNDAY RALLY PRESENTERS Katherine Blossom, Ely Shoshone Council Member Helen Herrera Anderson, Alliance of Native Americans Margene Bullcreek, Ohngo Gaudaudeh Devia, Skull Valley Goshute Tribe Michelle Xenos, Shundahai Network, HGW Youth Program Coordinator Janet Chisholm, Episcopal Peace Fellowship Jane Williams, CA Citizens Against Toxins in the Environment Susan Gordon, Alliance for Nuclear Accountability The Raging Grannies, music Movement Pour La Paix, France Taiwan Delegation women, indigenous music Jennifer O. Viereck, HGW Coordinator, read message from Lillian Willoughby, first women arrested at the Test Site in 1957, and messages of support from other related events around the US and Puerto Rico. -- Info about Spring Mother's Day Gathering, May 7-10, 1999 at http://www.shundahai.org/HGW/ Healing Global Wounds: PO Box 420, Tecopa CA 92389-0420 USA Phone 760-852-4175 Fax 760-852-4151 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coordinator: Jennifer Olaranna Viereck HGW is a multi-cultural alliance of organizations and individuals seeking restoration of respectful sustainable living with the Earth. We coordinate a Spring and Fall Gathering at the Nevada Nuclear Test Site. Events combine education on issues, community and skills building, daily spiritual ceremony and taking personal nonviolent action to break every link in the nuclear chain. HGW is proud to be a member of the Abolition 2000 Global Network. Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law.
NATIVE_NEWS: IEN Conf Speakers Topics
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date Thu, 20 May 1999 145515 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (16) To [EMAIL PROTECTED] From Tom Goldtooth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject IEN Conf Speakers Topics Alpha - Please post this to the web site. 1999 10TH ANNUAL IEN PROTECTING MOTHER EARTH CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS/PLENARIES AND PRESENTERS AND EVENTS, COALITION BUILDING ACTIVITIES, DEMONSTRATIONS, ETC. Theme Lle tsoo (Uraninite) "A CREATION PLACED AT THE FOOTHILLS OF OUR SACRED MOUNTAINS BY OUR HOLY PEOPLE" Thursday, June 10th Prayer Opening Remarks Dine' CARE and IEN "Environmental Justice and History - 10 Years of Struggle" Photo Display and Recognitions Welcome Harry Early, Governor, Laguna Pueblo (or designate) Lloyd Tortalita, Governor, Acoma Pueblo (or designate) Dr. Taylor Mckenzie, Vice-President, Navajo Nation (invited) Martha Garcia, Ramah Chapter President, Navajo Nation Eastern Agency Council Rex Tilousi, Havasupai Tribe Plenary Topic "Environmental Issues in the Southwest" This is a meeting for all conference participants to come together to hear from speakers from New Mexico and the Southwest about environmental justice, protection of sacred sites, Indigenous land rights and other issues affecting the health of Indigenous communities. Moderator Gilbert Sanchez, Director, Tribal Environmental Watch Alliance, New Mexico · John Redhouse, Southwest Indigenous Uranium Forum and Dine' CARE · Angel Valencia, Yaqui Tribe, Yoemem Tekia Foundation · Roland Manakaja, Director, Havasupai Natural Resource Department Friday, June 11th Plenary Topic "Uranium and Indigenous Peoples" This is a meeting for all conference participants to come together to hear from Indigenous speakers from all over North America and Australia that are dealing with uranium mining issues. The affects of uranium mining has left Indigenous Peoples and their lands contaminated with radiation and toxin exposures. Uranium mining corporations are still targeting Indigenous lands. What approaches are Indigenous communities doing to address these issues? Moderator Dr. Manual Pino, Laguna-Acoma Coalition For a Safe Environment, Acoma · Dorothy Purley, Laguna-Acoma Coalition For a Safe Environment, Laguna Pueblo · Mitchell Capitan, Eastern Navajo Dine' Against Uranium Mining, Crownpoint, Navajo Nation · Cindy Gilday, Dene', Northwest Territories, Canada, uranium mine and radiation impacts · Aboriginal Speaker from Australia Jabuluka Mine - TBA Saturday, June 12th Plenary Topic "Our Indigenous Relatives of the South" This is a meeting for all conference participants to come together to hear from Indigenous speakers from Mexico, Central and South America about environmental, economic and land issues affecting their communities. This meeting is a good opportunity for our communities from the US and Canada to meet and hear the environmental and economic issues affecting Indigenous Peoples of the South. Moderator Tupac Enrique, Tonatierra · Zoila Jose' Juan, UCIZONI, Oaxaca, Mexico · Margarito Ruiz, ANIPA, Maya, Mexico, autonomy history in Mexico · Carol Kalafatic, International Indian Treaty Council, New York · Tony James, AMERINDIAN Association, Guyana, South America · Yarixa Array, Karina, Venezuela Sunday, June 13th Plenary Topic "Respect of the Sacredness of Earth Mother" This is a meeting for all conference participants to come together to hear from Indigenous speakers that are working to protect sacred areas. There are developments such as roadway construction, mineral extractions, water diversions and dams, deforestation, and toxic contamination that don't take into account the importance of holy and sacred sites. Moderator Pam Malone, Petroglyph Monument Coalition, preservation of petroglyph site · Louise Benally, Big Mountain Dineh Nation, coal mining issues at Big Mountain · Tony James, Amerindian Peoples Association of Guyana, South America · Thomas Stillday, Spiritual Leader, Red Lake Ojibwe, Minnesota · Danny Billie, Traditional Independent Seminole Nation, Florida Workshop Topics 1. Uranium Radiation Victims Compensation (RECA) Moderator Melton Martinez, Dine' Organizer, Navajo Eastern Agency · Kathleen Tso-Blackie, Eastern Dine' Against Uranium Mining · Alexander Thorne, Northern Arizona Downwinders · Dorothy Purley, Laguna-Acoma Coalition for a Safe Environment, Laguna Pueblo · Wally Cummins, Attorney, Washington, DC 2. Uranium Mining Moderator Carletta Tilousi, Havasupai, Arizona, proposed uranium mine development · Mitchell Capitan, Eastern Dine' Against Uranium Mining, fighting uranium mining on the Dine' (Navajo) reservation · Cindy Gilday, Dene' Northwest Territories, Canada, uranium mine and radiation victims · Debra Adamson, Dawn Watch, Spokane Nation, uranium mine cleanup, radiation victims and nuclear waste · Chris Shuey, Southwest Research and Information Center, New Mexico,
NATIVE_NEWS: Improving the Trail Mix, Friday, May 21, 1999
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 11:23:25 EDT
Subject: Improving the Trail Mix, Friday, May 21, 1999
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Editor,
Carolyn Jones' special to the Chronicle ("Improving the Trail Mix ") contains
a number of factual errors and misrepresents the overall situation here in
Marin. I don't like to say this, because I've worked as a freelancer, and I
know how damaging an accusation of getting the facts wrong can be. I have
nothing personal against Carolyn Jones, because I have never met her. But
your readers have been seriously misled by this story. Here are the
prevailing facts:
Mountain bikers have carved a minimum of ten known illegal trails in federal,
state, and county public lands in the past 2 years. Open Space District
staff have stated that the cost of closing one of those trails is $200,000 or
more - and thus is prohibitive. The public may think the District will
naturally close and repair illegal trails. The District can not repair
mountain bike damage of this or any other sort without more taxpayers' money.
The normal practice of mountain biking turns these fragile soils and steep
slopes into 3 foot deep trenches impassable for any use, human or beast.
Mountain bikers chain saw down trees, ride over private property, and demand
rights to do so even more. All other beneficial uses of the public resources
are diminished or damaged by mountain biking, yet mountain bikers do not seem
to care, and even advertize illegal trails to the globe on world wide web
sites.
Numerous sheriff's department and police reports have been taken in the past
15 months as mountain bikers have committed crimes that include: assault with
a deadly weapon, assault and battery, assault, arson threat, and trespass.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors have taken a default position in favor
of mountain bikers, turning a blind eye to the destruction of the resources
they are pledged to protect as the board of the Open Space District. Last
year, Supervisors Steve Kinsey and John Kress and a member of the county
staff took a trip to Holland, putatively to study bicycle transportation in
Amsterdam, from mountain bike manufacturer Patrick Seidler. Mr. Seidler
stated in a letter printed in the Marin I-J that he is an "influence peddler
and proud of it." No member of the County Board of Supervisors has yet
recused himself from a vote concerning mountain biking.
One member of the Board of Supervisors, Steve Kinsey, ordered the District
rangers to chainsaw down a gate across private property to try to force
public access on private land. The landowners are suing the county.
The situation in Marin is like the war for the Black Hills, when the miners
invaded Lakota territory against the law, and the U.S. government refused to
enforce the law for them. It is not a rosey truce. It is not a love feast.
It is a war, and the county board of supervisors and the mountain bikers have
ganged up on everyone else. Send your reporters out here to see for
yourselves.
Martha E. Ture
697 Cascade Drive
Fairfax, CA 94930
415-453-8472
(Note to the editor: I sued the Marin County Open Space District/Board of
Supervisors over their opening of a mountain bike trail in 1997, and the
county settled with me this year. Part of the settlement requires
restoration of some damaged lands, articulation of a vision for these hills,
and programs to achieve that vision. We will see if we can see clearly.)
Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html
doctrine of international copyright law.
Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit)
Unenh onhwa' Awayaton
http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: NYT Makah editorial (fwd)
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Sat, 22 May 99 11:38:06 -1000 From: pacal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" --- Forwarded Message Follows --- Subject:Re: NYT Makah editorial May 21, 1999 Harvest From the Sea By WAYNE JOHNSON Immediately after the gray whale gave up its life to the Makah people on Monday morning, our whaling crew prayed as best we could under the noise of circling helicopters and the scrutiny of live television. Then, the crew members raised their paddles in the air and celebrated success. It was an occasion of great joy. Some people have criticized us for this celebration, saying that it should have been a somber event and that we should have mourned the whale in the way they imagine to be proper. I am so tired of non-Indians pushing thei r values on the Makah people and telling us how and how not to be Makah. When the whale arrives on the beach, we don't mourn it. We thank it for giving itself to us; then we eat it. That is how we show respect. If it does not satisfy the emotional needs of many white people in America, I can o nly say that we have a long way to go before this society is truly multicultural. I am disturbed by the enthusiasm with which many people have criticized our culture. The ugly telephone calls and E-mails show the worst side of intolerance. We have been told that we are lazy, drunk and barbaric, that ou r culture is a joke. Now that whales have been elevated to near-deified status in Euro-American culture and most people think that meat comes from shrink-wrapped packages, derogatory terms are once again directed at us. Some people suggest that our culture needs to "evolve." Non-Indians have frequently assumed that our culture is backward and needs to embrace whatever the Euro-American fad of the century is. In the late 1800's and early 1900's this energy was directed into turning the Makah people into farmers. But our land and our people are not suited for farming. So we bent the pitchforks they sent us, turned them into halibut hooks and continued our life of harvesting from the sea. At the whale hunt, protesters in nearby boats screamed insults and threw flares and smoke bombs. I was proud of the Makah crew members for ignoring them. They focused on their paddling and drowned out the commotion by singing songs passed onto them by their grandfathers. It was these same songs that we sang on the beach to welcome and celebrate the return of the whale. Wayne Johnson is captain of the Makah whaling team. Jennifer Aradanas, a doctoral student at the University of Washington, helped with this article. Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: [senaa@excite.com ] no subject
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: * From: "Southeastern Native American Alliance (SENAA)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] OFFICIAL NOTICE: WALK FROM CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE, TO BIG MOUNTAIN, ARIZONA, TO BENEFIT THE DINEH AND ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WILL TAKE PLACE AS SCHEDULED FOLLOWING A UNIFICATION RALLY AND PRAYER SERVICE by Al Swilling The Southeastern Native American Alliance (SENAA) invites local and national news media, all Indigenous people, and supporters of Native American issues who are able, to attend a Unification Rally and Prayer Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Tinsley Park in Cleveland, Tennessee, on 1 June 1999. Following the prayer service, I will begin the more than 1,800-mile trek from Cleveland, Tennessee, to Big Mountain in Arizona. The rally will consist of a release to the public via the news media, wherein I will give the details of the walk, and discuss the importance of all indigenous people coming together and standing united on issues that concern us all. The prayer service will begin with prayer for the Dineh people and for the success of this walk in generating national public and political support for the Dineh. When the prayer for the Dineh is complete, each individual present at the rally will be given the opportunity to pray for any group, project, or individual that he or she feels will benefit from the power of the group prayer. This will be a peaceful gathering. Following the prayer service, anyone willing to give a donation to help pay travel expenses and/or provide needed supplies for the Dineh people will be given the opportunity to do so. ALL money remaining after travel expenses will be used to help the Dineh people at Big Mountain. At the end of the gathering, I, Al Swilling, will begin the journey to Arizona. I will travel the first mile alone as a symbol that all Indigenous Americans are united as one in our efforts to end the injustices suffered by Dineh people and create a better future for all Indigenous Americans. After the first mile, anyone who so desires is welcome to join me at any point on the journey for as long as he or she wishes. The length of time one spends on the journey is not important. It's the support of and participation in the event that matters. I will keep a list of those who accompany me for any length of time, and all names will become part of the record of the event. CONTRIBUTIONS: SENAA is a 501(c)(3) Native American cultural and educational organization. In accordance with U.S.501(c)(3) regulations for nonprofit organizations, all SENAA members contribute time and efforts on a strictly voluntary basis. No one, including the Executive Council and President, recieves wages or any other financial considerations from SENAA except, in some cases, the reasonable reimbursement of expenses incurred during fund-raising or other charitable activities. ALL contributed money exceeding travel expenses will be used to benefit the Dineh people in the most beneficial ways. Anyone wishing to make financial contributions to help with travel expenses or to aid the Dineh people should send checks or money orders to: Al Swilling, President SOUTHEASTERN NATIVE AMERICAN ALLIANCE (SENAA) 2324 GEORGETOWN ROAD NW, APT 602 CLEVELAND, TN 37311-1268 All contributors will receive a receipt from SENAA by return mail. Accompanying this notice is a reprint of my previous message, which contains suggestions for helping to generate public and media support and persuade the government to right the wrongs that it has committed against the Dineh people. I beseech you to get involved and do all that you can to support the Dineh people and help them--and ALL indigenous people--put and end to the human rights violations being perpetrated against the Dineh and finally get justice from the U.S. government. My heartfelt thanks goes out to all who have been and continue to be supportive of the Dineh people. Thank you Al Swilling SENAA President [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE DINE'H PEOPLE AND I ASK FOR YOUR HELP. HELP US FIGHT THE INHUMAN TREATMENT OF THESE PEOPLE. HELP RECOVER FOR THEM THE DIGNITY AND RIGHTS TO "LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS" THAT WERE STRIPPED AWAY FROM THEM BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. REPEATEDLY CONTACT THE MEDIA. REPEATEDLY CONTACT EVERY CONGRESSMAN. REPEATEDLY CONTACT THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. REPEATEDLY CONTACT THE UNITED NATIONS. DEMAND that the American public be made aware of these crimes perpetrated against the Dine'h people by the U.S. government. DEMAND that Public Laws 93-531 and 104-301 and S1973 The Navajo Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996, signed into law by Bill Clinton, be REPEALED. DEMAND that ALL civil, Constitutional and human rights be fully and immediately restored to the Dine'h people. DEMAND that the Dine'h people be compensated by the U.S. government for the extreme hardship that it has inflicted upon the Dine'h people. DEMAND that the Dine'h people have all livestock returned to their
