NATIVE_NEWS: Princess Anne given name
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 08:17:05 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Lynne Moss-Sharman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Princess Anne given name Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Monday, July 26, 1999 Princess Anne given native name Ogimaa Kwens: Ojibway ceremony bestows title Little Royal Lady Chris Wattie National Post WINNIPEG - Princess Anne has a new name today, courtesy of a Canadian Ojibway elder. The Queen's daughter can now call herself Ogimaa Kwens, which means Little Royal Lady, after a formal aboriginal naming ceremony in Winnipeg by First Nations and Metis leaders. "I didn't actually hear her pronounce it aloud, so perhaps she didn't get a chance to practice it," says Stu Fawcett, a Manitoba government spokesman who was present at the ceremony. "But the princess was very gracious and gave every appearance of enjoying the ceremony." The tradition of giving names to members of the Royal Family dates back to the signing of treaties between the Crown and First Nations bands up to 100 years ago. Queen Victoria was given native name, as was Princess Anne's mother, Queen Elizabeth. They were both named Ogimaa Kwe, meaning Royal Lady. The princess sat on an oak chair with a red velvet cushion, atop a buffalo robe carpet during the ceremony yesterday, which was attended by about 150 native leaders. Ojibway elder Tobasonakwut called Princess Anne by her new name four times then offered her a symbolic eagle feather. He said it was an honour to be chosen as the one to give the princess her new name. "It is a recognition of sovereignty on our part, as well as the sovereignty of the people that came from England." Afterwards, Princess Anne was made a gift of a jacket by Phil Fontaine, chief of the Assembly of First Nations. "It signifies," he said, "the high regard the monarchy is held by our people and it's an opportunity to reaffirm the bond between the queen and her family and our people here." Several Manitoba native leaders who have been critical of the government's treatment of aboriginals, were invited to the ceremony but were noticeably absent. But a planned demonstration at the event by native activists failed to materialize. "Let Us Consider The Human Brain As A Very Complex Photographic Plate" 1957 G.H. Estabrooks www.angelfire.com/mn/mcap/bc.html FOR K A R E N #01182 who died fighting 4/23/99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aches-mc.org 807-622-5407
NATIVE_NEWS: Phil Fontaine comments on Musqueam dispute
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 08:26:32 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Lynne Moss-Sharman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Phil Fontaine comments on Musqueam dispute Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Kill the gossip Phil Fontaine National Post July 26, 1999 Journalism in Canada has sunk to a new low with the publication of Barbara Yaffe's commentary (Musqueam Dispute Turns Nasty, July 16). Members of the Musqueam Leaseholders Association are bringing discredit to their cause and the entire membership by using untrue personal attacks for political gain. The mere repetition of the completely false rumour about Indian Affairs Minister Jane Stewart and I dating is inappropriate and in bad taste. It was a commentary completely unnecessary to the purposes of the piece. The frustration of the leaseholders, even if accurate, could easily have been described and explained without resorting to lies, fabricated innuendo and salacious comments. Jane Stewart and I have a business relationship, she as minister of Indian Affairs and I as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. That has been, is and will be the extent of it. Ms. Yaffe, The Vancouver Sun and the National Post, by printing such untruths, and knowing them to be untrue, have done a great disservice to the debate surrounding an important public issue as well as to journalistic credibility. Phil Fontaine, national chief, Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa. "Let Us Consider The Human Brain As A Very Complex Photographic Plate" 1957 G.H. Estabrooks www.angelfire.com/mn/mcap/bc.html FOR K A R E N #01182 who died fighting 4/23/99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aches-mc.org 807-622-5407
NATIVE_NEWS: NAC PROGRAM SCHEDULE for July 26-29, 1999
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Feed Time: M - F, 1300 - 1359 ET NAC website: www.nativecalling.org PROGRAM SCHEDULE for July 26-29, 1999 MON - 7/26: The Language of Spirituality: There are some in the science world who say that the English language has reached its limit in trying to articulate the processes of quantum physics and other complex scientific phenomena. A group of physicists are now looking to indigenous languages for the right words and phonetic codes to unravel the mysteries of the universe. Do Native languages contain the hidden codes of the universe? Guests include Dan MoonHawk Alford, writer and linguist and originator of "Quantum Linguistics". TUE - 7/27: UFO Congress: The annual International UFO Congress Conventions have grown into the largest UFO conferences in the world with the next one being held in Mesquite, Nevada August 15-21. On this special UFO/metaphysics edition of Native America Calling, we visit the congress and share in its insight of UFO reports and metaphysical occurrences. Guests include Bob Brown of the UFO Congress and Corporate AIR. WED - 7/28: Book-of-the-Month: Boy do we have a surprise for you! N. Scott Momaday of the Kiowa Nation is releasing a new book, but we can't tell you the title yet. On this Book-of-the-Month Edition we invite you to share in this sneak preview and converse with one of Native America's greatest literary minds. THU - 7/29: Native Prisoner Rights: Some rehab counselors say that Native prisoners' ability to practice their spiritual ceremonies are absolutely key to their quest for rehabilitation. But in many penal institutions these rights are non-existent. On this edition of Native America Calling we look at the work to implement Native prisoner rights throughout the entire prison system. Guests include Walter Echohawk of the Native American Rights Fund. FRI - 7/30: Surviving Breast Cancer: Breast Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women in America. Although the rate of Native American Woman diagnosed with breast cancer is not quite as high as the rates for women of other ethnic backgrounds, this is still an area of great concern. How do women survive with breast cancer? Join host, Sharon McConnell and her guests, as they discuss ways to cope with breast cancer and continue living life. For more information, please contact the following people: Programming Questions: Joseph Leon, NAC 505-277-7999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Distribution/Promotion: Eric Martin, AIROS 402-472-3287, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wellness Edition: Amber Clayman, Koahnic 907-258-8896, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/
NATIVE_NEWS: Do something worthwhile!
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 10:55:23 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Liz Pollard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Do something worthwhile! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Someone you know has diabetes. Take 2 minutes and do something important to help me, and the millions of other Americans--including our current Miss America, Nicole Johnson who are living with Diabetes. Sign the petition asking for more funding to find a cure. The petition reads: The government spends $40 billion a year treating people with diabetes, but just 1% of that amount trying to cure it. If there were a cure, that $40 billion could be used for tax cuts, education or to save Social Security. A cure would also save millions of innocent lives. I strongly urge the government to spend at least $1 billion a year trying to find a cure for diabetes. Visit the American Diabetes Association at: http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy/petition Sign the online petition. THANK YOU! --Liz -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Elizabeth "Liz" Pollard * Smoke Signals Enterprises Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * On the Web: http://www.smokesig.com Web sites designed and developed include: American Indian Exposition: http://www.indianexpo.org Moccasin Telegraph: http://www.indianexpo.org/moccasin.html Housing Authority of the Apache Tribe: http://www.apachehousing.org Wichita Affiliated Tribes http://www.wichita.nsn.us Soil and Plant Laboratory, Inc. http://www.soilandplantlaboratory.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/
NATIVE_NEWS: [FN] Standard of medical care in Correctional Facilities
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: Madeleine Skinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello to all, Apologies for the length of this extract, but it is not on-line for access and as there are so many FNs men and women out there in the Iron House (some with relatives here in the Village) I thought this a relevant use of bandwidth. The first portion is general to Correctional Facilities throughout the country, the second portion deals with Michigan, but it is useful to read that too, to get an idea of what is facing prisoners in accessing basic medical care. If you require more information about medical care conditons that may be affecting one of your loved ones in the Iron House, I suggest the CURE Office in your own states would be a good place to start. MI-CURE will be able to point you in the right direction: MI-CURE PO BOX 2736 Kalamazoo, MI 49003-2736 Snow Deer (Thanks to Ish for the disclaimer at the end of the article) ## Extract from the Michigan Chapter of CURE (Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants), July 1999, page 5. .. "Questioning the background of the country's correctional health care staffs." "Two articles in the October 28, 1998 edition of The Journal of The American Medical Association questions the quality of health care staff in some of the nation's prisons. (N.B. None of the cases cited Michigan DOC staff) The article "Prison Deaths Spotlight How Boards Handle Impaired, Disciplined Physicians," notes that "The deaths in recent years of several prison inmates under the care of physicians with records of criminal or professional misconduct has critics calling on medical licensing boards to be more vigilant in protecting patients from physicians who commit serious offenses. Stronger safeguards are needed generally, critics argue, but prison populations are particularly vulnerable. In some cases, rehabilitating physician offenders has included licensure restrictions that led them to jobs in correctional settings, where surging inmate populations have sorely stressed medical staffing and care. In a second article, 'Critics Denounce Staffing Jails and Prisons with Physicians Convicted of Misconduct', the author states that, "in an effort to provide health care in their burgeoning jails and prisons, some states are hiring physicians who have been convicted of crimes or who have lost their medical licenses because of professional misconduct. Some states are even issuing medical licenses that restrict the disciplined physician's practice to prisoners. That policy is not just bad for the incarcerated, say correctional health leaders and other critics, it is bad for correctional medicine and it's bad for society." Among the cases cited in this article is a psychiatrist who lost his medical license in two different states and is now heading mental health services for Alabama's state prisons. The article's author, Andrew A. Skolnick, concluded with some observations by E. Fuller Torrey, MD, executive director of the Stanley Foundation Research Programs in Bethesda, MD, and an expert on the treatment of severe mental illness. "The vast majority of men and women in jails and prisons do not remain behind bars. Last year, 12 million incarcerated men and women were returned to society. There is a great national commitment to punish offenders, he said, but very little commitment to make sure that offenders don't leave prison in worse shape than when they enter". As cited in the lead paragraph, none of the cases discussed in these articles involved the Michigan Department of Corrections medical staff. However, a review of the monthly reports from the MDOC's Bureau of Health Care reveals how vulnerable we could be: August 1998: "All facilities have physician coverage. Standish is still being covered on a contractual basis through Correctional Health Resources. All three physicians who interviewed did not accept the position." "Western Region has a number of nursing vacancies that we have been unable to fill. It has been difficult to find candidates for nursing vacancies, and when we do find them, they are unwilling to start at the first step of the Registered Nurse 12 salary scale." September 1998: "I am concerned about the quality of dentists or lack of dentists that we have been able to attract to staff the prisons (both Civil Service and contractual)." "Eastern Region has been unable to recruit a Civil Service hygienist due to the low Civil Service pay scale. The Civil Service dental hygienist's salary, even at the top, is 60% of what the private sector in Detroit/Ypsilanti area is offering". October 1998: "There is no ophthalmology in the Marquette/Baraga/Alger area due to differences between the health care providers and the CMS. There is also no oral surgery in the SMF (Standish) area for similar reasons". (Editor's note: Correctional Medical
NATIVE_NEWS: Job Openings -- Please post widely
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: this message is also blind copied X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.2 (32) Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:42:54 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Brian Hirsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Job Openings -- Please post widely Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The following two job openings are now available with the Chickaloon Tribe in south-central Alaska. Please post widely. TRIBAL ADMINISTRATOR -- Create budgets, manage expenses, create/revise policy, interact with government agencies, private sector. Write grants. Min. 4 years college, 2 years experience. Send resume to: Chickaloon Village P.O. Box 1105 Chickaloon, AK 99674 or fax to: 907-745-7154 HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTOR -- Megotiate and manage Indian Health Service contract. College degree (four year minimum). Tow years minimum: health field; grant writing; administration; employee supervision. This is an opportunity to create a health clinic from the ground up. Send resume to: Chickaloon Village P.O. Box 1105 Chickaloon, AK 99674 or fax to: 907-745-7154
NATIVE_NEWS: SIX NATIONS POW-WOW
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:08:55 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Lynne Moss-Sharman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SIX NATIONS POW-WOW THE DRUMS CALLED ME BACK By VINCENT BALL Brantford Expositor July 26, 1999 Ohsweken -- Jim Caagoonse Mccue spent many years headed in the wrong direction and it wasn't until he heard the sound of the drums that he finally got on the right path. ``I used to dance in powwows when I was a kid but then I put my regalia away,'' Caagoonse Mccue, 44, said. ``I entered a different world. I lost my way and I was addicted to drugs and alcohol.'' Then, one day when he was attending a powwow, he heard the drums and started to cry. ``A young dancer came over, put his arm around me and said `welcome back,''' Caagoonse Mccue recalled. ``The drums called me back.'' He returned to dancing in the powwows seven years ago and has been clean of drugs and alcohol ever since. On Saturday and Sunday, he was one of 356 dancers taking part in Six Nations of the Grand River Champion of Champions PowWow held at Chiefswood Park. He's from the Curve Lake First Nations, north of Peterborough. ``This is part of my healing,'' he said of his return to the powwow. ``This has helped me get a better understanding of who I am. It has helped give me back my identity. ``It's part of making my life one of balance and wellness.'' He participates in powwows just about every weekend and he's not the only one to take up the dance following hard times. Les Harper, 26, of Toronto, began participating in powwows six years ago. ``I used to do drugs and drink alcohol all the time,'' said Harper, who is originally from Saddle Lake, Alberta. ``My family showed me the right way by example but I didn't follow it and they didn't force me. However, he began joining in powwows and put the drugs and alcohol behind him. He too has been clean ever since and feels a lot better for it. ``It's the best feeling I've ever had,'' Harper said of his dancing. ``I don't know how to describe it. I don't really have a word for it.'' Dancers also spend a great deal of time putting together their regalia, and on the weekend, many of the participants including Caagoonse Mccue were kept busy posing for pictures with tourists. The regalia often includes Eagle feathers, intricate bead work, leather fringes, claws and fur. Each dancer creates his own outfit with the aim of saying something about their lives, Harper said. The Six Nations powwow is a huge event that attracts participants from across North America. This was the 20th anniversary of the powwow which usually attracts 10,000 to 15,000 people. Charlene Bomberry, a member of the organizing committee, remembers how it began. ``There was a group of us from the Six Nations who were always going to powwows,'' Bomberry said. ``We thought, why not hold one here at the Six Nations.'' Organizers work throughout the year to ensure the event runs smoothly. ``Everybody pretty much knows what needs to be done and it just gets done,'' Bomberry said, adding that people who provide supplies for the event already know what's needed each year. Dancers compete in several categories depending on their age and gender with the youngest competitors being tots of five years to the golden age competitors who are 50 and older. The dancers are also competing for a share of $35,000 worth of prize money. But while the dancers with their colourful regalia are the focus of most of the attention, the event also attracted more than 100 people selling native crafts including necklaces, clothing and jewelry. There was also plenty of food available such as buffalo burgers, Indian tacos, corn soup and fried bread. "Let Us Consider The Human Brain As A Very Complex Photographic Plate" 1957 G.H. Estabrooks www.angelfire.com/mn/mcap/bc.html FOR K A R E N #01182 who died fighting 4/23/99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aches-mc.org 807-622-5407
NATIVE_NEWS: Kamloops Chase Museum
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:17:12 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Lynne Moss-Sharman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Kamloops Chase Museum Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Chase museum welcomes visitors Kamloops Daily News July 26, 1999 The Chase museum opened its doors Saturday to welcome village residents, recognize contributors and honour its mature patrons. More than 30 visitors strolled through the former Catholic church, brushing past 4,000-year-old lithic tools, logging saws and an elegant 1915 bar only recently returned to the region. An event like this gets the people in the museum community together. We can acknowledge contributors, both past and present, and maybe even sell a few memberships, museum curator C0elia Nord said of the gathering with the air of a family reunion. Chase Mayor Martin Koppes, standing in for MP Nelson Riis, presented 12 museum volunteers with lifetime memberships and pins from the federal government in recognition of the Year of the Older Person. Honours were given to Elsie Reid, Fred and Helen Beatty, Roy and Fran Preston, Isabelle Ferguson, Tim Gibbon, Ivan Pal, Cecil and Doreen Harbidge and to Rae Ferris and Nellie Currie and their deceased husbands. We try to have something like this every year to mark the opening of the season, said museum president Roger Behn. We are recognizing people who made significant contributions, whether through volunteering or gifts of artifacts, who made have had to stop for one reason or another. Larissa Lutjen, summer museum attendant, explained the history of Chase as one of fits and starts. When Whitfield Chase pioneered European settlement in 1865, the areas Shuswap people were already dying from diseases that would rob them of 70 per cent of their population before 1903. White settlers enjoyed a boom after 1908 when the American-owned Adams River Logging Company came to town, installing utilities, providing jobs for 800 men and fuelling a vibrant cultural scene. But the firm relocated in 1925, having felled most of the prime lumber, and left residents to weather the Depression without a key employer. The museum is getting better every year and I want to say congratulations on a job well done, Koppes said, his back to a chrome-covered cash register. Down the aisle to his left, a 1912 edition of the Chase Tribune graced a display table. Its yellowed pages awash in fine lines of type, the paper retailed for $2 per year with headlines declaring Big Sale of Lumber... Wharf at Scotch Creek... The Kentish People in British Columbia. Nord said the museum introduced several exhibits this summer. A second-floor display chronicles the areas logging history. She also acquired a metal safe used by the Canadian Pacific Railway station at Chase. Pointing overhead, she began another tale of local lore. The massive painting which covers one wall -- a rodeo scene brushed by J.H. Smith early in this century -- is backed with linoleum. As one might expect in the quirky saga of Chases history it was put to good use for 20 years... as kitchen flooring. "Let Us Consider The Human Brain As A Very Complex Photographic Plate" 1957 G.H. Estabrooks www.angelfire.com/mn/mcap/bc.html FOR K A R E N #01182 who died fighting 4/23/99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aches-mc.org 807-622-5407
NATIVE_NEWS: History: A Hundred Years Ago - Carlisle - Week 116
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 22:25:21 -0400 From: Landis [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE INDIAN HELPER ~%^%~ A WEEKLY LETTER -FROM THE- Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa. VOL. XIV. FRIDAY, July 14, 1899 NUMBER 38 FRUIT. --- Judge not of trees nor tell their worth By roots deep hidden in the earth, By trunk that standeth straight and tall By leaves that quickly fade and fall. Judge not of trees by blossoms fair, Whose transient sweetness fills the air. Judge not by buds that burst and blow E're melts the winter's lingering snow. The branches may be a lifeless part, The trunk be rotten at the heart, The leaves and buds and blossoms sweet May be but pledges incomplete. Not thus shall you the virtue know Of trees, nor mortal men, I trow. By none of these from twigs to roots. But, "Ye shall know them by their fruits." -[George Carmichael. = OUR SOLDIER BOY IN CUBA. --- Edward Oga, of the 8th United States Infantry, Company A, now stationed at Havana, Cuba, says by a recent letter: "I thought I would ask you to send the INDIAN HELPER for me. I cannot get along without it. I am lonesome here sometimes, and I would like to know what is going on at dear old Carlisle. In Cuba it rains most everyday, but it don't rain all day, it rains about one hour every day. After it rains, it is hot, but we don not mind it. I am enjoying myself at my duties. We do guard duty all over the city. We expect to come back to the States most every day, and from the states we go to the Philipines. I never thought about mosquitoes before I came to Cuba, but I have found out that there are more mosquitoes in Cuba than there are Cubans. I like Cuba all right, only I do not like mosquitoes, scratched myself night after night." EVERYBODY DELIGHTED - A BIT OF KINDNESS. -- A subscriber in Kutztown, for a boy who when he subscribed for THE HELPER said he would take a dollar's worth out of it, says in relation to the Band which played recently at the Commencement Exercises at the Kutztown Normal: "Everybody was delighted at the Indian Band and the music at the Normal School here on June 29th. Among other things a bit of kindness was noticed. A man driving up town with a wagon-wheel in his buggy, lost the wheel, and quick as a flash, two men from the Indian Band who were coming the same way, sprang out on the street and replaced the wheel. From the way they manipulated that wheel, I judged them to be expert athletes. How many of the people in sight would have done the same? Those two deserve merit marks and they will be good for something in their days. H. K. DEISHER. = THE FOURTH OF JULY BAND CONCERT APPRECIATED. The Carlisle Evening Sentinel has this to say of the open air concert given on the evening of the Fourth: A beautiful night, cool breezes, brilliant fireworks and the soothing influence of dreamy music is what greeted those music lovers of our town who availed themselves of the opportunity to hear one of the Indian Band concerts on the school grounds last evening. They were amply repaid for their visit, as Prof. Wheelock's band entertained in a very creditable manner. The Mexican Waltz was loudly applauded, being rendered in a fascinating manner. It is to be hoped that the concerts will be repeated. (page 2) THE INDIAN HELPER PRINTED EVERY FRIDAY --AT THE-- Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa., BY INDIAN BOYS. --- THE INDIAN HELPER is PRINTED by Indian boys, but EDITED by The man-on-the-band-stand who is NOT an Indian. P R I C E: --10 C E N T S A Y E A R Entered in the PO at Carlisle as second class mail matter. Address INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle, Pa. Miss Marianna Burgess, Manager. Do not hesitate to take the HELPER from the Post Office for if you have not paid for it some one else has. It is paid for in advance. Emerson said: "Do not allow the glance of any presuming person to determine your standing in the world. A gentleman never dodges, his eyes look straight forward, and he assures the party, first of all that he has been met." Released from study's throes, our students joyously seek their retreat to the country and seashore. The burdensome care with which a students' life is ever fraught have given away to
NATIVE_NEWS: ENVIRO BRIEFS: (ENS) NEWS JULY 26, 1999
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE (ENS) NOISE AT GRAND CANYON PROMPTS AIR TOUR FREEZE EPA LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO REUSE TOXIC WASTE SITES AMERISCAN: JULY 26, 1999 HEALING OUR WORLD: WEEKLY COMMENT POLLUTING THE FINAL FRONTIER For Full Text and Graphics Visit: http://ens.lycos.com *** Send News Tips and Story Leads to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** NOISE AT GRAND CANYON PROMPTS AIR TOUR FREEZE WASHINGTON, DC, July 26, 1999 (ENS) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a package of proposals designed to meet a congressionally mandated goal of "substantially restoring natural quiet" at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Among the proposals is a freeze on aircraft flights over the canyon that would limit the number and destinations of commercial air tours. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jul99/1999L-07-26-04.html *** EPA LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO REUSE TOXIC WASTE SITES WASHINGTON, DC, July 26, 1999 (ENS) - Dozens of hazardous waste sites across the U.S. may soon be transformed into city parks, residential neighborhoods or commercial districts. Under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) new Superfund Redevelopment Initiative, nearly $5 million in grants will be awarded before the end of 2000 to help restore 50 toxic waste sites to productive use. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jul99/1999L-07-26-02.html Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jul99/1999L-07-26-09.html AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NEW ATTACKS ON INVASIVE SPECIES The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is testing a chemical lure that may prove helpful in combating the invasive Asian longhorned beetle, which has destroyed hardwood trees in Chicago and New York. "Our goal is to eradicate this pest," said Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, addressing the first meeting of the President's Council on Invasive Species last week. "This new lure could help us set up a Roach Motel with lifetime rooms set aside specifically for Asian longhorned beetles." To create the beetle lure, USDA scientists isolated and synthesized two pheromones produced by male beetles to attract mates. * * * FOREST SERVICE CLOSES LOGGING ROAD AT VAIL EXPANSION SITE The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has suspended all use and construction of a temporary logging haul road used to access a construction site at the Vail Resort expansion in Colorado. Environmental groups including Sinapu, Colorado Wild and the Coalition to Stop Vail Expansion consider the announcement a victory in their fight against the expansion, which they say threatens Colorados lynx population. The USFS announced the decision after a visit Friday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to inspect the site. In a setback for the environmentalists cause, activist Jenny Kuehnle, also known as Moonshadow, was forcibly removed from a tree sit protest on Thursday. The USFS cut down trees near Kuehnles perch to maneuver a cherry picker near enough to pluck the activist from the 100 foot tree she had occupied. "My removal from the tree sit was one of the scariest moments of my life," said Kuehnle. "Trees were falling within five feet of my platform." Kuehnle was arrested, but released Friday morning. * * * TEXAS SHRIMP SEASON BRINGS FOUR-FOLD INCREASE IN STRANDED TURTLES More than 20 endangered sea turtles washed up dead or dying along the Texas Coast between July 15 and July 22, despite Governor George W. Bush's increased enforcement of sea turtle protection laws in state waters. During an eight week closure of Texas shrimp fishing, an average of five turtles per week were found washed up. Since the shrimp season opened July 15, that number has quadrupled. Environmentalists say a marine reserve for endangered Kemps Ridley turtles should be established along Padre Island, Texas, the only nesting beach in the U.S. for the species and the area of highest mortality for Kemp's Ridleys.
NATIVE_NEWS: HWY 55 RAID CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW
And now:Ish [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:34:09 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (power4u) Subject: HWY 55 RAID CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW HI Y'ALL, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY UPDATE ON THE EVENTS HAPPENING IN THE CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE RERPUTE OF HIGHWAY 55 IN SOUTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AMERIKKKA. THERE IS RIGHT NOW HUNDREDS OF POLICE OFFICERS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS TONS OF MEDIA AT THE INTERSECTION OF MINNEHAHA AND HWY 55. THERE IS NOT A RAID ON THE CAMP YET BUT THERE ARE RYDER TRUCKS LIKE LAST TIME, POLICE BARRICADES, HUNDREDS OF MINNEAPOLIS AND STATE POLICE OFFICERS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AS I WRITE THIS AT 11 AM ON MONDAY 7/26/99. MANY OF OUR WARRIORS ARE ON SITE WORKING TO STOP THEM FROM CUTTING THE TREES IN THE PARK WHICH IS WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO. WE NEED PEOPLE TO GO DOWN TO THE CAMP AND STAY THERE SO THAT WARRIORS (MALE AND FEMALE) WHO ARE WILLING TO RISK ARREST ARE FREE TO PUT THEMSELVES IN THE WAY OF THE DESTRUCTION WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAMP AT RISK. YOUR PRAYERS ARE NEEDED AS WELL. WE WILL TRIUPH WITH YOUR HELP, BUT IT IS NEEDED NOW, AND FROM HERE ON OUT THIS THING IS ESCALATING. OUR NON-VIOLENCE CODE IS IN EFFECT AT ALL TIMES, PLEASE RESPECT AND ADHERE TO IT!! THANKS live simply Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/
NATIVE_NEWS: Daishowa and remembering the Friends of the Lubicon
And now:Sonja Keohane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For those who remember the issues (sent to the list by Norman Fournier) of the Daishowa paper company and the lawsuits they lodged against the Friends of the Lubicon for instigating boycots against those who used the paper products of Daishowa's destructive logging business... A strange twist that perhaps gives insight into the mind of the chairman of the Daishowa company. imo, an empty man, without soul...driven by greed to fill his and his company's insatiable needs at the expense of the destruction of Native land in Canada, and now perhaps the destruction of these paintings. $82.5M Van Gogh Painting Missing Filed at 3:35 p.m. EDT By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- No one in the art world seems to know the whereabouts of the most expensive painting ever sold, even though it has not been reported stolen. The painting is a portrait by Vincent van Gogh of Paul-Ferdinand Gachet, the doctor and friend of the artist who watched over him in the last weeks of his life. Many consider the 1890 painting to be van Gogh's last important portrait. When the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York tried to find the painting for its current exhibition, museum officials could not locate the masterpiece, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sunday. The exhibition catalog noted the absence with the words ``present location unknown.'' In 1990, Japanese businessman Ryoei Saito paid $82.5 million at an auction for ``Portrait of Dr. Gachet,'' the most money ever paid for a painting. Saito, the honorary chairman of Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co., said he stored it in a warehouse after looking at it once. That year, shortly after paying the Japanese government a $24 million tax bill, he told friends that the van Gogh and a Renoir he bought at the same auction should be burned at his cremation so his heirs would not have to pay an inheritance tax. At the time, it was regarded as a joke. Six years later, he died at age 79. It is unclear if anyone has seen the van Gogh since. ---end of NYT excerpt-
