NATIVE_NEWS: canada Dec 10, 1999
Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 09:09:22 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Lynne Moss-Sharman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: canada Dec 10, 1999 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" December 10, 1999 Ipperwash inquiry ruled out Tories accused of `cowardice' over Indian's death By Richard Brennan Toronto Star Queen's Park Bureau The Mike Harris Conservative government was accused yesterday of ``cowardice'' for rejecting calls for a public inquiry into the controversial 1995 shooting death of native Dudley George. Government MPPs even refused to debate Liberal MPP Gerry Phillips' private member's bill, which asked the government to promise to hold an inquiry once matters related to the shooting had finally been dealt with by the courts. In the end it was defeated 46-41, with only Tory MPP Garry Guzzo (Ottawa West-Nepean) voting with the opposition parties in favour of it. IT IS THE FIRST TIME THE GOVERNMENT HAS PUBLICLY SAID NO TO AN INQUIRY UNDER ANY CONDITIONS. Opposition MPPs gave Guzzo, a former provincial court judge, a standing ovation when he voted but shouted ``Shame'' and ``Cover-up'' when other Tories stood to defeat the bill. George was killed on Sept. 6, 1995, when provincial police in riot gear moved in on Indians who had occupied Ipperwash Provincial Park on Lake Huron. The Indians said the park contained a sacred burial ground, a claim later upheld by Ottawa. ``Today in this Legislature I want to talk about two things in particular. I want to talk about courage and I want to talk about cowardice - a family's courage and a government's cowardice,'' Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty said. ``This is cowardice of the worst possible kind.'' McGuinty said the George family has showed ``enormous courage'' by taking on the Harris government in the courts because they knew an inquiry wasn't going to be called. Critics accuse the government of avoiding an inquiry because it could show the political interference in the protest that led to George being shot. ``This is a deliberate action, ordered by the premier's office, to avoid an independent body examining the considerable evidence that the premier and several members of his cabinet were inappropriately involved in the events surrounding the death of Dudley George,'' Phillips said. The unarmed George was gunned by acting Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Kenneth Deane, who was later found guilty of manslaughter but is appealing that decision. Frank Klees, assistant government house leader, said Phillips' bill shouldn't have been put before the Legislature because``two criminal matters and three civil matters related to the tragedy at Ipperwash are still before the c! ! ! ! ourt .'' Harris and other senior officials have used legal loopholes to avoid giving testimony at early stages of the George family's wrongful-death lawsuit, launched in 1996. The family has said it would would drop the lawsuit if the government commited to an inquiry. ~ Gale's son charged for threats Halifax Daily News 12/10/99 A key figure in the Donald Marshall inquiry, now retired, has been repeatedly harassed by his 22-year-old son, police allege. Stephen Russell Nicholas Gale of 2731 Northwood Terrace, Halifax, is also accused of threatening to kill his mother, Anastasia Gale, at his parents' Bedford home last summer. Her husband, Gordon Gale, used to head the criminal division of the Attorney General's office. That department was heavily criticized in the 1990 Marshall report for the way it handled the case of Donald Marshall Jr., the Mi'kmaq who spent 11 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit. Gale's son, Stephen, is charged with two counts of phoning his parents with intent to harass them. The calls were allegedly made last July 29 and between July 18 and 21. Gale consented to a remand Nov. 30 pending a bail hearing three days ago. Represented in Halifax provincial court by legal-aid lawyer John Black, Gale was released on a $500 recognizance. Judge Castor Williams ordered him to stay aw! ! ! ! ay f rom his parents' house, remain at 3345 Agricola St. - which he lists as his address - and keep away from weapons. He returns to court Jan. 4, 2000 to enter a plea. ~~ SUICIDE INQUEST JURY RECOMMENDATIONS: Sakanee Inquest returns 41 recommendations WebPosted: 12/9/99 At: 10:20:20 PM The jury overseeing an inquest in Thunder Bay into the suicide of a first nations teen returned with its list of recommendations Thursday night. The 5-member jury was looking into the hanging death of 15-year-old Selena Sakanee of Lansdowne House two years ago. Just after 9 p.m., it returned with a list of 41 recommendations in efforts to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future. Among the recommendations: Suicide prevention programs should be implemented in remote native communities and they
NATIVE_NEWS: Menominee tribe's treaty rights and mining impact office
Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 01:19:27 EST [excerpts follow] Minnesota Star-Tribune http://www.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisSlug=1209PM-WI--MININGMORdate=09-Dec-1999word=tribeword=tribal Published Thursday, December 9, 1999 DNR board declines to create rules for mining moratorium law By JENNY PRICE / Associated Press Writer With BC-WI--Mining Moratorium-Glance MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The head of the state Department of Natural Resources says the state' s mining moratorium law does not require new administrative rules to clarify how the law should be carried out. At the department' s recommendation, the Natural Resources Board on Wednesday voted against adopting rules requested by officials and environmental groups who say they would clarify the moratorium law. Two state lawmakers, two tribal chairmen and five citizens petitioned the state Natural Resources Board to adopt rules for implementing the 1998 law, a process regularly used by bureaucracies to execute the laws. The moratorium law, which has already taken effect, was designed to add new protections for the environment in state mining regulations. The law also creates another requirement for Nicolet Minerals Co. to meet before opening a proposed zinc and copper mine near Crandon. The rules would have included definitions of phrases such as " significant environmental pollution" and clarify whether one or two mines could be used to meet requirements of the law, the petitioners said. The board voted 6-0 against adopting the rules, because the state Department of Natural Resources said the law already contained directions as to how it should be carried out. Prior to the law' s passage in February 1998, DNR Secretary George Meyer distributed a memorandum to DNR employees that said the department would begin drafting administrative rules if the bill became law. Since then, Meyer said he has determined the rules were not necessary. " This was a highly debated bill in the Legislature and the language was very clear and therefore (we do) not need rules to interpret what the statute meant, " Meyer said Wednesday. Nicolet Minerals, a subsidiary of Toronto-based Rio Algom Ltd., is seeking state and federal permits to remove 55 million tons of mostly zinc and copper ore from the Crandon site. Backed by environmentalists and other outdoor enthusiasts such as fishing groups, the law states that before a company can open a mine in Wisconsin, it must find a mine that has operated for 10 years and not polluted and has been closed for 10 years without contamination. Dave Blouin, state mining chair for the Sierra Club, said the administrative rules were needed to define the terms in the law to guide regulators in implementing and enforcing the law. " The DNR says its clear. We say it' s clear as mud, " Blouin said. Ken Fish, director of the Menominee tribe' s treaty rights and mining impact office, said the absence of rules opens the doors for a legal battle. " It' s going to allow a person to arbitrarily make the determination of the meaning of what ' significant' pollution is, " Fish said. Rep. Spencer Black, a Madison Democrat who brought the petition with Richland Center Democratic Sen. Kevin Shibilski, said the board' s decision against rulemaking prevents the public from being involved in implementing the law. Black also said the DNR' s decision weakens the mining moratorium law. By not adopting rules clarifying the law, the DNR " is converting the mining moratorium law into a non-moratorium law in order to pave the way for the (Crandon mine), " Black said. Critics of the project fear it will hurt the environment. Proponents say the proposed mine would not hurt the environment and would bring jobs to the region. In January, Nicolet Minerals submitted to state regulators the names of separate mines in California, Arizona and Canada that the company claimed met the requirements of the moratorium law. Bill Tans, the DNR' s mining coordinator for the Crandon proposal, said the department is reviewing Nicolet' s proposal and expects to release an environmental impact statement in August 2000. Copyright 1999 Associated Press. Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/
NATIVE_NEWS: ENVIRO BRIEFS
Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] : ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE (ENS) U.S. CIVILIAN REACTORS TO PRODUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIAL LOGGING BLAMED IN VIETNAM'S SECOND WAVE OF FLOODS PANICKED FARMERS CUT QUEENSLAND TREES TIDE TURNS AGAINST CHEMICAL SOFTENERS IN PLASTIC TOYS AMERISCAN: DECEMBER 9, 1999 E-WIRE * Steelworkers to Sue Oregon Steel for Violating Clean Air Act * UN Concludes Whales, World Heritage Site are Safe * Kafus Bio-Composites Plant Ships to Ford, GM, Chrysler For Full Text and Graphics Visit: http://ens.lycos.com *** Send News Tips and Story Leads to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** U.S. CIVILIAN REACTORS TO PRODUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIAL By Cat Lazaroff KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, December 9, 1999 (ENS) - For the first time in U.S. history, a civilian nuclear plant will be making radioactive tritium for use by the government in manufacturing nuclear weapons. The Tennessee Valley Authority approved a historic contract Wednesday to allow two of its plants to begin producing tritium, potentially as early as 2003. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/dec99/1999L-12-09-06.html *** LOGGING BLAMED IN VIETNAM'S SECOND WAVE OF FLOODS HANOI, Vietnam, December 9, 1999 (ENS) - Environmentalists are blaming widespread illegal logging as a factor in disastrous flooding that has hit the central coast of Vietnam for the second time in two months. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/dec99/1999L-12-09-01.html *** PANICKED FARMERS CUT QUEENSLAND TREES BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia, December 9, 1999 - Australian officials may face a revolt if they impose an immediate ban to stop rapid tree clearing by Queensland farmers anxious about pending land protection measures. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/dec99/1999L-12-09-03.html *** TIDE TURNS AGAINST CHEMICAL SOFTENERS IN PLASTIC TOYS WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 1999 (ENS) - Toys manufactured by Mattel Inc. and Playschool are among many found to contain high levels of phthalates, a potentially harmful group of chemical softeners in polyvinyl chloride toys, 12 environmental and public interest groups report. In response to consumer rejection of the harmful PVC softeners, this week Mattel announced plans to make its plastic toys out of organically based materials such as edible oils and plant starches. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/dec99/1999L-12-09-02.html *** ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: DECEMBER 9, 1999 Enviros Call For Off Road Vehicle Ban in Parks Weather Service Aims to Improve Flood Predictions Large Marine Engines Must Meet New Emissions Limits $12 M Offered for 25 Wetlands Projects Company Pays $70,000 Toward $500,000 Cleanup Ohio Governor Offers Environmental Science Scholarships Toll Free Number Provides Watershed Education California Governor Applauds Green Business Projects Sea Turtle Groups Implore Bechtel Family to Halt Development Not So Hot Hot Tub Cleaners Pulled Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/dec99/1999L-12-09-09.html *** E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE *** TO BUSINESS, LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS: Steelworkers File Notice of Intent to Sue CFI Steel: Oregon Steel (NYSE: OS) Subsidiary Could Face Fines of Up to $25,750/Day for Violating Clean Air Act PUEBLO, Colo., Dec. 9 -/E-Wire/-- The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) announced today that they have filed a notice of intent to sue Oregon Steel's CFI Steel subsidiary (now doing business as Rocky Mountain Steel Mills) over the company's failure to comply with both the federal Clean Air Act and Colorado environmental regulations and limitations. /CONTACT: John Perquin, 412-562-2582, or Sanford Lewis, 617-489-3686, both of the USWA/ (OS) /Web site: http://www.uswa.org / For Full Text and Graphics Visit: http://ens.lycos.com/e-wire/Dec99/09Dec9901.html *** E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE *** TO BUSINESS,
NATIVE_NEWS: Coalition Press Release: Federal Inquiry into Ipperwash or UN Again
Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 13:23:57 -0800 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Ann Pohl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Coalition Press Release: Federal Inquiry into Ipperwash or UN Again * December 10, 1999 - Media Release * * Coalition for a Public Inquiry into Ipperwash Postal: Box 111, Station C, Toronto, On., M6J 3M7 Website: http://www.web.net/~inquiry Telephone: 416-537-3520 Fax: 416-538-2559 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * *** On the anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Coalition for a Public Inquiry calls on Ottawa to strike a Federal Commission of Inquiry into Ipperwash --- --- otherwise it's back to the United Nations. *** "Today, December 10th, is the anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UN considers Canada the best nation in the world. Internationally, our human rights reputation has been held up as a standard to which other nations should aspire but our image is tarnishing at the speed of light, due to a number of factors. The unresolved nature of the Ipperwash Affair is a central element," said Coalition Spokesperson Ann Pohl at a press conference held in Toronto this morning. "As ashamed as we are about this decline, we will not be quiet about Canada's failures in the area of human rights. We are working with others, through Citizens for Public Justice, to put together another appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Committee." "Yesterday the most powerful Provincial government in Canada proved that they WILL NOT call the Public Inquiry which Amnesty International, the UN Human Rights Committee, Ontario's own Ombudsman and hundreds of Canadian and First Nations leaders and organizations have demanded. To settle this dispute at home, the Federal government must ACT NOW," continued Pohl. "With the Federal Reform party and like-minded interest groups whipping up anti-Aboriginal sentiments across the country, we may be hours or days away from another Ipperwash, another Oka or another Gustafsen Lake. Is that what it will take to make Ottawa do the right thing?" As part of the Coalition's lobby strategy for a Federal Inquiry, its members are writing the Honourable Robert Nault, Federal Minister of Indian Affairs, pressing for action: "A federal Inquiry into Ipperwash would go a long way towards ensuring that hot-headed local authorities, vigilantes, or others who might oppose Aboriginal Rights, NEVER AGAIN act independently on their biases and local priorities. Local authorities should follow a protocol which requires them to hand over responsibility to your officials when this sort of controversial protest occurs, because you and your staff are constitutionally responsible for "Indians and lands reserved for Indians"." Pohl released details on the Coalition's federal lobby campaign. Efforts made earlier in the year have netted support on the matter from the federal NDP, and the Coalition has secured a commitment to meet from the Bloc and P.C. critics on Aboriginal Affairs. Throughout 2000, the Coalition will continue to mobilize its vast network in labour, social justice, faith groups and Aboriginal communities to press Ottawa for this Inquiry. But, at the same time, preparations are underway for another international approach. "Our organization, Citizens for Public Justice, is part of the Coalition's network,' commented Harry Kits, Executive Director of CPJ which is mandated to promote justice in Canadian public affairs. "Yet, independently we have been extensively involved in solidarity with Aboriginal Peoples, such as the Innu, the Lubicon, and the Gitxsan. And, we have observed a pattern among the many issues we have taken up - seldom does an Aboriginal rights issue seem to get fully resolved." "About six months ago, " continued Kits, "we initiated a research project to examine the interconnections between these separate frustrations. We have been working collaboratively with a legal team, Aboriginal rights activists and human rights groups to define the nature of these barriers. After much analysis and dialogue, we have identified a primary and over-arching violation of Article 2 of the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which guarantees the right to "Effective Remedy" . The right to effective remedy has not been secured in Canadian policy and practice, as far as Aboriginal Peoples are concerned. And the reasons for this are that Ottawa's bureaucratic structure for dealing with Aboriginal rights issues have inherent conflicts of interest which impact both the federal and the Aboriginal side in negotiations.
NATIVE_NEWS: Is EMU debate over nickname worth the fight?
Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] : I was contacted Wednesday afternoon By Ms Whitesall concerning the protest of the Huron nickname. We talked for close to twenty minutes on the phone as to why using a people as a nickname can never be done "respectfully". She also contacted the tribal office of at least one of the Wendat Confederacy nations and was told essentially the same. This total disregard for the peoples' words in favor of a "token" is precisely what this issue revolves around. We are NOT anyone's token Indians. And we are NOT going away. Despite a few reporters who may wish otherwise. Ishgooda Editor, Native News Is EMU debate over nickname worth the fight? Friday, December 10, 1999 http://aa.mlive.com/sports/index.ssf?/sports/stories/19991210acol10.frm AA few years ago, my church got new hymnals. In an attempt to make them a little more mainstream and inclusive, the wording was changed in some songs, and some old favorites were left out. And even though we still have the old hymnals and still use them from time to time, some people have stayed away in protest. There are a couple of ways to look at that. One is that they stood up for something they believed in; the other is that they were willing to walk away from that part of their lives over a relatively small, well-intentioned change. And I have to wonder if that's worth the cost. About nine years ago, Eastern Michigan's athletic teams got a new nickname. In an attempt to keep from offending Native American students, EMU dropped its Huron nickname and logo, even though some Huron tribe members say they weren't offended in the first place. It has been almost a decade since the nickname change, and a lot of people on both sides of the issue are sick of the fight. But this is the Pandora's box of athletic issues. The hurt and bad feelings that have come out over the last nine years will haunt EMU well into the next century. And there's no way to stuff it all back inside. Restore the nickname? That only opens up the debate from the other side. The groups that supported the change in the first place haven't gone away, either. This week, they picketed three Ypsilanti businesses that display the Huron logo. It won't end anytime soon because everyone believes they're fighting the good fight. EMU's outgoing president, Dr. William Shelton, has said it was a matter of doing right by EMU's Native American students back in 1990. The Huron Wyandotte tribe chiefs say the EMU nickname and logo were a fine way to keep the tribe's name alive. On those two fronts the issue is simple because neither will listen to a word the other has to say anymore. But there's no easy answer in this complicated, emotional mess. On one hand, you've got Native American students at EMU who are against the whole idea of using a tribal name for a nickname, whether it's intended with respect or not. They want nothing to do with the stereotypes. On the other hand, you've got a core of alumni and community members who are fiercely proud of the old nickname and don't see how it hurts anyone. They love their school and they see only one way to make EMU whole again. It may help to understand that some of those alumni were part of the grassroots effort that kept the Mid-American Conference from kicking EMU out in the mid-1980s. So what does that have to do with nicknames? Imagine your school is in trouble and you get caught up in a community effort to save the day. You sweat and you work, and eventually you get it done. Nothing brands itself on your soul quite like being part of something larger than yourself. It's a wonderful, powerful feeling. Now imagine your school, the one you've invested so much in, makes an unpopular change, and its administration enforces the change with all the subtlety of a cattle prod. Anger. Alienation. Resentment. Then you start to think, "Hey, we did it before and made everything right. We can do it again." And the Huron Restoration Alumni Chapter is born. EMU might have helped the transition by actively recognizing and embracing its Huron history. But in its enthusiasm to make the change complete, the school went to the other extreme. There are stories of people salvaging old trophies with "Hurons" on them from dumpsters. The problem with the Huron issue is that it has become a symbol of an administration that Huron supporters feel is trying to push them around. I liked the Huron nickname. It was unique and I think EMU treated it well. You certainly don't have to like Eagles, which is as generic a nickname as there is. But EMU is more than a nickname. And if you've stayed away because of it, at some point you've got to decide for yourself if it's worth the cost. You can reach Whitesall at 734-994-6815, or e-mail her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-= =-=-= "We simply chose an Indian as the emblem. We could have just as easily chosen any uncivilized animal."
NATIVE_NEWS: ipperwash: transcript of the NDP MPP speeches
Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] : From: NDP Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Russ Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Ipperwash Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:32:07 -0500 : Bill 3, An Act to provide for a public inquiry to discover the truth about events at Ipperwash Provincial Park leading to the death of Dudley George / Projet de loi 3, Loi prvoyant une enqute publique pour dcouvrir la vrit sur les vnements qui se sont produits au parc provincial Ipperwash et qui ont conduit au dcs de Dudley George. Following is a transcript of the NDP MPP speeches: Mr Peter Kormos (Niagara Centre): I'm pleased to have the opportunity to speak firmly and clearly in support of this bill and the proposition contained within it. I can tell you that Gilles Bisson, our member responsible for native affairs, as well as Howard Hampton, our leader, will be addressing the bill as well. It's been an incredible history of events: four years and counting, Dudley George shot down, murdered, in Ipperwash and a succession of not just allegations but bits and pieces of evidence which point to and raise the clear spectre of direct government involvement--this government, this Premier, this Premier's advisers and at least one of this Premier's backbenchers as well as, perhaps, the Attorney General and Solicitor General of the day being directly involved, politicizing the role of the Ontario Provincial Police; Marcel Beaubien, the member for now Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, and the comments attributed to him, If they're not out of the park something has to be done, and the other now notorious comment, Get the fucking Indians out of the park, as well as a Premier who has stonewalled and resisted any fair and thorough inquiry into what was the murder of a peaceful and gentle-- Mr R. Gary Stewart (Peterborough): On a point of order, Mr Speaker: I realize the member may be quoting something, but I don't think we use that type of language in this House. The Acting Speaker: There is nothing out of order with the language. It may be inappropriate but that's up to the member. Mr Kormos: It is regrettable that native persons, First Nations persons, would be spoken of in that context and with that level of disdain and repugnant language. I regret having to refer to it, but the fact remains that it's a statement that has clearly been identified as having been made. Let's not ignore the realities here. Let's understand that this has not only been an injustice, a grave injustice, of course, to Dudley George and to his family, but a grave injustice to the First Nations people of this province and of this country and a grave injustice to the community, the members of this province and of this country, all of us as residents or citizens. The Premier has very skilfully avoided attendance at examinations for discovery so that he can be compelled to give evidence under oath. Every indication is there that he will continue to use every legal means to the point of pettifoggery to avoid appearance for the purpose of examination for discovery. Dudley George, his family, First Nations people and the people of this province deserve nothing less, and the call today is for nothing less than a public inquiry with the full disclosure of the course of events that led to the murder of Dudley George, and a clear result indicting those who will be found or could be found or may be found to be responsible for those unconscionable actions some four years ago. Mr Gilles Bisson (Timmins-James Bay): First of all, as the critic for native affairs for the NDP caucus, I want to say outright and at this point that our caucus will be supporting this bill put forward by the honourable member, for a lot of reasons that were spoken to a little earlier and will be spoken to. But I want to say that we support to the utmost what he is trying to do here. Quite frankly, what we have seen over the past four years is a government that on every occasion has tried to duck out from its responsibility on this whole matter. I'm not going to go through all the events that led to the unfortunate death, or I should say murder, of Dudley George. But it is fairly clear from the evidence as we see it, and as I think any fair-minded person would see it, that the police were basically influenced by the provincial government. The Mike Harris government--Mr Beaubien, Mr Harris himself and other members of his government--had their hands all over this thing. It was out of character for the Ontario Provincial Police to move in the way they did the night Dudley George was killed. We know, because the OPP were under directives from our government previously, that in no case and at no time should the OPP react the way they did. I know from talking to OPP officers since then that they felt a great amount of pressure on the part of the government on this particular issue. It was stated earlier, in the comments made by the Harris government in regard to its decision to send the police in and to kick the [expletive]
NATIVE_NEWS: AIROS: NAC SCHEDULE FOR 12/13 - 12/17
Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] : X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 22:01:20 -0600 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Eric Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) Earthsongs - "Shenandoah" 2) NAC SCHEDULE FOR 12/13 - 12/17 * 1) Earthsongs - "Shenandoah" * This Week On Earthsongs: Modern Music from Native America including an adventurous selection of music from Medicine Dream (live), Bill Miller and NDN. Two years in a row, our feature artist - Joanne Shenandoah - has been honored as Best Female Artist by the Native American Music Awards. She joins host Gregg McVicar this week from her farmhouse in New York's Shenandoah Valley - which generations ago was named after her family. Additional program listings at www.earthsongs.net Listen Saturday 4pm ET Sunday 5am ET 4pm ET Monday 5am ET ** 2) NAC SCHEDULE FOR 12/13 - 12/17 ** Listen: M - F, 1pm ET NAC website: www.nativecalling.org HOST: HARLAN McKOSATO WELLNESS HOST: SHARON McCONNELL MON - 12/13: Music Maker: Arigon Starr: Come along and meet the Diva and enter the wacky world of Arigon Starr. She recently won a Nammy at the Native American Music Awards for Best Independent Recording for her CD titled "Meet the Diva". Now, she's back in the studio producing tracks for a new release. She joins us live in Studio 49 for our Music Maker Edition. TUE - 12/14: E-Commerce Native America: Electronic commerce looks like it is here to stay. So how does Native America get caught up on emerging technologies for business growth and development? A series of free seminars geared towards improving Native tribes' and individuals' ability to compete in local and global marketplaces is being offered by the Electronic Commerce Resource Center. Guests include ECRC consultant Lisa Anderson. WED - 12/15: The Great Indian Land Grab: Reclaiming Indian land is the number one priority for Native America. Much to the dismay of hostile state governments and anti-treaty organizations, tribes are acquiring land through federal acquisition and land purchases. On this edition, we look at the success of the Guidieville Band of Pomos in California, which are the first California Indian tribe to get land back. We'll also look at the pending Oneida Land claim in upstate New York, which is on the verge of violence. Guests include Walter Gray of the Guidieville Pomo and Chaz Wheelock of the Oneida Nation. THU - 12/16: Indigenous People of Cuba: On this special cultural edition of Native America Calling, we take you to Cuba where a delegation of Native Americans is visiting with our neighbors to the south. It's our opportunity to breach the political divide between the US government and Cuba and get a glimpse at the vibrant culture of the children of the revolution. Guests TBA. FRI - 12/17: Hearing: According to one study, one out of ten people suffer from some sort of loss of hearing in their lifetime. And 80% of the people who need hearing aids don't have one. What does it mean to be hard of hearing and how can you improve your hearing? How can you prevent hearing loss? Join host, Sharon McConnell and her guests on the next "Wellness Edition" of Native America Calling. --- Eric Martin American Indian Radio On Satellite Director of Distribution [EMAIL PROTECTED] 402.472.3287
NATIVE_NEWS: Bison - Montana and the blame game
Posted by Sonja Keohane [EMAIL PROTECTED] : An opinion piece from the Bozeman Chronicle: This season's version of the "blame game". Who is to blame for the slaughter of the YNP bison? Racicot would like to blame the NPS, or more frequently APHIS or DOI. The blame for the slaughter rests solely at the feet of the governor of Montana - Racicot. He is the one who allows the cattle industry to dictate. It is the fight for the use of public grazing land, the cattlemen want cheap grazing and they are killing bison to get it. http://database.newswest.com/cgi-bin/T3CGI.exe/bdc/bdcNews.taf?functi on=detailLocal_uid1=21330 By Chronicle Staff 12/10/1999 12:00:00 AM. Park winter use plan should be tossed Snowmobiling in Yellowstone National Park is a complicated and bitterly divisive issue. But a Park Service proposal to snowplow the road from West Yellowstone to Old Faithful for bus and car traffic has united warring factions in opposition to the plan. People of all political persuasions, from animal rights activists clad in plastic shoes and outrage to the most avid fans of high-marking, ear-splitting, exhaust-belching snowmobiles, find themselves holding their nose over the concept. Between the extremes are moderate politicians, from the commissioners of Gallatin and Park counties to Sen. Max Baucus, who described the plan as simply "nutty." Now enters Republican Governor Marc Racicot, who pointed out last week -- as have many others in the past -- that the plowing scheme is likely to funnel more bison into Montana, where they face a grim fate. -see complete article at url above
