And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: lead via pechanga.net Today: September 23, 1999 at 9:14:55 PDT Native Americans Tour Israel Gov't. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-me/1999/sep/23/092300083.html ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM (AP) -- A delegation of Native Americans, some wearing feathered headdresses and others carrying drums, toured the Israeli parliament on Thursday. Tribal leaders greeted Speaker Avraham Burg with a drum salute, accompanied by singing and dancing. Burg tried on a headdress given to him as a present and pounded a drum. "This kind of spiritual expression has never been expressed here. You are the pioneers," said a smiling Burg, whose regular work days are filled with trying to keep unruly Israeli legislators in line. The 100-strong delegation, which is on a tour of Israel, represented the First Nations of North America, an umbrella group of Native American tribes. Tribal leader Will Mayo of Tanana, Alaska, gave Burg a bead necklace. He told Burg the necklaces were once used as currency by some Native Americans. The speaker said the gift was timely, noting the Knesset was in budget talks. Other gifts included a feather headdress for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and necklaces, sculptures, beads and a blanket for Burg. Burg presented the group with a piece of olive wood a dove of peace. As he left, Burg was once again saluted with drumming. This time, Burg joined the circle and pounded on the drum. 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/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
