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Sunday, November 08, 2009
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Pro-life amendment passesThe American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) applauded the passage of the pro-life amendment offered by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich) and Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-Penn) which prohibits federal funding of abortion under the health care bill in the U.S. House. The ACLJ has heard from nearly 170,000 Americans who signed on to a petition opposing the federal funding of abortion in health care legislation.
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Sunday, November 08, 2009
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HOUSE VOTES 220-215 FOR HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATIONToday
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The House has passed health reform legislation by a vote of 220-215. One Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), voted for the bill and 39 Democrats voted against the legislation
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Saturday, November 07, 2009
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PEACE What is peace? First, peace at any cost is not real peace. Yes, we forgive evil people and governments that do evil things to us. But where we forgive them is important. We forgive them within ourselves. We forgive, but we don't forget. There is an important distinction between inner and outer peace. People are always looking for peace in the world around them. But peace is found inside you by knowing that whatever happens, Creator has a plan. We may not understand it. But that is because we do not have the same vision as the Creator. Creator sees with eyes that are timeless and universal. We see what is just now happening. Creator sees the final outcome. We see only the momentary situations. If you get lost in the moment, you will never find peace. That does not mean that we do not act to fight evil. No.
The saying is true "People should not fear their governments. Governments should fear their people," not because we are violent, but because we are spiritually strong inside ourselves. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty, because we do not fight flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. heavenly realms is the spirit world for those who don't understand. These are not my words the come from the one those who call themselves Christians say they follow. But they are no less wise.
We fight ideas and ideology that is evil, not matter what banner they fall under. And we take every thought captive that is evil. But we do our battle not by becoming violent and evil and carrying physical weapons to attack. No, we have strong spirit and strength of character to win the battles before they become physical. And our strong spirit is the creator that lives within us. Dave
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Saturday, November 07, 2009
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Obama: US must reverse course with Indians By KEN THOMAS (AP) – 12 hours ago WASHINGTON — Making good on a campaign promise to hold a yearly summit with American Indians, President Barack Obama told tribal leaders Thursday gathered in Washington that he is determined to reverse the federal government's history of marginalizing Indian nations. "You will not be forgotten as long as I'm in this White House," Obama said during opening remarks at the all-day conference of tribal leaders and government officials. Obama said the meeting is the largest and most widely attended gathering of tribal leaders in U.S. history. Officials planned to discuss problems facing American Indians, including economic development, education, health care, public safety and housing. Given the government's history of reneging on agreements with Native Americans, Obama said it took an "extraordinary leap of faith" for leaders to attend the meeting. Obama said he is determined to be a good partner with tribal nations. "We're not going to go through the motions and pay tribute to each other, then furl up the flags and go our separate ways," he said. Obama signed a presidential memorandum calling on every cabinet agency to give him a detailed plan to improve the relationship between the government and tribal communities. During his Democratic primary last year, Obama traveled to Indian reservations and promised health care improvements. "I'll appoint an American Indian policy adviser to my senior White House staff to work with tribes and host an annual summit at the White House with tribal leaders to come up with an agenda that works for tribal communities," Obama said in a video address to the National Congress of American Indians' convention in Phoenix during the final days of his campaign. "That's how we'll make sure you have a seat at the table when important decisions are being made about your lives, about your nations and about your people." He made good on that pledge, appointing Kimberly Teehee to serve as senior policy adviser for Native American affairs within the Domestic Policy Council. Teehee, a member of the Cherokee Nation, previously served as an aide to Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., and worked for the Democratic National Committee. He also tapped Dr. Yevette Roubideaux to serve as director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services, making her the first American Indian to head the federal agency since its founding in 1955. Roubideaux, a member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe, worked for IHS on the San Carlos Indian Reservation and in the Gila River Indian community. Thursday's event is an opportunity for the administration to promote its $787 billion economic stimulus program. About $3 billion of the economic recovery money went to tribal communities. Obama also has sought budget increases for Indian health care and programs run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, officials said. The administration also plans to develop steps with tribes to improve the quality of life on reservations. Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Tamra Brennan Founder/Director NDN News NDN News is a grassroots organization which acts as an information hub and resource for many issues in Indian Country. We are dedicated to providing information featuring headline stories, on-going issues, action alerts, and upcoming events. PROTECT BEAR BUTTE!!!!!!!! Our Sacred Ground is NOT Your Playground! "Our sacred lands are all that remain keeping us connected to our place on Mother Earth, to our spirituality, our heritage and our lands; what’s left of them. If they take it all away, what will remain except a vague memory of a past so forgotten?" ......excerpt from One Nation, One Land, One People by Tamra Brennan, 2006 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 05, 2009 Remarks by the President at the Closing of the Tribal Nations ConferenceDepartment of Interior, Washington, D.C.5:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Please, everybody have a seat. Let me first of all just thank Ken and the entire Department of the Interior staff for organizing just an extraordinary conference. I want to thank my Cabinet members and senior administration officials who participated today. I hear that Dr. Joe Medicine Crow was around, and so I want to give a shout-out to that Congressional Medal of Honor* winner. It's good to see you. (Applause.) My understanding is, is that you had an extremely productive conference. I want to thank all of you for coming and for your efforts, and I want to give you my solemn guarantee that this is not the end of a process but a beginning of a process, and that we are going to follow up. (Applause.) We are going to follow up. Every single member of my team understands that this is a top priority for us. I want you to know that, as I said this morning, this is not something that we just give lip service to. And we are going to keep on working with you to make sure that the first Americans get the best possible chances in life in a way that's consistent with your extraordinary traditions and culture and values. Now, I have to say, though, that beyond that, I plan to make some broader remarks about the challenges that lay ahead for Native Americans, as well as collaboration with our administration, but as some of you might have heard, there has been a tragic shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. We don't yet know all the details at this moment; we will share them as we get them. What we do know is that a number of American soldiers have been killed, and even more have been wounded in a horrific outburst of violence. My immediate thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and with the families of the fallen, and with those who live and serve at Fort Hood. These are men and women who have made the selfless and courageous decision to risk and at times give their lives to protect the rest of us on a daily basis. It's difficult enough when we lose these brave Americans in battles overseas. It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil. I've spoken to Secretary Gates and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, and I will continue to receive a constant stream of updates as new information comes in. We are working with the Pentagon, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security, all to ensure that Fort Hood is secure, and we will continue to support the community with the full resources of the federal government. In the meantime, I would ask all Americans to keep the men and women of Fort Hood in your thoughts and prayers. We will make sure that we get answers to every single question about this horrible incident. And I want all of you to know that as Commander-in-Chief, there's no greater honor but also no greater responsibility for me than to make sure that the extraordinary men and women in uniform are properly cared for and that their safety and security when they are at home is provided for. So we are going to stay on this. But I hope in the meantime that all of you recognize the scope of this tragedy, and keep everybody in their thoughts and prayers. Again, thank you for your participation here today. I am confident that this is going to be resulting in terrific work between this government and your governments in the weeks, the months, and years to come. God bless you, and God bless the United States of America. (Applause.) END
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Saturday, November 07, 2009
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The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 05, 2009 Remarks by the President During the Opening of the Tribal Nations Conference & Interactive Discussion with Tribal LeadersDepartment of Interior, Washington, D.C.9:37 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please, everybody have a seat. Thank you to Jefferson Keel, thanks for the wonderful introduction; to Clarence Jackson for the invocation. Good morning to all of you. I am honored to be with you today at this unique and historic event, the largest and most widely attended gathering of tribal leaders in our history. (Applause.) And I am so grateful to many members of Congress who could join us today, along with several members of my Cabinet who will be participating in this conference today. You know, a couple of summers ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Crow Nation in Montana. And while I was there, I was adopted into the nation by a wonderful couple, Hartford and Mary Black Eagle. I know what they're saying now: "Kids grow up so fast." (Laughter.) Only in America could the adoptive son of Crow Indians grow up to become President of the United States. (Applause.) It's now been a year since the American people went to the polls and gave me this extraordinary privilege and responsibility. And part of what accounts for the hope people felt on that day, I think, was a sense that we had an opportunity to change the way Washington worked; a chance to make our federal government the servant not of special interests, but of the American people. It was a sense that we had an opportunity to bring about meaningful change for those who had for too long been excluded from the American Dream. And few have been more marginalized and ignored by Washington for as long as Native Americans -- our First Americans. We know the history that we share. It's a history marked by violence and disease and deprivation. Treaties were violated. Promises were broken. You were told your lands, your religion, your cultures, your languages were not yours to keep. And that's a history that we've got to acknowledge if we are to move forward. We also know our more recent history; one in which too often, Washington thought it knew what was best for you. There was too little consultation between governments. And that's a major reason why things are the way they are today. Some of your reservations face unemployment rates of up to 80 percent. Roughly a quarter of all Native Americans live in poverty. More than 14 percent of all reservation homes don't have electricity; and 12 percent don't have access to a safe water supply. In some reservations as many as 20 people live together just to get by. Without real communication and consultation, we're stuck year after year with policies that don't work on issues specific to you and on broader issues that affect all of us. And you deserve to have a voice in both. I know that you may be skeptical that this time will be any different. You have every right to be and nobody would have blamed you if you didn't come today. But you did. And I know what an extraordinary leap of faith that is on your part. And that's why I want you to know that I'm absolutely committed to moving forward with you and forging a new and better future together. It's a commitment that's deeper than our unique nation-to-nation relationship. It's a commitment to getting this relationship right, so that you can be full partners in the American economy, and so your children and your grandchildren can have a equal shot at pursuing the American Dream. And that begins by fulfilling the promises I made to you during my campaign. I promised you a voice on my senior staff in the White House so that you'd have a seat at the table when important decisions are being made about your lives, your nations, and your people. And that's why I appointed Kimberly Teehee of the Cherokee Nation as my Native American policy advisor; and Jodi Gillette of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to work directly with all of you. (Applause.) That's why Secretary Salazar and I selected Larry Echo Hawk of the Pawnee Nation to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs here at Interior. And they are doing great work so far. I also told you that we'd shake up the bureaucracy and get policymakers out of Washington so they could hear directly from you about your hopes, your dreams, and the obstacles that keep you from pursuing them. Secretary Salazar in particular has helped lead a comprehensive outreach to tribal communities; and Attorney General Eric Holder, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, along with several members of my staff, have held listening sessions on American Indian and Alaska Native issues around the country and at the White House. I promised you we'd host this conference to develop an agenda that works for your communities because I believe Washington can't -- and shouldn't -- dictate a policy agenda for Indian Country. Tribal nations do better when they make their own decisions. That's why we're here today. And I want to be clear about this: Today's summit is not lip service. We're not going to go through the motions and pay tribute to one another, and then furl up the flags and go our separate ways. Today's sessions are part of a lasting conversation that's crucial to our shared future. Now, Secretary Salazar and Assistant Secretary Echo Hawk are among the best advocates you could have in Washington, and this department is doing fantastic work under their leadership. But being good partners with tribal nations is a responsibility we've all got to take on. And that's why representatives of multiple agencies are here today -- because if we're going to address the needs of Native Americans in a comprehensive way, then we've got to mount a comprehensive response. A major step toward living up to that responsibility is the presidential memorandum that I'll be signing at this desk in just a few moments. In the final years of his administration, President Clinton issued an executive order establishing regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration between your nations and the federal government. But over the past nine years, only a few agencies have made an effort to implement that executive order -- and it's time for that to change. (Applause.) The memorandum I'll sign directs every Cabinet agency to give me a detailed plan within 90 days of how -- the full implementation of that executive order and how we're going to improve tribal consultation. (Applause.) After all, there are challenges we can only solve by working together, and we face a serious set of issues right now. We face our economic crisis, in which we took bold and swift action, including in your communities. We allocated more than $3 billion of the Recovery Act to help with some of your most pressing needs, like rebuilding and renovating schools on reservations across the country. We provided more than $100 million in loans to spur job creation in tribal economies. And we made sure my budget included significant increases in funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service, and other agencies that have critical roles to play in your communities. (Applause.) But if we're going to bring real and lasting change for Native Americans, we need a comprehensive strategy, as I said before. Part of that strategy is health care. We know that as long as Native Americans die of illnesses like tuberculosis, alcoholism, diabetes, pneumonia, and influenza at far higher rates than the rest of the population, then we're going to have to do more to address disparities in health care delivery. More than half of all Native Americans and Alaska Natives, especially those in remote areas with limited access to care, rely on the Indian Health Service for their most basic needs. And that's why we invested $500 million under the Recovery Act in strengthening and modernizing the IHS, and that's why my budget proposes a increase of 13 percent in IHS funding. (Applause.) We're also closer than ever to passing health insurance reform that will finally make quality insurance affordable to all Americans who don't have coverage, and finally offer stability and security to Americans who do -- and that includes our First Americans. (Applause.) When it comes to creating jobs, closing the opportunity gap, and leaving something better for our future generations, few areas hold as much promise as clean energy. Up to 15 percent of our potential wind energy resources are on Native American land, and the potential for solar energy is even higher. But too often, you face unique hurdles to developing these renewable resources. That's why I'm very proud, under Secretary Salazar's leadership, we're looking for new opportunities to ensure that you have a say in planning for access to the transmission grid. We're streamlining and expediting the permit process for energy development and transmission across tribal lands. We are securing tribal access to financing and investments for new energy projects. And thanks to the Recovery Act, we've established an Energy Auditor Training Program that could prepare Native Americans for the green jobs of the future. And that's going to be absolutely important. (Applause.) But the future of Indian Country rests on something more: the education we provide our children. (Applause.) We know that Native Americans face some of the lowest matriculation rates and highest high school and college dropout rates. That's why the Recovery Act also included $170 million for Indian education -- (applause) -- and $277 million for Indian school construction. And that's why my budget provided $50 million in advanced funding for tribal colleges that are often economic lifelines for a community. (Applause.) Students who study at a tribal college are eight times less likely to drop out of higher education, they continue on to a four-year institution at a higher rate than students in community colleges, and nearly 80 percent end up in careers that help their tribal nation. And none of our efforts will take root if we can't even guarantee that our communities are safe -- safe places to learn, safe places to grow, safe places to thrive. And on some reservations, violent crime is more than 20 times the national average. The shocking and contemptible fact that one in three Native American women will be raped in their lifetimes is an assault on our national conscience that we can no longer ignore. (Applause.) So tribes need support in strengthening their law enforcement capability. They need better resources and more training. And my administration fully appreciates the complexity and challenges you face when it comes to the criminal justice system on tribal lands. But we need to have a serious conversation with regard to all aspects of your public safety, and that's a conversation my administration is committed to doing. (Applause.) So this is a challenge we take very seriously. The Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services are all working on ways to empower tribal governments to ensure greater safety in their own communities, and I want to particularly commend Attorney General Eric Holder for his efforts on this so far. I also strongly support the Tribal Law and Order Act, and I thank Chairman Dorgan and Representative Herseth-Sandlin for their leadership on this issue. And I look forward to Congress passing it so I can sign it into law. (Applause.) So there's a lot of work to be done today. But before we get at it, I want to close with this. I know you've heard this song from Washington before. I know you've often heard grand promises that sound good but rarely materialize. And each time, you're told this time will be different. But over the last few years, I've had a chance to speak with Native American leaders across the country about the challenges you face, and those conversations have been deeply important to me. I get it. I'm on your side. I understand what it means to be an outsider. I was born to a teenage mother. My father left when I was two years old, leaving her -- my mother and my grandparents to raise me. We didn't have much. We moved around a lot. So even though our experiences are different, I understand what it means to be on the outside looking in. I know what it means to feel ignored and forgotten, and what it means to struggle. So you will not be forgotten as long as I'm in this White House. (Applause.) All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Together, working together, we're going to make sure that the First Americans, along with all Americans, get the opportunities they deserve. So with that, if I'm not mistaken, I am in a position now to start signing this memorandum, and then we're going to do a little Q&A. So get everything set up -- how many pens do you want me to use? Eight pens. (Laughter.) I don't know who's getting the pens, but -- (The memorandum is signed.) THE PRESIDENT: This is harder than it looks. (Laughter.) There you go. (Applause.) Thank you. All right, I think that we've got some time for questions and answers. If you've got the questions, then if I don't have the answers somebody here does. (Laughter.) So -- hold on, no shouting now. (Laughter.) But I would love to come to Alaska, absolutely. (Applause.) So everybody have a seat and Jefferson, how are we working this? You get the first question? He's a big cheese, so he gets the first question. (Laughter.) Go ahead. MR. KEEL: Thank you, Mr. President. First of all, I want to thank you for honoring your commitments that you've made to restore the federal government's trust responsibility and the important relationship between Indian nations and the United States. We've seen you honor your commitments in the appointments you've made to the many Native American people serving in your administration; we certainly appreciate that. But also we've seen improvements in the budgets for Indian programs and we're certainly appreciative of that. As the President of the National Congress of American Indians I've been asked to make a request on the fundamental issues. Tribes across the country strongly support the creation of the executive order you just mentioned and we're certainly proud of that, reaffirming the inherent sovereign status of our nations and renewing the pledge to honor the treaties and to trust responsibility. We particularly hope for the establishment of real mechanisms for accountability, not only for this administration but set a path for the future. We request that you address the issues of Indian lands and the trust responsibility. We need to restore tribal lands that have been taken away. We need to change the management that exists on existing tribal lands. There's so much potential for economic development. We ask that the federal government become a partner in that journey. We particularly thank you for the administration's support for the Carcieri solution. And finally, Mr. President, we know that you've made significant pledges and commitments to Indian country, and we want to honor you by saying thank you for those commitments. But more than that, we respect you as a man of your word. You've restored hope to the Indian communities, and we want to thank you for restoring that, not only just by your words, but by your actions. Thank you again, Mr. President. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: I appreciate that. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Okay, who's next? There are mics in there. Please introduce yourself, by the way. Q Good morning, Mr. President, President Obama. I am the Vice President of Navajo Nation. I got one small question to you. I watched the message you gave us a while ago. It's very good, I like it. And your commitment -- you have fulfilled your commitment. But one thing I'm worried about, on behalf of all the Nation here and also the Navajo Nation, what this administration -- you went and reached out to the Native American Nation, which you're doing it now. It would be nice, it would be -- if you could work with us with the congressional people and make it a mandate that we should -- that the United States government should work with the Indian Nation, because every four years -- and I know you're going to win your reelection, you have another -- some numbers of years. (Applause.) But the thing I'm worried about is the end of the term and what happens with all the plans that we're going to be putting together with your administration -- our administration. I supported you, and Navajo Nation did. What happens to all of that? I really don't want to stand here and complain about we've been lied to again. Through the histories of all Indian Tribe -- the treaty that were made between the United States and Indian Tribe, it's been broken a lot. How can we make it so solid that it stays there, no matter who, what administration comes in? I think we need to work on that, sir. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I appreciate that. Look, obviously the executive branch's job is to implement law. Now, a lot of these treaties, a lot of these consultations are embedded in law and we've got to make sure that they're implemented. So for the next eight years -- the next four years, at least, let me not jump the gun -- (laughter) -- for the next three years and one month -- (laughter) -- that I'm assured of this current position, we are going to make sure that we put the infrastructure and the framework in place so that a new dynamic, a new set of relationships have been established. And to the extent that we can partner with Congress to lock some of those good habits in and end some of the bad habits that we've seen in the past, that's something that we'll be very interested in doing. So I think that should be part of the agenda of consultation over the next several years, is how do we continue to institutionalize some of the best practices of consultation and collaboration and partnership that's so important. So thank you so much. All right? (Applause.) I want to make sure that some folks in the back get -- are there any other microphones here? Is this the only one? Okay, because the -- I'm going to go ahead and call on this gentleman, but I don't everybody just in the front seat to get a question, so go ahead. Q Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you for fulfilling your commitment to meet with the tribes in the very first year of your administration. We really appreciate it. My name is Bill Martin. I'm President of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, but today I represent all the native peoples of Alaska. I present to you our request for assistance. We ask that you strengthen and support our sovereignty for all Alaska tribes by supporting our fishing and subsistence rights; by providing equity and funding across all tribal governments; providing an infrastructure of basic services in our villages, of plumbing in town hall meetings, in roads, sewer, et cetera; provide adequate emergency response for suicide prevention and health care services. Suicide is a very high rate in Alaska. It's -- for all of Alaska, is twice the national average for natives. It's five times the average. And for young men between 15 and 27 it's 12 times the national average. And it's a serious issue and we hope that we can be able to provide more funding to combat suicide. I'd like you to help us by providing opportunities to enhance education, cultural language teachings within our community. Many Indians and Alaska natives live in third world countries. There's a great poverty of unsustainable economies in Indian country. There is a lack of capital. Before the economic crisis, bank lending was very weak to non-existent for tribal businesses. In similar conditions in underdeveloped countries, the United States offers effective programs to induce economic investments, two programs like the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Export-Import Bank. We ask that you commit to develop similar federally backed institutions designed specifically for tribes, Alaska natives, Alaska native corporations. We ask for -- that you work with us to stop the disastrous erosion caused by global warming. Many of our villages are ready to slide off into the waters of Alaska, and in some cases, there will be absolutely no hope, we will need to move many villages. We ask you to ensure tribal and rural equity for Alaska tribes, meaning those that live in the urban areas and also in the rural areas; support Alaska tribes to promote self-determination for all of Alaska people; to help and promote public safety from child abuse, from spousal abuse. And, finally, Mr. President, Alaska is a great land. Were it superimposed on a map of the continental United States, it would stretch from Florida to California, from North Dakota to Texas. And the people of Alaska are just as different as the differences in this whole country, but we stand united. We stand united in the pursuit of happiness for our families, and to train them and bring them as we were brought up for hundreds and hundreds of years since time immemorial. And we stand united in inviting you to visit this great land. Every Alaska native has a special place to go to get away from it all. And if you ever decide to want to get away from it all, come see one of us. (Laughter.) We'll take you to that special place. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: All right. I often want to get away from it all. (Laughter.) So I'm very much looking forward to visiting Alaska. Thank you for sharing that important information with us. One thing I'd note that -- obviously you guys are going to be here all day, so some of these key written statements you're going to be able to present to not only the relevant White House staff, but also the secretaries that were -- that are going to be participating, as well as members of Congress who are participating. The only thing I do want to make sure you understand is when I do visit Alaska, it's going to be during the summer. (Laughter.) So I just wanted to be clear about that. Okay. This -- sorry, I'm getting old, so -- there you go. Go ahead. Q Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Q Honorable President Barack Obama -- he who cares -- it's good to see you today. My name is Wilfred Cleveland from the Ho-Chunk Nation, president of the Ho-Chunk Nation, the Bear Clan, from the state of Wisconsin. Our people had organized a government in 1963. Topics that they discussed was land, health, education, employment, unemployment. And today we come here before you with those same concerns, 46 years later. So these are -- in our ceremonies at home, in our hearts, we talk -- we think about that today would be a day different from day when our elders, when our ancestors, made treaties with the United States. They were broken, they were not honored, but today would be different. We have entitlements for these programs that are given to us. Rather than being able to come to you and compete with other tribes each tribe should be entitled to all these as part of the trust responsibility. So we ask that you would make this possible for us so that we would be having a good relationship with one another when we come to meetings. And Mr. President, we have our -- we were not born owners of these lands, but stewards. Today we have to purchase our lands back and we have this process of putting our land back into trust (inaudible) or trust process, and that's a long process that is there. A part of it is -- part of this process is giving states, county, and even local governments an opportunity to say whether these lands can go in the trust or not. Now I ask you, is that nation-to-nation relationship? (Applause.) Each of our nations have warriors, and today I name a few of those warriors. I name Roger Jourdain, he was the chairman of the Red Lake band of Chippewa. I name Wendell Chino, he was the chairman of the Mescalero Apache Nation. Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Senator Ted Kennedy. The then-Senator Walter Mondale. Each of these warriors gave their full support to the advancement of all native nations. We today are here to follow in those footprints so that our people can enjoy our sovereignty. The U.S. government was formed with a native concept. Today we, the native nations, have formed governments, and we must continuously fight to maintain our sovereignty and our lands we were once stewards of. We must have the same relationship with the federal government as the states. We must not be restricted under the watchdog of the BIA, but rather be enhanced with a nation-with-nation relationship. We tribal leaders understand the task you face in the steering the country out of the difficult times that we are in. However, on your visit to the Crow reservation, you told those gathered that you intend to acknowledge the tragic history of Native Americans over the past three centuries, then promising during these (inaudible). We will continue to support you and your administration during these challenging times as you walk with us to make us stronger nations for our future generations. Thank you for your time. THE PRESIDENT: All right, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Let's see if -- I want to get a woman's voice in here. (Laughter and applause.) So how about this young lady right here? Right there in the blue. Q Hi. My name is Alicia Reft. I'm the president of the Karluk IRA Traditional Council. Karluk is a small village in Kodiak Island, Alaska. And I have lots to say, but the two most important things were that my two nephews from home wanted me to shake your hand if I can, and an elder that works at Safeway -- her name's Erlinda (phonetic) -- she said to make sure and say hi and that she loves you very much. THE PRESIDENT: Well, you tell Linda I love her back. (Laughter and applause.) Q Thank you. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. All right, right there in the red, right in the middle. Q My name is Theresa Two Bulls. I'm president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe from the state of South Dakota, and a member of the Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association. Thank you for meeting with us today, for opening up your heart. It's good to hear your words. They're dear to our hearts. I come on two issues -- honor the treaties. Too long they have been not honored by the federal government. And you talk about a change -- now is the change. Allow us and work with us to exercise our sovereignty, our self-determination. And the second issue is our children. Our children are sacred. We want the best for them. And we ask that you help us to ensure a better education, a better life, well-being for our children, because they're going to be the future leaders. And I say thank you, and we love you. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. All right. The gentleman right there -- right here in front. Q Thank you very much, Mr. President. My name is John Berrey. I'm the chairman of the Quapaw Tribe in Oklahoma. And on behalf of the other Oklahoma tribes, I want to thank you for coming here today. I have one request. The Quapaw Tribe has the honor of having the largest Superfund site in the United States -- it's Tar Creek Superfund site. We have 72 million tons of mining waste on our lands. And I would like to ask you to come visit it and see the devastation caused by this management of tribal resources, and help elevate tribes to the same level of states when we're dealing with the remediation of Superfund sites so we can have the same voice as the state in designing a better future and environment for our people. Thank you. THE PRESIDENT: Good. Well, this is really important. Obviously the whole issue of environmental integrity on tribal lands is something that too often has slipped through the cracks or decisions have been made in the absence of consultation with the tribes. So this is going to be a top priority generally -- improving our environmental quality. The issue of climate change is something that we are working diligently on and everybody has a huge interest in this, no place more so than Alaska where the effects are already beginning to be felt and it's starting to change I think the ability of native peoples to -- whose economies oftentimes may be based on interacting with the natural environment there. They're already starting to have to make significant changes that have to be addressed. So my hope is one of the things that will be taking place during today's session and then continuing is you've got a great Secretary of the Interior who cares about natural resources. But we've also got an outstanding EPA director in Lisa Jackson. And figuring out how we can improve environmental coordination with the tribal nations so that we're matching the energy agenda that I already spoke about in my speech with an environmental agenda I think is going to be not only good for native peoples, it's also going to be good for the United States generally. And we have a lot to learn from your nations in order to create the kind of sustainability in our environment that is -- we so desperately need. So I will make sure that somebody follows up directly with your tribe on this Superfund site. All right. Uh-oh, now everybody is raising their hand. (Laughter.) All right, this young lady right here. Yes. Q Thank you. Thank you for this opportunity. Thank you, Mr. President. I'm so privileged and honored to be here. My name is Caroline Cannon, president for the Native Village of Point Hope. I came here with a message from my tribe, that we are impacted with the offshore drilling, the decision that's been made on behalf of our tribe during the Bush administration. And we would like you to overturn that. I live in the coastal village, and exactly where climate change has a big impact. We are a whaling community, and we need help. It's happening so fast that last year -- a couple of years ago, there were some incidents that occurred because of the ice condition during the whaling season, so I would like help. And I think that -- we also are around the coast of the Red Dog Mine, and they have decided that they're going to have a discharge pipeline to our ocean, where we highly rely on our food resources. So thank you, again. And my seven-year-son says a big hello. He said I should give you a hug, but I know that's not an opportunity right now. (Laughter.) But thank you. THE PRESIDENT: Maybe after the Q&A, I'll get that hug in. (Laughter.) I want you to know, just with respect to offshore drilling, Secretary Salazar is in the process of reviewing some of the directives that were issued under the previous administration. And I am confident that as part of that overarching review, that consultation with potentially affected nations will be part of Ken's process. Okay, you know, let's see, this gentleman right here with the headdress. Q Honorable President Obama, this is the second time I get a chance to address you. I've been wearing the war bonnet and I've been really displeasing these gentle ladies behind me, but this is yours. In our Hidatsa, Mandan, and Arikara ways you don't give a gift to a tent, you give it to the individual. You are our Commander-in-Chief for the soldiers, I'm a lieutenant in the Army Reserve. My name is Ee-Ba-Da-Gish, White-Headed Eagle. I am the chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara. My name is Marcus Dominick Levings. I first met you in Grand Forks at your VIP room. My mother is Dowah (phonetic) Rezilda "Brady" Wells. She gave you the red, white, and blue star quilt -- THE PRESIDENT: Yes, it's beautiful. Q -- with all the prayers. She sent this to you as well, so I'll give it to whatever Secret Service people I need to do that. (Laughter.) President Obama, I have two issues for my people, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara, 11,000 tribal members who live in western North Dakota on top of the Williston Basin, the Bakken Formation. We have oil and gas development today, Mr. President. We have an opportunity to be independent from any means of federal programs, any type of issues that we had been not needing before the flood of Elbowoods, North Dakota, in the 1950s. In the spirit of progress, our elders, our ancestors gave up their bottom land. Ninety percent of our people live there, Mr. President. And now they're up on high hilltops, 77-below wind chill factors in winter. We are the tribe, the Mandan, Hidatsas, and Arikaras, who saved Lewis and Clark. We were the ones who made it so they can go out to blaze the trail to Portland. Now we come for you to ask for some help on our energy development, to get the 49-step process eliminated so our elders, who are dying as we speak, can generate opportunities to receive royalties on their minerals. Second, with all this economic development boom that's going on, Mr. President, in the Williston Basin, and Fort Berthold Reservation, 1 million acres, we need homes. We are short 1,000 homes, Mr. President, home ownership and rentals as well. So on behalf of the Tribal Business Council and my elders, I stand humbly in front of you and ask for your help. Thank you. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) I've got time only for one more question unfortunately, and I'm not going to be able to get to everybody, so right there in the middle, right there in the middle. Q Persistence. And that's a characteristic of all Native Americans. That's why I stood there for a long time. So thank you very much, Mr. President, for meeting with us today on this historical day. And we are truly grateful for this opportunity. My name is Leslie Lohse. I'm with the Paskenta Nomlaki in California. And in California there are many landless tribes. We do have gaming out there, and I would ask that you ask the Secretary of Interior to make some policies that are much more clarifying in getting our lands into trust, because it's causing some issues out there between the gaming tribes -- maybe nine gaming tribes -- and with the local communities and our state itself. So we ask that you ask them to make these things more clearly for all of us to abide by. And another thing that I'd like to ask you to do is to take care of our 8(a) program because those of us -- those that are landless out there can develop economic development opportunities through the 8(a) contracting program, and that may ease some of the burdens that some of the landless tribes are, because you don't need to have land to operate that. And there is an attack on our 8(a) program -- I perceive it as an attack -- because it is limiting. We just barely started three years ago with ours, and we're starting to get rolling, and now they want to change the rules. So I ask that you pay mind to that -- that we not inhibit our growth in that way so that we can purchase some of our lands back and grow from that, instead of being dependent on gaming. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Okay. Well, listen, I am so grateful that all of you are here. I appreciate what you've shared with me. But the most important opportunity that you will have today is to interact directly with the department heads, the secretaries who are in charge of implementation on a whole range of these issues. So I want intensive discussion and dialogue with them. Present to them your concerns, your specific recommendations. They are here to listen and to learn and to advise. I am going to meet back up with you at the end of the day. And if you guys have just been partying and not working -- (laughter) -- I'll know. So I hope you have a wonderfully productive conference today. I will see you at the end of it. And again, I appreciate everything that you guys have done. God bless you. Thank you. (Applause.) END
10:19 A.M. EST @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Referandum vote on Big Springs Fish Hatchery
Today is a historic day for the Ute people, November 4, 2009 was the day our Northen Ute Tribe held its quarterly meeting addressing the issues and projects of the Ute Nation. This meeting is given from the Ute Tribe business council on events and issues effecting our tribe. Today is a historic day due to the fact of the issue of the Big Springs Fish Hatchery project which has been a decade long project emposed on our sacred UTE water and sacred sites located on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation of the Northern Ute Tribe of Fort Duchesne, Utah. This project has been spear headed by the Utah Migation Commission to develope a fish hatchery for the endangered species the Colorado Cut Throat Trout. In their attempt they did a environmental study specifying the need on the reservation and provide economical developement for the Ute Tribe. In this the Tribe did there own study using an independent company called Fish Pro. Through out the years many resolutions were passed and declined and resinded, thus this project didn't move forward for many years. The Ute Tribe Fish and Wildlife recently along with the current Ute Tribe Business Committee moved forward on this project in which funding of 75% would come from the Utah Miigation and the tribe would provide 25% of financial cost. The Ute Tribe Fish and Wildlife failed to notify the Ute Nation and the spiritual leaders, they stated and also documented meetings were to be held throughout the tribal committees thus resulting in confusion among the Ute people on the location. A group of spiritual people and those who were concerned did a protest at said location in hopes to stop developement but were court ordered by the Ute Tribal courts and the Ute Tribe Business Committee issuing a restraining order on the Sundance chief and Sundancer. At court the Ute Tribal judge dropped charges and insisted that both parties meet on the Big Springs project. As of today November 4, 2009 at the Ute Tribe quarterly meeting a motion was made by an enrolled tribal member Sal Wopsock to stop the development of the Big Springs Fish Hatchery and cease any further developement on sacred lands at or near the Big Springs. This motion was second by Kylie Thompson and it was opened to further discussion. Many elders as well as young talked about the sacredness of the water and spoke of the elders long ago and the ceremonies that take place, it was good to see so many supporters speak about what the sacred water means to the Ute people. After discussion a vote was placed and in good faith of the Ute people it passed. This referandum vote is the highest vote of all Ute people and the most respected because it's the Ute people's voice! It was a historic day and a big victory for those of us who have been fighting so hard to protect and maintain our traditional and cultural ways on the Northern Ute Reservation.
In conclusion I would like to thank you for supporting and praying for our group and for the many beautiful advise many people gave us! Also our pro bono attorney Duane Moss who graciously helped us in our need legally and Linda K. It is with the thought of the future and the many generations to come that we as Native American people take this stand to protect our cultures and traditions as our ancestors did so many generations ago! Much love and respect! AHO
Signed Jasanna Cuch FB# 2048
P.O. Box 775
Fort Duchesne, Utah
435-724-1026
Jerry Tapoof
Northern Ute Sun Dance chief
 JC-LB@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Deadline for Vctims of priest abuseGroup urges victims of priest abuse to come forward By Susan Olp .....The Nov. 30 deadline comes into play because the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Nov. 30 is what's called a "bar date," Chasan said. For most people, that means they have to file the claim by that time," he said. As part of the bankruptcy order, the Oregon Province must search for victims. At the behest of the Jesuits, the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings put a legal notice in its September newspaper notifying registered parishioners of the Nov. deadline...... ----- ----- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Video archive of today's historic event with Obama and 564 Tribal NationsFor those folks that missed today’s historic event with President Obama, the video is archived at the link below. Pres. Obama delivered the opening remarks at a White House Tribal Nations Conference and participated in a discussion with leaders from the 564 federally recognized tribes. The conference is addressing issues facing American Indian tribes such as economic development, housing and education. This is the first such meeting since 1994. http://www.c-span.org/Watch/..Media/2009/11/05/HP/R/25569/..Pres+Obama+Reaches+Out+to+..American+Indian+Tribes.aspx Tamra Brennan Founder/Director NDN News NDN News is a grassroots organization which acts as an information hub and resource for many issues in Indian Country. We are dedicated to providing information featuring headline stories, on-going issues, action alerts, and upcoming events. PROTECT BEAR BUTTE!!!!!!!! Our Sacred Ground is NOT Your Playground! "Our sacred lands are all that remain keeping us connected to our place on Mother Earth, to our spirituality, our heritage and our lands; what’s left of them. If they take it all away, what will remain except a vague memory of a past so forgotten?" ......excerpt from One Nation, One Land, One People by Tamra Brennan, 2006
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Watch White House House Tribal Nations Conference Live Tomorrow !
Watch it live at http://mytribetv.com/..tribalsummit !!!!!!!!!!! | The tentative schedule for Conference is as follows: 9:00–9:30EST
Welcome and Opening Remarks 9:30–10:40EST
Interactive Discussion with President Obama 10:45-12:15EST
Interactive Discussion with Administration Officials 12:15–1:45EST
Lunch
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Interactive Discussion with Administration Officials 3:15-4:45EST
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Closing Remarks | | President Obama to Host White House Tribal Nations Conference On Thursday, November 5th, 2009, President Obama will host the White House Tribal Nations Conference. As part of President Obama’s sustained outreach to the American people, this conference will provide leaders from the 564 federally recognized tribes the opportunity to interact directly with the President and representatives from the highest levels of his Administration. Each federally recognized tribe has been invited to send one representative to the conference. The President will deliver opening and closing remarks and participate in an interactive discussion with tribal leaders. Other interactive discussions in the areas of economic development and natural resources; public safety and housing; and education, health and labor will be led by representatives from the highest levels of the Administration. Expected Administration officials include: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Deputy Attorney General David Ogden, HUD Deputy Secretary Ronald Sims, DHS Deputy Secretary Jane Lute, Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli, and Indian Health Service Director Dr. Yvette Robideaux. |
Tamra Brennan Founder/Director NDN News NDN News is a grassroots organization which acts as an information hub and resource for many issues in Indian Country. We are dedicated to providing information featuring headline stories, on-going issues, action alerts, and upcoming events. PROTECT BEAR BUTTE!!!!!!!! Our Sacred Ground is NOT Your Playground! "Our sacred lands are all that remain keeping us connected to our place on Mother Earth, to our spirituality, our heritage and our lands; what’s left of them. If they take it all away, what will remain except a vague memory of a past so forgotten?" ......excerpt from One Nation, One Land, One People by Tamra Brennan, 2006
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Lakota Lands Recovery Project BulletinPosted by David BartecchiOn the eve of important White House meeting with Tribal Leaders, USDA press release celebrates increase in Native American Farmers but omits information provided in an earlier report that explained the dramatic increase in the numbers as erroneous. http://www.prlog.org/10401578-..usda-misepresents-situation-..of-native-american-farmers...html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Village Earth (Press Release) – Nov 04, 2009 – Today, the USDA issued a press release celebrating the increase in Native American Farmers and Ranchers since their 2002 Census of Agriculture. This comes on the eve an important and highly publicized meeting between the White House and Tribal representatives from across the country. According to the USDA release: "In celebration of American Indian Heritage Month the U.S. Department of Agriculture today reported that there are nearly 80,000 American Indian operators on 61,472 farms and ranches across the United States. This represents an 88-percent increase over the number of American Indian farmers USDA counted in 2002." Just a week earlier, Village Earth issued a similiar release but provided greater context for the extreme racial disparity that exists in agricultural production on most Native American Reservations. According to Village Earth, "this most recent report by the USDA is a gross misrepresentation of the data, suggesting that the increase is due to greater inclusion and outreach when in fact it is the result of the USDA expanding the sampling area of the Census from Reservations in just three States to Reservations nationwide." Today's press release omits information, provided in an earlier USDA report that explained the dramatic increase in the numbers. As reported by the USDA: "Part of the reason for the dramatic increase in the number of American Indian farmers is a change in the way the 2007 Census of Agriculture counted farm operators on reservations in the Southwestern United States. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted a pilot program to count American Indian operators on reservations in three states — North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana — rather than simply counting a single reservation as a single farm operation. In 2007, the pilot program was extended throughout the United States. The majority of the increase in the number of American Indian operators occurred in just two states: Arizona and New Mexico, where the count increased from 694 in 2002 to 12,929 in 2007." Today's press release also failed to create a context for the larger picture of the racial disparity in agriculture that exists on most Native American Reservations today. While the USDA is correct to report that there are "nearly 80,000 American Indian operators on 61,472 farms and ranches across the United States," that number only represent 1.6% of the total farmers and ranchers operating on Native American Reservation today, illustrating that non-native producers dominate on most Native American Reservations. In terms of income, the total value of agricultural commodities produced on Native American Reservations in 2007 totaled over $2.1 Billion dollars, yet, only 16% of that income went to Native American farmers and ranchers. As reported earlier by Village Earth, the unequal land-use patterns seen on Native American Reservations today is a direct outcome of discriminatory lending practices, land fractionation and specifically Federal policies over the last century that have excluded native land owners from the ability to utilize their lands while at the same time opening it up to non-native farmers and ranchers. Discriminatory lending practices, as argued in court cases such as the pending Keepseagle vs. Vilsack, claim that Native Americans have been denied roughly 3 billion in credit. Another significant obstacle is high degree of fractionation of Reservation lands caused by the General Allotment Act (GAA) of 1887. Over a century of unplanned inheritance under the GAA has created a situation where reservation lands have become severely fractionated. Today, for a Native land owner to consolidate and utilize his or her allotted lands they may have to get the signed approval of dozens, hundreds or even thousands of separate land owners. As a result of this complexity, most Indian land owners have few options besides leasing their lands out as part of the Federal Government's leasing program. Additionally, historical and racially-based policies by the Federal government have been designed to exclude Native American farmers and ranchers from utilizing their own lands, opening them up to non-natives for a fraction of their far market value. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ University of Michigan to review policies on returning Indian remains
PoorBest Archaeology/Remains - Our Ancestor's Remains
By David N. Goodman
Detroit, Michigan (AP) 11-09
Facing criticism for still holding the remains of about 1,400 Native Americans in its archaeological collection, the University of Michigan will be reviewing its policies on how to properly deal with Indian bones and artifacts.
A committee charged with looking at the legal, ethical and scientific concerns involved will meet for the first time next week and “will hear all sides of the story,” said Stephen Forrest, vice president for research at the Ann Arbor school.
“We want to have a very balanced approach,” he said Friday. “We are actively seeking to understand all the aspects of the problem.”
At issue is the conflicting interests of researchers and museums in studying and teaching about earlier human cultures and that of native peoples to have their religions and ancestral remains respected.
Under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act passed by Congress in 1990, federally supported institutions must catalog the remains and burial items they hold and return them, when requested, to groups that have a “cultural affiliation” to them.
The issue in the Michigan case is remains which the school says have no clear affiliation to present-day tribes. Forrest said the law compels the school to retain such remains until the government issues clearer guidelines or it gets specific clearance from U.S. Interior Department.
Forrest said the goal of the committee – 10 professors and one graduate student – is to properly balance Indian rights and research goals while awaiting new federal guidelines.
It’s long past time to do the right thing, said Fred R. Harrington Jr., a representative of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.
“The law is really clear” when it comes to what institutions are supposed to do about materials whose tribal ties aren’t immediately known, said Harrington, whose tribe is based in Harbor Springs, near Petoskey in the northern Lower Peninsula.
“They’re supposed to consult with the tribes about affiliation. The university never did this.”
Forrest said the school has complied with the law in the past and intends to keep doing so.
The Little Traverse Bay group and the Bay Mills Indian Community near Sault Ste. Marie in the eastern Upper Peninsula sent separate letters to the university protesting its continued holding of Indian remains.
“To the University of Michigan, the contemporary identification, cataloging and examination of the human remains and cultural artifacts of indigenous people may constitute an academic exercise,” Bay Mills executive council President Jeffrey D. Parker wrote to Forrest. “To the Bay Mills Indian Community, these activities are unwelcome and insensitive intrusions upon our ancestors which require our active intervention to ameliorate.”
A group representing Native American graduate students at the University of Michigan expressed hope the committee’s appointment would lead to the return of remains and artifacts to Indian tribes.
“While we’re disappointed that it’s taken 19 years for the research community at the U of M to get serious about what this law asks of them, we feel grateful to be part of a responsible process being developed now,” said Veronica Pasfield, co-chair of the Native Grad Caucus.
Thousands of remains of uncertain affiliation have been turned over to tribes by institutions nationwide, including Michigan State, Stanford and Yale universities; Minnesota’s public university system; the American Museum of Natural History in New York; and the Field Museum in Chicago, the caucus said in a Feb. 15 letter to Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman.
“Please help restore our hearts, and the standing of our university among its peers,” it wrote.
On the Net:
Federal repatriation law Web site:
http://www.nps.gov/history/..nagpra
U-M statement:
http://www.ns.umich.edu/..htdocs/releases/story.php?id=..7364
Michigan tribal coalition on repatriation:
http://www.macpra.org
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UNCHARTED WATERS OF AKWESASNE
MNN. Nov. 2, 2009. Some things don’t change. Polar Inuit said in 1930: … white men have quite the same minds as small children. They are easily angered. When they cannot get their way, they are moody and, like children, have the strangest ideas and fancies. [Perkins, John. To the Ends of the Earth. Pantheon. NY. 1981].
The Defenders of the Land, a non-native organization, invited three women from the Akwesasne Peoples Fire to their Ottawa meeting on Saturday, November 1, 2009. About 35 non-native people were there. They walked to the Federal Court Building. A few said some words on the steps. One of the Mohawk women spoke for less than two minutes about the border issue at Akwesasne.
Suddenly about ten RCMP surrounded her, all non-natives. One pushed a cell phone at her and told her Major Turcotte, a non-native Aboriginal liaison officer, wanted to speak to her. Turcotte asked her if she had the permission of the Algonquins to be in Ottawa and that she had to ask Chief Commanda if she could visit the city. Otherwise she had no right to be there. It sounded crazy. She hung up and proceeded to Victoria Island. No non-natives were asked if they had authority to be in Ottawa.
Misinformation! Ottawa is on the south shore of the Ottawa River which is Haudenosaunee Territory. We never gave these squatters permission to be on our territory according to our law and protocol.
Sounds like another ridiculous scheme of CSIS [Canada Secret Intelligence Service] to intimidate, isolate and try to degrade us.
Jaggi Singh of Montreal is involved with the Defenders of the Land. He tried to organize our youth in Kahnawake to prop up their own causes without doing anything for us. MNN stopped associating with him. Singh became aggressive and rude. He acted like one of those heavily financed gatekeepers who pretend to be activists to divert the agenda. Recently allegations were made that cops were intimidating his organizations!!
The bewildered CBSA Canada Border Services Agency thugs have not been on Kawenoke Island [the island formerly known as Cornwall Island] since May 31, 2009. They fled when we didn’t want these foreigners to be armed for war in the middle of our community so they could shoot or bomb us. They fantasize that we will get tired of freedom and peace and go home!
The Mohawks now have a permanent building next to the empty Canada customs check point in the middle of Kawenoke.
The CBSA have set up a temporary shack on the north shore at the foot of the International Bridge. The Bridge tolls that were on Kawenoke Island are now on the bridge, which is utterly foolish and dangerous. If there’s an accident, don’t blame the Mohawks.
Canada must stop their criminality. Their confused border Gestapo have grabbed at least 40 vehicles from selected Mohawks. If we don’t report to them when they decide, they extort a $1,000 bounty without due process. These racist car jackings could be reported to the police and insurance providers as theft.
Another group trying to sabotage the Kaianereh’ko:wa [Great Law] are the Camel Toe Treaty people. Ahab the Arab [the sheik of the burning sand], his partner Fatima of the 7 Veils [without the rings on her fingers or bells on her toes] and some of their followers recently did something interesting. They apparently loaded the cement border marker on St. Regis Road and took it somewhere. Their emotionally charged internet guru and handler, Natasha, must have gushed.
Those turning their backs on the Kaianereh’ko:wa are committing treason [Wampum 58]. They are supposed to be banished from Onowaregeh [Great Turtle Island]. They’re also violating the Two Row Wampum by accepting another law, leaving the canoe and boarding the colonial ship. When will they get on their camels and leave?
Donations to finish the building are needed. www.akwesasnepeoplesfire.com. 613-937-1813.
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Roscoe Pond, Actor/Screenwriter, lives in Los Angeles and is a professional Actor and screenwriter who is always willing to keep us up-to-date on Hollywood!
- Radio discussion: My Reality TV talks with Producers.
- Roscoe is Back on FACEBOOK.Per Roscoe's site:http://roscoedefined.bizTribal Affiliation? I am member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, Walla Walla & Cayuse Indian people in Pendleton, Oregon. Indian Casino? Yes, The Wildhorse Gaming Resort. My Casino checks are none of your business. Hehehe....
Occupation? I'm an Actor in Los Angeles. I quit my day job last year to go full time as a performer. I'm getting there. The best decision I ever made. Movies, TV and Theater? Yes, go to my Resume Link and it's all there. No Film or TV roles yet. What are you doing right now? Finishing up my next One Man Show and getting ready for a new Table Read of my Action Thriller Screenplay "Freedom Son."
 Lila DeMarrias Mehlhaff is Hunkpapa Lakota born and raised in Little Eagle on the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota. DeMarrias-Mehlhafflaunched Native Legacy magazine in 2008 with the intent of providing a positive perspective of the Great Plain tribal cultures. "Too much of today's news is bad news about the poverty, disease, suicide, and crime in Indian Country; and there is not enough positive. I want to tell more of our story. That we are making great strides in education, quality of life and that we are productive citizens," Mehlhaff says. "Too many times we are viewed as consumers and takers and not givers, but generosity is at the very heart of our culture. People say we are making strides too slowly. But I say that to create lasting results, change sometimes has to come slowly. When I was growing up, it was a rarity to have an educated Native American in our midst. Today, I would be surprised to talk to a young person who doesn't have the desire to go on to college, because many times they have parents or other adults in their lives that expect it and that is good." DeMarrias-Mehlhaff often speaks to youth about the importance of looking to the Creator to find their identity. "We have to teach our children that their value comes from the Creator who gifted them with a unique combination of talents, gifts and abilities. They must find the path that allows them to utilize these things to fulfill their purpose. It is one of the most powerful things we can teach them."
Sincerely,
Patricia A. Pena
OnNativeGround@live.com
"First you dream it,
plot it out.
Ask Creator to bless it,
only then will you achieve it, On Native Ground!"
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Students experience history while honoring 400 veterans By Nicole Dungca - Nov. 03, 2009 MILWAUKIE - Standing before about 20 students, Walter Running Crane cleared his throat.
"My name is Walter, and I served in the Army from 1968 to 1969 during the Vietnam conflict -- and I survived it," said the veteran, dressed in a white shirt covered in military badges, including a Purple Heart and Silver Star Medal.
Until eight years ago, it would have been unthinkable for Running Crane to speak publicly about his time in the military. Back then, he suffered from violent dreams and coped with his post-traumatic stress disorder by drinking heavily.
But Tuesday, Running Crane, 60, broke his silence at the 14th Living History Day at Milwaukie High School. Running Crane, and three other members of the Blackfeet tribe in Montana, drove about 14 hours to the event, joining more than 400 veterans.
This year's tribute was dedicated to veterans with Purple Hearts. Running Crane, whose lungs were punctured by shrapnel, was among those honored in the closing assembly.
Living History Day was the brainchild of Milwaukie High coach and physical education teacher Ken Buckles. Growing up, Buckles watched his father, who served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951, suffer from memories of his wartime experiences. His father eventually killed himself in the 1980s.
Buckles started the event to bring more meaning to Veterans Day. "I wanted it to be more than just a day where people got a day off and slept in," he said.
Since then, the Living History Day has grown considerably, once filling the Rose Garden arena for its USO-style musical.
At Milwaukie High School each year, students dress up in suits and semiformal dresses, and hundreds volunteer each year, whether it's serving lunch to guests or decorating the halls with U.S. flags.
The day offers students a revealing look into a world that many will never experience. Kayla Dillon, 17, appreciated the sessions after growing up with a great-grandfather who fought in World War II and never wanted to speak about it.
"You can tell that the veterans are really putting their hearts out there. It opens my eyes to what my grandfather did, and why he is the way he is," Dillon said.
Michael Fell, a Milwaukie High art and yearbook teacher, called the entire experience humbling for both his students and himself.
"For these students, it's so abstract, and for them to meet and honor these veterans ... it's absolutely essential," he said.
Fell's class watched as Bill Chisholm, 75, and five other veterans speak about their experiences in the Korean War. During the talk, the five sometimes joked around about lighter topics -- the Tootsie Rolls that nourished hungry soldiers, wire radios, weeks that went by without showers.
But heavier subjects inevitably made an appearance. When Chisholm, 75, talked about the bodies of fellow soldiers still on the battlefield, he began to tear up. There are some things that soldiers don't want to relive again, said Chisholm, a Purple Heart recipient who served in the Korean War when he was 16.
For Chisholm, who has spoken at Living History Day each year, those darker aspects are necessary. "We can tell them that war is hell, and hopefully we can stop these kind of things from happening again," he said.
Buckles said the day can be cathartic for some of the veterans.
Shaking the hands of all the students was touching, said Running Crane, moments before he walked into the assembly wearing a traditional Blackfeet war bonnet and carrying an American flag. He wants to come back every year, he said.
"I might be in a wheelchair, but I'll be doing this until whenever." ----- Tears well up as David Mann, 66, of White Swan, Wash., tells high school students about his experience in the U.S. Army during Vietnam and Korea. More than 500 veterans were scheduled to visit Milwaukie High School Tuesday for an annual veteran's day celebration sponsored by Remembering America's Heroes, a Milwaukie organization. Mann is a member of the Yakima Warriors, one of the many veterans groups that spoke at the school. Tribute to VeteransKen Buckles has been counting on ticket sales for a USO-style musical Monday at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to keep his organization afloat. But with only about 220 tickets sold -- a far cry from the thousands he was hoping to sell -- it's starting to look as if Monday's tribute to veterans could add to his nonprofit organization's worrisome debt. "We're hoping for some kind of miracle to sell these tickets," said Buckles, executive director of Remembering America's Heroes. "A Tribute to Veterans: A Musical Journey From the Revolutionary War On," will feature a variety of entertainers, including Richard Probasco, Mt. Hood Jazz Band, The Dennis Mitchell Band With The Kingsmen, The Brown Sisters, 2 Sisters & a Mr., Paul and Gerutha Greenidge, Ken and Malinda Buckles, and a special choir of students from West Linn, Lake Oswego, Putnam and Clackamas high schools. Tickets for this year's show, 7:30 p.m. Monday, are $20-$25.25. For more information, visit www.pcpa.com. *Find it under "Events"* Our Heroes, Our Veterans Remembering America's Heroes presents
A Tribute to Veterans:
A Musical Journey from the Revolutionary War On...
Monday, November 9th
$20.00 & $25.25
Tickets: The PCPA box office, Ticketmaster
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Obama to Attend Summit With American Indian Tribes
By NOELLE STRAUB of Greenwire
Janice Rowe-Kurak, chairman of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, has come to Washington to meet with President Obama and other top administration officials in hopes of improving a troubled relationship between American Indians and the federal government.
She and leaders from the 564 federally recognized tribes will meet with Obama and numerous Cabinet secretaries at tomorrow's White House Tribal Nations Conference. They will discuss broken treaty obligations and tribal sovereignty, along with issues of economic development and natural resources, public safety, housing, education and health.
"I think it's significant," Rowe-Kurak said of the summit. "I'm impressed President Obama is reaching out. He made this commitment before he got elected. ... I'm hoping it's a new leaf."
But given the long history of abuse and mistrust, she has her doubts things will really change. She points to a meeting she and other tribal leaders had yesterday with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The Cabinet member gave them only 15 minutes and didn't hear from any tribal leaders, Rowe-Kurak said, even though they are heads of nations who are "supposed to be on the same level as Obama."
"I'm hoping it'll get a dialogue started," Rowe-Kurak said of the conference. "I'm still skeptical. ... I hope it's more than lip service."
Tomorrow's conference will be the first such meeting since President Clinton hosted one 15 years ago. Obama will deliver the opening and closing remarks and host one session, while six Cabinet secretaries and several other top administration officials also will participate.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar yesterday called the conference a step toward fulfilling Obama's promise to uphold a nation-to-nation relationship with the tribes and open a "new chapter of change."
"We won't be able to reach everybody on Thursday," Salazar said. "We won't be able to wave a magic wand and resolve all the issues, but it is a great foundation for all the work that lies ahead."
Salazar sidestepped a question about whether Obama may issue an executive order apologizing for mistreatment of American Indians by the government over the years. But he acknowledged that the tribes' story has been "swept under the rug in many different ways," and said the current administration plans to change that.
As for why the summit will take place at the Interior Department rather than the White House, Salazar said it was simply a matter of having enough space for all the participants.
Joseph Trujillo, lieutenant governor of the Pueblo Cochiti Tribe in New Mexico, will also be attending the conference and said it's important to the tribal leaders that Obama hear their issues, particularly on tribal sovereignty and treaty rights.
"They have a trust responsibility to Native Americans," he said. "I think we need to bring up that issue again to the president. ... I'm hopeful he might be the president to change things around for us."
But he added that it would be more effective for administration officials to visit the tribes and see their needs firsthand.
Praise for American Indian appointees
Bernadine Burnette, vice president of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation in Arizona, called the conference a "historic event" and welcomed Obama's involvement.
"We're hoping his ears will send back messages to all his Cabinet departments," she said. "It's unfortunate we have to keep pushing and opening those doors."
John Poupart, president of the American Indian Policy Center in St. Paul, Minn., expressed skepticism that the conference would help American Indians in urban settings who are struggling with poverty, crime, violence and other issues.
"I just don't think there's a whole lot of outcomes from these type of things," he said. "They're more ceremonial and trying to keep people mindful of the relationship between the U.S. government and Indian tribes."
But he and other tribal leaders said the Obama administration already has shored up communications with tribes compared with past administrations. They also praised prominent American Indian appointments, including Interior Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk, White House Senior Policy Adviser for Native American Affairs Kim Teehee, White House Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Jodi Gillette, and Indian Health Service Director Yvette Roubideaux.
"I think the appointments speak well for the policy issues, because many of these people come from the reservations themselves, and they have experienced life on the reservation, so they know firsthand what the issues are," Poupart said.
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White House summit could turn new leaf for tribes
http://www...greenbaypressgazette.com/..article/20091103/GPG0101/..911030539/1207/GPG01
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YACHAY WASI, NGO/UN ECOSOC & DPI, NYC and Cuzco, PERU
"Yachay Wasi means House of Learning in Quechua"
Luis Delgado Hurtado, President
La Conquista 3ra puerta (Saphi)
Cuzco, PERU
Phone: 51-84-315815
Marie-Danielle Samuel, Vice President
708 West 192nd Street # 6B
New York, NY 10040 USA
Phone: 212-567-6447
Fax: 646-502-4552
Email: yachaywasi@nyc.rr.com
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Arline, NARF Continues Fight Against Global Warming
To: chippycal@bellsouth.net
Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 11:15 AM
 | NARF to appeal Kivalina environmental case dismissal On September 30, 2009 the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit by the Native Village of Kivalina (Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil, et al) against twenty-four oil, energy and utility companies. The Village sought damages under a federal common law claim of nuisance, based on the companies contribution to the excessive emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases which the Village claims is causing global warming. Judge Armstrong concluded that the Village’s federal claim for nuisance is barred by the political question doctrine and for lack of standing under Article III of the United States Constitution. This case will now be appealed to the Ninth Circuit to overturn the Judge’s decision. Since the September ruling, the Fifth and the Second Federal Appellate Courts (a total of six judges) have now disagreed with Judge Armstrong.
Read More > | | NARF Attorney to Deliver Library of Congress's 2009 Celebration of Native American Heritage Month Keynote Address  | Dawn Sturdevant Baum, Native American Rights Fund Staff Attorney, will deliver Native American Heritage Month keynote address for the Library of Congress's 2009 celebration of Native American Heritage Month on Nov. 18. This year's national theme is "Pride in Our Heritage. Honor to Our Ancestors." This event is free and open to the public. Read More > | | The Washington, DC office of NARF has moved!  | After nearly forty years at its 1712 N Street address, the DC Office of the Native American Rights Fund has moved to join with the National Congress of American Indians at the “Embassy of Tribal Nations” – an historic office building and carriage house located near Dupont Circle.
Read More > | | Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
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Court dismisses Kivalina
enviornmental case NARF Attorney to Deliver Library of
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Events Celebrating American Indian Heritage Month  November is American Indian Heritage Month! KQED, The San Francisco Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, Friendship House Association of American Indians, and the Native American AIDS Project are proud to celebrate the rich culture of the American Indian community. Please join us at the San Francisco City Hall Rotunda for dancing, drumming and a special awards ceremony where we will honor five local heroes doing outstanding work in the American Indian community. American Indian Heritage Month Celebration Thursday, November 12, 2009 5pm - 7:30pm San Francisco City Hall Rotunda 2009 Local Heroes Gayle Burns Native American AIDS Project Mary Jean Robertson Voices of the Native Nation- KPOO 89.5 FM Ras K’dee Seventh Native American Generation (SNAG), Audiopharmacy Lehman Brightman United Native Americans, Inc. Cathy Chapman Native American Health Center KQED celebrates the diversity of the greater San Francisco Bay Area by commemorating November, American Indian Heritage Month. During the month of November, KQED schedules a special lineup of programs focused on American Indian themes and issues. These programs are highlighted in a guide along with listings of community resources and local events at: http://www.kqed.org/heritage. Special thanks to the individuals in the photo: Edgar Santiago, Javen Thompson, Emiliano Antone, Lukas Aguilar, and Pierre American Bear-Halsey. Photo Credit: Welland Lau. We look forward to seeing you at City Hall on Thursday, November 12th! Sincerely, Siouxsie Oki KQED Public Broadcasting 415/553-2435 ph 415/553-2174 fax soki@kqed.org  40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Program "YOU ARE ON INDIAN LAND" Host: Richie Richards Type: Education - Workshop Network: Global Date: Friday, November 20, 2009 Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm Location: UC Berkeley Campus- TBD City/Town: Berkeley, CA Phone: 5106437649 Email: .... Description On Friday, November 20th 2009, Richie Richards the Native American Education Specialist for the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley proudly hosts the 40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Program. The event will honor and commemorate the original efforts and intentions of the student-based occupation that took place in 1969; which was to protest the social conditions Native Americans were being subjected to in both urban areas and on reservations. Alcatraz provided a national forum for their voices to be heard and we want to continue that conversation with this event. This program will begin by honoring and giving thanks to those who participated in the occupation and their perspective by reviewing the 1969 occupation. Speakers will discuss the conditions for Native Americans during this time period in response to the governmental policies that continued to strategically enforce cultural assimilation and deny Natives of their basic human rights and rights as sovereign nations. Our Keynote Speaker will be Dr. LaNada War Jack (formerly LaNada Means). LaNada was the student leader from the Third World Strike which took place at UC Berkeley whose efforts led to the foundation of the Ethnic Studies Program at UCB. She, along with Richards Oakes, organized the take-over of Alcatraz in November, 1969. We are very honored to have her presence at this event and look forward to a great presentation. Our Honored Guest Speaker will be Dr. Lehman Brightman (President of the United Native Americans, Inc.), who will discuss the founding of UNA Inc., his role as First Director of Ethnic Studies here at UC Berkeley, and his participation in the Occupation. Dr. Brightman recently presented at the 40th anniversary of Ethnic Studies at SFSU and may speak about this presentation as well. Another element to the event, will include Ilka Hartmann (German photographer from the occupation), who will present a slide show of her photographs and her experiences as a non-Native participant on Alcatraz. Ilka Hartmann has taken some of the more famous photos that we may have seen as well as other photos from past demonstrations of human rights and equality. During the 40th Anniversary program, students from local universities will present contemporary research and statistics in regards to the current situation of Native America. As students, we will examine and present various subjects including those which were the motivating factors of the occupation. So far, students from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, and DQ-University Board Members have agreed to come present. This event is meant to bring together old friends and create new networks. This is an opportunity for Natives to unite once again in solidarity. Please RSVP by sending contact information to Richie Richards at naes-pahma@berkeley.edu. *Healthy lunch will be provided to occupation speakers and elders who attend. Free of charge at Hearst Museum patio. Lunch will be provided by Friendly Natives Catering: bluemaiz@yahoo.com*Time and Agenda are currently in development and is subject to change- due to growing interest. http://www.facebook.com/home...php?#/event.php?eid=..132672082343&ref=ts
Meeting of The Minds Day 2 Reconnecting the D and the Q Type: Meetings - Business Meeting Network: Global Date: Monday, November 23, 2009 Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: International House Street: 10 College Park City/Town: Davis, CA Description We will continue discussing and organizing for a working solution reopen D-Q University as well work towards a “Fair & Free Community Election” for a New Reliable Leadership to take on responsibility of Board of Trustees. Please come Prepared with your Proposals, Solutions, Resolution, and Documents to share with the group. We will open up with the orignial News footage of the D-Q U take over 1970. Petition for a New Board of Trustees: http://www.thepetitionsite...com/1/demand-attorney-general-..jerry-brown-name-a-new-..competent-board-of-trustees-..for-d-q-universityFor info of D-Q U, Visit: www.myspace.com/dquniversityFor Info Contact: Alapay Flores (408) 886-1524 pieflores@ucd.eduQuanah Brightman (510) 672-7187 qbrightman75@hotmail.com Steven Payan (530) 402- 6416 eyetileye@yahoo.comhttp://www.facebook.com/home...php?#/event.php?eid=..188353769514&ref=ts@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ CherokeeLink Newsletter
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It is November! Several holidays are quickly approaching! It is a week before Veteran’s Day and we would like to remind everyone to remember our service people on Nov. 11. This is a day to honor those who have dedicated their lives to protect our Nation. For more information about Cherokee Nation’s Veterans Day tribute ceremony visithttp://www.cherokee.org/..NewsRoom/FullStory/3015/Page/..Default.aspx.
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Cherokee Nation Selected As Accreditation Test Site: 10/30/2009 4:20:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation has been selected as one of only 30 public health departments that will participate in a test of a national voluntary public health accreditation program to be licensed through the Public Health Accreditation Board.
http://www.cherokee.org/news...aspx?id=3028
Cherokee Nation Assists Chilocco School Restoration Project: 10/30/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation recently provided $25,000 in funding to assist in the restoration project at Chilocco School, a former Native American boarding school located in the old Cherokee Strip of Kay County.
http://www.cherokee.org/news...aspx?id=3027
Cherokee Nation Strengthening Juvenile Drug Court: 10/29/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation will be strengthening its juvenile drug court program, along with its adolescent treatment center, thanks in part to grants totaling more than $1 million from The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The tribe was one of only three recipients of the grants across the United States, with the other two being the Colorado Judicial Department in Denver and the Superior Court of California in Ventura County
http://www.cherokee.org/news...aspx?id=3024
Cherokee Nation Tribal Council member elected to NCAI position: 10/29/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Tribal Council member Cara Cowan Watts of Claremore has been elected as Eastern Oklahoma Area Vice President for the National Congress of American Indians.
http://www.cherokee.org/news...aspx?id=3025
Cherokee Nation to Host Business Workshop for Native Artists: 10/29/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
Native American artists who want to learn about the business side of art will have a great opportunity to do so this November when the Cherokee Nation hosts Art Marketing and Professional Development: A Comprehensive Training Session for Native Artist Entrepreneurs on Nov. 13 -14, at the Best Western Motel in Locust Grove.
http://www.cherokee.org/news...aspx?id=3026
Sequoyah to Play “Home” Football Game in Muskogee: 10/28/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
Sequoyah Schools will take a home football game on the road. Excessive amounts of rain have forced the Sequoyah varsity football team to abandon their home field for their last home game of the regular season. The game will be played at Muskogee High School’s Indian Bowl Stadium in Muskogee on Friday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. against Adair. OSSAA coaches passes and valid media press passes will be accepted for entry.
http://www.cherokee.org/news...aspx?id=3023
Cherokee Nation Celebrating Respiratory Week with New Hospital Department: 10/27/2009 4:50:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is celebrating a very special Respiratory Therapy Care Week this year. The tribe’s W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah recently developed a new department for respiratory care.
http://www.cherokee.org/news...aspx?id=3022
Cherokee Nation Health Centers Receive Performance Awards: 10/26/2009 8:44:00 AM
(C) Cherokee Nation
Several Cherokee Nation health centers recently received Government Performance and Results Act awards from the U.S. Indian Health Service. Award recipients are recognized based on their predetermined goals and their performance in carrying them out.
http://www.cherokee.org/news...aspx?id=3021
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@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ New World Order of Death
The new world order is a corporation with their shareholders having “limited liability” for the crimes of the corporation. So expect pharmaceutical companies to be immune from prosecution in “Maritime Admiralty Court” for poisoning the Canadian people through their new vaccination programs. Mainstream media has been promoting the coming pandemic fervently, trying to coerce the people into lining up and willfully submitting their bodies to these poisons. Meanwhile there is no mention in mainstream media about the heavy chemtrails we have been receiving over Ontario for the last few months. Another reason for chemtrails is the spread of asbestos like particulates that lodge in the lungs and cause flu-like symptoms. If you start feeling sick it is from the chemtrails, not from unwashed hands. It is the vaccine that will cause the true pandemic so I hope none of you line up for this. Check the video from a Finnish minister on the flu scam, at my tube site www.youtube.com/thahoketoteh The common thing that all people on turtle island have is “Indians”. They are everywhere and are guardians of “Law of the Land” , if all of the citizens (employess) of the corporate states (America, Canada, Mexico), were to start following law of the land instead of law of the sea, this new world order of death would be stopped in it’s tracks and the true criminals would receive their due. Here on Turtle Island, law of the land is kayanerakowa or “council of the great peace” . It’s goal is perpetual peace and sustainability for the entire community of people, plants and animals. We have been the guardians of this formula since it’s inception 1000’s of years ago and we are still here. It is available to all who have a good mind and are willing to follow the directions of the law. I suggest all of you search within yourself for peace as that is where it starts, in the self. The collective mind will be affected with each new awakening. As I see it, all religion is designed to keep this truth from you, it is you that you wait for. Once we stand as brothers, we will revive the tree of peace collectively as one mind. The time for war is coming to an end and as the 5th sun approaches it will signal a return to the peace. Law of the land is designed for all people, so follow the white roots to their source and take shelter beneath the tree of peace with us, as brothers. We are all one. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ..Wisconsin.. Indian Education Association 'Indian' Mascot and Logo Taskforce.... News Release – For immediate release.... ..Monday, Oct 26, 2009...... Contact: Barbara Munson, Chair (715) 571-9296, Barb@Munson.net.... National Indian Education Association calls for immediate elimination of race-based Indian logos, mascots, and names from educational institutions throughout the nation.... ....Milwaukee.... - The National Indian Education Association (NIEA) issued a resolution calling for the elimination of race-based Indian logos, mascots, and team names from educational institutions throughout our country. The resolution was passed at the NIEA's 40th annual national convention, which was held in ....Milwaukee.... October 22-25.
The NIEA is our nation's oldest and largest Indian education organization. NIEA works to increase educational opportunities and resources for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students while protecting cultural and linguistic traditions.
Like hundreds of other educational, professional, and human rights organizations such as the National Education Association, the American Psychological Association and the NAACP, the NIEA has adopted resolutions about this issue in past years..... .. .. NIEA concluded that in recent years there has been enough change to warrant a new resolution, in light of current issues, recent scientific findings, and national sentiment continuing to move toward a more diverse society. .... .. .. The convention also included sessions investigating current scientific research, by Dr. Stephanie A. Fryberg, ....University.. of ..Arizona...., which shows that exposure to race-based Indian stereotypes harms American Indian Students..... The resolution was presented to NIEA by the Wisconsin Indian Education Association “Indian” mascot and Logo Taskforce. .... Michele LaRock, Chairperson, of the Wisconsin Indian Education Association affirmed the resolution and the efforts of the taskforce stating, “It’s wonderful that people are standing up for our children. Because that’s the bottom line of our sovereignty, protecting our most valuable resource - our children, our future.” .. .. Nearly 30 school districts in ....Wisconsin.... have changed a race-based Indian logo, mascot or team name in recent years and AB35/SB25, a bill authored by Representative Jim Soletski and Senator Spencer Coggs to improve the process by which school districts navigate challenges to their use of these images, is moving through the legislative process in ....Wisconsin......... Students from several UW-system campuses attended the conference. After speaking in support of passing the resolution from the convention floor, Palmer Hall (NE Winnebago) a student at UW-LaCrosse, said; “I came to the conference for enlightenment - I was engaged with fulfilling, inclusive involvement.” Dr. Lisa Poupart (Lac du flambeau Ojbiwe) Chair, First Nations Studies at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay stated, “This is a crucial moment as NIEA passes this resolution. It signifies that, like the First Nations Studies program at UWGB, American Indian educators across the ....US.... agree that race-based stereotypes and images are harmful to our children and no longer have a place in our schools.”.... .. .. Richie Plass (Menominee and Stockbridge/Munsee) Curator/Caretaker of “Bittersweet Winds,” a travelling educational display about Indian stereotyping had the display up throughout the convention stated, “This resolution passed and supported by NIEA [points to] the importance of policy in eliminating the mascots and logos. As our traditions teach us, ‘united we stand.’ And we will continue our work to keep our names and images in strong, historical correctness.”.... This is a national issue in Indian education with approximately two-thirds of Indian mascots and logos having been retired in recent years. Barbara Munson (....Oneida....), Chair of the ..Wisconsin.. taskforce stated “Indian educators have been in the forefront of change. Our native scholars are conducting research studies and providing educational advocacy across the nation.” Currently the issue is being contended on the collegiate level at the University of North Dakota and Suzan Shown Harjo’s long-standing case against the Washington NFL team is soon to be presented before the US Supreme Court. “The issue of race-based stereotypes of Indian people is being addressed throughout our nation on many levels and it affects all of us.” Munson states. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Billie ~ I have been in contact for the last couple of days with Leonard Crowdog. He is currently in New Mexico on his way to Arizona because of the disaster with the sweatlodge death as you have probably heard about. There were three people that died in that sweatlodge ceremoney and Leonard Crowdogs with 7 other AIM groups are on there way there to prefrom a cermony and sort things out as to what happend. Right now i am the only contact person he does not want to talk to anybody because he is performing a four day cermony. However all the rocks they bring for this ceremony have to be inspected they have to pay 250 dollar per cermony, the willows of the inipi, the chanupa and everything else were conviscated as evidence. Leonard Crowdog needs our help. It is going to cost 1500 dollars to perform the cermonies and to feed the people participating in this event. He has a meeting with the govenor of Arizona to try to accomplish that not all sweatlodges across the nation will be shut down. If anybody is having sweatlodge ceremonies he want people to do the following. To pray for the rocks, willows, water. fire and the chanupa's that witness these death. He also want people to place the the four direction colors in the sweatlodge and place a stick outside of the sweatlodge were the altar would be with prayers for the people that died. Right now he is in need of 1500 dollars to perform all of this and is setting up a fund that is called "Lakoto cermonial way of life for all man kind" All donations can be sent to this fund c/o Marianne van Gulijk, 5090 Brush Ridge Court, Columbus, Ohio 43228. Any question can be called into 614-870-3334 or 614-530-2344. This is very serious, right now I am the only contact person because he will be in ceremony for the next four days.
Please let us all give him the support he needs so that we can preserve the Native Traditions that they all have fought for so hard. As soon as I get more updates I will let you know.
Thanks, Marianne@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Charles Trimble: White House summit a milestone
Monday, November 2, 2009
It is truly a milestone in the history of federal-tribal relations: a genuine summit meeting between the heads of state of the United States of America and the tribal Nations residing within its borders. There is excitement in the air all over Indian America, and justifiably so.It is to be a “listening” session for tribal input for future Administration policy, and I hope that NCAI has put together, from tribal input, a unified statement that is universal to all tribes and historically significant for tribal survival as governments far into the future.But, if any announcements are made of new policy or programs calling for significant appropriations, we must be prepared for resistance on the part of Congress, and we must be prepared to help justify such outlays in testimony and advocacy efforts. Getting such funds delivered will be difficult, even with a friendly Congress.As the recession continues to wane over the next year and the country regains some confidence in the economy, there will likely be a backlash against the President and the Democratic Congress. Recent polls already show a continuous slide in the President’s approval rating, and public feeling about Congress remains in the cellar. Many people will not remember their fears of another Great Depression, which pushed the Administration and Congress’ to spew an unprecedented outlay of money to stem the hemorrhaging in the financial sector, to save the auto industry, and to stimulate the overall economy. The massiveness of the resulting budget deficit and the national debt will come into reality, and many will question whether the radical actions were justified in light of the relative shortness of the recession, not will not give credit to the massive infusion for defusing the threat of Depression.Certainly, this is what the Republicans are hoping for, and they are already feeding the fire on TV and radio to make it happen. The political pressure will grow and the mid-term election approaches, and many in Congress who are friendly to the Indian cause will start backing off and putting distance between themselves and the President.President Obama will be seeking the backing of Indian Country for his ambitious domestic agenda. He has great respect for Indian power at the polls, which had a significant role in putting him in office. And he will ask us to deliver again.He will also challenge the Tribal leaders to take initiatives in their communities to fix the problems of which he is all too well aware by now.In his talk to the NAACP convention in July, he told his audience of Black leaders, “Your destiny is in your hands, and don’t you forget that.” The tribal leaders at the Summit meeting might expect the President to give that same message, which he delivered throughout his campaign: “Change comes from the bottom up, not from the top down.” In other words, don’t expect the government to do much for you in the coming years; the government can help, but the initiative must be yours.If this historic meeting with the tribes includes that message from the President – and I hope it does – it will stimulate more tribal and local action at the community level of the reservations, where the tribes are bleeding within. President Obama is greatly respected throughout Indian Country, and his admonition would be heeded.The possibilities that the Summit promises are exciting, but I pray that it does not just feed the euphoria that has engulfed Indian Country since President Obama’s inauguration. And I pray that when the Summit is over the tribal governments will respond to the challenge. If that is not the case, there will be an awful letdown.Again I quote what Mr. Farrakhan told his following last summer:“…we must not allow our people to live in a false world of euphoria that would give way to great despair if we don’t take on our shoulders the responsibility that God has placed on us to get up and do something for ourselves.” Nevertheless, the upcoming November 5th Summit will be truly a milestone in the history of federal-Tribal relations; a meeting between the heads of state of both entities, face to face, eye to eye. It is the ultimate recognition of tribal sovereignty. We must rejoice in that, and take advantage of the moment to solidify our sovereignty and our tribal purpose and causes.However, I hope the summit and what it promises will not just keep Indian Country floating in euphoria, for the challenges are on the ground in the reservation villages, and solving them is our responsibility.Charles Trimble, Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation was a principal founder of the American Indian Press Association in 1970 and served as Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians from 1972-1978. He is retired and lives in Omaha, @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Trenton Air Base Expansion and the Besieged Tyendinaga Mohawks
Over $125million spent for October alone
November 3, 2009
The colonialists must now regret their role in establishing the Mohawk community at Tyendinaga over two hundred years ago. (Culbertson Tract) They wanted to use the Mohawks who had been their allies against the French in the 1700's and later in the War of 1812 against the Americans. Now Mohawks are in the way and just won't go away. In fact, Haudenosaunee people at Tyendinaga want all their land back for their growing community.
The colonial thieves have been gradually stealing the land at Tyendinaga, even to the point of carrying it out in truckloads of aggregate. It was never theirs in the first place. Lake Ontario is part of traditional Haudenosaunee territory. Now the war mongers plan to expand nearby Trenton Air Force Base. They want the last bit of land for their military personnel housing on the beautiful and strategic Bay of Quinte where over 2,500 Mohawks live.
Our Mohawk relatives at Tyendinaga are besieged and targeted by colonial psychological warfare. Things seem quiet for now but that can be the worst thing when crooks are making back room deals to sell out the people. When will Chief Don Maracle try to bring in the porta prison again? Has a deal been made over water treatment? It's the old dirty colonial trick of divide and conquer.
Defence Construction Canada DCC awarded over $126.9 million in October alone for construction at Trenton military base. This is a huge increase over previous months when the totals for the entire Canadian military were less. They intend to double the present size of the Trenton air base, adding the JTF2 Special Operations and possibly even setting up a NATO base. Who knows what new wars they plan to wage around the world?
Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services signs the cheques for the military construction contracts.
Two contracts, one to Bird Construction of Etobicoke for $84.7million and one to Pomerleau Inc. of Ottawa for $40.5million make up the bulk of the month's expenditures. Bird Construction, a huge general contractor, is supposed to start immediately building a maintenance hangar for the globemaster jets that carry soldiers and equipment to the Afghan and other war zones. Pomerleau Inc. is to build an "air mobility training centre" for the new Hercules transport fleet. Two other multimillion dollar projects are expected to begin soon along with several smaller projects. It won't be quiet at Tyendinaga for much longer!
Bird Construction started out in Saskatchewan working for the military expansion prior to WWII while the Trenton base was built in 1933 for the same purpose. Bird does all aspects of construction all across the land now. They use a lot of concrete, smothering Mother Earth wherever they can. They do work for Syncrude, Petro Canada and Suncor. They're up to their dirty stinking armpits in the oil sands. They also build water treatment plants and reservoirs, schools, hospitals, malls and prisons.
Bird Consruction Income Fund boasted their $84.7million contract at Trenton all over the financial rags. Stocks in their company trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol, BDT.UN. Anyone with money can invest in building up the Canadian war machine. Bird's sales went from $88 million in 1988 to over $500 million in 2006. They have since doubled their sales with construction revenue down by 9.8% to $444.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to $492.5 million for the same period in 2008. In 1998 the company's first U.S. office was opened in Seattle, Washington. Those unemployed auto workers might get a job mixing and hauling concrete for Bird.
Bird is also building an Air Operations Centre at North Bay, Ontario, the only Canadian surveillance centre in the North American Air Defence NORAD System. It's a secure location which houses classified surveillance equipment. They got $22.6 million for that contract. They don't take jobs under $1million.
The maintenance hangar being built by Bird at Trenton is for the jumbo jet Globemasters that move equipment and soldiers to wars around the world. The total cost is estimated at $122.6 million and will include a 2nd hangar for the big airships. Canada has four globemasters while the US has 187 with plans to build 15 more at a cost of $2.95billion by 2010. Boeing makes these planes and sold four to Australia, six to Britain and possibly three to NATO. Boeing works with the four air forces under the C-17 Globemaster Sustainment Partnership. It's $$billions$$!!! Do they plan to work on the US planes at Trenton too? (see endnotes for specs on the big ship).
Just think of all the people who could be fed, housed, educated and healed with all this money being spent on war mongering!!
Pomerleau Inc. based in Ville de Saint-Georges, Quebec with offices in Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax, is a similar giant in the construction business. They build schools, office buildings, shopping malls, hotels, apartment buildings and research facilities like CITEC, Saint-Laurent Technoparc dedicated to pure research; Héma-Quebec Research Centre in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, a medical research centre for transfusion and transplant technologies; Laval Hospital aka the Quebec University Cardiology and Pulmonology Institute; Merck Frosst - laboratories, phase I (surgery) and phase II (pharmacology); National Research Council of Canada Aluminium Technology Centre (NRCC-ATC), University of Quebec, Chicoutimi; National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Aerospace Research, Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Centre, University of Montreal Campus and Agriculture Canada's Potato Research Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick. It develops new cultivars and technologies for growing, handling and using potatoes. It also maintains a national potato gene bank and performs research on soil enhancement and conservation.
Like Bird, Pomerleau build water treatment facilities like the Ravensview Water Pollution Control Plant at Kingston, Ontario. Their annual sales are about $750million.
The "air mobility training centre" being built by Pomerleau is for the C-130J Hercules fleet. These are the main transport planes for moving war equipment and soldiers. Canada has 27 Hercules and is now upgrading to the new model. In January 2008, Canada placed an order for 17 new Hercs, C-130J aircraft from Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer. First deliveries are planned for the end of 2010. The planes are built in Marietta, Georgia. Lockheed Martin plans to sell hundreds more of them so that perpetual war can be waged all over the world. Somebody is trying to build a global empire. (see endnotes for more details)
The way we understand it, according to Natural or Indigenous Law and the Great Law of Peace, women have a responsibility and a right to monitor the military and its activities.
Women give birth to babies, feeling the pangs of labour. Women make the self sacrifice as we patiently nurture life. Women raise the children so we know how much energy goes into bringing one child to become an adult. We don't like to see lives thrown away. We don't like to see needless suffering.
When women's concerns are ignored, men's war games tend to get out of hand. In the "western society" that has overwhelmed Turtle Island and influenced our Indigenous cultures, women's role is disrespected, disregarded and suppressed. Though feminism has "liberated" women so they can walk about half naked and have many careers, it has not empowered women to prevent war's destruction. When Mothers' Day was first celebrated, it was women marching and protesting the loss of their sons, brothers, husbands and fathers during WWI.
According to Nishnaabe ways, the Drum is a gift that women gave to men so they could express themselves in a constructive way. The beat of the drum helps reconnect men to the heartbeat of Mother Earth. The sundance teaches men to understand the pain that women experience. The colonial intent to conquer Nature is impossible and dangerous. In spite of space travel, the planet Earth is our only sustenance and home. Our Indigenous ties to the land are our essential hope for future generations. We will stand firm!
KITTOH
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Notes
http://www.theglobeandmail...com/globe-investor/markets/..stocks/news/?q=BDT.UN-T
http://www.trentonian.ca/..ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2141708
Some of the big wigs at Bird:
Paul Charette, Chair of the Board of Trustees of Bird Construction Income Fund and Chair of the Board of Bird Construction Company Limited;
Paul Raboud, President and Chief Executive Officer, also on the boards at Bird;
Stephen Entwistle Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary. He's the money manager who worked in the natural gas sector.
Bird Construction Income Fund
5403 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto Ontario M9C 5K6
Phone: (416) 620-7122 Fax: (416) 620-1516
corporate.info@bird.ca
The trustees are J.R. Bird, J.J. Buchanan, P.A. Charette, D.G. Doyle, J.U. Joseph, P.R. Raboud, and A.C. Thorsteinson. We don't know who any of these vampires are. There appears to be an awful lot of them profiting from war!
The Globemaster
“The C-17 measures 174 feet long (53 meters) with a wingspan of 169 feet, 10 inches (51.75 meters) and is powered by four, fully reversible, Federal Aviation Administration-certified F117-PW-100 engines (the military designation for the commercial Pratt & Whitney PW2040).
Maximum payload capacity of the C-17 is 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms), and its maximum gross takeoff weight is 585,000 pounds (265,352 kilograms). With a payload of 160,000 pounds (80 tons, or 72,575 kilograms) and an initial cruise altitude of 28,000 feet (8,534 meters), the C-17 has an un-refueled range of approximately 2,400 nautical miles.”
The C-17 can also airdrop 102 paratroopers and equipment, and its design allows it to operate through small, austere airfields. The C-17 can take off and land on runways as short as 3,000 feet (914 meters) and only 90 feet wide (27.4 meters). Even on such narrow runways, the C-17 can turn around using a three-point star turn and its backing capability. Its cruise speed is approximately 450 knots (0.74 Mach). Given the C-130 Hercules’ 20-ton limit, and the need for heavier vehicles in order to achieve survivability on the battlefield, the C-17s have been pressed into more extensive flying duties that include forward airfields as well as hubs. The result is a level of flight hours that remain above USAF projections, and are likely to continue doing so. Some estimates say the effect on the USA’s C-17 fleet will be to shorten the planes’ expected lifespan by 5 years.
The Globemaster is operated by a crew of three.
http://www.airforce-..technology.com/projects/c17/
Pomerleau Inc.
www.pomerleau.ca
mc.dubeault@pomerleau.ca
hpi@pomerleau.ca
info@pomerleau.ca
Pomerleau Inc., Ottawa
220–343 Preston Street
Ottawa (Ontario) K1S 1N4
Phone: 613.244.4323 Fax: 613.244.4327
Pomerleau HQ, Saint-Georges
521, 6th Avenue, Ville de Saint-Georges (Quebec) G5Y 0H1
Phone: 418.228.6688 Fax: 418.228.3524
Pomerleau Inc. is a privately owned company. The principal owners are Hervé Pomerleau, Pierre Pomerleau and Francis Pomerleau. Pierre is the
president & Chief Executive Officer, Bernard St-Louis is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Francis Pomerleau is Sr. Vice President - Ontario & Western Canada.
Roger Pomerleau is MP for Drummond, Quebec. There are over 1,500 telephone listings for Pomerleau in Quebec. What are the odds that Roger is related to Pierre??
Hercules
The Hercules is operated by a crew of three.
http://www.airforce.forces.gc...ca/v2/equip/cc130/index-eng...asp
"The CC-130 Hercules is a four-engine fixed-wing turboprop aircraft that can carry up to 90 combat troops. It is used for a wide range of missions, including troop transport, tactical airlift (both palletized and vehicular cargo), search and rescue (SAR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and aircrew training. It can carry more than 17,000 kilograms (about 38,000 pounds) of fuel for tactical AAR. The Hercules can transfer 450 to 900 kilograms (about 1,000 to 2,000 pounds or 454 to 910 litres) of fuel per minute, and refuels the CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft in less than five minutes.
The Hercules has a maximum range of 7,222 kilometres (4,488 statute miles) and a cruising speed of 556 km/h (345 mph). It is capable of short takeoffs and landings (STOL) on unprepared runways.
The Hercules is used all over the world in war zones. It is currently used by NATO in the escalating war on Afghanistan.
Hundreds more of the upgraded version are being built with new customers like Norway, India, Qatar, Iraq, Israel and Oman joining the club. The UK, Australia, Italy, Denmark and Kuwait have recently received some. Since 1954, over 2,300 Hercules have been built for 67 countries. The US is getting dozens more of which 14 will be based in Ramstein, Germany.
Lockheed Martin boasts 2008 sales of $42.7 billion. Other companies involved in the Hercules production are BAE Systems, Northrop-Grumman, Honeywell, Elbit (Israeli), CMC of Canada, Allison and Lucas Aerospace.
Some other countries who have Hercs are the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Indonesia, Spain, Sweden and New Zealand.
http://www.worldwide-military...com/Military%20Aircraft/..Tactical%20Transport/C-130_..algemene_info_english.htm
Related:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/..index.php?context=va&aid=15880
US Workers Starved Into Service @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UNCHARTED WATERS OF AKWESASNE
MNN. Nov. 2, 2009. Some things don’t change. Polar Inuit said in 1930: … white men have quite the same minds as small children. They are easily angered. When they cannot get their way, they are moody and, like children, have the strangest ideas and fancies. [Perkins, John. To the Ends of the Earth. Pantheon. NY. 1981].
The Defenders of the Land, a non-native organization, invited three women from the Akwesasne Peoples Fire to their Ottawa meeting on Saturday, November 1, 2009. About 35 non-native people were there. They walked to the Federal Court Building. A few said some words on the steps. One of the Mohawk women spoke for less than two minutes about the border issue at Akwesasne.
Suddenly about ten RCMP surrounded her, all non-natives. One pushed a cell phone at her and told her Major Turcotte, a non-native Aboriginal liaison officer, wanted to speak to her. Turcotte asked her if she had the permission of the Algonquins to be in Ottawa and that she had to ask Chief Commanda if she could visit the city. Otherwise she had no right to be there. It sounded crazy. She hung up and proceeded to Victoria Island. No non-natives were asked if they had authority to be in Ottawa.
Misinformation! Ottawa is on the south shore of the Ottawa River which is Haudenosaunee Territory. We never gave these squatters permission to be on our territory according to our law and protocol.
Sounds like another ridiculous scheme of CSIS [Canada Secret Intelligence Service] to intimidate, isolate and try to degrade us.
Jaggi Singh of Montreal is involved with the Defenders of the Land. He tried to organize our youth in Kahnawake to prop up their own causes without doing anything for us. MNN stopped associating with him. Singh became aggressive and rude. He acted like one of those heavily financed gatekeepers who pretend to be activists to divert the agenda. Recently allegations were made that cops were intimidating his organizations!!
The bewildered CBSA Canada Border Services Agency thugs have not been on Kawenoke Island [the island formerly known as Cornwall I
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Saturday, November 07, 2009
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President's Address At Tribal Nations Conference & Sacred Sites Issues
Note: Sharon and I will be gone much of this month educating for Native American Month. There are several key issues in this digest. And I would urge everyone to scan and see them for yourselves.
Mark Trahant: Send Medicaid funds right to IHS
Thursday, October 29, 2009
 "Health care reform will be high on the list of topics for President Barack Obama’s meeting next Thursday with representatives of the nation’s 564 federally recognized tribes. The president said he looks forward to talks with tribal leaders about ways to “improve their lives and the lives of their peoples.”The president will be looking for political support from Indian Country for his broader reform proposals, while tribal leaders will be seeking improvements in the health care system for American Indians and Alaskan Natives.The U.S. Indian Health Service is the closest thing this country has to a single-payer system, serving nearly two million American Indians and Alaskan Natives in 36 states. The agency represents the promise of health care for American Indians made through treaties and other laws and is a full health care delivery system. The IHS operates hospitals and clinics, funds tribal and urban facilities and manages programs ranging from sanitation to diabetes care.But virtually everyone recognizes the IHS is seriously under-funded.“Putting all the legal aspects aside, I think the trust responsibility can be summed up by saying that something is owed to American Indians for the lands that were both voluntarily given to the United States and forcefully taken, as well as the atrocities that were committed against their peoples,” said Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey at an Oct. 20 hearing about Indian health care. “But the federal government has consistently failed to live up to this responsibility in almost every respect.”The Indian Health Service, in fact, doesn't even count as an acceptable insurance plan under any reform bill. This is ironic because those same health proposals exempt American Indians from the individual mandate to purchase health insurance because of that IHS promise. But unless funding improves, health care reform will guarantee a permanent disparity in just about every Native American health statistic."Get the Story:
Mark Trahant: A Practical Reform: Indian Country As The 51st State (Kaiser Health News 10/29)Related Stories:
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MNN. Oct. 31, 2009. The meetings in Kahnawake to set up a justice system are supposedly based on the decision making process of the Rotino’shonni:onwe. [Wampums 5 to 11, Kaianereh’ko:wa]. Our ancestors brought rational thinking to a principle. To keep our identity, we have to be free in body, mind and energy. We have to make up our own mind based on all the facts. There are many similarities in the nature based philosophies of all Ongwehonwe on Onowaregeh [Great Turtle Island] and beyond. These are the basic principles of our decision making process.
GOAL. The decision must be in the best interests of all the people. Consensus does not mean that all agree but that all understand the decision.
NOTE. Whatever ideas are put into the process, the needs and attitudes of each is considered and complements the decision. The individual has a duty to be directly involved, and to bring their ideas into the discussion within their clan. The final decision will be fully satisfactory to some, satisfactory to others and relatively satisfactory to the remainder, and will reflect elements from each group. This is a slow careful process requiring the reaching of a full understanding by each individual and not a decision made by a leader.
WAR CHIEF. Presides over the meeting to make sure that collective rational thought and behavior are followed.
CLANS. The people are divided into three clans: Bear, Wolf and Turtle. Each have 3 chiefs for a total of 9.
ASSISTANT WAR CHIEF. Each clan selects a temporary spokesperson called an Assistant War Chief.
WELL-KEEPER announces the subject for discussion and passes the issue over the Council Fire.
The three clans deliberate.
Then the Assistant War Chief either reports or asks questions or reports a final decision. If the Clans disagree or there is an error or the proceedings are irregular, the Assistant War Chief calls attention to it on behalf of his clan. They once again deliberate.
The issue is then passed by all three clans.
THREE CRITERIA.
When an issue is discussed, the clans consider the short term and long term pros and cons of the issue. Three criteria must be met:
1.PEACE. Does it preserve the peace that is already established?
2.RIGHTEOUSNESS. Is it morally correct? And
3.POWER. Does it preserve the integrity of the nation? What does it do for the present and how does it affect the future seven generations from now?
DURING DELIBERATIONS.
Each must follow the criteria of peace, righteousness and power at all times. Persons are asked throughout the process if they fully understand. If not, the process stops until this is accomplished. One cannot simply be stubborn and refuse to understand as they will be questioned.
Every Person has a responsibility to expand and exercise their minds. The forces of life have given the human being the potential to use the mind to create a better life through peace, power and righteousness.
In the decision-making process:
-all opinions have to be considered;
-all must be completely reasonable;
-all should come with an open mind;
-all must fully understand the other’s viewpoint;
-each participant cannot repeat a position once it has been fully explained and understood;
-if a person does not agree with the views that have been stated, they must fully explain their dissenting views;
-no one can impose their will nor make decisions for another;
-all must understand the viewpoint and agree of their own free will; and
-if there is no consensus, the consensus is to retain the status quo.
The Chiefs and the War Chief who preside over the meeting make sure that the Kaianereh’ko:wa and collective rational thought and behavior are followed.
All human beings are capable of rational thought, which leads to solving even the most difficult problem. The underlying philosophy is that human beings are loving, caring and wish to interact in a positive way. People cannot think clearly when they are in psychological plain, or have feelings of rage or lose hope. The process must bring us from despair to hope. We have to resist being manipulated or having decisions made for us or pacifying us. We all have a responsibility to develop our minds. To think is to create a sane world for the present and future generations, a world safe from the emotional, irrational behavior controlled by fear, hatred, greed, jealousy, suspicion and conflict. The main obstacle to our survival is fear.
We are a distinct nation with our own law, government, people and territory. We have to always assert this.
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Annual Conference Report, UN Visit to Pine Ridge and more!
 |  | | Indigenous Peoples Annual Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island, November 26, 2009 Indigenous Peoples Annual Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island November 26, 2009 Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz and Giving Thanks to the Creator for our Continued Resistance and Survival Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier #33 San Francisco, California Box office opens at 4:30 AM, boats depart 4:45 AM – 6:00 AM. Tickets $14, children under 5 free. (415) 641-4482. Sponsored by the International Indian Treaty Council & American Indian Contemporary Arts We hope to see you there, everyone is welcomed! |
 | Kuna Yala elder |
Report from the 35th Annual International Indian Treaty Conference, Ustupu, Kuna Yala, Panama The 35th annual conference of the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) was held on the island of Ustupu, Kuna Yala, Panama from August 29th – 31st, 2009. Over 300 participants representing Indigenous Peoples of North, South and Central America, the Caribbean and Pacific attended the conference. During the 3-day gathering, presentations were made addressing the theme of the conference, “Water is Sacred, Water is Life”, including presentations by Kuna traditional elders and Spiritual leaders. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT |
 | Mrs. Raquel Rolnik, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing |
United Nations Official to visit Pine Ridge Reservation to Investigate Housing Conditions The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, will visit the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on November 1st during her official visit to the United States where she will be focusing on the human right to housing. She will investigate conditions in public housing as well as homelessness, the foreclosure crisis and the lingering impacts of Hurricane Katrina. South Dakota is one of six states Ms. Rolnik will visit in addition to Washington, D.C., during her official mission to the U.S. from October 23 – November 8, 2009. Pine Ridge is her only scheduled visit to an Indian reservation. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE |
IITC, IWA, AILA NWAC and IOIRD joint submission for the UN Secretary General’s mid-year assessment of the 2nd International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples The International Indian Treaty Council, Indigenous World Association, American Indian Law Alliance, International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development and the Native Women’s Association of Canada, all Indigenous Non-governmental Organizations with UN ECOSOC Consultative Status, submitted the following information to the UN Secretary General. The organizations made the submission in accordance with resolution 63/161 adopted on 18 December 2008, in which the UN General Assembly called on the Secretary General, in consultation with Member States, relevant UN agencies and mechanisms, and other stakeholders including indigenous peoples’ organizations, to submit a mid-term assessment report to the General Assembly at its sixty fifth session, that evaluates progress made in the achievement of the goal and objectives of the Second Decade. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STATEMENT |
| | New Treaty Council Handout: “Food Sovereignty and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”/ Oja informativa actualizada de CITI: “La Soberanía Alimentaria y los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas”
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MT leading the nation in Indian education policies Oct. 31, 2009 A new report shows Montana is leading the northwest region in key Indian education policies. The report, conducted by Education Northwest, identified 13 policies related to Indian education between 1991 and 2008. According to the study, Montana was among only five states found to have adopted all of the 13 policies. Policies include adopting academic standards to teach Native American history in the classroom and allowing students to learn their native language as part of their education. Montana was also the only state found to have established targeted funding for Indian education through the Indian Education for All Act. -----
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Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Native American Studies University of California, Davis “Looking Ahead at Native American Studies: The Next 40 Years” Keynote Address By: Professor Jack D. Forbes Professor Emeritus Department of Native American Studies (NAS) Professor Forbes, who taught actively from 1969 to 1994, was one of the co-founders of Native American Studies (NAS) at UC Davis. Under his direction, NAS became an academic department in October 1993. His direction also paved the way for the development of the NAS graduate program in 1999. Professor Forbes talk will take place in: Hart 1130 Monday, November 2, 2009, 6:00 to 8:30 pm Sponsor: Dept. of Native American Studies (NAS), UCD @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Events Celebrating American Indian Heritage Month November is American Indian Heritage Month! KQED, The San Francisco Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, Friendship House Association of American Indians, and the Native American AIDS Project are proud to celebrate the rich culture of the American Indian community. Please join us at the San Francisco City Hall Rotunda for dancing, drumming and a special awards ceremony where we will honor five local heroes doing outstanding work in the American Indian community. American Indian Heritage Month Celebration Thursday, November 12, 2009 5pm - 7:30pm San Francisco City Hall Rotunda 2009 Local Heroes Gayle Burns Native American AIDS Project Mary Jean Robertson Voices of the Native Nation- KPOO 89.5 FM Ras K’dee Seventh Native American Generation (SNAG), Audiopharmacy Lehman Brightman United Native Americans, Inc. Cathy Chapman Native American Health Center KQED celebrates the diversity of the greater San Francisco Bay Area by commemorating November, American Indian Heritage Month. During the month of November, KQED schedules a special lineup of programs focused on American Indian themes and issues. These programs are highlighted in a guide along with listings of community resources and local events at: http://www.kqed.org/heritage. Special thanks to the individuals in the photo: Edgar Santiago, Javen Thompson, Emiliano Antone, Lukas Aguilar, and Pierre American Bear-Halsey. Photo Credit: Welland Lau. We look forward to seeing you at City Hall on Thursday, November 12th! Sincerely, Siouxsie Oki KQED Public Broadcasting 415/553-2435 ph 415/553-2174 fax soki@kqed.org40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Program "YOU ARE ON INDIAN LAND" Host: Richie Richards Type: Education - Workshop Network: Global Date: Friday, November 20, 2009 Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm Location: UC Berkeley Campus- TBD City/Town: Berkeley, CA Phone: 5106437649 Email: .... Description On Friday, November 20th 2009, Richie Richards the Native American Education Specialist for the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley proudly hosts the 40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Program. The event will honor and commemorate the original efforts and intentions of the student-based occupation that took place in 1969; which was to protest the social conditions Native Americans were being subjected to in both urban areas and on reservations. Alcatraz provided a national forum for their voices to be heard and we want to continue that conversation with this event. This program will begin by honoring and giving thanks to those who participated in the occupation and their perspective by reviewing the 1969 occupation. Speakers will discuss the conditions for Native Americans during this time period in response to the governmental policies that continued to strategically enforce cultural assimilation and deny Natives of their basic human rights and rights as sovereign nations. Our Keynote Speaker will be Dr. LaNada War Jack (formerly LaNada Means). LaNada was the student leader from the Third World Strike which took place at UC Berkeley whose efforts led to the foundation of the Ethnic Studies Program at UCB. She, along with Richards Oakes, organized the take-over of Alcatraz in November, 1969. We are very honored to have her presence at this event and look forward to a great presentation. Our Honored Guest Speaker will be Dr. Lehman Brightman (President of the United Native Americans, Inc.), who will discuss the founding of UNA Inc., his role as First Director of Ethnic Studies here at UC Berkeley, and his participation in the Occupation. Dr. Brightman recently presented at the 40th anniversary of Ethnic Studies at SFSU and may speak about this presentation as well. Another element to the event, will include Ilka Hartmann (German photographer from the occupation), who will present a slide show of her photographs and her experiences as a non-Native participant on Alcatraz. Ilka Hartmann has taken some of the more famous photos that we may have seen as well as other photos from past demonstrations of human rights and equality. ..
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Thursday, November 05, 2009
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Do You Want Affordable Health Care Now? Sign Petition Please.Ok folks, I got a petition for those who want affordable care. It's not asking for money, just your voice to be heardDave
A Message From Congressman Anthony Weiner
http://countdowntohealthcare.com/Providing affordable health care is a terrorist act?Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, some Republicans have decided to up the ante on misinformation and distraction about health care reform.First, it was death panels. Fortunately, that lie was left by the wayside after colliding head on with the truth.Yesterday, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) took the House floorand claimed that “we have more to fear from the potential of that bill passing than we do from any terrorist right now in any country.”The reckless statements must end. If you thought the fight was over, think again. We need your help more than ever if we’re going to beat back irresponsible attacks on health care reform.Anthony
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